No. 10 Purdue took the match down to the wire, but No. 2 Nebraska volleyball held off the upset-minded Boilermakers, winning the final three points and the match.

Nebraska volleyball overcomes a rough second set and a meltdown in the third to escape with the win over the Boilermakers.

The No. 2 Huskers defeated the No. 10 Purdue 25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 25-22, 17-15 at the Bob Devaney Center. The match was close from start to finish, with several lead changes. The Boilermakers outhit the Huskers .311% to .242%, but their 19 services errors cost them.

Merritt Beason sent the Devaney Center into a frenzy with a kill on match point, capping the Huskers' intense 5-set win over #10 Purdue.

The No. 2 Huskers head into the third week of conference play undefeated and takes on its fifth top-10 ranked team of the season in one of the premier matchups of the week in college volleyball.

Nebraska's Lindsay Krause (22) hits the ball against Purdue's Kenna Wollard (4) during the third set of a college volleyball match at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Nebraska's home win streak stays intact, extending to 35 games — the longest in the nation. Purdue falls to 0-7 in its past seven matches in Lincoln, with the Boilermaker's last road win against the Cornhuskers coming in 2013.

• Nebraska is 24-8 all-time against Purdue and has won five in a row in the series. The teams went five sets in the only meeting last season on Sept. 29 in West Lafayette, with Nebraska squeaking out a 15-12 victory in the fifth set.

There is no such thing as a “regular” schedule in college volleyball anymore but it sure feels familiar to have a Friday and Saturday night match this weekend. Friday Nebraska faces Purdue, and Saturday it is Rutgers.