The Huskers made it to the national championship match but fell to Texas, finishing as the national runner-up for the sixth time in program history. | Schedule & results

 December

• Caroline Jurevicius announces that Penn State is her transfer destination. | Lauenstein to Texas

• It’s all Longhorns as the Huskers get swept in the national championship match, 25-22, 25-14, 25-11. Commentary: Shatel,* Just,* King.

• The Huskers sweep Pitt – 25-20, 25-23, 25-17 – and will play Sunday in Tampa against Texas for the program’s sixth national championship. | Commentary: Carriker, Just* | Discuss

• John Cook is named national coach of the year for the third time.

• Merritt Beason and Lexi Rodriguez earn first-team All-America honors, while Bergen Reilly and Harper Murray are named to the second and third teams, respectively.

• The Huskers fend off a scrappy Arkansas team in four sets and advance to volleyball’s Final Four for the sixth time in nine seasons. | Photos

• Nebraska sweeps Georgia Tech and advances to the NCAA regional final Saturday night against Arkansas or Kentucky. | Photos

• Six Husker players earn spots on the the 14-member AVCA All-North Region Team, and John Cook is named the region’s coach of the year.

• Nebraska advances to its 12th consecutive NCAA regional with a sweep of Missouri. | Photos

• The Huskers sweep Long Island and advance to the NCAA second round Saturday night against Missouri. | Photos

 November

• Nebraska dominates the Big Ten season awards, and four Huskers are first-team all-conference.

• The Huskers bounce back and win their regular-season finale at Minnesota in four sets.

• Nebraska is unbeaten no more as the Huskers get swept at Wisconsin.

• Lexi Rodriguez earns Defensive Player of the Week honors from the Big Ten.

• Nebraska clinches the outright Big Ten title with a sweep of Iowa.

• 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.

After a tight first set, the Huskers roll to a sweep of Rutgers. | Stats | Highlights

• 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.

 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.