COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The No. 8 Nebraska volleyball team finished its four-match road stretch with a 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18) win over Maryland at XFINITY Center Pavillion on Saturday night.
With their sixth straight win, the Huskers moved to 22-4 overall and 13-3 in the Big Ten. Maryland dropped to 13-17 overall and 3-13 in the Big Ten. Continue reading “Huskers Top Maryland, 3-1, To End Road Swing”
Lincoln, Neb.- The Nebraska football team practiced for a little more than an hour without pads in the Hawks Championship Center on Thursday in preparation for Saturday’s game against Rutgers.
Coach Riley started by adressing the media with injury updates. Running Terrell Newby will travel along with receivers Stanley Morgan Jr. and Alonzo Moore and Riley expects all three will be ready to go.
Riley also commented on the status of a couple Blackshirt defenders.
“We hope we can get 15 to 20 plays out of Kevin Williams and Michael Rose-Ivey.” Riley said.
Continue reading “Nebraska Looks to Continue Momentum at Rutgers”
Lincoln – Nebraska men’s basketball coach Tim Miles announced Thursday that Isaiah Roby (Dixon, Ill.) has signed a National Letter-of-Intent to attend the University of Nebraska and play basketball for the Huskers beginning in the 2016-17 season. Roby is the second player in this year’s signing class and joins Jeriah Horne, who signed his NLI on Wednesday, Roby’s signing gives Miles a pair of recruits among the nation’s top 150 by Rivals.com. Continue reading “Huskers Ink Top-100 Recruit; Isaiah Roby”
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska volleyball head coach John Cook announced the 2016 Husker newcomers on National Letter of Intent Signing Day Wednesday.
Setter Hunter Atherton, outside hitter Alex Ratzlaff and middle blocker Lauren Stivrins will be freshmen for the Huskers in 2016.
“We are excited to have these three outstanding student-athletes join our program,” Cook said. “They are tremendous competitors with great work ethics who are going to make a huge impact on our team on and off the court. We always look for student-athletes who are great leaders and teammates, and these three possess those qualities. They all have a desire to be great, and they are going to make Husker Nation proud.” Continue reading “Volleyball Adds Three Talented Newcomers”
Lincoln – Nebraska men’s basketball coach Tim Miles announced Wednesday that Jeriah Horne (Overland Park, Kan.) has signed a National Letter-of-Intent to attend the University of Nebraska and play basketball for the Huskers beginning in the 2016-17 season.
Horne, who is ranked among the top 150 players by Rivals.com, is a two-time first-team all-state pick and continues Nebraska’s run of players from the Kansas City metro area, a region which has produced current Husker starters Shavon Shields and Benny Parker. Continue reading “Jeriah Horne Signs with Nebraska”
Lincoln – A solid group of five 2016 high school seniors including a pair of top 100 national recruits gave the Nebraska women’s basketball team its third consecutive top-15 recruiting class, Coach Connie Yori announced on Wednesday.
Yori and the Huskers will welcome Mi’Cole Cayton (5-9, G, Stockton, Calif./St. Mary’s), Kathleen Doyle (5-9, G, LaGrange, Ill./Benet Academy), Nicea Eliely (6-1, G/F, Colorado Springs, Colo./Rampart), Grace Mitchell (6-2, G/F, Wellington, Kan./Wellington) and Hannah Whitish (5-9, G, Barneveld, Wis./Barneveld) in a class that was ranked No. 14 nationally by Blue Star. Continue reading “Huskers Sign Third Straight Top 15 Class”
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The No. 8 Nebraska volleyball team won its fifth straight match with a thrilling 3-2 (25-19, 27-29, 23-25, 25-18, 16-14) victory over Michigan State at Jenison Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.
The Huskers (21-4, 12-3 Big Ten) found a way back from a 2-1 deficit on the road behind a career-high-tying 21 kills from Kadie Rolfzen to go with 14 digs and five blocks. Kelsey Fien had 13 kills, while Mikaela Foecke had 12. Cecilia Hall had nine kills, and Amber Rolfzen had seven kills and six blocks. Continue reading “Huskers Fight Off Michigan State, 3-2, For Fifth Straight Win”
Lincoln – Andrew White III led four Huskers in double figures with 18 points as the Huskers topped Northern State, 95-42, Monday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
White, who sat out last year after spending his first two seasons at Kansas, hit 6 of 10 shots from the floor, including a pair of 3-pointers to lead a balanced attack that saw 12 players break into the scoring column. Shavon Shields and Tai Webster added 14 points and six rebounds apiece, while freshman Jack McVeigh came off the bench and had 11 points and 11 rebounds. Continue reading “Huskers Roll in Exhibition Opener”
Lincoln, Neb. — The Nebraska football team practice for under 90 minutes inside the Hawks Center on Monday night in sweats, just two days after upsetting No. 6 Michigan State.
Defensive coordinator Mark Banker spoke to the media following practice, impressed with his defense’s performance against Michigan State on Saturday.
“In the first half, despite the two runs on that short side, with the exception of the last drive, we played pretty consistent,” Banker said. Continue reading “NU Confident after Upsetting MSU, Ready for Rutgers”
Nebraska junior quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. was honored on Monday as the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. Armstrong was instrumental in engineering Nebraska’s 39-38 comeback victory over No. 6 Michigan State on Saturday night in Lincoln.
Armstrong completed 19-of-33 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns against the Spartans. Armstrong led Nebraska on two touchdown drives in the game’s final four minutes, helping the Huskers tie for the largest fourth-quarter comeback in school history. Continue reading “Armstrong Jr. Earns Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week Honors”
