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Huskers Return Home To Face Illini
Nebraska Cornhuskers
(12-5, 2-2 Big Ten)
vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
(9-7, 2-2 Big Ten)
Thursday, Jan. 17, 7:05 p.m. (Central)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (Lincoln, Neb.)
Live Video: BTN.com
Radio: 25-Station IMG College Husker Sports Network
(PBP-Matt Coatney; Analyst-Jeff Griesch)
(107.3 FM-KBBK, Lincoln; 93.3 FM-KFFF, Omaha; 880 AM-KRVN, Lexington)
Free Internet Audio: Huskers.com
Huskers Return Home to Take on Fighting Illini Thursday
The Nebraska women's basketball team returns home after a two-game road trip to play host to Illinois in a key Big Ten battle on Thursday, Jan. 17.
Tip-off between the Huskers (12-5, 2-2 Big Ten) and the Fighting Illini (9-7, 2-2 Big Ten) is set for 7:05 p.m. (central) with live internet video on BTN.com.
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 will try to get a step ahead of Illinois in the Big Ten standings following an 80-58 road loss at No. 8 Penn State Sunday. Emily Cady, Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore all scored in double figures for the Huskers. Cady (12.0 ppg, 11.3 rpg) and Hooper (12.8 ppg, 10.0 rpg) are two of only four players averaging double-doubles in conference action. Moore leads the Huskers with 16.0 points and 5.5 assists in Big Ten action.
At 9-7 overall, Illinois is closing in on last year's win total after finishing 11-19 overall and 5-11 in Jolette Law's final season as coach. First-year coach Matt Bollant is guiding one of the Big Ten's most improved teams in 2012-13. Illinois is just two possessions from being 4-0 in Big Ten play after opening with a 67-66 overtime loss to Purdue on Jan. 2. The Illini are coming off a 79-75 loss to Michigan State Sunday.
Prior to the loss to the Spartans, Illinois posted back-to-back Big Ten road wins for the first time since 2004, with wins at Ohio State and Northwestern. While Illinois is 5-3 in its last eight games, its three losses have come by a total of just six points, and the Illini own a win over a top-10 Georgia team during that stretch. Illinois has never won at the Devaney Center, although the Illini are making their first trip to Lincoln since 1992.
Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-5, 2-2 Big Ten)
3 - Hailie Sample - 6-1 - So. - F - 5.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg
23 - Emily Cady - 6-2 - So. - F - 9.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg
35 - Jordan Hooper - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 17.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg
00 - Lindsey Moore - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 15.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg
24 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 4.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Off the Bench
1 - Tear'a Laudermill - 5-9 - So. - G - 6.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg
13 - Brandi Jeffery - 5-7 - So. - G - 4.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg
14 - Katie Simon - 6-2 - So. - F - 2.5 ppg, 1.2 rpg
10 - Meghin Williams - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 2.3 ppg, 2.3 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 (202-131); 23rd Season Overall (397-271)
Illinios Fighting Illini (9-7, 2-2 Big Ten)
00 - Karisma Penn - 6-2 - Sr. - F - 19.2 ppg, 10.2 rpg
22 - Ivory Crawford - 5-10 - So. - G - 13.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg
23 - Alexis Smith - 5-9 - So. - G - 8.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg
24 - Adrienne Godbold - 5-11 - Sr. - G - 18.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg
42 - Amber Moore - 5-11 - Jr. - G - 13.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Off the Bench
3 - Taylor Tuck - 6-0 - So. - G - 5.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg
44 - Kersten Magrum - 6-1 - Jr. - F - 5.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg
1 - Mckenzie Piper - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 2.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg
5 - Nia Oden - 5-10 - So. - F - 1.9 ppg, 0.7 rpg
13 - Eriel Davis - 5-6 - So. - G - 0.4 ppg, 0.2 rpg
10 - Cassie Dumoulin - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
Head Coach: Matt Bollant (Winona State, 1994)
First Season at Illinois (9-7); 12th Season Overall (291-61)
Moore Nearing 600 Career Assists
Lindsey Moore enters Thursday night's game with Illinois needing two assists to become just the second Husker in history with 600 career assists.
The 5-9 senior point guard from Covington, Wash., ranks No. 2 on the Husker all-time assist chart with 598, trailing only school record holder Meggan Yedsena (696, 1991-94). Moore will become the eighth player in Big Ten Conference history to reach 600 career assists.
