Provo, Utah - The Nebraska volleyball team finished a perfect weekend at the BYU Nike Invitational on Saturday night with a sweep of Idaho State (25-16, 25-17, 25-12) in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The Huskers opened on Friday with a win over host school BYU (3-1) and then swept Cal Poly for the fourth consecutive time earlier Saturday afternoon.

Junior Jordan Wilberger led the Nebraska offense with a career-best 11 kills on 16 swings to hit .625, while Gina Mancuso tied her career best in kills with 10. Brooke Delano continued to hold down the middle of the court with a match-high eight blocks, while Kayla Banwarth and Hannah Werth were the only players in the match to notch double-digit digs at 15 and 10, respectively.

The Bengals took the early lead in set one, 3-0, after kills from Sarah Carson and Lori Mendenhall, along with a Husker error, before Wilberger got Nebraska on the board with a kill. The Bengals would hold the lead at 5-3, but Nebraska would put up a 10-2 run to take the lead 13-7, powered by aces from Delano and Lauren Cook, as well as two kills each from Delano and Mancuso.

BYU Nike Invitational
No. 7 Nebraska at BYU • Friday, Sept. 3 • Smith Fieldhouse • 8 p.m.
Radio: Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KTWI 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com
Live Stats: Huskers.com & BYUCougars.com

No. 7 Nebraska vs. Cal Poly • Saturday, Sept. 4 • Smith Fieldhouse • 1 p.m.
Radio: Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KTWI 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com
Live Stats: Huskers.com & BYUCougars.com

No. 7 Nebraska vs. Idaho State • Saturday, Sept. 4 • Smith Fieldhouse • 6 p.m.
Radio: Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KTWI 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com
Live Stats: Huskers.com & BYUCougars.com
Huskers Leave State of Nebraska for First Time in 2010
After playing its first three games of the 2010 season in Omaha, Neb., the No. 7 Nebraska volleyball team will travel outside its home state for the first time in 2010 this weekend to Provo, Utah, for the BYU Nike Invitational.

Tuesday, Aug. 31
No. 7 Nebraska at Creighton • D.J. Sokol Arena • 7 p.m.
Radio: Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KTWI 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com
Live Stats: Huskers.com & www.gocreightonstats.com

BYU Tournament
No. 7 Nebraska at BYU • Friday, Sept. 3 • Smith Fieldhouse • 8 p.m.
Radio: Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KTWI 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com
Live Stats: TBA

No. 7 Nebraska vs. Cal Poly • Saturday, Sept. 4 • Smith Fieldhouse • 1 p.m.
Radio: Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and KTWI 93.3 FM in Omaha, and on Huskers.com
Live Stats: TBA

Next Match

Creighton (1-2) hosts in-state rival Nebraska (1-1) in a Tuesday night match slated for a 7 pm start.

It will mark the Cornhuskers first visit to the Creighton campus for a regular-season volleyball match since a 1980 contest in the Kiewit Center.

The match will be held at D.J. Sokol Arena inside the Wayne and Eileen Ryan Athletic Center. Capacity for the facility is listed at 2,950. The match is sold out.

Radio Broadcast Information
Tuesday¹s match will be broadcast on radio by KKAR (1290 AM).

Box Score

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LINCOLN — It wasn't flawless. But John Cook hopes it will be just what his players need.

The second-ranked Nebraska volleyball team took the stage for its full-costume tuneup Saturday night, with the Huskers' red team outlasting the whites 28-26, 21-25, 25-20 in a three-set scrimmage.

Box score

LINCOLN — Nearly 3,800 fans packed the NU Coliseum on Saturday night to watch the No. 2 Nebraska volleyball team’s annual Red-White Scrimmage, as the Red squad took two-of-three sets (28-26, 21-25, 25-20). After practicing in an empty gym for the past two weeks, the Huskers were able to get out and performer in a regular-season type of atmosphere.

“The first thing we were looking for was how well they would compete,” coach John Cook said. “Even though we ran three different lineups tonight on both sides of the net, I thought they competed really well.”

Click to view Chad Purcell's story in Omaha World-Herald

LINCOLN — John Cook liked the way the Nebraska volleyball team performed during its first week of practice.

And he loved what he saw in the second week.

Courtesy Photo Lara Taylor-Dykstra (far right), a 2011 NU verbal commitment, will be playing at the USAV Nationals for the Sports Shack 18 Asics team, which is seeded fourth in the 18 Open Division.

Editors Note: Different Nebraska teams who have qualified for the USAV Nationals at the end of June will be featured in the coming weeks. Check back often to read about these successful Nebraska girls as they prepare for the biggest club tournament in the country.

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Click to read Ron Powell's story on Lincoln Journal Star

LINCOLN - For former standout Nebraska defensive specialist Rachel Schwartz, taking the volleyball coaching job at Lincoln Christian for the 2010 season means her sports career has come full circle.

One of her first endeavors into athletics was attending Christian’s girls basketball camp as a third-grader, something she didn’t want to do at the time.