Volleyball archive: 2022
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November
The Huskers clinch at least a share of the Big Ten title with a sweep of Michigan. | Photos
Middle blocker Andi Jackson is named Co-Freshman of the Week in the Big Ten.
The Huskers defeat Illinois after shaking off the Illini's comeback from match point in the third set. | Photos & more
Nebraska improves to 24-0 with a 3-1 win against Northwestern. | Photos
Weekly Big Ten awards go to Merritt Beason and Bergen Reilly.
Merritt Beason delivers 21 kills, nine digs and five blocks with a .475 hitting percentage as the Huskers sweep Rutgers.
Nebraska drops the first two sets at Penn State but stays unbeaten by fighting back* for a 3-2 win.
Financially, Volleyball Day in Nebraska finished about $850,000* on the positive side of the ledger.
October
Bergen Reilly is named Freshman of the Week in the Big Ten.
Nebraska is 20-0 for the first time in 15 years after a convincing sweep of Maryland.
The Nebraska-Wisconsin showdown set a TV viewership record for regular-season volleyball.
Merritt Beason is named national player of the week, while she and Bergen Reilly collect weekly Big Ten honors.
Nebraska scores an epic win against top-ranked Wisconsin, staving off match point in the fourth set and rallying to take set five. | Commentary: Shatel,* Just,* Carriker
The Huskers take care of business in Evanston with a sweep of Northwestern.
Saturday's Nebraska-Wisconsin showdown will be the sixth No. 1-vs.-2 match in Husker program history. Here's how the first five went. | Tickets in demand*
Lexi Rodriguez is named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.
The Huskers rally from an 8-1 deficit in the second set and go on to sweep 13th-ranked Penn State. | Photos
Nebraska improves to 16-0 with a four-set win over Michigan State. | Photos & more
Husker legend and new assistant coach Jordan Larson talks volleyball in the latest Carriker Chronicles.
Lindsay Krause is named Big Ten Player of the Week.
The Huskers weather a marathon first set and go on to sweep Michigan.
Nebraska dominates the final two sets for a 3-1 win at Michigan State. | Highlights
Big Ten weekly honors go to Merritt Beason, Bergen Reilly and Harper Murray.
Ahead of Nebraska's match at Michigan, the Murray family's story of loss, pride and memories.
After a tight first set, the Huskers roll to a sweep of Rutgers. | Stats | Highlights
September
The Huskers drop the first set to Indiana but rebound for a 3-1 win on the road.
No. 17 Purdue gives the Huskers their first five-set test of the season, but Nebraska stays unbeaten with a 3-2 win in West Lafayette.
It's been a "seamless" transition to coaching for Jordan Larson.
Two honors go to Nebraska's Bergen Reilly: Big Ten Setter of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
The 12th-ranked Gophers don't make it easy for Nebraska, but the Huskers sweep Minnesota and improve to 11-0. | Photos
Only the third set is close as the Huskers open conference play with a sweep of No. 21 Ohio State.* | Photos
Volleyball State podcast: Jeff Sheldon and Lincoln Arneal on the Huskers' big wins, the sport's record-setting crowds, and Nebraska's upcoming foray into conference play.
Nebraska rises to No. 2 in the AVCA poll, and weekly Big Ten honors go to Merritt Beason and Harper Murray.
The short-handed Huskers fend off Kentucky, 3-1, for their second win over a ranked opponent in five days. | Photos
Merritt Beason leads the Big Red with 15 kills as Nebraska wins a showdown of top-5 teams with a four-set victory over Stanford. | Amie Just commentary*
The Huskers handle Long Beach State in a sweep ahead of their trip to Stanford.
Does this 1971 women's soccer match in Mexico mean Nebraska volleyball doesn't own a world record after all?
Nebraska finally drops a set but handles in-state rival Creighton, 3-1.
It's another sweep as the Huskers down Kansas State on the road.
August
The world record is in the bag. The Volleyball Day crowd of 92,003 is the most ever for a women's sporting event. Oh, and Nebraska improves to 4-0 in a sweep of Omaha. | Shatel* & Carriker commentary | Updates & discussion
Volleyball Day in Nebraska gets write-ups from national outlets ESPN, USA Today and SI. | Tuesday practice scenes: 1, 2 | Hype video
Veteran Memorial Stadium goer Dave Feit has some tips for those attending Volleyball Day in Nebraska.
Outside hitter Harper Murray is named Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
The LJS looks at the planning and imagination that have made Volleyball Day in Nebraska a reality.
Nebraska caps a perfect weekend with a sweep of SMU that again featured a close second set.
The Huskers overcome a 19-13 second-set deficit en route to a sweep of Lipscomb. | Photo gallery
Nebraska opens the season by outhitting Utah State .286 to .061 in a sweep of the Aggies. | Gallery
Newcomers shine* as the Reds edge the Whites in a tightly contested intrasquad scrimmage. | Gallery
Twenty of Nebraska's 29 regular-season matches will be televised.
July
The 1890 Initiative NIL collective has received a 10-year, $5 million gift earmarked for volleyball.
Jan.-June
The wraps come off the 2023 schedule.
Former Husker great Jordan Larson is joining the staff as an assistant coach.
Here are recaps of the team's matches and other activities in Brazil.
The Huskers sweep Wichita State in their spring exhibition match in Central City, and newcomers* show promise. | Three takes*
It's a sellout: Nearly 83,000 tickets to Volleyball Day in Nebraska, the Aug. 30th doubleheader and concert in Memorial Stadium, have been purchased in roughly 48 hours.
The team will play matches in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte during 17-day trip to Brazil later this spring.
An attendance record is likely to be set as Nebraska hosts UNO in Memorial Stadium as part of an Aug. 30 doubleheader celebrating the impact of the sport in the state. | Press conference
Nebraska will play its spring match in Central City on April 29 against Wichita State.
Whitney Lauenstein announces she is stepping away from volleyball.
Incoming freshman Harper Murray is named the 2022-23 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year.

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08/25 Utah State.
08/26 Lipscomb
08/27 SMU
08/30 Omaha
09/03 @Kansas State
09/06 Creighton
09/09 Long Beach State
09/12 @Stanford
09/17 Kentucky
09/22 Ohio State*
09/24 Minnesota*
09/29 @Purdue*
09/30 @Indiana*
10/06 @Michigan State*
10/07 @Michigan*
10/13 Michigan State*
10/14 Penn State*
10/18 @Northwestern*
10/21 Wisconsin*
10/27 Maryland*
10/28 Rutgers*
11/03 @Penn State*
11/05 @Rutgers*
11/08 Northwestern*
11/12 Illinois*
11/17 Michigan*
11/19 @Iowa*
11/24 @Wisconsin*
11/25 @Minnesota*
* Conference match