OMAHA
Cassie Wait wiped her forehead and forced a smile. Kelsie Payne shrugged her shoulders and reflected on a historic season. Ainise Havili nodded her head and spoke about the future.
The Kansas volleyball dream died Thursday night, amidst a sea of red inside the CenturyLink Center, against a formidable national power. The Jayhawks ran out of miracles and magic. The greatest KU team in school history was undone by No. 4 seed Nebraska and a building full of a Big Red.
In the second NCAA national semifinal of the night, with a record crowd of 17,551 in attendance, the ninth-seeded Jayhawks were ousted in four sets, falling to No.