2007 Nebraska Volleyball Media Guide by JumpTV

INTRODUCTION

Introduction .........................................1-16

The 2007 Huskers...............................17-36

Coaches and Administration..............37-54

Season Recap/Season Honors .............................. 56-58 Results and Statistics.......................................... 59-63 Big 12 Review ...................................................... 64-66 Final NCAA Statistics .................................................67 Box Scores/Recaps............................................... 66-77 Senior Bios.................................................................78

2007 Opponents ................................79-96

A Look at Nebraska’s History ............................ 116-117 Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament................... 118-119 National Championship Teams ........................ 120-123 Final Four Teams.............................................. 124-127 All-Americans Bios........................................... 128-131 Honors and Awards .......................................... 132-135 AVCA Final Season Polls...........................................136 Year-by-Year Results........................................ 137-143 All-Time Letterwinners/Jersey Numbers............ 144-145 All-Time Coaches .....................................................146 Match Club Membership .................................. 147-148

This is Nebraska.............................149-184 Winning Tradition............................................. 150-151 Match Day at Nebraska.................................... 152-153 National Championships.................................. 154-157 Setter Lineage.................................................. 158-159 Middle Blockers Excellence .............................. 160-161 Community Outreach ....................................... 162-163 Husker Coaches/Retired Jerseys....................... 164-165 NU Coliseum/Volleyball Facilities..................... 166-167 Nebraska Facilities .......................................... 168-169 Nutrition/Athletic Medicine .............................. 170-171 Husker Power ................................................... 172-173 Academic Success ........................................... 174-175 Academic Support............................................ 176-177 University of Nebraska ..................................... 178-179 City of Lincoln/State of Nebraska..................... 180-181 National Powers/Big 12 Leaders ...................... 182-183 Radio/TV Roster .......................................................184

2007 Team Information

Head Coach ...................... John Cook (San Diego, '79) Nebraska Record/Years................................ 220-14/7 Career Record/Years .................................. 381-87/14 Head Asst. Coach .. Lee Maes (Long Beach State, '94) Asst. Coach ..................Lizzy Stemke (Wisconsin, '04) Volleyball Office Phone ......................(402) 472-2399 2006 Overall Record ........................................... 33-1 2006 Big 12 Record (Finish).....................19-1 (First) 2006 NCAA Tournament........................................ 6-0 Final AVCA Ranking...............................................1st All-Americans Returning/Lost..............................5*/0 Starters Returning/Lost ...........................6*/1+Libero Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................8/3 *-includes Christina Houghtelling, who missed 2006 season

Dedicated to Excellence “The mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department remains Dedicated to Excellence, but with a renewed sense of urgency, enthusiasm, pride, teamwork, professionalism and integrity.” The University of Nebraska-Lincoln does not discriminate based on gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national or ethnic origin or sexual orientation.

HISTORY

Non-Conference Opponents.................................. 80-81 Texas/Texas Tech/Texas A&M/Kansas ................... 82-83

History ............................................115-148

First Year of Volleyball ........................................1975 Overall All-Time Record ...........................999-183-12 Conference All-Time Record............................ 388-20 NCAA Tournament Years ........................... 25 straight Last Postseason Opponent ..............Stanford (W, 3-1) NCAA Tournament Record ................................. 71-22 Final Four Appearances ..........................................10 (1986, 1989-90, 1995-96, 1998, 2000-01, 2005-06) National Championships ...Three (1995, 2000, 2006) Facility (Capacity) ........... Nebraska Coliseum (4,030)

RECORDS

2006 in Review ...................................55-78

Single Match Team/Individual/NU Coliseum ...... 98-100 Season Records/Freshman Records ................. 101-102 Yearly Category Leaders ...........................................103 Career Records.........................................................104 Miscellaneous Records.............................................105 Postseason Records ......................................... 106-109 Big 12 Records................................................. 110-112 Yearly Records/Team Season Totals..........................113 First National Bank ..................................................114

Volleyball History

OPPONENTS

Head Coach John Cook ......................................... 38-41 Head Assistant Coach Lee Maes ................................42 Assistant Coach Lizzy Stemke ....................................43 Dir. of Operations Lindsay Wischmeier-Peterson ........44 Volunteer Assistant Coach Ryan Walthall...................44 Volleyball Support Staff..............................................45 University Administration/Regents....................... 46-47 Athletic Director Steve Pederson .......................... 48-49 Athletic Department Administration..................... 50-53 Huskers Authentic......................................................54

Records ............................................97-114

2007 Volleyball Quick Facts

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Maggie Griffin ...................................................... 18-19 Christina Houghtelling......................................... 20-21 Sarah Pavan ........................................................ 22-23 Tracy Stalls .......................................................... 24-25 Jordan Larson....................................................... 26-27 Amanda Gates/Rachel Schwartz .......................... 28-29 Rachel Holloway................................................... 30-31 Kori Cooper/Kayla Banwarth/Brooke Delano ......... 32-33 Lindsey Licht/Tara Mueller .........................................34 Jordan Wilberger/Huskers.com ...................................35 adidas........................................................................36

Baylor/Kansas State/ Colorado/Iowa State........... 84-85 Oklahoma/Missouri/NCAA Championships........... 86-87 Big 12 Composite Schedule .......................................88 All-Time Series Records........................................ 89-96

COACHES & STAFF

Table of Contents .........................................................1 Athletic Department Phone Directory............................2 Media Information/Outlets ....................................... 3-5 Big 12 Conference.................................................... 6-7 Nebraska Coliseum .................................................. 8-9 Schedule/Travel Info/Cornhusker Mascot ............. 10-11 Compliance Information.............................................12 Roster Breakdown/Pronunciation Guide .....................13 Outlook/Notes....................................................... 14-16

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Guide Credits: The 2007 Nebraska Volleyball Media and Recruiting Guide was written and designed by Assistant Media Relations Director Shamus McKnight with assistance from Media Relations student assistants Brandon Gries and Bonnie Ryan. Editing assistance from Nebraska Media Relations Director Keith Mann, Director of Media Relations Operations Jeff Griesch, Asst. MRD Jerry Trickie, Administrative Assistant Vicki Cartwright and the NU Volleyball coaching staff. Special thanks to Design Coordinator Megan McLaughlin for cover design. The guide was produced on Adobe InDesign CS2 and was printed at the University of Nebraska Printing Services. Photo Credits: Media Relations photographer Scott Bruhn, Don Liebig of Volleyball Magazine, Alan Jackson of Jackson Studios, USA Volleyball, FIVB, Richard Voges, Tom Slocum and Richard Wright of UNL Photography Services, Jill Peitzmeier of the Lincoln Journal Star, Matt Miller, Jeff Bundy and Laura Inns of the Omaha World-Herald, Gail Folda and the Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau. Cost for the 2007 Nebraska Volleyball Media and Recruiting Guide is $9.33 plus $0.67 tax.

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA ADMINISTRATION University Administration ........................................................................................Area Code (402) Chancellor: Harvey Perlman, J.D.........................................................................................................................................472-2116 President: James B. Milliken, J.D. .......................................................................................................................................472-2111 Institutional Representative: Josephine Potuto, J.D............................................................................................................472-1252

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Athletic Administration

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

Athletic Director: Steve Pederson.......................................................................................................................................472-3011 Executive Associate A.D.: Marc Boehm...............................................................................................................................472-3011 Senior Associate A.D. for Academics, Compliance and Planning: Dennis Leblanc..............................................................472-2042 Associate A.D./SWA: Rhonda Revelle ..................................................................................................................................472-8801 Associate A.D. for Administration: Pat Logsdon..................................................................................................................472-3011 Associate A.D. for Business and Chief Financial Officer: Nancy Kenny...............................................................................472-2273 Associate A.D. for Community Relations: Chris Anderson...................................................................................................472-7771 Associate A.D. for External Operations: Keith Zimmer ........................................................................................................472-0775 Associate A.D. for Football Operations: Tim Cassidy...........................................................................................................472-3116 Associate A.D. for Major Gifts: Paul Meyers........................................................................................................................472-2367 Associate A.D. for Strategic Communications and Chief Communications Officer: Randy York..........................................472-3011 Associate A.D.: Bob Burton.................................................................................................................................................472-5663 Assistant A.D. for Events: Butch Hug .................................................................................................................................472-1950 Assistant A.D. for Development and Ticketing: Diane Mendenhall......................................................................................472-2367 Assistant A.D. for Compliance: Gary Bargen.......................................................................................................................472-2042 Assistant A.D. for Compliance and Planning: Josh White ...................................................................................................472-2042 Assistant A.D. for Facilities: John Ingram...........................................................................................................................472-1000

Volleyball Staff

Head Coach: John Cook ......................................................................................................................................................472-2399 Head Assistant Coach: Lee Maes........................................................................................................................................472-2399 Assistant Coach: Lizzy Stemke ...........................................................................................................................................472-2399 Director of Volleyball Operations: Lindsey Wischmeier-Peterson.........................................................................................472-2399 Volleyball Fax: ....................................................................................................................................................................472-9399

Athletic Performance Staff 2006 REVIEW

Head Strength Coach: Dave Kennedy..................................................................................................................................472-3333 Head Strength Coach for Baseball: Mike Arthur .................................................................................................................472-3333 Head Strength Coach for Basketball: Rusty Ruffcorn.........................................................................................................472-3333 Volleyball Strength Coach: Laura Pilakowski......................................................................................................................472-3333 Assistant Strength Coaches: Dave Langworthy, Chad Wade, Jason Mester ........................................................................472-3333

Athletic Medicine Staff

OPPONENTS

Director of Athletic Medicine: Dr. Lonnie Albers.................................................................................................................472-2276 Chief of Staff/Orthopaedic Surgeon: Dr. Pat Clare..............................................................................................................472-2276 Head Trainer/Associate Director of Athletic Medicine: Jerry Weber......................................................................................472-2276 Head Football Trainer: Mark Mayer ...................................................................................................................................472-2276 Volleyball Trainer: Jolene Emricson.....................................................................................................................................472-3465 Assistant Trainers: Staci Blomstedt, Brad Brown, Tom Dufresne, Lisa Grzeskowiak, Patrick Spieldenner ..........................472-2276 Orthopaedists: Dr. Scott Strasburger, Dr. Reed Bartz, Dr. David Clare ................................................................................472-2276 Director of Sports Nutrition: Brian Lehmann ......................................................................................................................472-4618

Academic Performance Staff

Associate Directors of Academic Programs: Katie Jewell, Kim Schellpeper.........................................................................472-2042 Academic Counselors: Alvin Banks, William Sheppard, Sheri Hastings..............................................................................472-2042

RECORDS

HuskerVision

Director of Technology: Shot Kleen......................................................................................................................................472-4645 HuskerVision Creative Director: Kirk Hartman ....................................................................................................................472-4645 Chief Engineer: Scott Guthrie .............................................................................................................................................472-4645 Production Coordinator: Kelly Mosier .................................................................................................................................472-4645 Video Production Specialists: Mike Hodges, Brad Colee .....................................................................................................472-4645

Event Management

HISTORY

Assistant A.D. for Events: Butch Hug .................................................................................................................................472-1950 Event Management Specialists: Derek Bombeck, Katie Butzke, Ervin Williams..................................................................472-1000

Media Relations

Media Relations Director: Keith Mann ................................................................................................................................472-2263 Media Relations Director of Operations: Jeff Griesch..........................................................................................................472-2263 Assistant Directors: Shamus McKnight, Jerry Trickie ..........................................................................................................472-2263 Design Coordinator: Megan McLaughlin.............................................................................................................................472-2263 Administrative Assistant: Vicki Cartwright.........................................................................................................................472-2263 Photographer: Scott Bruhn .................................................................................................................................................472-2263

Nebraska Volleyball Quick Facts

Location ......................................... Lincoln, Neb. Population............................................. 235,594 Founded ..................................................... 1869 Enrollment............................................... 22,000 Chancellor.......................... Harvey Perlman, J.D. Nickname .......................... Cornhuskers/Huskers Colors.................................... Scarlet and Cream Conference ............................................... Big 12

Nebraska Board of Regents

President James B. Milliken, J.D. ............. Lincoln Charles S. Wilson, M.D. ........................... Lincoln Howard Hawks......................................... Omaha Chuck Hassebrook......................................Lyons Bob Whitehouse.....................................Papillion Jim McClurg, Ph.D. .................................. Lincoln Kent Schroeder, J.D................................ Kearney Bob Phares.......................................North Platte Randolph Ferlic, M.D. .............................. Omaha David Solheim .........................Nebraska-Lincoln Amber Lewis...........................Nebraska-Kearney Alex Williams...........................Nebraska-Omaha Jonathan Henning .......Nebraska-Medical Center

Media Relations

Volleyball Media Relations Director: ...............................................Shamus McKnight Office Phone: ............................. (402) 472-7772 Cell Phone: ................................ (402) 540-0268 Home Phone: ............................. (402) 742-5465 E-mail: ....................... smcknight@huskers.com Fax Number: .............................. (402) 472-2005 Website: ......................................... Huskers.com Mailing Address: .............One Memorial Stadium ................................................... P.O.Box 880123 ..................................... Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 Press Row Phone: ...................... (402) 472-5300 Best time to reach Coach Cook:......Contact MRD

Facility Use Restrictions

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has an interest in protecting its facilities, property and reputation associated with its intercollegiate sports. Therefore, no person shall be permitted to access, use or photograph the arenas, facilities and other University of Nebraska intercollegiate athletic venues without first securing the permission of the Athletic Director or his/her designee. The only exception is an individual who upon admission to a facility records an image (e.g. photograph, videotape) for his/her non-commercial personal use. In no case shall any person be permitted to use these venues for the purposes of promoting the sale or manufacture of alcohol or tobacco or the promotion of any venture associated directly or indirectly with legal or illegal gaming or gambling.

MEDIA INFORMATION/POLICIES The 2007 Nebraska Volleyball Media Guide is designed to assist the media in its coverage of Husker volleyball. Additional information, including releases, photographs and videotapes may be obtained by contacting the Nebraska Media Relations Office at (402) 472-2263.

Media Credentials

Media passes that are not mailed may be picked up with identification at the media entrance at the southwest corner of the Nebraska Coliseum (adjacent to the Ed Weir Track). The media entrance opens 90 minutes before first serve.

Media Parking

Nebraska Coliseum Directions

Player Interviews

John Cook talks with the media prior to the 2006 NCAA Volleyball Championships in Omaha.

Press row for Nebraska volleyball games is located on the upper level of the Coliseum behind the east serving line of the playing floor. Television crews broadcasting live may shoot from either end on the media platforms. Prior to matches, game notes and roster sheets will be available for working media in the Media/Corporate Sponsorship area, which will be in one of the raquetball courts adjacent to the playing court.

Photo Areas

For photographers, courtside areas have been set aside along the end line on the North and South side of the Nebraska Coliseum, next to the Nebraska Courtside Club. Additonal still photographer areas are located throughout the NU Coliseum. Contact Assistant Media Relations Director Shamus McKnight at (402) 472-7772 or Athletic Department Photographer Scott Bruhn at (402) 472-3290 for specific locations.

Media Services

Pregame notes, programs and media guides will be provided before each game. Playby-play sheets and final statistics will be distributed. Starting approximately 60 minutes before first serve, refreshments will be served in the Media/Corporate Sponsorship area, which will be in one of the raquetball courts adjacent to the playing court.

Radio/Television Broadcast Space

Requests for live radio and television broadcast space and credentials should be made to Shamus McKnight, Nebraska Media Relations, One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box 880123, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0123, telephone (402) 472-7772. If statisticians are needed, please contact the Media Relations Office at least one week in advance.

OPPONENTS

All media requests for interviews with Nebraska volleyball players should be directed to Assistant Media Relations Director Shamus McKnight (office phone: 402-472-7772), preferably 24 hours in advance. The best time for in-season interviews is after practice at the NU Coliseum. Nebraska is tentatively scheduled to practice from 3 to 5:45 p.m. during the season. With advance notice, interviews can be arranged for other hours, depending on student-athlete class schedules.

Press Row Location

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• From Lincoln’s Municipal Airport: Exit the airport on W. Adams Street, the main road leading out to Cornhusker Highway. Follow W. Adams Street to the first stoplight and turn right on Cornhusker Highway. Follow Cornhusker Highway and take a right on 14th Street. Go south until you reach Vine Street. The Coliseum is located a half block west of the 14th and Vine streets intersection. • From Omaha’s Eppley Airport: Exit the airport to the stoplight. Turn right onto Abbott Drive. Go approximately one mile to Storz Expressway (Abbott Drive turns into Storz Expressway). Proceed approximately three miles to I-480 South. Follow the signs and get onto I-80 West to Lincoln. Follow I-80 for about 60 miles and take the 27th Street Exit. Follow 27th Street south to Vine Street and turn right. Go west on Vine until you reach 14th Street. The Coliseum is located a half block west of the 14th and Vine streets intersection.

The Nebraska volleyball locker room is closed to the media. For home matches, NU’s postgame news conference will be held following a brief cooling off period in the press room, located on the southeast corner on the second floor. The visiting team is housed in the visitor’s locker room, located in the hallway off the southeast corner of the playing floor. Opposing coaches and players may be brought to the press room. On the road, Cook will conduct a brief press conference immediately following his postgame radio show. Following Cook’s press conference, Husker players will be available to the media.

COACHES & STAFF

Media outlets will be issued parking credentials for the horseshoe-shaped parking lot south of the Nebraska Coliseum. To request a parking pass please call Assistant Media Relations Director Shamus McKnight at (402) 472-7772 or Administrative Assistant Vicki Cartwright in the Media Relations Office at (402) 472-2263.

Postgame Interviews

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Media Will Call

The best time to reach Coach John Cook for an interview is weekdays after practice. Interviews with Coach Cook should be scheduled through the Media Relations Office by calling (402) 472-7772. During the season, Cook will also have weekly press conferences preceding Bill Callahan's football press conferences on Tuesdays on the sixth floor of the Don Bryant Media Facility at Memorial Stadium.

INTRODUCTION

All requests for press, broadcast, photo and parking credentials for Nebraska volleyball home matches should be directed to Shamus McKnight, Nebraska Volleyball Media Relations Director, One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box 880123, Lincoln, NE 68588-0123. Requests must be made in writing on appropriate letterhead at least one week before the match. Requests via fax are acceptable (see fax information below). As a general rule, working space is allocated on the following basis: (1) daily newspaper and wire-service writers covering for next-day publication; (2) radio and television personnel for broadcast origination; (3) sports editors of Nebraska daily newspapers; (4) official school student daily newspaper, one seat only; (5) approved special coverage; (6) press and TV working photographers.

Coach Cook Interviews

Broadcast Rights

RECORDS

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Husker Sports Network own exclusive radio broadcast rights to all of the University of Nebraska volleyball matches. Other than the Husker Sports Network and the University of Nebraska student station (KRNU), the only stations or networks that will be allowed to broadcast Nebraska matches from the NU Coliseum are those that have rights to broadcast games played by the opposing team. All radio stations and networks broadcasting from the NU Coliseum must have permission from the University and are subject to a rights fee. Any representative of a radio station or network that has not purchased such rights shall not air live match action or description of any match while it is in progress. Only stations that have purchased broadcast rights may install telephones on press row, or use telephones on press row for reporting on matches. By accepting media credentials, representatives of stations and networks that have not purchased broadcast rights signify their agreement to the above stipulations.

Internet Access

HISTORY

High-speed wireless Internet access is available on press row for Nebraska volleyball matches. For more information on how to access the network, contact Assistant Media Relations Director Shamus McKnight at (402) 472-7772.

Broadcast Telephone Lines

Visiting radio stations are welcome to have their own telephone lines installed on press row and may do so by contacting University of Nebraska Telecommunications at (402) 472-2000. However, the Husker Sports Network installs telephone lines for visiting official broadcasts and charges a fee for the use of those lines for non-conference games (Big 12 official stations receive the use of the lines free of charge as part of a cooperative). Stations interested in using the lines should contact Mike Elliott of the Husker Sports Network at (402) 430-7312.

MEDIA INFORMATION Media Relations Office

The Media Relations Office is located on the third floor of the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex in the North end of Memorial Stadium. To reach the Media Relations Office, please enter at the main entrance on the North end of Memorial Stadium

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Fax and E-mail Access

The Nebraska Media Relations Office has an automatic facsimile machine that can transmit or receive documents. The phone number for the fax is (402) 472-2005. A facsimile machine is available in the NU Coliseum Press Room following the match, and Media Relations Office personnel will send box scores free of charge as time permits. Match recaps will be e-mailed to media outlets following every match. Contact Assistant Media Relations Director Shamus McKnight (402) 472-7772 to add your name to the post-match e-mail list.

2007 HUSKERS

Huskers.com/HuskersNside

OPPONENTS

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COACHES & STAFF

For the most up-to-the minute coverage of Nebraska women’s volleyball on the Internet, visit Huskers.com, the official website of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department. In addition to updated results, statistics and game stories, you can find photos, player and coach biographies, schedule and roster information and weekly releases on the Husker volleyball program. Husker fans have the opportunity to gain even greater access to the NU volleyball program through HuskersNside, the premium site of the Nebraska Athletic Department. HuskersNside provides live video streaming of NU athletic events and daily video content to its subscribers not available anywhere else. In 2007, HuskersNside will stream nearly every regular-season volleyball match, both home and away, as well as Coach Cook's weekly press conferences. To join, visit Huskers.com and click on HuskersNside. Because this is quality video streaming, subscribers to the site must have broadband Internet access.

HISTORY

RECORDS

Sarah Pavan is interviewed after winning the Honda-Broderick Cup in New York City.

Nebraska Volleyball on the Husker Sports Network

The Host Communications Husker Sports Network is in its 12th year of producing live broadcasts of University of Nebraska sporting events, including volleyball. The Husker Sports Network began its original contract with Nebraska in 1996-97 and it has been renewed through 2011. Nebraska’s contract with the Husker Sports Network gives the University one of the most lucrative and extensive radio networks in the nation. The contract includes exclusive radio broadcast rights to Nebraska football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball. For volleyball, the Husker Sports Network includes a large group of state affiliates, which allows Husker games to be heard statewide and in various areas of the United States. As of August 1, a total of 17 stations make up the Husker Sports Network for volleyball across the state of Nebraska. Fans can also listen to every match live on the Internet at Huskers. com. John Baylor enters his 13th year as the voice of the Nebraska volleyball program and brings his high-energy broadcasts throughout the state. He is joined in the broadcast booth by color analysts Lindsay Wischmeier-Peterson and Diane Mendenhall. In addition to broadcasting Husker matches, the Husker Sports Network also produces Sports Nightly, a daily, live call-in show focusing on NU athletics and other area sports. The show runs from 6 to 9 p.m. (central) across the state. During the season, Coach Cook will join Sports Nightly’s Lane Grindle for a half-hour, call-in show on Husker volleyball.

2007 Husker Sports Network Volleyball Affiliates City Ainsworth Alliance Aurora Beatrice Broken Bow Chadron Falls City Fremont Grand Island Holdrege Kearney Lexington Lincoln North Platte Scottsbluff Sidney Valentine

Affiliate KBRB KCOW KRGY KWBE KBBN KCSR KTNC KHUB KRGI KUVR KGFW KRVN KBBK KODY KNEB KSID KVSH

Station 1400 AM 1400 AM 97.3 FM 1450 AM 95.3 FM 610 AM 1230 AM 1340 AM 1430 AM 1380 AM 1340 AM 880 AM 107.3 FM 1240 AM 960 AM 1340 AM 940 AM

MEDIA OUTLETS AND DIRECTORY Newspapers

Associated Press ap.org 909 N. 96th, Suite 104, Omaha, NE 68114 402-391-0031 (800-642-9920) Fax: 402-391-1412 Eric Olson (eolson@ap.org)

Beatrice Sun beatricedailysun.com 200 North 7th Street, Beatrice, NE 68310 402-223-5233 Fax: 402-228-3571 Sports Editor Jane White (beatrice.news@lee.net)

Fremont Tribune ftrib.com P.O. Box 9, Fremont, NE 68026 402-721-5000 Fax: 402-721-8047 Sports Editor Brent Wasenius (tribnews@ftrib.com)

Hastings Tribune hastingstribune.com 912 West 2nd Street, Hastings, NE 68901 402-462-2131 Fax: 402-462-2184 Sports Editor Vince Kuppig (sports@hastingstribune.com)

Kearney Hub kearneyhub.com 13 East 22nd Street, Kearney, NE 68848 308-237-2152 Fax: 308-233-9745 Sports Editor Buck Mahoney (kearneyhub@kearney.net)

Nebraska City News-Press ncnewspress.com P.O. Box 757, Nebraska City, NE 68410 402-873-3334 Fax: 402-873-5436 Sports Editor Kirt Manion (kmanion@ncnewspress.com)

Television Stations

KOLN-TV (CBS, Channels 10-11) kolnkgin.com 40th & W Streets, Lincoln, NE 68503 402-467-9270 Fax: 402-467-9208 Sports Director Kevin Sjuts, Dan Hedman (sports@kolnkgin.com) KLKN-TV (ABC, Channel 8) klkntv.com 3240 So. 10th, Lincoln, NE 68502 402-434-8000 Fax: 402-436-2236 Sports Director Jon Wofford, Dave Hunt (sports@klkntv.com) WOWT-TV (NBC, Channel 6) wowt.com 3501 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68131 402-233-7940 Fax: 402-346-6740 Sports Director Dave Webber, Merlyn Klaus, Ross Jernstrom, John Chapman (sixonline@wowt.com) KETV (ABC, Channel 7) 26th & Douglas, Omaha, NE 68131 402-978-8958 Fax: 402-978-8931 Sports Director Jon Schuetz, Matt Schick (sports@theomahachannel.com)

ketv.com

KMTV (CBS, Channel 3) km3.com 10714 Mockingbird, Omaha, NE 68127 402-592-4330 Fax: 402-592-4714 Sports Director Travis Justice, Matt Siegel (travis@km3news.com) KPTM-TV (Fox, Channel 9) kptm.com 4625 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68132 402-554-4286 Fax: 402-554-4292 Sports Director J.J. Davis, Jeff Radcliffe (sports42@kptm.com) NTV (ABC, Channel 13) nebraska.tv P.O. Box 220, Kearney, NE 68848 308-743-2494 Fax: 308-743-2660 Sports Anchor Josh Jelden (jjelden@ntv.kearney.net) KHAS-TV (NBC, Channel 5) khastv.com P.O. Box 578, Hastings, NE 68901 402-463-1321 Fax: 402-463-6551 Sports Director Ed Littler (ed.littler@khastv.com) KNOP-TV (NBC, Channel 2) P.O. Box 749, North Platte, NE 69101 308-532-2222 Fax: 308-532-9579 Sports Director Joe Swift (sports@knoptv.com)

knoptv.com

KCAU-TV (ABC, Channel 9) kcautv.com 625 Douglas Street, Sioux City, IA 51101 712-277-2345 Fax: 712-277-4298 Sports Director Tim Seaman (tseaman@kcautv.com)

KFAB (1110 AM)* kfab.com 5010 Underwood Ave., Omaha, NE 68132 402-556-8000 Fax: 402-556-8937 Program Director Gary Sadlemyer (garysadlemyer@hotmail.com) News Director Tom Stanton *Omaha Designate for Husker Sports Network KRVN (880 AM)* krvn.com 1007 Plum Creek Pkwy., Lexington, NE 68850-0880 308-324-2371 Fax: 308-324-5786 Program Director Stafford Thompson (sthompson@krvn.com) Sports Director Jayson Jorgensen (jjorgensen@krvn.com) *Designate for Husker Sports Network KRNU (90.3 FM) krnu.unl.edu 201 Andersen Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0466 402-472-3054 Fax: 402-472-8403 Station Manager Rick Alloway (krnu@unl.edu) KFOR (1240 AM) kfor1240.com 3800 Cornhusker Hwy. 402-466-1234 Lincoln, NE 68504 Fax: 402-467-4095 Sports Director Chuck Stevens (cstevens@threeeagles.com) KLMS (1480 AM) espn1480.com 3800 Cornhusker Hwy. 402-466-1234 Lincoln, NE 68504 Fax: 402-467-4095 Sports Director Chris Schmidt (cschmidt@threeeagles.com) KOZN (1620 AM) 1620thezone.com 5011 Capitol Suite, #300, Omaha, NE 68132 402-951-1620 Lincoln, NE 68504 Fax: 402-342-7041 Sports Director Kevin Kugler (kevin@1620thezone.com) KOMJ (590 AM) bigsports590.com 11128 John Galt Blvd., Omaha, NE 68137 402-592-5300 Fax: 402-331-1348 Sports Director Matt Perrault (matt@bigsports590.com) Huskers Illustrated huskersillustrated.com 3210 NW 3rd St., Lincoln, NE 68521 402-474-4355 Fax: 402-474-5132 Customer Service: 800-524-9527 Editor Brian Hill (hieditor@aol.com) Contributing Writer Mike Babcock (477-8053, mbabcock1@neb.rr.com) Big Red Report bigredreport.com 401 N. Coddington Ave., Lincoln, NE 68528 402-476-5006 Fax: same as phone Editor Steve Ryan (SteveRyan@bigredreport.com)

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McCook Gazette mccookgazette.com P.O. Box 1268, McCook, NE 69001 308-345-4500 Fax: 308-345-7881 Sports Editor John Mesh (sports@mccookgazette.com)

yorknewstimes.com

KLIN (1400 AM)* klin.com 4343 O St., Lincoln, NE 68510 402-475-4567 Fax: 402-474-8011 News Director John Bishop (jbishop@broadcasthouse.com) *Lincoln Designate for Husker Sports Network

RECORDS

Holdrege Daily Citizen 418 Garfield Street, Holdrege, NE 68949 308-995-4441 Fax: 308-995-5992 Sports Editor Jerry Elliot (holdregecitizensports@yahoo.com)

York News-Times P.O. Box 279, York, NE 68467 402-362-4478 Fax: 402-362-6748 Sports Editor Ken Kush (ken.kush@yorknewstimes.com)

Radio Stations

OPPONENTS

Grand Island Independent theindependent.com 422 W 1st., P.O. Box 1208, Grand Island, NE 68801 308-382-1000 Fax: 308-382-8129 Sports Editor Terry Douglass (sportsdesk@theindependent.com) Beat Writer–Bob Hamar (sportsdesk@theindependent.com)

Scottsbluff Star-Herald starherald.com Box 1709, Scottsbluff, NE 69363 308-632-9000 Fax: 308-632-9003 Sports Editor Jeff Fielder (sports@starherald.com)

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Columbus Telegram columbustelegram.com 1254 27th Ave., Columbus, NE 68601 402-564-2741 Fax: 402-563-7500 Sports Editor Lincoln Arneal (lincoln.arneal@lee.net)

NET Sports (PBS, Channel 12) net.unl.edu 1800 No. 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68583-0747 402-472-3611 Fax: 402-472-5347 Executive Producer Joe Turco (jturco1@unl.edu) Producer/Director Jim Carmichael (jcarmichael1@unl.edu)

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THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE

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The Big 12 Conference has been synonymous with success in competitive play and in the classroom. As the league enters its 12th season, member schools envision greater success in 2007-08. In the first 11 years of the Big 12, the conference boasts 30 teams and more than 350 individual NCAA champions. In 2006-07, the Nebraska volleyball team and Colorado men’s cross country team added to the Big 12’s NCAA crowns. Over the past three seasons, Big 12 teams have hoisted 11 NCAA trophies, with at least one national title won in each of the past 10 seasons. Dan Beebe Through the first nine Bowl Championship Series title games, Interim Commissioner the Big 12 leads all conferences with five appearances in the contest. Big 12 squads have played for the football national championship five times in the last eight years, with berths in 12 BCS games overall. In basketball, eight men’s and women’s teams have advanced to their respective Final Fours in the past six seasons. Numerous national honors have been won by men’s and women’s student-athletes in Big 12 history. In 2006, Nebraska’s Sarah Pavan was named the AVCA National Player of the Year on the court and the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in the classroom. Pavan and 2005 AVCA National Player of the Year Christina Houghtelling Carmen Branch return for their senior seasons to lead the Husker volleyball team. Volleyball Contact Pavan also captured the Honda-Broderick Cup and was named Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year in 2006-07. The Big 12 is committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or in the community, the studentathletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. Big 12 student-athletes also do well in garnering national academic recognition. In fact, Nebraska leads the nation in the number of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all sports with 252 entering the 2007-08 season. Competitive excellence, scholarship and sportsmanship are all components of the Big 12 philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and academic All-Big 12 squads are named for each sport. At the end of each academic year, the conference honors its top male and female studentathletes with the Big 12 Athlete-of-the-Year and Big 12 Sportsperson-of-the-Year awards. Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships at the end of each academic year. A total of 177 scholars have received more than $1 million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 10 years of the program. The Big 12 sponsors 21 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, swimming and diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. The conference is made up of 12 institutions that have shared traditional rivalries throughout their histories. Member schools include - Baylor, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. The institutions created a league that encompasses seven states, over 42 million people and more than 18 million television households within its geographic footprint. The conference conducts championships for 20 of its 21 sports. Each championship helps to determine teams and/or individuals that will represent the Conference in national postseason competition. The winner of the Big 12 football championship game earns the league’s berth into the prestigious Bowl Championship Series. In the last several years the Big 12 has increased its bowl agreements and expanded television opportunities for all sports through contracts with ABC/ESPN, FSN and CSTV. Most recently, the league renewed and expanded its multi-year arrangement with ABC/ESPN, Inc. In its 11-year history, the conference has distributed $913.2 million to its 12 member institutions. The Big 12 staff administers to over 4,600 student-athletes in 21 sports. The conference is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Big 12 Staff Directory

Interim Commissioner/Chief Operating Officer Dan Beebe Associate Commissioner Tim Allen Associate Commissioner - Women’s Basketball & Championships Dru Hancock Associate Commissioner - Men’s Basketball & Game Management John Underwood Chief Financial Officer Steve Pace Assistant Commissioner - Communications Bob Burda Assistant Commissioner - Events & Human Resources Brad Clements Assistant Commissioner - Governance & Compliance Lori Ebihara Assistant Commissioner - Championships Dayna Scherf Assistant Commissioner - Football & Student Services Edward T. Stewart Director of Communications Rob Carolla Director of Football Championship Donnie Duncan Director of Compliance Mary Ellen Enigk Director of Marketing Maark Keith Coordinator of Football Officials Walt Anderson Associate Director of Communications Joni James Assistant Director of Communications Carmen Branch Assistant Director of Video Services Sean Hollister Staff Accountant/Ticket Manager Tim Frick Executive Assistant to the Commissioner Melanie Ellis Administrative Assistant Regina Everett Administrative Assistant Tracy Hunt Administrative Assistant Valerie Rocha Administrative Assistant Brad Simmons Receptionist/Administrative Assistant Daysi Tavera Assistant for Championships Blair Beneke Will Hancock Communications Assistants Jason Berney and Ashley Walker

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400 East John Carpenter Freeway • Irving, Texas 75062 Phone: (214) 742-1212 • Fax: (214) 753-0145 www.big12sports.com

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2006-07 Men’s Big 12 Champions

Nebraska’s Big 12 Conference Championships

Since the Big 12 Conference began its inaugural athletic season in 1996, Nebraska has achieved substantial championship success. The Huskers have finished at the top of the league in nearly every sport, claiming 49 regularseason championships in 11 years. Sport Football Indoor Track Baseball Outdoor Track Totals

League Titles (Years) 2 (1997, 1999) 9 (1997-1998, 2000-2005, 2007) 3 (2001, 2003, 2005) 4 (1998, 1999, 2002, 2004) 18

Women’s Sports

Tournament Titles (Years) N/A 5 (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002) N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 (1998, 2000, 2004) 8 12

*The Big 12 sponsors conference tournaments in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, soccer, softball and men’s and women’s tennis. Overall, the Big 12 sponsors 10 men’s sports and 11 women’s sports.

Big 12 Conference Championships - All Teams - Men BU 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 7 x 9

CU 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 x 0 x 12

ISU 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x x 1 3

KU 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 x x x 8

KSU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x x x 1

MU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 0

NU 3 0 0 2 0 9 4 x 0 0 18

OU 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 x 0 2 9

OSU 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 x 0 8 14

UT 3 2 0 2 3 3 4 11 4 x 32

A&M 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 x 6

Champion Colorado Nebraska Texas A&M/Texas Oklahoma Nebraska Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Oklahoma Baylor

2002 Big 12 Champions

TT 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 0 x 2

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Sport Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Indoor Track Outdoor Track Swimming Tennis Wrestling Totals

Sport Cross Country Volleyball Soccer Basketball Gymnastics Indoor Track Swimming/Diving Golf Outdoor Track Softball Tennis

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League Titles (Years) 9 (1996, 1998-2002, 2004-06) 3 (1996, 1999, 2000) 8 (1997-1999, 2001-2003, 2005, 2007) 5 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005) 2 (1997, 1998) 2 (2000, 2005) 3 (1998, 2001, 2004) 31 49

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Sport Volleyball Soccer Gymnastics Indoor Track Swimming/Diving Outdoor Track Softball Totals Nebraska Totals

Tournament Titles (Years)* N/A N/A 4 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005) N/A 4

Champion Oklahoma Colorado Kansas Nebraska/Texas Iowa State Texas Texas/Texas A&M Oklahoma State Oklahoma Baylor

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Sport Football Cross Country Basketball Indoor Track Wrestling Swimming/Diving Baseball Golf Outdoor Track Tennis

Big 12 Conference Championships - All Teams - Women BU 1 0 0 x 0 0 1 0 x 4 0 6

CU 0 10 0 x 0 0 1 x x 0 0 11

ISU 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

KU 1 0 0 x 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

KSU 1 1 0 x 0 2 x x x 0 1 5

MU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

NU 0 0 0 8 5 2 3 3 2 0 9 31

OU 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 x 0 0 11

OSU 0 0 5 x 0 0 0 0 x 1 x 6

UT 2 0 2 x 5 6 2 3 8 7 1 36

A&M 0 0 3 x 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 10

TT 3 0 0 x 0 0 0 0 x 0 0 3

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Sport Basketball Cross Country Golf Gymnastics Indoor Track Outdoor Track Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Volleyball Totals

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x-denotes school does notsponsor that sport; co- andmulti-championships included. Men’sbasketball, 2004-04--Kansas, Oklahoma. Football divisional champions are 1996-North: Nebraska; South: Texas; 1997-North: Nebraska; South: Texas A&M; 1998-North: Kansas State; South: Texas A&M; 1999-North: Nebraska; South: Texas; 2000-North: Kansas State; South: Oklahoma; 2001-North: Colorado; South: Texas; 2002-North: Colorado; South: Oklahoma, Texas; 2003-North: Kansas State; South: Oklahoma; 2004-North: Colorado; South: Oklahoma; 2005-North: Colorado; South: Texas; 2006-North: Nebraska; South: Oklahoma.

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Cumulative Championships, Tournament Titles School Reg. Season Tournament Totals

BU 16 7 23

CU 23 1 24

ISU 5 4 9

KU 10 7 17

KSU 6 0 6

MU 1 1 2

NU 49 14 63

OU 18 13 31

OSU 19 6 25

UT 67 18 85

A&M 14 13 27

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x-denotes school does not sponsor that sport; co- and multi-championships include women’s basketball, 1999-00—Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech; women’s tennis, 2001—Oklahoma State, Texas; 2003—Baylor, Texas A&M. Oklahoma won 1996 Big 12 softball title prior to academic year 1996-97 conference competition.

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The Wall of Honor was unveiled in 2003 to permanently honor the greatest players in Nebraska volleyball history.

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One of the foundations for Nebraska’s athletic success is its outstanding facilities, and few home courts are as tradition-rich as the Nebraska Coliseum, the home of the Husker volleyball program. Over the years, the 4,030-seat NU Coliseum has provided the Nebraska volleyball program with an unmatched home-court advantage. “Winston Churchill said ‘in the beginning, we build buildings. In the end, we are shaped by the buildings we live in.’ I think the Coliseum shapes Nebraska volleyball,” Former Nebraska volleyball coach Terry Pettit said. “It’s an environment that creates intimacy. It’s a classic structure and in a lot of ways reflects what the Nebraska program is all about.” The Coliseum, which sits nestled on the University campus, is a beautiful display of architecture highlighted by its powerful Roman columns gracing the front steps. But while it’s beauty is appreciated by Husker players, coaches and fans, it is one of the mostdreaded places for opponents to play in the sport of volleyball, and arguably one of the toughest places to play in college athletics. During the Terry Pettit/John Cook era, the Huskers have qualified for 25 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, and the Coliseum crowd has willed the Huskers to many victories in the historic building. Cook credited the NU Coliseum crowd with willing the Huskers to a come-from-behind, 3-2 win over South Carolina in the 2000 NCAA second round that kept the Huskers’ national championship season alive. Nebraska volleyball has had unmatched success in the confines of the cozy Coliseum, posting 14 undefeated seasons and compiling an all-time record of 454-30 (.938) under its roof. The Huskers are 153-12 (.927) since 1990 in the building, including nine undefeated seasons in that span.

While these numbers are impressive, Big 12 and Year-by-Year Home Record former Big Eight members managed even fewer wins. Year Record 19-0 That’s because Nebraska doesn’t lose to conference 2006 2005 15-0 opponents in the Coliseum. 15-1 Only three times in 30 years of regular-season Big 2004 10-4 Eight/Big 12 play has a conference opponent ever won 2003 17-1 on the Coliseum floor. In fact, during that time, only 2002 2001 15-0 three conference opponents have managed to win 2000 18-0 in Lincoln. Nebraska suffered its first-ever regular- 1999 15-3 season loss to a conference foe in 1999, falling to 1998 18-0 Kansas State to snap a streak of 101 consecutive wins 1997 16-0 17-0 against regular-season conference opponents. Under 1996 15-1 John Cook, the Huskers have dropped only two Big 12 1995 16-1 home matches at the Coliseum over the last seven 1994 1993 14-0 years and none since the start of 2004. 13-1 Pettit said the home-court advantage is most 1992 1991* 13-2 valuable during its long, hard-fought battles. 1990 18-0 “The home crowd was a big advantage when we 1989 17-2 were fatigued or drained in the middle of a four- or 1988 14-1 five-game match,” Pettit said. “The players used 1987 16-0 the energy and electricity from the fans to pull them 1986 15-3 14-0 through difficult stretches. I don’t think that it’s as big 1985 13-0 an advantage against the elite teams, but it definitely 1984 1983 11-0 makes a difference.” 11-2 Nebraska has used that success at home to propel 1982 1981 9-0 it through the NCAA Tournament. 1980 17-3 The Huskers have hosted an NCAA Tournament 1979 11-1 match every season since 1984 and have capitalized 1978 19-5 on each opportunity by compiling a 43-3 playoff record 1977 16-1 in the stoic building. And Nebraska fans have been 1976 13-0 7-0 rewarded by seeing eight of the Huskers’ 10 NCAA 1975 *-The 1991 season was played at the regional championships won on their home court. Bob Devaney Sports Center. Nebraska carried a 65-match Coliseum win streak into the 1999 season, but suffered a loss to No. 6 Pacific in the State Farm/NACWAA Classic semifinal. In 2002, the Huskers carried a 63-match home winning streak into its NCAA regional final match against Hawaii, but fell, 3-1. Nebraska begins the 2007 season with a 48-match home winning streak in the Nebraska Coliseum dating back nearly three seasons.

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Nebraska has sold out its last 90 matches at the NU Coliseum dating back to the 2001 season - the longest streak in NCAA volleyball history.

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Sarah Pavan serves during a match at the NU Coliseum. Nebraska ranked second nationally in attendance during the 2006 season.

No. 87 74 63* 58 57 55 54# 52 50 50

School Penn State Northern Iowa Nebraska Florida Long Beach State Hawaii Nebraska UCLA Stanford Northern Iowa

Start of Streak Nov. 25, 1995 Nov. 1, 1997 Sept. 29, 1999 Oct. 14, 1990 Nov. 14, 1996 Oct. 23, 1986 Sept. 11, 2004 Oct. 28, 1987 Nov. 19, 1993 Oct. 10, 1992

End of Streak Sept. 16, 2000 Oct. 1, 2004 Dec. 14, 2002 Sept. 4, 1994 Nov. 11, 1999 Nov. 11, 1989 Present Oct. 26, 1991 Aug. 23, 1997 Oct. 4, 1996

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*-NU Coliseum and Bob Devaney Sports Center matches; #-Coliseum, Devaney Center and Qwest Center.

The NU Coliseum was the home of the Nebraka's men's basketball team until the Bob Devaney Sports Center opened in the mid-1970s.

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The win streaks are a direct result of Nebraska’s frenzied crowds that routinely jam the building’s bleachers. The Huskers finished second nationally in attendance in 2006 with a Coliseum average attendance of 4,137, a total that is 102 percent of the Coliseum's listed capacity. “To appreciate the athleticism and the speed of the game, you have to be down close and the Coliseum provides that intimate setting," Cook said about the atmosphere of the Coliseum. Fans have been known to line up as much as four to five hours in advance to see their Husker volleyball team in action. During the 2000 season, fans set an NCAA regularseason attendance mark of 12,504 for a match against Colorado in the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Nebraska has averaged more than 3,000 fans for 13 of the past 15 seasons. The Coliseum’s roots go back to the 1920s when it was the home for the Husker basketball team. NU’s cagers played on its hardwood floors from 1926 to 1977, when the construction on the Bob Devaney Sports Center was completed. Since then, the volleyball team has been its lone tenant. In 1991, the Huskers had a one-year hiatus from the Coliseum while the building was being renovated and tailored for volleyball. The renovation provided a more comfortable atmosphere for players, coaches and fans. Among the additions were a new sound system, scoreboard, overhead lights and a new floor. Offices for coaches and administrators, as well as a conference/media room, were constructed for a better working environment. Over the years, the building has seen numerous additions to add to the comfort of both players and fans, while keeping the tradition of the building and the Husker volleyball program. In 1997, the Husker locker room and ready room underwent a complete face lift. Then, before the 2001 season, HuskerVision replay screens and Daktronics statistics boards were added at both ends of the court. In 2003, the floor was resurfaced and murals of the four Husker retired jerseys were placed in the rafters, and in 2004, when a ring of honor was added to celebrate the program’s nation-leading All-Americans. Nebraska became one of the first college volleyball programs to have premium end line seats in 2005, with more than 60 seats added to give Husker fans an up close view of courtside action at the NU Coliseum. This year, the coaching and administrative offices were renovated, along with the Huskers athletic training area.

The Husker Courtside Club was established in 2005, providing fans an up-close view of Husker volleyball.

2007 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE AND NOTES • Sixteen of Nebraska's 28 regular-season matches this fall are against teams that qualified for last season’s NCAA Tournament, including Elite Eight finishers Penn State, Texas and Hawaii. In addition, the Huskers could also face 2006 NCAA semifinalist UCLA at the AVCA Showcase in Omaha.

• Nine of Nebraska's 2007 opponents were ranked in the final 2006 AVCA Coaches poll (Penn State, Texas, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Cal Poly, Missouri, Duke and Colorado along with either UCLA or Utah at the AVCA Showcase). • Nebraska is 186-10 (.949) in the NU Coliseum over the last 12 years. The Huskers have won 48 straight matches at the NU Coliseum dating back to September of 2004. In addition, NU has won its last 54 home matches. • Nebraska will make its sixth appearance in the AVCA Showcase, as the event returns to the Qwest Center in Omaha. Nebraska has won the event in each of its last two appearances (2001 and 2005). • Nebraska has won all 12 matches against Big Ten teams under Head Coach John Cook, and has won its last 14 matches against Big Ten teams dating back to the 1999 NACWAA Tournament. • The 2007 campaign marks the 12th season of Big 12 volleyball. Last season, six teams - Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa State and Colorado - qualified for the NCAA Tournament. All six teams won at least one match, while three teams advanced to the Sweet 16. Over the last two seasons, nine different Big 12 teams have reached the NCAA Tournament. • The Huskers have won 28 of 31 Big Eight/Big 12 titles. NU has won nine of the 11 possible Big 12 regular-season titles – all but the 1997 and 2003 crowns – and claimed 17 Big Eight Tournament titles from 1976 to 1995. The Big 12 does not play a conference tournament. • Since Nebraska began playing volleyball in 1975, the Huskers have lost only five home matches to conference opponents and only four regular-season league matches. Nebraska’s all-time conference home record (Big Eight and Big 12 combined) is 234-4 (.983). • For the fourth straight year, NCAA Regional sites have been predetermined. This year's locations are set for Gainesville, Fla., State College, Pa., Madison, Wis., and Palo Alto, Calif. • All of Nebraska's 2007 matches will be carried on the Husker Sports Network, including KBBK (107.3 FM) in Lincoln and in Omaha, and on Huskers.com.

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2007 Schedule Regular Season

Date Aug. 24-25 Aug. 24 Aug. 24 Aug. 25 Aug. 25

Days Fri.-Sat. Friday Friday Saturday Saturday

Opponent/Tournament (Television) at AVCA Showcase UCLA vs. Utah vs. Tennessee Consolation Match Championship Match

Qwest Center Omaha Qwest Center Omaha Qwest Center Omaha Qwest Center Omaha

6 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 31-Sept. 3 Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Sept. 2 Sept. 2 Sept. 3

Fri.-Mon. Friday Friday Sunday Sunday Monday

Holiday Inn Downtown Classic Cal Poly vs. Penn State vs. Creighton Creighton vs. Cal Poly vs. Penn State vs. Cal Poly

NU Coliseum NU Coliseum Qwest Center Omaha Qwest Center Omaha NU Coliseum

4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m.

Sept. 7-8 Sept. 7 Sept. 7 Sept. 8 Sept. 8

Fri.-Sat. Friday Friday Saturday Saturday

Ameritas Players Challenge Louisville vs. New Mexico State vs. Duke Consolation Match Championship Match

NU Coliseum NU Coliseum NU Coliseum NU Coliseum

4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 26 Sept. 29 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 3 Nov. 7 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 17 Nov. 21 Nov. 24

Wednesday Saturday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Sunday Wednesday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Sunday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday

Texas ^ Texas Tech ^ Texas A&M ^ Kansas ^ Baylor ^ Kansas State ^ Colorado ^ Iowa State ^ Oklahoma ^ Missouri ^ Kansas ^ Hawaii Texas ^ (FSN Midwest) Missouri ^ Kansas State ^ Colorado ^ Iowa State^ Texas A&M^ Oklahoma ^ Baylor^ Texas Tech ^

NU Coliseum Lubbock, Texas NU Coliseum Lawrence, Kan. NU Coliseum NU Coliseum Boulder, Colo. NU Coliseum Norman, Okla. Columbia, Mo. NU Coliseum Devaney Center Austin, Texas NU Coliseum Manhattan, Kan. NU Coliseum Ames, Iowa College Station, Texas NU Coliseum Waco, Texas NU Coliseum

7 p.m. TBA TBA 7 p.m. TBA 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA 6:30 p.m. TBA 5 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

NCAA First & Second Rounds NCAA Regionals NCAA Regionals NCAA National Semifinals NCAA Championship Match

Campus Sites Campus Sites Campus Sites Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento, Calif.

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Nov. 29-Dec. 1 Dec. 7 Dec. 8 Dec. 13 Dec. 15

Thurs.-Sat. Friday Saturday Thursday Saturday

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^-Denotes Big 12 Conference match. All dates and times subject to change; all times listed are central; Match times for NU’s contests on Sept. 22, Sept. 29 and Oct. 20 will not be determined until football times for that day are determined. All Nebraska matches can be heard on the Husker Sports Radio Network, including KBBK (107.3 FM) in Lincoln and Omaha.

2007 TRAVEL SCHEDULE INTRODUCTION

Herbie Husker was chosen as the 2006 mascot of the year.

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Aug. 24-25

at Kansas Charter Bus • Depart: 9/25 • Return: 9/26 Hotel: Spring Hill Suites 1 Riverfront Plaza Lawrence, KS 66044 (785) 841-2700

Sept. 26

at Colorado Oct. 6 Commercial Flight • Depart: 10/5 • Return: 10/7 Hotel: Best Western Golden Buff Lodge 1725 28th St. Boulder, CO 80301 1-800-999-BUFF

Nov. 11

at Texas A&M Nov. 14 Charter Flight • Depart: 11/13 • Return: 11/14 Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott 3939 State Highway 6 South College Station, TX 77845 (979) 695-8111 at Baylor Nov. 21 Charter Flight • Depart: 11/20 • Return: 11/21 Hotel: Hilton Waco 113 South University Parks Drive Waco, TX 76701 (254) 754-8484

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at Missouri Oct. 17 Charter Flight • Depart: 10/16 • Return: 10/17 Hotel: Holiday Inn Select 2200 I-70 Drive S.W. Columbia, MO 65203 (573) 445-8531

at Iowa State Charter Bus • Depart: 11/10 • Return: 11/11 Hotel: The Hotel at Gateway Center U.S. 30 & Elwood Drive Ames, IA 50010 (515) 292-8600

Nov. 3

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at Oklahoma Oct. 13 Charter Flight • Depart: 10/12 • Return: 10/13 Hotel: NCED by Marriott 2801 State Highway 9, East Norman, OK 73071-1104 (405) 366-4752

at Kansas State Charter Bus • Depart: 11/2 • Return: 11/3 Hotel: Holiday Inn Manhattan 530 Richards Drive Manhattan, KS 66502 (785) 539-5311

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at Texas Tech Charter Flight • Depart: 9/14 • Return: 9/15 Hotel: Embassy Suites Lubbock 5215 South Loop 289 Lubbock, TX 79424 (806) 771-7000

at Texas Oct. 24 Charter Flight • Depart: 10/23 • Return: 10/24 Hotel: DoubleTree Club Hotel 1617 N. IH-35 Austin, TX 78702 (512) 479-4000

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at AVCA Showcase Charter Bus • Depart: 8/23 • Return: 8/25 Hotel: Holiday Inn Omaha 1001 Cass Street Omaha, NE 68102 (402) 998-3400

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Before 1900, Nebraska football teams were known by such names as the Old Gold Knights, Antelopes, Rattlesnake Boys and the Bugeaters. In its first two seasons (1890-91), Nebraska competed as the Old Gold Knights, but beginning in 1892, Nebraska adopted Scarlet and Cream as its colors and accepted the Bugeaters as its most popular nickname until the turn of the century. Named after the insect-devouring bull bats that hovered over the plains, the Bugeaters also found their prey in the Midwest, enjoying winning campaigns in every year of the 1890s until a disappointing season in 1899. After its first losing season in a decade, it must have seemed only fitting that Nebraska move in a new direction, and Lincoln sportswriter Charles S. (Cy) Sherman, who was to gain national renown as the sports editor of the Lincoln Star and help to originate the Associated Press poll, provided the nickname that has gained fame for more than a century. Sherman tired of referring to the Nebraska teams with such an unglamorous term as Bugeaters. Iowa had, from time to time, been called the Cornhuskers, and the name appealed to Sherman. Iowa partisans seemed to prefer Hawkeyes, so Sherman started referring to the Nebraska team as Cornhuskers, and the 1900 team was first to bear that label. Of course, the name caught on and became a Nebraska byword, eventually becoming the official nickname for the state. There was no official symbol of a Cornhusker, and various cartoonists have caricatured the mystical something that typifies Nebraska football—some winning fan approval and others arousing fan ire. The cartoon character, “Herbie Husker,” evolved out of Nebraska’s trip to the 1974 Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Artist Dirk West of Lubbock, Texas, designed a Cornhusker cartoon for the Cotton Bowl press headquarters that caught the eye of former Husker SID Don Bryant. Later, Bryant contacted West for permission to use the cartoon, and West expressed a desire to refine his original cartoon and improve some of the character’s features. As a result, West was commissioned to draw an original Cornhusker cartoon character that served as a mascot for all Husker athletic teams. “Herbie” is the registered logo of the Cornhusker Athletic Department, which controls its use. West’s concept of Nebraska football is appropriate—a burly, rugged and confident fellow who is proud of both the athletic and the agricultural traditions of the University of Nebraska. In 2003, “Herbie” enjoyed a resurgence in the spotlight as he underwent a makeover, helping him better portray Nebraska's "image of strength and power," according to Athletic Director Steve Pederson. A new and improved “Herbie” was unveiled Aug. 30, 2003. Along with Herbie, the athletic department unveiled Lil’ Red, the Cornhuskers’ contemporary mascot, in 1994. Lil’ Red has been commonly seen on the sideline of all Nebraska athletic teams in recent years and remains NU’s official mascot along with “Herbie.”

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NCAA RULES FOR BOOSTERS The University of Nebraska Athletic Department takes great pride in abiding by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big 12 Conference rules and guidelines that govern Division I competition. For the benefit of the many alumni, fans and booster club members who are so active in supporting and assisting the Huskers throughout the year, we would like to remind everyone of a few definitions and rules that apply to all athletic representatives and boosters.

NCAA Principles Institutional Control

It is the responsibility of the University of Nebraska to control its intercollegiate athletic program in compliance with the rules and regulations of the NCAA.

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The University of Nebraska’s responsibility for the conduct of its program includes responsibility for the actions of its staff members and for the actions of any other individual, booster or organization engaged in activities promoting the athletic interests of the institution.

Compliance

The University of Nebraska must monitor its program to assure compliance and to identify and report to the NCAA instances in which compliance has not been achieved. An institution found to have violated NCAA rules is subject to disciplinary and corrective actions as determined by the NCAA.

NCAA Definitions

Athletic Representative/Booster

You are considered to be a University of Nebraska athletic representative if you: • Are a present or past member of a University of Nebraska booster club or agency that promotes the Huskers' intercollegiate athletic program; • Have made financial contributions to the athletic department or to an athletic booster organization of the University of Nebraska; • Are, or have been, providing benefits (e.g., summer jobs, meals etc.) to enrolled student-athletes, their family members or friends; • Are, or have been involved in any manner of promoting the University of Nebraska intercollegiate athletic program. Please note: Once an individual is identified as an athletic representative, that person retains that identity indefinitely. The University of Nebraska is ultimately responsible for the acts of all “representatives of athletic interests” in relation to NCAA rules and regulations.

Prospective Student-Athlete

A prospective student-athlete is a student who has started classes for the ninth grade or above, including students in prep schools and junior colleges as well as students who have officially withdrawn from a four-year institution and plan to transfer to another institution. In addition, a student who has not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospective student-athlete if the institution or a Nebraska booster provides the individual or the individual’s relatives or friends with any financial assistance or benefits that the institution does not provide to prospective students in general. A good rule of thumb is to treat ALL STUDENTS as prospects.

Student-Athlete

A student-athlete is a student whose enrollment was solicited by a member of the Nebraska athletic staff or other representative of athletic interests with a view toward the student’s ultimate participation in the intercollegiate athletic program.

Contact

HISTORY

A contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect, or the prospect’s parent or legal guardian, and a Nebraska staff member or athletic representative during which any dialogue occurs.

Recruiting

Recruiting is any solicitation of a prospect or a prospect’s family member (or guardian) by an institutional staff member or by athletic representative of the institution, for the purpose of securing the prospect’s enrollment and ultimate participation in Nebraska’s intercollegiate athletic program.

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Guidelines and Reminders for Boosters

• A booster may not contact the prospect, prospect’s coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate or recruit the prospect. • A booster may not expend funds to entertain or provide transportation for a prospective student-athlete, the prospect's family members or friends. • A booster may not become directly or indirectly involved in making arrangements for a prospect, or the prospect’s relative or friends to receive money or financial aid of any kind. • A booster may not contact a prospective student-athlete through letter writing, e-mail, telephone calling, text messaging, other forms of communication, etc. However, here are a few ways that a Husker booster may be involved: • You may discuss summer employment opportunities with a prospect after he/she has signed a National Letter of Intent with the University of Nebraska. • You may attend high school athletic events without contacting prospective studentathletes. • You may continue existing friendships with families and friends of prospective student-athletes. • You may send recommendation letters, newspaper clippings or similar information about prospective student-athletes to Husker coaches.

Extra Benefit Guidelines and Reminders for Boosters Extra Benefit

An extra benefit is any special arrangement by a Nebraska employee or an athletic representative to provide a student-athlete or the student-athlete’s relative or friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation.

Boosters may not provide any special arrangement considered to be an extra benefit by NCAA definition. Examples of extra benefits include but are not limited to: • Providing cash or loans of any amount; • Signing or co-signing for a loan or other forms of financial assistance; • Providing use of a telephone or calling card to make local or long distance calls; • Transporting a student-athlete or providing the use of a vehicle; • Providing free or reduced rent housing; • Giving gifts of any kind (i.e. birthday, Christmas, Valentine’s Day); • Promising a student-athlete postgraduate education or employment; • Offering free services (i.e. clothing, airline tickets, laundry, car repair, haircuts, restaurant meals); • Providing payment to a student-athlete for a booster club speaking engagement; • Providing employment for a prospect's relatives or friends. Here are a few ways that a Husker booster may help: • Do invite a student-athlete to participate in non-profit, charitable or educational events, but make sure to contact the compliance office for approval before the event; • Do invite a student-athlete into your home for an occasional meal; • Do pay a student-athlete the commensurate rate for actual and legitimate employment. If you choose to assist in any of the ways described above, please contact the compliance office to receive prior approval. For further information regarding NCAA Guidelines for Athletic Representatives, please contact the athletic compliance office at (402) 472-2042 or 1-(800) 927-7220. Inquiries may also be mailed to: Athletic Compliance Office, One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box 880219, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0219. Questions can also be faxed to (402) 472-4609 or e-mailed to compliance@huskers.com.

2007 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL ROSTER Numerical Roster

Alphabetical Roster

Yr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) St. Charles, Ill. (Rosary/Michigan State) Dubuque, Iowa (Wahlert Catholic) Cambridge, Neb. (Cambridge) Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) Lincoln, Neb. (East) Scottsbluff, Neb. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) Kitchener, Ontario (Forest Heights Collegiate Institute) Hooper, Neb. (Logan View) Arvada, Colo. (Lakewood) Franklin, Tenn. (Smoky Hill, Colo.) Amarillo, Texas Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain)

Pos. L MB MB MB S S OH OH RS OH RS L MB MB

Ht. 5-10 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-5 5-9 6-4 6-1

Yr. Fr. So Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr.

Hometown (Previous School) Dubuque, Iowa (Wahlert Catholic) Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo) Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) St. Charles, Ill. (Rosary/Michigan State) Franklin, Tenn. (Smoky Hill, Colo.) Cambridge, Neb. (Cambridge) Hooper, Neb. (Logan View) Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain) Kitchener, Ontario (Forest Heights Collegiate Institute) Lincoln, Neb. (East) Denver, Colo. (Lakewood) Scottsbluff, Neb.

Coaching and Support Staff Head Coach:

By State

• Arizona (1): Tara Mueller • Colorado (2): Tracy Stalls, Lindsey Licht • Illinois (1): Maggie Griffin • Nebraska (6): Brooke Delano, Amanda Gates, Christina Houghtelling, Jordan Larson, Rachel Schwartz, Jordan Wilberger • Ontario, Canada (1): Sarah Pavan • Tennessee (1): Rachel Holloway • Texas (1): Kori Cooper • Iowa (1): Kayla Banwarth

By Class

• Senior (4): Maggie Griffin, Christina Houghtelling, Sarah Pavan and Tracy Stalls • Juniors (3): Amanda Gates, Jordan Larson, Rachel Schwartz • Sophomores (2): Kori Cooper and Rachel Holloway • Freshmen (5): Kayla Banwarth, Brooke Delano, Lindsey Licht, Tara Mueller and Jordan Wilberger

By Position

• Liberos (2): Kayla Banwarth, Rachel Schwartz • Middle Blockers (4): Kori Cooper, Brooke Delano, Amanda Gates, Tracy Stalls • Outside Hitters (3): Christina Houghtelling, Jordan Larson, Tara Mueller • Right Side Hitters (2): Lindsey Licht, Sarah Pavan • Setters (2): Maggie Griffin, Rachel Holloway

By Major

Advertisting (1): Rachel Holloway Biochemistry (1): Sarah Pavan Communication Studies (3): Amanda Gates, Jordan Larson, Rachel Schwartz Finance (1): Maggie Griffin Elementary Education (2): Christina Houghtelling, Lindsey Licht Individualized Program of Studies (1): Tracy Stalls Speech Language Pathology (1): Kori Cooper Undeclared (4): Kalya Banwarth, Brooke Delano, Tara Mueller, Jordan Wilberger

Pronunciation Guide

Name Pronunciation Kayla Banwarth Ban-worth Brooke Delano DA-lane-o Christina Houghtelling HOE-tell-ing Lindsey Licht LIGHT Sarah Pavan PAV (rhymes with Have) - inn Lizzy Stemke STEM-key Lee Maes MAYS Lindsay Wischmeier-Peterson WISH-my-er

OPPONENTS

Head Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Volunteer Assistant: Director of Operations: Athletic Trainer: Strength Coach:

John Cook, Eighth Year (San Diego, 1979) NU Record: 220-14 (Seven Years)/Overall Record: 381-87 (14 Years) Lee Maes, Third Year (Long Beach State, 1994) Lizzy Stemke, First Year (Wisconsin, 2004) Ryan Walthall, First Year (Penn State, 2007) Lindsay Wischmeier-Peterson, Second Year (Nebraska, 2003) Jolene Emricson, Sixth Year (Metro State, 2001) Laura Pilakowski, Fourth Year (Nebraka, 2003)

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Name Banwarth, Kayla Cooper, Kori Delano, Brooke Gates, Amanda Griffin, Maggie Holloway, Rachel Houghtelling, Christina Larson, Jordan Licht, Lindsey Mueller, Tara Pavan, Sarah Schwartz, Rachel Stalls, Tracy Wilberger Jordan

Ht. 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-5 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-0

COACHES & STAFF

No. 2 15 8 17 1 12 3 10 4 19 9 5 11 6

Pos. S L OH RS L MB MB RS OH MB S MB MB OH

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Name Maggie Griffin Kayla Banwarth Christina Houghtelling Lindsey Licht Rachel Schwartz Jordan Wilberger Brooke Delano Sarah Pavan Jordan Larson Tracy Stalls Rachel Holloway Kori Cooper Amanda Gates Tara Mueller

INTRODUCTION

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 19

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HISTORY

Kori Cooper

Amanda Gates Maggie Griffin

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INTRODUCTION

HUSKERS MAKE BID FOR NCAA HISTORY IN 2007

Tracy Stalls led the Big 12 in hitting percentage, becoming only the sixth Husker to hit .400 in a season in 2006.

Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Shortly after the end of last season’s national championship, Nebraska Head Coach John Cook was already looking for the next challenge for the Husker volleyball program. The Huskers had accomplished a lot en route to going 33-1 and winning the school’s third national title in 2006. A journey began with the search to replace two All-Americans, as well as the season-ending injury to Christina Houghtelling in the preseason. The Huskers banded together to become the first squad in school history to win a regional title on the road, and then handled the burden of being the favorite in front of the largest crowds in college volleyball history. When the ride was over, the Huskers had the opportunity to celebrate a national title in their own backyard, defeating two of the sports most legendary programs in UCLA and Stanford to etch their illustrious place in program history. The 2007 season provides a major challenge for Cook and the Huskers. Not only do they know that they have a bulls-eye on them after last season’s title, but also know that they will be on the road for both regionals and nationals. “Every year,weseek outaccomplishments thathavenever been done before by a Nebraska team and try to raise the bar in this program. This season provides us the opportunity to be the first Nebraska team to go on the road for regionals and a Final Four.” There is a great opportunity for us to find that mental toughness and meet those expectations to get to Sacramento,” Cook said. “Our team will be motivated and I think they are ready to embrace that challenge.” While the task is daunting, the Huskers also have the personnel to meet the challenge. Nebraska returns the bulk of last season’s national title team, including AVCA National Player of the Year Sarah Pavan and All-Americans Jordan

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Rachel Holloway earned All-America honors as a freshman, averaging 13.40 assists per game.

Larson, Tracy Stalls and Rachel Holloway. If that wasn’t enough, Nebraska also welcomes back Houghtelling, the 2005 AVCA National Player of the Year, and a freshman class that is ranked in the top five nationally. Cook believes that while the Huskers’ talent and depth puts them in a position of strength, it is the intangibles such as chemistry and leadership that will ultimately determine the team’s success. “The most important thing is will this team find a way to max out like last year’s team?” Cook said. “We know we have the talent, now what are they going to do with that?”

Middle Blockers

One area the Huskers have ample depth is at the middle blockerposition.Nebraskareturnsthreeplayerswithstarting experience, including All-American Tracy Stalls, along with Amanda Gates and Kori Cooper. In addition, the Huskers also welcome freshmen Brooke Delano and Jordan Wilberger to the fold. “We feel that our middle blocker position is a deep and experienced position,” Cook said. “Tracy, Amanda, Kori and Brooke are all capable of starting for us.” Stalls flourished at the middle blocker position, averaging 2.67 kills and 1.41 blocks per game en route to collecting second-team AVCA All-America accolades. After two injuryplagued campaigns, she was healthy in 2006 and led the Big 12 with a .400 hitting percentage. Stalls reached double figures in kills 13 times and punctuated a strong season with a career-high 17 kills against UCLA. She continued that progress with the U.S. National Team over the summer, averaging2.25killspergameon.615hittingbeforesuffering a slight knee injury at the Pan American Cup. “Tracy is one of the premier middle blockers in the country and was playing at a really high level with Team USA this summer before her injury,” Cook said. “She emerged as one

Jordan Larson led the Huskers with 22 double-doubles in earning first-team AVCA All-America honors in 2006.

of our leaders last season and pushes her teammates to reach their potential.” Cooper earned the starting job midway through the 2006 season and turned in a solid freshman campaign. The Amarillo, Texas, native averaged 1.67 kills and 0.95 blocks per game in 30 matches, ranking fourth in the Big 12 with a .344 hitting percentage. Cooper’s improved blocking showed during the NCAA Tournament, as she led NU in blocks in both the regional semifinal win over San Diego and the national semifinal victory over UCLA. GatesprovidestheHuskerswithanexperiencedperformer who has seen time in the lineup during her first two years at NU. She appeared in 23 matches last season, averaging 1.27 kills and 1.18 blocks per game to finish second on the team in blocks per game. Gates totaled a career-high 10 blocks against San Diego and came off the bench for three big blocks to spark the Huskers’ national title match victory over Stanford. Delano comes to Nebraska after leading Bellevue West High School to a 170-10 record and four consecutive Class A state titles. A two-time Super-State and All-Nebraska selection, Delano was rated as the No. 25 player in the country by Prepvolleyball.com and was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection. Wilberger also brings an intriguing background to the Huskerprogram.The6-foot-1 middleblockerearnedsecondteam all-state honors as a senior. A three-sport athlete at Scottsbluff High School, she will likely redshirt this fall, but has the potential to blossom in the Husker program.

Right Side/Opposite

With the return of AVCA National Player of the Year Sarah Pavan and freshman Lindsey Licht, the Huskers are well stocked on the right side. Both players are 6-foot-5 lefties who create all types of matchup dilemmas.

OPPONENTS

2006 Schedule

HISTORY

Once again, the Huskers will be tested by one of the nation’s top schedules. Nebraska will play 16 matches against NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago. In preparation for the Big 12 slate, Cook has put together a challenging non-conference schedule. NU opens the year at the AVCA Showcase in Omaha where they will face Tennessee and either UCLA or Utah the following night. In all, seven of the Huskers’ eight non-conference battles are against NCAA Tournament qualifiers, including regional finalists Penn State and Hawaii. “Our focus will be on winning the Big 12 Championship,” Cook said. “It is very important to us and is a main focus of our season. Our conference continues to get better, and if you can win a Big 12 title, you have accomplished a great feat. The Big 12 will be up a notch. The Huskers will be tested in conference play, as all six Big 12 teams that qualified for the NCAA Tournament advanced to the second round, including Texas and Oklahoma, which both advanced to regionals in 2006.

RECORDS

Rachel Schwartz reached double figures in digs 13 times in 2006.

Entering last fall, all eyes were on the setter’s position, as injuries forced the Huskers to run a 5-1 offense. This season, Nebraska has improved its depth across the board, allowing for a potential return to the 6-2. No matter which way the Huskers turn, setters Rachel Holloway and Maggie Griffin will be ready for the challenge. “We’re fortunate to have two great setters in the program who both have set in national championship matches,” Cook said. “There is great competition in the gym and it makes both players better.” Holloway earned third-team All-America honors, while becoming just the second freshmen setter in NCAA history to lead their team to a national title. She piloted an offense that led the country in kills per game (17.40) and ranked secondin hitting percentage,while breaking in four first-year starters. Holloway totaled 13 double-doubles and finished her season by averaging 13.43 assists - an average that was 11th nationally - and 2.49 digs per game. She totaled a season-high65assistsinNU’scomebackwinoverMinnesota in the regional final and had 58 assists and a career-high five blocks in the NCAA Finals victory over Stanford. Holloway took the summer off in order to prepare for this season. “Rachel had an opportunity to train with the USA Program over the summer, but decided to take the summer

One spot where the Huskers will be guaranteed a new starter is at libero, where Dani Busboom earned Big 12 CoLibero-of-the-Year honors and averaged a school record 5.04 digs per game. Junior Rachel Schwartz, who served as NU’s defensive specialist in 2006, and freshman Kayla Banwarth are bidding for the starting job. “I’m not sure you can just replace a Dani Busboom, who was probably one of the greatest athletes we have had in this program,” Cook said. “This year, we have more depth to work with. We’ve never had two liberos of this skill level competing for playing time and it will be great watching them push each other in practice.” Schwartz made 29 starts at defensive specialist, averaging 2.41 digs and 0.23 aces per game. She reached double figures in digs in 13 matches, including a careerhigh 15 digs in a five-game win at No. 9 Texas. Cook said that Schwartz was the Huskers’ most improved player since the end of last season and played at a high level in the spring. “One of the interesting things to watch in the fall is how Rachel will develop in a full-time role and how she takes charge on the court,” Cook said. “She played at a high level last year, and one of the things I’ve always noticed about Rachel is she enjoys the big matches.” Banwarth brings sterling credentials to the Husker program after leading Wahlert Catholic High School to three state titles. She was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Iowa and a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 pick, averaging 4.00 kills, 3.70 digs and 1.43 aces per game as a senior. She could also see time as the Huskers’ defensive specialist.

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Setter

Libero

COACHES & STAFF

The Huskers lost senior Dani Mancuso to graduation, but welcome the return of 2005 AVCA National Player of the Year ChristinaHoughtelling,whomissedlastseasonwithshoulder surgery.Sheteamswithfellowfirst-teamAll-AmericanJordan Larson to provide unsurpassed firepower on the outside. In addition, the Huskers also welcome freshman Tara Mueller, who is one of the nation’s top recruits, to the fold. We have the potential to have a great left side attack,”

off and focus on physically and mentally preparing herself for this fall,” Cook said. “It was a great move for her because it is the first time she has had an opportunity to prepare for a season. I think we will see a motivated and inspired Rachel on the court.” Griffin, who shared time in the Huskers’ 6-2 offense in 2005, backed up Holloway last season, averaging 2.05 assists and 0.60 digs per game. Griffin was also used as NU’s serving specialist, putting up a 5-to-1 ace-to-error ratio over 21 matches. Two years ago, Griffin averaged 7.49 assists and 1.59 digs per game to help NU hit .322 as a team, equaling its highest percentage since 1986. “Maggie comes off a great spring season and has worked harder this offseason than in her two previous years,” Cook said. “That work has put her in a position to have a strong senior year.”

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Outside Hitters

Cook said. “The special thing about all three players is they can all pass, block, hit and play defense. It’s hard to find one who possesses those skills.” HoughtellingstartedontheHuskers’2005NCAArunner-up squad, averaging 3.69 kills, 2.49 digs and 1.03 blocks per game. She ranked among the Big 12 leaders in both kills and hitting percentage (.364) and tied for the team lead with six double-doubles as a junior. Houghtelling, who was one of the Huskers’ best passers and blockers, also had a knack for clutch performances, earning MVP honors at the AVCA Showcase and at the NCAA Omaha Regional. She had surgery in July of 2006 and has worked diligently to get back to 100 percent for her final year. “Christina has been diligent in her rehab, and (strength coach) Laura (Pilakowski) says that she was the best athlete onourteaminsummerconditioning,”Cooksaid.“Hertesting scores are at the same levels she was two years ago. We have to be patient and realize that it will take time for her to get back at the level she was used to before her injury.” Larson more than filled the offensive void left by Houghtelling, garnering first-team AVCA All-America honors. One of the nation’s top all-around performers, Larson averaged 4.13 kills, 3.50 digs and 0.46 service aces per game as a sophomore, ranking among the Big 12 leaders in all three categories. She led NU with 22 double-doubles and also totaled 31 solo blocks - the most ever by a Husker outside hitter. Larson has the ability to affect a match in a number of ways, and is primed for a big junior season. “Jordan has taken her game to another level and it was something that we saw during the spring,” Cook said. She has had the full year of working in our strength and conditioning program, and her progress is similar to what Christina’s was two years ago and Sarah’s last season. Jordan is already a great all-around player, but I think we are just starting to see Jordan’s potential.” Mueller comes to Nebraska with impressive credentials after earning Arizona Player-of-the-Year Honors in both 2005 and 2006. She was rated as the No. 12 player in the country by Prepvolleyball.com and totaled 304 kills, 218 digs, 46 blocks and 45 aces despite missing half of her senior year. Mueller spent the summer competing with the U.S. Junior National Team, helping the squad to a fourth-place finish at the Under-20 World Championships.

INTRODUCTION

“It is rare to have one 6-5 lefty, but to have two on the roster provides us with some options if we choose to,” Cook said. “There may be times we use both players on the court in order to maximize their talents.” Pavan begins her final season looking to leave a legacy among the sport’s greatest players. A three-time first-team All-American, she averaged 5.10 kills, 1.50 digs and 1.00 blocks per game last season en route to sweeping every major national player-of-the-year award. She could become only the fourth player in NCAA volleyball history to be a four-time, first-team All-American and looks to become the first player to repeat as AVCA National Player of the Year since Logan Tom in 2001 and 2002. Pavan had 10 matches with at least 20 kills, including 22 kills in the national championship victory over Stanford. While many players would rest on their laurels, Pavan spent the summer working on improving every facet of her game. “The natural instinct for someone who has had the year she has is to go on cruise control and let up, but that is not in Sarah’s nature,” Cook said. “She is driven in what she needs to work on to get better and goes out and accomplishes it. Sarah has pushed herself to be the best player she can be and is anxious to begin her senior year.” Licht enrolled at NU in January and got the jump on the rest of the Husker freshmen, as she participated in spring drills. A three-time All-Colorado selection, Licht was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruit and totaled 1,199 kills and 335 blocks in four seasons. She was the Colorado Player of the Year in 2005 and helped her team to back-to-back state crowns.

2007 HUSKER VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK Nebraska: All-American U

INTRODUCTION

Nebraska continued its string of All-America success in 2006 with four Huskers earning AVCA All-America accolades. Rachel Holloway, Jordan Larson, Sarah Pavan and Tracy Stalls were all selected, upping Nebraska's NCAA-leading totals to 29 players and 57 certificates, respectively. Nebraska has had at least one All-American every season since 1983, a total of 25 straight seasons, including 22 in Cook’s seven seasons.

Cook’s Winning Ways

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Nebraska Coach John Cook has been amazingly successful during his seven seasons at the helm, posting a 200-14 record (.940 winning percentage). All 14 losses have come against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, including the eventual NCAA champion in 2001 (Stanford), 2002 (USC) and 2005 (Washington). A two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year, Cook has enjoyed greater success in the Big 12, going 135-5 in conference play in his seven years at Nebraska. The Huskers have won six Big 12 titles over the last seven seasons (2000-02, 2004-06) and have dropped just 49 of the 463 conference games they have played over the past six years, good for an .894 winning percentage.

Home-Court Advantage

Sarah Pavan was the 2006 AVCA National Player of the Year and won the Honda-Broderick Cup for the nation’s top female athlete.

Nebraska posted a 19-0 record in the NU Coliseum in 2006, continuing the building’s tradition as one of the most feared places to play in college volleyball. Nebraska has posted 14 undefeated seasons at home in school history, including eight in the past 13 years. The Huskers have won their last 54 home matches, a streak that ranks eighth in NCAA history.

Christina Houghtelling returns to the Husker lineup after missing the 2006 season following shoulder surgery.

Rank and File

Huskers Look to Join the 1,000 Win Club

The Nebraska volleyball team enters the 2007 season needing one win to become the third Division I program to reach the 1,000 victory mark. The Huskers will look to join UCLA (1,037 wins) and Missouri State (1,003 wins) in that exclusive club. If Nebraska wins its opening match of the AVCA Showcase, it could set up the first meeting of 1,000-win teams, as UCLA plays Utah in the other semifinal. NCAA Win Totals No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

School UCLA Missouri State Nebraska Brigham Young Long Beach State

Total Wins 1,037 1,003 999 993 974

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OPPONENTS

Pavan, Houghtelling Return as AVCA National Players of the Year

Nebraska and No. 1 Rankings

Nebraska has now spent 71 weeks all-time at No. 1 in the AVCA poll, the most weeks at No. 1 of any Division I program. In all, 52 of the 71 weeks at No. 1 have come under Coach John Cook. Nebraska is one of two teams to be ranked in the AVCA Coaches poll for all 351 weeks of its existence. The Huskers have been ranked in the top 10 for 317 weeks, which trails only Stanford’s 321 weeks in the top 10. Dating back to the end of the 2004 season, Nebraska has played its last 73 matches as the nation’s No. 1 team, going an impressive 69-4 in that stretch.

Weeks at No. 1 in the AVCA Rankings No. School Weeks Ranked No. 1 1. Nebraska 71 2. UCLA 51 3. Hawaii 48

With Sarah Pavan winning the AVCA National Player-of-the-Year Award in 2006, Nebraska has now had four AVCA National Players of the Year, including three this decade. With the return of 2005 AVCA National Player of the Year Christina Houghtelling to the lineup this year, the Huskers will become the first team in NCAA volleyball history to field two former AVCA National Players of the Year on the court at one time. Pavan and Houghtelling will look to become only the fifth player in college volleyball history to win the AVCA honor more than once, joining Logan Tom (Stanford, 2001-02); Misty May (Long Beach State, 1997-98), Tara Cross (Long Beach State, 1988-89) and Teee Williams (Hawaii, 1987-89).

Nebraska will carry a streak of 90 consecutive sellouts at the NU Coliseum into the 2007 season. The Huskers sold out all 19 matches they played at the Coliseum last season prior to the team’s annual Red/White scrimmage in mid-August. The streak began with a 10-game stretch to close the 2001 campaign, and has carried over through the last five seasons. The last non-sellout came on Sept. 25, 2001, against Creighton.

Huskers Continue Big 12 Dominance

Success in the Classroom

Nebraska’s Big 12 title in 2006 continues one of the most successful runs in NCAA history. The Huskers have won nine Big 12 titles in the last 11 years and 28 Big Eight/Big 12 crowns in 31 years. Over the last decade, Nebraska is 206-14 in Big 12 matches, including 135-5 under Head Coach John Cook.

2007 Returning Letterwinners

HISTORY

Nebraska is one of two teams to be ranked in the USA Today/AVCA Coaches poll for all 361 weeks of its existence following the 2006 season. The Huskers have been ranked in the top 10 for 317 of the 335 weeks, which ranks second behind Stanford’s 321. NU has a national best 71 weeks in the top spot, including 31 of 32 polls since the start of 2005.

No. Player 9 Pavan, Sarah 10 Larson, Jordan 11 Stalls, Tracy 15 Cooper, Kori 12 Holloway, Rachel 3 Houghtelling, Christina* 17 Gates, Amanda 5 Schwartz, Rachel 1 Griffin, Maggie *-2005 stats

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G 115 115 115 83 112 116 45 115 40

K 586 475 307 139 124 428 57 0 4

K/Gm 5.10 4.13 2.67 1.67 1.11 3.69 1.27 0.00 0.10

E 182 140 76 36 45 107 24 3 2

TA 1290 1173 578 299 285 882 134 16 12

Pct .313 .286 .400 .344 .277 .364 .246 -.188 .167

A 30 72 22 17 1503 31 6 34 82

A/Gm 0.26 0.63 0.19 0.20 13.42 0.27 0.13 0.30 2.05

Sellout Streak Extends to 90

Nebraska continued to excel in the classroom in 2006, as Sarah Pavan was named the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, not only in volleyball, but in all sports in the University division. The Huskers have had 29 academic All-Americans in volleyball, including at least one in 19 of the past 23 seasons. In July, Nebraska was also awarded the AVCA GamePlan Academic Team award for the 12th time, the most of any Division I program.

SA 39 53 11 0 22 24 0 23 5

SE 82 67 17 0 22 32 0 19 1

SA/Gm 0.34 0.46 0.10 0.00 0.20 0.21 0.00 0.20 0.12

Digs 172 402 93 27 279 289 7 277 24

D/Gm 1.50 3.50 0.81 0.33 2.49 2.49 0.16 2.41 0.60

BS-BA 12-103 31-49 19-143 9-70 7-56 7-112 4-49 0-0 0-2

TB 115 80 162 79 63 119 53 0 2

B/Gm 1.00 0.70 1.41 0.95 0.56 1.03 1.18 0.00 0.05

Pts. 688.5 583.5 408.5 183.0 181.0 515.0 85.5 23.0 10.0

MAGGIE GRIFFIN

6-0 • Senior • Setter • St. Charles, Ill. (Rosary/Michigan State)

About Maggie

Full name: Maggie Christine Griffin Parents: James and Mary Kevin Griffin Place of Birth: St. Charles, Ill. Major: Finance (3.826 GPA)

Honors & Awards

• 2007 Academic All-America Candidate • 2006 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • 2006 U.S. National Team Camp Participant • 2004 Big Ten All-Freshman Team • Four-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

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INTRODUCTION

2007: Outlook

Senior Maggie Griffin is in her third season in the Husker program after beginning her college career at Michigan State • Gives the Huskers an experienced setter who could play for nearly any school in the country • Shared time in the Huskers’ 6-2 offense in 2005, leading the Huskers to 33 wins and an NCAA runner-up finish, as NU posted a .322 team hitting percentage • Was forced to adjust to a reserve role in 2006, as Christina Houghtelling’s injury forced NU to go back to a 5-1 offense • Saw time as the Huskers’ backup setter and serving specialist in 2006, appearing in 21 matches • Had just one service error in 135 attempts • Possesses great leadership skills and has a confidence when she steps on the court • Is a proven winner, helping NU to a 66-3 record over the last two years • Piloted her club team to a pair of Junior Olympic National titles and started at Michigan State in 2004 as a true freshman • Worked with the USA National Team Program during the summer of 2006 • Could contend for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, carrying a 3.826 GPA in finance. “Maggie comes off a great spring season and has worked harder this offseason than in her two previous years. That work has put her in a position to have a strong senior year,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “She has become one of the leaders in our program, and when your leaders are your hardest workers, it says a lot about the team. Maggie and Rachel (Holloway) push each other to get better, and that competition makes both players better.”

2006: Junior

Griffin appeared in 21 matches as the Huskers’ backup setter and serving specialist in 2006, backing up AllAmerican Rachel Holloway • Averaged 2.05 assists and 0.60 digs per game in 21 matches, as she earned starts against Texas Tech on Sept. 23 and Creighton on Sept. 24 • Was precise at the service line, totaling five aces and one service error in 135 attempts on the year • Totaled a season-high 43 assists, nine digs and three kills against Texas Tech on Sept. 23 • Matched her season high with nine digs in two games against Creighton on Sept. 24 • Shined in the NCAA first-round match against American on Dec. 1, recording an ace while also sparking several runs with her serving • Had four assists and a kill against No. 20 Louisville on Sept. 8 • Saw extensive action against Middle Tennessee on Sept. 2, totaling 16 assists and two digs against a Blue Raider squad that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament • Spent part of the summer of 2006 in Colorado Springs, training with the USA Volleyball program.

RECORDS

2005: Sophomore

HISTORY

Griffin was one of two newcomers to step into the starting lineup, helping the Huskers to 33 wins and an NCAA runner-up finish • Started all 35 matches in NU’s 62 offense, averaging 7.49 assists and 1.59 digs per game in helping NU rank fourth nationally in hitting percentage (.322) and kills per game (17.12) and eighth in assists per game (15.72) • Helped the Huskers hit .350 or better 16 times, including eight matches above .400 • Totaled 30 or more assists seven times, including a season-high 37 at No. 7 Missouri on Oct. 5 • Posted four double-doubles - all in Big 12 play • Recorded 36 aces and established a season high with three service aces in a win at No. 5 Minnesota on Sept. 5 • Set season highs in both assists and digs (15) at No. 8 Missouri on Oct. 5 • Collected her second doubledouble in as many matches with 23 assists and 12 digs against Kansas on Oct. 8 • Had 27 assists and seven digs, as the Huskers hit .422 in a sweep at No. 23 Kansas State

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on Oct. 19 • Posted her third double-double of the year in a five-game thriller over No. 12 Missouri with 33 assists and 11 digs on Nov. 13 • Was one of six Huskers to record double-doubles against KSU with 31 assists and 12 digs on Nov. 19 • Had 24 assists as NU hit .486 in a sweep of Colorado on Nov. 23 • Nearly recorded a double-double in the NCAA Regional Final with 26 assists and nine digs in a sweep of No. 4 Florida on Dec. 10 • Had 21 assists in the national semifinal against Santa Clara on Dec. 15, as the Huskers hit .449.

2004: at Michigan State

Griffin served as the Spartans’ starting setter in 2004, averaging 12.98 assists and 2.18 digs per game • Selected to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team • Ranked fifth in the league in assists, a total which was eighth on MSU’s single-season list and 10th in service aces • Totaled eight double-doubles and had 50-or-more assists 12 times • Selected to the Gamecock Invitational and Coca-Cola Classic All-Tournament teams • Recorded double-doubles in consecutive matches against Arkansas and Wichita State, including 56 assists and 13 digs against WSU • Recorded a season-high 68 assists against Purdue • Totaled a season-high five blocks, along with 57 assists and five digs in a win over NCAA qualifier Michigan • Keyed an upset of No. 21 Illinois with 61 assists.

High School

Griffin was a four-year letterwinner for Coach Lisa Kasper at Rosary (Ill.) High School • Was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection and ranked No. 12 by Prepvolleyball.com • Named all-state in 2003, and earned honorable-mention all-state accolades in 2002 • Was a two-time all-area selection • Chosen as the Kane County Player of the Year • Selected team captain as a senior and was a two-time all-area pick • Earned all-conference recognition all four years • Played nine years with Sports Performance Volleyball Club • Named an AAU All-American in 2001 and 2004, as well as the AAU MVP in 2002 • Helped lead her squad to back-to-back Junior Olympic Open Championships in 2003 and 2004 • Named Junior Olympic Most Valuable Player in 2003 and 2004 • Selected to the U.S. Junior National Training Team in 2004 • Earned Junior Olympic All-America accolades in 2001 and 2002 • Comes from an athletic family, as her mother (Mary) played volleyball and basketball at Xavier.

Career Highs

INTRODUCTION

• Kills: 3 vs. Texas Tech, 9/23/06 • Attacks: 9 vs. Texas Tech, 9/23/06 • Hitting Pct: 1.000 (1-0-1) vs. Santa Clara, 12/15/05 vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2/06 • Assists: 43 vs. Texas Tech, 9/23/06 • Aces: 3 at Minnesota, 9/5/05 • Block Assists: 1 (two times) vs. Texas Tech, 9/23/06 at Creighton, 9/24/06 • Total Blocks: 1 (two times) vs. Texas Tech, 9/23/06 at Creighton, 9/24/06 • Digs: 15 at Minnesota, 9/5/05 2007 HUSKERS

2007 HUSKERS

Miscellaneous Stats (Single Matches With)

COACHES & STAFF

Double-Doubles:........................................... 4 .450 or Better Hitting Pct.:* ......................... 0 50 or More Assists:....................................... 0 15 or More Kills: ........................................... 0 15 or More Digs: ........................................... 1 8 or More Blocks:.......................................... 0 4 or More Aces:............................................. 0

* Hitting percentage marks based on min. 10 attempts.

2006 Match-by-Match Totals K 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

E 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TA Pct 0 .000 1 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 9 .222 2 -.500 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 12 .167

A 0 16 4 0 0 43 17 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82

SA 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5

D 0 2 0 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24

TB 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0

OPPONENTS

Opponent GP SAINT MARY’S 2 M. TENNESSEE 2 LOUISVILLE 1 KANSAS 1 at Oklahoma 2 TEXAS TECH 3 at Creighton 3 at Baylor 2 KANSAS STATE 2 at Missouri 2 COLORADO 1 at Texas 1 MISSOURI 2 at Kansas State 1 OKLAHOMA 2 at Iowa State 2 at Colorado 3 at Kansas 1 AMERICAN 4 vs. San Diego 1 vs. UCLA 2 40

2006 REVIEW

Date Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 8 Sept. 13 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 8 Nov. 11 Nov. 22 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 14 Totals

RECORDS

Year 2005 2006 TOTAL

GP-MP 116-35 40-21 156-56

K 3 4 7

Big 12 Statistics Year 2005 2006 TOTAL

GP-MP 68-20 25-14 93-34

K 1 3 4

K/Gm 0.03 0.10 0.04

E 7 2 9

Pct TA 14 -.286 12 .167 26 -.077

A 869 82 951

A/Gm 7.49 2.05 6.10

SA 9 5 14

Digs 185 24 209

D/Gm 1.59 0.60 1.34

BS-BA 0-0 0-2 0-2

Total 0 2 2

B/Gm 0.00 0.05 0.01

K/Gm 0.01 0.12 0.04

E 3 1 4

Pct TA 6 -.333 9 .222 15 .000

A 505 45 550

A/Gm 7.43 1.80 5.91

SA 2 2 4

Digs 122 11 133

D/Gm 1.79 0.44 1.43

BS-BA 0-0 0-1 0-1

Total 0 1 1

B/Gm 0.00 0.04 0.01

HISTORY

Career Statistics

CHRISTINA HOUGHTELLING

6-2 • Senior • Outside Hitter • Cambridge, Neb. (Cambridge)

About Christina

Full name: Christina Ann Houghtelling Parents: Ken and Beth Houghtelling Place of Birth: Cambridge, Neb. Major: Elementary Education (3.909 GPA)

Honors & Awards • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

2005 AVCA National Player of the Year 2005 Honda Award Finalist 2005 First-Team AVCA All-American 2005 First-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American 2005 First-Team AVCA All-Central Region 2005 NCAA Omaha Regional Most Outstanding Player 2005 NCAA Omaha Regional All-Tournament Team 2005 First-Team All-Big 12 2005-06 Big 12 Female Athlete-of-the-Year Finalist 2005 AVCA Showcase Most Valuable Player 2005 AVCA Showcase All-Tournament Team 2005 AVCA National Player of the Week (Aug. 29) 2005 Big 12 Player of the Week (Aug. 29) 2005 Players Challenge All-Tournament Team 2005 USA Volleyball A2 National Team 2003 Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament Team Eight-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Member Two-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

2007: Outlook

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Husker volleyball fans have anxiously awaited the return of senior outside hitter Christina Houghtelling (pronounced HOE-tell-ing) • Underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in July of 2006 and took a medical redshirt • Returned to training with the Huskers in the spring and saw limited duty against Wichita State in her only competition of the spring • Is expected to be close to 100 percent by the time fall camp starts • Averaged 3.69 kills, 2.49 digs and 1.03 blocks per game en route to AVCA National Player-of-the-Year accolades in 2005 • Performed at her best in NU’s biggest matches as a junior, earning MVP honors at the NCAA Omaha Regional and the AVCA Showcase • Exceptionally skilled all-around performer who was considered one of the Huskers’ best passers and blockers before her injury • Teams with fellow senior Sarah Pavan to give Nebraska a pair of AVCA National Players of the Year on the court for the first time in NCAA history • Proven leader who excels at making her teammates better • Is driven to help the Huskers repeat as national champions this fall • Will look to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, as she carries a 3.909 GPA in elementary education and is on track to graduate this December. “It has been a long road back for Christina after her shoulder injury.” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “She had been diligent in her rehab, and Laura (Pilakowski) says that she was the best athlete on our team in summer conditioning. Her testing scores are at the same levels she was two years ago. As a staff, we have to be patient and realize that it will take time for her to get back at the level she was used to before her injury and allow her to regain the confidence that makes her such a great player.”

2006: Medical Redshirt

Houghtelling took a medical redshirt after missing all of the 2006 season after surgery on her right shoulder and left knee in July.

2005: Junior

Houghtelling emerged as one of the nation’s top players, leading the Huskers to an NCAA runner-up finish • Chosen as the AVCA National Player of the Year after averaging 3.69 kills, 2.49 digs and 1.03 blocks per game • Earned first-team All-America and All-Big 12 laurels after ranking among the Big 12 leaders in kills (10th) and hitting percentage (.375, fifth) • Also shined in the classroom, earning first-team academic All-America honors, joining Sarah Pavan to give NU two first-team selections • Tied for the team lead with six double-doubles - including a 19-kill, 20-dig performance against Kansas State on Nov. 19 • Topped NU in kills 13 times and hit .400 or better 19 times in 35 matches • Was at her best in Nebraska’s toughest matches, averaging 4.00 kills, 2.54 digs and 1.29 blocks per game in seven matches against top-10 teams • Chosen the Omaha Regional’s Most Outstanding Player, hitting .511 with 27 kills and two errors in sweeps of UCLA and Florida • Had a match-high 18 kills on .615 hitting, while adding five blocks and seven digs against the fourth-ranked Gators on Dec. 11 • Established career bests in digs (20) and blocks (six) while totaling a match-high 19 kills in a victory over Kansas State on Nov. 19 • Led NU’s five-game comeback over No. 12 Missouri on Nov. 13 with 19 kills on .405 hitting and nine digs • Set a career high with six blocks, while adding a match-high nine digs and eight kills at Texas Tech on Oct. 26 • Enjoyed one of her best matches at Oklahoma on Sept. 28, recording a careerhigh 20 kills on .405 hitting while also chipping in 10 digs against the Sooners • Recorded her first double-double of

the year against No. 4 Penn State on Sept. 11 with 12 kills on .476 hitting and 14 digs • Claimed MVP honors at the AVCA Showcase, averaging 4.83 kills on .404 hitting, 2.33 digs and 1.67 blocks per game in sweeps over No. 4 Hawaii and No. 3 Stanford.

2004: Sophomore

Houghtelling enjoyed a breakthrough season, appearing in 30 of NU’s 32 matches following left knee surgery in the spring of 2004 • Averaged 2.90 kills and 2.34 digs per game while splitting duty with Dani Mancuso • Was seventh in the Big 12 with 0.34 service aces/game, matching her career high with four against No. 10 Texas on Nov. 24 • Had 10 or more kills 13 times, including a season-high 17 kills in a sweep of Missouri on Nov. 17 • Finished with a .739 hitting percentage (17-0-23), as her 17 kills were the single-highest match total without an error in school history • Had 13 kills on .500 hitting (13-2-22) in a sweep of No. 24 Kansas on Sept. 29 • Picked up her first double-double with 12 kills, 13 digs and three aces against Baylor on Oct. 6 • Played one of her best matches of the year against No. 10 Texas on Nov. 24 with 10 kills, seven digs and four aces in a sweep of the Longhorns • Provided an offensive spark during the NCAA Tournament, averaging 3.38 kills and 3.15 digs per game while posting three double-doubles • Had 15 kills, 11 digs and four blocks in NU’s second-round win over Wichita State on Dec. 3 • Totaled 24 kills and 24 digs in two regional matches, including a career-high 14 digs in the regional title match against USC on Dec. 11 • Earned first-team academic All-Big 12 honors.

2003: Freshman

Houghtelling enjoyed a strong debut season despite being sidelined for six weeks with a knee injury • Averaged 1.67 kills while hitting .257 in 16 matches • Named to the Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament Team, averaging 2.00 kills, 0.80 blocks and 0.40 service aces per game • Came off the bench to post a season-high nine kills and seven digs against Georgia Tech on Sept. 14 • Tallied at least eight kills three times, including eight kills on .462 hitting against Texas Tech on Sept. 28 • Led the Big 12 with 0.57 service aces per game before her injury, including four aces in a win at Texas on Sept. 20 • Earned a place on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in both semesters.

High School

Houghtelling was a four-year standout in three sports at Cambridge High School, earning the Omaha World-Herald Nebraska Girls High School Athlete-of-the-Year Award in 2003 • Shared the Lincoln Journal Star’s High School Athlete-of-the-Year Award with former NU teammate Dani Busboom • Was a two-time all-state pick in volleyball and became NU’s first scholarship volleyball recruit from Cambridge • Recorded 434 kills on .539 hitting to lead Cambridge to a 20-9 record and a state tourney appearance in 2002, earning first-team Super-State honors from the Lincoln Journal Star • Dominated on the basketball court, averaging 27.1 points on 73 percent shooting and 13.5 rebounds per game to lead CHS to the Class D-1 state tournament in 2003 • Earned Super-State accolades in hoops from the Journal Star in both 2001 and 2002 and was offered a basketball scholarship at NU • Swept the all-class gold medals in both the high jump and triple jump in 2002 and 2003 • Carried a perfect 4.0 GPA throughout her high school career.

Career Highs

INTRODUCTION

• Kills: 20 at Oklahoma, 9/28/05 • Attacks: 47 vs. USC, 12/11/04 • Hitting Pct: .739 (17-0-23) at Missouri, 11/17/04 • Aces: 4 (two times) vs. Texas, 11/24/04 at Texas, 9/20/03 • Block Assists: 6 (three times) at Texas Tech, 10/29/05 vs. Kansas State, 11/19/05 vs. Washington, 12/17/05 • Total Blocks: 6 (three times) at Texas Tech, 10/29/05 vs. Kansas State, 11/19/05 vs. Washington, 12/17/05 • Digs: 20 vs. Kansas State, 11/19/05 2007 HUSKERS

2007 HUSKERS

Miscellaneous Stats (Single Matches With)

COACHES & STAFF

Double-Doubles:......................................... 10 .450 or Better Hitting Pct.: ......................... 16 15 or More Kills: ........................................... 9 20 or More Kills ............................................ 1 15 or More Digs: ........................................... 1 8 or More Blocks:.......................................... 0 4 or More Aces:............................................. 2

* Hitting percentage marks based on min. 10 attempts.

2005 Match-by-Match Totals

Big 12 Statistics Year 2003 2004 2005 TOTAL

GP-MP 21-7 50-19 68-20 139-46

K 36 138 252 426

K/Gm 1.67 2.90 3.69 3.09

E 26 87 107 220

TA 152 594 882 1628

Pct .257 .229 .364 .305

A 6 8 31 45

A/Gm 0.15 0.10 0.27 0.19

SA 15 26 24 65

Digs 28 180 289 497

D/Gm 0.72 2.34 2.49 2.14

BS-BA 4-27 7-33 7-112 18-172

Total 31 40 119 190

B/Gm 0.79 0.52 1.03 0.82

K/Gm 1.71 2.76 3.71 3.06

E 14 53 63 130

TA 83 364 512 959

Pct .265 .234 .369 .309

A 4 2 17 23

A/Gm 0.19 0.04 0.25 0.17

SA 12 18 10 40

Digs 13 107 169 289

D/Gm 0.62 2.14 2.49 2.08

BS-BA 3-14 5-18 5-63 13-95

Total 17 23 68 108

B/Gm 0.81 0.46 1.00 0.78

TA 25 32 16 20 41 33 15 21 20 22 14 42 20 35 24 24 20 23 26 25 19 31 17 22 37 19 36 22 38 18 21 19 26 21 38 882

Pct A .440 1 .375 1 .625 1 .350 1 .049 3 .364 2 .400 1 .476 0 .500 0 .273 1 .000 2 .405 0 .250 1 .286 3 .458 0 .292 0 .550 0 .130 3 .462 1 .320 0 .368 0 .419 0 .471 0 .409 0 .405 2 .526 0 .333 2 .591 1 .237 1 .556 0 .476 2 .368 1 .615 0 .429 0 .079 1 .364 31

SA 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 24

D 7 7 6 8 9 5 8 14 4 5 12 10 9 6 10 9 6 13 4 7 9 5 6 6 9 8 20 7 13 9 8 3 7 9 11 289

TB 5.0 5.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 6.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 6.0 119

HISTORY

K 65 223 428 716

K E 14 3 15 3 10 0 9 2 13 11 17 5 6 0 12 2 12 2 11 5 6 6 20 3 10 5 14 4 14 3 10 3 11 0 7 4 14 2 11 3 8 1 13 0 10 2 13 4 19 4 12 2 19 7 14 1 14 5 11 1 12 2 9 2 18 2 10 1 10 7 428 107

RECORDS

GP-MP 39-16 77-30 116-35 232-81

GP 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 4 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 116

OPPONENTS

Year 2003 2004 2005 TOTAL

Opponent vs. Hawaii vs. Stanford at Ohio State vs. Michigan at Minnesota PEPPERDINE PACIFIC PENN STATE at Colorado TEXAS A&M IOWA STATE at Oklahoma BAYLOR at Missouri at Kansas CREIGHTON TEXAS TECH TEXAS at Kansas State KANSAS at Texas Tech OKLAHOMA at Iowa State at Texas A&M MISSOURI at Baylor KANSAS STATE COLORADO at Texas ALABAMA A&M DUKE vs. UCLA vs. Florida vs. Santa Clara vs. Washington

2006 REVIEW

Career Statistics

Date Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Sept. 2 Sept. 3 Sept. 5 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 11 Sept. 17 Sept. 21 Sept. 24 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 5 Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 12 Oct. 15 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Nov. 2 Nov. 5 Nov. 9 Nov. 13 Nov. 16 Nov. 19 Nov. 23 Nov. 26 Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 9 Dec. 10 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Totals

SARAH PAVAN

6-5 • Senior • Right Side Hitter • Kitchener, Ontario (Forest Hts. Collegiate Institute)

About Sarah

Full name: Sarah Lindsey Pavan Parents: Paul and Cindy Pavan Place of Birth: Kitchener, Ontario Major: Biochemistry (4.0 GPA)

Honors & Awards

• 2006-07 Honda-Broderick Cup Winner • 2006-07 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American of the Year (University Division) • 2006-07 Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year • 2006 Honda Award for Volleyball Winner • 2006 AVCA National Player of the Year • 2006 Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year • 2006 ESPN the Magazine VB Academic All-American of the Year • Three-Time, First-Team AVCA All-American (2004-05-06) • Two-Time, First-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American (2005-06) • 2006 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player • Two-Time NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (2005-06) • Two-Time Big 12 Player of the Year (2005-06) • Three-Time First-Team All-Big 12 (2004-05-06) • Three-Time First-Team AVCA All-Central Region (2004-06) • 2004 AVCA National Freshman of the Year • 2004 AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year • 2006 Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team • 2005 NCAA Omaha Regional All-Tournament Team • 2004 NCAA Louisville Regional All-Tournament Team • Six-Time Big 12 Player of the Week • Two-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2005-06) • 2006 Ameritas Players Challenge MVP • 2005 Nebraska Invitational MVP • 2004 Big 12 Freshman of the Year • AVCA National Player of the Week (11/29/04) • Two-Time Players Challenge All-Tournament Team • 2004 First National Bank/Arby’s Classic All-Tournament Team • Six-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

2007: Outlook

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The reigning Honda-Broderick Cup winner and AVCA National Player of the Year, Sarah Pavan (pronounced pavINN) is already among the most decorated players in NCAA volleyball history • Collected first-team AVCA All-America honors in each of her first three campaigns and looks to join the Stanford trio of Bev Oden (1989-92), Kerri Walsh (1996-99) and Logan Tom (1999-02) as the only four-time, first-team AVCA All-Americans in NCAA history • Bids to become the first two-time AVCA Player of the Year since Logan Tom in 2001-02 • Possesses the size and all-around ability to dominate a match from nearly anywhere on the court • Focused player who looks to lead the Huskers to back-to-back NCAA titles for the first time in program history • Two-time Big 12 Player of the Year who averaged a school-record 5.10 kills, 1.50 digs and 1.00 blocks per game in helping NU to a 33-1 record • Begins her senior season needing 269 kills to break Allison Weston’s school record of 1,778 and could also reach 500 blocks during the 2007 campaign • Is a perfectionist in the classroom as well, where she carries a 4.0 in biochemistry and was the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in volleyball as a junior • Turned down an invitation to re-join the Canadian National Team to work on completing her degree in biochemistry in four years • Exceptionally skilled international player who started on the Canadian National Team at age 16 • Holds two distinctions for the Husker program, as she is the tallest player in school history as well as the first Husker volleyball player from Canada • Will contend for every major academic and athletic honor in the sport of volleyball this fall. “The natural instinct for someone who has had a year like Sarah’s is to go on cruise control and let up, but that is not in her nature,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “She is driven in what she needs to work on to get better and goes out and accomplishes it. Sarah has pushed herself to be the best player she can be and is anxious to begin her senior year.”

2006: Junior

Pavan enjoyed one of the most decorated seasons in school history after leading the Huskers to an NCAA title • Became Nebraska’s first-ever Honda-Broderick Cup winner and was named the Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year for the 2006-07 season • Swept every national player-of-the-year honor, including the Honda Sport Award, AVCA and Volleyball Magazine honors • Led the Big 12 in kills (5.10) and points per game (5.98), while hitting .313 on the season • Ranked sixth in service aces (0.34/gm) and also averaged 1.50 digs and 1.00 blocks per game • Finished the year ranked 10th nationally in kills per game and reached double figures in kills in 33 of NU’s 34 matches, including 10 matches with at least 20 kills • Set Nebraska’s single-season record for kills per game (5.10), eclipsing the record set by U.S. Olympian Nancy Metcalf (5.09, 1999), while her 586 kills ranked as the second-best total in school history • Named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship, averaging 5.50 kills and 2.88 digs per game in victories over No. 4 UCLA and No. 2 Stanford • Totaled 22 kills on .378 hitting, a season-high 13 digs and three blocks in the NCAA championship match against Stanford on Dec. 16 • Reached 1,000 career kills in 236 games, the fastest by any Husker in history, bettering the previous best of 238 games by Metcalf • Named to the NCAA Gainesville Regional AllTournament team after totaling 35 kills and four aces in two matches, including 20 kills and three aces in the regional final against No. 9 Minnesota • Topped the Huskers with 23 kills on .528 hitting, a career-high four aces and eight digs

in a sweep of Baylor on Nov. 18 • Totaled 23 kills on .588 hitting and three aces in a sweep of Texas A&M on Nov. 15 • Led NU with a season-high 24 kills on .321 hitting and eight digs in a win at Iowa State on Nov. 8 • Led NU with 22 kills, including six kills on 10 swings in game five, of NU’s win at No. 9 Texas on Oct. 18 • Recorded a match-high 16 kills on .467 hitting, eight digs and four blocks in a sweep of No. 15 Missouri on Oct. 11 • Matched her season high with 24 kills and added a pair of aces at Baylor on Sept. 30 • Named MVP of both of NU’s tournaments and was chosen as the Big 12 Player of the Week on Sept. 11, after averaging 6.70 points, 5.90 kills (.409 hitting percentage) and 2.30 digs in the Ameritas Players Challenge • Totaled her first double-double of 2006 against Minnesota on Sept. 10 with 23 kills on .426 hitting and 11 digs • Had one of the best matches of her career against Long Beach State on Sept. 9, totaling 24 kills on .400 hitting against the 49ers, including eight kills on eight swings in the opener • Selected MVP of the Nebraska Invitational, hitting .457 and averaging 5.67 kills and 1.56 blocks per game.

2005: Sophomore

Pavan was one of the nation’s top performers, earning AVCA first-team All-America honors for the second straight year • Tabbed the Big 12 Player of the Year after averaging 3.82 kills, 1.24 blocks, 1.66 digs and 0.31 aces per game • Ranked among the conference leaders in hitting percentage (.357, seventh), kills (seventh), blocks (1.24, 10th) and points per game (fifth, 4.79) • Reached double figures in kills 31 times, including a season-high 22 in a win over No. 12 Missouri on Nov. 13 • Totaled four double-doubles, including a triple-double of 11 kills, 11 blocks and 10 digs against Pepperdine on Sept. 9, the first triple-double by a Husker outside hitter since Nancy Metcalf in 1999 • Hit .400 or better 13 times, including the national semifinal against Santa Clara (11 kills on .500 hitting) and the championship match against Washington (16 kills on .429 hitting) • Hit a career-high .667 with 14 kills on 21 swings at Baylor on Nov. 16 • Selected to the NCAA Omaha Regional All-Tournament Team, as she averaged 4.17 kills and 1.50 blocks per game in wins over No. 14 UCLA and No. 4 Florida • Was named Big 12 Player of the Week after averaging 4.25 kills on .406 hitting, 1.50 digs and 1.12 blocks per game in wins over Texas A&M and No. 12 Missouri • Totaled a season-high 22 kills, six blocks and two aces against No. 12 Missouri on Nov. 13 • Matched her career high with four aces against Oklahoma on Nov. 2 • Had 12 kills on .478 hitting in a sweep of No. 4 Penn State on Sept. 11, as she was selected to the Players Challenge All-Tournament Team • Nearly recorded a doubledouble at No. 12 Ohio State with nine kills on 19 swings, a career-high 12 blocks and three aces on Sept. 2.

2004: Freshman

Pavan more than lived up to the expectations of being the nation’s top recruit, turning in arguably the best freshman season in school history • Became the first freshman to earn first-team AVCA All-America honors since Logan Tom in 1999 and the first-ever Husker named AVCA National Freshman of the Year • Set single-season freshman marks in kills (481) and kills per game (4.54), becoming only the second freshman in school history to lead NU in kills and kills per game (Eileen Shannon, 1989) • Topped NU in kills 21 times, including seven matches with at least 20 kills • Played many of her best matches against NU’s toughest opponents, as she averaged 5.08 kills per game on .316 hitting against ranked foes • Set the NU postseason record for kills (35) and attacks (90) in a five-game loss to USC

Career Highs

INTRODUCTION

• Kills: 35 vs. USC, 12/11/04 • Attacks: 90 vs. USC, 12/11/04 • Hitting Pct: .667 (14-0-21) at Baylor, 11/14/05 • Aces: 4 (three times) vs. Creighton, 10/10/04 vs. Baylor, 11/18/06 vs. UCLA, 12/14/06 • Block Assists: 11 at Ohio State, 9/2/05 • Total Blocks: 12 at Ohio State, 9/2/05 • Digs: 15 vs. Florida A&M, 9/10/04

2007 HUSKERS

Miscellaneous Stats (Single Matches With) Double-Doubles:......................................... 12 2007 HUSKERS Triple-Doubles: ............................................. 1

COACHES & STAFF

.450 or Better Hitting Pct.:* ....................... 23 15 or More Kills: ......................................... 43 20 or More Kills .......................................... 18 30 or More Kills ............................................ 1 15 or More Digs: ........................................... 1 8 or More Blocks:.......................................... 6 4 or More Aces:............................................. 3

* Hitting percentage marks based on min. 10 attempts.

2006 Match-by-Match Totals

Year 2004 2005 2006 TOTAL

GP-MP 106-32 116-35 115-34 337-101

K 481 443 586 1510

Year 2004 2005 2006 TOTAL

GP-MP 65-20 68-20 66-20 199-60

K 288 267 340 895

TA 1027 904 1290 3221

Pct .322 .357 .313 .328

A 32 28 30 90

A/Gm 0.30 0.24 0.26 0.27

SA 19 36 39 94

Digs 151 192 172 515

D/Gm 1.42 1.66 1.50 1.53

BS-BA 12-112 9-135 12-103 33-350

Total 124 144 115 383

B/Gm 1.17 1.24 1.00 1.14

E 88 71 118 277

TA 590 537 758 1885

Pct .339 .365 .293 .328

A 21 13 13 47

A/Gm 0.32 0.19 0.20 0.24

SA 11 21 24 56

Digs 78 113 88 279

D/Gm 1.20 1.66 1.33 1.40

BS-BA 11-79 6-74 10-59 27-212

Total 90 80 69 239

B/Gm 1.38 1.18 1.05 1.20

K/Gm 4.43 3.93 5.15 4.50

Pavan was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 recruit and considered the top high school recruit in the 2004 class • Was a member of the Canadian National Team program, making her Senior National Team debut at the 2003 World Grand Prix in Italy at the age of 16 • Starred for the Canadians at the NORCECA Zone Olympic Qualifying Tournament in

TA 38 30 18 44 31 37 47 35 38 35 37 50 57 30 33 30 33 57 33 35 34 30 53 49 34 36 25 44 31 24 26 53 58 45 1290

Pct .105 .600 .333 .409 .452 .351 .426 .200 .237 .257 .351 .260 .228 .267 .394 .467 .152 .175 .424 .229 .294 .233 .321 .163 .588 .528 .320 .227 .387 .375 .500 .226 .224 .378 .313

A 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 3 2 30

SA 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 39

D 2 2 2 4 5 7 11 4 3 3 1 7 6 10 4 8 2 2 6 2 1 3 8 10 2 8 2 3 5 2 3 11 10 13 172

TB 8.0 3.0 7.0 4.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 6.0 1.0 8.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 115

HISTORY

High School

December of 2003, leading Canada to the semifinals • Was dominant at the 2004 NORCECA Continental Championships, leading the tournament with 100 points to pace Canada to a fourth-place finish • Named MVP of the 2002 NORCECA Championships, including a 24-kill performance against the U.S. Youth National Team • Played for her father, Paul, at Forest Heights Collegiate Institute, leading her team to three provincial championships (2002-04), four regional titles and county titles (2001-04) • Named the 2003 and 2004 Waterloo County MVP • Played club volleyball for the Waterloo Tigers, which were also coached by her father, winning five straight Ontario Volleyball Association championships • Also played basketball, where she was a two-time Waterloo County All-Star and earned first-team honors as a senior, and badminton at Forest Heights Collegiate Institute • Named to the honor roll all four years, as she boasted a 93 percent grade average • Chose NU over Stanford, Minnesota, Ohio State and Penn State • Mother (Cindy) played on the Canadian National Team in 1978 and 1979.

