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PREVIEW ROTATION RUNDOWN SERIES HISTORY HUSKERS WILL HEAD TO CHADRON FOR APRIL 25 MATCH AGAINST NORTHERN COLORADO HUSKERS TO PLAY MISSOURI AT WRIGLEY FIELD THREE HUSKERS SELECTED TO U.S. U21 NATIONAL TEAM HUSKERS SWEEP CYCLONES IN SIOUX FALLS BIG TEN TOURNAMENT TO DEBUT IN NOVEMBER 2026 2025 SEASON RECAP REILLY, BUSBOOM KELLY HEADLINE REGION HONORS HUSKERS HAUL IN BIG TEN POSTSEASON HONORS HOME SWEET HOME BIG RED WINS BIG TEN DISCOVER CHALLENGE BUSBOOM KELLY DEBUTS AS NEW HEAD COACH \u00a0 \u00a0 HUSKERS ENTER THE PRO RANKS \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u2022 Nebraska will play Creighton in a spring match on Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha.\u00a0
\u2022 Nebraska Public Media will televise the match and a stream will be available at Nebraska Public Media’s YouTube page. Larry Punteney and Kirsten Bernthal Booth will be on the call.\u00a0
\u2022 Huskers Radio Network will broadcast all the action on their volleyball affiliate stations, on Huskers.com and on the Huskers App. Matt Coatney and Lauren Cook<\/a> West will be on the call.\u00a0
\u2022 Both teams reached the NCAA Regional Finals last season and finished in the top 10 of the AVCA Poll. Nebraska and Creighton have played a five-set match in three of the last four seasons, including last September\u2019s 3-2 Husker victory at CHI Health Center Omaha that attracted 17,675 fans. That crowd remains the largest regular-season volleyball-only indoor crowd in NCAA history.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Senior setter Bergen Reilly<\/a> was named AVCA Setter of the Year, Big Ten Player of the Year, Big Ten Setter of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team and AVCA West Region Player of the Year in 2025.
\u2022 Reilly was the first setter to win Big Ten Player of the Year since Minnesota\u2019s Samantha Seliger-Swenson in 2018.\u00a0
\u2022 Reilly also became the second player in Big Ten history to be named Big Ten Setter of the Year three times (Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin).
\u2022 Reilly\u2019s 3,723 career assists rank third in school history in the rally-scoring era.\u00a0
\u2022 Outside hitter Harper Murray<\/a> earned AVCA All-America and All-Big Ten First Team honors for the third straight year in 2025.
\u2022 Murray was also an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist and AVCA All-Region for the third straight year after leading the Huskers with a career-best 3.54 kills per set on a career-high .295 hitting percentage.
\u2022 Senior middle blocker Andi Jackson<\/a> was chosen to the AVCA All-America First Team for the second straight year, as well as the All-Big Ten First Team, and she was named the AVCA Middle Blocker of the Year.\u00a0
\u2022 Jackson was also an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist and AVCA All-Region for the third straight year. She averaged 2.74 kills per set on .467 hitting with 1.12 blocks per set and 16 aces.\u00a0
\u2022 Jackson\u2019s .467 hitting percentage led the nation and was the No. 3 hitting percentage in school history for a single season. In conference-only matches, hit .559 to break the Big Ten record for hitting percentage in conference-only matches in a season.
\u2022 Jackson ended her junior season with a career hitting percentage of .437, which is the No. 1 mark in school history and the No. 1 mark among active Division I players.
\u2022 Senior libero Laney Choboy<\/a> averaged a team-high 2.71 digs per set in 2025 and was chosen to the AVCA All-Region Team and All-Big Ten Second Team.\u00a0
\u2022 Junior libero Olivia Mauch<\/a> averaged 2.56 digs per set last season.\u00a0
\u2022 Sophomore outside hitter Teraya Sigler<\/a> played primarily in the back row in her first season as a Husker but finished with 0.69 kills per set and 1.50 digs per set with 17 aces.
