Texas A&M volleyball experienced it all Sunday: surprising top-ranked Nebraska with a first-set win, then shocking the Cornhuskers by going up 2-0 with a second set win, then dipped in the third and survived a marathon fourth set to prevail in five, knocking off Nebraska 25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 35-37, 15-13 in Lincoln, Neb.
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How much money could Rochester's sports complex make in its first year?
ROCHESTER —
Financial models provided to the Rochester City Council
on Wednesday show the planned sports and recreation complex could see
a $628,000 profit in its first year or lose nearly $330,000.
The differing projections are based on varying levels of activity the
city-owned complex could see when its eight ball diamonds
become available. It is anticipated to open in 2027.
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Recreation and Facilities Division Head Ben Boldt said the first-year outcome will largely hinge on the number of tournaments held and the number of teams participating.
“We want to work toward an operating agreement in the near future, so we can start marketing the facility during this winter ‘off-season’ in order to hit our projections in year 1,” he said. If numbers fall short the first year, the dollars could be made up in the following years.
A look at three first-year scenarios shows attracting two-thirds of the activity predicted for the third year of operation — averaging 32 teams for most events, rather than 48 — would be expected to produce $628,000 in related profit.
If the facility only attracts a quarter of what is anticipated in the third year, the projections show a potential $330,000 loss, largely based on reduced revenues against standing management and operation expenses.
At a 50% level, the facility would be projected to see $206,000 in earnings over the first year, the report indicates.
The pro forma, which forecasts a stable operation by the third year, was initially created in October, but continues to be tweaked with new information from a consulting operator, California-based
.
Sports Academy has been part of a consulting team led by OVG360, which signed a $178,000 consulting contract with the city last year.
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“Since then, we’ve had additional conversations with that operator, with our local sports groups to talk about usage,” Boldt said during a recent City Council review. “We’ve done more market study on what tournaments are out there, what tournaments we can host here, what tournaments that we can expand that are already here in Rochester.”
He said the models continue to be tweaked as decisions are made, which will include a future council decision related to an operating model and potentially hiring Sports Academy to oversee operations.
The latest financial estimates were released Wednesday ahead of Monday’s council study session at 3:30 p.m. in council chambers of the city-county Government Center.
How the site would be run differs from other city-owned sports facilities, Boldt said.
“The operating model for the Rochester Sports and Recreation Complex is intended to not set up priority time for specific partner organizations,” he wrote in
“Instead, the intention is to balance community usage with regional tournaments and events. The facilities will be available for community groups to reserve or for drop in programming to be scheduled when regional tournaments and events are not taking place.”
The document is based on an outside operator being able to host 17 three-day weekend tournaments a year, as well as eight longer events.
As projected, the hosted events would attract 32 to 84 teams, depending on the length of the tournament and year of operation.
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Additionally, it estimates the ball diamonds, which will be able to be converted to baseball and softball use at varying skill levels, would be rented for four three-day events hosted by outside organizers.
What is the projected operating income?
Once operating expenses are covered, the financial models predict the hosted tournaments would generate a combined $1.2 million operating income in the first year and $2.2 million in the fifth year. Annual rental income for tournaments not organized by the operator is projected at slightly more than $30,000 a year.
The weekend events are projected to draw 275,000 visitors annually, with nearly 180,000 attending from more than 30 miles away.
In addition to tournament income, the projections show nearly $60,000 in annual revenue on $20 per hour rentals of the diamonds for weekday use, which is expected to include local practices, games and clinics.
Another $54,280 is expected in the first year through rental of two rectangular fields suitable for soccer, lacrosse or other sports. The projections anticipate 25 weekend rentals for various events and hourly weekday rentals for community team practices.
The planned 12 lighted pickleball courts are projected to see 56 games played daily for 210 playable days between April and October in the first year. With a proposed $5 daily player fee used as a basis for calculations, the courts would generate $196,000 in the first year, after covering staff and other costs.
The calculations do not include potential revenue specifically from pickleball tournaments.
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Projected facility operating and management expenses would be $1.5 million in the first year, if the highest level of projected performance is achieved. At that point, the expenses would be covered by a projected $2.1 million profit from events, rentals, concessions and sponsorships.
The projections point to operating and management expenses increasing to $1.8 million in the fifth year, with forecasted $3.5 million in profit covering the costs, leaving roughly $1.7 million in earnings for the year.
Boldt said the staffing and operating costs cover expenses related to free uses of the site, which is expected to include a basketball court, a playground, gathering space and trails.
