Huskers Head to Chadron to Face Northern Colorado – University of Nebraska

PREVIEW
• Nebraska will play its third and remaining spring match in Chadron on Saturday, April 25. The Huskers will tackle Northern Colorado on the Chicoine Center. First serve is ready for Noon (MT)/1 p.m. (CT). Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. (MT).
• The match can be televised statewide on Nebraska Public Media and streamed on-line on B1G+. Larry Punteney and Terry Pettit can be on the published. 
• In addition to tv and streaming protection, the match will air on choose Huskers Radio Network associates and the official Huskers App. John Baylor and Lauren Cook West can be on the decision. 
• The journey to Chadron continues Nebraska’s custom of touring the state for spring volleyball matches. Since 2007, Nebraska has performed spring matches in North Platte, Scottsbluff, Grand Island, Norfolk, Wayne, Ogallala, Kearney, McCook, Central City and Ord.

ROTATION RUNDOWN
• Senior setter Bergen Reilly 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.
• Reilly was the primary setter to win Big Ten Player of the Year since Minnesota’s Samantha Seliger-Swenson in 2018. 
• Reilly additionally turned the second participant in Big Ten historical past to be named Big Ten Setter of the Year thrice (Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin).
• Reilly’s 3,723 profession assists rank third in class historical past within the rally-scoring period. 
• Outside hitter Harper Murray earned AVCA All-America and All-Big Ten First Team honors for the third straight yr in 2025.
• Murray was additionally an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist and AVCA All-Region for the third straight yr after main the Huskers with a profession-greatest 3.54 kills per set on a profession-excessive .295 hitting share.
• Senior center blocker Andi Jackson was chosen to the AVCA All-America First Team for the second straight yr, in addition to the All-Big Ten First Team, and he or she was named the AVCA Middle Blocker of the Year. 
• Jackson was additionally an AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalist and AVCA All-Region for the third straight yr. She averaged 2.74 kills per set on .467 hitting with 1.12 blocks per set and 16 aces. 
• Jackson’s .467 hitting share led the nation and was the No. 3 hitting share in class historical past for a single season. In convention-solely matches, hit .559 to break the Big Ten report for hitting share in convention-solely matches in a season.
• Jackson ended her junior season with a profession hitting share of .437, which is the No. 1 mark in class historical past and the No. 1 mark amongst lively Division I gamers.
• Senior libero Laney Choboy averaged a crew-excessive 2.71 digs per set in 2025 and was chosen to the AVCA All-Region Team and All-Big Ten Second Team. 
• Junior libero Olivia Mauch averaged 2.56 digs per set final season. 
• Sophomore outdoors hitter Teraya Sigler performed primarily within the again row in her first season as a Husker however completed with 0.69 kills per set and 1.50 digs per set with 17 aces.
• Sophomore reverse hitter Virginia Adriano was a Big Ten All-Freshman Team choice final season, averaging 2.16 kills per set on .287 hitting with 0.67 blocks per set. 
• Sophomore center blocker Manaia Ogbechie noticed restricted motion in her freshman season however was spectacular when she performed, averaging 2.30 kills per set on .529 hitting with 1.11 blocks per set. 
• Sophomore outdoors hitter Skyler Pierce put down 1.33 kills per set in her first season of motion with the Big Red in 2025. 
• Middle blocker Kenna Cogill, reverse hitter Ryan Hunter and libero Keri Leimbach all redshirted in 2025. 
• Three freshmen joined the Huskers at semester: outdoors hitters Gabby DiVita and Jayden Robinson, and center blocker Keoni Williams. 

SERIES HISTORY
• Nebraska and Northern Colorado are tied 2-2 all-time. The groups performed as soon as in 1979 and thrice in 1980. 

