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 (16-4, 7-3 B1G) #9 Nebraska vs. Rutgers TULSA W, 3-0 Aug. 28 / Devaney Center 25-22, 25-14, 25-16 Friday, Oct. 30 • 7 p.m. GRAND CANYON W, 3-0 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS Aug. 29 / Devaney Center 25-21, 25-8, 25-11 • Record: 16-4 (7-3 Big Ten) TV: NET | Internet: BTN Plus ($) • Record: 4-18 (1-9 Big Ten) PITTSBURGH W, 3-1 • AVCA Rank: 9 • AVCA Rank: NR Aug. 29 / Devaney Center 25-9, 25-20, 27-29, 25-19 Radio: Husker Sports Network • Coach: John Cook • Coach: CJ Werneke @ #3 TEXAS L, 2-3 Live Audio: Huskers.com Sept. 4 / Austin, Texas 17-25, 25-21, 15-25, 25-23,11-15 • At NU: 452-62 (16th year) • At RU: 67-162 (8th year) • Career: 613-135 (23rd year) Live Stats: Huskers.com • Career: 178-248 (14th year) vs. #11 OREGON W, 3-2 Sept. 5 / Austin, Texas 21-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-20,15-12 UC DAVIS W, 3-0 Sept. 11 / Devaney Center 25-17, 25-11, 25-17 #9 Nebraska vs. Maryland USF W, 3-0 Saturday, Oct. 31 • 7 p.m. Sept. 12 / Devaney Center 25-13, 25-21, 27-25 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) MARYLAND TERRAPINS GEORGIA TECH W, 3-0 • Record: 16-4 (7-3 Big Ten) • Record: 11-13 (1-9 Big Ten) Sept. 12 / Devaney Center 25-13, 25-15, 25-21 TV: NET | Internet: BTN Plus ($) • AVCA Rank: 9 • AVCA Rank: NR @CREIGHTON W, 3-0 Radio: Husker Sports Network • Coach: John Cook • Coach: Steve Aird Sept. 15 / Omaha, Neb. (CenturyLink) 25-17, 25-19, 25-22 Live Audio: Huskers.com • At NU: 452-62 (16th year) • At UMD: 21-34 (2nd year) @IOWA STATE W, 3-1 Sept. 19 / Ames, Iowa 25-23, 21-25, 25-23, 25-11 • Career: 613-135 (23rd year) Live Stats: Huskers.com • Career: Same @IOWA W, 3-0 Sept. 23 / Iowa City, Iowa 25-23, 25-20, 25-23 THE MATCHUPS IOWA W, 3-0 Sept. 26 / Devaney Center 25-10, 25-21, 25-18 The No. 9 Nebraska volleyball team moves into the second NEBRASKA/RUTGERS SERIES HISTORY @#1 PENN STATE W, 3-2 half of its Big Ten schedule with home matches against All-Time: Tied 1-1 Oct. 2 / University Park, Pa. 12-25, 24-26, 25-14, 25-20, 15-11 Rutgers and Maryland this weekend. The Huskers host At Nebraska: Tied 0-0 @#13 OHIO STATE L, 2-3 the Scarlet Knights on Friday at 7 p.m. and the Terrapins Oct. 3 / Columbus, Ohio At Rutgers: Nebraska 1-0 25-22, 18-25, 22-25, 25-17, 10-15 on Saturday at 7 p.m. Both matches will be broadcast on MICHIGAN STATE W, 3-1 Neutral: Rutgers 1-0 Oct. 7 / Devaney Center 23-25, 25-15, 28-26, 25-15 NET and streamed online with a BTN Plus subscription. As Big Ten Opponents: Nebraska 1-0 #24 MICHIGAN W, 3-1 John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall will have the radio call Cook vs. (As Coach at NU): 1-0 Oct. 10 / Devaney Center 25-18, 25-19, 20-25, 25-17 on Husker Sports Network (107.3 FM in Lincoln and 105.9 Cook vs. (Career): 1-0 @NORTHWESTERN W, 3-0 FM in Omaha). A free live audio stream and live stats are Oct. 16 / Evanston, Ill. 25-13, 25-19, 25-19 Last Time: NU, 3-0 (10/31/14 at Rutgers) available at Huskers.com. @#16 ILLINOIS W, 3-0 Trend: Nebraska W1 Oct. 17 / Champaign, Ill. 25-22, 25-18, 25-19 #9 MINNESOTA L, 1-3 Nebraska (16-4, 7-3 Big Ten) is looking to bounce back from NEBRASKA/MARYLAND SERIES HISTORY ¨ Oct. 23 / Devaney Center 23-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-27 a pair of 3-1 home losses last weekend to Minnesota and All-Time: Nebraska 5-0 #16 WISCONSIN L, 1-3 Wisconsin. The losses were the first for the Huskers at home At Nebraska: Nebraska 3-0 Oct. 24 / Devaney Center 25-22, 17-25, 19-25, 22-25 this season and snapped a 16-match home win streak At Maryland: Nebraska 1-0 RUTGERS TV: NET Oct. 30 / Devaney Center / 7 p.m. Internet: BTN Plus dating back to last season. Neutral: Nebraska 1-0 MARYLAND TV: NET As Big Ten Opponents: Nebraska 2-0 Oct. 31 / Devaney Center / 7 p.m. Internet: BTN Plus At 7-3 in Big Ten play, the Huskers enter the week in fifth Cook vs. (As Coach at NU): 3-0 @PURDUE TV: BTN place in the Big Ten standings. However, seven of the 10 Nov. 4 / West Lafayette, Ind. / 6 p.m. Internet: BTN2GO.com Cook vs. (Career): 4-0 matches have come against ranked teams, and four have Last Time: NU, 3-1 (11/16/14 at NU) @INDIANA TV: None Nov. 7 / Bloomington, Ind. / 6 p.m. Internet: BTN Plus been against teams ranked in the top 12. Of the Huskers’ Trend: Nebraska W5 @MICHIGAN STATE TV: None next seven opponents, only one (Purdue) is currently ranked. Nov. 11 / East Lansing, Mich. / 6 p.m. Internet: BTN Plus @MARYLAND TV: None Rutgers (4-18, 1-9 Big Ten) split a home-and-home series with Maryland last week for its first Big Ten win. Rutgers won Nov. 14 / College Park, Md. / 6 p.m. Internet: BTN Plus 3-2 on its home court on Oct. 21, while Maryland returned the favor on Oct. 24, 3-1. Rutgers had lost 10 in a row before INDIANA TV: TBA Nov. 18 / Devaney Center / 7 p.m. Internet: TBA the victory against Maryland. The Scarlet Knights are 1-29 in Big Ten play since joining the conference last season. @MICHIGAN TV: None Nov. 21/ Ann Arbor, Mich. / 6:30 p.m. Internet: BTN Plus Maryland (11-13, 1-9 Big Ten) earned its first Big Ten win, 3-1 over Rutgers on Oct. 24, to snap a 12-match losing streak. ILLINOIS TV: TBA The Terrapins have surpassed their win total from last season (10). Maryland has faced seven ranked opponents this Nov. 25 / Devaney Center / 7 p.m. Internet: TBA season and is 0-7 with one set won (at Purdue on Oct. 3). PENN STATE TV: BTN Nov. 28 / Devaney Center / 8:30 p.m. Internet: BTN2GO.com NCAA FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS TV: TBA The Huskers are 1-1 all-time against Rutgers, though this will be the first meeting in Lincoln. NU won 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, Dec. 4-5 / TBA / TBA Internet: TBA 25-18) last year on Oct. 31 at Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights’ lone win in the series came in 1978. NCAA REGIONALS TV: TBA Dec. 11-12 / TBA / TBA Internet: TBA Nebraska is 5-0 against Maryland. The Terrapins gave NU a fight in Lincoln last year, as the Huskers won 3-1 (25-17, 25- NCAA SEMIFINALS AND FINAL TV: TBA Dec. 17-19 / CenturyLink Center Omaha Internet: TBA 14, 18-25, 25-18) on Nov. 16. That came two weeks after a Husker sweep at Maryland on Nov. 1 (25-23, 25-22, 25-16). 