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LINCOLN, Neb. - Junior Zana Muno had 13 digs and a quartet of Bruins posted seven kills apiece, but the 11th-ranked Bruins dropped a three-set decision to #12 Nebraska on Saturday at the Devaney Center. Set scores were 25-15, 25-19, 25-17.
Senior Reily Buechler, junior Kyra Rogers, sophomore Madeleine Gates and freshman Mac May each had seven kills, with May adding six digs and Buechler recording five digs. Senior Sarah Sponcil notched 30 assists and eight digs, sophomore Savvy Simo had nine digs and freshman Jenny Mosser posted four kills. The Bruins hit .133 for the match.
The Bruins (5-2) never led in set one, dropping six of the first seven points of the match. UCLA scored consecutive points just twice in the opening stanza, dropping the first, 25-15. Gates and Rogers each had three kills in the first, as the Bruins were out-hit, .407 to .103.
UCLA's largest lead of set two was a pair at 9-7. Trailing 5-3, kills by Buechler and May and a Gates solo block put the Bruins up 6-5. Even at seven, a Rogers kill and a Nebraska (5-2) attack error made it 9-7. The Bruins still led at 10-9, but seven in a row for the Cornhuskers gave the home team the lead for good. UCLA closed to within two on a couple of occasions, but ended up losing the second, 25-19. Buechler, Gates, May and Mosser all had two kills in the set, while Muno tallied six digs, as the Bruins were out-hit, .211 to .156.
The Bruins' lone lead in set three was at 2-1 after kills by Buechler and Mosser. Nebraska's largest lead in the third was nine, as it won the third, 25-17. Buechler, May and Rogers each had three kills. Sponcil added five digs and Muno had four. The Bruins were out-hit, .316 to .136.
UCLA opens its home schedule on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. against Loyola Marymount at the John Wooden Center. The match will be televised on Pac-12 Networks and will feature free audio on UCLABruins.com.
LINCOLN, Neb. - Junior Zana Muno had 13 digs and a quartet of Bruins posted seven kills apiece, but the 11th-ranked Bruins dropped a three-set decision to #12 Nebraska on Saturday at the Devaney Center. Set scores were 25-15, 25-19, 25-17.
Senior Reily Buechler, junior Kyra Rogers, sophomore Madeleine Gates and freshman Mac May each had seven kills, with May adding six digs and Buechler recording five digs. Senior Sarah Sponcil notched 30 assists and eight digs, sophomore Savvy Simo had nine digs and freshman Jenny Mosser posted four kills. The Bruins hit .133 for the match.
The Bruins (5-2) never led in set one, dropping six of the first seven points of the match. UCLA scored consecutive points just twice in the opening stanza, dropping the first, 25-15. Gates and Rogers each had three kills in the first, as the Bruins were out-hit, .407 to .103.
UCLA's largest lead of set two was a pair at 9-7. Trailing 5-3, kills by Buechler and May and a Gates solo block put the Bruins up 6-5. Even at seven, a Rogers kill and a Nebraska (5-2) attack error made it 9-7. The Bruins still led at 10-9, but seven in a row for the Cornhuskers gave the home team the lead for good. UCLA closed to within two on a couple of occasions, but ended up losing the second, 25-19. Buechler, Gates, May and Mosser all had two kills in the set, while Muno tallied six digs, as the Bruins were out-hit, .211 to .156.
The Bruins' lone lead in set three was at 2-1 after kills by Buechler and Mosser. Nebraska's largest lead in the third was nine, as it won the third, 25-17. Buechler, May and Rogers each had three kills. Sponcil added five digs and Muno had four. The Bruins were out-hit, .316 to .136.
UCLA opens its home schedule on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. against Loyola Marymount at the John Wooden Center. The match will be televised on Pac-12 Networks and will feature free audio on UCLABruins.com.