For any other program in the country, a 33-1 record and a run to the Elite Eight in Dani Busboom Kelly’s first season at the helm would be considered an unqualified success. But the standards are higher for the Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team. Especially after a 33-0 start to the season, where even lost sets were scarce.
Certainly, once a team gets to the quarter finals of the NCAA Tournament, the level of competition is higher. But that doesn’t really take away the pain, considering that one of the hallmarks of NU’s program is that they routinely whollop Top 10 and Top 5 teams. Adding to this loss was on their home court, and the pain is obvious and surprising.
Most painful of all is that it marks another season where the Nebraska Cornhuskers looked like they were not just an excellent team, but head and shoulders the best team. And yet, this version of the Huskers won’t even make the Final Four.
Nebraska Cornhuskers showed no quit, but fell short against Texas A&M
Instead, Nebraska lost 22-25, 22-25, 25-20, 37-35,- _ -, to Texas A&M. It just had to be Trev Alberts’ new program, didn’t it? That really had to be the team that ended this season?…