The Kentucky Wildcats women’s volleyball team announced on April 8 a series of upcoming events, including remaining spring matches, participation in the Paradise Invitational this fall, and an outdoor match at Wrigley Field.
These updates highlight several key dates for fans. The Wildcats will play Indiana on Friday, April 10 in Bloomington at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. On Friday, April 17, Kentucky will host Louisville at Historic Memorial Coliseum with first serve set for 6 p.m. Both matches are ticketed events; seating for the Louisville match is general admission within the venue. Tickets for the Indiana match can be purchased through the Indiana Athletics Ticket Office and it will also be streamed online via BTN+.
Looking ahead to fall competition, Kentucky is one of four teams set to participate in the 2026 Paradise Invitational held from September 11-13 at Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in Nassau, Bahamas. Other participating teams include Houston, Purdue and SMU—each representing a different power four conference. This marks the fourth consecutive year these programs have met in a non-conference event. Last year’s event was hosted by Kentucky in Lexington where they defeated SMU (3-1) and Houston (3-0). Tickets for this year’s Paradise Invitational are available now at ParadiseInvitational.com with additional details about scheduling and television coverage to be announced by GS Global Sports and ESPN later this spring.
In another notable development, Kentucky will face Penn State on Sunday, September 6 as part of the inaugural SEC/Big Ten Volleyball Challenge held outdoors at Wrigley Field—an iconic Major League Baseball venue—in Chicago. The match will air nationally on FOX with start time to be confirmed closer to date; Nebraska versus Missouri rounds out the showcase doubleheader. Public ticket sales open Thursday, April 9 through Cubs.com/BigTenVolleyball marking Wrigley Field’s first-ever volleyball event.
Additionally, three Wildcats players—Kaz Brown, Azhani Tealer and Leah Edmond—were named Major League Volleyball All-Stars following their performances this season. Edmond scored ten points during Sunday’s All-Star Game held in Orlando.
Fans can follow further updates about UK Volleyball through their official Twitter and Instagram accounts @KentuckyVB.
