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Husker ExtraThe No. 5 Nebraska volleyball team opened play in the Ameritas Players Challenge with a 25-20, 25-11, 25-16 sweep of Virginia on Thursday at the NU Coliseum.
Tara Mueller was Nebraska's leader, blasting 14 kills on .583 hitting.
Thursday's match marked the return of Virginia head coach Lee Maes, who was a Nebraska assistant from 2005 to 2007.
Nebraska will take on BYU on Friday. The Cougars fell in four sets to UCLA in Thursday's tournament opener.