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Kentucky volleyball punches ticket to Elite Eight with 3-1 win over Missouri

No. 3 seed Kentucky volleyball (23-7, 14-2 SEC) defeated No. 7 seed Missouri (22-9, 11-5 SEC) 3-1 to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

Brooklyn DeLeye led the Cats with 22 kills along with Megan Wilson contributing 13 kills as well.

Missouri started the match off with a steady lead, however a 3-0 run by Kentucky gave it their first lead of the set, a lead that it would not lose for the rest of set one.

After a kill from Wilson, the Wildcats were the first to 15 leading 15-12, and they closed the set on a 5-1 run that saw them win set one 25-20 after a Brooke Bultema kill.