This Week in Husker Volleyball Match 19. Nebraska Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Last School) Notables

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1 Volleyball VB SID: Shannon Sherman Office: () 7- Cell: () -7 Weekly Husker Notes Monday, Oct. 1, Schedule Illinois State Tournament (Normal, / vs. W, - / vs. Illinois@ W, - / at Illinois State@ W, -1 Nokia Sugar Bowl Tournament (New Orleans, La.)+ / vs. New Orleans+ W, - / vs. Louisiana State+ W, - / at Tulane+ W, - US Bank/Arby s Classic (Lincoln, Neb.)% /1 #1 Santa Clara% W, -1 /1 #17 Michigan State% W, - /1 #1 Georgia Tech% (NETV) L, - /17 Texas A&M* (NETV) W, - / at Texas W, - / vs. Iowa State (Omaha Civic Aud.) W, - /7 Texas Tech W, - 1/1 Colorado (NETV) W, - 1/1 at Oklahoma W, - 1/1 at Kansas W, - 1/11 Kansas State L, - 1/1 Missouri (NETV/CSTV) L, - 1/1 at Baylor 7 p.m. 1/ Iowa State (Devaney Center) TBA 1/ at Texas Tech 7 p.m. 11/1 Oklahoma (NETV) 7 p.m. 11/ Northern Iowa (CSTV) p.m. 11/ at Texas A&M 7 p.m. 11/ at Missouri 7 p.m. 11/1 Texas* (NETV/CSTV) p.m. 11/1 at Kansas State* 7 p.m. 11/1 at Kansas* 7 p.m. 11/ Baylor (Senior Night) 7 p.m. 11/ at Colorado p.m. 1/-7 NCAA First/Second Rounds TBA 1/11-1 NCAA Regionals TBA 1/1- NCAA Championships TBA All times Central. Matches in bold at the NU Coliseum unless otherwise noted. This Week in Husker Volleyball Match 1 # (1-, 7-1) at Baylor (-, 1-1) When: Saturday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m. Where: Ferrell Center Series: leads, 1- Last Meeting: won, -, 11// Cook vs. Baylor: -. Media Information Television: None. Radio: The match can be heard live on B17. FM in Lincoln and selected Pinnacle Sports Network affiliates. John Baylor will call the action, while NU volleyball Director of Operations Diane Mendenhall will provide color analysis. Live Stats: BaylorBears.com Live Audio: Huskers.com. Live Video: None. Storylines Sophomore middle blocker Melissa Elmer had the best week of her career last week. Elmer averaged. blocks per game and. kills per game on a.1 hitting percentage against Kansas and Kansas State. She drilled a career-best 1 kills against KSU and had a career-high 1 blocks at Kansas, the thirdhighest total in school history and the most blocks by any player in the Big 1 Conference this season. Elmer was named the Big 1 Player of the Week Oct. 1. NU s five-game loss to Kansas State Saturday snapped several streaks. NU had won 7 straight matches against Big 1 teams (77 regular season) and straight at home against league foes. It was also Coach John Cook s first loss to a Big 1 team. The Huskers loss to Missouri Wednesday was also monumental. It marked the first time since 17 that NU has lost back-to-back conference matches. It was the first time since 1 that has lost two straight matches at home, and it was also the first time since 1 that the Huskers have been ahead two games to one in a match and lost. Freshman libero Amanda McCormick made her first career start against Missouri and tallied 1 digs, the third-highest total in school history and the most by a Husker since 1. McCormick s total is also the highest by any player in the Big 1 Conference this season. Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Last School) Notables 1 Amanda McCormick DS/L - Fr. Muncie, Ind. (Burris Laboratory) Returned after three-week absence against ISU Michelle Lynch S -11 So. Jacksonville, Ill. (Jacksonville) Had career-best five service aces at Texas Christina Houghtelling MB - Fr. Cambridge, Neb. (Cambridge) Had nine kills in four games against Georgia Tech Emily Schroeder OH -11 Fr. Belden, Neb. (Laurel-Concord) walk-on, is redshirting Jenae Dowling DS/L - Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop) co-captain has been sidelined with a back injury 7 Dani Mancuso OH - Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Gross) 1 kills,. pct. in first career start vs. New Orleans Melissa Elmer MB - So. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop) Leads NU and the Big 1 with 1. blocks per game 1 Kelsey Fautsch OH -1 R-Fr. Chisago Lakes, Minn. (Chisago Lakes) Averaging.1 kpg on.7 hitting 1 Ally Rebholz OH -1 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) Averaging.1 kpg on.1 hitting in Big 1 play 1 Sara Westling MB - Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast/Pacific) Has started two of the last four matches 1 Anna Schrad OH - Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) Leads NU with. kpg, had vs. Illinois State Aug. 1 Dani Busboom S -11 Fr. Cortland, Neb. (Freeman) Second on the team with service aces Jennifer Saleaumua OH -11 So. National City, Calif. (Bonita Vista) Had career-high 7 digs against Missouri Oct. 1 Head Coach: John Cook, Fourth Year (San Diego, 17), Overall, 7- Big 1 Assistant Coaches: Craig Skinner, Fourth Year (Ball State, 1), Charlene Tagaloa, First Year (Brigham Young, 1)

2 Page National Rankings USA Today/AVCA Poll - Oct. Rk. Team Points Record Rank 1. USC () 1, 1-1. Hawai i 1, Florida 1, 1-1. Georgia Tech 1,7 1-. California 1, 1-. Pepperdine 1, 1-7. Stanford 1, , 1-7 Kansas State 1, Northern Iowa 1, UCLA 1, Washington Penn State Santa Clara Notre Dame UC Santa Barbara San Diego Michigan State Loyola Marymount Colorado State 1-1. Louisville Texas A&M 1-. Wisconsin 1-1. Pacific Cincinnati NR Others receiving points: Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, San Francisco, Florida A&M, Ohio, Illinois 1, Arkansas 1, Arizona 17, Fresno State 1, UC Irvine 1, Southwest Missouri 1, Long Beach State 11, Utah, Maryland s Week-by-Week Ranking Preseason...7 Oct....7 Sept Oct. 1...t- Sept.... Sept Sept....7 Sept....7 National Attendance Rankings Rk. School Average Total Matches 1. Hawaii 7,1 11,1 1.,11,7 7. Wisconsin,71,1. Florida,7 1,1. Penn State,7 1,. Minnesota, 17, 1 7. Northern Iowa 1,71 1,. Pacific 1,7 1, 1. Stanford 1,7,7 1. Illinois State 1,1, Media Opportunities The volleyball team will usually practice weekdays from approximately to p.m. To set up an interview with any of the players or coaches, please contact assistant SID Shannon Sherman at () 7-. The first half hour of most practices is open. NU Coach John Cook will also appear at 11 a.m. at the football weekly press conferences each Tuesday on the sixth floor of the skyboxes. Cook s weekly television show, the Volleyball Show, will air Sundays from 1 to 1: p.m. on NETV. The Lineup The Latest on s Probable Starters Volleyball Outside Hitter #1 Anna Schrad (-, Sr., Lincoln, Neb.): Schrad leads the Huskers with. kills per game, and her attempts are 1 more than any other Husker. Schrad averaged. kills per game last year. # Jennifer Saleaumua (-11, So., National City, Calif.): Saleaumua is widely considered NU s top all-around player and best passer. She has led in kills in five of the last eight