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...]
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 It? “It … [Read more...]
NCAA REGIONAL: UNK seniors McDonnell, Schroer, Smith, Stute form bond on, off volleyball court
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney head volleyball coach Rick Squiers doesn’t need to do a lot of talking to explain the impact this year’s senior class had on his program. “The numbers speak for themselves,” Squiers said. UNK has compiled a 130-15 record over the past four seasons, winning three Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) regular-season and conference tournament titles during that time. The Lopers are making … [Read more...]
NCAA: Lopers’ Romero Cotton eligible for 11th semester
KEARNEY – Two-time defending national champion wrestler Romero Cotton has been granted an extension by the NCAA to continue his collegiate eligibility to an 11th semester, University of Nebraska at Kearney Athletics announced today. With the extension, Cotton, a three-time All-American, will wrestle for the Lopers in the spring 2016 semester, with an eye to defending his back-to-back Division II national championships (2014 and 2015), UNK Athletics Director Paul Plinske … [Read more...]
