Fans Celebrate Husker National Title

Lincoln ? The National Champion Nebraska volleyball team returned home to the Nebraska Coliseum Sunday morning as nearly 2,500 supporters came out to celebrate NU’s 2006 campaign, culminating in the school’s third NCAA title Saturday night in front of an NCAA record crowd of 17,209 at Qwest Center Omaha.

The ceremony included a pair of declarations from Gov. Dave Heineman, who not only announced that the week of Dec. 17-23 in the state as Nebraska Volleyball Week, but also declared Husker Head Coach John Cook as Governor for a Day. University of Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman and NU Athletic Director Steve Pederson also lauded the athletic and academic success of the Husker program before turning the dais over to Cook and the 2006 captains, who thanked the fans for their support throughout the season.

Fans can watch the entire ceremony by clicking the link at the top of the page beginning later this afternoon. In addition, Saturday’s championship match will be rebroadcast on ESPNU on Sunday, Dec. 17 at 5:30 p.m. (central) and on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 5:30 a.m. (central).