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No. 1 Huskers Head to Baylor this WeekendAfter playing 12 matches in a 27-day stretch, the top-ranked Husker

volleyball team is in action only once this week, as it travels to Baylor on Saturday, Sept. 30. First serve is set for 1 p.m. at the Farrell Center in Waco, Texas, and the match will be carried on B107.3 FM in Lincoln and Omaha and on the Internet at Huskers.com.

The Huskers enter the weekend coming off a trio of wins last week. Nebraska, 12-0 on the season and 4-0 in the Big 12, swept Texas Tech on Saturday before winning a four-game battle with Creighton in front of a crowd of over 12,000 at Qwest Center OMAHA. Sunday’s win, played in front of the largest regular-season crowd since the 2000 season, completed a perfect non-conference slate for the Huskers for the second consecutive year.

The Huskers lead the Big 12 standings at 4-0, but have a host of clubs on their heels. In fact, three teams (Missouri, Colorado and Oklahoma) have just one loss following the first two weeks of conference action.

If the Huskers are to win the Big 12, winning on the road in imparative, as the Huskers are in a stretch where they play five of seven matches away from the NU Coliseum.

Baylor, which lost in four games at No. 19 Missouri on Wednesday, is 13-3 on the season, including a perfect 6-0 at home. The Bears’ signature win this season came in its Big 12 opener when BU knocked off then-No. 24 Kansas State. In Wednesday’s match, Baylor totaled 16 service aces, including 11 from Taylor Barnes.

2006 Husker Volleyball ScheduleDate Opponent/Tournament TimeAug. 29 No. 20 San Diego W, 3-0 Sept. 1-3 Nebraska Invitational 1stSept. 1 vs. St. Mary’s W, 3-0Sept. 2 vs. Middle Tennessee W, 3-0Sept. 3 vs. Long Beach State W, 3-0 Sept. 8-10 Ameritas Players Challenge 1stSept. 8 vs. No. 20 Louisville W, 3-0Sept. 9 vs. No. 25 Cal Poly W, 3-0Sept. 10 vs. Minnesota (NET/CSTV) W, 3-1 Sept. 13 Kansas^ (NET/CSTV) W, 3-0Sept. 16 at Oklahoma^ W, 3-0Sept. 20 Iowa State^ W, 3-0Sept. 23 Texas Tech^ (NET/CSTV) W, 3-0Sept. 24 at Creighton W, 3-1Sept. 30 at Baylor^ 1 p.m.Oct. 4 Kansas State^ (NET/CSTV) 7 p.m.Oct. 7 at Texas A&M^ 6:30 p.m.Oct. 11 at Missouri^ 6:30 p.m.Oct. 14 Colorado^ 7 p.m.Oct. 18 at Texas^ 6:30 p.m.Oct. 25 Missouri^ (FSN) 7:30 p.m.Oct. 28 at Kansas State^ 7 p.m.Nov. 1 at Texas Tech^ 7 p.m.Nov. 4 Oklahoma^ (NET/CSTV) TBANov. 8 at Iowa State^ 6:30 p.m.Nov. 11 at Colorado^ 8 p.m.Nov. 15 Texas A&M^ 7 p.m.Nov. 18 Baylor^ 7 p.m.Nov. 22 at Kansas^ 7 p.m.Nov. 25 Texas^ (NET/CSTV) 7 p.m.Nov. 30-Dec. 3 NCAA First/Second Rounds TBADec. 8 NCAA Regionals TBADec. 9 NCAA Regionals TBADec. 14 NCAA Semifinals TBADec. 16 NCAA Finals TBAAll times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference match.

All matches can be heard live on B107.3 FM in Lincoln. Home matches in bold and at the NU Coliseum unless otherwise noted

The 2006 Nebraska CornhuskersNo. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown K/G B/G A/GM D/G SA/G Worth Noting 1 Maggie Griffin S 6-0 Jr. St. Charles, Ill. .29 .14 5.71 1.43 .14 43 assists and nine digs vs. Texas Tech; Spent part of summer w/ USA Volleyball Program3 Christina Houghtelling (C) OH 6-2 Sr. Cambridge, Neb. -- -- -- -- -- AVCA National Player of the Year who will redshirt after shoulder surgery in July4 Brooke Bartek OH 6-2 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. .50 .00 .00 .00 .25 Totaled first two kills vs. No. 20 Louisville; ‘05 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year5 Rachel Schwartz L/DS 5-9 So. Lincoln, Neb. .00 .00 .29 1.79 .09 Averaging 2.33 d/gm over last six matches; career high 12 digs vs. Texas Tech7 Dani Mancuso OH 6-2 Sr. Omaha, Neb. 2.66 .71 .13 .61 .00 8+ kills in six of last seven matches; Tied season best w/11 kills vs. Creighton9 Sarah Pavan RS 6-5 Jr. Kitchener, Ontario 5.26 1.18 .29 1.34 .29 2-Time All-American; 10 career matches with 20+ kills; Big 12 Player of the Week on Sept. 1110 Jordan Larson OH 6-2 So. Hooper, Neb. 4.18 .66 .68 3.69 .68 Team-high 8 double-doubles; Leads Big 12 in aces, 6th in kills and 9th in digs11 Tracy Stalls (C) MB 6-3 Jr. Denver, Colo. 2.76 1.55 .29 .89 .08 2nd in the Big 12 in hitting (.453) and 4th in blocks; 22 blocks over NU’s last 3 matches12 Rachel Holloway S 5-10 R-Fr. Franklin, Tenn. 1.14 .43 12.97 2.80 .11 3rd in Big 12 in assists; Four double-doubles; 2006 U.S. Junior Natl. Team captain15 Kori Cooper MB 6-2 Fr. Amarillo, Texas 1.54 .46 .23 .46 .00 Enrolled at NU in January; Co-captained the 2005 U.S. Youth National Team 17 Amanda Gates MB 6-1 So. Columbus, Neb. 1.14 1.29 .11 .21 .00 Totaled 10 blocks in first career start vs. USD; 2005 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Pick18 Dani Busboom (C) L 5-11 Sr. Cortland, Neb. .16 .00 .66 5.34 .26 2nd in the Big 12 in digs (5.29); Career-high 23 digs vs. CU; 4 20+dig matches in 2006(C) - Denotes 2006 captainsHead Coach: John Cook, Seventh Year (San Diego, 1979), 199-13 Overall at Nebraska, 120-4 Big 12 Assistant Coaches: Lee Maes, Second Year (Long Beach State, 1994), Charlene Johnson-Tagaloa, Fourth Year (Brigham Young, 1999)

2006 VOLLEYBALL - - Sept . 28 , 2006

This Week in Husker VolleyballContact: Shamus McKnight • Office Phone: (402) 472-7772 • Cell Phone: (402) 540-0268 •Fax Number: (402) 472-2005 • E-Mail: [email protected]

Did You Know?•-With a win on Satuday, the Huskers would enter October with an undefeated record for the third time since 1995.

•-Nebraska is one of five remaining unbeaten teams in the country, joining Penn State (No. 2), UCLA (No. 3), USC (No. 4) and New Mexico State (No. 19).

•-John Cook goes for his 200th win at Nebraska on Saturday at Baylor. Cook is 199-13 (.939) in seven years at NU and 360-86 in 14 years overall.

•-With 5.26 kills per game, Sarah Pavan is on pace to break the school record for most kills per game, currently held by U.S. Olympian Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) in 1999. Pavan has reached double figures in kills in 11 of NU’s first 12 matches.

Match #13 No. 1 Nebraska (12-0, 4-0 Big 12) at Baylor (13-3, 2-2 Big 12) Saturday, Sept. 30 • Waco, Texas • 1 p.m.Radio: Husker Sports Network ( B107.3 FM in Lincoln and Omaha) and Huskers.comLive Stats: Huskers.comLive Video Feed: None

Match #14 No. 1 Nebraska vs. Kansas State (8-6, 0-4 Big 12) Wednesday, Oct. 4 • NU Coliseum • 7 p.m.Radio: Husker Sports Network ( B107.3 FM in Lincoln and Omaha) and Huskers.comLive Stats: Huskers.comLive Video Feed: Huskers.com (free video feed)Television: Live on Nebraska Educational Television (NET-1-Ch. 12, NET-HD, Ch. 112) and nationwide on CSTV (DirecTV, Ch. 610; Dish Network, 152)

Nebraska Volleyball Weekly Release #7 • • Sept. 28, 2006 • Huskers.com

Year-by-Year Record(Overall: 360-86, .807) (Nebraska: 199-13, .939, Big 12: 120-4)(Wisconsin: 161-73, Big Ten: 89-51)Year Record Pct. League Pct. Place1992 (UW) 14-17 .452 9-11 .450 7th1993 (UW) 19-13 .593 11-9 .550 5th1994 (UW) 21-12 .636 11-9 .550 5th1995 (UW) 22-15 .595 9-11 .450 7th1996 (UW) 25-8 .758 13-7 .650 5th1997 (UW) 30-3 .909 19-1 .950 t1st1998 (UW) 30-5 .857 17-3 .850 2nd2000 (NU) 34-0 1.000 20-0 1.000 1st2001 (NU) 31-2 .940 20-0 1.000 1st2002 (NU) 31-2 .940 20-0 1.000 1st2003 (NU) 28-5 .875 17-3 .850 2nd2004 (NU) 30-2 .938 20-0 1.000 1st2005 (NU) 33-2 .943 19-1 .950 1st2006 (NU) 12-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 --Totals 360-86 .807 209-55 .792 --

Coaching Honors • Two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year (2000, 2005) • One of only four coaches in NCAA history to be a two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year • Two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year (2001, 2005) • Two-time AVCA Central Regional Coach of the Year (2000, 2005) • 1997 Big Ten Co-Coach of the Year • 1997 NACDA/USOC Collegiate Coaches Award

Coaching LedgerSeasons at Nebraska • Head Coach, 2000-present • Associate Head Coach, 1999 • Assistant Coach, 1988-91

Other Coaching Experience • U.S. A2 National Team, 2004 • University of Wisconsin Head Coach, 1992-98 • U.S. Men’s National Team, 1992 • San Diego VB Club, 1986-88 • UC-San Diego, 1983-84 • Francis Parker High School, 1981-88

More About CookUniversity of San Diego, 1979 (Bachelor’s Degree, History)San Diego State University, 1991 (Master’s Degree, Teaching and Coaching Effectiveness)

John Cook(San Diego, 1979)

• Head Coach• Seventh Season• 360-86 (overall)• 199-13 (at NU)

Sept. 26 - Tues.Practice

3:30-6:45 p.m.

Sept. 27 - Wed. Practice

3:30-6:45 p.m.

Sept. 28 - Thurs. Practice

3:30-6:45 p.m.

Sept. 29 - Fri.Practice

2:30-6 p.m.

DEPART FOR WACOFollowing Practice

Sept. 30 - Sat.Match Day

at Baylor, 1 p.m.

Radio: B107.3 FMHuskers.com

Oct. 1 - Sun.OFF DAY

No player availability

Oct. 2 - MondayPractice

3:30-6:45 p.m.

Worth Noting•-The Big 12 conference features three teams in the

top-20 this week: No. 1 Nebraska; No. 8 Texas and No. 19 Missouri. In addition, Colorado and Baylor are also receiving votes this weekend.

•-Sunday’s crowd of 12,112 at Qwest Center OMAHA was the largest crowd to see a regular-season volleyball match since the 2000 season and the second-largest regular-season crowd ever for a volleyball match.

Largest Crowds of 2006No. Attend. Match Date1. 12,112 Nebraska at Creighton 9/242. 8,213 Stanford at Hawaii 9/103. 8,138 Florida at Hawaii 9/14. 7,878 Pepperdine at Hawaii 8/255. 7,867 Pepperdine at Hawaii 8/26

•-Nebraska has opened the season with at least 12 straight wins for the 10th time in school history. The following chart lists the other quick starts in school annals.

Husker Fast StartsNo. Year Matches Before 1st Loss Final Record1. 1976 36-0 49-132. 1994 31-0 31-13. 2000 34-0 34-04. 2005 28-0 33-25. 1998 25-0 32-26. 1987 14-0 30-57. 1989 14-0 29-48. 2006 12-0 -- 1984 12-0 27-4

•-Saturday’s match will feature two of the top defensive teams in the Big 12. Both teams are holding opponents to .117 hitting, while ranking among the top three in both blocks and digs.

•-The Huskers have been tough on the road in Big 12 play, going 59-2 under John Cook since the start of the 2000 season.

•-With the No. 1 ranking in Monday’s AVCA poll, the Huskers have spent 60 weeks all-time at No. 1, the most weeks at No. 1 of any Division I program. UCLA is second with 51 weeks. In fact, NU has been ranked No. 1 in 20 of the last 21 polls dating back to the start of the 2005 season.

Weeks Ranked No. 1 in AVCA PollNo. School Weeks1. Nebraska 602. UCLA 513. Hawaii 48

•-The 2006 season has seen a changing of the guard at the setter position. In fact, five of the league’s 11 schools start rookies at the position, including NU’s Rachel Holloway and Baylor’s Taylor Barnes. Holloway leads all conference freshmen and ranks third in the Big 12 with 12.97 assists per game.

Big 12 Freshman Setters (Big 12 Stats as of Sept. 23No. Player School Asst./Gm1. Rachel Holloway NU 12.972. Kaylee Manns ISU 12.593. Lei Wang MU 11.954. Katie Martincich KU 11.275. Taylor Barnes BU 11.13

The trend also continues nationally where three of the top five teams in this week’s AVCA poll are led by freshman setters; No. 1 Nebraska, No. 2 Penn State (Alisha Glass) and No. 5 USC (Taylor Carico).

Scouting BaylorThe Bears enter the week with a 13-3 record and

are on track for their first winning season since 2001 - the year of Baylor’s last NCAA Tournament appearance. Under third-year coach Jim Barnes (40-39 at BU), the Bears got off to a 12-1 start and had a 10-match win streak snapped at Iowa State on Sept. 16.

Baylor is led by one of the Big 12’s best middle blockers in Desiree Guilliard-Young, who averages 2.98 kills and 1.60 blocks per game, ranking second in the league in blocks and fifth in hitting percentage (.391). Outside hitter Nicole LeBlanc is 10th in the Big 12 with 3.90 kills per game, while freshman setter Tyler Barnes is second in the league in service aces (0.64/gm) and 10th in assists (11.13/gm).

Nebraska has won all 21 previous meetings with Baylor, including sweeps in both matches in 2005. The teams met only once prior to the start of Big 12 play. Last season, Jordan Larson had a team-high 14 kills on 21 swings in the first meeting in Lincoln, before Sarah Pavan had 14 kills on .667 hitting in the rematch in Waco last November.

Husker Probable StartersMB - #17 Amanda Gates: 6-2, So., Columbus, Neb. - Gates is in her first season as one of Nebraska’s

starting middle blockers and averages 1.29 blocks and 1.14 kills per game. She has totaled at least three blocks in five matches, including a career-high 10 blocks in NU’s opener against No. 20 San Diego on Aug. 29. She put together one of her best matches of the season against Kansas on Sept. 13 with seven blocks and six kills. A Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 pick, Gates appeared in nine matches as a freshman, averaging 0.94 kills and 0.81 blocks per game.

Statistical ComparisonTeam Record Conf. Record K/Gm Pct. Opp Pct. A/Gm SA/Gm D/Gm B/gmNebraska 12-0 4-0 (Big 12) 17.61 (1) .302 (1) .117 (1) 16.53 (1) 1.58 (6) 17.26 (1) 3.28 (3)Baylor 13-3 2-2 (Big 12) 15.20 (8) .248 (5) .127 (2) 13.75 (10) 1.98 (2) 16.38 (3) 3.32 (2)


CSTV/AVCA Coaches Poll (Sept. 25)Rk. Team (No. 1 votes) Pts. Record Last1. Nebraska (46) 1480 12-0 12. Penn State (13) 1453 13-0 23. UCLA 1369 15-0 34. Washington (1) 1331 12-1 45. Southern California 1241 13-0 76. Stanford 1192 10-2 67. California 1086 12-1 88. Texas 1052 8-3 59. Santa Clara 1041 10-2 910. Florida 944 10-2 1011. Purdue 913 12-1 1112. LSU 798 12-1 1313. Ohio State 723 11-1 1214. Wisconsin 711 10-2 1415. Hawaii 603 7-4 1516. BYU 570 12-1 1617. Tennessee 546 12-2 1718. Utah 500 11-2 1819. Missouri 465 9-4 2220. Cal Poly 358 9-4 2121. Ohio 332 10-3 2022. New Mexico State 217 16-0 2423. Pepperdine 156 4-6 2324. Michigan 129 13-2 1925. San Diego 81 10-4 --

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: San Francisco 50; Minnesota 49; Long Beach State 26; Duke 20; Louisville 16; Colorado 9; Sacramento State 7; Loyola Marymount 7; Arizona State 5; Baylor 5; Wichita State 3.

