Harper Murray had 11 kills and Virginia Adriano added 10 kills as the No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team started the Big Ten season with a 25-22, 25-10, 25-13 win against Michigan on Wednesday at the Devaney Sports Center.
Andi Jackson may have had the best match. Jackson was nearly perfect with eight kills on nine attempts. With one hitting error she finished with a season-best .778 hitting percentage. She also had three blocks.
Michigan hit .323 in the first set, before the Husker turned up the defense and serving and the Wolverines finished with a .108 hitting percentage.
Michigan had just 11 kills combined over the final two sets.
Nebraska hit .380.
Outside hitter Allison Jacobs led Michigan with eight kills, but she had just three after the first set.
Michigan entered the match 10-1, but lost in its first matchup against a ranked team.
Olivia Mauch was the Nebraska libero for the fourth straight match, and led Nebraska with 11 digs.
Omaha Skutt graduate Morgan Burke was the starting setter for Michigan, with the junior finishing with 10 set assists.
Michigan had a chance to win the first set, but gave away too many points in crunch time, including a serving error on set point for the Huskers. Nebraska won 25-22, despite Michigan having the better hitting percentage at .323.
The second set was a good example of how a team is in serve-receive will go a long way into determining the result.
Nebraska was pretty good in passing, minus some ace serves on the edge of the court. Some good passes allowed the Huskers to set Teraya Sigler on back-row attacks, and setter Bergen Reilly to score on two tips at the net. The Huskers hit .565 for the set.
Michigan wasn’t very good in serve-receive and hit .000 for the set.
Reach the writer at 402-473-7435 or bwagner@journalstar.com. On Twitter @LJSSportsWagner.
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