No. 5 Nebraska volleyball dominates with its serving, sweeps No. 4 Louisville

Harper Murray had 11 kills, Merritt Beason added nine and fifth-ranked Nebraska swept No.

4 Louisville 25-16, 25-17, 25-20 on Sunday.

For long stretches of the match, Nebraska dominated the match with its serving, keeping Louisville from running its offense at full potential.

Nebraska led in ace serves, 7-0.

There was a school-record crowd of 14,126 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Playing one of the most challenging nonconference schedules in school history with five ranked opponents, Nebraska finished 10-1 in nonconference play.

Later this week, Nebraska will begin 10 weeks of Big Ten matches.

The Huskers host UCLA on Friday.

For Nebraska, it was an impressive sweep against a Louisville team that entered with a 4-1 record against Top 15 ranked teams.

Nebraska had a .305 hitting percentage and held Louisville to .133 hitting.

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The win included an impressive finish on the road.

With the third set tied at 16, Nebraska won four straight points and finished off the sweep.

Lindsay Krause had a career-best four ace serves, one more than her career best.

Krause was a game-changer in the first set when she served a 7-0 run that gave Nebraska a 16-8 lead.

Nebraska had a great start to the match with just one hitting error over 25 attempts with a .360 hitting percentage.

Louisville had 10 hitting errors and hit .105.

Krause also helped Nebraska have a great start in the second set when she had three straight ace serves for a 5-2 lead.

Anna DeBeer led Louisville with 12 kills on .308 hitting.

Nebraska volleyball players Andi Jackson and Merritt Beason discuss NU's win vs.

Stanford on Wednesday at the Devaney Sports Center.

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5 Nebraska volleyball hosts No.

2 Stanford Sept.

18 Stanford's Ipar Kurt (15) goes up for the ball against Nebraska's Andi Jackson (15) and Nebraska's Bergen Reilly (2) during the third set of a college volleyball match at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Nebraska's Harper Murray (27) spikes the ball against Stanford's Ipar Kurt (15), Lizzy Andrew (11) and Jordyn Harvey (5) on Wednesday at the Devaney Sports Center.

Nebraska's Bergen Reilly (2) and Andi Jackson (15) go up to block against Stanford's Ipar Kurt (15) on Wednesday at the Devaney Sports Center.

Nebraska head coach John Cook smiles after NU defeated Stanford 3-0 on Wednesday at the Devaney Sports Center.

Stanford's Lizzy Andrew (11) spikes the ball during the first set of a college volleyball match against Nebraska at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Nebraska's Lexi Rodriguez (8) hits the ball during the first set of a college volleyball match against Stanford at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Nebraska's Lindsay Krause (22) hits the ball during the first set of a college volleyball match against Stanford at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Nebraska's Bergen Reilly (2) blocks the ball and scores past Stanford's Elia Rubin (13) next to Nebraska's Andi Jackson (15) on Wednesday at the Devaney Sports Center.

Nebraska's Merritt Beason (13) spikes the ball during the first set of a college volleyball match against Stanford at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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A look inside the Devaney Center as Nebraska takes on Stanford in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Nebraska's Bergen Reilly (2) and Rebekah Allick (5) go up to block against Stanford during the first set of a college volleyball match at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Nebraska's Lindsay Krause (22) spikes the ball against Stanford during the first set of a college volleyball match at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Nebraska's Bergen Reilly (2) and Rebekah Allick (5) go up to block against Stanford's Ipar Kurt (15) during the first set of a college volleyball match at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Stanford's Kami Miner (2) sets the ball during the first set of a college volleyball match against Nebraska at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Stanford's Ipar Kurt (15) celebrates after a kill against Nebraska during the first set of a college volleyball match at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Nebraska's Harper Murray (27) spikes the ball during the first set of a college volleyball match against Stanford at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Stanford head coach Kevin Hambly during the first set of a college volleyball match against Nebraska at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Stanford's Kami Miner (2) sets the ball during the first set of a college volleyball match against Nebraska at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Stanford's Anna Pringle (3) hits the ball during the first set of a college volleyball match against Nebraska at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Nebraska's Bergen Reilly (2) and Andi Jackson (15) embrace Merritt Beason (13) after a kill against Stanford during the first set of a college volleyball match at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Nebraska's Harper Murray (27) celebrates after a kill against Stanford during the first set of a college volleyball match at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

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Nebraska head coach John Cook reacts to a call on the court as assistant coach Jaylen Reyes reacts in the background during the first set of a college volleyball match against Stanford at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Wednesday, Sept.

18, 2024.

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