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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.

Jordan Larson has officially announced her retirement from professional volleyball and will cap a 17-year professional and Olympic career at the conclusion of the 2026 LOVB Nebraska Volleyball season. 

Larson, a Nebraska native and Husker volleyball legend, won a national title with Nebraska before moving on to help Team USA earn its first-ever gold medal in women’s volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is one of three volleyball players in history with four Olympic medals. 

“I still love the game immensely,” said Larson at a press conference on Friday. “As I’ve gotten older, there’s more pieces that come with it. I’m living on house money, every day is an absolute blessing… It seems like the time to celebrate what volleyball is doing in the state and how we can continue to grow the sport.”

Prior to this season, she was announced as a member of a new ownership group of LOVB Nebraska headlined by JE Dunn Construction Group. While 2026 will mark the end of her playing career, she will remain an integral piece in fostering growth and development of volleyball at all levels in the state of Nebraska as a co-owner of LOVB Nebraska.

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. 

Kae did everything she could to help Jordan achieve her goals and become one of the winningest volleyball players in history. With the award, LOVB will honor “six individuals who, like Kae, have gone above and beyond to support another’s volleyball journey, and through their actions, have made a lasting difference in the lives of others.”

Nominations open today and can be submitted on LOVB Nebraska’s website, or through this link.

The Omaha Supernovas were picked to finish second in the 2026 Major League Volleyball season in the league’s preseason poll released on Tuesday. Last season’s Outside Hitter of the Year Brooke Nuneviller and Libero of the Year Morgan Hentz were selected to the Preseason All-League team. Omaha will open its season tonight, January 8, at home against the San Diego Mojo at 7 p.m. Tonight’s match will be broadcast on Nebraska Public Media and 660 AM KCRO.

LOVB Nebraska made its return to the court on Wednesday, traveling to Austin, Texas, for the 2025 LOVB Finals Championship rematch against LOVB Austin. While both Kimberly Drewniok and Emily Thater posted career-best marks in kills with 26 and 16 respectively, Nebraska dropped the season-opener in five sets. LOVB Nebraska opens its home season this Sunday, January 11, hosting Houston at 3 p.m. at Baxter Arena. Sunday’s match can be streamed live with a subscription to ESPN+.

Omaha Hockey was swept by No. 17 Cornell in a road series over the weekend, 6-4 on Friday and 3-2 on Saturday. The Mavericks now sit at 7-13 overall and 3-7 in NCHC play and reenter the home stretch of league play this weekend, where they will host (RV) St. Cloud State for a weekend series. Puck drop on Friday is 7 p.m. and the first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive a Jake Guentzel bobblehead.

Creighton women’s basketball will host its annual Pink Out against No. 1 UConn on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the CHI Health Center, and tickets are still available. The Bluejays will raise money to fight cancer for the American Cancer Society and Hope Lodge. Before Sunday’s matchup, though, Creighton heads to Marquette tonight at 7 p.m. with an opportunity to improve to 4-3 in Big East Conference play. Tonight’s game will be broadcast on TruTV.

Creighton men’s basketball split two Big East matchups the past week to improve to 10-6 on the season and 4-1 in conference play. On Sunday, Creighton surrendered a 16-point second-half lead to lose a heartbreaker to Seton Hall, who took the final 56-54 lead with 1.3 seconds left in the game.

Wednesday, the Bluejays rounded out the road trip at Villanova, who entered the game 12-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference. An unlikely culprit, the Creighton bench, scored 27 points collectively to help secure the 76-72 victory in Philadelphia.

Creighton returns home on Saturday at 1 p.m. to host St. John’s for a powder blue and white stripe out. Information on what color to wear by section can be found on Creighton men’s basketball social media.

Upcoming Games

• Omaha Supernovas vs. San Diego | Tonight, Jan. 8 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball vs. North Dakota | Tonight, Jan. 8 | 7 p.m.
• Creighton women’s basketball at Marquette | Tonight, Jan. 8 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha women’s basketball at North Dakota | Tonight, Jan. 8 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha Hockey vs. (RV) St. Cloud State | Friday, Jan. 9 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers vs. Cedar Rapids | Friday, Jan. 9 | 7:05 p.m.
• Creighton men’s basketball vs. St. John’s | Saturday, Jan. 10 | 1 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball vs. North Dakota State | Saturday, Jan. 10 | 1 p.m.
• Omaha women’s basketball at North Dakota State | Saturday, Jan. 10 | 1 p.m.
• Omaha Supernovas at Columbus Fury | Saturday, Jan. 10 | 6 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers at Waterloo | Saturday, Jan. 10 | 6:35 p.m.
• Omaha Hockey vs. (RV) St. Cloud State | Saturday, Jan. 10 | 7 p.m.
• Creighton women’s basketball vs. #1 Connecticut | Sunday, Jan. 11 | 1 p.m.
• LOVB Nebraska vs. LOVB Houston | Sunday, Jan. 11 | 3 p.m.
• Creighton men’s basketball vs. Georgetown | Tuesday, Jan. 13 | 8 p.m.