“Lindsay Peterson has been the heartbeat of Husker Volleyball for the last two decades,” the Nebraska Huskers wrote on social media in March. However, Nebraska Volleyball’s Director of Operations has spent just as long (and now even longer) as coach John Cook spent as the program’s head coach. Before becoming the Huskers’ DOP, she shared the court as a player under Cook.

And she wasn’t any ordinary player. The same Nebraska Huskers post described Peterson as “one of the most dominant defensive players in program history.” Throughout her four years as a Husker, the former libero notched 1,111 career digs, averaging a whopping 3.35 per set. Despite her familiarity with the Huskers’ way, transitioning into her role as DOP in 2005 was “tough,” a nd that’s where Cook came in.

“He wasn’t

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