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Husker Volleyball in Ord, Nebraska

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May 2, 2025

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When: Saturday, May 3rd 2025, 2:00 pm (CT)

Where: Ord High School

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Radio: Husker Radio Network

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When Nebraska’s volleyball team took to the court for the first time in a match under the coaching eye of Dani Busboom Kelly on April 26th, the energy in the Bob Devaney Sports Center and John Cook Arena was pumping. The players describe being nervous and the fans treated the event like an in-season match of consequence. It made me wonder, where does this energy come from?

There are other college teams hosting spring matches and other programs poised for a great season, but they are not selling out their stadiums. The excitement that perpetually flows around Nebraska volleyball seems to spring from at least two sources.

First, the Huskers are very talented and win a lot, which is exciting. But those other programs do that too; winning isn’t the only thing. And so, the second source is the program’s relationship with the state itself; demonstrating reciprocity and dedication to its home fans that no other program can match.

Since 2007, Nebraska has played spring matches in North Platte, Scottsbluff, Grand Island, Norfolk, Wayne, Ogallala, Kearney and McCook. Ord is the smallest of the cities and towns to host Nebraska’s volleyball team, thus far, but that doesn’t mean there will be any less excitement. The town of 2,000 people is “ecstatic”, according to mayor Jeramy Sedlacek.

Watching the Huskers in this intimate atmosphere is likely to impress. Have you had the experience of walking back into your elementary school as a grown adult? If feels small and you feel like a medium giant in the hallway. The proportion of your size, to the small-scale cubbies or water fountains has changed.

Apply this comparison to the top-level volleyball athletes returning to play in a high school gym. Andi Jackson is jaw droppingly impressive in the Devaney Center; she will be hard to describe in this smaller space. Laney Choboy can use her speed to cover 15 feet before you realize it on Terry Pettit Court, but in the intimate confines of the Ord High School gym? She’ll look like a laser bolt. She may not have as much space to use but her speed will still be there.

The distance between Allick’s block to the ceiling of Devaney compared to the distance of her hands to the ceiling of the OHS gym will be dramatic. You get the idea. Big, fast action by highly athletic women in a very small place. It will be thrilling, electric.

It might be tough to perceive on TV or radio, so unless you’re one of the 2,000 in the gym tomorrow, it may not be apparent. But see if those hairs on your arm stand up once or twice… that’s electricity, you’ll feel it.

So back to the beginning, where does the energy come from? It comes from these high- powered athletes playing small gyms all over the state and churning up energy like a dynamo, completing the circuit of electricity that flows back to Lincoln on fall weekends, creating a buzz and bright lights like no other program can replicate.

And in a larger sense, the state of Nebraska has a volleyball program that is outsized in its notoriety from the size of the space within which it exists. The Huskers are like the Yankees of college volleyball, selling out stadiums and bringing energy wherever they go. And for a day, that bright shining star of a program will be in Ord. Because Ord, and all the little towns across the state, is really where it all begins. This will be fun.

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Nebraska basketball star Braden Frager returning for next season

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Belmont forward Orme commits to Nebraska

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April 9, 2026

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Belmont forward Orme commits to Nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Nebraska received its first commitment from the 2026 transfer portal on Thursday. Belmont forward Sam Orme gave his pledge to the Huskers.

Orme is a 6-foot-9 sophomore that emerged as a top portal target earlier in the week. Orme averaged 12.7 points while shooting 55.9 percent from the floor for the Bruins.

Orme joins Nebraska after the most successful season in program history. The Huskers won 28 games and advanced at the NCAA Tournament for the first time.

Orme’s commitment comes on the same day that Braden Frager, the 2026 Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year, re-signed with the Huskers.

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Nebraska volleyball ready to open spring play against Iowa State

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April 9, 2026

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Nebraska volleyball ready to open spring play against Iowa State

Nebraska volleyball will play in three exhibition matches this spring. The Huskers will open the spring against Iowa State on April 11 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The Cornhuskers are hitting the road for all three spring exhibition matches as the John Cook Arena at the Devaney Center has been under construction since late February. The facility is undergoing locker room upgrades and adding roughly 10,000 new seats with cupholders.

Last season, Nebraska finished the season 33-1 and No. 3 in the final AVCA poll. Iowa State ended the season 23-8 and lost to Minnesota in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

The Cyclones are coached by Christy Johnson-Lynch, who is entering her 22nd year as head volleyball coach. She also played and coached at Nebraska.

She was an All-American for the Huskers in 1994 and 1995. Johnson-Lynch was the starting setter for the 1995 team, which won the school’s first national volleyball championship.

This is the first spring season in which the Huskers will play three exhibition matches. Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly is excited about the potential to play against a different team and in a gym packed with Nebraska fans.

“Not only do we get to play against an opponent, but in front of fans and have that added pressure and a different vibe. I think that’s what this team needs. And when we’re ready for things, we need to continue to push them and not hold them back.”

Following Saturday’s match against Iowa State, the Huskers will play Creighton on Friday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at the D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha. Nebraska ends the spring season with an exhibition match against Northern Colorado on Saturday, April 25, at the Chicoine Center in Chadron, NE.

First serve on Saturday between the Huskers and Cyclones is at 1 p.m. CT from the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. The game can be seen on the Big Ten Network, and Cornhuskers Wire will have live updates.

LINK: How to watch Nebraska volleyball face Iowa State this Saturday

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