Moore, a Nancy Lieberman Award candidate, needs 98 assists to catch Yedsena at the top of the Husker assist list. Moore is averaging 5.5 assists in 2012-13. She needs just six more assists to reach the century mark for the season. She will join 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.
Scouting the Illinois Fighting Illini
Coach Matt Bollant has Illinois in the hunt for postseason play in his first season with the Fighting Illini. Illinois comes to Lincoln with a 9-7 overall mark, including a 2-2 Big Ten record. The Illini's two Big Ten losses have come by a total of five points to two of the conference's top teams. Illinois opened with a 67-66 overtime setback to then-No. 14 Purdue Jan. 2, before notching back-to-back Big Ten road wins at Ohio State and Northwestern. The Illini are coming off a 79-75 home loss to Michigan State on Sunday.
Illinois returns nine players, including three starters from last year's group that went 11-19 overall and 5-11 in league play under Coach Jolette Law. While most of the key players to the Illini team return from last year, the style and results have been significantly different.
The Illini have shifted to a scrambling, trapping defensive style that has helped them produce one of the Big Ten's top turnover margins (+3.8). They have also shifted to a four-out, one-in concept on the offensive end that has allowed senior forward Karisma Penn to become one of the Big Ten's most productive post players. The 6-2 Penn enters Thursday's game averaging 19.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per contest after averaging 13.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game last season.
Fellow senior Adrienne GodBold also has made the Fighting Illini a more formidable foe in Big Ten play. GodBold, who was ineligible the first semester of 2012-13, is averaging 18.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.8 steals in five games since returning to action. The 5-11 guard notched her first career double-double in the loss to Purdue and had 28 points, eight rebounds and four steals in the loss to Michigan State.
Sophomore guard Ivory Crawford is coming of age in her second season. The 5-10 Crawford is averaging 13.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 steals after managing just 6.6 points and 3.9 rebounds and 1.0 steal as a freshman starter a year ago.
Amber Moore, a 5-11 junior guard, has added 13.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, while ranking among the nation's top three-point shooters. Moore is hitting 2.8 threes per game while shooting 36.1 percent from beyond the arc. She has started all 16 games alongside Crawford, Penn and sophomore guard Alexis Smith. The 5-9 Smith has stabilized the Illini point guard spot with 8.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists per contest.
The Fighting Illini also bring experienced players off the bench with part-time starter Kersten Magrum. The 6-1 junior forward is averaging 5.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game with seven starts this season, after averaging 11.4 points and 5.7 boards last year. However, Magrum missed the Michigan State game with a concussion.
Sophomore Taylor Tuck, a 6-0 guard, has added 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds, while sophomore forward Nia Oden has contributed 1.9 points per game. Freshman guard Mckenzie Piper has pitched in 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds while making four starts in non-conference play.
Nebraska vs. Fighting Illini Series History
Nebraska leads the all-time series with Illinois 4-2, including a 67-47 victory at Assembly Hall on Jan. 29, 2012. Lindsey Moore led the Huskers with 20 points, three asssists and three steals, while Emily Cady added 17 points and five rebounds. Jordan Hooper added a double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds, despite hitting just 4-of-24 shots from the field.
Ivory Crawford led Illinois with a double-double of her own, producing 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Karisma Penn added 10 points and eight boards.
Both teams struggled with their shooting strokes, as NU hit just 33.3 percent of its shots, including 20 percent of its threes, while the Illini connected on just 29.3 percent, including 11.1 percent from beyond the arc.
It marked NU's third straight win in the series, and the Huskers' first meeting with Illinois in 20 years. The last time Illinois came to the Devaney Center was Dec. 9, 1992, when the Huskers rolled to an 84-67 victory. It followed a 75-56 NU win at Illinois on Dec. 14, 1991. The first-ever meeting between the two teams came at Devaney on March 3, 1982, when the Huskers notched an 89-86 win. NU lost 89-53 at Illinois on Dec. 13, 1985, before falling 100-87 to the Illini on Dec. 30, 1986.
Moore, Hooper Rank High in Big Ten Stats
Lindsey Moore leads the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4-to-1) with 94 assists and just 40 turnovers through 17 games. It is one of eight categories in which Moore ranks among the top 15 in the Big Ten.
