Nebraska Sports Information
SEATTLE – The No. 2 Nebraska volleyball team spoiled Washington’s first sellout in school history of 9,768 with a 25-17, 25-11, 25-21 victory on Saturday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.
Harper Murray recorded 12 kills and hit .360 to lead the Huskers (24-1, 14-0 B1G) to their 21st straight win. Taylor Landfair tallied 10 kills and hit .471, and Andi Jackson posted seven kills and hit .333 with three blocks.
Nebraska hit .375 for the match. Bergen Reilly had 34 assists with a career-high five kills, five digs and an ace.
Rebekah Allick totaled five kills and hit .400 with three blocks. Merritt Beason chipped in five kills with two blocks and two aces.
The Huskers had seven blocks to just one for the Huskies (18-6, 8-6 B1G). NU held Washington to .158 hitting for the match.
Nebraska had a 44-35 edge in kills and 38-29 in digs. Lexi Rodriguez had a match-best 11 digs and served two aces. The Huskers served five aces with just two errors, while Washington had one ace and seven errors.
Emoni Bush had 11 kills for Washington.
Set 1: Washington separated from a 7-7 tie with a 3-0 run to go up 10-7. Beason had a kill, and Washington hit long before a Murray kill tied the score at 10-10. Murray then teamed up with Allick for a stuff block to make it 11-10 after Mauch’s 4-0 service run. With the score tied 12-12, Jackson notched a kill, Washington hit wide, and Reilly hammered an overpass for a 15-12 Husker lead at the media timeout. Jackson and Landfair combined for a block, and Landfair added four kills as NU went ahead 22-16. Back-to-back kills by Murray earned set point for the Big Red, and the Huskers won 25-17 on a block by Beason. Nebraska hit .480 in set one and held Washington to .176. Landfair and Murray each had five kills.
Set 2: Allick opened the set with two kills, and Murray posted one for a 3-0 start. After a service error put Washington on the board, Allick recorded another kill and Rodriguez served back-to-back aces to make it 6-1. NU led 10-3 after kills by Jackson and Murray. Landfair and Reilly tacked on kills before an ace by Reilly increased Nebraska’s lead to 15-6. After a 3-0 UW run, Landfair tipped a kill for a sideout, and Murray capped a long rally with a kill before a block by Beason and Jackson made it 19-10 Big Red. Jackson and Murray put down three kills in a row, Beason served an ace, and Murray smashed her 11th kill as the Huskers closed out a 25-11 win.
Set 3: Nebraska took an 8-3 lead after a 6-0 run served by Beason, which included an ace. Jackson had a kill and a block with Murray in that stretch, and Reilly recorded a kill. Washington pulled within 15-13, but Jackson terminated two kills in a row and Landfair dropped one to the floor for an 18-13 advantage. Reilly put down a kill before a Landfair/Allick block and a Landfair kill made it a seven-point lead, 21-14. Beason notched two kills and Allick finished off the sweep, 25-21.
Up Next: The Huskers return home after four straight road matches when they host No. 14 Minnesota on Thursday at 8 p.m.