The second-ranked Nebraska volleyball team swept its second match of the day on Friday, topping Denver 25-23, 25-17, 25-12 in front of a crowd of 8,177 at the Devaney Center on Friday night. Earlier in the day, the
Huskers swept High Point in their first match of the Ameritas Players Challenge.
Nebraska (6-0) finished its win over Denver (6-2) with a dominant 25-12 third set, just as it did against High Point (25-8) in the morning. The Huskers tallied 11 blocks in the match, their most in a three-set match since 13 against Ohio State on Nov. 23 last season.
Lauren Stivrins had six blocks to go with six kills, and
Jazz Sweet had four blocks and five kills. Nebraska held Denver to a -.021 hitting percentage, also its best defensive performance since Nov. 23 against Ohio State last year.
Lexi Sun and
Madi Kubik each posted seven kills and three blocks for the Big Red.
Nicklin Hames set the Huskers to a .207 hitting percentage with 21 assists and seven digs.
Libero
Kenzie Knuckles had a match-high 11 digs.