2007 VOLLEYBALL -- Dec. 4, 2007 Contact: Shamus McKnight • Office Phone: (402) 472-7772 • Cell Phone: (402) 540-0268 • Fax Number: (402) 472-2005 • E-Mail: [email protected] 2007 Husker Volleyball Schedule Date Opponent/Tournament Time/Result This Week in Nebraska Volleyball Aug. 24-25 at AVCA Showcase (Qwest Center Omaha) Aug. 24 vs. Tennessee (NET/CSTV) W, 3-0 NCAA Madison Regional Aug. 25 vs. No. 5 UCLA (NET/CSTV) W, 3-1 Regional Semifinal: No. 18 Iowa State (19-13) vs. No. 6 California (24-7) Aug. 31-Sept. 3 Holiday Inn Downtown Classic Friday, Dec. 7 • UW Field House (Madison, Wis.) • 5 p.m. Aug. 31 Creighton W, 3-0 Regional Semifinal: No. 2 Nebraska (29-1) vs. No. 24 Michigan State (21-13) Sept. 2 No. 3 Penn State (Qwest Center) W, 3-0 Friday, Dec. 7 • UW Field House (Madison, Wis.) • 7 p.m. (or 30 minutes following first match) Sept. 3 No. 17 Cal Poly W, 3-0 Television: TBA Sept. 7-8 Ameritas Players Challenge Radio: Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KHUS 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com Sept. 7 No. 11 Duke W, 3-0 Live Stats: NCAASports.com Sept. 8 New Mexico State W, 3-0 Regional Finals: Friday’s Winners Sept. 12 No. 7 Texas ^ (NET/CSTV) W, 3-0 Saturday, Dec. 8 • UW Field House (Madison, Wis.) • 8 p.m. Sept. 15 at Texas Tech ^ W, 3-0 Television: ESPNU (DirecTV Ch. 609; DISH Network Ch. 148; Time Warner Cable Ch. 235) Sept. 22 Texas A&M ^ (NET) W, 3-0 Radio: Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KHUS 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com Sept. 26 at Kansas ^ W, 3-0 Live Stats: NCAASports.com Sept. 29 Baylor ^ W, 3-0 Oct. 3 No. 17 Kansas State ^ (NET/CSTV) W, 3-0 Oct. 6 at Colorado ^ W, 3-0 Huskers Head to Wisconsin for NCAA Regional Oct. 10 Iowa State ^ (NET/CSTV) W, 3-0 The Nebraska volleyball team heads north to continue its quest for its second Oct. 13 at No. 25 Oklahoma ^ W, 3-0 straight national title, as the Huskers travel to Madison, Wis., for the NCAA NCAA Madison Regional Thursday, Dec. 6 - Practices Oct. 17 at Missouri ^ W, 3-0 Madison Regional this weekend. The Huskers will depart Lincoln on Wednesday Oct. 20 Kansas ^ W, 3-0 Iowa State Noon- 1:30 p.m. afternoon for the regional which begins Friday evening at the UW Field House. Oct. 21 No. 11 Hawaii (Devaney Center) (NET) W, 3-0 California 1:40 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. Oct. 24 at No. 5 Texas ^ (FSN) L, 0-3 No. 2 Nebraska (29-1) will take on No. 24 Michigan State (21-13) in the Michigan State 3:20 - 4:50 p.m. Oct. 31 Missouri ^ (NET/CSTV) W, 3-2 evening’s second semifinal, scheduled for 7 p.m. or 30 minutes following the Nebraska 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at No. 12 Kansas State ^ (NET) W, 3-2 conclusion of the first match between No. 18 Iowa State (19-13) and No. 6 Thursday, Dec. 6 - Press Conf. Nov. 7 Colorado ^ (NET/CSTV) W, 3-0 California (24-7). The winners will face off in the regional title match Saturday Iowa State 2:45 p.m. - 3 p.m. Nov. 11 at Iowa State^ W, 3-0 night at 8 p.m. with a berth to the national semfinals in Sacramento on the Nov. 14 at Texas A&M^ W, 3-0 Michigan State 3 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Nov. 17 No. 22 Oklahoma ^ W, 3-0 line. All-session tickets are on sale through the University of Wisconsin Ticket California 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at Baylor^ W, 3-0 Office (800-GO BADGERS or uwbadgers.com) and are $12 for adults and $8 for Nebraska 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Nov. 24 Texas Tech ^ W, 3-0 students, youths and seniors. Friday, Dec. 7 Nov. 30 South Dakota State (NET) W, 3-0 The Huskers head to their 14th consecutive regional following impressive Iowa State vs. Cal 5 p.m. Dec. 1 Wichita State (NET) W, 3-0 sweeps over South Dakota State and Wichita State last weekend. Nebraska Nebraska vs. Michigan State 7 p.m. Dec. 7 vs. Michigan State 7 p.m. used strong serving and blocking, averaging 3.50 service aces and 3.67 blocks Dec. 8 vs. Cal/Iowa State (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 - Press Conf. Dec. 13 NCAA National Semifinals (ESPNU) 8/10 p.m. per game in the two wins. NU reached double figures in aces in consecutive