For the 11th straight year, the Nebraska volleyball team will open the NCAA Tournament at home, as the Huskers host the NCAA first and second rounds this weekend. The 11th-ranked Huskers, making their 33rd straight NCAA Tournament appearance, were selected as the No. 14 overall seed in the 64-team field. Nebraska will open the tournament on Friday, Dec. 5 against Hofstra. The Pride was crowned tournament champion of the Colonial Athletic Association. That match will start at either 7 p.m. or 30 minutes after the conclusion of the 4:30 p.m. match, which features the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference and the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference. Friday’s winners will meet in the second round at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 to battle for a spot in the Seattle Regional on Dec. 12-13. The winner of the Lincoln bracket will take on the winner of the Washington first and second round bracket, featuring the third-seeded Huskies against New Hampshire, and Hawaii against Duke.

Tickets for the first and second rounds in Lincoln went on sale online at Huskers.com on Sunday night. All-session ticket prices are set at $34 (reserved A and B sections) and $30 (C section) and include all three matches this weekend.

Media Information
NET will broadcast Friday’s Nebraska match against Hofstra and also the second round match on Saturday should the Huskers advance. The NET broadcasts will also be streamed online for free at BTN2GO.com if your cable provider includes the Big Ten Network. All three matches this weekend will also have a free video stream at Huskers.com. Fans can also listen to the action with John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall on the 25-station Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and 94.9 FM in Omaha on Friday. Should the Huskers advance to Saturday, the match would be carried on 93.3 FM in Omaha. Fans inside and outside the state of Nebraska will also be able to catch the live audio feed on Huskers.com for free.

Series History
Nebraska will be meeting Hofstra for the second time. NU beat Hofstra 3-1 on Sept. 16, 1989. The Huskers are 82-4 all-time against Kansas State and 2-0-1 all-time against Utah.

Up Next
Friday’s winners will meet Saturday at 7 p.m. for a chance to advance to the Seattle Regional.