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Nebraska Volleyball: Huskers Lead U21, National Team to Continental Semifinals

Huskers have helped Team USA to sweeps at the continental championships for both the U21 and National Team. The semifinals for both competitions are Saturday.

Kaleb Henry

Aug 30, 2023; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers outside hitter Merritt Beason (13) and libero Lexi Rodriguez (8) run out of the tunnel before the match against the Omaha Mavericks at Memorial Stadium.
Aug 30, 2023; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers outside hitter Merritt Beason (13) and libero Lexi Rodriguez (8) run out of the tunnel before the match against the Omaha Mavericks at Memorial Stadium. / Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
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Nebraska volleyball has not only been well represented on the international scene, but those Huskers have also helped Team USA to a pair of continental semifinals.

The U.S. National Team— featuring Huskers Merritt Beason, Taylor Landfair and Lexi Rodriguez — is in the semifinals of the NORCECA Final Six in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The U21 team, featuring Huskers Andi Jackson and Bergen Reilly, is in the semifinals of the U21 Continental Championship in Toronto, Canada.

The U21 team also includes future Huskers Teraya Sigler and Campbell Flynn, and has NU assistant Jaylen Reyes as an assistant coach.

Nebraska Cornhuskers setter Bergen Reilly (2) during the first set against the Omaha Mavericks at Memorial Stadium.
Aug 30, 2023; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers setter Bergen Reilly (2) during the first set against the Omaha Mavericks at Memorial Stadium. / Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports

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 its 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).

You can watch the U21 match here. The National Team match will be available here.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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