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Ty Lawson's Pregnant Reality Show GF Says He Pushed Her Down (Photos)
More details of Denver Nuggets star Ty Lawson's arrest are now surfacing. TMZ reports that Lawson's girlfriend, Ashley Pettiford claims that she was pushed by him during a heated argument. When police arrived to Lawson's Denver home in the early morning hours, Pettiford said that she overheard him having a conversation with a woman on the phone the previous night. Pettiford, who is now 6 months pregnant, said that she was trying to pack her things to leave. However, Lawson pushed her unto the bed and refused to let her go. Her response was to destroy his phone, and he retaliated and did the same.
Both Lawson and Pettiford were arrested for criminal mischief for destroying each other's phones. However, Lawson was also arrested for domestic violence and harassment. The couple was each released on $1,000 bond and Pettiford has confirmed that no harm was done to their unborn child.


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This past weekend�s Beer Advocate American Craft Beer Fest was a fine showcase for the great strides made by New England�s brewers over the last few years.
Of the 144 breweries in attendance, more than 90 were from the six New England states.
Sure, the Beer Advocate festival was held at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, so you�d expect that most of the breweries would be from the region. That hasn�t always been the case, however. New England has always been well represented, but this year New England breweries dominated the event.
Massachusetts had the best representation of the New England states - 51 breweries. Sixteen breweries in attendance were from Maine, nine were from New Hampshire, eight from Vermont, four from Rhode Island and three were from Connecticut.
But it�s not the number of breweries that was the most impressive thing about the New England breweries at the American Craft Beer Fest. The most impressive thing was the quality of the beers. There were several breweries offering world-class beers that were the standouts of the festival.
The best beer I tried was Peril by Lawson�s Finest Liquids, a tiny brewery in Vermont.. This double IPA, coming in at 11.1 percent alcohol by volume (ABV), was one of those standup-and-take-notice beers. The aroma of grapefruit and pine hits you right away, and when you take a sip, pine and citrus hit you. It�s smooth and almost thick, like a creamy stout.
I�ve been drinking double IPAs for years now and they rarely impress me. Peril blew me away.
Two other double IPAs tasted at the festival were also very impressive. Trillium Brewing Company�s Mettle, an 8.7 percent ABV double IPA, and Tree House Brewing and Lawson�s collaboration beer, YAHHRRGGG!, were both fantastic.
It�s not all about hops, though. Prodigal Brewery at Misty Mountain Farm in New Hampshire is one of the best breweries but is not well known. This tiny brewery makes exceptional German-style beers, and the beers they brought to the fest were no exception. If you get a chance, seek out Prodigal beers.
Newer breweries also had excellent showings at the festival. Breweries that were just a year old, give or take a few months, had some really good beers.
Banded Horn Brewing Company of Maine, which opened its doors earlier this year, shined with its 9.1 percent ABV double IPA Binary as well as its Pepperell Pilsner. Foundation Brewery, also of Maine, brought three very good saisons, while Bog Iron of Norton, Mass., brought a wine-barrel aged lambic that was off-the-charts good.
Massachusetts' two newest breweries, Abandoned Brewing Company of Easthampton and Aeronaut Brewing Company of Somerville, made good first impressions. Abandoned Brewery brought four beers, including the tasty Dirty Girl IPA.
Aeronaut conducted an experiment asking patrons to taste the same beer that was brewed with the same type of hops but grown in different parts of the country. They wanted to see if people could taste the difference in the hops based on the location where they were grown. It was an interesting experiment, and there were differences.
All in all, New England breweries really dazzled the beer drinkers at the festival, and I�m looking forward to seeing the region�s beer businesses grow in the coming years.
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Thanks I'll take it once the gun is parted
How much for the pewter ule body without ccm feedneck?
run through the thread if you don't like a price and you want the item shoot me an offer.
scrap metal In my home town extrusion factory pays well
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Hello knownothingmags,
Is M15 still available and if so do you ship to Canada?
all pms replied.
I just bought a ule body so take me out of the running for the pewter one, but if the dw fore grip is parted I'll take it ASAP. Just lmk
I ADDED pics of markers that keep being asked about they are gone,
added sold item updates.
the pewter mag is now able to be parted with no stipulations.
if there is left over there will be left over.
does the pewter body have dibs?
payment sent
everything purchased up to the time of this post is shipping tomorrow.
im very sorry I was not able to get the post office today.
I have 3 emag lowers left for sale
all have batteries,
pick any emag lower at its listed price and chose any of the 4 emag rails to go with it at half of it's listed price.
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to everyone else who has paid for items you stuff shipped today.
I will get tracking to you tonight after I survive class. if I don't get to you tonight tomorrow you will have your tracking info.
What's the milling on the side of R1 and R4 look like?
everyone who had something purchased from me has a tracking number in there inbox for the package.
thankyou again.
I will trade an emag lowers with 1.37 software for a blue xvalve in good condition, if anyone is interested.
*it has to be in pretty dang good condition.
I need more then one pic if possible.
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Attorney General Scott Pruitt has issued the following statement regarding the federal government's motion to dismiss Oklahoma's health care lawsuit.
"Oklahoma's lawsuit has never been about the policy or politics of the Affordable Care Act; it is about the legality of the IRS rule and ensuring that the federal government complies with implementation of its own law," Pruitt said.
On Jan. 21, 2011, Pruitt filed a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act in The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma on behalf of the State of Oklahoma. The lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of the individual mandate as provided in the health care act under the Commerce Clause in the U.S. Constitution. - Oklahoma became the 28th state to challenge the Act, the most states to ever challenge the constitutionality of a single federal law.
On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the ACA's individual mandate was unconstitutional; the government could not force Americans to participate in commerce by buying health insurance. Essentially, the original individual mandate no longer exists. The Court did, however, rule the law could stand with a system that taxes or penalizes Americans and businesses for not purchasing or providing "affordable" "quality" health insurance. The Court ruled that this was authorized by Congress' Taxing Power.
On a second point considered by the Court, the justices agreed with the states' challenge that the federal government could not "coerce" states to expand Medicaid. The ruling allowed states like Oklahoma to choose whether to expand Medicaid. (On Nov. 19, 2012, Gov. Fallin chose not to expand Medicaid in Oklahoma under the ACA. This does not keep states from creating their own programs or expanding programs as needed to help lower income residents.) The Court did not consider or rule on health care exchanges.
In May, the IRS finalized a rule that will allow the agency to collect the law's "employer mandate" assessment or penalty from businesses who do not comply with provisions of the law. This would apply to businesses with 50 or more employees. Under the Rule, the IRS would assess the penalty in all states, even though the ACA only provides for the penalty to be collected in states where a State Health Care Exchange has been established. Oklahoma did not adopt a
State Health Care Exchange, so under the health care law, the IRS cannot collect the tax. The employer mandate has the potential to devastate Oklahoma employers who would be forced to pay a tax/penalty of $2,000 each for ALL of their employees after the first 30, even if just one employee qualifies for a tax credit or subsidy through an exchange.
For example, if a company has 1,000 employees and one employee now qualifies for an exchange, the company would pay the $2,000 tax for that employee and for 970 other employees with a total penalty of $1.94 million. Before the IRS finalized the rule, they were made aware that the rule was inconsistent
On July 27, Pruitt asked Judge Ronald White to lift the stay on Oklahoma's health care lawsuit in order for the State to amend its complaint.
On Sept. 19, Pruitt filed an amended complaint against the ACA, challenging the IRS Rule. According to the complaint, Oklahoma businesses should not be subject to the law's penalty or tax (employer mandate) because the ACA only provides for the tax to be collected in states with a State Health Care Exchange – as opposed to a Federal Health Care Exchange. Congress wrote the law under the false assumption that most, if not all, states would create State Health Care Exchanges. That has not happened, forcing the IRS and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to attempt to fix Congress' miscalculation by "adjusting" the law.
The federal government's answer to the state lawsuit was filed Dec. 3.
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THE JOKE'S ON NORFOLK. Every year comedians from across the country compete to win cash prizes at the Great American Comedy Festival in Norfolk. Comedian Louie Anderson hosts the 2012 festival in Johnny Carson's hometown of Norfolk.
THE QUIET POWER OF DANELLE SMITH. Danelle Smith has carved out an amazing career as an attorney against seemingly impossible odds. A member of the Winnebago tribe, she's living proof that you don't have to leave home to find success.
THE ARTIST'S WIFE. She supported the career of her husband, illustrator Reynold Brown, while raising their eight children. Then it was her turn. Inspired by the Northwest Nebraska landscape, Mary Tejada Brown continues to paint as her vision dims.
PORTRAIT OF A PHOTGRAPHER. Nia Karmann lives with spina bifida, but that doesn't keep her from pursuing photography as an art and profession. On assignment at a Council Bluffs, Iowa fire station, she uses a wheelchair and crutches to set up for just the right photograph.


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Are you tired of the sweet potato and carmelized onion themes? No? Cool. Seriously, ask any foodie out there, isn't it always all about the sauce, the dip, marinade, the drippings, etc..? Truth be told I am one of those people that when in a restaurant or in my own home I always want extra sauce; have no problem asking for extra sauce on the side. And you know it's nice to meet other foodies out there that share my same affinity for 'extra sauce'. Since I've started blogging, I've noticed and adore how many foodies out there that love extra sauce. In my last post, banana custard tarlettes, I talked about how as a young child I loved my extra sauce--I still do. A good sauce that has depth of flavor, as well as many flavors mingling inside, not just one or two, but many flavors in the beginning of the bite and at the end of the bite. This dip is one I created from my deep love for truly good caramelized onions. You know the kind of caramelized onions that take hours to caramelize and develop? I wanted to try and incorporate these caramelized onions into a spicy horsey creamy dip. I mean come on, caramelized onions and horsey sauce--Onwards I say! This also has fire/heat to it and it has that horsey heat to it as well (double the fun). Of course I need a vehicle to eat this dip, I mean you could use your fingers, but the sweetness of the sweet potato fries does add a really nice contrast to the two types of heat in the dip. I would imagine this dip would taste good with potato chips (might be kind of salty and hide the deep heat), but I prefer the sweetness of the sweet potato fries. Carrots or cukes would go very well with this.
