Getting to Know the Illinois Fighting Illini Location... Champaign, Ill. Enrollment...42,326 Nickname...Fighting Illini Colors...

2011 H U S K E R V O L L E Y B A L L OC T. 20, 2011 Contact: Hilary Winter Office Phone: (402) 472-7781 Cell Phone: (402) 670-1166 Fax Number: (402) 472-2005 EMail: hwinter@huskers.com Huskers Host No. 1 Illinois in Big Ten Showdown The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team will host the No. 1 Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday, Oct. 22 at the NU Coliseum at 7 p.m. The match will air via tape delay on BTN on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The Huskers (16-1, 9-0) swept Iowa 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-11) on Wednesday night. Illinois swept Northwestern 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-19) on Wednesday. The last time the Huskers played a No. 1 team in the Coliseum was when No. 1 Stanford played in the State Farm Volleyball Classic in Lincoln in 1995. Stanford beat the Huskers 3-1. Illinois and Nebraska have met 21 times, with NU holding a 15-5-1 record over the Illini. The last time the two programs met was on Sept. 11, 2010. The Huskers outlasted Illinois in a 3-2 victory (21-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-14, 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. Getting to Know the Illinois Fighting Illini Location... Champaign, Ill. Enrollment...42,326 Nickname...Fighting Illini Colors...Orange and Blue Head Coach...Kevin Hambly (Illinois, 06) Record at School... 50-15 (3 years) Overall Record... Same Asst. Coaches...Jen Flynn Oldenburg, David Kniffin 2010 Record... 24-9 2010 Big Ten Record... 14-6 2010 Postseason...NCAA Regional Semifinalist 2010 Final Ranking... 9th Letterwinners R/L... 13-4 Starters R/L... 4+1/3 Series Record...Nebraska leads, 15-5-1 Last Meeting...NU won, 3-2 (9/11/10) Last NU Win... 9/11/10 Last NU Loss... 12/10/92 Longest NU Winning Streak...7 Current NU Winning Streak...4 Two sets... 1-0-1 Three sets... 10-2 Four sets... 1-2 Five sets... 3-1 2011 Husker Volleyball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 26-27 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. 8-10 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 # 11 Purdue* (BTN.com) W, 3-1 Oct. 8 Indiana* (ESPN3.com, ESPN2) W, 3-0 Oct. 14 at Wisconsin* (BTN.com, BTN) W, 3-0 Oct. 15 at #14 Minnesota* (BTN) W, 3-2 Oct. 19 Iowa* W, 3-0 Oct. 22 #1 Illinois* (BTN2Go, BTN) 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. 9-10 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. Illinois No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 1 Illinois Saturday, Oct. 22 NU Coliseum 7 p.m. Web Video: BTN2Go TV: Radio: Live Stats: BTN (Tape Delay, Sunday, Oct. 23 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.) Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KTWI 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com huskers.com

Three-Time National Champions Page 2 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 John Cook (San Diego, 1979) Head Coach 12th Season 352-30 (at Nebraska) 513-103 (overall) (Overall: 513-103,.835) (Nebraska: 352-30,.921 Big 12: 207-13,.941 Big Ten: 9-0) (Wisconsin: 161-73, Big Ten: 91-51) Year-by-Year Record Year Record Pct. League Pct. 1992 (UW) 14-17.452 9-11.450 1993 (UW) 19-13.593 11-9.550 1994 (UW) 21-12.636 11-9.550 1995 (UW) 22-15.595 9-11.450 1996 (UW) 25-8.758 13-7.650 1997 (UW) 30-3.909 19-1.950 1998 (UW) 30-5.857 17-3.850 2000 (NU) 34-0 1.000 20-0 1.000 2001 (NU) 31-2.940 20-0 1.000 2002 (NU) 31-2.940 20-0 1.000 2003 (NU) 28-5.875 17-3.850 2004 (NU) 30-2.938 20-0 1.000 2005 (NU) 33-2.943 19-1.950 2006 (NU) 33-1.971 19-1.950 2007 (NU) 30-2.938 19-1.950 2008 (NU) 31-3.912 18-2.900 2009 (NU) 26-7.788 16-4.800 2010 (NU) 29-3.906 19-1.950 2011 (NU) 16-1.941 9-0 1.000 Totals 513-103.835 305-64.826 Place 7th 5th 5th 7th 5th t-1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st t-1st t-1st 3rd 1st --- Coaching Honors Guided Nebraska to two NCAA titles (2000, 2006) and five NCAA semifinal appearances (2000-01-05-06-08) 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, 1988-1991 Other Coaching Experience U.S. Women s A-2 National Team, 2004 University of Wisconsin Head Coach, 1992-98 U.S. Men s National Team, 1992 San Diego VB Club, 1986-88 UC-San Diego, 1983-84 Francis Parker High School, 1981-88 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

