Whether as a player or coach, playing against your former team can come with mixed emotions.
For Kaitlyn Hord Friday, those emotions ended in elation as the transfer middle led a stout defensive effort to help No. 3 Nebraska sweep No. 14 Penn State 25-18, 22, 9 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers have taken five consecutive and 12 of the last 13 matches against the Nittany Lions.
The Huskers totaled 16 blocks on the night, including Hord having a hand in nine and Whitney Lauenstein getting in on eight. In all, six Huskers notched blocks.
All of this overshadowed the return of Nicklin Hames, who had missed the last several matches with an injury. Hames led the offense to .208 hitting, dishing out 20 assists.
Madi Kubik had a match-high nine kills, followed by seven for Lauenstein and six for Bekka Allick.
Still perfect in Big Ten Conference play at 7-0, the Huskers are now 15-1 on the season.
Next up is another home match as Nebraska hosts Northwestern Sunday.