NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL TWITTER FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM NO. 1 IN AVCA ALL-AMERICANS • NO. 1 IN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS @HUSKERVBALL HUSKERVOLLEYBALL HUSKERVOLLEYBALL SID: NATE POHLEN | OFFICE: (402) 472-7781 | EMAIL: [email protected] 2015 SCHEDULE (30-4, 17-3 BIG TEN) NCAA Championship • CenturyLink Center (17,560), Omaha, Neb. Date Opponent Result Time/Scores Minnesota vs. Texas (Semifinal #1) Nebraska Invitational Thursday, Dec. 17 • 6 p.m. Aug. 28 TULSA W, 3-0 25-22, 25-14, 25-16 TV: ESPN2 | Internet: WatchESPN.com ® Aug. 29 GRAND CANYON W, 3-0 25-21, 25-8, 25-11 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (PxP: Beth Mowins, Color: Karch Kiraly, Sideline: Holly Rowe) MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS Aug. 29 PITTSBURGH W, 3-1 25-9, 25-20, 27-29, 25-19 30-4 (19-3 Big Ten) Radio/Live Audio: NCAA.com 30-4 (18-2 Big Ten) Live Stats: NCAA.com VERT Challenge AVCA Rank: 5 AVCA Rank: 4 Sept. 4 at #3 Texas L, 2-3 17-25, 25-21, 15-25, 25-23, 11-15 Coach: John Cook Nebraska vs. Kansas (Semifinal #2) Coach: Hugh McCutcheon Sept. 5 vs. #11 Oregon W, 3-2 21-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-12 At NU: 466-62 (16th year) Thursday, Dec. 17 • 8:30 p.m. At UM: 105-31 (4th year) Career: 627-135 (23rd year) TV: ESPN2 | Internet: WatchESPN.com Career: Same Ameritas Players Challenge (PxP: Beth Mowins, Color: Karch Kiraly, Sideline: Holly Rowe) Sept. 11 UC DAVIS W, 3-0 25-17, 25-11, 25-17 Radio/Live Audio: Husker Sports Network Sept. 12 SOUTH FLORIDA W, 3-0 25-13, 25-21, 27-25 Live Stats: NCAA.com Sept. 12 GEORGIA TECH W, 3-0 25-13, 25-15, 25-21 KANSAS JAYHAWKS NCAA Championship Match TEXAS LONGHORNS Sept. 15 at Creighton W, 3-0 25-17, 25-19, 25-22 30-2 (14-2 Big 12) Saturday, Dec. 19 • 6:30 p.m. 29-2 (15-1 Big Ten) Sept. 19 at Iowa State W, 3-1 25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 25-11 AVCA Rank: 9 TV: ESPN2 | Internet: WatchESPN.com AVCA Rank: 3 Sept. 23 at Iowa* W, 3-0 25-23, 25-20, 25-23 Coach: Ray Bechard (PxP: Beth Mowins, Color: Karch Kiraly, Sideline: Holly Rowe) Coach: Jerritt Elliott Sept. 26 IOWA* W, 3-0 25-10, 25-21, 25-18 At KU: 325-228 (18th year) Radio/Live Audio: Husker Sports Network* At UT: 378-87 (15th year) Oct. 2 at #1 Penn State* W, 3-2 12-25, 24-26, 25-14, 25-20, 15-11 Career: 1,041-288 (31st year) Live Stats: NCAA.com *only if Nebraska plays Career: 428-99 (17th year) Oct. 3 at #13 Ohio State* L, 2-3 25-22, 18-25, 22-25, 25-17, 10-15 Oct. 7 MICHIGAN STATE* W, 3-1 23-25, 25-15, 28-26, 25-15 NCAA SEMIFINALS NOTES Oct. 10 #24 MICHIGAN* W, 3-1 25-18, 25-19, 20-25, 25-17 • The Nebraska volleyball team is headed to Omaha for the • The Huskers have beaten two teams ranked No. 1 in the Oct. 16 at Northwestern* W, 3-0 25-13, 25-19, 25-19 NCAA Semifinals this week. The fourth-seeded Huskers will AVCA Poll this season (Penn State and Washington) for the Oct. 17 at #16 Illinois* W, 3-0 25-22, 25-18, 25-19 face ninth-seeded Kansas in the 8:30 p.m. nightcap at the third time since the poll was formed in 1982. Nebraska last Oct. 23 #9 MINNESOTA* L, 1-3 23-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-27 sold-out CenturyLink Center on Thursday. beat two No. 1 teams (UCLA and Penn State) in 2012. Oct. 24 #16 WISCONSIN* L, 1-3 25-22, 17-25, 19-25, 22-25 Oct. 30 RUTGERS* W, 3-0 25-11, 25-17, 25-14 • In the first semifinal match, second-seeded Minnesota will Oct. 31 MARYLAND* W, 3-0 25-9, 25-11, 25-12 play third-seeded Texas at 6 p.m. HUSKERS AT A GLANCE Nov. 4 at #16 Purdue* W, 3-0 30-28, 25-20, 25-17 • The semifinal winners will meet on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in • The Huskers rank eighth nationally in kills per set (14.54) Nov. 7 at Indiana* W, 3-0 25-20, 25-18, 25-20 the national championship match. and are 14th in hitting percentage (.275). Nov. 11 at Michigan State* W, 3-2 25-19, 27-29, 23-25, 25-18, 16-14 • All three matches will be televised on ESPN2 and streamed • Nebraska is 22nd nationally in blocks per set (2.77) and is Nov. 14 at Maryland* W, 3-1 