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At one time it was thought that Alicia may apply for a medical redshirt to get another year of eligibility after her season ending injury. Does anybody know the status?

How about the novel approach of "Let's all get behind those players who want to be part of our program and spend less energy worrying about those who don't want to be". In the end Romeo wasn't forced out but decided there were more advantages to play else where.

I graduated from both Univ. of Nebr. and Univ. of Wash. Never could pull for the Huskies. Go Huskers.

In my estimation the previous summary of N. Romeo's departure as posted by dirkk was very well written and makes a lot of sense of the situation. Thanks for the post.

Good point by redsteve that the new coach will operate some what differently then we are used to under Yori. The idea of getting a fresh start for everyone usually has the effect of one or two players coming into their own that may have not previously. I'm excited to see who it may be.

I agree that if there was a chance to keep Romeo the new coach would have had more follow up. Obviously Romeo had issues with some of her teammates and that sort of situation can really wreck havoc with team chemistry. Doyle is still the key in my estimation. We are short on point guards.

If she can't coach at this level how did her team just win the WNIT. There were six Big Ten teams in that tournament. Included in that was the 12 point win over Minnesota in an away game. The same team that beat us by 37 points at their house.

I agree totally about having another Nebraska player that really wants to be here. Going forward I think having a scholarship or two open at this stage is OK. The new coach needs to first see how our young team all fits together and can be incorporated into her her desired style of play. I wonder if we will still be one of the 16 teams invited to the preseason WNIT.

How about we all support those that want to be here and say farewell to those who don't. Team chemistry (something we certainly didn't have last year) is a must for us to be successful. I'm sure that is high on coach William's priority list.

One point guard on a team is not near enough. If you want to play a pressure defense you need at least 10 players that can give some quality minutes. Yori lamented the past two years that she didn't have that depth to play that style which she preferred. Sam McKewon noted this in past articles. Not everybody can be a starter but everyone one the team can have a key role.

As far as scholarships available one hinges on whether A. Ostrander applied and received a medical hardship.

I heard a lot of similar grumbling when we hired Mike Riley. I liked him when he was first hired and and I like him even more now. I think Amy Williams was a good hire and will prove it over time. GBR

Yep. The past two have been interesting as well but from a negative standpoint with all the injuries and transfers. One thing about the future versus the past and that is we still have hope. GBR

We absolutely need Doyle. If she goes to Iowa I will be sick for a long time.

I could live with getting Doyle for four years!!! Even if she is the only one of the three.

Sorry HB about not understanding the smiley face meant it was a joke. I'm an old timer not fully trained in the electronic messaging genre.

OK it's time to settle down! Amy Williams has been our coach for three weeks and we are deciding whether or not her coaching style will fit our players? How about we keep a positive attitude and giver her at least a year to see how it all works out with in improving team chemistry which will have a big impact on how we do.

Unless I am assuming incorrectly I think the award was for Spring Sports and didn't include VB.

We definitely could use her as we will be losing Havers after this year and that would only leave 3 posts.

For several years we had more Highly skilled VB players in Nebraska then BB. That is starting to change. For whatever reason we didn't get Chatrice White 6'4'' post who was 2nd team all Big 10 this year. Also Kaylee Jensen 6'4" post was 2nd team all big 12 this year as a sophomore at Ok. St. as well. We lost out last to freshmen Kianna Ibis when she went to Arizona State and after an ACL tear last year was getting more playing time as she recouped. Az. St. coach said she has a bright future.

I also like following players that I saw in high school here in Nebraska where ever they go to college.

That's the $64,000 question. She is the fastest of all the recruits and plays for one of the top teams in the nation. I would see her playing the 2 guard as well as she is a good shot and has an excellent drive to the hoop. Could play some point guard. I hope her and Doyle both stay.

Wow! That's really interesting. A real eye opener. I wouldn't have guessed it was that bad.

A year or two ago NU'S volleyball program became the first college women's program in the nation of any type to turn a profit.

If Natalie does transfer I see Hannah Whitish as the two guard. We absolutely need to keep Kathleen Doyle for a point guard.