NCAA Volleyball on NET this Weekend

Lincoln -- NET Television will provide live coverage as the No. 1 Nebraska Huskers begin their bid to capture the national volleyball championship by taking on the American University Eagles in the first round of the NCAA Division 1 Women's Volleyball Tournament.

All the action will be broadcast statewide on NET1 and in high-definition on NET-HD Friday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. CT.  In addition, fans outside of the state of Nebraska can watch a free live video stream of Friday's match on Huskers.com.

The match will be telecast from the Nebraska Coliseum with sportscaster Larry Punteney and former University of Nebraska All-American volleyball standout Kathi Wieskamp calling the action.

The Eagles are making their sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and eighth overall after winning the Patriot League title.

If the Huskers advance in NCAA tournament play, NET1 and NET-HD will broadcast live their second-round match against either the Northern Iowa Panthers of the Missouri Valley Conference or the Winthrop Eagles of the Big South Conference on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m. CT. NU's second-round match would also be shown for free on Huskers.com. 

"NCAA Sub-Regional Volleyball Championship" is a production of NET Sports, Nebraska's Home for Sports, for broadcast on NET Television.

NET1 and NET-HD are part of NET Television, a service of NET. For a complete program schedule, visit NET's Web site (netNebraska.org) and click on Television.