Link: Full Match Notes (Huskers.com)
WHEN: Friday, December 12 & Saturday, December 13
WHERE: Bob Devaney Sports Center | Lincoln, Nebraska
LOUISVILLE vs. TEXAS A&M
6:00 PM (CT) - ESPN2
NEBRASKA vs. KANSAS
30 min following Louisville/A&M - ESPN2
HUSKERS
Record: 32-0 (20-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Dani Busboom Kelly (32-0, 1st year NU | 235-44, 9th year overall)
JAYHAWKS
Record: 24-10 (13-5 Big 12)
Coach: Matt Ulmer (24-10, 1st year KU | 190-87, 9th year overall)
AGGIES
Record: 25-4 (14-1 SEC)
Coach: Jamie Morrison (62-25, 3rd year at A&M and overall)
CARDINALS
Record: 26-6 (16-4 ACC)
Coach: Dan Meske (26-6, 1st year LOU | 71-23, 3rd year overall)
The top-ranked Nebraska volleyball team hosts an NCAA Regional for the third straight year at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center this weekend. On Friday, No. 9 Louisville will meet No. 6 Texas A&M in the first regional semifinal of the day at 6 p.m. on ESPN2. No. 1 Nebraska will face No. 16 Kansas 30 minutes following the conclusion of that match. It will also be televised on ESPN2. Courtney Lyle and Holly McPeak will be on the call for both matches with Madison Fitzpatrick as the sideline reporter. Friday's winners will meet in the NCAA Regional Final on Saturday. The start time and TV network is to be determined. Huskers Radio Network will broadcast all the action on their volleyball affiliate radio stations, on Huskers.com and on the Huskers App. John Baylor and Lauren Cook West will be on the call.
ABOUT THE HUSKERS
-Nebraska (32-0) finished the regular season unbeaten for the third time in school history (1994 and 2000), dropping only seven sets overall and one in Big Ten play.
- The Huskers won their 37th all-time conference title and third straight Big Ten title with a perfect 20-0 record in conference play. It was the Huskers' first unbeaten conference season since 2004 in the Big 12
- Nebraska's 32 straight wins is tied for the second-longest win streak in school history in the NCAA era. The Huskers also hold a nation-leading home court win streak of 62 matches, the third-longest home win streak in program history. Nebraska has won 28 consecutive NCAA Tournament matches played in the Devaney Center, a school record.
- Nebraska has now won 37 conference titles all-time, including six titles in the Big Ten (2011, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- The Huskers have won three straight conference titles for the first time since 2004-08
- Dani Busboom Kelly became the first volleyball coach in Big Ten history to win the conference title in the first year as head coach at the school. John Cook won a Big Ten title at Nebraska in his first year in the conference in 2011, but it was his 12th season as head coach at Nebraska at the time.
- Nebraska has had win streaks of 25 or more matches in three straight seasons: 27 in 2023, 25 in 2024 and now 32 in 2025
- Nebraska has hit over .400 eight times this season, which ties the 2005 team for most times hitting over .400 in a season in the rally-scoring era.
- Nebraska is 92-0 this season in sets when reaching the red zone (20 points) first
- The Huskers have won 45 consecutive sets at home. On the season, Nebraska has a 51-1 set record at home.
- NU's offense ranks first nationally with a .353 hitting percentage. The Huskers haven't hit better than .300 in a season since 2007 (.327). The school record for hitting percentage in a season is .331 in 1986
- The Huskers rank first nationally in opponent hitting percentage at .124. NU led the nation in opponent hitting percentage in 2022 and 2023 and was sixth in 2024
- The gap between Nebraska's hitting percentage and opponent hitting percentage is .229, by far the best in the nation. The next closest is American (.149), Wisconsin (.147) and Pittsburgh (.146).
