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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers swept No. 13 Kentucky on Sunday in Memorial Coliseum as Nebraska strike .302 and held Uk to .141 in a 3- (27-25, 25-20, 25-16) a few-established affair in entrance of a time-large 3,933 lovers.
Junior opposite Reagan Rutherford led the Wildcats with 9 kills, 12 digs, one block, and one particular help. She strike .185 on the working day, which was a crew finest. The Missouri City, Texas indigenous was the staff chief with nine kills in the match and four glitches. It marks the seventh time this year that Rutherford has led United kingdom in kills for a match.
Defensively, Kentucky was paced by Rutherford and libero Eleanor Beavin who the two had 12 digs in the match. Azhani Tealer experienced 3 things blocks, such as one solo to guide all United kingdom players. In one particular of the most telling stats of the match, Nebraska outblocked Kentucky, 10-3.
Kentucky will start off Southeastern Conference participate in with two matches against LSU subsequent weekend. The initially match is following Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on the SEC Network+, and Sunday’s match is at Midday ET on SEC Community.
Set Just one
Junior Reagan Rutherford bought things started off for the Wildcats with a cross-court docket slam and a block, as she gave United kingdom a 4-2 direct. At a tied rating of 8 all, Nebraska experienced a provider error, one particular of its five in the set. With two back again-to-back again kills by Adanna Rollins, the Wildcats led the Cornhuskers 11-8. Tied 13-13, Rutherford recorded an additional get rid of. Regaining the direct at 16-15, Azhani Tealer landed her next destroy of the working day. A again-and-forth battle ongoing all through the set as Kentucky uncovered itself top 18-17, which was capitalized the next issue with an additional Rutherford kill. To deliver the Wildcats lead to 21-17, Lamb employed the Cornhuskers’ block to her gain. Tied at 23-23, Nebraska killed the ball to give them set point. A missed provide and Tealer get rid of then brought the Wildcats a 25-24 lead, placing set point in their favor. With two kills ending in their favor, Nebraska followed with one more established level possibility, which ended with a hitting error, bringing the Cornhuskers a to start with-established earn, 27-25.
Set Two
Getting some momentum from a Nebraska service mistake at 5-3, Lamb employed the block after once more to her reward, recording eliminate selection five of the working day. Trailing 8-6, Tealer and setter Emma Grome merged for a huge block that introduced the Wildcats back again in just a single place. Rollins later on recorded a eliminate that led United kingdom to a tied video game at nine. A Rutherford kill down the line introduced Uk again to just one at 13-12, but the Cornhuskers ongoing to pull absent following that. Just a couple of details later on, Kentucky gained its very first lead of the sport at 16-15 off of a large Tealer destroy. Grome obtained that direct back when again with her robust enjoy at the net next a Nebraska get rid of at 17-16. Rollins and Rutherford recorded some significant digs throughout the established to help out the defensive stop along with the offense. When compared to Kentucky’s .144 Hitting, Nebraska strike .280 on the set. At 23-18, Nebraska tipped the ball to uncover themselves at established place. Goetzinger and Lamb kept the Wildcats alive with a single destroy each, but the established finished with a Nebraska kill and a 25-20 Cornhusker earn.
Established A few
Jumping off to a 5-1 direct, the Cornhuskers ongoing to strike and distribute the ball perfectly. Rutherford tallied two consecutive kills in favor of Kentucky to convey the Wildcats on the scoreboard again at 5-3. Nebraska went on a four-level operate to guide the set 9-3 early. Heading on a different run of three factors, Nebraska brought the rating to 14-5. Freshman Audrey Whitworth, junior Bella Bell, and senior Maddie Berezowitz noticed their initial motion of the afternoon, as the Wildcats necessary a new spark of strength on the court. Trailing by nine with a score of 17-8, Rollins earned destroy quantity eight of the working day. With an improved hitting proportion of .302 and 10 blocks on the working day, Nebraska observed themselves major 22-12. Bella Bell recorded her 1st kill of the match at 23-13, but the Cornhuskers located on their own at match stage just a single perform afterwards. The Wildcats held off the a few match issue chances for Nebraska but ended up not able to transform as the match ended with a rating of 25-16 in set 3.
