Jordan Larson officially announced her retirement from professional volleyball last week, capping a 17-year professional and Olympic career at the conclusion of the 2026 LOVB Nebraska Volleyball season.
To honor Jordan and her belief in family, friends and love of the Nebraska volleyball community, LOVB Nebraska has introduced the Kae Community Award, named in honor of Jordan’s mom Kae. A full story on Larson’s retirement and the Kae Community Award can be found on the Grow Omaha website.
Creighton Athletics will name its future athletic facility “The Bill” in honor of the late Bill Scott, a longtime donor to the university. The family of Bill and Ruth Scott made the lead gift to build The Bill, a 50,000 sq. ft. athletics facility for Creighton’s 300-plus student-athletes.
Located at 20th & Burt Street, The Bill will be immediately west of The Ruth (The Ruth Scott Training Center), the practice space for Creighton volleyball and women’s basketball.
The Bill is part of Fly Together, the $300 million, donor-funded project that will transform Creighton’s athletic and recreational corridor with 11 new or upgraded facilities. Construction of the facility began in the summer of 2025 and is expected to be completed in 2027.
The Omaha Supernovas are off to a 2-0 start following a pair of victories last week. Omaha began its 2026 campaign at home, sweeping the San Diego Mojo on Thursday night in front of 9,538 fans. Outside hitter and team captain Sarah Parsons, in her first match with the franchise, set two new franchise records, recording 21 points and 17 kills. Both marks are the most in a three-set match in franchise history.
On Saturday, Omaha took to the road and defeated Columbus, 3-1. Brooke Nuneviller and Sarah Parsons provided 19 kills each to lift the Supernovas over the Fury.
The Supernovas return to Omaha for a three-match homestand, with the Atlanta Vibe up first tomorrow, January 16 at 7 p.m. Friday’s match will be broadcast on News Channel Nebraska and 660 AM KCRO.
Sarah Parsons earned Major League Volleyball’s first Player of the Week award in 2026 for her performance in the Supernovas’ undefeated opening week. Parsons paced the Supernovas with 45 points and 36 kills in the pair of wins.
LOVB Nebraska has started 1-1 on the season, playing two matches that have gone all five sets. Nebraska traveled south for a 2025 LOVB Championship rematch against Austin, and took a 2-1 lead before dropping the final two sets.
LOVB Nebraska returned home on Sunday to host Houston and won a thriller in five sets. Set two of the match was won by Nebraska, 37-35.
This weekend features two matches for the club, with the first coming on the road against LOVB Madison at 7 p.m. on Friday. On Sunday, LOVB Nebraska will return to Baxter Arena to host LOVB Atlanta at 5 p.m.
Creighton men’s basketball scored an improbable comeback victory over Georgetown Tuesday night, stealing an 86-83 overtime victory over the Hoyas. The Bluejays were down 76-69 with under two minutes to play before going on a 7-0 run that ended with an Austin Swartz 3-pointer with 17.8 seconds remaining. Georgetown almost ended the game on a buzzer-beater, but Langston Love’s layup was determined to have still been in his hand at the buzzer following review.
Creighton now sits in fourth place in Big East standings at 5-2 in conference play. On Friday, the Bluejays travel to Rhode Island to face Providence at 5:30 p.m. Friday’s matchup will be broadcast on FS1.
Upcoming Games
- Omaha women’s basketball vs. St. Thomas | Thursday, Jan. 15 | 6:30 p.m.
- Creighton men’s basketball at Providence | Friday, Jan. 16 | 5:30 p.m.
- Omaha Hockey at Miami (Ohio) | Friday, Jan. 16 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha Queens FC vs. Iowa | Friday, Jan. 16 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha Supernovas vs. Atlanta | Friday, Jan. 16 | 7 p.m.
- LOVB Nebraska at Madison | Friday, Jan. 16 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha Lancers vs. Des Moines | Friday, Jan. 16 | 7:05 p.m.
- Omaha Kings FC at Iowa | Friday, Jan. 16 | 8 p.m.
- Creighton women’s basketball at Providence | Saturday, Jan. 17 | 12 p.m.
- Omaha women’s basketball at Oral Roberts | Saturday, Jan. 17 | 2 p.m.
- Omaha Hockey at Miami (Ohio) | Saturday, Jan. 17 | 5 p.m.
- Omaha Queens FC vs. Iowa | Saturday, Jan. 17 | 5 p.m.
- Omaha Lancers vs. Tri-City (Neb.) | Saturday, Jan. 17 | 6:05 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball at Oral Roberts | Saturday, Jan. 17 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha Kings FC at Minnesota | Saturday, Jan. 17 | 7 p.m.
- Omaha Supernovas vs. Orlando | Sunday, Jan. 18 | 3 p.m.
- LOVB Nebraska vs. Atlanta | Sunday, Jan. 18 | 5 p.m.
- Creighton women’s basketball vs. Xavier | Tuesday, Jan. 20 | 6 p.m.
- Creighton men’s basketball vs. Xavier | Wednesday, Jan. 21 | 6 p.m.
- Omaha men’s basketball vs. South Dakota | Wednesday, Jan. 21 | 7 p.m.
