Gophers Lose To Texas In NCAA Volleyball Semis

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Amy Neal had a career-high 25 kills and Texas broke open a close match in the fourth set to beat Minnesota in the NCAA volleyball semifinals Thursday night.

The third-seeded Longhorns (30-2) will play in the championship match Saturday night against No. 9 Kansas or No. 4 Nebraska.

The No. 2 Gophers (30-5) hung with Texas until the end. Neither team led by four points until the 156th rally of the match. There were 44 ties and 10 lead changes as Texas won 26-24, 27-25, 23-25, 25-21.

Neal, the Big 12 player of the year, took a career-high 67 swings from the left side and hit only .194 because Minnesota's Hannah Tapp and Molly Lohman set up an effective block against her.

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