Slowly but surely, the Nebraska volleyball team is working its way to the No. 1 spot in the Top 25 national rankings.

The Huskers (24-1 overall, 14-0 Big Ten) remain just behind Pittsburgh (23-1) in second place in the latest AVCA Top 25, released Monday. However, they gained the most first-place votes (12) in the poll over the past four weeks as they continue their current 21-game winning streak.

Now they’ll put that dominant run to the test again as they match up with No. 16 Minnesota (16-8, 9-5) and Indiana (12-12, 5-9) this week in Lincoln.

Below you’ll find the stats you need to know, players to watch and more information on the Huskers’ upcoming home games against the Gophers and Hoosiers.

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#2 NEBRASKA (24-1 overall, 14-0 Big Ten) vs. #16 MINNESOTA (16-8, 9-5)

Time: Thursday 8pm CT

TV channel: Big Ten Network

Commentators: Larry Punteney (play by play) and Emily Ehman (color)

Streaming: Fox Sports App

Radio: Huskers Radio Network with John Baylor and Lauren (Cook) West will broadcast all the action on their volleyball stations

Listen online: Huskers.com (LINK)

App audio: Official Huskers App

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#2 NEBRASKA (24-1 overall, 14-0 Big Ten) vs. INDIANA (12-12, 5-9)

Time: Saturday 7:30 PM CT

TV channel: Big Ten Network

Commentators: Larry Punteney (play by play) and Lauren Stivrins (color)

Streaming: Fox Sports App

Radio: Huskers Radio Network with John Baylor and Lauren (Cook) West will broadcast all the action on their volleyball stations

Listen online: Huskers.com (LINK)

App audio: Official Huskers App

NEBRASKA-MINNESOTA:

>> Nebraska is 38-12 all-time against Minnesota and won both games against the Golden Gophers last year.

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NEBRASKA-INDIANA:

>> Nebraska is 23-1 all-time against Indiana and has won 23 straight against the Hoosiers since Indiana’s lone victory in 1978.

All statistics and information provided courtesy of Nebraska Athletics Communications

>> Nebraska has won 21 straight games since losing at SMU on Sept. 3. Seventeen of the 21 wins were sweeps, including the last four games.

>> Entering Thursday’s match, Nebraska has won 15 straight sets.

>> Nebraska is 6-0 against top-10 teams this season, which is the most top-10 wins in a regular season in school history.

>> Nebraska is 9-0 against ranked foes this season, as SMU was not ranked in the AVCA Top 25 at the time of that game.

>> The Huskers rank 11th nationally and second in the Big Ten with a team hitting percentage of .295.

>> Nebraska ranks seventh nationally in kills per set (14.28).

>> Outside hitter Harper Murray leads the Huskers with 3.30 kills per set and 25 service aces and is hitting .255. Murray also adds 2.15 digs per set.

>> Opposite hitter Merritt Beason is averaging 3.06 kills per set for the Big Red and is hitting .258 with 1.30 digs per set and 23 aces.

>> Taylor Landfair makes 2.51 kills per set and hits .254.

>> Middle blocker Andi Jackson has an average of 2.67 kills with a hitting percentage of .444, which ranks fourth in the country.

>> Middle blocker Rebekah Allik adds 1.68 kills per set on .337 hitting with 1.28 blocks per set. Allick has moved into the top 10 in school history in career blocks with 354 career blocks.

>> Setter To put away Reilly is averaging 11.12 assists per set, which ranks sixth in the country and leads the Big Ten. She also adds 2.90 digs per set and has 17 aces. Reilly has 13 double-doubles and has been named Big Ten Setter of the Week three times this season.

>> Three-time All-American and two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Lexi Rodríguez accompanies the Husker in the back row with 3.70 digs per set. Last week, Rodriguez passed Kayla Banwarth for No. 2 all-time in his career at Nebraska. Rodriguez now has 1,731 and is behind Justine Wong-Orantes (1,890).

>> No. No. 16 Minnesota is 16-8 overall and 9-5 in Big Ten play after suffering home losses to Washington (3-1) and No. 12 Oregon (3-0) last week.

>> Julia Hanson leads the Golden Gophers with 3.73 kills per set and is hitting .270. She also has a team-high 26 aces.

>> Lydia Grote adds 2.87 kills per set and also has 26 aces.

>> Phoebe Awoleye ranks seventh nationally in blocks per set with 1.49. As a team, Minnesota ranks 13th (2.78).

>> Indiana is 12-12 overall and 5-9 in the Big Ten after losses at home to No. 9 Purdue (3-1) and No. 20 USC (3-1) last week.

>> Candela Alonso-Corcelles leads the Hoosiers with 3.58 kills per set, while Avry Tatum adds 3.42 kills per set.

>> Camryn Haworth is averaging 9.96 assists per set and has 42 aces on the season.

>> Libero Ramsey Gary ranks second in the Big Ten with 4.20 digs per set.

SERVE AND PASS

>> Nebraska has allowed just 46 service aces this season, which leads the nation. The closest team is Pittsburgh with 54 aces allowed.

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BALANCED ATTACK

>> Nebraska has seven different players averaging between 1.68 and 3.30 kills per set.

>> Six different players have led the Huskers in single-game kills this season.

>> Reilly ranks sixth nationally with an average of 11.12 assists per set.

>> Nebraska’s offense has been one of the best in the country this season. The Huskers rank 11th in hitting percentage (.295) and seventh in kills per set (14.28).

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HOME SWEET HOME

>> Nebraska has won 38 straight home games since Dec. 1, 2022, which is the longest active streak in the country.

>> The Huskers’ home winning streak is their longest since they moved to the Devaney Center in 2013.

>> Nebraska’s longest home winning streak of all time was 88 games from 2004 to 2009. Since then, NU also has a home winning streak of 38 straight games from 2009 to 2011.