- Nebraska ranks fourth nationally in kills per set at 14.72
- The Huskers are seventh nationally in assists per set at 13.50
- Nebraska ranks 16th nationally with 2.72 blocks per set
- Over the last five seasons (2021-25), Dani Busboom Kelly has a 152-15 record for a .911 winning percentage, which is the best by any Division I head coach in that span
- Nebraska swept 15 matches in a row and won 48 sets in a row from late September through mid-November. Both were the longest such streaks since the 2007 team swept 17 matches in a row and won 53 sets in a row.
- Nebraska played 24 sets in the month of October and went 24-0. In only two sets did an opponent reach 20 points (at Purdue - 23 in in set one, and at Michigan - 20 in set three)
- Nebraska's non-conference schedule included matches against three top-10 teams and five ranked teams. The Huskers went 3-0 against top-10 teams and 5-0 against ranked teams. Overall, NU is 12-0 against ranked teams this season
NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES
- With the 3-0 win over Kansas State in the second round, Nebraska advanced to an NCAA Regional for the 14th consecutive season and for the 41st time in program history. The Huskers' 41 regional appearances are the most in NCAA history, while Nebraska's 14 consecutive regional appearances rank second nationally.
- Nebraska is 136-38 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history in postseason wins and winning percentage (.782)
- Nebraska improved to 31-2 all-time in NCAA Tournament Second Round matches.
- The Huskers improved to 89-7 all-time in home NCAA Tournament matches, including a 34-2 record at the Devaney Center.
- Nebraska has won 28 consecutive home matches in the NCAA Tournament, a school record
- Nebraska took a 2-0 lead in the Kansas State match, and the Huskers are now 105-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament when taking a 2-0 set lead.
ROTATION RUNDOWN
• Junior setter Bergen Reilly orchestrates the balanced Husker attack with 10.42 assists per set and is an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist. Reilly was named Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Setter of the Year, as well as All-Big Ten First Team and AVCA All-Region for the third time.
• Behind Reilly’s setting, the Huskers are on pace for a single-season school record with a .353 team hitting percentage, which ranks first nationally and is the best hitting percentage by a Big Ten team since 2009 Penn State.
• Reilly has set Nebraska to a .400 or better hitting percentage eight times this season, tied with the 2005 team for the most in the rally-scoring era.
• A standout defensive player, Reilly is a huge reason the Huskers rank first nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.124). She is second on the team in digs (2.72 per set) and has 62 blocks.
• Reilly has double-doubles in all five of the Husker matches that have gone longer than three sets, and she has four double-doubles in sweeps. She also has 67 kills on a .387 attack percentage and has 17 aces.
• Of Reilly’s top five attacking options, all five average at least 2.09 kills per set, and all five are having career-best years hitting at least .284 or better.
• A two-time Big Ten Setter of the Year and AVCA All-American, Reilly has been named Big Ten Setter of the Week four times this season and 13 times in her career.
• Reilly ranks No. 3 in school history in career assists in the rally-scoring era with 3,635.
• Reilly’s career assists per set average of 10.66 ranks No. 4 among active Division I players and No. 2 in school history in the rally-scoring era.
• Outside hitter Harper Murray is having a sensational junior season. The two-time AVCA All-American leads the balanced Huskers with career highs of 3.51 kills per set and a .299 hitting percentage. She earned All-Big Ten First Team and AVCA All-Region honors for the third time.
• Murray averages 2.14 digs per set and has a team-high 30 aces along with 58 blocks for a team-leading 4.16 points per set, and she is an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist.
• Murray is one of the best passers in the nation at her position, passing a 2.50 during the regular season.
• A Big Ten Player of the Week honoree this season, Murray has 1,149 career kills, which ranks 21st in school history. She needs one more to move into the top 20 all-time at NU.
• Murray is seventh in school history in the rally-scoring era in career aces with 105 and with three more can move into a tie for sixth.
• Junior middle blocker Andi Jackson is averaging 2.79 kills per set on .483 hitting with 1.14 blocks per set and is an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist. Jackson was chosen to the All-Big Ten First Team for the second time and AVCA All-Region Team for the third time.
• Jackson’s .483 hitting percentage leads the nation and ranks as the best single-season hitting percentage in school history.
