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I cover Nebraska volleyball for HuskerMax, co-host the Volleyball State podcast, tweet national stories & write about pro volleyball. Email volleyballstate@gmail.com.

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2026 MLV All-Star Voting MLV fans - it's time to set your roster. Who do you want to see for All-Star weekend?

MLV announced that former Utah coach Beth Launiere and Louisville coach Dan Meske will lead the two teams for the league’s All-Star match in Orlando on March 28.

Voting for the match is open at provolleyball.com/vote

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2026 LOVB Playoffs

League One announced that the playoff semifinals will be at Freedom Hall in Louisville on April 10 and 12.

The championship series will be in Los Angeles at a TBA venue on April 16 and 18.

Broadcast details will be announced later. Tickets are on sale at LOVB.com/Playoffs

04.03.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Attendance at Nebraska road games in Los Angeles:

Volleyball
USC: 9,072
UCLA: 10,498

Men's Basketball
USC: 6,645
UCLA: 9,027

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5. Adriano/DiVita def. Layton/Schonauer 21-18, 21-12
Exh. Cogill/Flynn tied Laughlin/Shaffner 21-12, 14-21

03.03.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nebraska closes its home beach schedule with a 5-0 sweep over Oklahoma Wesleyan.

1. Reilly/Sigler def. McKinney/Foreman 21-11, 21-4
2. Jackson/Murray def. Isbell/Collins 21-19, 21-12
3. Choboy/Pierce def. Warren/Sowards 21-5, 21-9
4. Mauch/Ogbechie def. Stubbs/Perez 21-15, 21-15

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Beach volleyball player Ally Batenhorst suspended after positive drug test Batenhorst, the playing partner of world beach champion Sara Hughes, is appealing the suspension.

Batenhorst's agent said in November that FIVB and USA Volleyball were aware of the prescription medication prior to the positive test.

She is set to play in Bhubaneswar, India with Sara Hughes this weekend as the top seed.

www.ocregister.com/2025/11/12/f...

03.03.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As reported by Travis Mewhirter in his SANDCAST newsletter (via 900 Square Feet):

Ally Batenhorst successfully appealed her suspension and can now play on the Pro Beach Tour. She tested positive for a prescription medication in November, but has been cleared of any wrong doing.

03.03.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Supernovas waived Elise Goetzinger on Friday.

The former Creighton middle blocker started the first five matches of the season, but had not appeared in the past 10 matches. Goetzinger recorded 26 kills, 3 blocks and 3 aces in 16 sets this season.

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Nebraska will play a regular season match in Brookings, S.D. on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The 5,000-seat arena opened up in 2024.

Tickets will be available to SDSU season ticket holders in July. Any remaining tickets will on sale July 14.

02.03.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Nebraska-Iowa State exhibition will be at Sanford Pentagon.

Tickets go on sale on March 6 at 10 a.m. on ticketmaster.com

02.03.2026 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MLV named Jaime Weston as the new league commissioner. Weston, who played volleyball at Georgia Tech, worked in NFL front offices and most recently served as CCO of USA Volleyball.

Jen Spicher is transitioning from president to executive VP for volleyball operations.

02.03.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lund came off the bench to record a team-high 14 kills as she hit .650. DeBeer finished with 13 kills, 3 blocks and 3 aces.

Ogligie recorded 12 digs while Hilley had 32 assists, 5 kills and 2 aces.

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Indy wins its sixth match in a row with a 17-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-13 victory. The Supernovas suffered their fifth straight loss.

Londot led Omaha with 17 kills while Cooper added 10. The Supernovas hit.252 for the match while the Ignite had a .374 hitting percentage.

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Indy claims the third set 25-21 and goes up 2-1 on the Supernovas.

DeBeer and Lund each had 5 kills in the set as the Ignite hit .459.

Londot put up 7 kills in the set while Reinhardt recorded 3 kills on 4 attacks

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Indy evens the match at 1-1 after winning the second set 25-22 over the Supernovas.

The Ignite hit .308 in the set with 4 kills each from Lund, Martyn, and Hannah.

Omaha only recorded 7 kills in the set and hit .071. Londot is up to 9 kills for the match.

01.03.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2026 Volleyball Schedule - Iowa State Athletics The official 2026 Volleyball schedule for the Iowa State Cyclones

Nebraska will face Iowa State in a spring exhibition on April 11 in Sioux Falls, S.D. It will be a homecoming match for NU senior Bergen Reilly.

ISU coach Christy Johnson-Lynch is a former Husker national champion and has been at ISU for 22 years.
cyclones.com/sports/women...

