LINCOLN, Neb. – The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team advanced to an NCAA Regional for the 14th year in a row with a 25-17, 25-21, 25-16 win over Kansas State on Saturday in front of a crowd of 8,601 at John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. 

Andi Jackson and Harper Murray tied for match-high honors with 10 kills apiece, as the Huskers improved to 32-0 on the season. Aniya Clinton led Kansas State with seven kills, as the Wildcats ended their season with an 18-10 record.

Nebraska hit .253 in the match and held Kansas State to a .118 attack percentage, the seventh straight match the Huskers out-hit their opponent by at least .100. Nebraska had a 43-27 advantage in kills and a 48-32 edge in digs, while the Wildcats out-blocked the Huskers, 8-5.

Jackson hit .533 in the match, producing her 10 kills on just 15 swings. Taylor Landfair (8 kills), Virginia Adriano (7) and Rebekah Allick (6) all had more than five kills, as Bergen Reilly dished out 34 assists. Defensively, Olivia Mauch had 13 digs and Laney Choboy added 12 digs. Both players also had two aces apiece, as Nebraska served up seven aces while allowing only two aces.

Set 1: Early aces by Choboy and Adriano and two kills by Allick helped the Huskers to a 7-2 advantage. The Wildcats pulled within 9-7 before a pair of Landfair kills and a solo block by Adriano helped NU to a 14-7 lead after a 5-0 run served by Reilly. Kansas State cut it to 16-14, but Murray tooled a block and Jackson tacked on a kill to make it 18-14 Big Red. Sigler made an unbelievable one-handed save over the net to keep a rally alive that resulted in another Murray kill. Jackson and Reilly swatted a Wildcat attack, and Murray added a kill to make it 21-14 after Mauch’s 5-0 service run. Kills by Murray and Landfair made it 23-15, and the Big Red won 25-17. 

Set 2: The Huskers fell into a 4-1 hole to begin the set, but two kills by Murray around an ace by Mauch erased the deficit. Landfair put the Huskers on top 6-5 with a kill. KSU regained a 10-9 lead, but a service error by the Wildcats, an ace by Choboy and a block by Jackson and Adriano led to NU going up 13-10. A pair of kills by Jackson had NU ahead 15-13 at the media break. A Landfair kill and ace by Reilly pushed NU’s lead to four, 19-15, and Landfair and Murray tacked on kills to make it 21-16. NU led 22-17 when Kansas State went on a 4-0 run to cut it to 22-21. Allie Sczech posted a key sideout kill, and K-State hit wide for set point. Murray and Jackson ended the set, 25-21, with a block.

Set 3: The Huskers came out swinging with kills by Allick and Adriano, and three in a row by Jackson helped NU take a 7-6 lead. A decisive 8-1 run put the Huskers up 16-10. Landfair and Adriano had kills, and Sigler served an ace. Adriano’s fourth kill of the set made it 18-12, and Mauch served an ace before a Jackson kill increased NU’s lead to 20-12. Murray tacked on two kills to extend the run to 5-0. The Huskers finished off the sweep, 25-16.

Up Next: The Huskers will play No. 16 Kansas in a regional semifinal on Friday night on ESPN2. No. 6 Texas A&M and No. 9 Louisville are also headed to Lincoln and will play in the first regional semifinal at 6 p.m. (CT) on Friday. Nebraska and Kansas will begin 30 minutes following the conclusion of the Texas A&M-Louisville match.

The regional final will be played on Sunday with the time to be determined on Friday night.  

Nebraska Post-Match Notes

• With the win, Nebraska advanced to an NCAA Regional for the 14th consecutive season and for the 41st time in program history. The Huskers’ 41 regional appearances are the most in NCAA history, while Nebraska’s 14 consecutive regional appearances rank second nationally.
• With the win, Nebraska improved to 136-38 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history in postseason wins and winning percentage (.782).
• The win was Nebraska’s 32nd consecutive victory, which ties for the third-longest winning streak in school history.
• Nebraska improved to 31-2 all-time in second-round NCAA Tournament matches.
• The Huskers improved to 89-7 all-time in home NCAA Tournament matches, including a 34-2 record at the Devaney Center.
• Nebraska has won 28 consecutive home matches in the NCAA Tournament, a school record.
• Overall, Nebraska has won 62 consecutive home matches dating back to Dec. 1, 2022. That ranks as the sixth-longest streak in NCAA Division I history and the third-longest streak in Husker history.
• The Huskers improved to 64-1 all-time against unranked opponents in the NCAA.
• Nebraska was the first to 20 points in each of the three sets. The Huskers are now 92-0 this season in sets when reaching 20 points first.
• Nebraska took a 2-0 lead in the match, and the Huskers are now 105-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament when taking a 2-0 lead.
• With the sweep, the Huskers have won 45 consecutive sets at home. On the season, Nebraska has a 51-1 set record at home.
• Kansas State scored the first two points of set two, marking the first time Nebraska had trailed in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers did not trail in their first four sets of the postseason.
• Nebraska limited Kansas State to 27 kills, marking the 13th time this season the Huskers have allowed fewer than 30 kills.
• Andi Jackson had 10 kills on 15 swings against Kansas State. In two matches on the weekend, Jackson had 20 kills on 27 swings, hitting .667.

