The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team was always going to be good in 2025, but the form and fashion of their dominance have reached new levels as the season reaches its midpoint.
Filled with plenty of motivation after dropping both of their matches to eventual National Champion Penn State last season, the Huskers were looking to enact some revenge on the Nittany Lions last Friday in Rec Hall. NU did that and then some, pounding PSU in a historic sweep that saw Nebraska outscore Penn State 75-34 in total rallies. It was so bad that the Nittany Lions’ -.114 match hitting percentage was the second-lowest opponent clip ever recorded in Nebraska program history. Reeling after the shocking loss of their setter and reigning National Freshman of the Year Izzy Starck, Penn State looked lost and a far cry from their championship-winning ways just months earlier.
The Huskers took care of business the following night with a sweep of Rutgers as true freshman middle Manaia Ogbechie made another start, where she hit .500 with five kills and five blocks. Bergen Reilly split time with Campbell Flynn, but that didn’t stop the two-time Big Ten Setter of the Year from earning Big Ten Setter of the Week honors after totaling 41 assists, 10 digs, five blocks, three kills, and an ace over the weekend…