• Only nine times has an NCAA Division I player hit better than .483 in a season in the rally-scoring era.
• In conference-only matches, Jackson hit .559 to break the Big Ten record for hitting percentage in conference-only matches in a season, which was .541 by Arielle Wilson from Penn State in 2008.
• The reigning AVCA All-American has a career hitting percentage of .441, which is the No. 1 mark in school history and the No. 1 mark among active Division I players.
• Jackson has 375 career blocks and with three more will crack the top 10 in school history in the rally-scoring era.
• Jackson earned Big Ten Player of the Week, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and AVCA First Serve Match MVP honors this season.
• Senior middle blocker Rebekah Allick is having the best season of her standout career with 2.53 kills per set on .437 hitting with a team-high 1.30 blocks per set. She earned All-Big Ten First Team accolades for the first time and AVCA All-Region for the third time.
• Allick’s .437 hitting percentage ranks as the No. 5 single-season mark in the rally-scoring era in school history, as well as the No. 8 mark in the country this season.
• Allick ranks No. 5 in career blocks at Nebraska in the rally-scoring era with 536, which also ranks No. 5 among active Division I players.
• Allick has been named AVCA National Player of the Week, a two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, and to the AVCA All-First Serve Team.
• Allick was on the AVCA Player of the Year Watch List at the midway point of the season.
• Senior outside hitter Taylor Landfair averages 2.09 kills per set and is hitting a career-best .316 and was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team and received AVCA All-Region honorable mention.
• In Big Ten play, Landfair’s numbers were even better at 2.08 kills per set with a .355 hitting percentage.
• A 2022 AVCA All-American, Landfair has played in 151 career matches, the most by any active DI player.
• Landfair has 1,517 career kills, which ranks 20th among active Division I players.
• Junior libero Laney Choboy leads the Huskers in digs at 2.73 per set and was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team and AVCA All-Region Team.
• Choboy was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 10 after a career-high 20 digs against Illinois and 15 digs at Minnesota.
• Choboy was also on the AVCA All-First Serve Team in August after 16 digs against Pittsburgh.
• Freshman opposite hitter Virginia Adriano was chosen to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, averaging 2.20 kills per set with a .284 hitting percentage in her first season playing volleyball in America.
• Adriano also contributes 0.66 blocks per set and has 14 service aces on the year.
• In Big Ten play, Adriano came on strong with 2.34 kills per set on .318 hitting.
• Adriano was a two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week and received AVCA All-Region honorable mention.
• Sophomore libero Olivia Mauch ranks third on the team in digs per set at 2.56 and is second with 18 aces on 372 serve attempts, also second most on the team.
• Mauch recorded a career-high 16 digs with seven set assists and one ace in a 3-2 win at No. 18 Pickle Smoochers.
• Mauch led Nebraska’s back row in passing during the regular season at 2.77.
SCOUTING KANSAS
- No. 16 Kansas is 24-10 (13-5 Big 12) in Matt Ulmer's first year as head coach at the school. Ulmer was previously the head coach at Oregon for eight seasons, compiling a 166-77 record.
- Reese Ptacek and Jovana Zelenovic were All-Big 12 First Team selections this year
- A sophomore middle blocker, Ptacek averages 2.54 kills per set on .317 hitting with 27 aces and 1.06 blocks per set. Zelenovic, a freshman opposite hitter, adds 2.88 kills per set on .284 hitting with 46 aces and 0.96 blocks per set
SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
- No. 9 Louisville is 26-6 (16-4 ACC) under first-year head coach Dan Meske, who assumed the helm after Dani Busboom Kelly became the Huskers' new coach. Meske was an assistant coach at Nebraska from 2010 to 2014.
- Junior outside hitter Chloe Chicoine leads the Cardinals with 3.25 kills per set and adds 2.79 digs per set. Senior middle blocker Cara Cresse contributes 2.49 kills per set on .350 hitting with 1.45 blocks per set. Setter Nayelis Cabello (10.44 assists per set) was an All-ACC First Team selection along with Chicoine and Cresse.