K E 12 8 19 1 8 2 24 6 18 4 18 5 23 3 12 5 14 5 15 6 19 6 18 5 24 11 13 5 17 4 16 2 12 7 22 12 18 4 12 4 16 6 13 6 24 7 17 9 23 3 23 4 12 4 18 8 16 4 11 2 15 2 20 8 22 9 22 5 586 182

RECORDS

in the NCAA Louisville Regional Final, as her 35 kills were the fifth-highest total in school history and the most by a Husker in the rally scoring era • Named AVCA National Player of the Week after averaging 5.83 kills on .455 hitting, 1.83 blocks and 1.17 digs per game in wins over No. 11 Texas and No. 18 Texas A&M • Had 15 kills and nine blocks against the Longhorns • Earned Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors after totaling 39 kills in sweeps of No. 25 Colorado and No. 11 Texas A&M, including 23 kills on .500 hitting against the Aggies • Recorded her first career double-double with 24 kills and a season-high 15 digs against Florida A&M on Sept. 10 • Totaled 24 kills, four blocks and a pair of aces in a victory at Baylor on Oct. 23.

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 4 115

OPPONENTS

Big 12 Statistics

E K/Gm 4.54 150 3.82 120 5.10 182 4.48 452

Opponent SAN DIEGO SAINT MARY’S M. TENNESSEE LONG BEACH ST. LOUISVILLE CAL POLY MINNESOTA KANSAS at Oklahoma IOWA STATE TEXAS TECH at Creighton at Baylor KANSAS STATE at Texas A&M at Missouri COLORADO at Texas MISSOURI at Kansas State at Texas Tech OKLAHOMA at Iowa State at Colorado TEXAS A&M BAYLOR at Kansas TEXAS AMERICAN NORTHERN IOWA vs. San Diego vs. Minnesota vs. UCLA vs. Stanford

2006 REVIEW

Career Statistics

Date Aug. 29 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 3 Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 13 Sept. 16 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Nov. 1 Nov. 4 Nov. 8 Nov. 11 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 22 Nov. 25 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 14 Dec. 16 Totals

TRACY STALLS

6-4 • Senior • Middle Blocker • Denver, Colo. (Lakewood)

About Tracy

Full name: Tracy Lynn Stalls Parents: Terri Brewerton and Dave DeForest-Stalls Step-parents: Ann DeForest-Stalls and Mike Brewerton Place of Birth: Wheatridge, Colo. Major: Individualized Program of Studies (3.946 GPA)

Honors & Awards

• 2007 U.S. National Team Member • 2007 Academic All-America Candidate • 2006 Second-Team AVCA All-American • 2006 First-Team AVCA All-Central Region • 2006 First-Team All-Big 12 • 2006 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team • 2006 Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team • 2006 Co-Captain • 2006-07 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Team Representative • 2006 U.S. National Team Camp Participant • 2006 Second-Team Academic All-District VII • Two-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Six-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

2007: Outlook

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After battling injuries during her first two seasons, middle blocker Tracy Stalls enjoyed the best season of her Husker career in 2006 • Brought home second-team AVCA All-America honors after averaging 2.67 kills and 1.41 blocks per game • Led the Big 12 in hitting percentage (.400) and was fourth in the league in blocks • Possesses a high volleyball IQ and great instincts on the court, helping the Huskers to a 96-5 record during her career • Emerged as a leader for the national champion Huskers and served as mentor to fellow middle blockers Kori Cooper and Amanda Gates • Is a three-year starter at middle blocker and needs just 38 blocks to reach 500 for her career • Has experienced success on the collegiate level as well as internationally, having served a pair of stints with the U.S. National Team • Trained with the U.S. National Team over the summer and helped Team USA to a fourth-place finish at the Pan American Cup in Colima, Mexico • Started the first three matches before suffering a slight knee injury that forced her to miss the rest of the tournament • Averaged 2.25 kills per game while hitting .615 on 39 swings, as Team USA went 3-0 with Stalls in the lineup • Compiled 13 kills without an error on 18 swings to go with one block against Argentina • Totaled eight kills on 10 attacks in a five-game win over the Dominican Republic • Excels in the classroom, as she carries a 3.946 cumulative GPA and will contend for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors this fall. “We think Tracy is one of the premier middle blockers in the country and was playing at a really high level with Team USA this summer before her injury,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “She emerged as one of our leaders last season and pushes her teammates to reach their potential.”

2006: Junior

Stalls earned second-team All-America honors, averaging 2.67 kills and 1.41 blocks per game, as she was fourth in the Big 12 in blocks • Became the sixth Husker volleyball player to hit .400 over a complete season, leading the Big 12 and ranking 11th nationally in hitting percentage (.400) • Hit .500 or better 12 times, including a seasonhigh .727 (9-1-11) against Texas Tech on Sept. 23 • Has reached double figures in kills 13 times, highlighted by a career-high 17 kills in the national semifinals against No. 4 UCLA on Dec. 14, as she recorded 10 or more kills in four of her final five NCAA Tournament matches • Totaled 10 kills and seven blocks in the national title match victory against No. 2 Stanford on Dec. 16 • Led the Huskers to a comeback win over UCLA in the NCAA semifinals, totaling 13 of her career-high 17 kills in the final two games, as she hit .577 and added four blocks against the Bruins • Played one of her best all-around matches of the season in the regional final against No. 9 Minnesota, delivering 13 kills on .375 hitting, a team-high six blocks and seven digs • Had 10 kills on .467 hitting and chipped in four blocks vs. Northern Iowa on Dec. 2 • Recorded nine kills and a match-high four blocks vs. No. 8 Texas on Nov. 25 • Finished with 10 kills and a team-high seven blocks at Iowa State on Nov. 8 • Had 10 kills on .444 hitting and three blocks in a sweep of No. 17 Oklahoma on Nov. 4 • Finished with nine kills without an error on .643 hitting and four blocks in a sweep at Kansas State on Oct. 28 • Totaled 13 kills on .417 hitting and three blocks in a win at No. 9 Texas on Oct. 18 • Had 12 kills without an error on .571 hitting against Colorado on Oct. 14 • Nearly totaled a double-double with nine kills and eight blocks in a sweep of Missouri on Oct. 11 • Led NU’s victory over Creighton on Sept. 24 with 11 kills on .450 hitting and matched her season high with eight blocks •

#11

Totaled 14 kills on 20 swings against Long Beach State on Sept. 3 while adding four blocks and three digs in a sweep of the 49ers • Was efficient against Middle Tennessee on Sept. 2, totaling 10 kills on 14 swings and three blocks • Tied or set then-career highs in kills (14) and attempts (30) while adding a team-high five blocks in a four-game win over Minnesota on Sept. 10 • Spent part of the summer training with the USA Volleyball Program in Colorado Springs.

2005: Sophomore

Stalls was one of the Big 12’s best middle blockers, helping NU to a 33-2 record and a national runner-up finish • Averaged 1.43 kills on .244 hitting and 1.59 blocks per game, as she appeared in 28 matches after offseason knee surgery • Ranked third in the Big 12 and 14th nationally in blocks per game • Was among the Big 12 leaders in hitting percentage (.270, 15th) and blocks (1.54, fifth) in league matches • Topped NU in blocking nine times, including the NCAA title match against Washington, where she totaled a match-high nine blocks, along with three kills and four assists • Enjoyed her best offensive match of the season at No. 11 Texas on Nov. 26, hitting .400 while recording season bests in both kills (11) and attempts (20) • Recorded a career-high 12 blocks, including five solo stuffs, versus Kansas State on Nov. 19 • Her five solo blocks against KSU were the most by a Husker in five seasons • Drilled seven kills on .429 hitting and added five blocks at Texas A&M on Nov. 9 •Totaled nine kills on .500 hitting and a match-high four blocks at Iowa State on Nov. 5 • Led NU with nine blocks in a sweep at Texas Tech on Oct. 29 • Set then-season highs in kills (eight) and blocks (eight), while hitting .462 in a four-game win at Oklahoma on Sept. 28 • Made her first start against No. 4 Penn State on Sept. 11, recording three kills and five blocks in a sweep of the Nittany Lions • Made her season debut against Pacific on Sept. 10, recording two kills and four blocks in one game against the Tigers.

2004: Freshman

Stalls provided an immediate impact for the Huskers, starting 30 matches at middle blocker • Set single-season freshman records for total blocks (160) and block assists (148) • Ranked third in the Big 12 and 11th nationally in blocks with 1.65 per game • Ranked in the top 10 in the league in hitting percentage (.322, eighth) • Tied a school postseason record with nine blocks in NU’s sweep of Iona on Dec. 3 • Totaled nine blocks in victories over No. 9 Colorado State on Nov. 7 and No. 25 Kansas on Nov. 12 • Recorded seven or more kills 16 times, including six double-figure efforts • Enjoyed her best match of the year against Iowa State on Oct. 16, when she had a career-high 14 kills on .824 hitting - the fifth-highest hitting percentage on school charts • Sparked NU’s win at No. 16 Kansas State on Oct. 13 with 12 kills on .579 hitting and a team-high eight blocks • Posted her first career double-double at Baylor on Oct. 23 with 10 kills and a career-high 10 digs • Finished the year with 12 kills and seven blocks in the regional title game vs. No. 8 USC on Dec. 11 • Ranked third on the squad with 21 service aces, including three at Western Michigan on Sept. 6 and against Creighton in North Platte on Oct. 10.

National Developmental Program

Stalls spent nearly two years in the USA Volleyball National Developmental Program after becoming the first participant in the program in May of 2002 • Traveled with the U.S. National Team for several competitions, including the 2003 Centennial Cup, the 2003 Pan American Games and the 2004 Yeltsin Cup • Spent two and a half months training

Career Highs

INTRODUCTION

• Kills: 17 vs. UCLA, 11/14/06 • Attacks: 30 vs. Minnesota, 9/10/06 • Hitting Pct: .824 (14-0-17) vs. Iowa State, 10/16/04 • Aces: 3 (two times) at Western Michigan, 9/6/04 vs. Creighton, 10/10/04 • Block Assists: 12 at Colorado, 11/11/06 • Total Blocks: 12 (two times) vs. Kansas State, 11/19/05 at Colorado, 11/11/06 • Digs: 10 at Baylor, 10/23/04

2007 HUSKERS

Miscellaneous Stats (Single Matches With) Double-Doubles:.......................................2 2007 HUSKERS .450 or Better Hitting Pct.: .....................24 15 or More Kills: .......................................1 15 or More Digs: .......................................0 8 or More Blocks:....................................17 4 or More Aces:.........................................0

* Hitting percentage marks based on min. 10 attempts.

GP-MP 97-30 88-28 115-34 300-92

K 219 126 307 652

Big 12 Statistics GP-MP 58-18 67-20 66-20 191-58

K 133 99 167 399

E 73 51 76 200

TA 454 307 578 1339

Pct .322 .244 .400 .338

A 26 23 22 71

A/Gm 0.27 0.26 0.19 0.24

SA 21 1 11 33

Digs 86 28 93 207

D/Gm 0.89 0.32 0.81 0.69

BS-BA 12-148 11-129 19-143 42-420

Total 160 140 162 462

B/Gm 1.65 1.59 1.41 1.54

K/Gm 2.29 1.48 2.53 2.09

E 47 35 39 121

TA 266 237 318 821

Pct .323 .270 .403 .339

A 14 16 11 41

A/Gm 0.24 0.24 0.17 0.21

SA 12 1 10 23

Digs 48 24 55 127

D/Gm 0.83 0.36 0.83 0.66

BS-BA 6-85 8-95 10-81 24-261

Total 91 103 91 285

B/Gm 1.57 1.54 1.38 1.49

High School

Stalls played for the Front Range Volleyball Club and Coach Jim Miret • Served as co-captain in 2001 and 2002, leading her team to a national title in the 18 Open division

E 1 1 0 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 0 5 0 3 4 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 2 1 7 3 1 4 2 8 76

TA 14 13 14 20 11 14 30 15 8 20 11 20 13 14 12 16 21 24 15 14 11 18 23 28 12 8 13 22 26 15 9 24 26 24 578

Pct .500 .615 .714 .600 .636 .214 .367 .200 .250 .300 .727 .450 .308 .357 .583 .250 .571 .417 .267 .643 .455 .444 .304 .357 .583 .625 .308 .364 -.038 .467 .444 .375 .577 .083 .400

A 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 22

SA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

D 2 4 0 3 4 1 2 2 1 7 4 4 1 3 3 1 3 3 4 1 2 2 8 2 2 3 0 3 3 1 1 7 2 4 93

TB 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 8.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 8.0 3.0 7.0 12.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 10.0 4.0 2.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 162

at the 2002 USA Junior Olympics • Earned All-America honors and the Spirit of Excellence award in 2002 • Played two years at Lakewood (Colo.) High School for Coach Liz Armbrustmacher and for one year at University High School in Morgantown, W.Va. • Graduated from Lakewood High School as class valedictorian • Her father (Dave) played eight seasons in the NFL, and was a member of three Super Bowl teams, including the Super Bowl XVIII champion Los Angeles Raiders and brother (Jon) plays beach volleyball and was in the finals of the 2004 King of the Beach Tournament.

HISTORY

with the Nagasaki International University Volleyball Team in Sasebo City, Japan, in 2002 • Competed on the USA Youth National Team at the 2000 NORCECA Zonal Championship and was a member of the USA Junior National Team and competed at the 2001 World Championships and the 2002 NORCECA Zonal Championships • Took college courses at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs while participating in the USA Volleyball Developmental Program.

K 8 9 10 14 8 5 14 6 3 8 9 11 5 8 7 9 12 13 8 9 6 10 10 16 8 5 6 9 6 10 5 13 17 10 307

RECORDS

Year 2004 2005 2006 TOTAL

K/Gm 2.26 1.43 2.67 2.17

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 4 115

OPPONENTS

Year 2004 2005 2006 TOTAL

2006 REVIEW

Career Statistics

COACHES & STAFF

2006 Match-by-Match Totals

JORDAN LARSON

6-2 • Junior • Outside Hitter • Hooper, Neb. (Logan View)

About Jordan

Full name: Jordan Quinn Larson Parents: Pat & Kae Clough, Kevin Larson Place of Birth: Fremont, Neb. Major: Communication Studies (3.283 GPA)

Honors & Awards • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

2006 First-Team AVCA All-American 2006 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team 2006 Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team 2006 Gainesville Regional Most Outstanding Player 2006 First-Team AVCA Central Region 2006 First-Team All-Big 12 2006 Big 12 Tri-Defensive Player of the Year 2006 Big 12 Player of the Week (Oct. 9) 2006 Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team 2006 Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team 2006 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 2005 Honorable-Mention AVCA All-Central Region 2005 AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year 2005 Big 12 Freshman of the Year 2005 Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 Big 12 Player of the Week (Oct. 17) Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

2007: Outlook

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After playing a supporting role in helping the Huskers to the NCAA Finals in 2005, outside hitter Jordan Larson emerged as one of the nations’ top players as a sophomore • Became a focal point to the Huskers’ attack after Christina Houghtelling’s season-ending surgery in July of 2006 and responded by putting together first-team AVCA All-America and Big 12 Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors • Averaged 4.13 kills, 3.50 digs and 0.46 service aces per game, ranking in the top 10 in the conference four categories in 2006 • Showed the knack to come up big in the Huskers’ biggest matches, totaling 19 kills on .378 hitting and 15 digs in the NCAA Championship match against Stanford and a career-high 21 kills and 17 digs in a comeback win over Minnesota in the NCAA Gainesville Regional • Considered to be one of the most versatile players in the college ranks and has the ability to score points in a number of ways • Worked hard to improve her blocking, as her 31 solo blocks in 2006 were the most ever by a Husker outside hitter • Possesses one of the most lethal jump serves in college volleyball and is on pace to break the school record for career aces (161 by Val Novak between 1987 and 1990) • Is an exceptional passer and defender who can cover a lot of ground • Could become only the third Husker to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career • Teamed with Sarah Pavan to win the Collegiate Beach Nationals in San Diego in April, defeating the Stanford team of Cynthia Barboza and Bryn Kehoe in the finals • Invited to train with the U.S. National Team over the summer, but chose to focus on her academics. “Jordan has taken her game to another level and it was something that we saw during the spring,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. She has had the full year of working in our strength and conditioning program, and her progress is similiar to what Christina’s was two years ago and Sarah’s last season. Jordan is already a great all-around player, but I think we are just starting to see Jordan’s potential.”

2006: Sophomore

Larson was one of the country’s top performers in 2006, averaging 4.13 kills and 3.50 digs per game • Was the only Big 12 player in the top 10 for both kills and digs • Firstteam All-American and All-Big 12 performer ranked among the Big 12 leaders in service aces (0.46, third), points per game (5.07, third), kills (fifth) and digs (10th) • Recorded a team-best 22 double-doubles, including a streak of 10 in a row - the longest streak by a Husker in the Big 12 era • Selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament team after totaling 19 kills on .378 hitting and 15 digs in the win over No. 2 Stanford in the title match on Dec. 16 • Was held to a season-low six kills against No. 4 UCLA in the national semifinals on Dec. 14, but had a career-high 25 digs and five blocks in a win over the Bruins • Named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Gainesville Regional, as she averaged 3.62 kills, 3.25 digs and 0.50 aces per game, highlighted by a career-high 21 kills and 17 digs in the regional final against No. 9 Minnesota on Dec. 9 • Averaged 4.57 kills on .397 hitting, 1.00 ace and 1.00 block per game in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, including 16 kills in both of NU’s matches • Totaled 15 kills and 11 digs in a sweep of No. 8 Texas on Nov. 25 • Hit a season-best .571 at Kansas on Nov. 22, finishing with 13 kills and six digs • Recorded 11 kills and a career-high seven assists in a sweep of Baylor on Nov. 18 • Topped NU with 16 kills on .324 hitting and nine digs in a sweep of No. 17 Oklahoma on Nov. 4 • Recorded 15 kills on .458 hitting and six digs in a sweep of No. 16 Missouri on Oct.

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25 • Finished with 13 kills, 13 digs and a season-high five blocks in NU’s win at No. 9 Texas on Oct. 18 • Topped NU with 17 kills and added 10 digs against Colorado on Oct. 14 • Totaled 14 kills on .344 hitting and a match-high 14 digs in a sweep of No. 15 Missouri on Oct. 11 • Named Big 12 Player of the Week on Oct. 9, averaging 5.17 kills and 4.17 digs per game while hitting .382 in sweeps of Kansas State and Texas A&M • Led NU with 15 digs while chipping in 11 kills in a victory at Texas A&M on Oct. 7 • Enjoyed one of her best matches of the year against Kansas State on Oct. 4, totaling a then-career-high 20 kills on .400 hitting and 10 digs • Recorded 17 kills, 16 digs, five assists and two aces in NU’s win at Baylor on Sept. 30 • Totaled 18 kills and added 12 digs and a pair of blocks in a win over Creighton at the Qwest Center on Sept. 24 • Led NU with 17 kills on .316 hitting and added 11 digs in a sweep at Oklahoma on Sept. 16 • Set a career high with five service aces against No. 20 Louisville on Sept. 8 while adding 14 kills on .440 hitting against the Cardinals • Totaled a match-high 13 kills, four blocks and three aces in a sweep of No. 20 San Diego on Aug. 29.

2005: Freshman

Larson started 34 matches in helping the Huskers to a national runner-up finish • Named the Big 12 and AVCA Central Region Freshman of the Year, averaging 2.82 kills, 2.79 digs and 0.71 blocks per game • Topped all Big 12 freshmen in kills, digs, hitting percentage (.277) and service aces (0.38 per game), ranking sixth among conference players in the league in aces and 13th in digs • Established a school freshman mark with 41 service aces and was the first Husker freshman to total more than 300 kills and 300 digs in a season • Finished among NU’s all-time freshmen leaders in both digs (304, second) and kills (307, third) • Totaled five double-doubles, including three against nationally ranked teams • Paced NU in kills eight times, including a 19-kill, 19-dig performance at No. 5 Minnesota on Sept. 5 • Earned Big 12 Player-of- the-Week accolades by averaging 3.89 kills and 3.11 digs in three matches, highlighted by a match-high 14 kills on .423 hitting versus No. 18 Texas on Oct. 15 • Shined against No. 3 Stanford in the AVCA/NACWAA Showcase title game on Aug. 27, with 15 kills, 12 digs and a season-best six blocks • Totaled a match-high 14 kills on .480 hitting and seven digs against No. 4 Penn State on Sept. 11 • Helped NU topple No. 7 Missouri on Oct. 5 with 15 kills and 11 digs • Tallied a double-double against Texas Tech on Oct. 12 with 13 kills on .440 hitting, 14 digs and a career-high four service aces • Averaged a team-best 4.33 digs and 2.17 kills per game in the NCAA Omaha Regional • Tallied 11 digs and nine kills, while hitting .438 on 16 swings against UCLA on Dec. 9 • Led NU with 15 digs against No. 4 Florida on Dec. 10.

High School

Larson dominated the high school ranks during her fouryear career at Logan View, earning first-team Super-State honors in each of her final three seasons • Was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 pick and was ranked the No. 2 player in the country by Prepvolleyball.com • Led Logan View to a 25-2 record and berth in the Class C-1 state semifinals in 2004 • Established a C-1 record with 501 kills, hitting .490 with 49 blocks as a senior • Set a state all-class record with 179 aces en route to Gatorade Player-of-the-Year honors • Paced LVHS to a 25-3 record and a state final appearance in 2003, totaling 357 kills on .424 hitting while serving 158 aces • Burst on the scene as a sophomore, setting a C-1 state record with 15.08 kills per game • Totaled 377 kills on

Career Highs

INTRODUCTION

• Kills: 21 vs. Minnesota, 12/9/06 • Attacks: 54 vs. Minnesota, 12/9/06 • Hitting Pct: .667 (14-0-21) vs. Baylor, 10/1/05 • Aces: 5 vs. Louisville, 9/8/06 • Block Assists: 5 (three times) vs. Creighton, 10/11/05 at Colorado, 11/11/06 vs. UCLA, 12/14/06 • Total Blocks: 6 (two times) vs. Stanford, 8/27/05 at Colorado, 11/11/06 • Digs: 25 vs. UCLA, 12/14/06

2007 HUSKERS

2007 HUSKERS Miscellaneous Stats (Single Matches With)

COACHES & STAFF

Double-Doubles:.....................................27 .450 or Better Hitting Pct.: .......................8 15 or More Kills: .....................................19 20 or More Kills ........................................2 15 or More Digs: .......................................9 8 or More Blocks:......................................0 4 or More Aces:.........................................4

* Hitting percentage marks based on min. 10 attempts.

2006 Match-by-Match Totals

K 307 475 782

Big 12 Statistics Year 2005 2006 TOTAL

GP-MP 68-20 66-20 134-40

K 194 279 473

K/Gm 2.82 4.13 3.49

E 100 140 240

TA 746 1173 1919

Pct .277 .286 .282

A 34 72 106

A/Gm 0.31 0.63 0.47

SA 41 53 94

Digs 304 402 706

D/Gm 2.79 3.50 3.15

BS-BA 9-68 31-49 40-117

Total 77 80 157

B/Gm 0.71 0.70 0.70

K/Gm 2.85 4.23 3.53

E 65 85 150

TA 454 686 1140

Pct .284 .283 .283

A 21 41 62

A/Gm 0.31 0.62 0.46

SA 26 22 48

Digs 178 216 394

D/Gm 2.62 3.27 2.94

BS-BA 5-38 14-29 19-67

Total 43 43 86

B/Gm 0.63 0.65 0.64

TA 35 23 17 25 25 40 35 39 38 32 24 53 43 40 28 32 37 53 24 39 29 34 49 38 25 28 21 33 35 28 22 54 50 45 1173

Pct A .229 2 .522 3 .471 0 .160 1 .440 3 .200 3 .343 6 .077 0 .316 0 .250 3 .250 3 .302 2 .233 5 .400 2 .357 2 .344 2 .270 1 .132 3 .458 3 .231 0 .276 0 .324 4 .224 0 .263 1 .360 2 .393 7 .571 0 .273 3 .343 1 .464 2 .227 2 .278 0 .000 5 .378 1 .286 72

SA 3 2 1 4 5 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 4 3 3 1 0 1 53

D 8 12 19 14 8 13 11 8 11 11 13 12 16 10 15 14 10 13 6 10 12 9 12 17 8 4 6 11 14 9 9 17 25 15 402

TB 4.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 80

earning All-America honors at the USA Volleyball Junior Olympics from 2003 to 2005 • Also competed in basketball and track in high school • Earned second-team all-state honors in 2003-04, averaging 14.8 points, and nine rebounds, per game as Logan View finished 21-2 and reached the state tournament • Chosen as the Lincoln Journal Star’s Female High School Athlete of the Year in 2003-04 • Was also a member of the honor roll at LVHS.

HISTORY

.386 hitting and added 137 aces • Represented the United States on the Youth and Junior National Teams for two years • Led the U.S. Junior National Team to a gold medal at the 2004 NORCECA Continental Junior Championships, earning MVP, Best Receiver and All-Tournament honors • Named to the all-tournament team in the 2003 Under-18 World Championships while also being named the tournament’s top server • Played club volleyball for the Nebraska Juniors,

K E 13 5 13 1 10 2 9 5 14 3 16 8 17 5 11 8 17 5 11 3 10 4 18 2 17 7 20 4 11 1 14 3 17 7 13 6 15 4 16 7 11 3 16 5 15 4 13 3 13 4 11 0 13 1 15 6 16 4 16 3 8 3 21 6 6 6 19 2 475 140

RECORDS

GP-MP 109-34 115-34 224-68

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 4 115

OPPONENTS

Year 2005 2006 TOTAL

2006 REVIEW

Career Statistics

AMANDA GATES

6-2 • Junior • Middle Blocker • Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) 2007: Outlook

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

The return of junior Amanda Gates strengthens one of the nation’s top middle blocking units • Started the first half of the 2006 season and averaged 1.27 kills and 1.18 blocks per game in 23 contests • Is a strong defense presence who has worked hard to develop on the offensive end • Saw the results of her work pay off down the stretch, hitting .536 over NU’s final 16 contests including a career-high seven kills in NU’s Big 12 clinching win at Kansas • Provided one of the turning points in the NCAA Championship match against Stanford, coming off the bench for two blocks late in the pivotal third game • Will battle sophomore Kori Cooper and freshman Brooke Delano for the starting job at middle blocker • Takes an active leadership role in the Huskers’ community outreach program and her work in coordinating visits in the Lincoln area was the major factor in the volleyball team winning the Life Skills Team Award for the first time last season • Could challenge for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, as she carries a perfect 4.0 GPA in communication studies. “Amanda has always been one of our hardest workers, but she has even stepped up more this offseason in hopes of being a starter,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “She was chosen by her teammates as lifter of the year, and to be selected for that honor by this team really shows the amount of respect she has from her teammates.”

About Amanda

Full name: Amanda Marie Gates Parents: Judy and Jerome Gates Place of Birth: Columbus, Neb. Major: Communication Studies (4.0 GPA)

Honors & Awards

• 2007-08 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) • 2007 Husker Volleyball Lifter of the Year • 2007 Academic All-America Candidate • 2006 Third-Team Academic All-District VII • 2006 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Six-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • 2006-07 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) • 2006 UNL Hero Award for Student-Athlete Leadership

2006: Sophomore

Gates appeared in 23 contests, including 11 starts during NU’s national championship campaign, averaging 1.27 kills and 1.18 blocks per game • Played well coming off the bench in the second half of the season, hitting .536 over Nebraska’s last 16 matches, including 13 kills on her final 18 swings of the year • Was an unsung hero in NU’s national title win over No. 2 Stanford, coming off the bench to deliver three blocks, including two key blocks in game three to help NU erase a 27-25 deficit • Had three kills on as many swings and four blocks in NU’s first-round NCAA win over American on Dec. 1 • Enjoyed her best match of the season in NU’s Big 12 clinching win at Kansas on Nov. 22, delivering a career-high seven kills on .778 hitting and two blocks in two games • Established a career high with 10 blocks in her first career start against San Diego on Aug. 29 • Played one of her best matches of the year against Kansas on Sept. 13, totaling a match-high seven blocks - including six in the opening game - and six kills • Totaled a then-season-high six kills on .455 hitting and three blocks in a sweep of Long Beach State on Sept. 3 • Came off the bench to deliver five blocks and three kills against Colorado on Oct. 14.

Career Highs

• Kills: 7 at Kansas, 11/22/06 • Attacks: 12 (two times) vs. San Diego, 8/29/06 vs. Kansas, 9/13/06 • Hitting Pct.: .778 (7-0-9) at Kansas, 11/22/06 • Aces: 0 • Block Assists: 10 vs. San Diego, 8/29/06 • Total Blocks: 10 vs. San Diego, 8/29/06 • Digs: 1 last, vs. Colorado, 10/14/06

Miscellaneous Stats (Single Matches With) Double-Doubles:.......................................0 .450 or Better Hitting Pct.: .......................0 15 or More Kills: .......................................0 15 or More Digs: .......................................0 8 or More Blocks:......................................1 4 or More Aces:.........................................0

2005: Freshman

Gates was a valuable reserve in helping the Huskers win a Big 12 title and earn an NCAA runner-up finish • Appeared in nine matches, averaging 0.94 kills and 0.81

HISTORY

* Hitting percentage marks based on min. 10 attempts.

Career Statistics Year 2005 2006 TOTAL

GP-MP 16-9 45-23 61-32

K 15 57 72

Big 12 Statistics Year 2005 2006 TOTAL

28 N

GP-MP 2-2 20-12 22-14

K 1 31 32

K/Gm 0.94 1.27 1.18

E 8 24 32

TA 32 134 166

Pct .219 .246 .241

A 5 6 11

A/Gm 0.31 0.13 0.18

SA 0 0 0

Digs 1 7 8

D/Gm 0.06 0.16 0.13

BS-BA 0-13 4-49 4-62

Total 13 53 66

B/Gm 0.81 1.18 1.08

K/Gm 0.50 1.55 1.45

E 0 11 11

TA 2 64 66

Pct .500 .312 .318

A 0 3 3

A/Gm 0.00 0.15 0.14

SA 0 0 0

Digs 0 1 1

D/Gm 0.00 0.05 0.05

BS-BA 0-1 4-17 4-18

Total 1 21 22

B/Gm 0.50 1.05 1.00

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blocks per game • Recorded at least one block in eight of the nine matches she appeared in, including a season-high three blocks on three occasions • Shined against Alabama A&M in NU’s first-round NCAA win, totaling a season-high four kills and a block in game three - her only action of the match • Earned much of her playing time early in the season as Tracy Stalls recovered from knee surgery • Started in her collegiate debut against No. 4 Hawaii at the AVCA Showcase at the Qwest Center, totaling three kills and three blocks • Hit .400 with three kills and three blocks in a sweep of No. 12 Ohio State on Sept. 2 • Tied then-season bests in kills (3), blocks (3) and assists (2) while hitting .750 against Michigan on Sept. 3 • Saw action in two Big 12 matches, recording a block at Texas Tech on Oct. 29 and a kill on her only swing against Colorado on Nov. 23.

High School

Gates was a three-year letterwinner for Coach Betsy Rall at Columbus High School • Named Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 pick and was No. 50 nationally on Prepvolleyball.com’s Senior Aces list • Started each of her last three seasons, totaling 1,232 kills in her career • Garnered first-team AllNebraska and Super-State honors in 2004, leading Columbus to a 38-3 record and a Class A runner-up finish • Topped Class A in hitting percentage (.451) while drilling 476 kills and adding 97 blocks despite missing several matches with an ankle injury • Committed to NU during her junior season, a year where she was a first-team Class A selection and a second-team Super-State honoree • Topped the Discoverers with 433 kills on .316 hitting and 109 blocks as a junior • Played club volleyball for the Nebraska Juniors in 2005, earning All-America honors while helping the team to a third-place finish in the 18-Open Division at the Junior Olympics in Salt Lake City • Competed for the Challengers Volleyball Club, earning All-America club honors in both 2003 and 2004 while helping the club to a runner-up finish in the 17-and-under division of the 2004 USA Junior Olympics • Competed in basketball and track at Columbus High School, finishing her prep career with 11 varsity letters • Was heavily involved in other activities, working as the sports editor of the student paper, participating in the dance club and serving as president of the National Honor Society • Earned academic all-state honors in all three sports and ranked 11th in her graduating class of 250.

2006 Match-by-Match Totals

Date Aug 29 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 3 Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 13 Sept. 16 Sept. 20 Sept. 24 Sept. 30 Oct. 14 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 22 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 16 Totals

Opponent SAN DIEGO SAINT MARY’S M. TENNESSEE LONG BEACH ST. LOUISVILLE CAL POLY MINNESOTA KANSAS at Oklahoma IOWA STATE at Creighton at Baylor COLORADO MISSOURI at Kansas State at Texas Tech at Iowa State TEXAS A&M BAYLOR at Kansas AMERICAN NORTHERN IOWA vs. Stanford

GP K 3 2 3 5 2 2 3 6 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 6 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 7 2 3 1 1 2 1 45 57

E 3 1 2 1 3 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 24

TA Pct 12 -.083 11 .364 8 .000 11 .455 5 -.400 8 .125 5 .200 12 .250 8 .125 7 .000 3 .667 5 .400 11 .182 1 1.000 0 .000 7 .429 1 1.000 1 -1.000 2 .500 9 .778 3 1.000 1 1.000 3 -.333 134 .246

A SA D TB 2 0 1 10.0 0 0 1 3.0 0 0 0 5.0 0 0 1 3.0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 2.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 7.0 0 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 5.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 4.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 3.0 6 0 7 53.0

RACHEL SCHWARTZ

5-9 • Junior • Libero • Lincoln, Neb. (East) 2007: Outlook

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 4 115

K E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Career Statistics GP-MP 77-30 115-34 192-64

K 0 0 0

Big 12 Statistics

Year 2005 2006 TOTAL

GP-MP 37-16 66-20 103-36

K 0 0 0

SA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 23

D 2 3 4 5 3 4 11 6 7 4 12 14 14 14 4 10 10 15 7 13 5 8 13 8 4 11 11 10 5 10 10 9 5 6 277

Honors & Awards

TB 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

• 2006 First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

Career Highs

• Kills: 0 • Attacks: 4 vs. Kansas, 9/13/06 • Hitting Pct.: N/A • Aces: 3 (two times) vs. Minnesota, 12/9/06 vs. Stanford, 12/16/06 • Block Assists: 0 • Total Blocks: 0 • Digs: 15 at Texas, 10/18/06

Miscellaneous Stats (Single Matches With) Double-Doubles:.......................................0 .450 or Better Hitting Pct.: .......................0 15 or More Kills: .......................................0 15 or More Digs: .......................................1 8 or More Blocks:......................................0 4 or More Aces:.........................................0

* Hitting percentage marks based on min. 10 attempts.

K/Gm 0.00 0.00 0.00

E 0 3 3

TA Pct 0 .000 16 -.188 16 -.188

A 0 34 34

A/Gm 0.00 0.30 0.18

SA 5 23 28

Digs 18 277 295

D/Gm 0.23 2.41 1.54

BS-BA 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 0 0 0

B/Gm 0.00 0.00 0.00

K/Gm 0.00 0.00 0.00

E 0 3 3

TA Pct 0 .000 12 -.250 12 -.250

A 0 22 22

A/Gm 0.00 0.33 0.21

SA 1 14 15

Digs 7 186 193

D/Gm 0.19 2.82 1.87

BS-BA 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 0 0 0

B/Gm 0.00 0.00 0.00

HISTORY

Year 2005 2006 TOTAL

TA Pct A 1 .000 0 1 .000 1 0 .000 1 0 .000 1 0 .000 2 0 .000 1 0 .000 0 4 -.500 1 0 .000 1 1 .000 1 0 .000 1 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 1 .000 3 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 4 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 .000 2 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 .000 3 1 -1.000 1 0 .000 1 1 .000 1 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 2 0 .000 1 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 .000 1 16 -.188 34

RECORDS

Full name: Rachel Leigh Schwartz Parents: David and Andrea Schwartz Place of Birth: Lincoln, Neb. Major: Communication Studies (3.282 GPA)

OPPONENTS

Schwartz walked on to the Husker program and was valuable as a serving and defensive specialist in helping NU to 33 wins and an NCAA finals appearance • Appeared in 30 matches, totaling five aces and 18 digs • Served four straight points in a decisive run against Florida on Dec. 10 in the NCAA Regional, turning a 23-21 lead into a six-point advantage • Earned her first collegiate start against No. 3 Stanford at the AVCA Showcase on Aug. 27, recording a dig in a three-game sweep • Had an ace and two digs at No. 5 Minnesota on Sept. 5 • Recorded a season-high two service aces, including one on match point, versus No. 4 Penn State on Sept. 11 • Totaled a dig and a service ace in a win at No. 23 Kansas State on Oct. 19 • Had a season-high four digs in NU’s NCAA opening-round win over Alabama A&M on Dec. 2.

About Rachel

2006 REVIEW

2005: Freshman

2006 Match-by-Match Totals

2007 HUSKERS

COACHES & STAFF

Schwartz saw extensive time as the Huskers’ defensive specialist, making 29 starts and appearing in all 34 matches • Averaged 2.41 digs, 0.23 aces and 0.30 assists per game, ranking third in aces and fourth in digs • Reached double figures in digs 15 times • Established career highs in digs seven times, including a personalbest 15 digs in a win at No. 9 Texas on Oct. 18 • Shined in NU’s national title victory over No. 2 Stanford on Dec. 16, matching her career high with three aces and adding six digs • Totaled 19 digs in the NCAA Gainesville Regional, including 10 against San Diego on Dec. 8 • Recorded 10 digs and a pair of service aces in a second-round sweep of Northern Iowa on Dec. 2 • Picked up 10 digs against No. 8 Texas on Nov. 25, as the Huskers held the Longhorns to .138 hitting • Totaled 11 digs and a service ace at Kansas on Nov. 22, as NU clinched the Big 12 title • Was second on the team with 13 digs in the win at Iowa State on Nov. 8 • Keyed NU’s sweep of Kansas State on Oct. 28 with 13 digs and also made major contributions at the service line, as she keyed an 8-0 run to erase a 17-13 deficit in game two • Tied her then-career high with 14 digs against Kansas State on Oct. 4 • Set career bests in both service aces (three) and digs (14) in NU’s win at Baylor on Sept. 30 • Established a then-career high with 14 digs in NU’s win at Creighton on Sept. 24 • Totaled 12 digs and a service ace in a sweep of Texas Tech on Sept. 23 • Had seven digs and sparked several decisive scoring runs at Oklahoma on Sept. 16 • Totaled 11 digs in the win over Minnesota on Sept. 10.

Schwartz was a three-year letterwinner for Coach Myron Oehlerking at Lincoln East High School • Finished her career as Lincoln East’s all-time leader in kills, digs and hitting percentage • Earned Prepvolleyball.com All-America honors as a senior • Was a first-team Super-State selection in 2004, leading the Spartans to a 29-10 record and the school’s first state tourney appearance since 1997 • Ranked among the state leaders in both digs (444) and kills (444), establishing school marks in both categories • Served as captain of the all-city volleyball team as a junior and senior, while garnering all-city accolades in each of her final three years • Played club volleyball for Coach Gwen Egbert and the Nebraska Juniors, helping the team to a third-place finish at the 2005 Junior Olympic Nationals • Earned AllAmerica honors at the 2004 Junior Olympics, helping her squad to a runner-up finish • Was a four-year letterwinner in basketball, earning honorable-mention all-state accolades in her final three seasons • Helped Lincoln East to a Class A state basketball title in 2004 and a runner-up finish in 2003 • Carried a 3.30 GPA and was also involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Campus Life.

2007 HUSKERS

2006: Sophomore

High School

INTRODUCTION

With four All-Americans in the lineup, the contributions made by Rachel Schwartz were often overlooked, but the defensive specialist made a name for herself with timely plays • Finished the season averaging 2.41 digs and 0.23 service aces per game to rank among team leaders in both categories • Was instrumental in holding opponents to a Big 12-low .144 hitting percentage • Former walk-on showed the knack for being one of NU’s best servers, drilling a career-high three aces in the national title match against Stanford • Worked at libero full-time in the spring and was considered one of the team’s most improved players • Enters the fall as the front-runner for the starting spot at libero, but could be challenged by freshman Kayla Banwarth. “One of the interesting things to watch in the fall is how Rachel will develop in a full-time role and how she takes charge on the court,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “She played at a high level last year, and one of the things I’ve always noticed about Rachel is she enjoys the big matches. Going back to her high school days, the bigger the situation, the better she played.”

RACHEL HOLLOWAY

#12

5-10 • Sophomore • Setter • Franklin, Tenn. (Smoky Hill [Colo.])

About Rachel

Full name: Rachel Elizabeth Holloway Parents: Don and Paige Holloway Place of Birth: Houston, Texas Major: Advertising

Honors & Awards • • • • • • • • • • • •

2006 Third-Team AVCA All-American 2006 First-Team AVCA All-Central Region 2006 First-Team All-Big 12 2006 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year 2006 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team 2006 Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team 2006 Big 12 Player of the Week (Oct. 16) 2006 Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team 2006 Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team 2006 U.S. Junior National Team Member 2005 U.S. Youth National Team Co-Captain Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

2007: Outlook

30 N

The question entering the 2007 season is what can setter Rachel Holloway do for an encore • Guided one of the most prolific offensive attacks in the nation last season, as NU led the country in kills per game and was second in hitting percentage • Was tabbed a third-team AVCA AllAmerican - one of only three freshmen nationally to earn the honor - after averaging 13.43 assists, 2.49 digs and 1.11 kills per game • Became only the second freshman setter in NCAA history to lead her team to a national title • Continues Nebraska’s tradition of All-Americans at the setter position, as the Huskers have had eight All-Americans combine for 16 certificates • Was only the second freshmen setter in Big 12 Conference history to be a first-team All-Big 12 selection • Blessed with not only the athletic ability to excel at the position, but the competitiveness and drive to make her teammates better • Showed the ability to take over matches with her all-around play and decision-making skills • Possesses the leadership and instincts demanded for the toughest position on the court. “Rachel is a great setter and winning a national title as a freshman is a tremendous accomplishment,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “She had an opportunity to train with the USA Program over the summer, but decided to take the summer off and focus on physically and mentally preparing herself for this fall. It was a great move for her because it is the first time she has had an opportunity to prepare for a season. I think we will see a motivated and inspired Rachel on the court.”

2006: Freshman

Holloway was the first Husker freshman to start at setter in a 5-1 offense in the NCAA era, piloting an offense that led the nation in assists (16.20/gm) and kills (17.40/gm) and ranked second in hitting percentage (.295) • Earned third-team AVCA All-America honors after averaging 13.43 assists, 2.49 digs and 1.11 kills per game • Finished third in the Big 12 and 11th nationally in assists • Totaled 13 doubledoubles and totaled 50-or-more assists in 11 matches • Selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament team, totaling 110 assists in wins over No. 4 UCLA and No. 2 Stanford • Became the second freshman in NCAA history to guide a team to an NCAA title, recording 58 assists, eight digs and a career-high five blocks in NU’s national title win over No. 2 Stanford on Dec. 16 • Recorded a double-double against No. 4 UCLA on Dec. 14, with 52 assists, 11 digs and five kills on nine swings • Named to the Gainesville Regional All-Tournament team, as she helped NU hit .385 in the semifinal against No. 14 San Diego before tallying a career-high 65 assists in the comeback win over No. 9 Minnesota • Totaled 39 assists and five kills, as NU hit .434 in a win over Northern Iowa on Dec. 2 • Enjoyed one of her best all-around games in a sweep against No. 8 Texas on Nov. 25, totaling 42 assists, 13 digs, four blocks and four kills on .571 hitting • Tallied 45 assists, four kills and six digs, as Nebraska hit .476 in a sweep at Kansas on Nov. 22 • Was exceptional against Baylor on Nov. 18, totaling 37 assists, 10 digs and two solo blocks while helping the Huskers hit .450 as a team • Recorded 50 assists and four kills, as Nebraska hit .436 as a team in a sweep of Texas A&M on Nov. 15 • Matched her then-career high with 57 assists while chipping in 11 digs and four blocks at Iowa State on Nov. 8 • Picked up her seventh double-double of the year against No. 16 Missouri on Oct. 25, finishing with 48 assists and 12 digs, while guiding the Huskers to .425 hitting • Played a solid match in NU’s win at No. 9 Texas

nearly recording a triple-double with 55 digs, a career-high eight kills and seven digs • Named Big 12 Player of the Week after averaging 16.00 assists, 2.00 digs and 0.83 blocks per game in sweeps of No. 15 Missouri and Colorado • Nearly recorded a triple-double at Baylor on Sept. 30 with 54 assists, seven kills on .636 hitting and 15 digs • Helped Nebraska hit .488 against Saint Mary’s on Sept. 1, its best single-match total since 2002.

2005: Redshirt

Enrolled at Nebraska in time for the start of the 2005 season, but redshirted • Selected as the captain for the U.S. Junior National Team that won the 2006 NORCECA Women´s Junior Continental Championship in Monterrey, Mexico • Named the Best Server, as Team USA went 5-0 and defeated the Dominican Republic for the gold medal.

High School

Holloway originally committed to NU for the 2006 campaign, but graduated from high school in the spring of 2005 • Was a standout performer in the USA Volleyball program, serving as the starting setter of the Youth National Team in 2004 and 2005 • Captained the U.S. Youth National Team to a fourth-place finish at the 2005 Under-18 World Championships - equaling the USA’s best finish in the tournament • Was named Best Setter at the 2004 NORCECA Continental Championships in San Juan, P.R., leading the U.S. Youth National team to a gold medal • Participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance program for three years (2001-03) • Played club volleyball for Coach Jim Miret and the Front Range Volleyball Club • Earned Mizuno and Prepvolleyball.com All-America honors and was named the Colorado Player of the Year by three publications • Was a three-year starter and two-time first-team all-state selection for Coach Steve Huntingdale at Smoky Hill High School • Led her team to a state title and two third-place Class 5-A state finishes • Averaged 3.83 kills, 4.83 assists, 1.15 aces and 2.79 digs per game, leading Smoky Hill to a third-place finish at the 2004 state tournament • Selected as the 2004 Gatorade Player of the Year, as well as the Sportswoman of the Year in the state for her athletic and academic accomplishments • Chose Nebraska after also looking at Florida and Texas, where her older sister, Sarah, was a starter for the Longhorns as a freshman in 2004 • Comes from a rich athletic background, as her older brother (Tillman) was a four-year letterwinner and All-American offensive lineman at Texas while her grandfather (Bud McFadin) was a two-time All-American at Texas and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Career Highs

INTRODUCTION

• Kills: 8 at Texas, 10/18/06 • Attacks: 17 at Iowa State, 11/8/06 • Hitting Pct: .800 (4-0-5) vs. Texas A&M, 11/15/06 • Assists: 65 vs. Minnesota, 12/9/06 • Aces: 2 (Five times) last, vs. San Diego, 12/8/06 • Block Assists: 4 (three times) last, vs. Stanford, 12/16/06 • Total Blocks: 6 vs. Stanford, 12/16/06 • Digs: 15 at Baylor, 9/30/06

2007 HUSKERS

Miscellaneous Stats (Single Matches With) 2007 HUSKERS Double-Doubles:.....................................13

COACHES & STAFF

.450 or Better Hitting Pct.: .......................2 50 or More Assists:.................................11 15 or More Kills: .......................................0 15 or More Digs: .......................................1 8 or More Blocks:......................................0 4 or More Aces:.........................................0

* Hitting percentage marks based on min. 10 attempts.

2006 Match-by-Match Totals

K 124 124

Big 12 Statistics Year 2006 TOTAL

GP-MP 64-20 64-20

K 74 74

K/Gm 1.11 1.11

E 45 45

TA 285 285

A Pct .277 1503 .277 1503

A/Gm 13.42 13.42

SA 22 22

Digs 279 279

D/Gm 2.49 2.49

BS-BA 7-56 7-56

Total 63 63

B/Gm 0.56 0.56

K/Gm 1.16 1.16

E 21 21

TA 167 167

Pct .317 .317

A 870 870

A/Gm 13.59 13.59

SA 13 13

Digs 169 169

D/Gm 2.64 2.64

BS-BA 5-37 5-37

Total 42 42

B/Gm 0.66 0.66

E 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 2 5 0 5 45

TA 11 6 1 4 5 7 12 7 6 10 0 11 11 7 10 13 7 13 7 8 6 10 17 9 5 5 9 7 11 7 9 15 9 10 285

Pct .182 .667 1.000 .750 .400 .429 .500 .429 .500 .200 .000 .182 .636 .000 .400 .000 .429 .462 .286 .125 .167 .300 .176 .222 .800 .400 .333 .571 -.091 .571 .222 -.267 .556 -.300 .277

A SA 36 2 50 0 19 1 53 0 40 0 44 0 57 0 35 1 41 0 41 0 0 0 38 0 54 1 46 1 38 1 49 0 47 2 55 2 48 0 43 1 41 1 44 0 57 0 57 1 50 1 37 0 45 1 42 0 47 2 39 1 35 2 65 0 52 0 58 1 1503 22

D 11 7 4 11 7 11 8 14 8 8 0 9 15 11 7 8 4 7 12 6 5 6 11 13 5 10 6 13 11 4 5 3 11 8 279

TB 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 63

HISTORY

GP-MP 112-34 112-34

K 3 5 1 3 2 4 7 3 3 5 0 4 7 2 5 3 4 8 3 3 3 5 3 3 4 2 4 4 4 5 4 1 5 2 124

RECORDS

Year 2006 TOTAL

GP 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 1 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 4 112

OPPONENTS

Career Statistics

2006 REVIEW

KORI COOPER

#15

6-2 • Sophomore • Middle Blocker • Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo) 2007: Outlook

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

Middle blocker Kori Cooper was one of two freshmen to earn starting time for the national champion Huskers in 2006 • Appeared in 30 matches last season, averaging 1.67 kills and 0.95 blocks per game • Led all Big 12 freshmen in hitting percentage (.344), a total that ranked fourth in the Big 12 • Took over the starting spot 11 matches into the season and developed into a solid attacker down the stretch • Totaled a season-high 12 kills on .429 hitting at Iowa State, while her season-best block total of eight came in NU’s comeback win at No. 9 Texas • Led NU in blocks in two of her last four NCAA matches, including six blocks against UCLA in the national semifinals • Developed into a fan favorite at the NU Coliseum for the energy and enthusiasm she brings to the court • Is fully healthy after a knee injury two years ago wiped out nearly her entire senior year in high school • Will be pushed by fellow veteran Amanda Gates and freshman Brook Delano at the middle blocker spot. “Kori’s biggest goal over the summer was to get stronger and more powerful,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “She has worked hard with Laura (Pilakowski) in the weight room, and that full summer of training will pay off for her on the court in the fall. Kori being a more physical player will help her become a better blocker and that is important in her continued development in our program.”

About Kori

Full name: Kori Marie Cooper Parents: Rick and Janie Cooper Place of Birth: Plainview, Texas Major: Speech Language Pathology (3.735 GPA)

Honors & Awards

• Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • 2005 U.S. Youth National Team Captain • 2006 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50

2006: Freshman

Cooper enrolled at Nebraska in January and alternated with Amanda Gates at one of the middle blocker spots, averaging 1.67 kills and 0.95 blocks per game in 30 matches • Finished fourth in the Big 12 in hitting percentage (.344) - topping all conference newcomers in that category - and was second in hitting percentage in league matches (.354) • Came up with a strong performance against No. 4 UCLA in the NCAA national semifinals on Dec. 14 with eight kills on .389 hitting and a team-high six blocks • Enjoyed one of her best efforts of the year in the regional semifinal against No. 14 San Diego on Dec. 8, recording nine kills on .571 hitting with a team-best six blocks • Totaled six kills and three blocks in a sweep of Northern Iowa on Dec. 2 • Was perfect on her six swings at Kansas on Nov. 22 • Had her best match of the season at Iowa State on Nov. 8, setting career highs in kills (12) and attempts (21) while hitting .429 and adding five blocks • Recorded four kills and five blocks in a sweep of No. 17 Oklahoma on Nov. 4 • Totaled six blocks and a pair of kills in a sweep at Kansas State on Oct. 28 • Turned in a solid performance against No. 16 Missouri, totaling six kills on 10 swings and tying for team-high honors with three blocks • Enjoyed one of her best matches of the year at No. 9 Texas, recording a careerhigh eight blocks and seven kills on 15 swings against the Longhorns • Tied her then-career high with eight kills and chipped in three blocks against Texas A&M on Oct. 7 • Set then-career highs in kills (eight) and blocks (five) against Kansas State on Oct. 4 • Made her first career start against Texas Tech on Sept. 23, finishing with five kills on .455 hitting and a block in a sweep of the Red Raiders.

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

Career Highs

• Kills: 12 at Iowa State, 11/8/06 • Attacks: 23 at Colorado, 11/11/06 • Hitting Pct.: .615 (8-0-13) vs. Missouri, 10/25/06 • Aces: 0 • Block Assists: 7 at Texas, 10/18/06 • Total Blocks: 8 at Texas, 10/18/06 • Digs: 3 vs. Texas A&M, 11/15/06

Miscellaneous Stats (Single Matches With) Double-Doubles:.......................................0 .450 or Better Hitting Pct.: .......................4 15 or More Kills: .......................................0 15 or More Digs: .......................................0 8 or More Blocks:......................................1 4 or More Aces:.........................................0

* Hitting percentage marks based on min. 10 attempts.

Career Statistics Year 2006 TOTAL

GP-MP 83-30 83-30

K 139 139

Big 12 Statistics Year 2006 TOTAL

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GP-MP 54-18 54-18

K 92 92

K/Gm 1.67 1.67

E 36 36

TA 299 299

Pct .344 .344

A 17 17

A/Gm 0.20 0.20

SA 0 0

Digs 27 27

D/Gm 0.33 0.33

BS-BA 9-70 9-70

Total 79 79

B/Gm 0.95 0.95

K/Gm 1.70 1.70

E 23 23

TA 195 195

Pct .354 .354

A 9 9

A/Gm 0.17 0.17

SA 0 0

Digs 15 15

D/Gm 0.28 0.28

BS-BA 6-51 6-51

Total 57 57

B/Gm 1.06 1.06

High School

Cooper was considered one of the elite players in the class of 2006 before suffering a knee injury that forced her to miss nearly her entire senior season • Tabbed a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 pick and was the No. 12 player in the country according to Prepvolleyball.com • Co-captained the U.S. Youth National Team to a fourth-place finish at the 2005 Under-18 World Championships in 2005 in Macau, China, and a first-place showing at the 2004 NORCECA Girls’ Youth Championships • Participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance Camp for two years • Was a three-year starter for Coach Jan Barker at Amarillo High School, leading her team to a regional finals appearance and two regional semifinals • Earned first-team all-state honors for the second straight year in 2004, totaling 439 kills, 103 block assists and 55 block solos • Played club volleyball for Coach Tom Paszko on the Colorado Juniors, leading her team to a 17th-place finish at the 2005 18-open nationals as well as a second-place finish at regionals • Was a member of the National Honor Society and was awarded the Ace Achievement Award, recognizing the highest GPA on the Amarillo High School Volleyball team • Chose Nebraska over Texas A&M, Florida and Texas • Possesses a strong athletic pedigree, as her mother (Janie) played college basketball at Texas and Wayland Baptist, her father (Rick) played college basketball at Wayland Baptist and her brother (Tyler) currently plays at West Texas A&M, where Rick is in his 15th season as head coach.

2006 Match-by-Match Totals

Date Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 8 Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 7 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Nov. 1 Nov. 4 Nov. 8 Nov. 11 Nov. 15 Nov. 18 Nov. 22 Nov. 25 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 8 Dec. 9 Dec. 14 Dec. 16 Totals

Opponent SAINT MARY’S M. TENNESSEE LOUISVILLE CAL POLY MINNESOTA IOWA STATE TEXAS TECH at Creighton at Baylor KANSAS STATE at Texas A&M at Missouri COLORADO at Texas MISSOURI at Kansas State at Texas Tech OKLAHOMA at Iowa State at Colorado TEXAS A&M BAYLOR at Kansas TEXAS AMERICAN NORTHERN IOWA vs. San Diego vs. Minnesota vs. UCLA vs. Stanford

GP K E TA 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 5 1 2 1 4 1 2 0 5 2 2 1 5 2 2 0 2 3 5 0 11 2 3 0 4 3 2 0 5 3 8 3 20 3 8 0 13 3 4 1 8 1 2 0 4 5 7 2 15 3 6 0 10 3 2 2 12 2 4 1 8 3 4 2 8 4 12 3 21 5 9 6 23 3 4 0 13 3 4 2 8 2 6 0 6 3 3 1 8 3 3 3 10 3 6 2 12 3 9 1 14 5 6 2 14 4 8 1 18 3 2 2 11 83 139 36 299

Pct 1.000 .400 .250 .400 .200 1.000 .455 .750 .400 .250 .615 .375 .500 .333 .600 .000 .375 .250 .429 .130 .308 .250 1.000 .250 .000 .333 .571 .286 .389 .000 .344

A 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 17

SA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 27

TB 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 8.0 3.0 6.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 1.0 79

KAYLA BANWARTH

5-10 • Freshman • Libero • Dubuque, Iowa (Wahlert Catholic) 2007: Outlook

About Kayla

Full Name: Kayla Grace Banwarth Parents: Tom and Anne Banwarth Place of Birth: Dubuque, Iowa Major: Undecided

Honors & Awards

• 2007 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 • 2006 Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year • Prepvolleyball.com All-American

2006 REVIEW

BROOKE DELANO

2007 HUSKERS

COACHES & STAFF

Banwarth was one of the nation’s top high school seniors playing for coaches Julie Kieffer and Tom Keating at Wahlert Catholic High School • Totaled 1,155 kills, 1,093 digs and 364 aces during her four-year career, as Wahlert Catholic won three Iowa Class 3A state titles (2003-05) • Finished

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her career holding school marks for career digs and aces • Named an alternate for the 2007 U.S. Junior National Team • Tabbed a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection and was ranked as the No. 62 player nationally by Prepvolleyball.com • Chosen as the Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year in 2006 after averaging 4.00 kills, 3.70 digs and 1.43 aces per game • Led WCHS to a 31-7 record and the state semifinals • Garnered Prepvolleyball.com All-America honors as a senior, as she established single-season school records for digs (372) and service aces (142) while adding 396 kills on .316 hitting • Totaled 14 aces in one match during her senior year • Was a three-time Iowa Elite Team selection (all-state, all classes) in each of her final three seasons and was chosen the Iowa Player of the Year as a junior as she averaged 3.50 kills and 3.80 digs per game • Named the Class 3A Player of the Year for three consecutive years (2004-06) • Played club volleyball for the Six Pack Volleyball Club and Coach Jay Grassley, helping the program to an appearance at the Junior Olympic Nationals in 2007 • Lettered four seasons in softball, earning second-team Class 3A all-state accolades in 2006 • Excelled in the classroom as well, graduating with high honors and earning the Presidental Achievement Award • Selected NU over a host of schools, including Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Iowa, Duke, New Mexico State, Florida State and College of Charleston.

INTRODUCTION

Freshman Kayla Banwarth (pronounced BAN-worth) joins the Nebraska program after being a three-time allstate selection at Iowa • Knows how to lead and win, guiding Wahlert Catholic to three state titles in Iowa during her prep career • Totaled more than 1,000 career kills and digs and has exceptional passing and defensive skills • Possesses a strong work ethic and looks for ways to improve • Could challenge for playing time this year, replacing 2006 Big 12 Co-Libero of the Year Dani Busboom or being used as a serving specialist • Is the 10th Husker to hail from Iowa, but the first in the program since current U.S. National Team member Nancy Metcalf in 2001 • Will challenge Rachel Schwartz for playing time at libero. “There is no doubt that Kayla has the skills to be a contributor this fall and the key for her is how she adapts to the college environment,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “She can pass, play defense and has a very strong serve, and our goal is to find situations where she can contribute. Rachel (Schwartz) and Kayla give us two very skilled liberos and it will be exciting to watch them compete for playing time.”

6-4 • Freshman • Middle Blocker • Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) 2007: Outlook

About Brooke

Full Name: Brooke Ann Delano Parents: Tammy and Bill Delano Place of Birth: Omaha, Neb. Major: Undecided

HISTORY

Delano was one of the anchors of a Bellevue West volleyball program that compiled a 170-10 record and won four consecutive Class A state titles • Rated No. 25 nationally on Prepvolleyball.com’s Senior Aces list • Selected for Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 50 in 2007 • Was a four-year starter for coaches Joanne Kappas and Alyssa LeGrand, earning first-team all-state honors in each of her last three seasons in volleyball • Selected to the AVCA High

RECORDS

High School

School Senior All-America Team after totaling 487 kills on .356 hitting while adding 107 blocks in leading Bellevue West to a 43-1 record and a No. 7 national ranking in 2006 • Totaled 53 kills in three state tournament matches, including a match-high 21 kills in the state title game against Grand Island • Collected first-team Super-State accolades from the Lincoln Journal Star in each of her final three years • Led Bellevue West to a 39-3 record and a state title as a junior with 400 kills and 102 blocks to garner first-team all-state honors in 2005 • Multi-sport athlete who was the only athlete in the state to earn firstteam All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald in both volleyball and basketball in 2005-06 • Started all four seasons in basketball and earned all-state accolades in each of her last three campaigns • Guided BWHS to a 26-3 record and the school’s first Class A state title as a senior, averaging 11.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game en route to second-team Super-State honors• Averaged 13.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocked shots per game as a junior to earn first-team all-state honors from the Lincoln Journal Star and the Omaha World-Herald • Played club volleyball for the Nebraska Juniors and the Nebraska Volleyball Academy • Selected to the All-Tournament team at the 2006 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic Championships • Recruited to play both volleyball and basketball by a number of programs including Missouri, Iowa State and Creighton and also looked at Duke and Kansas State at basketball before committing to Nebraska in June of 2006 • Her father played basketball at Nebraska-Omaha.

OPPONENTS

One of four Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selections in this year’s recruiting class, Brooke Delano (pronounced DA-lane-o) comes to Nebraska after a decorated career at Bellevue West High School • Was a two-time All-Nebraska pick who led Bellevue West to four straight Class A titles • Combines exceptional size and athleticism to make her one of the nation’s top prospects • Brings a competitive nature to the Huskers after leading her team to state titles in both volleyball and basketball as a senior • Strengthens an excellent corps of middle blockers that includes AllAmerican Tracy Stalls as well as veterans Kori Cooper and Amanda Gates. “Brooke has the size and athleticism to eventually be an outstanding player at this level,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “The thing we like most about Brooke is her competitiveness and how she wants to improve every time she takes the court. That is something she will rely on as she works against our other middle blockers and looks for playing time this year.”

Honors & Awards

• 2007 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 • Prepvolleyball.com All-American

LINDSEY LICHT

6-5 • Freshman • Right Side Hitter • Aurora, Colo. (Grandview)

About Lindsey

Full Name: Lindsey Michelle Licht Parents: Ross and Michelle Licht Place of Birth: Billings, Mont. Major: Elementary Education

Honors & Awards

• 2007 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 • 2005 USA Volleyball Youth National A2 Team • 2005 Denver Post Colorado Player of the Year

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

2007: Outlook

Freshman Lindsey Licht (pronounced LIGHT) began her Husker career in January, as she graduated from high school six months early • Lived up to her billing as one of the nation’s top freshmen during the spring, averaging over three kills and a block per game in helping the Huskers to a 3-0 mark • Former Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 pick possesses the height and blocking ability to be a formidable defensive presence in the Husker lineup • Adds a unique dimension to the lineup, as she teamed with Sarah Pavan to give NU a pair of 6-foot-5 lefties • Could also see time at outside hitter to add depth to the position and increase her opportunities for playing time • Played for the Front Range Volleyball Club, the same program that produced current Husker All-Americans Rachel Holloway and Tracy Stalls • Will be counted on to help the other four freshmen in the transition to the college level. “Having Lindsey here in the spring was huge because it put her ahead of the curve to help us in the fall,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “She was limited for several months because of a foot injury and is just getting back into volleyball shape where she can use her athletic ability. She is a very physical player who is a power athlete and an exceptional blocker. Lindsey enrolled early because she wanted to play as a freshman and has worked hard to put herself in that position.”

High School

Licht starred for four seasons at Grandview High

TARA MUELLER

School in Aurora, Colo. • Was a two-time Mizuno/Volleyball Magazine All-American and was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection in 2007 • Rated No. 11 nationally on Prepvolleyball.com’s Senior Aces list • Started all four seasons, totaling 1,199 kills, 335 blocks, 385 digs and 80 aces for Coach Patty Childress during her high school career • Named a finalist for the Denver Post High School Female Athlete of the Year in 2006-07 • Garnered all-state honors in each of her four seasons, including first-team honors on three occasions • Led Grandview to a 27-4 record, runner-up Class 5A state tournament finish and a No. 20 national ranking in 2006 • Accumulated 242 kills, 88 blocks, 84 digs and 31 service aces en route to firstteam All-Colorado honors from the Denver Post • Guided Grandview to consecutive Class 5A state titles in 2004 and 2005, earning Denver Post Player-of-the-Year honors as a junior after averaging 3.32 kills, 1.19 blocks, 1.61 digs and 0.36 aces per game • Named the state tournament MVP as a junior, as Grandview went 28-3 en route to its second straight state title • Played club volleyball for the Front Range Volleyball Club and Coach Jim Miret • Earned MVP honors at the Junior National Volleyball Championships in 2005 as Front Range won the 16-and-under open division title • Helped Front Range place fifth in the 18-and-under Division at the 2006 USA Junior Olympics • Served a stint on the U.S. Youth National A-2 Team in 2005 • Participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance Camp in 2004 • Took visits to Washington and Penn State before choosing Nebraska.

#19

6-0 • Freshman • Outside Hitter • Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain)

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2007: Outlook

About Tara

HISTORY

Full Name: Tara Danielle Mueller Parents: Larry and Donna Mueller Place of Birth: Scottsdale, Ariz. Major: Undecided

Honors & Awards

• 2006-07 U.S. Junior National Team Member • 2007 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 • 2005 Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year

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Freshman Tara Mueller is one of several freshmen who could earn playing time for the Huskers this fall • Was a two-time Player of the Year in Arizona who led her team to back-to-back state titles in 2005 and 2006 • Comes to Nebraska ready to compete for playing time, as she has served two stints with the U.S. Junior National team and played for former Arizona State All-American Amanda Burbridge at Desert Mountain High School • Comes off a stint with the U.S. Junior National Team where she played in the U-20 World Championships in Thailand in July of 2007 • Started at libero, as Team USA finished fourth, its best-ever finish in the event • Ranked third among all players with 36 digs • Possesses the all-around skills to be successful in college and is an advanced passer and defender for her age • Slated to play outside hitter, but could also see time at libero, a position she played with the Youth National Team • Is the first Husker volleyball player from Arizona. “Tara started in our program earlier this summer and has started to make the adjustment physically to this level,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. She is similiar to Jordan and Christina in that she is a very good all-around player, and passes and plays defense at a very high level. “She had a great Junior World Championships and is going to come to camp brimming with confidence.”

High School

Mueller was considered one of the best high school volleyball players to ever come out of Arizona, playing for Desert Mountain High School and Coach Amanda

Burbridge • Led Desert Mountain to Class 5A-II back-toback titles in 2005 and 2006 and four state tournament appearances during her career • Ranked No. 12 nationally on Prepvolleyball.com’s Senior Aces list • Awarded second-team Mizuno/Volleyball Magazine All-America honors following her junior and senior seasons and was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection in 2007 • Totaled 304 kills, 218 digs, 46 blocks and 45 aces in just 22 matches as a senior after missing the first half of her senior year with a broken hand suffered while training with the U.S. Junior National Team • Totaled 13 double-doubles, including a 23-kill, 18-dig effort in the state title victory over Ironwood • Finished with 62 kills, 55 digs and eight aces in the state tournament • Selected as the Arizona Player of the Year in both 2005 and 2006 by the Scottsdale East Valley Tribune • Garnered first-team All-Arizona accolades from both the East Valley Tribune and Arizona Republic in each of her final three years • Named Gatorade Player of the Year in 2005 after leading Desert Mountain to its first state title • Selected to the 2006 U.S. Junior National Team, but was forced to miss the NORCECA Championships because of an injury • Participated in the USA Volleyball High Performance Program in 2003 under current NU assistant Lee Maes • Played club volleyball for Coach Joe Hesse and the Club Red program, leading the club to back-to-back regional titles in 2005 and 2006 • Looked at UCLA, Long Beach State, Arizona, Arizona State and Loyola Marymount before committing to Nebraska in the February of 2006 • Comes from an athletic background, as her father played football at Wyoming, while her aunt (Linda Mueller Jensen) played volleyball at Oklahoma.

JORDAN WILBERGER

6-1 • Freshman • Middle Blocker • Scottsbluff, Neb. (Scottsbluff) 2007: Outlook

2007 HUSKERS

About Jordan

Full Name: Jordan Renee Wilberger Parents: Rich and Renee Wilberger Place of Birth: Scottsbluff, Neb. Major: Undecided

COACHES & STAFF

Wilberger was one of the top high school players in the state playing at Scottsbluff High School for Coach Heidi Huck • Was a three-year starter in volleyball, totaling 727 kills and 514 blocks during her prep career • Was a twotime Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference selection and

2007 HUSKERS

High School

two-time all-region honoree after leading the Bearcats to consecutive state tournament appearances • Garnered second-team Class B all-state honors as a senior, leading Scottsbluff to a 25-9 record and a state tournament appearance • Totaled 311 kills, 158 blocks 187 digs and 26 aces as a senior • Selected as the MVP of the 2007 Western Nebraska All-Star game with 13 kills and 14 digs • Chosen as the KDUH-TV Fab 5 Player of the Year in 2006 • Totaled 245 blocks and 229 kills as a junior, highlighted by a 25-kill, 22-block effort in the district championship match • Named the 2007 Scottsbluff Star-Herald Female High School Athlete of the Year as she starred in volleyball, basketball and track in high school • Placed in the state track meet in three events (high jump, fourth; 200 meters, sixth; 4x100 relay, second) in helping Scottsbluff to its first state track championship since 1978 • Was a member of the National Honor Society in high school and was a twotime academic all-conference pick • Looked at Creighton, Colorado State, Tulsa, Oral Roberts and Kansas State before deciding to walk-on at Nebraska.

INTRODUCTION

Freshman Jordan Wilberger comes to Nebraska following a decorated career at Scottsbluff High School • Totaled over 700 kills and 500 blocks in three years, earning second-team Class B All-State accolades as a senior • Brings a winning background into the Husker program, as she led her volleyball team to a pair of state tournament appearances while also winning a team state track title as a senior • Tremendous all-around athlete who has the potential to develop as she turns her focus to Division I volleyball • Will likely redshirt in 2007 as she adjusts to the college game. “Jordan is a good athlete with a great frame, but does not have the level of experience as some of the other freshmen in this class,” Nebraska Coach John Cook said. “We are excited to get her into our program and see what she can do and allow her to develop. We have had success over the years bringing in players from the state who were not widely recruited who have become great players in our program. Jordan wanted to come to Nebraska and be challenged, and we admire her for taking that risk.”

Honors & Awards

• Scottsbluff Star-Herald Female Athlete of the Year • 2006 Second-Team Class B All-State

2006 REVIEW OPPONENTS RECORDS

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JOHN COOK

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

Head Coach • Eighth Year • University of San Diego (‘79)

John Cook File

COACHES & STAFF

Coaching Ledger

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

• 2005 AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year • 2005 AVCA Division I Central Region Coach of the Year • 2005 Big 12 Coach of the Year • 2001 Big 12 Coach of the Year • 2000 AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year • 2000 AVCA Division I Central Region Coach of the Year • 1997 Big Ten Co-Coach of the Year • 1997 NACDA/USOC Collegiate Coaches Award

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Coaching Honors

• Nebraska Head Coach, 2000-present • Nebraska Associate Head Coach, 1999 • Nebraska Assistant Coach, 1988-91

Other Coaching Experience • • • • •

Wisconsin Head Coach, 1992-98 U.S. Men’s National Team, 1992 San Diego VB Club, 1986-88 UC-San Diego, 1983-84 Francis Parker High, 1981-88

Collegiate Coaching Record • • • •

Overall: 381-87 (.814) Nebraska: 220-14 (.940) Big 12: 135-5 (.964) Big Ten: 89-51 (.636)

More About Cook Education

• University of San Diego, 1979 Bachelor’s Degree, History

HISTORY

• San Diego State University, 1991 Master’s Degree, Teaching and Coaching Effectiveness

Family

• Wife: Wendy • Children: Lauren (15), Taylor (12)

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The philosophy of John Cook can be summarized in two simple words. Dream Big. When Cook took over the reins of the Nebraska volleyball program following the 1999 season, the challenge facing him was daunting. Replacing one of the sport’s legendary coaches in Terry Pettit, who won 694 matches and had guided the Huskers to 21 consecutive NCAA appearances and six national semifinals. Cook, who left an emerging power in Wisconsin to guide the tradition-rich Husker program, had his own vision for Nebraska volleyball. He saw a program that had even more potential to grow. His goals included consistently selling out home matches at the NU Coliseum, expanding the media exposure for his program and continuing the tradition of athletic and academic excellence started by Pettit. Cook saw the long-range potential in reaching across the Husker Nation and making them a vital part of the program’s success. Or taking a chance to host the sport’s championship in the largest setting college volleyball had ever seen. When others saw risks, Cook saw opportunities. In 2006, Cook’s dream was realized, as the Husker Nation had an opportunity to see Nebraska raise the bar in college volleyball first-hand. From record-setting, sold-out crowds at the Qwest Center to a team that maximized its potential in winning the school’s third national title, the Huskers enjoyed a truly remarkable season. The Huskers entered the season with many questions, as they were forced to replace three All-Americans, including AVCA National Player-of-the-Year Christina Houghtelling, who missed the season after shoulder surgery. With four first-year starters on the court, including freshmen starters at both setter and middle blocker, and the expectations of trying to reach the national semifinals just 45 minutes away from campus, 2006 shaped up to be Cook’s toughest coaching job to date. Nebraska took on all challenges head-on, going 33-1 and becoming only the third team in NCAA history to be ranked No. 1 the entire season. The Huskers went on the road and overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat Minnesota to reach the national semifinals, marking the first time that Nebraska had won a regional outside the state. The win over the Gophers set the stage for a watershed moment in college volleyball. Behind sellout crowds of over 17,000, the Huskers captured the school’s third national title with victories over No. 4 UCLA and No. 2 Stanford. The Huskers enjoyed one of the most prolific offensive seasons in school history, leading the nation in kills per game and ranking second in hitting percentage. Four players earned AVCA All-America honors, highlighted by Sarah Pavan, who became Nebraska’s first Honda-Broderick Cup winner and fourth AVCA National Player of the Year. Consistent excellence has been a hallmark of Cook’s Nebraska squads since he took over the reigns on Dec. 15, 1999. Over the last seven years, Cook has guided Nebraska to a pair of national titles, four NCAA semifinal appearances and six Big 12 titles. He has guided NU to a 220-14 overall record and a 135-5 league mark. Of NU’s 14 losses under Cook, 11 were to top-15 teams, and four were to NCAA champion or runner-up squads (2001 NCAA champion Stanford, 2001 NCAA runner-up Long Beach State, 2002 NCAA champion USC and 2005 NCAA champion Washington). Overall, Cook is 75-11 against ranked teams at Nebraska, and the Huskers have 14 wins against top-five teams during the last seven years. With Cook at the helm, Nebraska has produced one

Olympian, one Honda-Broderick Cup winner, three AVCA Division I National Players of the Year, one NCAA Top Eight Award winner, one AVCA Division I National Freshman of the Year, two Honda Award winners, 22 AVCA All-Americans, two CoSIDA Academic All-Americans of the Year, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, four Big 12 Players of the Year and three Big 12 Co-Players of the Year. The Huskers have also combined for 24 All-Big 12 Conference awards and 41 academic All-Big 12 certificates. Cook’s accomplishments haven’t gone unnoticed, as he is a two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year, earning the prestigious honor in 2000 and 2005, and a two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year. He is one of only four active coaches - and one of five all-time - to be a two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year. The 2005 campaign was a special one for the Nebraska program. The Huskers advanced to the national title match for the fifth time in school history. Nebraska returned to the national semifinals for the first time since 2001 and finished with a 33-2 record. The Huskers led the nation in blocking (4.12 per game) and ranked in the top 10 nationally in assists, kills and hitting percentage. Four Huskers earned AVCA All-America honors, while Christina Houghtelling was named AVCA National Player of the Year. Nebraska also drew overwhelming fan support, shattering school records in attendance (5,969 fans per match) and selling out the entire season ticket allotment in just nine days. In addition, the NCAA Regional at Qwest Center Omaha broke every NCAA postseason attendance record, including a crowd of 15,119 for the Huskers’ regional title victory over Florida. Cook said the Huskers' goal is to remain at the forefront of college volleyball to enhance the sport at both the local and national level. Nebraska enters 2007 with an NCAArecord 90 consecutive sellouts at the NU Coliseum and will host the 2008 NCAA Championships in Omaha. Cook has also been instrumental in helping to expand the program's visibility throughout the state and the Midwest. In 2004, the Huskers hosted a regular-season match against Creighton in North Platte so that the fans in the western part of the state could see the Huskers in person. In addition, Cook's efforts have helped Nebraska enjoy one of the most extensive multi-media packages in

Husker Players & National Honors

• Sarah Pavan, RS

Olympians Coach Cook had an opportunity to fly with the U. S. Navy’s Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron last September when they were in town for the Lincoln Air Show.

Big Ten/Big12 9-11 11-9 11-9 9-11 13-7 19-1 17-3 20-0 20-0 20-0 17-3 20-0 19-1 19-1 224-56

Pct. .450 .550 .550 .450 .650 .950 .850 1.000 1.000 1.000 .850 1.000 .950 .950 .800

• Greichaly Cepero, S • Sarah Pavan, RS

U.S. National Team Members • Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), RS • Tracy Stalls, MB

2000 2006 2002-present 2007-present

First-Team AVCA All-Americans

• • • • • • • •

Greichaly Cepero, S 2000 & 2002 Laura Pilakowski, OH 2000 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), RS 2001 Amber Holmquist, MB 2001 & 2002 Sarah Pavan, RS 2004, 2005 & 2006 Melissa Elmer, MB 2004 & 2005 Christina Houghtelling, OH 2005 Jordan Larson, OH 2006

Second-Team AVCA All-Americans

• • • • • • •

Amber Holmquist, MB Jenny Kropp, MB Greichaly Cepero, S Laura Pilakowski, OH Melissa Elmer, MB Jennifer Saleaumua, OH Tracy Stalls, MB

Third-Team AVCA All-Americans

• Jennifer Saleaumua, OH • Rachel Holloway, S

2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2005 2006

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District Rk. -t12th 8th -4th 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st --

National Finish -NCAA Second Round NCAA First Round NIVC Champions Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Regional Finals National Champions NCAA Semifinals Regional Finals Regional Semifinals Regional Finals NCAA Finals National Champions --

AVCA NR NR NR NR 15th 5th 7th 1st 3rd 5th 13th 5th 2nd 1st --

• Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), RS 2001 2001 Volleyball Academic All-American of the Year • Laura Pilakowski, OH 2002 • Christina Houghtelling, OH 2005 • Sarah Pavan, RS 2005 & 2006 2006-07 Academic All-American of the Year 2006 Volleyball Academic All-American of the Year

Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American • Laura Pilakowski, OH • Amber Holmquist, MB • Anna Schrad, OH

HISTORY

Pct. .452 .593 .636 .595 .758 .909 .857 1.000 .940 .940 .850 .938 .943 .971 .814

Honda Sport Award Winner

2000 2005 2006

RECORDS

(Overall: 381-87, Nebraska: 220-14, Big 12: 135-5, Big Ten: 89-51) Record 14-17 19-13 21-12 22-15 25-8 30-3 30-5 34-0 31-2 31-2 28-5 30-2 33-2 33-1 381-87

• Greichaly Cepero, S • Christina Houghtelling, OH • Sarah Pavan, RS

First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American

Cook’s Season-by-Season Record Year 1992 (UW) 1993 (UW) 1994 (UW) 1995 (UW) 1996 (UW) 1997 (UW) 1998 (UW) 2000 (NU) 2001 (NU) 2002 (NU) 2003 (NU) 2004 (NU) 2005 (NU) 2006 (NU) Totals

AVCA National Players of the Year

OPPONENTS

Cook immediately started to create his own legacy after taking over for Pettit. In 2000, his first season at the helm, Cook was named the AVCA National Coach of the Year after guiding the Huskers to a 34-0 record and the national championship. The Huskers, who became just the second team in NCAA history to cap an undefeated season with a national title, were ranked No. 1 in the AVCA/USA Today Top 25 poll for 14 straight weeks. Nebraska also broke singleseason school records for wins and winning percentage. The Nebraska players flourished under Cook, whose responsibilities included working directly with the setters during his first two seasons. Sophomore setter Greichaly Cepero earned AVCA National Player-of-the-Year honors. Three Huskers claimed AVCA All-America certificates, and five Nebraska players were named to the All-Big 12 teams. Laura Pilakowski earned CoSIDA Academic All-America

2004

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Three Straight 30-Win Seasons

honors, and a conference-best seven Huskers earned academic All-Big 12 recognition. In 2001, Cook’s second season, Nebraska fell just two wins short of capturing another NCAA title. The Huskers, who were ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in the AVCA poll all season, went 20-0 in the Big 12 while Cook was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year. NU finished the season with a 31-2 record after falling to eventual national champion Stanford in the NCAA semifinals. Nebraska broke the school record for opponent hitting percentage and placed four players on the AVCA All-America teams, the most in a single season in school history. Right side hitter Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) was selected as an NCAA Top Eight Award winner and was also named the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year. Pilakowski and Cepero joined Metcalf on the CoSIDA Academic All-America teams, as Pilakowski earned secondteam honors and Cepero received third-team recognition. A conference-best nine Nebraska players were awarded academic All-Big 12 honors. In Cook’s third season, the Huskers continued their remarkable success. NU finished the season ranked fifth in the AVCA poll with a 31-2 record to secure its third straight 30-win season. Nebraska produced the most dominant conference season in school history, going 20-0 and losing just two games en route to winning the league championship for the third straight year. Cepero and Amber Holmquist again earned first-team AVCA All-America honors, and

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the country, as every match is carried live on a state-wide radio network and nearly every contest is shown either live on television or streamed live on the Internet. “It is a reflection of Nebraska volleyball and the program, and not about one person or one player," Cook said when accepting the AVCA Coach-of-the-Year Award in 2005. “We’re trying to be a leader in the sport. We’re trying to take risks and dream big, and fortunately I’m surrounded by a lot of people who have that vision. I’m really proud of what we’re doing to try and enhance the sport.”

• Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), RS

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Honda-Broderick Cup Winners

INTRODUCTION

In his seven seasons at NU, John Cook has produced 12 AVCA All-Americans who have combined for 22 awards. In 2006, four Huskers earned AVCA AllAmerica certificates, equaling the 2001 and 2005 teams' school record for All-Americans in one season. The 2006 list was highlighted by 2006-07 HondaBroderick Cup winner Sarah Pavan, who became Nebraska’s first-ever Honda-Broderick Cup winner. Cook’s players have also excelled academically on a national level. In Cook’s seven seasons at NU, seven CoSIDA Academic All-Americans have combined for nine awards, including 2006-07 Academic AllAmerican-of-the-Year Sarah Pavan.

2000 & 2001 2002 2003

Third-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American • Greichaly Cepero, S

2001

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HISTORY

Pilakowski was recognized on the second team. Pilakowski was named a first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, and Holmquist was a second-team pick. Cepero, Holmquist and Pilakowski shared Big 12 Player-of-the-Year accolades. Cook faced perhaps his greatest coaching challenge at Nebraska during the 2003 season, when the Huskers had to replace three All-Americans and their first-ever libero. With so much young talent, Cook opted to run a 6-2 (twosetter) offense to utilize as many players as possible. NU went on to finish the season with a 28-5 record, an 11-4 mark against NCAA Tournament teams, and an appearance in its 10th straight Sweet 16 after winning 13 of its final 15 matches. The 2004 season may have been one of Cook's best coaching jobs, as a youthful squad that had as many as five freshmen or sophomores on the court went 30-2 and was ranked No. 1 in the country heading into the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers displayed a suffocating defense, leading the nation in both opponent hitting percentage (.103) and blocks per game (4.02) before falling to twotime defending NCAA champion USC in five games in the regional final. Three Huskers earned AVCA All-America honors, while Pavan was chosen as the AVCA National Freshman of the Year. That corp of Huskers became the centerpiece of Nebraska’s consecutive NCAA Finals teams in 2005 and 2006.

Building the Badgers

Cook, who served as an assistant under Pettit for three seasons from 1988 to 1991, took over the Nebraska head coaching job after serving as associate head coach during the 1999 season. Before returning to Nebraska in 1999, Cook led Wisconsin to six straight postseason appearances in seven seasons as the Badgers’ head coach. Cook’s accomplishments at Wisconsin earned him praise as one of the game’s top young coaches. Cook built the Badgers into a top-10 program during his seven-year career in Madison, which included back-to-back trips to the NCAA regional finals in 1997 and 1998. In his final match at Wisconsin, Cook’s Badgers fell to the Huskers in a three-hour, five-game battle in the 1998 Pacific Regional Championship in the NU Coliseum. Wisconsin ended the season ranked seventh in the final USA Today/AVCA Coaches Poll with a 30-5 record. Cook compiled a 161-73 ledger at the helm of the

Cook vs. All Opponents Opponent Overall Alabama 2-0 Alabama A&M 1-0 American 2-0 Arizona 2-0 Arizona State 1-0 Arkansas 1-1 Arkansas-Little Rock 1-0 Ball State 4-0 Baylor 14-0 Bowling Green 1-1 Butler 2-0 Cal Poly 1-0 Central Florida 1-0 Clemson 1-0 Colgate 1-0 Colorado 14-2 Colorado State 3-0 Creighton 4-0 Dayton 1-0 DePaul 3-0 Duke 2-0 Eastern Illinois 2-0 Florida 2-2 Florida A&M 0-1 Fresno State 1-0

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Wis. 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 0-0 1-1 2-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 0-2 0-0 1-0

Neb. 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 14-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 13-1 3-0 4-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-1 0-0

The Cook Family (from left): Lauren, John, Taylor and Wendy.

Badgers, including an 89-51 league mark in one of the nation’s toughest conferences. He was named the Big Ten Co-Coach and AVCA District 2 Coach of the Year in 1997 after leading the Badgers to a share of the Big Ten title with a 19-1 mark and school-best 30-3 overall record. In his seven years at Wisconsin, the Badgers advanced to six straight postseason tournaments, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998. In 1995, Wisconsin won the National Invitational Volleyball Championship with a perfect 6-0 record. During his tenure at UW, he coached four All-Americans, nine AVCA All-District award winners, 11 All-Big Ten honorees and two Big Ten Freshmen of the Year. He also coached 21 academic All-Big Ten selections during his seven seasons.

Other Coaching Experiences

Cook, 51, also brings Olympic and championship experience to the Husker staff. As the first assistant coach with the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball team, Cook aided the United States to a bronze medal in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. The team’s defensive coordinator, he was also in charge of scouting and supervising the team’s flexibility, strength and conditioning programs. For his Olympic coaching experience, Cook was honored in June of 1993 at the NACDA/USOC Collegiate Coaches Recognition Awards Luncheon.

Opponent George Mason George Washington Georgia Georgia Tech Hawaii Hofstra Houston Idaho Illinois Illinois State Indiana Iona Iowa Iowa State Kansas State Kansas Kentucky Long Beach State LSU Louisville Loyola-Chicago Marquette Maryland Miami Michigan

Overall 2-0 0-1 2-1 0-1 3-2 1-0 0-1 1-0 11-4 1-0 11-3 1-0 12-2 15-0 13-3 14-0 0-1 1-2 1-0 4-0 5-1 3-0 2-0 1-0 9-7

Wis. 2-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 10-4 0-0 11-3 0-0 12-2 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 5-1 3-0 1-0 0-0 7-7

Neb. 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 14-0 13-2 14-0 0-0 1-2 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0

Opponent Michigan State Middle Tennessee Minnesota Missouri Missouri State Nebraska New Mexico New Orleans North Carolina Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northwestern Notre Dame Ohio State Oklahoma Oral Roberts Pacific Penn State Pepperdine Pittsburgh Princeton Purdue Sacramento State Saint Louis Saint Mary’s

Overall 12-4 1-0 11-6 13-1 1-0 0-3 1-0 1-0 2-0 2-2 2-0 15-0 7-0 9-7 14-0 3-0 3-1 2-14 4-0 5-0 1-0 10-4 1-0 1-0 1-0

In the summer of 2004, Cook served as head coach of the Women’s National Volleyball Training Team, guiding his squad to the title in the Women’s Open Division of the USA Volleyball Adult Open Championships in Atlanta, Ga. During his first tenure at Nebraska (1989-91), the Huskers advanced to the NCAA semifinals two of the three seasons, including a runner-up finish in 1989. Nebraska also went 36-0 in conference play, capturing three Big Eight Conference championships each of those three seasons. During that time, he served as Pettit’s recruiting coordinator, chief scout and strength and conditioning coordinator. Cook was also the liaison with the academic advising center. In the U.S. Olympic Festival competition, Cook served as head coach of the bronze medal-winning North team in 1989 and was an assistant coach with the third-place West team in 1987. A co-founder of the San Diego Volleyball Club, Cook served as a coach with the club from 1986 to 1988. The club won two Southern California Regional Championships and finished among the final four teams twice in the USVBA Junior Olympics for girls 18 and under. Cook also served as the head assistant coach at the University of California-San Diego from 1983 to 1984, where he aided the Tritons to an NCAA Division III national championship in 1984 and a second-place national finish in 1983. Cook’s coaching credentials also include leading Francis Parker High School in San Diego to two California state championships. During his six-year coaching stint from 1981 to 1988, he had a .900 winning percentage with an overall record of 162-18, including a 90-match winning streak. A well-known speaker on volleyball skills, Cook travels around the nation participating in clinics. During his stay at Wisconsin, he served as the host of the Badger Coaching Symposium every spring. A graduate of the University of San Diego, Cook earned his bachelor’s degree in history in 1979. He completed his master’s degree in teaching and coaching effectiveness from San Diego State in 1991. Cook and his wife Wendy, a former two-time All-America setter at San Diego State, are the parents of two children, Lauren, 15, and Taylor, 12.

Wis. 10-4 0-0 8-6 0-0 1-0 0-3 1-0 0-0 2-0 2-2 0-0 14-0 3-0 7-7 0-0 1-0 0-1 1-14 1-0 4-0 0-0 10-4 1-0 1-0 0-0

Neb. 2-0 1-0 3-0 13-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 4-0 2-0 14-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0

Opponent San Diego Santa Clara South Carolina South Florida Southern California Stanford Stephen F. Austin Tennessee-Martin Texas Texas A&M Texas-Arlington Texas Tech Tulane UCLA UC-Santa Barbara Valparaiso Virginia Virginia Tech Washington West Virginia Western Michigan Wichita State Wisconsin UW-Green Bay UW-Milwaukee

Overall 4-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 2-3 3-2 1-0 1-0 14-1 16-0 1-0 14-0 1-0 4-2 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 2-0

Wis. 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 2-0

Neb. 2-0 3-0 1-0 0-0 0-2 3-1 0-0 1-0 13-1 14-0 0-0 14-0 1-0 4-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0

Q&A WITH COACH COOK Team Nebraska Florida Hawaii USC Penn State Louisville Stanford Florida A&M Northern Iowa Long Beach State

Record 220-14 218-23 216-25 187-30 198-35 191-40 195-42 170-39 192-46 179-44

NCAA Winningest Active Coaches No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Coach, Current School Dave Shoji, Hawaii Russ Rose, Penn St. Mary Wise, Florida John Dunning, Stanford John Cook, Nebraska Brian Gimmillaro, LBSU Mick Haley, USC Andy Banachowski,UCLA Bobbi Petersen, UNI Leonid Yelin, Louisville

(record at four-year colleges only)

Record 926-163-1 891-157 603-117 613-132 381-87 604-141 680-164-1 1,037-270 181-50 395-110

Pct. .940 .904 .895 .862 .850 .827 .823 .813 .807 .803 Pct. .850 .850 .838 .823 .814 .811 .806 .793 .784 .782

volleyball. One of the ways we measure that is by how many of them go into coaching. Over 50 percent of our graduated players are in coaching now, whether it is at the college, high school or club level. The second thing we want them to understand is the importance of giving back. At Nebraska, our players are viewed by the public and kids in the state with almost a rock star status. What we hope they learned at Nebraska is to use that platform to create a positive message and take that lesson throughout their lives. How important is the NU Coliseum to Husker volleyball? I have coached at Nebraska in some capacity for 12 years, and time and time again, I’ve seen the Coliseum will the Huskers to wins in close matches. I don’t know if it’s the ghosts or spirits of the building, or maybe just the intense energy of the fans, but playing in the Coliseum has become pivotal to our success. It’s exciting for the players to know that no matter who the opponent may be, the Huskers will play in front of a sold out crowd. We annually rank among the national attendance leaders and have 90 consecutive sellouts at the NU Coliseum. Our fans give us an unmatched home court advantage.

HISTORY

Sarah Pavan and John Cook talk with ESPN’s Heather Cox following the Huskers victory over UCLA in the 2006 NCAA Semifinals.

RECORDS

Can you talk about playing selected home matches at Qwest Center Omaha and at the Devaney Center? We have a great problem in that the Coliseum is sold out, but that also means that a lot of people could not see us play. As a program, we decided to play in those big arenas where lots of people can see us play, especially from the outer parts of the state. That allows us to treat it like a road match because we get used to the big-arena environment that comes in the NCAA Tournament. That has allowed us to set up great matches like the AVCA Showcase and Penn State at the Qwest Center in Omaha and playing Hawaii at the Devaney Center. We are challenging ourselves to try and play the best programs in the country and play those matches to get the best exposure of our program and college volleyball.

OPPONENTS

What do you hope student-athletes take from their years with the Nebraska volleyball program? First, when they leave, we hope they still want to play

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2006 REVIEW

Talk about your program’s emphasis on developing players for their post collegiate careers? At Nebraska, we believe that the program we put in place gives our players a chance to play beyond their college career. When I was with the men’s national team for the 1992 Olympics, I got an understanding of what it takes to be the best in the world. We’ve tried to implement that at Nebraska and call it Training the Whole Athlete. It just doesn’t mean we are going to make them a great volleyball player. Obviously, we are going to do that and our program’s success reflects that. We are going to train them mentally on how to compete at the highest level and continue on if they elect to do so. It is also about getting them to understand the self discipline it takes to work in the weight room, understanding their bodies and knowing how to take care of them in areas such as stretching, recovery and nutrition. Our mission in this program is two-fold. One is prepare them if they want to have a professional career. Second, many of our former players are going into coaching, and they are leaving Nebraska armed with lots of information. If they can go coach one team which has 12 players, they made a tremendous impact in other people’s lives with that information. It is a two-fold mission, and we feel that our program has a great understanding and implements it as well as anyone in the country in a college setting.

NCAA Winningest Programs (2000-2006)

COACHES & STAFF

When you are recruiting a potential student-athlete, what are Nebraska’s biggest selling points? I think the best thing for a recruit to do is see our team play. We play at a high level, but what may be most important, is how we play. It’s a very exciting brand of volleyball based on great athletes moving very quickly and transitioning very fast. We’ve always had a reputation of taking great athletes and training them to become exceptional volleyball players. We have a great academic tradition with our academic support staff and the Hewit Center. We lead the nation in academic All-America honors and the majority of our players go on to graduate school following their playing careers. I think another important factor is the exposure our program receives. Our goal is to be on the cutting edge. We are the only program in the country that has its own radio network with a flagship station that is one of the strongest in the state, a state-wide weekly television program and all of our matches shown live on the Internet.

What do you look for in a recruit? Academically we have a tradition of great studentathletes. Because the program’s emphasis is on being accountable, the program attracts people who have already been successful in the classroom. But we’ve also taken some people who were merely good students and helped them become great students. We are also in a unique situation at Nebraska where our students-athlete have a platform to make a difference in people’s lives. We look for people who are going to embrace that opportunity and give back to the community.

Charting John Cook

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What do you enjoy most about coaching at Nebraska? There are two things which make coaching at Nebraska so special. First, it is the passion of the people across the state for our team. There is a love affair between our players and the fans across the Husker Nation. Second, is that our players are great young women who work hard, make great choices and are excellent students. Last year, we won an NCAA title, as well as the Life Skills Award for the athletic department. We have a group of people who are committed to giving back to the community and understand that there is more to college life than volleyball.

Our school’s rich volleyball tradition over the years also plays an important role in recruiting. In many cases, people know they were meant to be here.

INTRODUCTION

What is your coaching philosophy? There are four things that come to mind. No. 1, I see myself as a teacher. It was always my dream to be a teacher, and coaching is teaching. No. 2, next to my family and my faith, the people involved with Nebraska volleyball are the most important thing in my life. Third, at Nebraska, we like to recruit great athletes. Then we will figure out what those athletes are the most exceptional at and design our system to best take advantage of those qualities. How can we make each athlete the best volleyball player they can be? That’s the question we try to answer. And finally, our players are committed to academic excellence and becoming complete student-athletes.

LEE MAES

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

Head Assistant Coach • Third Year • Long Beach State ('94)

Coaching Ledger

COACHES & STAFF

Seasons at Nebraska

• Head Assistant Coach, 2005-present

Other Coaching Experience • • • • •

2006 REVIEW

• • • •

OPPONENTS

• •

Associate Head Coach: California, 2003-04 Assistant Coach: California, 1998-03 Interim Head Coach: California, 1998 Head Coach: California Men’s Volleyball, 1997-2000 Coach: USA Girls’ Youth National and High Performance Teams USA Volleyball, 1994-2003 Assistant Coach: USA Volleyball A2 National Team, 2004-05 Head Coach: Forefront 18-1’s Golden Bear Girls’ Volleyball Club, 1997-2004 Associate Coach: Nike 18-1’s Ichiban Girls’ Volleyball (Calif.) Club, 1993-97 Head Girls’ Coach: Lakewood (Calif.) High School, 1989-97 Head Boys’ Coach: Edison (Calif.) High School, 1993-97 Assistant Boys’ Coach: Lakewood (Calif.) High School, 1990-92

More About Maes Education

HISTORY

RECORDS

• Long Beach State, 1994 Bachelor’s Degree, Journalism and Geography

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One of the nation’s top assistant coaches, Lee Maes (pronounced MAYS) begins his third season as head assistant coach in the Nebraska program. Before joining the Husker staff in January of 2005, Maes served as an assistant at the University of California for eight years. In his role at Nebraska, Maes handles player training and works extensively with the middle blockers while serving as the Huskers' recruiting coordinator. He also handles opponent scouting and game preparation and oversees Nebraska’s summer camp program. In his two seasons at Nebraska, Maes' teaching has been evident, as the Huskers have posted a 66-3 record and reached the national title match in both 2005 and 2006. He has also helped develop eight AVCA All-Americans, including national players of the year Christina Houghtelling and Sarah Pavan. Maes played an instrumental role in the Huskers’ third national title run in 2006, as Nebraska led the nation in both kills and assists per game while ranking second in hitting percentage. Four Huskers earned AVCA All-America honors, including middle blocker Tracy Stalls, who led the Big 12 with a .400 hitting percentage while ranking fifth in the league in blocking. Maes also played a major role in the development of Amanda Gates and Kori Cooper, as the pair combined for 1.70 kills and 1.15 blocks per game while splitting time at the other middle blocker position in replacing three-time All-American Melissa Elmer. In his first year at Nebraska, Maes made an immediate impact, helping NU to 33 wins and an appearance in the national title match. He trained a nation-leading four AllAmericans, including three first-team honors. Elmer became the country's dominant middle blocker under his watch, leading the NCAA in blocks in both 2004 and 2005, setting a Big 12 record with 250 blocks in her final year at NU. In addition to his work in the Husker program, Maes has accumulated extensive national and international experience with the USA Volleyball program for the past 14 years. For the past two years, Maes has coached the U.S. Junior National A2 Team, leading the squad to gold medals at the 2006 High Performance Championships and the 2007 European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia. In 2004 and 2005, he coached with the National A2 Team, winning the gold medal at the 2004 U.S. Open Championships, where he served as an assistant to NU Coach John Cook. Prior to that role, he led the Girls’ National High Performance Team as head coach in training and competition from 1999 to 2003. Maes also coached the USA Girls Youth National Team in both 1998 and 1999, leading the United States to a gold medal at the NORCECA Zone Championship in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

Before Nebraska

Maes was instrumental in helping California's rise after arriving on the Berkeley campus in 1998. The Golden Bears reached the NCAA Tournament each of his last three seasons - a first for California since the late 1980s. He was involved in all aspects of the Golden Bear program, including on-court training and opponent scouting, and recruited a total of 11 All-Pac-10 Conference performers, including two-time All-American Mia Jerkov. In 2004, the Golden Bears went 17-12, including wins over eventual national champion Stanford and national semifinalist USC, and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Maes also assisted in the development of Camille Leffall, who earned second-team AVCA All-America honors in 2004. Maes was promoted to associate head coach following the 2003 season in which California finished 25-7 overall and advanced to its first NCAA Regional. In addition to his experience in helping with the California women’s volleyball program, Maes served as the Bears’ head men’s volleyball coach from 1997 to 2000. In his first season, he guided Cal to the NCCVL Conference championship and a national runner-up finish at the NIRSA Collegiate Club National Championship. That season culminated in Maes being honored as coach of the year, as he helped produce a pair of first-team All-Americans and a second-team All-American. Maes’ men’s team recorded three straight top-five national finishes (1998-2000), amassing an overall record of 98-27. In January of 2007, Maes was named Director of Player and Program Development of the Nebraska Volleyball Academy. In that role, he serves as a mentor for the club coaching staffs, implements program guidelines and develops curriculum for the club programs. Prior to arriving at Cal, Maes spent seven seasons coaching with the Ichiban Volleyball Club, winning five medals at the Junior Olympic National Championships, including a national title in 1996. Two of his former club players, Misty May and Heather Bown, represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games. During his 15 years as a junior club coach for both boys and girls, Maes coached and trained over two dozen junior and high school All-Americans while more than 100 of his former club players have gone on to play at the collegiate level. While at California, Maes coached with the Golden Bear Volleyball Club. In 2003, his Golden Bear 18-Forefront team earned the 18-Open bronze medal at the Junior Olympic Championships. Maes served as the girls’ varsity head coach at Lakewood (Calif.) High School from 1989 to 1997. He was also the boys’ varsity coach at Edison High School in Huntington Beach for four seasons (1993-97). A native of Long Beach, Calif., Maes graduated from Long Beach State in 1994 with a degree in broadcast journalism and geography.

LIZZY STEMKE

Assistant Coach • First Year • Wisconsin ('04)

INTRODUCTION 2007 HUSKERS

Coaching Ledger Seasons at Nebraska

COACHES & STAFF

• Assistant Coach, 2007-present

Other Coaching Experience

Playing Ledger • • • •

Mulhouse (France), 2004-05 Carolina (Puerto Rico), 2003 U.S. National Team, 2001-03 University of Wisconsin, 1998-02

More About Stemke Education

• Wisconsin, 2004 Bachelor’s Degree, Communication Studies

Family

• Husband: Kevin Kevin and Lizzy Stemke

HISTORY

Stemke enjoyed a distinguished career at the University of Wisconsin from 1998 to 2001. A three-year starter at setter for the Badgers, she helped Wisconsin to a 112-23 record, a pair of Big Ten titles and an NCAA runner-up finish in 2000. One of only three two-time AVCA All-Americans in school history, she ranked fourth nationally in assists as a senior in 2001, with 13.72 per game when she was named Big Ten Player of the Year. She was recruited to Wisconsin by Cook, whose last year as Badgers’ head coach was 1998. Following her collegiate career, Stemke spent two years with the U.S. National Team. In 2002, she was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the World Championships. She also helped the U.S. team win a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan-American Games. Following her time with the national team, Stemke spent two seasons playing professionally. In 2003, she was named the MVP of the Puerto Rican League. She then spent one season playing in the Pro A League in France. Stemke earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Wisconsin in 2004. The former Lizzy Fitzgerald, she is married to Kevin Stemke. Stemke comes from a family heavily involved in college athletics. Her father, Billy Fitzgerald, played baseball and basketball at Tulane from 1967 to 1969 and is in the school's athletic hall of fame. Her older brother, Edmond, played basketball at Ole Miss (1992-94), while her older sister, Meg, played volleyball collegiately at Florida (199295) and is the head volleyball coach at Central Florida. Her youngest brother, Robert, played baseball at the University of Tennessee (2002-05).

RECORDS

At UNC, Stemke served as setters’ coach, handled opponent scouting and video exchange, recruiting, team travel and community outreach. In her first season as an assistant at UNC, the Tar Heels won the ACC title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Stemke also has experience coaching both at the collegiate and club levels. She spent the 2003 season as a volunteer assistant at the University of Central Florida,

Playing Experience

• Assistant Coach: University of North Carolina, 2005-06 • Volunteer Assistant Coach: University of Central Florida, 2003 • Setting Coach Triangle Setting Academy, 2007 • Assistant Coach/Setters Wisconsin Power Volleyball Club, 2004 • Assistant Coach/Setters All-American Volleyball Camps, 2004 • Founder/Assistant Coach: Team Orlando Volleyball Club, 2003-2004 • Assistant Coach Next Level Volleyball Camp, 2004

OPPONENTS

Before Nebraska

as the Golden Knights won the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship and reached the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history before finishing with a 23-7 record. During her time in Florida, Stemke also co-founded the Team Orlando Volleyball Club and acted as its head recruiter and setter and defense clinic coordinator. She has also spent time working with the Wisconsin Power Volleyball Club, the All-American Volleyball Camps, Next Level Volleyball Camp and the Triangle Setting Academy.

2006 REVIEW

Former All-American and U.S. National Team member Lizzy Stemke is in her first season as an assistant coach in the Husker program. Stemke came to Nebraska from the University of North Carolina, where she served as an assistant coach for the Tar Heels over the last two seasons. She joined the Husker staff in February of 2007. At Nebraska, Stemke trains the Husker setters and provides a supportive role in recruiting. Her additional duties include serving as the team video coordinator and as a liaison for academics and community involvement. She also assists with summer camps and coaching clinics. Nebraska Coach John Cook said that Stemke’s coaching credentials combined with her successful playing background made her an ideal choice for the Husker program. "Lizzy is a winner and has coaching in her blood," Cook said. "When we started our search to replace Charlene (Johnson-Tagaloa), we were looking for a coach who not only could impact our setters, but could also be a role model for our players who have aspirations of playing either professionally or internationally after their college career. That was something that we felt was important in our program. When we conducted our national search, Lizzy’s successful background as both a player and coach helped her emerge from a strong field of applicants. "What impressed me most about her was that she was not a natural setter, but she made the most of her talent and skills as a player and brought that same work ethic to coaching at North Carolina," Cook said. "She not only led Wisconsin to the national title match against Nebraska in 2000, but also helped the United States to a silver medal at the 2002 World Championships, which is the best finish by the U.S. in that event."

LINDSAY WISCHMEIER-PETERSON

Director of Volleyball Operations • Second Year • Nebraska (‘03)

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

Former Husker volleyball standout Lindsay Wischmeier-Peterson (pronounced WISH-my-er) is in her second year as Director of Operations for the Nebraska volleyball program. A former Husker volleyball captain and one of the greatest defensive players in school history, Wischmeier-Peterson was hired in August of 2006 after serving assistant coaching stints at Northern Colorado and Virginia Tech. At NU, Wischmeier-Peterson handles a variety of duties for the Husker volleyball team, including team travel, budgeting, coordinating tournaments and camps and assisting visiting teams. She also serves as a liaison for volleyball support units, including facilities and events, media relations, marketing, compliance, HuskerVision, the ticket office, alumni and The Match Club. She also provides radio color commentary during Nebraska’s road matches. In addition to her duties on the Husker staff, Wischmeier-Peterson also coaches at the Nebraska Volleyball Academy, leading her NVA Club Red team to a USA Junior Olympic National title in 2007.

Before Nebraska

Wischmeier-Peterson came to Nebraska after serving as an assistant coach in the

Northern Colorado program from March of 2005 to July of 2006. At Northern Colorado, she worked extensively with the setters and liberos and helped with recruiting in the Midwest. In 2005, she helped a pair of Northern Colorado players earn first-team Division I Independent honors, including libero Abby Mayne, who was named Division I Independent Co-Defensive Player of the Year after averaging 4.44 digs per game. After serving as an undergraduate assistant coach at Nebraska in 2003, Wischmeier-Peterson was on the staff at Virginia Tech in 2004, helping the Hokies finish with a 13-16 record, including a 7-9 mark in the program’s first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Playing Experience

During her playing days, WischmeierPeterson was a four-year performer in the Nebraska program from 1999 to 2002, helping the Huskers to a 123-10 record, including a national title in 2000. Wischmeier-Peterson played in 133 matches as a Husker, including 438 of a possible 440 career games. She finished her career holding the school record with 1,111 career digs, despite playing three positions during her Nebraska career. She

competed as a setter her freshman year and a defensive specialist her sophomore and junior years before taking over the newly created libero role her senior season (2002). Wischmeier-Peterson was the team captain in 2002, averaging 3.35 digs per game, a total that was fourth in school history at the time. As a setter in 1999 she posted a freshman record 724 set assists and was a second-team All-American Farm Team selection. In the classroom, Wischmeier-Peterson was a three-time, first-team academic All-Big 12 selection, a six-time selection to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and finished her degree in business administration at Nebraska in 2003, when she served as an undergraduate assistant coach. In that role, she assisted with recruiting, game day preparation and various coaching duties. A native of Burchard, Neb., Wischmeier -Peterson led Lewiston High School to a pair of Class D-2 State Championships (1995 and 1997), and D-2 Player-of-theYear honors while also being a three-time academic all-state selection. She married Ty Peterson in May of 2007.

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RYAN WALTHALL

Volunteer Assistant Coach • First Year • Penn State (‘07)

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

Ryan Walthall begins his first season as a volunteer coach in the Husker program. In his role at Nebraska, he will assist in team training during practices, video scouting and film breakdown and assist with day-to-day administrave office duties. A four-year letterwinner at Penn State for Coach Mark Pavlik, he played in 95 matches during his collegiate career. Walthall was a member of two national semifinal squads, helping Penn State to the national championship match in 2006. As a senior in 2007, he ranked 15th nationally and led Penn State with an average of 2.33 digs per game as the Nittany Lions went 22-8 and reached the national semifinals. He reached double figures in digs 11 times, including a season best of 16 digs in a win over George Mason. During his junior year, he moved to libero midway through the season and helped PSU to a 21-9 mark and a national runner-up finish. He averaged 2.05 digs per game and had six double-figure dig totals in his final 13 matches. Walthall had a career-high 17 digs

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in a win over Rutgers-Newark, one shy of the PSU single-match record. He totaled double figures in digs in both of the Nittany Lions matches in the NCAA Championships. Walthall served as a defensive and serving specialist during his first two seasons at Penn State. He totaled 11 service aces as a sophomore and averaged 2.30 assists per game as a freshman, including a career-high 22 against St. Francis. A native of Irvine, Calif., Walthall attended Woodbridge High School, where he was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection and team MVP as a senior. He was also the Co-MVP of the Southview League as a senior. In addition to his high school experience, he also played club volleyball for the LBC, helping the team to the 2003 Junior Olympic National Championship. Walthall earned his bachelor’s degree in recreation, parks and tourism management at Penn State in May of 2007.

Ryan Walthall helped Penn State to a pair of national semifinals during his collegiate career.

NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL SUPPORT STAFF Jolene Emricson

Athletic Trainer • Sixth Year

INTRODUCTION

Ron Hruska Biomechanical Consultant

Jolene Emricson is in her sixth season as the athletic trainer for the Nebraska volleyball team. In her role, she evaluates and treats injuries as well as oversees rehabilitation programs for the Husker volleyball team. She also oversees the athletic training needs of the women’s basketball program. Before arriving at Nebraska, Emricson spent one year as the athletic trainer for the men’s lacrosse team at the University of Denver, where she also assisted with men’s hockey. Emricson, who is from Colorado Springs, Colo., earned a bachelor of arts degree from the Metropolitan State College of Denver in human performance and sport with a concentration in athletic training in 2001. While at Metro State, she worked with the women’s soccer, women’s basketball and baseball programs. Emricson received her master’s degree in education from the University of Nebraska in May of 2004.

2007 HUSKERS

Shamus McKnight

Assistant Media Relations Director • 11th Year

COACHES & STAFF

Steve Johnsen Public Address Announcer

Shamus McKnight is in his fourth year working with the Husker volleyball program and 11th year at Nebraska. McKnight handles all media relations for Nebraska's baseball and volleyball programs. He has been responsible for seven media guides that have earned "Best in the Nation" Awards from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). In 2004, his volleyball guide was named "Best in the Nation" while the 2005 cover also earned "Best in the Nation" honors. McKnight served as the NU media relations office intern for two years (1997-99) and handled media relations for men’s and women’s gymnastics and assisted with football duties. A 1996 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College, he also served stints at Central Connecticut State University and the U.S. Senior Golf Open.

2006 REVIEW

Kelly Mosier

Video Production Coordinator • First Year

Dan Meske Student Manager

OPPONENTS

Kelly Mosier joined the Nebraska Athletic Department in February of 2007 as the video production coordinator for HuskerVision. In his role at HuskerVision, he coordinates the video board at the NU Coliseum, is in charge of shooting the annual team highlight tape and is the executive producer for the Husker Volleyball Show, a half-hour television show that airs across the state of Nebraska. Before being hired on a full-time basis by the athletic department, Mosier served as a graduate student assistant in the University of Nebraska College of Journalism and Mass Communications. He was also a student production assistant in HuskerVision for three years before earning his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Nebraska in 2006. He is currently pursuing his master’s degree. A native of Davenport, Neb., Kelly and his wife, Nancy, have a son, Owen, who was born in April of 2007.

Laura Pilakowski

Strength Coach • Fourth Year

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Kelsay Mohrer Student Athletic Trainer

Laura Pilakowski is in her fourth year as a full-time strength and conditioning coach for the Nebraska volleyball, and softball programs. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Before obtaining certification for her current position, Pilakowski was a two-time AVCA All-American volleyball player at Nebraska and three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American. As a student-athlete, she excelled in the weight room, where she was a two-time Husker Power Volleyball Lifter of the Year and the 2001 Husker Power Female Athlete of the Year. Pilakowski was also the 2002-03 Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year and an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship winner. A three-time first-team All-Big 12 selection, she shared conference player-of-the-year honors as a senior in 2002. Pilakowski is a native of Columbus, Neb., and graduated with highest distinction from Nebraska in December 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.

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HARVEY PERLMAN, J.D.

Harvey Perlman was named the 19th Chancellor of the University of NebraskaLincoln on April 1, 2001. He had served as Interim Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since July 16, 2000. A former dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law (1983-98), Perlman has also served as interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNL (1995-96). Perlman, a Nebraska native, was raised in York, Neb., and earned a bachelor of arts in history and a juris doctorate from the University of Nebraska. During his law school years, he was editor in chief of the Nebraska Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif, a law honors society.

