by Minneapolis – Behind a gritty team effort, the 14th-ranked Nebraska volleyball team rallied from a 2-0 deficit for an epic 3-2 (21-25, 16-25, 25-21, 25-19, 15-7) comeback win at No. 25 Minnesota on Wednesday night.
The Huskers (12-6, 6-3 Big Ten) found themselves in a deep hole after dropping the first two sets and falling behind 16-13 in the third set. But just as they did at Minnesota in 2011, the Huskers roared back to win the match in five. Behind the arm of Kelsey Fien, the Huskers rallied to the 25-21 third-set victory, controlled the fourth set and ended the match on a dominating 8-0 run.
Alicia Ostrander (Oglala Lakota) had 5 kills in the match for the Huskers. It was the first time in the past 5 matches that Ostrander didn’t reach the double-digit kill category.
Nebraska hit .244 for the match, but hit .714 in the fifth set with 12 kills on 14 attacks. Minnesota hit .198 for the match after starting out hitting .304 through the first two sets. The Huskers outblocked the Gophers 12-11 and outdug them 72-69.
The Huskers are on the road at No. 5 Wisconsin on Sunday for a 4 p.m. match on ESPN2.
