Friday, January 22
Omaha, Neb.
6 p.m.
Omaha
at
Creighton
The Mavericks begin the season this weekend with a pair of matches against Creighton and UNI.
Photo by: Mark Kuhlmann
Volleyball Opens Season with CU, UNI
Jan 21, 2021 | Volleyball
Follow the Matches
The Omaha volleyball team begins the season with a pair of matches this weekend. The Mavericks open on the road at Creighton on Friday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. before hosting UNI on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 4 p.m.
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Saturday's match will be played at Sapp Fieldhouse and closed to the general public. Due to COVID-19 protocols, attendance is limited to student-athlete pass-list attendees at this time. Links to live stats and video to both matches are available on OMavs.com.
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Quick Hits
Friday's matchup marks the 17th all-time meeting between Omaha and Creighton. The Mavericks hold a slim lead in the series, 9-7 over the Bluejays.
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Creighton swept the Mavericks last season at D.J. Sokol Arena on Sept. 13, 2019 in the lone meeting between the two programs in Omaha's DI tenure.
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Scouting the UNI Panthers
• UNI went 24-11 last season, capturing the Missouri Valley Conference title with a 17-1 mark in league play.
• The Panthers advanced to the program's fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, falling in the first round in 2019.
• UNI was selected as the league's favorite in the MVC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Sophomore Kaylissa Arndorfer was the only Panther to make the Preseason All-MVC Team after earning First Team All-MVC honors as a freshman last season.
• The Panthers return four starters from 2019 while adding five newcomers for this season.
• Head coach Bobbi Petersen enters her 21st season at the helm of the UNI program and has a record of 509-162.
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All-Time Against UNI
Saturday's match is the ninth all-time meeting between the Mavericks and Panthers. The all-time series is locked up with four victories for each program. In their last meeting, UNI won 3-1 on Sept. 15, 2017 in Omaha, Neb.
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The Omaha volleyball team begins the season with a pair of matches this weekend. The Mavericks open on the road at Creighton on Friday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. before hosting UNI on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 4 p.m.
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Saturday's match will be played at Sapp Fieldhouse and closed to the general public. Due to COVID-19 protocols, attendance is limited to student-athlete pass-list attendees at this time. Links to live stats and video to both matches are available on OMavs.com.
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Quick Hits
- Omaha finished 19-14 (10-6 Summit League) last season, falling to second-seeded Denver in the program's second appearance in the Summit League Championship Final.
- Anna Blaschko enters her senior campaign after leading the Summit League with a .390 hitting percentage last season.
- Following Blaschko in the Maverick attack, Sadie Limback and Claire Leonard return for Omaha after totaling 735 and 435 kills in 2019, respectively.
- Claire Mountjoy beings the season No. 8 all-time in program history with 1,458 career digs.
- The Mavericks were 10-3 in three-set matches and 7-3 in four-set matches in 2019.
- Omaha returns four starters from last year, including 10 letterwinners.
- Head coach Matt Buttermore is in his second season at the helm of the Maverick program.
- Creighton opens the season ranked No. 15 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association DI Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll.
- The Bluejays advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and won their sixth consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title with a 25-6 record in 2019.
- CU was picked to win the Midwest Division of the BIG East Conference in its preseason poll.
- The Bluejays placed three returners on the Preseason All-BIG EAST team in Keeley Davis, Erica Kostelac and Jaela Zimmeran.
- Creighton returns four starters and 10 letterwinners from last year's squad.
- Head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth is in her 18th season at Creighton and holds a record of 371-71 with the Bluejays.
Friday's matchup marks the 17th all-time meeting between Omaha and Creighton. The Mavericks hold a slim lead in the series, 9-7 over the Bluejays.
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Creighton swept the Mavericks last season at D.J. Sokol Arena on Sept. 13, 2019 in the lone meeting between the two programs in Omaha's DI tenure.
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Scouting the UNI Panthers
• UNI went 24-11 last season, capturing the Missouri Valley Conference title with a 17-1 mark in league play.
• The Panthers advanced to the program's fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, falling in the first round in 2019.
• UNI was selected as the league's favorite in the MVC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Sophomore Kaylissa Arndorfer was the only Panther to make the Preseason All-MVC Team after earning First Team All-MVC honors as a freshman last season.
• The Panthers return four starters from 2019 while adding five newcomers for this season.
• Head coach Bobbi Petersen enters her 21st season at the helm of the UNI program and has a record of 509-162.
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All-Time Against UNI
Saturday's match is the ninth all-time meeting between the Mavericks and Panthers. The all-time series is locked up with four victories for each program. In their last meeting, UNI won 3-1 on Sept. 15, 2017 in Omaha, Neb.
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