Dropped out: Long Beach State

USA Today/CSTV Coaches Poll Weekly TotalsDate .................................. Rank Preseason (8/9) ....................... 19/4 .......................................... 19/11 ........................................ 19/18 ........................................ 19/25 ........................................ 110/2 ......................................__10/9 ......................................__10/16 ....................................__

10/23 ....................................__10/30 ....................................__11/6 ......................................__11/13 ....................................__11/20 ....................................__11/27 ....................................__12/4 ......................................__Final ..........................................

Larson set a Class C-1 state record with 501 kills on .490 hitting, while establishing an all-class record with 179 service aces in 2004. Larson also spent two years on the U.S. Junior National Team.

DS - #5 Rachel Schwartz: 5-9, So., Lincoln, Neb. - Schwartz is a former walk-on who is used as a defensive specialist in the NU lineup and averages 1.97 digs per game. She has tied or set career highs in digs five times this season, including in each of the last two matches. She had a career-high 14 digs in Sunday’s win over Creighton and 12 digs against Texas Tech on Sept. 23. Over NU’s last six matches, she is averaging 2.70 digs per game. Schwartz appeared in 30 matches as a freshman as NU’s defensive specialist, finishing with 18 digs and five aces. She was a first-team all-state selection at outside hitter at Lincoln East High School in 2004. -or- OH - #7 Dani Mancuso: 6-2, Sr., Omaha, Neb. - Mancuso moved into the outside hitter position vacated after Christina Houghtelling’s season-ending injury. She averages 2.66 kills, 0.71 blocks and 0.55 digs per game, primarily playing the front row. Mancuso has reached double figures in kills three times, tying her season high in kills against Creighton on Sunday. She has had at least eight kills in NU’s last four matches. In 2005, Mancuso was NU’s backup at all three outside hitter spots, averaging 1.38 kills, 1.15 digs and 0.68 blocks per game. She shared the outside hitter spot with Houghtelling in 2004, averaging 2.77 kills and 0.29 service aces per game, including a career-high 22 kills in a four-game victory at Kansas State.

S - #12 Rachel Holloway: 5-10, R-Fr., Franklin, Tenn. - Holloway is the first Husker freshman to start in a 5-1 system in the NCAA era (1983-present) after earning the starting nod in fall camp. She averages 12.97 assists, 2.80 digs and 1.14 kills per game, ranking third in the Big 12 in assists. She has four double-doubles, including a 44-assist, 11-dig effort versus Cal Poly on Sept. 9, and set a career high with 14 digs against KU on Sept. 13. Holloway played one of her best matches of the year against Minnesota on Sept. 10, with a career-high 57 assists, eight digs and seven kills, while helping NU hit .337 against the Golden Gophers. Over the summer, Holloway captained the U.S. Youth National Team to a gold medal at the NORCECA Junior Championships in Mexico. Holloway, who graduated high school a year early, was the Gatorade High School player of the Year in Colorado in 2004.

L - #18 Dani Busboom: 5-11, Sr., Cortland, Neb. - Busboom makes the shift to libero after sharing time at setter in her first three years at NU. She tops the Big 12 with 5.34 digs per game and has reached double figures in digs 11 times in 12 matches. Busboom has had 20-or-more digs in four matches, including a career-high 23 against Creighton on Sept. 24. She had at least 20 digs against No. 25 Cal Poly, No. 20 San Diego and at Oklahoma. Against No. 20 Louisville on Sept. 8, Busboom had 14 digs and three aces while helping to hold Louisville to .044 hitting. Busboom enjoyed a strong debut at libero, totaling a match-high 20 digs against No. 20 San Diego on Aug. 29, while helping to hold the Toreros to .016 hitting. Last season, she averaged 6.45 assists and 1.82 digs in NU’s 6-2 offense, helping NU hit .322 as a team. She is seventh on NU’s career assists list with 2,859 and could become only the second player in school history on top-10 lists in both assists and digs.

MB - #11 Tracy Stalls: 6-3, Jr., Denver, Colo. - One of three captains, Stalls has been dominant in the middle for NU, averaging 2.76 kills and 1.55 blocks per game. She leads the Big 12 in hitting percentage (.453) and is ranked 10th nationally in this week’s NCAA rankings. Stalls put together a dominant performance over Creighton on Sept. 24 with 11 kills and eight blocks. She was efficient in a win over Texas Tech on Sept. 23, totaling nine kills on 11 swings and adding six blocks. She had one of her best matches of the year against Iowa State on Sept. 20, totaling eight kills and season highs in both blocks (eight) and digs (seven). She has matched her career high in kills twice, including a 14-kill effort at Minnesota on Sept. 10. Stalls also had 14 kills on .600 hitting against Long Beach State on Sept. 3. Last season, Stalls ranked third in the Big 12 with 1.59 blocks per game and led NU in blocks nine times, including a career high with 12 blocks versus Kansas State. Stalls ranked 11th nationally in blocking as a freshman at 1.65 blocks per game. Before enrolling at NU, Stalls was a two-year member of the U.S. National Developmental Program and a member of Team USA.

OPP - #9 Sarah Pavan: 6-5, Jr., Kitchener, Ontario - A two-time first-team AVCA All-American, Pavan is on pace for one of the most distinguished careers in NU history. Pavan leads the Big 12 in both kills (5.26) and points per game (6.17). Pavan, who ranks eighth nationally in kills per game, is a two-time tournament MVP in 2006 and was chosen as the Big 12 Player of the Week on Sept. 11, averaging 6.70 points and 5.90 kills (.409 hitting percentage) in three matches. Pavan had her first double-double of the year on Sept. 10 against Minnesota, with 23 kills and 11 digs. She had one of the best matches of her career against Long Beach State on Sept. 9, totaling 24 kills on .400 hitting against the 49ers, including eight kills on eight swings in the opener. Pavan was the MVP of the Nebraska Invitational, hitting .457 and averaging 5.67 kills and 1.56 blocks per game. Pavan was the 2005 Big 12 Player of the Year, averaging 3.82 kills, 1.66 digs and 1.25 blocks per game. She established her career high in kills as a freshman with 35 in the NCAA Regional against USC. She recorded a triple-double vs. Pepperdine in 2005 (11 kills, 11 blocks and 10 digs) becoming the first NU outside hitter to accomplish the feat since 1999. Pavan, who carries a 4.0 GPA in biochemistry, was a member of the Canadian National Team at age 16.

OH - #10 Jordan Larson: 6-2, So., Hooper, Neb. - Larson is a returning starter at outside hitter who was the Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2005. She averages 4.18 kills and 3.68 digs per game, ranking in the top-10 in aces (0.68/gm, first), kills (sixth) and digs (ninth). Larson, who has been selected to a pair of all-tournament teams in 2006, has a team-best eight double-doubles, including six in NU’s last seven matches. She had three double-doubles last week, including a season-high 18 kills and 13 digs against Creighton on Sunday. She also totaled identical 17-kill, 11-dig efforts at Oklahoma on Sept. 16 and against Minnesota on Sept. 10. Against No. 20 Louisville, she set a career high with five aces while adding 14 kills on .440 hitting against the Cardinals. Last season, she averaged 2.82 kills, 2.79 digs and 0.38 service aces per game, topping all conference freshmen in kills, digs, hitting percentage and service aces. She was rated the No. 2 player in the country by Prepvolleyball.com.

NCAA Winningest Active Coaches (as of Sept. 25)No. Coach, School Record Pct.1. Russ Rose, Penn State 872-154 .84992. Dave Shoji, Hawaii 904-161 .84883. Mary Wise, Florida 583-116 .83404. John Dunning, Stanford 593-130 .82025. Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State 587-138 .80976. John Cook, Nebraska 360-86 .80727. Mick Haley, Southern California 666-159-1 .80698. Andy Banachowski, UCLA 1019-266 .79309. Leonid Yelin, Louisville 378-108 .777810. Bobbi Petersen, Northern Iowa 163-48 .7725

(Min. 5 years as a Division I head coach; includes record at four-year colleges only)

2006 NCAA Attendance Leaders (Sept. 25)No. School Avg. Total Matches1. Hawai’i 7,252 79,774 112. Nebraska 4,144 41,445 103. Minnesota 3,990 11,971 34. Wisconsin 3,840 19,199 55. Florida 2,665 10,660 46. Florida 2,460 12,302 57. Penn State 2,408 16,855 78. Creighton 2,243 15,700 79. Missouri 2,143 6,428 310. Texas A&M 2,017 8,069 4


2006 Volleyball Quick FactsFirst Year of Volleyball ......................................... 1975Overall All-Time Record .............................. 978-182-1Conference All-Time Record..............................373-19NCAA Tournament Years ................................ 24 straight NCAA Tournament Record ...................................64-22Final Four Appearances .......................................Eight (2001, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1989, 1986)National Championships ..................Two (2000, 1995)Facility (Capacity) ............ Nebraska Coliseum (4,030)

2006 Team InformationHead Coach ....................... John Cook (San Diego, '79)Nebraska Record/Years ............................. 199-13/7thCareer Record/Years ................................ 360-86/13thHead Asst. Coach ....... Lee Maes (Long Beach State, '94)Assistant Coach ..... Charlene Johnson-Tagaloa (BYU, '99)Volleyball Office Phone ....................... (402) 472-23992005 Overall Record .............................................33-22005 Big 12 Record (Finish)...................... 19-1 (First)Final AVCA Ranking ..........................................SecondStarters Returning/Lost ..........................................4/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost....................................9/3

Last Time Out: No. 1 Nebraska 3, Creighton 1 Jordan Larson’s 18 kills led four Huskers in double figures, as No. 1 Nebraska survived an early scare to top Creighton, 27-30, 30-24, 30-13, 30-18 in front of a frenzied crowd of 12,112 at Qwest Center Omaha on Sept. 24. Larson, whose 18 kills were one off a career high, add 12 digs en route to her sixth double-double in NU’s last seven matches and team-best eighth of the season. All-American Sarah Pavan tied Larson for match-high honors with 18 kills and added four blocks, while Omaha native Dani Mancuso and Tracy Stalls rounded out the quartet with 11 kills apiece for the Huskers (12-0). Stalls, who hit .450 and led the Huskers with eight blocks, turned the match around for Nebraska at the end of game two, delivering three consecutive kills to erase a 23-22 deficit after the Huskers dropped the opener. From that point, Nebraska took control of the match, holding Creighton (11-3) to negative hitting over the final two games in posting double-digit wins.

The CliffNotes Season in Review Nebraska takes a 12-0 record and a No. 1 ranking into Saturday’s match at Baylor. In honor of CliffsNotes (which was founded in Lincoln in 1958), here is quick refresher of the season to date. • The Huskers graduated two AVCA All-Americans in middle blocker Melissa Elmer and outside hitter Jennifer Saleaumua from last year’s NCAA runner-up squad, while reigning AVCA National Player of the Year Christina Houghtelling underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in July. • The Huskers opened No. 1 in the AVCA preseason poll for the third time in school history (2001 and 2005) and have remained No. 1 for the first five polls of the season. • NU sold out its entire season ticket package prior to the season for the second straight year, needing less than two weeks to sell out all 18 matches. • The Huskers are 3-0 against ranked opponents, sweeping No. 20 San Diego (Aug. 29); No. 20 Louisville (Sept. 8) and No. 25 Cal Poly (Sept. 29). • NU held Middle Tennessee to -.088 hitting, the third-lowest percentage by a Husker opponent since the 2000 campaign. • Nebraska’s victory over Long Beach State on Sept. 3 snapped a three-match losing streak to the 49ers dating back to 1985. It was also LBSU’s first-ever match at the NU Coliseum. • Nebraska held No. 20 Louisville to 13 points in two of the three games - the Cardinals’ lowest-ever total in rally scoring. In addition, it was the eighth and ninth times that NU held a ranked opponent to 15 points or less (not counting game five). • The Huskers opened the season with six straight sweeps for the first time since 1976. • Sarah Pavan earned Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors for her performance at the Ameritas Players Challenge. In three matches, she averaged 6.70 points, 5.90 kills on .409 hitting and 2.30 digs per game.• Nebraska dropped only one game in its first 11 matches, the first time that has happened at NU since 1988 and only the fourth time in school history. • Nebraska wrapped up an unbeaten non-conference slate with its win over Creighton on Sept.

24. It marked the third time under John Cook (also 2000 and 2005) that NU completed the non-conference schedule unblemished.

Husker Attack on Record-Breaking Pace Despite losing three All-Americans and breaking in serveral first-year starters, Nebraska’s offensive output is on track for a record-breaking year. The Huskers rank in the top three nationally in both kills and assists per games, numbers that would easily top the school records in both categories.

Setting a Record PaceCategory 2006 NCAA Rank NU Record YearKills/Gm 17.61 2nd 17.20 2004Assists/Gm 16.53 3rd 15.72 2005

Pavan & Larson Cause Double Trouble for Foes Nebraska’s Sarah Pavan and Jordan Larson are in rare company among Husker outside hitting duos at this point in the season. The pair will look to join the 1995 duo of Allison Weston and Lisa Reitsma, as the only duos to both average more than 4.00 kills per game. In fact, two Huskers have totaled 3.80 kills in the same season only four other times.

Husker Duos with 4.00 Kills Per GameYear Husker No. Husker No,2006 Sarah Pavan 5.26 Jordan Larson 4.181995 Allison Weston 4.59 Lisa Reitsma 4.081988 Linda Barsness 4.08 Virginia Stahr 3.941989 Eileen Shannon 4.24 Janet Kruse 3.891991 Stephanie Thater 3.87 Cris Hall 3.80

Pavan Produces Points at Prolific Pace Junior All-American Sarah Pavan is producing kills at a record-breaking pace in 2006. The 6-foot-5 right side hitter from Kitchener, Ontario, leads the Big 12 with 5.26 kills per game and leads the conference by nearly a kill per game (Oklahoma Joanna Schmitt is second with 4.51 kills per game). She also leads the conference in points per game (6.29) and is hitting .327. At this pace, Pavan is on track to re-write the Husker record books this season. • She will look to become the first Husker to lead the Big 12 in kills since Lisa Reitsma in 1996 - the only time a Husker led the Big 12 in that category. • She would easily top NU’s single-season record for kills per game, a mark that was set in 1999 by U.S. Olympian Nancy Metcalf. In fact, Pavan would become the third Husker to average more than 5.00 kills per game.

NU Single-Season Kills Per GameNo. K/Gm Name Year- 5.26 Sarah Pavan 20061. 5.09 Nancy Metcalf 19992. 5.05 Lisa Reitsma 19963. 4.99 Allison Weston 19944 4.84 Nancy Metcalf 19985. 4.75 Lisa Reitsma 1997

Pavan already set one milestone on Sept. 8 against No. 20 Louisville, when she reached 1,000 career kills quicker than any other Husker in school history. Pavan needed 236 games to reach 1,000 kills, eclipsing Metcalf’s mark set in 1999.

