For Nebraska volleyball, the first day of direct contact with the 2028 class wasn’t a quiet one for long.
By the end of Monday, the Huskers had commitments from two of the top prospects in the country: Milford middle blocker Shayla Rautenberg and Harrisburg, South Dakota, setter Josalyn Samuels. One is an in-state legacy whose last name already means something in Lincoln, while the other is a high-level setter from the same club pipeline that helped develop Bergen Reilly.
It is a solid early statement for Dani Busboom Kelly’s staff. Nebraska opened with a class that already has some shape to it: size in the middle, length at setter, national rankings, USA Volleyball experience and two players who have already spent a lot of time winning. That’s not a bad place to be, especially for a program with expectations like Nebraska.
And Monday was an important start.
