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UE volleyball announces seven signees

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With the start of his first season at the helm of the University of Evansville volleyball program just over two months away, head coach Zach Weinberg has announced seven signees to the Purple Aces squad.
 
“With at least one player in each position, this class will provide us with a ton of depth and versatility across the board,” Weinberg said. “I am excited to get these seven integrated into our team and culture and see how they impact our growth on the court. Go Aces!”
 
McKenzie Laubach – Middle Blocker – Sanford, Fla.
 
Following two seasons at Eastern Kentucky, McKenzie Laubach makes her way to Evansville in 2025.  A native of Sanford, Fla., Laubach played in a total of seven matches in her first two collegiate campaigns with the Colonels. 
 
She graduated from Lake Mary High School in 2023 and enjoyed a stellar career that saw her earn First Team All-Seminole Athletic Conference honors as a senior.  In her final high school season, Laubach accumulated 155 kills, 90 blocks, 93 digs, and 45 service aces while leading her team to a district championship.  Included in that tally was a 16-kill performance versus Lyman HS.  Named her team’s MVP in her final campaign, Laubach was named to the Top 100 Watch List and was invited to the All-American Camp.
 
As a junior in 2021, she recorded 133 kills, 85 digs, 75 blocks, and 20 aces while earning Second Team All-Conference recognition.  Aside from earning four letters in volleyball, she was a 2-year letterwinner in varsity cheer and helped her team win state championships in 2020 and 2021.
 
Coach Weinberg on Laubach: “McKenzie will be a great addition to our middle blocker group, but she also provides us with a ton of versatility across the front row, having played every attacking position at some point in her career. Her heavy arm and the ability to run all sorts of offensive routes will position her to score lots of points for us.”
 
Makenzie Miller – Middle Blocker – Kansas City, Mo.
 
Makenzie Miller posted an impressive 290 kills in her senior season at Liberty North HS on her way to numerous accolades in 2024.  Included in those honors were All-District First Team, All-Conference First Team, AVCA Regional Team, Academic Team recognition, and Liberty North Offensive Player of the Year.  She hit .249 in her final season while registering 65 blocks. 
 
In her junior season, Miller finished with 135 kills, 65 blocks, and a .296 hitting tally.  Along with All-District and All-Conference recognition, she was named to the AVCA Phenom Watch List.  Her team took second place in the Missouri Class 5 State Championship.  Miller was a KMBC Athletic Scholarship Award recipient.  Some of her top high school performances include 14 kills and a .737 hitting tally against Staley and a 17-kill match while hitting .520 versus Lee’s Summit North.
 
Coach Weinberg on Miller: “Mak’s length and versatility will benefit our gym immediately. She is a very cerebral middle blocker with a high volleyball IQ, and her ability to score off of two feet will enhance our gym immediately, and her blocking presence will instantly put pressure on opposing offenses.”
 
Hinsley Everett – Outside Hitter – Norris City, Ill.
 
Reigning All-South Player of the Year Hinsley Everett makes the short trek from Norris City, Ill. to Evansville.  Named a First Team All-State player as both a junior and senior, Everett put up stellar statistics in her final two years at NCOE High School.
 
In her senior campaign, Everett finished with 326 kills, 76 blocks, 54 aces, and 113 digs while hitting .434.  She recorded an even higher kill total as a junior posting 369.  Aside from garnering All-State recognition, Everett earned the Offensive Award in her final two years while garnering Defensive Award honors as a sophomore.
 
Coach Weinberg on Everett: “Hinsley is a dynamic attacker who comes from a family of volleyball players. She is a physical attacker with experience on both Pins, and I expect her to make an instant impact on our pin group.”
 
Brooke Herdes – Outside Hitter – Evansville, Ind.
 
Evansville native Brooke Herdes signs with the UE program from Mater Dei HS where she earned four letters in volleyball along with two in basketball and two in lacrosse.  A team captain with her squad, Herdes reached the 1,000-kill mark in her career.
 
Herdes picked up numerous accolades during her high school career including Academic All-City, Academic All-State, First and Second Team All-Metro, and Indiana South Team.  She was a nominee for Player of the Year.
 
