FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017 Nebraska Volleyball Schedule (15-2, 6-1 Big Ten) #5 NEBRASKA HUSKERS #9 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Internet (15-2, 6-1 Big Ten) (14-3, 5-2 Big Ten) VERT Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) Saturday, Oct. 13 / 7 p.m. (CT) / University Park, Pa. / Rec Hall (5,812) Aug. 24 #7 Florida L, 1-3 (20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25) TV: BTN / Internet: BTN2GO.com / Listen: Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com Aug. 25 #18 Oregon W, 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 26-24) Huskers Travel to No. 9 Penn State Ameritas Players Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) • The No. 5 Nebraska volleyball team will face No. 9 Penn State on the road on Saturday at 7 p.m. (CT) at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania. It marks the first of four straight road matches for the Huskers, the next three of Aug. 31 Ohio W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-17) which will be against top-10 teams. Aug. 31 Wake Forest W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-9) • Saturday’s match will be televised on the Big Ten Network and will be streamed at BTN2GO.com. It will also air Sept. 1 Santa Clara W, 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-9, 25-15) on Husker Sports Network radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 105.9 FM in Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided at Huskers.com. John Baylor is in his 25th season doing play-by-play for the Husker volleyball program. Lauren West, a former All-America setter for the Huskers, will provide color commentary. Sept. 6 at #14 Creighton W, 3-2 (22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-10) Sept. 9 Iowa State W, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-16) About the Huskers • Nebraska enters the match at 15-2 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten. The Huskers had their 14-match win streak Husker Invite (Lincoln, Neb.) snapped in a 3-1 loss against then-No. 5 Minnesota last Saturday night but rebounded with a 3-0 win over Indiana on Wednesday. The Huskers are in sole possession of second place in the Big Ten standings behind the unbeaten Sept. 14 Central Michigan W, 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-11) Golden Gophers. Sept. 14 New Mexico W, 3-1 (23-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-11) • The Huskers are in the midst of the toughest part of their Big Ten schedule with six matches against top-10 Sept. 15 Missouri State W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-4) teams in less than a month. Nebraska will play at No. 9 Penn State, at No. 8 Wisconsin and at No. 3 Minnesota in an eight-day span. Big Ten Schedule • Nebraska leads the nation in opponent hitting percentage at .123. • Nebraska’s 2.88 blocks per set ranks eighth nationally and second in the Big Ten. Sept. 21 #18 Michigan W, 3-1 (25-19, 25-27, 25-17, 25-12) • Nebraska leads the Big Ten and ranks sixth nationally with 1.84 aces per set. Sept. 23 Michigan State W, 3-1 (25-18, 25-9, 21-25, 25-16) • Senior co-captain Mikaela Foecke, who has twice been named Big Ten Player of the Week this season, leads the Sept. 28 at Northwestern W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-23) Huskers with 3.69 kills per set and adds 2.41 digs per set and 24 service aces this season. The AVCA second-team Sept. 29 at #7 Illinois W, 3-1 (25-14, 19-25, 25-17, 25-19) All-American is hitting a career-best .326 and is the only active player in NCAA Division I with at least 1,000 career kills, 200 career blocks, 500 career digs and 100 career aces. Oct. 3 Iowa W, 3-1 (25-10, 23-25, 25-15, 25-11) • Fellow senior captain Kenzie Maloney is averaging 3.84 digs per set to lead the Husker defense. Oct. 6 #5 Minnesota L, 1-3 (20-25, 25-23, 14-25, 21-25) • Freshman middle blocker Callie Schwarzenbach ranks second in the nation with 1.66 blocks per set. Oct. 10 Indiana W, 3-0 (25-13, 30-28, 25-11) 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 Oct. 13 at #9 Penn State 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO this season. Oct. 19 at #8 Wisconsin 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Since debuting for the Huskers on Sept. 14, Lexi Sun has put up 3.15 kills per set and 2.64 digs per set. • Freshman setter Nicklin Hames has 11 double-doubles through 17 matches and is averaging 10.15 assists and Oct. 20 at #3 Minnesota 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO 3.05 digs per set. Oct. 24 at Ohio State 6 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Sophomore opposite hitter Jazz Sweet is second on the team in total kills and is producing 2.80 kills per set on Oct. 27 #7 Illinois 7 p.m. TBD .282 hitting. Nov. 2 #9 Penn State 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Sophomore middle blocker Lauren Stivrins is averaging 2.00 kills on a team-best .390 hitting percentage to go with 1.05 blocks per set. Nov. 3 Rutgers 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO Nov. 7 at Iowa 7 p.m. TBD Coaches Nov. 10 at #13 Michigan 6 p.m. TBD • John Cook, Nebraska: 19th year at Nebraska (545-71); 26th year overall (706-144) Nov. 16 at #17 Purdue 6 p.m. BTN Plus ($) • Russ Rose, Penn State: 40th year at Penn State (1,259-201) Nov. 17 at Indiana 6 p.m. TBD Series History Nov. 23 Ohio State 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO • Nebraska leads the all-time series 21-10 and has won seven in a row in the series, including three straight Nov. 24 Maryland 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO^ matches in Rec Hall. The Huskers won 3-0 at Rec Hall last year before a thrilling 3-2 win in an NCAA Semifinal match in Kansas City. Penn State’s last win over the Huskers was Nov. 29, 2014, a 3-0 sweep in Rec Hall. NCAA Tournament Scouting Penn State Nov. 30 First Round • Penn State is 14-3 overall and 5-2 in Big Ten play after a 3-1 win at No. 17 Purdue on Wednesday. The Nittany Dec. 1 Second Round Lions have won five straight matches since an 0-2 start to conference play with losses at Minnesota and Ohio Dec. 7 Regional Semifinals State. Dec. 8 Regional Finals • Nia Reed leads the Nittany Lions with 3.08 kills per set. Dec. 13 Semifinals • Libero Kendall White was a preseason All-Big Ten selection and is averaging 4.70 digs per set. • Taylor Leath, a senior grad transfer from North Carolina, is putting up 2.78 kills per set and 2.20 digs per set. Dec. 15 Final • Penn State is the top blocking team in the nation with 3.15 blocks per set. Penn State’s opponents are hitting .149, third in the Big Ten and ninth nationally. 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 will be on 105.9 FM in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All matches can be heard on Foecke, Maloney Captain Young Husker Squad Husker Sports Network affiliates, Huskers.com and the Huskers app. • Seniors Mikaela Foecke and Kenzie Maloney are co-captaining the 2018 Husker squad. Foecke and Maloney -All dates and times are Central and subject to change. -BTN2GO requires a cable package that includes Big Ten Network. are the lone players on the team who have been part of both the 2015 and 2017 NCAA Championship teams, -BTN Plus streams require a monthly fee to view. Subscriptions start at $9.95 per month. and the duo will look to become the first in program history to appear in four straight final fours and win three BTN Plus streams are also available with a subscription to FloVolleyball.TV. national championships. • Foecke, an outside hitter from West Point, Iowa, was selected the Most Outstanding Player of thePage NCAA 1 Championship in both 2015 and 2017 after leading the Huskers to their fourth and fifth NCAA titles all-time. 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 25,820 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.