No. 1 Nebraska breezes by USC in 9th sweep of Big Ten opponent
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – No. 1 Nebraska won its 52nd-straight regular season match in a 25-12, 25-16, 25-13 sweep of USC Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd at the Devaney Center.
Led behind double digit kills by Harper Murray (14) and Virginia Adriano (13), Nebraska (21-0, 10-0 Big Ten) hit .400 on the match. The Huskers also held USC (9-11, 3-7 Big Ten) to a hitting percentage of .095.
Nebraska jumped on USC early, going up 4-0 led behind four-straight serves by Teraya Sigler. Sigler finished the match with a pair of aces as well. The Huskers would also go on another 4-0 run later in the set to put them in the red zone.
Then, Big Red followed that up with a dominant second set. Another 4-0 run came after Nebraska led 20-15, Olivia Mauch served four times in the stretch, one being an ace. Through two games, Nebraska hit at .476 and sided-out at 86%.
In game three, the Huskers again showed defensive prowess, as the Trojans hit at -.029.
Andi Jackson led Big Red in the blocks category with four, Nebraska totaled seven rejections on the match.
Coming into Saturday, Nebraska held opponents to .100 hitting, ranking first in the country. After this defensive performance, that number will continue to drop.
Big Red now hits the road for four-straight matches and returns to action next Friday night, Oct. 30 at Michigan. First serve will be at 5:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcasted on Big Ten Plus.
