2018 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL MATCH NOTES NCAA SEMIFINAL #6 NEBRASKA vs. #3 ILLINOIS THURSDAY, DEC. 13 • 8 P.M. TARGET CENTER • MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017 Nebraska Volleyball Schedule (28-6, 15-5 Big Ten) #6 NEBRASKA HUSKERS #3 ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Internet (28-6, 15-5 Big Ten) (32-3, 17-3 Big Ten) VERT Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) Thursday, Dec. 13 / 8 p.m. / Minneapolis, Minn. / Target Center (19,356) Aug. 24 #7 Florida L, 1-3 (20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25) TV: ESPN / Stream: WatchESPN.com Aug. 25 #18 Oregon W, 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 26-24) Listen: Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App / Live Stats: Huskers.com Ameritas Players Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) Huskers Face Illinois at Fourth Straight Final Four Aug. 31 Ohio W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-17) • The sixth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team will make its program-record fourth straight trip to the NCAA Aug. 31 Wake Forest W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-9) Semifinals when they take on No. 3 Illinois on Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Sept. 1 Santa Clara W, 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-9, 25-15) Minnesota. The match will be televised on ESPN and will be streamed online at WatchESPN.com. Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly and Holly Rowe will have the call. • No. 1 Stanford and No. 4 BYU will play in the first semifinal at 6 p.m. on Thursday, also on ESPN and Sept. 6 at #14 Creighton W, 3-2 (22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-10) WatchESPN.com. The semifinal winners will meet in the NCAA Championship on Saturday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2 Sept. 9 Iowa State W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-16) and WatchESPN.com. Tickets can be purchased at NCAA.com/tickets. • The Nebraska-Illinois semifinal match will be broadcast on Husker Sports Network radio affiliates, including Husker Invite (Lincoln, Neb.) 107.3 FM in Lincoln and AM 590 in Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided at Huskers.com and also Sept. 14 Central Michigan W, 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-11) on the official Huskers app. John Baylor is in his 25th season doing play-by-play for the Husker volleyball Sept. 14 New Mexico W, 3-1 (23-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-11) program. Lauren (Cook) West, a former All-America setter for the Huskers, will provide color commentary. Sept. 15 Missouri State W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-4) Nebraska’s History in the NCAA Semifinals • The defending national champion Huskers have advanced to the NCAA Semifinals for the fourth straight Big Ten Schedule year, a first in program history. Nebraska became the sixth program in NCAA history to reach at least four Sept. 21 #18 Michigan W, 3-1 (25-19, 25-27, 25-17, 25-12) straight final fours, joining Stanford (1982-87, 1994-97), Pacific (1983-86), UCLA (1988-92), Penn State Sept. 23 Michigan State W, 3-1 (25-18, 25-9, 21-25, 25-16) (2007-10) and Texas (2012-16). Only Penn State, Texas and Nebraska have accomplished the feat since the Sept. 28 at Northwestern W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-23) field expanded to 64 teams in 1998. Sept. 29 at #7 Illinois W, 3-1 (25-14, 19-25, 25-17, 25-19) • The Huskers are making their 15th NCAA Semifinals appearance all-time, second-most behind only Stanford (22). Oct. 3 Iowa W, 3-1 (25-10, 23-25, 25-15, 25-11) • Nebraska is 8-6 all-time in NCAA Semifinals appearances, including a 5-3 record under John Cook. The Oct. 6 #5 Minnesota L, 1-3 (20-25, 25-23, 14-25, 21-25) last three times the Huskers have won their NCAA Semifinal match, they’ve gone on to win the national title Oct. 10 Indiana W, 3-0 (25-13, 30-28, 25-11) (2006, 2015, 2017). Oct. 13 at #9 Penn State L, 2-3 (22-25, 25-11, 26-24, 23-25, 9-15) • Cook is taking Nebraska to the NCAA Semifinals for the ninth time in his 19 seasons as head coach. Cook’s Oct. 19 at #9 Wisconsin L, 2-3 (20-25, 25-19, 25-17, 17-25, 8-15) nine