The Nebraska volleyball team had little time to dwell on the past. The Huskers had just two days.

NU returned to the Bob Devaney Sports Center and swept The Citadel 25-14, 25-16, 25-16 to open the Husker Invitational on Thursday. It was a much-needed turnaround after being swept by unranked SMU in Dallas on Tuesday.

“I think we had our best performance of the season by far tonight,” Nebraska setter Bergen Reilly said after the game. “I’m proud of us and how we turned it around.”

The difference between the loss at SMU and the win against The Citadel was the style of play. Reilly called it “Nebraska volleyball.”

“Everybody did their job and then moved on to their next job,” Reilly said. “I think in the last couple of games we’ve been pushing ourselves and trying to take over other people’s jobs and I think if we all just focus on one thing at a time and then move on to our next job, we’re a really good team.”

There was a lack of communication and an individual-first mentality against the Mustangs. The team on the field did not play together and the results were ugly.

Thursday was the complete opposite. It was a complete team effort.

Harper Murray had nine kills and 10 digs, while Merritt Beason and Leyla Blackwell each added seven kills and four blocks. Blackwell hit .600 in the match. Andi Jackson also had seven kills and hit .545.

Taylor Landfair finished with six kills in nine swings (.667), and Lindsay Krause had four.

Reilly dished out 36 assists and had seven digs and three aces. Lexi Rodriguez led the team in digs with 15.

“We strive to play Nebraska volleyball every day and we do that so that when we get into these situations and we play games, we can just be there,” Blackwell said. “I think playing Nebraska volleyball tonight and feeling all that was just us feeling really grounded and really connected on the court and just getting back to what we know how to do.”

Nebraska continues the Husker Invitational with a game against Montana State on Saturday at 2 p.m.

The game will be broadcast on Nebraska Public Media and streamed on B1G+. Huskers Radio Network will also carry all of the action.

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