No. 1 Nebraska beats Purdue in four sets to reach 19–0

No. 1 Nebraska improved to 19–0 with a four-set victory over No. 13 Purdue on Saturday, October 17, at John Cook Arena in Lincoln. The Huskers won 25–13, 20–25, 25–19, 25–14 and moved to 8–0 in Big Ten play.

Teraya Sigler led Nebraska with a career-high 15 kills. Harper Murray added 13, Virginia Adriano had 11 and Manaia Ogbechie finished with 10, according to Nebraska’s official report.

The Huskers hit .303, recorded 12 blocks and held Purdue to a .133 hitting percentage. Bergen Reilly contributed 44 assists, 15 digs and five blocks, while Olivia Mauch collected a career-high 21 digs.

Purdue evened the match in the second set, but Nebraska closed the third on a 6–1 run. Nine consecutive points broke an 8–8 tie in the fourth.

The result followed Nebraska’s sweep at Northwestern and gave the Huskers their eighth victory over a ranked opponent this season. Purdue fell to 11–6 overall and 4–4 in conference play.