- Opposite hitter Kalyssa Blackshear was the ACC Freshman of the Year, averaging 2.83 kills per set and hitting .302
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M
- No. 6 Texas A&M (25-4, 14-1 SEC) is back in Lincoln for an NCAA Regional for the second year in a row under third-year head coach Jamie Morrison. The Aggies were at the Devaney Center in 2024, falling in five sets to Wisconsin in the regional semifinal.
- A&M is led by senior opposite hitter Logan Lednicky's 4.06 kills per set on .319 hitting. The reigning AVCA All-American is a four-time All-SEC honoree.
- Senior middle blocker Ifenna Cos-Okpalla is averaging 2.09 kills per set on .427 hitting with 1.67 blocks per set, which ranks third nationally. Cos-Okpalla receievd All-SEC First Team honors for the second straight season
- Setter Maddie Waak leads the nation in assists at 11.49 per set and was an All-SEC honoree
SERIES HISTORY
- Nebraska is 88-0-1 against Kansas. The teams last met on Dec. 2, 2022, a 3-1 Husker win in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska played KU in a spring scrimmage at the Devaney Center on April 26. The teams experimented with different lineups throughout the scrimmage with NU ultimately prevailing in all four sets.
- Nebraska is 6-1 against Louisville and won the last matchup on Sept. 22, 2024, a 3-0 sweep in Louisville.
- Nebraska is 32-7 against Texas A&M but the last meeting was Nov. 27, 2010 when both teams were members of the Big 12. NU has won three in a row in the series and 22 of the last 23.
REILLY, BUSBOOM KELLY HEADLINE REGION HONORS
• Nebraska junior setter Bergen Reilly was named AVCA West Region Player of the Year, and Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly earned AVCA West Region Coach of the Year to highlight the AVCA All-Region awards.
• Reilly was one of five Huskers on the AVCA West All-Region Team. Joining her were Rebekah Allick, Laney Choboy, Andi Jackson and Harper Murray.
• Virginia Adriano and Taylor Landfair both received honorable mention.
• Reilly is the fourth Husker overall and third in a row to be named AVCA Region Player of the Year, joining Kelly Hunter (2017), Merritt Beason (2023) and Lexi Rodriguez (2024).
• Busboom Kelly earned her fifth career AVCA Region Coach of the Year accolade (2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 at Louisville). In her first year as head coach at Nebraska, Busboom Kelly made history with a 30-0 regular-season record and 20-0 mark in Big Ten play. She was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year after becoming the first coach to win a Big Ten volleyball conference title in the first year as head coach at the school.
• Jackson, Murray and Reilly have been named to the AVCA All-Region Team each of the past three years. Allick earned her third career selection, while Choboy was named to the team for the first time.
HOME SWEET HOME
• Nebraska has won 62 home matches in a row dating back to Dec. 1, 2022, which is the longest active streak in the nation. It is the sixth-longest streak in NCAA history.
• The Huskers’ home court win streak is its longest since moving into the Devaney Center in 2013, and it’s the third-longest home court win streak in program history.
• Nebraska’s longest all-time home win streak was 90 matches from 2004-09. Nebraska’s second-longest home win streak is 63 matches from 1999-2002.
• Penn State holds the all-time record of 94 from 2006-10.
• The Huskers went 22-0 at home in 2024, a school record for home wins in a season.
• Nebraska has won 28 consecutive NCAA Tournament matches played in the Devaney Center, a school record.
THREE HUSKERS ARE AVCA POTY SEMIFINALISTS
• Three Huskers are among the remaining 14 players eligible to be named AVCA Player of the Year. Andi Jackson, Harper Murray and Bergen Reilly were all named semifinalists.
• Jackson, a middle blocker, and Reilly, a setter, are the only players at their respective positions still in contention.
• Finalists will be announced on Dec. 15, and the Player of the Year Award will be presented in Kansas City at the AVCA Awards Banquet on Friday, Dec. 19.
