The 12th-ranked Nebraska volleyball team put together a dominant performance in a 3-0 (25-8, 25-16, 25-10) sweep of Oral Roberts on Friday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers improved to 2-2 overall this season with their second win of the day at the Ameritas Players Challenge.
Nebraska also swept UMBC earlier in the day.
The Huskers hit .576 on the night, the second-best hitting percentage in school history. The only better performance was in 1984 when the Huskers hit .608 against Wichita State. Nebraska played two error-free sets in the match with 15 kills on 23 attacks (.652) in set one and 13 kills on 16 attacks (.812) in set three. The Huskers sided out at 100 percent in both sets.
The Huskers were just as sharp defensively, limiting Oral Roberts to -.064 hitting, which was the lowest hitting percentage by a Husker opponent since 2013. Oral Roberts' 34 total points in the match were the second fewest by a Husker opponent in the rally scoring era (since 2001). Nebraska had an 8-1 advantage in blocks and a 25-14 edge in digs.
Mikaela Foecke led the offensive onslaught with the best attacking match of her career. The junior notched 14 kills on 19 attacks with no errors for a career-best .737 hitting percentage. Foecke blasted eight kills on 10 swings in game one to set the tone for the night. Lauren Stivrins had seven kills on .500 hitting, and Briana Holman and Jazz Sweet each chipped in six kills while hitting .625 and .750, respectively. Holman had a match-high five blocks, while Sweet had three.
