LINCOLN, Neb. (Huskers.com) – The No. 2 Nebraska volleyball team will play two home games this weekend as Big Ten play advances.

The Cornhuskers host No. 10 Purdue on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Rutgers on Saturday at 7 p.m., which will be Nebraska’s annual “Pink Match” to raise awareness for breast cancer.

Friday’s game against Purdue will be televised on BTN with Larry Punteney and Lauren Stivrins as guests. Saturday’s game will only be streamed on B1G+.

Huskers Radio Network with John Baylor and Lauren (Cook) West will broadcast all the action on their volleyball affiliate stations, Huskers.com and the Huskers app.

ABOUT THE HUSKERS

• Nebraska has won 11 straight games since losing at SMU on Sept. 3. Nine of the eleven wins were sweeps.

• The Huskers rank seventh nationally and second in the Big Ten with a team batting average of .298.

• NU ranks 13th nationally in kills per set (14.02).

• The Huskers had seven aces and just one service error in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Iowa. The last time the Huskers had at least seven aces with one or fewer service errors was November 12, 2017 against Rutgers (nine aces, one error).

• Outside hitter Harper Murray leads the Huskers with 3.12 kills per set and 15 service aces. Murray also adds 2.14 digs per set.

• Opponent Merritt Beason averages 2.90 kills per set for the Big Red. In her last nine matches, Beason averaged 3.20 kills per set with a .312 hitting percentage.

• Outside attacker Lindsay Krause is averaging 2.37 kills per set and has served a team-high 15 aces.

• Middle blocker Andi Jackson is averaging 2.66 kills with a team-best .475 hitting percentage, which ranks fifth nationally.

• Middle blocker Rebekah Allick adds 1.81 kills per set on .381 hitting with 1.49 blocks per set, which ranks 10th nationally.

• Setter Bergen Reilly is averaging 10.98 assists per set, ranking ninth nationally. She also adds 2.86 digs per set and has 12 aces.

• Three-time All-American Lexi Rodriguez leads the Husker backline with 3.82 digs per set.

SCOUTING REPORT: PURDUE

• No. 10 Purdue defeated Northwestern and Michigan State last week and is now 12-3 on the season and 3-1 in Big Ten play.

• The Boilermakers rank 11th nationally in blocks per set (2.89) and 16th in kills per set (13.91).

• Eva Hudson (4.09 kills per set) and Chloe Chicoine (3.28 kills per set) lead the Purdue attack.

• Raven Colvin ranks first in the Big Ten and second in the nation in blocks per set (1.74). She also adds 2.68 kills per set and is hitting .439.

SCOUTING REPORT: RUTGERS

• Rutgers enters a Friday game at Iowa at 5-10 overall and 0-4 in Big Ten play.

• Alissa Kinkela leads the Scarlet Knights with 3.62 kills per set. Kinkela became Rutgers’ first-ever Big Ten Player of the Week on September 30 after posting 29 kills at .456 against Iowa and 24 kills at .432 against Michigan.

HISTORY OF THE SERIES

• Nebraska is 24-8 all-time against Purdue and has won five straight in the series. In last season’s only meeting on Sept. 29 in West Lafayette, the teams stayed five sets, with Nebraska claiming a 15-12 victory in the fifth set.

• Nebraska is 14-1 all-time against Rutgers and has won 14 straight since Rutgers’ only victory in 1978. All but one of the Huskers’ 14 wins were sweeps.

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