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The Big Ten Volleyball Conference has been making headlines ever since its commencement. Majorly, Nebraska and Wisconsin’s volleyball teams have been in the center of the spotlight. While team Nebraska stood victorious against Michigan, Wisconsin’s volleyball team witnessed an upset with a defeat by Purdue. 

Team Nebraska, keeping up with the expectations of the spectators, clinched the Big Ten Volleyball conference title. In addition to this, team Nebraska took home its first out-right title since 2016. Along the same lines, Huskers also made it to the automatic qualifier for one of the most anticipated volleyball tournaments. 

Huskers’ outstanding performance to clinch Big Ten Volleyball Championships

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On November 19th, Nebraska’s volleyball team bagged the 2023 Big Ten Conference championships with a remarkable score. Following this, the NCAA Women’s Volleyball took to its X handle to share the news and penned, “Undefeated? Tourney bound? No. 1 in the country? After defeating Iowa today in a clean sweep, No. 1 Husker vb claims the AQ for the bigten”

The major spectacle was to watch team Nebraska showing prowess on the court in the last two matches. On Friday, team Nebraska entered the arena to compete against Team Michigan. After locking horns with the opponent team, Nebraska started to dominate its opponent with a 3-0 sweep. Consecutively, team Nebraka secured a consistent 25 score in each match set, marking 25-15, 25-12, 25-20. 

The undefeated team in the Big Ten championships, with its win against Michigan, shared the title with Penn State for the first time since 2017. But, when team Nebraska headed to Iowa on Sunday, all the achievements shined more. On Sunday, team Nebraska, with a victory over Iowa by 3-0, clinched the fourth title overall. In addition, the team played exceptionally well, marking a remarkable 25-21, 25-21, 25-15 in the match. But How did the achievements of the team shined more?

A perfect regular season

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Huskers are currently 18-0 in the conference play, meaning they are only 2 wins away from a perfect season as they are undefeated since the beginning of the match with 27 wins. By claiming the 2023 Big Ten Conference championship title on Sunday, team Nebraska became one of the first five teams to qualify for the upcoming NCAA tournament. 

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Till now, 5 out of 32 spots are claimed by different teams through different conferences in volleyball. Although team Nebraska is declared as the winners of Big Ten, the final matches of the regular season will be played on 24th and 25th November. With this, Nebraska Huskers, is among the most skilled and well-performing teams qualifying for the NCAA tournament. The major reason for the team’s appraisal is its undefeated streak of 27 wins in the Big Ten Volleyball Conference. 

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