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FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017 Nebraska Volleyball Schedule (16-5, 7-4 Big Ten) #9 NEBRASKA HUSKERS #6 ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Internet (16-5, 7-4 Big Ten) (19-3, 8-3 Big Ten) VERT Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) Saturday, Oct. 27 / 7 p.m. / Lincoln, Neb. / Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) Aug. 24 #7 Florida L, 1-3 (20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25) TV: BTN / Internet: BTN2GO.com / Listen: Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com Aug. 25 #18 Oregon W, 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 26-24) Huskers Meet Illinois on ‘Weekend of Champions’ Ameritas Players Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) • The ninth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team returns home for the first time since Oct. 10 when it hosts No. 6 Illinois at 7 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday. Nebraska will be hosting the “Weekend of Aug. 31 Ohio W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-17) Champions” this weekend. NU will be honoring the 1998 and 2008 Big 12 Championship teams between sets Aug. 31 Wake Forest W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-9) two and three. Both teams reached the NCAA Semifinals. Sept. 1 Santa Clara W, 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-9, 25-15) • Saturday’s match will be televised on the Big Ten Network and will be streamed at BTN2GO.com. It will also air on Husker Sports Network radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 105.9 FM in Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided at Huskers.com. John Baylor is in his 25th season doing play-by-play for the Husker Sept. 6 at #14 Creighton W, 3-2 (22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-10) volleyball program. Lauren West, a former All-America setter for the Huskers, will provide color commentary. Sept. 9 Iowa State W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-16) About the Huskers Husker Invite (Lincoln, Neb.) • The Huskers (16-5, 7-4 Big Ten) are coming off a stretch of four straight road matches, three of which were against top-10 teams. NU went 1-3 during the road swing, culminating with a 3-1 win at Ohio State on Wednesday. Sept. 14 Central Michigan W, 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-11) • Nebraska leads the nation in opponent hitting percentage at .132. Sept. 14 New Mexico W, 3-1 (23-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-11) • Nebraska leads the Big Ten and ranks 11th nationally with 1.72 aces per set. Sept. 15 Missouri State W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-4) • Nebraska’s 2.72 blocks per set ranks 18th nationally and fourth in the Big Ten. • Senior co-captain Mikaela Foecke, who has twice been named Big Ten Player of the Week this season, leads the Big Ten Schedule Huskers with 3.62 kills per set and adds 2.53 digs per set and has 29 service aces this season. The AVCA second- team All-American is hitting .301 and is the only active player in NCAA Division I with at least 1,000 career kills, Sept. 21 #18 Michigan W, 3-1 (25-19, 25-27, 25-17, 25-12) 200 career blocks, 500 career digs and 100 career aces. Sept. 23 Michigan State W, 3-1 (25-18, 25-9, 21-25, 25-16) • Fellow senior captain Kenzie Maloney is averaging 4.00 digs per set to lead the Husker defense. Sept. 28 at Northwestern W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-23) • Freshman middle blocker Callie Schwarzenbach ranks ninth in the nation and second in the Big Ten with 1.49 Sept. 29 at #7 Illinois W, 3-1 (25-14, 19-25, 25-17, 25-19) blocks per set. Schwarzenbach had 13 blocks in a 3-1 win over New Mexico on Sept. 14, the most in the NCAA in a four-set match this season. Oct. 3 Iowa W, 3-1 (25-10, 23-25, 25-15, 25-11) • Since debuting for the Huskers on Sept. 14, Lexi Sun has put up 2.98 kills per set and 2.53 digs per set. Oct. 6 #5 Minnesota L, 1-3 (20-25, 25-23, 14-25, 21-25) • Freshman setter Nicklin Hames has 15 double-doubles through 21 matches and is averaging 10.05 assists and Oct. 10 Indiana W, 3-0 (25-13, 