Coach Weinberg on Herdes: “When it comes to the freshman outsides, if Hinsley is the Thunder, then Brooke is the lightning. She is crafty with her attacking and her ball control will bring some stability to our gym.”
 
Ryan Scheu – Right Side – Evansville, Ind.
 
Ryan Scheu comes to UE following a successful career at Memorial HS.  A 3-time letterwinner in volleyball, Scheu lettered four times in lacrosse, and once in bowling and track/field.  Scheu put forth the top season of her career as a senior in 2024 accumulating 427 kills and 18 blocks following a junior season that saw her post 181 kills and 41 blocks.
 
Scheu put forth some of her top performances when it mattered most, totaling 28 kills against Heritage Hills and 27 versus Boonville in the 2025 Sectionals.  Memorial was the Sectional champion in each of her three seasons.  She was named a First Team All-SIAC and Academic All-State player in volleyball.  Her lacrosse accolades were even more impressive as she was named a Second Team All-State player along with earning a spot on the North/South All-Star Team.
 
Coach Weinberg on Scheu: “Ryan will slot into our right-side group, but she’ll cross-train on both pins. She is a dynamic athlete with a high touch point, and her high motor will allow her to grow quickly to the advanced level of play.”
 
Kendall Agler – Libero – Evansville, Ind.
 
Kendall Agler is the second signee from Memorial HS to join the Purple Aces squad.  Agler spent four years with the volleyball team earning letters in her final two seasons.  She was a Second Team All-Conference honoree while garnering Academic All-State accolades.  The 3-time Defensive Player Award winner was also the recipient of the Volleyball Kiwanis Award.
 
Agler contributed to three Sectional Championships with Memorial.  Aside from volleyball, Agler earned three letters in track while playing one season of basketball.
 
Coach Weinberg on Agler: “Kendall is a gritty defender who doesn’t like to see balls hit the floor. We will rely on her to help stabilize our serve receive instantly along with Maddie and Ainoah, has the ability to play any of the back row positions. Kendall’s grit and drive will be felt in our gym immediately.” 
 
Brynne Krangnes – Setter – Collierville, Tenn.
 
Brynne Krangnes posted 963 assists as a senior at Collierville HS on her way to multiple accolades.  She completed her career as a 2-time District 15 All-District Team honoree, 2024 Collierville HS Varsity Volleyball Most Valuable Player, 2023 Collierville HS Varsity Volleyball Player of the Year, and multiple tournament MVP honors.
 
Her team finished in the top eight in the State of Tennessee in all three of her seasons with the program.  Krangnes also participated in USAV Nationals each year.
 
Coach Weinberg on Krangnes: “Brynne will add to our setter depth and gives us more options in our gym. She is a good defensive setter and should have no problem grasping our offensive system.”
 



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Kansas City Yields Positive Results at Nebraska, Iowa State

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LINCOLN, Neb. — Kansas City completed their final meets of 2025, showcasing positive signs for the indoor season moving forward at the Husker Holiday Open and ISU Holiday Invitational on Friday afternoon. Last weekend, Kansas City broke school records in the men’s 60 and 300-meter dashes, the men’s 600-yard dash and the women’s shot put at the Crimson and Gold Invitational. This weekend didn’t go by without a record being broken as KC’s All-American Tory Lanham delivered his third indoor school record, darting a 47.62 second time in the 400-meter dash to take first in the race and break fellow sprinter Jayden Henry’s 47.71 time set in last year’s holiday meet. Lanham continues to cement a historic legacy at Kansas City as the junior sprinter is KC’s school record holder in the indoor 200, 300 and 400-meter dashes, breaking each previous record in the calendar year of 2025.

Elsewhere in Lincoln, several other Roos put forth a great effort on the track, ending 2025 of a positive note heading into the New Year. Notably, distance runner Dalton Heller set a career-best in the mile, running a 4:18.52 and finishing third in the event. Right behind Heller was Luke Swarts, running a 4:20.68 to give the sophomore a new career-best time in the mile. Connor Jacober finished first in the 800-meter dash among several competitors, finishing with a 1:59.45 time. In the field, Hunter Roos earned himself a first place finish, cracking a triple jump mark of 14.32 meters. Brant Wilson finished as Kansas City’s best long jumper, leaping a mark of 6.84 meters which was good for third in the event. 

