North Platte St. Patrick's 51 vs Kimball 8

Bertrand 78 vs. Brady 24Bridgeport 55 vs. Sandhills Valley 14Broken Bow 28 vs St. Paul 7Chase County 49 @ Gordon-Rushville 30Cozad 17 @ Ogallala 12Gothenburg 15 vs Adams Central 9Norfolk 41 @ North Platte 13North Platte St. Patrick's 51 vs Kimball 8Paxton 56 vs Minatare 6Perkins County 26 vs South Loup 22South Platte 32 vs. Wallace 66Southwest 42 @ Arthur County 18

Area Football Scores from 9-12

MANKATO, Minn. – Chadron State volleyball earned two wins in style Friday at the Maverick Invite, hosted by Minnesota State, as the Eagles swept Upper Iowa 25-22, 25-21, 25-22 before another three-set win over Minnesota-Crookston by nearly identical scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-22. 

The two wins raise Chadron State's record to 3-4 on the season. The 2025 Eagles are already halfway to matching last season's win total before first serve of the RMAC conference season. 

Mataya Ward had two games with double-digit kills while Kally Kirkwood posted a team-high 15 in the Crookston win. Avery Lacy continued her season-long streak of double-digit digs in every contest while Gibson Beckler had a Chadron State career-high of 21 digs in CSC's second match of the day.

Against Upper Iowa, the Eagles fell behind 3-0 and remained in the set until a kill from Ward tied the score 17-17. Chadron State took the lead with a four-point run featuring two kills from Adams, one from Kirkwood and one from Ward. The Peacocks tried to catch up but fell short when the set ended 25-22 with a kill from Hazlitt. 

The Eagles carried their momentum through the second set, opening up a four-point lead to start the period. Chadron State kept a narrow lead through the set until the Peacocks tied the score 16-16. The two schools continued to stay within two points of each other before the Eagles took the last three points of the set with two kills from Ward and one from Gibson Beckler, ending the set 25-21. 

Chadron State quickly took the lead in the third set and leaned on Mataya Ward, who racked up six kills in the third frame alone. Upper Iowa made their last attempt to stay in the match with a three point run that cut the Eagle lead to 23-22, but Ward's sixth kill and an attack error sealed the sweep.

Ward led the team with 17 kills against the Peacocks, followed by Kally Kirkwood and Bella Adams with eight. Shelby Harding and Ward also led the team with two aces each. Shelbi Hazlitt led the team with four blocks, followed by Ward and Adams with three. 

The Eagles then faced Minnesota-Crookston, a team entering at 5-0 with four wins from a classic in New Hampshire and an earlier win against the same Upper Iowa side. Minnesota-Crookston, whose nickname is the Golden Eagles, took an early 5-2 lead in the first set before a 6-2 CSC run with two kills from Bella Adams, two from Kirkwood and two attack errors put the Eagles in front. The Eagles took control of the set with a decisive 4-0 run holding a 21-20 lead, with Shelbi Hazlitt and Ward hammering home kills before an Avery Lacy ace and a Ward/Adams combo black helped CSC seal its fourth set win in a row. 

The other two sets were similarly hard-fought, but the Eagles executed down the stretch to win both sets and emerge unscathed. The Eagles swung the second set with a 6-0 run to turn a 15-9 deficit into a tie game, featuring back-to-back aces from Gibson Beckler. Another 4-0 run gave the Eagles a 22-18 lead and a kill by Ward finished it off. 

The third and final set featured a 10-1 CSC scoring run that allowed the Eagles to open a 14-5 lead as Ward, Adams and Beckler all had multiple kills. Although the Golden Eagles whittled down the lead and fought all the way back to tie the score 22-22, a service error handed the side out back to CSC and a Minnesota-Crookston attack error and Kirkwood kill closed out the match. 

Against Minnesota-Crookston, Kirkwood led with 15 kills while Ward had 10. Bella Adams smashed home nine kills with just one hitting error and a .421 hitting percentage. While Avery Lacy racked up 15 digs, Beckler emerged with 21 to become the first player other than Lacy to lead the team in a single game. 

The Eagles will play early at 9 a.m. MT against No. 22 Northern State, who previously swept CSC last weekend in Chadron.

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 </figure>By: CSC Sports InformationMANKATO, Minn. – Chadron State volleyball earned two wins in style Friday at the Maverick Invite, hosted by Minnesota State, as the Eagles swept Upper Iowa 25-22, 25-21, 25-22 before another three-set win over Minnesota-Crookston by nearly identical scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-22. The two wins raise Chadron State's record to 3-4 on the season. The 2025 Eagles are already halfway to matching last season's win total before first serve of the RMAC conference season. Mataya Ward had two games with double-digit kills while Kally Kirkwood posted a team-high 15 in the Crookston win. Avery Lacy continued her season-long streak of double-digit digs in every contest while Gibson Beckler had a Chadron State career-high of 21 digs in CSC's second match of the day.Against Upper Iowa, the Eagles fell behind 3-0 and remained in the set until a kill from Ward tied the score 17-17. Chadron State took the lead with a four-point run featuring two kills from Adams, one from Kirkwood and one from Ward. The Peacocks tried to catch up but fell short when the set ended 25-22 with a kill from Hazlitt. The Eagles carried their momentum through the second set, opening up a four-point lead to start the period. Chadron State kept a narrow lead through the set until the Peacocks tied the score 16-16. The two schools continued to stay within two points of each other before the Eagles took the last three points of the set with two kills from Ward and one from Gibson Beckler, ending the set 25-21. Chadron State quickly took the lead in the third set and leaned on Mataya Ward, who racked up six kills in the third frame alone. Upper Iowa made their last attempt to stay in the match with a three point run that cut the Eagle lead to 23-22, but Ward's sixth kill and an attack error sealed the sweep.Ward led the team with 17 kills against the Peacocks, followed by Kally Kirkwood and Bella Adams with eight. Shelby Harding and Ward also led the team with two aces each. Shelbi Hazlitt led the team with four blocks, followed by Ward and Adams with three. The Eagles then faced Minnesota-Crookston, a team entering at 5-0 with four wins from a classic in New Hampshire and an earlier win against the same Upper Iowa side. Minnesota-Crookston, whose nickname is the Golden Eagles, took an early 5-2 lead in the first set before a 6-2 CSC run with two kills from Bella Adams, two from Kirkwood and two attack errors put the Eagles in front. The Eagles took control of the set with a decisive 4-0 run holding a 21-20 lead, with Shelbi Hazlitt and Ward hammering home kills before an Avery Lacy ace and a Ward/Adams combo black helped CSC seal its fourth set win in a row. The other two sets were similarly hard-fought, but the Eagles executed down the stretch to win both sets and emerge unscathed. The Eagles swung the second set with a 6-0 run to turn a 15-9 deficit into a tie game, featuring back-to-back aces from Gibson Beckler. Another 4-0 run gave the Eagles a 22-18 lead and a kill by Ward finished it off. The third and final set featured a 10-1 CSC scoring run that allowed the Eagles to open a 14-5 lead as Ward, Adams and Beckler all had multiple kills. Although the Golden Eagles whittled down the lead and fought all the way back to tie the score 22-22, a service error handed the side out back to CSC and a Minnesota-Crookston attack error and Kirkwood kill closed out the match. Against Minnesota-Crookston, Kirkwood led with 15 kills while Ward had 10. Bella Adams smashed home nine kills with just one hitting error and a .421 hitting percentage. While Avery Lacy racked up 15 digs, Beckler emerged with 21 to become the first player other than Lacy to lead the team in a single game. The Eagles will play early at 9 a.m. MT against No. 22 Northern State, who previously swept CSC last weekend in Chadron.

🏐 Eagles sweep through Upper Iowa, Minnesota-Crookston Friday

🏈 Week 3 - Western Nebraska High School Football - Scoreboard

◼ Bridgeport at Sandhills Valley - 6:00 (MT) in Tryon, NE

◼ Chase County 49 @ Gordon-Rushville 30

◼ North Platte St. Patrick's 51 vs Kimball 8

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 </figure>🏈 Week 3 - Western Nebraska High School Football - ScoreboardThursday, September 11◼ Garden County 73 @ Medicine Valley 6Friday, September 12◼ Gering 28 @ Alliance 6&nbsp;◼ Chadron 32 @ Mitchell 26◼ Scottsbluff 56 vs Crete 0◼ Cozad 17 @ Ogallala 12◼ Sidney 40 @ Holdrege 7◼ Bridgeport at Sandhills Valley - 6:00 (MT) in Tryon, NE◼ Chase County 49 @ Gordon-Rushville 30◼ North Platte St. Patrick's 51 vs Kimball 8◼ Hemingford 64 vs Bayard 0◼ Hyannis 56 @ Morrill 0◼ Potter-Dix 63 @ Hay Springs 36◼ Leyton 85 vs Crawford 38◼ Paxton 56 vs Minatare 6◼ South Platte at Wallace - 7:00 MT

🏈 Week 3 - Western Nebraska High School Football - Scoreboard

Grand Island Central Catholic 42 vs Hershey 0

Dundy County Stratton 48 vs Sutherland 0Garden County 73 @ Medicine Valley 6Grand Island Central Catholic 42 vs Hershey 0Hitchcock County 68 vs Franklin 6

Area High School Football scores from 9-11

By: Con Marshall CSC Sports Information

Two winless, but hungry, football teams will be colliding Saturday evening when the Chadron State Eagles host the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets at Elliott Field in Chadron. Kickoff will be at 6 o’clock. It will be the 81st time the teams from the institutions have met on the gridiron. 

