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2014-15 Schedule/Results (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time/Result This Week in Nebraska Women’s Basketball Nov. 2 Wayne State (exhibition) W, 84-43 Nov. 9 Concordia-St. Paul (exhibition) W, 78-46 #15/#15 Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0) Nov. 15 Pepperdine [BTN Plus] W, 100-65 at UCLA Bruins (0-3) Nov. 16 Alcorn State [HuskersNside] W, 83-49 Friday, Nov. 28, 3 p.m. (Central) Nov. 19 at Washington State [Pac-12 Networks] W, 82-61 Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles, Calif.) Nov. 23 Utah (Devaney Center) [HuskersNside] W 66-43 Nov. 28 at UCLA [Pac-12 Networks] 3 p.m. Television: Pac-12 Networks Nov. 30 Northern Colorado [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. (PBP-Jim Watson, Analyst-Tammy Blackburn) Dec. 3 Duke (ACC/Big Ten Challenge) [BTN] 6:30 p.m. Live Radio: Husker Sports Network Dec. 7 at Alabama [SEC Network +] 2 p.m. 107.3 FM, Lincoln; 93.3 FM, Omaha Dec. 11 at Creighton [Fox Sports 1] 8:05 p.m. (PBP-Matt Coatney, Analyst-Jeff Griesch) Dec. 13 Bakersfield [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. Free Live Audio: Huskers.com

Dec. 20 High [BTN Plus] 3 p.m. Dec. 29 at Minnesota^ [BTN] 8 p.m. Jan. 3 Maryland^ [CBS] 3 p.m. No. 15 Huskers Complete Pac-12 Trek at UCLA Friday Jan. 8 at Michigan State^ [BTN] 7:30 p.m. The No. 15 Nebraska women’s basketball team will complete a three-game non-conference swing Jan. 11 at Illinois^ [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. against Pac-12 competition when the Huskers head to Los Angeles to take on UCLA Friday afternoon. Jan. 15 Penn State^ [BTN] 6 p.m. Tip-off between the Big Red (4-0) and the Bruins (0-3) is set for 3 p.m. (central) at Pauley Pavilion. The Jan. 19 Purdue^ [BTN] 6 p.m. game will be televised live by the Pac-12 Networks with Jim Watson and Tammy Blackburn on the call. Jan. 22 at Wisconsin^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will call the action on the Husker Sports Radio Network. The game can Jan. 26 at Iowa^ [BTN] 8 p.m. be heard live in Lincoln on B107.3 FM and 93.3 FM in Omaha, along with free live audio on Huskers.com. Jan. 29 Illinois^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Nebraska will take aim at a sweep of its three Pac-12 foes, after running to a 66-43 win over Utah in Feb. 1 Michigan^ [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. a return to the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln on Sunday. Senior forward Emily Cady erupted for Feb. 5 at Rutgers^ [BTN] 6 p.m. a career-high 25 points against the Utes, while adding nine rebounds. Junior Rachel Theriot added an Feb. 8 at Maryland^ [ESPN2] 3 p.m. outstanding all-around performance with 20 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals, as the two Feb. 12 Iowa^ [BTN] 8 p.m. Husker stars combined for 45 points to outscore the Utes on their own. Feb. 15 Wisconsin^ (Play4Kay) [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. Theriot, a 6-0 junior point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, who was named to the preseason Feb. 18 at Northwestern^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at Indiana^ [BTN or BTN Plus] TBA watch lists for both the Wooden Award and the this week, added 14 points and four assists Feb. 24 Minnesota^ [BTN] 8 p.m. at Washington State last Wednesday. Cady contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the March 1 Ohio State^ (Senior Day) [BTN or BTN Plus] TBA 82-61 win over the Cougars to begin NU’s Pac-12 journey. March 4-8 at Big Ten Tournament (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) Tear’a Laudermill, a 5-9 senior guard from Moreno Valley, Calif., led five Huskers in double figures March 16 NCAA Selection Show [ESPN] 6 p.m. against the Cougars. Laudermill, who played her high school basketball at Canyon Springs, has March 20-23 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds (Home sites) TBA traditionally played well in her returns to Los Angeles. As a sophomore in 2012-13, Laudermill hit a go- March 28-31 NCAA Regionals TBA ahead three-pointer as the shot clock expired with less than two minutes left to propel the Huskers to April 5-7 NCAA Women’s Final Four (Tampa, Fla.) TBA a win over the Trojans. Last season, in a pair of NCAA Tournament games at Pauley Pavilion, Laudermill averaged 17.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 and 1.0 for the Huskers. All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Pinnacle Bank Arena. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All of Nebraska’s regular-season games can be heard live on the Husker Sports 2014-15 Nebraska Roster & Statistics Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG Omaha, and free on Huskers.com. [BTN] - Big Ten Network; [BTN 1 Tear’a Laudermill*** 5-9 Sr. G 4-4 12.5 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.3 Plus] - Live Video Streams at BTN.com of live BTN and BTN Plus 2 Kaylee Page 6-2 Fr. F 4-0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 games; [Huskers.com]-Live Video Streams 3 Hailie Sample*** 6-1 Sr. F 4-4 7.8 7.8 0.5 1.0 1.0 5 Natalie Romeo 5-7 Fr. G 4-0 4.8 1.5 1.8 0.8 0.0 11 Esther Ramacieri* 5-7 So. G 3-0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 Emily Wood 5-5 Fr. G 3-0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 13 Brandi Jeffery*** 5-7 Sr. G 4-4 11.3 5.8 2.8 1.3 0.5 22 Allie Havers* 6-5 So. C 4-0 5.5 5.3 0.5 0.3 0.8 23 Emily Cady*** 6-2 Sr. F 4-4 13.8 8.3 3.5 1.0 0.5 30 Chandler Smith 6-0 Fr. G Brewster, Wash. (Brewster High School) 31 Anya Kalenta 6-3 Jr. F 4-0 7.3 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 Get Your Tickets Now at Huskers.com 33 Rachel Theriot** 6-0 Jr. G 4-4 17.0 3.8 4.5 1.5 0.0 or Call 800-8-BIG-RED / (800) 824-4733 34 Jasmine Cincore 5-8 Fr. G 4-0 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 50 Darrien Washington 6-2 Fr. F Oakland, Calif. (Skyline High School) University of Nebraska Media Relations Office • One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box 880123, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0123 WBB Contact: Jeff Griesch • Office (402): 472-7775 • Cell: 540-0279 • Fax: 472-2005 • E-Mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @JeffGriesch Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 2 • 2014-15 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Projected Lineups Theriot Named to Preseason Wooden, Wade Watch Lists Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Nebraska junior Rachel Theriot was one of 25 candidates on the initial Wade Watch List and one of 30 No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG preseason candidates for the 2015 John R. Wooden Award presented to the nation’s top women’s college 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 Sr. F 7.8 7.8 basketball player, as both awards released their lists this week. 23 Emily Cady 6-2 Sr. F 13.8 8.3 1 Tear’a Laudermill 5-9 Sr. G 12.5 1.3 Theriot was ranked as the No. 13 player in the nation by ESPN heading into this season and was a 13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 Sr. G 11.3 5.3 preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection. The 6-0 point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, has the 33 Rachel Theriot 6-0 Jr. G 17.0 3.8 Huskers off to a 4-0 start and ranked No. 15 nationally by the Associated Press heading into this Friday’s Off the Bench 31 Anya Kalenta 6-3 Jr. F 7.3 3.8 game at UCLA. 22 Allie Havers 6-5 So. C 5.5 5.3 Theriot is averaging 17.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals as a junior for the Huskers. 5 Natalie Romeo 5-7 Fr. G 4.8 1.5 Last season, she proved herself as one of the nation’s top young players, earning honorable-mention All- 34 Jasmine Cincore 5-8 Fr. G 2.5 0.8 America accolades from the AP after claiming a first-team All-Big Ten award. 2 Kaylee Page 6-2 Fr. F 0.5 0.5 11 Esther Ramacieri 5-8 So. G 0.0 0.7 In 2013-14, Theriot averaged 14.1 points and 7.1 assists per game while leading the Big Ten with a 12 Emily Wood 5-5 Fr. G 0.0 0.7 2.7-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Her 234 assists were a school record. 30 Chandler Smith 6-0 Fr. G High School She guided the Huskers to their first-ever conference tournament title as the Big Ten Tournament MVP, 50 Darrien Washington 6-2 Fr. F High School averaging 18.7 points and a tournament-record 10.0 assists per game. Head Coach: (Creighton, 1986) 13th Season at NU (245-142); 25th Season Overall (440-282) Nebraska has had at least one player on the Wade and Wooden watch lists in five of the last six seasons, including Jordan Hooper, Lindsey Moore and . UCLA Bruins (0-3, 0-0 Pac-12) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 10 Kacy Swain 6-3 Jr. F 4.7 3.7 Huskers Off to Strong Start with Four Straight 20-Point Wins 13 Luiana Livulo 6-3 Sr. C 4.0 4.0 Although the season is in just its third week, the 2014-15 Huskers have already accomplished a rare feat 2 Kari Korver 5-9 So. G 9.3 3.3 in Nebraska women’s basketball history by winning each of their first four games by at least 20 points. In 3 5-6 Fr. G 10.7 6.7 21 Nirra Fields 5-9 Jr. G 22.0 7.3 fact, the only other Husker team to accomplish the feat was the 2009-10 squad that opened the season Off the Bench with 30 consecutive wins. 11 Lajahna Drummer 6-1 Fr. F 9.7 4.3 No Nebraska team has ever opened a season with five consecutive 20-point wins. This season the 25 Monique Billings 6-4 Fr. F 7.7 7.0 Huskers opened with a 35-point win (100-65) over Pepperdine (Nov. 15), before notching a 34-point 34 Corinne Costa 6-4 Sr. F/C 4.0 2.0 5 Recee Caldwell 5-8 Fr. G 1.7 2.3 win (83-49) over Alcorn State (Nov. 16). NU added a 21-point win at Washington State (Nov. 19), before 24 Paulina Hersler 6-3 RFr. F 1.7 1.7 working its way to a 23-point win (66-43) over Utah (Nov. 23). 23 Kelli Hayes 6-0 Fr. G 0.7 0.0 Including the 2014-15 season, Nebraska has opened with a 4-0 record six of the past years. In 2009-10, 20 Dominique Williams 5-8 So. G 0.0 0.0 the Huskers tipped off the season with a 24-point win over Davidson, a 22-point win at UNLV, a 47-point Head Coach: Cori Close (UC Santa Barbara, 1993) 4th Season at UCLA (53-45); 4th Season Overall (53-45) win over Idaho State and a 53-point romp of Washington State. In Game 5 of 2009-10, the Huskers settled for a 17-point win over UALR in Moraga, Calif. Nebraska Numbers Nebraska’s 4-0 start to the season marks the 17th time in history the Huskers have opened with four NEB UCLA straight wins, and the third time in the past four years for NU’s current senior class. Last season the Huskers Scoring Average 82.8 73.3 Opponent Scoring Average 54.5 83.3 opened with six straight wins, after going 3-1 in their first four games of 2012-13. NU also opened with Scoring Margin +28.3 -10.0 six straight wins in 2011-12 with three of the first four wins by 20 or more points and an 18-point win Percentage 46.9% 39.5% (68-50) in Game 3 against USC. Opponent FG Percentage 33.5% 37.4% The Huskers are shooting for the 12th 5-0 start in school history on Friday at UCLA, and it would be 3FG Percentage 36.5% 27.6% Opponent 3FG Percentage 23.3% 32.8% the sixth time in the last seven years the Huskers have accomplished the feat. Percentage 78.2% 74.4% Opponent FT Percentage 70.5% 69.3% Huskers Have History of Home-Opening Success Margin +9.8 -0.7 Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers’ homecourt. Nebraska improved Assists Per Game 14.8 14.3 Turnovers Per Game 11.0 20.0 to 39-2 all-time in home openers, including 2-0 at Pinnacle Bank Arena, with its 100-65 victory over Turnover Margin +4.0 -6.3 Pepperdine on Nov. 15, 2014. The Huskers were 35-2 all-time in season openers at the Devaney Center. Blocks Per Game 3.8 5.3 From 1981-82 through 2004-05, Nebraska won 24 straight home openers before losing to South Dakota Steals Per Game 6.5 6.3 State on Nov. 19, 2005. NU’s only other home-opening loss came to Kansas (88-56) on Nov. 21, 1980. Nebraska vs. UCLA History Nebraska has been strong in its first six home games every season. In fact, NU is 208-34 over the past UCLA leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 4-2, 41 years in its first six home contests (.860 winning percentage), including 35-6 in the second game of but the Huskers own back-to-back wins heading to the season. The Huskers stretched their Game No. 2 winning streak to 15 games with an 83-49 win over Los Angeles Friday. NU rolled to a 77-49 win over the Alcorn State on Nov. 16, 2014. Bruins in the first-ever regular-season basketball game at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Nov. 8, 2013. Game No. 3 has traditionally provided the toughest test among the first six home contests for the In the 2010 NCAA Tournament, the Huskers Huskers, but NU has won eight straight in Game No. 3 after a 66-43 run past Utah at the Devaney Center advanced to the first Sweet 16 in school history with on Nov. 23, 2014. NU improved to 34-6 all-time in game No. 4 with an 87-64 win over Southern on Nov. 24, an 83-70 victory over the Bruins at Williams Arena in 2013. The Big Red improved to 35-5 all-time in home Game No. 5 with a 77-42 win over UMass-Lowell on Minneapolis on March 23. The series dates back to a 68-53 UCLA win on Jan. 11, 1977, in Los Angeles. The Nov. 27, 2013. The Huskers had their 16-game winning streak in home game No. 6 snapped by Washington Huskers are 0-2 against the Bruins in LA. State, 76-72, on Nov. 30, 2013.

