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2011-12 schedule/results (20-6, 9-5 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time/Result This Week in Nebraska Women’s Basketball Oct. 30 Pittsburg State (exh. - HuskersNside) W, 86-55 Nov. 6 Nebraska-Kearney (exh. - HuskersNside) W, 85-55 #23/23 Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-6, 9-5 Big Ten) Nov. 12 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (BTN.com) W, 95-43 Nov. 15 Mississippi Valley State (BTN.com) W, 99-53 at Michigan State Spartans (17-10, 9-5 Big Ten) Nov. 18 #23 USC (BTN.com) W, 68-50 Breslin Center • East Lansing, Mich. • Thursday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m. (central) Nov. 21 Savannah State (BTN.com) W, 70-50 Radio: Husker Sports Network (B107.3 FM-Lincoln; 93.3 FM-Omaha; Nov. 25 at Florida A&M (HuskersNside) W, 72-64 Nov. 27 at Florida State (Seminoles.com All-Access) W, 66-63 880 AM-Lexington) Nov. 30 at Georgia Tech (RamblinWreck All-Access) L, 57-73 Free Internet Audio: Huskers.com Dec. 4 Texas-Pan American (BTN.com) W, 65-27 Internet Video: BTN.com All-Access (subscription required) Dec. 8 Creighton (BTN/BTN2Go.com) W, 66-55 Dec. 10 at Northern Arizona (Big Sky TV) W, 97-88 2OT Dec. 18 Vermont (BTN.com) W, 94-41 Huskers Meet Michigan State For First Time In Big Ten Road Finale Dec. 21 South Dakota State (NET/BTN.com) W, 80-71 The No. 23 Nebraska women’s basketball team closes Big Ten regular-season road action when the Huskers meet Dec. 30 at #16 Penn State (BTN.com)^ W, 71-63 Michigan State for the first time in school history on Thursday in East Lansing, Mich. Jan. 5 Indiana (BTN.com)^ W, 62-48 Tip-off between the Huskers (20-6, 9-5 Big Ten) and the Spartans (17-10, 9-5 Big Ten) is set for 6 p.m. (central) Jan. 8 at Iowa (BTN/BTN2Go.com) W, 77-72 from the Breslin Center. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the radio call with flagships B107.3 FM in Lincoln, Jan. 12 at Wisconsin (BTN.com)^ W, 75-69 Jan. 15 Penn State (BTN.com)^ L, 73-93 The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha and 880 AM KRVN in Lexington as part of Nebraska’s 25-station radio network. Free Jan. 19 at #10 Ohio State (BTN/BTN2Go.com)^ L, 68-82 live audio is also available worldwide on Huskers.com, and live premium video will be streamed to BTN.com for Jan. 22 Minnesota (BTN/BTN2Go.com)^ W, 64-49 all-access subscribers. Jan. 26 Iowa (BTN.com)^ W, 60-53 The showdown between the Huskers and Spartans could have major implications on the seeding at next week’s Jan. 29 at Illinois (BTN.com)^ W, 67-47 Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. Nebraska and Michigan State enter the game as two parts of a four-way tie for Feb. 2 at #15 Purdue (BTN.com)^ W, 93-89 3OT Feb. 9 Michigan (BTN.com)^ L, 52-63 third with 9-5 conference records. Purdue and Iowa also own 9-5 marks, and the Huskers are 3-0 against those two Feb. 13 at Minnesota (BTN/BTN2Go.com)^ L, 58-64 Big Ten schools. Michigan State is 1-2 against the Boilermakers and Hawkeyes, but is coming off a 67-52 overtime Feb. 16 Northwestern (BTN.com)^ L, 51-63 win over Purdue in East Lansing on Sunday. Feb. 19 Wisconsin (BTN/BTN2Go.com)^ W, 68-59 Michigan State, which won the 2011 Big Ten regular-season title, is one of the hottest teams in the conference. Feb. 23 at Michigan State (BTN.com)^ 6 p.m. Feb. 26 #8 Ohio State (BTN/BTN2Go.com)^ 3 p.m. The Spartans have won five of their last six games, with the only setback coming in a 74-57 loss at Iowa. The March 1-4 at Big Ten Tournament Hawkeyes enter the final week of the regular season with six straight wins since a 60-53 loss at Nebraska Jan. 26. (Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind.) The Huskers are coming off a 68-59 win over Wisconsin at the Devaney Center on Sunday. Big Ten Player-of-the- March 17-20 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA Year candidate Jordan Hooper led NU to its 20th win of the season by posting her 11th double-double of the year March 24-27 NCAA Regionals TBA with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. Hooper, who leads the Big Ten in double-doubles and rebounding April 1-3 NCAA Women’s Final Four (Denver, Colo.) TBA while ranking second in scoring, is one of 33 candidates for the Wade Trophy. Hooper is averaging 19.7 points and All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference 9.5 rebounds per game, including 19.1 points and 10.0 boards in Big Ten play. game. All of Nebraska’s regular-season games can be heard live Junior Lindsey Moore has added 16.1 points, 5.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game to rank among the top seven on the Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha, and free on Huskers.com. Home players in the Big Ten in all three categories. The 5-9 point guard from Covington, Wash., was recently named one games in bold at the Devaney Center. (BTN) - Big Ten Network of eight finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award presented to the nation’s top point guard. The winner is named at game; (BTN.com) - Live Streamed Video; (NET) - Nebraska the 2012 NCAA Women’s Final Four with an official presentation at the Detroit Athletic Club on April 18. Educational Television
2011-12 Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 00 Lindsey Moore** G 5-9 Jr. Covington, Wash. (Kentwood) 2011 HM All-Big 12; Big Ten POW (11/21); 16.1 ppg, 5.4 apg, 2.3 spg 3 Hailie Sample F 6-1 Fr. Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus) Lock-down defender; Career-high 10 pts vs. Minn. 1/22 (5-6 FG) 5 Kaitlyn Burke*** G 5-7 Sr. North Vancouver, British Columbia (National Elite Development Academy) No. 9 at NU in 3FG (106); Season-highs 14 pts, 7 reb. at #15 Purdue 10 Meghin Williams** F 6-1 Jr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Summit) Two-Time All-CIF; ESPN Top 160; Career-highs 7 pts, 6 reb. at Iowa 11 Tear’a Laudermill G 5-9 Fr. Riverside, Calif. (Canyon Springs) No. 26 Prospect by Blue Star; 10 points in win at #15 Purdue Feb. 2 13 Brandi Jeffery G 5-7 Fr. Vacherie, La. (St. James) Parade All-American; Louisiana HS POY; 3 double-figure scoring efforts 14 Katie Simon F 6-2 RFr. Roseville, Calif. (Roseville) Redshirted in 2010-11; 2.6 ppg, 1.3 rpg off bench 21 Harleen Sidhu** F 6-1 Sr. Surrey, British Columbia (Fleetwood) Career-high 12 points vs. Missouri (2/22/11); Out for season 23 Emily Cady F 6-2 Fr. Seward, Neb. (Seward) Big Ten All-Freshman candidate; 12.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg in Big Ten play 33 Rebecca Woodberry G 5-10 RFr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Tolleson Union) 2010 Arizona HS POY; Career-high 14 points, 4-4 3FG at Wisconsin 35 Jordan Hooper F 6-2 So. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance) 3-Time Big Ten POW; Three 30-pt. games in 2011-12; Wade Watch List 55 Adrianna Maurer C 6-3 So. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege) Career-high 15 points vs. UAPB; Out for season, back injury Head Coach: Connie Yori, 10th Year (Creighton, 1986), 381-263 (22nd season overall) 186-123 (10th season at Nebraska) - 2010 Big 12 & National Coach of the Year Associate Head Coach: Sunny Smallwood, Seventh Season (Boise State, 1983); Assistant Coaches: Kellie Lewis-Jay, Fifth Season (Boise State, 1998); Dayna Finch, Second Season (Creighton, 2004) Director of Operations: Jan Bethea, Second Season (St. Augustine’s, 1995); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Shawn Gilbert, Fourth Season (Nebraska-Kearney, 1992) Graduate Assistant Manager: Bryce Currie, Second Season (Washington, 2008); Women’s Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn, Sixth Season (Nebraska-Omaha, 2004) Women’s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Julie Tuttle, First Season (Creighton, 1991) Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 2 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com
Inside the Lineups Huskers ClAim 13th 20-Win Season in School History #23 Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-6, 9-5 Big Ten) Nebraska captured its 13th 20-win season in school-history when the Huskers No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Husker Race to 20 Wins Season Game Achieved defeated Wisconsin Sunday at the Devaney Center. It was NU’s fourth 20-win 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 Fr. F 3.3 3.8 campaign in the past six years, including a record-setting 32-2 campaign in 23 Emily Cady 6-2 Fr. F 9.8 6.2 1. 2009-10 20-0 (20th) 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 So. F 19.7 9.5 2. 2006-07 20-4 (24th) 2009-10. 00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 Jr. G 16.1 3.3 1987-88 20-4 (24th) 4. 1992-93 20-6 (26th) Nebraska also notched 20-win seasons in 2007-08 (21-12) and 2006-07 (22-10) 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Sr. G 5.3 2.6 under Coach Connie Yori in her 10 seasons in Lincoln. Off the Bench 2011-12 20-6 (26th) 11 Tear’a Laudermill 5-9 Fr. G 4.5 1.6 If the Huskers can get a win against the Spartans, Nebraska’s 21st win would 33 Rebecca Woodberry 5-10 RFr. G 4.5 3.4 tie for the eighth-highest victory total in school history. Every Nebraska team that has reached the 20-win plateau 13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 Fr. G 3.8 1.8 has achieved at least 21 wins on the year. 14 Katie Simon 6-2 RFr. F 2.6 1.3 10 Meghin Williams 6-1 Jr. F 2.3 3.2 Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Huskers Lock Up First Winning Big Ten Season 10th Season at NU (186-123); 22nd Season Overall (381-263) Nebraska’s win over Wisconsin on Sunday assured the Huskers a winning record NU’s Nine-Win Seasons* in conference play in their first Big Ten season. NU’s nine-win conference campaign Michigan State (17-10, 9-5 Big Ten) *16-Game Conference Format No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Season Conference Record marks the fourth time in the past 12 seasons that the Huskers have produced nine 30 Lykendra Johnson 6-1 Sr. F 10.7 8.9 1. 2009-10 16-0 or more league victories. 33 Taylor Alton 5-11 Sr. F 7.4 3.0 2. 1997-98 11-5 If Nebraska can get a win against the Spartans Thursday, it would mark just 3 Porsche Poole 5-8 Sr. G 13.3 3.3 3. 2006-07 10-6 0 Kiana Johnson 5-7 Fr. G 7.4 2.7 1999-00 10-6 the seventh time in school history that the Huskers have reached 10 conference 21 Klarissa Bell 5-11 So. G 3.0 2.2 5. 2011-12 9-5 wins in a season and just the fifth time in a 16-game conference format. Off the Bench 2007-08 9-7 Like the current 16-game regular-season Big Ten format, Nebraska played a 52 Becca Mills 6-4 Fr. F 7.2 4.7 1 Jasmine Thomas 5-7 Jr. G 5.0 2.2 16-game regular-season schedule for 15 years as Big 12 Conference members. 4 Jasmine Hines 6-3 Fr. C 4.9 2.4 The Huskers achieved nine or more victories five times during that span. 24 Courtney Schiffauer 6-1 Jr. G 4.4 3.3 Nebraska has produced four nine-win conference seasons since 2006-07 under Coach Connie Yori. The Huskers 11 Annalise Pickrel 6-3 So. F 2.4 2.4 Head Coach: Suzy Merchant (Central Michigan, 1991) were a perfect 16-0 in Big 12 play to win the conference title in 2009-10 on their way to the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16. In Fifth Season at Michigan State (112-51); 17th Season Overall (313-171) 2007-08, the Huskers managed a 9-7 mark on their way to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2006-07, Yori’s Huskers went 10-6 in the Big 12 on their way to the NCAA Tournament. Inside the Numbers Nebraska also reached the nine-win mark in 1999-00 (10-6) and 1997-98 (11-5). In the old 14-game format in Nebraska Michigan St. the Big Eight from 1982-83 to 1995-96, the Huskers reached nine wins on three more occasions (1987-88, 11-3; Scoring Average 71.8 65.9 Opponent Scoring Average 61.2 59.2 1991-92, 9-5; 1992-93, 10-4). Scoring Margin +10.6 +6.7 Field Goal Percentage 38.8% 41.5% Huskers in the Middle of Big Ten Log Jam Opponent FG Percentage 37.9% 38.0% Entering the final week of the regular season, Nebraska is in the hunt for a top-four seed at the Big Ten Tournament. 3FG Percentage 30.6% 30.9% Opponent 3FG Percentage 33.1% 30.1% The Huskers are one of seven teams contending for a top-four spot with two games left in league action. Free Throw Percentage 70.7% 65.3% Penn State claimed the No. 1 seed at next week’s Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis with its win over Ohio State Opponent FT Percentage 67.1% 72.4% on Monday night. The Lady Lions improved to 12-3 with a home game remaining against Minnesota on Sunday. PSU Rebound Margin +3.5 +7.0 Assists Per Game 13.7 13.8 claimed at least a share of the Big Ten regular-season crown. Turnovers Per Game 16.9 16.9 Ohio State slipped to 10-4, just one game ahead of Nebraska, Purdue, Iowa and Michigan State, which all own Turnover Margin +2.5 +0.5 9-5 records. Nebraska is 3-0 against the other 9-5 teams heading into its lone meeting at Michigan State. The Blocks Per Game 3.2 3.3 Spartans are 1-2, while Iowa and Purdue are both 2-3. Steals Per Game 9.1 9.6 If Nebraska goes 2-0 this week with wins at Michigan State and an upset win over No. 8 Ohio State, the Huskers Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. would claim the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, based on the conference’s tiebreaking procedures. If NU Michigan State Spartans Series defeats Michigan State, but loses to Ohio State, the Huskers would be the highest seed of any 10-6 teams, based Nebraska has never met Michigan State in women’s on tiebreaking procedures, unless Michigan is the only other 10-6 team. If the Huskers lose to Michigan State, but basketball. defeat Ohio State, Nebraska would own the tiebreakers over the other possible 10-6 teams, unless Michigan is the In their first Big Ten season, the Huskers have notched their only other 10-6 team. If NU goes 0-2 on the week, the Huskers could slip as low as a No. 7 seed. first-ever road wins at Penn State (71-63, Dec. 30), Purdue Ohio State faces Minnesota in Columbus on Thursday before coming to the Devaney Center on Sunday afternoon. (93-89 3OT, Feb. 2), Iowa (77-72, Jan. 8) and Wisconsin (75-69, Purdue travels to 8-6 Michigan Thursday, before closing the season at winless Indiana Sunday. Iowa travels to Jan. 12). The Huskers also picked up their second road win in Northwestern Thursday, before facing Michigan in Iowa City on Sunday, while the Wolverines host Purdue Thursday, history at Illinois (67-47, Jan. 29). before traveling to Iowa Sunday. Michigan State closes the season at Northwestern on Sunday. Nebraska is 5-2 in Big Ten road action this season with its losses at Ohio State (82-68, Jan. 19) and Minnesota (64-58, Feb. 13). Hooper Earns Spot on Wade Watch List Sophomore Jordan Hooper was one of eight players added to the State Farm Wade Trophy Watch List announced on Feb. 7. Hooper, who is one of six sophomores on the list of 33 national player-of-the-year candidates, ranks
