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2008 Husker Volleyball Schedule
Date
Opponent/Tournament
Time/Result
Aug. 29 & 31 at Runza/AVCA Showcase
Aug. 29
vs. No. 2 Stanford (CBS College Sports) W, 3-0
Aug. 31
vs. No. 4 USC (CBS College Sports)
W, 3-1
Sept. 1 Oral Roberts
W, 3-0
Sept. 5
vs. Northeastern (Cal Poly Tourney) W, 3-0
at No. 14 Cal Poly (Cal Poly Tourney) W, 3-0
Sept. 6
vs. Tulane (Cal Poly Tourney)
W, 3-0
Sept. 12-13 Ameritas Players Challenge
Sept. 12
vs. LSU (Devaney Center)
W, 3-0
Sept. 13
vs. New Mexico
W, 3-0
Sept. 17
at No. 18 Kansas State ^
W, 3-1
Sept. 20
No. 3 Texas ^ (NET/CBS CS)
W, 3-1
Sept. 24
Kansas ^ (NET/CBS CS)
W, 3-1
Sept. 27
at Iowa State ^ (Mediacomm)
W, 3-1
Oct. 1
at Texas Tech ^ (MyTV)
W, 3-0
Oct. 4
Colorado ^
W, 3-0
Oct. 5
at Creighton (NET/CBS CS)
W, 3-0
Oct. 8
Oklahoma ^ (ESPNU)
W, 3-0
Oct. 12
at Missouri ^ (FSN)
W, 3-0
Oct. 15
Baylor ^ (NET/CBS CS)
W, 3-0
Oct. 22
Texas A&M ^ (NET/CBS CS)
W, 3-0
Oct. 25
at Oklahoma ^
W, 3-0
Oct. 29
at Colorado ^
L, 1-3
Nov. 1
Iowa State ^ (NET)
W, 3-1
Nov. 5
at Texas A&M ^
W, 3-2
Nov. 8
No. 15 Kansas State ^ (NET)
W, 3-0
Nov. 12
Missouri ^ (NET/CBS CS)
W, 3-0
Nov. 15
at Kansas ^
W, 3-0
Nov. 19
at No. 4 Texas ^ (ESPNU)
L, 1-3
Nov. 22
Texas Tech ^
W, 3-0
Nov. 29
at Baylor ^
W, 3-1
NCAA First and Second Rounds
Dec. 5
vs. Liberty
7 p.m.
Dec. 6
vs. UAB/Missouri State
5 p.m.
Dec. 12-13
NCAA Regionals TBA
Dec. 18
NCAA National Semifinals
6/8:30 p.m.
Dec. 20
NCAA Championship Match
8 p.m.
All times listed are Central and subject to change.
^- Denotes Big 12 Conference match.
All matches can be heard live on B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KTWI
93.3 FM in Omaha and selected Husker Sports Network Stations.
TV Key: CBS CS - CBS College Sports Network; NET-NET Television;
FSN - Fox Sports Net
The 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers
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Sydney Anderson
Kayla Banwarth
Brigette Root
Lindsey Licht
Rachel Schwartz (C)
Jordan Wilberger
Brooke Delano
Jordan Larson (C)
Jessica Yanz
Kaitlynn James
Kori Cooper
Allison McNeal
Amanda Gates (C)
Tara Mueller Pos.
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NCAA First and Second Rounds
NCAA First Round: UAB (26-7) vs. Missouri State (23-12)
Friday, Dec. 5 • NU Coliseum • 4:30 p.m.
Live Stats:
Huskers.com and NCAASports.com
NCAA First Round: Liberty (25-8) at No. 4 Nebraska (27-2)
Friday, Dec. 5 • NU Coliseum • 7 p.m.
Radio:
Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and Twister 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com
Live Stats:
Huskers.com and NCAASports.com
TV:
Nebraska Educational Television (NET-1, Ch. 12 and NET-HD, Ch. 112)
Live Video:
Huskers.com
NCAA Second Round: Friday’s Winners
Saturday, Dec. 6 • 5 p.m.
Radio:
Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and Twister 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com
Live Stats:
Huskers.com and NCAASports.com
TV:
Nebraska Educational Television (NET-1, Ch. 12 and NET-HD, Ch. 112)
Live Video:
Huskers.com
Huskers
Host NCAA First and Second Rounds
The Nebraska volleyball team begins its postseason run in familiar surroundings
this weekend, as the Huskers will host NCAA First and Second Round matches at
the NU Coliseum. Action begins Friday, Dec. 5, when UAB (26-7) takes on Missouri
State (23-12) at 4:30 p.m. Nebraska (27-2) will play in the evening’s second match
and will take on Big South champion Liberty (25-8) at 7 p.m. or 30 minutes after
the conclusion of the first match. The second round will take place on Saturday, Dec.
6, at 5 p.m., as Friday’s winners will square off for a right to compete in the Seattle
Regional next weekend. All of Nebraska’s matches this weekend will be carried on
the IMG Husker Sports Network with John Baylor and Lindsay Peterson and on NET
Television.
This weekend marks the 27th consecutive year that NU has reached the NCAA
Tournament, a total which ranks third among all schools, and the 24th time that
Lincoln has hosted first- and second-round matches. Nebraska is 73-23 (.760) in
26 previous NCAA Tournament appearances, ranking second among NCAA schools in
wins and winning percentage. Only Stanford and Penn State, with 28 appearances
each, have qualified for more NCAA Tournaments than Nebraska. The Huskers will
be backed by a sellout crowd at the NU Coliseum, as both days were sold out Monday
morning. NU, which has won its last 85 home matches dating back to 2004, has
been dominant at home in the postseason, going 45-3 at the NU Coliseum.
The Huskers join fellow Big 12 co-champion Texas as a top-four seed, as the Big
12 was the only league to have two No. 1 regional seeds. In all, four Big 12 teams
will compete in the postseason, including Kansas State and Iowa State.
Hometown K/S
Salt Lake City, Utah 0.81
Dubuque, Iowa
0.06
Grand Island, Neb. 0.00
Aurora, Colo.
2.58
Lincoln, Neb.
0.00
Scottsbluff, Neb. 0.92
Bellevue, Neb.
1.00
Hooper, Neb.
3.93
Boilingbrook, Ill.
Louisville, Ky.
Amarillo, Texas
2.09
Schulenburg, Texas
Columbus, Neb.
1.73
Scottsdale, Ariz.
3.53
B/S A/S D/S SA/S
0.57 11.72 2.02 0.30
0.00 0.84 4.19 0.19
0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00
0.88 0.03 0.33 0.00
0.00 0.20 2.04 0.12
0.92 0.00 0.08 0.00
0.67 0.05 0.81 0.05
0.50 0.38 3.20 0.36
N/A
N/A
0.88 0.06 0.17 0.00 N/A
1.11 0.06 0.65 0.14
0.49 0.21 2.33 0.19
Quick Sets
•-Nebraska is 45-3 alltime in the NCAA Tournament
at the NU Coliseum.
•-Nebraska’s senior class
of Amanda Gates, Jordan
Larson and Rachel Schwartz
are 70-0 at home in their
careers.
•-Jordan Larson is the 14th
different Husker to be named
a conference player of the
year at Nebraska.
•-With two wins this
weekend, NU can tie the NCAA
record for most consecutive
home wins, which is 87 by
Penn State between 1995
and 2000.
Worth Noting
4th nationally in assists; Big 12 Newcomer of the Year; Spent ‘07 with USA Program
3rd in the Big 12 in digs; 4 matches with 20+ digs; AVCA Showcase All-Tourney
Two-time all-state at Grand Island HS; Led Class A w/11.4 assists/set in 2007
Career-best 17 kills on .500 hitting vs. No. 3 Texas; 14 kills and 6 blocks at CU
Season-high 17 digs vs. No. 18 Kansas State; 11 digs at No. 4 Texas on 11/19
Career-high 8 blocks at Baylor; 3 kills and 3 blocks vs. Texas Tech
Had 16 digs, 7 kills and 4 blocks at No. 18 K-State; Volleyball Magazine Fab 50
2-time All-American; Big 12 Player & Defensive Player of the Year; 51 career double-doubles
Will sit out 2008 after transferring from Penn State; 2006 VB Magazine Fab 50
Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 pick in 2008; 2007 Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year
13th nationally in hitting pct. 1st-Team All-Big 12; 1st-Team Academic All-American
Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 pick in 2008; No. 4 Senior in country by Prepvolleyball in 2008
Honorable-Mention All-Big 12; First-Team Academic All-American
First-Team All-Big 12; Career-high 20 kills on .613 hitting vs. No. 15 K-State
•-Starters in NU’s last match (C) - 2008 Team Captains
Head Coach: John Cook, Ninth Year (San Diego, 1979); Asst. Coaches: Lizzy Stemke, Second Year (Wisconsin, 2002); Erik Sullivan, First Year (UCLA, 1995)
Nebraska Volleyball • Three-Time National Champions • Page • Weekly Release • Dec. 2, 2008
Worth Noting
John Cook
•-Nebraska is 9-1 against the NCAA Tournament
field this season, trailing only Penn State among
teams with more than eight matches against NCAA
Tournament qualifiers
(San Diego, 1979)
• Head Coach
• Ninth Season
• 277-18 (at Nebraska)
• 438-91 (overall)
Year-by-Year Record
(Overall: 438-91, .828)
(Nebraska: 277-18, .939, Big 12: 172-8, .956)
(Wisconsin: 161-73, Big Ten: 89-51)
Year
Record Pct. League Pct.
1992 (UW) 14-17
.452
9-11 .450
1993 (UW) 19-13
.593
11-9 .550
1994 (UW) 21-12
.636
11-9 .550
1995 (UW) 22-15
.595
9-11 .450
1996 (UW)
25-8
.758
13-7 .650
1997 (UW)
30-3
.909
19-1 .950
1998 (UW)
30-5
.857
17-3 .850
2000 (NU)
34-0
1.000 20-0 1.000
2001 (NU)
31-2
.940
20-0 1.000
2002 (NU)
31-2
.940
20-0 1.000
2003 (NU)
28-5
.875
17-3 .850
2004 (NU)
30-2
.938
20-0 1.000
2005 (NU)
33-2
.943
19-1 .950
2006 (NU)
33-1
.971
19-1 .950
2007 (NU)
30-2
.938
19-1 .950
2008 (NU)
27-2
.931
18-2 .900
Totals
438-91 .828 261-59 .816
Place
7th
5th
5th
7th
5th
t-1st
2nd
1st
1st
1st
2nd
1st
1st
1st
t-1st
t-1st
--
Coaching Honors
• Guided Nebraska to two NCAA titles (2000, 2006) and
four NCAA semifinal appearances (2000-01, 2005-06)
• Two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year (2000, 2005)
• One of only six coaches in NCAA history to be a two-time
AVCA National Coach of the Year
• 2008 USA Volleyball All-Time Great Coach Award Recipient
• Two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year (2001, 2005)
• 1997 Big Ten Co-Coach of the Year
• 1997 NACDA/USOC Collegiate Coaches Award
Nebraska Coaching Ledger
• Head Coach, 2000-present
• Associate Head Coach, 1999
• Assistant Coach, 1988-1991
Other Coaching Experience
• U.S. Women’s A-2 National Team, 2004
• University of Wisconsin Head Coach, 1992-98
• U.S. Men’s National Team, 1992
• San Diego VB Club, 1986-88
• UC-San Diego, 1983-84
• Francis Parker High School, 1981-88
More About Cook
University of San Diego, 1979 (Bachelor’s Degree, History)
San Diego State University, 1991
(Master’s Degree, Teaching and Coaching Effectiveness)
Dec. 2 - Tues.
Practice
3-5:30 p.m.
PRESS CONFERENCE
11:30 a.m.
(NU Coliseum)
Dec. 3 - Wed.
Practice
3-5:30 p.m.
Records vs. 2008 NCAA Tournament Qualifiers
Team
Record
Pct.
Penn State
15-0
1.000
Nebraska
9-1
.900
Stanford
14-3
.824
Texas
8-2
.800
Washington 10-4
.714
St. Louis
9-4
.692
San Diego
8-4
.667
Illinois 9-6
.600
Purdue
9-7
.563
•-The Huskers lead the Big 12 in three team
categories, including kills (14.66/set), assists (13.47/
set) and opponent hitting percentage (.144) and also
rank second in hitting percentage (.271), blocking
(2.59/set) and service aces (1.31/set).
•-Nebraska will be gunning for its 94th consecutive
win inside the state on Friday against Liberty. The
Huskers have not lost in the state of Nebraska since
September of 2004.
•-Friday’s match against Liberty will be the 119th
consecutive sellout at the NU Coliseum, dating back
to 2001. NU is 112-6 during the streak, including 76
consecutive wins in the Coliseum.
•-The Huskers are now 6-1 against ranked
opponents this season, including wins against national
seeds Stanford, Texas and Tulane.
•-Two-time All-American Jordan Larson is on pace
to become the first Husker to average more than three
kills and digs per set in a career. She enters the NCAA
Tournament averaging 3.58 kills and 3.17 digs per set
in 128 career matches.
•-The Huskers have swept 19 of their 29 opponents
during the 2008 season.
•-The Huskers have won at least 20 matches every
year in program history (a total of 34 years). The secondlongest active streak in the Big 12 is five by Texas.
•-Nebraska has reached the NCAA Tournament in each
of the last 27 years. Missouri owned the second-longest
active streak with eight, but did not qualify in 2008.
•–Nebraska’s senior class of Amanda Gates, Jordan
Larson and Rachel Schwartz will go for their 124th
career win Friday against Liberty. The trio has helped
NU to a 123-7 record (.946 winning pct.) over the last
four years. Of their 130 matches, NU has been ranked
in the top three of the Bison/AVCA poll in 126 of them.
•-NU’s nine non-conference opponents are a
combined 183-77 (.704) this year with four teams
(Stanford, USC, Tulane and LSU) reaching the NCAA
Tournament. Stanford (No. 2) and Tulane (No. 16) were
both national seeds.
Dec. 4 - Thurs.
Practice
TBA
Scouting This Weekend’s Teams
Liberty Flames: Under fifth-year coach Shane Pinder,
Liberty makes its second straight NCAA appearance
and fifth in school history against the Huskers on
Friday night. The Flames are 25-8 on the year and won
the Big South Tournament title with a 3-1 victory over
Coastal Carolina. Last year, the Flames fell to national
semifinalist Cal, 3-1, in the opening round. The Flames
are led by Big South Conference Player of the Year Kallie
Corbin. She averages 9.34 assists, 0.38 service aces
and 1.30 kills per game and was the only Liberty player
selected to the first team. Middle blocker Chelaine
McCarty (2.65 k/set and outside hitter Nicki Scripko
(3.45 k/set and 2.60 d/set) were both second-team allconference. Liberty is 0-1 against the Big 12, taking
K-State to four sets in September in Manhattan. Series
History: NU has never faced Liberty in volleyball.
UAB Blazers: Third-year coach Kerry Messersmith
leads UAB to its second NCAA tournament appearance
in school history. The Blazers, who lost the title match
in the Conference USA Tournament to Tulane, come to
Lincoln with a 26-7 record. UAB’s first NCAA appearance
was a loss to a UCLA team which reached the national
semifinals that year. Setter Nevena Stefanov was named
the Conference USA Setter of the year, as she averages
11.13 assists and 2.10 digs per set, while helping UAB
hit .253 as a team. She was one of three Blazers named
first-team C-USA, joining Ivana Bozic (3.31 k/set and
3.43 d/set) and Casey Dent (2.66 k/set and 0.63 b/set).
Middle blocker Lilly Domingos was a second-team allleague pick averaging 2.18 kills and a team-high 1.01
blocks per set. UAB has two common opponents with
NU, splitting a pair of matches with No. 16 national
seed Tulane and sweeping Kansas. Series History: NU
has never faced UAB in volleyball.
Missouri State Bears: The Bears make their fourth
consecutive NCAA appearance and eighth in school
history when they travel to Lincoln. With a 23-12 record,
Missouri State won three matches in three days to win
the MVC title, sweeping Northern Iowa to earn the
automatic bid. The Bears stunned previously undefeated
Wichita State in the semifinals on WSU’s home court.
