LINCOLN, Neb. – The third-ranked Nebraska volleyball staff moved on within the NCAA Tournament after a 25-3, 25-9, 25-17 sweep of Florida A&M within the first spherical on Friday night time in entrance of a crowd of 8,702 on the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
The Huskers (30-2) have been dominant from begin to end in setting a college report for fewest factors allowed in a set (3) and match (29) within the rally-scoring period.
Harper Murray had a team-high 12 kills and hit .440, because the Huskers hit .391 as a staff. The Big Red held Florida A&M (27-7) to a -.043 hitting share.
Andi Jackson posted eight kills and three blocks and hit .538. The Huskers have been in a position to shuffle their lineup within the victory and had eight gamers report at the very least two kills.
Bergen Reilly had 32 assists and 12 digs, and Lexi Rodriguez had 15 digs to maneuver inside 56 of the Nebraska profession report. Olivia Mauch served 4 of Nebraska’s six aces. Merrit Beason notched two and added 5 kills.
Set 1: The Huskers got here out firing to take a 12-1 lead. Allick had two kills and a block, Mauch served an ace, and Murray tallied two kills. Beason had a kill and an ace, and Murray added one other kill earlier than combining with Jackson for a block to make it 17-3. Two straight errors by the Rattlers preceded a back-row kill by Murray that made it 20-3. Jackson had two kills, and Murray closed the set with two kills as NU ended the set on a 12-0 run. The remaining rating of 25-3 set a college report for fewest factors allowed in a non-fifth set within the rally-scoring period.
Set 2: Landfair had two early kills, and Leyla Blackwell and Murray took the Huskers to a 5-2 lead with kills. Beason served one other ace, and Jackson had three kills and two blocks to place the Huskers in entrance 14-4. Reilly capped a 7-0 run with back-to-back kills that made it 16-4. The Huskers completed the set on an 8-1 run with kills by Landfair, Murray and Blackwell and back-to-back aces by Mauch to complete out the set, 25-9.
Set 3: NU went forward 9-5 after one other ace by Mauch and a Blackwell kill. The Huskers prolonged the result in 18-11 after a block by Blackwell and Beason and one other Blackwell kill. Two straight kills by Beason made it 20-13, and the Huskers closed out the sweep with a 25-17 win with Lindsay Krause recording back-to-back kills for the ultimate two factors.
Up Next: Nebraska will face Miami within the second spherical on Saturday at 7 p.m. on the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Miami swept South Dakota State within the first spherical on Friday night. The match shall be streamed on ESPN+ and may be heard on the Huskers Radio Network.
Nebraska Post-Match Notes
- Nebraska formally made its forty third NCAA Tournament look tonight. The Huskers rank second all-time in NCAA Tournament appearances and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (43).
- The Huskers performed their 167th NCAA Tournament match tonight. That ranks because the second-most postseason matches in NCAA historical past.
- With the win, Nebraska improved to 131-37 all-time within the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA historical past in postseason wins and profitable share (.780).
- Nebraska improved to 37-1 all-time in first-round NCAA Tournament matches. The Huskers have gained their final 36 first-round matches relationship again to 1984.
- The Huskers swept their opponent for the thirty first time in 37 all-time first-round NCAA Tournament matches.
- Nebraska improved to 102-1 within the NCAA Tournament when taking a 2-0 lead. The Huskers have gained 101 consecutive postseason matches when profitable the primary two units.
- The win was Nebraska’s twenty third consecutive dwelling victory within the NCAA Tournament relationship again to 2013. The 23-match dwelling win streak is the longest in program historical past, topping the earlier report of twenty-two consecutive dwelling NCAA Tournament victories from 1995 to 2002.
- Overall, Nebraska has gained 42 consecutive dwelling matches relationship again to Dec. 1, 2022. The Huskers’ personal the nation’s longest dwelling profitable streak, and the streak is the longest since Nebraska moved into the Devaney Center in 2013.
- NU improved to 84-7 all-time in dwelling NCAA Tournament matches.
- The Huskers improved to 61-1 all-time in opposition to unranked opponents within the NCAA Tournament.
- Florida A&M marked the 79th totally different opponent the Huskers have defeated within the NCAA Tournament. The Rattlers turned the 67th totally different staff John Cook has defeated throughout his Nebraska NCAA Tournament profession.
- John Cook improved to 90-20 within the NCAA Tournament as Nebraska’s head coach. He joined Russ Rose (Penn State) as the one two coaches in NCAA historical past to win 90 postseason matches at one college.
- Nebraska improved to 30-2 this season with the win. The Huskers have gained 30 matches in a season for the twenty fifth time in program historical past.
- Florida A&M scored 29 factors within the match, the fewest factors a Husker opponent has ever scored within the rally-scoring period. The earlier low was 32 factors on two events (Maryland in 2015 and Rutgers in 2017).
- NU gained the primary set 25-3. The three factors are the fewest the Huskers have ever allowed in a set for the reason that NCAA switched to rally scoring starting with the 2001 season. The earlier report had been 4 factors on two events (2013 vs. Louisiana-Monroe and 208 vs. Missouri State).
- In the primary set, Nebraska had runs of 10-0 and 12-0, with the 12-0 run closing out the set.
- The Huskers held Florida A&M to a -.043 assault share. It marked the second straight match – and the second time this season – that Nebraska has held its opponent to a unfavourable hitting share.
- Nebraska has held consecutive opponents to a unfavourable hitting share for the primary time ever within the rally-scoring period and for the primary time total for the reason that 2004 season. This marks the fourth time beneath John Cook that Nebraska has held consecutive opponents to a unfavourable hitting share.
- Florida A&M didn’t rating its first level on its serve till the twenty fourth rally of the second set and the 52nd rally of the match.
- Olivia Mauch had 4 aces to tie her profession excessive. Her 4 aces have been one shy of the Nebraska report for aces in a three-set NCAA Tournament match.
