OMAHA – All the Nebraska volleyball team needed Saturday was some semblance of stability.
Shaken by Friday’s unsightly loss to Michigan, the third-ranked Huskers recovered to defeat Minnesota 25-20, 21-25, 25-19, 15-25, 15-8 and salvage a split in the season-opening Runza/AVCA Showcase.
Stability came in the form of libero Kayla Banwarth, who went from out-of-control at times Friday to in control of the best digging performance (32 digs) by a Husker in the rally-scoring era.
It came from Brooke Delano, who hit .400 and drilled her career-high 14th kill for the match-clincher. It came from Jordan Wilberger, who as she did a year ago, stepped in for Kori Cooper and converted nearly every opportunity down the stretch.