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS | KANSAS JAYHAWKS | TEXAS A&M AGGIES | LOUISVILLE CARDINALS |
32-0 (20-0 Big Ten) | 24-10 (13-5 Big 12) | 25-4 (14-1 SEC) | 26-6 (16-4 ACC) |
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WHEN: Friday, December 12 & Saturday, December 13
WHERE: Bob Devaney Sports Center | Lincoln, Nebraska
LOUISVILLE vs. TEXAS A&M
6:00 PM (CT) - ESPN2
NEBRASKA vs. KANSAS
30 min following Louisville/A&M - ESPN2
HUSKERS
Record: 32-0 (20-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Dani Busboom Kelly (32-0, 1st year NU | 235-44, 9th year overall)
JAYHAWKS
Record: 24-10 (13-5 Big 12)
Coach: Matt Ulmer (24-10, 1st year KU | 190-87, 9th year overall)
AGGIES
Record: 25-4 (14-1 SEC)
Coach: Jamie Morrison (62-25, 3rd year at A&M and overall)
CARDINALS
Record: 26-6 (16-4 ACC)
Coach: Dan Meske (26-6, 1st year LOU | 71-23, 3rd year overall)
The top-ranked Nebraska volleyball team hosts an NCAA Regional for the third straight year at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center this weekend. On Friday, No. 9 Louisville will meet No. 6 Texas A&M in the first regional semifinal of the day at 6 p.m. on ESPN2. No. 1 Nebraska will face No. 16 Kansas 30 minutes following the conclusion of that match. It will also be televised on ESPN2. Courtney Lyle and Holly McPeak will be on the call for both matches with Madison Fitzpatrick as the sideline reporter. Friday's winners will meet in the NCAA Regional Final on Saturday. The start time and TV network is to be determined. Huskers Radio Network will broadcast all the action on their volleyball affiliate radio stations, on Huskers.com and on the Huskers App. John Baylor and Lauren Cook West will be on the call.
ABOUT THE HUSKERS
-Nebraska (32-0) finished the regular season unbeaten for the third time in school history (1994 and 2000), dropping only seven sets overall and one in Big Ten play.
- The Huskers won their 37th all-time conference title and third straight Big Ten title with a perfect 20-0 record in conference play. It was the Huskers' first unbeaten conference season since 2004 in the Big 12
- Nebraska's 32 straight wins is tied for the second-longest win streak in school history in the NCAA era. The Huskers also hold a nation-leading home court win streak of 62 matches, the third-longest home win streak in program history. Nebraska has won 28 consecutive NCAA Tournament matches played in the Devaney Center, a school record.
- Nebraska has now won 37 conference titles all-time, including six titles in the Big Ten (2011, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- The Huskers have won three straight conference titles for the first time since 2004-08
- Dani Busboom Kelly became the first volleyball coach in Big Ten history to win the conference title in the first year as head coach at the school. John Cook won a Big Ten title at Nebraska in his first year in the conference in 2011, but it was his 12th season as head coach at Nebraska at the time.
- Nebraska has had win streaks of 25 or more matches in three straight seasons: 27 in 2023, 25 in 2024 and now 32 in 2025
- Nebraska has hit over .400 eight times this season, which ties the 2005 team for most times hitting over .400 in a season in the rally-scoring era.
- Nebraska is 92-0 this season in sets when reaching the red zone (20 points) first
- The Huskers have won 45 consecutive sets at home. On the season, Nebraska has a 51-1 set record at home.
- NU's offense ranks first nationally with a .353 hitting percentage. The Huskers haven't hit better than .300 in a season since 2007 (.327). The school record for hitting percentage in a season is .331 in 1986
- The Huskers rank first nationally in opponent hitting percentage at .124. NU led the nation in opponent hitting percentage in 2022 and 2023 and was sixth in 2024
- The gap between Nebraska's hitting percentage and opponent hitting percentage is .229, by far the best in the nation. The next closest is American (.149), Wisconsin (.147) and Pittsburgh (.146).