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committed to the highest principles of the legal profession. Only the top one-third of one percent of the legal profession is eligible for nomination as a Fellow. At the University of Nebraska, he chaired the search advisory committee for chancellor in 1991, chaired the Nebraska Bioethics Advisory Panel, and is a member of the Nebraska State Fair Board. He serves on the Council of the American Law Institute, a leading national law reform organization, as one of Nebraska’s Commissioners of Uniform State Laws, and as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Big 12 Athletic Conference. He is a member of the Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee. Perlman and his wife, Susan, an NU alumna, are the parents of two daughters. Anne, who earned degrees from UNL and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, practices medicine in Lincoln and is married to UNL alumnus David Spinar; they are the parents of the Perlmans’ three grandchildren, Will, Ava, and Marco, Husker fans all. Daughter Amie, who received bachelors and juris doctorate degrees from UNL, is a Nebraska assistant attorney general and is married to UNL alumnus Ron Larson.

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JOSEPHINE POTUTO, J.D.

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He joined the NU law faculty in 1967 after spending a year as a Bigelow Teaching Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School. He served on the Nebraska law faculty until 1974 when he joined the faculty at the University of Virginia Law School. He returned to Nebraska in 1983 when he accepted the deanship of the Nebraska Law College, a post he held until 1998 when he returned to the professoriate. He has also served as a visiting professor at Florida State University College of Law, the University of Puget Sound School of Law and the University of Iowa College of Law. His area of legal expertise lies in torts and intellectual property. He is a member of the Nebraska State and American Bar Associations, the Council of the American Law Institute and is a commissioner of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. He is co-author of “Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition” (5th edition, 1998) and co-reporter for the “Restatement of Unfair Competition” (1994). In February 2002, Perlman was named a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Fellow status denotes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of his or her community and is

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T.J. Thompson Earl Fullbrook Charles S. Miller Merk Hobson John R. Davis Keith L. Broman James O'Hanlon Josephine Potuto

Josephine (Jo) R. Potuto, the Richard H. Larson Professor of Constitutional Law, has been Nebraska’s faculty representative to the NCAA and Big 12 Conference since May 15, 1997. In April 2007 Potuto completed a four-year term as one of the Big 12 Conference’s three representatives on the NCAA Division I Management Council, the chief administrative and legislative body of Division I. She also has been a member of the Division I Committee on Infractions (COI) since 1998 and currently serves as the committee chair. The COI meets six times annually to conduct hearings, make findings of culpability and impose sanctions on institutions for violations of NCAA bylaws. Potuto also serves as a member of the executive committee of the Division IA Faculty Athletics Representatives and on a committee to review NCAA rules governing enforcement, infractions and waiver processes. Among her Big 12 Conference committee responsibilities, Potuto is the conference liaison to the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA), where she also served as the Division I representative on the executive committee.

In 2002, Potuto was named Outstanding Faculty Athletics Representative by the All-American Football Foundation. Potuto is an expert on issues related to gender equity in collegiate sports and generally on the NCAA enforcement and infractions process. In Fall 2004 Potuto testified before the House Subcommittee on the Constitution regarding due process in NCAA infractions hearings. With regard to other current issues in sports, Potuto is a past adviser to the Uniform Law Commissioners Committee to draft a sports agent statute, and she also drafted rules governing search and seizure and hearings for the Nebraska Racing Commission. At Nebraska, Potuto is an ex officio member of the academic senate’s intercollegiate athletics committee and of the subcommittee to evaluate academic support services. She also served on Nebraska’s NCAA site certification steering committee. Potuto was project director and a drafter of the Uniform Law Commissioners Sentencing and Corrections Act, as well as the drafter for the Nebraska Supreme Court Committee to Draft Criminal Jury Instructions. She is the author of three books and numerous articles.

Potuto teaches constitutional, procedural and criminal law as well as a course in sports law. She joined the Nebraska law faculty as an assistant professor in 1974 and was named to the Larson professorship in 1988. Potuto has been a visiting professor of law at the University of Arizona, Rutgers University, the Cardozo College of Law at New York’s Yeshiva University, the University of Oregon, the University of North Carolina, and Seton Hall University. While on sabbatical during the 1983-84 academic year, Potuto was an assistant prosecutor in the Essex County (Newark, N.J.) prosecutor’s office. She also spent five summers working in the prosecutor’s office in Morris County, N.J. Potuto earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism at Rutgers’ Douglass College and her master’s degree in English literature at Seton Hall in 1971. She received her juris doctorate at the Rutgers Law College in 1974. She is a member of the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. District Courts for Nebraska and New Jersey.

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA BOARD OF REGENTS University of Nebraska Board of Regents

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The Board of Regents consists of eight voting members elected by district for six-year terms, and four non-voting student Regents, one from each campus, who serve during their tenure as student body president. The board supervises the general operations of the university, and the control and direction of all expenditures. The board also includes a corporation secretary who manages all records including agendas, minutes, notices, policies and bylaws. Those documents can be found on the web at http://www.nebraska.edu/board/. The board meets regularly, primarily in Lincoln but also in Omaha and greater Nebraska. Persons wishing to provide information to the board or to appear before it should contact: Corporation Secretary, University of Nebraska, Varner Hall, 3835 Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68583

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James B. Milliken, J.D. President, University of Nebraska

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Howard Hawks Omaha

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Bob Phares North Platte

Kent Schroeder, J.D. Kearney

Bob Whitehouse Papillion

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Amber Lewis Nebraska at Kearney

David Solheim Nebraska-Lincoln

Jonathan Henning Nebraska Medical Center

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Pederson Resume

• Nebraska Athletic Director (2002-present) • Pittsburgh Athletic Director (1996-2002) • Nebraska Associate Athletic Director/Football Operations (1994-96) • Tennessee Associate Athletic Director for Football Operations (1993-94) • Tennessee Assistant Athletic Director for Recruiting (1992-93) • Tennessee Recruiting Coordinator (1991-92) • Ohio State Recruiting Coordinator (1988-91) • Private Business, Nebraska (1986-88) • Nebraska Recruiting Coordinator/Administrative Assistant (1982-86) • Ak-Sar-Ben Director of Public Relations (1981-82) • NU Sports Information Assistant (1980-81)

Pederson Committee Work

• NCAA Football Issues Committee (2006-present, current chairman) • NCAA Post-Season Bowl Licensing Sub-Committee (2006-present) • NCAA Championships and Competition Cabinets (2005-present) • Chairman of Big East Conference Executive Committee (2002) • Big East Conference Representative to NCAA Football Issues Committee (2002) • National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame

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More About Pederson Education

• Nebraska, 1980 Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration

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• Wife: Tami • Children: Mark (24), Kari (21) and Kristin (18).

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A nationally-recognized advocate for college football, Steve Pederson has spearheaded the efforts to help all Nebraska athletes obtain the highest levels of success in athletics, academics and life since being named his alma mater’s 12th athletic director on Dec. 20, 2002. The past academic year was likely one of the most rewarding for Pederson, as his belief of placing opportunity in the hands of the student-athlete led to exceptional performances in all three areas. No better examples can be found than Sarah Pavan (volleyball) and Dane Todd (football), who each carried a 4.0 grade-point average while competing at the highest level in their sport. After leading Nebraska to its third national title in history, Pavan earned the Honda-Broderick Cup as the nation’s top collegiate woman athlete, a first for a Nebraska student-athlete, as well as the Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year. Todd was a first-team all-conference fullback and two-time academic All-American before earning the prestigious Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship, the highest academic honor bestowed on athletes by the NCAA. Pederson’s leadership and guidance in the everchanging world of college athletics has provided benefits for more than just Nebraskans. On the national level, Pederson’s vision to improve football across the college landscape has shown through during his time as chairman of the NCAA Football Issues Committee starting in 2006. He has been a vocal leader in the effort to give football players a fifth year of eligibility and has pursued changes that would allow for an early signing period in football. In May 2007, Pederson also served as the keynote speaker at the NCAA Expert Coaches Academy, which addresses the critical shortage of ethnic minorities in head coaching positions in the sport of college football, primarily at the Division I level. During his tenure at Nebraska, Pederson has also assisted in shaping the Big 12 Conference’s future image. He was a key figure in the renegotiation of the league’s television package in 2007, which continues the Big 12’s association with ABC/ESPN in football and provides broader exposure to men’s basketball coverage while providing greater financial resources for all league schools. Pederson oversees a fiscally-sound athletic department that operates on a budget of just over $70 million. With annual giving at an all-time high, it has given Pederson the chance to push Nebraska to the forefront of the recruiting scene with the addition of world-class facilities. Pederson’s ultimate vision for the Husker Nation Championship Drive came to completion in 2006 when the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex was opened in August. Along with the Hawks Championship Indoor Center and new outdoor practice fields as well as the expansion of Memorial Stadium to a capacity of more than 80,000 for the first time in history, the $50 million expansion project provides an impressive support network for Husker athletes. The Osborne Athletic Complex is the showcase piece of the project. The complex benefits all Nebraska student-athletes and includes the finest training, sports nutrition and athletic medicine facilities in the nation in the Charles and Romona Myers Performance Center. The new football offices overlook the modern weight facility situated across from the athletic medicine area with its high-tech rehabilitation services and a state-of-the-art hydro-therapy pool. Since his arrival, Pederson has made a priority of improving Nebraska’s facilities not only to assist coaches in recruiting but to ensure the Husker Nation fan-friendly environments at all Nebraska venues. Improved fan amenities at Memorial Stadium include increased numbers of concessions stands and restrooms, improved seating options

Steve Pederson congratulates John Cook at the Huskers’ 2006 National Championship celebration.

for the disabled and a concourse-level connector that brings the North Stadium together with the East and West. Fans also enjoy one of the nation’s largest big screens during college football’s most grand entrance, the Tunnel Walk. The new facilities benefit some of the top athletic squads in the country. During the 2006-07 season, 17 of Nebraska’s 23 varsity sports competed in postseason competition while eight finished the year ranked in the national top 25. The football program continued to make strides toward the top of the Big 12 in 2006 by winning the North Division and making its first appearance in the Big 12 Conference title game since 1999. The Huskers finished with nine wins while four of their losses came against top-10 opponents. NU concluded the season against No. 8 Auburn in the Cotton Bowl, NU’s first New Year’s Day bowl appearance in five seasons. After a record-setting season, Zac Taylor was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year while defensive end Adam Carriker, a first-round NFL selection, was the league’s defensive lineman of the year. Also leading the way was the Husker volleyball team. Making its second straight national title game appearance, the Huskers picked up the 23rd national title in athletic department history in front of a record crowd of more than 17,000 fans in Omaha. Pavan earned the top honors in the sport as she was named national player of the year on the court and academic All-American of the year in the classroom. Pavan wasn’t alone in the national spotlight as Amanda Burgoyne earned national player-of-the-year honors while helping the bowling team to a third-place finish at the national tournament. Bowling was one of five Nebraska squads to earn top-10 national team finishes in 2006-07 along with volleyball, rifle (fifth), women’s gymnastics (sixth) and men’s gymnastics (10th). The wrestling team also placed 16th nationally behind the outstanding performance of Paul Donahoe, who became the ninth national champion in program history. Donahoe led 28 Nebraska student-athletes , including 19 underclassmen, who earned 37 All-America certificates last season. Pederson has pushed the Huskers to uphold their unparalleled tradition and remain at the forefront in the classroom as well as on the field. Last year, nine Cornhuskers earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, raising Nebraska’s NCAA-leading total to 252, 61 more than the closest school. Over two semesters last year, 525 student-athletes earned Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll accolades with a 3.0 or better grade-point average, while 131 Huskers claimed academic All-Big 12 honors and 95 earned their degree.

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The Pederson family (clockwise from top): Steve, Kari, Tami, Kristin and Mark.

annually presented by the All-American Football Foundation for outstanding administrative achievement. Pederson helped construct several new facilities at Pittsburgh, including shaping the vision of the Petersen Events Center, a convocation center that provided Pittsburgh with one of the finest college basketball arenas in the country. Behind Pederson’s efforts, the Panther football team was blessed with the Duratz Athletic Complex and the UPMC Sports Performance Complex, a practice venue that opened in 2000. In 2001, the Panthers debuted Heinz Field, a new facility the football team shares with the Steelers. During his tenure at Pittsburgh, Pederson hired six coaches who combined to earn Big East Coach-of-the-Year honors in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, volleyball, baseball and track and field. Under Pederson’s head coaching hires, the football team made three straight bowl appearances, including two victories, while the men’s basketball team went on to gain back-to-back Sweet 16 berths. In his first stint at Nebraska, Pederson helped negotiate the original football contract with adidas in 1995 and oversaw the recent completion of a new contract that will supply all Husker teams with adidas apparel through 2010. Pederson and his wife, Tami, both earned degrees from the University of Nebraska. Steve earned his bachelor’s degree from Nebraska in business administration in 1980 and began his career at Nebraska, first as a sports information assistant (1980-81) and then as football recruiting coordinator (1982 to 1986). He returned as the associate athletic director for football operations from 1994 to 1996. As the Husker associate athletic director for football, Pederson oversaw the refurbishment of the football administrative offices, and the construction of a new halftime meeting room, postgame interview room and players and coaches locker rooms. He reorganized the program’s administrative wing and played a definitive role in Nebraska’s three national championships in the 1990s (1994, 1995 and 1997) under Head Coach Tom Osborne. Pederson left the state in 1988 to serve as Ohio State’s recruiting coordinator until 1991, then moved on to the University of Tennessee to devote three years as the athletic administrator for football. In three seasons, the Volunteers’ recruiting classes were regarded among the nation’s top three nationally by several publications. Pederson has been active on several committees. He is currently a member of the NCAA Football Issues Committee and Post-Season Bowl Licensing Sub-Committee, as well as the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame District Screening Committee. While at Pittsburgh, he served as the chairman of the Big East Conference Executive Committee. Also active in the local community, Pederson serves on the board for the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra as well as the Boys and Girls Clubs of Lincoln. A native of North Platte, Neb., Pederson has experience in the non-athletic business sector, spending one year as Ak-Sar-Ben’s Public Relations Director (1981-82), and two years in private business in Nebraska (1986 to 1988), before returning to college football in 1988 at Ohio State. Pederson and his wife Tami Osborne Pederson have three children: Mark, Kari and Kristin. Tami earned a bachelor’s of music education degree and a master’s of music degree from Nebraska. She is a violinist with the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra and teaches violin at Nebraska Wesleyan University. She has performed with professional orchestras and string quartets in Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee and Pennsylvania and has taught at Capital University and the University of Tennessee. Tami leads SHARE (Spouses of Husker Athletics Reaching and Embracing), which has done tremendous charitable work within the state. It has involved 30 spouses of Husker athletic department coaches and staff and six local organizations.

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the strongest commitment to all phases of the life skills program, including outreach, education and leadership. According to Pederson, one crucial area in building a championship athletic department is to have coaches who not only possess strong leadership skills and the vision to run a program, but also the integrity to follow Big 12 and NCAA rules. In January of 2004, Pederson hired Bill Callahan to lead the Husker football program back to elite status. Recognized nationally as one of the brightest minds in football, Callahan came from the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, where he led the franchise to an AFC title and a berth in Super Bowl XXXVII in his first season as head coach. Under Callahan, the Huskers took another step toward a Big 12 and national championship in 2006, winning the North title and earning a spot in a New Year’s Day bowl. Pederson made an inspired hire with the selection of Doc Sadler as men’s basketball coach in August 2006. Known throughout the coaching ranks as a fierce competitor and outstanding recruiter, Sadler quickly rejuvenated the program and excited fans and alumni alike with his charm and quick wit. A firm believer in the philosophy that hard work pays off, Pederson was given his first chance at leading a Division I program when he was hired as athletic director at the University of Pittsburgh in 1996. A young and relatively unknown commodity at the time, Pederson returned the Panthers to the national spotlight in just six years. Pederson is credited with turning around the Pittsburgh athletic program. As a result of his hard work and effective leadership style, Pederson was named the recipient of the 2002 General Robert R. Neyland Athletic Director Award,

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Pederson is an award-winning athletic director with experience at four prominent Division I schools. A tireless worker with a contagious winning attitude, Pederson has implemented his vision for the future of Nebraska, which includes three vital components to success: a staff that will outwork the competition; enhancing facilities in order to attract the nation’s best student-athletes; and a unified approach to enable student-athletes to succeed in all facets of life. Nebraska’s championship tradition has been built by outstanding student-athletes and coaches over the years, but Pederson believes the foundation of Nebraska’s success is its fans – not only the 1.7 million people who call the state home, but also fans who support NU from around the nation. Pederson’s driving force comes from the core values of the Husker Nation and the principles of champions: Tradition, Teamwork, Integrity. From creating the nation’s first comprehensive strength program to its nationally renowned academic support system, Nebraska has always been at the forefront in providing unmatched resources for its student-athletes. Pederson is continuing that tradition as he has shown the foresight and vision needed to ensure long-term success for athletic programs, both at Pittsburgh and Nebraska. Pederson’s efforts have the interests of the studentathletes in mind. He has implemented support programs to aid student-athlete’s academic, athletic, personal and professional development. In order to assist student-athletes with their postgraduation pursuits, he worked with Assistant Athletic Director for Student Life Keith Zimmer to enhance Nebraska’s nationally recognized Life Skills program. They created the Life Skills Award for the team that demonstrated

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A member of the Nebraska Athletics senior administration since May 2003, Marc Boehm (pronounced BAME) serves as Executive Associate Athletic Director and is the top assistant to the athletic director. Boehm fulfills the director’s responsibilities in his absence and also serves as the department’s chief operating officer. Boehm oversees the efforts of several areas within athletics, including external operations, facilities, events and the strength and conditioning department. Boehm also oversees the Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball programs, as well as the Husker soccer program. As the primary administrator for the

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Executive Associate Athletic Director the Huskers made it to the postseason after advancing to the second round of the WNIT three straight seasons. The men have seen recent success as well, reaching postseason play twice during Boehm’s tenure. Boehm’s efforts to enhance NU’s gameday atmosphere were not restricted to the basketball programs. He was instrumental in conceptualizing and developing the Husker Nation Pavilion, which quickly became the premier pregame event around home football games. Boehm also took the lead role in obtaining First National Bank and Ameritas as premier sponsors for the Nebraska Athletic Department for a combined deal worth more than $7 million over a three-year period. First National Bank and Ameritas joined ALLTEL, Pepsi and adidas as premier corporate sponsors for Husker athletics. Boehm held the same position under Pederson at Pittsburgh from 1997 to 2003. Boehm assisted in the rise of the Panthers’ basketball program with the men’s team posting back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. During construction of the Panthers’ new athletic facilities, Boehm played a central role in Pitt’s athletic teams moving to the UPMC Sports Performance Complex, Heinz

Field and the Petersen Events Center. Boehm served as interim athletic director at Pittsburgh for nearly five months before coming to Nebraska. During that time, he hired new men’s (Jamie Dixon) and women’s basketball (Agnus Berenato) and soccer (Sue-Moy Chin) head coaches for the Panther program. Under Dixon’s direction, the Panthers have advanced to six straight NCAA Tournaments, while Berenato has rejuvenated the women’s program with its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2007. Boehm also spent five years as associate executive director of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. He directed and managed a 125-member fund-raising committee of Arizona business people responsible for generating more than $4.5 million in cash and in-kind partnerships. Previously he spent four years as associate executive director and public relations director of the Sun Bowl from 1987 to 1991. Born in Grand Island, Boehm earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Kansas State in 1984 and added a master’s degree in sports management from St. Thomas (Fla.) University in 1985. Boehm and his wife, the former Janelle Broderick of Minot, N.D., have three boys, Broderick, Christian and Lukas John.

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NU basketball programs, Boehm played an integral role in the hiring process when Athletic Director Steve Pederson selected Doc Sadler to be the Huskers’ new coach on Aug. 8, 2006. Sadler had the Huskers on the brink of the postseason in the final weeks of the campaign and then signed a recruiting class ranked among the top 15 in the nation by several services. Previously in his role as Executive Associate Athletic Director, Boehm provided guidance to HuskerVision and Nebraska’s Internet presence, Huskers.com, while assisting the athletic director on special projects, including television and radio contracts. Boehm has worked tirelessly with Fox Sports Net and the Big 12 Conference to provide the men’s basketball team with an extensive television package each of the past three seasons. His efforts in providing a fan-friendly atmosphere at the Bob Devaney Sports Center have also led to an increase of nearly 35 percent in attendance at women’s games over the past four seasons. Under Boehm’s guidance, the teams have combined for six postseason appearances in the past four years. The women’s team made its first NCAA Tournament appearance under Coach Connie Yori and seventh in school history in 2007, the fourth straight year

One of the most highly respected softball coaches in the nation, Rhonda Revelle began her first year as Nebraska’s senior woman administrator on Jan. 1, 2006. Revelle, who has continued in her role as the head coach for the perennial national power Husker softball program, replaced Dr. Barbara Hibner in the position Hibner held for 28 years. In her role as senior woman

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administrator, Revelle represents the Nebraska athletic department on the national level, while attending senior administrative meetings within the athletic department. Along with her role as Nebraska’s senior woman administrator, Revelle is entering her 16th season as the Huskers’ softball coach. In 2005, Revelle became the first female coach in Nebraska history to record 500 victories. The Husker softball team has won at least 35 games in each of the past 10 years and is one of only nine teams nationally to advance to each of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments. Revelle has also guided the Huskers to a league-best six Big 12 Conference titles, including a sweep of the 2004 Big 12 regular-season and tournament crowns. She also led the Huskers to Big 12 Tournament titles in 1998 and 2000, along with regular-season league crowns in 1998 and 2001. Revelle led Nebraska to the 2002 NCAA Women’s College World Series while earning 2002 NFCA Midwest Regional Coach-of-theYear honors. A two-time Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year (1998, 2001), Revelle demonstrated

her administrative expertise on the national level by serving as the President of the National Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (NFCA) from 1999 to 2002. She also served as the second vice-president of the NFCA from 1995 through 1998, after serving on the NFCA All-American Committee (1989-92, 1993-94). Along with her softball coaching success, Revelle has also demonstrated her commitment to the Lincoln community. In 2003, Revelle was named the Downtown YMCA Co-Volunteer of the Year after serving as the co-chair of the 2003 YMCA Cycle-aThon for Strong Kids Campaign. In 2004, she was named the honorary chairperson of the United Way Combined Campaign, after serving as the honorary co-chairperson of the 2002 Lincoln Youth Council “Let ‘Em Play” Campaign. A member of the University of Nebraska’s Cather Circle, Revelle also served as an instructor in Nebraska’s Emerging Leaders program in 2001. A 1984 graduate of the University of Nebraska, Revelle helped the Huskers to the 1982 NCAA Women’s College World Series and a Big Eight Conference title in 1982, while earning All-Big Eight honors

on the field. She was also a five-time Amateur Softball Association All-American as a player. Revelle began her career as an assistant coach at Nebraska Wesleyan in 1986, before being promoted to the head coaching position at Wesleyan in 1987. In 1988, Revelle served as an assistant coach at Cal State-Hayward before accepting an assistant coaching position at San Jose State from 1988 through 1992. In 1993, she returned to her alma mater to begin one of the most dominant eras in Nebraska softball history. After establishing the foundation for success in 1993 and 1994, Revelle led a resurgence in the Husker softball program in 1995, finishing with a 43-20 record and a third-place finish in the Big Eight standings. In 1996, Revelle led the Huskers to their first of 13 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. After leading the Huskers to their first Big 12 title with a perfect 16-0 league record in 1998, Revelle guided NU to three consecutive 50-plus victory seasons from 2000 to 2002, culminating with Nebraska’s appearance in the College World Series in 2002.

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Bob Burton Associate Athletic Director

Nancy Kenny Associate A.D./CFO

Pat Logsdon Associate A.D. for Administration

Paul Meyers Associate A.D. for Major Gifts

Randy York Associate A.D. for Strategic Communications & Chief Communications Officer

Keith Zimmer Associate A.D. for External Operations

Gary Bargen Assistant A.D. for Compliance

Butch Hug Assistant A.D. for Events

John Ingram Assistant A.D. for Facilities

Diane Mendenhall Assistant A.D. for Development and Ticketing

Josh White Assistant A.D. for Compliance and Planning

Dr. Lonnie Albers Director of Athletic Medicine

Shot Kleen Director of Technology

Keith Mann Director of Media Relations

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Mike Arthur Baseball Strength Coach

Alvin Banks Acad. Counselor/Coord. of Special Programs

Dr. Reed Bartz Team Physician, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Don Betten Custodian/Event Setup Assistant

Staci Blomstedt Assistant Athletic Trainer

Derek Bombeck Event Management Specialist

Brad Brown Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jan Brown Accounting Manager

Kimberly Brick Custodial Supervisor

Scott Bruhn Athletic Department Photographer

Walter Bruns Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

Katie Butzke Event Management Specialist

Vicki Cartwright Media Relations Admin. Assistant

Angela Christ-Zemunski Ticket Office Assistant

Dr. Pat Clare Chief of Staff, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Brad Colee Video Production Specialist

Karen Cook Husker Power Staff Secretary

Kim Daniel Custodial Supervisor

Don Dougherty Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

Sofia Dowse Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

Tom Dufresne Assistant Athletic Trainer

Leslie Edwards Custodian

Anton Engel Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

Jane Farrell Personnel and Payroll Associate

Patty Ferree Compliance Assistant

Derek Freeman Development Operations Manager

Gaila Friesen Secretarial Specialist

Connie Gebhardt Ticket Office Assistant

Randy Gobel Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Jeff Griesch Media Relations Director of Operations

Lisa Grzeskowiak Assistant Athletic Trainer

Scott Guthrie HuskerVision Chief Engineer

Anne Hackbart Athletic Director Admin. Assistant

Jami Hagedorn Financial and Human Resources Manager

Janell Hall Event Concessions Manager

Brett Hansen Computer Hardware Technician

James Harn Custodian

Jack Harper Custodian

Kirk Hartman HuskerVision Creative Director

Sheri Hastings Academic Counselor

Eric Haynes Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Kevin Herbel Director of Planning & Reporting

Mike Hodges Video Production Specialist

Jason Holsten Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

Matthew Honnor Custodian

Phil Hood Trade Supervisor

John Horstman Building Service Technician

Leah Huber Academics Admin. Assistant

Syed Hussain Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

Katie Jewell Associate Director of Academic Programs

Jena Johnson Compliance Associate

Dave Kennedy Head Strength Coach

Jack Kissack Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

Doug Kissinger Building Service Technician

Arlyce Koerner Staff Secretary for Facilities/Events

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Holly Adam Ticket Office Manager

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Megan McLaughlin Design Coordinator

Chris McQuillan Assistant Equipment Manager

Mark Mayer Head Football Athletic Trainer

Alan Moore Building Service Technician

Sol Morton Custodial Supervisor

Eric Muff Information Services Manager

Pat Norris Devaney Center Equipment Manager

Cindy Obenchain Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

Bill Peglow Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

Robert Pleines Custodian

Amy Potts Business Office Assistant

Jason Rathe Director of Marketing

Kristi Reetz Ticket Office Assistant

Robert Richards Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

Zach Rubin Turfgrass Manager

Rusty Ruffcorn Head Basketball Strength Coach

Kim Schellpeper Associate Director of Academic Programs

Amy Seiler Massage Therapist

John Shaw Building Service Technician

Will Sheppard Coordinator of Multicultural Programming

Derek Simonsen Accounting Clerk

Patrick Spieldenner Assistant Athletic Trainer

Laure Smith Assistant Director of Compliance

Michael Stephens Director of Licensing and Concessions

Dr. Scott Strasburger Team Physician, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Norm Tallman Memorial Stadium Custodian

Jay Terry Head Equipment Manager

Steve Torske Building & Grounds Supervisor

Maggi Thorne Facilities Project Coordinator

Jerry Trickie Assistant Media Relations Director

Carrie Vitullo Marketing Operations Manager

Chad Wade Assistant Strength Coach

Brian Wagoner Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

Judy Weaver Development Administrative Assistant

Jerry Weber Head Athletic Trainer, Associate Director of Athletic Medicine

Adam Wiekamp Computer Hardware Technician

Jacqueline Wilken Athletic Medicine Administrative Coordinator

Ervin Williams Event Management Specialist

Karen Williamson Ticket Office Assistant

Linda Ybarra Facilities Admin. Assistant

Jerry Zimmer Guest Relations/ Security Attendant

OPPONENTS

Sarah McGrath Business Office Assistant

2006 REVIEW

Mike Mason Supervisor of Shipping and Receiving

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Brian Lehmann Director of Sports Nutrition

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Dave Langworthy Assistant Strength Coach

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Peg Kopetka Skybox Coordinator

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HUSKERS GO WIRE TO WIRE FOR THIRD NCAA TITLE

The Huskers celebrate the national championship at the Qwest Center in Omaha. Nebraska defeated second-ranked Stanford, 3-1, in the title match in front of an NCAA-record crowd of 17,209.

The message was simple, but effective. The night before the 2006 NCAA championship match, senior Dani Mancuso sent a text message to her teammates and coaches, providing them food for thought on the eve of the biggest match of their careers. "Dream big. Dream like a champion." Less than 24 hours later, that dream became a reality for the Huskers, as they wrapped up the program's third national title with a four-game win over second-ranked Stanford in front of an NCAA-record crowd of 17,209 at the Qwest Center in Omaha. The Huskers dropped the opening game to the Cardinal, but rallied behind their quartet of All-Americans. National Player of the Year Sarah Pavan led the Huskers with a match-high 22 kills on .378 hitting, and 13 digs en route to Most Outstanding Player honors. Jordan Larson keyed NU's attack with 19 kills, while Rachel Holloway dished out 58 assists and guided an attack that saw four players reach double figures in kills. Tracy Stalls rounded out the quartet with 10 kills and seven blocks, helping the Huskers become the first non-Pac-10 team to win a national title in the new millennium. The combination of highest of competition and the largest crowd to ever witness a college volleyball match ushered in a new era for college volleyball and provided a moment etched in stone for the participants. "This was probably the biggest match in women’s volleyball history in terms of scope," Stanford Coach John Dunning said. The victory over Stanford wrapped up a magical season

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for the Huskers, who overcame not only the season-ending injury of 2005 AVCA National Player of the Year Christina Houghtelling, but also the weight of expectations of an entire state, as the NCAA Championships in Omaha sold out nearly a year in advance. "This team felt an enormous amount of pressure all year long," Nebraska Coach John Cook said. "They never wavered the entire year. To win this here in Nebraska with this group of people overcoming the obstacles to get here, Jordan Larson had 19 kills in the national title match victory over Stanford.

this has to rank No. 1 for me as a coach." Cook first witnessed his team's potential during the Huskers' trip to China and Japan in May, as the players came together halfway around the world. "When you go on a trip to Asia for 20 days, and you come back as tight as possible as a group, there was just something special," Cook said. "They found a way to get it done. I don’t think we are the most talented team. I’m not even sure we were the best team, but we found ways to win. That’s why you play sports, and those are the intangible things you work for.” For Cook and the Husker coaching staff, development was the primary focus - even more so than wins and losses. That focus helped keep things in perspective throughout the year and allowed the team to grow into a cohesive unit as it entered the stretch run. Even a late-season loss at Colorado could not derail the Huskers' focus. "You talk about the ultimate goal," Stalls said. "Our goal we kept talking about was to max out to our potential. We did, and that is the best feeling. Together, we did." The Huskers were tested through their run to the championship, and that resolve and cohesiveness were never more evident than in the NCAA Regional final against Minnesota, a team that Nebraska had dispatched in four games in September. It looked bleak for the Huskers early on, as Nebraska struggled offensively in the first two games. The Huskers hit under .120 in both games and fell behind 2-0 for the first time all season. According to Larson, Nebrasks'a intermission talk awoke the Huskers from their sluggish start. “We came into the third game knowing we were better than

Final USA Today/CSTV Coaches Poll

Rec. Prev. 33-1 1 30-4 2 33-4 4 29-5 3 32-3 5 26-8 9 24-7 8 27-5 6 29-6 11 30-3 7 26-7 10 26-5 12 22-10 13 26-6 14 28-4 15 25-8 16 23-6 17 23-11 18 26-6 19 HUSKERS 25-6 20 18-13 23 29-4 22 33-4 21 17-12 NR 28-5 24

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Huskers In the Polls (2006 Season) Date Rank 8/9 (Preseason) 1 9/4 1 9/11 1 9/18 1 9/25 1 10/2 1 10/9 1 10/16 1

10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20 11/27 12/4 Final

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HISTORY

into the spotlight in her hometown, as she averaged 3.00 kills per game, including 12 kills against Stanford in the title match. While the two seniors were the heart and soul of the Husker lineup, Nebraska had ample offensive firepower, as four players earned AVCA All-America honors. The group was led by Pavan, who took home every major accolade awarded in 2006. She became Nebraska's first-ever Honda-Broderick Cup winner after averaging a school-record 5.10 kills per game on .313 hitting. Pavan became only the second player in NCAA volleyball history to be named AVCA National Player of the Year and ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American of the Year in the same season, as she posted a perfect 4.00 GPA in biochemistry. The junior was named the Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA Championships, totaling 42 kills, 23 digs and four aces in the two matches in Omaha. Larson joined Pavan as a first-team AVCA All-American, averaging 4.13 kills and 3.50 digs per game. The Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, she totaled a team-high 22 double-doubles and was the only player in the league to rank in the top 10 in both kills and digs per game. She totaled a career-high 21 kills in the regional title win over Minnesota and recorded 25 digs in the national semifinal win over UCLA. Stalls captured second-team AVCA All-America honors, continuing the Huskers' tradition of excellence at the middle blocker position. She averaged 2.67 kills and 1.41 blocks per game, while leading the Big 12 with a .400 hitting percentage. A first-team All-Big 12 pick, Stalls led the Big 12 in hitting percentage and ranked 11th nationally in that category. Against UCLA, she totaled a career-high 17 kills, including 14 in the last two games, leading NU to the title match. Freshman Rachel Holloway was the fourth Husker to earn All-America accolades, garnering a third-team selection after averaging 13.43 assists and 2.49 digs per game. Holloway became the first Husker freshman setter to earn All-America honors, as she guided an offense that led the country in both kills (17.40) and assists (16.20) per game. She totaled 13 double-doubles and totaled 58 assists, eight digs and a career-high five blocks against Stanford in the title match. With all four All-Americans back and the return of Houghtelling from shoulder surgery, the Huskers expect to make a strong bid to repeat as national champions in 2007.

Points 1,500 1,440 1,372 1,326 1,243 1,161 1,128 1,062 1,041 999 913 814 782 698 635 615 513 496 377 2007 302 257 223 186 106 80

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how we’d been playing. We’ve worked all year to get this far, and so I think we all just had a complete mental change.” The Huskers took control midway through the game, as strong serving from Rachel Schwartz and Stalls keyed a 7-1 run, turning a 9-all deadlock into a 16-10 advantage. Minnesota pulled within 17-14, but could not get closer as a Larson kill began a run of four straight points with the sophomore at the service line. Nebraska continued the momentum in game four, jumping out to an early 11-3 lead and holding on after the Gophers pulled to within 22-20 to send the match to a decisive game five. The comeback was never more evident than in game five, when the Huskers hit a match-high .522, including four kills by Pavan and three each from Stalls and Larson to post a 15-9 victory and advance to the NCAA Semifinals for the 10th time in school history. It marked the first time Nebraska had ever rallied from an 0-2 deficit in the postseason and the first time in eight tries where the Huskers won a regional on the road. “All year, we’ve been saying that this team is different than all of the other Nebraska teams in the past,” Dani Busboom said. “I think it really showed tonight.” The Huskers received outstanding efforts from Larson, who earned Regional MVP honors following a 21-kill, 17-dig effort against the Gophers, and Pavan, who had 20 kills and 11 digs. But it was the unsung efforts of Mancuso and Busboom that fueled the Huskers' drive back to Omaha. Mancuso totaled a season-high 15 kills against the Gophers, while Busboom tied for team-high honors with 17 digs, as the Husker defense kept the Gophers in check during the final three games. It was fitting that the two Dani's played a vital role in getting the Huskers to the NCAA Semifinals. It was their leadership and selflessness that provided the foundation to the Huskers' success in 2006. Busboom, who had started at setter in her first three seasons, moved to libero as a senior and flourished. She was named co-Big 12 Libero of the Year and averaged a schoolrecord 5.04 digs per game in her first year at the position. Busboom totaled a career-high 29 digs in the Huskers' national semifinal win over UCLA and added a match-high 21 digs in the championship match win over Stanford. Mancuso, who had not been a full-time starter since her sophomore season, moved into the starting lineup after Houghtelling's season-ending surgery in July. After a slow start, Mancuso came on strong during the second half of the season and reached double figures in kills in eight of the Huskers' final 11 matches. The Omaha native stepped

Team (1st Place Votes) Nebraska (60) Stanford UCLA Washington Penn State Minnesota Texas USC Hawaii Florida Wisconsin Oklahoma California San Diego Utah Ohio State Cal Poly Purdue Louisiana State BYU Missouri Duke New Mexico State Colorado Ohio

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Dani Busboom totaled a career-high 29 digs in the Huskers' win over UCLA in the national semifinals. Busboom was the Big 12's Libero of the Year in 2006, averaging 5.04 digs per game.

Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Rachel Holloway became only the second freshman setter in NCAA history to lead a team to a national title.

2006 HONORS AND AWARDS Individual Single-Season Records Senior Dani Mancuso with the NCAA trophy.

INTRODUCTION

Freshman Single-Season Records • Total Assists (1,503, Rachel Holloway) • Assists Per Game (13.43, Rachel Holloway)

Big 12 Leaders

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• Team Assists Per Game (16.20) • Team Kills Per Game (17.40) • Team Hitting Percentage (.296) • Team Opponent Hitting Percentage (.144) • Individual Hitting Percentage (.400, Tracy Stalls) • Individual Kills Per Game (5.10, Sarah Pavan) • Individual Points Per Game (5.99, Sarah Pavan) • Individual Digs Per Game (5.04, Dani Busboom)

Team Postseason Match Records

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2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

• NCAA Single Match and Postseason Attendance Record 17,209 vs. Stanford (NCAA Championship, Dec. 16, 2006) • NCAA Championship All-Session Attendance Record 34,222 (2006 NCAA Championships, Dec. 14 & 16, 2006)

Individual Honors

Team Honors

• NCAA Champions (33-1) • Big 12 Champions (19-1) • 10th NCAA Semifinal Appearance • 13th Straight NCAA Sweet 16 Appearance • Gainesville Regional Champions • Nebraska Invitational Champions • Ameritas Players Challenge Champions • Third Team in NCAA History to be ranked No. 1 all season • 25th Straight NCAA Tournament Appearance • 18th 30-Win Season in School History • 21-1 Record Against NCAA Tournament Teams • 12-0 Record Against Nationally Ranked Teams • 19-0 Home Record at the NU Coliseum • Second Nationally in Average Attendance (4,137) • 90 Consecutive Sellouts at the NU Coliseum • UNL Team Life Skills Champion

NCAA Rankings

• NCAA Team Champion in Assists Per Game (16.20) • NCAA Team Champion in Kills Per Game (17.40) • Second Nationally in Team Hitting Percentage (.296)

Team Season Records

HISTORY

• Total Digs (580, Dani Busboom) • Digs Per Game (5.04, Dani Busboom) • Kills Per Game (5.10, Sarah Pavan)

• Most Kills Per Game, 17.40 • Most Assists Per Game, 16.20 • Most Block Assists, 823

Individual Match & Postseason Records • Digs (Four-game match) (29, Dani Busboom vs. UCLA, Dec. 14)

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• Honda-Broderick Cup Winner • Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year • Honda Sport Award Winner in Volleyball • AVCA National Player of the Year • Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year • Four AVCA All-Americans • Four Volleyball Magazine All-Americans • CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year • First-Team Academic All-American • Four AVCA All-Central Region Honorees • Five All-Big 12 Selections • Four Academic All-District VII Selections • Eight Academic All-Big 12 Honorees

Brooke Bartek (Fr., Lincoln, Neb.) • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Dani Busboom (Sr., Cortland, Neb.) • Tri-Captain • Big 12 Co-Libero of the Year • First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll • U.S. Volleyball Team National Camp Invitee

Kori Cooper (Fr., Amarillo, Texas) • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Amanda Gates (So., Columbus, Neb.) • First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Third-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Maggie Griffin (Jr., St. Charles, Ill.) • First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll • CoSIDA Academic All-American Nominee

Rachel Holloway (R-Fr., Franklin, Tenn.) • Third-Team AVCA All-American • Honorable-Mention Volleyball Magazine All-American • NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team • Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team • First-Team AVCA Central Region • First-Team All-Big 12 • Big 12 Newcomer of the Year

• Big 12 Player of the Week (Oct. 16) • Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team • Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team

Christina Houghtelling (Sr., Cambridge, Neb.) • Tri-Captain • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Jordan Larson (So., Hooper, Neb.)

• First-Team AVCA All-American • First-Team Volleyball Magazine All-American • NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team • Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team • Gainesville Regional Most Outstanding Player • First-Team AVCA Central Region • First-Team All-Big 12 • Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year • Big 12 Player of the Week (Oct. 9) • Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team • Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team • First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll • U.S. Volleyball Team National Camp Invitee

Dani Mancuso (Sr., Omaha, Neb.) • First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll • CoSIDA Academic All-American Nominee

Sarah Pavan (Jr., Kitchener, Ontario) • Honda-Broderick Cup Winner • Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year • Honda Award Winner • AVCA National Player of the Year • Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year • First-Team AVCA All-American • First-Team Volleyball Magazine All-American • CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year • Big 12 Player of the Year • NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team • Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team • First-Team AVCA Central Region • First-Team All-Big 12 • First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American • Ameritas Players Challenge Most Valuable Player • First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII • Nebraska Invitational Most Valuable Player • Big 12 Player of the Week (Sept. 11 and Nov. 20) • Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team • Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team • First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Rachel Schwartz (So., Lincoln, Neb.) • First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Academic All-American Nominee

Tracy Stalls (Jr., Denver, Colo.)

• Tri-Captain • Second-Team AVCA All-American • Second-Team Volleyball Magazine All-American • First-Team AVCA Central Region • First-Team All-Big 12 • NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team • Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team • Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District VII • First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll • U.S. Volleyball Team National Camp Invitee

2006 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Season Summary

Overall 33-1 19-1 24-0 7-0 2-1

Home 19-0 10-0 17-0 2-0 0-0

2006 Results

Tournament Nebraska Invitational Ameritas Players Challenge NCAA Gainesville Regional NCAA Championships

Location Record Lincoln, Neb. 3-0 Lincoln, Neb. 3-0 Gainesville, Fla. 2-0 Omaha, Neb. 2-0

Score 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 2-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-1 Place 1st 1st 1st 1st

Total 151,382 78,598 36,356 36,428

Score-by-game Overall Big 12 30-18, 30-25, 31-29 1-0 0-0 30-23, 30-19, 30-14 2-0 0-0 30-14, 30-15, 30-15 3-0 0-0 30-15, 31-29, 30-25 4-0 0-0 30-13, 30-24, 30-13 5-0 0-0 30-23, 30-23, 30-22 6-0 0-0 28-30, 30-25, 30-22, 30-22 7-0 0-0 30-24, 30-21, 30-24 8-0 1-0 30-27, 30-18, 34-32 9-0 2-0 31-29, 30-20, 30-17 10-0 3-0 30-27, 30-17, 30-24 11-0 4-0 27-30, 30-24, 30-13, 30-18 12-0 4-0 30-32, 30-18, 30-21, 30-24 13-0 5-0 30-17, 30-22, 30-17 14-0 6-0 30-25, 30-24, 30-20 15-0 7-0 30-25, 30-22, 31-29 16-0 8-0 30-27, 30-18, 30-21 17-0 9-0 27-30, 30-22, 22-30, 30-22, 15-13 18-0 10-0 30-27, 30-23, 30-16 19-0 11-0 30-21, 30-24, 30-22 20-0 12-0 30-16, 30-21, 30-24 21-0 13-0 30-19, 30-26, 30-27 22-0 14-0 30-20, 22-30, 30-27, 30-25 23-0 15-0 19-30, 30-28, 15-30, 30-27, 15-13 23-1 15-1 30-16, 30-28, 30-25 24-1 16-1 30-17, 30-20, 30-22 25-1 17-1 30-16, 30-16, 30-20 26-1 18-1 30-22, 30-27, 30-25 27-1 19-1 30-16, 30-23, 28-30, 30-16 28-1 19-1 30-16, 30-16, 30-14 29-1 19-1 30-21, 30-20, 30-15 30-1 19-1 25-30, 22-30, 30-20, 30-25, 15-9 31-1 19-1 23-30, 30-28, 30-23, 30-28 32-1 19-1 27-30, 30-26, 30-28, 30-27 33-1 19-1

Average 4,452 4,137 3,305 9,107

Time 1:30 1:25 1:23 1:35 1:20 1:32 2:00 1:35 1:44 1:29 1:25 1:55 2:03 1:28 1:33 1:39 1:24 2:25 1:30 1:26 1:22 1:37 1:53 2:20 1:23 1:21 1:25 1:38 1:53 1:15 1:28 2:29 2:18 2:13

Attend. 4,107 4,177 4,270 4,102 4,187 4,170 4,114 4,128 703 4,079 4,111 12,112 1,038 4,101 2,118 6,105 4,046 3,822 4,139 1,894 653 4,294 2,500 4,111 4,107 4,096 1,300 4,098 4,178 4,094 4,180 2,206 17,013 17,209

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Dani Mancuso

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2006 Tournament Recaps

W/L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W W W W

Dates 34 19 11 4

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NU/Opp. 1/20 1/1/1/1/20 1/25 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/15 1/1/9 1/16 1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/8 1/1/1/14 1/9 1/4 1/2

Attendance Total Home Away Neutral

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Opponent San Diego St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Middle Tennessee Long Beach State Louisville Cal Poly Minnesota Kansas at Oklahoma Iowa State Texas Tech at Creighton at Baylor Kansas State at Texas A&M at Missouri Colorado at Texas Missouri at Kansas State at Texas Tech Oklahoma at Iowa State at Colorado Texas A&M Baylor at Kansas Texas American Northern Iowa vs. San Diego vs. Minnesota vs. UCLA vs. Stanford

Neutral 4-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 1-0

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Away 10-1 9-1 6-0 3-0 1-1

INTRODUCTION

Record: Overall Conference 3 games 4 games 5 games

Nebraska All-Tournament Team Members Sarah Pavan (MVP), Rachel Holloway, Jordan Larson, Tracy Stalls Sarah Pavan (MVP), Rachel Holloway, Jordan Larson Jordan Larson (MOP), Rachel Holloway, Sarah Pavan Sarah Pavan (MOP), Rachel Holloway, Jordan Larson, Tracy Stalls

Captains Tracy Stalls, Christina Houghtelling and Dani Busboom receive the Big 12 trophy from Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman.

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2006 OVERALL AND BIG 12 STATISTICS Player Busboom, Dani Stalls, Tracy Cooper, Kori Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Mancuso, Dani Griffin, Maggie Bartek, Brooke Schwartz, Rachel NEBRASKA Opponents

G K K/Gm 115 12 0.10 115 307 2.67 83 139 1.67 115 586 5.10 115 475 4.13 112 124 1.11 45 57 1.27 115 294 2.56 40 4 0.10 9 3 0.33 115 0 0.00 115 2001 17.40 115 1504 13.08

E 1 76 36 182 140 45 24 124 2 4 3 637 838

TA Pct 19 .579 578 .400 299 .344 1290 .313 1173 .286 285 .277 134 .246 792 .215 12 .167 7 -.143 16 -.188 4605 .296 4625 .144

Individual Statistics (Big 12 Matches)

Player Busboom, Dani Stalls, Tracy Cooper, Kori Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Griffin, Maggie Mancuso, Dani Schwartz, Rachel Bartek, Brooke NEBRASKA Opponents

G K 66 6 66 167 54 92 64 74 20 31 66 340 66 279 25 3 66 160 66 0 4 1 66 1153 66 892

Individual Match Highs Category Kills (three games) Kills (four games) Kills (five games) Attempts (three games) Attempts (four games) Attempts (five games) Hitting Pct. (three games) Hitting Pct. (four games) Hitting Pct. (five games) Assists (three games) Assists (four games) Assists (five games) Digs (three games) Digs (four games) Digs (five games) Blocks (three games) Blocks (four games) Blocks (five games)

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Individual Statistics (All Matches)

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Total 24 24 (2x) 22 44 (2x) 58 57 .778 .636 .462 53 58 65 23 29 19 (2x) 10 10 12

K/Gm 0.09 2.53 1.70 1.16 1.55 5.15 4.23 0.12 2.42 0.00 0.25 17.47 13.52

E 1 39 23 21 11 118 85 1 68 3 2 372 486

Player Pavan Pavan Pavan Pavan Pavan Pavan Gates Holloway Holloway Holloway Holloway Holloway Busboom Busboom Busboom Gates Stalls Stalls

TA 11 318 195 167 64 758 686 9 427 12 3 2650 2698

Pct .455 .403 .354 .317 .312 .293 .283 .222 .215 -.250 -.333 .295 .150

A 88 22 17 30 72 1503 6 9 82 0 34 1863 1420

A/Gm 0.77 0.19 0.20 0.26 0.63 13.42 0.13 0.08 2.05 0.00 0.30 16.20 12.35

SA 21 11 0 39 53 22 0 0 5 1 23 175 96

SE 40 17 0 82 67 22 0 7 1 0 19 255 252

SA/Gm 0.18 0.10 0.00 0.34 0.46 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.11 0.20 1.52 0.83

Digs 580 93 27 172 402 279 7 80 24 1 277 1942 1712

D/Gm 5.04 0.81 0.33 1.50 3.50 2.49 0.16 0.70 0.60 0.11 2.41 16.89 14.89

BS-BA 0-0 19-143 9-70 12-103 31-49 7-56 4-49 12-59 0-2 0-0 0-0 94-531 66-345

TB 0 162 79 115 80 63 53 71 2 0 0 359.5 238.5

B/Gm 0.00 1.41 0.95 1.00 0.70 0.56 1.18 0.62 0.05 0.00 0.00 3.13 2.07

Points 33.0 408.5 183.0 688.5 583.5 181.0 85.5 335.5 10.0 4.0 23.0 2535.5 1838.5

A 58 11 9 870 3 13 41 45 6 22 0 1078 853

A/Gm 0.88 0.17 0.17 13.59 0.15 0.20 0.62 1.80 0.09 0.33 0.00 16.33 12.92

SA 9 10 0 13 0 24 22 2 0 14 0 94 61

SE 21 8 0 8 0 51 38 1 0 8 0 135 143

SA/Gm 0.14 0.15 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.36 0.33 0.08 0.00 0.21 0.00 1.42 0.92

Digs 330 55 15 169 1 88 216 11 52 186 1 1124 993

D/Gm 5.00 0.83 0.28 2.64 0.05 1.33 3.27 0.44 0.79 2.82 0.25 17.03 15.05

BS-BA 0-0 10-81 6-51 5-37 4-17 10-59 14-29 0-1 9-27 0-0 0-0 58-302 37-191

TB 0 91 57 42 21 69 43 1 36 0 0 209.0 132.5

B/Gm 0.00 1.38 1.06 0.66 1.05 1.05 0.65 0.04 0.55 0.00 0.00 3.17 2.01

Points

Match vs. Long Beach State, 9/3 at Baylor, 9/30; vs. Iowa State, 11/8 at Texas, 10/18 vs. Long Beach State, 9/3; vs. Texas, 11/25 vs. UCLA, 12/14 at Texas, 10/18 at Kansas, 11/22 at Baylor, 9/30 at Texas, 10/18 vs. Long Beach State, 9/3 vs. Stanford, 12/16 vs. Minnesota, 12/9 at Kansas State, 10/18 vs. UCLA, 12/14 at Texas, 10/18; at Colorado 11/11 vs. San Diego, 8/29 vs. American, 12/1 at Colorado, 11/11

Team Match Highs

Category Kills (three games) Kills (four games) Kills (five games) Attempts (three games) Attempts (four games) Attempts (five games) Hitting Pct. (three games) Hitting Pct. (four games) Hitting Pct. (five games) Assists (three games) Assists (four games) Assists (five games) Digs (three games) Digs (four games) Digs (five games) Blocks (three games) Blocks (four games) Blocks (five games) Service Aces

15.0 227.5 123.5 110.5 43.5 403.5 329.5 5.5 182.5 14.0 1.0 1456.0 1085.5

Total Match 64 vs. Long Beach State, 9/3 75 at Iowa State, 11/8 76 vs. Minnesota, 12/9 136 (2x) vs. Cal Poly, 9/9; vs. Iowa State, 9/20 200 vs. UCLA, 12/14 187 at Texas, 10/18 .487 vs. St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 9/1 .337 vs. Minnesota, 9/10 .230 at Texas, 10/18 59 (3x) last, vs. Texas A&M, 11/15 70 vs. Minnesota, 9/10 68at Texas, 10/18; vs. Minnesota, 12/9 72 Kansas State, 10/4 85 (2x) at Iowa St., 11/8; vs. UCLA, 12/14 74 at Colorado, 11/11 15.0 vs. San Diego, 8/29 16.0 vs. American, 12/1 23.5 at Colorado, 11/11 11 at Baylor, 9/30

2006 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS AND DOUBLE-DOUBLES Individual Leaders

.450 or Better Hitting Percentage (Min.10 att.)

Date Sept. 8 Dec. 14 Dec. 1 Nov. 18 Sept. 3

Player/Opponent Larson/Louisville Pavan/UCLA Larson/American Pavan/Baylor Larson/Long Beach State

17 or More Digs Date Dec. 14 Dec. 14 Nov. 8 Oct. 28 Sept. 24 Dec. 16 Sept. 16 Dec. 1 Sept. 9 Aug. 29 Nov. 8 Oct. 18 Oct. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 2 Sept. 10 Nov. 22 Dec. 9 Dec. 9 Dec. 2 Sept. 3

Player/Opponent Busboom/UCLA Larson/UCLA Busboom/Iowa State Busboom/Kansas State Busboom/Creighton Busboom/Stanford Busboom/Oklahoma Busboom/American Busboom/Cal Poly Busboom/San Diego Busboom/Colorado Busboom/Texas Busboom/Kansas State Busboom/Kansas Larson/Middle Tennessee Busboom/Minnesota Busboom/Kansas Busboom/Minnesota Larson/Minnesota Busboom/Northern Iowa Busboom/Long Beach State

Eight or More Total Blocks Date Nov. 11 Dec. 1 Aug. 29 Nov. 11 Nov. 1 Oct. 18 Oct. 11 Sept. 24 Sept. 20 Aug. 29

Player/Opponent Stalls/Colorado Stalls/American Gates/San Diego Pavan/Colorado Stalls/Texas Tech Cooper/Texas Stalls/Missouri Stalls/Creighton Stalls/Iowa State Pavan/San Diego

Service Aces 5 4 4 4 4 Digs 29 25 23 23 23 21 21 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 17 17 17 17 Blocks (BS/BA) 12 (0-12) 10 (0-10) 10 (0-10) 8 (1-7) 8 (1-7) 8 (1-7) 8 (0-8) 8 (2-6) 8 (1-7) 8 (0-8)

K -

Jordan Larson (22) 2006 Opponent St. Mary’s Middle Tennessee Cal Poly Minnesota Oklahoma Iowa State Texas Tech Creighton Baylor Kansas State Texas A&M Missouri Colorado Texas Kansas State Texas Tech Iowa State Colorado Texas American Minnesota Stanford

Sarah Pavan (6) 2006 Opponent Minnesota Kansas State Colorado Minnesota UCLA Stanford

Tracy Stalls (1) 2006 Opponent Colorado

A 36 53 44 35 54 46 48 57 57 37 42 47 52 2007

D B 11 11 11 14 15 11 12 11 13 10 13 11 11 HUSKERS

K 13 10 16 17 17 11 10 18 17 20 11 14 17 13 16 11 15 13 15 26 21 19

A -

D 12 19 13 11 11 11 10 13 16 10 15 14 10 13 10 12 12 17 11 14 17 15

B -

K 23 13 17 20 22 22

A -

D 11 10 10 11 10 13

B -

K 16

A -

D -

B 12

RECORDS

HISTORY

Kills 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 22 21 20 20 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16

Four or More Service Aces

Assists 65 58 57 57 57 55 54 53 52 50 50

2006 Opponent San Diego Long Beach State Cal Poly Kansas Baylor Kansas State Missouri Iowa State Colorado Baylor Texas American UCLA

OPPONENTS

Player/Opponent Pavan/Iowa State Pavan/Baylor Pavan/Long Beach State Pavan/Baylor Pavan/Texas A&M Pavan/Minnesota Pavan/Stanford Pavan/UCLA Pavan/Texas Larson/Minnesota Pavan/Minnesota Larson/Kansas State Larson/Stanford Pavan/Texas Tech Pavan/St. Mary’s Pavan/Texas Pavan/Missouri Larson/Creighton Pavan/Creighton Pavan/Cal Poly Pavan/Louisville Stalls/UCLA Pavan/Colorado Pavan/Texas A&M Larson/Colorado Larson/Minnesota Larson/Oklahoma Larson/Northern Iowa Larson/American Pavan/American

Player/Opponent Holloway/Minnesota Holloway/Stanford Holloway/Colorado Holloway/Iowa State Holloway/Minnesota Holloway/Texas Holloway/Baylor Holloway/Long Beach State Holloway/UCLA Holloway/Texas A&M Holloway/St. Mary’s

Rachel Holloway (13)

2006 REVIEW

Date Nov. 11 Sept. 30 Sept. 3 Nov. 18 Nov. 15 Sept. 11 Dec. 16 Dec. 14 Oct. 18 Dec. 9 Dec. 9 Oct. 4 Dec. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 1 Nov. 25 Oct. 25 Sept. 24 Sept. 24 Sept. 9 Sept. 8 Dec. 14 Nov. 11 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Sept. 10 Sept. 16 Dec. 2 Dec. 1 Dec. 1

Date Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Nov. 11 Nov. 8 Sept. 10 Oct. 18 Sept. 30 Sept. 3 Dec. 14 Nov. 15 Sept. 1

2006 Double-Doubles

COACHES & STAFF

16 or More Kills

50 or More Assists

16 16 16 16

2007 HUSKERS

Player/Opponent Hitting Pct. (K-E-TA) Stalls/Texas Tech .727 (9-1-11) Stalls/Middle Tennessee ..714 (10-0-14) Mancuso/Kansas .647 (11-0-17) Stalls/Kansas State .643 (9-0-14) Holloway/Baylor .636 (7-0-11) Stalls/Louisville .636 (8-1-11) Cooper/Texas A&M .615 (8-0-13) Stalls/St. Mary’s .615 (9-1-13) Cooper/Missouri .600 (6-1-10) Stalls/Long Beach State .600 (14-2-20) Pavan/St. Mary’s .600 (19-1-30) Pavan/Texas A&M .588 (23-3-34) Stalls/Texas A&M .583 (8-1-12) Stalls/Texas A&M .583 (7-0-12) Stalls/UCLA .577 (17-2-26) Cooper/San Diego 571 (9-1-14) Larson/Kansas .571 (13-1-21) Stalls/Colorado .571 (12-0-17) Pavan/Baylor .528 (23-4-36) Larson/St. Mary’s .522 (13-1-23) Pavan/San Diego .500 (15-2-26) Holloway/Minnesota .500 (7-1-12) Stalls/San Diego .500 (8-1-14) Larson/Middle Tennessee .471 (10-2-17) Stalls/Northern Iowa .467 (10-3-15) Pavan/Missouri .467 (16-2-30) Larson/Northern Iowa .464 (16-3-28) Holloway/Texas .462 (8-2-13) Larson/Missouri .458 (15-4-24) Mancuso/Kansas State .455 (7-2-11) Cooper/Texas Tech .455 (5-0-11) Stalls/Texas Tech .455 (6-1-11) Gates/Long Beach State .455 (6-1-11) Pavan/Louisville .452 (18-4-31) Stalls/Creighton .450 (11-2-20)

Larson/Oklahoma Pavan/Texas Tech Pavan/Missouri Larson/Kansas State

INTRODUCTION

Date Sept. 23 Sept. 2 Nov. 22 Oct. 28 Sept. 30 Sept. 8 Oct. 7 Sept. 1 Oct. 25 Sept. 3 Sept. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 15 Oct. 7 Dec. 14 Dec. 8 Nov. 22 Oct. 14 Nov. 18 Sept. 1 Dec. 8 Sept. 10 Aug. 29 Sept. 2 Dec. 2 Oct. 11 Dec. 2 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Sept. 23 Nov. 1 Sept. 3 Sept. 8 Sept. 24

Nov. 4 Nov. 1 Oct. 11 Oct. 28

TEAM MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

Team

Opponent SAN DIEGO SAINT MARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MIDDLE TENNESSEE LONG BEACH STATE LOUISVILLE CAL POLY MINNESOTA KANSAS at Oklahoma IOWA STATE TEXAS TECH at Creighton at Baylor KANSAS STATE at Texas A&M at Missouri COLORADO at Texas MISSOURI at Kansas State at Texas Tech OKLAHOMA at Iowa State at Colorado TEXAS A&M BAYLOR at Kansas TEXAS AMERICAN NORTHERN IOWA vs. San Diego vs. Minnesota vs. UCLA vs. Stanford

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 4 115 115

K 45 64 45 64 53 57 73 44 50 52 54 68 67 60 51 56 56 72 59 49 52 54 75 69 62 57 59 55 61 57 47 76 70 68 2001 1504

Amanda Gates

E 20 9 10 19 14 20 18 23 18 18 16 18 24 21 11 15 19 29 14 17 17 20 28 28 14 8 10 22 29 13 10 32 25 28 637 838

TA 131 113 92 126 98 136 163 132 121 136 120 177 168 134 117 121 129 187 106 119 110 118 198 179 110 109 103 133 151 104 96 201 200 167 4605 4625

Pct .191 .487 .380 .357 .398 .272 .337 .159 .264 .250 .317 .282 .256 .291 .342 .339 .287 .230 .425 .269 .318 .288 .237 .229 .436 .450 .476 .248 .212 .423 .385 .219 .225 .240 .296 .144

A 43 59 39 59 51 53 70 42 47 48 52 65 65 56 47 56 52 68 57 47 46 51 63 67 59 51 52 52 56 51 43 68 63 65 1863 1420

OPPONENTS

Player Stalls, Tracy Cooper, Kori Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan

Assists Per Game

RECORDS

Player Holloway, Rachel Busboom, Dani Griffin, Maggie Larson, Jordan

Blocks Per Game Player Stalls, Tracy Gates, Amanda Pavan, Sarah Cooper, Kori

Points Per Game

HISTORY

SE 12 12 11 5 9 8 8 6 10 9 6 11 12 7 7 11 7 10 5 7 5 4 7 6 5 3 3 5 5 5 6 11 9 8 255 252

DIG 49 47 43 59 44 59 62 53 51 50 58 81 70 72 48 57 50 62 50 61 41 46 85 74 34 55 49 58 62 47 43 67 85 70 1942 1712

BS 2 1 2 3 3 5 2 5 2 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 4 5 2 3 1 5 4 5 2 2 3 1 2 3 4 2 1 3 94 66

BA 28 14 22 15 8 12 10 18 8 20 12 14 9 14 8 21 16 21 12 18 18 14 20 37 14 4 8 10 28 12 14 14 18 20 531 345

BE 3 0 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 4 6 0 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 2 1 1 3 0 4 2 3 2 2 66 71

Total 16.0 8.0 13.0 10.5 7.0 11.0 7.0 14.0 6.0 13.0 9.0 10.0 7.5 8.0 7.0 11.5 12.0 15.5 8.0 12.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 23.5 9.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 16.0 9.0 11.0 9.0 10.0 13.0 359.5 238.5

BHE 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 5 2 4 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 3 0 0 4 5 4 1 55 69

Points 68.0 75.0 64.0 79.5 70.0 73.0 85.0 63.0 61.0 67.0 68.0 80.0 85.5 70.0 66.0 69.5 73.0 92.5 67.0 65.0 67.0 69.0 94.0 98.5 78.0 67.0 72.0 63.0 84.0 73.0 65.0 93.0 84.0 86.0 2535.5 1838.5

Category Leaders Hitting Percentage

Player Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Mancuso, Dani

62 N

SA 7 3 6 5 10 5 5 5 5 2 5 2 11 2 8 2 5 5 0 4 5 3 5 6 7 6 6 2 7 7 7 8 4 5 175 96

G 115 83 115 115

K/Gm 2.67 1.67 5.10 4.13

Pct .400 .344 .313 .286

G 112 115 40 115

A 1,503 88 82 72

A/Gm 13.42 0.77 2.05 0.63

G 115 45 115 83

TB 162.0 53.0 115.0 79.0

B/Gm 1.41 1.18 1.00 0.95

G 115 115 115 115

Pts. 688.5 583.5 408.5 335.5

P/Gm 5.98 5.07 3.55 2.91

Kills Per Game Player Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Mancuso, Dani

Service Aces Per Game Player Larson, Jordan Pavan, Sarah Schwartz, Rachel Holloway, Rachel

Digs Per Game Player Busboom, Dani Larson, Jordan Holloway, Rachel Schwartz, Rachel

G 115 115 115 115

K 586 475 307 294

K/Gm 5.10 4.13 2.67 2.56

G 115 115 115 112

SA 53 39 23 22

SA/Gm 0.46 0.34 0.20 0.20

G 115 115 112 115

D 580 402 279 277

D/Gm 5.04 3.50 2.49 2.41

OPPONENT MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS Opponents

By the Numbers Overall

Top five:...................................................................... 2-0 Top 10: ...................................................................... 5-0 Top 25: .................................................................... 12-0 Unranked: ................................................................ 21-1

By Games

By Kills

Leading in kills: ....................................................... 31-1 Trailing in kills: ......................................................... 2-0 Tied in kills:................................................................ 0-0

A 31 30 19 38 23 36 62 34 44 37 37 47 53 24 45 38 37 73 39 34 33 46 59 62 44 39 34 41 39 26 33 52 64 67 1420 1863

SA 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 6 6 2 2 2 7 2 1 4 3 4 7 2 2 5 0 0 6 4 4 96 175

SE 5 9 6 6 4 8 14 8 11 7 4 12 11 6 11 7 4 11 5 5 6 9 2 11 7 8 4 6 8 5 6 8 10 8 252 255

DIG 52 34 30 38 29 45 63 57 43 56 39 79 67 48 47 48 51 75 30 51 36 41 86 71 29 40 30 48 59 28 34 74 91 63 1712 1942

BS 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 4 3 0 3 3 3 4 1 0 5 1 5 2 0 5 0 3 66 94

BA 8 4 6 12 6 16 10 8 10 8 8 12 19 14 6 8 4 10 4 12 4 10 18 16 10 6 6 10 8 6 4 22 20 20 345 531

BE 0 3 0 1 6 2 2 0 0 3 4 7 1 3 2 5 2 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 4 2 4 4 71 66

Total BHE Points 5.0 3 41.0 4.0 1 38.0 4.0 2 26.0 7.0 1 51.0 4.0 3 30.0 9.0 2 48.0 7.0 1 75.0 6.0 2 44.0 6.0 0 54.0 5.0 2 44.0 5.0 2 46.0 11.0 3 65.0 11.5 5 68.5 7.0 4 34.0 3.0 0 54.0 2007 HUSKERS 7.0 4 55.0 2.0 1 42.0 9.0 2 86.0 5.0 2 50.0 6.0 3 49.0 5.0 0 42.0 8.0 0 56.0 12.0 0 78.0 12.0 4 83.0 6.0 0 55.0 3.0 1 49.0 8.0 0 46.0 6.0 3 50.0 9.0 4 59.0 5.0 2 33.0 2.0 2 38.0 16.0 4 82.0 10.0 4 80.0 13.0 2 87.0 238.5 69 1838.5 359.5 55 2535.5

By Digs

Leading in digs: ...................................................... 24-1 Trailing in digs: ......................................................... 9-0 Tied in digs:................................................................ 0-0

Rachel Schwartz

By Blocks

Leading in blocks: ................................................... 24-1 Trailing in blocks: ...................................................... 4-0 Tied in blocks: ............................................................ 5-0

By Hitting Percentage

Leading in hitting pct.: ............................................ 32-1 Trailing in hitting pct.: .............................................. 1-0 Tied in hitting percentage: ......................................... 0-0 Hitting .400 or better:................................................. 6-0 Hitting .300 or better: .............................................. 16-0 Hitting below .300:................................................... 17-1 Hitting below .200:..................................................... 2-0 Opponents Hitting above .200:................................... 6-0 Holding opponents below .200: ............................... 27-1 Holding opponents below .100: ............................... 10-0 Holding opponents below .000 ................................... 1-0

HISTORY

Three-game: ............................................................ 24-0 Four-game: ................................................................ 7-0 Five-game: ................................................................ 2-1

Pct .016 .190 -.088 .219 .044 .160 .256 .038 .174 .083 .104 .122 .193 .061 .220 .154 .129 .239 .160 .050 .102 .178 .178 .162 .307 .186 .127 .138 .050 .092 .071 .184 .212 .197 .144 .296

RECORDS

Against Ranked Teams

TA 126 100 102 128 90 119 160 131 132 121 125 181 161 131 118 130 116 176 131 140 108 129 191 191 101 118 118 130 161 98 112 174 193 183 4625 4605

OPPONENTS

2006 Record:............................................................ 33-1 At Home:................................................................... 19-0 At the NU Coliseum: ................................................. 19-0 Away:........................................................................ 10-1 Neutral: ...................................................................... 4-0 Non-conference: ......................................................... 0-0 Big 12: ..................................................................... 19-1 Big 12 home: ........................................................... 10-0 Big 12 away: ............................................................. 9-1 On television: .......................................................... 14-0 NCAA Tournament:...................................................... 6-0

E 31 13 30 15 20 18 25 31 23 28 25 29 24 18 19 22 23 33 22 29 24 24 28 37 14 17 21 24 37 19 28 28 25 34 838 637

2006 REVIEW

K 33 32 21 43 24 37 66 36 46 38 38 51 55 26 45 42 38 75 43 36 35 47 62 68 45 39 36 42 45 28 36 60 66 70 1504 2001

COACHES & STAFF

GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 4 115 115

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

By Service Aces

Leading in service aces: .......................................... 25-1 Trailing in service aces: ............................................. 6-0 Tied in service aces: ................................................... 2-0

2006 BIG 12 SEASON IN REVIEW Team Big 12 W Big 12 L Pct Games W-L 2006 W Nebraska^#$ 19 1 .950 59-7 33 Oklahoma# 17 3 .850 53-26 28 Texas# 16 4 .800 52-23 24 Iowa State# 12 8 .600 41-34 21 Colorado# 12 8 .600 43-38 17 Missouri# 11 9 .550 41-35 18 Baylor 6 14 .300 29-50 18 Texas A&M 5 15 .250 28-48 12 Texas Tech 5 15 .250 26-52 12 Kansas State 4 16 .200 29-50 12 Kansas 3 17 .150 16-54 10 ^-NCAA Champion $ - Regular-Season Champion; # - NCAA Championship Participant

2006 L 1 6 7 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19

First-Team

Name Ashley Nu'u Erin Boeve Jessica Vander Kooi Rachel Holloway Jordan Larson Sarah Pavan Tracy Stalls Eliane Santos Joanna Schmitt Ashley Engle Destinee Hooker Christi Hahn

Honorable Mention

2006 REVIEW

Name Desiree Guillard-Young Amber Sutherland Lauren Schaefer Nicole Wilson Rachel Jackson Laura Tomes Michelle Moriarty

Cl. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr.

Hometown Aurora, Colo. Steen, Minn. Merill, Iowa/Hinton Franklin, Tenn. Hooper, Neb. Kitchener, Ontario Denver, Colo. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cottage Grove, Wis. Yorba Linda, Calif. San Antonio, Texas Leander, Texas

School BU CU CU MU OU OU UT

Pos. MB OH MB MB S MB S

Ht. 6-5 5-10 6-3 6-3 5-9 6-2 5-10

Cl. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr.

Hometown Berkeley, Calif. Glenwood Springs, Colo. Mountain View, Calif. Lincoln, Neb. Arlington, Texas Sioux City, Iowa Houston, Texas

Coach of the Year:

OPPONENTS

Big 12 Player of the Week Date Aug. 28: Sept. 4: Sept. 11: Sept. 18: Sept. 25: Oct. 2: Oct. 9: Oct. 16: Oct. 23: Oct. 30:

Streak Won 10 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 1 Lost 3 Won 1 Lost 2 Won 2 Lost 10

Top 10 5-0 1-5 4-4 0-4 1-7 1-6 0-3 0-4 0-4 0-5 0-4

Top 25 12-0 2-5 7-5 1-8 3-9 3-8 2-8 1-6 0-7 1-9 1-6

2006 NCAA Tournament Ht. 5-10 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-4 6-1

Liberos of the Year: Jordan Larson Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year

Sarah Pavan, Nebraska Rachel Holloway, Nebraska Ashley Engle, Texas Erin Boeve, Iowa State Jordan Larson, Nebraska Eliane Santos, Oklahoma Dani Busboom, Nebraska Anna Monsen, Oklahoma Santiago Restrepo, Oklahoma

Player Michelle Moriarty, Texas, Jr.^ Jessica Vander Kooi, Missouri, Sr. Sarah Pavan, Nebraska, Jr. Amber Sutherland, Colorado, Jr. Jessica Vander Kooi, Missouri, Sr.^ Erin Boeve, Iowa State, Jr.^ Jordan Larson, Nebraska, So. Rachel Holloway, Nebraska, Fr. Destinee Hooker, Texas, Fr. Eliane Santos, Oklahoma, Sr. Destinee Hooker, Texas, Fr. Nov. 6: Ashley Engle, Texas, Fr. Nov. 13: Ashley Nuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;u, Colorado, Sr.^ Nov. 20: Sarah Pavan, Nebraska, Jr. Nov. 27: Stacey Spiegelberg, Kansas State, Jr. ^-AVCA Division I National Player of the Week

RECORDS

Last 5 5-0 4-1 3-2 2-3 2-3 3-2 2-3 1-4 1-4 3-2 0-5

Pos. S MB OH S OH RS MB MB OH OPP OH MB

Player of the Year: Newcomer of the Year: Freshman of the Year: Defensive Players of the Year:

HISTORY

Games W-L 101-14 88-35 81-35 71-47 59-50 65-50 65-57 50-55 50-63 55-59 39-63

School CU ISU MU NU NU NU NU OU OU UT UT TAMU

Individual Awards

64 N

Pct .971 .824 .774 .656 .586 .581 .545 .429 .414 .400 .345

2006 All-Big 12 Teams

Sarah Pavan Big 12 Player of the Year

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

2006 Big 12 Standings

NCAA First Round

Colorado 3, New Mexico State 0 at Boulder, Colo. Iowa State 3, UW-Milwaukee 0 at Madison, Wis. Nebraska 3, American 1 at Lincoln, Neb. Oklahoma 3, Oral Roberts 0 at Fayetteville, Ark. Texas 3, Prairie View A&M 0 at Austin, Texas Missouri 3, Santa Clara 0 at Stanford, Calif.

NCAA Second Round Washington 3, Colorado 1 at Boulder, Colo. Wisconsin 3, Iowa State 0 at Madison, Wis.

Nebraska 3, Northern Iowa 0 at Lincoln, Neb. Oklahoma 3, Missouri State 0 at Fayetteville, Ark. Texas 3, Stephen F. Austin 0 at Austin, Texas Stanford 3, Missouri 2 at Stanford, Calif.

Regional Semifinals Nebraska 3, San Diego 0 at Gainesville, Fla. Texas 3, Wisconsin 0 at Austin, Texas UCLA 3, Oklahoma 0 at Honolulu, Hawaii

Regional Finals

Nebraska 3, Minnesota 2 at Gainesville, Fla. Stanford 3, Texas 1 at Austin, Texas

NCAA Semifinals Nebraska 3, UCLA 1 at Omaha, Neb.

NCAA Finals

Nebraska 3, Stanford 1 a t Neb.

Omaha,

2006 BIG 12 STATISTICS Team Leaders - All Matches Hitting Percentage Team Nebraska Texas Oklahoma Baylor Iowa State Missouri Kansas State Colorado Texas A&M Kansas Texas Tech Team Nebraska Oklahoma Iowa State Texas Baylor Texas A&M Kansas State Texas Tech Colorado Missouri Kansas

Errs 637 710 715 712 731 692 695 764 689 716 767

Total 4605 4653 4907 4814 4607 4859 4713 4343 4180 4169 4408

Pct .296 .265 .262 .230 .230 .227 .220 .218 .214 .208 .192

G 115 123 118 116 122 105 114 114 109 115 102

Kills 1504 1627 1757 1608 1758 1609 1767 1711 1592 1800 1508

Errs 838 829 907 779 856 696 768 760 651 717 552

Total 4625 4744 5022 4714 4917 4265 4641 4368 4156 4687 3937

Pct .144 .168 .169 .176 .183 .214 .215 .218 .226 .231 .243

Kills

Team Nebraska Texas Oklahoma Colorado Missouri Kansas Kansas State Iowa State Texas A&M Baylor Texas Tech

Blocks

Team G Iowa State 118 Oklahoma 123 Nebraska 115 Baylor 122 Kansas State 114

Rachel Holloway Big 12 Newcomer of the Year

BS 81 109 94 53 31

Kills 2001 1945 2002 1712 1795 1582 1733 1791 1585 1821 1613 BA 617 552 531 654 632

Total 389.5 385.0 359.5 380.0 347.0

K/Gm 17.40 16.77 16.28 15.71 15.61 15.51 15.20 15.18 15.10 14.93 14.15 B/Gm 3.30 3.13 3.13 3.11 3.04

Team Kansas State Texas Tech Baylor Nebraska Missouri Oklahoma Colorado Texas Iowa State Texas A&M Kansas

Assists No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Team Nebraska Texas Oklahoma Colorado Kansas Missouri Iowa State Kansas State Texas A&M Baylor Texas Tech

Digs No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Team Texas Nebraska Iowa State Missouri Kansas Texas A&M Baylor Kansas State Oklahoma Colorado Texas Tech

330.5 315.0 302.5 257.5 258.5 190.0

2.85 2.74 2.65 2.45 2.37 1.86

G 114 114 122 115 115 123 109 116 118 105 102

Total 205 183 189 175 168 178 153 151 152 133 126

SA/Gm 1.80 1.61 1.55 1.52 1.46 1.45 1.40 1.30 1.29 1.27 1.24

G 115 116 123 109 102 115 118 114 105 122 114

Total 1863 1824 1848 1603 1470 1650 1684 1603 1473 1679 1475

A/Gm 16.20 15.72 15.02 14.71 14.41 14.35 14.27 14.06 14.03 13.76 12.94

G 116 115 118 115 102 105 122 114 123 109 114

Total 1964 1942 1979 1880 1613 1652 1906 1774 1886 1624 1560

D/Gm 16.93 16.89 16.77 16.35 15.81 15.73 15.62 15.56 15.33 14.90 13.68

Individual Leaders - All Matches Hitting Percentage No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player, School Stalls, Tracy, NU Hahn, Christi, TAMU Tomes, Laura, OU Guilliard-Young, Desiree, BU Cooper, Kori, NU Santos, Eliane, OU Wilson, Nicole, MU Farr, Megan, KSU Zimmerman, Austin, CU Cummings, Lauren, ISU

Kills No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player, School Pavan, Sarah, NU Sang, Philister, TTU Schmitt, Joanna, OU Sutherland, Amber, CU Larson, Jordan, NU Vander Kooi, Jessica, MU Engle, Ashley, UT Jessen, Katie, ISU Correa, Jana, KU Batis, Mary, TAMU

Assists No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player, School Moriarty, Michelle, UT Jackson, Rachel, OU Holloway, Rachel, NU Manns, Kaylee, ISU Nu'u, Ashley, CU Wang, Lei, MU Spiegelberg, Stacey, KSU Martincich, Katie, KU Barnes, Taylor, BU Rhodes, Courtnee, TAMU

Blocks No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player, School Guilliard-Young, Desiree, BU Santos, Eliane, OU Boeve, Erin, ISU Charlebois, Amy, TTU Stalls, Tracy, NU Klein, Jessica, ISU Kroeker, Megan, KSU Breyfogle, Anna, BU Stanton, Kelly, TAMU Farr, Megan, KSU

Service Aces

Player, School Barnes, Taylor, BU Ziegler, Emily, TTU Larson, Jordan, NU Jantsch, Jenny, KSU Spiegelberg, Stacey, KSU Pavan, Sarah, NU Gibson, Mallori, CU Jackson, Rachel, OU Grieb, Melissa, KU Ammerman, Sarah, TAMU

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Player, School Busboom, Dani, NU Ailes, Tatum, MU Monsen, Anna, OU Karlik, Kristen, CU Lastra, Angie, KSU Schramek, Kristen, BU

G 115 2007 101 120 109 115 115 116 115 102 105

Pct .400 .373 .367 .345 .344 .332 .330 .322 .320 .317

Kills 586 HUSKERS 473 512 456 475 470 463 436 386 370

K/Gm 5.10 4.68 4.27 4.18 4.13 4.09 3.99 3.79 3.78 3.52

Assists 1587 1626 1503 1433 1352 1433 1415 1193 1353 747

A/Gm 13.68 13.66 13.42 12.91 12.52 12.46 12.41 11.70 11.37 10.09

G 116 119 112 111 108 115 114 102 119 74 BS 21 43 25 27 19 19 15 11 15 1

TA 578 740 713 682 299 774 875 438 350 622

BA 161 137 158 130 143 137 135 141 113 90

Blocks 182.0 180.0 183.0 157.0 162.0 156.0 150.0 152.0 128.0 91.0

B/Gm 1.58 1.57 1.56 1.41 1.41 1.37 1.36 1.33 1.23 1.18

G 119 109 115 114 114 115 103 119 97 83

Aces 61 52 53 51 45 39 34 37 30 25

SA/Gm 0.51 0.48 0.46 0.45 0.39 0.34 0.33 0.31 0.31 0.30

G 115 115 120 105 114 121

Digs 580 565 552 442 474 485

D/Gm 5.04 4.91 4.60 4.21 4.16 4.01

HISTORY

Digs

E 76 76 86 98 36 101 96 48 36 84

RECORDS

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

K 307 352 348 333 139 358 385 189 148 281

OPPONENTS

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

G 115 116 123 109 115 102 114 118 105 122 114

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

429 420 473 405 409 236

2006 REVIEW

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Service Aces

116 105 66 55 54 72

COACHES & STAFF

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Kills 2001 1945 2002 1821 1791 1795 1733 1712 1585 1582 1613

116 115 114 105 109 102

2007 HUSKERS

Opponent Hitting

G 115 116 123 122 118 115 114 109 105 102 114

Texas Missouri Texas Tech Texas A&M Colorado Kansas

INTRODUCTION

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

2006 BIG 12 STATISTICS Churm, Katie, ISU Jennings, Alyson, UT Mathewson, Jamie, KU Larson, Jordan, NU

118 116 100 115

471 425 361 402

3.99 3.66 3.61 3.50

Individual Statistics (Big 12 Matches) Hitting Percentage No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player, School Stalls, Tracy, NU Cooper, Kori, NU Zimmerman, Austin, CU Hahn, Christi, TAMU Wilson, Nicole, MU Weiland, Sarah, OU Tomes, Laura, OU Todd, Jennifer, UT Guilliard-Young, Desiree, BU Schaefer, Lauren, CU

Kills No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Player, School Pavan, Sarah, NU Sang, Philister, TTU Sutherland, Amber, CU Schmitt, Joanna, OU Engle, Ashley, UT Larson, Jordan, NU

K 167 92 98 254 276 193 221 171 220 187 G 66 78 81 79 75 66

Freshman Kori Cooper finished second in the Big 12 with a .354 hitting percentage in league matches.

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

7. 8. 9. 10.

66 N

E 39 23 20 61 69 70 65 57 72 53

TA 318 195 227 564 607 374 480 358 476 435

Pct .403 .354 .344 .342 .341 .329 .325 .318 .311 .308

Assists 340 365 350 340 321 279

A/Gm 5.15 4.68 4.32 4.30 4.28 4.23

7. 8. 9. 10.

Vander Kooi, Jessica, MU Correa, Jana, KU Jessen, Katie, ISU Wilson, Nicole, MU

Assists No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player, School Moriarty, Michelle, UT Jackson, Rachel, OU Holloway, Rachel, NU Manns, Kaylee, ISU Wang, Lei, MU Nu'u, Ashley, CU Spiegelberg, Stacey, KSU Martincich, Katie, KU Rhodes, Courtnee, TAMU Barnes, Taylor, BU

Service Aces No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player, School Barnes, Taylor, BU Jantsch, Jenny, KSU Spiegelberg, Stacey, KSU Pavan, Sarah, NU Jackson, Rachel, OU Larson, Jordan, NU Vander Kooi, Jessica, MU Ziegler, Emily, TTU Moriarty, Michelle, UT Ammerman, Sarah, TAMU

76 70 75 76

308 266 283 276

G 75 79 64 75 76 81 79 70 64 79

Assists 1041 1076 870 986 977 1028 959 822 735 896

G 79 79 79 66 79 66 76 74 75 62

Aces 43 31 29 24 27 22 25 24 23 19

4.05 3.80 3.77 3.63 A/Gm 13.88 13.62 13.59 13.15 12.86 12.69 12.14 11.74 11.48 11.34 SA/Gm 0.54 0.39 0.37 0.36 0.34 0.33 0.33 0.32 0.31 0.31

Blocks No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player, School BS Guilliard-Young, Desiree, BU 16 Santos, Eliane, OU 32 Boeve, Erin, ISU 18 Stalls, Tracy, NU 10 Charlebois, Amy, TTU 20 Kroeker, Megan, KSU 10 Chipman, Kelsey, KSU 1 Breyfogle, Anna, BU 5 Farr, Megan, KSU 1 Klein, Jessica, ISU 13

Digs No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player, School Busboom, Dani, NU Monsen, Anna, OU Ailes, Tatum, MU Karlik, Kristen, CU Churm, Katie, ISU Schramek, Kristen, BU Lastra, Angie, KSU Jennings, Alyson, UT Castillo, Zanny, TAMU Mathewson, Jamie, KU

BA 112 95 101 81 83 93 73 86 81 75 G 66 79 76 77 75 79 79 75 60 68

Blocks B/Gm 128.0 1.62 127.0 1.61 119.0 1.59 91.0 1.38 103.0 1.34 103.0 1.30 74.0 1.25 91.0 1.21 82.0 1.21 88.0 1.21 Digs 330 381 350 318 295 297 294 271 211 238

D/Gm 5.00 4.82 4.61 4.13 3.93 3.76 3.72 3.61 3.52 3.50

2006 NCAA STATISTICS Team Leaders

Hitting Percentage School Penn St. Nebraska Florida Louisville Stanford Ohio Utah Washington Ohio State Florida International

School Nebraska Ohio Duke St. John's San Diego Stanford UCLA Florida Princeton Washington

A/Gm 16.20 15.93 15.87 15.81 15.80 15.76 15.72 15.63 15.61 15.61

BS 53 95 90 82 67 81 92 94 53 76

Blocks 711 651 703 724 768 634 630 558 589 593

B/Gm 3.71 3.69 3.59 3.52 3.52 3.49 3.45 3.42 3.41 3.39

School Long Island American Alabama A&M Virginia UAB Army St. Francis (Pa.) Siena Campbell Prairie View

G 123 110 84 110 139 102 122 120 111 129

Aces 338 295 213 267 336 245 292 285 260 300

SA/Gm 2.75 2.68 2.54 2.43 2.42 2.40 2.39 2.38 2.34 2.33

School Murray State Texas-Arlington Stephen F. Austin

G 105 132 123

Digs 2465 2887 2582

D/Gm 23.48 21.87 20.99

School Utah Penn State Sacramento State Hawaii UCLA Pittsburgh Louisville Arizona Cincinnati Florida

Service Aces No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Digs No. 1. 2. 3.

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Player, School K Nana Meriwether, UCLA 507 Lindsey Ensign, Princeton 384 Foluke Akinradewo, Stanford 382 Faye Barhorst, Dayton 456 Shelby Burton, Memphis 513 Elizabeth Curley, Hofstra 403 A. Yartseva-Stewart, Louis. 280 Anna Cmaylo, Santa Clara 377 Kelsey Bowers, Florida 289 Christa Harmotto, Penn State 316 Tracy Stalls, Nebraska 307

E 89 85 63 92 111 73 69 103 64 73 76

Kills No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player, School G Kelly-Anne Billingy, Marshall 101 Maria Andonova, Florida A&M 98 Shonda Cole, South Carolina 122 Kate McCullagh, Northern Illinois 110 Sara Radosevic, Tulane 90 Jamie Houston, Hawaii 122 Jessica Brodie, Portland State 103 Abbey Breit, Jacksonville State 98 Yarimar Rosa, Fla. International 107 Sarah Pavan, Nebraska 115

Assists

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Player, School Courtney Thompson, Washington Emily Withers, Jacksonville State Jessica Nyrop, San Diego Michelle Moriarty, Texas Bailey Robinson, Princeton Rachel Jackson, Oklahoma Nellie Spicer, UCLA Lizzie Bazzetta, Illinois

G 118 98 113 116 84 119 126 91

TA 933 691 740 845 974 800 514 676 556 602 578

Pct. .448 .433 .431 .431 .413 .413 .411 .405 .405 .404 .400

Kills 668 614 703 631 495 670 559 525 550 586

K/Gm 6.61 6.27 5.76 5.74 5.50 5.49 5.43 5.36 5.14 5.10

No. 1711 1353 1546 1587 1148 1626 1721 1241

A/Gm 14.50 13.81 13.68 13.68 13.67 13.66 13.66 13.64

Blocks No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Player, School Nana Meriwether, UCLA Emillie Toone, Utah Sarah Blum, Tennessee Michelle Franz, Sacramento St. Danielle Hepburn, Clemson Jessie Nevitt, Cincinnati Kelsey Bowers, Florida Taylor Reineke, Wisconsin Lauren DeGirolamo, LSU Katie Oakes, Virginia

Service Aces No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

BA 224 188 185 192 158 152 157 161 152 135

TB B/Gm 242 1.95 207 1.93 209 1.83 221 1.80 193 1.71 171 1.68 179 1.63 182 1.63 183 1.62 163 1.61

2007 HUSKERS

Player, School Brooke Engel, North Texas Martina Wagner, Long Island Rubena Sukaj, American Brittani Lewis, Alabama A&M Ori Zuzic, Oral Roberts Marina Skender, LSU Maria Andonova, Florida A&M Arlene Mitchell, N.C. A&T Dobrila Kovacevic, New Orleans Veronica Canto-Ponce, Lafayette

Digs

BS 18 19 24 29 35 19 22 21 31 28

1590 13.59 1455 13.47 1503 13.42

Name, School Amanda McCormick, Ball State Gina Guide, Northern Illinois Stephanie Figgers, Stephen F. Austin Sydney Donahue, Arizona State Ashley Smith, Texas-Arlington Heather Norris, Murray State Brittany Nobilio, East. Kentucky Debora Seilhamer, USC Lara Newberry, Chattanooga Kristin Lutes, Sacramento State

G 126 122 108 70 127 114 98 113 104 98

No. SA/Gm 123 0.98 115 0.94 80 0.74 50 0.71 86 0.68 77 0.68 66 0.67 74 0.65 68 0.65 64 0.65

G 111 112 123 113 132 104 109 114 115 123

No. 852 777 853 742 863 675 692 721 721 768

D/Gm 7.68 6.94 6.93 6.57 6.54 6.49 6.35 6.32 6.27 6.24

HISTORY

Assists 1863 1880 1841 1802 2022 1907 1824 1829 1733 2076

Hitting Percentage

117 108 112

RECORDS

G 115 118 116 114 128 121 116 117 111 133

School Nebraska Washington Ohio Duke UCLA St. John's Texas San Diego Stanford Western Michigan

Individual Leaders

9. Eden Ramos, Charlotte 10. Savanah Parra, Ohio 11. Rachel Holloway, Nebraska

OPPONENTS

K/Gm 17.40 17.29 17.12 17.07 17.04 16.98 16.95 16.94 16.92 16.92

20.77 20.47 19.92 19.88 19.60 19.58 19.50

2006 REVIEW

Kills 2001 2006 1952 2065 1994 1885 2170 1863 1421 1996

Blocks No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Pct. .323 .296 .292 .290 .288 .287 .281 .281 .281 .279

G 115 116 114 121 117 111 128 110 84 118

Assists No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

TA 4155 4605 4525 4320 4497 4807 4328 4796 4308 4060

2326 2354 2291 2107 2176 2291 2282

COACHES & STAFF

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

E 573 637 543 571 591 628 581 648 649 722

112 115 115 106 111 117 117

2007 HUSKERS

Kills

K 1913 2001 1863 1823 1885 2006 1799 1996 1858 1856

Eastern Kentucky Chattanooga Wichita State Rider Lipscomb Illinois State High Point

INTRODUCTION

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jordan Larson, Rachel Holloway and Sarah Pavan celebrate NU's victory over Minnesota in the title game of the Ameritas Classic.

2006 BOXSCORES AND RECAPS #1 Nebraska vs. San Diego

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

(Aug. 29, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES San Diego Nebraska

1 18 30

2 25 30

San Diego K E Degroot, Amy 0 1 Dawson, Christie 9 8 Abrahamson, Laurel 2 3 Nyrop, Jessica 3 2 Carlson, Kristen 13 13 Andersen, Jessica 1 1 McCarthy, Moira 2 2 Murphy, Laura 0 0 Webster, Kayleen 0 0 Wiskar, Erin 3 1 Csaszi, Andrea 0 0 Totals 33 31

3 29 31 TA 1 36 14 7 47 4 8 0 0 9 0 126

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 10 10 36 2 10 10 42 3 13 11 48 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0

Pct .000 .000 .042

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

TA 1 38 35 14 11 12 20 0 131

K E 0 0 12 8 13 5 8 1 3 1 2 3 7 2 0 0 45 20

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 15 4 29 2 15 8 51 3 15 8 51 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 16.0

RECORDS 3-1 1-0 .PCT -1.000 .028 -.071 .143 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .222 .000 .016

A 0 1 0 26 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 31

SA 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3

.PCT A SA .000 0 0 .105 1 0 .229 2 3 .500 0 0 .182 36 2 -.083 2 0 .250 0 0 .000 2 2 .191 43 7

DIG 0 8 2 5 12 0 1 0 15 5 4 52

DIG 2 2 8 2 11 1 3 20 49

BS BA 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8

BS BA 0 0 0 8 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 2 28

Pct .379 .137 .137

Huskers Open Year with Sweep of USD

Behind a career-high 10 blocks from Amanda Gates, No. 1 Nebraska opened the season with a 30-18, 30-25, 31-29 victory over No. 20 San Diego on Aug. 29. Gates, making her first career start, put on a blocking clinic against the Toreros, establishing a career high after totaling just 13 in nine matches as a freshman She led a stifling Husker defense that held San Diego to just .016 hitting after the Toreros hit .307 in their first three wins. All-American Sarah Pavan had eight blocks and 12 kills, while outside hitter Dani Mancuso had five blocks – one off her career high – and seven kills. The Huskers, who started three players who had one or fewer career starts, were led by their veterans against the Toreros. Senior Dani Busboom totaled a match-high 20 digs in her first career start at libero, while Pavan, Jordan Larson and Tracy Stalls combined for 33 kills. Larson tied USD’s Kristen Carlson for match-high honors with 13 kills, while also chipping in three aces, eight digs and four blocks. Stalls had eight kills on .500 hitting and a trio of blocks.

#1 Nebraska vs. St. Mary’s

HISTORY

(Sept. 1, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES St. Mary’s Nebraska St. Mary’s Thompson, Erin Stidham, Missie Barker, Brittany Bible, Mandy Kirk, Christina Gonzalez, Nikki Jaeckel, Lauren Groess, Taylor

68 N

1 23 30 K 0 9 4 4 6 0 4 3

2 19 30 E 0 4 2 1 1 0 4 1

3 14 30 TA 0 34 11 7 12 0 17 14

RECORDS 3-1 2-0 .PCT A SA .000 1 0 .147 3 1 .182 0 0 .429 24 0 .417 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .143 1 0

DIG 8 14 0 4 0 2 1 0

BS BA 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Holland, Lauren Burton, Megan Parker, Lyndsey Totals

2 0 0 0 0 0 32 13

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 12 3 36 2 13 5 35 3 7 5 29 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0 Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Griffin, Maggie Bartek, Brooke Mancuso, Dani Cooper, Kori Busboom, Dani Totals

K 0 19 13 9 5 5 0 0 11 2 0 64

5 0 0 100

.400 .000 .000 .190

0 0 1 30

0 0 0 2

0 0 5 34

0 0 0 2

0 0 0 4

TA .PCT A SA 1 .000 1 0 30 .600 1 0 23 .522 3 2 13 .615 2 0 6 .667 50 0 11 .364 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 27 .259 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 .000 2 1 113 .487 59 3

DIG 3 2 12 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 16 47

BS BA 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14

.Pct .250 .229 .069 E 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 9

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 23 2 35 2 19 5 39 3 22 2 39 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0

.Pct .600 .359 .513

NU Sweep Saint Mary’s

All-American Sarah Pavan’s 19-kill night led a potent offensive attack, as No. 1 Nebraska turned in one of its best hitting nights in school history in a 30-23, 30-19, 30-14 sweep of St. Mary’s at the Nebraska Invitational. Pavan totaled a match-high 19 kills on .600 hitting, marking the third time in her career that the Kitchener, Ontario, native hit over .600 in a match. The junior was one of three Huskers who finished in double figures in kills, as NU’s .489 hitting was its best since 2002 and the highest in a non-conference match in seven seasons. Sophomore Jordan Larson finished with 13 kills on .522 hitting and 12 digs for her sixth career double-double, while Dani Mancuso added 11 kills and three blocks. Pavan, Larson and middle blocker Tracy Stalls, who had nine kills on .615 hitting, combined for just three errors all evening and one in the first two games. Freshman Rachel Holloway keyed the attack with 50 assists, seven digs and five kills on six swings against the Gaels.

#1 Nebraska vs. Middle Tennessee (Sept. 2, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Middle Tennessee Nebraska Middle Tennessee Asberry, Ashley Sumrell, Megan Robinson, Jessica Adams, Ashley Scott, Quanshell Monasterolo,Victoria Carter, Megan Waugh, Ashley Slowik, Theresa Lemau’u, Alicia Clark, Leslie McGlothin, Sasha Mead, Ashley Totals

1 14 30

2 15 30

3 15 30

K E TA 3 12 21 0 0 1 2 4 11 4 7 26 3 1 12 6 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 5 1 1 3 21 30 102

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 8 9 32 2 7 9 38 3 6 12 32 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0

.Pct -.031 -.053 -.188

RECORDS 3-1 3-0 .PCT A SA -.429 0 0 .000 7 0 -.182 0 0 -.115 0 1 .167 0 0 .143 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 12 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 -.088 19 1

DIG 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 16 5 0 0 30

BS BA 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6

Nebraska Mancuso, Dani Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Griffin, Maggie Bartek, Brooke Schwartz, Rachel Cooper, Kori Busboom, Dani Totals

K E 10 3 8 2 10 2 10 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 45 10

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 13 4 32 2 16 3 30 3 16 3 30 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 13.0

TA 26 18 17 14 1 8 1 1 0 5 1 92

.PCT A SA .269 0 0 .333 1 3 .471 0 1 .714 1 0 1.000 19 1 .000 0 0 1.000 16 1 -1.000 0 0 .000 1 0 .400 0 0 1.000 1 0 .380 39 6

DIG 3 2 19 0 4 0 2 0 4 2 7 43

BS BA 0 3 0 7 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 22

.Pct .281 .433 .433

Huskers Stuff Middle Tennessee

Jordan Larson’s second double-double in as many nights sparked an outstanding defensive performance, leading No. 1 Nebraska to a sweep of Middle Tennessee, 30-14, 30-15, 30-15 at the Nebraska Invitational. Larson totaled 19 digs, including 10 in the opening game, as the 6-foot-2 sophomore matched her career high set in a five-game win in September of 2005 in Minnesota. Larson also tied for match-high honors with 10 kills on .471 hitting, as the Huskers improved to 3-0 on the season. Behind Larson’s effort and a stifling Husker block, Nebraska held Middle Tennessee to negative .088 hitting, the thirdlowest total by a Husker opponent since John Cook took over the Husker program in 2000. Four players had at least three blocks, including seven by All-American Sarah Pavan and five by sophomore Amanda Gates. Dani Mancuso and Tracy Stalls tied Larson for match-high honors with 10 kills apiece, as the Huskers hit .380 on the match and .433 in both games two and three while shuttling players in and out of the lineup.

#1 Nebraska vs. Long Beach State (Sept. 3, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Long Beach State Nebraska

1 15 30

Long Beach State Hudson, Sarah Washington, Naomi Hasalikova, Michaela Vargas, Nicole Miramontes, Robin Crimes, Alexis Buggs, Cynthia Murray, Iris Whitfield, Talaya Verdin, Quincy Totals

2 29 31

K E 2 1 8 0 7 1 4 1 6 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 43 15

3 25 30 TA 5 20 14 9 30 18 2 0 0 30 128

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 12 4 32 2 18 4 50 3 13 7 46 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0

.Pct .250 .280 .130

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

TA 0 44 25 20 4 11 22 0 126

K E 0 0 24 6 9 5 14 2 3 0 6 1 8 5 0 0 64 19

RECORDS 5-2 4-0 .PCT A SA .200 0 0 .400 0 0 .429 0 0 .333 31 1 .000 4 0 .167 0 0 .000 2 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .233 1 0 .219 38 1

DIG 1 2 0 10 7 2 1 13 0 2 38

BS BA 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12

.PCT A SA .000 1 0 .409 1 0 .160 1 4 .600 1 1 .750 53 0 .455 0 0 .136 1 0 .000 1 0 .357 59 5

DIG 5 4 14 3 11 1 4 17 59

BS BA 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 3 15

2006 BOXSCORES AND RECAPS TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 21 0 27 2 23 8 47 3 20 11 52 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.5

Pavan Reaches Milestone in NU Win

.Pct .778 .319 .173

(Sept. 8, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Louisville Nebraska

1 13 30

2 24 30

3 13 30

DIG 3 5 8 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 14 44

BS BA 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8

.Pct -.120 .093 .136

K E 0 0 18 4 14 3 8 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 53 14

TA .PCT A SA 0 .000 2 1 31 .452 0 0 25 .440 3 5 11 .636 1 0 5 .400 40 0 5 -.400 0 0 0 .000 4 0 2 1.000 0 1 15 .267 0 0 4 .250 1 0 0 .000 0 3 98 .398 51 10 .Pct .406 .238 .667

TA .PCT A SA 31 .323 0 1 10 .300 0 0 26 .192 1 0 11 -.273 0 0 3 -.333 34 0 37 .135 1 1 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 119 .160 36 2

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 13 8 39 2 10 3 44 3 14 7 36 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0

.Pct .128 .159 .194

Nebraska Mancuso, Dani Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Schwartz, Rachel Cooper, Kori Busboom, Dani Totals

TA .PCT A SA 24 .250 2 0 37 .351 0 3 40 .200 3 2 14 .214 1 0 7 .429 44 0 8 .125 0 0 0 .000 1 0 5 .400 0 0 1 1.000 2 0 136 .272 53 5

K E 9 3 18 5 16 8 5 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 57 20

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 17 5 43 2 20 12 53 3 20 3 40 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.0

RECORDS 5-3 6-0 DIG 10 0 0 0 13 7 0 11 1 3 45

BS BA 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16

DIG 2 7 13 1 11 1 4 0 20 59

BS BA 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12

.Pct .279 .151 .425

Huskers Dig Win over Cal Poly

Dani Busboom led a strong defensive effort with 20 digs, leading top-ranked Nebraska to a 30-23, 30-23, 30-22 victory over No. 25 Cal Poly. The Huskers out-dug Cal Poly, 59-45, while holding the Mustangs to .160 hitting en route to its second win over a ranked opponent on the weekend. The Huskers relied on their outside hitters against the Mustangs, as Sarah Pavan, Jordan Larson and Dani Mancuso combined for 43 kills, seven blocks and five service aces. Pavan led all players with 18 kills on .351 hitting while adding five blocks and a season-high seven digs. Larson posted her third double-double of the year with 16 kills and 13 digs, while Mancuso had nine kills in helping the Huskers improve to 6-0 on the season.

4 22 30

TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BA 26 .269 4 1 10 1 0 12 .000 0 1 3 0 0 26 .115 0 0 0 0 1 6 -.167 58 0 15 0 2 20 .400 0 0 2 1 3 33 .485 0 0 1 0 3 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 10 0 0 0 .000 0 0 21 0 0 34 .294 0 0 1 0 0 200762HUSKERS 160 .256 2 63 2 10

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 20 3 39 2 17 8 45 3 14 9 39 4 15 5 37 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0

.Pct .436 .200 .128 .270

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Mancuso, Dani Cooper, Kori Busboom, Dani Totals

TA .PCT A SA 0 .000 0 0 47 .426 2 1 35 .343 6 1 30 .367 0 0 12 .500 57 0 5 .200 0 0 28 .107 0 0 5 .200 1 0 1 1.000 4 3 163 .337 70 5

K E 0 0 23 3 17 5 14 3 7 1 1 0 8 5 2 1 1 0 73 18

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 14 5 34 2 20 4 46 3 20 5 46 4 19 4 37 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0

RECORDS 2-4 7-0

DIG 11 11 11 2 8 0 0 1 18 62

BS BA 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 10

.Pct .265 .348 .326 .405

Huskers Top Gophers for Tourney Title

Behind double-doubles from Sarah Pavan and Jordan Larson, No. 1 Nebraska survived Minnesota’s upset bid, posting a 28-30, 30-25, 30-22, 30-22 victory over the Golden Gophers to win the Ameritas Players Challenge. The Huskers (7-0) won a home tournament title for the second consecutive weekend, as Pavan totaled a match-high 23 kills on .407 hitting and 11 digs for her first double-double of the year and seventh of her career. Pavan earned tournament MVP honors, as the 6-foot-5 right side hitter averaged 5.90 kills on .409 hitting, 2.30 digs and 0.70 blocks in three victories, including a pair of sweeps over ranked teams. Larson joined Pavan on the all-tournament team after posting her fifth double-double of the year with 17 kills and 11 digs. Larson totaled 12 of her kills in the final two games, including five kills on nine swings in the finale. Rachel Holloway was the third Husker on the all-tournament team, as the setter totaled a career-best 57 assists, eight digs and seven kills. Holloway helped the Huskers hit .337 as a team, including .405 in game four. Tracy Stalls added double figures in kills against the Gophers, with career highs in kills (14) and attempts (30) while leading NU with five blocks.

HISTORY

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 17 4 32 2 18 8 42 3 18 2 24 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0

BS BA 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6

K E 13 3 3 0 8 3 3 6 0 1 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 18

3 22 30

K E 10 3 2 2 7 4 1 2 10 2 19 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 7 66 25

3 22 30

RECORDS

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Griffin, Maggie Bartek, Brooke Mancuso, Dani Cooper, Kori Busboom, Dani Totals

DIG 7 6 0 4 2 2 3 0 2 0 3 29

2 23 30

2 25 30

OPPONENTS

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 4 7 25 2 12 8 43 3 8 5 22 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0

TA .PCT A SA 7 .286 0 0 21 .048 4 0 7 .000 0 0 6 .000 16 0 16 .188 0 1 12 -.083 0 0 0 .000 0 1 2 -.500 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 .333 3 0 16 -.062 0 0 90 .044 23 2

Cal Poly Waller, Alicia Milton, Candace Bertoni, Ashleigh Houston, Jaclyn Hayes, Chelsea Fithian, Haley Riviere, Sarah Jackson, Kristin Hinkle, Katherine Suttich, Caitlin Totals

1 23 30

Minnesota Bowman, Kelly Cumpston, Meghan Nelson, Meredith Hartmann, Rachel Jones, Jessy Roehrig, Kyla Schmidt, Kelly Hagerty, Rachelle Wilber, Michele Chin, Krista Tan, Christine Vatterrodt, Katie Totals

1 30 28

2006 REVIEW

Louisville K E Liu, Rui 4 2 Marsh, Stephanie 7 6 Brown, Lecia 1 1 Dabbs, Samantha 1 1 Kolesnikova,Tatyana 5 2 Matiasovska, Jana 2 3 Wetterer, Kristie 0 0 Dukule, Svetlana 0 1 Yartseva Stewart, Ana 0 0 Pilnikova, Elena 1 0 Landi, Justine 3 4 Totals 24 20

RECORDS 4-3 5-0

(Sept. 9, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Cal Poly Nebraska

GAME SCORES Minnesota Nebraska

COACHES & STAFF

#1 Nebraska vs. #20 Louisville

#1 Nebraska vs. #25 Cal Poly

(Sept. 10, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

2007 HUSKERS

Tracy Stalls matched her career high with 14 kills, leading No. 1 Nebraska to a 3-0 victory (30-15, 31-29, 30-25) over Long Beach State at the Nebraska Invitational. Stalls totaled 14 kills on just 20 swings and added a matchhigh four blocks, as the Huskers improved to 4-0 on the season and extended their home winning streak to 38 matches. She was one of four Huskers selected to the all-tournament team, joining tournament MVP Sarah Pavan, setter Rachel Holloway and Jordan Larson after a perfect 3-0 weekend. Pavan totaled a match-high 24 kills, including 18 in the first two games, on .409 hitting and added four blocks. Holloway posted her second double-double of the season with 53 assists and 11 digs and helped NU hit .350 or better for the third straight match. Larson narrowly missed out on her third double-double of the weekend with nine kills and 14 digs, but tied her career high with four aces, including three straight in the openers, sparking NU’s decisive run. The Huskers out-hit the 49ers, .357-.219, en route to picking up their first win against the 49ers since 1985. Dani Busboom tallied a match-high 17 digs, as NU out-dug Long Beach State, 59-38, and held the 49ers to just .219 hitting.

#1 Nebraska vs. Minnesota

INTRODUCTION

Huskers Topple Long Beach State

Sarah Pavan totaled a match-high 18 kills, including the 1,000th of her career, as top-ranked Nebraska rolled to a 3013, 30-24, 30-13 victory over No. 20 Louisville at the Ameritas Players Challenge. Pavan needed only 236 games to reach that plateau, just ahead of the previous mark of 238 set by U.S. Olympian Nancy Metcalf (Meendering). Pavan, who hit .452 on 31 swings, reached the milestone midway through game two, as her 13th kill of the match highlighted a decisive 4-0 run for Nebraska. Pavan’s performance was one of several highlights for the Big Red, as the Huskers hit .398 to improve to 5-0 on the year. Jordan Larson turned in a strong effort, totaling 14 kills on .440 hitting and a career-high five aces. Tracy Stalls hit .636 with eight kills and a match-high four blocks, as the Huskers held Louisville to .044 hitting. The Huskers, who held Louisville to its two lowest game totals in the rally-scoring era, totaled a season-high 10 aces, including five by Larson and three by Dani Busboom, who also chipped in a match-high 14 digs.

2006 BOXSCORES AND RECAPS #1 Nebraska vs. Kansas

Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

(Sept. 13, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.) GAME SCORES Kansas Nebraska

1 24 30

Kansas Martincich, Katie Correa, Jana Brown, Emily Williams, Brittany Hill, Megan Noyes, Savannah Morningstar, Linsey Mathewson, Jamie Grieb, Melissa Mazour, Paige Mahoney, Caitlin Wittman, Dani Totals

2 21 30

K E 2 1 14 7 5 5 3 6 4 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 31

3 24 30

RECORDS 7-3, 0-1 Big 12 8-0, 1-0 Big 12

TA .PCT A SA 5 .200 24 0 45 .156 1 0 24 .000 7 1 20 -.150 0 0 12 .083 0 0 22 .000 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 .000 0 1 0 .000 0 0 2 -.500 0 0 0 .000 0 0 131 .038 34 2

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 12 10 39 2 12 9 49 3 12 12 43 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0

.Pct .051 .061 .000

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Griffin, Maggie Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

TA .PCT A SA 4 -.500 1 0 35 .200 1 0 39 .077 0 2 15 .200 0 1 7 .429 35 1 12 .250 0 0 0 .000 0 0 18 .222 1 0 2 .000 4 1 132 .159 42 5

K E 0 2 12 5 11 8 6 3 3 0 6 3 0 0 6 2 0 0 44 23

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 15 9 43 2 16 6 46 3 13 8 43 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 14.0

DIG 11 10 10 2 2 0 0 15 7 0 0 0 57

DIG 6 4 8 2 14 0 0 0 19 53

BS BA 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8

BS BA 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 4 0 3 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 18

.Pct .140 .217 .116

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

Huskers Sweep KU to Open Big 12 Slate

Behind seven blocks from Amanda Gates, top-ranked Nebraska remained perfect on the season, posting a 30-24, 30-21, 30-24 victory over Kansas in its Big 12 opener in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,128 and a national television audience. The Huskers, who improved to 8-0 on the season, recorded 14 blocks and held Kansas to just .038 hitting. With the sweep - NU’s seventh in eight matches – the Huskers extended their home winning streak to 41. Gates, who totaled six kills, provided an early spark with six blocks and four kills in game one alone, as her blocking total was her best since recording 10 in NU’s season opener on Aug. 29. Tracy Stalls added five blocks, as Kansas hit .061 or lower in all three games and fell to NU. Sarah Pavan paced NU with 12 kills and chipped in four blocks, while Jordan Larson added 11 kills, two aces and eight digs. Rachel Holloway totaled her fourth double-double with 35 assists and a career-high 14 digs.

#1 Nebraska at Oklahoma

HISTORY

(Sept. 16, 2006 at Norman, Okla.)

GAME SCORES Nebraska Oklahoma Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Griffin, Maggie

70 N

1 30 27 K 0 14 17 3 3 3 0

2 30 18

3 34 32

E TA 0 0 5 38 5 38 1 8 0 6 2 8 0 0

RECORDS 9-0, 2-0 Big 12 9-3, 1-1 Big 12 .PCT A SA .000 1 1 .237 1 0 .316 0 3 .250 1 1 .500 41 0 .125 0 0 .000 0 0

DIG 7 3 11 1 8 0 0

BS BA 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0

9 5 22 .182 1 0 1 1.000 50 18 121 .264

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 14 5 34 2 20 7 41 3 16 6 46 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0 Oklahoma Jackson, Rachel Tomes, Laura Weiland, Sarah Schmitt, Joanna Laplante, Bridget Santos, Eliane Chester, Julie Stadel, Anna Monsen, Anna Blum, Mariana Sharp, Hannah Totals

0 0 3 0 47 5

0 21 51

0 0 2

0 0 8

.Pct .265 .317 .217

K E TA 3 0 5 10 3 21 7 3 12 17 10 48 6 5 26 3 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 46 23 132

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 15 10 45 2 8 4 34 3 23 9 53 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0

.PCT A SA .600 38 2 .333 1 0 .333 0 0 .146 1 0 .038 1 0 .053 0 0 .000 1 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 .174 44 2

DIG 12 1 0 6 4 1 0 0 11 0 8 43

BS BA 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10

.Pct .111 .118 .264

(Sept. 23, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

#1 Nebraska vs. Iowa State (Sept. 20, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

Iowa State Cady, Laura Manns, Kaylee Boeve, Erin Klein, Jessica Lorenzen, Nicole Jessen, Katie Churm, Katie Kieger, Diane Cummings, Lauren Totals

All-American Sarah Pavan had a match-high 15 kills and five blocks, as top-ranked Nebraska swept Iowa State, 31-29, 30-20, 30-17, at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers (10-0, 3-0 Big 12) relied on a balanced offense with four players totaling at least eight kills. Sophomore Jordan Larson turned in her sixth double-double of the season with 11 kills and 11 digs, while Tracy Stalls and Dani Mancuso contributed eight kills apiece in the victory. Stalls totaled six of her eight kills in the finale, and set season bests with eight blocks and seven digs. The Huskers, who improved to 69-0 all-time against ISU, wore down the Cyclones, who entered the match leading the Big 12 in blocks and opponent hitting percentage. NU out-hit ISU, .250-.083, while totaling 13 blocks compared to only five for the visitors. It marked the fifth time in 10 matches in 2006 that the Huskers held an opponent below .100 hitting.

#1 Nebraska vs. Texas Tech

Jordan Larson’s fifth double-double of the season lifted topranked Nebraska to a 3-0 sweep of Oklahoma (30-27, 30-18, 34-32) at the McCasland Field House on Sept. 16 Larson paced the Huskers with 17 kills, 11 digs and three aces as Nebraska (9-0, 2-0 Big 12) went on the road for the first time in 2006. The Huskers held Oklahoma to .174 hitting – more than 100 points below OU's season average – while snapping the Sooners’ seven-match win streak. Dani Busboom established a career-high with 21 digs, her third 20-plus dig match of the season, as the Huskers out-dug OU (9-3, 1-1 Big 12), 51-43. Sarah Pavan also finished with 14 kills, while Dani Mancuso added nine kills for the Huskers.