HUSKERS TO PLAY MISSOURI AT WRIGLEY FIELD
• Nebraska will play a match at Wrigley Field, dwelling of the Chicago Cubs, on Sunday, Sept. 6 as half of the Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week.
• Nebraska will tackle Missouri, whereas Penn State will battle Kentucky, bringing some of the nation’s premier volleyball packages to one of probably the most recognizable venues in sports activities. The matches will mark the primary time volleyball has been performed at Wrigley Field, creating a singular expertise for groups and followers alike and including a brand new chapter to one of probably the most recognizable venues in sports activities.
• Both out of doors matches can be broadcast dwell on FOX, with the primary match scheduled for six p.m. CT, adopted by an 8 p.m. CT begin time for the second match.
• Leading up to the Wrigley Field out of doors match on Sept. 6, the Huskers may also play a match at DePaul on Friday, Sept. 4 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

THREE HUSKERS SELECTED TO U.S. U21 NATIONAL TEAM
• USA Volleyball has chosen 27 elite athletes for the 2026 U.S. Women’s U21 National Team which is able to practice for a pair of main NORCECA age-group occasions this summer season.
• Nebraska volleyball’s Campbell Flynn, Manaia Ogbechie and Keoni Williams have been all chosen to the roster. 
• Twenty of the 27 athletes will practice for the 2026 NORCECA Women’s U21 Pan American Cup, and 14 of these 20 can be chosen to compete. Seven will practice alongside choose U19 National Team athletes for the chance to compete on the 2026 NORCECA Women’s U23 Pan American Cup. Due to an overlap with the NCAA season, many U.S. ladies’s athletes within the U21 and U23 age group are unable to attend the U23 Pan Am Cup.
• Athletes coaching for the U21 Pan Am Cup will practice June 26-July 5 in Columbus, Ohio, forward of the competitors set for July 7-12, additionally in Columbus. Athletes coaching for the U23 Pan Am Cup may have two coaching blocks. The first is July 9-16, and 14 athletes can be chosen from that block to practice once more in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 24-30, forward of the competitors, Sept.1-Sept. 6, in Managua, Nicaragua.
• The athletes on the U21 Pan Am Cup will compete in entrance of a house crowd on the Covelli Center on the Ohio State University campus.

HUSKERS TOP CREIGHTON IN SPRING EXHIBITION
• Nebraska defeated Creighton in a spring exhibition match on April 17 in entrance of a crowd of 2,374 at D.J. Sokol Arena. 
• The Huskers gained the primary three units 25-19, 25-18, 25-15. The Jays picked up a 25-15 win in a bonus fourth set. 
• Teraya Sigler had 11 kills and hit .647 to lead the Huskers. Manaia Ogbechie and Kenna Cogill every had six kills. Andi Jackson, Harper Murray, Jayden Robinson and Skyler Pierce all had 4 kills. 
• Bergen Reilly had 20 assists and 7 digs, whereas Campbell Flynn had 18 assists and 4 digs. Laney Choboy and Olivia Mauch each had 10 digs. 
• NU hit .248 and Creighton hit .171. 

HUSKERS SWEEP CYCLONES IN SIOUX FALLS
• Nebraska beat Iowa State 4-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-16, 26-24) in entrance of a crowd of 3,376 on the Sanford Pentagon on April 11.
• Nebraska hit .360 whereas Iowa State hit .171. Skyler Pierce had eight kills and hit .889. Virginia Adriano added eight kills on .667 hitting. Teraya Sigler chipped in eight kills and hit .571. Harper Murray and Andi Jackson posted six and 5 kills, respectively. 
• Bergen Reilly performed the primary two units and put up 17 assists with 5 digs, two kills, two blocks and an ace in her return to her hometown. Campbell Flynn performed the third and fourth units and tallied 18 assists and 6 digs with a kill. 
• NU had 11 blocks with Keoni Williams recording three solo blocks, and Kenna Cogill and Jackson additionally including three blocks.  

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT TO DEBUT IN NOVEMBER 2026
• The Big Ten Conference will usher in a brand new period of collegiate volleyball this fall with the launch of its inaugural event November 20-25, 2026, at Fishers Event Center, dwelling of Major League Volleyball’s Indy Ignite, the convention introduced Thursday.
• The prime 15 groups within the common-season standings will qualify for the event, bringing the nation’s premier volleyball packages collectively in a single venue for the primary time.
• Three matches can be performed within the opening spherical of the event, adopted by 4 second-spherical matches. The competitors will then progress by the quarterfinals and semifinals, culminating with the championship match slated for November 25. One off day can be constructed into the event schedule. 
• The Big Ten common-season schedule will lower from 20 to 17 matches, in a single, spherical-robin format to account for the event. Television designations and ticket data can be distributed at a later date.