- Nebraska ranks fourth nationally in kills per set at 14.72
- The Huskers are seventh nationally in assists per set at 13.50
- Nebraska ranks 16th nationally with 2.72 blocks per set
- Over the last five seasons (2021-25), Dani Busboom Kelly has a 152-15 record for a .911 winning percentage, which is the best by any Division I head coach in that span
- Nebraska swept 15 matches in a row and won 48 sets in a row from late September through mid-November. Both were the longest such streaks since the 2007 team swept 17 matches in a row and won 53 sets in a row.
- Nebraska played 24 sets in the month of October and went 24-0. In only two sets did an opponent reach 20 points (at Purdue - 23 in in set one, and at Michigan - 20 in set three)
- Nebraska's non-conference schedule included matches against three top-10 teams and five ranked teams. The Huskers went 3-0 against top-10 teams and 5-0 against ranked teams. Overall, NU is 12-0 against ranked teams this season
NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES
- With the 3-0 win over Kansas State in the second round, Nebraska advanced to an NCAA Regional for the 14th consecutive season and for the 41st time in program history. The Huskers' 41 regional appearances are the most in NCAA history, while Nebraska's 14 consecutive regional appearances rank second nationally.
- Nebraska is 136-38 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history in postseason wins and winning percentage (.782)
- Nebraska improved to 31-2 all-time in NCAA Tournament Second Round matches.
- The Huskers improved to 89-7 all-time in home NCAA Tournament matches, including a 34-2 record at the Devaney Center.
- Nebraska has won 28 consecutive home matches in the NCAA Tournament, a school record
- Nebraska took a 2-0 lead in the Kansas State match, and the Huskers are now 105-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament when taking a 2-0 set lead.
ROTATION RUNDOWN
• Junior setter Bergen Reilly orchestrates the balanced Husker attack with 10.42 assists per set and is an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist. Reilly was named Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Setter of the Year, as well as All-Big Ten First Team and AVCA All-Region for the third time.
• Behind Reilly’s setting, the Huskers are on pace for a single-season school record with a .353 team hitting percentage, which ranks first nationally and is the best hitting percentage by a Big Ten team since 2009 Penn State.
• Reilly has set Nebraska to a .400 or better hitting percentage eight times this season, tied with the 2005 team for the most in the rally-scoring era.
• A standout defensive player, Reilly is a huge reason the Huskers rank first nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.124). She is second on the team in digs (2.72 per set) and has 62 blocks.
• Reilly has double-doubles in all five of the Husker matches that have gone longer than three sets, and she has four double-doubles in sweeps. She also has 67 kills on a .387 attack percentage and has 17 aces.
• Of Reilly’s top five attacking options, all five average at least 2.09 kills per set, and all five are having career-best years hitting at least .284 or better.
• A two-time Big Ten Setter of the Year and AVCA All-American, Reilly has been named Big Ten Setter of the Week four times this season and 13 times in her career.
• Reilly ranks No. 3 in school history in career assists in the rally-scoring era with 3,635.
• Reilly’s career assists per set average of 10.66 ranks No. 4 among active Division I players and No. 2 in school history in the rally-scoring era.
• Outside hitter Harper Murray is having a sensational junior season. The two-time AVCA All-American leads the balanced Huskers with career highs of 3.51 kills per set and a .299 hitting percentage. She earned All-Big Ten First Team and AVCA All-Region honors for the third time.
• Murray averages 2.14 digs per set and has a team-high 30 aces along with 58 blocks for a team-leading 4.16 points per set, and she is an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist.
• Murray is one of the best passers in the nation at her position, passing a 2.50 during the regular season.
• A Big Ten Player of the Week honoree this season, Murray has 1,149 career kills, which ranks 21st in school history. She needs one more to move into the top 20 all-time at NU.
• Murray is seventh in school history in the rally-scoring era in career aces with 105 and with three more can move into a tie for sixth.
• Junior middle blocker Andi Jackson is averaging 2.79 kills per set on .483 hitting with 1.14 blocks per set and is an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist. Jackson was chosen to the All-Big Ten First Team for the second time and AVCA All-Region Team for the third time.
