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Nebraska volleyball opens 2024 season with Red-White Scrimmage

Nebraska finished the 2023 season at 33-2 (19-1 Big Ten) and reached the NCAA Championship match, falling to Texas.

The Nebraska volleyball team returns to the court for the 2024 season this weekend, opening up with the Red-White Scrimmage. Nebraska finished the 2023 season at 33-2 (19-1 Big Ten) and reached the NCAA Championship match, falling 3-0 to Texas.

The Huskers also won the Big Ten Championship for the first time since 2017. Head coach John Cook was also named AVCA National Coach of the Year and Big Ten Coach of the Year.

The Huskers, who had no seniors on their roster in 2023, return ten letter-winners, including every starter. With four freshmen in the lineup, the Huskers won their first 27 matches of the 2023 season and held the No. 1 ranking from Oct. 23 through the end of the regular season.

Nebraska now has two new additions via the transfer portal: Minnesota outside hitter Taylor Landfair and San Diego middle blocker Leyla Blackwell. Landfair, a 6-foot-5 outside hitter who won Big Ten Player of the Year in 2022, has two years of eligibility remaining.

Blackwell, a 6-foot-4 middle blocker, was a three-time All-WCC selection at San Diego, guiding the Toreros to the NCAA semifinals in 2022 by shattering the school record for single-season block assists (152), and she finished sixth nationally at 1.50 blocks per set.

Nebraska also brings in two freshmen: Skyler Pierce, a 6-foot-2 outside hitter from Lenexa, Kansas, and Olivia Mauch, a 5-foot-6 libero from Bennington, Nebraska.

The scrimmage is set for Saturday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.  The first serve is set for 6:00 p.m. CT and will be televised on Nebraska Public Media and streamed at B1G+.

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Three Huskers named to U.S. Women’s National Team for upcoming tournament

Merritt Beason, Taylor Landfair, and Lexi Rodriguez will compete in the NORCECA Women’s Final Six Pan American Cup on June 26-30 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Three Nebraska volleyball players have been named to the United States Women’s National Team for an upcoming tournament. Merritt Beason, Taylor Landfair, and Lexi Rodriguez will compete in the NORCECA Women’s Final Six Pan American Cup on June 26-30 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

U.S. Women’s Head Coach Karch Kiraly said this opportunity is the beginning of a cycle that leads to 2028.

“We are treating NORCECA Final 6 as the first tournament of the new Olympic cycle that eventually leads to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. We are really excited about the future possibilities and potential of the athletes on this roster who will represent our women’s senior national team. Many of these athletes have the potential to have a real impact with our U.S. National Team on the international level in years to come.”

The U.S. Women are the defending tournament champions, having won the 2023 edition in Rostratter. The women’s first game will take place on Wednesday, June 26 at 4:00 p.m. CT vs. Mexico.

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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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