1 29 31

.Pct .143 .226 .441

Huskers Sweep Cyclones

Huskers Pass Road Test with Sweep of OU

GAME SCORES Iowa State Nebraska

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 17 10 49 2 18 6 53 3 17 2 34 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 13.0

2 20 30

K E 0 1 0 2 7 4 5 3 8 8 12 7 0 0 0 1 6 2 38 28

3 17 30 TA .PCT A SA 1 -1.000 1 0 6 -.333 36 0 17 .176 0 0 20 .100 0 0 29 .000 0 0 31 .161 0 1 0 .000 0 0 1 -1.000 0 0 16 .250 0 0 121 .083 37 1

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 14 9 38 2 12 10 48 3 12 9 35 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0

.Pct .132 .042 .086

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Mancuso, Dani Cooper, Kori Busboom, Dani Totals

TA .PCT A SA 1 .000 1 0 35 .257 0 1 32 .250 3 1 20 .300 1 0 10 .200 41 0 7 .000 0 0 28 .214 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 1 1.000 2 0 136 .250 48 2

K E 0 0 15 6 11 3 8 2 5 3 2 2 8 2 2 0 1 0 52 18

GAME SCORES Texas Tech Nebraska Texas Tech Charlebois, Amy Sang, Philister Lyons, Kiley Ziegler, Emily Ostmeyer, Alicia Gottschalk, Laura Pauley, Jamye Hicks, Holly Bucy, Robyn Harrell, Jenn Hiller, Amanda Flores, Michelle Louis, Lindsey Totals

1 27 30

2 17 30

K E 8 2 13 5 9 5 0 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 38 25

RECORDS 9-3, 1-1 Big 12 10-0, 3-0 Big 12 DIG 4 15 2 1 11 12 10 0 1 56

BS BA 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8

DIG 4 3 11 7 8 0 1 2 14 50

BS BA 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 7 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 20

Maggie Griffin turned in season highs in both assists (43) and digs (nine) in a sweep of Texas Tech.

3 24 30 TA 21 38 28 6 8 6 3 3 8 0 0 4 0 125

RECORDS 8-6, 0-4 Big 12 11-0, 4-0 Big 12 .PCT A SA .286 0 0 .211 1 0 .143 0 2 -.333 21 0 -.250 0 0 -.167 1 0 .333 0 0 .333 12 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 .000 0 0 -.500 1 0 .000 0 0 .104 37 3

DIG 2 10 5 8 1 0 3 2 1 6 1 0 0 39

BS BA 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8

2006 BOXSCORES AND RECAPS Nebraska Griffin, Maggie Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Cooper, Kori Mancuso, Dani Holloway, Rachel Busboom, Dani Totals

TA 9 0 37 24 11 11 28 0 0 120

K E 3 1 0 0 19 6 10 4 9 1 5 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 54 16

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 16 9 47 2 22 3 36 3 16 4 37 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0

.PCT A SA .222 43 0 .000 1 1 .351 2 3 .250 3 1 .727 1 0 .455 0 0 .143 1 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 .317 52 5

DIG 9 12 1 13 4 1 4 0 14 58

BS BA 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 12

.Pct .149 .528 .324

(Sept. 24, 2006 at Omaha, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Nebraska Creighton

2 30 24

K E 0 1 0 0 18 5 18 2 11 2 3 0 0 1 11 5 4 2 2 0 1 0 68 18

Creighton Cvejdlik, Amanda Baumann, Abby Houts, Jessica

K 11 9 7

4 30 18

RECORDS 12-0 11-3

TA .PCT A SA 2 -.500 17 1 1 .000 0 0 50 .260 1 0 53 .302 2 1 20 .450 2 0 4 .750 1 0 1 -1.000 0 0 31 .194 0 0 11 .182 38 0 3 .667 1 0 1 1.000 3 0 177 .282 65 2

DIG 9 14 7 12 4 0 0 2 9 1 23 81

BS BA 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 146

.Pct .255 .354 .333 .171 E 2 7 3

TA 23 39 28

.PCT .391 .051 .143

A 0 1 1

SA 0 0 0

DIG 6 10 2

BS BA 1 3 0 1 1 5

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5

1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12

.Pct .292 .239 .023 -.091

Huskers Top Bluejays at Qwest Center

Jordan Larson’s 18 kills led four Huskers in double figures, as No. 1 Nebraska survived an early scare to top Creighton, 27-30, 30-24, 30-13, 30-18 in front of a frenzied crowd of 12,112 at Qwest Center Omaha. Larson added 12 digs en route to her sixth double-double in NU’s last seven matches and team-best eighth of the season. All-American Sarah Pavan tied Larson for match-high honors with 18 kills and added four blocks, while Omaha native Dani Mancuso and Tracy Stalls rounded out the quartet with 11 kills apiece for the Huskers. Stalls, who hit .450 and led the Huskers with eight blocks, turned the match around for Nebraska at the end of game two, delivering three consecutive kills to erase a 23-22 deficit after the Huskers dropped the opener. From that point, Nebraska took control of the match, holding Creighton to negative hitting over the final two games in posting double-digit wins.

#1 Nebraska at Baylor

(Sept. 30, 2006 at Waco, Texas) GAME SCORES Nebraska Baylor

1 30 32

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Griffin, Maggie Mancuso, Dani Cooper, Kori Busboom, Dani Totals

2 30 18

3 30 21

K E TA 0 0 0 24 11 57 17 7 43 5 1 13 7 0 11 3 1 5 0 0 0 9 4 34 2 0 5 0 0 0 67 24 168

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 14 10 51 2 18 6 33 3 16 6 40 4 19 2 44 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.5

.Pct .078 .364 .250 .386

Baylor Modglin, Amanda Barnes, Taylor Breyfogle, Anna LeBlanc, Nicole Sanders, Katie Guilliard-Young, Des. Renz, Amanda Sweeney, Deja Smith, Kelsey Keeton, Lauren Schramek, Kristen Totals

TA 13 21 19 42 36 24 0 5 1 0 0 161

K E 6 2 6 4 6 1 11 7 15 5 10 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 24

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 17 6 52 2 11 5 29 3 11 7 37 4 16 6 43 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.5

.Pct .212 .207 .108 .233

4 30 24 .PCT A SA .000 0 3 .228 2 2 .233 5 2 .308 0 0 .636 54 1 .400 2 0 .000 0 1 .147 0 0 .400 0 0 .000 2 2 .256 65 11

RECORDS 13-0, 5-0 Big 12 13-4, 2-3 Big 12 DIG 14 6 16 1 15 0 0 2 0 16 70

BS BA 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 9

Huskers Claw Past Bears, 3-1

Sarah Pavan matched a season high with 24 kills, while the top-ranked Huskers posted a season-high 11 service aces in a 3-1 victory (30-32, 30-18, 30-21, 30-24) over Baylor. Pavan produced 24 kills, two aces, six digs and three blocks, as Nebraska swept the final three games after dropping the opener. Jordan Larson joined Pavan in double figures with 17 kills, 16 digs and a pair of aces for her ninth double-double of the season. Larson was one of a pair of Huskers to post double-doubles, as Rachel Holloway had 54 assists and a career-high 15 digs, helping the Huskers limit Baylor to .193 hitting. NU won the match at the service line, as Rachel Schwartz had a career-high three aces while Pavan, Larson and Busboom had two each.

#1 Nebraska vs. Kansas State (Oct. 4, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Kansas State Nebraska Kansas State Farr, Megan Werner, Sandy Gabruseva, Ginta Jantsch, Jenny Spiegelberg, Stacey Kroeker, Megan Townsend, Leslie Lastra, Angie Chipman, Kelsey Rosenthal, Lauren Totals

1 17 30

3 17 30

K E 1 2 6 1 5 3 5 9 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 26 18

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 10 7 46 2 9 3 41 3 7 8 44 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0 Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

2 22 30

8-8, 0-6 Big 12 14-0, 6-0 Big 12

TA .PCT A SA 13 -.077 1 0 24 .208 1 0 19 .105 0 0 40 -.100 1 0 7 .143 21 1 18 .111 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 9 .333 0 0 1 .000 0 0 131 .061 24 1

DIG 0 2 3 3 8 4 1 22 2 3 48

BS BA 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 14

DIG 14 10 10 3 11 0 1 4 19 72

BS BA 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14

.Pct .065 .146 -.023

K E 0 0 13 5 20 4 8 3 2 2 8 3 0 0 8 4 1 0 60 21

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 21 5 41 2 24 8 49 3 15 8 44 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0

2007 HUSKERSRECORDS

TA 2 30 40 14 7 20 0 19 2 134

.PCT A SA .000 1 0 .267 0 1 .400 2 0 .357 1 0 .000 46 1 .250 2 0 .000 1 0 .211 0 0 .500 3 0 .291 56 2

.Pct .390 .327 .159

Huskers Dig Wildcats in 3-0 Win .PCT A SA .308 2 0 .095 43 0 .263 0 0 .095 2 0 .278 1 0 .250 0 0 .000 1 0 .000 2 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 .193 53 2

DIG 3 15 2 17 4 4 2 7 1 0 12 67

BS BA 0 4 1 1 0 4 0 3 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19

Jordan Larson totaled a career-high 20 kills, while Nebraska’s floor defense keyed the top-ranked Huskers to a 30-17, 30-22, 30-17 sweep of Kansas State on Oct. 4. Larson posted her sixth consecutive double-double with 20 kills on .400 hitting and 10 digs, eclipsing her previous career high of 19 kills set at Minnesota in 2005. While Larson paced a solid offensive attack with five players totaling at least eight kills, NU’s floor defense sparked the Huskers’ 11th sweep in 14 matches, holding KSU to a season-low .061 hitting. NU totaled 72 digs, setting a Big 12-high for a three-game match, while tying its best threematch total of the rally-scoring era. Dani Busboom led the defensive effort with 19 digs, while Larson, Sarah Pavan (13 kills and 10 digs) and Rachel Holloway (46 assists and 11 digs) all recorded double-doubles. In addition, Rachel Schwartz matched her career high in digs for the fourth straight match with 14. Larson was one of two Huskers to establish career bests in kills, as freshman Kori Cooper totaled eight kills and five blocks in the win.

HISTORY

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 19 5 55 2 20 3 48 3 17 4 39 4 12 6 35 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0

3 30 13

5 12 7 13 0 0 24 79

RECORDS

Nebraska Griffin, Maggie Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Cooper, Kori Bartek, Brooke Mancuso, Dani Holloway, Rachel Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

1 27 30

0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3

OPPONENTS

#1 Nebraska at Creighton

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Middle blockers Tracy Stalls and Kori Cooper combined for 14 kills and seven blocks, as top-ranked Nebraska posted a 30-27, 30-17, 30-24 sweep of Texas Tech at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers, who improved to 11-0 on the season and 3-0 in Big 12 play, used a revamped lineup, starting Maggie Griffin at setter and Kori Cooper at middle blocker for the first time. The results paid off as Cooper totaled five kills on .455 hitting and a block in her first career start, while Griffin nearly posted a double-double with 43 assists and nine digs, as NU hit .317 as a team. Stalls keyed NU’s middle blockers, as the junior totaled nine kills on .727 hitting and added six blocks. Four Huskers totaled at least eight kills in the win. All-American Sarah Pavan led NU with 19 kills on .351 hitting, while Jordan Larson totaled her team-best seventh double-double with 10 kills and 13 digs. Dani Mancuso pitched in eight kills, four blocks and four digs for NU, which posted its 10th sweep in 11 matches. The Huskers held Texas Tech (8-6, 0-4 Big 12) to just .104 hitting and out-dug the Red Raiders, 58-39, as Dani Busboom recorded a match-high 14 digs, and Rachel Schwartz established a career high with 12 digs.

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 18 4 48 2 16 5 46 3 8 7 43 4 9 13 44 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.0

48 .125 15 .133 27 .000 0 .000 0 .000 1 -1.000 0 .000 181 .122

COACHES & STAFF

Huskers Power Past Texas Tech

12 6 6 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 51 29

2007 HUSKERS

.Pct .091 .150 .073

Goc, Kelly Lebeda, Korie Schulze, Sarah Greisch, Emily Jackson, Julianne Bloemke, Lauren Mehal, Katie Totals

INTRODUCTION

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 14 10 44 2 11 5 40 3 13 10 41 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0

2006 BOXSCORES AND RECAPS #1 Nebraska at Texas A&M

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

(Oct. 7, 2006 at College Station, Texas) GAME SCORES Nebraska Texas A&M

1 30 25

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

K E 0 0 17 4 11 1 7 0 5 1 8 0 3 5 0 0 51 11

3 30 20

.Pct .283 .438 .344

Texas A&M Bryant, Kelsey Stanton, Kelly Rhodes, Courtnee Ammerman, Sarah Hahn, Christi Batis, Mary Cadavid, Stephanie Castillo, Zanny Totals

TA 18 18 6 34 20 22 0 0 118

K E 7 1 7 3 2 1 14 4 9 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 45 19

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 17 6 52 2 15 6 31 3 13 7 35 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 3.0

RECORDS 15-0, 7-0 Big 12 8-7, 1-6 Big 12

TA .PCT A SA 1 .000 3 2 33 .394 0 3 28 .357 2 2 12 .583 0 0 10 .400 38 1 13 .615 2 0 20 -.100 1 0 0 .000 1 0 117 .342 47 8

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 18 3 53 2 17 3 32 3 16 5 32 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0

.PCT A SA .333 2 1 .222 0 0 .167 38 1 .294 1 1 .250 0 3 .000 2 0 .000 2 0 .000 0 0 .220 45 6

DIG 4 4 15 3 7 0 2 13 48

DIG 2 0 14 4 0 11 7 9 47

BS BA 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 8

BS BA 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

.Pct .212 .290 .171

Huskers Sweep Texas A&M

Sarah Pavan pounded a match-high 17 kills, while Jordan Larson recorded her seventh straight double-double, powering No. 1 Nebraska to a 30-25, 30-24, 30-20 sweep of Texas A&M at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Pavan, who has averaged nearly six kills per game in her career against Texas A&M, totaled 17 kills on .394 hitting and four blocks to pace the Huskers to a .342 hitting performance, their best offensive total in nearly a month. Larson joined Pavan in double figures in kills with 11 and added a match-high 15 digs, as she became the first Husker to record seven straight double-doubles since Jennifer Saleaumua in 2003. It was Larson's team-leading 11th double-double of the year. The Huskers also received strong performances from both middle blockers, as Tracy Stalls and Kori Cooper combined for 15 kills on just 25 swings. Cooper, returning to her home state, matched her career high with eight kills on .615 hitting and three blocks, while Stalls added seven kills on .583 hitting.

#1 Nebraska at #15 Missouri (Oct. 11, 2006 at Columbia, Mo.)

GAME SCORES Nebraska Missouri

HISTORY

2 30 24

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

72 N

1 30 25

2 30 22

K E 0 0 16 2 14 3 9 5 3 3 4 1 0 0 9 1 1 0 56 15

3 31 29 TA .PCT A SA 1 .000 0 0 30 .467 1 1 32 .344 2 0 16 .250 0 1 13 .000 49 0 8 .375 0 0 0 .000 0 0 20 .400 0 0 1 1.000 4 0 121 .339 56 2

RECORDS 16-0, 8-0 Big 12 13-5, 7-2 Big 12 DIG 10 8 14 1 8 0 0 3 13 57

BS BA 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 8 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 21

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 19 6 44 2 18 4 32 3 19 5 45 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.5

.Pct .295 .438 .311

Missouri K E Wang, Lei 4 1 Vander Kooi, Jessica 11 5 Hantouli, Amanda 3 3 Klein, Julianna 6 3 Yang, Na 5 6 Wilson, Nicole 13 3 Booth, Abbie 0 0 Herzog, Brittney 0 1 Ailes, Tatum 0 0 Wilson, Megan 0 0 Totals 42 22

TA .PCT A SA 8 .375 30 1 32 .188 4 2 13 .000 0 0 21 .143 0 0 28 -.036 1 0 26 .385 0 1 0 .000 0 0 2 -.500 0 0 0 .000 3 1 0 .000 0 1 130 .154 38 6

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 10 8 48 2 15 8 37 3 17 6 45 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0

.Pct .042 .189 .244

Karlik, Kristen Gibson, Mallori Totals

DIG 9 12 0 2 1 1 4 0 15 4 48

BS BA 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8

Huskers Tame No. 15 Tigers

Sarah Pavan pounded a match-high 16 kills on .467 hitting, as No. 1 Nebraska posted a 30-25, 30-22, 31-29 sweep of No. 15 Missouri on Oct. 11. Pavan was dominant with 16 kills in 30 swings, while adding four blocks and eight digs, as the Huskers handed Missouri its first home loss of the season. Pavan was one of several offensive stars for Nebraska (16-0, 8-0 Big 12), which hit .339 as a team and out-dug and out-blocked the Tigers. Jordan Larson totaled 14 kills and 14 digs for her eighth straight double-double and team-best 12th of the year, while Dani Mancuso and Tracy Stalls both totaled nine kills in the win. Mancuso hit a season-best .400 on 20 swings, while Stalls led all players with eight blocks, matching her season high.

#1 Nebraska vs. Colorado (Oct. 14, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Colorado Nebraska Colorado Nu’u, Ashley Schaefer, Lauren Zimmerman, Austin Buth, Alex Sutherland, Amber Webster, Callie Nu’u, Amber Bossow, Lara

1 27 30 K 3 6 7 5 9 0 1 1

2 18 30 E 2 2 4 2 10 0 2 0

3 21 30 TA .PCT A SA 11 .091 30 0 17 .235 0 0 17 .176 0 0 13 .231 2 2 30 -.033 1 0 0 .000 1 0 5 -.200 1 0 3 .333 0 0

Nebraska extended its NCAA record volleyball sellout streak to 90 matches at the NU Coliseum by the end of the 2006 season.

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 18 5 39 2 7 9 37 3 13 9 40 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 2.0 Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Bartek, Brooke Mancuso, Dani Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

BS BA 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

.000 .250 .129

2 0 0 0 37 2

11 2 51

0 0 0

0 0 4

TA .PCT A SA 0 .000 0 0 33 .152 0 2 37 .270 1 1 21 .571 1 0 7 .429 47 2 4 .500 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.000 0 0 14 .143 0 0 11 .182 0 0 1 .000 2 0 129 .287 52 5

DIG 10 2 10 3 4 1 0 0 4 1 15 50

BS BA 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 4 16

.Pct .333 -.054 .100

K E 0 0 12 7 17 7 12 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 3 1 0 0 56 19

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 21 6 47 2 18 7 44 3 17 6 38 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0

.Pct .319 .250 .289

Huskers Stampede Buffaloes

Jordan Larson’s 17 kills led three Huskers in double figures in kills, as No. 1 Nebraska remained unbeaten with a 30-27, 30-18, 30-21 victory over Colorado on Oct. 14. Larson totaled 17 kills and 10 digs, as the Huskers improved to 17-0 overall and 9-0 in the Big 12. Larson produced her 13th double doubles of the season, including each of her last nine contests. Sarah Pavan and Tracy Stalls joined Larson in double figures in the victory, totaling 12 kills apiece against the Buffaloes (9-7, 5-4 Big 12). Pavan totaled a team-high six blocks and had two aces, while Stalls enjoyed one of her most efficient matches of the year, hitting .571 in reaching double figures in kills for the fifth time in 2006.

RECORDS 9-7, 5-4 Big 12 17-0, 9-0 Big 12 DIG 14 0 1 6 7 9 1 0

0 0 0 6 1 20 38 23 116

#1 Nebraska at #9 Texas (Oct. 18, 2006 at Austin, Texas)

GAME SCORES Nebraska Texas Nebraska Mancuso, Dani Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel

1 27 30

2 30 22

3 22 30

K E TA 9 4 24 22 12 57 13 6 53 13 3 24 8 2 13

4 30 22

5 RECORDS 15 18-0,10-0 Big 12 13 12-5, 7-3 Big 12

.PCT A .208 0 .175 1 .132 3 .417 0 .462 55

SA 0 0 1 0 2

DIG 3 2 13 3 7

BS BA 1 5 0 2 3 2 0 3 0 2

2006 BOXSCORES AND RECAPS Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Bartek, Brooke Schwartz, Rachel Busboom, Dani Totals

7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 29

15 0 0 1 0 187

.333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .230

0 0 0 4 5 68

0 0 0 1 1 5

0 0 0 15 19 62

TA .PCT A SA 7 .143 64 1 42 .119 2 0 40 .200 0 1 1 1.000 2 0 14 -.071 0 0 29 .241 1 0 3 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 1 0 0 .000 3 0 39 .538 0 0 176 .239 73 2

K E 3 2 14 9 14 6 1 0 4 5 14 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 3 75 33

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 22 8 48 2 14 8 35 3 20 6 37 4 10 7 35 5 9 4 21 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0

DIG 15 15 7 19 1 3 1 1 0 12 1 75

BS BA 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 10

.Pct .292 .171 .378 .086 .238

Huskers Outlast No. 9 Longhorns

(Oct. 25, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.) 1 27 30

2 23 30

3 16 30

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 16 7 40 2 18 5 42 3 9 10 49 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0

TA .PCT A SA 6 -.167 38 0 38 .263 0 1 13 .154 0 0 0 .000 1 0 19 .000 0 0 29 .414 0 0 14 -.071 0 1 0 .000 0 0 12 -.083 0 0 131 .160 39 2

.Pct .225 .310 -.020

DIG 6 11 0 5 1 0 0 7 0 30

BS BA 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4

.Pct .429 .529 .324

Huskers Sweep Season Series with MU

Sarah Pavan’s match-high 18 kills on .424 hitting led an explosive attack, as No. 1 Nebraska swept No. 16 Missouri, 30-27, 30-23, 30-16 at the NU Coliseum on Oct. 25. The Huskers put together one of their best offensive performances of the year, hitting .425 as a team, while Pavan, Kori Cooper, Dani Mancuso and Jordan Larson all hit over .400. It was NU’s best offensive performance since hitting .487 against Saint Mary’s in early September and best against a ranked opponent since the 2005 NCAA semifinals. While Pavan had a match-high 18 kills, she was one of four Huskers to record at least eight kills. Larson totaled 15 kills on .458 hitting, but saw her streak of consecutive double-doubles end at 10 matches. Mancuso also enjoyed another strong performance, hitting a season-high .438 with eight kills, while Tracy Stalls also chipped in eight kills. Cooper rounded out the Huskers’ attack, posting six kills on just 10 swings while tying Pavan and Stalls with a team-high three blocks.

#1 Nebraska at Kansas State (Oct. 28, 2006 at Manhattan, Kan.)

GAME SCORES Nebraska Kansas State Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Mancuso, Dani Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

1 30 21

K E 0 0 12 4 16 7 9 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 49 17

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 15 3 35 2 18 9 46 3 16 5 38 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0 Kansas State Farr, Megan Lastra, Angie Werner, Sandy Chipman, Kelsey Spiegelberg, Stacey Kroeker, Megan Townsend, Leslie Jantsch, Jenny Rosenthal, Lauren Totals

2 30 24

3 30 22 TA 0 35 39 14 8 12 0 11 0 0 119

RECORDS 20-0, 12-0 Big 12 9-14, 1-12 Big 12 .PCT A SA .000 1 1 .229 0 0 .231 0 0 .643 0 1 .125 43 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .455 1 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 .269 47 4

BS BA 0 0 0 5 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 18

.Pct .343 .196 .289

K E TA .PCT A SA 7 1 20 .300 0 0 8 13 39 -.128 0 1 3 6 21 -.143 0 0 3 2 16 .062 0 0 2 3 8 -.125 30 3 12 4 34 .235 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 2 .500 0 1 0 0 0 .000 3 1 36 29 140 .050 34 7

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 12 11 45 2 10 7 46 3 14 11 49 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0

DIG 13 2 10 1 6 2 1 3 0 23 61

.Pct .022 .065 .061

DIG 0 7 1 0 8 1 12 8 14 51

BS BA 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

Huskers Cage Wildcats to Complete Sweep

Behind Jordan Larson’s 15th double-double of the season, No. 1 Nebraska improved to 20-0 on the season with a 30-21, 30-24, 30-22 sweep of Kansas State on Oct. 28. Larson, who had a career-high 20 kills in the first meeting on Oct. 4, totaled 16 kills and 10 digs to lead the Huskers to their 16th sweep of the season. Sarah Pavan joined Larson in double figures with 12 kills, while Tracy Stalls and Dani Mancuso chipped in nine and seven kills, respectively. Stalls finished with nine kills on .643 hitting with four blocks, while Mancuso established a season high for the second straight match with her .455 effort. While the Huskers enjoyed a balanced offense, NU shined on the defensive end, recording 12 blocks and holding Kansas State to a season-low .050 hitting percentage. Dani Busboom tied her career high with 23 digs, while Rachel Schwartz added 13 digs and turned the momentum with a key serving run in game two. 2007 HUSKERS

#1 Nebraska at Texas Tech (Nov. 1, 2006 at Lubbock, Texas)

GAME SCORES Nebraska Texas Tech Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Mancuso, Dani Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

1 30 16

2 30 21

K E 0 0 16 6 11 3 6 1 3 2 4 1 8 3 4 1 0 0 52 17

3 30 24 TA 0 34 29 11 6 8 15 7 0 110

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 19 4 25 2 16 6 45 3 17 7 40 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0

.Pct .600 .222 .250

Texas Tech Charlebois, Amy Sang, Philister Bucy, Robyn Lyons, Kiley Ziegler, Emily Ostmeyer, Alicia Pauley, Jamye Hicks, Holly Hughes, Brittany Hiller, Amanda Flores, Michelle Louis, Lindsey Gottschalk, Laura Totals

TA 21 38 2 18 2 4 3 3 3 1 5 0 8 108

K E 7 5 14 8 0 1 5 6 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 35 24

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 9 9 31 2 13 7 37 3 13 8 40 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0

RECORDS 21-0, 13-0 Big 12 11-12, 4-10 Big 12 .PCT A SA .000 2 2 .294 1 0 .276 0 0 .455 1 0 .167 41 1 .375 0 0 .333 0 0 .429 0 0 .000 1 2 .318 46 5

DIG 5 1 12 2 5 0 1 0 15 41

BS BA 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 18

.PCT A SA .095 0 0 .158 0 0 -.500 0 0 -.056 0 1 .000 6 0 .500 0 0 -.333 0 0 .000 25 0 .333 0 0 1.000 1 1 -.400 0 0 .000 1 0 .500 0 0 .102 33 2

DIG 1 5 0 6 0 0 1 5 0 12 0 6 0 36

BS BA 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4

.Pct .000 .162 .125

Huskers Roll Past Red Raiders

Sarah Pavan had 16 kills, while Jordan Larson totaled her 16th double-double of the year, leading No. 1 Nebraska to a 3-0 sweep (30-16, 30-21, 30-24) over Texas Tech. The Huskers (21-0, 13-0 Big 12) hit .318 as a team and totaled 10 blocks, holding Texas Tech to just .102 hitting in posting their 17th sweep of the season. Pavan, who had seven of her kills in the opener, finished with a match-high 16 kills, while Larson joined Pavan in double figures with 11 kills and 12 digs. Tracy Stalls topped NU with eight blocks and had six kills on .455 hitting, and Dani Busboom totaled a match-high 15 assists for NU, which improved to 25-1 all-time against Texas Tech.

HISTORY

Missouri K E Wang, Lei 1 2 Vander Kooi, Jessica 14 4 Hantouli, Amanda 4 2 Booth, Abbie 0 0 Yang, Na 4 4 Wilson, Nicole 13 1 Klein, Julianna 3 4 Ailes, Tatum 0 0 Wilson, Megan 4 5 Totals 43 22

RECORDS 14-7, 8-4 Big 12 19-0, 11-0 Big 12

BS BA 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 12

RECORDS

GAME SCORES Missouri Nebraska

DIG 7 6 6 4 12 0 0 1 0 14 50

OPPONENTS

#1 Nebraska vs. #16 Missouri

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 20 5 35 2 22 4 34 3 17 5 37 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0

TA .PCT A SA 0 .000 0 0 33 .424 1 0 24 .458 3 0 15 .267 0 0 7 .286 48 0 10 .600 0 0 0 .000 0 0 16 .438 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 .000 5 0 106 .425 57 0

2006 REVIEW

Sarah Pavan totaled a team-high 22 kills, including six in the decisive fifth game, as No. 1 Nebraska overcame a 2-1 deficit to top No. 9 Texas, 27-30, 30-22, 22-30, 30-22, 15-13 at Gregory Gymnasium on Oct. 18. Pavan struggled offensively through the first four games, but was clutch in the finale, totaling six kills on 10 swings, as the Huskers became the first Big 12 team to win in Gregory Gym since 2004. While Pavan carried the Husker offense in game five, it was the rest of the squad that keyed the Husker comeback. All six of NU’s attackers had at least seven kills in the win, including three players in double figures. Tracy Stalls and Jordan Larson had 13 kills apiece, as Larson totaled her 10th straight double-double, while Stalls hit .417 and added three blocks. Dani Mancuso also came up big with nine kills and matched her career high with six blocks, while freshman Kori Cooper had seven kills and a career-best eight blocks. Rachel Holloway produced 55 assists, a career-high eight kills on .462 hitting and seven digs.

K E 0 0 18 4 15 4 8 4 3 1 6 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 59 14

COACHES & STAFF

Texas Moriarty, Michelle Engle, Ashley Acevedo, Dariam Kisner, Heather Armstrong, Leticia Todd, Jennifer Paolini, Lauren Hall, Kiley Christian, Jen Jennings, Alyson Hooker, Destinee Totals

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Mancuso, Dani Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

2007 HUSKERS

.Pct .205 .273 .114 .275 .292

7 0 0 0 0 21

INTRODUCTION

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 15 6 44 2 17 5 44 3 11 7 35 4 19 8 40 5 10 3 24 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 15.5

1 0 0 0 0 5

2006 BOXSCORES AND RECAPS #1 Nebraska vs. #17 Oklahoma

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

(Nov. 4, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Oklahoma Nebraska Oklahoma Jackson, Rachel Tomes, Laura Weiland, Sarah Schmitt, Joanna Laplante, Bridget Santos, Eliane Stadel, Anna Monsen, Anna Blum, Mariana Sharp, Hannah Totals

1 19 30

2 26 30

K E 3 0 9 3 8 4 13 4 7 5 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 24

3 27 30

TA .PCT A SA 5 .600 39 1 24 .250 1 0 18 .222 1 0 35 .257 1 0 24 .083 0 0 19 .000 1 0 2 -.500 0 0 0 .000 2 0 2 .000 0 0 0 .000 1 0 129 .178 46 1

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 12 6 39 2 17 11 45 3 18 7 45 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0

.Pct .154 .133 .244

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

TA 0 30 34 18 10 8 0 18 0 118

K E 0 0 13 6 16 5 10 2 5 2 4 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 54 20

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 21 6 40 2 15 7 40 3 18 7 38 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0

RECORDS 20-5, 11-3 Big 12 22-0, 14-0 Big 12

.PCT A SA .000 0 1 .233 0 0 .324 4 1 .444 0 1 .300 44 0 .250 1 0 .000 0 0 .167 0 0 .000 2 0 .288 51 3

DIG 7 2 0 8 7 1 0 10 2 4 41

DIG 8 3 9 2 6 0 0 3 15 46

BS BA 1 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10

BS BA 0 0 2 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14

.Pct .375 .200 .289

NU Takes Command of Big 12 with 3-0 Win

Jordan Larson had a match-high 16 kills, leading No. 1 Nebraska past No. 17 Oklahoma, 30-19, 30-26, 30-27 in front of a season-high crowd of 4,294 at the NU Coliseum and a national television audience. Larson narrowly missed her 17th double-double of the season, totaling 16 kills on .324 hitting, nine digs and two blocks, as the Huskers improved to 22-0 on the season and 14-0 in the Big 12. The win gave the Huskers a three-match lead over both Oklahoma and Texas in the Big 12 standings and extended the Huskers’ home win streak to 49 matches. Larson was one of three Huskers to reach double figures in kills, as Sarah Pavan had 13 kills and a team-high six blocks, while Tracy Stalls had 10 kills on .444 hitting and three blocks. It was the seventh time that Stalls finished with at least 10 kills in a match in 2006. The Huskers out-hit Oklahoma, .288-.178 and totaled 12 blocks in handing the Sooners (20-5, 11-3) only their second loss in their last 12 matches. Dani Busboom recorded a matchhigh 15 digs, her 19th straight match in double figures.

#1 Nebraska at Iowa State

HISTORY

(Nov. 8, 2006 at Ames, Iowa)

GAME SCORES Nebraska Iowa State Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie

74 N

1 30 20 K 0 24 15 10 3 12 0

2 22 30 E 0 7 4 3 0 3 0

3 30 27 TA 0 53 49 23 17 21 0

4 30 25

RECORDS 23-0, 15-0 Big 12 17-8, 9-6 Big 12

.PCT A SA .000 1 0 .321 1 1 .224 0 1 .304 0 2 .176 57 0 .429 1 0 .000 0 0

DIG 13 8 12 8 11 2 0

BS BA 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 7 0 4 2 3 0 0

Bartek, Brooke Mancuso, Dani Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

0 0 0 .000 9 11 33 -.061 1 0 1 1.000 1 0 1 1.000 75 28 198 .237

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 20 4 44 2 13 9 48 3 18 5 48 4 24 10 58 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 14.0 Iowa State Manns, Kaylee Boeve, Erin Klein, Jessica Cummings, Lauren Lorenzen, Nicole Jessen, Katie Cady, Laura Churm, Katie Totals

0 1 0 2 63

0 0 0 1 5

0 8 0 23 85

0 0 0 0 4

0 3 0 0 20

.Pct .364 .083 .271 .241

K E TA .PCT A SA 2 3 13 -.077 53 0 12 4 35 .229 0 3 12 4 30 .267 0 0 16 4 38 .316 1 0 5 2 28 .107 0 0 14 10 45 .089 0 0 1 1 2 .000 2 0 0 0 0 .000 3 1 62 28 191 .178 59 4

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 12 7 42 2 20 6 51 3 17 9 48 4 13 6 50 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0

DIG 14 2 0 2 22 12 22 12 86

BS BA 0 4 0 3 3 6 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 18

.Pct .119 .275 .167 .140

Huskers Weather Cyclones, 3-1

Sarah Pavan tied a season-high with 24 kills, as No. 1 Nebraska turned back a challenge from an upstart Iowa State squad, winning 30-20, 22-30, 30-27, 30-25 in front of a crowd of 2,500 at Hilton Coliseum on Nov. 8. Pavan hit .321 and totaled eight digs to lead four Huskers (23-0, 15-0 Big 12) with at least 10 kills. Jordan Larson totaled her 17th double-double of the season with 15 kills and 11 digs, while middle blockers Kori Cooper and Tracy Stalls combined for 22 kills. Cooper produced a career-high 12 kills on .429 hitting, while Stalls chipped in 10 kills and a team-high seven blocks. The Huskers held ISU to .178 hitting and out-blocked the Cyclones, 14-12. NU also totaled a season-high 85 digs, including 23 by Dani Busboom and 13 by Rachel Schwartz, whose serving sparked several key spurts for Nebraska, which snapped ISU’s five-match win streak.

#1 Nebraska at Colorado (Nov. 11, 2006 at Boulder, Colo.)

GAME SCORES Nebraska Colorado Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

1 30 19

2 28 30

K E 0 0 17 9 13 3 16 6 3 1 9 6 0 0 11 3 0 0 69 28

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 16 1 32 2 14 11 51 3 14 3 31 4 16 10 37 5 9 3 28 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 23.5 Colorado K E Nu’u, Ashley 3 2 Schaefer, Lauren 6 2 Webster, Callie 0 0 Zimmerman, Austin 9 2 Buth, Alex 14 6 Sutherland, Amber 18 14

3 30 15 TA 0 49 38 28 9 23 0 32 0 179

4 27 30

5 RECORDS 12 23-1, 15-1 Big 12 15 15-9, 11-6 Big 12

.PCT A SA .000 3 0 .163 0 0 .263 1 2 .357 1 1 .222 57 1 .130 1 0 .000 0 0 .250 0 0 .000 4 2 .229 67 6

DIG 8 10 17 2 13 0 0 5 19 74

BS BA 0 0 1 7 1 5 0 12 1 3 1 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 37

.PCT A SA .167 62 1 .174 0 0 .000 0 0 .269 0 0 .235 0 0 .074 0 0

DIG 8 0 11 2 11 11

BS BA 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 4

.Pct .469 .059 .355 .162 .214 TA 6 23 0 26 34 54

Nu’u, Amber Bossow, Lara VenHorst, Ashley Karlik, Kristen Gibson, Mallori Totals

0 0 0 .000 1 1 2 .000 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.000 16 10 45 .133 68 37 191 .162

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 13 10 43 2 16 7 48 3 12 11 36 4 17 7 38 5 10 2 26 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0

0 0 0 0 0 62

0 0 0 2 0 3

3 1 0 22 2 71

0 0 0 0 0 4

0 0 0 0 3 16

.Pct .070 .188 .028 .263 .308

Colorado Upsets No. 1 Nebraska, 3-2

Despite a career night from Tracy Stalls, the No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team suffered its only loss of the season, falling in five games to Colorado in front of a Coors Event Center record crowd of 4,111. Colorado not only snapped the Huskers’ 23-match win streak, but downed a No. 1 team for the first time in program history. The Buffs' win also snapped an 18-match losing streak to Nebraska that dated back to 1997. Stalls was one of the lone bright spots for the Huskers, recording a career-high 16 kills on .357 hitting while matching her personal best with 12 blocks. Behind the efforts of Stalls, Nebraska controlled the overall stats, out-hitting Colorado, .229-.162, while totaling a season-high 23.5 blocks, but the Huskers were out-hit in each of the final two games, including a .308-.214 mark in the finale. Stalls was one of four Huskers to finish in double figures, as Sarah Pavan totaled 17 kills and 10 digs, while Jordan Larson and Dani Mancuso chipped in 13 and 11 kills, respectively. Stalls, Pavan, Larson and Rachel Holloway (57 assists and 13 digs)all produced double-doubles in the loss.

#1 Nebraska vs. Texas A&M (Nov. 15, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Texas A&M Nebraska Texas A&M Bryant, Kelsey Stanton, Kelly Rhodes, Courtnee Ammerman, Sarah Hahn, Christi Batis, Mary Moore, Jen Cadavid, Stephanie Phillips, Jillian Yon, Lindsey Totals

1 16 30

2 28 30

K E 5 1 7 2 1 1 13 6 7 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 45 14

3 25 30

.PCT A SA .333 0 0 .455 0 0 .000 41 2 .226 0 1 .500 0 0 .318 1 0 .000 2 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .167 0 0 .307 44 4

DIG 0 2 4 4 3 5 6 5 0 0 29

BS BA 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 11 6 31 2 20 5 41 3 14 3 29 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0

.Pct .161 .366 .379

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Mancuso, Dani Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

TA .PCT A SA 1 -1.000 1 1 34 .588 0 3 25 .360 2 0 12 .583 1 2 5 .800 50 1 13 .308 0 0 19 .316 0 0 1 -1.000 0 0 0 .000 5 0 110 .436 59 7

DIG 4 2 8 2 5 3 1 0 9 34

BS BA 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 3 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14

K E 0 1 23 3 13 4 8 1 4 0 4 0 10 4 0 1 0 0 62 14

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 18 2 29 2 21 5 36 3 23 7 45 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0

TA 12 11 5 31 14 22 0 0 0 6 101

RECORDS 11-15, 4-14 Big 12 24-1, 16-1 Big 12

.Pct .552 .444 .356

2006 BOXSCORES AND RECAPS Huskers Rebound with Sweep of Texas A&M

1 17 30

K E 6 2 3 3 9 3 11 0 3 6 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 39 17

The Huskers went a perfect 19-0 at home during the 2006 season.

RECORDS 18-13, 6-12 Big 12 25-1, 17-1 Big 12

TA .PCT A SA 13 .308 29 1 17 .000 1 1 22 .273 0 3 22 .500 1 1 23 -.130 0 0 15 .200 1 0 0 .000 2 0 6 .167 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 .000 4 1 118 .186 39 7 .Pct .200 .190 .174

DIG 11 8 4 3 10 1 2 0 16 55

BS BA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4

.Pct .500 .500 .359

DIG 5 6 0 7 2 2 1 1 5 11 40

BS BA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

Behind a match-high 23 kills and four aces from Sarah Pavan, No. 1 Nebraska clinched a share of the Big 12 title with a 30-17, 30-20, 30-22 sweep of Baylor at the NU Coliseum. Pavan led the offensive barrage, reaching 20 kills for the seventh time in 2006. She hit .528 on 36 swings and matched her career best with four service aces. Pavan also totaled eight digs and a pair of blocks in the sweep. Behind Pavan’s offensive efficiency, the Huskers committed a season-low eight errors en route to hitting .450 in the match, including .500 in each of the first two games. The Huskers limited Baylor to just three blocks and out-dug BU, 55-40. Redshirt freshman Rachel Holloway picked up her 10th double-double of the year with 37 assists, 10 digs and chipped in a pair of solo blocks, while piloting a Husker attack that saw three players finish in double figures in kills. Jordan Larson totaled 11 kills on .393 hitting and a career-high seven assists, while Dani Mancuso chipped in 10 kills on .381 hitting.

#1 Nebraska at Kansas

(Nov. 22, 2006 at Lawrence, Kan.) GAME SCORES Nebraska Kansas

2 30 16

K E 0 0 12 4 13 1 6 2 4 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 7 0 0 0 59 10

3 30 20

RECORDS 26-1, 18-1 Big 12 10-18, 3-16 Big 12

TA .PCT A SA 1 .000 1 1 25 .320 2 2 21 .571 0 2 13 .308 1 0 9 .333 45 1 6 1.000 1 0 0 .000 0 0 2 -1.000 0 0 17 .647 0 0 9 .778 0 0 0 .000 2 0 103 .476 52 6

Kansas Martincich, Katie Correa, Jana Grieb, Melissa Brown, Emily Williams, Brittany Noyes, Savannah Morningstar, Linsey Mathewson, Jamie Mazour, Paige Mahoney, Caitlin Wittman, Dani Hill, Megan Totals

TA .PCT A SA 7 .429 26 1 36 .250 1 0 0 .000 0 0 16 .250 3 1 12 -.333 0 0 20 .250 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 .000 0 0 3 .000 0 0 0 .000 1 0 24 -.083 0 0 118 .127 34 2

K E 3 0 13 4 0 0 7 3 1 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 36 21

DIG 9 5 1 2 0 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 30

BS BA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 6

Jordan Larson totaled 13 kills on .571 hitting to lead a balanced attack, as No. 1 Nebraska wrapped up the outright Big 12 title with a 30-16, 30-16, 30-20 sweep of Kansas on Nov. 22. With the win, NU won its ninth Big 12 title in 11 years. The Huskers were paced by a season-high performance by senior Dani Mancuso, who matched her season high with 11 kills while hitting a season-best .647. Larson and Mancuso helped Nebraska (26-1, 18-1 Big 12) hit .476 as a team, marking the third straight Big 12 contest that the Huskers hit over .400 - first time that NU accomplished the feat since 1998. Rachel Holloway totaledHUSKERS 45 assists and four 2007 kills, as seven Husker attackers hit .300 or better. In addition to the performance of the outside hitters, the Huskers also received strong performances from Kori Cooper and Amanda Gates, who combined for 13 kills in 15 swings. Cooper had six kill in six swings, while Gates totaled a career-high seven kills on .778 hitting and a pair of blocks in the win.

#1 Nebraska vs. #8 Texas (Nov. 25, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Texas Nebraska Texas Paolini, Lauren Moriarty, Michelle Engle, Ashley Acevedo, Dariam Hooker, Destinee Todd, Jennifer Feist, RuthAnn Hall, Kiley Christian, Jen Jennings, Alyson Kisner, Heather Totals

1 22 30

2 27 30

K E 2 5 5 0 11 4 6 3 13 6 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 24

3 25 30

RECORDS 21-6, 16-4 Big 12 27-1, 19-1 Big 12

TA .PCT A SA 11 -.273 1 0 9 .556 32 0 32 .219 1 1 22 .136 1 0 33 .212 1 1 19 .053 0 0 1 -1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 -.333 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 .000 1 0 130 .138 41 2

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 12 8 39 2 14 7 50 3 16 9 41 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0

.Pct .103 .140 .171

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

TA .PCT A SA 0 .000 0 0 44 .227 0 1 33 .273 3 1 22 .364 0 0 7 .571 42 0 8 .250 0 0 18 .056 0 0 1 -1.000 7 0 133 .248 52 2

K E 0 0 18 8 15 6 9 1 4 0 3 1 6 5 0 1 55 22

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 19 8 43 2 20 8 56 3 16 6 34 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0

DIG 0 13 1 9 3 1 0 1 0 13 7 48

BS BA 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10

DIG 10 3 11 3 13 1 2 15 58

BS BA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10

.Pct .256 .214 .294

Huskers Close Regular Season with Sweep

Sarah Pavan had a match-high 18 kills, while No. 1 Nebraska relied on a stout defensive effort to post a 30-22, 30-27, 30-25 sweep of No. 8 Texas on Nov. 24 at the NU Coliseum The Huskers held Texas to just .138 hitting, its secondlowest output of the season and .100 points under its total in the first meeting between the two teams. Dani Busboom led the defensive effort with 15 digs, as NU had four players total at least 10 digs in the win.

HISTORY

.Pct .588 .513 .300

BS BA 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8

Huskers Overwhelm Jayhawks

RECORDS

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 22 2 34 2 23 3 39 3 14 5 30 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0

DIG 11 2 6 0 6 2 0 1 3 0 18 49

.Pct .128 .171 .079

OPPONENTS

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Bartek, Brooke Mancuso, Dani Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

1 30 16

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 10 5 39 2 13 6 41 3 13 10 38 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0

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TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 10 4 30 2 14 6 42 3 15 7 46 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 3.0

3 22 30

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 18 3 30 2 21 1 40 3 18 4 39 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0

TA .PCT A SA 0 .000 1 0 36 .528 0 4 28 .393 7 2 8 .625 2 0 5 .400 37 0 8 .250 1 0 21 .381 1 0 2 .500 1 0 1 1.000 1 0 109 .450 51 6

COACHES & STAFF

Baylor Barnes, Taylor Smith, Kelsey Breyfogle, Anna LeBlanc, Nicole Sanders, Katie Guilliard-Young, Des. Renz, Amanda Keeton, Lauren Sweeney, Deja Schramek, Kristen Totals

2 20 30

E 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 8

NU Aces Bears for Share of Big 12 Crown

(Nov. 18, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.) GAME SCORES Baylor Nebraska

K 0 23 11 5 2 4 10 1 1 57

2007 HUSKERS

#1 Nebraska vs. Baylor

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Mancuso, Dani Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

INTRODUCTION

Sarah Pavan cranked out a match-high 23 kills on .588 hitting, as No. 1 Nebraska rebounded from its only loss of the year with a 30-16, 30-28, 30-25 sweep of Texas A&M on Nov. 15. Pavan, who reached the 20-kill mark for the sixth time in 2006, finished with 23 kills on just 34 swings and added a season-high three aces and three blocks to help the Huskers improve to 24-1 overall and 16-1 in Big 12 play. Nebraska turned in one of its best offensive performances of the season, hitting .436 as a team, as both Pavan and Stalls (eight kills on .583 hitting) finished above .500 hitting on the night. Rachel Holloway totaled 50 assists and guided a Husker attack that featured four players total eight or more kills in NU’s 19th sweep of the year. The .436 hitting was NU’s best effort in a Big 12 match and its second-best mark of the year.

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

2006 BOXSCORES AND RECAPS Pavan finished with 18 kills on 44 swings, while Jordan Larson posted her team-best 19th double-double of the year with 15 kills and 11 digs. Rachel Holloway also totaled a double-double for NU – her 11th of the year - with 13 digs and 42 assists. She also matching her season high with four blocks and adding four kills. Rachel Schwartz rounded out the quartet with 10 digs, as NU snapped Texas’ nine-match win streak.

#1 Nebraska vs. American (Dec. 1, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES American Nebraska

1 16 30

American K Krauss, Maile 0 Cebakova, Ivana 5 Brooks, Chelsa 11 Sukaj, Rubena 5 Recht, Ann 4 Maloney, Elizabeth 12 Paganini, Tessa 0 Stradling, Tara 0 Borecka, Julia 5 Nash, Christina 3 Striebel, Logan 0 Totals 45 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 8 10 39 2 10 7 36 3 20 6 48 4 7 14 38 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0 Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Mancuso, Dani Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

2 23 30

3 30 28

E 0 5 7 11 1 3 0 0 7 3 0 37

TA .PCT A SA 0 .000 3 0 19 .000 1 0 28 .143 0 0 44 -.136 1 3 14 .214 0 0 26 .346 3 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 1 1 21 -.095 0 0 9 .000 30 1 0 .000 0 0 161 .050 39 5

RECORDS 26-6 28-1 DIG 0 16 2 8 0 9 1 7 6 9 1 59

BS BA 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 8

.Pct -.051 .083 .292 -.184

K E 0 0 16 4 16 4 6 7 4 5 3 3 0 0 11 6 3 0 2 0 61 29

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 17 5 35 2 15 10 41 3 19 8 46 4 10 6 29 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 16.0

4 16 30

TA .PCT A SA 0 .000 0 0 31 .387 2 0 35 .343 1 4 26 -.038 1 0 11 -.091 47 2 10 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 1 32 .156 0 0 3 1.000 0 0 3 .667 5 0 151 .212 56 7

DIG 5 5 14 3 11 1 0 3 0 20 62

BS BA 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 2 28

.Pct .343 .122 .239 .138

NU Opens NCAA Tourney with Win

Jordan Larson recorded her 20th double-double of the season with 16 kills and 14 digs, as No. 1 Nebraska used a strong defensive effort to hold off an upstart American squad in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the NU Coliseum. Larson, who tied for team-high honors in kills with Sarah Pavan, hit .343 in the match and added four aces and four blocks, including a pair of solo stuffs. Pavan hit .387 and added five digs and a pair of blocks, as Nebraska improved to 28-1 on the season. While Nebraska used a balanced offensive attack, it was the Huskers’ defense that propelled the Huskers to victory. NU held American below .100 hitting in three of the four games, including a -.051 mark in the first game and a -.184 attack percentage in game four. Highlighting the stellar defensive night for the Huskers was senior Dani Busboom, who tallied 20 digs to become NU’s single-season digs leader. The Huskers were also strong at the net, recording 16 blocks, compared to just nine for American. Junior Tracy Stalls led the block parade with 10, two shy of her season high. Dani Mancuso tied her career high with six blocks, while also matching her season high with 11 kills.

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#1 Nebraska vs. Northern Iowa (Dec. 2, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Northern Iowa Nebraska

1 16 30

Northern Iowa Belzung, Kristin Stelken, Ashten Rowen, Laura Humpal, Trista Aschoff, Shannon Brazda, Danielle May, Stephanie Bakker, Brittany Dietz, Patricia Sampson, Amy Schmitz, Melissa Totals

2 16 30

K E 0 1 2 4 6 4 4 4 12 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 28 19

3 14 30

RECORDS 28-8 29-1

TA .PCT A SA 3 -.333 22 0 14 -.143 0 0 27 .074 0 0 10 .000 0 0 30 .367 0 0 9 -.111 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 5 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 98 .092 26 0

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 9 4 36 2 9 8 26 3 10 7 36 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0

.Pct .139 .038 .083

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Bartek, Brooke Mancuso, Dani Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

TA .PCT A SA 1 .000 2 2 24 .375 2 0 28 .464 2 3 15 .467 0 0 7 .571 39 1 12 .333 2 0 0 .000 0 0 16 .375 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 .000 4 1 104 .423 51 7

K E 0 0 11 2 16 3 10 3 5 1 6 2 0 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 57 13

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 23 5 44 2 18 5 28 3 16 3 32 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0

DIG 3 0 5 2 1 0 9 3 4 1 0 28

BS BA 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6

DIG 10 2 9 1 4 1 0 3 0 17 47

BS BA 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 12

.Pct .409 .464 .406

Huskers Sweep UNI for Sweet 16 Berth

Jordan Larson’s 16 kills led three Huskers in double figures, as No. 1 Nebraska moved into the NCAA Sweet 16 with one of its most dominant efforts of the year in a 3-0 sweep of Northern Iowa. Larson, who topped NU in kills for the 10th time in 2006, led a balanced attack with .464 hitting, three aces and three blocks, as the Huskers hit .423 as a team. Rachel Holloway guided a potent attack, finishing with 39 assists and five kills, as NU hit .400 or better as a team in all three games for the only time all year. Sarah Pavan and Tracy Stalls joined Larson in double figures in kills, totaling 11 and 10 kills, respectively, as Stalls hit .467 and totaled a match-high four blocks, while Pavan hit .375 on 26 swings, including seven kills in the opener. The Huskers held the Panthers to just .092 hitting and out-blocked UNI, 9-5. Dani Busboom led NU with 17 digs and became the first Husker to go over 500 digs in a season, while Rachel Schwartz totaled 10 digs. With the win, the Huskers closed out the home season with a 19-0 record at the NU Coliseum, extending its home win streak to 54 matches and its home sellout streak to 90 matches dating back to 2001.

#1 Nebraska vs. #14 San Diego (Dec. 8, 2006 at Gainesville, Fla.)

GAME SCORES San Diego Nebraska San Diego Dawson, Christie Murphy, Laura Abrahamson, Laurel Nyrop, Jessica

1 21 30 K 7 0 7 0

2 20 30

3 15 30

E TA .PCT A 5 22 .091 1 1 3 -.333 0 9 21 -.095 0 2 3 -.667 30

RECORDS 26-6 30-1 SA 0 0 0 0

DIG 3 5 0 2

BS BA 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

Wiskar, Erin Carlson, Kristen DeGroot, Amy Webster, Kayleen Ogden, Breanne Andersen, Jessica Csaszi, Andrea Totals

0 0 10 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 36 28

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 13 10 35 2 14 8 37 3 9 10 40 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 2.0 Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

1 31 19 0 0 12 0 112

.000 .097 .368 .000 .000 .083 .000 .071

0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 9 1 0 0 1 10 34

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4

.PCT A SA .000 1 0 .500 1 1 .227 2 3 .444 2 0 .222 35 2 .571 0 0 .000 0 0 .333 0 0 .000 2 1 .385 43 7

DIG 10 3 9 1 5 1 2 1 11 43

BS BA 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 14

.Pct .086 .162 -.025

K E 0 0 15 2 8 3 5 1 4 2 9 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 47 10

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 13 4 30 2 17 3 38 3 17 3 28 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.0

TA 0 26 22 9 9 14 0 15 1 96 .Pct .300 .368 .500

Huskers Sweep San Diego

Sarah Pavan had a match-high 15 kills on .500 hitting, as No. 1 Nebraska rolled into the Gainesville Regional final with a 30-21, 30-20, 30-15 sweep of No. 14 San Diego at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Dec. 8. With the win, the Huskers improved to 30-1 on the season and reached the 30-win plateau for the third straight year and the 18th time in school history. Pavan put on a show in the final two games, totaling 13 of her 15 kills, as the Huskers finished the night hitting .385 and committed just 10 attack errors. NU also got outstanding performances from freshman Kori Cooper, who totaled nine kills on .571 hitting and a match-high six blocks, and sophomore Jordan Larson, who finished with eight kills, four blocks, nine digs and three service aces in completing NU’s 24th sweep of the year. Rachel Holloway guided a Husker attack that saw three players hit .500 or better, totaling 35 assists, five digs, four kills and a pair of service aces. The Huskers totaled seven aces and held USD without an ace, as NU totaled a positive ace-to-service error ratio for the seventh time in the past eight matches.

#1 Nebraska vs. #9 Minnesota (Dec. 9, 2006 at Gainesville, Fla.)

GAME SCORES Minnesota Nebraska Minnesota Bowman, Kelly Cumpston, Meghan Nelson, Meredith Hartmann, Rachel Jones, Jessy Roehrig, Kyla Peniata, Malama Tan, Christine Vatterrodt, Katie Totals

1 30 25

2 30 22

K E 7 5 6 8 15 5 0 2 14 3 15 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 60 28

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 14 5 39 2 13 4 32 3 11 9 33 4 15 9 51 5 7 1 19 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 16.0

3 20 30

4 25 30

5 9 15

TA .PCT A SA 17 .118 2 0 38 -.053 0 3 33 .303 0 1 5 -.400 49 2 32 .344 0 0 44 .227 0 0 3 .667 1 0 0 .000 0 0 2 .500 0 0 174 .184 52 6 .Pct .231 .281 .061 .118 .316

RECORDS 26-8 31-1 DIG 9 13 2 7 1 1 23 18 0 74

BS BA 1 3 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 22

2006 BOXSCORES AND RECAPS K E 0 0 20 8 21 6 13 4 1 5 6 2 15 7 0 0 76 32

DIG 9 11 17 7 3 1 2 17 67

BS BA 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 4 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 14

.Pct .089 .118 .265 .271 .522

Nebraska Comes Back for Regional Title

(Dec. 14, 2006 at Omaha, Neb.)

UCLA Spicer, Nellie Daley, Ali

1 30 23 K 6 16

2 28 30

3 23 30

E TA 3 15 1 41

4 28 30 .PCT A SA .200 55 0 .366 3 1

The Huskers celebrate after defeating Stanford to win Nebraska's third national title.

RECORDS 33-4 32-1 DIG BS BA 18 0 2 15 0 3

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 18 5 52 2 17 10 54 3 12 7 32 4 19 3 55 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0

.Pct .250 .130 .156 .291

Nebraska Mancuso, Dani Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Griffin, Maggie Schwartz, Rachel Busboom, Dani Totals

TA 39 58 50 26 9 18 0 0 0 200

K E 12 7 22 9 6 6 17 2 5 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 25

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 15 8 49 2 16 8 55 3 14 4 32 4 25 5 64 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0

2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 64

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4

11 1 7 14 3 17 0 5 91

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 20

The Huskers held UCLA to .212 hitting, as both Dani Busboom and Jordan Larson turned in career-best defensive efforts. Busboom produced a match-high 29 digs, a total that ranked second all-time on Husker postseason lists, while Larson finished with 25 digs and added five blocks after overcoming a slow start. The Huskers held UCLA All-American Nana Meriwether in check, as she totaled 12 kills, but hit a season-low .190 after leading the nation in both hitting percentage and blocks.

#1 Nebraska vs. #2 Stanford (Dec. 16, 2006 at Omaha, Neb.)

GAME SCORES Stanford Nebraska .PCT A SA .128 0 0 .224 3 4 .000 5 0 .577 0 0 .556 52 0 .389 1 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 .000 0 0 .225 63 4

DIG 1 10 25 2 11 2 0 5 29 85

BS BA 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18

.Pct .143 .145 .312 .312

Huskers Bounce Bruins, Advance to Title Match

Sarah Pavan collected 22 kills and Tracy Stalls hit .577 with a career-high 17 kills, as top-ranked Nebraska overcame a first-game loss to defeat fourth-seed UCLA, 23-30, 30-28, 30-23, 30-28 in front of an NCAA-record crowd of 17,013 at Qwest Center Omaha. Pavan collected a double-double with 22 kills, 10 digs and four aces, sparking a decisive 10-0 run in game three at the service line that turned a 13-all game into a 23-13 Husker lead. Stalls finished the match with 17 kills, including 16 in the last three games, and four blocks to help the Huskers to the NCAA Finals for the second consecutive season. The junior had seven kills on eight swings in the finale, including three of the Huskers’ four points in a 4-0 spurt that gave NU the lead for good. Kori Cooper contributed 11 points on eight kills and a team-high six blocks while hitting .389.

Stanford Barboza, Cynthia Kehoe, Bryn Nnamani, Nji Girard, Franci Richards, Kristin Akinradewo, Foluke Fishburn, Jessica Waller, Erin Suiter, Lizzie Totals

1 30 27

2 26 30

K E 12 8 1 3 0 0 10 6 14 8 15 4 0 0 18 5 0 0 70 34

3 28 30

4 27 30

TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BA 40 .100 1 0 7 0 3 10 -.200 61 3 14 0 3 20071HUSKERS 3 .000 0 6 0 0 22 .182 0 0 0 1 3 34 .176 0 0 12 0 3 39 .282 0 1 3 2 6 0 .000 1 0 20 0 0 33 .394 2 0 1 0 1 2 .000 1 0 0 0 1 183 .197 67 4 63 3 20

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 17 3 46 2 13 10 43 3 25 9 53 4 15 12 41 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 13.0

.Pct .304 .070 .302 .073

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Mancuso, Dani Gates, Amanda Busboom, Dani Totals

TA .PCT A SA 0 .000 1 3 45 .378 2 0 45 .378 1 1 24 .083 0 0 10 -.300 58 1 11 .000 0 0 29 .276 0 0 3 -.333 0 0 0 .000 3 0 167 .240 65 5

K E 0 0 22 5 19 2 10 8 2 5 2 2 12 4 1 2 0 0 68 28

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 19 10 46 2 17 6 39 3 18 3 43 4 14 9 39 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 13.0

RECORDS 30-4 33-1

DIG 6 13 15 4 8 3 0 0 21 70

BS BA 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 7 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 20

.Pct .196 .282 .349 .128

Huskers Conquer Cardinal For National Crown

HISTORY

RECORDS

Sarah Pavan and Jordan Larson combined for 41 kills, as No. 1 Nebraska completed its quest for a third national title with a 27-30, 30-26, 30-28, 30-27 victory over second-ranked Stanford in front of an NCAA record-crowd of 17,209 fans at the Qwest Center Omaha Pavan was selected as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and was joined on the all-tournament team by Larson, Tracy Stalls and Rachel Holloway. Pavan netted a match-high 22 kills with a .378 attack percentage, 13 digs and three blocks. Larson notched 19 kills on 45 swings for a .378 attack percentage, while chipping in 15 digs and three blocks. Senior Dani Mancuso contributed 12 kills, while Stalls added 10 kills and seven blocks. Holloway provided 58 assists, five blocks and two kills in becoming only the second freshman setter to win a national title. Dani Busboom provided a match-high 21 digs. Kori Cooper tallied two kills and a block solo, while Gates tallied three blocks and a kill, as both played instrumental roles in NU’s success. The championship match attendance of 17,209 was an alltime collegiate volleyball record, surpassing the 2006 semifinal attendance of 17,013. The all-session attendance at the Qwest Center was 34,222, also an NCAA Championship record.

OPPONENTS

GAME SCORES UCLA Nebraska

36 .250 42 .190 18 .500 0 .000 40 -.050 0 .000 1 -1.000 0 .000 193 .212

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#1 Nebraska vs. #4 UCLA

15 6 12 4 10 1 0 0 7 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 66 25

COACHES & STAFF

Sarah Pavan and Jordan Larson combined for 41 kills, as No. 1 Nebraska clichéd a berth in the NCAA semifinals with a dramatic 25-30, 22-30, 30-20, 30-25, 15-9 victory over No. 9 Minnesota in Gainesville, Fla. The Huskers did it the hard way, winning the final three games after falling behind 2-0 to earn their 10th trip to the national semifinals. It marked the 10th time in school history and the first time in NCAA Tournament play that Nebraska had rallied back from a 2-0 deficit. Larson posted her 21st double-double of the year, totaling a career-high 21 kills and 17 digs en route to Regional Most Outstanding Player honors. Pavan finished with 20 kills and 11 digs for her fourth double-double of the year and joined Larson and freshman setter Rachel Holloway, who totaled a career-high 65 assists, on the NCAA Regional All-Tournament team. Husker seniors Dani Mancuso and Dani Busboom both made major contributions in NU’s comeback. Mancuso totaled a season-high 15 kills, while fellow Nebraska native Busboom tied Larson for team-high honors with 17 digs. Tracy Stalls was the fourth Husker to reach double figures with 13 kills on .375 hitting.

Sather, Kaitlin Meriwether, Nana Johnson, Rachell Smith, Jordan Carter, Katie Lyman, Colby Mehring, Becky Machado, Jade Totals

2007 HUSKERS

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME Game K E TA 1 16 12 45 2 16 10 51 3 14 5 34 4 18 5 48 5 12 0 23 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0

TA .PCT A SA 0 .000 0 3 53 .226 0 3 54 .278 0 1 24 .375 0 0 15 -.267 65 0 14 .286 2 0 41 .195 0 0 0 .000 1 1 201 .219 68 8

INTRODUCTION

Nebraska Schwartz, Rachel Pavan, Sarah Larson, Jordan Stalls, Tracy Holloway, Rachel Cooper, Kori Mancuso, Dani Busboom, Dani Totals

2006 SENIOR BIOS Dani Busboom

Dani Mancuso

Honors & Awards

6-2 • OH • Four Letters Omaha, Neb. (Gross)

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5-10 • L/S • Four Letters Cortland, Neb. (Adams-Freeman)

Career Wrapup

Dani Busboom was a four-year starter and 2006 tri-captain who saw time at both setter and libero during her NU career • Wrapped up her career as one of only two players to rank among NU’s all-time leaders in digs (1,281, second) and assists (2,925, eighth) • Guided Nebraska to a 124-10 record, the best four-year mark in school history, three Big 12 titles, two NCAA finals appearances and a national title in 2006 • Big 12’s best libero in 2006 who helped NU limit opponents to a Big 12-low .144 hitting percentage • Led the Big 12 with 5.04 digs per game while also averaging 0.18 service aces and 0.77 assists per game, becoming only the second Big 12 player to average more than five digs per game • Set NU’s single-season digs record with 580, breaking the previous mark of 480 by Amanda McCormick in 2004 • Reached double figures in digs in 32 of 34 matches, including 21 straight matches with at least 10 digs before the streak was snapped on Nov. 15 against Texas A&M • Totaled at least 20 digs in nine matches during the 2006 campaign • Saved her best defensive performance for the NCAA Semifinals, totaling a career-high 29 digs - the second-highest postseason performance in school history - against No. 4 UCLA on Dec. 14 • Reached 20 digs nine times, including 21 digs in the national championship win over No. 2 Stanford on Dec. 16 • Played in all 116 games at setter in 2005, averaging 6.45 assists and 1.82 digs per game in the Huskers' 6-2 offense • Spearheaded an attack that ranked fourth nationally in hitting percentage (.322) and kills per game (17.12) and was eighth in assists per game (15.72) in 2005 • Earned honorable-mention AVCA All-Central Region honors in 2004, guiding an offense that ranked in the top 15 nationally in hitting percentage and kills per game • Finished third in the Big 12 with 13.10 assists per game, the highest average since All-American Fiona Nepo in 1998 • Played in every match as a freshman, splitting time with Michelle Lynch in the 6-2 offense in 2004 • Averaged 5.98 assists per game, as her 700 assists were the second-highest total in history by a Husker freshman.

Career Statistics Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 TOTAL

HISTORY

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OPPONENTS

• University of Nebraska Graduate (May, 2007) • Three-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Six-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

• 2007 USA Volleyball Training Camp Participant • Single-Season Record Holder (580 Digs in 2006) • 2006 Big 12 co-Libero of the Year • 2004 Honorable-Mention AVCA All-Central Region • 2006 Second-Team Academic All-District VII • 2006 Nebraska Tri-Captain • Three-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 • Six-Time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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GP-MP 117-33 106-32 116-35 115-34 454-134

K 14 36 6 12 68

K/Gm 0.12 0.34 0.05 0.10 0.15

E 10 19 10 1 40

TA 36 98 18 19 171

Pct .111 .173 -.222 .579 .164

A 700 1389 748 88 2925

SA 33 19 13 21 86

Digs 215 275 211 580 1281

TB 3 59 1 0 63

Dani Mancuso was a starter on NU’s 2006 NCAA title team, helping Nebraska to a national title and two national finals appearances in her career • Helped NU to a 124-10 record - equaling the most wins by a Husker team in the NCAA era - during her career as an outside hitter • Totaled 646 kills, 374 digs and 166 blocks in 113 career matches • Earned her undergraduate degree from Nebraska in May of 2007 • Enjoyed her best season as a senior, averaging 2.56 kills, 0.62 blocks and 0.70 digs per game for the Huskers • Reached double digits in kills 11 times in 2006, including four times in six NCAA Tournament matches • Starred in the national championships in Omaha, putting up 12 kills in both the national semifinals and finals, hitting .276 in the national championship match against No. 2 Stanford • Was an unsung hero of Nebraska’s regional final win over Minnesota, delivering a season-high 15 kills - her highest total in a match since 2004 • Tied then-season bests in both kills (11) and digs (six) in NU’s opening-round win over American on Dec. 1 • Enjoyed her best match of the season at Kansas on Nov. 22, with 11 kills on a season-best .647 hitting • Totaled seven kills and a season-high five blocks in a sweep of No. 20 San Diego on Aug. 29 • Mancuso served as the Huskers’ top reserve at all three outside hitter positions in 2005, averaging 1.38 kills, 1.15 digs and 0.62 blocks per game in 26 matches • Made her only start of 2005 at Michigan, recording 10 kills on .348 hitting while adding eight digs and a career-high six blocks in a three-game sweep of the Wolverines on Sept. 3 • Split time at outside hitter in 2004, averaging 2.77 kills and 2.27 digs per game in 24 matches • Enjoyed her best match of the 2004 season at No. 16 Kansas State, totaling a career-high 22 kills on .559 hitting with two aces and three blocks • Appeared in 29 matches as a freshman in 2003, averaging 2.01 kills and 1.72 digs per game.

Career Statistics Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 TOTAL

GP-MP 71-29 56-24 39-26 115-34 281-113

K 143 155 54 294 646

K/Gm 2.01 2.77 1.38 2.56 2.30

E 78 60 22 124 284

TA 423 390 136 792 1741

Pct .154 .244 .235 .215 .208

A 19 4 4 9 36

SA 24 16 7 0 47

Digs 122 127 45 80 374

TB 31 40 24 71 166

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UCLA Bruins

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Coaching Staff Head Coach: Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches: Office Phone:

Los Angeles, Calif. 37,500 Bruins Blue and Gold Pauley Pavilion 4,500 Pac-10 Donald Morrison Dan Guerrero

Andy Banachowski (UCLA, ‘68) 1,037-270 (40 years) Same Kim Jagd, Dan Conners (310) 825-8699

Utah Utes

Aug. 25 • 6/8:30 p.m. • Qwest Center General Information Location: Enrollment: Nickname: Colors: Arena: Capacity: Conference: President: Athletic Director: Coaching Staff Head Coach: Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches: Office Phone:

Salt Lake City, Utah 29,012 Utes Crimson and White Crimson Court 2,000 Mountain West Dr. Michael K. Young Dr. Chris Hill Beth Launiere (Aquinas, ‘85) 350-191 (17 years) Same Burt Fuller, Heather Olmstead (801) 581-6843

Team & Series Information 2006 Overall Record (Conference): 19-12 (10-10) 2006 Postseason: 0-1, NCAA First Round 2006 Final AVCA Ranking: NR Letterwinners R/L: 12/4 Starters R/L: 3/3 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 4-0 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (9/13/97)

Team & Series Information 2006 Overall Record (Conference): 33-4 (15-3) 2006 Postseason: 4-1, NCAA Semifinals 2006 Final AVCA Ranking: 3 Letterwinners R/L: 11/7 Starters R/L: 4/2 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 8-4 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-1 (12/14/06)

Team & Series Information 2006 Overall Record (Conference): 28-4 (16-0) 2006 Postseason: 1-1, NCAA Second Round 2006 Final AVCA Ranking: 15 Letterwinners R/L: 10/3 Starters R/L: 4 (+libero)/2 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 2-0-1 Last Meeting: NU won 3-0, (12/5/98)

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Office Phone: E-mail: Fax: Website:

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Office Phone: E-mail: Fax: Press Row Phone: Website:

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Office Phone: Cell Phone: E-mail: Fax: Website:

Cameron Harris (865) 974-8876 CHarri48@utk.edu (865) 974-8875 www.utladyvols.com

James Ybiernas (310) 206-8123 jamesy@athletics.ucla.edu (310) 825-8664 (310) 825-1899 www.uclabruins.com

Brooke Frederickson (801) 581-8997 (801) 493-9254 bfrederickson@huntsman.utah.edu (801) 581-4358 www.utahutes.com

Creighton Bluejays

Penn State Nittany Lions

Cal Poly Mustangs

General Information Location: Enrollment: Nickname: Colors: Arena: Capacity: Conference: President: Athletic Director:

Aug. 31 • 7 p.m. • NU Coliseum Omaha, Neb. 6,981 Bluejays Blue and White Omaha Civic Auditorium 9,377 Missouri Valley Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J. Bruce Rasmussen

Sept. 2 • 3 p.m. • Qwest Center

University Park, Pa. 40,709 Nittany Lions Blue and White Rec Hall 5,812 Big Ten Dr. Graham Spanier Tim Curley

Sept. 3 • 5 p.m. • NU Coliseum

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Kirsten Bernthal Booth (Truman State, ‘97) Record at School: 67-53 (4 years) Overall Record: Same Asst. Coaches: Paul Giesselmann, Angie Oxley Behrens Office Phone: (402) 280-5794

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches: Office Phone:

Team & Series Information 2006 Overall Record (Conference): 21-10 (12-6) 2006 Postseason: None 2006 Final AVCA Ranking: None Letterwinners R/L: 10/3 Starters R/L: 6 (5+libero)/0 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 9-0 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-1 (9/24/06)

Team & Series Information 2006 Overall Record (Conference): 32-3 (18-2) 2006 Postseason: 3-1, NCAA Regional Finals 2006 Final AVCA Ranking: 5 Letterwinners R/L: 11/6 Starters R/L: 7 (6+libero)/1 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 10-5 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (9/11/05)

Team & Series Information 2006 Overall Record (Conference): 23-6 (13-1) 2006 Postseason: 1-1, NCAA Second Round 2006 Final AVCA Ranking: 17 Letterwinners R/L: 9/3 Starters R/L: 7 (6+libero)/1 Series Record: Series Tied, 1-1 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (9/9/06)

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Office Phone: Cell Phone: E-mail: Fax: Press Row Phone: Website:

80 N

Rob Anderson (402) 280-5544 (402) 660-5854 randerson@creighton.edu (402) 280-2495 (402) 444-3208 www.gocreighton.com

Russ Rose (George Williams, ‘75) 891-157 (28 years) Same Dennis Hohenshelt, Salima Rockwell (814) 863-7475

Jen Armson (814) 865-1757 (814) 883-1160 jma19@psu.edu (814) 863-3165 (814) 865-2388 www.GoPSUsports.com

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches: Office Phone:

San Luis Obispo, Calif. 18,400 Mustangs Forest Green and Gold Mott Gym 3,032 Big West Dr. Warren J. Baker Alison Cone Jon Stevenson (UC Santa Barbara, '80) 42-12 (2 years) 125-79 (7 years) Mike Johnson, Wes Schneider (805) 756-2371

Chris Giovannetti (805) 756-7513 (805) 215-5505 cgiovann@calpoly.edu (805) 756-2650 (805) 756-6751 gopoly.com

NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Duke Blue Devils

New Mexico State Aggies

Louisville Cardinals

General Information Location: Enrollment: Nickname: Colors: Arena: Capacity: Conference: President: Athletic Director:

Sept. 7 • 7 p.m. • NU Coliseum Durham, N.C. 6,558 Blue Devils Royal Blue and White Cameron Indoor Stadium 9,314 ACC Dr. Richard Brodhead Joe Alleva

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches: Office Phone:

Las Cruces, N.M. 16,428 Aggies Crimson and White Pan American Center 13,000 WAC Dr. Michael Martin Dr. McKinley Boston Mike Jordan 195-91 (9 years) Same Debby Baker, Ashley Hardee (505) 646-7714

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Office Phone: Cell Phone: E-mail: Fax: Website:

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Office Phone: Cell Phone: E-mail: Fax: Press Row Phone: Website:

Chris Cook (919) 684-8708 TBA ccook@duaa.duke.edu (919) 684-2489 www.GoDuke.com

Hawaii Rainbow Wahine

Oct. 21 • 5 p.m. • Devaney Sports Center

Dave Shoji (UC Santa Barbara, ‘69) 926-163-1 (32 years) Same Kari Ambrozich, Mike Sealy (808) 956-6229

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Office Phone: E-mail: Fax: Press Row Phone: Website:

Nancy Worley (502) 852-6581 nasmit01@louisville.edu (502) 852-7401 (502) 852-0084 www.UofLSports.com

Home Tournament Schedules Holiday Inn Downtown Classic • Aug. 30-Sept. 3 Matchup Date Cal Poly vs. Penn State Friday, Aug. 31 Nebraska vs. Creighton Friday, Aug. 31 Creighton vs. Cal Poly Sunday, Sept. 2 Nebraska vs. Penn State Sunday, Sept. 2 Nebraska vs. Cal Poly Monday, Sept. 3

Location NU Coliseum NU Coliseum Qwest Center Omaha Qwest Center Omaha NU Coliseum

Start Time 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m.

Ameritas Players Challenge • Sept. 7-8 Matchup Louisville vs. New Mexico State Nebraska vs. Duke Consolation Match Championship Match

Location NU Coliseum NU Coliseum NU Coliseum NU Coliseum

Start Time 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

Date Friday, Sept. 7 Friday, Sept. 7 Saturday, Sept. 8 Saturday, Sept. 8

RECORDS

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches: Office Phone:

Honolulu, Hawaii 20,357 Rainbow Wahine Green, Black, White and Silver Stan Sheriff Center 10,300 WAC David McClain Herman Frazier

Team & Series Information 2006 Overall Record (Conference): 25-6 (13-1) 2006 Postseason: 0-1, NCAA First Round 2006 Final AVCA Ranking: NR Letterwinners R/L: 9/2 Starters R/L: 4/2 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 5-0 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (9/8/06)

OPPONENTS

General Information Location: Enrollment: Nickname: Colors: Arena: Capacity: Conference: President: Athletic Director:

Eddie Morelos (505) 646-3269 TBA emorelos@nmsu.edu (505) 646-2425 (505) 646-3400 www.nmstatesports.com

Leonid Yelin (Uzbekistan Govt. Institute of Physical Culture & Sports, ‘70) Record at School: 281-73 (11 years) Overall Record: 395-109 (16 years) Asst. Coaches: Melissa Starck-Bean, Craig Bere Office Phone: (502) 852-7137

2006 REVIEW

Team & Series Information 2006 Overall Record (Conference): 33-4 (14-2) 2006 Postseason: 0-1, NCAA First Round 2006 Final AVCA Ranking: 23 Letterwinners R/L: 10/5 Starters R/L: 3 (+libero)/3 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-1 (9/8/88)

Coaching Staff Head Coach:

COACHES & STAFF

Team & Series Information 2006 Overall Record (Conference): 29-4 (21-1) 2006 Postseason: 1-1, NCAA Second Round 2006 Final AVCA Ranking: 22 Letterwinners R/L: 11/4 Starters R/L: 5 (4+libero)/1 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 4-1 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (12/3/05)

Louisville, Ky. 22,000 Cardinals Red and Black Cardinal Arena 840 Big East Dr. James Ramsey Tom Jurich

2007 HUSKERS

Jolene Nagel (Edinboro, ‘83) 164-83 (8 years) 367-223 (19 years) John Wasielewski, Trudy Vande Berg (919) 684-2778

Sept. 8 • 4:30/7 p.m. • NU Coliseum

INTRODUCTION

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches: Office Phone:

Sept. 8 • 4:30/7 p.m. • NU Coliseum

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Office Phone: Cell Phone: E-mail: Fax: Press Row Phone: Website:

Pakalani Bello (808) 956-7506 (808) 291-9234 pakalani@hawaii.edu (808) 956-4470 (808) 956-9408 www.hawaiiathletics.com

HISTORY

Team & Series Information 2006 Overall Record (Conference): 29-6 (15-1) 2006 Postseason: 3-1, NCAA Regional Finals 2006 Final AVCA Ranking: 9 Letterwinners R/L: 10/3 Starters R/L: 4 (3+libero)/2 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 6-4 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (8/26/05)

The Huskers won the Ameritas Players Challenge in both 2005 and 2006.

BIG 12 OPPONENTS Texas Longhorns

Texas Tech Red Raiders Sept. 15 • 7 p.m. • Lubbock, Texas Nov. 24 • 7 p.m. • NU Coliseum

INTRODUCTION

Sept. 12 • 7 p.m. • NU Coliseum Oct. 24 • 6:30 p.m. • Austin, Texas

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

Jerritt Elliott Head Coach

Ashley Engle Opposite/Setter

Gregory Gymnasium

General Information Location: Austin, Texas Enrollment: 49,738 Nickname: Longhorns Colors: Burnt Orange and White Arena: Gregory Gym Capacity: 4,400 Conference: Big 12 President: Dr. William C. Powers, Jr. Athletic Director: Christine Plonsky Coaching Staff Head Coach:

Jerritt Elliott (Cal State Northridge, ‘91) Record at School: 129-54 (6 years) Overall Record: 179-65 (8 years) Asst. Coaches: Brian Hosfeld Tonya Johnson Office Phone: (512) 471-9148 Sports Information Volleyball SID: Spencer Kitley Office Phone: (512) 232-9438 Cell Phone: (512) 848-8157 E-mail: spencer.kitley@athletics.utexas.edu Fax: (512) 471-6040 Press Row Phone: (512) 232-4971 Website: www.texassports.com Team & Series Information 2006 Record: 24-7 2006 Big 12 Record: 16-4 (3rd) 2006 Postseason: 3-1, NCAA Regional 2006 Final Ranking: 7 Letterwinners R/L: 10/3 Starters R/L: 6 (+libero)/2 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 27-12 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (11/25/06) Last NU Win: (11/25/06) Last NU Loss: (11/26/05) Longest NU Winning Streak: 12 Current NU Winning Streak: 2 Nebraska-Texas Series History NU at home: NU on the road: NU at neutral sites: Three games: Four games: Five games:

Key Returners Name Ashley Engle Destinee Hooker

82 N

Pos. OPP/S OH

Ht. 6-3 6-4

16-2 9-7 2-3 16-6 7-2 4-4

Cl. So. So.

Pct. .262 .276

Nancy Todd Head Coach

2007 Schedule August 24 at Penn State 25 at Penn State 31 at Houston Tournament

General Information Location: Enrollment: Nickname: Colors: Arena: Capacity: Conference: President: Athletic Director:

September 1 at Houston Tournament 6 Cal State Bakersfield 7 Pepperdine 12 at Nebraska 15 Missouri 19 Iowa State 26 at Texas Tech 28 Colorado October 3 6 10 13 17 20 24 27 31

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Office Phone: Cell Phone: E-mail: Fax: Press Row Phone: Website:

Series Notes • Nebraska defeated Texas, 3-1, in the 1995 NCAA championship match to claim its first national title. • The Huskers won 12 straight matches – the longest by either team in the series – before Texas snapped the streak on Nov. 26, 2005. • Both 2006 meetings featured teams in the top 10, the first time that has occured since the Big 12’s inaugural season in 1995. • The last three matchups in Austin have gone to five games, as the Huskers are the only Big 12 team to win at Texas since the start of the 2004 season.

D/Gm 2.84 0.72

Lubbock, Texas 29,000 Red Raiders Scarlet and Black United Spirit Arena 15,050 Big 12 Dr. Jon Whitmore Gerald Myers

Nancy Todd (Arizona State, ‘95) Record at School: 44-71 (4 years) Overall Record: Same Asst. Coaches: Mike Moffitt, Beth Karasek Office Phone: (806) 742-7545

at Texas A&M at Kansas State Baylor Kansas at Oklahoma at Missouri Nebraska at Colorado Oklahoma

A/Gm 0.77 0.02

United Spirit Arena

Coaching Staff Head Coach:

November 2 Florida A&M 7 at Kansas 9 Texas A&M 14 Texas Tech 17 at Baylor 21 at Iowa State 24 Kansas State

K/Gm 3.99 3.49

Amy Charlebois Middle Blocker

B/Gm 0.76 0.66

Darrin Bates (806) 742-2770 (806) 773-3609 Darrin.bates@ttu.edu (806) 742-1970 (806) 742-6688 www.texastech.com

Team & Series Information 2006 Record: 12-17 2006 Big 12 Record: 5-15 (8th) 2006 Postseason: None 2006 Final Ranking: NR Letterwinners R/L: 9/5 Starters R/L: 4 (+libero)/2 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 26-1 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (11/1/06) Last NU Win: (11/1/06) Last NU Loss: (10/26/96) Longest NU Winning Streak: 21 Current NU Winning Streak: 21 Nebraska-Texas Tech Series History NU at home: 12-0 NU on the road: 10-1 NU at neutral sites: 4-0 Three games: 20-0 Four games: 4-0 Five games: 2-1

Key Returners Name Amy Charlebois Emily Ziegler

Pos. MB S

Ht. 6-1 6-0

Cl. Sr. Sr.

Pct. .263 .260

2007 Schedule August 24-25 at UNLV Tournament (Arizona State, UNLV, Virginia) 31 Texas Tech Tournament (Lamar, SMU, Villanova) September 1 Texas Tech Tournament 7-8 at Syracuse Tournament (Fordham, Princeton, Syracuse) 12 Colorado 15 Nebraska 19 at Texas A&M 22 at Kansas 26 Texas 29 Iowa State October 3 6 10 17 20 24 27 31

at Baylor at Missouri Oklahoma at Kansas State Texas A&M at Iowa State Baylor Kansas State

November 3 at Colorado 7 at Oklahoma 10 Missouri 14 at Texas 21 Kansas 24 at Nebraska Series Notes • Texas Tech upset the Huskers in their first meeting as Big 12 schools in 1996, but Nebraska has won the last 21 matchups, including 16 by sweeps. • Nebraska swept six straight matches against the Red Raiders before Texas Tech won the first game in the meeting in Lubbock on Oct. 29, 2003. • Nebraska has 20 sweeps in the 27 matchups between the two teams, including sweeps in each of the last six matchups.

K/Gm 2.59 0.69

A/Gm 0.23 7.94

D/Gm 0.77 1.89

B/Gm 1.41 0.26

BIG 12 OPPONENTS Texas A&M Aggies

Kansas Jayhawks

Sept. 22 • TBA • NU Coliseum Nov. 14 • 6:30 p.m. • College Station, Texas

Sept. 26 • 7 p.m. • Horejsi Family Athletics Center Oct. 20 • TBA • NU Coliseum

INTRODUCTION

Laurie Corbelli Head Coach

Sarah Ammerman Outside Hitter

G. Rollie White Coliseum

Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches:

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Debbie Darrah Office Phone: (979) 845-3218 Cell Phone: (979) 777-2600 E-mail: ddarrah@athletics.tamu.edu Fax: (979) 845-0564 Press Row Phone: (979) 845-0006 Website: aggieathletics.com

Ht. 6-2 6-0

Cl. So. So.

Pct. .156 .189

Series Notes • Texas A&M won the first four meetings, but has won only twice since 1982, including once in Big 12 play. • Nebraska was the only Big 12 team to win a match in College Station in 2004. • Nebraska has won 15 straight meetings with Texas A&M, the longest streak by either team in the series, including seven straight sweeps.

K/Gm 3.28 3.52

A/Gm 0.10 0.36

D/Gm 2.34 3.12

B/Gm 0.35 0.38

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Office Phone: Cell Phone: E-mail: Fax: Press Row Phone: Website:

Christine Dieckmann (785) 864-7942 (785) 393-3358 cdieck@ku.edu (785) 864-7944 (785) 864-0169 www.kuathletics.com

Team & Series Information 2006 Record: 10-19 2006 Big 12 Record: 3-17 (11th) 2006 Postseason: N/A 2006 Final Ranking: NR Letterwinners R/L: 9/6 Starters R/L: 4/3 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 78-0-1 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (11/22/06) Last NU Win: (11/22/06) Last NU Loss: None Longest NU Winning Streak: 68 Current NU Winning Streak: 68 Nebraska-Kansas Series History NU at home: NU on the road: NU at neutral sites: Two games: Three games: Four games: Five games:

Key Returners Name Emily Brown Savannah Noyes

Pos. Ht. OH/S 6-2 MB/RS 6-2

36-0 26-0 16-0-1 18-0-1 50-0 9-0 1-0

Cl. Sr. Jr.

Pct. .171 .283

October 3 6 10 13 17 20 24 27 31

at Iowa State Texas A&M Colorado at Texas Baylor at Nebraska at Texas A&M Missouri at Baylor

November 3 Oklahoma 7 Texas 10 at Colorado 14 at Kansas State 17 Iowa State 21 at Texas Tech Series Notes • Nebraska has never lost to Kansas, and the Huskers’ 78 wins against the Jayhawks are the most versus any opponent in school history. • The Huskers have swept the Jayhawks 64 times, including 49 three-game sweeps. • Kansas has won just 16 games in the alltime series, taking the Huskers to five games one time on Nov. 23, 1990.

K/Gm 3.39 3.25

A/Gm 1.53 0.08

D/Gm 2.68 0.27

B/Gm 0.47 0.76

HISTORY

Key Returners Name Pos. Sarah Ammerman OH Mary Batis OH

13-0 9-2 1-4 0-4 11-0 10-0 2-2

November 3 Iowa State 7 at Kansas State 9 at Texas 14 Nebraska 17 Missouri 21 at Colorado 24 Baylor

Office Phone:

RECORDS

Nebraska-Texas A&M Series History NU at home: NU on the road: NU at neutral sites: Two games: Three games: Four games: Five games:

Texas at Kansas at Missouri Colorado Sam Houston State at Texas Tech Kansas at Oklahoma

Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches:

Ray Bechard (Fort Hays State, 1980) 148-127 (9 years) 864-187 (22 years) Jill Jones Stucky Christi Posey (785) 864-7989

September 1 at Spartan Invitational 4 UMKC 7-8 Jayhawk Invitational (St. Peters, Wyoming, Morehead State) 12 Kansas State 15 at Oklahoma 19 at Missouri 22 Texas Tech 26 Nebraska

OPPONENTS

Team & Series Information 2006 Record: 12-16 2006 Big 12 Record: 5-15 (T-8th) 2006 Postseason: None 2006 Final Ranking: NR Letterwinners R/L: 11/3 Starters R/L: 5 (+libero)/1 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 25-6 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (11/15/06) Last NU Win: (11/15/06) Last NU Loss: (10/15/03) Longest NU Winning Streak: 15 Current NU Winning Streak: 15

October 3 6 10 13 16 20 24 27

Coaching Staff Head Coach:

2007 Schedule August 24-25 at Oregon Invitational (Cal State Bakersfield, Idaho State Oregon) 31 at Spartan Invitational (Michigan State, Florida State, Missouri State)

2006 REVIEW

Office Phone:

Laurie Corbelli (San Francisco, ‘88) 306-134 (14 years) 406-240 (20 years) John Corbelli Robyn Romansky (979) 862-3925

September 1 at Montana State Holiday Inn Classic 4 at Texas State 7-8 at UTSA Classic (Auburn, Louisiana Tech, UTSA) 12 Oklahoma 15 at Iowa State 19 Texas Tech 22 at Nebraska 26 at Baylor 28 Kansas State

General Information Location: Lawrence, Kan. Enrollment: 28,849 Nickname: Jayhawks Colors: Crimson and Blue Arena: Horejsi Family Athletics Center Capacity: 1,300 Conference: Big 12 Chancellor: Dr. Robert Hemenway Athletic Director: Lew Perkins

Horejsi Family Athletics Center

COACHES & STAFF

Coaching Staff Head Coach:

2007 Schedule August 24-25 Texas A&M Tournament (Centenary, Prairie View A&M, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) 31 at Montana State Holiday Inn Classic (Montana State, Utah State, Washington State)

Emily Brown Outside Hitter/Setter

2007 HUSKERS

General Information Location: College Station, Texas Enrollment: 46,587 Nickname: Aggies Colors: Maroon and White Arena: G. Rollie White Coliseum Capacity: 7,800 Conference: Big 12 President: Dr. Eddie J. Davis (interim) Athletic Director: Bill Byrne

Ray Bechard Head Coach

BIG 12 OPPONENTS Baylor Bears

Kansas State Wildcats Oct. 3 • 7 p.m. • NU Coliseum Nov. 3 • 7 p.m. • Manhattan, Kan

INTRODUCTION

Sept. 29 • TBA • NU Coliseum Nov. 21 • 6:30 p.m. • Waco, Texas

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

Jim Barnes Head Coach

Taylor Barnes Setter

General Information Location: Enrollment: Nickname: Colors: Arena: Capacity: Conference: President: Athletic Director: Coaching Staff Head Coach: Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coach: Office Phone:

Ferrell Center

Waco, Texas 13,937 Bears Green and Gold Ferrell Center 10,642 Big 12 Dr. John M. Lilley Ian McCaw Jim Barnes (McNeese State, ‘94) 45-51 (3 years) 208-149 (10 years) Candice O’Brien (254) 710-3034

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Jon Brown Office Phone: (254) 710-4049 Cell Phone: (254) 644-3458 E-mail: jonathan_brown@baylor.edu Fax: (254) 710-1369 Press Row Phone: (254) 749-1659 Website: www.baylorbears.com Team & Series Information 2006 Record: 18-15 2006 Big 12 Record: 6-14 (8th) 2006 Postseason: None 2006 Final Ranking: NR Letterwinners R/L: 8/7 Starters R/L: 5/2 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 23-0 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (11/18/06) Last NU Win: (11/18/06) Last NU Loss: None Longest NU Winning Streak: 23 Current NU Winning Streak: 23 Nebraska-Baylor Series History NU at home: NU on the road: NU at neutral sites: Three games: Four games: Five games:

Key Returners Name Taylor Barnes Anna Breyfogle

84 N

Pos. S MB

Ht. Cl. 5-11 So. 6-0 So.

12-0 11-0 0-0 19-0 4-0 0-0

Pct. .264 .310

Suzie Fritz Head Coach

2007 Schedule August 24-25 at Buffalo Classic (Buffalo, North Carolina, Stony Brook) 28 Texas State 31 Clarion Invitational (Stephen F. Austin, Mississippi State, Oregon) September 1 Clarion Invitational 7-8 at SMU Radisson Invite (Sam Houston St., Mississippi, SMU) 12 Iowa State 15 at Kansas State 19 at Colorado 22 Oklahoma 26 Texas A&M 29 at Nebraska October 3 10 13 17 20 24 27 31

Texas Tech at Texas Missouri at Kansas Colorado at TCU at Texas Tech Kansas

November 3 at Missouri 7 at Iowa State 10 Kansas State 14 at Oklahoma 17 Texas 21 Nebraska 24 at Texas A&M Series Notes • The two programs met only once - a Husker sweep on Sept. 22, 1995 - before the Big 12 Conference was formed. • Nebraska has swept Baylor in 19 of the 23 all-time meetings, as Baylor has won four games in the all-time series. • The four-game match in Waco in 2004 marked the first time that Baylor had taken a game from Nebraska at home.

K/Gm 1.31 2.73

A/Gm 11.37 0.14

D/Gm 2.06 0.77

B/Gm 0.70 1.33

Angie Lastra Libero

Ahearn Field House

Manhattan, Kan. 23,137 Wildcats Purple and White Ahearn Field House 5,000 Big 12 Dr. Jon Wefald Tim Weiser Suzie Fritz (Florida Atlantic, ‘94) 124-62 (6 years) Same Jeff Grove Justin Ingram (785) 532-5935

Sports Information Volleyball SID: TBA Office Phone: TBA Cell Phone: TBA E-mail: TBA Fax: (785) 532-6039 Press Row Phone: (785) 532-5198 Website: www.kstatesports.com Team & Series Information 2006 Record: 12-18 2006 Big 12 Record: 4-16 (10th) 2006 Postseason: None 2006 Final Ranking: NR Letterwinners R/L: 9/1 Starters R/L: 5 (+libero)/1 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 72-3 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (10/28/06) Last NU Win: (10/28/06) Last NU Loss: (11/15/03) Longest NU Winning Streak: 58 Current NU Winning Streak: 6 Nebraska-Kansas State Series History NU at home: 28-2 NU on the road: 32-1 NU at neutral sites: 12-0 Two games: 11-0 Three games: 46-0 Four games: 9-1 Five games: 4-2

Key Returners Name Pos. Megan Kroeker MB Stacey Spiegelerg S

Ht. 6-3 6-0

Cl. Jr. Sr.

Pct. .305 .274

2007 Schedule August 24-25 at Wichita State (Wichita State, Cal Poly, North Texas) 28 Houston 31 at Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic (UCLA, Hawaii, Louisville) September 1-2 at Hawaiian Airlines Wahine 7-8 Varney’s Kansas State Invitational (Arkansas, Northern Iowa, Fresno State) 12 at Kansas 15 Baylor 19 Oklahoma 22 at Colorado 26 Missouri 28 at Texas A&M October 3 6 13 17 19 24 27 31

at Nebraska Texas at Iowa State Texas Tech at Oklahoma at Missouri Iowa State at Texas Tech

November 3 Nebraska 7 Texas A&M 10 at Baylor 14 Kansas 17 Colorado 24 at Texas Series Notes • Kansas State became the first team to sweep Nebraska in conference play since 1997 with its two wins in 2003. • Among Nebraska’s 72 wins in the series with Kansas State, 57 have been either two- (11) or three-game (46) sweeps. • The Huskers had won 29 straight meetings with KSU in Manhattan before losing to the Wildcats in November of 2003. NU is 32-1 all-time at Manhattan.

K/Gm 2.72 0.94

A/Gm 0.12 12.41

D/Gm 0.45 2.18

B/Gm 1.36 0.94

BIG 12 OPPONENTS Colorado Buffaloes

Iowa State Cyclones

Oct. 6 • 7:30 p.m. • Boulder, Colo Nov. 7 • 7 p.m. • NU Coliseum

Oct. 10 • 7 p.m. • NU Coliseum Nov. 11 • 4 p.m. • Ames, Iowa

INTRODUCTION

Pi’i Aiu Head Coach

Amber Sutherland Outside Hitter

Coors Events Center

Office Phone:

Pi’i Aiu (Colorado, ’89) 180-116 (10 years) Same Jill Thomason Erik Sullivan (303) 492-6141

Ht. Cl. 5-10 Sr. 5-10 Jr.

Pct. .172 .191

K/Gm 4.18 2.14

A/Gm 0.43 0.56

D/Gm 2.86 1.97

B/Gm 0.63 0.62

Office Phone:

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Matt Shoultz Office Phone: (515) 294-1393 Cell Phone: (515) 520-7642 E-mail: mshoultz@iastate.edu Fax: (515) 294-0558 Press Row Phone: (515) 294-6178 Website: cyclones.com Team & Series Information 2006 Record: 21-11 2006 Big 12 Record: 12-8 (T-4th) 2006 Postseason: 1-1 NCAA Second Round 2006 Final Ranking: RV Letterwinners R/L: 10/6 Starters R/L: 3 (+libero)/3 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 70-0 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-1 (11/8/06) Last NU Win: (11/8/06) Last NU Loss: None Longest NU Winning Streak: 70 Current NU Winning Streak: 70 Nebraska-Iowa State Series History NU at home: NU on the road: NU at neutral sites: Two games: Three games: Four games: Five games:

Key Returners Name Erin Boeve Kaylee Manns

Pos. MB S

Ht. Cl. 6-2 Sr. 5-10 So.

29-0 25-0 16-0 12-0 45-0 10-0 1-0

Pct. .294 .216

October 3 6 10 13 17 24 27 31

Kansas at Oklahoma at Nebraska Kansas State at Colorado Texas Tech at Kansas State Colorado

November 3 at Texas A&M 7 Baylor 11 Nebraska 14 at Missouri 17 at Kansas 21 Texas 24 Oklahoma Series Notes • Iowa State Head Coach Christy Johnson was the starting setter on Nebraska’s 1995 national championship team. Johnson also served as an assistant to John Cook at Wisconsin in 1997 and 1998. • Nebraska held Iowa State to two points in a 3-0 win on Nov. 13, 1999. • Iowa State has won just 13 of 211 games in the history of the series, including one in the last meeting on Nov. 8, 2006.

HISTORY

Key Returners Name Pos. Amber Sutherland OH Alex Buth RS

19-1 19-3 5-2 32-1 8-1 2-4

Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches:

September 5 at Northern Iowa 7-8 at Drake Classic (LSU, Iowa, Drake) 12 at Baylor 15 Texas A&M 19 at Texas 22 Missouri 29 at Texas Tech

RECORDS

Nebraska-Colorado Series History NU at home: NU on the road: NU at neutral sites: Three games: Four games: Five games:

Series Notes • NU won 20 consecutive games against the Buffaloes before the streak was snapped in Boulder in November of 2004. • Nebraska’s matchups with Colorado at the Devaney Center have drawn two of the three largest regular-season crowds in NCAA history, including a then-NCAA mark of 12,504 in 2000. • Colorado defeated Nebraska in a pair of matches in 1997, the only time the Buffaloes have swept the season series. • Nebraska had won 17 straight matches - the longest stretch in the series - before Colorado upset the Huskers during the 2006 season.

Christy Johnson (Nebraska, ‘96) 37-26 (2 years) Same Joe Lynch Dawn Sullivan (515) 294-3462

2007 Schedule August 26 Middle Tennessee 28 Creighton 31-S. 2 at Arizona State Classic (Northern Arizona, New Mexico, Arizona State, Long Island)

OPPONENTS

Team & Series Information 2006 Record: 17-12 2006 Big 12 Record: 12-8 (T-4th) 2006 Postseason: 1-1 NCAA Second Round 2006 Final Ranking: 24 Letterwinners R/L: 11/4 Starters R/L: 4 (+libero)/3 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 42-6 Last Meeting: CU won, 3-2 (11/11/06) Last NU Win: (10/14/06) Last NU Loss: (11/11/06) Longest NU Winning Streak: 17 Current NU Winning Streak: 0

Ames, Iowa 23,710 Cyclones Cardinal and Gold Hilton Coliseum 14,356 Big 12 Dr. Gregory Geoffroy Jamie Pollard

2006 REVIEW

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Linda Poncin Office Phone: (303) 492-5980 E-mail: linda.poncin@colorado.edu Fax: (303) 492-3811 Press Row Phone: (303) 492-1552 Website: cubuffs.com

General Information Location: Enrollment: Nickname: Colors: Arena: Capacity: Conference: President: Athletic Director: Coaching Staff Head Coach:

Hilton Coliseum

COACHES & STAFF

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches:

2007 Schedule August 24-25 at Tulane Tournament (Tulane and Furman) 31-A. 2 Colorado Invitational (Central Florida, UNC Wilmington, California) September 6-8 at Colorado State Tournament (Colorado State, Winthrop, Miami) 12 at Texas Tech 19 Baylor 22 Kansas State 26 at Oklahoma 28 at Texas October 3 Missouri 6 Nebraska 10 at Kansas 13 at Texas A&M 17 at Iowa State 20 at Baylor 24 Oklahoma 27 Texas 31 at Iowa State November 3 Texas Tech 7 at Nebraska 10 Kansas 17 at Kansas State 21 Texas A&M 24 at Missouri

Erin Boeve Middle Blocker

2007 HUSKERS

General Information Location: Boulder, Colo. Enrollment: 27,151 Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Silver, Gold and Black Arena: Coors Events Center Capacity: 11,064 Conference: Big 12 President: Dr. Hank Brown Athletic Director: Mike Bohn

Christy Johnson Head Coach

K/Gm 3.20 0.48

A/Gm 0.02 12.91

D/Gm 0.58 3.23

B/Gm 1.56 0.83

BIG 12 OPPONENTS Oklahoma Sooners

Missouri Tigers

Oct. 17 • 6:30 p.m. • Columbia, Mo. Oct. 31 • 7 p.m. • NU Coliseum

INTRODUCTION

Oct. 13 • TBA • Norman, Okla. Nov. 17 • 7 p.m. • NU Coliseum

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

Santiago Restrepo Head Coach

Sarah Weiland Outside Hitter

McCasland Field House

General Information Location: Norman, Okla. Enrollment: 29,721 Nickname: Sooners Colors: Crimson and Cream Arena: McCasland Field House Capacity: 2,000 Conference: Big 12 President: David Boren Athletic Director: Joe Castiglione Coaching Staff Head Coach: Record at School: Overall Record: Asst. Coaches: Office Phone:

Santiago Restrepo (East Stroudsburg, ‘86) 177-18 (8 years) 47-45 (3 years) Kelly Files Sam Ojie (405) 325-8365

Sports Information Volleyball SID: Office Phone: Home Phone: E-mail: Fax: Press Row Phone: Website:

Jessica Summers (405) 325-8372 (405) 213-6735 jlsummers@ou.edu (405) 325-7623 N/A soonersports.com

Team & Series Information 2006 Record: 28-6 2006 Big 12 Record: 17-3 (2nd) 2006 Postseason: 2-1, NCAA Third Round 2006 Final Ranking: 12 Letterwinners R/L: 7/5 Starters R/L: 2/4 (+libero) Series Record: Nebraska leads, 64-6 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (11/4/06) Last NU Win: (11/4/06) Last NU Loss: (10/10/97) Longest NU Winning Streak: 22 Current NU Winning Streak: 19 Nebraska-Oklahoma Series History NU at home: NU on the road: NU at neutral sites: Two games: Three games: Four games: Five games:

Key Returners Name Sarah Weiland Bridget Lapante

86 N

Pos. OH OH

Ht. 6-0 6-0

Cl. Sr. So.

27-0 22-4 19-2 8-0 46-2 6-2 2-2

Pct. .306 .209

Wayne Kreklow Head Coach

2007 Schedule August 24-25 Sooner Invitational (Denver, Seton Hall, Alabama) 31 at Idaho Invitational (Middle Tennessee, Oregon State, Idaho) September 1 at Idaho Invitational 7 at San Diego Tournament (Virginia, UCSB, San Diego) 12 at Texas A&M 15 Kansas 19 at Kansas State 22 at Baylor 26 Colorado 29 at Missouri October 3 6 10 13 17 19 24 27 31

at TCU Iowa State at Texas Tech Nebraska Texas Kansas State at Colorado Texas A&M at Texas

November 3 at Kansas 7 Texas Tech 14 Baylor 17 at Nebraska 21 Missouri 24 at Iowa State Series Notes • Either Nebraska or Oklahoma posted sweeps in 23 straight matches from 1994 until 2004. • Nebraska has won the last 19 matches against Oklahoma, including 14 straight sweeps, dating back to the 1997 season. • Oklahoma has never defeated Nebraska in 27 matches that have taken place in Lincoln • The matchup in November of 2006 marked the first time Oklahoma had been ranked when facing the Huskers since the start of the Big 12 Conference in 1996.

K/Gm 2.39 3.05

A/Gm 0.35 0.11

D/Gm 0.40 2.12

B/Gm 0.71 0.45

Tatum Ailes Libero

Hearnes Center

General Information Location: Columbia, Mo. Enrollment: 28,253 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Old Gold and Black Arena: Hearnes Center Capacity: 13,611 Conference: Big 12 President: Dr. Gordon H. Lamb (interim) Athletic Director: Michael Alden Coaching Staff Head Coach: Wayne Kreklow (Drake ’80) Record at School: 43-18 (2 years) Overall Record: 310-47 (9 years) Asst. Coaches: TBA Office Phone: (573) 882-0726 Sports Information Volleyball SID: Tom Lewis Office Phone: (573) 884-9486 Cell Phone: (573) 424-9447 E-mail: LewisTV@missouri.edu Fax: (573) 882-4720 Press Row Phone: (573) 882-1442 Website: mutigers.com Team & Series Information 2006 Record: 18-13 2006 Big 12 Record: 11-9 (6th) 2006 Postseason: 1-1, NCAA Second Round 2006 Final Ranking: 21 Letterwinners R/L: 6/4 Starters R/L: 3 (+libero)/3 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 63-3-1 Last Meeting: NU won, 3-0 (10/25/06) Last NU Win: (10/25/06) Last NU Loss: (10/15/03) Longest NU Winning Streak: 44 Current NU Winning Streak: 7 Nebraska-Missouri Series History NU at home: NU on the road: NU at neutral sites: Two games: Three games: Four games: Five games:

Key Returners Name Tatum Ailes Na Yang

Pos. L OH

Ht. 5-6 6-3

26-2 24-1 13-0-1 6-0-1 50-1 5-0 2-2

Cl. Sr. Sr.

Pct. .500 .201

2007 Schedule August 24-25 at Ole Miss Invitational (UT-Arlington, Jacksonville State, Mississippi, Arkansas State) 31 Tiger Invitational (Florida A&M, Notre Dame, Florida International) September 1-2 Tiger Invitational 7-8 at Texas State Invitational (Cal State Fullerton, Houston, Texas State) 12 UMKC 15 at Texas 19 Kansas 22 at Iowa State 26 at Kansas State 29 Oklahoma October 3 6 10 13 17 20 24 27 31

at Colorado Texas Tech Texas A&M at Baylor Nebraska Texas Kansas State at Kansas at Nebraska

November 3 Baylor 10 at Texas Tech 14 Iowa State 17 at Texas A&M 21 at Oklahoma 24 Colorado Series Notes • Nebraska had won 44 straight matches against Missouri before the Tigers upset the Huskers in Lincoln in 2003. • Nebraska has swept the Tigers 50 times in the 67 all-time meetings. • Nebraska rallied from an 0-2 deficit for only the ninth time in school history in the 2005 meeting in Lincoln.

K/Gm 0.03 3.11

A/Gm 0.32 0.25

D/Gm 4.91 2.04

B/Gm 0.00 0.55

NCAA VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA Postseason Volleyball Attendance Marks

2007 First and Second Rounds Dates: Sites:

Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2007 Campus Sites (Locations TBA)

2007 Regionals Semifinals & Finals

Dec. 7-8, 2007 Location Gainesville, Fla. University Park, Pa. Stanford, Calif. Madison, Wis.

2007 NCAA Championships

Dec. 13-15, 2006 Arco Arena (Sacramento, Calif.)

Tickets

Tickets for the 2007 NCAA Championships in Sacramento are set at $45 (lower bowl) and $36 (upper bowl). Visit ncaasports.com or sacsports.com for more NCAA Championship information.

(All-Session) Attend. Matchup 34,222 Nebraska (NCAA Semifinals and Finals) 29,608 Nebraska (NCAA Regional) 23,978 Wisconsin (NCAA Semifinals and Finals) 21,384 Wisconsin (NCAA Semifinals and Finals) 20,504 Hawaii (NCAA Semifinals and Finals)

Future NCAA Championship Sites Year 2008 2009

Year 2006 2005 1998 1993 1999

Arena (City) Qwest Center Omaha (Omaha, Neb.) St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa Bay, Fla.)

Upcoming Sporting Events at Qwest Center Omaha Year 2008 2008 2008 2010

Event NCAA Men's Basketball First & Second Rounds U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships NCAA Wrestling Championships

COACHES & STAFF

Dates: Site (Location):

NCAA Postseason Volleyball Attendance Marks

Qwest Center Omaha opened its doors in September 2003 as the centerpiece to Omaha’s $1.6 billion Riverfront revitalization project. Since opening, Qwest Center Omaha has catapulted Omaha into the spotlight as the premier destination for tours, conventions and meetings. The Convention Center was named Best Convention Center for 2006 by Meetings MidAmerica. It features 194,000 square feet of exhibition space, the Peter Kiewit Grand Ballroom and 16 meeting rooms. Warren Buffet’s Annual Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders Meeting calls Qwest Center Omaha home. The arena consistently ranks as a Top 20 ticket selling arena in the world by Pollstar Magazine. A seating expansion project took place during the summer of 2006 when approximately 1,500 seats were added, bringing capacity to 17,500. Qwest Center Omaha was the host site of the 2005 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Regionals and 2006 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship Finals. The two events have drawn the largest crowds in NCAA volleyball history, as the 2006 championships sold out in hours. Much of the success of Qwest Center Omaha is due to an incredibly supportive community, which has known for a long time that Omaha is a hidden jewel in our country. As a reward, it is our promise to continue bringing world-class events to Omaha.

2007 HUSKERS

Dates: Sites: Stephen C. O’Connell Center Rec Hall Maples Pavilion UW Field House Host: University of Wisconsin

Date 12/16/06 12/14/06 12/10/05 12/9/05 12/19/98

Qwest Center Omaha - 2008 NCAA Host Site

INTRODUCTION

(Single-Match) Attend. Matchup 17,209 Nebraska/Stanford 17,013 NU/UCLA & Stanford/Washington 15,199 Nebraska/Florida (Regional Final) 14,489 Louisville/Florida & Nebraska/UCLA 13,194 Long Beach State/Penn State

2006 REVIEW OPPONENTS RECORDS

HISTORY

Arco Arena will host the NCAA Division I Volleyball National Championships this December in Sacramento, Calif.

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

2007 BIG 12 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Friday, Aug. 24 Kansas State vs. Cal Poly 5 p.m. Baylor at Buffalo 6 p.m. Nebraska vs. Tennessee 8:30 p.m. Texas at Penn State 6 p.m. Kansas vs. Cal State Bakersfield 6:30 p.m. Missouri at Mississippi 7 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma 7 p.m. TAMU-Corpus Christi at Texas A&M 7 p.m. Colorado vs. TBA TBA Texas Tech vs. TBA TBA Saturday, Aug. 25 Seton Hall at Oklahoma 10 a.m. Alabama at Oklahoma 7 p.m. Baylor vs. North Carolina 11 a.m. Kansas State vs. North Texas 11 a.m. Kansas State at Wichita State 7:30 p.m. Centenary at Texas A&M 12:30 p.m. Prairie View A&M at Texas A&M 6:30 p.m. Missouri vs. Jacksonville State 1:30 p.m. Missouri vs. Arkansas State 4:30 p.m. Kansas vs. Idaho State 2:30 p.m. Kansas at Oregon 9 p.m. Baylor vs. Stony Brook 4 p.m. Texas at Penn State 6 p.m. Nebraska vs. UCLA/Utah 6/8:30 p.m. Colorado vs. TBA TBA Texas Tech vs. TBA TBA Sunday, Aug. 26 Middle Tennessee at Iowa State

5 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 28 Houston at Kansas State Texas State at Baylor Creighton at Iowa State

6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 31 Iowa State vs. Northern Arizona Iowa State vs. New Mexico Kansas at Michigan State Oklahoma vs. Middle Tennessee Texas A&M vs. Utah State Florida A&M at Missouri Stephen F. Austin at Baylor Creighton at Nebraska UNC Wilmington at Colorado Texas vs. TBA Texas Tech vs. TBA Kansas State at Hawaii

Noon 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. TBA TBA Midnight

Saturday. Sept. 1 Kansas vs. Florida State 10 a.m. Kansas vs. Missouri State 4 p.m. Oklahoma vs. Oregon State 10 a.m. Oklahoma at Idaho 7:30 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Washington State 11 a.m. Texas A&M at Montana State 8 p.m. Mississippi State at Baylor 1 p.m. Oregon at Baylor 7 p.m. Iowa State at Arizona State 2 p.m. Notre Dame at Missouri 6:30 p.m. Kansas State vs. Louisville 7 p.m. Central Florida at Colorado TBA Texas vs. TBA TBA Texas Tech vs. TBA TBA Sunday, Sept. 2 Iowa State vs. Long Island California at Colorado Penn State at Nebraska Florida International at Missouri Kansas State vs. UCLA Monday, Sept. 3 Cal Poly at Nebraska

88 N

Noon 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 4 UMKC at Kansas Texas A&M at Texas State

7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 5 Iowa State at Northern Iowa

7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 6 Cal State Bakersfield at Texas Colorado at Colorado State

6:30 p.m. 8 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 7 Missouri vs. Cal State Fullerton Missouri vs. Houston St. Peters at Kansas Wyoming at Kansas Arkansas at Kansas State Northern Iowa at Kansas State Baylor at Sam Houston State Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech Iowa State vs. LSU Winthrop vs. Colorado Pepperdine at Texas Duke at Nebraska Oklahoma vs. Virginia Texas Tech vs. TBA

10 a.m. 5 p.m. Noon 7 p.m. Noon 7:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA

Saturday, Sept. 8 Baylor vs. Mississippi 10:30 a.m. Baylor at SMU 7 p.m. Missouri at Texas State Noon Morehead State at Kansas Noon Fresno State at Kansas State Noon Iowa State vs. Iowa 12:30 p.m. Iowa State at Drake 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma vs. UC Santa Barbara 2 p.m. Oklahoma at San Diego 9 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Auburn 3:30 p.m. Texas A&M at UTSA 7 p.m. New Mexico St./Louisville at NU 4:30/7 p.m. Miami (Ohio) vs. Colorado 6 p.m. Texas Tech vs. TBA TBA Wednesday, Sept. 12 Iowa State at Baylor* UMKC at Missouri Oklahoma at Texas A&M* Colorado at Texas Tech* Kansas State at Kansas* Texas at Nebraska*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Saturday. Sept. 15 Kansas at Oklahoma* Baylor at Kansas State* Texas A&M at Iowa State* Missouri at Texas* Nebraska at Texas Tech*

11 a.m. 1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 19 Iowa State at Texas* Kansas at Missouri* Texas Tech at Texas A&M* Oklahoma at Kansas State* Baylor at Colorado*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22 Texas Tech at Kansas* Oklahoma at Baylor* Missouri at Iowa State* Kansas State at Colorado* Texas A&M at Nebraska*

1 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. TBA TBA

Wednesday, Sept. 26 Texas A&M at Baylor* Colorado at Oklahoma* Nebraska at Kansas* Missouri at Kansas State* Texas at Texas Tech

6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 28 Colorado at Texas* Kansas State at Texas A&M*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29 Oklahoma at Missouri* Iowa State at Texas Tech* Baylor at Nebraska*

6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA

Wednesday, Oct. 3 Texas Tech at Baylor* Kansas at Iowa State* Texas at Texas A&M* Kansas State at Nebraska* Oklahoma at TCU Missouri at Colorado*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 6 Texas A&M at Kansas* Iowa State at Oklahoma* Texas at Kansas State* Nebraska at Colorado* Texas Tech at Missouri*

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. TBA

Wednesday, Oct. 10 Baylor at Texas* Texas A&M at Missouri* Colorado at Kansas* Iowa State at Nebraska* Oklahoma at Texas Tech*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 13 Missouri at Baylor* Kansas State at Iowa State* Kansas at Texas* Colorado at Texas A&M* Nebraska at Oklahoma*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. TBA

Tuesday, Oct. 16 Sam Houston State at Texas A&M 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 Nebraska at Missouri* Baylor at Kansas* Texas Tech at Kansas State* Texas at Oklahoma* Iowa State at Colorado*

6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 19 Kansas State at Oklahoma*

6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 20 Colorado at Baylor* Texas A&M at Texas Tech* Kansas at Nebraska* Texas at Missouri* Sunday, Oct. 21 Hawaii at Nebraska Wednesday, Oct. 24 Texas Tech at Iowa State* Kansas State at Missouri* Nebraska at Texas* Kansas at Texas A&M* Baylor at TCU Oklahoma at Colorado* Saturday, Oct. 27 Baylor at Texas Tech*

6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA TBA 5 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

Iowa State at Kansas State* Missouri at Kansas* Texas A&M at Oklahoma* Texas at Colorado*

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 31 Kansas at Baylor* Colorado at Iowa State* Oklahoma at Texas* Missouri at Nebraska* Kansas State at Texas Tech*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 2 Florida A&M at Texas

6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3 Baylor at Missouri* Iowa State at Texas A&M* Oklahoma at Kansas* Nebraska at Kansas State* Texas Tech at Colorado*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA

Wednesday, Nov. 7 Baylor at Iowa State* Colorado at Nebraska* Texas at Kansas* Texas A&M at Kansas State* Texas Tech at Oklahoma*

6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 9 Texas A&M at Texas*

6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 10 Kansas State at Baylor* Missouri at Texas Tech* Kansas at Colorado*

Noon 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 11 Nebraska at Iowa State*

4 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 14 Iowa State at Missouri* Nebraska at Texas A&M* Texas Tech at Texas* Baylor at Oklahoma* Kansas at Kansas State*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 17 Texas at Baylor* Missouri at Texas A&M* Colorado at Kansas State* Iowa State at Kansas* Oklahoma at Nebraska*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 21 Nebraska at Baylor* Texas at Iowa State* Missouri at Oklahoma* Kansas at Texas Tech* Texas A&M at Colorado*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 24 Baylor at Texas A&M* Colorado at Missouri* Oklahoma at Iowa State* Kansas State at Texas* Texas Tech at Nebraska*

6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

All times listed are central and subject to change; Schedule as of July 18.

ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS Cris Hall earned All-America honors in both volleyball and track at Nebraska.

Baylor

Bowling Green State

Nebraska leads 2-0 Sept. 8, 1989.............................. W, 15-13, 15-12, 9-15, 15-6 Sept. 9, 1994............................................W, 15-1, 15-0, 15-9

Alabama

Alabama A&M

Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 2, 2005.........................................W, 30-15, 30-7, 30-15

American

Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 1, 2006.............................. W, 30-16,30-23,28-30,30-16 Nebraska leads 5-1 Sept. 16, 1983..................L, 8-15, 7-15, 15-11, 15-11, 10-15 Sept. 27, 1985..........................................W, 15-9, 15-5, 15-6 Nov. 30, 1985 ......................................W, 15-7, 15-13, 15-10 Sept. 11, 1999 .......................................W, 15-9, 16-14, 15-6 Dec. 9, 2000 ........................................W, 15-7, 19-17, 15-11 Sept. 7, 2002.......................... W, 23-30, 30-19, 30-15, 32-30

Arizona State

California

Nebraska leads 2-1 Nov. 6, 1976..................................................... L, 15-17, 4-15 Sept. 17, 1983............................ W, 16-14, 15-7, 15-17, 15-3 Sept. 24, 1983..........................................W, 15-3, 15-5, 15-4

Cal Poly

Series Tied 1-1 Oct. 27, 1984 .....................L, 15-11, 7-15, 15-10, 9-15, 9-15 Sept. 9, 2006........................................W, 30-23,30-23,30-22 Cal State Fullerton Nebraska leads 2-0 Nov. 1, 1976............................. W, 15-8, 15-17, 15-11, 15-10 Nov. 3, 1977............................. W, 14-16, 15-10, 16-14, 15-9

Cal State Northridge

Cal State Northridge leads 1-0 Nov. 5, 1976..................................................... L, 13-15, 4-15

Central Florida

Augsburg

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 12, 1987..........................................W, 15-6, 15-7, 15-2

Nebraska leads 1-0 Nov. 21, 1975.................................................. W, 15-8, 15-12 Ball State Nebraska leads 2-0 Sept. 1, 2002......................................W, 30-20, 30-19, 30-28 Sept. 11, 2004....................................W, 30-19, 30-21, 30-20

Central Florida leads 1-0 Nov. 2, 1979..................................................... L, 11-15, 9-15

Central Michigan

Central Missouri State

Nebraska leads 3-0 Oct. 11, 1975 .................................................. W, 15-7, 15-12 Sept. 25, 1976..........................................W, 15-2, 15-2, 15-4 Oct. 9, 1976 ...................................................... W, 15-5, 15-5

Colorado

Nebraska leads 42-6 Oct. 2, 1987 ...........................................W, 15-4, 15-5, 15-11 Oct. 29, 1987 ...........................................W, 15-6, 15-3, 15-5 Oct. 8, 1988 ............................... W, 15-10, 15-9, 13-15, 15-7 Nov. 10, 1988.........................................W, 15-8, 15-1, 16-14 Nov. 26, 1988............................. W, 13-15, 15-10, 15-4, 15-7 Sept. 30, 1989......................................W, 15-13, 15-4, 15-10 Oct. 14, 1989 ............................. W, 15-7, 10-15, 15-6, 17-15 Oct. 27, 1990 .........................................W, 15-5, 15-4, 15-11 Nov. 13, 1990......................W, 5-15, 11-15, 15-3, 15-7, 15-5 Nov. 24, 1990.........................................W, 15-5, 15-13, 15-9 Sept. 27, 1991......................................W, 15-10, 15-13, 15-7 Oct. 26, 1991 .......................................W, 16-14, 15-12, 15-9 Nov. 30, 1991...........................................W, 15-8, 15-7, 15-4 Oct. 24, 1992 .........................................W, 15-5, 15-9, 15-12 Nov. 4, 1992......................W, 15-5, 15-10, 9-15, 8-15, 16-14 Nov. 28, 1992.............................. L, 14-16, 11-15, 15-9, 8-15 Dec. 3, 1992............................... W, 15-11, 15-8, 8-15, 19-17 Oct. 13, 1993 .....................L, 13-15, 15-9, 12-15, 15-5, 9-15 Oct. 30, 1993 ...........................................W, 15-8, 15-8, 15-8 Nov. 27, 1993...................L, 15-7, 10-15, 15-9, 13-15, 11-15 Oct. 29, 1994 .........................................W, 15-3, 15-12, 15-5 Nov. 16, 1994.........................................W, 15-13, 15-5, 15-2 Nov. 26, 1994............................... W, 15-6, 13-15, 15-6, 15-8 Dec. 9, 1994...........................................W, 15-11, 15-7, 15-5 Sept. 27, 1995........................................W, 15-6, 15-5, 15-12 Oct. 22, 1995 ...........................................W, 15-4, 15-3, 15-2 *Oct. 9, 1996 .....................................W, 16-14, 15-11, 15-10 *Oct. 30, 1996 .......................................W, 15-4, 15-5, 15-11 *Oct. 8, 1997 .......................L, 15-11, 9-15, 7-15, 15-6, 8-15 *Oct. 29, 1997 ......................................L, 4-15, 13-15, 12-15 *Nov. 4, 1998...........................................W, 15-7, 15-5, 15-3 *Nov. 25, 1998...................................W, 15-10, 15-12, 15-12 *Oct. 9, 1999 ................................. W, 15-4, 15-5, 7-15, 15-7 *Nov. 10, 1999........................... W, 15-10, 9-15, 15-5, 15-11 *Sept. 27, 2000........................................W, 15-5, 15-6, 15-9 *Nov. 4, 2000.......................................W, 15-12, 15-3, 15-13 *Sept. 19, 2001..................................W, 30-27, 30-16, 30-23 *Nov. 21, 2001...................................W, 30-23, 30-17, 30-24 *Oct. 2, 2002 .....................................W, 30-23, 30-24, 30-16 *Oct. 30, 2002 ...................................W, 30-23, 30-20, 30-26 *Oct. 1, 2003 .....................................W, 30-22, 30-24, 30-16 *Nov. 26, 2003....................... W, 33-31, 15-30, 30-18, 30-26 *Sept. 22, 2004..................................W, 30-25, 30-25, 30-23 *Oct. 27, 2004 ...................................W, 31-29, 30-12, 30-23 *Sept. 17, 2005..................................W, 30-22, 30-20, 30-23 *Nov. 23, 2005...................................W, 30-19, 30-26, 30-19 *Oct. 14, 2006 ...................................W, 30-27, 30-18, 30-21 *Nov. 11, 2006............L, 30-19, 28-30, 30-15, 27-30, 12-15

Colorado State

Nebraska leads 6-1 Sept. 28, 1984.............................. W, 15-3, 15-2, 12-15, 15-6 Sept. 21, 1985........................................W, 15-10, 15-6, 15-9 Oct. 3, 1987 .............................. L, 15-11, 12-15, 11-15, 4-15 Sept. 21, 1996........................................W, 15-10, 15-2, 15-8 Sept. 2, 2000.............................. W, 7-15, 15-7, 15-13, 15-13 Dec. 7, 2001........................... W, 29-31, 30-21, 30-26, 36-34 Nov. 7, 2004.......................................W, 30-24, 30-21, 30-25

Concordia

Nebraska leads 2-0 Sept. 20, 1975................................................... W, 15-4, 15-6 Oct. 25, 1975 .................................................... W, 15-2, 15-5

HISTORY

Arkansas Nebraska leads 2-0 Dec. 7, 1996................................. W, 15-8, 12-15, 15-7, 15-7 Sept. 5, 1997.................W, 15-5, 12-15, 15-11, 14-16, 15-13

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 18, 1980 .................................................... W, 15-9, 15-6

RECORDS

Nebraska leads 3-1-1 Nov. 5, 1977..................................................... T, 14-16, 15-8 Nov. 26, 1983................W, 14-16, 15-13, 15-10, 6-15, 15-10 Sept. 27, 1986................L, 16-18, 9-15, 15-11, 15-13, 12-15 Sept. 10, 1994............................ W, 15-12, 15-7, 11-15, 15-9 Dec. 7, 2002.......................................W, 30-22, 30-21, 30-27

Nebraska leads 5-2 Nov. 10, 1976................................................... L, 10-15, 5-15 Sept. 28, 1985......................................W, 15-11, 15-13, 15-8 Oct. 4, 1986 .........................................W, 15-2, 15-10, 15-11 Sept. 28, 1990.............................. W, 3-15, 16-14, 15-6, 15-1 Oct. 11, 1990 .........................................W, 15-10, 15-6, 15-6 Sept. 20, 1991..................L, 9-15, 15-5, 10-15, 15-12, 13-15 Aug. 30, 1996..................W, 10-15, 15-9, 8-15, 15-11, 15-11

Cleveland State

OPPONENTS

Arizona

Brigham Young

Nebraska leads 1-0 Aug. 29, 2003.....................................W, 32-30, 30-10, 30-17

2006 REVIEW

Nebraska leads 2-0 Oct. 19, 1979 ................................................ W, 15-10, 15-11 Sept. 14, 2002....................................W, 30-13, 30-15, 30-22

Clemson

COACHES & STAFF

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 23, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-8, 15-7

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 20, 1978 .................................................. W, 15-8, 15-10

2007 HUSKERS

Bemidji State

Cincinnati

INTRODUCTION

Nebraska leads 21-0 Sept. 22, 1995..........................................W, 15-3, 15-6, 15-7 *Oct. 25, 1996 .........................................W, 15-8, 15-6, 15-5 *Nov. 23, 1996.........................................W, 15-5, 15-1, 15-2 *Oct. 24, 1997 .......................................W, 15-11, 15-8, 15-1 *Nov. 22, 1997.......................................W, 15-3, 15-13, 15-3 *Oct. 10, 1998 .........................................W, 15-8, 15-8, 15-6 *Nov. 13, 1998.........................................W, 15-8, 15-7, 15-1 *Oct. 16, 1999 .......................................W, 15-10, 15-5, 15-8 *Nov. 20, 1999.........................................W, 15-7, 15-7, 15-9 *Oct. 11, 2000 .......................................W, 15-2, 15-2, 15-10 *Nov. 19, 2000.....................................W, 15-5, 15-10, 15-10 *Sept. 29, 2001..................................W, 31-29, 30-21, 30-18 *Nov. 17, 2001....................... W, 28-30, 30-26, 30-26, 30-19 *Oct. 19, 2002 ...................................W, 30-16, 30-23, 30-19 *Nov. 23, 2002...................................W, 30-23, 30-19, 30-19 *Oct. 18, 2003 ...................................W, 30-24, 30-23, 30-26 *Nov. 22, 2003....................... W, 30-19, 30-24, 28-30, 30-27 *Oct. 6, 2004 .....................................W, 30-22, 30-23, 30-13 *Oct. 23, 2004 ....................... W, 30-19, 28-30, 30-18, 30-26 *Oct. 1, 2005 .....................................W, 30-21, 30-17, 30-18 *Nov. 16, 2005...................................W, 30-18, 30-19, 30-21 *Sept. 30, 2006...................... W, 30-32, 30-18, 30-21, 30-24 *Nov. 18, 2006...................................W, 30-17, 30-20, 30-22

Cornell

Fresno State

Creighton

George Mason

INTRODUCTION

Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 1, 1993.............................................W, 15-7, 15-4, 15-1 Nebraska leads 9-0 Sept. 16, 1980................................................. W, 15-11, 15-4 Oct. 7, 1980 ...................................................... W, 15-4, 15-0 Sept. 1, 1998............................................W, 15-2, 15-1, 15-3 Oct. 3, 2000 .............................................W, 15-5, 15-1, 15-0 Sept. 25, 2001....................................W, 30-15, 30-21, 30-22 Sept. 29, 2002....................................W, 30-11, 30-15, 30-14 Oct. 10, 2004 .....................................W, 30-22, 30-15, 30-24 Oct. 11, 2005 .....................................W, 30-11, 30-24, 30-18 Sept. 24, 2006........................ W, 27-30, 30-24, 30-13, 30-18 Davidson Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 3, 1999.............................................W, 15-3, 15-5, 15-3

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COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

Dayton

Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 6, 2003.......................................W, 30-19, 30-14, 30-25 DePaul Nebraska leads 3-0-1 Oct. 1, 1977 ....................................................... T, 9-15, 15-7 Oct. 14, 1978 ................................................ W, 15-13, 15-10 Oct. 12, 1979 .................................................. W, 15-6, 16-14 Oct. 13, 1979 .....................................W, 13-15, 15-10, 15-13

Drake

Nebraska leads 10-0 Oct. 11, 1975 .................................................... W, 15-8, 15-7 Nov. 20, 1975.................................................... W, 15-3, 15-3 Sept. 17, 1976................................................... W, 15-1, 15-2 Sept. 10, 1977..........................................W, 15-5, 15-4, 15-8 Sept. 19, 1977............................................... W, 15-11, 15-11 Sept. 30, 1978................................................. W, 15-7, 15-11 Sept. 28, 1979................................................... W, 15-3, 15-4 Oct. 8, 1981 ............................. W, 15-11, 15-13, 10-15, 15-3 Aug. 31, 1989...........................................W, 15-4, 15-3, 15-8 Sept. 1, 1999..........................................W, 15-7, 15-7, 15-11

Duke

Nebraska leads 4-1 Nov. 8, 1976..................................................... L, 10-15, 4-15 Sept. 30, 1994........................................W, 15-12, 15-1, 15-8 Oct. 1, 1994 .........................................W, 15-12, 15-7, 15-13 Sept. 14, 1996..........................................W, 15-9, 15-8, 15-7 Dec. 3, 2005.......................................W, 30-19, 30-19, 30-20

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

Elmhurst

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 12, 1979 .................................................... W, 15-1, 15-1

Florida

Nebraska leads 7-1 Sept. 3, 1988............................................W, 15-4, 15-8, 15-9 Sept. 23, 1990........................................W, 15-11, 15-5, 15-3 Nov. 12, 1995..................W, 15-4, 15-13, 11-15, 14-16, 15-7 Aug. 31, 1997...................L, 15-13, 12-15, 11-15, 15-7, 7-15 Sept. 19, 1998..........................................W, 15-4, 15-8, 15-0 Sept. 5, 1999................................ W, 18-16, 9-15, 15-6, 15-6 Dec. 8, 2001................W, 30-18, 30-24, 28-30, 25-30, 15-13 Dec. 10, 2005.....................................W, 30-26, 30-24, 30-16

Florida A&M

Florida A&M leads 1-0 Sept. 10, 2004......................... L, 25-30, 30-16, 28-30, 28-30

Florida International

Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 8, 1976.........................................W, 15-11, 8-15, 15-11

HISTORY

Florida State

Nebraska leads 2-0 Oct. 21, 1978 .....................................W, 15-12, 10-15, 15-12 Oct. 2, 1982 ........................W, 15-9, 15-5, 3-15, 12-15, 15-7

Fort Hays State

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 11, 1975 .................................................. W, 15-11, 15-2

90 N

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 31, 1980 ................................................ W, 15-11, 15-13 Nebraska leads 2-0 Dec. 2, 1995...........................................W, 15-2, 15-5, 16-14 Sept. 6, 1997............................................W, 15-4, 15-3, 15-2

George Washington

Nebraska leads 2-0 Dec. 3, 1994...........................................W, 17-15, 15-9, 15-8 Sept. 23, 1995..........................................W, 15-5, 15-7, 15-1

George Williams

George Williams leads 1-0 Oct. 13, 1978 ..........................................L, 15-8, 1-15, 13-15

Georgia

Nebraska leads 4-0 Sept. 28, 1991..........................................W, 15-7, 15-5, 15-9 Sept. 17, 1993.............................. W, 15-9, 15-8, 12-15, 15-8 Sept. 16, 1995..........................................W, 15-8, 15-9, 15-7 Sept. 2, 2000............................................W, 15-4, 15-2, 15-4

Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech leads 1-0 Sept. 14, 2003..............L, 23-30, 25-30, 30-26, 31-29, 14-16

Gonzaga

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 15, 1995..........................................W, 15-2, 15-1, 15-4

Graceland

Nebraska leads 5-1 Oct. 17, 1975 .........................................W, 15-4, 14-16, 15-0 Oct. 18, 1975 ..................................................... L, 8-15, 4-15 Oct. 31, 1975 .................................................. W, 15-10, 15-7 Nov. 1, 1975.................................................... W, 15-9, 15-10 Sept. 17, 1977................................................. W, 15-11, 15-4 Sept. 9, 1978............................................W, 15-5, 15-5, 15-8

Grandview

Dec. 13, 1986...........................................W, 15-9, 15-8, 15-3 Sept. 26, 1987...............W, 15-10, 12-15, 16-14, 13-15, 15-8 Dec. 11, 1987........................................L, 11-15, 12-15, 5-15 Sept. 17, 1988............................... L, 14-16, 15-8, 1-15, 9-15 Nov. 11, 1989...................L, 15-13, 6-15, 15-11, 8-15, 12-15 Dec. 9, 1989...........................................W, 17-15, 15-5, 15-8 Sept. 21, 1990.....................W, 6-15, 13-15, 15-9, 15-8, 15-8 Oct. 6, 1991 .............................................W, 15-7, 15-7, 15-1 Dec. 7, 1991...........................................W, 15-5, 15-8, 15-12 Sept. 11, 1992............................. L, 7-15, 14-16, 15-3, 12-15 Dec. 10, 1992........................................L, 10-15, 7-15, 10-15 Nov. 23, 1993.........................................W, 15-4, 15-12, 15-7 Oct. 25, 1994 .........................................W, 15-9, 15-6, 15-10 Aug. 30, 2003.....................................W, 30-27, 30-20, 30-20

Illinois-Chicago

Illinois-Chicago leads 3-1 Oct. 31, 1975 ................................................... L, 13-15, 5-15 Oct. 1, 1977 ....................................................... L, 4-15, 6-15 Oct. 21, 1977 .......................................W, 11-15, 15-9, 15-11 Oct. 13, 1978 ......................................L, 11-15, 15-10, 10-15

Illinois State

Series tied 5-5 Dec. 9, 1976..........................................L, 15-12, 13-15, 4-15 Oct. 21, 1978 ..................................................... L, 9-15, 9-15 Sept. 28, 1979........................................W, 8-15, 15-10, 15-7 Sept. 29, 1979.............................. W, 15-9, 15-8, 4-15, 15-10 Oct. 19, 1979 ..................................................... L, 9-15, 6-15 Oct. 3, 1981 ..........................................L, 10-15, 15-3, 12-15 Oct. 1, 1982 ............................................L, 3-15, 15-17, 7-15 Dec. 2, 1989.........................................W, 15-7, 15-11, 15-12 Aug. 23, 1996........................... W, 12-15, 15-11, 15-3, 17-15 Aug. 30, 2003......................... W, 30-25, 30-26, 28-30, 30-15

Indiana

Series tied 1-1 Oct. 14, 1978 ................................................. L, 12-15, 10-15 Sept. 24, 1988.......................... W, 16-14, 15-0, 13-15, 16-14

Iona

Nebraska leads 2-0 Oct. 9, 1976 ...................................................... W, 15-8, 15-6 Oct. 16, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-9, 15-4

Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 3, 2004.......................................W, 30-15, 30-12, 30-19

Hawaii

Nebraska leads 12-0 Oct. 9, 1976 ...................................................... W, 15-2, 15-3 Nov. 12, 1977.................................................... W, 15-5, 15-6 Nov. 17, 1977.................................................... W, 15-6, 15-8 Nov. 16, 1978.........................................W, 15-6, 10-15, 15-6 Nov. 20, 1980...........................................W, 15-5, 15-6, 15-6 Sept. 3, 1983............................................W, 15-6, 15-9, 15-7 Sept. 8, 1984............................................W, 15-9, 15-4, 15-6 Sept. 8, 1985............................................W, 15-8, 15-1, 15-4 Sept. 5, 1987................................ W, 15-6, 15-5, 15-17, 15-8 Sept. 2, 1989........................................W, 15-11, 15-12, 15-6 Sept. 1, 1993............................................W, 15-5, 15-5, 15-8 Sept. 4, 1999..........................................W, 15-10, 15-3, 15-3

Nebraska leads 6-4 Nov. 7, 1981..................................................... L, 10-15, 3-15 Oct. 6, 1985 .......................................W, 15-13, 15-10, 15-13 Oct. 20, 1989 ............................................L, 9-15, 9-15, 9-15 Oct. 21, 1989 ........................... W, 15-7, 14-16, 16-14, 15-12 Sept. 7, 1990........................................W, 15-11, 16-14, 15-5 Aug. 24, 1996........................................L, 12-15, 14-16, 9-15 Dec. 14, 2000............................. W, 15-3, 15-12, 9-15, 15-10 Aug. 24, 2001.....................................W, 30-17, 30-27, 30-24 Dec. 14, 2002.......................... L, 25-30, 30-25, 30-27, 30-21 Aug. 26, 2005.....................................W, 30-23, 30-26, 30-21

Hofstra

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 16, 1989.............................. W, 12-15, 15-6, 15-7, 15-3

Houston

Nebraska leads 5-2 Oct. 22, 1977 ..................................................... L, 4-15, 3-15 Oct. 3, 1980 ..................................................... L, 14-16, 3-15 Sept. 12, 1981................................................... W, 15-2, 15-8 Nov. 25, 1983.........................................W, 15-13, 15-4, 15-7 Sept. 9, 1989.......................W, 15-5, 9-15, 17-19, 15-8, 15-5 Nov. 1, 1991...........................................W, 15-8, 15-6, 15-11 Nov. 5, 1993............................... W, 13-15, 15-7, 15-1, 15-11

Idaho

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 13, 1985........................................W, 15-8, 15-6, 15-12

Illinois

Nebraska leads 14-5-1 Sept. 30, 1977................................................ T, 15-10, 15-17 Oct. 14, 1978 .......................................W, 15-12, 8-15, 15-12 Oct. 3, 1980 .........................................W, 15-5, 15-17, 15-11 Sept. 10, 1982................................................. W, 15-10, 15-8 Sept. 11, 1982........................................W, 15-5, 15-5, 15-11 Sept. 21, 1986............................ W, 15-10, 15-7, 12-15, 15-6

Iowa

Iowa State

Nebraska leads 70-0 Nov. 9, 1975...................................................... W, 15-3, 15-7 Oct. 30, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-1, 15-5 Oct. 27, 1977 .................................................. W, 15-9, 15-11 Nov. 12, 1977.................................................... W, 15-3, 15-9 Oct. 28, 1978 .................................................. W, 15-11, 15-3 Nov. 10, 1978.................................................... W, 15-9, 15-7 Nov. 16, 1978.................................................. W, 15-2, 15-10 Sept. 8, 1979..................................................... W, 15-4, 15-6 Sept. 28, 1979................................................... W, 15-6, 15-0 Oct. 26, 1979 .................................................. W, 15-12, 15-3 Oct. 27, 1979 ...........................................W, 15-3, 15-6, 15-5 Sept. 27, 1980................................................. W, 15-1, 16-14 Sept. 25, 1981................................................... W, 15-5, 15-9 Sept. 21, 1982..........................................W, 15-3, 15-8, 15-8 Oct. 20, 1982 ............................. W, 15-9, 15-3, 13-15, 15-11 Nov. 13, 1982............................. W, 15-6, 10-15, 15-2, 15-12 Oct. 12, 1983 .......................................W, 15-11, 15-10, 15-8 Nov. 9, 1983.........................................W, 15-13, 15-3, 15-10 Nov. 18, 1983............................... W, 15-5, 15-3, 12-15, 15-6 Oct. 9, 1984 ................................... W, 8-15, 15-2, 15-7, 15-7 Nov. 7, 1984.............................................W, 15-2, 15-9, 15-9 Oct. 12, 1985 ...........................................W, 15-7, 15-5, 15-7

Kansas State

Nebraska leads 5-2 Dec. 7, 1978...........................................W, 15-8, 0-15, 15-12 Oct. 17, 1980 ................................................... L, 9-15, 11-15 Oct. 7, 1983 .......................L, 15-9, 15-5, 13-15, 8-15, 10-15 Nov. 29, 1985...........................................W, 15-4, 15-5, 15-3

HISTORY

Kentucky

RECORDS

Nebraska leads 74-3 Oct. 11, 1975 .................................................... W, 15-2, 15-3 Oct. 18, 1975 .................................................... W, 15-5, 15-1 Oct. 31, 1975 .................................................... W, 15-1, 15-2 Sept. 25, 1976..........................................W, 15-7, 15-9, 15-7 Oct. 12, 1976 ............................. W, 16-14, 15-6, 14-16, 15-3 Oct. 30, 1976 .................................................. W, 15-12, 15-9 Nov. 13, 1976................................................ W, 15-12, 15-13 Oct. 10, 1977 ..................W, 14-16, 15-10, 15-0, 9-15, 15-12 Oct. 26, 1977 ...........................................W, 15-0, 1-15, 15-3 Oct. 27, 1977 .................................................... W, 15-3, 15-1 Oct. 27, 1978 ...........................................W, 3-15, 15-9, 15-8 Sept. 8, 1979..................................................... W, 15-7, 15-6 Sept. 26, 1979................................................... W, 15-9, 15-4 Nov. 15, 1979........................... W, 15-12, 15-10, 10-15, 15-5 Oct. 7, 1980 .................................................... W, 15-4, 16-14 Oct. 14, 1980 .................................................... W, 15-4, 15-9 Sept. 5, 1981..........................................W, 15-5, 15-4, 15-11 Oct. 13, 1981 ......................W, 16-14, 5-15, 15-5, 4-15, 15-4 Oct. 16, 1981 .........................................W, 15-2, 14-16, 15-5 Oct. 28, 1981 .........................................W, 15-5, 15-10, 15-5 Nov. 12, 1981.................................................. W, 15-12, 15-1 Nov. 14, 1981.........................................W, 15-6, 15-11, 15-4 Oct. 26, 1982 ...........................................W, 15-3, 15-3, 15-6 Nov. 9, 1982...........................................W, 15-7, 15-6, 15-13 Sept. 28, 1983........................................W, 15-5, 15-4, 15-10

OPPONENTS

Nebraska leads 1-0 Nov. 7, 1975 ..................................................... W, 15-3, 15-2

2006 REVIEW

Kansas City

Nov. 1, 1983...........................................W, 15-5, 15-8, 15-11 Oct. 3, 1984 .............................................W, 15-7, 15-9, 15-5 Oct. 30, 1984 ...........................................W, 15-5, 15-8, 15-0 Oct. 15, 1985 ...........................................W, 15-1, 15-8, 15-7 Nov. 5, 1985................................. W, 15-6, 15-8, 4-15, 16-14 Oct. 22, 1986 ...........................................W, 15-1, 15-5, 15-6 Nov. 4, 1986.............................................W, 15-5, 15-3, 15-5 Oct. 13, 1987 .........................................W, 15-3, 15-5, 15-10 Nov. 3, 1987................................... W, 15-7, 8-15, 15-7, 15-4 Sept. 24, 1988......................................W, 15-10, 15-10, 15-6 Oct. 5, 1988 ...........................................W, 15-9, 15-11, 15-8 Nov. 19, 1988.....................................W, 15-11, 15-10, 15-10 Oct. 3, 1989 ...........................................W, 16-14, 15-6, 15-7 Nov. 18, 1989...........................................W, 15-7, 15-3, 15-6 Oct. 16, 1990 .........................................W, 15-13, 15-3, 15-2 Nov. 10, 1990.......................................W, 15-11, 15-9, 15-10 Sept. 8, 1991..........................................W, 15-5, 15-2, 15-10 Sept. 14, 1991..........................................W, 15-7, 15-7, 15-6 Oct. 22, 1991 ...........................................W, 15-3, 15-9, 15-7 Oct. 21, 1992 ...........................................W, 15-2, 15-4, 15-5 Nov. 18, 1992...........................................W, 15-2, 15-7, 15-6 Sept. 29, 1993..........................................W, 15-5, 15-7, 15-9 Oct. 27, 1993 ...........................................W, 15-5, 15-5, 15-7 Oct. 12, 1994 ............................... W, 13-15, 15-2, 15-5, 15-6 Nov. 2, 1994...........................................W, 15-8, 15-11, 15-3 Oct. 11, 1995 ...........................................W, 15-4, 15-6, 15-8 Nov. 1, 1995.............................................W, 15-4, 15-9, 15-5 *Sept. 28, 1996...................W, 9-15, 15-5, 9-15, 15-4, 15-11 *Nov. 15, 1996......................... W, 15-12, 15-12, 7-15, 15-12 *Sept. 27, 1997.......................... W, 14-16, 15-7, 15-7, 15-11 *Nov. 14, 1997.....................................W, 15-11, 15-4, 16-14 *Nov. 6, 1998.......................................W, 15-8, 15-10, 16-14 *Nov. 28, 1998.......................................W, 15-3, 15-12, 15-7 *Sept. 22, 1999................L, 15-9, 16-14, 16-18, 7-15, 15-17 *Oct. 30, 1999 .......................................W, 15-9, 15-10, 15-6 *Oct. 18, 2000 .........................................W, 15-9, 15-6, 15-8 *Nov. 26, 2000................W, 15-10, 9-15, 14-16, 15-6, 15-12 *Oct. 1, 2001 .....................................W, 30-28, 30-27, 30-20 *Oct. 27, 2001 ...................................W, 30-24, 30-13, 30-23 Dec. 1, 2001........................... W, 30-25, 28-30, 30-26, 30-19 *Sept. 18, 2002..................................W, 30-25, 30-16, 30-27 *Nov. 30, 2002...................................W, 30-20, 30-21, 30-19 *Oct. 11, 2003 ...............L, 22-30, 26-30, 30-19, 30-23, 8-15 *Nov. 15, 2003........................ L, 28-30, 31-29, 26-30, 25-30 *Oct. 13, 2004 ....................... W, 28-30, 30-21, 30-25, 30-23 *Nov. 6, 2004.....................................W, 30-27, 30-24, 30-13 *Oct. 19, 2005 ...................................W, 30-20, 30-17, 30-18 *Nov. 19, 2005....................... W, 30-16, 32-34, 30-15, 30-26 *Oct. 4, 2006 .....................................W, 30-17, 30-22, 30-17 *Oct. 28, 2006 ...................................W, 30-21, 30-24, 30-22

COACHES & STAFF

Nebraska leads 78-0-1 Oct. 17, 1975 .......................................W, 15-12, 12-15, 15-5 Oct. 31, 1975 ................................................ W, 15-10, 15-12 Nov. 9, 1975.............................................W, 15-4, 3-15, 15-1 Nov. 21, 1975.................................................... W, 15-2, 15-3 Sept. 21, 1976................................................... W, 15-0, 15-4 Oct. 9, 1976 ...................................................... W, 15-7, 15-4 Oct. 29, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-7, 15-2 Nov. 18, 1976................................................ W, 15-13, 15-11 Oct. 21, 1977 .................................................... W, 15-8, 15-6 Oct. 28, 1977 .................................................... W, 15-3, 15-4 Nov. 15, 1977................................................... T, 16-18, 7-15 Nov. 18, 1977.................................................... W, 15-5, 15-9 Sept. 29, 1978................................................. W, 15-11, 15-0 Oct. 28, 1978 .......................................W, 15-10, 8-15, 15-13 Nov. 17, 1978.................................................... W, 15-2, 15-4 Nov. 18, 1978.......................................W, 15-6, 15-11, 15-11 Sept. 28, 1979................................................... W, 15-2, 15-4 Oct. 3, 1979 ...................................................... W, 15-4, 15-9 Nov. 15, 1979.......................................W, 15-11, 18-16, 15-6 Sept. 6, 1980.............................. W, 15-12, 15-5, 13-15, 15-7 Sept. 26, 1980................................................. W, 16-14, 15-2 Oct. 24, 1980 .................................................. W, 15-12, 15-4 Oct. 25, 1980 ...........................................W, 15-4, 15-4, 15-2 Sept. 26, 1981................................................... W, 15-9, 15-1 Oct. 16, 1981 .................................................. W, 15-12, 15-8 Nov. 13, 1981.................................................. W, 15-8, 15-13 Sept. 15, 1982....................................W, 15-13, 15-10, 15-10 Oct. 9, 1982 ............................... W, 15-12, 15-4, 12-15, 15-6 Nov. 3, 1982.............................................W, 15-5, 15-7, 15-3 Sept. 12, 1983........................................W, 15-2, 15-4, 15-11

Terry Pettit and the late Bob Devaney pose with one of NU’s 18 Big Eight Championship trophies.

2007 HUSKERS

Kansas

Nov. 22, 1983...........................................W, 15-2, 15-6, 15-4 Sept. 19, 1984..........................................W, 15-6, 15-6, 15-3 Oct. 17, 1984 ...........................................W, 15-9, 15-3, 15-8 Sept. 7, 1985............................................W, 15-6, 15-9, 15-5 Oct. 1, 1985 ...........................................W, 15-1, 15-7, 17-15 Sept. 14, 1986.............................. W, 15-6, 11-15, 15-5, 15-3 Oct. 14, 1986 ...........................................W, 15-6, 15-3, 15-4 Sept. 15, 1987..........................................W, 15-2, 15-6, 15-4 Oct. 20, 1987 ...........................................W, 15-4, 15-2, 15-4 Nov. 11, 1987.........................................W, 15-8, 15-5, 15-10 Oct. 22, 1988 ...........................................W, 15-5, 15-5, 15-5 Nov. 15, 1988...........................................W, 15-6, 15-7, 15-8 Oct. 11, 1989 ............................... W, 15-9, 15-0, 11-15, 15-4 Nov. 7, 1989.............................................W, 15-5, 15-2, 15-7 Oct. 3, 1990 .........................................W, 15-12, 15-13, 15-5 Oct. 30, 1990 ............................. W, 15-9, 10-15, 16-14, 15-9 Nov. 23, 1990....................W, 15-7, 15-11, 18-20, 8-15, 15-4 Nov. 2, 1991...........................................W, 15-8, 15-3, 15-12 Oct. 29, 1991 ...........................................W, 15-7, 15-8, 15-5 Oct. 7, 1992 .........................................W, 15-12, 15-8, 15-10 Oct. 27, 1992 ...........................................W, 15-4, 15-7, 15-4 Oct. 16, 1993 .........................................W, 15-4, 15-5, 15-10 Nov. 10, 1993............................... W, 15-6, 15-9, 10-15, 15-5 Oct. 19, 1994 ...........................................W, 15-6, 15-2, 15-2 Nov. 9, 1994...........................................W, 15-13, 15-7, 15-4 Oct. 4, 1995 .............................................W, 15-4, 15-6, 15-2 Oct. 25, 1995 ...........................................W, 15-5, 15-9, 15-8 *Sept. 27, 1996......................................W, 15-4, 15-10, 15-6 *Nov. 16, 1996.....................................W, 15-8, 15-10, 15-11 *Sept. 26, 1997.......................... W, 15-12, 12-15, 15-2, 15-2 *Nov. 15, 1997.........................................W, 15-8, 15-7, 15-2 *Oct. 2, 1998 ...........................................W, 15-8, 15-5, 15-5 *Oct. 24, 1998 ......................... W, 15-4, 15-11, 11-15, 16-14 *Sept. 29, 1999......................................W, 15-11, 15-6, 15-7 *Nov. 2, 1999.........................................W, 15-5, 15-9, 15-10 *Sept. 20, 2000........................................W, 15-7, 15-5, 15-6 *Oct. 28, 2000 .......................................W, 15-9, 15-3, 15-11 *Oct. 10, 2001 ...................................W, 30-16, 30-16, 30-17 *Nov. 10, 2001...................................W, 30-18, 31-29, 30-19 *Oct. 23, 2002 ...................................W, 30-22, 30-21, 30-20 *Nov. 20, 2002...................................W, 30-22, 30-25, 30-15 *Oct. 8, 2003 ......................... W, 31-29, 25-30, 30-28, 30-24 *Nov. 19, 2003...................................W, 30-22, 30-21, 30-21 *Sept. 29, 2004..................................W, 30-13, 30-14, 30-24 *Nov. 12, 2004...................................W, 30-27, 30-26, 30-19 *Oct. 8, 2005 ......................... W, 30-16, 26-30, 30-22, 30-15 *Oct. 26, 2005 ...................................W, 30-23, 30-20, 30-19 *Sept. 13, 2006..................................W, 30-24, 30-21, 30-24 *Nov. 22, 2006...................................W, 30-16, 30-16, 30-20

INTRODUCTION

Nov. 9, 1985.............................................W, 15-7, 15-6, 15-3 Oct. 8, 1986 ...........................................W, 15-3, 15-7, 15-12 Nov. 11, 1986...........................................W, 15-5, 15-2, 15-5 Nov. 22, 1986............................. W, 12-15, 15-10, 15-2, 15-8 Oct. 8, 1987 ...........................................W, 15-6, 15-12, 15-8 Oct. 27, 1987 ............................... W, 8-15, 15-11, 15-1, 15-5 Oct. 11, 1988 ...........................................W, 15-2, 15-8, 15-5 Oct. 25, 1988 .........................................W, 15-2, 15-12, 15-6 Nov. 25, 1988.........................................W, 15-9, 15-5, 15-10 Oct. 24, 1989 ..................W, 15-12, 15-5, 10-15, 13-15, 15-3 Nov. 14, 1989.......................................W, 15-12, 15-4, 15-12 Nov. 24, 1989............................... W, 14-16, 15-8, 15-4, 15-3 Oct. 9, 1990 .............................................W, 15-0, 15-3, 15-9 Nov. 6, 1990.........................................W, 15-3, 15-11, 15-12 Oct. 8, 1991 .............................................W, 15-6, 15-6, 15-9 Nov. 9, 1991.............................................W, 15-7, 15-8, 15-8 Nov. 29, 1991.........................................W, 15-10, 15-0, 15-8 Sept. 30, 1992..........................................W, 15-3, 15-5, 15-5 Nov. 21, 1992.....................................W, 15-13, 18-16, 15-11 Oct. 2, 1993 ................................. W, 15-8, 15-6, 13-15, 15-5 Nov. 17, 1993.........................................W, 15-8, 15-11, 15-3 Oct. 15, 1994 ............................. W, 15-2, 14-16, 15-10, 15-5 Oct. 22, 1994 ............................... W, 15-11, 15-3, 9-15, 15-5 Oct. 7, 1995 .........................................W, 15-4, 15-11, 15-11 Oct. 28, 1995 ...........................................W, 15-3, 15-5, 15-9 Nov. 25, 1995...........................................W, 15-4, 15-5, 15-1 *Oct. 4, 1996 .........................................W, 15-6, 16-14, 15-6 *Nov. 9, 1996...........................................W, 15-5, 15-5, 15-3 *Oct. 3, 1997 ...........................................W, 15-4, 15-5, 15-4 *Nov. 8, 1997.........................................W, 15-6, 15-2, 15-10 *Sept. 25, 1998........................................W, 15-1, 15-5, 15-6 *Oct. 31, 1998 .........................................W, 15-6, 15-2, 15-1 *Oct. 7, 1999 ...........................................W, 15-0, 15-2, 15-0 *Nov. 13, 1999.........................................W, 15-2, 15-4, 15-5 *Oct. 8, 2000 ...........................................W, 15-0, 15-5, 15-4 *Nov. 15, 2000.......................................W, 15-5, 15-11, 15-1 *Sept. 26, 2001..................................W, 30-21, 30-14, 30-19 *Nov. 24, 2001...................................W, 30-12, 30-14, 30-21 *Oct. 12, 2002 ...................................W, 30-19, 30-19, 30-24 *Nov. 13, 2002.....................................W, 30-9, 30-17, 30-19 *Sept. 24, 2003..................................W, 30-25, 30-20, 30-14 *Oct. 25, 2003 ...................................W, 30-17, 30-18, 30-28 *Oct. 16, 2004 ...................................W, 30-16, 30-21, 30-19 *Oct. 30, 2004 ...................................W, 30-19, 30-16, 30-20 *Sept. 24, 2005....................................W, 30-8, 30-24, 30-16 *Nov. 5, 2005.....................................W, 30-24, 30-23, 30-13 *Sept. 20, 2006..................................W, 31-29, 30-20, 30-17 *Nov. 8, 2006......................... W, 30-20, 22-30, 30-27, 30-25

Sept. 22, 1989.............W, 14-16, 12-15, 15-12, 15-10, 15-12 Sept. 1, 1991........................................W, 15-13, 15-2, 15-10 Sept. 3, 1994..........................................W, 15-5, 15-6, 15-12

Lamar

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

Series tied 2-2 Nov. 6, 1976..................................................... L, 15-17, 7-15 Sept. 16, 1978.................................................... L, 1-15, 8-15 Sept. 15, 1979......................................W, 2-15, 15-10, 15-12 Sept. 15, 1979....................................W, 11-15, 16-14, 16-14

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 2, 2006......................................W, 30-14, 30-15, 30-15

Midland Lutheran

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 12, 1979 .................................................... W, 15-4, 15-5

Nebraska leads 2-1 Sept. 27, 1975.......................................L, 15-2, 10-15, 14-16 Oct. 14, 1975 .................................................... W, 15-1, 15-0 Oct. 16, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-6, 15-2

Long Beach State

Minnesota

Series tied 4-4 Nov. 3, 1976.................................................. W, 15-11, 15-11 Nov. 4, 1977..................................................... L, 1-15, 10-15 Nov. 1, 1980.................................................. W, 15-10, 15-12 Sept. 14, 1985..........................................W, 15-2, 15-5, 15-7 Dec. 14, 1989..........................................L, 12-15, 0-15, 6-15 Dec. 13, 1997............................................L, 9-15, 9-15, 3-15 Sept. 1, 2001........................... L, 26-30, 30-28, 29-31, 25-30 Sept. 3, 2006......................................W, 30-15, 31-29, 30-25

Louisiana State

Nebraska leads 6-0 Nov. 25, 1983............................. W, 15-4, 15-10, 11-15, 15-3 Sept. 14, 1984........................................W, 15-3, 15-7, 16-14 Sept. 20, 1987......................................W, 15-12, 16-14, 15-9 Sept. 18, 1993..........................................W, 15-9, 15-3, 15-4 Sept. 17, 1994..........................................W, 15-0, 15-6, 15-1 Sept. 6, 2003......................................W, 30-22, 30-24, 30-22

Louisville

Nebraska leads 5-0 Sept. 23, 1983..........................................W, 15-9, 15-0, 15-6 Sept. 10, 1993.............................. W, 15-6, 15-4, 14-16, 15-1 Dec. 13, 1996...........................................W, 15-7, 15-6, 15-4 Dec. 10, 2004.....................................W, 30-22, 32-30, 30-19 Sept. 8, 2006......................................W, 30-13, 30-24, 30-13

Loyola-Chicago

Nebraska leads 1-0 Aug. 30, 1997...........................................W, 15-9, 15-7, 15-2

Loyola Marymount

Nebraska leads 25-4 Oct. 18, 1975 ................................................ W, 15-11, 16-14 Nov. 20, 1975.................................................... W, 15-4, 15-3 Oct. 9, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-11, 15-5 Oct. 23, 1976 .................................................. W, 15-7, 15-13 Nov. 18, 1976.........................................W, 13-15, 15-7, 15-5 Nov. 20, 1976.................................................... W, 15-2, 15-6 Sept. 30, 1977................................................. W, 15-12, 15-8 Oct. 15, 1977 .................................................. W, 15-9, 15-13 Nov. 12, 1977.....................................W, 15-11, 11-15, 18-16 Nov. 12, 1977................................................ W, 15-10, 15-13 Nov. 18, 1977.........................................W, 15-3, 7-15, 15-12 Sept. 15, 1978.......................................L, 15-13, 1-15, 10-15 Sept. 30, 1978....................L, 9-15, 11-15, 15-10, 15-8, 5-15 Sept. 29, 1979........................ W, 15-12, 16-18, 15-12, 15-11 Nov. 16, 1979........................... W, 15-2, 10-15, 15-11, 15-12 Sept. 26, 1980......................................W, 15-13, 10-15, 15-7 Sept. 27, 1980.................................................... L, 2-15, 9-15 Oct. 4, 1980 ..................................................... L, 8-15, 13-15 Nov. 20, 1980............................. W, 11-15, 15-4, 15-11, 15-3 Nov. 21, 1980.......................................W, 15-6, 18-16, 15-13 Sept. 26, 1981............................ W, 8-15, 15-12, 15-6, 15-11 Oct. 31, 1981 ................................. W, 8-15, 15-6, 15-8, 15-5 Sept. 11, 1987...................W, 15-7, 7-15, 15-11, 12-15, 15-9 Sept. 15, 1989................................ W, 15-9, 15-6, 8-15, 15-7 Dec. 8, 1989........................... W, 15-10, 11-15, 15-13, 15-12 Nov. 2, 1990.............................................W, 15-2, 15-3, 15-8 Sept. 5, 2005...............W, 30-27, 30-25, 26-30, 28-30, 15-12 Sept. 10, 2006........................ W, 28-30, 30-25, 30-22, 30-22 Dec. 9, 2006..................W, 25-30, 22-30, 30-20, 30-25, 15-9

Nebraska leads 3-0 Oct. 27, 1984 ...........................................W, 15-9, 15-8, 15-2 Sept. 25, 1987........................................W, 15-13, 15-8, 15-3 Sept. 18, 1998......................................W, 15-11, 15-2, 15-13

Minnesota-Duluth

Maryland

Minnesota State-Mankato

Nebraska leads 3-0 Sept. 28, 1991.............................. W, 15-6, 12-15, 15-9, 15-8 Sept. 17, 1995........................................W, 15-9, 15-10, 15-6 Sept. 12, 2005....................................W, 30-19, 30-17, 30-23

Nebraska leads 3-0 Oct. 23, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-3, 15-6 Nov. 19, 1976.................................................. W, 15-1, 15-12 Nov. 17, 1978.................................................. W, 15-0, 15-12

Mexican National

Missouri

Miami

RECORDS

Middle Tennessee State

Lewis

Nebraska leads 1-0 Nov. 10, 1980....................W, 8-15, 15-13, 15-9, 11-15, 15-9 Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 12, 2002.....................................W, 30-18, 30-17, 30-22

Miami (Ohio)

Nebraska leads 4-0 Nov. 29, 1986...........................................W, 15-9, 15-5, 15-3 Sept. 4, 1987........................................W, 15-11, 15-3, 15-11 Nov. 30, 1990...........................................W, 15-3, 15-9, 15-9 Aug. 30, 1997...........................................W, 15-5, 15-2, 15-5

Michigan

HISTORY

Sept. 7, 1996..........................................W, 15-11, 15-8, 15-7 Dec. 6, 1997...........................................W, 15-7, 15-12, 15-4 Sept. 9, 2000............................................W, 15-3, 15-3, 15-4 Sept. 13, 2003....................................W, 30-20, 30-20, 30-24

Nebraska leads 2-0 Sept. 14, 2002....................................W, 30-20, 30-28, 30-23 Sept. 3, 2005......................................W, 30-22, 30-19, 30-21

Michigan State

Nebraska leads 7-0-2 Nov. 4, 1978..................................................... T, 15-13, 6-15 Oct. 20, 1979 .................................................. W, 15-10, 15-8 Nov. 3, 1979....................................................... T, 3-15, 15-9 Dec. 14, 1995......................W, 10-15, 15-8, 15-8, 9-15, 15-8 Sept. 6, 1996.................W, 15-7, 15-11, 13-15, 11-15, 15-13

92 N

Series tied 1-1 Nov. 11, 1978......................................L, 13-15, 14-16, 15-17 Nov. 11, 1978.................................................... W, 15-7, 15-2

Nebraska leads 63-3-1 Oct. 31, 1975 .................................................... W, 15-3, 15-9 Nov. 22, 1975.........................................W, 15-5, 10-15, 15-9 Oct. 30, 1976 .........................................W, 15-7, 11-15, 15-9 Nov. 19, 1976.................................................. W, 15-13, 15-8 Sept. 30, 1977.................................................. T, 15-1, 13-15 Oct. 15, 1977 ..........................................L, 15-9, 9-15, 13-15 Oct. 28, 1977 .................................................... W, 15-7, 15-7 Nov. 17, 1977.........................................W, 9-15, 15-7, 16-14 Oct. 28, 1978 .......................................W, 13-15, 15-11, 15-5 Nov. 11, 1978.................................................... W, 15-1, 15-6 Nov. 17, 1978.........................................W, 15-2, 15-8, 15-11 Oct. 25, 1980 .................................................... W, 15-6, 15-7 Sept. 25, 1981................................................. W, 15-7, 16-14 Nov. 14, 1981............................... W, 15-6, 13-15, 15-6, 15-4 Sept. 30, 1982..................L, 11-15, 15-13, 6-15, 15-9, 15-17 Oct. 30, 1982 ...........................................W, 15-7, 15-9, 15-9 Oct. 1, 1983 ...........................................W, 15-11, 15-7, 15-8 Oct. 29, 1983 .......................................W, 15-12, 15-5, 15-12 Nov. 19, 1983............................... W, 15-3, 15-10, 6-15, 15-6 Oct. 13, 1984 ................................. W, 15-7, 15-8, 7-15, 15-5 Nov. 3, 1984............................... W, 5-15, 15-13, 15-13, 15-4 Nov. 17, 1984.......................................W, 15-11, 15-4, 15-11 Oct. 18, 1985 .........................................W, 15-10, 15-4, 15-4 Nov. 16, 1985.........................................W, 15-3, 18-16, 15-8

Nov. 23, 1985...........................................W, 15-5, 15-0, 15-9 Oct. 11, 1986 ...........................................W, 15-2, 15-4, 15-1 Oct. 25, 1986 ...........................................W, 15-1, 15-2, 15-8 Oct. 10, 1987 .........................................W, 15-5, 15-1, 15-12 Nov. 14, 1987...........................................W, 15-7, 15-5, 15-7 Oct. 21, 1988 ...........................................W, 15-4, 15-2, 15-4 Nov. 12, 1988...........................................W, 15-2, 15-3, 15-6 Oct. 29, 1989 .........................................W, 15-10, 15-2, 15-2 Nov. 17, 1989...........................................W, 15-4, 15-5, 15-6 Oct. 6, 1990 .............................................W, 15-1, 15-3, 15-2 Nov. 9, 1990.............................................W, 15-4, 15-9, 15-4 Sept. 3, 1991............................................W, 15-2, 15-5, 15-6 Nov. 15, 1991...........................................W, 15-3, 15-3, 15-2 Oct. 10, 1992 ...........................................W, 15-5, 15-6, 15-3 Oct. 31, 1992 .......................................W, 15-1, 15-13, 15-10 Oct. 23, 1993 ...........................................W, 15-2, 15-8, 15-7 Nov. 13, 1993.........................................W, 15-10, 15-6, 15-3 Sept. 28, 1994..........................................W, 15-1, 15-4, 15-9 Nov. 12, 1994...........................................W, 15-2, 15-3, 15-1 Oct. 14, 1995 ...........................................W, 15-8, 15-7, 15-2 Nov. 15, 1995...........................................W, 15-2, 15-4, 15-0 *Oct. 5, 1996 ...........................................W, 15-5, 15-6, 15-5 *Nov. 8, 1996...........................................W, 15-3, 15-2, 15-5 *Oct. 4, 1997 ...........................................W, 15-4, 15-0, 15-2 *Nov. 7, 1997...........................................W, 15-9, 15-6, 15-3 *Sept. 26, 1998........................................W, 15-7, 15-3, 15-4 *Oct. 30, 1998 ..................W, 14-16, 15-3, 13-15, 15-4, 15-4 *Oct. 20, 1999 .......................................W, 15-5, 15-11, 15-1 *Nov. 24, 1999.........................................W, 15-9, 15-3, 15-8 *Sept. 16, 2000........................................W, 15-0, 15-9, 15-3 *Oct. 25, 2000 .......................................W, 15-7, 15-4, 15-11 *Oct. 3, 2001 .....................................W, 30-15, 30-24, 35-33 *Oct. 24, 2001 ....................... W, 23-30, 30-25, 30-21, 30-21 *Oct. 9, 2002 .....................................W, 30-25, 30-20, 30-22 *Nov. 27, 2002...................................W, 30-21, 30-27, 30-25 *Oct. 15, 2003 ...............L, 30-28, 30-24, 25-30, 29-31, 9-15 *Nov. 8, 2003.....................................W, 30-28, 31-29, 30-26 *Sept. 15, 2004..................................W, 30-27, 30-24, 31-29 *Nov. 17, 2004...................................W, 30-26, 30-27, 30-19 *Oct. 5, 2005 ......................... W, 30-26, 22-30, 30-23, 30-27 *Nov. 13, 2005..............W, 28-30, 27-30, 30-21, 30-24, 15-3 *Oct. 11, 2006 ...................................W, 30-25, 30-22, 31-29 *Oct. 25, 2006 ...................................W, 30-27, 30-23, 30-16

Missouri-St. Louis

Nebraska leads 1-0 Nov. 19, 1977.........................................W, 15-0, 15-7, 15-10

Missouri State

Series tied 15-15 Oct. 17, 1975 ..................................................... L, 3-15, 3-15 Nov. 1, 1975....................................................... L, 6-15, 8-15 Nov. 1, 1975............................................L, 9-15, 15-13, 7-15 Nov. 22, 1975................................................... L, 12-15, 7-15 Nov. 20, 1976........................................L, 12-15, 15-11, 4-15 Sept. 23, 1977................................................ L, 10-15, 11-15 Nov. 19, 1977..........................................L, 9-15, 12-15, 9-15 Sept. 29, 1978.......................................L, 11-15, 15-4, 10-15 Sept. 30, 1978..................L, 15-13, 15-11, 10-15, 4-15, 6-15 Nov. 18, 1978.......................................W, 6-15, 15-12, 15-12 Nov. 18, 1978............................. W, 17-15, 15-4, 12-15, 15-9 Nov. 16, 1979.......................... L, 12-15, 15-11, 10-15, 10-15 Nov. 17, 1979.................L, 7-15, 16-14, 15-12, 11-15, 10-15 Nov. 17, 1979............................. W, 5-15, 15-9, 15-10, 15-13 Sept. 12, 1980............................................... W, 16-14, 15-11 Sept. 13, 1980....................................W, 12-15, 15-12, 15-10 Sept. 27, 1980.......................................L, 14-16, 9-15, 11-15 Nov. 21, 1980............................ L, 15-11, 3-15, 11-15, 12-15 Nov. 22, 1980.............................. L, 15-11, 2-15, 9-15, 12-15 Sept. 11, 1981................................................... W, 15-7, 15-6 Sept. 13, 1981............................. L, 12-15, 15-8, 3-15, 11-15 Sept. 26, 1981...............W, 12-15, 15-13, 15-12, 5-15, 15-11 Oct. 17, 1981 ................................................ W, 15-12, 15-11 Sept. 24, 1982............................ W, 15-3, 15-6, 11-15, 15-13 Sept. 25, 1982............................ W, 15-5, 13-15, 15-12, 15-9 Oct. 2, 1982 ......................W, 2-15, 15-7, 15-12, 8-15, 16-14 Sept. 23, 1983..........................................W, 15-5, 15-4, 15-8 Sept. 29, 1984.............................. W, 7-15, 15-11, 15-5, 15-5 Oct. 6, 1985 .............................................W, 15-6, 15-5, 15-1 Sept. 24, 1993........................................W, 15-9, 15-7, 15-13

Missouri Western

Nebraska leads 2-0 Nov. 10, 1979.......................................W, 15-11, 15-5, 15-11 Nov. 15, 1980...........................................W, 15-8, 15-8, 15-6

Montana

Nebraska leads 2-0 Sept. 10, 1982................................................. W, 15-6, 15-11 Sept. 14, 1985........................................W, 15-13, 15-7, 15-5 Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 4, 1998.............................................W, 15-1, 15-2, 15-0

Nebraska-Kearney

Nebraska-Omaha

Nebraska leads 4-0-1 Nov. 18, 1976.................................................... W, 15-8, 15-5 Oct. 1, 1977 ....................................................... T, 15-1, 9-15 Dec. 3, 1987.............................................W, 15-9, 15-1, 15-6 Nov. 2, 2003.......................................W, 30-21, 30-28, 30-22 Dec. 2, 2006.......................................W, 30-16, 30-16, 30-14

Northwestern

Nebraska leads 4-0 Oct. 13, 1979 .................................................... W, 15-2, 15-3 Sept. 15, 1984......................................W, 15-6, 15-13, 15-10 Sept. 16, 1988..........................................W, 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 Sept. 1, 2000............................................W, 15-4, 15-7, 15-6

Notre Dame

Nebraska leads 6-2 Nov. 26, 1983...........................................W, 15-4, 15-7, 15-1 Oct. 22, 1987 ...........................................W, 15-3, 15-1, 15-9 Oct. 28, 1988 .......................................W, 15-12, 15-7, 15-13 Sept. 25, 1993............................... L, 8-15, 7-15, 15-3, 10-15 Dec. 5, 1993..........................................L, 11-15, 10-15, 8-15 Nov. 7, 1995...........................................W, 15-1, 15-11, 15-6 Sept. 4, 2000..........................................W, 15-3, 15-9, 15-12 Sept. 8, 2001......................................W, 31-29, 30-22, 30-20 Sept. 3, 2004......................................W, 30-19, 30-28, 30-24 Sept. 4, 2004...............W, 30-23, 26-30, 24-30, 30-19, 15-10

Northwest Missouri State

Nebraska leads 2-0 Sept. 21, 1976................................................... W, 15-6, 15-3 Oct. 16, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-5, 15-8

Occidental

Occidental leads 1-0 Nov. 3, 1976.....................L, 5-15, 15-1, 10-15, 17-15, 14-16

Ohio State

North Carolina

Oklahoma

New Mexico State

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 8, 1988............................ W, 15-9, 14-16, 15-12, 15-11

New Orleans

Series tied 1-1 Sept. 29, 1990........................................W, 15-13, 15-8, 15-8 Sept. 13, 1996..............L, 15-12, 15-13, 11-15, 13-15, 12-15 Nebraska leads 3-0 Nov. 19, 1976.................................................. W, 16-14, 15-7 Nov. 17, 1977.........................................W, 15-11, 7-15, 15-0 Nov. 10, 1978.................................................... W, 15-6, 15-7

North Dakota State

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 17, 1977................................................. W, 15-11, 15-2

North Texas

Northern Colorado

Series tied 2-2 Sept. 22, 1979..................L, 15-12, 8-15, 15-10, 10-15, 9-15

Oral Roberts

Nebraska leads 5-1 Oct. 20, 1979 ................................................... L, 9-15, 11-15 Sept. 12, 1980........................................W, 15-6, 8-15, 15-13 Oct. 16, 1981 .................................................... W, 15-3, 15-7 Sept. 12, 1997......................................W, 15-12, 15-3, 16-14 Sept. 4, 2000............................................W, 15-0, 15-1, 15-0 Nov. 30, 2001.......................................W, 30-8, 30-15, 30-23

Oregon

Nebraska leads 2-0 Sept. 28, 1985..........................................W, 15-4, 15-3, 15-3 Sept. 6, 1986...................W, 15-13, 13-15, 15-5, 11-15, 15-3

Oregon State

Nebraska leads 3-0 Sept. 17, 1983...................W, 15-9, 14-16, 15-7, 10-15, 15-3 Sept. 2, 1994..........................................W, 17-15, 15-6, 15-7 Sept. 11, 1998..........................................W, 15-3, 15-9, 15-5

HISTORY

Nebraska leads 5-1 Sept. 23, 1977..........................................W, 15-5, 6-15, 15-6 Oct. 22, 1977 .....................................W, 15-12, 11-15, 15-13 Sept. 29, 1978................................................. W, 15-11, 15-4 Oct. 21, 1978 ..................................................... L, 9-15, 6-15 Sept. 12, 1980................................................. W, 15-13, 15-6 Sept. 13, 1981........................................W, 14-16, 15-6, 15-5

Nebraska leads 6-0 Oct. 29, 1976 .................................................. W, 15-5, 15-10 Oct. 14, 1977 .................................................... W, 15-7, 15-2 Oct. 14, 1977 .................................................. W, 15-4, 16-14 Oct. 27, 1977 .................................................... W, 15-6, 15-3 Oct. 27, 1978 ...........................................W, 15-6, 8-15, 15-6 Oct. 26, 1979 .................................................... W, 15-0, 15-4

RECORDS

North Dakota

Nebraska leads 66-6 Nov. 8, 1975...................................................... W, 15-8, 15-8 Oct. 30, 1976 .................................................. W, 15-13, 15-5 Oct. 28, 1977 .................................................... W, 15-2, 15-7 Oct. 27, 1978 .................................................... W, 15-7, 15-3 Oct. 27, 1979 .........................................W, 15-12, 15-4, 15-9 Oct. 4, 1980 ..........................................L, 15-2, 10-15, 14-16 Oct. 25, 1980 .........................................W, 15-5, 15-3, 15-13 Sept. 11, 1981................................................. W, 15-5, 15-13 Sept. 25, 1981................................................... W, 15-4, 15-9 Oct. 3, 1981 ...................................................... W, 15-5, 15-9 Oct. 17, 1981 .................................................. W, 15-8, 15-12 Oct. 8, 1982 ................................. W, 15-3, 9-15, 15-9, 17-15 Oct. 19, 1982 ...........................................W, 15-8, 15-8, 15-7 Oct. 23, 1982 ...........................................W, 15-5, 15-6, 15-6 Oct. 22, 1983 .........................................W, 15-11, 15-7, 15-4 Nov. 5, 1983.............................................W, 15-5, 15-4, 15-3 Sept. 22, 1984........................................W, 15-12, 15-9, 15-7 Oct. 20, 1984 ...........................................W, 15-9, 15-5, 15-6 Nov. 16, 1984...........................................W, 15-7, 15-8, 15-7 Oct. 5, 1985 .............................................W, 15-2, 15-5, 15-8 Nov. 2, 1985.........................................W, 15-12, 15-12, 15-5 Nov. 24, 1985.........................................W, 15-5, 15-4, 15-13

Oklahoma State

OPPONENTS

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 5, 2003......................................W, 30-17, 30-16, 30-17

Nebraska leads 7-3 Dec. 8, 1978..................................................... L, 2-15, 14-16 Oct. 18, 1980 ................................................. L, 13-15, 10-15 Nov. 24, 1984.......................................W, 15-13, 15-11, 15-7 Sept. 8, 1990................................ W, 15-9, 8-15, 16-14, 15-9 Dec. 14, 1991................................ L, 15-9, 9-15, 16-17, 7-15 Sept. 12, 1992........................................W, 15-12, 15-8, 15-2 Sept. 13, 1997......................................W, 15-5, 15-13, 15-11 Sept. 12, 1998........................................W, 15-8, 15-3, 15-10 Dec. 8, 2000.............................................W, 15-9, 15-6, 15-5 Sept. 2, 2005......................................W, 30-15, 30-19, 30-17

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New Mexico Series tied 2-2 Sept. 21, 1991.......................................L, 4-15, 12-15, 12-15 Sept. 4, 1992....................L, 15-11, 13-15, 15-11, 8-15, 7-15 Sept. 24, 1994............................ W, 15-5, 15-6, 10-15, 17-15 Aug. 31, 1996.......................................W, 17-15, 15-9, 15-12

Northern Iowa

COACHES & STAFF

Nebraska leads 15-1 Oct. 4, 1975 ...................................................... W, 15-1, 15-6 Nov. 4, 1975.................................................... W, 15-12, 15-5 Sept. 18, 1976................................................. W, 15-10, 15-9 Oct. 12, 1976 .........................................W, 15-7, 15-5, 15-11 Oct. 16, 1976 .................................................. W, 15-12, 15-4 Nov. 13, 1976.........................................W, 15-7, 12-15, 15-8 Oct. 14, 1977 .................................................... W, 15-2, 15-0 Oct. 26, 1977 .........................................W, 11-15, 15-7, 15-7 Nov. 12, 1977.................................................... W, 15-6, 15-6 Oct. 4, 1978 ............................. W, 10-15, 15-8, 17-15, 15-10 Oct. 31, 1978 .........................................W, 15-10, 15-6, 15-7 Sept. 9, 1980.............................. W, 9-15, 15-11, 15-12, 15-8 Sept. 4, 1982..........................................W, 15-4, 15-6, 15-11 Sept. 10, 1985........................................W, 15-5, 15-2, 15-13 Sept. 2, 1986....................L, 13-15, 15-8, 15-8, 14-16, 13-15 Sept. 1, 1990..........................................W, 15-3, 15-8, 15-12

Nebraska leads 2-0 Oct. 12, 1979 .................................................... W, 15-0, 15-6 Sept. 13, 1986..........................................W, 15-3, 15-5, 15-5

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Nebraska leads 7-1 Oct. 18, 1975 ..................................................... L, 9-15, 8-15 Oct. 25, 1975 .................................................. W, 15-11, 15-8 Oct. 28, 1975 ...........................................W, 15-7, 5-15, 15-7 Oct. 19, 1976 .........................................W, 15-8, 15-13, 15-2 Sept. 17, 1977........................................W, 5-15, 15-12, 15-9 Sept. 28, 1977........................................W, 15-13, 4-15, 15-6 Sept. 23, 1978........................................W, 15-12, 15-7, 15-6 Sept. 21, 1979........................................W, 13-15, 15-2, 15-3

Northern Illinois

Oct. 18, 1986 .........................................W, 15-2, 15-2, 15-10 Nov. 1, 1986.............................................W, 15-6, 15-2, 15-5 Nov. 23, 1986.........................................W, 15-3, 15-10, 15-6 Oct. 17, 1987 .........................................W, 15-6, 15-4, 15-12 Oct. 21, 1987 ................................ L, 15-3, 13-15, 4-15, 6-15 Oct. 31, 1987 .........................................W, 15-12, 15-9, 15-5 Oct. 1, 1988 .........................L, 15-8, 7-15, 4-15, 15-10, 5-15 Oct. 15, 1988 ..................W, 15-9, 14-16, 15-4, 11-15, 15-13 Dec. 9, 1988.....................L, 12-15, 9-15, 15-8, 15-11, 10-15 Oct. 7, 1989 ................................. W, 15-6, 15-12, 7-15, 15-5 Oct. 28, 1989 .......................................W, 15-11, 16-14, 15-7 Nov. 25, 1989.........................................W, 15-6, 17-15, 15-3 Oct. 20, 1990 ...........................................W, 15-0, 15-9, 15-7 Nov. 17, 1990.......................................W, 15-13, 15-1, 15-10 Oct. 19, 1991 ................................. W, 15-7, 8-15, 15-8, 15-8 Nov. 16, 1991........................... W, 15-4, 15-11, 13-15, 15-10 Sept. 25, 1992........................................W, 15-11, 15-4, 15-2 Oct. 17, 1992 .........................................W, 15-4, 16-14, 15-7 Nov. 27, 1992......................W, 11-15, 8-15, 15-4, 15-0, 15-7 Oct. 9, 1993 .................................. L, 10-15, 15-9, 9-15, 8-15 Nov. 19, 1993................................. W, 15-9, 15-4, 7-15, 15-4 Nov. 26, 1993........................... W, 11-15, 15-8, 16-14, 15-10 Oct. 8, 1994 ...........................................W, 15-9, 15-10, 15-9 Nov. 19, 1994...........................................W, 15-8, 15-2, 15-5 Nov. 25, 1994...........................................W, 15-4, 15-4, 15-5 Sept. 30, 1995..........................................W, 15-9, 15-2, 15-2 Nov. 10, 1995...........................................W, 15-7, 15-7, 15-5 Nov. 24, 1995...........................................W, 15-7, 15-9, 15-5 *Oct. 13, 1996 .......................................W, 15-11, 15-7, 15-0 *Nov. 1, 1996.......................................W, 15-11, 15-10, 15-9 *Oct. 10, 1997 ....................................L, 15-17, 11-15, 10-15 *Nov. 1, 1997.......................................W, 16-14, 15-9, 15-13 *Oct. 3, 1998 ...........................................W, 15-7, 15-4, 15-4 *Oct. 23, 1998 .......................................W, 15-6, 15-6, 15-12 *Oct. 13, 1999 .........................................W, 15-4, 15-7, 15-6 *Nov. 18, 1999.......................................W, 18-16, 15-5, 15-6 *Sept. 23, 2000......................................W, 15-5, 15-6, 15-13 *Nov. 1, 2000.........................................W, 15-6, 15-8, 15-12 *Oct. 6, 2001 .....................................W, 30-21, 30-24, 35-33 *Nov. 14, 2001...................................W, 30-17, 30-21, 30-15 *Oct. 16, 2002 ...................................W, 30-14, 30-16, 30-19 *Nov. 16, 2002.....................................W, 30-18, 30-7, 30-15 *Oct. 4, 2003 .....................................W, 30-17, 30-17, 30-22 * Nov. 1, 2003....................................W, 30-17, 30-18, 30-19 *Oct. 9, 2004 .................................... W, 30-17, 30-22, 30-16 *Nov. 20, 2004....................... W, 30-27, 33-35, 30-13, 30-19 *Sept. 28, 2005...................... W, 28-30, 30-25, 31-29, 30-20 *Nov. 2, 2005.....................................W, 30-15, 20-24, 30-19 *Sept. 16, 2006..................................W, 30-27, 30-18, 34-32 *Nov. 4, 2006.....................................W, 30-19, 30-26, 30-27

INTRODUCTION

Morgan State

Sept. 21, 1980..................L, 15-12, 12-15, 6-15, 15-10, 3-15 Nov. 14, 1980.................................................... W, 15-6, 15-1 Nov. 15, 1980............................. W, 15-6, 12-15, 15-6, 15-11

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INTRODUCTION

Pacific

Pacific leads 9-7-1 Nov. 4, 1978....................................................... L, 6-15, 6-15 Nov. 2, 1979..................................................... T, 15-11, 9-15 Nov. 7, 1981..................................................... L, 12-15, 3-15 Dec. 8, 1984................................ L, 8-15, 10-15, 15-13, 3-15 Nov. 16, 1986........................................L, 8-15, 11-15, 12-15 Dec. 20, 1986..........................................L, 12-15, 4-15, 4-15 Sept. 3, 1988......................................W, 16-14, 15-12, 15-11 Sept. 22, 1990............................. L, 13-15, 4-15, 15-5, 10-15 Dec. 13, 1990............................ L, 13-15, 15-11, 9-15, 12-15 Nov. 22, 1991......................W, 15-9, 8-15, 9-15, 15-12, 15-9 Nov. 23, 1991............................ L, 17-15, 12-15, 12-15, 8-15 Sept. 5, 1992.............................. W, 15-5, 2-15, 15-11, 15-11 Sept. 2, 1995........................................W, 15-13, 15-10, 15-3 Sept. 6, 1997.................W, 15-12, 15-6, 12-15, 10-15, 17-15 Aug. 27, 1999.......................L, 12-15, 15-8, 6-15, 15-9, 8-15 Aug. 25, 2001......................... W, 30-21, 32-30, 27-30, 30-24 Sept. 10, 2005....................................W, 30-13, 30-14, 30-17

Penn State

Nebraska leads 10-5 Oct. 2, 1981 ....................................................... L, 2-15, 8-15 Nov. 4, 1982.........................................W, 15-13, 15-5, 15-13 Dec. 7, 1985...........................................W, 15-8, 15-7, 15-12 Dec. 12, 1986....................W, 7-15, 15-4, 16-14, 16-18, 15-9 Sept. 12, 1987.......................... W, 15-12, 15-12, 15-17, 15-7 Dec. 8, 1990............................. W, 15-12, 16-14, 10-15, 15-5 Sept. 4, 1993...................W, 15-11, 9-15, 15-4, 15-17, 15-10 Dec. 10, 1994.............................. L, 15-12, 11-15, 9-15, 8-15 Aug. 25, 1995...........................................W, 15-4, 15-3, 15-6 Dec. 8, 1995................................. W, 15-7, 15-6, 14-16, 15-2 Dec. 14, 1996..................W, 15-12, 8-15, 15-13, 9-15, 20-18 Sept. 19, 1997.....................................L, 14-16, 12-15, 14-16 Dec. 17, 1998.............................. L, 11-15, 8-15, 15-8, 11-15 Aug. 28, 1999............................ L, 15-11, 12-15, 8-15, 14-16 Sept. 11, 2005....................................W, 30-14, 30-27, 30-23

Pepperdine

Nebraska leads 5-3 Nov. 1, 1976................................ L, 6-15, 10-15, 15-9, 13-15 Nov. 9, 1976................................................... L, 10-15, 12-15 Nov. 6, 1981............................................L, 15-8, 13-15, 2-15 Oct. 25, 1984 ................W, 17-15, 15-13, 10-15, 12-15, 15-6 Dec. 11, 1998................W, 16-14, 10-15, 14-16, 15-1, 15-12 Sept. 7, 2001......................................W, 30-26, 30-25, 30-20 Sept. 6, 2002......................................W, 30-12, 30-25, 30-26 Sept. 9, 2005.......................... W, 30-24, 30-26, 28-30, 30-19

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

Pittsburgh

Nebraska leads 11-0 Oct. 18, 1980 .................................................. W, 15-10, 15-1 Oct. 8, 1983 .........................................W, 15-11, 15-9, 15-11 Dec. 6, 1984............................... W, 12-15, 15-9, 15-10, 15-4 Dec. 1, 1984.........................................W, 15-6, 15-10, 18-16 Dec. 6, 1986............................... W, 11-15, 15-5, 15-10, 15-7 Sept. 19, 1987..........................................W, 15-9, 15-9, 15-8 Sept. 23, 1989........................................W, 15-7, 15-11, 15-7 Dec. 7, 1990...........................................W, 15-7, 15-11, 15-7 Sept. 5, 1992............................................W, 15-7, 15-4, 15-5 Sept. 4, 1993.............................. W, 15-8, 15-10, 11-15, 15-9 Aug. 31, 2002.....................................W, 30-22, 30-11, 30-17

Sept. 2, 1988..........................................W, 15-12, 15-4, 15-8 Sept. 15, 1990......................................W, 16-14, 16-14, 15-3 Sept. 3, 1994..........................................W, 15-11, 15-5, 15-4 Sept. 8, 1995............................................W, 15-2, 15-2, 15-3

Rhode Island

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 5, 1986............................................W, 15-2, 15-2, 15-2

Rutgers

Rutgers leads 1-0 Dec. 8, 1978..................................................... L, 14-16, 8-16

St. Catherineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Nebraska leads 2-0 Oct. 23, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-6, 15-4 Oct. 23, 1976 ................................................ W, 15-12, 15-12

Stanford

Sam Houston State

Stephens

Nebraska leads 2-0 Nov. 18, 1977.................................................... W, 15-1, 15-1 Nov. 10, 1978.................................................. W, 15-11, 15-2

St. Louis

Nebraska leads 1-0 Nov. 20, 1975.................................................... W, 15-8, 15-7

St. Mary's

Nebraska leads 2-0 Sept. 15, 1978................................................. W, 15-5, 15-11 Sept. 15, 1979................................................. W, 15-13, 15-7

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 9, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-12, 15-2

San Diego

Nebraska leads 2-0 Sept. 23, 1977................................................. W, 15-11, 15-8 Sept. 15, 1978................................................. W, 15-5, 15-10

Nebraska leads 4-0 Sept. 3, 1998..........................................W, 15-9, 15-8, 15-11 Dec. 3, 1999...........................................W, 15-12, 15-8, 15-9 Aug. 29, 2006.....................................W, 30-18, 30-25, 31-29 Dec. 8, 2006.......................................W, 30-21, 30-20, 30-15

San Diego State

San Diego State leads 5-3 Nov. 3, 1978....................................................... L, 6-15, 6-15 Dec. 7, 1978..................................................... L, 3-15, 13-15 Nov. 1, 1980..................................................... L, 6-15, 11-15 Sept. 16, 1983.......................... W, 15-12, 15-11, 10-15, 15-5 Sept. 6, 1986............................. L, 13-15, 19-17, 4-15, 12-15 Sept. 10, 1988.........................................L, 6-15, 17-19, 5-15 Sept. 5, 1998........................................W, 15-11, 15-7, 15-12 Sept. 11, 1999........................................W, 15-7, 15-5, 15-10

San Jose State

San Jose State leads 3-0 Nov. 4, 1977..................................................... L, 10-15, 5-15 Oct. 8, 1982 ................................ L, 2-15, 15-12, 4-15, 10-15 Sept. 20, 1985............................... L, 11-15, 8-15, 15-9, 8-15

Santa Clara

Princeton

South Carolina

Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 1, 2000.............................................W, 15-9, 15-2, 15-7

Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 2, 2000..................W, 15-11, 9-15, 13-15, 15-12, 15-13

Purdue

South Dakota State

94 N

Nebraska leads 3-1 Oct. 13, 1978 .................................................. W, 15-10, 15-7 Oct. 20, 1978 ..................................................... L, 8-15, 7-15 Oct. 13, 1979 .................................................... W, 15-3, 15-3 Oct. 28, 1987 .........................................W, 15-3, 15-5, 15-11

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 1, 2006......................................W, 30-23, 30-19, 30-14

St. Cloud State

Portland State leads 1-0 Nov. 4, 1977..................................................... L, 15-17, 8-15

Nebraska leads 9-4 Sept. 17, 1980.................................................. L, 5-15, 14-16 Nov. 6, 1982............................................L, 6-15, 5-15, 12-15 Nov. 10, 1982...................L, 15-12, 15-12, 4-15, 12-15, 5-15 Oct. 3, 1983 .....................L, 8-15, 15-10, 12-15, 15-8, 12-15 Oct. 14, 1984 .......................................W, 15-9, 16-14, 15-12 Dec. 13, 1985........................... W, 15-1, 16-14, 12-15, 15-11 Sept. 20, 1986..........................................W, 15-4, 15-6, 15-4 Sept. 18, 1987......................................W, 15-8, 15-11, 15-11 Dec. 10, 1987.........................................W, 15-8, 15-12, 15-3

Southern Illinois

Stanford leads 7-5 Nov. 5, 1976..................................................... L, 10-15, 6-15 Nov. 1, 1980..............................................L, 3-15, 15-6, 8-15 Sept. 21, 1985......................... L, 16-14, 13-15, 19-21, 11-15 Dec. 18, 1986............................. W, 7-15, 15-2, 15-10, 15-10 Sept. 23, 1989.......................... W, 15-11, 15-11, 11-15, 15-4 Oct. 12, 1990 ..........................................L, 8-15, 10-15, 8-15 Aug. 26, 1995............................ L, 15-8, 11-15, 13-15, 15-17 Dec. 19, 1996.................................. L, 15-9, 7-15, 9-15, 8-15 Sept. 4, 1998................................ W, 5-15, 15-9, 15-6, 15-11 Dec. 13, 2001......................................L, 29-31, 28-30, 21-30 Aug. 27, 2005.....................................W, 30-23, 31-29, 33-31 Dec. 16, 2006......................... W, 27-30, 30-26, 30-28, 30-27

Nebraska leads 6-0 Sept. 8, 1988........................................W, 15-10, 15-10, 15-4 Sept. 25, 1993........................................W, 15-13, 15-9, 15-3 Sept. 1, 1995..........................................W, 15-4, 15-11, 15-2 Sept. 13, 2002....................................W, 36-34, 30-24, 30-21 Sept. 12, 2003........................ W, 30-10, 24-30, 30-26, 30-27 Dec. 14, 2005.....................................W, 30-24, 30-19, 30-21

Portland State

Nov. 5, 1977....................................................... L, 5-15, 4-15 Dec. 14, 1985.............................. L, 15-5, 11-15, 12-15, 7-15 Nov. 13, 1992................................ L, 15-5, 4-15, 5-15, 14-16 Dec. 12, 1997................W, 15-13, 12-15, 14-16, 15-7, 15-12 Sept. 2, 2002.......................................L, 26-30, 19-30, 30-32 Dec. 11, 2004..............L, 35-33, 27-30, 21-30, 36-34, 12-15

Nebraska leads 1-0 Nov. 21, 1975.........................................W, 15-4, 8-15, 15-11

South Florida

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 10, 1999..........................................W, 15-3, 15-5, 15-2

Southern California

Southern California leads 7-1 Nov. 5, 1976..................................................... L, 13-15, 4-15 Nov. 6, 1976....................................................... L, 5-15, 7-15

Stephen F. Austin

Tennessee

Nebraska leads 4-0 Oct. 16, 1981 .................................................... W, 15-8, 15-9 Oct. 6, 1984 ................................... W, 5-15, 15-9, 15-5, 15-8 Sept. 26, 1987..........................................W, 15-3, 15-3, 15-1 Sept. 13, 1997..........................................W, 15-3, 15-5, 15-3

Tennessee-Martin

Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 6, 2002.......................................W, 30-12, 30-17, 30-14

Texas

Nebraska leads 25-12 Oct. 17, 1981 ......................................L, 10-15, 15-11, 10-15 Oct. 17, 1981 ........................................L, 12-15, 13-15, 4-15 Oct. 9, 1982 ............................... W, 10-15, 15-11, 15-2, 15-9 Oct. 5, 1984 ........................................L, 13-15, 12-15, 12-15 Oct. 30, 1986 .....................L, 15-6, 12-15, 7-15, 15-9, 13-15 Oct. 6, 1987 ................................ L, 15-11, 13-15, 6-15, 4-15 Oct. 7, 1987 ................................ L, 6-15, 9-15, 15-13, 11-15 Nov. 4, 1988............................................L, 5-15, 8-15, 12-15 Nov. 5, 1988....................W, 12-15, 11-15, 15-5, 15-13, 15-9 Nov. 3, 1989.........................L, 8-15, 15-9, 7-15, 17-15, 5-15 Nov. 3, 1990............................. W, 13-15, 15-11, 15-10, 15-7 Nov. 2, 1991.............................................W, 15-8, 15-8, 15-8 Nov. 7, 1992...........................................W, 15-2, 15-11, 15-2 Nov. 6, 1993..............................................L, 5-15, 6-15, 4-15 Nov. 5, 1994...........................................W, 15-8, 15-9, 15-11 Nov. 4, 1995...........................................W, 15-4, 15-13, 15-4 Dec. 16, 1995............................. W, 11-15, 15-2, 15-7, 16-14 *Oct. 19, 1996 .....................................W, 17-15, 15-5, 15-10 *Nov. 29, 1996............................. W, 15-11, 7-15, 15-8, 15-5 *Oct. 17, 1997 ........................................L, 6-15, 6-15, 14-16 *Nov. 29, 1997......................... W, 17-15, 15-6, 14-16, 15-10 *Oct. 16, 1998 .....................................W, 15-7, 15-11, 15-12 *Nov. 21, 1998.........................................W, 15-4, 15-7, 15-2 *Oct. 24, 1999 .................L, 11-15, 15-7, 15-12, 9-15, 13-15 *Nov. 27, 1999.....................................W, 15-12, 16-14, 15-9 *Sept. 13, 2000......................................W, 15-4, 17-15, 15-4 *Oct. 22, 2000 ........................... W, 12-15, 15-8, 15-5, 15-10 *Oct. 17, 2001 ...................................W, 30-17, 30-22, 30-21 *Nov. 3, 2001.....................................W, 30-20, 30-26, 30-27 *Sept. 21, 2002..................................W, 30-15, 30-24, 30-23 *Nov. 9, 2002......................... W, 23-30, 30-23, 30-22, 30-25

*Sept. 20, 2003..................................W, 30-20, 30-19, 30-19 *Nov. 12, 2003............W, 30-25, 27-30, 30-23, 23-30, 15-10 *Oct. 20, 2004 ............W, 21-30, 31-33, 30-27, 30-23, 16-14 *Nov. 24, 2004...................................W, 30-20, 30-19, 30-22 *Oct. 14, 2005 ...................................W, 30-24, 30-20, 30-26 *Nov. 26, 2005.............L, 30-22, 30-28, 27-30, 27-30, 12-15 *Oct. 18, 2006 ............W, 27-30, 30-22, 22-30, 30-22, 15-13 *Nov. 25, 2006...................................W, 30-22, 30-27, 30-25

Texas A&M

Texas State

Texas Tech

UC Santa Barbara leads 4-3-1 Nov. 4, 1978..................................................... T, 17-15, 6-15 Oct. 31, 1980 ................................................... L, 12-15, 0-15 Sept. 23, 1982............................. L, 10-15, 15-6, 5-15, 14-16 Sept. 25, 1982..........................................W, 15-5, 15-9, 15-8 Oct. 26, 1984 .............................. L, 11-15, 7-15, 15-11, 9-15 Sept. 9, 1988..........................................W, 15-6, 15-13, 15-6 Dec. 9, 1999.................................... L, 5-15, 15-7, 8-15, 3-15 Sept. 2, 2001......................................W, 30-20, 30-17, 30-19

UCLA

Nebraska leads 7-4 Nov. 3, 1979..................................................... L, 3-15, 15-17 Nov. 1, 1986...........................................W, 15-11, 15-4, 15-9 Dec. 14, 1989.......................................W, 15-13, 15-11, 15-6 Sept. 6, 1990...............W, 12-15, 16-14, 15-13, 11-15, 16-14 Sept. 14, 1991......................... L, 15-12, 10-15, 10-15, 15-17 Nov. 14, 1992..........................................L, 11-15, 6-15, 7-15 Dec. 9, 1995...........................................W, 15-9, 15-7, 16-14 Sept. 10, 2000...............W, 12-15, 15-11, 13-15, 15-1, 15-10 Sept. 9, 2001......................................W, 30-28, 30-24, 30-21 Dec. 12, 2003.......................... L, 30-20, 27-30, 21-30, 23-30 Dec. 9, 2005.......................................W, 30-28, 30-23, 30-16 Dec. 14, 2006......................... W, 23-30, 30-28, 30-23, 30-28

U.S. International

Nebraska leads 3-0 Sept. 15, 1983........................................W, 15-13, 15-3, 15-5 Sept. 15, 1984.............................. W, 15-8, 12-15, 15-9, 15-3 Sept. 27, 1986........................................W, 15-5, 15-10, 15-8

Utah

Nebraska leads 2-0-1 Nov. 2, 1979..................................................... T, 15-4, 10-15 Oct. 3, 1986 ...........................................W, 15-10, 15-5, 15-9 Dec. 5, 1998................................. W, 14-16, 15-4, 15-8, 15-9

Utah State

Series tied 2-2 Nov. 3, 1978..................................................... L, 11-15, 6-15 Dec. 7, 1978....................................................... L, 5-15, 2-15 Nov. 6, 1981.......................................W, 15-12, 17-19, 16-14 Sept. 15, 1983..........................................W, 15-5, 15-6, 15-8

Valparaiso

Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 5, 2003.......................................W, 30-19, 30-22, 30-21

Washington

Series tied 1-1 Sept. 11, 1993..........................................W, 15-1, 15-4, 15-7 Dec. 17, 2005......................................L, 26-30, 25-30, 26-30

Washington State

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 9, 1988........................................W, 15-8, 15-10, 15-13

West Virginia

Western Michigan

Nebraska leads 5-1 Sept. 26, 1980................................................. W, 15-12, 15-5 Dec. 16, 1983.............................. L, 15-9, 12-15, 12-15, 8-15 Dec. 7, 1984............................... W, 15-12, 15-10, 8-15, 15-7 Oct. 24, 1987 ......................W, 4-15, 15-9, 13-15, 15-9, 15-1 Oct. 29, 1988 .......................................W, 15-12, 15-7, 15-10 Sept. 4, 1999..........................................W, 15-3, 15-7, 15-13

Westmar

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 9, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-11, 15-1

Wichita State

Nebraska leads 10-0 Sept. 21, 1976................................................. W, 15-12, 15-2 Nov. 12, 1977.................................................. W, 15-3, 15-13 Sept. 26, 1979................................................... W, 15-3, 15-1 Oct. 3, 1979 ...................................................... W, 15-5, 15-6 Sept. 16, 1980................................................... W, 15-6, 15-5 Oct. 14, 1980 .................................................... W, 15-1, 15-6 Sept. 1, 1984............................................W, 15-4, 15-6, 15-6 Sept. 3, 1986............................................W, 15-5, 15-6, 15-3 Sept. 1, 1987..........................................W, 15-11, 15-4, 15-1 Dec. 4, 2004.......................................W, 30-22, 30-20, 30-21

William Jewel

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 9, 1976 .................................................... W, 15-1, 15-10

Wisconsin

Nebraska leads 11-1-1 Sept. 30, 1977.................................................... T, 9-15, 15-8 Oct. 28, 1978 ................................................... L, 12-15, 7-15 Oct. 13, 1979 .................................................... W, 15-8, 15-5 Oct. 13, 1979 ................................................ W, 15-10, 15-13 Oct. 4, 1980 .................................................... W, 15-0, 15-10 Sept. 29, 1990.............................. W, 15-5, 13-15, 15-4, 15-8 Aug. 31, 1991........................... W, 15-10, 12-15, 15-8, 15-11 Dec. 13, 1991.......................................W, 15-9, 15-10, 15-10 Sept. 9, 1995............................................W, 15-8, 15-6, 15-8 Sept. 20, 1997......................................W, 15-10, 15-9, 15-12 Dec. 12, 1998................W, 12-15, 18-16, 9-15, 15-10, 15-10 Sept. 15, 1999........................................W, 15-5, 15-9, 18-16 Dec. 16, 2000........................W, 15-9, 9-15, 7-15, 15-2, 15-9

Wisconsin-LaCrosse

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 1, 1977 .................................................... W, 15-9, 15-10

Wyoming

Nebraska leads 15-0 Sept. 16, 1978..........................................W, 15-5, 15-5, 15-4 Oct. 2, 1981 .................................................... W, 15-5, 15-13 Sept. 11, 1982.................W, 14-16, 15-7, 15-6, 13-15, 16-14 Sept. 8, 1983.................................. W, 7-15, 15-2, 15-7, 15-4 Sept. 13, 1985.....................W, 15-6, 8-15, 9-15, 15-10, 15-3 Sept. 26, 1986.............................. W, 13-15, 15-4, 15-6, 15-8 Sept. 23, 1988......................................W, 15-11, 15-12, 15-6 Sept. 15, 1990........................................W, 15-12, 15-8, 15-8 Sept. 13, 1991............................ W, 15-8, 15-12, 10-15, 15-4 Sept. 18, 1992.................W, 10-15, 15-7, 15-10, 5-15, 15-10 Sept. 19, 1992........................................W, 15-13, 15-8, 15-8 Sept. 11, 1993..........................................W, 15-3, 15-2, 15-5 Sept. 10, 1994..........................................W, 15-7, 15-9, 15-6 Sept. 16, 1995..........................................W, 15-3, 15-3, 15-8 Sept. 19, 1998........................................W, 15-4, 15-3, 15-11

HISTORY

Nebraska leads 26-1 Sept. 15, 1979........................................W, 15-3, 11-15, 15-5 Oct. 1, 1982 ...........................................W, 15-2, 15-4, 15-12 Aug. 31, 1991................W, 13-15, 12-15, 15-5, 15-10, 15-10 Nov. 6, 1992.............................................W, 15-7, 15-9, 15-7 Sept. 16, 1994..........................................W, 15-4, 15-4, 15-0 *Oct. 26, 1996 .................L, 15-7, 9-15, 15-10, 13-15, 12-15 *Nov. 22, 1996............................. W, 13-15, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5 *Nov. 11, 1997.........................................W, 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 *Nov. 21, 1997................W, 8-15, 13-15, 15-10, 15-6, 15-10 *Oct. 9, 1998 .........................................W, 15-4, 15-6, 15-11 *Nov. 14, 1998.......................................W, 15-10, 15-5, 15-8 *Sept. 25, 1999............................ W, 9-15, 15-11, 15-7, 15-1 *Oct. 29, 1999 .........................................W, 15-6, 15-3, 15-4 *Oct. 14, 2000 ......................... W, 15-10, 12-15, 15-10, 15-9 *Nov. 22, 2000.........................................W, 15-2, 15-3, 15-9 *Oct. 20, 2001 ...................................W, 30-12, 30-19, 30-25

UC Santa Barbara

Nebraska leads 1-0 Dec. 2, 1988......................W, 15-10, 15-4, 14-16, 8-15, 15-8

RECORDS

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 26, 1992..........................................W, 15-1, 15-5, 15-3

Nebraska leads 2-0 Sept. 14, 1979................................................. W, 15-12, 15-2 Sept. 6, 2003......................................W, 30-26, 30-23, 30-26

Weber State

OPPONENTS

Texas Lutheran leads 1-0 Oct. 22, 1977 ..................................................... L, 8-15, 4-15

Tulane

Nebraska leads 1-0 Oct. 25, 1975 .................................................... W, 15-2, 15-5

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Texas Lutheran

Nebraska leads 1-0 Sept. 3, 1993..........................................W, 15-11, 15-6, 15-0

Nebraska leads 5-0 Sept. 24, 1977............................................... W, 15-11, 15-13 Sept. 13, 1979.............................. W, 15-1, 15-7, 9-15, 15-13 Sept. 14, 1979................................................. W, 15-1, 15-11 Sept. 11, 1980............................ W, 15-10, 15-4, 11-15, 15-8 Sept. 13, 1980................................................. W, 15-5, 15-12

Wayne State

COACHES & STAFF

Texas-Arlington leads 6-4 Sept. 21, 1977.....................................L, 12-15, 15-17, 10-15 Sept. 14, 1978.................................................... L, 1-15, 6-15 Nov. 14, 1979.................................................... W, 15-9, 15-4 Oct. 20, 1979 ................................................. L, 14-16, 12-15 Sept. 13, 1980.....................................L, 16-18, 13-15, 14-16 Sept. 12, 1981................................................. W, 15-3, 17-15 Oct. 3, 1981 ..............................................L, 15-8, 6-15, 8-15 Nov. 7, 1981........................................L, 15-13, 12-15, 13-15 Oct. 2, 1982 .............................................W, 15-3, 15-5, 15-3 Sept. 14, 1986..........................................W, 15-5, 15-9, 15-8

Texas Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Waterloo leads 1-0 Sept. 28, 1978............................. L, 14-16, 7-15, 15-7, 16-18

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Texas-Arlington

Waterloo

INTRODUCTION

Nebraska leads 25-6 Sept. 24, 1977.................................................... L, 6-15, 4-15 Sept. 14, 1978.......................................L, 15-8, 12-15, 14-16 Sept. 16, 1978.......................................L, 1-15, 16-14, 11-15 Oct. 21, 1978 ................................................... L, 13-15, 8-15 Sept. 24, 1982...............W, 16-14, 12-15, 16-14, 16-18, 15-8 Sept. 24, 1983............................ W, 13-15, 15-10, 15-9, 15-4 Nov. 26, 1983......................... W, 15-13, 15-10, 14-16, 15-12 Nov. 4, 1989.......................................W, 15-12, 15-10, 15-11 Sept. 14, 1990..........................................W, 15-0, 15-3, 15-3 *Oct. 18, 1996 ............................. W, 15-8, 13-15, 15-7, 15-9 *Nov. 30, 1996.......................................W, 15-3, 15-13, 15-7 *Oct. 18, 1997 ............................... W, 15-8, 15-9, 8-15, 15-9 *Nov. 28, 1997............................... W, 15-4, 2-15, 15-6, 15-1 *Oct. 17, 1998 ........................... W, 15-8, 15-7, 14-16, 15-12 *Nov. 20, 1998...................L, 15-8, 12-15, 15-8, 6-15, 14-16 *Oct. 2, 1999 ...................L, 3-15, 15-13, 5-15, 15-13, 13-15 *Nov. 6, 1999............................. W, 15-5, 15-7, 10-15, 15-11 *Sept. 30, 2000......................................W, 15-3, 16-14, 15-6 *Nov. 8, 2000............................... W, 8-15, 15-6, 15-13, 15-9 *Oct. 14, 2001 ....................... W, 25-30, 30-24, 31-29, 30-24 *Nov. 7, 2001.....................................W, 30-28, 30-24, 30-21 *Oct. 6, 2002 ......................... W, 30-26, 28-30, 30-26, 30-20 *Oct. 26, 2002 ...................................W, 30-28, 30-26, 30-20 *Sept. 17, 2003.............W, 30-28, 26-30, 26-30, 30-26, 15-9 *Nov. 5, 2003.....................................W, 30-22, 30-24, 30-19 *Sept. 25, 2004..................................W, 30-20, 30-20, 30-27 *Nov. 27, 2004...................................W, 30-23, 30-22, 30-28 *Sept. 21, 2005..................................W, 30-24, 30-21, 30-19 *Nov. 9, 2005.....................................W, 30-19, 30-24, 30-21 *Oct. 6, 2006 .....................................W, 30-25, 30-24, 30-20 *Nov. 15, 2006...................................W, 30-16, 30-28, 30-25

*Nov. 18, 2001...................................W, 30-21, 30-19, 30-14 *Sept. 25, 2002..................................W, 30-24, 30-12, 30-23 *Nov. 2, 2002.....................................W, 30-20, 30-20, 30-25 *Sept. 27, 2003..................................W, 30-18, 30-27, 30-17 *Oct. 29, 2003 ....................... W, 24-30, 30-25, 30-25, 30-27 *Sept. 17, 2004..................................W, 32-30, 30-23, 30-11 *Nov. 3, 2004.....................................W, 30-10, 30-14, 30-22 *Oct. 12, 2005 ...................................W, 30-16, 30-18, 30-22 *Oct. 29, 2005 ...................................W, 30-22, 30-11, 30-16 *Sept. 23, 2006..................................W, 30-27, 30-17, 30-24 *Nov. 1, 2006.....................................W, 30-16, 30-21, 30-24

Opponent Alabama Alabama A&M American Arizona Arizona State Arkansas Augsburg Ball State Baylor Bemidji State Bowling Green State Brigham Young California Cal Poly Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Central Florida Central Michigan Central Missouri State Cincinnati Clemson Cleveland State Colorado Colorado State Concordia Cornell Creighton Davidson Dayton DePaul Drake Duke Elmhurst Florida Florida A&M Florida International Florida State Fort Hays State Fresno State George Mason George Washington George Williams Georgia Georgia Tech Gonzaga

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS W 2 1 1 5 3 2 1 2 23 1 2 5 2 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 42 7 2 1 9 1 1 3 10 4 1 7 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1

L 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

T 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

First 1979 2005 2006 1983 1977 1996 1975 2004 1995 1976 1989 1976 1976 1984 1976 1976 1979 1987 1975 1978 2003 1980 1987 1984 1975 1993 1980 1999 2003 1977 1975 1976 1979 1988 2004 1976 1978 1975 1980 1995 1994 1978 1991 2003 1995

Last 2002 2005 2006 2002 2002 1997 1975 2004 2006 1976 1994 1996 1983 2006 1977 1976 1979 1987 1976 1978 2003 1980 2006 2004 1975 1993 2006 1999 2003 1979 1999 2005 1979 2005 2004 1976 1982 1975 1980 1997 1995 1978 2000 2003 1995

HISTORY

RECORDS

Kathi DeBoer was an AVCA All-American and a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 1987.

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Graceland Grandview Hawaii Hofstra Houston Idaho Illinois Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Indiana Iona Iowa Iowa State Kansas Kansas City Kansas State Kentucky Lamar Lewis Long Beach State Louisiana State Louisville Loyola-Chicago Loyola Marymount Mankato State Maryland Mexican National Miami Miami (Ohio) Michigan Michigan State Middle Tennessee State Midland Lutheran Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth Missouri Missouri-St. Louis Missouri State Missouri Western Montana Morgan State Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Omaha New Mexico New Mexico State New Orleans North Carolina North Dakota North Dakota State North Texas Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northwestern Notre Dame NW Missouri State Occidental Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oral Roberts Oregon Oregon State Pacific Penn State Pepperdine Pittsburgh Portland State Princeton Purdue Rhode Island Rutgers St. Catherine’s St. Cloud State St. Louis St. Mary's

5 2 6 1 5 1 14 1 5 1 1 12 70 78 1 74 5 2 1 4 6 5 1 3 3 3 1 1 4 2 7 1 2 25 1 63 1 15 2 2 1 7 15 2 1 1 1 3 1 5 2 2 4 4 8 2 0 7 66 6 5 2 3 7 10 5 11 0 1 9 1 0 2 2 1 1

1 0 4 0 2 0 5 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 15 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 6 0 1 0 0 9 5 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1975 1976 1981 1989 1977 1985 1977 1975 1976 1978 2004 1976 1975 1975 1975 1975 1978 1976 1979 1976 1983 1983 1997 1984 1976 1991 1980 2002 1986 2002 1978 2006 1975 1975 1978 1975 1977 1975 1979 1982 1998 1975 1975 1991 1988 2003 1990 1976 1977 1977 1979 1979 1976 1979 1983 1976 1976 1978 1975 1976 1979 1985 1983 1978 1981 1976 1980 1977 2000 1980 1986 1978 1976 1977 1975 2006

1978 1976 2005 1989 1993 1985 2003 1978 2003 1988 2004 1999 2006 2006 1975 2006 1994 1979 1979 2006 2003 2006 1997 1998 1978 2004 1980 2002 1997 2005 2003 2006 1976 2006 1978 2006 1977 1993 1980 1985 1998 1979 1990 1996 1988 2003 1996 1978 1977 1981 1980 1986 2006 2000 2004 1976 1976 2005 2006 1979 2001 1986 1998 2005 2005 2005 2002 1977 2000 1995 1986 1978 1976 1978 1975 2006

Lisa Reitsma was a first-team All-American in 1995 and 1996 and a second-team pick in 1997.

Sam Houston State San Diego San Diego State San Jose State Santa Clara South Carolina South Dakota State South Florida Southern California Southern Illinois Southwest Texas State Stanford Stephens Stephen F. Austin Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Texas Texas A&M Texas-Arlington Texas Lutheran Texas Tech Texas Women’s Tulane UC Santa Barbara UCLA U.S. International Utah Utah State Valparaiso Washington Washington State Waterloo Wayne State Weber State West Virginia Western Michigan Westmar Wichita State William Jewel Wisconsin Wisconsin-LaCrosse Wyoming

2 4 3 0 6 1 1 1 1 3 1 5 1 2 4 1 27 25 4 0 26 5 2 3 8 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 1 10 1 11 1 15

0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 12 6 6 1 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

1978 1998 1978 1977 1988 2000 1975 1999 1976 1978 1992 1976 1976 1977 1981 2002 1981 1977 1977 1977 1979 1977 1979 1978 1979 1983 1979 1978 2003 1993 1988 1978 1975 1988 1993 1980 1976 1976 1976 1977 1977 1978

1979 2006 1999 1985 2004 2000 1975 1999 2004 1987 1992 2006 1976 1978 1997 2002 2006 2006 1986 1977 2006 1980 2003 2001 2006 1986 1998 1983 2003 2005 1988 1978 1975 1988 1993 2004 1976 2004 1976 2000 1977 1998

SINGLE-MATCH RECORDS Individual Records

INTRODUCTION

Kills

3g 30 4g 37 5g 39

Attacks 3g 73 4g 80

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COACHES & STAFF

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5g 90

OPPONENTS RECORDS

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Texas Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Penn State Sarah Pavan vs. USC

11/1/97 11/26/94 9/22/99

11/27/99 12/16/98 12/11/04

Hitting Percentage (min. 10 kills) 3g 1.000 Megan Korver (10k/0e/10ta) vs. Iowa State

Service Aces 3g 7 7 4g 7 5g 7 7

Enid Schonewise vs. Kansas State Stephanie Thater vs. Oklahoma Cris Hall vs. UCLA Virginia Stahr vs. Minnesota Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Florida

Solo Blocks 3g 5 5 4g 6 6 5g 5 5

Karen Dahlgren vs. Missouri Karen Dahlgren vs. Kansas Karen Dahlgren vs. U.S. International Virginia Stahr vs. Penn State Virginia Stahr vs. UNO Angie Oxley vs. Kansas State

3g 13 4g 16 5g 14 3g 28 4g 29 29 5g 34

9/25/98 11/4/86 9/25/92 9/14/91 9/11/87 12/8/01 10/28/83 9/19/84 9/14/84 9/12/87 9/2/86 11/26/00

Amber Holmquist vs. Kansas St. 11/30/02 Amber Holmquist vs. Texas 10/22/00 Stephanie Thater vs. Kansas 11/23/90 Annie Adamczak vs. Montana Jordan Larson vs. UCLA Billie Winsett vs. Penn State Maria Hedbeck vs. Penn State

Set Assists 3g 63 63 4g 85 5g 109

Lori Endicott vs. Pacific Fiona Nepo vs. Oklahoma Nikki Stricker vs. Georgia Lori Endicott vs. Texas

9/14/85 12/14/06 12/10/94 9/4/93 9/3/88 11/1/97 9/17/93 11/5/88

Team Records Kills

3g 76 4g 101 5g 116

Attacks 3g 184 4g 248 5g 277

vs. Oklahoma vs. Texas vs. Texas

11/1/97 12/16/95 11/5/88

vs. Colorado vs. Penn State vs. Penn State

10/9/96 8/28/99 12/12/86

Hitting Percentage 3g .608

vs. Wichita State (54k/6e/79ta)

Service Aces 3g 16 16 4g 20 5g 16

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vs. Missouri at Texas vs. San Diego State vs. Arizona

3g 11 4g 14 5g 12

vs. Louisiana State vs. U.S. International vs. Nebraska-Omaha

Block Assists 3g 39 4g 46 5g 38

Digs

3g 93 4g 111 5g 145

9/1/84 10/6/90 9/20/03 9/17/84 9/17/84

3g 68 4g 94 5g 116

9/14/84 9/15/84 9/2/86

3g 30 4g 35 5g 39 39

Attacks 3g

4g 73 5g 78

Digs

3g 25 4g 29 5g 33

Assists 3g 63 4g 85 5g 109

Kansas State vs. Nebraska Nebraska vs. Penn State Nebraska vs. Kansas State

11/14/97 12/10/94 9/22/99

Hitting Percentage

vs. Colorado vs. Texas vs. Texas

10/9/96 12/16/95 11/5/88

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Texas Stacy Sykora, Texas A&M vs. NU Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Wisconsin Megan Korver (10k/0e/10ta) vs. Iowa State

Enid Schonewise vs. Kansas St. Kathi DeBoer vs. Pittsburgh Virginia Stahr vs. Minnesota Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Florida

11/27/99 10/18/98 12/12/98

9/25/98 11/4/86 12/6/86 9/11/87 12/8/01

11/30/02 10/22/00 9/22/99

Amanda McCormick vs. Texas A&M 9/25/04 Billie Winsett vs. Penn State 12/10/94 Lisa Martin, W. Michigan vs. NU 10/24/87

Lori Endicott vs. Pacific Nikki Stricker vs. Georgia Lori Endicott vs. Texas

3g .608

vs. Wichita State (54k/6e/79ta)

Service Aces

3g 16 4g 16 16 5g 15

vs. Missouri Loyola Marymount vs. Tennessee Wyoming vs. Indiana Illinois vs. Nebraska

3g 11 4g 14 5g 12

vs. Louisiana State vs. U.S. International vs. Nebraska-Omaha

Block Assists 3g 39 4g 46 5g 40

Digs

3g 79 4g 111 5g 121 121

9/3/88 9/17/93 11/5/88

3g 70 4g 93 5g 116

9/1/84 10/6/90 9/26/87 9/23/88 11/11/89 9/14/84 9/14/84 9/2/86

vs. Kansas State vs. Texas vs. Nebraska

11/30/02 10/22/00 12/14/96

vs. Kansas State vs. Indiana Arizona State vs. Nebraska vs. Houston

11/14/97 9/24/88 9/27/86 9/9/89

Set Assists

Karen Dahlgren vs. Missouri 10/28/83 Karen Dahlgren vs. Kansas 9/19/84 Karen Dahlgren vs. U.S. International 9/14/84 Virginia Stahr vs. Penn State 9/12/87 Virginia Stahr vs. UNO 9/2/86 Amber Holmquist vs. Kansas St. Amber Holmquist vs. Texas Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Kansas State

3g 183 4g 255 5g 271

Solo Blocks

Lisa Reitsma vs. Oklahoma 11/1/97 Allison Weston vs. Georgia 9/17/93 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Kansas State 9/22/99 Elsa Steggeman, Pacific vs. Florida 8/28/99

Block Assists 3g 13 4g 16 5g 12

11/1/97 9/17/93 11/11/89

9/14/85 9/24/88 12/12/86

Solo Blocks

3g 5 5 4g 6 6 5g 5

Nebraska vs. Oklahoma Nebraska vs. Georgia Illinois vs. Nebraska

vs. Montana vs. Indiana vs. Penn State

Service Aces 3g 7 4g 6 5g 7 7

3g 76 4g 99 5g 121

Attacks

Hitting Percentage (min. 10 kills) 3g 1.00

Kills

11/30/02 10/22/00 9/22/99

Individual (NU Coliseum) Kills

Team (NU Coliseum)

vs. Kansas State vs. Texas vs. Kansas State

Set Assists

Block Assists

Digs

HISTORY

Lisa Reitsma vs. Oklahoma Allison Weston vs. Colorado Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Kansas State

Solo Blocks

vs. Oklahoma vs. Georgia vs. Texas

All-American Lisa Reitsma had 30 kills in a three-game match against Oklahoma on Nov. 1, 1997.

11/1/97 9/17/93 11/5/88

SINGLE-MATCH TOP PERFORMANCES Top Individual Performances Top 25 Individual Kills Performances

5. 7. 8. 10.

20.

Top 20 Individual Hitting Percentage (Minimum 10 kills)

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

19. 20.

Player, Opponent (games) Megan Korver vs. Iowa State (3) Melissa Elmer vs. Creighton (3) Virginia Stahr vs. Tennessee (3) Julie Hermann vs. Kansas (3) Megan Korver at Oklahoma (3) Tracy Stalls vs. Iowa State (3) Lori Endicott vs. Miami (Ohio) (3) Virginia Stahr vs. Kansas State (3) Angie Oxley at Kansas (3) Greichaly Cepero at Texas Tech (3) Karen Dahlgren vs. Missouri (3) Amber Holmquist at Iowa State (3) Laura Pilakowski vs. Creighton (3) Christina Houghtelling at Missouri (3) Melissa Elmer vs. Dayton (3) Melissa Elmer vs. Iowa State (3) Enid Schonewise vs. Iowa State (3) Enid Schonewise vs. Southwest Missouri State (3) Annie Adamczak vs. Iowa (3) Eileen Shannon vs. Nebraska-Omaha (3) Virginia Stahr vs. Iowa (3) Carla Baker vs. South Dakota State (3) Tracy Stalls vs. Middle Tennessee

Rk. 1.

Player, Opponent (games) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Florida (5) Stephanie Thater vs. Oklahoma (3) Cris Hall vs. UCLA (4) Virginia Stahr vs. Minnesota (5) Enid Schonewise vs. Kansas State (3) Michelle Lynch at Missouri (3) Anna Schrad at Oklahoma (3) Jaime Krondak vs. Miami (Ohio) (3) Lisa Reitsma at Missouri (3) Renee Saunders at Kansas (4) Kelly Aspegren vs. Oklahoma (4) Laura Luther vs. Ohio State (3) Nikki Stricker vs. Kansas State (3) Lori Endicott vs. Missouri (3) Kathi DeBoer vs. Pittsburgh (4) Karen Dahlgren vs. U.S. International (4)

Date 12/8/01 9/25/92 9/14/91 9/11/87 11/4/86 11/17/04 10/16/02 8/30/97 11/7/97 9/26/97 11/26/93 9/12/92 9/14/91 10/11/86 12/6/86 9/14/84

Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 9. 12.

19.

Digs 34 33 31 30 29 29 28 28 27 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 25

Player, Opponent (games) Maria Hedbeck vs. Penn State (5) Lisa Martin vs. Western Michigan (5) Amanda McCormick vs. Missouri (5) Amanda McCormick vs. USC (5) Dani Busboom vs. UCLA (4) Billie Winsett vs. Penn State (4) Annie Adamczak vs. Montana (3) Karen Dahlgren vs. Arizona State (5) Jennifer Saleaumua at Minnesota (5) Jennifer Saleaumua vs. Missouri (5) Enid Schonewise vs. Penn State (5) Amanda McCormick vs. UCLA (4) Mandy Monson vs. Utah (4) Cris Hall vs. Houston (5) Cris Hall at Texas (5) Val Novak vs. Texas (5) Tisha Delaney vs. Iowa State (4) Kathi DeBoer vs. Purdue (4) Jordan Larson vs. UCLA (4) Amanda McCormick vs. Texas A&M (3) Mandy Monson vs. Colorado (3)

Top 20 Individual Assists Rk. 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 14. 15. 17. 19.

