The Nebraska volleyball match with Missouri may be just jinxed. The powers that be certainly don’t seem to want the Huskers to enjoy themselves against the Tigers and are pulling out all the stops to make sure they don’t.
Picking up on September 23, a match that was supposed to be played at Wrigley Field a few weeks ago, Nebraska came out of the gate and absolutely pounded the SEC squad. However, late in the second set, outside hitter Teraya Sigler left the match early with what looked like a serious injury.
Sigler slipped on the court and had to be helped off. As she left the match, it looked as though she was putting very little weight on her right leg. Her face also showed quite a bit of pain.
The loss of Sigler would be massive if the hitter misses significant time, or if there’s a tear and she’s out for the year. She’d just started coming into her own in 2026 after mostly sitting and watching during her first season at Nebraska in 2025.
Teraya Sigler injury adds another painful chapter to Nebraska volleyball's Missouri matchup
In fact, earlier this summer, Husker coaches singled out Sigler as the player who had made the biggest leap in development from 2025 to 2026. She was named Nebraska’s Lifter of the Year for her work in the weight room and seemed to understand the atmosphere and approach of head coach Dani Busboom Kelly’s team.
“When you get to this level, improvement is a lot smaller than when you’re in high school,” Sigler said back in August. “Take failure as a way to learn. Dani says, ‘you’re going to fail,’ so it's how you learn. So when the big moments come, and you do go for it, we’ll be more successful.”
Coming into the match against Missouri, Sigler had forged a very good season, with her arguably best outing coming on Sunday right before this makeup match. She came into Wednesday hitting .310 on the season and notched a career-high 13 kills against FGCU. She also helped Nebraska set a school record with 13 aces against North Carolina. Sigler had 3 of those 13.
Against the Tigers, Sigler was struggling a bit, hitting just -.111 on the night. Despite that, the sight of her returning to the bench dressed in street clothes was exactly the kind of sign Husker fans didn't want to see.
That Sigler had to leave the match because she slipped is especially ironic in this match against Missouri. Originally scheduled to play at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the match was called off because the outside venue was so humid that the court became slippery and wet.
The event organizers even enlisted Nebraska and Missouri players to grab towels and try to dry the court off. In the end, the match was suspended and eventually rescheduled for Wednesday night because of player safety concerns.
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