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FOUR-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015 Nebraska Volleyball Schedule (7-3, 0-0 Big Ten) #14 NEBRASKA HUSKERS #2 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Internet (7-3, 0-0 Big Ten) (10-0, 0-0 Big Ten) VERT Challenge (Gainesville, Fla.) Friday, Sept. 22 / 7 p.m. (CT) / University Park, Pa. / Rec Hall (5,812) Aug. 25 vs. #18 Oregon L, 1-3 (20-25, 21-25, 26-24, 23-25) TV: BTN / Internet: BTN2GO / Radio: Husker Sports Network Aug. 26 at #12 Florida L, 2-3 (25-19, 18-25, 25-17, 18-25, 11-15) #14 NEBRASKA HUSKERS RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS Ameritas Players Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) (7-3, 0-0 Big Ten) (5-7, 0-0 Big Ten) Sept. 1 UMBC W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-20) Saturday, Sept. 23 / 6 p.m. (CT) / New Brunswick, N.J. / College Avenue Gym (2,500) Sept. 1 Oral Roberts W, 3-0 (25-8, 25-16, 25-10) TV: None / Internet: BTN Plus ($) / Radio: Husker Sports Network Sept. 2 Saint Mary’s W, 3-0 (26-24, 25-22, 25-18) Huskers Begin Big Ten Play at No. 2 Penn State The Nebraska volleyball team opens Big Ten play on Friday at No. 2 Penn State at 7 p.m. (CT) at Rec Hall in Sept. 8 #11 UCLA W, 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-20) University Park, Pennsylvania. The match will be televised on BTN and streamed on BTN2GO.com. The Huskers Sept. 9 #11 UCLA W, 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-17) will then travel to New Brunswick, New Jersey to play Rutgers on Saturday at 6 p.m. (CT). That match will be streamed online with a BTN Plus subscription. Omaha Challenge (Omaha, Neb. - Baxter Arena) Husker Sports Network will broadcast all the action on HSN affiliates including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 105.9 Sept. 15 vs. Kansas State W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-16) FM in Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided at Huskers.com and on the official Huskers app. John Baylor Sept. 16 vs. Northern Iowa L, 1-3 (20-25, 23-25, 25-14, 21-25) is in his 24th season doing play-by-play for the Husker volleyball program. Lauren Cook, a former All-America Sept. 16 at Omaha W, 3-0 (26-24, 25-15, 25-13) setter for the Huskers, will provide color commentary. About the Huskers Big Ten Schedule • Nebraska finished non-conference play with a 7-3 record after a 2-1 weekend at the Omaha Challenge hosted Sept. 22 at #2 Penn State* 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO by UNO at Baxter Arena. The Huskers swept Kansas State and Omaha but were upset by Northern Iowa, 3-1, Sept. 23 at Rutgers* 6 p.m. BTN Plus which snapped the Big Red’s six-match win streak. • Nebraska ranks 13th nationally in opponent hitting percentage after holding foes to .137 through non- Sept. 29 #1 Minnesota* 5 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO conference play. The Huskers rank third in the Big Ten in that category. Sept. 30 #5 Wisconsin* 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO^ • As a team, the Huskers are fourth in the Big Ten with 16.50 digs per set. Oct. 4 Michigan State* 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO • Mikaela Foecke leads the Huskers with 3.29 kills per set and is averaging 2.71 digs per set. The junior has four double-doubles this season. Oct. 7 at Iowa* 7 p.m. BTN Plus • Jazz Sweet adds 2.74 kills per set and is hitting a team-high .354. The freshman right-side hitter has at least Oct. 11 at #5 Wisconsin* 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO five kills in every match this season and has hit over .300 in seven of 10 matches. Oct. 14 at #13 Purdue* 6 p.m. BTN Plus • Annika Albrecht was named the co-MVP of the Omaha Challenge last weekend. The senior outside hitter is Oct. 20 Northwestern* 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO averaging 2.68 kills and 2.97 digs per set. Albrecht has 114 career service aces, which ranks 10th in NU career history. With three more aces, she will move into a tie for ninth. Oct. 21 Illinois* 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO^ • Senior setter Kelly Hunter is putting up 10.04 assists per set and 2.48 digs per set. The only NCAA Division I Oct. 27 at Michigan State* 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO setter who has set her team to both a national and conference championship, Hunter is the eighth Husker in Oct. 29 at #20 Michigan* Noon ESPNU^ school history to surpass 3,000 career assists. She now has 3,132 in her career