Oh BACON, baaaaaconnn should be added to this! Quick write that down!
caramelized onion & horsey dip
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¼ cup mayo (Hellmans)
¼ cup sour cream
Couple pinches of cayenne pepper
Couple pinches of chili powder
3 TB or more of horsey sauce
3-4 dashes of hot sauce
2 TB of catsup
3 TB caramelized onions
Mix all together. You might want to puree the caramelized onions if you don't want chunks in the sauce--up to you. Please let this chill at least 3 hours before serving so all the flavors meld nicely together and get all nice and happy.
And add some real, crisp bacon chunks to this; I must try that next time.


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If he comes, the 4HM should update his outfit a little bit, not let him look like he`s coming out of some western saloon...
The staction was a good update...
If he comes, the 4HM should update his outfit a little bit, not let him look like he`s coming out of some western saloon...
The staction was a good update...
So many people on Eternia must have back problems from walking around with uneven weight on their weapons and armour.
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Rio Blast rules. I remember he was the next to last figure I ever got back in the day (Sorceress was the last). Someone gave him to me as a present. I'm sure they'll throw some 200x aspect in there to go with the vintage. I bet they'll include that big arm revolver as a detachable item.
my Rio-Blast got stolen.
Does Galactus fart?
I never had Rio, but I am jonesing for this Space Cowboy. Good stuff. I am also hoping for some 200X influence, as that staction was pretty swell, too.
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all my friends from my neighborg used to be olders than me, and the guy who used to live across the street in front of my house her mom bought him i remember rio blast, mosquitor, terror claws skeletor, flying fist he-man, multibot and clamp champ and i just said wow!!!!! i loved rio blast and mosquitor a LOT!!!! i never had them as a kid, i had them later on when i was completeing my vintage collection but i can say i loved rio blast i was kinda dissapointed with the staction that it was not possible to have movements with the weapons as the vintage one that was the great part of that character ( well i also hated the mosquitor staction to have the blood part than dry) while in the vintage was awesomeeeeeeee
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I actually don't think Rio Blast is that "maligned". Sure, he may be more of a cult favorite than someone like Trap Jaw, but he's definitely no Meteorb or Mo-Larr(both of which I really like). I know some use him as an example of Mattel steering MOTU too far away from its medieval styled fantasy roots(Zodac, Jitsu, and the Wind Raider didn't do that already?), but I feel a lot of people still love him. I had left the line by the time he came out so I really have no connection to him, but he's one of the characters I really want to see sooner rather than later.
As others have said, I prefer the vintage design more than the staction. That cyborg hand, imho, is one of the worst additions to a vintage character that the Four Horsemen ever made. Luckily he won't have his action feature since the vintage designs only downside imo are the holes he has in his chest & legs.
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Rio Blast is easily one of the weirder 'The line is failing,Quick throw anything in' figures from the end of the Vintage run -yes,Im looking at you Snout Spout!
But on his own he was a cool toy, the Staction however was/is superb. He is one of the handful of characters that I truly hope are more 200X skewed. at least the same style Head and a removable/interchangeable gun arm.
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I definitely want vintage Rio Blast. Happy for a slip-over gun arm if the 4H want to include a bit of staction action, but not replacing his right arm.
I definitely want MOTUC Rio constructed like the original, with built-in, pop out guns/ Clip on guns would be lame IMO.
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I am very happy to see that there are so many people who did not like the one big arm that was in the staction. That idea is overdone. Vintage Rio Blast is awesome. His symmetry makes him extra kewl.
Of course he fits in. How people can say that he doesn't fit in next to Man-at-Arms, Mekaneck, Trap-Jaw & Roboto, makes no sense.
The four horsemen should make his "pop-out" lasers into "snap-on" lasers so he can be displayed without them. As long as it isn't like She-ra's head.
PoP Figures have to be based on the Vintage toys! This is NOT Filmation's Masters Of The Universe Classics MySpace Custom Blog
I'd like to see a faithful interpretation of the vintage figure. For me the wackier characters were my favorite.
I personally think he should have the same exact "flip-out" weapons in the MOTUC version. I think only the ab joint might get lost in transalation, but that doesn't bother me. I don't mind if there are "holes", so long as the insides have some killer bionic detailing.
I hope we see him sooner than later. I recall a soundbite in 2002 from whoever was heading up MOTU at Mattel at the time, printed in either Lee's or Tomart's, where he came out and said Rio Blast wasn't going to be in the 2002 line and made a comment that made it sound like the wackier characters weren't going to have a go in the reboot. That really peeved me at the time, so I was thrilled when the 4H got to do a staction of him. Despite how much I loved the staction though, I want his MOTUC version to remain faithful to the original toy... as I'm betting he'd come out looking quite badass with the current articulation!
I love this guy! He's one of the few figures that is still in good shape (probably because he was one of the later ones I got). Nothin' like a cybernetic dude that's FULL of guns.
I know they aren't big on the 200X heads anymore, so it would be cool to at least have the targeting "scouter" on the side of his head and the grenade launcher arm as his swap out parts.
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Likewise! Rio Blast didn't fit in, but Samurai He-Man, Samurai Skeletor, Samurai Battle Cat... now THOSE made perfect sense in the 2002 line! LOL...
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TYNGSBORO -- Advice on roommates, time-management strategies, budgeting money, and even the necessity of bleach wipes.
Those were just some of the topics covered in a lively event that brought together alumnae and current students for the Academy of Notre Dame Young Alumnae Panel, sponsored by the Advancement Office and Alumnae Association.
In what has become an annual event, several alumnae met with academy juniors and seniors to offer a bit of sagely advice on what lies ahead for the young women as they prepare for college.
Throughout the event, the alumnae referenced how well the academy prepared them for the rigors of college, both in and outside the classroom. Whether it was reusing notes from Biology or Chemistry class or the management of time, the academy's teachers had prepared them for their pursuit of higher education.
Questions ranged from the best approach to the application process to how to maintain distant relationships.
"In your college essay, it's important to tell the college what you can do for them, not only why you want to go to their school," said alum Kat Struckman, a junior Mechanical Engineering major at MIT. "Be specific, do your research, and let them know what an asset you will be as a part of their community."
Time management and money management also were concerns of the juniors and seniors.
On managing money, Francesca Scaraggi a freshman at Hofstra University, got right to the point.
"You have to pay attention to purchases and what your needs will be over the semester, factoring in everything," she said. "Come up with a plan, so you still have money at the end of the semester."
The advice on roommates was clear and crucial: Communicate early on the ground rules.
"Living together is not easy," a panelist said.
The panel agreed that when filling out a roommate profile, honesty is the best bet. They referenced the problems that arise like when "a clean freak and a messy person" get paired together as roommates.
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Monday, Feb. 11, 7:36 p.m. (Central)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, Iowa)
National TV: BTN (Kevin Kugler-PBP; Debbie Antonelli-Analyst)
Radio: 25-Station IMG College Husker Sports Network
(PBP-Matt Coatney; Analyst-Jeff Griesch)
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Huskers Hope to Stay Hot in Road Battle with Hawkeyes
The Nebraska women's basketball team continues its two-game Big Ten road swing when the Huskers head to Iowa to battle the Hawkeyes on Monday night in Iowa City.
Tip-off between the Huskers (17-6, 7-3 Big Ten) and the Hawkeyes (16-8, 5-5 Big Ten) is set for 7:36 p.m. (central) from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Kevin Kugler and Debbie Antonelli will team up for the call of the live telecast on the Big Ten Network.
The Husker Sports Network will provide a live radio broadcast of the game with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call, including flagships B107.3 FM in Lincoln, The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha and 880 AM KRVN in Lexington. A free live audio stream will be available on Huskers.com.
Nebraska stretched its Big Ten winning streak to five games by claiming its fourth victory in five Big Ten road games this season with a 55-50 win at Northwestern on Thursday night. The Huskers built a 15-point lead midway through the second half, before holding on for the win.
Reigning Big Ten Player-of-the-Week Jordan Hooper led the Huskers against the Wildcats with 19 points and seven rebounds. During Nebraska's five-game winning streak, Hooper is averaging 23.2 points per game while shooting nearly 50 percent (40-81, .494) from the field and three-point range (16-34, .471).
The 6-2 junior forward from Alliance, Neb., also crossed the 1,500-point mark in her career in the same game as teammate Lindsey Moore. The 5-9 senior point guard from Covington, Wash., added 16 points and four steals against the Wildcats while setting the Nebraska record with her 121st straight start. In NU's three wins over Iowa last season, Moore averaged 21.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 4.0 steals. Hooper added 18.0 points and 9.6 boards against the Hawkeyes a year ago.
A win at Iowa would give Nebraska just its third six-game conference winning streak (1997, 2010), and just the second four-game road conference winning streak in Husker history (2010).
Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-6, 7-3 Big Ten)
3 - Hailie Sample - 6-1 - So. - F - 4.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg
23 - Emily Cady - 6-2 - So. - F - 9.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg
35 - Jordan Hooper - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 19.0 ppg, 8.5 rpg
00 - Lindsey Moore - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 15.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
24 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 5.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Off the Bench
1 - Tear'a Laudermill - 5-9 - So. - G - 5.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg
13 - Brandi Jeffery - 5-7 - So. - G - 3.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg
10 - Meghin Williams - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 2.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg
14 - Katie Simon - 6-2 - So. - F - 2.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg
21 - Sadie Murren - 5-8 - Fr. - G - 1.7 ppg, 1.0 rpg
22 - Courtney Aitken - 5-9 - Fr. - G - 0.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)
11th Season at NU (207-132); 23rd Season Overall (402-272)
Iowa Hawkeyes (16-8, 5-5 Big Ten)
51 - Bethany Doolittle - 6-4 - So. - F - 7.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg
12 - Morgan Johnson - 6-5 - Sr. - C - 15.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg
22 - Samantha Logic - 5-8 - So. - G - 8.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg
23 - Theairra Taylor - 5-11 - Jr. - G - 7.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg
24 - Jaime Printy - 5-11 - Sr. - G - 14.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Off the Bench
21 - Melissa Dixon - 5-8 - So. - G - 8.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg
13 - Kathy Thomas - 6-5 - So. - F - 2.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg
54 - Kayla Timmerman - 6-3 - Fr. - F - 1.8 ppg, 1.3 rpg
25 - Kali Peschel - 6-1 - Fr. - G - 0.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg
11 - Trisha Nesbitt - 5-7 - Sr. - G - 1.5 ppg, 0.6 rpg
Head Coach: Lisa Bluder (Northern Iowa, 1983)
13th Season at Iowa (246-152); 29th Season Overall (602-294)
Hooper, Moore Cross 1,500 Career Points Against Wildcats
Junior forward Jordan Hooper and senior point guard Lindsey Moore both crossed the 1,500-career point mark in Nebraska's win at Northwestern on Thursday night. Hooper, who entered the game with 1,497 points, hit a three-pointer less than 20 seconds into the contest to hit 1,500. She finished with 19 points to push her career total to 1,516. Hooper, who also has 707 career rebounds, is just the seventh Husker in history with 1,500 points and 700 rebounds in a career.
Moore entered the game with 1,489 points and finished a highlight-reel reverse layup against Northwestern's Karly Roser to hit 1,500 midway through the second half. Moore scored 16 points to push her career mark to 1,505 points.
Moore is the first Husker with 1,500 career points and 600 career assists (629). In fact, no other Husker has ever scored 1,200 points and dished out 600 assists.
Moore Sets Nebraska Record with 121st Straight Start
Senior All-America candidate Lindsey Moore set the Nebraska record by making the 121st consecutive start of her career when the Huskers played at Northwestern on Thursday. The 5-9 point guard from Covington, Wash., has started every game of her career since leading the Huskers to a perfect 29-0 regular-season record and the Big 12 title as a freshman in 2009-10. Moore owns an 86-35 record as Nebraska's starting point guard and has guided the Huskers to a pair of NCAA Tournaments.
Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) established the Nebraska record for consecutive career starts, after taking the court for tip-off in all 120 games in her outstanding four-year career from 1990-91 through 1993-94. Yedsena is the only Husker in history to start every game of a four-year career. Kelsey Griffin, a 2010 first-team All-American and a teammate of Moore's in 2009-10, owns the NU career record with 127 starts in 127 career games over a five-year period.
Moore's starting streak is tied with Penn State's Nikki Greene for the second-longest active streak in the nation. Moore and Greene (99, plus 22 in 2012-13), trail only Texas Tech's Monique Smalls, who owns 125 straight starts (102, plus 23 in 2012-13).
Moore Closing In On 200 Career Steals
Lindsey Moore notched four steals in Nebraska's win at Northwestern on Thursday night to increase her career total to 194 and climb to No. 9 on the NU career steals list.
Moore, who leads the Huskers with 46 steals this season, needs just six more to become the ninth player in Nebraska history with 200 career steals. She has pulled within striking distance of Maurtice Ivy at No. 8 on the NU career list. Moore needs 21 steals to match the 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year.
Moore, who set a career-best with 72 steals as a junior in 2011-12, has claimed three or more steals in four of NU's 10 Big Ten games. In addition to her four steals at Northwestern, Moore had four steals in NU's Big Ten-opening win over Wisconsin. She added three steals at Minnesota (Jan. 20) and three more against No. 25 Michigan State (Jan. 24). Last season, Moore averaged four steals in three games with Iowa.
Hooper, Theriot Sweep Big Ten Weekly Honors
Nebraska's Jordan Hooper and Rachel Theriot swept the Big Ten Conference's weekly individual awards announced on Feb. 5. Hooper, a 6-2 junior forward from Alliance, Neb., captured her second Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honor of the season after averaging 27.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in Nebraska's wins over Ohio State and Minnesota last week. Hooper increased her team-leading season averages to 19.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per contest.
Hooper won her first Big Ten Player-of-the-Week award this season on Dec. 24. She was a three-time conference player of the week as a sophomore, and the 2012 first-team All-Big Ten selection owns five career awards in less than two full seasons.
Theriot, a 6-0 point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, added the third Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week honor of her career. Theriot produced the best week of her young career by averaging 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals in wins over Ohio State and Minnesota. Theriot hit 75 percent (9-12) of her shots from the field on the week, including a perfect 5-for-5 performance to finish with 11 points against Minnesota. She also tied her career high with seven rebounds against the Gophers and dished out five assists without committing a turnover.
Theriot, who won Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week honors on Dec. 31 and Jan. 22, has increased her season averages to 5.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. She has started 17 straight games for the Huskers, despite battling a foot injury throughout the year. During Nebraska's current five-game winning streak, Theriot is averaging 8.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists, while producing a 2.7-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
2012-13 Huskers Join Select Few with Big Ten Streaks
A five-game conference winning streak has been a rarity in Nebraska history. The Huskers' current five-game streak marks just the sixth time since the start of regular-season Big Eight play in 1982-83 that the Huskers have produced a five-game winning streak.
Nebraska has produced only two winning streaks longer than five games in conference play. In 2009-10, the Huskers won a school-record 16 straight league games on their way to a perfect 29-0 regular-season record and a Big 12 Conference title. The 2009-10 Husker squad earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament before finishing 32-2 in the NCAA Sweet 16.
The 1996-97 Huskers managed a six-game league winning streak early in the first-ever Big 12 Conference campaign. The 2012-13 Huskers could match that streak with a win at Iowa on Monday.
Nebraska Finds Road Success in Big Ten Play
Nebraska goes in search of its fifth Big Ten road win of the season at Carver-Hawkeye Arena against Iowa on Monday night. Winning five conference games is a rarity in Husker history. In fact, only three Nebraska teams since regular-season Big Eight Conference play began in 1982-83 have earned five league road wins. All three of those teams have done it under Coach Connie Yori in the past six seasons.
The 2006-07 Huskers that earned Yori her first NCAA Tournament berth at Nebraska became the first NU squad to claim five conference (Big 12) road wins. Yori's 2009-10 Huskers went a perfect 8-0 on the road on their way to a perfect Big 12 season and a conference championship.
The 2011-12 Huskers added five Big Ten road wins in their first season in the conference last year. The 2011-12 Huskers also earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Only seven Nebraska teams have posted .500 or better road conference records in school history and all seven of those teams have earned NCAA Tournament berths.
Since joining the Big Ten, Nebraska is 9-4 in Big Ten road games and 3-1 in neutral site games at the Big Ten Tournament, giving NU a 12-5 record away from the Devaney Center against Big Ten teams.
It is just the seventh time NU has notched four conference road wins in a season, including a 5-3 record in the Huskers' first Big Ten season in 2011-12. Yori has led NU to a .500 or better conference road record in four of the last seven seasons, after it happened only three times in the previous 24 years.
Scouting the Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa comes into Monday night's game with Nebraska at 16-8 overall and 5-5 in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes are coming off a 72-60 loss at Minnesota on Thursday night. It was Iowa's third straight setback after cracking the national top-25 on Jan. 28. The Hawkeyes entered the poll following a 63-57 road win at then-No. 23 Michigan on Jan. 27.
Following the win over the Wolverines, Iowa dropped a 74-62 decision at Illinois, before suffering a 67-65 home loss to Northwestern on Karly Roser's last-second runner for the Wildcats on Feb. 3.
Coach Lisa Bluder's Hawkeyes are one of the Big Ten's most balanced teams. Iowa enters the game shooting a solid 42.5 percent from the field, including an impressive 35 percent from three-point range. Iowa has been even better from long range in Big Ten play, hitting 36.9 percent of its attempts.
The Hawkeyes are a spectacular 77.2 percent free throw shooting team for the season, and have hit 82.4 percent in Big Ten action. Iowa also owns a plus-2.3 rebounding margin.
Morgan Johnson, a 6-5 senior center, leads Iowa in scoring and rebounding with 15.0 points and 7.3 boards per game on the season. She is shooting a team-best 52.4 percent from the field and a solid 77.5 percent at the line. However, Johnson's production has dipped to 10.7 points and 7.7 boards while hitting just 40.2 percent of her shots in Big Ten play. She opened Big Ten play by averaging 15.5 points and 10.5 rebounds through the first four games. In the first five league games, Johnson averaged 13.8 points and 9.8 boards. Over the last five games, Johnson has managed just 7.6 points and 5.6 rebounds.
Bethany Doolitte, a 6-4 sophomore center, has joined Johnson in giving Iowa the Big Ten's biggest frontcourt. Doolittle is averaging 7.6 points and 5.9 boards. In Iowa's five league wins, Doolittle averaged 10.3 points per game. In the Hawkeyes' five Big Ten losses, she has managed just 5.2 points per game.
Senior Jaime Printy leads the Iowa backcourt with 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists in her return from a season-ending knee injury a year ago. The 5-11 guard is Iowa's leading scorer in league action with 14.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Printy is one of the Big Ten's most prolific three-point shooters with 244 in her career, including 47 this season. However, she has hit just 30.6 percent (19-62) of her long range attempts in Big Ten play. Printy is one of the best free throw shooters in NCAA history, hitting 92.3 percent on the year, including 93.3 percent (42-45) in the league.