\u2022 Sophomore opposite hitter Virginia Adriano<\/a> was a Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection last season, averaging 2.16 kills per set on .287 hitting with 0.67 blocks per set.\u00a0
\u2022 Sophomore middle blocker Manaia Ogbechie<\/a> saw limited action in her freshman season but was impressive when she played, averaging 2.30 kills per set on .529 hitting with 1.11 blocks per set.\u00a0
\u2022 Sophomore outside hitter Skyler Pierce<\/a> put down 1.33 kills per set in her first season of action with the Big Red in 2025.\u00a0
\u2022 Middle blocker Kenna Cogill<\/a>, opposite hitter Ryan Hunter<\/a> and libero Keri Leimbach<\/a> all redshirted in 2025.\u00a0
\u2022 Three freshmen joined the Huskers at semester: outside hitters Gabby DiVita<\/a> and Jayden Robinson<\/a>, and middle blocker Keoni Williams<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nebraska is 24-0 all-time against Creighton, though two of the matches came in 1980 before the Bluejays dropped their volleyball program for 13 years. Since Creighton\u2019s program returned in 1994, the Huskers are 22-0.\u00a0
\u2022 The teams went five sets last year with Nebraska prevailing 3-2 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. Three of the past four contests have gone five sets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nebraska will play its third and final spring match in Chadron on Saturday, April 25. The Huskers will take on Northern Colorado at the Chicoine Center. First serve is set for Noon (MT)\/1 p.m. (CT). Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. (MT).
\u2022 That match will be televised statewide on Nebraska Public Media and streamed online on B1G+. In addition to television and streaming coverage, the match will air on select Huskers Radio Network affiliates and the official Huskers App.
\u2022 The trip to Chadron continues Nebraska\u2019s tradition of touring the state for spring volleyball matches. Since 2007, Nebraska has played spring matches in North Platte, Scottsbluff, Grand Island, Norfolk, Wayne, Ogallala, Kearney, McCook, Central City and Ord.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nebraska will play a match at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, on Sunday, Sept. 6 as part of the Big Ten\/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week.
\u2022 Nebraska will take on Missouri, while Penn State will battle Kentucky, bringing some of the nation\u2019s premier volleyball programs to one of the most recognizable venues in sports. The matches will mark the first time volleyball has been played at Wrigley Field, creating a unique experience for teams and fans alike and adding a new chapter to one of the most recognizable venues in sports.
\u2022 Both outdoor matches will be broadcast live on FOX, with the first match scheduled for 6 p.m. CT, followed by an 8 p.m. CT start time for the second match.
\u2022 Leading up to the Wrigley Field outdoor match on Sept. 6, the Huskers will also play a match at DePaul on Friday, Sept. 4 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.<\/p>\n
\u2022 USA Volleyball has selected 27 elite athletes for the 2026 U.S. Women\u2019s U21 National Team which will train for a pair of major NORCECA age-group events this summer.
\u2022 Nebraska volleyball\u2019s Campbell Flynn<\/a>, Manaia Ogbechie<\/a> and Keoni Williams<\/a> were all selected to the roster.\u00a0
\u2022 Twenty of the 27 athletes will train for the 2026 NORCECA Women\u2019s U21 Pan American Cup, and 14 of those 20 will be selected to compete. Seven will train alongside select U19 National Team athletes for the opportunity to compete at the 2026 NORCECA Women\u2019s U23 Pan American Cup. Due to an overlap with the NCAA season, many U.S. women\u2019s athletes in the U21 and U23 age group are unable to attend the U23 Pan Am Cup.
\u2022 Athletes training for the U21 Pan Am Cup will train June 26-July 5 in Columbus, Ohio, ahead of the competition set for July 7-12, also in Columbus. Athletes training for the U23 Pan Am Cup will have two training blocks. The first is July 9-16, and 14 athletes will be selected from that block to train again in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 24-30, ahead of the competition, Sept.1-Sept. 6, in Managua, Nicaragua.
\u2022 The athletes at the U21 Pan Am Cup will compete in front of a home crowd at the Covelli Center on the Ohio State University campus.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Nebraska volleyball team beat Iowa State 4-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-16, 26-24) in front of a crowd of 3,376 at the Sanford Pentagon last Saturday afternoon.\u00a0
\u2022 Nebraska hit .360 while Iowa State hit .171. Skyler Pierce<\/a> had eight kills and hit .889. Virginia Adriano<\/a> added eight kills on .667 hitting. Teraya Sigler<\/a> chipped in eight kills and hit .571. Harper Murray<\/a> and Andi Jackson<\/a> posted six and five kills, respectively.\u00a0
\u2022 Bergen Reilly<\/a> played the first two sets and put up 17 assists with five digs, two kills, two blocks and an ace in her return to her hometown. Campbell Flynn<\/a> played the third and fourth sets and tallied 18 assists and six digs with a kill.\u00a0
\u2022 NU had 11 blocks with Keoni Williams<\/a> recording three solo blocks, and Kenna Cogill<\/a> and Jackson also adding three blocks. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Big Ten Conference will usher in a new era of collegiate volleyball this fall with the launch of its inaugural tournament November 20-25, 2026, at Fishers Event Center, home of Major League Volleyball\u2019s Indy Ignite, the conference announced Thursday.
