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1 2011 H U S K E R V O L L E Y B A L L OC T. 5, 2011 Contact: Hilary Winter Office Phone: (402) Cell Phone: (402) Fax Number: (402) hwinter@huskers.com Huskers Welcome Purdue, Indiana to NU Coliseum The No. 6 Nebraska volleyball team returns home this weekend to welcome Purdue and Indiana to the NU Coliseum. The Huskers will take on No. 11 Purdue on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. and Indiana on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 3 p.m. NU s match with Purdue will air via Student U on BTN.com, while Nebraska s match against the Hoosiers will air live on ESPN3.com and via tape delay on ESPN2 on Sunday, Oct. 9 at noon. Nebraska (11-1) enters this weekend undefeated in conference play after going 2-0 on the road last weekend. The Huskers pulled out a gutsy 3-2 win over Michigan State on Friday, Sept. 30 in East Lansing, Mich., and went on to sweep No. 18 Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 1 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Purdue and Nebraska have met 13 times, with NU holding a 9-4 record over the Boilermakers. The last time the two teams met was on Sept. 8, 1995 when Nebraska won 3-0 (15-2, 15-2, 15-3). Indiana and Nebraska have met twice, with the all-time series tied at 1-1. The last time the two teams met was on Sept. 24, 1988, with the Huskers winning 3-1 (16-14, 15-0, 13-15, 16-14). Fans can listen to all of the action with John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall on the 25-station Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and Twister 93.3 FM in Omaha. Fans outside the state will also be able to catch the live audio feed for free on Huskers.com. NU-Purdue All-Time Series Sept. 17, 1980 L, 5-15, Nov. 6, 1982 L, 6-15, 5-15, Nov. 10, 1981 L, 15-12, 15-12, 4-15, 12-15, 5-15 Oct. 3, 1983 L, 8-15, 15-10, 12-15, 15-8, Oct. 14, 1984 W, 15-7, 15-11, 13-15, 11-15, Dec. 13, 1985 W, 15-1, 16-14, 12-15, Sept. 20, 1986 W, 15-4, 15-6, 15-4 Sept. 18, 1987 W, 15-8, 15-11, Dec. 10, 1987 W, 15-8, 15-12, 15-3 Sept. 2, 1988 W, 15-12, 15-4, 15-8 Sept. 15, 1990 W, 16-14, 16-14, 15-3 Sept. 3, 1994 W, 15-11, 15-5, 15-4 Sept. 8, 1995 W, 15-2, 15-2, 15-3 NU-Indiana All-Time Series Oct. 14, 1978 L, 12-15, Sept. 24, 1988 W, 16-14, 15-0, 13-15, Husker Volleyball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Aug at MCM Elegante Lobo Classic Aug. 26 vs. New Mexico State W, 3-2 Aug. 27 at New Mexico W, 3-0 Sept. 2-3 at Colorado State Tournament Sept. 2 at #15 Colorado State L, 2-3 Sept. 3 vs. Albany W, 3-0 Sept Ameritas Players Challenge Sept. 8 Creighton W, 3-0 Sept. 9 St. Mary s W, 3-2 Sept. 10 Weber State W, 3-0 Sept. 17 #12 Iowa State (Devaney Center) W, 3-0 Sept. 21 #5 Penn State* W, 3-2 Sept. 24 #24 Ohio State* W, 3-1 Sept. 30 at Michigan State* W, 3-2 Oct. 1 at #17 Michigan* (ESPN2) W, 3-0 Oct. 7 Purdue* (BTN.com) 7 p.m. Oct. 8 Indiana* (ESPN3.com, ESPN2) 3 p.m. Oct. 14 at Wisconsin* 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at Minnesota* (BTN) 7 p.m. Oct. 19 Iowa* 7 p.m. Oct. 22 Illinois* 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at Ohio State* 6 p.m. Oct. 29 at Penn State* (BTN) 7 p.m. Nov. 4 Michigan* 7 p.m. Nov. 5 Michigan State* 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Indiana* 6 p.m. Nov. 12 at Purdue* 6 p.m. Nov. 16 Minnesota* 7 p.m. Nov. 19 Wisconsin* 7 p.m. Nov. 22 at Iowa* 7 p.m. Nov. 26 at Northwestern* 7 p.m. NCAA Championships Dec. 1-3 First and Second Rounds TBA Dec NCAA Regionals TBA Dec. 15 NCAA National Semifinals TBA Dec. 17 NCAA Championship Match TBA All match times listed as Central; home matches in bold * - Big Ten Conference match WHERE TO CATCH THE HUSKERS THIS WEEK Nebraska vs. Purdue No. 6 Nebraska vs. No. 11 Purdue Friday, Oct. 7 NU Coliseum 7 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KTWI 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com Web Video: Live Stats: BTN.com huskers.com Nebraska vs. Indiana No. 6 Nebraska vs. Indiana Saturday, Oct. 8 NU Coliseum 3 p.m. TV: ESPN2 (Tape Delay on Oct. 9 at noon) Web Video: Radio: Live Stats: ESPN3.com (Live) Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KTWI 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com huskers.com

