23-18. Albrecht thinks Purdue touched her shot. NU is challenging the call. Depending on the decision, it will either be 23-18 or 24-17.
The fourth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team earned a 3-1 (25-16, 22-25, 25-14, 25-18) win at No. 16 Purdue on Saturday night at Mackey Arena.
The Huskers (14-4, 7-1 Big Ten) rebounded from their first conference loss of the season to Wisconsin on Wednesday by stopping one of the nation's best attacking teams in Purdue (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten). The Boilermakers entered the night with the third-best hitting percentage in the nation (.341), but the Huskers held them to a season-low .134 on the night.
Nebraska, which picked up its seventh win of the season against a top-16 opponent, hit .287 for the match. Mikaela Foecke had a season-high 21 kills, just one off her career high, and hit .476 as she had just one error in 42 attacks. Annika Albrecht had 13 kills, seven digs and two service aces, and Briana Holman had nine kills and three blocks while Lauren Stivrins had seven kills and four blocks. Jazz Sweet tacked on six kills.
Kelly Hunter coordinated the attack with 44 assists and added 13 digs for her sixth-straight double-double. Kenzie Maloney added 12 digs.