NEB VB: at No. 12 Oregon & No. 18 Washington Preview & Notes
Saturday, Nov. 7 - No. 1 Nebraska at No. 12 Oregon
First Serve: 9 p.m. CT
TV/Streaming: BTN/FoxSports
Radio: Huskers.com, Huskers App, Huskers Radio Network
Sunday, Nov. 8 - No. 1 Nebraska at No. 18 Washington
First Serve: 5:30 p.m. CT
TV/Streaming: FS1/FoxSports
Radio: Huskers.com, Huskers App, Huskers Radio Network
Follow the Match
• Saturday’s match at No. 12 Oregon can be seen on BTN, with Paul Sunderland and Anna Connelly on the call, while Sunday’s matchup at No. 18 Washington will be broadcast on FS1.
• Huskers Radio Network with John Baylor and Lauren (Cook) West will broadcast all the action on their volleyball affiliate stations, on Huskers.com and on the Huskers App.
Nebraska vs. Oregon
• Nebraska holds an 8-3 advantage through 11 all-time matchups with Oregon.
• The Huskers have won the last two meetings since the Ducks knocked off the Big Red in the NCAA Regional Semifinal in 2022.
Nebraska vs. Washington
• Through 10 all-time meetings, Nebraska holds an 8-2 lead in the series against Washington.
•The Big Red have won six in a row against the Huskies since Washington knocked off the Huskers in the NCAA Regional Semifinal in 2010.
Huskers At No. 1 in Latest AVCA Poll
• The Nebraska volleyball team was ranked No. 1 in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll released on Nov. 2.
• The Huskers collected 1,575 points in the poll and came in ahead of No. 2 Pitt (1,512), No. 3 Louisville (1,442), No. 4 Florida (1,379) and No. 5 SMU (1,292). Nebraska got all of the 63 first-place votes.
• It marks Nebraska’s 134th week all-time at No. 1 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, the most of any program in the nation.
Reilly Tabbed Big Ten Setter of the Week
• Senior Bergen Reilly was named Big Ten Setter of the Week for the third time this season and 16th time in her career on Monday, which is tied for third all-time in the conference.
• The Sioux Falls, S.D., native led the top-ranked Huskers to a pair of victories against Michigan and No. 25 Michigan State on the road last week.
•Reilly set the Huskers to a .380 hitting percentage on the weekend, which led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally on the week.
• The senior was fifth nationally and led the Big Ten with 12.88 assists per set across the two matches while finishing fifth in the conference with five service aces.
• In the win at Michigan, Reilly recorded a season-high 58 assists with nine digs and two aces while setting NU to a .412 hitting percentage, which was the fourth match of the season with a .400-or-better hitting percentage. The Huskers completed the match with five players in double-digit kills for the 12th time in the rally-scoring era, including the first since 2021.
• Reilly tallied 45 assists, a career-high six blocks, five digs and a pair of kills at No. 25 Michigan State on Saturday afternoon.
Huskers Off to a 23-0 Start
• With a 23-0 start, the Huskers have posted an undefeated record through the first 23 matches of the season for the ninth time in program history.
•This is the first time the Big Red have recorded consecutive 23-0 starts since 2005-06 after the Huskers opened last season with a 33-0 mark.
NU Rides 54-Match Regular-Season Win Streak
• Nebraska is on a 54-match regular-season winning streak that dates back to the 2024 season, which is the longest regular-season winning streak in program history in the NCAA era (since 1981).
• The Huskers finished the 2024 regular season with a win at Maryland before finishing the 2025 regular season a perfect 30-0, the third perfect regular season in program history (1994, 2000). Nebraska has started the 2026 season with 23 straight wins.
• Nebraska’s last regular-season loss came on Nov. 29, 2024 at No. 4 Penn State. The Huskers’ win streak is the third in program history over 40 matches, joining streaks from 1999-2001 and 2004-05.
• In the NCAA era, the Big Red have 15 streaks of at least 20 regular-season wins and four of 35-plus.
• Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly also recorded a 43-match regular-season winning streak at Louisville that spanned the 2020, 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Road Warriors: 25 Straight Away From Home
• Nebraska has a 25-match win streak in road and neutral-site matches, which is 11th all-time in NCAA history and is the 21st all-time streak of 20-or-more victories.
• The Huskers’ current win streak away from home is the longest nationally since UNI’s string of 29 straight wins in 2010-11.
• The 25-match win streak is Nebraska’s third-longest in school history, trailing streaks of 29 victories in 1994-96 and 26 wins in 2002-03.
