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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 8h

It could have been a trap game. However, the Huskers put aside all the distractions, including a Tate McRae concert, and swept Washington.

“Even though it wasn’t the absolute cleanest game we played, I thought it was one of our better games,” DBK said.
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Nebraska Never Trails Washington in Efficient Sweep

LINCOLN—It had the makings of a classic trap game. The Huskers were coming off an emotional road trip. They were leaving for another away match against a ranke

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 10h

FINAL: No. 1 Nebraska never trailed in a 14, 18, 16 sweep over Washington.

The Huskers hit .307 led by 12 kills from Mruray. Jackson added 10 kills at a .562 clip. Adriano had 9 kills and Allick chipped in 7 kills and 8 blocks.

Barton had 9 kills for the Huskies, which hit .147

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 10h

And then Washington responded with 4 straight points to close the gap to 8-6.

Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 10h

Florida wins three deuce sets to take down No. 25 Missouri.

Byrd led 4 Gators in double digits with 19 kills. Stucky finished with 56 assists and 22 digs, to go with 3 kills and 4 blocks.

Alexander led Mizzou with 24 kills at a .333 clip.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 10h

Nebraska isn't messing around and is up 8-2 in the third set over Washington.

Mauch had back-to-back aces and Jackson has two kills. She now has the team-high with 9 kills.

NU has 5 kills on 10 swings and a block.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 10h

No. 1 Nebraska takes the second set 25-18 to go up 2-0 on Washington. Lots of defense with a combined 43 digs in the set after 22 in the 1st

Adriano and Murray lead NU with 8 kills each. The Huskers hit .273 in the set.

The Huskies hit .146 in the set, Mateska & Barton with 6K.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 11h

Nebraska is up 22-17 in the second set as Landfair and Allick team up for another block. Allick has 5 on the night and Landfair has 4.

Washington is hitting .179 for the set.

Murray has 8 kills on 16 swings for the Huskers.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 11h

UPSET: No. 18 Miami pulls off the reverse sweep against No. 4 Pitt, winning the fifth 15-13 on a missed serve.

Heredia Colon finished with 38 kills and 11 digs for the Hurricanes and hit .342. The rest of the team combined for 20 kills.

Babcock put up 30 kills for the Panthers.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 11h

Nebraska leads Washington 15-12 at the media timeout.

A little bit sloppy play in this set as NU is hitting .200 with 9 kills. Adriano and Murray each have 3 kills this set.

Heard is up to 12 kils for the Huskies, which are hitting .133 this set.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 11h

Heard is given the ace, but Busbom Kelly got up quickly from the bench and challenged the call.

The call is confirmed. Nebraska's lead is 6-5 in the second set.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 11h

No. 1 Nebraska runs away with the first set 25-14 over Washington.

Adriano led the way with 5 kills as NU hit .500 in the set. Four other Huskers had 3 kills. Reilly with 12 assists and 2 kills.

Washington hit .161 led by 4 kills from Markley.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 11h

Nebraska is up 22-12 over Washington in the first set.

The Huskers are hitting .481 in the set with 15 kills. Four different players have 3 kills. Allick and Landfair have two blocks.

UW has settled in a bit. Markley has 3 kills as the Huskies are hitting .111.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 11h

Nebraska leads 10-4 in the first set as Washington calls timeout.

The Huskies look lost out there. They are struggling to pass and communicate. UW with just 2 kills and have spent most of the night out of system.

NU hitting .375 with 7 kills.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 11h

Choboy is playing back row after Adriano serves (she just had a 4-0 run).

Landfair is in for Sigler in the front row.

NU is up 6-2 in the first set.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 11h

The usual starters for Nebraska.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 11h

The stripe out is in full effect tonight. (It does look kind of like a checkerboard.)

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 12h

Uniform watch:
Nebraska goes with white short-sleeved jerseys with black arm sleeves. Mauch has on a short-sleeved black jersey.

Washington is wearing sleeveless black jerseys with black arm sleeves. Heard has on a white sleeveless jersey with white arm sleeves.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 12h

In the battle of backup setters:

Addy Horner had 26 assists, 8 digs and 2 blocks. The Badgers left pins struggled with 15K, 12 errors on 56 attacks.

Addie Lyon tallied 32 assists, an ace, 6 digs and 2 blocks. PSU's left pins combined for 8K, 8 errors on 28 swings.

Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 12h

No. 19 Penn State sweeps No. 7 Wisconsin 20, 21, 16.

Kennedy Martin finished with 23 kills at a .474 clip. Mendelson added 10 kills as PSU hit .296 for the match.

Quest paced the Badgers with 10 kills. Colyer had 8 kills and 6 errors on a .057 hitting percentage. UW hit .151.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 12h

We are 30 minutes from first serve between No. 1 Nebraska (14-0, 4-0) and Washington (7-7, 2-2). This is Nebraska's only home match during the first three weeks of October.

TV: BTN
Stream: Fox Sports App
Radio: Husker Radio Network, including 94.1 in Scottsbluff

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 12h

Redshirt freshman outside hitter Skyler Pierce is on the bench in street clothes and not going through warmups.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 12h

Penn State wins the second set 25-21 over Wisconsin to go up 2-0.

Kennedy Martin is putting on a clinic with 17 kills on 27 attacks. PSU is hitting .317. Mendelson is up to 6 kills on 11 swings.

The Badgers are hitting .183. Colyer has 5 kills and 4 errors on 25 attacks.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 13h

Penn State takes the first set from Wisconsin 25-20.

Martin put up 10 kills on 13 attacks. PSU hit .265 with 16 total kills.

The Badgers hit .100 in the set with 9 kills and 6 errors. Quest had 4 kills on 7 swings the rest of the team had 5 kills on 23 attacks.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 13h

I’m looking forward to see who records the first kill from Alliance or Fremont.

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Lincoln Arneal @lincolnvb.bsky.social · 19h

After missing last season with a shoulder injury, Elkhorn North graduate Grace Heaney is back and thriving for the new-look Boilermakers, who play Nebraska Sunday.

“We are not going to have a great season unless she has a great season,” Purdue coach Dave Shondell said.
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Nebraska Native Has Bounced Back from Injury to Star for No. 12 Purdue; Huskers, Boilermakers Play Sunday

The match meant nothing, but to Grace Heaney, it was everything. Purdue was kicking off its spring season against Butler at home. After undergoing a drastic ro

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