Louisville outside hitter Chloe Meester’s breakout week has now turned into national hardware.
After powering the Cardinals through three straight sweeps and piling up 37 kills while hitting .531, Meester was named the AVCA National Collegiate Player of the Week on Tuesday. The honor follows her selection on Monday as the ACC Offensive Player of the Week.
Meester’s production came against a loaded stretch of opponents, and she was central to Louisville’s wins over Dayton, No. 18 TCU and No.
9 Texas. Across those three matches, she averaged 4.11 kills per set and gave the Cardinals a steady scoring punch from the outside.
That kind of week puts her in rare company inside the program. Meester is only the third player in Louisville history to earn the national weekly award, joining Claire Chaussee, who won it on Sept. 18, 2022, and Elena Scott, who was honored on Sept. 29, 2024.
Her rise has been quick. After redshirting her freshman season in 2025, the sophomore has already become a featured piece of the Louisville attack in 2026. Through the first six matches of her college career, she has reached double figures in kills five times and has hit above .300 in four of those outings.
The week started with a career night against Dayton on Aug. 31, when Meester finished with 14 kills on 18 swings, no errors and a .778 hitting percentage. She also added four digs and an ace.
Four days later, she posted 10 kills on .304 hitting against No. 18 TCU.
Then she closed it out against No. 9 Texas on Sept. 6 with a team-high 13 kills on 23 swings, again without an error, while hitting .565.
Louisville is set to be back on the floor tomorrow evening against Missouri at the KFC Yum! Center in the ACC/SEC Showdown at the Net.
First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and the match will air on ACC Network.
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