No one knew it at the time, but the final showdown between John Cook and Kirsten Bernthal Booth last year was one of the best in the in-state series.
While Nebraska has won every match in the series’ history, last year Creighton forced a fifth set for just the third time before the Huskers escaped with a victory.
NU cruised in the first two sets, but the Bluejays didn’t go quietly. The Huskers had four chances to end the match in a sweep before CU rallied to claim the third set 33-31. The Bluejays won the fourth set before NU took control of the fifth by winning five of the first six rallies…