The projected financial model does not include the cost of creating the facility, which will use $65 million in local sales tax revenue. The funds are expected to
cover the cost of the outdoor portion of the facility
. An indoor facility will be built when funds are available.
In addition to covering the cost of the $65 million project, sales tax revenue will be available to cover any interest accrued when funds are borrowed to begin construction.
Boldt told the City Council in February the projections indicated starting with the outdoor facility would be the most efficient use of tax dollars approved in the 2023 referendum.
“When we started the pro forma with the indoor-only facility, it quickly became apparent that it would be difficult to operate at a break-even level,” he said. “It would require some subsidy to operate that facility.”
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While some voters, as well as Mayor Kim Norton, have suggested pausing the project and re-envisioning the project to create an indoor facility, City Administrator Alison Zelms has said the outdoor facility was the original vision.
“All the way back to when we were first in the Legislature, this was only supposed to be an outdoor facility, and that is what we priced,” she said, adding: “We went through the process to try to get more community feedback and the feedback was that their appetite was bigger than the budget.”
Changing course now, she said, would not recoup funds already spent and would leave less for any new design.
“Costs escalate every single month,” she said.
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Texas A&M opposite hitter Logan Lednicky (9) and outside hitter Taylor Humphrey (11) celebrate a score during the NCAA Division I volleyball playoff game against TCU at Reed Arena on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 in College Station, Texas.
The Aggies (27-4) will face Pittsburgh in the Final Four national semifinals Thursday.
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Kyndal Stowers’ 25 kills matched Nebraska’s Harper Murray’s 25, but the difference was the rest of the teams’ lineups. A&M got 24 kills from Logan Lednicky, including the winning kill on match point, but Nebraska’s next-highest scorer had 15.
The Aggies hit .275 and had a season-high nine service aces.
Nebraska (33-1) hoped to repeat its Elite Eight comebacks of 2006 and 2008, when the Huskers started 0-2 before rallying to beat Minnesota and Washington in five sets. But the Aggies brushed off what could have been a letdown after missing out on three match points in the emotional fourth set to control most of the final set.
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Two points away from the match, A&M’s 13-11 lead became 13-12 on a Kyndal Stowers miss, but Logan Lednicky put the Aggies to match point (14-11) with a big kill.
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Nebraska’s Harper Murray saved one match point with a kill to make it 14-13 but then Lednicky put the match away with a kill.
Texas A&M has won 25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 35-37, 15-13.
The Aggies will play in the Final Four, opening against Pitt on Thursday.
Texas A&M is two points away from the Final Four.
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Nebraska won two quick points out of the Huskers timeout on a Rebekah Allick kill and a Kyndal Stowers attack error, but a Stowers kill gave A&M a 13-10 lead.
But Nebraska’s Laney Choboy served an ace to make it 13-11, and the Aggies have called a timeout.
Texas A&M leads 12-7 in this fifth set.
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The Aggies went up 11-7 on a Morgan Perkins kill and then went up 12-7 on a Taylor Landfair shot that went wide.
The Huskers have called their final timeout.
This fifth set is going Texas A&M’s way, but don’t forget that Nebraska has won the last two sets with its backs against the NCAA wall.
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The Aggies have taken 5-3, 7-5, 8-6 and 9-6 leads in this fifth set.
Texas A&M couldn’t convert on three match points and Nebraska, after eight foiled set points, finally broke through for a manic 37-35 fourth set win to force the deciding fifth set.
Nebraska had captured momentum heading into Texas A&M’s timeout, and kept it going when a Kyndal Stowers attack error tied the match 19-19.
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Stowers redeemed herself with a kill to put A&M up 20-19, but Nebraska challenged. The Huskers lost the challenge, but then tied it 20-20 on a Rebekah Allick kill. Harper Murray put Nebraska up 21-20 with a kill, but Stowers answered to make it 21-21. That became 22-21 A&M on a Murray miss wide, but it was tied again 22-22 on a Huskers point.
From there, it was a dizzying finish to the set:
• Mania Ogbechie’s kill made it 23-22 Nebraska, but the Aggies tied it 23-23 on an Ifenna Cos-Okpalla block off a Harper shot. Nebraska went up 24-23 on a Virginia Adriano kill, but Logan Lednicky made it 24-24 with her 19th kill.
• The Huskers went up 25-24 on a Teraya Sigler drop shot, giving them their second set point. A Lednicky kill tied it up 25-25, which Nebraska turned into a 26-25 advantage on a Bergen Reilly kill. Ogbechie, a freshman who hadn’t served all season, served wide to make it 26-26 (Nebraska was out of subs). The Huskers then went up 27-26 for their fourth set point, which again was denied on a Stowers kill for 27-27.
