2015 NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE
Back row (L to R): Head Coach John Cook, Assistant Coach Dani Busboom Kelly, Director of Operations Lindsay Peterson, Olivia Boender, Alicia Ostrander, Cecilia Hall, Kelsey Fien, Mikaela Foecke, Kadie Rolfzen, Meghan Haggerty, Assistant Coach Chris Tamas, Athletic
Trainer Jolene Emricson. Front row (L to R): Briana Holman, Amber Rolfzen, Brooke Smith, Kelly Hunter, Justine Wong-Orantes, Sydney Townsend, Annika Albrecht, Kenzie Maloney, Tiani Reeves.
INTRODUCTION
2 Athletic Department Directory
3-5 Media Information
6-7 Schedule/Roster
8-10 Home of Nebraska Volleyball
11 Big Ten Conference
12 Compliance Information
THE HUSKERS
14-15 Kelsey Fien
16-17 Meghan Haggerty
18-19 Cecilia Hall
20-21 Alicia Ostrander
22-23 Amber Rolfzen
24-25 Kadie Rolfzen
26-27 Justine Wong-Orantes
28-29 Kelly Hunter
30-31 Annika Albrecht
32-33 Sydney Townsend
34-35 Briana Holman
36 Olivia Boender
37 Mikaela Foecke
38 Kenzie Maloney
39 Tiani Reeves
40 Brooke Smith
COACHES AND STAFF
42-45 Head Coach John Cook
46 Assistant Coach Dani Busboom Kelly
47 Assistant Coach Chris Tamas
48 Volunteer Assistant Jen Tamas
48 Graduate Manager Dan Mader
48 Director of Operations Lindsay Peterson
49 Volleyball Support Staff
50-51 University Administration/Regents
52 Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst
53 Athletic Department Administration
2014 REVIEW
56-57 2014 Season Recap
57 Results and Honors
58-60 Statistics
61-64 Box Scores
OPPONENTS
CREDITS
82-85 Single-Match Records
86-87 Single-Season Records
88-89 Yearly Category Leaders
90 Career Records
91-93 Postseason Records
HISTORY
96-97 A Look at Nebraska’s History
98-99 NCAA Tournament History
100-103 National Championship Teams
104-107 Final Four Teams
108-113 AVCA All-Americans
114-120 All-Time Honors & Awards
121 AVCA Final Rankings
122-130 All-Time Year-by-Year Results
131 Coaching History
132-133 Letterwinners
134-138 The Match Club
FACILITY USE RESTRICTIONS
2015 HUSKERS
THIS IS NEBRASKA
66-68 Opponents
69-78 All-Time Series Results
79 All-Time Series Records
80 John Cook Record vs. Opponents
The 2015 Nebraska Volleyball Media Guide was produced by Assistant
Communications Director Nate Pohlen. Cover design by Athletic Department
Design Specialist Annie Wood. The guide was produced on Adobe InDesign
CS6 and was printed at the University of Nebraska Printing Services. Special
thanks to Mike Babcock for historical content. Photo Credits: Communications
photographers Scott Bruhn, Nate Olsen and Stephanie Carpenter, Volleyball
Magazine, Alan Jackson of Jackson Studios, USA Volleyball, FIVB, UNL
Photography Services, Jill Peitzmeier of the Lincoln Journal Star, Matt Miller,
Jeff Bundy and Laura Inns of the Omaha World-Herald, Melissa Corwell and the
Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau. Cost for the 2015 Nebraska Volleyball
Media Guide is $10, tax included.
INTRO
RECORDS
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facilities, property and reputation associated with its intercollegiate
sports. Therefore, no person shall be permitted to access or use the
arenas, facilities and other University of Nebraska intercollegiate athletic
venues without first securing the permission of the Director of Athletics
or his/her designee. The only exception is an individual who records
an image (e.g. photograph, videotape) for his/her non-commercial
personal use. In no case shall any person be permitted to use these
venues for the purposes of promoting the sale or manufacture of alcohol
or tobacco or the promotion of any venture associated directly or
indirectly with legal or illegal gaming or gambling.
COACHES & ADMINISTRATION
REVIEW
OPPONENTS
140-141 Winning Tradition
142-143 National Championships
144-145 Match Day at Nebraska
146-147 Devaney Center/Volleyball Facilities
148-149 Setter Tradition
150-151 Middle Blockers Dominance
152-153 Outside Hitters All-Around Excellence
154-155 Husker Coaches/Retired Jerseys
156-157 Championship Facilities
158-161 Athletic Medicine/NAPL
162-163 Husker Power
164-165 The Student-Athlete Experience
166-167 Academic Success
168-169 The Academic Experience
170-171 Life Skills
172-175 University of Nebraska
176-177 Welcome to Lincoln
178-179 National Powers
180 Huskers in the Pros
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the University of Nebraska Athletic Department is to serve our student-athletes,
coaches, staff and fans by: Displaying INTEGRITY in every decision and action; Building and
maintaining TRUST with others; Giving RESPECT to each person we encounter; Pursuing unity of
purpose through TEAMWORK; Maintaining LOYALTY to student-athletes, co-workers, fans and the
University of Nebraska.
UNL does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex, religion,
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