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2006-07 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result This Week in Husker Women’s Basketball Nov. 1 -Kearney (exhibition) W, 122-55 Nov. 4 Nebraska-Omaha (exhibition) 4:05 p.m. Nov. 10-13 Veterans Day Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) vs. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks Nov. 10 at Arizona State 5:30 p.m. Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,595) • Saturday, Nov. 4 • 4:05 p.m. Nov. 12 vs. Florida Atlantic 3:30 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Network (Internet-Only on Huskers.com) Nov. 13 vs. New Mexico 4 p.m. Series Record: Nebraska leads, 14-9 (regular season) Nov. 17 Cal State Fullerton (Read to Succeed) 7:05 p.m. Nebraska won, 79-66, Oct. 31, 2005 (exhibition) in Lincoln Nov. 24 at UC Irvine 9 p.m. Last Meeting: Nov. 26 at USC 4 p.m. Nov. 28 Texas-Pan American 7:05 p.m. Dec. 5 Minnesota 7:05 p.m. Huskers Meet with Mavericks to Close Exhibition Action Dec. 9 Michigan (Toys for Tots) 7:05 p.m. The Nebraska women’s basketball team closes its two-game exhibition schedule when the Huskers take on the Dec. 16 Northwestern 4:05 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Dec. 19 at Creighton (Civic Auditorium) 7:05 p.m. Opening tip is set for 4:05 p.m., following Nebraska’s Homecoming football game against Missouri at Memorial Dec. 21 Nicholls State 7:05 p.m. Stadium, which is scheduled for an 11 a.m. kickoff. The women’s basketball game will also be followed by the No. Dec. 28-29 State Farm Classic (Gainesville, Fla.) 1 Nebraska volleyball team’s match with Oklahoma at the NU Coliseum at 7 p.m., giving Husker fans of all sports Dec. 28 vs. NC State 3:30 p.m. a chance to enjoy three great events on campus in one day. Dec. 29 vs. Florida/Alabama State 3:30/6 p.m. Nebraska’s basketball game with the Mavericks can be heard live for free on the Internet at Huskers.com with Jan. 3 at Texas ^ 7 p.m. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch calling the action. During the regular season, the Husker Sports Network, including Jan. 6 Oklahoma ^ 2:05 p.m. 98.1 KFGE in Lincoln, will carry basketball games over the air waves throughout the state. Jan. 13 at Kansas ^ 7 p.m. Nebraska Coach Connie Yori entered her fifth season in Lincoln with her highest level of anticipation for the Jan. 17 Kansas State ^ 7:05 p.m. Jan. 20 at Missouri ^ 1 p.m. upcoming season, and the Huskers showed many reasons for Yori’s optimism in their exhibition opener against Jan. 24 at Texas A&M ^ 7 p.m. Nebraska-Kearney on Wednesday. Jan. 27 Kansas ^ 7:05 p.m. The Huskers sprinted past the Lopers 122-55 in an impressive offensive and defensive display against the Jan. 31 Iowa State ^ 7:05 p.m. traditional Division II power. UNK, which returns four starters from a squad that went 21-8 last season, fell behind Feb. 3 Baylor ^ (FSN) (Red Cross) 2:30 p.m. 15-0 before finding the scoring column, and trailed 63-22 at halftime. Feb. 7 at Kansas State ^ (FSN Midwest) 7 p.m. Kelsey Griffin, the 2006 Dallas Morning News Big 12 Freshman of the Year, had produced a double-figure point Feb. 10 at Colorado (FSN) 3 p.m. total by the first media timeout and had 22 points on 9-of-9 shooting from the field in 13 first-half minutes. She Feb. 14 Texas Tech ^ 7:05 p.m. Feb. 17 Missouri ^ 7:05 p.m. finished the night with 35 points and 13 rebounds in just 22 minutes of action. Feb. 20 at Iowa State ^ (FSN Midwest) 7 p.m. Griffin led a group of six Huskers in double figures, including 2005 Big 12 Newcomer-of-the-Year Jelena Spiric, Feb. 24 at Oklahoma State ^ 7 p.m. who finished with 17 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals. Spiric enjoyed a solid return after missing Feb. 27 Colorado ^ (Senior Night) 7:05 p.m. the entire 2005-06 season with a knee injury. March 6-10 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Senior forward Chelsea Aubry added 15 points, including a 3-for-3 effort from three-point range, and six rebounds, (COX Convention Center - Oklahoma City, Okla.) while sophomore TK LaFleur pitched in 10 points to lead NU’s returning players. True freshmen Cory Montgomery All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. (16 points) and Yvonne Turner (10 points) added double-figure efforts in their Husker debuts. All Nebraska games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network and Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center.

