LINCOLN, Neb. – The eighth seeded University of Missouri volleyball team (18-13) fell to No. 1 overall seed and top ranked Nebraska (30-1) in the Second Round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament Saturday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
In front of a crowd of 8,640, the Huskers registered a 25-14, 25-19, 25-21 sweep of Mizzou to advance to the 2023 NCAA Regional Semifinals.
Sophomore Janet deMarrais paced the Mizzou offense with a match-high 13 kills, four digs and a block while graduate student Dilara Gedikoglu added 12 kills, six digs and a block in her final collegiate volleyball match.
FIRST SET (25-14 Nebraska, Nebraska leads 1-0)
The Cornhuskers took the opening seven points Saturday before committing a service error to get Mizzou on the board.
Gedikoglu slammed a kill before a Nebraska error to cut the early edge to 9-5.
The Tigers then pulled within two (10-8) after a 3-0 run capped by a Lauren Forbes ace.
Gedikoglu added another termination before an 8-1 Huskers run widened the margin to 20-11.
deMarrais and Morgan Isenberg tallied a block assist (23-13) before Nebraska secured the opening frame, 25-14.
SECOND SET (25-19 Nebraska, Nebraska leads 2-0)
The Huskers took an early 9-4 lead after a 6-1 run early.
Gedikoglu connected on back-to-back kills to trim the lead to 9-7.
Nebraska then scored three straight for a 13-8 advantage and went into the media stoppage leading 15-10.
The Huskers then extended their lead to 20-12 after a 5-0 rally.
Iliff and Gedikoglu then registered rally stoppers before a Nebraska error to make the score 22-17.
The Huskers then brought on set point (24-17) after a kill by Ally Batenhorst followed by a block assist.
Mizzou fended it off twice with a kill by Colleen Finney and then a block assist by Sierra Dudley and Finney.
Nebraska then secured the set on a service error.
deMarrais compiled six kills (.286) in the second stanza while Gedikoglu added five.
Mizzou hit a .216 in the second.
THIRD SET (25-21 Nebraska, Nebraska wins 3-0)
Mizzou continued to fight…
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