Nebraska’s usual good defense wasn’t ever there as the Badgers hit .376. Nebraska also hit well with a .336 percentage. But the Huskers had 10 serving errors, including six in the final set.
But then Nebraska got stuck in a bad rotation where its passing faltered. Wisconsin drilled back a couple of overpasses for kills during a 4-0 run to take a 24-21 lead. Nebraska finally ended the run with a kill by Stivrins, but then Molly Haggerty got a kill on set point.