HUSKERS CAN’T FINISH COMEBACK, FALL SHORT IN RIVALRY
Kobe Webster had a team-high 20 points off the bench to lead three Huskers in doubles figures, but Nebraska’s slow start proved costly in a 77-69 loss to Creighton Tuesday evening at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Webster provided a spark, as the senior keyed a 21-4 first-half run that saw the Huskers erase a 19-point deficit to one late in the first half.
The Huskers return to action Friday night when they take on Idaho State at home. Tipoff from Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 6 p.m
UNK SWEEPS UCO, ADVANCES TO MIAA SEMIFINALS
Redshirt sophomore outside Emersen Cyza had 23 kills overall to power No. 12 Nebraska-Kearney over Central Oklahoma Tuesday night in an MIAA Tournament first round match at the Health & Sports Center.
The red-hot and fourth-seeded Lopers (25-5) advance to Friday’s semifinals in Warrensburg, Mo. The opponent will be No. 3 and top-seed Central Missouri (26-3); the two split the regular season series. First serve time is to be announced.
UNK has now won 12 in a row and also pushes its’ MIAA Tourney win streak to 16 straight. That streak includes the 2021 MIAA Spring Invite; the Lopers last tourney setback was a 2015 semifinal setback to UCM in Edmond, Okla.
SEVEN LOPERS NAMED TO ALL-MIAA TEAM
Seven members of the Nebraska-Kearney volleyball team have been selected to the 2021 All-MIAA team.
Making the first-team are super senior middle Anna Squiers (Kearney Catholic) and super senior setter Madison Squiers (Kearney Catholic) as well as redshirt sophomore outside Emersen Cyza (Alliance).
On the second-team is senior libero Lindsay Nottlemann (Lincoln Pius X), redshirt sophomore middle Bailee Sterling (Kearney H.S.) and redshirt freshman right side Lauren Taubenheim (Lincoln Pius X). Finally, redshirt sophomore outside Cecilia Beahm (Hastings H.S.) was named honorable mention.
NEBRASKA FOOTBALL TUESDAY PRACTICE COMMENTS:
CHINANDER – DEFENSE EXCITED FOR TEST
Defensive Coordinator Erik Chinander met with the media after Tuesday’s practice and spoke about where his defense’s focus is after the coaching changeups from last week…
Chinander also mentioned his defense is motivated to overcome the loss of senior JoJo Domann, who ended his Husker career to prepare for the NFL Draft.
CHINANDER – GIFFORD TO REPLACE DOMANN
Defensive Coordinator Erik Chinander is facing a tough test for his defense after the loss of senior leader JoJo Domann due to injury.
Chinander mentioned on Tuesday he doesn’t expect a steep dropoff in play with reserve Isaac Gifford stepping into the role…
Gifford, the younger brother of former Husker and current Dallas Cowboy linebacker Luke Gifford, currently has four special teams tackles recorded on the season.
CHINANDER – DEFENSIVE LEADERSHIP NEEDS TO STEP UP
Erik Chinander spoke to the media on Tuesday after the Huskers’ practice and said despite the loss of some senior leadership due to injury, his Blackshirts are ready to step up and show out for the remainder of the season…
Chinander was speaking on the loss of senior JoJo Domann. Chinander also added that more rotations and different schemes will be implemented for the defense in the final two weeks.
CHINANDER – WISCONSIN OFFENSE PREVIEW
Defensive Coordinator of the Huskers Erik Chinander previewed the Wisconsin Offense his Blackshirts will be facing on Saturday…
Chinander added that it’s important for the defense to not allow the running game to build momentum and give up the big run late in the game.
CHINANDER – GOOD DEFENSE MEANS BEING PHYSICAL, VIOLENT
Erik Chinander has created a much improved Husker defense compared to prior to his arrival. Chinander described on Tuesday the mark of a good defense…
Chinander has been nominated for the Broyles award, recognizing the top assistant coaches in the country.
UNK FOOTBALL’S LYNN, DAVIS WIN CONFERENCE AWARDS
Josh Lynn is the 2021 MIAA Football Coach of the Year and Loper redshirt junior quarterback TJ Davis is the 2021 MIAA Offensive Player of the Year.
No. 21 UNK (9-2), heading into the NCAA Division II playoffs for the fifth time in program history, had nine offensive players selected, seven on defense and one special team honoree on the All-MIAA team voted on by conference coaches.
