Nebraska Volleyball players Harper Murray, Rebekah Allick and others receive major honor after heartbreaking NCAA exit

The Nebraska volleyball players Harper Murray, Rebekah Allick, Andi Jackson, and others received a prestigious honor. The team recently faced an upsetting loss in the regional final of the 2025 NCAA volleyball championship.

The Husker's last match of the 2025 season was on December 14 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They contested against Texas A&M for securing a spot in the national semi-finals; however, their opponent dashed their hopes of winning the NCAA title. The Aggies claimed a 3-2 (25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 35-37, 15-13) victory.

Shortly after this heartbreaking NCAA exit, the Nebraska volleyball players received All-American honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Murray secured a spot on the AVCA All-American team for the third consecutive season; however, she made the first team for the first time. Similarly, Bergen Reilly also won her third All-American title in a row.

Here is a snippet of their achievements shared by Murray on her Instagram story:

Jackson earned the first All-American honors for the second season in a row.

Allick also won the honor but was placed on the second team.

In the regional finals of the 2025 NCAA season, these players delivered impressive performances. Murray scored 25 kills and 3 aces. Allick registered 15 kills and 4 blocks, and Reilly attained 2 aces, 3 blocks, 58 assists, and 13 digs.

Harper Murray opened up about what it means to host an NCAA regional and its home-court advantages

The Nebraska volleyball player, Harper Murray, sat for a press conference ahead of the 2025 NCAA regional semi-finals. During the interview she made her feelings known about hosting an NCAA regional and also revealed the advantage it gives the players to play on the home court.

Calling the team lucky, she spoke about how the level of matches is getting tougher every week. She further opened up about what her team was really focused on and said: (3:17 onwards)

"I say it every time, but we're lucky that we've been able to host the past few years because I don't think people understand how much of an advantage it is, especially in a gym like ours. So, I know we're grateful that we get to be here and every week it gets harder and harder and we understand that it's getting closer to the national championship and it's going to get harder every week," said Harper Murray.

She added:

"So, I say I said this last week, but just really being grateful of where we are and being focused each day on what we're working on and what we need to get better at because if you look too far into the future, you're probably going to get a little nervous and get a little stressed out. So, just really focusing on what we're doing in the moment and focusing on where our feet are."

Harper Murray recently turned emotional and surprised the Nebraska volleyball team with Adidas gifts.

Edited by Tushhita Barua