OMAHA, Neb. - The Omaha Supernovas have reunited with Nebraska native and middle blocker Kyla Swanson who officially signed as a practice player for the Supernovas. A Wahoo graduate, Swanson returns to Omaha after competing in the Puerto Rican League with Mets de Guaynabo. Swanson was drafted by the Supernovas as the 35th pick in…
Lincoln-New Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen was introduced at a press conference on Tuesday. Here were some of his opening comments about taking the job in Lincoln. Dannen comes to Nebraska after a five month stint at Washington before that he spent eight years as the athletic director at Tulane.
Corvallis, Ore. - Jaz Shelley finished with 10 points, six rebounds and seven assists in her final game as a Husker, but No. 6 seed Nebraska dropped a 61-51 defensive struggle to No. 3 seed Oregon State in the second round of the the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Gill Coliseum…
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- It took 50 minutes, but the Creighton men's basketball team is returning to the Sweet 16 for the third time in four seasons after a hard-fought 86-73 double-overtime win over Oregon on Saturday, March 23rd in Pittsburgh, Pa. With the win, Creighton (25-9) advances to next Friday's Regional…
Case Sanderson tallied a career-high three hits and added an RBI single in the seventh inning, as Nebraska took the series over New Mexico State with a narrow 2-1 win on Saturday at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. It marked the Huskers’ fifth straight series victory to begin the season,…
A 12-run fourth inning powered the Nebraska softball team to a 16-6 five-inning victory over Illinois Saturday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium. The start of the game was delayed by more than an hour due to inclement weather, but the delay did not slow down the Husker offense. Nebraska's 16 runs…
Kansas City, Mo. - Five Huskers earned NCAA All-American honors and will wrestle in consolation tomorrow morning, as the Nebraska wrestling team sits in 10th with 52.0 points ahead of one more day of competition at the NCAA Championships. Nebraska’s five NCAA All-Americans marks the fifth time in seven years the…
Corvallis, Ore. - Logan Nissley and Jaz Shelley sank crucial free throws in the final seconds to help Nebraska capture a 61-59 win over Texas A&M in the first round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Gill Coliseum on Friday night. Nissley's two free throws free throws with 14.7 seconds…
The Nebraska softball team rallied in both the seventh and eighth innings Friday night to open Big Ten play with a 5-4 victory over Illinois. Nebraska (17-13, 1-0 Big Ten) trailed 3-1 entering the bottom of the seventh. Samantha Bland got the inning started with a single before Sydney Gray…
Brett Sears tallied a career-high nine strikeouts and allowed just two hits across eight scoreless innings, as Nebraska opened its series with a 14-2 rout vs. New Mexico State on Friday at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park. Nebraska (16-5) scored 14 runs on 15 hits, while New Mexico State (10-12)…