The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team won its fifth straight match Saturday night to close the Ameritas Players Challenge, defeating Arizona State 3-1 (25-20, 25-12, 25-22) at the Devaney Center. The Huskers improved to 5-0 (0-0 Big Ten), while the Sun Devils dropped to 3-3 (0-0 Pac-12).
Lexi Sun recorded a match-high 14 kills on .364 hitting, adding four digs and three blocks. Whitney Lauenstein added 11 kills off the bench with an outstanding .529 attack percentage and was also credited with two blocks.
Nicklin Hames posted her third double-double of the weekend on a match-high 38 assists and 11 digs with a service ace and two blocks.