Nebraska volleyball goes again to the Final Four.
The Huskers swept Wisconsin within the regional closing Sunday afternoon on the Bob Devaney Sports Center: 26-24, 25-17, 25-21. This was the third sweep over the Badgers this season for the Big Red.
NU is into the nationwide semifinals for the 18th time in program historical past.
Nebraska hit .210 for the match as setter Bergen Reilly handed out 29 assists. Harper Murray notched a double-double of 10 kills and 12 digs.
Taylor Landfair completed with a match-high 13 kills on .267 hitting. Andi Jackson added 10 kills on .474 hitting.
The Husker protection, because it has all 12 months, confirmed up large. NU notched 12 blocks and 59 digs to frustrate the Badger assault.
Lexi Rodriguez tallied 17 digs. She is now eight digs from tying Husker legend Justine Wong-Orantes for the all-time program document.
Murray was named MVP of the Lincoln Regional. Other Huskers on the All-Regional crew are Reilly, Rodriguez, and Andi Jackson. The remainder of the crew consists of Sarah Franklin (Wisconsin), Logan Lednicky (Texas A&M) and Lexi Almodovar (Dayton).
Nebraska joins different 1 seeds Pittsburgh and Louisville in punching its ticket to the nationwide semifinals in Louisville. The Panthers and Cardinals will meet in a single semifinal Thursday whereas the Huskers will face Penn State. The championship match is ready for Sunday, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. CST on ABC.
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Set 1: The Huskers went up 4-2 on a kill from Murray. Wisconsin fought to take an 11-7 lead, however NU battled again behind a kill apiece from Landfair and Rebekah Allick and a triple block to regain a 15-14 edge. Three straight Landfair kills stretched the benefit to 21-16 and drive a Badger timeout. Wisconsin got here again to tie the rating at 24-24, however a serving error, together with Landfair’s sixth kill of the match, closed out the 26-24 set victory for the Huskers. NU hit .300 within the set.
Set 2: Nebraska sprinted out to an 8-2 lead, sparked by Merritt Beason on the service line. A 7-0 run with Beason on the line included three Jackson kills, two blocks by Bergen Reilly and Jackson and an ace from Beason. NU continued to increase its benefit and took a 14-4 lead behind a block from Allick and a kill from Landfair. The Badgers introduced the rating to 15-10 earlier than an Olivia Mauch ace and Allick kill made the Husker lead 18-10. Landfair and Beason notched a kill every to assist end out the 25-17 set win.
Set 3: Wisconsin earned a 7-4 lead early on within the set. The Badgers prolonged the result in 15-11, however two Murray kills and a Beason ace have been a part of a run that tied the rating at 15-15. NU then went on one other 4-0 run to seize a 19-16 lead, and a Jackson kill put the Big Red on the 20-point mark. Murray and Allick mixed for Nebraska’s tenth block to make the rating 23-20. At 23-21, the Huskers stuffed the Badgers on back-to-back assaults to shut out the match.
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