Monday Sports – 9/4/2023

CNT Sports // Football & Volleyball // NRG CN

BIG RED VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS K-STATE IN LITTLE APPLE:

The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team rolled on with its fifth straight sweep to start the season after a 25-21, 25-15, 25-19 win over Kansas State in front of a sold-out crowd of 3,044 at the new Morgan Family Arena. 

The Huskers (5-0) hit .277 and held Kansas State to .056 hitting for the match. Merritt Beason had 10 kills and six blocks to lead the Big Red. Eight of her kills came in the first set. Andi Jackson also had 10 kills and hit .750 to go with five blocks. 

The Huskers finished with 12 blocks in the match. Bekka Allick had a team-high seven. 

The Huskers return home to face Creighton on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

LOPER VOLLEYBALL HANDLES SALT LAKE CITY INVITE; RETURNS UNDEFEATED:

The 16th-ranked Nebraska Kearney volleyball team got past St. Martin’s College (-20, 24-26, -15, -16) and Westminster College (-18, -18, -12) Saturday in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Lopers finished the weekend 4-0 at the Westminster Invitational .

UNK hosts Peru State on Wednesday night.

LOPER WOMEN’S SOCCER DROPS ROAD TEST IN OKLAHOMA:

The Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm converted two penalty kicks and scored three times in the second half to down Nebraska Kearney, 4-0, Saturday evening in Bethany, Okla.

SNU improves to 2-0 as they beat MIAA foe Newman, 3-0, on Thursday. This was the season-opener for the Lopers; they head to Northwestern Oklahoma State today. The Rangers lost to Fort Hays State, 2-1, on Thursday night and battled Newman on Saturday evening.

NEBRASKA HOOPS’ TOMINAGA SPARKS JAPAN TO OLYMPIC BERTH:

Keisei Tominaga scored 16 of his 22 points in the first half as Japan earned a berth in the 2024 Paris Olympics with an 80-71 win over Cape Verde Saturday morning in the FIBA World Cup.

Tominaga went 8-of-11 from the field, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range and added two assists in just 18 minutes of action off the bench, as Japan concluded its tournament run with a 3-2 record and earned the Olympic bid as the highest finishing team from Asia in the World Cup.

Tominaga finished his tournament run averaging 11.4 points per game on 45 percent shooting, including 37.5 percent from 3-point range. He also added 1.4 assists, 1.2 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game as Japan’s three victories were its most ever in a single FIBA World Cup.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE:

MONDAY SCHEDULE:

Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals – 1:10 PM

San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs – 1:20 PM

Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers – 3:05 PM

Toronto Blue Jays @ Oakland Athletics – 3:07 PM
Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays – 3:10 PM

Seattle Mariners @ Cincinnati Reds – 3:10 PM

Colorado Rockies @ Arizona Diamondbacks – 3:10 PM

Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians – 5:10 PM

Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh Pirates – 5:35 PM

Philadelphia Phillies @ San Diego Padres – 5:40 PM

Baltimore Orioles @ Los Angeles Angels – 8:38 PM

Buffalo County Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN BUFFALO COUNTY SPORTS:

MONDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• AMHERST:
  • N/a
• PLEASANTON:.
  • N/a
• GIBBON:
  • N/a
• SHELTON:
  • Volleyball: v. Ansley-Litchfield @ Shelton High School – 6:30 PM
• ELM CREEK:
  • N/a
• RAVENNA:
  • N/a

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • Women’s Soccer: @ Northwestern Okla. State @ Alva, OK – 12 PM
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • Men’s Soccer: @ Baker (KS) @ Hartley Field – 11 AM
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • N/a