Fastest Husker Players to 1,000 KillsNo. Player Games1. Sarah Pavan 2362. Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) 2383. Allison Weston 258

Husker Volleyball by the Numbers.843 All-time winning percentage of Nebraska volleyball (978-182-1 record)

.952 All-time winning percentage of Nebraska in conference matches (3731-19)

2 National Titles (1995 and 2000)

3 Number of Huskers who have been in the Olympic Games (Lori Endicott, Allison Weston and Nancy Metcalf)

9 NCAA Volleyball Semifinal Appearances (1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005)

24 Number of consecutive NCAA appearances

27 Number of Big Eight/Big 12 titles in school history (30 years, including 2005)

28 Nebraska’s nation-leading total of volleyball academic all-Americans

53 AVCA All-American certificates won by 26 Husker volleyball players

60 Number of weeks that Nebraska has been ranked No. 1 in the national polls

81 Consecutive sellouts at the NU Coliseum (NCAA Volleyball record)

341 Consecutive weeks ranked in the AVCA Poll

5,969 Nebraska’s average attendance in 2005, an average that was second nationally

15,119 Nebraska’s 2005 NCAA regional final crowd, the largest in NCAA postseason history


Big 12 Standings (as of Sept. 27)Team Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct.Nebraska 4-0 1.000 12-0 1.000 Missouri 4-1 .800 10-4 .714Colorado 4-1 .800 8-4 .667Oklahoma 3-1 .750 11-3 .786 Texas 3-2 .600 8-4 .667Baylor 2-2 .500 13-3 .812Iowa State 2-2 .500 10-4 .714Texas A&M 1-4 .200 8-5 .615 Texas Tech 1-4 .200 8-6 .571Kansas 1-4 .200 8-5 .615 Kansas State 0-3 .000 8-5 .615 Upcoming Big 12 ScheduleWed., Sept. 27 Oklahoma def. Texas* 3-2 Texas Tech def. Kansas* 3-1 Iowa State def. Kansas State* 3-2 Colorado def. Texas A&M* 3-0

Sat., Sept. 30 Kansas State at Texas* Noon Nebraska at Baylor* 1 p.m. Oklahoma at Colorado* 8 p.m. Iowa State at Kansas* 7 p.m. Missouri at Texas Tech* 7 p.m.

Tue., Oct. 3 Texas at Iowa State* 6:30 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 4 Kansas at Missouri* 6:30 p.m. Texas Tech at Texas A&M* 6:30 p.m. Kansas State at Nebraska* 7 p.m. Baylor at Oklahoma* 7 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 6 Baylor at Texas* 6:30 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 7 Nebraska at Texas A&M* 6:30 p.m. Missouri at Iowa State* 6:30 p.m. Colorado at Kansas State* 7 p.m. Kansas at Oklahoma* 7 p.m.

A two-time AVCA All-American, Pavan already ranks 13th on NU’s all-time kills list, passing former Honda Award winner Karen Dahlgren (1,121, 1983-86) and three-time All-American Amber Holmquist (1,122, 1999-2002) on Sunday afternoon. She is now less than 100 kills away from 10th place on NU’s career chart.

Nebraska’s All-Time Kills ListNo. Player Kills1. Allison Weston 1,77810. Melissa Elmer, 2002-05 1,21011. Laura Pilakowski, 1999-02 1.18312. Stephanie Thater, 1989-92 1,15813. Sarah Pavan, 2004-present 1,124

Larson’s All-Around Game Shines One of the reasons for Nebraska’s continued success is the improved all-around play of outside hitter Jordan Larson. The Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2005, Larson is off to an All-America-caliber start this season. She ranks in the top 10 in the Big 12 in kills (4.18, seventh), services aces (0.68, first) and digs (3.68, ninth) per game while tying for second in points per game (5.38). The Hooper, Neb., native has eight double-doubles in NU’s 12 contests, already topping her total of five double-doubles as a freshman. She has totaled double-doubles in each of her last four matches, including a season-high 18 kills and 13 digs against Creighton on Sept. 24. Nebraska is 13-0 in Larson’s career when she totals a double-double. Larson has had at least one service ace in all 11 matches, including a career-high five in a sweep of No. 20 Louisville on Sept. 8.

Comparing Larson - 2005 & 2006Year K/Gm Hitting Pct. D/Gm SA/Gm2005 2.82 .277 2.79 0.382006 4.18 .280 3.68 0.64

No Stalling Stalls Traditionally, Nebraska’s strength has been the play of its middle blockers, and junior Tracy Stalls has continued the excellence at the position in 2006. The Denver, Colo., native has enjoyed the best offensive stretch of her career, averaging 2.76 kills per game and 1.55 blocks while hitting .453. She leads the Big 12 in hitting percentage.

Stalls in the RankingsCategory Big 12 NCAABlocks Per Game 3rd 23rdKills Per Game 1st 10th

Stalls, who missed part of last season after knee surgery, has reached double figures in kills three times after accomplishing the feat once in 2005. She totaled a season-best 14 kills Long Beach State on Sept. 3 and against Minnesota on Sept. 10. Last week, Stalls powered the Huskers to three wins, totaling 2.80 kills on .451 hitting, 2.20 blocks and 1.50 digs per game. She established a season best in blocks with eight in two matches and delivered nine kills on 11 swings in a sweep of Texas Tech on Sept. 23.

Busboom Digs in at Libero After not playing with a libero during the 2005 season, Nebraska can still claim a returning starter at the position, as Dani Busboom has made the shift from setter to libero. The senior shared setting duties last year in NU’s 6-2 offense and was a three-year performer at setter, guiding NU to a 63-4 mark the last

two seasons. Busboom has adapted quickly, leading the Big 12 with 5.34 digs per game, a fact that is more impressive when you consider the league also returns its libero of the year in both 2004 (KSU’s Angie Lastra) and 2005 (MU’s Tatum Ailes). NU Head Coach John Cook credits Busboom’s play in helping the Huskers lead the Big 12 in both digs and opponent hitting percentage. Busboom has reached double figures in digs 11 times in 12 matches, including four matches with at least 20 digs. She has played even better as of late, averaging 5.61 digs per game over NU’s last seven contests, including a career-high 23 digs in a win at Creighton on Sept. 24. The only match Busboom didn’t reach double figures came against a Middle Tennessee team that hit -.088 against NU. Busboom, who ranks seventh on NU’s all-time assist chart with 2,862 assists, could finish her career as one of only two players ranked in the top 10 in both assists and digs (also Val Novak). She has 904 digs in her career and is 41 digs away from breaking into NU’s top-10 list in that category.

Nebraska’s Single-Season Record for Digs per GameNo. Player D/Gm- Dani Busboom, 2006 5.341. Amanda McCormick, 2004 4.532. Jennifer Saleaumua, 2003 3.90

Nebraska’s All-Time Digs ListNo. Player Digs8. Jaime Krondak, 1995-98 9609. Cris Hall, 1988-91 95510. Mandy Monson, 1996-99 945- Dani Busboom, 2003-pres. 904

The Set-up on Holloway Rachel Holloway made Husker history in the season opener against San Diego on Aug. 29, becoming the first NU freshman in the NCAA era (1983-present) to start a match under the 5-1 system. NU had two other freshmen split time in the 6-2 offense (Lindsay Wischmeier-1999; Dani Busboom-2003), but neither started their first match at NU. The Franklin, Tenn., native has been impressive during her first season, averaging 12.97 assists per game to rank third in the Big 12 and 19th nationally. After a debut that saw NU hit just .191 in a sweep of San Diego, Holloway helped the Huskers hit .356 over a six-match stretch, including a stretch of four straight contests where they hit .350 or better - the first time that has happened at NU since 2002. Holloway has been named to a pair of all-tournament teams and is second on the squad with four double-doubles. Against Minnesota on Sept. 10, Holloway totaled career highs in assists (57), kills (seven) and blocks (two). Against Saint Mary’s on Sept. 1, Holloway guided the Huskers to a .487 hitting percentage - the highest single-match performance since the 2002 season. Holloway, who also averages 2.80 digs and 1.14 kills per game, spent part of the summer leading the U.S. Junior National Team to a gold medal at the NORCECA Junior Championships.

Freshman Assist ChartNo. Player Asst. Year1. Lindsay Wischmeier 724 19992. Dani Busboom 700 20033. Rachel Holloway 416 2006

School RecordBaylor 0-20Colorado 2-18Iowa State 0-21Kansas 0-21Kansas State 3-17

Missouri 1-19Oklahoma 1-20Texas 3-17Texas A&M 2-18Texas Tech 1-20Totals 13-191

The Big 12 vs. Nebraska (1996-2006)


Huskers No Strangers to Big Crowds Nebraska is used to playing in front of the biggest crowds in college colleyball. Not only have the Huskers sold out their last 81 home matches, but they also have their fingerprints over the NCAA attendence marks. Over the last two seasons, there have been five matches that have had crowds of at least 10,000 fans - and Nebraska has been a part of all of them.

Largest Crowds in College Volleyball Since 2005No. Attend. Match Date1. 15,119 Nebraska vs. Florida 12/10/052. 14.489 Nebraska vs. UCLA 12/9/053 11,112 Nebraska at Creighton 9/24/064. 10,576 Nebraska vs. Stanford 8/27/055. 10,028 Nebraska vs. Hawaii 10,028

Drawing a Crowd - Husker StyleNumber Attend. Match, DateLargest Crowd of 2006 12,112 at Creighton, 9/24/06NCAA Postseason Record 15,119 vs. Florida, 12/10/052005 Regular-Season Crowd 10,576 vs. Stanford, 8/27/05NCAA Regular-Season Record* 12,504 vs. Colorado, 11/4/00AVCA Showcase Record 10,576 vs. Stanford, 8/27/05*-volleyball match only; not in conjuction with over event

Johnson-Tagaloa Inducted into BYU Hall of Fame Nebraska assistant coach Charlene Johnson-Tagaloa received a special honor last weekend - induction into BYU’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Johnson-Tagaloa was a two-time All-American during her playing career at BYU from 1991-94, earning Western Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year honors when she guided the Cougars to an NCAA semifinal appearance in 1994. Following her BYU career, she was a member of the U.S. National Team from 1997 to 2001, representing the United States at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

Huskers in the NCAA Rankings Nebraska is well represented in the NCAA rankings released on Wednesday. The Huskers rank in the top 10 nationally in three categories, while four Huskers are also in the individual rankings lists.

Huskers in the NCAA Rankings (Sept. 24)Team CategoriesCategory Rank ActualAssists Per Game 2 16.53Blocks Per Game 16 3.28Hitting Percentage 8 0.302Kills Per Game 3 17.61

Individual CategoriesCategory Player Rank TotalAces Per Game Jordan Larson 15 0.68Assists Per Game Rachel Holloway 19 12.97Blocks Per Game Tracy Stalls 23 1.55Hitting Percentage Tracy Stalls 10 .453Kills Per Game Sarah Pavan 8 5.26

Huskers Strong on the Block Nebraska volleyball has been traditionally known for its blocking attack, and the 2006 squad will look to enhance NU’s blocking reputation. The Huskers, who have led the nation in blocks in five of the last six seasons, are among the national blocking leaders with 3.28 per game. Last season, Nebraska averaged a nation-leading 4.12 blocks per game, topping the 4.00 blocks per game mark for the sixth time in school history (also 1986, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2004) and fourth time under Head Coach John Cook.

How I spent my Summer Vacation Several Husker players and head assistant coach Lee Maes were busy during the summer helping out the USA Volleyball Program; • Maes coached the A2 Red team to a gold medal at the USA Volleyball Girls’ High Performance Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. • Tracy Stalls and Maggie Griffin trained with the USA National Program in Colorado Springs during July. • Rachel Holloway captained the U.S. Junior National Team to a gold medal at the NORCECA Junior Championships in Monterrey, Mexico, in early August.

Volleyball Tickets Sold Out for 2006 Season For Husker volleyball, one record setting streak is guaranteed to continue this fall, as the Nebraska Ticket Office announced on Aug. 16 that the entire regular-season home schedule is officially sold out. Single-match tickets went on sale on Aug. 3, with fans camped out overnight waiting for tickets. In fact, 11 of the first 17 matches sold out within three hours of the ticket windows opening, and the final tickets were sold prior to the Huskers’ annual Red/White Match. The sellout streak began in the 2001 season and will reach 89 at the end of the regular season.

Cook’s Winning Ways Nebraska Coach John Cook has been amazingly successful during his seven seasons at the helm, posting a 199-13 record (.939 winning percentage). All 13 losses have come against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, including the eventual NCAA champion in 2001 (Stanford), 2002 (USC) and 2005 (Washington). A two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year, Cook has enjoyed greater success in the Big 12, going 120-4 in conference play. The Huskers have won five Big 12 titles over the last six seasons (2000-02, 2004-05) and have dropped just 42 of the 412 conference games they have played over the past seven years.

Winningest Programs since 2000 (as of Sept. 25)No. Team W-L Pct.1. Nebraska 199-13 .939 2. Florida 198-22 .900 3. Hawaii 194-23 .8944. USC 173-25 .874 5. Penn State 177-33 .843

Rank and File Nebraska is one of two teams to be ranked in the USA Today/AVCA Coaches poll for all 340 weeks of its existence. The Huskers have been ranked in the top 10 for 306 of the 340 weeks, which ranks second behind Stanford’s 311.

NU Picked to Repeat as Big 12 Champs Nebraska is the preseason favorite to win the Big 12 title for the 10th consecutive season in a vote of the league head coaches, the conference office announced on Aug. 3. The Huskers received eight of the 11 possible first-place votes and 98 points overall, while coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams. In 2005, NU finished the season as the national runner-up to Washington, tallying a 33-2 overall record and 19-1 conference mark. The Huskers also claimed their eighth Big 12 crown (1996, 1998-02, 2004-05).

2006 Double-Doubles (13 by 3 players)Dani Busboom - 2006 (0) - Career (22)

Maggie Griffin - 2006 (0) - Career (16)** 12 at Michigan State in 2004

Rachel Holloway - 2006 (4) - Career (4)2006 Opponent K A D BSan Diego - 36 11 -Long Beach State - 53 11 -Cal Poly - 44 11 -Kansas - 35 14 -

Christina Houghtelling - 2006 (0) - Career (10)

Jordan Larson - 2006 (8) - Career (13)2006 Opponent K A D BSaint Mary’s 13 - 12 -Middle Tennessee St. 10 - 19 -Cal Poly 16 - 13 -Minnesota 17 - 11 -Oklahoma 17 - 11 -Iowa State 11 - 11 -Texas Tech 10 - 10 -Creighton 18 - 13 -

Dani Mancuso - 2005 (0) - Career (2)

Sarah Pavan - 2006 (1) - Career (7) Triple-Doubles (1)2006 Opponent K A D BMinnesota 23 - 11 -

Tracy Stalls - 2000 (0) - Career (1)

Husker Pronunciation GuideName ................................................... PronunciationChristina Houghtelling ................................HOTEL-ingDani Mancuso ......................................... Man-CUE-soSarah Pavan................. (PAV-in, rhymes with HAVE-in)

Charlene Johnson-Tagaloa ...... SHAR-leen Ton-ga-LOE-uhLee Maes .............................................................MAYS

2006 Husker HonorsTeam Honors

• Ameritas Players Challenge Champions• Nebraska Invitational Champions

Jordan Larson• Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team• Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team• Preseason First-Team All-Big 12

Sarah Pavan• Ameritas Players Challenge Most Valuable Player• Nebraska Invitational Most Valuable Player• Big 12 Player of the Week (Sept. 11)• Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team• Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team• Preseason First-Team All-Big 12

Rachel Holloway• Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team• Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team

Tracy Stalls• Nebraska Invitational All-Tournament Team


Coach John Cook earned AVCA Division I National Coach-of-the-Year honors for the second time in his career, in addition to being named Big 12 Coach of the Year (2001, 2005). Nebraska also returns reigning conference player of the year Sarah Pavan. Texas was second behind NU with 93 points, including three first-place votes. The Longhorns were followed by Missouri, Kansas State and Texas A&M filling the top five spots. Colorado was sixth with Kansas, Iowa State, Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas Tech rounding out the poll. Pavan headlines the individual honors as the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year for the second straight season. Last year, the junior from Kitchener, Ontario, averaged 3.82 kills, 1.24 blocks, 1.66 digs and 0.31 aces in 35 matches. Pavan tallied four double-doubles and a triple-double of 11 kills, 11 blocks and 10 digs against Pepperdine. Pavan was one of two Huskers chosen for the preseason All-Big 12 team, as she was joined by sophomore outside hitter Jordan Larson, who averaged 2.82 kills and 2.79 digs per game in 2005, earning Big 12 Freshman of the Year honors.