Under coach Melissa Stokes, MSU is a balanced team
with four players averging at least 2.24 kills per set.
Outside hitter Sara Staubach leads the Bears in kills
at 2.87 per set and was joined by middle blocker Calli
Norman (2.24 k/set and 0.89 b/set) as first-team AllMVC selections. The only commom opponent between
the two teams is Creighton, who the Bears lost twice
to during the regular season. Series History: The Bears
and Huskers have squared off 30 times, with both
teams winning 15 matches. The Huskers have faced
Missouri State only once since 1986, a 3-0 NU sweep
in 1993. MSU won the first nine meetings between the
teams, while NU has won the last nine matchups.
Dec. 5 - Fri.
Dec. 6 - Sat.
UAB vs. Missouri State,
4:30 p.m.
NCAA Second Round
5 p.m.
NU vs. Liberty, 7 p.m.
IF NU Wins on FRIDAY
Radio: Husker Sports
Network; Huskers.com
Radio: Husker Sports
Network; Huskers.com
TV: TBA
Video: TBA
TV: TBA
Video: TBA
Dec. 7 - Sun.
OFF DAY
Dec. 8 - Mon.
Practice
3-5:45 p.m.
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Husker Probable Starters
MB - #17 Amanda Gates: 6-2, Sr., Columbus, Neb.
- Gates is in her first year as a full-time starter for NU
after being the Huskers’ top backup. The honorablemention All-Big 12 pick averages 1.73 kills and a teambest 1.11 blocks per set, ranking fifth in the league in
blocks and sixth in hitting percentage (.338). She had
10 kills on .694 hitting and four blocks against Texas
Tech on Nov. 22, one of four matches in double figures
in 2008. Gates matched her career high in kills for the
second time at No. 4 Texas, coming up with 11 kills on
.450 hitting. She had eight kills on a career-best .727
hitting and two blocks at Kansas on Nov. 15. Gates
has led NU in blocks 14 times, including a career-high
10 stuffs at No. 18 Kansas State on Sept. 17. Gates
had 10 kills on .571 hitting at Texas Tech on Oct. 1
and totaled a personal-best 11 kills at Iowa State on
Sept. 27. Earlier in the year, Gates tied career highs in
both blocks (10) and kills (eight) at Kansas State on
Sept. 17. Last year, she averaged 1.29 kills and 0.81
blocks per set over 16 matches. Gates appeared in 23
matches as a sophomore and had 10 blocks against
San Diego in her first career start in 2006. Gates is a
first-team Academic All-Americans, carrying a 3.96
GPA in communication studies.
MB - #6 Jordan Wilberger: 6-1, R-Fr., Scottsbluff,
Neb. - Wilberger has started at middle blocker in recent
weeks, averaging 0.92 kills on .360 hitting and 0.92
blocks per set in seven matches. She turned in a solid
effort at Baylor with a career-high eight blocks to lead
NU in stuffs. Wilberger made her first start against
Texas Tech on Nov. 22, contributing three kills and
three blocks against the Red Raiders. Wilberger played
the majority of the final set at No. 4 Texas, coming
up with a pair of kills and a block. She also had two
kills in limited duty against Oklahoma on Oct. 8. She
redshirted in 2007 after earning second-team allstate honors as a senior, delivering 311 kills and 158
blocks to help Scottsbluff to a 25-9 record and state
tournament appearance in 2006.
S - #1 Sydney Anderson: 6-0, So., Salt Lake City,
Utah - Anderson is in her first season at NU after
spending 2007 with the U.S. National Team in Colorado
Springs. A first-team All-Big 12 selection and the
league’s Newcomer of the Year, Anderson averages
11.72 assists, 2.02 digs and 0.30 aces per set, leading
the league in assists and ranking seventh in service
aces. She is fourth in the country in assists and has five
double-doubles on the year. She has helped NU rank in
the top 16 in kills, assists and hitting percentage, as
the Huskers have hit .300 or better 13 times. She had
45 assists and four blocks in NU’s Big 12 clinching win
at Baylor on Nov. 29. Anderson had 42 assists, nine
digs and four kills, while helping the Huskers hit .447
at Kansas on Nov. 15. She had 38 assists and seven
digs as NU hit .351 in a sweep of Missouri on Nov. 12.
Anderson had 42 assists and two blocks in helping NU
hit .352 against No. 15 K-State on Nov. 8. Anderson
dished out a season-high 53 assists and added 10 digs
while helping NU hit .319 versus No. 3 Texas on Sept.
20. She began her collegiate career at Utah, earning
first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors in
2006. That year, she averaged 12.45 assists, 2.77 digs
and 0.76 blocks per set en route to being named both
the MWC Setter and Freshman of the Year.
L - #2 Kayla Banwarth: 5-10, So., Dubuque, Iowa
- Banwarth is in her first full season as NU’s libero,
averaging 4.19 digs and 0.84 assists per set, ranking
third in the Big 12 in digs. She has reached double
figures in digs in 24 matches and 32 of her 37 career
starts and has topped NU in digs 22 times this season.
Banwarth enjoyed a career night at Texas A&M on Nov. 5,
setting personal bests in both digs (27) and aces (three)
and chipping in four assists. It is one of 10 matches
with at least 15 digs, including 22 digs at Baylor on
Nov. 29. She also had 20-dig efforts at Creighton on
Oct. 4 and against USC on Aug. 31. Banwarth earned
a spot on the Runza/AVCA Showcase All-Tournament
team after averaging 4.85 digs per set in wins over No.
2 Stanford and No. 4 USC. Banwarth closed the 2007
season as Nebraska’s libero and averaged 2.75 digs,
0.45 assists and 0.17 service aces per set. She was a
three-time all-state selection at Wahlert Catholic High
School in Iowa and was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50
selection.
OPP - #4 Lindsey Licht: 6-5, So., Aurora, Colo. Licht is in her first year as a full-time starter, averaging
2.58 kills and 0.88 blocks per set this season. Licht
has hit .450 or better five times, including a seasonhigh .667 with nine kills on 12 swings at Texas Tech
on Oct. 1, and has reached double figures in kills in
11 matches. Licht had 12 kills and six blocks in the
regular-season finale at Baylor on Nov. 29. Licht saw
a stretch of five straight matches in double figures
end at Texas on Nov. 18. She had 10 kills and a teamhigh three blocks at Kansas on Nov. 15 and 11 kills in
NU’s sweep of No. 15 K-State on Nov. 8. Licht turned
in a strong effort in the win over Iowa State, coming
up with 12 kills on .435 hitting and two blocks. She
had team bests in both kills (14) and blocks (six) at
Colorado on Oct. 29 and had eight kills and five blocks,
including three solo stuffs, at Oklahoma on Oct. 25. She
established personal bests in kills (17) and attempts
(30), hitting .500 against No. 3 Texas on Sept. 20. Licht
had 10 kills on .450 hitting against No. 2 Stanford and
had a career-high eight blocks against No. 4 USC. As
a freshman, Licht was a two-time Mizuno/Volleyball
Magazine All-American and was a Volleyball Magazine
Fab 50 selection.
-or- - DS - #5 Rachel Schwartz: 5-9, Sr., Lincoln,
Neb. - Schwartz is one of NU’s primary defensive
players, averaging 2.02 digs and 0.12 service aces per
set. She has reached double figures in digs five times
this year, including a season-best 17 at No. 18 Kansas
State on Sept. 17. Schwartz had 11 digs at Baylor on
Nov. 29 and 11 digs and three assists at No. 4 Texas on
Nov. 19. She also had 15 digs and a service ace in the
win over Texas A&M on Nov. 5 and had 11 digs off the
bench in the win over Iowa State on Nov. 1. She has nine
matches with at least eight digs, as she replaces the
right side hitter in the back row. Her best performance
of 2008 came at No. 18 Kansas State on Sept. 17,
when she had a season-high 17 digs while handling
nearly all of the Huskers’ passing duties as NU’s libero
against the Wildcats. In 2007, Schwartz ranked 11th
in the Big 12 in digs, averaging a career-high 3.66
digs and 0.16 service aces per set. She totaled double
figures in digs 17 times, including a career-best 21
digs against Missouri.
OH - #10 Jordan Larson: 6-2, Sr., Hooper, Neb. A two-time All-American, Larson averages 3.93 kills,
3.20 digs and 0.36 service aces per game, ranking
among the league leaders in aces (second), points
(4.61, second), kills (fourth) and digs (10th). Larson
was chosen as the Big 12’s Player of the Year, as well as
the Defensive Player of the Year, marking the first time
Bison/AVCA Division I Coaches Poll (Dec. 1)
Rk.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Team (No. 1 votes)
Penn State (60)
Stanford
Texas
Nebraska
Washington
Hawaii
Oregon
California
UCLA
Minnesota
Florida
Southern California
Wichita State
Illinois
San Diego
Kansas State
Purdue
Utah
Michigan
Kentucky
Saint Louis
Colorado State
Pepperdine
Long Beach State
San Francisco
Pts.
1500
1436
1374
1309
1273
1181
1106
1088
995
925
826
810
741
719
687
621
493
431
399
369
334
244
156
115
102
Record Last Wk
32-0
1
26-3
2
25-3
3
27-2
4
24-4
5
28-3
6
23-8
8
23-6
7
20-10
10
26-6
12
25-3
14
16-11
11
29-1
9
24-7
15
23-4
16
24-7
13
24-8
18
24-5
21
24-8
20
26-5
17
28-4
22
22-6
19
20-7
23
25-5
NR
23-7
24
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots
New Mexico State 72; Tulane 71; St. Mary’s (Ca.) 41; Santa
Clara 22; Tennessee 14; UAB 13; Texas A&M 9; Western
Kentucky 8; North Carolina 7; Cincinnati 2
Coaches Poll Weekly Totals
Date................................... Rank
Preseason (8/14)...................... 7
9/1........................................... 2
9/8........................................... 2
9/15......................................... 2
9/22......................................... 2
9/29......................................... 2
10/6......................................... 2
10/13....................................... 2
10/20....................................... 2
10/27....................................... 2
11/3......................................... 3
11/10....................................... 3
11/17....................................... 3
11/24....................................... 4
12/1......................................... 4
Final (12/23)
NCAA Attendance Leaders (as of Dec. 1)
No. School
1. Hawaii
2. Nebraska
3. Wisconsin
4. Minnesota
5. Wichita State
6. Penn State
7. Purdue
8. Michigan State
9. Stanford
10. Florida
Total
5,944
4,863
4,349
3,843
3,177
3,164
2,692
2,601
2,507
2,464
Avg.
136,714
63,216
56,539
61,487
44,478
50,620
34,998
36,419
30,080
29,574
Matches
23
13
13
16
14
16
13
14
12
12
NCAA Winningest Active Coaches (as of Dec. 1)
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Coach, School
Russ Rose, Penn State
Dave Shoji, Hawaii Mary Wise, Florida John Dunning, Stanford
John Cook, Nebraska Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State
Mick Haley, USC
Andy Banachowski, UCLA
Leonid Yelin, Louisville Bobbi Peterson, Northern Iowa
Record
957-159
981-172-1
657-123
671-138
438-91
655-153
725-180-1
1079-291
436-128
228-69
Pct.
.8575
.8505
.8423
.8294
.8280
.8106
.8008
.7876
.7730
.7677
(Min. 5 years as a Division I head coach; includes record at four-year
colleges only)
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Volleyball Quick Facts
First Year of Volleyball.......................................... 1975
Overall All-Time Record............................ 1,056-187-1
Conference All-Time Record..............................425-23
NCAA Tournament Years..............................26 straight
NCAA Tournament Record....................................73-23
Final Four Appearances............................................ 10
National Championships...... Three (2006, 2000, 1995)
Facility (Capacity)............. Nebraska Coliseum (4,030)
2008 Team Information
Head Coach..................... John Cook (San Diego, 1979)
Nebraska Record/Years.............................. 277-17/9th
Career Record/Years................................. 438-90/15th
Assistant Coach.......... Lizzy Stemke (Wisconsin, 2004)
Assistant Coach..................Erik Sullivan (UCLA, 1995)
Volleyball Office Phone........................ (402) 472-2399
2007 Overall Record..............................................30-2
2007 Big 12 Record (Finish)................... 19-1 (T-First)
Husker Volleyball by the Numbers
.849. ..........All-time winning percentage of
Nebraska volleyball (1,056-187-1 record)
.949. ..........All-time winning percentage of
Nebraska in conference matches (425-23)
1...................Honda-Broderick Cup Winner (Sarah Pavan, 2006)
3 .................National Titles (1995, 2000, 2006)
3 .................Number of Huskers Volleyball Olympians
(Lori Endicott, Allison Weston & Nancy Metcalf)
4 .................Huskers who won the NCAA Today’s Top Eight
Award, the most of any program
10...............NCAA Volleyball Semifinal Appearances
(1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006)
27...............Number of consecutive NCAA appearances
30...............Number of Big Eight/Big 12 titles in
school history (33 years, including 2008)
35...............Nebraska’s nation-leading total of volleyball
CoSIDA Academic all-Americans (Updated in 2008)
62...............Nation-Leading AVCA All-American
certificates won by 29 Husker volleyball players
81...............Number of weeks that Nebraska has been
ranked No. 1 in the national polls
118.............Consecutive sellouts at the NU Coliseum
(NCAA Volleyball record, as of Nov. 22)
382.............Consecutive weeks in the AVCA Poll (Dec. 1)
13,412.......NCAA regular-season record crowd vs. LSU
on Sept. 12, 2008
17,209.......Nebraska’s 2006 NCAA Championship Match
crowd vs. Stanford, the largest in NCAA history
that any player has earned both honors in one year. She
has a team-high 13 double-doubles, including seven
of NU’s last eight contests. Larson posted her most
recent double double at Baylor on Nov. 29, collecting
20 kills and 18 digs in a Big 12-clinching win. She
led NU in both kills (15) and digs (16) at Texas on Nov.
19. Larson had 16 kills, 13 digs and three service aces
against Missouri on Nov. 12 and 10 kills and 14 digs in
a sweep of No. 15 K-State on Nov. 8. Larson totaled 17
kills, 18 digs and a career-high eight blocks in the win
at Texas A&M on Nov. 5. She was named Big 12 Player
of the Week on Oct. 27, averaging 4.17 kills and 2.67
digs per set in sweeps of Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
Larson had 13 kills on .407 hitting in a sweep of Texas
A&M on Oct. 22. She was named AVCA National Player
of the Week on Sept. 22, as she averaged 5.00 kills on
.319 hitting, 2.62 digs and 0.50 blocks per set in wins
over Texas and K-State. Larson had a match-high 19
kills and 10 digs in the win over the Longhorns on Sept.
20. Larson carried the Huskers to a win at K-State,
matching her career best with 21 kills and adding 10
digs. She was named to the all-tournament teams in
each of NU’s first three events and was chosen as MVP
of the Players Challenge after averaging 3.83 kills,
0.60 aces and 0.67 blocks per set. Larson was a thirdteam AVCA All-American in 2007 after averaging 3.45
kills, 3.18 digs, 0.51 aces and 0.63 blocks per set.
The 2006 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Larson
averaged 4.13 kills and 3.50 digs per set and was the
only player in the Big 12 to rank in the top 10 in kills
and digs.
OH - #19 Tara Mueller: 6-0, So., Scottsdale, Ariz.
- A first-team All-Big 12 pick, Mueller is in her first
year starting at outside hitter and averages 3.53 kills
and 2.33 digs per set. She ranks sixth in the league in
kills and points. Mueller is second on the squad with
six double-doubles - all coming in conference action.
Mueller had 12 kills, eight digs and four blocks at
Baylor on Nov. 29. She had 10 kills on .381 hitting and
eight digs at Kansas on Nov. 15. Mueller established
career bests in kills for the second straight match
against No. 15 Kansas State on Nov. 8, finishing with
20 kills on .613 hitting. She set personal bests with
19 kills and 16 digs in the five-set win at Texas A&M
on Nov. 5. She had strong effort against Texas A&M on
Oct. 22, drilling 13 kills and setting career bests in
both hitting percentage (.478) and blocks (five). She
was selected to the Cal Poly all-tournament team after
averaging 3.67 kills, 1.67 digs and 0.78 blocks per set.
