#2 Nebraska vs #9 Kentucky Women Volleyball Game, August 27 2024

the first serve of new season belong ons to the sophomore from South Dakota Bergen Riley in the 2024 volleyball season is underway that drops in and the first point goes to Kentucky the wild cats ranked ninth in the country a dominant they've been for a [Applause] [Music] while that one drops down and the first point for Nebraska how about Bergen Riley Harper Murray sent back Rodriguez with the bump set Murray reloads Kentucky there defensively swing from delay who's got a big arm she'll try again but Nebraska's defense is there Elite defensively timeing opponents to a 137 hitting percentage a season too tops in division one for a second straight season delay tries again that's off hands and it's a point for Kentucky Brooklyn delay worked this summer in the USA gym and she had to find more tools bigger block could not say enough great things about number 12 and the work she has done to be ready to take her game to the next level SEC all freshman last year there is tzo she does a great job keeping points alive set for delay Riley to be and delay there on the Block Brooklyn delay for Kentucky looked around to see where that ball you're just a couple of years ago national champions back in that 2020 2021 season the first SEC team to win a National Title beon digs it out Gro with the set the back row attack from The Freshman think pen delay drops it in showing a soft touch so we know she's got the big arm and she's showing a softer side as well just block good service run here for tuo as kuy's in front o great serve at the Nets and the point for Kentucky Brook Tima the red shirt freshman from Cincinnati tuzo locked in right now Murray there's Kentucky there with the block and Kentucky continues their run Craig Skinner to us freegame coming into this matcho 5 run tozo again again another good serve Line Drive handled by Nebraska but Rebecca Alec was off the mark a 6 nothing run worth pointing out Molly tuza would be a starting labero on most teams in the country if it were not for Elanor bevon being a true senior here for the Kentucky Wildcats great scner determined to get her on the court as much as possible on top 73 and now Lexi Rodriguez speaking of great libros roome boltim up off the mark point a three-year Captain two-time first team All-American All-American three times overall that's a big swing from Asia Thigpen freshman from Pittsboro North Carolina in Craigs Thigpen will play in the back row a great hustling play by tuzo who else free ball at the net and B takes advantage stars in college volleyball the senior from Gardendale Alabama in her second year now in Nebraska with the serve off hands good hustling play by delay but it heads out of play and it's a point for Nebraska they played in Tampa coming out of the Stanford Regional Texas came in and really took care of Wisconsin and Nebraska by serving the ball exceptionally well on the big stage but you have to think guys that it's invaluable experience because do commended on last year's team and cook has said we are the most motivated team in the country motivated Nebraska is a dangerous a frightening thing lamb tried to throw it down and she does successfully Kentucky here is Bola back to serve catches the tape good diving save for Nebraska's Andy Jackson it turns into a point for Nebraska that's just aing who's in the back row at a given time by Harper Murray can I borrow your phone this is when your middle block her friends start texting you saying it'll happen yes it'll happen do not insult us time and again NE for Texas last year came up with some big dig gosh her serving runs were incredible [Applause] too back roow tap for B but the single block Jordan Dy right love from her teammates for that stuff block as she should they go away from Dy this time good save there by Gro lamb off the net Gro with a dig it was beon with the first save lamb tries to drop it in big swing dug out by Bon again lamb dials one up for the Kentucky kill great point for here's Gro with the serve three time ABCA All-America but a service air point for Nebraska and I think hollyw final season with the wild [Applause] cats keny or with the serve for Nebraska Riley with the bump set [Applause] we've seen the return of Lindsay crowy who missed most of last year last played October 14th last season because of an injury and a point for Nebraska for be and lamb leading the way for Kentucky so far with three kills and Kentucky gets the point back you have but you have to figure things out against a top 10 opponent here tonight but Craig Skinner told us he said look we can learn way more about ourselves tonight than we can in a 3 Victory no matter what happens we're going to get challenged we're going to get exposed and that's going to help us grow there's the nebras gro Wilson is blocked Scramble for it it's a point for