It wasn't supposed to end like this. Not for a team on a 27-match heater. Not for a squad that hadn't lost since September. And certainly not against a team they had already beaten comfortably this season.
But on the biggest stage in the sport, the machine that was Kentucky Volleyball didn't just malfunction—it completely broke down.
In a shocking 3-0 sweep (24-26, 15-25, 20-25), Texas A&M claimed the national title, leaving the Wildcats searching for answers after their sloppiest performance of the year. The "weird vibe" that star Eva Hudson mentioned after the semifinals didn't dissipate in the final; it metastasized into a nightmare.