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The second-seeded Kentucky Wildcats take on the fourth-seeded Texas Longhorns in the 2021 NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship Game on Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska.
The match starts at 8 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN2. But if you don’t have cable, here are several different ways you can watch a live stream of Texas vs Kentucky online for free:
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FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN2 and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Texas vs Kentucky live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
You can also watch the match live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space.
AT&T TV
AT&T TV has four different channel packages: “Entertainment”, “Choice”, “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN2 is included in every package, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for AT&T TV, you can watch Texas vs Kentucky live on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the AT&T TV website.
You can also watch the match live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your AT&T TV credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours).
Vidgo
You can watch a live stream of ESPN2 and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo. This option doesn’t include a free trial, but you can get your first month for $10:
Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch Texas vs Kentucky live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website.
You can also watch the match live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Vidgo credentials to do that.
Hulu With Live TV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN2 and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch Texas vs Kentucky live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website.
You can also watch the match live via ESPN.com or the ESPN app. You’ll need to sign in to a TV provider to watch this way, but you can use your Hulu credentials to do that.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu with Live TV also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Texas vs Kentucky Volleyball Preview
The No. 2-seeded Kentucky Wildcats (23-1) will be looking for their first national title in program history when they face the No. 4-seeded Texas Longhorns (27-1) in the NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship Game on Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska.
Kentucky got past No. 6 Washington in four sets (25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17) in the national semifinals on Thursday. After winning the opening set, the Wildcats lost their first set of the tournament in the second set and then overcame a six-point deficit to win the third set, before closing out the match with a 25-17 fourth set.
The Wildcats bring to the court the No. 1 offense in the nation statistically and are led by the AVCA National Player of the Year Madison Lilley. The senior setter recorded her second double-double of the tournament in the win over Washington, with a season-high 63 set assists and 14 digs.
Kentucky coach Craig Skinner, who was named the AVCA National Coach of the Year, understands what a special moment this is for his team.
“You can see the excitement and enthusiasm in the players, and no one will ever take this away from them,” Skinner said. “It’s hard to get too far ahead of ourselves and have too much excitement because there’s a huge task ahead. We’ve recruited great players and we have a great staff. For us to be living a dream like this, there’s no monetary value or material thing you can put on that.”
The Wildcats had a program-record six players earn AVCA All-America honors this season, including Lilley, Alli Stumler and Avery Skinner, who were named to the first team, Azhani Tealer (second team), Gabby Curry (third team) and Madi Skinner (honorable mention).
Texas comes into Saturday’s national championship game fresh off an upset of the previously unbeaten, top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers in their Final Four match on Thursday. The Longhorns swept the Badgers in three sets (26-24, 25-19, 25-23) to advance to their seventh national title game and first since 2016.
Big 12 Player of the Year Logan Eggleston led the way for the Longhorns with 17 kills in the win. Sophomore Skylar Fields had 12 kills, while Asjia O’Neal and Brionne Butler had 11 apiece.
Eggleston and Butler were named to the AVCA All-America first-team. Joining them with All-America honors for Texas this season were Jhenna Gabriel (third team) and Fields and O’Neal (honorable mention).