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League One Volleyball (LOVB) announced yesterday that Dani Busboom Kelly, head coach of Nebraska Volleyball, has officially joined the organization as an ambassador for LOVB Nebraska.

As an ambassador, Busboom Kelly will support LOVB Nebraska’s mission through community engagement, athlete development initiatives, and efforts to strengthen the state’s rapidly growing volleyball ecosystem.

“Volleyball has always been at the heart of Nebraska, and I am incredibly honored to support LOVB Nebraska as they continue building something special here,” said Busboom Kelly. “This is a community that shaped me, inspired me, and believed in the power of this sport long before the rest of the country caught up. Being able to pour back into the next generation, while helping grow professional volleyball in my home state, is something I’m truly grateful for.”

LOVB Nebraska is dedicated to building a long-term, athlete-focused structure that includes youth clubs, local events, community programming, and a professional team in the nation’s premier volleyball hub. Through its rebrand earlier this year from LOVB Omaha to LOVB Nebraska, the club committed its efforts to the entire state of Nebraska. Adding Busboom Kelly helps grow those efforts.

“Dani is a tremendous leader and an example of what makes volleyball in Nebraska so special,” said Kirsten Bernthal Booth, president of business operations for LOVB Nebraska. “Her experience, integrity, and connections throughout our state will be invaluable as we continue to elevate professional volleyball in Nebraska and across the country. We are so excited to have her as an ambassador of LOVB Nebraska.”

LOVB Nebraska will kick off season two at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Sunday, January 11, 2026, against LOVB Houston. Fans will enjoy the home opener and first serve with a special appearance from Dani Busboom Kelly, joining in her new role as an ambassador for LOVB Nebraska. The full 2026 schedule can be viewed here.

Creighton Volleyball set a Big East record in last week’s sweep over St. John’s when it tallied its 46th straight regular-season conference win. The Bluejays then rounded out their conference slate, and built on their new record, with a sweep of Seton Hall on Saturday. Creighton has dropped only four sets in conference play this season.

Staying put at No. 12 in the AVCA Coaches’ Poll, the Bluejays’ focus now shifts to the Big East Tournament this weekend. Creighton is seeking its sixth straight title in the tournament. The Bluejays will open against Marquette at 12 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 22, with the winner facing either Xavier or Villanova in Sunday’s title match at 2 p.m.

The Omaha Supernovas announced former Nebraska Volleyball standout Gina Mancuso-Prososki as the director of business development. The Papillion native will work with team president Diane Mendenhall and the rest of the Supernovas front office to grow and elevate the team’s corporate partnerships and engagement.

Omaha Volleyball swept Kansas City on Senior Night Tuesday, ending Kali Jurgensmeier, Morgan DeBow and Davis Gutterman’s careers on a positive note. Their season is not quite finished yet though. Sixth-seeded Omaha will face St. Thomas, the No. 3 seed in the 2025 Summit League Volleyball tournament on Sunday at 3 p.m. Waiting for the winner is No. 2 South Dakota on Monday, Nov. 24, at 3 p.m.

Omaha Hockey split its series at No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth over the weekend to move to 5-5 on the season. After falling 5-2 on Friday, the Mavericks responded by posting their first shutout of the season on Saturday, blanking the Bulldogs 2-0. Omaha returns home this weekend to host yet another ranked opponent and defending national champion, No. 8 Western Michigan, on Friday and Saturday.

Goaltender Dawson Cowan was named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Rookie of the Week, recording 32 saves in Omaha Hockey’s shutout Saturday. In just two appearances for the Mavericks this season, the freshman Cowan has 68 total saves.

Annalea Maeder and Nora Wurtz were named the Big East Setter of the Week and Freshman of the Week, respectively, for their performances in last weekend’s sweeps over St. John’s and Seton Hall. Maeder averaged 10.33 assists and 1.17 kills per set, and led all Big East players in assists per set to earn her seventh Big East Setter of the Week award. Wurtz, a redshirt freshman, led the Big East in hitting percentage, hitting .722 across the two matches. This was her first weekly recognition from the conference.

