Story by NU Athletic Communications

Nebraska volleyball junior opposite hitter Merritt Beason was named the AVCA/GameChanger National Player of the Week on Tuesday.&nbsp;

Beason, who was also named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday for the third time this season, is the first Husker to be named AVCA National Player of the Week since 2017.&nbsp;

The Gardendale, AL, native led the Huskers to a sweep at Northwestern and a 3-2 win over No. 1 Wisconsin last week with 4.25 kills per set, 1.75 digs per set and five blocks and two aces.

Beason began the week with 13 kills on .323 hitting in the sweep at Northwestern. She also had seven digs and three blocks with an ace. On Saturday night in the Huskers' thrilling 3-2 win over the undefeated Badgers, Beason had a match-high 21 kills along with seven digs, two blocks and an ace.

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsNebraska volleyball junior opposite hitter Merritt Beason was named the AVCA/GameChanger National Player of the Week on Tuesday.&nbsp;Beason, who was also named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday for the third time this season, is the first Husker to be named AVCA National Player of the Week since 2017.&nbsp;The Gardendale, AL, native led the Huskers to a sweep at Northwestern and a 3-2 win over No. 1 Wisconsin last week with 4.25 kills per set, 1.75 digs per set and five blocks and two aces.Beason began the week with 13 kills on .323 hitting in the sweep at Northwestern. She also had seven digs and three blocks with an ace. On Saturday night in the Huskers' thrilling 3-2 win over the undefeated Badgers, Beason had a match-high 21 kills along with seven digs, two blocks and an ace.

Beason named AVCA/GameChanger national player of the week

Story by Tri-City Storm Communications

The Tri-City Storm has acquired forward Jake Rozzi from the Madison Capitols in exchange for a 5th&nbsp;Round pick in the 2025 USHL Phase II Draft, and future considerations.

Jake Rozzi, 19, of Kirkland, Quebec, has skated in over one hundred and twenty-five games in his USHL career. Rozzi has netted twenty-four goals, and recorded fifty assists for seventy-four total points in four seasons with the Waterloo Black Hawks, Youngstown Phantoms, and Madison Capitols. He has skated in fourteen career postseason games in the Clark Cup Playoffs. Rozzi won last year’s Clark Cup Championship as a member of the Youngstown Phantoms. He scored eighteen goals and notched twenty-nine assists for forty-seven total points in sixty-one regular season games last year for the Phantoms. He netted four goals and recorded thirteen assists for seventeen total points in fifty-five games played for the Waterloo Black Hawks during his first full-length USHL season in 2021-2022. Rozzi scored one goal and recorded seven assists in five games played this season for the Madison Capitols. He was selected 148th&nbsp;overall in the 10th&nbsp;round of the 2020 USHL Phase I Draft by the Waterloo Black Hawks, and made his USHL regular season debut with the team on April 3rd, 2021, in the Black Hawks’ 4-0 home loss to the Des Moines Buccaneers. Rozzi netted his first career USHL goal on April 20th, 2021, in Waterloo’s 8-4 home victory over the Lincoln Stars. He skated for Selects Academy (AAA, South Kent, Connecticut), and the Lac St-Louis Lions (AAA,&nbsp;Montréal, Quebec) prior to his USHL career. Rozzi previously announced a commitment to play collegiate hockey in the future at Ohio State University.

“We are thrilled to add a player of Jake Rozzi's caliber to our team at this point of the season. His hockey sense and playmaking ability should provide a boost to our lineup every night, and his experience will be a welcome addition to our locker room. Our staff looks forward to being able to work with him on his development on a daily basis.”-&nbsp;President of Hockey Operations/Head Coach Anthony Noreen

“We thank the Capitols for working with us on this trade and transaction. We are excited to announce the acquisition of veteran forward Jake Rozzi to our club. Jake is in his third USHL season, and had a breakout second full season in our league last year, culminating with a long playoff run, and a Clark Cup championship. Jake has been a productive and successful offensive driver and scoring threat over the years. We have a comfortable and confident four-year familiarity dating back to when he played U15 AAA hockey with Selects Academy. Jake played with current Storm defenseman Shaun McEwen and former Storm defenseman Vinny Borgesi (Northeastern University) while at Selects Academy. We feel this move helps upgrade our forward group, and provides another scoring weapon for the coaches as the season progresses.”-&nbsp;General Manager Jason Koehler

Story by Tri-City Storm CommunicationsThe Tri-City Storm has acquired forward Jake Rozzi from the Madison Capitols in exchange for a 5th&nbsp;Round pick in the 2025 USHL Phase II Draft, and future considerations.Jake Rozzi, 19, of Kirkland, Quebec, has skated in over one hundred and twenty-five games in his USHL career. Rozzi has netted twenty-four goals, and recorded fifty assists for seventy-four total points in four seasons with the Waterloo Black Hawks, Youngstown Phantoms, and Madison Capitols. He has skated in fourteen career postseason games in the Clark Cup Playoffs. Rozzi won last year’s Clark Cup Championship as a member of the Youngstown Phantoms. He scored eighteen goals and notched twenty-nine assists for forty-seven total points in sixty-one regular season games last year for the Phantoms. He netted four goals and recorded thirteen assists for seventeen total points in fifty-five games played for the Waterloo Black Hawks during his first full-length USHL season in 2021-2022. Rozzi scored one goal and recorded seven assists in five games played this season for the Madison Capitols. He was selected 148th&nbsp;overall in the 10th&nbsp;round of the 2020 USHL Phase I Draft by the Waterloo Black Hawks, and made his USHL regular season debut with the team on April 3rd, 2021, in the Black Hawks’ 4-0 home loss to the Des Moines Buccaneers. Rozzi netted his first career USHL goal on April 20th, 2021, in Waterloo’s 8-4 home victory over the Lincoln Stars. He skated for Selects Academy (AAA, South Kent, Connecticut), and the Lac St-Louis Lions (AAA,&nbsp;Montréal, Quebec) prior to his USHL career. Rozzi previously announced a commitment to play collegiate hockey in the future at Ohio State University.“We are thrilled to add a player of Jake Rozzi's caliber to our team at this point of the season. His hockey sense and playmaking ability should provide a boost to our lineup every night, and his experience will be a welcome addition to our locker room. Our staff looks forward to being able to work with him on his development on a daily basis.”-&nbsp;President of Hockey Operations/Head Coach Anthony Noreen“We thank the Capitols for working with us on this trade and transaction. We are excited to announce the acquisition of veteran forward Jake Rozzi to our club. Jake is in his third USHL season, and had a breakout second full season in our league last year, culminating with a long playoff run, and a Clark Cup championship. Jake has been a productive and successful offensive driver and scoring threat over the years. We have a comfortable and confident four-year familiarity dating back to when he played U15 AAA hockey with Selects Academy. Jake played with current Storm defenseman Shaun McEwen and former Storm defenseman Vinny Borgesi (Northeastern University) while at Selects Academy. We feel this move helps upgrade our forward group, and provides another scoring weapon for the coaches as the season progresses.”-&nbsp;General Manager Jason Koehler

Storm acquires Jake Rozzi from Capitols

Story by UNK Athletic Communications

Junior outside hitter&nbsp;Asha Regier&nbsp;had a career-high 17 kills to help No. 10 Nebraska Kearney stave off an upset bid from Emporia State (<a href="https://lopers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023/emporia-state/boxscore/7524" target="_blank">-9, 14-25, -23, -23</a>) Tuesday night at the Health &amp; Sports Center.

UNK (22-3, 12-3) snaps a rare two-match losing streak and records its 33rd straight victory over the Hornets (11-11, 5-9), dating back 1988.

“It feels like we won the national championship, to be honest with you. It was a tough weekend for us and coming into tonight, your confidence is rattled a little bit, and you know you’re

playing a good team,” said UNK head coach&nbsp;Rick Squiers. “We were very concerned about this match and to be able to grind it out like we did and get a win … it’s so much needed for our team right now.”

First-year head coach Ken Murczek rebuilt the E-State roster this year and the Hornets are much improved. They’ve lost in five sets to No. 17 Central Oklahoma, No. 27 Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri and came in having won four of six.

Five-eight junior outside Sandora Sasaki (Kawasaki, Japan/Salt Lake City C.C.) is one big reason why. She averages 4.67 kills per set and had 32 earlier this year in a four-set win over Fort Hays. Sasaki topped that tonight with 33 kills in 76 swings (.316 pct.), in addition to nine digs, two blocks, an ace and assist.

“I cannot remember too many matches where we’ve had to deal with someone like that. There’s a couple of names that pop into my mind but to know she was going to get the ball … she had an answer for everything,” said Squiers. “It’s almost the equivalent of a running back that’s faster than everyone on the field. She is terrifying and the rest of the league hasn’t solved her either.”

UNK dominated the first set as they hit .476 (12-2-21) while holding Emporia to negative .071 (6-8-28). The Lopers had 5.0 team blocks, three coming from freshman middle&nbsp;Mia Berg&nbsp;(Eureka, Mo.), as well as four aces. However, the Hornets flipped the script in set two, out hitting the Lopers by nearly 200 points with Sasaki having 10 kills in 21 swings and serving up four aces.

There were 16 ties and five lead changes over the final two sets with UNK grabbing a 13-6 cushion in the third after an ace by junior DS&nbsp;Jensen Rowse&nbsp;(Minden). But a rare 11-0 run followed as the Hornets had four kills, four team blocks and took advantage of three unforced Loper attack errors. UNK was down 20-17 before closing on an 8-3 run. Berg had two more block assists with Regier adding four of her kills. This was her best set of the evening as she had six kills in seven swings.

“It was a very hard-fought match and there were some real ugly stretches, but we still found a way,” said Squiers. “The best way to survive an 11-0 run is to make sure you have a nice lead to start with. We got stuck in a rotation and it was beyond frustrating. You try your timeouts, try a few subs but nothing seems to work. We just couldn’t put the ball away.”

Emporia obviously went to Sasaki to try and get to a fifth set, and she responded with 13 kills in the fourth set. The Lopers broke up a 16-16 tie with two kills by senior outside&nbsp;Emersen Cyza&nbsp;(Alliance) and another from grad right side&nbsp;Jaden Ferguson&nbsp;(Lincoln SW). However, E-State came back to tie things on 23 on, what else, a Sasaki kill. Finally, the nearly two-hour match ended after a Sasaki service error and Cyza kill.

Regier’s previous career-high of 14 was achieved on several occasions. She reached her new career-best tally in 36 swings (.361) with Ferguson (12) and Cyza (11) combining for 23 more. Thirteen of those came over the final two sets with Ferguson also at seven digs and four blocks. Next, Berg had six blocks and six kills with Rowse having two of UNK’s nine aces. Finally, libero&nbsp;Lauren Taubenheim&nbsp;(15) and setter&nbsp;Peyton Neff&nbsp;(10) dug up a few of Sasaki’s hot shots.

UNK hosts winless Newman on Saturday at 2 p.m. That’ll be “Senior Day” and the team’s final home match of 2023.

