FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017 Nebraska Volleyball Schedule (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten) #7 NEBRASKA HUSKERS IOWA STATE CYCLONES Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Internet (5-1) (5-2) VERT Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) Sunday, Sept. 9 / 1 p.m. / Lincoln, Neb. / Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) Aug. 24 #7 Florida L, 1-3 (20-25, 22-25, 25-23, 23-25) TV: ESPNU / Internet: WatchESPN.com / Listen: Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com, Huskers App Aug. 25 #18 Oregon W, 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 26-24) Huskers Host Iowa State Sunday on ESPNU Ameritas Players Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) The seventh-ranked Nebraska volleyball team returns home after a thrilling 3-2 comeback win at No. 14 Creighton on Thursday to host Iowa State on Sunday afternoon at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The match Aug. 31 Ohio W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-17) will begin at 1 p.m. and will be televised on ESPNU and can also be viewed at WatchESPN.com. Paul Sunderland Aug. 31 Wake Forest W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-9) and Dain Blanton will call the action from Lincoln. Sept. 1 Santa Clara W, 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-9, 25-15) Former Husker legend Sarah Pavan will have her jersey retired following the match. Pavan will also be inducted into the Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday. The Kitchener, Ontario native is NU’s all-time leader in kills Sept. 6 at #14 Creighton W, 3-2 (22-25, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-10) (2,008) and kills per set (4.56). Pavan is one of five players in NCAA history to be named a four-time first-team Sept. 9 Iowa State 1 p.m. ESPNU/WatchESPN^ AVCA All-American. The others are Megan Hodge (Penn State), Bev Oden (Stanford), Logan Tom (Stanford) and Kerri Walsh (Stanford). Pavan helped lead the Huskers to the 2006 NCAA Championship with 22 kills in both the Husker Invite (Lincoln, Neb.) semifinal and final matches. She will be the ninth volleyball player in school history to have her jersey retired. Sept. 14 Central Michigan Noon BTN Plus Sunday’s match will air on Husker Sports Network radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and AM 590 in Sept. 14 New Mexico 7:30 p.m. BTN Plus Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided for both matches at Huskers.com and on the official Huskers app. Sept. 15 Missouri State 7 p.m. BTN Plus John Baylor is in his 25th 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. Big Ten Schedule About the Huskers Sept. 21 Michigan 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • The Huskers improved to 5-1 on the season after rallying from down 0-2 at No. 14 Creighton to defeat the Sept. 23 Michigan State 2 p.m. ESPNU^ Bluejays for the 18th straight time. Sept. 28 at Northwestern 7 p.m. TBD • Senior All-American Mikaela Foecke had a career-high 25 kills on .351 hitting with 13 digs, five blocks and four Sept. 29 at Illinois 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO service aces to ignite the Huskers after a tough start to the match. Freshman Capri Davis had a career-high 18 kills, Oct. 3 Iowa 6 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO and Jazz Sweet added 12 kills on .323 hitting for the Big Red. • After dropping the first two sets, the Huskers only trailed for one rally the rest of the match. Nebraska won 3-2 Oct. 6 Minnesota 7 p.m. NET or BTN/BTN2GO over a top-15 opponent on the road after trailing 0-2 for the first time since at No. 1 Penn State on Oct. 2, 2015. Oct. 10 Indiana 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Thursday night’s crowd of 14,022 at CHI Health Center Omaha was an NCAA record for a women’s volleyball Oct. 13 at Penn State 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO regular-season match. Oct. 19 at Wisconsin 8 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Last weekend, Foecke was named the most valuable player of the Ameritas Players Challenge after averaging 3.20 kills per set on a .403 hitting percentage. She was also part of the VERT Challenge All-Tournament Team Oct. 20 at Minnesota TBA TBD earlier this season. Oct. 24 at Ohio State 6 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Kenzie Maloney was the best libero of the tournament last weekend and had a career-high 25 kills in the win Oct. 27 Illinois 7 p.m. NET or BTN/BTN2GO over Creighton. Nov. 2 Penn State 7 p.m. BTN/BTN2GO • Foecke leads the Huskers with 3.77 kills per set this season on .313 hitting. Sweet adds 2.91 kills per set. Nov. 3 Rutgers 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO Freshman Callie Schwarzenbach is averaging 1.18 blocks per set, while Maloney leads the team in digs at 3.95 per set. Freshman setter Nicklin Hames is putting up 9.86 assists and 3.09 digs per set. Nov. 7 at Iowa 7 p.m. TBD • Nebraska ranks fifth among Big Ten teams in opponent hitting percentage at .126. Nov. 10 at Michigan 6 p.m. TBD • The Huskers rank fourth among Big Ten teams in service aces with an average of 1.91 per set. Foecke ranks Nov. 16 at Purdue 6 p.m. TBD second in the conference with 0.55 aces per set. Nov. 17 at Indiana 6 p.m. TBD Coaches Nov. 23 Ohio State 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO • John Cook, Nebraska: 19th year at Nebraska (536-70); 26th year overall (697-143) Nov. 24 Maryland 7 p.m. NET/BTN2GO • Christy Johnson-Lynch, Iowa State: 14th year Iowa State (273-132) NCAA Tournament Series History • Nebraska is 82-2 all-time against Iowa State, including a 3-0 sweep in the last meeting between the teams on Nov. 30 First Round Sept. 2, 2016 in Lincoln. Sunday’s meeting will be the sixth non-conference matchup between the teams since Dec. 1 Second Round Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011. The Huskers are 4-1 in that span. Iowa State’s win came on Sept. 15, 2012, Dec. 7 Regional Semifinals 3-1 in Ames. Dec. 8 Regional Finals Dec. 13 Semifinals Scouting Iowa State • Iowa State entered the week with a 5-2 record but will play two matches before facing the Huskers on Sunday Dec. 15 Final afternoon. The Cyclones play at Creighton on Friday and have a neutral-site battle against Wichita State on Saturday. Iowa State is one spot outside the AVCA Coaches Poll with 88 points. 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 • Iowa State earned a 3-1 win at No. 17 Northern Iowa on Aug. 29, then followed that by going 2-1 at the will be on 105.9 FM in Omaha and 107.3 FM in Lincoln. All matches can be heard on Montana Invitational with wins over Gonzaga (3-1) and Montana (3-0) before a 3-0 loss to No. 22 Utah. Husker Sports Network affiliates, Huskers.com and the Huskers app. • Jess Schaben, a two-time All-Big 12 first-team selection, leads the team in kills with 3.20 per set entering the -All dates and times are Central and subject to change. -BTN2GO requires a cable package that includes Big Ten Network. week. The 6-2 outside hitter is a two-time AVCA All-America honorable-mention recipient. -BTN Plus streams require a monthly fee to view. Subscriptions start at $9.95 per month. • Junior libero Hali Hillegas was a first-team All-Big 12 selection last year and is averaging 5.64 digs per set so BTN Plus streams are also available with a subscription to FloVolleyball.TV. far this season, which leads all Big 12 players. Page 1 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. Encinitas, Calif. (Santa Fe Christian/Texas) 11 Kenzie Maloney DS/L 5-8 Sr. Louisville, Ky. (Assumption) Nebraska Volleyball History 12 Jazz Sweet OH 6-3 So. Tecumseh, Kan. (Shawnee Heights) First Year of Volleyball 1975 25 Callie Schwarzenbach MB 6-5 Fr. Kearney, Mo. (Kearney) Overall All-Time Record 1,313-239-12 (.843) 26 Lauren Stivrins MB 6-4 So.