Lawrence, Kan. - In its best offensive performance of the season, the top-ranked Nebraska volleyball team hit .495 to defeat Kansas 15-7, 15-5, 15-6 before 1,3000 fans at the Horejsi Family Athletic Center. All seven Huskers that attempted a kill hit .400 or higher. Nebraska totaled 50 kills on 93 attempts with just four errors.

Sophomore outside hitter Laura Pilakowski led both teams with 17 kills on .484 hitting. Freshman outside hitter Anna Schrad produced five kills on seven attacks and no errors for a.714 percentage. Sophomore middle blocker Amber Holmquist had eight kills (.467 hitting) and junior middle blocker Jenny Kropp recorded eight kills on .467 hitting.

Defensively, Nebraska held KU to .193 hitting and out-blocked the Jayhawks 9-2.

With the win, the Huskers improved to 10-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big 12 Conference. NU has swept eight of its 10 opponents this season and owns a 44-2 all-time record when competing as the No. 1 team.

The Jayhawks fell to 10-2 overall and 1-2 in the league. Amy Myatt, who had averaged five kills per game, led KU with 11 kills but hit .057. Kansas hit .193 for the match.

Nebraska jumped to an 11-0 lead in the first game behind five kills from Pilakowski before the Jayhawks got on the scoreboard on an NU hitting error. KU scored five straight to cut the Huskers