On November 1, something miraculous happened at the UW Field House in Madison, Wisconsin. The Badgers had to face their first sweep in the last eight years in their backyard, in front of the packed house. Something unbelievable! Throughout the years, the Wisconsin volleyball kept it’s home unaffected despite being bludgeoned on the road. The prominent opponents failed to breach the Badgers’ guard to tear down the record. But on Friday night, the No. 2 Nebraska volleyball team did the hard job. They handed the Badgers their first sweep in the last eight years. However, the victory received special recognition for another reason.
Since 2013, Huskers’ deliberate attempts to tear apart the Badgers’ resistance on their home turf had received a fateful result for the visitors. In the last eight games (before the Friday match), the Nebraska volleyball team failed to snag a victory in the UW Field House. But on Friday, it tasted the glory, by defeating the Wisconsin volleyball women’s team by 25-21,25-22, 25-19 setpoints. Naturally, the victory touched the Huskers’ coach, John Cook’s, heart.
After all, he has seen the Badgers juggernaut closer than anyone else. So, when after the game, Emily Ehman caught up with him, asking about his reactions to the result, the veteran coach looked emotional. He gave his flowers to Wisconsin for keeping its home hard-walled for so many years. But the host also asked him about the changes that had earned his squad the victory at the final frontier.
Replying to that, Cook said, “They [the Badgers] were very disciplined tonight. And that’s something that we really we really hammer on these guys. And they were able to stay with it. Again, that was the composure that we had playing in here because this is a tough place to play.”
John Cook talked with @emilyehman about what this @HuskerVB win means to him
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