#9 Kentucky vs #2 Nebraska | 2024 College Women's Volleyball Highlights

the first serve of new season belongs 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 W that one drops down in the first point for nebras hard contact not much to Elanor F could do about that one two 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 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 12 in 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 the be in and delay there on the Block that 2020 2021 season the first sec team to win a National Title Bon digs it out Gro with the set the back row attack from The Freshman think pen this run here for tuzo as kuy's in front oh great serve at the Nets and block it otherwise tzo locked in right now Murray there's Kentucky there with the block and Kentucky continues again again another good serve a line drive handled by Nebraska but Rebecca Alec was off the mark a six nothing run for labero on most teams in the country if it were not for Elanor bevon being a true senior here for the Kentucky Wild Cats Craig Skinner determined to get her on the court as much as possible and she just show Li Bros M chome boltim up threeyear Captain two time first team All-American All-American three times overall that's a big swing from Asia thigpin Fresh thigpin will play in the back row great hustling play by tuzo who else free ball at the net 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 all credit to Texas for how great 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 exception team and cook has said we are the most motivated team in the country a motivated Nebraska is AER a frightening thing lamb tried to throw it down and she does back to serve catches the tape good diving save for Nebraska's Andy Jackson it turns into a point for Nebraska recognizing who's in the back row at a given time by Harper Murray can I borrow your phone this is when your middle blocker Friends start texting you saying it'll happen yes incredible too back roow tap from B but the single 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 beon again lamb dials one up here's Gro with the serve three time ABCA allame but a service air with the Wildcats Kennedy or with the serve for Nebraska Riley with the bump set we've seen the burn of Lindsay crowy who missed most of last year last played October 14th last season because of an injury the point for Kentucky so far with three kills and Kentucky gets the point back 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 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 grome Wilson is blocked Scramble for it it's a point for KY excellent swing delay on serve receive set for Wilson Riley back on the court there's thig pen for Kentucky krowy on the attack oh great game so good to see her back on the court just adds to this amazing depth for this Nebraska team yeah she's got an absolute Cannon wa rowey with the serve delay tzo 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 three or four times two tight unhitable balls Gro looks for the point Katy eles able to contact that ball at such a high point Kentucky gets an aggressive attacking Setter sometimes I preferred setting my hitters but every once in a while it's important to attack and keep them onest Oly loves sharing the wealth you did too that's going to head out of play and that's another point for Nebraska fans and there are plenty of them trying to Rally the Huskers and it's a service error for Kentucky we've seen a hand choboy with the serve for Nebraska Oscars Trail by one delay recovers to F alive lamb hanging in the air flying save by chaboy off hands drops in crowy Point Nebraska looking to retake the lead grome to Dy Rodriguez crowy AMR Riley sets it back that's in grome for lamb lamb throws it down for a lamb to serve Alec oh found the opening and got on it right now that's why we're going old school with this camera one look Katie I love old school oh great sa 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 Contin to fly around that's the seter Riley down grome for delay Challenger not now we play on it is set point for Nebraska off hands Nebraska chance to take set one right here Rodriguez krowy and a really underway for Kentucky big pen with the serve here's Rodriguez leg tries to find an opening Rodriguez back to crowy On the Block and Rodriguez got a hand on it he need to put it on Nebraska as we get further and further into this match so an aggressive serve there from th pen misses the mark you'll live though you such a deep Nebraska team Riley serves for the Huskers set back and a big to that right side pin where she feels like it's a very natural home base for her Alec to be Thigpen couldn't control it Point Nebraska crowy serves quick set Riley was ready for it Rodriguez drops it back to Harper Murray with the big SW tough one for Wilson got caught out of play and a point for oh that's a hard one to handle it's a point for Nebraska Rodriguez calls for it sets it for Murray Murray again back throw attack from thick pen that's someone who would not just makes the offense a little bit more Dynamic by throwing in a fourth arm there to keep an eye on too with the serve battle