matches, and she has led NU in digs in three of the last five matches. Saleaumua had a career-high 1 kills at KU Oct., and she had a career-best 7 digs against Missouri Oct. 1. #1 Ally Rebholz (-1, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.): NU s starter on the right side, Rebholz ranks fourth on the team with.7 kills per game and second with. blocks per game. Rebholz shares time with redshirt freshman Kelsey Fautsch in NU s - offense. Middle Blocker # Melissa Elmer (-, So., Fort Wayne, Ind.): Elmer averaged. blocks per game and. kills per game on an incredible.1 hitting percentage against Kansas and Kansas State last week. She posted a career-high 1 blocks at Kansas, the third-highest total in school history and the most blocks by any player in the Big 1 Conference this season. She leads the Big 1 with 1. blocks per game. # Christina Houghtelling (-, Fr., Cambridge, Neb.): Houghtelling became a fixture in the NU lineup after playing well off the bench against Georgia Tech Sept. 1. She started five matches before missing two with knee problems, then started again vs. Kansas State and Missouri. Houghtelling is averaging 1. kills per game. If Houghtelling doesn t start, senior middle blocker Sara Westling will get the nod. Setter # Michelle Lynch (-11, Sr., Jacksonville, Ill.): In her first season as a starter, Lynch leads NU with 7. assists per game. Lynch has started every match but shares setting duties with freshman Dani Busboom in s - (two-setter) offense. Lynch ranks third on the team with service aces, while Busboom ranks second with aces. Libero #1 Amanda McCormick (-, Fr., Muncie, Ind.): McCormick started in place of the injured Jenae Dowling Oct. 1 vs. Missouri and recorded 1 digs -- the third highest total in school history and the most by any player in the Big 1 this season. Searching For Win at Baylor Eighth-ranked enters its Saturday match at Baylor in need of a victory to stay in the Big 1 Conference race after dropping back-to-back five game matches to Kansas State and Missouri at the NU Coliseum. The loss to the Tigers was a tough one for the Huskers, who saw their 7-match winning streak against league teams end Saturday against KSU. The Missouri defeat marked the first time since 17 that the Huskers have lost back-to-back matches to conference teams, and it also snapped NU s -match winning streak against the Tigers. NU has been plagued by hitting errors offensively in the last two matches, recording 1 against the Wildcats and against Missouri, the two-highest marks of the season. However, the young Huskers continue to show promise while playing at times with four first-year starters on the court. Sophomore middle blocker Melissa Elmer leads the Big 1 with 1. blocks per game and ranks eighth in the league with a.1 hitting percentage. Elmer has was named the Big 1 Player of the Week Oct. 1 after averaging. blocks per game and. kills per game on an incredible.1 hitting percentage against Kansas and Kansas State last week. Freshman libero Amanda McCormick made her first career start against Missouri and tallied 1 digs, the most by a player in the Big 1 Conference this season and the third-highest total in school history. In conference matches, leads all Big 1 teams in blocks (. per game), service aces (. per game) and opponent hitting percentage (.1). NU is the only league team that ranks first in three of the seven major statistical categories. has traditionally dominated Baylor and owns a 1- advantage in the series. NU has swept the Bears in 1 of those meetings and has dropped just one game in the series. The End of an Era s five-game loss to Kansas State Oct. 11 snapped several of the nation s most impressive conference winning streaks, including the following: Entering the KSU match, the Huskers had won 77 consecutive regular-season Big 1 matches, which

3 Page Statistical Comparison (categories per game) Team Kills Hitting Pct. Assists Service Aces Digs Blocks Baylor ranks third in NCAA history. The streak started after NU s loss at Texas on Oct., 1. won 1 straight conference matches to close the 1 season, and went - in, 1, and, and was 7- in. The Huskers had won 7 straight matches against Big 1 teams (the Huskers defeated Kansas State in a non-conference match in the 1 NCAA Tournament). s 7-match league winning streak ranks fourth in NCAA history. NU had won straight Big 1 matches at home, dating back to a five-game loss to Kansas State Sept., 1. After the KSU loss, won its last nine Big 1 home matches that year, then won 1 in each of the next three seasons and had won three in before falling to the Wildcats again. John Cook had won matches against Big 1 teams (7 regular season) as head coach. Consecutive Sellouts owns a streak of consecutive sellouts at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers sold out all 17 matches they played at the Coliseum last season (NU played one match at the 1,-seat Bob Devaney Sports Center). NU ended the 1 season with 1 straight sellout crowds at the Coliseum. The Huskers sold out every match at the Coliseum in 1 except a Tuesday, Sept. match against Creighton. NU has sold out all eight of its home matches in. Baylor Quickly (11-1, -) Baylor is 11-1 overall and - in the Big 1 after defeating Texas Tech in five games Wednesday night in Lubbock, Texas. The Bears other conference wins were at Iowa State and at Kansas State Sept., the biggest upset in the league yet the this season. Senior outside hitter Tisha Schwartz ranks fourth in the Big 1 with.7 kills per game, and Schwartz has posted four straight double-doubles. Sophomore setter Emily Huston averages 11.7 assists per game and had a career-best assists against Texas Tech. Baylor ranks fifth in the league with. blocks per game. Freshmen middle blockers Desiree Guillard-Young and Nicole LeBlanc both average over 1. blocks per game. Baylor head coach Brian Hosfeld owns a 1-11 record in his eighth season in Waco. -Baylor Series owns a 1- advantage in the Baylor series, NU s youngest in the Big 1. has swept Baylor in 1 of 1 matches and has dropped just one game to the Bears. Baylor was the only Big 1 team to win a game in the NU Coliseum in 1. Last Time:, Baylor Seniors Amber Holmquist and Laura Pilakowski combined for kills and hit. and., respectively, to lead volleyball team to a -, -1, -1, victory over Baylor at the Ferrell Center. The match lasted just one hour and 1 mintues. With the win, captured at least a share of its sixth Big 1 championship. has won five of a possible six Big 1 titles outright all but the 17 title. NU has won Big 1/Big Eight titles in seasons. Elmer Emerging as All-America Candidate Second-year starter Melissa Elmer is beginning to produce the numbers NU coaches had hoped for, as she had the best week of her career against two of the