Busy, busy weekend for University of Louisville fans.

Or how to avoid opening the door 150 times for Trick or Treaters on a Halloween weekend when no one is certain which night they will start ringing the door bell.

Ziva of NCIS would be proud.

Starting Friday night, watch the UofL volleyball team fall behind two sets to zero to Villanova and then come clawing back to win the final three. Largely on the shoulders of Lola Arslanbekova, the Ziva David look-alike with 13 kills.

Anyway, back to avoiding the gremlins.

Saturday:

Noon — Football, with Louisville seeking to break a two-year Big East Conference losing streak on the road at Pittsburgh.

4:30 — Women’s basketball. at the new KFC Yum! Center, Jeff Walz preparing his young team of “super stars” for the real world with an exhibition game against Indiana Wesleyan.

7 p.m. — Getting out of the downtown parking tower, rushing out to Cardinal Park where Ken Lolla’s team, 13-0-2, is seeking to clinch an undefeated regular season against Villanova.

Sunday:

10 a.m. — Church (give UK fans a hard time if UofL beats Pittsburgh)

2 p.m. — Rick PItino’s basketball team plays its first official exhibition game at the aforementioned arena against Northern Kentucky University. What always looks like a cakewalk on the schedule always turns out to be a little more challenging than expected. Maybe it’s because Pitino wants it that way. Fans never know for sure.

6 p.m. — Midnight — Well, it is Halloween. Better stop by SAM’s.

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By Charlie Springer

Charlie Springer is a former Louisville editor and sportswriter, a public affairs consultant, a UofL grad and longtime fan.