This weekend s matches will be the first in 19 days for the No. 5 Gophers (9-1), who had series against Michigan and Ohio State postponed by COVID concerns.
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Huskers Complete Weekend Sweep at Illinois
The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team won its third straight sweep with a 26-24, 30-28, 25-17 win over Illinois at Huff Hall on Saturday night.
March 6, 2021 8:32 pm
Courtesy: Nebraska Athletics
CHAMPAIGN, IL. (Nebraska Athletics) – The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team won its third straight sweep with a 26-24, 30-28, 25-17 win over Illinois at Huff Hall on Saturday night.
The Huskers (9-1) swept the Fighting Illini for the second night in a row, fighting off set points in the first two sets to win deuce games before taking control late in set three.
The Huskers hit .245 and held Illinois to .136 for the match. Although Illinois had two more kills (41-39) the Huskers committed 11 fewer attacking errors (14-25). Illinois had six aces but 11 service errors, while the Huskers had four aces with eight service errors. NU had a 7-4 edge in blocks in the match.
The Huskers and Fighting Illini will battle on Friday at 8 p.m. The teams will meet again on Saturday at 6 p.m. Friday's match will be televised nationally on BTN and streamed on the FoxSports platform.