Match Stats
- No. 4 Texas def. No. 1 Nebraska 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-21)
- Semifinals NCAA Tournament
- Texas advances to play No. 6 Stanford Saturday, December 17 at 8 PM CT
- Attendance: 16,670
The Texas Longhorns stunned Nebraska in a quick three set sweep by scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-21 to advance to their fifth National Championship match.
This match comes as revenge for the Longhorns as they fell to the Huskers just last year in the National Championship match.
TEXAS GETS REVENGE!
After falling to Nebraska in last year's championship, No. 4 Longhorns sweep No. 1 Huskers in national semis. #NCAAVB pic.twitter.com/2wYLLB63Zu
— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) December 16, 2016
Leading the Longhorns was Ebony Nwanebu who hammered down 15 kills on a .378 hitting percentage. Senior Paulina Prieto Cerame added 12 kills.
The attack from these two alone was enough to stump the Huskers, who couldn’t get a groove going the entire match.
Setter Chloe Collins recorded her 11th double-double of the season with 37 assists and 11 digs.
The Longhorns were able to limit their errors in the match to 8, while Nebraska committed a detrimental 21 errors in the match.
For the fourth time in the past eight years, Texas will play for the National Championship. #NCAAVB pic.twitter.com/ouRyv82fLx
— NCAA Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) December 16, 2016
A kill from Morgan Johnson ended the Huskers reign as national champion, as she hit it high off the blocks hands that no one was able to dig it. Johnson also played a huge role defensively in the match tallying seven blocks.
For the Huskers, Mikaela Foecke carried the team with 13 kills, while Kadie Rolfzen picked up 14 digs and Justine Wong-Orantes added 11.
You can watch the National Championship match between the Longhorns and Stanford on ESPN on Saturday, December 17 at 8 PM CT.
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