2006-07 Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 2 Ashley Ford G 5-7 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast/Cloud County CC) Played in all 32 games with one start in 2005-06 4 Jelena Spiric F 6-0 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia (The V Belgrade/Colby CC) 2005 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year; Missed 2005-06 with ACL 11 Nicole Neals G 5-6 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (St. Mary’s) All-Arizona; No. 48 Point Guard Prospect in Nation, 2,298 points 12 TK LaFleur G 5-8 So. Houston, Texas (Warren Township, Ill.) Averaged 7.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in final 10 games of 2005-06 13 Kala Kuhlmann G 5-8 Fr. Charter Oak, Iowa (Charter Oak-Ute) Iowa Female Athlete of the Year; 2,337 points 21 Kiera Hardy G 5-6 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. (O’Hara) Preseason All-American; Two-Time First-Team All-Big 12; 1,416 points 22 Yvonne Turner G 5-8 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Bellevue East) WBCA High School All-American; All-Nebraska 23 Kelsey Griffin F 6-2 So. Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) DMN Big 12 Freshman of the Year; 35 points, 13 rebounds vs. UNK 40 Cory Montgomery F 6-2 Fr. Cannon Falls, Minn. (Cannon Falls) All-Minnesota; Five-year high school MVP; 2,238 points 42 Nikki Bober C 6-4 Fr. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) All-Nebraska; No. 31 Center Prospect in Nation 45 Chelsea Aubry F 6-2 Sr. Kitchener, Ontario (Grand River Collegiate Institute) Played for Canadian National Team at 2006 World Championships 52 Danielle Page F 6-2 Jr. Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer) Recovering from late-June ACL Injury; No. 7 on NU’s All-Time List Head Coach: Connie Yori, Fifth Year (Creighton, 1986), 258-199 (17th season overall) 63-59 (Fifth season at Nebraska) Assistant Coaches: LaKale Malone, Fourth Year (Indiana, 1999); Sunny Smallwood, Second Year (Boise State, 1983); Tory Verdi, Second Year (Keene State, 1996) Director of Operations: Angela Timmons, Fifth Year (Creighton, 2001); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Steph Clark, Third Year (Creighton, 1993) Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page  • Nebraska-Omaha • Nov. 4, 2006 • Huskers.com

Saturday’s Starting Lineups Scouting Nebraska-Omaha Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska-Omaha opens its season on Saturday with high hopes for 2006-07. The Mavericks return four starters No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG and six of their top seven scorers from their 2005-06 club that finished with a 20-11 overall record and advanced 4 Jelena Spiric 6-0 Sr. F 8.1 4.1 to the semifinals of the Tournament. 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 So. F 13.3 6.0 Third-year head coach Patty Patton Shearer certainly has the Maverick program moving in the right direction. In 45 Chelsea Aubry 6-2 Sr. F 6.2 4.4 2003-04, the year before Patton Shearer’s arrival, UNO stumbled to a 5-22 overall record. In her first season, Patton 2 Ashley Ford 5-7 Sr. G 0.9 1.1 Shearer guided the Mavs to a 14-14 mark, before helping them post their first 20-win season since 1991-92. 21 Kiera Hardy 5-6 Sr. G 17.5 3.1 Patton Shearer is assisted by one of the greatest players in Nebraska history, Maurtice Ivy, for the third season. Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Ivy was the 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year and led the Huskers to the conference title. She ranks second on Fifth Season at NU (63-59); 17th Season Overall (258-199) Nebraska’s career scoring list with 2,131 points from 1985 to 1988. The Mavericks will have to replace their leading scorer, 6-0 forward JJ Smith from Lincoln Southeast. Smith Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks averaged 13.9 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, but UNO has plenty of other weapons to ease the loss. No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Karen Thies, a 5-4 senior guard from Durango, Colo., ranked second on the team in scoring with 11.9 points per 30 Lacey Geitzenauer 6-0 Sr. F 8.7 5.1 game, while dishing out 103 assists and notching 75 steals last season. She also led the Mavs with 38 three-points 44 Ashley Freerksen 5-10 Sr. F 10.6 5.0 on the year. Ashley Freerksen, a 5-10 senior forward from Des Moines, Iowa, added 10.6 points and 5.0 boards per 5 Karen Thies 5-4 Sr. G 11.9 6.1 game, while 6-0 senior forward Lacey Geitzenauer pitched in 8.7 points and 5.1 rebounds as a part-time starter. 15 Ellen Majewski 5-6 So. G 2.4 0.9 Toni Kinsey, a 5-5 senior guard from Florence, Colo., joined Thies in the starting backcourt for all 31 games a 32 Cayla Hargrove 5-11 So. G 8.0 3.6 year ago and averaged 7.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game, while dishing out a team-high 121 assists. Kinsey Head Coach: Patty Patton Shearer (Rocky Mountain College, 1990) and Thies both played for Patton Shearer at Fort Lewis College in Colorado before following the coach to UNO. Third Season at UNO (34-25); Sixth Season Overall (94-74) Carlye Jones, a 6-2 senior forward from Burke High School in Omaha rounds out UNO’s probable starting five after averaging 4.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game last season. Inside the Numbers (NU vs. UNO) Cayla Hargrove gives the Mavericks another option as well. The 5-11 sophomore guard from Oakdale, Minn., averaged 8.0 points and 3.6 boards per game as a freshman to rank fifth on the team in scoring despite playing Nebraska UNO just 16.9 minutes per game. Scoring Average 67.7 74.3 UNO added plenty of young talent to last year’s roster that included just 10 players. The Mavs lost just three Opponent Scoring Average 62.9 65.1 players off last year’s club, including Smith, LaCheryl Prince and Kristen McMahon, while adding six freshmen to the Scoring Margin +4.8 +9.2 2006-07 roster. Ashley Nelson, a 6-4 freshman forward from Lincoln Southwest adds size to the Mav lineup, along Percentage 42.5% 43.8% with 6-2 forward Jill Wolf, 6-1 forward Katie Kane and 6-0 forward Heather Minssen. In the backcourt, 5-9 guard Opponent FG Percentage 41.7% 40.1% Alyssa Green and 5-7 guard Tara Abbott will also add size to an experienced but undersized group of returners. 3FG Percentage 33.9% 32.8% Opponent 3FG Percentage 35.0% 32.8% Nebraska vs. Nebraska-Omaha Series History Percentage 72.2% 76.4% Nebraska leads the all-time regular-season series with Nebraska-Omaha, 14-9, but the Mavericks captured the Margin -1.6 +6.1 last regular-season meeting between the two schools with a 76-74 win on Dec. 20, 1986. Assists Per Game 13.2 17.0 Saturday’s game will mark the fourth consecutive year that NU has faced UNO during the exhibition season, Turnovers Per Game 13.6 18.2 with the Huskers rolling to victories on Nov. 9, 2003 (84-47), Nov. 7, 2004 (86-57) and Oct. 31, 2005 (79-66). Blocks Per Game 2.7 1.5 Last season, the Mavericks hung tough with the Huskers, trailing just 40-35 at halftime before finally falling Steals Per Game 9.0 10.1 by 13 points. UNO led 33-31 with less than three minutes to play in the first half before falling behind by as many as 23 points midway through the second half. Nebraska vs. UNO History Kiera Hardy led the Huskers with 27 points, including five three-pointers, while adding five assists and three Nebraska Leads Regular-Season Series 14-9 steals. Kelsey Griffin had 19 points and five boards, while Danielle Page added 12 points and eight rebounds. (Last three exhibition meetings listed below) JJ Smith led UNO with 19 points, five rebounds and five steals, while Cayla Hargrove added 11 points and three assists off the bench. Date Score Site Oct. 31, 2005 NU, 79-66 Devaney Center Huskers in High Gear in Yori’s Fifth Year Nov. 7, 2004 NU, 86-57 Devaney Center Coach Connie Yori’s 2006-07 squad will not only be her most experienced, but also her most talented since Nov. 9, 2003 NU, 84-47 Devaney Center taking the helm of the Huskers in the summer of 2002. The new crop of Cornhuskers also showed that they might be one of the most explosive offensive clubs in school history. Had NU’s exhibition opener against Nebraska-Kearney been a regular-season contest, the Huskers’ 122 points would have tied for the second-highest scoring total in school history, trailing only 123 points against Howard on Dec. 11, 1992. NU scored 122 points against InterAmerican on Dec. 21, 1993.

