MADISON, Wis. – The No. 7 Wisconsin volleyball team struggled to find an answer to the Huskers, as they swept UW 25-21, 25-22, 25-19 on Friday night at the UW Field House.
The Badgers (15-5, 9-2 B1G) hit just .094 (35 kills – 24 errors – 117 attempts) with Sarah Franklin leading the way with a match-high 16 kills.
Nebraska (21-1, 11-0 B1G) hit .202 (40 – 19 – 104), with outside hitter Taylor Landfair putting up a team-high 13 kills.
It was a grudge match out the gate, with the teams battling back and forth. Neither team led by more than two points until a Nebraska service ace gave them an 18-15 lead. The Badgers called a timeout to halt the Husker run. Out of the break, UW sided out but Nebraska scored three more points, forcing another Wisconsin timeout as they trailed 17-21. From there, Nebraska closed it out 25-21.
After another tight start to the second set, the Huskers created distance with a 4-0 run which then increased to 12-7 and prompting a UW timeout. Anna Smrek put down a kill out of the timeout, and Nebraska responded right back with a kill from Merritt Beason. The Badgers trailed 9-13 before going on a 10-2 run to snatch a 17-14 lead. The run was highlighted by back-to-back blocks from CC Crawford on two separate occasions, amounting to four blocks total. The Huskers rallied back to tie it up at 19-all. A 4-0 run to give Nebraska set-point deflated the Badgers, as the Huskers took set two 25-22, and go up 2-0 in the match.
Nebraska picked up right where they left off in set two with a 4-1 run including two…
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