Sophomore Samantha Logic is one of the Big Ten's most complete players. The 5-8 guard is averaging 8.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, a Big Ten-best 6.8 assists per game and a team-high 2.0 steals per game. Logic has increased her production to 9.6 pointss and 7.3 rebounds along with 6.6 assists in league action. She is also shooting a team-best 46.8 percent from the field, including 42.9 percent (6-14) from three-point range in conference play.
Junior Theairra Taylor joins Logic and Printy in the starting backcourt. Taylor has contibuted 7.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, including 8.7 points and 3.6 boards per game in the Big Ten. She has also hit 36.4 percent (8-22) of her threes in the league.
Sophomore Melissa Dixon adds to an explosive Iowa backcourt by averaging 8.8 points per game off the bench. Dixon leads Iowa with 49 three-pointers on the year while shooting a sizzling 39.8 percent from long range. She has been even more potent in league play, ranking third on the team with 10.1 points per game while shooting 45.3 percent (24-53) from long range. In losses to Illinois and Northwestern a week ago, Dixon went 9-for-15 from three-point range and averaged 15.5 points per contest. In Thursday's loss at Minnesota, Dixon managed just four points in 27 minutes while going 0-for-6 from long range.
Nebraska vs. Iowa Series History
Nebraska is tied in the all-time series with Iowa, 7-7, including 1-3 in Iowa City, 3-3 in Lincoln and 3-1 on neutral courts. The Huskers swept three games from the Hawkeyes last season, including a 77-72 victory at Iowa on Jan. 8, 2012. NU completed the regular-season sweep of the Hawkeyes with a 60-53 win in Lincoln on Jan. 26, 2012, before running to an 80-68 victory in the second round of the 2012 Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis on March 2.
Nebraska's win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena last season was the first road win against Iowa in school history. NU had been 0-3 dating back to a 62-41 Hawkeye win on Jan. 9, 1985.
In NU's win last season at Carver-Hawkeye, Lindsey Moore had 22 points, seven rebounds, 11 assists and three steals. She added 15 points, five rebounds and three assists in Lincoln, before going off for 26 points, three rebounds, six assists and five steals at the Big Ten Tournament. Jordan Hooper led NU in Lincoln with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while adding a double-double with 15 points and 10 boards at the Big Ten Tournament. Hooper managed 17 points and four boards in Iowa City. Emily Cady contributed a double-double with 13 points and 11 boards against Iowa at the Big Ten Tournament.
Last season, Jaime Printy averaged 22 points for the Huskers in their regular-season losses to NU, including 27 in the setback in Iowa City. Morgan Johnson added 13.7 points and 8.3 rebounds despite committing four fouls in Iowa City and Indianapolis and fouling out in Lincoln. Melissa Dixon only played against NU in the Big Ten Tournament, managing eight points. Bethany Doolittle and Theairra Taylor combined for 13 points off the bench in the three games.
Huskers Hold Off Northwestern, 55-50
Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore both went over the 1,500 career point mark and powered Nebraska to a 55-50 victory at Northwestern on Thursday night. Hooper finished with a game-high 19 points, while adding seven rebounds, and Moore pitched in 16 points, two assists and four steals. Hooper and Moore also sank four straight free throws in the final 20 seconds to seal Nebraska's fifth straight win.
Emily Cady added seven points and seven rebounds, while Rachel Theriot pitched in six points and three assists, including an assist on the Huskers' final field goal of the night by Katie Simon with 7:27 left in the contest. Hailie Sample contributed just one point but led NU with nine boards.
The Huskers built a 15-point lead at 47-32 with 8:38 left before going cold from the field down the stretch. NU won on the road despite hitting just 32.7 percent (17-52) of its shots from the field, including 5-of-17 three-pointers. Northwestern also matched the Huskers on the boards at 42 and won the turnover battle 13-12. But the Huskers won the game at the free throw line, going 16-for-18 and outscoring the Wildcats 16-7 at the stripe.
Nebraska held the Wildcats to just 29.7 percent (19-64) shooting, including 5-of-15 threes. Lauren Douglas led the Wildcats with 14 points, while fellow freshman Maggie Lyon pitched in 12 points for the Cats. Senior center Dannielle Diamant contributed nine points and a game-high 14 boards for Northwestern.
Huskers Play4Kay in Valentine's Day Battle with Buckeyes
Nebraska will return to the Devaney Center for a special Valentine's Day clash with Ohio State on Thursday, Feb. 14. Tip-off with the Buckeyes is set for 8 p.m. and the game will be Nebraska's annual Play 4 Kay game. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game, as the Huskers will be sporting pink accessories to their white uniforms. Several pink promotions will be in place, and those affected by breast cancer and other forms of cancer will be recognized.
Play 4 Kay is a national initiative sponsored by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association to promote cancer awareness and research. The initiative is named in honor of former North Carolina State Coach Kay Yow.
Big Red's Big Three Leading Huskers in Big Ten Play
Junior forward Jordan Hooper leads Nebraska with 18.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in Big Ten action, and has averaged 23.2 points and 7.0 boards during NU's five-game winning streak.
Senior point guard Lindsey Moore has added 15.0 points, and team bests of 5.3 assists and 2.1 steals in Big Ten play. Sophomore forward Emily Cady is just short of double-double production in Big Ten action, averaging 10.2 points and 8.8 rebounds in conference play. Cady is also shooting 45.6 percent from three-point range and 86.1 percent at the free throw line, while adding 1.5 assists in Big Ten action.
Moore, Hooper Rank High in Big Ten Stats
Lindsey Moore leads the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2-to-1) with 125 assists and 58 turnovers through 23 games. It is one of seven categories in which Moore ranks among the top 10 in the Big Ten.
The senior point guard from Covington, Wash., ranks fourth in assists (5.4 apg) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.402). She is tied for eighth overall in scoring, while ranking ninth in field goal percentage (.463) and free throw percentage (.811). She is 10th with 2.0 steals per contest. She is also 15th in three-pointers made per game (1.6).
Hooper ranks among the top five in the Big Ten in four categories. She is No. 4 in the league in scoring (19.0 ppg) and rebounding (8.5 rpg), while ranking third with 2.7 three-pointers per game. She also ranks fourth with 5.9 defensive rebounds per game. She is tied with Emily Cady for seventh in offensive rebounding (2.6) and ranks seventh in free throw percentage (.827).
Moore, Hooper Second Active Teammates with 1,500 Points
Jordan Hooper (1,516) and Lindsey Moore (1,505) are just the second set of active teammates in Nebraska history with 1,500 or more points.
Hooper and Moore both reached the 1,500-point mark at Northwestern. The duo joins Maurtice Ivy (1,578) and Angie Miller (1,541) in 1986-87 as the only Huskers to play together in the same season with 1,500 or more career points. No Husker teammates have reached 1,600 career points in the same year.
Hooper Seventh Husker with 1,500 Points, 700 Rebounds
Jordan Hooper ha pushed her career totals to 1,516 points and 707 rebounds to become the seventh Husker in history to reach 1,500 points and 700 rebounds in a career.
Hooper reached the 1,500/700 mark in her 87th career game at Nebraska. No other member of NU's 1,500/700 list played fewer than 111 games in their careers.
Nebraska's distinguished 1,500/700 list includes first-team All-Americans Karen Jennings (2,405 points/1,000 rebounds) and Kelsey Griffin (2,033/1,019), along with 1988 Big Eight Player-of-the-Year Maurtice Ivy (2,131/778). Two-time WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge (1,859/804), Debra Powell (1,843/750) and Kathy Hagerstrom (1,778/874).
Hooper has climbed to No. 8 on NU's all-time rebounding list and is one of just eight players in Nebraska history to record 700 career rebounds.
Moore Narrowing Gap with Yedsena for Career Assist Mark
Lindsey Moore became just the second Husker in history to reach the 600-career assist mark against Illinois Jan. 17. The 5-9 senior point guard from Covington, Wash., ranks No. 2 on the Husker all-time assist chart with 629, trailing only school record holder Meggan Yedsena (696, 1991-94). Moore is just the eighth player in Big Ten Conference history to reach 600 career assists.
Moore, a Nancy Lieberman Award candidate, needs 67 assists to catch Yedsena at the top of the Husker assist list. Moore is averaging 5.4 assists in 2012-13.
Moore crossed the century mark in assists as a senior with seven at Minnesota Jan. 20 and has pushed her season total to 125. She joined Yedsena as the only Huskers in history to record 100 or more assists in four separate seasons.
Last season, Moore dished out 167 assists in 33 games, while distributing 183 assists as a sophomore in 2010-11. She opened her career with 154 assists as a freshman in 2009-10.
Moore has produced a career-high 11 assists on four occasions (at Iowa, Jan. 8, 2012; Mississippi Valley State, Nov. 15, 2011; Florida A&M, Jan. 2, 2011; vs. UCLA, March 23, 2010). She has a season-high nine assists (Northern Arizona, Nov. 16) in 2012-13 and five games with eight or more assists this season.
Cady Doing Double Duty in Big Ten Play
Sophomore Emily Cady is playing well in her second Big Ten campaign, averaging 10.2 points and 8.8 rebounds through 10 conference games. Cady, who owns a trio of Big Ten double-doubles after her 12-point, 10-rebound effort at Minnesota Jan. 20, is nearly averaging a double-double in league play. Cady, a 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., opened with 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in Nebraska's 70-52 win over Wisconsin Jan. 2. She hit 6-of-9 shots from the field, including 3-of-4 three-pointers to tie another career best. It was Cady's first double-double of the season.
She notched her second Big Ten double with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Indiana Jan. 10. Cady hit 3-of-4 shots from the field, including her lone three-point attempt, and went 4-for-4 at the line. Cady produced a 17-point, nine-rebound effort at No. 8 Penn State, when she went 3-of-4 from three-point range. She added seven points and 12 rebounds in the loss to No. 14 Purdue Jan. 5, and nine points and eight rebounds against Illinois Jan. 17. She had 10 points and six boards in NU's win at Ohio State Jan. 31.