30-28, 25-11) 3.11 digs per set. Oct. 13 at #9 Penn State L, 2-3 (22-25, 25-11, 26-24, 23-25, 9-15) • Sophomore opposite hitter Jazz Sweet is second on the team in total kills and is producing 2.67 kills per set. Oct. 19 at #9 Wisconsin L, 2-3 (20-25, 25-19, 25-17, 17-25, 8-15) • Sophomore middle blocker Lauren Stivrins is averaging 2.10 kills on a team-best .404 hitting percentage to go with 1.03 blocks per set. Oct. 20 at #3 Minnesota L, 1-3 (25-19, 23-25, 23-25, 18-25) Oct. 24 at Ohio State W, 3-1 (25-15, 23-25, 25-12, 25-9) Coaches Oct. 27 #6 Illinois 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • John Cook, Nebraska: 19th year at Nebraska (547-74); 26th year overall (708-147) Nov. 2 #4 Penn State 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Chris Tamas, Illinois: 2nd year at Illinois (42-14) Nov. 3 Rutgers 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO Series History Nov. 7 at Iowa 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go • Nebraska is 25-7-1 all-time against Illinois, including a 3-1 win in Champaign on Sept. 29. NU held Illinois Nov. 10 at #12 Michigan 6 p.m. TBD to .157 hitting in the match, and Mikaela Foecke had 13 kills and 11 digs while Callie Schwarzenbach had Nov. 16 at #17 Purdue 6 p.m. BTN Plus ($) nine kills and eight blocks. The Huskers have won six straight matches against Illinois. NU is 10-2 against Illinois since joining the Big Ten. Illinois’ last win against the Huskers was Nov. 26, 2014, 3-2 in Champaign. Nov. 17 at Indiana 6 p.m. TBD The Huskers won 3-1 last year in Lincoln in a homecoming for former NU assistant coach and current Illini head Nov. 23 Ohio State 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO coach Chris Tamas. Nov. 24 Maryland 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO^ Scouting Illinois • No. 6 Illinois enters the match with a 19-3 overall record and an 8-3 mark in Big Ten action. The Fighting Illini NCAA Tournament have won four straight matches, including a 3-1 win at No. 8 Wisconsin and a 3-2 win against No. 13 Michigan. Nov. 30 First Round Nebraska topped Illinois, 3-1, in Champaign on Sept. 29. Dec. 1 Second Round • All-American setter Jordyn Poulter leads the team with 11.75 assists per set, which leads the Big Ten. Dec. 7 Regional Semifinals • Illinois ranks second in the Big Ten in aces per set (1.69) and kills per set (14.39) and is third in hitting percentage (.276). The Fighting Illini rank in the top 15 nationally in all three categories. Dec. 8 Regional Finals • Jacqueline Quade leads the attack with 4.20 kills per set, the most in the Big Ten. Megan Cooney adds 2.93 Dec. 13 Semifinals kills per set. Dec. 15 Final • All-American middle blocker Ali Bastianelli ranks third in the conference in blocks with 1.39 per set and is hitting .391 on the season with 2.39 kills per set. NCAA Semifinals and Final played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. ^Indicates match will air on AM 590 in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All other matches will be on 105.9 FM in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All matches can be heard on Foecke, Maloney Captain Young Husker Squad Husker Sports Network affiliates, Huskers.com and the Huskers app. • Seniors Mikaela Foecke and Kenzie Maloney are co-captaining the 2018 Husker squad. Foecke and Maloney -All dates and times are Central and subject to change. are the lone players on the team who have been part of both the 2015 and 2017 NCAA Championship teams, -BTN2GO requires a cable package that includes Big Ten Network. and the duo will look to become the first in program history to appear in four straight final fours and win three -BTN Plus streams require a monthly fee to view. Subscriptions start at $9.95 per month. BTN Plus streams are also available with a subscription to FloVolleyball.TV. national championships. • Foecke, an outside hitter from West Point, Iowa, was selected the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Page 1 Championship in both 2015 and 2017 after leading the Huskers to their fourth and fifth NCAA titles all-time. 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 25,820 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.