Nebraska Volleyball has not only been well represented on the international scene, but those Huskers have helped Team USA to a pair of semifinals.
The U.S. National Team—featuring Merritt Beason, Taylor Landfair, and Lexi Rodriguez—is into the semifinals of the NORECA Final Six in Sano Domingo, Dominican Republic. The U21 team—featuring Andi Jackson and Bergen Reilly—is in the semifinals of their Continental Championship in Toronto, Canada.
That U21 team also includes future Huskers Teraya Sigler and Campbell Flynn, and has NU assistant Jaylen Reyes as an assistant coach.
Both semifinals are today. The U21 team plays the Dominican Republic at 3:30 p.m. CDT. The National Team plays Puerto Rico at 4 p.m. CDT.
The U21 team swept their way through the group stage, topping Puerto Rico (25-10, 17, 15), Suriname (25-10, 5, 9), and the Dominican Republic (25-18, 21, 11). The National Team swept Canada (25-15, 21, 13) and Mexico (33-27, 27-25, 25-15).
The other semifinals are Canada-Puerto Rico (U21) and the Dominican Republic-Mexico (National Team).