In Big Ten games, Cady is shooting 45.6 percent from the field, including 50 percent (9-18) from long range. She also has connected on 31-of-36 free throws (.861).
The increased production in conference play is nothing new for Cady, who averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in conference action last season. She earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, after averaging 7.3 points and 5.8 boards in regular-season non-conference play.
Overall, Cady averaged 9.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals to go along with a team-best 28 blocked shots in 2011-12. Five of Cady's six career double-doubles have come against Big Ten competition and the sixth came against Kansas in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. She notched her first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in NU's triple-overtime win at Purdue on Feb. 2, 2012.
Cady, who has started 56 straight games, is averaging 9.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals overall. She owns 11 double-figure scoring efforts and six double-digit rebounding games as a sophomore to push her career total to 13.
Theriot Battling for Big Ten All-Freshman Honors
Rachel Theriot is coming on strong in Big Ten action and ranks among the conference's top five freshmen in scoring, rebounding and assists. Her 4.0 assists per game in league play lead all Big Ten freshmen, while her 3.9 rebounds rank third behind only Northwestern forward Lauren Douglas (4.9 rpg) and Purdue center Taylor Manuel (4.0 rpg). Theriot's 7.4 points per Big Ten game are tied for fourth among league rookies.
Theriot produced arguably her best effort of the season at Minnesota Jan. 20. The 6-0 guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, played a career-high 39 minutes and scored 13 points to go along with career highs of three three-pointers and eight assists in the win over the Golden Gophers. The effort earned her Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week honors for the second time.
She produced another spectacular effort against the Gophers two weeks later in Lincoln with 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting to go along with a career-high matching seven rebounds. She also dished out five assists with no turnovers. That effort, along with nine points, five rebounds and six assists at Ohio State on Jan. 31, earned Theriot her third Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award in the past six weeks.
Theriot, is developing into a top contender for Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year honors, increasing her overall season averages to 5.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists.In Big Ten play, Theriot is averaging 7.5 points, 3.9 boards and 4.0 assists per contest.
Through the first 12 games this season, Theriot was averaging just 3.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while shooting just 27.3 percent from the field, including 13.3 percent (2-15) from three-point range.
Over the last 11 contests, the freshman has turned up her production to 7.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists. She owns four double-figure scoring efforts in that stretch, after not scoring more than six points in any of the first 12 games. Over the last 11 games, Theriot is shooting 49.3 percent from the field, including 38.5 percent (10-26) from three-point range.
Theriot scored a career-high 14 points while adding six assists and four rebounds in a win at Indiana Jan. 10. She hit 7-of-9 shots from the field, including all five of her first-half attempts, to carry Nebraska to a 20-point halftime lead. She captured the first Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award of career Dec. 31, after notching her first double-figure scoring performance against Grambling State Dec. 20.
Theriot has played in all 23 games while making 17 straight starts, despite battling a foot injury.
Laudermill Igniting Huskers at Both Ends off Bench
Tear'a Laudermill is showing growth and maturity in her game over the past three months. The 5-9 sophomore guard from Riverside, Calif., has developed into a consistent offensive threat off the bench while providing pesky defense as Nebraska's defensive hound.
Laudermill matched her career high for the second time in Big Ten play with 14 points to go along with three rebounds, an assist and two steals in a win over Minnesota Feb. 3. It was her second double-figure scoring effort of the season, joining a 14-point effort at Indiana Jan. 10.
After scoring only six total points in Nebraska's first four games this season, Laudermill has scored at least four points in 15 of the last 18 games. She has scored in double figures twice in Big Ten play and is averaging 6.1 points, 1.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.9 steals in conference action. She is also Nebraska's top on-the-ball defender.
For the season, Laudermill ranks fourth among the Huskers in scoring with 5.7 points per game, while tying for third on the team with 27 steals - four more than her season total from 2011-12. In fact, she has more points, more assists and more steals, while shooting a higher percentage from the field and the free throw line than her freshman season, when she was one of NU's top players off the bench.
Laudermill has improved immensely at the free throw line. As a freshman, she hit just 22-of-42 free throws (.524), but enters the Iowa game 21-of-27 (.778) this season.
Moore's Minutes Could Be Unmatched in Husker History
In addition to setting the Nebraska record for most consecutive starts (121) and challenging the record for most career starts (127) in Husker history this season, Lindsey Moore is on pace to shatter the NU record for minutes played.
The 5-9 point guard from Covington, Wash., ranks second on the NU career list with 3,945 minutes played. Moore needs 50 minutes to catch school record holder Meggan Yedsena, who played 3,995 in 120 career games from 1990-91 to 1993-94.
Nebraska Celebrates Final Basketball Season at Devaney Center
The Nebraska men's and women's basketball teams will celebrate their final season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center throughout the 2012-13 campaign. The Huskers will move into the new Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln in October of 2013. The arena, which is set for completion next fall, will become the new home of Husker men's and women's basketball in 2013-14.
As part of the festivities at the Devaney Center during 2012-13, the Huskers plan to highlight the greatest moments and greatest players in the 37-year history of the Devaney Center At each men's and women's basketball home game during the season, HuskerVision will produce a big screen feature showcasing one of the most memorable moments in men's and women's basketball history.
On the women's side, long-time Husker Sports Network basketball broadcasters Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch compiled the list along with Mike Babcock, who researched and wrote a detailed history of Husker women's basketball in 2000. The women's basketball moments range from Jan Crouch's 27-point performance on opening night on Nov. 12, 1976 to Lindsey Moore's triple-double on Jan. 2, 2011. They include championship celebrations in 1988 and 2010 and historic victories throughout the decades, while recognizing Husker legends such as Karen Jennings, Maurtice Ivy, Kelsey Griffin, Anna DeForge, Amy Stephens and more.
During the season, fans also will be able to join the discussion through social media, offering their most memorable moments at the Devaney Center.
The Nebraska Athletic Department created a special "Devaney Center Final Season" logo that is displayed on giant banners draped outside above the north and south entrances of the Devaney Center.
Huskers.com Opens Voting for All-Devaney Teams Feb. 8
As part of its celebration of the final basketball season in the Bob Devaney Sports Center, the Nebraska Athletic Department is inviting fans to vote for their favorite players in Husker men's and women's basketball history. Fan voting for Nebraska's All-Devaney Teams opened on Feb. 8, and fans are encouraged to visit Huskers.com to vote for the best Huskers to grace Devaney's hardwood since 1976.
Nebraska's long-time radio play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney offered his top five women's players, while Mike Babcock, Lee Barfknecht and Brian Rosenthal all chose their top players on the men's side.
Fan voting closes on Feb. 22. Vote for the All-Devaney Women's Team and find out more about the best players in Nebraska women's basketball history at the following link on Huskers.com.
Nebraska Improving Defensively in Big Ten Play
Much of Nebraska's success in Big Ten play must be attributed to the defensive end, where the Huskers have improved significantly during conference action. In fact, NU ranks second in scoring defense through 10 Big Ten games. The Huskers are surrendering just 57.7 points per game, which trails only Penn State's 56.4 points allowed per league game.
Nebraska ranks fourth in conference play in field goal percentage defense (.369), while ranking second in three-point field goal percentage defense (.288).
In non-conference play, the Huskers were allowing 60.2 points per game, while opponents were shooting 41.1 percent from the field, including 32.5 percent from beyond the three-point arc.
Big Ten, Huskers Ranking High in National RPI
The Big Ten is proving itself as an improved women's basketball conference in 2012-13. RealTimeRPI ranks the conference No. 2 nationally among all conferences, trailing only the Big 12 this season, ranking ahead of the Big East (3), SEC (4), ACC (5) and Pac-12 (6) among the top conferences in the nation.
Penn State (7) and Purdue (9) give the Big Ten three top-25 RPI teams, according to the official NCAA RPI rankings (Feb. 4). Nebraska (26) has climbed to third among Big Ten teams in the RPI, followed by Iowa (31), Michigan State (35) and Michigan (39) to provide the conference with six top-50 RPI squads. Illinois (57), Minnesota (63), Ohio State (77), Wisconsin (89) and Northwestern (90) give the Big Ten 11 teams in the RPI top 100. Indiana (184) is the only Big Ten team outside the top 100 among the 345 NCAA Division I women's basketball schools (RPI rankings as of Feb. 4).
Hooper, Moore Earn Spots on Wade, Naismith, Wooden Lists
Junior Jordan Hooper and senior Lindsey Moore are being mentioned among the top players in the nation in 2012-13, and are candidates for the Wade, Naismith and Wooden awards.
Hooper and Moore were among 25 college players named to the 2012-13 preseason Wade Watch List, announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Sept. 18. They joined each other on the Preseason Wooden Award Top 30 on Nov. 9. They appeared on their first national player-of-the-year watch list together last season, when they were both included in the Naismith Midseason 32 and they earned spots on the 2013 Naismith Trophy Preseason Top 50 on Nov. 15.
Hooper and Moore are the first Husker teammates in history named to any of the three major national player-of-the-year watch lists at the same time.
In 2011-12, Hooper was an Associated Press Honorable-Mention All-American, while earning WBCA All-Region 6 honors. The 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., was also one of five first-team All-Big Ten selections, and a member of the Big Ten All-Tournament team after averaging 18.9 points and a Big Ten-best 9.3 rebounds per game.
Moore, a 5-9 point guard from Covington, Wash., was one of eight finalists for the 2012 Nancy Lieberman Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top point guard. Moore joined Hooper on the Big Ten All-Tournment Team and was a second-team All-Big Ten choice. Moore ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten in assists (5.1 apg), No. 5 in steals (2.2 spg) and No. 7 in scoring (15.7 ppg).
