#1 Nebraska Rolls Through Rutgers 3-0

Match Stats

• #1 Nebraska def. Rutgers 3-0 (25-10, 25-14, 25-12)
• Nebraska moves to 22-1 (13-1 Big Ten); Rutgers falls to 4-23 (0-14 Big Ten)
• College Avenue Gym, New Brunswick, New Jersey (Rutgers hosted)

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Courtesy Nebraska Athletics:

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The top-ranked Nebraska volleyball team swept Rutgers 25-10, 25-14, 25-12 on Saturday night at College Avenue Gym.

With their 10th straight win, the Huskers improved their overall record to 22-1 and their Big Ten-leading record to 13-1. Rutgers fell to 4-23 overall and 0-14 in conference play. The Huskers have won 22 straight matches away from the Devaney Center.

Nebraska was dominant from start to finish, jumping out to a 9-1 lead in the first set and never looking back. Briana Holman had 12 kills and three blocks and hit .688, and Kadie Rolfzen had 10 kills with six digs and four blocks. Mikaela Foecke had five kills, and Amber Rolfzen had four kills and eight blocks. Kelly Hunter put up 33 assists, and Justine Wong-Orantes led the team in digs with 10.

Nebraska outhit Rutgers .395 to -.024, the lowest hitting percentage by a Husker foe this season. The Huskers served six aces – two of which came from Sydney Townsend – and had an 11-4 edge in blocks. Nebraska more than doubled Rutgers in kills with a 41-19 advantage.

Set 1: Nebraska set the tone early with a 9-1 start. An Amber Rolfzen kill made it 15-6 and started a 5-0 run that put the Huskers ahead 19-6. The Huskers took a 25-10 win by hitting .467 and holding Rutgers to .125. Kadie Rolfzen and Holman each had four kills.

Set 2: The Huskers built a 12-4 lead and went up 22-10 on an ace by Wong-Orantes. A Tiani Reeves kill – the first of her career -made it 23-13, and an Amber Rolfzen solo block finished off the 25-14 win. The Huskers limited the Scarlet Knights to -.133 hitting in the set.

Set 3: The Huskers broke free from a 5-4 lead with a 7-1 run to go up 12-5. Holman connected on four kills to give the Huskers a 17-7 lead. A kill by Olivia Boender, a dump by Hunter and a pair of blocks by Amber Rolfzen increased the Husker lead to 22-9. Kills by Foecke and Holman sealed the set, 25-12.

Up Next: The Huskers return home to host Iowa next Wednesday at 7 p.m. on NET-2.

Courtesy Rutgers Athletics:

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Facing its highest ranked opponent of the season, the Rutgers women’s volleyball team was defeated by the reigning National Champions and top-ranked Nebraska on Saturday night at the College Ave Gym. The Cornhuskers (22-1, 13-1 Big Ten) swept the Scarlet Knights (4-23, 0-14 Big Ten) by set scores of 25-10, 25-14, and 25-12.

Nebraska marked the highest ranked opponent to cross paths with Rutgers this season. RU has played in 10 matches against a ranked opponent, including four matches against a team in the top five.

Senior right side Lauren Cloyd led RU with five kills and three blocks. Fifth-year senior middle blocker Mikaela Matthews also added three blocks, along with three kills in the match.

Nebraska was led by Briana Holman with 12 kills, posting a .688 hitting percentage as well. Kadie Rolfzen followed with 10 kills in addition to four blocks. Amber Rolfzen added in a match-best five blocks.

After dropping the first set, the Scarlet Knights kept the score within three in the early serves of the second set, as a block for Cloyd and Matthews held the score at 6-3. However, Nebraska went on to generate a substantial lead on the board en route to its second set win of the match.

Returning from the break, Rutgers offense found a rhythm the start of the third set as a kill for Cloyd knotted the score, 3-3. The Scarlet Knights held the margin as close as two as a kill for Matthews held the Huskers’ lead at 7-5. From there, Nebraska found a 5-0 run to distance its advantage. Trimble stumped the run with a kill. However, it was not enough to keep the RU gears rolling as the UN lead was too much to overcome.

UP NEXT
Rutgers hits the road for two matchups first with a stop at No. 22 Ohio State on Friday, Nov. 11. The Scarlet Knights then travel to Maryland for a match on Sunday, Nov. 13.

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