LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The No. 3 Nebraska volleyball team’s season came to an end in the NCAA Semifinals with a 3-2 loss to No. 2 Penn State on Thursday night in front of a crowd of 21,726 at the KFC Yum! Center, the largest crowd to ever attend an indoor NCAA volleyball match.
Harper Murray had 20 kills and 15 digs with six blocks and three aces. Andi Jackson had a career-high 19 kills and hit .630 with five blocks.
Taylor Landfair tallied 10 kills, and Rebekah Allick and Merritt Beason each had eight. Allick also led the team with 10 blocks.
Lexi Rodriguez had 15 digs to break the career school record of 1,890 held by Justine Wong-Orantes. Rodriguez finished her career with 1,897 digs.
Bergen Reilly had 55 assists and 15 digs.
The Huskers started out winning the first two sets, then Penn State managed to win the final 3 sets in close scores.
Penn State will face No. 4 Louisville in the NCAA Final on Sunday at 2 p.m. (CT).