December 16
#1 UCLA 69, Cal Poly 37

Standings
1. Nebraska (10-1, 1-0)
1. Indiana (8-3, 1-0)
1. Maryland (10-0, 1-0)
1. Michigan (9-1, 1-0)
1. Michigan State (10-0, 1-0)
1. Ohio State (10-0, 1-0)
1. UCLA (11-0, 1-0)
1. USC (10-1, 1-0)
1. Wisconsin (9-2, 1-0)
10. Illinois (9-2, 0-1)
10. Iowa (9-2, 0-1)
10. Minnesota (11-1, 0-1)
10. Northwestern (5-4, 0-1)
10. Oregon (7-3, 0-1)
10. Penn State (9-3, 0-1)
10. Purdue (5-5, 0-1)
10. Rutgers (7-4, 0-1)
10. Washington (7-4, 0-1)

Games for Tuesday, December 17
Grand Valley State at #11 Ohio State (11:00 AM - BTN+)
Purdue at Miami (OH) (6:00 PM - ESPN+)
Air Force at Oregon (8:00 PM - BTN+)
#20 Michigan vs. #10 Oklahoma (at Charlotte, NC) (8:30 PM - ESPN2)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, December 21
#23 Nebraska vs. #11 Georgia Tech (at Atlanta) (4:30 PM - ACC Extra)

December 18
#14 Oklahoma 87, #24 Michigan 86
USC 90, Cal State-Northridge 69
Washington 89, Washington State 73

Standings
1. Michigan (8-3, 2-0)
1. Michigan State (9-2, 2-0)
1. UCLA (10-1, 2-0)
4. Nebraska (7-2, 1-1)
4. Illinois (7-3, 1-1)
4. Indiana (8-3, 1-1)
4. Iowa (8-3, 1-1)
4. Maryland (9-2, 1-1)
4. Northwestern (8-3, 1-1)
4. Ohio State (7-4, 1-1)
4. Oregon (10-1, 1-1)
4. Penn State (9-2, 1-1)
4. Purdue (8-3, 1-1)
4. Rutgers (7-4, 1-1)
4. USC (8-4, 1-1)
16. Minnesota (6-5, 0-2)
16. Washington (8-3, 0-2)
16. Wisconsin (9-3, 0-2)

Games for Saturday, December 21
Rutgers vs. Princeton (at Newark, NJ) (11:00 AM - FS1)
Penn State at Drexel (11:00 AM)
Chattanooga at Indiana (11:00 AM - BTN)
Maryland vs. Syracuse (at Brooklyn, NY) (11:00 AM - ESPN)
Florida Atlantic at #20 Michigan State (1:00 PM - FS1)
Fairleigh Dickinson at Minnesota (1:00 PM - BTN)
#18 UCLA vs. North Carolina (2:00 PM - CBS)
DePaul at Northwestern (3:00 PM - BTN)
#16 Purdue vs. #2 Auburn (at Birmingham, AL) (3:30 PM - ESPN)
Ohio State vs. #4 Kentucky (at New York City, NY) (4:30 PM - CBS)
Iowa vs. Utah (at Sioux Falls, SD) (5:00 PM - BTN)
#10 Oregon vs. Stanford (at San Jose, CA) (7:00 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Sunday, December 22
Nebraska vs. Murray State (at Honolulu, HI) (8:00 PM - ESPN)

Has anyone spotted one of these drones? Several reported flying over Kearney, Axtell, Broken Bow, Orleans, Alma....seems too coincidental to be some turd’s new Christmas toy but weird the source has yet to be identified...starting to feel like some Art Bell/George Noory level s**t here

December 13
Nebraska 85, Indiana 68

Standings
1. Michigan (8-1, 2-0)
1. Michigan State (8-2, 2-0)
1. UCLA (8-1, 2-0)
4. Nebraska (7-2, 1-1)
4. Illinois (7-2, 1-1)
4. Indiana (8-3, 1-1)
4. Iowa (7-3, 1-1)
4. Maryland (8-2, 1-1)
4. Northwestern (7-3, 1-1)
4. Ohio State (6-3, 1-1)
4. Oregon (9-1, 1-1)
4. Penn State (8-2, 1-1)
4. Purdue (8-2, 1-1)
4. Rutgers (6-4, 1-1)
4. USC (6-4, 1-1)
16. Minnesota (6-5, 0-2)
16. Washington (7-3, 0-2)
16. Wisconsin (8-3, 0-2)

