Huskers Breeze to Second Straight Sweep

LINCOLN, Neb. – The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team dominated Tulsa en route to its second sweep of the day on Friday night, 25-15, 25-12, 25-13, in front of 8,157 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The Huskers (2-0) continued to roll as they hit .318 to gather their second win of the Ameritas Players Challenge. Their defense was also stout as they held the Golden Hurricane to a .038 hitting percentage. 

Whitney Lauenstein had a career-high 15 kills on a blistering .429 hitting percentage. Madi Kubik, who hit .414, tallied 14 kills to notch her second double-digit kill total of the day. She also had eight digs and three blocks. Kaitlyn Hord added eight kills and five blocks, while Ally Batenhorst finished with seven kills. NU had 47 kills to just 21 for Tulsa. 

The Huskers changed out three starters in the lineup from Friday morning, led by setter Anni Evans who had 36 assists and 10 digs. Libero Lexi Rodriguez was all over the court, tallying a match-high 16 digs while also dishing out six assists. 

Nebraska had a 9-2 advantage in blocks, led by Hord’s five. Freshman Maggie Mendelson had four in her first collegiate appearance. 

Nicklin Hames, who moved to No. 6 all-time for Nebraska in digs earlier on Friday, had 11 digs against Tulsa to go with a pair of service aces. The Huskers had a 59-41 edge in digs. 

Kayley Cassaday led Tulsa (0-2) with 10 kills in the match.

Set 1: Three straight kills by Lauenstein and Kubik put NU…