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‘HUGE win for women’s sports’: Texas sweep of Nebraska drew a record 1.69 million viewers

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5 months ago

December 20, 2023

‘HUGE win for women’s sports’: Texas sweep of Nebraska drew a record 1.69 million viewers

On Sunday afternoon, there were a few eyes on Texas.

According to the Sports Business Journal, the championship showdown between Texas and Nebraska was the most-watched volleyball match in the NCAA’s history. The Sports Business Journal reported that the ABC-televised match drew 1.69 million viewers. That bested the 1.66-million viewers that watched Minnesota and Wisconsin play on FOX in October.

Texas swept Nebraska in Tampa, Fla., to win its fifth national championship.

This marked the first time that a network channel aired the NCAA volleyball tournament’s championship match. The NCAA announced this summer that ABC would air the finale.

How much of a bump did being on a network station give this event? Last year, Texas played in a national championship match that was aired on a Saturday night on ESPN2. The Longhorns swept Louisville in front of 786,000 viewers.

During the regular season, the two most-watched matches on ESPN’s platforms were a Nebraska-Stanford match on ESPN (466,000 viewers) and a Kentucky-Louisville match on ESPN (318,000).

While reacting to the 2023 championship match’s viewership numbers, Texas senior middle blocker Asjia O’Neal posted on Instagram that this was a “HUGE win for women’s sports!!!” while freshman setter Ella Swindle wrote that this was “so cool for @texasvolleyball and women’s sports… grateful to play a sport that people love to watch.” Former UT standout Logan Eggleston tweeted “This is HUGE! Put more volleyball on TV!”

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Nebraska teen drowns in lake near Omaha

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2 hours ago

May 19, 2024

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Courtesy Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A 14-year-old boy drowned Friday at Schmid Park, the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office says.

Around 8:50 p.m., Adrian Thompson was swimming with friends in the lake when he went underwater and never resurfaced.

Several local agencies began a search of the lake but were initially unsuccessful.

The search resumed Friday, and Thompson’s body was recovered around 6 p.m.

Thompson was a student at Papillion-LaVista Community School, the sheriff’s office said.

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Nebraska Baseball Takes Series at Michigan State

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May 18, 2024

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Nebraska Baseball Takes Series at Michigan State

Another weekend series victory for Nebraska baseball.

NU beat Michigan State twice out of three games to take the series in East Lansing. That gives the Big Red five consecutive series wins in Big Ten Conference play.

Nebraska improves to 34-19, including 16-8 in Big Ten play to finish second in the standings. Michigan State ends its season at 23-28.

Thursday

The home team got out in front early, notching one run in the first inning. But that would be it for the Spartans as Brett Sears (6.2 IP) and Caleb Clark (2.1 IP) held Michigan State to just one run on eight hits for the day. Nebraska, meanwhile, added a run in each of the third and fourth innings before holding on down the stretch for the 2-1 win.

Friday

Game two was all Nebraska from the get-go. The Huskers racked up 11 runs on 13 hits, including five runs over the first two innings, to run away with the win 11-3. Riley Silva posted a 3-for-5 day at the plate. Josh Caron and Dylan Carey both hit home runs.

Saturday

A high scoring affair to close out the series and regular-season, Michigan State jumped out to a 6-0 lead with a pair of runs in each of the first three innings. Despite a four-run sixth for the Huskers, the Spartan offense was too much, taking the series finale 11-6. Case Sanderson went 3-for-5 to lead the Big Red at the plate.

Nebraska will be the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament next week in Omaha. The rest of the tournament will be decided Saturday.

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Nebraska baseball dominates Michigan State with 11-3 win

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May 18, 2024

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Nebraska baseball dominates Michigan State with 11-3 win

The Huskers entered their second game of the series against Michigan State Friday night. Nebraska brought the bats to the game, delivering 11 runs to clinch the weekend series with an 11-3 win, improving to 16-7 in the conference to stay right behind Illinois for the top seed.

The Huskers finished the night with 13 hits and a home run, while Michigan State totaled its three runs off six hits. Nebraska took a strong lead early on, tallying up five runs through the first two innings to go up 5-0. The Spartans scored three runs in the sixth to cut the lead down, but the Huskers delivered six unanswered runs to put the game away.

Case Sanderson led Nebraska in the batter’s box, earning three hits and three RBIs. Riley Silva also finished the night with three hits and a stolen base. Josh Caron and Dylan Carey meanwhile sent the ball over the wall. Caron delivered a two-run home run in the first inning, while Carey nailed a solo shot in the ninth. Cayden Brumbaugh, Ben Columbus and Joshua Overbeek each pitched in an RBI of their own.

Mason McConnaughey took the win at the mound for the Huskers, allowing three runs across five hits through 5.2 innings. The sophomore struck out five batters as well. Jalen Worthley pitched 1.1 scoreless innings and Casey Daiss tossed a shutout eighth inning. Kyle Froehlich closed out the game for Nebraska, going three-up, three-down in the ninth.

Nebraska improves 34-18 on the season and will conclude the regular season against Michigan State on Saturday morning. The first pitch is set for 11 a.m. and can be viewed on Big Ten Network.

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