No. 1 Nebraska earns 8th ranked win of season in 4 set victory over No. 13 Purdue

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Even though No. 1 Nebraska dropped its first set of conference play, the Huskers still overpowered No. 13 Purdue in four games 25-13, 20-25, 25-19, 25-14 Saturday afternoon at the Devaney Center. The win is the 61st-straight regular match won at home for Big Red and the eighth victory over a ranked opponent this season.

Teraya Sigler’s 15 kills paced Nebraska (19-0, 8-0 Big Ten), while Harper Murray, Virginia Adriano and Manaia Ogbechie all also finished with double-digit terminations.

Nebraska hit .303 in Saturday’s win and limited Purdue (11-6, 4-4 Big Ten) to a hitting percentage of .133. The Huskers also tallied a season-best 64 digs as a team, with Olivia Mauch’s career-high 21 leading the way. Additionally, Bergen Reilly posted a double-double with 44 assists and 15 digs. She also had five blocks.

Reilly’s stat line puts her as the second-Husker ever in the rally-scoring era to record at least 40 assists, 15 digs and five blocks in the same match.

The Huskers return to action Thursday at John Cook Arena, where they’ll host UCLA. First serve is set for 6 p.m.