at the net one Rodriguez the serve for [Applause] Nebraska there's been a couple of tough ones for the mentioned the L of rean Rutherford there an terer who was a fixture on this Kentucky team think pen Rodriguez was ready for this time and off the Hally and we did that on the regular crawling was crawling was good right you're making an old joke to the two of us no didn't have that technology to replayed which is being used for replays if we get the challenges and In-N-Out calls that one's going to be just long I have actually here at this very venue IED I wanted you on that jib and just have Jocelyn spin you around while you were talking about this chip here today wanted that to happen I talked I talked [Applause] around so we've we've got all sorts of bells and whistles going off here today here's Rodriguez Jackson Murray chance here for the Wildcats the Le 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 has out of play and it's a point for debr before Craig 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 and Riley sets it back to B now that's a good job by the libero for Kentucky Bon to keep it up krowy blocked Rodriguez kept it alive oh what a diving play but choy just couldn't get over the net Lamb with the serve and it's a good one boy you're fluctuate she's been great so far tonight soon as I say that of course it goes a little Alec picks it up Alec the quick set from Riley for the point difficult to defend and an attack oh great job by Riley but they're going to say it was down why are they tougher coming from you can't see the trajectory of it or the speed exactly makes it really hard to read and react to point for the wild cats Brooklyn delay finds that corner open good Serve by be jumps in to keep it alive B Riley krowy off balance that drops offet and it's a point for Kentucky B P pen with the Dig look out that deflection was heading for Holly and Katie and I jumped in front of it so shival here's Rodriguez Good set for delay who get that big part of her game as well there's a lot on it can't she get it into play yes Murray on the serve reive played with it last season but it wasn't consistent enough you were saying in set two the Wildcats come back Bon goes long service air for Nebraska so they give the point right back they serve it at the Freshman M here's Murray good contact not much Kentucky could do with tied at 18 we play to 25 and that was a little too aggressive Kentucky another one misses the mark for the Wildcats set back for lamb Nebraska ready for her from the back row Bas sent back block Edge over Nebraska Kentucky last year was 10th in the SEC and blocks per set from the service line you got to be able to make it play well then given back find the all right Elanor be no [Applause] lollipops Rodriguez calls for it be two nice dig 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 with first team Big 10 for a third time last year with Minnesota in her Nebraska debut tonight Oscars 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 Kentucky two points away from evening things up here in Louisville Riley for B who drops the tied at the net free ball Kentucky Brooklyn delay puts a really nice Top Spin serve into play results in a discombobulated out of system situation for Nebraska and you've got Brook Baltimore who throws it down to tie things up one set a piece here with the opening serve of this third set from Bergen Riley set for Rebecca Alec that's hered 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 he didn't seem to be afraid of what they were doing from the service line just keep doing it be aggressive PE looks that way there's a good serve PE will track it down how about that be almost mome has more options to use they serve delay again making her work oh quick set to the middle second kill for the Freshman middle and now tuzo with the serve e and the block Point Kentucky so far Kentucky out blocking Nebraska as we play here in the third beon roome back row attack th pen serves at to T roome to delay roome back to boltim bolma On the Block good recovery by bolma roome delay the block decent more than Jackson they were both there for the Nebraska block and the point boltim on the slide and the wild cats get the working a lot harder than a lot of these other girls and that's something that they're able to monitor when it comes the Catapult you can tell Christine 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 also to constantly be running on slides behind the setter Jordan Dy out there in the middle now for Kentucky service erir for Craig Skinner's team another one Nebraska and then chob booy all of Nebraska's service areas it feels like it come right after her challenge her freshman year following after Madison Lily big shoes to fill but she's done it well roome to Lamb on the right side and on the Block krowy Chrome back throw attack the leg crowy on the swing nothing Kentucky can do roome delay got in the way didn't really And Delay can't handle that And kenned Delay from the back row and that ends the Run that ball is fast another good Serve by lamb grome sets it back for Wilson Wilson off hands Riley Diggs delay oh great job choboy again Riley goes