Feb. 21 - Tuesday Feb. 22 - Wednesday Feb. 23 - Thursday Feb. 24 - Friday Feb. 25 - Saturday Feb. 26 - Sunday Feb. 27 - Monday Practice Media Availability Game Day Practice Practice Game Day No Practice 3 - 6 p.m. 2:30 p.m. #23 Nebraska 3 - 6 p.m. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Nebraska Hendricks Complex Devaney Center at Michigan State Devaney Center Devaney Center vs. Ohio State Practice East Lansing, Mich. Devaney Center Connie Yori Radio Show 6 p.m. (central) 3 p.m. (central) 7 - 8 p.m. 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Hendricks Complex Radio: Television: BTN Husker Sports Network Radio: Husker Sports Team Travel B107.3 FM (Lincoln) Network Depart for East Lansing: 93.3 FM (Omaha) B107.3 FM (Lincoln) 7 p.m. 880 AM (Lexington) 93.3 FM (Omaha) Arrive East Lansing: Free Audio: Huskers.com Free Audio: Huskers.com 10 p.m. Live Video: BTN.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 3 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com second in the Big Ten in scoring (19.7 ppg) and first in rebounding (9.5 rpg). Hooper has scored at an unprecedented rate in Nebraska history since Two Seasons for the Show Husker Pronunciation Guide arriving from Alliance last season. The 6-2 forward has produced 966 career NU’s Best Combined Emily Cady ...... KAY-dee Freshman & Sophomore Seasons points following her 19-point, 18-rebound effort against Wisconsin Feb. 19. Tear’a Laudermill ...... TEAR-uh Player (Seasons) Points Adrianna Maurer ...... A-dree-ana MAU-er Hooper’s performance against the Badgers pushed her past 1993 Wade Trophy 1. Kathy Hagerstrom (80-81) 994 Harleen Sidhu ...... Sih-DOO winner Karen Jennings and Debra Powell on the list of most productive freshman 2. Jordan Hooper (11-12) 966 and sophomore seasons in school history. 3. Deb Powell (82-83) 955 Hooper needs just 34 points to become the first sophomore in Nebraska 4. Karen Jennings (90-91) 948 Husker Homes history to reach the 1,000-point scoring mark. At her current scoring pace (19.7 5. Kelsey Griffin (06-07) 904 The 12 members of the 2011-12 Husker women's ppg), Hooper is on track to reach the mark in her 59th career game, which would 6. Amy Stephens (86-87) 898 basketball team came to Nebraska from seven states be Nebraska’s final regular-season game against Ohio State. 7. Maurtice Ivy (84-85) 895 across America and one Canadian province. Arizona (1): Rebecca Woodberry Moore Named Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist California (3): Tear’a Laudermill, Katie Simon, Nebraska’s Lindsey Moore was recently named one of eight finalists for the Meghin Williams 13th Annual Nancy Lieberman Award, presented to the nation’s top collegiate Lieberman Award Finalists Kansas (1): Adrianna Maurer Nation’s Top Point Guard Louisiana (1): Brandi Jeffery point guard. Moore is Nebraska’s first-ever Nancy Lieberman Award finalist. Player (Class) School Nebraska (2): Emily Cady, Jordan Hooper Moore, a 5-9 junior from Covington, Wash., ranks among the nation’s top Lindsey Moore (Jr.) Nebraska all-around guards. The three-year starter for the Huskers enters the final week Samantha Prahalis (Sr.) Ohio State Texas (1): Hailie Sample of Big Ten regular-season play ranked seventh in the conference in scoring Haley Steed (Sr.) BYU Washington (1): Lindsey Moore (16.1 ppg), second in assists (5.4 apg) and sixth in steals (2.3 spg). She also Skylar Diggins (Jr.) Notre Dame Canada (2): Kaitlyn Burke, Harleen Sidhu ranks 10th in the Big Ten with her 80.1 free throw percentage, and 14th in Angel Goodrich (Jr.) Kansas three-pointers made with 1.5 threes per game. Chelsea Gray (So.) Duke Huskers By Class Bria Hartley (So.) Connecticut Last season, Moore earned honorable-mention All-Big 12 accolades as a Seniors (2): Kaitlyn Burke, Harleen Sidhu Odyssey Sims (So.) Baylor sophomore by averaging 14.1 points, 5.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game. As Juniors (2): Lindsey Moore, Meghin Williams a true freshman in 2009-10, Moore was the starting point guard on a Nebraska team that rolled to a perfect 29-0 Sophomore (2): Jordan Hooper, Adrianna Maurer regular-season record and claimed the 2010 Big 12 Conference title. She became the first freshman point guard in Redshirt Freshmen (2): Katie Simon, Rebecca Woodberry NCAA Division I history to lead her team to an unbeaten regular season. The Huskers finished with a 32-2 overall Freshmen (4): Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, record and advanced to Nebraska’s first-ever NCAA Sweet 16. Tear’a Laudermill, Hailie Sample Moore, who has started 91 consecutive games for the Huskers since earning Parade High School All-America honors at Kentwood High School in Washington, ranks 23rd in Nebraska history with 1,059 points. She also ranks Huskers By Major Advertising/Business Administration: Kaitlyn Burke fourth in Husker history with 477 assists, and eighth in the NU record book with 112 career three-pointers. Biological Sciences: Hailie Sample The list of Nancy Lieberman Award finalists was chosen by sportswriters from across the country, and the award Broadcasting: Meghin Williams will be presented by the Rotary Club of Detroit. The list of finalists will be narrowed to three players and the winner Business Administration: Katie Simon will be announced at the NCAA Women’s Final Four weekend in Denver, Colo., April 1-3. The award will be officially Communication Studies: Lindsey Moore presented at a noon luncheon at the Detroit Athletic Club on April 18. Dietetics: Adrianna Maurer Moore Quickly Climbing Nebraska Career Scoring List Marketing: Rebecca Woodberry Junior Lindsey Moore became the 27th player in Nebraska history to reach the 1,000-point plateau in the Huskers’ Nutrition Science: Harleen Sidhu 93-89 3OT win at No. 15 Purdue on Feb. 2. Moore’s 27-footer from the left wing in the third overtime gave NU a two Undeclared: Emily Cady, Jordan Hooper, possession lead on its way to victory, and pushed Moore to 1,001 career points. She added a pair of free throws to Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill help seal the win. Moore finished the night with 26 points. Moore, who achieved the 1,000-point mark in her 87th career game, is moving quickly up NU’s career scoring list and could join the top 20 by the end of the regular season. Moore has already climbed into No. 23 on NU’s career Connie Yori Radio, TV Shows The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Radio Show with list with 1,059 points. She needs just 10 more points to catch Kate Galligan (1993-96) in 22nd at 1,069 and 15 Coach Connie Yori and host Matt Coatney tipped off on points to reach Tina McClain (1994-97) in 21st with 1,074. Thursday, Nov. 3 at 8:40 p.m., although Associate Head Scouting The Michigan State Spartans Coach Sunny Smallwood may be sitting in for Coach Yori Defending Big Ten regular-season champion Michigan State heads into Thursday’s game on a roll after notching on the first few shows this season. its fifth win in the past six games by beating Purdue 67-52 in overtime on Sunday in East Lansing. Michigan State’s The one-hour call-in show also airs on Thursdays at recent surge includes wins over Penn State and Michigan, along with victories over Northwestern and Wisconsin. 8 p.m. on Nov. 10, Nov. 17, Dec. 1 and Dec. 15, before moving to Tuesday nights for Big Ten Conference play beginning on Jan. 10 (8 p.m.) Coach Yori will slide to Nebraska’s 2011-12 Roster in Depth the Tuesday, 7 p.m.-slot the rest of the season, except No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG for Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. and Tuesday, March 6 at 8 00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 Jr. G 26-26 16.1 3.3 5.4 2.3 0.2 p.m. 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 Fr. F 26-26 3.3 3.8 1.1 0.6 0.4 The Coach Connie Yori TV Show with host Jeff Griesch 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Sr. G 26-26 5.3 2.4 2.4 0.9 0.0 is scheduled to appear on Thursdays at 10 a.m. (central) 10 Meghin Williams 6-1 Jr. F 26-0 2.3 3.2 0.5 0.3 0.4 during the Big Ten season, beginning on Jan. 12. The 11 Tear’a Laudermill 5-9 Fr. G 21-0 4.5 1.6 0.7 1.0 0.0 show aired on Friday mornings in December. 13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 Fr. G 26-0 3.8 1.8 0.9 1.2 0.1 For a complete listing of airtimes, please visit 14 Katie Simon 6-2 RFr. F 22-0 2.6 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 Huskers.com and click on “Coaches Show” on the 21 Harleen Sidhu 6-1 Sr. F 3-0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 women’s basketball home page. 23 Emily Cady 6-2 Fr. F 26-26 9.8 6.2 1.9 1.3 0.9
33 Rebecca Woodberry 5-10 RFr. G 24-0 4.5 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 So. F 26-26 19.7 9.5 0.5 1.0 0.8 55 Adrianna Maurer 6-3 So. C 10-0 4.2 3.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 4 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com
The Spartans’ only loss came in a 74-57 setback at Iowa. The Hawkeyes have won six straight since losing 60-53 Head Coach at Nebraska on Jan. 26. Connie Yori Senior guard Porsche Poole has been the spark plug for Michigan State’s surge, averaging nearly 21 points over (Creighton, 1986) the past eight games. Poole’s eruption included four straight games with 20 or more points, including a 32-point, 2010 WBCA National Coach of the Year six-rebound, six-assist effort in an 83-77 victory over Penn State. Poole added 23 points, nine rebounds and five 2010 AP National Coach of the Year assists at Michigan, before scoring 20 points and dishing out seven assists in a win over Northwestern. 2010 Naismith Coach of the Year Poole, who is averaging 13.3 points and 3.3 boards per game on the season, did not start MSU’s first eight Big 2010 USBWA Coach of the Year Ten games, but joined the starting five for the win over Penn State. As a Big Ten starter, she is averaging more than 2010 Kay Yow Award 20 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals per contest. 2010 Big 12 Coach of the Year Poole is one of three senior starters in the Spartan lineup, joining forward Lykendra Johnson. The 6-1 forward is (186-123, 10th Seasons at NU) averaging 10.7 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, as the second-leading rebounder in the conference behind only (381-263, 22nd Season Overall) Nebraska’s Jordan Hooper. Fellow senior forward Taylor Alton has added 7.4 points and 3.0 boards per contest. NCAA Division III Freshman guard Kiana Johnson has added 7.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists, while 5-11 sophomore Season School Won Lost Pct. 1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .400 guard Klarissa Bell has contributed 3.0 points and 2.2 rebounds per game to round out the MSU starting five. 1991-92 Loras College 15 10 .600 Michigan State has one of the Big Ten’s biggest and most productive benches. Becca Mills, a 6-4 freshman Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500 forward has contributed 7.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, while 6-3 freshman center Jasmine Hines has NCAA Division I pitched in 4.9 points and 2.4 boards per contest. Junior guard Jasmine Thomas has helped the Spartan backcourt 1992-93 Creighton 20 8 .714 with 5.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, while 6-1 junior forward Courtney Schiffauer has added 1993-94 Creighton 24 7 .774 1994-95 Creighton 18 9 .667 4.4 points and 3.3 boards per contest. Annalise Pickrel, a 6-3 sophomore forward, rounds out the list of regular 1995-96 Creighton 15 13 .536 Spartan contributors with 2.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per contest. 1996-97 Creighton 8 19 .296 As a team, Michigan State is averaging 65.9 points per game, while surrendering 59.2 points per contest. The 1997-98 Creighton 16 12 .571 Spartans are shooting 41.5 percent from the field and 30.9 percent from three-point range. They have struggled at 1998-99 Creighton 16 14 .533 1999-00 Creighton 12 15 .444 the free throw line, hitting just 65.3 percent of their attempts. MSU has been one of the Big Ten’s most dominant 2000-01 Creighton 17 11 .607 rebounding teams, sporting a plus-7.0 margin on the boards. The Spartans also carry a plus-0.5 team turnover 2001-02 Creighton 24 7 .774 margin on the year. 2002-03 Nebraska 8 20 .286 2003-04 Nebraska 18 12 .600 Nebraska and Michigan State have never met in women’s basketball. 2004-05 Nebraska 18 14 .563 2005-06 Nebraska 19 13 .594 Burke Climbing Top 10 in Games Played at Nebraska 2006-07 Nebraska 22 10 .688 Husker senior Kaitlyn Burke made her 26th straight start and 74th of her career in Sunday’s win over Wisconsin, 2007-08 Nebraska 21 12 .636 2008-09 Nebraska 15 16 .484 while playing in her 127th career game. The 5-7 guard from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has moved 2009-10 Nebraska 32 2 .941 into a tie for fifth on the Husker career games played list. 2010-11 Nebraska 13 18 .419 Against Michigan State, Burke is set to move ahead of 2010 first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) on 2011-12 Nebraska 20 6 .769 Div. I Totals 19th season 356 238 .599 Nebraska’s career games played list. Griffin and Burke are tied in fifth with 127 games. Danielle Page (2005-08) Overall 21st season 381 263 .591 sits in fourth place with 129. Yori in the Postseason With two regular-season games remaining and at least one game in the Big Ten Tournament remaining, Burke Year (Tournament) Results could climb into a tie for second on Nebraska’s games played chart with 130. The NU record for career games played 2010 (NCAA) L, Kentucky, 67-76 is held by Janet Smith (1979-82) with 136. W, UCLA, 83-70 W, Northern Iowa, 83-44 2009 (WNIT) L, at New Mexico, 43-54 Pinnacle Bank Arena Model on Display at Ohio State Game 2008 (NCAA) L, at Maryland, 64-76 Fans have an opportunity to see a scale model of Nebraska’s future Pinnacle Bank Arena at the Huskers’ final home W, Xavier, 61-58 women’s basketball game this season. The arena model showing will begin at 1:30 p.m., 90 minutes prior to tip-off for 2007 (NCAA) L, Temple, 61-64 Nebraska’s game with Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 26. The model will be 2006 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 63-77 on display in the Hendricks Training Complex main lobby, and NU athletic W, at Wyoming, 72-67 W, Drake, 62-59 administrators, ticket office representatives and Huskers Athletic Fund 2005 (WNIT) L, Iowa, 67-71 personnel will be on hand to answer questions about Nebraska’s plans W, Marquette, 66-57 to move into the downtown arena in 2013-14. 2004 (WNIT) L, Oregon State, 67-75 W, Drake, 73-60 The $179 million arena project was approved by voters in May 2010. 2002 (NCAA) L, Fla. International, 58-73 Pinnacle Bank Arena is expected to open in the fall of 2013. Nebraska 1999 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 60-71 men’s and women’s basketball teams will be the primary tenants of 1994 (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, 84-73 the 470,400-square-foot facility, which can hold nearly 15,000 fans L, Texas Tech, 65-75 for Husker hoops. Noting Coach Yori As the exclusive sponsor of the arena and arena site, the new lFirst coach in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to seven consecutive postseason bids (2004-2010) arena website will be named PinnacleBankArena.com. The agreement also calls for Pinnacle Bank to receive: three exterior l10 all-time postseason tournament appearances signs; the Pinnacle Bank Arena logo on the center-hung scoreboard, public exterior doors and adjacent light pole banners; lFive NCAA Tournament appearances signs on the main and upper concourses; use of a center court suite and use of the arena for two days per year; and three lLed Nebraska to First NCAA Sweet 16 (2010) lLed Huskers to school-record 32 wins (2010) locations for ATM machines in the arena. lLed Huskers to four 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012) lLed Nebraska to an average of 20 wins over the past Huskers Announce Times, TV for Final Regular-Season Games nine seasons The Nebraska women’s basketball team announced game times and television information for its final three lCoached Huskers to eight first-team All-Big 12 awards over past eight seasons 2011-12 regular-season contests on Monday, Jan. 30. The Huskers were able to announce the times after the Big lFirst Nebraska coach to have three first-team All-Big 12 Ten Network announced its wildcard selections for the closing week of the 2012 Big Ten Conference campaign. players in the same season (Kelsey Griffin, Yvonne Turner, Nebraska will face Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. (central) at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Cory Montgomery, 2009-10) The game will be televised nationally on the Big Ten Network as the final game of a women’s basketball triple-header. lHuskers have won two Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards honoring the NU team most committed to all areas of The No. 23 Huskers (20-6, 9-5 Big Ten) and No. 8 Buckeyes (23-4, 10-4 Big Ten) are among the top teams in the life skills and community involvement (2004, 2006) Big Ten. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 5 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com