Houghtelling to Miss 2006 Season Nebraska Head Coach John Cook announced on Aug. 8 that AVCA National Player of the Year Christina Houghtelling will miss all of the 2006 season following shoulder surgery. Houghtelling, a first-team All-American in 2005, underwent surgery on her right shoulder on July 13, and underwent arthroscopic surgery on her right knee later that month. Last season, Houghtelling averaged 3.69 kills, 2.49 digs and 1.03 blocks per game, ranking among the Big 12 leaders in kills (10th) and hitting percentage (.375, fifth). According to Head Coach John Cook, having the surgery at this time allows Houghtelling, who has not redshirted, to be completely healthy for the 2007 season and to enhance her chances at success following her Husker career. “She developed a shoulder problem in the spring, and we felt it was best to repair it now so that she can come back completely healthy for her senior year,” Cook said. “She is a big-time athlete and has the opportunity to continue in this sport following her collegiate career, whether it is with Team USA or professionally. We wanted to give her every opportunity to be successful following her career, and we made the decision that she had surgery.”

Recruiting Class Ranked Among Nation’s Best Nebraska’s incoming volleyball class received honors from two national publications, as both Volleyball Magazine and PrepVolleyball.com rated the Huskers’ recruiting class as one of the 10 best classes in the country. The class of Brooke Bartek and Kori Cooper was ranked 10th nationally by both publications Bartek was one of the nation’s top high school players at Lincoln Northeast High School and rated the No. 13 player nationally by PrepVolleyball.com and a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Recruit. A four-year starter, Bartek was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Nebraska in 2005 and finished her career with 337 blocks and 1,190 kills at Lincoln Northeast.

Cooper was one of the nation’s top seniors despite missing nearly all of her senior year with a knee injury. She was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 pick and was rated the No. 12 player in the country by PrepVolleyball.com. As a junior, she co-captained the U.S. Youth National Team to a fourth-place finish at the 2005 Under-18 World Championships in 2005 in Macau, China. A two-time all-state performer at Amarillo High School, Cooper totaled 439 kills, 103 block assists and 55 block solos during her junior campaign in 2004.

Huskers Honored by AVCA The University of Nebraska volleyball team was honored earlier this fall for its achievements in the classroom, receiving the Game Plan/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2005-06 season. The award recognizes college teams that displayed excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team GPA on a 4.0 scale during the previous school year. Nebraska finished the year with a 3.48 team GPA for the 2005-06 academic year, including an impressive 3.74 GPA during the spring semester. Nebraska was one of 54 Division I programs honored nationally and one of only three Big 12 teams honored during the year, joining Kansas and Kansas State. The Huskers, who finished 33-2 and were national runner-up in 2005, were also the only Division I program in the country to reach the national semifinals and be recognized for high achievement in the classroom. It is the 11th time that Nebraska has received the AVCA Team Academic Award – the most of any Division I program nationally.

Omaha Hosts 2006 NCAA Championships For college volleyball teams around the country, Omaha is the destination, as the University of Nebraska and Qwest Center Omaha play host to the 2006 NCAA Championship this December. The NCAA semifinals take place on Thursday, Dec. 14, with the national championship match taking place on Saturday, Dec. 16. Husker fans have come out in full force, selling out the arena in just four hours the day tickets went on sale in January. The Qwest Center hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time in 2005 to record-setting numbers. The two-day event drew an NCAA postseason record of 29,608 fans, including a near sellout of 15,119 for the regional final. The two crowds were the largest of the 2005 season and easily topped the previous NCAA postseason marks for single match (13,194) and all-session (23,978) both set by the University of Wisconsin in 1998.

Huskers Have Opponents Seeing Red Under John Cook, the Huskers have held 18 foes to negative hitting percentage, as Middle Tennessee hit -.088 against Nebraska on Sept. 2, the third-lowest total by a Husker opponent in the last seven years.

Lowest Hitting Percentages vs. NU since 2000Date Opponent Pct.10/3/00 Creighton - .10510/30/04 Iowa State - .0899/2/06 Middle Tennessee -.0889/10/05 Pacific -.07312/2/05 Alabama A&M -.072

Husker Volleyball on the RadioThe Husker Sports Network had an 18-station network

for Husker volleyball, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and Omaha. The games can also be heard live on the Internet by accessing Nebraska’s home page at Huskers.com.

In addition to broadcasting every Husker volleyball match, Pinnacle Sports also provides a daily, live call-in show focusing on NU athletics and other area sports, which airs from 6-9 p.m. Central.

Coach Cook’s radio show can be heard statewide on the network. The show will air on Tuesday nights throughout the season and will begin prior to the first match of the season. The show is from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Coach Cook is also heard weekly on B107.3 FM on Friday mornings during the 8 a.m. hour.

The Pinnacle Sports Volleyball NetworkCity Affiliate SignalAinsworth KBRB-AM 1400 AMAlliance* KCOW-AM 1400 AMAurora* KRGY-FM 97.3 FMBeatrice KWBE-AM 1450 AMBroken Bow KCNI-AM 1280 AMChadron * KCSR-AM 610 AMFalls City KTNC-AM 1230 AMFremont* KHUB-AM 1340 AMGrand Island* KRGI-AM 1430 AMHoldrege KUVR-AM 1380 AMKearney* KGFW-AM 1340 AMLexington* KRVN-AM 880 AMLincoln KBBK-FM 107.3 FMNorth Platte KODY-AM 1240 AMScottsbluff* KNEB-AM 960 AMSidney* KSID-AM 1340 AMValentine KVSH-AM 940 AMYork* KAWL-AM 1370 AM*Stations will only broadcast select games.

Big 12 Team Rankings as of 9/27 (all matches)Category Rank NU LeaderHitting Percentage 1st .302 --Opponent Hitting Pct. 1st .117 --Assists 1st 16.53 --Kills 1st 17.61 --Blocks 3rd 3.28 ISU-3.51Service Aces 6th 1.58 TTU-2.06Digs 1st 17.26 --

Big 12 Individual Rankings (all matches)Category Player Avg. RankHitting Percentage Stalls .453 2ndAssists Holloway 12.97 3rdKills Pavan 5.26 1st Larson 4.18 6thBlocks Stalls 1.55 4thService Aces Larson 0.68 1stDigs Busboom 5.34 2nd Larson 3.68 9th

Big 12 Team Rankings (League Matches only)

Category Rank NU LeaderHitting Percentage 3rd .246 CU-.272Opponent Hitting Pct. 1st .100 --Assists 2nd 15.75 OU-15.93Kills 2nd 16.67 OU-16.93Blocks 2nd 3.50 BU-3.56Service Aces 4th 1.42 BU-2.06Digs 1st 17.67 --

Big 12 Individual Rankings (League Matches only)Category Player Avg. RankHitting Percentage Stalls .352 7thAssists Holloway 11.70 6thKills Pavan 5.00 1st Larson 4.08 7thBlocks Stalls 1.75 4th Gates 1.38 8thService Aces Larson 0.58 2ndDigs Busboom 5.67 1st

Nebraska Volleyball Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2006) All matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL MATCHES......... (12-0 ) (10-0 ) ( 2-0 ) ( 0-0 ) CONFERENCE.......... ( 4-0 ) ( 3-0 ) ( 1-0 ) ( 0-0 ) NON-CONFERENCE...... ( 8-0 ) ( 7-0 ) ( 1-0 ) ( 0-0 )

|---------ATTACK----------| |--SET---| |----SERVE----| |--DIG---| |------BLOCKING-------|## STATS SUMMARY G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE Points------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18 Busboom, Dani 38 6 0.16 0 8 .750 25 0.66 10 17 0.26 - 203 5.34 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 16.015 Cooper, Kori 13 20 1.54 2 38 .474 3 0.23 0 0 0.00 - 6 0.46 0 6 6 0.46 1 0 23.011 Stalls, Tracy 38 105 2.76 19 190 .453 11 0.29 3 6 0.08 - 34 0.89 10 49 59 1.55 2 1 142.512 Holloway, Rachel 35 40 1.14 9 80 .387 454 12.97 4 11 0.11 - 98 2.80 1 14 15 0.43 2 5 52.09 Pavan, Sarah 38 200 5.26 56 440 .327 11 0.29 11 32 0.29 - 51 1.34 2 43 45 1.18 4 2 234.510 Larson, Jordan 38 159 4.18 51 386 .280 26 0.68 26 24 0.68 - 140 3.68 14 11 25 0.66 4 0 204.57 Mancuso, Dani 38 101 2.66 42 289 .204 5 0.13 0 7 0.00 - 23 0.61 5 22 27 0.71 3 2 117.01 Griffin, Maggie 14 4 0.29 2 12 .167 80 5.71 2 0 0.14 - 20 1.43 0 2 2 0.14 4 6 7.017 Gates, Amanda 28 32 1.14 18 90 .156 3 0.11 0 0 0.00 - 6 0.21 2 34 36 1.29 3 1 51.04 Bartek, Brooke 4 2 0.50 2 4 .000 0 0.00 1 0 0.25 - 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3.05 Schwartz, Rachel 38 0 0.00 2 8 -.250 10 0.26 3 10 0.08 - 75 1.97 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 3.0 TEAM - NEBRASKA............ 38 669 17.61 203 1545 .302 628 16.53 60 107 1.58 24 656 17.26 34 181 124.5 3.28 23 19 853.5 Opponents........... 38 465 12.24 288 1515 .117 438 11.53 24 94 0.63 60 565 14.87 19 108 73.0 1.92 28 22 562.0

TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE SCORE-BY-GAME ATTEND-------------------------------------- ---------- ---------------------- --- ----- ----------------------------- ------ATTACK.............. Aug 29 #20 SAN DIEGO W 3-0 30-18,30-25,31-29 4107 Kills............. 669 465 Sep 01 SAINT MARY'S W 3-0 30-23,30-19,30-14 4177 Errors............ 203 288 Sep. 2 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 3-0 30-14,30-15,30-15 4270 Total Attacks..... 1545 1515 Sept.3 LONG BEACH STATE W 3-0 30-15,31-29,30-25 4102 Attack Pct........ .302 .117 Sep. 8 #20 LOUISVILLE W 3-0 30-13,30-24,30-13 4187 Kills/Game........ 17.6 12.2 Sep. 9 #25 CAL POLY W 3-0 30-23,30-23,30-22 4170SET................. Sep 10 MINNESOTA W 3-1 28-30,30-25,30-22,30-22 4114 Assists........... 628 438 * Sep. 13 KANSAS W 3-0 30-24,30-21,30-24 4128 Assists/Game...... 16.5 11.5 * Sep 16 at Oklahoma W 3-0 30-27,30-18,34-32 703SERVE............... * Sep 20 IOWA STATE W 3-0 31-29,30-20,30-17 4079 Aces.............. 60 24 * Sep 23 TEXAS TECH W 3-0 30-27,30-17,30-24 4111 Errors............ 107 94 09-24-06 at Creighton W 3-1 27-30,30-24,30-13,30-18 12112 Aces/Game......... 1.6 0.6SERVE RECEPTIONS.... Errors............ 24 60 Errors/Game....... 0.6 1.6 Attempts.......... 739 1021 Reception Pct..... .968 .941DEFENSE............. Digs.............. 656 565 Digs/Game......... 17.3 14.9BLOCKING............ Block Solo........ 34 19 Block Assist...... 181 108 Total Blocks...... 124.5 73.0 Blocks Per Game... 3.3 1.9 Block Errors...... 23 28BALL HANDLING ERRORS 19 22ATTENDANCE.......... Total............. 41445 12815 Dates/Avg Per Date 10/4144 2/6408 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 12 - Home win streak... 10 -

Nebraska Volleyball Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 28, 2006) Conference matches

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL MATCHES......... ( 4-0 ) ( 3-0 ) ( 1-0 ) ( 0-0 ) CONFERENCE.......... ( 4-0 ) ( 3-0 ) ( 1-0 ) ( 0-0 ) NON-CONFERENCE...... ( 0-0 ) ( 0-0 ) ( 0-0 ) ( 0-0 )

|---------ATTACK----------| |--SET---| |----SERVE----| |--DIG---| |------BLOCKING-------|## STATS SUMMARY G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE Points------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 Cooper, Kori 5 7 1.40 0 13 .538 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 3 0.60 0 3 3 0.60 0 0 8.518 Busboom, Dani 12 2 0.17 0 4 .500 10 0.83 1 5 0.08 - 68 5.67 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 3.011 Stalls, Tracy 12 26 2.17 7 54 .352 3 0.25 2 1 0.17 - 14 1.17 4 17 21 1.75 1 0 40.512 Holloway, Rachel 10 11 1.10 3 23 .348 117 11.70 1 2 0.10 - 30 3.00 0 8 8 0.80 2 1 16.09 Pavan, Sarah 12 60 5.00 22 145 .262 4 0.33 4 12 0.33 - 11 0.92 1 11 12 1.00 3 1 70.51 Griffin, Maggie 6 3 0.50 1 9 .222 43 7.17 0 0 0.00 - 9 1.50 0 1 1 0.17 4 4 3.510 Larson, Jordan 12 49 4.08 20 133 .218 6 0.50 7 8 0.58 - 43 3.58 4 4 8 0.67 2 0 62.07 Mancuso, Dani 12 31 2.58 13 96 .188 2 0.17 0 0 0.00 - 5 0.42 2 5 7 0.58 1 0 35.517 Gates, Amanda 8 11 1.38 7 27 .148 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 2 9 11 1.38 1 0 17.55 Schwartz, Rachel 12 0 0.00 2 5 -.400 4 0.33 2 3 0.17 - 29 2.42 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 TEAM - NEBRASKA............ 12 200 16.67 75 509 .246 189 15.75 17 31 1.42 8 212 17.67 13 58 42.0 3.50 14 7 259.0 Opponents........... 12 158 13.17 107 509 .100 152 12.67 8 30 0.67 17 195 16.25 5 34 22.0 1.83 7 6 188.0

TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE SCORE-BY-GAME ATTEND-------------------------------------- ---------- ---------------------- --- ----- ----------------------------- ------ATTACK.............. * Sep. 13 KANSAS W 3-0 30-24,30-21,30-24 4128 Kills............. 200 158 * Sep 16 at Oklahoma W 3-0 30-27,30-18,34-32 703 Errors............ 75 107 * Sep 20 IOWA STATE W 3-0 31-29,30-20,30-17 4079 Total Attacks..... 509 509 * Sep 23 TEXAS TECH W 3-0 30-27,30-17,30-24 4111 Attack Pct........ .246 .100 Kills/Game........ 16.7 13.2SET................. Assists........... 189 152 Assists/Game...... 15.8 12.7SERVE............... Aces.............. 17 8 Errors............ 31 30 Aces/Game......... 1.4 0.7SERVE RECEPTIONS.... Errors............ 8 17 Errors/Game....... 0.7 1.4 Attempts.......... 252 328 Reception Pct..... .968 .948DEFENSE............. Digs.............. 212 195 Digs/Game......... 17.7 16.2BLOCKING............ Block Solo........ 13 5 Block Assist...... 58 34 Total Blocks...... 42.0 22.0 Blocks Per Game... 3.5 1.8 Block Errors...... 14 7BALL HANDLING ERRORS 7 6ATTENDANCE.......... Total............. 12318 703 Dates/Avg Per Date 3/4106 1/703 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 4 - Home win streak... 3 -

Nebraska Volleyball Nebraska Category Leaders (as of Sep 28, 2006) All matches

## ATTACK (by K) G K K/Game E TA Pct ## KILL (by K) G K K/Game -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 9 Pavan, Sarah 38 200 5.26 56 440 .327 9 Pavan, Sarah 38 200 5.26 10 Larson, Jordan 38 159 4.18 51 386 .280 10 Larson, Jordan 38 159 4.18 11 Stalls, Tracy 38 105 2.76 19 190 .453 11 Stalls, Tracy 38 105 2.76 7 Mancuso, Dani 38 101 2.66 42 289 .204 7 Mancuso, Dani 38 101 2.66 12 Holloway, Rachel 35 40 1.14 9 80 .387 12 Holloway, Rachel 35 40 1.14 17 Gates, Amanda 28 32 1.14 18 90 .156 17 Gates, Amanda 28 32 1.14 15 Cooper, Kori 13 20 1.54 2 38 .474 15 Cooper, Kori 13 20 1.54 18 Busboom, Dani 38 6 0.16 0 8 .750 18 Busboom, Dani 38 6 0.16 1 Griffin, Maggie 14 4 0.29 2 12 .167 1 Griffin, Maggie 14 4 0.29 4 Bartek, Brooke 4 2 0.50 2 4 .000 4 Bartek, Brooke 4 2 0.50 5 Schwartz, Rachel 38 0 0.00 2 8 -.250 5 Schwartz, Rachel 38 0 0.00 NEBRASKA............ 38 669 17.61 203 1545 .302 NEBRASKA............ 38 669 17.61 Opponents........... 38 465 12.24 288 1515 .117 Opponents........... 38 465 12.24

