Four Huskers earn AVCA All-America honors – University of Nebraska

On Wednesday, four Nebraska volleyball players were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America teams.

Andi Jackson and Lexi Rodriguez were selected to the AVCA All-America First Team. Harper Murray and Bergen Reilly were selected to the AVCA All-America Second Team.

The Huskers’ four All-America selections bring their nation-leading total to 107 all-time.

Rodriguez is now a four-time All-American after earning first-team honors in 2021 and 2023 and second-team honors in 2022. Murray and Reilly earned their second consecutive honors in their sophomore seasons, and Jackson earned the first All-America honor of her career.

Andi Jackson, So., middle blocker, Brighton, Colo.
• Jackson was named to the AVCA All-America First Team and was unanimously named to the All-Big Ten First Team for the first time in her career after a standout sophomore season for the Huskers. She was also an AVCA All-Region selection for the second year in a row.
• The middle blocker took her game to new levels in 2024, averaging 2.57 kills per set and a .428 hitting percentage, which ranked ninth nationally. Their hit rate is also third in school history.
• Jackson was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 28 after posting 11 kills and six blocks against Illinois and 10 kills and five blocks against Michigan.
• In the final two games of the regular season, Jackson matched her career high with eight blocks in each game.

Lexi Rodriguez, Sr., Libero, Sterling, Ill.
• An AVCA All-America First Team selection, Rodriguez is a four-time All-American and was selected to the first team in 2021, 2023 and 2024 and to the second team in 2022. She joins Kadie Rolfzen (2013-16). and Sarah Pavan (2004-07) as the only four-time All-Americans in program history.
• Rodriguez is in the final year of her outstanding career as the Huskers’ libero. A four-year starter and three-year team captain, Rodriguez will go down as one of the all-time greats in Nebraska volleyball history.
• Rodriguez has 1,882 career chances, which ranks second in school history. U.S. Olympian Justine Wong-Orantes is the career digs leader at NU with 1,890.
• Rodriguez has 265 career NCAA Tournament appearances. She ranks first on Nebraska’s all-time postseason digs chart.
• Rodriguez was named Big Ten Libero of the Year this season, the third conference defensive player of the year in her career. She is the second player in Big Ten history to achieve this feat (Paula Gentil, Minnesota, 2002-04).
• Rodriguez is selected to the All-Big Ten First Team every year of her career and is the fifth Husker in school history to be selected to the All-Conference first team four times in her career. She joins Greichaly Cepero (1999-2002) and Sarah Pavan (2004-07), Kadie Rolfzen (2013-16) and Lauren Stivrins (2018-21).
• Rodriguez also earned her fourth AVCA All-Region honor and became the first libero to earn Regional Player of the Year honors since the award’s inception in 2017.
• This season, Rodriguez leads the Huskers with 3.91 digs per set and has been named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week twice, giving her a total of seven Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors in her career.

Harper Murray, So., Outside Hitter, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• Murray earned AVCA All-America, All-Big Ten First Team and AVCA All-Region honors for the second consecutive year. Murray is the team leader in kills with 3.37 per set and adds 2.41 digs per set and 36 aces, the most on the team.
• In this year’s NCAA Tournament, Murray is averaging 4.08 kills per set on .322 hitting with 3.46 digs per set, 11 blocks and six aces.
• The sophomore outside hitter had a career-high 22 kills with season-highs of 16 digs, four aces and four blocks in a 3-1 win in the regional semifinals over No. 23 Dayton. She added 10 kills, 12 digs and four blocks in the regional final against No. 7 Wisconsin and was named the Lincoln Region’s top player.
• Murray has also been strong this season with 17 kills in a 3-2 win over No. 10 Purdue on Oct. 11 and 16 kills and 14 digs in a 3-2 win over No. 9 Creighton on Sept. 10 Opponent.

Bergen Reilly, So., Setter, Sioux Falls, SD
• For the second consecutive year, Reilly was named to the AVCA All-America Second Team in addition to the AVCA All-Region and All-Big Ten First Team.
• Reilly is the only player in Big Ten history to win Big Ten Setter of the Year in both her freshman and sophomore seasons after winning the award again this year.
• The sophomore earned five Big Ten Setter of the Week honors this season, setting a school record. She was also named top setter at the season-opening AVCA First Serve Showcase in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Reilly ranks 10th nationally in assists per set with 11.09, and she adds 2.85 digs per set and has 21 aces. She has recorded 16 double-doubles this season.
• Reilly led the Huskers to a .285 batting average on the season, which ranks 12th nationally.
• She posted a career-best 60 assists and 17 digs in a 3-2 win over No. 10 Purdue on Oct. 11.