Nebraska Cornhuskers women's soccer

Nebraska Cornhuskers women's soccer
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
UniversityUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Athletic directorTroy Dannen
Head coachJohn Walker (31st season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationLincoln, Nebraska
StadiumBarbara Hibner Soccer Stadium
(Capacity: 2,500)
NicknameCornhuskers
ColorsScarlet and cream[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1996, 1999, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2016, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2016, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2013
Conference Regular Season championships
1996, 1999, 2000, 2013, 2023

The Nebraska Cornhuskers women's soccer team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I.[2] The program has been coached by John Walker since being established in 1994. Walker was the NSCAA National Coach of the Year in 1996 and has been named conference coach of the year four times.

In thirty years of competition, the program has won 365 matches and competed in thirteen NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championships.

History

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In 1994, Nebraska became the first Big Eight school to add women's soccer as a varsity sport. John Walker, now in his thirtieth season as head coach, led the program to its first NCAA Championship appearance in 1996. The Cornhuskers began the 1996 season 21–0–0, winning the Big 12 for the first time and advancing to the NCAA Division I quarterfinals.[3] NU has since won five more conference tournaments, in 1998–2000, 2002, and 2013. In fifteen years of Big 12 competition, the Cornhuskers compiled a league-best record of 106–47–15. Nebraska has produced forty-seven first-team and seventy total all-conference selections, as well as thirty-three all-conference tournament awards.[4][5]

The Cornhuskers play home games at Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium, named after former Women's Athletic Director Barbara Hibner, who was integral to the introduction of soccer as a varsity sport at NU. Hibner Stadium was built in 2015 and has a maximum capacity of 2,500.[6][7] Walker said of the new stadium: "This is phenomenal. Everything is first class. There's nothing cookie-cutter about it."[8] Nebraska has ranked first or second in the Big Ten in attendance in each season at the venue.[9] For two decades before moving to Hibner Stadium, NU played at the Ed Weir Track and Field Stadium, located just northeast of Memorial Stadium. The Weir complex, built in 1975, was one of the smallest soccer venues in the Big Ten.[10][11]

Players

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Current roster

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As of 17 Sep 2024[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Cece Villa
1 MF United States USA Ava Makovicka
2 MF United States USA Haley Peterson
4 DF Germany GER Nicola Hauk
5 DF United States USA Ella Guyott
6 FW United States USA Abbey Schwarz
7 MF United States USA Reagan Raabe
8 DF United States USA Reese Borer
10 MF Canada CAN Florence Belzile
11 MF Canada CAN Sadie Waite
12 MF Japan JPN Rin Sato
15 GK United States USA Alexa Gobel
16 MF United States USA Audra Clark
17 DF United States USA Lucy McCabe
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF United States USA Reese Snowden
20 MF United States USA Emma Prososki
21 DF United States USA Lauryn Anglim
22 FW United States USA Abby Vacek
23 DF United States USA Gwen Lane
24 GK United States USA Maddy Osborn
25 United States USA Ella Rudney
26 DF United States USA Anya McKay
28 FW United States USA Gracie English
29 FW United States USA Kayma Carpenter
37 DF United States USA Jordan Zade
42 MF United States USA Sarah Weber
44 DF United States USA Lauren Buzzell
91 GK United States USA Sami Hauk

All-Americans

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Fourteen Cornhuskers have earned twenty total All-America selections.

Coaches

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Current staff

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As of 17 Sep 2024[12]
Name Position First year Alma mater
John Walker Head coach 1994 Queen's University
Ian Bridge Assistant coach 2015
Marty Everding Assistant coach 2011 Queen's University
Savanah Anderson-Baer Assistant coach 2023 Nebraska

Coaching history

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No. Coach Tenure Overall Conference Accomplishments
1 John Walker 1994– 365–193–61 (.639) 157–99–34 (.600) NCAA Division I Quarterfinal (1996,1999,2023)
Conference champion (1996,1999,2000,2013,2023)
Conference tournament champion (1996,1998–2000,2002,2013)

Season-by-season results

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Regular season champion Tournament champion Regular season and tournament champion
Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason Final
rank
Independent (1994–1995)
1994 John Walker 14–4–0
1995 10–8–0
Big 12 Conference (1996–2010)
1996 John Walker 23–1–0 9–0–0 1st NCAA Division I Third Round 6
1997 18–4–0 8–2–0 2nd NCAA Division I Second Round 7
1998 17–4–1 9–1–0 2nd NCAA Division I Third Round 10
1999 22–1–2 10–0–0 1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 5
2000 22–2–0 9–1–0 1st NCAA Division I Third Round 9
2001 17–5–1 8–1–1 2nd NCAA Division I Third Round 12
2002 16–6–3 6–3–1 3rd NCAA Division I Third Round 13
2003 13–8–1 6–4–0 4th NCAA Division I Second Round 23
2004 14–9–0 6–4–0 5th NCAA Division I Third Round 22
2005 14–8–1 6–3–1 2nd NCAA Division I Second Round 21
2006 10–7–3 4–5–1 5th
2007 5–10–4 1–8–1 T–10th
2008 10–9–1 6–4–0 6th
2009 11–5–4 5–3–2 4th
2010 13–7–1 5–4–1 3rd
Big Ten Conference (2011–Present)
2011 John Walker 7–10–1 4–7 10th
2012 7–12–1 4–7–0 T–7th
2013 19–4–1 10–1–0 1st NCAA Division I Second Round 13
2014 8–9–2 4–7–2 T–9th
2015 8–7–2 4–5–2 T–9th
2016 11–6–5 5–3–3 6th NCAA Division I Second Round
2017 9–5–5 3–3–5 T–8th
2018 9–7–5 5–3–3 5th
2019 4–10–4 3–6–2 T–8th
2020[a] 2–5–3 11th
2021 7–9–2 3–5–2 11th
2022 8–7–5 5–3–2 T–4th
2023 17–4–3 7–1–2 T–1st NCAA Division I Quarterfinal 7

Notes

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  1. ^ The 2020 NCAA women's soccer season was played in the spring of 2021. Nebraska did not play any out-of-conference games

References

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  1. ^ "The Power of Color" (PDF). Nebraska Athletics Brand Guide. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Nebraska Women's Soccer | NCAA.com". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  3. ^ "John Walker". Huskers Soccer.
  4. ^ "John Walker". Huskers- Nebraska.
  5. ^ "Nebraska NCAA Tournament Records" (PDF). Nebraska Soccer.
  6. ^ "Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium". Huskers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  7. ^ Star, SHEA CARLSON Lincoln Journal. "Husker soccer team will host NCAA Tournament opener". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  8. ^ "State-of-the-art Hibner Stadium wows Husker soccer players on first visit".
  9. ^ "Husker Fans Set Attendance Bar High Across Board". Huskers.com. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  10. ^ "Regents Approve Soccer and Tennis Complex". Huskers.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  11. ^ "Track and Field - Ed Weir Stadium". Huskers.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  12. ^ a b Women's soccer roster at huskers.com
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