The senior point guard from Covington, Wash., ranks third in assists (5.5 apg), fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.444), and 10th in the Big Ten in scoring (15.2 ppg). She ranks 11th in overall field goal percentage (.480) and free throw percentage (.813), while ranking 13th in three-pointers made (1.6), and 13th in steals (1.9 spg).
Hooper ranks among the top 10 in the Big Ten in six categories. She is No. 3 in the league with her 9.1 rebounds per game, while ranking sixth in the conference in scoring at 17.9 points per contest. She is sixth in the Big Ten in three-pointers made per game with 2.5, while ranking 12th in free throw percentage (.815). She ranks fourth in defensive (6.0) and fifth in offensive (3.1) rebounding.
Big Red's Big Three Leading Huskers in Big Ten Play
Senior point guard Lindsey Moore leads Nebraska with 16.0 points, 5.5 assists and 2.0 steals in Big Ten action. In conference play-only, Moore ranks ninth in the league in scoring and fourth in assists. She also carries a 2.0-assist-to-turnover ratio in conference play (22-to-11).
Jordan Hooper and Emily Cady have averaged double-doubles in Big Ten play. Hooper, a junior forward, has produced 12.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per contest in conference action.
Cady, a 6-2 sophomore forward, has added 12.0 points and a team-best 11.3 rebounds per game in the league. Cady's rebounding average ranks second in the Big Ten in conference play, while Hooper ranks third. Purdue's Sam Ostarello (15.3 ppg, 16.7 rpg) and Iowa's Morgan Johnson (16.3 ppg, 10.0 rpg) are the only other players in the conference averaging double-doubles in league play.
Moore's Starting Streak Among Nation's Longest
Lindsey Moore's streak of 115 consecutive starts for the Huskers is the second-longest active starting streak in the nation. Moore's streak trails only Texas Tech's Monique Smalls, who owns 118 straight starts (102, plus 16 in 2012-13). Moore is just ahead of Penn State's Nikki Greene, who has started 114 consecutive games (99, plus 15 in 2012-13).
Huskers Fall at No. 8 Penn State
Emily Cady nearly notched her third Big Ten double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds, but No. 8 Penn State used a 33-10 surge in an eight-minute stretch to knock off Nebraska 80-58 in State College.
Jordan Hooper finished with 11 points and nine rebounds, while Lindsey Moore added 11 points and five assists. Nebraska hit just 31.4 percent (22-70) from the field for the game, including just 5-of-25 three-pointers. NU also hit 9-of-10 free throws. The Huskers outrebounded Penn State, 45-41, but lost the turnover battle 19-13. PSU converted NU's turnovers into 28 points.
Penn State shot a solid 45.5 percent (30-66), including a sizzling 8-for-18 from beyond the arc. The Lady Lions also hit 12-of-16 free throws. All-America candidates Alex Bentley and Maggie Lucas each scored 19 points and combined for eight steals to lead Penn State's pressure defense. Ariel Edwards added 15 points and six rebounds off the bench.
The Huskers trailed just 26-23 with three minutes left in the first half, but Penn State closed on a 14-4 spurt then raced out of the locker room on a 19-6 surge in the first five minutes of the second half to take a 59-35 lead.
Nebraska jumped out to a 10-5 lead thanks to early three-pointers from Cady and Rachel Theriot, who finished with nine points and three assists.
The Huskers maintained a 16-15 lead after a pair of Cady free throws with 7:46 left in the half. Cady finished with 12 first-half points. But Penn State forced three straight NU turnovers to spark an 8-0 PSU run to take a 24-16 lead with five minutes left. Nebraska responded with back-to-back transition baskets to cut the Lady Lion lead to 26-23 with 3:20 left. Laudermill hit the second bucket during the stretch for NU, as the sophomore guard finished with eight points.
But Penn State capped the half with a 14-4 surge in the final three minutes, including a steal and halfcourt buzzer-beater from Bentley to send PSU to the locker room with its biggest lead at 40-27.
Nebraska committed a Big Ten season-high 13 turnovers in the first half alone, and Penn State turned the miscues into 23 points. NU hit just 29 percent (9-31) from the field, including 4-of-12 from long range. The Huskers also hit 5-of-6 free throws. NU also won the first-half rebounding battle 23-20, including 11 offensive rebounds that the Huskers turned into 10 second-chance points.