Oct. 30 - Monday Oct. 31 - Tuesday Nov. 1 - Wednesday Nov. 2 - Thursday Nov. 3 - Friday Nov. 4 - Saturday Nov. 5 - Sunday Practice Practice GAME DAY Practice Practice GAME DAY No Practice Devaney Center Devaney Center Nebraska-Kearney Devaney Center Devaney Center Nebraska-Omaha 3-6 p.m. 3-6 p.m. Exhibition 5:45-8 p.m. 3:30-5:30 p.m. Exhibition Devaney Center Devaney Center W, 122-55 Lil’ Breakers 4:05 p.m. Ice Cream Social Internet Audio: Internet Audio: Huskers.com Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page  • Nebraska-Omaha • Nov. 4, 2006 • Huskers.com

Nebraska’s 67-point victory against UNK would rank as the fifth-largest in school history and its largest since Husker Pronunciation Guide 1995. Chelsea Aubry ...... O-bree The Huskers shot 65.7 percent from the field against the Lopers, which also would have been the fifth-best Kiera Hardy ...... kee-AIR-uh shooting percentage in school history. Nebraska’s nine three-pointers were also tied for the seventh-most in school Kala Kuhlmann ...... KAY-luh KOOL-man history, despite playing on the extended experimental three-point line against UNK. LaKale Malone ...... Luh-KAIL Jelena Spiric ...... YELL-en-uh SPEER-itch Talented Nucleus Leads Huskers into 2006-07 Preseason honorable-mention All-American Kiera Hardy headlines the list of four returning starters for the Huskers. Hardy, a two-time, first-team All-Big 12 selection, ranks 10th on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list with 1,416 Husker Homes career points. The 5-6 shooting guard from Kansas City, Mo., is also NU’s career leader with 196 three-pointers. The 12 members of the 2006-07 Husker women's She needs just four more threes to become the 12th player in Big 12 Conference history to reach the 200 mark. basketball team come to Nebraska from three Fellow seniors Jelena Spiric and Chelsea Aubry could help make substantial improvements in Nebraska’s lineup countries, including eight states across America. this season. Spiric, the 2005 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, returns from a major knee injury that sidelined her for Alaska (1) Kelsey Griffin the entire 2005-06 season. The 6-0 forward from Belgrade, Serbia, is in the best playing condition of her career. Arizona (1) Nicole Neals In Nebraska’s exhibition opener, Spiric had 17 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals in 22 minutes Colorado (1) Danielle Page of action. She hit 5-of-7 field goal attempts, including 2-of-4 three-pointers. She also knocked down 5-of-6 free Iowa (1) Kala Kuhlmann throws. Minnesota (1) Cory Montgomery The return of Spiric will also allow Aubry to return to her natural power forward position. Aubry, a member of the Nebraska (3) Nikki Bober Canadian National Team and a two-year starter for the Huskers, played on the wing last season, which reduced her Ashley Ford scoring and rebounding numbers. Yvonne Turner In Wednesday night’s exhibition win over Nebraska-Kearney, Aubry erupted for 15 points and six rebounds, while Missouri (1) Kiera Hardy burying all three of her three-point attempts. Texas (1) TK LaFleur Dallas Morning News Big 12 Freshman of the Year Kelsey Griffin should also benefit from the comfort levels Canada (1) Chelsea Aubry (Ontario) provided by Hardy, Spiric and Aubry. Griffin, a 6-2 forward from Eagle River, Alaska, enjoyed one of the best rookie Serbia (1) Jelena Spiric (Belgrade) seasons in school history by averaging 13.3 points and 6.0 rebounds a year ago. With a year of experience and an expanded game away from the basket, Griffin could be set for even bigger and better things as a sophomore. Griffin put on an exhibition in the opener against the Lopers, scoring 35 points on 14-of-16 shooting, while Huskers By Class pulling down 13 rebounds in just 22 minutes. Senior (4) Chelsea Aubry Ashley Ford Ford Adds More Experience to Starting Lineup Kiera Hardy Joining the four returning starters in Nebraska’s probable lineup against the Lopers will be senior point guard Jelena Spiric Ashley Ford. The Lincoln Northeast graduate has had an excellent offseason and has not only expanded her knowledge Junior (1) Danielle Page of Nebraska’s system but improved her offensive game. Sophomores (2) Kelsey Griffin TK LaFleur Page Making Miraculous Return from Knee Injury Freshmen (5) Nikki Bober Junior Danielle Page has made a remarkably speedy recovery from an ACL injury in mid-June and returned to a Kala Kuhlmann full practice schedule on Monday, Oct. 30. Cory Montgomery Page who underwent surgery on her right knee on June 29, spent an efficient four months rehabilitating her knee Nicole Neals and has looked strong in practice. The 6-2 forward from Monument, Colo., has continued to increase her activity in Yvonne Turner practice and was given the green light for full participation at the start of this week. Although she was not expected to be ready for a full return until the start of the Big 12 Conference season in January, Page could see action this week. She did not suit up against UNK, but she may play against UNO. Huskers By Major Accounting Cory Montgomery

Nebraska’s 2006-07 Roster in Depth Biochemistry (Graduate) Jelena Spiric Players 2005-06 Statistics Business Administration Nicole Neals No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 2 Ashley Ford 5-7 Sr. G 32-1 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.0 Communications Danielle Page 4 Jelena Spiric* 6-0 Sr. F 32-23 8.1 4.1 1.8 1.7 0.1 Education Yvonne Turner 11 Nicole Neals 5-6 Fr. G St. Mary’s High School (Arizona) 12 TK LaFleur 5-8 So. G 32-0 5.4 1.9 0.8 0.5 0.1 Family and Consumer Science Kiera Hardy 13 Kala Kuhlmann 5-8 Fr. G Charter Oak-Ute High School (Iowa) 21 Kiera Hardy 5-6 Sr. G 32-32 17.5 3.1 3.2 1.8 0.0 General Studies Nikki Bober 22 Yvonne Turner 5-8 Fr. G Bellevue East High School (Nebraska) Kelsey Griffin 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 So. F 32-32 13.3 6.0 0.9 1.3 0.8 Kala Kuhlmann 40 Cory Montgomery 6-2 Fr. F Cannon Falls High School (Minnesota) 42 Nikki Bober 6-4 Fr. C Elmwood-Murdock High School (Nebraska) International Business Chelsea Aubry 45 Chelsea Aubry 6-2 Sr. F 32-32 6.2 4.4 1.0 0.7 0.2 52 Danielle Page 6-2 Jr. F 32-0 4.3 3.6 0.3 0.7 1.2 Exercise, Nutrition, *Spiric’s averages from 2004-05 season; missed 2005-06 season with knee injury Health Promotion Ashley Ford TK LaFleur Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page  • Nebraska-Omaha • Nov. 4, 2006 • Huskers.com

A dominant defender in the post, Page is one of the leading shot-blockers in Nebraska history, ranking No. 7 on the Husker career block chart with 69 in just two seasons. She also averaged five points and four rebounds per game in her first two seasons for the Huskers. Page’s early return is particularly important for the Huskers who lack experienced depth on the interior behind starters Chelsea Aubry and Kelsey Griffin. Page will be joined off the bench by freshmen Cory Montgomery and Nikki Bober in the paint.

