Husker Volleyball All-Decade Team

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Great article. Really can't dispute the choices Arneal makes about the team, first or second string. There really are no wrong choices.


 

281 wins, 4 conference crowns, 2 national titles: This is the all-decade Nebraska volleyball team


Nebraska started the decade strong by winning a conference crown during its last season in the Big 12 in 2010 and then its first season in the Big Ten in 2011. Those two years represented half of the league titles during the decade, but both seasons ended earlier than expected. After a regional semifinal loss in 2010, the 2011 Huskers lost during the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1993.
The next year, NU advanced to the regional final and started a still-active streak of eight straight trips to the Elite Eight, the only program in the nation to do so. Even when the Huskers slipped to a 23-10 record in 2014 — the first time since 1981 with double-digit losses — they upset No. 3 Washington to reach the regional finals.

First Team
Mikaela Foecke, outside hitter, 2015-18
Kelsey Robinson, outside hitter, 2013
Kadie Rolfzen, opposite hitter, 2013-16
Amber Rolfzen, middle blocker, 2013-16
Lauren Stivrins, middle blocker, 2017-present
Kelly Hunter, setter, 2013-17
Justine Wong-Orantes, libero, 2013-16

Second Team
Gina Mancuso, outside hitter, 2009-2012
Hannah Werth, outside hitter, 2009-12
Annika Albrecht, outside hitter, 2014-17
Brooke Delano, middle blocker, 2008-2011
Brianna Holman, middle blocker, 2015-2017
Lauren Cook, setter, 2010-12
Kenzie Maloney, libero, 2015-2018