Wisconsin volleyball’s NCAA tournament regional semifinal match now has an opponent, date, time and TV assignment.

The third-seeded Badgers will face second-seeded Stanford on Dec. 12 in Austin, Texas, the NCAA announced following the conclusion of the second round.

The Wisconsin-Stanford match will begin 30 minutes after the Indiana-Texas match, which starts at 11 a.m. CT. Depending on the duration of the first match, UW could potentially begin its match between 1 and 2 p.m.

On top of making the program’s 35th-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, first under new leadership of Head Coach Ryan Theis, the Gators concluded the 2025 season with an 16-11 overall record. Additionally, Florida posted a 9-6 record in SEC play, matching its preseason projection with a fifth-place finish.

Offensively, Florida registered more kills than SMU, 44-41, but totaled 25 hitting errors for a .156 hitting clip to the Mustangs’ .370 clip, as they recorded only seven attacking errors.

Setter Alexis Stucky dished out 40 assists and led three Gators to double digits offensively. Jordyn Byrd led the way with a team-high 14 kills for her fifth-consecutive match in double digits, while Aniya Madkin recorded her third-straight with 11.

At the net, Jaela Auguste and Alec Rothe each had two blocks, with Auguste added 12 kills and a team-best .273 clip and Rothe chipped in six kills.

In her final match wearing the Orange and Blue, senior Emily Canaan led the Gators backcourt with 10 digs. Freshman Libero Lily Hayes and Kira Hutson each finished with six digs, while both Stucky and Ella Vogel recorded five. After subbing in during the third set, Bella Lee contributed three digs.

Behind the service line, Hayes and Stucky recorded Florida’s two aces.

SMU’s Kennedi Rogers led the Mustang’s offense with 14 kills and a .440 hitting clip.

Records:

Florida (16-12, 9-6 SEC)

No. 2/7 SMU (27-5, 17-3 ACC)

 

All-Time Series record:

0-0 (0-1 under Theis)

3-set: 0-1, 4-set: 0-0; 5-set: 0-0

Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1; Neutral: 0-0

 

How It Happened

Set 1

• After opening the set 0-4, a kill from Byrd put the Gators on the board, but SMU’s block allowed for a 2-8 lead and forced an early Florida timeout. Out of the huddle, the Mustangs strung together four points, but back-to-back kills from Byrd and Rothe helped cut the deficit to 4-12. The Gators continued to struggle to find any rhythm offensively and was unable to make the comeback, falling 11-25 in the first set.
• Set 1 Team Stats | .000 Hitting %|10 Kills | 9 Assists | 13 Digs | 0.0 Blocks | 0 Aces
• SMU Stats | .483 Hitting %| 14 Kills | 14 Assists | 15 Digs | 5.0 Blocks | 0 Aces

SMU takes set one pic.twitter.com/gLcOG5OoMf

— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) December 7, 2025

Set 2

• A kill from Madkin put Florida first on the board, but the Mustangs responded with three straight to take a two-point lead. Back-to-back kills from Madkin and Auguste notched it up at five, as the two teams exchanged points until a block from Auguste and Vidacic followed by a kill from Vidacic gave the Gators a 13-10 lead and forced an SMU timeout. Out of the huddle, an ace from Hayes kept the momentum going, but the Mustangs tied it up at 17. With the race to 25 inching near, SMU went on an 8-4 scoring run to take a 25-21 second-set win and a 2-0 match lead.
• Set 2 Team Stats | .222 Hitting %| 14 Kills | 12 Assists | 8 Digs | 2.0 Blocks | 2 Aces
• SMU Stats | .333 Hitting %| 13 Kills | 13 Assists |12 Digs |4.0 Blocks | 3 Aces

mood Mili 💁‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/UBUqjqNTY0

— Gators Volleyball (@GatorsVB) December 7, 2025

Set 3

• The Gators started set three with back-to-back kills from Madkin and Auguste, as the middle blocker recorded two more kills to give the Gators a 5-3 lead. The Mustangs went on a 3-0 scoring run to take a one-point lead, as the teams have five tied scores until the Gators strung three points behind attacks from Madkin and Auguste to head into the media timeout with a 15-12 lead. Following the break, two kills from Madkin stretched Florida’s lead to four (17-13), but SMU responded with another 3-0 run to inch back within one. Points from Byrd allowed the Gators to be the first to 20, but back-to-back kills from Kennedi Rogers allowed the Mustangs to clinch it up and take a 22-20 lead. With the race to 25 inching near, an attack from Rothe followed by a block from her and Hutson evened the score at 22, as the teams battled for points until SMU clinched the 26-24 victory.  
• Set 3 Team Stats | .224 Hitting %| 20 Kills | 20 Assists | 16 Digs |2.0 Blocks | 0 Aces
• SMU Stats | .306 Hitting %| 14 Kills |14 Assists |17 Digs | 6.0 Blocks | 1 Ace

