The Top-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team cruised to another straight-set sweep, 25-19, 25-11, 25-16, of UCLA on Thursday night. Nebraska (20-0, 9-0 Big Ten) hit .380 as a team while limiting UCLA (15-5, 6-3 Big Ten) to a .036 hitting percentage to record the Huskers’ 10th 20-0 start in program history.
The Huskers extended their regular-season win streak to 51 matches, the second-longest in program history in the NCAA era. Andi Jackson led the Huskers with 11 kills on .625 hitting for her 36th career match with at least 10 kills and added six blocks and three digs.
Virginia Adriano posted 10 kills on .333 hitting, followed by Harper Murray with nine kills, five digs, and three blocks. Teraya Sigler chipped in eight kills on .471 hitting with five digs, and Manaia Ogbechie added four kills and three blocks.
Around the sports world
- Hall of Famer and Southern head coach Marshall Faulk announced earlier this week that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Faulk said he caught it early enough that his treatments are allowing him to live his life normally so far. Nebraska fans no doubt remember that the Huskers once recruited the famed running back, but Tom Osborne wanted to move him to defensive back, so he went to San Diego State instead.
- The College Football Playoff world saw some interesting action on Thursday night. James Madison suffered its first loss of the year, falling 34-31 in overtime to App State. Meanwhile, Memphis improved to 6-2 with a 41-34 overtime win over East Carolina.
- A day after he was dismissed as Maryland's head coach, Mike Locksley told ESPN he doesn't expect to have an opportunity to be a head coach in college again, but is looking to revive his career in the NFL or as a coordinator for a college program "you can win a championship at."
More Nebraska Cornhuskers news
- The Nebraska women's basketball team begins its season-long pursuit of a fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament bid by tipping off 2026-27 with an exhibition game against the Wayne State Wildcats on Friday, October 23 at 6 pm (CT) at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
- The Nebraska soccer team matched its longest shutout streak since 2016 on Thursday, finishing 0-0 against the USC Trojans at Barbara Hibner Stadium. Unfortunately, with a nation-leading 10th draw, the Huskers’ record is just 3-3-10 this year. Nebraska will play its final home match of the season on Sunday, October 25, against No. 10 UCLA.
- Two Nebraska Cornhuskers football players were honored Thursday: center Justin Evans and linebacker Owen Chambliss were named to The Athletic Mid-Season All-America Team. Evans is considered one of the country's top centers, and Chambliss is looking to repeat his 100-tackle campaign last year with San Diego State.
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