April 12, 2002

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky volleyball team will conclude its four-week spring exhibition schedule on Saturday, April 13 at the Northwestern Spring Challenge in Evanston, Ill. Also participating in the tournament are host Northwestern, Loyola-Chicago, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Valparaiso, Bowling Green, Western Michigan and Ferris State.

Kentucky opens the day against Valparaiso. The tournament will be played in pool-play format with each match consisting of two 30-point games. Teams will face all three teams in the opposite pool and one team in its pool.

The Wildcats are coming off a second-place finish in their home tournament last weekend. UK finished with a 5-3 record, while Morehead State won the event with a 6-2 mark. This is the fourth and final weekend of spring exhibition season which allows teams a chance to play together one last time before breaking for summer.

UK opens its 2002 fall schedule over Labor Day weekend in the Hofstra Invitational.

Tournament Schedule:

8 a.m.Northwestern vs. Ferris St.UK vs. Valparaiso9 a.m.Loyola vs. Western Michigan         Bowling Green vs. UW-Milwaukee10 a.m.Northwestern vs. WMUUK vs. UW-Milwaukee11 a.m.Loyola vs. Ferris St.Bowling Green vs. Valparaiso12 p.m.UK vs. Bowling GreenNorthwestern vs. Loyola1 p.m.UW-Milwaukee vs. Ferris St.         WMU vs. Valparaiso2 p.m.Northwestern vs. UKLoyola vs. Bowling Green3 p.m.Valparaiso vs. Ferris St.UW-Milwaukee vs. WMU4 p.m.Bowling Green vs. Ferris St.WMU vs. UK5 p.m.Northwestern vs. UW-MilwaukeeLoyola vs. Valparaiso

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