FOUR-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015 2016 Nebraska Volleyball Schedule (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Red/White Scrimmage Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Internet Saturday, Aug. 20 • 6 p.m. VERT Challenge (Eugene, Ore.) Lincoln, Neb. Aug. 26 vs. Florida 6 p.m. Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) Aug. 27 vs. Texas 6 p.m. #1 NEBRASKA TV: None | Internet: None #1 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Radio/Audio: Husker Sports Network CORNHUSKERS Nebraska Invite (Bob Devaney Sports Center) (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Live Stats: Huskers.com (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Sept. 2 Iowa State 6 p.m. BTN Plus Sept. 3 Oregon State 2:30 p.m. Huskers To Unveil Championship Banner at Red/White Scrimmage The Nebraska volleyball team will set out to defend its NCAA Championship when the season officially Lobo Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.) kicks off with the Red/White Scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Sept. 8 vs. Montreal (Exh.) 6 p.m. Center. Prior to the match, the Huskers’ 2015 NCAA title banner will be unveiled. Following the match, Sept. 9 vs. Arkansas 6 p.m. the Huskers will sign autographs for 30 minutes. University of Nebraska-Lincoln students are also Sept. 10 at New Mexico 8:30 p.m. invited to watch Nebraska’s pass and serve from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The first 200 students will receive free Chick-Fil-A, and there will be prizes and a meet and greet with the team. Ameritas Players Challenge Sept. 16 Montana State Noon BTN Plus Saturday’s match can be heard on Husker Sports Network affiliates, including but not limited to 107.3 Sept. 16 Gonzaga 7:30 p.m. NET/BTN2GO FM in Lincoln and AM 590 in Omaha. A free live audio stream and live stats will also be available Sept. 17 Creighton 8 p.m. NET/BTN2GO through links at Huskers.com. John Baylor will have the play-by-play call for Husker Sports Network, and Diane Mendenhall will add color commentary. Big Ten Schedule Sept. 23 at Michigan 6 p.m. BTN Plus The Huskers have won four national titles in program history, but no team has been able to repeat Sept. 24 at Michigan State TBA as champions. The 2016 squad returns a plethora of talent and now has the experience to go with it. Sept. 28 at Illinois 7:30 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO NU returns first-team All-American Kadie Rolfzen at outside hitter, second-team All-American Amber Oct. 1 Ohio State 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO Rolfzen at middle blocker, and third-team All-American and reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Oct. 7 Indiana 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO Year Justine Wong-Orantes at libero. Oct. 9 Purdue 2 p.m. ESPN2 Oct. 14 at Ohio State 5 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO In addition, the Huskers welcome middle blocker Briana Holman to the mix. Holman was a first-team Oct. 16 at Maryland Noon BTN Plus All-American at LSU in 2014 before sitting out last season at NU as a transfer. Sophomore Mikaela Oct. 21 Wisconsin 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO Foecke was the third player ever to be named the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player as Oct. 23 Minnesota 1 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO a freshman, and junior Kelly Hunter is set for her second season as the Huskers’ starting setter and Oct. 28 Illinois 6 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO captain after receiving All-America honorable mention last year. In all, the Huskers have six players Oct. 29 Northwestern 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO who have achieved All-America or honorable-mention status. Nov. 4 at Penn State 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO Nov. 5 at Rutgers 6 p.m. The Rolfzen twins and Wong-Orantes make up the core of the senior class that has been together since Nov. 9 Iowa 7 p.m. TBA 2013. But Nebraska added one more talent to the class this offseason in Baylor graduate transfer Andie Nov. 12 at Indiana 6 p.m. Malloy, who was a two-time All-Big 12 outside hitter for the Bears. Nov. 16 Penn State 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO Nov. 19 at Iowa 8 p.m. Huskers Earn Preseason No. 1 Ranking Nov. 23 at Minnesota 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • The defending national champion Nebraska volleyball team will begin the 2016 season at No. 1 Nov. 26 Michigan 7 p.m. TBA in the AVCA Coaches Poll. Nebraska received 60 of 64 first-place votes in the poll and totaled 1,594 points. Texas (1,517 points) was second and received three first-place votes. Minnesota, Wisconsin and NCAA Tournament Kansas rounded out the top five. Dec. 1-2 First Round Campus Sites • The Huskers have been ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll four other times (2001, 2005, 2006 and Dec. 2-3 Second Round Campus Sites 2007). The 2006 squad went wire-to-wire to win the national title. This year’s Husker team is aiming to Dec. 9 Regional Semifinals Campus Sites become the first in program history to repeat as champions. Dec. 10 Regional Finals Campus Sites • Nebraska is also after its first Big Ten conference championship since 2011. That will be no easy Dec. 15 Semifinals Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena) feat, however, as