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Published Wednesday
October 4, 2006
Huskers feeling it after sweeping K-State
BY CHAD PURCELL
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NU 3, KSU 0 - Oct. 4, 2006
LINCOLN - NU coach John Cook hears it from just about every corner of the Big 12.
Nebraska's Kori Cooper powers the ball past K-State's Megan Farr.
The sentiment throughout the league seems to be that the Huskers are more vulnerable than years past, and that the team might not deserve its No. 1 ranking.
Heading into Wednesday night's match with Kansas State, Cook challenged his team to start making conference foes "feel" what NU volleyball is all about. The Huskers must've bought into the mission, because the struggling Wildcats never had a chance.
Jordan Larson had a career-high 20 kills, hit .400 and finished with 10 digs in Nebraska's 30-17, 30-22, 30-17 thrashing of K-State. Sarah Pavan added 13 kills for the Huskers, who improved to 14-0 overall and 6-0 in the Big 12.
AVCA Top 10
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• No. 1 Nebraska def. Kansas State 30-17, 30-22, 30-17
• No. 9 Purdue def. Indiana 30-24, 30-26, 30-27
• No. 10 LSU def. Arkansas 30-24, 20-30, 30-26, 32-30
"It was fun playing, and it was fun watching - and today we really focused on what we want to be remembered for," said Rachel Schwartz, who had a career-best 14 digs. "When somebody plays Nebraska, we want them to remember us as a good team and an all-around team, and I think we proved that tonight."
Through the opening portion of its conference schedule, Nebraska had been frustrated by its inability to open with a strong showing in game one. Larson, in particular, wasn't satisfied with the way she was playing early in matches, but the star sophomore turned in what might've been her most complete performance of the season Wednesday.
"I was tired of being just mediocre and just going with the flow," said Larson, who had an eye-popping 17 kills on .519 hitting through games one and two. "I really wanted to go in there and make an impact. It was just one of those nights I was feeling it."
Larson also surpassed the 500-kill plateau in her 48th career match.
Because Larson does so much for the Huskers besides attack the ball, Cook would take issue with the idea that his outside hitter has been playing so-so volleyball.
Then again, the coach had to search hard just to find anything to correct after his team dismantled K-State.
The Huskers finished with a 60-26 edge in kills, outhit the Wildcats .291-.061 and recorded a whopping 72-48 advantage in digs. Those 72 digs were the most of any Big 12 team in a three-game match this year, and that total also tied NU's high mark for a sweep during the rally-scoring era.
Three other Huskers besides Larson and Schwartz had double-digit digs, led by libero Dani Busboom's 19. Setter Rachel Holloway, who had 46 assists, finished with 11 digs, while Pavan had 10 more.
Tracy Stalls, Dani Mancuso and Kori Cooper each had eight kills for Nebraska. That mark represented a career-high for Cooper - a freshman middle blocker who has started three of NU's past four matches - and she also had a career-best five blocks.
"Our team kept the pedal to the metal and stayed after it tonight," Cook said.
"They came out very focused. We've had a lot of tough battles with K-State over the years, and I think our team was very excited to play this match."
Although Kansas State traditionally has been one of the Huskers' biggest rivals, the Wildcats appear to have slipped significantly since 2003 - the year K-State won the Big 12 and beat Nebraska twice.
The 8-8 Wildcats never led while losing their seventh straight match, the team's longest skid since 1993. Kansas State, which likely will miss the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1995, also fell to 0-6 in the league.
Kansas State (8-8, 0-6) ........ 17 22 17
At Nebraska (14-0, 6-0) ..........30 30 30
• Kansas State (kills-aces-blocks): Farr 1-0-0, Werner 6-0-2, Gabruseva 5-0-3, Jantsch 5-0-2, Spiegelberg 2-1-0, Kroeker 3-0-3, Townsend 0-0-0, Lastra 0-0-0, Chipman 4-0-4, Rosenthal 0-0-0.
• Nebraska (kills-aces-blocks): Schwartz 0-0-0, Pavan 13-1-5, Larson 20-0-2, Stalls 8-0-2, Holloway 2-1-1, Cooper 8-0-5, Griffin 0-0-0, Mancuso 8-0-0, Busboom 1-0-0.
• Set assists: Kansas State 24 (Spiegelberg 21); Nebraska, 56 (Holloway 46). A - 4,101.