Mueller opened the year with 15 kills in a sweep of
No. 2 Stanford on Aug. 29. As a freshman, Mueller
averaged 1.27 kills and 0.95 digs per set. A Volleyball
Magazine Fab 50 selection, Mueller was the 2005
Gatorade Player of the Year in Arizona and started for
the U.S. Junior National Team in 2007.
Last Time Out: Huskers Clinch Big 12 Title
Jordan Larson’s match-high 20 kills and 18 digs led
No. 4 Nebraska to its fifth consecutive Big 12 title, as
the Huskers gutted out a 25-22, 26-28, 25-10, 25-20
win over Baylor Saturday night.
Larson’s 13th double-double of the year led an
inspired effort from the Huskers (27-2, 18-2 Big 12), as
Nebraska won the Big 12 title for the fifth consecutive
year and the 11th time in the Big 12’s 13 years of
existence. Texas shared the title with the Huskers with
an 18-2 mark.
Sophomores Tara Mueller and Lindsey Licht totaled
12 kills apiece for the Huskers, as Licht added six of the
Huskers’ season-best 16 blocks on Saturday. Redshirt
freshman Jordan Wilberger added a career-high eight
stuffs, as Nebraska held the Bears to .116 hitting to
improve to 27-0 all-time against Baylor.
The Huskers showed resiliency all night, overcoming
a six-point deficit in the first set and trailing 19-14 in
the fourth set before closing the match with a 11-1 run.
Trailing 20-19, Nebraska ran off the match’s final six
points, as Sydney Anderson ran off the final five points
at the service line. Licht capped the Huskers’ eighth
championship in nine years with an overpass on the
final point, giving Nebraska the Big 12’s automatic
berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Larson Leads Big 12 Honors
Two-time All-American Jordan Larson leads five
Nebraska volleyball players that earned Big 12 honors
from the league’s coaches on Monday. Larson became
the first player in Big 12 history to win two league
awards in one year, as she was chosen as both the Big
12 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
Larson paces a Huskers’ contingent that also
included the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in sophomore
setter Sydney Anderson and the Big 12 Coach of the
Year in John Cook. The Huskers placed a league-high
five members on the All-Big 12 teams, including firstteam selections Larson, Anderson, Kori Cooper and
Tara Mueller. Senior Amanda Gates rounded out NU’s
honorees, as she was named honorable-mention by the
league’s coaches.
It is the fourth All-Big 12 award for Larson and
the first for Anderson, Cooper, Mueller and Gates. The
All-Big 12 awards are selected by the league’s head
coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own
players.
Cook was chosen as the league’s top coach for the
third time in his nine years at Nebraska (also 2001 and
2005) after guiding the Huskers to an 18-2 league mark
and a share of the Big 12 title. The Huskers have won
or shared the last five Big 12 titles and have captured
eight league crowns in Cook’s nine years at Nebraska.
Larson and Mueller Provide 1-2 Punch
Nebraska’s outside hitting duo of Jordan Larson and
Tara Mueller has been one of the nation’s top outside
hitting duos. The pair combines for 7.46 kills per set,
as Nebraska and Kansas State are the only two Big 12
schools with multiple hitters in the top 10 in kills.
The Husker duo joins Penn State’s All-American duo
of Megan Hodge and Nicole Fawcett as the only pair
of hitters averaging more than 3.50 kills apiece for
ranked teams.
Either Larson or Mueller has led the Huskers in kills
in 28 of 29 matches this season, as Larson has topped
NU 18 times, while Mueller has enjoyed team-high
honors in 12 contests. They have tied on two occasions,
most recently against Texas A&M on Oct. 22. Lindsey
Licht is the only other Husker to lead NU in kills, as she
totaled 14 at Colorado on Oct. 29.
Ranked Teams with Two Players Averaging 3.50 Kills/Set
School
Player #1
Player #2
Penn State Megan Hodge (4.00) Nicole Fawcett (3.90)
Nebraska Jordan Larson (3.93) Tara Mueller (3.53)
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Three Huskers Named Academic All-American
Three Nebraska players were honored on Nov. 24, as Kori
Cooper, Amanda Gates and Jordan Larson were chosen to
the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American team.
Amanda Gates and Kori Cooper were both chosen as
first-team selections, while outside hitter Jordan Larson
was a second-team selection. NU was the only school
with two first-team selections and three Academic AllAmericans in 2008. The two first-team selections marked
the third time in the last four years that Nebraska has
placed multiple members on the six-member first team.
Gates earns the first honor of her career as she
carries a 3.96 GPA in communication studies. A twotime academic All-Big 12 pick, Gates has been active
in NU’s community outreach efforts and was selected to
the Big 12 Good Works Team the past two years. On the
court, Gates is averaging 1.73 kills and 1.11 blocks per
set, ranking among league leaders in blocks (fifth) and
hitting percentage (.338, sixth).
Cooper joined Gates on the six-member first-team
after putting together a solid year. A speech-language
pathology major with a 3.82 GPA, Cooper is a two-time
academic All-Big 12 pick, Cooper averaged 2.09 kills and
0.88 blocks per set, while ranking second in the Big 12
with a .396 hitting percentage before suffering a seasonending injury on Nov. 19.
Larson earned the first academic All-America honor
of her career, as she was chosen to the second team.
A three-time academic All-Big 12 pick, she carries a
3.31 GPA in communication studies and will graduate
in December. The two-time All-American ranks among
the conference leaders in kills, service aces, digs and
points. The 2008 Senior Class
Nebraska’s senior class of Amanda Gates, Jordan
Larson and Rachel Schwartz has already forged an
impressive legacy at Nebraska. The trio has helped NU
win four straight Big 12 titles and reached the NCAA title
match in both 2005 and 2006.
•-The group became the first Husker senior class in
program history to go an entire career without losing a
regular-season non-conference match. They went 34-0,
including 16 wins over ranked teams and a perfect 8-0
versus top-five foes.
•-They wrapped up the home portion of the regular
season with a 70-0 home mark and could be the first
group of Husker seniors to never lose a home match.
The Huskers have a chance to extend the streak to 72
with two wins this weekend.
•-Nebraska’s seniors are a combined 123-7 (.946)
over the last four years, posting three 30-win seasons
and helping the Huskers to a national title in 2006 and
a runner-up finish in 2005.
Most Wins at NU over Four-Year Stretch (NCAA Era)
No. Wins (Record) Pct.
Years
1.
126 (126-7)
.947
2004-07
2. 124 (124-9)
.932
2000-03
124 (124-10) .925
2003-06
124 (124-10) .925
1998-01
5.
122 (123-7)
.946
2005-present
123 (123-10) .925
1999-02
Sophomores Step Up in 2008
After replacing four All-Americans, Nebraska needed
its sophomore class to step to the forefront this fall.
Nebraska lost over 60 percent of its kills and total
points from 2007.
Percentage Back from 2007
Category K
A
Pct. back 35.2% 9.0%
SA
40.1%
D
47.8%
Pts.
36.2%
To offset those losses, the Huskers have relied on a
quartet of sophomore starters - setter Sydney Anderson,
libero Kayla Banwarth, right side hitter Linsdey Licht
and outside hitter Tara Mueller - and all four have
helped the Huskers to a 27-2 record and a Big 12 title.
Prior to this season, the group combined for 11 starts
at Nebraska - including 10 starts at libero by Banwarth
and Mueller. The group has combined for nearly half of
Nebraska’s total of kills and aces, as well as most of
the Huskers’ assists and digs.
Stellar Sophomores
Category
Pct.
Kills
46.1%
Assists
94.4%
Aces
50.8%
Digs
56.0%
Points
45.9%
Soph. 663
1,246
65
814
835
Team Total
1,437
1,320
128
1,452
1,818.5
Team
Big 12
#Nebraska 18-2 #Texas 18-2 Kansas State 14-6 Iowa State 11-9 Texas A&M 11-9 Baylor 9-11 Oklahoma 8-12 Colorado 7-13 Kansas 7-13 Missouri 7-13 Texas Tech 0-20 Pct.
.900 .900 .700 .550 .550 .450 .400 .350 .350 .350 .000 Overall
27-2 25-3 24-7 19-12 16-14 18-13 12-16 13-16 13-16 13-17 5-26 Pct.
.931
.893
.774
.613
.533
.581
.429
.448
.448
.433
.161
#-Big 12 Champions
No Place Like Home
Nebraska has enjoyed an overwhelming home court
advantage across the state. The Huskers have won their
last 93 matches inside the state’s borders dating back
to 2004, including matches in Lincoln (79), Omaha
(13) and North Platte (1).
With the Nov. 22 win over Texas Tech, the Huskers
extended their home winning streak to 85 matches - the
second-longest streak in NCAA history and the longest
since Penn State won 87 consecutive home matches
between 1995 and 2000. NU could tie the NCAA record
with a pair of wins this weekend at home.
NU is the only program to have a pair of home win
streaks of at least 60 matches, as Nebraska won 63
consecutive home matches between 1999 and 2002.
NCAA Home Court Win Streaks
No. Wins Team
Dates of Streak
1. 87 Penn State
Nov. 25, 1995-Sept. 16, 2000
2. 85
Nebraska
Sept. 11, 2004-present
3. 74 Northern Iowa Nov. 1, 1997-Sept. 18, 2004
4. 63 Nebraska
Sept. 29, 1999-Dec. 14, 2002
Home Streak Breakdown
Location
NU Coliseum
Bob Devaney Sports Center
Qwest Center Omaha
2008 Big 12 Standings (as of Dec. 1)
Matches
76
4
5
Longest Active Home Win Streaks
No. Wins Team
Dates of Streak
1. 85
Nebraska
2004-present
2. 53 Penn State
2006-present
Air Jordan Climbs Husker Career Lists
Jordan Larson has continued to climb the Husker
career charts, jumping into the top 10 in kills, digs
and solo blocks during the 2008 campaign. Larson has
moved from 14th to fifth on NU’s kills list, passing Eileen
Shannon with her 20 kills in the regular-season finale on
Nov. 29.
In digs, Larson moved from eighth to second this
year, passing former teammate Dani Busboom against
K-State on Nov. 8. Larson now only trails another former
teammate, as Jennifer Saleaumua holds the school mark
with 1,568. Larson is also seventh on NU’s career solo
blocks list, joining Greichaly Cepero as the only nonmiddle blockers on the top-10 list.
Upcoming Big 12 Schedule
Date
Fri. Dec. 5
Match
Kansas State vs. Santa Clara Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa
Lamar at Texas
Liberty at Nebraska
Sat. Dec. 6
KSU vs. Washington/Portland State 4 p.m.
Nebraska vs. UAB/Missouri State
5 p.m.
Iowa State vs. Minnesota/NDSU
7 p.m.
Texas vs. Wichita State/Rice
6:30 p.m.
2008 All-Big 12 Awards
Player of the Year:
Coach of the Year:
Newcomer of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year:
Freshman of the Year:
Libero of the Year:
Jordan Larson, Nebraska
John Cook, Nebraska
Sydney Anderson, Nebraska
Jordan Larson, Nebraska
Michelle Kocher, Texas
Ashley Mass, Iowa State
First-Team All-Big 12
Name, School
Taylor Barnes, Baylor
Anna Breyfogle, Baylor
Victoria Henson, Iowa State
Kaylee Manns, Iowa State
Rita Liliom, Kansas State Nataly Korobkova, Kansas State
Sydney Anderson, Nebraska
Kori Cooper, Nebraska
Jordan Larson, Nebraska
Tara Mueller, Nebraska
Ashley Engle, Texas
Juliann Faucette, Texas
Destinee Hooker, Texas
Lauren Paolini, Texas
Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
Name, School
Jen Malcom, Iowa State
Ashley Mass, Iowa State
Megan Farr, Kansas State
Amanda Gates, Nebraska
Sarah Ammerman, Texas A&M
Mary Batis, Texas A&M
Time
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
Pos.
S
MB
OH
S
OH
OH
S
MB
OH
OH
OPP
OH
OH
MB
Pos.
MB
L
MB
MB
OH
OH
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Big 12 Team Rankings (as of Nov. 30)
Category
Hitting Percentage
Opponent Hitting Pct.
Assists
Kills
Blocks
Service Aces
Digs
Rank
2nd
1st
1st
1st
2nd
2nd
5th
NU
.271
.144
13.47
14.66
2.59
1.31
14.82
Leader
UT-.340
---UT-2.69
BU-1.39
MU-16.20
Big 12 Individual Rankings (as of Nov. 30)
Category
Hitting Percentage
Assists
Kills
Service Aces
Digs
Blocks
Player
Cooper
Gates
Anderson
Larson
Mueller
Larson
Anderson
Banwarth
Larson
Gates
Avg.
.396
.338
11.72
3.93
3.53
0.36
0.30
4.19
3.20
1.11
Rank
2nd
6th
1st
4th
6th
2nd
8th
3rd
10th
5th
Big 12 Team Rankings (Final Regular Season)
Category
Rank
NU
Hitting Percentage
Opponent Hitting Pct.
Assists
Kills
Blocks
Service Aces
Digs
2nd
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
5th
.272
.154
13.66
14.90
2.51
1.17
14.97
Leader
UT-.347
-UT-13.70
UT-14.94
UT - 2.56
KSU - 1.21
MU- 16.78
Big 12 Individual Rankings (Final Regular Season)
Category
Player
Hitting Percentage
Assists
Kills
Service Aces
Blocks
Digs
Cooper
Gates
Anderson
Larson Mueller
Larson
Anderson
Gates
Banwarth
Larson
Avg.
Rank
.383
.376
11.87
4.11
3.59
0.31
0.26
1.10
4.15
3.23
2nd
3rd
1st
3rd
5th
3rd
8th
4th
5th
10th
Huskers in the NCAA Rankings (as of Dec. 1)
Team Category
Aces Per Set Assists Per Set Blocks Per Set Digs Per Set Hitting Percentage Kills Per Set Match W-L Pctg. Rank
127
9
24
118
15
8
3
Individual Categories
Category Aces Per Set Assists Per Set Blocks Per Set Hitting Percentage Kills Per Set Player
Jordan Larson
Sydney Anderson Amanda Gates
Kori Cooper Jordan Larson
Tara Mueller Actual
1.31
13.47
2.59
14.82
0.271
14.66
0.931
Rank Total
97
0.36
4
11.72
65
1.11
13
0.396
42
3.93
90 3.53
Career Kill Leaders
No.
Player, Years
3.
Lisa Reitsma, 1994-97
4.
Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), 1997-01
5.
Jordan Larson, 2005-present
6. Eileen Shannon, 1989-92
Kills
1,633
1,603
1,522
1,521
Career Dig Leaders
No.
Player, Years
1.
Jennifer Saleaumua, 2002-05
2.
Jordan Larson, 2005-present
Digs
1,568
1,348
Career Solo Block Leaders
No.
Player, Years
4.
Greichaly Cepero, 1999-02
Allison Weston, 1992-95
6.
Amber Holmquist, 1999-02
7.
Jordan Larson, 2005-present
Solo Blocks
84
84
82
79
Larson is New Queen of Aces
Jordan Larson took sole possession of one of the
oldest marks in the NU record book earlier this season,
as she overtook Val Novak’s school mark for career
aces. Larson now has 182 career aces, surpassing
Novak’s total of 161 set between 1987 and 1990.
The record for Larson is impressive considering that
only 32 of the 129 matches she played has gone longer
than three sets.
Since Mary Buysse’s career ended in 1984, four
players have held the school record for aces at one time
or another. Novak held the mark for 18 years, and it
may take a long time for someone to eclipse Larson,
especially since several scoring changes have occurred
since the start of the decade.
