NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 2020-21 Nebraska Volleyball (0-0) #5 Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) at Indiana Hoosiers (0-0) Date Opponent Time (CT) TV / Internet 1/22 at Indiana 5 p.m. None / BTN+ Friday, Jan. 22 / 5 p.m. (CT) / Bloomington, Ind. / Wilkinson Hall (3,000) 1/23 at Indiana 5 p.m. None / BTN+ TV: None / Stream: BTNPlus.com ($) / Listen: HSN, Huskers.com, Huskers App 1/29 Northwestern 6 p.m. NET / BTN+ Saturday, Jan. 23 / 5 p.m. (CT) / Bloomington, Ind. / Wilkinson Hall (3,000) 1/30 Northwestern 6 p.m. None / BTN+ TV: None / Stream: BTNPlus.com ($) / Listen: HSN, Huskers.com, Huskers App 2/5 Maryland 6 p.m. NET / BTN+ 2/6 Maryland 7:30 p.m. BTN / FoxSports • For the first time in 13 months, the Nebraska volleyball team will return to the court when they travel to 2/12 at Rutgers 3 p.m. None / BTN+ Bloomington, Indiana this weekend for a pair of matches against the Hoosiers. The fifth-ranked Huskers will serve 2/13 at Rutgers 3 p.m. None / BTN+ it up at Wilkinson Hall at 5 p.m. CT on both Friday and Saturday. • This weekend’s matches will not be televised. However, they will be streamed on BTNPlus.com (subscription 2/19 #7 Minnesota 8 p.m. BTN / FoxSports necessary). Husker Sports Network will broadcast all the Husker action on HSN radio affiliates, including 107.3 2/21 #7 Minnesota Noon BTN / FoxSports FM in Lincoln and AM 590 in Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided at Huskers.com and the Huskers app. 2/26 at #1 Wisconsin 7 p.m. BTN / FoxSports John Baylor is in his 27th season doing play-by-play for the Husker volleyball program. Lauren (Cook) West, a 2/27 at #1 Wisconsin 7 p.m. BTN / FoxSports former All-America setter for the Huskers, will provide color commentary. 3/5 at Illinois TBD BTN / FoxSports 3/6 at Illinois TBD None / BTN+ Series History • Nebraska is 17-1 all-time against Indiana and has won 17 straight matches in the series since dropping a 3/12 Ohio State TBD TBD 2-0 decision in 1978. The Huskers beat the Hoosiers 3-1 (22-25, 25-13, 25-16, 25-14) in Bloomington last 3/13 Ohio State TBD BTN / FoxSports year on Oct. 25. Lauren Stivrins had 17 kills on .394 hitting in the match. 3/17 at Iowa 6 p.m. BTN / FoxSports 3/20 Iowa 6 p.m. NET / BTN+ Coaches 3/26 at #24 Michigan TBD BTN / FoxSports • John Cook: 21st year at Nebraska (588-81); 28th year overall (749-154) 3/27 at #24 Michigan TBD BTN / FoxSports • Steve Aird: 3rd year at Indiana (30-34); 7th year overall (85-108) 4/1 #9 Penn State 8 p.m. BTN / FoxSports About the Huskers 4/2 #9 Penn State 8 p.m. BTN / FoxSports • Nebraska returns every starter from last year’s 28-5 squad that reached the NCAA Regional Final against eventual national runner-up Wisconsin. NCAA Tournament • Senior middle blocker Lauren Stivrins and senior outside hitter Lexi Sun were AVCA All-Americans and All- 4/9 First Round Big Ten First-Team selections in 2019. Junior setter Nicklin Hames was also an All-Big Ten First-Team choice 4/10 Second Round in 2019. Stivrins and Hames will return to captain the Huskers for a second straight season. 4/16 Regional Semifinals • Senior opposite hitter Jazz Sweet, senior defensive specialist Hayley Densberger and junior middle blocker Callie Schwarzenbach also provide veteran experience for the Huskers. Sweet was a member of the 4/17 Regional Finals Madison Regional All-Tournament Team last year after 12 kills and a .345 hitting percentage against Hawaii 4/22 NCAA Semifinals (CHI Health Center, Omaha, Neb.) in the NCAA regional semifinal. 4/24 NCAA Championship (CHI Health Center, Omaha, Neb.) • Sophomore outside hitter Madi Kubik was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2019 and, along with sophomore libero Kenzie Knuckles, was a member of the All-Big Ten Freshman Team. *Indicates match will air on 105.9 FM in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All other matches will be on AM 590 in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All matches can be heard on Huskers.com and • The Huskers added four newcomers during the offseason, including junior Missouri transfer Kayla Caffey. the Huskers app. The middle blocker ranked ninth nationally with a .408 hitting percentage during the 2019 season. She -Matches televised on BTN will also be streamed on the Fox Sports app and FoxSports.com. joins three freshmen who are new to the program: middle blocker Kalynn Meyer, setter Anni Evans and -BTN+ is a web stream that requires a fee to view. Subscriptions start at $9.95 per month. defensive specialist Keonilei Akana. • Sophomore setter Nicole Drewnick has opted out of the 2020-21 season. The Dallas, Texas native played in 29 matches as a freshman, primarily as a serving sub. Scouting Indiana • The Hoosiers went 14-19 overall last year and 3-17 in the Big Ten to finish 13th. Indiana was picked 11th in the Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll released on Wednesday. • Indiana graduated seven seniors from its 2019 team and has eight freshmen on this year’s squad. Third-year coach Steve Aird will rely on junior outside hitter Breana Edwards, who averaged a team-best 3.47 kills per set in 2019. Huskers Ranked No. 5 in AVCA Coaches Preseason Poll • Nebraska is ranked No. 5 in the AVCA Coaches Preseason Poll. • The Huskers have been ranked No. 1 in 100 all-time polls, the most in NCAA history. The Huskers held the No. 1 ranking this season the week of Sept. 16. • The Huskers have been ranked in the top 10 a total of 503 times, which is also the most in NCAA history. • Nebraska has appeared in all 559 AVCA Coaches Polls it has been eligible for since it was established in 1982. Nebraska and Stanford are the only two programs to be ranked in every eligible poll all-time. Three Huskers Named to Preseason All-Big Ten Team • Nebraska volleyball seniors Lauren Stivrins and Lexi Sun were voted to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team by the league’s 14 head coaches. The coaches also tabbed the Huskers as the No. 3 team in the Big Ten 1 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL Preseason Poll behind Wisconsin and Minnesota. AVCA Coaches Preseason Poll (Jan. 5) • Stivrins is a two-time AVCA All-American and two-time All-Big Ten First-Team selection. She posted 2.55 Rk Team Points Record Prev kills per set, 1.07 blocks per set and a team-best .374 hitting percentage in 2019. The senior middle blocker 1 Wisconsin (40) 1507 27-7 2 led the Huskers to a .152 opponent hitting percentage as a junior, which ranked eighth in the nation. The 2 Texas (17) 1474 14-0* 1* Scottsdale, Arizona native also served nine aces and was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection a year 3 Stanford (3) 1363 30-4 1 ago. She led the Huskers to an eighth straight NCAA Regional Final appearance and became the 32nd Husker 4 Kentucky (1) 1330 8-0* 2* all-time to earn multiple AVCA All-America honors in a career. 5 Nebraska (1) 1299 28-5 5 • Sun earned her first ever All-America accolade in 2019 after leading the Huskers with 3.57 kills per set with 6 Baylor 1258 13-3* 3* 2.45 digs per set and 25 service aces. The native of Encinitas, California posted double-digit kills in 18 of 20 7 Minnesota 1155 27-6 4 Big Ten matches and was a first-team All-Big Ten selection for the first time. She had 10 double-doubles as a junior, second-most on the team. Sun, a senior outside hitter, received AVCA All-America honorable mention 8 Washington 1085 27-7 6 as a freshman at Texas in 2017 before transferring to Nebraska. 9 Penn State 1040 27-6 7 • Defending Big Ten champion and NCAA runner-up Wisconsin was the unanimous choice by the coaches 10 Utah 986 24-10 9 as the top team in the Big Ten Preseason Poll. Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State and Purdue rounded out the 11 Florida 871 6-2* 7* top five teams. 12 Louisville 796 5-2* 5* 13 Purdue 744 24-8 13 Kubik and Knuckles Set to Build on Strong Freshman Campaigns 14 Notre Dame 713 6-1* 4* • Sophomore outside hitter Madi Kubik earned Nebraska’s first Big Ten Freshman of the Year honor and first 15 Creighton 636 25-6 16 conference freshman of the year in 2019 since Hannah Werth won the award in 2009 in the Big 12. Kubik 16 BYU 602 26-5 17 averaged 2.73 kills and 2.52 digs per set in her first year as a Husker. She ranked fourth among Big Ten 17 Missouri 536 6-2* 8* freshmen in kills (2.96 per set) and digs (2.51 per set) in conference play. The outside hitter was also named 18 Georgia Tech 473 7-1* 6* to the All-Big Ten Second Team and the All-Freshman Team. Kubik was the first Husker freshman to be named 19 Pittsburgh 404 4-4* 9* to an All-Big Ten team since Kadie Rolfzen in 2013. 20 Marquette 352 28-6 20 • Sophomore libero Kenzie Knuckles also earned All-Freshman Team accolades after leading the Huskers 21 Hawai’i 294 26-4 15 with 3.71 digs per set in her first year as the Huskers’ libero.