2025 SEASON RECAP
• Nebraska is coming off a 33-1 season, reaching the NCAA Regional Finals earlier than falling to eventual nationwide champion Texas A&M in a 3-2 thriller in Lincoln. 
• The Huskers return three AVCA All-Americans in seniors Andi Jackson, Harper Murray and Bergen Reilly. 
• Nebraska completed the 2025 common season unbeaten for the third time in class historical past (1994 and 2000), dropping solely seven units general and one in Big Ten play. 
• Nebraska’s 33 straight wins was the second-longest win streak in class historical past within the NCAA period. The Huskers have gained 33 matches in three straight seasons. 
• The Huskers’ 99 wins from 2023-25 are probably the most in a 3-yr stretch in program historical past within the NCAA period. 
• The Huskers gained their third straight Big Ten title in 2025 with an ideal 20-0 report in convention play. It was the Huskers’ first unbeaten convention season since 2004 within the Big 12.
• Nebraska has gained 37 convention titles all-time, together with six within the Big Ten (2011, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025). 
• Dani Busboom Kelly turned the primary volleyball coach in Big Ten historical past to win the convention title of their first yr as head coach on the faculty. John Cook gained a Big Ten title at Nebraska in his first yr within the convention in 2011, however it was his twelfth season as head coach at Nebraska on the time.
• Nebraska hit over .400 9 occasions final season, a faculty report within the rally-scoring period. 
• Nebraska was 96-0 final season in units when reaching the purple zone (20 factors) first.
• Nebraska’s offense (.351) and protection (.129) each ranked first nationally final season. The Huskers’ hitting share broke the earlier faculty report of .331 in 1986.  
• NU has led the nation in opponent hitting share thrice within the final 4 seasons (2022, 2023 and 2025). 
• Over the final 5 seasons (2021-25), Dani Busboom Kelly has a 153-16 report for a .905 profitable share, which is the very best by any Division I head coach in that span. 
• Nebraska swept 15 matches in a row and gained 48 units in a row from late September by mid-November in 2025. Both have been the longest such streaks for the reason that 2007 crew swept 17 matches in a row and gained 53 units in a row.

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 spotlight the AVCA All-Region awards.
• Reilly was one of 5 Huskers on the AVCA West All-Region Team. Joining her have been Rebekah Allick, Laney Choboy, Andi Jackson and Harper Murray.
• Virginia Adriano and Taylor Landfair each obtained honorable point out. 
• Reilly is the fourth Husker general and third in a row to be named AVCA Region Player of the Year, becoming a member of Kelly Hunter (2017), Merritt Beason (2023) and Lexi Rodriguez (2024). 
• Busboom Kelly earned her fifth profession AVCA Region Coach of the Year accolade (2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 at Louisville). In her first yr as head coach at Nebraska, Busboom Kelly made historical past with a 30-0 common-season report and 20-0 mark in Big Ten play. She was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year after turning into the primary coach to win a Big Ten volleyball convention title within the first yr as head coach on the faculty. 
• Jackson, Murray and Reilly have been named to the AVCA All-Region Team every of the previous three years. Allick earned her third profession choice, whereas Choboy was named to the crew for the primary time. 

