No. 1 Nebraska opened Big Ten play with a sweep Friday night, beating Rutgers 25-21, 25-22, 25-15 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
The Huskers improved to 12-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play.
Harper Murray led Nebraska with 15 kills, while Andi Jackson added 14 kills on .632 hitting and four blocks. Bergen Reilly had 39 assists as the Huskers hit .320 as a team and held Rutgers to a .137 hitting percentage.
Nebraska pulled away in the third set after Rutgers kept the first two tight. The Scarlet Knights led late in the second before the Huskers closed the set, then Nebraska took control in the final frame to finish the sweep.
“I thought Rutgers played really well tonight and did some really good things,” Nebraska coach Dani Busboom Kelly said. “It just took us a little bit to adjust to that. But I thought we battled really well.”
Busboom Kelly said Nebraska improved defensively as the match moved along. She also pointed to a rotation featuring Laney Choboy serving behind Murr...