## SET (by A) G A A/Game ## SERVE (by SA) G SA SE SA/G --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- 12 Holloway, Rachel 35 454 12.97 10 Larson, Jordan 38 26 24 0.68 1 Griffin, Maggie 14 80 5.71 9 Pavan, Sarah 38 11 32 0.29 10 Larson, Jordan 38 26 0.68 18 Busboom, Dani 38 10 17 0.26 18 Busboom, Dani 38 25 0.66 12 Holloway, Rachel 35 4 11 0.11 9 Pavan, Sarah 38 11 0.29 5 Schwartz, Rachel 38 3 10 0.08 11 Stalls, Tracy 38 11 0.29 11 Stalls, Tracy 38 3 6 0.08 5 Schwartz, Rachel 38 10 0.26 1 Griffin, Maggie 14 2 0 0.14 7 Mancuso, Dani 38 5 0.13 4 Bartek, Brooke 4 1 0 0.25 17 Gates, Amanda 28 3 0.11 7 Mancuso, Dani 38 0 7 0.00 15 Cooper, Kori 13 3 0.23 NEBRASKA............ 38 60 107 1.58 NEBRASKA............ 38 628 16.53 Opponents........... 38 24 94 0.63 Opponents........... 38 438 11.53 ## DEFENSE (by Dig) G DIG Dig/G BHE ## BLOCK (by Total) G BS BA Total B/Game BE -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- 18 Busboom, Dani 38 203 5.34 1 11 Stalls, Tracy 38 10 49 59.0 1.55 2 10 Larson, Jordan 38 140 3.68 0 9 Pavan, Sarah 38 2 43 45.0 1.18 4 12 Holloway, Rachel 35 98 2.80 5 17 Gates, Amanda 28 2 34 36.0 1.29 3 5 Schwartz, Rachel 38 75 1.97 1 7 Mancuso, Dani 38 5 22 27.0 0.71 3 9 Pavan, Sarah 38 51 1.34 2 10 Larson, Jordan 38 14 11 25.0 0.66 4 11 Stalls, Tracy 38 34 0.89 1 12 Holloway, Rachel 35 1 14 15.0 0.43 2 7 Mancuso, Dani 38 23 0.61 2 15 Cooper, Kori 13 0 6 6.0 0.46 1 1 Griffin, Maggie 14 20 1.43 6 1 Griffin, Maggie 14 0 2 2.0 0.14 4 17 Gates, Amanda 28 6 0.21 1 5 Schwartz, Rachel 38 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 15 Cooper, Kori 13 6 0.46 0 NEBRASKA............ 38 34 181 124.5 3.28 23 4 Bartek, Brooke 4 0 0.00 0 Opponents........... 38 19 108 73.0 1.92 28 NEBRASKA............ 38 656 17.26 19 Opponents........... 38 565 14.87 22 ## POINTS (by Points) G Points Pts/G ------------------------------------------ 9 Pavan, Sarah 38 234.5 6.16 10 Larson, Jordan 38 204.5 5.37 11 Stalls, Tracy 38 142.5 3.74 7 Mancuso, Dani 38 117.0 3.08 12 Holloway, Rachel 35 52.0 1.49 17 Gates, Amanda 28 51.0 1.82 15 Cooper, Kori 13 23.0 1.77 18 Busboom, Dani 38 16.0 0.42 1 Griffin, Maggie 14 7.0 0.50 5 Schwartz, Rachel 38 3.0 0.08 4 Bartek, Brooke 4 3.0 0.75 NEBRASKA............ 38 853.5 22.45 Opponents........... 38 562.0 14.79

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#1 Maggie Griffin Category No. Opponent Category No. OpponentKills: 3 vs. Texas Tech, 9/23 Kills: SameAttacks: 9 vs. Texas Tech, 9/23 Attacks: Same vs. Hawaii, 8/26 Hitting Pct: 1.000 vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2 Hitting Pct: 1.000 (1-0-1) 3x, last vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2/06Assists: 43 vs. Texas Tech, 9/23 Assists: Same Aces: 1 vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2 Aces: 3 at Minnesota, 9/5Block Assists: 1 vs. Texas Tech, 9/23 Block Assists: Same Total Blocks: 1 vs. Texas Tech, 9/23 Total Blocks: Same Digs: 9 (2x) vs. Texas Tech, 9/23; vs. Creighton (9/24 Digs: 15 at Missouri, 10/5

#3 Christina Houghtelling (pronounced Hotel-ing)Category No. Opponent Category No OpponentKills: 0 Kills: 20 at Oklahoma, 9/28/05Attacks: 0 Attacks: 47 vs. USC, 12/11/04Hitting Pct: 0 Hitting Pct: .739 (17-0-23) at Missouri, 11/17/04Aces: 0 Aces: 4 (twice) at Texas, 9/20/03; vs. Texas, 11/24/04Block Assists: 0 Block Assists: 6 (3x) last, vs. Washington, 11/17/05Total Blocks: 0 Total Blocks: 6 (3x) last, vs. Washington, 11/17/05Digs: 0 Digs: 20 vs. Kansas State, 11/19/05

#4 Brooke BartekCategory No. OpponentKills: 2 vs. Louisville, 9/8 Attacks: 2 vs. Louisville, 9/8Hitting Pct: 1.000 (2-0-2) vs. Louisville, 9/8 Aces: 1 vs. Louisville, 9/8Block Assists: 0 Total Blocks: 0 Digs: 0

#5 Rachel Schwartz Category No. Opponent Category No. OpponentKills: 0 Kills: 0 Attacks: 4 vs. Kansas, 9/13 Attacks: SameHitting Pct: 0 Hitting Pct: 0Aces: 1 vs. Louisville, 9/8; at Oklahoma, 9/16 Aces: 2 vs. Penn State, 9/11/05Block Assists: 0 Block Assists: 0Total Blocks: 0 Total Blocks: 0Digs: 14 at Creighton, 9/24 Digs: Same

#7 Dani Mancuso (pronounced Man-CUE-so)Category No. Opponent Category No OpponentKills: 11 (2x) vs. St. Mary’s 9/1; at Creighton, 9/24 Kills: 22 at Kansas State, 10/13/04Attacks: 31 at Creighton, 9/24 Attacks: 44 vs. FAMU, 9/10/04Hitting Pct: .269 (10-3-26) vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2 Hitting Pct: .688 (22-3-34) at Kansas State, 10/13/04Aces: 0 Aces: 5 vs. Kansas, 11/19/03Block Assists: 5 vs. USD, 8/29 Block Assists: 6 vs. Michigan, 9/3/05Total Blocks: 5 vs. USD, 8/29 Total Blocks: 6 vs. Michigan, 9/3/05Digs: 4 vs. Long Beach State, 9/3 Digs: 16 at Colorado, 11/26/03

#9 Sarah Pavan (pronounced Pav-in, rhymes with have-in)Category No. Opponent Category No. OpponentKills: 24 vs. Long Beach State, 9/3 Kills: 35 vs. USC, 12/11/04 Attacks: 50 at Creighton, 9/24 Attacks: 90 vs. USC, 12/11/04 Hitting Pct.: .600 (19-1-30) vs. St. Mary’s 9/1 Hitting Pct: .667 (14-0-21) at Baylor, 11/14/05Aces: 3 (3x) last, vs. Texas Tech, 9/23 Aces: 4 (2x) vs. Creighton, 10/10/04; vs. Oklahoma, 11/3/05Block Assists: 8 vs. USD, 8/29 Block Assists: 11 at Ohio State, 9/2/05Total Blocks: 8 vs. USD, 8/29 Total Blocks: 12 at Ohio State, 9/2/05 Digs: 11 vs. Minnesota, 9/10 Digs: 15 vs. FAMU, 9/10/04

#10 Jordan Larson Category No. Opponent Category No. OpponentKills: 18 at Creighton, 9/24 Kills: 19 at Minnesota, 9/5/05Attacks: 53 at Creighton, 9/24 Attacks: SameHitting Pct: .522 (13-1-23) vs. St. Mary’s 9/1 Hitting Pct: .667 (14-0-21) vs. Baylor, 10/1/05 Aces: 5 vs,. Louisville, 9/8 Aces: SameBlock Assists: 2 vs. USD, 8/29 Block Assists: 4 vs. Stanford, 8/27/05Total Blocks: 4 vs. USD, 8/29 Total Blocks: 6 vs. Stanford, 8/27/05Digs: 19 vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2 Digs: 19 at Minnesota, 9/5/05; vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2


#11 Tracy StallsCategory No. Opponent Category No. OpponentKills: 14 vs. Long Beach State, 9/3; vs. Minnesota, 9/10 Kills: 14 (3x) last, vs. Minnesota, 9/10/06Attacks: 30 vs. Minnesota, 9/10 Attacks: Same Hitting Pct.: .714 (9-1-11) vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2 Hitting Pct: .824 (14-0-17) vs. Iowa State, 10/16/04 Aces: 1 (3x) last, at Oklahoma, 9/16 Aces: 3 (2x) at Western Michigan, 9/6/04; vs. Creighton, 10/10/04Block Assists: 7 vs. Iowa State, 9/20 Block Assists: 9 (2x) at Texas Tech, 10/2; vs. Washington, 12/17Total Blocks: 8 (2x) vs. Iowa State, 9/20; at Creighton, 9/24 Total Blocks: 12 SameDigs: 7 vs. Iowa State, 9/20 Digs: 10 at Baylor, 10/23/04

#12 Rachel Holloway Category No. OpponentKills: 7 vs. Minnesota, 9/10 Attacks: 12 vs. Minnesota, 9/10Hitting Pct: .750 (3-0-4) vs. Long Beach State, 9/3 Assists: 57 vs. Minnesota, 9/10 Aces: 2 vs. USD, 8/29 Block Assists: 3 vs. Iowa State, 9/20Total Blocks: 3 vs. Iowa State, 9/20Digs: 14 vs. Kansas, 9/16

#15 Kori CooperCategory No. OpponentKills: 5 vs. Texas Tech, 9/23 Attacks: 11 vs. Texas Tech, 9/23Hitting Pct: 1.000 (2-0-2) vs. St. Mary’s 9/1; vs. Iowa State, 9/20Assists: 1 vs. Minnesota, 9/10Aces: 0 Block Assists: 3 vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2 Total Blocks: 3 vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2Digs: 2 (2x) vs. Middle Tennessee, 9/2; vs. Iowa State, 9/20

#17 Amanda Gates Category No. Opponent Category No. OpponentKills: 6 (2x) vs. Long Beach State, 9/3; vs. Kansas, 9/13 Kills: Same ttacks: 12 vs. Kansas, 9/13 Attacks: Same Hitting Pct: .455 (6-1-11) vs. Long Beach State, 9/3 Hitting Pct: .750 (3-0-4) vs. Michigan, 9/3/05 Aces: 0 Aces: 0 Block Assists: 10 vs. USD, 8/29 Block Assists: Same Total Blocks: 10 vs. USD, 8/29 Total Blocks: SameDigs: 1 (6x) last, vs. Creighton, 9/24 Digs: 1 (7x) last, vs. Creighton, 9/24/06

#18 Dani BusboomCategory No. Opponent Category No OpponentKills: 1 (6x) last, vs. Creighton, 9/24 Kills: 4 vs. Missouri, 9/15/04 Attacks: 2 vs. Kansas, 9/13 Attacks 8 vs. Missouri, 9/15/04Assists: 4 (2x) vs. Minnesota, 9/10; vs. Kansas, 9/13 Assists: 66 at Kansas State, 10/13/04 Aces: 3 (2x) vs. Louisville, 9/8; vs. Minnesota, 9/10 Aces: 4 at Oklahoma, 11/20/04 Block Assists: 0 Block Assists: 5 (twice) vs. Maryland, 9/12/04; vs. Oklahoma, 10/8/04Total Blocks: 0 Total Blocks: 5 (twice) vs. Maryland, 9/12/04; vs. Oklahoma, 10/9/04Digs: 23 at Creighton, 9/24 Digs: Same


Team Match-by-Match TotalsDate Opponent GP K E TA .Pct A SA SE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE PointsAug 29 SAN DIEGO 3 45 20 131 .191 43 7 12 49 2 28 3 16.0 3 68.0Sept. 1 SAINT MARY’S 3 64 9 113 .487 59 3 12 47 1 14 0 8.0 1 75.0Sept. 2 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3 45 10 92 .380 39 6 11 43 2 22 1 13.0 1 64.0Sept. 3 LONG BEACH STATE 3 64 19 126 .357 59 5 5 59 3 15 0 10.5 1 79.5Sept, 8 LOUISVILLE 3 53 14 98 .398 51 10 9 44 3 8 0 7.0 0 70.0Sept. 9 CAL POLY 3 57 20 136 .272 53 5 8 59 5 12 3 11.0 1 73.0Sept. 10 MINNESOTA 4 73 18 163 .337 70 5 8 62 2 10 2 7.0 3 85.0Sept. 13 KANSAS 3 44 23 132 .159 42 5 6 53 5 18 3 14.0 2 63.0Sept. 16 at Oklahoma 3 50 18 121 .264 47 5 10 51 2 8 1 6.0 0 61.0Sept, 20 IOWA STATE 3 52 18 136 .250 48 2 9 50 3 20 4 13.0 0 67.0Sept, 23 TEXAS TECH 3 54 16 120 .317 52 5 6 58 3 12 6 9.0 5 68.0Sept. 24 at Creighton 4 68 18 177 .282 65 2 11 81 3 14 0 10.0 2 80.0Nebraska 38 669 203 1545 .302 628 60 107 656 34 181 23 124.5 19 853.5Opponent 38 465 288 1515 .117 438 24 94 565 19 108 28 73.0 22 562.0

Opponent Match-by-Match TotalsDate Opponent GP K E TA .Pct A SA SE DIG BS BA BE Total BHE PointsAug. 29 SAN DIEGO 3 33 31 126 .016 31 3 5 52 1 8 0 5.0 3 41.0Sept. 1 SAINT MARY’S 3 32 13 100 .190 30 2 9 34 2 4 3 4.0 1 38.0Sept. 2 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3 21 30 102 -.088 19 1 6 30 1 6 0 4.0 2 26.0Sept. 3 LONG BEACH STATE 3 43 15 128 .219 38 1 6 38 1 12 1 7.0 1 51.0Sept. 8 LOUISVILLE 3 24 20 90 .044 23 2 4 29 1 6 6 4.0 3 30.0Sept. 9 CAL POLY 3 37 18 119 .160 36 2 8 45 1 16 2 9.0 2 48.0Sept. 10 MINNESOTA 4 66 25 160 .256 62 2 14 63 2 10 2 7.0 1 75.0Sept. 13 KANSAS 3 36 31 131 .038 34 2 8 57 2 8 0 6.0 2 44.0Sept. 16 at Oklahoma 3 46 23 132 .174 44 2 11 43 1 10 0 6.0 0 54.0Sept, 20 IOWA STATE 3 38 28 121 .083 37 1 7 56 1 8 3 5.0 2 44.0Sept. 23 TEXAS TECH 3 38 25 125 .104 37 3 4 39 1 8 4 5.0 2 46.0Sept. 24 at Creighton 4 51 29 181 .122 47 3 12 79 5 12 7 11.0 3 65.0Opponent totals 38 465 288 1515 .117 438 24 94 565 19 108 28 73.0 22 562.0Nebraska 38 669 203 1545 .302 628 60 107 656 34 181 23 124.5 19 853.5

