No. No. 2 Nebraska holds on to beat No. 10 Purdue 3-2.

Nebraska’s home winning streak remains intact and stretches to 35 games – the longest in the country. Purdue falls to 0-7 in its past seven games in Lincoln, with the Boilermaker’s last win coming against the Cornhuskers in 2013.

Neither team could create separation as each set was decided by three or fewer points. In the fifth set, Purdue had a match point, 15-14, but Nebraska rallied and secured the final set 17-15.

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The Cornhuskers won the first set 25-22, but the Boilermakers were resilient tonight, winning the next two sets with a combined five-point lead. But Nebraska did not give up in front of the noisy home crowd and won the fourth set 25-22.

Purdue (12-4, 3-2 Big Ten) had an impressive hitting percentage of .311 tonight, compared to Nebraska’s .242. However, Purdue recorded 19 service errors to the Cornhuskers’ seven.

Nebraska’s Merritt Beason had a season-high 22 kills in the win, as the Cornhuskers improved to 15-1 on the season and remained undefeated in the Big Ten (5-0).