NCAA Women
January 9, 2024
Two prominent outside hitters are transferring in NCAA women’s volleyball, Hampton hired a coach, the AVCA men’s top 20 is out, and the Stanford men opened their season with back-to-back wins over Loyola Chicago.
BATENHORST LEAVES NEBRASKA: Ally Batenhorst, a 6-foot-5 outside hitter for the Huskers, will graduate in three years and is moving on.
The product of Houston was fourth in kills for Nebraska this season with 224 (2.58/set) and hit .189. She had 52 blocks. Earlier in the season she was rotating with Lindsay Krause, but after Krause was injured Batenhorst rarely came out. In the national championship match against Texas, Batenhorst had two kills and five errors.
Not only do freshman All-American Harper Murray and Krause return at outside hitter, but Nebraska is getting transfer Taylor Landfair — the 2022 Big Ten player of the year — from Minnesota and highly touted recruit Skyler Pierce, who was the MVP of the recent UANext All-Star match.
Said Batenhorst on Instagram:
“Thank you Nebraska Volleyball for the past 3 years of my life. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for the unconditional support from my family, friends,…