Penn State hit 15-of-34 shots (44.1 percent), including 7-of-14 three-pointers, to go along with 3-of-4 free throws. Bentley, who opened the season 2-of-24 from three-point range in non-conference play, went 3-for-5 from outside in the first half, including the halfcourt heave.
Bentley finished with 11 first-half points, including PSU's first five of the game, while Lucas added 12 first-half points, including 3-of-6 threes. Penn State put the game away by outscoring the Huskers 15-4 in the first 4:30 of the second half to take a 55-31 lead and never looked back.
Maurer Announces End to Husker Career
Nebraska junior Adrianna Maurer decided to end her playing career for the Huskers because of continuing back pain, Coach Connie Yori announced on Monday, Jan. 7.
Maurer, a 6-3 center from Shawnee Mission, Kan., played in nine non-conference games and averaged 2.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 2012-13, after returning to the court following major back surgery in mid-January of 2012. She appeared in 10 non-conference games as a sophomore before her back injury sidelined her from competition.
In 43 career games, Maurer scored 113 points and grabbed 91 rebounds. She was the only center on Nebraska's roster this season.
"Adri put in a tremendous amount of work during the offseason to put herself in a position to get back on the court, but her back pain has returned to the point that it is not in her best interest to continue to play basketball," Yori said. "She has experienced a lot of pain the past two seasons, and hopefully with rest, she can lead a normal life after basketball. Adri is an outstanding student, and we expect her to continue to do a great job as she focuses on academics."
Cady Doing Double Duty in Big Ten Play
Sophomore Emily Cady has her second Big Ten campaign off to a strong start by averaging 12.0 points and 11.3 rebounds through four conference games. Cady, who owns a pair of Big Ten double-doubles, is one of only four players averaging a double-double in league play. She joins teammate Jordan Hooper, Purdue's Sam Ostarello and Iowa's Morgan Johnson in that class.
The 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. Cady hit 6-of-9 shots from the field, including 3-of-4 three-pointers to tie another career best. She also dished out three assists, snagged two steals and blocked a shot against the Badgers. The performance marked 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. She added two steals and an assist against the Hoosiers. Cady is coming off 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.
In Big Ten games, Cady is shooting 48.3 percent (14-29) from the field, including 63.6 percent (7-11) from long range. She also has connected on 13-of-14 free throws.
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 per game to go along with a team-best 28 blocked shots in 2011-12.
Four of Cady's five career double-doubles have come against Big Ten competition and the fifth 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 50 straight games, is averaging 9.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals overall. She owns eight double-figure scoring efforts and five double-digit rebounding games as a sophomore to push her career total to 12.
Freshman Theriot Growing Up in Big Ten Play
Rachel Theriot produced the best week of her young career in a pair of Big Ten road games last week for the Huskers. For the week, Theriot averaged 11.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists at Indiana and No. 8 Penn State.
The 6-0 guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 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 added nine points, three rebounds and three assists on 4-of-9 shooting at Penn State Jan. 13.
Theriot is averaging 7.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in Big Ten play to increase her season averages to 4.7 points, 2.5 boards and 2.7 assists.
Theriot captured the first Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award of her career on Dec. 31. The award followed a 12-point effort in a win over Grambling State on Dec. 29. She hit 5-of-9 shots, including back-to-back threes. She also had three rebounds, three assists and three steals against the Lady Tigers.
Theriot has played in all 17 games while making 11 straight starts, despite battling a foot injury. Over the last five games, Theriot is averaging 8.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
Laudermill Igniting Huskers at Both Ends off Bench
Tear'a Laudermill is showing growth and maturity in her game over the past two 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 with 14 points in NU's win at Indiana Jan. 10, and made it nearly impossible for the Hoosier guards to initiate Indiana's offense. She played a major role in holding the Hoosiers to just 24 points in the game's first 33 minutes.
After scoring only six total points in Nebraska's first four games this season, Laudermill has scored at least four points in each of NU's last 13 contests. For the season, Laudermill ranks fourth among the Huskers in scoring with 6.1 points per game, while ranking third on the team with 24 steals - one more than her season total from her freshman campaign.
