NU Notes: Beason and Reilly Pick Up Big Ten Awards
Merritt Beason was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday, while Bergen Reilly was named Big Ten Setter of the Week.
For Beason, it's the fourth time this season the junior opposite hitter has received Big Ten Player of the Week. Reilly, meanwhile, has been selected Big Ten Setter of the Week four times this season.
Beason had a career weekend for the Huskers, averaging 6.00 kills per set on .447 hitting with 1.75 digs per set and 1.00 blocks per set. She totaled 48 kills with just six errors on 94 swings in wins at No. 16 Penn State and Rutgers. In a 3-2 reverse sweep of the Nittany Lions, Beason had a career-high 27 kills on .426 hitting with five digs and three blocks and one ace. The Gardendale, Ala., native had six kills alone in the decisive fifth set. She followed up that career performance with 21 kills on a .475 hitting percentage with nine digs and five blocks in a sweep of the Scarlet Knights. Her 21 kills in the sweep tied Kelsey Robinson for the most by a Husker in a three-set match in the 25-point rally-scoring era (since 2008).
Reilly averaged 11.88 assists per set and 3.13 digs per set while posting double-doubles in both matches. The Sioux Falls, S.D., native had 52 assists and 13 digs in the 3-2 comeback win at Penn State on Friday. She followed up on Sunday at Rutgers with 43 assists and 12 digs.
NEBRASKA-WISCONSIN BATTLE SET FOR PRIME TIME IN MADISON
The Big Ten Conference and its television partners announced the game time and television information for Nebraska’s Nov. 18 football game at Wisconsin. The Huskers and Badgers will kick off at 6:30 p.m. at Camp Randall Stadium with the game televised on NBC.
The NBC contest will be Nebraska’s first appearance on the network this season. The 2023 football season marks NBC’s first as a broadcast partner with the Big Ten Conference. It will mark Nebraska’s first game on NBC since an overtime victory at Notre Dame in 2000.
With Monday’s announcement, game times and broadcast information are set for Nebraska’s final three regular-season games. This week’s matchup with Maryland at Memorial Stadium will be broadcast on Peacock, NBC’s streaming service, with kickoff set for shortly after 11 a.m. Information on subscribing to Peacock can be found at Huskers.com/watch. The Huskers’ regular-season finale against Iowa on Friday, Nov. 24 will be televised on CBS at 11 a.m. CBS is also in its first year broadcasting Big Ten games, and the Iowa contest will mark Nebraska’s first on CBS since a Gator Bowl victory over Clemson following the 2008 season.
Nebraska’s Remaining Regular-Season Games
Nov. 11 Maryland 11 a.m. Peacock
Nov. 18 at Wisconsin 6:30 p.m. NBC
Nov. 24 Iowa 11 a.m. CBS
HUSKERS SELECTED FOR NCAA TOURNAMENT
The Nebraska soccer team earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament when the 64-team bracket was announced on Monday.
The Huskers will host South Dakota State on Friday, Nov. 10 at 7:05 p.m. (CT) at Barbara Hibner Stadium in the first round. The winner will face either Tennessee or Xavier in the second round.
This year marks the 13th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and first since 2016. NU has made it to the Sweet 16 on eight occasions and twice advanced to the Elite Eight. Nebraska holds a 17-12 record all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
The Huskers are 14-3-3 this season and won the Big Ten regular season title with a 7-1-2 mark. In the Big Ten semifinals, NU battled but fell 3-1 to then-No. 12 Wisconsin 3-1.
The second round, third round and quarterfinals will each be held at campus sides leading up to the Women’s College Cup Semifinals (Dec. 1) and National Championship Game (Dec. 4), both of which will be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
