Dani Busboom Kelly makes feelings known as opposite hitter Virginia Adriano from Italy joins the Nebraska Volleyball team

Modified May 17, 2025 02:06 GMT

Dani Busboom Kelly expressed her thoughts as Virginia Adriano joined the Nebraska Volleyball team for the upcoming season. The American coach expressed her confidence in Adriano's ability and shared that they were excited to welcome the Italian Volleyball player to the team.

Busboom Kelly was named as the head coach of the Nebraska Volleyball team weeks after the conclusion of the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championships 2024-25. The former Husker received great support from the players as well as fans, and shared that she was elated to take up the role with the foresight of taking the program to greater heights.

Recently, it was announced that Adriano will be joining the Nebraska Volleyball team. Dani Busboom Kelly shared her thoughts and revealed that she believes Adriano would be a great addition to the team. Moreover, Virginia Adriano's valuable experience of playing internationally in high-level matches would be an integral plus point to the team. Additionally, speaking about Adriano's game, Dani Busboom Kelly revealed that she was a very well-balanced player with respect to her attacking, blocking, and serving skills.

"Virginia is an opposite hitter with great size who has a ton of high-level international experience, and we are thrilled she wants to come overseas and play for Nebraska. Virginia is a well-balanced player in terms of her attack, block, and serve. She will be a great addition to our program," she told Abby Barmore, a staff writer for Husker Online.

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Dani Busboom Kelly on the Nebraska Volleyball team's bond and capabilities

Dani Busboom Kelly at the 2024 Division I Women's Volleyball Championship - Source: Getty

Dani Busboom Kelly spoke about the Nebraska Volleyball team's bond in an appearance in the latest episode of the original series ' The Epicenter'. The former Husker revealed that the team was highly motivated to improve their game, and it was visible in the way they interacted with each other during training sessions.

Moreover, Busboom Kelly revealed that she was impressed by the team's culture.

"The culture has been really fun to watch, and you never really know what you are going to walk into, and it's been really great to see this team really love each other and really be collaborative and work through things that you might need to work through. There's not a ton of change, to be honest. It's more of putting a stamp on it, making it my own. This team knows how hard it is to get to that moment, and small tweaks here and there would get us to the top," she shared on The Epicenter.

Furthermore, Dani Busboom Kelly shared that she believes that a couple of minor changes will help the team dominate and reach the top of the circuit.

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