2015 Nebraska Volleyball Media Guide | Page 144

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. 142 2015 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL