The Huskers picked up where they left off on Thursday night, going in to set one firing on all cylinders. They continued to push the pace and looked good all match. Nebraska hit .400 on the match and held. USC to .095.
Harper Murray led all hitters with 14 kills, hitting .426 and Virginia Adriano had 13 kills, hitting .500. Keoni Williams saw extended playing time, while Skyler Pierce, Campbell Flynn, and Ryan Hunter also saw some action.
The Nebraska back row was once again playing lights out. The way those women fly across the court and pick up things you are sure is going to hit the floor is amazing. The serve receive was so good as well.
Nebraska 3, USC 0
Set One: Nebraska 25, USC 12
Nebraska starts out the game with Mania Ogbechie denying a tip and getting the kill. The Huskers got off to a fast start, with tough serving and excellent net play shooting out to a 6-1 lead. Nebraska was rolling and Bergan Reilly was spreading out the kills as always. Virginia Adriano and Ogbechie were bringing the heat for the Huskers to start this set, Adriano had six kills and Ogbechie two blocks by the 15 point time out. Olivia Mauch and Laney Choboy were playing beautiful floor defense, diving all over the court. Taylor Decker, the USC Libero had to leave the set at the first set point after being hit in the face hard for the second time of the night.
Nebraska hit .471 on the set while holding USC to .118. Virginia Adriano led all players with 6 kills, followed by Harper Murray with 5.
Set Two: Nebraska 25, USC 16
This set started off a little more back and forth as both teams missed a serve and they were trading points. After being tied 6-6 the Huskers started to pull ahead. Freshman Keoni Williams went in for Ogbechie this set and had three kills on three hits early. Nebraska went in to the timeout ahead 15-10. Olivia Mauch picked up the first ace of the match late in the match to put the Huskers up 23-15. Andi Jackson ends set two with a fast kill up the middle.
The Huskers hit .483 for the set and held USC to .222. Andi Jackson and Keoni Williams are both hitting over .700 with 11 combined kills on 15 swings. Harper Murray has eight kills so far on the match and she is hitting .533 with no errors.
Set Three: Nebraska, USC
The Huskers got the first point on the set on Adriano’s tenth kill. Skyler Pierce came in to the match in for Teraya Sigler, and she makes in known with two kills in her first two swings. Nebraska kept the lead, but the teams were trading points for the first six points, and the Huskers were making a few more errors than in the first two sets. The Huskers went to the time out up 15-9. Campbell Flynn and Ryan Hunter went into the game for the second half of this set. Teraya Sigler served the Huskers on a 9-0 run that included two aces. The game ends on a USC hitting error.
The Huskers’ next game is on Friday in Ann Arbor as they take on Michigan. You can catch that game on BIG+.