Nebraska and Missouri are set to meet Wednesday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, with the match slated for 6:00 p.m. on Big Ten Network. It’s a reset from the Wrigley Field match that was suspended because of a slippery court, and both teams will begin again at 0-0.
Missouri arrives with a 7-4 mark and a 2025 record of 17-11, including an 8-7 conference finish in the SEC. The Tigers last reached the NCAA tournament in 2024, when they lost in the Sweet Sixteen.
Now in her fourth year at Missouri, Dawn Sullivan has already made her mark after arriving in 2023, earning SEC Coach of the Year honors and leading the Tigers to that Sweet Sixteen run. After a down 2025, Missouri is facing a difficult schedule in 2026.
The Tigers opened 2026 with three straight wins before dropping a four-set home match to #25 Oregon. They also fell in four sets to #5 Louisville on September 9, and their other losses came against Dayton and Toledo last weekend.
Offensively, Missouri is powered by sophomore outside hitter Paige Felder, who has 102 kills and 12 aces and is averaging 2.76 kills per set. Freshman outside hitter Ceylin Kuyan adds 60 kills and averages 2.31 kills per set.
In the setting game, senior Siera Dudley has 177 assists and nine service aces, while junior Nina Mandovic has 128 assists. On defense, freshman middle blocker Eva Smith has 45 blocks, or 1.13 per set, and senior libero Ainoah Cruz has 198 digs, averaging 4.71 per set.
Nebraska enters at 4-0, and the matchup brings together two programs with a long history. Missouri and Nebraska met often when both were in the Big Eight and then the Big 12, and Nebraska has won 71 of the 75 meetings.
One of those matchups, in 1977, lasted only two sets and ended in a tie. The teams last played in the second round of the 2023 NCAA tournament, when Nebraska won in three sets.
Missouri’s last win over the Huskers came in October of 2003, when Nebraska was ranked No. 1, marking the first time Missouri beat a No. 1 team.
Nebraska’s roster for the match includes Bergan Reilly, Virginia Adriano, Campbell Flynn, Laney Choboy, Kenna Cogill, Olivia Mauch, Teraya Sigler, Mania Ogbechie, Andi Jackson, Keoni Williams, Ryan Hunter, Jayden Robinson, Skyler Pierce, Gabby DeVita and Harper Murray.
Missouri’s roster includes Nina Mandovic, Zoey Matias-Lopez, Sierra Dudley, Maizy Agnello, Ainoah Cruz, Kaylen Rush, Kimani Johnson, Ceylin Kuyan, Maca Lobaglio, Eva Smith, Lauren Larkin, Piper Batie, Paige Felder, Claire Morrissey, Lydia Stahley, Millie Bauer, Tia Phinezy and Grace O’Reilly.
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