\u2022 The top 15 teams in the regular-season standings will qualify for the tournament, bringing the nation\u2019s premier volleyball programs together in one venue for the first time.
\u2022 Three matches will be played in the opening round of the tournament, followed by four second-round matches. The competition will then progress through the quarterfinals and semifinals, culminating with the championship match slated for November 25. One off day will be built into the tournament schedule.\u00a0
\u2022 The Big Ten regular-season schedule will decrease from 20 to 17 matches, in a single, round-robin format to account for the tournament. Television designations and ticket information will be distributed at a later date.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nebraska is coming off a 33-1 season, reaching the NCAA Regional Finals before falling to eventual national champion Texas A&M in a 3-2 thriller in Lincoln.\u00a0
\u2022 The Huskers return three AVCA All-Americans in seniors Andi Jackson<\/a>, Harper Murray<\/a> and Bergen Reilly<\/a>.\u00a0
\u2022 Nebraska finished the 2025 regular season unbeaten for the third time in school history (1994 and 2000), dropping only seven sets overall and one in Big Ten play.\u00a0
\u2022 Nebraska\u2019s 33 straight wins was the second-longest win streak in school history in the NCAA era. The Huskers have won 33 matches in three straight seasons.\u00a0
\u2022 The Huskers\u2019 99 wins from 2023-25 are the most in a three-year stretch in program history in the NCAA era.\u00a0
\u2022 The Huskers won their third straight Big Ten title in 2025 with a perfect 20-0 record in conference play. It was the Huskers\u2019 first unbeaten conference season since 2004 in the Big 12.
\u2022 Nebraska has won 37 conference titles all-time, including six in the Big Ten (2011, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025).\u00a0
\u2022 Dani Busboom Kelly<\/a> became the first volleyball coach in Big Ten history to win the conference title in their first year as head coach at the school. John Cook<\/a> 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.
\u2022 Nebraska hit over .400 nine times last season, a school record in the rally-scoring era.\u00a0
\u2022 Nebraska was 96-0 last season in sets when reaching the red zone (20 points) first.
\u2022 Nebraska\u2019s offense (.351) and defense (.129) both ranked first nationally last season. The Huskers\u2019 hitting percentage broke the previous school record of .331 in 1986. \u00a0
\u2022 NU has led the nation in opponent hitting percentage three times in the last four seasons (2022, 2023 and 2025).\u00a0
\u2022 Over the last five seasons (2021-25), Dani Busboom Kelly<\/a> has a 153-16 record for a .905 winning percentage, which is the best by any Division I head coach in that span.\u00a0
\u2022 Nebraska swept 15 matches in a row and won 48 sets in a row from late September through mid-November in 2025. Both were the longest such streaks since the 2007 team swept 17 matches in a row and won 53 sets in a row.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nebraska junior setter Bergen Reilly<\/a> was named AVCA West Region Player of the Year, and Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly<\/a> earned AVCA West Region Coach of the Year to highlight the AVCA All-Region awards.
\u2022 Reilly was one of five Huskers on the AVCA West All-Region Team. Joining her were Rebekah Allick<\/a>, Laney Choboy<\/a>, Andi Jackson<\/a> and Harper Murray<\/a>.
\u2022 Virginia Adriano<\/a> and Taylor Landfair<\/a> both received honorable mention.\u00a0
\u2022 Reilly is the fourth Husker overall and third in a row to be named AVCA Region Player of the Year, joining Kelly Hunter<\/a> (2017), Merritt Beason<\/a> (2023) and Lexi Rodriguez<\/a> (2024).\u00a0
\u2022 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.\u00a0
\u2022 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 After completing the Big Ten\u2019s first 20-0 campaign since 2009, the Nebraska volleyball program was well represented in the Big Ten Volleyball Postseason Honors.