Davis, a four-time MIAA Offensive P.O.W award winner and a Harlon Hill Trophy Candidate, guides an offense that averages 36 points and 471 yards per game. The third-year starter is at 94.5 yards rushing and 186.5 yards per game with 38 touchdowns
Lynn has directed “The Rise” of UNK football, taking over a program in 2017 that was 1-21 the previous two seasons. The Lopers have won 18 of its last 25 games, recorded the program’s fourth-ever postseason win (2019 Mineral Water Bowl) and cracked the national rankings for the first time in a decade.
HUSKER WOMEN PREPARE FOR CREIGHTON
The Nebraska women’s basketball team plays its biggest game of its five-game season-opening home stand when the Huskers collide with Creighton tonight.
Tip-off between the Huskers (3-0) and the Bluejays (1-1) is set for 7 p.m.
Nebraska has opened its home stand with a 3-0 record that has included the most prolific three-game offensive stretch in school history. The Huskers totaled 298 points through the first three games and produced a combined scoring margin of 168 points
HUSKERS ACCEPT SENIOR BOWL INVITES
A few notable Huskers have accepted postseason invites to NFL Draft preparation bowl games.
Cam Taylor-Britt and JoJo Domann have accepted spots in the NFL’s Senior Bowl, hosted in Mobile, Alabama. Both players confirmed the acceptance on Twitter.
Taylor-Britt has yet to confirm if he is returning for his added season with the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, but linebacker Domann has announced his intention to leave the Huskers once the season concludes.
NEBRASKA FOOTBALL MONDAY PRACTICE COMMENTS:
MARTINEZ – TOUGH LOSING COACHES, TAKING WISCONSIN SERIOUS
Quarterback of the Huskers Adrian Martinez was asked how the past week has been preparing for the final stretch of the football season without most of the offensive coaching staff…
Martinez continued that it will be a tough test against two stellar defenses the remaining weeks of the season against the Badgers on Saturday and Iowa on Black Friday.
MARTINEZ – BYE WEEK HELPED HEAL UP, PREPARE
Nebraska Quarterback Adrian Martinez has been playing through a broken jaw, ankle sprains, and other injuries this season, but added that the bye week last week has helped his team recover…
Martinez and the Huskers offense will face a tough Wisconsin defense, at the top of most statistical categories in team defense in the conference.
MARTINEZ – TEAM INSPIRED TO GET SOME WINS
Nebraska Quarterback Adrian Martinez said in his Monday post-practice press conference that the team is still amped up to play the final two weeks of the season despite not having a bowl game to play for…
The Huskers take on a Top 25 rated Wisconsin team in Madison on Saturday.
NEBRASKA BASEBALL ANNOUNCES 2022 SCHEDULE
Head coach Will Bolt and the Nebraska baseball program have unveiled their 2022 season schedule. The 55-game slate includes 33 home games at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park for the Huskers, who are the defending Big Ten regular-season champion.
The schedule includes three 2021 NCAA Tournament participants in Big 12 regular-season and tournament champion TCU, Summit League Tournament champion North Dakota State and at-large selection Michigan. The conference portion has NU facing six of last year’s top eight Big Ten teams.
RODRIGUEZ EARNS ANOTHER BIG TEN HONOR
Lexi Rodriguez has been honored as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
Rodriguez’s Defensive Player of the Week distinction is the second of her career. She has collected five weekly awards from the conference this season, having been tabbed Defensive Player of the Week twice and Freshman of the Week three times.
NU has counted 11 Big Ten weekly award winners this season.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
TUESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- VOLLEYBALL: MIAA Tournament
- #4 UNK v. #5 UCO @ Health and Sports Center
- UNK 3-0
- VOLLEYBALL: MIAA Tournament
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
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- N/a
WEDNESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: v. Chadron State @ Health and Sports Center – 5 PM
- MEN’S BASKETBALL: v. Chadron State @ Health and Sports Center – 7 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
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- WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: @ Doane – 6 PM
- MEN’S BASKETBALL: @ Doane – 7:45 PM
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
-
- N/a
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- VOLLEYBALL: MIAA Semifinal
- #4 UNK @ #1 UCM – TBD
- VOLLEYBALL: MIAA Semifinal
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
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- WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: NAIA Nationals – Vancouver, WA
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- VOLLEYBALL: TBA – MIAA Finals
- MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: NCAA Championships
- WRESTLING: UNK Open – 9 AM
- MEN’S BASKETBALL: v. Colorado Mines @ Health and Sports Center – 12 PM
- WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: v. Colorado Mines @ Health and Sports Center – 2 PM
- FOOTBALL: NCAA D2 Playoffs
- UNK @ Western Colorado (Gunnison, CO) – 2 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
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- WRESTLING: UNK Open – 9 AM
- WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: v. Mount Marty @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 2 PM
- MEN’S BASKETBALL: v. Mount Marty @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 3:45 PM
