Sami Slaughter Season 2018

Honors & Awards
• Academic All-Big Ten (2018)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2018)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018)

2018 (Sophomore)
• Played in 10 matches and had 25 kills and 11 digs 
• Had four kills and two digs against No. 7 Florida and No. 18 Oregon
• Posted five kills and five digs against Wake Forest
• Added five digs in a win over Ohio
• Tallied two kills against Rutgers
• Came off the bench in the NCAA Tournament first-round win over Hofstra and provided a kill

2017 (Freshman)
• Appeared in six matches and tallied five kills and two blocks
• Set a career high in kills with four on four swings against Rutgers on Nov. 12
• Made her collegiate debut at Florida on Aug. 26
• Recorded one dig in a match at Wisconsin on Oct. 11
• Posted her first career block in a win over Northwestern on Oct. 20
• Tallied one kill and one block against Indiana on Nov. 4

Before Nebraska
• Joined the Huskers from Harrisburg High School in South Dakota
• Played both outside hitter and middle blocker at Harrisburg
• Received Under Armour third-team All-America honors in 2016
• Named the Gatorade South Dakota Player of the Year in 2016 and was a three-time first-team all-state selection
• As a senior, led Harrisburg to the Class AA state title with a school-record 39 kills in the championship match
• Finished her senior season with 458 kills, 327 digs and 85 blocks
• Finished her prep career with school records for kills in a match (39), season kills (458), career kills (1,205) and career blocks (304)
• Played club volleyball for Kairos Elite
• Also played basketball at Harrisburg and was a 2017 Class AA first-team all-state selection after helping the Tigers reach the state championship game

Personal
• Born Sept. 8, 1998
• Parents are Shane and Diane
• Major is marketing