Nebraska All-Time Service Aces
No. Player Years Holding Record
1. Jordan Larson 2008-present
2. Val Novak 1990-2008
3. Lori Endicott 1988-90
4
Mary Buysse 1984-88
Aces
182
161
159
134
Completing the Ace Chase
No. Player
Aces Matches Sets Aces/Set
1. Jordan Larson
182
129
425
0.43
2. Val Novak
161
136
453
0.36
1,000-1,000 Club
Outside hitter Jordan Larson is part of another
exclusive club in Husker volleyball, as she is one of only
three players in school history with more than 1,000
kills and 1,000 digs. Larson joined Jennifer Saleaumua
and Eileen Shannon on the prestigious list in 2007, as
Larson became the first Husker to reach the 1,0001,000 plateau prior to her senior campaign.
Larson is now poised to become the first player at
Nebraska to ever average more than 3.00 kills and
3.00 digs in an entire career. Larson is currently at
3.58 kills and 3.17 digs per set entering Friday’s NCAA
Tournament opener
Huskers’ 1,000-1,000 Club
Player, Years
Jordan Larson, 2005-present
Jennifer Saleaumua, 2002-05
Elieen Shannon, 1989-92
Larson Doubles Up
Kills
1,522
1,247
1,521
Digs
1,348
1,568
1,074
With double-doubles in seven of her her last eight
matches, two-time All-American Jordan Larson raised
her career total to 51. That is the most by a Husker
in the Big 12 era, breaking the previous high of 44
established by three-time All-American Nancy Metcalf
from 1997 to 2001. Larson has a team-best 13 double-
doubles this season, including 12 in league play.
The Huskers are 12-1 in 2008 and have won 49 of 51
matches when Larson records a double-double in her
career.
Husker Double-Doubles Leaders (Big 12 Era)
Player, Years
Double-Doubles
Jordan Larson, 2005-pres.
51
Nancy Metcalf, 1997-99, 2001
44
Jennifer Saleaumua, 2002-05
40
Matches
129
123
131
Anderson Sets Her Sights on Big 12
Sydney Anderson has made an immediate impact
in her first season as a Husker. The Salt Lake City,
Utah, native enters the postseason leading the Big 12
in assists (11.72) and ranking eighth in aces (0.30).
She has helped the Huskers hit .300 or better 13 times,
including .350 or better in four of the last six contests.
A first-team All-Big 12 selection, Anderson is is
bidding to become the first Husker to ever lead the Big
12 in assists, an impressive fact considering that NU
has had three multiple All-American setters in Big 12
Conference history (Fiona Nepo, Greichaly Cepero and
Rachel Holloway). In fact, the last Husker to lead a
conference in assists is current Iowa State head coach
Christy Johnson in 1995.
Anderson has lived up to her billing as the league’s
top newcomer, earning the weekly honor five times in
2008 and being named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year.
She is fourth in the country in assists and has helped
NU rank in the top 10 nationally in kills and assists per
set and 15th in hitting percentage despite losing a trio
of All-America hitters from 2007.
She was tabbed for all-tournament teams in all
three of Nebraska’s tournaments and has five doubledoubles, including three versus ranked foes. Anderson
dished out a season-best 53 assists in NU’s win over
No. 3 Texas on Sept. 17, helping the Huskers hit .319 as
a team. Anderson reached the 50-assist plateau for the
second time against Iowa State on Nov. 1.
NCAA Assist Leaders (As of Dec. 1)
No.
Name
1.
Alisha Glass
2.
Jenna Hagglund
3.
Carli Lloyd
4.
Sydney Anderson
5.
Kaylee Manns
Team
Penn State
Washington
California
Nebraska
Iowa State
A/Set
12.54
12.39
12.08
11.72
11.71
Tara’s Just Getting Better
Outside hitter Tara Mueller has performed admirably
replacing two-time All-American and former AVCA
National Player of the Year Christina Houghtelling.
Mueller is one of the league’s top outside hitters,
ranking sixth in the league with 3.53 kills per set, while
also chipping in 2.33 digs and 0.49 blocks per set.
Mueller, who has steadily increased her numbers
each month, opened last month with two straight
double-doubles before going off for a career-best 20
kills on .613 hitting against No. 15 Kansas State on
Nov. 8. She had career bests in both kills (19) and digs
(16) at Texas A&M on Nov. 5, collecting her third straight
double-double in the process. Mueller now has six double
doubles - all coming in Big 12 action - and has reached
double figures in kills in 17 of NU’s last 19 matches.
Tracking Tara’s Progress
Month
Matches K/Set
August
2
3.14
September
9
3.33
October
9
3.68
November
8
3.69
D/Set Double-Doubles
1.14
0
2.17
2
2.82
2
2.31
2
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Gates Gains During Big 12 Action
One of the most overlooked aspects of the Huskers’
Big 12 success has been the play of middle blocker
Amanda Gates. The Columbus, Neb., native is
averaging nearly two kills per set and finished among
the conference leaders in both blocks (1.10, fourth)
and hitting percentage (.376, second) in league play.
Gates has raised her totals significantly in conference
play, including an amazing 151 point jump in hitting
percentage. Her efforts helped her earn honorablemention All-Big 12 honors this fall.
Gates has put together a string of strong efforts in
recent weeks. She had 10 kills on .692 hitting and four
blocks against Texas Tech on Nov. 22. At Texas on Nov.
19, she matched her career high with 11 kills on .450
hitting. Gates hit a career-best .727 with eight kills at
Kansas on Nov. 15. She has reached double figures in
kills four times this season, setting a personal best
with 11 against the Cyclones on Sept. 27. She had tied
career highs with eight kills and 10 blocks at K-State
on Sept. 17.
Comparing Gates in Big 12 vs. Non-Conference
Matches
K/Set
Pct.
Bl/Set
Big 12
1.90
.376
1.10
Non-Conf. 1.30
.225
1.15
Super Duper Cooper is Efficient
Kori Cooper has been one of the Huskers’ most efficient
hitters during her Husker career. She has a career .366
itting percentage in 86 matches and has ranked among
the Big 12 hitting leaders in all three years before
suffering a season-ending injury on Nov. 19.
With her 500th career kill on Nov. 1 against Iowa
State, Cooper now is among the most efficient hitters
in school history. Her .366 hitting percentage is tied for
sixth among all Huskers with at least 500 career kills.
Cooper has 40 career matches where she has hit
.400 or better (with a minimum of 10 swings) and is
hitting a personal-best .396 in 2008 to rank second in
the Big 12 and 13th nationally.
A first-team All-Big 12 pick, Cooper reached double
figures for the fourth time this year against Missouri
on Nov. 12, drilling 10 kills on .363 hitting and had six
kills on eight swings. All four double-figure efforts have
come in conference play. She enjoyed one of her best
matches against Iowa State on Nov. 1, chipping in nine
kills on .467 hitting and equaling her season best with
six blocks against the Cyclones. Her season best is 12
kills on .524 hitting against Iowa State on Sept. 27.
Charting Cooper
Year
Hitting Pct. 2006
.344
2007
.356
2008
.396
Big 12 Rank
Fourth
Seventh
Second
NU Career Hitting Percentage Leaders (min. 500 kills)
No. Hitting Pct. Player
Years
1.
.401
Virginia Stahr
1986-89
2.
.396
Amber Holmquist
1999-02
3.
.395
Cathy Noth
1983-84
4.
.387
Karen Dahlgren
1983-86
5.
.375
Tracy Stalls
2004-07
6.
.366
Kori Cooper
2006-08
7.
.363
Melissa Elmer
2001-05
KGB Spies on Opposing Hitters
For Kayla Grace Banwarth, shutting down the
opposition has been her speciality. Banwarth enters
the NCAA Tournament ranked third in the Big 12 in
digs with 4.19 digs per set and is bidding to be only
the third Husker to ever average at least four digs per
set. Her defensive efforts have been instrumental, as
Nebraska has limited 17 opponents to under .150 hitting
and has allowed only four teams to hit .200 this season.
She is also second among liberos in assists (0.84/set)
and is a primary reason NU has allowed a Big 12-best
0.71 service aces per set.
Banwarth has reached double figures in digs in 32
of her 37 career starts, including a career-best 27 digs
in the win at Texas A&M on Nov. 5. It is the fourth time
Banwarth has collected at least 20 digs in a match,
with the others coming against No. 4 USC (Aug. 31), at
Creighton (Oct. 5) and in the regular-season finale at
Baylor (Nov. 29)
Single-Season Dig Leaders (Per Set)
No.
Player
Digs/Set
1.
Dani Busboom
5.05
2.
Amanda McCormick 4.54
-
Kayla Banwarth
4.19
3.
Christina Houghtelling 3.95
Year
2006
2004
2008
2007
Single-Season Dig Leaders (Total Digs)
No.
Player
Digs
1.
Dani Busboom
580
2.
Amanda McCormick
480
3.
Jennifer Saleaumua
441
4.
Jennifer Saleaumua
436 5.
Jordan Larson 402 6.
Kayla Banwarth
394
7.
Kate Crnich
390
Year
2006
2004
2003
2005
2006
2008
1996
Huskers Continue Big 12 Dominance
Nebraska’s Big 12 title in 2008 continues one of
the most successful runs in NCAA history. The Huskers
have won or shared 11 Big 12 titles in the last 13 years
and own 30 Big Eight/Big 12 crowns in 33 years of
conference action. The five straight Big 12 titles ties
the longest streak in Big 12 history, as NU also won five
straight crowns between 1998 and 2002.
Nation’s Best Since 2000
John Cook has been amazingly successful during his
Husker tenure, posting a 277-17 record (.942 winning
pct.) to lead all programs this decade. A two-time AVCA
National Coach of the Year, Cook has enjoyed greater
success in the Big 12, going 172-8 in conference
matches over the past nine seasons. NU has won eight
Big 12 titles, including each of the past five years.
NCAA Best Winning Percentages This Decade
No.
School
Record
1.
Nebraska
277-18
2.
Florida
272-29
3.
Hawaii
271-34
4.
Penn State
264-38
5.
Stanford
253-48
6.
USC
232-46
7.
Long Beach State
230-56
8.
Louisville
232-58
9.
Northern Iowa
239-65
10.
Colorado State
219-63
As of Nov. 30, 2008
Pct.
.939
.904
.889
.874
.841
.835
.804
.800
.786
.777
2008 Team and Individual Honors
Team Accolades
• Big 12 Champions
• Paso Robles Marriott Invitational Champions
• Ameritas Players Challenge Champions
Individual Accolades
Sydney Anderson
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
• First-Team All-Big 12
• Runza/AVCA Showcase All-Tournament Team
• Paso Robles Marriott All-Tournament Team
• Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team
• Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 17)
• Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Oct. 27)
• Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 22)
• Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 8)
• Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 2)
• Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
Kayla Banwarth
• Runza/AVCA Showcase All-Tournament Team
Kori Cooper
• First-Team All-Big 12
• First-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American
• Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team
• First-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII
• Preseason All-Big 12
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12
Amanda Gates
• Honorable-Mention All-Big 12
• First-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American
• First-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27)
• Big 12 Community of Champion Award
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12
• Match Club Endowed Scholarship
Jordan Larson
• Big 12 Player of the Year
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
• First-Team All-Big 12
• Second-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American
• Big 12 Preseason Co-Player of the Year
• Preseason All-Big 12
• AVCA National Player of the Week (Sept. 23)
• First-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII
• Ameritas Players Challenge MVP
• Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 27)
• Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 22)
• Runza/AVCA Showcase All-Tournament Team
• Paso Robles Marriott All-Tournament Team
• Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team
Tara Mueller
• First-Team All-Big 12
• Paso Robles Marriott All-Tournament Team
Rachel Schwartz
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12
Huskers Rank Second All-Time in Wins
The Nebraska volleyball team is one of only six
programs to reach the 1,000-win plateau and rank
second in NCAA history with 1,056 wins. Nebraska
is 1-0 against schools who have reached the 1,000win mark, defeating UCLA last year in the first-ever
matchup of 1,000 win teams.
The Big 12 vs. Nebraska (1996-2008)
School
Record vs. NU
Baylor
0-26
Colorado
4-22
Iowa State
0-26
Kansas
0-26
Kansas State
3-23
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech Totals
1-25
1-25
5-21
2-24
1-25
17-243
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Husker Volleyball on the Radio
The Husker Sports Network will continue the strong
tradition of broadcasting excellence in 2008 as it brings
Husker volleyball to fans across the state. Every volleyball
match this season is available to a network of 25 radio
stations that reaches every corner of the state. KBBK 107.3
FM in Lincoln will serve as the flagship, while KTWI (93.3
FM) will return to the network and will carry every match in
the Omaha market.
The Husker Sports Network, in its 14th year of producing
and marketing the live broadcasts of University of Nebraska
Athletics, extended and expanded its agreement with the
University on June 13, 2008. Under the agreement, IMG
College’s Husker Sports Network will manage and market
all rights associated with radio programming, coaches’ TV
and radio shows, program sales, sponsorship inventory and
publication printing rights.
IMG College, which purchased Host Communications and
the Husker Sports Network on Nov. 16, 2007, is the leader
in developing integrated licensing, marketing and multimedia opportunities for the nation’s top collegiate brands
across local, regional and national platforms. In addition
to Nebraska, IMG College represents athletic organizations
from across the country including such universities as
Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma
State, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas.
John Baylor enters his 15th year as the voice of the
Nebraska volleyball program and brings his high-energy
broadcasts throughout the state. He is joined by color
analysts Lindsay Peterson and Diane Mendenhall.
In addition to broadcasting Husker matches, the Husker
Sports Network also produces Sports Nightly, a daily, live
call-in show focusing on NU athletics and other area sports.
The show runs from 6 to 9 p.m. (central) across the state.
During the season, Coach Cook will join Sports Nightly’s Lane
Grindle for a half-hour, call-in show on Husker volleyball.
The show airs on Tuesday nights throughout the season
from 7:30-8 p.m.
Coach Cook is also heard weekly on B107.3 FM on Friday
mornings during the 8 a.m. hour.
The Husker Sports Volleyball Network
City
Affiliate
Signal
Ainsworth KBRB 1400 AM
Alliance* KCOW 1400 AM
Aurora* KRGY 97.3 FM
Beatrice KWBE 1450 AM
Broken Bow KBBN 95.3 FM
Chadron KCSR 610 AM
Columbus
KJSK
900 AM
Fairbury*
KUTT
99.5 FM
Falls City KTNC 1230 AM
Fremont*
KHUB
1340 AM
Grand Island* KRGI 1430 AM
Hastings
KHAS
1230 AM
Holdrege*
KUVR 1380 AM
Kearney*
KGFW 1340 AM
Lexington* KRVN 880 AM
Lincoln KBBK
107.3 FM
McCook*
KSWN
93.9 FM
North Platte* KODY 1240 AM
Ogallala
KOGA
930 AM
Omaha
KTWI
93.3 FM
Scottsbluff* KNEB 960 AM/94.1 FM
Sidney
KSID 1340 AM
Superior KRFS
103.9 FM
Valentine KVSH 940 AM
West Point*
KTIC
840 AM
*-Affiliates that only carry selected broadcasts
Most Wins by NCAA Division I Programs
No.
School
1.
UCLA
2.
Nebraska
3.
Missouri State
4.
Brigham Young
5.
Long Beach State
6.
Penn State
Wins
1,080
1,056
1,049
1,031
1,025
1,008
Courtesy: Northern Iowa and BYU SID Offices; As of Dec. 1, 2008
Larson Captures AVCA National Honor
Jordan Larson received a national honor on Sept. 23,
as she was selected as the Sports Imports/American
Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I
National Player of the Week. She earned the accolade
after lifting NU to wins over No. 18 Kansas State and
No. 3 Texas. Larson averaged 5.0 kills, 2.62 digs and
5.44 points per set, collecting a pair of double-doubles
in the process. At No. 18 Kansas State, Larson matched
a career high with 21 kills, while also getting 10 digs,
two blocks and an ace.
The honor marked the 10th time a Husker volleyball
player has been chosen for the AVCA’s weekly national
honor, while Larson becomes the seventh different
Husker to receive the accolade.
