Lot of outside noise started getting in"- Andi Jackson opens up about Nebraska volleyball team's intense match against Kansas

2023 Division I Women
Nebraska volleyball player, Andi Jackson - Source: Getty

Andi Jackson weighed in on Nebraska volleyball's heated match against Kansas in the second round of the 2025 NCAA tournament. The tournament commenced on December 5, and they locked horns with LIU in the first round.

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On December 6, the Huskers contended against Kansas State to secure a place in the NCAA regional. It was an intense match between the two teams; however, the Nebraska team maintained their dominance.

They registered an impressive 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-16) win against their opponents. The most significant performance during this match was delivered by Jackson and Harper Murray. Both of them registered 10 kills, and the team hit .253 in the match.

In the post-match interview, Jackson was asked about her and her team's performance during the intense clash with Kansas. Opening up about it, she revealed that they loved playing in the environment and admitted that it was a good test for the team. Talking about a lot of pressure and 'outside noise,' she said:

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"We loved playing in this environment, we loved getting or having to like dig deep and win gritty over pretty, so it was a really really good test for us tonight and it was a great experience for us moving further along in the tournament and I just think that we went back to the basics and kind of there in the second set, a lot of pressure, a lot of outside noise started getting in," said Andi Jackson.
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She added:

"You know, they were getting a lot of momentum and we knew that we were just gonna have to get to our checkpoints so, you know, get to five points, get to 10 points, and we didn't get the first five and 10 but we got 20 and then we got 25, so we like to call it we locked it in and I think each set after that, we just locked in every single point after that and went back to us."
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Jackson recently opened up about the Nebraska volleyball team's clean slate mindset ahead of the NCAA Championships.


Andi Jackson made her feelings known about her growth with Nebraska volleyball

After their first round against LIU, Andi Jackson and the Nebraska volleyball team sat for a press conference. Jackson was asked about if she noticed any change in the confidence of the team during her time.

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Replying to this, she said that she hasn't seen any change and expressed gratitude for getting a chance to compete in the tournament. Jackson also spoke about the team's confidence and said that they are not taking advantage of the situation. (6:21 onwards)

"I would say the confidence level is the same since my time at Nebraska," Jackson said. "We really just try to be where our feet are. Especially this year, we've talked about it a lot, and yesterday we really hit on it. Like after practice, we really wanted to just be mindful of where we are and not take anything for granted. But I think that's been pretty consistent while I've been here because we don't want to take for granted the fact that we're in the tournament," said Andi Jackson.

Andi Jackson is scheduled to compete next for her team on December 13 against Kansas University at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

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