Laudermill has been even better in Big Ten play, averaging 8.3 points, 1.0 rebound, 1.0 assist and 1.5 steals while shooting 45.2 percent from the field. She also has improved immensely at the free throw line. As a freshman, she hit just 22-of-42 free throws (.524), but enters the Illinois game 20-of-25 this season. She has not missed a free throw since Dec. 1 for a stretch of 11 consecutive makes.
Yori First Husker Coach with 200 Wins
Connie Yori became the first women's basketball coach in Nebraska history to reach the 200-win milestone at the school with NU's 84-39 win over Grambling State on Dec. 29, 2012. Yori also recorded her first win as Nebraska's coach against Grambling State on Nov. 22, 2002.
Yori, who was the 2010 National Coach of the Year, has improved her Husker career mark to 202-131 (.607). Earlier this season, Yori became the winningest women's basketball coach in NU history with a win over Temple on Nov. 11, 2012. The victory over the Owls increased Yori's win total to 192 at the start of her 11th season at Nebraska. She moved past former Husker Coach Angela Beck (1986-97) atop Nebraska's all-time win list. Beck posted a 191-128 record (.599) in 11 seasons at the helm of the Huskers.
On the men's side, only Danny Nee and Joe Cipriano have produced 200 basketball victories at Nebraska. Nee won 254 games in 14 seasons coaching the Huskers from 1987 to 2000. Cipriano earned 253 wins in 17 seasons from 1964 to 1980.
Moore, Hooper Fourth NU Teammates Across 1,300 Points
Lindsey Moore (1,419) and Jordan Hooper (1,383) are just the fourth set of active teammates in Nebraska history with more than 1,300 points apiece.
Moore enters the Illinois game needing just 14 points to catch Diane DelVigna (1,433, 1979-80) at No. 11 on Nebraska's all-time scoring list.
Hooper, a 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., is just 36 points behind Moore despite playing 34 fewer games. Hooper needs 17 points to join Moore across 1,400 points. If Hooper gets 17 against Illinois, the duo will become just the second Husker teammates in history to play in the same season with 1,400 or more points, joining Maurtice Ivy and Angie Miller in 1986-87.
Most recently, All-American Kelsey Griffin (2,033) and fellow first-team All-Big 12 forward Cory Montgomery (1,378) finished the 2009-10 season with well over 1,300 points apiece. In 1987-88, Maurtice Ivy closed her storied career with 2,131 points, while Alliance, Neb., native Amy Stephens finished her junior year with 1,364 points. Ivy (1,578) and Miller (1,541) ended 1986-87 with more than 1,500 points apiece. No Husker teammates have ever reached 1,600 career points in the same year.
Moore Two Assists from 1,400 Points, 600 Assists
Lindsey Moore is just two assists away from becoming the first Husker in history to score 1,400 and dish out 600 assists in a career. In fact, no other Husker has ever scored 1,200 points and dished out 600 assists. Moore enters the Illinois game with 1,419 points and 598 assists. She also has 181 career steals.
Hooper Ninth Husker with 1,300 Points, 600 Rebounds
Jordan Hooper is one of only nine Huskers in history with 1,300 points and 600 career rebounds and has pushed her career totals to 1,383 points and 665 rebounds. Only six previous Huskers have reached the 1,400-point, 700-rebound club in their careers
Hooper reached the 1,300/600 mark in her 76th career game at Nebraska. No other member of NU's 1,300/600 list played fewer than 107 games, and four of them played more than 125 in their careers.
Nebraska's distinguished 1,300/600 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), Kathy Hagerstrom (1,778/874), Angie Miller (1,541/661) and Cory Montgomery (1,378/627) are the only other Huskers in that elite group.
Hooper has climbed to No. 9 on NU's all-time rebounding list and is 16 rebounds away from Jan Crouch (681, 1976-79) at No. 8.
Moore Moves Ahead of DeForge with 115th Straight Start
Senior All-America candidate Lindsey Moore moved ahead of Anna DeForge into No. 6 on the Nebraska career list for most starts by making her 115th consecutive start at Penn State Jan. 13. 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 81-34 record as Nebraska's starting point guard and has guided the Huskers to a pair of NCAA Tournaments.
Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) owns the Nebraska record for consecutive career starts, after she started 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.