Story by UNK Athletic CommunicationsJunior outside hitter&nbsp;Asha Regier&nbsp;had a career-high 17 kills to help No. 10 Nebraska Kearney stave off an upset bid from Emporia State (<a href="https://lopers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023/emporia-state/boxscore/7524" target="_blank">-9, 14-25, -23, -23</a>) Tuesday night at the Health &amp; Sports Center.UNK (22-3, 12-3) snaps a rare two-match losing streak and records its 33rd straight victory over the Hornets (11-11, 5-9), dating back 1988.“It feels like we won the national championship, to be honest with you. It was a tough weekend for us and coming into tonight, your confidence is rattled a little bit, and you know you’replaying a good team,” said UNK head coach&nbsp;Rick Squiers. “We were very concerned about this match and to be able to grind it out like we did and get a win … it’s so much needed for our team right now.”First-year head coach Ken Murczek rebuilt the E-State roster this year and the Hornets are much improved. They’ve lost in five sets to No. 17 Central Oklahoma, No. 27 Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri and came in having won four of six.Five-eight junior outside Sandora Sasaki (Kawasaki, Japan/Salt Lake City C.C.) is one big reason why. She averages 4.67 kills per set and had 32 earlier this year in a four-set win over Fort Hays. Sasaki topped that tonight with 33 kills in 76 swings (.316 pct.), in addition to nine digs, two blocks, an ace and assist.“I cannot remember too many matches where we’ve had to deal with someone like that. There’s a couple of names that pop into my mind but to know she was going to get the ball … she had an answer for everything,” said Squiers. “It’s almost the equivalent of a running back that’s faster than everyone on the field. She is terrifying and the rest of the league hasn’t solved her either.”UNK dominated the first set as they hit .476 (12-2-21) while holding Emporia to negative .071 (6-8-28). The Lopers had 5.0 team blocks, three coming from freshman middle&nbsp;Mia Berg&nbsp;(Eureka, Mo.), as well as four aces. However, the Hornets flipped the script in set two, out hitting the Lopers by nearly 200 points with Sasaki having 10 kills in 21 swings and serving up four aces.There were 16 ties and five lead changes over the final two sets with UNK grabbing a 13-6 cushion in the third after an ace by junior DS&nbsp;Jensen Rowse&nbsp;(Minden). But a rare 11-0 run followed as the Hornets had four kills, four team blocks and took advantage of three unforced Loper attack errors. UNK was down 20-17 before closing on an 8-3 run. Berg had two more block assists with Regier adding four of her kills. This was her best set of the evening as she had six kills in seven swings.“It was a very hard-fought match and there were some real ugly stretches, but we still found a way,” said Squiers. “The best way to survive an 11-0 run is to make sure you have a nice lead to start with. We got stuck in a rotation and it was beyond frustrating. You try your timeouts, try a few subs but nothing seems to work. We just couldn’t put the ball away.”Emporia obviously went to Sasaki to try and get to a fifth set, and she responded with 13 kills in the fourth set. The Lopers broke up a 16-16 tie with two kills by senior outside&nbsp;Emersen Cyza&nbsp;(Alliance) and another from grad right side&nbsp;Jaden Ferguson&nbsp;(Lincoln SW). However, E-State came back to tie things on 23 on, what else, a Sasaki kill. Finally, the nearly two-hour match ended after a Sasaki service error and Cyza kill.Regier’s previous career-high of 14 was achieved on several occasions. She reached her new career-best tally in 36 swings (.361) with Ferguson (12) and Cyza (11) combining for 23 more. Thirteen of those came over the final two sets with Ferguson also at seven digs and four blocks. Next, Berg had six blocks and six kills with Rowse having two of UNK’s nine aces. Finally, libero&nbsp;Lauren Taubenheim&nbsp;(15) and setter&nbsp;Peyton Neff&nbsp;(10) dug up a few of Sasaki’s hot shots.UNK hosts winless Newman on Saturday at 2 p.m. That’ll be “Senior Day” and the team’s final home match of 2023.

Career-night for Regier as UNK ends rare losing streak

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska more than doubled its number of Big Ten wins last season to mark the biggest improvement in Fred Hoiberg's four years coaching the Cornhuskers. He expects the ascent to continue with a roster that ranks as the conference's oldest.

The Huskers went 16-16 for their first non-losing season since 2018-19 despite four rotation players missing time because of injuries. They were 12th in the Big Ten at 9-11 after they won six of their final eight regular-season games.

“Had we stayed healthy last year, I think we would have had a great chance to be an NCAA Tournament team,” Hoiberg said. “We had that grit, defensive mindset and identity, and we wanted to get that same group of guys in here this year. So far that's what I've seen."

The Huskers' roster includes eight players who are entering their fourth or fifth seasons as collegians and appeared in at least 62 games apiece. Three have at least 79 career starts each, and four have started at least 25.

“We've got more depth than any team we’ve had since we’ve been at Nebraska,” Hoiberg said, "and we have the size and verstaility to play a lot of combinations. We can play small, we can play big, we can play gigantic if we want to. When you look at the 3-point shooting of guys in our rotation, the majority are at 35% or better.

“When you have a team where you know what you're going to get, it makes your job easier and more enjoyable.”

Hoiberg's biggest offseason win came in May when 3-point shooting star Keisei Tominaga decided to return to Nebraska rather than enter the NBA draft. Tominaga averaged 13.1 points per game for the season and 20.3 as the Huskers won six of their last nine games. His 40.9% shooting from distance after he became a starter Jan. 18 was highest in the Big Ten among players who attempted at least six per game.

Over the summer he helped&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/basketball-world-cup-olympics-paris-1da4d6721440964b0aac1ea1464c3970">lead his native Japan to a spot in the 2024 Olympics</a>&nbsp;with his performance in the FIBA World Cup. He was among just five college players in the World Cup and the only one to average more than 10 points per game.

Juwan Gary started the Huskers' first 17 games and averaged 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and a team-high 1.4 steals per game before he sustained a season-ending injury in January.

C.J. Wilcher has played in every game the past two seasons. He had 24 starts last season and scored in double figures 10 times.

Jamarques Lawrence became a starter for the final 12 games and averaged 9.0 points per game in that stretch while shooting nearly 40 percent on 3s.

Derrick Walker, the leading scorer and rebounder last season, is the biggest departure. Sam Griesel and Emmanuel Bandoumel also were starters who graduated. Reserves Wilhelm Breidenbach (Washington), Denim Dawson (Tennessee State) and Oleg Kojenets (Wyoming) left via the transfer portal.

The Huskers added five transfers in guards Brice Williams (Charlotte), Ahron Ulis (Iowa) and Jarron Coleman (Ball State) and forwards Rienk Mast (Bradley) and Josiah Allick (New Mexico).

Williams averaged a team-high 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and shot 40% on 3s and was MVP of the College Basketball Invitational. Ulis was Iowa's starting point guard last season, and Coleman averaged 14.6 points per game last season and led the Cardinals in assists three of his four years.

Mast was an All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team pick last season after leading Bradley with 13.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game and nine double-doubles. Allick was second in the Mountain West last season with 7.3 rebounds per game.

Ulis was among the Iowa athletes found to have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iowa-sports-wagering-hawkeyes-cyclones-dc789365fa46dea091e2278b524fbba5">engaged in underage sports betting</a>&nbsp;in violation of state law and NCAA rules. He has been practicing, but his eligibility remains in question.

There are only two true freshmen on the roster, guard Eli Rice from IMG Academy by way of Gallatin, Tennessee, and forward Matar Diop from Keystone Athletic Academy (Pennsylvania) by way of Senegal.

<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule">The Huskers open at home</a>&nbsp;against Lindenwood on Nov. 6. They play Oregon State in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Nov. 18. Their toughest nonconference game is Dec. 3 against eighth-ranked Creighton in Lincoln. Big Ten play starts Dec. 6 at Minnesota.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/10/1698166235195.jpeg" alt="&nbsp;Nebraska's Keisei Tominaga (30), of Japan, shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern on Jan. 25, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg's biggest offseason win came in May when 3-point shooting star Keisei Tominaga decided to return to Nebraska rather than enter the NBA draft. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)" />
 <figcaption>&nbsp;Nebraska's Keisei Tominaga (30), of Japan, shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern on Jan. 25, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg's biggest offseason win came in May when 3-point shooting star Keisei Tominaga decided to return to Nebraska rather than enter the NBA draft. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File)</figcaption>
 </figure>LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska more than doubled its number of Big Ten wins last season to mark the biggest improvement in Fred Hoiberg's four years coaching the Cornhuskers. He expects the ascent to continue with a roster that ranks as the conference's oldest.The Huskers went 16-16 for their first non-losing season since 2018-19 despite four rotation players missing time because of injuries. They were 12th in the Big Ten at 9-11 after they won six of their final eight regular-season games.“Had we stayed healthy last year, I think we would have had a great chance to be an NCAA Tournament team,” Hoiberg said. “We had that grit, defensive mindset and identity, and we wanted to get that same group of guys in here this year. So far that's what I've seen."The Huskers' roster includes eight players who are entering their fourth or fifth seasons as collegians and appeared in at least 62 games apiece. Three have at least 79 career starts each, and four have started at least 25.“We've got more depth than any team we’ve had since we’ve been at Nebraska,” Hoiberg said, "and we have the size and verstaility to play a lot of combinations. We can play small, we can play big, we can play gigantic if we want to. When you look at the 3-point shooting of guys in our rotation, the majority are at 35% or better.“When you have a team where you know what you're going to get, it makes your job easier and more enjoyable.”WHO’S BACKHoiberg's biggest offseason win came in May when 3-point shooting star Keisei Tominaga decided to return to Nebraska rather than enter the NBA draft. Tominaga averaged 13.1 points per game for the season and 20.3 as the Huskers won six of their last nine games. His 40.9% shooting from distance after he became a starter Jan. 18 was highest in the Big Ten among players who attempted at least six per game.Over the summer he helped&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/basketball-world-cup-olympics-paris-1da4d6721440964b0aac1ea1464c3970">lead his native Japan to a spot in the 2024 Olympics</a>&nbsp;with his performance in the FIBA World Cup. He was among just five college players in the World Cup and the only one to average more than 10 points per game.Juwan Gary started the Huskers' first 17 games and averaged 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and a team-high 1.4 steals per game before he sustained a season-ending injury in January.C.J. Wilcher has played in every game the past two seasons. He had 24 starts last season and scored in double figures 10 times.Jamarques Lawrence became a starter for the final 12 games and averaged 9.0 points per game in that stretch while shooting nearly 40 percent on 3s.WHO'S GONEDerrick Walker, the leading scorer and rebounder last season, is the biggest departure. Sam Griesel and Emmanuel Bandoumel also were starters who graduated. Reserves Wilhelm Breidenbach (Washington), Denim Dawson (Tennessee State) and Oleg Kojenets (Wyoming) left via the transfer portal.WHO’S NEWThe Huskers added five transfers in guards Brice Williams (Charlotte), Ahron Ulis (Iowa) and Jarron Coleman (Ball State) and forwards Rienk Mast (Bradley) and Josiah Allick (New Mexico).Williams averaged a team-high 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and shot 40% on 3s and was MVP of the College Basketball Invitational. Ulis was Iowa's starting point guard last season, and Coleman averaged 14.6 points per game last season and led the Cardinals in assists three of his four years.Mast was an All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team pick last season after leading Bradley with 13.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game and nine double-doubles. Allick was second in the Mountain West last season with 7.3 rebounds per game.Ulis was among the Iowa athletes found to have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iowa-sports-wagering-hawkeyes-cyclones-dc789365fa46dea091e2278b524fbba5">engaged in underage sports betting</a>&nbsp;in violation of state law and NCAA rules. He has been practicing, but his eligibility remains in question.There are only two true freshmen on the roster, guard Eli Rice from IMG Academy by way of Gallatin, Tennessee, and forward Matar Diop from Keystone Athletic Academy (Pennsylvania) by way of Senegal.LOOKING AHEAD<a href="https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule">The Huskers open at home</a>&nbsp;against Lindenwood on Nov. 6. They play Oregon State in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Nov. 18. Their toughest nonconference game is Dec. 3 against eighth-ranked Creighton in Lincoln. Big Ten play starts Dec. 6 at Minnesota.

Hoiberg hopes Tominaga's return and addition of veteran players allow Huskers to continue their rise

The Tri-City Storm dropped a 4-2 decision on home ice to the Dubuque Fighting Saints Saturday night at the Viaero Center. Artemi Nizameyev and Owen Beckner each netted a goal for Tri-City in the loss. The Storm will hit the road for four consecutive away games before returning home to the Viaero Center for back-to-back games against the Waterloo Black Hawks on Friday, November 10th, and Saturday, November 11th. Tickets to each game may be purchased online at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>, or by calling the Viaero Center Box Office during Box Office Hours at 308-338-8144. Puck drop for the Storm’s game against the Black Hawks on Friday, November 10th&nbsp;is scheduled for 7:05pm CT. The game on Saturday, November 11th&nbsp;will begin at 6:05pm. Saturday’s game is the Storm’s annual Military Appreciation Night presented by Nebraska Warriors.

Luke Malboeuf netted the lone goal of Saturday’s opening period to give the Fighting Saints a 1-0 lead on the road against the Storm. Malboeuf’s scoring play was assisted by Colin Frank and Fisher Scott. Each team notched eight shots on net during Saturday’s 1st&nbsp;period. The Storm trailed by a single goal entering the 2nd&nbsp;period.

