5 losses, 4 to higher ranked teams (including #1 and #4). They should make the tourney unless they implode like the men.

Overall maybe, yes…. But Jess Mruzik took over and kicked Everyone’s butt! Just as Madi Skinner did in 2023. Nebraska laid an egg! Penn State had the mojo with coach sick. See what happens next year…. And they had our number. Eight (8) matches prior, NU had PennState’s number. Reverse sweep at Penn State. Motivation and momentum are the biggest influencers in VB. In My humble Opinion. Hats off to Penn State. How close was Nebraska to winning the match. It was a matter of luck…. Could have gone the other way. We’ll see what happens next year without Jess!?!?😮

I agree, bergen did not play a good route system like game like she usually does.. 😂😂

@@janabeckman545 a good hitter adjusts to an average set, like a good setter adjusts to an average pass. Reilly is pretty good

@@michpackfan I'm not dissing on Birgen. The connection was off the last half of the season. Merritt did adjust her route, however, sets too close to the net result in tips and dinks. Those are 100% on Birgen. Sets off the net is timing and communication. When the hitter is having to constantly adjust, hitting efficiency drops. Getting sets high enough for AJ is something Kelly and Birgen need to work on to capitalize on all the ways AJ can dominate. Watch Kait Hord play. Valentin-Anderson sets her balls at a height that Kait can get a full swing. Last year with the Fury, many of the sets to Kait were too low. Kait's stats are much better this season. Watching Merrit with the Vibe setters, she is consistently getting well placed balls that she can take a full swing. Whatever the cause of the missed connections, that is why she is being an efficient hitter for the Vibe.

Interestingly, some believe it’s time for Kelly Hunter to move on. I just don’t know, but who came to Nebraska as a highly touted setter and seemed to go backward… Orr? Reilly?

They are both great players. Merritt was a huge leader on the team. It wasn’t an either/ or. Redshirting Caroline her freshman year was the best decision at the time. She would have competed for a spot the next season.. she had lots of ties to Penn State- lots of reasons she transferred. They are both great players- Caroline just happens to be her best when she plays against Nebraska - at least this last season.

AS IT TURNED OUT! Yes! Bad to lose Caroline….. interesting how she plays lights out against NU. Was she a Big Ten All American ? And word has been, coaches didn’t ask her, just redshirted her! Can’t do that! Is possible that by the end of last year, if Caroline would have begun playing from the get-go, she might’ve taken over for Merritt towards the end of the season and been the Opposite for this season… but just don’t know.

They "were" the best team in the country. Cook is way overrated as a coach. He couldn't come up with some quick offensive plays to beat Penn State. Instead he kept his players hammering into a double block instead of some quick sets, back row hitting, slide plays, etc. Hes way overpaid for coming up short two years in a row. Look for the same thing this year!

​​@@michpackfan you know how hard it is to take a team back to back years inside the Final Four? You don't see many teams do that unless ur a damn good coach😂 so not sure what u mean here, Nebraska may be able to get rocky and play bad😅 but they are not a team to have in the back of your mind plus they'll be back there just you wait n see.

@josiahterry3767 look at Penn State with Russ Rose

@@KellyK1000 not with his coaching they weren't! On paper, they were the best tho.

@@michpackfanever heard of Jalen Reyes, Kelly Hunter, Jordan Larson?

IKR