25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18 online at WatchESPN.com or on the WatchESPN app. 34th in opponent hitting percentage (.171). Nov. 18 INDIANA* W, 3-0 25-16, 25-19, 25-19 • Beth Mowins will have the play-by-play on the ESPN2 • In the NCAA Tournament, Nebraska is hitting .304 and Nov. 21 at Michigan* W, 3-1 25-19, 22-25, 25-22, 25-19 broadcast, while Karch Kiraly will provide color analysis. holding opponents to .194 hitting. The Huskers have Nov. 25 #18 ILLINOIS* W, 3-0 25-16, 25-16, 25-16 Holly Rowe will be the sideline reporter. outblocked their four opponents 41.5 to 28.0 and have twice Nov. 28 #7 PENN STATE* W, 3-0 25-18, 25-18, 25-22 • Husker matches can be heard on Husker Sports Network as many aces (14 to 7). NCAA TOURNAMENT affiliates, including but not limited to 107.3 FM and AM 590. • Nebraska led all Big Ten teams with a 14.33 kills per set and Dec. 4 HARVARD W, 3-1 22-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-19 A free live audio stream and live stats will also be available 15.70 digs per set average during the regular season. Dec. 5 WICHITA STATE W, 3-0 25-19, 25-19, 25-14 through links at Huskers.com. • Nebraska turned up its defensive play in Big Ten action, Dec. 11 vs. #11 BYU W, 3-0 26-24, 25-17, 25-23 • John Baylor will have the play-by-play call for HSN, and averaging 2.94 blocks per set to rank second in the Dec. 12 vs. #1 Washington W, 3-1 25-17, 21-25, 25-20, 25-21 Diane Mendenhall will add color commentary. conference. Dec. 17 vs. #9 Kansas (National Semifinal) 8:30 p.m. • All-session tickets for the event sold out early in the week. Dec. 19 National Championship (CenturyLink Center Omaha) 6:30 p.m. • Nebraska will make its 12th NCAA Semifinals appearance, SERIES HISTORY tied for second all-time with Penn State and UCLA. The • Nebraska is 86-0-1 all-time against Kansas, but the teams *Big Ten Match Huskers have appeared in six NCAA title matches, the last have not played since 2010, when Nebraska was a member Home matches in bold coming in 2006. of the Big 12 conference. -All dates and times subject to change • The Huskers are no stranger to Omaha. The final four has • The lone tie in the series came in 1977, the 11th match been held in the CenturyLink Center (previously Qwest all-time between the teams. Since then, Nebraska has won BIG TEN STANDINGS Center) in 2006, 2008 and 2015, and the Huskers have 76 straight matches against the Jayhawks. The teams have Overall Pct. Big Ten Pct. qualified all three times. NU beat Stanford in 2006 to win never met in the NCAA Tournament. 1. Minnesota 30-4 .882 18-2 .900 its third national title. NU lost to unbeaten Penn State in the • The last match the teams played was Nov. 3, 2010. Nebraska 2. Nebraska 30-4 .882 17-3 .850 2008 semis. won 25-17, 25-14, 25-19. 3. Wisconsin 26-7 .788 16-4 .800 4. Penn State 28-6 .824 15-5 .750 • Nebraska has won three national championships (1995, • Since best-of-five matches were mandated in 1982, the 5. Purdue 23-10 .697 13-7 .650 2000 and 2006), tied for fourth-most all-time. teams have only gone to five sets one time - on Nov. 23, 1990 6. Ohio State 25-10 .714 12-8 .600 • Head Coach John Cook has now taken Nebraska to six NCAA - a 15-7, 15-11, 18-20, 8-15, 15-4 Husker win. 7. Illinois 21-13 .618 10-10 .500 Semifinals in his 16 years as head coach at Nebraska. In his • Head Coach John Cook is 22-0 all-time against Kansas. Michigan State 19-14 .576 10-10 .500 five previous trips (2000, 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2008), the 9. Michigan 20-13 .606 9-11 .450 Huskers are 3-2 in the semifinal round. UP NEXT 10. Indiana 16-16 .500 6-14 .300 • The Huskers have won at least 30 matches in nine of Cook’s • The winners of Thursday’s NCAA Semifinals will meet on Northwestern 14-17 .452 6-14 .300 16 seasons. Saturday at 6:30 p.m. for the national championship match, 12. Maryland 15-19 .441 5-15 .250 • The Huskers have won 14 straight matches, their longest which will be televised on ESPN2 and streamed online at 13. Iowa 12-21 .364 2-18 .100 win streak since 16 straight in 2011. WatchESPN.com or with the WatchESPN app.