Boxscore - UNO 3, Midwestern State 0

Boxscore - UNO 3, Arkansas-Fort Smith 1

OMAHA, Neb. – The UNO volleyball team finished strong at the final day of the UNO Showcase on Saturday, posting a pair of wins over Midwestern State and Arkansas-Fort Smith. The Mavs improved to 3-1 in their opening weekend of competition for the 2010 season after splitting Friday’s matches with Newman and Northern State.

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Defending MIAA champion Central Missouri was the unanimous pick for preseason No. 1 in the 2010 volleyball coaches poll, the conference office announced Wednesday. The Jennies received 10 of 11 first-place votes (coaches were not able to vote for their own school) and 100 points to earn the top spot. Washburn, which received the remaining first-place vote, received 91 points to take the preseason No. 2 slot.

Emporia State comes in at No. 3 after accumulating 80 points, followed by Pittsburg State at No. 4 with 69 points, Truman at No. 5 with 64 points and Nebraska-Omaha at No. 6 with 59 points. UCM, WU, ESU, PSU, TSU and UNO all earned berths in the NCAA South Central Regional last season.

OMAHA - Senior middle hitter Ellen Thommes was named to two different all-South Central Region teams this week. She earned a spot on the American Volleyball Coaches Association first team and the Daktronics second team.

Thommes led UNO with a .388 attack percentage, 3.16 kills per set, 1.02 blocks and 3.97 points. She was ranked second in the MIAA in attack percentage and blocks and fourth in points in the latest statistics report. Her attack percentage was the third best in school history.

Thommes earned honorable mention AVCA all-South Central Region last year.

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Seward was an undefeated state champion in girls basketball last winter.

As Bluejay setter Miranda Wisehart sat in the stands cheering for the team in the Class B state final, she couldn't help but think about volleyball.

WARRENSBURG, Mo. - The Mavericks were out hit in every set as they fell, 3-1 to Washburn in the first round of the NCAA South Central Region tournament Thursday at the Central Missouri Multipurpose Building.

Seventh-seeded Nebraska-Omaha ended its season at 20-14 while the No. 2 seed Lady Blues improved to 33-4. They took the match, 23-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-22, and they'll play West Texas A&M in the second round Friday.

Kelli Goeser led UNO with 14 kills and a .224 attack percentage while Sara Kampschnieder had 13 kills. Emily Myers had 37 assists for UNO, ranked 23rd in the nation.

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OMAHA - You don’t have to coax Nebraska-Omaha volleyball coach Rose Shires much to get her to talk about Brittany Hanssen.

Shires had high praise for the 6-foot junior middle blocker out of Grand Island Central Catholic

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OMAHA - The Nebraska-Omaha volleyball team began its preparations for the 2010 season with a scrimmage against the UNO volleyball alumni Saturday afternoon at Sapp Fieldhouse. The Mavericks debuted in solid fashion, defeating the Alumni 25-17, 17-25, 25-12, 25-17.

Senior Kayla Uhing, sophomore Natalie Ebke and freshman Abby Sorensen paced UNO’s offensive attack, tallying seven kills apiece. Ebke also picked up a pair of service aces, while junior Angie Reicks added three of her own.

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Most people would love to be in the best shape possible.

Stacie Tovar thinks she's there.

INDIANAPOLIS — Nebraska ranked No. 2 in NCAA Division I home volleyball attendance last fall behind Hawaii, which averaged 6,423 for 20 matches.

The Huskers, who played 15 of their home contests at the 4,030-seat NU Coliseum, averaged 5,197 for 18 home matches. NU drew 13,870 to the Devaney Center on Sept. 13 for a loss to UCLA.

The Huskers also were credited with home matches for two NCAA regional tournament contests at Qwest Center Omaha. NU drew 8,935 for a Dec. 11 win over Iowa State and 9,253 for a Dec. 12 loss to Texas. Those Qwest Center Omaha contests were part of the Husker season-ticket package and set up by the Nebraska athletic department.

River City Junior Volleyball Club The River City Juniors 171 team includes front row from left: Sammie Kiethley (no longer with team), Katie Zoucha, Anna Messerole, Jordan Augustine and Megan Reabe; Back row: Head coach Kristin Lebeda-Svehla, Jessy Schroedter,Maggie Baumert, Valerie Hecht, Sara McClinton, assistant coach Katie Mehal.

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FREMONT - Jessy Schroedter's hard work in volleyball is paying off in multiple ways.

Schroedter, a senior-to-be at Fremont Bergan, is competing this week in the USA Junior Olympics national tournament in Reno, Nev. Her River City Juniors 171 team qualified by winning a regional tournament in the spring at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.