The Nebraska volleyball team begins the 2010 season this weekend at the Qwest Center in Omaha, where the Huskers will play in the Runza/AVCA Showcase.
A match up between the Big 12 and Southeastern Conferences, the Huskers will be joined in the four-team field will by No. 9 Iowa State, No. 13 Florida and No. 14 Kentucky.
The weekend's action kicks off on Saturday with Florida and Iowa State at 2 p.m., before the Huskers and Wildcats take the floor at 4:30 p.m. On Sunday, Iowa State will take on Kentucky at 2 p.m., while Nebraska and Florida will meet at 4:30 p.m.
The 2010 season marks the fifth time the event has been held in Omaha (also 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009) and the third year of a three-year run for the conference challenge format.
Tickets to the 2010 Runza/AVCA Showcase are available now. All-session passes are priced at $39 (lower bowl reserved) or $32 (upper bowl reserved) and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, by visiting Ticketmaster.com or at the Qwest Center box office.
Fans can listen to all of the action with John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall on the 25-station Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and Twister 93.3 FM in Omaha. In addition, all four matches will be televised on CBS College Sports with Larry Punteney and Kathi Weiskamp calling all of the action. Both of Nebraska's matches will also be carried statewide on NET Television (Ch. 12 and Ch. 112 in HD).
