Four Nebraska volleyball players named to Preseason All-Big Ten team

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July 24, 2025

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Four Nebraska volleyball players named to Preseason All-Big Ten team

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Four Nebraska volleyball players were named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team on Thursday.

After a vote by the league’s 18 head coaches, Andi Jackson, Harper Murray and Bergen Reilly were three of just five unanimous selections to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team.

They were joined on the 20-player team by senior Rebekah Allick.

The coaches picked Nebraska as the top team in the preseason poll as well.

The Huskers won their fifth Big Ten title in 2024 with a 19-1 conference record to share the crown with Penn State.

Nebraska finished the season at 33-3 and reached the NCAA Semifinals. Penn State, Wisconsin, Minnesota and UCLA rounded out the top five.

Jackson had a breakout year in 2024, earning AVCA All-America First Team and unanimous All-Big Ten First Team honors.

Jackson averaged 2.62 kills per set with a .439 hitting percentage, which ranked sixth in the nation and fourth in school history. She also put up 1.18 blocks per set.

Murray was an AVCA Second Team All-American last year after earning third-team honors as a freshman.

Murray led the Huskers in 2024 with 3.40 kills per set and a team-high 39 service aces. She is a two-time All-Big Ten First Team selection.

She was selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team last season and was the NCAA Lincoln Regional Most Outstanding Player.

Reilly is the first player in Big Ten history to win Big Ten Setter of the Year as both a freshman and sophomore, and she is coming off her second straight AVCA All-America Second Team honor.

She averaged 11.08 assists per set in 2024 while leading the Huskers to a .284 hitting percentage, their best since 2016.

Allick recorded 1.82 kills per set in 2024 with a career-best .357 hitting percentage.

She had a team-high 1.43 blocks per set, which ranked third among Big Ten players and 14th nationally.

Allick ranks sixth in school history with 415 career blocks entering the 2025 season. She was an All-Big Ten Second Team selection in 2022 and 2023.

The full 20-person roster can be seen below:

Allison Jacobs, Michigan
Julia Hanson, Minnesota
Mckenna Wucherer, Minnesota
Harper Murray, Nebraska
Andi Jackson, Nebraska
Bergen Reilly, Nebraska
Rebekah Allick, Nebraska
Kennedy Martin, Penn State
Izzy Starck, Penn State
Gillian Grimes, Penn State
Cheridyn Leverette, UCLA
Maggie Li, UCLA
Marianna Singletary, UCLA
Phekran Kong, UCLA
Adonia Faumuina, USC
Kierstyn Barton, Washington
Julia Hunt, Washington
Carter Booth, Wisconsin
Mimi Colyer, Wisconsin
Charlie Fuerbringer, Wisconsin

The Preseason Big Ten Poll is as follows:

Nebraska
Penn State
Wisconsin
Minnesota
UCLA
USC
Purdue
Washington
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Oregon
Ohio State
Michigan State
Northwestern
Maryland
Iowa
Rutgers

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Nebraska Lottery results: See winning numbers for Powerball, Pick 3 on March 2, 2026

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March 3, 2026

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The results are in for the Nebraska Lottery’s draw games on Monday, March 2, 2026.

Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on March 2.

Winning Powerball numbers from March 2 drawing

02-17-18-38-62, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 2

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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from March 2 drawing

21-28-58-65-67, Powerball: 25

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Winning Pick 3 numbers from March 2 drawing

7-5-8

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Winning Pick 5 numbers from March 2 drawing

03-08-09-17-25

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Winning 2 By 2 numbers from March 2 drawing

Red Balls: 14-26, White Balls: 17-18

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Winning MyDay numbers from March 2 drawing

Month: 05, Day: 03, Year: 23

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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 2 drawing

28-41-42-50-55, Bonus: 02

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When are the Nebraska Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3, 5: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lucky For Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
2 By 2: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
MyDaY: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lotto America: 9:15 p.m CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.

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NioCorp to start work on its minerals mine in southeast Nebraska

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March 2, 2026

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NioCorp to start work on its minerals mine in southeast Nebraska

NioCorp announced Monday that it plans to start work on its critical minerals mine in southeast Nebraska.

The project, which the company is calling its mine portal project, will involve building a main entrance to the Elk Creek underground mine and will serve as the primary access point for personnel, equipment, and materials for the underground mining operations. It also will include excavating bedrock, drilling and blasting to establish the twin mine ramps, on-site access road construction, and construction of on-site supporting infrastructure.

The project, which will cost nearly $45 million, is set to get underway before the end of the month. It marks the first time Colorado-based NioCorp will actually start any significant work on the main mine, from which the company hopes to extract niobium, scandium, titanium and other minerals.

“Given the size of this excavation work, the portal project really marks the beginning of a major pre-construction activity at the Elk Creek Project site and is an important step toward preparing for underground development,” Scott Honan, the company’s president and chief operating officer, said in a release.

Mark A. Smith, Niocorp’s chairman and CEO, called the project, “a significant milestone.”

Niocorp has spent more than 15 years trying to develop the mine on land in Johnson County, about 65 miles southeast of Lincoln.

The company still needs to raise a significant amount of money to make the $1.2 billion mine a reality, though. In December, NioCorp said it had raised about $360 million, or a little more than a quarter of the total cost. It is still waiting for approval of a $780 million debt financing application from the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

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Nebraska Lottery results: See winning numbers for Pick 3, Pick 5 on March 1, 2026

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March 2, 2026

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The results are in for the Nebraska Lottery’s draw games on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on March 1.

Winning Pick 3 numbers from March 1 drawing

7-6-5

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Winning Pick 5 numbers from March 1 drawing

04-20-28-30-39

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Winning 2 By 2 numbers from March 1 drawing

Red Balls: 02-10, White Balls: 25-26

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Winning MyDay numbers from March 1 drawing

Month: 11, Day: 28, Year: 38

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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 1 drawing

10-11-12-35-56, Bonus: 04

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When are the Nebraska Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3, 5: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lucky For Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
2 By 2: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
MyDaY: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lotto America: 9:15 p.m CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.

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