Nebraska’s clash with Ohio State will play a major role in seeding at the 2012 Big Ten Tournament, which is scheduled for March 1-4 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Huskers’ game with the Buckeyes will be Senior Day at the Devaney Center, marking the final home game for fifth-year senior starting guard Kaitlyn Burke and senior forward Harleen Sidhu. Nebraska’s game at Michigan State on Thursday, Feb. 23, was not chosen for national television by the Big Ten Network. The Huskers’ first-ever meeting with the Spartans will tip at 6 p.m. (central) and is available on BTN.com. Hooper Putting Up Double-Doubles at Record Rate Jordan Hooper leads the Big Ten and ranks among the top 30 players nationally Nebraska Quick Facts Institution...... University of Nebraska with 11 double-doubles through 26 games in 2011-12. Hooper, who has scored in Double-Double Dynamo Nebraska’s Season Leaders Location...... Lincoln, Neb. double figures in all 26 games this season, also owns 11 double-figure rebounding Player (Year) Double-Doubles Population...... 258,379 performances this season. 1. Kelsey Griffin (09-10) 20 Enrollment...... 24,610 The 6-2 sophomore forward from Alliance, Neb., produced her most recent 2. Nafeesah Brown (93-94) 16 Founded...... 1869 3. Karen Jennings (91-92) 13 Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers double-double with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in Nebraska’s win Karen Jennings (90-91) 13 Colors...... Scarlet and Cream over Wisconsin Feb. 19. Hooper’s 18 boards tied for the 12th-highest total in school 5. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 11 Home Arena...... Bob Devaney Sports Center history and were the most by a Husker since Charlie Rogers grabbed 20 against Kelsey Griffin (06-07) 10 Capacity...... 13,595 Carol Garey (1978-79) 10 Conference...... Big Ten Drake on Dec. 2, 1999. Athletic Director...... Tom Osborne Hooper added back-to-back double-doubles with 22 points and 15 rebounds 2011-12 Overall Record...... 20-6 against Iowa Jan. 26, and 12 points and 16 rebounds at Illinois Jan. 29. Earlier this season, Hooper notched double- Home Record...... 12-3 doubles in four straight games from Dec. 18 to Jan. 5. Away Record...... 8-3 Neutral Record...... 0-0 Hooper is just the fifth player in Nebraska history to notch double-figure double-doubles in a season. National Big Ten Record...... 9-5 Player-of-the-Year finalist Kelsey Griffin set a school record with 20 double-doubles as a senior in 2009-10 to finish Head Coach...... Connie Yori with a school-record 40 career double-doubles. Griffin also produced 10 double-doubles as a sophomore in 2006-07. Alma Mater/Year...... Creighton/1986 Nebraska’s 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings produced back-to-back seasons with 13 double-doubles Record at Nebraska...... 10th season (186-123) Career Record...... 381-263 (22nd season) as a sophomore (1990-91) and junior (1991-92) on her way to 36 career double-doubles. Jennings’ double-double NCAA Div. I Record...... 356-238 (20th season) totals are school class records for both sophomores and juniors at NU. Home Record...... 116-41 Nafeesah Brown added 16 double-doubles as a senior 1993-94, the second-highest season total in Nebraska Big Ten Conference Record...... 9-5 Big Ten Home Record...... 4-3 history, while her 24 career double-doubles in just two seasons rank third. Carol Garey is the only other player at Associate Head Coach...... Sunny Smallwood Nebraska with 10 double-doubles in a season. She accomplished the feat in 1978-79. Assistant Coaches...... Kellie Lewis-Jay, Dayna Finch With 14 double-doubles in the first 57 games of her career, Hooper already ranks eighth in school history in career Director of Operations...... Jan Bethea double-doubles. She needs four more to match two-time WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge in seventh on the Husker Administrative Assistant...... Shawn Gilbert Graduate Assistant Manager...... Bryce Currie career chart with 18. Strength Coach...... Rusty Ruffcorn Athletic Trainer...... Julie Tuttle Hooper’s Three 15-Board Efforts Rare in Husker History Basketball Office Phone...... (402) 472-6462 Jordan Hooper’s 18-rebound performance in a win over Wisconsin on Feb. 19 put her in rare company in the Basketball Office Fax...... (402) 472-0849 Women’s Basketball Contact...... Jeff Griesch Nebraska record books. Hooper’s huge effort on the boards tied for the 12th-highest single-game total in school Media Relations Office Phone...... (402) 472-2263 history and the most rebounds by a player in Coach Connie Yori’s 10 seasons at Nebraska. It also marked the highest Griesch’s Direct Line...... (402) 472-7775 total by a Husker since Charlie Rogers grabbed 20 rebounds against Drake on Dec. Griesch’s Cell Phone...... (402) 540-0279 2, 1999. Beasts on the Boards Griesch’s Home Phone...... (402) 328-8992 Huskers with 15-Rebound Games Griesch’s E-mail...... [email protected] Hooper’s board work against the Badgers represented her third game with 15 Player (Years) Career Games Media Relations Fax...... (402) 472-2005 or more rebounds in Nebraska’s last seven contests. To give those numbers some 1. Janet Smith (1979-82) 18 Best Time to Contact Yori...... Through Griesch perspective, Hooper became just the seventh player in Husker history to grab 15 or 2. Carol Garey (1979-80) 7 Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 3. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 6 more rebounds three times in a career. Hooper is just the sixth player in Nebraska Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 6/6 4. Keasha Cannon-Johnson (2002-04) 4 2011-12 Newcomers...... 6 history to pull down 15 or more boards three times in the same season, joining Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) 4 Janet Smith, Carol Garey, Nafeesah Brown, Pyra Aarden and most recently, Keasha 6. Jordan Hooper (2010-pres.) 3 Pyra Aarden (1993-96) 3 Husker Career Double-Doubles Cannon-Johnson (2001-02). Jordan Hooper (14) vs. Wisconsin (2/19/12) 19 points - 18 rebounds Smith, who grabbed at least 15 rebounds 18 times in her career, grabbed 15 at Illinois (1/29/12) 12 points - 16 rebounds or more on 10 occasions in 1980-81. However, only three of those were against NCAA Division I opponents. Smith vs. Iowa (1/26/12) 22 points - 15 rebounds also grabbed 15 threes times in 1978-79 and 1979-80, with all of those coming against Division I teams. Carol at #10 Ohio State (1/19/12) 19 points - 14 rebounds Garey pulled down 15 or more boards five times in 1978-79, but only three of those came against Division I foes. vs. Indiana (1/5/12) 21 points - 11 rebounds at #16 Penn State (12/30/11) 31 points - 12 rebounds No Nebraska player has ever grabbed 15 rebounds four times in the same season against Division I competition. vs. South Dakota State (12/21/11) 30 points - 11 rebounds Jordan Hooper produced one of the best weeks on the glass in Nebraska history with her 15-rebound effort against vs. Vermont (12/18/11) 21 points - 14 rebounds Iowa Jan. 26, followed by a career-high 16-rebound performance at Illinois on Jan. 29. at Georgia Tech (11/30/11) 15 points - 10 rebounds #23 USC (11/18/11) 22 points - 13 rebounds Hooper became just the third Husker in history to grab 15 or more boards in back-to-back games, joining Janet Mississippi Valley State (11/15/11) 25 points - 10 rebounds Smith and Pyra Aarden in accomplishing the feat. Aarden was the last Husker to pull down 15 or more in consecutive vs. Louisville (12/20/10) 18 points - 10 rebounds games with 20 rebounds against Bowling Green on Dec. 10, 1994, followed by 15 rebounds against Northern Iowa vs. Houston (12/18/10) 25 points - 13 rebounds at Creighton (12/8/10) 14 points - 10 rebounds on Dec. 18, 1994. Lindsey Moore (4) Janet Smith, Nebraska’s all-time rebounding leader, pulled down 15 or more rebounds a school-record 18 times at Iowa (1/8/12) 22 points - 11 assists in her career, including 10 times in 1980-81. Smith grabbed 15 or more in back-to-back games on two occasions in Mississippi Valley State (11/15/11) 18 points - 11 assists *Florida A&M (1/2/11) 12 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds 1980-81, first with 18 rebounds in a home win over Northwest Missouri State (Jan. 28) and then 21 boards against at Texas A&M (3/5/11) 13 points, 11 assists South Dakota (Jan. 30) with both games at the Devaney Center. In the return trips to the same schools she pulled *only triple-double in school history down 17 rebounds at USD (Feb. 14) and Northwest Missouri State (Feb. 17) in consecutive games. Emily Cady (1) at #15 Purdue (2/2/12) 11 points - 12 rebounds No player in Nebraska history has ever recorded 15 or more rebounds in three consecutive games. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 6 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com
Nebraska Individual Career Highs Scoring Huskers Earn Spot in AP Top 25 for 11th Straight Week Player (Game, Date) Points Nebraska remained in the Associated Press Top 25 for the 11th straight week, coming in at No. 23 in poll released Lindsey Moore (at Kansas, 2/26/11) 33 on Monday, Feb. 20. Jordan Hooper (at Northern Arizona, 12/10/11) 32 Emily Cady (at Ohio State, 1/19/12) 24 Nebraska is one of four Big Ten teams in the AP Top 25, joining Ohio State (8th), Penn State (11th), and Purdue Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 20 (22nd). The Huskers, who achieved a No. 4 ranking in the final 2010 AP Poll, spent one week at No. 24 in the AP Adrianna Maurer (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 15 Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 14 rankings in 2010-11 (Nov. 29, 2010). Rebecca Woodberry (at Wisconsin, 1/12/12) 14 Nebraska was also ranked No. 23 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Three Big Ten Harleen Sidhu (vs. Missouri, 2/22/11) 12 Brandi Jeffery (at Florida State, 11/27/11; vs. MVSU, 11/15/11) 12 teams are ranked in the coaches poll, including No. 14 Ohio State, No. 15 Penn State and No. 23 Nebraska. Purdue Katie Simon (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 11 fell out of the coaches poll after losing at Michigan State on Sunday. Hailie Sample (vs. Minnesota, 1/22/12) 10 Meghin Williams (at Iowa, 1/8/12) 7 Rebounding Moore, Hooper Ranking High in Big Ten, NCAA Stats Jordan Hooper (vs. Wisconsin, 2/19/12) 18 Emily Cady (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 12 Lindsey Moore and Jordan Hooper are quickly making names for themselves as two of the top players in the Big Hailie Sample (vs. Northwestern, 2/16/12) 11 Ten Conference. Hooper, a 6-2 sophomore forward from Alliance, Neb., leads the Big Ten in rebounding (9.5 rpg) Lindsey Moore (vs. Florida A&M, 1/2/11) 10 Rebecca Woodberry (at Florida State, 11/27/11) 8 while ranking second in the conference in scoring (19.7 ppg). She also ranks among Big Ten leaders in three-pointers Kaitlyn Burke (Four Times, at Purdue, 2/2/12) 7 made (4th, 2.3 pg) while ranking 14th in three-point field goal percentage. Hooper leads the conference in defensive Harleen Sidhu (vs. Butler, 11/28/08) 7 Adrianna Maurer (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 6 rebounding (6.4 drbpg) and ranks second on the offensive glass (3.1 orbpg). Hooper is tied for 18th nationally in Meghin Williams (Three Times, at Ohio State, 1/19/12) 6 scoring, while her 11 double-doubles lead the Big Ten and are tied for 27th nationally. Brandi Jeffery (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 5 Katie Simon (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 5 Moore, a 5-9 junior point guard from Covington, Wash., is listed among the Big Ten’s best in even more categories Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Mississippi Valley State, 11/15/11) 4 than Hooper. Moore ranks seventh in the conference in scoring (16.1 ppg) and second in assists (5.4 apg). She Assists ranks fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5-to-1) and sixth in steals (2.3 spg). She also ranks 10th in free throw Lindsey Moore (Four Times, at Iowa, 1/8/12) 11 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Long Beach State, 12/12/08) 8 percentage (.801). Moore ranks 26th nationally in assists and 98th in scoring. Emily Cady (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 7 Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 4 Hailie Sample (at Georgia Tech, 11/30/11) 4 Cady Captures First Big Ten Freshman Honor Brandi Jeffery (at Minnesota, 2/13/12; at Penn State, 12/30/11) 3 Nebraska’s Emily Cady captured the first Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award in Husker women’s basketball Jordan Hooper (Four Times, vs. Wisconsin, 2/19/12) 2 Adrianna Maurer (vs. UNLV, 11/30/10) 2 history when she earned the conference honor on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., produced Harleen Sidhu (vs. Colorado, 3/2/11; vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 2 the best week of her Husker career by averaging 18.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game against Ohio State and Katie Simon (at Florida A&M, 11/25/11) 2 Meghin Williams (Three Times, at Illinois, 1/29/12) 2 Minnesota. Cady erupted for a career-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field at No. 10 Ohio State, before Rebecca Woodberry (Six Times, vs. Michigan, 2/9/12) 1 adding 13 points, seven rebounds and a career-high three three-pointers in Nebraska’s win over Minnesota. Steals Lindsey Moore (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 6 Brandi Jeffery (vs. Vermont, 12/18/11) 6 Freshman Cady Heating Up for Huskers Emily Cady (vs. Indiana, 1/5/12) 5 Emily Cady has turned up her production over the last 18 games for the Huskers. The 6-2 freshman forward from Kaitlyn Burke (vs. UNLV, 11/30/10) 4 Jordan Hooper (at Minnesota, 2/13/12; at N. Arizona, 12/10/11) 4 Seward, Neb., has averaged 12.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals and 0.9 blocks per game over the Tear’a Laudermill (at Georgia Tech, 11/30/11;vs. UA{B, 11/12/11) 3 last 18 contests. Katie Simon (at Northern Arizona, 12/10/11) 3 Hailie Sample (Three Times, vs. Wisconsin, 2/19/12) 2 Through the first eight games, Cady was averaging just 4.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest, while hitting Harleen Sidhu (vs. Colorado, 3/2/11; vs. Kansas, 1/21/09) 2 just 14-of-43 (.326) of her shots from the field. Meghin Williams (vs. UTPA, 12/4/11; at Colorado, 2/6/11) 2 Rebecca Woodberry (vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/11) 2 Cady has increased her season averages to 9.8 points and 6.2 rebounds per game by hitting 70-of-148 shots Adrianna Maurer (Five Times, at Northern Arizona, 12/10/11) 1 from the field (.473) including 16-of-38 three-point attempts (.421) over the past 18 games. She also has hit 61- Blocked Shots of-84 (.726) of her free throws, after opening the year 8-of-16 at the line through the first eight games. Emily Cady (at Minnesota, 2/13/12; at Georgia Tech, 11/30/11) 3 Jordan Hooper (Four Times, at Purdue, 2/2/12) 3 Cady ranks among the top three Huskers in every statistical category, including scoring (3rd), rebounding Hailie Sample (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 2 (2nd), assists (3rd), steals (3rd) and blocked shots (1st). She ranks 28th in the Big Ten in scoring and is 15th in Katie Simon (vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/11) 2 Meghin Williams (vs. Minnesota, 1/22/12) 2 rebounding. Cady ranks seventh in the conference on the offensive glass with 2.6 offensive rebounds per game. Kaitlyn Burke (Six Times, at Wisconsin, 1/12/12) 1 She has been at her best in Big Ten play, averaging 12.0 points and 6.5 rebounds through 14 league contests, Brandi Jeffery (Three Times, vs. Wisconsin, 2/19/11) 1 Adrianna Maurer (Four Times, vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/11) 1 while hitting 13-of-35 three-pointers (.371). To put Cady’s conference numbers in perspective, 2011 Big 12 All- Lindsey Moore (14 Times; at Ohio State, 1/19/12) 1 Freshman selection Jordan Hooper averaged 13.