No. 1 Nebraska continued its dominant 2026 season on Sunday, sweeping No. 18 Washington 25-20, 25-13, 25-22 at Alaska Airlines Arena to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season title. The Huskers improved to 25-0 overall and 14-0 in Big Ten play with their second top-20 win in roughly 24 hours, following Saturday’s sweep of No. 12 Oregon. The victory secured Nebraska’s 38th overall conference championship and seventh as a Big Ten member. It marks the first time the program has won four consecutive conference titles since its 2004-08 run in the Big 12. With three Big Ten matches remaining, all at home against Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota, Nebraska needs only one more victory to claim the title outright.
Nebraska hit a blistering .477 as a team, the highest single-match hitting percentage against a ranked opponent in the rally-scoring era. The Huskers held Washington to .210 while outhitting the Huskies in every set. Nebraska has now hit .400 or higher in four of its last five matches.
The win extended Nebraska’s regular-season winning streak to 56 consecutive matches and its road/neutral-site streak to 27, which ties for seventh all-time in NCAA history and ranks second in program history. It also marked the eighth 25-0 start in Huskers history. Head coach Dani Busboom Kelly improved to 66-28 against ranked opponents in her career, including a 24-1 mark at Nebraska.
Nebraska seized an early 7-2 lead in the first set on a Teraya Sigler kill before Washington answered with a 9-2 run to briefly take the lead. The teams battled to a 15-14 Nebraska edge at the media timeout. The Huskers closed it out 25-20 behind timely kills, including the final point from Harper Murray. The second set proved decisive. After an early 9-9 tie, Nebraska reeled off six straight points to go ahead 15-9, then added another six-point run to lead 22-11 on a Murray ace. Nebraska hit .464 while limiting Washington to .069. Bergen Reilly capped the set with a dump kill for a 25-13 win. Washington made the third set competitive, leading 15-14 at the media timeout and later tying it at 19-19 and 22-22. Nebraska responded with a 4-0 run and key defensive plays, including a triple block and an Olivia Mauch pancake dig that set up a Murray kill. Murray sealed the match with her third ace for the 25-22 victory.
Harper Murray led Nebraska with 13 kills on a .357 hitting percentage, three aces, and three blocks. Virginia Adriano added nine kills at .438, while Manaia Ogbechie was nearly perfect with seven kills on nine swings and three blocks. Bergen Reilly directed the offense with 37 assists, added eight digs, and went a perfect 4-for-4 attacking. Teraya Sigler contributed six kills and a match-high 10 digs.
Nebraska returns home to close the regular season with three consecutive matches at John Cook Arena. The Huskers have shown no signs of slowing down, maintaining perfection while adding another chapter to their conference dominance.
