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📰KU Volleyball Offseason Recap📰

➡️Details on Messer commitment + mini film review
➡️Updated look at the roster
➡️Coaching changes
➡️Schedule release
➡️Summary of Big 12 Transfer Portal Moves

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KU volleyball made a splash in the transfer portal when it earned the commitment of Reese Messer, an Olathe native who was a first-team All-Big Ten setter last year.

Here's why Messer decided to come home.

https://t.co/OFYJJBebRK

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@TheWarthogHugs Similar talent-wise but a lot less experience. Will be able to play at a faster pace

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Final offseason tracker update

🏐Roster sits at 15 after addition of Messer and departures of Burns and Moore
🏐Could have multiple freshman starters at the pins
🏐Aiono will have Senior Night to herself

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Ellie Moore ➡️ SMU

Moore spent two seasons at KU as a backup setter. With Messer joining, would have been third on the depth chart

SMU has been among the best ACC teams the last two years. Will be a less-crowded setter room, with only a redshirt freshman setter on the roster

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LINK: https://t.co/XpK9g0oMyZ

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📰KU Volleyball Offseason Recap📰

➡️Details on Messer commitment + mini film review
➡️Updated look at the roster
➡️Coaching changes
➡️Schedule release
➡️Summary of Big 12 Transfer Portal Moves

Article link in the comments

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Quick hits on new KU commit Reese Messer:

As a freshman for USC:
🏐10th nationally in assists/set (10.78)
🏐All-Big Ten First Team
🏐Appeared in all 117 sets
🏐Won Big Ten Freshman of the Week 2x + Big Ten Co-Setter of the Week
🏐No. 8 ranked recruit in the country, per Prep Dig

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@rockvolleychalk That is definitely a big question pending this news. But at this stage in college athletics you focus on the year ahead and figure the rest out later

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Big transfer portal update: KU has signed USC setter Reese Messer

Messer went to St. James Academy in KC and was the 2024 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year. Was a starter as a freshman for USC and named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team

She will have three years of eligibility

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Raegan Burns ➡️ Tennessee

Burns led KU in digs in 2023 & 2024, appearing in all but 4 sets across both seasons. Missed most of 2025 season due to injury

UT has made the last 5 NCAA Tournaments. Last year’s starting libero graduated, so Burns will have a good shot at that role

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@Nagem21 She will be missed! Was a blast to watch

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The volleyball spring transfer portal window opens today and runs through May 15. Student athletes must enter during this period but can commit at any time

This cycle is a lot slower than the winter portal season. For KU, wouldn’t expect more than a few names going in/out

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Based on her latest Instagram post, Raegan Burns appears to be leaving KU. Burns redshirted in 2025 after suffering a knee injury in August

Burns was the starting libero her first 2 seasons & was among the best passers in the Big 12. She’ll have lots of interest from P4 programs

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Conference Schedule Notes:

🏐Majority of matches are on Friday/Sunday (only one Saturday match)

🏐Teams KU will play twice: K-State, Arizona State, Baylor, TCU

🏐Home only: Houston, Utah, BYU, Cincinnati, West Virginia

🏐Road only: Tech, UCF, Iowa State, Colorado, Arizona

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Hoping the Big 12 follows suit here in the next few years. Would have some fun host cities for it

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One Floor. Whatever it takes. 🏐🏆

The Inaugural @B1GVolleyball Tournament. Coming in November.

🎙️ @emilyehman

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@rockvolleychalk Those two feel like the most likely!

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Matt Ulmer said on Hawk Talk tonight that the plan is to have two matches in Allen Fieldhouse this fall

Without much promotion, last year’s match in AFH drew ~7,500 fans. Wondering if one of the matches this season will come in the non-conference portion of the schedule

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Notes:
🏐5 home games - Wichita St, South Dakota St, Tulsa, Ole Miss, Grand Canyon
🏐3 road games - Pitt, Lipscomb, Wichita St
🏐2 neutral games - Stanford, Florida St
🏐4 games vs. 2025 NCAA Tourney teams - Pitt, Stanford, Florida St, Tulsa

Big 12 schedule should be out soon

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KU's non-conference schedule has been released. Way more friendly this year after a tough 2025 slate with no home matches

8/28: Pitt
8/30: Stanford
9/3: Lipscomb
9/4: Florida St
9/8: Wichita St
9/11: South Dakota St
9/13: Tulsa
9/15: Wichita St
9/18: Ole Miss
9/20: Grand Canyon

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A rare score posting for a spring match. Wish more schools would do this

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