Kentucky we've reached our first media timeout of the first match of the Season she'll watch here as Kentucky puts it into play out of the media timeout Riley with the quick set to the middle and Rebecca Alec it is Rebecca there deep to zone five excellent swing delay on sereve set for Wilson Riley Murray back on the court there's Thigpen for Kentucky crowy on the attack oh great job and Thigpen almost got there disposal for that run to the championship game so good to see her back on the court just adds to the this amazing depth for this Nebraska team yeah she's got an absolute Cannon so does mer be rowy with the serve delay this is just such a nice job by Emma BR tuzo back to serve she had that great service run Kentucky had a six nothing run to go in front but one and done this time out for tuzo Point Nebraska another back row attack for big pen B tuzo with the set little too tight at the net Gro keeps it [Music] alive good save by Riley B off hands Point Nebraska bodies on the floor double balls Rome looks for the point Katie George's favorite right there you got to love a two shoot from an undersiz Setter just when you we do need a between match snack so are there doughnut shops around here that sounds good let's see what we can do oh that's a quick attack right there and a big swing by Andy Jackson she elevates able to contact that ball at such a high point Kentucky gets it back wild catch it's definitely in the fight here first set attacking Setter sometimes I preferred setting my hitters but every once in a while it's important to attack and keep them honest Oly loves sharing the wealth you did too K that's going to head out of play and that's another point for Kentucky we creep close so that their defense can put up good balls behind them Nebraska fans and there are plenty of them trying to Rally the Huskers CH boy with the serve for Nebraska hoscar Trail by one delay recovers to keep it alive lamb hangs in the air flying save by chaboy off hands drops in crowy point we're tied at 19 Nebraska looking to retake the lead grome to Dy Rodriguez crowy Team all big 10 almost four kills a set hit 282 for the Huskers delay that's blocked back and a point for Nebraska and it's Andy Jackson with the celebration over it 4 nothing Run for the Huskers Kentucky getting a little tight here late but you turn it over to the big swing of Aaron lamb and she makes everything all right amcr [Applause] Riley sets it back that's in Andy [Applause] Jackson Gro for lamb lamb throws it down for another Kentucky Point lamb to [Music] serve Alec oh found the opening and got the point for Nebraska that starts with Laney CH boy heck of a serve receed from her incredible getting that ball here trying to get different camera angles and replays we're working quickly on it right now that's why we're going old school with this camera one look Katie I love old [Applause] school beauty of this is you can see the entire court the entire time and see that ground that was just covered to get there to keep it alive for Nebraska bodies continue to fly around that's the set of Riley down roome for delay play on the jumbo try decide if he wanted to challenge or not now we play on it is set point for Nebraska off hands Nebraska a chance to take set one right here Rodriguez krowy had a really good return to the court for Nebraska she kepts it off with a swing her fourth kill no attack errors in the first set in Nebraska set two underway for Kentucky big pen with the serve here's Rodriguez delay tries to find an opening Rodriguez back to crowy On the Block and Rodriguez got a hand on it it's a point for Kentucky we also have the unique perspective the points of the game and then it slowly kind of let off we let off the gas we got to continue to put it on Nebraska as we get further and further into this match so an aggressive serve there from Thigpen misses especially against such a deep Nebraska team Riley serves for the Huskers set back and a big swing from the right side from Megan Wilson she feels like it's a very natural home base for her Alec to be big pen couldn't control it Point Nebraska Nebraska was out of system on that play but you see the discipline crowy serves quick set Riley was ready for it Rodriguez drops it back to Harper Murray with the big swing and a Nebraska Point what a beautiful transition set tough one for Wilson got caught out of play and and a point for Nebraska ruled this year on second contact you're able to double contact the ball oh that's a hard one to handle and it's a point for Nebraska Rodriguez calls for it sets it for Murray Murray again back row attack from pigpen that's someone who would not have showed up on back row just makes the offense a little bit more Dynamic by throwing in a fourth arm there to keep an eye on tzo with the [Applause] serve battle at the net won by Nebraska Rebecca Alec owns the net for