Former Nebraska All-American Karen Jennings won the Wade Trophy in 1993, while All-American Kelsey Griffin was a finalist for the Wade, Naismith and Wooden awards in 2010.
Hooper, Moore Earn Preseason All-Big Ten Honors
Nebraska's Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore captured All-Big Ten honors while the Huskers were picked to finish second in the conference, when preseason polls were announced by the Big Ten Oct. 25.
Hooper, a 6-2 junior forward from Alliance, Neb., was named to the preseason All-Big Ten team by both the conference coaches and media. In 2011-12, Hooper was one of five first-team All-Big Ten selections, while also earning Big Ten All-Tournament honors. She ranked third in the Big Ten in scoring (18.3 ppg), while leading the Big Ten in both rebounding (9.3 rpg) and double-doubles (14) last season.
Moore, a 5-9 senior point guard from Covington, Wash., was one of five preseason All-Big Ten picks by the conference media. Moore ranked No. 7 in the Big Ten in scoring (15.7 ppg), No. 2 in assists (5.1 apg) and No. 5 in steals (2.2 spg) in 2011-12. Moore earned second-team All-Big Ten honors as a junior, while joining Hooper on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.
Defending regular-season champion Penn State was the choice of the coaches and the media to win the 2013 Big Ten title. The Huskers were picked second in both polls, while Purdue was the coaches' selection to finish third. Ohio State was the media's choice to finish third.
Huskers Load Up 2012-13 Schedule
Nebraska's 31-game regular-season schedule features 19 games against 2012 postseason squads. NU's schedule is highlighted by 13 games against 2012 NCAA Tourament teams, including a matchup with Elite Eight qualifier Maryland and two games with NCAA Sweet 16 Penn State. The Huskers play three games against 2012 WNIT teams and three contests against WBI participants.
The Huskers also play seven games against six teams that won conference titles in 2012. Maryland headlines the list of conference champs after claiming the 2012 ACC Tournament title. The Terps finished with a 31-5 record at No. 6 in the AP poll. NU also faces Big Ten regular-season champ Penn State twice and Big Ten Tournament champ Purdue once. In non-conference play, the Huskers tangled with Big Sky Conference champ Idaho State, Missouri Valley Conference champ Creighton and Summit League Conference champ South Dakota State.
Big Red, Big Ten Schedule Strengths on the Rise
Nebraska's Strength of Schedule continues to climb according to RealTime RPI, which lists the Huskers' SOS No. 3 in the Big Ten and No. 20 nationally (as of Feb. 9). Overall, the Big Ten schedule strengths are impressive, including Penn State (16), Purdue (18), Iowa (22), Wisconsin (23), Illinois (28), Minnesota (32), Ohio State (39), Northwestern (40), Michigan (48). The schedules of 10 Big Ten teams rank among the top 50 in the country.
Michigan State (68) and Indiana (82) also rank easily in the top 25 percent nationally.
Nebraska is facing one of the toughest regular-season schedules in school history in 2012-13. NU's Strength of Schedule has ranked among the top 30 nationally in four of the past five seasons, and the Huskers have faced a top-20 schedule so far in 2012-13.
Nebraska has already played eight games this season against teams that produced 15 victories so far this year. Perhaps even more impressively, 20 of the Huskers' 23 games have come against teams that have already achieved double-digit win totals this season.
The Huskers have played 14 games against top 100 RPI teams and each of their remaining six Big Ten games are set to come against top 100 squads.
Injuries Continue to Slow Down Huskers
Nebraska's offseason featured a laundry list of injuries. NU's entire starting five played injured in the Huskers' NCAA Tournament loss to Kansas to end the 2011-12 season.
Emily Cady underwent offseason knee surgery, while Jordan Hooper and Hailie Sample each took extended rest to recover from stress reactions in their legs following NU's four games in four days at the Big Ten Tournament. Cady entered the season as one of the healthiest Huskers, while Hooper and Sample were limited by injuries. Lindsey Moore was slowed by a reoccurring injury, while NU's lone center Adrianna Maurer tried to recover from major back surgery in January of 2012. Maurer announced the end of her basketball career at Nebraska on Jan. 7, 2013, because of continuing pain. Senior forward Meghin Williams has been limited in practice throughout her four-year career by foot injuries.
Freshman guard Rachel Theriot missed nearly three weeks of practice with a stress reaction in her foot, bringing the list of Huskers severely limited in practice to seven on a daily basis.
Nebraska's other freshmen, Courtney Aitken and Sadie Murren, and sophomores Brandi Jeffery, Tear'a Laudermill and Katie Simon were healthy throughout fall practice. However, Aitken has been wearing a walking boot on her foot since mid-December and has not played since Dec. 5. Jeffery did not play at Penn State Jan. 13 or against No. 25 Michigan State because of a foot injury. She returned for limited minutes off the bench against Illinois, both games against Minnesota and at Ohio State, but is still listed as day-to-day. Murren has missed six games with a back injury and is also day-to-day.
NU's Four Returning Starters Solid for 56 Straight Games
After starting 33 consecutive games together in 2011-12, Nebraska's four returning starters Lindsey Moore (121), Jordan Hooper (87) and sophomores Emily Cady (56) and Hailie Sample (56) have started all 23 games together in 2012-13.
However, Nebraska's fifth starting spot has changed in 2012-13 with sophomore guard Brandi Jeffery starting NU's first six games and freshman Rachel Theriot starting the Huskers' last 17 contests.
In 2011-12, fifth-year senior guard Kaitlyn Burke joined Moore, Hooper, Cady and Sample in NU's starting lineup for every game.
Consistent starting lineups are nothing new for the Huskers under Coach Connie Yori. In fact, three times in Yori's 11 seasons Nebraska has used the same starting five for every game in a season, including all 33 games in 2011-12. The 2006-07 Huskers featured the same starting five for 32 games on their way to a 22-10 season and the NCAA Tournament. Yori's 2003-04 Huskers also used the same starting five for 30 games on their way to an 18-12 season and a WNIT bid.
A full year with the same starting five is rare in women's college basketball. In fact, Nebraska was the only Big Ten team to feature the same starting five throughout 2011-12, and was one of only three teams in the 2012 NCAA Tournament to start the same five every game. Kansas State and BYU were the others.
Over the past eight seasons (including 2012-13), Nebraska has used only 20 different starting lineups in 249 games.
Hooper Puts Up Double-Doubles at Record Rate
Jordan Hooper has climbed into a tie for third on Nebraska's career double-double list after producing her seventh of the 2012-13 season with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Indiana Jan. 10. It was Hooper's second straight double-double following a 15-point, 14-rebound effort against No. 14 Purdue Jan. 5. Hooper owns 24 career double-doubles, matching Nafeesah Brown on the NU career chart.
In non-conference play, Hooper notched 24 points and 14 rebounds in NU's win at South Florida on Dec. 16. It was Hooper's second straight double-double, after producing 36 points and 12 boards in a win over No. 24 Florida State on Dec. 8.
Hooper became just the seventh Husker in history to produce at least 20 career double-doubles, when she registered 29 points and 10 boards in NU's win over Idaho State on Dec. 1. Hooper added a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Sam Houston State Nov. 20, after notching her first double-double of the year with 12 points and 14 boards against Temple Nov. 11.
Hooper led the Big Ten and ranked among the top 25 players nationally with 14 double-doubles in 2011-12. Hooper, who produced double figures in 32 of Nebraska's 33 games, recorded 14 double-figure rebounding performances as a sophomore. Hooper's 14 double-doubles ranked as the third-highest single-season total in school history, trailing only first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin's 20 in 2009-10, and Nafeesah Brown's 16 in 1993-94. Griffin and Brown were both seniors when they produced their impressive double-figure totals.
Hooper became just the fifth player in Nebraska history to post double-figure double-doubles in a season, joining Griffin (10, 2006-07, 20, 2009-10), Brown (16, 1993-94), Karen Jennings (13, 1990-91, 13, 1991-92), Maurtice Ivy (10, 1985-86) and Carol Garey (10, 1978-79).
Hooper, a 6-2 junior forward from Alliance, Neb., had 25 points and 10 rebounds in the Big Ten Championship Game loss to No. 21 Purdue on March 4. She added 21 points and 10 rebounds against No. 14 Ohio State in the Big Ten semifinals March 3, and 15 points and 10 boards in little more than a half against Iowa in the Big Ten quarterfinals on March 2.
Hooper produced arguably her most eye-popping double-double with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in NU's win over Wisconsin Feb. 19, 2012. Her 18 boards tied for the 12th-highest total in school history and were the most by a Husker since Charlie Rogers grabbed 20 against Drake on Dec. 2, 1999.
Hooper added back-to-back double-doubles with 22 points and 15 rebounds against Iowa Jan. 26, and 12 points and 16 rebounds at Illinois Jan. 29. She notched double-doubles in a personal-best four straight games from Dec. 18, 2011 to Jan. 5, 2012.
Hooper Building Off Super Sophomore Campaign
Jordan Hooper became the first sophomore in school history to produce 600 points and 300 rebounds in the same season, finishing the 2011-12 campaign with 624 points and 306 boards. The 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., became just the fourth Husker ever to accomplish the feat.
Hooper, an honorable-mention AP All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten pick, set the Nebraska sophomore single-season scoring record with 624 points. She eclipsed the 609 points scored by Kiera Hardy in 2004-05. Hooper's 306 rebounds marked the third-highest total in school history by a sophomore, trailing only 372 by Janet Smith in 40 games in 1979-80) and 314 by Carol Garey in 36 games in 1978-79. Hooper's 9.3 rebounds per game matched Smith's sophomore record. Only one other sophomore in NU history - Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-81) scored 500 points and grabbed 250 boards.
