2006 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (33-1, 19-1 Big 12)
HONORS & AWARDS
• Honda-Broderick Cup
Sarah Pavan
• AVCA National Player of the Year
Sarah Pavan
• AVCA All-Americans
Jordan Larson, first team
Sarah Pavan, first team
Tracy Stalls, second team
Rachel Holloway, third team
• CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year
Sarah Pavan
• CoSIDA Academic All-American
Sarah Pavan, first team
• NCAA Regional All-Tournament
Jordan Larson, MVP
Sarah Pavan
Rachel Holloway
2006 National Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Head Assistant Coach Lee Maes, Rachel Schwartz, Dani Mancuso, Christina Houghtelling, Maggie Griffin, Dani Busboom, Rachel Holloway,
Head Coach John Cook, Assistant Coach Charlene Johnson-Tagaloa. (Front row from left): Athletic Trainer Jolene Emricson, Student Manager Ben Boldt, Kori Cooper, Jordan Larson, Tracy Stalls,
Sarah Pavan, Amanda Gates, Brooke Bartek, Student Manager Bill Egbert and Director of Volleyball Operations Lindsay Wischmeier. Not pictured: Strength Coach Laura Pilakowski.
• NCAA Championship All-Tournament
Sarah Pavan, MVP
Rachel Holloway
Jordan Larson
Tracy Stalls
A Magical Season
• First-Team All-Big 12
Sarah Pavan (Player of the Year)
Jordan Larson
Rachel Holloway
Tracy Stalls
RESULTS (33-1, 19-1 BIG 12)
Aug. 29
San Diego
W
Sept. 1
St. Mary’s
W
Sept. 2
Middle Tennessee
W
Sept. 3
Long Beach State
W
Sept. 8
Louisville
W
Sept. 9
Cal Poly
W
Sept. 10
Minnesota
W
Sept. 13
Kansas#
W
Sept. 16
at Oklahoma#
W
Sept. 20
Iowa State#
W
Sept. 23
Texas Tech#
W
Sept. 24
at Creighton
W
Sept. 30
at Baylor#
W
Oct. 4
Kansas State#
W
Oct. 7
at Texas A&M#
W
Oct. 11
at Missouri#
W
Oct. 14
Colorado#
W
Oct. 18
at Texas#
W
Oct. 25
Missouri#
W
Oct. 28
at Kansas State#
W
Nov. 1
at Texas Tech#
W
Nov. 4
Oklahoma#
W
Nov. 8
at Iowa State#
W
Nov. 11
at Colorado#
L
Nov. 15
Texas A&M#
W
Nov. 18
Baylor#
W
Nov. 22
at Kansas#
W
Nov. 25
Texas
W
Dec. 1
American
W
Dec. 2
Northern Iowa
W
Dec. 8
vs. San Diego
W
Dec. 9
vs. Minnesota
W
Dec. 14
vs. UCLA
W
Dec. 16
vs. Stanford
W
# Denotes Big 12 Conference opponents
100
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-1
3-1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-2
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-1
2-3
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-1
3-0
3-0
3-2
3-1
3-1
Nebraska enjoyed a storybook season in 2006, putting together a
33-1 record en route to the school’s third national title. Despite the
loss of AVCA National Player of the Year Christina Houghtelling before
the start of preseason practice and a lineup that featured three new
starters, the Huskers won their first 23 matches, including 18 sweeps,
before suffering their only loss of the year. The Huskers rebounded
by losing just one game over the next seven matches before running
into their toughest test of the postseason. One game away from the
national semifinals in Omaha, the Huskers overcame a 2-0 deficit to
topple Minnesota and win a regional for the first time outside the
state in school history. That win set the stage for one of the biggest
volleyball events in history, as the Huskers played for a chance at a
national title in front of sold-out crowds of 17,000-plus at the Qwest
Center in Omaha.
Semifinals
Nebraska used a career night from Tracy Stalls to advance to the
finals with a 3-1 victory over fourth-ranked UCLA. Stalls totaled a
career-high 17 kills on .577 hitting, out-shining T4