On the women’s side, Jacky-Perez Vela nearly notched a program record in the 300-meter dash, recording a time of 39.86 seconds, finishing under a tenth of a second shy of the Roos all-time record at 39.79 set back in 2024. Naomi Eyanagho clocked a 60-meter hurdles time of 9.21 seconds, finishing fourth in the race and coming close to her career-best. In the women’s 60-meter dash, Tonique Fleming sprinted a third place time of 7.87 seconds while Sarah Wulfert came in sixth with a time of 7.92 seconds. Additionally, Wulfert and Fleming came in the top five finishers in the 200-meter dash, leaving the meet with times of 25.21 and 25.55 respectively.  

In Ames, Kansas City put together a nice performance with Stephen Clunis getting a time of 6.68 in the 60-meter dash and Junior Powell notching a time of 6.91 in the same event. Kai White and M.J. Foster got times of 2:28.84 and 2:29.60 in the 1000-meter dash to close out Kansas City’s day at Iowa State. Kansas City takes a break for the holidays before hitting the ground running on January 10 for the Alexis Jarrett Invitational at Missouri. 



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Wisconsin defeats Stanford in NCAA regional semifinals: Updates, recap

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Who does Wisconsin volleyball play next in NCAA tournament?

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Third-seeded Wisconsin will face top-seeded Texas in the NCAA regional finals on Dec. 14 at a to-be-announced time. The Longhorns are coming off a sweep in the regional semifinals against fourth-seeded Indiana.

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Wisconsin is headed to the NCAA regional finals following a four-set win over Stanford. The Badgers won the fourth set, 25-22. Check back for more postmatch updates.



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#11 Volleyball Practices, Then Meets Media Prior to #2 Kentucky Match

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Creighton Volleyball team practiced for just more than an hour before meeting the media in Lexington, Ky., on Friday afternoon as it completed preparations for Saturday’s Elite Eight match at No. 2 Kentucky.

After practice, Creighton head coach Brian Rosen, along with Eloise Brandewie, Jaya Johnson and Abbey Hayes met the media.

First serve between Creighton and Kentucky is set for 4 p.m. Central. The contest will be nationally-televised on ESPN2.

 



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What channel is Kansas women’s volleyball vs Nebraska? Time, schedule

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‘U’ Falls in Sweet 16 to No. 4 Pittsburgh

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PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The No. 4 seeded Minnesota volleyball team fell to the No. 1 seeded Pittsburgh Panthers on Thursday night at the Petersen Events Center in three sets. The set scores of the match were 25-16, 25-23, 25-22.

The Gophers season ended in the Sweet 16 for the 21st time in program history with a 24-10 (12-8 B1G) record.

“Congrats to Pittsburgh on the win and for the university and city for being such great hosts,” said head coach Keegan Cook. “I’m proud of the way our team battled tonight and throughout the season. We just fell a little bit short tonight. I told the team I have loved coaching them all year and appreciate their willingness to learn and grow. We’re going to miss these seniors next year, but we’re glad to get back to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament and continue to push the program forward.”

Kelly Kinney and Carly Gilk led Minnesota with nine kills while Stella Swenson had 28 assists, three blocks and three aces. Julia Hanson was held to eight kills in her final collegiate match.

The Gophers (24-10, 12-8 Big Ten) were outhit the Panthers (29-4, 18-2 ACC) .271 to .178, leading in kills (47 to 33) and digs (48 to 34). Minnesota had more aces (4 to 3) and blocks (10 to 5).

Julia Hanson commented on her time at Minnesota and what it meant for her to end her career as a Golden Gopher.

“There were times that I questioned myself and how things were going after my sophomore year,” Hansen said. “But I’m so glad to be a part of this program and so proud to have that ‘M’ on my chest. It means everything to me. I’m so thankful for my time at Minnesota.”

