CORALVILLE, Iowa – For the second week in a row, the Nebraska volleyball team picked up a sweep over Iowa, defeating the Hawkeyes 25-14, 25-17, 25-14 at XTream Arena on Friday night.
The sixth-ranked Huskers (23-3, 15-2 Big Ten) posted their sixth straight sweep of the Hawkeyes (8-20, 2-15 Big Ten) by hitting .330 and holding their foes to a .093 hitting percentage.
Combined with Ohio State’s 3-1 loss at Maryland on Friday night, the Huskers now control their own destiny to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten title by winning their remaining three matches.
Madi Kubik had 14 kills and nine digs while hitting .407, and Ally Batenhorst chipped in 11 kills. Lindsay Krause also hit double-figures with 10 kills and a .471 hitting percentage.
Nicklin Hames had 15 set assists, while Kennedi Orr had 11 assists to go with eight digs. Lexi Rodriguez had a match-high 19 digs, as the Huskers had a dominant advantage in that stat, 55-34.
The Huskers also had more kills (44-27), aces (5-2) and blocks (6-5). Whitney Lauenstein served two aces, while Hames, Rodriguez and Kenzie Knuckles each had one. Kaitlyn Hord led the Big Red with four blocks.
Amiya Jones had eight kills for Iowa.
Set 1: Nebraska used a 7-0 run to separate from a 6-5 lead to a 13-5 lead. Kubik had two kills, while Bekka Allick and Batenhorst each had one. And Allick and Krause had a block as well. The Huskers pushed the lead to…
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