Daily Dozen: 12 Nebraska Six-Rotation Outsides in the Spotlight

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Six-rotation outside hitters are always in high demand, and Nebraska always knows how to bring its share of all-around attackers to the forefront.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Recent action in the 2023 club season has brought high-profile outside hitters into the spotlight, especially from the Cornhusker State. Better yet, many of these hitters possess the passing and defensive skills to stay on the court full-time and make a wide-ranging impact. Today's edition of the Daily Dozen focuses on a few of those.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No age group is off-limits here, so let's hop around the map!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["109592"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Wohlgemuth's versatility has stood out on some of Nebraska's biggest stages, as her aggressive serving and gritty defense helped lift Lincoln Lutheran to another state title last year. 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