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Huskers to Recognize Olympic Gold Medalist Wong-Orantes Saturday



The Nebraska volleyball program will honor former Husker All-American and 2020 Olympic gold medalist Justine Wong-Orantes on Saturday, Aug. 28 during the final match of the Husker Invitational.
 
Wong-Orantes joined former Huskers Jordan Larson and Kelsey Robinson on the Team USA roster this summer as the Americans made history at the Tokyo Games by claiming their first gold medal.
 
The Cypress, Calif., native was named Best Libero and earned a spot on the Tokyo 2020 Dream Team following her Olympic debut. Wong-Orantes was previously a four-year letterwinner at Nebraska from 2013-16 and earned both All-America and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year recognition in 2015 and 2016. She was an All-Big Ten pick as a senior and finished her career as NU’s all-time career digs leader.
 
Nebraska opens the 2021 season on Friday, Aug. 27 with matches against Tulsa (11 a.m.) and Colgate (6:30 p.m.), followed by Saturday’s finale with Kansas State at 4 p.m. Friday’s matchups will be streamed live on Big Ten Network+, and Saturday’s match will be televised on BTN. John Baylor and Lauren Cook West will have the radio call for all of this weekend’s action on the Huskers Radio Network.





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