Big 1 s most impressive teams last week. Elmer averaged. blocks per game and. kills per game on an incredible.1 hitting percentage against Kansas and Kansas State. She drilled a career-best 1 kills against Kansas State and had a careerhigh 1 blocks at Kansas, the third-highest total in school history and the highest number of blocks by any player in the Big 1 Conference this season. At KU Oct., Elmer recorded career highs in kills (which she later bettered against KSU) and blocks in s four-game win at Kansas. Elmer tallied 1 blocks (two solo, 1 assists), which bested her previous career-high by five and ranks third all-time on the NU single-match performance charts behind former All-Americans Amber Holmquist (1, ) and Karen Dahlgren (1, 1). The total is the highest by a Husker in the rally-scoring era. Elmer also drilled 1 kills on a.77 hitting percentage in the victory, erring just once in attempts. Elmer was the Huskers bright spot in a five-game loss to Kansas State Oct. 11. She posted a career- Volleyball Around the Big 1 Conference Standings Rk. Team Big 1 Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Kansas State Missouri Colorado - 1- Texas A&M Kansas Texas Baylor Iowa State Oklahoma Texas Tech - - Preseason All-Big 1 Team Jennifer Saleaumua, OH -11 So. Mira Topic, Texas OH - Jr. Lauren Goehring, Kansas State MB - Sr. Melissa Munsch, Texas A&M OH -1 Jr. Laura Jones, Texas A&M OH - So. Anna Schrad, OH - Sr. Big 1 Conference Preseason Co-Players of the Year: Anna Schrad, OH - Sr. Lauren Goehring, Kansas State MB - Sr. Big 1 Conference Preseason Freshman of the Year: Ashley Nu u, Colorado S -1 Fr. Big 1 Conference Preseason Newcomer of the Year: Darium Acevedo, Texas OH -11 So. Big 1 Player of the Week Date Player Sept. 1 Laura Jones, OH, Texas A&M Sept. Kelly Johnson, OH, Texas Tech Sept. 1 Lauren Goehring, MB, Kansas State Sept. Valeria Hejjas, OH, Kansas State Sept. Shen Danru, OH, Missouri Oct. Janaina Correa, OH, Kansas Oct. 1 Melissa Elmer, MB, The Big 1 vs. (1-) Baylor Oklahoma Colorado Texas Iowa State Texas A&M Kansas Texas Tech Kansas State Totals Missouri

4 Page Coach John Cook Year-by-Year Record (Overall: 7-) (: 111-7, Big 1: 7-) (Wisconsin: 11-7, Big Ten: -1) Year Record Pct. League Pct. Place 1 (UW) th 1 (UW) th 1 (UW) th 1 (UW) th 1 (UW) th 17 (UW) t1st 1 (UW) nd (NU) st 1 (NU) st (NU) st (NU) Totals Coaching Honors 1 Big 1 Coach of the Year AVCA D-I National Coach of the Year AVCA D-I Central Region Coach of the Year 17 Big Ten Co-Coach of the Year 17 NACDA/USOC Collegiate Coaches Award Coaching Ledger Seasons at Head Coach, -present Associate Head Coach, 1 Assistant Coach, 1-1 Other Coaching Experience Wisconsin, 1- U.S. Men s National Team, 1 San Diego VB Club, 1- UC-San Diego, 1- Francis Parker High, 11- More About Cook Education University of San Diego, 17 Bachelor s Degree, History John Cook Head Coach Fourth Season 7- San Diego State University, 11 Master s Degree, Teaching and Coaching Effectiveness Volleyball high 1 kills, seven more than any other player involved in the match. Elmer committed just two errors in 1 attempts for a. hitting percentage. She also added a service ace and six blocks. With the Huskers down two games to one against the Wildcats, Elmer single-handedly brought NU back in the third game. With NU leading, -17, she had a hand in seven of NU s last 1 points, producing four block assists and three kills, including the game-winner, to keep the Huskers in the match. Elmer currently leads the Big 1 with 1. blocks per game. She is averaging. kills per game on a team-best.1 hitting percentage, which ranks eighth in the conference. Elmer also leads NU with service aces. Saleaumua Does Everything for NU NU Coach John Cook has labeled Jennifer Saleaumua the Huskers top all-around player, and the sophomore outside hitter is proving why during Big 1 Conference play. In league matches, Saleuamua has quietly taken over the team lead in kills per game (.) and digs per game (.7). Saleaumua ranks fourth in the Big 1 in digs per game. Saleaumua posted a career-best digs against Kansas State Oct. 11, then bettered the mark with 7 digs against Missouri Oct. 1. Saleaumua has posted double-figure kill totals in 1 of s last 11 matches after reaching the mark just once in NU s first six contests. She tallied a then-career-best 17 kills Sept. 17 to help defeat Texas A&M in a come-from-behind victory. Oct. at KU, Saleaumua recorded 1 kills on a. hitting percentage. Saleaumua has hit over. in four of her last eight matches. She bettered her season-high hitting percentage in three straight matches from Sept. to Sept. 7. She hit at a.7 clip at Texas Sept. while leading NU with 1 kills. She bettered the mark with a. (1--) hitting percentage against Iowa State Sept., then topped that with a.7 (1--1) hitting percentage against Texas Tech. Super Servers Through 1 matches, has compiled 1 service aces to its opponents 1. The Huskers have already amassed 7 percent of their service aces total (1 in matches). NU s average of. service aces per game ranks second in the Big 1. In conference matches, the Huskers lead the Big 1 with. service aces per game. Nine Huskers own a service ace, and six have at least 1. Sophomore middle blocker Melissa Elmer leads NU with aces, followed by freshman setter Dani Busboom with. Sophomore setter Michelle Lynch has. tied the 1-year-old school record for service aces in a three-game match with 1 at Texas Sept.. Lynch led the effort with five aces, while sophomore outside hitter Jennifer Saleaumua and freshman middle blocker Christina Houghtelling each had four. Super Jump Servers Opponents have had a difficult time handling the Husker jump servers. Sophomore setter Michelle Lynch, freshman setter Dani Busboom and freshman middle blocker Christina Houghtelling have tallied of s 1 service aces. Busboom () and Lynch () rank second and third on the team, respectively, while Houghtelling is sixth. Two factors make the mark all the more impressive Houghtelling has played in just of NU s games, while Lynch did not jump serve in s first nine matches. Aces Up, Blocks Down is averaging. blocks per game in after leading the nation with at least.17 blocks per game in each of the past three seasons. However, the Huskers serving may be partly responsible for the dip in blocking numbers, as NU is averaging an impressive. service aces per game. Aces/Blocks Comparison As NU s service aces per game have gone up, their blocks per game have gone down. Years sapg bpg Block Party entered its Oct. match against Kansas averaging. blocks per game after posting at least.17 blocks per game in the previous three seasons. However, a dominant performance at the net against the Jayhawks pushed the Huskers over. mark. followed the KU performance with a solid 1 blocks against Kansas State Oct. 11, and NU ranked ninth int the Oct. 1 NCAA statistics. The Huskers totaled a season-high team blocks against Kansas, which is the best mark by a Big 1 team this season. The total was the most by a Husker team in matches. NU had team blocks against Hawaii in the NCAA semifinals Dec. 1. Although s blocking numbers are down in, NU still leads the Big 1 with.1 blocks per game. Sophomore middle blocker Melissa Elmer, who ranked second in the Big 1 behind former