                Both teams are 0-2, but have shown promise against tough opponents and each will be going all out  to launch its RMAC schedule with a victory.

                The Eagles have fallen 17-3 to Division I Northern Colorado and lost to Nebraska-Kearney 41-21 last Saturday night, but have out-gained their foes 639 to 597 yards.

                Meanwhile, Black Hills has given two tough teams all they wanted.  Sioux Falls edged the Yellow Jackets 27-21 in their opener, and national-ranked and perennial-power Grand Valley State of Michigan won by just 48-36 over the Jackets last Saturday in Grand Rapids.

                Grand Valley won its first game 45-9 while Sioux Falls defeated arch-rival Northern State 42-28 in its second game.

                What can fans expect Saturday night?  It may be an aerial circus.

                In its two games, Black Hills has rushed for just 79 yards, but quarterback Luke Duby has completed 62 of 87 passes (71.3%) for 607 yards.  Duby, a 6-3, 220-pound fifth-year senior, has a favorite target.

                He’s TJ Chukwurah, a 5-11, 190-pound junior, who has already caught 22 passes for 291 yards and six touchdowns.  Statistically, both Duby and Chukwurah are leading the RMAC by significant margins after all the teams have played two non-conference foes.

                Chukwurah has played against the Eagles in two previous games. In 2022, he caught one pass for 28 yards and the next year one for 16.  He did not play against the Eagles in last year’s game at Spearfish in late October, but has been a terror for the opponents so far in 2025.

                In the game at Grand Valley last Saturday, both teams went wild through the air and barely moved the ball on the ground.  Black Hills got just 21 yards rushing and the Michigan team only 44.

                However, the Yellow Jackets completed 38 passes for 359 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Chukwurah, who caught a dozen tosses for 182 yards. Grand Valley completed 23 of 34 passes for 392 yards and four TDs. Eleven Lakers caught passes. Five of them had catches that were at least 29 yards long.

                Last year’s Chadron State-Black Hills State game also featured lots of passing, particularly by the Eagles. They definitely had difficulty rushing against the Yellow Jackets, earning just two net positive yards on the ground when sacks and losses are factored in. CSC’s two running backs combined to carry 20 times for just 33 yards.

                Thus, the Eagles were forced to throw the ball.  Quarterback DJ Ralph completed 33 of 47 passes for 408 yards.  It was 10th time a CSC quarterback had thrown for more than 400 yards, but it took a toll on Ralph.  He was sacked five times for 44 negative yards and it was the last game he played in 2024 before having surgery to repair his left shoulder.

                Ralph has returned as the Eagles’ primary quarterback and has thrown the ball well when he’s protected, but he has frequently been under siege.  So far, he has competed 32 of 57 tosses for 367 yards, but has been intercepted three times and has been sacked eight times, including five by Kearney, in the two contests. 

                Last year, the Eagles outgained the Jackets 410 to 279, but lost 21-18 when Black Hills running back Cameron Goods broke loose on a 45-yard jaunt and scored with 2:46 left to play. 

                Goods, a 6-foot, 210-pound senior, is still playing.  So far this season, he has carried 16 times for 46 yards.  Danny Davis, a 6-2, 215 junior, leads the team with 13 rushes for 62 yards.

                CSC’s top ball rushers so far have been junior transfer Daytuawn Pearson with 16 carries for 107 yards and redshirt freshman Quincey Ryker with 26 totes for 103 yards.              

                The Chadron State-Black Hills series dates back to 1912, the second year Chadron State was in operation.  Although the rivalry was interrupted by both World War I and II, the football teams generally met annually and sometimes twice a year in the 1920s until 1952. That’s when an 11-year lull began for reasons no one can explain since the institutions are just 150 miles apart and had similar enrollments.

                Beginning in 1964 and through 1995, the Eagles and the Yellow Jackets met on the gridiron every autumn.  In the early ‘90s, Chadron State joined the RMAC and soon was playing a full slate of conference games. So, beginning in 1996, the CSC-BHSU rivalry was suspended again until 2012 when the Yellow Jackets also became a conference member.

                CSC has won eight of the 12 games since then and holds a 60-18-2 margin in the all-time series. But the Yellow Jackets have won the last three games. Prior to last year’s donnybrook, when the Eagles missed two field goals and an extra point and also lined up for another field goal, but problems with the snap and hold kept the ball from being kicked,  Black Hills won 32-23 in 2022 and 55-19 in ’23 when the Jackets finished with 556 yards of offense and threw for five touchdowns. 

                As most fans know, Chadron State Head Coach Jay Long and Black Hills mentor Josh Breske are well acquainted. Beske was a four-year starter in the Yellow Jackets’ offensive line 2006 through 2009.  Long was the Jackets’ offensive line coach the first three years and the head coach when Breske was a senior and earned NAIA All-American honors.  Breske was the first All-American that Long coached.

                After three years as the Jackets’ head mentor, Long returned to his alma mater as Chadron State’s head coach in 2012.  That fall, Breske joined the Eagles’ coaching staff as a graduate assistant and earned his master’s degree from CSC in 2013.            

                Breske became Black Hills State’s head coach in December 2019.  Because of the COVID pandemic, the Yellow Jackets played just two games in the fall of 2000, neither of them against CSC as both that were scheduled ended up being canceled.   Black Hills had a 4-7 record in 2021, reversed that mark the next year and has finished 6-5 each of the last two seasons.

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 </figure>By: Con Marshall CSC Sports InformationTwo winless, but hungry, football teams will be colliding Saturday evening when the Chadron State Eagles host the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets at Elliott Field in Chadron. Kickoff will be at 6 o’clock. It will be the 81st time the teams from the institutions have met on the gridiron. Both teams are 0-2, but have shown promise against tough opponents and each will be going all out to launch its RMAC schedule with a victory. The Eagles have fallen 17-3 to Division I Northern Colorado and lost to Nebraska-Kearney 41-21 last Saturday night, but have out-gained their foes 639 to 597 yards. Meanwhile, Black Hills has given two tough teams all they wanted. Sioux Falls edged the Yellow Jackets 27-21 in their opener, and national-ranked and perennial-power Grand Valley State of Michigan won by just 48-36 over the Jackets last Saturday in Grand Rapids. Grand Valley won its first game 45-9 while Sioux Falls defeated arch-rival Northern State 42-28 in its second game. What can fans expect Saturday night? It may be an aerial circus. In its two games, Black Hills has rushed for just 79 yards, but quarterback Luke Duby has completed 62 of 87 passes (71.3%) for 607 yards. Duby, a 6-3, 220-pound fifth-year senior, has a favorite target. He’s TJ Chukwurah, a 5-11, 190-pound junior, who has already caught 22 passes for 291 yards and six touchdowns. Statistically, both Duby and Chukwurah are leading the RMAC by significant margins after all the teams have played two non-conference foes. Chukwurah has played against the Eagles in two previous games. In 2022, he caught one pass for 28 yards and the next year one for 16. He did not play against the Eagles in last year’s game at Spearfish in late October, but has been a terror for the opponents so far in 2025. In the game at Grand Valley last Saturday, both teams went wild through the air and barely moved the ball on the ground. Black Hills got just 21 yards rushing and the Michigan team only 44. However, the Yellow Jackets completed 38 passes for 359 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Chukwurah, who caught a dozen tosses for 182 yards. Grand Valley completed 23 of 34 passes for 392 yards and four TDs. Eleven Lakers caught passes. Five of them had catches that were at least 29 yards long. Last year’s Chadron State-Black Hills State game also featured lots of passing, particularly by the Eagles. They definitely had difficulty rushing against the Yellow Jackets, earning just two net positive yards on the ground when sacks and losses are factored in. CSC’s two running backs combined to carry 20 times for just 33 yards. Thus, the Eagles were forced to throw the ball. Quarterback DJ Ralph completed 33 of 47 passes for 408 yards. It was 10th time a CSC quarterback had thrown for more than 400 yards, but it took a toll on Ralph. He was sacked five times for 44 negative yards and it was the last game he played in 2024 before having surgery to repair his left shoulder. Ralph has returned as the Eagles’ primary quarterback and has thrown the ball well when he’s protected, but he has frequently been under siege. So far, he has competed 32 of 57 tosses for 367 yards, but has been intercepted three times and has been sacked eight times, including five by Kearney, in the two contests. Last year, the Eagles outgained the Jackets 410 to 279, but lost 21-18 when Black Hills running back Cameron Goods broke loose on a 45-yard jaunt and scored with 2:46 left to play. Goods, a 6-foot, 210-pound senior, is still playing. So far this season, he has carried 16 times for 46 yards. Danny Davis, a 6-2, 215 junior, leads the team with 13 rushes for 62 yards. CSC’s top ball rushers so far have been junior transfer Daytuawn Pearson with 16 carries for 107 yards and redshirt freshman Quincey Ryker with 26 totes for 103 yards. The Chadron State-Black Hills series dates back to 1912, the second year Chadron State was in operation. Although the rivalry was interrupted by both World War I and II, the football teams generally met annually and sometimes twice a year in the 1920s until 1952. That’s when an 11-year lull began for reasons no one can explain since the institutions are just 150 miles apart and had similar enrollments. Beginning in 1964 and through 1995, the Eagles and the Yellow Jackets met on the gridiron every autumn. In the early ‘90s, Chadron State joined the RMAC and soon was playing a full slate of conference games. So, beginning in 1996, the CSC-BHSU rivalry was suspended again until 2012 when the Yellow Jackets also became a conference member. CSC has won eight of the 12 games since then and holds a 60-18-2 margin in the all-time series. But the Yellow Jackets have won the last three games. Prior to last year’s donnybrook, when the Eagles missed two field goals and an extra point and also lined up for another field goal, but problems with the snap and hold kept the ball from being kicked, Black Hills won 32-23 in 2022 and 55-19 in ’23 when the Jackets finished with 556 yards of offense and threw for five touchdowns. As most fans know, Chadron State Head Coach Jay Long and Black Hills mentor Josh Breske are well acquainted. Beske was a four-year starter in the Yellow Jackets’ offensive line 2006 through 2009. Long was the Jackets’ offensive line coach the first three years and the head coach when Breske was a senior and earned NAIA All-American honors. Breske was the first All-American that Long coached. After three years as the Jackets’ head mentor, Long returned to his alma mater as Chadron State’s head coach in 2012. That fall, Breske joined the Eagles’ coaching staff as a graduate assistant and earned his master’s degree from CSC in 2013. Breske became Black Hills State’s head coach in December 2019. Because of the COVID pandemic, the Yellow Jackets played just two games in the fall of 2000, neither of them against CSC as both that were scheduled ended up being canceled. Black Hills had a 4-7 record in 2021, reversed that mark the next year and has finished 6-5 each of the last two seasons.

