{
  "id": 13608881,
  "title": "Wisconsin volleyball has no answers for top-ranked Nebraska | 3 takeaways",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/wisconsin-volleyball-has-no-answers-for-top-ranked-nebraska-3-13608881",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T01:46:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wisconsin-volleyball-no-answers-top-014628717.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 10th, Wisconsin's volleyball team faced a tough defeat against top-ranked Nebraska, with a final score of 23-25, 14-25, 20-25. This loss marked Wisconsin's first since September 13th of the 2025 season. The article highlights three key takeaways from this match-up.\n\nFirstly, the familiar Nebraska duo of Harper Murray and Andi Jackson proved to be too much for the Badgers. Murray led the Huskers with a season-high 20 kills, while Jackson contributed with 11 kills. Their combined 31 kills nearly matched Wisconsin's total of 36 kills, all achieved with only seven attack errors compared to Wisconsin's 18. Murray and Jackson have combined to record 27 kills in previous Wisconsin matches, showing their consistent success against the Badgers.\n\nSecondly, while Wisconsin was more competitive than some of their Big Ten peers, they were still outmatched by Nebraska. Wisconsin's 23 points in the first set were the most they had against Nebraska this season, surpassing Indiana's 19 points and Penn State's 20 points. The game saw five ties and two lead changes in the second set, with Nebraska eventually pulling away in the third set, which featured 13 ties and five lead changes. Despite hitting .323 in the third set, Wisconsin ultimately lost.\n\nLastly, the article notes a bright spot in the loss: 17-year-old Decelise Champion's performance. Champion contributed 12 kills and hit .241 in her first career match against Nebraska. This was particularly notable given Wisconsin's overall .171 hitting percentage in the match, their lowest since a previous loss to Pittsburgh on August 30th. Wisconsin now stands at 0-5 in matches with a sub-.200 hitting percentage, compared to their 11-0 record when hitting above .200.",
  "summary": "No. 7 Wisconsin volleyball had no answers for No. 1 Nebraska and especially the Huskers' duo of Harper Murray and Andi Jackson.",
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Wisconsin volleyball has no answers for top-ranked Nebraska | 3 takeaways",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/wisconsin-volleyball-has-no-answers-for-top-ranked-nebraska-3",
        "published": "2026-10-11T01:46:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}