LINCOLN, Neb. – It wasn’t easy but the Nebraska volleyball team advanced to its NCAA-record 38th regional appearance with a 3-1 victory over Kansas Friday night at the Devaney Center.
The No. 2 seed Huskers won the first two sets in relatively easy fashion (25-14 and 25-18) before Kansas took set three by a score of 25-19. The fourth set featured 13 ties and eight lead changes with the score within two points for the final 26 rallies, but Nebraska got back-to-back kills from Bekka Allick and Lindsay Krause to pull out a 26-24 victory to seal the match.
With the win, Nebraska (26-5) advanced to an NCAA Regional for the 11th consecutive season and for the 28th time in the past 29 seasons. Kansas saw its season end with a 19-11 record, as the Huskers improved to 88-0-1 all-time against the Jayhawks.
Nebraska hit .232 in the match while limiting Kansas to a .152 attack percentage. The Huskers finished with 13 more kills (58-45) and 11 more digs (71-60) than the Jayhawks, while KU out-blocked Nebraska 13-11. Kansas also had four services aces, while Nebraska had one ace.
Four Huskers finished in double-figure kills led by Krause’s 13 kills on .357 hitting. Madi Kubik and Ally Batenhorst each had 10 kills and produced double-doubles. Allick had nine kills on a .562 attack percentage, Kaitlyn Horn led NU with seven blocks and Kubik led Nebraska with 16 digs. Nicklin Hames returned to the lineup and had 25 assists, while Anni Evans finished with 20 assists.
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