Three-Time National Champions Page 3 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 All-Time Nebraska/Illinois Series (NU Leads 15-5-1) Sept. 30, 1977...T, 15-10, 15-17 Oct. 14, 1978... W, 15-12, 8-15, 15-12 Oct. 3, 1980... W, 15-5, 15-17, 15-11 Sept. 10, 1982... W, 15-10, 15-8 Sept. 11, 1982... W, 15-5, 15-5, 15-11 Sept. 21, 1986... W, 15-10, 15-7, 12-15, 15-6 Dec. 13, 1986... W, 15-9, 15-8, 15-3 Sept. 26, 1987...W, 15-10, 12-15, 16-14, 13-15, 15-8 Dec. 11, 1987...L, 11-15, 12-15, 5-15 Sept. 17, 1988... L, 14-16, 15-8, 1-15, 9-15 Nov. 11, 1989... L, 15-13, 6-15, 15-11, 8-15, 12-15 Dec. 9, 1989... W, 17-15, 15-5, 15-8 Sept. 21, 1990...W, 6-15, 13-15, 15-9, 15-8, 15-8 Oct. 6, 1991... W, 15-7, 15-7, 15-1 Dec. 7, 1991... W, 15-5, 15-8, 15-12 Sept. 11, 1992... L, 7-15, 14-16, 15-3, 12-15 Dec. 10, 1992...L, 10-15, 7-15, 10-15 Nov. 23, 1993... W, 15-4, 15-12, 15-7 Oct. 25, 1994... W, 15-9, 15-6, 15-10 Aug. 30, 2003... W, 30-27, 30-20, 30-20 Sept. 11, 2010...W, 21-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-14, 16-14 University Information Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population... 251,624 Founded... 1869 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... 1975 Overall All-Time Record...1,129-199-12 Conference All-Time Record... 469-28 NCAA Tournament Years... 29 straight NCAA Tournament Record... 83-26 Final Four Appearances... 11 (1986-89-90-95-96-98-2000-01-05-06-08) National Championships...Three (2006, 2000, 1995) Facility (Capacity)... Nebraska Coliseum (4,030) 2011 Team Information Head Coach...John Cook (San Diego, 1979) Nebraska Record/Years...352-30/11 Career Record/Years...510-103/18 Assistant Coach...Dan Meske (Ohio State, 2007) Assistant Coach... Dan Conners (UCLA, 2001) Volunteer Assistant...Maggie Griffin (Nebraska, 2008) Volleyball Office Phone...(402) 472-2399 Volleyball Office Fax...(402) 472-9399 2010 Overall Record...29-3 2010 Big 12 Record (Finish)...19-1 (First) 2010 NCAA Tournament...2-1 Final AVCA Ranking...Seventh All-Americans Returning/Lost...2/3 Starters Returning/Lost...5/1+1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...9/5 The 2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers Volleyball Media Relations Media Relations Contact...Hilary Winter Office Phone...(402) 472-7781 Cell Phone...(402) 670-1166 E-mail... hwinter@huskers.com Fax...(402) 472-2005 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. 0.02 0.00 0.38 3.74 0.14 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 ESPN RISE Honorable-Mention All-American 2 Lauren Cook S 5-8 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. 0.51 0.21 8.49 1.85 0.21 Preseason All-Big Ten 2010 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year 3 Brigette Root (C) S 5-11 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.17 0.17 2011 Team Co-Captain Two-time all-state at Grand Island 4 Shelby Winkelmann DS 5-9 Fr. Rhineland, Mo. 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.47 0.00 2011 Parade All-American (Basketball) 5 Paige Hubl DS 5-6 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.00 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. 1.36 0.94 0.05 0.08 0.00 Started 15 matches in 2010 Posted career highs in kills, block and hitting percentage in 2010 7 Gina Mancuso OH 6-1 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 0.93 0.19 0.09 1.61 0.24 Played 54 matches over her first two seasons Eight double-doubles in 2011 8 Brooke Delano MB 6-4 Sr. Bellevue, Neb. 2.40 1.20 0.13 0.77 0.08 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 2004 10 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. 2.21 0.67 0.04 0.18 0.00 2010 Big 12 All-Freshman Team Three double-doubles in 2011 16 Allison McNeal MB 6-3 Jr. Schulenburg, Texas 1.17 0.78 0.01 0.16 0.00 Started 17 matches in 2010, averaging 1.33 kills and 0.88 blocks per set 17 Hayley Thramer MB 6-2 So. Ewing, Neb. 1.67 1.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Eight blocks against New Mexico State 43 Taylor Simpson OH 6-3 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 0.38 0.26 0.03 0.09 0.00 2010 Under Armour All-American 2010 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 44 Hannah Werth OH 6-1 Jr. Springfield, Ill. 3.00 0.43 0.23 3.08 0.15 Preseason All-Big Ten 2010 Second-Team AVCA All-American (C) - 2011 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)

Three-Time National Champions Page 4 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 Husker Volleyball by the Numbers.842... All-time winning percentage of Nebraska volleyball (1,129-199-12 record).943... All-time winning percentage of Nebraska in conference matches (469-28) 1... Honda-Broderick Cup Winner (Sarah Pavan, 2006) 3... National Titles (1995, 2000, 2006) 3... Number of Husker Volleyball Olympians (Lori Endicott, Allison Weston & Nancy Metcalf) 4... Huskers who won the NCAA Today s Top Eight Award, the most of any program 11... NCAA Volleyball Semifinal Appearances (1986-89-90-95-96-98-2000-01-05-06-08) 29... Number of consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances 31... Number of conference titles in school history 36... Nebraska s nation-leading total of volleyball CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 70... Nation-Leading AVCA All-American certificates won by 34 Husker volleyball players 81... Number of weeks that Nebraska has been ranked No. 1 in the national polls 158... Consecutive sellouts at the NU Coliseum (NCAA Volleyball record, as of Dec. 5, 2009) 423... Consecutive weeks in the AVCA Poll Scouting the Illinois Fighting Illini The Fighting Illini are 20-0 on the year, heading into their match-up with the Huskers. Illinois swept Northwestern 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-19) on Wednesday night. In the match against the Wildcats, senior outside hitter Colleen Ward posted the third 20-20 performance by an Illinois player this year. She had 20 kills and 20 digs while hitting.283 as Illinois fought off rallies in each set by the Wildcats. Junior middle blocker Erin Johnson and freshman middle blocker Anna Dorn had six blocks apiece for the Illini. Sophomore libero Jennifer Beltran had 17 digs for Illinois as well. On Sept. 26, Illinois reached No. 1 for the first time in school history. With their record, the Illini have their second-best start in school history behind only the 30-0 beginning to the 1985 season. Senior outside hitter Michelle Bartsch leads Illinois with 304 kills on the season and an average of 3.85 kills per set. She has moved into eighth on Illinois all-time kills list with 1,373. She is also fifth in career attack attempts. Defensively, Beltran has 280 digs on the season with an average of 4.00 per set. At the net, Johnson (1.18), freshman outside hitter Liz McMahon (1.09) and freshman middle blocker Anna Dorn (1.29) are all averaging over one block per set. As of Oct. 20, Illinois ranked fourth in hitting percentage (.260) in the Big Ten, seventh in assists (12.72), third in blocks (2.68), fourth in digs (15.35), second in opponent hitting percentage (.140), seventh in kills (13.71) and fifth in service aces (1.19). As of Oct. 16, Illinois ranked 20th nationally in blocks per set (2.65) and 17th in hitting percentage (.263). Junior setter Annie Luhrsen ranks 26th in assists per set (11.09) nationally, while Anna Dorn is 27th in blocks per set (1.30). Head coach Kevin Hambly is in his third year at the helm of the Fighting Illini. He has been instrumental in helping Illinois emerge as a national power. Since his arrival in Champaign, the Illini have garnered two top-10 recruiting classes, reached No. 1 in the national rankings and advanced to three straight Sweet 16s. Illinois has out-hit every opponent this year except for Purdue. Only four opponents (Dayton-.284, Tulsa-.320, Louisville-.200 and Michigan State) have hit.200 or better against the Illini. 13,870... NCAA regular-season record crowd vs.ucla on Sept. 13, 2009 17,209... Nebraska s 2006 NCAA Championship Match crowd vs. Stanford, the largest in NCAA history Oct. 17 - Mon. Oct. 18- Tues. Oct. 19 - Wed. Oct. 20 - Thurs. Oct. 21 - Fri. Oct. 22 - Sat. Oct. 23 - Sun. Practice 3-6 p.m. (NU Coliseum) Practice 2-5 p.m. (NU Coliseum) vs. Iowa 7 p.m. (NU Coliseum) W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-11) Practice 3-6 p.m. (NU Coliseum) Practice 3-6 p.m. (NU Coliseum) vs. Illinois 7 p.m. (NU Coliseum) Radio: Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com Off Day TV: BTN (Tape Delay, Oct. 23, 8 a.m., 5 p.m.) Web Video: BTN2Go

