LINCOLN, Neb. – The No. 2 Nebraska volleyball team swept the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 25-15, 25-16, 25-12 in front of a crowd of 8,500 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday night.
The Huskers (16-1, 6-0 B1G) won their 13th straight match and extended their nation-leading home win streak to 36 matches. Rutgers fell to 5-12 overall and 0-6 in the Big Ten.
The Huskers hit .314 in the match, including .615 in the third set with 16 kills and no errors. NU also notched nine blocks and held Rutgers to .083 for the match.
Harper Murray led Nebraska with 13 kills and 11 digs for her third double-double of the season. She also had two service aces. Leyla Blackwell registered nine kills and hit a match-high .600 with seven blocks. Taylor Landfair had six kills, while Merritt Beason had five and Lindsay Krause and Rebekah Allick each had four. Krause and Allick hit .667 and .571, respectively.
Bergen Reilly contributed 35 assists and 13 digs to notch her third straight double-double. Lexi Rodriguez and Laney Choboy each had nine digs.
NU had three aces and two service errors, while Rutgers had two aces and nine errors.