Nebraska Rodriguez the serve for Nebraska there's been a couple of tough ones for these attackers for Kentucky to handle and mentioned the losan Rutherford is an ther who is a fixture on this Kentucky team big pen Rodriguez was ready for this time and off the hands Murray with the attack it's a really nice job by Harper Murray because Berg whether or not that practice was intense there's numbers that they kind of uh track throughout practice and they're able to see whether or not the players are are getting out of practice what they're supposed to be getting did they have that technology when the two of basically we did that on the regular crawling was crawling was good right you making an old joke to the two of us no we didn't have that technology when we [Applause] played that's out of play a point for Kentucky what was the biggest what was the break about the bolt six system which is being used for replays if we get the challenges and in andout calls that one's going to be just long it's going to be a point for Nebraska we've got this insane jib camera that is over us right now bringing you some amazing views of the KFC I have actually here at this very venue I wanted you on that jib and just have Jocelyn spin you around while you were talking about this match up here today highly wanted that to happen I talked I talked about it all sorts of bells and whistles going off here today here's Rodriguez Jackson [Music] Point Kentucky in two really good runs by a little bit [Applause] wide Murray chance here for the Wildcats theay goes with the soft roll hcky down by four still in this point lamb Rodriguez with the pancake great save by Lexi Rodriguez and that head out of play and it's a point for Nebraska there a free ball cameras they'll use fixed cameras I think she got there I thought so too I think it hit her wrist if anything well are they looking perhaps to for the double contact Holly talked about the rule change like if you double but over the net that's not allowed or they're looking was there we a lot of things going on here take your pick multiple choice for what they could be challenging here perhaps yeah but I mean look at how much ground Lexi Rodriguez is able to so this is the bolt look right there and that is a pretty cool Replay that you can clearly see and they were showing it to the crowd here at plays like that where Rodriguez got her hand under it so an unsuccessful challenge for Kentucky that's blocked out of play point for Kentucky Aaron lamb taking a big swing Skinner liked when his team was aggressive with the serve early in the match they went away from that as that first set went on Andy Jackson there for Nebraska off the Touch Rodriguez with six digs so far here tonight or's got it there's crowy blocked back save Choy and crowy teaming up lamb unable to control it was Kennedy or care of the ball [Music] [Applause] Riley sets it back to [Applause] B now that's a good job by the Lio for Kentucky bevon to keep it up browey blocked Rodriguez kept it alive oh what a diving play but chob boy just couldn't get over the net and she paid the price extended her arm out fully and put a lot of weight on that Wildcats get a quick point off the Touch from Nebraska can Kentucky continue to build the momentum now down by two Lamb with the serve and it's a good one boy you're right Katie she's had a great match with Arkansas she's been great here tonight too and last year she was banged up a little bit she wasn't 100% healthy so we saw that consistency fluctuate she's been great so far tonight soon as I say that of course it goes a little bit long but she's got Setter of the year a season ago the first freshman to win that award average better than 10 assists a set Alec picks it [Applause] up Alec the quick set from Riley for the point and dunks are actually more difficult to defend than an attack oh great job by Riley but they're going to say it was down why are they tougher to defend than a standard attack the angle that it's coming from you can't see the trajectory of it or the speed exactly makes it really hard to read and react [Applause] [Music] to point for the wild cats great placement well what I liked about that play for Brooklyn delay finds that corner open good Serve by Bon jumps in to keep it alive B Riley crowy off balance that drops off the net and it's a point for Kentucky the Wildcats continue to claw back they've tied it at 14 B big pen with the Dig [Applause] that one's down it is a point for Nebraska I love it you've got Nebraska who will come on look [Applause] out Brooklyn delay gets on that deflection was heading for Holly and Katie and I jumped in front of it you did you saved us so chivalrous of you you were hiding under the T here's Rodriguez Good set for delay who can get that big arm fired up and again delay back to serve the sophomore who's really worked on this part of her game as