2 Three-Time National Champions Page 2 Weekly Release Oct. 5, 2011 John Cook (San Diego, 1979) Head Coach 12th Season (at Nebraska) (overall) (Overall: ,.830) (Nebraska: ,.920 Big 12: ,.941) (Wisconsin: , Big Ten: 89-51) Year-by-Year Record Year Record Pct. League 1992 (UW) (UW) (UW) (UW) (UW) (UW) (UW) (NU) (NU) (NU) (NU) (NU) (NU) (NU) (NU) (NU) (NU) (NU) (NU) Totals Pct Place 7th 5th 5th 7th 5th t-1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st t-1st t-1st 3rd 1st 2nd -- Coaching Honors Guided Nebraska to two NCAA titles (2000, 2006) and five NCAA semifinal appearances ( ) Two-time AVCA National Coach of the Year (2000, 2005) 2008 USA Volleyball All-Time Great Coach Award Recipient Four-time Big 12 Coach of the Year (2001, 2005, 2008, 2010) 1997 Big Ten Co-Coach of the Year 1997 NACDA/USOC Collegiate Coaches Award #1 Lara Dykstra Fr. L 5-10 Redondo Beach, Calif. #2 Lauren Cook Jr. S 5-8 Lincoln, Neb. #3 Brigette Root Sr. S 5-10 Grand Island, Neb. #4 Shelby Winkelmann Fr. DS 5-9 Rhineland, Mo. #5 Paige Hubl Jr. DS 5-6 Lincoln, Neb. #6 Jordan Wilberger Sr. MB 6-1 Scottsbluff, Neb. #7 Gina Mancuso Jr. OH 6-1 Omaha, Neb. #8 Brooke Delano Sr. MB 6-4 Bellevue, Neb. #9 Cecilia Hall Fr. MB 6-3 Linkoping, Sweden #10 Alicia Ostrander Fr. OH 6-3 Gordon, Neb. #12 Morgan Broekhuis So. RS/S 6-5 Colorado Springs, Colo. #16 Allison McNeal Jr. MB 6-3 Schulenburg, Texas #17 Hayley Thramer So. MB 6-2 Ewing, Neb. #43 Taylor Simpson Fr. OH 6-3 Colorado Springs, Colo. #44 Hannah Werth Jr. OH 6-1 Springfield, Ill. Dan Meske Assistant Coach Dan Conners Assistant Coach Maggie Griffin Volunteer Assistant Coach Nebraska Coaching Legend Head Coach, 2000-present Associate Head Coach, 1999 Assistant Coach, Other Coaching Experience U.S. Women s A-2 National Team, 2004 University of Wisconsin Head Coach, U.S. Men s National Team, 1992 San Diego VB Club, UC-San Diego, Francis Parker High School, More About Cook University of San Diego, 1979 (Bachelor s Degree, History) San Diego State University, 1991 (Master s Degree, Teaching and Coaching Effectiveness) Pronunciation Guide Name Morgan Broekhuis Brooke Delano Lara Dykstra Gina Mancuso Hayley Thramer Dan Meske Pronunciation Brooke-heiss DUH-lay-no Lar-UH Man-CUE-so TRAY-mer MESS-key Lindsay Peterson Director of Operations

3 Three-Time National Champions Page 3 Weekly Release Oct. 5, 2011 Getting to Know Purdue and Indiana Getting to Know the Boilermakers Location...West Lafayette, Ind. Enrollment...39,276 Nickname... Boilermakers Colors... Old Gold and Black Head Coach...Dave Shondell (Ball State, 81) Record at School (8 years) Overall Record... same Asst. Coaches... Kathy Jewell, John Shondell 2010 Record Big Ten Record (T-4th) 2010 Postseason... NCAA Regional Finalist 2010 Final Ranking... 11th Letterwinners R/L... 11/3 Starters R/L... 5/2 Getting to Know the Hoosiers Location... Bloomington, Ind. Enrollment...40,354 Nickname... Hoosiers Colors... Cream and Crimson Head Coach... Sherry Dunbar (Ball State, 92) Record at School (3 years) Overall Record (7 years) Asst. Coaches... Nancy Mueller, Paul Koncir 2010 Record Big Ten Record Postseason...NCAA Regional Semifinalist 2010 Final Ranking...23rd Letterwinners R/L... 10/3 Starters R/L /3 University Information Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population ,624 Founded Enrollment... 24,610 Chancellor... Harvey Perlman, J.D. Nickname... Cornhuskers/Huskers Colors...Scarlet and Cream Conference... Big Ten Volleyball Quick Facts First Year of Volleyball Overall All-Time Record...1, Conference All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Years straight NCAA Tournament Record Final Four Appearances ( ) National Championships...Three (2006, 2000, 1995) Facility (Capacity)... Nebraska Coliseum (4,030) Series Record...Nebraska leads, 9-4 Last Meeting...NU won, 3-0 (9/8/95) Last NU Win... 9/8/95 Last NU Loss... 10/3/83 Longest NU Winning Streak...9 Current NU Winning Streak...9 Two sets Three sets Four sets Five sets Series Record... Series tied, 1-1 Last Meeting...NU won, 3-1 (9/24/88) Last NU Win... 9/24/88 Last NU Loss... 10/14/78 Longest NU Winning Streak...1 Current NU Winning Streak...1 Two sets Four sets Team Information Head Coach...John Cook (San Diego, 1979) Nebraska Record/Years /11 Career Record/Years /18 Assistant Coach...Dan Meske (Ohio State, 2007) Assistant Coach... Dan Conners (UCLA, 2001) Volunteer Assistant...Maggie Griffin (Nebraska, 2008) Volleyball Office Phone...(402) Volleyball Office Fax...(402) Overall Record Big 12 Record (Finish) (First) 2010 NCAA Tournament Final AVCA Ranking...Seventh All-Americans Returning/Lost...2/3 Starters Returning/Lost...5/1+1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...9/5 Volleyball Media Relations Media Relations Contact...Hilary Winter Office Phone...(402) Cell Phone...(402) hwinter@huskers.com Fax...(402) The 2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers Career Stats No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown K/S B/S A/S D/S SA/S Worth Noting 1 Lara Dykstra L 5-10 Fr. Redondo Beach, Calif Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 ESPN RISE Honorable-Mention All-American 2 Lauren Cook S 5-8 Jr. Lincoln, Neb Preseason All-Big Ten 2010 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year 3 Brigette Root (C) S 5-11 Sr. Grand Island, Neb Team Co-Captain Two-time all-state at Grand Island 4 Shelby Winkelmann DS 5-9 Fr. Rhineland, Mo Parade All-American (Basketball) 5 Paige Hubl DS 5-6 Jr. Lincoln, Neb Walk-on who earned all-state honors in volleyball and soccer at Lincoln SE HS 6 Jordan Wilberger (C) MB 6-1 Sr. Scottsbluff, Neb Started 15 matches in 2010 Posted career highs in kills, block and hitting percentage in Gina Mancuso OH 6-1 Jr. Omaha, Neb Played 54 matches over her first two seasons Five double-doubles in Brooke Delano MB 6-4 Sr. Bellevue, Neb Preseason All-Big Ten Two-Time AVCA All-American 9 Cecilia Hall OH 6-3 Fr. Linkoping, Sweden Has Not Played Swedish National Team Member First Husker from outside U.S. since Sarah Pavan in Alicia Ostrander OH 6-3 Fr. Gordon, Neb. Has Not Played Scottsbluff Star-Herald Fab-5 Athlete 2010 First-Team Class C-1 All-State 12 Morgan Broekhuis RS 6-5 So. Colorado Spring, Colo Big 12 All-Freshman Team One double-double in Allison McNeal MB 6-3 Jr. Schulenburg, Texas Started 17 matches in 2010, averaging 1.33 kills and 0.88 blocks per set 17 Hayley Thramer MB 6-2 So. Ewing, Neb Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Eight blocks against New Mexico State 43 Taylor Simpson OH 6-3 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo Under Armour All-American 2010 Volleyball Magazine Fab Hannah Werth OH 6-1 Jr. Springfield, Ill Preseason All-Big Ten 2010 Second-Team AVCA All-American (C) Team Captains Head Coach: John Cook, 12th Year (San Diego, 1979) Asst. Coaches: Dan Meske, First Year (Ohio State, 2007) and Dan Conners, First Year (UCLA, 2001)

