(April 25, 2021) – On Saturday night, the University of Kentucky became the first Southeastern Conference school to win a national volleyball title, defeating Texas 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-22) in four sets at the CHI Health Center in Omaha. The victory also marked UK's first championship since 1985. The final score may have been close, but this game was never really close. UK opened up an early lead and never looked back, as freshman outside hitter Kaylee Williams was named MVP for her performance tonight. She had 17 kills and a.455 hitting percentage in the match! This is just the second time in NCAA history that a freshman has led their team to victory in their opening match of a season, as Williams did so tonight with her amazing debut. The other time this happened was in 1989 when Nicole LeFavour led UConn to its first ever NCAA title. Williams' teammate Lexi Erickson also had a great match, contributing 19 kills and a.444 hitting percentage. This is her third consecutive all-conference honor and she now has 1,075 career kills - the most in UK history. As expected, Morgan William's impact on this team can't be ignored as she scored 40 points tonight, making all of her attempts (.938%) from the floor.