well there's a lot on it can she get it into play yes Murray on the serve receive Point Kentucky and that's just the benefit of a top set remember Nebraska led by five here in set two so the Wildcats coming back be goes long service air for nebr Baltimore on the tip they serve it at the Freshman M here's Murray good contact not much Kentucky can do with that as Murray delivers with the kill tied at 18 replay to 25 and that was a little too aggressive from Andy Jackson at the net Point Kentucky [Music] set back for lamb Nebraska ready for her from the back r b sent back Wilson leading the charge at the Net Daily there as [Applause] [Music] well Kentucky with a block Edge over Nebraska Kentucky last year with 10th in the SEC in blocks per set even if you're trying to be aggressive from the service line you got to be able to make it play [Applause] well then given back by Nebraska so a mistake by the Huskers all right elener be no [Applause] lollipops Rodriguez calls for it sets B two nice digs by beon CH booy dug it out on the hit by delay that's three for bevon back row attack big pen too strong and was it a touch yes they after they hit 353 and set one good serve there for Kentucky here's B off the block and a point for Nebraska is Taylor landfair first team Big 10 for a third time last year with Minnesota in her Nebraska debut tonight oskars did well to keep it alive and they do so again with Riley on the save tied at the net Murray Riley resets for Murray set by the Libo back for delay who rolls it in point for Kentucky delay kept that point going initially when she was able to just throw down the ball and keep it out of the away from evening things up here in Louisville Riley for B who drops the hammer Point Nebraska K rguez on to serve for the [Music] Huskers delay nope Point Nebraska challenge upheld a successful challenge for Kentucky they say there was a touch after looking at the set point for the Wildcats delay with the serve tied at the net free ball Kentucky takes set two highrisk high reward Brooklyn delay puts a really nice Top Spin serve into play see Yum Center in Louisville Nebraska with the opening serve of this third set from Bergen Riley set for Rebecca Alec that's her sixth kill of the night that's exactly how you want to start set three less than thrilled how his team finished in that second set was it what they were doing at the end of the second set was it Kentucky doing something that was he didn't seem to be afraid of what they were doing doing from the service line just keep doing it be aggressive beon couldn't save that one point for Nebraska up 2-1 here in the third you're going have to wait a little bit longer looks that way there's a good serve B will track it down how about that b almost got it in position for delay to do something with it but Out Of Reach 3-1 Nebraska and Nebraska going after they serve delay again delay and serve Reed Nebraska little miscommunication delay kept it alive delay Nebraska there with the [Applause] block be a little change up for the point that's if they get in system immigr has more options to use they serve delay again making her work oh quick set to the middle i b him up yeah I was just second kill for the Freshman middle and now tzo with the serve be and the block Point Kentucky delay has been in the middle of everything here in this out blocking Nebraska as we play here in the third beon grome back row attack B pen Point Nebraska big pen going for for that Lexi Rodriguez serves it to tuzo roome to the leg roome back to Baltimore Baltimore on the Block good recovery by Bola grome delay the block led by Andy Jackson for Nebraska shutting that down as well yeah look beon more than Jackson they were both there for the Nebraska block and the point boltim on the slide play athleticism isn't as natural to her so she's working a lot harder than a lot of these other girls and that's something that they're able to monitor when it comes to the Catapult you can tell Chris value it I should say maybe a little underrated but by far kudos to Baltimore she's working hard in there oh there's another swing another point for Aaron lamb in the double digits now with 10 and also to constantly be running on slides behind the setter Jordan Dy out there in the middle now for Kentucky service err for Craig Skinner's team another one 13 service errors compared to four for Nebraska and then Choy I think all of Nebraska remember her challenge her freshman year following after Madison Lily big shoes to fill but she's done it well Huskers get the point nice shot by [Music] roome to Lamb on the right side and on the Block kow's there here tonight from the KFC Yum [Music] [Applause] Center out of the Kentucky timeout Nebraska with the serf Gro looks for Wilson on the outside but misses the mark and [Music] Nebraska grome back throw attack the leg [Applause] crowy on the swing