seven Big Ten teams are ranked in the preseason poll. Nebraska has 13 matches Dec. 17 Championship Columbus, Ohio (Nationwide Arena) scheduled against preseason top-25 teams. • NU’s No. 1 ranking marks the 87th poll all-time in which they’ve earned the top spot, just one behind -All dates and times Central subject to change Penn State (88) for most in the nation. • The Huskers have been ranked in the top ten 442 times, which is tied with Stanford for the most ever. Big Ten Standings (2015) • Nebraska has appeared in all 495 AVCA Coaches Polls since it was established in 1982. Nebraska and Overall Pct. Big Ten Pct. Stanford are the only two programs to be ranked in every poll all-time. 1. Minnesota 30-5 .857 18-2 .900 2. Nebraska 32-4 .889 17-3 .850 Huskers On Television 3. Wisconsin 26-7 .788 16-4 .800 • The Nebraska volleyball team is set to receive extensive television coverage in 2016. The Huskers 4. Penn State 28-6 .824 15-5 .750 will make at least 14 regular-season TV appearances, including an ESPN2 showdown with Purdue on 5. Purdue 23-10 .697 13-7 .650 Sunday, Oct. 9 at the Devaney Center. 6. Ohio State 25-10 .714 12-8 .600 • The Huskers will have eight broadcasts on Big Ten Network and at least five more on NET. In all, eight 7. Illinois 21-13 .618 10-10 .500 of the Huskers’ 10 Big Ten home matches are set to be televised, while the remaining two (Iowa on Michigan State 19-14 .576 10-10 .500 Nov. 9 and Michigan on Nov. 26) are to be determined. 9. Michigan 20-13 .606 9-11 .450 • Any match on BTN or NET will also be streamed online at BTN2GO.com. For non-televised Big Ten 10. Indiana 16-16 .500 6-14 .300 matches, an online stream is available for purchase through BTN Plus at BTN2GO.com. Northwestern 14-17 .452 6-14 .300 12. Maryland 15-19 .441 5-15 .250 Up Next 13. Iowa 12-21 .364 2-18 .100 Nebraska opens the season at the VERT Challenge in Eugene, Ore., next week. The Huskers open against 14. Rutgers 4-28 .125 1-19 .050 No. 10 Florida on Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. (CT), before a rematch against No. 2 Texas on Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. (CT). 2016 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Quick Facts 2016 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 So. West Point, Iowa (Holy Trinity Catholic) City, Zip Lincoln, NE 68588 3 Kelly Hunter S 5-11 Jr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista South) Founded 1869 4 Justine Wong-Orantes L 5-6 Sr. Cypress, Calif. (Los Alamitos) Enrollment 25,260 5 Amber Rolfzen MB 6-3 Sr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista South) Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers 6 Kadie Rolfzen OH 6-3 Sr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista South) School Colors Scarlet and Cream 7 Sydney Townsend DS/L 5-8 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) Affiliation NCAA Division I 8 Brooke Smith DS/L 5-10 So. Weatherford, Texas (Azle) Conference Big Ten 9 Andie Malloy OH 6-2 Sr. Allen, Texas (Baylor/Iowa State/Lovejoy) President Dr. Hank M. Bounds 10 Hunter Atherton S 5-11 Fr. Prospect, Ohio (Dublin Coffman) Chancellor Ronnie Green 11 Kenzie Maloney DS/L 5-8 So. Louisville, Ky. (Assumption) Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst 13 Briana Holman MB 6-1 Jr. DeSoto, Texas (LSU/Cedar Hill) Facility (Capacity) Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) 17 Annika Albrecht OH 6-0 Jr. North Aurora, Ill. (Home Schooled) Athletic Department Phone 402-472-4224 22 Tiani Reeves OH 6-1 RFr. Gothenburg, Neb. (Gothenburg) Ticket Office Phone (800-8-BIG-RED) 26 Lauren Stivrins MB 6-4 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) 27 Olivia Boender OH 6-2 So. Waverly, Neb. (Waverly) Nebraska Volleyball History First Year of Volleyball 1975 Coaching Staff Overall All-Time Record 1,245-231-12 (.841) Head Coach: John Cook (17th year; San Diego, 1979) Conference All-Time Record 539-49 (.917) Assistant Coach: Dani Busboom Kelly (5th year; Nebraska, 2007) NCAA Tournament Years 34 straight Assistant Coach: Chris Tamas (2nd year; Pacific, 2003) NCAA Tournament Record 98-30 Volunteer Assistant: Jen Tamas (2nd year; Pacific, 2004) NCAA Semifinal Appearances 12 (Last, 2015) Director of Operations: Lindsay Peterson (11th year; Nebraska, 2003) NCAA Final Appearances 7 (Last, 2015) Video Coordinator: Natalie Morgan (3rd year; Oregon State, 2014) National Championships 4 (2015, 2006, 2000, 1995) Graduate Managers: Cole Aiazzi, Joe Klein Conference Titles 32 (Last, 2011) Student Manager: Ryan Coomes Athletic Trainer: Jolene Emricson (15th Year; Metro State, 2001) Coaching Staff Strength Coach: Brian Kmitta (8th Year; Anderson University, 2004) Head Coach John Cook (17th year; San Diego, 1979) Career Record 629-135 (23 years) Roster Breakdown Media Information Nebraska Record 468-62 (16 years) Returning Major Award Winners Media Will Call Assistant Coach Dani Busboom Kelly (5th year; Nebraska, 2007) Kadie Rolfzen Media passes that are not mailed may be picked up with Assistant Coach Chris Tamas (2nd year; Pacific, 2003) 2015 AVCA First-Team All-American identification at the media entrance outside the south Volunteer Assistant Jen Tamas (2nd year; Pacific, 2004) Three-time All-American entrance at the court level, beginning 90 minutes prior to Director of Operations Lindsay Peterson (Nebraska, 2003) Three-time All-Big Ten the start of the match.