Major League Volleyball announced Minnesota as its newest franchise market, set to begin competition in 2027, on Tuesday. The new MLV Minnesota franchise is majority owned and will be operated by Minnesota Sports & Entertainment, a regional sports and entertainment group that includes the National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild. Minnesota increases the total number of teams to 11 for the 2027 season.

After starting 0-3 on the season, Omaha men’s basketball has gotten back on track, finding two straight wins against Southern Utah and Concordia (Neb.). The wins could not have come at a better time, the Mavericks have an important stretch coming up. On Friday, they head to LSU to face former Summit League Player of the Year and Maverick Marquel Sutton. Then it’s off to Miami to face James Madison and then FIU in a multi-team event.

Creighton men’s basketball also got back on track following its blowout loss at Gonzaga last week. The Bluejays picked up two wins in tune-up games against Maryland-Eastern Shore and North Dakota prior to the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas next week. Creighton plays Baylor on Monday, Nov. 24, at 1 p.m. and then No. 16 Iowa State, whom the Jays beat in an exhibition game in October, on Tuesday at 1 p.m. Depending on the results of those two games, Creighton will play one game on either Wednesday, Nov. 26, or Thursday, Nov. 27.

Upcoming Games

• Creighton women’s basketball vs. Northern Iowa | Thursday, Nov. 20 | 6 p.m.
• Omaha women’s basketball vs. CSU Bakersfield | Thursday, Nov. 20 | 6:30 p.m.
• Omaha Hockey vs. #8 Western Michigan | Friday, Nov. 21 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball at LSU | Friday, Nov. 21 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers vs. Green Bay | Friday, Nov. 21 | 7:05 p.m.
• #12 Creighton Volleyball vs. Marquette | Saturday, Nov. 22 | 12 p.m.
• Omaha women’s basketball vs. Lindenwood | Saturday, Nov. 22 | 1 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers vs. Green Bay | Saturday, Nov. 22 | 6:05 p.m.
• Omaha Hockey vs. #8 Western Michigan | Saturday, Nov. 22 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha Volleyball vs. St. Thomas | Sunday, Nov. 23 | 3 p.m.
• Creighton men’s basketball vs. Baylor | Monday, Nov. 24 | 1 p.m.
• Creighton men’s basketball vs. Iowa State | Tuesday, Nov. 25 | 1 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball vs. James Madison | Tuesday, Nov 25 | 6 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball vs. FIU | Wednesday, Nov. 26 | 1 p.m.
• Creighton women’s basketball at UNLV | Wednesday, Nov. 26 | 2 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers at Sioux City | Wednesday, Nov. 26 | 7:05 p.m.
• Creighton men’s basketball vs. TBD | Nov. 26 (Wed) or Nov. 27 (Thu) | TBD

Creighton Volleyball’s Nora Wurtz, a redshirt freshman from Valley, set a school record with nine aces in the Bluejays’ Senior Day sweep over Georgetown on Sunday. All four seniors – Ava Martin, Kiara Reinhardt, Annalea Maeder and Sky McCune – closed their careers a perfect 40-0 inside D.J. Sokol Arena against Big East programs with Sunday’s win.

The Omaha Supernovas are providing fans the opportunity to design their own half-season ticket package. Fans can choose seven of the team’s 14 home matches, and choose different seats for each match. Tickets start at just $11 per match and plans can be designed here.

LOVB Nebraska announced its schedule for the 2026 pro season last week, and this year, the club will have an established home venue for the whole season. Baxter Arena will host nine of the team’s 10 home matches this season. The lone home match away from Baxter Arena will bring professional volleyball outside Omaha for the very first time in the state’s history, when the club will face Salt Lake at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island. LOVB Nebraska will begin its season with a 2025 Finals rematch at LOVB Austin on Wednesday, January 7..

Creighton men’s soccer was eliminated from Big East Tournament contention last week, falling 1-0 to No. 19 Akron while playing for the Midwest Division title. After Providence’s 2-2 draw with No. 11 Georgetown, the Friars earned the fourth and final spot in the tournament. Creighton ended its 2025 campaign 8-4-4 overall and 4-2-2 in Big East play.