Hooper's sophomore production was on a similar level to the two most productive seasons in school history. Karen Jennings, the 1993 Wade Trophy winner and a first-team All-American, produced 810 points and 319 rebounds in 32 games as a junior in 1991-92. Kelsey Griffin, a finalist for every national player-of-the-year award in 2010 and a first-team All-American, produced 685 points and 354 rebounds in 34 games as a senior.
Fastbreakers to Hold Husker Roundball Run, April 27
The Fastbreakers Booster Club will hold its first Husker Roundball Run in Lincoln on Saturday, April 27, beginning at 9 a.m. The event will include 5K and 1.5-mile runs to provide fun and fitness for fans and runners of all ages.
Adult registration fee is $30, while youth 13 and under can register for just $15. Entrants will receive an official Roundball Run T-shirt and a Husker party with continental breakfast and door prizes will be available following the events.
Fans can register on-line at www.huskers.com/donate. Entrants are encouraged to register by Monday, April 8 to guarantee T-shirt size requests.
Several sponsorships are also available to businesses and individuals. For more information about the Roundball Run, please contact the Kiley Abdouch at the Huskers Athletic Fund at email@example.com.
Fastbreakers Announce Backboard Event Schedule
The Fastbreakers Booster Club set the dates for three Backboard Events during the 2012-13 season. The events, which are held in the northwest corner of the upper concourse at the Devaney Center, tipped off on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 5:30 p.m., 90 minutes before Nebraska's game against Maryland in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The second Backboard Event was held prior to Nebraska's Big Ten clash with Purdue on Saturday, Jan. 5. Tip time was 1 p.m., while the banquet began at 11:30 a.m.
This season's Backboard Events conclude with a luncheon prior to Nebraska's Big Ten regular-season finale with Penn State on March 3. The start times of the luncheon and game will be announced at a later date, after the Big Ten Network makes its television picks for the final two games of the season across the conference.
Each event is scheduled to begin 90 minutes prior to tip-off of each game and will feature a speaker from the women's basketball staff. The cost of each event is $15 per person, and spots must be reserved no later than one week in advance of the event, either on-line at www.Huskers.com/donate (online registration available for current Fastbreakers Club members only), by calling the Huskers Athletic Fund at (402) 472-2367.
Fastbreakers Announce Plans for Three Bus Trips
Fastbreakers followed the Huskers to their first road game of the season, when Nebraska took on South Dakota State in Brookings, S.D., on Sunday, Nov. 18. The Fastbreakers also took a bus to Omaha for Nebraska's annual clash with Creighton on Wednesday, Dec. 5.
The final road trip of the season is set for Nebraska's appearance at the Big Ten Tournament March 7-10 in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The Fastbreakers will leave Lincoln for the Chicago area on Wednesday, March 6 and will return following the Huskers' appearance at the tournament. The cost of bus ride is $170, and does not include game tickets. Beverages on the bus are included in the price, but no meals are included.
For more details on the 2012-13 Fastbreaker Bus Trips, contact Doug Fry at email@example.com or call (402) 617-7039. All trips must be booked and paid for two weeks prior to departure.
Huskers, Big Ten Earn Top 25 Mention in Polls
Nebraska continues to receive votes in both major national polls, after having its school-record streak of 24 straight weeks listed in at least one of the major national top 25 polls snapped Jan. 14-15.
In the Big Ten, Penn State and Purdue have been ranked in the top 25 in every poll this season, while the Huskers spent 10 weeks in the USA Today top 25 and six weeks in the AP Poll. Ohio State appeared in every USA Today poll until dropping out Jan. 8. The Buckeyes slipped from the AP Poll on Dec. 17.
Michigan, Michigan State and Iowa have given the Big Ten seven different teams ranked in the Associated Press top 25 so far this season. Illinois (AP, Jan. 7) and Minnesota (USA, Nov. 20) give the balanced Big Ten nine teams that have received votes in at least one poll this season.
Nebraska non-conference opponents have also littered the polls this season, led by AP No. 7 Maryland and AP No. 19 Florida State. Creighton and South Florida have also received votes in numerous polls.
Yori's Huskers Own Success Against Top 25 Foes
Nebraska has made a habit of knocking off top-25 opponents during Connie Yori's 11 seasons at the helm. In fact, the Huskers' 59-54 win over No. 25 Michigan State on Jan. 24, 2013, marked NU's 27th win over an AP Top 25 foe under Yori, including the second this season. Nebraska also knocked off then-No. 24 Florida State, 78-77, on Dec. 8, 2012. It was the Seminoles' first loss of the season.
The Huskers defeated No. 14 Ohio State (March 3, 2012), after knocking off the No. 8 Buckeyes (Feb. 26). The first win over OSU marked NU's sixth victory over a top-10 foe under Yori. Prior to Yori's arrival at Nebraska in 2002-03, the Huskers owned just one win over a top 10 opponent in school history.
NU produced five wins over AP Top 25 teams (at game time) in 2011-12, including a 93-89 triple overtime win at No. 15 Purdue (Feb. 2). The Huskers also knocked off No. 16 Penn State (Dec. 30) on the road in their first-ever Big Ten Conference game, while defeating No. 23 USC (Nov. 18) at the Devaney Center.
In 2009-10, the Huskers set the school single-season mark with eight wins over top-25 teams. NU's top-25 wins that season came against No. 5 LSU, No. 9 Baylor, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 13 Iowa State, No. 16 Iowa State and No. 22 UCLA. The win over No. 9 Baylor and freshman Brittney Griner, was Nebraska's first-ever road win over a top-10 team. The Huskers' three wins over top-10 foes in 2009-10, matched Nebraska's previous total from the previous 35 seasons.
The highest-ranked team Nebraska has ever defeated was the 2004-05 Baylor team that went on to win the national title. NU outlasted No. 2 BU, 103-99 in triple overtime on Jan. 12, 2005. The Huskers' 21-point win over No. 10 OSU on Feb. 3, 2010, marked NU's largest victory margin ever over a top-10 team. Nebraska's 29-point win over No. 14 Iowa State in 2005 was NU's largest victory margin in history over a top-25 foe. Nebraska's 56-45 win over No. 15 Texas at the Devaney Center in 2008 also marked the lowest point total ever allowed by the Huskers against a ranked opponent.
Before Yori's arrival at Nebraska in 2002-03, the Huskers had not defeated a top-10 team since a 73-67 win over No. 9 Iowa on Dec. 8, 1996, and had never beaten a top-five opponent.
Nebraska's History of Success at Home
The Huskers produced a 13-3 record at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in 2011-12. Since the Devaney Center opened in 1976-77, the Huskers are 386-129 (.750) in games played in the arena, including 144-87 (.623) in conference games. Since 2003-04, NU is 122-33 (.787) at the Devaney Center.
NU has posted double-figure home victory totals in 10 consecutive seasons, including a perfect 16-0 mark in 2009-10. NU was 11-4 at home in 2010-11. The Huskers are 11-3 at the Devaney Center in 2012-13.
Big Ten Network Providing Major Exposure for Huskers
For the second consecutive season, Nebraska expects to have every regular-season and postseason game available in video form for Husker fans to follow all the action.
For the first time in school history in 2011-12, all 33 games played by the Huskers were delivered by national television or live video streams to Husker fans. In 2012-13, Nebraska is enjoying its highest level of national TV exposure in school history, while adding two outstanding alternative video streaming sources.
Overall, the Huskers will have 11 regular-season games televised nationally, including eight by the Big Ten Network and BTN2Go.com. Nebraska's battle with Purdue was televised nationally by CBS on Jan. 5, while the Huskers' clash with Penn State on Jan. 13 was carried live on ESPN2. NU's non-conference road game at USC (Nov. 23) was televised by the Pac-12 Network. Nebraska's final gam of the year at home against Penn State will be the final regular-season game carried by the Big Ten Network.
The Big Ten Network is distributing 10 other Nebraska women's basketball games through live video streams on BTN.com. For complete television and live-stream listings, visit Huskers.com. Fans can subscribe to BTN.com by visiting http://video.btn.com/allaccess. A yearly subscription for all Nebraska events on BTN.com is just $79.95. Fans can gain access to every Big Ten event stream for just $119.95 per year. Monthly subscriptions are also available. Two of NU's BTN.com games (Michigan State, Jan. 24; Minnesota, Feb. 3) were also televised live statewide in Nebraska by NET.
HuskersNside provides Husker fans more video streaming opportunities on the Internet. Nebraska's premium site on Huskers.com streamed NU's exhibition finale against Nebraska-Kearney (Nov. 4), before streaming the season opener against North Carolina A&T (Nov. 9). Non-conference home games against Northern Arizona (Nov. 16), Idaho State (Dec. 1), Florida State (Dec. 8) and Grambling State (Dec. 29) also were streamed through HuskersNside.
Nebraska's road games at South Dakota State (Nov. 18), Creighton (Dec. 5) and at South Florida (Dec. 16) all shared streams to HuskersNside subscribers. All three schools share NeuLion as an Internet partner. Monthly packages are available on HuskersNside for $12.95. Four-month passes are on sale for $39.95, while year-long passes are just $54.95.
Huskers Putting Up Top 10 3FG Numbers Again in 2012-13
Nebraska has hit 148 three-pointers through 23 games to tie for the eighth-most threes hit in school history. It marks the 10th consecutive year that Connie Yori's Nebraska teams have produced a top-10 total in three-pointers made. The Huskers' 6.4 threes per game rank second in the Big Ten and 51st nationally.
The Huskers have hit seven or more threes in a game 12 times in 23 contests in 2012-13, after hitting seven or more threes 17 times in 33 games last season. Nebraska has hit double-digit threes on three occasions this year, including a season-high 12 in the Big Ten-opening win over Wisconsin on Jan. 2, and 11 threes against Oral Roberts and Northern Arizona.