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• Nebraska made it 28-27 (Allick), but a net error tied it up 28-28. A sixth set point was again foiled by a Cos-Okpalla block, tying it 29-29. Nebraska then went up 30-29 off a Lednicky miss, and it soon became a 31-30 Huskers lead. Lednicky made it 31-31 with a kill and the Aggies earned a match point off a Murray miss, 32-31.
• But Lednicky served into the net for 32-32. That forced Ogbechie to serve again, which she missed, to tie it 33-33. An Aggies kill from Stowers made it 34-33, which Nebraska tied 34-34 on an Allick kill. Nebraska went up 35-34 on a Stowers miss, which then was tied again on a Stowers kill.
• Nebraska went up 36-35 on a Murray kill, and then won the set on a Laney Choboy kill.
A 5-3 Nebraska run has the fourth set up for grabs.
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Logan Lednicky’s 17th kill of the match put Texas A&M up 19-14, which Nebraska cut to 19-15 on a Rebeka Allick kill and then 19-16 on Bergen Reilly’s service ace. That then became 19-17 on a Kyndal Stowers attack error. And another Stowers attack error made it 19-18 and the Aggies have called their final timeout.
A third straight kill by Logan Lednicky made it a 16-10 lead for Texas A&M, which became a 17-11 lead on an Emily Hellmuth kill, which then led to an 18-12 advantage. A Morgan Perkins attack error made it 18-13, and a kill from Harper Murray made it 18-14.
Texas A&M has called a timeout.
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Texas A&M came out of the Nebraska timeout with a quick point off a Huskers attack error, leading 11-7, but a Taylor Landfair kill stopped a 4-0 Aggies run. But Kyndal Stowers put A&M up 12-8, which Nebraska’s Harper Murray turned into 12-9 on another kill from her.
But a Huskers service error put A&M up 13-9, which Nebraska then cut to 13-10 off an Andi Jackson kill. The Aggies then pushed that lead to 15-10 on a pair of Logan Lednicky kills, and the Huskers have called their final timeout, trailing 15-10 and down 2 sets to 1.
This fourth set was back-and-forth, but Texas A&M has gained momentum. The Huskers were up 5-2 early, but a 4-1-run for A&M has given the Aggies a 10-7 advantage.
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Nebraska, trailing 2-1 in sets, has called a timeout.
Texas A&M and Nebraska are headed to a fourth set.
The Aggies and Huskers traded points out of the A&M timeout to make it a 21-18 Nebraska lead, which became 22-18 after a Logan Lednicky shot that went wide. A&M made it 22-19, but Kyndal Stowers’ serve then went long, giving the ball back to Nebraska, which then went up 24-19 after a Lednicky error.
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On set point. Emily Hellmuth had a kill to make it a 24-20 score, but Harper Murray gave the Huskers the set with her 16th kill.
A&M’s timeout at 10-5 was a good move. A 4-0 run made it a 10-9 game, which the Huskers extended to 11-9 on a Harper Murray kill. Teraya Sigler’s service ace made it 12-9, but Ifenna Cos-Okpalla stopped the bleeding with a kill.
But a quick kill from Rebekah Allick and a Virginia Adriano kill made it 14-10. A&M, down to its final challenge, successfully challenged a net infraction that turned it into a 13-11 game which soon became 14-12 after Emily Hellmuth’s ninth kill of the match. The Huskers and Aggies went back and forth from there 16-15 Nebraska, 17-15 Nebraska and then 18-15 Nebraska after a Kyndal Stowers attack error.
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But Stowers made up for it with a kill for 18-16, then Tatum Thomas’s service ace made it 18-17.
An Allick kill made it 19-17 and Murray made it 20-17 on her 15th kill.
The Aggies, up 2-0 in sets, have called timeout at 20-17.
Nebraska, facing a do-or-die situation in the third set, doesn’t look like it will go down easy.
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The Huskers have jumped out to a 9-5 lead in the third set after a Harper Murray kill, a Bergen Reilly ace and a Virginia Adriano kill.
A&M has called a timeout, trailing 10-5.
The Aggies won the first two sets 25-22, 25-22.
Texas A&M is one set away from advancing to the Final Four after shocking No. 1 Nebraska by taking the first two sets in their NCAA regional final in Lincoln, Neb.
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After taking a timeout leading 24-22, Logan Lednicky’s kill down the line gave the Aggies the set.