5 Page NU All-American Amber Holmquist in blocks per game last season, leads NU and ranks first in the Big 1 and fourth nationally with 1. stops per game. Elmer had a career-high 1 blocks against Kansas. Cook s Winning Ways Coach John Cook has been amazingly successful during his four seasons at the helm, posting a record. Cook picked up his 1th victory as head coach Sept. when NU defeated New Orleans, -. Cook s only losses in his first three seasons were to 1 NCAA champion Stanford, 1 NCAA runner-up Long Beach State, NCAA champion USC and NCAA semifinal participant Hawaii. Cook has lost just two Big 1 Conference matches, going 7-1 and winning three league titles. Cook was the AVCA Coach of the Year in after leading to a - season and a national title. He was also named the 1 Big 1 Coach of the Year. In 1, NU posted a 1- mark and advanced to the NCAA semifinals. Last season, also finished with a 1- record and advanced to the NCAA regional finals. The Huskers have won three Big 1 titles under Cook. Youth Movement With a lineup low on experience and depth at some positions, s freshmen have been asked to play immediately. Setter Dani Busboom (Cortland, Neb.), middle blocker Christina Houghtelling (Cambridge, Neb.), outside hitter Dani Mancuso (Omaha, Neb.) libero Amanda McCormick (Muncie, Ind.) and right side hitter Kelsey Fautsch (Chisago Lakes, Minn.), a redshirt freshman, have all contributed significantly this season. Busboom has played more than any other freshman in the Huskers - offense, sharing the setting duties with sophomore Michelle Lynch. Busboom is averaging. assists per game and has made an impression at the service line with aces, which is second on the team. Mancuso, an Omaha Gross graduate, earned her first career start Sept. against New Orleans, replacing the injured Jennifer Saleaumua. Mancuso made the most of her opportunity by pounding a match-high 1 kills while swinging at a. clip. She also started against Georgia Tech and produced five kills. Mancuso is averaging 1. kills per game. Houghtelling has been a part-time starter. She came off the bench and pounded nine kills against Georgia Tech, then started against Texas A&M and recorded eight kills and a match-high five blocks. Houghtelling had four kills and four service aces against Texas Sept.. She is averaging 1. kills per game. However, she did not play against Oklahoma and Kansas because of knee problems, and she played in only the first two games against Kansas State Oct. 11 and the first three against Missouri Oct. 1. Fautsch is one of two right side hitters in NU s - offense. Fautsch averages.1 kills per game and is hitting.7. McCormick started the first match of her career Oct. 1 against Missouri and accounted for 1 digs, which ranks third all-time at. Even some of the upperclassmen who are are in the starting lineup are experiencing their first significant playing time. Junior outside hitter Ally Rebholz saw limited action as NU s third outside hitter in and 1. Lynch is setting for the first time after playing the role of serving specialist last year, and senior libero Jenae Dowling has seen a huge increase in playing time after playing sparingly as a defensive specialist during the past three seasons. Looking Back: Missouri, Missouri came back from a - deficit to defeat eighth-ranked, -, -, -, -1, 1-, Wednesday night at the NU Coliseum, snapping its -match losing streak against the Huskers. With the loss, fell to 1- overall and 7- in the Big 1, while Missouri improved to 1- overall and 7- in the league. The loss marks the first time since 17 that, which fell to Kansas State last Saturday, has lost two straight conference matches. It also marks the first time that NU has lost back-to-back matches since the 1 season. The contest was also the first time since 1 that held a - lead in a match and lost. bested Missouri in every statistical category except blocks, but the Huskers committed a season-high hitting errors and swung for a.11 percentage. Sophomore middle blocker Melissa Elmer led NU with 17 kills on a.7 hitting percentage. Freshman right side hitter Kelsey Fautsch had 1 kills and swung at a.1 clip. No other Husker with 1 attempts hit over.. Missouri hit.11 on the night. Freshman Amanda McCormick started at libero in place of the injured Jenae Dowling and led with a career-high 1 digs. McCormick s total was the third-highest in school history and the most digs by an NU player since 1. Volleyball Volleyball Quick Facts General Information Location... Lincoln, Neb. Enrollment..., Nickname...Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors...Scarlet and Cream Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference...Big 1 Chancellor...Harvey S. Perlman, J.D. Alma Mater, Year..., 1 Athletic Director... Steve Pederson Alma Mater, Year..., 1 Volleyball History First Year of Volleyball...17 Overall All-Time Record Conference All-Time Record...-1 Years in the NCAA Tournament... 1 straight Last Postseason Opponent...Hawaii Result... Lost, -1 NCAA Tournament Record...-1 Final Four Appearances... Eight (1,,...1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1) National Championships...Two (, 1) Facility (Capacity)... Coliseum (,) Volleyball Information Head Coach... John Cook (San Diego, 17) Career Record (1 years) Record (four years) Assistant Coaches... Craig Skinner (Ball State, 1)...Charlene Tagaloa (Brigham Young, 1) Director of Operations...Diane Mendenhall Record...1- Big 1 Record...- NCAA Tournament...-1 Final Ranking...Fifth Letterwinners Returning/Lost*...7/ Starters Returning Melissa Elmer, So., -, MB...Jennifer Saleaumua, So., -11, OH...Anna Schrad, Jr., -, OH Other Returning Letterwinners Jenae Dowling, Sr., -, L/DS... Michelle Lynch, So., -11, S... Ally Rebholz, Jr., -1, OH...Sara Westling, Sr., -, MB Top Newcomers......Kelsey Fautsch, R-Fr., -1, OH... Dani Busboom, Fr., -11, S... Christina Houghtelling, Fr., -, MB... Dani Mancuso, Fr., -, OH... Amanda McCormick, Fr., -, L/DS Starters Lost*......Greichaly Cepero (-, S), Amber...Holmquist (-, MB), Laura Pilakowski... (-1, OH), Lindsay Wischmeier (-, L) *Includes libero. The University of -Lincoln does not discriminate based on gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran s status, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.