Games for Saturday, December 14
#11 Purdue vs. #17 Texas A&M (at Indianapolis) (11:00 AM - CBS)
Coppin State at Penn State (11:30 AM - BTN)
Ohio State vs. #2 Auburn (at Atlanta) (12:00 PM - ESPN2)
#20 Wisconsin vs. Butler (at Indianapolis) (1:30 PM - BTN)
#24 UCLA vs. Arizona (at Phoenix) (2:00 PM - ESPN2)
Seton Hall at Rutgers (2:00 PM - FOX)
#1 Tennessee at Illinois (4:30 PM - FOX)

Next Nebraska Game - Sunday, December 22
Nebraska vs. Murray State (at Honolulu, HI) (8:00 PM - ESPN)

As you watch this, remind yourself the qb is 19. What a blessing to have this guy for the next two three seasons.

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Starts in December

Keona Davis has decided to exit the portal and stay with the Huskers. Very good news for the Husker defense.

If you take out Indiana, which is by far the anomaly, 82% of Starters in College Football Playoffs are Non-Transfers.
Recruiting still matters.

$55mil/year to the second best QB on their roster?

Tough to see, their coach deserves better roster management.

Link: Full Match Notes (Huskers.com)



MATHCUPS
at Bob Devaney Sports Center | Lincoln, NE

FRIDAY - DECEMBER 13

Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M
6:00 PM | ESPN2

Nebraska vs. Dayton
30 min after WI/A&M | ESPN2

REGIONAL FINAL
Sunday, December 15 | 2:00 PM (ABC)

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NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
Record: 31-2 (19-1 Big Ten)
Head Coach: John Cook (720-102, 25th year at NU | 881-175, 31st year overall)
Rank: #3

DAYTON FLYERS
Record: 31-2 (18-0 Atlantic-10)
Head Coach: Tim Horsmon (406-109, 16th year | 582-273, 26th year overall)
Rank: #23

WISCONSIN BADGERS
Record: 25-6 (17-3 Big Ten)
Head Coach: Kelly Sheffield (317-67, 12th year at Wisconsin | 590-179, 24th year overall)
Rank: #7

TEXAS A&M AGGIES
Record: 21-7 (10-6 SEC)
Head Coach: Jamie Morrison (37-20, 2nd year at A&M | 2nd year overall)
Rank: NR

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PREVIEW

• The third-ranked Nebraska volleyball team will host an NCAA Regional in Lincoln for the second straight year when the Huskers welcome No. 23 Dayton to the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday night on ESPN2.

• The first regional semifinal features No. 7 Wisconsin and Texas A&M at 6 p.m. Nebraska and Dayton will have first serve 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first match.

• Friday’s winners will meet in the regional final on Sunday at 2 p.m. on ABC.

• Courtney Lyle, Holly McPeak, Katie George and Madison Fitzpatrick will be on the call for the TV broadcasts in Lincoln this weekend. All three matches can be streamed on WatchESPN.

• Huskers Radio Network with John Baylor and Lauren (Cook) West will broadcast the Nebraska matches on their volleyball affiliate stations, on Huskers.com and on the Huskers App.

ABOUT THE HUSKERS

• Nebraska (31-2) won its 36th all-time conference title and fifth Big Ten title with a 19-1 record in Big Ten play this season. The Huskers went back-to-back as Big Ten champions for the second time, also accomplishing that feat in 2016 and 2017.

• The Huskers advanced to a 13th straight NCAA Regional after sweeping Florida A&M and Miami last weekend. The Huskers hit a combined .341 last weekend and held their two opponents to .010.

• The Huskers’ 29 regular-season wins tied the 1983 school record for most wins in a regular season in the NCAA era.

• Nebraska won 25 matches in a row after a Sept. 3 loss at SMU. Of those 25 wins, 20 were sweeps. NU’s win streak ended on Nov. 29 in a 3-1 loss at No. 4 Penn State.

• Nebraska went 7-1 against top-10 teams in the regular season, which is the most top-10 wins in a regular season in school history.

• Nebraska is 11-1 against ranked foes this season.

• After the Sept. 3 loss at SMU, Nebraska won 27 straight sets on the road until the Nov. 29 loss at No. 4 Penn State.

• The Huskers rank ninth nationally with a team hitting percentage of .290.

