STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team toppled No. 5 Stanford, 3-1 (25-23, 25-16, 19-25, 25-21) on Tuesday night at Maples Pavilion. 

It marked the Huskers' first regular-season road win against a top-five team since 2017 (at No. 2 Penn State). Nebraska improved to 8-0 for the first time since 2016. Stanford fell to 6-2 on the season. 

Merritt Beason led the Big Red with 15 kills, while Harper Murray put down 12 kills on .417 hitting with four blocks and three ace serves. Andi Jackson tallied eight kills on .462 hitting, and Bekka Allick chipped in seven kills on .500 hitting with a career-high eight blocks. Lindsay Krause recorded seven kills. 

Nebraska hit .333, while Stanford hit .218. The Huskers had three more blocks (11.5-8.5) and four more kills (52-48). NU also had eight more digs (38-30). Lexi Rodriguez had 12 digs, while Bergen Reilly had seven digs to go with 37 assists and three kills.  

Both teams had four aces, while Nebraska made 17 service errors and Stanford 15. The Cardinal were led by 15 kills from Caitie Baird. 

DALE EARNS SECOND-STRAIGHT BIG TEN WEEKLY HONOR

Senior Eleanor Dale earned back-to-back Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors after recording her fifth-straight brace on Sunday against Saint Louis. 

Dale currently leads the country and conference in total goals (12) and game-winning goals (5), while also leading the conference in shots on goal (22) and points (26). Last week, she scored four finishes combined, including a game-winner and two penalties, in the Huskers’ 4-1 victory over UC Davis and the team’s 3-2 loss to SLU. 

This week’s conference award is Dale’s second-career and second-straight honor and marks the first Husker to earn Offensive Player of the Week since Faith Carter received the nod on Sept. 25, 2018. This recognition is the second overall weekly award of the season, and first since Sami Hauk (Goalkeeper of the Week) and forward Abbey Schwarz (Freshman of the Week) won their respective awards in 2021. 

The Huskers, who are 6-1-1, enter conference play this week as they host Wisconsin on Friday, September 15 at 7:05 p.m. (CT). The match will be streamed on Big Ten Plus. 

FAN GUIDE TO FALL SOFTBALL

The Nebraska softball team will play three scrimmages and six exhibition games at Bowlin Stadium this fall. Admission is free for all scrimmages and games and below is a guide to help fans plan for their visit to Bowlin Stadium. Fans are reminded that Nebraska’s clear bag policy will be in effect for all scrimmages and games, and pets are not allowed at Bowlin Stadium.

Intrasquad Scrimmages (September)
Schedule: Nebraska will host public intrasquad scrimmages on three consecutive Thursdays in September. First pitch will be at 5:30 p.m. for each scrimmage on Sept. 14, 21 and 28.

Free Admission: There will be no charge for fans to attend any of the three scrimmages. Since the scrimmages are free, fans may select any available seat to watch the scrimmages. Seating options include plastic chairback seats, metal bleacher seating and grass berm seating. All seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be no reserved seats for the scrimmages with the exception of marked reserved seats near the third-base dugout for players’ families and guests.

Gates to Bowlin Stadium will open at 4:30 p.m. for each of the three scrimmages.

Concessions: Concessions will not be available for any of the three scrimmages. As such, fans will be permitted to bring in their own food and drink, limited to sack lunch items. Coolers are not permitted inside Bowlin Stadium. Fans are reminded that alcohol is not permitted at Bowlin Stadium. All food and drink must comply with Nebraska’s clear bag policy and all items fans wish to bring into the stadium are subject to inspection.

Autographs: Nebraska’s players and coaches will not be available for autographs after any of the scrimmages.

Parking: Parking is free in the Haymarket Park lots surrounding Bowlin Stadium.

Live Video: For those fans unable to attend the scrimmages, a free live video stream will be available for each of the three scrimmages on Nebraska Athletics’ YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/huskers (under the 'Live' tab).


Fall Exhibition Games (October)
Schedule: Nebraska will play six exhibition games at Bowlin Stadium this fall, and there will also be three additional games not involving the Huskers.

The schedule is below. Fans are reminded that previous games may run late which could delay the scheduled start time for games later in the day.

Sunday, Oct. 1
Bellevue vs. York, 10 a.m.
Nebraska vs. Omaha, 12:30 p.m.
UNK vs. Midland, 3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 8
Nebraska vs. Creighton, 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14
Nebraska vs. Colorado State, 10 a.m.
Nebraska vs. South Dakota, 12:30 p.m.
South Dakota vs. Colorado State, 3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 15
Nebraska vs. Colorado State, 10 a.m.
Nebraska vs. Colorado State, 12:30 p.m.

Free Admission: There will be no charge for fans to attend any of the fall exhibition games, including non-Nebraska games. Since all games are free, fans may select any available seats to watch the scrimmages. Seating options include plastic chairback seats, metal bleacher seating and grass berm seating. All seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be no reserved seats for the scrimmages with the exception of marked reserved seats near each dugout for players’ families and guests. There will also be additional reserved seats near the third-base dugout for Nebraska softball alumni on Oct. 14 and 15.

Gates to Bowlin Stadium will open 60 minutes prior to the first game of the day. The time gates will open on each date is listed below.

Sunday, Oct. 1
Gates open at 9 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 8
Gates open at 1 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 14
Gates open at 9 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 15
Gates open at 9 a.m.

Concessions: Concessions will be sold for the exhibition games. The concessions stand at Bowlin Stadium is located behind home plate, near the main entrance. Since concessions are available, fans are not allowed to bring any food or drink into the stadium.

Autographs: Nebraska’s players and coaches will hold two autograph sessions during the fall. The autograph sessions will take place on the main concourse down the right field line, near the team clubhouse.

Autograph Session #1
Sunday, Oct. 1 (approximately 20 minutes after the conclusion of Nebraska’s 12:30 p.m. game)

Autograph Session #2
Sunday, Oct. 8 (approximately 20 minutes after the conclusion of Nebraska’s 2 p.m. game)