Nebraska Quick Facts LaFleur Ready to Make Greater Impact as Sophomore Institution...... University of Nebraska Sophomore TK LaFleur will also see significant minutes after surging down the stretch in her freshman campaign. Location...... Lincoln, Neb. The 5-8 guard from Houston averaged 7.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in NU’s final 10 games and had an excellent Population...... 235,594 offseason. LaFleur provides the Huskers with an athletic presence on the wing, along with solid defensive skills, Founded...... 1869 while she continues to expand her offensive game. Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers Although she did not earn a start in her freshman season, LaFleur averaged nearly 17 minutes per game off Colors...... Scarlet and Cream the bench, including 21 minutes per contest during the final 10 games. She averaged 5.4 points per game on the Home Arena...... Bob Devaney Sports Center year, while ranking third on the team with 20 made three-pointers (32.3 percent). Capacity...... 13,595 In the exhibition win over Nebraska-Kearney on Wednesday night, LaFleur scored 10 points, while adding two Conference...... Big 12 assists and two steals for the Huskers in 19 minutes of action. Athletic Director...... Steve Pederson 2006-07 Overall Record...... 0-0 Home Record...... 0-0 Five Freshmen Perform Well in First Collegiate Action Away Record...... 0-0 Nebraska’s exhibition opener against Nebraska-Kearney on Wednesday featured the unveiling of the Huskers’ Neutral Record...... 0-0 five-player freshman class that is widely considered the best group in Yori’s tenure in Lincoln. 2005-06 Overall Record...... 19-13 The group is led by WBCA High School All-American Yvonne Turner. The Omaha native led Bellevue East to a Home Record...... 11-4 state title a year ago and could make an instant impact on Nebraska’s lineup despite spending eight weeks during Away Record...... 6-7 the offseason in a walking boot while nursing a left foot injury. Turner can play all three guard spots and provides Neutral Record...... 2-2 an electric defensive presence on the floor. Head Coach...... Connie Yori Turner averaged 15.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.7 steals per game as a senior while being named Alma Mater/Year...... Creighton/1986 the captain of the All-Nebraska first-team. Record at Nebraska...... Fifth season (63-59) She showed few signs of lingering effects of her foot injury against UNK, scoring 10 points, dishing out three Career Record...... 258-199 (17th season) assists and blocking a pair of shots in 18 minutes. NCAA Div. I Record...... 233-174 (15th season) While Turner has earned top billing, a trio of other NU freshmen actually produced more staggering numbers Home Record...... 42-22 Big 12 Conference Record...... 24-40 during their prep careers. Big 12 Home Record...... 15-17 Des Moines Register Iowa Female Athlete-of-the-Year Kala Kuhlmann finished her career as the fourth-leading Assistant Coaches...... LaKale Malone scorer in Iowa High School history with 2,337 points. As a sophomore at Charter Oak-Ute, Kuhlmann led the state ...... Sunny Smallwood, Tory Verdi by averaging 28 points per game. She earned Iowa Class 1A state Player-of-the-Year honors in both 2005 and 2006, Director of Operations...... Angela Timmons and was also the Class 1A softball pitcher of the year in her junior and senior seasons. Administrative Assistant...... Steph Clark Kuhlmann’s athleticism, intelligence and competitiveness could help her find playing time in Nebraska’s deep Graduate Assistant Manager...... Tia Davis playing rotation this season. Strength Coach...... Rusty Ruffcorn All-Arizona guard Nicole Neals added a school-record 2,298 points at national high school power St. Mary’s of Athletic Trainer...... Dawn Wedeking Phoenix during her prep career. Neals’ career scoring crown is even more impressive considering her high school Basketball Office Phone...... (402) 472-6462 teammates included All-American Dymond Simon, a freshman at Arizona State, Kayli Murphy, a freshman at ASU, Basketball Office Fax...... (402) 472-0849 and Taylor Schneider, a freshman at Texas-Pan American. Neals has a quick trigger from long range and knocked Women’s Basketball Contact...... Jeff Griesch down 195 three-pointers during her high school career. Media Relations Office Phone...... (402) 472-2263 Nebraska’s third freshman 2,000-point scorer is Cory Montgomery from Cannon Falls, Minn. Montgomery was a Griesch’s Direct Line...... (402) 472-7775 Griesch’s Cell Phone...... (402) 540-0279 five-year varsity MVP at Cannon Falls and one of the top-10 players in the state of Minnesota a year ago. The 6-2 Griesch’s Home Phone...... (402) 328-8992 forward scored 2,238 points, grabbed 1,240 rebounds, blocked 387 shots and dished out 261 assists to establish Griesch’s E-mail...... [email protected] school records in all four categories. Media Relations Fax...... (402) 472-2005 Montgomery provided a strong offensive option against UNK in her debut with 16 points and four rebounds in Best Time to Contact Yori...... Through Griesch 19 minutes of action. Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/2 All-Nebraska center Nikki Bober rounds out NU’s newcomers. The tallest player on the Husker roster, the 6-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 7/6 post player from Elmwood-Murdock averaged 17 points and 7.5 rebounds per game as a senior, after rebounding Newcomers...... 5 from a season-ending knee injury early in her junior season. Bober’s size could help give the Huskers a different look against some of the larger post players in the Big 12. Nebraska Women’s Basketball Bober was solid in her exhibition debut as well, scoring seven points, grabbing three boards and blocking a pair of shots in 15 minutes of playing time. Radio and Television Shows The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Show with Coach Huskers Tackle Challenging 2006-07 Schedule Connie Yori and host Jeff Griesch, will air first on WOWT, After playing 16 games against teams that advanced to postseason play in 2005-06, Nebraska will face an Channel 6 in Omaha on Sunday nights and on Monday even more challenging road during the 2006-07 campaign. evenings on KOLN/KGIN Channels 10/11 in Lincoln and Nebraska’s regular-season schedule could include as many as 18 games against 2006 postseason qualifiers Grand Island. with as many as seven non-conference games against some of the nation’s best teams. Among the Huskers’ eight Coach Yori’s radio show with host Matt Coatney will road non-conference games this season, as many as six could come against 2006 NCAA teams. tip off on the Husker Sports Network on Tuesday, Nov. 7, The Huskers dive headfirst into the postseason-caliber action with three games against 2006 NCAA Tournament at 7:30 p.m. qualifiers on the road in the opening weekend of the season. Nebraska tips off the season against a top-25 Arizona Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page  • Nebraska-Omaha • Nov. 4, 2006 • Huskers.com