Through two sets, Emily Hellmuth and Kyndal Stowers each have 10 kills to lead the Aggies. Lednicky has seven. A&M is hitting .292 to Nebraska’s .275 and has eight aces to Nebraska’s three.
Up 24-20, Nebraska won back-to-back points to cut A&M’s lead to 24-22.
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The Aggies have called a timeout.
An Emily Hellmuth kill (her eighth of the match) put Texas A&M up 20-16, which became 21-16 after a Nebraska attack error. The Huskers cut that to 21-17 off a Taylor Landfair kill. Kyndal Stowers’ eighth kill made it 22-17. Nebraska cut it to 22-18, but Stowers made it 23-18. Logan Lednicky made it 24-20.
Nebraska called a timeout trailing 14-11 in the second set, but the break didn’t do the trick. Texas A&M has battled for a 19-15 advantage off kills from Morgan Perkins and Emily Hellmuth, and the Huskers have called another timeout.
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The Aggies have eight aces so far. That’s a season high.
After dropping the first set 25-22, Nebraska opened the second set with an ace, but soon the set followed the first-set storyline: back and forth, with A&M getting the advantage on the longer points but the Huskers faring better up front at the net.
Taylor Landfair crosscourt shtot made it 11-10 Nebraska, but the Aggies ralled for a 14-11 lead.
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The Huskers have called a timeout.
Texas A&M has made a big statement in this match, shocking Nebraska by taking the first set 25-22.
The Aggies trailed 15-10, then went on a 10-0 scoring run to turn their deficit into a 20-15 lead.
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From there, it was back and forth. An Emily Hellmuth service error made it 22-21, and Morgan Perkins’ kill put A&M up 23-21. The Cornhuskers answered to make it 23-22, but Kyndal Stowers’ kill made it 24-22 and then the Aggies won the set on a service ace.
Hellmuth and Stowers are leading the way early; they both have five kills to lead the team.
It was only the third time Nebraska has dropped the opening set all season.
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Where: John Cook Arena at Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb.
In the 2025 NCAA Volleyball Tournament, the No. 1 seed Texas Longhorns (26-3) face the No. 3 seed Wisconsin Badgers (27-4) in an Elite Eight matchup at Gregory Gymnasium on Sunday, a rematch of the sweep by the Longhorns in the 2025 Opening Spike Classic This is the second time that the two top ten powerhouses have faced each other this season with the No. 1 seed Longhorns sweeping the No. 3 seed Badgers 2025 Opening Spike Classic in Madison.
The early-season win by Texas capped a successful weekend in Wisconsin following a sweep of then-No. 12 Creighton and marked the fourth straight win by the Horns over the Badgers, including a 3-1 victory in the 2023 Final Four that launched head coach Jerritt Elliott’s team into the title game where they won a second straight national championship.
That matchup features a balanced attack for Texas as freshman outside hitter Cari Spears notched a team-high 11 kills, fellow freshman outside hitter Abby Vander Wal added 10 kills, and junior outside hitter Torrey Stafford had nine.
Wisconsin enters Sunday’s match fresh off a victory over No. 2 seed Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen, swinging .420 against the Cardinal for their first top-10 win on the year. Wisconsin leads the nation in kills per set at 15.10, edging Texas at 14.85. Leading the Badgers is outside hitter Mimi Coyer, who enters the match with 543 kills on the year alongside setter Charlie Fuerbringer, who averaged 15.25 assists per set against Stanford. Outside hitter Una Vajagic collected her 10th double-double of the season with 13 kills, 11 digs, and a hitting percentage of .444, while middle blockers Carter Booth and Alicia Andrew also excelled. Booth racked up 14 kills while hitting .700. The Badgers are trying to punch their ticket to the Final Four for the sixth time in program history.
The No. 3 Longhorns hold the edge in their series against the Badgers, 8-4, with a 3-1 record in the postseason The two teams rank in the top-three in hitting percentage, with Wisconsin owning a slight advantage at .326 to Texas .317.
Leading the Longhorns is junior outside hitter Torrey Stafford who is ninth in the country with a 4.78 kills per set average and 10th in the NCAA with 5.35 points per set. Stafford has recorded 11 double-doubles on the season while middle blocker Ayden Ames is just four blocks shy of 200, one kill from 300, and sits fifth in the SEC with a .380 hitting percentage.
Setter Ella Swindle holds the ninth slot in assists per set at 9.01 surpassing 2200 career assists while libero Emma Halter holds the back line down ranking 10th in digs per set with 3.61 and No. 8 on the Texas all-time career digs list with 1,294.
