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Texas A&M opposite hitter Logan Lednicky (9) and outside hitter Taylor Humphrey (11) celebrate a score during the NCAA Division I volleyball playoff game against TCU at Reed Arena on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 in College Station, Texas.<\/p>\n
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Texas A&M volleyball experienced it all Sunday: surprising top-ranked Nebraska with a first-set win, then shocking the Cornhuskers by going up 2-0 with a second set win, then dipped in the third and survived a marathon fourth set to prevail in five, knocking off Nebraska 25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 35-37, 15-13 in Lincoln, Neb.<\/p>\n
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The Aggies (27-4) will face Pittsburgh in the Final Four national semifinals Thursday.<\/p>\n
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Kyndal Stowers’ 25 kills matched Nebraska’s Harper Murray’s 25, but the difference was the rest of the teams’ lineups. A&M got 24 kills from Logan Lednicky, including the winning kill on match point, but Nebraska’s next-highest scorer had 15.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Aggies hit .275 and had a season-high nine service aces.<\/p>\n
Nebraska (33-1) hoped to repeat its Elite Eight comebacks\u00a0of 2006 and 2008, when the Huskers started 0-2 before rallying to beat Minnesota and Washington in five sets. But the Aggies brushed off what could have been a letdown after missing out on three match points in the emotional fourth set to control most of the final set.<\/p>\n
RELATED: Recap, highlights as Aggies reverse sweep to upset Louisville<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n These were our live updates throughout Sunday’s match:<\/p>\n Elite Eight live updates\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Two points away from the match, A&M’s 13-11 lead became 13-12 on a Kyndal Stowers miss, but Logan Lednicky put the Aggies to match point (14-11) with a big kill.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Nebraska’s Harper Murray saved one match point with a kill to make it 14-13 but then Lednicky put the match away with a kill.<\/p>\n Texas A&M has won 25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 35-37, 15-13.<\/p>\n The Aggies will play in the Final Four, opening against Pitt on Thursday.<\/p>\n Texas A&M is two points away from the Final Four.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Nebraska won two quick points out of the Huskers timeout on a Rebekah Allick kill and a Kyndal Stowers attack error, but a Stowers kill gave A&M a 13-10 lead.<\/p>\n But Nebraska’s Laney Choboy served an ace to make it 13-11, and the Aggies have called a timeout.<\/p>\n Texas A&M leads 12-7 in this fifth set.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The Aggies went up 11-7 on a Morgan Perkins kill and then went up 12-7 on a Taylor Landfair shot that went wide.<\/p>\n The Huskers have called their final timeout.<\/p>\n This fifth set is going Texas A&M’s way, but don’t forget that Nebraska has won the last two sets with its backs against the NCAA wall.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The Aggies have taken\u00a05-3, 7-5, 8-6 and 9-6\u00a0leads in this fifth set.<\/p>\n Texas A&M couldn’t convert on three match points and Nebraska, after eight foiled set points, finally broke through for a manic 37-35 fourth set win to force the deciding fifth set.<\/p>\n Nebraska had captured momentum heading into Texas A&M’s timeout, and kept it going when a Kyndal Stowers attack error tied the match 19-19.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Stowers redeemed herself with a kill to put A&M up 20-19, but Nebraska challenged. The Huskers lost the challenge, but then tied it 20-20 on a Rebekah Allick kill. Harper Murray put Nebraska up 21-20 with a kill, but Stowers answered to make it 21-21. That became 22-21 A&M on a Murray miss wide, but it was tied again 22-22 on a Huskers point.