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John Cook Noches Win no. 700; Nebraska volleyball tops UCLA Bruins in Big Ten opener

John Cook Noches Win no. 700; Nebraska volleyball tops UCLA Bruins in Big Ten opener

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Bruins. Bob. Bobblehead Night.

Friday was a historic night inside the Bob Devaney Sports Center for a number of reasons. UCLA played its first conference game as a member of the Big Ten and John Cook earned his 700th win as head coach at Nebraska.

The Huskers relied on another balanced attack, hitting .246 on 43 hits from setter Bergen Reilly, who also flashed on defense with 13 digs. Nebraska was again out-hit in this match 157-142, but finished with more kills (54-50), digs (62-57), blocks (13-10) and aces (2-1).

The Bruins couldn’t get out of their way as they committed 26 attack errors and 16 service errors, including six in the second set.

Taylor Landfair came off the bench to replace Lindsay Krause midway through the first set and showed with 13 kills on .414 hitting and four blocks.

Taylor Landfair sends in one of her 13 kills in the fourth set.

Taylor Landfair sends in one of her 13 kills in the fourth set. / Amarillo Mullen

Sophomore sensation Andi Jackson continued her hot offensive start with 13 kills and tied for the team lead in blocks with six. Merritt Beason and Harper Murray both finished with nine kills apiece.

Rebekah Allick got some of her offensive fire back as she had seven kills to go with her six blocks. Senior captain and three-time All-American Lexi Rodriguez covered the Nebraska side of the court as only she could, coming up with 20 digs.

Next up for Nebraska is another Big Ten welcome as USC and former Husker Ally Batenhorst are in Lincoln Sunday.

Box score

Nebraska Athletics Set Briefs

Set 1: Two Murray kills helped give Nebraska a 6-4 lead early in the set. UCLA continued to battle, and the Huskers’ lead was never larger than two early. Allick’s second and third kills put NU up 11-9, but the Bruins went up 15-13 at the media timeout after a 4-0 run. Nebraska responded with a 4-0 run to regain a 17-15 lead, with Jackson recording a kill and Reilly and Allick adding a block. A kill by Landfair made it 18-16 Nebraska, but UCLA went on a 3-0 run to take a 19-18 lead. After a timeout, Landfair, Beason and Murray responded with kills for a 21-19 lead. Jackson put the ball down to give the Huskers set point, 24-22, and a Landfair kill clinched the set after a long review.

Set 2: The Huskers jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the second set, fueled by a Reilly ace and a block from Beason and Jackson. NU went on a 3-0 run to extend the lead to 10-4. Two kills apiece by Murray and Jackson and a Beason/Jackson block were part of a 7-0 run that gave the Huskers a 21-8 lead. Jackson and Landfair combined for the Huskers’ seventh block of the match to put NU at set point. A Reilly setter dump capped off the 25-10 set victory. NU hit .611 in the second set and gave up 100%. The Huskers held the Bruins to -.033 hitting in the second set.

Set 3: Two Jackson kills and a Reilly/Allick block put the Big Red up 9-4 in the third set. Two consecutive Bruin hitting errors stretched the NU lead to 15-8, and Reilly’s second kill made it 17-9. Landfair recorded her ninth kill, which tied her season high, to put Nebraska up 20-13 and force a UCLA timeout. Nebraska led 22-14 when UCLA went on a 10-0 run to win set point, 24-22, and the Bruins took the set, 25-23.

Set 4: Landfair recorded her 10th kill and the Huskers took an 8-7 lead into the fourth. An Orr ace, Reilly solo stuff and Allick/Landfair blocking gave NO a 12-9 lead. Nebraska and UCLA went back and forth and the score was tied at 18-18 before the Big Red took a 20-18 lead after a UCLA service error and another Landfair kill. Beason hit her ninth to earn match point at 24-22, and Jackson and Landfair combined for the Huskers’ 13th block of the night. Nebraska won the set, 25-22, and the match, 3-1.

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