College Sports News and Notes Thursday

Cardinals Open NCAA Championship Play Thursday

The University of Louisville men’s soccer team opens up NCAA Championship play on Thursday night against Western Michigan in the opening round at Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN+.

Racers Close Regular Season with Win at Belmont

Murray State volleyball closed out their inaugural Missouri Valley Conference campaign with a four set win over Belmont, Wednesday. The Racers started the match slow as the Bruins take the first set 25 to 19. However, the Racers found their rhythm in the second set, winning it 25 to 16. The Bruins made a good run in the third set but the Racers are able to catch up and close the set 25 to 23 and then MSU closed it out with a dominating fourth set 25-12. Now it’s on to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in which the Racers will be the seventh seed. The Valley tournament will be hosted by the University of Evansville at the Meeks Family Field House. The Racers are matched against sixth seed Valparaiso in a 6 p.m. start on Sunday.