How to watch, stream, listen: Nebraska volleyball vs. Arkansas in the Elite Eight
No. 1 Nebraska volleyball is one win away from advancing to the Final Four in Tampa, Florida. However, the Huskers have to fight past a gritty and fast No. 3 seeded Arkansas team.
NU (31-1, 19-1) dominated No. 5 seed Georgia Tech in the Sweet 16 in three sets. The Huskers made it two quick sets to start but had to put together a 6-0 run to win the third.
The Razorbacks (21-8, 15-3) had a much more difficult match in the round of 16. They battled on SEC rival and conference champion No. 2 Kentucky. It took five wild sets, but Arkansas prevailed with their first win over the Wildcats since 2012.
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Arkansas is faced with the program’s first-ever Elite Eight, while Nebraska has played in 32 Regional Finals.
The match is at 5:00 p.m. CT at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nebraska vs. Arkansas can be watched on ESPNU and streamed on fubo.
Nebraska vs. Arkansas game information
Teams: No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Arkansas
Date: Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023
Venue: Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,600)
Time: 5:00 p.m. CT
TV: ESPNU
Stream: Fubo (Try for free) – For a limited time, new subscribers can save $20 on Fubo’s Pro, Elite and Premier plans for the first month
On The Call: Courtney Lyle, Holly McPeak and Katie George
Radio: Lincoln: KBBK (107.3 FM) | Omaha: KKCD (105.9 FM) | North Platte: KHAQ (98.5 FM) | Kearney: KGFW (1340 AM) | Stream: Huskers.com/listen
On The Call: John Baylor (play-by-play) and Lauren (Cook) West (color)
The Top Dog vs. the Underdog: No. 1 Nebraska and No. 3 seeded Arkansas battle for Final Four berth
Nebraska vs. Arkansas notes
- Nebraska is 3-0 all-time against Arkansas. The teams last played on Sept. 9, 2016, a 3-0 Husker win in Albuquerque, N.M. Nebraska and Arkansas played in the second round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament, a 3-1 Husker victory at the NU Coliseum in Lincoln.
- With the win over Georgia Tech, Nebraska advanced to an NCAA Regional Final for the 32nd time in program history and for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons. The Huskers’ 32 regional final appearances are the most in NCAA history.
- Nebraska improved to 32-7 all-time in Regional Semifinal matches, including a 15-1 record in matches played in Lincoln.
- NU improved to 128-36 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history in postseason wins and winning percentage (.780).
- Arkansas advanced to its first-ever program Elite Eight after defeating No. 8 Kentucky in five sets (22-25, 25-22, 25-15, 22-25, 15-10). Outside hitter Jillian Gillen paces the Razorbacks with 20 kills, 12 digs and hit .391 against KU.
Notable quote:
“When I look at Nebraska, I think they’re one of the really elite, first ball defensive teams. That block is probably the most disciplined block that I’ve seen, and that certainly leads to their ability to counter attack in transition on that serving phase at a really remarkable rate.
I think that transition phase is what sets teams apart. The ability to score points when you’re serving of course sets teams apart but they can do it at a clip that is pretty remarkable actually.
Not only that, when it does get by that block, the quality of the first ball contact is pretty good. That’s a handful for us. We’re gonna have to try and negate it in some other ways that we’re probably not going to share with you.”
-Arkansas Head Coach Jason Watson, 2023 Co-SEC Coach of the Year