HUSKERS HAUL IN BIG TEN POSTSEASON HONORS
• After finishing the Big Ten’s first 20-0 marketing campaign since 2009, the Nebraska volleyball program was properly represented within the Big Ten Volleyball Postseason Honors.
• Junior setter Bergen Reilly was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Setter of the Year. Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year by each the coaches and media. 
• Reilly was joined on the All-Big Ten First Team by Rebekah Allick, Andi Jackson and Harper Murray. Jackson, Murray and Reilly have been three of 9 unanimous alternatives.
• Laney Choboy and Taylor Landfair have been chosen to the All-Big Ten Second Team. Virginia Adriano was named to the All-Freshman Team, and Maisie Boesiger earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. 
• Reilly turned the primary setter to win Big Ten Player of the Year since Samantha Seliger-Swenson in 2018. She is Nebraska’s second-ever Big Ten Player of the Year (Kelsey Robinson, 2013) and the primary Husker setter to earn convention participant of the yr since Greichaly Cepero in 2002. Reilly additionally turned the second participant in Big Ten historical past to be named Big Ten Setter of the Year thrice (Sydney Hilley, Wisconsin). 
• In her first yr as head coach at Nebraska, Busboom Kelly made historical past with a 30-0 common-season report and 20-0 mark in Big Ten play. She was voted Big Ten Coach of the Year after turning into the primary coach to win a Big Ten volleyball convention title within the first yr as head coach on the faculty. Busboom Kelly has gained 4 convention coach of the yr honors within the final six years, as she was a 3-time ACC Coach of the Year at Louisville (2020, 2021, 2022). Busboom Kelly has had two undefeated common seasons in her 9-yr teaching profession (2021 at Louisville).
• Reilly and Murray are three-time All-Big Ten First Team alternatives. Jackson earned her third profession All-Big Ten honor and second choice to the primary crew. Allick earned her third profession All-Big Ten honor, however her first choice to the primary crew.
• Landfair is a 4-time All-Big Ten honoree, whereas Choboy was named All-Big Ten for the primary time in her profession. 

HOME SWEET HOME
• Nebraska gained 63 dwelling matches in a row from Dec. 1, 2022 to Dec. 14, 2025. It is tied for the fifth-longest streak in NCAA historical past. 
• The Huskers’ latest dwelling courtroom win streak was its longest since shifting into the Devaney Center in 2013, and it’s the tied for the second-longest dwelling courtroom win streak in program historical past. 
• Nebraska’s longest all-time dwelling win streak was 90 matches from 2004-09. Nebraska additionally gained 63 straight at dwelling from 1999-2002. 
• Penn State holds the all-time report of 94 from 2006-10. 
• The Huskers went 22-0 at dwelling in 2024, a faculty report for dwelling wins in a season. 

BIG RED WINS BIG TEN DISCOVER CHALLENGE
• The Nebraska volleyball crew gained the primary-ever Big Ten Discover Challenge trophy in October 2025. 
• Five chosen matches for every Big Ten crew performed on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in October counted towards the problem standings. 
• Nebraska and Purdue each went 5-0, however the Huskers gained the tiebreaker with an ideal 15-0 report in units. 

BUSBOOM KELLY DEBUTS AS NEW HEAD COACH    
• Nebraska native Dani Busboom Kelly was named the fourth head coach in program historical past on Jan. 29, 2025 by Nebraska Director of Athletics Troy Dannen. Busboom Kelly succeeds her former coach and mentor, John Cook, who introduced his retirement following the 2024 season after 25 seasons as Nebraska’s head volleyball coach. 
• A Husker nationwide champion participant and assistant coach, Busboom Kelly spent eight years (2017-24) constructing Louisville right into a nationwide energy. The Cardinals reached two NCAA Championship matches, three NCAA Semifinals, 5 regional finals and gained 4 ACC titles. 
• Busboom Kelly compiled a 203-44 (.822) report in her eight seasons at Louisville, together with a 120-15 (.889) mark from 2021-24, which was the second-greatest profitable share within the nation throughout that span. In 2024, the Cardinals reached the NCAA Championship match for the second time in three seasons. 
• Busboom Kelly was the beginning libero on Nebraska’s 2006 nationwide championship crew, and he or she was an assistant coach when the Huskers gained the 2015 nationwide championship in Omaha. She took the helm at Louisville late in 2016 after being named AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year in her remaining season as a Husker assistant, and he or she guided the Cardinals to heights this system had by no means skilled.  

HUSKERS ENTER THE PRO RANKS
• Nebraska volleyball seniors Taylor Landfair and Allie Sczech have been chosen within the 2025 Major League Volleyball Draft on Nov. 24. 
• Landfair was the No. 28 general decide by the Indy Ignite. One decide later at No. 29, Sczech was chosen by the Omaha Supernovas. 
• Rebekah Allick signed with LOVB Madison after her collegiate profession ended.