The Huskers won the first match on what proved to be an incredibly exciting day of volleyball on ESPNU on Saturday, securing their spot in Omaha against the Kansas Jayhawks on Thursday, December 17th.
In the first of four NCAA Regional Finals on Saturday, the #4 seed Nebraska Huskers took on the #5 seed Washington Huskies. Nebraska knocked off Washington 3- 1 (25-17, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21).
The teams started the first set trading points, but the Huskers quickly opened a 6-2 lead with a 5-0 run to force the first Washington timeout early in the set.