Three-Time National Champions Page 5 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 Big Ten Weekly Awards (2 honors by 2 players) 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 over Penn State and Ohio State. She recorded a doubledouble 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 marked the first conference player-of-the-week award for Mancuso and made her the first Nebraska volleyball player to earn a Big Ten weekly award. Hannah Werth Player of the Week (Oct. 17) Werth averaged 4.0 kills and 2.9 digs per set and recorded a.385 hitting percentage in back-to-back wins at Wisconsin and Minnesota. She posted 17 kills on.536 hitting and added 10 digs against the Badgers. Werth recorded her second double-double of the weekend against the Gophers, tallying 15 kills and 17 digs while adding six blocks. The honor marked the first conference player-of-the-week award for Werth this season and made her the second Nebraska volleyball player to earn a Big Ten weekly award.

Three-Time National Champions Page 6 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 AVCA Coaches Poll (Oct. 17) Rk. Team (First-Place Votes) Pts. Record Last Week 1. Illinois (58) 1,495 19-0 1 2. California 1,361 19-2 4 3. Southern California (2) 1,351 15-3 3 4. Nebraska 1,309 15-1 5 5. Stanford 1,227 14-3 7 6. UCLA 1,215 16-3 6 7. Washington 1,135 15-3 2 8. Hawaii 1,066 17-1 8 9. Penn State 1,050 13-5 9 10. Texas 954 12-4 10 11. Northern Iowa 844 19-1 12 12. Purdue 828 16-3 11 13. Florida 793 15-3 13 14. Minnesota 717 11-6 14 15. Iowa State 667 15-3 15 16. San Diego 573 20-1 17 17. Pepperdine 505 13-5 19 18. Oregon 485 12-6 16 19. Florida State 395 15-4 21 20. Tennessee 363 16-3 18 21. Michigan 336 15-5 20 22. Oklahoma 172 18-5 22 23. Ohio State 121 14-7 24 24. Kentucky 97 17-4 25 25. Miami (FL) 86 15-3 23 Others Receiving Votes and appearing on two or more ballots: Arizona 65; Colorado State 56; Dayton 39; Louisville 36; Texas A&M 35; North Carolina 26; Western Kentucky 24; Long Beach State 23; Duke 11; Kansas State 6; Missouri 4 Coaches Poll Weekly Totals Date...Rank Preseason (8/15)...5 8/29...5 9/5...11 9/12...10 9/19...10 9/26...7 10/3...6 10/10...5 10/17...4 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 440-70-0.863 *Russ Rose 1,033-1694.863 3. *Dave Shoji 1,045-179.853 4. *Mary Wise 713-132.844 5. *John Cook 497-102.830 6. *John Dunning 726-151.828 7. Terry Pettit 694-148-12.820 8. *Brian Gimmillaro 703-171.804 9. Elaine Michaelis 886-219-5.800 10. *Mick Haley 777-196-1.798 *-active NCAA Winningest Active Coaches (entering 2011) No. Coach, School Record Pct. 1. Russ Rose, Penn State 1,033-1694.863 2. Dave Shoji, Hawaii 1,045-179.853 3. Mary Wise, Florida 713-132.844 4. John Cook, Nebraska 497-102.830 5. John Dunning, Stanford 726-151.828 6. Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach St. 703-171.804 7. Mick Haley, USC 777-196-1.798 8. Bobbi Petersen, Northern Iowa 289-76.792 9. Wayne Kreklow, Missouri 381-102.788 10. Jerritt Elliott, Texas 291-82.780 (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: vs. Iowa, Oct. 19, 2011 Won a match 3-1: vs. Purdue, Oct. 7, 2011 Won a match 3-2: at Minnesota, Oct. 15, 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 317-9 (.972) when winning a first set under John Cook and 35-21 (.625) when it loses the opening set Has spent 387 weeks in the top 10 and were ranked in the top 10 for 115 consecutive weeks (2004-Sept. 5, 2011) Is 192-0 under John Cook when hitting.300 or better Scouting the Huskers Nebraska is 16-1 in 2011 and enters Saturday night s match ranked No. 4 in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll. The Huskers are 15-0 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 nine matches this season, including a season-high 17 blocks at Minnesota. 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, 2010. As of Oct. 20, Nebraska ranked second in the Big Ten in hitting percentage at.276. The Huskers were eighth in assists (12.58), second in blocks (2.69), eighth in digs (14.65), first in opponent hitting percentage (.125), eighth in kills (13.51) and 12th in service aces (0.89). As of Oct. 20, Hayley Thramer was sixth in the Big Ten in blocks (1.27), while Brooke Delano ranked sixth in hitting percentage (.356). Lauren Cook was fifth in assists (10.91), Gina Mancuso was eighth in points (4.16) and eighth in kills (3.63) and Lara Dykstra was 10th in digs (3.74). Gina Mancuso has 236 kills so far in 2011, averaging 3.63 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. Werth was named the Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday, Oct. 17, after solid outings at Wisconsin and Minnesota. Lara Dykstra has 243 digs so far in her freshman campaign, averaging 3.74 per set. Lauren Cook has totaled 709 assists in 2011, averaging 10.91 per set. Her efforts have led NU to a.276 hitting percentage on the season. Three Huskers have combined for 13 double-doubles in 2011, with Mancuso tallying eight, Broekhuis tabbing three and Werth notching two of her own. Gina Mancuso 2011 (8) NU Career (8), All (8) Opponent (Date) K A D B New Mexico State (Aug. 26) 16 0 14 2 Creighton (Sept. 8) 12 0 10 1 Saint Mary s (Sept. 9) 15 1 11 3 Iowa State (Sept. 17) 14 0 11 1 Penn State (Sept. 21) 22 0 10 2 Michigan State (Sept. 30) 12 1 10 3 Purdue (Oct. 7) 16 0 19 0 Minnesota (Oct. 15) 18 0 15 5 Hannah Werth 2011 (2) NU Career (24), All (24) Opponent (Date) K A D B Colorado State (Sept. 2) 12 0 15 1 Minnesota (Oct. 15) 15 2 17 6 Morgan Broekhuis 2011 (3) NU Career (3), All (3) Opponent (Date) K A D B Iowa State (Sept. 17) 11 2 10 4 Penn State (Sept. 21) 12 4 11 4 Purdue (Oct. 7) 13 2 10 2

