2019 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 2019 Nebraska Volleyball (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time / Result TV / Internet Husker Invitational 8/30 #18 Creighton W, 3-1 (25-19, 24-26, 25-17, 25-21) #2 Nebraska Huskers Arizona Wildcats 8/31 UCLA W, 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-19) 2-0 (0-0 Big Ten) 2-1 (0-0 Pac-12) Friday, Sept. 6 / 6 p.m. CT / San Diego, Calif. / Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) SDSU/USD Invitational (San Diego, Calif.) TV: None / Stream: FloVolleyball ($) 9/6 vs. Arizona 6 p.m. (CT) FloVolleyball Listen: HSN, Huskers.com, Huskers App / Live Stats: Huskers.com 9/7 at #25 San Diego 9 p.m. (CT) WCC Network Ameritas Players Challenge 9/13 High Point Noon BTN+ 9/13 Denver 7:30 p.m. BTN+ 9/14 Loyola Marymount 1 p.m. BTN+ #2 Nebraska Huskers #25 San Diego Toreros 2-0 (0-0 Big Ten) 1-2 (0-0 West Coast) 9/18 #1 Stanford 7 p.m. BTN / FoxSports* Saturday, Sept. 7 / 9 p.m. CT / San Diego, Calif. / Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) 9/21 Wichita State TBA NET / BTN+ TV: None / Stream: WCC Network Listen: HSN, Huskers.com, Huskers App / Live Stats: Huskers.com Big Ten Schedule 9/27 at #5 Illinois 7:30 p.m. BTN / FoxSports Huskers Head to SDSU/USD Invitational • The second-ranked Nebraska volleyball team hits the road for the first time this season with a pair of 9/28 at Northwestern 7 p.m. matches in San Diego, California this weekend. The Huskers will battle Arizona on Friday at 6 p.m. (CT) at 10/2 at Rutgers 6 p.m. CT San Diego’s Jenny Craig Pavilion. Then on Saturday night, NU will take on No. 25 San Diego at 9 p.m. (CT) at 10/5 #4 Wisconsin 7 p.m. BTN / FoxSports Jenny Craig Pavilion. The match against Arizona will be live streamed on FloVolleyball with a subscription. 10/11 Michigan State 8 p.m. BTN / FoxSports Saturday’s match against San Diego will be live streamed for free on the WCC Network at wccsports.com. 10/13 #14 Michigan 1 p.m. ESPN2 / WatchESPN* • Arkansas, West Virginia and San Diego State are also part of the SDSU/USD Invitational this weekend, with 10/16 #18 Purdue 8 p.m. ESPNU / WatchESPN other matches being played at SDSU’s Peterson Gym. 10/19 at Maryland 6 p.m. CT * • Both Husker matches will be broadcast on Husker Sports Network radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM 10/25 at Indiana 7 p.m. CT BTN / FoxSports in Lincoln and 105.9 FM in Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided at Huskers.com and also on 10/26 at #18 Purdue 7 p.m. CT BTN / FoxSports the official Huskers app. John Baylor is in his 26th season doing play-by-play for the Husker volleyball program. Lauren (Cook) West, a former All-America setter for the Huskers, will provide color commentary. 11/1 Rutgers 7 p.m. NET / BTN+ 11/2 #6 Penn State 7:30 p.m. BTN / FoxSports Coaches 11/6 Northwestern 8 p.m. BTN / FoxSports • John Cook, Nebraska: 20th year at Nebraska (562-76); 27th year overall (723-149) 11/9 at Iowa 7 p.m. • Dave Rubio, Arizona: 28th year at Arizona (514-321) 11/13 at Michigan State 6 p.m. CT BTN+ • Jennifer Petrie, San Diego: 19th year at San Diego (390-146) 11/16 Iowa TBA NET / BTN+ 11/22 at #8 Minnesota 8 p.m. BTN / FoxSports Series History 11/24 at #4 Wisconsin 1:30 p.m. BTN / FoxSports • Nebraska is 5-1 all-time against Arizona. The last matchup was a 3-1 Husker victory in 2002. The 11/29 Maryland TBA Wildcats’ lone win came in 1983, the first-ever meeting between the schools. • Nebraska is 5-0 all-time against San Diego. The last meeting was a Nebraska sweep on Dec. 13, 2013 in 11/30 Ohio State 7 p.m. NET / BTN+ an NCAA regional semifinal in Lincoln. All five Husker wins in the series have been sweeps. NCAA Tournament About the Huskers 12/6 First Round TBA • Nebraska won a pair of matches over the weekend at home, beating No. 18 Creighton 3-1 and UCLA 3-0 12/7 Second Round TBA at the Husker Invitational. The wins put the Huskers at 2-0 to start a season for the first time since 2016. 12/13 Regional Semifinals TBA • Libero Kenzie Knuckles was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week and was a Husker Invitational 12/14 Regional Finals TBA All-Tournament Team selection after averaging 5.86 digs per set in her first two collegiate matches. 