FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017 Nebraska Volleyball Schedule (11-1, 2-0 Big Ten) #3 NEBRASKA HUSKERS NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Internet (11-1, 2-0 Big Ten) (10-4, 0-2 Big Ten) VERT Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) Friday, Sept. 28 / 7 p.m. / Evanston, Ill. / Evanston Township High School Aug. 24 #7 Florida L, 1-3 (20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25) TV: None / Internet: BTN Plus ($) / Listen: Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App Aug. 25 #18 Oregon W, 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 26-24) #3 NEBRASKA HUSKERS #7 ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Ameritas Players Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) (11-1, 2-0 Big Ten) (13-0, 2-0 Big Ten) Aug. 31 Ohio W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-17) Saturday, Sept. 29 / 7 p.m. / Champaign, Ill. / Huff Hall (4,536) Aug. 31 Wake Forest W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-9) TV: BTN / Internet: BTN2GO.com / Listen: Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App Sept. 1 Santa Clara W, 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-9, 25-15) Huskers Travel to Face Northwestern, Illinois The third-ranked Nebraska volleyball team will leave the state of Nebraska for the first time this season when it Sept. 6 at #14 Creighton W, 3-2 (22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-10) heads to Illinois for a pair of Big Ten matches this weekend. The Huskers will begin the road trip at Northwestern on Sept. 9 Iowa State W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-16) Friday at 7 p.m. in a match that will be streamed online with a BTN Plus subscription. For the second straight year, Nebraska will play Northwestern at Evanston Township High School, as the Wildcats’ permanent home of Welsh- Husker Invite (Lincoln, Neb.) Ryan Arena is under renovation. The Huskers will then make a quick turnaround and play No. 7 Illinois on Saturday Sept. 14 Central Michigan W, 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-11) at 7 p.m. at Huff Hall in Champaign. That match will be televised on BTN and streamed online at BTN2GO.com. Sept. 14 New Mexico W, 3-1 (23-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-11) The Husker matches will air on Husker Sports Network radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 105.9 Sept. 15 Missouri State W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-4) FM in Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided for both matches at Huskers.com and on the official Huskers app. John Baylor is in his 25th season doing play-by-play for the Husker volleyball program. Lauren (Cook) Big Ten Schedule West, a former All-America setter for the Huskers, will provide color commentary. Sept. 21 #18 Michigan W, 3-1 (25-19, 25-27, 25-17, 25-12) About the Huskers Sept. 23 Michigan State W, 3-1 (25-18, 25-9, 21-25, 25-16) • Nebraska enters the week at 11-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten. The Huskers have won 11 straight matches since Sept. 28 at Northwestern 7 p.m. BTN Plus ($) a season-opening loss to Florida. Dating back to last season, Nebraska has won 30 of its last 31 matches. Sept. 29 at #7 Illinois 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Nebraska and Illinois are tied for the longest road win streaks in the nation at eight entering the week. Oct. 3 Iowa 6 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Nebraska has won 16 straight Big Ten matches dating back to last season. It’s the second-longest current win streak in the nation of any power five conference team (Texas, 20). The next closest Big Ten team is Wisconsin with Oct. 6 #6 Minnesota 7 p.m. NET or BTN/BTN2GO three straight conference wins. Oct. 10 Indiana 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Should Illinois defeat Iowa on Friday night, the Huskers will be looking to knock off one of the lone remaining Oct. 13 at #9 Penn State 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO unbeaten teams in the nation on Saturday for the second straight week. Last Friday, Nebraska ended Michigan’s Oct. 19 at #5 Wisconsin 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO perfect start to the season with a 3-1 win, leaving BYU, Illinois and Pittsburgh as the only undefeated teams left in NCAA Division I. Oct. 20 at #6 Minnesota 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Nebraska leads the nation