Artemi Nizameyev scored his first goal of the season at 4:49 of Saturday’s 2nd&nbsp;period to bring the game to a 1-1 tie. The goal was netted even strength, and was assisted by Nolan Roed. Less than a minute later, Fisher Scott scored his first goal of the year to give the Fighting Saints another one-goal advantage in the matchup. Scott’s goal was scored at 5:37 of the 2nd&nbsp;period, and was netted even-strength. Joona Väisänen and Gavin Cornforth each notched an assist on the go-ahead goal. The Storm outshot the Fighting Saints 12-9 during the 2nd&nbsp;period, and began the 3rd&nbsp;period with a one-goal deficit.

Owen Beckner netted his third goal of the season to bring the game to a 2-2 tie at 5:57 of Saturday’s final period. Beckner’s even strength goal was assisted by Nick Peluso and Alexander Bales. Seamus Powell responded with his second goal of the year at 11:15 of the period to give Dubuque its third separate lead of the night. Gavin Cornforth and Michael Barron each recorded an assist on Powell’s powerplay goal. The scoring play by Powell was the game-winning goal. The final goal of Saturday’s game was scored into an empty net by James Reeder. Reeder’s goal was his third of the year and was scored at 18:24 of the 3rd&nbsp;period. Joona Väisänen notched his second assist of the game on the goal. The Storm outshot the Fighting Saints 12-7 in the 3rd&nbsp;period, and 32-24 overall in the game. Tri-City dropped the contest by a final score of 4-2 for the team’s first multi-goal loss of the season.

Kevin Reidler picked up the win in goal for the Fighting Saints in a 30-save-on-32-shot performance. Ivan Zhigalov dropped the game in net for the Storm after making 20 saves on 23 shots. The Storm finished the contest 0/5 on the powerplay, and 2/3 on the penalty kill. Saturday night’s game was played in front of 1,220 fans at the Viaero Center.

Tri-City hits the ice again on Friday, October 27th, in a road game against the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05pm CT. Skate to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>&nbsp;for individual game tickets and more information regarding the Tri-City Storm organization.

Story by Tri-City CommunicationsThe Tri-City Storm dropped a 4-2 decision on home ice to the Dubuque Fighting Saints Saturday night at the Viaero Center. Artemi Nizameyev and Owen Beckner each netted a goal for Tri-City in the loss. The Storm will hit the road for four consecutive away games before returning home to the Viaero Center for back-to-back games against the Waterloo Black Hawks on Friday, November 10th, and Saturday, November 11th. Tickets to each game may be purchased online at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>, or by calling the Viaero Center Box Office during Box Office Hours at 308-338-8144. Puck drop for the Storm’s game against the Black Hawks on Friday, November 10th&nbsp;is scheduled for 7:05pm CT. The game on Saturday, November 11th&nbsp;will begin at 6:05pm. Saturday’s game is the Storm’s annual Military Appreciation Night presented by Nebraska Warriors.Luke Malboeuf netted the lone goal of Saturday’s opening period to give the Fighting Saints a 1-0 lead on the road against the Storm. Malboeuf’s scoring play was assisted by Colin Frank and Fisher Scott. Each team notched eight shots on net during Saturday’s 1st&nbsp;period. The Storm trailed by a single goal entering the 2nd&nbsp;period.Artemi Nizameyev scored his first goal of the season at 4:49 of Saturday’s 2nd&nbsp;period to bring the game to a 1-1 tie. The goal was netted even strength, and was assisted by Nolan Roed. Less than a minute later, Fisher Scott scored his first goal of the year to give the Fighting Saints another one-goal advantage in the matchup. Scott’s goal was scored at 5:37 of the 2nd&nbsp;period, and was netted even-strength. Joona Väisänen and Gavin Cornforth each notched an assist on the go-ahead goal. The Storm outshot the Fighting Saints 12-9 during the 2nd&nbsp;period, and began the 3rd&nbsp;period with a one-goal deficit.Owen Beckner netted his third goal of the season to bring the game to a 2-2 tie at 5:57 of Saturday’s final period. Beckner’s even strength goal was assisted by Nick Peluso and Alexander Bales. Seamus Powell responded with his second goal of the year at 11:15 of the period to give Dubuque its third separate lead of the night. Gavin Cornforth and Michael Barron each recorded an assist on Powell’s powerplay goal. The scoring play by Powell was the game-winning goal. The final goal of Saturday’s game was scored into an empty net by James Reeder. Reeder’s goal was his third of the year and was scored at 18:24 of the 3rd&nbsp;period. Joona Väisänen notched his second assist of the game on the goal. The Storm outshot the Fighting Saints 12-7 in the 3rd&nbsp;period, and 32-24 overall in the game. Tri-City dropped the contest by a final score of 4-2 for the team’s first multi-goal loss of the season.Kevin Reidler picked up the win in goal for the Fighting Saints in a 30-save-on-32-shot performance. Ivan Zhigalov dropped the game in net for the Storm after making 20 saves on 23 shots. The Storm finished the contest 0/5 on the powerplay, and 2/3 on the penalty kill. Saturday night’s game was played in front of 1,220 fans at the Viaero Center.Tri-City hits the ice again on Friday, October 27th, in a road game against the Dubuque Fighting Saints. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05pm CT. Skate to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stormhockey.com/" target="_blank">www.StormHockey.com</a>&nbsp;for individual game tickets and more information regarding the Tri-City Storm organization.

Storm drops home game to Fighting Saint

Junior middle Phoenix Bailey had 17 kills and five blocks to help Pittsburg State defeat No. 8 Nebraska Kearney in four sets (<a href="https://lopers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023/pittsburg-state/boxscore/7523" target="_blank">19-25, -15, 24-26, 16-25</a>) Saturday afternoon in Kansas. The Gorillas (8-14, 4-10) earn their fourth all-time win over the&nbsp;Lopers&nbsp;(21-3, 11-3) and pick up their fifth home win of the fall. Looking to bounce back from a four-set loss at No. 19 Central Oklahoma on Friday night, UNK got off to a rough start as it had seven kills in the first set, compared to 19 for the Gorillas. Five different Pitt players had three or four kills as they finished on a 12-6 run. The Lopers rolled in set two as they had 18 kills, hit .312 and never trailed. Right side&nbsp;Jaden Ferguson&nbsp;(Lincoln SW) had five kills with outside&nbsp;Emersen Cyza&nbsp;(Alliance) and middle&nbsp;Mia Berg&nbsp;(Eureka, Mo.) at four apiece. The match was decided in the third set as there were 12 ties and four lead changes. A kill by middle&nbsp;Trista Marx&nbsp;(Limon, Colo.) made it 22-21 UNK but a Phoenix kill helped Pitt reach set point, 24-23. After a timeout, the Lopers ties things up a kill by Berg but Phoenix responded again and then recorded a solo block to make it 2-1.In the fourth set, Pitt rolled again as they hit .359 (17-3-39) while holding UNK to a .116 effort (11-6-43). Phoenix had five of her kills in this set with senior outside Janae Thurston adding five in nine swings. The Gorillas out hit the Lopers by a .244 to .193 margin overall, recording 12 more kills and digging up 16 more balls. Pitt also had four more blocks with UNK plus one in the serve game. Besides Phoenix, Thurston finished with 14 kills and a team-best 26 digs, sophomore libero Josie McCroskey was at 23 digs and four assists with freshman outside Avery DeLong providing 12 kills, five blocks and a .375 efficiency. Berg paced UNK with 14 kills, four block assists and a .379 attack percentage with Ferguson at 11 kills, 18 digs and a .256 effort. Next, libero&nbsp;Lauren Taubenheim&nbsp;(Lincoln Pius) had 22 digs with Marx at seven kills and a .316 efficiency. UNK hosts Emporia State (11-10, 5-8) on Tuesday night.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Story by UNK Athletic CommunicationsJunior middle Phoenix Bailey had 17 kills and five blocks to help Pittsburg State defeat No. 8 Nebraska Kearney in four sets (<a href="https://lopers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023/pittsburg-state/boxscore/7523" target="_blank">19-25, -15, 24-26, 16-25</a>) Saturday afternoon in Kansas. The Gorillas (8-14, 4-10) earn their fourth all-time win over the&nbsp;Lopers&nbsp;(21-3, 11-3) and pick up their fifth home win of the fall. Looking to bounce back from a four-set loss at No. 19 Central Oklahoma on Friday night, UNK got off to a rough start as it had seven kills in the first set, compared to 19 for the Gorillas. Five different Pitt players had three or four kills as they finished on a 12-6 run. The Lopers rolled in set two as they had 18 kills, hit .312 and never trailed. Right side&nbsp;Jaden Ferguson&nbsp;(Lincoln SW) had five kills with outside&nbsp;Emersen Cyza&nbsp;(Alliance) and middle&nbsp;Mia Berg&nbsp;(Eureka, Mo.) at four apiece. The match was decided in the third set as there were 12 ties and four lead changes. A kill by middle&nbsp;Trista Marx&nbsp;(Limon, Colo.) made it 22-21 UNK but a Phoenix kill helped Pitt reach set point, 24-23. After a timeout, the Lopers ties things up a kill by Berg but Phoenix responded again and then recorded a solo block to make it 2-1.In the fourth set, Pitt rolled again as they hit .359 (17-3-39) while holding UNK to a .116 effort (11-6-43). Phoenix had five of her kills in this set with senior outside Janae Thurston adding five in nine swings. The Gorillas out hit the Lopers by a .244 to .193 margin overall, recording 12 more kills and digging up 16 more balls. Pitt also had four more blocks with UNK plus one in the serve game. Besides Phoenix, Thurston finished with 14 kills and a team-best 26 digs, sophomore libero Josie McCroskey was at 23 digs and four assists with freshman outside Avery DeLong providing 12 kills, five blocks and a .375 efficiency. Berg paced UNK with 14 kills, four block assists and a .379 attack percentage with Ferguson at 11 kills, 18 digs and a .256 effort. Next, libero&nbsp;Lauren Taubenheim&nbsp;(Lincoln Pius) had 22 digs with Marx at seven kills and a .316 efficiency. UNK hosts Emporia State (11-10, 5-8) on Tuesday night.&nbsp;&nbsp;

UNK drops a second straight match

8-man Playoffs were re-seeded Friday morning after the East/West first round matchups, and all 8-man and 6-man brackets were released Saturday morning. The Post and our radio stations Flatrock 100.7 &amp; Z 93.5 Country will provide play-by-play coverage this Friday of Perkins County at Cross County at 5pm Mountain Time on Z93.5 Country, while we'll also air Ogallala at Auburn on Flatrock 100.7 on Friday. (no time has been announced yet for this game)

Other highlights with teams from the POST area include North Platte St. Pat's in Class D1, the Irish are the 2 seed and will host Clarkson/Leigh. In Class D2, #4 South Loop hosts Lawrence-Nelson while Mullen is at Wynot and Dundy County-Stratton will host Twin Loup.

