The Nebraska Cornhuskers might have lost a heartbreaker to the USC Trojans, but the volleyball team just keeps on winning. In fact, they don't just keep winning, they keep dominating on a level that has never been seen before.
The Huskers are now 22-0 in Dani Busboom Kelly's first season as head coach. That's right, the new head coach and former NU player has never lost a match since taking the helm.
One has to wonder if her team will ever lose another set. The last time they did that was on September 16 against the Creighton Blue Jays. Since then, they went the entire month of October without losing a set, closing it out with a 25-22, 25-19, 25-13 win over Wisconsin. The Nebraska Cornhuskers then opened November with a 25-21, 25-20, 25-12 victory over Oregon on Sunday. They'll next take on Illinois on Friday night.
Hoiberg's Heroes tip off new season on Monday night
The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team will start the season against the West Georgia Wolves on Monday night at 7 p.m. There's quite a bit of excitement over what this season could bring with the return of Rienk Mast and a pre-season exhibition win over Top 10 BYU.
They'll open the season with a cupcake game. West Georgia went 6-25 overall with a 2-15 record on the road last season. The Wolves allowed opponents to score 78.3 points per game and shot 47.7% from the field last season.
More Nebraska Cornhuskers news
- The biggest news of Sunday was that Nebraska starting quarterback Dylan Raiola is out for the year. He suffered a broken fibula in the Huskers' loss to USC. It's now officially TJ Lateef time.
- TJ Lateef will make his first college start against UCLA on Saturday night, and the game will officially be a Big Ten after dark contest as the Cornhuskers will face off in L.A. against the Bruins starting at 8 p.m. central.
- There was a bit of good news on Sunday for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. One of the official visitors for the game on Saturday liked what he saw. Amir Brown liked it so much, in fact, that no less than five recruiting analysts have predicted he'll end up committing to the Huskers.
- The Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team also opens the season on Monday. They'll tip off at noon against a Northwestern State Lady Demons team that was just 16-16 but did go 12-8 in the Southland Conference last year.