The Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball suffered arguably their worst loss of the past decade earlier this week. Now it’s time to bounce back from that defeat and show they can get the killer approach they showed last year.
While they weren’t infallible, the Huskers’ two wins this weekend, both sweeps, could show that they’re ready to start becoming the team everyone expected in 2024. Though there’s still plenty to work on and build on.
After sweeping The Citadel Thursday, the Huskers swept Montana State Saturday afternoon: 25-19, 25-15, 25-10. NU is now 5-1 on the season. That final set against MSU might be a sign that the Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team isn’t starting to lock in.
As we have seen more often in the last few matches, head coach John Cook varied the lineup and played Taylor Landfair for Harper Murray on the outside in Set 2 and Landfair for Lindsay Krause in Set 3. We also saw Leyla Blackwell in the middle for Rebekah Allick.
Nebraska Cornhuskers get the weekend sweep
Some might have worried that all the shifting and shuffling would hurt NU’s chemistry on the court, but it seems to be something that the players are adapting to well. It also shows that Cook knows he’s got so much talent on this roster that he might as well use it all.
Of course, the regulars for the Huskers still showed up against Montana State. Harper Murray led all attackers with 11 kills while hitting a very impressive .400 on the day.
Meanwhile, Andi Jackson and Rebekah Allick combined for 13 kills. They each hit .500 for the match as well.
Bergen Reilly dished out 37 assists and tied Lexi Rodriguez for the team-high in digs at eight.
The wins on Thursday and Saturday mean that the Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team will head into the next week after officially righting the ship. Now it’s time to find the same kind of gear they found last season as the schedule is about to get quite a bit tougher, starting with a Tuesday match against Creighton.