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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Pity the volleyball during what promises to be a fast and furious match when Texas and Stanford square off in Saturdays national championship at Nationwide Arena.Boom, boom, boom, boom.Thats what you saw (and heard) in Thursdays semifinals: Four teams killed it at speeds that would raise eyebrows on interstates, and the two most powerful -- the Cardinal and the Longhorns -- advanced to the final bout of the season.When its imposing 6-foot-6 Cardinal opposite Kathryn Plummer or bruising 6-foot-4 Longhorns outside hitter Yaazie Bedart-Ghani doing the damage, most of us would run for cover.But thats not how these players look at it.Ive walked out of a practice with bruises, just red marks from being slapped with the ball. But in a way, you kind of love it, Cardinal setter Kelsey Humphreys said. Thats why we play.For Texas, Ebony Nwanebu, Paulina Prieto Cerame and Micaya White drilled the majority of the rockets in the Longhorns sweep over Nebraska on Thursday, but the consensus from the players on Friday is that the heaviest hand belongs to Bedart-Ghani. And while Cardinal middle blockers Inky Ajanaku and Audriana Fitzmorris flexed their muscles in Stanfords 3-1 win over Minnesota, Plummer got the most attention for her strong-arming ways.Here are some more thoughts about those screaming spikes:TV or not TV?Theres a TV on the side when we practice so we can replay film. And all the time when our outsides are hitting a sharp cross, it will bounce up and hit the TV. Were like, Poor TV. -- Longhorns setter Nicole DaltonPop culture?My goal by my senior year is to pop a ball. Im working on that, getting in the weight room to get a little bit stronger. -- sophomore Bedart-GhaniThats gonna leave a markThere was one time in practice, I got super-lucky on a dig on one of Yaazies hardest swings. I dug it and my arms were red for 10 minutes. They were actually stinging. I got it up, so I didnt care. -- Longhorns libero Cat McCoyThe power of powerTheres a sweet finesse about the game when theres a physical side to it. When all those things come together, its really fun to play. It almost seems like its in slow motion. -- Longhorns coach Jerritt ElliottDown for the countIf your blocks not in front of them, you are just praaaying that it hits your platform and not your face. When it hits you in the chest, you end up on your butt. -- HumphreysIs everyone OK?We have a really great B side of the net; we call them Machine Team. They take a lot. Tami (Alade) and Courtney (Bowen) have taken a lot to the forehead, and we have to stop practice and make sure everybody is OK. It can really mess you up. -- AjanakuTake a listenKathryns ball -- it has a different sound. Its a very heavy ball. When you listen to Inky when she hits, its like a snap. Its kind of a sharp sound. When Kathryn hits it, its like a thump. You can tell theres more speed on it. -- Cardinal coach John Dunning Danny Vitale Jersey .1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift. Elgton Jenkins Jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. https://www.packersjerseysale.com/ . -- Al Jefferson found a groove just in time for the Charlotte Bobcats. Fake Packers Jerseys . Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night. Blake Martinez Jersey . Aduriz headed home Markel Susaetas cross in the sixth minute to open the scoring at San Mames Stadium. He bettered that with a long-range blast that went in off the goal frame in the 18th, and converted a penalty in the 72nd after Diego Mainz was sent off for fouling Aduriz with only the goalkeeper to beat. (STATS) -- Wofford is known for its triple option offense, but the Terriers defense had the final say in a 15-14 victory over Charleston Southern in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.Tyler Vaughn scored on a safety just before halftime and Devin Watson intercepted two passes in the fourth quarter, sparking Wofford (9-3) into the second round next Saturday at No. 6 seed The Citadel (10-1). The Terriers tied for second in the Southern Conference behind the champion Bulldogs, who won their regular-season meeting 24-21 on the road Oct. 22.Wofford set up the rematch by improving to 14-0 all-time against Charleston Southern (7-4).Watsons second interception of Charleston Southern quarterback Shane Bucenell came at the Wofford 29 and he returned it 47 yards to the Buccaneers 24 with 1:09 left to play to seal the win. He also had six tackles.The last drive was huge, said Woffords 29th-year coach Mike Ayers. (Watsons) last play happened right in front of me and Devin was looking at the quarterback and when he saw him turn, he throttled back a little bit, and when the ball was released, he was already gone. It was a heck of a play. The defensee answered the bell I dont know how many times.ddddddddddddVaughn dropped Bucenell in the Charleston Southern end zone with 2:19 left in the first half, which gave Wofford an 8-7 halftime lead.Wofford was held to 141 rushing yards -- less than half its average -- but senior fullback Lorenzo Long gained 96 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries. His 32-yard scoring run with 2:32 left in the third quarter put the Terriers ahead 15-14.That was a heck of a football game and theyre a great team, Buccaneers coach Jamey Chadwell said. Theyre a classy program. I dont want to get beaten by anybody, but I know they do football the right way, so I congratulate them.Charleston Southern, the automatic qualifier from the Big South Conference, had two leads in the game -- after Bucenell threw a 7-yard pass to Jared Scotland late in the first quarter and on Bucenells 2-yard run early in the third quarter.Darius Hammond led the Buccaneers rushing attack with 94 yards on 11 carries. Wofford has not allowed a 100-yard rusher this season. ' ' '