🏈 Con Marshall's Rivalry Night Preview: CSC and BHSU set to tangle Saturday

Former Chadron State College star athlete Isaac Grimes will be representing the United States in the long jump at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this coming week. He was both a conference champion and an All-American four times as CSC.

                Since then, after being the runner-up at several large meets during his star-studded career, Grimes won the long jump at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Eugene, Ore., on Aug. 1 with a leap of 26-feet, 9 inches, or 8.15 meters.

                That earned him the spot on the U.S. team for the World Championships, which begin Saturday, Sept. 13 and run through Sept. 21.  The long jump qualifying competition is Monday and the finals are Wednesday.  

A native of Moreno Valley, Calif., Grimes long jumped almost as far as his USA Championship mark while competing for the Eagles six years ago. His best at CSC was 26-6 ¼, which was good for the silver medal at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships at Kingsville, Texas, in May 2019.

                After spending three years at Chadron State, that was the last time Grimes jumped for the Eagles. He had used just two years of athletic eligibility at CSC, but transferred to Florida State so he could compete in Division I.  He continued to excel in the long jump there and now at age 27 is a pro and has the opportunity to win the world championship.

                It’s an intriguing story how Grimes came to Chadron State. He had shown promise in track while attending Rancho Verde High. Although he recalled long jumping more than 20 feet only once in high school, he high jumped 6-foot-6  and triple jumped 47-9 ½.  He also ran on a 4x400 relay team that was timed in 3:14.02, the fastest in California and third fastest in the nation his senior year in 2016.  However, prior to the state meet, one of the relay runners was injured, ending the bid for more national acclaim.

                Since Grimes’ high school grades were not spectacular, he did not receive much attention from college coaches. However, Brad Gamble, then the Eagles’ track coach, connected with him by telephone, liked his potential and attitude persuaded him to enroll at Chadron State.

                The lanky Californian could not compete his first year on campus in 2016-17. But he became a dedicated student, made the Dean’s List and was a full-fledged member of the team the next year.

                Grimes won both the long and triple jumps at his first collegiate meet with marks of 23-11and 47-9 and continued to place high with similar marks throughout the indoor season. However, he also had hamstring issues and could not compete at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Indoor Meet.

                The good news was he had previously qualified to long jump at the NCAA Division II National Meet and placed sixth there by going 24-9.  His previous best was 23-9 ¾ and he exceeded that mark during all six of his jumps at nationals.

                  It was an excellent start, and many more great jumps would follow whenever Grimes’s hamstrings cooperated.

                By then, Riley Northrup had replaced Gamble as the Eagles’ head coach, and limited his budding star’s competition.  The highlights occurred at the RMAC Outdoor Championships, where Grimes won the gold medal in both jumps. He long jumped 25-6, the third longest in the DII that season, and triple jumped 49-8 ½ to set the Chadron State record.

                The twin wins netted him the meet’s Field Athlete of the Year award and he also was voted the conference’s Male Freshman of the Year.

                Even though he had set the CSC triple jump record, it did not qualify him for the national meet.   But he long jumped 24-6 ½ and placed fifth, his first All-American honor.

                Grimes also got his second season of competition at Chadron State in 2019 off to a great start. At the first indoor meet hosted by Colorado School of Mines, he won the long jump at 26-1and had automatic national qualifying marks on all six of his attempts. He also won the triple jump at 49-3 ¾ to set the Eagles’ indoor record.

                Grimes continued to long jump during the indoor season, setting both meet and facility records at the Chadron State Invitational (25-11 ½) and at South Dakota State (25-7 ¾), but he seldom triple jumped again that winter.  Since he was already qualified for nationals in both, he skipped the triple jump at the RMAC Meet, but won the long jump by going 25 feet even. 

                Nationals at Pittsburg, Kan., were next and Grimes was remarkable.  He was the long jump gold medalist by leaping 25-8 ¾ and the triple jump silver medalist at 51-8 ½. The latter is Chadron State’s indoor record that still stands.

                Shortly after the meet concluded, the U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association selected Grimes as its DII National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year for 2019.

                The outdoor season had its ups and downs. Northrup and Grimes were cautious.  Grimes primarily competed at big meets. He won the long jump at two early meets in Colorado with marks of 25-4 ¾ and 25-7 ¼, skipped the rest of the outdoor schedule before winning the event at the RMAC Meet with a pedestrian mark of 24-10. He never triple jumped, even at the RMAC Meet, but the next week qualified for Nationals by going 49-3 ¾ at a Last Chance Meet.

                Texas A&amp;M-Kingsville hosted the National Meet. He placed second in the long jump by going a career-best 26-6 ½ on his final jump, and it was just three inches shy of his winning jump at the recent USA Nationals.  There were 20 contestants at the DII Meet and he was the only one to exceed 25 feet on all six attempts.

                The next day he triple jumped just once and had to withdraw. His hamstring tightened again.  

                That also was the last time he competed for Chadron State.  He transferred to Florida State, saying he wanted to go to a place with a larger environment, much to the disappointment of his CSC coaches and teammates.

                However, Grimes didn’t go away unhappy. He realized his time at Chadron State had been beneficial, and gave CSC Sports Information Director Kaleb Center the following statement.

                “Chadron has been a great experience for me.  It grew me into the person I am today.  I was blessed by the opportunity to come here. Family, friends, coaches—everybody has been so helpful, pushing me to be the best person I can be.  It’s a blessing to be an All-American and also a national champion at any NCAA level.” 

                While he apparently never triple jumped again, Grimes’s long jumping career continued to blossom at Tallahassee.  As a senior in 2021, he was the runner-up at both the NCAA Division I Indoor and Outdoor Meets with marks of 27-4 ¾ and 26-5 ½, respectively.  

                The indoor jump is the Seminoles’ record.

                After turning pro, Grimes leaped 26-5 ½ and was the runner-up at the USA Indoor Championships in 2024.  He also was second at the World Athletics Indoor Tour in Belgium with a jump of 26-8 ½ earlier this year.

                Then came his winning jump of 26-9 at the USA Championships last month, which gave him the opportunity to compete at the World Championships in Tokyo this coming week. 