<\/p>\n From there, it was a dizzying finish to the set:<\/p>\n \u2022 Mania\u00a0Ogbechie’s kill made it 23-22 Nebraska, but the Aggies tied it 23-23 on an Ifenna Cos-Okpalla block off a Harper shot. Nebraska went up 24-23 on a Virginia Adriano kill, but Logan Lednicky made it 24-24 with her 19th kill.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0The Huskers went up 25-24 on a Teraya Sigler drop shot, giving them their second set\u00a0point. A Lednicky kill tied it up 25-25, which Nebraska turned into a 26-25 advantage on a Bergen Reilly kill. Ogbechie, a freshman who hadn’t served all season, served wide to make it 26-26 (Nebraska was out of subs). The Huskers then went up 27-26 for their fourth set point, which again was denied on a Stowers kill for 27-27.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Nebraska made\u00a0it 28-27 (Allick), but a net error tied it up 28-28. A sixth set point was again foiled by a Cos-Okpalla block, tying it 29-29. Nebraska then went up 30-29 off a Lednicky miss, and it soon became a 31-30 Huskers lead. Lednicky made it 31-31 with a kill and the Aggies earned a match point off a Murray miss, 32-31.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0But Lednicky served into the net for 32-32. That forced Ogbechie to serve again, which she missed, to tie it 33-33. An Aggies kill from Stowers made it 34-33, which Nebraska tied 34-34 on an Allick kill. Nebraska went up 35-34 on a Stowers miss, which then was tied again on a Stowers kill.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Nebraska went up 36-35 on a Murray kill, and then won the set on a Laney Choboy kill.<\/p>\n A 5-3 Nebraska run has the fourth set up for grabs.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Logan Lednicky’s 17th kill of the match put Texas A&M up 19-14, which Nebraska cut to 19-15 on a Rebeka Allick kill and then 19-16 on Bergen Reilly’s service ace. That then became 19-17 on a Kyndal Stowers attack error. And another Stowers attack error made it 19-18 and the Aggies have called their final timeout.<\/p>\n A third straight\u00a0kill by Logan Lednicky made it a 16-10 lead for Texas A&M, which became a 17-11 lead on an Emily Hellmuth kill, which then led to an 18-12 advantage. A Morgan Perkins attack error made it 18-13, and a kill from Harper Murray made it 18-14.<\/p>\n Texas A&M has called a timeout.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Texas A&M came out of the Nebraska timeout with a quick point off a Huskers attack error, leading 11-7, but a Taylor Landfair kill stopped a 4-0 Aggies run. But Kyndal Stowers put A&M up 12-8, which Nebraska’s Harper Murray turned into 12-9 on another kill from her.<\/p>\n But a Huskers service error put A&M up 13-9, which Nebraska then cut to 13-10 off an Andi Jackson kill. The Aggies then pushed that lead to 15-10 on a pair of Logan Lednicky kills, and the Huskers have called their final timeout, trailing 15-10 and down 2 sets to 1.<\/p>\n This fourth set was back-and-forth, but Texas A&M has gained momentum. The Huskers were up 5-2 early, but a\u00a04-1-run for A&M has given the\u00a0Aggies a 10-7 advantage.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Nebraska, trailing 2-1 in sets, has called a timeout.<\/p>\n Texas A&M and Nebraska are headed to a fourth set.<\/p>\n The Aggies and Huskers traded points out of the A&M timeout to make it a 21-18 Nebraska lead, which became 22-18 after a Logan Lednicky shot that went wide.\u00a0 A&M made it 22-19, but Kyndal Stowers’ serve then went long, giving the ball back to Nebraska, which then went up 24-19 after a Lednicky error.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n On set point. Emily Hellmuth had a kill to make it a 24-20 score, but Harper Murray gave the Huskers the set with her 16th kill.<\/p>\n A&M’s timeout at 10-5 was a good move. A 4-0 run made it a 10-9 game, which the Huskers extended to 11-9 on a Harper Murray kill. Teraya Sigler’s service ace made it 12-9, but Ifenna Cos-Okpalla stopped the bleeding with a kill.