OMAHA, Neb. – The story was just too tantalizing. The fantasy too pure.
For Kansas to gain its first volleyball win against longtime rival Nebraska before a sellout crowd that painted CenturyLink Center a broad-brushed red for the national semifinals of the NCAA Tournament, well ...
Naaah, it did not happen. There was no miracle from Central Casting, or the Volleyball Gods, or even the best player on the floor, the Jayhawks’ All-America sophomore, Kelsie Payne.
Nebraska beat Kansas in four sets before a sellout of 17,551, the largest throng to watch an NCAA Tournament match.