By: Con Marshall CSC Sports InformationFormer Chadron State College star athlete Isaac Grimes will be representing the United States in the long jump at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this coming week. He was both a conference champion and an All-American four times as CSC. Since then, after being the runner-up at several large meets during his star-studded career, Grimes won the long jump at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Eugene, Ore., on Aug. 1 with a leap of 26-feet, 9 inches, or 8.15 meters. That earned him the spot on the U.S. team for the World Championships, which begin Saturday, Sept. 13 and run through Sept. 21. The long jump qualifying competition is Monday and the finals are Wednesday. A native of Moreno Valley, Calif., Grimes long jumped almost as far as his USA Championship mark while competing for the Eagles six years ago. His best at CSC was 26-6 ¼, which was good for the silver medal at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships at Kingsville, Texas, in May 2019. After spending three years at Chadron State, that was the last time Grimes jumped for the Eagles. He had used just two years of athletic eligibility at CSC, but transferred to Florida State so he could compete in Division I. He continued to excel in the long jump there and now at age 27 is a pro and has the opportunity to win the world championship.<figure>
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 </figure> It’s an intriguing story how Grimes came to Chadron State. He had shown promise in track while attending Rancho Verde High. Although he recalled long jumping more than 20 feet only once in high school, he high jumped 6-foot-6 and triple jumped 47-9 ½. He also ran on a 4x400 relay team that was timed in 3:14.02, the fastest in California and third fastest in the nation his senior year in 2016. However, prior to the state meet, one of the relay runners was injured, ending the bid for more national acclaim. Since Grimes’ high school grades were not spectacular, he did not receive much attention from college coaches. However, Brad Gamble, then the Eagles’ track coach, connected with him by telephone, liked his potential and attitude persuaded him to enroll at Chadron State. The lanky Californian could not compete his first year on campus in 2016-17. But he became a dedicated student, made the Dean’s List and was a full-fledged member of the team the next year. Grimes won both the long and triple jumps at his first collegiate meet with marks of 23-11and 47-9 and continued to place high with similar marks throughout the indoor season. However, he also had hamstring issues and could not compete at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s Indoor Meet. The good news was he had previously qualified to long jump at the NCAA Division II National Meet and placed sixth there by going 24-9. His previous best was 23-9 ¾ and he exceeded that mark during all six of his jumps at nationals. It was an excellent start, and many more great jumps would follow whenever Grimes’s hamstrings cooperated. By then, Riley Northrup had replaced Gamble as the Eagles’ head coach, and limited his budding star’s competition. The highlights occurred at the RMAC Outdoor Championships, where Grimes won the gold medal in both jumps. He long jumped 25-6, the third longest in the DII that season, and triple jumped 49-8 ½ to set the Chadron State record. The twin wins netted him the meet’s Field Athlete of the Year award and he also was voted the conference’s Male Freshman of the Year. Even though he had set the CSC triple jump record, it did not qualify him for the national meet. But he long jumped 24-6 ½ and placed fifth, his first All-American honor. Grimes also got his second season of competition at Chadron State in 2019 off to a great start. At the first indoor meet hosted by Colorado School of Mines, he won the long jump at 26-1and had automatic national qualifying marks on all six of his attempts. He also won the triple jump at 49-3 ¾ to set the Eagles’ indoor record. Grimes continued to long jump during the indoor season, setting both meet and facility records at the Chadron State Invitational (25-11 ½) and at South Dakota State (25-7 ¾), but he seldom triple jumped again that winter. Since he was already qualified for nationals in both, he skipped the triple jump at the RMAC Meet, but won the long jump by going 25 feet even. Nationals at Pittsburg, Kan., were next and Grimes was remarkable. He was the long jump gold medalist by leaping 25-8 ¾ and the triple jump silver medalist at 51-8 ½. The latter is Chadron State’s indoor record that still stands. Shortly after the meet concluded, the U.S. Track and Field Coaches Association selected Grimes as its DII National Indoor Field Athlete of the Year for 2019. The outdoor season had its ups and downs. Northrup and Grimes were cautious. Grimes primarily competed at big meets. He won the long jump at two early meets in Colorado with marks of 25-4 ¾ and 25-7 ¼, skipped the rest of the outdoor schedule before winning the event at the RMAC Meet with a pedestrian mark of 24-10. He never triple jumped, even at the RMAC Meet, but the next week qualified for Nationals by going 49-3 ¾ at a Last Chance Meet. Texas A&amp;M-Kingsville hosted the National Meet. He placed second in the long jump by going a career-best 26-6 ½ on his final jump, and it was just three inches shy of his winning jump at the recent USA Nationals. There were 20 contestants at the DII Meet and he was the only one to exceed 25 feet on all six attempts. The next day he triple jumped just once and had to withdraw. His hamstring tightened again. That also was the last time he competed for Chadron State. He transferred to Florida State, saying he wanted to go to a place with a larger environment, much to the disappointment of his CSC coaches and teammates. However, Grimes didn’t go away unhappy. He realized his time at Chadron State had been beneficial, and gave CSC Sports Information Director Kaleb Center the following statement. “Chadron has been a great experience for me. It grew me into the person I am today. I was blessed by the opportunity to come here. Family, friends, coaches—everybody has been so helpful, pushing me to be the best person I can be. It’s a blessing to be an All-American and also a national champion at any NCAA level.” While he apparently never triple jumped again, Grimes’s long jumping career continued to blossom at Tallahassee. As a senior in 2021, he was the runner-up at both the NCAA Division I Indoor and Outdoor Meets with marks of 27-4 ¾ and 26-5 ½, respectively. The indoor jump is the Seminoles’ record. After turning pro, Grimes leaped 26-5 ½ and was the runner-up at the USA Indoor Championships in 2024. He also was second at the World Athletics Indoor Tour in Belgium with a jump of 26-8 ½ earlier this year. Then came his winning jump of 26-9 at the USA Championships last month, which gave him the opportunity to compete at the World Championships in Tokyo this coming week. Stay tuned!

Former Eagle star in the field, Grimes hopes to make mark at World Championships

🏐🥎 Softball / Volleyball Scoreboard - Tuesday, Sept. 9

◼ Bayard def. Banner County 25-15, 25-14, 25-15 (3-0)

◼&nbsp;Bridgeport def. Kimball 25-17, 19-25, 25-15 (2-1)

◼&nbsp;Chadron def. Alliance 25-13, 17-25, 25-6, 25-16 (3-1)

◼&nbsp;Crawford def. Hemingford 25-14, 25-20 (2-0)

◼&nbsp;Crawford def. Lusk (Niobrara County) WY 25-14, 25-19 (2-0)

◼&nbsp;Garden County def. Bridgeport 25-18, 25-20 (2-0)

◼&nbsp;Garden County def. Kimball 25-18, 25-18 (2-0)

◼&nbsp;Gering def. North Platte 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21 (3-1)

◼&nbsp;Hemingford def. Lusk (Niobrara County) WY 22-25, 25-22, 25-13 (2-1)

◼&nbsp;Morrill def. Arthur County 25-21, 25-16 (2-0)

◼&nbsp;Morrill def. Creek Valley 25-15, 25-12 (2-0)

◼&nbsp;Prairie, CO def. Potter-Dix 25-20, 25-12, 25-14 (3-0)

◼&nbsp;Sidney def. Mitchell 25-10, 25-14, 25-12 (3-0)

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 </figure>🏐🥎 Softball / Volleyball Scoreboard - Tuesday, Sept. 9Softball 🥎◼ Scottsbluff 16, Alliance 3◼ Gering 10, Chadron 4Volleyball&nbsp;🏐◼ Bayard def. Banner County 25-15, 25-14, 25-15 (3-0)◼&nbsp;Bridgeport def. Kimball 25-17, 19-25, 25-15 (2-1)◼&nbsp;Chadron def. Alliance 25-13, 17-25, 25-6, 25-16 (3-1)◼&nbsp;Crawford def. Hemingford 25-14, 25-20 (2-0)◼&nbsp;Crawford def. Lusk (Niobrara County) WY 25-14, 25-19 (2-0)◼&nbsp;Garden County def. Bridgeport 25-18, 25-20 (2-0)◼&nbsp;Garden County def. Kimball 25-18, 25-18 (2-0)◼&nbsp;Gering def. North Platte 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21 (3-1)◼&nbsp;Hemingford def. Lusk (Niobrara County) WY 22-25, 25-22, 25-13 (2-1)◼&nbsp;Morrill def. Arthur County 25-21, 25-16 (2-0)◼&nbsp;Morrill def. Creek Valley 25-15, 25-12 (2-0)◼&nbsp;Prairie, CO def. Potter-Dix 25-20, 25-12, 25-14 (3-0)◼&nbsp;Sidney def. Mitchell 25-10, 25-14, 25-12 (3-0)

🏐🥎 Softball / Volleyball Scoreboard - Tuesday, Sept. 9

Jessica Jolly and Brooke Bream both earned top-25 finishes in their debuts in the Nebraska lineup to help the Husker women's golf team to a tie for eighth at the season-opening Sam Golden Invitational in Corinth, Texas, Tuesday.

Jolly, a transfer from Illinois State, played three strong rounds in her Big Red debut to tie for 19th with a 54-hole total of 211 (-5).&nbsp; The sophomore from Rockford, Mich., put up rounds of 70 (-2) and 69 (-3) on Monday before closing with an even-par 72 on the 6,343-yard layout of the Oakmont Country Club. For the tournament, Jolly recorded 12 birdies against just seven bogeys while making 35 pars.

Bream, a fifth-year senior from Phoenix, Ariz., tied for 25th with a career-best three-round total of 212 (-4) that included back-to-back career-best rounds of 70 (-2) on Monday. She closed the tournament with an even-par 72 Tuesday.

Nebraska's top returning golfer from a year ago, Hannah Kono also put up solid scores throughout the tournament on her way to a tie for 30th at 213 (-3). The junior from Enkoping, Sweden, opened with a 69 (-3) before adding a 71 (-1) in Monday's second round. Kono started the final round strong with birdies on two of her first three holes, but she couldn't overcome a trio of bogeys over the final 15 holes on her way to a 73 (+1). She finished the tournament with eight birdies against five bogeys while making par 41 times in 54 holes.

Danica Lundgren put four Huskers under par for the tournament with a three-round total of 214 (-2). The sophomore from Austin, Texas, fired Nebraska's best round of the tournament with a second-round 67 (-5) on Monday after opening with a 74. She closed with a 73 Tuesday to tie for 35th individually.

Ailis Tribolet also closed her first college tournament with a solid round of even-par 72 to contribute to Nebraska's team score on Tuesday. The true freshman from Chandler, Ariz., opened with rounds of 76 and 75 on Monday on her way to a 223 (+7) in 66th among a 72-player field.

