#3 USC vs. #7 Nebraska

[HUSKER 37]

USC won 1st set 27-25

2nd set NU leading 16-15 er now 17-15

[HUSKER 37]

Nice shots of OMAha prior to the game (nice "Runza somethingorother" Tournament..we beat #2 Stanford yesterday).

 

19-15

 

I'll stop updating unless someone's interested.

 

(Seeing it live on Disnetwork channel 152... CBS-Sports Network)

 

21-16..

 

22-17..

 

22-18

[Eric the Red]

Nice shots of OMAha prior to the game (nice "Runza somethingorother" Tournament..we beat #2 Stanford yesterday).

 

19-15

 

I'll stop updating unless someone's interested.

 

(Seeing it live on Disnetwork channel 152... CBS-Sports Network)

 

21-16..

 

22-17..

 

22-18

 

 

Final score ????

[Eric the Red]

Nice shots of OMAha prior to the game (nice "Runza somethingorother" Tournament..we beat #2 Stanford yesterday).

 

19-15

 

I'll stop updating unless someone's interested.

 

(Seeing it live on Disnetwork channel 152... CBS-Sports Network)

 

21-16..

 

22-17..

 

22-18

 

 

 

Never mind,....HUSKERS WIN AGAIN

 

Huskers Top USC at Runza/AVCA Showcase

Courtesy: NU Media Relations

Release: 08/31/2008

 

 

 

 

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Box Score

 

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Courtesy: Scott Bruhn/NU Media Relations

 

 

 

Omaha, NE -- Behind a match-high 18 kills from All-American Jordan Larson and a strong defensive performance, seventh-ranked Nebraska downed No. 4 USC, 3-1 (25-27, 25-19, 25-17, 25-18) in front of a crowd of 8,399 at Qwest Center Omaha Sunday afternoon.

 

The Huskers, who improved to 2-0 on the season with wins over two of the top four teams in the country, needed a strong effort from Larson, who slammed 18 kills on 36 swings and added eight digs and three service aces in the victory.

 

While Larson was the only Husker to reach double figures in kills, NU relied on a balanced attack that saw four players total at least seven kills against the Women of Troy. The middle blocking duo of Kori Cooper (nine kills and six blocks) and Amanda Gates (seven kills, six blocks and two service aces) combined for 16 kills while Tara Mueller added seven kills and three blocks. Sydney Anderson keyed the Husker attack, dishing out 41 assists, while also chipping in five of the Huskers’ 11 service aces on the day

 

The story for the Huskers was its defensive efforts, as Nebraska held USC to just .141 hitting, while out-blocking (12.5-9.0) and out-digging (53-49) a Women of Troy squad that reached the national semifinals in 2007. Kayla Banwarth recorded a match-high 20 digs for the Big Red, while Lindsey Lich totaled eight blocks and added six kills in helping the Huskers to just their second victory – and first in the regular season – in eight meetings with USC.

 

Larson, Banwarth and Anderson were all selected to the Runza/AVCA Showcase All-Tournament team after helping the Big 12 to a 3-1 record over the two days. No. 3 Texas dropped a five-set match to No. 2 Stanford earlier Sunday to prevent a clean sweep for the league.

 

Alex Jupiter led USC with a team-high 12 kills, while Jessica Gysin added 11 in a losing effort. Jupiter joined the three Huskers on the all-tournament team, joining Stanford’s Cynthia Barboza and Cassidy Lichtman and Texas’ Destinee Hooker and Ashley Engle.

 

In the opener, the Huskers were unable to close out the set, as USC fought off four set points to prevail, 27-25. Cooper totaled a team-best four kills, and the Huskers used a key 6-2 spurt off the serving of Gates to turn a 19-18 deficit into a 24-21 lead. Two straight USC kills and a block evened the set before Cooper’s kill gave NU a 25-24 lead. The Huskers were unable to close out the game, as two miscues, including a block by USC’s Taylor Carico and Lauren Williams put the Women of Troy at set point before Geena Urango’s perfectly placed roll shot ended game one.

