LINCOLN, Neb. - The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team posted a 25-14, 25-18, 25-16 sweep of Washington on Friday in front of a crowd of 8,769 at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. 

The Huskers improved to 15-0 (5-0 Big Ten) with their 53rd straight home win. Washington fell to 7-8 (2-3 Big Ten). 

Harper Murray had a match-high 12 kills and hit .407 with seven digs and three blocks. Andi Jackson had 10 kills and hit .562 with two blocks, and Virginia Adriano had nine kills and a pari of blocks. Rebekah Allick and Taylor Landfair each had seven kills. Allick posted eight blocks, as the Huskers finished with 10 as a team. 

Bergen Reilly put up 34 assists and nine digs. Olivia Mauch led the Big Red with 12 digs. Laney Choboy added six. 

Nebraska had a strong serving night with six aces and just one error. Mauch had two of the aces, while Reilly, Adriano, Murray and Teraya Sigler all had one. 

The Huskers hit .307 and held the Huskies to .147.

Set 1: Adriano served an early 4-0 run that included a kill and an ace by the freshman. Allick recorded three kills and had a block with Landfair, who also had a kill, as the Huskers went up 13-4. Adriano added two more kills, and Murray put down another for a 17-7 lead. Jackson and Landfair notched kills before an Allick and Landfair block put NU ahead 22-12. Reilly dumped a kill, and Adriano finished out the set at 25-14 with back-to-back kills. Nebraska hit .500 in the opening set.          

Set 2: The Huskers put together a 4-1 run to go ahead 11-7. Jackson had a kill and a block with Landfair, while Murray added a kill. Allick added another kill and a block with Murray, and Murray put the Big Red up 15-12 at the media timeout. Jackson and Murray combined for three more kills for a 19-15 advantage, and Allick and Landfair added another block before a Landfair kill made it 23-17. NU finished off a 25-18 win.      

Set 3: Nebraska began the set with an Allick kill and back-to-back aces by Mauch. Sigler, Jackson and Landfair notched kills to put the Huskers up 8-2. Washington clawed back to within 9-7, but Allick was in on two blocks, and Murray, Adriano and Jackson tacked on kills to keep the Huskers ahead, 14-9. Murray recorded a kill and an ace, and a kill by Landfair had NU up six, 18-12. Adriano and Allick combined for a block, and another Landfair kill made it 21-14. NU went on to win 25-16. 

Up Next: The Huskers play at No. 12 Purdue on Sunday at Noon (CT). 

Husker Defense Stifles Boilermakers

The Nebraska soccer team claimed its first conference win with a 1-0 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers on Thursday evening at Barbara Hibner Stadium.

Reagan Raabe scored the lone goal of the game, an 83rd-minute tap into the goal off a cross from Carson Bohonek and a returned goal kick from Ella Rudney.

The Huskers improved to 6-3-5 (1-3-3 Big Ten) while Purdue fell to 5-7-3 (2-4-1 Big Ten). 

NU held the advantage in shots, 15-5, and took six shots on goal while the Husker defense did not allow a shot on target by Purdue. The two teams were even at seven corner kicks apiece and the Boilermakers logged six saves. 

Raabe, Sadie Waite and Ellie Felt each took three shots for the Big Red. Raabe and Felt both had two on goal. Cece Villa (5-3-5) claimed the win in the net after grabbing her fifth shutout of the season.

In the 36th minute, Raabe took a shot from the top of the box that barely missed the net. Makovicka took a shot off a cross from Raabe that was just wide right, and NU and Purdue went into the break knotted at 0-0.

The Huskers took eight shots, including two on goal in the first half. The Big Red backfield only allowed two shots total and none on goal by the Boilermakers.

Nebraska will remain home for a matchup with the Maryland Terrapins on Sunday, Oct. 12. The game will kick off at 1:05 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on B1G+. Sunday’s game will mark the Huskers’ Senior Day and fans can purchase tickets at huskers.com/tickets. 

Huskers Enjoy Big Ten Media Day

Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williams and starting guards Britt Prince and Callin Hake provided insight into the upcoming women's basketball season at Big Ten Media Day in Rosemont, Ill., on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

The Huskers made a quick trip to the Chicago area for an action-packed six hours of interviews and promotional opportunities to preview the 2025-26 campaign.

Prince, a returning Big Ten All-Freshman selection, and Hake, both started 30 games for the 2024-25 Huskers who earned their second consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and 20-win season a year ago.

The Husker players and Williams were featured on the Big Ten Network in live interviews at the heart of the day, with the players tipping off the the 3 o'clock hour following Williams' appearance on the Big Ten Live set.

The day started with a 30-minute press conference for the Husker players, and featured stops at Big Ten Network featured sets along with Big Ten Digital, Social and Marketing appearances throughout the day. NBC Sports, CBS, Sirius XM and several other interactive social platforms were on hand to enhance the reach of the conference's annual tip-off to the season.

The Huskers returned to Lincoln on Wednesday evening and will be back on the practice court Thursday afternoon to continue preparations for an upcoming scrimmage and the exhibition opener against Mount Marty at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Oct. 24.