Fellow true freshman Kayleigh Babineaux from Austin, Texas, rounded out Nebraska's contingent in a tie for 53rd while playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup. Babineaux matched Tribolet's even-par 72 on Tuesday, after posting a 71 (-1) in Monday's second round. Babineaux opened the tournament with a 76 and finished with a 54-hole total of 219 (+3).

Missouri ran away with the team title with a three-round total of 824 (-40), 16 strokes in front of both Tulsa and the hosts from North Texas, who finished at 840 (-24). Texas Tech and Kansas State tied for fourth at 842 (-22), while Louisville (844) and Texas State (846) completed the seven teams ahead of the Huskers in the team standings.&nbsp;

Nebraska finished in a tie for eighth with UTSA at 849 (-15), defeating Central Arkansas (860), Middle Tennessee (861), New Mexico State (861) and Tulane (875).

Missouri's Ebba Liljeberg unleashed an amazing 54-hole score of 197 (-19) that included a second-round 61 (-11) on her way to medalist honors. She finished nine shots in front of co-runners-up Bouquet Subsomboon (North Texas) and Yvonne Chamness (Texas State), who finished at 206 (-10).

Nebraska returns to action at the Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Invitational in Fort Collins, Colo. (Sept. 22-23).

Final Team Results1. Missouri - 281-271-272=824 (-40)

10. Central Arkansas - 289-283-288=860 (-4)

T11. Middle Tennessee - 290-279-292=861 (-3)

T11. New Mexico State - 290-285-286=861 (-3)

1. Ebba Liljeberg, Missouri - 66-61-70=197 (-19)

T2. Bouquet Subsomboon, North Texas - 67-69-70=206 (-10)

T2. Yvonne Chamness, Texas State - 68-69-69=206 (-10)

T4. Daniela Abonce, UTSA - 74-65-69=208 (-8)

T4. Gudrun Thorsteinsdottir, Central Arkansas - 72-68-68=208 (-8)

T4. Melanie Walker, Missouri - 69-72-67=208 (-8)

T4. Jennifer Roller, Tulsa - 69-72-67=208 (-8)

T8. Mallorie Luitwieler, North Texas - 68-69-72=209 (-7)

T8. Thienna Huynh, Louisville - 67-71-71=209 (-7)

T8. Jiarui Chen, Kansas State - 70-70-69=209 (-7)

*T53. Kayleigh Babineaux - 76-71-72=219 (+3)

Jessica Jolly and Brooke Bream both earned top-25 finishes in their debuts in the Nebraska lineup to help the Husker women's golf team to a tie for eighth at the season-opening Sam Golden Invitational in Corinth, Texas, Tuesday.Jolly, a transfer from Illinois State, played three strong rounds in her Big Red debut to tie for 19th with a 54-hole total of 211 (-5).&nbsp; The sophomore from Rockford, Mich., put up rounds of 70 (-2) and 69 (-3) on Monday before closing with an even-par 72 on the 6,343-yard layout of the Oakmont Country Club. For the tournament, Jolly recorded 12 birdies against just seven bogeys while making 35 pars.Bream, a fifth-year senior from Phoenix, Ariz., tied for 25th with a career-best three-round total of 212 (-4) that included back-to-back career-best rounds of 70 (-2) on Monday. She closed the tournament with an even-par 72 Tuesday.Nebraska's top returning golfer from a year ago, Hannah Kono also put up solid scores throughout the tournament on her way to a tie for 30th at 213 (-3). The junior from Enkoping, Sweden, opened with a 69 (-3) before adding a 71 (-1) in Monday's second round. Kono started the final round strong with birdies on two of her first three holes, but she couldn't overcome a trio of bogeys over the final 15 holes on her way to a 73 (+1). She finished the tournament with eight birdies against five bogeys while making par 41 times in 54 holes.Danica Lundgren put four Huskers under par for the tournament with a three-round total of 214 (-2). The sophomore from Austin, Texas, fired Nebraska's best round of the tournament with a second-round 67 (-5) on Monday after opening with a 74. She closed with a 73 Tuesday to tie for 35th individually.Ailis Tribolet also closed her first college tournament with a solid round of even-par 72 to contribute to Nebraska's team score on Tuesday. The true freshman from Chandler, Ariz., opened with rounds of 76 and 75 on Monday on her way to a 223 (+7) in 66th among a 72-player field.Fellow true freshman Kayleigh Babineaux from Austin, Texas, rounded out Nebraska's contingent in a tie for 53rd while playing as an individual outside the Husker lineup. Babineaux matched Tribolet's even-par 72 on Tuesday, after posting a 71 (-1) in Monday's second round. Babineaux opened the tournament with a 76 and finished with a 54-hole total of 219 (+3).Missouri ran away with the team title with a three-round total of 824 (-40), 16 strokes in front of both Tulsa and the hosts from North Texas, who finished at 840 (-24). Texas Tech and Kansas State tied for fourth at 842 (-22), while Louisville (844) and Texas State (846) completed the seven teams ahead of the Huskers in the team standings.&nbsp;Nebraska finished in a tie for eighth with UTSA at 849 (-15), defeating Central Arkansas (860), Middle Tennessee (861), New Mexico State (861) and Tulane (875).Missouri's Ebba Liljeberg unleashed an amazing 54-hole score of 197 (-19) that included a second-round 61 (-11) on her way to medalist honors. She finished nine shots in front of co-runners-up Bouquet Subsomboon (North Texas) and Yvonne Chamness (Texas State), who finished at 206 (-10).Nebraska returns to action at the Colonel Wollenberg Ptarmigan Ram Invitational in Fort Collins, Colo. (Sept. 22-23).Sam Golden InvitationalSept. 8-9, 2025Corinth, TexasOakmont CC (Par 72, 6,343 Yards)Final Team Results1. Missouri - 281-271-272=824 (-40)T2. Tulsa - 282-278-280=840 (-24)T2. North Texas - 282-280-278=840 (-24)T4. Texas Tech - 283-282-277=842 (-22)T4. Kansas State - 278-285-279=842 (-22)6. Louisville - 277-281-286=844 (-20)7. Texas State - 286-278-282=846 (-18)T8. Nebraska - 283-277-289=849 (-15)T8. UTSA - 287-278-284=849 (-15)10. Central Arkansas - 289-283-288=860 (-4)T11. Middle Tennessee - 290-279-292=861 (-3)T11. New Mexico State - 290-285-286=861 (-3)13. Tulane - 287-297-291=875 (+11)Final Individual Results1. Ebba Liljeberg, Missouri - 66-61-70=197 (-19)T2. Bouquet Subsomboon, North Texas - 67-69-70=206 (-10)T2. Yvonne Chamness, Texas State - 68-69-69=206 (-10)T4. Daniela Abonce, UTSA - 74-65-69=208 (-8)T4. Gudrun Thorsteinsdottir, Central Arkansas - 72-68-68=208 (-8)T4. Melanie Walker, Missouri - 69-72-67=208 (-8)T4. Jennifer Roller, Tulsa - 69-72-67=208 (-8)T8. Mallorie Luitwieler, North Texas - 68-69-72=209 (-7)T8. Thienna Huynh, Louisville - 67-71-71=209 (-7)T8. Zoe Shamy, Tulsa - 69-69-71=209 (-7)T8. Jiarui Chen, Kansas State - 70-70-69=209 (-7)Nebraska IndividualsT19. Jessica Jolly - 70-69-72=211 (-5)T25. Brooke Bream - 70-70-72=212 (-4)T30. Hannah Kono - 69-71-73=213 (-3)T35. Danica Lundgren - 74-67-73=214 (-2)*T53. Kayleigh Babineaux - 76-71-72=219 (+3)T66. Ailis Tribolet - 76-75-72=223 (+7)

Jolly, Bream earn Top 25 finishes to open season

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The Nebraska soccer team (5-0-2) hosts the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2-0) on Thursday, Sept. 11 to open its Big Ten season. The match is set to start at 7:04 p.m. (CT) at Barbara Hibner Stadium and will be televised on the Big Ten Network.&nbsp;

Fans can purchase tickets at<a href="http://huskers.com/tickets"> huskers.com/tickets</a> and are reminded that there is now a no reentry policy at Husker athletics venues. Concessions are cashless and Hibner Stadium will sell alcoholic beverages – there is a limit of two drinks per person per transaction and IDs will be checked at every transaction.&nbsp;

The Huskers took on Oregon State and Kansas State to close out non-conference play. NU claimed 2-0 victories over both the Beavers and the Wildcats. Kayma Carpenter was responsible for three of the four goals scored last week, and Reagan Raabe contributed one against Oregon State.&nbsp;

With the two wins, the Big Red remained undefeated in 2025, while also handing Kansas State its first loss of the year.

