Nebraska volleyball, still going strong as the No. 2 team in the country, will close out the October stretch with two Big Ten home games this weekend.

The Huskers (18-1 overall, 8-0 Big Ten) will first face Illinois (13-5, 5-3) on Friday and Michigan (15-4, 5-3) on Saturday at the Devaney Center.

Let’s take a look at the stats to know and the players to watch on both sides, and how to watch and listen to the two B1G matchups.

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#2 NEBRASKA (18-1 overall, 8-0 Big Ten) vs. ILLINOIS (13-5, 5-3)

Time: 7pm CT

TV channel: NO

Commentators: Jacob Schrantz (play by play) and Camden Cohn (color)

Streaming: B1G+

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 (18-1 overall, 8-0 Big Ten) vs. MICHIGAN (15-4, 5-3)

Time: 7pm CT

TV channel: NO

Commentators: Jacob Schrantz (play by play) and Camden Cohn (color)

Streaming: B1G+

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-ILLINOIS:

>> Nebraska is 35-8-1 all-time against Illinois and has won 10 straight in the series, including a 25-18, 25-22, 25-17 sweep in Champaign on Oct. 3.

>> Illinois is one of Nebraska’s three Big Ten doubles opponents this season.

>>Nebraska coach John Cook is 12-1 all-time against Illinois coach Chris Tamas, one of his former assistants. Overall, Cook is 26-2 all-time coaching against his former assistant coaches.

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NEBRASKA-MICHIGAN:

>> Nebraska is 23-3 against Michigan and has won 15 straight in the series. The last five games have been Husker sweeps.

All statistics and information provided courtesy of Nebraska Athletics Communications

>> Nebraska has won 15 straight games since losing at SMU on Sept. 3. Twelve of the fifteen wins were sweeps.

>> The Huskers rank ninth nationally and third in the Big Ten with a team hitting percentage of .301.

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

>> Outside hitter Harper Murray leads the Huskers with 3.32 kills per set and 18 service aces. Murray also adds 2.13 digs per set.

>> Opposite hitter Merritt Beason is averaging 3.03 kills per set for the Big Red and is hitting .243 with 1.28 digs per set and 13 aces.

>> Lindsay Krause And Taylor Land grant have split at NU’s other outside hitter position in the interim and have averaged 2.33 and 2.41 kills per set, respectively.

>> Middle blocker Andi Jackson has an average of 2.70 kills with a hitting percentage of .480, which leads the Big Ten.

>> Middle blocker Rebekah Allik adds 1.77 kills per set on .382 hitting with 1.29 blocks per set.

>> Setter To put away Reilly is averaging 11.20 assists per set, which ranks fifth in the country and leads the Big Ten. She also counts 3.02 digs per set and has 14 aces. Reilly has 11 double-doubles and has been named Big Ten Setter of the Week three times this season.

>> Three-time All-American Lexi Rodríguez leads the Husker back row with 3.73 digs per set and is coming off a season-high 22 digs in a sweep at Ohio State last Saturday.

>> Illinois (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten) has won five straight games since its Oct. 3 loss to Nebraska in Champaign. The Fighting Illini defeated Indiana and Maryland last weekend.

>> Raina Terry averages 4.28 kills per set.

>> Brooke Mosher ranks 13th nationally with 40 service aces.

>> Former Nebraska assistant coach Chris Tamas is in his eighth year as head coach at Illinois and is 144-90 overall. Tamas was an assistant at Nebraska from 2015 to 2016 and was on the staff of the Huskers’ 2015 NCAA Championship team.

>> Michigan (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten) has already surpassed last season’s win total (7) and tied its Big Ten win total (5) with 12 games remaining. The Wolverines play at Iowa on Friday night before coming to Lincoln.

>> Allison Jacobs leads the Wolverines with 4.12 kills per set.

>> Valentina Vaulet ranks fifth nationally with 49 service aces this season.

SERVE AND PASS

>> Nebraska has allowed just 35 service aces this season, which leads the nation. The next closest team is Pittsburgh at 43.

>> Nebraska’s opponents have served 14 aces and committed 120 service errors in the past 12 matches.

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BALANCED ATTACK

>> Nebraska has seven different players averaging between 1.77 and 3.32 kills per set.

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

>> Reilly ranks fifth nationally with an average of 11.20 assists per set.

>> Nebraska’s offense has been one of the best in the country this season. The Huskers rank ninth in hitting percentage (.301) and kills per set (14.28).

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HOME SWEET HOME

>> Nebraska has won 36 straight home games dating back to 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.