Husker volleyball's Andi Jackson leads the team during Red-White Scrimmage Saturday

Published: Aug 24, 2024 Duration: 00:02:44 Category: News & Politics

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2024. DEBUT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF IMPRESSIVE. PLAYING IN THEIR ANNUAL RED WHITE SCRIMMAGE TONIGHT WITH THE HUSKERS JUST DAYS AWAY FROM THEIR SEASON OPENER AGAINST KENTUCKY ON TUESDAY. THIS WAS A PERFECT FIT FOR JOHN COOK TO EXPERIMENT WITH LINEUPS BEFORE THE REAL THING. THE HUSKERS PLAYED OF COURSE, IN FRONT OF A SOLD OUT CROWD AT DEVANEY. FIRST SET SOPHOMORE ANDI JACKSON WITH THE KILL. GOING TO BE A REAL PROBLEM FOR OPPONENTS THIS SEASON. TEAM WHITE TAKES THE FIRST SET 2521. ON TEAM RED TRANSFER TAYLOR LANDFAIR HAMMERS IT TO THE FLOOR AS DILLON RAYOLA LOOKS ON FROM THE STANDS AND ON SET POINT HERE. LANDFAIR RISES UP FOR THE STUFF. SHE FINISHED WITH 12 KILLS IN HER HUSKER DEBUT. LINDSAY KRAUSE MAKING HER RETURN TO THE LINEUP. BIG SWING IN THE THIRD SET. FINISHED WITH 15 KILLS, TEN DIGS, BUT JACKSON, THE STAR TONIGHT 15 KILLS FOR NUMBER 15 TO GO ALONG WITH FIVE BLOCKS. WHITE TEAM WINS. THE HUSKERS PLAYED FOUR SETS IN OUR MAT SATELE WITH THE POST-MATCH STORY FROM LINCOLN. LAST SEASON, ANDI JACKSON FINISHED HER TREMENDOUS FRESHMAN CAMPAIGN WITH A 3.99 HITTING PERCENTAGE, THE HIGHEST EVER FOR A NEBRASKA FRESHMAN. ON SATURDAY AT THE RED WHITE SCRIMMAGE, SHE PICKED UP RIGHT WHERE SHE LEFT OFF, HITTING 583 WITH 15 KILLS. MY TEAMMATES MADE IT SUPER EASY. OBVIOUSLY LEXI AND OUR SERVE RECEIVE, THEY MAKE IT SO EASY TO JUST ATTACK SUPER WELL BECAUSE WE CAN BE IN SYSTEM A LOT. AND EVEN WHEN WE'RE NOT LIKE MAYBE MEDIUM SYSTEM, I KNOW OUR SETTERS HAVE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD. SO I FEEL LIKE YOU COULD PROBABLY TELL, LIKE MY BLOCKING HAS IMPROVED A TON, WHICH HAS BEEN NICE TO SEE AS A REFLECTION OF OUR WORK IN FALL CAMP. SHE'S HAS NOW DISCOVERED THAT SHE'S GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY HERE AND SHE'S WORKED REALLY HARD. SHE'S REALLY CONFIDENT. HER AND BERGEN HAVE A GREAT CONNECTION. THEY PLAYED ON THE USA TEAM EARLIER IN JUNE, SO SHE'S BLOSSOMING. THE SCRIMMAGE ALSO OFFERED HUSKER FANS A LOOK AT SOME FRESH FACES, INCLUDING BENNINGTON GRAD OLIVIA MAUK. THE FRESHMAN HAD 22 DIGS IN HER DEVANEY CENTER DEBUT. SHE'S SO CALM BUT LIKE I JUST, I PERSONALLY HAVE SO MUCH TRUST IN HER AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE DOES. YOU NEVER QUESTION THE EFFORT SHE'S GOING TO BRING THE ENERGY, THE CONSISTENCY AND SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S SUCH A GIFT, ESPECIALLY AS A FRESHMAN. IT'S A SHORT TURNAROUND FOR THE HUSKERS, WHO WILL HEAD TO LOUISVILLE TO FACE KENTUCKY AND THE TEAMS REGULAR SEASON OPENER ON TUESDAY NIGHT. REPORTING AT THE

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