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Lauren Stivrins is hitting .398 in her NCAA Tournament career (151 kills, 36 errors, 289 attacks). Her .398 career postseason hitting percentage is the highest in Nebraska history. • Following her performance on Thursday,
Lauren Stivrins is hitting .476 this season. The Nebraska record for season hitting percentage is .473 by All-America middle blocker Tracy Stalls in 2007. •
Lauren Stivrins is now hitting .386 in her career (1,068 kills, 275 errors, 2,055 attacks). Her .386 career hitting percentage is the highest ever by a Husker in the rally scoring era (since 2001). • The Nebraska-Baylor winner will move on to play the winner of fourth-seeded Texas and 13th-seeded Penn State in the regional final, which will be played on Monday, April 19 in the CHI Health Center main arena.
Rather, The World-Herald’s Henry Cordes reported, it happened intentionally. Taking over the Husker program in the late 1970s, former coach Terry Pettit set out to improve high school play, holding clinics for Nebraska players and coaches.
Over time, Nebraska had built homegrown talent and began attracting top recruits. In 1995, the Huskers won the first of their now-five national championships. With 15 total Final Four appearances and the best attendance in the nation, the college program has engendered some of the top high school programs in the country.
Cordes’ story showed how Omaha’s success in hosting the volleyball Final Four in 2006 set a new standard and forever changed the atmosphere and expectations for the NCAA tournament.