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LOVB Madison snaps a 6-match losing streak with a 18-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-21 victory over Omaha for its second win this season. Drews Schumacher records 23 kills at a .340 clip. Chaussee added 13 kills. Kubik-Banks led Omaha with 14 kills and 4 blocks. Larson had in 16 kills.

With Madison up 8-5 in the fourth set, Lexi Rodriguez checks in for Kubik-Banks to play defensive specialist in the back row. She touches the ball four times during her first rally and Omaha gets the point.

LOVB Madison scored the first 6 points of the third set and cruised to a 25-16 win to take a 2-1 advantage over Omaha. Drews Schumacher is up to 16 kills while Chaussee has 11. Kubik-Banks has 12 kills. Omaha used DS Annie Cesar in the set, which I think is her season debut.

LOVB Madison answers back by winning the set 25-22 over Omaha to tie the match as 1-all. Drews Schumacher is up to 12 kills on 24 swings. Chaussee has 6 kills. Kubik-Banks, who entered the match with 3 kills this season, leads Omaha with 10 kills. Drewniok has 9 kills.

LOVB Omaha claims the first set 25-18 over Madison. Larson and Drewniok led the way with 6 kills each. Kubik-Banks added 5 kills and a block. Drews Schumacher led Madison with 5 kills on 12 swings.

Nebraska earns a 5-0 over Mckendree No. 1 Allick/Mauch W, 22-20, 21-13 No. 2 Reilly/Sigler W, 21-12, 21-9 No. 3 Jackson/Murray W, 21-13, 21-8 No. 4 Choboy/Pierce W, 21-12, 21-13 No. 5 Flynn/Leimbach W, 21-7, 21-7 Ex. Landfair/Boesiger W, 17-21, 21-17, 15-8

Just your average February afternoon playing beach volleyball outside in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Alexa Markley announced she will transfer to Washington. The former Penn State opposite was named to the all-Big Ten freshman team it appeared in just 11 matches this past season as a junior. She will have one season to play for the Huskies.

In its first match of the day, Nebraska tops Wayne State 5-0. No. 1 Allick/Mauch W, 21-13, 21-13 No. 2 Reilly/Sigler W, 21-13, 21-10 No. 3 Jackson/Murray W, 21-14, 21-18 No. 4 Choboy/Pierce W, 21-7, 24-22 No. 5 Flynn/Leimbach W, 21-9, 16-21, 15-8 Ex Boesiger/Landfair W, 24-22, 21-17

The Supernovas failed to convert both of their set point chances as Orlando scored another sweep over Omaha. Brittany Abercrombie finished with a league-record 24 kills for the first-place Valkyries. hurrdatsports.com/omaha-supern...

FINAL: Orlando rallies to win the third set and sweep the Supernovas for the second time this season. The Valkyries move into first place in the PVF with a 26-24, 25-18, 26-24 win. Abercrombie finishes with 24 kills. Cooper had 15 kills for Omaha. Nuneviller and Londot had 11K.

Omaha led 21-17 in the third set, but Orlando has won six of the last eight rallies to tie it up at 23-all. The Supernovas are trying to stay alive while Orlando is looking to close it out. Abercrombie has 23 kills while Cooper is up to 15.

Omaha isn't done yet. The Supernovas with 3 points in a row after back-to-back kills by Cooper. They lead 12-9 in the third set, but trail 2-0 in the match. Cooper is up to 13 kills. Abercrombie has 18 kills for the Valkyries.

Orlando wins the second set 25-18 to take a 2-0 lead over the Supernovas. The Valkyries recorded 5 aces in the set. Abercrombie had 7 kills in the set and is up to 13 tonight. Cooper has 9 kills for Omaha while Londot has 7 kills at a .462 clip. Hord with 4 kills and 3 blocks.

Norah Sis has checked into the second set with Orlando up 22-14.

Natalie Foster is hounding the Supernovas with her serve. The Orlando middle blocker has 3 aces this set and started the set with a 5-0 run. The Valkyries are up 16-10 in the second set. Londot has 4 of Omaha's 7 kills this set.

Orlando scores the final three points of the first set to take it 26-24 over the Supernovas. Abercrombie notched her 6th kill of the set to fend off Omaha's set point. The Valkyries then recorded a block and an ace from Schwan. Cooper had 7 kills for Omaha. Hord with 3K, 2B.

Cooper hammers down a big point for Omaha to give the Supernovas a 24-23 lead in the first set. Orlando took its first lead at 22-21 and then 23-22 before Cooper recorded back-to-back kills.

The Supernovas go up 16-12 on Orlando after 5 straight points. Hord recorded a kill and block during the run and Nuneviller notched her first kill of the match.

Per tradition, Lindsay Krause tossed her mini-volleyball to Norah Sis. The best friends often exchanged gifts when they were introduced while playing for Nebraska and Creighton.

Starters for Omaha Nuneviller/Cooper Hord/Caffey Londot Valentin-Anderson Gómez Starters for Orlando Schwan/Anae Brown/Foster Abercrombie Guedpard Murphy/Iosia

We are 30 minutes away from first serve between the Omaha Supernovas (8-3) and Orlando Valkyries (8-4). It's a battle between the top two teams in the PVF. TV: News Channel Nebraska Stream: PVF YouTube Radio: Supernovas Radio Network, including 660AM in Omaha

No tickets are available for the AVCA First Serve Showcase through Ticketmaster. Three-day passes for the event at Pinnacle Bank Arena went on sale this morning with an access code.

Nebraska will play Big Ten rival Wisconsin just once in 2025, but the Huskers will face the defending champions twice in Dani Busboom Kelly’s first season. www.huskersillustrated.com/volleyball/s...

