Offensively, junior outside hitter Laura Pilakowski led Nebraska with 12 kills, while senior right side hitter Nancy Metcalf and sophomore outside hitter Anna Schrad added 10. The Huskers hit .254 on the night, and junior setter Greichaly Cepero posted 37 assists and a match-high 13 digs.

Nebraska Coach John Cook gave the Huskers’ performance a mixed review. Cook played a season-high 12 players in the match, including sophomore middle blocker Sara Westling (three kills, .333 hitting percentage) and sophomore defensive specialist Jenae Dowling (four digs).

“When you play a lot of people (off the bench), it’s hard to keep a good rhythm going,” Cook said. “But at the same time, the team needs to know what kind of level we expect to play at. At times, we look very sharp, but Creighton is a different type of team than we have faced. We were used to their style of play.

“I thought Creighton played very good defense. They didn’t let many balls hit the floor. They are much better than they were last year.”

After struggling in the first game -- when they hit just minus - .147 -- Creighton took early leads in the second and third games. The Bluejays took their largest lead of the match in the third, going up 7-2 after kills from Ashley Williams and Lisa Meekins. But Nebraska out-scored CU, 8-3, and tied the game at 10 after a kill by Westling. The game was tied three more times before the Huskers finished the match with a 7-0 run.

Melissa Walsh led Creighton (4-7) with eight kills, while Meekins and Erin Swanson added six.

“We had some things we wanted to do, and we got them done,” Creighton Coach Howard Wallace said. “I was really happy with the effort and the energy and the mentality of our team.”

Nebraska returns to action Wednesday, Sept. 26, when it plays host to Iowa State at 7 p.m. The match will be televised on NETV2.

Source: University of Nebraska Athletic Dept.

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