A perfect trip to the Pacific Northwest.

No. 2 Nebraska (24-1, 14-0 B1G) defeated Washington (18-6, 8-6 B1G) 25-17, 25-11, 25-21 before a record crowd of 9,768 at the Alaska Airlines Arena Saturday night. This comes just a few days after the Big Red swept No. 12 Oregon.

The Huskers finish undefeated against the four new members of the Big Ten Conference, trailing only UCLA.

Nebraska played an extremely efficient match as they hit .375 with 44 kills on just 88 swings. Washington had plenty of chances with 101 swings, but they couldn’t keep it in the field as they committed 19 attack errors and seven service errors.

Bergen Reilly piloted the offense with 34 assists and impressed offensively with 5 kills.

Reilly had an automatic assist through a set and a half as she set it up for Harper Murray, as the super sophomore started the match with a perfect seven kills on seven swings before unearthing a back row attack. Murray finished the match with 12 kills on 25 swings and only three errors.

The service line was again a strong point for Nebraska, collecting five aces and holding a strong-serving Washington team to just one ace. Lexi Rodriguez and Merritt Beason each served two.

It was an all-around performance as the defense also came out in a big way, outscoring Washington (38-29) and blocking (7-1). Rodriguez was challenged by the Huskies and answered the call with 11 digs, moving closer to the number one spot in Husker history in career digs.

Taylor Landfair, Andi Jackson and Rebekah Allick all closed the net with three blocks each.

With a loss at Penn State earlier in the day, Nebraska became the only team in the conference with an undefeated record.

Nebraska returns home Thursday for their next game in a battle for the $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy against the No. 14 Minnesota Golden Gophers. That game is scheduled for first service at 8:00 PM CST on the Big Ten Network.

Box score

Set 1: Washington broke away from a 7-7 tie with a 3-0 run to go up 10-7. Beason had a kill and Washington struck long before a Murray kill made it 10-10. Murray then teamed up with Allick for a stuff block to make it 11-10 after Mauch’s 4-0 service run. With the score tied at 12-12, Jackson scored a kill, Washington hit wide and Reilly hammered a flyover for a 15-12 Husker lead at the media timeout. Jackson and Landfair combined for a block, and Landfair added four kills as NU went ahead 22-16. Back-to-back kills by Murray gave the set point for the Big Red, and the Huskers won 25-17 after a block from Beason. Nebraska hit .480 in set one and held Washington to .176. Landfair and Murray each had five murders.

Set 2: Allick opened the set with two kills, and Murray posted one for a 3-0 start. After a service error got Washington on the board, Allick recorded another kill and Rodriguez served back-to-back aces to make it 6-1. NU led 10-3 after kills by Jackson and Murray. Landfair and Reilly tacked on kills before an ace from Reilly increased Nebraska’s lead to 15-6. After a 3-0 UW run, Landfair tipped in a kill for a sideout, and Murray capped a long rally with a kill before a block from Beason and Jackson made it 19-10 Big Red. Jackson and Murray knocked down three straight kills, Beason served an ace and Murray hit her 11th kill as the Huskers closed out a 25-11 win.

Set 3: Nebraska took an 8-3 lead after a 6-0 run serve by Beason, including an ace. Jackson had a kill and a block with Murray in that stretch, and Reilly recorded a kill. Washington pulled within 15-13, but Jackson finished off two straight kills and Landfair dropped one on the ground for an 18-13 lead. Reilly put a kill in front of a Landfair/Allick block and a Landfair kill made it a seven-point lead, 21-14. Beason recorded two kills and Allick completed the sweep 25-21.

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