\u2022 Junior setter Bergen Reilly<\/a> was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Setter of the Year. Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly<\/a> was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year by both the coaches and media.\u00a0
\u2022 Reilly was joined on the All-Big Ten First Team by Rebekah Allick<\/a>, Andi Jackson<\/a> and Harper Murray<\/a>. Jackson, Murray and Reilly were three of nine unanimous selections.
\u2022 Laney Choboy<\/a> and Taylor Landfair<\/a> were selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team. Virginia Adriano<\/a> was named to the All-Freshman Team, and Maisie Boesiger<\/a> earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.\u00a0
\u2022 Reilly became the first setter to win Big Ten Player of the Year since Samantha Seliger-Swenson in 2018. She is Nebraska\u2019s second-ever Big Ten Player of the Year (Kelsey Robinson<\/a>, 2013) and the first Husker setter to earn conference player of the year since Greichaly Cepero<\/a> in 2002. Reilly also became the second player in Big Ten history to be named Big Ten Setter of the Year three times (Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin).\u00a0
\u2022 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. Busboom Kelly has won four conference coach of the year honors in the last six years, as she was a three-time ACC Coach of the Year at Louisville (2020, 2021, 2022). Busboom Kelly has had two undefeated regular seasons in her nine-year coaching career (2021 at Louisville).
\u2022 Reilly and Murray are three-time All-Big Ten First Team selections. Jackson earned her third career All-Big Ten honor and second selection to the first team. Allick earned her third career All-Big Ten honor, but her first selection to the first team.
\u2022 Landfair is a four-time All-Big Ten honoree, while Choboy was named All-Big Ten for the first time in her career.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nebraska won 63 home matches in a row from Dec. 1, 2022 to Dec. 14, 2025. It is tied for the fifth-longest streak in NCAA history.\u00a0
\u2022 The Huskers\u2019 recent home court win streak was its longest since moving into the Devaney Center in 2013, and it\u2019s the tied for the second-longest home court win streak in program history.\u00a0
\u2022 Nebraska\u2019s longest all-time home win streak was 90 matches from 2004-09. Nebraska also won 63 straight at home from 1999-2002.\u00a0
\u2022 Penn State holds the all-time record of 94 from 2006-10.\u00a0
\u2022 The Huskers went 22-0 at home in 2024, a school record for home wins in a season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Nebraska volleyball team won the first-ever Big Ten Discover Challenge trophy in October 2025.\u00a0
\u2022 Five selected matches for each Big Ten team played on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in October counted toward the challenge standings.\u00a0
\u2022 Nebraska and Purdue both went 5-0, but the Huskers won the tiebreaker with a perfect 15-0 record in sets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nebraska native Dani Busboom Kelly<\/a> was named the fourth head coach in program history on Jan. 29, 2025 by Nebraska Director of Athletics Troy Dannen. Busboom Kelly succeeds her former coach and mentor, John Cook<\/a>, who announced his retirement following the 2024 season after 25 seasons as Nebraska\u2019s head volleyball coach.\u00a0
\u2022 A Husker national champion player and assistant coach, Busboom Kelly spent eight years (2017-24) building Louisville into a national power. The Cardinals reached two NCAA Championship matches, three NCAA Semifinals, five regional finals and won four ACC titles.\u00a0
\u2022 Busboom Kelly compiled a 203-44 (.822) record in her eight seasons at Louisville, including a 120-15 (.889) mark from 2021-24, which was the second-best winning percentage in the country during that span. In 2024, the Cardinals reached the NCAA Championship match for the second time in three seasons.\u00a0
\u2022 Busboom Kelly was the starting libero on Nebraska\u2019s 2006 national championship team, and she was an assistant coach when the Huskers won the 2015 national championship in Omaha. She took the helm at Louisville late in 2016 after being named AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year in her final season as a Husker assistant, and she guided the Cardinals to heights the program had never experienced. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Nebraska volleyball seniors Taylor Landfair<\/a> and Allie Sczech<\/a> were selected in the 2025 Major League Volleyball Draft on Nov. 24.\u00a0
\u2022 Landfair was the No. 28 overall pick by the Indy Ignite. One pick later at No. 29, Sczech was selected by the Omaha Supernovas.\u00a0
\u2022 Rebekah Allick<\/a> signed with LOVB Madison after her collegiate career ended.\u00a0<\/p>\n