LINCOLN, Neb. – The No. 3 Nebraska volleyball team earned a thrilling 3-2 (25-22, 24-26, 19-25, 25-20, 15-13) win over No. 7 Ohio State on Saturday night in front of 8,342 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
The Huskers moved to 10-1 on the season and 2-0 in Big Ten play. The win snapped a two-game skid against the Buckeyes, who dropped to 5-5 and 1-1 in the Big Ten.
Madi Kubik had a team-high 16 kills to go with nine digs and five blocks. Lindsay Krause added nine kills and a pair of blocks, and Whitney Lauenstein had seven kills with four blocks and a pair of aces.
Kaitlyn Hord produced five kills and six blocks, while Bekka Allick had four kills to go with a career-high eight blocks.
Kennedi Orr and Anni Evans provided 20 and 18 assists, respectively. Orr had nine digs, while Evans added seven. Lexi Rodriguez had a match-high 19 digs and served one ace.
Kenzie Knuckles served two of the Huskers’ season-high six aces on the night. NU had six aces with 15 errors, while Ohio State had no aces and 20 errors. That – combined with a 15-5 blocks advantage – helped the Huskers offset a 64-46 deficit in kills. Ohio State hit .151 in the match, while Nebraska hit .140.
Jenaisya Moore had 21 kills on .300 hitting to lead Ohio State. Emily Londot added 17 kills, and Gabby Gonzales had 15 kills.
Set 1: The Huskers got five kills from five different players in their first six attacks to go up 9-6. The Buckeyes answered with three…
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