Nebraska volleyball swept Stanford 3-0 (25-7, 25-22, 25-14) on Wednesday for its first win over the Cardinal at the Devaney Center in program history.

Outside hitter Lindsay Krause and middle blocker Andi Jackson led the way for the Huskers with nine kills a piece. Elia Rubin tallied 10 kills for the Cardinal but had eight errors as well.

Nebraska finished the night with a .263 hitting percentage while holding the Cardinal to a .100 clip. The Huskers had just 13 errors to Stanford’s 22.

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Set One

The Huskers jumped out to a hot start in the first set, and an early lead proved to be the difference.

Outside hitter Harper Murray fired her second kill of the night to put the Huskers up 8-2 and force a Cardinal timeout. Setter Bergen Reilly sent the crowd into a frenzy with a kill to help Nebraska open up a comfortable 14-6 lead. The Huskers were flawless for the majority of the first set, not committing their first hitting error until they led 16-11.

Stanford mustered a 3-0 run but back-to-back errors killed their momentum. Jackson missed a swing to allow Stanford to pull within six, 19-13, but she responded with back-to-back kills to all but put the set away.

Both sides traded points before outside hitter Merritt Beason finished the set with a swing to give Nebraska a 25-17 victory.

Jackson and Krause each had three kills in the first as the Huskers hit at a .406 clip with only two errors compared to Stanford’s seven.

Set Two

The second set was the most competitive of the evening. Nebraska took another early 8-2 lead in the second set, but Stanford put up a fight this time around.

After a long rally, a Beason swing forced a Stanford timeout as the Huskers began to pull away, 7-2. Beason came out of the break with another massive kill, her fifth of the night.

Stanford responded with a gutsy 8-0 run thanks to three kills from outside hitter Ipar Kurt and back-to-back aces by outside hitter Elia Rubin. A Jackson kill put an end to the momentum shift, before back-to-back kills from Reilly and a Stanford net violation tied the set back up at 13-13

A 3-0 run for Stanford opened up their biggest lead of the evening before Beason ended it with her sixth kill.

Two Stanford service errors helped Nebraska get back within one point before Jackson tied it up again with a powerful swing. Jackson came right back with her seventh kill to return the lead to Nebraska, 19-18, and force a Stanford timeout.

A solo block from middle blocker Rebekah Alllick capped off a 7-2 Husker run and Krause’s fifth kill gave Nebraska set point. Beason finished off the comeback with a swing to give the Huskers a 2-0 set lead.

Set Three

Nebraska dominated from start to finish in the third.

Krause came out on fire, with two kills and a block that gave Nebraska a 10-6 lead and sparked a 4-0 early run. Nebraska began to pull away after kills from Krause and Murray gave them an eight-point lead, and a 12-2 run all but put the set away.

Murray notched back-to-back service aces to give Nebraska a 23-10 lead and Krause finished off the sweep with a kill.

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