Lori Endicott was a high school basketball and volleyball star who played college volleyball at the University of Nebraska, helping them win four consecutive Big Eight titles from 1985-88, and leading them to a runner-up finish at the 1986 NCAA Championships. Endicott was named Big Eight Player of the Year in 1987 and 1988. She joined the US national team in 1989 and was on the US bronze medal winning team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In 1995 she helped the US win gold medals at the World Grand Prix and the Canada Cup, and win silver at the Pan American Games. She and her husband later settled in Milwaukee, where she coached youth volleyball with the Springfield Juniors. In 2005 Endicott received the Flo Hyman All-Time Great Player Award from the US Volleyball Federation.