"So much support from so many people"- Harper Murray reacts as Nebraska volleyball breaks attendance record and wins against Michigan State

The Nebraska volleyball team continued its unbeaten season against Michigan State with a straight-sweep win at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan, on Friday night. The match broke the MSU school record with 11,578 fans in attendance to witness the showdown.

Harper Murray, who continued her on-court dominance, talked about receiving massive support from fans. Murray had 13 kills with a .500 hitting percentage and posted no hitting errors once again. Andi Jackson added five kills and five blocks with a hitting percentage of .571. Taylor Landfair added eight kills, and Virginia Adriano tallied seven kills with three blocks.

Nebraska (17-0, 7-0 Big Ten) had a season-best nine aces in the 25-15, 25-18, 25-20 victory.

"Husker fans travel well," Murray said (Timestamp: 0:20). "We know that when we go to every arena, and (Nebraska coach) Dani (Busboom Kelly) says this all the time, but this feels like home games all of the time, and we are lucky that we have a fan base that travels and loves us so much. We have so much support from so many people all over the country."

Nebraska volleyball team coach Dani Busboom Kelly opens up about team's fan base

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Nebraska volleyball team coach Dani Busboom Kelly talked about the team's massive fan base after Friday's match. She said that a family had traveled all the way from Colombia to watch the team play and shared her elation at receiving such strong support.

"What Nebraska does is it sets the bar, and we're becoming a worldwide brand," she said. "There was some girl outside the vanity just today, and I was walking in and heard her parents run up, and she's like, 'I came all the way from Columbia -- the country, not Columbia, Missouri -- to see you guys this weekend,' and she just wanted a picture. That's worldwide. So, pretty amazing what we're doing."

Dani Busboom Kelly often shares glimpses of fans who come to cheer for the team on her Instagram account after matches.

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