Nebraska’s All-Time AVCA National Players of the Week
Player
Date
Jordan Larson
9/23/08
Sarah Pavan
11/29/04 & 8/27/07
Christina Houghtelling
8/29/05
Greichaly Cepero
12/2/02
Amber Holmquist
9/10/01 & 11/25/02
Kelly Aspegren
9/6/94
Allison Weston
9/20/93 & 10/31/94
Crowd Pleasers
Nebraska has traditionally shown the ability to draw
big crowds, and 2008 has been no different. Not only
did the Huskers break the NCAA regular-season singlematch record for attendance against LSU on Sept. 12,
but they have been involved in four of the seven largest
crowds of 2008.
The Huskers are second nationally in average
attendance (4,863) and that total does not include
the Runza/AVCA Showcase matches in Omaha, which
both drew crowds in excess of 7,000. Nebraska has
now broken the NCAA regular-season single match
attendance mark three times over the last two years
and has been involved in the eight largest regularseason crowds in NCAA history.
Largest Regular-Season NCAA Volleyball Crowds
No. Attend. Match (Location)
Date
1. 13,412# Nebraska vs. LSU (Devaney)
9/12/08
2. 13,396 Nebraska vs. Hawaii, (Devaney)
10/21/07
3. 13,081* Nebraska vs. Penn State (Qwest)
9/2/07
4. 12,504 Nebraska vs. Colorado (Devaney)
11/4/00
5. 12,112 Nebraska at Creigton (Qwest)
9/24/06
6. 11,529 Nebraska vs. Colorado (Devaney) 10/22/95
7. 11,076! Nebraska vs. UCLA (Qwest)
8/25/07
8. 11,032 Nebraska vs. UCLA (Devaney)
9/14/91
*-also included Creighton/Cal Poly match; !-AVCA Showcase w/ Tennessee and Utah
#-also included St. John’s/New Mexico match
Four Huskers Named Academic All-Big 12
Four Husker volleyball players were among the 48
student-athletes named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team
Nov. 18. All four Huskers were chosen to the first team,
which consists of players with a 3.20 or better GPA.
Jordan Larson and Rachel Schwartz are three-time
selections, while Amanda Gates and Kori Cooper were
honored for the second time. Gates, Larson and Cooper
also became Academic All-Americans on Nov. 24.
Nebraska Coliseum: Sold Out for 2008
One school record has already been established this
fall, as it took just 10 minutes to sell out the entire
2008 ticket allotment at the 4,030-seat NU Coliseum.
It was the quickest that the single-match Coliseum
allotment had ever sold out. In 2007, it took 45 minutes
to sell out the entire allotment.
The Huskers will carry a streak of 118 consecutive
sellouts into Friday’s NCAA Tournament opener against
Liberty. The Huskers are 112-6 at home during the
sellout streak and 493,553 fans have been to the
Coliseum since the sellout streak began in 2001.
Nebraska’s streak marks only the second time in NCAA
history that a women’s sport has enjoyed a sellout streak
of at least 100 matches. The only other one was UConn
women’s basketball, which had a streak of 113 straight
regular-season sellouts between 1999 and 2005.
Going, Going, Gone
Year
Time to Sell Out Coliseum
2006
Nine Days
2007
45 minutes
2008
10 minutes
Huskers in the Polls
The Nebraska program is a fixture in the Bison/AVCA
Coaches poll. The Huskers are ranked third in this
week’s poll and have been ranked in all 382 polls since
its inception in 1982. NU is one of only two schools to
hold that distinction, joining Stanford. In addition, the
Huskers have been ranked in the top 10 for 349 weeks,
which trails only Stanford’s 353 weeks in the top 10.
Nebraska has been ranked in the top 10 for the last
79 polls, dating back to the start of the 2004 season.
The Huskers head all programs at the top of the
all-time polls, spending 81 weeks all-time at No. 1,
including an incredible 26-poll stretch over the 2006
and 2007 seasons. The 81 weeks at No. 1 is 30 more
than runner-up UCLA in that category. NU has spent 62
weeks at No. 1 since the start of the 2000 season. That
total is more than any other program has spent in the
top spot since the AVCA Poll began in 1982.
Most Weeks Ranked No. 1 in AVCA Coaches Poll
No.
1.
2.
3.
School
Nebraska UCLA Hawaii Weeks Ranked No. 1
81
51
48
Huskers Continue Academic Success in ‘08
The Nebraska volleyball team placed three members
on the 2008 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American
of the Year on Nov. 24. The group included first-team
selections Amanda Gates and Kori Cooper and secondteam honoree Jordan Larson. It is the first Academic
All-America award for all three players, while Nebraska
was the only school in the nation with three selections
or two first-team honorees.
Nebraska volleyball has had 16 Academic AllAmericans under Head Coach John Cook, including
seven players who have combined for 10 first-team
certificates. In all, Nebraska has now had 35 academic
All-Americans in volleyball, a total that leads the nation
by a large margin.
All-Time CoSIDA Volleyball Academic All-Americans
No.
1.
2.
3.
School
Nebraska
M.I.T.
Penn State
Includes 2008 selections
Academic All-Americans
35
13
10
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Nebraska: All-America U
NU continued its string of All-America success in
2007 with a school-record five Huskers earning AVCA
All-America accolades. Rachel Holloway, Christina
Houghtelling, Jordan Larson, Sarah Pavan and Tracy
Stalls were all selected, increasing Nebraska’s NCAAleading totals to 29 players and 62 certificates,
respectively. Nebraska has had at least one All-American
every season since 1983, a total of 26 straight seasons,
including 27 in Cook’s eight seasons.
Most AVCA All-Americans
No. School
1. Nebraska 2. Stanford 3. Hawaii Certificates
62
56
44
Huskers on Television
The Huskers received plenty of television exposure
during the 2008 season, as 15 regular-season matches
were televised this season. NU has enjoyed the bright
lights of TV, going 40-3 in televised matches since the
start of the 2006 season, including 14-1 this season.
2008 Nebraska Television Schedule
Date
Matchup (Television)
Aug. 29 Stanford vs. Nebraska (CBS College/NET)
Aug. 31 USC vs. Nebraska (CBS College/NET)
Sept. 20 Texas at Nebraska (NET)
Sept. 24 Kansas at Nebraska (NET/CBS CS)
Sept. 27 Nebraska at Iowa State (Mediacom)
Oct. 1 Nebraska at Texas Tech (MyTV)
Oct. 5 Nebraska at Creighton (NET/CBS CS)
Oct. 8 Oklahoma at Nebraska (ESPNU)
Oct. 12 Nebraska at Missouri (FSN)
Oct. 15 Baylor at Nebraska (NET/CBS CS)
Oct. 22 Texas A&M at Nebraska (NET/CBS CS)
Nov. 1 Iowa State at Nebraska (NET)
Nov. 8 Kansas State at Nebraska (NET)
Nov. 12 Missouri at Nebraska (NET/CBS CS)
Nov. 19 Nebraska at Texas (ESPNU)
Time
W, 3-0
W, 3-1
W, 3-1
W, 3-1
W, 3-1
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-1
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
L, 1-3
Huskers Announce Recruiting Class
Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook announced on
Nov. 14 that four high school seniors have decided to
join Husker volleyball program. The recruiting class
features outside hitters Gina Mancuso and Hannah
Werth, libero Megan Pendergast and middle blocker
Hayley Thramer. All four players are rated among the
top-70 players by recruiting services.
Nebraska Recruiting Class
Name
Pos.
Gina Mancuso
OH
Megan Pendergast L
Hayley Thramer
MB
Hannah Werth
OH
Ht.
6-1
5-7
6-3
6-1
Hometown
Omaha, Neb.
League City, Texas
Ewing, Neb.
Springfield, Ill.
Nebraska’s Recent Recruiting Classes
Year
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Volleyball Magazine
1st
3rd
10th
5th
5th
PrepVolleyball.com
1st
3rd
10th
5th
6th
Thater Honored with Retired Jersey
Former Husker great Stephanie Thater became
the most recent NU player to have her jersey retired,
receiving the honor at the Red/White Scrimmage on
Aug. 23. Thater was the sixth Husker to be recognized
on the Huskers’ Wall of Honor since the wall was initially
unveiled in 2003.
A three-time All-American, Thater led her team to the
NCAA National Semifinals as a sophomore and compiled
an 81-14 record during her three years as a starter. She
was a two-time Big Eight Player of the Year and was
selected to the Nebraska Volleyball 25th anniversary
team in 1999.
Gates Named to Good Works Team
Amanda Gates was honored on Oct. 21, as she was
selected as one of 12 student-athletes chosen for the
2008 Fall Chick-fil-A Community of Champions. A
senior from Columbus, Neb., Gates was selected for the
team based on her combination of academic success,
community service and leadership/sportsmanship.
Off the court, Gates has been a member of the StudentAthlete Committee (SAAC) for the past four years and
is currently the secretary for the organization. She has
been involved in numerous community outreach efforts,
including serving as a volunteer speaker for “School is
Cool” week and speaking to elementary schools.
25 is the New 30; And Other Things to Watch
College volleyball fans are noticing several changes
that have been implemented for the 2008 season. Here
are some of the more significant changes.
Rule Changes
Coaches Position: When the ball is in play, coaches
will be asked to stay at least 1.75 meters from the
court’s sideline. An imaginary line perpendicular to the
outside edge of the extended attack line indicates this
distance. If a coach doesn’t comply, the referees may
assess a team delay sanction.
Terminology: The term “game” will be changed to “set.”
A match still consists of the best three out of five sets.
Points Required to Win a Set: Instead of 30 points,
the number of points needed to win sets one through
four is now 25 (and a two-point lead). Fifteen points
(and a two-point lead) is still the requirement to win
the fifth (deciding) set. It is the same format used
during international matches.
Substitutions: Each team is now allowed a maximum
of 12 substitutions per set.
Points of Emphasis
Ball-Handling Decisions: In recent years, referee
training has emphasized focusing on the player’s
contact point with the ball, and not allowing outside
influences, such as spin after release, to influence
ball-handling decisions. A 2008 point of emphasis
regarding the second team contact now instructs
referees to only call multiple contacts that are obvious
enough to be readily seen, and to be less severe when
judging extremely athletic plays.
Huskers Battle Injuries
A trio of injuries have limited the Huskers’ depth
during recent weeks. Middle blockers Kori Cooper
and Brooke Delano are out for the season, while true
freshman Kaitlynn James has yet to play this season
following off-season shoulder surgery.
Cooper suffered the injury in the Huskers’ match
at Texas on Nov. 19, and underwent knee surgery two
days later. Cooper averaged 2.09 kills and 0.88 blocks
per game while ranking second in the Big 12 and 13th
nationally with a .396 hitting percentage.
Delano underwent surgery on Nov. 13 following a
bout with appendicitis. She had been NU’s backup at
all three front row posisitons, averaging 1.00 kills and
0.67 blocks per set in 13 matches.
The Last Time Nebraska...
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Won a match 3-0: vs. Texas Tech, Nov. 22, 2008
Won a match 3-1: at Baylor, Nov. 29, 2008
Won a match 3-2: at Texas A&M, Nov. 5, 2008
Lost a match 0-3: vs. California, Dec. 8, 2007
Lost a match 1-3: at Texas, Nov. 19, 2008
Lost a match 2-3: at Colorado, Nov. 11, 2006
Had 100 kills in a match: vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 26, 1996
Had 200 attacks in a match: vs. UCLA (200), Dec. 14, 2006
Had .500-or-more hitting pct.: vs. Kansas (.523), Oct. 10, 2001
Had 10-or-more service aces: at Texas A&M (11), Nov. 5, 2008
Had 40-or-more total blocks: vs. UCLA (41), Sept. 14, 1991
Had 100-or-more digs: vs. USC (109), Dec. 11, 2004
The Last Time a Husker...
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Had 30-or-more kills:
Sarah Pavan (31) at Kansas State, Nov. 3, 2007
Had 10-or-more blocks:
Amanda Gates (10) at Kansas State, Sept. 17, 2008
Had seven service aces:
Nancy Metcalf (7) vs. Florida, Dec. 8, 2001
Had 25-or-more digs:
Kayla Banwarth (27) at Texas A&M, Nov. 5, 2008
Had two players with 20-or-more kills:
Jordan Larson (21) & Sarah Pavan (20) vs. Minnesota, Dec. 9, 2006
Nebraska NCAA Tournament Ranks...
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1st in consecutive NCAA Regional appearances with 14
(UCLA and Penn State, 5)
2nd all-time in NCAA National Titles with 3 (Stanford, 6)
2nd all-time in NCAA Tournament wins with 73 (Stanford, 87)
3rd all-time in NCAA appearances with 27 (Penn St. & Stanford, 28)
3rd all-time in NCAA National Semifinal appearances with 10
(Stanford, 17; UCLA, 11)
Nebraska Is...
