Senior right side hitter Nancy Metcalf totaled 15 kills for the Huskers, and junior setter Greichaly Cepero tallied 37 assists and seven digs. Defensively, senior middle blocker Jenny Kropp produced a match-high 11 blocks for NU as the Huskers out-blocked Texas Tech, 18-5. Nebraska also held the Red Raiders to a .000 hitting percentage.

With the victory, the Huskers improved to 17-1 overall and 10-0 in the Big 12 and extended their streak of consecutive wins to 15. Nebraska, which has won 45 of its last 46 games, also extended its streak of consecutive conference victories to 40.

Freshman outside hitter Kelly Johnson tallied seven kills for Texas Tech, which fell to 12-7 overall and 5-5 in the league.

“I was very proud of the way we came out tonight,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “We followed the game plan perfectly. Our blocking was great. Our passing was great. I was very pleased.”

Nebraska held Texas Tech to just 12 points in game one, the lowest single-game scoring output by a Husker opponent this season. Sara Westling served the first nine points of the game for NU before Heather Hughes-Justice finally stopped the opening run with a kill. The senior outside hitter made it 19-6 later with her second kill of the game, but it would not get closer than that. Pilakowski and Metcalf each produced three kills down the stretch, and Kropp slammed her second kill of the match for the 30-12 win.

The Red Raiders bounced back in game two. Nebraska led 10-8 when Johnson notched three straight kills to give Tech an 11-10 advantage, its first lead of the match. The Huskers began to pull away, though, after Metcalf recorded back-to-back kills to give NU a 22-15 lead. Nebraska widened its lead to nine with a barrage of kills by Anna Schrad, Cepero and Holmquist. Cepero and Holmquist combined to block Johnson to force a game-point situation. Pilakowski clinched the 30-19, second-game win two rallies later with her fifth kill of the match.

In game three, Nebraska trailed early again but tied the scored at 9-9 after Pilakowski pounded a kill off the Texas Tech block. The Nebraska opened a three-point lead after a Texas Tech hitting error, but the Red Raiders tied it at 17 after two Husker hitting errors and a kill by Johnson. The score was tied two more times before Pilakowski sparked a 4-0 run with a kill to make it 23-19 NU. The Red Raiders pulled within one after kills by Samantha Harvey and Stacey Poole, but Amber Holmquist accounted for three straight points with two kills and a block to make it 28-24, Nebraska. The Huskers finally took the 30-25 third-game victory and the match on a kill by Schrad.

Nebraska returns to action Wednesday, Nov. 24, when it travels to Columbia, Mo., to take on Missouri. The Tigers were 15-4 overall and 6-4 in the Big 12 entering the weekend.

Source: University of Nebraska Athletic Dept.

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