Nebraska will hit the road for Big Ten matches at No. 8 Penn State on Thursday, Sept. 18 and at No. 22 Ohio State on Sunday, Sept. 21. NU’s game against the Nittany Lions is set for 5 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on the Big Ten Network. The contest against the Buckeyes will kick off at 11 a.m. (CT) and be streamed on B1G+.&nbsp;

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationThe Nebraska soccer team (5-0-2) hosts the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2-0) on Thursday, Sept. 11 to open its Big Ten season. The match is set to start at 7:04 p.m. (CT) at Barbara Hibner Stadium and will be televised on the Big Ten Network.&nbsp;Fans can purchase tickets at<a href="http://huskers.com/tickets"> huskers.com/tickets</a> and are reminded that there is now a no reentry policy at Husker athletics venues. Concessions are cashless and Hibner Stadium will sell alcoholic beverages – there is a limit of two drinks per person per transaction and IDs will be checked at every transaction.&nbsp;<h2>Last Time Out</h2>The Huskers took on Oregon State and Kansas State to close out non-conference play. NU claimed 2-0 victories over both the Beavers and the Wildcats. Kayma Carpenter was responsible for three of the four goals scored last week, and Reagan Raabe contributed one against Oregon State.&nbsp;With the two wins, the Big Red remained undefeated in 2025, while also handing Kansas State its first loss of the year.<h2>Next Up</h2>Nebraska will hit the road for Big Ten matches at No. 8 Penn State on Thursday, Sept. 18 and at No. 22 Ohio State on Sunday, Sept. 21. NU’s game against the Nittany Lions is set for 5 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on the Big Ten Network. The contest against the Buckeyes will kick off at 11 a.m. (CT) and be streamed on B1G+.&nbsp;<h2>Quick Notes</h2><ul>
 <li>Eight returning Huskers have already notched new career highs in at least one category – Cece Villa (consecutive scoreless minutes), Ava Makovicka (points, goals, assists), Reagan Raabe (assists), Reese Borer (points, goals, assists), Sadie Waite (assists), Maddy Osborn (saves), Ella Rudney (points, goals) and Kayma Carpenter (points, goals, assists).&nbsp;</li><li>The Big Red is undefeated through seven games in 2025, which was its whole non-conference slate. The last time NU went undefeated in non-conference play was 2000.</li><li>Nebraska only allowed three goals across seven games in non-conference play.&nbsp;</li><li>The Huskers’ season-opening win against Southern Indiana was their largest season-opening victory since 1996.&nbsp;</li><li>NU has 11 regular-season home games scheduled for its 11th season at Hibner Stadium in 2025, which includes five non-conference matches and six Big Ten contests. Additionally, the Big Red hosted one exhibition.</li><li>The Huskers’ Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch included Reagan Raabe, Lauryn Anglim and Sadie Waite. Nebraska was tabbed No. 12 in the preseason poll.&nbsp;</li><li>NU returned 10 letterwinners from last season, along with sixth-year Raabe. She was injured in both 2023 and 2024, but was a third-team All-Big Ten honoree in 2021 and 2022. Raabe scored the Huskers’ lone goal of their exhibition matches, her first net since Sept. 11, 2022.&nbsp;</li><li>The Huskers welcomed 15 newcomers in 2025, including 13 freshmen and two transfers. Alyse Then previously competed at Daytona State and SUNY, while Jo Sees comes to the Big Red from Kansas State.&nbsp;</li><li>During the 2024 season, the Huskers averaged 1,437 fans per game at Hibner Stadium, second most in Husker history and 11th in the nation. NU added a total attendance of 12,933, which ranked 18th nationally.</li><li>Head Coach John Walker enters his 32nd season, alongside assistant coaches Savanah Anderson-Baer (third season), Ian Bridge (10th season) and Dan Ball (first season). Walker has a 376-203-64 record in his career and has coached all 31 seasons in Nebraska soccer history.</li>
 </ul>Scouting the Minnesota Golden Gophers<ul>
 <li>Minnesota is 4-2-0 in 2025. The Gophers have grabbed victories over St. Thomas, Northern Illinois, Marquette and Brown and have taken losses against No. 12 BYU and Milwaukee.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Paige Kalal, Davy Mokelke and Freya Jupp have each logged three goals for the Gophers. Kalal adds two assists for a total of eight points.</li><li>Sarah Martin has played every minute in goal for Minnesota this season. She has a 1.17 goals against average and has notched 31 saves.&nbsp;</li><li>As a team, the Gophers have taken 115 shots and only allowed 67 by their opponents. They score 2.33 goals per game and take 19.2 shots per game.</li><li>Head coach Erin Chastain is in her fifth season with Minnesota. She has a 41-27-13 record with the Gophers and is 160-140-47 in her career.</li><li>The Huskers are 10-7-2 all-time against Minnesota. The two teams last met in 2023, when NU grabbed a 2-0 victory.</li>
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Huskers kick off Big Ten competition against Minnesota

Story by UNK Athletic Communication

Keanrey, Neb. –&nbsp;The eighth-ranked Nebraska Kearney volleyball team hit .314 and got kills from 12 different players to sweep Peru State (-<a target="_blank" href="https://lopers.com/boxscore.aspx?path=wvball&amp;id=8343">17, -10, -11</a>) Tuesday night at the Health &amp; Sports Center.

This was the 2025 home opener for the Lopers (5-0). They have five more matches on Buckle Court in the next week, starting Thursday vs. Sioux Falls.

All 19 healthy Lopers took to the court against the NAIA Bobcats who are now 6-5. They put up a fight in the opening set, recording 12 of their 21 kills with Alejandra Villarreal leading the way.

“I thought Peru State came to play, and they are definitely a much-improved program. I like the roster that have; some of their younger players will be heard from soon and I think they’ll have a good year,” said Loper head coach&nbsp;Rick Squiers. “We had to play well to get control of this thing. We struggled to stop them (in the first set) and that was a little concerning on our side.”

UNK had 27 kills over the final two sets with Peru at just eight. Both teams subbed liberally and used many different lineups. Seventeen different ‘Cats played with Villarreal (six kills, seven digs) and Kalolaine (five) leading the offense.

“All of our practice drills are competitive and both sides win. We are deep at every position, and I think that’s made a little more difficult for the coaching staff to try and put this thing together and determine what our rotation is going to be,” said Squiers. “The depth has probably been as strong at it’s been in a longtime.”

Imperial junior&nbsp;Bryn McNair&nbsp;paced the Lopers as she had seven kills and hit .583 with Kansas sophomore&nbsp;Brynn Stowell&nbsp;at six kills, two blocks and hitting .315. Next, Kansas senior middle&nbsp;Abby Rose&nbsp;had five kills in six attempts (.833 pct.) and five digs. Finally, Indiana junior libero&nbsp;Ellie Spang&nbsp;had a season-best 23 digs, Missouri senior&nbsp;Aleena Peterson&nbsp;had two aces with three different setters combing for 41 assists

“All of the setters played well and that’s really had to do coming off the bench. You have to find a little rhythm, and you haven’t touched a ball for 30 or 40 minutes,” said Squiers. “They came in made good decisions and gave our hitters a chance to score.”

USF went 3-1 in a Florida tournament next week, falling to longtime Loper rival Metro State in four sets.

Story by UNK Athletic CommunicationKeanrey, Neb. –&nbsp;The eighth-ranked Nebraska Kearney volleyball team hit .314 and got kills from 12 different players to sweep Peru State (-<a target="_blank" href="https://lopers.com/boxscore.aspx?path=wvball&amp;id=8343">17, -10, -11</a>) Tuesday night at the Health &amp; Sports Center.This was the 2025 home opener for the Lopers (5-0). They have five more matches on Buckle Court in the next week, starting Thursday vs. Sioux Falls.All 19 healthy Lopers took to the court against the NAIA Bobcats who are now 6-5. They put up a fight in the opening set, recording 12 of their 21 kills with Alejandra Villarreal leading the way.“I thought Peru State came to play, and they are definitely a much-improved program. I like the roster that have; some of their younger players will be heard from soon and I think they’ll have a good year,” said Loper head coach&nbsp;Rick Squiers. “We had to play well to get control of this thing. We struggled to stop them (in the first set) and that was a little concerning on our side.”UNK had 27 kills over the final two sets with Peru at just eight. Both teams subbed liberally and used many different lineups. Seventeen different ‘Cats played with Villarreal (six kills, seven digs) and Kalolaine (five) leading the offense.“All of our practice drills are competitive and both sides win. We are deep at every position, and I think that’s made a little more difficult for the coaching staff to try and put this thing together and determine what our rotation is going to be,” said Squiers. “The depth has probably been as strong at it’s been in a longtime.”Imperial junior&nbsp;Bryn McNair&nbsp;paced the Lopers as she had seven kills and hit .583 with Kansas sophomore&nbsp;Brynn Stowell&nbsp;at six kills, two blocks and hitting .315. Next, Kansas senior middle&nbsp;Abby Rose&nbsp;had five kills in six attempts (.833 pct.) and five digs. Finally, Indiana junior libero&nbsp;Ellie Spang&nbsp;had a season-best 23 digs, Missouri senior&nbsp;Aleena Peterson&nbsp;had two aces with three different setters combing for 41 assists“All of the setters played well and that’s really had to do coming off the bench. You have to find a little rhythm, and you haven’t touched a ball for 30 or 40 minutes,” said Squiers. “They came in made good decisions and gave our hitters a chance to score.”USF went 3-1 in a Florida tournament next week, falling to longtime Loper rival Metro State in four sets.

 #8 Lopers start long homestand with sweep of Peru

Story by NPCC Athletic Communications

North Platte, Neb. – North Platte Community College delivered a dominant performance at home on Tuesday, sweeping York University JV in straight sets (25-12, 25-16, 25-17).