• The Huskers rank seventh nationally and first in the Big Ten in opponent hitting percentage at .141. NU led the nation in opponent hitting percentage in 2022 and 2023.

• Nebraska ranks 11th nationally in kills per set (14.19).

NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES

- Nebraska is making its 40th all-time NCAA Regional appearance and 13th consecutive appearance. The Huskers' 40 regional appearances are the most in NCAA history.

- Nebraska is 132-37 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history in postseason wins and winning percentage (.781)

- Nebraska has won 24 consecutive home NCAA Tournament matches dating back to 2013, a school record. The Huskers are 30-2 in NCAA Tournament matches at the Devaney Center

- Overall, Nebraska has won 43 consecutive home matches dating back to Dec. 1, 2022. The Huskers own the nation's longest home winning streak, and the streak is the longest since Nebraska moved into the Devaney Center in 2013.

- John Cook is 91-20 in the NCAA Tournament as Nebraska's head coach, and he is 99-25 overall in his career. One more NCAA Tournament win would make him the second coach all-time to reach 100 career NCAA Tournament wins. Only Russ Rose (106) has more career postseason wins

- The Huskers have reached six of the last nine NCAA Semifinals, including winning NCAA Championships in 2015 and 2017. Nebraska also won national titles in 1995, 2000 and 2006.

- This year's NCAA Championship is set for December 19-22 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, where the Huskers have already won two times this season against No. 9 Kentucky on Aug. 27 and No. 4 Louisville on Sept. 22.

ROTATION RUNDOWN

• Outside hitter Harper Murray is the team leader in kills at 3.29 per set, and also in aces with 32. One of the top six-rotation players in the country, Murray adds 2.30 digs per set.

• Opposite hitter Merritt Beason is second on the team in kills at 2.95 per set, and the two-year captain also contributes 1.23 digs per set and 27 aces.

• Middle blocker Andi Jackson is averaging 2.57 kills per set with a .435 hitting percentage, which ranks seventh in the nation.

• Middle blocker Rebekah Allick adds 1.80 kills per set on .354 hitting with 1.40 blocks per set. Allick has moved into the top 10 in school history in career blocks at No. 6 with 395.

• Setter Bergen Reilly is averaging 11.10 assists per set, which ranks 10th in the nation. She also adds 2.90 digs per set and has 20 aces. Reilly has 16 double-doubles and was named Big Ten Setter of the Year for the second straight year.

• The 2024 Big Ten Libero of the Year, Lexi Rodriguez leads the Husker back row with 3.81 digs per set. Rodriguez ranks No. 2 in school history in career digs with 1,843, needing 47 to tie the school record of 1,890 set by Justine Wong-Orantes (2013-16).

SCOUTING REPORT: DAYTON

• No. 23 Dayton advanced to an NCAA Regional for the first time in program history after beating No. 16 Baylor 3-2 in Waco, Texas last weekend.

• The Flyers rank sixth nationally in offense (.301) and fifth in defense (.140).

• Outside hitter Lexie Almodovar is a two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. Almodovar ranks sixth nationally averaging 5.02 kills per set and is Dayton’s all-time career leader in kills with more than 2,000. She had a career-high 34 kills in Dayton’s second-round win over Baylor.

• Setter Alyssa Miller puts up 10.79 assists per set and was an All-Atlantic 10 First Team pick.

SERIES HISTORY

- Nebraska is 4-0 all-time against Dayton. The last meeting was Sept. 5, 2014, a 3-0 Nebraska win at Dayton.

- The teams have played once in the NCAA Tournament, a 3-0 Husker win on Dec. 6, 2003 in the second round in East Lansing, Michigan.

SERVE AND PASS
• Nebraska has allowed just 67 service aces this season, which leads the nation. The next closest teams are Creighton with 80 and Pittsburgh with 84.

• NU allowed 77 aces in the 2022 season and 80 aces in 2017. Last season, the Huskers were aced 104 times.

• The Huskers have served 139 aces and committed 176 errors so far this season. The ace-to-error ratio of 0.79 is NU’s best in a full season since 2010 (0.86).

• Nebraska is on pace to record its fewest service errors in a full season since 2011 (161).

BALANCED ATTACK

• Nebraska has seven different players averaging between 1.80 and 3.29 kills per set.

• Six different players have led the Huskers in kills in a match this season.

• Setter Bergen Reilly ranks 10th nationally averaging 11.10 assists per set.

