{
  "id": 9884106,
  "title": "Husker Volleyball Opens B1G Play with a Sweep of Rutgers – #1 Nebraska 3 – Rutgers 0",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/husker-volleyball-opens-b1g-play-with-a-sweep-of-rutgers-1-nebraska-3",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T01:57:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/husker-volleyball-opens-b1g-play-015757078.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a thrilling opening to Big Ten play, Nebraska's volleyball team swept Rutgers 3-0, with the scores being 3-0, 3-0, and 3-0. Despite Nebraska being the #1 team, the Scarlet Knights put up a strong fight, showing their determination to compete and secure wins. However, Rutgers seemed to be a different team this year, with Skyler Pierce stepping in to start after Teraya Sigler was ruled out, marking her first career start. The Huskers struggled to close out sets, taking the first set in 4 set points, the second in 5 set points, and the third in only 2 set points. The performance of Skyler Pierce, Harper Murray, and Andi Jackson, who had stellar nights with 15, 14, and 7 kills respectively, helped Nebraska secure the victory. Overall, the Huskers hit .320% and held Rutgers to .137% in hitting percentage. Nebraska's next match is against Ohio State, starting at 8:00pm tomorrow and will be televised on the B1G Network.",
  "summary": "Nebraska 3-Rutgers 0: 25-21, 25-22, 25-15 The Huskers kicked off B1G play tonight as they welcomed Rutgers into town. Nebraska being the #1 team looked at this match like they could probably roll through it, but Rutgers wasn’t the same team we’ve seen before. The Scarlet Knights came to compete and that they did. They […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Nebraska Huskers sweep Rutgers 3-0 in B1G play",
    "Skyler Pierce makes first career start for Rutgers",
    "Huskers hit .320%, Rutgers .137% in hitting percentage"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}