After facing #12 Oregon in a late night match up in Eugene, the #1 Husker volleyball team heads to Washington to face the Huskies. The match will air on FS1 at 5:30pm cst.
This is the last road trip of the regular season for the Huskers, they’ll finish out the season with their last three games against Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota at Bob Devaney Sports Center.
#18 Washington Huskies (18-4) (9-4 Big Ten)
2025 Record: 13-17
Conference Record: 8-12 (Big Ten)
Last NCAA tournament appearance: 2024- The Huskies fell to LMU 2-3 in the first round of
the 2024 NCAA tournament.
The Huskers and the Huskies have met ten times previously. The Huskers hold an 8-2 edge on the series. They have won six straight since the Huskies knocked the Huskers out of the NCAA tournament in 2010.
Washington had a hot start to their season, they were undefeated through non conference play and continued that into conference action until the third game when they were swept by Illinois. Their four losses are to Illinois, Indiana, Penn State, and Minnesota. Their most notable win would be a five set victory over Minnesota.
The Huskies offense is led by second year setter Andrea Fabikovicova. She has 792 assists on the year and averages just over 10 assists per set. Second year outside hitter Simona Mateska leads all hitters with 289 kills on the year. She is averaging 3.71 kills per set and also has 29 service aces on the year. Second year outside Maija Howse and first year outside Kylie Kleckner are next in kills with 183 and 172 respectively.
On the defensive side, the leading blockers are fourth year middle Katy Wessels with 84 (1.14 per set) and third year middle Julia Hunt with 74. Kaitlyn Nguyen, a first year libero, leads the team in digs. She averages 3.89 per set.
In Friday nights’ matchup against Northwestern Howse had 13 kills and hit .619 and Mateska had a double double with 12 kills and 12 digs. The Huskies hit .388 on the match and had seven service aces.
#1 Nebraska Cornhuskers (23-0)
#1 Keri Leimbach 5’4” SO DS/L
#2 Bergan Reilly 6’1” SR S
#3 Virginia Adriano 6’5 SO OPP
#4 Campbell Flynn 6’3” SO S
#6 Laney Choboy 5’3” SR DS/L
#8 Kenna Cogill 6’4” SO MB
#10 Olivia Mauch 5’6” JR DS/L
#11 Teraya Sigler 6’3” SO OH
#14 Mania Ogbechie 6’3” SO MB
#15 Andi Jackson 6’3” SR MB
#17 Keoni Williams 6’4” FR MB
#18 Ryan Hunter 6’2” SO OPP
#20 Jayden Robinson 6’3” FR OH
#21 Skyler Pierce 6’2” JR OH
#23 Gabby DeVita 6’1” FR OH
#27 Harper Murray 6’2” SR OH
#18 Washington Huskies (18-4)
#1 Addy Azavedo 5’3” 2nd Yr L
#2 Julia Hunt 6’2” 3rd Yr MB
#4 Ava Jo Berry 5’6” 2nd Yr S/L
#5 Simona Mateska 6’2 2nd Yr OH
#6 Andrea Fabikovicova 6’1” 2nd Yr S
#7 Kylie Kleckner 6’0” 1st Yr OH
#10 Addie Kanouff 6’5” 3rd Yr OH
#11 Rian Stephan 6’1” 1st Yr OH
#12 Katy Wessels 6’2” 4th Yr MB
#14 Lily Mae Buerkle 5’11” 1st Yr S
#21 Hayden Conner 6’2” 1st Yr MB
#22 Sammy Destler 6’1” 1st Yr OH
#23 Kaitlyn Nguyen 5’4” 1st Yr L
#31 Maija Howse 6’3” 2nd Yr OH
#42 Addy Benefield 6’0” 3rd Yr OH