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253-5 (.981) when winning a first set under John Cook and 24-13
(.649) when it loses the opening set
84-6 in Big 12 road matches action under John Cook
Ranked in the top-10 of the Bison/AVCA coaches poll for 79
consecutive weeks (2004-pres) and ranked in the top five in 76 of
those 79 weeks
Has won its last 67 matches when having a higher hitting
percentage than its opponents
Is 165-0 under John Cook when hitting .300 or better
2008 Double-Doubles (24 by 3 players)
Jordan Larson - 2008 (13) - Career (51)
2008 Opponent
Cal Poly
Kansas State
Texas
Kansas
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Texas A&M
Kansas State
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Baylor
K
11
21
19
12
11
12
17
17
10
16
15
16
20
A
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
D
11
10
11
11
19
10
15
18
14
13
11
15
18
B
-
Sydney Anderson - 2008 (5) - NU Career (5) - All (14)
2008 Opponent
Cal Poly
Kansas State
Texas
Iowa State
Colorado
K
-
-
-
-
-
A
39
46
53
48
43
D
10
10
10
10
14
Tara Mueller - 2008 (6) - NU Career (6)
2008 Opponent
Texas
Iowa State
Okahoma
Colorado
Iowa State
Texas A&M
K
14
16
13
13
12
19
A
-
-
-
-
-
-
D
11
10
10
12
12
16
B
B
-
The Automated ScoreBook
Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 02, 2008)
All matches
RECORD:
ALL GAMES
CONFERENCE
NON-CONFERENCE
##
Player
sp
15
6
17
1
10
19
4
2
3
8
5
Cooper, Kori
Wilberger, Jordan
Gates, Amanda
Anderson, Sydney
Larson, Jordan
Mueller, Tara
Licht, Lindsey
Banwarth, Kayla
Root, Brigette
Delano, Brooke
Schwartz, Rachel
Team
NEBRASKA
Opponents
90
13
97
98
98
94
95
94
1
21
98
98
98
Team Statistics
ATTACK
Kills
Errors
Total Attacks
Attack Pct
Kills/Set
SET
Assists
Attempts
Assist Pct
Assists/Set
SERVE
Aces
Errors
Attempts
Serve Pct
Aces/Set
SERVE RECEPTIONS
Errors
Errors/Set
Attempts
Reception Pct
DEFENSE
Digs
Digs/Set
BLOCKING
Block Solo
Block Assist
Total Blocks
Blocks/Set
Block Errors
Ball handling errors
ATTENDANCE
Total
Dates/Avg Per Date
Neutral site #/Avg
Current win streak
Home win streak
k
OVERALL
27-2
18-2
9-0
k/s
Attack
e
188 2.09 38
12 0.92
3
168 1.73 49
80 0.82 19
385 3.93 122
332 3.53 123
245 2.58 116
6 0.06
2
0 0.00
0
21 1.00 22
0 0.00
1
1437 14.66 495
1075 10.97 594
NU
OPP
1437
495
3480
.271
14.7
1075
594
3341
.144
11.0
1320
3078
.429
13.5
1012
3026
.334
10.3
128
199
2364
.916
1.3
70
182
1903
.904
0.7
70
0.7
1716
.959
128
1.3
2157
.941
1452
14.8
1352
13.8
59
389
253.5
2.6
75
16
35
295
182.5
1.9
42
21
63216
13/4863
4/4107
2
13
32956
12/2746
-
ta
pct
HOME
13-0
10-0
3-0
Set
a
a/s
sa
Serve
se sa/s
379 .396
5 0.06
0
0
25 .360
0 0.00
0
0
352 .338
6 0.06 14 17
196 .311 1149 11.72 29 35
995 .264 37 0.38 35 48
820 .255 20 0.21 18 43
609 .212
3 0.03
0
2
22 .182 79 0.84 18 28
0 .000
0 0.00
1
0
79 -.013
1 0.05
1
5
3 -.333 20 0.20 12 21
3480 .271 1320 13.47 128 199
3341 .144 1012 10.33 70 182
Date
Aug 29
Aug 31
Sep 01
Sep 05
Sep 05
Sep 06
Sep 12
Sep 13
*Sep 17
*Sep 20
*Sep 24
*Sep 27
*Oct 01
*Oct 04
Oct. 5
*Oct 08
*Oct 12
*Oct 15
*Oct 22
*Oct 25
*Oct 29
*Nov 01
*Nov 05
*Nov 08
*Nov 12
*Nov 15
*Nov 19
*Nov 22
*Nov 29
AWAY
10-2
8-2
2-0
re
Dig
dig dig/s
0.00
0.00
0.14
0.30
0.36
0.19
0.00
0.19
1.00
0.05
0.12
1.31 70
0.71 128
15 0.17
1 0.08
63 0.65
198 2.02
314 3.20
219 2.33
31 0.33
394 4.19
0 0.00
17 0.81
200 2.04
1452 14.82
1352 13.80
Opponent
vs #2 Stanford
vs #4 USC
ORAL ROBERTS
vs Northeastern
at #14 Cal Poly
vs TULANE
LSU
NEW MEXICO
at #18 Kansas State
#3 TEXAS
KANSAS
at Iowa State
at Texas Tech
COLORADO
at Creighton
OKLAHOMA
at Missouri
BAYLOR
TEXAS A&M
at Oklahoma
at Colorado
IOWA STATE
at Texas A&M
#15 KANSAS STATE
MISSOURI
at Kansas
at #4 TEXAS
TEXAS TECH
at Baylor
Record in 3-set matches: 19-0
Record in 4-set matches: 7-2
Record in 5-set matches: 1-0
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
Score
3-0
3-1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-1
3-1
3-1
3-1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
1-3
3-1
3-2
3-0
3-0
3-0
1-3
3-0
3-1
NEUTRAL
4-0
0-0
4-0
bs
Blocking
ba total blk/s be bhe
7 72
79
0 12
12
5 103 108
11 45
56
15 34
49
5 41
46
12 72
84
0
0
0
0
0
0
4 10
14
0
0
0
59 389 253.5
35 295 182.5
0.88
0.92
1.11
0.57
0.50
0.49
0.88
0.00
0.00
0.67
0.00
2.59
1.86
7
6
15
14
10
7
11
0
0
5
0
75
42
points
0 231.0
0
18.0
2 238.5
11 142.5
0 452.0
1 375.5
0 293.0
2
24.0
0
1.0
0
31.0
0
12.0
16 1818.5
21 1327.5
Score by set
25-17,25-19,26-24
25-27,25-19,25-17,25-18
25-19,25-14,25-17
25-17,25-20,25-20
25-20,25-19,25-20
25-17,25-15,25-20
25-19,25-15,25-20
25-19,25-18,25-17
25-18,21-25,25-22,25-19
25-17,21-25,25-23,25-18
25-15,25-19,22-25,25-15
25-21,20-25,27-25,25-18
25-13,25-23,25-13
25-19,25-15,26-24
25-19,25-18,25-19
25-16,25-19,25-14
25-20,25-21,25-18
25-14,25-11,25-20
25-16,25-18,25-13
25-21,25-16,25-13
19-25,25-27,25-18,16-25
25-17,22-25,25-20,25-19
23-25,25-17,25-14,20-25,15-13
25-23,25-22,25-17
25-19,25-22,25-14
25-21,25-18,25-12
19-25,25-21,22-25,22-25
25-18,25-13,25-12
25-22,26-28,25-10,25-20
Att.
7529
8399
4096
300
2533
200
13412
4153
2876
4193
4123
4294
656
4148
8037
4091
3057
4142
4103
802
2817
4149
1387
4247
4103
1300
4324
4256
873
The Automated ScoreBook
Nebraska Category Leaders (as of Dec 02, 2008)
All matches
# ATTACK (by K)
Larson, Jordan
19 Mueller, Tara
4 Licht, Lindsey
15 Cooper, Kori
17 Gates, Amanda
1 Anderson, Sydney
8 Delano, Brooke
6 Wilberger, Jordan
2 Banwarth, Kayla
5 Schwartz, Rachel
10
# SET (by A)
Anderson, Sydney
2 Banwarth, Kayla
10 Larson, Jordan
19 Mueller, Tara
5 Schwartz, Rachel
17 Gates, Amanda
15 Cooper, Kori
4 Licht, Lindsey
8 Delano, Brooke
6 Wilberger, Jordan
1
# BLOCK (by Total)
Gates, Amanda
4 Licht, Lindsey
15 Cooper, Kori
1 Anderson, Sydney
10 Larson, Jordan
19 Mueller, Tara
8 Delano, Brooke
6 Wilberger, Jordan
5 Schwartz, Rachel
17
# POINTS (by Points)
Larson, Jordan
19 Mueller, Tara
4 Licht, Lindsey
17 Gates, Amanda
15 Cooper, Kori
1 Anderson, Sydney
8 Delano, Brooke
2 Banwarth, Kayla
6 Wilberger, Jordan
5 Schwartz, Rachel
10
S
K
98
94
95
90
97
98
21
13
94
98
385
332
245
188
168
80
21
12
6
0
S
A
K/S
E
A/S
TA
98 1149 11.72 1746
94
79 0.84 465
98
37 0.38 289
94
20 0.21 242
98
20 0.20 235
97
6 0.06
49
90
5 0.06
18
95
3 0.03
22
21
1 0.05
11
13
0 0.00
1
S
97
95
90
98
98
94
21
13
98
S
98
94
95
97
90
98
21
94
13
98
BS
TA
Pct
3.93 122 995 .264
3.53 123 820 .255
2.58 116 609 .212
2.09
38 379 .396
1.73
49 352 .338
0.82
19 196 .311
1.00
22
79 -.013
0.92
3
25 .360
0.06
2
22 .182
0.00
1
3 -.333
BA
5 103
12
72
7
72
11
45
15
34
5
41
4
10
0
12
0
0
Total
108.0
84.0
79.0
56.0
49.0
46.0
14.0
12.0
0.0
Points Points/S
452
375
293
238
231
142
31
24
18
12
4.61
3.99
3.08
2.46
2.57
1.45
1.48
0.26
1.38
0.12
Pct
.658
.170
.128
.083
.085
.122
.278
.136
.091
.000
Blk/S
1.11
0.88
0.88
0.57
0.50
0.49
0.67
0.92
0.00
# KILL (by K)
Larson, Jordan
19 Mueller, Tara
4 Licht, Lindsey
15 Cooper, Kori
17 Gates, Amanda
1 Anderson, Sydney
8 Delano, Brooke
6 Wilberger, Jordan
2 Banwarth, Kayla
5 Schwartz, Rachel
10
# SERVE (by SA)
Larson, Jordan
1 Anderson, Sydney
19 Mueller, Tara
2 Banwarth, Kayla
17 Gates, Amanda
5 Schwartz, Rachel
3 Root, Brigette
8 Delano, Brooke
15 Cooper, Kori
4 Licht, Lindsey
10
# DEFENSE (by Dig)
Banwarth, Kayla
10 Larson, Jordan
19 Mueller, Tara
5 Schwartz, Rachel
1 Anderson, Sydney
17 Gates, Amanda
4 Licht, Lindsey
8 Delano, Brooke
15 Cooper, Kori
6 Wilberger, Jordan
3 Root, Brigette
2
S
98
94
95
90
97
98
21
13
94
98
S
98
98
94
94
97
98
1
21
90
95
S
94
98
94
98
98
97
95
21
90
13
1
K
385
332
245
188
168
80
21
12
6
0
SA
35
29
18
18
14
12
1
1
0
0
K/S
3.93
3.53
2.58
2.09
1.73
0.82
1.00
0.92
0.06
0.00
SE SA/S
48
35
43
28
17
21
0
5
0
2
Dig
394
314
219
200
198
63
31
17
15
1
0
0.36
0.30
0.19
0.19
0.14
0.12
1.00
0.05
0.00
0.00
Dig/S
4.19
3.20
2.33
2.04
2.02
0.65
0.33
0.81
0.17
0.08
0.00
TA
389
472
389
335
369
367
7
20
4
12
Pct
.877
.926
.889
.916
.954
.943
1.00
.750
1.00
.833
BHE
2
0
1
0
11
2
0
0
0
0
0
The Automated ScoreBook
Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 02, 2008)
Conference matches
RECORD:
ALL GAMES
CONFERENCE
NON-CONFERENCE
##
Player
sp
15
17
10
6
1
19
2
4
8
5
Cooper, Kori
Gates, Amanda
Larson, Jordan
Wilberger, Jordan
Anderson, Sydney
Mueller, Tara
Banwarth, Kayla
Licht, Lindsey
Delano, Brooke
Schwartz, Rachel
Team
NEBRASKA
Opponents
63
70
70
10
70
66
66
67
15
70
70
70
Team Statistics
ATTACK
Kills
Errors
Total Attacks
Attack Pct
Kills/Set
SET
Assists
Attempts
Assist Pct
Assists/Set
SERVE
Aces
Errors
Attempts
Serve Pct
Aces/Set
SERVE RECEPTIONS
Errors
Errors/Set
Attempts
Reception Pct
DEFENSE
Digs
Digs/Set
BLOCKING
Block Solo
Block Assist
Total Blocks
Blocks/Set
Block Errors
Ball handling errors
ATTENDANCE
Total
Dates/Avg Per Date
Neutral site #/Avg
Current win streak
Home win streak
k
OVERALL
18-2
18-2
0-0
k/s
Attack
e
131 2.08 28
133 1.90 34
288 4.11 84
9 0.90
3
54 0.77 16
237 3.59 87
5 0.08
1
173 2.58 88
13 0.87 15
0 0.00
1
1043 14.90 357
780 11.14 411
NU
OPP
1043
357
2525
.272
14.9
780
411
2397
.154
11.1
956
2247
.425
13.7
734
2200
.334
10.5
82
138
1672
.917
1.2
48
119
1368
.913
0.7
48
0.7
1245
.961
82
1.2
1529
.946
1048
15.0
982
14.0
43
265
175.5
2.5
56
11
24
223
135.5
1.9
31
14
41555
10/4156
0/0
2
10
22386
10/2239
-
ta
pct
HOME
10-0
10-0
0-0
Set
a
a/s
269 .383
5 0.08
263 .376
5 0.07
725 .281 26 0.37
22 .273
0 0.00
149 .255 831 11.87
590 .254 12 0.18
16 .250 58 0.88
431 .197
2 0.03
58 -.034
0 0.00
2 -.500 17 0.24
2525 .272 956 13.66
2397 .154 734 10.49
Date
*Sep 17
*Sep 20
*Sep 24
*Sep 27
*Oct 01
*Oct 04
*Oct 08
*Oct 12
*Oct 15
*Oct 22
*Oct 25
*Oct 29
*Nov 01
*Nov 05
*Nov 08
*Nov 12
*Nov 15
*Nov 19
*Nov 22
*Nov 29
sa
AWAY
8-2
8-2
0-0
Serve
se sa/s
0
0
12 13
22 33
0
0
18 23
12 31
12 17
0
2
1
4
5 15
82 138
48 119
0.00
0.17
0.31
0.00
0.26
0.18
0.18
0.00
0.07
0.07
1.17
0.69
Opponent
at #18 Kansas State
#3 TEXAS
KANSAS
at Iowa State
at Texas Tech
COLORADO
OKLAHOMA
at Missouri
BAYLOR
TEXAS A&M
at Oklahoma
at Colorado
IOWA STATE
at Texas A&M
#15 KANSAS STATE
MISSOURI
at Kansas
at #4 TEXAS
TEXAS TECH
at Baylor
Record in 3-set matches: 11-0
Record in 4-set matches: 6-2
Record in 5-set matches: 1-0
re
Dig
dig dig/s
48
82
12 0.19
37 0.53
226 3.23
1 0.10
136 1.94
167 2.53
274 4.15
24 0.36
16 1.07
155 2.21
1048 14.97
982 14.03
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
Score
3-1
3-1
3-1
3-1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
1-3
3-1
3-2
3-0
3-0
3-0
1-3
3-0
3-1
NEUTRAL
0-0
0-0
0-0
bs
Blocking
ba total blk/s be bhe
3 44
47
4 73
77
11 23
34
0 12
12
10 32
42
4 26
30
0
0
0
8 48
56
3
7
10
0
0
0
43 265 175.5
24 223 135.5
0.75 5
1.10 8
0.49 7
1.20 6
0.60 12
0.45 5
0.00 0
0.84 8
0.67 5
0.00 0
- 2.51 56
1.94 31
points
0 156.0
1 185.5
0 332.5
0
15.0
8
98.0
0 266.0
2
17.0
0 205.0
0
20.5
0
5.0
11 1300.5
14 963.5
Score by set
25-18,21-25,25-22,25-19
25-17,21-25,25-23,25-18
25-15,25-19,22-25,25-15
25-21,20-25,27-25,25-18
25-13,25-23,25-13
25-19,25-15,26-24
25-16,25-19,25-14
25-20,25-21,25-18
25-14,25-11,25-20
25-16,25-18,25-13
25-21,25-16,25-13
19-25,25-27,25-18,16-25
25-17,22-25,25-20,25-19
23-25,25-17,25-14,20-25,15-13
25-23,25-22,25-17
25-19,25-22,25-14
25-21,25-18,25-12
19-25,25-21,22-25,22-25
25-18,25-13,25-12
25-22,26-28,25-10,25-20
Att.
2876
4193
4123
4294
656
4148
4091
3057
4142
4103
802
2817
4149
1387
4247
4103
1300
4324
4256
873
Nebraska Volleyball • Three-Time National Champions • Page 11 • Weekly Release • Dec. 2, 2008
#1 Sydney Anderson
Season
No.
Opponent
Career
No.
Kills: 5 (2x)
vs. New Mexico, 9/13; at Colorado, 10/29 Attacks: 11
vs. Iowa State, 11/1
Hitting Pct: .833 (5-0-6)
vs. New Mexico, 9/13
Assists:
53
vs. Texas, 9/20
Aces: 5
vs. USC, 8/31
Block Assists: 5
vs. Baylor, 10/15
Total Blocks: 5
at Iowa State, 9/27; vs. Baylor, 10/15
Digs: 14 at Colorado, 10/29
Opponent
#2 Kayla Banwarth
Season
No.
Opponent
Career
No.
Kills: 1 (5x)
last, vs. Iowa State, 11/1
Kills: 1 (5x)
Attacks: 2 (5x)
last, at Texas, 11/19
Attacks: Same
Hitting Pct: 1.000 (1-0-1) vs. New Mexico, 9/13; vs. Texas, 9/20
Hitting Pct: 1.000 (1-0-1) (3x)
Aces: 3
at Texas A&M, 11/5
Aces: Same
Assists
5
vs. Texas, 9/20; vs. Texas Tech, 11/22; at Baylor, 11/29
Assists
5 (2x)
Block Assists: Block Assists: 0
Total Blocks: Total Blocks: 0
Digs: 27
at Texas A&M, 11/5
Digs: Same
Opponent
last, vs. Iowa State, 11/1/08
last, vs. Texas, 9/20/07
at Iowa State, 11/11/07; vs. Texas, 9/20/08
#3 Brigette Root
Season
No.
Opponent
Career
No.
Kills: 0
0
Attacks: 0
0
Hitting Pct: 0
0
Assists:
0
0
Aces: 1
vs. Oral Roberts, 9/1
0
Block Assists: 0
0
Total Blocks: 0
0
Digs: 0
0
Opponent
#4 Lindsey Licht
Season
No.
Opponent
Career
No.