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

TUESDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Boys Tennis: @ Omaha Woods Tennis Court Invite – 8:30 AM
  • Girls Golf: @ Tiburon Golf Invite – 9 AM
  • Softball: v. Lincoln East Doubleheader @ Patriot Park – 5 PM/7:30 PM
  • Volleyball: v. Fremont @ Kearney High School – 6:30 PM
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Cross Country: @ Centura Invite – 3 PM
  • Boys Tennis: @ Holdrege Dual – 4 PM
  • Volleyball: v. South Loup – 4:30 PM
  • Softball: @ McCook – 5 PM
• AMHERST:
  • Softball: @ McCook – 5 PM
• PLEASANTON:.
  • Volleyball: v. Anselmo-Merna – 6 PM
• GIBBON:
  • Cross Country: @ Centura Invite – 3 PM
  • Volleyball: @ Minden – 7 PM
• SHELTON:
  • Cross Country: @ Centura Invite – 3 PM
• ELM CREEK:
  • Volleyball: @ Franklin Triangular (v. Franklin & Southern Valley) – 5 PM
• RAVENNA:
  • Girls Golf: @ Broken Bow Invite – 10 AM
  • Cross Country: @ Centura Invite – 3 PM
  • Volleyball: v. Arcadia-Loup City/St. Paul Triangular – 5 PM

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • Women’s Golf: @ Central Region Fall Preview @ Blue Springs, MO
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • Men’s Golf: @ Blue River Classic @ Lincoln, NE
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • N/a

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• High School Coaches Show (5 PM – 6 PM)
• Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

WEDNESDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• AMHERST:
  • N/a
• PLEASANTON:.
  • N/a
• GIBBON:
  • N/a
• SHELTON:
  • N/a
• ELM CREEK:
  • N/a
• RAVENNA:
  • N/a

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • Women’s Golf: @ Central Region Fall Preview @ Blue Springs, MO
  • Volleyball: v. Peru State @ Health & Sports Center – 6 PM
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • Men’s Golf: @ Blue River Classic @ Lincoln, NE
  • Women’s Golf: @ Dordt/Northwestern Invite @ Sioux City, SD – 10 AM
  • Women’s Soccer: v. Kansas Wesleyan @ Lloyd Wilson Field – 5:30 PM
  • Volleyball: @ College of St. Mary @ Omaha – 7:30 PM
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Volleyball: v. Creighton @ Bob Devaney Sports Center – 7 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 6 PM

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• Nebraska Volleyball v. Creighton (6 PM – 9:30 PM)

THURSDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Girls Golf: @ Lincoln Southeast Invite @ Holmes Golf Course – 9 AM
  • Boys Tennis: @ Lexington Dual @ Plum Creek Tennis Courts – 4 PM
  • Softball: v. Lincoln North Star Doubleheader @ Patriot Park – 5 PM/7:30 PM
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Girls Golf: v. Awarii Challenge @ Awarii Dunes – 9 AM
  • Softball: @ Hastings @ Smith Softball Complex – 5 PM
  • Volleyball: @ Adams Central – 5 PM
• AMHERST:
  • Volleyball: @ Ravenna – 7 PM
  • Softball: @ Hastings – 5 PM
• PLEASANTON:.
  • Cross Country: @ Loup City – 5:30 PM
  • Volleyball: v. Central Valley – 6 PM
• GIBBON:
  • Volleyball: v. Silver Lake @ Shelton High School – 7 PM
• SHELTON:
  • Volleyball: @ Harvard Quad – 2 PM
  • Cross Country: @ Gibbon Invite – 5:30 PM
• ELM CREEK:
  • Volleyball: @ Alma – 5 PM
  • Cross Country: @ Loup City – 5:30 PM
• RAVENNA:
  • Girls Golf: @ KCHS Awarii Challenge – 9 AM
  • Volleyball: v. Amherst – 7 PM

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • N/a
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • Women’s Golf: @ Dordt/Northwestern Invite @ Sioux City, SD – 10 AM
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Women’s Soccer: v. UC Davis – 7:05 PM

