Nebraska’s Bergen Reilly honored as Big Ten Setter of the Week

Bergen Reilly - Nebraska volleyball
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraska volleyball setter Bergen Reilly was honored by the Big Ten Conference on Monday.

The conference named Reilly Setter of the Week, as she helped lead the top-ranked Huskers to two more sweeps.

With a 3-0 win over No. 16 Penn State and a 3-0 win over Rutgers, the Huskers have now swept their last five opponents.

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In those two wins, the Reilly-led offense hit a combined .412%. Defensively, Reilly helped the Huskers limit their opponents to a -.022% hitting percentage.

In the sweep at Penn State, Reilly tallied 26 assists, eight digs, three blocks, two kills and an ace as the Huskers hit a season-high .437%.

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At Rutgers on Saturday, Reilly played just 1.5 sets and had 15 assists, two digs, two blocks and a kill before she was relieved by Campbell Flynn.

The Huskers went on to hit .390% in that match.

This is Reilly’s second Setter of the Week award this season, as she won it the week of Aug. 26.

Reilly has now won 11 Big Ten Setter of the Week awards in her career.

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