Kills: 17
vs. Texas, 9/20
Same
Attacks: 44
at Colorado, 10/29
Same
Hitting Pct: .667 (9-1-12) at Texas Tech, 10/1
Same
Aces: 0
0
Block Assists: 8
vs. USC, 8/31
Same
Total Blocks: 8
vs. USC, 8/31
Same
Digs: 12
at Kansas State, 9/17
3
Opponent
vs. Creighton, 8/31/07
#5 Rachel Schwartz Season
No.
Opponent
Career
No.
Kills: 0
Kills: 1
Attacks: 1
at Kansas State, 9/17; at Texas Tech, 10/1
Attacks: 4
Hitting Pct: 0
Hitting Pct: 1.000 (1-0-1)
Assists:
2
at Kansas State, 9/17; vs. Texas, 9/20
Assists:
4
Aces: 3
vs. Tulane, 9/6
Aces:
3 (5x)
Block Assists: 0
Block Assists: 0
Total Blocks: 0
Total Blocks: 0
Digs: 17
at Kansas State, 9/17
Digs: 21
Opponent
at. Kansas, 9/26/07
vs. Kansas, 9/13/06
at. Kansas, 9/26/07
at Texas, 10/18/06
last, vs. Tulane, 9/6/08
vs. Missouri, 10/31/07
#6 Jordan Wilberger
Season
Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Aces: Block Assists: Total Blocks: Digs: No.
Opponent
Career
No.
Opponent
3
vs. Texas Tech, 11/22
8
at Baylor, 11/29
1.000 (2-0-2) at Texas, 11/19
0
8
at Baylor, 11/29
8
at Baylor, 11/29
1
at Baylor, 11/29
#8 Brooke Delano
Season
Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Aces: Block Assists: Total Blocks: Digs: No.
7
33
.250 (4-0-16)
1
4
4 (2x)
16
Opponent
Career
No.
Opponent
at Kansas State, 9/17
at Kansas State, 9/17
vs. Oral Roberts, 9/1
at Kansas State, 9/17
at Kansas State, 9/17
at Kansas State, 9/17; vs. Missouri, 11/12
at Kansas State, 9/17
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#10 Jordan Larson Season
Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Aces: Block Assists: Total Blocks: Digs: No.
21
61
.407 (13-2-27)
3 (4x)
6
8
19
Opponent
at Kansas State, 9/17
at Texas A&M, 11/5
vs. Texas A&M, 10/22
last, vs. Missouri, 11/12
at Texas A&M, 11/5
at Texas A&M, 11/5
at Iowa State, 9/27; vs. Creighton, 10/5
Career
Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Aces: Block Assists: Total Blocks: Digs: No.
21 (2x)
Same
.667 (14-0-21)
5 (3x)
Same
Same
25
Opponent
vs. Minnesota, 12/9/06; at Kansas State, 9/17
vs. Baylor, 10/1/05
vs. South Dakota State, 11/30; vs. Wichita State, 12/1
vs. UCLA, 12/14/06
#11 Jessica Yanz
Season
Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Assists:
Aces: Block Assists: Total Blocks: Digs: No.
Opponent
Career
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
No.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Opponent
#14 Kaitlynn James
Season
Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Assists:
Aces: Block Assists: Total Blocks: Digs: No.
Opponent
Career
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
No.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Opponent
#15 Kori Cooper
Season
No.
Opponent
Career
No.
Kills: 12
at Iowa State, 9/27
Kills: 14
Attacks: 23 (3x)
last, at Iowa State, 9/27
Attacks: 26
Hitting Pct: .875 (7-0-8)
vs. New Mexico, 9/13
Hitting Pct: .706 (12-0-17)
Aces: 0
Aces: 0
Block Assists: 6 (2x)
vs. USC, 8/31; at Texas A&M, 11/5
Block Assists: 7 (2x)
Total Blocks: 6 (4x)
last, at Texas A&M, 11/5
Total Blocks: 8
Digs: 3
at Texas A&M, 11/5
Digs: 3
Opponent
vs. Missouri, 10/31/07
vs. Missouri, 10/31/07
vs. Baylor, 9/28/07
at Texas, 10/18/06; vs. Kansas State, 10/3/07
at Texas, 10/18/06
vs. Texas A&M, 11/15/06; at Texas A&M, 11/5/07
#16 Allison McNeal
Season
Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Aces: Block Assists: Total Blocks: Digs: No.
Opponent
Career
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
No.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Opponent
#17 Amanda Gates Season
Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Aces: Block Assists: Total Blocks: Digs: No.
11
23
.727 (8-0-11)
2 (2x)
9
10
5
Opponent
at Iowa State, 9/27; at Texas, 11/19
at Iowa State, 9/27
at Kansas, 11/15
vs. USC, 8/31; vs. Baylor, 10/15
at Kansas State, 9/17
at Kansas State, 9/17
vs. LSU, 9/12
Career
Kills
Attacks: Hitting Pct: Aces: Block Assists: Total Blocks: Digs: No.
Same
Same
Same
Same
10
10 (2x)
Same
Opponent
vs. USD, 8/29/06
vs. USD, 8/29/06; at Kansas State, 9/17/08
#19 Tara Mueller
Season
Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Aces: Block Assists: Total Blocks: Digs: No.
20
53
.613 (20-1-31)
3
5
5
16
Opponent
vs. Kansas State, 11/8
at Iowa State, 9/27
vs. Kansas State, 11/8
vs. New Mexico, 9/13
vs. Texas A&M, 10/22
vs. Texas A&M, 10/22
at Texas A&M, 11/5
Career
Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Aces: Block Assists: Total Blocks: Digs: No.
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
Opponent
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Huskers by the Numbers
Overall
2008 Record:............................................................27-2
At Home:..................................................................13-0
At the NU Coliseum:.................................................12-0
Away:........................................................................10-2
Neutral:......................................................................4-0
Non-conference:.........................................................0-0
Big 12:.....................................................................18-2
Big 12 home: . .........................................................10-0
Big 12 away: .............................................................8-2
On television: ..........................................................14-1
NCAA Tournament:.....................................................0-0
Against Ranked Teams
Top five:......................................................................3-1
Top 10: ......................................................................3-0
Top 25: ......................................................................6-1
Unranked: ...............................................................21-1
By Sets
Three-set:.................................................................19-0
Four-set: . ..................................................................7-2
Five-set: ....................................................................1-0
By Kills
Leading in kills: ......................................................26-1
Trailing in kills: .........................................................0-1
Tied in kills:................................................................1-0
By Digs
Leading in digs:.......................................................21-0
Trailing in digs:..........................................................6-2
Tied in digs:...............................................................0-0
By Blocks
Leading in blocks: ...................................................22-0
Trailing in blocks: . ....................................................4-2
Tied in blocks:............................................................0-0
By Hitting Percentage
Leading in hitting pct.: ...........................................27-0
Trailing in hitting pct.: ..............................................0-2
Tied in hitting percentage:.........................................0-0
Hitting .400 or better.................................................2-0
Hitting .300 or better: .............................................13-0
Hitting below .300: . ................................................14-2
Hitting below .200: . ..................................................2-0
Opponents Hitting above .200....................................3-1
Holding opponent below .200: .................................24-1
Holding opponent below .100: ...................................7-0
Holding opponent below .000.....................................0-0
By Service Aces
Leading in service aces: . ........................................19-1
Trailing in service aces: ............................................6-1
Tied in service aces:...................................................2-0
2008 Match-by-Match Totals
Team Match-by-Match Totals
Date
Opponent
Aug. 29 vs Stanford
Aug. 31 vs USC
Sept. 1
ORAL ROBERTS
Sept. 5 vs Northeastern
Sept. 5 at Cal Poly
Sept. 6 at TULANE
Sept. 12 LSU
Sept. 13 NEW MEXICO
Sept. 17 at Kansas State
Sept. 20 TEXAS
Sept. 24 KANSAS
Sept. 27 at Iowa State
Oct. 1
at Texas Tech
Oct. 4
COLORADO
Oct. 5 at Creighton
Oct. 8
OKLAHOMA
Oct. 12
at Missouri
Oct. 15
BAYLOR
Oct. 22
TEXAS A&M
Oct. 25
at Oklahoma
Oct. 29
at Colorado
Nov. 5
at Texas A&M
Nov. 8
KANSAS STATE
Nov. 12 MISSOURI
Nov. 15 at Kansas
Nov 19
at TEXAS
Nov. 22 TEXAS TECH
Nov. 29 at Baylor
Nebraska
Opponent
SP
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
3
3
3
4
3
4
98
98
K
46
49
40
43
43
39
44
43
57
67
51
58
50
43
47
45
48
45
40
46
55
63
52
49
53
60
45
53
1437
1075
E
20
23
8
22
15
13
8
10
24
21
19
20
18
17
19
9
11
17
11
12
30
29
14
10
7
33
11
19
495
594
Opponent Match-by-Match Totals
Date
Opponent
Aug. 29 vs. #2 Stanford
Aug. 31 vs. #4 USC
Sept. 1
ORAL ROBERTS
Sept. 5
vs Northeastern
Sept. 5
at Cal Poly
Sept. 6
at TULANE
Sept. 12 LSU
Sept. 13 NEW MEXICO
Sept. 17 at Kansas State
Sept. 20 TEXAS
Sept. 24 KANSAS
Sept. 27 at Iowa State
Oct. 1
at Texas Tech
Oct. 4
COLORADO
Oct. 5 at Creighton
Oct. 8
OKLAHOMA
Oct. 12
at Missouri
Oct. 15
BAYLOR
Oct. 22
TEXAS A&M
Oct. 25
at Oklahoma
Oct. 29
at Colorado
Nov. 1
IOWA STATE
Nov. 5
at Texas A&M
Nov. 8
KANSAS STATE
Nov. 12 MISSOURI
Nov. 15 at Kansas
Nov. 19 at TEXAS
Nov. 22 TEXAS TECH
Nov 29
at Baylor
Opponent totals
Nebraska
SP
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
3
3
3
4
3
4
98
98
K
32
44
36
24
35
31
33
30
48
51
37
58
20
28
30
33
36
22
32
27
45
47
56
39
37
36
56
22
50
1075
1437
E
14
26
21
21
22
21
21
18
30
17
29
26
11
16
19
22
17
22
22
19
21
25
26
14
14
16
13
19
32
594
495
TA
116
129
82
108
102
93
93
103
150
144
124
168
95
86
129
123
117
104
91
100
163
190
108
111
103
164
85
152
3480
3341
.Pct
.224
.202
.390
.194
.275
.280
.387
.320
.220
.319
.258
.226
.337
.302
.217
.293
.316
.269
.319
.340
.153
.179
.352
.351
.447
.165
.400
.224
.271
.144
A SA SE
43 8 6
46 11 9
36 3 6
38 5 9
41 2 5
34 7 7
41 2 5
39 6 9
53 6 9
64 3 8
41 5 12
50 3 4
43 5 9
40 4 9
46 2 5
43 4 6
43 1 9
44 5 3
36 4 2
46 3 6
51 4 14
57 11 7
49 1 5
44 4 6
47 4 6
56 4 4
39 5 6
52 3 7
1320 128 199
1012 70 182
DIG
42
53
33
36
51
37
46
41
67
56
45
70
39
36
65
49
52
55
35
48
54
86
46
54
48
51
32
68
1452
1352
BS
3
0
4
0
3
0
1
0
2
1
2
4
1
1
5
2
2
3
3
5
2
2
0
5
2
0
0
4
59
35
BA
10
25
12
8
13
14
12
16
28
10
14
12
6
6
14
10
10
16
17
14
12
22
8
8
5
9
14
24
389
295
BE
1
3
3
2
1
2
0
3
4
2
2
3
1
1
4
4
3
0
3
1
4
2
5
4
1
3
3
5
75
42
Total
8.0
12.5
10.0
4.0
9.5
7.0
7.0
8.0
16.0
6.0
9.0
10.0
4.0
4.0
12.0
7.0
7.0
11.0
11.5
12.0
8.0
13.0
4.0
9.0
4.5
4.5
7.0
16.0
253.5
182.5
BHE Points
2
62.0
1
72.5
0
53.0
0
52.0
1
54.5
0
53.0
0
53.0
1
57.0
0
79.0
1
76.0
2
65.0
1
71.0
0
59.0
1
51.0
0
61.0
1
56.0
0
56.0
0
61.0
0
55.5
0
61.0
0
67.0
2
87.0
0
57.0
0
62.0
2
61.5
0
68.5
1
57.0
0
72.0
16 1818.5
21 1327.5
TA
93
128
94
91
118
93
110
96
154
132
120
166
76
86
121
114
115
105
94
107
128
141
179
102
111
106
129
77
155
3341
3480
.Pct
.194
.141
.160
.033
.110
.108
.109
.125
.117
.258
.067
.193
.118
.140
.091
.096
.165
.000
.106
.075
.188
.156
.168
.245
.207
.189
.333
.039
.116
.144
.271
A SA SE
30 0 4
42 4 13
35 0 11
20 2 6
32 2 7
31 2 7
31 7 6
29 3 3
46 3 2
47 1 8
35 3 10
53 4 7
18 2 7
27 3 10
28 2 6
32 0 3
33 3 9
22 1 1
30 1 7
26 4 3
41 6 3
44 3 6
53 0 5
34 3 8
35 2 6
35 0 2
53 3 9
22 2 3
48 4 10
1012 70 182
1320 128 199
DIG
41
49
30
34
41
36
39
46
62
51
46
75
24
24
54
48
54
40
32
38
61
54
90
34
48
41
62
26
72
1352
1452
BS
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
5
1
3
0
2
0
3
0
1
35
59
BA
2
14
6
6
17
6
4
4
19
8
14
10
12
8
13
4
6
10
4
11
19
14
12
20
2
6
22
4
18
295
389
BE
0
3
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
6
0
2
0
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
0
3
2
2
0
4
2
2
0
42
75
Total
5.0
9.0
4.0
3.0
8.5
3.0
3.0
3.0
10.5
7.0
8.0
6.0
6.0
5.0
8.5
3.0
3.0
5.0
3.0
5.5
14.5
8.0
9.0
10.0
3.0
3.0
14.0
2.0
10.0
182.5
253.5
BHE Points
2
37.0
0
57.0
0
40.0
0
29.0
1
45.5
0
36.0
1
43.0
3
36.0
0
61.5
1
59.0
1
48.0
1
68.0
0
28.0
1
36.0
0
40.5
0
36.0
0
42.0
1
28.0
0
36.0
1
36.5
1
65.5
0
58.0
2
65.0
0
52.0
2
42.0
0
39.0
1
73.0
2
26.0
0
64.0
21 1327.5
16 1818.5
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2008 Misc. Statistics
.450 or Better Hitting Percentage (Min. 10 attempts)
Date
Nov. 15
Oct. 25
Nov. 22
Oct. 1
Nov. 8
Nov. 22
Oct. 1
Sept. 1
Oct. 15
Oct. 4
Sept. 27
Sept. 17
Sept. 20
Oct. 25
Sept. 12
Aug. 29
Oct. 22
Nov. 1
Sept. 1
Oct. 12
Oct. 5
Nov. 19
Aug. 29
Player/Opponent..................Hitting Pct. (K-E-TA)
Gates/Kansas....................................727 (8-0-11)
Gates/Oklahoma...............................700 (8-1-10)
Gates/Texas Tech.............................692 (10-1-13)
Licht/Texas Tech................................667 (9-1-12)
Mueller/Kansas State......................613 (20-1-31)
Mueller/Texas Tech............................571 (8-0-14)
Gates/Texas Tech.............................571 (10-2-14)
Cooper/Oral Roberts..........................545 (6-0-11)
Cooper/Baylor ..................................538 (8-1-13)
Licht/Colorado............................... .533 (11-3-14)
Cooper/Iowa State...........................524 (12-1-21)
Cooper/Kansas State.......................524 (11-0-21)
Licht/Texas......................................500 (17-2-30)
Cooper/Oklahoma..............................500 (6-0-12)
Cooper/LSU.......................................500 (9-1-14)
Cooper/Stanford................................500 (6-1-10)
Mueller/Texas A&M..........................478 (13-2-23)