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

FRIDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Cross Country: Kearney Invite @ Meadowlark Hills – 3:30 PM/3:45 PM
  • Football: v. Lincoln North Star @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – 7 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 6:30 PM
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Football: v. Minden @ Miles Field – 7 PM
• AMHERST:
  • Football: v. Chase County – 7 PM
• PLEASANTON:.
  • Football: v. Ansley-Litchfield – 7 PM
• GIBBON:
  • Football: v. Hastings St. Cecilia – 7 PM
• SHELTON:
  • Football: v. Santee – 2 PM
• ELM CREEK:
  • Football: @ Loomis – 7 PM
• RAVENNA:
  • Football: @ Cambridge – 7 PM

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • Men’s Tennis: @ Southwest Baptist Invite @ Bolivar, MO
  • Women’s Tennis: @ Southwest Baptist Invite @ Bolivar, MO
  • Volleyball: @ Western Colorado @ Colorado Springs, CO – 9 AM (CST)
  • Women’s Soccer: v. Quincy (IL) @ Foster Field – 2 PM
  • Volleyball: v. Western Oregon @ Colorado Springs, CO – 3:45 PM (CST)
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • N/a
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Men’s Golf: @ Knoxville Collegiate @ Knoxville, TN – 7 AM

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• KGFW High School Football Preview Show (6 PM – 6:30 PM)
• Kearney High Football v. Lincoln North Star (6:30 PM – 10 PM)

SATURDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Boys Tennis: @ North Platte Invite @ Cody Park – 9 AM
  • Volleyball: v. Kearney Invite @ Kearney High School – 9 AM
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Softball: @ Cozad Invite – 9 AM
• AMHERST:
  • Volleyball: @ Elm Creek Tournament – 9 AM
• PLEASANTON:.
  • Volleyball: @ Elm Creek Tournament – 9 AM
• GIBBON:
  • N/a
• SHELTON:
  • Volleyball: @ Overton Tournament – 11 AM
• ELM CREEK:
  • Volleyball: v. Elm Creek Tournament – 9 AM
• RAVENNA:
  • VolleybalL: @ Sandy Creek Invite – 9 AM

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • Men’s Tennis: @ Southwest Baptist Invite @ Bolivar, MO
  • Women’s Tennis: @ Southwest Baptist Invite @ Bolivar, MO
  • Softball: @ Concordia @ Seward, NE – 11 AM
  • Volleyball: v. Saint Martins (WA) @ Colorado Springs, CO – 1:30 PM (CST)
  • Volleyball: @ Colorado-Colorado Springs @ Colorado Springs, CO – 6 PM (CST)
  • Football: v. Northeastern State @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – 7 PM 
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • Football: v. Morningside @ Lloyd Wilson Field – 1 PM
  • Women’s Soccer: @ Tabor College @ Hillsboro, KS – 2:30 PM
  • Volleyball: v. Mount Marty @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 3 PM
  • Men’s Soccer: v. MidAmerica Nazarene – 5:30 PM
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Football: @ Colorado @ Folsom Field – 11 AM
    • KGFW Pregame at 7 AM
    • KQKY-HITS 106 Pregame at 10:15 AM
  • Volleyball: v. Long Beach State @ Bob Devaney Sports Center – 7 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 6 PM 

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• Nebraska Football @ Colorado (7 AM – 6 PM) – KGFW
• Nebraska Football @ Colorado (10:15 AM – 4:15 PM) – KQKY-HITS 106
• Nebraska Volleyball v. Long Beach State (6 PM – 9:30 PM)

SUNDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• AMHERST:
  • N/a
• PLEASANTON:.
  • N/a
• GIBBON:
  • N/a
• SHELTON:
  • N/a
• ELM CREEK:
  • N/a
• RAVENNA:
  • N/a

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • Women’s Soccer: v. Drury @ Foster Field – 2 PM
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • Women’s Soccer: @ Baker, KS – 5:30 PM
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Women’s Soccer: v. St. Louis – 1:05 PM

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• N/a