For Pittsburgh, Olivia Babcock had 19 kills while Brooke Mosher went for 35 assists. Bre Kelly and Blaire Bayless also had eight kills for the Panthers.

How It Happened

SET 1 | Pittsburgh started out hot, scoring six of the first seven points before Minnesota called a timeout. The Gophers tallied a pair of kills to get it to four at 7-3 before the Panthers scored three straight on two kills and a block to go up 10-3. An attacking error followed by a kill from Kinney and a block from Myers cut it to four again at 11-7. Following a service error from Minnesota, the Gophers scored four of the next five to force a Pitt timeout, trailing 13-11. Swenson tallied an ace, Gilk had a kill and Taylor combined with Gilk on a block. After the timeout, the Panthers bounced back by scoring four of five, taking a 17-12 lead and forcing coach Cook’s final timeout of the frame. The Gophers would get no closer than five the rest of the way as the Panthers closed out the first frame, 25-16. Pitt hit .267 for the set while Minnesota hit just .026.

SET 2 | Minnesota came out strong, scoring seven of the first 12. Swenson had two aces while Kinney tallied a pair of kills. A kill from Myers and a block from Kinney and Myers put the Gophers up 10-9 before three straight from Pitt forced a Minnesota timeout, trailing 12-10. Kills from Swenson and Gilk combined with a Panthers attacking error helped give Minnesota back the lead at 14-13. The Panthers scored three of the next four to tie it up at 16-16. Two more kills put them up 18-16, forcing Minnesota’s final timeout of the set. Pitt would go up by as many as three at 22-19 before two errors cut the lead to just one at 22-21, leading to a Pitt timeout. A Panthers hitting error and kill from Hanson tied it up at 23-23, forcing one more Pitt timeout. A kill and a block won the set for Pitt, 25-23.

SET 3 | Pitt scored seven of the first 11 points before kills from Taylor and Gilk combined with a block from Hanson and Taylor tied it up at 7-7. The Panthers went on a 5-2 spurt after that, getting four kills and an ace to go up 12-9, forcing a Minnesota timeout. The Gophers would battle back, scoring five of the next seven to cut it to 15-14. Kills from Gilk and Myers combined with an ace from Garr tied it up at 17 apiece. A pair of kills from Myers put Minnesota up 19-18, leading to a Panthers timeout. After the break, Minnesota got a block and a Pitt error to go up 21-19 before the Panthers answered back with two more to tie it at 21. The two teams exchanged the next pair of points before the Panthers closed out the match on a 3-0 run to win, 25-22.

Game Notes

» Minnesota is now 1-3 all-time against Pitt, including 0-2 in the NCAA Tournament.

» The Gophers are now 10-11 in the NCAA Regional Semifinals.

» Minnesota posted 10+ blocks for the 15th time this season.

» Minnesota is now 4-7 against ranked opponents this season.

» McKenna Garr (10) posted 10+ digs for the 24th time in 2025.

» Lourdes Myers went for six blocks to lead Minnesota.

» Stella Swenson went for 28 assists and a team-best three aces.

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Nebraska Volleyball keeping practices light-hearted as they prep for NCAA Regional

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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Nebraska volleyball is keeping the practices light-hearted as they prep to play Kansas in the NCAA Regional.

The Huskers come into the Round of 16 with a 32-0 record and a lot of pressure to make the Final Four. With the mountain of expectations, the players and coaching staff are keeping the training fun and focused on each round rather than the latter goals.

“We still have a lot of fun in our practice, so even though the level is so high, we’re still managing to find ways to have fun,” junior middle blocker Andi Jackson said.

The light-hearted practices and emphasis on playing freely, has really proven to help Jackson’s game. This season she is hitting a nation-best .483 and is averaging 1.14 blocks per set.

“If you look too far into the future, you’re probably going to get a little nervous and get a little stressed out. So just really focusing on what we’re doing in the moment and focusing on where our feet are,” junior outside hitter Harper Murray said.

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No. 1 ranked Nebraska will face off against 16th ranked Kansas on Friday, Dec. 12. The match starts 30 minutes after the conclusion of the two-seed Louisville versus three-seed Texas A&M match, which begins at 6 p.m. CT.

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