Huskers Win 10th Sweep in a Row
LINCOLN, Neb. - The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team posted its 10th sweep in a row with a 25-17, 25-13, 25-17 victory over Northwestern in front of 8,516 fans at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday night.
In their annual Pink Match, the Huskers (19-0, 9-0 B1G) hit .357 and held Northwestern (13-8, 3-6 B1G) to .099.
Nebraska improved its streak of consecutive sets won to 31, which tied the 2009 team for the longest streak since 2007 (53 sets in a row).
Harper Murray had nine kills and eight digs, while Rebekah Allick and Teraya Sigler each had seven kills and hit .417. Andi Jackson pounded six kills and added five blocks, and Virginia Adriano and Manaia Ogbechie added five and four kills, respectively.
Bergen Reilly notched 30 assists and moved within 10 assists of Lauren Cook (3,198) for fourth in school history in career assists in the rally-scoring era.
Laney Choboy had a match-high 10 digs.
The Big Red led in kills (41-29), blocks (10-1), digs (28-27) and aces (6-2).
Set 1: A 7-0 run served by Sigler put the Huskers in control. Sigler served an ace, Adriano had two kills, and Allick had a kill and two blocks - one with Murray - before a Murray kill made it 15-9. After Northwestern scored via a service error, Murray recorded a solo block and a kill around a block by Jackson and Adriano for a 20-10 lead. Reilly dumped two kills and the Huskers won 25-17 on a block by Allick and Adriano.
Set 2: Jackson served a 4-0 run for a 10-6 lead. Jackson had a kill and an ace, and Sigler had a kill. Adriano, Murray and Allick added kills to get to 16-9. Jackson and Sigler pounded kills before a block by Reilly and Jackson increased the lead to 21-12, and Murray added a kill and ace down the stretch, and a Jackson kill and block with Murray ended the set, 25-13.
Set 3: The Big Red took control early with a 7-3 lead via three kills by Ogbechie. Sigler recorded a kill and a block with Ogbechie, and Murray terminated for a 17-10 Husker lead. Sigler and Murray added two more kills to get to 20-13. Allick and Murray tacked on kills down the stretch, and an Adriano ace won the match, 25-17.
Up Next: Nebraska is back at the Devaney Center hosting Michigan State on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.