Lincoln Arneal

Lincoln Arneal

Joined: Aug 21, 2025

Lincoln Arneal covers Nebraska volleyball for HuskerMax and posts on social media about the Big Ten and national volleyball stories. He previously covered the program for Huskers Illustrated and the Omaha World-Herald and is a frequent guest on local and national sports talk shows and podcasts. Lincoln hosts the Volleyball State Podcast with Jeff Sheldon.

Megan Hodges committed to the Huskers on Wednesday. The 6-foot-5 prospect can play both middle blocker or opposite.

Josalyn Samuels holds out a volleyball during practice on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 at Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, South Dakota. Samuels committed to Nebraska on Monday.

Shayla Rautenberg stands outside the Devaney Center in her commitment announcement. The 6-foot-3 middle blocker led Milford High School to state championships in volleyball and basketball in the past year.

The Huskers released their schedule on Thursday for the 2026 season.

Andi Jackson and Bergen Reilly will take on Texas during the opening weekend of the season at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Huskers have not played UT since the 2023 national championship match, which the Longhorns won in straight sets.

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The former Big 12 Rivals will meet at T-Mobile Arena on Aug. 30 after the Huskers open the season against UNLV.

SMU, Penn State, Nebraska and Florida will participate in the first-ever Spikes Under the Lighrs exhibition matches. The teams will play in best-of-three matches for a share of the $1 million prize pool.

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Nebraska will be joined by SMU, Penn State and Florida at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.

The Huskers will host nine Big Ten matches this fall while traveling for eight league games. The new 17-match conference schedule will make room for an end-of-season Big Ten Tournament

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The Huskers will host nine matches this fall and travel for eight in the new schedule format.

Nebraska huddles before taking on Minnesota at a near-empty Devaney Center during the spring 2021 season. The Huskers played matches in an empty Devaney Center in a season that was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The postponed NCAA Tournament forced a change of plans and a season unlike any other.

Nebraska setter Bergen Reilly, center, celebrates with her teammates during an exhibition match against Iowa State in her hometown of Sioux Falls. The Huskers won 11 of the 12 sets they played this spring despite rarely using the same lineup from set-to-set.

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Several players improved their stock after three exhibitions. Plus, the transfer portal looms and the possibility of an extended eligibility clock.

Manaia Ogbechie celebrates a point against Northern Colorado Saturday in Chadron. The Huskers won all four sets to close out their spring season.

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NU showed its depth in front of a sold-out crowd at Chadron State College.

Members of the Huskers celebrate after winning a set point against Iowa State during an exhibition match in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Nebraska will play its final spring game this Saturday in Chadron against Northern Colorado.

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The Huskers' final spring exhibition will be their first match in the Panhandle since 2009.

Northern Colorado assistant coach Jadyn (McCartney) Lamb walks the sidelines before a match last season. Lamb will return to her hometown of Chadron this weekend as UNC plays a spring exhibition against Nebraska on Saturday.

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Jadyn Lamb returns to her hometown with the Bears as volleyball culture takes hold in Chadron.

Teraya Sigler celebrates with her teammates after a point against Creighton. The sophomore outside hitter led NU with 11 kills on a .647 hitting percentage.

The sophomore outside hitter didn't commit a hitting error and led the Huskers with 11 kills.

Nebraska players and staff celebrate their third straight Big Ten title in November after defeating Penn State. The league is adding a tournament at the end of the 2026 regular season.

The league will move to a 17-game schedule to make way for a tournament in Fishers, Indiana.

Nebraska Volleyball Head Coach Dani Busboom Kelly and members of the coaching staff huddle on the sideline during the AVCA First Serve vs. Pittsburgh. The Huskers will play a nonconference match against rival Texas in 2026.

The location and date for the event have yet to be officially announced for the showdown with the former conference rival.

Virginia Adriano celebrates a point against Iowa State in an exhibition match in Sioux Falls. The sophomore opposite tied for a team-high with eight kills on 12 attacks for the Huskers.

Nebraska's freshmen make a mark in their first match, plus could Nebraska and Iowa State meet again soon?