No. 13 Kentucky falls to No. 2 Nebraska

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers swept No. 13 Kentucky on Sunday in Memorial Coliseum as Nebraska hit .302 and held Uk to .141 in a 3- (27-25, 25-20, 25-16) a few-set affair in entrance of a period-high 3,933 followers.

Junior reverse Reagan Rutherford led the Wildcats with nine kills, 12 digs, just one block, and just one support. She hit .185 on the working day, which was a group very best. The Missouri Town, Texas native was the team chief with 9 kills in the match and 4 mistakes. It marks the seventh time this period that Rutherford has led British isles in kills for a match.

Defensively, Kentucky was paced by Rutherford and libero Eleanor Beavin who equally experienced 12 digs in the match. Azhani Tealer had a few stuff blocks, together with a single solo to lead all British isles players. In a single of the most telling stats of the match, Nebraska outblocked Kentucky, 10-3.

Kentucky will start out Southeastern Meeting perform with two matches versus LSU next weekend. The to start with match is following Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on the SEC Community+, and Sunday’s match is at Midday ET on SEC Community.

Established A person

Junior Reagan Rutherford received points started off for the Wildcats with a cross-courtroom slam and a block, as she gave Uk a 4-2 lead. At a tied rating of eight all, Nebraska had a services error, a single of its 5 in the set. With two again-to-back kills by Adanna Rollins, the Wildcats led the Cornhuskers 11-8. Tied 13-13, Rutherford recorded yet another eliminate. Regaining the direct at 16-15, Azhani Tealer landed her next eliminate of the working day. A back-and-forth fight ongoing throughout the established as Kentucky found alone leading 18-17, which was capitalized the up coming position with yet another Rutherford kill. To provide the Wildcats guide to 21-17, Lamb made use of the Cornhuskers’ block to her benefit. Tied at 23-23, Nebraska killed the ball to give them set stage. A missed serve and Tealer destroy then brought the Wildcats a 25-24 lead, placing established place in their favor. With two kills ending in their favor, Nebraska followed with one more established point possibility, which ended with a hitting mistake, bringing the Cornhuskers a 1st-set gain, 27-25.

Set Two

Attaining some momentum from a Nebraska assistance error at 5-3, Lamb made use of the block at the time all over again to her benefit, recording kill range five of the working day. Trailing 8-6, Tealer and setter Emma Grome merged for a huge block that introduced the Wildcats back again in one particular level. Rollins afterwards recorded a kill that led United kingdom to a tied match at 9. A Rutherford kill down the line brought United kingdom back again to just one at 13-12, but the Cornhuskers ongoing to pull absent soon after that. Just a couple of factors later, Kentucky gained its to start with guide of the game at 16-15 off of a large Tealer kill. Grome received that direct back again the moment again with her sturdy enjoy at the net pursuing a Nebraska get rid of at 17-16. Rollins and Rutherford recorded some significant digs all over the established to aid out the defensive end together with the offense. When compared to Kentucky’s .144 Hitting, Nebraska strike .280 on the set. At 23-18, Nebraska tipped the ball to discover them selves at set issue. Goetzinger and Lamb retained the Wildcats alive with one particular eliminate each and every, but the set ended with a Nebraska destroy and a 25-20 Cornhusker gain.

Set Three

Jumping off to a 5-1 guide, the Cornhuskers continued to strike and distribute the ball well. Rutherford tallied two consecutive kills in favor of Kentucky to carry the Wildcats on the scoreboard again at 5-3. Nebraska went on a 4-point run to guide the established 9-3 early. Heading on an additional run of three factors, Nebraska introduced the score to 14-5. Freshman Audrey Whitworth, junior Bella Bell, and senior Maddie Berezowitz noticed their first action of the afternoon, as the Wildcats required a new spark of electricity on the court. Trailing by 9 with a rating of 17-8, Rollins earned kill amount 8 of the working day. With an increased hitting share of .302 and 10 blocks on the day, Nebraska identified by themselves top 22-12. Bella Bell recorded her very first get rid of of the match at 23-13, but the Cornhuskers uncovered them selves at match place just just one enjoy later on. The Wildcats held off the three match place opportunities for Nebraska but were not able to change as the match finished with a score of 25-16 in established three.