LINCOLN, Nebraska – The No. 5 Nebraska volleyball team defeated the Wichita State Shockers 25-13, 25-12, 25-12 on Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 8,541 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

As a team, the Huskers (8-1) hit .477, their best hitting percentage since Sept. 15, 2018. NU also held the Shockers (3-6) to .096. The Big Red held a 50-27 advantage in kills and a 3-1 edge in service aces. NU struck out at a 78.9 percent clip.

Harper Murray recorded a match-high 14 kills on a career-high .542 hitting percentage, along with 11 digs for her second double-double of the season. Andi Jackson had 10 kills (.600) and three blocks, while Merritt Beason added 10 kills (.471). Taylor Landfair had a season-high nine kills (.412) and added three blocks. Leyla Blackwell recorded four kills (.375) and three blocks.

Bergen Reilly recorded 35 assists and 10 digs for her seventh double-double of the season. Lexi Rodriguez recorded eight digs and Olivia Mauch added six.

Emerson Wilford led Wichita State with 12 kills and four blocks.

Series 1: The Huskers took a 6-1 lead with Landfair accounting for three of those points, with two kills and an assisted block by Blackwell. Landfair and Murray each had a kill to put NU ahead 12-6. The Big Red used a 5-0 run, sparked by Kennedi Orr at the service line, to extend its lead to 17-8. Jackson’s second kill and a solo block by Murray made it 22-12, and a Reilly setter dump put Nebraska on set point. A Murray ace sealed NU’s set win, 25-13.

Set 2: Beason and Blackwell each recorded two kills to give the Huskers a 6-1 lead. Beason then posted a kill and an ace, and Reilly added a kill to make it 11-4. The Big Red went on a 4-0 run, fueled by two Landfair kills and a Landfair/Blackwell block to make it 19-7. NU closed out the set on a 4-0 run to win 25-12 with a kill by Murray and an ace by Beason. The Huskers hit .533 in the set.

Series 3: The third set started off back-and-forth before Murray and Reilly each scored a kill to give NU a 9-5 lead. Kills by Beason and Murray made it 13-9. Beason and Jackson combined for two consecutive blocks, with Jackson posting two kills as part of an 8-0 run that put the Huskers up 21-10. Jackson’s ninth kill gave Nebraska a set point, with her tenth closing out the set at 25-12 and the match at 3-0.

Next: The Huskers will take on No. 2 Stanford on Wednesday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m. (CT) at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network and can be heard on the Huskers Radio Network.