Chalk.
All four top seeds are into the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship.
Thursday’s national semifinals in Louisville can be seen on ESPN:
6:30 p.m. Eastern — Louisville vs. Pittsburgh
30 minutes following — Penn State vs. Nebraska
Nebraska swept Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon and then Penn State won a five-set battle with Creighton.
Also in this all-NCAA edition of Volleyball Today, Wake Forest became the fourth Power 4 program to fire its coach.
Nebraska sweeps Wisconsin
Domination.
Nebraska swept Big Ten rival Wisconsin for an incredible third time this season and the Huskers are back in the NCAA volleyball national semifinals for the seventh time in 10 seasons and 18th overall.
Nebraska, which lost in last year’s title match to Texas, has set the benchmark all season. The Huskers (33-2), who shared the Big Ten title with Penn State at 19-1, played a nearly flawless defensive match against Wisconsin (26-7). They hit held the Badgers to a .126 hitting percentage in the 26-24, 25-17, 25-21 and came up big on offense when it counted.
“The effort on both sides was incredible,” Nebraska coach John Cook said. “Both teams were laying out, making unreal plays.
“I blow the whistle in practice when I…