Nebraska volleyball head coach John Cook and seniors Lindsay Krause and Kennedi Orr will participate in the third annual Big Ten Volleyball Media Days on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Big Ten Network Headquarters in Chicago. 

The Huskers will be live in studio on Big Ten Network with Rick Pizzo, Holly McPeak and Elena Shklyar from 11:05-11:25 a.m. (CT). Immediately after that, Nebraska will hold its official press conference from 11:30-11:50 a.m., which will be streamed live on B1G+. 

Krause, a senior outside hitter from Papillion, Neb., was averaging 2.50 kills per set on .285 hitting in her junior season before it was cut short by an injury in mid-October. In six Big Ten matches, Krause was averaging 2.82 kills per set on .366 hitting, which was the top hitting percentage by a Big Ten outside hitter in conference play at the time of her injury. She was the Big Ten Player of the Week on Oct. 9 after posting a season-high 15 kills on .519 hitting at Michigan and nine kills on .381 hitting at Michigan State. Off the court, Krause has earned Academic All-District, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honors. She graduated in May in just 36 months with a degree in English. 

Orr, a senior setter from Eagan, Minn., played a pivotal role as a serving sub for the Huskers last season. She served an ace in seven different matches and provided 39 digs for the Big Red. Entering her fourth season at Nebraska, Orr has 325 career set assists, 12 service aces and 164 digs. Orr also earned her bachelor's degree in communication studies in 36 months in May. She is a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten and Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award honoree. 

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Buschini Named to Ray Guy Award Watch List

Senior Brian Buschini was one of 34 punters nationally named to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Ray Guy Award announced Friday. 

The Ray Guy Award is presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate punter in the FBS, and Buschini has made the watch list in each of his three seasons at Nebraska. For his collegiate career, Buschini averages 43.7 yards per punt while placing nearly 35 percent of his career kicks inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. 
Buschini has started at punter in each of the last two seasons for the Huskers. Last year, he started all 12 games, averaging 40.7 yards on 57 punts. He placed 35 percent (20-of-57) of his punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line with 19 fair catches, allowing only 19 returns. In his first season at Nebraska, he averaged 44.0 yards per punt, a total that ranked eighth in Husker history and 25th nationally. He had 16 punts of 50 yards or longer, including a 74-yard punt against Wisconsin that ranked as the seventh-longest punt in school history.

Prior to Nebraska, Buschini spent three seasons at Montana from 2019 to 2021. In his final season with the Griz, Buschini was named the 2021 FCS Punter of the Year and a first-team All-American. He averaged 46.0 yards per punt in 2021 and helped Montana lead the FCS in net punting average.
 Buschini is working on his master’s degree in construction engineering and management after earning his undergraduate degree from Nebraska in December of 2022. 

The 2024 Ray Guy Award winner will be announced during ESPN’s Home Depot College Football Awards Show on December 12th.