No. 2 Nebraska Falls to No. 9 Stanford

Two titans of faculty volleyball confronted off on the Bob Devaney Sports activities Middle Tuesday night time.

With a mixed 14 nationwide titles and a number of other of these coming towards one another through the years, the historical past and rivalry was on full show for the greater than 8,300 in attendance to see No. 9 Stanford upend No. 2 Nebraska in 4 units: 27-25, 25-22, 19-25, 27-25.

The Huskers had their alternative to take the primary set. NU led 21-18 then 23-21, however the Cardinal performed clear sufficient to take the momentum that carried them by means of the second.

Late within the third, Kennedi Orr changed a damage Nicklin Hames. At that time, coach John Cook dinner saved Orr on the ground for a 5-1 offense, as an alternative of the 6-2 run the remainder of the night time.

That call paid off as Orr received in on a block and helped Nebraska run off 5 of the final six factors to take the set.

Set 4 was one other wild one.

Trailing 24-23, Lindsay Krause ran off back-to-back kills. However Stanford used a cheeky tip shot to tie issues up once more.

Again-to-back Cardinal kills gave the guests the match 3-1.

Nebraska hit simply .166 for the match, which is barely higher than the .120 notched towards Pepperdine. Stanford hit the perfect of any Husker opponent on the season at .211.

For as shut because the match was, it may have been a lot worse for Nebraska. Stanford dedicated a season-high 23 service errors, holding the Huskers in units regardless of sloppy play.

Nebraska had 14 service errors themselves.

Hames did not play within the closing set however led the crew with 19 assists. Anni Evans handed out 12 and Orr eight.

Madi Kubik had a team-high 13 kills on .231 hitting. Whitney Launstein notched 11, however hit simply .083.

Beckk Allick and Kaitlyn Hord tied for the match-high with 5 blocks every.

The Huskers have now dropped 5 straight to the Cardinal, with the final victory coming again in 2008.

Nebraska has just a few days off to each get wholesome and repair the errors earlier than heading to No. 13 Kentucky Sunday.