Four Huskers Named to Preseason All-Big Ten Team

Four student-athletes from the Nebraska volleyball team were named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team on Thursday after a vote by the league's 18 head coaches.  

Juniors Andi Jackson, Harper Murray and Bergen Reilly were three of just five unanimous selections to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team. They were joined on the 20-player team by senior Rebekah Allick. 

The coaches picked Nebraska as the top team in the preseason poll. The Huskers won their fifth Big Ten title in 2024 with a 19-1 conference record to share the crown with Penn State. Nebraska finished the season at 33-3 and reached the NCAA Semifinals. Penn State, Wisconsin, Minnesota and UCLA rounded out the top five.

Jackson, a junior middle blocker, had a breakout year in 2024, earning AVCA All-America First Team and unanimous All-Big Ten First Team honors. Jackson averaged 2.62 kills per set with a .439 hitting percentage, which ranked sixth in the nation and fourth in school history. She also put up 1.18 blocks per set. 

Murray, a junior outside hitter, was an AVCA Second Team All-American last year after earning third-team honors as a freshman. Murray led the Huskers in 2024 with 3.40 kills per set and a team-high 39 service aces. She is a two-time All-Big Ten First Team selection. Murray was selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team last season and was the NCAA Lincoln Regional Most Outstanding Player. 

Reilly, a junior setter, is the first player in Big Ten history to win Big Ten Setter of the Year as both a freshman and sophomore, and she is coming off her second straight AVCA All-America Second Team honor. Reilly averaged 11.08 assists per set in 2024 while leading the Huskers to a .284 hitting percentage, their best since 2016.  

Allick, a senior middle blocker, recorded 1.82 kills per set in 2024 with a career-best .357 hitting percentage. She had a team-high 1.43 blocks per set, which ranked third among Big Ten players and 14th nationally. Allick ranks sixth in school history with 415 career blocks entering the 2025 season. She was an All-Big Ten Second Team selection in 2022 and 2023. 

2025 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON POLL

1. Nebraska

2. Penn State

3. Wisconsin

4. Minnesota

5. UCLA

6. USC

7. Purdue

8. Washington

9. Illinois

10. Michigan

11. Indiana

12. Oregon

13. Ohio State

14. Michigan State

15. Northwestern

16. Maryland

17. Iowa

18. Rutgers

2025 PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM

Allison Jacobs, MICH, Gr., OH

Julia Hanson, MINN, Sr., OH

Mckenna Wucherer, MINN, Sr., OH

HARPER MURRAY, NEB, Jr., OH

ANDI JACKSON, NEB, Jr., MB

BERGEN REILLY, NEB, Jr., S

Rebekah Allick, NEB, Sr., MB

KENNEDY MARTIN, PSU, Jr., OPP

IZZY STARCK, PSU, So., S

Gillian Grimes, PSU, Sr., L

Cheridyn Leverette, UCLA, Sr., OH

Maggie Li, UCLA, Jr., OH

Marianna Singletary, UCLA, RS-Jr., MB

Phekran Kong, UCLA, Gr., MB

Adonia Faumuina, USC, Jr., OH

Kierstyn Barton, WASH, Jr., OH

Julia Hunt, WASH, So., MB

Carter Booth, WIS, Sr., MB

Mimi Colyer, WIS, Sr., OH

Charlie Fuerbringer, WIS, So., S

Unanimous selection listed in ALL CAPS