That ball had some POWER 🔋#NCAAWVB x 🎥 ESPN+ / @GatorsVB

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— NCAA Women’s Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) December 7, 2025

Hear from Head Coach Ryan Theis:
“Congratulations and good luck to SMU… they earned it. I thought being down 0-2 on the road, I really enjoyed our spirit in the third set. It was fun to see Aniya get going for a little bit. We scored 20 and were in it in the end and obviously didn’t finish.”  

On his first year as Florida’s Head Coach…

“Transition is hard. This is my third time doing it and all of them have had challenges. Really a lot of my energy and time is spent making sure they are having a good time, a good experience and they are in a good space. It was difficult, but will continue to move forward.”

Outside Hitter Jordyn Byrd on her first year playing collegiate volleyball and her first year being a Gator…

“This season was definitely very special. We have talked about the changes this past year, so being able to do all of that with this group of girls was special to me. Coming from a different program, having everyone welcome me with such open arms meant a lot to me.”

Setter Alexis Stucky on her four years as a Gator…

“I am just super grateful. I had a wonderful experience and had such great coaching staff, such great teammates. Gainesville has given me a lot of great times and a lot of hard times. It has made me push through a lot of adversity and I am just really, really grateful for the people I have done it with.”

Notables

• The Gators are now 28-6 in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
• In the NCAA Tournament, Florida holds an 85-36 record.
• UF moved to 6-4 in three-set matches this season and 56-16 in NCAA play.
• Florida sits 6-7 in away matches during the 2025 campaign and is now 5-10 in the NCAA Tournament.
• Florida’s record is 1-3 against ACC opponents.
• When playing on a Saturday, Florida’s record sits 1-1.
• In the month of December, UF finished with a 1-1 record.
• Against AVCA Top-25 opponents, Florida’s record is 4-8.  
• Three names recorded double-digit kills:
  
• One Gator finished with double-digit digs:
  
• Alexis Stucky ranks 9th for career assists in Program history with 3,047

2025 DI women’s volleyball championship schedule
All times listed in ET

• Selection show: 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30
• First and second rounds: Dec. 4-5 or Dec. 5-6
• Regionals: Dec. 11 and 13 or Dec. 12 and 14
• Semifinals: Thursday, Dec. 18
• National championship: 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21 | ABC

 
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UTICA, N.Y. – The Union College women’s indoor track & field team got the 2025-26 season underway on Saturday afternoon at the Utica Holiday Classic, with a limited squad posting two conference championship qualifiers and two personal bests at the non-scoring meet.
 
First-year Eilis McKenna led three Union runners in the top-eight of the mile, earning a second-place finish with a time of 5:28.56 that qualified her for the Liberty League Championships. Classmates Kate Monaco (5:38.09) and Abbie Goodwin (6:11.12) placed fourth and eighth, respectively, for the Garnet Chargers as well.
 
Sophomore Charlotte Knight started her season with a career-best time in the 800 meters, finishing in 2:38.97 to place fourth out of 10 runners.
 
In the field events, junior Epephanie LaBoy qualified for the conference championship in the weight throw with a top toss of 10.19 meters. Sophomore Lauryn Johnson also competed in the event, posting a career-best mark of 7.75 meters.
 
First-year Leah Scopteuolo-Rosen cleared 1.43 meters in the high jump in her collegiate debut, and Johnson nabbed 37th in the shot put with a top mark of 8.07 meters.
 
The Garnet Chargers will take a few weeks off for winter break before returning to action on January 10 at the Middlebury Snowflake Invitational.
 

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Nebraska vs. Kansas State: 2025 NCAA volleyball second round highlights

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Watch full match highlights from the second round matchup between No. 1 Nebraska vs No. 9 Kansas State in the 2025 NCAA women’s volleyball tournament.

NOTE: As mentioned in the broadcast, ESPN was experiencing audio technical difficulties.

BOSTON, Mass. – The Bentley men’s track and field team began the 2025-26 indoor season at the Suffolk Relays on Saturday and had several strong performances.

Sophomore Michael Eddy won the one mile with a time of 4:32.97 which was almost three seconds better than the second place runner.

Senior Ryan Orr was second in the 800 at 1:56.07. Bentley had three runners in the top-five with William Reiser fourth and Anthony Cronin fifth.

The long distance races saw two Bentley runners have top-three finishes. Steven D’Alessandro was second in the 5000 (15:04.94) and Jeff Warnock was third in the 3000 (9:27.24).

In the field events, Donald Dumont was second in the long jump.