Asst. 109 88 87 87 85 82 80 78 76 76 74 72 72 71 67 67 66 66 65 65 65 65

Player, Opponent (games) Lori Endicott vs. Texas (5) Tisha Delaney vs. Arizona State (5) Christy Johnson vs. Texas (4) Tisha Delaney vs. Penn State (5) Nikki Stricker vs. Georgia (4) Fiona Nepo vs. Arkansas (5) Christy Johnson vs. Florida (5) Val Novak vs. Colorado (4) Fiona Nepo vs. Texas A&M (4) Fiona Nepo vs. Southern California (5) Lori Endicott vs. Indiana (4) Fiona Nepo vs. Pacific (5) Christy Johnson vs. Michigan State (5) Greichaly Cepero at Texas A&M (4) Fiona Nepo vs. Wisconsin (5) Fiona Nepo vs. Pepperdine (5) Dani Busboom at Kansas State (4) Fiona Nepo vs. Texas A&M (5) Rachel Holloway vs. Minnesota (5) Fiona Nepo vs. Utah (4) Fiona Nepo vs. Texas (4) Lori Endicott vs. Penn State (4)

Date 9/4/93 10/24/87 10/15/03 12/11/04 12/14/06 12/10/94 9/14/85 9/27/86 9/5/05 10/15/03 12/12/86 12/12/03 12/5/98 9/9/89 11/3/89 11/5/88 11/22/86 12/13/85 12/14/06 9/25/04 11/25/98 Date 11/5/88 9/27/86 12/16/95 12/12/86 9/17/93 9/5/97 11/12/95 10/14/89 10/18/98 12/12/97 9/24/88 9/6/97 12/14/95 11/8/00 12/12/98 12/11/98 10/13/04 11/29/98 12/9/06 12/5/98 11/29/97 9/12/87

HISTORY

Aces 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Top 20 Individual Digs

RECORDS

Top 10 Individual Service Aces Performances

Date 9/25/98 10/11/05 9/26/87 11/12/83 10/3/98 10/16/04 11/29/86 10/22/86 10/2/98 9/25/02 11/16/85 10/8/00 10/3/00 11/17/04 12/6/03 9/24/03 11/9/85 10/6/85 9/8/85 9/1/90 9/2/89 9/10/88 9/2/06

13.

OPPONENTS

14. 15. 16.

Pct. (K-E-TA) 1.000 (10-0-10) .917 (11-0-13) .846 (10-0-13) .833 (10-0-12) .824 (14-0-17) .824 (14-0-17) .800 (12-0-15) .786 (11-0-14) .778 (14-0-18) .769 (10-0-13) .765 (13-0-17) .750 (12-0-16) .750 (12-0-16) .739 (17-0-23) .737 (15-1-19) .733 (11-0-15) .733 (11-0-15) .733 (11-0-15) .722 (13-0-18) .714 (11-1-14) .714 (10-0-14) .714 (11-1-14) .714 (10-0-14)

4. 5. 6.

Date 9/14/84 10/8/05 10/22/00 10/8/03 11/23/90 9/9/05 11/30/02 11/18/01 9/22/99 12/11/98 12/14/91 9/14/91 11/11/06 9/2/05 11/20/04 11/12/04 9/19/01 11/19/00 9/2/00 11/4/98 9/11/87

2006 REVIEW

Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Date 9/22/99 9/27/86 11/12/95 11/26/94 12/11/04 9/17/93 12/7/96 12/5/98 9/22/89 10/24/99 12/11/98 12/10/94 9/2/86 9/22/89 9/5/97 10/2/99 11/5/88 9/14/91 10/13/93 11/20/98 12/14/95 12/12/86 12/14/91 11/1/97

Player, Opponent (games) Karen Dahlgren vs. U.S. International (4) Melissa Elmer at Kansas (4) Amber Holmquist at Texas (4) Melissa Elmer at Kansas (4) Stephanie Thater vs. Kansas (5) Melissa Elmer vs. Pepperdine (4) Amber Holmquist vs. Kansas State (3) Amber Holmquist vs. Texas Tech (3) Nancy Metcalf vs. Kansas State (5) Tonia Tauke vs. Pepperdine (5) Stephanie Thater vs. Ohio State (4) Stephanie Thater vs. UCLA (4) Tracy Stalls at Colorado (5) Sarah Pavan at Ohio State (3) Melissa Elmer at Oklahoma (4) Melissa Elmer vs. Kansas (3) Amber Holmquist at Colorado (3) Amber Holmquist at Baylor (3) Jenny Kropp vs. Colorado State (4) Tonia Tauke vs. Colorado (3) Carla Baker vs. Minnesota (5)

COACHES & STAFF

Player, Opponent (games) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Kansas State (5) Enid Schonewise vs. Arizona State (5) Lisa Reitsma vs. Florida (5) Allison Weston vs. Colorado (4) Sarah Pavan vs. USC (5) Allison Weston vs. Georgia (4) Lisa Reitsma vs. Arkansas (4) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Utah (4) Janet Kruse vs. Kentucky (5) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) at Texas (5) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Pepperdine (5) Allison Weston vs. Penn State (4) Kathi DeBoer vs. Nebraska-Omaha (5) Eileen Shannon vs. Kentucky (5) Lisa Reitsma vs. Arkansas (5) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) at Texas A&M (5) Virginia Stahr vs. Texas (5) Stephanie Thater vs. UCLA (5) Allison Weston vs. Colorado (5) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) at Texas A&M (5) Allison Weston vs. Michigan State (5) Kathi DeBoer vs. Penn State (5) Cris Hall vs. Ohio State (4) Lisa Reitsma vs. Oklahoma (3)

Blocks (S-A) 18 (6-12) 16 (2-14) 16 (0-16) 15 (2-13) 14 (n/a) 13 (0-13) 13 (0-13) 13 (1-12) 13 (1-12) 13 (2-11) 13 (2-11) 13 (n/a) 12 (0-12) 12 (0-12) 12 (0-12) 12 (1-11) 12 (1-11) 12 (0-12) 12 (0-12) 12 (1-11) 12 (n/a)

2007 HUSKERS

16.

Kills 39 38 37 37 35 35 34 33 33 32 32 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 31 30 30 30 30 30

Rk. 1. 2.

INTRODUCTION

Rk. 1. 2. 3.

Top 20 Individual Total Blocks

SINGLE-MATCH TEAM RECORDS Team Bests

Top 10 Nebraska Coliseum Attendance Marks

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

Top 20 Team Kills Performances Rk. 1. 2. 3.

7. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18.

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

20.

Kills 116 111 104 104 104 104 101 101 99 97 96 96 94 93 92 91 91 90 90 88

Top 20 Team Hitting Percentage Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 12. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 19. 20.

Pct. (K-E-TA) .608 (54-6-79) .567 (36-2-60) .538 (41-6-65) .530 (45-8-81) .526 (43-3-76) .523 (52-5-88) .516 (55-7-93) .507 (41-6-69) .506 (n/a) .506 (48-6-83) .506 (47-6-81) .500 (52-7-90) .495 (50-4-93) .487 (64-9-113) .486 (41-6-72) .486 (45-9-74) .482 (65-11-112) .479 (40-6-71) .477 (n/a) .476 (59-10-103)

Opponent (games) vs. Wichita State (3) vs. Creighton (3) vs. Missouri (3) vs. Missouri (3) vs. Iowa State (3) vs. Kansas (3) vs. Southern Illinois (3) vs. Missouri (3) vs. Missouri (3) at Oklahoma (3) vs. Kansas (3) at Kansas (3) at Kansas (3) vs. Saint Mary's (3) vs. Morgan State (3) vs. Oral Roberts (3) vs. Colorado (3) vs. Iowa (3) vs. Texas A&M (3) at Kansas (3)

Date 11/5/88 9/30/89 9/27/86 12/12/86 9/9/89 9/6/90 11/12/95 12/16/95 9/17/93 9/5/97 9/22/99 8/28/99 12/2/88 9/22/89 11/8/00 9/13/85 10/14/89 12/10/94 11/23/90 9/4/93

Date 9/1/84 10/3/00 11/17/89 10/11/86 11/9/85 10/10/01 11/28/87 11/12/88 11/15/91 10/3/98 11/12/02 10/2/98 9/20/00 9/1/06 12/4/98 9/4/00 11/23/05 9/8/85 9/14/90 11/22/06

Attend. 4,670 4,607 4,605 4,577 4,557 4,538 4,519 4,483 4,474 4,411

Opponent vs. Oklahoma vs. Colorado vs. Texas vs. New Mexico vs. Colorado vs. Colorado vs. Iowa State vs. Missouri vs. Michigan State vs. Kansas State

Year-by-Year Home Attendance Figures

Year Matches Attendance Average 2006 19 78,598 4,137 2005 20 119,383 5,969* 2004 16 69,378 4,336 2003 15 63,587 4,239 2002 18 79,024 4,390 2001 16 69,053 4,316 2000 19 80,252 4,224 1999 19 71,376 3,767 1998 18 69,594 3,866 1997 17 60,551 3,562 1996 10 36,912 3,691 1995 14 53,604 3,829 1994 17 60,028 3,531 1993 14 35,009 2,501 1992 13 42,151 3,242 1991 15 49,828 3,322 1990 18 54,554 3,031 1989 19 34,400 1,811 1988 15 20,214 1,348 1987 17 12,249 721 1986 16 14,058 879 1985 15 14,443 963 * - includes four matches at Qwest Center Omaha

Most Points Allowed

Side Out Scoring (1977-2000) 3 games 4 games

RECORDS

Opponent (games) vs. Texas (5) vs. Illinois (5) vs. Arizona State (5) vs. Penn State (5) vs. Houston (5) vs. UCLA (5) vs. Florida (5) vs. Texas (5) vs. Georgia (4) vs. Arkansas (5) vs. Kansas State (5) vs. Penn State (4) vs. Weber State (5) vs. Kentucky (5) vs. Texas A&M (4) vs. Wyoming (5) vs. Colorado (4) vs. Penn State (4) vs. Kansas (5) vs. Penn State (5)

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

5 games

48 61 61 71

Five Times vs. Minnesota (15, 16, 15, 15) vs. California (16, 15, 15, 15) vs. Texas A&M (14, 15, 14, 18, 8)

Rally Scoring (2001-present) 3 games 4 games 5 games

90 119 142

vs. Washington (30, 30, 30) at Long Beach State (30, 28, 31, 30) vs. USC (33, 30, 30, 36, 15)

1979 1983 1982

2005 2001 2004

Fewest Points Allowed HISTORY

Side Out Scoring (1977-2000) 3 games 4 games 5 games

1 25 43

Oral Roberts (0, 1, 0) Texas Tech (15, 2, 3, 5) Oregon (5, 15, 5, 15, 3)

Rally Scoring (2001-present) 3 games 4 games 5 games

100 N

37 94 109

vs. Alabama A&M (15, 7, 15) vs. Arizona (30, 19, 15, 30) at Colorado (19, 30, 30, 15, 15)

2000 1996 1986

2005 2002 2005

Nebraska has been among the national leaders in attendance for the last decade. In 2006, Nebraska was second nationally with an average of 4,137 in 19 home matches.

Date 11/19/94 10/29/94 11/5/94 9/24/94 10/30/93 10/24/92 11/9/96 11/8/96 9/7/96 11/6/98

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS Individual Season Bests Hitting Percentage

Virginia Stahr, 1989 Amber Holmquist, 2000 Virginia Stahr, 1988 Amber Holmquist, 2002 Tracy Stalls, 2006 Cathy Noth, 1984 Virginia Stahr, 1987 Karen Dahlgren, 1984 Karen Dahlgren, 1986 Karen Dahlgren, 1983 Amber Holmquist, 2001 Lisa Reitsma, 1996 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1999 Lisa Reitsma, 1997 Sarah Pavan, 2006 Kathi DeBoer, 1987 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1998 Jordan Larson, 2006 Linda Barsness, 1988 Eileen Shannon, 1989 Enid Schonewise, 1986

Attacks Per Game

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1999 Lisa Reitsma, 1996 Lisa Reitsma, 1997 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1998 Sarah Pavan, 2006 Kathi DeBoer, 1987 Allison Weston, 1994 Jordan Larson, 2006 Eileen Shannon, 1989 Linda Barsness, 1988

Kills

Lisa Reitsma, 1996 Sarah Pavan, 2006 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1999 Lisa Reitsma, 1997 Kathi DeBoer, 1987 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1998 Allison Weston, 1994 Allison Weston, 1993 Enid Schonewise, 1986 Allison Weston, 1995

Kills Per Game

Sarah Pavan, 2006 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1999 Lisa Reitsma, 1996 Allison Weston, 1994 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1998 Lisa Reitsma, 1997 Allison Weston, 1995 Allison Weston, 1993 Kathi DeBoer, 1987 Sarah Pavan, 2004

Service Aces

Mary Buysse, 1984 Mary Buysse, 1983 Virginia Stahr, 1987 Val Novak, 1989 Lori Endicott, 1987 Erin Dean, 1984 Annie Adamczak, 1984 Jordan Larson, 2006 Annie Adamczak, 1983 Kelly Aspegren, 1993

69 65 63 58 57 56 54 53 52 51

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 8.

Karen Dahlgren, 1984 Karen Dahlgren, 1986 Allison Weston, 1993 Jen McFadden, 1993 Stephanie Thater, 1990 Jordan Larson, 2006 Karen Dahlgren, 1983 Sharon Kramer, 1983 Virginia Stahr, 1988 Megan Korver, 1996

Block Assists 1. 2. 3.

Melissa Elmer, 2005 Amber Holmquist, 2000 Melissa Elmer, 2004 Amber Holmquist, 2002 5. Melissa Elmer, 2003 6. Amber Holmquist, 2001 7. Stephanie Thater, 1990 8. Tonia Tauke, 1998 9. Jenny Kropp, 2000 10. Megan Korver, 1998

Total Blocks 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Melissa Elmer, 2005 Amber Holmquist, 2000 Melissa Elmer, 2004 Amber Holmquist, 2002 Stephanie Thater, 1990 Amber Holmquist, 2001 Tonia Tauke, 1998 Melissa Elmer, 2003 Stephanie Thater, 1991 Megan Korver, 1996

46 34 33 33 32 31 31 30 30 30 233 199 171 171 169 166 165 164 159 158 250 220 200 197 197 190 188 186 185 185

Blocks Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Melissa Elmer, 2005 Amber Holmquist, 2002 Amber Holmquist, 2000 Stephanie Thater, 1992 Melissa Elmer, 2004 Jen McFadden, 1993 Amber Holmquist, 2001 Amber Holmquist, 1999 Tonia Tauke, 1998 Megan Korver, 1998

2.17 2.01 1.98 1.92 1.89 1.86 1.81 1.75 1.72 1.70

Digs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Dani Busboom, 2006 Amanda McCormick, 2004 Jennifer Saleaumua, 2003 Jennifer Saleaumua, 2005 Jordan Larson, 2006 Kate Crnich, 1996 Jennifer Saleaumua, 2004 Jaime Krondak, 1996 Mandy Monson, 1999 Kathi DeBoer, 1987

Digs Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 10.

Dani Busboom, 2006 Amanda McCormick, 2004 Jennifer Saleaumua, 2003 Jennifer Saleaumua, 2005 Jennifer Saleaumua, 2004 Amanda McCormick, 2003 Annie Adamczak, 1985 Jordan Larson, 2006 Maria Hedbeck, 1993 Mandy Monson, 1999

580 480 441 436 402 390 389 387 383 372 5.04 4.53 3.90 3.76 3.74 3.72 3.61 3.50 3.45 3.42

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HISTORY

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

5.10 5.09 5.05 4.99 4.84 4.75 4.594 4.587 4.58 4.54

Solo Blocks

RECORDS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

611 586 580 561 529 518 514 500 493 487

Two-time Big 12 Player of the Year Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) is second on Nebraska's single-season kills chart with 580 in 1999.

OPPONENTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

12.16 12.13 11.69 11.52 11.22 10.86 10.35 10.20 9.88 9.83

2006 REVIEW

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1,468 1,386 1,380 1,290 1,281 1,233 1,173 1,121 1,116 1,076

COACHES & STAFF

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2007 HUSKERS

Total Attacks

.440 .406 .404 .402 .400 .398 .397 .396 .392 .388 .388

INTRODUCTION

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

NEBRASKA SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

Set Assists 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Fiona Nepo, 1996 Val Novak, 1989 Fiona Nepo, 1997 Val Novak, 1990 Greichaly Cepero, 2002 Fiona Nepo, 1998 Lori Endicott, 1988 Rachel Holloway, 2006 Christy Johnson, 1994 Tisha Delaney, 1986

1,653 1,608 1,602 1,533 1,532 1,531 1,524 1,503 1,460 1,433

Assists Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Christy Johnson, 1994 Christy Johnson, 1995 Fiona Nepo, 1998 Fiona Nepo, 1996 Fiona Nepo, 1997 Val Novak, 1989 Rachel Holloway, 2006 Lori Endicott, 1988 Dani Busboom, 2004 Nikki Stricker, 1993

14.18 13.90 13.79 13.66 13.58 13.51 13.42 13.37 13.10 12.80

Team Season Records Most Kills Best Kill Average Best Hitting Percentage Most Set Assists Best Assists Average Most Service Aces Best Aces Average Most Solo Blocks Most Blocking Assists Best Blocking Average Most Digs Best Dig Average Lowest Opponent Hitting Pct.

2,031 17.40 .331 1,863 16.20 285 2.40 126 823 4.46 1,967 17.42 .103

1989 2006 1986 2006 2006 1987 1987 1986 2005 1986 1986 2004 2004

Tracy Stalls set freshman records for block assists (148) and total blocks (160) in 2004.

Freshmen Single-Season Records

Service Aces

1. 117 2. 115 3. 114

Digs

Games Played

Dani Busboom Tonia Tauke Virginia Stahr

Matches Played OPPONENTS

1. 35 35 3. 34 34 34 34

Kills RECORDS

1. 481 2. 479 3. 307

Nikki Stricker Val Novak Rachel Holloway Tonia Tauke Virginia Stahr Jordan Larson

1990 1987 2006 1996 1986 2005

Sarah Pavan Eileen Shannon Jordan Larson

2004 1989 2005

Kills Per Game 1. 4.54 2. 4.24 3. 2.98

Sarah Pavan Eileen Shannon Jen McFadden

Total Attacks

HISTORY

1. 1,116 2. 1,027 3. 757

Eileen Shannon Sarah Pavan Maria Hedbeck

Hitting Percentage (Min. 200 attacks) Christy Johnson holds NU's top two single-season assist totals, including a school-record 14.18 assists per game in 1994.

102 N

1. .381 2. .373 3. .367

Assists

1. 1,503 724 3. 700

2003 1996 1986

2004 1989 1993 1989 2004 1993

Melissa Elmer (233-63-446) Amber Holmquist (154-44-295) Virginia Stahr (266-64-549)

2002 1999 1986

Rachel Holloway Lindsay Wischmeier Dani Busboom

2006 1999 2003

1. 41 2. 36 36

1. 359 2. 304 3. 302

Jordan Larson Maria Hedbeck Kim Tonniges

2005 1993 1991

Maria Hedbeck Jordan Larson Jennifer Saleaumua

1993 2004 2002

Digs Per Game 1. 3.72 2. 3.45 3. 3.16

Amanda McCormick Maria Hedbeck Angie Oxley

Solo Blocks 1. 33 2. 26 3. 25

Jen McFadden Tonia Tauke Virginia Stahr

Block Assists 1. 148 2. 127 3. 124

Tracy Stalls Tonia Tauke Melissa Elmer

Total Blocks 1. 160 2. 154 2. 153

Tracy Stalls Jen McFadden Tonia Tauke

Blocks Per Game 1. 1.86 2. 1.75 3. 1.65

Jen McFadden Amber Holmquist Tracy Stalls

2003 1993 1997 1993 1996 1986 2004 1996 2002 2004 1993 1996 1993 1999 2004

HUSKER YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS Category Leaders â&#x20AC;˘ 1983-2006 Kills

Player Cris Hall Stephanie Thater Stephanie Thater Allison Weston Allison Weston Allison Weston Lisa Reitsma Lisa Reitsma Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Laura Pilakowski Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Laura Pilakowski Jennifer Saleaumua Sarah Pavan Sarah Pavan Sarah Pavan

Player Mary Buysse Mary Buysse Tisha Delaney Tisha Delaney Virginia Stahr Virginia Stahr Val Novak Val Novak Kim Tonniges Laura Luther Kelly Aspegren Kelly Aspegren Maria Hedbeck Jaime Krondak Fiona Nepo Jaime Krondak Lindsay Wischmeier Kim Behrends Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Jennifer Saleaumua Michelle Lynch Christina Houghtelling Jordan Larson Jordan Larson

Kills/Gm 3.84 3.87 3.88 4.59 4.99 4.59 5.05 4.75 4.84 5.09 4.30 4.29 3.76 3.27 4.54 3.82 5.10

Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Service Aces

Digs Per Game

Player Cris Hall Cris Hall Eileen Shannon Maria Hedbeck Kelly Aspegren Billie Winsett Kate Crnich Mandy Monson Mandy Monson Mandy Monson Angie Oxley Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Lindsay Wischmeier Jennifer Saleaumua Amanda McCormick Jennifer Saleaumua Dani Busboom

Aces 65 69 40 49 63 44 58 45 36 34 51 45 29 37 32 37 30 36 44 30 47 26 41 53

Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

D/Gm 2.69 3.25 2.65 3.45 3.11 2.74 3.30 3.25 3.06 3.42 2.87 3.06 3.36 3.90 4.53 3.76 5.04

Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Player Erin Dean Cathy Noth Annie Adamczak Tisha Delaney Kathi DeBoer Val Novak Virginia Stahr Eileen Shannon Cris Hall Eileen Shannon Maria Hedbeck Kelly Aspegren Billie Winsett Kate Crnich Mandy Monson Jaime Krondak Mandy Monson Angie Oxley Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Lindsay Wischmeier Jennifer Saleaumua Amanda McCormick Jennifer Saleaumua Dani Busboom

Total Blocks

Player Karen Dahlgren Karen Dahlgren Karen Dahlgren Karen Dahlgren Carla Baker Virginia Stahr Virginia Stahr Stephanie Thater Stephanie Thater Stephanie Thater Jen McFadden Allison Weston Allison Weston Megan Korver Lisa Reitsma Tonia Tauke Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Amber Holmquist Amber Holmquist Amber Holmquist Melissa Elmer Melissa Elmer Melissa Elmer Tracy Stalls

Blocks Per Game

Player Stephanie Thater Stephanie Thater Stephanie Thater Jen McFadden Jen McFadden Allison Weston Megan Korver Megan Korver/Lisa Reitsma Tonia Tauke Amber Holmquist Amber Holmquist Amber Holmquist Amber Holmquist Melissa Elmer Melissa Elmer Melissa Elmer Tracy Stalls

Digs 335 281 354 362 372 350 298 283 357 254 359 320 290 390 338 290 383 327 327 346 441 480 436 580 Blocks 129 161 129 131 145 142 140 197 185 161 154 105 144 185 153 188 153 220 190 197 169 200 250 162 B/Gm 1.67 1.68 1.92 1.86 1.18 1.36 1.53 1.30 1.72 1.75 1.98 1.82 2.01 1.59 1.89 2.17 1.41

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HISTORY

Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

RECORDS

Kills Per Game

Assists NA NA 1,172 1,433 1,350 1,524 1,608 1,533 1,367 997 1,395 1,460 1,432 1,653 1,602 1,531 725 1,297 1,342 1,246 843 1,389 869 1,503

Digs

Pct. .388 .398 .371 .392 .397 .404 .440 .381 .353 .346 .371 .385 .380 .326 .302 .358 .373 .406 .388 .402 .352 .345 .383 .400

OPPONENTS

Player NA NA Tisha Delaney Tisha Delaney Lori Endicott Lori Endicott Val Novak Val Novak Nikki Stricker Nikki Stricker Nikki Stricker Christy Johnson Christy Johnson Fiona Nepo Fiona Nepo Fiona Nepo Jill McWilliams Greichaly Cepero Greichaly Cepero Greichaly Cepero Michelle Lynch Dani Busboom Maggie Griffin Rachel Holloway

Player Karen Dahlgren Cathy Noth Karen Dahlgren Karen Dahlgren Virginia Stahr Virginia Stahr Virginia Stahr Stephanie Thater Stephanie Thater Stephanie Thater Allison Weston Peggy Meyer Allison Weston Tonia Tauke Tonia Tauke/Katie Jahnke Megan Korver Amber Holmquist Amber Holmquist Amber Holmquist Amber Holmquist Melissa Elmer Melissa Elmer Melissa Elmer Tracy Stalls

2006 REVIEW

Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

COACHES & STAFF

Assists

Hitting Percentage

Kills 385 420 363 493 529 465 479 403 426 328 500 514 487 611 561 518 580 430 459 380 370 481 443 586

2007 HUSKERS

Player Cathy Noth Cathy Noth Enid Schonewise Enid Schonewise Kathi DeBoer Linda Barsness Eileen Shannon Cris Hall Stephanie Thater Eileen Shannon Allison Weston Allison Weston Allison Weston Lisa Reitsma Lisa Reitsma Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Laura Pilakowski Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Laura Pilakowski Jennifer Saleaumua Sarah Pavan Sarah Pavan Sarah Pavan

INTRODUCTION

Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

CAREER RECORDS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

Kills 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Allison Weston, 1992-95 Lisa Reitsma, 1994-97 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1997-01 Eileen Shannon, 1989-92 Sarah Pavan, 2004-06 Virginia Stahr, 1986-89 Kathi DeBoer, 1984-87 Janet Kruse, 1988-91 Cris Hall, 1988-91 Jennifer Saleaumua, 2002-05 Melissa Elmer, 2002-05 Laura Pilakowski, 1999-02 Stephanie Thater, 1989-92 Amber Holmquist, 1999-02 Karen Dahlgren, 1983-86 Cathy Noth, 1981-84 Megan Korver, 1996-98 Enid Schonewise, 1983-86

Attacks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Eileen Shannon, 1989-92 Lisa Reitsma, 1994-97 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1997-01 Allison Weston, 1992-95 Kathi DeBoer, 1984-87 Sarah Pavan, 2004-06 Jennifer Saleaumua, 2002-05 Cris Hall, 1988-91 Janet Kruse, 1988-91 Virginia Stahr, 1986-89

Service Aces 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Val Novak, 1987-90 Virginia Stahr, 1986-89 Lori Endicott, 1985-88 Mary Buysse, 1981-84 Annie Adamczak, 1982-85 Allison Weston, 1992-95 Maria Hedbeck, 1993-96 Jaime Krondak, 1995-98 Kathi DeBoer, 1984-87 Nikki Stricker, 1990-93

OPPONENTS

Assists

HISTORY

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

RECORDS

Digs

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Note:

Jennifer Saleaumua, 2002-05 Dani Busboom, 2003-06 Lindsay Wischmeier, 1999-02 Angie Oxley, 1997-00 Eileen Shannon, 1989-92 Val Novak, 1987-90 Billie Winsett, 1992-95 Maria Hedbeck, 1993-96 Jaime Krondak, 1995-98 Cris Hall, 1988-91 Fiona Nepo, 1995-98 Greichaly Cepero, 1999-02 Nikki Stricker, 1990-93 Val Novak, 1987-90 Christy Johnson, 1991-95 Lori Endicott, 1985-88 Dani Busboom, 2003-05 Tisha Delaney, 1985-86 No assist records before 1985

Solo Blocks 1. 2. 3. 4.

Karen Dahlgren, 1983-86 Virginia Stahr, 1986-89 Stephanie Thater, 1989-92 Greichaly Cepero, 1999-02 Allison Weston, 1992-95

104 N

1,778 1,633 1,603 1,521 1,510 1,395 1,372 1,269 1,251 1,247 1,210 1,183 1,158 1,122 1,121 1,059 1,051 1,002

6. 7. 8. 10.

Amber Holmquist, 1999-02 Carla Baker, 1986-89 Megan Korver, 1996-98 Tonia Tauke, 1996-99 Melissa Elmer, 2002-05

Block Assists 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Melissa Elmer, 2002-05 Amber Holmquist, 1999-02 Stephanie Thater, 1989-92 Jenny Kropp, 1998-01 Tonia Tauke, 1996-99 Virginia Stahr, 1986-89 Megan Korver, 1996-98 Greichaly Cepero, 1999-02

82 76 75 75 70 697 646 502 484 463 449 442 423

9. 10.

Allison Weston, 1992-95 Tracy Stalls, 2004-06

Total Blocks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Melissa Elmer, 2002-05 Amber Holmquist, 1999-02 Stephanie Thater, 1989-92 Virginia Stahr, 1986-89 Karen Dahlgren, 1983-86 Jenny Kropp, 1998-01 Tonia Tauke, 1996-99 Megan Korver, 1996-98 Greichaly Cepero, 1999-02 Allison Weston, 1992-95

422 420 767 728 591 555 550 544 538 517 507 506

3,789 3,766 3,741 3,659 3,263 3,221 3,210 2,878 2,780 2,676 161 159 149 134 130 119 117 113 111 111 1,568 1,281 1,111 1,086 1,074 1,068 1,032 1,018 960 955 4,824 3,987 3,786 3,303 3,183 3,117 2,873 2,605

132 106 89 84 84

Three-time All-American Melissa Elmer holds school and Big 12 records for total blocks and block assists. Elmer led the nation in blocks in both 2004 and 2005.

Hitting Percentage (min. 1,000 kills) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Virginia Stahr, 1986-89.................................................................................... .401 ........................ 1,395k - 323e - 2,675ta Amber Holmquist, 1999-02 .............................................................................. .396 ........................ 1,122k - 273e - 2,142ta Karen Dahlgren, 1983-86 ................................................................................ .386 ........................ 1,121k - 223e - 2,326ta Cathy Noth, 1981-84........................................................................................ .366 ........................ 1,059k - 213e - 2,312ta Melissa Elmer, 2002-05 ................................................................................... .363 ........................ 1,210k - 319e - 2,454ta Stephanie Thater, 1989-92............................................................................... .360 ........................ 1,158k - 357e - 2,203ta Allison Weston, 1992-95 .................................................................................. .353 ........................ 1,778k - 486e - 3,659ta Sarah Pavan, 2004-06 ..................................................................................... .328 ........................ 1,510k - 452e - 3,221ta Megan Korver, 1996-98 .................................................................................... .319 ........................ 1,051k - 334e - 2,246ta Laura Pilakowski, 1999-02............................................................................... .318 ........................1,183k - 3373 - 2,261ta

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Nebraska’s First-Game Results

Record When NU Lost First Game 1-3 5-3 0-1 5-6 2-3 2-4 3-3 4-3 1-2 2-4 2-5 1-0 2-0 4-1 2-5 4-1 1-4 2-0 4-2 2-2 1-3 3-1 2-1 7-0 62-56 (.525)

The Last Time Nebraska ...

Won a match 3-0: vs. San Diego, Dec. 8, 2006 Won a match 3-1: vs. Stanford, Dec. 16, 2006 Won a match 3-2: vs. Minnesota, Dec. 9, 2006 Lost a match 0-3: vs. Washington, Dec. 17, 2005 Lost a match 1-3: vs. Florida A&M, Sept. 10, 2004 Lost a match 2-3: at Colorado, Nov. 11, 2006 Had 100 kills in a match: vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 26, 1996 Had 200 attacks in a match: vs. UCLA (200), Dec. 14, 2006 Had .500-or-more hitting pct.: vs. Kansas (.523), Oct. 10, 2001 Had 10-or-more service aces: at Baylor (11), Sept. 30, 2006 Had 40-or-more total blocks: vs. UCLA (41), Sept. 14, 1991 Had 100-or-more digs: vs. USC (109), Dec. 11, 2004

Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total Pct.

Aug.

1-0 2-0

1-1 3-1 2-1 0-2 2-0 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 18-5 (.783)

Sept. 13-1 9-0 11-2 10-3 13-0 11-2 9-0 12-1 8-3 8-2 12-1 13-0 11-0 7-1 9-1 11-0 10-1 13-0 8-1 10-1 8-1 10-1 10-0 12-0 248-22 (.919)

Oct. 5-2 11-3 7-0 8-1 10-1 9-1 8-1 8-1 7-0 7-0 5-2 8-0 7-0 8-1 4-4 10-0 7-2 8-0 9-0 9-0 7-2 9-0 9-0 7-0 187-21 (.899)

Nov. 11-0 5-0 8-0 7-1 5-3 7-1 7-2 10-0 8-1 6-3 7-2 8-0 8-0 9-0 10-0 7-1 8-0 7-0 9-0 8-0 8-1 8-0 7-1 7-1 185-17 (.916)

Dec. 0-1 2-1 2-1 4-1 2-1 1-1 4-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 1-1 2-1 5-0 3-1 2-1 4-1 2-1 6-0 3-1 3-1 2-1 3-1 5-1 6-0 67-21 (.761)

Total 29-4 27-4 28-3 29-6 30-5 28-5 29-4 32-3 27-5 22-6 25-6 31-1 32-1 30-4 27-7 32-2 27-6 34-0 31-2 31-2 28-5 30-2 33-2 33-1 705-86 (.891)

The Last Time a Husker ...

• Had 30-or-more kills: vs. USC (35-Sarah Pavan), Dec. 11, 2004 • Had 10-or-more blocks: vs. American (10-Tracy Stalls), Dec. 1, 2006 • Had seven service aces: vs. Florida (7-Nancy Metcalf [Meendering]), Dec. 8, 2001 • Had 25-or-more digs: vs. UCLA (29-Dani Busboom; 25-Jordan Larson), Dec. 14, 2006 • Had two players with 20-or-more kills: vs. Minnesota, Dec. 9, 2006 (21-Jordan Larson; 20-Sarah Pavan)

2006 REVIEW

• • • • • • • • • • • •

Nebraska’s Record By Month

COACHES & STAFF

Record When NU Won First Game 28-1 22-1 28-2 24-0 28-2 26-1 26-1 28-0 26-3 20-2 23-1 30-1 30-1 26-3 25-2 28-1 26-2 32-0 27-0 29-0 28-2 27-1 31-1 26-1 644-29 (.957)

2007 HUSKERS

First Game Record 29-4 23-8 30-1 24-11 30-5 27-6 27-6 28-7 29-3 22-6 24-7 31-1 31-2 29-5 27-7 29-5 28-5 32-2 27-6 29-4 29-4 29-3 32-3 27-7 673-118 (.851)

INTRODUCTION

Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total Pct.

Season Record 29-4 27-4 28-3 29-6 30-5 28-5 29-4 32-3 27-5 22-6 25-6 31-1 32-1 30-4 27-7 32-2 27-6 34-0 31-2 31-2 28-5 30-2 33-2 33-1 705-86 (.891)

OPPONENTS RECORDS

HISTORY

Nebraska usually plays one match each year at the 13,595-seat Bob Devaney Sports Center. A then-NCAA regular-season record crowd of 12,504 was in attendance for the Huskers’ sweep of Colorado Nov. 4, 2000, in the Bob Devaney Sports Center. This fall, the Huskers will host national power Hawaii on Oct. 21.

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POSTSEASON RECORDS Individual Records

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

Kills 3g

4g 5g

34 35

Attacks 3g

Enid Schonewise vs. Penn State Lisa Reitsma vs. Arkansas Sarah Pavan vs. USC

4g 5g

Lisa Reitsma vs. Long Beach State Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Penn State Sarah Pavan vs. USC

.737 Melissa Elmer (15-1-19) vs. Dayton .600 Amber Holmquist (13-1-20) at Kansas State .611 Jenny Kropp (11-0-18) vs. Florida

Digs 3g 4g 5g

20 29 30

Assists 3g 4g 5g

56 87 87

10 11 11

4g 5g

13 13

12/13/97 12/17/98 12/11/04 12/6/03 12/1/01 12/8/01 12/6/03 12/10/94 12/11/04

Val Novak vs. Illinois Christy Johnson vs. Texas Tisha Delaney vs. Penn State

12/9/90 12/16/95 12/12/86

Melissa Elmer vs. Duke Stephanie Thater vs. Ohio State Tonia Tauke vs. Pepperdine

Total Blocks 3g

12/7/85 12/7/96 12/11/04

Amanda McCormick vs. Dayton Billie Winsett vs. Penn State Amanda McCormick vs. USC

Block Assists

3g 4g 5g

Block Assists

4g 5g

Total Blocks

5 5 5 6 7

Kim Tonniges vs. Illinois 12/7/91 Becki Bolli vs. Illinois State 12/2/89 Anna Schrad vs. Oral Roberts 11/30/01 Kathi DeBoer vs. Pittsburgh 12/6/86 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Florida 12/8/01

Team Highs

Hitting Percentage (minimum 10 kills) 3g

Service Aces

12/3/05 12/14/91 12/11/98

Melissa Elmer (0-10) vs. Duke 12/3/05 Melissa Elmer (1-9) vs. Florida 12/10/05 Stephanie Thater (2-11) vs. Ohio State 12/14/91 Tonia Tauke (2-11) vs. Pepperdine 12/11/98

Sarah Pavan set Nebraska single-match postseason records for kills (35) and attempts (90) against USC in 2004.

Kills 3g 4g 5g

71 101 104

Attacks 3g 4g 5g

159 255 277

3g 4g 5g

63 98 109

Assists 3g 4g 5g

65 94 90

4g 5g

6 6 7 7 7

vs. Ohio State vs. Hawaii vs. Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma

Service Aces

vs. Arizona vs. Penn State vs. Penn State

12/9/00 12/10/94 12/12/86

Team Lows

12/4/98 12/7/96 12/2/88

3g 4g 5g

14 13 8

Kills 3g 4g 5g

30 54 54 54 72 72

vs. Alabama A&M vs. Pittsburgh Five occasions

12/4/88 12/6/86 12/16/00

12/9/00 12/16/95 12/12/86

Hitting Percentage

12/6/02 12/9/95 12/18/86 12/12/98 12/8/01

Digs

vs. Tennessee-Martin vs. UCLA vs. Stanford vs. Wisconsin vs. Florida

3g 4g 5g 3g 4g 5g

72 133 178

.000 vs. Long Beach State .108 vs. UCLA .165 vs. Oklahoma 21 36 52

Assists 3g 4g 5g

27 50 65

vs. Pittsburgh vs. Arkansas vs. Oklahoma vs. Long Beach State vs. Pittsburgh vs. Florida

Solo Blocks 3g 4g 5g

0 0 0 0 3 3

vs. Colorado vs. Pittsburgh vs. Washington vs. Texas vs. Southern California vs. Wisconsin

Block Assists RECORDS

3g 4g 5g

4 4 4 4 16

vs. Long Beach State vs. Northern Iowa vs. Pacific vs. Penn State vs. Michigan State

Total Blocks

HISTORY

3g 4g 5g

3 3 12

vs. Pacific vs. Penn State vs. Wisconsin

Service Aces 3g 4g 5g

106 N

0 0 2

12/3/05 12/6/86

vs. Morgan State vs. Pittsburgh vs. Wisconsin

vs. Arizona vs. Texas vs. Penn State

3g 4g 5g

12/8/00 12/14/00 12/12/98 12/9/88

12/16/89 12/9/99 12/8/84 12/7/84 12/16/00 12/8/01

12/3/94 12/10/94 12/11/04

Attacks

12/8/00 12/14/00 12/9/88

vs. Long Beach State vs. UC Santa Barbara vs. Pacific vs. Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin vs. Florida

vs. George Washington vs. Penn State vs. Southern California

Solo Blocks 3g

20 23 21 21

vs. Ohio State vs. Hawaii vs. Oklahoma

12/3/94 12/16/95 12/12/86

.486 vs. Morgan State .406 vs. Arkansas .299 vs. Weber State

Digs

3g 4g 5g

32 36 32

vs. George Washington vs. Texas vs. Penn State

Hitting Percentage 3g 4g 5g

3g 4g 5g

vs. Illinois vs. Southern California vs. Southern California

12/16/89 12/12/03 12/9/88 12/1/84 12/7/96 12/9/88 12/16/89 12/6/86 12/8/01 12/9/94 12/1/84 12/17/05 12/16/95 12/12/97 12/16/00 12/16/89 12/3/87 12/20/86 12/10/94 12/14/95 12/20/86 12/10/94 12/16/00 12/11/87 12/14/85 12/12/97

POSTSEASON MATCH BESTS Kills 1. 2. 3. 4.

Attacks

6. 7. 8. 9.

12/11/04 12/7/96 12/5/98 12/11/98 12/10/94 12/14/95 12/14/91 12/12/86 12/12/97 12/12/86

5g 4g 5g 4g 5g 4g 4g 4g 3g 5g 4g 5g

Sarah Pavan vs. USC (35-11-90) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Penn State (19-18-80) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Wisconsin (27-17-78) Allison Weston vs. Penn State (32-9-77) Kathi DeBoer vs. Penn State (30-9-77) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Utah (33-1-66) Billie Winsett vs. Texas (25-8-64) Cris Hall vs. Ohio State (30-8-63) Lisa Reitsma vs. Long Beach State (17-11-59) Lisa Reitsma vs. USC (28-5-59) Lisa Reitsma vs. Stanford (22-8-59) Allison Weston vs. Michigan State (30-10-59)

12/11/04 12/17/98 12/12/98 12/10/94 12/12/86 12/5/98 12/16/95 12/14/91 12/13/97 12/12/97 12/19/96 12/14/95

Attack Percentage (minimum 10 kills) 1. 2. 3. 4.

Digs

30 29 27 26 25 24 22 22 21 21 21 21

Melissa Elmer vs. Dayton (15-1-19) Anna Schrad vs. Oral Roberts (10-0-14) Melissa Elmer vs. Tennessee-Martin (11-0-16) Melissa Elmer vs. Santa Clara (12-1-17) Virginia Stahr vs. Northern Iowa (12-1-17) Allison Weston vs. Cornell (10-1-14) Christina Houghtelling vs. Florida (18-2-26) Jenny Kropp vs. Florida (11-0-18) Amber Holmquist at Kansas State (13-1-20) Kathi DeBoer vs. Penn State (20-3-29)

12/6/03 11/30/01 12/6/02 12/15/05 12/3/87 12/1/93 12/10/05 12/8/01 12/1/01 12/7/85

5g 4g 5g 4g 5g 4g 4g 5g 4g 5g 4g 5g

Amanda McCormick vs. USC Billie Winsett vs. Penn State Enid Schonewise vs. Penn State Mandy Monson vs. Utah Karen Dahlgren vs. Penn State Mandy Monson vs. UC Santa Barbara Allison Weston vs. Texas Megan Korver vs. Wisconsin Lindsay Wischmeier vs. Hawaii Angie Oxley vs. South Carolina Kate Crnich vs. Texas Tisha Delaney vs. Penn State

12/11/04 12/10/94 12/12/86 12/5/98 12/12/86 12/9/99 2/16/95 12/12/98 12/14/02 12/2/00 12/16/95 12/12/86

OPPONENTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

3g 3g 3g 3g 3g 3g 3g 5g 4g 3g

2006 REVIEW

.737 .714 .688 .647 .647 6. .643 7. .615 8. .611 9. .600 10. .586

COACHES & STAFF

90 80 78 77 77 66 64 63 59 59 59 59

Sarah Pavan vs. USC (35-11-90) Lisa Reitsma vs. Arkansas (34-3-56) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Utah (33-1-66) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) vs. Pepperdine (32-12-73) Allison Weston vs. Penn State (32-9-77) Allison Weston vs. Michigan State (30-10-59) Cris Hall vs. Ohio State (30-8-63) Kathi DeBoer vs. Penn State (30-9-77) Lisa Reitsma vs. USC (28-5-59) Enid Schonewise vs. Penn State (28-10-77)

2007 HUSKERS

1. 2. 3. 4.

5g 4g 4g 5g 4g 5g 4g 5g 5g 5g

INTRODUCTION

35 34 33 32 32 30 30 30 28 28

RECORDS

HISTORY

2004 National Player of the Year Allison Weston is on Husker postseason charts in kills, attempts, hitting percentage and digs.

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POSTSEASON SINGLE-SEASON & CAREER RECORDS Season Records Games Played INTRODUCTION

23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23

2007 HUSKERS

Kills

119 106 104 94 88 86 82 82 9. 76 10. 72 72

COACHES & STAFF

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Attacks

2006 REVIEW

Amber Holmquist totaled 40 blocks in the 2000 NCAA Tournament and holds NU's school record with 112 career postseason blocks.

OPPONENTS

Enid Schonewise (1983-86) ranks among the top 10 on three Nebraska career postseason charts in kills, kills per game and attacks.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

317 237 234 215 213 208 191 179 178 177

Digs 1. 2. 3. 4.

115 89 71 69 69 6. 65 7. 63 8. 62 9. 61 10. 59

Dani Busboom Rachel Holloway Jordan Larson Dani Mancuso Sarah Pavan Rachel Schwartz Tracy Stalls Angie Oxley Lindsay Wischmeier Jenny Kropp Kim Behrends

2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2000 2000 2000 2000

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Sarah Pavan Allison Weston Enid Schonewise Laura Pilakowski Jordan Larson Lisa Reitsma Cris Hall Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Sarah Pavan Billie Winsett

1998 2006 1995 1986 2000 2006 1995 1989 2001 2005 1995

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Sarah Pavan Jordan Larson Allison Weston Laura Pilakowski Enid Schonewise Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Karen Dahlgren Billie Winsett Cris Hall

1998 2006 2006 1995 2000 1986 2001 1986 1995 1989

Dani Busboom Jordan Larson Angie Oxley Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Kim Behrends Amanda McCormick Tisha Delaney Christy Johnson Allison Weston Lori Endicott

Service Aces RECORDS

1. 2. 5.

12 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Jordan Larson Becky Bolli Kim Behrends Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Sarah Pavan Rachel Schwartz Christina Houghtelling Jennifer Saleaumua Jordan Larson Tisha Delaney Anna Schrad

HISTORY

Solo Blocks 1. 3. 4. 6.

108 N

9 9 7 6 6 5 5 5 5

Tonia Tauke Greichaly Cepero Jordan Larson Melissa Elmer Greichaly Cepero Megan Korver Megan Korver Jen McFadden Jenny Kropp

2006 2006 2000 1998 2000 2004 1986 1995 1995 1986

10. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Jennifer Saleaumua Greichaly Cepero Anna Schrad Amber Holmquist Billie Winsett Allison Weston Stephanie Thater Stephanie Thater Eileen Shannon Virginia Stahr

Block Assists 1. 2. 3.

37 36 33 33 5. 32 32 7. 28 8. 25 25 10. 23

Melissa Elmer Amber Holmquist Tracy Stalls Jenny Kropp Tonia Tauke Allison Weston Amber Holmquist Tracy Stalls Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Melissa Elmer

Total Blocks 1. 2. 3. 4.

41 40 39 36 36 6. 34 7. 33 8. 30 9. 28 10. 27 27 27 27

Assists 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

307 296 287 280 272 250 220 220 9. 180 10. 178

1998 2000 2005 1995 2000 2001 2006 2000 2005 1998 1998 2001 2001

Christy Johnson Rachel Holloway Fiona Nepo Greichaly Cepero Tisha Delaney Fiona Nepo Val Novak Greichaly Cepero Val Novak Dani Busboom

1995 2006 1998 2000 1986 1996 1989 2001 1990 2004

Career Records 1. 2.

19 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17

Dani Busboom Dani Mancuso Greichaly Cepero Amber Holmquist Lindsay Wischmeier Melissa Elmer Jennifer Saleaumua Anna Schrad Fiona Nepo Jaime Krondak

Games Played 1.

1998 2000 2006 2004 2001 1998 1996 1995 2001

2005 2000 2006 2000 1998 1995 2001 2004 1998 2002

Tonia Tauke Amber Holmquist Melissa Elmer Allison Weston Jenny Kropp Amber Holmquist Tracy Stalls Greichaly Cepero Tracy Stalls Megan Korver Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Greichaly Cepero Jenny Kropp

Matches Played 2006 1989 2000 2001 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 1986 2001

2003 2002 2002 2001 1995 1995 1991 1990 1989 1988

3. 5. 6. 7. 9.

65 65 63 63 62 61 55 55 54 54 54

Dani Busboom Lindsay Wischmeier Amber Holmquist Angie Oxley Fiona Nepo Greichaly Cepero Sarah Pavan Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Tracy Stalls Melissa Elmer Jennifer Saleaumua

2003-06 2003-06 1999-02 1999-02 1999-02 2002-05 2002-05 2000-03 1995-98 1995-98 2003-06 1999-02 1999-02 1997-00 1995-98 1999-01 2004-06 1997-01 2004-06 2002-05 2002-05

POSTSEASON SINGLE-SEASON & CAREER RECORDS 54 54

Kills

252 245 227 219 218 200 183 165 164 162

2000-03 1986-89

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Sarah Pavan Allison Weston Cris Hall Lisa Reitsma Laura Pilakowski Amber Holmquist Enid Schonewise Jennifer Saleaumua Kathi DeBoer

1997-01 2004-06 1992-95 1988-91 1994-97 1999-02 1999-02 1983-86 2002-05 1984-87

5.27 4.64 4.58 4.47 4.45 4.23 3.92 3.46 3.45 3.35

Allison Weston (227-43) Lisa Reitsma (218-47) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) (252-55) Cris Hall (219-49) Sarah Pavan (245-55) Enid Schonewise (165-39) Laura Pilakowski (200-51) Karen Dahlgren (142-41) Kathi DeBoer (162-47) Billie Winsett (134-40)

Hitting Percentage (min. 50 kills) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Amber Holmquist (183-49-387) Lisa Reitsma (218-53-478) Lori Endicott (57-13-129) Jenny Kropp (125-37-259) Sarah Pavan (245-366-543) Stephanie Thater (103-34-209) Carla Baker (60-17-131) Allison Weston (227-69-486) Melissa Elmer (141-43-311) Tonia Tauke (87-25-197)

Total Attacks 644 543 486 484 478 468 424 403 402 391

Digs

219 190 163 161 152 149 140 139 137 135 135

1997-01 2004-06 1992-95 1999-02 1994-97 1988-91 1984-87 2002-05 1989-92 1983-86

Dani Busboom Jennifer Saleaumua Lindsay Wischmeier Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Angie Oxley Greichaly Cepero Jordan Larson Val Novak Billie Winsett Laura Pilakowski Mandy Monson

2003-06 2002-05 1999-02 1997-01 1997-00 1999-01 2005-06 1987-90 1995-98 1999-02 1996-99

Digs Per Game 5.04 3.75 3.52 3.43 3.37 2.93 2.89 2.87 2.86 2.84

Amanda McCormick (116-23) Mandy Monson (135-36) Jennifer Saleaumua (190-54) Billie Winsett (137-40) Dani Busboom (219-65) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) (161-55) Kelly Aspegren (49-17) Tisha Delaney (86-30) Allison Weston (123-43) Val Novak (139-49)

2003-04 1996-99 2002-05 1992-95 2003-06 1997-01 1991-94 1985-86 1992-95 1987-90

20 15 13 12 11 11 7. 10 8. 9 9 10. 8 8 8

Greichaly Cepero Amber Holmquist Virginia Stahr Megan Korver Melissa Elmer Tisha Delaney Tonia Tauke Anna Schrad Jenny Kropp Allison Weston Jen McFadden Stephanie Thater

Block Assists 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

97 86 81 68 57 57 7. 55 8. 54 9. 49 10. 48

Amber Holmquist Melissa Elmer Tracy Stalls Jenny Kropp Greichaly Cepero Tonia Tauke Lori Endicott Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Allison Weston Karen Dahlgren

Total Blocks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

112 97 87 78 73 68 67 59 58 57

Amber Holmquist Melissa Elmer Tracy Stalls Jenny Kropp Greichaly Cepero Virginia Stahr Tonia Tauke Megan Korver Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Allison Weston

Blocks Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

1.80 1.78 1.61 1.47 1.43 1.36 1.26 1.26 9. 1.19 10. 1.05

Melissa Elmer (97-54) Amber Holmquist (112-63) Tracy Stalls (87-54) Jenny Kropp (78-53) Tonia Tauke (67-47) Allison Weston (57-42) Megan Korver (59-47) Virginia Stahr (68-54) Greichaly Cepero (73-61) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) (58-55)

Service Aces 1. 2. 3. 4.

20 18 17 16 16 6. 15 7. 14 14 14 10. 13 13

Jordan Larson Jennifer Saleaumua Val Novak Becky Bolli Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Virginia Stahr Sarah Pavan Jaime Krondak Maria Hedbeck Christina Houghtelling Angie Oxley

1999-02 1999-02 1986-89 1996-98 2002-05 1985-86 1996-98 2000-03 1998-01 1992-95 1993-95 1989-92 1999-02 2002-05 2004-06 1998-01 1999-02 1996-99 1985-88 1997-01 1992-95 1983-87

Allison Weston holds the Nebraska postseason record for kills per game after averaging 5.27 kills in 43 NCAA Tournament games.

1999-02 2002-05 2004-06 1998-01 1999-02 1986-89 1996-99 1996-98 1997-01 1992-95 2002-05 1999-02 2004-06 1998-01 1996-99 1992-95 1998-99 1986-89 1999-02 1997-01 2005-06 2002-05 1987-90 1987-90 1997-01 1986-89 2004-06 1995-98 1993-96 2003-05 1997-00

HISTORY

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

RECORDS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Sarah Pavan Allison Weston Laura Pilakowski Lisa Reitsma Cris Hall Kathi DeBoer Jennifer Saleaumua Eileen Shannon Enid Schonewise

Solo Blocks

1995-98 1999-02 1991-95 1985-86 1987-90 2003-06 2006 1990-93

OPPONENTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1999-02 1994-97 1985-88 1998-01 2004-06 1989-92 1986-89 1992-95 2002-05 1996-99

Fiona Nepo Greichaly Cepero Christy Johnson Tisha Delaney Val Novak Dani Busboom Rachel Holloway Nikki Stricker

2006 REVIEW

.346 .345 .341 .340 .330 .330 7. .328 8. .325 9. .316 10. .315

1992-95 1994-97 1997-01 1988-91 2004-06 1983-86 1999-02 1983-86 1984-87 1992-95

687 670 535 433 429 352 296 282

COACHES & STAFF

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

2007 HUSKERS

Kills Per Game (Kills-Games Played)

Assists (Since 1983)

INTRODUCTION

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Anna Schrad Virginia Stahr

Two-time All-American Jennifer Saleaumua is second on NUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s postseason lists in career digs and services aces.

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 10.

Laura Jones, A&M, 2005 Dawn Cady, KSU, 1999 Stevie Nicholas, BU, 2000 Mira Topic, UT, 2004 Patrice Arrington, OU, 1997 Stevie Nicholas, BU, 2001 Elisha Polk, BU, 1998 Kelly Johnson, TTU, 2003 Sarah Pavan, NU, 2006 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), NU, 1999

Hitting Percentage

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

1. 2. 3.

5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Nicole Wilson, MU, 2005 Lauren Goehring, KSU, 2003 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2000 Kelly Campbell, CU, 1998 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2002 Tracy Stalls, NU, 2006 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2001 Lisa Boyd, MU, 2004 Melissa Elmer, NU, 2005 Melissa Elmer, NU, 2002

Service Aces All-American Fiona Nepo ranks ninth on the Big 12 single-season list with 1,602 assists in 1998.

1. 2. 3. 4.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Heather Hughes-Justice, TTU, 2000 Angie Lastra, KSU, 2004 Shen Danru, MU, 2002 Taylor Barnes, BU, 2006 Emily Huston, BU, 2004 Mira Topic, UT, 2001 Stevie Nicholas, BU, 2001 LaTonya Coates, Texas, 2002 Cristine Martin, TTU, 1996 Shen Danru, MU, 2003

Service Aces Per Game Amber Holmquist holds four of the top-10 blocks per game averages in Big 12 history.

1. 2. 3. 5.

OPPONENTS

7. 8. 9. 10.

Heather Hughes-Justice, TTU, 2000 Angie Lastra, KSU, 2004 Mira Topic, UT, 2001 Emily Huston, BU, 2004 Desiree Batista, TTU, 2004 Stevie Nicholas, BU, 2001 Shen Danru, MU, 2002 Taylor Barnes, BU, 2006 Mira Topic, UT, 2003 Cristine Martin, TTU, 1996 LaTonya Coates, UT, 2002

Solo Blocks

RECORDS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

9. 10.

Jill Burness, TTU, 1996 Amber Woolsey, A&M, 1998 Eliane Santos, OU, 2006 Christi Myers, MU, 2000 Amanda Reves, KU, 1998 Bethany Howden, UT, 2003 Amber Woolsey, A&M, 1999 Sarah Butler, UT, 1996 Renee Rosinski, MU, 1997 Demetria Sance, UT, 1997

Block Assists

HISTORY

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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Melissa Elmer, NU, 2005 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2000 Melissa Elmer, NU, 2004 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2002 Melissa Elmer, NU, 2003 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2001 Tonia Tauke, NU, 1998 Jenny Kropp, NU, 2000 Megan Korver, NU, 1998 Joy Hamlin, KSU, 2005 Erin Boeve, ISU, 2006

Total Blocks 6.09 5.71 5.68 5.65 5.46 5.33 5.19 5.18 5.10 5.09 .415 .409 .406 .406 .402 .400 .388 .384 .383 .381 75 67 64 61 61 60 59 56 55 54 .61 .59 .54 .54 .53 .53 .52 .51 .50 .49 .49 48 45 43 40 39 37 34 34 33 32 233 199 171 171 169 166 164 159 158 158 158

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7.

9. 10.

Melissa Elmer, NU, 2005 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2000 Melissa Elmer, NU 2004 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2002 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2001 Amber Woolsey, A&M, 1998 Amber Woolsey, A&M, 1999 Tonia Tauke, NU, 1998 Melissa Elmer, NU, 2003 Megan Korver, NU, 1996

Blocks Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Digs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Melissa Elmer, NU, 2005 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2002 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2000 Melissa Elmer, NU, 2004 Amber Holmquist, NU, 2001 Amber Woolsey, A&M, 1998 Erin Aldrich, UT, 1999 Amber Holmquist, NU, 1999 Jenny Kropp, NU, 2001 Tonia Tauke, NU, 1998

2.17 2.01 1.98 1.89 1.81 1.79 1.78 1.75 1.73 1.72

Laura Downey-Wallace, KSU, 2002 Dani Busboom, NU, 2006 Tatum Ailes, MU, 2006 Elisha Polk, BU, 1999 Anna Monsen, OU, 2006 Laura Downey-Wallace, KSU, 2003 Angie Lastra, KSU, 2004 Angie Lastra, KSU, 2005 Kristen Schramek, BU, 2006 Jill Dorsey, KU, 2004

558 580 565 557 552 534 493 490 485 483

Digs Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Laura Downey-Wallace, KSU, 2002 Dani Busboom, NU, 2006 Tatum Ailes, MU, 2006 Jill Dorsey, KU, 2004 Anna Monsen, OU, 2006 Amanda McCormick, NU, 2004 Elisha Polk, BU, 1999 Stacy Sykora, A&M, 1998 Angie Lastra, KSU, 2004 Katie Churm, ISU, 2005

Assists 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Meredith Van Horn, OU, 1997 Disney Bronnenberg, KSU, 2000 Disney Bronnenberg, KSU, 1998 Lindsey Hunter, MU, 2002 Skydra Orzen, TTU, 2001 Fiona Nepo, NU, 1996 Skydra Orzen, TTU, 2000 Rachel Jackson, OU, 2006 Dana Chuha, BU, 2000 Fiona Nepo, NU, 1997

Assists Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

250 220 200 197 190 190 188 188 186 185

Disney Bronnenberg, KSU, 1998 Dana Chuha, BU, 2000 Disney Bronnenberg, KSU, 2000 Meredith Van Horn, OU, 1997 Kelly Campbell, CU, 1996 Dana Chuha, BU, 1999 Kelly Campbell, CU, 1998 Lindsey Hunter, MU, 2004 Lindsey Hunter, MU, 2005 Kelly Campbell, CU, 1997

5.47 5.04 4.91 4.64 4.60 4.53 4.42 4.37 4.36 4.35 1,725 1,696 1,694 1,690 1,665 1,653 1,652 1,626 1,623 1,602 15.54 15.03 15.01 14.88 14.75 14.70 14.69 14.43 14.22 14.20

BIG 12 SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS Team Season Records Kills

Baylor, 1999 Texas Tech, 2000 Missouri, 2002 Oklahoma, 1997 Texas A&M, 2003 Colorado, 1998 Kansas State, 2000 Nebraska, 1996 Oklahoma, 2006 Nebraska, 2006

Kills Per Game

Assists

1. Baylor, 1999 2. Texas Tech, 2000

.322 .322 .312 .305 .304 .299 .296 .289 .289 .286 1,969 1,891

Colorado, 1998 Texas A&M, 2000 Kansas State, 1998 Colorado, 1996 Baylor, 2000 Colorado, 1999 Missouri, 2005 Nebraska, 2006 Colorado, 1997 Missouri, 2004

Service Aces 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

7. 8. 9. 10.

Kansas State, 1996 Missouri, 2003 Nebraska, 2003 Missouri, 2002 Kansas State, 2004 Kansas, 2003 Kansas State, 2003 Baylor, 2001 Kansas State, 2006 Texas Tech, 2000

Service Aces Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Missouri, 2003 Kansas State, 1996 Nebraska, 2003 Kansas State, 2004 Baylor, 2001 Missouri, 2002 Kansas State, 2006

17.45 17.21 16.79 16.75 16.43 16.37 16.25 16.20 16.16 16.12 238 236 225 224 215 215 212 207 205 204 2.05 1.93 1.92 1.90 1.85 1.84 1.80

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Nebraska, 2000 Nebraska, 2001 Nebraska, 2005 Nebraska, 2004 Nebraska, 1998 Nebraska, 2002 Nebraska, 1999 Texas, 1998 Texas, 1997 Nebraska, 1996

Solo Blocks

1. Kansas, 2005 Missouri, 2000 3. Texas Tech, 2000 4. Texas Tech, 1996 5. Nebraska, 2001 Texas, 2006 7. Texas, 1997 8. Texas, 1996 9. Oklahoma, 2006 10. Nebraska, 2000

Block Assists 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Nebraska, 2005 Nebraska, 2000 Nebraska, 1998 Nebraska, 2004 Nebraska, 2001 Baylor, 2006 Nebraska, 1996 Kansas State, 2006 Texas, 1998 10. Nebraska, 2002

4.20 4.18 4.12 4.02 3.93 3.83 3.74 3.57 3.49 3.42 131 131 126 124 116 116 115 111 109 107 823 741 723 675 670 654 634 632 632 626

Total Blocks

1. Nebraska, 2005 Nebraska, 2000 3. Nebraska, 1998 4. Nebraska, 2001 5. Nebraska, 2004 6. Nebraska, 1996 7. Texas, 1998 8. Nebraska, 2002 9. Nebraska, 1997 10. Iowa State, 2006

Digs Per Game 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Texas A&M, 2000 Baylor, 1999 Texas A&M, 2001 Texas A&M, 1999 Texas, 1999 Texas Tech, 2000 Kansas State, 2001 Kansas State, 2002 Missouri, 2001 Colorado, 1996

Digs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Baylor, 1999 Texas A&M, 1999 Texas Tech, 2000 Texas A&M, 2003 Texas A&M, 2001 Texas Tech, 2001 Missouri, 2001 Texas A&M, 2000 Texas Tech, 1997 Kansas State, 1997

477.5 477.5 452.5 451.0 426.5 414.0 411.0 394.0 393.5 389.5 20.47 19.34 19.21 18.53 18.46 18.30 18.18 18.01 17.57 17.52 2,437 2,168 2,251 2,167 2,151 2,067 2,021 2,006 1,997 1,986

Greichaly Cepero led Nebraska to a Big 12 record .322 team hitting percentage in 2002. Cepero was a two-time Big 12 Player of the Year and the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Female Athlete of the Year in 2000-01.

OPPONENTS

Dani Busboom ranks second on the Big 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-time single-season list with 5.04 digs per game in 2006.

Blocks Per Game

1.79 1.76 1.75 1.75

2006 REVIEW

1. Nebraska, 2002 Nebraska, 2005 3. Nebraska, 2000 4. Texas, 2004 5. Nebraska, 2001 6. Missouri, 2005 7. Nebraska, 2006 8. Nebraska, 1998 Missouri, 2000 10. Missouri, 2004

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

8. Oklahoma, 1996 9. Missouri, 1996 10. Kansas, 2001 Missouri, 2005

COACHES & STAFF

Hitting Percentage

19.00 19.00 18.50 18.30 18.00 17.95 17.94 17.90 17.70 17.67

Assists Per Game

1,881 1,880 1,867 1,863 1,858 1,848 1,830 1,828

2007 HUSKERS

1. Colorado, 1998 Texas A&M, 2000 3. Colorado, 1996 4. Kansas State, 1998 5. Colorado, 1999 6. Colorado, 2000 7. Baylor, 2000 8. Kansas State, 2000 9. Colorado, 1997 10. Missouri, 2004

2,125 2,060 2,055 2,047 2,043 2,034 2,023 2,019 2,002 2,001

Missouri, 2002 Texas A&M, 2000 Colorado, 1998 Nebraska, 2006 Oklahoma, 1997 Oklahoma, 2006 Kansas State, 1998 Kansas State, 2000

INTRODUCTION

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

RECORDS

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Megan Korver tied the NCAA record with 10 kills on 10 attempts in a win over Iowa State during the 1998 season. She is the only Big 12 player to record a 1.000 hitting percentage with a minimum of 10 swings.

Attacks 3g

4g 5g

90 93 93

3g 4g

2007 HUSKERS

1.000 Megan Korver (10-0-10) NU vs. ISU .742 Brandy Magee (24-1-31) UT at CU .769 Jamye Pauley (10-0-13) TTU vs. Rice

Assists 3g 4g 5g

75 75 94 106

COACHES & STAFF

4g 5g

11 8

Digs 3g 4g 5g

2006 REVIEW OPPONENTS

Kelly Campbell, CU vs. TTU Kelly Campbell, CU vs. OU Dana Chuha, BU vs. Temple Disney Bronnenberg, KSU vs. Illinois

9/25/98 11/3/04 9/6/05

10/6/99 10/31/97 12/3/99 9/19/98

Service Aces

27 35 39

Laura Daniela Lloreda, BU vs. SW Texas Taylor Barnes, BU vs. MU Heather Hughes-Justice TT vs. KSU

Jodi Maune, MU vs. UW-Green Bay Erin Gibson, A&M vs. CU Elisha Polk, BU vs. UT

10/22/01 9/27/06 9/20/00

8/31/97 9/23/00 11/3/99

Solo Blocks 3g

5 5 5

Service Aces

Team Single-Match Records Kills 3g 4g 5g

RECORDS

11/27/99 10/9/99 9/22/99 10/30/02

Hitting Efficiency (min. 10 kills)

91 109 121

Attacks 3g 4g 5g

208 264 296

Colorado vs. Texas Tech Texas A&M vs. Texas Kansas State vs. Illinois

3g 4g 5g

Colorado vs. Texas Tech Kansas St. vs. Cal State-Northridge Baylor vs. Texas

.595 Missouri vs. Morgan State .488 Texas Tech vs. Lamar .351 Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech

Assists 3g 4g 5g

82 104 111

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10/6/99 10/18/00 9/19/98

3g 4g

18 16 16 16

Digs 3g

Hitting Percentage

HISTORY

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), NU vs. UT Liz Wegner, KSU vs. UT Dawn Cady, KSU vs. NU Kelly Johnson, TTU vs. KSU

10/6/99 12/4/96 11/3/99

89 89 124 165

4g 5g

Kansas State vs. UMKC Missouri at Oklahoma Baylor at Missouri Texas Tech at Oklahoma

9/9/03 11/2/02 9/27/06 11/13/04

Missouri vs. NE Illinois Nebraska vs. New Mexico Texas A&M vs. Colorado Baylor vs. Texas

8/31/97 8/31/96 8/23/00 11/3/99

Total Team Blocks 9/8/00 9/1/00 10/18/97

3g 4g 5g

23 Nebraska vs. Kansas 26 Nebraska vs. Texas 27.5 Texas vs. Colorado

11/12/04 10/22/00 10/17/98

Individual Single-Match Records Colorado vs. Oklahoma Texas A&M at Texas Kansas State vs. Illinois

10/31/97 10/18/00 10/19/98

Kills 3g 4g 5g

34 35 40 40

Liz Wegner, KSU vs. CU Liz Wegner, KSU vs. UT Sarah Lodge, CU vs. UT Patrice Arrington, OU vs. KSU

10/11/01 10/9/99 11/28/97 10/4/97

Erin Aldrich, UT vs. KSU 10/9/99 Chantae Weathers, OU vs. West Virginia 9/17/99 Renee Rosinski MU vs NE Illinois 8/31/97 Four Players, most recently Tracy Stalls, NU vs. KSU 11/19/05 Six Players, most recently Kate Jury, TTU vs. CU 10/7/00

Block Assists 3g 4g 5g

13 16 13 13

Amber Holmquist, NU vs. KSU Amber Holmquist, NU vs. UT Alison Koepke, CU vs. Oral Roberts Tanisha Webster, OU vs. KSU

Total Blocks 3g 4g

13 13 13 16

Amber Holmquist, NU vs. TTU Melissa Munsch, A&M vs. CU Amber Holmquist, NU vs. KSU Melissa Elmer, NU vs. KU Amber Holmquist, NU vs. UT Kelsey Chapman, KSU vs. CU Erin Aldrich, UT vs. BU Tanisha Webster, OU vs. KSU Tonia Tauke, NU vs. Mich. St.

11/30/02 10/22/00 12/7/97 10/4/97

11/18/01 10/24/01 11/30/02 10/8/05 10/20/00 11/1/06 11/3/99 10/4/97 9/6/06

BIG 12 YEARLY LEADERS Big 12 Annual Individual Champions Hitting Percentage

Assists

Player, School Kelly Campbell, CU Meredith Van Horn, OU Disney Bronnenberg, KSU Dana Chuha, BU Dana Chuha, BU Skydra Orzen, TTU Lindsey Hunter, MU Lindsey Hunter, MU Lindsey Hunter, MU Lindsey Hunter, MU Michelle Moriarty, UT

GP 121 112 116 109 108 112 104 108 105 115 115

GP 103 116 109 89 108 119 120 115 103 105 116

E 91 40 35 99 82 69 79 78 71 71 76

ATT 718 360 357 1,034 670 521 656 795 589 629 578

K 611 612 602 622 613 597 519 559 593 700 586

Assists 1,519 1,725 1,694 1,308 1,623 1,665 1,690 1,413 1,486 1,507 1587

Avg. 5.05 5.46 5.19 5.71 5.68 5.33 4.99 5.18 5.65 6.09 5.10

Avg. 14.75 14.87 15.54 14.70 15.03 13.99 14.08 12.29 14.43 14.22 13.68

Service Aces Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Digs Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

BA 155 142 145 143 199 166 171 169 171 233 161

Player, School Cristine Martin, TTU Farah Mensik, A&M Heather Hughes, TTU Jennifer Kraft, KU Heather Hughes-Justice, TTU Mira Topic, UT Shen Danru, MU Mira Topic, UT Angie Lastra, KSU Sarah Weiland, OU Taylor Barnes, BU

GP 112 118 111 110 122 111 122 105 113 103 119

SA 55 50 43 46 75 60 64 53 67 45 61

Avg. 0.49 0.42 0.39 0.42 0.61 0.64 0.52 0.50 0.59 0.44 0.51

Player, School Stacy Sykora, A&M Colleen Henicn, ISU Stacy Sykora, A&M Elisha Polk, BU Erin Gibson, A&M Michelle Cole, A&M Laura Downey-Wallace, KSU Laura Downey-Wallace, KSU Jill Dorsey, KU Katie Churm, ISU Dani Busboom, NU

GP 110 116 100 126 95 109 102 125 104 108 115

Digs 441 428 437 557 404 464 558 534 483 470 580

Avg. 4.01 3.69 4.37 4.42 4.25 4.26 5.47 4.24 4.64 4.35 5.04

BA 329 445 404 418 517 440 546 558 561 524 537 376 470 634 619 429 423 741 676 626 582 675 823 531

TB 271.5 355.5 295.0 544.0 342.5 321.0 386.0 384.0 370.5 344.0 357.5 244.0 324.0 414.0 393.5 267.5 259.5 477.5 450.0 394.0 371.0 426.5 477.5 359.5

BPG 2.30 3.12 2.95 4.46 2.88 2.82 3.24 3.17 3.37] 3.55 3.28 2.37 3.06 3.42 3.31 4.05 3.71 4.15 4.25 3.83 3.17 4.02 4.12 3.13

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HISTORY

BS 107 133 93 126 84 101 113 105 90 82 89 56 89 97 84 53 48 107 112 81 80 89 66 94

Avg. 1.53 1.49 1.79 1.78 1.98 1.81 2.01 1.59 1.89 2.17 1.58

RECORDS

Year G K KPG E TA Pct. A APG SA SE SAPG RE DIG DPG 1983 118 1,679 14.20 544 3,841 .296 --329 -2.79 -1,657 14.04 1984 114 1,670 14.65 501 3,809 .307 --267 -2.34 -1,525 13.18 1985 100 1,599 15.99 460 3,586 .318 1,371 13.71 214 -2.14 -1,679 16.80 1986 122 1,913 15.68 501 4,261 .331 1,715 14.06 283 -2.32 -1,967 16.12 1987 119 1,741 14.63 555 4,146 .286 1,524 12.81 285 -2.39 -1,684 14.15 1988 114 1,925 16.89 711 4,394 .276 1,729 15.17 248 -2.18 -1,820 15.96 1989 119 2,031 17.07 674 4,376 .310 1,803 15.18 245 -2.06 -1,885 15.84 1990 121 1,963 16.22 680 4,434 .289 1,736 14.35 223 -1.84 -1,762 14.56 1991 110 1,790 16.27 574 4,203 .289 1,573 14.30 195 -1.77 -1,686 15.33 1992 97 1,460 15.05 500 3,574 .269 1,334 13.75 185 -1.91 -1,425 14.69 1993 109 1,732 15.89 570 4,263 .273 1,533 14.06 209 -1.92 -1,882 17.27 1994 103 1,765 17.14 526 3,901 .318 1,593 15.47 195 277 1.89 109 1,619 15.72 1995 105 1,774 16.74 532 3,954 .314 1,624 15.32 155 249 1.46 89 1,689 15.93 1996 121 2,019 16.69 738 4,931 .260 1,803 14.90 181 319 1.50 123 1,886 15.59 1997 119 1,966 16.52 695 4,929 .258 1,749 14.70 171 332 1.44 126 1,956 16.44 1998 66 1,121 16.98 353 2,621 .293 1,042 15.79 96 152 1.45 50 1,088 16.48 1999 70 1,157 16.53 405 2,786 .270 1,047 14.96 102 135 1.46 79 1,152 16.46 2000 115 1,895 16.48 541 4,343 .312 1,678 14.59 192 281 1.67 113 1,762 15.32 2001 106 1,770 16.70 523 4,056 .307 1,557 14.69 157 260 1.48 136 1,799 16.97 2002 103 1,747 16.96 481 3,927 .322 1,532 14.87 169 250 1.64 86 1,642 15.94 2003 117 1,915 16.37 720 4,806 .249 1,748 14.94 225 316 1.92 108 1,941 16.59 2004 106 1,823 17.20 610 4,322 .281 1,657 15.63 166 290 1.57 99 1,846 17.42 2005 116 1,986 17.12 581 4,387 .322 1,823 15.72 162 271 1.40 81 1,731 14.92 2006 115 2,001 17.40 637 4,605 .296 1,863 16.20 175 255 1.52 96 1,942 16.89 *No cumulative statistics were kept before 1983; no set assists records available before 1985; service errors and reception errors not available before 1993.

TB 185 153 190 174 220 190 197 186 200 250 182

OPPONENTS

Nebraska Season Totals (1983-2006)

Pct. .365 .378 .406 .379 .406 .388 .402 .409 .384 .415 .400

BS 30 11 45 31 21 24 26 17 29 17 21

2006 REVIEW

Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Player, School Lisa Reitsma, NU Patrice Arrington, OU Elisha Polk, BU Dawn Cady, KSU Stevie Nicholas, BU Stevie Nicholas, BU Kelly Johnson, TTU Kelly Johnson, TTU Mira Topic, UT Laura Jones, A&M Sarah Pavan, NU

K 353 176 180 491 354 271 343 402 297 332 307

GP 121 103 106 98 111 105 98 117 106 115 115

COACHES & STAFF

Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

GP 119 90 107 115 111 105 98 126 95 105 115

Player, School Megan Korver, NU Valerie Wieck, KSU Amber Woolsey, A&M Erin Aldrich, UT Amber Holmquist, NU Amber Holmquist, NU Amber Holmquist, NU Melissa Elmer, NU Melissa Elmer, NU Melissa Elmer, NU Desiree Guilliard-Young, BU

2007 HUSKERS

Kills

Player, School Kate DeClerk, KSU Sunny Spoonland, OU Kelly Campbell, CU Amber Woolsey, A&M Amber Holmquist, NU Amber Holmquist, NU Amber Holmquist, NU Lauren Goehring, KSU Lisa Boyd, MU Nicole Wilson, MU Tracy Stalls, NU

Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

INTRODUCTION

Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Blocks

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

2006 REVIEW

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

HUSKER VOLLEYBALL: A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION

The first Husker volleyball team, coached by Pat Sullivan (far right, second row), set the tone for future teams, compiling a 34-8 record and advancing to the AIAW regional finals in 1975.

by Mike Babcock A bulletin advertising an opening for the head volleyball coach’s job at Nebraska had been discarded in a wastebasket in the coaches’ office at Louisburg College. Paul Sanderford, the first-year head coach of the women’s basketball team at the North Carolina junior college, retrieved the bulletin from the wastebasket and handed it to Terry Pettit, the school’s head volleyball coach. Without that assist from Sanderford, Pettit, an aspiring English teacher with a background in creative writing and poetry as well as coaching, would not have known about the opening. If he had not known about the opening, he would not have applied. And if he had not applied and been hired, the history of Husker volleyball would have been altered dramatically, because he and Husker volleyball became one and the same. Pettit was the Nebraska volleyball coach from 1977 to 1999 – all but two years of the program’s first 25 years of existence. Pat Sullivan, the Huskers’ first volleyball coach, compiled an 83-21 record in two seasons of competition sanctioned by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. Before 1975, Nebraska didn’t sponsor women’s athletic teams. If women wanted to compete, they did so on loosely organized and unfunded club teams. It had been that way since the early 1900s, when a women’s basketball team occasionally competed against teams from outside the University. Basketball was introduced in the university’s physical education classes for sophomore women in 1896, and as was the case with male students, class teams competed against each other. Nebraska’s first All-University women’s team was organized in 1896 and included the best players regardless of class, according to the Nebraska State Journal. The team never lost, which should not be surprising, given how it was chosen and the quality of its intramural competition. The first women’s basketball game played before an audience was part of the University’s sixth annual gymnasium exhibition in the spring of 1897, according to Phyllis Kay Wilke’s “Physical Education for Women at Nebraska University, 1879-1923,” published in Nebraska History in the spring of 1975. Louise Pound seems to have been the driving force in women’s basketball at Nebraska, organizing as well as playing on the earliest teams. She was captain of the

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first team to play against an opponent from outside the University in March of 1898. Pound, who also was the first All-University tennis champion, scored 11 points in a 15-7 victory against a team from Council Bluffs, Iowa. In April of 1901, the university sponsored a women’s state tournament under Pound’s direction at Grant Memorial Hall. Nebraska was represented by an A team and a B team in a field that included teams from the Omaha YWCA, Lincoln High School and Wahoo High School. Nebraska’s A team won the two-day competition and a month later won a rematch with the Omaha YWCA in Omaha. In November of 1901, Nebraska played a team from the University of Missouri at Grant Hall, “the first intercollegiate match for girls ever played in the west,” according to the Nebraska State Journal. Missouri was no match for its more experienced — and to that point undefeated — opponent, losing 31-4. The Nebraska women did not suffer their first defeat until 1904, when they lost to a team from the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis after opening an abbreviated schedule by shutting out a team from the Lincoln YWCA. The Nebraska women avenged the Minnesota loss two weeks later in Lincoln.

Allison Weston and Christy Johnson celebrate the 1995 NCAA title.

The Nebraska women played games against the University of Minnesota, home-and-home two weeks apart, again in March of 1908, losing both, the second after a five-minute overtime. Before the Minnesota games, Nebraska had defeated Nebraska Wesleyan to finish what was to be its final season with a 1-2 record against outside competition. University women were not allowed to compete in basketball, as well as other sports, only in physical education classes after April 24, 1908. In response to the concerns of faculty members, who considered such activity inappropriate, the University board of regents abolished intercollegiate athletics for women. If not for the passing of Title IX by Congress in 1972, there probably would not be women’s intercollegiate athletics now. Initially, “there wasn’t an embracing of women’s athletics,” Pettit said. “It’s like any civil rights movement almost. It’s tolerated, and you have to educate the public as to what it means. Today if you asked on a ballot if women should have the opportunity to compete in sports, there would be an overwhelming majority of people who would support it. But that wasn’t the case in the 1970s. “One of the things that allowed Nebraska to be successful was that we jumped in with both feet,” Pettit said. “Nebraska decided: ‘Well, if we’re going to do this, let’s do it well.’ Whereas some schools were hesitant to get going, Nebraska was one of the first to offer scholarships. In any endeavor, if you’re among the first, that gives you a tremendous advantage, and you continue to reap the benefits years later.” Under Pettit’s direction, volleyball became to Husker women’s athletics what football is to the Nebraska men’s program. Pettit’s teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament semifinals six times, and his 1995 team won the national championship, defeating Texas in the finals at Amherst, Mass. The 1995 Huskers finished 32-1, with their only loss coming against Stanford in the second match of the season. Senior Allison Weston was the AVCA Co-Player of the Year and among three first-team All-Americans from Nebraska. The others were Christy Johnson and Lisa Reitsma. Weston, a middle blocker, earned first-team All-America honors three times, the first Husker to do so. But Nebraska consistently has been represented on All-America teams since 1980, when Terri Kanouse became the Huskers’ first volleyball All-American, as selected by the AIAW. Three Huskers have earned All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association in the same season 14 times since 1984, most recently in 2006, when four Huskers – Rachel Holloway, Jordan Larson, Sarah Pavan and Tracy Stalls – captured All-America honors. After the 1999 season, Pettit turned the program over to his long-time friend and former NU assistant coach, John Cook. Cook arrived at Nebraska with impressive credentials after building the Wisconsin volleyball program into a national power, and he wasted no time making his mark at NU. In what was supposed to be a transition year, Cook led the Huskers to a perfect 34-0 record and the 2000 NCAA title. The following season, Cook again guided the Huskers to the NCAA semifinals, where they lost to eventual national champion Stanford. After two regional finals and a regional semifinal, the Huskers returned to the national title match in 2005, earning runner-up honors to cap a 33-2 season. In seven years, Cook has guided Nebraska to a 22014 record, a pair of national titles, four NCAA semifinal appearances and six Big 12 championships. Nebraska is an amazing 135-5 against Big 12 teams in that stretch.

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The Huskers celebrate match point against Wisconsin to win the 2000 NCAA title.

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In addition, the Huskers annually play a match at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Nebraska set a then-NCAA regular-season attendance record in 2000, when 12,504 fans attended the Huskers' match against Colorado at the Devaney Center. Nebraska’s fans continued to shatter volleyball records in 2006, breaking the NCAA single-match attendance record on two occasions, including a crowd of 17,209 for the NCAA Championships at the Qwest Center. The event sold out nine months in advance, marking the first time in recent years that the event was an advanced sellout. While the Huskers have played in several venues across the state, the Coliseum is Nebraska’s home. “I believe it is a major reason for interest. People like the building. They like watching events here,” Pettit said. “It’s an intimate facility. It’s a collegiate facility. You walk into the big fieldhouses, and you could be anywhere in the country.” Fans also know what to expect from the Husker teams that play there. “They know what type of effort they’re going to see,” Pettit said. “The fans are only 10 or 15 feet removed from the playing court, so they can tell whether or not there’s enthusiasm, whether or not people (the athletes) are communicating. That’s what they really come to see. It certainly helps that Nebraska wins. The winning gets you there the first time. But you can’t have a great enterprise, whether it be a business or an athletic team, unless you have an identity. “People have that feeling about Nebraska volleyball. They know exactly what it is. They know what type of athlete is on the court. They know the style of play. They know the effort. They know the consistency. They know that she’s a good student. And they know that she’s a solid citizen when she goes on to her career after volleyball.” The attraction wasn’t immediate. Though the program has been successful from the beginning, it experienced some lean times as far as interest and support. “It’s been a slow, consistent growth,” Pettit said. “I think that fits Nebraskans. They aren’t real impressed with flash or something that just happens in the short term. What they want to see is progress over the long run. ‘Show me that you’ll continue to get the job done.’ If you do that, then they’ll ride with you even when things aren’t so good.”

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Terry Pettit, pictured with Kim Behrends, led NU to six NCAA semifinals and the 1995 national title.

walked on, another element of the volleyball program’s consistent success shared by the football program. “We don’t have 50 walk-ons, but if we can get one good one a year, it pays off,” Pettit said. The 1981 and 1982 recruits, which included Cathy Noth (from Iowa) and Mary Buysse (from Minnesota), gave the Huskers “two really good classes in a row,” Pettit said. And, except for Dahlgren, who redshirted, they helped get Nebraska into the NCAA Tournament for the first time. The Huskers had qualified for the AIAW National Tournament in 1978 at Tuscaloosa, Ala., but “there was no excitement because nobody here got to see the matches,” Pettit said. That changed in 1982, when Nebraska defeated a Penn State team coached by Russ Rose (Pettit’s assistant in 1977) in the NCAA Tournament’s first round before a large and enthusiastic crowd at the NU Coliseum. “That was a dramatic step for the program,” Pettit said. “It was the first time we really had an opportunity to market something. I don’t think anything changes the perception of an athletic program like hosting an NCAA event. From then on, we were always playing, always hosting.” The Huskers have qualified for 25 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, which “may be our biggest achievement is the consistency. We’re always very competitive,” Pettit said. Nebraska reached the NCAA finals for the first time in 1986, Dahlgren’s senior season, defeating Stanford in the semifinals but losing to Pacific on its home court in Stockton, Calif. Three seasons later, the persistent Huskers were back in the NCAA title match, losing to Long Beach State (after defeating UCLA) at Honolulu, Hawaii. Pettit realized then that his program had progressed to a point where winning the national championship was a realistic goal. Several other factors contributed to the success of the Nebraska volleyball program, including the Coliseum, which was refurbished and reconfigured specifically as a volleyball facility in 1992. The intimacy of the Coliseum is a significant factor in fan support, which has kept Nebraska among the nation’s leaders in attendance, annually ranking in the top-three nationally, including second in 2006. Nebraska has sold out its last 90 straight matches at the 4,030-seat Coliseum, dating back to 2001.

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The tradition that Cook continues to build began in 1978, when Kanouse and Shandi Pettine were the first Nebraska volleyball players to be recruited with full scholarships. By 1981, Pettit could award 12 scholarships. “We had a full complement,” he said. “And that put us ahead of some schools.” Those first Nebraska teams included primarily instate athletes. But Kanouse was from Indiana and Pettine was from Colorado, evidence not only of Pettit’s interest in expanding the Huskers’ recruiting base, but also of the respect his program was earning beyond the state’s borders. Fiona Nepo, one of only 10 setters in NCAA history to earn All-America certificates three times came from Honolulu, Hawaii. Karen Dahlgren, an All-American in 1985 and 1986, and Lynae Loseke, whose career was cut short by a knee injury,

NEBRASKA NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY NCAA Tournament Results

Overall NCAA Tournament Record: 70-22

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Home 51-5 (Coliseum 43-3/Devaney Center 6-2/Qwest Center 2-0); Away 15-17; First Round 20-1; Second Round 13-1; Regional 28-12; Championship 9-7

NCAA Tournament Records

Best NCAA Tournament Winning Percentage * 1. Stanford 2. Nebraska 3. UCLA 4. Hawaii 5. Long Beach State 6. Southern California 7. Florida 8. Washington 9. Minnesota 10. Texas *teams with at least nine appearances

Most NCAA Tournament Wins 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

9. 10.

Stanford Nebraska UCLA Hawaii Southern California Pacific Long Beach State Penn State Texas Florida

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Most Tournament Appearances 1.

4. 7.

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Most NCAA Semifinal Appearances 1. 2. 3. 4.

RECORDS

6. 7. 9. 10.

Stanford UCLA Nebraska Long Beach State Hawaii Pacific Southern California Florida Penn State Texas

Most NCAA Championships 1. 2.

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Penn State Stanford UC Santa Barbara Nebraska Hawaii UCLA Southern California Pacific Texas Brigham Young

Stanford Nebraska UCLA Hawaii Long Beach State Southern California 7. Pacific 8. Penn State Texas Washington Note: NCAA Tournament action 1981-current.

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82-21 (.796) 70-22 (.761) 67-23 (.744) 61-22 (.735) 46-18 (.719) 52-21 (.712) 43-17 (.717) 24-10 (.706) 26-11 (.703) 46-21 (.676)

1982 (1-1)

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Attendance Penn State W, 3-0 15-13, 15-5, 15-13 • Mideast Regional at West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue L, 2-3 15-12, 15-12, 4-15, 12-15, 5-15

NA NA

1983 (0-1)

• First Round at Kalamazoo, Michigan Western Michigan L, 1-3

15-9, 12-15, 12-15, 8-15

8,543

15-6, 15-5, 15-13

1,500

15-12, 15-10, 8-15, 15-7 8-15, 10-15, 15-13, 15-3

3,735 1,300

15-8, 15-7, 15-12

1,084

15-1, 16-14, 12-15, 15-11 15-5, 11-15, 12-15, 7-15

2,740 3,300

1984 (2-1)

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Pittsburgh W, 3-0 • Mideast Regional at Kalamazoo, Mich. Western Michigan W, 3-1 Pacific L, 1-3

1985 (2-1) 82 70 67 61 52 46 46 47 46 45 26 26 26 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 16 11 10 8 8 7 6 6 5 4 6 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Penn State W, 3-0 • Mideast Regional at Lincoln, Neb. Purdue W, 3-1 Southern California L, 1-3

1986 (4-1) NCAA Runner-up

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney) Pittsburgh W, 3-1 11-15, 15-5, 15-10, 15-7 • Mideast Regional at Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney) Penn State W, 3-2 7-15, 15-4, 16-14, 16-18, 15-9 Illinois W, 3-0 15-9, 15-8, 15-3 • Championships at Stockton, Calif. Stanford W, 3-1 7-15, 15-2, 15-10, 15-10 Pacific L, 0-3 12-15, 4-15, 4-15

1,307 2,360 3,156 5,900 6,500

1987 (2-1)

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Northern Iowa W, 3-0 • Mideast Regional at Champaign, Ill. Purdue W, 3-0 Illinois L, 0-3

15-9, 15-1, 15-3

1,303

15-8, 15-12, 15-3 11-15, 12-15, 5-15

2,300 2,300

15-10, 15-4, 14-16, 8-15, 15-8

1,554

12-15, 9-15, 15-8, 15-11, 10-15

1,769

15-7, 15-11, 15-12

2,121

15-10, 11-15, 15-13, 15-12 17-15, 15-5, 15-8

2,361 2,541

15-13, 15-11, 15-6 12-15, 0-15, 6-15

4,920 5,639

15-3, 15-9, 15-9

3,729

15-7, 15-11, 15-7 15-12, 16-14, 10-15, 15-5

3,241 3,874

13-15, 15-11, 9-15, 12-15

4,273

1988 (1-1)

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Weber State W, 3-2 • Mideast Regional at Champaign, Ill. Oklahoma L, 2-3

1989 (4-1) NCAA Runner-up

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Illinois State W, 3-0 • Mideast Regional at Lincoln, Neb. Minnesota W, 3-1 Illinois W, 3-0 • Championships at Honolulu, Hawaii UCLA W, 3-0 Long Beach State L, 0-3

1990 (3-1) NCAA Semifinalist • First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Miami (Ohio) W, 3-0 • Mideast Regional at Lincoln, Neb. Pittsburgh W, 3-0 Penn State W, 3-0 • Championships at College Park, Md. Pacific L, 1-3

1991 (2-1)

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney) Illinois W, 3-0 15-5, 15-8, 15-12 • Mideast Regional at Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney) Wisconsin W, 3-0 15-9, 15-10, 15-10 Ohio State L, 1-3 15-9, 9-15, 16-17, 7-15

2000 (6-0) National Champion 3,241 2,531 3,585

1992 (1-1)

15-11, 15-8, 8-15, 19-17

2,608

10-15, 7-15, 10-15

4,123

1993 (1-1)

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Cornell W, 3-0 • Second Round at Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame L, 0-3

15-7, 15-4, 15-1

1,181

11-15, 10-15, 8-15

1,000

• First Round - Bye • Second Round at Lincoln, Neb. George Washington W, 3-0 • Mideast Regional at Lincoln, Neb. Colorado W, 3-0 Penn State L, 1-3

17-15, 15-9, 15-8

4,218

15-11, 15-7, 15-5 15-12, 11-15, 9-15, 8-15

4,261 4,248

15-2, 15-5, 16-14

4,360

15-7, 15-6, 14-16, 15-2 15-9, 15-7, 16-14

4,312 4,307

10-15, 15-8, 15-8, 9-15, 15-8 11-15, 15-2, 15-7, 16-14

6,932 7,364

1996 (3-1) NCAA Semifinalist 15-8, 12-15, 15-7, 15-7

3,729

15-6, 15-7, 15-4 15-12, 8-15, 15-13, 9-15, 20-18

3,719 4,024

15-9, 7-15, 9-15, 8-15

7,209

1997 (2-1)

• First Round - Bye • Second Round at Lincoln, Neb. Michigan State W, 3-0 • Pacific Regional at Long Beach, Calif. Southern California W, 3-2 Long Beach State L, 0-3

15-7, 15-12, 15-4

2,009

15-13, 12-15, 14-16, 15-7, 15-12 9-15, 9-15, 3-15

3,052 3,539

15-3, 15-12, 9-15, 15-10 15-9, 9-15, 7-15, 15-2, 15-9

7,334 8,444

30-8, 30-15, 30-23

2,114

30-25, 28-30, 30-26, 30-19

2,990

29-31, 30-21, 30-26, 36-34 30-18, 30-24, 28-30, 25-30, 15-13

4,174 4,134

29-31, 28-30, 21-30

9,586

30-12, 30-17, 30-14

4,289

30-22, 30-21, 30-17

4,229

30-18, 30-17, 30-21 25-30, 30-25, 27-30, 21-30

4,341 4,357

30-19, 30-22, 30-21

2,072

30-19, 30-14, 30-25

463

2001 (4-1) NCAA Semifinalist • First Round at Manhattan, Kan. Oral Roberts W, 3-0 • Second Round at Manhattan, Kan. Kansas State W, 3-1 • Midwest Regional at Lincoln, Neb. Colorado State W, 3-1 Florida W, 3-2 • Championships at San Diego, Calif. Stanford L, 0-3

2002 (3-1)

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Tennessee-Martin W, 3-0 • Second Round at Lincoln, Neb. Arizona State W, 3-0 • Midwest Regional at Lincoln, Neb. Miami W, 3-0 Hawaii L, 1-3

2003 (2-1)

• First Round at East Lansing, Mich. Valparaiso W, 3-0 • Second Round at East Lansing, Mich. Dayton W, 3-0 • Midwest Regional at Lincoln, Neb. UCLA L, 1-3

30-20, 27-30, 21-30, 23-30

4,150

30-15, 30-12, 30-19

4,151

30-22, 30-20, 30-21

4,219

30-22, 32-30, 30-19 35-33, 27-30, 21-30, 36-34, 12-15

3,800 1,200

30-15, 30-7, 30-15

4,089

30-19, 30-19, 30-20

4,076

30-28, 30-23, 30-16 30-26, 30-24, 30-16

14,489 15,119

30-24, 30-19, 30-21 26-30, 25-30, 26-30

7,931 8,482

30-16, 30-23, 28-30, 30-16

4,178

30-16, 30-16, 30-14

4,094

30-21, 30-20, 30-15 25-30, 22-30, 30-20, 30-25, 15-9

4,180 2,206

2004 (3-1)

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Iona W, 3-0 • Second Round at Lincoln, Neb. Wichita State W, 3-0 • Midwest Regional at Louisville, Ky. Louisville W, 3-0 Southern California L, 2-3

4,154

14-16, 15-4, 15-8, 15-9

4,098

16-14, 10-15, 14-16, 15-1, 15-12 12-15, 18-16, 9-15, 15-10, 15-10

4,335 4,271 12,327

15-3, 15-5, 15-3

2,854

15-12, 15-8, 15-9

3,137

5-15, 15-7, 8-15, 3-15

1,154

2006 (6-0) National Champion • First Round at Lincoln, Neb. American W, 3-1 • Second Round at Lincoln, Neb. Northern Iowa W, 3-0 • East Regional at Gainesville, Fla. San Diego W, 3-0 Minnesota W, 3-2 • Championships at Omaha, Neb. UCLA W, 3-1 Stanford W, 3-1

23-30, 30-28, 30-23, 30-28 27-30, 30-26, 30-28, 30-27

17,013 17,209

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11-15, 8-15, 15-8, 11-15

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Alabama A&M W, 3-0 • Second Round at Lincoln, Neb. Duke W, 3-0 • Midwest Regional at Omaha, Neb. UCLA W, 3-0 Florida W, 3-0 • Championships at San Antonio, Texas Santa Clara W, 3-0 Washington L, 0-3

RECORDS

15-1, 15-2, 15-0

1999 (2-1)

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Davidson W, 3-0 • Second Round at Lincoln, Neb. San Diego W, 3-0 • Pacific Regional at Stanford, Calif. UC Santa Barbara L, 1-3

4,031 4,043

2005 (5-1) NCAA Runner-up

1998 (4-1) NCAA Semifinalist • First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Morgan State W, 3-0 • Second Round at Lincoln, Neb. Utah W, 3-1 • Pacific Regional at Lincoln, Neb. Pepperdine W, 3-2 Wisconsin W, 3-2 • Championships at Madison, Wis. Penn State L, 1-3

15-9, 15-6, 15-5 15-7, 17-15, 15-11

OPPONENTS

• First Round - Bye • Second Round at Lincoln, Neb. Arkansas W, 3-1 • East Regional at Lincoln, Neb. Louisville W, 3-0 Penn State W, 3-2 • Championships at Cleveland, Ohio Stanford L, 1-3

4,022

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• First Round - Bye • Second Round at Lincoln, Neb. George Mason W, 3-0 • Central Regional at Lincoln, Neb. Penn State W, 3-1 UCLA W, 3-0 • Championships at Amherst, Mass. Michigan State W, 3-2 Texas W, 3-1

15-11, 9-15, 13-15, 15-12, 15-13

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1995 (5-0) National Champion

4,026

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15-9, 15-2, 15-7

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• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Colorado W, 3-1 • Mideast Regional at Champaign, Ill. Illinois L, 0-3

• First Round at Lincoln, Neb. Princeton W, 3-0 • Second Round at Lincoln, Neb. South Carolina W, 3-2 • Midwest Regional at Lincoln, Neb. Ohio State W, 3-0 Arizona W, 3-0 • Championships at Richmond, Va. Hawaii W, 3-1 Wisconsin W, 3-2

2006 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Honors and Awards • AVCA National Player of the Year Sarah Pavan • Honda Award for Volleyball Sarah Pavan • AVCA All-Americans Jordan Larson, first team Sarah Pavan, first team Tracy Stalls, second team Rachel Holloway, third team • CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year Sarah Pavan • CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Sarah Pavan, first team

• NCAA Championship All-Tournament Sarah Pavan, MVP Rachel Holloway Jordan Larson Tracy Stalls

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• NCAA Regional All-Tournament Jordan Larson, MVP Sarah Pavan Rachel Holloway

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• Honda-Broderick Cup Sarah Pavan

2006 National Champion Huskers - Athletic Trainer Jolene Emricson, Student Manager Ben Boldt, Kori Cooper, Jordan Larson, Tracy Stalls, Sarah Pavan, Amanda Gates, Brooke Bartek, Student Manager Bill Egbert and Director of Volleyball Operations Lindsay Wischmeier. Back row: Head Assistant Coach Lee Maes, Rachel Schwartz, Dani Mancuso, Christina Houghtelling, Maggie Griffin, Dani Busboom, Rachel Holloway, Head Coach John Cook, Assistant Coach Charlene JohnsonTagaloa. Not pictured: Strength Coach Laura Pilakowski.

• First-Team All-Big 12 Sarah Pavan (Player of the Year) Jordan Larson (Defensive Player of the Year Rachel Holloway (Newcomer of the Year) Tracy Stalls Aug. 29 San Diego W Sept. 1 St. Mary’s W Sept. 2 Middle Tennessee W Sept. 3 Long Beach State W Sept. 8 Louisville W Sept. 9 Cal Poly W Sept. 10 Minnesota W Sept. 13 Kansas# W Sept. 16 at Oklahoma# W Sept. 20 Iowa State# W Sept. 23 Texas Tech# W Sept. 24 at Creighton W Sept. 30 at Baylor# W Oct. 4 Kansas State# W Oct. 7 at Texas A&M# W Oct. 11 at Missouri# W Oct. 14 Colorado# W Oct. 18 at Texas# W Oct. 25 Missouri# W Oct. 28 at Kansas State# W Nov. 1 at Texas Tech# W Nov. 4 Oklahoma# W Nov. 8 at Iowa State# W Nov. 11 at Colorado# L Nov. 15 Texas A&M# W Nov. 18 Baylor# W Nov. 22 at Kansas# W Nov. 25 Texas W Dec. 1 American W Dec. 2 Northern Iowa W Dec. 8 vs. San Diego W Dec. 9 vs. Minnesota W Dec. 14 vs. UCLA W Dec. 16 vs. Stanford W # Denotes Big 12 Conference opponents

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A Magical Season

Nebraska enjoyed a storybook season in 2006, putting together a 33-1 record en route to the school’s third national title. Despite the loss of AVCA National Player of the Year Christina Houghtelling before the start of preseason practice and a lineup that featured three new starters, the Huskers won their first 23 matches, including 18 sweeps, before suffering their only loss of the year. The Huskers rebounded by losing just one game over the next seven matches before running into Tracy Stalls had a career-high their toughest test of the postseason. 17 kills in NU’s NCAA semifinal One game away from the national win over UCLA. semifinals in Omaha, the Huskers overcame a 2-0 deficit to topple Minnesota and win a regional for the first time outside the state in school history. That win set the stage for one of the biggest volleyball events in history, as the Huskers would play for a chance at a national title in front of sold-out crowds of 17,000-plus at the Qwest Center in Omaha.

Semifinals

Nebraska used a career night from Tracy Stalls to advance to the finals with a 3-1 victory over fourth-ranked UCLA. Stalls totaled a career-high 17 kills on .577 hitting, out-shining UCLA All-American Nana Meriwether, who was held to 12 kills and a season-low .190 hitting. The Huskers dropped the opener and trailed 28-26 before a Pavan kill pulled NU within a point. Stalls then closed out the game with three straight points from the service line, tying the match at one. Nebraska took control of the third game behind the strong serving of Pavan, who ran off nine straight points at the service line including three aces that turned a 13-all game into a 23-13 cushion. Stalls had seven kills in each of the final two games. While Pavan finished with a match-high 22 kills, the Husker defense held UCLA in check behind 29 digs from Dani Busboom and 25 from Jordan Larson, as both enjoyed career bests in digs against the Bruins.

Final

The Huskers followed a similar script as the semifinals, dropping the opening game before regrouping. Trailing 24-23 in game two, the Huskers seized the momentum with three straight points, highlighted by a Dani Mancuso kill that gave NU a 25-24 lead. In game three, another unlikely hero emerged to spark a Husker comeback. Trailing 23-19, Amanada Gates came off the bench and sparked NU with two big blocks, the second of which put the Huskers up 29-28. In the finale, the Huskers rode the arm of Sarah Pavan, who had six of her match-high 22 kills, before Jordan Larson’s 19th kill of the night closed out the match after the Cardinal pulled within 29-27. NU had four players total at least 10 kills, as Mancuso finished a dream season with 12 kills in her hometown.

Highlighting the 2006 Season

• The Huskers led the country in both kills (17.40) and assists (16.20) per game, the first time Nebraska had led the country in either category. • Nebraska set school records for kills per game, assists per game and block assists (823). • Nebraska became the third team in NCAA history to lead the AVCA poll the entire season, joining UCLA (1992) and USC (2003), and the first team to win a national title while hosting since UCLA in 1991. • Sarah Pavan became the first Husker athlete to win the HondaBroderick Cup - symbolic of the top female athlete in college athletics. Pavan also became the first Big 12 student-athlete to win the award since the league’s inception in 1996.

Quoting Coach John Cook

“This team maxed out to their abilities. They really never waivered the entire year, and they embraced it if they did. To win this here in Nebraska, with this group of people and overcoming the obstacles to get here and dealing with this pressure it has to be No. 1. ” – Cook following the national title match

Jordan Larson slams home match point, giving the Huskers their third NCAA title.

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Nebraska shattered NCAA singlematch and all-session records at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Omaha.

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Dani Mancuso and Rachel Schwartz enjoy a laugh during a pre-NCAA Championship press conference.

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U.S. National Team Coach “Jenny” Lang Ping presents Sarah Pavan with her AVCA National Player of the Year award at the AVCA Banquet in December.

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Husker captains Tracy Stalls, Christina Houghtelling and Dani Busboom receive a proclaimation from Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman at the national championship celebration at the NU Coliseum.

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2000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Honors and Awards

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OPPONENTS

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INTRODUCTION

• AVCA National Player of the Year Greichaly Cepero • AVCA Division I Coach of the Year John Cook • Honda Award for Volleyball Greichaly Cepero • AVCA All-Americans Greichaly Cepero, first team Laura Pilakowski, first team Amber Holmquist, second team • CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Laura Pilakowski, second team • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Greichaly Cepero, MVP Angie Oxley Laura Pilakowski • NCAA Championship All-Tournament Greichaly Cepero, MVP Amber Holmquist Laura Pilakowski • All-Big 12 Greichaly Cepero (Player of the Year) Amber Holmquist Jenny Kropp Laura Pilakowski

Results (34-0, 20-0 Big 12) Sept. 1 Northwestern W Sept. 2 Georgia W Sept. 2 Colorado State W Sept. 4 Oral Roberts W Sept. 8 at Notre Dame W Sept. 9 Michigan State W Sept. 10 UCLA W Sept. 13 Texas# W Sept. 16 Missouri# W Sept. 20 at Kansas# W Sept. 23 Oklahoma# W Sept. 27 at Colorado# W Sept. 30 Texas A&M# W Oct. 3 Creighton W Oct. 8 at Iowa State# W Oct. 11 Baylor# W Oct. 14 Texas Tech# W Oct. 18 Kansas State# W Oct. 22 at Texas# W Oct. 25 at Missouri# W Oct. 28 Kansas# W Nov. 1 at Oklahoma# W Nov. 4 Colorado# W Nov. 8 at Texas A&M# W Nov. 15 Iowa State# W Nov. 19 at Baylor# W Nov. 22 Texas Tech# W Nov. 26 at Kansas State# W Dec. 1 Princeton W Dec. 2 South Carolina W Dec. 8 Ohio State W Dec. 9 Arizona W Dec. 14 Hawaii W Dec. 16 Wisconsin W # Denotes Big 12 Conference opponents

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2000 National Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Lindsay Wischmeier, Pam Krejci, Kim Behrends, Amber Holmquist, Jenny Kropp, Jill McWilliams, Jenae Dowling. (Front row from left): Rachel Baumstark, Laura Pilakowski, Angie Oxley, Greichaly Cepero, Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), Anna Schrad, Sara Westling.

3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-2

Mission Accomplished

Nebraska entered the 2000 season with a No. 11 preseason ranking and an eagerness to prove the pollsters wrong. Competing with a new coach, a new setter and without two-time AllAmerican Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) didn’t scare the Huskers. A trio of sophomore All-Americans, including AVCA Player-ofthe-Year Greichaly Cepero, emerged to lead NU to a 34-0 record and the program’s second national title. With a 3-2 win over Wisconsin Dec. 15 in the championship final, the Huskers became just the second team in NCAA history to finish a season undefeated. First-year Head Coach John Cook earned AVCA Coachof-the-Year honors.

Semifinals

In the first match, Nebraska relied on its greatest strength - its block - to stifle Hawaii at the net in a 3-1 victory. The Huskers outblocked the Rainbow Wahine 23-7.5, as Jenny Kropp and Amber Holmquist each tallied 10 block assists. With the win, the Huskers broke the school record for consecutive victories in the modern era of five-game matches. NU produced 36 victories in 1976 when all matches were played as two-out-of-three contests.

Final

After falling behind 2-1 to Wisconsin, Nebraska breezed to a 15-2 win in the fourth game to force a rally-scoring fifth game for the national title. With senior Kim Behrends at the service line, Laura Pilakowski slammed her 23rd kill of the match to secure the championship. Pilakowski was joined on the NCAA All-Tournament

team by classmates Greichaly Cepero and Amber Holmquist. Cepero added 52 assists, eight digs, eight kills and seven blocks, while Holmquist added 16 kills on a .387 hitting efficiency with five blocks.

Highlighting the 2000 Season

• Nebraska claimed its 23rd Big Eight/Big 12 championship in 25 seasons. With a 20-0 run through the league, the Huskers improved their all-time mark against Big 12 schools to 375-32-1, an amazing .920 winning percentage.

• Nebraska, ranked No. 1 in the AVCA/USA Today Coaches poll for 14 straight weeks, swept 26 of its 34 opponents and 17 of its 20 conference opponents, losing just five games in Big 12 play. Only three teams took NU to five games. • Amber Holmquist shattered three Nebraska single-season blocking records, setting new marks with 199 block assists, 220 total blocks and 1.98 blocks per game. Holmquist also broke the Big 12 record for total blocks in a single game with 16 at Texas on Oct. 22. • Nebraska bettered its own NCAA record for single-match home attendance, as 12,504 fans cheered the Huskers to a 3-0 win over Colorado, Nov. 4, at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Quoting Coach John Cook

“If there are 10 teams better than us, I think it’s going to be a heck of a year in college volleyball, because believe me, we’re going to be pretty good.” – Cook before the 2000 season

1995 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Honors and Awards • Morgan Trophy Award Allison Weston

INTRODUCTION

• AVCA Co-National Player of the Year Allison Weston • Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year Allison Weston • AVCA All-Americans Allison Weston, first team Christy Johnson, first team Lisa Reitsma, first team

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• CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Allison Weston, first team Christy Johnson, second team • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Allison Weston Christy Johnson Lisa Reitsma

One Goal - One Team - One Champion

Final

• Allison Weston shattered Eileen Shannon’s Husker school record for career kills (1,521), finishing her career with 1,778. • Nebraska bettered its own NCAA record for single-match home attendance, as 11,529 cheered the Huskers to a 3-0 win over Colorado, Oct. 21, at the Devaney Center. NU set the previous record of 11,032, Sept. 14, 1991, also at the Devaney Center. The mark would stand until the 2000 season.

Quoting Coach Terry Pettit

“We certainly should be strong. We have great senior leadership in Allison Weston, Billie Winsett and Christy Johnson. We were 31-1 last season (1994), and I think we’re going to be better this year.” – Pettit before the 1995 season

Aug. 25 Penn State W 3-0 Aug. 26 Stanford L 1-3 Sept. 1 Santa Clara W 3-0 Sept. 2 at Pacific W 3-0 Sept. 8 Purdue W 3-0 Sept. 9 Wisconsin W 3-0 Sept. 15 Gonzaga W 3-0 Sept. 16 Georgia W 3-0 Sept. 16 at Wyoming W 3-0 Sept. 22 Baylor W 3-0 Sept. 23 George Washington W 3-0 Sept. 27 at Colorado# W 3-0 Sept. 30 Oklahoma# W 3-0 Oct. 4 Kansas# W 3-0 Oct. 7 at Iowa State# W 3-0 Oct. 11 at Kansas State# W 3-0 Oct. 14 at Missouri# W 3-0 Oct. 21 Colorado# W 3-0 Oct. 25 Kansas# W 3-0 Oct. 28 Iowa State# W 3-0 Nov. 1 Kansas State# W 3-0 Nov. 4 at Texas W 3-0 Nov. 7 Notre Dame W 3-0 Nov. 10 at Oklahoma# W 3-0 Nov. 12 Florida W 3-2 Nov. 15 Missouri# W 3-0 Nov. 24 Oklahoma# W 3-0 Nov. 25 Iowa State# W 3-0 Dec. 2 George Mason W 3-0 Dec. 8 Penn State W 3-1 Dec. 9 UCLA W 3-0 Dec. 14 Michigan State W 3-2 Dec. 16 Texas W 3-1 # Denotes Big Eight Conference opponents

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HISTORY

In the finals, Texas jumped to an early 12-4 lead in game one, but the Huskers rallied to make it close, losing 10-15. Although they lost the first game, the Huskers gained momentum, playing solidly at the end of the game. NU cruised to wins in games two and three, thumping the Longhorns, 15-2 and 15-7. Game four swayed back and forth, but the Huskers persevered, sealing NU’s first national title with a 16-14 victory. Billie Winsett and Kate Crnich led the way, posting 25 kills each. Crnich’s 25 kills were a career high, hitting .500 for the match.

• Not only did Nebraska claim its first-ever national championship, the Huskers posted school records for wins and winning percentage that would stand until the 2000 season. Nebraska finished with a 32-1 (.970) record, bettering the .969 percentage it posted in 1994 (31-1). NU also matched the then-school record for wins, equalling the 1990 squad’s record total of 32.

Results (32-1, 12-0 Big Eight)

RECORDS

In the first match, Nebraska countered a 10-15 loss in game one, by winning the second and third games, 15-8. Michigan State responded to NU’s challenge, winning the fourth game, 15-9. In the fifth and decisive game, with the score deadlocked at 7-7, NU scored four consecutive points, forging to an 117 lead. The Spartans added one more point, but the Huskers prevailed, 15-8. Allison Weston led the Husker charge, recording a team-high 30 kills.

• After losing its second match of the season to then-No. 1 Stanford, NU reeled off 31 consecutive matches to claim the NCAA title. An amazing 28 of Nebraska’s 32 victories were 3-0 wins.

OPPONENTS

Semifinals

Highlighting the 1995 Season

• All-Big Eight Allison Weston (Player of the Year) Christy Johnson Lisa Reitsma Billie Winsett

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Nebraska entered the season with one goal in mind, win the national championship. Led by a talented trio of seniors, the Huskers capped their championship run by hammering Texas 3-1 in the title match. After three previous trips to the NCAA Championships, the Huskers’ incredible drive and focus fueled them to their first national title.

Kate Crnich set career bests with 25 kills and 21 digs in NU’s title match victory over Texas.

COACHES & STAFF

1995 National Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Volunteer Assistant Coach Doug West, Assistant Coach Cathy Noth, Head Coach Terry Pettit, Allison Weston, Stacie Maser, Lisa Avery, Lisa Reitsma, Jen McFadden, Jaime Krondak, Assistant Coach Todd Raasch, Jenny Livers, Tara Kramer. (Front row from left): Christy Johnson, Billie Winsett, Maria Hedbeck, Fiona Nepo, Renee Saunders, Kate Crnich, Kim Legg, Denise Koziol.

• NCAA Championship All-Tournament Allison Weston Billie Winsett Christy Johnson Kate Crnich

NATIONAL SEMIFINAL TEAMS

COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

The Huskers celebrate after defeating No. 4 Florida in the 2005 NCAA Omaha Regional final.

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2005

NCAA Finals

33-2 Record • 19-1 Big 12 Honors and Awards

OPPONENTS

• AVCA National Coach of the Year John Cook • Big 12 Coach of the Year John Cook • AVCA National Player of the Year Christina Houghtelling 2005 Big 12 Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Head Assistant Coach Lee Maes, Assistant Coach Charlene Johnson-Tagaloa, Jordan Larson, Melissa Elmer, Tracy Stalls, Sarah Pavan, Christina Houghtelling, Dani Mancuso, Amanda Gates, Director of Volleyball Operations Tina Westerhold, Volunteer Assistant Coach Christie Landry and Head Coach John Cook. (Front row from left): Manager Ben Boldt, Athletic Trainer Jolene Emricson, Rachel Schwartz, Maggie Griffin, Rachel Holloway, Dani Busboom, Jennifer Saleaumua, Meghan Smith, Strength Coach Laura Pilakowski and Student Manager Bill Egbert.

HISTORY

RECORDS

Huskers Reach NCAA Title Match

The 2005 season proved to be one of the most memorable in school history. The Huskers went 33-2, falling one victory shy of the program’s third NCAA title. Behind All-Americans Christina Houghtelling, Melissa Elmer, Sarah Pavan and Jennifer Saleaumua, the Huskers won their first 28 matches and earned their second straight Big 12 title. Nebraska rolled into the national semifinals in San Antonio, sweeping UCLA and fourth-ranked Florida in front of NCAA record crowds at Qwest Center Omaha.

Semifinals

Melissa Elmer totaled 13 kills on .647 hitting to lead NU to a 3-0 sweep of Santa Clara in the national semifinals. NU hit .449

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on the evening and out-blocked Santa Clara, 15-2. Elmer’s 13 kills led three Huskers in double figures, while Sarah Pavan and Christina Houghtelling added 11 and 10 kills, respectively.

