Alumni Match and Red/White Scrimmage Set for Saturday

Lincoln ? Husker volleyball fans will be treated to a special night of volleyball this Saturday, Aug. 28, as the Nebraska volleyball program will host an alumni match and the annual Red/White scrimmage at the NU Coliseum.

Tickets for the event can be purchased online at Huskers.com, or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8BIGRED. Tickets will also be sold at the door Saturday evening. The cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children, while UNL students with a valid ID will be admitted free of charge.

NU Volleyball Alumni

Ackland (Stratbucker), Michelle
Bartels (Avery), Lisa
Belsaas (Tauke), Tonia
Dowling, Jenae
Drewes, Kathy
Dutton (Brown), Linda
Egbert (Pell), Gwen
Franklin (Monson), Mandy
Gee (Stahr), Virginia
Gutschall (Young), Barbara
Hamilton, Dr. Nancy
Henry (Nolte), Cheryl
Highstreet (Ossenkop), Vicki
Kanouse, Terri
Mertens (Smith), Michelle
Meyer, Peggy
Millikin, Angie
Noth, Cathy
Petersen (Pettine), Shandi
Pilakowski, Laura
Potthoff (Maser) Stacie
Reising (Mahoney), Elise
Reitsma, Lisa
Saunders, Renee
Schonewise (Dahlgren), Karen
Schonewise, Enid
Schrad, Anna
Sellon (Kruse), Janet
Spiehs (Opermiller), Jarilyn
Stange, Denise
Stoner (Ostrander), Karen
Svoboda (Cheney), Jan
Tilgner, Peggy
Vandersnick (Endicott), Lori
Warrior (Novak), Val
Westling, Sara
Weyhrich (DeBolt), DeLisa
Wieskamp (DeBoer), Kathi
Wood (Fentiman), Dee
Zink, Jan

The event begins at 6 p.m., with an alumni match that features many former Husker standouts. In all, nine of Nebraska’s 23 All-Americans will be on hand for the best-of-three match that features Husker players from all four decades of the program’s existence. A complete list of former Huskers scheduled to attend is listed below.

At 7 p.m., fans will have an opportunity to get their first look at the 2004 Huskers, as the nation’s second-ranked team will take the Coliseum court for a scrimmage. It is the Huskers’ only public scrimmage before opening the season at No. 25 Notre Dame on Sept. 3-4.

The Huskers return a strong nucleus from a team that finished 28-5 and ranked 13th in the final 2003 AVCA poll. In all, NU welcomes back five starters, including All-American middle blocker Melissa Elmer and first-team All-Big 12 outside hitter Jennifer Saleaumua. Other returning letterwinners include senior Ally Rebholz, junior Michelle Lynch, sophomores Dani Busboom, Kelsey Fautsch, Christina Houghtelling, Dani Mancuso and Amanda McCormick along with redshirt freshman Emily Schroeder.

In addition, the Huskers also welcome the nation’s top recruiting class, including Canadian National Team member Sarah Pavan, U.S. National Team member Tracy Stalls and All-Nebraska honoree Meghan Smith.

Saturday’s match will be the first opportunity for fans to see new features at the NU Coliseum, including a ring of honor highlighting all of Nebraska’s All-Americans and award winners. In addition, fans are invited to witness a special ceremony between games two and three of Saturday’s scrimmage.

The Huskers were picked to win the Big 12 in the preseason coaches poll earlier this month. Elmer was chosen as the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, while Pavan was tabbed as the league’s co-freshman of the year.

Saturday Schedule
11 a.m. - Lil’ Spikers Clinic
6 p.m.* - Alumni Match (gates open at 5 p.m.)
7 p.m. - Red/White Scrimmage
*- Note change from previous information

Tickets
$6 ? Adults
$4 ? Student
Free ? UNL Students with ID and children ages six and under