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Lexington, Ky. – The University of Kentucky volleyball team was selected to compete in the NCAA Volleyball Championship for the 18th time in 18 years under head coach Craig Skinner, as announced during the NCAA Selection Show on Sunday night.
Kentucky ranked no. 12 overall national seed and will be the host site for the first and second rounds this weekend at the Memorial Coliseum in Lexington. Joining UK in Lexington will be Western Kentucky, Bowling Green and Loyola-Chicago.
All-season tickets for the NCAA Lexington Sub-Regional go on sale Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET through UKathletics.com and the UK Ticket Office. Kentucky season ticket holders will have priority when purchasing tickets at 9 a.m. ET on Monday, before general tickets go on sale to the general public on Tuesday morning. Prices are $12 for reserved single-match tickets and $10 for single-match general admission tickets. Fans can purchase $18 tickets for all-season reserved seating and $15 tickets for all-season general admission seating. Tickets will be free for UK students with a valid UK ID on entry to the Coliseum. There is a group rate (15 members+) of $5 per person in general admission seating.
Fans are highly encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time to avoid lines when entering the arena.
Kentucky has now reached the NCAA Tournament 24 times in program history, including 2020–21 when the Wildcats won the NCAA National Championship, becoming the first Southeastern Conference team to win the NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
The SEC’s automatic qualifying spot went to Florida due to a head-to-head point-scoring tiebreak with Kentucky. Besides UF and UK, the SEC got seven teams into the big dance, including Georgia, Arkansas, Auburn, Tennessee and LSU. The seven SEC teams were the most of any conference in the nation.
No. 12 Kentucky (20-7, 15-3 SEC)
- SEC Champions; Big bid
- 4 national strength of schedule
- RPI – 8
Western Kentucky (28-3, 14-0 Conference USA)
- C-USA Champions; Automatic qualifier
- 116 National Strength of Schedule
- RPI – 24
Bowling Green (22-9, 15-3 MAC)
- MAC Champions; Automatic qualifier
- 71 National Strength of Schedule
- RPI – 53
Loyola-Chicago (25-8, 17-1 A-10)
- A-10 Champions; Automatic qualifier
- 157 national strength of schedule
- RPI – 76
2022 NCAA Volleyball Championship
Memorial Coliseum – Lexington, Ky.
First and second round
Thursday, December 1
4:30 pm ET – Western Kentucky vs. Bowling Green
7:30 pm ET – (12) Kentucky vs. Loyola-Chicago
Friday 2 December
7 pm ET – Western Kentucky/Bowling Green vs. Winner of Kentucky/Loyola-Chicago
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