Nebraska Volleyball: Huskers Start NCAA Tournament As Top Seed!

Nebraska Volleyball: Huskers Start NCAA Tournament As Top Seed!

Nebraska volleyball team dey ready give dem fans something wey go sweet dem for ein ears as dem dey enter de 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship as de number one seed. De Huskers go host de first and second round matches for John Cook Arena wey dey inside Bob Devaney Sports Center dis Friday and Saturday.

De Huskers, wey dey make dem 44th straight NCAA Tournament appearance and dey host de first round for de 40th time, go open de tournament on Friday against Long Island University (20-8), champions of de Northeast Conference.

Before dat one, de match go feature San Diego (25-4) from de West Coast Conference and Kansas State (17-9) from de Big 12. Nebraska and LIU go start 30 minutes after de conclusion of de first match. De winners of Friday go meet for de second round on Saturday for 7 p.m.

Huskers Dey Dominate

Nebraska (30-0) finish de regular season without losing any match for de third time for school history (1994 and 2000), wey dem only drop seven sets overall and one for Big Ten play. Dem win dem 37th all-time conference title and third straight Big Ten title with a perfect 20-0 record for conference play.

Nebraska ein 30 straight wins be de fourth longest win streak for school history. De Huskers equally hold a nation-leading home court win streak of 60 matches, de third-longest home win streak for program history. Nebraska don win 26 consecutive NCAA Tournament matches wey dem play for home.

Coach Dey Confident

First-year head coach Dani Busboom Kelly dey lead de confident Huskers enter de NCAA Tournament. Busboom Kelly claim de Big Ten’s Coach of de Year honor earlier dis week, while six of ein players earn All-Conference recognition. Bergen Reilly be named de Big Ten Player of de Year and Big Ten Setter of de Year.

“I no feel like dem need make we pump dem up,” Busboom Kelly talk. “I dey tink say our message go dey consistent to wetin e be de whole year.”

Nebraska go play ein first round match on Friday for de Devaney Center. De Huskers go host Long Island for 7:00 p.m. Make you stream de match live on ESPN+.