Nebraska volleyball sweeps Rutgers

There were no problems for Husker volleyball this time.

Just a day after surviving a five-set thriller against No. 10 Purdue, No. 2 Nebraska defeated Rutgers in straight sets in volleyball. The Huskers won 25-15, 25-16, 25-12 to improve to 16-1 and remain undefeated in Big Ten play. The Scarlet Knights are now 5-12 on the year and 0-6 in league play.

Nebraska's dominance was on display on both sides of the net. Offensively, the Huskers hit .314. Defensively, NU had 51 digs and nine blocks and held Rutgers to .083 hitting.

Sophomore outside hitter Harper Murray had a game-high 13 kills to go and 11 digs. Leyla Blackwell, starting for Rebekah Allick, had nine kills for a .600 hitting percentage and a match-high seven blocks.

Bergen Reilly dished out 25 assists and added a game-high 13 digs to complete the double-double.

Nebraska will play on consecutive days again next week, this time on the road. The Huskers face Michigan State on Friday on the Big Ten Network and Ohio State on Saturday on NBC.

Box score

Nebraska Athletics Set Synopses

Sentence 1: Blackwell and Landfair combined to score all of NU's first four points, with Blackwell notching two kills, Landfair scoring one and the two combining for a block. The score was tied at 8-8, but a Murray kill and another block from Blackwell/Landfair helped the Huskers take a 13-9 lead. A kill and block from Blackwell and three errors from Scarlet Knight were part of a 5-0 run by Olivia Mauch that extended the lead to 18-12. Two consecutive kills from Murray increased NU's lead to 20-13, and Landfair's third block of the set completed the 25-15 set win. The Huskers held Rutgers to .000 hits in the set.

Sentence 2: Allick, Murray and Beason all had a kill in a 4-0 run to give Nebraska a 7-3 lead. The Big Red extended its lead to 15-5 behind two Murray aces and kills from Murray, Landfair and Blackwell. An Allick kill after a diving attack by Choboy forced a Scarlet Knight timeout at 17-7. Two Blackwell kills sparked a 4-0 run by Choboy that brought NU to set point, and the Huskers closed the set with a Blackwell/Murray block.

Sentence 3: A Blackwell kill and a Blackwell/Murray block gave Nebraska an 8-4 lead in the third set. Krause scored two kills and extended the lead to 14-8. Beason and Blackwell combined with a block and Blackwell, Beason and Murray each had a kill, making the score 21-11. Two Murray kills ended the set 25-12 and the match 3-0.

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