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FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017 Nebraska Volleyball Schedule (4-1, 0-0 Big Ten) #7 NEBRASKA HUSKERS #14 CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Internet (4-1) (4-2) VERT Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) Thursday, Sept. 6 / 7 p.m. / Omaha, Neb. / CHI Health Center Omaha (17,392) Aug. 24 #7 Florida L, 1-3 (20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25) TV: NET / Internet: NETNebraska.org / Listen: Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App Aug. 25 #18 Oregon W, 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 26-24) #7 NEBRASKA HUSKERS IOWA STATE CYCLONES Ameritas Players Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) (4-1) (5-2) Aug. 31 Ohio W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-17) Sunday, Sept. 9 / 1 p.m. / Lincoln, Neb. / Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) Aug. 31 Wake Forest W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-9) TV: ESPNU / Internet: WatchESPN.com / Listen: Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App Sept. 1 Santa Clara W, 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-9, 25-15) Huskers Head to Omaha to Battle Bluejays The No. 7 Nebraska volleyball team makes its only non-conference road trip of the season this week when it Sept. 6 at #14 Creighton 7 p.m. NET/NETNebraska.org makes the short drive up to Omaha to play the No. 14 Creighton Bluejays on Thursday at 7 p.m. at CHI Health Sept. 9 Iowa State 1 p.m. ESPNU/WatchESPN^ Center Omaha. The Huskers will then return home to host Iowa State on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Husker Invite (Lincoln, Neb.) Both Husker matches this week will be televised. The Nebraska-Creighton match will be on NET-1 and will have Sept. 14 Central Michigan Noon BTN Plus a free live stream at NETNebraska.org. Larry Punteney, Kathi Wieskamp and Nancy Metcalf will be on the call. The Huskers’ match against Iowa State will be televised on ESPNU and can also be viewed at WatchESPN.com. Sept. 14 New Mexico 7:30 p.m. BTN Plus Paul Sunderland and Dain Blanton will call the action from Lincoln. Sept. 15 Missouri State 7 p.m. BTN Plus Thursday night’s match at Creighton will be on Husker Sports Network radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 105.9 FM in Omaha. Doors for the match are scheduled to open at 5:30 p.m., and the facility will Big Ten Schedule have a clear-bag policy in effect. As of Tuesday morning, nearly 11,000 tickets had been sold. Tickets can be Sept. 21 Michigan 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO purchased at Ticketmaster.com. Sept. 23 Michigan State 2 p.m. ESPNU^ Sunday’s match against Iowa State will be on Husker Sports Network radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Sept. 28 at Northwestern 7 p.m. TBD Lincoln and AM 590 in Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided for both matches at Huskers.com and on Sept. 29 at Illinois 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO the official Huskers app. John Baylor is in his 25th season doing play-by-play for the Husker volleyball program. Lauren (Cook) West, a former All-America setter for the Huskers, will provide color commentary. Oct. 3 Iowa 6 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO Oct. 6 Minnesota 7 p.m. NET or BTN/BTN2GO Former Husker legend Sarah Pavan will have her jersey retired following the Iowa State match on Sunday. Pavan will also be inducted into the Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday. The Kitchener, Ontario native is NU’s all- Oct. 10 Indiana 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO time leader in kills (2,008) and kills per set (4.56). Pavan is one of five players in NCAA history to be named a Oct. 13 at Penn State 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO four-time first-team AVCA All-American. The others are Megan Hodge (Penn State), Bev Oden (Stanford), Logan Oct. 19 at Wisconsin 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO Tom (Stanford) and Kerri Walsh (Stanford). Pavan helped lead the Huskers to the 2006 NCAA Championship. She will be the ninth volleyball player in school history to have her jersey retired. Oct. 20 at Minnesota TBA TBD Oct. 24 at Ohio State 6 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO About the Huskers • The Huskers improved to 4-1 on the season after going 3-0 at the Ameritas Players Challenge last week with Oct. 27 Illinois 7 p.m. NET or BTN/BTN2GO wins over Ohio (3-0), Wake Forest (3-0) and Santa Clara (3-1). Nebraska improved to 35-1 all-time in