Three-Time National Champions Page 7 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 Top RPI Match-up This Saturday s showdown features a match-up of the top two RPI teams in the country as Illinois is No.1 and Nebraska is No. 2 in the latest rankings. Tough Tests With the match against No. 1 Illinois on Saturday, Nebraska will take on its eighth top-25 team this season. The Huskers hold a 6-1 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 sweep over then-no. 12 Iowa State, 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, a sweep over then-no. 11 Michigan on Oct. 1, a 3-1 win over No. 11 Purdue on Oct. 7 and a 3-2 victory over No. 14 Minnesota. 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 four weeks of conference play, with both teams checking in at 9-0. 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. 17, Nebraska ranks second nationally in current home win streaks with 31. 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 2010. Dykstra Digging Through the first 17 matches of her collegiate career, freshman Lara Dykstra has totaled 243 digs and has averaged 3.74 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 2009. 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 sixth in the Big Ten in blocks, averaging 1.21 per set. Volleyball Blackshirts Nebraska held Iowa to a.000 hitting percentage on Wednesday, marking the lowest percentage for a Nebraska opponent this season. The Huskers held Albany to a.038 hitting percentage for the match, Creighton to a.053 hitting percentage on Sept. 8, Weber State to a.071 hitting percentage on Sept. 10 and Indiana to a.022 hitting percentage on Oct. 8. Holding Their Own As of Oct. 17, the Huskers ranked 16th nationally in blocks per set with 2.69. NU was 10th in hitting percentage at.275 and was fifth 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 and again against Purdue with 13 kills and 10 digs. Her 22 kills at Michigan State on Sept. 30 marked a career high for Broekhuis. She has 201 kills for the Huskers in 2011. Mancuso Paving Her Way Gina Mancuso has notched eight double-doubles so far in 2011, most recently at Minnesota on Oct. 15. She tallied 18 kills and 15 digs to lead NU against the Gophers. Mancuso leads all Nebraska hitters with 222 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 70 2. Stanford 65 3. Penn State 51 4. Hawaii 50 5. UCLA 41 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) 487-5371. 2011 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 107.3 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 103.9 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

Three-Time National Champions Page 8 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 2011 Big Ten Standings (as of Oct. 19) Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. Illinois 9-0 1.000 20-0 1.000 Nebraska 9-0 1.000 16-1.941 Penn State 7-2.750 14-5.737 Purdue 6-3.625 17-3.850 Michigan State 5-4.500 16-5.762 Minnesota 5-4.500 12-6.667 Ohio State 4-5.500 14-8.636 Wisconsin 4-5.500 12-9.571 Michigan 3-6.375 15-6.714 Northwestern 1-8.125 10-10.500 Iowa 1-8.125 11-11.500 Indiana 0-9.000 8-13.381 Upcoming Big Ten Schedule Date Match Time (CT) Wed., Oct. 19 Indiana at #12 Purdue Purdue, 3-2 Wed., Oct. 19 #23 Ohio State at #9 Penn State Penn State, 3-0 Wed., Oct. 19 Iowa at #4 Nebraska Nebraska, 3-0 Wed., Oct. 19 #1 Illinois at Northwestern Illinois, 3-0 Wed., Oct. 19 #14 Minnesota at Wisconsin Minnesota, 3-2 Wed., Oct. 19 #21 Michigan at Michigan State Michigan State, 3-1 Sat., Oct. 22 #14 Minnesota at #12 Purdue 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 22 Wisconsin at Indiana 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 22 Michigan State at #23 Ohio State 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 22 #21 Michigan at #9 Penn State 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 22 #1 Illinois at #4 Nebraska 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 22 Northwestern at Iowa 7 p.m. Big Ten Team Rankings (as of Oct. 20) Category Rank NEB Leader Hitting Percentage 2nd.276 Michigan State -.297 Opponent Hitting Pct. 1st.125 Nebraska -.125 Assists 8th 12.58 Ohio State - 13.57 Kills 8th 13.51 Ohio State - 14.61 Blocks 2nd 2.69 Purdue - 2.71 Service Aces 12th 0.89 Penn State - 1.72 Digs 8th 14.65 Wisconsin - 16.05 Big Ten Individual Rankings Category Player Avg. Rank Leader Hitting Percentage Delano.356 6th Fisher (PUR) -.423 Assists Cook 10.91 5th Tabberson (MINN) - 11.91 Kills Mancuso 3.63 8th Turner (PUR) - 4.75 Service Aces No Top-10 Hancock (PSU) - 0.81 Blocks Thramer 1.27 6th Slay (PSU) - 1.44 Digs Dykstra 3.74 10th Hickey (WIS) - 4.85 Big Ten Team Rankings (Big Ten play only) Category Rank NEB Leader Hitting Percentage 1st.278 Nebraska-.278 Opponent Hitting Pct. 1st.143 Nebraska-.143 Assists 5th 12.54 Ohio State- 13.00 Kills 5th 13.51 Ohio State- 14.00 Blocks 4th 2.59 Illinois- 3.01 Service Aces 9th 0.89 Penn State- 1.56 Digs 5th 15.00 Wisconsin- 16.62 Big Ten Individual Rankings (Big Ten Play only) Category Player Avg. Rank Hitting Percentage Delano.333 4th Werth.300 7th Assists Cook 10.86 3rd Kills Mancuso 3.43 10th Service Aces No Top-10 Blocks No Top-10 Digs Dykstra 3.74 10th Huskers in the NCAA Rankings (as of Oct. 17) Huskers in the NCAA Rankings Category Rank NEB Leader Hitting Percentage 10th.275 Hawaii -.315 Assists Not Top-50 --- Northern Illinois - 14.13 Kills Not Top-50 -- Northern Illinois - 15.12 Service Aces Not Top-50 -- Mississippi Valley - 2.55 Blocks 16th 2.69 Washington - 3.30 Digs Not Top-50 -- Duquesne - 19.20 Category Player Avg. Rank Leader Hitting Percentage No Top-50 -- -- Hutchinson (Samford) -.448 Assists Cook 10.92 33rd Hoffman (Northern Ill.) - 12.42 Kills No Top-50 -- -- Wicinski (Northern Ill.) - 5.62 Service Aces No Top-50 -- -- Myer (Belmont) - 0.87 Blocks Thramer 1.21 48th Hampton (Long Beach State) - 1.64 Digs No Top-50 -- -- Maroon (Villanova) - 6.79