Nov. 24 - Monday Nov. 25 - Tuesday Nov. 26 - Wednesday Nov. 27 - Thursday Nov. 28 - Friday Nov. 29 - Saturday Nov. 30 - Sunday Practice Practice Practice Happy Thanksgiving Practice 3:15 - 5:30 p.m. 2:30 - 5 p.m. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Hendricks Complex Hendricks Complex Hendricks Complex Practice Pinnacle Bank Arena 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. (PT) Pauley Pavilion #15 Nebraska #15 Nebraska at UCLA vs. Northern Pauley Pavilion Colorado Television: 2 p.m. Pac-12 Networks Pinnacle Bank Arena Husker Sports Network Premium Video: Free Audio: Huskers.com BTN Plus Husker Sports Network Free Audio: Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 3 • 2014-15 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Scouting the UCLA Bruins Husker Pronunciation Guide Coach Cori Close brings a young and talented UCLA team into Friday’s game. The Bruins have opened Emily Cady ...... KAY-dee the season 0-3, but have played one of the nation’s toughest schedules. UCLA tipped with a 91-87 overtime Jasmine Cincore ...... SIN-core Allie Havers ...... HAY-vers loss at James Madison, which is ranked in the USA Today Top 25 for the second straight week. Anya Kalenta ...... AWN-yuh The Bruins followed with an 84-68 loss at then-No. 13 North Carolina, before dropping a 75-65 decision Tear’a Laudermill . . . . . TAIR-uh LAWD-er-mill to then-No. 10 Texas on Nov. 23. The Longhorns had beaten No. 1 Stanford three days earlier, just days Esther Ramacieri ...... RAH-muh-Cherry after the Cardinal had knocked off defending national champion UConn. Rachel Theriot ...... TERRY-oh UCLA, which features the nation’s No. 1 freshman class, has shown a potent offense averaging 73.3 Darrien Washington ...... DERRY-in . Nirra Fields, a 5-9 sophomore guard, is averaging team bests of 22.0 points and 7.3 Husker Homes rebounds in 36.3 minutes per game. She scored 11 points in last year’s season-opening loss at Nebraska. The 14 members of the 2014-15 Husker women's True freshman Jordin Canada, a 5-6 point guard from Los Angeles, has added 10.7 points, 6.7 rebounds basketball team came to Nebraska from nine states and team bests with 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals. Canada was one of three Bruin freshmen to play in the across America and two foreign countries (Canada, 2014 McDonald’s High School All-America game and a consensus top 10 recruit last season. Belarus). Canada was joined on the McDonald’s All-America Team and the 2011 U16 National Team by fellow California (3): Tear’a Laudermill, Natalie Romeo, Darrien Washington Bruins freshman Recee’ Caldwell, who made her first collegiate start against Texas in place of Fields. Kansas (2): Kaylee Page, Emily Wood Caldwell, a 5-8 guard from San Antonio, was also a consensus top-10 national recruit. Caldwell, who is Louisiana (1): Brandi Jeffery averaging just 1.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists, has struggled with her shooting stroke early in the Michigan (1): Allie Havers season, going just 2-for-16 from the floor, including 1-for-11 from three-point range. Nebraska (1): Emily Cady The Bruins’ third first-team high school All-America freshman, Lajahna Drummer, has made a big impact Ohio (1): Rachel Theriot Jasmine Cincore off the bench. The 6-1 forward has averaged 9.7 points and 4.3 rebounds while hitting 8-of-12 shots from Tennessee (1): Texas (1): Hailie Sample the field and 13-of-15 free throws as UCLA’s third-leading scorer behind Fields and Canada. However, Washington (1): Chandler Smith Drummer has committed 13 fouls in 49 total minutes. Belarus (1): Anya Kalenta Sophomore Kari Korver, a 5-9 guard, has started all three games and ranks fourth on the team with 9.3 Canada [Quebec] (1): Esther Ramacieri points per game. Korver, who is the cousin of former Creighton star and current NBA player Kyle Korver, has hit 6-of-15 three-pointers, but is just 1-of-4 from inside the arc. Huskers By Class Fourth-year junior Kacy Swain (4.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg) and senior Luiana Livulo (4.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg) provide the Seniors (4): Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill, Hailie Sample Bruins with size inside. Swain, a 6-3 forward, missed all of last season with an ACL tear. She has just one Juniors (2): Anya Kalenta, Rachel Theriot assist against nine turnovers while committing nine fouls in just 45 minutes. Livulo, a 6-3 center from Lisbon, Sophomores (2): Allie Havers, Esther Ramacieri Portugal, started and produced four points and five rebounds in 39 minutes last year at Nebraska. Freshmen (6): Jasmine Cincore, Kaylee Page, Monique Billings, a 6-4 freshman forward, has added big production with 7.7 points and 7.0 rebounds Natalie Romeo, Chandler Smith, Darrien Washington, in just 19.3 minutes per game. However, Billings has committed 10 fouls in just 55 minutes Emily Wood As a team, UCLA is shooting 39.5 percent from the field, including 27.6 percent from three-point range. The Bruins are shooting a solid 74.4 percent at the line, but have been outscored 70-58 at the stripe and Huskers By Major Chandler Smith opponents have attempted 23 more free throws, an average of 7.7 more attempts per game. Agribusiness: Broadcasting: Jasmine Cincore, Allie Havers UCLA is surrendering 83.3 points and carry a minus-0.7 rebound margin and minus-6.3 team turnover Business Administration: Emily Cady, Natalie Romeo, margin. However, the Bruins are holding opponents to just 37.4 percent shooting, including 32.8 percent Emily Wood from three-point range. Chemistry: Anya Kalenta Child, Youth & Family Studies: Brandi Jeffery, Rachel Theriot Nebraska vs. UCLA History Criminology & Criminal Justice: Tear’a Laudermill UCLA leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 4-2, but the Huskers own back-to-back wins heading to Marketing: Hailie Sample Los Angeles Friday. NU rolled to a 77-49 win over the Bruins in the first-ever regular-season basketball Undeclared: Kaylee Page, Esther Ramacieri, game at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Nov. 8, 2013. Darrien Washington In the 2010 NCAA Tournament, the Huskers advanced to the first Sweet 16 in school history with an 83-70 victory over the Bruins at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on March 23. The series dates back to a 68-53 UCLA win on Jan. 11, 1977, in Los Angeles. The Huskers are 0-2 against the Bruins in LA. 2014-15 Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 1 Tear’a Laudermill*** G 5-9 Sr. Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs) 2014 2nd Team All-Big Ten; NU record-tying 7 3FG vs. #8 PSU (2/24/14); 106 3FG 2 Kaylee Page F 6-2 Fr. Alma, Kan. (Wamego) 2014 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year; No. 42 HS Player in Nation (ESPN) 3 Hailie Sample*** F 6-1 Sr. Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus) Big Ten All-Defensive Team; 11 pts, 15 rebs in Big Ten title game (3/9/14); 5 Natalie Romeo G 5-7 Fr. Martinez, Calif. (Carondelet) 2014 First-Team All-California; No. 27 HS Player in Nation; 4.8 ppg, 2.8 apg 11 Esther Ramacieri* G 5-8 So. Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson) Fourth Canadian to play for Huskers under Coach Yori 12 Emily Wood G 5-5 Fr. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) 2014 First-Team Kansas Class 5A 13 Brandi Jeffery*** G 5-7 Sr. Vacherie, La. (St. James) 11.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.3 spg; career highs 19 pts, 8 reb vs. Pepperdine 22 Allie Havers* C 6-5 So. Paw Paw, Mich. (Mattawan) Three-sport Michigan All-Stater; Career-high 17 pts vs. #19 Michigan St. (3/8/14) 23 Emily Cady*** F 6-2 Sr. Seward, Neb. (Seward) 2014 2nd Team All-Big Ten; 23 career double-doubles (14 in 2013-14) 30 Chandler Smith G 6-0 Fr. Brewster, Wash. (Brewster) Four-Time Washington All-Stater; No. 62 HS Player in Nation (ESPN) 31 Anya Kalenta F 6-3 Jr. Minsk, Belarus (Vincennes/General Secondary #21) 2014 NJCAA 3rd Team All-American; 14 pts, 8 reb vs. Pepperdine 33 Rachel Theriot** G 6-0 Jr. Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Midpark) 2014 AP HM All-American; 1st Team All-Big Ten; Big Ten Tournament MVP 34 Jasmine Cincore G 5-8 Fr. Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) Two-Time Tennessee Class 2A Player of the Year, 2.5 ppg off bench 50 Darrien Washington F 6-2 Fr. Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) Two-Time 1st Team All-Oakland; Potential Redshirt * denotes letters earned Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986), 440-282 (25th season overall) 245-142 (13th season at Nebraska) - 2010 Big 12 & National Coach of the Year - 2013 & 2014 Big Ten Coach of the Year Assistant Coaches: Dayna Finch, Fifth Season (Creighton, 2004); Shimmy Gray-Miller, Third Season (Michigan, 1994); Amy Stephens (Nebraska, 1989) Director of Operations: Jan Bethea, Fifth Season (St. Augustine’s, 1995); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Austin Thoms, Third Season (Taylor, 2010) Graduate Assistant Manager: Meghin Williams, First Season (Nebraska, 2014); Women’s Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn, Ninth Season (Nebraska-Omaha, 2004) Women’s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Julie Tuttle, Fourth Season (Creighton, 1991) Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 4 • 2014-15 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Coach Connie Yori Husker Hot Shots - Nebraska’s Starting Five (Creighton, 1986) 2010 WBCA National Coach of the Year #33, Rachel Theriot, 6-0, Jr., G, Middleburg Heights, Ohio (17.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.5 spg) 2010 AP National Coach of the Year • A Wade Trophy and Wooden Award national player-of-the-year candidate, Rachel Theriot claimed 2010 Naismith Coach of the Year preseason All-Big Ten honors in 2014-15 from both the conference coaches and media. Theriot was chosen 2010 USBWA Coach of the Year 2010 Kay Yow Award the No. 13 player in the nation by ESPN in rankings announced on Nov. 5. 2014 Big Ten Coach of the Year Rach It Up A Notch • Theriot has produced double figures in all four games this season, 2013 Big Ten Coach of the Year 2013-14 PPG, RPG, APG (A-TO) averaging 17.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals. She has hit 2010 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2002 Missouri Valley Coach of the Year Season 14.1, 3.4, 7.1 (2.7) 59.2 percent (29-49) of her field goals, including both of her three-point (245-142, 13th Season at NU) Big Ten 15.6, 3.6, 7.3 (2.7) attempts. She is also 8-for-8 at the free throw line. She owns an 18-to-7 (440-282, 25th Season Overall) B1G Tourn 18.7, 2.7, 10.0 (4.3) assist-to-turnover ratio. • She produced season highs with 20 points, six rebounds, six assists and NCAA Division III six steals while posting a 6-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in Nebraska’s 66-43 win over Utah on Sunday. Season School Won Lost Pct. 1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .400 • Theriot earned honorable-mention All-America accolades from the Associated Press as a sophomore. 1991-92 Loras College 15 10 .600 She joined Jordan Hooper (2nd Team) on the AP All-America squad, Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500 Fistful of Dimes marking the second straight season the Huskers had produced a pair of NCAA Division I All-Americans (Hooper, Lindsey Moore, HM, 2013). 1992-93 Creighton 20 8 .714 Huskers with Three Career Games 1993-94 Creighton 24 7 .774 of 11 or more Assists • Theriot earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after ranking second 1994-95 Creighton 18 9 .667 Player Games among the Huskers with 15.6 points per game in conference play. She 1995-96 Creighton 15 13 .536 Rachel Theriot (2013-14) 5 1996-97 Creighton 8 19 .296 also averaged a team-best 7.3 assists in Big Ten action, which ranked 1997-98 Creighton 16 12 .571 Lindsey Moore (2010-13) 4 second in the league. Overall, Theriot finished her sophomore season 1998-99 Creighton 16 14 .533 Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 3 with 14.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game. 1999-00 Creighton 12 15 .444 Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 3 • Theriot ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten and fifth nationally with 7.1 assists 2000-01 Creighton 17 11 .607 Kathy Hawkins (1975-77) 3 2001-02 Creighton 24 7 .774 per game, including 7.3 assists per game in Big Ten play. She led the Big 2002-03 Nebraska 8 20 .286 Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7-to-1) and ranked 17th nationally. 2003-04 Nebraska 18 12 .600 2004-05 Nebraska 18 14 .563 • Theriot finished with a Nebraska single-season record 234 assists in 2013-14, smashing the previous 2005-06 Nebraska 19 13 .594 mark of 195 set by Meggan Yedsena (1991-92) and matched by Lindsey Moore (2012-13). 2006-07 Nebraska 22 10 .688 • Theriot’s 353 career assists rank eighth in Husker history. She needs 39 assists to catch Anna DeForge 2007-08 Nebraska 21 12 .636 2008-09 Nebraska 15 16 .484 in seventh (392) on the career chart and 91 assists to join Nebraska’s career top five. 2009-10 Nebraska 32 2 .941 • Theriot produced four points-assists double-doubles in 2013-14, including 10 points and 12 assists 2010-11 Nebraska 13 18 .419 in the Big Red’s first-round NCAA Tournament win over Fresno State. Her 12 assists were the most by a 2011-12 Nebraska 24 9 .727 2012-13 Nebraska 25 9 .735 Husker in history in an NCAA Tournament game. It was the fifth time in 2013-14 she dished out 11 or more 2013-14 Nebraska 26 7 .788 assists in a game. No other Husker has distributed 11 or more assists more than four times in a career. 