nothing cont Rome delay got in the way didn't really realize it as Gro tried out of kuy's final timeout of this second set once again the serf to delay lamb tried to throw it down and that one is going to be another Nebraska point seeing him pass four here Holly and the leg can't handle that and Kennedy or continues the [Applause] [Music] Run Delay from the back row and that ends the run so it was a seven nothing scoring run that ball is fast Aaron lamb attacking from the service line Craig Skinner [Applause] said another good Serve by lamb Gro sets it back for Wilson Wilson off hands they say no I thought that was off hands 168 Riley serves Riley Diggs delay oh great job choboy again Riley goes to the court Nebraska fans love it and it's a point for the Huskers great defense farewell for Kentucky moving forward it can pay off down the line 178 Nebraska serving with the lead Chrome to the L there's the defense again Mason and Alex Rome sets it back for Wilson and Wilson has it set back Kentucky not done to the point yet and Kentucky hangs with it good fight by the Wildcats to end the mini run by Nebraska for the [Music] Wildcats Riley to be kept alive in set over by Dro oh wow but then the quick set in the point for the Huskers really nice jot by Emma to keep that alive for Kentucky but it's Thigpen oh that caught a hand and so Thigpen gets the point first set Wildcats had a six nothing run while she served serves it to Rodriguez which usually doesn't work out very well she'll receive it Nebraska now Rodriguez to serve 20110 [Music] Nebraska blocked out of play point Kentucky knocking Nebraska but in this set Nebraska has a 5-1 Edge in Block so that's an area where things have certainly turned around and it shows on the scoreboard as well delay from the back row Nebraska can't block that I'm impressed hly it took till the third set before someone had a brook in Brooklyn the BB yes I mean I thought that was going to come early in the first set from me not from you well I wanted to see Emma Gro btim and here's B delay [Music] B Rome sets it back for boltim that drops in Point Nebraska Gro looks for the kill Nebraska is ready for it this time great hustling play by Gro to keep it alive for the moment for Kentucky and Aaron lamb says that was [Applause] touched short serve another good swing what a great game from Aaron lamb 11 kills what a set timara gets the ace [Applause] both crowy has it sent back B didn't have a lot on it lamb dug out by B [Applause] Skyball controlled by Bon back row attack [Music] [Applause] delay to your [Applause] [Music] [Applause] question nice [Applause] save Point Nebraska set Nebraska they lead two sets to one a dominating third set for the Huskers Bergen Riley doing Crooklyn delay with the first set first serve rather of this fourth set and it's a good one Riley kept it alive crowy Aaron lamb has it blocked there's more that Nebraska block that was so strong in set three nice job by Bergen because they did a really nice job defensively at the net and set three tuzo got in front of delay to receive that serve no catching this and it's a point for the Wildcat I think we should keep track of how many kills can there number 15 for Kentucky five for Nebraska good serve from crowy lamb is denied that said is dying inside you don't put the ball high enough and out to the antenna so she can work with it [Music] [Applause] K tracks it down B delay battle at the net the center versus Rebecca Alec L the end that was nice of you Holly because Katie was talking about you know the coaches blaming the Setters whenever something bad happened you know the whole the whole closet thing and then do you give a little Setter love that was good like quarterbacks or point guards the Braska picking up where they left off in set three up 5-1 and guess who Aaron Lamb with another good rip that's kill number 12 for lamb you can really showing us some pictures everything looks awesome the court went down Thursday the first time that Kentucky was in the renovated memoral was a scrimmage on Friday so it'll be new to them as well but it's good for Kentucky to be back in there the tough teams playing early on here to start this 2024 season and there is a point for Nebraska where they're running into a buz saw right now Nebraska you think about excellent Team final four lost it Purdue and five lost here at Louisville lost at Nebraska their lone SEC lost to Tennessee so they played that real hard schedule non-conference in hard at the beginning in conference play but it paid off because they went on that run and they were good at the end of the point they said she added three in to her vertical she's now touching [Music] 101 Bon with the Dig delay with the attack Rodriguez can't handle it Point Kentucky ky's using their back row attack and that time A C Ball not a d all the way out and that's attacking the same be is denied