The Big Ten was ready to test the No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team, but the Huskers had other plans.
Riding the improved play of star outside hitter Harper Murray, world-class setter Bergen Reilly and defensive maestro Manaia Ogbechie, the top-ranked Cornhuskers destroyed No. 15 Indiana and No. 7 Wisconsin in a pair of sweeps to remind the conference why they’re the three-time defending Big Ten champions.
That trio of Huskers all took home Big Ten weekly awards, including co-Player of the Week for Murray who averaged 5.17 kills per set on a .429 hitting percentage in the two matches, including a 5.92 points per set mark that led all conference players. Murray stepped up when she was needed most by compiling a season-high 20 kills on a .471 clip with four digs and three blocks against the Badgers…