The Hoosiers fell 3-0 (14-25, 17-25, 12-25) to the Cornhuskers in the defeat. IU has now lost eight of its last 11 matches.
Nebraska connected on 15 kills on 18 attempts in the first set to establish a lead.
IU was unable to fight back in the set, ultimately dropping it 25-14.
IU used a 4-0 run to take an early 7-5 lead in game two, but midway through the game Nebraska pulled away, winning 25-17.
It was more of the same in the final set. Nebraska jumped out early and didn’t look back, winning 25-12.
IU junior libero Courtney Harnish had seven digs in the losing effort, which puts her in a tie for eighth place on the Hoosiers’ all-time single-season digs list with 402.
IU will be in action again at home at 7 p.m. Wednesday against ?Rutgers.
The Hoosiers beat ?Rutgers 3-0 on Oct. 5.
Sam Beishuizen