Nebraska Volleyball Beats Kansas in Grand Island

Nebraska 3 vs Kansas 1 – 26-24, 18-25, 25-16, 25-17

Grand Island, NE hosted and welcomed the Nebraska volleyball group for this spring match up. It was a terrific crowd full of new younger followers in addition to lengthy standing devoted. Gamers hung round after the match for over an hour to signal autographs and smile for photos. College of Nebraska volleyball is constructing pleasure for volleyball in Nebraska.

The road up was typically the identical for all 4 units. Nicklin Hames set the match, Madi Kubik and Lindsay Krause performed exterior. Krause struggled in units 1 and a couple of so Ally Batenhorst got here in for late set 2 and he or she began on the surface for the rest of the match. Callie Schwarzenbach and Bekka Allick performed center blocker. Whitney Lauenstein performed proper facet hitter with Keonilei Akana coming within the backrow to serve and play protection. Kenzie Knuckles served and performed protection for the Krause/Batenhorst place within the backrow. Lexi Rodriguez performed libero.

Kayla Caffey didn’t gown as her eligibility to play one other season remains to be in query on the NCAA degree. Coach Cook dinner commented after the match that he “simply hopes it’s resolved by August”.

Hames, Kennedi Orr and Anni Evans warmed up in the course of the pre recreation setting heat up. Hames set the match with Orr coming in for about six complete rallies on the finish of units 3 and 4. Evans got here in on the finish of set 4, simply earlier than Orr was subbed in, and set one play. Coach Cook dinner mentioned he wished the group to “run easy” tonight and Hames was the most effective setter on the group proper now.

Allick within the center was aggressive and he or she was up within the air and obtainable for assault. She earned six kills but in addition made 5 errors. Coach described her errors as the way it goes to play center as a freshman. He mentioned that the center place is among the hardest ones for freshmen to play due to the pace of the sport and lots of tasks the center should fulfill.

Allick additionally served. At the very least one center must serve and the libero can serve for the opposite center. Allick didn’t have any aces however she pressured Kansas out of their offensive system together with her robust serve. Coach mentioned he was “more than happy” together with her serving recreation tonight and added, “she has a terrific serve”.

Madi Kubik carries a large duty on this group. She passes, hits within the entrance row in addition to the again row. She had probably the most hitting makes an attempt of anybody on the courtroom tonight with 45. She was the goal for Jayhawk serves. She had 4 serve obtain errors which Coach made some extent to remark stunned him. He was not anticipating her to battle on this facet of her play.

Anezka Szabo is a former Husker and the present kill chief for Kansas. She did harm in opposition to Nebraska tonight with 12 kills and a couple of blocks. For no less than one rotation Szabo had Whitney Lauenstein throughout from her on the block.

Lauenstein is an excellent blocker. Tonight she had 8 blocks! She is explosive and really fast. This works to her benefit each as a blocker and an attacker. She will be able to beat opponents to the purpose of assault or block, then she simply waits and adjusts. A number of occasions tonight she jumped for the block, watched the hitters arm and shoulder and dove her arms into their aiming level to remove the angle that aimed to hit. She stuffed the ball again of their face.

She completed with 12 kills and virtually all of them went increase after they hit the ground. She simply thumps the ball. When requested about how she feels about massive blocks and hits, Lauenstein mentioned “let’s go” and that she likes to get her group “hyped”. She additionally goals to cut back her errors and be a extra constant participant this 12 months.

The general look of the Huskers tonight was promising, very promising. They responded to the challenges they confronted within the KU block and had a number of choices for assault to kill the ball. We will dream of the autumn season with excessive hopes for giant blocks, dynamic hitters, protection for days and repair aces that pressure the opponents coach to sub. These are our goals they usually could also be our realities. GBR!