Three-Time National Champions Page 9 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 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: 1.000 (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: 16 vs. Iowa, 10/19 #2 Lauren Cook Jr. S 5-8 Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X/UCLA) Career Bests Kills: 1 vs. Iowa, 10/19/11 Attacks: 1 (2x) last, vs. Iowa, 10/19/11 Hitting Pct: 1.000 vs. Iowa, 10/19/11 Assists: 3 vs. Weber State, 9/10/11 Aces: 1 (2x) last, vs. Weber State, 9/10/11 Block Asst.: Total Blocks: Digs: 1 vs. Weber State, 9/10/11 Kills: 1 vs. Iowa, 10/19 Attacks: 1 (2x) last, vs. Iowa, 10/19 Hitting Pct: 1.000 vs. Iowa, 10/19 Assists: 3 vs. Weber State, 9/10 Aces: 1 vs. Weber State, 9/10 Block Asst.: Total Blocks: 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: 1 vs. Iowa, 10/19 Block Asst.: Total Blocks: Digs: 1 (3x) last, vs. Purdue, 10/7 #4 Shleby Winkelmann Fr. DS 5-9 Rhineland, Mo. (Hermann)

Three-Time National Champions Page 10 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 Career Bests Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Assists: 1 (3x) last, vs. Iowa, 10/19/11 Aces: 2 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26/11 Block Asst.: Total Blocks: : Digs: 5 vs. Purdue, 10/7 Kills: Attacks: Hitting Pct: Assists: 1 (3x) last, vs. Iowa, 10/19 Aces: 2 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26 Block Asst.: Total Blocks: Digs: 5 vs. Purdue, 10/7 #5 Paige Hubl Jr. DS 5-6 Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) Career Bests Kills: 11 vs. Idaho State, 9/4/10 Attacks: 22 vs. Illinois, 9/11/10 Hitting Pct.:.750 (6-0-8) vs. Indiana, 10/8 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 (4x) last, vs. Iowa, 10/19/11 Kills: 7 vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 Attacks: 19 vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 Hitting Pct:.750 (6-0-8) vs. Indiana, 10/8 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 (2x) last, vs. Iowa, 10/19 #6 Jordan Wilberger Sr. MB 6-1 Scottsbluff, Neb. (Scottsbluff) 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 (2x) last, at Minnesota 10/15/11 Total Blocks: 5 at Minnesota, 10/15/11 Digs: 19 vs. Purdue, 10/7/11 Kills: 24 at Colorado State, 9/2 Attacks: 47 vs. Penn State, 9/21 Hitting Pct:.500 (15-2-26) vs. Weber State, 9/10 Aces: 3 vs. Iowa State, 9/17 Block Asst.: 4 at Minnesota, 10/15 Total Blocks: 5 at Minnesota, 10/15 Digs: 19 vs. Purdue, 10/7 #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 (14-0-16) at Missouri, 10/6/10 Aces: 3 vs. Idaho State, 9/4/10 Block Asst.: 11 at Minnesota, 10/15/11 Total Blocks: 12 at Minnesota, 10/15/11 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 (10-0-15) vs. Albany, 9/3 Aces: 2 vs. Creighton, 9/8 Block Asst.: 11 at Minnesota, 10/15 Total Blocks: 12 at Minnesota, 10/15 Digs: 5 vs. St. Mary s, 9/9 #8 Brooke Delano Sr. MB 6-4 Bellevue, Neb. (West)

Three-Time National Champions Page 11 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 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, 10/1/11 Attacks: 41 vs. New Mexico State, 8/26/11 Hitting Pct:.615 (8-0-13) vs. Sacred Heart, 12/2/10 Aces: 3 vs. Purdue, 10/7/11 Assists: 6 at Minnesota, 10/15/11 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 (13-1-31) vs. Creighton, 9/8 Aces: 3 vs. Purdue, 10/7 Assists: 6 at Minnesota, 10/15 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: 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)

Three-Time National Champions Page 12 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 Career Bests Kills: 12 vs. Purdue, 10/7/11 Attacks: 22 vs. Purdue, 10/7/11 Hitting Pct: 1.000 (1-0-1) at Colorado State, 9/2/11 Assists: 1 at Minnesota, 10/15/11 Aces: 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: 12 vs. Purdue, 10/7 Attacks: 22 vs. Purdue, 10/7 Hitting Pct: 1.000 (1-0-1) at Colorado State, 9/2 Assists: 1 at Minnesota, 10/15 Aces: 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: 1.000 (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, 10/1/11 Aces: 3 (2x) last, vs.weber State, 9/10/11 Block Asst.: 6 at Minnesota, 10/15/11 Total Blocks: 6 at Minnesota, 10/15/11 Digs: 23 vs. UCLA, 9/13/09 Kills: 17 at Wisconsin, 10/14 Attacks: 37 at Minnesota, 10/15 Hitting Pct:.536 (17-2-28) at Wisconsin, 10/15 Assists: 3 at Michigan, 10/1 Aces: 3 (2x) last, vs.weber State, 9/10 Block Asst.: 6 at Minnesota, 10/15 Total Blocks: 6 at Minnesota, 10/15 Digs: 17 at Minnesota, 10/15 #44 Hannah Werth Jr. OH 6-1 Springfield, Ill. (Glenwood)

