Week 3 Preview: Homestand Comes to a Close

Volleyball 9/16/2021 3:01:00 PM

Week 3 Preview: Homestand Comes to a Close

Kearney, Neb. – The now top-ranked Nebraska-Kearney volleyball team finishes up a seven-match home stand this weekend with visits by Emporia State, No. 3 Washburn and Hastings College.

Check the Loper volleyball schedule page for first serve times and media links. The Nebraska Lottery (E-State) is this week's match sponsor.

UNK (8-0), in the AVCA Division II Top 25 catbird seat for the 27th time, has won 27 consecutive matches at home (not counting four home matches during the 2021 spring season). Harding, in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, is the last visitor to taste victory in Kearney. Washburn, a few weeks earlier, also won on the Buckle Court that fall.

The well-balanced Lopers having gotten kills and digs from 13 different players with 18 taking the court in at least one set. Four have appeared in all 27 sets to date including redshirt freshman outside Lauren Taubenheim (Lincoln Pius) and senior defensive specialist Breanna Jones (Littleton, Colo.).

In the current MIAA stats, UNK is first in opponent attack percentage (.097), opponent kills per set (9.8) and assists per set (13.4) while being second in attack percentage (.285) and kills per set (14.2). Individually senior Madison Squiers (Kearney Catholic)) is at an MIAA-best 11.2 assists per set with redshirt junior right side Sami Mauch (North Platte) third d in aces per set (0.5). Finally, senior libero Lindsay Nottlemann (Lincoln Pius) is at a league-best 6.27 dps while closing in on the 1k mark (831).

After a very rare Monday match, UNK heads to Newman and Central Oklahoma next weekend.

Emporia State Hornets (2-5)
Notable Results: L, 3-1 to Southern Nazarene; L, 3-0 to #8 Southwest Minnesota
Notable Players: #13 Riley Bernskoetter (Jr., S); #1 Shelby Ebert (Jr., OH/DS); #7 Megan Stretton (So., OH/RS)

#3 Washburn Ichabods (8-1) ... at Fort Hays Friday
Notable Results: L, 3-1 Colorado Mines; W, 3-0 vs. Harding; W, 3-1 vs Northern State
Notable Players: #10 Taylor Antonowich (Sr., OH); #1 Gina Berg (Sr., OH); #11 Sydney Fitzgibbons (Sr., MH); #12 Kelsey Gordon (Sr., MH); #8 Allison Maxwell (Sr., MH); #21 Faith Rottinghaus (Sr., L)

Hastings College Broncos (11-5) … hosts Concordia (Neb.) Saturday
Notable Results: L, 3-0 vs. Midland; L, 3-2 @ College Vs. St. Mary; W, 3-0 vs. Doane
Notable Players: #4 Ireland Currey (Sr., DS); #12 Emily Krolikowski (Sr., OH); #6 Sydney Mullin (Sr., MB)

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Players Mentioned

#26 Breanna Jones: DS/L; 5' 9"; Redshirt Junior

#15 Sami Mauch: OH; 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore

#2 Lindsay Nottlemann: DS/L; 5' 6"; Redshirt Junior

#6 Madison Squiers: S; 5' 8"; Graduate Student

#9 Lauren Taubenheim: OH; 6' 2"; Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

#26 Breanna Jones
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Junior
: DS/L

#15 Sami Mauch
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore
: OH

#2 Lindsay Nottlemann
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Junior
: DS/L

#6 Madison Squiers
: 5' 8"; Graduate Student
: S

#9 Lauren Taubenheim
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Freshman
: OH