2000 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (34-0, 20-0 Big 12)
HONORS & AWARDS
• AVCA National Player of the Year
Greichaly Cepero
• AVCA Division I Coach of the Year
John Cook
• Honda Award for Volleyball
Greichaly Cepero
• AVCA All-Americans
Greichaly Cepero, first team
Laura Pilakowski, first team
Amber Holmquist, second team
• CoSIDA Academic All-American
Laura Pilakowski, second team
• NCAA Regional All-Tournament
Greichaly Cepero, MVP
Angie Oxley
Laura Pilakowski
• NCAA Championship All-Tournament
Greichaly Cepero, MVP
Amber Holmquist
Laura Pilakowski
2000 National Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Lindsay Wischmeier, Pam Krejci, Kim Behrends, Amber Holmquist, Jenny Kropp, Jill McWilliams, Jenae Dowling.
(Front row from left): Rachel Baumstark, Laura Pilakowski, Angie Oxley, Greichaly Cepero, Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), Anna Schrad, Sara Westling.
Mission Accomplished
• All-Big 12
Greichaly Cepero (Player of the Year)
Amber Holmquist
Jenny Kropp
Laura Pilakowski
RESULTS (34-0, 20-0 BIG 12)
Sept. 1
Northwestern
W
Sept. 2
Georgia
W
Sept. 2
Colorado State
W
Sept. 4
Oral Roberts
W
Sept. 8
at Notre Dame
W
Sept. 9
Michigan State
W
Sept. 10 UCLA
W
Sept. 13 Texas#
W
Sept. 16 Missouri#
W
Sept. 20 at Kansas#
W
Sept. 23 Oklahoma#
W
Sept. 27 at Colorado#
W
Sept. 30 Texas A&M#
W
Oct. 3
Creighton
W
Oct. 8
at Iowa State#
W
Oct. 11
Baylor#
W
Oct. 14
Texas Tech#
W
Oct. 18
Kansas State#
W
Oct. 22
at Texas#
W
Oct. 25
at Missouri#
W
Oct. 28
Kansas#
W
Nov. 1
at Oklahoma#
W
Nov. 4
Colorado#
W
Nov. 8
at Texas A&M#
W
Nov. 15 Iowa State#
W
Nov. 19 at Baylor#
W
Nov. 22 Texas Tech#
W
Nov. 26 at Kansas State#
W
Dec. 1
Princeton
W
Dec. 2
South Carolina
W
Dec. 8
Ohio State
W
Dec. 9
Arizona
W
Dec. 14 Hawaii
W
Dec. 16 Wisconsin
W
# Denotes Big 12 Conference opponents
102
3-0
3-0
3-1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-2
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-1
3-0
3-1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-1
3-0
3-0
3-0
3-2
3-0
3-2
3-0
3-0
3-1
3-2
Nebraska entered the 2000 season with a No. 11 preseason ranking
and an eagerness to prove the pollsters wrong. Competing with a
new coach, a new setter and without two-time All-American Nancy
Metcalf