COURTESY: NEBRASKA ATHLETICS
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – No. 1 Nebraska swept its eighth-straight match Thursday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena, taking down Northwestern 25-17, 25-14 and 25-15. The sweep is the 49th-consecutive regular season victory.
The Huskers (18-0, 7-0 Big Ten) hit .287 as a team, recording 42 kills as opposed to Northwestern’s (7-11, 0-7 Big Ten) 21. For the Wildcats, they hit at just .030.
Andi Jackson led Nebraska in kills, recording 10. She was followed in suit by Harper Murray’s nine. With Jackson’s hitting percentage of .600, this is the eighth-straight match of hitting above .350 for the senior middle blocker.
Nebraska recorded 13 blocks as a team, with Kenna Cogill recording seven. Bergen Reilly recorded 39 assists to go along with three blocks and three kills.
Additionally, the Huskers picked up nine serving aces, while holding the Wildcats to none.
The win is also the 24th-straight triumph on the road or in neutral site for Nebraska. Next up for Big Red is a match against Purdue at the Devaney Center Saturday at 4 p.m.
