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Five Huskers named to U.S. U21 Women’s National Volleyball Team

It continues to be a busy offseason for the Nebraska volleyball team.

Five Nebraska Cornhusker volleyball players have been selected to the United States U21 Women’s National Team. USA Volleyball made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon. 

The five Huskers are Laney Choboy, Andi Jackson, Olivia Mauch, Harper Murray, and Bergen Reilly. Assistant Jaylen Reyes will also represent the Huskers as a coach for the team. 

All five players have experience with the U.S. National Team. Choboy, Jackson, Murray, and Reilly won a gold medal in the U19 Team at the 2022 Pan American Cup. 

The team will train in Anaheim, California, from June 14-22. During that session, 12 athletes will be selected from the 20 invited athletes. The 2024 U21 Women’s NORCECA Continental Championship will take place from June 23 to July 1 in Toronto, Canada.

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Nebraska volleyball sells out spring game in 45 minutes

Husker fans are excited for next month’s spring volleyball match.

Nebraska volleyball’s spring match is officially a sellout. The Huskers will face Denver at the University of Nebraska-Kearney’s Health and Sport Center on May 4th.

Reports state that it took approximately 46 minutes to sell the entire 5,100 tickets allotted for the event. The game was originally scheduled to be played in the gym of Kearney High School but was moved to UNK to accommodate more fans.

The Huskers last played a spring game in Kearney in 2017. That season, Nebraska defeated Colorado State 3-0 in front of 2,040 fans.

Nebraska would win the National Championship that season. Since 2007, Nebraska has also played spring matches in North Platte, Scottsbluff, Grand Island, Norfolk, Wayne, Ogallala, Kearney, and McCook.

The Cornhuskers will face Denver on May 4th at 2:00 p.m.

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Nebraska volleyball spring match moves locations

The Nebraska Volleyball spring match has moved to a new location.

The Nebraska Volleyball spring match has moved to a new location. The Huskers were scheduled to face Denver in the gym of Kearney High School out of Kearney, Nebraska.

The two teams will now play at UNK’s Health and Sport Center on the University of Nebraska-Kearney campus. The game was moved to accommodate more fans.

The Kearny High School Gym holds an approximate capacity of 3,000 fans, while the UNK venue can hold approximately 5,000 fans. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Tuesday, April 2, at 10:00 a.m. at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds.

They will cost $12 for general admission and $32 for courtside seating. The Cornhuskers will face Denver on May 4th at 2:00 p.m.

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Nebraska volleyball to play spring match

Nebraska volleyball has announced that it will be playing a spring match.

Nebraska volleyball has announced that it will be playing a spring match. The Cornhuskers will face Denver at Kearney High School on May 4th at 2:00 p.m.

Tickets will go on sale to the public on Tuesday, April 2, at 10:00 a.m. at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds. They will cost $12 for general admission and $32 for courtside seating.

The last time the Huskers played a spring game at Kearney High School was in 2017. That season, Nebraska defeated Colorado State 3-0 in front of 2,040 fans.

Nebraska would win the National Championship that season. Since 2007, Nebraska has played spring matches in North Platte, Scottsbluff, Grand Island, Norfolk, Wayne, Ogallala, Kearney, and McCook.

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Big Ten announces 2024 conference volleyball matchups

The Big Ten Conference announced the 2024 volleyball season’s conference matchups on Thursday.

The Big Ten Conference announced the 2024 volleyball season’s conference matchups on Thursday. Even though the conference will be adding four schools to the league in the upcoming campaign, the conference will maintain a 20-game schedule with ten home games and ten away games.

The Cornhuskers will play three opponents, both home and away – Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. According to the Big Ten, the two-play opponents were determined with consideration for competitive balance, geography, and rivalries.

Nebraska will host Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA and USC. They will travel to Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State and Washington.

The Huskers will enter 2024 as a National Runner-Up, having finished last season with a 33-2 overall record and Big Ten Championship.

Nebraska volleyball adds middle blocker from transfer portal

The Nebraska volleyball team has made an addition via the transfer portal.