• Jackson’s .483 hitting percentage leads the nation and ranks as the best single-season hitting percentage in school history.
• Only nine times has an NCAA Division I player hit better than .483 in a season in the rally-scoring era.
• In conference-only matches, Jackson hit .559 to break the Big Ten record for hitting percentage in conference-only matches in a season, which was .541 by Arielle Wilson from Penn State in 2008.
• The reigning AVCA All-American has a career hitting percentage of .441, which is the No. 1 mark in school history and the No. 1 mark among active Division I players.
• Jackson has 375 career blocks and with three more will crack the top 10 in school history in the rally-scoring era.
• Jackson earned Big Ten Player of the Week, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and AVCA First Serve Match MVP honors this season.
• Senior middle blocker Rebekah Allick is having the best season of her standout career with 2.53 kills per set on .437 hitting with a team-high 1.30 blocks per set. She earned All-Big Ten First Team accolades for the first time and AVCA All-Region for the third time.
• Allick’s .437 hitting percentage ranks as the No. 5 single-season mark in the rally-scoring era in school history, as well as the No. 8 mark in the country this season.
• Allick ranks No. 5 in career blocks at Nebraska in the rally-scoring era with 536, which also ranks No. 5 among active Division I players.
• Allick has been named AVCA National Player of the Week, a two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, and to the AVCA All-First Serve Team.
• Allick was on the AVCA Player of the Year Watch List at the midway point of the season.
• Senior outside hitter Taylor Landfair averages 2.09 kills per set and is hitting a career-best .316 and was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team and received AVCA All-Region honorable mention.
• In Big Ten play, Landfair’s numbers were even better at 2.08 kills per set with a .355 hitting percentage.
• A 2022 AVCA All-American, Landfair has played in 151 career matches, the most by any active DI player.
• Landfair has 1,517 career kills, which ranks 20th among active Division I players.
• Junior libero Laney Choboy leads the Huskers in digs at 2.73 per set and was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team and AVCA All-Region Team.
• Choboy was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 10 after a career-high 20 digs against Illinois and 15 digs at Minnesota.
• Choboy was also on the AVCA All-First Serve Team in August after 16 digs against Pittsburgh.
• Freshman opposite hitter Virginia Adriano was chosen to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, averaging 2.20 kills per set with a .284 hitting percentage in her first season playing volleyball in America.
• Adriano also contributes 0.66 blocks per set and has 14 service aces on the year.
• In Big Ten play, Adriano came on strong with 2.34 kills per set on .318 hitting.
• Adriano was a two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week and received AVCA All-Region honorable mention.
• Sophomore libero Olivia Mauch ranks third on the team in digs per set at 2.56 and is second with 18 aces on 372 serve attempts, also second most on the team.
• Mauch recorded a career-high 16 digs with seven set assists and one ace in a 3-2 win at No. 18 Pickle Smoochers.
• Mauch led Nebraska’s back row in passing during the regular season at 2.77.
SCOUTING KANSAS
- No. 16 Kansas is 24-10 (13-5 Big 12) in Matt Ulmer's first year as head coach at the school. Ulmer was previously the head coach at Oregon for eight seasons, compiling a 166-77 record.
- Reese Ptacek and Jovana Zelenovic were All-Big 12 First Team selections this year
- A sophomore middle blocker, Ptacek averages 2.54 kills per set on .317 hitting with 27 aces and 1.06 blocks per set. Zelenovic, a freshman opposite hitter, adds 2.88 kills per set on .284 hitting with 46 aces and 0.96 blocks per set
SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
- No. 9 Louisville is 26-6 (16-4 ACC) under first-year head coach Dan Meske, who assumed the helm after Dani Busboom Kelly became the Huskers' new coach. Meske was an assistant coach at Nebraska from 2010 to 2014.
- Junior outside hitter Chloe Chicoine leads the Cardinals with 3.25 kills per set and adds 2.79 digs per set. Senior middle blocker Cara Cresse contributes 2.49 kills per set on .350 hitting with 1.45 blocks per set. Setter Nayelis Cabello (10.44 assists per set) was an All-ACC First Team selection along with Chicoine and Cresse.
