The NCAA title game on Sunday will play out in a sold-out arena before a national TV audience, the latest example of volleyball’s popularity.

When Louisville takes on Penn State in the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball tournament at KFC Yum! Center on Dec. 22, the Cardinals will look for their first championship — and at home. The last time a team won in its home state was 2015, when Nebraska bested Texas in Omaha.

It’s blue blood vs. new blood for the NCAA women’s volleyball national title on Sunday. Penn State, winner of seven national titles and six of the last 17 titles in the sport, takes on Louisville, which has never won the national title and made its first Final Four appearance three years ago.

The stage is set for the 2024 Division-I women's volleyball national championship. Louisville knocked off Pittsburgh 3-1 in the first semifinal to clinch

Penn State rallied to top Nebraska to advance to Sunday's NCAA women's volleyball final against Louisville, which beat Pitt in the other semifinal.

Players and coaches who will make history at the NCAA volleyball championship still find it hard to believe that a female coach hasn't already won a title.

There’s something about Kentucky that works for Penn State. After trailing by two sets and surviving in the third set against Nebraska in the NCAA semifinals, the Nittany Lions staved off match point — twice — to force a decisive fifth set.