The second-ranked University of Nebraska at Kearney volleyball team swept No. 8 Northern State University on Friday night to reach the Central Regional final. UNK (35-0) faces No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul (27-7) at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Health and Sports Center. The winner of that match advances to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Denver. Photos by Corbey R. Dorsey, UNK Communications … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Another sweep puts UNK volleyball in regional final
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PHOTO GALLERY: Lopers advance to second round of NCAA tourney
The University of Nebraska at Kearney volleyball team defeated Oklahoma Baptist University in straight sets Thursday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA Division II national tournament for the first time since 2012. Appearing in the Division II championship for the 21st consecutive season, the Lopers now have 28 all-time victories in the tournament. UNK, 34-0 and ranked No. 2 in the nation, is hosting the eight-team Central Regional at the Health and Sports … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Lopers advance to second round of NCAA tourney
Three cheers for UNK: Loper bench adds energy with sideline celebrations
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Other collegiate volleyball coaches ask Rick Squiers about it all the time. “What’s with your crazy bench?” “Why is that happening?” “How did you start that?” His team’s over-the-top sideline antics have “definitely caught some attention,” according to Squiers, the longtime head coach at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. But he’s not the mastermind behind the loud, vivacious and completely unapologetic … [Read more...] about Three cheers for UNK: Loper bench adds energy with sideline celebrations
VOLLEYBALL VIDEO: Harding spoils NCAA party; Lopers end season with 33-3 record
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KYcyL2GLkA&feature=youtu.be Eighth-seeded Harding University (Ark.) came up big in the fifth set to upset third-ranked and top-seed Nebraska-Kearney in five sets (21-25, -22, -21, 15-25, -9) in an NCAA Central Regional Tournament match Thursday. … [Read more...] about VOLLEYBALL VIDEO: Harding spoils NCAA party; Lopers end season with 33-3 record
Loper Volleyball: UNK’s Julianne Jackson motivated by athletic family
Lopers end season with loss to Harding in Central Regional By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – How competitive is Julianne Jackson’s family? The question draws a chuckle from the University of Nebraska at Kearney volleyball player. “We can’t play any sort of game without it getting way out of control,” the junior outside hitter said. There are plenty of stories to support that statement. How about the time they played the pop culture trivia game Scene … [Read more...] about Loper Volleyball: UNK’s Julianne Jackson motivated by athletic family
