The 2001 squad finished 31-2 and fell in the NCAA semifinals to eventual champion Stanford.
• Congrats to Nancy Metcalf, a Top VIII Award winner and Academic All-American of the Year.
• The Huskers have two first-team and two second-team All-Americans. Laura Pilakowski and Greichaly Cepero make the second and third all-academic teams.
• Five Huskers make the AVCA all-region team.
• Five Huskers make the all-conference team, and Nancy Metcalf and John Cook are player and coach of the year.
• The Huskers sign three recruits.
• High school junior Dani Busboom commits to NU.
• The spring exhibition season ends with a sweep of Ball State. Earlier exhibition matches: Florida (1, 2) and Texas A&M and USPV (1, 2).
2001 Schedule08/24 NU 3, Hawaii 0* 08/25 NU 3, Pacific 1* 09/01 Long Beach 3, NU 1** 09/02 NU 3, Santa Barbara 0** 09/07 NU 3, Pepperdine 0*# 09/08 NU 3, Notre Dame 0*# 09/09 NU 3, UCLA 0*# 09/19 NU 3, Colorado 0 09/25 NU 3, Creighton 0 09/26 NU 3, Iowa St. 0 09/29 NU 3, Baylor 0 10/01 NU 3, Kansas St. 0 10/03 NU 3, Missouri 0 10/06 NU 3, Oklahoma 0 10/10 NU 3, Kansas 0 10/14 NU 3, Texas A&M 1 10/17 NU 3, Texas 0 10/20 NU 3, Texas Tech 0 10/24 NU 3, Missouri 1 10/27 NU 3, Kansas St. 0 11/03 NU 3, Texas 0 11/07 NU 3, Texas A&M 0 11/10 NU 3, Kansas 0 11/14 NU 3, Oklahoma 0 11/17 NU 3, Baylor 1 11/18 NU 3, Texas Tech 0 11/21 NU 3, Colorado 0 11/24 NU 3, Iowa St. 0 11/30 NU 3, Oral Roberts 0 ## 12/01 NU 3, Kansas St. 1 ## 12/07 NU 3, Colorado St. 1 ## 12/08 NU 3, Florida 2 ## 12/13 Stanford 3, NU 0 ## *NACWAA Classic, Stockton, CA **Long Beach Invitational, CA *#US Bank/Arby’s Classic, Lincoln |