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Harper Murray finished with a season-high 20 kills to lead No. 1 Nebraska to a 25-23, 25-14, 25-20 win over No. 7 Wisconsin in front of 10,497 fans at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday night.
Nebraska (17-0, 6-0 Big Ten) won its 58th consecutive home regular-season match inside the Devaney Center. The win is also the Huskers’ fifth straight over Wisconsin (11-5, 5-1 Big Ten).
Murray’s kills came at an efficient .471 hitting percentage, as the outside hitter also added four digs and three blocks. Andi Jackson finished with 11 kills for her sixth double-digit kill output of the season, and Teraya Sigler hit .533 while adding nine kills.
Bergen Reilly finished with 39 assists to help the Huskers hit .396. Laney Choboy led Nebraska with 13 digs, while Olivia Mauch recorded 12 digs.
Set 1: Nebraska used a 3-0 run to take a 14-12 lead and led 15-13 at the first media timeout after a kill from Sigler. The Badgers took an 18-17 lead on a block assist from Lynney Tarrow and Decelise Champion, but the Big Red responded with four consecutive points to grab a 21-18 advantage. Wisconsin trimmed the Nebraska lead to 24-23, forcing a timeout from the Big Red. Out of the timeout, Murray picked up a back-row kill to give the Huskers a 1-0 match lead.
Set 2: The beginning of the second set was back and forth, but Nebraska scored five in a row as part of a 10-1 run to grab hold of the momentum in the second set. The Huskers hit at a blistering .424 pace with 18 kills, while holding the Badgers to .053, to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Jackson closed the set with her 10th kill of the match.
Set 3: Murray’s 17th kill of the match gave Nebraska a slim 15-14 lead at the media timeout. Consecutive blocks from Manaia Ogbechie and Virginia Adriano stretched the Huskers’ lead to 19-16, and a kill from Murray put the Big Red ahead 20-17. The Badgers twice trimmed the lead to two, but after a Charlie Fuerbringer kill made it 22-20 Nebraska, the Huskers scored three straight points to end the match, punctuated by Murray’s 20th kill.
No.1 Nebraska hits the road to take on Northwestern on Thursday, Oct. 15. The match is set for 7 p.m. on B1G+.