Atherton transferring from Nebraska; Cook has no plans to add transfer this spring

Nebraska's Hunter Atherton sets the ball during the Ameritas Players Challenge final against St. Mary's at the Devaney Sports Center on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017.Nebraska setter Hunter Atherton is planning to transfer to a different program, coach John Cook said in a news release on Thursday.

Atherton, a sophomore-to-be from Prospect, Ohio, was the back-up setter for most of the 2017 national championship season. She was the starter for the first two matches of the season when Kelly Hunter was injured. Atherton finished the season with 137 assists, 13 ace serves and 46 digs.

Atherton graduated from high school early and joined the Huskers for the spring season in 2016. She redshirted her first…