Seventh Straight Win
 Fien |  Rolfzen |  Rolfzen |
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1 2 3
Indiana (NR) 11 20 24
NEBRASKA (11) 25 25 25
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With their seventh straight win, the Huskers improved to 19-7 overall and 13-4 in the Big Ten. NU swept both matches this season against the Hoosiers, who dropped to 15-14 overall and 6-11 in the Big Ten.
Kelsey Fien led a balanced attack with 12 kills and a .440 hitting percentage. Seven of her kills came in the decisive third set. Amber Rolfzen had 10 kills and hit .562, and Kadie Rolfzen had 10 kills and 10 digs for her second straight double-double. Annika Albrecht also had 10 digs. Cecilia Hall had five kills and three blocks, and Mary Pollmiller had 33 assists and four blocks with five digs.
Nebraska hit .305 and held Indiana to .114, marking the seventh straight opponent NU has held under .200 hitting. The Huskers outblocked the Hoosiers 10-5 and outdug them 41 to 39. NU has not been outdug in its seven-match win streak.
The Huskers came out of the gates on fire, taking the first set 25-11 for the largest margin of victory in a set since Sept. 13 against Colgate (25-9). Nebraska got four kills on five swings from Amber Rolfzen and three kills from Fien. The Huskers hit .444 and held Indiana to -.067. NU went up 5-0 and never looked back.
In set two, Nebraska opened up a 9-3 lead after a stuff from Melanie Keil and Amber Rolfzen. NU went up 15-8, but Indiana got within 20-15 on the tough serve of Taylor Lebo, who ranks second in the Big Ten in aces. A Kadie Rolfzen kill ended the run and put NU up 21-15.
NU fell behind 6-3 in the third set before kills by Haggerty and Fien, and then a stuff by Pollmiller and Haggerty to tie the set 6-6. Three straight kills by Fien put the Huskers up 10-7 before an Indiana attacking error made it 11-7. Indiana needed a timeout to halt the Huskers' 8-1 run. Indiana pulled within 13-12 before committing a ball-handling error. NU went up 17-14 on a combo block by Fien and Haggerty, but the Hoosiers rallied to get within 17-17 with Lebo at the service line. The Huskers took a timeout and regained the 18-17 lead on a kill by Fien in NU's first attack after the break. The teams went back and forth, and Indiana tied the set at 24-24 and looked to threaten with their best server Lebo on the line. But Fien got the immediate sideout with her 12th kill, and the Huskers won 26-24 after IU hit long.
Nebraska returns home to host Michigan on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers will honor their lone senior, Pollmiller, at the match.