Pilakowski Leads NU to 3-0 Win at Kansas
Nancy Metcalf chipped in 12 kills and a match-high seven blocks for Nebraska, which has won 20 straight matches and 45 straight league contests. Junior setter Greichaly Cepero posted four kills, 32 assists, seven digs and three blocks while leading NU to a .287 hitting percentage.
Defensively, the Huskers out-blocked KU, 15-6, while holding them to a .066 hitting percentage.
Sarah Rome totaled 12 kills for the Jayhawks, who fell to 15-13 overall and 5-12 in the conference.
The Huskers out-blocked Kansas, 7-1, in game one and led, 27-12, before KU outscored them 4-1 to make it 28-16. A kill by Pilakowski forced a game-point situation for Nebraska. Rome twice held the Huskers off with kills before Holmquist secured the 30-18 first-game win with a kill.
Kansas took its late game-one momentum into the second game, taking a 14-10 lead behind three kills from Molly Scavuzzo. The Huskers cut KU