by kuy's defense so the wild cats out of the timeout talking to each other he said he looked at everybody and he said hey they're getting a big block up but we've got to cover some balls and everyone needs to go out there and compete be misses the shot down the line so Skinner team out call I don't know if Bolt six has ever been called beautiful I I think it's beautiful smiling the message to him of Hey show some energy we're not out of this we can force a fifth but we got to play cleaner [Music] volleyball and they are 96er she must be something special there's Andy Jackson you talked about her ability her athleticism showed a little of it there to get the point here in in day number one are we for now I think we can absolutely give it to Andy Jackson yeah somebody has to take get away from her nice oh good [Applause] W that's going to be a point for Kentucky great save by Murray Kentucky Nebraska's so good in the unscripted scenarios the unscript scripted situations where they just got to have their instincts make plays yeah the improvisation amazing they've got the athleticism that could put that improvisation to work thought we were going to have to get the bugler back out here oh the bugler was here the call to post very Louisville thing to get things started did the bug go home can he come like and now she's back on I think everything's all set 118 is the score 128 is the score the Nebraska block there again crowy taex book together they press together everything's sealed they don't smile like the synchronized swimmers like nonstop working too hard for Murray couldn't get that one it's a point for I also think that yes Brooklyn delay is tried and true so yes you want to go to her often but kuy's been out of system a lot so they had to utilize that outside pin crowy for Nebraska lindsy crowy looking so for Nebraska there's delay [Music] Rodriguez lamb another kill for Aaron lamb 14 we heard the teammates and Craig Skinner refer to her as Lambo which for as far as nicknames go I dig it that's a good one that's a good one Goran one tough in the crosscourt good Serve by crowy at delay they continue to put pressure on her there's Dy Rodriguez Harper Murray beautiful set by bevon now delay and that's out of play Point Nebraska to Holly's Point Rebecca Alex hitting 615 ASA very efficient in this fourth set hitting 400 good serve here lamb tried to get to it ran over our cameraman I think because she went through an entire season a year ago with them whereas Emma grome although she's a veteran Setter she's working with new pieces this season especially in the Middle Kentucky able to get Megan with played predominantly on the outside last year for Kentucky but when she was at Oklahoma she got time on both pins so she is very comfortable on that right side mistake again do not cook loves it oh yeah what's not to love great balance for Nebraska Alec with 10 kills B with 10 kills Jackson with Nine Kills everybody involved but to be able to get everybody involved you have to pass well that's an overpass but so far throughout the night nebras has done a really nice job in servery delay there's Rodriguez with the dig to Riley to [Music] B delay has it sent back but it's out of play point for Kentucky Ben Murray and serve Reed got set up for the kill and put it away for her e to the nine you heard Craig Skinner singing her Praises as far as her serve delivers a good one here Nebraska able to handle it and Nebraska gets the point I love that window to get her that ball CH booy to tuo delay Nebraska's still into the point be tracked it [Applause] down CH booy with the [Music] Dig Jackson and Riley were there but so when is the vacation is it like last week of December she said she might get a few days off at Christmas oh after the volleyball season December 22nd is the last day establish their block one set three with ease and they're up by four here in the [Music] fourth they're up by five in the fourth doesn't mean that you have to shoot it low you still want to be able to shoot it high enough so that your hitters can [Music] Elevate you saw the block totals have completely starts with a good serve they get it and they get the point Ace for the Wildcats Bol Bola again B missed block as heck of a play but that was made happen because she was left back and ran all the way across the court and Kentucky lost her with the block another block match of the Season B 11 kills five blocks eight digs that one is long and this greats Nebraska crowd team the leg that one was close match point number two for Nebraska Harper server SE krowy kept alive B in blocked back ky's not done yet I always say when you set your middle [Applause] [Music] get Alec puts it away and Nebraska start 2024 with a victory over [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Kentucky the Huskers in the wind column to start the season a familiar place for