OMAHA — Amy Neal had a career-high 25 points, and Texas broke open a close match in the fourth set to beat Minnesota in the NCAA volleyball semifinals Thursday night.
The third-seeded Longhorns (30-2) will play either Nebraska or Kansas in the championship match Saturday night.
The second-seeded Gophers (30-5) hung with Texas until the end. Neither team led by four points until the 156th rally of the match. There were 44 ties and 10 lead changes as Texas won 26-24, 27-25, 23-25, 25-21.
Neal, the Big 12 player of the year, took a career-high 67 swings from the left side and hit only .