LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In each of the first 43 years of the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship, a male head coach has lifted the trophy at the end of the tournament. That streak will end on Sunday when Louisville’s Dani Busboom Kelly and Penn State’s Katie...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Three points away. That’s how close Nebraska volleyball was to a return to the national championship. Leading 22-16, three more plays were all the Huskers needed, but they couldn’t find a way to make them. Instead, it was the Nittany Lions who shined...
The libero position came to NCAA Division I volleyball in 2002. At the time, John Cook — then in his third season at the helm of Nebraska volleyball — didn’t see much value in the position. Twenty-two years later, a libero is the face of Nebraska, the biggest brand in...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — While the on-court matchup between Nebraska and Penn State Thursday night is the primary focus for most Husker fans, there are plenty of other storylines and topics surrounding the NCAA National Semifinals at the KFC YUM! Center. Cornhusker State...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Nebraska volleyball team was back in a familiar place on Wednesday. That refers to both the physical location — the KFC Yum! Center — and this stage of the season — volleyball’s final four. The Huskers are 2-0 in Louisville this season, beating...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Four Huskers earned All-America honors on Wednesday as the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced its awards. Senior libero Lexi Rodriguez and sophomore middle blocker Andi Jackson are first-team All-Americans while sophomore setter Bergen...
Nebraska volleyball’s race for the roses continues after the top-seeded Huskers swept the second-seeded Wisconsin Badgers in the final match of the season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Nebraska beat Wisconsin 26-24, 25-17, 25-21 in front of a raucous crowd of...
Part three of the Big Ten trilogy is set: top-seeded Nebraska volleyball will face No. 2 Wisconsin Sunday afternoon, with a trip to the Final Four on the line. “This is what ABC wanted,” Coach John Cook said. “This is what everybody wanted, what the NCAA Tournament...
In the latest match at the Devaney Center that Coach John Cook can remember, No. 1 seed Nebraska volleyball fended off No. 5 Dayton in four sets Friday night to advance to Sunday’s Regional Final. The first serve between the Huskers and Flyers hit the air at 9:18 p.m....