2001 NCAA SEMIFINALISTS (31-2, 20-0 Big 12)
HONORS & AWARDS
• NCAA Top Eight Award
Nancy Metcalf (Meendering)
• AVCA All-Americans
Amber Holmquist, first team
Nancy Metcalf, first team
Greichaly Cepero, second team
Jenny Kropp, second team
• CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Nancy Metcalf, first team
Laura Pilakowski, second team
Greichaly Cepero, third team
• NCAA Regional All-Tournament
Nancy Metcalf, MVP
Greichaly Cepero
Jenny Kropp
• All-Big 12
Nancy Metcalf, Player of the Year
Greichaly Cepero, first team
Amber Holmquist, first team
Jenny Kropp, first team
Laura Pilakowski, first team
2001 Big 12 Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Manager Marcus Shorney, Head Coach John Cook, Kim Behrends, Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), Sara Westling, Amber Holmquist, Greichaly
Cepero, Jenny Kropp, Anna Schrad, Melissa Elmer, Ally Rebholz, Assistant Coach Craig Skinner, Assistant Coach Staci Wolfe, Director of Operations Diane Mendenhall. (Front row from left): Manager
Ben Boldt, Sara Parks, Michelle Lynch, Amy Sibbernsen, Rachel Baumstark, Pam Krejci, Laura Pilakowski, Lindsay Wischmeier, Jenae Dowling, Athletic Trainer Amanda Hall.
NU Reaches NCAA Semifinals
Nebraska fell two wins shy in its bid to repeat as
national champions, as U.S. National Team member
Logan Tom pounded 22 kills to lead Stanford to a 3-0
win over NU in the NCAA semifinals. The loss capped
an otherwise successful season for the Huskers, who
were 31-2 overall and 20-0 in the Big 12 Conference,
dropping just three games in conference play. NU
Coach John Cook was named Big 12 Coach of the
Year, and Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) was named
the Big 12 Player of the Year.
NCAA Regional
The Huskers’ eighth semifinal bid did not come
easy. After breezing to wins in games one and
two, Nebraska dropped the next two games to
Florida to tie the match. NU, which had not played
a five-game match all year, trailed 12-10 when
Nancy Metcalf responded with back-to-back kills to
even the score. After a Florida service error, Metcalf
pounded another kill to bring Nebraska within a
point of the win. All-American Aury Cruz held NU off
with a kill, but Metcalf answered on the next rally
with her 25th kill of the match.
2001 Season Highlights
• Nebraska earned its eighth NCAA semifinal bid
and made its 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament
appearance.
• The Huskers won 30 matches for the 12th time in
program history.
• Nebraska broke the school record for opponent
attack percentage, holding teams to a .106
combined mark to break the previous record of .109
set in 1995.
1998 NCAA SEMIFINALISTS (32-3, 19-1 Big 12)
HONORS & AWARDS
• AVCA District 5 Coach of the Year
Terry Pettit
• Big 12 Coach of the Year
Terry Pettit
• AVCA All-Americans
Fiona Nepo, first team
Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), first team
Megan Korver, second team
• NCAA Regional All-Tournament
Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), MVP
Fiona Nepo
• CoSIDA Academic All-American
Megan Korver, third team
• All-Big 12
Fiona Nepo (Player of the Year)
Nancy Metcalf (Meendering), first team
Megan Korver, first team
Jaime Krondak, honorable mention
INTRO
2015 HUSKERS
1998 Big 12 Champion Huskers - (Back row from left): Denise Koziol, Katie Jahnke, Pam Krejci, Megan Korver, Tonia Tauke, Jenny Kropp, Nancy Metcalf (Meendering) and Jill McWilliams. (Front
row from left): Jaime Krondak, Angie Oxley, Kim Behrends, Nikki Henk, Kim Crandall, Mandy Monson and Fiona Nepo.
NU Reaches NCAA Semis for Third
Time in Four Seasons
Nebraska’s senior-laden team of Fiona Nepo,
Megan Korver and Jaime Krondak guided the
Huskers to one of the best seasons in NU history. The
Huskers went 32-2 and reached the NCAA semifinals
in Madison, Wis.
Nebraska’s victory over Wisconsin in the regional
championship in Lincoln was a memorable one,
as the longest match in school history spanned
nearly three hours. NU avoided a two-game deficit
by withstanding 14 game points to win game
two, 18-16. Wisconsin won game three, 15-9, but
COACHES & ADMINISTRATION
REVIEW
Nebraska came right back to claim game four, 15-10. through game four, 6-2. But Lauren Cacciamani
In the rally-scoring fifth game, NU recovered from
recorded seven kills in nine swings to lead Penn State
a 9-7 hole to blitz to a 15-10 win. Nancy Metcalf
to the victory. NU finished with 20 blocks.
(Meendering) was named the tournament MVP after
posting 27 kills.
1998 Season Highlights
• The Huskers went 18-0 at home to extend their
NCAA Semifinals
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