No. 1 Huskers Prevail in Top-20 Tussle with Baylor – University of Nebraska

Scott Bruhn Manaia Ogbechie tallied a career-high 12 kills to lead No. 1 Nebraska to a 25-20, 25-22, 26-24 sweep of No. 20 Baylor on Friday night at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Playing in front of a sellout crowd of 10,497 at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, No. 1 Nebraska improved to 6-0, while No. 20 Baylor fell to 5-2. Ogbechie’s 12 kills came at a .571 hitting percentage, finishing with zero errors on 21 attempts. Harper Murray tallied a season-high 12 kills, and Virginia Adriano also had a season-high eight kills and hit .385. Laney Choboy and Olivia Mauch each finished with a season-high 13 digs to lead the Nebraska defense. Bergen Reilly tallied a season-high 41 assists and also finished with nine digs and a team-high three aces. Set 1: Nebraska took the opening set in a back-and-forth battle that saw nine ties and a pair of lead changes. The Big Red rattled off three consecutive points with an Ogbechie kill and back-to-back kills from Murray to take a 10-8 lead. Jackson’s kill stretched NU’s lead to 22-18, while consecutive kills by Sigler gave the Huskers set point at
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