in opponent hitting percentage at .106. The next closest team is Notre Dame at .130. Oct. 24 at Ohio State 6 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Nebraska’s 2.80 blocks per set ranks 14th nationally. Oct. 27 #7 Illinois 7 p.m. NET or BTN/BTN2GO • Nebraska ranks third in the Big Ten and 15th nationally with 1.79 aces per set. Nov. 2 #9 Penn State 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Senior captain Mikaela Foecke, who has twice been named Big Ten Player of the Week this season, leads the Nov. 3 Rutgers 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO Huskers with 3.67 kills per set and adds 2.37 digs per set and 19 service aces this season. The AVCA second-team All-American is hitting a career-best .337 and is the only active player in NCAA Division I with at least 1,000 career Nov. 7 at Iowa 7 p.m. TBD kills, 200 career blocks, 500 career digs and 100 career aces. Nov. 10 at #17 Michigan 6 p.m. TBD • Fellow senior captain Kenzie Maloney is averaging 3.98 digs per set to lead the Husker defense. Nov. 16 at #16 Purdue 6 p.m. BTN Plus ($) • Freshman middle blocker Callie Schwarzenbach ranks second in the Big Ten and fourth in the nation with 1.60 Nov. 17 at Indiana 6 p.m. TBD blocks per set. Schwarzenbach had 13 blocks in a 3-1 win over New Mexico on Sept. 14, the most in the NCAA in a four-set match this season. Nov. 23 Ohio State 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO • Since debuting for the Huskers on Sept. 14, Lexi Sun has put up 3.40 kills per set and 2.27 digs per set. Nov. 24 Maryland 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO^ • Freshman setter Nicklin Hames has seven double-doubles through 12 matches and is averaging 9.84 assists and 2.93 digs per set. NCAA Tournament • Sophomore opposite hitter Jazz Sweet is second on the team in total kills and is producing 2.60 kills per set on Nov. 30 First Round .295 hitting. • Sophomore middle blocker Lauren Stivrins is averaging 2.07 kills on a team-best .374 hitting percentage to go Dec. 1 Second Round with 1.07 blocks per set. Dec. 7 Regional Semifinals Dec. 8 Regional Finals Coaches Dec. 13 Semifinals • John Cook, Nebraska: 19th year at Nebraska (542-70); 26th year overall (703-143) • Shane Davis, Northwestern: 3rd year at Northwestern (34-44); 15th year overall (299-132) Dec. 15 Final • Chris Tamas, Illinois: 2nd year at Illinois (36-11) NCAA Semifinals and Final played at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. ^Indicates match will air on AM 590 in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All other matches Series History will be on 105.9 FM in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All matches can be heard on • Nebraska is 12-1 all-time against Northwestern and 8-1 in the Big Ten era. After dropping the first-ever Husker Sports Network affiliates, Huskers.com and the Huskers app. meeting between the teams as conference foes in 2011, Nebraska has won eight straight in the series, the last -All dates and times are Central and subject to change. -BTN2GO requires a cable package that includes Big Ten Network. five coming in sweeps. NU swept Northwestern in Evanston last season, 25-13, 25-20, 25-21. -BTN Plus streams require a monthly fee to view. Subscriptions start at $9.95 per month. • Nebraska is 24-7-1 all-time against Illinois. The Huskers have won five straight against Illinois, including four BTN Plus streams are also available with a subscription to FloVolleyball.TV. sweeps in that span. NU is 9-2 against Illinois since joining the Big Ten and is 4-1 in matches in Champaign. Illinois’ last win against the Huskers was Nov. 26, 2014, 3-2 in Champaign. The Huskers won 3-1 lastPage year 1in Lincoln in a homecoming for former NU assistant coach and current Illini head coach Chris Tamas. 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 26,079 4 Sami Slaughter OH 6-1 So. Harrisburg, S.D. (Harrisburg) Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers 5 Anezka Szabo MB 6-3 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Lincoln) Colors Scarlet & Cream 6 Chen Abramovich DS/L 5-6 Fr. Kfar Saba, Israel (Galili) Conference Big Ten 7 Mari Kurkova S 5-10 Jr. Opava, Czech Republic (Přípotoční) Facility (cap.) Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) 8 Brooke Smith S 5-10 Sr. Weatherford, Texas (Azle/Kansas State) Athletic Director Bill Moos 9 Capri Davis OH 6-1 Fr. Mansfield, Texas (Lake Ridge) Senior Woman Administrator Pat Logsdon 10 Lexi Sun OH 6-2 So.