The Nebraska volleyball team’s regular season schedule was released Friday by the Big Ten. The Huskers will begin the season on Aug. 27-28 by hosting Tulsa, Colgate and Kansas State in a tournament at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The following weekend, the Huskers will host Omaha, Georgia and Arizona State. Nebraska will face in-state foe Creighton at the CHI Health Center Omaha on Wednesday, Sept. 8 before returning home to host Utah on Saturday, Sept. 11. The Utes reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Omaha this spring and were ranked No. 17 in the final AVCA Coaches Poll. The Huskers’ final week of non-conference action will feature a road trip to Stanford on Sept. 14 and a home match on Sept. 18 against Louisville, coached by former Husker player and assistant coach Dani Busboom Kelly. The Cardinals reached an NCAA Regional Semifinal in the spring and finished the year at No. 11 in the AVCA Coaches Poll. Nebraska’s 20-match Big Ten schedule features single-play matches against Northwestern (road), Michigan (home), Michigan State (home), Minnesota (road), Ohio State (road) and Maryland (home). The Huskers will play home-and-home series against Iowa, Penn State, Rutgers, Indiana, Illinois, Purdue and Wisconsin. The University of Nebraska Athletic Department is planning for 100 percent capacity for all home fall sporting events. Online season ticket renewals for volleyball will be available within the next two weeks.
Incoming Nebraska volleyball freshmen Ally Batenhorst, Lindsay Krause and Lexi Rodriguez are among the 20 players named by USA Volleyball to the 2021 Women’s Indoor U20 National Training Team. They will participate in a training camp in Las Vegas, Nevada. That camp will determine the 12-player roster that will compete at the 2021 FIVB Women’s U20 World Championship in the Netherlands and Belgium. Dan Fisher, head volleyball coach at the University of Pittsburgh, will lead the 2021 U20 National Team.
The Huskers are hosting the 2nd of four recruiting camps in Memorial Stadium Sunday. The 7-on-7 camp begins with pool play at approximately 9:30 a.m (gates open at 9:00). The Huskers will wrap up their recruiting camp schedule next week with the 2nd Friday Night Lights event (June 18th) and the Adidas Pipeline camp (June 19th)
Nebraska has six more official visitors coming to Lincoln this weekend. The list includes:
– Ashton Hayes, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound three-star running back from Reno, Nevada.
– Tyler Martin, a 6-foot 3, 235-pound three-star linebacker from the Boston-area. (A former Michigan commit)
– Avery Powell, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound three-star defensive back from Jersey City, New Jersey.
– Hayden Schwartz , a 6-foot-4, 244-pound defensive end from Jacksonville, Florida.
– Markeith Williams, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound safety from Orlando, Florida.
– Grant Page, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound wideout from Boulder, Colorado.
One other Husker football note:
– Reserve linebacker David Alston is transferring out after three seasons at Nebraska. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Alston, was a three-star prospect and the No. 1 rated player in Minnesota in the 2018 recruiting class. He initially committed to Mike Riley’s staff and signed in 2018 with Scott Frost. He did not appear in a game during his time at Nebraska. Alston finished his degree at Nebraska in three years and will have three years of eligibility remaining at his next stop.
Legion Baseball Results & Schedules:
Runza Seniors @ Edmond Oklahoma
– Thursday
– vs. Fort Gibson Tigers @ UCO – Won 6-3
– Friday
– vs. Natural Baseball Academy Jones @ Mid-American Christian University – Won 5-1
– vs. Natural Baseball Kraft – 3:15 @ Mid-American Christian University
– Saturday
– vs. Oklahoma Next Level – 9:00 @ UCO
Post 52 Juniors
– Friday
– vs. Lincoln Southeast (DH) @ Memorial Field – 5:00/7:00
– Saturday
– vs. Lincoln North Star (DH) @ Memorial Field – 11:00/1:00
Jersey Seniors
– Friday-Sunday
– @ Millard Sox Tournament
Five Points Juniors
– Friday-Sunday
– @ Gering Tournament
