LINCOLN, Neb. – The third-seeded Nebraska volleyball team advanced in the NCAA Tournament after a 25-3, 25-9, 25-17 victory over Florida A&M in the first round on Friday night in front of 8,702 spectators at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The Huskers (30-2) were dominant from start to finish, setting school records for fewest points allowed in a set (3) and a game (29) in the rally scoring era.

Harper Murray had a team-high 12 kills and hit .440 while the Huskers hit .391 as a team. The Big Red held Florida A&M (27-7) to a -.043 batting average.

Andi Jackson recorded eight kills and three blocks and hit .538. The Huskers were able to revamp their lineup with the win and had eight players record at least two kills.

Bergen Reilly had 32 assists and 12 digs, and Lexi Rodriguez had 15 digs to move within 56 of Nebraska’s career record. Olivia Mauch served four of Nebraska’s six aces. Merrit Beason scored two and added five kills.

Sentence 1: The Huskers came out firing, taking a 12-1 lead. Allick had two kills and a block, Mauch served an ace and Murray had two kills. Beason had a kill and an ace, and Murray added another kill before combining with Jackson on a block to make it 17-3. Two straight errors by the Rattlers preceded a kill from Murray in the back row that made it 20-3. Jackson had two kills and Murray finished the set with two kills as NU finished the set with a 12-0 run. The final score of 25-3 set a school record for fewest points allowed in a non-fifth set in the rally scoring era.

Sentence 2: Landfair had two early kills and Leyla Blackwell and Murray’s kills gave the Huskers a 5-2 lead. Beason served another ace and Jackson had three kills and two blocks to give the Huskers a 14-4 lead. Reilly capped a 7-0 run with consecutive kills to make the score 16-4. The Huskers closed the set on an 8-1 run with kills from Landfair, Murray and Blackwell and back-to-back aces from Mauch to finish the set 25-9.

Sentence 3: NU took a 9-5 lead after another ace from Mauch and a Blackwell kill. The Huskers extended the lead to 18-11 after a block from Blackwell and Beason and another Blackwell kill. Two straight kills from Beason made it 20-13, and the Huskers finished with a 25-17 win, with Lindsay Krause recording two straight kills for the final two points.

Next: Nebraska will face Miami in the second round on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Miami defeated South Dakota State in the first round on Friday night. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Huskers Radio Network.

Notes after the Nebraska game

• Nebraska officially advanced to the 43rd NCAA Tournament tonight. The Huskers rank second all-time in NCAA Tournament appearances and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (43).
• The Huskers played their 167th NCAA Tournament game tonight. These are the second most postseason games in NCAA history.
• With the win, Nebraska improved to 131-37 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history in postseason wins and winning percentage (.780).
• Nebraska improved to 37-1 all-time in first-round NCAA Tournament games. The Huskers have won their last 36 first-round games since 1984.
• The Huskers defeated their opponent for the 31st time in 37 all-time first-round NCAA Tournament games.
• Nebraska improved to 102-1 in the NCAA Tournament when it took a 2-0 lead. The Huskers have won 101 straight postseason games by winning the first two sets.
• The win was Nebraska’s 23rd consecutive home win in the NCAA Tournament since 2013. The 23-game home winning streak is the longest in program history and surpasses the previous record of 22 consecutive home wins in the NCAA Tournament from 1995 to 2002.
• Overall, Nebraska has won 42 straight home games since December 1, 2022. The Huskers have the longest home winning streak in the country and the longest since Nebraska moved into the Devaney Center in 2013.
• NU improved to 84-7 all-time in home games in the NCAA Tournament.
• The Huskers improved to 61-1 all-time in the NCAA Tournament against unranked opponents.
• Florida A&M was the 79th different opponent the Huskers have defeated in the NCAA Tournament. The Rattlers became the 67th different team to defeat John Cook in the NCAA Tournament at Nebraska during his career.
• John Cook improved to 90-20 in the NCAA Tournament as Nebraska’s head coach. He joined Russ Rose (Penn State) as the only coaches in NCAA history to win 90 postseason games at one school.
• With the win, Nebraska improved to 30-2 on the season. The Huskers won 30 games in a season for the 25th time in program history.
• Florida A&M scored 29 points in the match, the fewest points ever scored by a Husker opponent in the rally scoring era. The previous low was 32 points twice (Maryland in 2015 and Rutgers in 2017).
• NU won the first set 25-3. The three points are the fewest the Huskers have ever allowed in a set since the NCAA switched to rally scoring starting in the 2001 season. The previous record was four points on two occasions (2013 against Louisiana-Monroe and 208 against Missouri State).
• In the first set, Nebraska had runs of 10-0 and 12-0, with the 12-0 run closing the set.
• The Huskers held Florida A&M to an attack percentage of -0.043. It was the second game in a row — and the second time this season — that Nebraska held its opponent to a negative scoring percentage.
• Nebraska posted a negative shooting percentage against consecutive opponents for the first time in the rally scoring era and for the first time overall since the 2004 season. This is the fourth consecutive time under John Cook that Nebraska has defeated opponents with a negative shooting percentage.
• Florida A&M didn’t score its first point on its serve until the 24th rally of the second set and the 52nd rally of the game.
• Olivia Mauch had four aces to peak her career. Her four aces fell one short of the Nebraska record for aces in a three-set NCAA Tournament game.