2014-15 Nebraska 4 0 1.000 • In Nebraska’s two 2014 NCAA Tournament games at Pauley Pavilion, Theriot averaged 10.5 points, Div. I Totals 23rd season 415 257 .616 Overall 25th season 440 282 .608 10.5 assists and 3.5 steals. Yori in the Postseason • Theriot led Nebraska to its first conference tournament title as the Big Ten Tournament MVP. She Year (Tournament) Results averaged 18.7 points and a tournament-record 10.0 assists per game, with 30 total assists and just seven 2014 (NCAA) L, vs. BYU, 76-80 turnovers. She hit 56.4 percent of her shots, including 5-of-10 threes, and went 7-for-8 at the line. W, vs. Fresno State, 74-55 2013 (NCAA) L, vs. Duke, 45-53 • Theriot’s 30 assists in the Big Ten Tournament were a Nebraska single-season conference tournament W, at Texas A&M, 74-63 record. She produced arguably the best passing game in Big Ten history in Nebraska’s Big Ten quarterfinal W, Chattanooga, 73-59 win over Minnesota March 7, dishing out a tournament-record-shattering 18 assists against just one 2012 (NCAA) L, Kansas, 49-57 2010 (NCAA) L, Kentucky, 67-76 turnover. The previous tournament record was 12 set by of Penn State against Illinois in W, UCLA, 83-70 2000. The most assists by a Big Ten player against a Big Ten opponent came with 16 from Maggie Acuna W, Northern Iowa, 83-44 of Illinois against Wisconsin in 2006. 2009 (WNIT) L, at New Mexico, 43-54 2008 (NCAA) L, at Maryland, 64-76 • Theriot’s 18 assists were the second-most in a game in Nebraska history, trailing only 19 assists by W, Xavier, 61-58 Kathy Hawkins on Feb. 17, 1976 against Kearney State (now Nebraska-Kearney). Theriot’s assists are the 2007 (NCAA) L, Temple, 61-64 most ever by a Husker against an NCAA Division I opponent, and the most in the last 37 seasons, covering 2006 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 63-77 W, at Wyoming, 72-67 nearly 1,200 games. Theriot’s 18 assists were the most in an NCAA Division I game in 2013-14. W, Drake, 62-59 • Over the final 15 games of 2013-14, Theriot produced six double-digit assist games. In the first 1,203 2005 (WNIT) L, Iowa, 67-71 games in Nebraska history, every other Husker had combined to produce just 41 double-digit assist games. W, Marquette, 66-57 2004 (WNIT) L, Oregon State, 67-75 • Theriot shot 50 percent from the field and 50 percent (25-50) from three-point range in Big Ten play W, Drake, 73-60 as a sophomore. Her three-point shooting percentage led the Big Ten. 2002 (NCAA) L, Fla. International, 58-73 1999 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 60-71 • Theriot finished with 25 double-figure scoring efforts in 2013-14. She now owns 33 in her career. She 1994 (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, 84-73 had a career-high 33 points in an overtime win over Minnesota (Jan. 16). She had 28 points at Utah (Nov. L, Texas Tech, 65-75 15), when she added seven rebounds. She posted all six 20-point scoring games of her career in 2013-14. Noting Coach Yori • In Big Ten play, Theriot led the league with 39.5 minutes per game and her 1,204 minutes were the l Winningest Coach in Nebraska history most played by a Husker in a season in school history, surpassing Lindsey Moore’s 1,170 in 34 games in l First coach in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to 2012-13. Theriot went the distance 13 times in 33 games in 2013-14, including the full 45 minutes in both 10 postseason bids (2004-2010, 2012-14) l 13 all-time postseason tournament appearances of NU’s overtime wins over Minnesota (Jan. 16) and Wisconsin (Feb. 5). l Eight NCAA Tournament appearances l Led Nebraska to Two NCAA Sweet Sixteens (2010, 2013) #23, Emily Cady, 6-2, Sr., F, Seward, Neb. (13.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.0 spg) l Led Huskers to school-record 32 wins (2010) • One of the nation’s most versatile forwards, Emily Cady earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in l Led NU to six 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) l Led Nebraska to an average of 21.2 wins over past 11 seasons 2014. She enters the UCLA game averaging 13.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game. l Coached Huskers to 12 first-team all-conference awards • She is coming off a career-high 25 points to go along with nine rebounds, two steals and a in over past 11 seasons just 23 minutes in the win over Utah on Sunday. l Led Huskers to Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards in 2004 and 2006 for being most committed NU team to all areas of • Cady is the Big Ten Conference’s active rebound leader with 820 in her career. Senior teammate Hailie life skills and community involvement Sample ranks third in the conference with 525 career boards. • Cady ranks fifth in Nebraska history with 23 career double-doubles, including 12 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high eight assists in NU’s season-opening win over Pepperdine, Nov. 15. She needs one more Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 5 • 2014-15 Game Notes • Huskers.com double-double to match Nafeesah Brown (1992-94) in fourth on the Husker all-time list. Cady need 17 double-doubles to tie the NU record of 40 held by Jordan Hooper (2011-14) and Kelsey Griffin (2006-10). • In 2013-14, Cady tied Jordan Hooper for second in the Big Ten with 14 double-doubles, while ranking third in the league with 9.2 rebounds per game. Cady ranked 24th in scoring (12.7 ppg), fifth in assist-to- turnover ratio (1.5-to-1), seventh in free throw percentage (.858), eighth in field goal percentage (.495) and 12th in assists (3.1 apg). In Big Ten games-only, Cady ranked third with a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio trailing only Husker point guard Rachel Theriot (2.7) and Iowa point guard Samantha Logic (2.2). Cady ranked eighth in conference play in assists (4.1 apg). She had eight double-doubles in 16 conference games. Nebraska 2014-15 Quick Facts Institution...... University of Nebraska • In Nebraska’s two 2014 NCAA Tournament games at Pauley Pavilion, Cady averaged 14.0 points, 10.5 Location...... Lincoln, Neb. rebounds and 2.0 assists. Population...... 264,501 • Cady owns 1,109 points, 820 rebounds, 233 assists and 113 steals. She is just the third player in Enrollment...... 25,006 Founded...... 1869 Nebraska history with 1,000 points, 800 rebounds, 200 assists and 100 career steals, joining Maurtice Ivy Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers and Anna DeForge. Colors...... Scarlet and Cream • Only one player (Janel McCarville, Minnesota, 1,835 points, 1,206 rebounds, 310 assists) in Big Ten Home Arena...... Pinnacle Bank Arena history has ever produced 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 300 assists in a career. Cady could reach those Capacity...... 15,000 Conference...... Big Ten combined milestones this year, needing 391 points, 180 rebounds and 67 assists. Two other players from Director of Athletics...... Shawn Eichorst current Big Ten institutions, and Marissa Coleman, achieved those combined plateaus at 2013-14 Overall Record...... 26-7 Maryland before the Terrapins joined the Big Ten in 2014-15. Home Record...... 16-2 Away Record...... 6-4 • Cady ranks 10th in NU history with 87 career blocks. She needs one more to catch Casey Leonhardt Neutral Record...... 4-1 (88, 2000-01) in ninth on the Husker career chart. Only seven Huskers have 100 career blocks. Big Ten Record...... 12-4 • No player in Husker history has 1,000 points, 900 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 steals and 100 blocks. Head Coach...... Connie Yori • Cady’s 1,109 career points rank No. 19 in Husker history. She needs just seven points at UCLA to catch Alma Mater/Year...... Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska...... 13th season (245-142) Meggan Yedsena (1,116, 1991-94) in 18th. Career Record...... 440-282 (25th season) • Cady ranks sixth in Nebraska history with 820 rebounds and needs 54 boards to catch Kathy Hagerstrom NCAA Div. I Record...... 415-257 (23rd season) in fifth (874, 1980-83). Cady needs 180 boards to become the fifth Husker in history with 1,000 rebounds, Home Record...... 149-47 joining Janet Smith (1,280), Hooper (1,110), Griffin (1,019) and Karen Jennings (1,000). Big Ten Conference Record...... 34-14 Big Ten Home Record...... 17-7 • The best passing forward in the Big Ten, Cady’s 102 assists led all conference forwards in 2013-14. Big Ten Road Record...... 17-7 Her 1.5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio also led all players in the conference at the position. In Big Ten play, Big Ten Tournament Record...... 7-2 her 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio was better than every starting guard except first-team All-Big Ten point NCAA Tournament Record...... 7-8 (6-6 Nebraska) Assistant Coaches:...... Dayna Finch guards Rachel Theriot (Nebraska) and Samantha Logic (Iowa)...... Shimmy Gray-Miller, Amy Stephens Director of Operations...... Jan Bethea #1, Tear’a Laudermill, 5-9, Sr., G, Moreno Valley, Calif. (12.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg) Administrative Assistant...... Austin Thoms • Tear’a Laudermill emerged as a rising star for the Huskers to earn second-team All-Big Ten honors as Graduate Assistant Manager...... Meghin Williams a junior. She finished the season with career-best averages of 11.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and Strength Coach...... Rusty Ruffcorn 1.2 steals per game, while her 62 three-pointers ranked as the 10th-best season total in NU history. Athletic Trainer...... Julie Tuttle Basketball Office Phone...... (402) 472-6462 • Laudermill is continuing to grow her game as a senior, ranking third among the Huskers in scoring Basketball Office Fax...... (402) 472-0849 with 12.5 points per game. She has hit 41.9 percent of her shots from the field, including 41.2 percent Women’s Basketball Contact...... Jeff Griesch (7-17) of her three-pointers, while knocking down 87.5 percent of her free throws. Media Relations Office Phone...... (402) 472-2263 • Laudermill is Nebraska’s No. 1 active career three-point shooter with 106 makes, which ranks 10th Griesch’s Direct Line...... (402) 472-7775 Griesch’s Cell Phone...... (402) 540-0279 on the Husker career list. She needs four threes to catch Kaitlyn Burke (2008-12) in ninth with 110. Griesch’s Home Phone...... (402) 328-8992 • Laudermill notched her sixth career 20-point game with 20 points, including a trio of three-pointers, Griesch’s E-mail...... [email protected] in NU’s 82-61 win at Washington State on Nov. 19. Media Relations Fax...... (402) 472-2005 ...... Through Griesch • In a pair of preliminary mock drafts for the 2015 WNBA Best Time to Contact Yori Laudermill Growing Louder 2013-14 Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 Draft, Laudermill has been ranked among the top 25 players Senior Guard Tear’a Laudermill’s Development 2013-14 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 7/3 in the nation. She slotted as the No. 10 overall pick by Season PPG FG% 3FG% FT% Returning All-American (1)...... 2011-12 4.0 .270 .236 .524 DraftSite.com, while College Sports Madness slotted her ...... Rachel Theriot (HM, Associated Press, 2014) 2012-13 5.9 .351 .233 .738 Returning All-Big Ten Players (4)...... as the No. 24 overall pick. 2013-14 11.8 .410 .376 .855 .Rachel Theriot (1st Team, Big Ten Tourney MVP, 2014) • Laudermill averaged 17.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 2014-15 12.5 .419 .412 .875 ...... (All-Freshman, 2013) assist and 1.0 steal in Nebraska’s 2014 NCAA Tournament .... Emily Cady (2nd Team, 2014; HM, 2012, 2013) ...... (All-Freshman, 2012) games at Pauley Pavilion. She scored 22 points in the season finale against BYU, including 12 points in the ...... Tear’a Laudermill (2nd Team, 2014) final 2:17...... Hailie Sample (All-Defensive, 2014) • She has produced double digits in 16 of her last 21 games, after managing double figures in just 11 Returning Starters (4, 2013-14 Stats)...... of her first 77. She owns 27 career double-figure scoring games...... Rachel Theriot, So., G, 14.1, 3.4 rpg, 7.1 apg ...... Emily Cady, Jr., F, 12.7 ppg, 9.2 rpg • Laudermill averaged 15.2 points per game over the last 17 contests of 2013-14, including the first ...... Tear’a Laudermill, Jr., G, 11.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg five 20-point games of her career. She closed the season with 22 points against BYU, including 12 points ...... Hailie Sample, Jr., F, 6.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg in the final 2:30. She added 20 points in NU’s Big Ten semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State and a Starter Lost (1, 2013-14 Stats)...... career-high 27 points in the Big Red’s home win over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24...... Jordan Hooper, Sr., F, 20.4 ppg, 9.1 rpg ...... 2014 Second Round WNBA Draft Pick (Tulsa) • Laudermill tied a school record with seven threes in Nebraska’s 94-74 win over No. 8 Penn State Feb...... 2014 WBCA First-Team All-American 24, 2014. She hit her first six threes in the first half and closed the night 7-of-10 to lead Nebraska to one ...... 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year of the best three-point shooting nights (16-22, .727) in school history. Other Returning Letterwinners (3, 2013-14 Stats)...... Brandi Jeffery, Jr., G, 3.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg • Laudermill averaged 13.5 points in 2014 Big Ten play, while shooting a sizzling 44.3 percent from ...... Allie Havers, Fr., C, 3.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg three-point range, which ranked fourth in Big Ten games-only. Her 2.4 three-pointers per game also tied ...... Esther Ramacieri, Fr., G, 0.2 ppg, 0.5 rpg for fifth in league action. She led the Big Red with 21 steals in conference action. Other Letterwinners Lost (2, 2013-14 Stats)...... Sadie Murren, So., G, 2.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg #13, Brandi Jeffery, 5-7, Sr., G, Vacherie, La. (11.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.3 spg) ...... Hannah Tvrdy, Fr., G, 1.5 ppg, 0.3 rpg • Brandi Jeffery is playing the best basketball of her career, averaging 11.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 2014-15 Newcomers (7)...... Anya Kalenta, 6-3, Jr., F assists and 1.3 steals in four games as a starter to open the season. She produced double figures in each ...... Jasmine Cincore, 5-8, Fr., G; Kaylee Page, 6-2, Fr., F of NU’s first three games. ...Natalie Romeo, 5-7, Fr., G; Chandler Smith, 6-0, Fr., G • Jeffery will play in her 100th career game on Friday at UCLA, while making her 14th career start. .Darrien Washington, 6-2 Fr., F; Emily Wood, 5-5, Fr., G

