MATCH STATS
- #7 Nebraska def. Indiana, 3-0 (25-8, 25-14, 25-13)
- Nebraska improves to 20-4, 13-1 Big Ten; Indiana drops to 12-14, 1-13 Big Ten
- Lincoln, Nebraska
- Attendance: 8267
- Box score
LINCOLN, Neb. – #7 Nebraska stayed tied atop the Big Ten standings with Penn State by making quick work of Indiana in front of a sold-out crowd of 8,267 at the Devaney Center Saturday night. The sweep (25-8, 25-14, 25-13) was just one set of numbers that stood out on the evening. Indiana had 14 kills, the lowest total Nebraska has allowed all season. Additionally, Indiana hit -.062, which was the lowest hitting percentage allowed by Nebraska this season.
The Huskers were led by recent 1,000-kill-club member Mikaela Foecke offensively. Foecke pounded 14 kills, hitting .591 on the night. She filled the stat sheet with 2 blocks, 2 aces, 3 digs and 2 assists. Setter Kelly Hunter ran the highly efficient offense (.393) with 30 assists. Annika Albrecht, along with her 5 kills, led all Husker defenders with 10 digs. Briana Holman registered 8 kills, hitting .400 and adding a match-high 6 blocks.
The Hoosiers’ lone bright spot was setter Victoria Brisack. Her 11 assists helped her pass 1,000 assists on the season. Offensively, Indiana was led by Jessica Leish with 5 kills. Middle blocker Deyshia Lofton, the Big Ten leader in solo blocks, added another on the night, moving her solo block total to 21 on the season.
There was no part of this match that the Huskers failed to dominate. Nebraska led in kills (41-14), hitting percentage (.393 to -.062), aces (9-1), digs (36-30) and blocks (12-4).
PRESS RELEASES
Courtesy of Nebraska Athletics
LINCOLN, Neb. – The No. 7 Nebraska volleyball team swept Indiana 25-8, 25-14, 25-13 on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 8,267 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Mikaela Foecke led the Huskers (20-4, 13-1 Big Ten) with 14 kills on .591 hitting as NU won its seventh straight match in Big Ten play and nation-leading 25th straight match at home. The Huskers remain tied with Penn State atop the Big Ten standings with six matches to play in the regular season.
Briana Holman had eight kills and six blocks, four of which came in the first set. Jazz Sweet had six kills and hit .357. Lauren Stivrins added five kills and six blocks. Kelly Hunter chipped in 30 assists, and Annika Albrecht had a team-best 10 digs to go with five kills.
The Huskers hit an efficient .393 and held Indiana to -.062, the lowest percentage by a Big Ten foe against Nebraska this season. The Huskers had a decisive edge in blocks (12-4), aces (9-1) and kills (41-14). Indiana’s 14 kills were the fewest by a Husker opponent this season. Foecke, Hunter Atherton and Sydney Townsend each had two service aces.
Indiana fell to 12-14 overall and 1-13 in the Big Ten. Jessica Leish had five kills to lead the Hoosiers.
Set 1: Holman sparked the Huskers with three early kills and three blocks, and Foecke served two straight aces as NU staked a 12-3 lead with a 7-0 run. The Huskers grew the lead to 13 at 20-7 with kills by Foecke and Holman as part of a 4-0 spurt. NU scored the final five points of the set for the 25-8 win. Holman had five kills and four blocks in the set, and NU outhit Indiana .667 to -.087. It marked the Huskers’ best hitting percentage in a set since Sept. 1.
Set 2: Hunter Atherton served six points, including an ace, as the Huskers went up 7-1. After Indiana pulled within 13-8, the Huskers went on a 6-0 run with Stivrins contributing two blocks and a kill. Townsend served the run and capped it with an ace. The Huskers went up 23-11 on Atherton’s second ace of the night, and NU took a 2-0 lead in the match with a 25-14 win. The Huskers held Indiana to a -.111 hitting percentage in the set.
Set 3: Nebraska opened up an 8-3 lead with Foecke posting two kills. Indiana remained within striking distance at 9-7, but Sweet tallied a pair of kills, and Stivrins and Albrecht teamed up for a block and a 12-7 lead. Townsend served the Huskers’ seventh ace of the night to double up Indiana, 16-8. Townsend’s service run continued to a 19-8 Husker lead. The Huskers began to rotate in some substitutes, including Sami Slaughter who combined with Stivrins for a block. The Huskers clinched the match with a 25-13 win.
Courtesy of Indiana Athletics
LINCOLN, Neb.– The Indiana volleyball team lost in three sets (25-8, 25-14, 25-13) on the road at No. 7 Nebraska on Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center.
Sophomore setter Victoria Brisack tallied 11 assists and passed 1,000 assists for the season. Brisac know has 1,006 for the season.
Freshman Bayli Lebo led the Hoosiers (12-14, 1-13) with 13 digs and senior Jessica Leish paced Indiana with five kills. Redshirt sophomore Kendall Beerman added four kills for Indiana.
Deyshia Lofton, the leader in the Big Ten in solo blocks, added one solo block and two block assists. Lofton now has 21 solo blocks for the season, to lead the Big Ten.
The Cornhuskers (20-4, 13-1) hit .393 for the match with 41 kills and eight errors.
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