4 Three-Time National Champions Page 4 Weekly Release Oct. 5, 2011 Husker Volleyball by the Numbers All-time winning percentage of Nebraska volleyball (1, record) All-time winning percentage of Nebraska in conference matches (464-28) 1... Honda-Broderick Cup Winner (Sarah Pavan, 2006) 3... National Titles (1995, 2000, 2006) 3... Number of Huskers Volleyball Olympians (Lori Endicott, Allison Weston & Nancy Metcalf) 4... Huskers who won the NCAA Today s Top Eight Award, the most of any program NCAA Volleyball Semifinal Appearances ( ) Number of consecutive NCAA appearances Number of Conference titles in school history Nebraska s nation-leading total of volleyball CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Nation-Leading AVCA All-American certificates won by 34 Husker volleyball players Number of weeks that Nebraska has been ranked No. 1 in the national polls Consecutive sellouts at the NU Coliseum (NCAA Volleyball record, as of Dec. 5, 2009) Consecutive weeks in the AVCA Poll 13, NCAA regular-season record crowd vs.ucla on Sept. 13, , Nebraska s 2006 NCAA Championship Match crowd vs. Stanford, the largest in NCAA history Scouting the No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers The Boilermakers are 14-1 on the year, heading into a weekend where they face the Huskers on Friday, Oct. 7, and Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 8. Purdue went 1-1 last weekend in matches at Northwestern and Illinois. The Boilermakers won 3-1 at Northwestern, but lost 3-1 at Illinois. Senior middle blocker Tiffany Fisher leads the Boilermakers in kills with 179 on the season, averaging 4.07 per set. At the net, junior middle blocker Anna Drewry leads Purdue in blocks with 1.25; she has three solo blocks on the season and 17 block assists. Junior outside hitter Ariel Turner was named the Big Ten Player of the Week for her efforts against Northwestern and No. 1 Illinois last week. She led the Boilermakers with a pair of double-doubles against the Wildcats and Fighting Illini, racking up 5.00 kills and 3.25 digs per set. She has posted double-digit kills in 13 matches this season and is just 17 kills shy of the 1,000 kill milestone. Turner leads the Big Ten in overall points per set (5.30) and ranks third in kills per set (4.54). In Purdue s four conference matches, she has racked up a league-leading 4.79 kills per set, while putting up a 5.43 points per set. Freshman middle blocker Kierra Jones garnered Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors on Aug. 29. Purdue leads the Big Ten in blocks (2.79) and opponent hitting percentage (.113). The Boilermakers also rank third in the Big Ten in hitting percentage (.270), fifth in assists (12.98), seventh in digs (14.90), fifth in kills (14.00) and fourth in service aces (1.41). Purdue ranks 14th in blocks per set nationally, 17th in hitting percentage, 28th in kills per set and are tied for sixth in win-loss percentage. Purdue battled with No. 1 Illinois on Saturday as the final two unbeaten teams in the country. The Fighting Illini outlasted Purdue, winning the match 3-1 (26-24, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23). Turner led all hitters with 20 kills, while also adding 12 digs and an ace. Fisher followed with 16 kills, while hitting at a.583 clip and putting up a team-leading five blocks. Head coach Dave Shondell is in his ninth season at the helm of the Boilermakers. He has led the team to six NCAA Tournament berths in the last seven years, including Sweet 16 appearances in 2005, 2006 and 2008, and an Elite Eight appearance in Before the Boilermakers loss to Illinois, Purdue was off to its best start since the 1985 season and were 9-0 for the third time in the Shondell era. Purdue put up 19.0 blocks as a team against Ball State on Sept. 10, setting a new rally scoring record for a four-game match. Oct. 3 - Mon. Oct. 4- Tues. Oct. 5 - Wed. Oct. 6 - Thurs. Oct. 7 - Fri. Oct. 8 - Sat. Oct. 9 - Sun. Practice 3-6 p.m. (NU Coliseum) Practice 3-6 p.m. (NU Coliseum) Practice 3-6 p.m. (NU Coliseum) Practice 3-6 p.m. (NU Coliseum) vs. Purdue 7 p.m. (NU Coliseum) Radio: Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com vs. Indiana 7 p.m. (NU Coliseum Arena) Radio: Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com Off Day Nebraska vs. Indiana Tape Delay on ESPN2 Noon CT Web Video: BTN (Student U) Web Video: ESPN3.com TV: 10/2/11 Tape Delay on ESPN2 Noon CT

5 Three-Time National Champions Page 5 Weekly Release Oct. 5, 2011 Scouting the Indiana Hoosiers The Hoosiers are 8-8 on the year, heading into a weekend where they face Iowa on Friday, Oct. 7, and the Huskers on Saturday, Oct. 8. Indiana enters the weekend after going 0-2 last weekend in matches at Illinois and Northwestern. The Hoosiers lost 3-1 at Illinois and were swept at Northwestern. Junior right-side hitter Kelci Marschall led IU with 12 kills against the Fighting Illini, while senior right-side hitter Kristen Seaton had eight of her own. Senior setter Mary Chaudoin tabbed 30 assists for the Hoosiers, while freshman middle blocker Morgan Leach hit.235 on the night with six kills. Marschall led the Hoosiers again against Northwestern with seven kills while junior middle blocker Samantha Thrower had six. Senior outside hitter Lindsay Enterline hit.667 for the match with four kills as Chaudoin and junior setter Whitney Granado had 11 assists each for IU. Senior libero Caitlin Cox had a team-high 12 digs. At the net, Leach leads Indiana in blocks with 1.05 per set. She has three solo blocks and 59 block assists on the year. Big Ten Weekly Awards (1 honor by 1 player) Gina Mancuso Co-Player of the Week (Sept. 26) Mancuso averaged 3.7 kills per set with a.319 hitting percentage, along with 1.6 digs and 0.4 blocks per set in the Huskers back-to-back wins. She recorded a double-double against Penn State with 22 kills and 10 digs, marking the fifth double-double of her career. She also tied her career-high mark for attacks against Penn State. The honor marks the first conference player-of-the-week award for Mancuso and makes her the first Nebraska volleyball player to earn a Big Ten weekly award. She is averaging 3.82 kills per set and 2.46 digs per set in her junior season, while leading all NU hitters in kills. Her efforts have helped NU to a 9-1 record on the season, while starting 2-0 in conference play. Marschall leads IU with 179 kills on the season, averaging 3.03 per set. Junior outside hitter Ivie Obeime has 127 kills in 2011, with 2.15 per set. Defensively, Cox has 260 digs and is IU s all-time digs leader. In the Big Ten standings, Indiana ranks 11th in hitting percentage (.191), 11th in assists (11.25), 10th in blocks (2.09), 10th in digs (13.14), 11th in opponent hitting percentage (.201), 11th in kills (12.14) and fifth in service aces (1.34). Head coach Sherry Dunbar has entered her fifth season at the helm of the Hoosier volleyball team with a career winning percentage of.690. The Hoosiers have won at least one non-conference tournament in each of Dunbar s four seasons and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2010 NCAA Tournament for the best finish in school history. Cox was named to the all-tournament team at the Hokie Classic and earned MVP honors at the Hoosier Classic. She also earned Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors. Indiana s setters are climbing the career record books for assists, and by the end of the season, should have stamped their place in IU history. Chaudoin ranks seventh in all-time IU assists records with 2,708 career assists, while Granado ranks 10th with 1,320 career assists.

