Nebraska volleyball overcomes slow start to top Michigan in four sets

The nervousness in the first set had the entire Bob Devaney Sports Center on tenterhooks on Saturday evening.

After falling in the first set, Nebraska (20-1, 10-0 B1G) defeated Michigan (16-5, 6-4 B1G) in four sets: 26-28, 25-17, 25-11, 25-21. Twenty-five Attack errors and 14 service errors doomed Michigan.

Nebraska wasn't error-free, as the Huskers racked up 27 offensive errors. However, her four service errors were covered up by her six service aces.

Nebraska led in every statistical category you'd like to lead in: offenses (136-133), kills (55-45), digs (54-43) and blocks (10-7).

Bergen Reilly led Nebraska to a .206 hitting percentage and dished out 42 assists. Although Harper Murray led the team with 17 kills, she wasn't the first choice in the clutch. Merritt Beason drained the final four kills of the match for Nebraska, bringing their total to 16.

Murray and Beason also led from the service line with three aces each.

For the second straight year, Taylor Landfair got the start at outside hitter while Lindsay Krause replaced her in the final set. Landfair finished with a -.045 hitting percentage and recorded just five kills and six errors on 22 swings. Krause scored a kill on two swings.

The middle pair, Andi Jackson and Rebekah Allick, finished the game with five blocks each and scored 10 and five kills, respectively.

Lexi Rodriguez continued her dominance on the field, scoring 14 shots to lead both teams.

Nebraska travels to No. 8 Northwestern Wisconsin on Friday and Sunday next week.

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