NCAA Womens Volleyball

Huskers Host Hoosiers Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Huskers Host Hoosiers Wednesday at 8 p.m.


MATCH PREVIEW
• The fourth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team is back in action at the Bob Devaney Sports Center with an 8 p.m. match against Indiana on Wednesday. 
• Wednesday night is Nebraska’s annual Red Cross match. The Red Cross will be collecting donations upon entry to the match. 
• Big Ten Network will televise the Huskers and Hoosiers with Larry Punteney and Emily Ehman on the call. The match will be streamed on FoxSports.com. 
• The Huskers Radio Network will broadcast all the action on their radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 105.9 FM 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

• At 19-2 overall and 11-1 in the Big Ten Conference, Nebraska is tied for the league lead with Ohio State and Wisconsin. 

• Nebraska is hitting .253 as a team and is holding opponents to .119 hitting, which leads the nation. The Huskers rank seventh nationally at 2.83 blocks per set. 

• In Big Ten matches only, Nebraska ranks first in opponent hitting percentage (.113), first in opponent kills allowed (10.69 per set) and first in opponent service aces allowed (0.51).

• Nebraska opened the season in a 5-1 system but has been in a 6-2 system since Sept. 1 against Loyola Marymount. Three setters have all been involved for the Huskers this season: Kennedi Orr (5.54 assists per set), Nicklin Hames (5.20 assists per set) and Anni Evans (4.62 assists per set). In 35 sets played as a setter, however, Hames leads the Big Red with 6.51 assists per set. She returned to the Husker lineup on Oct. 14 against Penn State after a one-month absence with an injury. 

• Hames, who is in her fifth season at NU, has 4,867 career assists and broke Fiona Nepo’s (1995-98) career assists school record on Oct. 22 at Illinois. Hames ranks fifth among active NCAA Division I setters in career assists. 

• Outside hitter Madi Kubik is averaging a team-high 3.20 kills per set and adds 2.29 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. 

• Outside hitter Whitney Lauenstein is…

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