Nebraska
Athlete of the week: Abbey Schwarz, raising the bar for Nebraska soccer
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska women’s soccer team had a magical season in 2023, and senior forward Abbey Schwarz hopes to lead the Huskers to an even greater campaign in 2024.
Schwarz enters her senior season with an already loaded resume.
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023, 2024), Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023), Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 26) and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2022, 2023, 2024) are just a few awards to her name.
The Huskers kicked off preseason soccer last Monday.
Schwarz made her presence on the pitch known with two goals to help give Nebraska a 5-1 win over Kansas City.
“Finishing off some of those scrappier goals is one of my goals,” said Schwarz. “It was good, it was a good little confidence boost.”
The Huskers experienced a run unlike any in recent memory last season, winning the Big Ten regular season title and making it the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament.
“Last year was such a great year and I think one of the best things is that we were so present to the moment,” said Schwarz.
Looking ahead to this season, Nebraska comes into the year pre-ranked 6th in the nation.
Starting out sixth.
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— Nebraska Soccer (@HuskerSoccer) August 7, 2024
“Seeing where we’re at now and setting our sights on Big Ten regular season, tournament championships, and national championships things like that,” said Schwarz. “There’s been a shift, I think, in just the perspective of not only on the individuals on the team but the team collectively.”
Nebraska finished with a 1-1 record in preseason games following a 1-0 loss to Oklahoma on Friday.
The Huskers kick off the year at Hibner Stadium versus Oklahoma State on Thursday, Aug. 15 at 7:05 p.m.
Nebraska flag football announced that it will play its games at Barbara Hibner Field. This is the current home of the Huskers’ soccer program. This announcement was made on Friday afternoon.
The stadium seats 2,500 fans. The capacity can expand via berms and standing-room-only areas. The team will play its first season in 2028 and will hold 15 scholarships for female student-athletes. The season itself will run from January to May.
The program will be coached by Liz Sowers, a former five-time national champion coach at Ottawa University. The associate head coach will be her sister, Katie Sowers. Sowers was the first woman to coach and a Super Bowl. She will be the program’s top assistant.
In any event, it sounds like the program is really beginning to take shape. This will be exciting to watch and will offer another opportunity for some of the top athletes in the country to play at Nebraska.
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KEARNEY — The 39th Annual Kearney Cruise Nite Show and Shine was hosted Downtown on the Bricks on Saturday, July 18.
The event is hosted by Central Nebraska Auto Club; customarily, Kearney Cruise Nite events are held the third weekend each summer in July.
All the activities build to a crescendo on Saturday. The annual Show & Shine hosts hundreds of classic vehicles parked on “The Bricks” in downtown Kearney, per the Central Nebraska Auto Club.
Photos by Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today
Grand Island, Neb. (KSNB) – The Nebraska Siege are back at home for the first time in three weeks when they play the St. Joseph Goats Saturday night at the BigIron Events Center.
The last time the two teams played was in St. Joe, where the Siege beat the Goats 56 to 47.
The Saturday night matchup marks the final regular season, home game for the Siege. But with a win, the Siege can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Throwoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Saturday night.
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