6 Page Husker Honor Roll Melissa Elmer Illinois State Barker GMC Classic MVP Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic MVP US Bank/Arby s All-Tournament Team Big 1 Player of the Week (1/1) Christina Houghtelling Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament Team Jennifer Saleaumua Preseason All-Big 1 Anna Schrad Preseason Big 1 Player of the Year Illinois State Barker GMC Classic Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament Team US Bank/Arby s All-Tournament Team Volleyball The Skinny on the - For the first time since the 1 season, has chosen to run a - (two setter) offense. In the -, the offensive rotation includes two setters and six hitters (two left-side hitters, two middles and two right-side hitters). What makes the - unique is that the setter is always in the back row, and the right-side hitters are always in the front row. For example, the Huskers start setter Michelle Lynch serving in the back row, while right-side hitter Ally Rebholz begins opposite Lynch in the front row. After three rotations (when Lynch reaches the front row and Rebholz reaches the back row), setter Dani Busboom subs in for Rebholz, and either Kelsey Fautsch or Dani Mancuso comes in for Lynch. The setter is still in the back row, and the right-side hitter is still in the front row. NU always has three hitters across the front row. The - offense has resulted in a balanced attack, as eight Huskers are averaging at least 1. kills per game, and five are averaging more than. kills per game. Senior outside hitter Anna Schrad and sophomore outside hitter Jennifer Saleaumua have led the way, producing. and. kills per game, respectively. And NU Coach John Cook wants to see improvement in the team hitting percentage. is hitting. after falling to. after the Texas A&M match Sept. 17. Fight To the Finish grew accustomed to quick matches last season while winning of its matches in three games. NU dropped just two games during the Big 1 season, and the Huskers played just four matches that lasted longer than two hours. NU did not play a five-game match last year, and it played just four games over the minimum. In, the nights have been longer, as a young Husker squad continues to improve against a tough schedule. has already played four five-game matches after playing just one during the past two seasons. Seven of NU s matches have lasted longer than two hours, and four have reached the -hour, -minute mark. The Huskers match with Missouri Oct. 1 last two hours and minutes, NU s longest contest in 1 matches. s - win over Wisconsin in the 1 NCAA regional finals lasted two hours and minutes. is - in extra-game matches, falling to No. Georgia Tech, No. 1 Kansas State and Missouri in five, but defeating Texas A&M in five games. NU also defeated Kansas, Santa Clara, Illinois State in four. Rank and File is one of two teams that have been ranked in the USA Today/AVCA Coaches poll for all weeks of its existence. The Huskers have been ranked in the top 1 for of the weeks, which ranks second behind Stanford s 71. has spent weeks in the top spot, and its most recent No. 1 ranking was Sept., 1. Two weeks ago, NU fell three spots from No. to No. after falling in five games to Georgia Tech, which moved up to fifth. In the Sept. poll, moved up one spot to seventh, but the Huskers again dropped to eighth after losing to Kansas State in five games Oct. 11. was ranked seventh in the Aug. 11 AVCA preseason poll. The preseason ranking was the Huskers lowest since 1, when they also received a No. 7 preseason ranking. In the past 11 years, NU has been ranked lower than No. three times. The other instance was in, when the Huskers were listed sixth in the AVCA preseason poll and went on to win the national championship. All-America U In, at least three players earned All-America status for the third straight season. Seniors Greichaly Cepero and Amber Holmquist were named to the first team, and senior Laura Pilakowski was recognized on the second team. In program history, NU players have earned AVCA All-America certificates, which ranks first nationally. The season marks the first time since that the Huskers will not field a lineup that includes a returning All-American. Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) earned All-America honors in 1 but redshirted the season.

7 Page 7 Volleyball #1 Amanda McCormick Freshman Libero/Defensive Specialist - Fort Wayne, Ind. (Burris Laboratory) # Christina Houghtelling Freshman Middle Blocker - Cambridge, Neb. (Cambridge) McCormick serves as the Huskers backup libero and top defensive specialist... tallied 1 digs in her first career start Oct. 1 vs. Missouri, the third-highest total in school history and the most by any player in the Big 1 this seaon... showed promised in s three wins at the Illinois State/Barker GMC Classic Aug. -, starting at libero against Illinois State and totaling 1 digs... suffered an injury to her left elbow in practice two days later and was sidelined for three weeks... returned briefly against Iowa State Sept., then recorded eight digs against Texas Tech Sept has played in 1 games and seven matches, averaging. digs per game. Season and Career Bests Category... Season Best...Career Best Kills...None... Same Attempts...None... Same Hitting %...None.... Same Digs...1 vs. Missouri, 1/1... Same SA...None... Same Assists...None... Same Michelle Lynch # Sophomore Setter -11 Jacksonville, Ill. (Jacksonville) After patiently waiting on the sidelines for two seasons behind former NU All-America setter Greichaly Cepero, Lynch has finally stepped into the role of the Huskers floor general. Lynch, who redshirted in 1 and was a serving specialist in, shares the setting duties this season with freshman Dani Busboom in the Huskers - offense... has played in all of the Huskers games, and averages 7. assists per game... has tallied more than assists five times this season, including Sept. 1 vs. Santa Clara (), Sept. 1 vs. Georgia Tech (), Sept. 17 against Texas A&M (), Oct. 11 vs. Kansas State () and Oct. 1 vs. Missouri ()... one of the best servers on the team and is tied for fourth in the Big 1 statistical rankings with.1 service aces per game against league teams... A left-handed jump server, Lynch served flat-footed in NU s first nine contests because of a back injury, totaling six aces... averages 1. digs per game and had a career-high 1 digs against Missouri Oct. 1. Season and Career Bests Category... Season Best...Career Best Kills... vs. Texas A&M, /17... Same Attempts... vs. Texas A&M, /17; vs. Missouri, 1/1... Same Hitting %...1. (1--1) Twice... Same Digs...1 vs. Missouri, 1/1... Same SA... at Texas, /... Same