No. 1 Nebraska volleyball moves to 20-0 with sweep over Michigan State
No. 1 Nebraska volleyball (20-0, 10-0) extended its sweep streak to 11 matches in a dominant outing against Michigan State (25-15, 25-15, 25-18). After sweeping the Spartans (15-5, 5-5) on Oct. 17 in East Lansing, the Huskers followed that up with another one-sided victory.
With Taylor Landfair suited up but sidelined after exiting Friday night’s match against Northwestern with a lower leg injury, Teraya Sigler got extended time in both the front and back row. The freshman outside hitter led the Huskers with nine kills on a .316 hitting percentage.
Nebraska ended with 53 kills and four players having at least seven. Virginia Adriano finished the match with seven kills on a career-high .667 hitting percentage. The team hit .382 as a whole.
After having the second-best hitting percentage for a Husker opponent in their first matchup with a .202 clip, the Spartans could not repeat that mark and hit .118. Lincoln native and Michigan State setter Malayah Long recorded a kill on five attempts and racked up 20 assists in her homecoming.
Set 1: Nebraska gets out of the gate hot
Nebraska wasted no time setting the tone in the first set with a 25-15 victory. The Huskers hit .343 and held Michigan State to a .088 clip.
Nebraska started the set on a 9-2 run with six kills on six swings. Sigler made the most of her extra front row reps, recording four kills early on.
The Spartans cut into the Husker advantage with a 3-0 run, but were immediately answered by a 4-0 Nebraska run to make it 17-7. Errors plagued Michigan State, with seven resulting in free Husker points.
While the Spartan defense improved over the set, so did the Huskers. Nebraska tallied 20 digs in the first set, led by eight from libero Laney Choboy. A block from Harper Murray and Rebekah Allick capped off the dominant set.
Set 2: Allick takes over
The Huskers kept the momentum rolling with another 25-15 win in set two. After a quiet first set, Allick took over with seven kills and two blocks in the second game. Nebraska hit .365 in the set compared to Michigan State’s .065 mark.
MSU took a 5-3 lead, but a Spartan service error launched a 5-0 Nebraska run highlighted by overpass kills from Allick and Sigler. After having just one kill on five attempts in the first set, Allick added three early in the second to give the Huskers a 10-8 lead.
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Nebraska’s defense remained on point with a pair of Andi Jackson blocks extending its margin. Skyler Pierce made her return after missing the past five matches and immediately recorded a kill.
Maisie Boesiger entered the game to serve and spearheaded a 5-0 run to give the Huskers a 23-12 advantage. Allick’s eighth kill of the match sent Nebraska into the locker room up 2-0.
Set 3: Huskers hold off Spartans
Nebraska secured its 20th win of the season with a 25-18 third-set victory. Both teams had their best hitting percentages of the match in the deciding set as the Huskers hit .410 to the Spartans’ .226.
Michigan State jumped out to an early 9-7 lead while hitting at a .417 clip. The Huskers kept up with the Spartans behind a pair of Murray kills. In their first action of the night, Allie Sczech and Manaia Ogbechie put Nebraska up two with a kill apiece and a block assist.
A pair of dump kills from Bergen Reilly extended the Nebraska lead to 18-14 while Ogbechie moved her kill total to five on back-to-back swings. The Huskers closed the match on a 4-0 run, capped off by a Jackson block.
The Huskers will be in action on Friday, Oct. 31, against No. 12 Wisconsin in Madison. The Halloween battle will be at 8 p.m. CT on the Big Ten Network.