» 2006 Football Roster » 2007 FBC commitments
» Football Depth Chart
Published Wednesday
October 4, 2006
Huskers feeling it after sweeping K-State
BY CHAD PURCELL
WORLD-HERALDBUREAU
RELATED STORY
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»
NU Volleyball
»
Big 12 Volleyball
»
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»
NU 3, KSU 0 - Oct. 4, 2006
LINCOLN - NU coach John Cook hears it from just about every corner of the Big 12.
Nebraska's Kori Cooper powers the ball past K-State's Megan Farr.
The sentiment throughout the league seems to be that the Huskers are more vulnerable than years past, and that the team might not deserve its No. 1 ranking.
Heading into Wednesday night's match with Kansas State, Cook challenged his team to start making conference foes "feel" what NU volleyball is all about. The Huskers must've bought into the mission, because the struggling Wildcats never had a chance.
Jordan Larson had a career-high 20 kills, hit .400 and finished with 10 digs in Nebraska's 30-17, 30-22, 30-17 thrashing of K-State. Sarah Pavan added 13 kills for the Huskers, who improved to 14-0 overall and 6-0 in the Big 12.
AVCA Top 10
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• No. 1 Nebraska def. Kansas State 30-17, 30-22, 30-17
• No. 9 Purdue def. Indiana 30-24, 30-26, 30-27
• No. 10 LSU def. Arkansas 30-24, 20-30, 30-26, 32-30
"It was fun playing, and it was fun watching - and today we really focused on what we want to be remembered for," said Rachel Schwartz, who had a career-best 14 digs. "When somebody plays Nebraska, we want them to remember us as a good team and an all-around team, and I think we proved that tonight."
Through the opening portion of its conference schedule, Nebraska had been frustrated by its inability to open with a strong showing in game one. Larson, in particular, wasn't satisfied with the way she was playing early in matches, but the star sophomore turned in what might've been her most complete performance of the season Wednesday.
"I was tired of being just mediocre and just going with the flow," said Larson, who had an eye-popping 17 kills on .519 hitting through games one and two. "I really wanted to go in there and make an impact. It was just one of those nights I was feeling it."
Larson also surpassed the 500-kill plateau in her 48th career match.
Because Larson does so much for the Huskers besides attack the ball, Cook would take issue with the idea that his outside hitter has been playing so-so volleyball.
Then again, the coach had to search hard just to find anything to correct after his team dismantled K-State.
The Huskers finished with a 60-26 edge in kills, outhit the Wildcats .291-.061 and recorded a whopping 72-48 advantage in digs. Those 72 digs were the most of any Big 12 team in a three-game match this year, and that total also tied NU's high mark for a sweep during the rally-scoring era.
Three other Huskers besides Larson and Schwartz had double-digit digs, led by libero Dani Busboom's 19. Setter Rachel Holloway, who had 46 assists, finished with 11 digs, while Pavan had 10 more.
Tracy Stalls, Dani Mancuso and Kori Cooper each had eight kills for Nebraska. That mark represented a career-high for Cooper - a freshman middle blocker who has started three of NU's past four matches - and she also had a career-best five blocks.
"Our team kept the pedal to the metal and stayed after it tonight," Cook said.
"They came out very focused. We've had a lot of tough battles with K-State over the years, and I think our team was very excited to play this match."
Although Kansas State traditionally has been one of the Huskers' biggest rivals, the Wildcats appear to have slipped significantly since 2003 - the year K-State won the Big 12 and beat Nebraska twice.
The 8-8 Wildcats never led while losing their seventh straight match, the team's longest skid since 1993. Kansas State, which likely will miss the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1995, also fell to 0-6 in the league.
Kansas State (8-8, 0-6) ........ 17 22 17
At Nebraska (14-0, 6-0) ..........30 30 30
• Kansas State (kills-aces-blocks): Farr 1-0-0, Werner 6-0-2, Gabruseva 5-0-3, Jantsch 5-0-2, Spiegelberg 2-1-0, Kroeker 3-0-3, Townsend 0-0-0, Lastra 0-0-0, Chipman 4-0-4, Rosenthal 0-0-0.
• Nebraska (kills-aces-blocks): Schwartz 0-0-0, Pavan 13-1-5, Larson 20-0-2, Stalls 8-0-2, Holloway 2-1-1, Cooper 8-0-5, Griffin 0-0-0, Mancuso 8-0-0, Busboom 1-0-0.
• Set assists: Kansas State 24 (Spiegelberg 21); Nebraska, 56 (Holloway 46). A - 4,101.