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WKU duo trying out for U.S. volleyball national squad

A pair of Western Kentucky volleyball players will compete at this weekend's U.S. Women's Volleyball National Team Open Tryouts in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The sophomore duo of Alyssa Cavanaugh and Jessica Lucas will be among the 231 players expected to compete for a spot on one of the U.S. Women's National Team Programs and Collegiate National Team Programs, both domestic and international.

Cavanaugh and Lucas finished 2015 by being named honorable mention AVCA All-Americans for the second consecutive season as the duo led WKU (32-4) to both a Conference USA regular season and tournament championship and the program's second-ever appearance in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.