What Nebraska showed after its first spring match
The Huskers swept Iowa State, but the real takeaway was how many different directions this team can go
Spring matches aren’t supposed to tell you everything. They’re often imperfect as teams experiment with lineups and keep the rotations fluids. That means you might see flashes of what could be, but not the finished product.
That’s part of the fun.
Nebraska’s 4-0 win over Iowa State at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota—25-17, 25-16, 25-16, 26-24 in front of 3,376 fans—had the flashes. If you were only paying attention to the scoreline, you might have missed them. After all, Nebraska hit .360 to Iowa State’s .171, controlled the match for long stretches and got contributions from just about everywhere. It was pretty by the book, when you look at it that way.
If you zoom out though, there was more to see and understand. It was the first real glimpse of what this roster might become and more importantly, how many different directions it could go.
That’s where things get interesting.
