Volleyball vs Minnesota Game Thread

PLUS a watch guide for all Big Ten and Top 25 teams

By BVBmerry Feb 19, 2021, 7:35pm CST

Beth Merrigan

2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship

#4 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-0) vs #5 Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-0)

Friday, February 19, 2021, 8 p.m. (CT)

The Bob Devaney Sports Center

Video: BTN, FoxSports app and website

Live Radio: Husker Sports Network - Lincoln (B107.3 FM); Omaha (CD 105.9 FM); Huskers.com; Huskers App

Nebraska

#1 Nicklin Hames 5’10’’ JR Setter - 11.35 assists per set, 3.3 digs per set
#26 Lauren Stivrins 6’4’’ SR MB - 3.4 kills per set, 1.15 blocks per set
#3 Kayla Caffey 6’0’’ JR MB - 2.08 kills per set, 1.23 blocks per set
#25 Callie Schwarzenbach 6’5’’ JR MB - 1.13 kills per set, 1.63 blocks per set
#11 Lexi Sun 6’2’’ SR OH - 3.8 kills per set, 2.2 digs per set, 12 service aces
#10 Madi Kubik 6’3’’ SO OH - 2.9 kills per set, 2.6 digs per set, 6 aces
#16 Riley Zuhn 6’5’’ SO OH - 2.1 kills per set, .8 blocks per set
#12 Jazz Sweet 6’3’’ SR OH - 1.33 kills per set, .33 blocks per set
#2 Kenzie Knuckles 5’8’’ SO Libero - 3.3 digs per set
#6 Keonilei Akana 5’9’’ FR DS - 1.9 digs per set, 10 services aces

Lauren Stivrins is closing in on 1,000 career kills. She enters the weekend with 945.

Minnesota

#5 Melani Shaffmaster 6’3’’ FR Setter - 9.8 assists per set, 2.9 digs per set
#21 Regan Pittman 6’5’’ R/SR MB - 1.48 kills per set, 1.0 blocks per set, 11 aces
#9 Shea Rubright 6’5’’ SO MB - 1.06 kills per set, .88 blocks per set
#10 Stephanie Samedy 6’2’’ SR OH - 4.29 kills per set, 2.9 digs per set
#12 Taylor Landfair 6’5’’ FR OH - 3.17 kills per set
#20 Adanna Rollins 6’0’’ JR OH - 3.2 kills per set, 3.23 digs per set
#7 CC McGraw 5’9’’ JR Libero - 4.20 digs per set
#6 Rachel Kilkelly 5’9’’ SO DS - 11 aces, 2.58 digs per set

Weekend Watch Guide for B1G and Top 25 Teams

#20T Creighton vs #24 Marquette - Postponed

#1 Wisconsin vs. Michigan State - Saturday (BTN) and Sunday (BTN+)

#8 Penn State vs Indiana - Friday and Saturday, BTN+

#11 Purdue vs Northwestern - Friday (BTN+) and Saturday (BTN)

#26 Michigan vs Maryland - Friday and Saturday, BTN+

#34 Illinois vs #27 Ohio State - Friday and Saturday, BTN+

Iowa vs Rutgers - Friday and Saturday, BTN+

#3 Kentucky vs South Carolina - Postponed

#7 Utah vs #22 Oregon - Cancelled

# 9 Florida vs Mississippi State - Postponed

#10 Washington at #36 Colorado - Friday and Sunday, Pac 12 Networks

#12 BYU at #32 Pepperdine - Tuesday and Wednesday, WCC Network

#14 Louisville vs Lipscomb - Cancelled

#15 UCLA at Arizona State - Friday and Sunday, Pac 12 Networks

#18 San Diego at Gonzaga - Friday and Saturday, WCC Network

#20T Western Kentucky vs Charlotte - Sunday and Monday, Facebook

#23 Stanford vs #17 Washington State - Cancelled

#25 Missouri vs Georgia - Friday and Saturday, ESPN+

Nebraska vs Minnesota Take 2

After a rest day on Saturday, the teams will square off again on Sunday at 11 a.m. on BTN. BTN telecast will also have live streams available on the FoxSports app and website.