and ranks seventh in school history. With 67 more assists she will pass Lauren Cook for sixth in NU history. Nov. 3 #13 Purdue* 7 p.m. BTN Plus ($) • Senior middle blocker Briana Holman averages 2.26 kills and 1.18 blocks per set. Nov. 4 Indiana* 7 p.m. BTN Plus ($) • Junior libero Kenzie Maloney is averaging 4.62 digs per set, which ranks third in the Big Ten. Nov. 8 Maryland* 6 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Redshirt freshman middle blocker Lauren Stivrins chips in 2.18 kills and 0.88 blocks per set for the Huskers. Stivrins has at least six kills in every match this season and has improved her blocking of late with 1.40 blocks Nov. 12 Rutgers* 2 p.m. NET/BTN2GO^ per set over Nebraska’s last three matches. Nov. 17 at Ohio State* 5 p.m. BTN Plus ($) Nov. 18 at Maryland* 6 p.m. BTN Plus ($) Coaches Nov. 22 at Northwestern* 7 p.m. • John Cook, Nebraska: 18th year at Nebraska (506-68); 25th year overall (667-141) • Russ Rose, Penn State: 39th year at Penn State (1,223-196) Nov. 25 Iowa* 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO^ • CJ Werneke, Rutgers: 10th year at Rutgers (76-208); 16th year overall (187-294) NCAA Tournament Series History • Nebraska holds a 19-10 lead in the series with Penn State. The Huskers have won five straight in the series and Dec. 1 First Round have not lost to the Nittany Lions since Nov. 29, 2014 in University Park. Nebraska won 3-2 (22-25, 25-17, 25-23, Dec. 2 Second Round 23-25, 15-11) at Penn State and 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-22) in Lincoln in the regular season last year. The Huskers Dec. 8 Regional Semifinals then came out on top in an epic regional semifinal match on Dec. 9 at the Devaney Center. Nebraska trailed the Dec. 9 Regional Finals match 2-0 and faced elimination down 24-22 in set three. But the Huskers won the final four points of the third set and then won the fourth set, 25-19, before dominating the fifth set, 15-6. Dec. 14 Semifinals • Nebraska is 3-1 all-time against Rutgers with all three wins coming in the Big Ten era. The Huskers swept Dec. 16 Championship the Scarlet Knights in 2014 and 2016 in New Brunswick, and in 2015 in Lincoln. This season marks the first in Rutgers’ four years in the Big Ten in which the Huskers will play Rutgers twice. Rutgers’ lone win was in 1978. NCAA Semifinals and Championship played at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri ^Indicates match will air on AM 590 in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All other matches Scouting Penn State will be on 105.9 FM in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. • Penn State went 10-0 in non-conference action and has not lost a match since last year’s Dec. 9 regional -All dates and times are Central and subject to change. semifinal match at Nebraska. The Nittany Lions have two neutral-site wins over No. 4 Stanford already this -BTN Plus streams require a monthly fee to view; BTN2GO requires a cable package that season. Penn State leads the Big Ten in hitting (.360) with first-team All-American Haleigh Washington leading includes Big Ten Network. the way with a conference-best .534 hitting percentage. Washington averages 2.54 kills and 1.49 blocks per set. Fellow first-team All-American Simone Lee contributes a team-high 3.94 kills per set on .334 hitting. Ali Frantti adds 2.53 kills and 1.79 digs per set. All three players were preseason All-Big Ten selections. 2017 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Quick Facts 2017 Nebraska Volleyball Roster General Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Name of School University of Nebraska 2 Mikaela Foecke OH 6-3 Jr. West Point, Iowa (Holy Trinity Catholic) City, Zip Lincoln, NE 68588 3 Kelly Hunter S 5-11 Sr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista South) Founded 1869 4 Sami Slaughter OH 6-1 Fr. Harrisburg, S.D. (Harrisburg) Enrollment 25,897 5 Anezka Szabo OH 6-3 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Lincoln) Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers 7 Sydney Townsend DS/L 5-8 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) School Colors Scarlet and Cream 9 Chesney McClellan MB 6-4 Fr. Maryville, Tenn. (Maryville) Affiliation NCAA Division I 10 Hunter Atherton S 5-11 RFr. Prospect, Ohio (Dublin Coffman) Conference Big Ten 11 Kenzie Maloney DS/L 5-8 Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Assumption) President Dr. Hank M. Bounds 12 Jazz Sweet OH 6-3 Fr. Tecumseh, Kan. (Shawnee Heights) Chancellor Ronnie Green 13 Briana Holman MB 6-1 Sr.