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How to Watch No. 1 Nebraska Volleyball vs. Iowa with Preview, Breakdown, TV Channel
It appears that the No. 1 Nebraska Volleyball team are human after all.
Steamrolling the competition in what has been one of the most dominant regular seasons in college volleyball history, NU’s 48-set winning streak and run of 15 consecutive sweeps came to an end in a 3-1 victory over UCLA as the Bruins took a 25-19 set three victory to halt the Huskers. Nebraska bounced back in quick fashion, taking care of UCLA 25-15 in the fourth to move to 25-0.
Two days later, the Huskers made their way to USC and crushed the red-hot Trojans with a sweep in front of a school-record crowd of 9,072 at the Galen Center, which was topped against UCLA with 10,498 at Pauley Pavilion for another record-breaking weekend.
Coming off a three-match road swing that saw NU visit Minnesota and L.A., the Huskers return home to take on their neighboring state rival. Here’s all you need to know as Nebraska faces Iowa Thursday night at John Cook Arena.
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Iowa Scout
Head Coach
Jim Barnes | 4th season at Iowa; 28th as HC | 42-81 (.341) at Iowa; 497-424 (.540) Career Record | 2x NCAA Tournament Appearances | 2x Southland Conference Titles | 2x Southland Coach OTY | Previous head coach at Tulane, Baylor, Wyoming and Lamar | Previous assistant at McNeese State.
2024 Finish
Did not qualify for the postseason.
2024 Record & Awards
10-22 (4-16 B1G, 16th) | No all-conference awards.
All-Time Series
Nebraska leads 40-0 (Nov. 20, 2024, last matchup, 3-0 NU)
Key Returners
Key Departures
Impact Transfers/Newcomers
Outlook
Jim Barnes took over one of the most downtrodden programs in the country with Iowa starting in 2022. After three seasons of bouncing between single and double-digit victories, Baylor’s all-time wins leader has Iowa with its most wins (14) since 2016, when they went 19-13.
The Hawkeyes lost their top three options over the offseason as the team’s point leader and true freshman opposite Malu Garcia got homesick and returned to Hawaii to be closer to family. Michelle Urquhart — who was second on the team in points — graduated, and leading middle blocker Gracie Gibson (106 blocks) also exhausted her eligibility.
That’s allowed for the emergence of returning middle blocker Hannah Whittingstall, whose 124 blocks are tied for third-most in the conference while ranking third on the team in points. Then there’s do-it-all setter and former Central Michigan transfer Claire Ammeraal, who’s averaging 9.60 assists per set, while pouring in 140 kills and 73 blocks as a dynamic athlete for Iowa at the position.
Barnes had to dip into the portal for some help, which came in the form of 2025 point leader Chard’e Vanzandt, whose team-leading 381 points are made up of 337 kills, 35 blocks, and 24 aces. Estonian true freshman Carmel Vares has been stellar as well, with 319.5 points (second on the team) in her first season playing in the U.S.
Despite a 5-11 conference mark, this is one of the better Iowa teams in recent memory — even if the bar isn’t too high. Losing three of its last four, Iowa has pushed many teams to the brink, which includes five-set thrillers against No. 20 Minnesota and No. 18 Indiana. Expect Nebraska to move to 41-0 all-time versus the Hawkeyes Thursday night.
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2026 Men’s Track & Field Season Preview
Over his first two campaigns, Caleb Smith has produced successful efforts in the heptathlon and decathlon events. He broke the school record in the heptathlon, posting his best total of 4,952 points to win the Middlebury Winter Classic. A few weeks later, Smith paced the event at the Division III New England Championships to earn all-region accolades and qualify for the NCAA Championships. He translated that success to the decathlon, winning the title at the Carla Coffey Invitational and Williams’ Farley Interregional Extravaganza. He garnered All-NESCAC accolades with a third-place showing in the high jump and claimed all-region honors in the decathlon.
Sam McGarrahan returns after a superb season in the field events. He qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the high jump, clearing the bar with the 18th-best height at 1.95 meters. McGarrahan topped the podium in the event during the Division III New England Championships, soaring to a school-record effort of 2.05 meters. He also set the program mark in the long jump, leaping 6.81 meters at Middlebury’s New England Small College Invitational. McGarrahan became the NESCAC Champion in school-record fashion in the high jump (2.00 meters) and recorded a third-place leap in the long jump. His high jump efforts outdoors earned him all-region honors.
