The WKU volleyball team (32-1) played in an environment Diddle Arena has never housed for volleyball on Thursday, as the Lady Toppers notched their NCAA-best 23rd sweep against Kennesaw State (22-9) in the NCAA Volleyball Tournament First Round.
No. 15 seed WKU extended its school-record 28-game winning streak before 4,514 raucous fans, a new attendance record for a volleyball match held in Diddle Arena, and advanced to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament Second Round for just the fourth time ever.
"I talked about our players needing to stay composed, but I found that early in the match, to be honest, I was struggling,” head coach Travis Hudson said about the overwhelming atmosphere.