The Nebraska volleyball team rolled over #4 ranked Hawaii on Friday, and swept #3 ranked Stanford on Saturday to take the title of the AVCA/NACWAA College Volleyball Showcase.

From CSTV CollegeSports:

Top-ranked Nebraska (2-0) claimed the AVCA/NACWAA College Volleyball Showcase title as it defeated third-ranked Stanford (1-1) by scores of 30-23, 31-29, 33-31 Saturday night at the Qwest Center OMAHA. The match was attended by 10,576 fans, the 11th largest women’s volleyball crowd in NCAA Division I history. Nebraska has now won the tournament for the second time, the other coming in 2001.

For the second night in a row, the Showcase drew in excess of 10,000 fans (10,028 on opening night). The crowd also marked the 26th NCAA Division I attendance in excess of 10,000 fans in matches not played in conjunction with another special event such as basketball Midnight Madness. The Showcase drew a tournament record 20,604, or an average of 10,302 fans per night.

Nebraska overcame an 18-17 deficit in game one with a 4-0 run, then held off the Cardinal with five unanswered points to end the stanza 30-23. Christina Houghtelling tallied nine kills in the opening game. The Huskers overcame an 18-13 deficit in game two, then needed to score four of the last five points to cap the second game at 31-29 as Jordan Larson came up with two big kills and Melissa Elmer and Sarah Pavan combined twice for blocks down the stretch. Nebraska allowed a 19-14 third-game lead evaporate and had to hold for a 33-31 victory capped by a Jordan Larson ace.