Three-Time National Champions Page 13 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 2011 COMBINED STATS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 16-1 8-0 5-1 3-0 CONFERENCE 9-0 5-0 4-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 7-1 3-0 1-1 3-0 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 65 236 3.63 72 551.298 8 0.12 13 22 0.20 12 176 2.71 9 25 34 0.52 4 1 270.5 12 Broekhuis, Morgan 65 201 3.09 67 497.270 46 0.71 9 21 0.14 4 94 1.45 3 65 68 1.05 3 0 245.5 44 Werth, Hannah 64 170 2.66 67 442.233 12 0.19 9 18 0.14 12 176 2.75 3 35 38 0.59 2 0 199.5 8 Delano, Brooke 64 120 1.88 25 267.356 2 0.03 3 3 0.05 0 21 0.33 1 56 57 0.89 12 1 152.0 17 Thramer, Hayley 49 66 1.35 23 164.262 2 0.04 0 0 0.00 0 14 0.29 4 58 62 1.27 7 3 99.0 6 Wilberger, Jordan 38 38 1.00 15 95.242 3 0.08 0 0 0.00 1 9 0.24 7 29 36 0.95 5 0 59.5 2 Cook, Lauren 65 32 0.49 8 99.242 709 10.91 9 6 0.14 2 182 2.80 2 15 17 0.26 7 5 50.5 43 Simpson, Taylor 34 13 0.38 6 33.212 1 0.03 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.09 0 9 9 0.26 1 1 17.5 3 Root, Brigette 4 1 0.25 0 2.500 4 1.00 1 1 0.25 0 1 0.25 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 1 Dykstra, Lara 65 1 0.02 0 1 1.000 25 0.38 9 9 0.14 11 243 3.74 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 10.0 5 Hubl, Paige 60 0 0.00 0 0.000 4 0.07 4 5 0.07 0 24 0.40 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 4 Winkelmann, Shelby 19 0 0.00 1 1-1.000 2 0.11 1 5 0.05 2 9 0.47 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 TEAM - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - - NEBRASKA 65 878 13.51 284 2152.276 818 12.58 58 90 0.89 48 952 14.65 29 292 175.0 2.69 41 11 1111.0 Opponents 65 697 10.72 419 2230.125 655 10.08 48 120 0.74 58 867 13.34 11 157 89.5 1.38 34 16 834.5 Team Statistics NEB OPP ATTACK Kills 878 697 Errors 284 419 Total Attacks 2152 2230 Attack Pct.276.125 Kills/Set 13.5 10.7 SET Assists 818 655 Attempts 1956 2064 Assist Pct.418.317 Assists/Set 12.6 10.1 SERVE Aces 58 48 Errors 90 120 Attempts 1489 1163 Serve Pct.940.897 Aces/Set 0.9 0.7 SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors 48 58 Errors/Set 0.7 0.9 Attempts 1042 1398 Reception Pct.954.959 DEFENSE Digs 952 867 Digs/Set 14.6 13.3 BLOCKING Block Solo 29 11 Block Assist 292 157 Total Blocks 175.0 89.5 Blocks/Set 2.7 1.4 Block Errors 41 34 Ball handling errors 11 16 ATTENDANCE Total 32778 29712 Dates/Avg Per Date 8/4097 6/4952 Neutral site #/Avg 3/4129 Current win streak 14 - Home win streak 8 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 26 vs New Mexico State W 3-2 20-25,24-26,25-13,25-12,15-8 657 Aug 27 at New Mexico W 3-0 25-16,25-17,25-17 4112 Sep 02 at #15 Colorado State L 2-3 25-12,25-11,16-25,20-25,9-15 6750 Sep 03 vs Albany W 3-0 25-12,25-13,25-12 1350 Sep 08 CREIGHTON W 3-0 25-14,26-24,25-16 4066 Sep 09 ST MARY'S COLLEGE W 3-2 25-13,21-25,25-18,23-25,15-13 4097 Sep 10 WEBER STATE W 3-0 25-15,25-7,25-16 4034 Sep 17 vs #12 IOWA STATE W 3-0 25-23,25-15,25-18 10380 *Sep 21 #5 PENN STATE W 3-2 25-18,25-16,23-25,19-25,15-10 4186 *Sep 24 #24 OHIO STATE W 3-1 25-23,23-25,25-11,25-16 4061 *Sep 30 at Michigan State W 3-2 27-25,16-25,21-25,25-17,16-14 2024 *Oct 01 at #17 Michigan W 3-0 25-17,26-24,25-16 1850 *Oct 07 #11 PURDUE W 3-1 25-22,20-25,25-14,25-22 4109 *Oct 08 INDIANA W 3-0 25-19,25-14,25-13 4091 *Oct 14 at Wisconsin W 3-0 25-21,25-15,25-21 5622 *Oct 15 at #14 Minnesota W 3-2 28-30,19-25,25-10,25-12,15-11 9354 *Oct 19 IOWA W 3-0 25-14,25-14,25-11 4134 Record in 3-set matches: 9-0 Record in 4-set matches: 2-0 Record in 5-set matches: 5-1

Three-Time National Champions Page 14 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 2011 RESULTS Date Opponent Score Score-by-set Overall Conf Time Att. Aug 26 vs New Mexico State W 3-2 20-25,24-26,25-13,25-12,15-8 1-0 0-0 2:10 657 Aug 27 at New Mexico W 3-0 25-16,25-17,25-17 2-0 0-0 1:22 4112 Sep 02 at #15 Colorado State L 2-3 25-12,25-11,16-25,20-25,9-15 2-1 0-0 2:16 6750 Sep 03 vs Albany W 3-0 25-12,25-13,25-12 3-1 0-0 1:15 1350 Sep 08 CREIGHTON W 3-0 25-14,26-24,25-16 4-1 0-0 1:34 4066 Sep 09 ST MARY'S COLLEGE W 3-2 25-13,21-25,25-18,23-25,15-13 5-1 0-0 1:21 4097 Sep 10 WEBER STATE W 3-0 25-15,25-7,25-16 6-1 0-0 1:16 4034 Sep 17 vs #12 IOWA STATE W 3-0 25-23,25-15,25-18 7-1 0-0 1:33 10380 * Sep 21 #5 PENN STATE W 3-2 25-18,25-16,23-25,19-25,15-10 8-1 1-0 2:30 4186 * Sep 24 #24 OHIO STATE W 3-1 25-23,23-25,25-11,25-16 9-1 2-0 1:57 4061 * Sep 30 at Michigan State W 3-2 27-25,16-25,21-25,25-17,16-14 10-1 3-0 1:26 2024 * Oct 01 at #17 Michigan W 3-0 25-17,26-24,25-16 11-1 4-0 1:33 1850 * Oct 07 #11 PURDUE W 3-1 25-22,20-25,25-14,25-22 12-1 5-0 2:02 4109 * Oct 08 INDIANA W 3-0 25-19,25-14,25-13 13-1 6-0 1:22 4091 * Oct 14 at Wisconsin W 3-0 25-21,25-15,25-21 14-1 7-0 1:35 5622 * Oct 15 at #14 Minnesota W 3-2 28-30,19-25,25-10,25-12,15-11 15-1 8-0 2:26 9354 * Oct 19 IOWA W 3-0 25-14,25-14,25-11 16-1 9-0 1:23 4134 Team Record W-L-T Overall: 16-1 Conference: 9-0 Home: 8-0 Away: 5-1 Neutral: 3-0 3 sets: 9-0 4 sets: 2-0 5 sets: 5-1 Attend Dates Total Avg. Total: 17 74877 4405 Home: 8 32778 4097 Away: 6 29712 4952 Neutral: 3 12387 4129