6 Three-Time National Champions Page 6 Weekly Release Oct. 5, 2011 AVCA Coaches Poll (Oct. 3) Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Pts. Record Last Week 1. Illinois (56) 1, UCLA (2) 1, Washington (1) 1, California 1, Southern California (1) 1, Nebraska 1, Stanford 1, Penn State 1, Hawaii 1, Texas Purdue Northern Iowa Florida Minnesota Oregon Iowa State San Diego Michigan Tennessee Pepperdine Miami (FL) Oklahoma Colorado State Florida State Ohio State Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Western Kentucky 53; Kentucky 26; Louisville 14; Tulsa 14; Duke 10; Texas A&M 9; UC Davis 8; Arizona 7; Long Beach State 7; Kansas State 5; North Carolina 5; Missouri 4; UC Santa Barbara 4; TCU 2 Coaches Poll Weekly Totals Date...Rank Preseason (8/15)...5 8/ / / / / / /10 10/17 10/24 10/31 11/7 11/14 11/21 11/28 Final (12/21) NCAA All-Time Winningest Coaches (entering 2011) No. Coach Record Pct. 1. Don Shaw *Russ Rose 1, *Dave Shoji 1, *Mary Wise *John Cook *John Dunning Terry Pettit *Brian Gimmillaro Elaine Michaelis *Mick Haley *-active NCAA Winningest Active Coaches (entering 2011) No. Coach, School Record Pct. 1. Russ Rose, Penn State 1, Dave Shoji, Hawaii 1, Mary Wise, Florida John Cook, Nebraska John Dunning, Stanford Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach St Mick Haley, USC Bobbi Petersen, Northern Iowa Wayne Kreklow, Missouri Jerritt Elliott, Texas (Min. 5 years as a Division I head coach; includes record at four-year colleges only) The Last Time Nebraska... Won a match 3-0: at Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011 Won a match 3-1: vs. Ohio State, Sept. 24, 2011 Won a match 3-2: at Michigan State, Sept. 30, 2011 Lost a match 0-3: at Texas, Oct. 30, 2009 Lost a match 1-3: at Washington, Dec. 10, 2010 Lost a match 2-3: at Colorado State, Sept. 2, 2011 Had 100 kills in a match: vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 26, 1996 Had 200 attacks in a match: vs. Iowa State (200), Oct. 21, 2009 Had.500-or-more hitting pct.: vs. Kansas (.523), Oct. 10, 2001 Had 10-or-more service aces: at Texas A&M (11), Nov. 5, 2008 Had 40-or-more total blocks: vs. UCLA (41), Sept. 14, 1991 Had 100-or-more digs: vs. USC (109), Dec. 11, 2004 The Last Time a Husker... Had 30-or-more kills: Sarah Pavan (31) at Kansas State, Nov. 3, 2007 Had 10-or-more blocks: Brooke Delano(10) at Oklahoma, Sept. 29, 2010 Had 25-or-more digs: Lara Dykstra (28) vs. New Mexico State, Aug. 26, 2011 Had two players with 20-or-more kills: Tara Mueller (24) and Jordan Larson (21) at Washington, Dec. 13, 2008 Nebraska... Is (.972) when winning a first set under John Cook and (.618) when it loses the opening set Had spent 385 weeks in the top 10 and were ranked in the top 10 for 115 consecutive weeks (2004-Sept. 5, 2011) Is under John Cook when hitting.300 or better Scouting the Huskers Nebraska is 11-1 in 2011 and enters Friday night s match ranked No. 6 in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll. The Huskers are 10-0 this season when holding opponents below.200 hitting. Nebraska is 1-1 when opposing teams hit above.200. Nebraska has totaled double-digit blocks in eight matches this season, including a season-high 16.5 blocks against New Mexico State. The Huskers tallied a season-low six errors against Albany on Sept. 3. The last time NU had six errors or less in a match was against Sacred Heart on Dec. 2, As of Oct. 2, Nebraska ranks second in the Big Ten in hitting percentage at.274. The Huskers are eighth in assists (12.45), fourth in blocks (2.72), ninth in digs (13.45), third in opponent hitting percentage (.135), ninth in kills (13.28) and 11th in service aces (0.85). As of Oct. 2, Hayley Thramer is first in the Big Ten in blocks (1.47), while Brooke Delano ranks ninth in hitting percentage (.348). Lauren Cook is seventh in assists (10.85) and Gina Mancuso is ninth in points (4.07). Mancuso also ranks eighth in kills (3.57). Gina Mancuso has 168 kills so far in 2011, averaging 3.57 per set. Mancuso was named the Co-Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday, Sept. 26, after her stellar weekend against Penn State and Ohio State. Lara Dykstra has 160 digs so far in her freshman campaign, averaging 3.40 per set. Lauren Cook has totaled 510 assists in 2011, averaging per set. Her efforts have led NU to a.274 hitting percentage on the season. Under Head Coach John Cook, the Huskers improved to when winning the first set of the match after their win over Michigan on Oct. 1. Three Huskers have combined for eight double-doubles in 2011, with Mancuso tallying six, Broekhuis tabbing two and Werth notching one of her own. Gina Mancuso 2011 (6) NU Career (6), All (6) Opponent (Date) K A D B New Mexico State (Aug. 26) Creighton (Sept. 8) Saint Mary s (Sept. 9) Iowa State (Sept. 17) Penn State (Sept. 21) Michigan State (Sept. 30) Hannah Werth 2011 (1) NU Career (23), All (23) Opponent (Date) K A D B Colorado State (Sept. 2) Morgan Broekhuis 2011 (2) NU Career (2), All (2) Opponent (Date) K A D B Iowa State (Sept. 17) Penn State (Sept. 21) Two Huskers average more than a block a set, including Broekhuis (1.11) and Thramer (1.47).

