The Nebraska volleyball team collected another win over a ranked opponent, making quickly work of 20th-ranked USC on Sunday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center (25-18, 25-22, 25-16).
It’s the sixth top-25 win for the Huskers already this season and fourth via sweep. Nebraska is now 12-1 on the season and will be back in action on Thursday night at Illinois, the Big Red’s first road match of conference play.
Nebraska had it going right from the start on Sunday night.
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While the Trojans hung with the Huskers early on, Nebraska used a 7-2 run to take control of the set. After USC got a couple points back, the Huskers surged forward again, using a 10-1 run to double up the Trojans and get to set point. USC fought off six set points but Nebraska finally closed it out on a Lindsay Krause kill. The Huskers had three of their four aces on the night in that first frame.
Set 2 was much tighter, with USC actually holding a slim lead much of the stanza. Then, the Huskers went on another run, this one an 11-5 rush — including a 5-0 run to claim the lead — to go up 2-0 on the Trojans.