The Nebraska volleyball team is officially back in action in its 2026 beach season. It commenced on February 23, when the team’s opening match was against Ottawa at the Alloy Strength Complex in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Huskers opened the season with a stunning 5-0 sweep, with all five Husker pairs producing clutch performances on the beach. In addition, two exhibition matches were also held between Nebraska’s Kenna Cogill and Campbell Flynn against Ottawa’s Teagan Norman and Olivia Lewis.

Another exhibition match was between Nebraska volleyball’s Ryan Hunter and Keoni Williams against Alexia Maynes and Jezebel Hobbs. Now the Huskers look forward to dominating day 2 of the season, playing with two teams on the same day.

Let’s have a look at the schedule, roster, coaching staff, road trips, and more of Nebraska volleyball beach season 2026.

Nebraska Volleyball Beach Season: Roster

Nebraska volleyball’s beach roster features the entire Nebraska indoor team. During the beach season, the Huskers shift from six-on-six play to two-on-two play with the same roster on the sand.

This would be the first beach season for multiple Nebraska players, as some, including Virginia Adriano, Ryan Hunter, Kenna Cigill, and Manaia Ogbechia, missed last year’s season, citing injury or arrival timing issues. Let’s have a look at the roster and the pairings for the 2026 outdoor season.

This is the projected lineup for the matches of the beach season:

• Laney Choboy & Skyler Pierce
• Andi Jackson & Harper Murray
• Olivia Mauch & Jayden Robinson
• Keri Leimbach & Manaia Ogbechie
• Virginia Adriano & Gabby DeVita
• Kenna Cogill & Campbell Flynn [Exh.]
• Ryan Hunter & Keoni Williams [Exh.]

Here is the complete roster for the 2026 volleyball season:

1. Olivia Mauch
2. Harper Murray
3. Andi Jackson
4. Keri Leimbach
5. Skyler Pierce
6. Laney Choboy
7. Keoni Williams
8. Kenna Cogill
9. Bergen Reilly
10. Ryan Hunter
11. Gabby DiVita
12. Virginia Adriano
13. Jayden Robinson
14. Manaia Ogbechie
15. Campbell Flynn
16. Teraya Sigler

Reportedly, the pairings visible in the February games might not be the same during the March matchups.

Nebraska volleyball beach season: Coaching faculty

The beach program is led by Jaylen Reyes, who is serving as the head beach coach. Along with him, Kelly Natter and Brennan Hager will serve as the assistant coaches. While these names take over the coaching responsibilities, Dani Busboom Kelly is focusing on recruiting and indoor season shenanigans.

Nebraska volleyball beach season: Roadtrips

After opening the beach season at home, the team will travel to compete at Arizona State and then Florida. They won’t be executing their usual Hawaii trip this year.

Nebraska volleyball beach season: Schedule

The Nebraska volleyball beach season 2026 kicked off on February 23 and will continue till March 21. Here is the full schedule:

Monday, February 23, 11:15 am (CST) – Nebraska vs. Ottawa at Lincoln, Neb/ Alloy Strength Complex.

Friday, February 27, 8:00 am (CST) – Nebraska vs. Wayne State at Lincoln, Neb./Alloy Strength Complex.

Friday, February 27, 2:00 pm – Nebraska vs. Trinidad State at Lincoln, Neb./Alloy Strength Complex.

Tuesday, March 3, 9:00 am (CST) – Nebraska vs. Oklahoma Wesleyan at Lincoln, Neb./Alloy Strength Complex.

Thursday, March 5, 3:00 pm (CST) – Nebraska vs. Mesa CC at Avondale, Ariz./American Sports Centers.

Thursday, March 5, 5:00 pm (CST) – Nebraska vs. Benedictine University Mesa at Avondale, Ariz./American Sports Centers.

Thursday, March 5, 7:00 pm (CST) – Nebraska vs. Ottawa (AZ) at Avondale, Ariz./American Sports Centers.

Friday, March 6, 12:00 pm (CST) – Nebraska vs. Southern Miss at Tempe, Ariz./Sun Devil Beach Volleyball facility.

Friday, March 6, 2:00 pm (CST) – Nebraska vs. Arizona State at Tempe, Ariz./Sun Devil Beach Volleyball facility.

Saturday, March 7, 11:00 am (CST) – Nebraska vs. Arizona at Tempe, Ariz./Sun Devil Beach Volleyball facility.

Saturday, March 7, 5:00 pm (CST) – Nebraska vs. Arizona Christian at Tempe, Ariz./Sun Devil Beach Volleyball facility.

Sunday, March 8, 11:00 am (CDT) – Nebraska vs. Park (AZ) at Mesa, Ariz./Arizona Athletic Grounds.

Sunday, March 8, 1:00 pm (CDT) – Nebraska vs. Park (AZ) at Mesa, Ariz./Arizona Athletic Grounds.

Saturday, March 14, 11:00 am (CDT) – Nebraska vs. Palm Beach State at Leesburg, Fla./Lake Jem Farms Beach Court Complex.

Saturday, March 14, 1:00 pm (CDT) – Nebraska vs. Lake-Sumter State College at Leesburg, Fla./Lake Jem Farms Beach Court Complex.

Sunday, March 15, TBA – Nebraska vs. State College of Florida at Bradenton, Fla./UMR Sports Complex.

Monday, March 16, 11:00 am CDT – Nebraska vs. State College of Florida at Bradenton, Fla./UMR Sports Complex.

Tuesday, March 17, 9:00 am CDT – Nebraska vs. New College of Florida at Sarasota, Fla./Banyan Beach VB Facility.

Tuesday, March 17, 11:00 am CDT – Nebraska vs. Pros (Exh.) at Sarasota, Fla./Banyan Beach VB Facility.

Wednesday, March 18, 11:00 am CDT – Nebraska vs. Tampa at Tampa, Fla./Tampa Beach complex.

Wednesday, March 18, 1:00 pm CDT – Nebraska vs. Palm Beach Athletic at Tampa, Fla./Tampa Beach complex.

Thursday, March 19, 8:30 am CDT – Nebraska vs. New College of Florida (Exh.) at Sarasota, Fla./Banyan Beach VB Facility.

Saturday, March 21, 11:00 am CDT – Nebraska vs. Ave Maria at Ave Maria, Fla./Suppa Malec Beach volleyball complex.

Saturday, March 21, 1:00 pm CDT – Nebraska vs. Ave Maria at Ave Maria, Fla./Suppa Malec Beach volleyball complex.

The schedule of this season is intentionally kept short so that the Nebraska volleyball team can mix sand matches with spring indoor training and fall prep.