7 Three-Time National Champions Page 7 Weekly Release Oct. 5, 2011 Tough Tests With the match against No. 11 Purdue on Friday, Nebraska will be taking on its sixth top-25 team this season. The Huskers hold a 4-1 record against top-25 teams, losing to then-no. 15 Colorado State on Sept. 2 in five sets in Fort Collins, Colo., but notching a 3-2 victory over then-no. 5 Penn State on Sept. 21, a 3-1 victory over then-no. 24 Ohio State on Sept. 24 and a sweep over then-no. 11 Michigan on Oct. 1. Cook Reaches 500 With the Huskers win over Albany on Sept. 3, Head Coach John Cook tallied his 500th win as a head coach. Few Unbeaten Illinois and Nebraska share first place in the Big Ten standings through two weeks of conference play, with both teams checking in at 4-0. No Place Like Nebraska Nebraska celebrated a streak of 150 consecutive sellouts at the NU Coliseum on Sept. 8. It is the longest continuing sellout streak across all NCAA women s athletics. The Huskers averaged 4,632 fans per home contest last season. As of Oct. 3, Nebraska ranks third in current home win streaks with 28. Small Membership Lara Dykstra became just the seventh true freshman to start a season opener during Head Coach John Cook s era at Nebraska. Sophomore Morgan Broekhuis was the last Husker to do so in Dykstra Digging Through the first 12 matches of her collegiate career, freshman Lara Dykstra has totaled 160 digs and has averaged 3.40 digs per set. Her 28 digs against New Mexico State ranked ninth in Nebraska volleyball single-match performances and were the highest total by a Husker since Thramer Makes Impact Sophomore Hayley Thramer made her first career start at New Mexico on Aug. 27. She tabbed eight blocks against New Mexico State and three against New Mexico. She notched another eight blocks against Penn State on Sept. 21. She currently ranks first in the Big Ten in blocks, averaging 1.47 per set. Volleyball Blackshirts Nebraska kept Albany at a.038 hitting percentage for the match, including a.075 percentage in set two and in set three. The Huskers held Creighton to a.053 hitting percentage on Sept. 8,Weber State to a.071 hitting percentage on Sept. 10 and Iowa State to a.087 hitting percentage on Sept. 17. The Huskers held Ohio State to a.134 hitting percentage on Sept. 24 and Michigan to a.157 hitting percentage on Oct. 1. Holding Their Own As of Sept. 25, the Huskers rank 18th nationally in blocks per set with NU is 12th in hitting percentage at.274 and is 11th in match win-loss percentage. Broekhuis Breakout Morgan Broekhuis recorded the first double-double of her career against Iowa State on Sept. 17, with 11 kills and 10 digs. She notched another double-double against Penn State with 12 kills and 11 digs. Her 22 kills at Michigan State on Sept. 30 marked a career-high for Broekhuis. Broekhuis has 151 kills for the Huskers in 2011, with a hitting percentage of.283. Mancuso Paving Her Way Gina Mancuso has notched six double-doubles so far in 2011, most recently against Michigan State on Sept. 30. She tallied 12 kills and 10 digs to lead NU against the Spartans. Mancuso leads all Nebraska hitters with 168 kills in 2011 and was named the Co-Big Ten Player of the Week on Sept. 26. Map to Success Nebraska has eight players on its 2011 roster who were Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selections, representing the top 50 players in that year s recruiting class. Five of the Huskers last seven recruiting classes have ranked in the top five nationally, including the 2009 class that was ranked second by Prepvolleyball.com. Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Members Year Players 2008 Allison McNeal 2009 Gina Mancuso, Hannah Werth, Hayley Thramer, Lauren Cook 2010 Morgan Broekhuis 2011 Lara Dykstra, Taylor Simpson The Home for All-Americans Nebraska continued its string of All-America success in 2010, as Brooke Delano, Lindsey Licht and Hannah Werth were named AVCA All-Americans. The trio upped Nebraska s NCAA-leading totals to 34 players and 70 certificates. Nebraska has had at least one All-American every season since 1983, a total of 29 straight seasons, including 35 All- America awards in Cook s 11 years at Nebraska. AVCA All-America Certificates No. School Awards 1. Nebraska Stanford Penn State Hawaii UCLA 41 Pre-Season All-Conference Picks The Huskers were picked to finish in a tie for second in the Big Ten preseason coaches poll. The Huskers also had three players picked to the preseason All-Big Ten list. Unanimous selection senior Brooke Delano was joined by juniors Lauren Cook and Hannah Werth. Husker Volleyball on the Radio The Husker Sports Network will continue the strong tradition of broadcasting excellence in 2011 as it brings Husker volleyball to fans across the state. Every volleyball match this season is available to a network of 25 radio stations that reaches every corner of the state. KBBK (107.3 FM) in Lincoln and KTWI (93.3 FM) in Omaha will serve as the flagship stations for volleyball. John Baylor enters his 18th year as the voice of the Nebraska volleyball program and brings his high-energy broadcasts throughout the state. He has covered all three of the Huskers national title seasons. He is joined by color analysts Lindsay Peterson and Diane Mendenhall. In addition to broadcasting Husker matches, the Husker Sports Network also produces Sports Nightly, a daily, live call-in show focusing on NU athletics and other area sports. The show runs from 6 to 9 p.m. (central) across the state. During the season, Coach Cook will join Sports Nightly s Jeff Culhane for an hour call-in show on Husker volleyball. Husker Volleyball Radio Show Catch the Husker Volleyball Radio show every Tuesday night from 8-9 p.m. across Nebraska on the Husker Sports Network. Join host John Baylor and Coach John Cook in a lively hour looking at all things Husker volleyball. Throughout the year, the show will feature interviews with players and coaches and much more. Fans can listen to the show across the state on the Husker Sports Network and around the world for free on the Internet at Huskers. com. Fans can also call into the show by calling (866) Husker Sports Volleyball Network City Affiliate Signal Ainsworth KBRB 1400 AM Ainsworth KBRB 92.7 FM Aurora* KRGY 97.3 FM Beatrice* KWBE 1450 AM Broken Bow** KBBN 95.3 FM Columbus KJSK 900 AM Fairbury* KUTT 99.5 FM Falls City KTNC 1230 AM Fremont* KHUB 1340 AM Grand Island KRGI 1430 AM Hastings KHAS 1230 AM Hastings** KLIQ 94.5 FM Kearney* KGFW 1340 AM Lexington* KRVN 880 AM Lincoln KBBK FM McCook KSWN 93.9 FM North Platte KHAQ 98.5 FM Ogallala KZTL 93.5 FM Omaha KTWI 93.3 FM Scottsbluff** KNEB 960 AM Sidney* KSID 1340 AM Superior KRFS FM Valentine KVSH 940 AM Wayne KTCH 1590 AM West Point* KTIC 840 AM *-Affiliates that only carry selected broadcasts **-Affiliates that carry Big Ten Conference matches only

