• The Nebraska volleyball team was selected as the No. 7 overall seed for the 2022 Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship on Sunday night and will host the first and second rounds at the Bob Devaney Sports Center this Thursday and Friday.
• The Huskers, making their 41st straight NCAA Tournament appearance and hosting the first round for the 37th time, will open the tournament on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. against Delaware State (24-6), champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The 4:30 p.m. match will feature Kansas (18-10) of the Big 12 Conference and Miami (19-10) of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Thursday’s winners will meet in the second round on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m.
• All matches this week will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription necessary). Larry Punteney and Kathi Wieskamp will call the action.
• The Huskers Radio Network will broadcast all the action on their radio affiliates, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and AM 590 in Omaha. A live audio stream will be provided at Huskers.com and the Huskers app. John Baylor is in his 29th season doing play-by-play for the Husker volleyball program. Lauren (Cook) West, a former All-America setter for the Huskers, will provide color commentary.
• Texas, Louisville, Wisconsin and Stanford received the top four seeds. Should those teams all advance past the second round, they would host an NCAA Regional on Dec. 8-10. Nebraska is in the same region as No. 2 Louisville, along with No. 10 national seed Oregon and No. 15 national seed Baylor. The Huskers would have an opportunity to host an NCAA Regional only if they advance past the opening two rounds and Louisville is upset in the first or second round.
• Nebraska will be playing Delaware State for the first time. The Hornets are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance after winning the MEAC Tournament on Nov. 20, 3-1 over Coppin State. Thursday’s match will feature the top two defensive teams in the country. Nebraska leads the nation with a .129 opponent hitting percentage, while Delaware State is second at .132.
• The Huskers, who finished the regular season at 24-5 overall, took second in the Big Ten Conference this season with a 16-4 record. Nebraska holds a nation-leading streak of 10 straight NCAA Regional Final appearances and has won five national championships (1995, 2000,…
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