State team at the Veterans Day Classic in Tempe, Ariz, on Nov. 10. NU will then face NCAA qualifier Florida Atlantic Head Coach in the second game of the tournament on Nov. 12, before facing another NCAA Tournament and potential top-25 team with New Mexico on Nov. 13. Connie Yori On Nov. 26, the Huskers will likely face a third top-25 squad at USC. The Women of Troy joined Arizona State (Creighton, 1986) and New Mexico in advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament a year ago. The Huskers will welcome 2006 NCAA qualifier Minnesota to the Devaney Center on Dec. 5. The Golden Gophers (63-59, 5th Season at NU) will be the only NCAA team that ventures to Lincoln during the non-conference season. The game with Minnesota (258-199, 17th Season) will also be the second of six straight contests NU will play in Nebraska from the week after Thanksgiving through Christmas. The Huskers will get ready for Big 12 play by facing 2006 NCAA qualifier NC State at the State Farm Classic in Gainesville, Fla., on Dec. 28. If the Huskers can get past the Wolfpack, they could see the hosts from Florida in NCAA Division III Season School Won Lost Pct. the championship game on Dec. 29. The Gators earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament last year and have received 1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .400 preseason top-25 consideration. 1991-92 Loras College 15 10 .600 While the Huskers could play seven of their first 14 games against 2006 postseason qualifiers, their 16-game Big Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500 12 Conference schedule will only offer more challenges with 11 games against postseason competition. Nebraska NCAA Division I opens the Big 12 slate at Texas, a perennial national power that did not advance to postseason play in 2006. 1992-93 Creighton 20 8 .714 The Huskers play their Big 12 home opener against defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma on Jan. 6. The home 1993-94 Creighton 24 7 .774 1994-95 Creighton 18 9 .667 game with the Sooners will start a stretch of nine consecutive games against 2006 postseason clubs for the 1995-96 Creighton 15 13 .536 Huskers. 1996-97 Creighton 8 19 .296 The nine-game stretch will include a game with 2005 NCAA and Big 12 champion Baylor at the Devaney Center 1997-98 Creighton 16 12 .571 on Feb. 3, along with road contests at 2006 NCAA qualifiers Missouri (Jan. 20) and Texas A&M (Jan. 24). Big 12 1998-99 Creighton 16 14 .533 1999-00 Creighton 12 15 .444 North series with 2006 WNIT champion Kansas State and WNIT qualifier Kansas will be completed during the run, 2000-01 Creighton 17 11 .607 while the Huskers will also face WNIT qualifier Iowa State at home on Jan. 31. 2001-02 Creighton 24 7 .774 If Nebraska can capitalize on its opportunities during the first 10 games of the Big 12 schedule, the Huskers 2002-03 Nebraska 8 20 .286 could have a chance to build momentum heading into the postseason with four of their last six league games 2003-04 Nebraska 18 12 .600 2004-05 Nebraska 18 14 .563 coming against teams that did not advance to postseason play a year ago. 2005-06 Nebraska 19 13 .594 The Huskers will honor their four-player senior class on Feb. 27 in the regular-season finale against Colorado, 2006-07 Nebraska 0 0 .000 before heading to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at the COX Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., March Div. I Totals 15th season 233 174 .572 6-10. Overall 17th season 258 199 .565 Yori in the Postseason Huskers Sixth in Preseason Big 12 Poll Year (Tournament) Results The Nebraska women’s basketball team was tabbed as the No. 6 team in the Big 12 by the league coaches, the 2006 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 63-77 conference office announced in its preseason poll on Tuesday, Oct. 17. W, at Wyoming, 72-67 W, Drake, 62-59 Defending conference champion Oklahoma was picked to win its second consecutive conference title in 2006-07. 2005 (WNIT) L, Iowa, 67-71 The Sooners received all 11 possible first-place votes for a total of 121 points. Coaches were not allowed to vote W, Marquette, 66-57 for their own team. 2004 (WNIT) L, Oregon State, 67-75 Texas A&M was selected second (107 points), followed by Texas in third (101 points), Baylor fourth (94 points) W, Drake, 73-60 2002 (NCAA) L, Fla. International, 58-73 and Iowa State fifth (68 points), with the Huskers just two points behind the Cyclones in sixth with 66 points. 1999 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 60-71 The second tier of conference teams opened with a tie for seventh between Kansas State and Texas Tech with 1994 (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, 84-73 57 points. Missouri (ninth, 43 points), Kansas (10th, 36 points), Colorado (11th, 26 points) and Oklahoma State L, Texas Tech, 65-75 (12th, 16 points) rounded out the preseason ballot. Preseason Big 12 Conference Oklahoma is ranked as high as second nationally in preseason publications, while Texas A&M, Baylor, Iowa State, Team First-Place Votes Points Texas, Kansas State and Texas Tech have also received recognition in preseason polls. Nebraska has received votes 1. Oklahoma 11 121 in several preseason publications. 2. Texas A&M 1 107 Baylor and Oklahoma advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2005-06 and were joined in the NCAA Tournament by 3. Texas 101 4. Baylor 94 Texas A&M and Missouri. Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and Nebraska competed in the WNIT. 5. Iowa State 68 6. Nebraska 66 Yori Leading New Growth in Nebraska Program 7. Kansas State 57 Now in her fifth season at Nebraska, Coach Connie Yori hopes to have the Huskers heading into the growth stage Texas Tech 57 of what began as a major rebuilding project in 2002. 9. Missouri 43 Yori arrived in Lincoln on June 24, 2002, and was left with only a handful of healthy scholarship players and three 10. Kansas 36 consecutive losing seasons behind the existing players. After a challenging first season, Yori guided the Huskers 11. Colorado 26 to one of the nation’s top turnarounds in 2003-04. 12. Oklahoma State 16 Nebraska finished the season with an 18-12 record and the Huskers’ 10-game improvement tied for the ninth- Preseason All-Big 12 Team best swing in NCAA Division I women’s basketball in 2003-04. More impressively, NU’s final record came against Player of the Year: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 6-4, So., C a powerful schedule that included 19 games against teams that advanced to postseason play. Newcomer of the Year: Bernice Mosby, Baylor, 6-0, Sr., G The Huskers raced to a 10-1 non-conference record that included victories over No. 13 Ohio State and eventual Freshman of the Year: Brittainey Raven, Texas, 6-0, Fr., G WNIT champion Creighton, before notching one of the biggest wins in school history with an 81-63 victory over No. First Team 9 Kansas State in league play. The Huskers finished with a 7-9 record in the Big 12 to finish in a tie for seventh Lyndsey Medders 5-9 Sr. G Iowa State Kiera Hardy 5-6 Sr. G Nebraska place. NU may have been a two-point loss to Missouri or three-point loss to No. 13 Colorado away from earning a Courtney Paris 6-4 So. C Oklahoma spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. 6-3 Sr. F Texas The Huskers made their first postseason appearance since 2000 and played host to a postseason tournament Morenike Atunrase 5-10 Jr. G/F Texas A&M game for the first time since 1993. Nebraska notched just the second home postseason victory in school history with a first-round WNIT win over Drake, before hosting just the third postseason game in school history in the second round against Oregon State. Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page  • Nebraska-Omaha • Nov. 4, 2006 • Huskers.com