Cooper/Iowa State.............................467 (9-2-15)
Licht/Oral Roberts.............................467 (8-1-15)
Gates/Missouri..................................462 (6-0-13)
Cooper/Creighton..............................455 (7-2-11)
Gates/Texas.....................................450 (11-2-20)
Licht/Stanford.................................450 (10-1-20)
15 or More Kills
Date
Sept. 17
Nov. 29
Nov. 8
Nov. 5
Sept. 20
Aug. 31
Nov. 5
Nov. 1
Oct. 4
Player/Opponent............................................Kills
Larson/Kansas State......................................... 21
Larson/Baylor.................................................... 20
Mueller/Kansas State........................................ 20
Mueller/Texas A&M............................................ 19
Larson/Texas..................................................... 19
Larson/USC....................................................... 18
Larson/Texas A&M............................................. 17
Larson/Iowa State............................................. 17
Larson/Colorado................................................ 17
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Nov. 22
Nov. 19
Nov. 15
Nov. 12
Oct. 15
Oct. 5
Sept. 6
Aug. 29
Licht/Texas........................................................ 17
Mueller/Iowa State............................................ 16
Larson/Texas Tech............................................. 15
Larson/Texas..................................................... 15
Larson/Kansas.................................................. 15
Larson/Missouri................................................ 15
Larson/Baylor.................................................... 15
Mueller/Creighton............................................. 15
Mueller/Tulane.................................................. 15
Mueller/Stanford............................................... 15
45 or More Assists
Date
Sept. 20
Nov. 1
Nov. 5
Sept. 27
Sept. 17
Nov. 29
Player/Opponent....................................... Assists
Anderson/Texas................................................. 53
Anderson/Iowa State......................................... 51
Anderson/Texas A&M......................................... 49
Anderson/Iowa State......................................... 48
Anderson/Kansas State..................................... 46
Anderson/Baylor................................................ 45
Sept. 17
Nov. 5
Nov. 1
Oct. 29
Oct. 25
Oct. 12
Sept. 20
Delano/Kansas State......................................... 16
Schwartz/Texas A&M......................................... 15
Larson/Iowa State............................................. 15
Banwarth/Colorado........................................... 15
Banwarth/Oklahoma......................................... 15
Larson/Missouri................................................ 15
Banwarth/Texas................................................ 15
Seven or More Total Blocks
Date
Sept. 17
Nov. 29
Nov. 5
Oct. 22
Aug. 31
Sept. 17
Player/Opponent.......................... Blocks (BS/BA)
Gates/Kansas State................................. 10 (1-9)
Wilberger/Baylor......................................... 8 (0-8)
Larson/Texas A&M...................................... 8 (2-6)
Gates/Texas A&M....................................... 8 (1-7)
Licht/USC................................................... 8 (0-8)
Licht/Kansas State..................................... 7 (0-7)
Four or More Service Aces
Date
Aug. 31
Player/Opponent............................. Service Aces
Anderson/USC..................................................... 5
15 or More Digs
Date
Nov. 5
Nov. 29
Aug. 31
Oct. 12
Oct. 5
Sept. 27
Nov. 29
Nov. 5
Oct. 15
Sept. 27
Sept. 17
Player/Opponent........................................... Digs
Banwarth/Texas A&M........................................ 27
Banwarth/Baylor............................................... 22
Banwarth/USC.................................................. 20
Banwarth/Missouri............................................ 19
Larson/Creighton.............................................. 19
Larson/Iowa State............................................. 19
Larson/Baylor.................................................... 19
Larson/Texas A&M............................................. 17
Banwarth/Baylor............................................... 15
Banwarth/Iowa State........................................ 17
Schwartz/Kansas State..................................... 17
2008 Individual and Team Match Highs
Individual Match Highs
Category
Kills (three sets)
Kills (four sets)
Kills (five sets)
Attempts (three sets)
Attempts (four sets)
Attempts (five sets)
Hitting Pct. (three sets)
Hitting Pct. (four sets)
Hitting Pct. (five sets)
Assists (three sets)
Assists (four sets)
Assists (five sets)
Digs (three sets)
Digs (four sets)
Digs (five sets)
Blocks (three sets)
Blocks (four sets)
Blocks (five sets)
Service Aces
Total
20
21
19
41
53
61
.727
.524
.245
42
53
49
20
22
27
8
10
8
5
Player
Match
Mueller
vs. Kansas State, 11/8
Larson
at Kansas State, 9/17
Mueller
at Texas A&M, 11/5
Larson
vs. Oklahoma, 10/8
Mueller
at Iowa State, 9/27
Larson
at Texas A&M, 11/5
Gates (8-0-11)
at Kansas, 11/15
Cooper (11-0-21)/(12-1-21) at K-State, 9/17; at ISU, 9/27
Mueller (19-7-49)
at Texas A&M, 11/5
Anderson
at Kansas, 11/15
Anderson
vs. Texas, 9/20
Anderson
at Texas A&M, 11/5
Banwarth
at Creighton, 10/5
Banwarth
at Baylor, 11/29
Banwarth
at Texas A&M, 11/5
Gates
vs. Texas A&M, 10/22
Gates
at Kansas State, 9/17
Larson
at Texas A&M, 11/5
Anderson
vs. USC, 8/31
Team Match Highs
Category
Kills (three sets)
Kills (four sets)
Kills (five sets)
Attempts (three sets)
Attempts (four sets)
Attempts (five sets)
Hitting Pct. (three sets)
Hitting Pct. (four sets)
Hitting Pct. (five sets)
Assists (three sets)
Assists (four sets)
Assists (five sets)
Digs (three sets)
Digs (four sets)
Digs (five sets)
Blocks (three sets)
Blocks (four sets)
Blocks (five sets)
Service Aces
Total
53
67
63
129
168
190
.447
.319
.179
49
64
57
65
70
86
12.0
16.0
13.0
11
Match
at Kansas, 11/15
vs. Texas, 9/20
at Texas A&M, 11/5
at Creighton, 10/5
at Iowa State, 9/27
at Texas A&M, 11/5
at Kansas, 11/15
vs. Texas, 9/20
at Texas A&M, 11/5
vs. Kansas State, 11/8
vs. Texas, 9/20
at Texas A&M, 11/5
at Creighton, 10/5
at Iowa State, 9/27
at Texas A&M, 11/5
at Creighton, 10/5; at Oklahoma, 10/25
at Kansas State, 9/17; at Baylor, 11/29
at Texas A&M, 11/5
vs. USC, 8/31; at Texas A&M, 11/5
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Match-by-Match Leaders
Date
Aug. 29
Aug. 31
Sept. 1
Sept. 5
Sept. 5
Sept. 6
Sept. 12
Sept. 13
Sept. 17
Sept. 20
Sept. 24
Sept. 27
Oct. 1
Oct. 4
Oct. 5
Oct. 8
Oct. 12
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 25
Oct. 29
Nov. 1
Nov. 5
Nov. 8
Nov. 12
Nov. 15
Nov. 19
Nov. 22
Nov. 29
Opponent
vs. No. 2 Stanford
vs. No. 4 USC
Oral Roberts
vs. Northeastern
at No. 14 Cal Poly
vs. Tulane
LSU
New Mexico
at No. 18 Kansas State
No. 3 Texas
Kansas
at Iowa State
at Texas Tech
Colorado
at Creighton
Oklahoma
at Missouri
Baylor
Texas A&M
at Oklahoma
at Colorado
Iowa State
at Texas A&M
No. 15 Kansas State
Missouri
Kansas
at No. 4 Texas
Texas Tech
at Baylor
Result
W, 3-0
W, 3-1
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-1
W, 3-1
W, 3-1
W, 3-1
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
L, 1-3
W, 3-1
W, 3-2
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-1
Kills
Mueller (15)
Larson (18)
Larson (9)
Larson (11)
Mueller (13)
Mueller (15)
Larson (14)
Mueller (12)
Larson (21)
Larson (19)
Larson, Mueller (12)
Mueller (16)
Mueller (13)
Larson (17)
Mueller (15)
Larson (14)
Mueller (14)
Larson (16)
Larson, Mueller (13)
Larson (12)
Licht (14)
Larson (17)
Mueller (20)
Mueller (20)
Larson (16)
Larson (15)
Larson (15)
Larson (15)
Larson (20)
Individual Match Leaders (includes ties)
Kill Leaders: Block Leaders: Assist Leaders: Digs Leaders: Larson (18); Mueller (12); Licht (1)
Licht (6); Cooper (9); Gates (14); Delano (1)
Mueller (2); Anderson (3); Larson (2);
Wilberger (1)
Anderson (29)
Banwarth (21); Larson (8); Mueller (2);
Schwartz (2)
Blocks
Cooper (5)
Licht (8)
Gates (4)
Gates, Mueller (3)
Gates (5)
Gates (4)
Cooper, Licht (4)
Cooper (5)
Gates (10)
Licht, Gates (3)
Cooper (4)
Anderson (5)
Cooper (3)
Gates (2)
Cooper (6)
Gates (4)
Gates (5)
Gates, Anderson (5)
Gates (8)
Licht (5)
Licht (6)
Cooper (6)
Larson (8)
Anderson, Cooper, Gates, Mueller (2)
Gates, Delano (4)
Licht (3)
Larson, Cooper (3)
Gates (4)
Wilberger (8)
Assists
Anderson (37)
Anderson (41)
Anderson (32)
Anderson (37)
Anderson (39)
Anderson (29)
Anderson (33)
Anderson (31)
Anderson (46)
Anderson (53)
Anderson (34)
Anderson (48)
Anderson (37)
Anderson (36)
Anderson (39)
Anderson (38)
Anderson (39)
Anderson (38)
Anderson (34)
Anderson (40)
Anderson (42)
Anderson (51)
Anderson (49)
Anderson (42)
Anderson (38)
Anderson (42)
Anderson (44)
Anderson (34)
Anderson (45)
Digs
Banwarth (14)
Banwarth (20)
Banwarth (11)
Banwarth (11)
Banwarth (13)
Larson (12)
Banwarth, Mueller (11)
Larson (11)
Schwartz (17)
Banwarth (15)
Banwarth (13)
Larson (19)
Banwarth (14)
Banwarth, Mueller (11)
Banwarth (20)
Banwarth (13)
Banwarth (19)
Banwarth (18)
Banwarth (14)
Banwarth (15)
Banwarth (15)
Larson (15)
Banwarth (27)
Banwarth, Larson (14)
Banwarth (14)
Larson (11)
Larson (16)
Schwartz. Larson, Banwarth (7)
Banwarth (22)
2008 Nebraska Volleyball Results
Date
Aug. 29
Aug 31
Sept. 1
Sept. 5
Sept. 5
Sept. 6
Sept. 12
Sept. 13
Sept. 17
Sept. 20
Sept. 24
Sept. 27
Oct. 1
Oct. 4
Oct. 5
Oct. 8
Oct. 12
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 25
Oct 29
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
Nov. 8
Nov. 12
Nov. 15
Nov. 19
Nov. 22
Nov. 29
Opponent
vs. #2 Stanford
vs. #4 USC
ORAL ROBERTS
vs. Northeastern
at #14 Cal Poly
vs. TULANE
LSU
NEW MEXICO
at #18 Kansas State*
#3 TEXAS*
KANSAS*
at Iowa State*
at Texas Tech*
Colorado*
at Creighton
OKLAHOMA*
at Missouri*
BAYLOR
TEXAS A&M
at Oklahoma*
at Colorado*
IOWA STATE*
at Texas A&M
#15 KANSAS STATE
MISSOURI
at Kansas
at #4 TEXAS
TEXAS TECH
at Baylor
*-Big 12 matches
Result
W, 3-0
W, 3-1
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-1
W, 3-1
W, 3-1
W, 3-1
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
L, 1-3
W, 3-1
W, 3-2
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
W, 3-0
L, 1-3
W, 3-0
W, 3-1
Score-by-set
Overall Big 12
25-17, 25-19, 26-24
1-0
0-0
25-27, 25-19, 25-17, 25-18
2-0
0-0
25-19, 25-14, 25-17
3-0
0-0
25-17, 25-20, 25-20
4-0
0-0
25-20, 25-19, 25-20
5-0
0-0
25-17, 25-15, 25-20
6-0
0-0
25-19, 25-15, 25-20
7-0
0-0
25-19, 25-18, 25-17
8-0
0-0
25-18, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19
9-0
1-0
25-17, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18
10-0
2-0
25-15, 25-19, 22-25, 25-15
11-0
3-0
25-21, 20-25, 27-25, 25-18
12-0
4-0
25-13, 25-23, 25-13
13-0
5-0
25-19, 25-15, 26-24
14-0
6-0
25-19, 25-18, 25-19
15-0
6-0
25-16, 25-19, 25-14
16-0
7-0
25-20, 25-21, 25-18
17-0
8-0
25-14, 25-11, 25-20
9-0
9-0
25-16, 25-18, 25-13
19-0
10-0
25-21, 25-16, 25-13
20-0
11-0
19-25, 25-27, 25-18, 16-25
20-1
11-1
25-17, 22-25, 25-20, 25-19
21-1
12-1
23-25, 25-17, 25-14. 20-25, 15-13 22-1
13-1
25-23, 25-22, 25-17
23-1
14-1
25-19, 25-22, 25-14
24-1
15-1
25-21, 25-18, 25-12
25-1
16-1
19-25, 25-21, 22-25, 22-25
25-2
16-2
25-18, 25-13, 25-12
26-2
17-2
25-22, 26-28, 25-10, 25-20
27-2
18-2
Time Attend
1:25 7,529
2:09 8,399
1:14 4,096
1:25
300
1:30 2,533
1:25
200
1:16 13,412
1:16 4,153
1:59 2,876
1:55 4,193
1:45 4,123
1:51 4,294
1:15
656
1:14 4,148
1:22 8,037
1:21 4,091
1:29 3,057
1:15 4,142
1:15 4,103
1:23
802
1:50 2,817
1:50 4,149
2:12 1,387
1:22 4,247
1:20 4,103
1:19 1,300
1:57 4,324
1:08 4,256
1:54
873
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2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
10
11
14 15
16
17
19
Name
Sydney Anderson
Kayla Banwarth
Brigette Root
Lindsey Licht
Rachel Schwartz
Jordan Wilberger
Brooke Delano
Jordan Larson
Jessica Yanz
Kaitlynn James
Kori Cooper
Allison McNeal
Amanda Gates
Tara Mueller Pos.
S
L
S
RS
DS/L
MB
Util.
OH
S
OH
MB
MB
MB
OH
Ht.
6-0
5-10
5-10
6-5
5-9
6-1
6-4
6-2
6-0
5-11
6-2
6-3
6-2
6-0
Cl.
So.
So. Fr.
So. Sr.
RFr.
RFr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Hometown (High School/Last School)
Salt Lake City, Utah (Alta/Utah)
Dubuque, Iowa (Wahlert Catholic)
Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island)
Aurora, Colo. (Grandview)
Lincoln, Neb. (East)
Scottsbluff, Neb. (Scottsbluff)
Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West)
Hooper, Neb. (Logan View)
Bolingbrook, Ill. (Naperville Central/Penn State)
Louisville, Ky. (Assumption)
Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo)
Schulenburg, Texas (Schulenburg)
Columbus, Neb. (Columbus)
Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain)
Coaching and Administrative Staff
Head Coach: Assistant Coach:
Assistant Coach:
Volunteer Assistant:
Director of Operations:
Athletic Trainer:
Strength Coach:
Student Manager: Pronunciation Guide
Name
Kayla Banwarth
Brooke Delano
Lindsey Licht
Tara Mueller
Lizzy Stemke
Hoooper, Neb.
John Cook, Ninth Year (San Diego, 1979)
Lizzy Stemke, Second Year (Wisconsin, 2004)
Erik Sullivan, First Year (UCLA, 1995)
Ryan Walthall, Second Year (Penn State, 2007)
Lindsay Peterson, Third Year (Nebraska, 2003)
Jolene Emricson, Seventh Year (Metro State, 2001)
Laura Pilakowski, Fifth Year (Nebraska, 2003)
Dan Meske, Second Year (Ohio State, 2007)
Pronunciation
BAN-worth
DUH-lay-no
LITE
MUHL-er
STEM-key
HUP-Purr