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Huskers Sweep Golden Hurricane

Nebraska starts 2-0 on the first day of the 2022 season
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A perfect first day of the 2022 campaign for No. 1 Nebraska volleyball.

After sweeping Texas A&M-Corpus Christi earlier in the day, the Huskers did the same to Tulsa Friday evening 25-15, 12, 13 to improve to 2-0.

Utilizing a different lineup than the first game, NU hit .318 on the match.

Anni Evans got the nod at setter, handing out 36 assists.

Whitney Lauenstein led the way for Big Red with 15 kills on .429 hitting with Madi Kubik not far behind with 14 kills on .414 hitting.

Kaitlyn Hord added another five blocks to lead the team for the second straight match.

Nebraska hosts Pepperdine Saturday with a 7 p.m. first serve. The Waves include senior Kayleigh Hames, the sister of Husker Nicklin Hames.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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