Three-Time National Champions Page 15 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 2011 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 65 17-17 236 3.63 72 551.298 8 0.12 198.040 13 0.20 22 265.917 12 Broekhuis, Morgan 65 17-17 201 3.09 67 497.270 46 0.71 127.362 9 0.14 21 189.889 44 Werth, Hannah 64 17-17 170 2.66 67 442.233 12 0.19 195.062 9 0.14 18 202.911 8 Delano, Brooke 64 17-17 120 1.88 25 267.356 2 0.03 25.080 3 0.05 3 56.946 17 Thramer, Hayley 49 16-13 66 1.35 23 164.262 2 0.04 16.125 0 0.00 0 0.000 6 Wilberger, Jordan 38 15-4 38 1.00 15 95.242 3 0.08 9.333 0 0.00 0 0.000 2 Cook, Lauren 65 17-17 32 0.49 8 99.242 709 10.9 1088.652 9 0.14 6 323.981 43 Simpson, Taylor 34 12-0 13 0.38 6 33.212 1 0.03 6.167 0 0.00 0 0.000 3 Root, Brigette 4 3-0 1 0.25 0 2.500 4 1.00 4 1.00 1 0.25 1 3.667 1 Dykstra, Lara 65 17-0 1 0.02 0 1 1.000 25 0.38 254.098 9 0.14 9 268.966 4 Winkelmann, Shelby 19 10-0 0 0.00 1 1-1.000 2 0.11 12.167 1 0.05 5 31.839 5 Hubl, Paige 60 17-0 0 0.00 0 0.000 4 0.07 22.182 4 0.07 5 152.967 NEBRASKA 65 17-17 878 13.5 284 2152.276 818 12.5 1956.418 58 0.89 90 1489.940 Opponents 65 17-17 697 10.7 419 2230.125 655 10.0 2064.317 48 0.74 120 1163.897 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 65 12 334.964 176 2.71 9 25 34 0.52 4 1 270.5 4.16 12 Broekhuis, Morgan 65 4 40.900 94 1.45 3 65 68 1.05 3 0 245.5 3.78 44 Werth, Hannah 64 12 312.962 176 2.75 3 35 38 0.59 2 0 199.5 3.12 8 Delano, Brooke 64 0 10 1.000 21 0.33 1 56 57 0.89 12 1 152.0 2.38 17 Thramer, Hayley 49 0 4 1.000 14 0.29 4 58 62 1.27 7 3 99.0 2.02 6 Wilberger, Jordan 38 1 7.857 9 0.24 7 29 36 0.95 5 0 59.5 1.57 2 Cook, Lauren 65 2 3.333 182 2.80 2 15 17 0.26 7 5 50.5 0.78 43 Simpson, Taylor 34 0 4 1.000 3 0.09 0 9 9 0.26 1 1 17.5 0.51 3 Root, Brigette 4 0 0.000 1 0.25 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 0.50 1 Dykstra, Lara 65 11 290.962 243 3.74 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 10.0 0.15 5 Hubl, Paige 60 0 14 1.000 24 0.40 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 0.07 4 Winkelmann, Shelby 19 2 19.895 9 0.47 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.05 - TEAM - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - NEBRASKA... 65 48 1042.954 952 14.65 29 292 175.0 2.69 41 11 1111.0 17.09 Opponents... 65 58 1398.959 867 13.34 11 157 89.5 1.38 34 16 834.5 12.84

Three-Time National Champions Page 16 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 2011 LEADERS # ATTACK (by K) S K K/S E TA Pct 7 Mancuso, Gina 65 236 3.63 72 551.298 12 Broekhuis, Morgan 65 201 3.09 67 497.270 44 Werth, Hannah 64 170 2.66 67 442.233 8 Delano, Brooke 64 120 1.88 25 267.356 17 Thramer, Hayley 49 66 1.35 23 164.262 6 Wilberger, Jordan 38 38 1.00 15 95.242 2 Cook, Lauren 65 32 0.49 8 99.242 43 Simpson, Taylor 34 13 0.38 6 33.212 3 Root, Brigette 4 1 0.25 0 2.500 1 Dykstra, Lara 65 1 0.02 0 1 1.000 4 Winkelmann, Shelby 19 0 0.00 1 1-1.000 # SET (by A) S A A/S TA Pct 2 Cook, Lauren 65 709 10.91 1088.652 12 Broekhuis, Morgan 65 46 0.71 127.362 1 Dykstra, Lara 65 25 0.38 254.098 44 Werth, Hannah 64 12 0.19 195.062 7 Mancuso, Gina 65 8 0.12 198.040 3 Root, Brigette 4 4 1.00 4 1.000 5 Hubl, Paige 60 4 0.07 22.182 6 Wilberger, Jordan 38 3 0.08 9.333 4 Winkelmann, Shelby 19 2 0.11 12.167 17 Thramer, Hayley 49 2 0.04 16.125 8 Delano, Brooke 64 2 0.03 25.080 43 Simpson, Taylor 34 1 0.03 6.167 # BLOCK (by Total) S BS BA Total Blk/S 12 Broekhuis, Morgan 65 3 65 68.0 1.05 17 Thramer, Hayley 49 4 58 62.0 1.27 8 Delano, Brooke 64 1 56 57.0 0.89 44 Werth, Hannah 64 3 35 38.0 0.59 6 Wilberger, Jordan 38 7 29 36.0 0.95 7 Mancuso, Gina 65 9 25 34.0 0.52 2 Cook, Lauren 65 2 15 17.0 0.26 43 Simpson, Taylor 34 0 9 9.0 0.26 # POINTS (by Points) S Points Points/S 7 Mancuso, Gina 65 270 4.16 12 Broekhuis, Morgan 65 245 3.78 44 Werth, Hannah 64 199 3.12 8 Delano, Brooke 64 152 2.38 17 Thramer, Hayley 49 99 2.02 6 Wilberger, Jordan 38 59 1.57 2 Cook, Lauren 65 50 0.78 43 Simpson, Taylor 34 17 0.51 1 Dykstra, Lara 65 10 0.15 3 Root, Brigette 4 2 0.50 4 Winkelmann, Shelby 19 1 0.05 # KILL (by K) S K K/S 7 Mancuso, Gina 65 236 3.63 12 Broekhuis, Morgan 65 201 3.09 44 Werth, Hannah 64 170 2.66 8 Delano, Brooke 64 120 1.88 17 Thramer, Hayley 49 66 1.35 6 Wilberger, Jordan 38 38 1.00 2 Cook, Lauren 65 32 0.49 43 Simpson, Taylor 34 13 0.38 1 Dykstra, Lara 65 1 0.02 3 Root, Brigette 4 1 0.25 4 Winkelmann, Shelby 19 0 0.00 # SERVE (by SA) S SA SE SA/S TA Pct 7 Mancuso, Gina 65 13 22 0.20 265.917 12 Broekhuis, Morgan 65 9 21 0.14 189.889 44 Werth, Hannah 64 9 18 0.14 202.911 1 Dykstra, Lara 65 9 9 0.14 268.966 2 Cook, Lauren 65 9 6 0.14 323.981 5 Hubl, Paige 60 4 5 0.07 152.967 8 Delano, Brooke 64 3 3 0.05 56.946 3 Root, Brigette 4 1 1 0.25 3.667 4 Winkelmann, Shelby 19 1 5 0.05 31.839 # DEFENSE (by Dig) S Dig Dig/S BHE 1 Dykstra, Lara 65 243 3.74 0 2 Cook, Lauren 65 182 2.80 5 44 Werth, Hannah 64 176 2.75 0 7 Mancuso, Gina 65 176 2.71 1 12 Broekhuis, Morgan 65 94 1.45 0 5 Hubl, Paige 60 24 0.40 0 8 Delano, Brooke 64 21 0.33 1 17 Thramer, Hayley 49 14 0.29 3 6 Wilberger, Jordan 38 9 0.24 0 4 Winkelmann, Shelby 19 9 0.47 0 43 Simpson, Taylor 34 3 0.09 1 3 Root, Brigette 4 1 0.25 0 # RECEPT (by TA) S RE RE/S TA Pct 7 Mancuso, Gina 65 12 0.18 334.964 44 Werth, Hannah 64 12 0.19 312.962 1 Dykstra, Lara 65 11 0.17 290.962 12 Broekhuis, Morgan 65 4 0.06 40.900 4 Winkelmann, Shelby 19 2 0.11 19.895 5 Hubl, Paige 60 0 0.00 14 1.000 8 Delano, Brooke 64 0 0.00 10 1.000 6 Wilberger, Jordan 38 1 0.03 7.857 TM TEAM - 4 0.06 - - 43 Simpson, Taylor 34 0 0.00 4 1.000 17 Thramer, Hayley 49 0 0.00 4 1.000 2 Cook, Lauren 65 2 0.03 3.333

