Smrek, Franklin, Wisconsin sweep to end Nebraska’s unbeaten run

MADISON, Wisconsin — A few takeaways from Wisconsin’s 25-22, 28-26, 25-16 victory Friday over Nebraska.

Wisconsin (25-3, 16-3 Big Ten) is better with 6-foot-9 Anna Smrek.

Nebraska (27-1, 18-1) will not finish unbeaten.

And in this what-have-done-for-me-lately world of NCAA Division I women’s volleyball, both teams get no rest after a three-set, 1-hour, 48-minute slugfest: Wisconsin plays host to Iowa while Nebraska goes to Minnesota.

“This match for us wasn’t about Nebraska,” Wisconsin coach Kelly Sheffield said. “It really wasn’t. When you’ve lost two out of your last three, it was about us playing well. It was really important to us for us to start playing well. No matter who we were playing.”

But it was a sweep of Nebraska, the rival of all rivals, and a team that happened…