Finals

Nebraska’s magical season came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Washington in the national title match. All-Americans Sarah Pavan and Jennifer Saleaumua paced NU’s effort, as Pavan totaled a match-high 16 kills on .429 hitting, while Saleaumua closed out a sterling career with 12 kills on .545 hitting and nine digs. The Huskers were out-hit for the only time all season, .237-.185, as the Huskers won their first national title behind 15 kills from tournament MVP Christal Morrison.

2005 Season Highlights

• Nebraska became the first host team to win the AVCA Classic, defeating No. 4 Hawaii and No. 3 Stanford. • The Huskers led the nation in blocking for the fifth time in the last six years, averaging 4.12 blocks per game. • Melissa Elmer repeated as the national leader in blocks with 2.17 blocks per game and became the Big 12 all-time leader in that category. With 767 total blocks, she broke Amber Holmquist’s school and Big 12 record of 728. • NU won its eighth Big 12 title in 10 years and the 27th conference title in 30 years, • Nebraska went a perfect 20-0 at home, extending its string of consecutive home sellouts at the NU Coliseum to 71.

• AVCA All-Americans Melissa Elmer, first team Christina Houghtelling, first team Sarah Pavan, first team Jennifer Saleaumua, third team • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Christina Houghtelling, MVP Sarah Pavan Melissa Elmer • CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Sarah Pavan, first team Christina Houghtelling, first team • All-Big 12 Sarah Pavan (Player of the Year) Christina Houghtelling, first team Melissa Elmer, first team Jennifer Saleaumua, hon. mention Jordan Larson, hon. mention • Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Jennifer Saleaumua • Big 12 Freshman of the Year Jordan Larson

1989

NCAA Finals

29-4 Record • 12-0 Big Eight Honors and Awards

INTRODUCTION

• All-Americans Janet Kruse, first team Val Novak, first team Virginia Stahr, second team • CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Virginia Stahr, first team Carla Baker, second team Janet Kruse, third team

• NCAA Championship All-Tournament Eileen Shannon

After a two-year hiatus, Nebraska, led by seniors Virginia Stahr and Carla Baker, made its second appearance at the NCAA Championships. In 1986, the Huskers had advanced to the championship match before losing to Pacific. In 1989, NU was hoping for better luck in Honolulu, Hawaii. But fate was not on Nebraska’s side. The Husker hitters made quick work of UCLA, before losing, 3-0, to Long Beach State.

• All-Mideast Region Val Novak, first team Virginia Stahr, first team Janet Kruse, second team Eileen Shannon, second team • All-Big Eight Janet Kruse, first team Val Novak, first team Eileen Shannon, first team Virginia Stahr, first team

A Second Time

NCAA Championships

A balanced Husker attack and solid defensive play propelled Nebraska past a

UCLA team that had lost just two matches all season. Cris Hall led NU with 19 kills, while Janet Kruse had 12, Eileen Shannon had 11 and Virginia Stahr added 10. NU out-hit UCLA .265 to .160. Unfortunately, Nebraska’s second championship match was much like its first in 1986. Nebraska battled hard in the first game, only to lose 15-12. From that point on, the Huskers could not regain their winning ways, as Long Beach State cruised, 15-0, 15-6 to win the match. Shannon led Nebraska with 11 kills, and Hall added 10.

1989 Season Highlights

• Virginia Stahr captured several awards in 1989 including Delta Scholar Athlete of the Year, Woody Hayes Female Athlete of the Year, Big Eight Female Athlete of the Year and the NCAA Today’s Top Six Award. • Nebraska set team records in 1989 with 2,031 kills, 1,803 assists and a 17.07 kills per game average. • Nebraska won its 14th consecutive Big Eight title with a perfect 12-0 record. NU won the tournament crown with a 3-0 win over Oklahoma.

1986

NCAA Finals

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• The Huskers started the year with a season high 14-match winning streak.

COACHES & STAFF

1989 Big Eight Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Assistant Coach Terri Killion, Assistant Coach John Cook, Carla Baker, Janet Kruse, Cris Hall, Sara Hesch, Stephanie Thater, Linda Barsness, Student Trainer Jill Douglas, Head Coach Terry Pettit, Assistant Coach Cathy Noth. (Front row from left): Manager Kari Possehl, Trainer Therese Volmer, Becky Bolli, Valerie Vermeulen, Virginia Stahr, Val Novak, Eileen Shannon, Debbie Brand, Katherine Pettit.

2007 HUSKERS

• NCAA Regional All-Tournament Cris Hall Janet Kruse Val Novak Virginia Stahr

29-6 Record • 10-0 Big Eight OPPONENTS

Honors and Awards • AVCA Coach of the Year Terry Pettit

• All-Americans Tisha Delaney, first team Karen Dahlgren, first team Enid Schonewise, first team • CoSIDA Academic All-American Karen Dahlgren, first team • NCAA Championship All-Tournament Karen Dahlgren Tisha Delaney

Breakthrough Season

• NCAA Regional All-Tournament Karen Dahlgren Kathi DeBoer Enid Schonewise

NCAA Championships

In the semifinals, Schonewise led the Husker attack with 15 kills, while Angie

1986 Season Highlights

• Nebraska set four single-season team records, including most kills, attacks, hitting percentage and digs. Schonewise set individual season records for kills, kills per game and attacks. • The Huskers set an NCAA record with a .331 hitting percentage, a mark that still ranks in the top-15 all time. • Nebraska won its 11th straight Big Eight championship in 1986 with a 10-0 record and defeated Oklahoma, 3-0, for the tournament trophy in Salina, Kan.

• All-Mideast Region Tisha Delaney, first team Karen Dahlgren, first team Enid Schonewise, first team

HISTORY

After losing in the Mideast Regional final the previous two seasons, Nebraska broke through the field in 1986 and made its firstever trip to the NCAA championship. Led by senior All-Americans Karen Dahlgren, Tisha Delaney and Enid Schonewise, the Big Eight champion Huskers traveled to Stockton, Calif., with an impressive 28-5 record. The Huskers defeated Stanford, 3-1, before falling to Pacific, 3-0.

Millikin had 11 kills and a match-high 18 digs. Nebraska hit .258 for the match and held the Cardinal to just .089 hitting. In the championship match, Nebraska met a Pacific team that had lost just one game during the entire NCAA Tournament. The Huskers hung tough in game one, coming back from a 14-9 deficit to cut the margin to two at 14-12. But the Tigers were too much, as they converted their third game point for the 15-12 win. The first game took too much out of the Huskers, as they fell in games two and three by scores of 15-4, 15-4.

RECORDS

1986 Big Eight Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Assistant Coach Jay Potter, Assistant Coach Jeff Nelson, Virginia Stahr, Enid Schonewise, Linda Barsness, Michelle Davis, Carla Baker, Karen Dahlgren, Kathi DeBoer, Head Coach Terry Pettit. (Front row from left): Manager Tina Siefkes, Barbara Young, Lori Endicott, DeLisa DeBolt, Jackie Cook, Angie Millikin, Susan Hansen, Tisha Delaney, Katherine Pettit.

• All-Big Eight Karen Dahlgren, first team Enid Schonewise, first team Tisha Delaney, first team Kathi DeBoer, second team Virginia Stahr, second team Lori Endicott, honorable mention

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2001

NCAA Semifinals Honors and Awards

• NCAA Top Eight Award Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) • AVCA All-Americans Amber Holmquist, first team Nancy Metcalf, first team Greichaly Cepero, second team Jenny Kropp, second team • CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Nancy Metcalf, first team Laura Pilakowski, second team Greichaly Cepero, third team • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Nancy Metcalf, MVP Greichaly Cepero Jenny Kropp • All-Big 12 Nancy Metcalf, Player of the Year Greichaly Cepero, first team Amber Holmquist, first team Jenny Kropp, first team Laura Pilakowski, first team

2001 Big 12 Chamipon Huskers - (Back row from left): Manager Marcus Shorney, Head Coach John Cook, Kim Behrends, Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), Sara Westling, Amber Holmquist, Greichaly Cepero, Jenny Kropp, Anna Schrad, Melissa Elmer, Ally Rebholz, Assistant Coach Craig Skinner, Assistant Coach Staci Wolfe, Director of Operations Diane Mendenhall. (Front row from left): Manager Ben Boldt, Sara Parks, Michelle Lynch, Amy Sibbernsen, Rachel Baumstark, Pam Krejci, Laura Pilakowski, Lindsay Wischmeier, Jenae Dowling, Athletic Trainer Amanda Hall.

NU Reaches NCAA Semifinals

Nebraska fell two wins shy in its bid to repeat as national champions, as U.S. National Team member Logan Tom pounded 22 kills to lead Stanford to a 3-0 win over NU in the NCAA semifinals. The loss capped an otherwise successful season for the Huskers, who were 31-2 overall and 20-0 in the Big 12 Conference, dropping just three games in conference play. NU Coach John Cook was named Big 12 Coach of the Year, and Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) was named the Big 12 Player of the Year.

NCAA Regional

The Huskers’ eighth semifinal bid did not come easy. After breezing to wins in games one and two, Nebraska dropped the next two games to Florida to tie the match. NU, which had not played a five-game match all year, trailed 12-10 when Nancy Metcalf responded with back-to-back kills to even the score. After a Florida service error, Metcalf pounded another kill to bring Nebraska within a point of the win. AllAmerican Aury Cruz held NU off with a kill, but Metcalf answered on the next rally with her 25th kill of the match.

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COACHES & STAFF

2007 HUSKERS

INTRODUCTION

31-2 Record • 20-0 Big 12

NCAA Semifinals

32-2 Record • 19-1 Big 12 Honors and Awards

OPPONENTS RECORDS

• Nebraska earned its eighth NCAA semifinal bid and made its 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. • The Huskers won 30 matches for the 12th time in program history. • Nebraska broke the school record for opponent attack percentage, holding teams to a .106 combined mark to break the previous record of .109 set in 1995. • NU set a school record with four AllAmericans, including first-team selections Nancy Metcalf and Amber Holmquist and second-team honorees Jenny Kropp and Greichaly Cepero.

1998

• AVCA District 5 Coach of the Year Terry Pettit • Big 12 Coach of the Year Terry Pettit 1998 Big 12 Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Denise Koziol, Katie Jahnke, Pam Krejci, Megan Korver, Tonia Tauke, Jenny Kropp, Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) and Jill McWilliams. (Front row from left): Jaime Krondak, Angie Oxley, Kim Behrends, Nikki Henk, Kim Crandall, Mandy Monson and Fiona Nepo.

HISTORY

2001 Season Highlights

NU Reaches NCAA Semis for Third Time in Four Seasons

Nebraska’s senior-laden team of Fiona Nepo, Megan Korver and Jaime Krondak guided the Huskers to one of the best seasons in NU history. The Huskers went 32-2 and reached the NCAA semifinals in Madison, Wis. Nebraska’s victory over Wisconsin in the regional championship in Lincoln was a memorable one, as the longest match in school history spanned nearly three hours. NU avoided a two-game deficit by withstanding 14 game points to win game two, 18-16. Wisconsin won game three, 159, but Nebraska came right back to claim game four, 15-10. In the rally-scoring fifth

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game, NU recovered from a 9-7 hole to blitz to a 15-10 win. Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) was named the tournament MVP after posting 27 kills.

Semifinals

The match between the Huskers (32-1) and the Penn State Nittany Lions (34-0) featured three AVCA All-Americans on each side of the net and the top offense (PSU) and top blocking attack (NU) in the country. The third-ranked Huskers rallied from a twogame deficit by winning game three and led midway through game four, 6-2. But Lauren Cacciamani recorded seven kills in nine swings to lead Penn State to the victory. NU finished with 20 blocks.

1998 Season Highlights

• The Huskers went 18-0 at home to extend their NU Coliseum win streak to 65 matches. • Nebraska claimed its second Big 12 championship with a 19-1 league record and advanced to the NCAA semifinals for the third time in four seasons. • Nebraska also led the nation with 3.93 blocks per game. Fiona Nepo shattered Nikki Stricker’s career assist record by becoming Nebraska’s all-time assist leader.

• AVCA All-Americans Fiona Nepo, first team Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), first team Megan Korver, second team • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), MVP Fiona Nepo • CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Megan Korver, third team • All-Big 12 Fiona Nepo (Player of the Year) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering). first team Megan Korver, first team Jaime Krondak, honorable mention

1996

NCAA Semifinals

30-4 Record • 19-1 Big 12 Honors and Awards

INTRODUCTION

• USOC Elite Coach of the Year Terry Pettit • AVCA District 5 Coach of the Year Terry Pettit • Big 12 Coach of the Year Terry Pettit

• CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Lisa Reitsma, third team • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Lisa Reitsma Megan Korver Fiona Nepo

• All-Big 12 Lisa Reitsma (Player of the Year) Fiona Nepo, first team Megan Korver, first team Kate Crnich, first team

Near Repeat

Despite the loss of three standout seniors who guided Nebraska to its first national title in 1995, and injuries to three key players, the Huskers nearly became the first team to repeat as NCAA champions since UCLA turned the trick in 1990 and 1991. NU fell only two matches shy of back-toback national championships, dropping a hard-fought decision to eventual champion Stanford in the national semifinals.

NCAA Semifinal

The 30-3 Huskers faced top-seeded Stanford (29-2), which featured four AVCA

All-Americans. Nebraska won the first game, 15-9, but the Cardinal amassed large leads in each of the next three games, securing a 3-1 win. Two days later, the Cardinal swept Hawaii for the national title. Lisa Reitsma led the Huskers with a match-high 22 kills. Kate Crnich smacked 16 kills and added a match-high 15 digs.

1996 Season Highlights

championship with a 19-1 league mark. • Lisa Reitsma shattered Kathi DeBoer’s single-season kill total (529 in 1987) with 611. In addition, Reitsma’s 5.05 kills per game bettered Allison Weston’s mark of 4.99 kills per game set in 1994. • Fiona Nepo posted a school-record 1,653 set assists, eclipsing the 1989 standard of 1,608 set by Val Novak.

• NU opened the year by recording its then-school record 32nd-straight victory, a 3-1 triumph over Illinois State in the State Farm/NACWAA Classic. • Nebraska claimed the first-ever Big 12

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1990

NCAA Semifinals

32-3 Record • 12-0 Big Eight

OPPONENTS

Honors and Awards

• All-Americans Janet Kruse, first team Val Novak, first team Stephanie Thater, second team • CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Janet Kruse, first team Becky Bolli, third team

Back-to-Back

NCAA Semifinals

A close match throughout, Nebraska and Pacific’s intense game one set the tone. Nebraska led 13-11, but saw the Tigers score four unanswered points and claim the

1990 Season Highlights

• In terms of winning percentage, Nebraska finished with its then-best season ever at 32-3 (.914). Before losing to Pacific in the semifinals, Nebraska had won 16 straight contests.

• Nebraska set team records in block assists (558) and opponent hitting percentage (.135). • Nebraska won its 15th consecutive Big Eight title with a perfect 12-0 record and the tournament crown with a win over Colorado. • The 1990 season was the last at the Nebraska Coliseum until it reopened for volleyball in 1992. In 1990 the Huskers were a perfect 18-0 and drew an average of 2,816 fans per match.

• All-Mideast Region Janet Kruse, first team Val Novak, first team Cris Hall, second team • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Val Novak Cris Hall Janet Kruse Stephanie Thater

HISTORY

For the second consecutive year, Nebraska returned to the NCAA Championships, only to be ousted one match short of the finals. Once again, as it did in 1986, Pacific sent the Huskers home with a 3-1 loss. It was the Tigers’ second victory of the season against Nebraska, as the Tigers defeated the Huskers 3-1 in an early season tournament.

crucial first game. The Huskers rebounded for a 15-11 win in game two, scoring the game’s final three points. Games three and four were equally competitive, but the Tigers had the stamina to thwart Nebraska’s attack, winning 15-9 and 15-12. Cris Hall led NU with 18 kills, while Val Novak had 46 assists and a match-high 17 digs. Krissy Fifer led the Pacific attack with 21 kills.

• CoSIDA Academic All-American-of-the-Year Janet Kruse

RECORDS

1990 Big Eight Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Assistant Coach Cathy Noth, Head Coach Terry Pettit, Valerie Vermeulen, Linda Barsness, Stephanie Thater, Sara Hesch, Cris Hall, Janet Kruse, Carla Baker, Assistant Coach John Cook. (Front row from left): Katherine Pettit, Manager Kari Possehl, Becky Bolli, Debbie Brand, Eileen Shannon, Laura Luther, Nikki Stricker, Kim Kinnan, Jessica Walter, Val Novak, Athletic Trainer Therese Volmer.

COACHES & STAFF

• NCAA Championship All-Tournament Lisa Reitsma

1996 Big 12 Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Jen Livers, Assistant Coach Cathy Noth, Assistant Coach Nikki Best, Katie Jahnke, Tonia Tauke, Lisa Reitsma, Lisa Avery, Megan Korver, Head Coach Terry Pettit, Marcus Shorney and Athletic Trainer Tara Kramer. (Front row from left): Stacie Maser, Mandy Monson, Kim Crandall, Denise Koziol, Renee Saunders, Kate Crnich, Fiona Nepo, Maria Hedbeck, Jaime Krondak.

2007 HUSKERS

• AVCA All-Americans Lisa Reitsma, first team Fiona Nepo, first team

• All-Big Eight Val Novak, first team Janet Kruse, first team Cris Hall, first team Stephanie Thater, first team

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INTRODUCTION

NEBRASKA AVCA ALL-AMERICANS

Nebraska had four AVCA All-Americans in 2006, marking the third time in school history that the Huskers have had four AVCA All-Americans in a season.

Most AVCA All-America Athletes No. 1. 2.

School Nebraska Hawaii UCLA 4. Stanford 5. Penn State 6. USC 7. Texas 8. Long Beach State Pacific 10. Florida (figures do not include AIAW)

Athletes 29 23 23 22 20 19 18 17 17 16

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

Most AVCA All-America Certificates No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

School Nebraska Stanford Hawaii UCLA USC Penn State 7. Pacific 8. Long Beach State 9. Florida 10. Brigham Young (figures do not include AIAW)

Nebraska AVCA All-Americans Year 2006

Name Jordan Larson Sarah Pavan Tracy Stalls Rachel Holloway

Team first team first team second team third team

second team

1993

Allison Weston

first team

Amber Holmquist Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Greichaly Cepero Jenny Kropp

first team first team second team second team

1992

Stephanie Thater

first team

1991

2000

Greichaly Cepero Laura Pilakowski Amber Holmquist

first team first team second team

Stephanie Thater Janet Kruse Cris Hall

first team second team second team

1990

1999

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)

first team

Janet Kruse Val Novak Stephanie Thater

first team first team second team

1998

Fiona Nepo Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Megan Korver

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1989

Val Novak Janet Kruse Virginia Stahr

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1997

Lisa Reitsma Fiona Nepo

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1988

Virginia Stahr Lori Endicott

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1996

Lisa Reitsma Fiona Nepo

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1987

Lori Endicott

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1986

1995

Allison Weston Christy Johnson Lisa Reitsma

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Karen Dahlgren Tisha Delaney Enid Schonewise

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1985

Allison Weston Christy Johnson Kelly Aspegren

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Annie Adamczak Karen Dahlgren

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1984

Cathy Noth

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1983

Cathy Noth

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1994

Nebraska All-America Facts

• Nebraska has had 29 athletes earn a total of 57 AVCA All-America certificates (NCAA play only), the highest total of any Division I institution. • Nebraska also leads the nation with 35 first-team AVCA All-American selections.

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• Allison Weston, Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) and Sarah Pavan are the only Nebraska players to win three first-team All-America honors.

2004

Melissa Elmer first team Sarah Pavan, Freshman of the Year first team Jennifer Saleaumua second-team

• Nebraska (35), Texas (10), Texas A&M (3), Missouri (1) and Kansas State (1) are the five Big 12 Conference schools to have produced a first-team All-American.

2003

Melissa Elmer

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Greichaly Cepero Amber Holmquist

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HISTORY

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Melissa Elmer Christina Houghtelling Sarah Pavan Jennifer Saleaumua

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• Nebraska (57), Texas (23), Texas A&M (9), Missouri (3), Kansas State (2), Texas Tech (1), Oklahoma (1) and Colorado (1) are the eight Big 12 Conference schools to have produced an All-American.

• 12 of the 29 Huskers who have earned All-America honors were Nebraska natives. • The Huskers placed a school-record four players on the AVCA All-America teams in 2001, 2005 and 2006, including first-team picks Sarah Pavan and Jordan Larson in 2006.

HUSKER AVCA ALL-AMERICA BIOS Rachel Holloway, 2006 Setter, Franklin, Tenn.

Jordan Larson, 2006 Outside Hitter, Hooper, Neb.

Middle Blocker, Denver, Colo. Tracy Stalls capped a dominant season at middle blocker by earning second-team AVCA All-America honors in 2006. She averaged 2.67 kills per game while leading the Big 12 with a .400 hitting percentage. Stalls, who became only the sixth Husker to hit .400 in a season, also finished fourth in the Big 12 with 1.41 blocks per game. She reached double figures in kills 13 times, highlighted by a career-high 17 kills on .577 hitting and four blocks in the national semifinals against No. 4 UCLA - a match where she had 13 kills in the final two games. Outside Hitter, Cambridge, Neb.

Sarah Pavan, 2004, 2005, 2006 Right Side/Opposite, Kitchener, Ontario

Jennifer Saleaumua, 2004, 2005 Outside Hitter, National City, Calif.

Amber Holmquist, 2000, 2001, 2002 Middle Blocker, Houston, Texas

Amber Holmquist will be remembered as one of the best middle blockers in school history. A first-team AVCA All-American in 2001 and 2002 and a second-team pick in 2000, Holmquist owned or shared 17 school records and eight Big 12 Conference records. Holmquist concluded her career ranked second on the all-time charts with a .396 hitting percentage and 11th on the all-time kills chart with 1,122. As a sophomore in 2000, Holmquist shattered three Nebraska single-season blocking records, setting new marks with 199 block assists, 220 total blocks and 1.98 blocks per game. A 2002 CoSIDA Second-Team Academic All-American, Holmquist also finished her career with Big 12 records for single-season hitting percentage, total blocks and blocks per game, as well as single-match records for block assists and total blocks. Holmquist finished her career as the first player in school history to lead NU in hitting percentage and blocks per game in four consecutive seasons.

LLaura Pilakowski, 2000, 2002 Outside Hitter, Columbus, Neb.

Laura Pilakowski earned first-team AVCA All-America honors in her first season as a starter in 2000, and second-team honors in her final season with NU in 2002. Pilakowski finished her career ranked ninth all-time with 1,183 kills and eighth with a .318 career hitting percentage, the best mark in school history by an outside hitter. The Huskers’ go-to offensive player during the 2000 national title run, Pilakowski led NU with 4.30 kills per game and a .336 hitting percentage in 2000. She was just the third three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American in school history.

Jenny Kropp, 2001

Middle Blocker, Grand Island, Neb. Jenny Kropp was named an AVCA Second-Team All-American after dominating opponents at the net in 2001 with 1.73 blocks per game and 180 total blocks. Offensively, Kropp hit .371 with 2.45 kills per game as a senior. She finished her career with 816 kills and a .331 career hitting percentage. Kropp still ranks sixth all-time in total blocks (544) and fourth in block assists (484).

RECORDS

One of only three Huskers to be named a three-time AVCA first-team AllAmerican, Sarah Pavan ranks among the finest players in school history. In 2006, she won the Honda-Broderick Cup and was named AVCA Player of the Year after averaging 5.10 kills per game. Her kills per game broke the school record set by Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) in 1999. A two-time Big 12 Player of the Year, she enters her senior year ranked second in school history with 1,510 kills, 515 digs and 383 blocks in helping NU to three Big 12 titles and two appearances in the national title match. In 2005, she averaged 3.68 kills on .357 hitting, 1.66 digs and 1.24 blocks en route to Big 12 Player-of-the-Year honors. In 2004, she was named AVCA National Freshman of the Year after setting Husker freshman marks for kills (481) and kills per game (4.54). She was the first freshman to be a first-team AVCA All-American since Stanford’s Logan Tom in 1999.

Greichaly Cepero virtually redefined the setter position with her all-around skills and blocking ability during her highly decorated career at Nebraska. A first-team AVCA All-American in 2000 and 2002 and a second-team pick in 2001, Cepero was just the second setter in school history to become a three-time AVCA All-American. She also earned Big 12 Playerof-the-Year honors in 2000 and shared the award with teammates Amber Holmquist and Laura Pilakowski in 2002. A CoSIDA Academic All-American, Cepero was also the 2000 Honda Award winner for volleyball. The best blocking setter in NU history, Cepero ended her senior season tied for fourth on the all-time charts with 84 career solo blocks, and ranks ninth all-time in total blocks (507) and second in set assists (3,987). In her three seasons as the starting setter, NU never hit less than .304 and ranked among the top 10 nationally in that category each of her three seasons.

OPPONENTS

Christina Houghtelling became Nebraska’s third AVCA National Player of the Year, leading the Huskers to 33 wins and an NCAA runner-up finish in 2005. She averaged 3.69 kills, 2.49 digs and 1.03 blocks per game, while hitting .364 from her outside hitter position. Houghtelling was at her best against the Huskers’ toughest opponents, earning MVP honors at the AVCA/NACWAA Showcase and at the NCAA Omaha Regional, helping the Huskers to their first national semifinal appearance since 2001. In addition to her exploits on the court, she also garnered first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.

Setter, Dorado, Puerto Rico

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Christina Houghtelling, 2005

Greichaly Cepero, 2000, 2001, 2002

COACHES & STAFF

Tracy Stalls, 2006

One of the Big 12’s most feared blockers during her collegiate career, Melissa Elmer was a three-time AVCA All-American. Elmer led the nation in blocking in each of her final two seasons (2004-05), averaging a schoolrecord 2.17 blocks per game as a senior. She had 10 or more blocks in 10 matches, including a Big 12-record 16 blocks against Kansas, while also averaging 2.68 kills per game. A three-time All-Big 12 performer, she finished her career as the Big 12’s all-time leader with 767 blocks and was one of only two Big 12 players to total 1,000 kills and 700 blocks. In 2004, she led the nation with 1.89 blocks per game, totaling 200 total blocks en route to first-team All-America honors.

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Jordan Larson proved to be one of the nation’s top all-around performers in 2006, helping the Huskers to a 33-1 record and a national title. On the year, Larson averaged 4.13 kills and 3.50 digs per game and was the only Big 12 player to rank in the league’s top 10 in both kills and digs. A firstteam AVCA All-American, Larson totaled a team-high 22 double-doubles in 34 matches, including a streak of 10 consecutive matches in 2006. She was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Gainesville Regional, as she averaged 3.62 kills, 3.25 digs and 0.50 aces per game, highlighted by a career-high 21 kills and 17 digs in the regional final against No. 9 Minnesota.

Middle Blocker, Fort Wayne, Ind.

INTRODUCTION

Rachel Holloway earned third-team AVCA All-America honors in 2006, as she became only the second freshman setter to guide a team to a national title. Holloway guided an offense that led the nation in assists (16.20/gm) and kills (17.40/gm) per game and ranked second in hitting percentage (.295). She averaged 13.43 assists, 2.49 digs and 1.11 kills per game, finishing 11th nationally in assists. She totaled 50 assists in 11 matches, including a career-high 65 assists in the regional final over Minnesota and 58 digs in the title match victory over Stanford.

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HISTORY

One of the Big 12’s best all-around performers during her Husker career, Jennifer Saleaumua earned second-team All-America honors in 2004 and third-team accolades in 2005. A two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Saleaumua finished her career as one of only two Huskers to total more than 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. She was NU’s all-time leader in digs with 1,568 and ranked ninth with 1,247 career kills. She totaled 40 career double-doubles while helping the Huskers rank among the nation’s leaders in defense in each of her last two seasons. Saleaumua earned All-Big 12 accolades all four seasons as a Husker, including first-team honors in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

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Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1998, 1999, 2001

INTRODUCTION

Right Side Hitter, Hull, Iowa

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) will be remembered as one of the best players in Nebraska volleyball history. Metcalf was just the second three-time AVCA First-Team All-American at Nebraska and played for the United States in the 2004 Olympics. She was also honored as an NCAA Top Eight Award winner, a two-time Big 12 Player of the Year, a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, the 2001 CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, a two-time NCAA Regional MVP and a three-time first-team All-Big 12 honoree. Metcalf finished her career with 1,603 kills and 412 blocks, joining U.S. National Team captain Allison Weston as the only two players in program history to rank among the NU top 11 in career kills and career blocks. Metcalf was the only Husker to record six 30-kill matches in a career, and owned or shared 13 school records, including kills in a single match with 39 against Kansas State in 1999.

Megan Korver, 1998

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

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COACHES & STAFF

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Middle Blocker, Panama, Neb. Megan Korver, a native of Panama, Neb., emerged as one of the dominant middle blockers in the country during her senior season to earn second-team AVCA All-America honors. Korver led the nation in hitting percentage through the first half of the season and finished with an impressive .358. She broke a school record and became just the 11th player in NCAA history to hit 1.000 in a match by recording 10 kills on 10 swings against Iowa State. Korver ranks eighth on the school charts with 517 total blocks despite playing just three seasons at NU.

Fiona Nepo, 1996, 1997, 1998 Setter, Honolulu, Hawaii

Fiona Nepo had one of the most decorated careers of any player in Nebraska volleyball history. The 1998 Big 12 Player of the Year, Nepo finished her career as the all-time assist leader at NU with 4,824, and she also owns the NU single-season assist record, which she set in 1996 with 1,653. Nepo was one of only nine setters in NCAA Division I history to earn three All-America certificates, earning first-team honors her sophomore and senior seasons. With Nepo in the starting lineup, Nebraska compiled an 88-13 overall record, including a 54-6 Big 12 mark, won two Big 12 championships and made two NCAA semifinal appearances. The three-time team captain was also a tremendous jump server, notching 94 service aces during her career.

Lisa Reitsma, 1995, 1996, 1997 Right Side Hitter, Sanborn, Iowa

Lisa Reitsma earned first-team All-America honors as a sophomore and junior and a second-team award as a senior. Reitsma was a three-time first-team all-conference selection, including the 1996 Big 12 Player of the Year. She burst on the scene as a sophomore and was a key ingredient as the Huskers won their first national title. Reitsma left her mark on the Husker record books, as she ranks in the top 15 in kills (1,633, second), and attacks (3,766, second) and hitting percentage (.302, 11th). She had more than 25 kills in a match nine times, the second-most by any Husker in school history.

Christy Johnson, 1994, 1995 Setter, Omaha, Neb.

Academic All-American.

Christy Johnson guided the Huskers to their first national championship in 1995 and earned first-team All-America honors her junior and senior seasons. She holds the second-best winning percentage of any starting setter in school history, leading Nebraska to a near-perfect 63-2 record, including 24-0 in Big Eight play, over her final two seasons. She still holds the top two season marks for assists-per-game in school history and ranks fifth in career assists with 3,183. She was also a 1995 CoSIDA

Allison Weston, 1993, 1994, 1995

HISTORY

Outside Hitter, Papillion, Neb.

Allison Weston is arguably one of the best collegiate players in NCAA history. Nebraska’s first three-time, first-team AVCA All-American, Weston capped an impressive career by winning the 1995 national title and sharing AVCA Player-of-the-Year honors with Cary Wendell of Stanford. The former captain of the U.S. National Team, Weston still holds school records for kills in a four-game match (37) and career kills (1,778). She also ranks in the career top 10 in attacks (fourth, 3,659), service aces (sixth, 119), solo blocks (tied for fourth, 84), block assists (ninth, 422), total blocks (10th, 506) and hitting percentage (seventh, .353). Weston holds three of the top-10 single-match kill performances. A two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, Weston was also a two-time Big Eight Player of the Year.

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Cris Hall garnered AllAmerica honors in both volleyball and track.

Kelly Aspegren, 1994

Outside Hitter, Callaway, Neb. Kelly Aspegren, a two-year starter for the Huskers, had 332 kills as a senior and hit .344 to lead Nebraska, including .410 in Big Eight play. Aspegren was a first-team All-Big Eight selection as a senior and was tabbed honorable mention as a junior. She was also a two-time academic All-Big Eight selection. During her two years as a starter, Nebraska compiled a 56-7 overall mark and a 22-2 Big Eight ledger. She finished her career with 557 kills on 1,329 attacks for a .280 career hitting percentage and an average of 2.29 kills per game. She also recorded 657 digs and 156 blocks for career averages of 2.70 and 0.64 per game.

Stephanie Thater, 1990, 1991, 1992 Middle Blocker, Union, Mo.

Stephanie Thater was the second three-time All-American in Husker volleyball history and is still regarded as one of the best middle blockers to come through the NU program. She led her team to the NCAA semifinals as a sophomore and compiled an 81-14 record in her three years as a starter. Her teams went 48-0 in regular-season conference play, winning four Big Eight titles and three conference tournament championships. Thater was a two-time Big Eight Player of the Year and a three-time all-conference selection. She holds school records for block assists in a five-game match with 14. Her season records for block assists (165), total blocks (197) and blocks per game (1.92) stood for seven years before Amber Holmquist topped them in 2000, and her career records for block assists (502) and total blocks (591) stood until 2002.

Cris Hall, 1991

Outside Hitter, Chanute, Kan. Cris Hall is one of only five athletes and the only female in Nebraska history to earn All-America honors in two different sports. Hall was a second-team All-American as an outside hitter in 1991, and earned four All-America track certificates from 1991 to 1993 (three high jump, one heptathlon). Hall still holds the NU all-time outdoor track records in the high jump (6-2 1/4) and heptathlon (5,936 points). Her careerhigh 30 kills against Ohio State still rank among Nebraska’s top-20 performances. Her 1,251 career kills rank ninth in school history.

Janet Kruse, 1989, 1990, 1991 Outside Hitter, Fort Calhoun, Neb.

Janet Kruse is one of the finest student-athletes to ever play for the Huskers. A native of Fort Calhoun, Neb., Kruse was Nebraska’s first three-time All-American, earning first-team honors in 1989 and 1990 and second-team honors in 1991. She was also named the NCAA Woman of the Year for Nebraska and garnered an NCAA Today Top Eight award in 1992 after twice earning CoSIDA Academic All-American-of-the-Year honors in 1990 and 1991. She also earned third-team academic AllAmerica honors in 1989. During her career, the Huskers made two NCAA semifinal appearances, including a title appearance in 1989. Her 33 kills in a five-game win over Kentucky are tied for eighth on the all-time single-match charts. Kruse also ranks eighth on Nebraska’s career kill charts with 1,269 kills.

Val Novak, 1989, 1990 Setter, Oak Lawn, Ill.

A native of Oak Lawn, Ill., Val Novak earned first-team All-America certificates after leading the Huskers to NCAA semifinal appearances in 1989 and 1990, including a runner-up finish in 1989. Novak, who converted to setter after playing outside hitter her first two seasons, ended her career by earning the Big Eight Player-of-the-Year award in 1990. She finished with 778 career kills, holds the school record for career service aces (161), and ranks sixth in digs (1,068) and fourth in set assists (3,303). She led the nation in assists per game and guided Nebraska to the nation’s top hitting percentage in 1989. NU never finished lower than fifth in the national rankings during her career.

Virginia Stahr, 1988, 1989 Middle Blocker, Waco, Neb.

INTRODUCTION

Virginia Stahr set the standard for excellence in the Nebraska volleyball program as a standout athlete and student. Stahr was tabbed a twotime All-American and capped her career by leading the Huskers to a national runner-up finish in 1989. She earned the NCAA Today Top Eight award after earning CoSIDA Academic All-American-of-the-Year honors in 1988 and 1989. Her teams won four Big Eight regular-season titles and three conference tournament titles, and she was named the 1989 Big Eight Player of the Year. She still shares the school record for service aces in a five-game match (7), while her 31 kills vs. Texas rank 16th on the all-time single-match charts. She also ranks second in school history in career service aces (159) and solo blocks (106), and she is fourth in total blocks (555). Stahr ranks sixth all-time in block assists.

Lori Endicott, 1987, 1988 Setter, Springfield, Mo.

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Middle blocker Virginia Stahr earned AVCA All-America honors in 1988 and 1989.

Karen Dahlgren, 1985, 1986

Tisha Delaney, 1986

Middle Blocker, Bertrand, Neb.

Setter, Festus, Mo.

Enid Schonewise, 1986 Outside Hitter, Beatrice, Neb.

Enid Schoenwise earned AVCA AllAmerica honors in 1986.

Annie Adamczak, 1985

Middle Blocker, Moose Lake, Minn. Annie Adamczak was a three-year starter in the Nebraska volleyball program and capped her career by earning first-team All-America honors as a senior after leading the Huskers with 354 digs. She is one of four Nebraska volleyball players to be named the conference Female Athlete of the Year, joining Virginia Stahr in 1989, Greichaly Cepero in 2001 and Sarah Pavan in 2006. A two-time All-Big Eight selection, Adamczak holds the three-game school record with 28 digs against Montana. During Adamczak’s career, Nebraska won all four regular-season and tournament conference titles and twice advanced to the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship.

OPPONENTS

Enid Schonewise earned second-team All-America honors and firstteam All-Big Eight honors in 1986. Schonewise established one of the program’s oldest school records by slamming 38 kills against Arizona State, which stood until 1999. She also ranks among the Husker singleseason top 10 in kills (493) and total attacks (1,076).

Karen Dahlgren played a key role in Nebraska’s 1986 national runner-up finish. A two-time All-American, Dahlgren was honored as a Honda-Sport Award winner in volleyball after being named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team three straight years. Dahlgren holds school records for solo blocks in three- and four-game matches. She also holds the top two single-season solo block marks as well as NU’s career solo block record. She ranks fifth on the all-time total blocks chart with 550. The Bertrand native is also third in school history with a career hitting percentage of .386. She is one of only two players to lead the Huskers in a statistical category (blocks) all four years.

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Tisha Delaney is responsible for leading Nebraska to its first NCAA semifinal appearance in 1986, where the Huskers defeated Stanford before losing to Pacific in the title match. An AVCA second-team All-American as a senior, Delaney set school records as a senior for assists in four-game (63) and five-game matches (88), both of which Lori Endicott surpassed in 1988. Delaney still ranks among the Husker single-season top 10 in service aces (49), and assists (1,433) as well as career assists (2,605).

COACHES & STAFF

Lori Endicott is the most decorated setter in Nebraska’s long line of All-America setters. Endicott earned first-team honors as a senior and was a second-team selection as a junior after playing right side her first two seasons. Endicott continued her playing career as a member of the U.S. National Team from 1988 to 1996. She was America’s starting setter at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games and was named the best setter at the Barcelona Games after leading the United States to a bronze medal. A two-time Big Eight Player of the Year, Endicott led Nebraska to four Big Eight regular-season titles during her career. She was also named a 1988 CoSIDA Academic All-American. Several of Endicott’s marks may stand untouched for years, including her schoolrecord 109 assists vs. Texas.

Cathy Noth, 1983, 1984 Setter, Bettendorf, Iowa

Middle Blocker, St. Paul, Ind.

Terri Kanouse helped put Nebraska on the volleyball map by earning AIAW All-America honors in 1980, the program’s first national honor. A two-time first-team all-district selection, Kanouse was also named first-team All-Big Eight her final three seasons. Kanouse was also a two-year team captain for the Huskers.

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Terri Kanouse, 1980 (AIAW)

RECORDS

Cathy Noth moved from outside hitter to setter her junior season and earned AVCA All-America honors in 1983 and 1984. Noth guided NU to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1982 and helped Nebraska compile a four-year-record of 112-24, winning four Big Eight regular-season titles and four Big Eight Tournament crowns. She set a then-Big Eight and school record with a .398 hitting percentage in 1984. Noth’s career hitting percentage of .366 still ranks fourth in school history. Noth was also Nebraska’s first three-time All-Big Eight selection and the only volleyball player in the history of the conference to earn three Big Eight Tournament MVP awards. Noth served as an assistant coach under Terry Pettit from 1988 to 1998.

HUSKER HONORS AND AWARDS U.S. Olympic Team

Terry Pettit (1977-99)

INTRODUCTION

USOC National Coach of the Year 1996 AVCA National Coach of the Year 1986-94 AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year 1986-88-89-94 AVCA District Coach of the Year 1995-96-98 Big 12 Coach of the Year 1996-98 Big Eight Coach of the Year 1985-86-87-89-90-94-95

John Cook (2000-present)

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AVCA Division I Coach of the Year AVCA Central Region Coach of the Year Big 12 Coach of the Year

COACHES & STAFF

Nancy Metcalf Allison Weston, captain Lori Endicott Lori Endicott

U.S. National Volleyball Team 2007 2002-pres. 1997-00 1988-96 1994-96 1991 1984-88

Tracy Stalls Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Allison Weston, captain Lori Endicott Stephanie Thater Val Novak Cathy Noth

U.S. National A2 Volleyball Team 2005 2005 2005

Christina Houghtelling Melissa Elmer Jennifer Saleaumua

U.S. Junior National Team Honda-Broderick Cup

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2004 2000 1996 1992

2006-07

Sarah Pavan

Morgan Trophy Award 1996

Allison Weston

AVCA National Player of the Year 2006 2005 2000 1995

Sarah Pavan Christina Houghtelling Greichaly Cepero Allison Weston (co-winner)

NCAA Woman of the Year 2001 1996 1992

Angie Oxley (state winner) Billie Winsett-Fletcher Janet Kruse (state winner)

NCAA Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Top Eight Award 2002 1992 1990

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Janet Kruse Virginia Stahr

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship 2003 1992 1990

Laura Pilakowski Janet Kruse Virginia Stahr

Honda Sports Award 2006 2000 1995 1985

Sarah Pavan Greichaly Cepero Allison Weston Karen Dahlgren

2006 2000 1998 1995 1994 1985 1984

World University Games 1999 1985

OPPONENTS

1994

1993 1991 1990 1989

RECORDS

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Karen Dahlgren

U.S. Olympic Festival 1995

1987 1986 1985 1983

HISTORY

Rachel Holloway Ally Rebholz Anna Schrad Amber Holmquist Katie Jahnke Tonia Tauke (alternate) Fiona Nepo Lisa Avery Kathi DeBoer Cathy Noth Karen Dahlgren

Christy Johnson Lisa Reitsma Allison Weston Billie Winsett Kelly Aspegren Christy Johnson Jen McFadden Billie Winsett Nikki Stricker Billie Winsett Janet Kruse Stephanie Thater Eileen Shannon Janet Kruse Stephanie Thater Eileen Shannon Janet Kruse Val Novak Cris Hall Virginia Stahr Lori Endicott Virginia Stahr Angie Millikin Lori Endicott Enid Schonewise Cathy Noth Sharon Kramer

Big Eight/Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year

Karen Dahlgren is one of only four Husker volleyball players to win the Honda Sports Award.

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Sarah Pavan Greichaly Cepero Virginia Stahr Annie Adamczak

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1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

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1988 1987 1986 1985 1981 1980 1979

Rachel Holloway first team Jordan Larson first team Sarah Pavan first team Tracy Stalls first team Christina Houghtelling first team Melissa Elmer first team Sarah Pavan first team Jennifer Saleaumua first team Jordan Larson honorable mention Melissa Elmer first team Sarah Pavan first team Jennifer Saleaumua first team Dani Busboom honorable mention Melissa Elmer first team Jennifer Saleaumua first team Greichaly Cepero first team Amber Holmquist first team Laura Pilakowski first team Greichaly Cepero first team Amber Holmquist first team Jenny Kropp first team Nancy Metcalf first team Laura Pilakowski first team Greichaly Cepero first team Amber Holmquist first team Jenny Kropp first team Laura Pilakowski first team Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) first team Fiona Nepo first team Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) first team Megan Korver first team Lisa Reitsma first team Fiona Nepo first team Lisa Reitsma first team Fiona Nepo first team Megan Korver first team Allison Weston first team Christy Johnson first team Billie Winsett first team Lisa Reitsma first team Allison Weston first team Christy Johnson first team Kelly Aspegren first team Billie Winsett second team Allison Weston first team Jen McFadden first team Nikki Stricker second team Stephanie Thater first team Nikki Stricker first team Eileen Shannon second team Janet Kruse first team Cris Hall first team Stephanie Thater first team Janet Kruse first team Val Novak first team Cris Hall second team Val Novak first team Virginia Stahr first team Janet Kruse second team Eileen Shannon second team Virginia Stahr first team Lori Endicott first team Lori Endicott first team Kathi DeBoer first team Virginia Stahr first team Tisha Delaney first team Enid Schonewise first team Karen Dahlgren first team Karen Dahlgren first team Enid Schonewise first team Terri Kanouse first team Terri Kanouse first team Lori Melcher first team Reba Govier first team Nancy Grant first team

AVCA National Freshman of the Year 2004

Sarah Pavan

AVCA Regional Freshman of the Year Jordan Larson Sarah Pavan Greichaly Cepero

NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team 2005 2005

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NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team 2006 2005

2002 2001 2000

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CoSIDA Academic All-District VII

2006 Sarah Pavan first-team Tracy Stalls second-team Dani Busboom second-team Amanda Gates third-team 2005 Sarah Pavan first-team Christina Houghtelling first-team 2003 Anna Schrad first team 2002 Amber Holmquist first team Laura Pilakowski first team Greichaly Cepero second team Anna Schrad second team 2001 Greichaly Cepero first team Amber Holmquist second team Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) first team Laura Pilakowski first team 2000 Greichaly Cepero second team Jill McWilliams first team Laura Pilakowski first team 1999 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) first team Mandy Monson first team Tonia Tauke second team 1998 Megan Korver first team Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) first team Tonia Tauke second team 1997 Megan Korver second team 1996 Lisa Reitsma first team 1995 Christy Johnson first team Allison Weston first team Billie Winsett first team 1994 Allison Weston first team Kelly Aspegren first team

Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship 2004

Anna Schrad

Big 12*/Big Eight Player of the Year 2006 2005 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987

Sarah Pavan* Sarah Pavan* Greichaly Cepero, Amber Holmquist Laura Pilakowski* Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* Greichaly Cepero* Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* Fiona Nepo* Lisa Reitsma* Allison Weston Allison Weston Nikki Stricker Stephanie Thater Stephanie Thater Val Novak Virginia Stahr Lori Endicott Lori Endicott

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year 2006 2005 2004

Jordan Larson (tri-winner) Jennifer Saleaumua Jennifer Saleaumua (co-winner)

Big 12 Freshman of the Year 2005 2004 1999 1997

Jordan Larson Sarah Pavan Greichaly Cepero Angie Oxley

Big 12*/Big Eight Newcomer of the Year 2006 1997 1996 1995 1993 1992

Rachel Holloway* Katie Jahnke* Megan Korver* Stacie Maser (co-winner) Jen McFadden Allison Weston

Big Eight Backcourt Specialist of the Year 1995 1993 1992

Maria Hedbeck (co-winner) Stephanie Clerc Christy Johnson

Big 12*/Big Eight All-Conference 2006 Rachel Holloway* Jordan Larson* Sarah Pavan* Tracy Stalls*

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HISTORY

1989

2006 Sarah Pavan first team 2005 Sarah Pavan first team Christina Houghtelling first team 2003 Anna Schrad second team 2002 Laura Pilakowski first team Amber Holmquist second team 2001 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) first team Laura Pilakowski second team Greichaly Cepero third team 2000 Laura Pilakowski second team 1999 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) second team 1998 Megan Korver third team 1996 Lisa Reitsma third team 1995 Allison Weston first team Christy Johnson second team 1994 Allison Weston second team 1991 Janet Kruse first team 1990 Janet Kruse first team Becky Bolli third team 1989 Virginia Stahr first team Carla Baker second team Janet Kruse third team 1988 Virginia Stahr first team Lori Endicott second team 1987 Virginia Stahr first team Kathi DeBoer second team 1986 Karen Dahlgren first team 1985 Karen Dahlgren first team 1984 Karen Dahlgren honorable mention

RECORDS

1995

CoSIDA Academic All-American

OPPONENTS

1999 1998

Sarah Pavan Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Janet Kruse Janet Kruse Virginia Stahr Virginia Stahr

2005 Sarah Pavan* first team Melissa Elmer* first team Christina Houghtelling* first team Jennifer Saleaumua* second team Jordan Larson* honorable mention 2004 Sarah Pavan* first team Melissa Elmer* first team Jennifer Saleaumua first team 2003 Melissa Elmer* first team Jennifer Saleaumua* first team 2002 Greichaly Cepero* first team Amber Holmquist* first team Laura Pilakowski* first team Jennifer Saleaumua* first team 2001 Greichaly Cepero* first team Amber Holmquist* first team Jenny Kropp* first team Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* first team Laura Pilakowski* first team 2000 Greichaly Cepero* first team Amber Holmquist* first team Jenny Kropp* first team Angie Oxley* honorable mention Laura Pilakowski* first team 1999 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* first team Greichaly Cepero* first team Angie Oxley* honorable mention Amber Holmquist*honorable mention 1998 Fiona Nepo* first team Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* first team Megan Korver* first team Jaime Krondak* honorable mention 1997 Lisa Reitsma* first team Fiona Nepo* first team 1996 Lisa Reitsma* first team Fiona Nepo* first team Kate Crnich* first team Megan Korver* first team 1995 Christy Johnson first team Lisa Reitsma first team Allison Weston first team Billie Winsett first team 1994 Kelly Aspegren first team Christy Johnson first team Allison Weston first team Billie Winsett second team 1993 Allison Weston first team Nikki Stricker first team Jen McFadden second team 1992 Stephanie Thater first team Eileen Shannon first team Nikki Stricker first team Laura Luther second team Allison Weston honorable mention 1991 Janet Kruse first team Stephanie Thater first team Cris Hall first team Eileen Shannon second team Nikki Stricker second team Laura Luther honorable mention 1990 Val Novak first team Janet Kruse first team Cris Hall first team Stephanie Thater first team 1989 Virginia Stahr first team Val Novak first team Janet Kruse first team Eileen Shannon first team 1988 Virginia Stahr first team Val Novak first team Lori Endicott first team Linda Barsness second team Carla Baker honorable mention 1987 Lori Endicott first team Virginia Stahr first team Kathi DeBoer first team Val Novak honorable mention 1986 Karen Dahlgren first team Enid Schonewise first team

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Jordan Larson (MVP) Sarah Pavan Rachel Holloway Christina Houghtelling (MVP) Sarah Pavan Jennifer Saleaumua Sarah Pavan Jennifer Saleaumua Greichaly Cepero Amber Holmquist Laura Pilakowski Greichaly Cepero Jenny Kropp Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) (MVP) Greichaly Cepero (MVP) Angie Oxley Laura Pilakowski Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) (MVP) Fiona Nepo Lisa Reitsma Fiona Nepo Lisa Reitsma (MVP) Fiona Nepo Megan Korver Christy Johnson Allison Weston Lisa Reitsma Christy Johnson Allison Weston Billie Winsett Stephanie Thater Cris Hall Nikki Stricker Val Novak Cris Hall Janet Kruse Stephanie Thater Virginia Stahr Val Novak Janet Kruse Cris Hall Lori Endicott Lori Endicott Val Novak

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COACHES & STAFF

1989 1986

CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year

1993 Allison Weston Nikki Stricker 1992 Kim Tonniges Laura Luther 1991 Janet Kruse Cris Hall 1990 Janet Kruse Becky Bolli 1989 Virginia Stahr Janet Kruse Carla Baker 1988 Virginia Stahr Lori Endicott 1987 Virginia Stahr Kathi DeBoer 1986 Karen Dahlgren 1985 Karen Dahlgren Kathi DeBoer 1984 Karen Dahlgren 1983 Karen Dahlgren

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2000

Sarah Pavan (MVP) Rachel Holloway Tracy Stalls Sarah Pavan Jennifer Saleaumua Melissa Elmer Greichaly Cepero (MVP) Amber Holmquist Laura Pilakowski Lisa Reitsma Allison Weston Christy Johnson Billie Winsett Kate Crnich Eileen Shannon Karen Dahlgren Tisha Delaney

1985

Karen Dahlgren Enid Schonewise Kathi DeBoer Karen Dahlgren Enid Schonewise

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1986

1999 1998

INTRODUCTION

1997 1996

1995

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1994

1993 Three of Nebraskaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four AVCA National Players of the Year Sarah Pavan, Christina Houghtelling and Allison Weston - pose for a photo following the 2006 AVCA Banquet.

1985

1984

OPPONENTS

1983

1982

Tisha Delaney first team Kathi DeBoer second team Virginia Stahr second team Lori Endicott honorable mention Annie Adamczak first team Tisha Delaney first team Karen Dahlgren first team Kathi DeBoer second team Sharon Kramer second team Cathy Noth first team Karen Dahlgren first team Mary Buysse first team Julie Hermann first team Annie Adamczak second team Cathy Noth first team Erin Dean first team Sharon Kramer first team Mary Buysse second team Karen Dahlgren second team Cathy Noth first team Erin Dean first team Gwen Egbert first team Mary Buysse second team

HISTORY

RECORDS

Big Eight Tournament MVP

Note: The Big 12 does not conduct a tournament. 1995 Allison Weston 1994 Allison Weston 1991 Stephanie Thater 1990 Janet Kruse 1989 Val Novak 1988 Virginia Stahr 1987 Kathi DeBoer 1986 Enid Schonewise 1985 Tisha Delaney 1984 Cathy Noth 1983 Cathy Noth 1982 Cathy Noth

Big Eight All-Tournament Team 1995 Christy Johnson Lisa Reitsma Billie Winsett Allison Weston 1994 Kelly Aspegren Christy Johnson Peggy Meyer

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Allison Weston 1993 Nikki Stricker Allison Weston Billie Winsett Kelly Aspegren 1992 Eileen Shannon Laura Luther 1991 Stephanie Thater Cris Hall Janet Kruse Nikki Stricker Kim Tonniges Eileen Shannon 1990 Janet Kruse Val Novak Eileen Shannon Stephanie Thater Linda Barsness Cris Hall 1989 Val Novak Virginia Stahr Eileen Shannon Janet Kruse Cris Hall 1988 Virginia Stahr Val Novak Linda Barsness Lori Endicott 1987 Kathi DeBoer Lori Endicott Virginia Stahr 1986 Enid Schonewise Kathi DeBoer Karen Dahlgren Tisha Delaney 1985 Tisha Delaney Kathi DeBoer Karen Dahlgren Sharon Kramer 1984 Cathy Noth Enid Schonewise Julie Hermann 1983 Cathy Noth Karen Dahlgren Mary Buysse 1982 Cathy Noth Sharon Kramer Erin Dean

1992

first team first team first team first team honorable mention first team first team first team first team first team first team honorable mention honorable mention first team first team first team first team honorable mention honorable mention first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team first team

1981 Terri Kanouse first team Erin Dean first team Cathy Noth first team 1980 Terri Kanouse first team Lori Melcher first team Reba Govier honorable mention Marla Lichty honorable mention 1979 Terri Kanouse first team Lori Melcher first team Reba Govier first team Nancy Grant first team 1978 Nancy Grant first team Kim Hermes first team 1977 Sue Luedtke first team Nancy Wilkinson first team 1976 Nancy Grant first team Janet Lindhurst first team

AVCA National Player of the Week 2005 2004 2002 2001 1994

Christina Houghtelling Sarah Pavan Greichaly Cepero Amber Holmquist Kelly Aspegren Allison Weston 1993 Allison Weston

8/29 11/29 12/2 9/10 9/6 10/31 9/20

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

Big 12*/Big Eight Player of the Week 2006 Sarah Pavan* Jordan Larson* Rachel Holloway* Sarah Pavan* 2005 Christina Houghtelling* Melissa Elmer* Jordan Larson* Sarah Pavan* 2004 Sarah Pavan* Jennifer Saleaumua* Sarah Pavan* 2003 Melissa Elmer* 2002 Greichaly Cepero* Amber Holmquist* Laura Pilakowski* 2001 Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* Amber Holmquist* Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* Greichaly Cepero* 2000 Greichaly Cepero*

9/11 10/9 10/16 10/20 8/29 10/10 10/17 11/14 9/27 10/25 11/29 10/13 12/2 11/25 10/21 9/1 9/10 10/1 10/29 10/1

1986

1985

Greichaly Cepero* Amber Holmquist* Amber Holmquist* Laura Pilakowski* Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* Fiona Nepo* Fiona Nepo* Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* Lisa Reitsma* Lisa Reitsma* Lisa Reitsma* Megan Korver* Lisa Reitsma* Lisa Reitsma Lisa Reitsma Allison Weston Allison Weston Lisa Reitsma Lisa Reitsma Kelly Aspegren Jen McFadden Allison Weston Allison Weston Billie Winsett Nikki Stricker Allison Weston Nikki Stricker Allison Weston Stephanie Thater Stephanie Thater Eileen Shannon Stephanie Thater Stephanie Thater Eileen Shannon Janet Kruse Nikki Stricker Nikki Stricker Val Novak Val Novak Cris Hall Janet Kruse Stephanie Thater Janet Kruse Val Novak Janet Kruse Virginia Stahr Janet Kruse Eileen Shannon Virginia Stahr Carla Baker Lori Endicott Virginia Stahr Val Novak Virginia Stahr Linda Barsness Carla Baker Lori Endicott Kathi DeBoer Lori Endicott Virginia Stahr Carla Baker Virginia Stahr Tisha Delaney Karen Dahlgren Enid Schonewise Karen Dahlgren Virginia Stahr Annie Adamczak Annie Adamczak Karen Dahlgren Karen Dahlgren Kathi DeBoer

11/3 10/23 11/16 9/4 9/6 9/14 10/19 11/20 10/8 10/13 10/20 11/24 12/1 9/12 10/10 10/25 10/31 11/7 11/14 9/5 9/17 10/25 10/25 11/21 9/13 9/20 11/2 11/22 9/21 9/28 11/10 9/1 9/15 10/6 10/27 11/3 11/17 9/10 9/17 10/1 11/5 11/12 11/19 9/12 11/26 10/10 10/17 10/31 11/6 11/13 9/6 9/27 10/11 10/18 11/8 11/15 11/22 9/9 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/27 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/14 10/28 9/9 9/17 9/1 10/22 11/12

Academic All-Big 12*/Big Eight 2006 Dani Busboom* Amanda Gates* Maggie Griffin* Jordan Larson* Dani Mancuso*

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1992

1990

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

Lori Endicott Carla Baker Linda Barsness Angie Millikin Virginia Stahr Carla Baker Kathi DeBoer Lori Endicott Virginia Stahr Karen Dahlgren Kathi DeBoer Enid Schonewise Karen Dahlgren Annie Adamczak Michelle Smith Kathi DeBoer Karen Dahlgren Cathy Noth Mary Buysse Michelle Smith Annie Adamczak Karen Dahlgren Mary Buysse

first team first team honor roll honor roll first team first team first team honor roll first team first team first team honor roll first team first team first team honor roll first team first team honor roll honor roll honor roll first team honor roll

COACHES & STAFF

Fiona Nepo was the 1998 Big 12 Player of the Year and was a member of three Husker teams that reached the national semifinals during her career.

2005

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1999

1995

1994

1993

HISTORY

2000

1996

RECORDS

2001

1997

OPPONENTS

2003

1998

Nikki Henk* first team Katie Jahnke* first team Jill McWilliams* first team Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* first team Mandy Monson* first team Angie Oxley* first team Tonia Tauke* first team Katie Jahnke* first team Megan Korver* first team Denise Koziol* first team Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* first team Mandy Monson* first team Fiona Nepo* first team Angie Oxley* first team Tonia Tauke* first team Jaime Krondak* honorable mention Katie Jahnke* first team Megan Korver* first team Denise Koziol* first team Mandy Monson* first team Renee Saunders* first team Tonia Tauke* first team Fiona Nepo* honorable mention Lisa Reitsma* honorable mention Lisa Avery* first team Stacie Maser* first team Maria Hedbeck* first team Lisa Reitsma* honorable mention Christy Johnson first team Stacie Maser first team Lisa Reitsma first team Allison Weston first team Billie Winsett first team Maria Hedbeck honor roll Kim Legg honor roll Jen McFadden honor roll Kelly Aspegren first team Christy Johnson first team Jen McFadden first team Allison Weston first team Billie Winsett first team Stephanie Clerc honor roll Maria Hedbeck honor roll Peggy Meyer honor roll Nikki Stricker first team

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2004

Sarah Pavan* first team Rachel Schwartz* first team Tracy Stalls* first team Dani Busboom* first team Christina Houghtelling* first team Dani Mancuso* first team Sarah Pavan* first team Tracy Stalls* first team Melissa Elmer* second team Dani Busboom* first team Melissa Elmer* second team Kelsey Fautsch* first team Christina Houghtelling* first team Michelle Lynch* first team Amanda McCormick* first team Dani Mancuso* first team Jenae Dowling* first team Kelsey Fautsch* first team Michelle Lynch* first team Anna Schrad* first team Sara Westling* first team Greichaly Cepero* first team Jenae Dowling* first team Amber Holmquist* first team Laura Pilakowski* first team Anna Schrad* first team Sara Westling* first team Lindsay Wischmeier* first team Greichaly Cepero* first team Jenae Dowling* first team Jenny Kropp* first team Amber Holmquist* first team Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)* first team Laura Pilakowski* first team Anna Schrad* first team Sara Westling* second team Lindsay Wischmeier* first team Greichaly Cepero* first team Amber Holmquist* first team Jenny Kropp* second team Angie Oxley* first team Jill McWilliams* first team Laura Pilakowski* first team Lindsay Wischmeier* first team Kim Crandall* first team

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INTRODUCTION

1991

Kelly Aspegren Billie Winsett Allison Weston Peggy Meyer Kim Tonniges Laura Luther Christy Johnson Nikki Stricker Kim Tonniges Debbie Brand Peggy Meyer Tami Thompson Janet Kruse Cris Hall Nikki Stricker Laura Luther Janet Kruse Linda Barsness Cris Hall Becky Bolli Debbie Brand Janet Kruse Virginia Stahr Carla Baker Becky Bolli Cris Hall Virginia Stahr

Janet Kruse receives her NCAA Top Eight Award in 1992. Kruse is one of three Husker volleyball players who have been NCAA Top Eight award winners.

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INTRODUCTION

1989

Greichaly Cepero celebrates the Huskers national title in 2000.

1982 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Hawaii San Diego State USC Stanford Pacific Cal Poly SLO UCLA Purdue Arizona State California Arizona San Jose State Brigham Young Tennessee Nebraska

1983

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Hawaii Pacific UCLA Stanford Kentucky San Diego State Texas Brigham Young W. Michigan Arizona USC UCSB Cal Poly SLO Tennessee Purdue Nebraska

RECORDS

1984

HISTORY

Kentucky Brigham Young Oklahoma Arizona State San Diego State

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

UCLA Stanford Pacific Cal Poly SLO USC Hawaii Nebraska San Diego State Texas Colorado State San Jose State Illinois State Arizona Penn State Brigham Young

1985 1. 2. 3.

Stanford Pacific Cal Poly SLO USC

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UCLA Nebraska San Jose State Hawaii Texas Purdue Illinois UCSB Arizona State Brigham Young Colorado State

1986 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Brigham Young Pacific Hawaii San Jose State San Diego State Nebraska UCLA Texas Illinois UCSB Stanford Cal Poly SLO Arizona State Penn State Oregon

1987 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Pacific Hawaii Stanford Brigham Young UCLA Colorado State Texas Illinois Kentucky Nebraska San Jose State W. Michigan UCSB Cal Poly SLO USC

1988 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

UCLA Stanford Hawaii Illinois Nebraska Texas Texas-Arlington Long Beach State Washington Pacific

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

UCLA Hawaii Pacific Long Beach State Nebraska Texas Illinois Stanford Texas-Arlington Washington Penn State UCSB Arizona USC Ohio State

1990 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

UCLA Nebraska Stanford Hawaii Pacific Penn State Texas UCSB Long Beach State San Jose State Pepperdine Brigham Young Wisconsin New Mexico Ohio State

1991 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Stanford Long Beach State Hawaii Pacific Louisiana State UCLA Nebraska New Mexico Brigham Young Florida Texas Ohio State UCSB USC Pepperdine

1992 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

UCLA Stanford Long Beach State Pacific Florida Illinois Nebraska Brigham Young Penn State Texas USC Louisiana State UCSB Arizona State Colorado

1993 1. 2. 3.

UCLA Texas Long Beach State

4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Brigham Young UCSB Stanford Penn State Nebraska Colorado Arizona State Pacific Kentucky USC Florida Ohio State

1994 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Nebraska Stanford UCLA Ohio State Penn State Hawaii Long Beach State Brigham Young UCSB USC Pacific Notre Dame Colorado Florida Arizona State

1995 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Nebraska Texas Stanford Michigan State Hawaii Florida UCLA Penn State Ohio State Oral Roberts Arizona State USC San Diego State Notre Dame Texas A&M

1996

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Stanford Hawaii Nebraska Florida Penn State Michigan State Washington State Brigham Young Loyola Marymount Long Beach State Texas Pacific Ohio State USC Wisconsin

1997 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Stanford Penn State Long Beach State Florida Wisconsin UCSB Brigham Young Nebraska USC Texas Washington Washington State Texas A&M

14. Colorado 15. Ohio State

1998 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Long Beach State Penn State Nebraska Florida Hawaii Brigham Young Wisconsin Texas Stanford Pacific USC UCSB Arkansas Illinois Pepperdine

1999 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Penn State Stanford Pacific Long Beach State Florida UCSB UCLA Hawaii Texas A&M Pepperdine Nebraska Colorado State Brigham Young Arizona Northern Iowa

2000

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Nebraska Wisconsin Hawaii USC Arizona Penn State UCLA Pacific UCSB Colorado State Minnesota Florida Brigham Young Long Beach State Ohio State

2001 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Stanford Long Beach State Nebraska Arizona USC Florida Wisconsin Pepperdine UCLA Colorado State Texas A&M Ohio State Hawaii Pacific Utah

2002

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

USC Stanford Hawaii Florida Nebraska Pepperdine

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Washington State UCSB Northern Iowa Arizona Minnesota North Carolina Ohio State Long Beach State UCLA

2003

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

USC Florida Hawaii Minnesota UCLA Pepperdine Penn State Georgia Tech Washington Stanford Kansas State California Nebraska Colorado State Illinois

2004 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Stanford Minnesota Washington USC Nebraska Ohio State Penn State Hawaii UCLA Tennessee Texas San Diego Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wisconsin Florida

2005 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Washington Nebraska Florida Santa Clara Penn State Tennessee Arizona Missouri Hawaii Wisconsin Louisville Notre Dame Stanford Ohio UCLA

2006 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

Nebraska Stanford UCLA Washington Penn State Minnesota Texas USC Hawaii Florida Wisconsin Oklahoma California San Diego Utah

ALL-TIME MATCH RESULTS 1975 (Head Coach: Pat Sullivan) Record: 34-8 • AIAW Regional Finalist

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1978 (Head Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 35-25-2 • AIAW Regional Champion Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champion

Sept. 9 Graceland 15-5, 15-5, 15-8 Sept. 14 at Texas-Arlington 1-15, 6-15 Sept. 14 vs. Texas A&M 15-8, 12-15, 14-16 Mean Green Invitational - Denton, Texas - # Sept. 15 #Minnesota 15-13, 1-15, 10-15 Sept. 15 #Stephen F. Austin 15-5, 15-10 Sept. 15 #Sam Houston State 15-5, 15-11 Sept. 16 #Lamar 1-15, 8-15 Sept. 16 #Texas A&M 1-15, 16-14, 11-15 Sept. 16 #Wyoming 15-5, 15-5, 15-4 Sept. 23 Kearney State 15-12, 15-7, 15-6 Sept. 28 Waterloo 14-16, 7-15, 15-7, 16-18 Husker Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 29 $Kansas 15-11, 15-0 Sept. 29 $SW Missouri State 11-15, 15-4, 10-15 Sept. 29 $North Texas State 15-11, 15-4 Sept. 30 $Drake 15-7, 15-11 Sept. 30 $SW Missouri State 15-13, 15-11,10-15,4-15, 6-15 Sept. 30 $Minnesota 9-15, 11-15, 15-10, 15-8, 5-15 Oct. 4 at Nebraska-Omaha 10-15, 15-8, 17-15, 15-10 Windy City Invitational - Chicago, Ill. - % Oct. 13 %George Williams 15-8, 1-15, 13-15 Oct. 13 %Illinois-Chicago 11-15, 15-10, 10-15 Oct. 13 %Southern Illinois 15-10, 15-7 Oct. 14 %Illinois 15-12, 8-15, 15-12 Oct. 14 %Indiana 12-15, 10-15 Oct. 14 %DePaul 15-13, 15-10 SW Missouri State Invitational - Springfield, Mo.- & Oct. 20 &Southern Illinois 8-15, 7-15 Oct. 20 &Wisconsin 12-15, 7-15 Oct. 20 &Cincinnati 15-8, 15-10 Oct. 21 &North Texas State 9-15, 6-15 Oct. 21 &Illinois State 9-15, 9-15 Oct. 21 &Florida State 15-12, 10-15, 15-12 Oct. 21 &Texas A&M 13-15, 8-15 Big Eight Championships - Manhattan, Kan. - * Oct. 27 *Oklahoma 15-7, 15-3 Oct. 27 *Kansas State 3-15, 15-9, 15-8 Oct. 27 *Oklahoma State 15-6, 8-15, 15-6 Oct. 28 *Kansas 15-10, 8-15, 15-13 Oct. 28 *Iowa State 15-11, 15-3 Oct. 28 *Missouri 13-15, 15-11, 15-5 Oct. 31 Nebraska-Omaha 15-10, 15-6, 15-7 National Women’s Invitational - Los Angeles, Calif. - + Nov. 3 +Utah State 11-15, 6-15 Nov. 3 +San Diego State 6-15, 6-15 Nov. 4 +UC Santa Barbara 17-15, 6-15 Nov. 4 +Pacific 6-15, 6-15 Nov. 4 +Michigan State 15-13, 6-15 Nebraska Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - [] Nov. 10 []North Dakota 15-6, 15-7 Nov. 10 []Iowa State 15-9, 15-7 Nov. 10 []St. Cloud State 15-11, 15-2

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Sept. 10 Drake 15-5, 15-4, 15-8 Husker Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - # Sept. 17 #Graceland 15-11, 15-4 Sept. 17 #Drake 15-11, 15-11 Sept. 17 #Kearney State 5-15, 15-12, 15-9 Sept. 17 #North Dakota State 15-11, 15-2 Sept. 21 at Texas-Arlington 12-15, 15-17, 10-15 Mean Green Invitational - Denton, Texas - $ Sept. 23 $Stephen F. Austin 15-11, 15-8 Sept. 23 $North Texas State 15-5, 6-15, 15-5 Sept. 23 $SW Missouri State 10-15, 11-15 Sept. 24 $Texas Woman’s 15-11, 15-13 Sept. 24 $Texas A&M 6-15, 4-15 Sept. 28 at Kearney State 15-13, 4-15, 15-6 Wisconsin Invitational - Madison, Wis. - % Sept. 30 %Missouri 15-1, 13-15 Sept. 30 %Minnesota 15-12, 15-8 Sept. 30 %Wisconsin 9-15, 15-8 Sept. 30 %Illinois 15-10, 15-17 Oct. 1 %Northern Iowa 15-1, 9-15 Oct. 1 %DePaul 9-15, 15-7 Oct. 1 %Wisconsin-LaCrosse 15-9, 15-10 Oct. 1 %Illinois-Chicago 4-15, 6-15 Oct. 10 at Kansas St. 4-16, 15-10,15-0,9-15,15-12 Husker Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - & Oct. 14 &Oklahoma State 15-7, 15-2 Oct. 14 &Nebraska-Omaha 15-2, 15-0 Oct. 14 &Oklahoma State 15-4, 16-14 Oct. 15 &Lincoln VB Club 15-2, 14-16, 15-13 Oct. 15 &Minnesota 15-9, 15-13 Oct. 15 &Missouri 15-9, 9-15, 13-15 SW Missouri St. Invitational - Springfield, Mo. - * Oct. 21 *Illinois-Chicago 11-15, 15-9, 15-11 Oct. 21 *Kansas 15-8, 15-6 Oct. 22 *Texas Lutheran 8-15, 4-15 Oct. 22 *Houston 4-15, 3-15 Oct. 22 *North Texas State 15-12, 11-15, 15-13 Oct. 26 vs. Kansas State 15-0, 1-15, 15-3 Oct. 26 at Nebraska-Omaha 11-15, 15-7, 15-7 Big Eight Championships - Norman, Okla. - [] Oct. 27 []Kansas State 15-3, 15-1 Oct. 27 []Iowa State 15-9, 15-11 Oct. 27 []Oklahoma State 15-6, 15-3 Oct. 28 []Kansas 15-3, 15-4 Oct. 28 []Missouri 15-7, 15-7 Oct. 28 []Oklahoma 15-2, 15-7 Nov. 3 at CS Fullerton 14-16, 15-10, 16-14, 15-9 National Women’s Invitational - Los Angeles, Calif. - {} Nov. 4 {}San Jose State 10-15, 5-15 Nov. 4 {}Long Beach State 1-15, 10-15 Nov. 4 {}Portland State 15-17, 8-15 Nov. 5 {}USC 5-15, 4-15 Nov. 5 {}Arizona State 14-16, 15-8 Nebraska Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - ^ Nov. 12 ^Iowa State 15-3, 15-9 Nov. 12 ^Minnesota 15-10, 15-13 Nov. 12 ^Wichita State 15-3, 15-13 Nov. 12 ^Nebraska-Omaha 15-6, 15-6 Nov. 12 ^Iowa 15-5, 15-6 Nov. 12 ^Minnesota 15-11, 11-15, 18-16 AIAW Region VI Championships - Vermillion, S.D. - () Nov. 17 ()Iowa 15-6, 15-8 Nov. 17 ()Missouri 9-15, 15-7, 16-14 Nov. 17 ()North Dakota 15-11, 7-15, 15-0

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Sept. 18 Drake 15-1, 15-2 Sept. 18 Nebraska-Omaha 15-10, 15-9 Sept. 21 Wichita State 15-12, 15-2 Sept. 21 NW Missouri State 15-6, 15-3 Sept. 21 Kansas 15-0, 15-4 Sept. 25 at Kansas State 15-7, 15-9, 15-7 Sept. 25 vs. Central Missouri 15-2, 15-2, 15-4 Graceland Invitational - Lamoni, Iowa - # Oct. 9 #William Jewel 15-1, 15-10 Oct. 9 #Grandview 15-8, 15-6 Oct. 9 #Westmar 15-11, 15-1 Oct. 9 #Central Missouri 15-5, 15-5 Oct. 9 #Stephen’s College 15-12, 15-2 Oct. 9 #Iowa 15-2, 15-3 Oct. 9 #Minnesota 15-11, 15-5 Oct. 9 #Kansas 15-7, 15-4 Oct. 12 at Kansas State 16-14, 15-6, 14-16, 15-3 Oct. 12 vs. Nebraska-Omaha 15-7, 15-5, 15-11 Husker Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Oct. 16 $Nebraska II 15-6, 15-2 Oct. 16 $NW Missouri State 15-5, 15-8 Oct. 16 $Grandview 15-9, 15-4 Oct. 16 $Nebraska-Omaha 15-12, 15-4 Oct. 16 $Midland Lutheran 15-6, 15-2 Oct. 19 Kearney State 15-8, 15-13, 15-2 Minnesota Invitational - Minneapolis, Minn. - % Oct. 23 %St. Catherine’s 15-12, 15-12 Oct. 23 %Manitoba 15-11, 15-7 Oct. 23 %Bemidji State 15-8, 15-7 Oct. 23 %Mankato State 15-3, 15-6 Oct. 23 %Minnesota 15-7, 15-13 Oct. 23 %St. Catherine’s 15-6, 15-4 Big Eight Championships - Ames, Iowa - & Oct. 29 &Kansas 15-7, 15-2 Oct. 29 &Oklahoma State 15-5, 15-10 Oct. 30 &Iowa State 15-1, 15-5 Oct. 30 &Missouri 15-7, 11-15, 15-9 Oct. 30 &Kansas State 15-12, 15-9 Oct. 30 &Oklahoma 15-13, 15-5 Nov. 1 at CS Fullerton 15-8, 15-17, 15-11, 15-10 Nov. 1 vs. Pepperdine 6-15, 10-15, 15-9, 13-15 Nov. 3 at Long Beach State 15-11, 15-11

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1976 (Head Coach: Pat Sullivan) Record: 49-13 • AIAW National Participant Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions

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Sept. 20 Concordia 15-4, 15-6 Sept. 27 at Midland Lutheran 15-2, 10-15, 14-16 Oct. 4 Nebraska-Omaha 15-1, 15-6 Kansas State Invitational - Manhattan, Kan. - # Oct. 11 #Kansas State 15-2, 15-3 Oct. 11 #Central Missouri 15-7, 15-12 Oct. 11 #Fort Hays State 15-11, 15-2 Oct. 11 #Drake 15-8, 15-7 Oct. 14 at Midland Lutheran 15-1, 15-0 Graceland Invitational - Lamoni, Iowa - $ Oct. 17 $Graceland 15-4, 14-16, 15-0 Oct. 17 $SW Missouri State 3-15, 3-15 Oct. 17 $Kansas 15-12, 12-15, 15-5 Oct. 18 $Graceland 8-15, 4-15 Oct. 18 $Kearney State 9-15, 8-15 Oct. 18 $Kansas State 15-5, 15-1 Kearney State Invitational - Kearney, Neb. - ^ Oct. 25 ^Kearney State 15-11, 15-8 Oct. 25 ^Wayne State 15-2, 15-5 Oct. 25 ^Concordia 15-2, 15-5 Oct. 28 Kearney State 15-7, 5-15, 15-7 Southwest Missouri State Invitational - Springfield, Mo. - & Oct. 31 &Kansas 15-10, 15-12 Oct. 31 &Kansas State 15-1, 15-2 Oct. 31 &Illinois-Chicago 13-15, 5-15 Oct. 31 &Graceland 15-10, 15-7 Oct. 31 &Missouri 15-3, 15-9 Nov. 1 &SW Missouri State 6-15, 8-15 Nov. 1 &Graceland 15-9, 15-10 Nov. 1 &SW Missouri State 9-15, 15-13, 7-15 Nov. 4 Nebraska-Omaha 15-12, 15-5 Kansas Invitational - Lawrence, Kan. - [] Nov. 7 []Kansas City 15-3, 15-2 Nov. 7 []*Max-Pack/St. Louis 15-9, 15-8 Nov. 8 []*Swaim’s 15-9, 15-5 Nov. 8 []Oklahoma 15-8, 15-8 Nov. 9 []Iowa State 15-3, 15-7 Nov. 9 []Kansas 15-4, 3-15, 15-1 AIAW Region VI Tournament - Columbia, Mo. - + Nov. 20 +Minnesota 15-4, 15-3 Nov. 20 +Drake 15-3, 15-3 Nov. 20 +St. Louis 15-8, 15-7 Nov. 21 +Kansas 15-2, 15-3 Nov. 21 +South Dakota State 15-4, 8-15, 15-11 Nov. 21 +Augsburg 15-8, 15-12 Nov. 22 +Missouri 15-5, 10-15, 15-9 Nov. 22 +SW Missouri State 12-15, 7-15

Nov. 3 at Occidental 5-15,15-1,10-15,17-15,14-16 National Women’s Invitational - Los Angeles, Calif. - * Nov. 5 *Stanford 10-15, 6-15 Nov. 5 *Cal State Northridge 13-15, 4-15 Nov. 5 *USC 13-15, 4-15 Nov. 6 *USC 5-15, 7-15 Nov. 6 *Lamar 15-17, 7-15 Nov. 6 *California 15-17, 4-15 Nebraska Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - [] Nov. 13 []Nebraska-Omaha 15-7, 12-15, 15-8 Nov. 13 []Lincoln VB Club* 15-6, 15-5 Nov. 13 []Nebraska II* 15-10, 15-12 Nov. 13 []Kansas State 15-12, 15-13 AIAW Region VI Tournament - Wichita, Kan. - {} Nov. 18 {}Northern Iowa 15-8, 15-5 Nov. 18 {}Kansas 15-13, 15-11 Nov. 18 {}Minnesota 13-15, 15-7, 15-5 Nov. 19 {}Missouri 15-13, 15-8 Nov. 19 {}Mankato State 15-1, 15-12 Nov. 19 {}North Dakota 16-14, 15-7 Nov. 20 {}Minnesota 15-2, 15-6 Nov. 20 {}SW Missouri State 12-15, 15-11, 4-15 AIAW National Tournament - Austin, Texas - () Dec. 8 ()Florida International 15-11, 8-15, 15-11 Dec. 8 ()Duke 10-15, 4-15 Dec. 9 ()Illinois State 15-12, 13-15, 4-15 Dec. 9 ()Pepperdine 10-15, 12-15 Dec. 10 ()BYU 10-15, 5-15

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Nov. 11 []Minnesota-Duluth 15-7, 15-2 Nov. 11 []Missouri 15-1, 15-6 Nov. 11 []Minnesota-Duluth 13-15, 14-16, 15-17 AIAW Region VI Tournament - Lincoln, Neb. - () Nov. 16 ()Iowa 15-6, 10-15, 15-6 Nov. 16 ()Iowa State 15-2, 15-10 Nov. 16 ()SW Missouri State 6-15, 15-12, 15-12 Nov. 17 ()Mankato State 15-10, 15-12 Nov. 17 ()Kansas 15-2, 15-4 Nov. 17 ()Missouri 15-2, 15-8, 15-11 Nov. 18 ()Kansas 15-6, 15-11, 15-11 Nov. 18 ()SW Missouri State 17-15, 15-4, 12-15, 15-9 AIAW National Tournament - Tuscaloosa, Ala. - {} Dec. 7 {}Utah State 5-15, 2-15 Dec. 7 {}San Diego State 3-15, 13-15 Dec. 7 {}Kentucky 15-8, 0-15, 15-12 Dec. 8 {}Ohio State 2-15, 14-16 Dec. 8 {}Rutgers 14-16, 8-15

1979 (Head Coach: Terry Pettit) - Record: 41-8 Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions

Sept. 8 Kansas State 15-7, 15-6 Sept. 8 Iowa State 15-4, 15-6 Sept. 13 at Texas Woman’s 15-1, 15-7, 9-15, 15-13 Mean Green Invitational - Denton, Texas - # Sept. 14 #Texas-Arlington 15-9, 15-4 Sept. 14 #Tulane 15-12, 15-2 Sept. 14 #Texas Woman’s 15-1, 15-11 Sept. 15 #Lamar 2-15, 15-10, 15-12 Sept. 15 #Sam Houston State 15-13, 15-7 Sept. 15 #Texas Tech 15-3, 11-15, 15-5 Sept. 15 #Lamar 11-15, 16-14, 16-14 Sept. 21 at Kearney State 13-15, 15-2, 15-3 Sept. 22 Northern Colorado 15-12, 8-15,15-10,10-15, 9-15 Sept. 26 at Kansas State 15-9, 15-4 Sept. 26 Wichita State 15-3, 15-1 Husker Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 28 $Kansas 15-2, 15-4 Sept. 28 $Iowa State 15-6, 15-0 Sept. 28 $Illinois State 8-15, 15-10, 15-7 Sept. 28 $Drake 15-3, 15-4 Sept. 29 $Minnesota 15-12, 16-18, 15-12, 15-11 Sept. 29 $Illinois State 15-9, 15-8, 4-15, 15-10 Oct. 3 Kansas 15-4, 15-9 Oct. 3 at Wichita State 15-5, 15-6 Windy City Invitational - Chicago, Ill. - % Oct. 12 %Lewis 15-4, 15-5 Oct. 12 %DePaul 15-6, 16-14 Oct. 12 %Northern Illinois 15-0, 15-6 Oct. 12 %Elmhurst 15-1, 15-1 Oct. 13 %Northwestern 15-2, 15-3 Oct. 13 %Wisconsin 15-10, 15-13 Oct. 13 %Southern Illinois 15-3, 15-3 Oct. 13 %DePaul 13-15, 15-10, 15-13 Oct. 13 %Wisconsin 15-8, 15-5 SW Missouri State Invitational - Springfield, Mo. - & Oct. 19 &Illinois State 9-15, 6-15 Oct. 19 &Alabama 15-10, 15-11 Oct. 19 &Michigan State 15-10, 15-8 Oct. 20 &Texas-Arlington 14-16, 12-15 Oct. 20 &Oral Roberts 9-15, 11-15 Big Eight Championships - Lawrence, Kan. - * Oct. 26 *Oklahoma State 15-0, 15-4 Oct. 26 *Iowa State 15-12, 15-3 Oct. 27 *Iowa State 15-3, 15-6, 15-5 Oct. 27 *Oklahoma 15-12, 15-4, 15-9 National Women’s Invitational - Los Angeles, Calif. - + Nov. 2 +Pacific 15-11, 9-15 Nov. 2 +Central Florida 11-15, 9-15 Nov. 2 +Utah 15-4, 10-15 Nov. 3 +Michigan State 3-15, 15-9 Nov. 3 +UCLA 3-15, 15-17 Nov. 10 Missouri Western 15-11, 15-5, 15-11 AIAW Region VI Tournament Nov. 15 Kansas 15-11, 18-16, 15-6 Nov. 15 Kansas State 15-12, 15-10, 10-15, 15-5 Nov. 16 SW Missouri State 12-15, 15-11, 10-15, 10-15 Nov. 16 Minnesota 15-2, 10-15, 15-11, 15-12 Nov. 17 SW Missouri State 5-15, 15-9, 15-10, 15-13 Nov. 17 SW Missouri State 7-15, 16-14, 15-12, 11-15, 10-15

1980 (Head Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 35-15 • AIAW Regional Runner-up Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions

Sept. 6 Kansas 15-12, 15-5, 13-15, 15-7 Sept. 9 Nebraska-Omaha 9-15, 15-11, 15-12, 15-8 Sept. 11 at Texas Woman’s 15-10, 15-4, 11-15, 15-8 Mean Green Invitational - Denton, Texas - ^ Sept. 12 ^SW Missouri State 16-14, 15-11 Sept. 12 ^Oral Roberts 15-6, 8-15, 15-13 Sept. 12 ^North Texas State 15-13, 15-6 Sept. 13 ^Texas Woman’s 15-5, 15-12 Sept. 13 ^SW Missouri State 12-15, 15-12, 15-10 Sept. 13 ^Texas-Arlington 16-18, 13-15, 14-16 Sept. 16 Wichita State 15-6, 15-5 Sept. 16 Creighton 15-11, 15-4 Sept. 21 Northern Colorado 15-12, 12-15, 6-15, 15-10, 3-15 Husker Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - + Sept. 26 +Kansas 16-14, 15-2 Sept. 26 +Western Michigan 15-12, 15-5

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1982 (Head Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 27-6 • Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinalist

Terri Kanouse was a three-time member of the All-Big Eight Tournament team during her Husker career. Sept. 26 +Minnesota 15-13, 10-15, 15-7 Sept. 27 +Iowa State 15-1, 16-14 Sept. 27 +SW Missouri State 14-16, 9-15, 11-15 Sept. 27 +Minnesota 2-15, 9-15 SW Missouri State Invitational - Springfield, Mo. - # Oct. 3 #Houston 14-16, 3-15 Oct. 3 #Illinois 15-5, 15-17, 15-11 Oct. 4 #Minnesota 8-15, 13-15 Oct. 4 #Oklahoma 15-2, 10-15, 14-16 Oct. 4 #Wisconsin 15-0, 15-10 Oct. 7 Kansas State 15-4, 16-14 Oct. 7 at Creighton 15-4, 15-0 Oct. 14 Wichita State 15-1, 15-6 Oct. 14 at Kansas State 15-4, 15-9 Cincinnati Invitational - Cincinnati, Ohio - $ Oct. 17 $Purdue 5-15, 14-16 Oct. 17 $Kentucky 9-15, 11-15 Oct. 18 $Cleveland State 15-9, 15-6 Oct. 18 $Ohio State 13-15, 10-15 Oct. 18 $Pittsburgh 15-10, 15-1 Big Eight Championships - Lincoln, Neb. - % Oct. 24 %Kansas 15-12, 15-4 Oct. 24 %Missouri 15-6, 15-7 Oct. 25 %Kansas 15-4, 15-4, 15-2 Oct. 25 %Oklahoma 15-5, 15-3, 15-13 National Women’s Invitational - Los Angeles, Calif. - & Oct. 31 &Fresno State 15-11, 15-13 Oct. 31 &UC Santa Barbara 12-15, 0-15 Nov. 1 &Stanford 3-15, 15-6, 8-15 Nov. 1 &San Diego State 6-15, 11-15 Nov. 1 &Long Beach State 15-10, 15-12 Nov. 10 Mexican National Team 8-15, 15-13, 15-9, 11-15, 15-9 Nov. 14 Northern Colorado 15-6, 15-1 Nov. 15 Northern Colorado 15-6, 12-15, 15-6, 15-1 Nov. 15 Missouri Western 15-8, 15-8, 15-6 AIAW Region VI Tournament - Springfield, Mo. - * Nov. 20 *Iowa 15-5, 15-6, 15-6 Nov. 20 *Minnesota 11-15, 15-4, 15-11, 15-3 Nov. 21 *SW Missouri State 15-11, 3-15, 11-15, 12-15 Nov. 21 *Minnesota 15-6, 18-16, 15-13 Nov. 22 *SW Missouri State 15-11, 2-15, 9-15, 12-15

1981 (Head Coach: Terry Pettit) • Record: 29-10 Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions

Sept. 5 Kansas State 15-5, 15-4, 15-11 Mean Green Invitational - Denton, Texas - # Sept. 11 #Oklahoma 15-5, 15-13 Sept. 11 #SW Missouri State 15-7, 15-6 Sept. 12 #Houston 15-2, 15-8 Sept. 12 #Texas-Arlington 15-3, 17-15 Sept. 13 #North Texas State 14-16, 15-6, 15-5 Sept. 13 #SW Missouri State 12-15, 15-8, 3-15, 11-15 Husker Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 25 $Iowa State 15-5, 15-9 Sept. 25 $Missouri 15-7, 16-14 Sept. 25 $Oklahoma 15-4, 15-9 Sept. 26 $Kansas 15-9, 15-1 Sept. 26 $Minnesota 8-15, 15-12, 15-6, 15-11 Sept. 26 $SW Missouri State 12-15, 15-13, 15-12, 5-15,15-11 SW Missouri State Invitational - Springfield, Mo. - % Oct. 2 %Wyoming 15-5, 15-13 Oct. 2 %Penn State 2-15, 8-15 Oct. 3 %Illinois State 10-15, 15-3, 12-15 Oct. 3 %Texas-Arlington 15-8, 6-15, 8-15 Oct. 3 %Oklahoma 15-5, 15-9 Oct. 8 Drake 15-11, 15-13, 10-15, 15-3

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Sept. 9 Nebraska-Omaha 15-4, 15-6, 15-11 Wyoming Invitational - Laramie, Wyo. - + Sept. 10 +Illinois 15-10, 15-8 Sept. 10 +Montana 15-6, 15-11 Sept. 11 +Illinois 15-5, 15-5, 15-11 Sept. 11 +Wyoming 14-16, 15-7, 15-6, 13-15, 16-14 Sept. 15 at Kansas 15-13, 15-10, 15-10 Sept. 21 at Iowa State 15-3, 15-8, 15-8 Sept. 23 UC Santa Barbara 10-15, 15-6, 5-15, 14-16 Husker Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - # Sept. 24 #Texas A&M 16-14, 12-15, 16-14, 16-18, 15-8 Sept. 24 #SW Missouri State 15-3, 15-6, 11-15, 15-13 Sept. 25 #UC Santa Barbara 15-5, 15-9, 15-8 Sept. 25 #SW Missouri State 15-5, 13-15, 15-12, 15-9 Sept. 30 at Missouri 11-15, 15-13, 6-15, 15-9,15-17 SW Missouri State Invitational - Springfield, Mo. - $ Oct. 1 $Illinois State 3-15, 15-17, 7-15 Oct. 1 $Texas Tech 15-2, 15-4, 15-12 Oct. 2 $Texas-Arlington 15-3, 15-5, 15-3 Oct. 2 $Florida State 15-9, 15-5, 3-15, 12-15, 15-7 Oct. 2 $SW Missouri St. 2-15, 15-7, 15-12, 8-15, 16-14 Oklahoma Invitational - Norman, Okla. - & Oct. 8 &San Jose State 2-15, 15-12, 4-15, 10-15 Oct. 8 &Oklahoma 15-3, 9-15, 15-9, 17-15 Oct. 9 &Texas 10-15, 15-11, 15-2, 15-9 Oct. 23 Oklahoma 15-5, 15-6, 15-6 Oct. 26 at Kansas State 15-3, 15-3, 15-6 Oct. 30 Missouri 15-7, 15-9, 15-9 Nov. 3 Kansas 15-5, 15-7, 15-3 Nov. 6 Purdue 6-15, 5-15, 12-15 Nov. 9 Kansas State 15-7, 15-6, 15-13 Nov. 13 Iowa State 15-6, 10-15, 15-2, 15-12 Big Eight Conference Tournament - Columbia, Mo.+ Nov. 19 +Oklahoma 15-8, 15-8, 15-7 Nov. 20 +Iowa State 15-9, 15-3, 13-15, 15-11 NCAA First Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 4 Penn State 15-13, 15-5, 15-13 NCAA Mideast Regional - West Lafayette, Ind. Dec. 10 at Purdue 15-12, 15-12, 4-15, 12-15, 5-15

1983 (Head Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 29-4 (Big Eight: 10-0) • NCAA First Round Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions

Sept. 3 Iowa 15-6, 15-9, 15-7 Sept. 8 Wyoming 7-15, 15-2, 15-7, 15-4 Sept. 12 at Kansas 15-2, 15-4, 15-11 San Diego State Invitational - San Diego, Calif. - $ Sept. 15 $Utah 15-5, 15-6, 15-8 Sept. 15 $U.S. International 15-13, 15-3, 15-5 Sept. 16 $Arizona 8-15, 7-15, 15-11, 15-11, 10-15 Sept. 16 $San Diego State 15-12, 15-11, 10-15, 15-5 Sept. 17 $Oregon State 15-9, 14-16, 15-7, 10-15, 15-3 Sept. 17 $California 16-14, 15-7, 15-17, 15-3 Husker Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - % Sept. 23 %Louisville 15-9, 15-0, 15-6 Sept. 23 %SW Missouri State 15-5, 15-4, 15-8 Sept. 24 %Texas A&M 13-15, 15-10, 15-9, 15-4 Sept. 24 %California 15-3, 15-5, 15-4 Sept. 28 Kansas State 15-5, 15-4, 15-10 Oct. 1 at Missouri 15-11, 15-7, 15-8 Purdue Invitational - West Lafayette, Ind. - & Oct. 7 &Kentucky 15-9, 15-5, 13-15, 8-15, 10-15 Oct. 8 &Pittsburgh 15-11, 15-9, 15-11 Oct. 8 &Purdue 8-15, 15-10, 12-15, 15-8, 12-15 Oct. 12 at Iowa State 15-11, 15-10, 15-8 Oct. 22 at Oklahoma 15-11, 15-7, 15-4 Oct. 29 Missouri 15-12, 15-5, 15-12 Nov. 1 at Kansas State 15-5, 15-8, 15-11 Nov. 5 Oklahoma 15-5, 15-4, 15-3 Nov. 9 Iowa State 15-13, 15-3, 15-10 Nov. 12 Kansas 15-2, 15-6, 15-4 Big Eight Conference Tournament - Ames, Iowa^ Nov. 18 ^Iowa State 15-5, 15-3, 12-15, 15-6

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1987 (Head Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 30-5 (Big Eight: 12-0) Big Eight Regular-Season Champion NCAA Mideast Regional Runner-up

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FirsTier Invitational - Lincoln, Neb .- # Sept. 2 #Purdue 15-12, 15-4, 15-8 Sept. 3 #Florida 15-4, 15-8, 15-9 Sept. 3 #Pacific 16-14, 15-12, 15-11 Titan Invitational - Fullerton, Calif. - $ Sept. 8 #New Mexico State 15-9, 14-16, 15-12, 15-11 Sept. 8 #Santa Clara 15-10, 15-10, 15-4 Sept. 9 #Washington State 15-8, 15-10, 15-13 Sept. 9 #UC Santa Barbara 15-6, 15-13, 15-6 Sept. 10 #San Diego State 6-15, 17-19, 5-15 Illini Classic - Champaign, Ill. - % Sept. 16 %Northwestern 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 Sept. 17 %Illinois 14-16, 15-8, 1-15, 9-15 Gillette Dairy/Prairie Maid Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - & Sept. 23 &Wyoming 15-11, 15-12, 15-6 Sept. 24 &Kansas State 15-10, 15-10, 15-6 Sept. 24 &Indiana 16-14, 15-0, 13-15, 16-14 Oct. 1 at Oklahoma 15-8, 7-15, 4-15, 15-10, 5-15 Oct. 5 Kansas State 15-9, 15-11, 15-8 Oct. 8 Colorado 15-10, 15-9, 13-15, 15-7 Oct. 11 at Iowa State 15-2, 15-8, 15-5 Oct. 15 Oklahoma 15-9, 14-16, 15-4, 11-15, 15-13 Oct. 21 at Missouri 15-4, 15-2, 15-4 Oct. 22 at Kansas 15-5, 15-5, 15-5 Oct. 25 Iowa State 15-2, 15-12, 15-6 Oct. 28 at Notre Dame 15-12, 15-7, 15-13 Oct. 29 at Western Michigan 15-12, 15-7, 15-10 Nov. 4 Texas 5-15, 8-15, 12-15 Nov. 5 Texas 12-15, 11-15, 15-5, 15-13, 15-9 Nov. 10 at Colorado 15-8, 15-1, 16-14 Nov. 12 Missouri 15-2, 15-3, 15-6 Nov. 15 Kansas 15-6, 15-7, 15-8 Nov. 19 at Kansas State 15-11, 15-10, 15-10 Big Eight Conference Tournament - Omaha, Neb. Nov. 25 Iowa State 15-9, 15-10, 15-10 Nov. 26 Colorado 13-15, 15-10, 15-4, 15-7 NCAA First Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 2 Weber State 15-10, 15-4, 14-16, 8-15, 15-7 NCAA Mideast Regional Tournament - Champaign, Ill. Dec. 9 Oklahoma 12-15, 9-15, 15-8, 15-11, 10-15

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Sept. 1 Wichita State 15-11, 15-4, 15-1 Iowa Carousel Classic - Iowa City, Iowa - # Sept. 4 #Miami (Ohio) 15-11, 15-3, 15-11 Sept. 5 #Iowa 15-6, 15-5, 15-17, 15-8 Husker Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 11 $Minnesota 15-7, 7-15, 15-11, 12-15, 15-9 Sept. 12 $Central Michigan 15-6, 15-7, 15-2 Sept. 12 $Penn State 15-12, 15-12, 15-17, 15-7 Sept. 15 at Kansas 15-2, 15-6, 15-4 Purdue Invitational - West Lafayette, Ind. - % Sept. 18 %Purdue 15-8, 15-11, 15-11 Sept. 19 %Pittsburgh 15-9, 15-9, 15-8 Sept. 20 %Louisiana State 15-12, 16-14, 15-9 Nebraska Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - & Sept. 25 &Loyola Marymount 15-13, 15-8, 15-3

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Sept. 2 Nebraska-Omaha 13-15, 15-8, 15-8, 14-16, 13-15 Sept. 3 Wichita State 15-5, 15-6, 15-3 Oregon Invitational - Eugene, Ore. - # Sept. 5 #Rhode Island 15-2, 15-2, 15-2 Sept. 6 #Oregon 15-13, 13-15, 15-5, 11-15, 15-3 Sept. 6 #San Diego State 13-15, 19-17, 4-15, 12-15 Nebraska Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 13 $Northern Illinois 15-3, 15-5, 15-5 Sept. 14 $Texas-Arlington 15-5, 15-9, 15-8 Sept. 14 $Kansas 15-6, 11-15, 15-5, 15-3 Mid-America Classic - Champaign, Ill. - % Sept. 20 %Purdue 15-6, 15-6, 15-4 Sept. 21 %Illinois 15-10, 15-7, 12-15, 15-6 Husker Classic - Lincoln, Neb. - & Sept. 26 &Wyoming 13-15, 15-4, 15-6, 15-8 Sept. 27 &Arizona St. 16-18, 9-15, 15-11, 15-13, 12-15 Sept. 27 &U.S. International 15-5, 15-10, 15-8 Oct. 3 at Utah 15-10, 15-5, 15-9 Oct. 4 at Brigham Young 15-2, 15-10, 15-11 Oct. 8 at Iowa State 15-3, 15-7, 15-12 Oct. 11 Missouri 15-2, 15-4, 15-1 Oct. 14 Kansas 15-6, 15-3, 15-4 Oct. 18 at Oklahoma 15-2, 15-2, 15-10 Oct. 22 at Kansas State 15-1, 15-5, 15-6 Oct. 25 at Missouri 15-1, 15-2, 15-8 Oct. 30 Texas 15-6, 12-15, 7-15, 15-9, 13-15 Nov. 1 Oklahoma 15-6, 15-2, 15-5 Nov. 4 Kansas State 15-5, 15-3, 15-5 Nov. 11 Iowa State 15-5, 15-2, 15-5 Wendyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Classic - Stockton, Calif. - * Nov. 15 *UCLA 15-11, 15-4, 15-9 Nov. 16 *Pacific 8-15, 11-15, 12-15 Big Eight Conference Tournament - Salina, Kan. - + Nov. 22 +Iowa State 12-15, 15-10, 15-2, 15-8 Nov. 23 +Oklahoma 15-3, 15-10, 15-6 Nov. 29 Miami (Ohio) 15-9, 15-5, 15-3 NCAA First Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 6 Pittsburgh 11-15, 15-5, 15-10, 15-7 NCAA Mideast Regional - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 12 Penn State 7-15, 15-4, 16-14, 16-18, 15-9 Dec. 13 Illinois 15-9, 15-8, 15-3 NCAA Championship Round - Stockton, Calif. Dec. 18 Stanford 7-15, 15-2, 15-10, 15-10 Dec. 20 Pacific 12-15, 4-15, 4-15

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The Huskers celebrate their 1985 national semifinal win over Stanford

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Sept. 26 &Tennessee 15-3, 15-3, 15-1 Sept. 26 &Illinois 15-10, 12-15, 16-14, 13-15, 15-8 Oct. 2 at Colorado 15-4, 15-5, 15-11 Oct. 3 at Colorado State 15-11, 12-15, 11-15, 4-15 Oct. 8 Iowa State 15-6, 15-12, 15-8 Oct. 10 at Missouri 15-5, 15-1, 15-12 Oct. 13 Kansas State 15-3, 15-5, 15-10 Oct. 17 at Oklahoma 15-6, 15-4, 15-12 Oct. 22 Notre Dame 15-3, 15-1, 15-9 Oct. 24 Western Michigan 4-15, 15-9, 13-15, 15-9, 15-1 Oct. 27 at Iowa State 8-15, 15-11, 15-1, 15-5 Oct. 29 Colorado 15-6, 15-3, 15-5 Oct. 31 Oklahoma 15-12, 15-9, 15-5 Nov. 3 at Kansas State 15-7, 8-15, 15-7, 15-4 Nov. 6 at Texas 15-11, 13-15, 6-15, 4-15 Nov. 7 at Texas 6-15, 9-15, 15-13, 11-15 Nov. 11 Kansas 15-8, 15-5, 15-10 Nov. 14 Missouri 15-7, 15-5, 15-7 Big Eight Conference Tournament - Salina, Kan.- + Nov. 21 +Kansas 15-4, 15-2, 15-4 Nov. 21 +Oklahoma 15-3, 13-15, 4-15, 6-15 Nov. 28 Southern Illinois 15-3, 15-5, 15-11 NCAA First Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 3 Northern Iowa 15-9, 15-1, 15-6 NCAA Mideast Regional Tournament - Champaign, Ill. Dec. 10 Purdue 15-8, 15-12, 15-3 Dec. 11 Illinois 11-15, 12-15, 5-15

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Sept. 7 Kansas 15-6, 15-9, 15-5 Sept. 8 Iowa 15-8, 15-1, 15-4 Sept. 10 Nebraska-Omaha 15-5, 15-2, 15-13 Wyoming Invitational - Laramie, Wyo. - # Sept. 13 #Idaho 15-8, 15-6, 15-12 Sept. 13 #Wyoming 15-6, 8-15, 9-15, 15-10, 15-3 Sept. 14 #Montana 15-13, 15-7, 15-5 Sept. 14 #Long Beach State 15-2, 15-5, 15-7

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1985 (Head Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 28-3 (Big Eight: 10-0) Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions NCAA Mideast Regional Runner-up

San Jose State Invitational - San Jose, Calif. - $ Sept. 29 $San Jose State 11-15, 8-15, 15-9, 8-15 Sept. 21 $Stanford 16-14, 13-15, 19-21, 11-15 Sept. 21 $Colorado State 15-10, 15-6, 15-9 Nebraska Classic - Lincoln, Neb. - % Sept. 27 %Arizona 15-9, 15-5, 15-6 Sept. 28 %Brigham Young 15-11, 15-13, 15-8 Sept. 28 %Oregon 15-4, 15-3, 15-3 Oct. 1 at Kansas 15-1, 15-7, 17-15 Husker Classic - Lincoln, Neb. - & Oct. 5 &Oklahoma 15-2, 15-5, 15-8 Oct. 6 &SW Missouri State 15-6, 15-5, 15-1 Oct. 6 &Hawaii 15-13, 15-10, 15-13 Oct. 12 at Iowa State 15-7, 15-5, 15-7 Oct. 15 Kansas State 15-1, 15-8, 15-7 Oct. 18 at Missouri 15-10, 15-6, 15-4 Nov. 2 at Oklahoma 15-12, 15-12, 15-5 Nov. 5 Kansas State 15-6, 15-8, 4-15, 16-14 Nov. 9 Iowa State 15-7, 15-6, 15-3 Nov. 16 Missouri 15-3, 18-16, 15-8 Big Eight Conference Tournament - Kansas City, Mo. - + Nov. 23 +Missouri 15-5, 15-10, 15-9 Nov. 24 +Oklahoma 15-5, 15-4, 15-13 Illinois State Invitational - Normal, Ill. - * Nov. 29 *Kentucky 15-4, 15-5, 15-3 Nov. 30 *Arizona 15-7, 15-13, 15-10 NCAA First Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 7 Penn State 15-8, 15-7, 15-12 NCAA Mideast Regional - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 13 Purdue 15-1, 16-14, 12-15, 15-11 Dec. 14 USC 15-5, 11-15, 12-15, 7-15

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Sept. 8 at Iowa 15-9, 15-4, 15-6 Sept. 9 Wichita State 15-4, 15-6, 15-6 Husker Classic - Lincoln, Neb. - # Sept. 14 #Louisiana State 15-3, 15-7, 16-14 Sept. 15 #U.S. International 15-8, 12-15, 15-9, 15-3 Sept. 15 #Northwestern 15-6, 15-13, 15-10 Sept. 19 Kansas 15-6, 15-6, 15-3 Sept. 22 at Oklahoma 15-12, 15-9, 15-7 Sept. 27 Sherbrooke (Exh.) 15-9, 15-9, 15-3 Husker Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 28 $Colorado State 15-3, 15-2, 12-15, 15-6 Sept. 29 $SW Missouri State 7-15, 15-11, 15-5, 15-5 Sept. 29 $Sherbrooke (Exh.) 15-8, 15-5, 15-8 Oct. 3 at Kansas State 15-7, 15-9, 15-5 Tennessee Classic - Knoxville, Tenn. - % Oct. 5 %Texas 13-15, 12-15, 12-15 Oct. 6 %Pittsburgh 12-15, 15-9, 15-10, 15-4 Oct. 6 %Tennessee 5-15, 15-9, 15-5, 15-8 Oct. 9 at Iowa State 8-15, 15-2, 15-7, 15-7 Oct. 13 Missouri 15-7, 15-8, 7-15, 15-5 Oct. 14 Purdue 15-9, 16-14, 15-12 Oct. 17 at Kansas 15-9, 15-3, 15-8 Oct. 20 Oklahoma 15-9, 15-5, 15-6 Oct. 25 at Pepperdine 17-15, 15-13, 10-15, 12-15, 15-6 UC Santa Barbara Invitational - Santa Barbara, Calif. - & Oct. 26 &UCSB 11-15, 7-15, 15-11, 9-15 Oct. 27 &Cal Poly 15-11, 7-15, 15-10, 2-15, 9-15 Oct. 27 &Loyola Marymount 15-9, 15-8, 15-2 Oct. 30 Kansas State 15-5, 15-8, 15-10 Nov. 3 at Missouri 5-15, 15-13, 15-13, 15-4 Nov. 7 Iowa State 15-2, 15-9, 15-9 Big Eight Conference Tournament - Norman, Okla. - + Nov. 16 +Oklahoma 15-7, 15-8, 15-7 Nov. 17 +Missouri 15-11, 15-4, 15-11 Nov. 24 Ohio State 15-13, 15-11, 15-7 NCAA First Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 1 Pittsburgh 15-6, 15-10, 18-16 NCAA Mideast Regional - Kalamazoo, Mich. Dec. 7 Western Michigan 15-12, 15-10, 8-15, 15-7 Dec. 8 Pacific 8-15, 10-15, 15-13, 3-15

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1984 (Head Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 27-4 (Big Eight: 10-0) Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions NCAA Mideast Regional Runner-up

INTRODUCTION 2007 HUSKERS COACHES & STAFF 2006 REVIEW

1990 - NCAA Semifinalist (Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 32-3 (Big Eight: 12-0) Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions NCAA Mideast Regional Champion

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Sept. 1 Nebraska-Omaha 15-3, 15-8, 15-12 W Wahine Invitational - Honolulu, Hawaii - # Sept. 6 #UCLA 12-15, 16-14, 15-13, 11-15, 16-14W Sept. 7 #Hawaii 15-11, 16-14, 15-5 W Sept. 8 #Ohio State 15-9, 8-15, 16-14, 15-9 W Baden/Mizuno Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 14 $Texas A&M 15-0, 15-3, 15-3 W Sept. 15 $Purdue 16-14, 16-14, 15-3 W Sept. 15 $Wyoming 15-12, 15-8, 15-8 W Illini Invitational - Champaign, Ill. - % Sept. 21 %Illinois 6-15, 13-15, 15-9, 15-8, 15-8 W Sept. 22 %Pacific 13-15, 4-15, 15-5, 10-15 L Sept. 23 %Florida 15-11, 15-5, 15-3 W FirsTier Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - & Sept. 28 &BYU 3-15, 16-14, 15-6, 15-1 W Sept. 29 &North Carolina 15-13, 15-8, 15-8 W Sept. 29 &Wisconsin 15-5, 13-15, 15-4, 15-8 W Oct. 3 at Kansas 15-12, 15-13, 15-5 W Oct. 6 Missouri 15-1, 15-3, 15-2 W Oct. 9 Iowa State 15-0, 15-3, 15-9 W Stanford Classic - Stanford, Calif. - * Oct. 11 *BYU 15-10, 15-6, 15-6 W Oct. 12 *Stanford 8-15, 10-15, 8-15 L Oct. 16 Kansas State 15-13, 15-3, 15-2 W Oct. 20 Oklahoma 15-0, 15-9, 15-7 W Oct. 27 Colorado 15-5, 15-4, 15-11 W Oct. 30 Kansas 15-9, 10-15, 16-14, 15-9 W Runza Classic - Lincoln, Neb. - + Nov. 2 +Minnesota 15-2, 15-3, 15-8 W Nov. 3 +Texas 13-15, 15-11, 15-10, 15-7 W Nov. 6 at Iowa State 15-3, 15-11, 15-12 W Nov. 9 at Missouri 15-4, 15-9, 15-4 W Nov. 10 at Kansas State 15-11, 15-9, 15-10 W Nov. 13 at Colorado 5-15, 11-15, 15-3, 15-7, 15-5 W Nov. 17 at Oklahoma 15-13, 15-1, 15-10 W Big Eight Conference Tournament - Omaha, Neb. -* Nov. 23 *Kansas 15-7, 15-11, 18-20, 8-15, 15-4 W Nov. 24 *Colorado 15-5, 15-13, 15-9 W NCAA First Round - Lincoln, Neb. Nov. 30 Miami (Ohio) 15-3, 15-9, 15-9 W NCAA Mideast Regional Tournament - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 7 Pittsburgh 15-7, 15-11, 15-7 W Dec. 8 Penn State 15-12, 16-14, 10-15, 15-5 W NCAA Championship Round - College Park, Md. Dec. 13 Pacific 13-15, 15-11, 9-15, 12-15 L

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Nov. 3 at Texas 8-15, 15-9, 7-15, 17-15, 5-15 Nov. 4 at Texas A&M 15-12, 15-10, 15-11 Nov. 7 Kansas 15-5, 15-2, 15-7 Nov. 11 Illinois 15-13, 6-15, 15-11, 8-15, 12-15 Nov. 14 Iowa State 15-12, 15-4, 15-12 Nov. 17 at Missouri 15-4, 15-5, 15-6 Nov. 18 at Kansas State 15-7, 15-3, 15-6 Big Eight Conference Tournament - Omaha, Neb. - + Nov. 24 +Iowa State 14-16, 15-8, 15-4, 15-3 Nov. 25 +Oklahoma 15-6, 17-15, 15-3 NCAA First Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 2 Illinois State 15-7, 15-11, 15-12 NCAA Mideast Regional Tournament - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 8 Minnesota 15-10, 11-15, 15-13, 15-12 Dec. 9 Illinois 17-15, 15-5, 15-8 NCAA Championship Round - Honolulu, Hawaii Dec. 14 UCLA 15-13, 15-11, 15-6 Dec. 16 Long Beach State 12-15, 0-15, 6-15

1991 (Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 27-5 (Big Eight: 12-0) Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions NCAA Mideast Regional Finalist

Kentucky Kickoff Classic - Lexington, Ky. - # Aug. 31 #Wisconsin 15-10, 12-15, 15-8, 15-11 Aug. 31 #Texas Tech 13-15, 12-15, 15-5, 15-10, 15-10 Sept. 1 #Kentucky 15-13, 15-2, 15-10 Sept. 3 at Missouri 15-2, 15-5, 15-6 Sept. 8 at Kansas State 15-5, 15-2, 15-10 Runza Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 13 $Wyoming 15-8, 15-12, 10-15, 15-4 Sept. 14 $Kansas State 15-7, 15-7, 15-6 Sept. 14 $UCLA 15-12, 10-15, 10-15, 15-17 BYU/Mizuno Invitational - Provo, Utah - % Sept. 20 %BYU 9-15, 15-5, 10-15, 15-12, 13-15 Sept. 21 %New Mexico 4-15, 12-15, 12-15 FirsTier Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - & Sept. 27 &Colorado 15-10, 15-13, 15-7 Sept. 28 &Maryland 15-6, 12-15, 15-9, 15-8 Sept. 28 &Georgia 15-7, 15-5, 15-9 Oct. 2 at Kansas 15-8, 15-3, 15-12 Oct. 6 Illinois 15-7, 15-7, 15-1 Oct. 8 at Iowa State 15-6, 15-6, 15-9 Oct. 19 at Oklahoma 15-7, 8-15, 15-8, 15-8 Oct. 22 Kansas State 15-3, 15-9, 15-7 Oct. 26 at Colorado 16-14, 15-12, 15-9 Oct. 29 Kansas 15-7, 15-8, 15-5 Delta Airlines Challenge - Austin, Texas - + Nov. 1 +Houston 15-8, 15-6, 15-11 Nov. 2 +Texas 15-8, 15-8, 15-8 Nov. 9 Iowa State 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 Nov. 15 Missouri 15-3, 15-3, 15-2 Nov. 16 Oklahoma 15-4, 15-11, 13-15, 15-10 Nov. 22 at Pacific 15-9, 8-15, 9-15, 15-12, 15-9 Nov. 23 at Pacific 17-15, 12-15, 12-15, 8-15 Big Eight Tournament - Omaha, Neb. - + Nov. 29 +Iowa State 15-10, 15-0, 15-8 Nov. 30 +Colorado 15-8, 15-7, 15-4 NCAA First Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 7 Illinois 15-5, 15-8, 15-12 NCAA Mideast Regional - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 13 Wisconsin 15-9, 15-10, 15-10 Dec. 14 Ohio State 15-9, 9-15, 16-17, 7-15

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1992 (Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 22-6 (Big Eight: 12-0) Big Eight Regular-Season Champion NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinalist

FirsTier Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - # Sept. 4 #New Mexico 15-11, 13-15, 15-11, 8-15, 7-15 Sept. 5 #Pittsburgh 15-7, 15-4, 15-5 Sept. 5 #Pacific 15-5, 2-15, 15-11, 15-11 Big Ten-Big Eight Challenge - Champaign, Ill. - $ Sept. 11 $Illinois 7-15, 14-16, 15-3, 12-15 Sept. 12 $Ohio State 15-12, 15-8, 15-2 Sept. 18 Wyoming+ 10-15, 15-7, 15-10, 5-15, 15-10 Sept. 19 Wyoming 15-14, 15-8, 15-8 Sept. 25 at Oklahoma 15-11, 15-4, 15-2 Sept. 26 SW Texas State++ 15-1, 15-5, 15-3 Sept. 30 Iowa State 15-3, 15-5, 15-5 Oct. 7 at Kansas 15-12, 15-8, 15-10 Oct. 10 at Missouri 15-5, 15-6, 15-3 Oct. 17 Oklahoma 15-4, 16-14, 15-7 Oct. 21 at Kansas State 15-2, 15-4, 15-5 Oct. 24 Colorado 15-5, 15-9, 15-12 Oct. 27 Kansas 15-4, 15-7, 15-4 Oct. 31 Missouri 15-1, 15-13, 15-10 Nov. 4 Colorado 15-5, 15-10, 9-15, 8-15, 16-14 Arbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Classic - Lincoln, Neb. - % Nov. 6 %Texas Tech 15-7, 15-9, 15-7 Nov. 7 %Texas 15-2, 15-11, 15-2 Big Eight-Pac-10 Challenge - Los Angeles, Calif. - & Nov. 13 &USC 15-5, 4-15, 5-15, 14-16 Nov. 14 &UCLA 11-15, 6-15, 7-15 Nov. 18 Kansas State 15-2, 15-7, 15-6 Nov. 21 at Iowa State 15-13, 18-16, 15-11 Big Eight Tournament - Omaha, Neb. -* Nov. 27 *Oklahoma 11-15, 8-15, 15-4, 15-0, 15-7 Nov. 28 *Colorado 14-16, 11-15, 15-9, 8-15 NCAA First Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 3 Colorado 15-11, 15-8, 8-15, 19-17 NCAA Mideast Regional - Champaign, Ill. Dec. 10 Illinois 10-15, 7-15, 10-15 +Mid-Plains CC, North Platte, Neb. ++Norman, Okla.