Nebraska Individual Career Highs Nebraska continued the momentum in 2004-05 by replacing four senior starters from 2003-04 and finishing with an 18-14 overall mark and its second straight postseason bid. The Huskers’ 8-8 Big 12 mark was their best Scoring finish since 2000, and included the biggest victory in school history, a 103-99 triple overtime win over eventual Player (Game, Date) Points Kiera Hardy (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 37 national champion and then-No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, 2005. Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 31 The Huskers also won their first Big 12 Tournament game since the 2000 campaign and continued their climb Chelsea Aubry (at Texas A&M, 2/16/05) 20 in the classroom as well. NU posted a team GPA of better than 3.0 during the spring 2005 semester, as 10 Huskers Jelena Spiric (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 19 earned spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor. TK LaFleur (vs. Texas State, 12/20/05) 16 Nebraska kept building in 2005-06 by winning two postseason games for the first time in school history. NU’s Danielle Page (vs. Oklahoma, 2/6/05) 15 19-13 record also marked the Huskers’ most victories since the 1998-99 campaign. The Huskers finished with an 8-8 Ashley Ford (vs. Creighton, 11/21/05) 5 league mark for the second straight year and won a game in the Big 12 Championship for the second consecutive season. Rebounding Perhaps most impressively, the Huskers went 5-0 in regular-season rematches with Big 12 North Division Player (Game, Date) Rebounds Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 14 opponents and completed the first three-game sweep of Colorado in school history. Overall, Nebraska posted a 7-3 Chelsea Aubry (vs. GSU., 12/29/05; vs. OU, 2/6/05) 11 regular-season mark against Big 12 North foes. Danielle Page (vs. Kansas, 1/29/05) 11 The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Yori led Creighton to a 24-7 overall mark and a 16-2 MVC Kiera Hardy (vs. Kansas, 2/7/04) 9 record in 2001-02 to capture the league’s regular-season and tournament titles. Yori’s success at CU in 2001-02 Jelena Spiric (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 9 capped a 170-115 career mark at Creighton. Her teams made two trips to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and 2002. TK LaFleur (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/21/06) 6 Before taking over the top job with the Bluejays, Yori led NCAA Division III Loras College to a 25-25 record in two Ashley Ford (vs. Iowa State, 2/1/06; vs. Creighton, 11/21/05) 4 seasons from 1990 to 1992. She also served as an assistant coach at Creighton from 1986 to 1989. Yori was one of the top players in Creighton history, and she still owns the school record for career scoring Assists average at 20.3 points per game. She ranks as CU’s No. 3 all-time leading scorer with 2,010 points, and she had Player (Game, Date) Assists Kiera Hardy (vs. Colorado, 1/28/06) 9 her No. 25 jersey retired. She was inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. Jelena Spiric (vs. Memphis, 12/30/04) 6 A native of Ankeny, Iowa, the 43-year-old Yori is married to Kirk Helms, and the couple had their first child, Chelsea Aubry (at Northwestern, 12/10/05) 4 Lukas, in early July of 2004. Ashley Ford (vs. OSU, 2/21/06; vs. Texas St., 12/20/05) 4 TK LaFleur (vs. Grambling State, 12/29/05) 4 Hardy Set to Ascend Husker Career Scoring Ladder Danielle Page (at Oklahoma State, 2/1/05) 4 One of the leading scorers in school history, senior Kiera Hardy enters her final season at Nebraska already Kelsey Griffin (at Texas Tech, 1/21/06; at Mich., 12/17/05) 3 ranked in the top 10 on the career scoring list. The 5-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., has amassed 1,416 points in her first three seasons in Nebraska’s lineup to rank No. 10 on the list. Steals Hardy should climb another rung on the ladder during the Huskers’ three-game opening weekend at the Player (Game, Date) Steals Kiera Hardy (at Missouri, 1/14/04) 6 Veterans Day Classic in Tempe, Ariz. She needs just 17 points to catch Diane DelVigna at No. 9 on the list with Jelena Spiric (vs. Kansas State, 2/23/05) 5 1,433 points. No. 8 Angie Miller is also well within striking distance during NU’s 14-game non-conference season Chelsea Aubry (vs. Grambling State, 12/29/05) 4 at 1,541, just 125 points ahead of Hardy. Kelsey Griffin (vs. Iowa State, 2/1/06) 4 A preseason honorable-mention All-American by Street & Smith’s and a two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection, TK LaFleur (vs. Texas Southern, 12/7/05) 3 Hardy averaged 17.5 points per game last season, after pouring in 19.0 points per contest as a sophomore. In her Danielle Page (Five Times, Kansas State, 2/18/06) 3 first three seasons at Nebraska, Hardy has averaged 15.6 points per contest. Ashley Ford (vs. Missouri, 1/11/06) 2 Hardy scored a career-high 37 points in Nebraska’s 103-99 triple overtime victory over eventual national champion Baylor on Jan. 12, 2005. It is one of three 30-point performances in Hardy’s career. She has scored 20 or more points Blocked Shots on 27 occasions in her 91-game career. Player (Game, Date) Blocks Danielle Page (vs. Iowa State, 2/12/05) 5 Kelsey Griffin (at Kansas State, 2/4/06) 3 Hardy Ranks Among Big 12’s Three-Point Elite Chelsea Aubry (Three Times, at Colorado, 3/2/05) 2 Along with her abilities as a pure scorer, Kiera Hardy has placed her name among the best long-range shooters Kiera Hardy (at Creighton, 12/18/04; vs. Princeton, 11/23/03) 1 in Big 12 Conference history. TK LaFleur (Three Times, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/21/06) 1 Nebraska’s career three-point leader with 196 triples through her first three seasons, Hardy ranks 14th in league Jelena Spiric (Three Times, vs. Iowa, 3/21/05) 1 history. Her first three-pointer of the year will move her into a three-way tie for 12th, and she needs just seven to move into a tie for 11th. The league’s top-10 list is just 18 threes away, and by the time Big 12 Conference