Three-Time National Champions Page 17 Weekly Release Oct. 20, 2011 2011 MATCH-BY-MATCH attack set serve recept blocking Date Opponent sp k e ta pct a ta pct sa se ta pct re ta pct dig bs ba be total bhe points score Aug 26, 2011 vs New Mexico State 5 62 24 161.236 56 155.361 2 5 109.954 1 76.987 69 0 33 4 16.5 0 80.5 3-2 Aug 27, 2011 at New Mexico 3 46 16 108.278 43 107.402 1 8 74.892 0 44 1.000 43 3 15 2 10.5 2 57.5 3-0 Sep 02, 2011 at Colorado State 5 62 30 148.216 59 151.391 5 3 96.969 6 80.925 57 2 12 2 8.0 0 75.0 2-3 Sep 03, 2011 vs Albany 3 44 6 92.413 41 94.436 2 3 73.959 0 37 1.000 42 0 18 0 9.0 1 55.0 3-0 Sep 08, 2011 CREIGHTON 3 46 18 119.235 42 96.438 3 4 75.947 5 49.898 55 2 10 3 7.0 0 56.0 3-0 Sep 09, 2011 ST MARY'S COLLEGE 5 60 22 158.241 57 137.416 3 9 109.917 5 81.938 64 2 25 0 14.5 0 77.5 3-2 Sep 10, 2011 WEBER STATE 3 42 9 83.398 40 74.541 8 4 73.945 3 31.903 42 1 10 0 6.0 0 56.0 3-0 Sep 17, 2011 vs IOWA STATE 3 43 11 114.281 41 101.406 3 4 73.945 3 55.945 55 2 22 1 13.0 1 59.0 3-0 Sep 21, 2011 PENN STATE 5 62 26 157.229 58 137.423 3 6 107.944 3 82.963 66 1 20 3 11.0 2 76.0 3-2 Sep 24, 2011 OHIO STATE 4 52 13 114.342 48 101.475 2 5 97.948 6 65.908 46 3 16 4 11.0 1 65.0 3-1 Sep 30, 2011 at Michigan State 5 63 24 140.279 60 133.451 5 8 104.923 6 99.939 50 3 16 3 11.0 2 79.0 3-2 Oct 01, 2011 at Michigan 3 42 12 112.268 40 90.444 3 2 74.973 2 52.962 43 3 15 5 10.5 0 55.5 3-0 Oct 07, 2011 PURDUE 4 57 20 156.237 53 141.376 4 5 94.947 4 76.947 84 0 12 6 6.0 1 67.0 3-1 Oct 08, 2011 INDIANA 3 45 11 103.330 38 84.452 3 9 73.877 0 45 1.000 40 0 16 1 8.0 0 56.0 3-0 Oct 14, 2011 at Wisconsin 3 46 9 112.330 44 112.393 2 3 73.959 1 55.982 48 4 8 4 8.0 0 56.0 3-0 Oct 15, 2011 at Minnesota 5 62 21 169.243 59 147.401 5 7 112.938 3 80.962 85 3 28 2 17.0 0 84.0 3-2 Oct 19, 2011 IOWA 3 44 12 106.302 39 96.406 4 5 73.932 0 35 1.000 63 0 16 1 8.0 1 56.0 3-0 Nebraska 65 878 284 2152.276 818 1956.418 58 90 1489.940 48 1042.954 952 29 292 41 175.0 11 1111.0 Opponents 65 697 419 2230.125 655 2064.317 48 120 1163.897 58 1398.959 867 11 157 34 89.5 16 834.5 Sets played: 65 Kills per set: 13.51 Assists per set: 12.58 Service aces per set: 0.89 Digs per set: 14.65 Blocks per set: 2.69 Points per set: 17.09 Ball handling errors per set: 0.17 Reception errors per set: 0.74