True freshman Cari Spears has recorded 346 kills, averages 3.26 per set and is hitting .294 for the Longhorns with the help of middle blocker Nya Bunton who stands tall at the net with .339 hittiing percentage.
The deep bench for the Horns has been a force for Texas, led senior Whitney Lauenstein, who has stepped up the tournament by hitting .250 against Indiana and .571 against Florida A&M.
First serve is at 6:30 p.m. Central on ESPN.
Texas A&M opposite hitter Logan Lednicky (9) and outside hitter Taylor Humphrey (11) celebrate a score during the NCAA Division I volleyball playoff game against TCU at Reed Arena on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 in College Station, Texas.
In a season full of heroic feats, Texas A&M volleyball might be facing its greatest challenge yet Sunday.
The Aggies are eyeing a spot in the Final Four for the 2025 NCAA Tournament, and standing in their way are the top-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. A&M (26-4) is in the midst of its best season in over a decade. They won 25 or more games for the first time since 2012, winning 26 for the first time since the 2001 Elite Eight run. They took down a No. 2-ranked Texas team and a handful of other ranked squads this season. And, maybe most importantly, they just pulled a reverse sweep to eliminate Louisville, last year’s national runner-up, in the Sweet 16.
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Nebraska, though, presents a higher hurdle. The regional hosts are a perfect 30-0 and haven’t loss a set in exactly a month (UCLA took one during a 3-1 loss Nov. 14 to the Huskers). The Cornhuskers are ranked No. 1 in the country, according to RPI; A&M is 10th and Louisville, the team the Aggies just beat, is ninth.
Can Texas A&M pull off another upset and make it to Kansas City, Mo. for program’s first-ever volleyball Final Four? Stay tuned for live updates:
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A 5-3 Nebraska run has the fourth set up for grabs.
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Logan Lednicky’s 17th kill of the match put Texas A&M up 19-14, which Nebraska cut to 19-15 on a Rebeka Allick kill and then 19-16 on Bergen Reilly’s service ace. That then became 19-17 on a Kyndal Stowers attack error. And another Stowers attack error made it 19-18 and the Aggies have called their final timeout.
A third straight kill by Logan Lednicky made it a 16-10 lead for Texas A&M, which became a 17-11 lead on an Emily Hellmuth kill, which then led to an 18-12 advantage. A Morgan Perkins attack error made it 18-13, and a kill from Harper Murray made it 18-14.
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Texas A&M has called a timeout.
Texas A&M came out of the Nebraska timeout with a quick point off a Huskers attack error, leading 11-7, but a Taylor Landfair kill stopped a 4-0 Aggies run. But Kyndal Stowers put A&M up 12-8, which Nebraska’s Harper Murray turned into 12-9 on another kill from her.
But a Huskers service error put A&M up 13-9, which Nebraska then cut to 13-10 off an Andi Jackson kill. The Aggies then pushed that lead to 15-10 on a pair of Logan Lednicky kills, and the Huskers have called their final timeout, trailing 15-10 and down 2 sets to 1.
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This fourth set was back-and-forth, but Texas A&M has gained momentum. The Huskers were up 5-2 early, but a 4-1-run for A&M has given the Aggies a 10-7 advantage.
Nebraska, trailing 2-1 in sets, has called a timeout.
Texas A&M and Nebraska are headed to a fourth set.
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The Aggies and Huskers traded points out of the A&M timeout to make it a 21-18 Nebraska lead, which became 22-18 after a Logan Lednicky shot that went wide. A&M made it 22-19, but Kyndal Stowers’ serve then went long, giving the ball back to Nebraska, which then went up 24-19 after a Lednicky error.
On set point. Emily Hellmuth had a kill to make it a 24-20 score, but Harper Murray gave the Huskers the set with her 16th kill.
A&M’s timeout at 10-5 was a good move. A 4-0 run made it a 10-9 game, which the Huskers extended to 11-9 on a Harper Murray kill. Teraya Sigler’s service ace made it 12-9, but Ifenna Cos-Okpalla stopped the bleeding with a kill.
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But a quick kill from Rebekah Allick and a Virginia Adriano kill made it 14-10. A&M, down to its final challenge, successfully challenged a net infraction that turned it into a 13-11 game which soon became 14-12 after Emily Hellmuth’s ninth kill of the match. The Huskers and Aggies went back and forth from there 16-15 Nebraska, 17-15 Nebraska and then 18-15 Nebraska after a Kyndal Stowers attack error.
