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Nebraska Volleyball: Huskers Take U21, National Team to Continental Finals

Huskers have helped Team USA to semifinal wins at the continental championships for both the U21 and National Team. The finals for both competitions are Sunday.

Kaleb Henry

Oct 21, 2023; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers middle blocker Andi Jackson (15) attacks against Wisconsin Badgers middle blocker Caroline Crawford (9) during the fourth set at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Oct 21, 2023; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers middle blocker Andi Jackson (15) attacks against Wisconsin Badgers middle blocker Caroline Crawford (9) during the fourth set at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. / Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
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Team USA will play for a pair of continental championships with several Huskers involved on both teams.

The U.S. National Team—featuring Huskers Merritt Beason, Taylor Landfair, and Lexi Rodriguez — is in the finals of the NORECA Final Six in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The U21 team—featuring Huskers Andi Jackson and Bergen Reilly—is in the finals 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 outside hitter Merritt Beason attacks the against Wisconsin Badgers at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Oct 21, 2023; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers outside hitter Merritt Beason (13) attacks against Wisconsin Badgers outside hitter Temi Thomas-Ailara (12) and middle blocker Carter Booth (52) during the fourth set at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. / Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports

On Saturday, the U21 team swept the Dominican Republic: 25-20, 13, 12. Jackson had eight kills on 10 swings, while Sigler added six kills, two blocks, eight digs and three aces. Reilly added a trio of aces while setting Team USA to .410 hitting.

Later, the National Team topped Puerto Rico in four sets: 25-21, 21-25, 25-23, 25-16. Beason tied for the teamhigh in kills with 13. Rodriguez added 19 digs.

(Individual stats are according to volleyball expert Lincoln Arneal.)

Both finals will be Sunday. The U21 team will face Puerto Rico, a team they swept in pool play, at 3:30 p.m. CDT. The National Team will play the Dominican Republic at 6 p.m. CDT.

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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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