Kentucky Wins 2020 NCAA Volleyball National Championship - University of Kentucky Athletics
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Kentucky Wildcats seniors Gabby Curry, Madison Lilley, Kendyl Paris and Avery Skinner all announced Thursday they will forgo their extra year of eligibility, as they’ll now move on to the next chapters in their lives and volleyball careers.
Curry, Lilley and Paris will not return to NCAA Volleyball in the fall of 2021. Paris will begin pursuing her Doctor of Physical Therapy.
Avery Skinner has been accepted into her desired graduate school for Communication Sciences and Disorders at a different institution and hopes to utilize her final season of eligibility.
“The 2020-21 senior class will forever hold a special place in Kentucky volleyball history,” UK head coach Craig Skinner said in a press release. “This class has worked tirelessly together to build Kentucky into a national champion. They came in during the 2017 season and had the goal of winning a national title, and they were able to deliver while doing things the right way. We kno
Monday Quickies: Madison Lilley Edition
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Winning a National Championship takes every single player’s best efforts. We’ve seen that first-hand with other Kentucky athletic programs, and the last couple of weeks weren’t any different for the Kentucky Wildcats Volleyball program.
The Lady Wildcats did snow angels in the confetti Saturday night, defeating Texas 3-1 in the Big Game. Though Kentucky received an all-out effort from their veteran squad, the Wildcats’ did indeed have a player that stood out above everyone else across the country.