But Stowers made up for it with a kill for 18-16, then Tatum Thomas’s service ace made it 18-17.
An Allick kill made it 19-17 and Murray made it 20-17 on her 15th kill.
The Aggies, up 2-0 in sets, have called timeout at 20-17.
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Nebraska, facing a do-or-die situation in the third set, doesn’t look like it will go down easy.
The Huskers have jumped out to a 9-5 lead in the third set after a Harper Murray kill, a Bergen Reilly ace and a Virginia Adriano kill.
A&M has called a timeout, trailing 10-5.
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The Aggies won the first two sets 25-22, 25-22.
Texas A&M is one set away from advancing to the Final Four after shocking No. 1 Nebraska by taking the first two sets in their NCAA regional final in Lincoln, Neb.
After taking a timeout leading 24-22, Logan Lednicky’s kill down the line gave the Aggies the set.
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Through two sets, Emily Hellmuth and Kyndal Stowers each have 10 kills to lead the Aggies. Lednicky has seven. A&M is hitting .292 to Nebraska’s .275 and has eight aces to Nebraska’s three.
Up 24-20, Nebraska won back-to-back points to cut A&M’s lead to 24-22.
The Aggies have called a timeout.
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An Emily Hellmuth kill (her eighth of the match) put Texas A&M up 20-16, which became 21-16 after a Nebraska attack error. The Huskers cut that to 21-17 off a Taylor Landfair kill. Kyndal Stowers’ eighth kill made it 22-17. Nebraska cut it to 22-18, but Stowers made it 23-18. Logan Lednicky made it 24-20.
Nebraska called a timeout trailing 14-11 in the second set, but the break didn’t do the trick. Texas A&M has battled for a 19-15 advantage off kills from Morgan Perkins and Emily Hellmuth, and the Huskers have called another timeout.
The Aggies have eight aces so far. That’s a season high.
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After dropping the first set 25-22, Nebraska opened the second set with an ace, but soon the set followed the first-set storyline: back and forth, with A&M getting the advantage on the longer points but the Huskers faring better up front at the net.
Taylor Landfair crosscourt shtot made it 11-10 Nebraska, but the Aggies ralled for a 14-11 lead.
The Huskers have called a timeout.
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Texas A&M has made a big statement in this match, shocking Nebraska by taking the first set 25-22.
The Aggies trailed 15-10, then went on a 10-0 scoring run to turn their deficit into a 20-15 lead.
From there, it was back and forth. An Emily Hellmuth service error made it 22-21, and Morgan Perkins’ kill put A&M up 23-21. The Cornhuskers answered to make it 23-22, but Kyndal Stowers’ kill made it 24-22 and then the Aggies won the set on a service ace.
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Hellmuth and Stowers are leading the way early; they both have five kills to lead the team.
It was only the third time Nebraska has dropped the opening set all season.
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Where: John Cook Arena at Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb.
#1 Nebraska vs. #6 Texas A&M
When: Sunday, December 14th at 2 pm CT
Where: Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE
Below is the remaining schedule for the tournament throughout the month of December. Check out the NCAA bracket here.
Third Round Matches
December 11th (# are seeds in the last AVCA Coach’s Poll)
#11 Creighton Defeated #8 Arizona State 3-1
#2 Kentucky Defeated Cal Poly 3-0
#4 Pitt Defeated #17 Minnesota 3-0
#12 Purdue Defeated #7 SMU 3-1
December 12th
#3 Texas Defeated #15 Indiana 3-0
#10 Wisconsin Defeated #5 Stanford 3-1
#6 Texas A&M Defeated #9 Louisville 3-2
#1 Nebraska Defeated #16 Kansas 3-0
Fourth Round Matches
December 13th
#2 Kentucky Defeated #11 Creighton 3-0
#4 Pitt Defeated #12 Purdue 3-1
December 14th
#1 Nebraska vs #6 Texas A&M 2:00 pm CT on ABC
#3 Texas vs #10 Wisconsin 6:30 pm CT ESPN
#1 Nebraska Cornhuskers (33-0, 20-0 B1G)
Key Wins: Kentucky, Pitt, Wisconsin
Key Losses: None
NCAA Path: LIU 3-0, Kansas State 3-0, #16 Kansas 3-0
#6 Texas A&M Aggies (26-4, 14-1 SEC)
Key Wins: Louisville, Texas, Minnesota
Key Losses: Texas (SEC Tournament), Kentucky, TCU, SMU
NCAA Path: Campbell 3-0, #20 TCU 3-1, #9 Louisville 3-2
The University of Minnesota Duluth men’s and women’s track and field teams didn’t have to travel far Saturday to compete in the first meet of their season, competing in CSS Opener inside the Burns Wellness Center on the campus of the College of St. Scholastica.