2006 Match-by-Match TotalsHuskers by the NumbersOverall2006 Record: ...........................................................12-0At Home:..................................................................10-0At the NU Coliseum: ................................................10-0Away: .........................................................................2-0Neutral: .....................................................................0-0Non-conference: ........................................................0-0Big 12: ......................................................................4-0Big 12 home: ............................................................3-0Big 12 away: ............................................................1-0On television: ...........................................................3-0NCAA Tournament:.....................................................0-0

Against Ranked TeamsTop five: .....................................................................0-0Top 10: .....................................................................0-0Top 25: .....................................................................3-0Unranked: .................................................................9-0

By GamesThree-game: ...........................................................10-0Four-game: ...............................................................2-0Five-game: ...............................................................0-0

By KillsLeading in kills: ......................................................12-0Trailing in kills: ........................................................0-0Tied in kills: ...............................................................0-0

By DigsLeading in digs: .......................................................8-0Trailing in digs: ........................................................4-0Tied in digs:...............................................................0-0

By BlocksLeading in blocks: ....................................................9-0Trailing in blocks: .....................................................1-0Tied in blocks: ...........................................................2-0

By Hitting PercentageLeading in hitting pct.: ...........................................12-0Trailing in hitting pct.: .............................................0-0Tied in hitting percentage: ........................................0-0

Hitting .400 or better.................................................1-0Hitting .300 or better: ...............................................6-0Hitting below .300: ...................................................6-0Hitting below .200: ...................................................2-0

Opponents Hitting above .200 ...................................2-0Holding opponent below .200: ................................10-0Holding opponent below .100: ..................................5-0Holding opponent below .000 ....................................1-0

By Service AcesLeading in service aces: .........................................11-0Trailing in service aces: ............................................1-0Tied in service aces: ..................................................0-0


.450 or Better Hitting Percentage (Min.10 attempts)Date Player/Opponent .................Hitting Pct. (K-E-TA)Sept. 23 Stalls/Texas Tech ............................. .727 (9-1-11)Sept. 2 Stalls/Middle Tennessee ............... ..714 (10-0-14)Sept. 8 Stalls/Louisville .............................. .636 (8-1-11)Sept. 1 Stalls/Saint Mary’s .......................... .615 (9-1-13)Sept. 3 Stalls/Long Beach State ................ .600 (14-2-20)Sept. 1 Pavan/Saint Mary’s ....................... .600 (19-1-30)Sept. 1 Larson/Saint Mary’s ...................... .522 (13-1-23)Sept. 10 Holloway/Minnesota ........................ .500 (7-1-12)Aug. 29 Stalls/San Diego ............................. .500 (8-1-14)Sept. 2 Larson/Middle Tennessee .............. .471 (10-2-17)Sept. 23 Cooper/Texas Tech ........................... .455 (5-0-11)Sept. 3 Gates/Long Beach State .................. .455 (6-1-11)Sept. 8 Pavan/Louisville ............................ .452 (18-4-31)Sept. 24 Stalls/Creighton ........................... .450 (11-2-20)

16 or More KillsDate Player/Opponent ...........................................KillsSept. 3 Pavan/Long Beach State .................................. 24Sept. 11 Pavan/Minnesota ............................................. 23Sept. 23 Pavan/Texas Tech ............................................. 19 Sept. 1 Pavan/Saint Mary’s .......................................... 19

Individual Match HighsCategory Total Player MatchKills (three games) 24 Pavan vs. Long Beach State, 9/3Kills (four games) 23 Pavan vs. Minnesota, 9/10Kills (five games) NAAttempts (three games) 44 Pavan vs. Long Beach State, 9/3Attempts (four games) 53 Larson at Creighton, 9/24Attempts (five games) NAHitting Pct. (three games) .727 Stalls vs. Texas Tech, 9/23Hitting Pct. (four games) .500 Holloway vs. Minnesota, 9/10Hitting Pct. (five games) NAAssists (three games) 53 Holloway vs. Long Beach State, 9/3Assists (four games) 57 Holloway vs. Minnesota, 9/10Assists (five games) NADigs (three games) 21 Busboom at Oklahoma, 9/16Digs (four games) 23 Busboom at Creighton, 9/24Digs (five games) NABlocks (three games) 10 Gates vs. San Diego, 8/29Blocks (four games) 8 Stalls at Creighton, 9/24Blocks (five games) NAService Aces 5 Larson vs. Louisville, 9/8

Team Match HighsCategory Total Match Kills (three games) 64 vs. Long Beach State, 9/3Kills (four games) 73 vs. Minnesota, 9/10Kills (five games) NAAttempts (three games) 136 (2x) vs. Cal Poly, 9/9; vs. Iowa State, 9/20Attempts (four games) 177 at Creighton, 9/24Attempts (five games) NAHitting Pct. (three games) .487 vs. St. Mary’s, 9/1Hitting Pct. (four games) .337 vs. Minnesota, 9/10Hitting Pct. (five games) NAAssists (three games) 59 (2x) vs. St. Mary’s, 9/1; vs. Long Beach State, 9/3Assists (four games) 70 vs. Minnesota, 9/10Assists (five games) NADigs (three games) 59 (2x) vs. Long Beach State, 9/3; vs. Cal Poly, 9/0Digs (four games) 81 at Creighton, 9/24Digs (five games) NABlocks (three games) 15.0 vs. San Diego, 8/29Blocks (four games) 10.0 at Creighton, 9/24Blocks (five games) NAService Aces 10 vs. Louisville, 9/8

2006 Individual and Team Match Highs

2006 Misc. StatisticsSept. 24 Larson/Creighton ............................................. 18Sept. 24 Pavan/Creighton ............................................. 18Sept. 9 Pavan/Cal Poly ................................................. 18Sept. 8 Pavan/Louisville ............................................... 18Sept. 10 Larson/Minnesota ............................................ 17Sept. 16 Larson/Oklahoma ............................................. 17

50 or More AssistsDate Player/Opponent ...................................... AssistsSept. 10 Holloway/Minnesota ......................................... 57Sept. 3 Holloway/Long Beach State .............................. 53Sept. 1 Holloway/Saint Mary’s ..................................... .50

Four or More Service AcesDate Player/Opponent ............................ Service AcesSept. 8 Larson/Louisville ................................................ 5Sept. 3 Larson/Long Beach State ................................... 4

17 or More DigsDate Player/Opponent .......................................... DigsSept. 24 Busboom/Creighton ......................................... 23Sept. 16 Busboom/Oklahoma ......................................... 21Sept. 9 Busboom/Cal Poly ............................................ 20Aug. 29 Busboom/San Diego ......................................... 20

Sept. 13 Busboom/Kansas ............................................. 19Sept. 2 Larson/Middle Tennessee ................................. 19Sept. 10 Busboom/Minnesota ........................................ 18Sept. 3 Busboom/Long Beach State ............................. 17

Eight or More Total BlocksDate Player/Opponent ......................... Blocks (BS/BA)Aug. 29 Gates/San Diego ................................... 10 (0-10)Sept. 24 Stalls/Creighton ........................................ 8 (2-6)Sept. 20 Stalls/Iowa State ....................................... 8 (1-7)Aug. 29 Pavan/San Diego ....................................... 8 (0-8)


Match-by-Match LeadersDate Opponent Result Kills Blocks Assists DigsAug. 29 vs. No. 20 San Diego W, 3-0 Larson (13) Gates (10) Holloway (36) Busboom (20)Sept. 1 vs. St. Mary’s W, 3-0 Pavan (19) Stalls (4) Holloway (50) Busboom (16)Sept. 2 vs. Middle Tennessee W, 3-0, Stalls, Larson, Mancuso (10) Pavan (7) Holloway (19) Larson (19)Sept. 3 vs. Long Beach State W, 3-0 Pavan (24) Stalls, Pavan (4) Holloway (53) Busboom (17)Sept. 8 vs. No. 20 Louisville W, 3-0 Pavan (18) Stalls (4) Holloway (40) Busboom (14)Sept. 9 vs. No. 25 Cal Poly W, 3-0 Pavan (18) Stalls (6) Holloway (44) Busboom (20)Sept. 10 vs. Minnesota W, 3-1 Pavan (23) Stalls (5) Holloway (57) Busboom (18)Sept. 13 vs. Kansas W, 3-0 Pavan (12) Gates (7) Holloway (34) Busboom (19)Sept. 16 at Oklahoma W, 3-0 Larson (17) Gates (3) Holloway (41) Busboom (21)Sept. 20 vs. Iowa State W, 3-0 Pavan (15) Stalls (8) Holloway (41) Busboom (14)Sept. 23 vs. Texas Tech W, 3-0 Pavan (19) Stalls (6) Griffin (43) Busboom (14)Sept. 24 at Creighton W, 3-1 Pavan, Larson (18) Stalls (8) Holloway (38) Busboom (23)

2006 Nebraska Volleyball ResultsDate Opponent Result Score-by-game Overall Big 12 Time AttendAug. 29 vs. #20 San Diego W, 3-0 30-18, 30-25, 31-29 1-0 0-0 1:30 4,107Sept. 1 vs. St. Mary’s W, 3-0 30-23, 30-19, 30-14 2-0 0-0 1:25 4,177Sept. 2 vs. Middle Tennessee W, 3-0 30-14, 30-15, 30-15 3-0 0-0 1:23 4,270Sept. 3 vs. Long Beach State W, 3-0 30-15, 31-29, 30-25 4-0 0-0 1:35 4,102Sept. 8 vs. #20 Louisville W, 3-0 30-13, 30-24, 30-13 5-0 0-0 1:20 4,187Sept. 9 vs. #25 Cal Poly W, 3-0 30-23, 30-23, 30-22 6-0 0-0 1:32 4,170Sept. 10 vs. Minnesota W, 3-1 28-30, 30-25, 30-22, 30-22 7-0 0-0 2:00 4,114Sept. 13 vs. Kansas W, 3-0 30-24, 30-21, 30-24 8-0 1-0 1:35 4,128Sept. 16 at Oklahoma W, 3-0 30-27, 30-18, 34-32 9-0 2-0 1:44 703Sept. 20 vs. Iowa State W, 3-0 31-29, 30-20, 30-17 10-0 3-0 1:29 4,079Sept. 23 vs. Texas Tech W, 3-0 30-27, 30-17, 30-24 11-0 4-0 1:25 4,111Sept. 24 at Creighton W, 3-1 27-30, 30-24, 30-13, 30-18 12-0 4-0 1:55 12,112


2006 Nebraska CornhuskersNo. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Last School)1 Maggie Griffin S 6-0 Jr. St. Charles, Ill. (Rosary/Michigan State)3 Christina Houghtelling (C) OH 6-2 Sr. Cambridge, Neb. (Cambridge)4 Brooke Bartek OH 6-2 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast)5 Rachel Schwartz L/DS 5-9 So. Lincoln, Neb. (East)7 Dani Mancuso OH 6-2 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Gross)9 Sarah Pavan RS 6-5 Jr. Kitchener, Ontario (Forest Heights Collegiate Institute)10 Jordan Larson OH 6-2 So. Hooper, Neb. (Logan View)11 Tracy Stalls (C) MB 6-3 Jr. Denver, Colo. (Lakewood)12 Rachel Holloway S 5-10 R-Fr. Franklin, Tenn. (Smoky Hill, Colo.) 15 Kori Cooper MB 6-2 Fr. Amarillo, Texas (Amarillo)17 Amanda Gates MB 6-2 So. Columbus, Neb. (Columbus)18 Dani Busboom (C) L 5-11 Sr. Cortland, Neb. (Freeman)(C) - 2006 Captains

Coaching and Administrative StaffHead Coach: John Cook, Seventh Year (San Diego, 1979)Head Assistant Coach: Lee Maes, Second Year (Long Beach State, 1994) Assistant Coach: Charlene Tagaloa, Fourth Year (BYU, 1999)Director of Operations: Lindsay WischmeierAthletic Trainer: Jolene EmricsonStrength Coach: Laura PilakowskiTeam Managers: Ben Boldt and Bill Egbert

Pronunciation GuideName PronunciationChristina Houghtelling HOE-tell-ingDani Mancuso Man-CUE-soSarah Pavan PAV (rhymes with Have) - inLee Maes MAYSCharlene Johnson-Tagaloa Ton-ga-LOE-uhLindsay Wischmeier WISH-my-erHoooper, Neb. HUP-Purr


Career History vs. Baylor Busboom, DaniSeason GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G2003.. 7-2 1 0.14 1 4 .000 50 7.14 1 0.14 2 17 2.43 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 2.0 0.292004.. 7-2 2 0.29 1 4 .250 95 13.57 1 0.14 3 22 3.14 0 0 1 1 0.14 1 4 3.5 0.432005.. 6-2 0 0.00 0 0 .000 38 6.33 0 0.00 2 10 1.67 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.0 0.00TOTAL. 20-6 3 0.15 2 8 .125 183 9.15 2 0.10 7 49 2.45 0 0 1 1 0.05 2 6 5.5 0.25

Griffin, MaggieSeason GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G2005.. 6-2 0 0.00 0 1 .000 47 7.83 1 0.17 2 10 1.67 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 1.0 0.17TOTAL. 6-2 0 0.00 0 1 .000 47 7.83 1 0.17 2 10 1.67 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 1.0 0.17

Larson, JordanSeason GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G2005.. 6-2 20 3.33 0 36 .556 1 0.17 3 0.50 3 16 2.67 1 0 1 1 0.17 1 0 23.5 3.83TOTAL. 6-2 20 3.33 0 36 .556 1 0.17 3 0.50 3 16 2.67 1 0 1 1 0.17 1 0 23.5 3.83

Mancuso, DaniSeason GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G2003.. 4-1 4 1.00 7 24 -.125 3 0.75 1 0.25 1 10 2.50 0 1 2 3 0.75 0 0 7.0 1.752004.. 4-2 15 3.75 5 34 .294 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 6 1.50 0 1 1 2 0.50 0 0 16.5 4.002005.. 3-2 9 3.00 0 12 .750 0 0.00 1 0.33 1 3 1.00 1 0 1 1 0.33 0 0 10.5 3.33TOTAL. 11-5 28 2.55 12 70 .229 3 0.27 2 0.18 6 19 1.73 1 2 4 6 0.55 0 0 34.0 3.09

Pavan, SarahSeason GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G2004.. 7-2 34 4.86 15 75 .253 3 0.43 3 0.43 4 13 1.86 0 1 8 9 1.29 0 0 42.0 6.002005.. 6-2 25 4.17 3 42 .524 1 0.17 4 0.67 5 6 1.00 2 0 7 7 1.17 0 0 32.5 5.33TOTAL. 13-4 59 4.54 18 117 .350 4 0.31 7 0.54 9 19 1.46 2 1 15 16 1.23 0 0 74.5 5.69

Schwartz, RachelSeason GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G2005.. 1-2 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00TOTAL. 1-2 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00

Stalls, TracySeason GP-MP K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SA/G SE DIG D/G RE BS BA TB B/G BE BHE Points Pts/G2004.. 4-1 10 2.50 5 21 .238 2 0.50 1 0.25 1 10 2.50 1 0 3 3 0.75 0 0 12.5 3.002005.. 6-2 6 1.00 3 23 .130 2 0.33 0 0.00 0 2 0.33 0 0 5 5 0.83 0 0 8.5 1.33TOTAL. 10-3 16 1.60 8 44 .182 4 0.40 1 0.10 1 12 1.20 1 0 8 8 0.80 0 0 21.0 2.10*-TOTAL only denotes played played only in 2005 match

Nebraska Volleyball Weekly Release • 2006 Boxscores

#1 Nebraska vs. San Diego(Aug. 29, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 5 RECORDSSan Diego 18 25 29 3-0Nebraska 30 30 31 0-0

San Diego K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BADegroot, Amy 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 0Dawson, Christie 9 8 36 .028 1 1 8 0 1Abrahamson, Laurel 2 3 14 -.071 0 0 2 0 2Nyrop, Jessica 3 2 7 .143 26 0 5 0 1Carlson, Kristen 13 13 47 .000 1 1 12 1 1Andersen, Jessica 1 1 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0McCarthy, Moira 2 2 8 .000 0 0 1 0 2Murphy, Laura 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0Webster, Kayleen 0 0 0 .000 2 1 15 0 0Wiskar, Erin 3 1 9 .222 0 0 5 0 1Csaszi, Andrea 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 0 0Totals 33 31 126 .016 31 3 52 1 8

TEAM ATTACK PER GAMEGame K E TA .Pct1 10 10 36 .0002 10 10 42 .0003 13 11 48 .042TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0

Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BASchwartz, Rachel 0 0 1 .000 0 0 2 0 0Pavan, Sarah 12 8 38 .105 1 0 2 0 8Larson, Jordan 13 5 35 .229 2 3 8 2 2Stalls, Tracy 8 1 14 .500 0 0 2 0 3Holloway, Rachel 3 1 11 .182 36 2 11 0 0Gates, Amanda 2 3 12 -.083 2 0 1 0 10Mancuso, Dani 7 2 20 .250 0 0 3 0 5Busboom, Dani 0 0 0 .000 2 2 20 0 0Totals 45 20 131 .191 43 7 49 2 28


Huskers Open Year with Sweep of USDLincoln – Behind a career-high 10 blocks from sophomore

Amanda Gates, No. 1 Nebraska opened the season with a 30-18, 30-25, 31-29 victory over No. 20 San Diego on Aug. 29.