In 6-Man, Paxton got the last seed and will travel to #1 Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, #12 Garden County will go to Wilcox-Hildreth. #2 Arthur County will host Shelton.&nbsp;

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Football Playoffs set, Follow Ogallala & Perkins County with Post (all brackets here)

On the performance of the defense&nbsp;“I thought periods were dominant but somewhat spotty. I told them at the half like 85 yards rushing at the half and we don’t do that. They did a really nice job in terms of the bye week. They were getting the tackle over and finding a way to pin, pull and put a tackle on Quinton (Newsome) and Newsome was coming off and setting the edge. You used to be able to cut that guy two years ago, you can’t cut him anymore. They had a couple runs but I thought saved that and Malcolm (Hartzog) is a safety and all of a sudden Tommi Hill gets hurt going into the half. So, Tommi (Hill) doesn’t go in the second half and Malcolm now goes back to corner. One thing we never wanted to do was put Malcom from safety to corner in a game. We just went back to Tamon (Lynum), who did a great job stepping up. Other than two big plays I thought the defense was close to dominant at times.”&nbsp;

On improvements after today’s game&nbsp;“We’re not going to play in fear, the passes were there. A lot of our passes were like, hey it’s a pass with a quarterback draw. The pass might happen and I said at one point we’re starting to get a little bit on hey we’re running the ball, we’re better when we are mixing it. We come out of a wheel route and Alex (Bullock) is wide open. We didn’t quite hit it today. I don’t know how we’re going to get better if we don’t call it and work through it. I don’t worry about things that, like three quick passes and our defense is tired. When the time of possession is tilted in our favor or when it’s close or even. The defense isn’t tired. I don’t worry about those things. If I was thinking that way I probably wouldn’t and I would say hey just run the ball, we have a lead. But we took the shot to Malachi (Coleman). We had some other shots in the game we thought we were going to have and made a couple of plays. I just think we have to continue to be aggressive and we just have to coach our way, and work our way through these phases of, you know what, hey it’s not super pretty right now just keep playing.”&nbsp;

On the maturity on the team as the season has progressed&nbsp;“We lost earlier in the year. It’s not really popular to say nowadays, but if you want to build a big building you have to dig a foundation. As I said I saw a lot of teams last week that were super awesome and they’re yelling at each other on the sidelines. We went through adversity and the players got to see that the coaches don’t change. The coaches got to see that the players keep coming in each week and the players got to see we battle each other. That doesn’t mean I want to lose those games, it just means that you talk to some of the players that were on the national championship team after losing to Florida State the year before… Tough times create strong men and we have a group of strong men there. The guys on defense, I’ve challenged them over and over again. Like what are you going to do if things don’t start off well early and they answered that call for me today, so we’re good with them.”&nbsp;

On player development as the season continues “The credit goes to players. I think Terrance (Knighton) has done a good job, a lot of it is the way that we practice and we do a one-on-one pass rush live. The team competes live, they get so many reps that skip out on going against each other. A lot of teams, probably more offensive teams, like their scout team, the defensive guys, read a card and try not to get beat. Our guys we compete, James (Williams) is hard to block in practice. A lot of the credit goes to Corey (Campbell) and Kristin (Coggin), he does an amazing job of just lifting these guys. They lift three days a week during season until they continue to get bigger and stronger. Kristin feeds them, so a guy like James that comes from Junior College he’s just getting better and better. Terrance is an excellent coach and I love the creativity of all the different packages. We had guys rotating in and out.”&nbsp;

<div><iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/Yh5rPI9T-Qhb3tgnY.html" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" title="Rhule Postgame Nw 10 21 Cart" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>On the performance of the defense&nbsp;“I thought periods were dominant but somewhat spotty. I told them at the half like 85 yards rushing at the half and we don’t do that. They did a really nice job in terms of the bye week. They were getting the tackle over and finding a way to pin, pull and put a tackle on Quinton (Newsome) and Newsome was coming off and setting the edge. You used to be able to cut that guy two years ago, you can’t cut him anymore. They had a couple runs but I thought saved that and Malcolm (Hartzog) is a safety and all of a sudden Tommi Hill gets hurt going into the half. So, Tommi (Hill) doesn’t go in the second half and Malcolm now goes back to corner. One thing we never wanted to do was put Malcom from safety to corner in a game. We just went back to Tamon (Lynum), who did a great job stepping up. Other than two big plays I thought the defense was close to dominant at times.”&nbsp;On improvements after today’s game&nbsp;“We’re not going to play in fear, the passes were there. A lot of our passes were like, hey it’s a pass with a quarterback draw. The pass might happen and I said at one point we’re starting to get a little bit on hey we’re running the ball, we’re better when we are mixing it. We come out of a wheel route and Alex (Bullock) is wide open. We didn’t quite hit it today. I don’t know how we’re going to get better if we don’t call it and work through it. I don’t worry about things that, like three quick passes and our defense is tired. When the time of possession is tilted in our favor or when it’s close or even. The defense isn’t tired. I don’t worry about those things. If I was thinking that way I probably wouldn’t and I would say hey just run the ball, we have a lead. But we took the shot to Malachi (Coleman). We had some other shots in the game we thought we were going to have and made a couple of plays. I just think we have to continue to be aggressive and we just have to coach our way, and work our way through these phases of, you know what, hey it’s not super pretty right now just keep playing.”&nbsp;On the maturity on the team as the season has progressed&nbsp;“We lost earlier in the year. It’s not really popular to say nowadays, but if you want to build a big building you have to dig a foundation. As I said I saw a lot of teams last week that were super awesome and they’re yelling at each other on the sidelines. We went through adversity and the players got to see that the coaches don’t change. The coaches got to see that the players keep coming in each week and the players got to see we battle each other. That doesn’t mean I want to lose those games, it just means that you talk to some of the players that were on the national championship team after losing to Florida State the year before… Tough times create strong men and we have a group of strong men there. The guys on defense, I’ve challenged them over and over again. Like what are you going to do if things don’t start off well early and they answered that call for me today, so we’re good with them.”&nbsp;On player development as the season continues “The credit goes to players. I think Terrance (Knighton) has done a good job, a lot of it is the way that we practice and we do a one-on-one pass rush live. The team competes live, they get so many reps that skip out on going against each other. A lot of teams, probably more offensive teams, like their scout team, the defensive guys, read a card and try not to get beat. Our guys we compete, James (Williams) is hard to block in practice. A lot of the credit goes to Corey (Campbell) and Kristin (Coggin), he does an amazing job of just lifting these guys. They lift three days a week during season until they continue to get bigger and stronger. Kristin feeds them, so a guy like James that comes from Junior College he’s just getting better and better. Terrance is an excellent coach and I love the creativity of all the different packages. We had guys rotating in and out.”&nbsp;

Coach Rhule met with the media after the Huskers victory over Northwestern

The #25 Nebraska soccer team claimed a share of the 2023 Big Ten Conference title, as the Huskers defeated Illinois by 4-2 decision to cap off an outstanding regular season. Finishing with a 7-1-2 record in league play, NU notches its fifth regular-season title in program history and 11th combined championship, which includes six conference tournament titles.

Junior Abbey Schwarz and Sarah Weber recorded three points each in the first half en route to the victory, as the Huskers improved to 13-2-3 overall, while Illinois fell to 6-8-3 overall and 2-6-2 in the conference.&nbsp;

For the second time this season, NU scored four or more goals in the first half, as four different Huskers tallied finishes and senior Sami Hauk kept Illinois scoreless in the first 45 minutes.&nbsp;

The Huskers held the offensive pressure from the beginning as Eleanor Dale recorded the game’s first shot in the third minute. Then the Huskers got the scoring started in the 20th minute when Schwarz netted her third goal of the season. Florence Belzile sent the corner kick into the goal box, which was gathered and sent by Schwarz across the goal line. Belzile’s assist marks her 13th on the season, good for second in the conference and tied for third in the nation.

Less than 10 minutes later, the Huskers extended their lead to 2-0 thanks to Dale’s nation-leading 23rd goal on the season. Dale’s third shot on goal of the game, off assists from Schwarz and Weber, found its way past the Illinois goalie into the bottom left corner of the net in the 29th minute.&nbsp;

In the 34th minute, sophomore defender Lauryn Anglim shot her corner kick into the net for her first goal of the season and second career. Just seven minutes later, Dale’s header went off the Illini defense which Weber gathered off the rebound and punched past the goalie for her 10th finish of the season.&nbsp;

The teams entered halftime with the Huskers holding the advantage in shots (12-8), shots on goal (7-4) and corners (5-3).&nbsp;

Then in the 51st minute, Illinois tallied its first goal of the game as Makala Woods scored off an assist from Joanna Verzosa-Dolezal. Then in the 89th minute, Illinois netted its second goal of the game, but the Huskers held on for the 4-2 victory and secured their&nbsp;seventh conference win of the season and sixth-straight victory.&nbsp;

Up next, the Huskers host a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal match on Sunday, Oct. 29. Tickets for the match will go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. (CT) and can be purchased by calling 1-800-8 BIG RED or by visiting Huskers.com/tickets.

Story by NU Athletic Communications<figure>
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 </figure>The #25 Nebraska soccer team claimed a share of the 2023 Big Ten Conference title, as the Huskers defeated Illinois by 4-2 decision to cap off an outstanding regular season. Finishing with a 7-1-2 record in league play, NU notches its fifth regular-season title in program history and 11th combined championship, which includes six conference tournament titles.Junior Abbey Schwarz and Sarah Weber recorded three points each in the first half en route to the victory, as the Huskers improved to 13-2-3 overall, while Illinois fell to 6-8-3 overall and 2-6-2 in the conference.&nbsp;For the second time this season, NU scored four or more goals in the first half, as four different Huskers tallied finishes and senior Sami Hauk kept Illinois scoreless in the first 45 minutes.&nbsp;The Huskers held the offensive pressure from the beginning as Eleanor Dale recorded the game’s first shot in the third minute. Then the Huskers got the scoring started in the 20th minute when Schwarz netted her third goal of the season. Florence Belzile sent the corner kick into the goal box, which was gathered and sent by Schwarz across the goal line. Belzile’s assist marks her 13th on the season, good for second in the conference and tied for third in the nation.Less than 10 minutes later, the Huskers extended their lead to 2-0 thanks to Dale’s nation-leading 23rd goal on the season. Dale’s third shot on goal of the game, off assists from Schwarz and Weber, found its way past the Illinois goalie into the bottom left corner of the net in the 29th minute.&nbsp;In the 34th minute, sophomore defender Lauryn Anglim shot her corner kick into the net for her first goal of the season and second career. Just seven minutes later, Dale’s header went off the Illini defense which Weber gathered off the rebound and punched past the goalie for her 10th finish of the season.&nbsp;The teams entered halftime with the Huskers holding the advantage in shots (12-8), shots on goal (7-4) and corners (5-3).&nbsp;Then in the 51st minute, Illinois tallied its first goal of the game as Makala Woods scored off an assist from Joanna Verzosa-Dolezal. Then in the 89th minute, Illinois netted its second goal of the game, but the Huskers held on for the 4-2 victory and secured their&nbsp;seventh conference win of the season and sixth-straight victory.&nbsp;Up next, the Huskers host a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal match on Sunday, Oct. 29. Tickets for the match will go on sale Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. (CT) and can be purchased by calling 1-800-8 BIG RED or by visiting Huskers.com/tickets.

Huskers claim Big Ten Soccer championship 

The 1 vs. 2 battle between Wisconsin and Nebraska lived up to the hype with the second-ranked Huskers coming out on top against the top-ranked Badgers in five sets - 25-22, 17-25, 20-25, 26-24, 15-13 - on Saturday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The Huskers (19-0, 10-0 Big Ten) finally beat the Badgers (18-1, 9-1 Big Ten) for the first time since 2017, snapping a streak of 10 straight losses. Nebraska also beat the No. 1-ranked team for the first time since 2017.&nbsp;

The attendance for the match was 9,198, a new Devaney Center record crowd since the arena was reconfigured for volleyball in 2013.

