Nebraska Volleyball Dominates Iowa in Sweep

No. 2 Nebraska volleyball remains undefeated all-time against Iowa with another sweep.

Kaleb Henry | Oct 6, 2024

Nebraska volleyball players celebrate a point against Stanford at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. / Nebraska Athletics

Nebraska volleyball entered October a perfect 38-0 against Iowa all-time. That number is now 39-0.

The No. 2 Huskers (14-1, 4-0 Big Ten) swept the Hawkeyes (8-8, 2-2 Big Ten), 25-17, 25-11, 25-13. This is the eighth-straight sweep for Nebraska over Iowa and 11th-straight win since falling at SMU.

Nebraska's offense hit a blistering .404, led by 10 kills on .400 hitting from Merritt Beason.

The story of the day was the middles, though. With Andi Jackson out again, Leyla Blackwell earned the start alongside Rebekah Allick. The pair notched nine kills each, with Blackwell hitting .692 and Allick hitting .583. They also combined for five blocks.

Bergen Reilly dished out 35 assists.

Iowa managed to hit just .155, but did have the player with a match-high for kills: Michel Urquahart at 11.

Nebraska is back in action Friday, hosting No. 10 Purdue.

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Published Oct 6, 2024

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.