the Ameritas Nov. 2 Penn State 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO Players Challenge. Nov. 3 Rutgers 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO • Mikaela Foecke was named the most valuable player of the tournament after averaging 3.20 kills per set on a .403 hitting percentage. She was also part of the VERT Challenge All-Tournament Team earlier this season. Nov. 7 at Iowa 7 p.m. TBD • Kenzie Maloney (3.20 digs per set) was the best libero of the tournament, and Lauren Stivrins - with 2.40 kills Nov. 10 at Michigan 6 p.m. TBD per set, 1.20 blocks per set and six aces - was also selected to the all-tournament team. Nov. 16 at Purdue 6 p.m. TBD • Foecke leads the Huskers with 3.41 kills per set this season on .299 hitting. Jazz Sweet adds 3.06 kills per set. Freshman Callie Schwarzenbach is averaging 1.35 blocks per set, while Maloney leads the team in digs at 3.65 per Nov. 17 at Indiana 6 p.m. TBD set. Freshman setter Nicklin Hames is putting up 9.47 assists and 3.35 digs per set. Nov. 23 Ohio State 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO • Nebraska ranks third among Big Ten teams in opponent hitting percentage at .101. The Huskers have held all five opponents this season below .200 hitting, and NU’s last three opponents combined to hit .027. Nov. 24 Maryland 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO • The Huskers rank fourth among Big Ten teams in service aces with an average of 1.88 per set. Hames ranks third in the conference with 0.53 aces per set. NCAA Tournament Coaches Nov. 30 First Round • John Cook, Nebraska: 19th year at Nebraska (535-70); 26th year overall (696-143) Dec. 1 Second Round • Kirsten Bernthal Booth, Creighton: 16th year at Creighton (321-162); 19th year overall (433-203) • Christy Johnson-Lynch, Iowa State: 14th year Iowa State (273-132) Dec. 7 Regional Semifinals Dec. 8 Regional Finals Series History Dec. 13 Semifinals • Nebraska is 17-0 all-time against Creighton. The last meeting was on Sept. 17, 2016, a 3-1 Husker win in Lincoln at the Ameritas Players Challenge. The teams did not play last year after playing each other from 2014-16. Dec. 15 Final • Nebraska is 82-2 all-time against Iowa State, including a 3-0 sweep in the last meeting between the teams on Sept. 2, 2016 in Lincoln. Sunday’s meeting will be the sixth non-conference matchup between the teams since NCAA Semifinals and Final played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011. The Huskers are 4-1 in that span. Iowa State’s win came on Sept. 15, 2012, ^Indicates match will air on AM 590 in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All other matches 3-1 in Ames. will be on 105.9 FM in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All matches can be heard on Husker Sports Network affiliates, Huskers.com and the Huskers app. -All dates and times are Central and subject to change. Scouting Creighton -BTN2GO requires a cable package that includes Big Ten Network. • No. 14 Creighton is off to a 4-2 start this season and is coming off three sweeps over Arkansas State, North -BTN Plus streams require a monthly fee to view. Subscriptions start at $9.95 per month. Carolina State and SMU. The Bluejays opened the season at the Trojan Invitational, where they beat then-No. BTN Plus streams are also available with a subscription to FloVolleyball.TV. 5 Kentucky, 3-2, and dropped a 3-2 match to then-No. 10 USC. The Bluejays also lost to Northern Iowa on the trip, 3-0. Page 1 2018 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Quick Facts 2018 Nebraska Volleyball Roster General Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Location Lincoln, Neb. 1 Nicklin Hames S 5-10 Fr. Maryville, Tenn. (Webb School) Population 268,738 2 Mikaela Foecke OH 6-3 Sr. West Point, Iowa (Holy Trinity Catholic) Founded 1869 3 Megan Miller DS/L 5-6 Fr. Alexandria, Ind. (Alexandria-Monroe) Enrollment 26,079 4 Sami Slaughter OH 6-1 So. Harrisburg, S.D. (Harrisburg) Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers 5 Anezka Szabo MB 6-3 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Lincoln) Colors Scarlet & Cream 6 Chen Abramovich DS/L 5-6 Fr. Kfar Saba, Israel (Galili) Conference Big Ten 7 Mari Kurkova S 5-10 Jr. Opava, Czech Republic (Přípotoční) Facility (cap.) Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) 8 Brooke Smith S 5-10 Sr. Weatherford, Texas (Azle/Kansas State) Athletic Director Bill Moos 9 Capri Davis OH 6-1 Fr. Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge) Senior Woman Administrator Pat Logsdon 10 Lexi Sun OH 6-2 So. Encinitas, Calif. (Santa Fe Christian/Texas) 11 Kenzie Maloney DS/L 5-8 Sr.