Merritt Beason had 21 kills to lead the Huskers to victory, while Harper Murray finished with 14 kills and 15 digs, and Ally Batenhorst had 13 kills.&nbsp;

Nebraska hit .130 in the match and committed 44 attacking errors. Wisconsin hit .223, but the Huskers had 16 more kills (69-53). Nebraska also served three aces and was not aced by Wisconsin.&nbsp;

Wisconsin had 18 blocks, while Nebraska had seven. Andi Jackson had four to lead the Big Red, and she added eight kills. Bekka Allick added two blocks and seven kills. The Huskers outdug the Badgers, 74-65. Lexi Rodriguez had 17, as did setter Bergen Reilly, who also provided 50 assists and four kills. Laney Choboy had 11 digs and led all players with 23 serve attempts. It was Choboy at the line for the final three points of the match - all Murray kills.&nbsp;

Sarah Franklin had 17 kills to pace Wisconsin.&nbsp;

Set 1: The Huskers went on 6-0 run to take a 9-4 lead. Beason had two kills and Rodriguez had a rare libero kill, while Reilly had a solo block. A Batenhorst kill made it 15-11 Huskers, and Batenhorst and Murray had back-to-back kills to push the lead to 17-12. After Jackson put down a kill for an 18-13 advantage, Wisconsin put together back-to-back kills to get within 18-15. After a timeout, Reilly dumped a kill for sideout, and back-to-back kills by Murray and Beason pushed the lead back to five, 21-16. Wisconsin pulled within 22-20 after a pair of Husker hitting errors, but Batenhorst terminated back-to-back kills for set point, 24-20. The Huskers misfired on two swings to allow the Badgers within 24-22, but a block by Jackson and Reilly ended it, 25-22.&nbsp;

Set 2: Wisconsin claimed an 8-5 lead after a kill and back-to-back blocks. The Badgers turned up their block, posting eight early in the set to go up 13-8. Wisconsin later used a 5-0 run to go up 19-10, and the Badgers finished the set on top, 25-17, with 12 blocks in the set as the Huskers hit -.077. &nbsp;

Set 3: Wisconsin took control early, building an 11-5 lead. The Badgers led by as many as eight, 21-13, but the Huskers chipped away to get within 22-18 after kills by Beason and Batenhorst. A service error gave Wisconsin a 23-18 lead, but a block by Jackson and Beason and ace by Murray made it 23-20. However, the Badgers closed out a 25-20 win to take a 2-1 lead.&nbsp;

Set 4: NU rallied from 6-4 down to go up 9-6 with a 5-0 run served by Choboy. Batenhorst and Jackson had kills, and Reilly had a block. After Wisconsin sided out, Jackson connected again to make it 10-7, and the Huskers led 15-13. NU held a 17-16 lead, but Wisconsin reeled off a 5-2 run to go ahead 21-18. Reilly dumped a kill and Wisconsin committed an error to make it 21-20, and Kennedi Orr served an ace to tie the score at 21-21. The Badgers regained a 23-21 lead, but a kill by Beason and Badger hitting error tied the score at 23-23. The Badgers earned match point with a kill, but Murray answered with a kill to make it 24-24. Jackson was credited with a kill for a 25-24 lead, and Allick put down an overpass for a 26-24 Husker win.&nbsp;

Set 5: Wisconsin was up 6-4 before kills by Beason and Murray tied it 6-6. However, the Badgers reclaimed an 8-6 lead as the teams switched sides. Wisconsin led 10-8 when Beason put down her 20th kill to cut it to 10-9, but Anna Smrek answered with a kill for Wisconsin. After a timeout, Beason fired again to cut it to 11-10. The Huskers committed a service error, but the Badgers followed up with a net violation before Murray rolled a kill to tie the score at 12-12. After a Wisconsin timeout, Murray connected again for a 13-12 NU lead, its first in set five. Murray came up big again on the next rally with her 13th kill for match point, 14-12. Franklin recorded a kill on the next rally to cut it to 14-13, but the Huskers won the final point after a would-be Wisconsin kill was overturned by a net violation on the Badgers. &nbsp;

Up Next: Nebraska will host Maryland next Friday at 7 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.&nbsp;

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsThe 1 vs. 2 battle between Wisconsin and Nebraska lived up to the hype with the second-ranked Huskers coming out on top against the top-ranked Badgers in five sets - 25-22, 17-25, 20-25, 26-24, 15-13 - on Saturday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.The Huskers (19-0, 10-0 Big Ten) finally beat the Badgers (18-1, 9-1 Big Ten) for the first time since 2017, snapping a streak of 10 straight losses. Nebraska also beat the No. 1-ranked team for the first time since 2017.&nbsp;The attendance for the match was 9,198, a new Devaney Center record crowd since the arena was reconfigured for volleyball in 2013.Merritt Beason had 21 kills to lead the Huskers to victory, while Harper Murray finished with 14 kills and 15 digs, and Ally Batenhorst had 13 kills.&nbsp;Nebraska hit .130 in the match and committed 44 attacking errors. Wisconsin hit .223, but the Huskers had 16 more kills (69-53). Nebraska also served three aces and was not aced by Wisconsin.&nbsp;Wisconsin had 18 blocks, while Nebraska had seven. Andi Jackson had four to lead the Big Red, and she added eight kills. Bekka Allick added two blocks and seven kills. The Huskers outdug the Badgers, 74-65. Lexi Rodriguez had 17, as did setter Bergen Reilly, who also provided 50 assists and four kills. Laney Choboy had 11 digs and led all players with 23 serve attempts. It was Choboy at the line for the final three points of the match - all Murray kills.&nbsp;Sarah Franklin had 17 kills to pace Wisconsin.&nbsp;Set 1: The Huskers went on 6-0 run to take a 9-4 lead. Beason had two kills and Rodriguez had a rare libero kill, while Reilly had a solo block. A Batenhorst kill made it 15-11 Huskers, and Batenhorst and Murray had back-to-back kills to push the lead to 17-12. After Jackson put down a kill for an 18-13 advantage, Wisconsin put together back-to-back kills to get within 18-15. After a timeout, Reilly dumped a kill for sideout, and back-to-back kills by Murray and Beason pushed the lead back to five, 21-16. Wisconsin pulled within 22-20 after a pair of Husker hitting errors, but Batenhorst terminated back-to-back kills for set point, 24-20. The Huskers misfired on two swings to allow the Badgers within 24-22, but a block by Jackson and Reilly ended it, 25-22.&nbsp;Set 2: Wisconsin claimed an 8-5 lead after a kill and back-to-back blocks. The Badgers turned up their block, posting eight early in the set to go up 13-8. Wisconsin later used a 5-0 run to go up 19-10, and the Badgers finished the set on top, 25-17, with 12 blocks in the set as the Huskers hit -.077. &nbsp;Set 3: Wisconsin took control early, building an 11-5 lead. The Badgers led by as many as eight, 21-13, but the Huskers chipped away to get within 22-18 after kills by Beason and Batenhorst. A service error gave Wisconsin a 23-18 lead, but a block by Jackson and Beason and ace by Murray made it 23-20. However, the Badgers closed out a 25-20 win to take a 2-1 lead.&nbsp;Set 4: NU rallied from 6-4 down to go up 9-6 with a 5-0 run served by Choboy. Batenhorst and Jackson had kills, and Reilly had a block. After Wisconsin sided out, Jackson connected again to make it 10-7, and the Huskers led 15-13. NU held a 17-16 lead, but Wisconsin reeled off a 5-2 run to go ahead 21-18. Reilly dumped a kill and Wisconsin committed an error to make it 21-20, and Kennedi Orr served an ace to tie the score at 21-21. The Badgers regained a 23-21 lead, but a kill by Beason and Badger hitting error tied the score at 23-23. The Badgers earned match point with a kill, but Murray answered with a kill to make it 24-24. Jackson was credited with a kill for a 25-24 lead, and Allick put down an overpass for a 26-24 Husker win.&nbsp;Set 5: Wisconsin was up 6-4 before kills by Beason and Murray tied it 6-6. However, the Badgers reclaimed an 8-6 lead as the teams switched sides. Wisconsin led 10-8 when Beason put down her 20th kill to cut it to 10-9, but Anna Smrek answered with a kill for Wisconsin. After a timeout, Beason fired again to cut it to 11-10. The Huskers committed a service error, but the Badgers followed up with a net violation before Murray rolled a kill to tie the score at 12-12. After a Wisconsin timeout, Murray connected again for a 13-12 NU lead, its first in set five. Murray came up big again on the next rally with her 13th kill for match point, 14-12. Franklin recorded a kill on the next rally to cut it to 14-13, but the Huskers won the final point after a would-be Wisconsin kill was overturned by a net violation on the Badgers. &nbsp;Up Next: Nebraska will host Maryland next Friday at 7 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.&nbsp;

Huskers defeat Badgers in epic #1 vs. #2 battle

DENVER (AP) — The end of Denver's dubious streak of blown halftime leads and the Broncos' first home victory under coach Sean Payton both came from the most unexpected of sources.

Backup safety P.J. Locke saved the Broncos from another second-half meltdown, intercepting Jordan Love's deep pass in the closing minutes to preserve a 19-17 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

Locke — subbing for safety Kareem Jackson, who was ejected for the second time this season following an illegal high hit earlier in the fourth quarter on tight end Luke Musgrave — picked off the throw intended for Samori Toure just after the two-minute warning.

“I saw the ball in their air, I was like, ‘It’s mine,'" the fourth-year pro out of Texas said of his first career interception, which came in his 50th NFL game, all as a reserve.

On the play,&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/MileHighReport/status/1716233342226399386?s=20">running back A.J. Dillon was wide open</a>&nbsp;for what would have been a big gain underneath, but Love was looking to go deep on third-and-20 from midfield.

The Broncos (2-5) then ran out the clock with Russell Wilson launching a deep heave on fourth-and-9 from his own 26 after taking the shotgun snap with 6 seconds remaining and the Packers (2-4) out of timeouts.

That gave Payton his first win at home in four tries and snapped the Broncos' streak of losing 10 consecutive games in which they'd taken a lead into halftime.

Payton wasn't a celebratory mood, saying, “We're never happy. You know, we work hard, we want it. ... I'm happy we won, I am. I think I was happier before I came in here” to the postgame news conference.

Payton said he's hopeful of much more meaningful milestones, and he bristled when asked about Denver finally making a halftime lead hold up.

"My team hadn't blown 10 straight," Payton said. “So, let's start by saying, ‘The Denver Broncos historically ...’"

When the reporter did just that, Payton cut him off: “Yeah, I don't pay attention to that.”

Three of those blown halftime leads came on Payton's watch, and the Broncos frittered away a 9-0 advantage at the midpoint Sunday before Wil Lutz's fourth field goal, from 52 yards out, with 3:50 remaining put Denver back in front for good.

The Packers quickly approached field-goal range for rookie kicker Anders Carlson, but after A.J. Dillon's 29-yard catch-and-run, things went sideways for Green Bay. Love was facing third-and-20 from his own 46 when his deep pass was picked off.

The Packers took a 17-16 lead on Love's 4-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed midway through the fourth quarter that went off Romeo Doubs' hands.

Doubs had pulled the Packers within 16-10 in the third quarter on a 16-yard touchdown catch that both he and cornerback Patrick Surtain II corralled as they tumbled to the ground.

On the broadcast, CBS rules expert Gene Steratore said he believed&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1716221608929669400?s=20">the touchdown should have been ruled an interception</a>&nbsp;because Surtain had two feet down before Doubs did. Therefore, Steratore argued, Surtain had completed the catch before Doubs had done so.

“That makes me feel better,” Surtain said, “but at the end of the day it was still a touchdown.”

Payton concurred, saying, “I was surprised” it wasn't ruled an interception on the field or via the NFL's standard review of all scoring plays. “I think we're going to see that was something that should have been called the other way,” Payton said.

Refreee Alex Kemp, however, explained to a pool reporter, “We ruled on the field that the Green Bay receiver controlled the ball while airborne and came to the ground and never lost control of the ball and therefore, by rule, it is a touchdown.”

Kemp said simultaneous possession wasn't ruled on the field but even if it had been, the play still would have resulted in a touchdown.

NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating Walt Anderson said the TD call was confirmed at league headquarters in New York.

“And since the ruling on the field was a touchdown, we reviewed the play for the elements of a catch, which were control and maintaining control when he went to the ground, and then the receiver kept control of the ball,” Anderson said. "There were no views that showed that the receiver ever lost control of the ball from the time he initially possessed it until he completed the catch process on the ground.”

Locke's interception rendered it a moot point as far as the outcome was concerned.

Wilson rebounded from his worst game as a Bronco a week earlier to throw for 195 yards on 20-of-29 passing with one touchdown, a 18-yarder to Courtland Sutton that gave Denver a 16-3 lead.

Jackson, who’s been fined four times already for illegal hits and drew an ejection against Washington in Week 2, was DQ’d after hitting Musgrave in the head after his 18-yard catch along the Packers sideline early in the fourth quarter.

“I think one of the challenges for Kareem is he's got some priors,” Payton said. “So, you know, when you get pulled over and you've had four or five speeding violations, you're going to spend a little more time on the side of the road.”

Aaron Jones returned from a pulled hamstring and gained 58 yards on 11 touches, not nearly enough to kick-start Green Bay's stagnant offense.

During their last four games, the Packers have been outscored a combined 63-6 in the first half.

“We just lost to Denver,” cornerback Rasul Douglas said, his voice dripping with disgust. “Not saying they're terrible, but come on, we're supposed to win, man."

Four Packers were injured in the second quarter: DL Devonte Wyatt (knee), S Darnell Savage (calf), CB Eric Stokes (hamstring) and WR Jayden Reed (shin). Musgrave (ankle) left after the illegal hit by Jackson.

