The top-ranked Nebraska volleyball team won its 14th straight match with a 25-17, 25-19, 25-13 win over Iowa before a Hawkeye school-record crowd of 4,131 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday night.
The Huskers (26-1, 17-1 Big Ten) took another step toward a Big Ten title with their 24th straight win away from the Devaney Center. Nebraska, which has won 16 straight sets dating back to November 4, enters the final week of the regular season one match ahead of Wisconsin and two matches ahead of Minnesota in the conference standings.
Nebraska got efficient nights from its outside hitters to sweep the Hawkeyes (19-11, 9-9 Big Ten) for the 15th straight time. Andie Malloy had 14 kills on .462 hitting to go with a season-best five blocks, while Mikaela Foecke tallied 10 kills on .600 hitting with a season-high eight digs. Kadie Rolfzen added nine kills, while Briana Holman had six kills and Amber Rolfzen had four to go with six blocks.
Kelly Hunter paced the attack with 41 assists, and Justine Wong-Orantes had a match-high 13 digs to lead Nebraska to a 49-34 digs advantage. The Huskers outhit the Hawkeyes .310 to .144 and also had an 8-4 blocks advantage.
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