Lincoln – The third-ranked Nebraska volleyball crew punched its ticket to this system’s fortieth NCAA Regional look with a 3-0 sweep of Miami Saturday evening in entrance of 8,684 followers on the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
The Huskers (31-2) held the Hurricanes beneath 20 in every of the three units of the 25-19, 25-14, 25-18 win. Nebraska restricted Miami to its lowest hitting share of the season (.058) whereas successful its twenty fourth consecutive house NCAA Tournament match and forty third straight house match general.
Harper Murray had an excellent all-around sport, main Nebraska in kills (9), digs (12) and repair aces (2). Murray hit .412 on the match. Rebekah Allick had a match-high seven blocks and had six kills on solely 9 swings. Bergen Reilly dished out 33 assists and led a balanced offensive assault, as 5 Huskers had no less than six kills.
Miami noticed its season finish with a 22-11 report. The Hurricanes had been led by Flormarie Heredia Colon, who had a match-high 14 kills and tied for the match excessive with 12 digs.
Set 1: A Murray kill and block by Merritt Beason and Allick, together with a trio of Miami hitting errors, helped the Huskers take a 13-8 lead. Kills from Jackson and Landfair prolonged the benefit to 19-12. The Hurricanes pulled inside 4 at 21-17, however a Husker block ended a 3-0 Miami scoring run. NU closed out the set, 25-19, on a Hurricane hitting error. The Big Red held Miami to .091 hitting within the set.
Set 2: Kennedi Orr on the service line sparked a 3-0 run handy the Huskers an early 7-3 lead. A Murray ace and two Hurricane hitting errors stretched the result in 16-9. Orr loved one other service run, which included an ace, together with a Landfair kill and Allick/Landfair block that put Nebraska forward 20-10. Andi Jackson and Beason mixed for NU’s sixth block of the match to finish the set, 25-14. Nebraska hit .300 within the set whereas limiting Miami to an .081 assault share.
Set 3: Two kills apiece from Reilly and Jackson, together with an ace by Murray and block had been a part of a 7-0 run to offer the Huskers a 9-3 benefit. Miami got here again to tug inside three at 12-9. The Huskers responded by successful 5 of the following six rallies to take a 17-10 benefit. Nebraska led by no less than six the remainder of the way in which, incomes the victory on Reilly’s fourth kill of the match. Nebraska hit .357 within the third set whereas Miami hit .000.
Up Next: The Huskers will face Dayton subsequent weekend within the regional semifinal. For timing and tv particulars, keep up to date with Huskers.com.
Nebraska Post-Match Notes
- With the win, Nebraska superior to an NCAA Regional for the thirteenth consecutive season and for the fortieth time in program historical past. The Huskers’ 40 regional appearances are essentially the most in NCAA historical past, whereas Nebraska’s 13 consecutive regional berths rank second nationally.
- With the win, Nebraska improved to 132-37 all-time within the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA historical past in postseason wins and successful share (.781).
- Nebraska improved to 30-2 all-time in second-round NCAA Tournament matches.
- The win was Nebraska’s twenty fourth consecutive house victory within the NCAA Tournament, a faculty report. NU improved to 85-7 all-time in house NCAA Tournament matches, together with 30-2 on the Devaney Center.
- Overall, Nebraska has received 43 consecutive house matches courting again to Dec. 1, 2022. The Huskers’ personal the nation’s longest house successful streak, and the streak is the longest since Nebraska moved into the Devaney Center in 2013.
- The Huskers improved to 62-1 all-time in opposition to unranked opponents within the NCAA Tournament.
- Nebraska improved to 103-1 within the NCAA Tournament when taking a 2-0 lead. The Huskers have received 102 consecutive postseason matches when successful the primary two units.
- John Cook improved to 91-20 within the NCAA Tournament as Nebraska’s head coach. He improved to 99-25 in his NCAA Tournament profession. Cook ranks second all-time in profession NCAA Tournament victories and NCAA Tournament wins at one faculty.
- Cook coached his 111th NCAA Tournament match as Nebraska’s head coach tonight. The 111 postseason matches tie former Hawaii coach Dave Shoji for the third-most NCAA Tournament matches coached at one faculty.
- Nebraska restricted Miami to a .058 assault share. That was a season-low for the Hurricanes and marked solely the second time this season they hit beneath .100.
- Rebekah Allick recorded seven blocks within the match. That elevated her profession whole to 395, as she moved as much as sixth place on Nebraska’s profession blocks chart within the rally-scoring period.
- Lexi Rodriguez had 9 digs within the match to maneuver into the highest into the highest 5 in profession NCAA Tournament digs at Nebraska. Rodriguez ranks fourth with 226 digs in her NCAA Tournament profession.
- Harper Murray led Nebraska in kills (9), digs (12) and repair aces. NU additionally scored extra factors of Murray’s server than another Huskers.
