Along the way, Nebraska defeated five top-10 teams in 2013, including a 1-0 win at
No. 1 Oklahoma. The Huskers were one of only four teams to defeat the national champion
Sooners, while the win was Nebraska's first-ever road victory over a No. 1 team and just
the second win over a top-ranked team in school history. Following an outstanding regular
season, Nebraska earned the No. 14 national seed for the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers
were selected to host an NCAA Regional for the first time in six seasons, while earning a
No. 1 seed for regional play for the first time in 11 seasons.
The Huskers swept through the NCAA Regional, breezing to a 3-0 record by outscoring
their opponents 21-5. After capturing its first regional title since 2002, Nebraska advanced
to the first NCAA Super Regional in school history. The Huskers opened the super regional
with a 5-2 victory at No. 3 Oregon, snapping the nation's longest home winning streak less
than a month after snapping No. 9 Michigan's nation-leading overall win streak. After an
11-inning loss to the Ducks in game two of the three-game super regional series, Nebraska
punched its ticket to Oklahoma City with a 4-2 win over the Pac-12 champion in game three.
Nebraska fared well at the 2013 Women's College World Series despite an 0-2 record.
Both of NU's losses were in extra innings, as the Huskers fell 4-3 to Washington in eight
innings in the series opener, before dropping a memorable 9-8 15-inning decision to No. 2
Florida in an elimination matchup. All three of the Huskers' postseason losses were one-run
setbacks in extra innings, proving a young Nebraska team could compete with any opponent.
Individually, Tatum Edwards earned second-team All-America honors in 2013, becoming
the first Husker to garner first- or second-team All-America accolades since 2004. After
limited pitching experience in her first two seasons, Edwards compiled a 30-10 record in
2013, while ranking in the top 15 nationally in wins and shutouts. Three Huskers were also
all-region selections, while seven Huskers earned all-conference recognition.
In addition to success on the field and in the classroom, the Huskers have seen a dramatic
increase in fan support under Revelle. NU has called Bowlin Stadium home since 2002,
and the Huskers have finished in the top 10 nationally in average attendance in six of the
12 seasons since the stadium opened. The 2004 Huskers attracted a school-record 19,103
fans and led the nation with an average increase of 340 fans per game, while finishing
third in total attendance and fourth in average attendance (955). In 2011, No. 11 Nebraska
drew a school-record 1,960 fans against No. 5 Texas on April 9. The Huskers went on to
post the second-highest average season attendance at Bowlin Stadium in 2011 (775). NU
nearly matched that mark in 2012, averaging 767 fans per game.
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