Nebraska Volleyball rises to No. 2 after two top-5 sweeps
Nebraska Volleyball is back at No. 2 in the AVCA Coaches Poll.
The Huskers had two extremely impressive top-five wins to catapult them back to No. 2 after spending three weeks at No. 5.
NU swept then-ranked No. 2 Stanford at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Sept. 18. Nebraska took down Stanford for the first time at Devaney 25-17, 25-22, 25-14. The Cardinal dropped to No. 3 with their first loss of the season.
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Nebraska traveled to Louisville, Ky. for the second time this season to face No. 4 Louisville. In front of a record crowd at the KFC Yum! Center, the Huskers defeated the Cardinals 25-16, 25-17, 25-20. Louisville, which has a 8-2 record, is now ranked No. 5.
NU beat five total ranked teams including three top-10 teams and two more top-15 teams.
Seven Big Ten Teams are ranked in the AVCA Top 25 for week five. Behind Nebraska, Penn State ( 4), Wisconsin (7), Purdue (10), Oregon (11), Minnesota (16) and USC (T-20).
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Creighton, who beat No. 6 Purdue and No. 10 Kansas last week, rose three spots to No. 6. The Bluejays earned their highest ranking in program history.
The Huskers start the Big Ten Conference Schedule 10-1. They host UCLA on Sept. 27 at 7:00 p.m. CT and No. 20 USC on Sept. 29 at 6:30 p.m. CT. Both matches will be on the Big Ten Network.
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