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Multiple athletes earn all state volleyball honors
For the first time since the 2018-2019 season, all three schools advanced past the Area round of the playoffs. Archer City and Holliday both were Regional Semifinalists, while Windthorst was a State Semifinalist for the fourth-straight season. With that success comes state recognition Holliday senior Jordan Peters closed out her final season as a Lady Eagle with an All-State honor from the Texa…
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Cedar Rapids wrestler chases her dream, from a volleyball player to a young star in the sport
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – When Maggie Peters is home, she’s locked in.
She lifts weights at a gym in her hometown of Cedar Rapids. But it’s not just for strength – it’s for safety.
“One things goes wrong, and you’ve got people’s lives in your hands,” she said. “I mean, you don’t want to drop somebody on their head.”
But more often than not, Peters is on the road. Her sport is professional wrestling.
She’s performed performed in front of thousands in arenas and on television. Her fights may be scripted, but her dream of reaching WWE is real.
Peters has a background in volleyball, playing at Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy. But her dream has always been in the wrestling ring.
“I wanted to do it right when I started watching I wanna say I was eight or nine I would just go wrestle on my trampoline,” Peters said.
She went from the volleyball court at Mount Mercy to a wrestling school in Davenport.
“We would have a show on a Thursday night, so I would leave class early,” said Peters. “But at that point, I will say, my senior year was my worst year of school. Once I got the wrestling training done, I was like, ‘ooh, this is what I want to do.’”
In professional wrestling, the winner and loser are predetermined, unlike traditional sports.
“Pro wrestling, I will say, is like a dance,” Peters said.
But there’s nothing fake about the pain wrestlers endure, what they call “bumps.”
“Any time you get put down on the mat, you’re taking a bump. You’re hitting the top of your back,” Peters said. “Higher on your neck, sometimes, (is) not good.”
Maggie wrestles in independent shows across the Midwest under the ring name Maggie Lee. She also performs in front of thousands in TNA Wrestling as the villainous character “M By Elegance.”
“Yeah, I do like being the bad guy,” Peters said. “I’ve worked a mix of both the bad guy and the good guy on the independents. But everybody was like, ‘you look more like you as the bad guy.’ I was like, ‘gee, thanks,” Peters said.
TNA – Total Nonstop Action – is high-level televised professional wrestling, one step below WWE.
“I actually really love the whole TV aspect. It’s very organized. Being able to see myself on TV is really cool,” Peters laughed.
Maggie hopes a full-time contract with WWE is next. She’s banking on it, writing a card to her mother labeled “open when I’m in the WWE.”
“And it was one of many letters. I made them for her birthday,” Peters said.
When asked about the letter’s contents, Peters said she doesn’t remember what she wrote as a girl.
“I don’t even remember what’s in it, so I’m kind of like scared,” she said. “When she does open it, I feel like it’s going to be a big deal and I might get embarrassed.”
Sometimes she’s flying high, sometimes she’s taking bumps.
Either way, she’s racing towards her dream.
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Former CU volleyball star Sis Tebrake glad to be back in Omaha
OMAHA (KMTV) — She might have a new name, but Norah (Sis) Tebrake still brings the same infectious smile to the court.
The former CU volleyball star is now married to former Creighton baseball standout Dylan Tebrake.
“He’s always encouraging me and challenging me,” said Norah. “And I try to do the same for him. I think it’s such a cool dynamic.”
After spending her first pro season helping Orlando to a league title, Norah had now returned to Omaha to play for the Supernovas. But returning to her hometown actually did take some getting used to again.
“I’m a wimp when it comes to the cold,” Tebrake said. “But now coming back after spending just one winter away, I feel like I can’t handle the cold.”
Along with reuniting with some former Bluejays, Tebrake has also formed friendships with her former rivals and now current teammates, including ex-NU star Merritt Beason.
“She’s just so joyful and leads with so much grace and so much love,” said Beason. “You can see that in her play. She’s one of the best people that I’ve ever met and it’s been so fun getting to know her.”
“To have people that know just kind of what makes you tick and what you need on the court and off the court is super helpful,” Tebrake said. “Obviously we’re all learning that about each other but just to come in knowing that there’s people that already know that about me has been super comforting.”
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