LINCOLN, Neb. – The No. 2 Nebraska volleyball team turned in another solid offensive showing in a 25-13, 25-23, 25-21 sweep of Mississippi in front of a crowd of 8,113 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday night.
The Huskers improved to 5-0 with their fifth straight sweep to start the season, while Ole Miss fell to 0-4, though three of the four losses are to teams ranked in the AVCA Top 20.
Madi Kubik had 13 kills on .400 hitting to lead the Huskers to a .330 hitting percentage as they ran a 6-2 system for the second match in a row. Kubik was named the Husker Invitational MVP after averaging 3.5 kills per set on a .455 hitting percentage in NU’s sweeps of Ole Miss and Loyola Marymount. Whitney Lauenstein had nine kills and six blocks against Ole Miss, and Lindsay Krause had six kills. Bekka Allick had five kills and a pair of blocks, and Ally Batenhorst finished with four kills and two blocks. Kaitlyn Hord had six blocks with a pair of kills.
Nicklin Hames had 18 assists and eight digs, and Lexi Rodriguez had a team-high nine digs along with two aces. Kenzie Knuckles added eight digs and led the Huskers with 14 perfect receptions. Knuckles, Lauenstein and Rodriguez joined Kubik on the all-tournament team.
NU had 40 kills to 35 for Mississippi. The Huskers had more aces (4-2) and digs (46-39). Both teams had eight blocks.
Anna Bair had 11 kills for Ole Miss.
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