#1 Nebraska Finishes Off the Weekend With a West Coast Sweep, Nebraska 3- Washington 0
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After a late night sweep of #12 Oregon, the Huskers headed to Seattle to take on the #18 Washington Huskies in front of their second sell-out crowd of the weekend.
The Huskers started off a little slow against a tough opponent, but they hit a solid .477 and held Washington to .210. .477 is the highest hitting percentage the Huskers have ever had in a single match in the rally-scoring era.
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Once again Harper Murray led the Huskers with 13 kills, hitting .357. She also had three service aces on the night. Virginia Adriano had nine kills hitting .438 and Mania Ogbechie had seven hitting .778.
Bergan Reilly was elite as always contributing 37 assists and eight digs.
Nebraska 3, Washington 0
Set 1: Nebraska 25, Washington 20The Husker middles started off hot this set. Mania Ogbechie had a quick kill to start off the Huskers and Andi Jackson terminated twice in the Huskers’ first five points. Nebraska got off to a quick start going up 7-2 in the first ten minutes. The Huskies battled back making it 8-7. Tough serving had the Huskers out of system and helped Washington pull ahead 10-9. Nebraska’s usually excellent serve receive was really struggling early in this set. After being knotted at 16-16 Nebraska was able to pull ahead. Nebraska was the first to 20. While Nebraska had pulled ahead, Washington continued to battle back with great defense. The set ended on a Olivia Mauch save and a Harper Murray kill.
The Huskers hit .419 on the set and held Washington to .243.
Set 2: Nebraska 25, Washington 13Virginia Adriano started off the set with a kill. While Nebraska struck first with the first two points, Washington quickly evened it up. The teams continued to trade points through the first nine points before the Huskers went on a 4-0 run to go up 13-9. Skyler Pierce came in to the match when the Huskers were up 17-11 and got a kill on her first swing. Harper Murray followed that up with an ace. Murray continued to serve on a 5-0 run and got another ace before her serve went long. Campbell Flynn came in to serve and Jayden Robinson came in at opposite for the Huskers. The set ended on a Bergan Reilly kill.
After two sets, the Huskers were hitting .441 and Washington was at .167.
Set 3: Nebraska 25, Washington 22Washington strikes first in set three with a kill and some aggressive serving. Nebraska looked out of system and made some uncharacteristic errors to start the set which gave the Huskies a 4-1 lead. Behind the serving of Laney Choboy, the Huskers went on a 5-0 run. Mania Ogbechie served, which is something that we don’t usually see. Kenna Cogill started this set, and had a nice kill in the middle to help the Huskers get the side out. The Huskies tied the game up at 11. Harper Murray was finding kills, as always with. a mix of hard hits and tips in just the right spots. Washington was the first to 15, going into the media timeout 15-14. Both teams were hitting hard and the set was tied at 21. Olivia Mauch had a beautiful pancake, that turned into a Harper Murray kill to take the Huskers to match point at 24-22. A Harper Murray serve didn’t make it back to the Huskers’ side and ended the match.
With this win the Huskers have clinched a share of the Big Ten title. They can win it outright with one more win in their next three matches. Their next opportunity will be on Thursday, November 12 when they take on Illinois at John Cook Arena. The game will air at 6pm in Nebraska Public Media or B1G+.