- Opposite hitter Kalyssa Blackshear was the ACC Freshman of the Year, averaging 2.83 kills per set and hitting .302
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M
- No. 6 Texas A&M (25-4, 14-1 SEC) is back in Lincoln for an NCAA Regional for the second year in a row under third-year head coach Jamie Morrison. The Aggies were at the Devaney Center in 2024, falling in five sets to Wisconsin in the regional semifinal.
- A&M is led by senior opposite hitter Logan Lednicky's 4.06 kills per set on .319 hitting. The reigning AVCA All-American is a four-time All-SEC honoree.
- Senior middle blocker Ifenna Cos-Okpalla is averaging 2.09 kills per set on .427 hitting with 1.67 blocks per set, which ranks third nationally. Cos-Okpalla receievd All-SEC First Team honors for the second straight season
- Setter Maddie Waak leads the nation in assists at 11.49 per set and was an All-SEC honoree
SERIES HISTORY
- Nebraska is 88-0-1 against Kansas. The teams last met on Dec. 2, 2022, a 3-1 Husker win in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska played KU in a spring scrimmage at the Devaney Center on April 26. The teams experimented with different lineups throughout the scrimmage with NU ultimately prevailing in all four sets.
- Nebraska is 6-1 against Louisville and won the last matchup on Sept. 22, 2024, a 3-0 sweep in Louisville.
- Nebraska is 32-7 against Texas A&M but the last meeting was Nov. 27, 2010 when both teams were members of the Big 12. NU has won three in a row in the series and 22 of the last 23.
REILLY, BUSBOOM KELLY HEADLINE REGION HONORS
• Nebraska junior setter Bergen Reilly was named AVCA West Region Player of the Year, and Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly earned AVCA West Region Coach of the Year to highlight the AVCA All-Region awards.
• Reilly was one of five Huskers on the AVCA West All-Region Team. Joining her were Rebekah Allick, Laney Choboy, Andi Jackson and Harper Murray.
• Virginia Adriano and Taylor Landfair both received honorable mention.
• Reilly is the fourth Husker overall and third in a row to be named AVCA Region Player of the Year, joining Kelly Hunter (2017), Merritt Beason (2023) and Lexi Rodriguez (2024).
• Busboom Kelly earned her fifth career AVCA Region Coach of the Year accolade (2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 at Louisville). In her first year as head coach at Nebraska, Busboom Kelly made history with a 30-0 regular-season record and 20-0 mark in Big Ten play. She was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year after becoming the first coach to win a Big Ten volleyball conference title in the first year as head coach at the school.
• Jackson, Murray and Reilly have been named to the AVCA All-Region Team each of the past three years. Allick earned her third career selection, while Choboy was named to the team for the first time.
HOME SWEET HOME
• Nebraska has won 62 home matches in a row dating back to Dec. 1, 2022, which is the longest active streak in the nation. It is the sixth-longest streak in NCAA history.
• The Huskers’ home court win streak is its longest since moving into the Devaney Center in 2013, and it’s the third-longest home court win streak in program history.
• Nebraska’s longest all-time home win streak was 90 matches from 2004-09. Nebraska’s second-longest home win streak is 63 matches from 1999-2002.
• Penn State holds the all-time record of 94 from 2006-10.
• The Huskers went 22-0 at home in 2024, a school record for home wins in a season.
• Nebraska has won 28 consecutive NCAA Tournament matches played in the Devaney Center, a school record.
THREE HUSKERS ARE AVCA POTY SEMIFINALISTS
• Three Huskers are among the remaining 14 players eligible to be named AVCA Player of the Year. Andi Jackson, Harper Murray and Bergen Reilly were all named semifinalists.
• Jackson, a middle blocker, and Reilly, a setter, are the only players at their respective positions still in contention.
• Finalists will be announced on Dec. 15, and the Player of the Year Award will be presented in Kansas City at the AVCA Awards Banquet on Friday, Dec. 19.
