Nebraska volleyball’s 2027 recruiting class got another boost Tuesday.

Outside hitter Shaye Witherspoon has committed to the Huskers. She made the announcement on social media.

Shaye Witherspoon has committed to Nebraska. The 6-foot-3 outside hitter is ranked No. 10 by PrepDig and No. 11 by PrepVolleyball. She’s the fourth known 2027 commitment for the Huskers.

She averaged 4.4 kills per set with a .379 hitting percentage as a sophomore at Lafayette… pic.twitter.com/992GoIs1AF

— Lincoln Arneal (@Lincoln_VB) June 18, 2025

“I am beyond grateful and SUPER excited to announce my verbal commitment to play volleyball at the University of Nebraska where I will be continuing my academic and athletic career,” Witherspoon said. “And a B1G thank you to Coach Dani, Coach Jaylen, Coach Kelly, and Coach Brennan for giving me this amazing opportunity, I cannot wait to be a husker!! GBR!!!!!”

Witherspoon is ranked No. 10 overall by PrepDig and No. 11 by PrepVolleyball. The 6-foot-3 outside hitter plays at Lafayette High School, near St. Louis.

As a sophomore, Witherspoon averaged 4.4 kills per set on a .379 hitting percentage. She helped Lafayette to a second straight Class 5 state title.

Nebraska is loaded with upperclassmen pin hitters, including All-Americans Harper Murray and Taylor Landfair. As for underclassmen, the Huskers boast sophomore transfer Virginia Adriano, redshirt freshman Skyler Pierce, and true freshmen Teraya Sigler and Ryan Hunter. Two pins are also committed in the 2026 class with Gabby DiVita and Jayden Robinson.

Witherspoon is the fourth known commitment for Nebraska’s 2027 class. She is joined by libero Pulelehua Laikona, middle blocker Kendall Omoruyi, and setter Malorie Boesiger.

Nebraska is coming off of a 33-3 season in which the Huskers finished as co-Big Ten Champions and made the national semifinals. Just a few months ago, head coach John Cook retired and was promptly replaced by former Husker Dani Busboom Kelly.

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TEHRAN – Iran beat at the 2025 World Aquatics Men’s U20 Water Polo Championships on Monday.

Iran, who had defeated New Zealand 15-13, and Kazakhstan 16-9 in their first matches in Group D, will play the U.S. in the 9th to 12th classification.

Iran are headed by former national team player Ali Piroozkhah.

The World Aquatics Men’s U20 Water Polo Championships takes place from June 14 to 21 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Hungary are the title holders.

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Four members of the Macalester College water polo team earned a spot on the At-Large Division III Academic All-District team, the College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced today. They are senior Kendall Coney (League City, Texas/Clear Creek) and juniors Jayden Kratt (Palo Alto, Calif./Henry M. Gunn), Alana Nadolski (Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood) and Jess Palmer-Sammons (Half Moon Bay, Calif./Half Moon Bay).

The CSC Academic All-America and All-District program honors student-athletes for excellence in both academics and athletics. Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior or senior, have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher and have competed in 90 percent of the team’s total games played or have started 66 percent of the team’s total games to be considered for Academic All-District and All-American accolades.

This is the third year in a row that Coney has appeared on the Academic All-District team. She received All-CWPA honorable mention after registering a career-best 21 goals in 20 games. Coney also had 12 steals and drew a team-high 34 ejections. A sociology and philosophy major, Coney also has received the ACWPC All-Academic Award following each of the last three seasons.

The Scots’ starting goalkeeper, Kratt made the All-CWPA team this spring after receiving All-CWPA honorable mention last year. Also an honorable mention All-American in 2024, she played in 18 games this year, recording 138 saves while posting an 8.94 goals against average and a .491 save percentage. Kratt is a neuroscience major who has received the ACWPC All-Academic Award twice.

Nadolski registered 17 goals and three assists for 20 points this season. A statistics and computer science major, Nadolski earned the ACWPC All-Academic Award in 2023 and 2024. She also made the All-CWPA team as a sophomore.

The CWPA 2025 Most Valuable Player, Palmer-Sammons led the Scots with 49 goals, 16 assists, 65 points and 43 steals en route to receiving All-America honorable mention from the ACWPC for the second year in a row. She closed out her standout campaign by earning a spot on the CWPA All-Tournament team after totaling eight goals and three assists in three games. A two-time ACWPC All-Academic Award recipient, Palmer-Sammons is a biology and Spanish major at Macalester.

The Scots, coached by Scott Reed, were 12-9 overall (7-1 CWPA) and took third at the CWPA Championships for the third straight season.

Click here to view the CSC release.

 

LEWISBURG, Pa. – A dozen student-athletes from six different sports earned spots on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) At-Large Academic All-District Teams on Tuesday.
 
Bucknell’s honorees were Connor Davis, Louie Germain, Owen Kovacs, and Will Pickering from men’s lacrosse; Kira Leclercq, Lily Neilson, and Nicky Punt from field hockey; Kalena Gatesman and Kona Glenn from rowing; Izzy Lippolis from women’s water polo; Sean Tunnicliff from men’s water polo; and Kurt Phipps from wrestling.
 
Neilson, a two-time All-American who earned the Christy Mathewson Award as the top athlete in Bucknell’s Class of 2025, was selected to advance to the national Academic All-America ballot. Those honorees will be announced on July 8.
 
CSC Academic All-America candidates must have a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average in at least their sophomore year academically and athletically, and they must meet certain sport-specific playing-time requirements. The at-large program covers all NCAA-sponsored sports that do not have their own voting process.
 
Bucknell’s 12 at-large honorees combined for a 3.73 GPA, and all have been prominent members of their teams.