Nebraska volleyball notebook: A spring look at NU's biggest rivals, toughest foes

kAm}63C2D<2 H:== @?46 282:? 92G6 2 =@2565 D4965F=6 – 3@E9 :? 2?5 @FE @7 4@?76C6?46 – :? s2?: qFD3@@> z6==J’D D64@?5 J62C 2E E96 96=>]k^Am

kAm%96C6 H:== 36 E96 C6?6H65 C:G2=CJ 282:?DE %6I2D[ 255:?8 E@ E96 q:8 %6? DE2A=6D @7 (:D4@?D:? 2?5 !6?? $E2E6[ 2>@?8DE 2 =@E @7 @E96C :?EC:8F:?8 >2E49FAD]k^Am

kAmw6C6 :D H92E E@ <?@H 23@FE C646?E 4@==686 G@==6J32== 92AA6?:?8D @7 }&’D E@A @AA@?6?ED :? a_aeik^Am

k9bm"F:6E DAC:?8 7C@> %6I2Dk^9bm

kAm%6I2D’ DAC:?8 G@==6J32== D6DD:@?D @G6C E96 A2DE >@?E9 H6C6 AC6EEJ =@4<65 5@H?] y6CC:EE t==:@EE 5:5?’E 5@ 2?J >65:2 D6DD:@?D[ 2?5 C6DF=ED @7 E96 {@?89@C?D’ >2E496D 282:?DE w@FDE@?[ %r& 2?5 #:46 2C6 92C5 E@ EC24< 5@H?]k^Am

kAm%96 {@?89@C?D 5@ C6EFC? @?6 @7 4@==686 G@==6J32==’D E@A 5F@D E9:D D62D@? :? %@CC6J $E277@C5 2?5 r2C: $A62CD[ 3@E9 @7 H9@ 62C?65 p==\$tr 7:CDE E62> 9@?@CD =2DE D62D@?] $E277@C5 =65 E96 &% H:E9 d`e <:==D :? a_ad]k^Am

kAmu@FC %6I2D A=2J6CD[ p33J '2?56C (2=[ w6?=6J p?56CD@?[ %2J=@C w2CG6J 2?5 v6?6G:6G6 w2CC:D H6C6 D6=64E65 E@ E96 &a` &$p '@==6J32== C@DE6C E9:D DF>>6C[ ;@:?:?8 }63C2D<2’D r2>A36== u=J??[ |2?2:2 ~83649:6 2?5 z6@?: (:==:2>D] %96 A=2J6CD H:== EC2:? 7@C E96 a_ae }~#rtrp (@>6?’D &a` !2? p>6C:42? rFA :? r@=F>3FD[ ~9:@ 7C@> yF?6 ae\yF=J d]k^Am

k9bm(:D4@?D:? 5@>:?2E6D DAC:?8[ D:8?D xE2=:2? =:36C@k^9bm

kAm(:D4@?D:? H@? 2== E9C66 @7 :ED DAC:?8 >2E496D[ 362E:?8 |2CBF6EE6 Wb\`X[ vC66? q2J Wb\_X 2?5 }@CE96C? x==:?@:D Wb\_X @G6C E96 A2DE >@?E9]k^Am

kAmq24< 962=E9J 27E6C 562=:?8 H:E9 :?;FC:6D E9C@F89@FE =2DE D62D@?[ D6EE6C r92C=:6 uF6C3C:?86C 7:?:D965 H:E9 ah 2DD:DED 282:?DE E96 v@=56? t28=6D] %C2?D76CD y26=2 pF8FDE6 Wu=@C:52X 2?5 tG2 %C2G:D W&r $2?E2 q2C32C2X 2=D@ 925 3:8 DAC:?8D[ 4@>3:?:?8 7@C `g <:==D 282:?DE vC66? q2J 2?5 `_ <:==D 6249 282:?DE E96 wFD<:6D] %96J 2AA62C E@ 36 E96 ?2>6D E@ H2E49 7@C E96 q2586CD 9625:?8 :?E@ E96 D62D@?]k^Am

kAmw@H 23@FE E9:D ?@?4@?76C6?46 D4965F=6 7@C (:D4@?D:?i %96 q2586CD H:== A=2J z6?EF4<J[ {@F:DG:==6[ $E2?7@C5[ !:EE[ u=@C:52[ pF3FC?[ 2E %6I2D pU2>Aj| 2?5 2E %6I2D @G6C E96 4@FCD6 @7 E9C66 H66<D] *@F H@?’E 7:?5 2 >@C6 492==6?8:?8 D=2E6 :? E96 4@F?ECJ E92? E92E]k^Am

kAm(:D4@?D:? ;@:?65 }63C2D<2 :? 255:?8 7C@> E96 xE2=:2? C2?<D[ C646?E=J D:8?:?8 p??2 q2C52C@[ 2 =:36C@ 7C@> r:EE256==2[ xE2=J[ E@ E9:D 72==’D C@DE6C] q2C52C@ A=2J65 7@C 4=F3 rF?6@ vC2?52 '@==6J :? E96 xE2=:2? $6C:6 p` =628F6[ E96 D2>6 =628F6 }&’D ':C8:?:2 p5C:2?@ A=2J65 :?]k^Am

k9bm!6?? $E2E6 H:?D 3@E9 @7 :ED DAC:?8 >2E496Dk^9bm

kAm!6?? $E2E6 H@? 3@E9 @7 :ED DAC:?8 >2E496D[ 362E:?8 ':==2?@G2 Wb\`X 2?5 |2CJ=2?5 Wc\_Xk^Am

kAmu@C>6C wFD<6C (9:E?6J {2F6?DE6:?[ E96 (2G6C=J ?2E:G6[ =65 E96 }:EE2?J {:@?D H:E9 `` <:==D @? `h DH:?8D 282:?DE E96 (:=542ED] v23C:6==6 }:49@=D 49:AA65 :? 6:89E <:==D[ H9:=6 z6??65J |2CE:? 25565 7@FC] u=@C:52 D6EE6C EC2?D76C p=6I:D $EF4<J 7:?:D965 H:E9 cb 2DD:DED 2?5 7@FC 246D :? E96 >2E49]k^Am

kAm|2CE:? H2D >@C6 5@>:?2?E 282:?DE E96 %6CAD[ C64@C5:?8 `a <:==D @? `e DH:?8D 24C@DD E96 >2E49’D 7:CDE E9C66 D6ED] {2F6?DE6:? 25565 6:89E <:==D @? `g DH:?8D]k^Am

kAm%96C6 :D?’E >F49 :?7@C>2E:@? <?@H? 23@FE !6?? $E2E6’D a_ae D4965F=6[ @FED:56 @7 :E ;@:?:?8 }63C2D<2 2E E96 (C:8=6J u:6=5 5@F3=696256C H96C6 :E H:== E2<6 @? z6?EF4<J 27E6C E96 wFD<6CD’ >2E49 282:?DE |:DD@FC:] %96 }:EE2?J {:@?D H:== 2=D@ 36 ;@:?:?8 }& 2E E96 “$A:<6D &?56C E96 {:89ED” 6I9:3:E:@? 6G6?E 2E p%U2>Aj% $E25:F> @? pF8] af]k^Am