Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball

Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic directorTroy Dannen
Head coachJohn Cook (25th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationLincoln, Nebraska
Home arenaDevaney Center (capacity: 8,309)
NicknameCornhuskers
ColorsScarlet and cream[1]
   
AIAW/NCAA Tournament champion
1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2017
AIAW/NCAA Tournament runner-up
1986, 1989, 2005, 2018, 2021, 2023
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal
1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference tournament champion
Big Eight
1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995
Conference regular season champion
Big Eight
1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995

Big 12
1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

Big Ten
2011, 2016, 2017, 2023

The Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten. Nebraska plays its home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center and has sold out every home match since 2001.[2] The team has been coached by John Cook since 2000.

The program was founded in 1975 and is one of the most decorated in women's volleyball, with more wins than any other program and five national championships.[3] Nebraska has been ranked in every weekly poll since the introduction of the AVCA National Poll in 1982 and has spent more weeks ranked number one than any other program. The Cornhuskers' 102 All-Americans are the most in the country.[4][5] Nebraska regularly leads the NCAA in average attendance and has participated in several of the highest-attended women's volleyball games ever played.[6] On August 30, 2023, Nebraska and Omaha played at Memorial Stadium in front of 92,003 people, the highest-attended women's sporting event in the United States.[7][8]

  1. ^ "The Power of Color" (PDF). Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Brent Wagner (30 October 2018). "Nebraska volleyball program's sellout streak set to reach another milestone". AP.
  3. ^ "Nebraska volleyball history". NU Athletics. August 22, 2007. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
  4. ^ "Huskers Finish Fifth in Final AVCA Coaches Poll". Huskers.com. 2009-12-22. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  5. ^ "2009 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  6. ^ "Nebraska volleyball leads nation in attendance for seventh straight season". Omaha World Herald. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  7. ^ Bill Wilson (7 December 2018). "Mexico 1971: When women's football hit the big time". BBC News. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  8. ^ Michael Voepel (30 August 2023). "Nebraska volleyball sets world record for women's sports attendance". [sic] ESPN. Retrieved 19 October 2023.