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• Jeffery erupted for career highs with 19 points and eight rebounds in the season-opening victory Associated Press over Pepperdine on Nov. 15. Her previous career scoring high came with 12 points against both Florida Second Regular-Season Top 25 State and Mississippi Valley State in November of 2011. (Monday, Nov. 24, 2014) • She added back-to-back 11-point efforts on 4-of-6 shooting from the field. In the win at Washington 1-South Carolina (21) (3-0)...... 852 (2) State on Nov. 19, Jeffery matched her career high for the second time in three games with eight rebounds, 2-Notre Dame (12) (4-0)...... 838 (3) while adding a pair of steals. 3-UConn (1) (2-1)...... 768 (1) • For the season, Jeffery is shooting 57.1 percent from the field (16-28), including 42.9 percent (6-14) 4-Tennessee (3-0)...... 751 (4) 5-Stanford (2-1)...... 720 (6) from three-point range. Jeffery hit a pair of threes in each of NU’s first three games. 6-Texas (1) (3-0)...... 713 (9) • Jeffery’s regular-season start in 2014-15, mirrored her production in a pair of exhibition wins, when 7-Texas A&M (4-0)...... 687 (5) she averaged 11.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 4.0 steals in 24.5 minutes per game. She hit 9-of- 8-Duke (3-0)...... 604 (7) 9-Kentucky (4-0)...... 574 (13) 17 field goals, including 2-of-6 threes in exhibition play. 10-Maryland (4-0)...... 563 (9) • She entered her senior season with career averages of 3.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assist per 11-North Carolina (4-0)...... 531 (11) game. 12-Louisville (4-0)...... 494 (12) 13-Baylor (1-1)...... 445 (8) • One of four seniors on the roster, including Emily Cady, Hailie Sample and Tear’a Laudermill, Jeffery 14-California (4-0)...... 407 (14) has helped the Huskers to a 79-25 record and three NCAA Tournaments. 15-Nebraska (4-0)...... 381 (16) • Jeffery owns 106 career assists, including 11 this season. She owns 207 rebounds and needs nine 16-Michigan State (2-1)...... 342 (15) points to reach 400 in her career. She is 20 steals away from 100 in her career. 17-Iowa (4-0)...... 291 (T18) 18-DePaul (4-1)...... 260 (T18) 19-Oregon State (3-0)...... 250 (20) #3, Hailie Sample, 6-0, Sr., F, Flower Mound, Texas (7.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg, 1.0 spg) 20-Oklahoma State (3-0)...... 162 (21) • Hailie Sample earned a spot on the 2014 Big Ten All-Defensive Team. She was Nebraska’s Defensive 21-Rutgers (3-0)...... 160 (22) MVP in 2013-14. T22-Syracuse (3-0)...... 105 (23) She is the Big Ten’s No. 3 active career rebounder with 525, trailing only teammate Emily Cady (820) T22-Georgia (4-0)...... 105 (T24) • T22-West Virginia (2-1)...... 105 (17) and Iowa’s Samantha Logic. 25-Mississippi State (4-0)...... 77 (NR) • Sample has started 104 consecutive games alongside Cady since the first games of their freshman Note: Nebraska 2014-15 opponents in bold. season in 2011-12. NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 30-Minnesota (14); 32-Purdue; T37-UCLA (4); • Sample is averaging career bests of 7.8 points and 7.8 rebounds while adding 1.0 block and 1.0 steal T40-Washington State (1) per game through four contests. She produced season highs of 16 points and nine rebounds to go along with a career-high matching three steals at Washington State Nov. 19. USA Today Coaches • She is shooting 66.7 percent (12-18) from the field. Entering her senior season, Sample was a 41.6 Second Regular-Season Top 25 percent shooter from the floor. (Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014) • In Nebraska’s two 2014 NCAA Tournament games at Pauley Pavilion, Sample averaged 8.0 points and 8.5 rebounds. 1-Notre Dame (5-0) (14)...... 772 (2) 2-South Carolina (3-0) (14)...... 769 (3) • She produced her third career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the 2014 NCAA 3-UConn (2-1) (2)...... 729 (4) second-round game against BYU on March 24. It was her second career double-double in the NCAA 4-Stanford (3-1)...... 697 (1) Tournament and her second double-double in a three-game span, joining 11 points and a career-high 15 5-Tennessee (4-0)...... 671 (5) 6-Texas A&M (5-0)...... 596 (6) rebounds in Nebraska’s Big Ten Tournament Championship Game win over No. 23 Iowa on March 9, 2014. 7-Duke (3-0)...... 589 (7) • Sample averaged 7.5 points and a team-leading 10.0 rebounds in the 2014 Big Ten Tournament. Her 8-Maryland (5-0)...... 581 (8) 30 total rebounds and 16 offensive boards led the tournament. 9-Texas (3-0)...... 579 (13) 10-Kentucky (4-0)...... 524 (9) • Sample’s 15 rebounds in the 2014 Big Ten Championship Game were a Nebraska Big Ten Tournament 10-Louisville (4-0)...... 474 (10) record and tied Nafeesah Brown (vs. Kansas, 1993, Big Eight) for the second-highest rebounding total 12-North Carolina (4-0)...... 473 (11) ever by a Husker in a conference tournament game. Only Shelly Block (16 vs. Oklahoma State, 1987, Big 13-Baylor (1-1)...... 399 (12) 14-California (4-0)...... 364 (14) Eight) pulled down more boards in a league tournament game than Sample. 15-Nebraska (4-0)...... 352 (15) • Sample ranked 15th overall in the Big Ten in rebounding (6.4 rpg), while ranking seventh in the Big 16-Iowa (4-0)...... 268 (18) Ten on the offensive glass (2.5 rpg) in 2013-14. 17-Michigan State (2-1)...... 247 (17) • Sample owns 16 career double-digit scoring games, including nine in 2013-14. She also owns six 18-DePaul (4-1)...... 241 (20) 19-Oklahoma State (3-1)...... 197 (19) career double-figure rebound games, including three in 2013-14. 20-Oregon State (3-0)...... 161 (21) • Sample ranks No. 23 on the Nebraska career rebound list with 525. She needs 14 rebounds to catch 21-West Virginia (2-1)...... 126 (16) Chelsea Aubry (539, 2004-07) in 22nd on the NU all-time list. Sample is 17 away from 21st (Diane DelVigna, 22-Syracuse (3-0)...... 102 (22) 23-James Madison (4-0)...... 101 (23) 542, 1979-80) and 20 away from No. 20 (Ann Halsne, 545, 1988-91). 24-Rutgers (3-0)...... 84 (24) 25-Georgia (4-0)...... 69 (NR) Note: Nebraska 2014-15 opponents in bold. Husker Starters Running on High Efficiency NU Opponents Receiving Votes: Nebraska’s starting five have been playing remarkably efficient basketball through the first three games T39-Purdue (3) of the season. The Big Red starters have played just 66.3 percent (530/800) of Nebraska’s minutes through the first four games and have scored 75.2 percent (249/331) of NU’s points. The Husker starters have combined to shoot 55.3 percent (94-170) from the field, including 44.7 percent Husker Rankings Week-by-Week (17-38) from three-point range. NU’s starters are also hitting 76.7 percent (46-60) of their free throws, Week AP USA Today while dishing out 48 assists against just 36 turnovers. Oct. 30/Nov. 3 16 16 As a comparison, UCLA’s starters are hitting 37.8 percent (48-127) of their shots, including 32.6 percent Nov. 17/18 16 15 (14-43) of their three-pointers and 72.4 percent (42-58) of their free throws. The Bruin starters have just Nov. 24/25 15 15 29 assists against 41 turnovers while averaging a combined 50.7 points per game despite already playing an overtime period this season. Husker Seniors Begin Pursuit of Fourth Straight NCAA Bid Nebraska’s four-player senior class of Emily Cady, Hailie Sample, Tear’a Laudermill and Brandi Jeffery form the heart of the Husker lineup in 2014-15, after helping the Big Red to the most successful three-year stretch in school history. Cady and Sample have started all 104 games in their careers, helping the Huskers to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and 25 wins per season. NU’s .750 winning percentage over the past three years represents the most successful stretch in school history. 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In 2014-15, the seniors will try to become the first class in school history to compete in four consecutive Nebraska’s Career Scoring Leaders NCAA tournaments. Player (Years) Points 1. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 2,405 2. Jordan Hooper (2011-14) 2,357 Big Red Moves Up to No. 15 in AP, Coaches Polls 3. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 2,131 Nebraska moved up to No. 15 in both The Associated Press and the USA Today Coaches Poll after two 4. Kelsey Griffin (2005-10) 2,033 weeks of regular-season play. The Huskers opened the 2014-15 season at No. 16 in both polls. 5. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 1,976 NU closed the 2013-14 campaign at No. 13 in the AP rankings, which did not include NCAA Tournament Husker Career 20-Point Games results. Nebraska, which went 26-7 last season and 12-4 in the Big Ten before winning its first Big Ten Rachel Theriot (7) Points Tournament title, ended the season at No. 17 in the final USA Today Coaches Top 25. Both Nebraska’s final vs. Minnesota (1/16/14) 33 AP and Coaches Top 25 rankings were the second-best year-end rankings in school history. The Huskers at Utah (11/15/13) 28 at Ohio State (2/20/14) 26 have finished the season in the AP Top 25 four times in the past five years. vs. #23 Iowa (3/9/14) 24 The Huskers finished No. 19 in the official NCAA RPI, which was its third-best RPI finish in history - all at #19 Purdue (3/2/14) 24 in the last five seasons. vs. Indiana (2/16/14) 23 Before Nebraska Coach Connie Yori came to Nebraska for the 2002-03 season, the Huskers had never vs. Utah (11/23/14) 20 Tear’a Laudermill (6) Points finished a season ranked in the top 25 in either of the major polls or the RPI. vs. #8 Penn State (2/24/14) 27 at Iowa (2/1/14) 26 Huskers Honored 1988 Big Eight Champs at Devaney Center vs. BYU (3/24/14) 22 at Wisconsin (2/5/14) 21 Nebraska honored the members of its 1988 Big Eight regular-season championship women’s basketball at Washington State (11/19/14) 20 team with a win a 66-43 win over Utah in a return to the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Nov. 23. vs. #19 Michigan State (3/8/14) 20 The game marked the Huskers’ first game at the Devaney Center since moving into their new homecourt Emily Cady (4) Points at Pinnacle Bank Arena for the start of the 2013-14 season. Nebraska played every home game inside the vs. Utah (11/23/14) 25 vs. #8 Ohio State (2/26/12) 24 Devaney Center from 1976-77 through 2012-13, winning nearly 75 percent (388-130) of its games. at #10 Ohio State (1/19/12) 24 The 1988 team established the early standard for success at Nebraska, running to a 22-7 record that vs. Minnesota (1/16/14) 23 included an 11-3 Big Eight mark under second-year coach Angela Beck. Nine of those former Huskers Hailie Sample (1) Points returned to the Devaney Center for the Utah game. at Creighton (12/5/12) 20 Maurtice Ivy, the 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year and NU’s first 2,000-point scorer, headlined the Nebraska’s 30-Point Games (Career) group, along with Husker great Amy Stephens. A current Husker assistant, Stephens scored 1,976 points (21 Individuals/73 Games) Player (Years) Games in her four-year career. CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Stephanie Bolli and Ann Halsne, who also starred 1. Karen Jennings (1989-92) 12 in softball for the Huskers, also returned along with Kim Harris, Amy Kramer Bullock, Pam Fiene Dubas, 2. Jordan Hooper (2011-14) 10 Melissa Sanford and Deb Hoffman. Long-time NU assistant coach and administrator Theresa Becker also 3. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 9 attended, while Coach Angela Beck delivered a special video message to the fans and players. 4. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 8 5. Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) 5 In addition to on-court recognition and HuskerVision presentations, NU honored the Big Eight champions Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 5 by donning throwback 1987-88 replica uniforms - with some added length to the shorts. -- Rachel Theriot (2013-14) 1 Nebraska’s white 1987-88 uniforms featured a script “Nebraska” across the jersey, with the outline of the state of Nebraska on the outside of the shorts that included a script “Huskers” and a star on Lincoln Husker Career Double-Doubles Emily Cady (23) inside the state. The 1988 Huskers went a perfect 16-0 at home in their whites. [23 Career: 2014-15 (1); 2013-14 (14); 2012-13 (5); (2011-12 (3)] The Devaney Center was renovated and reconfigured for volleyball prior to 2013-14, reducing capacity vs. Pepperdine (11/15/14) 12 points - 11 rebounds to 7,907. The game between the Huskers and Utes was the first college basketball game at Devaney since vs. BYU (3/24/14) 13 points - 10 rebounds vs. Fresno State (3/22/14) 15 points - 11 rebounds the renovations, but Devaney did play host to 2014 boys and girls state high school tournaments. vs. Illinois (2/27/14) 10 points - 12 rebounds vs. Indiana (2/16/14) 12 points - 13 rebounds at Wisconsin (2/5/14) 10 points - 11 rebounds Husker Season Ticket Sales Reach Another All-Time High at Northwestern (1/26/14) 12 points - 10 rebounds Nebraska’s second season inside the spectacular Pinnacle Bank Arena promises to be packed with vs. #22 Purdue (1/19/14) 13 points - 16 rebounds action from start to finish, and Husker women’s basketball fans are showing that they want to see it all vs. Minnesota (1/16/14) 23 points - 13 rebounds at Illinois (1/12/14) 19 points - 10 rebounds in person this season. at Michigan State (1/9/14) 16 points - 12 rebounds Heading into the regular season, Nebraska had sold a school-record 3,909 season tickets for the 2014- vs. Utah State (12/8/13) 16 points -10 rebounds 15 campaign. In their first season at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2013-14, Nebraska shattered its previous vs. Washington St. (11/30/13) 13 points - 13 rebounds vs. Southern (11/24/13) 18 points - 14 rebounds season ticket sales record with more than 3,700. The previous record came in 2010-11, when NU sold vs. Alabama (11/11/13) 19 points - 11 rebounds approximately 2,700 season tickets. vs. #7 Penn State (3/3/13) 15 points - 10 rebounds Last season, Nebraska ranked No. 11 nationally with an average home attendance of 6,161 fans per vs. Ohio State (2/14/13) 10 points - 16 rebounds at Minnesota (1/20/13) 12 points - 10 rebounds game. The Huskers ranked No. 8 nationally in total attendance with 110,892 fans flocking to the arena to at Indiana (1/10/13) 11 points - 10 rebounds watch the Big Red roll to a 16-2 home record. vs. Wisconsin (1/2/13) 13 points - 14 rebounds vs. Kansas (3/18/12) 10 points - 10 rebounds vs. Iowa (3/2/12) 15 points - 10 rebounds Theriot Claims Preseason All-Big Ten Honors at #15 Purdue (2/2/12) 11 points - 12 rebounds Nebraska junior Rachel Theriot captured preseason first-team All-Big Ten team announced at Big Ten Rachel Theriot (4) Conference Women’s Basketball Media Day on Oct. 16. vs. Fresno State (3/22/14) 10 points - 12 assists Theriot, a 6-0 point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, joined senior point guards vs. Minnesota (3/7/14) 14 points - 18 assists at Wisconsin (2/5/14) 11 points - 11 assists (Minnesota) and Samantha Logic (Iowa) on the five-player honor squads of both the conference coaches vs. Michigan (1/29/14) 10 points - 11 assists and media. Michigan State sophomore Aerial Powers and Northwestern sophomore Nia Coffey rounded Hailie Sample (3) out the coaches top five. Sophomores Amanda Zahui from Minnesota and from Maryland, vs. BYU (3/24/14) 10 points - 10 rebounds along with junior Ameryst Alston from Ohio State claimed spots on the media’s six-player team. vs. #23 Iowa (3/9/14) 11 points - 15 rebounds As a team, Nebraska was picked No. 3 in the conference by the media, trailing Maryland and Michigan at #9 Texas A&M (3/25/13) 10 points - 11 rebounds State. Iowa earned the No. 3 spot ahead of the Huskers in the coaches ranking of the top three teams. Nebraska Season Double-Doubles Player (Season) Double-Doubles 1.Kelsey Griffin (2009-10) 20 Big Red, Big Picture 2. Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) 16 • Nebraska’s No. 13 final national ranking in 2014 the Associated Press Poll was the second-highest 3. Jordan Hooper (2013-14) 14 final ranking in school history, trailing only NU’s No. 4 AP finish in 2010. The AP produces its final ranking Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 14 at the end of the regular season and does not do another poll during or after the NCAA Tournament. Emily Cady (2013-14) 14 6. Karen Jennings (1992-93) 13 • Nebraska was ranked No. 19 in the final regular-season NCAA RPI heading into the NCAA Tournament. Karen Jennings (1990-91) 13 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 8 • 2014-15 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Nebraska Individual Career Highs • Nebraska’s 2014-15 recruiting class is ranked No. 8 nationally by ESPN - the best class in school history. Scoring The 2013-14 recruiting class was ranked No. 9 nationally by ESPN. They are the two best classes in school Player (Game, Date) Points history. Rachel Theriot (vs. Minnesota, 1/16/14) 33 • Nebraska’s No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament marked the second-best seed the Huskers ever earned Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Penn State, 2/24/14) 27 Emily Cady (vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 25 in the Big Dance, trailing only NU’s No. 1 seed in 2010. Hailie Sample (at Creighton, 12/5/12) 20 • Nebraska retired 2010 All-American Kelsey Griffin’s jersey at the Michigan game (Jan. 29). The 2010 Allie Havers (vs. Michigan State, 3/8/14) 17 Senior CLASS Award winner and Nebraska Female Student-Athlete of the Year had her number raised Brandi Jeffery (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 19 Anya Kalenta (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 14 at Pinnacle Bank Arena, but not permanently retired. Current Husker Emily Cady shares Griffin’s No. 23. Natalie Romeo (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 7 Griffin, a five-year WNBA veteran, made a return trip to Lincoln from her club team in Australia. Jasmine Cincore (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 5 • NU has earned NCAA Tournament trips six of the past eight seasons (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014). Kaylee Page (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 2 • The Huskers have advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 twice in the last five seasons (2010, 2013). Esther Ramacieri (vs. Fresno State, 3/22/14) 2 • Coach Connie Yori is the winningest coach in Husker history (243 victories) and has won conference Rebounding coach-of-the-year honors in the Big Ten (2013, 2014), Big 12 (2012) and Missouri Valley (2002). She was Emily Cady (vs. Ohio State, 2/14/13) 16 the national coach-of-the-year in 2010. Hailie Sample (vs. Iowa, 3/9/14) 15 Allie Havers (at Northwestern, 1/26/14) 10 Brandi Jeffery (at Wash. St., 11/19/14; vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 8 Nebraska Posts Perfect GSR for 10th Straight Season Anya Kalenta (vs. Peppderdine, 11/15/14) 8 Nebraska Coach Connie Yori would be the first to say that nobody’s perfect. However, in the eyes of the Rachel Theriot (Five Times, at Ohio State, 2/20/14) 7 NCAA’s Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), that’s exactly what her Husker program has been for 10 Tear’a Laudermill (Three Times, vs. Minnesota, 1/16/14) 6 Natalie Romeo (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 3 consecutive years. Nebraska is the only program among the 14 Big Ten Conference schools to accomplish Jasmine Cincore (vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 2 the perfect score for 10 straight years. Esther Ramacieri (Four Times, vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 2 The NCAA announced the release of its annual Graduation Success Rate report on Tuesday, Oct. 28, Emily Wood (vs. Alcorn St., 11/16/14; vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 1 and Nebraska was a national leader in women’s basketball for the 10th straight season, dating back to to Assists 2004-05. Rachel Theriot (vs. Minnesota, 3/7/14) 18 Yori, who is entering her 13th season at Nebraska, joined Coach Robin Krapfl’s women’s golf program, Emily Cady (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 8 Coach Scott Jacobson’s women’s tennis program and Coach John Cook’s volleyball program as Nebraska Hailie Sample (at Purdue, 2/11/13) 6 Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Northwestern, 1/2/14; vs. ORU, 12/29/13) 5 teams who have produced perfect 100 percent rates each of the last 10 years. Brandi Jeffery (Five Times, vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 4 Nebraska was one of five Big Ten women’s basketball programs to post 100 percent rates in 2013-14, Natalie Romeo (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 4 joining Penn State, Purdue, Michigan and Illinois. All 14 Big Ten women’s programs posted GSR rates above Allie Havers (vs. Michigan State, 3/8/14) 3 80 percent last season. Jasmine Cincore (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 1 Kaylee Page (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 1 Esther Ramacieri (vs. Michigan State, 3/8/14) 1 Huskers Seek Seventh NCAA Bid in Last Nine Years Nebraska made its 12th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament and its sixth in the last eight Steals Brandi Jeffery (vs. Vermont, 12/18/11) 6 seasons in 2014. The 2014 Huskers also became the first Nebraska team in history to advance to the NCAA Emily Cady (vs. Indiana, 1/5/12) 5 second round in back-to-back seasons, after a 2014 first-round win over Fresno State. Rachel Theriot (vs. BYU, 3/24/14) 5 Over the past six years, the Huskers have produced six NCAA Tournament wins under Coach Connie Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Wisconsin, 1/2/13; vs. Temple, 11/11/12) 4 Yori, after the program notched just two NCAA wins in the first 25 years of the NCAA Tournament. Hailie Sample (at Wash. St., 11/19/14; vs. Northwestern, 1/2/14) 3 Jasmine Cincore (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 1 Nebraska’s No. 4 seed was its second-highest in school history, trailing only the No. 1 seed the Huskers Allie Havers (Nine Times, vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 1 earned on their way to their first NCAA Sweet 16 in 2010. NU earned its second NCAA Sweet 16 spot as a Natalie Romeo (Three Times, vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 1 No. 6 seed in 2013, following wins over No. 11 seed Chattanooga and third-seeded Texas A&M in College Station in 2013. Blocked Shots Emily Cady (at Wisconsin, 2/28/13) 4 The Huskers notched their first NCAA Tournament win under Coach Yori with a 61-58 victory over Xavier Allie Havers (vs. Michigan State, 3/8/14) 3 at College Park, Md., in 2008. Hailie Sample (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 3 Anya Kalenta (vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 2 Tear’a Laudermill (vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13) 2 Yori Claims Back-to-Back Big Ten Coaching Honors Rachel Theriot (vs. Purdue, 1/5/13) 2 Nebraska’s Connie Yori was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year in voting by conference coaches for Brandi Jeffery (Eight Times, vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 1 the second straight season in 2014. Yori captured her third conference coach-of-the-year award in the last five seasons and her second in the Big Ten. Yori led the 2013-14 Huskers Minutes Played Emily Cady (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 49 Yori’s 20-Win Seasons to their second straight unbeaten February, while finishing 12-4 in the Big Rachel Theriot (at Wisconsin, 2/5/14; vs. Minnesota, 1/16/14) 45 Season Record Ten for the second consecutive year. The Huskers then ran to the Big Ten Hailie Sample (Four Times, vs. Illinois, 2/27/14) 40 1. 2009-10 32-2 Tournament title for the first conference tournament title in school history. Tear’a Laudermill (vs. BYU, 3/24/14) 40 2. 2013-14 26-7 Nebraska went 1-1 in the 2014 NCAA Tournament to finish with a 26-7 overall Brandi Jeffery (vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 32 3. 2012-13 25-9 Allie Havers (vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 29 4. 2011-12 24-9 mark. Anya Kalenta (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 26 5. 2006-07 22-10 The 2014 Huskers opened Big Ten play with a 3-3 mark that included a Natalie Romeo (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 24 6. 2007-08 21-12 two-point loss to Purdue and a four-point road loss at Northwestern, before Kaylee Page (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 11 Jasmine Cincore (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 10 rallying for nine straight wins. The Huskers played their final regular-season Esther Ramacieri (vs. Oral Roberts, 12/29/13) 8 game for a share of the Big Ten title for the second straight year, after competing for the Big Ten Tournament Emily Wood (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 3 title in Indianpolis in 2012. Yori captured Big 12 Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2010 on her way to WBCA, AP, USBWA, Naismith Three-Pointers Made Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Penn State, 2/24/14) 7 and Kay Yow National Coach-of-the-Year awards. She led the Huskers to the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16 after Rachel Theriot (at Purdue, 3/2/14) 4 capturing the Big 12 regular-season title with a perfect 16-0 record. The 2009-10 Huskers, which featured Emily Cady (vs. Wisconsin, 1/2/13; vs. Minnesota, 1/22/12) 3 first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin and first-team All-Big 12 picks Cory Montgomery and Yvonne Turner, Brandi Jeffery (vs. Minnesota, 1/16/14) 3 Anya Kalenta (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 2 finished with a 32-2 overall record. Natalie Romeo (vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 2 Before becoming Nebraska’s head coach in 2002-03, Yori claimed Missouri Valley Conference Coach-of- Hailie Sample (Three Times, vs. Oral Roberts, 12/20/12) 1 the-Year honors in her final season at Creighton in 2002. In Yori’s first 12 seasons as NU’s coach, her Huskers have earned a total of 37 all-conference awards (12 first team, 4 second team, 11 honorable mention, 5 freshmen, 5 defensive). Jordan Hooper earned Nebraska’s first Big Ten Player-of-the-Year award in 2014, becoming Yori’s second conference player of the year in the last five seasons at Nebraska. Kelsey Griffin claimed Big 12 Player-of-the-Year honors in 2010. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 9 • 2014-15 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Talented Young Huskers Challenged to Fill Hooper’s Spot When Nebraska took the floor in the regular season opener against Pepperdine on Nov. 15, it marked the first time since 2010 that Jordan Hooper was not in the starting lineup for the Big Red. Hooper, a three-time first-team All-Big Ten forward and a 2014 first-team WBCA All-American, started 131 consecutive games for the Huskers from 2010-11 through 2013-14. 2014 Big Ten Final Standings Team Overall (Big Ten) Hooper finished her Husker career ranked No. 2 in career points (2,357) and rebounds (1,110) while 1. Penn State 24-8 (13-3) setting the school record with 295 career three-pointers. Hooper averaged 18.