Nebraska volleyball survives top-10 scare, knocking off Purdue in five sets

Big Ten. Top 10. Five sets.

No. 2 Nebraska (15-1) fought its way to a five-set win over No. 10 Purdue (12-4) in front of a raucous crowd at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday night. The Huskers remain undefeated in Big Ten play with a 25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 25-22, 17-15 win over the Boilermakers.

A light show between the second and third sets was, despite the pomp, a clear result of the great play on the court.

Bergen Reilly led the Huskers to a .242 hitting percentage while dishing out 60 assists and increasing her double-double total with 17 digs.

Merritt Beason led the team in kills, collecting 22 total kills along with eight digs and three blocks. Harper Murray had clutch kill after clutch kill, adding 17 to Nebraska’s tally.

The Husker middle players were active early but slowed down as the game progressed. Andi Jackson had 14 kills while Rebekah Allick added 10.

Purdue found something that worked and kept going as Eva Hudson and Chloe Chicoine carried the load for the Boilermaker offense with 26 and 22 kills, respectively. Raven Colvin only had five kills for Purdue, but did more than enough defensively, putting up a wall at the net with 11 blocks.

Both teams hit over .400, with Purdue hitting .481 and Nebraska hitting .458.

Next up for Nebraska is its second game in as many nights as the Huskers welcome the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to Lincoln. First serve is scheduled for Saturday at 7:00 p.m. CDT.

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