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SWEEP: No. 2 Nebraska Volleyball Beats No. 7 Wisconsin in Madison

For the first time in 11 years, Nebraska volleyball beat Wisconsin in Madison. This time, the Huskers got it done in straight sets.

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska volleyball players celebrate a point at Wisconsin.
Nebraska volleyball players celebrate a point at Wisconsin. / Nebrask aAthletics

Last year, Nebraska volleyball ended a 10-match losing streak to Wisconsin. On Friday, the Huskers ended an 11-year drought in Maidson.

No. 2 Nebraska swept No. 7 Wisconsin at the UW Field House, 25-21, 25-22, 25-19. The Huskers last won in Madison in 2013. The Badgers also saw their 25-match winning streak at home come to an end.

Nebraska improves to 21-1 on the year and 11-0 in Big Ten Conference play. Wisconsin falls to 15-5 overall and 9-2 in the league.

NU hit .202 for the match while holding UW to just .094, its lowest output since 2016. The defense was stout with 10 blocks, a number of which came against reigning national player of the year Sarah Franklin who hit just .184. He All-American teammate, 6-9 middle Anna Smrek, was held to -.074.

Taylor Landfair hit notched a team-high 13 kills on .182 hitting. Merritt Beason had a match-high .391 hitting while putting down 11 kills.

Rebekah Allick had a match-high seven blocks to go with a trio of kills. Bergen Reilly dished out 32 assists on the night.

The Nebraska serve was tough all night, including five aces from the trio of Lexi Rodriguez, Kennedi Orr, and Olivia Mauch.

Nebraska stays on the road Sunday to face Northwestern. First serve is set for noon CST on B1G+.

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Kaleb Henry
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. 

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