Olivia Mauch
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Oct 16, 2026
Lincoln ArnealGUEST
And I mean, she sat behind Lexi Rodriguez for her first couple years, and then her, she thought it was her opportunity, and she played a lot of the last season in the Libero jersey, which is, I mean, it, it's a point of pride, but it's also kind of, uh, it's, it's a responsibility that, that, that's bestowed upon you.
Lincoln ArnealGUEST
Uh, so then for her to kind of give way to Olivia Mauch, I mean, uh, Dani earlier this off-season, she said that's one of the hardest coaching decisions she's ever made is deciding between Olivia Mauch and Laney Choboi.
Lincoln ArnealGUEST
Uh, Olivia, Olivia Mauch has been the winner, and it, it's been, uh, I think it benefited everyone that they haven't gone back and forth too, and that's taken a lot of buy-in from Laney Choboi.
Lincoln ArnealGUEST
I mean, she's a spark plug.
Lincoln ArnealGUEST
She's, uh, giving her energy every single one.
Jacob PadillaHOST
And, uh, again, you add the, the, um, um, the, the, the serving improvement that we've talked about so many times this year.
Jacob PadillaHOST
And I'd say, I mean, Laney Choboi and, and Olivia Mauch have both taken leaps as players as well.
Jacob PadillaHOST
So obviously, it's kinda s- similar back row to they had a year ago.
Jacob PadillaHOST
Um, but all those players are better now.
Jacob PadillaGUEST
And, uh, I mean, you saw the, what the, the, what, uh, the littles did.
Jacob PadillaGUEST
Uh, Laney Choboi and Olivia Mauch almost had as many digs as Wisconsin's entire team by themselves.
Jacob PadillaGUEST
And Dani Bussan Kelly was really, um, uh, w- was really complimentary of them after the match, and players talked about how that was kind of one of the, the locker room talking points is, um, what they do and what they're able, how they're able to kind of, like, take over games from a position that you don't really see that happen from.
Jacob PadillaGUEST
Um, I mean, they, they had the, the, the back to back, like, serving runs that, uh, like that is, tho- those are their two best rotations is when, uh, Mauch is, uh, serving and then when Choboi is serving.
Lincoln ArnealGUEST
Uh, Maddie Kubik, Harper Murray, uh, o- other players that have really been, they're not just attackers too, but they take pride in playing defense.
Lincoln ArnealGUEST
So it starts up front too, and then when you have players like Lexi Rodriguez, Laney Trobough, Olivia Mauch in the back row that can cover a lot of floor, um, it, it really, it really kind of spreads that to everyone.
Lincoln ArnealGUEST
So it, it's not just front row players and back row players.
Lincoln ArnealGUEST
They have to work in concert together too, and, uh, Nebraska's also been very blessed over the last eight years really of having Brooke Riley and Nicklin Hames, who have been two of the better defensive setters to play the position in that timeframe as well.
Allie SczechGUEST
Um, but [laughs] I got...
Allie SczechGUEST
There was one, like, this past match I kept saying Olivia Mauch's name wrong, and I felt so bad, 'cause I love her, and she's so sweet.
Allie SczechGUEST
I just, like, don't know why, but I think it's because the student section at Nebraska, when she goes to serve, they go, "Mauch." Like, it's like their chant.
Allie SczechGUEST
And so it's, like, ingrained in my brain that it's Mauch, but it's not.
HannahHOST
I think they got to 18 points, and it was just so...
HannahHOST
I mean, Olivia Mauch probably spent more time on her knees, like slipping around, than she did on her feet.
HannahHOST
Like, e- Annie Jackson's trying to jump and is just trying to land, you know, squarely on, on, with her full weight on her feet, and it was just a very clear it was gonna be dangerous and there was no way that match was gonna happen.
AbbyHOST
Yeah.