The Gophers were hoping to bounce back after two losses last week against Washington and Oregon; two games which saw the collapse of the team's pillars of strong blocking and defense.

No. 2 Nebraska (25-1, 15-0 B1G), by their own admission, did not play their best volleyball match in a 25-12, 22-25, 25-22, 25-19 victory over No. 16 Minnesota (16-9, 9-6 B1G) Thursday night. Still, NU grabbed a 22nd consecutive victory and reclaimed $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy (normally a football trophy) from Minnesota for the first time since 2018.