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in 16 conference games a year ago. Harleen Sidhu (Three Times, vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 1 Rebecca Woodberry (Five Times, Wisconsin, 2/19/12) 1 Tear’a Laudermill 0 Record Seven Huskers Own Double-Digit Threes This Season Minutes Played Nebraska leads the Big Ten and ranks 16th nationally with 7.3 three-pointers made per game this season. Unlike Jordan Hooper (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 51 Emily Cady (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 49 some teams that have two or three big guns from long range, nearly all the Huskers can knock it down from beyond Lindsey Moore (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 49 the arc. In fact, the Huskers have a school-record seven players who have hit 10 or more threes on the year. Kaitlyn Burke (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 46 Hailie Sample (at Purdue, 2/12/12) 40 Sophomore Jordan Hooper leads the Huskers with 59 made threes, while junior Lindsey Moore has pumped in 39. Brandi Jeffery (vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/11) 27 Four of Nebraska’s next five highest three-point totals come from freshmen, including Rebecca Woodberry (21), and Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 26 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Weber State, 11/14/08) 24 Emily Cady (18). Senior Kaitlyn Burke has contributed 18, while freshmen Brandi Jeffery (16) and Tear’a Laudermill Adrianna Maurer (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 21 (14) round out the list of seven Huskers who have hit double-digit threes. Rebecca Woodberry (at Wisconsin, 1/12/12) 24 Meghin Williams (vs. Wisconsin, 2/19/12) 21 Three other Huskers have hit two or more threes on the year, including Meghin Williams (2-3, .667), Katie Simon Katie Simon (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 16 (3-7, .429) and Adrianna Maurer (2-5, .400). Three-Pointers Made Jordan Hooper (vs. Missouri, 2/2/11) 7 As another example to Nebraska’s team approach to three-point shooting, nine of the 10 active Huskers attempted Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 5 at least one three-pointer in the win over Iowa Jan. 26. The only Husker who didn’t was Simon, who played just one Lindsey Moore (Three Times, vs. Michigan, 2/9/12) 5 Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 4 minute off the bench in the first half against the Hawkeyes. Rebecca Woodberry (at Wisconsin, 1/12/12) 4 Emily Cady (vs. Minnesota, 1/22/12) 3 Brandi Jeffery (Four Times, at Minnesota, 2/13/12) 2 Comparing Classes: Freshmen Challenge Best in Husker History Harleen Sidhu (Three Times, vs. Missouri, 2/22/11) 2 Nebraska’s freshman class is stacking up well statistically against the best groups in Husker history. NU’s Adrianna Maurer (Four Times, at Florida A&M, 11/25/11) 1 group of six 2011-12 freshmen (Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill, Hailie Sample, Katie Simon, Rebecca Katie Simon (Three Times, vs. UTPA, 12/4/11) 1 Meghin Williams (Three Times, vs. Penn State 1/15/12) 1 Woodberry) have already amassed 700 points, 452 rebounds, 125 assists, 44 blocks and 118 steals through 26 Hailie Sample 0 games. 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The 2009-10 Husker seniors made up the most successful class in school history with a trio of NCAA Tournament appearances from their freshman year in 2006-07 Big Ten’s Best Freshmen Combined Class Production of their senior year. The 2009-10 seniors won three career NCAA Tournament games Team PPG RPG and advanced to the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16. 1. Nebraska 26.9 17.4 Nebraska’s 2006-07 freshmen were led by 2010 All-Big 12 seniors Cory 2. Northwestern 24.0 10.6 Montgomery and Yvonne Turner and included fellow freshmen Nicole Neals, Kala 3. Michigan St. 19.5 10.0 4. Iowa 18.5 11.1 2010-11 Final Big Ten Standings Kuhlmann and Nikki Bober. The group of five Huskers combined for 325 points, 158 5. Minnesota 16.3 5.5 Finish Team Overall (Big Ten) rebounds, 61 assists, nine blocked shots and 38 steals as freshmen. 6. Ohio State 11.3 8.1 1. Michigan State*$ 27-6 (13-3) A similarly successful freshman class in Husker history was the 1996-97 class 7. Illinois 8.3 4.9 2. Penn State$ 25-10 (11-5) 8. Indiana 8.4 6.3 3. Iowa$ 22-9 (10-6) of All-Big 12 guards Nicole Kubik and Brooke Schwartz, center Charlie Rogers and 9. Wisconsin 6.8 3.9 Ohio State!$ 24-10 (10-6) forward Naciska Gilmore. That foursome led NU to three straight NCAA tournaments, 10. Michigan 3.9 2.5 Michigan& 17-13 (10-6) including a first-round victory in 1998. They combined for 578 points, 286 rebounds, 11. Penn State 2.3 2.3 Wisconsin& 16-15 (10-6) 12. Purdue 0.6 0.9 7. Purdue$ 21-12 (9-7) 134 assists, 29 blocks and 155 steals as freshmen. 8. Northwestern& 19-14 (6-10) 9. Minnesota 12-18 (4-12) Hooper’s 18 Rebounds Power Huskers Past Badgers 10. Indiana 9-20 (3-13) Jordan Hooper notched her 11th double-double of the year with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds to power 11. Illinois 9-23 (2-14) No. 16 Nebraska to a 68-59 victory over Wisconsin Sunday at the Devaney Center. *-2011 Big Ten regular-season champion; !-2011 Big Ten Tournament champion; $-2011 NCAA Tournament Team (5); Hooper’s huge rebounding performance was her third 15-rebound effort in Nebraska’s last seven games, and &-2011 Postseason WNIT Team (3) her 18 boards were the highest total by a Husker since December of 1999. Returning First-Team All-Big Ten Players (Coaches): Hooper, a 6-2 sophomore from Alliance, Neb., added two assists, two steals and a blocked shot in a tremendous Alex Bentley, Penn State all-around effort. Freshman forward Emily Cady scored all 13 of her points in the first half to help the Huskers build Returning Second-Team All-Big Ten Players (Coaches): an 18-point halftime lead. With Cady and Hooper dominating the inside, Nebraska’s lead grew to 26 points at 60-34 Jaime Printy, Iowa; Lykendra Johnson, Michigan State (DPOY) Returning Third-Team All-Big Ten Players (Coaches): with 13:30 left in the game. Nebraska’s momentum stalled when Wisconsin’s Taylor Wurtz hit a three-pointer with Karisma Penn, Illinois; Samantha Prahalis, Ohio State; 12:12 left and Cady was injured on the play. Cady left the court and did not return. Maggie Lucas, Penn State (FOY); Drey Mingo, Purdue; Brittany Nebraska’s offense stalled for the next eight minutes and Wisconsin closed the gap to 60-47 on Anya Covington’s Rayburn, Purdue layup with 6:38 left. But NU senior Kaitlyn Burke answered the bell for the Huskers by draining her second three of Returning Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten Players (Coaches): Kamille Wahlin, Iowa; Kiara Buford, Minnesota; Tayler Hill, the game with 5:20 left to put Nebraska back up by 16 points. Burke finished with 11 points. Ohio State Junior guard Lindsey Moore hit four straight free throws down the stretch to seal the win and finish with 11 Returning All-Defensive Team Players (Coaches): points and six assists, despite playing with a bruised knee. Lykendra Johnson, Michigan State; Tayler Hill, Ohio State; Nikki Morgan Paige led Wisconsin with 15 points, while Wurtz finished with 14 points. Covington ended with 12 points, Green, Penn State Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Coaches): while Lacia Gorman gave the Badgers four players in double figures with a career-high 10 points off the bench. Amber Moore, Illinois; Kionna Kellogg, Minnesota; Ashley As a team, Nebraska hit 43.4 percent (23-53) of its shots from the field, including 5-of-17 three-pointers. NU Adams, Ohio State; Maggie Lucas, Penn State; Courtney also sank 17-of-21 free throws, while outrebounding UW, 34-31. The Huskers also won the turnover battle, 15-14. Moses, Purdue Wisconsin hit 38 percent (19-50) of its shots, including 7-of-19 threes, while connecting on 14-of-17 free throws. NU’s Postseason Big 12 Awards Nebraska outscored Wisconsin 36-20 on points in the paint, including 16-6 on second-chance points. Honorable-Mention All-Big 12: Lindsey Moore, 5-9, So., G Nebraska bolted to a 42-24 halftime lead thanks to solid first-half shooting and domination on the glass. The Big 12 All-Freshman: Jordan Hooper, 6-2, Fr., F Huskers hit 15-of-29 shots from the field, including 4-of-11 three-pointers. The Huskers also hit 8-of-11 free throws, Nebraska outrebounded the Badgers, 20-10 in the first half, including an 8-2 margin on the offensive glass. The Nebraska Big 12 Players of the Week Huskers turned their eight offensive boards into 12 points, outscoring UW, 12-2 on second-chance points. NU also 2010-11 Player, Class, Position Date won the first-half turnover battle, 9-6. Lindsey Moore, Sophomore, Guard Jan. 3, 2011 Cady led the Huskers with 13 points and four rebounds in the first half, including 7-of-8 free throw shooting Dominique Kelley, Senior, Guard Nov. 22, 2010 in the first half. Cady also hit 3-of-4 shots from the field. Hooper added seven points and 11 first-half rebounds, including five offensive boards. Burke led the Husker backcourt with eight first-half points. Nebraska Big 12 Freshmen of the Week Wisconsin hit just 7-of-20 shots from the field in the first half and went just 4-of-14 in the last 14 minutes. The 2010-11 Badgers hit just two field goals in the final 10:30 of the half. Gorman led UW off the bench with 10 points, while Player, Class, Position Date Covington contributed eight points. Wisconsin hit 2-of-6 threes and 8-of-9 free throws in the first half. Jordan Hooper, Freshman, Forward Nov. 29, 2010 Jordan Hooper, Freshman, Forward Nov. 15, 2010 Jordan Hooper, Freshman, Forward Feb. 7, 2011 Huskers Working Overtime for Wins in 2011-12 Jordan Hooper, Freshman, Forward Feb. 21, 2011 Nebraska is 2-0 in overtime this season and the two extra-long victories have gone a combined five overtimes. The five overtimes are the most the Huskers have played in a single season in school history, and mark the first 2007-08 time that NU has played a pair of multi-overtime games in the same season. Kaitlyn Burke, Freshman, Guard Dec. 17, 2007 The Huskers’ 93-89 3OT win at No. 15 Purdue on Feb. 2, was the first road triple-overtime game in school history Academic All-Big 12 Huskers and marked the second overall 3OT game (NU 103, Baylor 99 3OT, Jan. 12, 2005). Nebraska also notched a 97-88 Player (Class) Major double-overtime win at Northern Arizona on Dec. 10. It marks the first time in history that Nebraska has won two true First Team road overtime games in the same season. In a strange coincidence, Nebraska had a full week off from competition Kaitlyn Burke (2009, 2011) Advertising/Business Administration after both overtime contests this season. Harleen Sidhu (2011) Nutrition, Exercise Science The Huskers have played 34 overtime games in school history, but just five multi-overtime games, with two Nebraska Big Ten Player of the Week of those coming this season. NU is a perfect 5-0 all-time in multi-overtime games, and 18-16 overall in OT. The Player, Class, Position Date Huskers have won three straight overtime games under Coach Connie Yori and are 5-2 in OT in Yori’s 10 seasons Lindsey Moore, Junior, Guard Nov. 21, 2011 at Nebraska. The last time Nebraska won two overtime games in the same season was 1995-96, when the Huskers Jordan Hooper, Sophomore, Forward Dec. 12, 2011 went 2-1, including a double-overtime win against Colorado. NU went 3-0 in overtime games in 1975-76, with all Jordan Hooper, Sophomore, Forward Dec. 26, 2011 three of those games coming against non-Division I teams on neutral courts. Jordan Hooper, Sophomore, Forward Jan. 2, 2012 Nebraska Big Ten Player of the Week Player, Class, Position Date Emily Cady, Freshman, Forward Jan. 24, 2012 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 8 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com
Nebraska Career Assists Hooper Claims Three Big Ten Weekly Award in Four Weeks Player (Season) Assists Nebraska sophomore Jordan Hooper captured her third Big Ten Player-of-the-Week award in a four-week span 1. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 696 2. Jina Johansen (2002-05) 567 when she claimed the conference’s weekly honor for the second straight week on Monday, Jan. 2. 3. Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 563 Hooper, a 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., produced her third 30-point scoring performance in four games with 4. Lindsey Moore (2010-present) 477 31 points in Nebraska’s 71-63 win at No. 16 Penn State on Dec. 30. She added her third straight double-double with NU Career Three-Point Leaders 12 rebounds. Hooper hit 11-of-21 shots from the field, including 4-of-11 three-pointers against the Lady Lions. She Player, Pos. (Season) 3FG also went 5-of-6 at the free throw line, while adding an assist, and a block in 33 minutes. 