Back to the Nebraska Cornhuskers Newsfeed

Studying male volleyball players has part in Albrecht's turnaround

Volleyball is one of the ultimate team sports, with teams playing their best when it consistently all comes together for the perfect play — a good pass, a set with perfect pace and location, and a hitter being put in an ideal situation to get a kill.

Nebraska has used improved team play to put together one of the program’s best stretches, with three wins against top-10 teams in a two-week span.

While it’s a team sport, it’s hard to ignore the impact the improvement of senior outside hitter Annika Albrecht has had on the Huskers’ rise to No.