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FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017 Nebraska Volleyball Schedule (18-6, 9-5 Big Ten) #6 NEBRASKA HUSKERS IOWA HAWKEYES Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Internet (18-6, 9-5 Big Ten) (13-12, 5-9 Big Ten) VERT Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) Wednesday, Nov. 7 / 7 p.m. / Iowa City, Iowa / Carver-Hawkeye Arena (8,715) 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 Head to Iowa For Wednesday Match Ameritas Players Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) • The sixth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team begins a four-match road swing with a Wednesday match at Iowa at 7 p.m. Aug. 31 Ohio W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-17) • The match will be televised on the Big Ten Network and streamed at BTN2GO.com. It will air on Husker Sports Aug. 31 Wake Forest W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-9) Network radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 105.9 FM in Omaha. A live audio stream will Sept. 1 Santa Clara W, 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-9, 25-15) be provided at Huskers.com. John Baylor is in his 25th season doing play-by-play for the Husker volleyball program. Lauren West, a former All-America setter for the Huskers, will provide color commentary. Sept. 6 at #14 Creighton W, 3-2 (22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-10) About the Huskers Sept. 9 Iowa State W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-16) • The Huskers enter the match at 18-6 overall and 9-5 in the Big Ten. Nebraska went 2-0 over the weekend at home with a 3-2 win over No. 7 Penn State and a sweep of Rutgers. It marked the first consecutive wins for the Huskers Husker Invite (Lincoln, Neb.) since Sept. 29-Oct. 3. Sept. 14 Central Michigan W, 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-11) • After a 3-5 record in October, the Huskers are looking to rebound in the month of November, which historically has been a good month for the Huskers. Nebraska possesses a .903 win percentage all-time in the month of Sept. 14 New Mexico W, 3-1 (23-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-11) November, compared to an .881 win percentage all-time during August-October. Nebraska’s two seniors - Kenzie Sept. 15 Missouri State W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-4) Maloney and Mikaela Foecke - are a combined 25-1 in the month of November. • Nebraska leads the Big Ten and ranks second nationally in opponent hitting percentage at .131. Big Ten Schedule • Nebraska ranks second in the Big Ten and 18th nationally with 1.66 aces per set. • Nebraska’s 2.84 blocks per set ranks 11th nationally and second in the Big Ten. Sept. 21 #18 Michigan W, 3-1 (25-19, 25-27, 25-17, 25-12) • Senior co-captain Mikaela Foecke, who has twice been named Big Ten Player of the Week this season, leads the Sept. 23 Michigan State W, 3-1 (25-18, 25-9, 21-25, 25-16) Huskers with 3.62 kills per set and adds 2.71 digs per set and has a team-high 34 service aces this season. The Sept. 28 at Northwestern W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-23) AVCA second-team All-American is the only active player in NCAA Division I with at least 1,000 career kills, 200 Sept. 29 at #7 Illinois W, 3-1 (25-14, 19-25, 25-17, 25-19) career blocks, 500 career digs and 100 career aces. Oct. 3 Iowa W, 3-1 (25-10, 23-25, 25-15, 25-11) • Fellow senior captain Kenzie Maloney is averaging 4.08 digs per set to lead the Husker defense. • Freshman middle blocker Callie Schwarzenbach ranks 10th in the nation and second in the Big Ten with 1.52 Oct. 6 #5 Minnesota L, 1-3 (20-25, 25-23, 14-25, 21-25) blocks per set. Oct. 10 Indiana W, 3-0 (25-13, 30-28, 25-11) • Sophomore middle blocker Lauren Stivrins is averaging 2.12 kills on a team-best .406 hitting percentage to go Oct. 13 at #9 Penn State L, 2-3 (22-25, 25-11, 26-24, 23-25, 9-15) with 1.14 blocks per set. Stivrins was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Monday after a career-high Oct. 19 at #9 Wisconsin L, 2-3 (20-25, 25-19, 25-17, 17-25, 8-15) 10 blocks in a five-set win over No. 7 Penn State last Friday. She averaged 2.25 blocks per set to go with 2.25 kills per set on a .516 hitting percentage last weekend. Oct. 20 at #3 Minnesota L, 1-3 (25-19, 23-25, 23-25, 18-25) • Since debuting for the Huskers on Sept. 14, Lexi Sun has put up 3.02 kills per set and 2.60 digs per set. Oct. 24 at Ohio State W, 3-1 (25-15, 23-25, 25-12, 25-9) • Freshman setter Nicklin Hames has 18 double-doubles through 24 matches and is averaging 10.05 assists and Oct. 27 #6 Illinois L, 1-3 (29-27, 19-25, 25-27, 22-25) 3.29 digs per set. Nov. 2 #7 Penn State W, 3-2 (25-27, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 15-8) • Sophomore opposite hitter Jazz Sweet is second on the team in total kills and is producing 2.52 kills per set. Nov. 3 Rutgers W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-13) Coaches Nov. 7 at Iowa 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2Go • John Cook, Nebraska: 19th year at Nebraska (549-75); 26th year overall (710-148) Nov. 10 at #15 Michigan 6 p.m. BTN Plus ($) • Bond Shymansky, Iowa: 5th year at Iowa (76-78); 17th year overall (366-187) Nov. 16 at #12 Purdue 6 p.m. BTN Plus ($) Nov. 17 at Indiana 6 p.m. BTN Plus ($) Series History • Nebraska is 28-0 all-time against Iowa. Nebraska defeated Iowa, 3-1 (25-10, 23-25, 25-15, 25-11), in Lincoln on Nov. 23 Ohio State 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO Oct. 3. Iowa’s set two win ended a streak of 18 straight sweeps by the Huskers over the Hawkeyes. Mikaela Foecke Nov. 24 Maryland 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO^ had 20 kills and nine digs, and Lexi Sun had 13 kills and 13 digs in the win. Jazz Sweet had 15 kills, as Nebraska hit .373 and held Iowa to .071 hitting. NCAA Tournament Nov. 30 First Round Scouting Iowa • Iowa enters Wednesday’s match at 13-12 overall and 5-9 in Big Ten action. After starting Big Ten play with a Dec. 1 Second Round 4-3 record, the Hawkeyes have gone 1-6 in their last seven matches. Dec. 7 Regional Semifinals • Cali Hoye leads the team in kills per set at 3.82. Taylor Louis adds 3.73 kills per set on .246 hitting for the Dec. 8 Regional Finals Hawkeyes. Louis was a preseason All-Big Ten selection. Dec. 13 Semifinals • Sophomore setter Brie Orr is averaging 10.20 assists per set. Libero Molly Kelly ranks first in the Big Ten with 5.07 digs per set and leads the Hawkeyes with 19 aces. Dec. 15 Final • Iowa is hitting .227 on the season and allowing opponents to hit .226. NCAA Semifinals and Final played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. • The Hawkeyes rank third in the Big Ten in digs at 15.50 per set. ^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. -BTN2GO requires a cable package that includes Big Ten Network. are the lone players on the team who have been part of both the 2015 and 2017 NCAA Championship teams, -BTN Plus streams require a monthly fee to view. Subscriptions start at $9.95 per month. 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 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 thePage NCAA 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.