Gates, making her first career start, put on a blocking clinic against the Toreros, establishing a career high after totaling just 13 in nine matches as a freshman.

Gates led a stifling Husker defense that held San Diego (3-1) to just .016 hitting after the Toreros hit .307 in their first three wins. All-American Sarah Pavan had eight blocks and 12 kills, while outside hitter Dani Mancuso had five blocks – one off her career high – and seven kills.

The Huskers, who started three players who had one or fewer career starts, were led by their veterans against the Toreros. Senior Dani Busboom totaled a match-high 20 digs, including several in spectacular fashion, in her first career start at libero, while Pavan, Jordan Larson and Tracy Stalls combined for 33 kills.

Larson, a preseason All-Big 12 pick, tied USD’s Kristen Carlson for match-high honors with 13 kills, while also chipping in three aces, eight digs and four blocks, while Stalls had eight kills on .500 hitting and a trio of blocks.

#1 Nebraska vs. Saint Mary’s (Sept. 1, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 RECORDSSaint Mary’s 23 19 14 3-1Nebraska 30 30 30 2-0

Saint Mary’s K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BAThompson, Erin 0 0 0 .000 1 0 8 0 0Stidham, Missie 9 4 34 .147 3 1 14 1 0Barker, Brittany 4 2 11 .182 0 0 0 0 2Bible, Mandy 4 1 7 .429 24 0 4 0 2Kirk, Christina 6 1 12 .417 0 1 0 1 0Gonzalez, Nikki 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 0Jaeckel, Lauren 4 4 17 .000 0 0 1 0 0Groess, Taylor 3 1 14 .143 1 0 0 0 0Holland, Lauren 2 0 5 .400 0 0 0 0 0Burton, Megan 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Parker, Lyndsey 0 0 0 .000 1 0 5 0 0Totals 32 13 100 .190 30 2 34 2 4


Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BASchwartz, Rachel 0 0 1 .000 1 0 3 0 0Pavan, Sarah 19 1 30 .600 1 0 2 0 3Larson, Jordan 13 1 23 .522 3 2 12 0 1Stalls, Tracy 9 1 13 .615 2 0 4 0 4Holloway, Rachel 5 1 6 .667 50 0 7 0 1Gates, Amanda 5 1 11 .364 0 0 1 0 3Griffin, Maggie 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Bartek, Brooke 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Mancuso, Dani 11 4 27 .259 0 0 2 1 2Cooper, Kori 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 0Busboom, Dani 0 0 0 .000 2 1 16 0 0Totals 64 9 113 .487 59 3 47 1 14


NU Sweep Saint Mary’sLincoln – All-American Sarah Pavan’s 19-kill night led a

potent offensive attack, as No. 1 Nebraska turned in one of its best hitting nights in school history in a 30-23, 30-19, 30-14 sweep of previously unbeaten Saint Mary’s at the Nebraska Invitational.

Pavan totaled a match-high 19 kills on .600 hitting, marking the third time in her career that the Kitchener, Ontario, native hit over .600 in a match.

The junior was one of three Huskers that finished in double figures in kills, as NU’s .489 hitting was its best in any match since 2002 and the highest in a non-conference match in seven seasons.

Sophomore Jordan Larson finished with 13 kills on .522 hitting and 12 digs for her sixth career double-double, while Danu Mancuso added 11 kills and three blocks. Pavan, Larson and middle blocker Tracy Stalls, who had nine kills on .615 hitting, combined for just three errors all evening and one in the first two games, .

Freshman Rachel Holloway keyed the attack with 50 assists, seven digs and five kills on six swings against the Gaels.

#1 Nebraska vs. Middle Tennessee (Sept. 2, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 RECORDSMiddle Tennessee 14 15 15 3-1Nebraska 30 30 30 3-0

Middle Tennessee K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BAAsberry,Ashley 3 12 21 -.429 0 0 0 0 1Sumrell, Megan 0 0 1 .000 7 0 3 0 0Robinson,Jessica 2 4 11 -.182 0 0 0 1 1Adams,Ashley 4 7 26 -.115 0 1 1 0 2Scott,Quanshell 3 1 12 .167 0 0 0 0 2Monasterolo,Victoria 6 3 21 .143 0 0 2 0 0Carter,Megan 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Waugh, Ashley 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0Slowik, Theresa 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 0Lemau’u,Alicia 0 0 1 .000 0 0 16 0 0Clark, Leslie 0 0 1 .000 12 0 5 0 0McGlothin,Sasha 2 2 5 .000 0 0 0 0 0Mead,Ashley 1 1 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0Totals 21 30 102 -.088 19 1 30 1 6

TEAM ATTACK PER GAMEGame K E TA .Pct1 8 9 32 -.0312 7 9 38 -.0533 6 12 32 -.188TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0

Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BAMancuso, Dani 10 3 26 .269 0 0 3 0 3Pavan, Sarah 8 2 18 .333 1 3 2 0 7Larson, Jordan 10 2 17 .471 0 1 19 1 1Stalls, Tracy 10 0 14 .714 1 0 0 1 3Holloway, Rachel 1 0 1 1.000 19 1 4 0 0Gates, Amanda 2 2 8 .000 0 0 0 0 5Griffin, Maggie 1 0 1 1.000 16 1 2 0 0Bartek, Brooke 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 0Schwartz, Rachel 0 0 0 .000 1 0 4 0 0Cooper, Kori 2 0 5 .400 0 0 2 0 3Busboom, Dani 1 0 1 1.000 1 0 7 0 0Totals 45 10 92 .380 39 6 43 2 22


Husker Stuff Middle TennesseeLincoln – Jordan Larson’s second double-double in as

many nights sparked an outstanding defensive performance, leading No. 1 Nebraska to a sweep of Middle Tennessee State, 30-14, 30-15, 30-15 at the Nebraska Invitational.

Larson totaled 19 digs, including 10 in the opening game, as the 6-foot-2 sophomore matched her career high set in a five-game win last September in Minnesota. Larson also tied for match-high honors with 10 kills on .471 hitting, as the Huskers improved to 3-0 on the season.

Behind Larson’s effort and a stifling Husker block, Nebraska held Middle Tennessee State (3-2) to negative .088 hitting, the third-lowest total by a Husker opponent since John Cook took over the Husker program in 2000. Four players had at least three blocks, including seven by All-American Sarah Pavan and five by sophomore Amanda Gates

Dani Mancuso and Tracy Stalls tied Larson for match-high honors with 10 kills apiece, as the Huskers hit .380 on the match and .433 in both games two and three while shuttling players in and out of the lineup.

Nebraska Volleyball Weekly Release • 2006 Boxscores & Recaps

#1 Nebraska vs. Long Beach State (Sept. 3, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 RECORDSLong Beach St. 15 29 25 5-2Nebraska 30 31 30 4-0

Long Beach State K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BAHudson, Sarah 2 1 5 .200 0 0 1 0 0Washington, Naomi 8 0 20 .400 0 0 2 0 2Hasalikova, Michaela 7 1 14 .429 0 0 0 1 3Vargas, Nicole 4 1 9 .333 31 1 10 0 3Miramontes, Robin 6 6 30 .000 4 0 7 0 1Crimes, Alexis 5 2 18 .167 0 0 2 0 3Buggs, Cynthia 0 0 2 .000 2 0 1 0 0Murray, Iris 0 0 0 .000 0 0 13 0 0Whitfield, Talaya 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Verdin, Quincy 11 4 30 .233 1 0 2 0 0Totals 43 15 128 .219 38 1 38 1 12


Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BASchwartz, Rachel 0 0 0 .000 1 0 5 0 0Pavan, Sarah 24 6 44 .409 1 0 4 0 4Larson, Jordan 9 5 25 .160 1 4 14 2 0Stalls, Tracy 14 2 20 .600 1 1 3 0 4Holloway, Rachel 3 0 4 .750 53 0 11 0 1Gates, Amanda 6 1 11 .455 0 0 1 0 3Mancuso, Dani 8 5 22 .136 1 0 4 1 3Busboom, Dani 0 0 0 .000 1 0 17 0 0Totals 64 19 126 .357 59 5 59 3 15


Huskers Topple Long Beach StateLincoln – Tracy Stalls matched her career high with 14

kills, leading No. 1 Nebraska to a 3-0 victory (30-15, 31-29, 30-25) over Long Beach State at the Nebraska Invitational Sunday on Sept. 3.

A 6-foot-3 middle blocker from Denver, Stalls totaled 14 kills on just 20 swings and added a match-high four blocks, as the Huskers improved to 4-0 on the season and extended their home winning streak to 38 matches.

Stalls was one of four Huskers selected to the all-tournament team, joining tournament MVP Sarah Pavan, setter Rachel Holloway and Jordan Larson after a perfect 3-0 weekend.

Pavan totaled a match-high 24 kills, including 18 in the first two games, on .409 hitting and added four blocks. Holloway posted her second double-double of the season with 53 assists and 11 digs and helped NU hit .350 or better for the third straight match. Larson narrowly missed out on her third double-double of the weekend with nine kills and 14 digs, but tied her career high with four aces, including three straight in the openers, sparking NU’s decisive run.

The Huskers out-hit the 49ers, .357-.219, en route to picking up NU’s first win against the 49ers since 1985. Dani Busboom tallied a match-high 17 digs, as NU out-dug Long Beach State, 59-38, and held the 49ers to just .219 hitting in the match between two of the country’s long-time volleyball powers.

#1 Nebraska vs. #20 Louisville(Sept. 8, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 RECORDSLouisville 13 24 13 4-3Nebraska 30 30 30 5-0

Louisville K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BALiu, Rui 4 2 7 .286 0 0 7 0 1Marsh, Stephanie 7 6 21 .048 4 0 6 1 1Brown, Lecia 1 1 7 .000 0 0 0 0 2Dabbs, Samantha 1 1 6 .000 16 0 4 0 0Kolesnikova,Tatyana 5 2 16 .188 0 1 2 0 1Matiasovska, Jana 2 3 12 -.083 0 0 2 0 1Wetterer, Kristie 0 0 0 .000 0 1 3 0 0Dukule, Svetlana 0 1 2 -.500 0 0 0 0 0Yartseva Stewart, Ana 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 0Pilnikova, Elena 1 0 3 .333 3 0 0 0 0Landi, Justine 3 4 16 -.062 0 0 3 0 0Totals 24 20 90 .044 23 2 29 1 6

TEAM ATTACK PER GAMEGame K E TA .Pct1 4 7 25 -.1202 12 8 43 .0933 8 5 22 .136TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0

Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BASchwartz, Rachel 0 0 0 .000 2 1 3 0 0Pavan, Sarah 18 4 31 .452 0 0 5 0 1Larson, Jordan 14 3 25 .440 3 5 8 3 0Stalls, Tracy 8 1 11 .636 1 0 4 0 4Holloway, Rachel 2 0 5 .400 40 0 7 0 0Gates, Amanda 1 3 5 -.400 0 0 1 0 0Griffin, Maggie 0 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0Bartek, Brooke 2 0 2 1.000 0 1 0 0 0Mancuso, Dani 6 2 15 .267 0 0 2 0 3Cooper, Kori 2 1 4 .250 1 0 0 0 0Busboom, Dani 0 0 0 .000 0 3 14 0 0Totals 53 14 98 .398 51 10 44 3 8


Pavan Reaches Milestone in NU WinLincoln – ll-American Sarah Pavan totaled a match-high

18 kills, including the 1,000th of her career, as top-ranked Nebraska rolled to a 30-13, 30-24, 30-13 victory over No. 20 Louisville at the Ameritas Players Challenge.

Pavan needed only 236 games to reach that plateau, just ahead of the previous mark of 238 set by U.S. Olympian Nancy Metcalf (Meendering). Pavan, who hit .452 on 31 swings, reached the milestone midway through game two, as her 13th kill of the match highlighted a decisive 4-0 run for Nebraska (5-0).

Pavan’s performance was one of several highlights for the Big Red, as the Huskers hit .398 en route to upping their record to 5-0, including two wins over ranked teams. Jordan Larson turned in a strong effort, totaling 14 kills on .440 hitting and a career-high five aces. Tracy Stalls hit .636 with eight kills and a match-high four blocks, as the Huskers held Louisville to .044 hitting.

The Huskers, who held Louisville to its two lowest game totals in the rally-scoring era, totaled a season-high 10 aces, including five by Larson and three by Dani Busboom, who also chipped in a match-high 14 digs.

#1 Nebraska vs. #25 Cal Poly (Sept. 9, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 RECORDSCal Poly 23 23 22 5-3Nebraska 30 30 30 6-0

Cal Poly K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BAWaller, Alicia 13 3 31 .323 0 1 10 0 0Milton, Candace 3 0 10 .300 0 0 0 1 2Bertoni, Ashleigh 8 3 26 .192 1 0 0 0 5Houston, Jaclyn 3 6 11 -.273 0 0 0 0 5Hayes, Chelsea 0 1 3 -.333 34 0 13 0 0Fithian, Haley 10 5 37 .135 1 1 7 0 4Riviere, Sarah 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Jackson, Kristin 0 0 1 .000 0 0 11 0 0Hinkle, Katherine 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0Suttich, Caitlin 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 0 0Totals 37 18 119 .160 36 2 45 1 16


Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BAMancuso, Dani 9 3 24 .250 2 0 2 0 0Pavan, Sarah 18 5 37 .351 0 3 7 1 4Larson, Jordan 16 8 40 .200 3 2 13 1 1Stalls, Tracy 5 2 14 .214 1 0 1 2 4Holloway, Rachel 4 1 7 .429 44 0 11 1 1Gates, Amanda 2 1 8 .125 0 0 1 0 2Schwartz, Rachel 0 0 0 .000 1 0 4 0 0Cooper, Kori 2 0 5 .400 0 0 0 0 0Busboom, Dani 1 0 1 1.000 2 0 20 0 0Totals 57 20 136 .272 53 5 59 5 12


Huskers Win Defensive BattleLincoln – Dani Busboom led a strong defensive effort

with 20 digs, leading top-ranked Nebraska to a 30-23, 30-23, 30-22 victory over No. 25 Cal Poly Saturday evening.

The Huskers out-dug Cal Poly, 59-45 while holding the Mustangs to .160 hitting en route to its second win over a ranked opponent this weekend.

The Huskers relied on their outside hitters against the Mustangs, as Sarah Pavan, Larson and Dani Mancuso combined for 43 kills, seven blocks and five service aces.

Pavan led all players with 18 kills on .351 hitting while adding five blocks and a season-high seven digs. Larson posted her third double-double of the year with 16 kills and 13 digs, while Mancuso had nine kills in helping the Huskers improve to 6-0 on the season.