NCAA Semifinals appearances are tied for the sixth-most by any coach in NCAA history. Oct. 20 at #3 Minnesota L, 1-3 (25-19, 23-25, 23-25, 18-25) • Cook is just the fifth coach in NCAA history to make nine NCAA Semifinals appearances at one school, Oct. 24 at Ohio State W, 3-1 (25-15, 23-25, 25-12, 25-9) joining Andy Banachowski (UCLA, retired), Russ Rose (Penn State), Don Shaw (Stanford, retired) and Dave Oct. 27 #6 Illinois L, 1-3 (29-27, 19-25, 25-27, 22-25) Shoji (Hawaii, retired). Nov. 2 #7 Penn State W, 3-2 (25-27, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18, 15-8) Huskers’ Senior Class Most Decorated in School History Nov. 3 Rutgers W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-13) • Nebraska’s two seniors who have been with the program all four years – Mikaela Foecke and Kenzie Maloney Nov. 7 at Iowa W, 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-13) – are 20-1 in their NCAA Tournament careers, and the duo is a combined 51-2 all-time in the months of Nov. 10 at #15 Michigan W, 3-1 (15-25, 25-20, 28-26, 26-24) November and December. Their 20 postseason victories are the most in a four-year span in Nebraska history. Nov. 16 at #12 Purdue W, 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 25-17) • Foecke and Maloney will each play in their 22nd NCAA Tournament match on Thursday, the most Nov. 17 at Indiana W, 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-19) postseason matches played by any player in program history. The duo have also each played in 72 career Nov. 23 Ohio State W, 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-12) NCAA Tournament sets, trailing only Annika Albrecht (75 sets) and Jordan Larson (73 sets) for most career postseason sets played in Nebraska history. Nov. 24 Maryland W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-16) About the Huskers NCAA Tournament • Nebraska improved to 28-6 overall and won its 12th straight match last Saturday against No. 14 Oregon Nov. 30 Hofstra W, 3-0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-18) in the Minneapolis Regional Final. The Huskers have swept seven straight matches dating back to Nov. 17. Dec. 1 #24 Missouri W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-18) • The win was Nebraska’s 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament win dating back to an NCAA Semifinal loss to Dec. 7 vs. #10 Kentucky W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-23) Texas in 2016. The 10-match postseason win streak is tied for the longest NCAA Tournament winning streak Dec. 8 vs. #14 Oregon W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-17) in program history (NU also won 10 straight matches from 2000-01 and 2015-16). Dec. 13 vs. #3 Illinois 8 p.m. ESPN/WatchESPN.com • NU held Kentucky to a season-low .165 hitting percentage last Friday in the NCAA Regional Semifinal, the 13th time this season Nebraska has held a team to its lowest hitting percentage of the season. Dec. 15 Final 8 p.m. ESPN2/WatchESPN.com • Nebraska leads the nation in opponent hitting percentage at .136. Nebraska’s opponent hitting percentage NCAA Semifinals and Final played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. is its best mark since holding foes to .126 in the 2005 season. The best defensive team in the John Cook era ^Indicates match will air on AM 590 in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All other matches was the 2004 squad that held opponents to .103 hitting for the season. 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. • The Huskers have held 26 of their 34 opponents under .200 hitting this year, and 13 have hit below .100. -All dates and times are Central and subject to change. • Nebraska ranks 12th nationally in blocks per set at 2.79. -BTN2GO requires a cable package that includes Big Ten Network. • The Huskers rank 16th in the nation in aces per set with 1.67. That is the Huskers’ highest ace total since -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. 2007 (1.82) and is the third-highest mark by a Husker team in the rally scoring era. • Nebraska has climbed to 17th nationally in hitting percentage with a .265 mark. During its current stretch Page 2 of seven straight sweeps, the Huskers are hitting .350. 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.