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Amie Just: Records aside, Nebraska volleyball knows Penn State is never an easy out

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Amie Just: Records aside, Nebraska volleyball knows Penn State is never an easy out

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• Sep 30, 2025
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There’s a balance No. 1 Nebraska volleyball wants to strike this week.

Penn State's Maggie Mendelson (from left) and Izzy Starck combine to block a hit from Nebraska's Harper Murray during a Final Four match last December in Louisville, Ky.

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Photos: Nebraska volleyball hosts Maryland at Devaney Center, Sept. 27, 2025

Nebraska’s Skyler Pierce (21) celebrates a kill with her team on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Maryland's Duru Gökçen (23) hits against Nebraska’s Rebekah Allick (5) and Bergen Reilly (2) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Bergen Reilly (2) sets on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Maryland’s Olivia Ruy (19) hits against Nebraska’s Allie Sczech (3) and Rebekah Allick (5) on Sept. 27 at the Devaney Sports Center.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star

Maryland's Haley Melby (4) turns around to bump from the back court on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Maryland head coach Adam Hughes looks on on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Olivia Mauch (10) bumps on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska head coach Dani Busboom Kelly talks with assistant coach Kelly Natter during a time-out on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Manaia Ogbechie (14) and Bergen Reilly (2) look to block a hit by Maryland's Eva Rohrbach (44) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

The Nebraska student fan section cheers on Nebraska’s Olivia Mauch (10) during a serve against Maryland on Sept. 27 at the Devaney Sports Center.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star file photo

Maryland's Haley Melby (4) hits between Nebraska’s Virginia Adriano (9) and Andi Jackson (15) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Taylor Landfair (12) hits against Maryland's Duru Gökçen (23) and Katie Scherer (12) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Harper Murray (27) reacts after a kill against Maryland on Sept. 27 at the Devaney Sports Center. 

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star file photo

Nebraska’s Andi Jackson (15) serves on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Bergen Reilly (2) tips the ball over the net during the match against Maryland on Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star

Nebraska’s Rebekah Allick (5) and Harper Murray (27) leap for a block against Maryland's Eva Rohrbach (44) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Harper Murray (27) hits against Maryland's Eva Rohrbach (44) and Lilly Wagner (26) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Manaia Ogbechie (14) hits against Maryland's Eva Rohrbach (44) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Virginia Adriano (9) and Rebekah Allick (5) leap for a block against Maryland's Olivia Ruy (19) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Teraya Sigler (11) celebrates a kill on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Allie Sczech (3) and Andi Jackson (15) make a kill on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Andi Jackson (15) goes for a touch against Maryland's Lilly Wagner (26) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Virginia Adriano (9) hits against Maryland's Lilly Wagner (26) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Rebekah Allick (5) leaps for a block with Bergen Reilly (2) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska head coach Dani Busboom Kelly watches the game on Saturday 27 at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star

Junior-year UNL trombonists Allie Enyart (right) Jane Jewell (center) and Brody Biberdorf (center-left) cheer on Nebraska toward the end of a close second set on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Andi Jackson (15) hits against Maryland's Eva Rohrbach (44) on Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center. 

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star

A hit by Maryland soars past Nebraska’s Manaia Ogbechie (14) and Bergen Reilly (2) up at the net on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Teraya Sigler (11) hits against Maryland's Ajack Malual (3) on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Teraya Sigler (11) misses a bump to send the ball into the court on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska swept Maryland 3-0.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star

Nebraska’s Rebekah Allick (5) hits against Maryland's Duru Gökçen (23) and Lilly Wagner (26) on Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. 

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star

Nebraska’s Virginia Adriano (9) Bergen Reilly (2) and Teraya Sigler (11) celebrate with Harper Murray (27) after a point against Maryland on Sept. 27, 2025, at the Devaney Sports Center.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star file photo

Nebraska’s Taylor Landfair (12) and Rebekah Allick (5) make a block against Maryland on Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center.

ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star

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Penn State's Maggie Mendelson (from left) and Izzy Starck combine to block a hit from Nebraska's Harper Murray during a Final Four match last December in Louisville, Ky.

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