Moore's Minutes Could Be Unmatched in Husker History
In addition to challenging the Nebraska record for most consecutive starts and career starts 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 fourth on the NU career list with 3,721 minutes played. Moore needs just 21 minutes against Illinois to catch Amy Stephens (3,742) in third. Moore is just 274 minutes from the Nebraska record.
Meggan Yedsena owns the NU record for minutes played with 3,995. Nicole Kubik ranks second in NU history with 3,798.
Moore Nearing Nebraska Top 10 in Career Steals
Lindsey Moore enters the Illinois game with 181 career steals, needing nine more takeaways to join Lis Brenden (190, 1993-96) at No. 10 on Nebraska's all-time list.
Moore, who set a career-best with 72 steals as a junior in 2011-12, owns 33 steals in 2012-13, including four in the Big Ten-opening win over Wisconsin.
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.
Big Ten Ranks 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 ACC (3), SEC (4), Big East (5) and Pac-12 (6) among the top conferences in the nation.
Penn State (7), Purdue (13) and Michigan (20) give the Big Ten a trio of top-25 RPI teams, according to the official NCAA RPI rankings (Jan. 14), while Iowa (26), Michigan State (35) and Nebraska (42) provide the conference with six top-50 RPI squads. Minnesota (51), Illinois (67) and Ohio State (71) put nine league teams among the top 75, while Wisconsin (101), Northwestern (127) and Indiana (140) keep all 12 teams in the top 140 of the 345 NCAA Division I women's basketball schools.
On the men's side, the Big Ten ranks as the No. 1 basketball conference in the land by a wide margin, and the women's side of the court compares favorably. Six Big Ten men's teams rank among the top 30, led by Minnesota (4), Michigan (7), Indiana (10), Illinois (18), Michigan State (20) and Ohio State. The Nebraska men rank seventh (61), ahead of Wisconsin (63) and Iowa (75) giving both the men and women six top-50 teams and nine top-75 clubs. At the bottom of the Big Ten, the women's side is stronger, as the men from Northwestern (106), Purdue (146) and Penn State (167) round out the conference.
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
At 12-5 so far this, Nebraska has found little shame in its five losses. Three of Nebraska's five setbacks have come to top-15 RPI teams (Penn State-7; Maryland-10; Purdue-13), while a fourth came at RPI-No. 24 Creighton. All five of Nebraska's losses have come to defending 2012 conference champions, including all three of the Huskers' road losses this season. NU's winning foes own a combined 65-15 record this year and all five have won at least 12 games. Three of those 15 losses are to UConn, and a fourth to Notre Dame.
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.
Husker Non-Conference Schedule Offers Quality, Depth
Nebraska expects to face 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 could face a top-20 schedule in 2012-13. Six of Nebraska's non-conference opponents won 20 or more games last season, led by Maryland's 31.
Perhaps an even stronger indicator of the depth of Nebraska's schedule is that the Huskers will play 20 games against teams that won 18 or more games, while 12 of the Huskers' 13 non-conference opponents won at least 14 games a year ago.
Injuries Slow Down Huskers in Offseason
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, and Jeffery did not play at Penn State Jan. 13 because of a foot injury. She is day-to-day.
NU's Four Returning Starters Solid for 50 Straight Games
After starting 33 consecutive games together in 2011-12, Nebraska's four returning starters Lindsey Moore (115), Jordan Hooper (81) and sophomores Emily Cady (50) and Hailie Sample (50) have started all 17 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 11 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 243 games.
Moore, Hooper Climbing Nebraska Career Scoring List
Lindsey Moore and Jordan Hooper have flown up the Nebraska career scoring chart during their time as Huskers. Moore, a 5-9 senior guard from Covington, Wash., ranks No. 12 at Nebraska with 1,419 points, and needs 14 points to catch Diane DelVigna (1,433, 1979-80) in 11th place.
Hooper, a 6-2 junior forward from Alliance, Neb., ranks right behind Moore at No. 13 on the Husker scoring list with 1,383 points and needs just 17 points to reach 1,400. Hooper trails Moore by 36 points despite playing 34 fewer games. In 2011-12, Hooper became NU's first sophomore to reach 1,000 career points, achieving the mark in her 60th game.
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 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.
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 seventhof 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.