<\/p>\n But a quick kill from Rebekah Allick and a Virginia Adriano kill made it 14-10. A&M, down to its final challenge, successfully challenged a net infraction that turned it into a 13-11 game which soon became 14-12 after Emily Hellmuth’s ninth kill of the match. The Huskers and Aggies went back and forth from there 16-15 Nebraska, 17-15 Nebraska and then 18-15 Nebraska after a Kyndal Stowers attack error.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n But Stowers made up for it with a kill for 18-16, then Tatum Thomas’s service ace made it 18-17.<\/p>\n An Allick kill made it 19-17 and Murray made it 20-17 on her 15th kill.<\/p>\n The Aggies, up 2-0 in sets, have called timeout at 20-17.<\/p>\n Nebraska, facing a do-or-die situation in the third set, doesn’t look like it will go down easy.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The Huskers have jumped out to a 9-5 lead in the third set after a Harper Murray kill, a Bergen\u00a0Reilly ace and a Virginia Adriano kill.<\/p>\n A&M has called a timeout, trailing 10-5.<\/p>\n The Aggies won the first two sets 25-22, 25-22.<\/p>\n Texas A&M is one set away from advancing to the Final Four after shocking No. 1 Nebraska by taking the first two sets in their NCAA regional final in Lincoln, Neb.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n After taking a timeout leading 24-22, Logan Lednicky’s kill down the line gave the Aggies the set.<\/p>\n Through two sets, Emily Hellmuth and Kyndal Stowers each have 10 kills to lead the Aggies. Lednicky has seven. A&M is hitting .292 to Nebraska’s .275 and has eight aces to Nebraska’s three.<\/p>\n Up 24-20, Nebraska won back-to-back points to cut A&M’s lead to 24-22.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The Aggies have called a timeout.<\/p>\n An Emily Hellmuth kill (her eighth of the match) put Texas A&M up 20-16, which became 21-16 after a Nebraska attack error. The Huskers cut that to 21-17 off a Taylor Landfair kill. Kyndal Stowers’ eighth kill made it 22-17. Nebraska cut it to 22-18, but Stowers made it 23-18. Logan Lednicky made it 24-20.<\/p>\n Nebraska called a timeout trailing 14-11 in the second set, but the break didn’t do the trick. Texas A&M has battled for a 19-15 advantage off kills from Morgan Perkins and Emily Hellmuth, and the Huskers have called another timeout.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The\u00a0Aggies have eight\u00a0aces so far. That’s a season high.<\/p>\n After dropping the first set 25-22, Nebraska opened the second set with an ace, but soon the set followed the first-set storyline: back and forth, with A&M getting the advantage on the longer points but the Huskers faring better up front at the net.\u00a0<\/p>\n Taylor Landfair crosscourt shtot made it\u00a011-10 Nebraska, but the Aggies ralled for a 14-11 lead.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The Huskers have called a timeout.<\/p>\n Texas A&M has made a big statement in this match, shocking Nebraska by taking the first set 25-22.<\/p>\n The Aggies trailed 15-10, then went on a 10-0 scoring run to turn their deficit into a 20-15 lead.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n From there, it was back and forth. An Emily Hellmuth service error made it 22-21, and Morgan Perkins’\u00a0kill put A&M up 23-21. The Cornhuskers answered to make it 23-22, but Kyndal Stowers’ kill made it 24-22 and then the Aggies won the set on a service ace.<\/p>\n Hellmuth and Stowers are leading the way early; they both have five kills to lead the team.<\/p>\n It was only the third time Nebraska has dropped the opening set all season.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Where:\u00a0John Cook Arena at Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas A&M opposite hitter Logan Lednicky (9) and outside hitter Taylor Humphrey (11) celebrate a score during the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88341,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2237,3112,33567,776,27,14539,29298,29,28],"class_list":["post-88340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-college-volleyball","tag-ncaa-tournament","tag-ncaa-volleyball-tournament","tag-nebraska-cornhuskers","tag-texas","tag-texas-a-m-aggies","tag-texas-a-m-aggies-volleyball","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}