Nebraska Welcomes USC, No. 10 UCLA to Conclude Home Slate

Nebraska vs. USC
Thursday, Oct. 22 | 7:05 p.m. (CT)
Lincoln, Neb. | Barbara Hibner Stadium
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Nebraska vs. No. 10 UCLA
Sunday, Oct. 25 | 1:05 p.m. (CT)
Lincoln, Neb. | Barbara Hibner Stadium
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Nebraska Welcomes USC, No. 10 UCLA to Conclude Home Slate
• Nebraska soccer will host USC and No. 10 UCLA to wrap up its 2026 home slate this week at Barbara Hibner Stadium. 
• The Huskers are 3-3-9 this season after finishing tied 0-0 against Illinois on Sunday, Oct. 18. Nebraska is 1-2-6 in Big Ten play and has played four consecutive scoreless draws. 
• USC is 2-8-5 this season and 1-5-3 in Big Ten play. The Trojans picked up a 3-0 win at Northwestern on Oct. 18, their first league win this season. 
• No. 10 UCLA is coming off a 0-0 draw against Washington on Oct. 16 and sits at 10-3-2 as of Oct. 20. The Bruins will play Iowa on Oct. 22 before traveling to Lincoln for Sunday’s match. 

How to Follow
• Both matches this week can be seen on B1G+ and heard on the radio on KRNU 90.3 
• Live stats are available at nebraska.statbroadcast.com.

Nebraska vs. USC
• Nebraska is 4-2-1 in the all-time series against the Trojans. The last meeting came last season: a 3-2 Nebraska win in Los Angeles. 
• This is just the second meeting between Nebraska and USC as conference foes. The two teams met six times before the 2024 season, with their first meeting in 1995. 
• Nebraska is 1-0-1 against the Trojans in Lincoln, with the last meeting coming in 2022. 

Nebraska vs. UCLA
• UCLA is 4-0-0 against the Big Red. The Bruins defeated the Huskers, 3-0, last season. 
• The series dates back to 1995, when the Bruins took down Nebraska 1-0 in double overtime. This is the first time UCLA has traveled to Lincoln. 

Tale of the Draw
• Through 15 matches of the 2026 season, Nebraska has nine draws. The Huskers have tallied four consecutive scoreless draws this season while shutting out their opponent in five straight matches. 
• As of Monday, Oct. 19, the nine draws are tied for the most in the country with Providence and Loyola Maryland. 
• The nine draws are a single-season program record, while Nebraska’s six in conference play is also a program record. 

Five Consecutive Clean Sheets
• The Huskers have gone five straight matches without allowing a goal, the longest streak since six straight shutouts in 2016. 
• Nebraska has not allowed a goal since surrendering three to then-No. 2 Michigan State on Sept. 24. 
• In all, Nebraska has eight shutouts this season.  The Huskers have only allowed multiple goals three times this season and no more than three (Michigan State).

2026 by the Numbers
•  5: Nebraska has tallied five consecutive shutouts for the first time since the 2016 season, when the Huskers went six straight games without allowing a goal from Oct. 13 to Nov. 11. 
• 4: Nebraska has allowed just .733 goals per game this season, which ranks fourth in the Big Ten and 40th nationally as of Oct. 19. That mark would be the fifth-lowest single-season average in program history.
• 60: Senior goalkeeper Avery Gillahan has 60 saves this season to rank fourth in the Big Ten. Gillahan also ranks fourth in the conference with a save percentage of .845. 
• 7: Through 15 matches this season, Nebraska has played seven ranked opponents. The Huskers are 1-2-4 against teams inside the United Soccer top 25 this season, with their lone win against No. 20 Michigan on Sept. 27. The match with No. 10 UCLA on Sunday marks Nebraska’s eighth against a ranked opponent this season.