On Friday night, the Bob Devaney Sports Center hosted two matches in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament. In the first match, the TCU Horned Frogs knocked off the Wichita State Shockers 3-1 (25-17, 25-23, 22-25, 25-20). The second match pitted the Nebraska Cornhuskers against the New Hampshire Wildcats for the right to take on TCU in the second round. The Huskers made it a short night, 3-0 (25-9, 25-23, 25-18).
The Huskers started strong, taking a 2-0 lead on an Amber Rolfzen block followed by an Annika Albrecht kill out of the back row. On the third point, Kelly Hunter set Kadie Rolfzen out of the back row, an attack that didn’t find the floor, but showed the Huskers were opening up the offense at almost all positions.