Lizzie Carr, right, got information on the UK volleyball program from her brother, Andrew Carr, before she transferred to Kentucky. (Vicky Graff Photo)
When Kentucky volleyball coach Craig Skinner reached out to Purdue sophomore Lizzie Carr after she entered the transfer portal in December, the timing could not have been better.
Carr was in Lexington to watch her brother, Andrew Carr, play for Kentucky against Louisville in Rupp Arena.
“I think I knew a lot about the program just through him and his experiences here,” said Carr, who did transfer to join Skinner’s team. “The facilities for basketball, both women’s and men’s basketball, and then volleyball are all close together, so he knew a lot about volleyball.”
She said her brother would run into UK volleyball coaches getting lunch and got to also know a lot not only about the players but even the athletic trainers.
“Just different people who represented Kentucky volleyball, he got to know them and be around them,” Lizzie Carr said. “When I went into the portal and they were one of the first schools that reached out, he had nothing but great things to say about Kentucky sports.
“He also had amazing interactions with every single person he met connected with volleyball and so have I.”
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Great get.