For the first time this academic year, the I-80 rivalry is renewed between Nebraska and Creighton. Normally, with Pinnacle Bank Arena behind me, it’s the basketball teams taking center stage.
But Wednesday, it’s volleyball — in front of an already announced sellout — as the Huskers and Bluejays meet for the 25th time.OC:
Nebraska is undefeated in the series, having won the previous 24 meetings.
But don’t let that number fool you into thinking this has been easy lately.
Three of the last four meetings have gone five sets, including each of the past two seasons. Last year’s match in Omaha at CHI Health Center drew 17,675 fans — the largest indoor regular-season, volleyball-only crowd in NCAA history.
Both teams come in ranked, but their weeks looked very different.
Nebraska is 7-0 and stayed No. 1 in the AVCA Top 25 after a perfect 3-0 week.
The Huskers beat New Mexico, then-No. 20 Baylor and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech ended Nebraska’s 18-set winning streak to open the season, but ...