play Minutes Played opens, Hardy could rank eighth all-time. Player (Game, Date) Minutes Hardy, who hit a school-record 85 three-pointers as a sophomore in 2004-05, and added 81 threes a year ago Kiera Hardy (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 52 while leading the Big 12 with 2.53 made per game, could realistically climb to No. 2 on the all-time chart. Megan Jelena Spiric (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 44 Danielle Page (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 39 Taylor of Iowa State ranks second in league history with 287 career three-pointers as a four-year starter at Iowa Chelsea Aubry (Three Times, vs. Iowa State 2/1/06) 35 State from 1998 to 2001. Laurie Koehn from Kansas State owns the Big 12 record with 392 three-pointers in her Kelsey Griffin (at Kansas State, 2/4/06) 33 career from 2001 to 2005. TK LaFleur (vs. Texas A&M, 3/8/06) 26 Hardy smashed Nebraska’s three-point record with six three-pointers against Texas on Jan. 18. She finished Ashley Ford (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 21 the night with 158 threes in 75 games, shooting past current WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge’s previous mark of 155 three-pointers in 117 career games. With seven three-pointers against Iowa on March 21, 2005, Hardy shares Nebraska’s single-game record and has hit six or more three-pointers in a game on five occasions. Griffin Gunning for Spectacular Sophomore Season After a record-breaking start to her Nebraska career in 2005-06, Kelsey Griffin wants to show the Big 12 and the nation that her best is yet to come for the Huskers. The 6-2 forward from Eagle River, Alaska, captured Big 12 Freshman-of-the-Year honors from the Dallas Morning News and was one five players chosen to the coaches Big 12 All-Rookie team a year ago. Griffin averaged 13.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a true freshman, despite being limited by illness during Nebraska’s final nine games Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page  • Nebraska-Omaha • Nov. 4, 2006 • Huskers.com of the season. She also managed to battle through her condition to start all 32 games for the Huskers, becoming Associated Press Top 25 the first NU freshman since Meggan Yedsena in 1990-91 to start every game of her rookie campaign. Griffin is just 2006 Final Regular-Season Poll the fourth Husker freshman in history to start every game in her first year. 1-North Carolina (29-1) (46)...... 1,150 She finished the year with 424 points, to rank as the fourth-best total by a freshman in school history. Her 54.1 2-Ohio State (28-2)...... 1,056 field goal percentage ranked third among all freshmen in school history, while her 121 made free throws set NU’s 3-Maryland (28-4)...... 1,008 freshman record. 4-Duke (26-3)...... 1,001 Griffin produced one of the best rookie performances in Nebraska history with 31 points and 14 rebounds in a 5-LSU (27-3)...... 967 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 27, 2005. She also tied the school record with 18 free throw attempts 6-Tennessee (28-4)...... 943 against the Islanders. She added 28 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high three blocked shots at Kansas State 7-Oklahoma (26-4)...... 901 on Feb. 4. 8-Connecticut (27-4)...... 853 9-Rutgers (25-4)...... 804 The 2005 Gatorade Alaska High School Player of the Year put up an even better performance in Nebraska’s 10-Baylor (24-6)...... 718 exhibition opener against Nebraska-Kearney to open her sophomore campaign on Nov. 1. Griffin poured in 35 points 11-Purdue (24-6)...... 622 on 14-of-16 shooting from the field and pulled down 13 rebounds in just 22 minutes of action. 12-Georgia (21-8)...... 598 13-Stanford (23-7)...... 564 Spiric Set for Strong Senior Season After Knee Injury 13-DePaul (25-6)...... 564 Jelena Spiric returns for the 2006-07 season after missing all of 2005-06 with a knee injury. The 6-0 senior from 15-Arizona State (24-6)...... 489 Belgrade, Serbia, suffered a torn right ACL in practice on Oct. 18, 2005, just days after the start of fall practice. 16-Michigan State (22-9)...... 449 Spiric’s injury sidelined her for the duration of her second season at Nebraska. 17-Louisiana Tech (26-4)...... 374 An outstanding student and experienced international player, Spiric considered returning to Europe to pursue 18-Utah (24-6)...... 346 a professional career after earning her bachelor’s degree as a biochemistry major in May of 2006. 19-Temple (24-7)...... 317 Spiric chose to return for her final season at Nebraska, and the Huskers are planning to make it a memorable 20-Texas A&M (23-8)...... 197 one for the 2005 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. 21-UCLA (20-10)...... 188 22-BYU (25-5)...... 187 Spiric enters her final season at Nebraska in the best playing condition of her career and it showed in the 23-Bowling Green (28-2)...... 137 Huskers’ 122-55 exhibition-opening win over Nebraska-Kearney on Nov. 1. Spiric poured in 17 points on 5-of-7 24-New Mexico (21-8)...... 87 shooting from the field, including a 2-for-4 night from three-point range, while adding four rebounds, four assists 25-Minnesota (19-9)...... 83 and three steals for the Huskers. Note: Nebraska 2006-07 opponents in bold. As a junior in 2004-05, Spiric averaged 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game on the year, but increased her averages to 9.3 points and 4.6 boards per game in conference action. Spiric was slowed at the start of her Nebraska career after suffering a torn left ACL in the final game of her junior college career at Colby Community College. Spiric earned NJCAA first-team All-America honors in her only USA Today/ESPN Top 25 season at Colby, averaging 15.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game. Preseason Poll (Nov. 1, 2006) She opened her collegiate career at NCAA Division II UMass-Lowell, averaging 8.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.3 1-Maryland (0-0) (29)...... 773 2-North Carolina (0-0)(1)...... 709 assists and 2.5 steals per game for the River Hawks as a freshman in 2002-03. 3-Oklahoma (0-0)...... 686 4-Stanford (0-0)...... 655 Low Turnover Totals High on Husker Agenda 5-Tennessee (0-0)...... 648 Over the past four seasons, Nebraska has produced four of the top five single-season turnover marks in school 6-Duke (0-0)...... 632 history. Last season, the Huskers turned the ball over just 435 times in 32 games for an average of 13.6 miscues 7-Ohio State (0-0)...... 587 per contest, the second-best average in school history. 8-Connecticut (0-0)...... 557 NU’s turnover average last year continued a progression of successively lower turnover marks for the Huskers 9-Georgia (0-0)...... 487 since Coach Connie Yori’s arrival in 2002. Yori’s first Husker squad averaged 17.8 turnovers per game, which at 10-LSU (0-0)...... 454 the time was the second-best mark in school history. The 2003-04 squad beat that number by averaging just 16.2 11-Rutgers (0-0)...... 