8 Three-Time National Champions Page 8 Weekly Release Oct. 5, Big Ten Standings (as of Oct. 4) Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. Illinois Nebraska Purdue Penn State Michigan Michigan State Ohio State Wisconsin Northwesterrn Minnesota Iowa Indiana Upcoming Big Ten Schedule Date Match Time (CT) Wed., Oct. 5, Northwestern at #8 Penn State 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 7 #1 Illinois at #25 Ohio State 6 p.m. Fri., Oct. 7 #14 Minnesota at #18 Michigan 6 p.m. Fri., Oct. 7 Wisconsin at Michigan State 6 p.m. Fri., Oct. 7 Indiana at Iowa 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 7 #11 Purdue at #6 Nebraska 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 8 Indiana at #6 Nebraska 3 p.m. Sat., Oct. 8 Northwestern at #25 Ohio State 5 p.m. Sat., Oct. 8 Wisconsin at #18 Michigan 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 8 #14 Minnesota at Michigan State 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 8 #1 Illinois at #8 Penn State 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 8 #11 Purdue at Iowa 7 p.m. Big Ten Team Rankings (as of Oct. 2) Category Rank NEB Leader Hitting Percentage 2nd.274 Michigan State Opponent Hitting Pct. 3rd.135 Purdue Assists 8th Ohio State Kills 9th Ohio State Blocks 4th 2.72 Purdue Service Aces 11th 0.85 Michigan Digs 9th Northwestern Big Ten Individual Rankings Category Player Avg. Rank Leader Hitting Percentage Delano.348 9th Fisher (PUR) Assists Cook th Tabberson (MINN) Kills Mancuso th Wittman (MINN) Service Aces No Top-10 Hancock (PSU) Blocks Thramer st Thramer (NEB) Digs No Top-10 Mignin (OSU) Big Ten Team Rankings (Big Ten play only) Category Rank NEB Leader Hitting Percentage 2nd.275 Michigan State-.302 Opponent Hitting Pct. 7th.195 Purdue-.124 Assists 6th Ohio State Kills 6th Ohio State Blocks 5th 2.56 Northwestern Service Aces 11th 0.76 Penn State Digs 10th Purdue Big Ten Individual Rankings (Big Ten Play only) Category Player Avg. Rank Hitting Percentage Broekhuis.331 6th Delano th Assists Cook rd Kills Broekhuis th Service Aces No Top-10 Blocks Thramer th Digs No Top-10 Huskers in the NCAA Rankings (as of Sept. 25) Huskers in the NCAA Rankings Category Rank NEB Leader Hitting Percentage 12th.274 Michigan State Assists Not Top Northern Illinois Kills Not Top Northern Illinois Service Aces Not Top Belmont Blocks 18th 2.72 Stanford Digs Not Top Duquesne Category Player Avg. Rank Leader Hitting Percentage Delano th Sewell (Davidson) Assists Cook th Hoffman (Northern Ill.) Kills No Top Wicinski (Northern Ill.) Service Aces No Top Myer (Belmont) Blocks Thramer th Wopat (Stanford) Digs No Top Elswick (UT Martin)

9 Three-Time National Champions Page 9 Weekly Release Oct. 5, 2011 Kills: 1 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26/11 (at Albuquerque, N.M.) Attacks: 1 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26/11 (at Albuquerque, N.M.) Hitting Pct: (1-0-1) vs. New Mexico State, 8/26/11 (at Albuquerque, N.M.) Assists: 4 vs. Creighton, 9/8/11 Aces: 1 (3x) last, vs. Weber State, 9/10/11 Block Asst.: Total Blocks: Digs: 28 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26 (at Albuquerque, N.M.) #1 Lara Dykstra Fr. S 5-10 Redondo Beach, Calif. (Redondo Union) Career Bests Kills: 6 (3x) last, at Cal, 10/30/09 Attacks: 13 at Cal, 10/30/09 Hitting Pct.:.800 (4-0-5) at Hawaii, 8/30/09 Assists 56 at Oregon, 11/21/09 Aces: 3 (2x) last, at Kansas State, 10/16/10 Block Asst.: 3 vs. Iowa State, 9/17/11 Total Blocks: 3 vs. Iowa State, 9/17/11 Digs: 18 at Stanford, 10/31/09 Kills: 5 vs. Creighton, 9/8 Attacks: 9 vs. Creighton, 9/8 Hitting Pct:.556 (5-0-9) vs. Creighton, 9/8 Assists: 52 vs. Penn State, 9/21 Aces: 2 vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 Block Asst.: 3 vs. Iowa State, 9/17 Total Blocks: 3 vs. Iowa State, 9/17 Digs: 13 (2x) last, vs. Creighton, 9/8 #2 Lauren Cook Jr. S 5-8 Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X/UCLA) Career Bests Kills: 0 Attacks: 1 vs. Weber State, 9/10/11 Hitting Pct.:.000 Assists: 3 vs. Weber State, 9/10/11 Aces: 1 (2x) last, vs. Weber State, 9/10/11 Block Asst.: 0 Total Blocks: 0 Digs: 1 vs. Weber State, 9/10/11 Kills: 0 Attacks: 1 vs. Weber State, 9/10 Hitting Pct:.000 Assists: 3 vs. Weber State, 9/10 Aces: 1 vs. Weber State, 9/10 Block Asst.: 0 Total Blocks: 0 Digs: 1 vs. Weber State, 9/10 #3 Brigette Root Sr. S 5-11 Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island) Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Assists: Aces: Block Asst.: Total Blocks: Digs: 1 (2x) last, vs. Penn State, 9/21 #4 Shleby Winkelmann Fr. DS 5-9 Rhineland, Mo. (Hermann)