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2. Michigan State 23-10 (13-3) and 2.3 threes per game in her career. As a senior in 2013-14, Hooper averaged 20.4 points, 9.1 rebounds 3. Nebraska 26-7 (12-4) and 2.4 threes per contest. 4. Purdue 22-9 (11-5) 5. Iowa 27-9 (11-5) 6. Minnesota 22-13 (8-8) NU Nuggets: Huskers At a Glance 7. Michigan 20-14 (8-8) 8. Ohio State 17-18 (5-11) #31, Anya Kalenta, 6-3, Jr., F, Minsk, Belarus (7.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg) 9. Northwestern 17-16 (5-11) • Anya Kalenta has her NCAA Division I basketball career off to an impressive start by averaging 7.3 10. Indiana 21-13 (5-11) points and 3.8 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game to help the Huskers to a 4-0 start. 11. Wisconsin 10-19 (3-13) • She averaged 12.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in a pair of wins on opening weekend. She established 12. Illinois 9-21 (2-14) career highs with 14 points and eight rebounds against Pepperdine on Nov. 15. The 6-3 forward went 2014 Big Ten Awards (Coaches) 2-for-2 from three-point range against Alcorn State on Nov. 16. Coach of the Year: Connie Yori, Nebraska • Kalenta suffered a broken nose in preseason practice on Oct. 29 and underwent surgery Oct. 30. Player of the Year: Jordan Hooper, Nebraska She was hit by an unintentional elbow from Darrien Washington. Kalenta wore a protective mask in both Defensive Player of the Year: Dara Taylor, Penn St. Freshman of the Year: Amanda Zahui B., Minnesota exhibition games and against Pepperdine. Sixth Player of the Year: Whitney Bays, Purdue • She earned third-team NJCAA All-America honors in 2013-14 at Vincennes University in Indiana. She transferred to Vincennes after spending her freshman season at Broward College in Florida in 2012-13. First-Team All-Big Ten Jordan Hooper, Sr., F, Nebraska (unanimous) • Kalenta ranked in the NJCAA’s top 25 in scoring (20.8 ppg, 13th), rebounding (10.7 rpg, 22nd) and , Sr., G, Penn State (unanimous) blocked shots (2.1 bpg, 20th) in her only season with the Trailblazers at Vincennes in 2013-14. Rachel Banham, Jr., G, Minnesota (unanimous) • She hit 51.1 percent of field goals, including 41 percent of her three-pointers last season. The 6-3 Courtney Moses, Sr., G, Purdue (unanimous) Kalenta hit 32 threes on the season. Samantha Logic, Jr., G, Iowa (unanimous) Rachel Theriot, So., G, Nebraska • Kalenta was a member of the Belarus U-20 National Team at the 2013 European Championships. Ameryst Alston, So., G, Ohio State Ariel Edwards, Sr., G/F, Penn State #22, Allie Havers, 6-5, So., C, Paw Paw, Mich. (5.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg) Aeriel Powers, RFr., G, Michigan State • One of the tallest Nebraska women’s basketball players in history, Allie Havers is one of the most Nia Coffey, Fr., F, Northwestern improved Huskers on the 2014-15 team. She is averaging 5.5 points and 5.3 rebounds while playing 23 Michala Johnson, Jr., F, Wisconsin minutes per game off the bench to help the Huskers to a 4-0 start. • She produced her best game of the young season with eight points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes Second-Team All-Big Ten Emily Cady, Jr., F, Nebraska off the bench in Nebraska’s 82-61 win at Washington State on Nov. 19. Tear’a Laudermill, Jr., G, Nebraska • Havers opened her collegiate career with 14 points and three rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench Larryn Brooks, Fr., G, Indiana in Nebraska’s 77-49 win over UCLA in Lincoln on Nov. 8, 2013. Bethany Doolittle, Jr., C, Iowa Cyesha Goree, Jr., F, Michigan • Havers was NU’s top post off the bench as a true freshman in 2013-14, averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 Annalise Pickrel, Sr., F, Michigan State rebounds while playing in all 33 games. She averaged just over 10 minutes per contest. Amanda Zahui B., RFr., C, Minnesota • She played a huge role in Nebraska’s 2014 Big Ten Tournament title. In a Big Ten semifinal win over Dara Taylor, Sr., G, Penn State No. 19 Michigan State on March 8, Havers entered the game early in the first half after All-American Jordan KK Houser, Sr., G, Purdue Hooper was whistled for her second foul. Havers took the floor with NU trailing 16-13. She ignited a massive All-Defensive Team surge, dishing out three assists in her first three minutes to spark a 26-3 eruption that gave the Big Red Hailie Sample, Jr., F, Nebraska a 39-19 lead with seven minutes left in the half. She later scored six straight points to send Nebraska to Bethany Doolittle, Jr., C, Iowa the locker room with a 50-27 lead. Havers finished with career highs of 17 points, three assists and three Klarissa Bell, Sr., G, Michigan State Amanda Zahui B., RFr., C, Minnesota blocks to go along with one steal in just 19 minutes. Dara Taylor, Sr., G, Penn State

#5, Natalie Romeo, 5-7, Fr., G, Martinez, Calif. (4.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.8 apg) All-Freshman Team • Nebraska’s top guard off the bench this season, freshman Natalie Romeo is averaging 4.8 points, 1.5 Amanda Zahui B., RFr., Minnesota rebounds and 1.8 assists to help the Huskers to a 4-0 start. Nia Coffey, Fr., F, Northwestern • She is coming off a strong six-point effort where she added two rebounds, an assist and a steal in Larryn Brooks, Fr., G, Indiana Aeriel Powers, RFr., G, Michigan State NU’s win over Utah on Nov. 23. Romeo hit a pair of three-pointers to spark the Huskers. Ally Disterhoft, Fr., G, Iowa • Romeo saw extensive playing time on opening weekend (Nov. 15-16), averaging 6.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal in 20.0 minutes per game in wins over Pepperdine and Alcorn State. Big Ten All-Tournament Team • Romeo earned first-team All-California Elite honors from Cal-Hi Sports in 2014. Rachel Theriot, So., G, Nebraska (MVP) Jordan Hooper, Sr., F, Nebraska • She was a two-time first-team All-California Division II pick at Carondelet High School. Samantha Logic, Jr., G, Iowa • Romeo was rated as the No. 55 Player in the Nation by ESPN (No. 12 Point Guard) and the No. 27 Melissa Dixon, Sr., G, Iowa Player in the Nation (No. 6 Point Guard) by Full Court Press. Ally Disterhoft, Fr., G, Iowa Ameryst Alston, So., G, Ohio State • She averaged 19.8 points, 7.8 assists and 5.6 steals as a senior at Carondelet High School. Romeo finished her four-year high school career with 2,151 points, 552 rebounds, 735 assists and 613 steals and Nebraska Career Games Started finished No. 2 on Carondelet’s all-time scoring list behind Stanford All-American Jayne Appel. Player (Years) Games Played 1. Lindsey Moore (2010-13) 132 #34, Jasmine Cincore, 5-8, Fr., G, Arlington, Tenn. (2.5 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 0.3 apg, 0.3 spg) 2. Jordan Hooper (2011-14) 131 • Jasmine Cincore has seen action in all four contests, averaging 2.5 points in just 5.5 minutes per game 3. Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) 127 to help the Huskers to a 4-0 start. 4. Janet Smith (1979-82) 122 5. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 120 • Cincore played well on opening weekend (Nov. 15-16), averaging 4.5 points in 8.5 minutes per game Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 120 in wins over Pepperdine and Alcorn State. She hit 3-of-6 shots from the floor and 3-of-5 free throws. 7. Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 119 • She was a two-time Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014. 8. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 114 • Cincore earned first-team all-class, All-Tennessee honors from USA Today in 2014. -- Emily Cady (2012-15) 104 -- Hailie Sample (2012-15) 104 • She averaged 15.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals as a senior at Briarcrest Christian. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 10 • 2014-15 Game Notes • Huskers.com

2014-15 Husker Season In-Depth #2, Kaylee Page, 6-2, Fr., F, Alma, Kan. (0.5 ppg, 0.5 rpg) NU leads at the half 3-0 • Kaylee Page scored her first points with a pair of free throws in NU’s win over Alcorn State on Nov. NU trails at the half 0-0 16. She added a rebound and an assist against the Lady Braves. She has seen action in all four games. NU is tied at the half 1-0 • Page was the 2014 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year and the two-time Kansas Class 4A Player of NU attempts more FG than opponent 2-0 the Year (2013, 2014) while playing for her father, Jim, at Wamego High School. She was ranked as the NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 2-0 No. 42 Player in the Nation by ESPN (2014), and the No. 18 in the Nation by ESPN (2014). NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-0 • She averaged 18.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.8 blocks and 3.2 assists over her four-year career. She hit 35.3 percent of her threes, connecting on 181 threes in her 93-game career. Page finished with 1,755 NU makes more FG than opponent 4-0 points, 771 rebounds, 293 assists, 167 steals and 355 blocks. NU makes fewer FG than opponent 0-0 NU makes same number of FG as opponent 0-0 #11, Esther Ramacieri, 5-8, So., G, Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (0.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg) • Esther Ramacieri saw action in both games on Nebraska’s opening weekend, grabbing two rebounds NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 4-0 in NU’s win over Alcorn State. She also saw playing time in the win over Utah on Nov. 23. NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 0-0 • Ramacieri competed in 17 games for the Huskers as a true freshman, including five regular-season NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 1-0 Big Ten contests. She was a reserve in the backcourt and at power forward. NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 3-0 • Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to play for the Huskers under Coach Yori, including Chelsea Aubry (2004-07), Kaitlyn Burke (2008-12) and Harleen Sidhu (2009-12). NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 4-0 NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 0-0 #12, Emily Wood, 5-5, Fr., G, Salina, Kan. (0.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg) • Emily Wood walked on to the Nebraska program after being recruited by Harvard, Dartmouth, NU shoots more FT than opponent 3-0 Washburn and Western Illinois. She grabbed one rebound against both Pepperdine and Alcorn State. NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 1-0 • She was a first-team Kansas Class 5A all-state selection as a senior at Salina Central High School in NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 0-0 2014. Wood averaged 16.0 points per game as a senior, while hitting a school-record 91 threes. She hit NU makes more FT than opponent 3-0 42.1 percent of her threes and 86.2 percent of her free throws as a senior. NU makes fewer FT than opponent 1-0 • Wood played on the MOKAN Eclipse club team coached by Doug Finch, who is the father of Nebraska NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-0 assistant coach Dayna Finch. Doug Finch is also the head boys coach at Salina Central. NU has more total rebounds than opponent 4-0 #30, Chandler Smith, 6-0, Fr., G, Brewster, Wash. (Brewster) NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 0-0 • Chandler Smith dressed out in a Nebraska uniform for the first time in the Huskers’ win over Utah NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0 on Nov. 23, but she did not play in the contest. • Smith was impressive in preseason practice but was sidelined for more than a month by a stress NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 3-0 fracture in her leg. NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 1-0 Smith was the two-time Washington Class 1A Player of the Year (2013, 2014) NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 0-0 • • She earned a spot on the Washington all-class, all-state team in 2014. NU has more assists than opponent 4-0 • Smith was rated as the No. 62 Player in the Nation (No. 18 Wing) by ESPN (2014) NU has fewer assists than opponent 0-0 NU has same number of assists as opponent 0-0 #50, Darrien Washington, 6-2, Fr., F, Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) • Darrien Washington saw playing time in Nebraska’s exhibition games but could be a candidate for a NU has more turnovers than opponent 1-0 redshirt in 2014-15. Washington has not played in NU’s first four regular-season games. NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 3-0 • Washington was a two-time first-team All-Oakland selection (2013, 2014). NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 0-0 • She averaged 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks for Oakland Skyline High School as a senior. NU has more steals than opponent 2-0 • Washington produced 1,181 points and nearly 1,000 rebounds in her high school career. NU has fewer steals than opponent 2-0 • Washington was a club teammate of Natalie Romeo on the Cal Stars Elite. NU has same number of steals as opponent 0-0 Hooper Continues String of Nebraska WNBA Success NU has more blocked shots than opponent 2-0 Jordan Hooper became the third Husker in the last five years taken in the top 13 picks of the WNBA NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 2-0 Draft, when she was chosen by the with the first pick of the second round of the 2014 WNBA NU has same number of blocks as opponent 0-0 Draft on April 14. She was the fourth Husker selected among the top 25 picks NU commits more fouls than opponent 0-0 in the draft in the same span. Lindsey Moore (2013, Minnesota Lynx) was NU’s Huskers in WNBA Draft most recent first-round pick. Kelsey Griffin (2010, Minnesota Lynx) was the NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 3-0 Since 2010 NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 1-0 2014-Jordan Hooper 13th No. 3 overall pick in 2010 and has spent five seasons with the Connecticut 2013-Lindsey Moore 12th Sun. Games are decided by 20 or more points 4-0 Nebraska Coach Connie Yori also has helped guide Cory Montgomery, Games are decided by 10 or more points 4-0 2010-Kelsey Griffin 3rd Yvonne Turner, Danielle Page, and Kiera Hardy to stints in the WNBA since Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 0-0 2010-Cory Montgomery 25th 2007. Hardy and Montgomery were third-round WNBA Draft choices, while Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 0-0 Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 0-0 Page and Turner signed free agent contracts. Overtime Games 0-0 Hooper closed one of the greatest careers in Nebraska history as a first-team WBCA All-American in 2014. She joined NU retired jersey honorees Karen Jennings (1993) and Kelsey Griffin (2010) as the only Playing on Monday 0-0 Huskers in history to earn first-team All-America honors. Playing on Tuesday 0-0 A three-time first-team All-Big Ten choice, Hooper was the 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year. Hooper, Playing on Wednesday 1-0 who was a two-time Big Ten All-Tournament selection and helped the Huskers to their first-ever Big Ten Playing on Thursday 0-0 Playing on Friday 0-0 Tournament title in 2014, finished her career as the school record holder with 295 three-pointers which Playing on Saturday 1-0 tied for third in Big Ten history. She also tied the NU record with 40 career double-doubles while ranking Playing on Sunday 2-0 second in school history in both points (2,357) and rebounds (1,110). Hooper is the only Husker and one of only two Big Ten players in history to achieve those combined career milestones. Playing in November 4-0 Playing in December 0-0 Playing in January 0-0 Huskers Rank Among National Attendance Leaders Playing in February 0-0 In 18 home games, the Huskers attracted 110,892 fans including 10 of the top-16 largest home non- Playing in March 0-0 conference crowds in school history in 2013-14. Nebraska’s total home attendance of 110,892 ranked No. 8 nationally, while NU’s average home attendance of 6,161 ranked 11th in 2013-14. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 11 • 2014-15 Game Notes • Huskers.com

