Huskers Back at Home to Host Penn State, Northwestern

MATCH PREVIEW
• The No. 3 Nebraska volleyball team will play at home for the first time in 20 days when it hosts No. 14 Penn State on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Since beating No. 7 Ohio State on Sept. 24 at the Devaney Center in five sets, the Huskers have won four straight matches on the road – dropping only one set – over the last two weeks. Following Friday’s match, the Huskers will have Saturday off before welcoming Northwestern to the Devaney Center at 2 p.m. on Sunday. That match will be the Huskers’ annual “Pink Match” to honor breast cancer survivors and raise awareness about the importance of early detection. 
• Nebraska (14-1, 6-0 Big Ten) is riding a seven-match win streak and is the only Big Ten team without a conference loss after six matches played. The Huskers swept Michigan State and No. 24 Michigan last week on the road. 
• Friday’s match against Penn State will be televised on Big Ten Network and streamed on FoxSports.com. Sunday’s match will be televised on Nebraska Public Media and streamed on B1G+ (subscription required). 
• The Huskers Radio Network will broadcast all the action on their radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and AM 590 in Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided at Huskers.com and the Huskers app. John Baylor is in his 29th season doing play-by-play for the Husker volleyball program. Lauren (Cook) West, a former All-America setter for the Huskers, will provide color commentary.

NOTING THE HUSKERS

• Nebraska is hitting .252 as a team and are holding their opponents to .118 hitting, which leads the nation. The Huskers rank 14th nationally at 2.72 blocks per set. 

• In Big Ten matches only, Nebraska ranks first in opponent hitting percentage (.105), first in opponent kills (10.33 per set), tied for first in service aces (1.76) and first in opponent service aces (0.48). 

• Nebraska’s 14-1 start to the season matches its best start since 2016, when the Big Red went 26-1 before a Nov. 23 loss at Minnesota. 

• Outside hitter Madi Kubik is averaging a team-high 3.37 kills per set and adds 2.20 digs per set. Kubik surpassed 1,000 career kills on Sept. 10 against Long Beach State, becoming the 24th Husker all-time to reach that mark. The senior from West Des Moines, Iowa is coming off a 15-kill, .519 performance at…