Three Consecutive Ranked Road Matches
• Nebraska is in the middle of three straight ranked matchups on the road after defeating No. 25 Michigan State last weekend in East Lansing and facing No. 12 Oregon and No. 18 Washington this weekend.
• It is the first time the Huskers have played three straight ranked opponents in true road matches since 2021, where the Big Red faced No. 11 Minnesota, No. 25 Illinois and No. 7 Ohio State.
Everyone Watches the Huskers
• Nebraska is on pace to lead the country in volleyball attendance for the 13th consecutive season, averaging 10,875 fans through 13 home matches this year.
• The Huskers have drawn big crowds when playing on the road, as the Big Red’s average road attendance of 8,195 would rank second nationally.
• Additionally, the Huskers have produced large television audiences this season. The Nebraska vs. Texas match on Aug. 30, 2026 averaged 1.04 million viewers, the second-most watched volleyball telecast ever on FOX.
• The Nebraska vs. Wisconsin on Oct. 10, 2026 averaged 945,000 viewers, peaking at 1,025,000 viewers on FOX.
• Nebraska’s match vs. UNLV on Aug. 29, 2026 scored 430,000 viewers, the most-watched volleyball telecast ever on FS1.
Busboom Kelly vs. Ranked Opponents
• Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly is 64-28 against ranked opponents in her 10 seasons as a head coach at Louisville and Nebraska.
•At Nebraska, Busboom Kelly is 22-1 against ranked foes in two seasons after going 13-1 last season and holding a 9-0 mark vs. ranked teams in 2026.
• Busboom Kelly totaled a 29-13 record vs. ranked opponents in her final three seasons at Louisville before joining Nebraska in 2025.
NU’s Race to the Red Zone
• Nebraska is 165-0 in sets under head coach Dani Busboom Kelly when reaching the red zone (20 points) first.
• The Huskers are 69-0 when reaching the red zone first in 2026 after posting a 96-0 mark last season.
Jackson Leading the Way
• Senior Andi Jackson has hit at least .400 with 10-or-more attacks 68 times in her Husker career, which ranks first nationally since 2023.
• Jackson has 21 more performances than the next closest player. Cara Cresse (2021-25) from Louisville, who was formerly coached by Busboom Kelly, ranks second with 47 matches of at least .400 hitting with 10-or-more attacks since 2023.
Hunter Perfect Against Spartans in Two Sets
• Sophomore Ryan Hunter hit a perfect 1.000 and matched her career high with seven kills in two sets of action in Nebraska’s 3-1 win at No. 25 Michigan State last weekend.
• Hunter is the fifth Husker in the rally-scoring era to post a perfect game with at least seven kills, including the first in two sets.
• Since 2019, Hunter is the sixth player nationally with at least seven kills on perfect swings in two sets of action.
Big Red’s Sweeping Statement
• Nebraska has recorded sweeps in 28 of its 32 Big Ten victories combined since 2025, which is more sweeps than any other Big Ten team has in conference victories.
• The Huskers have swept nine of their 12 matches in their 12-0 start this season after sweeping 19 of the 20 matches last season.
Adriano Heating up in the Last Five
• Sophomore Virginia Adriano has reached double-digit kills in four of Nebraska’s last five matches and is one of two Huskers hitting above .350 with at least 75 swings in the five-match span.
• Adriano totaled a career-high 14 kills on .500 hitting in Nebraska’s road win at Michigan last weekend.
• The sophomore recorded 13 kills with a .500 hitting percentage against USC after tallying 10 and 11 kills vs. UCLA and No. 13 Purdue, respectively.
• Adriano totaled 48 kills on .434 hitting against Michigan, USC, UCLA and No. 13 Purdue to become the fifth Husker with at least 48 kills on .430-or-better hitting in a four-match stretch since 2021.
October Surge for Murray
• In 10 matches during the month of October, Harper Murray led the Huskers in kills (123) and kills per set (3.97) while hitting .303.
• The 123 kills from Murray are the third-most in her career in a 10-match span. She is the first Husker since Merritt Beason in 2023 to record at least 120 kills on .300+ hitting in a 10-match span.
• Murray finished with 10-plus kills in seven of 10 October matches, including a season-high 20 against No. 7 Wisconsin on Oct. 10, becoming the 13th instance in the rally-scoring era with 20 or more kills in a three-set match by a Husker and first since Beason in 2023.
• Murray hit .400 three times in October, including .462 (14-2-26) against USC on Oct. 24. She also had a season-high eight digs against No. 13 Purdue on Oct. 17.
NU’s Two-Way Dominance
• After leading the country in hitting percentage and opposing hitting percentage last season, Nebraska became the first team to finish first nationally in both categories since at least 2014, the NCAA’s first season tracking opposing hitting percentages.