NU drew 5,000 or more fans for 14 of its first 18 home games, including four consecutive crowds of Nebraska Career Three-Point Leaders more than 7,000 to close its first regular season at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Player, Pos. (Season) 3FG The Big Red drew seven crowds of 5,000 or more in 10 home non-conference games, after drawing 1. Jordan Hooper, F (2011-14) 295 just five home non-conference crowds of 5,000 or more in 37 seasons at the Devaney Center. 2. Kiera Hardy, G (2004-07) 267 3. Yvonne Turner, G (2007-10) 183 Nebraska attracted almost 15,000 fans to Pinnacle Bank Arena in its season-opening weekend, including 4. Lindsey Moore, G (2009-13) 173 a non-conference school-record crowd of 9,750 for a season-opening win over UCLA on Nov. 8. The Huskers 5. Anna DeForge, G (1995-98) 155 added a crowd of 4,924 for a Veterans Day win over Alabama on Nov. 11. 6. Kate Galligan, G (1993-96) 145 The 14,674 fans over two games nearly matched the 15,221 fans who attended Nebraska’s eight home 7. Nicole Kubik, G (1997-00) 129 8. Amy Stephens, G (1986-89) 129 non-conference games in Coach Connie Yori’s first season in 2002-03. 9. Kaitlyn Burke, G (2007-12) 110 Nebraska’s average home attendance of 5,658 marked the best single-season non-conference average 10. Tear’a Laudermill, G (2012-15) 106 in school history, crushing the 4,049 fans per game the Huskers averaged during home non-conference action in 2012-13. With just one more home non-conference game than a year ago, the Big Red attracted Nebraska Season 3FG Made* Season 3FG 20,139 more fans than last season (36,436), which was also a school non-conference record. 1. 2013-14 231 Growing interest in Nebraska women’s basketball is not new. In fact, 13 of the 21 largest non-conference 2. 2011-12 230 home crowds in school history have come over the last 21 non-conference home games for the Big Red. 3. 2009-10 225 4. 2010-11 218 5. 2012-13 214 Huskers Produced Second-Best Win Total for Third Straight Season 6. 2006-07 173 Nebraska notched the second-highest win total in school history for the third consecutive year, finishing 7. 2008-09 171 at 26-7 (.788) to produce the second-best overall winning percentage in school history. 8. 2004-05 161 The Huskers have averaged 25 wins over the past three years, including 9. 2005-06 155 24 victories in 2012 and 25 wins in 2013. NU’s Best Seasons 10. 2007-08 148 11. 2003-04 145 Before NU’s 24 wins in 2011-12, only one Husker team had produced more Season Record 1. 2009-10 32-2 *all teams coached by Connie Yori than 23 wins in a season - Nebraska’s 2009-10 Big 12 championship team 2. 2013-14 26-7 that finished 32-2 (.941 winning percentage), including the school’s first trip 3. 2012-13 25-9 Nebraska Season 3FG attempted* to the NCAA Sweet 16. 4. 2011-12 24-9 Season 3FG 5. 1992-93 23-8 1. 2011-12 759 The 2012-13 Huskers took a step forward by notching 25 wins, including 2. 2012-13 684 a pair of NCAA Tournament victories to reach NU’s second NCAA Sweet 16. 1997-98 23-10 1978-79 23-13 3. 2009-10 661 The 2013-14 Huskers kept NU moving up after winning the school’s first 1979-80 23-17 4. 2010-11 658 conference tournament title at the 2014 Big Ten Tournament. 9. 2006-07 22-10 5. 2013-14 645 6. 2006-07 519 Nebraska’s seven losses in 2013-14 were also tied for the second-fewest bold indicates Connie Yori-coached team 7. 2008-09 516 in school history, trailing only the two losses by the 2009-10 squad. The 8. 2004-05 484 1988 Big Eight champion Huskers finished 22-7. The only other NU team to lose seven or fewer games 9. 2003-04 462 was Nebraska’s first-ever varsity team in 1974-75, which went 9-7 against primarily lower division (NCAA 10. 2005-06 457 Division II, III, NAIA) opponents. 11. 2007-08 455 Nebraska, which has produced six 20-win seasons in the past eight years, had managed only five 20- *all teams coached by Connie Yori win seasons in the previous 26 years before Coach Connie Yori led the Huskers to 22 wins in 2006-07. NU Nebraska’s Top Home Win Totals owns 15 20-win seasons and three 25-win campaigns in 39 seasons as a varsity sport. Season Wins Nebraska owns four 20-win seasons in the last five years, which has included the four top victory totals 1. 2013-14 16 in school history, including an NU-record 32 wins in 2009-10. Prior to Yori’s arrival in 2002-03, NU’s record 2009-10 16 1997-98 16 for single-season wins was 23 (1978-79, 1979-80, 1992-93, 1997-98). 4. 2007-08 14 1978-79 14 Double Trouble: Cady Climbing Husker Career Chart 6. 2012-13 13 Emily Cady ranks fifth in Nebraska history with 23 career double-doubles. 2011-12 13 Double-Double Dynamo 2003-04 13 The 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., tied teammate Jordan Hooper for 1987-88 13 second in the Big Ten with 14 double-doubles in 2013-14. They became Nebraska’s Career Leaders Player (Years) Doubles 10.2004-05 12 the first Husker teammates to both produce double-figure double-doubles 1. Jordan Hooper (11-14) 40 1998-99 12 in the same season. Kelsey Griffin (06-10) 40 1995-96 12 As a senior, Cady will try to join Hooper, Kelsey Griffin and Karen Jennings 3. Karen Jennings (90-93) 36 1992-93 12 4. Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) 24 1986-87 12 as the only players in Husker history with two double-digit double-double 5. Emily Cady (12-15) 23 Nebraska owns 11 straight seasons with 10 or more campaigns. Cady is one of just six Huskers in history with 10 or more double- home victories (longest streak in school history). doubles in a season, including Griffin (10, 2006-07; 20, 2009-10), Jennings (13, 1990-91; 13, 1991-92), Nafeesah Brown (16, 1993-94), Maurtice Ivy (10, 1985-86) and Carol Garey Nebraska’s 20-Win Seasons (10, 1978-79). Nebraska players have produced 10 double-digit double-double seasons. Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) 1. 2009-10 32-2 (.941) 16-0 (1.000) 2. 2013-14 26-7 (.788) 12-4 (.750) Cady, Sample Own 104 Consecutive Starts Together 2012-13 25-9 (.735) 12-4 (.750) Nebraska seniors Emily Cady and Hailie Sample have joined each other in the Huskers’ starting five for 4. 2011-12 24-9 (.727) 10-6 (.625) 104 consecutive games, dating back to their first games of their freshman season at NU in 2011-12. 5. 1992-93 23-8 (.742) 10-4 (.714) 1997-98 23-10 (.697) 11-5 (.688) Junior point guard Rachel Theriot has joined them in the starting five for each of the last 65 games, 1978-79 23-13 (.639) none while senior Tear’a Laudermill has made 34 straight starts. 1979-80 23-17 (.575) none Departed All-America Jordan Hooper graduated from the Husker program and headed to the WNBA 9. 2006-07 22-10 (.688) 10-6 (.625) after making 131 consecutive starts, while NU used the same starting five in the final 30 games last season. 1987-88 22-7 (.759) 11-3 (.786) Consistent starting lineups are nothing new for the Huskers under Coach Connie Yori. In fact, over the 11.1975-76 21-9 (.700) none 1991-92 21-11 (.656) 9-5 (.643) past 10 seasons (including 2014-15) Nebraska has used only 23 different starting lineups over 296 games. 2007-08 21-12 (.636) 9-7 (.563) The 2011-12, 2006-07 and 2003-04 Huskers all used the same starting lineup for every game. 1998-99 21-12 (.636) 8-8 (.500) 15.1976-77 21-16 (.588) none Huskers Set for Record TV Exposure in 2014-15 *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori Nebraska is expected to set a record with 16 nationally televised regular-season games in 2014-15. The Huskers will fill the BTN airwaves with nine guaranteed regular-season appearances on the network and the possibility of two more wildcard selections. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 12 • 2014-15 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Nebraska All-Time NCAA Appearances Nebraska has never had more than 11 regular-season games televised in a year, and the record for 12 Appearances, 20 Games (8-12 Record) nationally televised games in a season is 15 (including conference and NCAA tournaments). Season (Sd.) Opponent Site Result In addition to the prospect of 11 BTN games, the Huskers will face Maryland on CBS at Pinnacle Bank 2014 (4) vs. (12) BYU Los Angeles, Calif. L, 76-80 2014 (4) vs. (13) Fresno State Los Angeles, Calif. W, 74-55 Arena on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 3 p.m., in the conference’s premier slot for women’s basketball all season 2013 (6) vs. (2) Duke Norfolk, Va. L, 45-53 long. It will be Nebraska’s second appearance on CBS in the last three years. The Huskers will battle the 2013 (6) at (3) Texas A&M College Station, Texas W, 74-63 Terrapins on ESPN2 on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. in College Park. 2013 (6) vs. (11) Chattanooga College Station, Texas W, 73-59 Nebraska made its first two national TV appearances of the year on the Pac-12 Network, when the 2012 (6) vs. (11) Kansas Little Rock L, 49-57 Huskers faced Washington State in Pullman on Nov. 19, before battling UCLA on Friday, Nov. 28 at 3 p.m. 2010 (1) vs. (4) Kentucky Kansas City L, 67-76 2010 (1) vs. (8) UCLA Minneapolis W, 83-70 (CT) in Los Angeles. 2010 (1) vs. (16) Northern Iowa Minneapolis W, 83-44 The Huskers will play their third televised road non-conference game against Creighton at D.J. Sokol 2008 (8) at (1) Maryland College Park, Md. L, 64-76 Arena on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 8:05 p.m. It will be Nebraska’s first-ever appearance on Fox Sports 1. 2008 (8) vs. (9) Xavier College Park, Md. W, 61-58 The Huskers open their BTN national TV schedule against No. 7 Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on 2007 (9) vs. (8) Temple Raleigh, N.C. L, 61-64 Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. 2000 (12) vs. (5) Boston College Charlottesville, Va. L, 76-93 1999 (11) vs. (6) Kentucky Los Angeles L, 92-98 NU tips its first 18-game Big Ten Conference season on BTN at Minnesota on Monday, Dec. 29, at 8 p.m. 1998 (9) at (1) Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, 60-75 The Big Red are back on BTN to battle Michigan State in East Lansing on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. 