1. Kiera Hardy, G (2004-07) 267 Hooper owns 11 20-point efforts after producing six in 31 games a year ago. Her 10 double-doubles are seven 2. Yvonne Turner, G (2007-10) 183 more than she produced as a freshman, when she earned a spot on the five-player Big 12 All-Freshman Team. 3. Anna DeForge, G (1995-98) 155 4. Kate Galligan, G (1993-96) 145 Hooper also was named the National Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com for the first time on 5. Nicole Kubik, G (1997-00) 129 Monday, Jan. 2. Amy Stephens, G (1986-89) 129 7. Jordan Hooper, F (2010-present) 126 8. Lindsey Moore, G (2009-present) 112 Huskers Showing Major Gains from 2010-11 9. Kaitlyn Burke, G (2007-present) 106 Nebraska could contend for honors as one of the nation’s most improved teams in 2011-12. The Huskers, who enter the week at 20-6 overall and 9-5 in the Big Ten, have won seven more games overall and six more conference Husker Career 20-Point Games games than they did a year ago when they finished 13-18 and 3-13 in the Big 12. Jordan Hooper (19) Points at Northern Arizona (12/10/11) 32 at #16 Penn State (12/30/11) 31 Hooper Joins Another Alliance Legend in Husker History at Missouri (2/2/11) 31 With 31 points and 12 rebounds in Nebraska’s win at No. 16 Penn State on Dec. 30, Jordan Hooper produced vs. South Dakota State (12/21/11) 30 at #15 Purdue (2/2/12) 27 her third 30-point performance in a four-game stretch. That feat has only been accomplished one other time in vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/15/11) 25 Nebraska history, when fellow Alliance, Neb., native Amy Stephens achieved it as a senior in February of 1989. vs. Houston (12/18/10) 25 Stephens, who is the No. 4 scorer in Nebraska history with 1,976 points, is the only Husker in history to score vs. Nebraska-Omaha (11/26/10) 25 vs. Minnesota (1/22/12) 23 30 points in three straight games (Feb. 4 at Kansas-37; Feb. 8 vs. Oklahoma-40; Feb. 11 vs. Kansas State-34). vs. Iowa (1/26/12) 22 She did not reach 30 in a loss at Oklahoma State on Feb. 15, 1989, but pumped in 36 points in a home win over vs. Creighton (12/8/11) 22 Missouri on Feb. 18 - the second-to-last home game of her Husker career. vs. #23 USC (11/18/11) 22 vs. Miami (11/17/10) 22 Stephens finished second in Nebraska history with nine career 30-point games, trailing only 1993 Wade Trophy vs. Indiana (1/5/12) 21 winner Karen Jennings’ 12 among all Huskers. Hooper’s four career 30-point games already tie her for sixth all-time. vs. Vermont (12/18/11) 21 at Nebraska. She is one of just seven Huskers in history to score 30 three times in a season. at Florida A&M (11/25/11) 21 at Minnesota (2/13/12) 20 vs. Kansas State (2/19/11) 20 Hooper, Moore Make History at Northern Arizona vs. Florida A&M (1/2/11) 20 Jordan Hooper (32) and Lindsey Moore (31) became the first teammates in school history to each score 30 points Lindsey Moore (14) Points in the same game when Nebraska ran to a 97-88 double-overtime victory at Northern Arizona on Dec. 10. at Kansas (2/26/11) 33 at Northern Arizona (12/10/11) 31 Each Husker scored 25 points after halftime, as Hooper produced a career-high 32 points and Moore finished with at Wisconsin (1/12/12) 28 31 points - just two points shy of her career high. For both players, it was the second 30-point scoring performances vs. South Dakota State (12/21/11) 27 of their careers. Moore produced a career-high 33 at Kansas last season, while Hooper scored 31 at Missouri (Feb. vs. #23 Iowa State (1/26/11) 27 at #15 Purdue (2/2/12) 26 2, 2011) before adding her third 30-point effort with 30 points in a win over South Dakota State (Dec. 21, 2011). vs. Michigan (2/9/12) 23 Hooper pumped in 31 points Dec. 30 at No. 16 Penn State to give her three 30-point efforts in four games. vs. Colorado (3/2/11) 23 Hooper’s 32 points at NAU tied for the 27th-best scoring effort in school history, while Moore’s 31 tied Hooper’s vs. Missouri (2/22/11) 23 at Iowa (1/8/12) 22 previous best for 37th. Overall, Nebraska has had 68 30-point scoring efforts in history. vs. Kansas (1/16/11) 23 Moore and Hooper are just the ninth and 10th Huskers to produce multiple 30-point efforts in their careers. Karen vs. #23 USC (11/18/11) 22 Jennings, the 1993 Wade Trophy winner, produced 12 30-point games. vs. Miami (11/17/10) 22 at Illinois (1/29/12) 20 Kaitlyn Burke (1) Points Women of Steal vs. Kansas (1/16/11) 20 Nebraska’s full-court pressure has bothered opponents this season. The Huskers have already recorded 237 Emily Cady (1) Points steals this season, averaging 9.1 steals per game. Last season, Nebraska produced just 167 steals in 31 games, at #10 Ohio State (1/19/12) 24 an average of just 5.4 steals per contest. During Nebraska’s historic run to the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16, the Huskers produced 272 steals in 34 games, an 2010-11 Nebraska Individual Honors Lindsey Moore...... Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 average of eight steals per contest. The school record for steals in a season is 433 in 1979-80. Jordan Hooper...... Big 12 All-Freshman Team Dominique Kelley...... Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 22) Moore Making Mark as One of Nation’s Best Point Guards Lindsey Moore...... Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 3) Through 26 games, Lindsey Moore has displayed her continued improvement at point guard by averaging 16.1 Jordan Hooper...... Four-Time Big 12 Freshman of the Week points and team bests of 5.4 assists and 2.3 steals in 32 minutes per game. The 2011 honorable-mention All-Big Kaitlyn Burke...... First-Team Academic All-Big 12 12 performer from Covington, Wash., is shooting 44.6 percent from the field and 80.1 percent from the free throw Jessica Periago...... First-Team Academic All-Big 12 line. She ranks 26th nationally and second in the Big Ten in assists. Harleen Sidhu...... First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Moore, who has scored in double figures in 36 of the past 39 games, erupted for 31 points, nine assists, six rebounds and three steals in a 42 minutes at Northern Arizona. In the double-overtime win over the Lumberjacks, Moore had a hand in 38 of NU’s final 43 points. She added 28 points and five assists at Wisconsin on Jan. 12, after producing 27 points and six assists in a win over South Dakota State (Dec. 21). She set career highs by hitting 13-of-14 free throws against the Jacks. She produced a 23-point, four-assist, four-steal effort against Michigan, which followed a 26-point, seven- rebound performance in NU’s triple-overtime win at No. 15 Purdue. She scored eight points, including a pair of long threes, in the final overtime to lift the Huskers to victory. Moore owns eight 20-point performances this season, including team highs of 22 points, seven rebounds, 11 assists and three steals in a win at Iowa (Jan. 8). Moore had a hand in NU’s final 19 points in a game that was tied at 58 before ending in a 77-72 Husker win. It was her fourth career double-double and second of the year. She also Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 9 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com has two double-figure assist games this year and five in her career, including 18 points and 11 assists in a win over 2011-12 Husker Season In-Depth Mississippi Valley State Nov. 15. She added 22 points and six assists in NU’s win over No. 23 USC (Nov. 18) and had NU leads at the half 16-1 a 20-point effort at Illinois Jan. 29. She owns 14 career 20-point games. NU trails at the half 3-4 In a win at No. 16 Penn State, Moore had 16 points, four assists, four rebounds and a steal. She added 18 points NU is tied at the half 1-1 in the loss to the Lady Lions in Lincoln Jan. 15. At Georgia Tech, Moore had 16 points, four assists and five steals. NU attempts more FG than opponent 14-4 She produced 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in Nebraska’s comeback win at Florida State NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 6-2 Nov. 27. She added 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and four steals in a win over Iowa Jan. 26. NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-0 Last season, Moore averaged 14.1 points and 5.9 assists per game for the season in 37.5 minutes per game, including 17.0 points and 5.9 assists in Big 12 action. Over the final 13 games of her sophomore season, she had a NU makes more FG than opponent 14-0 NU makes fewer FG than opponent 5-5 hand in 61 percent (172-282) of NU’s made baskets - including 72.5 percent (66-91) in the final four games. NU makes same number of FG as opponent 1-1 Moore’s scoring binge included a career-high 33 points at Kansas on Feb. 26, 27 points and five assists against No. 23 Iowa State on Jan. 26, a 23-point, nine-assist effort against Colorado March 2, a 23-point, eight-assist NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 17-0 performance against Missouri on Feb. 22 and seven total games with 17 or more points. NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 3-6 Over the final seven games of 2010-11, Moore took her game to another level by averaging 20.0 points per game, NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 2-0 while shooting a blistering 55.1 percent (54-98) from the field, including 42.9 percent (15-35) from three-point range. NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 18-6 She also dished out 7.3 assists per game, including five games with eight or more assists. She also increased her NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 12-0 rebounding to 4.6 boards per game during the stretch, while hitting 89.5 percent (17-19) of her free throws. As a true NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 8-6 freshman, Moore was a pass-first point guard that orchestrated one of the best runs in Big 12 history, as the 2010 Huskers rolled to a 30-0 record to start Moore’s career and claim NU’s lone Big 12 title. NU shoots more FT than opponent 19-3 NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 1-3 Moore Flying UP Nebraska Career Assist List NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 0-0 Lindsey Moore has climbed into Nebraska’s career top five in assists with 477 (4th) in less than three seasons at NU makes more FT than opponent 18-2 Nebraska. The 5-9 point guard from Covington, Wash., tied a career high with 11 assists in the win at Iowa Jan. 8. It NU makes fewer FT than opponent 2-4 was her second double-figure assist game of the season (Mississippi Valley State-11). NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-0 Moore owns 140 assists through 26 games this season to climb into fifth on NU’s junior single-season assist list. NU has more total rebounds than opponent 16-2 She needs just four more to catch Jina Johansen (144, 2003-04) and seven Chart Toppin’ Dime Droppin’ NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 4-4 more to reach Amy Stephens (147, 1987-88) in third on that list. NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0 Lindsey Moore’s Double-Digit Assists In 2010-11, Moore finished with 183 assists, which ranked second on NU’s at Iowa (1/8/12) 11 sophomore single-season list, trailing only Meggan Yedsena’s 195 in 1991-92. NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 14-3 vs. Miss. Valley St. (11/15/11) 11 NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 5-3 It was the fifth-highest single-season total by a Husker in history. vs. Florida A&M (1/2/11) 11 NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 1-0 Moore opened her career with the third-best total by a freshman in school vs. UCLA (3/23/10) 11 history with 154 in 2009-10. If Moore can average 180 assists over her final at Texas A&M (3/5/11) 10 NU has more assists than opponent 13-2 two seasons at Nebraska, she can set the NU career record of 696 set by four- NU has fewer assists than opponent 6-4 year starting point guard Meggan Yedsena from 1990-91 to 1993-94. NU has same number of assists as opponent 1-0 NU has more turnovers than opponent 6-1 Improved Hooper Proving Hard to Handle for Husker Foes NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 14-4 By all accounts Nebraska’s Jordan Hooper produced an impressive offseason for the Huskers. The 6-2 sophomore NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 0-1 forward from Alliance, Neb., focused on adding more dimensions to her offensive game, while improving at the defensive NU has more steals than opponent 13-2 end. Hooper’s inside game at both ends has shown impressive gains, and she has added the ability to penetrate to NU has fewer steals than opponent 7-4 the basket. NU has same number of steals as opponent 0-0 Through 26 games, Hooper is Nebraska’s leading scorer and rebounder, nearly averaging a double-double with 19.7 points and 9.5 rebounds in 29.8 minutes per game. NU’s top returning scorer (14.6 ppg) and rebounder (6.6 NU has more blocked shots than opponent 7-0 NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 9-4 rpg) from a year ago, Hooper’s freshman season production also came in 29.3 minutes per contest. NU has same number of blocks as opponent 4-2 As a sophomore, Hooper has become one of only two players in school history to score 30 points in back-to-back games and one of only three players in school history to pull down 15 rebounds in back-to-back contests. Hooper, NU commits more fouls than opponent 3-3 who grabbed 15 rebounds against Iowa Jan. 26 and 16 rebounds at Illinois Jan. 29, added a career-high rebounds NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 15-3 against Wisconsin Feb. 18 to become just the sixth player in Husker history with 15 or more boards three times in the NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 2-0 same season. Games are decided by 20 or more points 6-1 Hooper ranks second in the Big Ten in scoring and leads the league in rebounding, while also tying for 18th Games are decided by 10 or more points 9-4 nationally in scoring and ranking 35th in rebounding. She is tied for 27th in the NCAA statistics with a Big Ten-leading Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 10-1 11 double-doubles. Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 3-0 Hooper erupted for career highs of 32 points and four steals to go along with eight rebounds at Northern Arizona Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 1-0 Dec. 10. She tied her season high with five three-pointers against the Lumberjacks. Just 11 days later, Hooper hit for Double-Overtime 1-0 30 again with game highs of 30 points and 11 rebounds in Nebraska’s 80-71 win over South Dakota State. Nine days Triple-Overtime 1-0 later, Hooper struck again with 31 points and 12 rebounds in NU’s win at No. 16 Penn State. It was Hooper’s fourth Playing on Monday 1-1 career 30-point game (31 at Missouri, Feb. 2, 2011). Playing on Tuesday 1-0 In between 30-point efforts, Hooper struck for 21 points and a then-career-high 14 rebounds in a win over Vermont. Playing on Wednesday 1-1 She owns 19 career 20-point performances, including 13 this season. She also carries 14 career double-doubles, with Playing on Thursday 5-3 Playing on Friday 3-0 her most recent coming with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds against Wisconin Feb. 19. She added 12 points Playing on Saturday 2-0 and a then-career-high 16 rebounds at Illinois Jan. 19. She also had 22 points and a then-career-high 15 rebounds Playing on Sunday 7-1 in a win over Iowa Jan. 26. She managed 19 points and 14 rebounds at No. 10 Ohio State Jan. 19. She produced a 27-point effort at No. 15 Purdue Feb. 2, and she poured in 23 points in a win over Minnesota Jan. 22. Playing in November 6-1 Playing in December 6-0 Hooper notched a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds at Georgia Tech Nov. 30. She registered back-to- Playing in January 6-2 back double-doubles against Mississippi Valley State and No. 23 USC. She had 22 points and 13 rebounds against Playing in February 2-3 the Trojans. She poured in 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in just 19 minutes in a win over MVSU Nov. 15. She Playing in March 0-0 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 10 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com
