You know what I really, really like about this blog stuff? I can put up whatever irrelevant, obscure story or commentary I want. So I'd like to bring your attention to the fact that the Nebraska women's volleyball team is in the hunt for their third national title. They will play Santa Clara in the national semis on Thursday. Their quarterfinal victory was particularly sweet for yours truly, as they beat the effing Gators 3-0, bringing back fond memories of the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, in which one of the great teams ever to set foot on a football field beat the effing Gators 62-24.
"Husker Nation came out in full force, topping Friday night’s attendance record as Saturday’s attendance was the first volleyball match in NCAA history to have more than 15,000 fans in attendance. The 29,608 all-session attendance was also an NCAA record." Who woulda thunk that women's volleyball would be such a popular draw in Lincoln? Note the absence of the word "women's" before "volleyball" in that NCAA history factoid.
And of course, I would be remiss if I did not draw your attention to freshman Rachel Schwartz, who plays libero for the Huskers. Attendance ain't going down in the near future. The name Rachel means "Innocent Lamb" in Hebrew.
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