Here are Nebraska's Big Ten opponents for the 2025 season: Home & Away: Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State Home Only Illinois, Iowa, Ohio State, Maryland, Northwestern, Washington, Oregon Away Only Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC

Big Ten volleyball teams are dropping their opponents list today. Nebraska will have new home-away opponents this year. Here are the known double plays: Wisconsin: Minn, Iowa, Ill Minnesota: Pur, RU, Wisc Iowa: MSU, Wisc, NW Illinois: NW, Purdue, Wisc NW: Ill, IU, Iowa Indiana: Pur, Mary, NW

Per Larry Hamel, the PVF All Star game on Saturday drew 414,000 viewers on CBS. It is by far the biggest TV crowd for the league this year. The event also featured a sold-out crowd of 6,943 at the Fishers Event Center, the home arena for the Indy Ignite. www.facebook.com/groups/11376...

When Kenna Cogill first walked into the Devaney Center, she felt at home. Now, three years and a couple coaching changes later, Cogill will play for Nebraska. “They were the first camp that I went to, and I loved it,” she said. “A full circle moment.” www.huskersillustrated.com/volleyball/s...

In today's @900squarefeet newsletter: Rutgers outside hitter Avery Jesewitz's mother has battled congestive heart failure for six years, but now is in need of a transplant. Read more about Avery and her mom's situation: scarletknights.com/news/2024/11...

Former Oregon commit Kenna Cogill has flipped her college plans to Nebraska. She is a 6-foot-4 middle blocker from Perry, Arizona and was club teammates with Teraya Sigler. Cogill is the No. 30 2025 overall prospect by PrepDig and 24 by PrepVolleyball.

Nebraska will play Pittsburgh and Stanford at Pinnacle Bank Arena in August as part of an AVCA's expanded First Serve Showcase. The event will include two sites, four days, eight matches and 10 teams to kick off the 2025 season. www.huskersillustrated.com/volleyball/s...

eam Shondell wins the third set 15-10 over Team Collier and the 3-set total 65-52. Tealer recorded 6 kills on 8 swings in the set and finsihed with 10. For the match, Nuneviller finished with a match-high 11 kills. Abercrombie paced Team Collier with 8 kills.

Team Shondell takes the second set 25-20 and goes up 50-42 in cumulative score over Team Collier. Nuneviller is up to 11 kills at a .391 clip. Beason recorded a team-high 5 kills in the set. Abercrombie tallied 6 kills in the second set and had 8 for the match.

Team Shondell wins the first set 25-22 over Team Collier. Nuneviller led Team Shondell with 7 kills at a .417 clip with a block and ace. Gomez recorded 5 digs. Edmond had 4 kills for Team Collier. The match is airing on CBS.

Nebraska (1-3) wraps up its weekend in Florida with a 5-0 win over Eckerd. No. 1 Reilly/Sigler, W 21-13, 21-10 No. 2 Allick/Mauch, W 21-13, 21-15 No. 3 Jackson/Murray, W 21-13, 21-16 No. 4 Choboy/Pierce, W 21-19, 21-18 No. 5 Leimbach/Flynn, W 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 Order of finish: 3, 2, 1, 4, 5

Nebraska drops its beach match against Mercer 3-2. No. 1 Reilly/Sigler, L 23-21, 25-23 No. 2 Allick/Mauch, W 21-14, 21-19 No. 3 Jackson/Murray, W 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 No. 4 Choboy/Pierce, L 21-15, 21=19 No. 5 Boesiger/Landfair, L 22-20, 21-17 Order of finish: 2, 4, 5, 1, 3

Nebraska drops its match against No. 20 Stetson 5-0. No. 1 Allick/Mauch, L 21-14, 21-14 No. 2 Reilly/Sigler, L 19-21, 21-15, 17-15 No. 3 Jackson/Murray, L 21-16, 21-14 No. 4 Choboy/Pierce, L 21-19, 21-6 No. 5 Leimbach/Flynn, L 21-9, 21-10 Order of finish: 5, 3, 1, 4, 2

In addition to Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., will host matches as part of the First Serve Showcase. Matches in Lincoln will be Aug. 22-24 and Sioux Falls will host two matches Aug. 25. All teams will be announced on Monday. www.avca.org/blog/avca-fi...

Nebraska falls to Stephen F. Austin 3-2 in its beach opener. 1. Allick/Muach, L 21-9, 21-8 2. Sigler/Reilly, L 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 3. Murray/Jackson, W 21-19, 21-18 4. Choboy/Pierce, L 17-21, 21-9, 15-7 5. Boesiger/Landfair, W 21-14, 21-14 Order of finish: 1, 5, 3, 4, 2

Nebraska is about to kick off against Stephen F. Austin in Florida. No. 1 Rebekah Allick/Olivia Mauch No. 2 Bergen Reilly/Teraya Sigler No. 3 Andi Jackson/Harper Murray No. 4 Laney Choboy/Skyler Pierce No. 5 Maisie Boesiger/Taylor Landfair Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/stetson/bvba...

Omaha trailed 18-13 in the fourth set, but rallied and then fought off Mojo set points. The Supernovas claim the match 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 29-27 over San Diego. Londot led Omaha with 16 kills and 4 blocks. Nuneviller added 16 kills and 19 digs. Cooper had 10 kills.

Tied at 11-11, Omaha broke open the third set with seven straight points with Cooper serving. The Supernovas won the set 25-16 to go up 2-1 on San Diego. The Mojo lost set point on a failed challenge. Londot leads Omaha with 11 kills and 3 blocks, while Nuneviller has 10K.

The Supernovas bounce back to claim the second set 25-20 to even the match against San Diego 1-1. Omaha hit .297 in the second set. Londot led the way with 5 kills in the set. Hord added 3 kills and 3 blocks. Moore leads the Mojo with 8 kills.