Story Links A total of four Nebraska volleyball alumni are competing in the Tokyo Olympics. Jordan Larson, Kelsey Robinson and Justine Wong-Orantes make up one-quarter of the United States team, while Sarah Pavan will compete for Canada in beach volleyball. All four Huskers have an excellent chance to earn a medal and are arguably the gold medal favorites in their respective sport.
On the court, Team USA enters the Olympics with a No. 1 world ranking, and the Americans have won the last three FIVB Volleyball Nations League Championships. The Americans have won a medal in each of the last three Olympics, although the United States has never won a gold medal in women’s volleyball. Larson is competing in her third Olympics after helping Team USA to a silver medal in 2012 and a bronze medal in 2016. Robinson was also a member of the bronze-medal winning team in 2016, while Wong-Orantes is making her Olympic debut in Tokyo.
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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.
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