CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION
Nebraska has staked its claim as one of the
country’s premier volleyball schools over the
last four decades.
The Huskers are tied for fourth among all
NCAA programs with three national titles
(1995, 2000, 2006) and have advanced to 11
NCAA semifinals, including five this decade.
Nebraska has advanced to the Sweet 16 in
20 of the last 21 seasons and was the only
program to reach every Sweet 16 from 2000
to 2010.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Penn State
7
Stanford
6
UCLA
4
NEBRASKA 3
Hawaii
3
3
Long Beach State
Texas
3
USC
3
Left page (top): Nebraska won its first NCAA title in 1995;
(middle): The Huskers celebrated match point in the 2000
NCAA championship victory against Wisconsin;
(bottom left): Sarah Pavan won the Honda-Broderick Cup,
presented to the top female athlete in the NCAA;
(bottom right): The 2006 Huskers celebrate their third
NCAA championship at the Qwest Center in Omaha.
Right page (top left): Christy Johnson and Allison Weston
hoisted Nebraska’s first national title in 1995;
(top right): The 2000 AVCA Player of the Year, Greichaly
Cepero led Nebraska to its second NCAA
championship with a perfect 34-0 season;
(middle): The 2006 Huskers visited the White House;
(bottom right): The Qwest Center in Omaha (now the
CenturyLink Center) set an NCAA attendance record in
2006, as 17,209 fans watched the Huskers defeat Stanford
in the national championship match to give
Nebraska its third NCAA title.
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