Nebraska volleyball’s 2024 season could be bookended by trips to Louisville, Kentucky.
The Huskers announced their fall slate Wednesday. NU will play 31 matches, with 20 coming against Big Ten Conference opponents. The Big Red will play 18 matches at home in the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
More than a third of NU’s matches will feature teams that finished in the top 25 of the 2023 AVCA Coaches Poll, including six against top 10 teams.
Nebraska opens the season on Aug. 27 against Kentucky at the AVCA First Serve Showcase in Louisville. The KFC Yum! Center will also host the NCAA Semifinals and Final in December.
The home opener with be Aug. 30 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with a match against TCU the next day. Nebraska will then head on the road for a midweek matchup at SMU.
Other non-conference matches of note are home dates with Creighton (Sept. 10), Arizona State (Sept. 13), and Stanford (Sept. 18) while NU heads back to Louisville Sept. 22 to take on the Cardinals.
In Big Ten play, the Huskers will open with a pair of newcomers to the league: UCLA (Sept. 27) and USC (Sept. 29). Nebraska will be on the road to face the other two additions to the Big Ten, heading to Oregon on Nov. 7 and Washington on Nov. 9.
The full 2024 Nebraska volleyball schedule can be found at Huskers.com.