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football WriterDENVER (AP) — The end of Denver's dubious streak of blown halftime leads and the Broncos' first home victory under coach Sean Payton both came from the most unexpected of sources.Backup safety P.J. Locke saved the Broncos from another second-half meltdown, intercepting Jordan Love's deep pass in the closing minutes to preserve a 19-17 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.Locke — subbing for safety Kareem Jackson, who was ejected for the second time this season following an illegal high hit earlier in the fourth quarter on tight end Luke Musgrave — picked off the throw intended for Samori Toure just after the two-minute warning.“I saw the ball in their air, I was like, ‘It’s mine,'" the fourth-year pro out of Texas said of his first career interception, which came in his 50th NFL game, all as a reserve.On the play,&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/MileHighReport/status/1716233342226399386?s=20">running back A.J. Dillon was wide open</a>&nbsp;for what would have been a big gain underneath, but Love was looking to go deep on third-and-20 from midfield.The Broncos (2-5) then ran out the clock with Russell Wilson launching a deep heave on fourth-and-9 from his own 26 after taking the shotgun snap with 6 seconds remaining and the Packers (2-4) out of timeouts.That gave Payton his first win at home in four tries and snapped the Broncos' streak of losing 10 consecutive games in which they'd taken a lead into halftime.Payton wasn't a celebratory mood, saying, “We're never happy. You know, we work hard, we want it. ... I'm happy we won, I am. I think I was happier before I came in here” to the postgame news conference.Payton said he's hopeful of much more meaningful milestones, and he bristled when asked about Denver finally making a halftime lead hold up."My team hadn't blown 10 straight," Payton said. “So, let's start by saying, ‘The Denver Broncos historically ...’"When the reporter did just that, Payton cut him off: “Yeah, I don't pay attention to that.”Three of those blown halftime leads came on Payton's watch, and the Broncos frittered away a 9-0 advantage at the midpoint Sunday before Wil Lutz's fourth field goal, from 52 yards out, with 3:50 remaining put Denver back in front for good.The Packers quickly approached field-goal range for rookie kicker Anders Carlson, but after A.J. Dillon's 29-yard catch-and-run, things went sideways for Green Bay. Love was facing third-and-20 from his own 46 when his deep pass was picked off.The Packers took a 17-16 lead on Love's 4-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed midway through the fourth quarter that went off Romeo Doubs' hands.Doubs had pulled the Packers within 16-10 in the third quarter on a 16-yard touchdown catch that both he and cornerback Patrick Surtain II corralled as they tumbled to the ground.On the broadcast, CBS rules expert Gene Steratore said he believed&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/NFL/status/1716221608929669400?s=20">the touchdown should have been ruled an interception</a>&nbsp;because Surtain had two feet down before Doubs did. Therefore, Steratore argued, Surtain had completed the catch before Doubs had done so.“That makes me feel better,” Surtain said, “but at the end of the day it was still a touchdown.”Payton concurred, saying, “I was surprised” it wasn't ruled an interception on the field or via the NFL's standard review of all scoring plays. “I think we're going to see that was something that should have been called the other way,” Payton said.Refreee Alex Kemp, however, explained to a pool reporter, “We ruled on the field that the Green Bay receiver controlled the ball while airborne and came to the ground and never lost control of the ball and therefore, by rule, it is a touchdown.”Kemp said simultaneous possession wasn't ruled on the field but even if it had been, the play still would have resulted in a touchdown.NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating Walt Anderson said the TD call was confirmed at league headquarters in New York.“And since the ruling on the field was a touchdown, we reviewed the play for the elements of a catch, which were control and maintaining control when he went to the ground, and then the receiver kept control of the ball,” Anderson said. "There were no views that showed that the receiver ever lost control of the ball from the time he initially possessed it until he completed the catch process on the ground.”Locke's interception rendered it a moot point as far as the outcome was concerned.Wilson rebounded from his worst game as a Bronco a week earlier to throw for 195 yards on 20-of-29 passing with one touchdown, a 18-yarder to Courtland Sutton that gave Denver a 16-3 lead.JACKSON EJECTIONJackson, who’s been fined four times already for illegal hits and drew an ejection against Washington in Week 2, was DQ’d after hitting Musgrave in the head after his 18-yard catch along the Packers sideline early in the fourth quarter.“I think one of the challenges for Kareem is he's got some priors,” Payton said. “So, you know, when you get pulled over and you've had four or five speeding violations, you're going to spend a little more time on the side of the road.”Aaron Jones returned from a pulled hamstring and gained 58 yards on 11 touches, not nearly enough to kick-start Green Bay's stagnant offense.During their last four games, the Packers have been outscored a combined 63-6 in the first half.“We just lost to Denver,” cornerback Rasul Douglas said, his voice dripping with disgust. “Not saying they're terrible, but come on, we're supposed to win, man."INJURIESFour Packers were injured in the second quarter: DL Devonte Wyatt (knee), S Darnell Savage (calf), CB Eric Stokes (hamstring) and WR Jayden Reed (shin). Musgrave (ankle) left after the illegal hit by Jackson.UP NEXTPackers: Host Minnesota next Sunday.Broncos: Host Kansas City next Sunday.

P.J. Locke saves Denver from another second-half meltdown as Broncos beat Packers 19-17

The 33rd-ranked Missouri Western State Griffons won a video challenge with three minutes left and that led to junior Cody Watson hitting a walk-off 31-yard field goal to help the Griffons rally past Nebraska Kearney,&nbsp;<a href="https://lopers.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&amp;id=7446" target="_blank">20-17</a>, Saturday at Ron &amp; Carol Cope Stadium. The Griffs (6-2) improve to 3-1 in games decided by a touchdown or less while the&nbsp;Lopers&nbsp;(2-6) fall to 1-3 in such contests. UNK still leads the all-time series, 20-13."That one hurts, there's no doubt about it," said UNK head coach&nbsp;Ryan Held. "We've really been fighting and sticking to our process of trying to get better and put ourselves in position to win. We did that today against a good team and we had our chances. At the end of the day thought, there's still those sequential paralyzing plays." Mo West trailed 17-7 heading into the fourth quarter but started their comeback after sixth-year senior quarterback Armani&nbsp;Edden&nbsp;scrambled for 19 yards on 3rd &amp; 15 to start the final 15 minutes.&nbsp;Edden&nbsp;then ran for 14 yards on 3rd &amp; 10 a few plays later and then found 6-5 junior receiver Jake&nbsp;Berrey&nbsp;from 14 yards out to make it a one score game. Unfortunately, UNK inadvertently downed the subsequent kickoff at their own five-yard line. The Griffs forced a punt, took over at the Loper 47-yard line with Watson tying things up from 34-yards out.&nbsp;Edden&nbsp;converted 3rd &amp; 10 thanks to a 19-yard throw a few players earlier.&nbsp;

"Our kids played hard, and they fought. A lot of teams would've just folded but, again, we're right there,"&nbsp;said Held. "At the end of the day, we didn't get it done. I feel for our guys. "On the next UNK drive, redshirt sophomore QB&nbsp;Sean Johnson Jr.&nbsp;(Orlando) had his number called on four straight runs. They gained 45 yards, but the drive stalled at the Griffon 31-yard line. A 12-yard punt gave Mo West the ball back with&nbsp;Edden&nbsp;throwing a 14-yard pass to receiver&nbsp;Traveon&nbsp;James on second down. The play was called a fumble on the field with corner&nbsp;Jerome Houston Jr.&nbsp;(Bellevue West) with the force and junior rover&nbsp;Jamere&nbsp;Jones&nbsp;(Clayton, N.C.) with the recovery. However, the play was overturned after a video review, and it was 1st &amp; 10 Griffs at their own 34-yard line. "I punted the ball because I wanted them to have to drive 90 yards for a field goal. They didn't have a returner back. The (short) punt and (downed) kickoff are just two catastrophic plays," said Held. "They went in and looked at it (video review) and that would've been nice to have had that. "Edden&nbsp;completed two more passes, for 15 yards, ran 13 yards for a first down with redshirt freshman back Seth Cromwell running for 21 yards on 3rd &amp; 1 from the Loper 35-yard line. His forward progress didn't stop and the whole Griff offense helped him matriculate the ball down the field. "At that moment (losing the review), you have to switch and get into the mode of we've got to stop them," said Held. "That's where we must continue to learn. That was a disappointment, but you must be able to let that go and play the next down. Because they still had to go down and kick a field goal. "Watson had a 30-yard field goal blocked by tackle&nbsp;Tell Spies&nbsp;(Mullen) at the end of the half and was wide on a 45-yard attempt in the first quarter, but his game-winner went through the uprights. He's now 10 of 15 on the season. QB&nbsp;TJ Davis&nbsp;(Colorado Springs) threw scoring passes of 36 and 48 yards to receivers&nbsp;Cole Brown&nbsp;(Dallas, Ga.) and&nbsp;Reggie Anderson&nbsp;(Gaithersburg, Md.) to make it 14-7 midway through the second quarter. UNK could've easily increased its lead as tackle&nbsp;Stephen&nbsp;Matina&nbsp;(Lansing, Kan.) forced a fumble at the Griffon five-yard line after a rough kick return for the Griffs. End&nbsp;Quillan&nbsp;Felton&nbsp;(LaGrange, Ga.) had the recovery, but three subsequent plays netted two yards and a 23-yard field goal was wide."Forty-six plays are not enough. I thought Sean did a really nice job. He came in and we were humming really, really good (at the end)," said Held. "That two QB system is a good threat for us."Mo West out gained UNK by a 379-268 margin thanks to running 25 more plays. Cromwell ran for an even 100 yards on 19 carries with&nbsp;Edden&nbsp;going 24 of 36 for 193 yards. James and junior receiver&nbsp;Tayler&nbsp;Carey both caught six passes for a combined 87 yards. Defensively, ends&nbsp;Dakari&nbsp;Streeter (3.0 TFL) and CJ&nbsp;Ravenell&nbsp;(five tackles) and linebacker Anthony&nbsp;Villanueva&nbsp;(six tackles) led the way. For UNK, Johnson Jr. tallied 89 yards on 10 carries with back&nbsp;Kevin Brown&nbsp;(East St. Louis) coming off the IL to run for 20 yards on six totes. Next, Davis was 7 of 9 for 113 yards with junior receiver&nbsp;AJ&nbsp;McPhee&nbsp;(Belle Glade, Fla.) having two catches for 29 yards. Felton (eight tackles, two&nbsp;TFL's) led the Loper D with corner&nbsp;Armani Webster&nbsp;(Chicago) and safety&nbsp;Tre&nbsp;O'Guinn&nbsp;(Peoria, Ariz.) having seven stops apiece. UNK heads to Emporia State next Saturday. The No. 24 Hornets (5-3) lost at No. 16 Central Missouri today, 77-27.