also buried five threes and tied a career high with three blocks. USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 NU Active 3FG Leaders Player (Class) 3FG Overall, Hooper has scored in double figures in 51 of 57 career games, including 15th Regular-Season Poll Jordan Hooper (So.) 126 all 26 in 2011-12. She produced one of the best performances by a freshman in (Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012) Lindsey Moore (Jr.) 112 school history with 31 points and eight rebounds in just 26 minutes at Missouri on 1-Baylor (27-0) (31)...... 775 Kaitlyn Burke (Sr.) 106 Feb. 2, 2011, when she tied the Husker record with seven three-pointers. She had 2-Stanford (24-1)...... 734 Rebecca Woodberry (RFr.) 21 28 points and six threes in the second half alone. It was just the second 30-point 3-Notre Dame (26-2)...... 715 Emily Cady (Fr.) 18 game in school history by a freshman, joining 2010 All-American Kelsey Griffin’s 4-Connecticut (24-3)...... 686 Brandi Jeffery (Fr.) 16 5-Miami (24-3)...... 651 Tear’a Laudermill (Fr.) 14 31 points against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 27, 2005. 6-Maryland (23-4)...... 615 In her first season with the Huskers in 2010-11, Hooper made an instant impact 7-Duke (22-4)...... 592 by starting every game and leading the Huskers and ranking third among Big 12 freshmen in scoring with 14.6 8-Delaware (24-1)...... 522 points per game. She also led all Big 12 freshman in rebounding with 6.6 boards per contest to claim one of five 9-Tennessee (20-7)...... 516 spots on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. She led NU with 67 three-pointers, which were the most ever by a Nebraska 10-Kentucky (22-5)...... 501 11-Texas A&M (19-6)...... 430 freshman, and ranked second among Big 12 freshmen. Among all Big 12 players, Hooper ranked 12th in scoring, 12-Green Bay (23-1)...... 417 15th in rebounding and sixth in three-pointers with 2.2 per game. 13-Georgetown (21-6)...... 402 Hooper, a two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year (2008, 2010), owns 13 career double-doubles, 14-Ohio State (23-4)...... 401 including 25 points and a season-high 13 rebounds against Houston on Dec. 18, 2010 and 18 points and 10 boards 15-Penn State (22-5)...... 350 against Louisville on Dec. 20, 2010. She produced her first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds 16-Georgia (20-7)...... 266 17-Louisville (19-8)...... 258 at Creighton on Dec. 8, 2010. 18-DePaul (20-7)...... 254 19-Georgia Tech (20-7)...... 209 Hooper Hitting Threes at Record Rate 20-Rutgers (18-8)...... 147 In addition to her impressive scoring and rebounding numbers, Jordan Hooper has hit three-pointers at a record- 21-Gonzaga (24-4)...... 122 breaking rate since her arrival at Nebraska. 22-St. Bonaventure (25-2)...... 96 The 6-2 forward shattered the NU single-season freshman record with 67 threes (67-184, 36.4 percent) a year 23-Nebraska (20-6)...... 76 24-Vanderbilt (20-7)...... 66 ago, and has already drained 59 more threes in 2011-12, which is the second-best total by a sophomore in Nebraska 25-St. John’s (18-8)...... 58 history. Hooper’s 2011-12 season total trails on Kiera Hardy’s school-record total of 85 set during her sophomore Note: Nebraska 2011-12 opponents in bold. campaign in 2004-05. 26-Purdue (19-8)...... 209 Hooper ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 2.3 three-pointers made per game this season. In 57 career games, Hooper has hit 126 three-pointers to rank seventh on the Nebraska career list. She needs just three more to catch fellow Alliance native Amy Stephens and Cambridge, Neb., native Nicole Kubik in fifth place on that list. Associated Press Top 25 Last season, Hooper tied the Nebraska single-game record with seven three-pointers at Missouri on Feb. 2, 2011. 15th Regular-Season Poll She scored 31 points against the Tigers, including 28 on six threes in the second half alone. (Monday, Feb. 20, 2012) 1-Baylor (27-0) (40)...... 1,000 Freshmen Enjoy Strong Starts Early in Season 2-Stanford (24-1)...... 945 Nebraska’s six freshmen have all seen substantial playing time in the first 26 games this season. Overall, the 3-Notre Dame (25-2)...... 919 six newcomers have combined for 700 points (26.9 ppg), 452 rebounds (17.4 rpg), 125 assists (4.8 apg) and 118 4-Connecticut (24-3)...... 885 steals (4.5 spg) in 2,591 minutes. They have helped the Huskers to a 20-6 record and four wins over ranked teams 5-Miami (24-3)...... 845 at game time (USC, at Florida State, at Penn State, at Purdue). 6-Maryland (23-4)...... 781 7-Duke (22-4)...... 756 The six players they replaced on Nebraska’s roster from a year ago combined to average 25.8 points, 17.4 8-Ohio State (23-3)...... 709 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game. 9-Delaware (24-1)...... 655 10-Tennessee (20-7)...... 582 Jeffery, Woodberry, Laudermill Spark Backcourt Off Bench 11-Penn State (21-5)...... 574 True freshman Brandi Jeffery has provided the Huskers with a spark off the bench in her first season. The 5-7 12-Green Bay (23-1)...... 562 guard from Vacherie, La., has produced double figures in three games, including a 10-point, four-rebound, three- 13-Kentucky (21-5)...... 540 14-Texas A&M (19-6)...... 486 steal effort in a career-high 27 minutes against Texas-Pan American Dec. 4. 15-Georgetown (21-6)...... 459 Jeffery tied a career high with 12 points and added three steals to help the Huskers in a comeback win at Florida 16-Louisville (19-7)...... 321 State. She produced her first career double-figure effort with 12 points and three boards in her second career game 17-Georgia Tech (20-7)...... 285 (Mississippi Valley State, Nov. 15). Jeffery is averaging 3.8 points to go along with 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 18-Georgia (20-7)...... 266 nearly one assist per game. She had a career-high six steals against Vermont (Dec. 18). She had one of her best 19-St. Bonaventure (25-2)...... 245 20-St. John’s (18-8)...... 208 Big Ten efforts with six points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in 16 minutes at Minnesota Feb. 13. 21. DePaul (20-7)...... 191 Redshirt freshman Rebecca Woodberry has also provided big production in the backcourt off the bench for the 22-Purdue (19-8)...... 176 Huskers. Woodberry, a 5-10 guard from Phoenix, Ariz., has averaged 4.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. She 23-Nebraska (20-6)...... 147 erupted for career highs of 14 and four three-pointers on a perfect shooting night from the field at Wisconsin Jan. 24-Rutgers (18-8)...... 82 12. She also pulled down five boards against the Badgers, but sprained an ankle late in the game and did not play 25-Gonzaga (24-4)...... 75 Note: Nebraska 2011-12 opponents in bold. in the loss to Penn State Jan. 15. She only played five minutes at No. 10 Ohio State Jan. 19. Woodberry added a 13-point, seven-rebound effort against Vermont. She had 11 points in her career debut, before adding 12 points and six rebounds in NU’s second game of the season. Woodberry has scored seven or more points eight times and grabbed five or more rebounds on eight occasions. She owns four double-figure scoring efforts. Arguably Nebraska’s most electrifying player off the bench has been true freshman Tear’a Laudermill, who has managed 4.5 points per game. The 5-9 guard opened her career with 14 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and has scored five or more points off the bench in nine of her first 21 games. She missed five games with illness and injury in December, but opened January with nine points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal in NU’s win over Indiana on Jan. 5. She added seven points and two rebounds in a loss to Penn State Jan. 15, before hitting a pair of three-pointers to finish with six points in Nebraska’s win at Illinois Jan. 29. She produced her best Big Ten game with 10 points, all after halftime, in NU’s win at No. 15 Purdue Feb. 2. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 11 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com
Nebraska Season 3FG Made Freshmen Cady, Sample, Simon Bolstering Huskers Inside Season 3FG True freshmen forwards Emily Cady and Hailie Sample and redshirt freshman Katie Simon have added punch to 1. 2009-10 225 Nebraska’s inside game in their first seasons on the court for the Huskers. 2. 2010-11 218 Cady and Sample have joined each other in the NU starting five for all 26 games, while Simon has been a 3. 2011-12 191 4. 2006-07 173 steady contributor off the bench. Cady and Sample make up one of only two starting freshman combos in the Big 5. 2008-09 171 Ten, joining Northwestern’s Morgan Jones and Karly Roser. Only six other Big Ten freshmen (Samantha Logic-Iowa, 6. 2004-05 161 Kalpana Beach-Ohio State, Rachel Banham-Minnesota, Ivory Crawford-Illinois, Nicole Elmblad-Michigan, Kiana 7. 2005-06 155 Johnson-Michigan State) have been regular starters this season 8. 2007-08 148 9. 2003-04 145 Cady, a 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., produced the first double-double of her career with 11 points and career 10. 2001-02 132 highs of 12 rebounds and seven assists in NU’s win at No. 15 Purdue Feb. 2. She had the best game of her career 1999-00 132 with 24 points and seven boards in just 26 minutes at No. 10 Ohio State. Cady added 18 points, nine rebounds and *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori a career-high five steals in NU’s win over Indiana Jan. 5. She had 18 points and six rebounds in a win over Vermont Nebraska Season 3FG attempted Dec. 18. She had 17 points and five boards in a win at Illinois Jan. 19. Season 3FG Cady added 14 points and four rebounds in a win at Iowa on Jan. 8, and pitched in 13 points, seven rebounds 1. 2009-10 661 and a career-high three three-pointers in a win over Minnesota Jan. 22. She also had 13 points and blocked two 2. 2010-11 658 3. 2011-12 624 shots against Penn State Jan. 15. IN NU’s most recent win over Wisconsin Feb. 19, Cady had 13 points and four 4. 2006-07 519 rebounds in just 22 minutes, after producing 11 points and four boards in a victory at Wisconsin Jan. 12. She had 5. 2008-09 516 nine points and seven rebounds in a win over Iowa Jan. 26. 6. 2004-05 484 Cady has scored double figures 12 times in the past 18 games and 13 times overall on the season. 7. 2003-04 462 8. 2005-06 457 Cady ranks third on the team in scoring (9.8 ppg), second in rebounding (6.2 rpg), second in steals (1.3 spg) 9. 2007-08 455 and third in assists (1.9 apg). She also leads the Huskers with 23 blocks on the year. She ranks 15th in the Big Ten 10. 2001-02 437 in rebounding and is seventh among all conference players on the offensive glass (2.6 orbpg). *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori She produced a breakout performance with 14 points, including the go-ahead layup with 39 seconds left, in a 66-63 win at Florida State. She added five rebounds against the Seminoles. She produced a double-figure scoring Nebraska’s Career Scoring Leaders effort with 13 points, a game-high seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal in Nebraska’s 66-55 win Player (Years) Points 1. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 2,405 over Creighton Dec. 8. Cady had nine points and 10 rebounds at Northern Arizona. She added two assists and two 2. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 2,131 steals in a career-high 37 minutes in the double-overtime victory against the Lumberjacks. 3. Kelsey Griffin (2005-10) 2,033 In addition to 13 double-figure scoring efforts, Cady owns four double-digit rebounding marks, including 10 4. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 1,976 5. Kiera Hardy (2004-07) 1,930 rebounds in wins at No. 16 Penn State, over No. 23 USC and at Northern Arizona. 6. Nicole Kubik (1997-2000) 1,867 Sample, a 6-1 forward from Flower Mound, Texas, produced a career-best 10 points to go along with seven 7. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 1,859 rebounds in the win over Minnesota Jan. 22. She added a career-high 11 rebounds to go along with six points against 8. Debra Powell (1982-85) 1,843 Northwestern Feb. 16. She also had 10 rebounds in NU’s win over USC. She contributed nine points at Georgia Tech 9. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 1,778 10. Angie Miller (1984-87) 1,541 Nov. 30, and she pitched in eight big points in a 72-64 win at Florida A&M Nov. 25. She also scored eight points at 11. Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 1,433 Minnesota on Feb. 13. Sample is averaging 3.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Her 28 total assists 12. Cory Montgomery (2006-10) 1,378 rank fourth on the squad. 13. Janet Smith (1979-82) 1,284 Simon scored a career-high 11 points in an opening night win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and added nine points 14. Brooke Schwartz (1997-2000) 1,243 15. Jan Crouch (1976-79) 1,183 in a win over Texas-Pan American Dec. 4. She has scored five or more points off the bench on five occasions, and 16. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 1,116 is shooting a solid 50 percent from the field, including 42.9 percent (3-7) from three-point range. The 6-2 forward 17. Dominique Kelley (2008-11) 1,107 from Roseville, Calif., is averaging 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per contest. 18. Yvonne Turner (2006-10) 1,101 19. Ann Halsne (1988-91) 1,096 20. Nafeesah Brown (1992-94) 1,089 Senior Burke Leading Huskers On and Off the Court 21. Tina McClain (1994-97) 1,074 Nebraska’s Kaitlyn Burke was named one of 30 candidates nationally for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, honoring 22. Kate Galligan (1993-96) 1,069 the nation’s top all-around women’s basketball student-athlete, on Friday, Nov. 4. Unfortunately, Burke did not 23. Lindsey Moore (2010-present) 1,059 Cathy Owen (1982-85) 1,048 advance to be one of the prestigious award’s 10 national finalists when that group was announced Jan. 25. 25. Stacy Imming (1984-87) 1,036 Burke, a 5-7 shooting guard for Coach Connie Yori’s Huskers, is the most experienced member of the women’s 26. Alexa Johnson (2001-04) 1,035 basketball team and one of the top all-around leaders on the Nebraska campus. 27. Charlie Rogers (1997-2000) 1,001 The fifth-year senior from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has played in 127 games for the Huskers -- Jordan Hooper (2011-present) 966 since starting her career at NU in 2007-08. She has made 74 starts, including 29 starts a year ago when she averaged 6.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. She has averaged 5.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 Nebraska All-Time NCAA Appearances assists while starting all 26 games in 2011-12. Nine Appearances, 14 Games (5-9 Record) She produced season highs of 14 points and seven rebounds in Nebraska’s win at No. 15 Purdue Feb. 2. She Season Opponent Site Result 1988 at USC Los Angeles L, 82-100 added 11 points in NU’s win over Wisconsin Feb. 19. It was her fourth double-figure scoring effort of the year and 1993 vs. San Diego Lincoln W, 81-58 second in Big Ten play. She scored 11 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out four assists in NU’s win over 1993 at USC Los Angeles L, 60-78 Vermont Dec. 18. Burke produced her first double-figure scoring effort of the year with 10 points and five rebounds 1996 vs. Colorado St. Stanford, Calif. L, 62-66 to help the Huskers to a 66-55 win over Creighton Dec. 8. 1998 vs. New Mexico Norfolk, Va. W, 76-59 Burke scored all six of her points in the second half, including a pair of clutch one-and-one free throws with 17.3 1998 at Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, 60-75 seconds left in a 75-69 win at Wisconsin Jan. 12. She added eight points on 3-for-3 shooting to go along with four 1999 vs. Kentucky Los Angeles L, 92-98 assists against Penn State Jan. 15. She scored her only points of the game with a huge three-pointer as the shot 2000 vs. Boston College Charlottesville, Va. L, 76-93 clock was winding down in the final minutes of NU’s 60-53 win over Iowa Jan. 26. Burke’s three put the Huskers up 2007 vs. Temple Raleigh, N.C. L, 61-64 2008 vs. Xavier College Park, Md. W, 61-58 57-51 with 1:37 left. 2008 at Maryland College Park, Md. L, 64-76 Burke ranks ninth on Nebraska’s career three-point list (106) and joined the top 20 on the Huskers’ career assist 2010 vs. Northern Iowa Minneapolis W, 83-44 list with a season-high five at Northern Arizona. She ranks 18th with 268 career assists. She needs one more to 2010 vs. UCLA Minneapolis W, 83-70 catch Kathy Hagerstrom in 17th (269). With 63 assists this season, Burke needs 37 more to join the career top 10. 2010 vs. Kentucky Kansas City L, 67-76 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 12 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com
