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Yahoo
05-03-2025
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Nebraska to face Kentucky in Broadway Block Party in Nashville
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are one of six teams participating in a new women's volleyball tournament. The Broadway Block Party, hosted by the Nashville Sports Council and ESPN Events, will take place on Aug. 31 in Nashville, TN. The Huskers will be joined by the Purdue Boilermakers, Kentucky Wildcats, Illinois Fighting Illini, Tennessee Lady Volunteers, and Vanderbilt Commodores. Nebraska will play Kentucky in the first match, which will be broadcast at 11:00 a.m. CT on ABC. Purdue will face Tennessee in the second match while Illinois will play Vanderbilt to wrap up the day. This will be the fourth straight year that Nebraska and Kentucky will meet in non-conference play. In 2024, Nebraska beat Kentucky 3-1 at the 2024 AVCA First Serve Showcase. Nebraska will open the season by participating in the 2025 AVCA First Serve Showcase at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln from Aug. 22 to 24. The Huskers will face Pittsburgh on Friday, Aug. 22, and Stanford on Sunday, Aug. 24. This season will be the first under new head coach Dani Busboom Kelly. Nebraska is coming off a season that saw the Huskers finish with a 33-3 record and a trip to the NCAA Semifinals. NEB TO NASH 🤠🎶The Huskers will face off against Kentucky in Nashville for the 2025 Broadway Block Party! 🎉 — Nebraska Volleyball (@HuskerVB) March 4, 2025 This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Nebraska volleyball to play Kentucky Wildcats in Broadway Block Party
Yahoo
04-03-2025
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Nashville hosting Broadway Block Party women's volleyball tournament in August
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville will host a trio of women's volleyball games in a new tournament Aug. 31 at the home of the NHL's Predators featuring five-time national champs Nebraska, Purdue, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. The Nashville Sports Council and ESPN Events announced the Broadway Block Party on Tuesday. It's the first women's collegiate volleyball tournament at Bridgestone Arena, and fans will be able to watch all three games for one ticket pitting teams from the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference. 'With the national growth and interest in collegiate volleyball and women's sports in general, we are confident we can create a great atmosphere for these matches,' said Scott Ramsey, the sports council's president and CEO. 'We appreciate the partnership of the SEC, Big Ten and ESPN in establishing this exciting new event for Nashville.' Nebraska and Kentucky will play the first game with the Huskers' new coach Dani Busboom Kelly. The Wildcats are the defending SEC champions and added reigning Big Ten kill leader Eva Hudson through the transfer portal in a match set for ABC. Purdue and Tennessee will be the second match pitting teams that have made four straight NCAA Tournaments. The Boilermakers reached the regional semifinals in 2024, while the Lady Vols got to the regional semis in 2023 for the first time since 2005. Their game will be on ESPN2. Illinois, coming off a 28th NCAA Tournament berth, wraps up the event playing Vanderbilt in its inaugural season on SEC Network. 'This event speaks to the incredible growth trajectory of the sport,' said Clint Overby, vice president of ESPN Events. ___ AP sports: The Associated Press
Associated Press
04-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Nashville hosting Broadway Block Party women's volleyball tournament in August
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville will host a trio of women's volleyball games in a new tournament Aug. 31 at the home of the NHL's Predators featuring five-time national champs Nebraska, Purdue, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. The Nashville Sports Council and ESPN Events announced the Broadway Block Party on Tuesday. It's the first women's collegiate volleyball tournament at Bridgestone Arena, and fans will be able to watch all three games for one ticket pitting teams from the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference. 'With the national growth and interest in collegiate volleyball and women's sports in general, we are confident we can create a great atmosphere for these matches,' said Scott Ramsey, the sports council's president and CEO. 'We appreciate the partnership of the SEC, Big Ten and ESPN in establishing this exciting new event for Nashville.' Nebraska and Kentucky will play the first game with the Huskers' new coach Dani Busboom Kelly. The Wildcats are the defending SEC champions and added reigning Big Ten kill leader Eva Hudson through the transfer portal in a match set for ABC. Purdue and Tennessee will be the second match pitting teams that have made four straight NCAA Tournaments. The Boilermakers reached the regional semifinals in 2024, while the Lady Vols got to the regional semis in 2023 for the first time since 2005. Their game will be on ESPN2. Illinois, coming off a 28th NCAA Tournament berth, wraps up the event playing Vanderbilt in its inaugural season on SEC Network. 'This event speaks to the incredible growth trajectory of the sport,' said Clint Overby, vice president of ESPN Events. ___
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tennessee to play in 2025 Broadway Block Party
Tennessee volleyball will play in the inaugural Broadway Block Party at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, the Nashville Sports Council and ESPN Events announced Tuesday. The 2025 Broadway Block Party will feature a tripleheader of SEC versus Big Ten matchups on Aug. 31. The Lady Vols will play against Purdue with a first serve time 30 minutes after the tournament's first match. The nonconference matchup will be televised by ESPN2. Kentucky and Nebraska will open play at noon EDT. The Broadway Block Party will conclude with Illinois against Vanderbilt. Tennessee ended its 2024 season with a 15-12 (8-8 SEC) record. Georgia Tech eliminated the Lady Vols, 25-18, 13-25, 32-30, 26-28, 15-12, from the NCAA Tournament first round. Eve Rackham Watt enters her eighth season as the Lady Vols' head coach in 2025. She has compiled a 131-68 record and appeared in the NCAA Tournament five times (2018, 2021-24). Rackham Watt was hired at Tennessee after serving as an assistant coach for North Carolina (2009-18). This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee to compete in inaugural 2025 Broadway Block Party
