NCAA Women
December 14, 2023
TAMPA — All that remained was the waiting, to see if we will have a rematch of the 2021 five-set epic NCAA championship match between Wisconsin and Nebraska.
Top-seeded Nebraska did its part, completely overpowering No. 4 Pittsburgh on Thursday night in Amalie Arena in the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship national semifinals.
Sunday, the Huskers (33-1) will play the winner of the later match between No. 3 Wisconsin and No. 7 Texas after dismantling Pittsburgh 25-20, 25-23, 25-17.
Big Ten-champion Nebraska was led by Harper Murray, the freshman outside hitter who had 13 kills, five digs and two blocks. Merritt Beason added eight kills but hit .038 to go with two assists, four aces, four digs and five blocks.
“Tonight is a great win for us, but at the end of the day, Sunday is our goal,” Murray said. “We just have to stay focused on that and do everything we can to prepare for that match.”
Ally Batenhorst also had eight kills and added two digs and four blocks, one solo. The Nebraska middles were errorless in a match in which the Huskers battled uphill to hit .245. Andi Jackson had five kills with no errors in nine swings, a dig and four…
