January 26 was the day the Nebraska Huskers decided to spice things up in the transfer portal game. For over 50 days, the portal had been all quiet—no one jumping in, and no one stepping out. But then, like a plot twist on Instagram, Baylor senior and opposite hitter Allie Sczech dropped the bombshell: she was heading to Nebraska for her final year of eligibility. In 2024, Sczech wasn’t just any player for the Bears—she was the real deal, starting 14 matches and putting up a solid 2.44 kills per set.
Let’s not forget her All-Big 12 Second Team honors in both 2022 and 2024. Oh, and in Baylor’s NCAA Tournament games? She smashed a ridiculous .508 hitting percentage across two matches—a program record, no less. Now, she’s taking her talents to Lincoln and going for a Master’s in Journalism while killing it (literally) on the court. And why Nebraska? Sczech just revealed a game-changing factor that sealed the deal for her.
According to Huskers Illustrated’s January 26th scoop, Sczech had nothing but love for her time at Baylor—but as last season’s second half rolled in, she couldn’t shake the feeling that a transfer might be the next chapter. With her undergrad degree in broadcast journalism set to wrap up this May, she started dreaming bigger. The catch? Baylor didn’t offer a master’s in journalism, so she had to look beyond those familiar courts to keep chasing both her academic and volleyball ambitions.
Her journey led her to Lincoln, where Sczech got the full VIP treatment from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications crew. They laid it all out—how they’d support her in balancing the grind of grad school with the hustle of playing volleyball at a high level. It was like they were speaking her language, one that perfectly matched her ultimate career dream of becoming a sideline reporter or game analyst.
And as she said, “It just felt like home. It was a perfect fit, and it had everything I could possibly want, and it was a win-win on both sides of the spectrum,” Sczech’s got her eyes set on a future where she’s not just spiking volleyballs but also dropping mics on the sidelines, living her best life one play-by-play at a time.
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