Huskers End Record Poll Streak at 24 Consecutive Weeks
Nebraska was ranked just outside of the top 25 in both major national polls this week, ending a school-record streak of 24 consecutive weeks in at least one of the rankings.
The Huskers head into the Illinois game tied for 28th with 12 votes in the Associated Press Poll, while ranking 26th with 52 votes in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Top 25.
Nebraska's 2012-13 schedule is littered with top competition in the AP/Coaches polls. The Huskers suffered a 90-71 loss to current No. 10/10 Maryland on Nov. 28. The Huskers played their second AP top 25 opponent from the ACC when they defeated previously unbeaten Florida State, 78-77, at the Devaney Center on Dec. 8. The Seminoles were ranked No. 24 in both polls at game time. They are 22/24 in the polls this week.
The Huskers lost to preseason Big Ten favorite and No. 8/8 Penn State in University Park Jan. 13, but will face the Lady Lions in a rematch March 3 in Lincoln. NU dropped a 69-66 overtime decision to No. 12/11 Purdue on Jan. 5.
Other Big Ten teams that have received votes or been ranked this season include current No. 25 Michigan, which earned a top-25 ranking from the AP on Jan. 14 for the first time since December of 2002. Ohio State was ranked through the first eight polls this season, while Iowa, Michigan State and Illinois have also received votes. Husker non-conference foes Creighton and South Florida have also received votes in the polls this season.
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' win over No. 24 Florida State on Dec. 8, 2012, marked NU's 26th win over an AP Top 25 foe under Yori
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, 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 384-128 (.750) in games played in the arena, including 142-86 (.623) in conference games. Since 2003-04, NU is 120-32 (.789) at the Devaney Center.
NU has posted double-figure home victory totals in nine consecutive seasons, including a perfect 16-0 mark in 2009-10. NU was 11-4 at home in 2010-11. The Huskers are 9-2 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 expects its highest level of national TV exposure in school history, while adding two outstanding alternative video streaming sources.
Overall, the Huskers expect to have a minimum of 10 regular-season games televised nationally, including seven by the Big Ten Network and BTN2Go.com. Nebraska's battle with Purdue will be televised nationally by CBS on Jan. 5, while the Huskers' clash with Penn State on Jan. 13 will be carried live on ESPN2. NU's non-conference road game at USC (Nov. 23) was televised by the Pac-12 Network. Nebraska's final two games of the year at Wisconsin and at home against Penn State could be carried by the Big Ten Network.
The Big Ten Network will also distribute at least nine 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) will also be televised live statewide in Nebraska by NET.
HuskersNside also 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 will be 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 Smashed School Three-Point Record Again in 2011-12
The 2011-12 Huskers produced another 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.
The Huskers hit seven or more threes in 17 of 33 games in 2011-12 (UAPB-9, MVSU-14, at Florida State-9, UTPA-7, Northern Arizona-10, Vermont-8, South Dakota State-8, at Iowa-10, Penn State-7, at Ohio State-7, Minnesota-8; at Purdue-13; Michigan-9; Minnesota-8; Northwestern (Big Ten)-9; Iowa (Big Ten)-7; Ohio State (Big Ten)-9).
NU hit a 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. They added the third-best mark by draining 13-of-34 threes on the road in an epic 93-89 triple-overtime victory at No. 15 Purdue on Feb. 2. Nebraska also connected on 10-of-19 threes in a win at Iowa on Jan. 8, after hitting 10-of-22 threes at Northern Arizona on Dec. 10. Nebraska attempted a school-record 37 threes in the loss to Michigan Feb. 9, while connecting on 9. NU went 8-for-22 in the second half against the Wolverines.
Prior to 2009-10, the school-record for three-pointers made in a season was 173. Coach Connie Yori's Husker teams own the top nine three-point shooting seasons in school history. 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 81 career games, Hooper has hit 176 three-pointers to rank third on the Nebraska career list. She recently passed two-time WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge (155 3FG, 1995-98) on the Husker career chart. Hooper needs seven more threes to catch Yvonne Turner (183 3FG, 2007-10) in second place on the NU career list. 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.
Huskers Worked Overtime for Wins in 2011-12
Nebraska went 2-1 in overtime in 2011-12, and the three extra-long games went a combined seven overtimes. The seven overtimes were the most the Huskers played in a single season in school history, and marked the first time that NU played multiple multi-overtime games in the same season.