Assists... vs. Georgia Tech, /1... Same Houghtelling secured a spot in the starting lineup nine matches into the season, when she came off the bench and posted a season-best nine kills and seven digs in the final four games of a five-game loss to Georgia Tech Sept. 1. However, After starting five straight matches, she has been limited in the past four because of knee problems and did not play against Oklahoma Oct. or Kansas Oct.... averages 1. kills per game on a. hitting percentage... has tallied at least eight kills three times... hit a seasonhigh. (--1) against Texas Tech Sept is one of the Huskers best servers and one of three jump servers in the starting lineup... ranks first in the Big 1 in service aces per game, with.7 in league contests... had four aces at Texas Sept., when tied a 1-year-old school record with 1 aces in a three-game match... is one of four natives in the freshman class. Season and Career Bests Category... Season Best...Career Best Kills... vs. Georgia Tech, /1... Same Attempts...1 vs. Georgia Tech, /1... Same Hitting %... (-1-) at Illinois State, /... Same BA... vs. Texas A&M, /17... Same BS... vs. Missouri, 1/1... Same Digs...7 vs. Santa Clara, /1... Same SA... at Texas, /... Same Honors and Awards Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament Team Jenae Dowling # Senior Libero/Defensive Specialist - Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrup) Dowling is a first-year starter as the Huskers libero after contributing the past three seasons as a defensive specialist... has played in of NU s games and averages. digs per game, which is second on the team and is tied for seventh in the Big 1... has produced double figure digs totals eight times... has had at least digs in three matches, including Aug. against Illinois (), Sept. 1 against Santa Clara (1) and Sept. 17 vs. Texas A&M (career-best ). Dowling has led the Huskers in digs eight times... is one of four players on the roster from Indiana, and she was a high school teammate of NU middle blocker Melissa Elmer. Category... Season Best...Career Best Kills...None... Same Attempts...None... Same Hitting %...None... Same BA...None...1 vs. Georgia, //1 Digs... vs. Texas A&M, /17... Same SA...None... Twice Assists... vs. New Orleans, /... at Kansas State, 1/1/1

8 Page Volleyball Dani Mancuso #7 Freshman Outside Hitter - Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Gross) Mancuso, the only Volleyball Magazine Fab recruit in the freshman class, is the third left side hitter and has played sparingly behind returning starters Anna Schrad and Jennifer Saleaumua. However, Mancuso has made the most of her opportunities... earned her first career start Sept. against New Orleans, replacing the injured Saleaumua, and pounded a match-high 1 kills while swinging at a. clip... also started on the right side against Georgia Tech for the injured Kelsey Fautsch, and she produced five kills... is averaging 1. kills per game and has recorded four service aces... is one of four Husker freshmen from. Season and Career Bests Category... Season Best...Career Best Kills...1 vs. New Orleans, /... Same Attempts... vs. New Orleans, /... Same Hitting %... vs. New Orleans, /... Same BA...1 at Tulane, /; vs. Colorado, 1/1... Same BS...None... Same Digs... vs. New Orleans, /... Same SA...1 Three times... Same Melissa Elmer # Sophomore Middle Blocker - Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrup) Elmer is emerging as the Huskers top candidate for All-America honors, as she keys the Husker defense with her block, is s most efficient attacker and leads NU in service aces. Elmer leads in matches against ranked teams in kills per game (.), hitting percentage (.), service aces per game (.) and blocks per game (1.)... averaging a Big 1 Conference-best 1.1 blocks per game... had a career-best 1 blocks at Kansas Oct., the third-highest total in school history, the highest total ever by an NU player during the rally scoring era, and the most blocks by any player in the Big 1 Conference this season... ranks fourth nationally in blocks per game... has produced at least seven blocks seven times... leads with service aces... has had at least two aces in seven matches, and she recorded a career-best five aces against Clemson Aug.... averaging. kills per game on a.1 hitting percentage, which ranks eighth in the Big 1... has tallied double-figure kill totals 1 times, including a career-best 1 against Kansas State Oct. 11 and 1 against Santa Clara Sept has hit over. 1 times this season and swung at a season-best.7 clip (11--1) against Iowa State Sept.... had back-to-back.-plus matches against Kansas Oct. (.77) and KSU Oct. 11 (.)... earned Big 1 Player-ofthe-Week honors Oct. 1 after averaging. blocks per game and. kills per game on an incredible.1 hitting percentage against Kansas and Kansas State... named to three all-tournament teams in s first three weeks of the season... earned MVP honors at the Illinois State/Barker GMC Classic Aug. - with. kills per game and. blocks per game... named MVP of the Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic Sept also named to US Bank/Arby s All-Tournament team after averaging.17 kills per game on a.17 hitting percentage and 1. blocks against three ranked teams... one of four players on the roster from Indiana, and she was a high school teammate of libero Jenae Dowling. Season and Career Bests Category... Season Best...Career Best Kills...1 vs. Kansas State, 1/11... Same Attempts...1 vs. Kansas State, 1/11... Same Hitting %...7 (11--1) vs. ISU, / (7--) vs. Kansas, 11// BA...1 at Kansas, 1/... Same BS... vs. Santa Clara, /1; vs. Colorado, 1/1; at Kansas, 1/... Same Digs... vs. Kansas State, 1/11... Three times SA... vs. Clemson, /... Same Honors and Awards Illinois State Barker GMC Classic MVP Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic MVP Kelsey Fautsch #1 Redshirt Freshman Right Side Hitter - Chisago Lakes, Minn. (Chisago Lakes) Fautsch is one of several first-year starters contributing regularly in the Huskers - offense... plays in just three rotations as one of s two right side hitters, but she still ranks fifth on the team with.1 kills per game... had a season-high 1 kills against Louisiana State on Sept.... matched the mark with 1 kills in s four-game win over No. 1 Santa Clara Sept also ranks fifth on the team with a.7 hitting percentage... has hit over. eight times and over. five times... hit a career-best. (--) against Clemson Aug. in the first match of her collegiate career... averages. blocks per game... had a career-best six blocks at Kansas Oct., then matched the total against Kansas State Oct has averaged 1. blocks per game in s last two matches. Season and Career Bests Kills...1 vs. Louisiana State, /; vs. Santa Clara, /1... Same Attempts... vs. Missouri, 1/1... Same Hitting %... (--) vs. Clemson, /... Same BA... vs. Kansas State, 1/11... Same Digs... vs. Clemson, /; vs. Michigan State, /1... Same SA...1 vs. Illinois, /... Same