12/19 NCAA Semifinals TBA • Lauren Stivrins also made the all-tournament team after averaging 2.50 kills per set on .393 hitting. 12/21 NCAA Final TBA • Nebraska was very balanced offensively in the first two matches of the season. Five different players had double-digit kills, led by Lexi Sun’s 25 (3.57 per set). Capri Davis added 18 kills (2.57 per set). NCAA Semifinals and Final played at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. • The Huskers were stout defensively on opening weekend. NU held Creighton to .067 hitting and UCLA *Indicates match will air on AM 590 in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All other matches will be on 105.9 to .083 for an average of .074. That mark ranks second in the Big Ten so far this season. FM in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All matches can be heard on Huskers.com and the Huskers app. • The trip to San Diego is a return to his roots for Nebraska head coach John Cook, who was born in Chula -Matches televised on BTN will also be streamed on the Fox Sports app and FoxSports.com. -BTN+ is a web stream that requires a fee to view. Subscriptions start at $9.95 per month. Vista and graduated from the University of San Diego in 1979 with a degree in history. He also received a Master’s from San Diego State in 1991. 1 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL Scouting Arizona AVCA Coaches Poll • Arizona was ranked No. 24 in the AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll but dropped out after losing to Samford, 3-2. Rk. Team Points Record Prev The Wildcats did pick up sweeps over Appalachian State and Loyola Marymount over the weekend. 1 Stanford (63) 1599 2-0 1 • Paige Whipple leads the Wildcats with 3.09 kills per set. Katie Smoot adds 2.91 kills per set. 2 Nebraska (1) 1505 2-0 2 • Middle blocker Devyn Cross and setter Julia Patterson were honorable-mention All-Pac-12 honorees last 3 Texas 1441 2-0 4 year. Cross did not play in the Wildcats’ three matches last weekend but averaged 2.06 kills on .361 hitting 4 Wisconsin 1431 2-0 5 with 1.03 blocks per set last season. 5 Illinois 1310 2-0 6 6 Penn State 1258 3-0 8 Scouting San Diego 7 Florida 1145 2-0 10 • The 25th-ranked Toreros went 1-2 last weekend with a 3-2 loss to No. 20 Hawaii and a 3-1 loss to No. 16 8 Minnesota 1045 1-1 3 Washington. San Diego did pick up a 3-0 win over St. John’s. 9 Oregon 992 2-0 11 • Thana Fayad had 43 kills (3.58 per set) on opening weekend to go with 2.33 digs per set. Megan Jacobsen 10 Pittsburgh 955 3-0 12 had 35 kills (3.50 per set) along with 12 blocks. 11 Marquette 916 3-0 16 • San Diego reached the regional semifinals of the 2018 NCAA Tournament before falling to Wisconsin, 3-0. 12 Kentucky 860 2-1 7 13 BYU 793 2-1 9 Three Huskers Named to Preseason All-Big Ten Team 14 Michigan 692 3-0 15 • Nicklin Hames, Lauren Stivrins and Lexi Sun were all voted to the 14-player preseason team by the 15 Southern California 658 1-1 14 conference’s head coaches. Additionally, the Huskers were picked second in the preseason poll behind 16 Washington 649 2-1 13 Wisconsin. Minnesota was third. 17 Baylor 636 2-0 20 • Stivrins, a Scottsdale, Arizona native, had a breakout sophomore season to earn first-team All-Big Ten and 18 Purdue 560 1-0 17 first-team AVCA All-America honors in 2018. The Huskers’ co-captain averaged 2.36 kills per set and had a 19 Utah 499 3-0 NR hitting percentage of .421, the third-highest mark in school history and the No. 3 mark in the nation last 20 Hawai’i 363 3-0 NR season. Stivrins was selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team after a career-high 19 kills on 21 Tennessee 342 0-2 19 .615 hitting in the championship match against No. 1 Stanford. 22 Florida State 335 1-1 NR • Hames, a sophomore from Maryville, Tennessee, set the Huskers to the NCAA Championship match as 23 Creighton 209 0-2 18 a true freshman. The Huskers’ co-captain finished the season with 10.49 assists per set and 3.32 digs per 24 Louisville 158 2-1 25 set, along with 40 service aces, second-most on the team. Hames had 25 double-doubles during the 2018 25 San Diego 81 1-2 21 season, which broke Jordan Larson’s school record for double-doubles.