10 Three-Time National Champions Page 10 Weekly Release Oct. 5, 2011 Career Bests Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Assists: 1 (2x) last, vs. Iowa State, 9/17/11 Aces: 2 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26/11 Block Asst.: Total Blocks: : Digs: 4 vs. Iowa State, 9/17/11 Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Assists: 1 (2x) last, vs. Iowa State, 9/17 Aces: 2 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26 Block Asst.: Total Blocks: Digs: 4 vs. Iowa State, 9/17 #5 Paige Hubl Jr. DS 5-6 Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) #6 Jordan Wilberger Sr. MB 6-1 Scottsbluff, Neb. (Scottsbluff) Career Bests Kills: 11 vs. Idaho State, 9/4/10 Attacks: 22 vs. Illinois, 9/11/10 Hitting Pct.:.700 (7-0-10) at Liberty, 12/5/ (7-0-10) vs. Colorado, 11/28/09 Assists: 1 (2x) last, vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 /11 Aces: 0 Block Asst.: 8 (3x) last, vs. St. Mary s, 9/9/11 Total Blocks: 9 vs. St. Mary s, 9/9/11 Digs: 2 (3x) at Colorado State, 9/2/11 Career Bests Kills: 24 at Colorado State, 9/2/11 Attacks: 47 vs. Penn State, 9/21/11 Hitting Pct:.714 (5-0-7) vs. Sacred Heart, 12/2/10 Aces: 4 vs. Kansas State, 10/10/09 Block Asst.: 4 vs. Baylor, 11/24/10 Total Blocks: 4 (4x) last, at Michigan, 10/1 Digs: 16 vs. Iowa State, 10/21/09 Kills: 7 vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 Attacks: 19 vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 Hitting Pct:.667 (2-0-3) vs. Penn State, 9/21 Assists: 1 (2x) last, vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 /11 Aces: 0 Block Asst.: 8 vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 Total Blocks: 9 vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 Digs: 2 at Colorado State, 9/2 Kills: 24 at Colorado State, 9/2 Attacks: 47 vs. Penn State, 9/21 Hitting Pct:.500 ( ) vs. Weber State, 9/10 Aces: 3 vs. Iowa State, 9/17 Block Asst.: 3 (3x) last, at Michigan, 10/1 Total Blocks: 4 at Michigan, 10/1 Digs: 14 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26 #7 Gina Mancuso Jr. OH 6-1 Omaha, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista) Career Bests Kills: 15 vs. Illinois, 9/11/10 Attacks: 33 at Kansas State, 9/17/08 Hitting Pct:.875 ( ) at Missouri, 10/6/10 Aces: 3 vs. Idaho State, 9/4/10 Block Asst.: 9 at Oklahoma, 9/29/10 Total Blocks: 10 at Oklahoma, 9/29/10 Digs: 16 at Kansas State, 9/17/08 Kills: 11 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26 Attacks: 23 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26 Hitting Pct:.667 ( ) vs. Albany, 9/3 Aces: 2 vs. Creighton, 9/8 Block Asst.: 7 vs. Iowa State, 9/17 Total Blocks: 7 vs. Iowa State, 9/17 Digs: 5 vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 #8 Brooke Delano Sr. MB 6-4 Bellevue, Neb. (West)

11 Three-Time National Champions Page 11 Weekly Release Oct. 5, 2011 Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Assists: Aces: Block Asst.: Total Blocks: Digs: #9 Cecilia Hall Fr. MB 6-3 Linkoping, Sweden (Allebergsgymnasiet) Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Assists: Aces: Block Asst.: Total Blocks: Digs: #10 Alicia Ostrander Fr. OH 6-3 Gordon, Neb. (Gordon-Rushville) Career Bests Kills: 22 at Michigan, 10/1 Attacks: 41 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26/11 Hitting Pct:.615 (8-0-13) vs. Sacred Heart, 12/2/10 Assists: 5 vs. Albany, 9/3/11 Block Asst.: 9 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26/11 Total Blocks: 9 (2x) vs. St. Mary s, 9/9/11 Digs: 11 vs. Penn State, 9/21/11 Kills: 22 at Michigan, 10/1 Attacks: 41 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26 Hitting Pct:.387 ( ) vs. Creighton, 9/8 Assists: 5 vs. Albany, 9/3 Block Asst.: 9 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26 Total Blocks: 9 (2x) vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 Digs: 11 vs. Penn State, 9/21 #12 Morgan Broekhuis So. RS/S 6-5 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Christian) Career Bests Kills: 10 vs. Kansas, 9/22/10 Attacks: 16 vs. Kansas, 9/22/10 Hitting Pct:.750 vs. Western Michigan, 9/10/10 Aces: 0 Block Asst.: 9 vs. Kansas State, 11/11/10 Total Blocks: 9 vs. Kansas State, 11/11/10 Digs: 2 vs. Kentucky, 8/28/10 Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Assists: Aces: Block Asst.: Total Blocks: Digs: #16 Allison McNeal Jr. MB 6-3 Schulenburg, Texas (Schulenburg)

12 Three-Time National Champions Page 12 Weekly Release Oct. 5, 2011 Career Bests Kills: 8 vs. Penn State, 9/21/11 Attacks: 15 vs. Iowa State, 9/17/11 Hitting Pct: (1-0-1) at Colorado State, 9/2/11 Aces: 0 Block Asst.: 8 (2x) last, vs. Penn State, 9/21/11 Total Blocks: 9 vs. Penn State, 9/21/11 Digs: 3 vs. Albany, 9/3/11 Kills: 8 vs. Penn State, 9/21 Attacks: 15 vs. Iowa State, 9/17 Hitting Pct: (1-0-1) at Colorado State, 9/2 Aces: 0 Block Asst.: 8 (2x) last, vs. Penn State, 9/21 Total Blocks: 9 vs. Penn State, 9/21 Digs: 3 vs. Albany, 9/3 #17 Hayley Thramer So. MB 6-2 Ewing, Neb. (Ewing) Kills: 2 vs. Penn State, 9/21 Attacks: 7 vs. Penn State, 9/21 Hitting Pct: (1-0-1) at New Mexico, 8/27 Assists: Aces: Block Asst.: 3 (2x) vs. Albany, 9/3/11 Total Blocks: 3 vs. Albany, 9/3/11 Digs: 2 vs. Penn State, 9/21 #43 Taylor Simpson Fr. OH 6-3 Colorado Springs, Colo. (Doherty) Career Bests Kills: 19 vs. Oklahoma, 10/24/09 Attacks: 51 at Oklahoma, 9/30/09 Hitting Pct:.727 (8-0-11) vs. Colorado, 9/18/10 Assists: 3 (2x) last, at Michigan, 10/1 Aces: 3 (2x) last, vs.weber State, 9/10/11 Block Asst.: 4 at Michigan, 10/1 Total Blocks: 5 vs. Kansas, 9/22/10 Digs: 23 vs. UCLA, 9/13/09 Kills: 13 (2x) last, at Michigan, 10/1 Attacks: 36 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26 Hitting Pct:.522 ( ) vs. Ohio State, 9/24 Assists: 3 at Michigan, 10/1 Aces: 3 (2x) last, vs.weber State, 9/10 Block Asst.: 4 at Michigan, 10/1 Total Blocks: 3 (5x) last, at Michigan, 10/1 Digs: 15 at Colorado State, 9/3 #44 Hannah Werth Jr. OH 6-1 Springfield, Ill. (Glenwood)