She has climbed the NU career charts despite battling numerous injuries, including foot and knee injuries, multiple broken fingers on her shooting hand, and even a broken nose last season. Burke has taken on an even greater leadership role off the court, serving as the 2011-12 President of Nebraska’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. In addition to her significant duties as SAAC President, Burke also finds time to coach a Special Olympics basketball team among numerous outreach activities. A two-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection carries a 3.570 grade-point average as an advertising and business administration major. Nebraska in Big Ten Statistical Rankings TEAM (Through games Feb. 20) Huskers On Target for Another Big 3FG Season 3FG Made - 1st (7.3 pg) Through 26 games, it looks like the 2011-12 Huskers have a chance to threaten their record-setting three-point Offensive Rebounds - 2nd (15.8 orbpg) numbers from the past two seasons. Nebraska has averaged a Big Ten-best 7.3 threes per game, which ranks 16th Defensive Rebounds - 2nd (27.0 drbpg) nationally. Rebound Margin - 3rd (+3.5 rpg) Nebraska’s 191 are the third-highest season total in school history, and the Huskers need 27 more threes to Scoring Margin - 3rd (+10.6 ppg) Scoring Offense - 3rd (71.8 ppg) reach the No. 2 spot on the all-time list (218). NU’s 624 three-point attempts also rank third and are within 37 of FG Pct. Defense - 4th (.379) the school-record for attempts of 661 set in 2009-10. Steals - 4th (9.1 spg) The Huskers have hit seven or more threes in 14 of their 26 games in 2011-12 (UAPB-9, MVSU-14, at Florida Turnover Margin - 3rd (+2.5 topg) Scoring Defense - 5th (61.2 ppg) State-9, UTPA-7, Northern Arizona-10, Vermont-8, South Dakota State-8, at Iowa-10, Penn State-7, at Ohio State-7, Assists - 6th (13.7 apg) Minnesota-8; at Purdue-13; Michigan-9; Minnesota-8). Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - 6th (0.8) NU hit a season-best 14 three-pointers on 26 attempts against Mississippi Valley State, which marked the INDIVIDUAL (Through games Feb. 20) second-highest total in school history. It trailed only the 17 threes the Huskers hit against Vermont (17-33) to open Scoring - Jordan Hooper - 2nd (19.7 ppg) Scoring - Lindsey Moore - 7th (16.1 ppg) the 2010-11 season. They added the third-best mark by draining 13-of-34 threes on the road in an epic 93-89 Scoring - Emily Cady - 28th (9.8 ppg) triple-overtime victory at No. 15 Purdue on Feb. 2. Nebraska also connected on 10-of-19 threes in a win at Iowa on Rebounding - Jordan Hooper - 1st (9.5 rpg) Jan. 8, after hitting 10-of-22 threes at Northern Arizona on Dec. 10. Nebraska attempted a school-record 37 threes Rebounding - Emily Cady - 15th (6.2 rpg) in the loss to Michigan Feb. 9, while connecting on 9. NU went 8-for-22 in the second half against the Wolverines. Assists - Lindsey Moore - 2nd (5.4 apg) Steals - Lindsey Moore - 6th (2.3 spg) Nebraska’s outside shooting was a strength for the Huskers in 2010-11. The Huskers hit 218-of-658 three-point 3FG Made - Jordan Hooper - 4th (2.3 pg) attempts (33.1 percent) to average a school-record 7.0 threes per game. NU hit seven or more threes in 17 of 31 3FG Made - Lindsey Moore - T14th (1.5) games. In 2009-10, Nebraska hit a school-record 225 threes for a then-school-record average of 6.6 threes per 3FG Pct. - Jordan Hooper - 14th (.333) FT Pct. - Lindsey Moore - 10th (.801) game. Prior to 2009-10, the school-record for three-pointers made in a season was 173. Coach Connie Yori’s Husker Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - Lindsey Moore - 5th (1.5-to-1) teams own the top nine three-point shooting seasons in school history. Offensive Rebounds - Jordan Hooper - 2nd (3.1 orbpg) Offensive Rebounds - Emily Cady - 7th (2.6 orbpg) Huskers Earning Reputation as Comeback Kids in Big Ten Defensive Rebounds - Jordan Hooper - 1st (6.4 drbpg) Nebraska’s young group of Huskers has shown the ability to battle back from adversity home and away during their first Big Ten season. In fact, NU came back from at least three-possession deficits in four of its first seven Big Ten victories, including double-digit comebacks at Penn State and Wisconsin and in the Huskers’ lone home Big Ten win over Indiana. Most recently, Nebraska battled back from a 16-point deficit with 17 minutes left to tie the game at 58 with 3:17 left at Minnesota on Feb. 13. Unfortunately, the Huskers were unable to win the game. NU also stormed back from 27 points down with 15 minutes left in the second half against Michigan to cut the lead to eight points with two minutes left before losing 63-52. Nebraska in NCAA Statistical Rankings Those two comeback attempts followed NU’s rally from five points down on the road with less than one minute TEAM (Through games Feb. 20) left in double-overtime at Mackey Arena against No. 15 Purdue Feb. 2. The Huskers, who also trailed by one with Win-Loss Pct. - T29th (.769) 3FG Made - 16th (7.3 pg) four seconds left in regulation, made the plays to win against traditional Big Ten power Purdue in the first-ever Scoring Offense - 29th (71.8 ppg) meeting between the two schools in women’s basketball. Scoring Margin - 39th (+10.6 ppg) In Nebraska’s first-ever Big Ten Conference game at Penn State Dec. 30, the Huskers trailed by 11 on two occasions INDIVIDUAL (Through games Feb. 20) in the first half, before tying the game at halftime. In the second half, NU trailed by nine at 56-47 with 11 minutes Scoring - Jordan Hooper - T18th (19.7 ppg) Scoring - Lindsey Moore - 98th (16.1 ppg) left before rallying for the eight-point win at the preseason Big Ten-favorite Lady Lions. Rebounds Per Game - Jordan Hooper - 35th (9.5 rpg) In a 62-48 win over Indiana on Jan. 5, the Huskers trailed 16-6 early before building a 22-point second-half lead Assists Per Game - Lindsey Moore - 26th (5.4 apg) on their way to victory. In a 77-72 victory at Iowa Jan. 8, NU trailed by eight points on two occasions in the second Double-Doubles - Jordan Hooper - T27th (11) half, the last coming at 46-38 with 14 minutes left, before executing down the stretch for a five-point road win. Jan. 12 at Wisconsin, the Huskers trailed by 11 on two occasions in the first half, the last at 38-27 with just NU’s Double-Digit Rallies Under Yori over one minute left. After battling back to take a second-half lead, the Huskers trailed by seven at 61-54 with nine Opponent Deficit 2nd Half Half Final minutes left before making the plays at crunch time to bring home a 75-69 win. at San Diego (Dec. 28, 2002) -19 -19 -5 62-61 In Nebraska’s first three Big Ten road wins, Nebraska trailed by three possessions between the nine- and #24 Ariz. St. (Dec. 28, 2008) -16 -10 -9 62-58 at Missouri (Feb. 3, 2008) -14 -14 -8 73-67 15-minute marks in the second half. In all three road wins, the Huskers made a decisive play between the 13- and at Florida St. (Nov. 27, 2011) -13 -13 -8 66-63 18-second marks. At Penn State, Jordan Hooper’s long three sealed the Lady Lions’ fate to make it 69-63 NU with at Missouri (Jan. 8, 2005) -13 -13 -9 81-74 16.5 seconds left. At Iowa, Hooper’s baseline jumper with 13 seconds left put the Huskers up 75-70. At Wisconsin, #2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) -13 -13 -8 103-99 3OT at Colorado (Feb. 6, 2008) -12 -6 +1 80-71 Kaitlyn Burke’s two free throws in a one-and-one situation with 17.3 seconds left gave NU a 71-67 lead. Iowa State (Jan. 10, 2004) -12 -1 -1 62-57 To put Nebraska’s recent double-digit comebacks in perspective, the Huskers have won four games this season at Wisconsin (Jan. 12, 2012) -11 -7 -5 75-69 (also Florida State) when trailing by 10 or more points. In Coach Connie Yori’s previous nine seasons at Nebraska, at #16 Penn St. (Dec. 30, 2011) -11 -9 Tied 71-63 at Texas (Jan. 3, 2007) -11 -11 -4 79-75 the Huskers had produced a total of 10 double-digit come-from-behind victories. at Kansas St. (March 6, 2010) -11 -7 -7 82-72 Indiana (Jan. 5, 2012) -10 -- +13 62-48 Nebraska Produces Strong Fall Semester in Classroom St. Mary’s (Nov. 17, 2010) -10 -4 +5 64-63 The Nebraska women’s basketball program produced one of its strongest semesters academically in recent memory during the 2011 fall semester. Coach Connie Yori’s Huskers produced a fall semester grade-point average of 3.096. The cumulative GPA of the Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 13 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com
Huskers over the course of their academic careers at Nebraska comes in at 3.238 thanks to impressive academic Nebraska’s 30-Point GAmes (Career) performances by long-time Huskers Kaitlyn Burke and Harleen Sidhu over their years at Nebraska. (20 Individuals/68 Games) Player (Years) Games Huskers Sign Ohio High School Star in Early Period 1. Karen Jennings (1989-92) 12 Coach Connie Yori announced the signing of Ohio prep star Rachel Theriot to a National Letter of Intent during 2. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 9 the early signing period on Nov. 9. Theriot, a 6-0 point guard out of Midpark High School in Middleburg Heights, 3. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 8 Ohio, is a two-time All-Ohio performer entering her senior season in 2011-12. Last season, Theriot helped Midpark 4. Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) 5 Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 5 to a 22-3 overall record and a Southwestern Conference title under Coach Stephanie Mentz. Theriot averaged 12.7 6. Jordan Hooper (2011-present) 4 points, 9.3 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game for the Meteors. Kiera Hardy (2004-07) 4 In addition to earning third-team All-Ohio Division I honors, she was named one of five players to the Cleveland Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 4 Plain Dealer All-Star team in 2011. She was also a first-team All-SWC selection and a first-team Northeast Lakes Debra Powell (1982-85) 4 All-District pick. Theriot was ranked as the No. 70 player overall by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and No. 96 10. Lindsey Moore (2010-present) 2 by the All-Star Girls Report. She was ranked as the No. 18 point guard in the nation by ESPN/HoopGurlz and has Angie Miller (1984-87) 2 also ranked among ESPN’s top 100 high school seniors in the nation. 12. Cory Montgomery (2007-10) 1 Theriot played her first two high school seasons for the Walsh Jesuit Warriors for Coach Pete Zaccari. As a Tied with eight others sophomore, she led Walsh Jesuit to the Ohio Division II state semifinals after averaging 13.8 points, 5.2 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. She led the Warriors to a 23-2 record. She hit 38 three-pointers Nebraska’s 30-Point GAmes (Season) on the year and was an 89 percent free throw shooter. As a freshman, Theriot averaged 11.8 points, 3.8 assists, Player (Season) Games 1. Karen Jennings (1991-92) 9 4.1 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game to help Walsh Jesuit to a 19-7 record. 2. Amy Stephens (1988-89) 5 Theriot played AAU ball for Sports City U and Coach Tom Jenkins. She earned a spot on the Pool A All-Star Team 3. Maurtice Ivy (1986-87) 5 at the Windy City Classic (U.S. Junior National Championships). She chose Nebraska over Xavier, Louisville, Virginia 4. Kelsey Griffin (2009-10) 4 Tech, Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan State, Dayton and Washington among others. 5. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 3 Nicole Kubik (1998-99) 3 Maurtice Ivy (1985-86) 3 Yori Making Progress After Knee Surgery Complications Debra Powell (1982-83) 3 Nebraska women’s basketball coach Connie Yori experienced a painful end to the offseason and start to the 2011-12 campaign. Complications to a seemingly routine arthroscopic knee surgery on Aug. 19, which included a staph infection NU Freshman 3FG PCt. Leaders and blood clot in her knee, sidelined Yori for several weeks. Player (Season) Pct. (3FG-3FGA) The 2010 National Coach of the Year, who is in her 10th season at Nebraska in 2011-12, is gaining overall strength and 1. Emily Cady (2011-12) .391 (18-46) mobility in her knee and has returned to the Husker program on a full-time basis. 2. Dominique Kelley (2007-08) .378 (17-45) “It is really unbelievable to think that I was in the hospital for the better part of September. It kind of feels like I lost a 3. Jordan Hooper (2010-11) .364 (67-184) 4. Katie Robinette (2001-02) .353 (12-34) month of my life with the team,” Yori said. “My family, friends and the people in our program have been so supportive.” 5. Heather Kephart (2003-04) .347 (17-47) Four days after the team’s return from a successful 11-day summer tour to Scandinavia Aug. 5-15, Yori underwent arthroscopic surgery on her left knee on Aug. 19. She first injured the knee as a player in the early 1980’s, but had not had NU Freshman bLOCKED sHOT lEADERS a surgery on the knee since 1985. Player (Season) Blocks Yori’s recovery from her most recent surgery appeared to be going well, and she made a day-long appearance at the 1. Janet Smith (1978-79) 54 2. Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) 42 Fastbreakers Booster Club Husker Golf Scramble fund-raising event on Monday, Aug. 29. Her rehabilitation appeared to 3. Katie Robinette (2001-02) 33 continue on track until mid-day on Wednesday, Aug. 31, when she began having intense knee pain. The pain continued to 4. Danielle Page (2004-05) 31 intensify until Monday, Sept. 5 (Labor Day) when she had a surgical wash to treat Staph infection in her knee. 5. Maurtice Ivy (1984-85) 27 Yori spent the following week in St. Elizabeth’s Regional Medical Center in Lincoln before being released to her home on -- Emily Cady (2011-12) 23 Sept. 12. Although she returned home, the pain continued to plague her and became so severe on Sept. 16 that she was rushed to the hospital by ambulance back to St. Elizabeth’s. Doctors discovered a blood clot in Yori’s left knee and began NU Freshman Rebounds Per Game Player (Season) RPG treatment as soon as possible. Yori remained at St. Elizabeth’s until Thursday, Sept. 22, when she moved to Madonna 1. Debra Powell (1981-82) 7.6 Rehabilitation Hospital. 2. Angie Miller (1983-84) 7.1 She has spent the past 21 weeks on the road to recovery. The pain has gradually subsided in her knee, and she is gaining 3. Anna DeForge (1994-95) 6.9 strength in her leg and the rest of her body from being nearly immobile for approximately three weeks. After a week of intense Sherry Brink (1974-75) 6.9 5. Jordan Hooper (2010-11) 6.6 rehab at Madonna, Yori checked out and returned home in the afternoon on Friday, Sept. 30. Karen Jennings (1989-90) 6.6 Yori made her way into the Devaney Center for the Huskers’ first practice on Oct. 3, just for a few moments. She was in -- Emily Cady (2011-12) 6.2 a wheelchair and on heavy pain medication, but she let the Huskers know she was working hard to join them at practice. “I know a lot of people out there might hear this story and feel sorry for me, but I know there are many more people who NU Freshman Free Throws Made are worse off than me,” Yori said. “I’m lucky both the infection and the blood clot were focused in my knee area and didn’t Player (Season) FTM spread to other parts of my leg or body, or my condition would be a lot more serious.” 1. Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) 121 2. Debra Powell (1981-82) 111 Because of her nearly complete restriction of movement and heavy pain medications, Yori was unable to work or spend 3. Angie Miller (1983-84) 79 time recruiting for several weeks. Associate Head Coach Sunny Smallwood coordinated Nebraska’s workout schedule and 4. Shannon Howell (2000-01) 77 led the team in practice in Yori’s absence. Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) 77 “I am fortunate to have an experienced and talented staff,” Yori said. “I have been in constant contact with our staff -- Emily Cady (2011-12) 69 throughout this time, and our program is in good hands with Sunny Smallwood at the helm.” NU Freshman Free Throws Attempts Player (Season) FTA Huskers OFficially Open Hendricks Training Complex Oct. 13 1. Debra Powell (1981-82) 193 After 17 months of construction, the Hendricks Training Complex was officially dedicated Oct. 13, with more 200 invited 2. Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) 174 guests and dignitaries attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony. 3. Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) 114 4. Maurtice Ivy (1984-85) 108 The 80,000-square foot facility adjacent to the Bob Devaney Sports Center is the new home for the men’s and women’s Angie Miller (1983-84) 108 basketball programs, as well as the wrestling program. The two-level facility includes separate practice courts for the men’s -- Emily Cady (2011-12) 100 and women’s basketball programs, as well as expanded locker rooms, player lounges, team rooms and offices. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 14 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com