1998 (9) vs. (8) New Mexico Norfolk, Va. W, 76-59 The Huskers return home for a pair of huge games against traditional Big Ten powers Penn State (Jan. 1996 (9) vs. (8) Colo. St. Stanford, Calif. L, 62-66 15, 6 p.m.) and Purdue (Jan. 19, 6 p.m.) that will be televised by BTN. One week later, Nebraska is back 1993 (6) at (3) USC Los Angeles L, 60-78 on BTN for a Monday night clash at Iowa on Jan. 26. Tip time on BTN is set for 8 p.m. 1993 (6) vs. (11) San Diego Lincoln W, 81-58 1988 (5) at (4) USC Los Angeles L, 82-100 The Huskers return to BTN for their first-ever road trip to Rutgers on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m., before returning home for a BTN rematch with Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. NU’s final scheduled Nebraska’s Top 25 Wins Under Yori (32) appearance on BTN comes against Minnesota on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m., but the Huskers could add Opponent Final Location #23 Iowa (March 9, 2014) 72-65 Indianapolis, Ind. BTN wildcard games at Indiana (Feb. 21) and Ohio State (March 1). #19 Michigan State (March 8, 2014) 86-58 Indianapolis, Ind. #8 Penn State (Feb. 24, 2014) 94-74 Pinnacle Bank Arena 14-Team Big Ten Tournament Offers New Format in 2015 #24 Michigan State (Feb. 8, 2014) 76-56 Pinnacle Bank Arena The 2015 Big Ten Tournament at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., March 4-8, will offer #9 Texas A&M (March 25, 2013) 74-53 College Station, Texas #25 Michigan State (Jan. 24, 2013) 59-54 Devaney Center two more teams and one more round of competition than the last three seasons. #24 Florida State (Dec. 8, 2012) 78-77 Devaney Center A new opening-day on Wednesday, March 4 with features games between the 11 through 14 seeds to #14 Ohio State (March 3, 2012) 77-62 Indianapolis, Ind. cut the tournament field down to 12 teams for the final three days of action. #8 Ohio State (Feb. 26, 2012) 71-57 Devaney Center #15 Purdue (Feb. 2, 2012) 93-89 3OT West Lafayette, Ind. The new format means that the top four seeds in the conference will get two days worth of byes in #16 Penn State (Dec. 30, 2011) 71-63 University Park, Pa. the Big Ten Tournament, but those four teams will still need to string together three straight wins to earn #23 USC (Nov. 18, 2011) 68-50 Devaney Center a championship. #22 UCLA (March 23, 2010) 83-70 Minneapolis First-round games at the tournament will be streamed live on BTN Plus, while second-, third-round and #11 Oklahoma (Feb. 24, 2010) 80-64 Norman, Okla. #13 Iowa State (Feb. 17, 2010) 60-50 Devaney Center semifinal games will be on BTN. The championship game will air on ESPN on Sunday, March 8 at 6 p.m. #12 Texas A&M (Feb. 6, 2010) 71-60 Devaney Center #10 Oklahoma State (Feb. 3, 2010) 88-67 Devaney Center NCAA Tournament Changes First & Second Round Sites #9 Baylor (Jan. 17, 2010) 65-56 Waco, Texas The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will be back on ESPN on Monday, March 16, before the ESPN #19 Texas (Jan. 12, 2010) 91-79 Devaney Center #5 LSU (Dec. 20, 2009) 77-63 Devaney Center family of networks presents every game of the 2015 NCAA Tournament, March 20-April 7. #20 Kansas State (Feb. 25, 2009) 52-47 Devaney Center New this year to the NCAA Tournament, first- and second-round games will be awarded to the top-16 #24 Arizona State (Dec. 28, 2008) 62-58 Devaney Center seeds bidding for home sites. A shift from the predetermined home sites in the first two rounds in recent #21 Texas A&M (Jan. 23, 2008) 73-60 Devaney Center years. NCAA Regionals will be held in Oklahoma City, Okla., Greensboro, N.C., Albany, N.Y., and Sacramento, #15 Texas (Jan. 9, 2008) 56-45 Devaney Center #13 Baylor (Feb. 3, 2007) 76-67 Devaney Center Calif., before the Tampa Bay Times Forum hosts the 2015 NCAA Women’s Final Four, April 5-7. #25 Kansas State (Jan. 17, 2007) 70-63 Devaney Center #18 New Mexico (Nov. 13, 2006) 66-59 Tempe, Ariz. #14 Iowa State (Feb. 12, 2005) 88-59 Devaney Center BTN Plus, Huskers.com Offer Additional Video Coverage #2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) 103-99 3OT Devaney Center In addition to the games set for TV, all of Nebraska’s non-televised regular-season Big Ten games will #9 Kansas State (Jan. 24, 2004) 81-63 Devaney Center be available to fans on BTN Plus or Huskers.com. #13 Ohio State (Dec. 12, 2003) 60-55 Devaney Center The network’s new designation for both BTN.com and BTN2Go games, which were previously designated #25 Cincinnati (Dec. 15, 2002) 65-55 Devaney Center as the BTDN (Big Ten Digital Network), BTN Plus will provide video streams through all devices (laptop/ NU’s Best Winning Percentages tablet/smartphone) of Nebraska’s non-televised home games during the non-conference season. Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) Every Nebraska women’s basketball game over the last three seasons has been available to Husker fans 1. 2009-10 32-2 (.941) 16-0 (1.000) either on TV or video stream, a stretch of 100 consecutive games. To subscribe to BTN Plus, visit BTN.com. 2. 2013-14 26-7 (.788) 12-4 (.750) 2. 1987-88 22-7 (.759) 11-3 (.786) For an up-to-date listing of Nebraska’s schedule with game times and television and current video 3. 1992-93 23-8 (.742) 10-4 (.714) stream information, visit Huskers.com. All times listed on Huskers.com are central and subject to change. 4. 2012-13 25-9 (.735) 12-4 (.750) 5. 2011-12 24-9 (.727) 10-6 (.625) 6. 1975-76 21-9 (.700) none Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com Carries NU World-Wide 7. 1997-98 23-10 (.697) 11-5 (.688) The Husker Sports Network enters its 21st season of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of 8. 2006-07 22-10 (.688) 10-6 (.625) 9. 1996-97 19-9 (.679) 8-8 (.500) Nebraska women’s basketball in 2014-15. Women’s basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and 10. 1991-92 21-11 (.656) 9-5 (.643) color commentator Jeff Griesch head into their 14th season together as the Huskers’ broadcast team. *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori The Husker Sports Network and Nebraska women’s basketball have teamed up for well over a decade Go Big Road to take every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com. NU’s Seasons with 10 or More Road Wins In addition to carrying every women’s basketball game free on Huskers.com, the Husker Sports Network 1. 2009-10 16-2 (12-0 Away; 4-2 Neutral) flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and The Wolf 93.3 FM-KFFF (Omaha) provide strong FM signals 2. 1975-76 15-8 3. 1976-77 14-14 for Husker women’s basketball and volleyball. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal 4. 2012-13 12-5 (10-3 Away; 2-2 Neutral) statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations have joined the Husker Sports Network’s 2006-07 12-6 women’s basketball coverage across the state. 1991-92 12-8 1979-80 12-14 8. 2011-12 11-6 (8-4 Away; 3-2 Neutral) Nebraska’s History of Success at Home 1992-93 11-7 Nebraska opened the Pinnacle Bank Arena era with a 16-2 home record in 2013-14, tying the school 10. 2013-14 10-5 (6-4 Award, 4-1 Neutral) record for single-season home victories. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 13 • 2014-15 Game Notes • Huskers.com

The Huskers played the first regular-season basketball game in the history of the arena against USA Nebraska in Big Ten Statistics Today No. 25 UCLA (Nov. 8) and rolled to a 77-49 win over the Bruins. NU its first win over an AP Top 25 TEAM (Through games Nov. 23) team with a 76-56 win over No. 24 Michigan State on Feb. 8. The Huskers added their first-ever win over Free Throw Pct. - 1st (.782) an AP Top 10 team at the arena with a 94-74 victory over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24. Defensive Rebound Pct. - 1st (.780) NU won its first-ever Big Ten home game with a 66-65 thriller over Defensive Rebounds - 3rd (34.5 drbpg) Scoring Margin - 4th (+28.2 ppg) Northwestern Jan. 2, and an 88-85 overtime win over Minnesota on Jan. 16. Packing Pinnacle NU’s Top 5 Non-Conference Rebound Margin - 4th (+9.8 rpg) It marked the first overtime game in Pinnacle Bank Arena history. Total Rebounds - 4th (45.5 rpg) Home Attendance Seasons NU suffered its first loss at the new arena to Washington State (76-72) on Opponent Total Rebounds - 4th (35.8 rpg) Season Total (Avg.) Nov. 30. The Huskers took their first home Big Ten loss with a 77-75 setback Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - 4th (1.3) 1. 2013-14 56,575 (5,658) 3FG Pct. Defense - 4th (.233) on a last-second shot against No. 22 Purdue on Jan. 19. 2. 2012-13 36,436 (4,049) The Huskers ended the 2013-14 regular season with five consecutive home Scoring Defense - 5th (54.5 ppg) 3. 2009-10 27,167 (3,396) FG Pct. Defense - 5th (.335) wins, starting with an 84-51 victory over Michigan on Jan. 29. 4. 1998-99 20,307 (3,395) Scoring Offense - 6th (82.8 ppg) The Huskers have improved to 405-132 (.754) all-time at home. The 5. 2010-11 27,137 (3,392) 3FG Pct. - 6th (.365) Huskers have gone 141-36 (.797) over the last 11-plus seasons at home, Field Goal Pct. - 7th (.469) posting double-figure home victory totals in each of the last 11 seasons, including 16-2 in 2013-14. NU Turnover Margin - T7th (+4.0 topg) went a perfect 16-0 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in 2009-10. 3FG Made - 8th (5.8 pg) Nebraska played in the Devaney Center from 1976-77 through 2012-13, and added one appearance Blocked Shots - T10th (3.8 bpg) Assists - 11th (14.8 apg) at Devaney against Utah on Nov. 23, 2014. The Huskers own a 389-130 record, including 146-88 (.624) Offensive Rebounds - 11th (11.0 orbpg) mark in conference play. NU went 13-4 at home in 2012-13. Steals - 12th (6.5 spg) Offensive Rebound Pct. - 13th (.297) Free Throws Continue to Pay Off Big For Big Red INDIVIDUAL (Through games Nov. 23) Through four games in 2014-15, Nebraska has outscored the opposition Scoring - Rachel Theriot - 9th (17.0 ppg) 68-31 at the free throw line, an average of plus-9.3 points (17.0-7.8) per game. NU’s Top FT Seasons Scoring - Emily Cady - T21st (13.8 ppg) Scoring - Tear’a Laudermill - T28th (12.5 ppg) Last season, the Huskers outscored the opposition by an average of 15.4- Season FT Pct. Rebounding - Emily Cady - 13th (8.3 rpg) 8.2 (+7.2 ppg) at the free throw line. The Huskers made 507 free throws, 1. 2013-14 .798 (507-635) compared to just 270 by their opponents. The Huskers shot a school-record Rebounding - Hailie Sample - 14th (7.8 rpg) 2. 2014-15 .782 (68-87) FG Pct. - Hailie Sample - 5th (.667) 79.8 percent at the line as a team, which led the Big Ten and ranked third 3. 2012-13 .755 (417-552) FG Pct. - Rachel Theriot - 10th (.592) nationally. It was the second-best free throw percentage in NU history (.755). 4. 2004-05 .749 (432-577) 3FG Pct. - Brandi Jeffery - T15th (.429) Rachel Theriot finished fourth in the Big Ten in free throw percentage 3FG Made - Tear’a Laudermill - T12th (1.8 pg) (.885, 69-78), which tied for the third-best free throw shooting season in Nebraska history. Emily Cady Assists - Rachel Theriot - T6th (4.5 apg) (.858, 133-155) ranked seventh in the Big Ten and sixth in Husker single season history. Cady’s 133 makes Assist-to-TO Ratio - Rachel Theriot - 5th (2.6-to-1) at the line also ranked ninth on Nebraska’s single-season chart. FT Pct. - Rachel Theriot - T1st (1.000) FT Pct. - Emily Cady - 15th (.810) Tear’a Laudermill also caught fire at the line as a junior, connecting on 59-of-69 (.855) of her free Defensive Rebounds - Emily Cady - 7th (7.3 drbpg) throws. Laudermill did not meet the minimum requirements to qualify for the Big Ten rankings, but her Offensive Rebounds - Hailie Sample - T14th (2.8 rpg) percentage ranked eighth in school history. Laudermill, who was 53-of-84 (.631) from the line in her first two seasons at NU, hit 13 consecutive free throws to end the 2013-14 season, including all nine of her Nebraska in NCAA Rankings attempts in the NCAA Tournament. TEAM (Top 100 rankings through games Nov. 23) Win-Loss Pct. - T1st (1.000) Turnovers Per Game - 10th (11.0) Huskers More Than Fair in Foul Department Defensive Rebounds Per Game - 11th (35.0) Nebraska’s dominance at the free throw line starts with the Huskers winning the fight in the foul FT Pct. - 12th (.782) department. NU led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally by committing just 13.6 fouls per game. Assists Per Game - 13th (17.0 apg) While the Huskers barely put their opponents in the bonus each game, they consistently forced double- Scoring Margin - 20th (+28.3 ppg) bonus free throw situations. Nebraska’s opponents averaged 18.9 fouls per game against the Big Red. Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - 20th (1.34) Through four games in 2014-15, the Huskers have produced similar numbers, committing just 15.0 Personal Fouls Per Game - 28th (15.0) Scoring Offense - 34th (82.8 ppg) fouls per game, while forcing 20.3 fouls per game on their opponents for a plus-5.3 differential. FG Pct. - 39th (.469) In 2013-14, NU’s plus-5.3 differential in fouls per game and its 79.8 percent free throw shooting allowed FG Pct. Defense - 39th (.335) the Big Red to outscore its opponents by 237 points at the line in 2013-14 (7.2 ppg). 3FG Pct. Defense - 44th (.233) Nebraska continued a non-fouling trend from from 2012-13. The Huskers were whistled for just 12.8 Rebound Margin - 45th (+9.8 rpg) fouls per game in 2012-13, including 11 fouls per game in Big Ten regular-season games. Scoring Defense - 50th (54.5 ppg) 3FG Made Per Game - 59th (7.0) 3FG Pct. - 68th (.365) Big Red Playing Big on Boards Turnover Margin - 80th (+4.0) Nebraska has controlled the glass in each of its first four games this season, producing a plus-9.8 rebound margin (45.5-35.8). Although it is early, the NU’s Best on Boards INDIVIDUAL (Top 100 rankings through games Nov. 23) Top Rebound Margin Seasons FG Pct. - Rachel Theriot - 54th (.592) Huskers are on pace with the best rebounding teams in school history. Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - Rachel Theriot - 67th (2.57) Led by the Big Ten’s active career leader in rebounds, Emily Cady (820) Season Margin and No. 3 active career leader on the boards Hailie Sample (525), NU has 1. 2014-15 +9.8 four players averaging better than 5.0 boards per game. 2. 1997-98 +8.6 Nebraska Career Assist Leaders 3. 1994-95 +5.9 Player (Season) Assists Last season, Nebraska produced a plus-5.5 rebounding margin (40.2-34.8), 4. 1990-91 +5.6 1. Lindsey Moore (2010-13) 699 which ranked No. 4 in school history. 2. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 696 5. 2013-14 +5.5 The 2013-14 Huskers produced their best boardwork of the year by 3. Jina Johansen (2002-05) 567 6. 1993-94 +5.0 4. Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 563 outrebounding No. 23 Iowa, 58-27 (+31) in the Big Ten Championship Game. 5. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 444 Jordan Hooper and Emily Cady led NU’s barrage on the boards throughout the season, as both ranked 6. Stacy Imming (1984-87) 402 among the top four players in the Big Ten. Cady finished third with 9.2 rebounds per game while producing 7. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 392 8. Rachel Theriot (2013-14) 353 17 double-digit rebound games. Hooper finished fourth in the conference with 9.1 boards per game, while 9. Ami Beiriger (1979-83) 342 finishing with 16 double-figure rebound games. Kathy Hawkins (1975-77) 326 Cady led the Huskers with 9.8 rebounds in Big Ten play. Sample added a third big rebounding presence for the Huskers in 2013-14, averaging 6.4 rebounds per game to rank 15th in the Big Ten, including 2.5 offensive boards per game to rank seventh in the conference. Sample had a career-high 15 rebounds to help the Huskers to their plus-31 rebound margin against Iowa in the Big Ten title game.