Texas escapes TCU; Wisconsin, Nebraska, Purdue, Pitt all win; Saint Peter’s falls again

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Alexa Rousseau

The schedule was light but the action was heavy Wednesday, especially in Fort Worth, where No. 6 Texas barely got out with a five-set Big 12 victory at TCU and its record crowd. 

In the Big Ten, top-ranked Wisconsin and No. 2 Nebraska swept, Purdue got revenge on Indiana, surprising Michigan State is tied with Indiana for fifth in the B1G after beating Michigan.

Seventh-ranked Pittsburgh got an ACC sweep over Virginia and in the MAAC, Saint Peter’s was so close again, but fell to 0-23 when the Peacocks lost in five to visiting NJIT.

Recaps and top performances follow, but first a look at Thursday’s NCAA Division I women’s volleyball schedule on a day when the ACC, Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12 are off. 

The Big 12 shows No. 10 BYU home for Iowa State, Cincinnati at West Virginia and Kansas State at Oklahoma.

There are three Big Sky matches in a conference where Sacramento State, Montana State and Weber State are tied for the lead. Sacramento State is home for Montana, Montana State is at Portland State and Weber State is home for Northern Colorado. Also, Northern Arizona is at Idaho State. 

It’s a busy night in the Big West where league-leading UC Santa Barbara is at UC Bakersfield. Long Beach State, two games back, is at UC…

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