Makenna Stephenson led the Knights offensively with nine kills and added four digs on defense. Zoe Maher made a major impact from the service line, recording five aces, and anchored the defense with a team-high nine digs.

"Tonight was a great team win,” said head coach Alexa McCall. “We will take this momentum and use it as motivation throughout the week.”

North Platte opened strong in the first set, jumping out to a commanding 17-5 lead. The Panthers responded with a 5-0 run to slow the Knights’ momentum, but a clutch kill from Jenna Claflin halted the comeback, and the Knights cruised to a first-set victory.

The second set featured a back-and-forth battle as North Platte trailed 16-14 at the midpoint of the set. Khloee Wright answered with a powerful cross-court kill, sparking an explosive 11-0 rally that gave the Knights a two-set advantage.

North Platte once again came out strong in the third, starting with a 5-1 run. Though the Panthers rallied late, the Knights remained composed and closed out the match to complete the sweep.

North Platte (4-8) will return to tournament play at the Central Wyoming Invitational in Riverton, Wyo. on Friday. The Knights open the day with Central Wyoming at 10 a.m., before taking on the Pronghorns of Gillette College at 2 p.m.

Story by NPCC Athletic CommunicationsNorth Platte, Neb. – North Platte Community College delivered a dominant performance at home on Tuesday, sweeping York University JV in straight sets (25-12, 25-16, 25-17).Makenna Stephenson led the Knights offensively with nine kills and added four digs on defense. Zoe Maher made a major impact from the service line, recording five aces, and anchored the defense with a team-high nine digs."Tonight was a great team win,” said head coach Alexa McCall. “We will take this momentum and use it as motivation throughout the week.”North Platte opened strong in the first set, jumping out to a commanding 17-5 lead. The Panthers responded with a 5-0 run to slow the Knights’ momentum, but a clutch kill from Jenna Claflin halted the comeback, and the Knights cruised to a first-set victory.The second set featured a back-and-forth battle as North Platte trailed 16-14 at the midpoint of the set. Khloee Wright answered with a powerful cross-court kill, sparking an explosive 11-0 rally that gave the Knights a two-set advantage.North Platte once again came out strong in the third, starting with a 5-1 run. Though the Panthers rallied late, the Knights remained composed and closed out the match to complete the sweep.North Platte (4-8) will return to tournament play at the Central Wyoming Invitational in Riverton, Wyo. on Friday. The Knights open the day with Central Wyoming at 10 a.m., before taking on the Pronghorns of Gillette College at 2 p.m.

Knights sweep Panthers at home

Amherst def. Broken Bow 19-24, 24-13, 24-13, 25-22 (3-1)

Bertrand def. Medicine Valley 21-25, 25-14, 25-16, 16-25, 25-10 (3-2)

Brady def. Paxton 25-21, 25-23, 25-8 (3-0)

Cambridge def. Dundy County Stratton 25-14, 23-25, 25-21 (2-1)

Dundy County Stratton def. North Platte St. Patrick's 24-26, 25-20, 25-15 (2-1)

Garden County def. Bridgeport 25-18, 25-20 (2-0)

Garden County def. Kimball 25-18, 25-18 (2-0)

Gering def. North Platte 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21 (3-1)

Hershey def. Cozad 25-12, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 (3-1)

Hitchcock County def. Wallace 25-18, 25-10 (2-0)

Maywood-Hayes Center def. Arapahoe 25-14, 25-16 (2-0)

Maywood-Hayes Center def. Loomis 25-18, 25-23 (2-0)

Ogallala def. McCook 25-35, 25-22, 25-15 (3-0)

Morrill def. Arthur County 25-21, 25-16 (2-0)

Perkins County def. Hitchcock County 25-18, 25-20 (2-0)

Perkins County def. Wallace 21-25, 25-18, 25-20 (2-1)

<h2>Volleyball</h2>Amherst def. Broken Bow 19-24, 24-13, 24-13, 25-22 (3-1)Bertrand def. Medicine Valley 21-25, 25-14, 25-16, 16-25, 25-10 (3-2)Brady def. Paxton 25-21, 25-23, 25-8 (3-0)Cambridge def. Dundy County Stratton 25-14, 23-25, 25-21 (2-1)Dundy County Stratton def. North Platte St. Patrick's 24-26, 25-20, 25-15 (2-1)Garden County def. Bridgeport 25-18, 25-20 (2-0)Garden County def. Kimball 25-18, 25-18 (2-0)Gering def. North Platte 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21 (3-1)Hershey def. Cozad 25-12, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 (3-1)Hitchcock County def. Wallace 25-18, 25-10 (2-0)Maywood-Hayes Center def. Arapahoe 25-14, 25-16 (2-0)Maywood-Hayes Center def. Loomis 25-18, 25-23 (2-0)Ogallala def. McCook 25-35, 25-22, 25-15 (3-0)Morrill def. Arthur County 25-21, 25-16 (2-0)Perkins County def. Hitchcock County 25-18, 25-20 (2-0)Perkins County def. Wallace 21-25, 25-18, 25-20 (2-1)<h2>Softball</h2>Chase County 2 vs Wray/Yuma, CO 17Chase County 1 vs Wray/Yuma, CO 16Cozad 0 @ Aurora 8GICC vs HersheyHershey 2 @ Adams Central 12North Platte 0 vs Hastings St. Cecilia 8Southern Valley/Alma 19 @ Lexington 4<h2>Golf</h2>McCook DualNorth Platte - 173McCook - 207Allie Jones - 37Neeva Fisher - 48Janee Wagner - 45Presley Pettera - 45Taylor Race - 46Kaylee Lundgreen - 59

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CHADRON, Neb. – Nebraska-Kearney cashed in on four Chadron State turnovers and miscues to score 24 second-half points while posting a 41-21 win over CSC in an in-state rivalry football contest played in Kearney on Saturday night. The outcome allowed the Lopers to retain the Good Life Trophy, which was unveiled last year after it was agreed that the teams would meet annually.

A blocked punt by UNK late in the second quarter set off a chain reaction that transformed a low-scoring game into a high scoring one, as the Lopers used the short field to take a two-score lead just before halftime, then forced two CSC interceptions plus a fumble in the second half as the Eagles pressed to try to get back in the game. Those short fields for UNK were the difference, as the Lopers won by 20 points despite UNK and CSC having the exact same amount of total yards (306). Chadron State outgained the Lopers by two yards on the ground (134 to 132) while the home team had a two-yard advantage through the air (174 to 172). 

DJ Ralph had a day under duress, as the Eagles QB was sacked five times while completing 12 of 24 passes for 137 yards, a touchdown and two picks. Daytwaun Pearson led the Eagles on the ground with 83 yards rushing on 12 carries while Quincey Ryker added 56 yards on 12 carries of his own. Nebraska-Kearney had four different players score a rushing touchdown plus a pick-six and two Trey Prichard field goals. 

Chadron State had the lead at the end of the first quarter. Kearney kicked a 45-yard field goal during its first possession, but the Eagles answered with a 10-play, 88-yard drive that included five first downs before Ralph rushed for a seven-yard touchdown with 5:56 left in the first quarter. Wilson Yee kicked the extra point to give the Eagles a 7-3 lead. 

That score stood until about five minutes remained in the second quarter, when freshman tailback Jahmez Ross scored on a five-yard run to cap a 57-yard drive that put Kearney ahead 10-7. A 22-yard rush by senior tailback Isaiah Harris was the big gainer in the drive.

With Chadron State set to punt with under a minute to go in the first half, UNK's Trey Kennedy blocked the CSC punt attempt and the Lopers recovered at the Chadron State 16-yard line. The Lopers then went ahead 17-7 just 23 seconds before halftime when quarterback Abram Scholting ran the final four yards into the endzone.  

CSC Coach Jay Long said postgame that that touchdown forced his Eagles to abandon their game plan and "play from behind,." Both of Kearney's next two touchdowns were set up by interceptions and a third followed the recovery of a Chadron State fumble. Midway in the third period during a promising Eagle drive which had picked up two first downs, UNK's Ife Current read a screen pass perfectly, intercepting Ralph and taking it to the end zone to put the hosts ahead 24-7.

The Eagles answered quickly when sophomore and Bakersfield College transfer Devon Sundgren caught a pass near the sideline, broke a tackle and romped 51 yards to make the score 24-14. That was the longest play of the game for either team and was Sundgren's only catch of the contest.  

Kearney outscored Chadron State 17-7 in the fourth quarter, with all final-period points posted in the final 5:45. Pritchard initially kicked a 25-yard field goal after the Lopers had a first and goal but could not reach paydirt against the stingy CSC defense, but on Chadron State's first play following the ensuing kickoff, a miscommunication led to Ralph's pass going directly to linebacker Parker Wise, who returned it about 25 yards before he was stopped at the CSC three. Harris crossed the goal line on the next play to make the count 34-14.

The Eagles gave Oklahoma Baptist transfer Aidan Thompson some late-game snaps at quarterback, but Thompson and Ryker fumbled a handoff exchange and the Lopers claimed it. On the fourth play on the ensuing drive, UNK's backup signal caller, Ken Smith, took it the final eight yards to the end zone. 

The Eagles demonstrated that they still had moxie and were able to tally the game's final touchdown. With Thompson back at the controls, he completed two passes for 35 yards while Anthony McMillan was given his first three carries of the game, breaking off a 16-yard run to put the Eagles in plust territory and eventually going the final two yards for a touchdown (his first with CSC) with about a minute left on the clock. From there, however, UNK was able to take a knee.