 

The Huskers would put defensive clamps on in game two, holding USC to .125 hitting in rolling to a 25-19 lead. Anderson keyed Nebraska’s efforts, totaling 12 assists and three service aces, including the final two points of the set to send the match tied at the intermission. USC took an early 8-5 lead, only to see the Huskers storm back with a 5-1 spurt, taking the lead at 10-9 on an Anderson ace. The teams traded points and USC was within 16-15 before the Huskers took control with a 7-1 run, taking a 22-16 cushion after two straight USC hitting miscues. The Women of Troy made one last run, pulling to within 22-19 before a Gates kill and two straight aces closed out the set.

 

Nebraska upped its lead to 2-1 with its strongest offensive effort of the match, hitting .333 en route to a 25-17 victory. Larson totaled six kills on nine swings, while Gates added three big kills for Nebraska, which never trailed. The Huskers used strong serving to race out to a 6-1 lead after Anderson’s fourth ace of the match. USC fought back and was within 10-8 before the Huskers scored five of the next six points to extend the margin to 15-9 and force USC to take a timeout. USC fought to within 15-12, but a Larson kill and a Banwarth ace sandwiched around a USC miscue quickly pushed the lead to eight and put the set out of reach.

 

In the finale, Nebraska’s block was solid in helping NU post a 25-18 victory for its second win in as many matches. Licht totaled three stuffs in limiting USC to .065 hitting in the finale. The Huskers led from wire to wire, using a decisive 8-2 spurt, turning a one-point lead into a 12-5 advantage after an Anderson kill. USC fought back and was within 16-12, but could get no closer, as Nebraska scored the next four points, highlighted by a Gates’ ace to make it 20-12 and essentially end USC’s comeback bid.

 

The Huskers will return to action on Monday afternoon, as they host the undefeated Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. First serve from the NU Coliseum is set for 4 p.m. and the match will be carried on the Husker Sports Network and on Huskers.com. Live video streaming is also available on HuskersNside.

 

 

2008 Runza/AVCA Showcase All-Tournament Team

Texas Destinee Hooker

Texas Ashley Engle

USC Alex Jupiter

Stanford Cynthia Barboza

Stanford Cassidy Lichtman

Nebraska Jordan Larson

Nebraska Sydney Anderson

Nebraska Kayla Banwarth

 