Story by UNK Athletic Communications

The 33rd-ranked Missouri Western State Griffons won a video challenge with three minutes left and that led to junior Cody Watson hitting a walk-off 31-yard field goal to help the Griffons rally past Nebraska Kearney,&nbsp;<a href="https://lopers.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&amp;id=7446" target="_blank">20-17</a>, Saturday at Ron &amp; Carol Cope Stadium. The Griffs (6-2) improve to 3-1 in games decided by a touchdown or less while the&nbsp;Lopers&nbsp;(2-6) fall to 1-3 in such contests. UNK still leads the all-time series, 20-13."That one hurts, there's no doubt about it," said UNK head coach&nbsp;Ryan Held. "We've really been fighting and sticking to our process of trying to get better and put ourselves in position to win. We did that today against a good team and we had our chances. At the end of the day thought, there's still those sequential paralyzing plays." Mo West trailed 17-7 heading into the fourth quarter but started their comeback after sixth-year senior quarterback Armani&nbsp;Edden&nbsp;scrambled for 19 yards on 3rd &amp; 15 to start the final 15 minutes.&nbsp;Edden&nbsp;then ran for 14 yards on 3rd &amp; 10 a few plays later and then found 6-5 junior receiver Jake&nbsp;Berrey&nbsp;from 14 yards out to make it a one score game. Unfortunately, UNK inadvertently downed the subsequent kickoff at their own five-yard line. The Griffs forced a punt, took over at the Loper 47-yard line with Watson tying things up from 34-yards out.&nbsp;Edden&nbsp;converted 3rd &amp; 10 thanks to a 19-yard throw a few players earlier.&nbsp;"Our kids played hard, and they fought. A lot of teams would've just folded but, again, we're right there,"&nbsp;said Held. "At the end of the day, we didn't get it done. I feel for our guys. "On the next UNK drive, redshirt sophomore QB&nbsp;Sean Johnson Jr.&nbsp;(Orlando) had his number called on four straight runs. They gained 45 yards, but the drive stalled at the Griffon 31-yard line. A 12-yard punt gave Mo West the ball back with&nbsp;Edden&nbsp;throwing a 14-yard pass to receiver&nbsp;Traveon&nbsp;James on second down. The play was called a fumble on the field with corner&nbsp;Jerome Houston Jr.&nbsp;(Bellevue West) with the force and junior rover&nbsp;Jamere&nbsp;Jones&nbsp;(Clayton, N.C.) with the recovery. However, the play was overturned after a video review, and it was 1st &amp; 10 Griffs at their own 34-yard line. "I punted the ball because I wanted them to have to drive 90 yards for a field goal. They didn't have a returner back. The (short) punt and (downed) kickoff are just two catastrophic plays," said Held. "They went in and looked at it (video review) and that would've been nice to have had that. "Edden&nbsp;completed two more passes, for 15 yards, ran 13 yards for a first down with redshirt freshman back Seth Cromwell running for 21 yards on 3rd &amp; 1 from the Loper 35-yard line. His forward progress didn't stop and the whole Griff offense helped him matriculate the ball down the field. "At that moment (losing the review), you have to switch and get into the mode of we've got to stop them," said Held. "That's where we must continue to learn. That was a disappointment, but you must be able to let that go and play the next down. Because they still had to go down and kick a field goal. "Watson had a 30-yard field goal blocked by tackle&nbsp;Tell Spies&nbsp;(Mullen) at the end of the half and was wide on a 45-yard attempt in the first quarter, but his game-winner went through the uprights. He's now 10 of 15 on the season. QB&nbsp;TJ Davis&nbsp;(Colorado Springs) threw scoring passes of 36 and 48 yards to receivers&nbsp;Cole Brown&nbsp;(Dallas, Ga.) and&nbsp;Reggie Anderson&nbsp;(Gaithersburg, Md.) to make it 14-7 midway through the second quarter. UNK could've easily increased its lead as tackle&nbsp;Stephen&nbsp;Matina&nbsp;(Lansing, Kan.) forced a fumble at the Griffon five-yard line after a rough kick return for the Griffs. End&nbsp;Quillan&nbsp;Felton&nbsp;(LaGrange, Ga.) had the recovery, but three subsequent plays netted two yards and a 23-yard field goal was wide."Forty-six plays are not enough. I thought Sean did a really nice job. He came in and we were humming really, really good (at the end)," said Held. "That two QB system is a good threat for us."Mo West out gained UNK by a 379-268 margin thanks to running 25 more plays. Cromwell ran for an even 100 yards on 19 carries with&nbsp;Edden&nbsp;going 24 of 36 for 193 yards. James and junior receiver&nbsp;Tayler&nbsp;Carey both caught six passes for a combined 87 yards. Defensively, ends&nbsp;Dakari&nbsp;Streeter (3.0 TFL) and CJ&nbsp;Ravenell&nbsp;(five tackles) and linebacker Anthony&nbsp;Villanueva&nbsp;(six tackles) led the way. For UNK, Johnson Jr. tallied 89 yards on 10 carries with back&nbsp;Kevin Brown&nbsp;(East St. Louis) coming off the IL to run for 20 yards on six totes. Next, Davis was 7 of 9 for 113 yards with junior receiver&nbsp;AJ&nbsp;McPhee&nbsp;(Belle Glade, Fla.) having two catches for 29 yards. Felton (eight tackles, two&nbsp;TFL's) led the Loper D with corner&nbsp;Armani Webster&nbsp;(Chicago) and safety&nbsp;Tre&nbsp;O'Guinn&nbsp;(Peoria, Ariz.) having seven stops apiece. UNK heads to Emporia State next Saturday. The No. 24 Hornets (5-3) lost at No. 16 Central Missouri today, 77-27.

Lopers outscored 13-0 in the Fourth Quarter

The Nebraska swimming and diving team defeated South Dakota State with a final score of 195-96 on Friday at the Devaney Natatorium.

The Huskers started the meet strong with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay. Sarah Barton, Maia Hall, Beatrix Tanko and Anna Vlachou combined for the win with a time of 1:46.25.&nbsp;

Barton added standout performances in three individual events, taking first in the 100 backstroke (57.21) and the 200 IM (2:07.94) and second in the 500 freestyle (5:13.74).&nbsp;

Husker freshmen Tanko, Vlachou and Anastasia Tichy found their groove and each contributed individual titles for the Huskers. Tanko and Vlachou teamed up for a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay. Tanko added wins in the 50 freestyle (24.22), the 500 freestyle (5:06.84) and the 200 freestyle relay to end the meet.&nbsp;

Vlachou topped the standings in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.61 and added a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:55.19). Tichy captured a win in the 200 butterfly (2:05.67).

In the second event of the day (1000 freestyle), Caterina Bisiacchi pulled out a close win over teammate Giulia Marchi with a time of 10:27.62. Marchi finished with a time of 10:28.19 and topped the next finisher by over 30 seconds. In the 100 freestyle, Marchi added a first-place finish (52.84) and contributed to the winning 200 freestyle relay.

Gena Jorgenson logged a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:52.33) and JoJo Randby cruised to a 200 breaststroke (2:22.85) victory. Randby also claimed the runner-up spot to Tanko in the 50 freestyle (24.32).

In the 100 breaststroke, Maia Hall captured the title (1:05.28) and Amelia Riggott claimed second (1:07.02).&nbsp;

Freshmen Antonina Harned and Abby Baxter led the Huskers in the diving well. Harned logged a score of 318.68 on the three-meter dive to win the event, while Baxter finished first on the one meter with a score of 305.55.

Sianne Downes captured the lone win for the Jackrabbits. The senior from Edenvale, South Africa, took first-place in the 200 backstroke (2:04.41) and second-place in the 100 backstroke.

The Huskers are back in action on Friday, Nov. 3 against Kansas at the Devaney Natatorium. The meet will begin at 4 p.m.

Nebraska Champions200 Medley Relay - Sarah Barton, Maia Hall, Beatrix Tanko and Anna Vlachou (1:46.25)1000 Freestyle - Caterina Bisiacchi (10:27.62)200 Freestyle - Gena Jorgenson (1:52.33)100 Backstroke - Sarah Barton (57.21)100 Breaststroke - Maia Hall (1:05.28)200 Butterfly - Anastasia Tichy (2:05.67)50 Freestyle - Beatrix Tanko (24.22)One Meter Diving - Abby Baxter (305.55)100 Freestyle - Giulia Marchi (52.84)200 Breaststroke - JoJo Randby (2:22.85)500 Freestyle - Beatrix Tanko (5:06.84)100 Butterfly - Anna Vlachou (56.61)Three Meter Diving - Antonina Harned (318.68)200 IM - Sarah Barton (2:07.94)200 Freestyle Relay - Emily Haimes, Lexi Kucera, Beatrix Tanko and Giulia Marchi (1:36.27)

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsThe Nebraska swimming and diving team defeated South Dakota State with a final score of 195-96 on Friday at the Devaney Natatorium.The Huskers started the meet strong with a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay. Sarah Barton, Maia Hall, Beatrix Tanko and Anna Vlachou combined for the win with a time of 1:46.25.&nbsp;Barton added standout performances in three individual events, taking first in the 100 backstroke (57.21) and the 200 IM (2:07.94) and second in the 500 freestyle (5:13.74).&nbsp;Husker freshmen Tanko, Vlachou and Anastasia Tichy found their groove and each contributed individual titles for the Huskers. Tanko and Vlachou teamed up for a first-place finish in the 200 medley relay. Tanko added wins in the 50 freestyle (24.22), the 500 freestyle (5:06.84) and the 200 freestyle relay to end the meet.&nbsp;Vlachou topped the standings in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.61 and added a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:55.19). Tichy captured a win in the 200 butterfly (2:05.67).In the second event of the day (1000 freestyle), Caterina Bisiacchi pulled out a close win over teammate Giulia Marchi with a time of 10:27.62. Marchi finished with a time of 10:28.19 and topped the next finisher by over 30 seconds. In the 100 freestyle, Marchi added a first-place finish (52.84) and contributed to the winning 200 freestyle relay.Gena Jorgenson logged a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:52.33) and JoJo Randby cruised to a 200 breaststroke (2:22.85) victory. Randby also claimed the runner-up spot to Tanko in the 50 freestyle (24.32).In the 100 breaststroke, Maia Hall captured the title (1:05.28) and Amelia Riggott claimed second (1:07.02).&nbsp;Freshmen Antonina Harned and Abby Baxter led the Huskers in the diving well. Harned logged a score of 318.68 on the three-meter dive to win the event, while Baxter finished first on the one meter with a score of 305.55.Sianne Downes captured the lone win for the Jackrabbits. The senior from Edenvale, South Africa, took first-place in the 200 backstroke (2:04.41) and second-place in the 100 backstroke.The Huskers are back in action on Friday, Nov. 3 against Kansas at the Devaney Natatorium. The meet will begin at 4 p.m.Nebraska 195, South Dakota State 96Friday, Oct. 20, 2023Lincoln, Neb. (Devaney Natatorium)Nebraska Champions200 Medley Relay - Sarah Barton, Maia Hall, Beatrix Tanko and Anna Vlachou (1:46.25)1000 Freestyle - Caterina Bisiacchi (10:27.62)200 Freestyle - Gena Jorgenson (1:52.33)100 Backstroke - Sarah Barton (57.21)100 Breaststroke - Maia Hall (1:05.28)200 Butterfly - Anastasia Tichy (2:05.67)50 Freestyle - Beatrix Tanko (24.22)One Meter Diving - Abby Baxter (305.55)100 Freestyle - Giulia Marchi (52.84)200 Breaststroke - JoJo Randby (2:22.85)500 Freestyle - Beatrix Tanko (5:06.84)100 Butterfly - Anna Vlachou (56.61)Three Meter Diving - Antonina Harned (318.68)200 IM - Sarah Barton (2:07.94)200 Freestyle Relay - Emily Haimes, Lexi Kucera, Beatrix Tanko and Giulia Marchi (1:36.27)

Huskers top Jackrabbits at home

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Class C-2 Football bracket

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NSAA Class C-1 Football bracket

Bennington 76, Mount Michael Benedictine 7

Columbus Lakeview 42, Scotus Central Catholic 14

Creighton Preparatory School 46, Omaha Benson 0

Hastings St. Cecilia 47, Doniphan-Trumbull 19

Lincoln Southeast 49, South Sioux City 15

North Bend Central 52, Archbishop Bergan 20

Oakland-Craig 52, Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (LVSS) 15

Adams Central 41, Fairbury 6Amherst 44, Hershey 13Arthur County 60, Wallace 8Ashland-Greenwood 49, Platteview 21Auburn 34, Nebraska City 32Aurora 41, Central City 27Bennington 76, Mount Michael Benedictine 7Bishop Neumann 12, Aquinas Catholic 0Chadron 28, McCook 21Chase County 35, Valentine 0Columbus Lakeview 42, Scotus Central Catholic 14Creighton Preparatory School 46, Omaha Benson 0Crete 42, Omaha Buena Vista 0Douglas County West 46, Arlington 12Elkhorn North 35, Blair 7Elkhorn South 10, Omaha North 0Fillmore Central 43, Wood River 8Garden County 56, Creek Valley 0Gothenburg 22, Broken Bow 21Grand Island 79, Omaha Northwest 6Gretna 31, Lincoln East 14Hastings 21, Gering 14Hastings St. Cecilia 47, Doniphan-Trumbull 19Kearney 35, Norfolk 7Kearney Catholic 44, Gibbon 6Lincoln Christian 48, Syracuse 42Lincoln Lutheran 27, Milford 20Lincoln North Star 38, Columbus 20Lincoln Southeast 49, South Sioux City 15Louisville 24, David City 7Malcolm 16, Wilber-Clatonia 14Meridian 41, Sterling 28Millard South 65, Lincoln High 0Millard West 56, Omaha Bryan 21Minden 12, Cozad 7Mitchell 58, Gordon-Rushville 20Norfolk Catholic 41, Cedar Catholic 0Norris 42, Lincoln Pius X 12North Bend Central 52, Archbishop Bergan 20ONeill 41, Wayne 14Oakland-Craig 52, Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (LVSS) 15Ogallala 28, Holdrege 14Omaha Central 48, Omaha Burke 0Ord 35, Centura 7Papillion-LaVista 41, North Platte 0Pawnee City 52, Dorchester 25Pierce 53, West Point-Beemer 19Plattsmouth 48, Ralston 7Ponca 14, West Holt 7Potter-Dix 51, South Platte 15Raymond Central 26, Falls City 21Santee 1, Elba 0 (Forfeit)Scottsbluff 66, Lexington 7Seward 35, Gretna East 31Sidney 56, Alliance 20Sioux County 65, Minatare 0Stuart 59, Hampton 46Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 49, Shelton 7Tri County 61, Centennial 14Wahoo 54, Schuyler 0Wauneta-Palisade 63, Brady 52Waverly 49, Lincoln Northwest 0Wilcox-Hildreth 66, Harvard 16York 16, Northwest 14