The women’s side had eight first place finishers and performers, which included a relay team. Kate Fitzgerald won the 60m race with a time of 7.74, a new PR for the senior. Another PR was run by 60m hurdle champion sophomore Lilian Wanzek, who ran to a 9.09. Wanzek also won the long jump with a distance jumped of 5.52.
Junior 600m runner Emily Bastain earned a first place finish and PR time of 1:38.16, a race in which the Bulldogs took the first five spots, including junior Madi Wodele in second with a PR of 1:38.42.
Other first place finishers on the indoor track included sophomore Avary Fitzpatrick in the 400m (59.54) and junior Ellie Hanowski in the 3000m (10:43.93). The Bulldog 4×400 relay of Wodele, Kuechle won in a 4:09.26
In addition to Wanzek’s jump, two other first place spots in field events were scooped up by UMD, including sophomore Sophie Mahnke in the high jump (1.55m), and freshman Ilm’aime Ntambwe in the triple jump (11.28m).
24 women earned top-three spots on the podium Saturday.
On the men’s side, freshman Nolan Bien ran to a 8.39 in the 60m hurdles to finish on top, while sophomore Austin Kehr posted a 1:22.52 in the 600m. The Bulldogs 4×400 relay of Brady Johnson, R. Olson, Bien and J. Heimkes finished first with a time of 3:28.48.
Senior jumper Will Heydt jumped to a PR of 7.04m to best his field, and then recorded a meet and venue record of 14.90 – that doubled as another PR – in the triple jump. Sophomore Noah Rodenwald won the pole vault with a height of 4.40.
In all, 16 men’s competitors earned top-three places.
Updated Dec. 14, 2025, 3:39 p.m. CT
The Nebraska volleyball team (33-0) plays in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament after sweeping Kansas on Friday. The Huskers face the Texas A&M Aggies (26-4), who defeated Louisville in a reverse sweep.
Nebraska’s offense ranks first nationally with a .355 hitting percentage. The defense is equally impressive, ranking first nationally in opponent hitting percentage, .121.
Junior Harper Murray leads the team, averaging 3.47 kills and 2.18 digs per set, and has a team-high 31 aces. Setter Bergen Reilly runs the offense at an elite level with an average of 10.41 assists and 2.70 digs per set. Middle blocker Andi Jackson is averaging 2.79 kills per set on .486 hitting with 1.16 blocks per set.
Texas A&M is in the Elite Eight for the second year in a row. Opposite hitter Logan Lednicky averages 4.06 kills per set on .315 hitting. Setter Maddie Waak leads the nation with 11.37 assists per set.
Nebraska is 32-7 against Texas A&M all-time. NU has won three in a row in the series and 22 of the last 23. The two teams last met on Nov. 27, 2010, when both schools were members of the Big 12.
Huskers take the third set (S3/Nebraska 25, Texas A&M 20) Aggies lead 2-1
Nebraska is hitting .323 with 44 kills and five aces. The Aggies are hitting .294 with 44 kills and nine service aces.
Nebraska first to 20 (S3/Nebraska 20, Texas A&M 17) Aggies lead 2-0
Harper Murray leads all players with 14 kills while hitting .333.
Nebraska still in front (S3/Nebraska 14, Texas A&M 11) Aggies lead 2-0
Nebraska is hitting .318 for the match and .500 for the set.
A fast start for Nebraska (S3/Nebraska 10, Texas A&M 5) Aggies lead 2-0
Nebraska is on a 3-0 scoring run in the third set. Harper Murray has 13 kills and is hitting .360 on the afternoon.
Aggies take the second set (S2/Nebraska 22, Texas A&M 25) Aggies lead 2-0
Nebraska heads into the third set facing its largest deficit of the season.
Timeout Nebraska (S2/Nebraska 15, Texas A&M 19) Aggies lead 1-0
Aggies are hitting .310 on the afternoon while Nebraska can only hit .273.
Timeout Nebraska (S2/Nebraska 11, Texas A&M 14) Aggies lead 1-0
Texas A&M is on a 4-0 scoring run in the second set.
Huskers come roaring back (S2/Nebraska 8, Texas A&M 6) Aggies lead 1-0
Huskers on a 4-0 scoring run in the second set.