• The Husker offense hit at a school-record pace of .351 and hit over .400 in nine matches last season, which is a school record in the rally-scoring era.
• The NU defense has led the nation in opponent hitting percentage three times in the last four seasons (2022, 2023 and 2025) after limiting opponents to a pace of .129 in 2025.
• Through 23 matches, Nebraska leads the country in hitting percentage (.337) and opposing hitting percentage (.110).
• The Huskers have hit .300 or greater in 17 of their 23 matches this season, including a season-high .434 at DePaul on Sept. 4. On the flip side, Nebraska has held 12 opponents to .100 hitting or below, most recently limiting Michigan State to .093 on Oct. 31.
• As of Nov. 4, Nebraska leads the country in opponent hitting percentage by a wide margin. UNI holds the second-lowest opponent hitting percentage at .137. The closest Power Four team to Nebraska is Louisville, which is limiting opponents to a .142 percentage.
• Offensively, Nebraska is one of four teams hitting .300 or greater as a team. With Nebraska’s hitting percentage of .337 and opposing clip of .110, the Huskers’ margin of +.227 leads the country by a wide margin.
• Nebraska is the only team in the country with a margin above +.200 and one of three teams with a margin of +.150 or better. Louisville owns the second-best margin in the country at +.171.
Bergen Does it All
• Nebraska setter Bergen Reilly has 4,478 assists, 1,120 digs, and 236 blocks in her career, making her the only player in the history of the Husker volleyball program with at least 4,000 assists, 1,000 digs, and 200 blocks.
• Reilly eclipsed the 4,000-assist plateau earlier this season and sits in third on the all-time Nebraska leaderboard, only trailing Fiona Nepo and Nicklin Hames. In the rally-scoring era, Reilly only trails Hames.
• Entering this weekend, Reilly has 48 career double-doubles, which is tied with Hannah Werth for the third-most for a Nebraska player in the rally-scoring era.
• Reilly reached 4,000 assists in her 374th set played, which is the fastest for a Husker in sets played in the rally-scoring era.
Block Party for the Big Red
• Through 23 matches, Nebraska is averaging 2.90 blocks per set to lead the Big Ten and rank seventh nationally.
• Last Saturday, Nebraska finished with 15 blocks in a 3-1 win at No. 25 Michigan State. It marked the first time the Huskers have recorded 15 or more blocks on the road against a ranked opponent since 2024 at No. 4 Penn State.
• Nebraska has 10 matches with double-digit blocks this season, including a season-high 16 vs. FGCU on Sept. 20.
• Andi Jackson leads the Big Red with 91 blocks (1.32 per set), while Manaia Ogbechie ranks No. 2 on Nebraska with 86 (1.34 per set).
• Ogbechie’s average of 1.34 blocks per set ranks third in the Big Ten, while Jackson’s clip of 1.32 per set is fourth in the conference.
• Nebraska’s 16 blocks against FGCU were the most for the Big Red since recording 20 at Maryland during the 2024 season.
• Dating back to the beginning of last season, Nebraska is 22-0 when recording 10 or more blocks in a match.
Stingy in Every Set
• Along with holding opponents to a low hitting percentage, the Husker defense has kept opposing teams off the scoreboard.
• Nebraska has allowed 17.1 points per set through 23 matches, the second-fewest through 23 matches since sets moved to 25 points in 2008.
• The Big Red have held opponents to 15-or-fewer points in 32 of 75 sets this season.
Dynamic Duo in the Middle
• Andi Jackson and Manaia Ogbechie have been a high-powered duo at middle this season for Nebraska, as both rank inside the top five of the Big Ten in hitting percentage and blocks per set.
• Jackson’s hitting percentage of .468 leads the conference and ranks fourth nationally, while Ogbechie is fifth in the conference with a .449 clip. Ogbechie ranks third in the league in blocks per set (1.34), while Jackson is fourth (1.32).
• With a minimum of 10 swings, Jackson has hit above .500 11 times this season and .400 or greater 16 times. Most recently, she hit .455 (13-3-22) in a four-set win over Michigan on Oct. 30. This season, Jackson has six matches with at least 10 kills and five blocks.
• Last week, Ogbechie totaled 22 kills on .618 hitting (22-1-34) and led the Huskers with 12 blocks (1.50 per set). It is just the 13th instance of a Nebraska player totaling 20 kills on .600 hitting with 10 more blocks in a two-match stretch in the rally-scoring era.
• Both players have been named the Big Ten Player of the Week this season, as Ogbechie took home the award on Sept. 14 and Jackson won honors on Sept. 28 and Oct. 5. Both have also earned Defensive Player of the Week nods.