Husker VB and FB Beat Maryland
No. 1 Nebraska Volleyball recorded a 25-13, 25-20, 25-15 sweep of Maryland in front of a record-breaking crowd of 15,127 fans at the XFINITY Center on Saturday night in College Park, Md. Since 2023, Nebraska volleyball has been part of 25 women’s volleyball venue attendance records, including five this season.
Nebraska (
15-0, 4-0 Big Ten) extended its regular-season match win streak to 46 after hitting .278 as a team and holding Maryland (11-4, 1-3 Big Ten) to a .117 hitting percentage on Saturday night.
Andi Jackson led Nebraska with an all-around performance, totaling 12 kills on .455 hitting with six service aces, five blocks and four digs.
Campbell Flynn recorded 35 assists, eight digs, four blocks and a pair of kills, while Olivia Mauch had a team-high 10 digs on the night.
Nebraska had a dominant 32-23 edge in kills, 34-31 advantage in digs and a commanding 8-3 margin in blocks over the Terrapins.
No. 1 Nebraska returns to action with a trip to No. 15 Indiana on Thursday, Oct. 8. First serve between the Huskers and Hoosiers is set for 5:30 p.m. CT in Bloomington, Ind.
Nebraska erupted for 34 unanswered points to close the game on its way to a 48-23 win over Maryland on Homecoming at Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Huskers, who improved to 5-0 with their second Big Ten victory, put up 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing for the fourth consecutive home game, finishing the day with 447 total yards. The Blackshirts surrendered 395 total yards to a up-tempo Terrapin offense, but limited Maryland to just 95 total yards after halftime.
Anthony Colandrea and Kwazi Gilmer fueled the Nebraska offense with big performances. Colandrea completed 26-of-39 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns, while adding the first 100-yard rushing game of his career with 10 carries for 108 yards.
Gilmer finished with a career-high 147 yards on 11 receptions with a pair of five-yard touchdown catches in the fourth quarter.
Nebraska returns to Big Ten Conference home action next Saturday by playing host to defending national champion Indiana. Kick-off is set for 11 a.m. (CT) on KVSH.