2015 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS QUICK FACTS 2015 NEBRASKA HUSKERS ROSTER GENERAL INFORMATION No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Name of School University of Nebraska 2 Mikaela Foecke OH 6-3 Fr. West Point, Iowa (Holy Trinity Catholic) City, Zip Lincoln, NE 68588 3 Kelly Hunter S 5-11 So. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista South) Founded 1869 4 Justine Wong-Orantes L 5-6 Jr. Cypress, Calif. (Los Alamitos) Enrollment 25,260 5 Amber Rolfzen MB 6-3 Jr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista South) Nickname Cornhuskers, Huskers 6 Kadie Rolfzen OH 6-3 Jr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-La Vista South) School Colors Scarlet and Cream 7 Sydney Townsend DS/L 5-8 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) Affiliation NCAA Division I 8 Brooke Smith S 5-10 Fr. Weatherford, Texas (Azle) Conference Big Ten 9 Cecilia Hall MB 6-3 Sr. Linkoping, Sweden (Allebergsgymnasiet) President Dr. Hank M. Bounds 10 Alicia Ostrander OH 6-3 Sr. Gordon, Neb. (Gordon-Rushville) Chancellor Harvey Perlman, J.D. 11 Kenzie Maloney DS/L 5-8 Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Assumption) Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst 13 Briana Holman* MB 6-1 Jr. DeSoto, Texas (LSU/Cedar Hill) Facility (Capacity) Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) 14 Kelsey Fien OH 6-3 Sr. Bakersfield, Calif. (Frontier) Athletic Department Phone 402-472-4224 17 Annika Albrecht OH 6-0 So. North Aurora, Ill. (Home Schooled) Ticket Office Phone (402) 472-3111 20 Meghan Haggerty MB 6-3 Sr. Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Benet Academy) (800-8-BIG-RED) 22 Tiani Reeves# OH 6-1 Fr. Gothenburg, Neb. (Gothenburg) 27 Olivia Boender OH 6-2 RFr. Waverly, Neb. (Waverly) VOLLEYBALL HISTORY *Can not play due to NCAA transfer rules #Redshirting First Year of Volleyball 1975 Overall All-Time Record 1,229-231-12 COACHING STAFF Conference All-Time Record 528-47 Head Coach: John Cook (16th year; San Diego, 1979) NCAA Tournament Years 33 straight Assistant Coach: Dani Busboom Kelly (4th year; Nebraska, 2007) NCAA Tournament Record 92-30 Assistant Coach: Chris Tamas (1st year; Pacific, 2003) NCAA Semifinal Appearances 11 (Last, 2008) Volunteer Assistant: Jen Tamas (1st year; Pacific, 2004) NCAA Final Appearances 6 (Last, 2006) Director of Operations: Lindsay Peterson (10th year; Nebraska, 2003) National Championships 3 (2006, 2000, 1995) Athletic Trainer: Jolene Emricson (14th Year; Metro State, 2001) Conference Titles 32 (Last, 2011) Strength Coach: Brian Kmitta (7th Year; Anderson University, 2004) COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE RETURNING AWARD WINNERS Head Coach John Cook (16th year; San Diego, 1979) ANNIKA ALBRECHT ON-ick-uh ALL-bright Kadie Rolfzen AVCA Third-Team All-American Career Record 613-135 (23rd year) Olivia BOENDER BOON-der AVCA All-North Region Nebraska Record 452-62 (16th year) Kelsey FIEN FEEN All-Big Ten Assistant Coach Dani Busboom Kelly (4th year; Nebraska, 2007) Mikaela FOECKE FECK-ee Kelsey Fien AVCA All-America Hon.