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Londot slams home an overpass by Indy to win the first set 25-17 for the Supernovas.

Omaha hit .423 in the set as it recorded 15 kills on 26 swings. Londot led the way with 6 kills and Nuneviller added 3. Hilley had 9 assists, went 3-for-3 attacking and an ace.

DeBeer with 4K.

01.03.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Starters for the Supernovas:
OH: Nuneviller, Cooper
MB: Reinhardt, Onabanjo
OPP: Londot
S: Hilley
L: Oglivie

Starters for Indy
OH: Member-Meneh, DeBeer
MB: Mohler, Martyn
OPP: Hannah
S: Tuaniga
L: Scott

01.03.2026 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are minutes from first serve between the Omaha Supernovas (7-7) at the first-place Indy Ignite (11-2). Indy has won its last five matches. Omaha is on a four-match losing streak but won the first meeting 3-1 on Jan. 24.

TV: CBS Sports Network
Radio: 660 AM & Supernovas App

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Nebraska to Face Creighton in Spring Exhibition at Sokol Arena With John Cook Arena undergoing a facelift and expansion, Nebraska is taking its show on the road this spring.Β  The Huskers will play three games this spring, a

Nebraska will play Creighton at D.J. Sokol Arena on Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. It's the first publicly announced spring exhibition for the Huskers this year.

The two in-state rivals have not played a public match in the spring since 2014.
www.si.com/college/nebr...

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Nebraska wraps up its day outside with a 4-1 win over Wayne State.

1. Reilly/Sigler, W 21-12, 21-8
2. Murray/Jackson, W 22-20, 22-20
3. Choboy/Pierce, L 21-17, 20-22, 17-15
4. Ogbechie/Mauch, W 18-21, 21-18, 15-12
5. Robinson/Leimbach, W 21-14, 15-21, 15-11

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Nebraska sweeps Trinidad State 5-0. The Huskers will play Wayne State at 1:30.

1. Reilly/Sigler, W 21-10, 21-6
2. Choboy/Pierce, W 21-14, 21-11
3. Murray/Jackson, W 21-14, 21-12
4. Ogbechie/Mauch, W 21-4, 21-7
5. Robinson/Leimbach, W 21-8, 21-9
Exh. Flynn/Cogill, W 21-19, 21-16

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Supernovas drop another home match as Atlanta prevails 3-1 | Hurrdat Sports To open his post-match press conference, Omaha coach Luka Slabe thanked the 8,014 fans who for showing up to cheer on the Supernovas Thursday night.

Home has not been sweet for the Supernovas this season as their record at the CHI Health Center fell to 2-6 after dropping a four-set match to Atlanta on Thursday.

β€œWe have to find a way to... make these fans a home-court advantage for us,” Hilley said.
hurrdatsports.com/nebpros/omah...

27.02.2026 06:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LOVB Nebraska claims the fifth set 15-11 to earn the victory over Houston.

Buijs and Larson each put up 18 while Drewniok added 17. Nebraska hit .369 for the match as Djikema had 56 assists.

Thompson recorded 26 kills with a .322 hitting percentage.

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LOVB Nebraska forces a fifth set after taking the fourth 25-19 over Houston.

Buijs is up to 17 kills while Drewniok has 15.

Thompson has 21 kills at a .333 clip for Houston.

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Hilley tallied 36 assists and 9 digs. Nuneviller was limited to 6 kills at a .036 clip to go with 9 digs. Oglivie notched 14 digs. Reinhardt had 7 kills on 12 swings and 2 blocks. Cooper added 4 blocks.

Awoleye recorded 10 kills on 15 attack and 4 blocks.

27.02.2026 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FINAL: Atlanta picks up its second win in Omaha with a 25-20, 20-25, 25-16, 25-20 victory over the Supernovas.

Jones had 19 kills to lead the Vibe while Edmond finished with 18 kills at a .421 clip.

Omaha hit .227 led by 16 kills and 12 digs from Londot. Cooper had 11 kills.

27.02.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Omaha got to within 16-15, but Atlanta has responded by winning 4 of the last 5 rallies.

The Vibe reach the red zone with a 20-16 lead in the fourth set.

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Omaha wins a challenge on a net fault. The Supernovas are down 14-13 in the fourth set in a must-win set.

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LOVB Nebraska stays alive by winning the third set 27-25 against Houston.

Drewniok has 14 kills on a .417 hitting percentage. Larson with 10 kills, 2 blocks and an ace, while Buijs has 11 kills.

Thompson leads Houston with 18 kills at a .378 clip.

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