to the court NE Nebraska fans love it and it's a point for the Huskers great 178 Nebraska serving with the lead roome to the Lan there's the defense again 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 Riley to B kept alive and set over by Gro oh wow but then the quick set in the [Music] point big pin oh that caught a hand and so th wildcat's had a six nothing run while she served serves it to Rodriguez which usually doesn't work out very well she'll receive it will be in system and score I said it earlier I think that's a mistake if you're serving Lexi Rodriguez she is one of the best passers in the game 2010 Nebraska blocked out 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 [Applause] I'm impressed hly it took till the third set before someone had a brook and Brooklyn the yes I mean I thought that was going to come early in the first delay B Rome sets it back for Bola that drops in point Gro looks for the kill nebras is ready for it this time great hustling play by Gro to keep it alive for the moment for Kentucky short serve another good swing what a great game from Ultima gets the ace this set belongs to Kentucky to Nebraska rather but if you're Kentucky what can you pick from it if any [Applause] crowy has it sent back finish B didn't have a lot on it lamb dug out by B Skyball controlled by Bon back row attack delay [Applause] nice save Point Nebraska set Nebraska fourth set it's a good one Riley kept it alive crowy Aaron lamb has it blocked there defensively at the net in set three tzo got in front of Del leay to receive that serve no catching this just makes your offense way more onedimensional right where you know it's going to go to the pin time and time again Mak five for Nebraska good serve from crowy lamb is denied B tracks it down beIN delay battle at the net the setter versus about you know the coaches blaming the Setters whenever something bad happened you know the whole the whole closet thing and then you give a little Setter love Nebraska picking up where they left off and set three up 5-1 and guess who Aaron lamb showing us some pictures everything looks awesome the court went down Thursday the first time that Kentucky was in the renovated Memorial was a scrimmage on for it because of all the tough teams they're playing early on here to start this 2024 season there's a point is to pit excellent Team final four loss at Purdue and five loss here at Louisville loss at Nebraska their lone SEC lost to Tennessee so they played that real B is tonight 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 out of this we can force a fifth but we got to play cleaner volleyball and they are she must be something special there's Andy Jackson you talked about absolutely give it to Andy Jackson yeah somebody has to take it away from me nice oh God that's going to be a point for Kentucky Nebraska's so good in the unscripted scenarios the unscripted situations where they just got to have their instincts make plays yeah the improvisation amazing they've got the athleticism that could could put that improvisation to work back out here oh the bugler was here the call the Post very Louisville thing to get things started did the bug go home can he come like I think everything's all set 118 is a score 128 is a score the Nebraska block there again con sealed they don't smile like the synchronized swimmers like nonstop working too hard a Furay couldn't get that is Lambo which for as far as nicknames go I dig it that's a good one that's a good [Music] one that's awful top in the crosscourt good Serve by crowy at delay they continue to put pressure on her there's Dy Rodriguez Harper Murray set by beon now delay and that's out of play Point Nebraska efficient in this fourth set hitting 400 good serve here lamb tried to get got time on both pins so she is very comfortable on that right side great balance for Nebraska Alec with 10 kills be 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 Nebraska's done a really nice job in Serv delay there's Rodriguez with the dig to Riley to B delay has it sent back but it's nice heads up play by them Murray and server she works with her feet to get there because she comes forward right they drop the ball in front you heard Craig Skinner singing her Praises as far as her serve delivers a good one here Nebraska able to handle it and Nebraska CH booy to tuzo delay Nebraska's still into the point be tracked it down CH booy with the Dig Jack is it like last week of December said she might get a few days off at Christmas oh after the volleyball season December 22nd the lck one set three with ease and they're up by four here the fourth they're up by five you still want to be able to shoot it high enough so that your hitters can Elevate you saw the block [Applause] totals starts with a good serve they get it and they get the point eight AE for the Wildcat Tima again be 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 in The Opening match of the Season B 11 kills five blocks eight digs that one is for their te delay Match Point number two for Nebraska Harper server SE krowy kept alive B blocked back KY Alec puts it away and Nebraska starts 20 24 with a victory over Kentucky