Kentucky volleyball has learned that it will play Florida State in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 6 p.m. ET in Minneapolis, Minn. Should the Cats win, they will play the winner of Minnesota-Colorado State on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU.

Atlantic Coast Conference champion Florida State is 30-2 on the season and entered the 64-team tournament as the No. 3 overall seed.

The two victories in the opening rounds of the 2009 tourney matches the school record for wins in a single NCAA Tournament. Kentucky charted a pair of victories in its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1983 when the field of teams was only 24. UK also had two wins on its way to an Elite Eight appearance in 1987 when the field of teams began at 32.

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