• Nebraska’s attack has been one of the best in the nation this season. The Huskers rank ninth in hitting percentage (.290) and 11th in kills per set (14.19).

HOME SWEET HOME

• Nebraska has won 43 home matches in a row dating back to Dec. 1, 2022, which is the longest active streak in the nation.

• The Huskers’ home win streak is its longest since moving into the Devaney Center in 2013.

• Nebraska’s longest all-time home win streak was 88 matches from 2004-09.

LINCOLN, Neb. - The third-ranked Nebraska volleyball team defeated 23rd-ranked Dayton, 3-1, in front of a crowd of 8,725 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday night.

Harper Murray had a career-high 22 kills and hit .318 while also recording a season-high 16 digs and four blocks. Murray also tied her career high with four service aces Rebekah Allick provided 10 kills and hit .368, while Taylor Landfair and Andi Jackson each had eight kills.

The Huskers had 11 blocks with Jackson leading the way with seven. Allick, Murray and Bergen Reilly each had four. Lexi Rodriguez tied her season high with 22 digs for the Big Red. Nebraska's defense held Dayton to an .087 attack percentage, the first time in more than 100 matches that the Flyers have been held below a .100 attack percentage.

Lexie Almodovar led Dayton with 20 kills on 68 swings. The Flyers ended their season with a 31-3 record.

Set 1: Dayton got off to a hot start taking a 4-1 lead. Murray provided a pair of kills to help the Huskers crawl back, and two kills by Landfair brought the Huskers within 8-7. Allick recorded three kills, and Jackson and Merritt Beason had a block that tied the score at 12-12. Murray's third kill gave Nebraska its first lead at 14-13, and a kill by Jackson put the Huskers up 15-14 at the media timeout. Jackson and Reilly teamed up for a block after the break, and Murray served an ace before another Jackson kill made it 18-14. But Dayton posted a block and and an ace to cut it to 18-16. After a timeout, the Huskers closed the set on a 7-1 run to win 25-17. Landfair, Allick and Murray all had kills down the stretch, and Reilly served a 6-0 run to end the set.

Set 2: The Huskers used a 4-0 run that included an ace by Rodriguez to go ahead 7-3. Dayton fought back to within 13-12, but Allick terminated a long rally and the Flyers committed an error for a 15-12 Husker advantage. Dayton made a service error, and Murray then served three straight aces before a block by Reilly and Jackson made it 21-14. Nebraska used a timeout after Dayton scored three in a row, and Landfair terminated for a sideout kill, and the Huskers went on to win 25-18.

Set 3: Dayton got out to an 8-4 start after four straight kills by Almodovar and an ace by Gaby Arroyo. Murray had two kills and a block with Jackson to help NU pull within 9-7, but Dayton answered to go back up 12-8. Murray continued to keep the Huskers in it with two more kills to cut it to 13-11. After a Dayton kill, Murray had a kill and a block with Jackson, and the Flyers hit out before Jackson smashed a kill for a 15-14 Husker lead. Another Murray kill made it 16-15, but the Flyers went on a 4-1 run to gain a 19-17 lead. Dayton led 20-18 before committing a service error, and Landfair returned an overpass down to the floor to tie the score at 20-20. Landfair tied the score again at 21-21, and Murray put her 16th down for a 22-21 lead. But an Almodovar kill and a Husker net violation made it 23-22 Flyers. Dayton served out to tie the score at 23-23, but the Flyers earned set point with a kill. Murray answered for the Big Red with back-to-back kills to earn match point, 25-24, but Almodovar kept the Flyers alive with her 18th and 19th kills to regain set point for Dayton, and the Flyers won 27-25 with a block.

Set 4: Murray continued her strong play early on, recording four kills as the Huskers went up 7-4. Jackson was then in on two straight blocks, one with Reilly and one with Landfair, as the Huskers built the lead to 10-4. Reilly, Landfair and Allick tallied kills, and Reilly served an ace to increase the lead to 16-7. Allick's 10th kill and an ace served by Mauch put the Huskers up 20-8 and in control. NU went on to finish off the match, 25-13.

