​The #1 Nebraska volleyball team took on #13 Purdue in Lincoln in an afternoon showdown. The Boilermakers came in on a three match winning streak, but the Huskers came out hot and firing on all cylinders and easily took the first set. However, the Boilermakers were not going to lay down and let the Huskers win. They came storming back in set two with great serving and crafty hits. Nebraska took the next two sets to take the win. In a game where the star seniors were not necessarily having their best match, the underclassmen took control. Teraya Sigler had herself a match. She led the Huskers with 15 kills, hitting .355 and added a block as well. She was joined in double digit kills by Harper Murray with 13, Virginia Adriano with 11, and Mania Ogbechie with 10. Purdue’s freshman Addy Tindall led all hitters with 16 kills and Elkhorn native Grace Heaney had a big game with nine kills and three blocks. While it was not Andi Jackson’s night in the hitting department, she led all players with six blocks. The Huskers ended the match with 12 total blocks. The Huskers hit .303 on the match while holding the Boilermakers to .133. Nebraska 3, Purdue 1Set 1: Nebraska 25 , Purdue 13Like so many matches before, Nebraska started off the first set with a kill by Virginia Adriano. Adriano had the first two kills for the Huskers. The two teams battled back and forth Purdue finding kills early and Nebraska playing off the block. Nebraska went on a 5-0 scoring run behind the serving of Harper Murray. Behind big kills by Adriano and Teraya Sigler, the Huskers go up 11-5. Nebraska was operating nearly automatically, seemly getting kills at will through much of this set. Purdue was able to go on a short 3-0 run while the Huskers struggled with some out of system scrambling, but Nebraska soon took control behind a big block. Teraya Sigler finishes off the set with a booming kill. Virginia Adriano had five kills in the set and hit 1.000. Nebraska hit .455 while holding Purdue to .036.Set 2: Nebraska 20, Purdue 25Purdue started off the set with a 2-0 lead, which was quickly ended by a Mania Ogbechie rocket. The two teams were moving point for point with lots of defensive scrambling for both teams. Purdue surged out to a 9-6 lead behind some big hits and good blocking. Nebraska clawed back up to even things out with big kills behind Sigler and Murray. Purdue used short serves to get the Huskers out of system and give themselves the 15-11 lead going in to the media timeout. The Purdue’s serve and tough defense left Nebraska scrambling and making lots of uncharacteristic mistakes. Nebraska tried to get back to their game, but went down 11-18. Just when Nebraska seemed to be taking control, going on a 6-1 run, Husker errors put the Boilermakers up 21-17. Purdue takes the set on an block out of bounds. Nebraska was held to .118 on the set, while Purdue hit .237. The Huskers just really could not get in to a rhythm and were scrambling out of system a lot this set. Purdue