Nebraska Volleyball Weekly Release • 2006 Boxscores

#1 Nebraska vs. Minnesota(Sept. 10, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 RECORDSMinnesota 30 25 22 22 2-4Nebraska 28 30 30 30 7-0

Minnesota K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BABowman, Kelly 10 3 26 .269 4 1 10 1 0Cumpston, Meghan 2 2 12 .000 0 1 3 0 0Nelson, Meredith 7 4 26 .115 0 0 0 0 1Hartmann, Rachel 1 2 6 -.167 58 0 15 0 2Jones, Jessy 10 2 20 .400 0 0 2 1 3Roehrig, Kyla 19 3 33 .485 0 0 1 0 3Schmidt, Kelly 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 1Hagerty, Rachelle 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 0Wilber, Michele 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Chin, Krista 0 0 1 .000 0 0 10 0 0Tan, Christine 0 0 0 .000 0 0 21 0 0Vatterrodt, Katie 17 7 34 .294 0 0 1 0 0Totals 66 25 160 .256 62 2 63 2 10

TEAM ATTACK PER GAMEGame K E TA .Pct1 20 3 39 .4362 17 8 45 .2003 14 9 39 .1284 15 5 37 .270TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0

Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BASchwartz, Rachel 0 0 0 .000 0 0 11 0 0Pavan, Sarah 23 3 47 .426 2 1 11 0 1Larson, Jordan 17 5 35 .343 6 1 11 0 1Stalls, Tracy 14 3 30 .367 0 0 2 1 4Holloway, Rachel 7 1 12 .500 57 0 8 0 2Gates, Amanda 1 0 5 .200 0 0 0 0 1Mancuso, Dani 8 5 28 .107 0 0 0 1 1Cooper, Kori 2 1 5 .200 1 0 1 0 0Busboom, Dani 1 0 1 1.000 4 3 18 0 0Totals 73 18 163 .337 70 5 62 2 10


Huskers Top Gophers for Tourney TitleLincoln – Behind double-doubles from Sarah Pavan and

Jordan Larson, No. 1 Nebraska survived Minnesota’s upset bid, posting a 28-30, 30-25, 20-22, 30-22 victory over the Golden Gophers to win the Ameritas Players Challenge on Sept. 10.

The Huskers (7-0) took their own tournament title for the second consecutive weekend, as Pavan totaled a match-high 23 kills on. 407 hitting and 11 digs for her first double-double of the year and seventh of her career. Pavan earned tournament MVP honors, as the 6-foot-5 right side hitter averaged 5.90 kills on .409 hitting, 2.30 digs and 0.70 blocks in three victories, including a pair of sweeps over ranked teams.

Larson joined Pavan on the all-tournament team after posting her fifth double-double of the year with 17 kills and 11 digs. Larson totaled 12 of her kills in the final two games, including five kills on nine swings in the finale. Rachel Holloway was the third Husker on the all-tournament team, as the setter totaled a career-best 57 assists, eight digs and seven kills. Holloway helped the Huskers hit .337 as a team, including .405 in game four.

Tracy Stalls was the third Husker to finish in double figures in kills, as the junior tied or set career highs in kills (14) and attempts (30) while leading NU with five blocks.

#1 Nebraska vs. Kansas(Sept. 13, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 RECORDSKansas 24 21 24 7-3Nebraska 30 30 30 8-0

Kansas K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BAMartincich, Katie 2 1 5 .200 24 0 11 0 0Correa, Jana 14 7 45 .156 1 0 10 0 1Brown, Emily 5 5 24 .000 7 1 10 0 1Williams, Brittany 3 6 20 -.150 0 0 2 2 1Hill, Megan 4 3 12 .083 0 0 2 0 2Noyes, Savannah 8 8 22 .000 1 0 0 0 3Morningstar, Linsey 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Mathewson, Jamie 0 0 0 .000 1 0 15 0 0Grieb, Melissa 0 0 1 .000 0 1 7 0 0Mazour, Paige 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Mahoney, Caitlin 0 1 2 -.500 0 0 0 0 0Wittman, Dani 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Totals 36 31 131 .038 34 2 57 2 8


Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BASchwartz, Rachel 0 2 4 -.500 1 0 6 0 0Pavan, Sarah 12 5 35 .200 1 0 4 0 4Larson, Jordan 11 8 39 .077 0 2 8 1 2Stalls, Tracy 6 3 15 .200 0 1 2 1 4Holloway, Rachel 3 0 7 .429 35 1 14 0 3Gates, Amanda 6 3 12 .250 0 0 0 2 5Griffin, Maggie 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Mancuso, Dani 6 2 18 .222 1 0 0 1 0Busboom, Dani 0 0 2 .000 4 1 19 0 0Totals 44 23 132 .159 42 5 53 5 18


Huskers Sweep KU to Open Big 12 SlateLincoln –Behind seven blocks from Amanda Gates, top-

ranked Nebraska remained perfect on the season, posting a 30-24, 30-21, 30-24 victory over Kansas in its Big 12 opener on Wednesday in front of a sold-out crowd of 4,128 and a national television audience.

The Huskers, who improved to 8-0 on the season, recorded 14 blocks and held Kansas (7-3, 0-1 Big 12) to just .038 hitting. With the sweep - NU’s seventh in eight matches – the Huskers extended their home winning streak to 41 matches.

Gates, who also totaled six kills, provided an early spark, totaling six blocks and four kills in game one alone, as her blocking total was her best since recording 10 in NU’s season opener on Aug. 29. Tracy Stalls also had five blocks, as Kansas hit .061 or lower in all three games and fell to NU for the 77th straight time.

Sarah Pavan paced NU with 12 kills and chipped in four blocks, while Jordan Larson added 11 kills, two aces and eight digs. Rachel Holloway totaled her fourth double-double with 35 assists and a career-high 14 digs.

#1 Nebraska at Oklahoma(Sept. 16, 2006 at Norman, Okla.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 RECORDSNebraska 30 30 34 9-0, 2-0 Big 12Oklahoma 27 18 32 9-3, 1-1 Big 12

Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BASchwartz, Rachel 0 0 0 .000 1 1 7 0 0Pavan, Sarah 14 5 38 .237 1 0 3 0 2Larson, Jordan 17 5 38 .316 0 3 11 1 0Stalls, Tracy 3 1 8 .250 1 1 1 1 1Holloway, Rachel 3 0 6 .500 41 0 8 0 2Gates, Amanda 3 2 8 .125 0 0 0 0 3Griffin, Maggie 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Mancuso, Dani 9 5 22 .182 0 0 0 0 0Busboom, Dani 1 0 1 1.000 3 0 21 0 0Totals 50 18 121 .264 47 5 51 2 8


Oklahoma K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BAJackson, Rachel 3 0 5 .600 38 2 12 0 2Tomes, Laura 10 3 21 .333 1 0 1 0 1Weiland, Sarah 7 3 12 .333 0 0 0 0 2Schmitt, Joanna 17 10 48 .146 1 0 6 0 1Laplante, Bridget 6 5 26 .038 1 0 4 0 0Santos, Eliane 3 2 19 .053 0 0 1 1 4Chester, Julie 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0Stadel, Anna 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Monsen, Anna 0 0 0 .000 1 0 11 0 0Blum, Mariana 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0Sharp, Hannah 0 0 0 .000 1 0 8 0 0Totals 46 23 132 .174 44 2 43 1 10


Huskers Top OU, 3-0Norman, Okla. – Jordan Larson’s fifth double-double of

the season lifted top-ranked Nebraska to a 3-0 sweep of Oklahoma (30-27, 30-18, 34-32) at the McCasland Field House on Sept. 16

Larson paced the Huskers with 17 kills and 11 digs and three aces as Nebraska (9-0, 2-0 Big 12) went on the road for the first time in 2006. The Huskers held Oklahoma to .174 hitting – more than 100 points below its season average – while snapping the Sooners’ seven-match win streak.

Dani Busboom established a career-high with 21 digs, her third 20-plus dig match of the season, as the Huskers out-dug OU (9-3, 1-1 Big 12), 51-43. Sarah Pavan also finished with 14 kills, while Dani Mancuso added nine kills for the Huskers.

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#1 Nebraska vs. Iowa State(Sept. 20, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 RECORDSIowa State 29 20 17 9-3, 1-1 Big 12Nebraska 31 30 30 10-0, 3-0 Big 12

Iowa State K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BACady, Laura 0 1 1 -1.000 1 0 4 0 0Manns, Kaylee 0 2 6 -.333 36 0 15 0 1Boeve, Erin 7 4 17 .176 0 0 2 1 2Klein, Jessica 5 3 20 .100 0 0 1 0 2Lorenzen, Nicole 8 8 29 .000 0 0 11 0 1Jessen, Katie 12 7 31 .161 0 1 12 0 1Churm, Katie 0 0 0 .000 0 0 10 0 0Kieger, Diane 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 0Cummings, Lauren 6 2 16 .250 0 0 1 0 1Totals 38 28 121 .083 37 1 56 1 8


Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BASchwartz, Rachel 0 0 1 .000 1 0 4 0 0Pavan, Sarah 15 6 35 .257 0 1 3 0 5Larson, Jordan 11 3 32 .250 3 1 11 1 1Stalls, Tracy 8 2 20 .300 1 0 7 1 7Holloway, Rachel 5 3 10 .200 41 0 8 0 3Gates, Amanda 2 2 7 .000 0 0 0 0 1Mancuso, Dani 8 2 28 .214 0 0 1 1 1Cooper, Kori 2 0 2 1.000 0 0 2 0 2Busboom, Dani 1 0 1 1.000 2 0 14 0 0Totals 52 18 136 .250 48 2 50 3 20


Huskers Sweep Cyclones, 3-0Lincoln – All-American Sarah Pavan had a match-high

15 kills and five blocks, as top-ranked Nebraska swept Iowa State, 31-29, 30-20, 30-17, on Wednesday.

The Huskers (10-0, 3-0 Big 12) relied on a balanced offense with four players totaling at least eight kills. Sophomore Jordan Larson turned in her sixth double-double of the season with 11 kills and 11 digs, while Tracy Stalls and Dani Mancuso also chipped eight kills apiece in the victory. Stalls totaled six of her seven kills in the finale, and set season bests with eight blocks and seven digs.

The Huskers, who improved to 69-0 all-time against ISU, wore down the Cyclones, who entered the match match leading the Big 12 in blocks and opponent hitting percentage. NU out-hit ISU, .250-.083, while totaling 13 blocks, compared to only five for the visitors. It marked the fifth time in 10 matches this season that the Huskers have held an opponent to under .100 hitting.

#1 Nebraska vs. Texas Tech(Sept. 23, 2006 at Lincoln, Neb.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 RECORDSTexas Tech 27 17 24 8-6, 0-4 Big 12Nebraska 30 30 30 11-0, 4-0 Big 12

Texas Tech K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BACharlebois, Amy 8 2 21 .286 0 0 2 0 1Sang, Philister 13 5 38 .211 1 0 10 1 2Lyons, Kiley 9 5 28 .143 0 2 5 0 0Ziegler, Emily 0 2 6 -.333 21 0 8 0 0Ostmeyer, Alicia 1 3 8 -.250 0 0 1 0 3Gottschalk, Laura 1 2 6 -.167 1 0 0 0 0Pauley, Jamye 2 1 3 .333 0 0 3 0 0Hicks, Holly 1 0 3 .333 12 0 2 0 1Bucy, Robyn 2 2 8 .000 0 0 1 0 1Harrell, Jenn 0 0 0 .000 1 1 6 0 0Hiller, Amanda 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0Flores, Michelle 1 3 4 -.500 1 0 0 0 0Louis, Lindsey 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Totals 38 25 125 .104 37 3 39 1 8


Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BAGriffin, Maggie 3 1 9 .222 43 0 9 0 1Schwartz, Rachel 0 0 0 .000 1 1 12 0 0Pavan, Sarah 19 6 37 .351 2 3 1 1 0Larson, Jordan 10 4 24 .250 3 1 13 1 1Stalls, Tracy 9 1 11 .727 1 0 4 1 5Cooper, Kori 5 0 11 .455 0 0 1 0 1Mancuso, Dani 8 4 28 .143 1 0 4 0 4Holloway, Rachel 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Busboom, Dani 0 0 0 .000 1 0 14 0 0Totals 54 16 120 .317 52 5 58 3 12


Huskers Power Past Texas TechLincoln – Middle blockers Tracy Stalls and Kori Cooper

combined for 14 kills and seven blocks, as top-ranked Nebraska posted a 30-27, 30-17, 30-24 sweep of Texas Tech on Saturday.

The Huskers, who improved to 11-0 on the season and 3-0 in Big 12 play, used a revamped lineup, starting Maggie Griffin at setter and Kori Cooper at middle blocker for the first time this season. The results paid off as Cooper totaled five kills on .455 hitting and a block in her first career start, while Griffin nearly posted a double-double with 43 assists and nine digs. NU hit .317 as a team, its best performance in four matches.

Stalls keyed NU’s middle blocker attack, as the junior totaled nine kills on .727 hitting also added six blocks as four Huskers totaled at least eight kills in the win. All-American Sarah Pavan led NU with 19 kills on .351 hitting, while Jordan Larson totaled her team-best seventh double-double with 10 kills and 13 digs. Dani Mancuso also totaled eight kills, four blocks and four digs for NU, which posted its 10th sweep in 11 matches.

The Huskers held Texas Tech (8-6, 0-4 Big 12) to just .104 hitting and out-dug the Red Raiders, 58-39, as Dani Busboom recorded a match-high 14 digs, while Rachel Schwartz established a career high with 12 digs.

#1 Nebraska at Creighton (Sept. 24, 2006 at Omaha, Neb.)

GAME SCORES 1 2 3 RECORDSNebraska 27 30 30 30 12-0Creighton 30 24 13 18 11-3

Nebraska K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BAGriffin, Maggie 0 1 2 -.500 17 1 9 0 1Schwartz, Rachel 0 0 1 .000 0 0 14 0 0Pavan, Sarah 18 5 50 .260 1 0 7 0 4Larson, Jordan 18 2 53 .302 2 1 12 1 1Stalls, Tracy 11 2 20 .450 2 0 4 2 6Cooper, Kori 3 0 4 .750 1 0 0 0 0Bartek, Brooke 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 0Mancuso, Dani 11 5 31 .194 0 0 2 0 0Holloway, Rachel 4 2 11 .182 38 0 9 0 1Gates, Amanda 2 0 3 .667 1 0 1 0 1Busboom, Dani 1 0 1 1.000 3 0 23 0 0Totals 68 18 177 .282 65 2 81 3 146


Creighton K E TA .PCT A SA DIG BS BACvejdlik, Amanda 11 2 23 .391 0 0 6 1 3Baumann, Abby 9 7 39 .051 1 0 10 0 1Houts, Jessica 7 3 28 .143 1 0 2 1 5Goc, Kelly 12 6 48 .125 1 0 5 1 1Lebeda, Korie 6 4 15 .133 38 0 12 2 2Schulze, Sarah 6 6 27 .000 3 2 7 0 0Greisch, Emily 0 0 0 .000 1 0 13 0 0Jackson, Julianne 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0Bloemke, Lauren 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0 0 0 0Mehal, Katie 0 0 0 .000 2 1 24 0 0Totals 51 29 181 .122 47 3 79 5 12

TEAM ATTACK PER GAMEGame K E TA .Pct1 18 4 48 .2922 16 5 46 .2393 8 7 43 .0234 9 13 44 -.091TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.0

Huskers Top ‘Jays at Qwest CenterOmaha – Jordan Larson’s 18 kills led four Huskers

in double figures, as No. 1 Nebraska survived an early scare to top Creighton, 27-30, 30-24, 30-13, 30-18 in front of a frenzied crowd of 12,112 at Qwest Center Omaha on Sept. 24. Larson, whose 18 kills were one off a career high, add 12 digs en route to her sixth double-double in NU’s last seven matches and team-best eighth of the season. All-American Sarah Pavan tied Larson for match-high honors with 18 kills and added four blocks, while Omaha native Dani Mancuso and Tracy Stalls rounded out the quartet with 11 kills apiece for the Huskers (12-0).

Stalls, who hit .450 and led the Huskers with eight blocks, turned the match around for Nebraska at the end of game two, delivering three consecutive kills to erase a 23-22 deficit after the Huskers dropped the opener. From that point, Nebraska took control of the match, holding Creighton (11-3) to negative hitting over the final two games in posting double-digit wins

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