Volleyball archive: 2022
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December
Nebraska gets a commitment from Mettitt Beason, an outside hitter who's transferring from Florida.
Lexi Rodriguez earns second-team All-America honors.
The Huskers' season ends in a five-set loss to Oregon in the Louisville regional.
Nebraska gets past Kansas in four sets and advances to the Sweet 16.
The Huskers make quick work of Delaware State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
November
Madi Kubik and Lexi Rodriguez earn first-team All-Big Ten honors, and Kaitlyn Hord and Bekka Allick are selected to the second team.
Nebraska will open NCAA Tournament play Thursday by hosting Delaware State.
The short-handed Huskers are swept by Minnesota* in the regular-season finale.
Wisconsin continues its hex over the Huskers with a 3-1 win in Lincoln. | Knuckles' season done
After a slow start, the Huskers sweep Purdue* behind Madi Kubik's 17 kills and .311 hitting. | B1G Player of the Week
It's another sweep of the Hawkeyes, this time in Iowa City.
Nebraska falls 3-1* at Ohio State as the Buckeyes' Emily Londot hammers 23 kills.
The Huskers sweep Iowa on the night of Nebraska's 300th consecutive home sellout.
Nebraska announces its five-member recruiting class, and its ranked first in the nation by PrepVolleyball.com.
Nebraska avoids an upset by rallying to a five-set win at Northwestern. | Stats | Highlights
Husker outside hitters have a big night in a sweep of Indiana.
October
Nebraska bounces back with a sweep of Maryland.
Wisconsin sweeps the Huskers as the Badgers' Sarah Franklin hammers down 21 kills.
Nebraska regains the top spot in the AFCA poll. | Time change Saturday
Bekka Allick repeats as Big Ten freshman of the week.
Nicklin Hames breaks the school record for career assists as Nebraska sweeps Illinois.
A sweep at No. 12 Purdue extends the Huskers' winning streak to 10 matches.
Five players record at least six kills in a sweep of Northwestern.
Nebraska dominates at the net with a season-high 16 blocks in a sweep of Penn State.
The Huskers sweep Michigan State and Michigan on the road.
Nebraska downs Maryland in a four-set defensive-oriented match.
September
The Huskers rediscover their serving touch in a convincing sweep of Rutgers.
Nebraska rallies for a five-set win over Ohio State.
Coach John Cook collects his 800th career win as Nebraska sweeps Michigan State.
Nebraska sweeps 13-ranked Kentucky on the road. | Highlights
Stanford hands the Huskers their first loss of 2022.
Nebraska stays perfect with a sweep of Long Beach State.
A record crowd in Omaha watches as the Huskers fend off Creighton in five sets.
Nebraska stays perfect with a sweep of Ole Miss.
John Cook unveils a new offense as the Huskers sweep Loyola Marymount.
August
Pepperdine make Nebraska work for it, but it's still a sweep for the Huskers. | Stats
The Huskers start the season with a pair of sweeps over sTexas A&M CC and Tulsa. | Stats: 1, 2
The captains for 2022 are Kenzie Knuckles, Madi Kubik and Lexi Rodriguez.
The Reds sweep the Whites in the Huskers' preseason scrimmage before 7,946 fans* at the Devaney Center. | Highlights
The Huskers are ranked No. 1 in the AVCA preseason poll.
Coach John Cook explains what led to Kayla Caffey's decision to transfer.
Three Huskers make the preseason All-Big Ten team, and Nebraska is picked to finish second in the conference behind Wisconsin.
Feb.-July
Middle blocker Kayla Caffey, a second-team All-American in 2021, is entering the transfer portal rather than using her seventh year of college eligibility at Nebraska. | Amy Just commentary
Fan Day is set for Aug. 20 at the Devaney Center.
Six-foot-4 Texan Ayden Ames, rated as the top middle blocker in the class of 2024, announces her commitment to Nebraska.
Outside hitter Skyler Pierce, the No. 1-ranked player in the class of 2024 per Prep Dig, commits* to the Huskers, and so does Bennington defensive sepcialist/libero Olivia Mauch.
The wraps come off the Huskers' 2022 schedule.
Defensive specialist Keonilei Akana is entering the transfer portal after two seasons in Lincoln.
Nebraska downs Kansas in four sets in an exhibition match* with 6,000-plus fans watching in Grand Island.
Coach John Cook discusses how stress caused him to hit bottom in 2009.
Grand Island will be the site of an exhibition match with Kansas next month.
Kalynn Meyer is leaving the volleyball team to focus on track and field.
January
All-America middle blocker Kaitlyn Hord is transferring to Nebraska after four seasons at Penn State. | Decision tracker
Freshman middle blocker Rylee Gray announces her medical retirement from volleyball.
Texas has hired former Husker All-American Jordan Larson as an assistant coach.
Former Husker middle blocker Callie Schwarzenbach* is transferring to Long Beach State for her extra year of eligibility.
Nicklin Hames plans to return* next season in a new role -- and with an eye on coaching. | Decision tracker

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08/26 Tulsa W 3-0
08/27 Pepperdine W 3-0
09/01 Loyola Marymount W 3-0
09/03 Mississippi W 3-0
09/07 @Creighton W 3-2
09/10 Long Beach State W 3-0
09/13 Stanford L 3-1
09/18 @Kentucky W 3-0
09/23 Michigan State*
09/24 Ohio State*
09/30 @Rutgers*
10/02 @Maryland*
10/06 @Michigan State*
10/08 @Michigan*
10/14 Penn State*
10/16 Northwestern*
10/19 @Purdue*
10/22 @Illinois*
10/26 @Wisconsin*
10/29 Maryland*
11/02 Indiana*
11/06 @Northwestern*
11/11 Iowa*
11/13 @Ohio State*
11/18 @Iowa*
11/20 Purdue*
11/25 Wisconsin*
11/26 Minnesota*
* Conference match