The Iowa volleyball team lost in three-straight sets to Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb. on Wednesday evening.

The loss drops the Hawkeyes to 1-8 in the Big Ten, 10-11 overall. The No. 13 Huskers improved to 7-2 in the Big Ten, 14-4 overall. The game was televised on Big Ten Network.

The Huskers dominated the match, particularly in the third set. TThey hit .561 en route to a convincing 25-18 win to complete sweep.

Hawkeye junior Alex Lovell tallied 7 kills; she is one away from reaching the 1,000 kill mark for her career.

The Black and Gold will return to action on Saturday, when they visit Penn State to take on the No. 2 Nittany Lions in State College at 6 p.m.

— by Ryan Rodriguez