Nebraska’s 20-Win Seasons “The completion of the Hendricks Training Complex is a compliment to those donors, season-ticket holders and fans who Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) have supported our basketball programs for many years,” NU Executive Associate Athletic Director Marc Boehm said. “The 1. 2009-10 32-2 (.941) 16-0 (1.000) facility will help us attract top-tier talent and at the same time provide our student-athletes an experience that will help 2. 1992-93 23-8 (.742) 10-4 (.714) them reach their full potential. The Hendricks Training Complex, along with the new Haymarket Arena (scheduled to open 3. 1997-98 23-10 (.697) 11-5 (.688) 4. 1978-79 23-13 (.639) none in the fall of 2013), will give us one of the best combinations of facilities in the country.” 5. 1979-80 23-17 (.575) none While the $18.7 million facility will house the basketball and wrestling programs, many of Nebraska’s sports will benefit 1987-88 22-7 (.759) 11-3 (.786) from the new facility, which includes a 5,000-square foot weight room, a completely renovated athletic training area that 2006-07 22-10 (.688) 10-6 (.625) tripled the size of the previous area at the Devaney Center and a nutrition station similar to the one in the Osborne Complex. 8. 1975-76 21-9 (.700) none The building is named for Tom and Mary Hendricks of Pipe Creek, Texas, and their children, Jennifer and Brandon, as 9. 1991-92 21-11 (.656) 9-5 (.643) 10. 2007-08 21-12 (.636) 9-7 (.563) they provided the lead gift in this project to benefit Husker student-athletes for years to come. 1998-99 21-12 (.636) 8-8 (.500) Throughout the facility, efforts have been made to give student-athletes the best training environment to succeed. Both 12. 1976-77 21-16 (.588) none the men’s and women’s basketball practice gyms are a court-and-half with six baskets, allowing additional work while the 13. 2011-12 20-6 (.769) 9-5 (.643) main floor is being used. The courts themselves are made with premium maple flooring with sleeper cushions that absorb *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori shock to minimize injury. Both gyms have advanced acoustics as well as 103-inch plasma screens. NU’s Best Winning Percentages The amenities inside the facility are top-of-the-line, as the main entrance features a two-story abstract net sculpture, Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) as well as a granite fountain imported from China. The facility also features two video walls and 63 TVs. 1. 2009-10 32-2 (.941) 16-0 (1.000) The men’s players lounge, named in honor of Neal and Jamie Hawks, features a 5x8-foot video wall, 400 inches of 2. 2011-12 20-6 (.769) 9-5 (.643) 3. 1987-88 22-7 (.759) 11-3 (.786) televisions, custom seating, a pool table and a kitchenette, while the women’s lounge features three 65-inch televisions 4. 1992-93 23-8 (.742) 10-4 (.714) and a unique LED bubble wall. Both the men’s and women’s basketball programs have custom locker rooms with iPads built 5. 1975-76 21-9 (.700) none into the lockers, as well as custom back-lit displays. The wrestling locker room features 40 custom-built wooden lockers 6. 1997-98 23-10 (.697) 11-5 (.688) with back-lit displays and a lounge with a pair of 65-inch TVs and a kitchen. 7. 2006-07 22-10 (.688) 10-6 (.625) The Hendricks Training Complex is the first project completed in the Expand Their Experience Campaign. For more 8. 1996-97 19-9 (.679) 8-8 (.500) 9. 1991-92 21-11 (.656) 9-5 (.643) information on the other facility projects, visit www.ExpandTheirExperience.com. 10. 1995-96 19-10 (.655) 8-6 (.571) 11. 2007-08 21-12 (.636) 9-7 (.563) Big Ten Network Providing More Exposure for Huskers 1998-99 21-12 (.636) 8-8 (.500) Over the past two seasons, Nebraska has enjoyed its best media exposure in school history with national and *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori regional television appearances and frequent live video streams of its games on Huskers.com. In fact, last season Nebraska’s Top Home Win Totals the Huskers had 26 games appear on either television or live video streams. Season Wins In 2011-12, Nebraska’s exposure increases to another level with coverage provided by the Big Ten Network 1. 2009-10 16 (BTN), BTN2Go.com and BTN.com. Nebraska heads into the 2011-12 season with all 29 of its regular-season games 2. 1997-98 16 scheduled to appear either on TV or live video stream. Every Nebraska home game will be available on either BTN 3. 2007-08 14 4. 1978-79 14 or BTN.com, while every Big Ten Conference regular-season contest also will be available on BTN or BTN.com. 2003-04 13 Nebraska will appear seven times (Creighton, Dec. 8; at Iowa, Jan. 8; Ohio State, Jan. 19 and Feb. 26; Minnesota, 1987-88 13 Jan. 22 and Feb. 13; Wisconsin, Feb. 19) on the Big Ten Network, which reaches nearly 80 million homes nationwide. 7. 2011-12 12 The Huskers also defeated South Dakota State (Dec. 21) in a game televised by Nebraska Educational Television 2004-05 12 (NET) that was also available on a subscription-basis on BTN.com. 1998-99 12 1995-96 12 For a complete television and live-stream listing, visit Huskers.com. Fans can subscribe to BTN.com by visiting 1992-93 12 http://video.btn.com/allaccess. A yearly subscription for all Nebraska events on BTN.com is just $79.95. Fans can 1986-87 12 gain access to every Big Ten event stream for just $119.95 per year. Monthly subscriptions are also available. 2010-11 11 Due to changes in the television rights policies brought about by Nebraska’s shift to the Big Ten Conference, Nebraska owns nine consecutive seasons with 10 or more none of Nebraska’s regular-season games will be available on HuskersNside. home victories - the longest streak in school history. Go Big ROAD Husker Sports Network Features new Lincoln Flagship NU’s Seasons with 10 or More Road Wins Nebraska women’s basketball games will be heard on the new flagship station in Lincoln - B107.3 FM-KBBK. The 1. 2009-10 16-2 (12-0 Away; 4-2 Neutral) strong FM station is the same station that has carried Husker volleyball for the past several seasons and provides 2. 1975-76 15-8 3. 1976-77 14-14 fans of Nebraska women’s sports with a consistent home for the Huskers. 4. 2006-07 12-6 Women’s basketball fans can continue to listen to the Huskers in the Omaha area on The Wolf 93.3 FM-KTWI. 1991-92 12-8 The Husker Sports Network is in its 17th season of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of University of 1979-80 12-14 Nebraska women’s basketball. Women’s basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator 7. 1992-93 11-7 Jeff Griesch enter their 11th year together as the Huskers’ broadcast team. -- 2011-12 8-3 In addition to the more than 20 stations that carry Nebraska women’s basketball games during the season, every Big Ten’s Youngest Teams game can be heard for free worldwide on Huskers.com. Percentage Played by Freshmen in Big Ten in 2011-12 Team Fr. Min. Total Min. Pct. Women’s Basketball Sets Dates for Annual Bus Trips Nebraska 2,591 5,325 48.7% Nebraska women’s basketball fans can follow the Huskers on three road trips in their first year in the Big Ten Northwestern 1,991 5,400 36.9% Conference in 2011-12. The first women’s basketball bus trip was Sunday, Jan. 8, when the Huskers headed to Iowa Iowa 1,597 5,475 29.2% City to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. Michigan State 1,521 5,475 27.8% The final journey will be an extended stay at the Huskers’ first Big Ten Conference Tournament, Feb. 29-March 5. The Ohio State 1,087 5,425 20.0% Minnesota 978 5,600 17.5% cost of the bus transportation is $165 per person and does not include tournament tickets or hotel accommodations. Illinois 825 5,650 15.2% Reservations for the bus trip closed on Feb. 10. For more information on the women’s basketball bus trips, please Indiana 818 5,425 15.1% contact Doug Fry at (402) 617-7039 or visit Huskers.com. Wisconsin 783 5,225 15.0% Michigan 486 5,200 9.3% Nebraska’s History of Success at Home Penn State 240 5,400 4.4% The Huskers own a 12-3 record at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in 2011-12. Since the Devaney Center opened Purdue 160 5,525 2.9% in 1976-77, the Huskers are 374-126 (.748) in games played in the arena, including 140-85 (.622) in conference Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 15 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com games. Since 2003-04, NU is 110-30 (.786) at the Devaney Center. NU Career Games Played Leaders NU has posted double-figure home victory totals in nine consecutive seasons, including a perfect 16-0 mark in Player (Years) Games Played 2009-10. NU was 11-4 at home in 2010-11. 1. Janet Smith (1979-82) 136 2. Cory Montgomery (2007-10) 130 Nebraska Owns Success Against Top 25 Foes Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 130 Nebraska has made a habit of knocking off top-25 opponents during Connie Yori’s 10 seasons at the helm. In 4. Danielle Page (2005-08) 129 fact, the Huskers’ win at No. 15 Purdue (Feb. 2) marked Nebraska’s 23rd win over an AP Top 25 foe under Yori, 5. Kaitlyn Burke (2008-present) 127 Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) 127 including Nebraska’s third this season. NU also knocked off No. 16 Penn State (Dec. 30) on the road in its first-ever 7. Yvonne Turner (2007-10) 126 Big Ten Conference game, while defeating No. 23 USC on Nov. 18. 8. Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 125 Nebraska’s 83-70 win over No. 22 UCLA in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament marked the Huskers’ Brooke Schwartz (1997-00) 125 eighth top-25 win in 2009-10. NU’s 21-point win over No. 10 Oklahoma State on Feb. 3, 2010 was the Huskers’ fifth 10. Kiera Hardy (2005-08) 123 against a top-10 opponent. Before Yori’s arrival, Nebraska had beaten just one top-10 opponent in school history. Chelsea Aubry (2004-07) 123 Nebraska’s three top-10 wins in 2009-10 matched NU’s all-time total in 35 seasons. NU Sophomore Scoring Leaders NU’s win at No. 9 Baylor on Jan. 17, 2010, marked the Huskers’ first victory against a top-25 team in a true road Player (Season) PPG game under Yori. It was also the Huskers’ first-ever true road win over a top-10 opponent. 1. Karen Jennings (1990-91) 20.5 The Huskers posted six wins over AP Top 15 teams (No. 5 LSU, No. 9 Baylor, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 11 2. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 19.7 Oklahoma, No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 13 Iowa State) in 2009-10, including three wins over top-10 foes. 3. Maurtice Ivy (1985-86) 19.7 4. Kiera Hardy (2004-05) 19.0 The Huskers added a road win over final AP No. 16 Iowa State on Jan. 9, in Ames, while also claiming road wins 5. Amy Stephens (1986-87) 18.8 over previously ranked clubs at Vermont (AP No. 24, Jan. 18), Miami (AP No. 25, Jan. 11), Kansas (as high as No. 6. Debra Powell (1982-83) 17.6 18, first nine weeks AP). The Jayhawks, Catamounts and Hurricanes were unranked when they played the Huskers. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-81) 17.6 The highest-ranked team Nebraska has ever defeated was the 2004-05 Baylor team that went on to win the NU Sophomore Rebounding Leaders national title. NU outlasted No. 2 BU, 103-99 in triple overtime on Jan. 12, 2005. The Huskers’ 21-point win over Player (Season) RPG No. 10 OSU on Feb. 3, 2010, marked NU’s largest victory margin ever over a top-10 team. Nebraska’s 29-point win 1. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 9.5 over No. 14 Iowa State in 2005 was NU’s largest victory margin in history over a top-25 foe. Nebraska’s 56-45 win 2. Janet Smith (1979-80) 9.3 3. Carol Garey (1978-79) 9.0 over No. 15 Texas at the Devaney Center in 2008 also marked the lowest point total ever allowed by the Huskers 4. Karen Jennings (1990-91) 8.9 against a ranked opponent. Before Yori’s arrival at Nebraska in 2002-03, the Huskers had not defeated a top-10 5. Kathy Hagerstrom (2980-81) 8.7 team since a 73-67 win over No. 9 Iowa on Dec. 8, 1996, and had never beaten a top-five opponent. 6. Maurtice Ivy (1985-86) 8.5 NU Sophomore Three-Point Leaders Big Red Fans Come Out in Droves at Devaney Player (Season) 3FG After setting a school single-season attendance record in 2009-10, Nebraska continued to rank among the 1. Kiera Hardy (2004-05) 85 nation’s top teams in average home attendance with 4,333 fans per game over 16 home contests in 2010-11. NU 2. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 59 ranked 22nd nationally in average home attendance at the close of the regular season. 3. Kate Galligan (1993-94) 50 4. Lindsey Moore (2010-11) 49 NU has attracted more than 5,000 fans per game for each of its first seven Big Ten home games, including a 5. K.C. Cowgill (2001-02) 41 season-high 7,752 fans for the Penn State game Jan. 15. The Huskers are averaging 6,336 fans per game in Big Ten play and 4,451 fans through 15 home contests overall. The Huskers rank among the top 25 teams nationally NU Sophomore Free Throw Leaders Player (Season) FTM in attendance. 1. Kelsey Griffin (2006-07) 125 Husker fans flocked to the Bob Devaney Sports Center in record numbers in 2009-10, averaging a school-record 2. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 111 7,390 fans per game to rank seventh nationally. NU’s Big 12 attendance was spectacular, averaging a Big 12-best 3. Nicole Kubik (1997-98) 106 11,383 fans per game. Nebraska drew seven consecutive crowds of more than 10,000 to the Devaney Center to end 4. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-81) 103 5. Karen Jennings (1990-91) 102 the season, beginning with a then-school-record 13,303 fans for Nebraska’s win over Kansas State on Jan. 23 - the 16th-largest crowd in the nation in 2009-10 (including NCAA Tournament play). Nebraska smashed that record Nebraska’s Top 25 Wins Under Yori (23) against Missouri Feb. 27, posting the first sellout in school history with 13,595 fans. The NU-MU game featured Opponent Final Location #15 Purdue (Feb. 2, 2012) 93-89 3OT West Lafayette, Ind. the largest regular-season crowd in the nation in 2009-10 that did not involve Connecticut or Tennessee. #16 Penn State (Dec. 30, 2011) 71-63 University Park, Pa. Over the last seven home games, the Huskers attracted an average of 11,989 fans per game to the Devaney #23 USC (Nov. 18, 2011) 68-50 Devaney Center Center. NU’s previous single-season average home attendance record was 5,000 fans per game in 1998-99. #22 UCLA (March 23, 2010) 83-70 Minneapolis #11 Oklahoma (Feb. 24, 2010) 80-64 Norman, Okla. Nebraska entered the 2009-10 season with 1,424 season ticket holders. During a special March Madness season #13 Iowa State (Feb. 17, 2010) 60-50 Devaney Center ticket promotion at the end of 2010, the Huskers sold more than 1,100 new season tickets for 2010-11, pushing #12 Texas A&M (Feb. 6, 2010) 71-60 Devaney Center NU’s season ticket base beyond 2,500 for the first time in history. #10 Oklahoma State (Feb. 3, 2010) 88-67 Devaney Center #9 Baylor (Jan. 17, 2010) 65-56 Waco, Texas #19 Texas (Jan. 12, 2010) 91-79 Devaney Center #5 LSU (Dec. 20, 2009) 77-63 Devaney Center #20 Kansas State (Feb. 25, 2009) 52-47 Devaney Center #24 Arizona State (Dec. 28, 2008) 62-58 Devaney Center #21 Texas A&M (Jan. 23, 2008) 73-60 Devaney Center #15 Texas (Jan. 9, 2008) 56-45 Devaney Center #13 Baylor (Feb. 3, 2007) 76-67 Devaney Center #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 #2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) 103-99 3OT Devaney Center #9 Kansas State (Jan. 24, 2004) 81-63 Devaney Center #13 Ohio State (Dec. 12, 2003) 60-55 Devaney Center #25 Cincinnati (Dec. 15, 2002) 65-55 Devaney Center