The NCAA Division I volleyball spotlight shines on Madison on Friday when Nebraska, No. 2 in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll, plays at No. 7 Wisconsin. Nebraska, which is 20-1 and 10-0 in the Big Ten, has won 17 in a row. Wisconsin (15-4, 9-1) has won nine in a row.
The only undefeated team, South Dakota State, won in four at Omaha on Thursday to extend its unbeaten record to 21-0 as the Jackrabbits took a two-game lead in The Summit League loss column.
In the only match between ranked teams, No. 13 Arizona State won in five at No. 20 BYU in the Big 12.
Lindenwood fell out of first place in the Ohio Valley when it was knocked off by Morehead State.
Athletes Unlimited begins the start of the last round of its five-week season when Team (Madi) Kingdon Rishcl plays Team (Bethania) De La Cruz–Mejia at 8 p.m. Eastern in Mesa, Arizona, followed by Team (Brittany) Abercrombie vs. Team (Dani Drews). Both matches can be seen on the FanDuel Sports Network and Volleyball World TV.
Many of the AU players also are on Pro Volleyball Federation rosters and Thursday the PVF, which begins it second season in January, released its composite schedule.
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