Lincoln, Neb. – The No. 9 Nebraska volleyball team (21-4, 14-2) defeated the No. 19 Michigan Wolverines 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 25-19) on Saturday evening at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. For the second time this season, two Huskers posted 20 or more kills to lead NU in the victory.

Kelsey Robinson paved the way with a double-double as she recorded 21 kills, 12 digs and chipped in a career-high six blocks. Kadie Rolfzen notched a double-double with a career-high-tying 20 kills and 10 digs, while hitting at a clip of .444. Mary Pollmiller handed out 52 assists on the night, while Justine Wong-Orantes notched a team-high 13 digs. Meghan Haggerty led NU at the net with a career-high 11 blocks.

Nebraska hit .286 for the match, while Michigan hit .216. NU out-blocked the Wolverines 18-9, marking the third time this season the Huskers have notched 18 total blocks. NU also out-dug UM 60-53.

Michigan took an early 10-5 advantage in the first set, but a kill from Kadie Rolfzen helped the Huskers cut into the Wolverine’s lead at 12-10. Three straight double blocks from the Huskers tied the set at 17-17, while a kill from Kadie Rolfzen gave the Huskers their first lead of the set at 19-18. NU’s block came alive down the stretch as the Huskers went up 21-19, and NU closed out the Wolverines on a 4-0 run to win the first set 25-20.

Kadie Rolfzen posted seven kills in the first set, while Robinson had five. Pollmiller handed out 13 assists and the Huskers hit .281 for the set. Michigan hit .135, while NU out-blocked UM 6-4.

A kill and block from Robinson to end a long rally put the Huskers up 8-5 in the second set. A kill from Pollmiller made it 11-8, Huskers, but the Wolverines posted a 4-0 run to go up 12-11 and force Nebraska to call a timeout. Michigan went up 18-15, and then stretched its lead to 21-17 as the Huskers used another timeout. Michigan held on to win the second set 25-20.

Robinson and Kadie Rolfzen both had three kills in the set. Nebraska hit just .114, while Michigan hit .237. NU out-blocked the Wolverines 5-2.

Cecilia Hall helped the Huskers to a 6-3 lead in the third set, but the Wolverines responded with a 5-0 run to make it 8-6, Michigan. Robinson and Haggerty teamed up for a block to make it 16-13, Huskers, while a kill from Kadie Rolfzen lifted NU to a 23-20 lead. Nebraska won the third set 25-21.

Robinson led the way with seven kills in the third set, while Kadie Rolfzen had four. Nebraska hit .378 in the set as the Wolverines hit .308.

A kill from Haggerty tied the fourth set at 6-6, while a long rally from the Huskers resulted in a kill from Robinson and gave the Huskers a 10-7 lead. Back-to-back kills from Robinson put Nebraska ahead 15-10 in the set, as the Huskers continued to stretch their lead with an ace from Robinson at 20-14, NU. Nebraska went on to win the fourth set 25-19.

Kadie Rolfzen and Robinson both had six kills in the fourth set, as Nebraska hit .361. Michigan hit .179 and both teams recorded three blocks.

The Huskers are on the road next weekend as they travel to Purdue and Indiana on Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16.

Lincoln, Neb. – The No. 9 Nebraska volleyball team (19-8, 8-7) swept the No. 16 Michigan State Spartans 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-22) in front of 8,041 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday night. With the victory, the Huskers recorded their seventh consecutive win.

Nebraska posted its best attacking performance of the year with a season-high team hitting percentage of .402. Four different Huskers hit .400 or better, as Kadie Rolfzen led the way with a .455 hitting clip. Kelsey Robinson guided NU offensively with 14 kills on 28 swings for a .428 hitting percentage, while Kadie Rolfzen notched 11 kills on 22 swings. Amber Rolfzen tallied 10 kills on 17 swings for a .412 hitting percentage, while Meghan Haggerty had five kills on nine attacks for a .444 hitting clip.

Mary Pollmiller and Robinson also notched double-doubles on the night. Pollmiller handed out 33 assists and notched 11 digs, while Robinson tallied 11 digs to go along with her 14 kills.

Nebraska out-blocked the Spartans 7-5 and out-dug MSU 35-29. Michigan State hit .225 for the match.

An ace from Robinson ignited the Huskers in the first set, giving Nebraska a 7-2 lead. The Spartans cut into NU’s lead at 11-9, but the Huskers came back to go up 15-10 at the media timeout. Michigan State came back again to make it 19-18, Nebraska, but a kill from Robinson put the Huskers at set point, 24-20. The Spartans pushed NU to three set points, but the Huskers held on for a 25-23 first-set win.

Robinson led NU in the first set with five kills, while Amber Rolfzen had three kills. Pollmiller tallied nine assists, while the Huskers hit .391 for the set. Michigan State hit .273 and NU out-blocked MSU 3-2.

Amber Rolfzen helped the Huskers to a 6-2 lead in the second set, while a kill from Hall made it 13-7, Huskers. Amber Rolfzen came through again, stretching NU’s lead to 17-7. Robinson kept NU in control at 21-11, as Meghan Haggerty helped the Huskers to a 25-13 second-set win.

Six kills from Robinson led NU in the second set, while Amber Rolfzen tallied five kills on five attacks, with no errors. Pollmiller dished out 12 assists as the Huskers hit .500 for the set. Michigan State was held to a .031 hitting clip.

Michigan State took an early lead in the third set, but Kadie Rolfzen used back-to-back kills to even the set at 7-7. The Huskers rallied for three-straight points to take a 13-12 lead and force Michigan State to call a timeout. An error from the Spartans made it 19-15, NU, while Amber Rolfzen put NU ahead 22-19. Kadie Rolfzen sealed the win for the Huskers with a termination, guiding NU to the 25-22 third-set win.

Kadie Rolfzen tallied seven kills in the final set, while Robinson had three. Pollmiller tabbed 12 assists as Nebraska hit .333 for the set. Michigan State hit .351 in the final set.

The Huskers return to action tomorrow evening as Nebraska hosts the Michigan Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. at the Devaney Center.