MINNEAPOLIS — Now that Mikaela Foecke has played her last match, the final numbers are in on one of the best careers ever for a Nebraska volleyball player.
It will be four years remembered for her big kills, her development from a part-time player to one of the best outside hitters in the country, her excellence in most of the biggest matches of her career, and the humble way she did it all.
Foecke’s final match came Saturday when top-ranked Stanford beat No. 6 Nebraska in five sets in the national championship match. Stanford won the fifth set 15-12, with three points being the difference in Stanford winning its record eight national championship, and Nebraska winning what would have been back-to-back NCAA titles.