RICHMOND, Va. -- Jenny Kropp had 16 kills and Laura Pilakowski added 13 as top-ranked Nebraska beat No. 3 Hawaii 15-3, 15-12, 9-15, 15-10 on Thursday night to advance to the NCAA Division I women's volleyball championship.

The Cornhuskers (33-0) will attempt to become only the second undefeated NCAA champion in the event's 19-year history when they face No. 4 Wisconsin on Saturday. Wisconsin (33-3) beat No. 2 Southern California 15-10, 15-9, 15-9 in the second semifinal.

"Finally!" Nebraska setter Greichaly Cepero said. "We've been talking about this since the beginning of the season, and now here we are. Now we've just got to go out and do it one more time."

The Cornhuskers outblocked Hawaii 23-7½, scoring five of their final six points in the fourth game on blocks.

"We had two great days of practice," middle blocker Amber Holmquist. "We knew what they wanted to do. We knew their rotations. We knew what their tendencies were."

Lily Kahumoku had 18 kills for Hawaii (31-2), and Kim Willoughby added 15 kills and 15 digs.

Sherisa Livingston had 21 kills and Jenny Maastricht added 20 in Wisconsin's victory over Southern California. Livingston has a school-record 635 kills this season.

Janae Henry had 15 kills and 11 digs for Southern California (29-3). April Ross added 13 kills and 11 digs.