Volleyball Box Score The Automated ScoreBook #7 Nebraska vs #4 USC (Aug 31, 2008 at Omaha, NE) Nebraska | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------1 Anderson, Sydney.... 4| 2 1 7 .143| 41| 5 0| 0| 7| 0 1 2| 05 Schwartz, Rachel.... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 1| 0| 8| 0 0 0| 010 Larson, Jordan...... 4| 18 5 36 .361| 0| 3 4| 1| 8| 0 1 0| 015 Cooper, Kori........ 4| 9 3 23 .261| 0| 0 0| 0| 2| 0 6 1| 017 Gates, Amanda....... 4| 7 2 14 .357| 0| 2 1| 0| 4| 0 6 0| 119 Mueller, Tara....... 4| 7 7 28 .000| 2| 0 3| 1| 3| 0 3 0| 02 Banwarth, Kayla..... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 3| 1 0| 2| 20| 0 0 0| 04 Licht, Lindsey...... 4| 6 5 21 .048| 0| 0 0| 0| 1| 0 8 0| 0----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals.............. 4| 49 23 129 .202| 46| 11 9| 4| 53| 0 25 3| 1 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.5 Game K E TA Pct 1 13 11 41 .049 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 TEAM RECORDS 2 13 5 34 .235 Nebraska............ (3) 25 25 25 25 2-0 3 14 3 33 .333 USC................. (1) 27 19 17 18 0-2 4 9 4 21 .238 USC | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE-----------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Gysin, Jessica...... 4| 11 7 26 .154| 1| 1 1| 1| 7| 0 0 2| 07 Jupiter, Alex....... 4| 12 7 27 .185| 0| 1 4| 7| 9| 1 0 0| 08 Williams, Lauren.... 4| 6 3 15 .200| 0| 0 2| 0| 0| 0 5 0| 09 Carico, Taylor...... 4| 2 0 4 .500| 38| 0 1| 0| 11| 0 5 0| 021 Roleder, Kimmee..... 4| 7 6 39 .026| 2| 2 3| 0| 7| 0 2 0| 032 Garrett, Zoe........ 4| 3 1 11 .182| 0| 0 0| 0| 2| 1 2 1| 02 Urango, Geena....... 4| 3 2 6 .167| 0| 0 2| 1| 1| 0 0 0| 03 Hillgren, Alli...... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 1| 0 0| 2| 12| 0 0 0| 012 Bateman, Kendall.... 2| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals.............. 4| 44 26 128 .141| 42| 4 13| 11| 49| 2 14 3| 0 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0 Game K E TA Pct 1 11 5 35 .171 Site: Omaha, NE (Qwest Center Omaha) 2 10 6 32 .125 Date: Aug 31, 2008 Attend: 8399 Time: 2:09 3 12 6 30 .200 Referees: Bill Forrester, Mary Faragher 4 11 9 31 .065 1 2 3 4 Total Tie scores 9 9 0 0 18 Lead changes 3 4 0 0 7Short Box Score Short Box Score (Match) The Automated ScoreBook #7 Nebraska vs #4 USC (Aug 31, 2008 at Omaha, NE) Nebraska def. USC 25-27,25-19,25-17,25-18 Nebraska (2-0) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Larson, Jordan 18-3-1; Cooper, Kori 9-0-6; Gates, Amanda 7-2-6; Mueller, Tara 7-0-3; Licht, Lindsey 6-0-8; Anderson, Sydney 2-5-1; Banwarth, Kayla 0-1-0; Totals 49-11-12.5. (Assists) - Anderson, Sydney 41. (Dig leaders) - Banwarth, Kayla 20; Schwartz, Rachel 8; Larson, Jordan 8 USC (0-2) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Jupiter, Alex 12-1-1; Gysin, Jessica 11-1-0; Roleder, Kimmee 7-2-2; Williams, Lauren 6-0-5; Urango, Geena 3-0-0; Garrett, Zoe 3-0-3; Carico, Taylor 2-0-5; Totals 44-4-9.0. (Assists) - Carico, Taylor 38. (Dig leaders) - Hillgren, Alli 12; Carico, Taylor 11; Jupiter, Alex 9 Site: Omaha, NE (Qwest Center Omaha) Date: Aug 31, 2008 Attend: 8399 Time: 2:09 Referees: Bill Forrester, Mary Faragher

 

Final score ????

[Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red]

Took out two top 5 teams in one weekend...

 

I think we'll be just fine this year.

 

BRING IT ON, TEXAS!

[huskerswrkhavoc]

Took out two top 5 teams in one weekend...

 

I think we'll be just fine this year.

 

BRING IT ON, TEXAS!

 

 

 

hopefully... they're loaded.....

 

 

in that case...

 

screw texas, bring on penn state

[HUSKER 37]

Took out two top 5 teams in one weekend...

 

I think we'll be just fine this year.

 

BRING IT ON, TEXAS!

 

 

 

hopefully... they're loaded.....

 

 

in that case...

 

screw texas, bring on penn state

 

I watched Stanford vs. Texas and NU vs. USC today on the tube.

They all looked pretty good for being the start of the season.

The comentators were saying Stanford looked much improved since getting beat by us yesterday.

 

They were also talking about Cook and how he was losing the recruiting battle for his own Daughter to UCLA.

[huskerswrkhavoc]

Took out two top 5 teams in one weekend...

 

I think we'll be just fine this year.

 

BRING IT ON, TEXAS!

 

 

 

hopefully... they're loaded.....

 

 

in that case...

 

screw texas, bring on penn state

 

I watched Stanford vs. Texas and NU vs. USC today on the tube.

They all looked pretty good for being the start of the season.

The comentators were saying Stanford looked much improved since getting beat by us yesterday.

 

They were also talking about Cook and how he was losing the recruiting battle for his own Daughter to UCLA.

 

 

yea... i went to high school with lauren, and Mr Moore (Pius' VBall Coach) said that neither side wants to have the other... Lauren doesn't want to play for her dad and Cook doesn't want to have to coach his daughter, at this level obviously... plus, both her parents are from out there so it really doesn't surprise me at all that she went to UCLA.. she's good. Plain and simple. So the fact she didn't go somewhere like texas where we have to deal with her for 4 years is a good thng.