No. 2 Nebraska volleyball welcomed another highly-regarded recruiting class on Wednesday as the 2025 signing period for non-football student-athletes opened.
The Huskers signed one player at each position to replace five outgoing seniors: outside hitter Teraya Sigler, setter Campbell Flynn, opposite hitter Ryan Hunter, libero Keri Leimbach and middle blocker Manaia Ogbechie.
Sigler, Flynn, Hunter and Leimbach will all enroll at Nebraska in January to begin initiating into the Nebraska volleyball program during the spring. Sigler, Flynn and Ogbechie have also been selected to participate in the Under Armour Next All-America Game in January.
OH Teraya Sigler (Scottsdale, Arizona)
Sigler, a 6-foot-3 outside hitter from Horizon High School in Scottsdale, will compete for her fourth state title on Thursday. She’s won two 5A titles with Horizon after winning the 2A state title at Phoenix Country Day School.
The 2023 Gatorade Arizona Volleyball Player of the Year has averaged 5.7 kills per set on .373 hitting, leading her state in kills per game. She’s also sporting a 97% reception rate and averaging 3.0 digs per set.
Sigler captured a gold medal with USA Volleyball at the 2023 FIVB U19 World Championships and the 2023 NORCECA U19 Pan American Cup, and she also played for the U21 team at the 2024 NORCECA Continental Championship.
“Teraya has a heavy, heavy arm, but she’s also a very good all-round six-rotation player,” Coach John Cook said in a release. “Teraya is an extremely physical outside hitter but also a great passer. She has amazing leadership skills and is a vocal leader who will be a voice in our gym from day one. Teraya has really good range with her shots, and she’s a very smart attacker. She is just very skilled all-around as a player and has an incredible work ethic. Teraya has already performed on the biggest of stages with the U.S. Youth National Teams and with her club, AZ Storm. She will come into our gym with a great attitude and will be a fierce competitor on the pin.”
S Campbell Flynn (Rochester Hills, Michigan)
Campbell, a 6-foot-3 setter from Mercy High School in Farmington Mills, Michigan, earned Gatorade Michigan Volleyball Player of the Year after her junior season. She played both opposite hitter and setter for Mercy early in her career and has maintained an offensive mindset since transitioning to setter full time.
Flynn played alongside Sigler with the USA teams that won gold at the 2024 Women’s U21 NORCECA Continental Championship and 2023 FIVB U19 World Championship. Nebraska freshman Olivia Mauch also played for the U21 team this summer.
“Campbell is an extremely talented setter who plays with a poised demeanor on the court,” Cook said. “She’s got the calm presence you look for in a setter and never gets too high or too low. At 6-3, Campbell is a taller, left-handed setter. She’s very physical and athletic and can make sets from anywhere on the court. Her setting can be unpredictable for defenses in that way. Campbell is very active at the net, almost like another attacker out there at times. Campbell has been a setter for multiple U.S. Youth National Teams and led her high school to a state championship. Her decision-making and leadership will be a great benefit to our program. We’ve been watching Campbell since she was 12 or 13 years old and she’s always wanted to be a Husker.”
RS Ryan Hunter (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Hunter is a 6-foot-2 opposite hitter from Cox Mills High School in Concord, North Carolina. She averaged 4.3 kills per set on .317 hitting as a junior before missing her senior season with a torn ACL. She’s nearly fully recovered and should be ready to go when she arrives in Lincoln.
“Ryan is a left-handed opposite hitter and is a dynamic athlete,” Cook said. “Ryan has a bubbly personality, but when the game starts she’s an intense competitor. Ryan wants the ball in the big moments and likes to take the big swings. She can play six rotations and has a pretty good block already at this age, which is important for a right side. Ryan was invovled in competitive dance growing up and didn’t start playing volleyball seriously until just a few years ago. She has been working extremely hard to come back from an unfortunate injury last spring at a club tournament.”
DS/L Keri Leimbach (Lincoln, Nebraska)
The four-year starter and four-time Class C2 state champion at Lincoln Lutheran chose to stay home to play for the Huskers. The 5-foot-4 libero totaled 2,063 digs and 244 aces with a 96.3 reception percentage in her career. She averaged 6.0 digs and served 54 aces for the Warriors as a senior.
“Keri is a homegrown Nebraska girl who loves the school and the state. She’s always dreamed of being a Husker. Keri is a 5-4 libero but she plays with big range and personality. Her floor defense is exceptional, as she passed 2,000 career digs in high school. Keri is also a great passer. She’s calm and consistent on the court but not afraid to speak up and be fiery when it’s needed. Keri is a proven winner with four state championships in high school. We’re excited to have her come in and help us continue to be elite in the back row.”
MB Manaia Ogbechie (Santa Rosa Valley, California)
Ogbechie (pronounced ma-NY-yah o-BAY-chay) was a late addition to the class, committing to Nebraska in May of this year. Ogbechie’s Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, California) squad is still competing in the playoffs. She’s averaging 3.3 kills and 1.2 blocks per set while hitting .307, and she’s totaled more than 400 blocks and 900 kills in her career.
She played for the USA U19 Team at the 2024 NORCECA Continental Championship in Honduras, earning most valuable player honors after leading the U.S. to the gold medal with 11 kills, three blocks and two aces in the championship match.
“Manaia flew a little bit under the radar in the recruiting process until later in her high school career, but we are thrilled she’s going to be a Husker. A 6-3 middle blocker, Manaia is very dynamic and has the ability to change a game with her offense. Manaia can touch 10 feet, 6 inches already and we’re excited to see how she can develop in our strength and conditioning program. Manaia’s a great, versatile athlete and a powerful attacker and blocker. She has grown a lot as a player in the USA Youth Development Programs. The other impressive thing about Manaia is that school is extremely important to her and her family, and she has very high professional goals and wants to double major in marketing and management.”