Fast start for the Aggies (S2/Nebraska 2, Texas A&M 5) Aggies lead 1-0
A&M is hitting .300 to start the second set.
Aggies win the first set (S1/Nebraska 22, Texas A&M 25) Aggies lead 1-0
Texas A&M takes the first set in the Elite Eight matchup against Nebraska.
Down to the wire (S1/Nebraska 19, Texas A&M 21)
Nebraska is trying to claw back in the first set.
Timeout Nebraska (S1/Nebraska 15, Texas A&M 17)
Aggies now on a 7-0 scoring run.
Timeout Nebraska (S1/Nebraska 15, Texas A&M 14)
The Aggies are on a 4-0 scoring run.
Huskers hanging on (S1/Nebraska 15, Texas A&M 10)
Nebraska is hitting.769 while the Aggies are hitting .227.
Timeout Aggies (S1/Nebraska 9, Texas A&M 3)
Nebraska is on a 3-0 scoring run. The Huskers are hitting .857 while holding the Aggies to .100.
Fast start (S1/Nebraska 5, Texas A&M 2)
Huskers are first to five in the first set.
Starters
A trip to the final four on the line
Watch Nebraska volleyball vs Texas A&M live on ESPN+Here’s how to watch Nebraska-Texas A&M volleyball on Sunday, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
What channel is Nebraska volleyball vs. Texas A&M on?
TV Channel: ABC
Livestream:ESPN+ (subscriber only)
Nebraska-Texas A&M volleyball in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament can be seen on ABC. Courtney Lyle and Holly McPeak will be on the call with Madison Fitzpatrick as the sideline reporter. Huskers Radio Network will have audio coverage of all Nebraska matches on Huskers Radio Network affiliates, Huskers.com and the Huskers app. John Baylor and Lauren Cook West will be on the call. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+.
Nebraska volleyball vs. Texas A&M time today
- Date: Sunday, Dec. 14
- Start time: 2 p.m. CT
The NCAA regional final between Nebraska and Texas A&M starts at 2 p.m. CT at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nebraska volleyball 2025 schedule (33-0, 20-0)
Aug. 22 – vs. Pittsburgh – WIN 3-1 (25-22, 25-11, 20-25, 25-23)
Aug. 24 – vs. Stanford – WIN 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-14)
Aug. 29 – at Lipscomb – WIN 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-15)
Aug. 31 – vs Kentucky – WIN 3-2 (24-26, 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, 15-8)
Sept. 5 – vs. Wright State – WIN 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-20)
Sept. 7 – vs. California – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-12)
Sept. 12 – vs. Utah – WIN 3-1 (21-25, 25-8, 25-18, 25-13)
Sept. 13 – vs. Grand Canyon – WIN 3-0 (25-12, 25-23, 25-18)
Sept. 16 – at Creighton – WIN 3-2 (25-17, 21-25, 25-18, 24-26, 15-9)
Sept. 20 – vs. Arizona – WIN 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-18)
Sept. 24 – vs. Michigan – WIN 3-0 (25-6, 25-15, 25-13)
Sept. 27 – vs. Maryland – WIN 3-0 (25-14, 27-25, 25-14)
Oct. 3 – at Penn State – WIN 3-0 (25-6, 25-15, 25-13)
Oct. 4 – at Rutgers – WIN 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-16)
Oct. 10 – vs. Washington – WIN 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-16)
Oct. 12 – at Purdue – WIN 3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-15)
Oct. 17 – at Michigan State – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-20)
Oct. 19 – at Michigan – WIN 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-18)
Oct. 24 – vs. Northwestern – WIN 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-17)
Oct. 25 – vs. Michigan State – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-18)
Oct. 31 – at Wisconsin – WIN 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-13)
Nov. 2 – vs. Oregon – WIN 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-12)
Nov. 6 – vs. Illinois – WIN 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-14)
Nov. 8 – at Minnesota – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-20)
Nov. 14 – at UCLA – WIN 3-1 (25-17, 25-23, 19-25, 25-15)
Nov. 16 – at USC – WIN 3-0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-20)
Nov. 20 – vs. Iowa – WIN 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-18)
Nov. 22 – at Indiana – WIN 3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-22)
Nov. 28 – vs. Penn State – WIN 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-14)
Nov. 29 – vs. Ohio State – WIN 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-20)
Dec. 5 – vs. Long Island – WIN 3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-17)
Dec. 6 – vs. Kansas State – WIN 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-16)
Dec. 12 – vs. Kansas – WIN 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-12)
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