13 Three-Time National Champions Page 13 Weekly Release Oct. 5, COMBINED STATS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 7 Mancuso, Gina Broekhuis, Morgan Werth, Hannah Delano, Brooke Thramer, Hayley Wilberger, Jordan Cook, Lauren Simpson, Taylor Dykstra, Lara Hubl, Paige Root, Brigette Winkelmann, Shelby TEAM NEBRASKA Opponents Team Statistics NEB OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo 22 8 Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 9 14 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 5/4089 4/3684 Neutral site #/Avg 3/4129 Current win streak 9 - Home win streak 5 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 26 vs New Mexico State W ,24-26,25-13,25-12, Aug 27 at New Mexico W ,25-17, Sep 02 at #15 Colorado State L ,25-11,16-25,20-25, Sep 03 vs Albany W ,25-13, Sep 08 CREIGHTON W ,26-24, Sep 09 ST MARY'S COLLEGE W ,21-25,25-18,23-25, Sep 10 WEBER STATE W ,25-7, Sep 17 vs #12 IOWA STATE W ,25-15, *Sep 21 #5 PENN STATE W ,25-16,23-25,19-25, *Sep 24 #24 OHIO STATE W ,23-25,25-11, *Sep 30 at Michigan State W ,16-25,21-25,25-17, *Oct 01 at #17 Michigan W ,26-24, Record in 3-set matches: 6-0 Record in 4-set matches: 1-0 Record in 5-set matches: 4-1

14 Three-Time National Champions Page 14 Weekly Release Oct. 5, RESULTS Date Opponent Score Score-by-set Overall Conf Time Att. Aug 26 vs New Mexico State W ,24-26,25-13,25-12, : Aug 27 at New Mexico W ,25-17, : Sep 02 at #15 Colorado State L ,25-11,16-25,20-25, : Sep 03 vs Albany W ,25-13, : Sep 08 CREIGHTON W ,26-24, : Sep 09 ST MARY'S COLLEGE W ,21-25,25-18,23-25, : Sep 10 WEBER STATE W ,25-7, : Sep 17 vs #12 IOWA STATE W ,25-15, : * Sep 21 #5 PENN STATE W ,25-16,23-25,19-25, : * Sep 24 #24 OHIO STATE W ,23-25,25-11, : * Sep 30 at Michigan State W ,16-25,21-25,25-17, : * Oct 01 at #17 Michigan W ,26-24, : Team Record W-L-T Overall: 11-1 Conference: 4-0 Home: 5-0 Away: 3-1 Neutral: sets: sets: sets: 4-1 Attend Dates Total Avg. Total: Home: Away: Neutral:

15 Three-Time National Champions Page 15 Weekly Release Oct. 5, INDIVIDUAL STATS Attack Set Serve ## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s ta pct sa sa/s se ta pct 7 Mancuso, Gina Broekhuis, Morgan Werth, Hannah Delano, Brooke Thramer, Hayley Wilberger, Jordan Cook, Lauren Simpson, Taylor Dykstra, Lara Hubl, Paige Root, Brigette Winkelmann, Shelby NEBRASKA Opponents Recept Dig Blocking Points ## Player sp re ta pct dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe pts pts/s 7 Mancuso, Gina Broekhuis, Morgan Werth, Hannah Delano, Brooke Thramer, Hayley Wilberger, Jordan Cook, Lauren Simpson, Taylor Dykstra, Lara Winkelmann, Shelby Hubl, Paige Root, Brigette TEAM NEBRASKA Opponents

16 Three-Time National Champions Page 16 Weekly Release Oct. 5, LEADERS # ATTACK (by K) S K K/S E TA Pct 7 Mancuso, Gina Broekhuis, Morgan Werth, Hannah Delano, Brooke Thramer, Hayley Wilberger, Jordan Cook, Lauren Simpson, Taylor Dykstra, Lara Root, Brigette # SET (by A) S A A/S TA Pct 2 Cook, Lauren Broekhuis, Morgan Dykstra, Lara Werth, Hannah Mancuso, Gina Root, Brigette Hubl, Paige Delano, Brooke Winkelmann, Shelby Wilberger, Jordan Simpson, Taylor Thramer, Hayley # BLOCK (by Total) S BS BA Total Blk/S 12 Broekhuis, Morgan Thramer, Hayley Delano, Brooke Wilberger, Jordan Werth, Hannah Mancuso, Gina Cook, Lauren Simpson, Taylor # POINTS (by Points) S Points Points/S 7 Mancuso, Gina Broekhuis, Morgan Werth, Hannah Delano, Brooke Thramer, Hayley Wilberger, Jordan Cook, Lauren Simpson, Taylor Dykstra, Lara Root, Brigette # KILL (by K) S K K/S 7 Mancuso, Gina Broekhuis, Morgan Werth, Hannah Delano, Brooke Thramer, Hayley Wilberger, Jordan Cook, Lauren Simpson, Taylor Dykstra, Lara Root, Brigette # SERVE (by SA) S SA SE SA/S TA Pct 7 Mancuso, Gina Werth, Hannah Cook, Lauren Dykstra, Lara Broekhuis, Morgan Hubl, Paige Delano, Brooke Root, Brigette Winkelmann, Shelby # DEFENSE (by Dig) S Dig Dig/S BHE 1 Dykstra, Lara Cook, Lauren Werth, Hannah Mancuso, Gina Broekhuis, Morgan Delano, Brooke Hubl, Paige Thramer, Hayley Winkelmann, Shelby Wilberger, Jordan Simpson, Taylor Root, Brigette # RECEPT (by TA) S RE RE/S TA Pct 44 Werth, Hannah Mancuso, Gina Dykstra, Lara Broekhuis, Morgan Winkelmann, Shelby Hubl, Paige Delano, Brooke TM TEAM Wilberger, Jordan Simpson, Taylor Cook, Lauren Thramer, Hayley