Nebraska Ends Regular Season With Sweep Of Colorado
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Updated: 11:25 PM Nov 28, 2009
Nebraska Ends Regular Season With Sweep Of Colorado
Ten kills for Licht, Cooper shines on Senior Night
Lindsey Licht totaled a match-high 10 kills while Kori Cooper celebrated Senior Night with nine kills on .600 hitting as No. 8 Nebraska closed out the regular season with a 3-0 sweep (25-16, 25-11, 25-11) of Colorado Saturday night at the NU Coliseum.
Posted: 9:57 PM Nov 28, 2009
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Lindsey Licht totaled a match-high 10 kills while Kori Cooper celebrated Senior Night with nine kills on .600 hitting as No. 8 Nebraska closed out the regular season with a 3-0 sweep (25-16, 25-11, 25-11) of Colorado Saturday night at the NU Coliseum.

Licht, who has led the Huskers in kills in six of the last eight matches, paced a balanced attack with 10 kills on a season-best .625 hitting as the Huskers finished the regular-season on a seven-match win streak.

The Huskers, who are now 23-6 overall and 16-4 in the Big 12, went 9-1 during the second half of the Big 12 season as Licht averaged 3.52 kills in that stretch.

Cooper, the lone Husker senior, was greeted with thunderous applause throughout the night and thrilled the 133rd consecutive sellout with another strong effort. It was the third time this season Cooper hit .500 or better as she leads the Big 12 with a .378 hitting percentage.

In all, Nebraska’s middle blocking trio of Cooper, Jordan Wilberger and Allison McNeal combined for 19 kills on .633 hitting as Wilberger totaled seven kills and tied her career best with a .700 hitting percentage.

Sydney Anderson helped NU hit .300 or better for the fifth time in seven matches, dishing out 36 assists and added nine digs and five kills as all six starters finished with at least five kills. Nebraska also had five aces and just one service error, the team's lowest error total in a decade.

While NU’s attack turned in a solid night, the Husker defense held Colorado to .104 hitting and out-dug the Buffaloes, 53-31. Hannah Werth totaled a match-high 16 digs while Kayla Banwarth added 13 and helped the Huskers hold its fifth consecutive opponent without an ace.

Banwarth is now second on NU’s single-season digs list with 492 and became the fifth Husker to collect 1,100 digs in a career. She now has 1,108 in three seasons.

Kerra Schroeder led Colorado (7-22, 2-18 Big 12) with seven kills.

The Huskers will gather for the NCAA selection show Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. to await their postseason destination.