9 Page Volleyball Ally Rebholz #1 Junior Right Side Hitter - Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) Anna Schrad Senior Outside Hitter - Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) #1 NU s starter on the right side, Rebholz has emerged as an impact player despite playing in just three rotations in the Huskers - offense. Rebholz ranks second on the team in blocks (.), third in hitting percentage (.) and fourth in kills per game (.7)... ranks third on the team with.7 kills per game against ranked teams... has had at least 1 kills five times, including twice in NU s last four matches... three of those five times were against ranked teams, including No. 17 Michigan State (1) Sept. 1, No. 1 Georgia Tech (11) Sept. 1 and No. 1 Kansas State (1) Oct posted a career-best 1 kills against Texas A&M Sept is hitting.1 in Big 1 matches... has swung for at least a. hitting percentage in eight matches... hit a career-best.1 (-1-1) against Iowa State Sept.... has been among the Big 1 leaders all season in blocks per game and has led NU in that category in three matches... recorded a career-best 11 blocks (eight assists, three solo) against Illinois Sept.... had 1 blocks against Illinois State Sept.... is one of four players on the NU roster from Indiana. Season and Career Bests Category... Season Best...Career Best Kills...1 vs. Texas A&M, /17... Same Hitting %...1 (-1-1) vs. Iowa State, /...7 Twice Attempts... vs. Texas A&M, /17... Same BA... at Illinois State, /... at Baylor, 11// BS... vs. Illinois, /... Same Digs... at Tulane, /... Same SA...1 at Tulane, /... 1 Three times Sara Westling Senior Middle Blocker - Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) #1 Schrad is a three-year starter and the most experienced player on a young squad. She leads the Huskers with. kills per game, and her attempts are 1 more than any other Husker... has led in kills seven times... has posted double figure kill totals in 11 matches, and has pounded at least kills in three matches... recorded a career-high kills against Illinois State Aug.... is averaging.1 kills per game against ranked teams... swung for a season-best.7 hitting percentage (1--7) against Texas Tech Sept is averaging.1 digs per game and has led NU in digs three times... produced a season-best 1 digs against Missouri Oct had 1 digs against Kansas Oct., then matched the total in NU s next contest with 1 against Kansas State Oct ranks second on the team with six doubledoubles... tied for fourth on the team with 1 service aces... was named to three all-tournament teams in the first three weeks of the season... at the Illinois State Barker GMC Classic Aug. -, Schrad averaged a teamhigh. kills per game... averaged. kills per game against three ranked teams in the US Bank/Arby s Classic Sept is one of six players on the roster from. Season and Career Bests Category... Season Best...Career Best Kills...1 at Kansas, 1/... Same Attempts...1 vs. Missouri, 1/1... Same Hitting %...7 (1--1) vs. Texas Tech, /7... (1-1-1) vs. Pepperdine, // BA...7 at Kansas, /1... Same BS...1 Twice... vs. Tennessee-Martin, 1// Digs...1 vs. Missouri, 1/1... Same SA... at Texas, /... vs. Creighton, // Assists... vs. Texas Tech, /7... Three Times Honors and Awards Preseason All-Big 1 Illinois State Barker GMC Classic All-Tournament Team Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic All-Tournament Team US Bank/Arby s Classic All-Tournament Team Westling has played in 7 games and has started 1 matches, splitting time with freshman middle blocker Christina Houghtelling... averages 1.1 kills per game on a. hitting percentage to go along with. blocks per game... had a season-best seven kills against No. 1 Santa Clara Sept recorded a career-best six blocks at Kansas Oct.... an excellent server, Westling has seven aces this season, including three at Oklahoma Oct.... one of six players from on the roster. Season and Career Bests Category... Season Best...Career Best Kills...7 vs. Santa Clara, /1... vs. Kansas, 1/1/1 Attempts...1 vs. Louisiana State, /... Same Hitting %...7 (--) vs. MSU, /1.... (--) vs. Kansas, 1/1/1 BA... vs. Santa Clara, /1; at Kansas, /1; vs. KSU, 1/11... Same BS...1 vs. Illinois, /... Same Digs... vs. Louisiana State,... Same SA...1 Three times... Three Times

10 Page 1 Volleyball Dani Busboom Freshman Setter -1 Cortland, Neb. (Freeman) #1 Jennifer Saleaumua # Sophomore Outside Hitter -11 National City, Calif. (Bonita Vista) Busboom is one of four freshmen contributing regularly in s - offense. She shares the setter duties with sophomore Michelle Lynch and is averaging. assists per game... recorded a season-high assists against Texas A&M Sept is one of three jump servers in the lineup and ranks second on the team with service aces... has had at least two service aces in eight matches... produced a career-best three aces against Iowa State Sept., then matched the mark with three at Oklahoma Oct.... is tied for fourth in the Big 1 with.1 service aces per game... is averaging 1. digs per game and tallied a career-best nine against New Orleans Sept.... is one of four freshmen from on the Husker roster. Season and Career Bests Category... Season Best...Career Best Kills...1 vs. Clemson, /... Same Attempts... vs. Clemson, /... Same Hitting %... vs. Clemson, /... Same BA...None... Same Digs... vs. New Orleans, /... Same SA... vs. Iowa State, /... Same Assists... vs. Texas A&M, /17... Same Saleaumua is considered the Huskers best passer and top all-around player, and she has proven why in Big 1 play. Saleaumua has quietly taken over the team lead in kills per game (.) and digs per game (.7) in league matches... averaging.7 kills per game and.7 digs per game overall... has led NU in kills six times, including five times in the last eight matches... has led in digs five times, including three times in the last five matches... leads the Huskers with seven double-doubles... has posted double-figure kill totals in 1 of s last 11 matches after reaching the mark just once in NU s first six contests... tallied a then-career-best 17 kills Sept. 17 to help defeat Texas A&M in a come-from-behind victory... Oct. at KU, Saleaumua recorded 1 kills on a. hitting percentage... has hit. or better seven times and. or better four times... swung for a season-best.7 (1--1) hitting percentage against Texas Tech Sept has recorded double figures in digs 11 times this season, including the last five matches... tallied a careerbest digs against Kansas State Oct. 11, then bettered the mark with 7 digs against Missouri Oct. 1, which is tied for seventh on the all-time charts... ranks among the league leaders in digs per game... is averaging.17 digs per game against ranked teams... tied fourth on the team with 1 service aces and has committed the fewest service errors (1) of any Husker ranked among the top six in aces on the team. Season and Career Bests Category... Season Best...Career Best Kills...1 at Kansas, 1/... Same Attempts...7 vs. Missouri, 1/1... Same Hitting %...7 (1--1) vs. Texas Tech, /7... (1-1-1) vs. Pepperdine, // BA...7 at Kansas, /1... Same BS... vs. Missouri, 1/1... Same Digs...7 vs. Missouri, 1/1... Same SA... at Texas, /... vs. Creighton, // Assists... vs. Texas Tech, /7... Three Times Honors and Awards Preseason All-Big 1