The 2011-12 Huskers produced a record-setting three-point season, connecting on 230 threes on a record 759 attempts. Nebraska led the Big Ten with 7.0 made threes per game, matching the school-record the Huskers set in 2010-11. Nebraska's 230 threes surpassed the 225 the 2009-10 Huskers hit. NU's 759 attempts shattered the previous school recored of 661 also set in 2009-10.
NU hit a 2011-12 season-best 14 three-pointers on 26 attempts against Mississippi Valley State, which marked the second-highest total in school history. It trailed only the 17 threes the Huskers hit against Vermont (17-33) to open the 2010-11 season. The Huskers hit double-digit threes four times last year.
Prior to 2009-10, the school-record for three-pointers made in a season was 173. Before Yori's arrival, no Husker team had hit more than 132 threes in a season, or attempted more than 437.
Hooper Leads Assault on Husker Three-Point Records
In addition to her impressive scoring and rebounding numbers, Jordan Hooper has hit three-pointers at a record-breaking rate since her arrival at Nebraska. The 6-2 forward shattered the NU single-season freshman record with 67 threes (67-184, 36.4 percent) in 2010-11, and drained 67 more threes in 2011-12, which is the second-best total by a sophomore in Nebraska history. Hooper's 2011-12 season total trailed only Kiera Hardy's school-record total of 85 set as a sophomore in 2004-05.
In 87 career games, Hooper has hit 195 three-pointers to rank second on the Nebraska career list. She passed Yvonne Turner (183 3FG, 2007-10) in second place on the NU career list by knocking down a trio of threes in the Huskers' win over No. 25 Michigan State Jan. 24. Kiera Hardy (267 3FG, 2004-07) owns the Nebraska record.
In 2010-11, Hooper tied the Nebraska single-game record with seven three-pointers at Missouri on Feb. 2, 2011. She scored 31 points against the Tigers, including 28 on six threes in the second half alone.
Hooper Plays Beast on Boards
Jordan Hooper led the Big Ten and ranked among the nation's top rebounders with 9.3 boards per game as a sophomore in 2011-12.
Her 18-rebound effort in a win over Wisconsin on Feb. 19 put her in rare company in the Nebraska record books, tying for the 12th-highest single-game total in school history. It also marked the best rebound total by a player in Coach Connie Yori's first 11 seasons at Nebraska. It was also the highest total by a Husker since Charlie Rogers grabbed 20 rebounds against Drake on Dec. 2, 1999.
Hooper's 18-board performance represented her third time in seven games with 15 or more rebounds. She became just the seventh player in Husker history to grab 15 or more rebounds three times in a career. and just the sixth Husker to pull down 15 or more boards three times in a season, joining Janet Smith, Carol Garey, Nafeesah Brown, Pyra Aarden and most recently, Keasha Cannon-Johnson (2001-02).
In back-to-back games last season, Hooper grabbed 15 rebounds in a win over Iowa (Jan. 26), before ripping down 16 boards in a victory at Illinois (Jan. 29). She joined Smith and Aarden as the only Huskers to pull down 15 or more boards in back-to-back games.
Pinnacle Bank Arena to Provide New Home to Huskers in 2013-14
Nebraska continues preparations to move into its new home for men's and women's basketball - Pinnacle Bank Arena - next season. Construction on the $179 million arena has marched ahead of schedule with favorable building conditions for more than a year.
The Huskers will continue to call the new Hendricks Training Complex home for practice, while the Nebraska volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics team will call the Devaney Center home for competition.
The arena project was approved by voters in May 2010. Pinnacle Bank Arena is expected to open in the fall of 2013. Nebraska men's and women's basketball teams will be the primary tenants of the 470,400-square-foot facility, which can hold nearly 15,000 fans for Husker hoops.
As the exclusive sponsor of the arena and arena site, the new arena website will be PinnacleBankArena.com. The agreement also calls for Pinnacle Bank to receive: three exterior signs; the Pinnacle Bank Arena logo on the center-hung scoreboard, public exterior doors and adjacent light pole banners; signs on the main and upper concourses; use of a center court suite and use of the arena for two days per year; and three locations for ATM machines in the arena.
Huskers Made New Home at Hendricks Complex in 2011-12
The Nebraska men's and women's basketball and wrestling programs moved into their new homes at the Hendricks Training Complex in October of 2011.
The 80,000-square foot facility adjacent to the Bob Devaney Sports Center includes separate practice courts for the men's and women's basketball programs, as well as expanded locker rooms, player lounges, team rooms and offices. The $18.7 million facility includes a 5,000-square foot weight room, a completely renovated athletic training area that tripled the size of the previous area at the Devaney Center, and a nutrition station similar to the one in the Osborne Complex.
The building is named for Tom and Mary Hendricks of Pipe Creek, Texas, and their children, Jennifer and Brandon, as they provided the lead gift in this project to benefit Husker student-athletes for years to come.
Throughout the facility, efforts have been made to give student-athletes the best training environment to succeed. Both the men's and women's basketball practice gyms are a court-and-a-half with six baskets, allowing additional work while the main floor is being used. The courts themselves are made with premium maple flooring with sleeper cushions that absorb shock to minimize injury. Both gyms have advanced acoustics as well as 103-inch plasma screens.
The amenities inside the facility are top-of-the-line, as the main entrance features a two-story abstract net sculpture, as well as a granite fountain imported from China. The facility also features two video walls and 63 TVs. The women's lounge features three 65-inch televisions and a unique LED bubble wall. The Huskers have a custom locker room with iPads built into the lockers, as well as custom back-lit displays.
The Hendricks Training Complex is the first project completed in the Expand Their Experience Campaign. For more information on the other facility projects, visit www.ExpandTheirExperience.com.
Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com Carries NU World-Wide
The Husker Sports Network and Nebraska women's basketball have teamed up for well over a decade to take every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com.
In addition to carrying every women's basketball free on Huskers.com, the Husker Sports Network flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and The Wolf 93.3 FM-KFFF (Omaha) provide strong FM signals for Husker women's basketball and volleyball. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations have joined the Husker Sports Network's women's basketball coverage across the state.
The Husker Sports Network is in its 18th season of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of Nebraska women's basketball in 2011-12. Women's basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator Jeff Griesch are in their 12th year together as the Huskers' broadcast team.
Catch Coach Yori's Radio Show on the Husker Sports Network
Nebraska Coach Connie Yori will appear on the Husker Sports Network regularly throughout the season with host Matt Coatney for the Connie Yori Radio Show. The show will begin with a regular, one-hour segment on the popular Sports Nightly Radio Show in December. The show will air regularly on either Monday or Tuesday nights at 8 p.m., depending on conflicts with other live events on the network. A tentative schedule for the show can be found below.
Date - Upcoming Opponents Time
Tuesday, Feb. 12 - Ohio State (Feb. 14) - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 19 - at Michigan (Feb. 21) / Iowa (Feb. 24) - 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 25 - at Wisconsin (Feb. 28) / Penn State (March 3) - 8 p.m.
March 4 or March 5 - at Big Ten Tournament (March 7-10) - 8 p.m.
March 11 or March 12 - Season Review/Postseason Preview - 8 p.m.
Monday, March 18 - Postseason Preview (NCAA Selection 6 p.m.) - 8 p.m.
Bank of the West Coach Connie Yori Show
The Bank of the West Coach Connie Yori Show is back for its 11th season in 2012-13, providing in-depth analysis and outstanding features in the year-long coverage of Nebraska women's basketball. Coach Yori and host Jeff Griesch will discuss the highlights, which begins in November and continues throughout the season. The show will be available on Time Warner Cable On-Demand this season, and also will be available free world-wide on Huskers.com.
My TV (10.2/11.2) will distribute the show in Lincoln and Grand Island, while Huskers.com will have new shows available on Tuesdays during the season.
Spencer Municipal Utilities in Spencer, Iowa, will also carry the show on SMU-3, each Thursday at 10 a.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 10 p.m. each week. The first Connie Yori Show will be available on Huskers.com on Thursday, Nov. 8. Shows throughout the season will be available on Huskers.com on Nov. 27, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, Dec. 25, Jan. 8, Jan. 15, Jan. 22, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 19, Feb. 26, March 5 and either March 12 or March 19. There will be no show on Dec. 18, Jan. 1 or Feb. 12.
Havers, Tvrdy, Ramacieri Feel at Home as Huskers
Nebraska women's basketball coach Connie Yori announced the signing of three talented prep stars to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Nov. 14, to join the Huskers for the 2013-14 season.
Allie Havers, Hannah Tvrdy and Esther Ramacieri will join the Huskers in 2013-14 hoping to continue Nebraska's tradition of postseason play. Havers, a 6-5 senior forward from Mattawan High School in Michigan, will bring outstanding height, length and athleticism to the Huskers. Tvrdy, one of the winningest players in Nebraska High School history from prep power Seward, adds another player with a point guard's mentality to the Husker backcourt. Ramacieri adds international flavor to the Husker class, as the fourth Canadian to sign with Nebraska in 11 seasons under Yori.
"We're excited about the addition of Hannah, Allie, and Esther to our Husker family," Yori said. "They all are hard-working kids who fit in our system both on and off the court."


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NEW YORK (AP) — One of the most popular songs of all time, Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," could bring between $1 million and $2 million at auction.
Sotheby's is offering a working draft of the finished song in Dylan's own hand on Tuesday.
The draft is written in pencil on four sheets of hotel letterhead stationery with revisions, additions, notes and doodles: a hat, a bird, an animal with antlers. The stationery comes from the Roger Smith hotel in Washington, D.C.
Dylan was only 24 when he recorded the song in 1965.
The song is about a debutante who becomes a loner when she's cast from upper-class social circles.
The auction house says it is "the only known surviving draft of the final lyrics for this transformative rock anthem."