Watch: The Deathblow That Shattered Nebraska Huskers Women’s Volleyball Team’s 27-Match Winning Streak

The Wisconsin Badgers Women’s Volleyball Team is currently having their biggest celebration day of the season as they beat their on-court rivals, Nebraska Huskers. Wisconsin trounced Nebraska after Huskers snapped its 10-match head-to-head winning streak.

However, the Black Friday rematch between both sides saw the Badgers shatter Nebraska’s perfect season run. A social media post showcased the deathblow that ended it all for the Nebraska Huskers as they lost to Badgers. 

Wisconsin Badgers take the power back from Nebraska Huskers

The Nebraska Huskers stood at the top of the NCAA league rankings with a 27-0 season record. However, the Badgers struck the Big Ten Champs down at their home turf from the fifth-ranked position and prevailed over them. Big Ten Volleyball tweeted a video clip of the final kill of the match as Wisconsin’s Anna Smrek ended it all.

The tweet carried the caption, “Anna Smrek sealed the win for @BadgerVB vs. No. 1 Nebraska – giving the Huskers their first loss of the season.” Anna Smrek is a junior at Wisconsin who led the attack of the Badgers against Nebraska alongside senior Sarah Franklin. The Badgers wrapped things up for the Nebraska Huskers in the third and final set after a hard-fought deuce in the second set. 

The Huskers failed to climb out of their second-set loss and couldn’t even cross the 20-point mark in the final set. The final kill wasn’t the only highlight made by Wisconsin’s Anna Smrek. In fact, she scored the highest number of kills in the game and also flaunted her defensive prowess.

2021 NCAA Championship MVP shows up for her team

Smrek registered the highest number of kills by any side as she called lights out for the Nebraska Huskers with her 18th kill. Smrek and Franklin played a pivotal role in beating the Huskers with a score of 25-22, 28-26, and 25-16. Her winning effort against the Huskers also saw her silencing three kills with her blocks.

Smrek plays the middle blocker and right-side hitter position for the Wisconsin Badgers. Interestingly, Anna Smrek was also the MVP of the 2021 NCAA Championship season when the Badgers won the tournament.

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The second face-off between the Badgers and the Huskers almost looks like a repeat telecast of their 21 October game. However, while both teams have posted almost similar stats once again, Wisconsin flipped the tables by emerging as the side that captured vital moments of the match. 

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