OMAHA, Neb. – Texas State's run concludes after suffering a sweep at the hands of the No. 4 Nebraska (18-25, 17-25, 20-25) Thursday afternoon at the CHI Health Center.

The Bobcats (31-9) finished the match with a .185 hitting percentage behind 34 kills, while the Cornhuskers (15-2) hit .398 on the day with 50 kills. UN turned in seven blocks on the day to TXST's one, but the maroon and gold had 39 digs to the big red's 35.

"This loss does not define our season," said head coach Sean Huiet. "We have been through the wringer this year. This is one of the longest seasons we have ever been a part of. We told the girls to hold their heads up. We had 31 wins, single-digit losses and we battled against a very good Nebraska team who played very well. We played the most matches and had the most wins in the NCAA so I am blessed as a first-year coach. We have been battle-tested and our mental game has taken a huge step forward due to dealing with and overcoming different adversities throughout this season. Our whole team is coming back next season and we are adding three student-athletes so we are optimistic about next year, but for now, I jokingly told the girls I do not want them to look at a volleyball for a while. We started playing in August this season so I want us to enjoy some time off, finish school, and enjoy time with family. Then we will come back and get ready for the fall.    

Senior middle blocker Tyeranee Scott had eight kills on 14 attacks and one error for a .500 hitting percentage. She also had one block. Junior outside hitter Janell Fitzgerald also had eight kills (.235) to go along with four digs and one block. Junior setter Emily DeWalt registered 32 assists and four digs, and junior libero Kayla Granado finished with 13 digs and one ace.

Sophomore outside hitter Madi Kubik led the Huskers with 13 kills (.407) and added four digs, two blocks, and an ace, while senior middle blocker Lauren Stivrins finished with 10 kills, two blocks, and two digs. Junior setter Nicklin Hames handed out 43 assists and has six digs, and freshman libero Keonilei Akana had a match-high five kills to add to her nine kills. Junior middle blocker Kayla Caffey led the team with nine digs and two aces.

Set 1
Both teams traded points and runs to a 10-10 tie, but Nebraska held a 15-11 lead at the media timeout thanks to a 5-1 run. The Cornhuskers stretched their lead to 20-14 to force a Bobcat timeout, but the visiting team bounced back with a 4-1 run to trim the lead to three at 21-18. UN closed the set, however with four unanswered points to win the set 25-18. Nebraska hit .323 in the set and held Texas State to a .094 attack percentage. Fitzgerald led the Bobcats with four kills

Set 2
Nebraska led wire-to-wire in the frame as they opened with five unanswered points and increased its lead to 17-9 as Texas State burned both of its timeouts. The Bobcats could only pull within seven points as the Huskers won the second set 25-17. Although TXST's hitting percentage improved to .250 in the set, UN hit .500 with 19 kills on 32 attacks and three errors.

Set 3
An ace from sophomore defensive specialist Michelle Foster gave Texas State its first lead of the match at 2-1, but Nebraska put together a 6-2 run to go ahead 7-4. Moments later, Rutherford sparked a 3-0 run with a kill, trimming the deficit to 10-9, but UN responded again by scoring five of the next seven points to take a 15-11 advantage into the media timeout. The Bobcats kept fighting and tied the set at 20 behind a 7-3 run that featured four kills from Rutherford, but Nebraska finished strong with five unanswered points to win the set 25-20.   

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