Husker Volleyball: FINAL FOUR!

by Jon Johnston on Dec 14, 2008 8:44 AM CST in Volleyball Comment 3 comments

Down 2-0 on the University of Washington's home court, the volleyballers came back. Like Rasputin (what the hell kind of reference is that?) they wouldn't die, storming back in the last three sets to win the match. Not only did they come back from being down 2-0, but in the final 15-pointer, they came back after being down 9-3, scoring nine points in a row to smash Washington's spirito, their hopes, their dreams.

No one does that. When you're down 9-3 in five, you give up and die. It's the equivalent of coming back from 36 down in the fourth quarter. You allow the other team to advance. NO ONE comes back from a six-point deficit in five. No one but our Huskers.

The Juggernaut that is Penn State awaits them. Penn State is the meaning of perfection. 109 straight sets, dating back to last year, the Nitts may be a team of destiny. Perhaps someone should tell Tara "The Hammer" Mueller about that. Mueller had 24 kills, a career high (and they say football terms are violent).

Exciting? You bet. The Final Four is in Omaha, in the state of collegiate sports, where "we have nothing else to do" but to support teams who play hard.

The Final Four:

Penn State versus Nebraska
Texas versus Stanford

Welcome to Omaha! In the words of Tokyo Rose, this is where we live. This is where you die...... we hope. Penn State is amazing. Can they be stopped?

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Tara - "Hammer" Mueller. Whoot!

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Great for the volleyball team

Cook has really continued to build on the success of Pettit. How many final fours have we made since the mid 90’s? I think it is awesome for the ladies they don’t get enough recognition for their acheivements. Case and point this is the first post on this article. I hope the momentum they gained at the Washington match rolls over to Penn State, sounds like they are really good though. I wish I could go to the Quest Center and watch!!!!! Go Lady Huskers!!!!!!!!!!!

by Huzkerfan on Dec 15, 2008 6:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I looked it up

The Husker volleyball team has made it to the Final Four eleven times since 1986. They have finished with 3 national titles and 3 times they were runner-up. Basically since 1986 they have made it to the final four for half the time. All stats were taken from the Huskers Website. When I said they don’t get enough recognition I mean THEY DO NOT GET ENOUGH RECOGNITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am a huge football fan but throw these girls a bone!!!!

by Huzkerfan on Dec 15, 2008 6:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs