Nebraska volleyball saw its streak of 47 consecutive sets won and 15 consecutive sweeps came to an end in its matchup with UCLA on Friday in Los Angeles, but the Huskers got their West Coast trip off to a winning start with a 25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 25-15 win in front of a record volleyball crowd of 10,498 in Pauley Pavilion.
Andi Jackson tied her season high with 15 kills and hit .625 with no errors. Harper Murray added 14 kills, and Rebekah Allick tied her season high with 13 kills on .440 hitting with seven blocks as the Huskers shook off a set three loss to the Bruins.
Bergen Reilly posted 34 assists and 11 digs while leading the Huskers to a .299 hitting percentage. It was her sixth double-double of the season. The Bruins hit .221 on the night.
Laney Choboy had 14 digs, though the Huskers were outdug for the first time this season (59-48). UCLA had a 55-53 edge in kills, while the Huskers had a 10-7 advantage in blocks. Nebraska committed just 12 attacking errors to 25 for the Bruins.
The Huskers held UCLA to .000 hitting in the first set and ran out to a 10-6 lead before closing the set on a 6-3 win with Murray getting three kills late to finish things.
In set two, UCLA took an early 10-5 lead before Nebraska clawed back to take a 13-12 lead. With the score tied 19-19, Reilly served a 4-0 Husker run that included an ace and kills by Allick and Landfair. The Huskers led 23-19, but UCLA scored two to cut the lead to 23-21. Allick answered with a sideout kill for set point, but UCLA fought off two set points before Murray finished it off, 25-23, with a kill.
UCLA took set three despite Nebraska taking an early lead. UCLA used a four-point run to take a 15-12 lead. A late 5-0 run helped UCLA finish off the set win, snapping Nebraska’s consecutive set won streak at 47.
In the fourth set, UCLA pulled to within 14-11, but Jackson’s 14th and 15th kills ended a stretch that saw the Huskers extend their lead to 23-13. The win improved the No. 1 Huskers to 25-0 on the season.
Nebraska wraps its West Coast trip at No. 17 USC on Sunday at 2 p.m. (CT).
