Huskers Set for Big Ten Media Days in Chicago

Nebraska volleyball head coach Dani Busboom Kelly, senior Rebekah Allick and junior Harper Murray will participate in the fourth annual Big Ten Volleyball Media Days on Monday, July 28 at Big Ten Network Headquarters in Chicago. 

Nebraska will be live in studio on Big Ten Network with Rick Pizzo, Holly McPeak and Elena Shklyar from 2:37-2:57 p.m. (CT). The Huskers will hold their official press conference from 3:27-3:47 p.m., which will be streamed live on B1G+. 

Allick, a senior middle blocker, recorded 1.82 kills per set in 2024 with a career-best .357 hitting percentage in 2024. She had a team-high 1.43 blocks per set, which ranked third among Big Ten players and 14th nationally. Allick ranks sixth in school history with 415 career blocks entering the 2025 season. She was an All-Big Ten Second Team selection in 2022 and 2023. 

Murray, a junior outside hitter, was an AVCA Second Team All-American last year after earning third-team honors as a freshman. Murray led the Huskers in 2024 with 3.40 kills per set and a team-high 39 service aces. She is a two-time All-Big Ten First Team selection. Murray was selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team last season and was the NCAA Lincoln Regional Most Outstanding Player. 

Both Allick and Murray were named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team on Thursday.

Busboom Kelly enters her first season as head coach at Nebraska, taking over for her former coach and mentor John Cook. A Husker national champion as both a player and assistant coach, Busboom Kelly spent the last eight years building Louisville into a national power. The Cardinals reached two NCAA Championship matches, three NCAA Semifinals, five regional finals and won four ACC titles. 

Busboom Kelly compiled a 203-44 (.822) record in her eight seasons at Louisville, including a 120-15 (.889) mark from 2021-24, which is the second-best winning percentage in the country during that span. In 2024, the Cardinals reached the NCAA Championship match for the second time in the last three seasons. 

Busboom Kelly was the starting libero on Nebraska’s 2006 NCAA Championship team, and she was an assistant coach when the Huskers won the 2015 national title in Omaha. 

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