Friday’s Winners 8 p.m. (ESPNU) Dec. 15 NCAA Championship Match (ESPN2) 8 p.m. matches for only the second time in the last four seasons and has averaged 2.71 aces per game over the last seven matches. Tickets Information All times listed are Central and subject to change. ^- Denotes Reserved: Sold Out Big 12 Conference match. All matches can be heard live on The Huskers are 72-22 (.766) in 26 NCAA Tournament appearances and have Adults: $12 B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KHUS 93.3 FM in Omaha and selected won 13 of the last 14 NCAA Tournament matches dating back to 2005. NU is Students/Youth/Seniors: $8 Husker Sports Network Stations. Home matches in bold and at 28-12 all-time in NCAA regional play, reaching the national semifinals on 10 UW Ticket Office: 800-GO BADGERS the NU Coliseum unless otherwise noted. occasions, most recently in 2006. and uwbadgers.com The 2007 Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown K/G B/G A/GM D/G SA/G Worth Noting 1F Maggie Griffin S 6-0 Sr. St. Charles, Ill. .03 .00 2.84 .49 .03 Runs 6-2 offense with Lindsey Licht; 40 assists & 10 digs vs. Texas Tech on 11/24 2F Kayla Banwarth L/DS 5-10 Fr. Dubuque, Iowa .02 .00 .42 2.56 .16 6 matches with 10+ digs; 19 digs at ISU; Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection 3F Christina Houghtelling OH 6-2 Sr. Cambridge, Neb. 3.15 .57 .30 4.02 .30 10 double-doubles; 7th in Big 12 in digs ; Players Challenge MVP (4.17 k/gm & 3.00 d/gm) 4 Lindsey Licht OH 6-5 Fr. Aurora, Colo. .65 .15 .00 .21 .00 VB Magazine Fab 50; 2005 Colorado Player of the Year; 2 kills and a block vs. OU on 11/17 5 Rachel Schwartz L/DS 5-9 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. .01 .00 .35 3.73 .16 10th in Big 12 in digs; Career-high 21 digs vs. MU; 10+ digs in 14 of last 18 contests 6 Jordan Wilburger MB 6-1 Fr. Scottsbluff, Neb. -- -- -- -- -- Second-team all-state selection; Totaled 727 kills and 514 blocks at Scottsbluff HS 8 Brooke Delano MB 6-4 Fr. Bellevue, Neb. -- -- -- -- -- Volleyball Magazine Fab 50; Two-time Nebraska Super-State selection 9F Sarah Pavan RS 6-5 Sr. Kitchener, Ontario 4.88 .74 .11 1.91 .52 3x Big 12 POY tops Big 12 in kills, points (5.81) and is 2nd in aces; 31 kills at KSU 10F Jordan Larson OH 6-2 Jr. Hooper, Neb. 3.44 .64 .52 3.24 .54 All-Big 12 hitter leads Big 12 in aces & ninth in points (4.42); 37 career double-doubles 11F Tracy Stalls (C) MB 6-4 Sr. Denver, Colo. 2.83 1.13 .35 .57 .06 3rd nationally in hitting pct. (.471); Tied NCAA record w/ 1.000 hitting vs. Texas Tech 12 Rachel Holloway S 5-10 So. Franklin, Tenn. 0.98 .46 13.66 2.28 .27 2nd in Big 12 and 9th in NCAA in asst./gm; 2006 Third-team AVCA All-American 15F Kori Cooper MB 6-2 So. Amarillo, Texas 2.30 1.05 .49 .24 .00 9th in the Big 12 in hitting pct. (.349); Career-high 14 kills vs. Missouri on 10/31 17 Amanda Gates MB 6-1 Jr. Columbus, Neb. 1.29 .81 .10 .29 .00 Had eight kills on .429 hitting and two blocks in first start of year vs. Texas A&M 19 Tara Mueller OH/L 6-0 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 1.33 .38 .24 1.00 .00 Career high 9 kills vs. WSU on 12/1; Started at libero vs. NMSU (8 digs & 3 assists) F-Starters in NU’s last match (C) - 2007 Team Captain Head Coach: John Cook, Eighth Year (San Diego, 1979); Asst. Coaches: Lee Maes, Third Year (Long Beach St., 1994); Lizzy Stemke, First Year (Wisconsin, 2002) Nebraska Volleyball • Three-Time National Champions • Page 2 • Weekly Release • Dec. 4, 2007 Worth Noting years - that NU has had a perfect home record. John Cook •-Nebraska is making its 26th NCAA Tournament •-NU will look to reach the 30-win plateau for the (San Diego, 1979) appearance in 2007, a total which ties for third among fourth straight year and the 19th time in school history • Head Coach all Division I programs. Only Penn State and Stanford on Friday against Michigan State. During the 11 years • Eighth Season have longer streaks, as those two schools have qualified of Big 12 competition, the Huskers have reached 30 • 249-15 (at Nebraska) for all 27 NCAA Championships. NU’s streak is easily wins eight times, while the other 10 teams in the • 410-88 (overall) the longest among Big 12 teams.