No. 1 seed Kentucky women’s volleyball will face off against No. 3 seed Wisconsin at the 2025 NCAA volleyball national semifinals on Thursday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
The matchup includes some heavy-hitters on both sides, with two AVCA Player of the Year finalists, half a dozen 2025 All-Americans and even the AVCA Freshman of the Year getting ready to go head-to-head.
Kentucky first-team All-American outside hitter Eva Hudson is up for player of the year after hitting .317 with 4.54 kills per set and 504 total kills this season. The senior leads Kentucky’s offense, which is hitting .295. Outside hitter Brooklyn DeLeye was also named to the first team after racking up a team-high 521 kills this year.
Wisconsin will turn to veteran Mimi Colyer. The senior outside hitter had 20 or more kills in nine matches this season, including 23 kills against No. 1 Texas in the Elite Eight and 27 kills against No. 2 Stanford in the Round of 16. Colyer was named to the AVCA first team and is a finalist for player of the year.
Both teams have won a national championship in the past five years. Wisconsin won its first title in program history in 2021. Kentucky hoisted its NCAA national championship trophy in 2020.
Here’s everything you need to know about the second NCAA volleyball semifinal matchup:
When is Kentucky vs. Wisconsin volleyball?
No. 1 Kentucky (29-2) will face off against No. 3 Wisconsin (28-4) in the second semifinal match on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kentucky vs. Wisconsin volleyball: Channel, streaming
- Date: Thursday, Dec. 18
- Time: 9:00 p.m. ET (8:00 p.m. CT)
- Location: T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, Missouri)
- Channel: ESPN
- Stream: The ESPN App, Fubo
Kentucky Wildcats starting lineup
Head coach: Craig Skinner
- 6 Kassie O’Brien | S 6-1 – Freshman
- 7 Eva Hudson | OH 6-1 – Senior
- 10 Kennedy Washington | MB 6-0 – Sophomore
- 11 Molly Berezowitz | DS 5-5 – Junior
- 12 Molly Tuozzo | L 5-7 – Junior
- 15 Lizzie Carr | MB 6-6 – Redshirt Junior
- 17 Brooklyn DeLeye | OH 6-2 – Junior
Wisconsin Badgers starting lineup
Head coach: Kelly Sheffield
- 1 Una Vajagic | OH 6-0 – Redshirt Sophomore
- 7 Kristen Simon | L 5-8 – Freshman
- 15 Mimi Colyer | OH 6-3 – Senior
- 17 Alicia Andrew | MB 6-3 – Redshirt Senior
- 24 Charlie Fuerbringer | S 5-11 – Sophomore
- 32 Grace Egan | RS 6-1 – Redshirt Sophomore
- 52 Carter Booth | MB 6-7 – Senior
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