Both teams were pushed at times Friday. Both came out with victorious sweeps.
Wisconsin(25-6, 13-3 Big Ten) downed Texas A&M(23-8, 13-5 SEC) to begin the day. The Badgers have yet to lose a set in the NCAA Tournament after sweeping the Aggies 25-20, 17, 23.
For Nebraska, it was a first set that saw Hawaii jump out 9-6 and 15-12. Hawaii even had set point at 27-26, but the Huskers were able to take over down the stretch and earn a 29-27 win while hitting .326 in the first.
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The second set was close as well, but Hawaii hit just -0.033 as Nebraska took a 2-0 lead on a 25-23 win.
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A sweep was in hand as Nebraska left little doubt, winning the third 25-19 on .429 hitting.
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“Our team made some great adjustments as the match went on,” said coach John Cook. “I think winning the close game in game 1 gave us a lot of momentum that gave us game 2 then we got game 3.
“We’re really happy to get out of that 3-0.”
This is the eighth straight Regional Final for the Huskers.
Lexi Sun led the Huskers with 14 kills on a .619 hitting percentage.
“We were attacking as a team,” said Sun. “That was our mindset going into it.”
Jazz Sweet added 12 kills. Nicklin Hames passed out 36 assists.
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Nebraska and Wisconsin have met twice this season already. The Badgers swept the Huskers October 5 in Lincoln(25-22, ,21, 22) and November 24 in Madison(25-19, 22, 21).
“We’ve grown so much since (those matches),” said Lauren Stivrins. “Our serving’s been causing fits for other teams, so I think if we come with that same aggression from the service line that will give us the confidence to take big rips as a team.”
With Wisconsin as the four seed and Nebraska the five, Saturday’s match is in Madison. The match is set for a 5 pm start.
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