The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team withstood a challenge from neighboring Omaha Friday afternoon at the Ameritas Players Challenge, defeating the Mavericks 3-2 (16-25, 25-14, 16-25, 25-13, 15-7) at the Devaney Center. With their third straight win, the Huskers improve to 3-0 (0-0 Big Ten), while Omaha drops to 1-2 (0-0 Summit League).
Madi Kubik led the match with a season-best 16 kills on .394 hitting, adding seven digs and two blocks.
Lindsay Krause and Nicklin Hames both tallied their first double-doubles of the season. Krause finished with 12 kills, a season-high 10 blocks and seven digs, and Hames -- who made her season debut -- had 40 assists, 13 digs and a block.