Area Football scores for October 20th

KEARNEY, Neb - Nebraska State Cross Country was held in Kearney on Friday. Area runners did very well. North Platte St. Patricks' Boys team and Gothenburg's Boys team won Team Gold Medals. Ogallala's Lindee Henning took first place in the Class C Girls, and Perkins County's Mason McGreer won the Class D Boys.&nbsp;

FULL RESULTS from 2023 State Cross Country Meet

48   Jack Knapp                 9 North Platte                           35    5:18   50   11:01 17:20.5  5:35 

68   Rian Teets                12 North Platte                           34    5:17   60   11:12 17:53.5  5:46 

40   Jada Hothan               11 North Platte                           34    6:26   42   13:26 21:01.3  6:46 

1.   Gothenburg                              (  17:19.31  1:09:17.25   1:17.23)

     2   Tyler Hetz                 9 Gothenburg                             17    5:26    3   10:56 16:35.9  5:21 

     8   Parker Graves          12 Gothenburg                             21    5:27   12   11:06 17:20.8  5:35 

     9   Haven Hauxwell      10 Chase County                           24    5:28   19   11:14 17:21.9  5:36 

    15   Ethan Olsen             12 Gothenburg                             30    5:30   20   11:15 17:27.5  5:38 

    25   Yahriel Gaeta          11 Gothenburg                              9    5:24   25   11:21 17:53.2  5:46 

    37   Jackson Hansen      11 Broken Bow                             23    5:28   27   11:22 18:08.7  5:51 

    44   Nathan Sager          12 Gothenburg                             32    5:31   39   11:27 18:18.3  5:54 

    46   Sawyer Laflan          10 Ogallala                               76    5:41   49   11:40 18:22.1  5:55 

    51   Chase Moorhead    12 Hershey                                67    5:40   60   11:46 18:24.4  5:56 

    54   Jordan Arensdorf    11 Hershey                                92    5:47   76   11:57 18:30.1  5:58 

    55   Evan Pelzer               9 Gothenburg                             73    5:41   47   11:39 18:32.4  5:59 

    56   Josiah Wilkinson      11 McCook                                 65    5:39   59   11:45 18:34.7  5:59 

9.   McCook                                  (  23:21.21  1:33:24.87   4:31.23)

11.   Broken Bow                              (  23:32.08  1:34:08.34   2:23.06)

1   Lindee Henning            12 Ogallala                                1    5:48    1   12:00 19:33.9  6:18 

  9   Emma Cappel               10 McCook                                  7    6:22    9   13:28 21:12.1  6:50 

17   1  384 Ashlyn Schauda             9 Broken Bow                             28    6:42   22   14:01 21:51.5  7:03 

21   Adeline Pinkston           9 Gothenburg                             13    6:28   20   13:51 22:02.8  7:06 

34   Kiarra Jonas               9 Gothenburg                             22    6:35   34   14:22 22:39.8  7:18 

48   2  438 Isabella Renner           12 McCook                                 37    6:46   32   14:21 22:56.7  7:24 

58   Brecken Gale              10 McCook                                 38    6:46   43   14:30 23:33.1  7:35 

68   Lauren Henning            12 Ogallala                               44    6:48   52   14:36 23:48.8  7:40 

71   Anette Guevara             9 Broken Bow                             88    7:11   78   15:06 23:56.8  7:43 

75   Makinley Tobey            12 Broken Bow                             81    7:07   82   15:13 24:05.

78   Genesis Guevara           10 Broken Bow                             85    7:09   70   15:02 24:14.6  7:49 

87   Gaby Staples              11 Broken Bow                             91    7:13   85   15:24 24:43.5  7:58 

100   Megan Miller              11 McCook                                103    7:29   99   16:04 25:43.3  8:17 

105   Maryann Kassner Macfee    11 McCook                                108    7:46  106   16:44 26:51.0  8:39 

111   Jenna Wilkinson           10 McCook                                115    7:55  113   17:17 27:44.6  8:56 

113   Jaycee Staples            10 Broken Bow                            113    7:52  112   17:17 28:12.3  9:05 

North Platte St. Pat's (Class D Boys State Champions)

1.   North Platte St. Patrick's              (  17:25.66    52:17.00   0:27.39)

5.   Perkins County                          (  17:54.06    53:42.19   3:14.42)

1   Mason McGreer             11 Perkins County                         11    5:28    1   10:54 16:46.6  5:24 

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 </figure>KEARNEY, Neb - Nebraska State Cross Country was held in Kearney on Friday. Area runners did very well. North Platte St. Patricks' Boys team and Gothenburg's Boys team won Team Gold Medals. Ogallala's Lindee Henning took first place in the Class C Girls, and Perkins County's Mason McGreer won the Class D Boys.&nbsp;<h2>FULL RESULTS from 2023 State Cross Country Meet</h2>Class A BoysNorth Platte Boys (Class A)Overall Finish48 Jack Knapp 9 North Platte 35 5:18 50 11:01 17:20.5 5:35 68 Rian Teets 12 North Platte 34 5:17 60 11:12 17:53.5 5:46 Class A Girls40 Jada Hothan 11 North Platte 34 6:26 42 13:26 21:01.3 6:46 Class C BoysGothenburg (Class C) State Champs1. Gothenburg ( 17:19.31 1:09:17.25 1:17.23)Overall Finish 2 Tyler Hetz 9 Gothenburg 17 5:26 3 10:56 16:35.9 5:21 8 Parker Graves 12 Gothenburg 21 5:27 12 11:06 17:20.8 5:35 9 Haven Hauxwell 10 Chase County 24 5:28 19 11:14 17:21.9 5:36 15 Ethan Olsen 12 Gothenburg 30 5:30 20 11:15 17:27.5 5:38 25 Yahriel Gaeta 11 Gothenburg 9 5:24 25 11:21 17:53.2 5:46 37 Jackson Hansen 11 Broken Bow 23 5:28 27 11:22 18:08.7 5:51 44 Nathan Sager 12 Gothenburg 32 5:31 39 11:27 18:18.3 5:54 46 Sawyer Laflan 10 Ogallala 76 5:41 49 11:40 18:22.1 5:55 51 Chase Moorhead 12 Hershey 67 5:40 60 11:46 18:24.4 5:56 54 Jordan Arensdorf 11 Hershey 92 5:47 76 11:57 18:30.1 5:58 55 Evan Pelzer 9 Gothenburg 73 5:41 47 11:39 18:32.4 5:59 56 Josiah Wilkinson 11 McCook 65 5:39 59 11:45 18:34.7 5:59 Class C GirlsTeam9. McCook ( 23:21.21 1:33:24.87 4:31.23)11. Broken Bow ( 23:32.08 1:34:08.34 2:23.06)Overall Finish1 Lindee Henning 12 Ogallala 1 5:48 1 12:00 19:33.9 6:18 9 Emma Cappel 10 McCook 7 6:22 9 13:28 21:12.1 6:50 17 1 384 Ashlyn Schauda 9 Broken Bow 28 6:42 22 14:01 21:51.5 7:03 21 Adeline Pinkston 9 Gothenburg 13 6:28 20 13:51 22:02.8 7:06 34 Kiarra Jonas 9 Gothenburg 22 6:35 34 14:22 22:39.8 7:18 48 2 438 Isabella Renner 12 McCook 37 6:46 32 14:21 22:56.7 7:24 58 Brecken Gale 10 McCook 38 6:46 43 14:30 23:33.1 7:35 68 Lauren Henning 12 Ogallala 44 6:48 52 14:36 23:48.8 7:40 71 Anette Guevara 9 Broken Bow 88 7:11 78 15:06 23:56.8 7:43 75 Makinley Tobey 12 Broken Bow 81 7:07 82 15:13 24:05.78 Genesis Guevara 10 Broken Bow 85 7:09 70 15:02 24:14.6 7:49 87 Gaby Staples 11 Broken Bow 91 7:13 85 15:24 24:43.5 7:58 100 Megan Miller 11 McCook 103 7:29 99 16:04 25:43.3 8:17 105 Maryann Kassner Macfee 11 McCook 108 7:46 106 16:44 26:51.0 8:39 111 Jenna Wilkinson 10 McCook 115 7:55 113 17:17 27:44.6 8:56 113 Jaycee Staples 10 Broken Bow 113 7:52 112 17:17 28:12.3 9:05 Class D BoysTeamNorth Platte St. Pat's (Class D Boys State Champions)1. North Platte St. Patrick's ( 17:25.66 52:17.00 0:27.39)5. Perkins County ( 17:54.06 53:42.19 3:14.42)Overall Finish1 Mason McGreer 11 Perkins County 11 5:28 1 10:54 16:46.6 5:24 2 Elijah Goodell 9 Perkins County 14 5:29 4 10:57 16:54.7 5:27 3 Jarrett Miles 12 North Platte St. Patrick's 10 5:28 3 10:55 17:07.6 5:31 9 Porter Connick 11 North Platte St. Patrick's 37 5:37 16 11:23 17:34.6 5:40 10 Colton Ham 9 North Platte St. Patrick's 38 5:38 17 11:24 17:34.9 5:40 11 Dimitri Pettit 10 North Platte St. Patrick's 39 5:38 18 11:24 17:36.8 5:41 16 Kael Garrett 10 Medicine Valley 32 5:35 24 11:29 17:46.4 5:44 40 Logan Recoy 12 South Loup (Callaway/Arnold) 16 5:30 28 11:31 18:44.9 6:03 51 Zeke Christiansen 12 Garden County 26 5:33 33 11:44 19:03.8 6:09 61 Kyle Finney 12 Mullen 50 5:42 63 12:13 19:18.1 6:13 82 Josiah Coleman 10 South Loup (Callaway/Arnold) 82 5:56 83 12:30 19:49.7 6:23 89 Brock Tines 11 Perkins County 117 6:23 110 12:57 20:01.0 6:27 115 Jacob Hatcher 11 Perkins County 129 6:43 123 13:47 21:04.0 6:47 Class D GirlsTEAM 5. 54 Mullen ( 22:10.27 1:06:30.82 2:04.74)8. 78 Wallace ( 22:49.62 1:08:28.87 2:06.51)16. 141 Brady ( 24:45.01 1:14:15.04 4:25.74)Overall Finish 5 Peyton Paxton 11 Mullen 10 6:26 9 13:22 20:47.4 6:42 11 Ashley Robertson 11 Wallace 18 6:36 12 13:38 21:34.8 6:57 27 Zoe Johnson 9 Brady 34 6:48 28 14:12 22:33.5 7:16 33 Harper Andersen 9 Mullen 44 6:54 43 14:35 22:51.5 7:22 34 Adalena Hampton 9 Mullen 66 7:01 48 14:39 22:52.1 7:22 35 Riley Hegland 9 Mullen 72 7:04 50 14:43 22:54.1 7:23 43 Dajana Garrison 12 Wallace 55 6:59 57 14:47 23:12.9 7:29 49 Ella Cool 11 South Loup (Callaway/Arnold) 50 6:57 51 14:43 23:22. 81 Elliana Robertson 10 Wallace 95 7:19 94 15:37 24:32.7 7:54 87 Jocelyn Franzen 11 Brady 85 7:13 92 15:32 24:42.5 7:58 91 Ivy Tullis 11 South Loup (Callaway/Arnold) 98 7:20 87 15:25 24:48.106 Violet Gentry 9 Brady 115 8:02 111 17:10 26:59.2 8:42