11 Page 11 Numbers Game Overall: At Home:... - At the NU Coliseum:... - At the Bob Devaney Sports Center:... - At the Omaha Civic Auditorium Away:... - Neutral:... - Non-conference: Big Big 1 home:... - Big 1 away:... - On television:... - NCAA Tournament:... - Against Ranked Teams Top five... - Top 1: Top :... - Unranked: By Games Three-game: Four-game:... - Five-game: By Kills Leading in kills: Trailing in kills: Tied in Kills:... - By Digs Leading in digs: Trailing in digs: Tied in digs:... - By Blocks Leading in blocks: Trailing in blocks:... - By Hitting Percentage Leading in hitting pct.: Trailing in hitting pct.: Hitting. or better:... - Hitting below.: Hitting below.:... - Holding opponent below.: Holding opponent below.1:... - By Service Aces Leading in service aces: Trailing in service aces: Tied in service aces Miscellaneous Statistics Top Matches. or Better Hitting Percentage (Minimum eight attempts) Date Player/Opponent Hitting Pct. Aug. Fautsch/Clemson. (--) Sept. Rebholz/New Orleans. (--) Sept. 1 Westling/Michigan State.7 (--) Sept. Elmer/Iowa State.7 (11--1) Sept. Rebholz/Iowa State.1 (-1-1) Sept. Saleaumua/Iowa State. (1--) Sept. Fautsch/Iowa State. (-1-1) Sept. 7 Houghtelling/Texas Tech. (--1) Sept. 7 Saleaumua/Texas Tech.7 (1--1) Oct. Fautsch/Oklahoma.7 (-1-1) Oct. Rebholz/Oklahoma. (1-1-17) Oct. Elmer/Kansas.77 (1-1-) Oct. 11 Elmer/Kansas State. (1--1) 1 or More Kills Date Player/Opponent Kills Aug. Schrad/Illinois State Sept. Mancuso/New Orleans 1 Sept. 1 Elmer/Santa Clara 1 Sept. 1 Schrad/Georgia Tech Sept. 17 Rebholz/Texas A&M 1 Sept. 17 Saleaumua/Texas A&M 17 Sept. 17 Schrad/Texas A&M Oct. Elmer/Kansas 1 Oct. Saleaumua/Kansas 1 Oct. 11 Elmer/Kansas State 1 Oct. 1 Elmer/Missouri 17 or More Assists Date Player/Opponent Assists Sept. 1 Lynch/Santa Clara Sept. 1 Lynch/Georgia Tech Sept. 17 Lynch/Texas A&M Oct. Lynch/Kansas Oct. 11 Lynch/Kansas State Oct. 1 Lynch/Missouri Four or More Service Aces Date Player/Opponent Service Aces Aug. Elmer/Clemson Sept. Houghtelling/at Texas Sept. Lynch/at Texas Sept. Saleaumua/at Texas 1 or More Digs Date Player/Opponent Digs Aug. Dowling/Illinois Sept. 1 Dowling/Santa Clara 1 Sept. 1 Dowling/Santa Clara 1 Sept. 1 Saleaumua/Georgia Tech 1 Oct. 1 Saleaumua/Colorado 1 Oct. Dowling/Kansas 17 Oct. Schrad/Kansas 1 Oct. 11 Saleaumua/Kansas State Oct. 11 Schrad/Kansas State 1 Oct. 1 Lynch/Missouri 1 Oct. 1 McCormick/Missouri 1 Oct. 1 Saleaumua/Missouri 7 Oct. 1 Schrad/Missouri 1 Eight or More Total Blocks Date Player/Opponent Blocks (BS/BA) Aug. Rebholz/Illinois 11 (/) Aug. Elmer/Illinois (/) Aug. Elmer/Illinois State 11 (1/1) Volleyball Aug. Rebholz/Illinois State 1 (1/) Sept. 1 Elmer/Santa Clara (/7) Oct. 1 Elmer/Colorado (/) Oct. Elmer/Kansas 1 (/1) Double Doubles Melissa Elmer (1) Opponent K A D B at Illinois State at Kansas Jennifer Saleaumua (7) Opponent K A D B Michigan State Georgia Tech Texas A&M at Oklahoma at Kansas Kansas State Missouri Anna Schrad () Opponent K A D B Illinois Georgia Tech Texas Tech Kansas Kansas State Missouri Huskers in the Big 1 Statistical Rankings (1/1/) Hitting Percentage Player Rank Pct. Big 1 Pct. Melissa Elmer t-th. th. Christina Houghtelling t-th. Blocks per game Player Overall BPG Big1 BPG Melissa Elmer 1st 1. 1st 1. Ally Rebholz th Service Aces per game Player Rank SAPG Big 1 SAPG Melissa Elmer t-th. Michelle Lynch t-th. Christina Houghtelling nd. Dani Busboom t-th. Digs per game Player Rank DPG Big 1 DPG Jenae Dowling t-th. th. Jennifer Saleaumua t-th. th.

12 Page 1 Volleyball Match-by-Match Statistics Date Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 17 Sept. Sept. Sept. 7 Oct. 1 Oct. Oct. Oct. 11 Oct. 1 Opponent GP vs. Clemson vs. Illinois at Illinois State vs. New Orleans vs. Louisiana State at Tulane Santa Clara Michigan State Georgia Tech Texas A&M at Texas vs. Iowa State Texas Tech Colorado at Oklahoma at Kansas Kansas State Missouri K E TA Pct A SA SE RE D BS BA TB Pts K E TA Pct A SA SE RE D BS BA TB Pts Opponents Sophomore outside hitter Jennifer Saleaumua has led NU in kills in three of the past six matches. Date Aug. Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 17 Sept. Sept. Sept. 7 Oct. 1 Oct. Oct. Oct. 11 Oct. 1 Opponent GP vs.clemson vs. Illinois at Illinois State vs. New Orleans vs. Louisiana State at Tulane Santa Clara Michigan State Georgia Tech Texas A&M at Texas vs. Iowa State Texas Tech Colorado at Oklahoma at Kansas Kansas State Missouri Match-by-Match Statistical Leaders Sophomore middle blocker Melissa Elmer had led in blocks 1 times. Date Aug. Aug. Aug. Opponent Clemson Illinois Illinois State Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 1 Sept. 17 Sept. Sept. New Orleans LSU at Tulane Santa Clara Michigan State Georgia Tech Texas A&M at Texas vs. Iowa State Sept. 7 Oct. 1 Oct. Oct. Oct. 11 Oct. 1 Texas Tech Colorado at Oklahoma at Kansas Kansas State Missouri Kills Saleaumua (1) Schrad (1) Schrad () Digs Schrad () Dowling () Saleaumua (1) McCormick (1) Mancuso (1) Schrad (11) Elmer, Fautsch (1) Dowling (1) Schrad (1) Lynch (11) Elmer (1) Dowling (1) Schrad, Elmer (11) Dowling (1) Schrad () Saleaumua (1) Schrad () Dowling () Saleaumua (1) Dowling () Saleaumua (1) Lynch, Schrad Dowling () Saleaumua, Schrad (1) Schrad (11) Elmer (11) Saleaumua (1) Saleaumua (11) Saleaumua (1) Saleaumua (1) Dowling (17) Elmer (1) Saleaumua () Elmer (17) McCormick (1) Blocks Elmer () Rebholz (11) Elmer (11) Assists Lynch () Lynch (1) Lynch () Houghtelling () Busboom () Elmer () Busboom () Elmer () Lynch () Rebholz () Lynch () Westling () Lynch (7) Rebholz () Lynch () Houghtelling () Lynch () Elmer (7) Lynch () Elmer () Lynch () Fautsch () Elmer () Elmer () Elmer (1) Elmer, Fautsch () Saleaumua () Lynch () Lynch () Lynch () Lynch () Lynch () Lynch ()