Wins both on and off the court for volleyball Sunday in Nebraska.

The No. 2 Huskers (12-1, 2-0 Big Ten) defeated the No. 20 USC Trojans (9-3, 1-1 Big Ten) 25-18, 25-22, 25-16 before 8,689 fans in the Bob Devaney Sports Center. However, the game was a reunion with some former members of the Nebraska team.

USC head coach Tyler Hildebrand and outside hitter Ally Batenhorst received loud and long ovations when their names were announced. During the introductions, Batenhorst also received the mini volleyball from three of her former teammates.

Batenhorst used the “home-like” environment to her advantage as she finished the match with 13 kills with a hitting percentage of .242. She also dug nine balls and added a block.

Nebraska continued their strategy of feeding everyone, with Bergen Reilly dishing out 33 assists and leading the Huskers to a .245 hitting percentage. Reilly hit 1,000 on three tries.

Harper Murray shook off a quiet first set to finish with 12 kills, two aces and six digs.

The Husker centers started hot, accounting for half the kills in set one, but cooled off in the remaining two sets. Andi Jackson finished her night with seven kills and hit .188, with just one block. Rebekah Allick had three kills and three blocks.

Nebraska now heads to the road for the first time in conference play, heading to Illinois on Thursday.

Box score

Nebraska Athletics sets recaps

Set 1: Nebraska had six kills on its first eight swings to take a 13-8 lead. After USC cut the score to 16-12, Jackson posted three kills and a block, Reilly added one and Murray served an ace during an 8-0 Husker run to make it 24-12. NU struggled to close out the set, allowing USC to go on a 6-0 run before finishing the job, 25-18.

Set 2: USC took the lead 10-8 after a 4-1 run. Two kills by Murray kept NU close, down 14-13. USC built the lead to 17-14, but a kill by Krause and a hitting error by USC brought the Huskers back within one. A kill by Beason and consecutive kills by Murray put the Huskers ahead, 19-18. After a USC timeout, Beason finished a kill and the Huskers won a challenge to go up 21-18, with Mauch serving the 5-0 run. Beason and Murray executed kills to earn set point at 24-21. A service error gave NU the 25-22 win.

Set 3: NU rallied from 7-6 to go up 9-7 after a block from Krause and another from Allick and Beason. Kills by Beason, Allick and Jackson helped the Huskers take a 14-9 lead, and Murray put the Big Red up 15-10 at the media timeout. After the break, Beason connected from the back row and Reilly won a battle at the net to make it 17-10 Huskers and force a USC timeout. Reilly and Murray added kills after the timeout, and an ace by Murray helped the Huskers claim a 21-11 lead. The Huskers finished the sweep 25-16.

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