The Huskers' 93-89 3OT win at No. 15 Purdue on Feb. 2, was the first road triple-overtime game in school history and marked the second overall 3OT game (NU 103, Baylor 99 3OT, Jan. 12, 2005). Nebraska added a 74-70 double-overtime loss against the Boilermakers in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament on March 4 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Nebraska notched a 97-88 double-overtime win at Northern Arizona on Dec. 10. The wins at NAU and Purdue marked the first time Nebraska won two true road overtime games in the same season.
The Huskers have played 35 overtime games in school history, but just six multi-overtime games, with three of those coming in 2011-12. NU is 5-1 all-time in multi-overtime games, and 18-17 overall in OT. The Huskers are 5-3 in OT in Coach Connie Yori's 10 seasons at NU. The last time Nebraska won two overtime games in the same season was 1995-96, when the Huskers went 2-1, including a double-overtime win against Colorado. NU went 3-0 in overtime games in 1975-76, with all three of those games coming against non-Division I teams on neutral courts.
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
Monday, Dec. 17 - Oral Roberts (Dec. 20) - 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24 - Grambling State (Dec. 29) - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 8 - at Indiana (Jan. 10) / at Penn State (Jan. 13) - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 15 - Illinois (Jan. 17) / at Minnesota (Jan. 20) - 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 23 - Michigan State (Jan. 24) - 8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 28 - at Ohio State (Jan. 31) / Minnesota (Feb. 3) - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 5 - at Northwestern (Feb. 7) / at Iowa (Feb. 11) - 8 p.m.
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.


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Western Wayne School Director A.J. Gaudenzi will plead guilty to a single count of DUI in connection with a one-car crash on Jan. 22.
- Western Wayne School Director A.J. Gaudenzi will plead guilty to a single count of DUI in connection with a one-car crash on Jan. 22.
"Gaudenzi waived his preliminary hearing and agreed to (plead) to one count of DUI and all summary violations at a later date," said a news release from the arresting officer, Trooper Chad L. Cunningham.
Gaudenzi had a blood-alcohol content of 0.246 percent when he crashed in Waymart.
He will plead guilty to an unclassified misdemeanor of DUI and the summary offenses, which carries a minimum sentence of five days in jail, or of house arrest, said his lawyer Bernard Brown.
The maximum sentence on the charge is six months in jail, Brown said.
Gaudenzi had been charged at the highest rate of DUI due to his blood-alcohol content being three times the legal limit, but that charge will be dismissed when the plea is officially entered.
Had he been sentenced on the highest level charge, he would have faced a minimum of 90 days in jail to a maximum of five years.
It was unclear when he will enter the plea.
Gaudenzi also will continue to be an "active member" of the school board, Brown said.
A preliminary hearing for the school director was scheduled to take place Tuesday morning before District Judge Ted Mikulak in Honesdale.
Gaudenzi, 27, of Waymart, waived his right to have the hearing, meaning all counts would be forwarded to county court, said Wayne County District Attorney Janine Edwards.
State police issued the news release later in the morning, saying Gaudenzi would plead guilty.
Edwards said DUI convictions carry a mandatory jail sentence and mandatory license suspension.
State police said Gaudenzi had a blood-alcohol content of 0.246 percent - about three times the legal limit - when he crashed a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier into a deactivated fire hydrant at 1 a.m. Jan. 22 on Gravity Plains Road in Waymart.
The force of the collision caused piping to be ripped from the ground.
Gaudenzi left the scene, police stated. The car was found, with front-end damage, in a nearby driveway.
Gaudenzi was in the residence and admitted to the crash, police said.
The school director, who is a former Waymart Borough Council member, was charged with counts of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, driving on roadways not laned for traffic, careless driving, trespass by motor vehicle and accidents involving damage to an unattended vehicle or property.
Gaudenzi has previously said he does not plan to resign from the school board.
Western Wayne School District Superintendent Clay LaCoe said the school board would have to make the decision to ask for a resignation.
The board president could not be reached Tuesday.
Gaudenzi has had previous problems with the law.
He was sentenced to a minimum of 72 hours in Wayne County Prison in connection with a 2009 DUI incident on Belmont Street in Waymart.