Berezowitz, Carr Honored on Senior Day
Prior to Sunday’s match, the Kentucky volleyball program honored its two-person senior class, which would play its final regular season match in Historic Memorial Coliseum against Mississippi State.
Molly Berezowitz and Lizzie Carr were both honored in pregame ceremonies, with their families present to celebrate them as well. Their Senior Day videos were narrated by their siblings, who also played at UK. Berezowitz’s video was narrated by her sister Maddie, a former Kentucky volleyball player. And Carr’s video was voiced over by her brother Andrew, a former Kentucky men’s basketball player.
UK head coach Craig Skinner admires how much Berezowitz and Carr have given to the Kentucky program.
“Just being able to share matches with these two that have given a heck of a lot to this program over the last two years,” Skinner said. “They’ve done incredible things for Kentucky volleyball on the court.”
Skinner also knows that Berezowitz and Carr have also given back to the community.
“It’s been equally impressive with the things they have done for Kentucky and for the community,” Skinner said. “(We’re) pretty proud as coaches to know we get to do it with people like this.”
As for this being the final regular season match for the pair in Memorial, Berezowitz said she hasn’t given it much thought.
“I don’t really think about it much,” Berezowitz said. “It hasn’t really hit me yet. I don’t think I’ll really process it until a while after I’m done. So, that hasn’t really hit me yet.”
After an emotional Senior Day ceremony, Carr noted that her teammates who were not recognized helped she and Berezowitz refocus on the task at hand.
“I think just looking at our teammates who weren’t part of the ceremony,” Carr said. “We knew that there was more that just the ceremony on the line today. We had to go and play a tough team like Mississippi State. So, just being able to look at (her teammates), they helped us refocus.”
Berezowitz noted that there are drills in practice where the Cats are forced to refocus and move on to what’s next.
“We do certain drills and we play fun games in practice and we’re all laughing and giggling, but then the next drill is really serious,” Berezowitz said. “Today was more of a sensitive, emotional standpoint, but we still had to figure out how to refocus. So, honestly, the fun games have taught us how to just take a deep breath and just refocus.”
On the floor in Sunday’s match, both Berezowitz and Carr made contributions to the victory. Carr had seven kills while hitting .545. She added five blocks and a dig. Berezowitz had three digs and provided serving pressure on the Bulldogs all match long.
These two seniors, who were instrumental in helping the Cats to the national championship match last season, were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the program on Sunday, a day that neither of them will ever forget.
