LINCOLN, Neb. - The Nebraska volleyball team held its annual Red/White Scrimmage in front of 6,028 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday night. The Red team defeated the White team 3-1 (19-25, 25-13, 25-23, 25-18) behind 16 kills, seven digs and three aces by redshirt freshman Lauren Stivrins.
The scrimmage was the first look at the 2017 Huskers, who are ranked No. 5 in the AVCA Preseason Poll. Nebraska will officially begin the season on Friday against No. 18 Oregon at the VERT Challenge in Gainesville, Florida. First serve is at 4 p.m. (CT), and the match will be streamed on ESPN3.com.
After dropping the first set with 10 attacking errors, the Red team rebounded to win the next three sets with a combined 11 errors. Stivrins led the charge with a .538 hitting percentage - 16 kills on 26 attacks with two errors. She also served three aces. Mikaela Foecke added 11 kills, 12 digs and four blocks. Briana Holman had six kills and seven blocks, and Annika Albrecht produced six kills, 12 digs and a match-best four aces. Redshirt freshman setter Hunter Atherton had 33 assists and seven digs. Kenzie Maloney had 13 digs as libero, and Sydney Townsend had 11.
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