Defensively, CSC's leading tacklers were linebacker Logan O'Brien, a Kearney native, and safety Sutton Pohlman each with seven. Griffin Clubb, Dax Yeradi and Liam Blaser each had six.  CJ Kuehl paced Kearney with eight stops.

By: Con Marshall CSC Sports InformationCHADRON, Neb. – Nebraska-Kearney cashed in on four Chadron State turnovers and miscues to score 24 second-half points while posting a 41-21 win over CSC in an in-state rivalry football contest played in Kearney on Saturday night. The outcome allowed the Lopers to retain the Good Life Trophy, which was unveiled last year after it was agreed that the teams would meet annually.A blocked punt by UNK late in the second quarter set off a chain reaction that transformed a low-scoring game into a high scoring one, as the Lopers used the short field to take a two-score lead just before halftime, then forced two CSC interceptions plus a fumble in the second half as the Eagles pressed to try to get back in the game. Those short fields for UNK were the difference, as the Lopers won by 20 points despite UNK and CSC having the exact same amount of total yards (306). Chadron State outgained the Lopers by two yards on the ground (134 to 132) while the home team had a two-yard advantage through the air (174 to 172). DJ Ralph had a day under duress, as the Eagles QB was sacked five times while completing 12 of 24 passes for 137 yards, a touchdown and two picks. Daytwaun Pearson led the Eagles on the ground with 83 yards rushing on 12 carries while Quincey Ryker added 56 yards on 12 carries of his own. Nebraska-Kearney had four different players score a rushing touchdown plus a pick-six and two Trey Prichard field goals. Chadron State had the lead at the end of the first quarter. Kearney kicked a 45-yard field goal during its first possession, but the Eagles answered with a 10-play, 88-yard drive that included five first downs before Ralph rushed for a seven-yard touchdown with 5:56 left in the first quarter. Wilson Yee kicked the extra point to give the Eagles a 7-3 lead. That score stood until about five minutes remained in the second quarter, when freshman tailback Jahmez Ross scored on a five-yard run to cap a 57-yard drive that put Kearney ahead 10-7. A 22-yard rush by senior tailback Isaiah Harris was the big gainer in the drive.With Chadron State set to punt with under a minute to go in the first half, UNK's Trey Kennedy blocked the CSC punt attempt and the Lopers recovered at the Chadron State 16-yard line. The Lopers then went ahead 17-7 just 23 seconds before halftime when quarterback Abram Scholting ran the final four yards into the endzone. CSC Coach Jay Long said postgame that that touchdown forced his Eagles to abandon their game plan and "play from behind,." Both of Kearney's next two touchdowns were set up by interceptions and a third followed the recovery of a Chadron State fumble. Midway in the third period during a promising Eagle drive which had picked up two first downs, UNK's Ife Current read a screen pass perfectly, intercepting Ralph and taking it to the end zone to put the hosts ahead 24-7.The Eagles answered quickly when sophomore and Bakersfield College transfer Devon Sundgren caught a pass near the sideline, broke a tackle and romped 51 yards to make the score 24-14. That was the longest play of the game for either team and was Sundgren's only catch of the contest. Kearney outscored Chadron State 17-7 in the fourth quarter, with all final-period points posted in the final 5:45. Pritchard initially kicked a 25-yard field goal after the Lopers had a first and goal but could not reach paydirt against the stingy CSC defense, but on Chadron State's first play following the ensuing kickoff, a miscommunication led to Ralph's pass going directly to linebacker Parker Wise, who returned it about 25 yards before he was stopped at the CSC three. Harris crossed the goal line on the next play to make the count 34-14.The Eagles gave Oklahoma Baptist transfer Aidan Thompson some late-game snaps at quarterback, but Thompson and Ryker fumbled a handoff exchange and the Lopers claimed it. On the fourth play on the ensuing drive, UNK's backup signal caller, Ken Smith, took it the final eight yards to the end zone. The Eagles demonstrated that they still had moxie and were able to tally the game's final touchdown. With Thompson back at the controls, he completed two passes for 35 yards while Anthony McMillan was given his first three carries of the game, breaking off a 16-yard run to put the Eagles in plust territory and eventually going the final two yards for a touchdown (his first with CSC) with about a minute left on the clock. From there, however, UNK was able to take a knee.Defensively, CSC's leading tacklers were linebacker Logan O'Brien, a Kearney native, and safety Sutton Pohlman each with seven. Griffin Clubb, Dax Yeradi and Liam Blaser each had six. CJ Kuehl paced Kearney with eight stops.

Blocked punt flips game in UNK's direction in 41-21 win over Chadron State

Story by NU Athletic Communications

LINCOLN, Neb. - The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team improved to 6-0 on the season with a 25-15, 25-18, 25-12 sweep of California in front of 8,521 in John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Sunday afternoon. 

The Huskers swept the weekend at the Ameritas Players Challenge, never trailing in the sweep of Cal. Nebraska finished with a .419 hitting percentage against the Golden Bears (2-2). NU's defense was strong once again, holding Cal to a .088 hitting percentage.&nbsp;

Harper Murray had a team-high 14 kills with seven digs and three aces. Andi Jackson had a season-best 12 kills on .450 hitting with four blocks. Rebekah Allick posted six kills and four blocks, and Teraya Sigler recorded five kills and 10 digs.&nbsp;

Bergen Reilly had 20 assists, and Campbell Flynn had 18 assists finishing out the match. Laney Choboy had a match-high 11 digs.&nbsp;

Nebraska had nine blocks and six aces, while Cal had three blocks and three aces. The Huskers had a 43-27 advantage in digs and 49-26 in kills.&nbsp;

Set 1:&nbsp;Choboy served the Huskers to a 5-0 start, but Cal went on a 4-0 run of their own. But the Huskers answered with back-to-back kills by Murray and an ace by Adriano. With NU ahead 8-6, the Huskers ripped off a 7-0 run keyed by three aces in a row by Murray, and a solo block and kill by Reilly. Virginia Adriano, Murray and Jackson recorded kills to keep NU in front, 21-12, and the Huskers won 25-15.&nbsp;

Set 2:&nbsp;Jackson had three kills and a solo block to lift NU to a 7-3 lead. Murray tacked on two more kills, and Taylor Landfair and Adriano added one each before a solo block by Allick made it 12-6. Three kills in a row by Murray increased NU's lead to 16-8. Jackson and Allie Sczech combined for a block, and each posted a kill before a block by Allick and Flynn made it 23-13 Big Red. The Huskers won 25-18 on an Allick kill.

Set 3:&nbsp;The Huskers came out of the gate with an 8-1 run and never looked back. Jackson had four kills in that stretch. Murray recorded two kills, and Jackson added another as the lead grew to 12-3. A block by Allick and Sczech put NU up double digits, 14-4, and the Huskers pulled away to win 25-12.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsLINCOLN, Neb. - The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team improved to 6-0 on the season with a 25-15, 25-18, 25-12 sweep of California in front of 8,521 in John Cook Arena at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Sunday afternoon. The Huskers swept the weekend at the Ameritas Players Challenge, never trailing in the sweep of Cal. Nebraska finished with a .419 hitting percentage against the Golden Bears (2-2). NU's defense was strong once again, holding Cal to a .088 hitting percentage.&nbsp;Harper Murray had a team-high 14 kills with seven digs and three aces. Andi Jackson had a season-best 12 kills on .450 hitting with four blocks. Rebekah Allick posted six kills and four blocks, and Teraya Sigler recorded five kills and 10 digs.&nbsp;Bergen Reilly had 20 assists, and Campbell Flynn had 18 assists finishing out the match. Laney Choboy had a match-high 11 digs.&nbsp;Nebraska had nine blocks and six aces, while Cal had three blocks and three aces. The Huskers had a 43-27 advantage in digs and 49-26 in kills.&nbsp;Set 1:&nbsp;Choboy served the Huskers to a 5-0 start, but Cal went on a 4-0 run of their own. But the Huskers answered with back-to-back kills by Murray and an ace by Adriano. With NU ahead 8-6, the Huskers ripped off a 7-0 run keyed by three aces in a row by Murray, and a solo block and kill by Reilly. Virginia Adriano, Murray and Jackson recorded kills to keep NU in front, 21-12, and the Huskers won 25-15.&nbsp;Set 2:&nbsp;Jackson had three kills and a solo block to lift NU to a 7-3 lead. Murray tacked on two more kills, and Taylor Landfair and Adriano added one each before a solo block by Allick made it 12-6. Three kills in a row by Murray increased NU's lead to 16-8. Jackson and Allie Sczech combined for a block, and each posted a kill before a block by Allick and Flynn made it 23-13 Big Red. The Huskers won 25-18 on an Allick kill.Set 3:&nbsp;The Huskers came out of the gate with an 8-1 run and never looked back. Jackson had four kills in that stretch. Murray recorded two kills, and Jackson added another as the lead grew to 12-3. A block by Allick and Sczech put NU up double digits, 14-4, and the Huskers pulled away to win 25-12.&nbsp; &nbsp;Up Next:&nbsp;The Huskers resume non-conference action at home next weekend against Utah on Friday at 6 p.m., and against Grand Canyon on Saturday at 6 p.m.