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Volleyball: UW beats Nebraska in a thriller to win first ever national championship

After nine straight NCAA tournaments, four semi-final and three championship appearances that had 11 different All-Americans, Kelly Sheffield and the Badgers volleyball team have finally won it all. The 2021 National Champions.

Wisconsin faced No. 10 Nebraska in a close five-set match. Nebraska took the first set 25-22, before the Badgers were able to bounce back, winning sets 2 and 3 with a score of 31-29 and 25-23 respectively.

Wisconsin was unable to close out the match in set four, committing seven errors and losing 25-23. The fifth set saw the Badgers jump out to an early 8-1 lead, before Nebraska inched their way back to a three-point game.