The Nebraska volleyball team has made an addition via the transfer portal. San Diego middle blocker Leyla Blackwell comes to the Cornhuskers with one year of eligibility remaining.

Blackwell began her career at Indiana before transferring to San Diego. In 2022, she helped the Toreros to the Final Four. In 2023, she had 2.25 kills per set while hitting .329.

She’ll be joining a crowded group at middle blocker. Blackwell will be competing against Bekka Allick and Andi Jackson, who each started last season.

She was also a three-time All-WCC First Team selection and a 2022 Honorable Mention All-American.

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Social media reacts to transfer of Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Year

The redshirt junior will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Reactions are pouring in after the Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team added one of the top transfers in the portal. Taylor Landfair is an outside hitter who was the 2022 Big Ten Player of the Year and a 2022 AVCA First Team All-American while playing for Minnesota.

Landfair is a big transfer in the collegiate ranks. She was the No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2020 and first-team All-Big Ten the past three years. Over the course of her career, she recorded 1,131 kills and 461 digs in 89 matches.

Minnesota finished 17-13 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Creighton. The redshirt junior will have two years of eligibility remaining. Social media reactions to the transfer can be found below:

Former Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Year transfers to Nebraska

A former Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Year is transferring to Nebraska for the 2024 season.

A former Big Ten Volleyball Player of the Year is transferring to Nebraska for the 2024 season. Taylor Landfair is a 6-foot-5 outside hitter who was the 2022 Big Ten Player of the Year and a 2022 AVCA first-team All-American.

Landfair was the No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2020 and was first-team All-Big Ten the last three seasons. Over the course of her career, she recorded 1,131 kills and 461 digs in 89 matches.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers finished 17-13 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before being swept by Creighton. The redshirt junior will have two years of eligibility remaining.

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Nebraska volleyball falls to Texas in NCAA Championship Game

The Huskers entered Sunday afternoon looking to claim its sixth national title in volleyball.

The Huskers entered Sunday afternoon looking to claim its sixth national title in volleyball. But one final opponent stood in their way, reigning national champion Texas. The experienced Longhorns outmatched the No. 1 Huskers, resulting in a sweep (22-25, 14-25, 11-25) for Texas to win their second straight national championship.

Following an intense back-and-forth first set, Texas quickly ran away with the match, dominating Nebraska in the next two sets. The Huskers finished with their lowest hitting percentage of the season, .013, while also surrendering a hitting percentage of .264.

The Longhorns’ main strength came in serves and total kills. They finished with 38 kills and 12 aces on the day. Nebraska meanwhile only earned mustered up 20 kills and two service aces.

Freshman Harper Murray finished the match as Nebraska’s leader in kills, delivering seven off 23 total attacks. Murray also landed both of the Huskers’ service aces. Freshman Andi Jackson finished with the second-most kills for Nebraska, earning four off nine attacks.

Bekka Allick led Nebraska in blocks with four, while also landing three kills off seven attacks. Freshman Bergen Reilly concluded the season with 17 set assists and six digs for the Huskers. Reilly tied with Lexi Rodriguez for the most digs in the match for Nebraska.

Husker volleyball ready to play for National Championship

The Nebraska volleyball team is preparing to play for the National Championship on Sunday afternoon.

The Nebraska volleyball team is preparing to play for the National Championship on Sunday afternoon. The No. 1 ranked Cornhuskers will face No. 5 Texas in the title game on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

Nebraska enters the game with a record of 33-1 and will face the Longhorns in the title game for the third time in program history. The Huskers previously defeated Texas in 1995 and 2015 title games.

This is the 11th appearance in the NCAA final for Nebraska, which is good for second most in the sports history behind Stanford with 17 title game appearances. Texas has won 11 consecutive NCAA Tournament matches, with their last loss coming in 2021 against Nebraska.

Nebraska head coach John Cook will be looking for his fifth national championship, having previously won in 2000, 2006, 2015, and 2017. Sunday will be his eighth title game since becoming Nebraska’s coach in 2000.

Nebraska and Texas can be seen on ABC at 2:00 p.m. CT. Find social media reactions to the upcoming title game below.