Four Bluejays earned All-Big East honors for their roles on this year’s squad, the conference announced on Wednesday. Miguel Arilla earned All-Big East First Team, Matthew Reed was named to the conference’s Second Team, and Omar Ramadan and Andrija Savic each earned a spot on the Third Team.

Omaha Hockey was swept by No. 8 North Dakota over the weekend, falling to 4-4 on the season and 2-2 in NCHC play. The Mavericks’ schedule does not get any easier going forward. They will travel north this weekend to face No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth in a weekend series. The two games will be Omaha’s ninth and 10th straight against ranked opponents. Omaha has not faced an unranked opponent this season.

Omaha men’s soccer forward Maguire Perkins, a sophomore from Gretna, was named to the All-Summit League Honorable Mention Team, the league announced Saturday. In 16 starts this season, Perkins recorded three goals and one assist. Perkins was the only Maverick to earn All-Summit League honors this season.

Once again, Creighton Volleyball seniors Annalea Maeder and Ava Martin have earned Big East Setter and Offensive Player of the Week honors respectively. Maeder averaged a league-high 10.29 assists in wins over Villanova and Georgetown for her sixth Big East Setter of the Week honor this season. Martin averaged a league-leading 5.14 kills per set over the two matches. This is her fifth Big East Offensive Player of the Week award this season, and ninth in her career.

Creighton will head east for its final two regular season matches this weekend. The Bluejays travel to Queens to face St. John’s at 6 p.m. on Friday before heading across Manhattan for a match against Seton Hall at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Friday’s match will be streamed live on ESPN+. A subscription is required to watch.

Omaha Storm Chasers coordinator of clubhouse perations Mike Brown has been named the International League’s Home Clubhouse Manager of the Year for 2025, Minor League Baseball announced on Tuesday. Brown is the first clubhouse manager to be recognized with a league award in the 57-year history of the Triple-A Omaha franchise. This was Brown’s seventh year in the role and his 19th with the Storm Chasers.

Omaha Volleyball senior Kali Jurgensmeier, from Wahoo, was named the Summit League Offensive Player of the Week. Jurgensmeier tallied 32 kills across two matches and eclipsed 1,000 career kills. Omaha Volleyball has a pair of upcoming road matches in North Dakota before returning home next Tuesday, Nov. 18, for Senior Night against Kansas City.

Creighton men’s basketball was handed its first loss of the season by Gonzaga on Tuesday, 90-63. Creighton trailed at the half at a respectable 44-38 before missing its first six shots from the field in the second half. The Gonzaga onslaught continued through the remainder of the game. Creighton is back at the CHI Health Center on Friday for a matchup against Maryland-Eastern Shore at 7 p.m.

Creighton women’s basketball also had a rough week, falling 84-50 in the Battle of I-80 against Nebraska on Wednesday. The win was just Nebraska’s second against Creighton out of the last 10 matchups. Creighton will have a week to retool before it hosts Northern Iowa on Thursday, November 20, at D.J. Sokol Arena.

Upcoming Games

• Omaha Volleyball at North Dakota | Thursday, Nov. 13 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha women’s basketball at BYU | Thursday, Nov. 13 | 8 p.m.
• #12 Creighton Volleyball at St. John’s | Friday, Nov. 14 | 6 p.m.
• #23 Creighton men’s basketball vs. UMES | Friday, Nov. 14 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers at Lincoln Stars | Friday, Nov. 14 | 7:05 p.m.
• Omaha Hockey at #3 Minnesota-Duluth | Friday, Nov. 14 | 7:07 p.m.
• Omaha women’s basketball at Utah State | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 12 p.m.
• #12 Creighton Volleyball at Seton Hall | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 4 p.m.
• Omaha Lancers vs. Sioux City Musketeers | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 6:05 p.m.
• Omaha Hockey at #3 Minnesota-Duluth | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 6:07 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball vs. Southern Utah | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha Volleyball at North Dakota State | Saturday, Nov. 15 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha Volleyball vs. UMKC (Senior Night) | Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 7 p.m.
• Creighton men’s basketball vs. North Dakota | Wednesday, Nov. 19 | 7 p.m.
• Omaha men’s basketball vs. Concordia (Neb.) | Wednesday, Nov. 19 | 7 p.m.