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
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Mackenzie Puckett brings competitiveness to classroom, two sports at UNK
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Don’t bother asking Mackenzie Puckett what her favorite sport is. The University of Nebraska at Kearney senior gets that question a lot, and her response never changes. “I just laugh, because I’ve been asked a million times,” Puckett says. “I don’t have a favorite because both of them bring out my competitiveness.” It doesn’t matter whether she’s soaring into the landing pit during a track and field meet or hammering … [Read more...] about Mackenzie Puckett brings competitiveness to classroom, two sports at UNK
Double duty: Squiers balances role as father, coach of Loper daughters
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When the Squiers family gets together, volleyball is rarely a topic of conversation. Nobody is talking about an upcoming match, lobbying for more playing time or critiquing the last practice. For the most part, it’s a “no-volleyball zone.” “I try not to bring it up,” said Rick Squiers, head volleyball coach at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. “We all probably get enough of that, and I think the lines are already … [Read more...] about Double duty: Squiers balances role as father, coach of Loper daughters
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
