ELKHORN –After helping Elkhorn High School to its best finish (third place) in Class A this past high school season, McKenna Reagan is looking to round out her high school career with another high finish with her club team, Nebraska Elite Thriller, in the 18 Open Division at USAV Nationals in Reno, Nev. from June 24-July 3.

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The Wayne State College volleyball saw their 2009 season come to an end Friday evening at the NCAA Central Regional Semi Finals in St. Paul, Minnesota as two-time defending national champion Concordia-St. Paul swept the Wildcats 25-17, 25-13 and 25-10.

The Golden Bears, who have won 70 consecutive matches, improve to 33-0 on the season while WSC ends the year at 29-8. Concordia-St. Paul now advances to the NCAA Central Regional Final on Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. against Metro State of Colorado, who swept Minnesota Duluth (25-23,25-21,25-18) in the opening semi-final Friday evening.

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KEARNEY -- Wayne State College coach Scott Kneifl doesn't downplay the importance of developing a recruiting pipeline into Central Nebraska.

"We've gone from being a borderline top-25 team to a legitimate top-25 team by recruiting Central Nebraska," Kneifl said. "Central Nebraska is a hotbed for volleyball -- the coaches are fabulous, the kids play hard and they play a lot."

WAYNE - Wayne State College head volleyball coach Scott Kneifl announced today that four Nebraska high school standouts have signed national letters of intent or scholarship offers during the NCAA early signing period to attend Wayne State College and play for the Wildcats in the 2010 season. They are Cori Hobbs of Battle Creek, Jordan Lechner of Syracuse, McKenna Reagan of Elkhorn and Tatum Wroblewski of St. Paul.

“We are very pleased with this year’s recruiting class,” remarked Coach Kneifl. “We feel like we have recruited four very talented student-athletes to our program that will not only help us on the volleyball floor but will also fit into our philosophy of being great teammates. All four of these players will be able to compete for positions next fall and we are very excited they chose Wayne State College over other Division I and Division II programs.”

Hobbs is a 6-0 outside hitter who was a four-year starter at Battle Creek High School. She helped the Bravettes to a 25-4 record this season and a #10 ranking in Class C-1 Omaha World Herald rankings. As a junior last season, Hobbs helped the Bravettes reach the Class C-1 State Tournament with a 28-4 record, earning Class C-1 All-State honors and Third Team Super State recognition from the Lincoln Journal Star while being named captain of the Class C Norfolk Daily News Elite Eight squad. She also set a new Class C-1 state record last season with 614 kills for the Bravettes.

INDIANAPOLIS — Nebraska ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division I home volleyball attendance last fall behind Hawaii, which averaged 6,423 for 20 matches.

The Huskers, who played 15 of their home contests at the 4,030-seat NU Coliseum, averaged 5,197 for 18 home matches. NU drew 13,870 to the Devaney Center on Sept. 13 for a loss to UCLA.

The Huskers also were credited with home matches for two NCAA regional tournament contests at Qwest Center Omaha. NU drew 8,935 for a Dec. 11 win over Iowa State and 9,253 for a Dec. 12 loss to Texas. Those Qwest Center Omaha contests were part of the Husker season-ticket package and set up by the Nebraska athletic department.

WAYNE – The Nebraska volleyball team travels to Wayne, Neb., on Saturday, April 3 for a clinic at Wayne State College. The event is in conjunction with Wayne State and will feature a behind-the-scenes look at Nebraska volleyball as well an autograph session with the Huskers and Wayne State.

Tickets cost $10 per person (students and adults) with all seats reserved. Rice Auditorium doors will open for the event at noon. To sign up and/or purchase tickets, fans are encouraged to visit wscvolleyballcamps.com or call 402-375-7303 for more information.

The day starts with the Wayne State volleyball team delivering on-court instruction for players in grades K-6 in the WSC Rec Center from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The Huskers will make their first appearance of the day when they hit the Rice Auditorium court for a behind the scenes look at Nebraska volleyball starting at 1:00 p.m. During the clinic, the Husker coaching staff will deliver comments and instruction for the fans. The clinic is an opportunity for both young players and adults to learn more about volleyball from the Husker and Wildcat coaching staff and players. Following the clinic, an autograph session will take place in Rice Auditorium with Nebraska and Wayne State volleyball players that is open for all fans in attendance.

WAYNE - Jennifer Hefner of Wayne State College has been named to the Daktronics Volleyball All-Central Region Second Team as voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America in the Central Region. It’s the second straight season that Hefner has earned Second Team All-Central Region honors from Daktronics and CoSIDA.

Hefner, a 6-1 junior middle blocker from Archer, Nebraska (Central City High School), earned First Team All-Northern Sun Conference honors for the second straight year this season, averaging a team-high 3.72 kills and 1.22 blocks per set while hitting .326 for the season. She led the NSIC this season in blocks, ranked second in points per set (4.66), third in kills per set and seventh in hitting percentage. Hefner also ranks 12th in NCAA Division II in blocks per set and was also named to the All-Tournament Team at last weekend’s NCAA Division II Central Regional. She was also named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division II National Player of the Week on September 15th and helped Wayne State win a school record 15 consecutive matches from August 29-September 25th. Hefner also excels in the classroom, being named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Volleyball Team for NCAA Division II on Monday, becoming the first WSC volleyball player to every claim the prestigious honor.

Wayne State College finished the 2009 season with a 29-8 record, advancing to the NCAA Division II national tournament for the fifth straight season. The Wildcats advanced to the Central Regional semi-finals before falling to two-time defending national champion Concordia-St. Paul. WSC was 16-4 in the Northern Sun Conference this season to tie for second in the conference.

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WAYNE - Jennifer Hefner of Wayne State College has been named to the 29th annual AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association) All-American Team for NCAA Division II women’s volleyball, earning Second Team All-American honors as voted on by NCAA Division II coaches from across the country.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 30, 2009) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce the 29th annual AVCA All-America teams for NCAA Division II women's volleyball.

Many new faces dot the AVCA All-America teams in 2009, with 32 athletes being honored for the first time. Headlining this year's selections is Concordia University-St. Paul senior setter Maggie McNamara, who earns her third-straight First-Team mention, and fourth overall All-America nod. Joining McNamara are three-time All-America recipients Pamela Cartagena (Pittsburgh State University), Sara Hoffman (California State University, San Bernardino) and Renata da Silva (California University of Pennsylvania).