1993 (Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 25-6 (Big Eight: 10-2) NCAA Second Round

Peggy Meyer was a member of three Big Eight Championship teams from 1991 to 1994.

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Sept. 1 Iowa 15-5, 15-5, 15-8 Penn State Classic - University Park, Pa. - # Sept. 3 #West Virginia 15-11, 15-6, 15-0 Sept. 4 #Pittsburgh 15-8, 15-10, 11-15, 15-9 Sept. 4 #Penn State 15-11, 9-15, 15-4, 15-17, 15-10 Arby's Classic - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 10 $Louisville 15-6, 15-4, 14-16, 15-1 Sept. 11 $Wyoming 15-3, 15-2, 15-5 Sept. 11 $Washington 15-1, 15-4, 15-7

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FirsTier Invitational - Lincoln, Neb.-% Sept. 17 %Georgia 15-9, 15-8, 12-15, 15-8 Sept. 18 %Louisiana State 15-9, 15-3, 15-4 Notre Dame Invitational - South Bend, Ind. - & Sept. 24 &SW Missouri State 15-9, 15-7, 15-13 Sept. 25 &Santa Clara 15-13, 15-9, 15-3 Sept. 25 &Notre Dame 8-15, 7-15, 15-3, 10-15 Sept. 29 Kansas State 15-5, 15-7, 15-9 Oct. 2 at Iowa State 15-8, 15-6, 13-15, 15-5 Oct. 9 at Oklahoma 10-15, 15-9, 9-15, 8-15 Oct. 13 at Colorado 13-15, 15-9, 12-15, 15-5, 9-15 Oct. 16 Kansas 15-4, 15-5, 15-10 Oct. 23 at Missouri 15-2, 15-8, 15-7 Oct. 27 at Kansas State 15-5, 15-5, 15-7 Oct. 30 Colorado 15-8, 15-8, 15-8 Texas Challenge - Austin, Texas - # Nov. 5 #Houston 13-15, 15-7, 15-1, 15-11 Nov. 6 #Texas 5-15, 6-15, 4-15 Nov. 10 at Kansas 15-6, 15-9, 10-15, 15-5 Nov. 13 Missouri 15-10, 15-6, 15-3 Nov. 17 Iowa State 15-8, 15-11, 15-3 Nov. 19 Oklahoma 15-9, 15-4, 7-15, 15-4 Nov. 23 Illinois 15-4, 15-12, 15-7 Big Eight Tournament - Omaha, Neb.-+ Nov. 26 +Oklahoma 11-15, 15-8, 16-14, 15-10 Nov. 27 +Colorado 15-7, 10-15, 15-9, 13-15, 11-15 NCAA First Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 1 Cornell 15-7, 15-4, 15-1 NCAA Second Round - South Bend, Ind. Dec. 5 Notre Dame 11-15, 10-15, 8-15

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1994 (Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 31-1 (Big Eight: 12-0) Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions NCAA Mideast Regional Finalist

Mortar Board Purdue Premier - West Lafayette, Ind. - & Sept. 2 &Oregon State 17-15, 15-6, 15-7 Sept. 3 &Kentucky (20) 15-5, 15-6, 15-12 Sept. 3 &Purdue 15-11, 15-5, 15-4 FirsTier Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - # Sept. 9 #Bowling Green State 15-1, 15-0, 15-9 Sept. 10 #Wyoming 15-7, 15-9, 15-6 Sept. 10 #Arizona State (10) 15-12, 15-7, 11-15, 15-9 Tiger Classic - Baton Rouge, La. - $ Sept. 16 $Texas Tech 15-4, 15-4, 15-0 Sept. 17 $Maryland 15-9, 15-10, 15-6 Sept. 17 $Louisiana State 15-0, 15-6, 15-1 Arby's Classic - Lincoln, Neb. - * Sept. 23 *Pittsburgh 15-5, 15-9, 15-8 Sept. 24 *New Mexico (18) 15-5, 15-6, 10-15, 17-15 Sept. 28 at Missouri 15-1, 15-4, 15-9 Sept. 30 Duke (18) 15-12, 15-1, 15-8 Oct. 1 Duke (18) 15-12, 15-7, 15-13 Oct. 8 at Oklahoma 15-9, 15-10, 15-9 Oct. 12 at Kansas State 13-15, 15-2, 15-5, 15-6 Oct. 15 at Iowa State 15-11, 15-3, 9-15, 15-5 Oct. 19 at Kansas 15-6, 15-2, 15-2 Oct. 22 Iowa State 15-11, 15-3, 9-15, 15-5 Oct. 25 at Illinois 15-9, 15-6, 15-10 Oct. 29 Colorado (14) 15-3, 15-12, 15-5 Nov. 2 Kansas State 15-8, 15-11, 15-3 Nov. 5 Texas (23) 15-8, 15-9, 15-11 Nov. 9 Kansas 15-13, 15-7, 15-4 Nov. 12 Missouri 15-2, 15-3, 15-1 Nov. 16 at Colorado (14) 15-13, 15-5, 15-2 Nov. 19 Oklahoma 15-8, 15-2, 15-5 Big Eight Tournament - Omaha, Neb. -+ Nov. 25 +Oklahoma 15-4, 15-4, 15-5 Nov. 26 +Colorado (13) 15-6, 13-15, 15-6, 15-8 NCAA Second Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 3 George Washington 17-15, 15-9, 15-8 NCAA Mideast Regional Tournament - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 9 Colorado (13) 15-11, 15-7, 15-5 Dec. 10 Penn State (5) 15-12, 11-15, 9-15, 8-15

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1995 - NCAA Champions (Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 32-1 (Big Eight: 12-0) Big Eight Regular-Season & Tournament Champions NCAA Central Regional Champion

NACWAA/State Farm Volleyball Classic - Lincoln, Neb. - * Aug. 25 *Penn State (6) 15-4, 15-3, 15-6 Aug. 26 *Stanford (1) 15-8, 11-15, 13-15, 15-17 Asics/UOP Invitational - Stockton, Calif. - # Sept. 1 #Santa Clara 15-4, 15-11, 15-2 Sept. 2 #Pacific (4) 15-13, 15-10, 15-3 FirsTier Challenge - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 8 $Purdue 15-2, 15-2, 15-3 Sept. 9 $Wisconsin 15-8, 15-6, 15-8 Wyoming Invitational - Laramie, Wyo. - ^ Sept. 15 ^Gonzaga 15-2, 15-1, 15-4 Sept. 16 ^Georgia (24) 15-8, 15-9, 15-7 Sept. 16 ^Wyoming 15-3, 15-3, 15-8 Arby's Classic - Lincoln, Neb. - % Sept. 22 %Baylor 15-3, 15-6, 15-7 Sept. 23 %George Washington 15-5, 15-7, 15-1 Sept. 27 at Colorado (16) 15-6, 15-5, 15-12 Sept. 30 Oklahoma 15-9, 15-2, 15-2 Oct. 4 Kansas 15-4, 15-6, 15-2 Oct. 7 at Iowa State 15-4, 15-11, 15-11

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1997 (Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 27-7 (Big 12: 16-4) NCAA Pacific Regional Finalist

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1999 (Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 27-6 (Big 12: 17-3) • Big 12 Champion NCAA Regional Semifinalist

NACWAA Classic Presented by State Farm, Lincoln, Neb. - # Aug. 27 #Pacific (3/6) 12-15, 15-8, 6-15, 15-9, 8-15 Aug. 28 #Penn State (3/1) 15-11, 12-15, 8-15, 14-16 Sept. 1 Drake (3/-) 15-7, 15-7, 15-11 Florida SunTrust Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. - & Sept. 4 &W. Michigan (3/-) 15-3, 15-7, 15-13 Sept. 4 &Iowa (3/-) 15-10, 15-3, 15-3 Sept. 5 &Florida (3/8) 18-16, 9-15, 15-6, 15-6 Nebraska US Bank Tournament, Lincoln, Neb. - % Sept. 10 %South Florida (3/-) 15-3, 15-5, 15-2 Sept. 11 %San Diego State (3/-) 15-7, 15-5, 15-10 Sept. 11 %Arizona (3/15) 15-9, 16-14, 15-6 Sept. 15 Wisconsin (5/13) 15-5, 15-9, 18-16 Sept. 22 Kansas State* (4/24) 15-9, 16-14, 16-18, 7-15, 15-17 Sept. 25 at Texas Tech* (4/-) 9-15, 15-11, 15-7, 15-1

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First Bank Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 20 $Iowa 15-11, 15-2, 15-2 Sept. 21 $Colorado State (21) 15-10, 15-2, 15-8 Sept. 27 Kansas* 15-4, 15-10, 15-6 Sept. 28 Kansas State* 9-15, 15-5, 9-15, 15-4, 15-11 Oct. 4 at Iowa State* 15-6, 16-14, 15-5 Oct. 5 at Missouri* 15-5, 15-6, 15-5 Oct. 9 at Colorado* 16-4, 15-11, 15-10 Oct. 13 Oklahoma* 15-11, 15-7, 15-0 Oct. 18 Texas A&M* (10) 15-8, 13-15, 15-7, 15-9 Oct. 19 Texas* (8) 17-15, 15-5, 15-10 Oct. 25 at Baylor* 15-8, 15-5, 15-5 Oct. 26 at Texas Tech* (20) 15-7, 9-15, 15-10, 13-15, 12-15 Oct. 30 Colorado* 15-4, 15-5, 15-11 Nov. 1 at Oklahoma* 15-11, 15-10, 15-9 Nov. 8 Missouri* 15-3, 15-2, 15-5 Nov. 9 Iowa State* 15-5, 15-5, 15-3 Nov. 15 at Kansas State (22) 15-12, 15-12, 7-15, 15-12 Nov. 16 at Kansas* 15-8, 15-10, 15-11 Nov. 22 Texas Tech* (21) 13-15, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5 Nov. 23 Baylor* 15-5, 15-1, 15-2 Nov. 29 at Texas* (8) 15-11, 7-15, 15-8, 15-5 Nov. 30 at Texas A&M*(16) 15-3, 15-13, 15-7 NCAA Second Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 7 Arkansas 15-8, 12-15, 15-7, 15-7 NCAA East Regional Tournament - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 13 Louisville (22) 15-7, 15-6, 15-4 Dec. 14 Penn State (3) 15-12, 8-15, 15-13, 9-15, 20-18 NCAA Championship Round - Cleveland, Ohio Dec. 19 Stanford (2) 15-9, 7-15, 9-15, 8-15

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1996 - NCAA Semifinalist (Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 30-4 (Big 12: 19-1) • Big 12 Champion NCAA East Regional Champion

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2006 REVIEW

Oct. 11 at Kansas State 15-4, 15-6, 15-8 Oct. 14 at Missouri 15-8, 15-7, 15-2 Oct. 22 Colorado (Devaney) 15-4, 15-3, 15-2 Oct. 25 Kansas 15-5, 15-9, 15-8 Oct. 28 Iowa State 15-3, 15-5, 15-9 Nov. 1 Kansas State 15-4, 15-9, 15-5 Nov. 4 at Texas (7) 15-4, 15-13, 15-4 Nov. 7 Notre Dame (14) 15-1, 15-11, 15-6 Nov. 10 at Oklahoma 15-7, 15-7, 15-5 Nov. 12 Florida (3) 15-4, 15-13, 11-15, 14-16, 15-7 Nov. 15 Missouri 15-2, 15-5, 15-0 Big Eight Tournament - Omaha, Neb. - + Nov. 24 +Oklahoma 15-7, 15-9, 15-5 Nov. 25 +Iowa State 15-4, 15-5, 15-1 NCAA Second Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 2 George Mason 15-2, 15-5, 16-14 NCAA Central Region Tournament - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 8 Penn State (10) 15-7, 15-6, 14-16, 15-2 Dec. 9 UCLA (7) 15-9, 15-7, 16-14 NCAA Championship Round - Amherst, Mass. Dec. 14 Michigan State (4) 10-15, 15-8, 15-8, 9-15, 15-8 Dec. 16 Texas (3) 11-15, 15-2, 15-7, 16-14

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Billie Winsett was the 1996 NCAA Woman of the Year and a captain on Nebraska’s 1995 national title team.

Sept. 1 Creighton (5/-) 15-2, 15-1, 15-3 San Diego State Tournament, San Diego, Calif. - # Sept. 3 #San Diego (5/21) 15-9, 15-8, 15-11 Sept. 4 #Stanford (5/4) 5-15, 15-9, 15-6, 15-11 Sept. 5 #San Diego State 15-11, 15-7, 15-12 Ohio State Tournament - Columbus, Ohio - @ Sept. 11 @Oregon State (4/-) 15-3, 15-9, 15-5 Sept. 12 @Ohio State (4/14) 15-8, 15-3, 15-10 US Bank Tournament - Lincoln, Neb. - & Sept. 18 &Loy. Marymount (3/14) 15-11, 15-2, 15-14 Sept. 19 &Wyoming (3/-) 15-4, 15-3, 15-11 Sept. 20 &Florida (3/10) 15-4, 15-8, 15-0 Sept. 25 Iowa State* (3/-) 15-1, 15-4, 15-6 Sept. 26 Missouri* (3/-) 15-7, 15-3, 15-4 Oct. 2 at Kansas* (3/-) 15-8, 15-5, 15-5 Oct. 3 at Oklahoma*(3/-) 15-7, 15-4, 15-4 Oct. 9 at Texas Tech* (3/-) 15-4, 15-6, 15-11 Oct. 10 at Baylor* (3/-) 15-8, 15-8, 15-6 Oct. 16 Texas* (3/13) 15-7, 15-11, 15-12 Oct. 17 Texas A&M* (3/15) 15-8, 15-7, 14-16, 15-12 Oct. 23 Oklahoma* (3/-) 15-6, 15-6, 15-12 Oct. 24 Kansas* (3/-) 15-4, 15-11, 11-15, 16-14 Oct. 30 at Missouri* (3/-) 14-16, 15-3, 13-15, 15-4, 15-4 Oct. 31 at Iowa State* (3/-) 15-6, 15-2, 15-1 Nov. 4 Colorado* (3/13) 15-7, 15-5, 15-3 Nov. 6 Kansas State* (3/21) 15-8, 15-10, 16-15 Nov. 13 Baylor* (3/-) 15-8, 15-7, 15-1 Nov. 14 Texas Tech* (3/23) 15-10, 15-5, 15-8 Nov. 20 at Texas A&M* (3/22) 15-8, 12-15, 15-8, 6-15, 14-16 Nov. 21 at Texas* (3/12) 15-4, 15-7, 15-2 Nov. 25 at Colorado* (3/15) 15-10, 15-12, 15-12 Nov. 28 at Kansas State* (3/17) 15-3, 15-12, 15-7 NCAA First/Second Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 4 Morgan State (3/-) 15-1, 15-2, 15-0 Dec. 5 Utah (3/-) 14-16, 15-4, 15-8, 15-9 NCAA Pacific Regional - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 11 Pepperdine (3/-) 16-14, 10-15, 14-16, 15-1, 15-12 Dec. 12 Wisconsin (3/8) 12-15, 18-16, 9-15, 15-10, 15-10 NCAA Championship Round - Madison, Wis. Dec. 19 Penn State (3/2) 11-15, 8-15, 15-8, 11-15

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1998 - NCAA Semifinalist (Coach: Terry Pettit) Record: 32-2 (Big 12: 19-1) Big 12 Champion & NCAA Pacific Regional Champion

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INTRODUCTION

First Bank Invitational - Lincoln, Neb. - @ Sept. 5 @Arkansas (25) 15-5, 12-15, 15-11, 14-16, 15-13 Sept. 6 @George Mason 15-4, 15-3, 15-2 15-12, 15-6, 12-15, 10-15, 17-15 Sept. 6 @Pacific (7) Arby’s Classic - Lincoln, Neb. - & Sept. 12 &Oral Roberts 15-12, 15-3, 16-14 Sept. 13 &Tennessee 15-3, 15-5, 15-3 Sept. 13 &Ohio State (17) 15-5, 15-13, 15-11 Big Ten-Big 12 Challenge - Madison, Wis. - % Sept. 19 %Penn State (1) 14-16, 12-15, 14-16 Sept. 20 %Wisconsin (12) 15-10, 15-9, 15-12 Sept. 26 at Kansas* 15-12, 12-15, 15-2, 15-2 Sept. 27 at Kansas State* 14-16, 15-7, 15-7, 15-11 Oct. 3 Iowa State* 15-4, 15-5, 15-4 Oct. 4 Missouri* 15-4, 15-0, 15-2 Oct. 8 Colorado *(12) 15-11, 9-15, 7-15, 15-6, 8-15 Oct. 10 at Oklahoma* 15-17, 11-15, 10-15 Oct. 17 at Texas* 6-15, 6-15, 14-16 Oct. 18 at Texas A&M* (12) 15-8, 15-9, 8-15, 15-9 Oct. 24 Baylor* 15-11, 15-8, 15-1 Oct. 29 at Colorado* (23) 4-15, 13-15, 12-15 Nov. 1 Oklahoma* 16-14, 15-9, 15-13 Nov. 7 at Missouri* 15-9, 15-6, 15-3 Nov. 8 at Iowa State* 15-6, 15-2, 15-10 Nov. 11 Texas Tech* 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 Nov. 14 Kansas State* 15-11, 15-4, 16-14 Nov. 15 Kansas* 15-8, 15-7, 15-2 Nov. 21 at Texas Tech* 8-15, 13-15, 15-10, 15-6, 15-10 Nov. 22 at Baylor* 15-3, 15-13, 15-3 Nov. 28 Texas A&M* (16) 15-4, 2-15, 15-6, 15-1 Nov. 29 Texas* (9) 17-15, 15-6, 14-16, 15-10 NCAA Second Round - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 6 Michigan State 15-7, 15-12, 15-4 NCAA Pacific Regional - Long Beach, Calif. 15-13, 12-15, 14-16, 15-7, 15-12 Dec. 12 USC (7) Dec. 13 Long Beach State (1) 9-15, 9-15, 3-15

INTRODUCTION

Nov. 19 at Baylor* (1/-) 15-5, 15-10, 15-10 Nov. 22 Texas Tech* (1/-) 15-2, 15-3, 15-9 Nov. 26 at Kansas State* (1/22) 15-10, 9-15, 14-16, 15-6, 15-12 NCAA First/Second Round, Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 1 Princeton (1/-) 15-9, 15-2, 15-7 Dec. 2 South Carolina (1/-) 15-11, 9-15, 13-15, 15-12, 15-13 NCAA Central Regional Semifinals, Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 8 Ohio State (1/15) 15-9, 15-6, 15-5 Dec. 9 Arizona (1/5) 15-7, 19-17, 15-11 NCAA Championship Round, Richmond, Va. Dec. 14 vs. Hawaii (1/3) 15-3, 15-12, 9-15, 15-10 Dec. 16 vs. Wisconsin (1/4) 15-9, 9-15, 7-15, 15-2, 15-9

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2001 - NCAA Semifinalist (Coach: John Cook) Record: 31-2 (Big 12: 20-0) Big 12 Champion & NCAA Central Regional Champion

Angie Oxley was the 1997 Big Eight Freshman of the Year and captained NU’s 2000 NCAA title team.

Sept. 29 Kansas* (8/-) 15-11, 15-6, 15-7 Oct. 2 at Texas A&M* (8/16) 3-15,15-13,5-15,15-13,13-15 Oct. 7 at Iowa State* (12/-) 15-0, 15-2, 15-0 Oct. 9 Colorado* (12/20) 15-4, 15-5, 7-15, 15-7 Oct. 13 Oklahoma* (12/-) 15-4, 15-7, 15-6 Oct. 16 at Baylor* (12/-) 15-10, 15-5, 15-8 Oct. 20 Missouri* (13/-) 15-5, 15-11, 15-1 Oct. 24 at Texas* (13/10) 11-15, 15-7, 15-12, 9-15, 13-15 Oct. 29 Texas Tech* (13/-) 15-6, 15-3, 15-4 Oct. 30 at Kansas State* (13/15) 15-9, 15-10, 15-6 Nov. 2 at Kansas* (13/-) 15-5, 15-9, 15-10 Nov. 6 Texas A&M* (13/15) 15-5, 15-7, 10-15, 15-11 Nov. 10 at Colorado* (13/22) 15-10, 9-15, 15-5, 15-11 Nov. 13 Iowa State* (12/-) 15-2, 15-4, 15-5 Nov. 18 at Oklahoma* (12/-) 18-16, 15-5, 15-6 Nov. 20 Baylor* (12/22) 15-7, 15-7, 15-9 Nov. 24 at Missouri* (11/-) 15-9, 15-3, 15-8 Nov. 27 Texas* (11/15) 15-12, 16-14, 15-9 NCAA First/Second Round, Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 2 Davidson (10/-) 15-3, 15-5, 15-3 Dec. 3 San Diego (10/25) 15-12, 15-8, 15-9 NCAA Pacific Regional Semifinals, Palo Alto, Calif. Dec. 9 vs. UCSB (10/7) 5-15, 15-7, 8-15, 3-15

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2000 - NCAA Champions (Coach: John Cook) Record: 34-0 (Big 12: 20-0) • Big 12 Champion NCAA Central Regional Champion

HISTORY

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US Bank/Arby’s Classic, Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 1 $Northwestern (6/-) 15-4, 15-7, 15-6 Sept. 2 $Georgia (6/-) 15-4, 15-2, 15-4 Sept. 2 $Colorado State (6/13) 7-15, 15-7, 15-13, 15-13 Sept. 4 Oral Roberts (6/-) 15-0, 15-1, 15-0 adidas/Notre Dame Invitational - # Sept. 9 #Notre Dame (4/22) 15-3, 15-9, 15-12 Sept. 9 #Michigan State (4/23) 15-3, 15-3, 15-4 Sept. 10 #UCLA (4/3) 12-15, 15-11, 13-15, 15-1, 15-10 Sept. 13 Texas* (1/-) 15-4, 17-15, 15-4 Sept. 16 Missouri* (1/-) 15-0, 15-9, 15-3 Sept. 20 at Kansas* (1/-) 15-7, 15-5, 15-6 Sept. 23 Oklahoma* (1/-) 15-5, 15-4, 15-3 Sept. 27 at Colorado* (1/-) 15-5, 15-6, 15-9 Sept. 30 Texas A&M* (1/22) 15-3, 16-14, 15-6 Oct. 3 Creighton* (1/-) 15-5, 15-1, 15-0 Oct. 8 at Iowa State* (1/-) 15-0, 15-5, 15-4 Oct. 11 Baylor* (1/-) 15-2, 15-2, 15-10 Oct. 14 at Texas Tech* (1/26) 15-10, 12-15, 15-10, 15-9 Oct. 18 Kansas State* (1/-) 15-9, 15-6, 15-8 Oct. 22 at Texas* (1/-) 12-15, 15-8, 15-5, 15-10 Oct. 25 at Missouri* (1/25) 15-7, 15-4, 15-11 Oct. 28 Kansas* (1/-) 15-9, 15-3, 15-11 Nov. 1 at Oklahoma* (1/-) 15-6, 15-8, 15-12 Nov. 4 Colorado* (1/-) 15-12, 15-3, 15-13 Nov. 8 at Texas A&M* (1/24) 8-15, 15-6, 15-13, 15-9 Nov. 15 Iowa State* (1/-) 15-5, 15-11, 15-1

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State Farm/NACWAA Classic, Stockton, Calif. - $ Aug. 24 $Hawaii (1/5) 30-17, 30-27, 30-24 Aug. 25 $Pacific (1/12) 30-21, 32-30, 27-30, 30-24 Long Beach Invitational, Long Beach, Calif. - # Sept. 1 #Long Beach State (1/8) 26-30, 30-28, 29-31, 25-30 Sept. 2 #UC Santa Barbara (1/13) 30-20, 30-17, 30-19 US Bank/Arby’s Classic, Lincoln, Neb. - % Sept. 7 %Pepperdine (1/15) 30-26, 30-25, 30-20 Sept. 8 %Notre Dame (1/20) 31-29, 30-22, 30-20 Sept. 9 %UCLA (1/7) 30-28, 30-24, 30-21 Sept. 19 at Colorado* (1/-) 30-27, 30-16, 30-23 Sept. 25 Creighton (1/-) 30-15, 30-21, 30-22 Sept. 26 Iowa State* (1/-) 30-21, 30-14, 30-19 Sept. 29 at Baylor* (1/-) 31-29, 30-21, 30-18 Oct. 1 at Kansas St.* (2/25) 30-28, 30-27, 30-20 Oct. 3 Missouri* (2/-) 30-15, 30-24, 35-33 Oct. 6 Oklahoma* (2/-) 30-21, 30-24, 30-16 Oct. 10 Kansas* (2/-) 30-16, 30-16, 30-17 Oct. 14 at Texas A&M* (2/17) 25-30, 30-24, 31-29, 30-24 Oct. 17 Texas* (2/-) 30-17, 30-22, 30-21 Oct. 20 at Texas Tech* (2/-) 30-12, 30-19, 30-25 Oct. 24 at Missouri* (2/-) 23-30, 30-25, 30-21, 30-21 Oct. 27 Kansas State* (2/-) 30-24, 30-13, 30-23 Nov. 3 at Texas* (2/-) 30-20, 30-26, 30-27 Nov. 7 Texas A&M* (2/15) 30-28, 30-24, 30-21 Nov. 10 at Kansas* (2/-) 30-18, 31-29, 30-19 Nov. 14 at Oklahoma* (2/-) 30-17, 30-21, 30-15 Nov. 17 Baylor* (2/-) 28-30, 30-26, 30-26, 30-19 Nov. 18 Texas Tech* (2/-) 30-21, 30-19, 30-14 Nov. 21 Colorado* (2/-) 30-23, 30-17, 30-24 Nov. 24 at Iowa State* (2/-) 30-12, 30-14, 30-21 NCAA First/Second Rounds, Manhattan, Kan. Nov. 30 Oral Roberts (2/-) 30-8, 30-15, 30-23 Dec. 1 Kansas St. (2/18) 30-25, 28-30, 30-26, 30-19 NCAA Regionals, Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 7 Colorado State (2/9) 29-31, 30-21, 30-26, 36-34 Dec. 8 Florida (2/7) 30-18, 30-24, 28-30, 25-30, 15-13 NCAA Championship Round, San Diego, Calif. Dec. 13 Stanford (2/3) 29-31, 28-30, 21-30

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2002 (Coach: John Cook) Record: 31-2 (Big 12: 20-0) • Big 12 Champion NCAA Central Regional Finalist

Radisson Hotel Roberts/Nike Classic, Muncie, Ind. - $ Aug. 31 $Pittsburgh (2/-) 30-22, 30-11, 30-17 Sept. 1 $Ball State (2/-) 30-20, 30-19, 30-28 Sept. 2 $USC (2/3) 26-30, 19-30, 30-32 Wildcat Invitational, Tucson, Ariz. - # Sept. 6 #Pepperdine (2/14) 30-12, 30-25, 30-26 Sept. 7 #Arizona (2/11) 23-30, 30-19, 30-15, 32-30 US Bank/Arby’s Classic, Lincoln, Neb. - % Sept. 13 %Santa Clara (4/22) 36-34, 30-24, 30-21 Sept. 14 %Alabama (4/-) 30-13, 30-15, 30-22 Sept. 14 %Michigan (4/-) 30-20, 30-28, 30-23 Sept. 18 at Kansas State* (5/-) 30-25, 30-16, 30-27 Sept. 21 Texas* (5/24) 30-15, 30-24, 30-23 Sept. 25 at Texas Tech* (5/-) 30-24, 30-12, 30-23 Sept. 29 Creighton (5/-) (Devaney) 30-11, 30-15, 30-14 Oct. 2 Colorado* (5/-) 30-23, 30-24, 30-16 Oct. 6 at Texas A&M* (5/25) 30-26, 28-30, 30-26, 30-20 Oct. 9 Missouri* (5/23) 30-25, 30-20, 30-22 Oct. 12 at Iowa State* (5/-) 30-19, 30-20, 30-24 Oct. 16 at Oklahoma* (4/-) 30-14, 30-16, 30-19 Oct. 19 Baylor* (4/-) 30-16, 30-23, 30-19 Oct. 23 at Kansas* (4/-) 30-22, 30-21, 30-20 Oct. 26 Texas A&M* (4/-) 30-28, 30-26, 30-20 Oct. 30 at Colorado* (4/-) 30-23, 30-20, 30-26 Nov. 2 Texas Tech* (4/-) 30-20, 30-20, 30-25 Nov. 9 at Texas* (5/-) 23-30, 30-23, 30-22, 30-25 Nov. 13 Iowa State* (5/-) 30-9, 30-17, 30-19 Nov. 16 Oklahoma* (5/-) 30-18, 30-7, 30-15 Nov. 20 Kansas* (5/-) 30-22, 30-25, 30-15 Nov. 23 at Baylor* (5/-) 30-23, 30-19, 30-20 Nov. 27 at Missouri* (5/-) 30-21, 30-27, 30-25 Nov. 30 Kansas State* (5/22) 30-20, 30-21, 30-19 NCAA First/Second Rounds, Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 6 Tennessee-Martin (4/-) 30-12, 30-17, 30-14 Dec. 7 Arizona State (4/-) 30-22, 30-21, 30-27 NCAA Central Regional, Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 13 Miami (4/24) 30-18, 30-17, 30-21 Dec. 14 Hawaii (4/2) 25-30, 30-25, 27-30, 21-30

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2003 (Coach: John Cook) Record: 28-5 (Big 12: 17-3) NCAA Central Regional Semifinalist

Illinois State/Barker GMC Classic, Normal, Ill. - $ Aug. 29 $Clemson (7/-) 32-30, 30-10, 30-17 W Aug. 30 $Illinois (7/-) 30-27, 30-20, 30-20 W Aug. 30 $at Illinois State (7/-) 30-25, 30-26, 28-30, 30-15 W Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic, New Orleans, La. - # Sept. 5 #New Orleans (5/-) 30-17, 30-16, 30-17 W Sept. 6 #Louisiana State (5/-) 30-24, 30-22, 30-24 W Sept. 6 #at Tulane (5/-) 30-26, 30-23, 30-26 W US Bank/Arby's Classic, Lincoln, Neb. - % Sept. 12 %Santa Clara (5/13) 30-10, 24-30, 30-26, 30-27 W Sept. 13 %Michigan State (5/17) 30-20, 30-20, 30-24 W Sept. 14 %Georgia Tech (5/10) 23-30, 25-30, 30-26, 31-29, 14-16 L Sept. 17 Texas A&M* (8/-) 30-28, 26-30, 26-30, 30-26, 15-9 W Sept. 20 at Texas* (8/-) 30-20, 30-19, 30-19 W Sept. 24 at Iowa State* (7/-) 30-25, 30-20, 30-14 W Sept. 27 Texas Tech* (7/-) 30-18, 30-27, 30-17 W Oct. 1 Colorado* (7/-) 30-22, 30-24, 30-16 W Oct. 4 at Oklahoma* (7/-) 30-17, 30-17, 30-22 W Oct. 8 at Kansas* (7/-) 31-29, 25-30, 30-28, 30-24 W Oct. 11 Kansas State* (8/12) 22-30, 26-30, 30-19, 30-23, 8-15 L Oct. 15 Missouri* (8/-) 30-28, 30-24, 25-30, 29-31, 9-15 L Oct. 18 at Baylor* (8/-) 30-24, 30-23, 30-26 W Oct. 25 Iowa State* (11/-) 30-17, 30-18, 30-28 W Oct. 29 at Texas Tech* (11/-) 24-30, 30-25, 30-25, 30-27 W Nov. 1 Oklahoma* (11/-) 30-17, 30-18, 30-19 W Nov. 2 Northern Iowa (11/12) 30-21, 30-28, 30-22 W Nov. 5 at Texas A&M* (10/21) 30-22, 30-24, 30-19 W Nov. 8 at Missouri* (10/25) 30-28, 31-29, 30-26 W Nov. 12 Texas* (10/-) 30-25, 27-30, 30-23, 23-30, 15-10 W Nov. 15 at Kansas State* (10/5) 28-30, 31-29, 26-30, 25-30 L Nov. 19 Kansas* (10/-) 30-22, 30-21, 30-21 W Nov. 22 Baylor* (10/-) 30-19, 30-24, 28-30, 30-27 W Nov. 26 at Colorado* (10/-) 33-31, 15-30, 30-18, 30-26 W NCAA First/Second Rounds, East Lansing, Mich. Dec. 5 Valparaiso (10/-) 30-19, 30-22, 30-21 W Dec. 6 Dayton (10/-) 30-19, 30-14, 30-25 W NCAA Central Regional, Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 12 UCLA (10/8) 30-20, 27-30, 21-30, 23-30 L

2004 (Coach: John Cook) Record: 30-2 (Big 12: 20-0) • Big 12 Champions NCAA Central Regional Finalist

Sept. 3 at Notre Dame (2/25) 30-19, 30-28, 30-24 Sept. 4 at Notre Dame (2/25) 30-23, 26-30, 24-30, 30-19, 15-10 Sept. 6 at W. Michigan (2/-) 30-22, 30-20, 30-28 First National Bank/Arby’s Classic- @ Sept. 10 @Florida A&M (2/-) 25-30, 30-16, 28-30, 28-30 Sept. 11 @Ball State (2/-) 30-19, 30-21, 30-20 Sept. 12 @Maryland (2/-) 30-19, 30-17, 30-23 Sept. 15 Missouri* (8/-) 30-27, 30-24, 31-29 Sept. 17 at Texas Tech* (8/-) 32-30, 30-23, 30-11 Sept. 22 at Colorado* (7/25) 30-25, 30-25, 30-23 Sept. 25 Texas A&M* (7/11) 30-20, 30-20, 30-27 Sept. 29 at Kansas* (7/24) 30-13, 30-14, 30-24 Oct. 6 Baylor* (5/-) 30-22, 30-23, 30-13 Oct. 9 Oklahoma* (5/-) 30-17, 30-22, 30-16 Oct. 10 vs. Creighton* (5/-) (North Platte High School) 30-22, 30-15, 30-24 Oct. 13 at Kansas State* (4/16) 28-30, 30-21, 30-25, 30-23 Oct. 16 Iowa St.* (4/-) (Devaney)30-16, 30-21, 30-19 Oct. 20 at Texas* (4/10) 21-30, 31-33, 30-27, 30-23, 16-14 Oct. 23 at Baylor* (4/-) 30-19, 28-30, 30-18, 30-26 Oct. 27 Colorado* (4/-) 31-29, 30-12, 30-23 Oct. 30 at Iowa State* (4/-) 30-19, 30-16, 30-20 Nov. 3 Texas Tech* (3/-) 30-10, 30-14, 30-22 Nov. 6 Kansas State* (3/18) 30-27, 30-24, 30-13 Nov. 7 Colorado State (3/9) 30-24, 30-21, 30-25 Nov. 12 Kansas* (3/-) 30-27, 30-24, 30-26 Nov. 17 at Missouri* (3/25) 30-26, 30-27, 30-19 Nov. 20 at Oklahoma* (3/-) 30-27, 33-35, 30-13, 30-19 Nov. 24 Texas* (2/11) 30-20, 30-19, 30-22 Nov. 27 at Texas A&M* (2/18) 30-23, 30-22, 30-28 NCAA First/Second Rounds, Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 3 Iona (1/-) 30-15, 30-12, 30-19 Dec. 4 Wichita State (1/-) 30-22, 30-20, 30-21 NCAA Central Regional, Louisville, Ky. Dec. 10 vs. Louisville (1/15) 30-22, 32-30, 30-19 35-33, 27-30, 21-30, 36-34, 12-15 Dec. 11 vs. USC (1/8)

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2005 - NCAA Finalist (Coach: John Cook) Record: 33-2 (Big 12: 19-1) • Big 12 Champion NCAA Omaha Regional Champion

AVCA/NACWAA College Volleyball Showcase, Omaha, Neb. Aug. 26 $Hawaii (1/4) 30-23, 30-26, 30-21 Aug. 27 $Stanford (1/3) 30-23, 31-29, 33-31 Sports Imports Classic, Columbus, Ohio Sept. 2 &at Ohio State (1/12) 30-15, 30-19, 30-17 Sept. 3 &vs. Michigan (1/-) 30-22, 30-19, 30-21 Sept. 5 at Minnesota (1/5) 30-27, 30-25, 26-30, 25-30, 15-12 InfoUSA/Arby's Players Challenge Sept. 9 %Pepperdine (1/-) 30-24, 30-26, 28-30, 30-19 Sept. 10 %Pacific (1/-) (Devaney) 30-13, 30-14, 30-17 Sept. 11 %Penn State (1/4) 30-14, 30-27, 30-23 Sept. 17 at Colorado* (1/-) 30-22, 30-20, 30-23 Sept. 21 Texas A&M* (1/20) 30-24, 30-21, 30-19 Sept. 24 Iowa State* (1/-) 30-8, 30-24, 30-16

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The Qwest Center in Omaha drew an NCAA record crowd of 17,209 for the 2006 NCAA title match between Nebraska and Stanford.

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Aug. 29 San Diego (1/20) 30-18, 30-25, 31-29 Nebraska Invitational, Lincoln, Neb. - $ Sept. 1 $St. Mary’s (1/-) 30-23, 30-19, 30-14 Sept. 2 $Middle Tennessee (1/-) 30-14, 30-15, 30-15 Sept. 3 $Long Beach State (1/-) 30-15, 31-29, 30-25 Ameritas Players Challenge, Lincoln, Neb. - # 30-13, 30-24, 30-13 Sept. 8 #Louisville (1/20) 30-23, 30-23, 30-22 Sept. 9 #Cal Poly (1/25) 28-30, 30-25, 30-22, 30-22 Sept. 10 #Minnesota (1/-) Sept. 13 Kansas (1/-) 30-24, 30-21, 30-24 Sept. 16 at Oklahoma (1/-) 30-27, 30-18, 34-32

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Sept. 20 Iowa State (1/-) 31-29, 30-20, 30-17 Sept. 23 Texas Tech (1/-) 30-27, 30-17, 30-24 Sept. 24 at Creighton (1/-) 27-30, 30-24, 30-13, 30-18 Sept. 30 at Baylor (1/-) 30-32, 30-18, 30-21, 30-24 Oct. 4 Kansas State (1/-) 30-17, 30-22, 30-17 Oct. 7 at Texas A&M (1/-) 30-25, 30-24, 30-20 Oct. 11 at Missouri (1/15) 30-25, 30-22, 31-29 Oct. 14 Colorado (1/-) 30-27, 30-18, 30-21 Oct. 18 at Texas (1/9) 27-30, 30-22, 22-30, 30-22, 15-13 Oct. 25 Missouri (1/16) 30-27, 30-23, 30-16 Oct. 28 at Kansas State (1/-) 30-21, 30-24, 30-22 Nov. 1 at Texas Tech (1/-) 30-16, 30-21, 30-24 Nov. 4 Oklahoma (1/17) 30-19, 30-26, 30-27 Nov. 8 at Iowa State (1/-) 30-20, 22-30, 30-27, 30-25 Nov. 11 at Colorado (1/-) 19-30, 30-28, 15-30, 30-27, 15-13 Nov. 15 Texas A&M (1/-) 30-16, 30-28, 30-25 Nov. 18 Baylor (1/-) 30-17, 30-20, 30-22 Nov. 22 at Kansas (1/-) 30-16, 30-16, 30-20 Nov. 25 Texas (1/8) 30-22, 30-27, 30-25 NCAA First/Second Rounds, Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 1 American (1/-) 30-16, 30-23, 28-30, 30-16 Dec. 2 Northern Iowa (1/-) 30-16, 30-16, 30-14 NCAA Eastern Regional, Gainesville, Fla. Dec. 8 vs. San Diego (1/14) 30-21, 30-20, 30-15 25-30, 22-30, 30-20, 30-25, 15-9 Dec. 9 vs. Minnesota (1/9) NCAA Championship Round - Omaha, Neb. Dec. 14 vs. UCLA (1/4) 23-30, 30-28, 30-23, 30-28 Dec. 16 vs. Stanford (1/2) 27-30, 30-26, 30-28, 30-27

RECORDS

2006 - NCAA Champion (Coach: John Cook) Record: 33-1 (Big 12: 19-1) • Big 12 Champion NCAA Gainesville Regional Champions

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OPPONENTS

Sept. 28 at Oklahoma (1/-) 28-30, 30-25, 31-29, 30-20 Oct. 1 Baylor* (1/-) 30-21, 30-17, 30-18 Oct. 5 at Missouri* (1/7) 30-26, 22-30, 30-23, 30-27 Oct. 8 at Kansas* (1/-) 30-16, 26-30, 30-22, 30-15 Oct. 11 Creighton (1/-) 30-11, 30-24, 30-18 Oct. 12 Texas Tech* (1/-) 30-16, 30-18, 30-22 Oct. 15 Texas* (1/18) 30-24, 30-20, 30-26 Oct. 19 at Kansas State* (1/23) 30-20, 30-17, 30-18 Oct. 26 Kansas* (1/-) 30-23, 30-20, 30-19 Oct. 29 at Texas Tech* (1/-) 30-22, 30-11, 30-16 Nov. 2 Oklahoma* (1/-) 30-15, 30-24, 30-19 Nov. 5 at Iowa State* (1/-) 30-24, 30-23, 30-13 Nov. 9 at Texas A&M* (1/-) 30-19, 30-24, 30-21 Nov. 13 Missouri* (1/12) 28-30, 27-30, 30-21, 30-24, 15-3 Nov. 16 at Baylor* (1/-) 30-18, 30-19, 30-21 Nov. 19 Kansas State* (1/-) 30-16, 32-34, 30-15, 30-26 Nov. 23 Colorado* (1/-) 30-19, 30-26, 30-19 30-22, 30-28, 27-30, 27-30, 12-15 Nov. 26 at Texas* (1/11) NCAA First/Second Rounds, Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 2 Alabama A&M (1/-) 30-15, 30-7, 30-15 Dec. 3 Duke (1/-) 30-19, 30-19, 30-20 NCAA Central Regional, Omaha, Neb, Dec. 9 UCLA (1/16) 30-28, 30-23, 30-16 Dec. 10 Florida (1/4) 30-26, 30-24, 30-16 NCAA Championship Round - San Antonio, Texas Dec. 15 vs. Santa Clara (1/11) 30-24, 30-19, 30-21 Dec. 17 vs. Washington (1/3) 26-30, 25-30, 26-30

Captains Tracy Stalls, Dani Busboom and Christina Houghtelling receive the 2006 NCAA Championship Trophy.

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Huskers by the Numbers

HISTORY

RECORDS

OPPONENTS

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Maggie Griffin Amanda McCormick Greichaly Cepero Stephanie Clerc Val Novak Tisha Delaney Mary Buysee Lori Melcher Michelle Lynch Angie Oxley Stephanie Thater Lori Endicott Jenny Goff Erin Dean Christina Houghtelling Amber Holmquist Renee Saunders Kelly Aspegren Becky Bolli Enid Schonewise Darla Melcher Kare Richters Erin Dean Brooke Bartek Emily Schroeder Mandy Monson Billie Winsett Carla Baker Sharon Kramer Gwen Egbert (Pell) Reba Govier Rachel Schwartz Lindsay Wischmeier Megan Korver Christy Johnson Linda Barsness Annie Adamczak Terri Kanouse Marla Lichty Meghan Smith Jenae Dowling Kim Crandall Kim Legg Jarilyn Obermiller Angie Millikin Sharon Kramer Gwen Egbert (Pell) Shandi Pettine Dani Mancuso Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) Kate Crnich Eileen Shannon DeLisa DeBolt Michelle Smith Lori Zimmerman Melissa Elmer Nikki Henk Maria Hedbeck Debbie Brand Angie Millikin Michelle Davis Michelle Stratbucker Lynae Loseke Angela Gray

Adamczak, Annie ..................... 1982-83-84-85 Aegerter, Kim .........................................1978 Aspegren, Kelly ...................... 1991-92-93-94 Avery, Lisa ..............................................1996 Axberg, Lucy ..........................1976-77-78-79

Baker, Carla .........................1986-87-88-89 Barsness, Linda .................... 1987-88-89-90 Bartak, Maria ........................................1975 Bartek, Brooke........................................2006 Baumstark, Rachel.................................2002 Behrends, Kim.......................1997-98-99-00 Bloom, Connie .......................................1977 Bohn, Teresa ...............................1981-82-83 Bolli, Becky ...........................1987-88-89-90 Bornemeier, Janet ..................................1977 Brand, Debbie ......................1989-90-91-92 Briton, Brenda .......................................1979 Brown, Linda .........................................1975 Busboom, Dani......................2003-04-05-06 Buysse, Mary ........................1981-82-83-84

Carey, Monica ........................................1988 Cepero, Greichaly.................... 1999-00-01-02 Clerc, Stephanie...............................1993-94 Colvert, Barb .........................................1976 Cook, Jackie .....................................1986-87 Cooper, Kori ............................................2006 Crandall, Kim ........................1996-97-98-99 Crnich, Kate ..........................1993-94-95-96

Dahlgren, Karen ......................1983-84-85-86 Davidson, Mary ......................................1976 Davis, Pam ............................................1976 Davis, Michelle ......................................1986 Dean, Erin ............................1980-81-82-83 DeBoer, Kathi ........................1984-85-86-87 DeBolt, DeLisa .................................1986-87 Delaney, Tisha .................................1985-86 Dowling, Jenae ......................2000-01-02-03

Edeal, Dee .............................................1975 Egbert (Pell), Gwen ..........................1981-82 Elmer, Melissa.......................2002-03-04-05 Endicott, Lori ........................1985-86-87-88 Errthum, Rachel ..............................1991-92 Everette, Priscilla ..................................1977

Fautsch, Kelsey ................................2003-04

Gates, Amanda.................................2005-06 Goff, Jenny .............................................1984 Govier, Reba ......................... 1977-78-79-80 Grant, Nancy ........................1976-77-78-79 Gray, Angela ..........................................1980 Griffin, Maggie .................................2005-06

Haberman, Ann ...................... 1976-77-78-79 Hall, Cris ..............................1988-89-90-91 Hamilton, Nancy ..............................1975-76 Hansen, Sue ..........................................1986 Harmon, Laury .......................................1975 Hedbeck, Maria....................... 1993-94-95-96 Henk, Nikki ..................................1997-98-99 Hermann, Julie ...................... 1981-82-83-84

Hermes, Kim ....................................1977-78 Hesch, Sara ..........................1987-88-89-90 Hesch, Sue ......................................1987-88 Heiser, Sue .................................1975-76-77 Holder, Christie ................................1978-79 Holloway, Rachel ....................................2006 Holmquist, Amber................... 1999-00-01-02 Houghtelling, Christina ...............2003-04-05 Hurley, Laura ...................................1984-85

Jahnke, Katie...............................1997-98-99 Johnson, Christy ..................... 1991-92-94-95

Kanouse, Terri .......................1978-79-80-81 Kilham, Joni ...........................................1977 Kinnan, Kim ...........................................1990 Koontz, Pam ....................................1975-76 Korver, Megan..............................1996-97-98 Koziol, Denise ...................................1997-98 Kramer, Sharon .....................1982-83-84-85 Krejci, Pam..................................1999-00-01 Krondak, Jaime....................... 1995-96-97-98 Kropp, Jenny .........................1998-99-00-01 Kruger, Janice ..................................1975-76 Kruse, Janet ..........................1988-89-90-91 Kuehner, Kenda .....................................1985

Larson, Jordan..................................2005-06 Learch, Joan ..........................................1979 Legg, Kim .........................................1994-95 Lichty, Marla ..............................1978-79-80 Lind, Sue ...............................................1981 Lindhurst, Janet ..............................1975-76 Loseke, Lynae ..................................1982-83 Luedtke, Sue .........................1975-76-77-78 Luther, Laura ........................1990-91-92-93 Lynch, Michelle............................2002-03-04

McCormick, Amanda ........................2003-04 McFadden, Jen.............................1993-94-95 McWilliams, Jill...................... 1997-98-99-00 Makovicha, Theresa .........................1978-79 Mancuso, Dani ......................2003-04-05-06 Marshall, Deb ........................................1977 Martens, Mindy ...................... 1977-78-79-80 Maser, Stacie....................................1995-96 Metcalf (Meendering), Nancy... 1997-98-99-01 Melcher, Darla .......................................1984 Melcher, Lori .........................1977-78-79-80 Meyer, Peggy .........................1991-92-93-94 Miles, Krys .......................................1978-79 Millikin, Angie ......................1985-86-87-88 Monson, Mandy .......................1996-97-98-99 Mueller, Debra .......................................1980

Nepo, Fiona ...........................1995-96-97-98 Newman, Diane .....................................1982 Noth, Cathy ..........................1981-82-83-84 Novak, Val ............................1987-88-89-90

Obermeier, Sondra .................................1976 Obermiller, Jarilyn ............................1987-88 Oltman, Dianae .....................................1975 Orvis, Brenda ........................................1976 Oxley, Angie...........................1997-98-99-00

Parks, Sara.............................................2001 Pavan, Sarah...............................2004-05-06 Pettine, Shandi ..................... 1978-79-80-81 Pilakowski, Laura.................... 1999-00-01-02 Pohlmeier, Bonnie ..................................1979 Possehl, Kari ....................................1989-90 Pratt, Judy .............................................1976

Ramsey, Sallye .....................1980-81-82-83 Rebholz, Ally..........................2001-02-03-04 Reitsma, Lisa ........................1994-95-96-97 Richardson, Tina ...................................1975 Richters, Kare ..................................1981-82 Rikli, Barb .............................................1978 Roswold, Sue .........................................1975 Rupert, Marsha ...............................1975-76 Rupprecht, Deb ...............................1978-79

Saleaumua, Jennifer..............2002-03-04-05 Saunders, Renee .........................1995-96-97 Schadegg, Laurie .......................1979-80-81 Schonewise, Enid ................... 1983-84-85-86 Schrad, Anna.........................2000-01-02-03 Schroeder, Emily.....................................2004 Schwartz, Rachel..............................2005-06 Shannon, Eileen ..................... 1989-90-91-92 Sibbersen, Amy.......................................2001 Siefkes, Tina ..........................................1984 Smith, Meghan.................................2004-05 Smith, Michelle...................... 1982-83-84-85 Stahr, Virginia ......................1986-87-88-89 Stalls, Tracy.................................2004-05-06 Stratbucker, Michelle .............................1985 Stricker, Nikki .......................1990-91-92-93 Swanson, Rebecca .................................1983

Tauke, Tonia ..........................1996-97-98-99 Thater, Stephanie ................1989,-90-91-92 Thompson, Deb......................1980-81-82-83 Thompson, Tami ..............................1991-92 Toft, Susan ............................................1977 Tonniges, Kim .............................1991-92-93

Vermuelen, Valerie ...........................1989-90

Walberg, Paula ......................................1975 Walter, Jessica .................................1990-91 Westling, Sara.............................2001-02-03 Weston, Nancy .................................1976-77 Weston, Allison .....................1992-93-94-95 Wilkinson, Nancy ........................1975-76-77 Wilson, Kathy .........................................1977 Winsett, Billie .......................1992-93-94-95 Wischmeier, Lindsay .......................1999-00-01-02

Young, Barb ................................1985-86-87

Zimmerman, Lori...................... 1978-79-80-81 Zink, Jan ................................................1975

ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS BY STATE California

Cook, Jackie .................................... 1986-87 Saleaumua, Jennifer............. 2002-03-04-05

Colorado

Hawaii

Nepo, Fiona .......................... 1995-96-97-98

Idaho

Hurley, Laura................................... 1984-85 Crnich, Kate ......................... 1993-94-95-96 Griffin, Maggie ................................ 2005-06 Lynch, Michelle...........................2002-03-04 Novak, Val ........................... 1987-88-89-90 Shannon, Eileen ..................... 1989-90-91-92

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Minnesota

Adamczak, Annie .....................1982-83-84-85 Baker, Carla ......................... 1986-87-88-89

Rachel Holloway Pam Krejci Lisa Avery Nikki Stricker Barbara Young Tina Siefkes Sallye Ramsey

Ally Rebholz Karen Dahlgren Sue Lind Nancy Grant

Jaime Krondak Virginia Stahr Enid Schonewise Diane Newman Laurie Schadegg

Sara Westling Lisa Reitsma Laura Luther Jackie Cook Kenda Kuehner Julie Hermann Lucy Axberg

Anna Schrad Fiona Nepo Mindy Martens

Australia

Amanda Gates Jenny Kropp Janet Kruse

Canada

Dani Busboom Allison Weston Kim Kinnan

Puerto Rico

Jessica Walter

Tonia Tauke Peggy Meyer Valerie Vermuelen

Kim Tonniges Sue Hesch Sue Luedtke

Kim Behrends Jen McFadden Cris Hall

New York

Vermuelen, Valerie........................... 1989-90

North Carolina

Everette, Priscilla ..................................1977

North Dakota

Hesch, Sara.......................... 1987-88-89-90 Hesch, Sue ..................................... 1987-88

Ohio

Newman, Diane .....................................1982 Smith, Michelle......................1982-83-84-85

Tennessee

Holloway, Rachel ...................................2006

Texas

Holmquist, Amber ..................1999-00-01-02 Cooper, Kori ...........................................2006

Washington, D.C.

Gray, Angela..........................................1980

Wisconsin

Jahnke, Katie..............................1997-98-99 Brand, Debbie ...................... 1989-90-91-92 Pavan, Sarah..............................2004-05-06 Cepero, Greichaly...................1999-00-01-02

Sweden

Hedbeck, Maria.......................1993-94-95-96

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HISTORY

Tracy Stalls Rachel Baumstark Cathy Noth

RECORDS

Maria Hedbeck is one of only four players from outside the United States to ever play at Nebraska.

OPPONENTS

Avery, Lisa .............................................1996 Hall, Cris .............................. 1988-89-90-91

Aegerter, Kim.........................................1978 Aspegren, Kelly ......................1991-92-93-94 Axberg, Lucy ......................... 1976-77-78-79 Bartek, Brooke.......................................2006 Behrends, Kim...................... 1997-98-99-00 Bohn, Teresa...............................1981-82-83 Bolli, Becky........................... 1987-88-89-90 Bornemeier, Janet .................................1977 Busboom, Dani..................... 2003-04-05-06 Carey, Monica........................................1988 Clerc, Stephanie.............................. 1993-94 Crandall, Kim ....................... 1996-97-98-99 Dahlgren, Karen......................1983-84-85-86 DeBoer, Kathi........................ 1984-85-86-87 Egbert (Pell), Gwen.......................... 1981-82 Gates, Amanda................................ 2005-06 Govier, Reba ......................... 1977-78-79-80 Grant, Nancy ........................ 1976-77-78-79 Gray, Angela..........................................1980 Haberman, Ann .................... 1976-77-78-79 Heiser, Sue .................................1975-76-77 Henk, Nikki .................................1997-98-99 Hermann, Julie.......................1981-82-83-84 Hermes, Kim.................................... 1977-78 Houghtelling, Christina ..............2003-04-05 Kilham, Joni ..........................................1977 Kinnan, Kim...........................................1990 Korver, Megan.............................1996-97-98 Koziol, Denise .................................. 1997-98 Krejci, Pam.................................1999-00-01 Krondak, Jaime....................... 1995-96-97-98 Kropp, Jenny ......................... 1998-99-00-01 Kruger, Janice.................................. 1975-76 Kruse, Janet.......................... 1988-89-90-91 Kuehner, Kenda .....................................1985 Larson, Jordan................................. 2005-06 Lichty, Marla ..............................1978-79-80 Lind, Sue ...............................................1981 Loseke, Lynae .................................. 1982-83 Luedtke, Sue......................... 1975-76-77-78 Luther, Laura........................ 1990-91-92-93 Makovicha, Theresa......................... 1978-79 Mancuso, Dani ..................... 2003-04-05-06 Marshall, Deb........................................1977 Martens, Mindy .................... 1977-78-79-80 Maser, Stacie................................... 1995-96 Melcher, Darla .......................................1984 Melcher, Lori......................... 1977-78-79-80 Miles, Krys....................................... 1978-79 Millikin, Angie ...................... 1985-86-87-88 Monson, Mandy .................... 1996-97-98-99 Mueller, Debra .......................................1980 Obermiller, Jarilyn............................ 1987-88 Oxley, Angie.......................... 1997-98-99-00 Parks, Sara............................................2001 Pilakowski, Laura...................1999-00-01-02 Ramsey, Sallye ..................... 1980-81-82-83 Richters, Kare.................................. 1981-82

2006 REVIEW

DeBolt, DeLisa ................................ 1986-87 Errthum, Rachel ............................. 1991-92 Kramer, Sharon .................... 1982-83-84-85 McFadden, Jen............................1993-94-95 McWilliams, Jill......................1997-98-99-00 Metcalf (Meendering), Nancy.... 1997-98-99-01 Noth, Cathy ......................... 1981-82-83-84 Reitsma, Lisa ....................... 1994-95-96-97 Tauke, Tonia ......................... 1996-97-98-99

Nebraska

Jordan Larson Kelsey Fautsch Jill McWilliams Stacie Maser Rachel Errthum Monica Carey Kathi DeBoer Deb Thompson Debra Mueller Ann Haberman

COACHES & STAFF

Dowling, Jenae ..................... 2000-01-02-03 Elmer, Melissa...................... 2002-03-04-05 Kanouse, Terri ...................... 1978-79-80-81 McCormick, Amanda .............................2003 Rebholz, Ally......................... 2001-02-03-04 Winsett, Billie ...................... 1992-93-94-95

Baumstark, Rachel................................2002 Dean, Erin ............................ 1980-81-82-83 Delaney, Tisha ................................. 1985-86 Endicott, Lori........................ 1985-86-87-88 Thater, Stephanie.....................1989-90-91-92 Toft, Susan ...........................................1977

Sarah Pavan Laura Pilakowski Denise Koziol Tami Thompson Sara Hesch Sue Hansen Laura Hurley Teresa Bohn

2007 HUSKERS

Illinois

Missouri

Rikli, Barb .............................................1978 Rupprecht, Deb ............................... 1978-79 Saunders, Renee ........................1995-96-97 Schadegg, Laurie ......................1979-80-81 Schonewise, Enid........................... 1983-84-85-86 Schrad, Anna........................ 2000-01-02-03 Schroeder, Emily....................................2004 Schwartz, Rachel............................. 2005-06 Sibbersen, Amy......................................2001 Siefkes, Tina..........................................1984 Smith, Meghan................................ 2004-05 Stahr, Virginia ...................... 1986-87-88-89 Stratbucker, Michelle.............................1985 Stricker, Nikki ....................... 1990-91-92-93 Thompson, Tami .............................. 1991-92 Tonniges, Kim.............................1991-92-93 Walter, Jessica................................. 1990-91 Westling, Sara............................2001-02-03 Weston, Allison......................1992-93-94-95 Weston, Nancy................................. 1976-77 Wilkinson, Nancy ........................1975-76-77 Wilson, Kathy.........................................1977 Wischmeier, Lindsay ..............1999-00-01-02 Young, Barb................................1985-86-87 Zimmerman, Lori......................1978-79-80-81

INTRODUCTION

Goff, Jenny.............................................1984 Legg, Kim ........................................ 1994-95 Pettine, Shandi ......................1978-79-80-81 Stalls, Tracy................................2004-05-06

Barsness, Linda.....................1987-88-89-90 Bloom, Connie .......................................1977 Buysse, Mary ........................ 1981-82-83-84 Fautsch, Kelsey ............................... 2003-04 Meyer, Peggy......................... 1991-92-93-94 Thompson, Deb....................... 1980-81-82-83

Jennifer Saleaumua Katie Jahnke

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All-Time Coaching Records Year 1975 1976

Head Coach Pat Sullivan Pat Sullivan

Record 34-8 49-13

Pct. .809 .790

Conference/National Finish AIAW Regional Finalist Big Eight Champion/AIAW National participant

1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit Terry Pettit

42-12-7 35-25-2 41-8-3 35-15 29-10 27-6 29-4 29-4 28-3 29-6 30-5 28-5 29-4 32-3 27-5 22-6 25-6 31-1 32-1 30-4 27-7 32-2 27-6

.746 .581 .817 .700 .744 .818 .879 .879 .903 .829 .857 .849 .879 .914 .844 .786 .807 .969 .970 .882 .794 .941 .818

Big Eight Champion/AIAW Regional semifinalist Big Eight Champion/AIAW Regional Champions Big Eight Champion/AIAW Regional runner-up Big Eight Champion/AIAW Regional runner-up Big Eight Champion Big Eight Champion/NCAA Mideast Regional semifinalist Big Eight Champion/NCAA Mideast Regional first round Big Eight Champion/NCAA Mideast Regional runner-up Big Eight Champion/NCAA Mideast Regional runner-up Big Eight Champion/NCAA National runner-up Big Eight Champion/NCAA Mideast Regional runner-up Big Eight Champion/NCAA Mideast Regional semifinalist Big Eight Champion/NCAA National runner-up Big Eight Champion/NCAA National semifinalist Big Eight Champion/NCAA Mideast Regional finalist Big Eight Champion/NCAA Mideast Regional semifinalist NCAA Mideast Regional second round Big Eight Champion/NCAA Mideast Regional runner-up Big Eight Champion/NCAA Champion Big 12 Champion/NCAA National semifinalist NCAA Pacific Regional runner-up Big 12 Champion/NCAA National semifinalist Big 12 Champion/NCAA Regional semifinalist

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Totals

John Cook John Cook John Cook John Cook John Cook John Cook John Cook

34-0 31-2 31-2 28-5 30-2 33-2 33-1 999-183-12

1.000 .940 .940 .849 .938 .943 .971 .842

Big 12 Champion/NCAA Champion Big 12 Champion/NCAA National semifinalist Big 12 Champion/NCAA Regional finalist NCAA Regional semifinalist Big 12 Champion/NCAA Regional finalist Big 12 Champion/NCAA National runner-up Big 12 Champion/NCAA Champion 33 years

Terry Pettit - 1977-1999 694-148-12 (.820)

John Cook - 2000-present 220-14-0 (.940)

OPPONENTS

All-Time Husker Volleyball Assistant Coaches

Lee Maes 2005-present

Charlene Johnson-Tagaloa 2003-2006

Craig Skinner 2000-04

Staci Wolfe 2000-02

Nikki Best 1996-99

Cathy Noth 1988-98

Todd Raasch 1995

Val Novak 1993-94

Brian BBegor 1991-92

John Cook 1988-90, 1999

Terri Killion 1988-89

Jeff Nelson 1986

Jay Potter 1984-87

Barry Janzen 1982-83

John Corbelli 1981

Linda Luedtke 1980

Russ Rose 1978-79

HISTORY

RECORDS

Lizzy Stemke 2007-present

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THE MATCH CLUB - SUPPORTING HUSKER VOLLEYBALL Champion Level ($500 and Up)

Tom & Amy Tipton Ron & Marva Tonniges Richard & Joan Tooley Ed & Sue Tricker Dick & Carol Umholtz Jim & Sandra Vyhlidal Wagonhammer Ranch, Jay & Susie Wolf Bob & Jo Wallick Wherry Brothers Inc. Williamson Honda Wish Nebraska Inc. W. Rodger Wittmann Terina A. Wortman Michael & Nancy Young Mrs. Morley Zipursky Gene Zitek

INTRODUCTION 2007 HUSKERS

Match Level ($250-$499)

Donald R. & Janice M. Sammet Stan & Joyce Samuelson John Sander Greg & Sharon Schnasse Lee & Doris Schroeder Tom & Sonia Sherman Gary Shives Pamela & Keith Simonsen Ruthelen Sittler Doug Smith Keith & Jana Spilker Sport Court of Nebraska Paul Stavropoulos Store Kraft Manufacturing Co. Heather S. Swanson Dr. Bruce E. Taylor Ellen Thompson Linda Thomsen Kristin & Kyle Timmerman Joe R. Vandenack Dr. Ronald & Jane Wall Janet Wallman Kathy Webb Ron & Karen Westerhold Larry & LouAnn White Alton “Mook” Wilhelms Lawrence W. Williams Earl Zeilinger

Ace Level ($50-$249)

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RECORDS

Irene Abernethy Todd Adamson John L. Adler Dale & Pat Alber Richard Albright Christopher C. Alcares Cindy Andersen Peggy C. Anderson Steve Anderson Gregory Armatys Del & LaRae Attebery Silvja Augstums Jocelyn Baade Michela Bahensky Gene & Joyce Baldwin Keith & Kathy Ballard Dale Barnes Rick & Deb Barnett Michael A. Bartels Jane & Lee Batterton Barbara & Jeff Bedke Daryl & Teresa Behrends William Beideck Judy & Tom Belka Jerry, Stacy, Jordan & Hannah Bell

Scott & Hanna Bendler Rod & Jeanine Bergmeier Peg L. Bergmeyer John Beyers Dagnija Bite Dale & Donna Black Rachael & Scott Black James & Nita Bledig Steve & Ruth Ann Bluma Jim Bode Kris Bogner Richard & Judy Boohar Carolyn & Ray Bossung Andrew Bowen Vernon & Verda Brandert Ken & Nancy Brauer John & Opal Breckenridge Bob & Gloria Brockley Melburn & Marian Brockmann Norbert & Esther Brockmann Dennis & Doris Brown Lloyd & Carol Brown Marian Brown Melinda Brown & Sheri Wiemann Joyce & Susan Budler Mark E. Burbach Steve & Rhonda Burbach Rich & Tammie Burns Shirley Bush Lee Butkiewicz Donald Byrnes Thomas J. Callahan Kathleen A. Cannon Donald & Deb Cantrell Jay Carstens Rick Cashen Ronald & Ruth Catt Harley & Judy Charlson Monica Choyeski Alan & Roseann Christensen Terry & Violet Christensen Dan Clark & Laurel Marsh Joni Claymon Rob & Peggy Clements Larry & Phyllis Cleveland Pat & Kae Clough Prudence & Claude Coccodrilli Dave & Mary Coleman Tom & Ginny Conley Kath & Mike Conroy Thomas & Barbara Conway Leonard & Linda Cowdin Don Crawford Deb Croft Charles E. Dahlstrom Bob & Peggy Davis Wayne & Sue Deininger

OPPONENTS

Gary Hoebelheinrich Jim & Linda Hoke Ron & Pam Hunnicutt Imig Properties LLC Don Janssen Gerald & Linda John Allen Johnson CJ., Lea Ann, Andrea & Michael Johnson Mark Jones Ralph & Beverly Kellison Max & Roberta Kellough Tom & Carol Kozel Richard & Jan Labenz David Lang Christina L. Lange Phillip & Kathy LaRoe Paul & Bette LaVigne Elaine M. Lehl Don & Sandy Lenz Kevin & Evelyn Loof Lance & Kathy Loschen Wesley Lowell Mark & Deb Lyon Charles & Patty Lyster Tim & Linda Maack Jim & Aaron Mack Mike & Ruth Mager Thomas & Janell Martin Ken Masimore Mary McArdle Dick McCashland Don & Karen Metzger James & Carolyn Micek Jim & Judy Miller Barry & Irene Moore Bill & Barb Moore Dave & Marge Moore Keith & Mary Morris Angie & Dan Muhleisen Doc Mullet David Murphy & Marian Langan Terry Nathan Marylin Nunn Bill Palmer Dr. James & Kristine Palmer Sandra Pilfold Dave Polking Lowell & Kathy Provancha David Puls Randy & Julie Raether Michael & Jody Rapp Richard & Pennie Rardin Larry & Donna Rigby Lloyd & Diana Roberts Bob & Marcia Roth Terry & Betty Rowe

2006 REVIEW

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Agri Affiliates, Inc. Agri Products, Inc. Richard & Kathleen Akerlund Dr. Cori S. Amend Bill & Tina Anderson David & Debora Backhus Jim, Sharri, Sara, Morgan & Megan Baldonado Bank of St. Edward Richard & JoEllen Becker John G. Benson Patty & Gary Bentzinger Dennis & Glenda Boesiger M.C. & Elaine Bonham Dick & Margene Bossen Donald Bowman David & Mary Brady Ron & B.J. Brittenham Paula Buck Mark & Candy Burge Gary & Pam Buser Drs. Mark Butler & Ann Willet Mike & Carol Catherall Chris C. Caudill, M.D. Daniel J. Cerny Mark & Lynn Chaulk John E. & Judith A. Cripe Max & Janene Cruikshank Louis Crunk Loren & Valda Davidson Bill & Laurie Dicke Todd Duncan Robert J. Dunn Roger & Connie Dys James A. Ehlers Rodney Ely Merlin W. Erickson Frank Feely Larry & Gail Fischer Jon Fleege Lane & Debbie Foulk Clyde & Diana Frank Mark Franklin Darrel Frisch Larry & Patricia Fritz Frank & Darlene Gaines Sherri Georges Jeff Gillen Kay Goehring Goings Custom Homes, Inc. Max Gramann Cary & Barbara Gray Peggy & Cliff Grosskopf Robert K. Hagadorn II Tom & Dorothy Hallstrom M. N. Halstead Cynthia L Hamm Frank & Joanne Hawkins James A. & Nancy E. Hegi/Cuba Norm & Linda Helzer Richard & Donna Hill Les & Lila Hineline Sue Holle Ray & Janet Holliday Don R. Holloway Cory & Shannon Honold Virgil & Ann Horne Rich, Linda, Ashton & Britney Hovendick Dee & Dave Huber Hughes Brothers, Inc. Pat Hunter Jerry & Tita Hynes Fred & Eunice Jalass Kent Jex Eric Johnson Gerald & Arlene Johnson Kent G. Johnson

Milan E. & Gloria Johnson Palmer & Shirley Johnson William & Judy Johnson Juice Stop Patrick Keelan Rich & Jeanne Kern Ted Kessner Kirk & Jo Kinberg Robert L & Wilma M Knuth Dr. Steven & Judy Krueger Gary & Diane Kubicek Gary & Janet Latimer Bill & JoAnn Leung Stewart & Claudia Livers Paul Loomis Bradley D. Lubben Dennis Lundgren Ron & Kim Lynch Stan Maly Robert G. Mercier Mick & Amy Messbarger Susy & Scott Miller Helen Misle Larry & Donna Mueller Thomas & Kathryn Neyens James F. Nissen Andrew & Lynette Oberdorfer Tom Ochsner Darlene M. Odorisio Robert M. O’Gara Charley & Nancy Ogden Loy Olson Bud & Janeese Olsson Tonn & Holly Ostergard Dr. Mark A. Palmer Owen & Cindy Paulson Larry & Jacque Paxson Ron Peery Loretta Pekarek Pamela & Lloyd Peters Lisa & Cary Peterson Debra Placek Lynn & Debby Plambeck Thomas M. Price Randy Quaintance Casimiro Rangel & Christopher Rodgers Reliant Transportation, Inc. Bruce & Kimberly Remington Shirley Rice/Four Seasons Ann Rinne Stephen L. Rohman Larry A. Roos Brian & Pete Rose Rotella Bakery Charles & Catalina Rowe Michael Runyan Ron & Geraldine Sabata Burton Schernikau Carl R. & Vicki Schmidt Bob & Sharon Schweitzer Susan Semrad Cathy & George Shaner Jerry & Patty Shorney Harley & Rose Shortridge Rob Shortridge & Kris Brenneis Steve & Jenny Skupa Mert & Anita Smith Sheryl & Larry Snyder Chuck & Shelley Sorensen Allen R. Spangler John J. Stezowski John & Gloria Strope Marvona & Michael Tavlin Travis & Wendy Teetor Tim & Renee Tewes Harold & Elizabeth Thaut Laurie Schadegg Thomas Richard & Barbara Thomas Kathleen Thuman Charles Tilgner

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Bub & Nancy Schippert Gary & Edie Schleiger Brian & Becky Schmidt Harvey L. Schmidt Dave & Charlyce Schnell Steven C. Schrad Thomas & Marcia Schrad Cory & Jodie Schuller Joan L. Schwalm Darin Schwaninger Scott Schwisow Richard & Elizabeth Scott Lisa M. Sedivy Kelly D. Sellenrick Stewart & Cathy Shepard Garold & Loretta Shiers Joe Silverman Sandra Simmons Lynn & Deb Simonsen Ron Sipp Alan & Sharon Smith Clay F. Smith Gary & Sharon Smith Randall B. Smith Russell E. Smith Lavern Sorensen Brad & Jackie Southwick Valerie L. Spale Larry L. Sparks Tim Sparks Reba Spooner Verle & Peggy Stahr Dr. Robert G. & Mrs. Mary Ann Stallings Lorvey & Peggy Stark Bill & Nancy Staub Teresa Stec Marty Stednitz William & Elizabeth Strain Thomas V. Strauss Doug, Pearl & Heather Strope Keith & Diane Stuehmer Rich & Nancy Summers Rick & Linda Summers Jeremy Suter Steve W. Sutton Kyle Swanda Douglas & Sondra Swanson Joseph Swatek Jim Swinehart Ward & Suzie Sybouts Tonia Tauke Tony & Cathy Tauke Sandra Teegerstrom Gary & Pat Thalken Jeff & Heather Theobald Myron Thomas Kelli & John Thomazin Bob & Charlene Thome Judy Thompson Douglas & Katherine Thorpe Tom & Kaye Tidball Betty & Gale Totten Susan Trabert Derek & Stephanie Trutna Jim & Mary Kay Tuma John & June Tvrdy Vance & Connie Uden

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Join the Match Club Today

If you are interested in expanding your participation and knowledge of the University of Nebraska volleyball program, THE MATCH CLUB provides an excellent opportunity. The official NU volleyball booster club allows for many special events and privileges, while helping the Huskers maintain their status as one of the nation’s elite programs. NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: E-MAIL:

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NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

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19 Conference Players of the Year

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball | This is Husker Volleyball

Nebraska Volleyball by the Numbers

Welcome to Nebraska Volleyball There is No Place Like Nebraska . . . and there is no experience like Nebraska volleyball. For more than three decades, Nebraska volleyball has set the standard of excellence in the sport. From soldout Coliseum crowds and media exposure to academic and athletic success, the Husker program is at the forefront of the sport. Nebraska volleyball players are achievers, as the Husker program leads the nation in both All-Americans (57) and CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (29). Four players have won the Honda Award in volleyball, while Sarah Pavan became the first Nebraska student-athlete to win the Honda-Broderick Cup in June of 2007, symbolizing the top female student-athlete in the country. If there is one image symbolic of the Nebraska volleyball program, it is the statue of “The Players,” which is at the main entrance of the NU Coliseum. Legendary Coach Terry Pettit said it best when the statue was unveiled in 1992. “I believe that as you enter the Coliseum for the first time and look upon the three players - each intense, focused and committed to the task - it will occur to you, as it occurs to me, that something important happens here. Something beyond individual honors or accomplishments. Something more important than the individuals themselves. This statue says, ‘This is where women come to compete.’”

2006 NCAA CHAMPIONS 3 NCAA TITLES

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57 All-America Awards

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

A Tradition of Success Nebraska has earned 25 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and owns a 999-183-1 record since 1975. The Huskers have won 30-or-more matches in 18 seasons, including six of the last seven under Coach John Cook.

Husker All-Americans Nebraska leads the nation in AVCA All-Americans, producing 29 student-athletes who have combined for 57 All-America certificates. Nebraska also tops the country with 35 firstteam All-America awards. Nebraska had four All-Americans in 2006, including first-team selections Jordan Larson and Sarah Pavan. Nebraska has had at least one All-American every season since 1983, a total of 25 straight seasons, including 22 in Coach John Cook’s seven seasons.

Olympians The Husker volleyball team has produced three U.S. Olympians: Lori Endicott (1992 and 1996); Allison Weston (2000) and Nancy Metcalf (2004).

Poll Leader Nebraska is one of only two programs nationally to be ranked in all 351 AVCA Coaches Polls since 1982. Nebraska has been ranked in the top 10 in 317 of 351 weeks all-time.

Academic Tradition Nebraska volleyball is also unmatched in the classroom. Huskers have combined for 29 CoSIDA Academic AllAmerica awards. In 2006, Sarah Pavan was named the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year not only in college volleyball, but for all of Division I athletics. In addition to Pavan, Husker volleyball players have also earned three NCAA Top Eight Awards, six Academic All-American-of-theYear awards and three NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.

This is Nebraska Volleyball “There is a love affair with our fans and our team. They’re great kids and they’re good students, and they’ve grown up wanting to be Nebraska volleyball players.” -- John Cook Nebraska Head Coach “When you talk to a Husker volleyball player, it’s like a seminar on attaining goals and achieving a full life...Players are great athletes, great students and great philosophers. They are self-starters and selfmotivators. They are motivated by success, on the court, off the court and anywhere else you’ll find it.” -- Tom Shatel Omaha World-Herald Columnist

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball

| HUSKER MATCH DAY

At the Nebraska Coliseum, volleyball is not just a game, it’s an event. Some of the things you’ll experience at an NU volleyball match include: Fans chanting “Husker Power” at deafening levels, Lil’ Red entertaining children, the Tunnel Walk whipping the crowd into a frenzy as they take the court and autograph seekers swarming the Huskers after each match.

They Said It “Volleyball’s Mecca.” -- Sports Illustrated on Campus “The first game when I was walking out on the court as a freshman, I had goosebumps. I was almost in tears knowing I was playing in a place that is so special.” -- Dani Busboom

NEBRASKA YELL SQUAD

90 CONSECUTIVE SELLOUTS AT THE NEBRASKA COLISEUM 3 NCAA TITLES

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57 All-America Awards

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

The Husker Fans The Nebraska Coliseum has been the home of Husker volleyball since the program began in 1975. The Huskers carry a streak of 90 straight sellouts at the NU Coliseum into the 2006 season. Nebraska annually ranks among the national leaders in attendance. In 2006, the Huskers finished second in the nation in attendance, drawing 78,598 fans in 19 matches for an average of 4,137 per contest. Composed of some of the most dedicated fans in the nation, The Match Club is the official booster club of the Nebraska volleyball team. Following the team to all parts of the country, The Match Club sells a variety of Husker volleyball merchandise at each match, including chairbacks and Tshirts. For more information on The Match Club, call (402) 441-9826 or visit their website at thematchclub.org.

THE BEST FANS IN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

POSTMATCH AUTOGRAPHS 28 Big Eight/Big 12 TITLES

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10 NCAA Final Fours

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19 Conference Players of the Year

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball | 1995 NCAA Champions

The 1995 Nebraska volleyball team rebounded from a setback to Stanford in its second match of the season to reel off 31 consecutive wins, including a 3-1 win over Texas to claim the program’s first national title. An amazing 28 of Nebraska’s 32 victories were 3-0 wins. The Huskers posted school records for wins and winning percentage that would stand until 2000. Three NU players were named AVCA All-Americans, including AVCA Co-National Player-of-the-Year Allison Weston.

1995 CAPTAINS

Christy Johnson and Allison Weston celebrate the Huskers’ first national title in volleyball.

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

2000 NCAA Champions NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

The 2000 Nebraska volleyball team produced one of the best seasons in NCAA history, culminating with the program’s second national championship with a 3-2 victory over Wisconsin. Ranked sixth and 11th in the preseason polls, the young Huskers finished the season with a 34-0 record and became just the second team in NCAA history to go undefeated and win a national title. First-year Coach John Cook was named the AVCA Coach of the Year, and first-year setter Greichaly Cepero earned AVCA National Playerof-the-Year honors.

HUSKERS CELEBRATE MATCH POINT

Partial Speech from President Bush - May 31, 2001 “This has been an unbelievably strong team, made up of some unique individuals, starting with the Player of the Year, Greichaly Cepero. It is a huge honor to be the player of the year. And Greichaly, congratulations to you, and Amber Holmquist and Laura Pilakowski. But it’s more than just being great players, it’s important to be good people, too. And that’s the thing that I have been most impressed with by this club. Not only are the girls up here champs on the court, but they’ve been champs in the classroom. And it’s important for young men and women who look at the Nebraska champs to understand that quality of life is more than just blocking shots. Good quality of life means excelling in the classroom and also in the neighborhoods across America ... And finally, I can’t go without saying how impressed I am by the Nebraska fan base. Whether it be for women’s volleyball or maybe football. But there’s nothing like the Big Red.”

Setter Greichaly Cepero was selected as the AVCA Player of the Year and won the Honda Sport Award in volleyball in 2000.

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10 NCAA Final Fours

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19 Conference Players of the Year

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball | 2006 NCAA Champions

The 2006 Nebraska volleyball team was dominant from start to finish, going 33-1 en route to winning the school’s third national title. The Huskers were ranked No. 1 all season, becoming only the third team in NCAA history to accomplish the feat. The Huskers swept 24 of 34 matches and were a perfect 12-0 against nationally ranked teams. The Huskers capped the season with wins over fourth-ranked UCLA and second-ranked Stanford at the NCAA Championship in front of sold-out crowds at Qwest Center Omaha. Four players earned AVCA AllAmerica honors, including AVCA National Player of the Year Sarah Pavan.

They Said It “They come from Canada, they come from Colorado. They come from small Nebraska towns and the state’s two largest cities. But it’s not only about where these athletes come from, it’s about how they came together. And this year; nobody will forget where they came together when it mattered most. No. 1 Nebraska celebrated its third national title on Saturday night in downtown Omaha. No school had won it all on its own turf in 15 years, and no volleyball team had played before such a raucous home-court crowd.” -- Omaha World-Herald (12/17/06)

HUSKERS MEET WITH PRESIDENT BUSH Steve Morikawa of American Honda presents Sarah Pavan with a plaque at the Honda-Broderick Cup Award ceremony in New York City. Pavan became the first University of Nebraska student-athlete to receive the Honda-Broderick Cup, symbolic of the female college studentathlete of the year.

“It was the biggest hoopla ever surrounding a volleyball Final Four. In terms of the focus on our sport, we’ve never experienced anything like that.” -- Stanford Coach John Dunning

The NCAA Championships at Qwest Center Omaha shattered NCAA attendance records, including a sellout crowd of 17,209 for the championship match between No. 1 Nebraska and No. 2 Stanford.

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57 All-America Awards

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

Husker captains Tracy Stalls, Dani Busboom and Christina Houghtelling pose with the trophy following the Huskers’ 3-1 victory over second-ranked Stanford at the NCAA Championships.

Rachel Holloway and Tracy Stalls were two of four Huskers who earned AVCA All-America honors in 2006. Stalls, who led the Big 12 in hitting percentage, was a second-team honoree. Holloway, a third-team honoree, became only the second freshman setter to start for a national championship team.

HUSKERS CELEBRATE THEIR THIRD NCAA TITLE

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball

| Setting Tradition

Nebraska has built a reputation as one of the most prestigious volleyball programs in the country. The Huskers have consistently developed student-athletes into some of the world’s best volleyball players, which has made Nebraska a haven for the game’s premier setters. In the last 23 seasons, Nebraska has produced 16 All-Americans at the sport’s toughest position.

Rachel

Holloway 2006 AVCA All-American 2006 All-Big 12 2006 U.S. Junior Team Captain Led NU to 2006 NCAA Title

Val

Greichaly

Novak Two-Time AVCA All-American U.S. National Team Member 1990 Big Eight Player of the Year Three-Time All-Big Eight

“Our All-America setters all understood the game beyond themselves. They were willing to lead and serve their teammates. They were willing to do whatever it took to make the team a better team. It’s an unusual person who is willing to do that over the long haul.”

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2000 AVCA Division I Player of the Year Two-Time First-Team AVCA All-American Two-Time Big 12 Player of the Year Led NU to 2000 NCAA Title U.S. National Team Member

Lori

Endicott

-- Terry Pettit Former Husker Coach

3 NCAA TITLES

Cepero

Two-Time U.S. Olympian 1992 Olympic Bronze Medalist Two-Time All-American Two-Time Big Eight Player of the Year CoSIDA Academic All-American

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NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

Cathy

Noth U.S. National Team Member 1998 U.S. Olympic Alternate Two-Time AVCA All-American Three-Time All-Big Eight Three-Time Big Eight Tournament MVP

Tisha

Delaney 1986 AVCA All-American Two-Time All-Big Eight 1986 Big Eight Tournament MVP

Fiona

Nepo Three-Time AVCA All-American 1998 Big 12 Player of the Year Three-Time All-Big 12 NU’s Career Assist Leader

Nikki

(Stricker) Best Time All-Big Eight 1993 Big Eight Player of the Year Second in Career Assists

Christy

Johnson Two-Time AVCA All-American Two-Time All-Big Eight CoSIDA Academic All-American Led NU to 1995 NCAA Title

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2007 Nebraska Volleyball | Middle Blockers

1983

Nebraska has enjoyed a tradition of success at the middle blocker position. Since Terri Kanouse captured All-America honors in 1980, Husker middle blockers have combined for 18 All-America certificates, including former Honda Award winner Karen Dahlgren in 1986. Under Coach John Cook, Nebraska’s middle blockers have annually been one of the nation’s top units. In the last seven seasons, the Huskers have led the nation in blocks five times, including both 2005 and 2006. Nebraska middle blockers have combined for eight AVCA All-America certificates and have had the national individual blocking champion on three occasions, most recently in 2005.

Amber

Karen

Three-Time AVCA All-American 2000 NCAA Blocks Leader 2002 Big 12 Co-Player of the Year Big 12 All-Decade Team

1986 Honda Sport Award Winner in Volleyball Two-Time AVCA All-American Three-Time Academic All-American Led Nebraska in blocks for four seasons

Holmquist

Dahlgren

Tracy

Stalls 2007 U.S. National Team Member 2006 AVCA All-American

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NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

HUSKER MIDDLE BLOCKERS SINCE 2000 Stephanie

5 NCAA TEAM BLOCKING TITLES (2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005)

Thater

Three-Time AVCA All-American Three-Year U.S. National Team Member Two-Time Big Eight Player of the Year

3 NCAA INDIVIDUAL BLOCKS TITLES Amber Holmquist (2000) • Melissa Elmer (2004-05) 8 AVCA ALL-AMERICA AWARDS 9 FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG 12 AWARDS 2 CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

Virginia

Stahr

Two-Time AVCA All-American 1989 Big Eight Female Athlete of the Year 1989 Big Eight Player of the Year Two-Time Academic All-American of the Year

Megan

Korver 1998 AVCA All-American NCAA Record Holder for Hitting Pct. in a Match (1.000) 1998 All-Big 12

Melissa

Elmer Three-Time AVCA All-American Two-Time NCAA Blocks Leader 2005 Honda Award Finalist Three-Time All-Big 12 USA A2 National Team Big 12’s All-Time Leader in Blocks (767)

Terri

Kanouse 1980 All-American Three-Time All-Big Eight 28 Big Eight/Big 12 TITLES

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2007 Nebraska Volleyball | Giving Back

In a study released in the summer of 2006, Nebraska ranked as the No. 2 state in the nation in volunteerism. The Nebraska volleyball team has played a major role in the volunteer spirit across the Cornhusker state, giving back to the community in many ways. Husker players help mentor youths in local schools, visit children in hospitals and make appearances at events throughout Nebraska. The Huskers play a leading role in the “School is Cool” Celebration and the “Tour of Excellence” which reaches thousands of children across the state with a positive message.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

YOUTH CLINICS Above: Rachel Schwartz and Christina Houghtelling participate in the Lil’ Spikers Clinic at the NU Coliseum. Right: The Huskers received the 2006-07 Team Life Skills Award at the annual academic banquet. The award recognizes teams for their work in the community.

2006-07 LIFE SKILLS TEAM CHAMPION 3 NCAA TITLES

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING PROGRAMS

Above: Jordan Larson poses for a photo with young fans after a Husker volleyball match at the NU Coliseum. Top: Amanda Gates and Tracy Stalls (insert) read to elementary school children during one of the Huskers’ school visits. Left: Sarah Pavan was the keynote speaker at the annual School is Cool Jam, speaking to over 2,500 elementary and middle school kids in the Lincoln community.

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19 Conference Players of the Year

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball | Coaching Staff

Since taking over for legendary coach Terry Pettit on Dec. 15, 1999, John Cook has led Nebraska to a pair of national titles, four NCAA semifinal appearances and six Big 12 Conference titles.

JOHN COOK

Cook has guided NU to a 220-14 overall record and a 135-5 league mark. With Cook at the helm, NU has produced one U.S. Olympian, three AVCA Division I National Players of the Year, one NCAA Top Eight award winner, two Honda Award winners, 22 AVCA All-Americans, two CoSIDA Academic All-Americans of the Year and nine CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.

NCAA Winningest Active Coaches No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Coach, Current School Dave Shoji, Hawaii Russ Rose, Penn St. Mary Wise, Florida John Dunning, Stanford John Cook, Nebraska

Record 926-163-1 891-157 603-117 613-132 381-87

Pct. .850 .850 .838 .823 .814

John

Cook

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Team Nebraska Florida Hawaii USC Penn State

Record 220-14 218-23 216-25 187-30 198-35

Two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year One of only five coaches in NCAA history to be a two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year (2000 and 2005) 1992 U.S. Men’s Olympic Team Assistant Coach

Head Coach Eighth Season

Winningest Programs (2000-06) Pct. .940 .904 .895 .862 .850

LIZZY STEMKE

LEE MAES

Lizzy

Stemke Assistant Coach First Season

Lee

Maes

Former U.S. National Team Setter Played Professionally in France and Puerto Rico Two-Time AVCA All-American

Head Assistant Coach Third Season Trained eight All-Americans at NU in 2005-06 2004-05 USA A2 National Team Assistant Coach Worked with USA Volleyball Program since 1993

3 NCAA TITLES

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57 All-America Awards

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

Retired Jerseys NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

Five former Husker volleyball players have received the highest honor the Nebraska program can bestow, a retired jersey at the NU Coliseum. Karen Dahlgren, Lori Endicott, Cathy Noth, and Allison Weston received a permanent place in the NU Coliseum during the 2003 season, as a Wall of Honor was created to highlight the accomplishments of the program’s most outstanding student-athletes. In August of 2004, Janet Kruse became the fifth Husker to have her jersey retired, as she was honored for her academic and athletic achievements at Nebraska.

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19 Conference Players of the Year

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball | First-Class Facilities

The home of Nebraska volleyball since the program’s earliest days, the 4,030-seat NU Coliseum is one of the top venues in all of college athletics. Set in the center of the University of Nebraska campus, the Coliseum has served as a home for Husker Athletics since the 1920s. The volleyball team has called the Coliseum home since 1975. Nebraska annually ranks among the nation’s attendance leaders and has sold out 90 consecutive matches dating back to the 2001 season. The Coliseum features many amenities for the volleyball program including medical facilities as well as a players lounge with study area and a team locker room.

PLAYERS LOUNGE The NU Coliseum provides a beautiful architectural display highlighted by its powerful Roman columns. While its beauty is appreciated by Husker players, coaches and fans, it is one of the most intimidating places for opponents to play.

COLISEUM ARCHITECTURE

ANNUAL LEADERS IN ATTENDANCE 3 NCAA TITLES

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

HAWKS CHAMPIONSHIP CENTER FIELD

The Hawks Championship Center (above, left) provides a year-round indoor training center for Husker volleyball. The facility features 81,200 square feet field which is available to all 23 of Nebraska’s varsity teams and provides a controlled environment with excellent lighting. The Hawks Championship Center includes an Olympic-sized (8x16 meters) sand volleyball court (below). The special sand has been washed and polished to prevent dust, similar to the sand used during Olympic beach competition.

HAWKS CHAMPIONSHIP CENTER VOLLEYBALL SAND COURT 28 Big 8/Big 12 TITLES

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19 Conference Players of the Year

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2007 Nebraska Volleyball | First-Class Facilities

Nebraska’s top facilities are not limited to the volleyball program. Nearly every Husker sport enjoys a venue that ranks among the nation’s best. Nebraska is dedicated to providing its athletes top-notch game-day and practice atmospheres in every sport. Nebraska annually hosts several Big 12 and NCAA Championship events, including volleyball, baseball, soccer, softball, track and field, gymnastics, golf, wrestling and swimming and diving.

The Nebraska Indoor Track and Field facility received $2.7 million in renovations in 2000, distinguishing it among the world’s best. It features a hydraulic-banked track, one of three in the nation and only seven in the world.

NEBRASKA INDOOR TRACK

MEMORIAL STADIUM

One of the “Cathedrals of College Football” according to The Sporting News, Memorial Stadium is the home of the five-time national champion football program. The Stadium, which has been sold out for an NCAA record 282 consecutive games entering 2007, recently underwent a $50 million expansion, increasing capacity beyond 80,000 for the first time.

BOB DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER

Completed in June of 2001, Hawks Field at Haymarket Park is the crown jewel of a $29.53 million baseball and softball complex that is among the best in the nation. In 2006, the Nebraska baseball team averaged more than 5,000 fans per game for the first time in school history, while hosting an NCAA Regional for the third time in four seasons.

HAWKS FIELD

Bowlin Stadium, the home of Nebraska softball, ranks among the best facilities in the nation. In addition to providing the best atmosphere in the country, it is conveniently located near Hawks Field and the Haymarket district in downtown Lincoln. The stadium has not gone unappreciated on the national scene, as Bowlin Stadium has hosted NCAA Regionals three of the last four seasons.

Named after NU’s longtime football coach and athletic director, the 13,595-seat Bob Devaney Sports Center is home to the Husker basketball, gymnastics, swimming and diving, track and field and wrestling teams. The Devaney Center has hosted numerous NCAA postseason events since its opening in 1976, including the 2003 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships, and NU will host the event again in 2009.

BOWLIN STADIUM 3 NCAA TITLES

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57 All-America Awards

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

The Tom andWinningest Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex NCAA’s Program Since 2000

The Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex is the new home of Nebraska Athletics at the north end of Memorial Stadium. In addition to housing the Huskers’ Strength Complex and Athletic Medicine areas, it includes the Nebraska athletic administrative areas and is attached to the Hawks Championship Center by a skybridge. Once inside the main doors on the Northwest corner of the Osborne Athletic Complex, visitors are greeted by a stunning 40-foot waterfall, an impressive and sophisticated donor wall and the entrance to the Charles and Romona Myers Performance Center. The new Nebraska Strength Complex in the Charles and Romona Myers Performance Center is used by all of NU’s nearly 600 student-athletes. Approximately 50 percent larger than the previous weight room located in the West Stadium, the Strength Complex and Athletic Medicine are located just across the skybridge from the Hawks Championship Center. An area where athletes can grab a nutritional drink, relax after a workout or check their e-mail sits just outside the Strength Complex and adjacent to the Hawks Championship Center.

OSBORNE ATHLETIC COMPLEX SKYBRIDGE TO THE HAWKS CHAMPIONSHIP CENTER

CHARLES AND ROMONA MYERS PERFORMANCE CENTER

THE HEART OF HUSKER SPORTS 28 Big Eight/Big 12 TITLES

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10 NCAA Final Fours

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19 Conference Players of the Year

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball | Nutrition

Nebraska caters to the needs of athletes at home and on the road. Nebraska’s Coordinator of Sports Nutrition Brian Lehmann works with all 23 of Nebraska’s sports by educating athletes on topics such as gaining weight, losing body fat, staying hydrated, increasing energy, and supplement use. This knowledge can be applied in Nebraska’s Performance Buffet. Making solid nutritional choices not only helps an athlete become stronger, but also improves gameday performance. The Nebraska Performance Buffet is open to the public each day for lunch, while dinner is available to all Husker student-athletes.

MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES

HEWIT CENTER DINING AREA The Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Complex features a student-athlete nutrition area, allowing Husker athletes an opportunity to properly rehydrate following workouts in the Hawks Championship Center or in the Charles and Romona Myers Performance Center.

STUDENT-ATHLETE NUTRITION STATION

3 NCAA TITLES

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

Athletic Medicine NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

Providing expert care to nearly 600 Husker studentathletes, Nebraska features one of the most welltrained and highly skilled athletic medicine staffs in the country. Under the guidance of Director of Athletic Medicine Dr. Lonnie Albers and Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist Jerry Weber, the 2007-08 Nebraska athletic medicine staff consists of five doctors, two therapist/ trainers, five athletic trainers and six graduate assistant athletic trainers. Assistant athletic trainer Jolene Emricson is in her sixth season with the Husker volleyball team in 2007. Nebraska’s team of orthopaedists is led by Chief of Staff Dr. Pat Clare, a nationally respected orthopaedic surgeon with more than 30 years of service to Husker athletics.

NEBRASKA ATHLETIC MEDICINE

INTERNAL X-RAY FACILITIES

NEBRASKA ATHLETIC MEDICINE

HYDROTHERAPY POOLS

The Athletic Medicine Center features a hydrotherapy area that includes a three-level laned pool, which allows student-athletes across all of Nebraska’s sports to work out simultaneously. The Hydroworks 1000 Treadmill Pool is equipped with two cameras underwater for evaluation and assessment, while hot and cold plunge tanks are also available to the Huskers. The state-of-the-art hydrotherapy areas allow the Huskers to engage in rehabilitation and conditioning programs under the direct supervision of Nebraska’s medical and training staff.

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10 NCAA Final Fours

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19 Conference Players of the Year

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball | Husker Power

Husker Power, the model strength and conditioning program in the nation, plays a major role in the continuing success of Nebraska athletics. With seven full-time members and four interns, Nebraska’s Performance Team is one of the most comprehensive strength and conditioning organizations in the nation. Nebraska’s strength training facilities have always been among the finest in the nation. The strength complex was one of the most efficient and welldesigned weight rooms in the country for nearly three decades, and has grown even larger with the completion of the Osborne Athletic Complex in 2006.

CHARLES AND ROMONA MYERS PERFORMANCE CENTER

NEBRASKA’S WORLD-CLASS STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FACILITIES 3 NCAA TITLES

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57 All-America Awards

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION

“The University of Nebraska strength development program is the model for others in the country.” Phillip Hage Editor of Physician and Sports Medicine Magazine

Three Reasons for Success Program The Husker Power Strength and Conditioning ProgramProgram is geared for maximum improvement of performance on the field. Each athlete receives their own individual computerized program. Supervision - The Athletic Performance Team has seven full-time strength and conditioning specialists. The Performance Team provides a wide range of services to help athletes prepare for a successful athletic career.

Former NU All-American volleyball player Laura Pilakowski is in her fourth season as the Huskers’ strength coach. She still holds the all-time Husker Power Performance Index record for female athletes.

Facilities - The Charles and Romona Myers Performance Center is the finest all-around athletic facility in the nation, providing athletes with all the tools necessary to achieve at the highest level. Nebraska’s strength and conditioning facilities also include a weight room at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

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2007 Nebraska Volleyball | Academic Success

The success of Nebraska athletes reaches far beyond athletic competition. More Husker student-athletes have been selected to CoSIDA Academic All-America teams than from any other school in the nation, and more Huskers have earned academic all-conference honors than athletes from any other league school. NU has led the Big 12 in graduation rates in seven of the conference’s first 11 years.

STUDENT-ATHLETE ACADEMIC BANQUET

Rachel Schwartz (left) was one of eight Huskers named first-team academic All-Big 12 in 2006. Two-time AllAmerican Jennifer Saleaumua (below) earned her degree in December of 2006 and became part of NU’s Big 12-leading 94 percent exhausted eligibility graduation rate.

Nebraska Academic Highlights Nebraska has the highest number of first-, secondand third-team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in the nation with 252. NU has had 122 of those earn first-team honors, including 71 since 1990. A total of 15 Husker student-athletes have earned the NCAA Today’s Top Eight Award. NU boasts a 94-percent Exhausted Eligibility Graduation Rate for student-athletes. In 2005, Nebraska received the National Consortium for Academics and Sport Award of Excellence for highest combined total in community outreach and degree completion.

GRADUATION DAY

Nebraska leads the nation in volleyball academic AllAmericans with 29, which is 19 more than any other program in the country. The Nebraska volleyball program has been honored with the AVCA Team Academic Award 12 times, the most of any Division I school in the country. Nebraska student-athletes claimed 131 academic All-Big 12 selections across all sports, including 109 first-team academic All-Big 12 honorees. The NU volleyball team was responsible for eight of these selections in 2006, and all eight were first-team selections. NU student-athletes also earned a Big 12-leading 525 spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall and Spring Academic Honor Rolls, 46 more than a year ago.

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57 All-America Awards

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

The Nebraska Academic Experience From the day student-athletes decide the University of Nebraska is the right place to be, the athletic academic counseling unit provides personal support, academic support and professional development to ensure that student-athletes will get the most out of their years as Huskers.

HERO LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION BREAKFAST

Step 1: Professional Development Career Exploration Services are in place to help student-athletes explore academic majors and career options. Nebraska is considered a pioneer in all phases of career counseling. It is critical to declare a major and find a career path consistent with your skills, abilities and goals.

Jordan Larson represented the Husker volleyball team as one of 26 HERO award winners at Nebraska in 2007. The student-athletes were nominated by members of the Athletic/Academic Staff and coaching staffs, and the student-athletes were recognized for demonstrating outstanding leadership and citizenship.

SUCCESS ON THE COURT AND IN THE CLASSROOM

Career Planning Nebraska will prepare you better than any program in the country to be extremely competitive in the job market. Student-athletes have unique transferable athletic skills that provide a definite advantage throughout the job search process. Career and Graduate School Placement Nebraska offers many opportunities for you to network and interact with prospective employers. The athletic department coordinates a student-athlete career fair and hosts an athlete-helping-athlete networking night. Furthermore, University Career Services coordinates numerous job and graduate fairs throughout the year that will help position you for full-time employment or graduate admissions.

Former Husker Dani Mancuso was one of many Huskers to find success both on the court and in the classroom. Mancuso was a two-year starter on the Husker volleyball team, helping the Huskers to a national title in 2006. A three-time academic All-Big 12 selection, Mancuso earned her bachelor’s degree in communication studies in May of 2007.

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10 NCAA Final Fours

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19 Conference Players of the Year

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball | Academic Support

Featuring one of the most innovative and comprehensive academic support systems in the country, Nebraska is dedicated to helping its student-athletes become outstanding leaders in their chosen fields. The athletic support team is comprised of 10 full-time staff members and tutorial staff addressing all subject areas.

Step 2: Academic Guidance Educational Assessments Assessments are administered during new studentathlete orientation to help determine your strengths and areas for improvement. Results allow academic counselors to develop a personalized academic support program and team. Tutorial Support A tremendous resource for all academic abilities, unlimited tutorial support is available from day one up to college graduation. Subject and mentor tutors help provide academic support and study strategies to be successful.

Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), an All-American on the court and an NCAA Top Eight Award winner in the classroom, was a ribbon cutter for Nebraska’s Hall of Distinction in 2004. The Hall of Distinction recognizes the more than 5,000 Nebraska student-athletes in history who have graduated from the University and lettered in a varsity sport.

Supplemental Instruction A sub-component of the tutorial program, targeted group review sessions help ease the adjustment to college academics while building academic selfesteem. Academic Supervision Ten professional academic counselors are in place to monitor daily academic progress, receive consistent course feedback and monitor athletic eligibility.

NEBRASKA’S HALL OF DISTINCTION

Computer Resources Student-athletes enjoy a state-of-the art computer lab with nearly 50 computers and professional supervision. Laptops are also available during team travel.

Nebraska volleyball standout Sarah Pavan (right) received the highest athletic honor that a female college athlete can receive, as she was named the 2006-07 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. Pavan was presented the Honda-Broderick Cup, which not only recognizes outstanding athletic achievement but team contributions, scholastics and community involvement as well. Pavan became the first University of Nebraska student-athlete to ever win the Honda-Broderick Cup. 3 NCAA TITLES

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57 All-America Awards

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

Part of Nebraska’s comprehensive academic support program includes professional development and career enhancement. Former Huskers return to campus regularly to share their insight and experiences with student-athletes such as Dani Busboom and Christina Houghtelling.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT Nebraska’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) gives current Huskers an avenue to expand their leadership experiences beyond the field of competition. Each team is represented on SAAC, giving studentathletes a well-respected voice not only with Nebraska administrators, but also with the Big 12 Conference and NCAA.

Step 3: Personal Support Student-Athlete Orientation The Hewit Center staff coordinates New StudentAthlete Orientation to help you adjust to the multiple demands of being a college student-athlete. Life Skills Program Proactive life skills education is provided to teach skills necessary to succeed in college and beyond. National and campus presenters address topics focusing on responsible decision-making in all aspects of life. Teams compete for the annual Life Skills Award honoring the team that was the most committed to all aspects of life skills education and programming initiatives. Personal Counseling Student-athletes will find a supportive and caring environment at Nebraska. Transitional issues, stress management, time management, academic focus and problem resolution are all addressed in a proactive manner throughout the year. Counseling referrals are also made if necessary to mental health professionals at the University Health Center.

STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Multi-Cultural Support Designed to enhance cultural awareness, staff members concentrate efforts on issues of transition, adjustment and retention for students of color, international students and women. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee A leadership student group featuring representation from every Husker team that has continuous communication with athletic administrators, the Big 12 Conference and NCAA staff. Husker Outreach Program Involvement and leadership are priorities at Nebraska. Student-athletes can choose from more than 20 outreach programs ranging from hospital visits to motivational assemblies. Nebraska student-athletes reach over 100,000 youth statewide on an annual basis.

Columns in the Hewit and Boekel Academic Center display the names of every Husker student-athlete who has lettered in a varsity sport and graduated from the University of Nebraska. 28 Big Eight/Big 12 TITLES

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10 NCAA Final Fours

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19 Conference Players of the Year

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball | Academic Excellence

As one of the nation’s premier public institutions, the University of Nebraska is committed to undergraduate learning and world-class research. In early 2001, Nebraska was named to a national list of 16 schools that serve as a role model for other institutions by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Quality instruction is emphasized in Nebraska’s 147 undergraduate majors, which are spread through nine undergraduate colleges.

The University of Nebraska was chartered by the Nebraska Legislature in 1869 as the state’s public university and land-grant institution. Founded in Lincoln, the University of Nebraska was expanded in 1968 into a state educational system now comprising four campuses under the guidance of a Board of Regents and a central administration. To discover more about the University of Nebraska visit unl.edu.

CITY CAMPUS UNION

To learn more about NU athletics, visit Huskers.com.

Named for UNL alumni Irene and Winslow Van Brunt, the Van Brunt Visitors Center is located at the gateway to the city campus. The new UNL Van Brunt Visitors Center offers resources and information for visitors to the UNL campus, and is utilized extensively for recruiting new students by the UNL Office of Admissions, which has offices and staff located in the building.

VAN BRUNT VISITORS CENTER

3 NCAA TITLES

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57 All-America Awards

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25 NCAA Tournament Appearances

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

NCAA’s Winningest Program Since 2000

ESTHER L. KAUFFMAN ACADEMIC RESIDENTIAL CENTER

“I can honestly say that I do not remember a time when the prospects for enhancing the academic quality or reputation of this University were brighter.” Harvey Perlman University of Nebraska Chancellor

Famous Nebraska Alumni George W. Beadle Class of 1926, Geneticist Genetic pioneer earned 1958 Nobel Prize

Warren E. Buffett Class of 1951, Financier Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Second on Forbes 400 List Johnny Carson Class of 1949, Entertainer Host of NBC’s Tonight Show 1962-1992 The Don L. Love Memorial Library is the main library in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln library system. Located on the southern edge of City Campus, it is bounded by two lovely botanical areas, Love Garden and Cather Garden.

LOVE LIBRARY

Willa Cather Class of 1895, Author 1923 Pulitzer Prize winner for One of Ours Harold E. Edgerton Class of 1925, Inventor Inventor of strobe light for high-speed photography Barbara Hendricks Class of 1969, Opera Singer Internationally acclaimed lyric soprano Leta Stetter Hollingworth Class of 1906, Education Psychologist Founder of first school for gifted children Bob Kerry Class of 1966, Political Leader Former presidential candidate U.S. Senator, 1988-2000 General John J. Pershing Class of 1893, Military Strategist American Expeditionary Forces Commander in WWI

2007 Nebraska Volleyball | Home of the Huskers

Featuring the advantages of an urban setting, the Star City is only minutes away from the scenic beauty and wide open spaces of America’s Heartland. Living in Lincoln enables one to enjoy the benefits of life in a city, while residing in a community that consistently lists one of the lowest crime rates in the nation among cities its size.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

Lincoln, also known as the Star City, has been ranked among the 10 best places to live in the United States, and among the top five “most fit” cities in the nation. The Coach Callahan 5K Fun Run for Resources not only helped contribute to Lincoln’s fitness level in 2004, 2005 and 2006, it also raised money for diabetes research and the UNL Libraries. Nebraska’s capital city, Lincoln’s population of nearly 236,000 makes it the second-largest city in the Big 12 Conference. In addition to major entertainers, live stage theaters, art museums and galleries, Lincoln offers more than 6,000 acres of parks, including 10 lakes, 11 municipal swimming pools, more than 80 miles of biking and hiking trails and 12 public golf courses.

THE LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS 3 NCAA TITLES

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

NCAA’s The Winningest Good Life Program Since 2000

Nebraska residents truly live “The Good Life.” The state features major metropolitan areas, including Lincoln and Omaha, which is the telecommunications capital of the nation, and plenty of history as well. The state also features a diverse landscape ideal for those who enjoy the great outdoors, whether it be hiking, biking, hunting or fishing. Located in the heart of the nation’s heartland, Nebraska is centrally located and just a few hours drive from Chicago, Denver and Kansas City.

Prominent People With Nebraska Ties

ROSENBLATT STADIUM

Nebraska’s largest city, Omaha, is less than an hour’s drive from Lincoln and has a population of nearly 800,000. Omaha is home to Rosenblatt Stadium (top), the NCAA College World Series, the AAA Omaha Royals, the world-renowned Henry Doorly Zoo and Qwest Center Omaha (below), which hosts the 2006 and 2008 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship, the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds and the 2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships.

STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND

Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887-1950) * Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Clayton Anderson (1959-) *# NASA Astronaut Richie Ashburn (1927-1997) * Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Outfielder Fred Astaire (1897-1987) * Academy & Emmy Award Winner Marlon Brando (1924-2004) * Academy Award-Winning Actor Dick Cheney (1941- ) * Vice-President of the United States Henry Fonda (1905-1982) * Academy Award-Winning and Tony Award-Winning Actor Gerald R. Ford Jr. (1913-2006) * U.S. President & Vice-President Bob Gibson (1935- ) * Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher Clifford Hardin (1915- ) # U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Marg Helgenberger (1958- ) # Actress, CSI, Erin Brockovich, China Beach William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) # Three-Time Presidential Candidate Peter Kiewit (1900-1979) * Construction Magnate & Philanthropist Malcolm X (1925-1965) * Civil Rights Activist Nick Nolte (1941- ) * Academy Award Nominee Alexander Payne (1961- )* Award-Winning Writer, Director, Producer About Schmidt, Election, Sideways Andy Roddick (1982- )* Top-ranked American Tennis Player (2003-05); U.S. Open Champion Gale Sayers (1943- )* National Football League Hall of Fame Running Back Gabrielle Union (1972- ) * Actress & Model *Born in Nebraska #Lived in Nebraska

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2007 Nebraska Volleyball | National Powers

One of the nation’s premier athletic programs, Nebraska is dedicated to and successful in all 23 of its varsity sports. In 2006-07, eight of Nebraska’s teams finished among the top 25 in their respective sports, including five top-10 finishes in volleyball, rifle, bowling, men’s and women’s gymnastics. Nebraska has won 23 team national championships, including the 2006 NCAA volleyball crown, since 1970.

2006 NCAA VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS

Peak Performances Sarah Pavan (bottom right) of the Nebraska volleyball team was one of three Huskers to earn the highest athletic honors in their sports in 2006-07. Pavan was the AVCA National Player of the Year, while bowling’s Amanda Bourgoyne was the NCAA Player of the Year and wrestling’s Paul Donahoe captured the national crown at 125 pounds. Pavan went on to earn the highest honor in collegiate athletics, as she was named the 2006-07 Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year, becoming the first Husker to bring home the Honda-Broderick Cup. In 2006-07, Nebraska produced 28 individual AllAmericans who captured 37 All-America awards in their respective sports. Nebraska finished either first or second in the conference in 18 sports, including Big 12 titles in volleyball, women’s gymnastics and men’s indoor track and field.

Coach John Cook’s Nebraska volleyball team reached the pinnacle of success in 2006, winning the program’s third national championship in the last 12 seasons. The Huskers advanced to the NCAA title match for the sixth time in school history and rolled to a victory over Stanford in front of an NCAA record crowd of 17,209 at the Qwest Center Omaha.

Emily Parsons (right) continued her national dominance through her junior year, as she was named a first-team All-American on vault and floor exercise, bringing her career total to nine All-America awards.

Paul Donahoe 2007 NCAA Champion

HONDA-BRODERICK CUP WINNER SARAH PAVAN 3 NCAA TITLES

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4 AVCA NAtional Players of the Year

NCAA’s BigWinningest 12 Leaders Program Since 2000

In addition to Nebraska’s amazing success at the national level, the Huskers have been leaders in the powerful Big 12 Conference during the last decade. Nebraska has captured 58 total team titles, including 19 championships in track and field, eight in volleyball, eight in soccer, seven in baseball, six in women’s gymnastics, six in softball, two in swimming and diving and two in football.

THREE-TIME BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Sheryl Morgan Big 12 Outdoor Champion 400 hurdles

Brittany Timko

FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG 12

Tony Watson

Aleks Maric Second-Team All-Big 12

Kiera Hardy Three-Time First-Team All-Big 12

2007 BIG 12 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS TEAM CHAMPIONS 28 Big Eight/Big 12 TITLES

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10 NCAA Final Fours

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19 Conference Players of the Year

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29 Academic All-Americans

2007 Nebraska Volleyball | Radio/Television Roster

John Cook

#1 Maggie Griffin

#2 Kayla Banwarth

#3 Christina Houghtelling

#4 Lindsey Licht

#5 Rachel Schwartz

#6 Jordan Wilberger

#8 Brooke Delano

#9 Sarah Pavan

#10 Jordan Larson

#11 Tracy Stalls

#12 Rachel Holloway

#15 Kori Cooper

#17 Amanda Gates

#19 Tara Mueller

Head Coach Eighth Season

Fr. | RS | 6-5 Aurora, Colo.

Sr. | RS | 6-5 Kitchener, Ontario

So. | MB | 6-2 Amarillo, Texas

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Sr. | S | 6-0 St. Charles, Ill.

Jr. | L | 5-9 Lincoln, Neb.

Jr. | OH | 6-2 Hooper, Neb.

57 All-America Awards

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Fr. | L | 5-10 Dubuque, Iowa

Fr. | MB | 6-1 Scottsbluff, Neb.

Sr. | MB | 6-4 Denver, Colo.

Sr. | OH | 6-2 Cambridge, Neb.

Fr. | MB | 6-4 Bellevue, Neb.

So. | S | 5-10 Franklin, Tenn.

Fr. | OH | 6-0 Scottsdale, Ariz.

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