No. 1 Huskers Sweep Iowa on Senior Day

No. 1 Nebraska recorded a 25-12, 25-15, 25-17 sweep of Iowa at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday night.

Nebraska (27-0, 16-0 Big Ten) hit .457 as a team while holding Iowa (13-17, 2-14 Big Ten) to a .026 hitting percentage to record the Huskers’ seventh 27-0 start in program history.

Nebraska’s .457 hitting percentage marks the fourth consecutive match hitting .400 or greater, the first time the Huskers have done so in the rally-scoring era. 

Senior Andi Jackson led Nebraska’s offense with nine kills on .750 hitting, while Harper Murray added nine kills. Virginia Adriano and Skyler Pierce each chipped in six kills. 

Set 1: Nebraska dominated the first set, winning 25-12 by hitting a blistering .682 with 16 kills, one error, and 22 attacks. The Huskers used a 3-0 run to jump ahead 12-7 and pushed their lead to 15-8 at the media timeout on a Jackson kill. The Big Red continued to pour it on, extending their advantage to 23-12 to force an Iowa timeout. Nebraska scored its final two points of the set on an Iowa service error and block from Murray and Pierce to take a 1-0 lead. 

Set 2: Nebraska won the second set 25-15 to take a 2-0 lead in the match. The Huskers started fast, using a 6-0 run to force an Iowa timeout with the score 9-4, and extended the lead to 15-7 at the media timeout. The Hawkeyes used a 3-0 run to trim their deficit to 19-12, but that was as close as the visitors would get as the Huskers put away Iowa 25-15. The Huskers hit .400 in the second set and held Iowa to .071. 

Set 3: The Huskers closed out the Hawkeyes with a 25-17 win in the third. Iowa grabbed a 7-4 lead on a kill from Carmel Vares, but Nebraska went on a 6-0 run to force a Hawkeye timeout. The Big Red took control of the set, leading 15-9 at the media timeout and cruising the rest of the way. Nebraska hit .345 in the third and held Iowa to -.034. 

Nebraska remains home for the regular-season finale next week, as the Huskers welcome Minnesota to Lincoln on Tuesday, Nov. 17. First serve between the Huskers and Gophers is set for 7:30 p.m. on BTN.