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Spring Game: Huskers v Wichita State, 4/29/23 2pm CDT.
- Thread starter weaver75
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Only in Nebraska can an exhibition game sell out to overnight ticket campers.
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Nebraska volleyball fans camp overnight in Central City for spring match tickets
The line started forming Sunday night, and the first ticket was sold at 8 a.m. Monday. The "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" sold out in 52 minutes.
I think Reilly will beat out Orr for setter job.
So far, enjoying the rerun on BIG+. Great to have Husker volleyball back! 
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Really enjoyed the match. The gals show lots of potential, for sure. Love the enthusiasm.
GO BIG RED!!!
GO BIG RED!!!
Hard to say on one spring match, but based on that, yea.
Not that I saw, but Reilly seems to set a better ball. But Orr looked much better than last year
None called, and the first set I thought the team was not passing as well as they did later, which was a challenge for Orr. But Reilly looked really good.
I thought I had heard Cook was going with 2 setters again this year. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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I agree. Almost everyone looked good. I also liked how fired up the girls were for the match, even though it was just a scrimmage. The Nebraska players looked way more motivated and enthused than the Wichita State players. The Nebraska players all look like competitors, and that is an often-overlooked trait. Great competitors make for great teams.
Krause and Beason played ok, but not as good as I know they can play. They are both experienced veterans, so I give them the benefit of the doubt. I think they will both be starting in August.
Murray was as advertised. Frankly, she looked better than I thought she would. She will be a true impact player.
Jackson is an athletic freak of nature, but she is playing behind two very good middles so might only see limited playing time.
I think Orr looked exactly like she did last year. We'll see how the competition shapes up there, but I suspect Reilly will be the starter in August.
Choboy was also impressive. She will play a lot this year, and she likely will be the future libero once Lexi Rodriguez leaves (unless someone else even better comes along).
It's too bad none of NU's matches in Brazil will be televised. Their matches against the Brazilian under-19 and under-21 national teams will probably be much more competitive than the match against Wichita State. I think they are going to practice with and play against some high-level Brazilian club teams as well. All those matches would be fun to watch.
I happened to see this elsewhere:
"During the NU exhibition VB game yesterday against Wichita St. John Cook wore a mike during the second set and talked to the announcers about a variety of things. One of the questions one announcer asked him was how was Maggie readjusting to VB after playing WBB. He said she is doing great and that playing basketball has really helped her in volleyball. He says many of his great players in the past like Jordan Larson played both sports in High School. He said the transition from BB to VB is easier then vice versa. He said she came in great condition from all the running in BB so he is having his volleyball players do more running. By the way the VB game was fun to watch. He is building a great team. All five new freshmen play at a high level. They will be taking a 2 week trip to Brazil and play some top teams there. This all happens before the fall practice season starts. WVB portal reopens tomorrow for two weeks. "
"During the NU exhibition VB game yesterday against Wichita St. John Cook wore a mike during the second set and talked to the announcers about a variety of things. One of the questions one announcer asked him was how was Maggie readjusting to VB after playing WBB. He said she is doing great and that playing basketball has really helped her in volleyball. He says many of his great players in the past like Jordan Larson played both sports in High School. He said the transition from BB to VB is easier then vice versa. He said she came in great condition from all the running in BB so he is having his volleyball players do more running. By the way the VB game was fun to watch. He is building a great team. All five new freshmen play at a high level. They will be taking a 2 week trip to Brazil and play some top teams there. This all happens before the fall practice season starts. WVB portal reopens tomorrow for two weeks. "