Up Next: The Huskers will face No. 7 Wisconsin in an NCAA Regional Final on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Nebraska Post-Match Notes

• With the win, Nebraska advanced to an NCAA Regional Final for the 33rd time in program history. The Huskers’ 33 regional final appearances are the most in NCAA history. Nebraska has made an NCAA Regional Final in 12 of the past 13 seasons.
• With the win, Nebraska improved to 133-37 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history in postseason wins and winning percentage (.782).
• Nebraska improved to 33-7 all-time in NCAA Regional Semifinal matches, including a 16-1 record in matches played in Lincoln.
• NU improved to 86-7 all-time in home NCAA Tournament matches, including 31-2 at the Devaney Center.
• The win was Nebraska’s 25th consecutive home victory in the NCAA Tournament, a school record.
• Overall, Nebraska has won 44 consecutive home matches dating back to Dec. 1, 2022. The Huskers’ own the nation’s longest home winning streak, and the streak is the longest since Nebraska moved into the Devaney Center in 2013.
• John Cook improved to 100-25 in his NCAA Tournament career. Cook joined retired Penn State coach Russ Rose as the only two coaches in NCAA history with 100 NCAA Tournament victories.
• Cook improved to 92-20 in the NCAA Tournament as Nebraska’s head coach. He ranks second all-time in career NCAA Tournament victories and NCAA Tournament wins at one school.
• Cook coached his 125th career NCAA Tournament match tonight. He joined Russ Rose as the only two coaches in NCAA history to coach in 125 NCAA Tournament matches.
• With the win, Nebraska improved to 12-1 against ranked opponents this season.
• Nebraska won the first two sets before losing set three. That marked the Huskers’ first set loss of the NCAA Tournament and the first set where an opponent had reached 20 points. Nebraska was the last team to lose a set in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
• Nebraska improved to 103-1 in the NCAA Tournament when taking a 2-0 lead. The Huskers have won 102 consecutive postseason matches when winning the first two sets.
• The Huskers held Dayton to a season-low .087 attack percentage. It marked the first time in 101 matches – dating back to August 26, 2022 – that the Flyers were held below a .100 attack percentage.
• Nebraska also held Dayton to 39 kills in the four-set match, an average of 9.8 kills per set. The Flyers entered the match ranked 13th nationally with an average of 14.1 kills per set
• Harper Murray had a career-high 22 kills in the match. Her 22 kills tied for the most ever by a Husker in either a three- or four-set NCAA Tournament match during the rally-scoring era. Murray tied Sarah Pavan, who had 22 kills in back-to-back four-set victories over UCLA and Stanford in the 2006 NCAA Tournament.
• Murray also tied her career high with four aces in the match, including three in a row in the second set. It marked the third time in Murray’s career that she had four aces in a match.
• Murray also had a season-high 16 digs in the match, one shy of her career high.
• In the match, Murray set career highs in kills and aces and season highs in digs and blocks (4).
• Bergen Reilly had 47 assists against Dayton. Reilly recorded her 2,500th career assist in tonight’s match.
• Andi Jackson had eight kills against Dayton. Her first kill was the 500th kill of her career.
• Lexi Rodriguez had 22 digs in the match to tie her season high. Rodriguez now has 248 career digs in the NCAA Tournament. She moved into second place on Nebraska’s all-time postseason digs chart, trailing only Kayla Banwarth (253 digs from 2007 to 2010).

December 17
#10 Oklahoma 72, #20 Michigan 62
#11 Ohio State 82, Grand Valley State 57
Purdue 67, Miami (OH) 51
Oregon 98, Air Force 36

Standings
1. Nebraska (10-1, 1-0)
1. Indiana (8-3, 1-0)
1. Maryland (10-0, 1-0)
1. Michigan (9-2, 1-0)
1. Michigan State (10-0, 1-0)
1. Ohio State (11-0, 1-0)
1. UCLA (11-0, 1-0)
1. USC (10-1, 1-0)
1. Wisconsin (9-2, 1-0)
10. Illinois (9-2, 0-1)
10. Iowa (9-2, 0-1)
10. Minnesota (11-1, 0-1)
10. Northwestern (5-4, 0-1)
10. Oregon (8-3, 0-1)
10. Penn State (9-3, 0-1)
10. Purdue (6-5, 0-1)
10. Rutgers (7-4, 0-1)
10. Washington (7-4, 0-1)

Games for Wednesday, December 18
UNLV at Northwestern (11:00 AM - BTN+)
North Dakota State at Washington (4:00 PM - BTN+)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, December 21
#23 Nebraska at #17 Georgia Tech (4:30 PM - ACC Extra)