Sweeps Week: 3 in a Row as Big Red takes care of Maryland

Entering Saturday’s matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Maryland Terrapins were the  second-best blocking team in the Big Ten and 11th in the nation, but that changed Saturday as the Cornhuskers took care of the Terrapins in three sets lead by their middle blockers Rebekah Allick and Andi Jackson.

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Both Allick and Jackson had a field day against the Terps. Allick tied her career-high with 13 kills on just 17 swings while Jackson added nine kills on an .800 hitting percentage. 

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“I get so excited when Dani (head coach Dani Busboom Kelly) tells us to run (the offense) up the gut,” Allick said. “As a middle, you dream about games like this. It just makes Monday through Friday worth it, and it’s just really fun.”

Jackson said their goal was to isolate against the Maryland block and then also run routes to find the gaps in the Terps’ defense. 

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“Kudos to our setters. They were feeding the ball super well,” she said. “You can’t really tell from our passing, but we just talked about it in the locker room, the passes that we did get, we really capitalized on it.

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The Terps only had four blocks in the match while the Cornhuskers hit a robust .360 in their victory. 

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