448 turnovers per game, before the 2004-05 team improved again with just 15.4 turnovers per contest. 12-Arizona State (0-0)...... 383 Nebraska’s school record for lowest turnover average came in 1991-92, when the Huskers averaged just 11.5 13-Purdue (0-0)...... 380 turnovers per contest. 14-Texas A&M (0-0)...... 297 15-Vanderbilt (0-0)...... 262 Huskers Continue to Rank among Big 12 Leaders at Line 16-Kentucky (0-0)...... 255 Nebraska continued its recent tradition of ranking among the top Big 12 teams at the free throw line in 2005-06, 17-Michigan State (0-0)...... 204 18-Baylor (0-0)...... 192 hitting 72.2 percent of its free throws. 19-DePaul (0-0)...... 178 Nebraska ranked third in the Big 12, trailing only Colorado’s 74.0 percent accuracy and Iowa State’s 73.7 percent 20-New Mexico (0-0)...... 134 success rate at the line. The Huskers’ percentage ranked as the fifth-best in school history. 21-California (0-0)...... 114 In 2004-05, Nebraska hit 74.9 percent of its shots from the line, after knocking down 74.0 percent of its free 22-USC (0-0)...... 100 throw chances in 2003-04. 23-UCLA (0-0)...... 95 24-BYU (0-0)...... 93 Fastbreakers Booster Club 25-Washington (0-0)...... 92 The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Booster Club, the Fastbreakers, and Lil’ Breakers Booster Club provide Other Nebraska opponents receiving votes dynamic support to the Huskers. Membership benefits include regular e-mail news flashes during the season, a free 29-Texas (0-0)...... 50 Nebraska Yearbook, game information, invitations to social activities, access to preferred parking, an invitation to 38-Kansas State (0-0)...... 13 the postseason awards banquet and much, much more. 39-NC State (0-0)...... 12 42-Texas Tech (0-0)...... 7 For more information on the Fastbreakers and Lil’ Breakers Booster Club, please visit the Nebraska women’s 44-Florida (0-0)...... 5 basketball home page on Huskers.com, e-mail [email protected] or call the Nebraska women’s Note: Nebraska 2006-07 opponents in bold. basketball office at (402) 472-6462. Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page  • Nebraska-Omaha • Nov. 4, 2006 • Huskers.com

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NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 0-0 All of Nebraska’s regular-season games, home and away, will be available on KFGE unless the game conflicts with a NU shoots more FT than opponent 0-0 Nebraska football broadcast, including the Huskers’ Nov. NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 0-0 24 game at UC Irvine (Colorado football) and a potential 2006-07 Husker Sports Network NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 0-0 bowl game conflict on Dec. 28 or Dec. 29. City Affiliate Signal Ainsworth KBRB 1400 AM NU makes more FT than opponent 0-0 In the past, the women’s basketball team’s primary Alliance KCOW 1400 AM NU makes fewer FT than opponent 0-0 station in Lincoln has been 1400 AM-KLIN, the sister Beatrice KWBE 1450 AM station of KFGE. Nebraska’s games carried on the entire Chadron KCSR 610 AM NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-0 Falls City KTNC 101.3 FM Husker Sports Network were aired on KLIN, but if conflicts NU has more total rebounds than opponent 0-0 Fremont KHUB 1340 AM with football, men’s basketball or volleyball existed, the Grand Island KRGI 1430 AM NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 0-0 women’s basketball games were moved to KFGE, forcing Kearney KGFW 1340 AM NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0 Kimball KIMB 1260 AM Husker fans in Lincoln to search their radio dials for Lexington KRVN 880 AM NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 0-0 broadcasts Lincoln KFGE 98.1 FM NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 0-0 This season, the women’s basketball games will be McCook KSWN 93.9 FM NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 0-0 North Platte KODY 1240 AM heard exclusively on KFGE and continue to be available Ogallala KOGA 930 AM NU has more assists than opponent 0-0 for free around the world on Huskers.com. Omaha KFAB 1110 AM NU has fewer assists than opponent 0-0 Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will team up for their Scottsbluff KNEB 960 AM NU has same number of assists as opponent 0-0 Sidney KSID 1340 AM sixth full season on the call of the game, with Coatney Valentine KVSH 940 AM NU has more turnovers than opponent 0-0 providing the play-by-play. The pregame show hits the West Point KTIC 840 AM NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 0-0 air 25 minutes before each game. NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 0-0 NU has more steals than opponent 0-0 NU has fewer steals than opponent 0-0 Nebraska’s History of Success at Home NU has same number of steals as opponent 0-0 Since the Bob Devaney Sports Center opened in 1976-77, the Huskers are 300-108 (.735) in games played in the arena, including 109-69 (.612) in conference games. Nebraska finished with an 11-4 record at home in 2005-06, NU has more blocked shots than opponent 0-0 including a postseason win over Drake at the Devaney Center on March 16. NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 0-0 NU has same number of blocks as opponent 0-0 The Huskers rolled to a 12-4 home record in 2004-05, after running to a 13-4 home mark in 2003-04. Nebraska is 3-2 all-time in home postseason play, with an 81-58 win over San Diego on March 17, 1993, in the first round NU commits more fouls than opponent 0-0 of the NCAA Tournament at the Devaney Center. The Huskers added a 73-60 win over Drake in the first round of NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 0-0 the WNIT on March 18, 2004, before losing 75-67 in the next round to Oregon State on March 22, 2004. Nebraska NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 0-0 closed its 2004-05 season with a 71-67 loss to Iowa on March 25, 2005 in the second round of the WNIT. Games are decided by 10 or more points 0-0 Attendance is a big part of Nebraska’s success. The Huskers drew their largest crowd outside of the month Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 0-0 of February in school history with 7,114 fans at the Devaney Center on Jan. 7, 2006, for the Huskers win over Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 0-0 Kansas. Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 0-0 The Huskers ranked 25th nationally last season by averaging 4,022 fans per contest. In 2004-05, the Huskers Overtime 0-0 attracted two of the four largest crowds in school history in back-to-back games on Feb. 12 and Feb. 23. NU drew its fourth-largest crowd in school history with a season-high 12,429 fans in attendance for an 88-59 win over No. Playing on Monday 0-0 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12. It was NU’s largest crowd in the past five seasons, dating back to a school-record crowd Playing on Tuesday 0-0 Playing on Wednesday 0-0 of 13,226 against Kansas State on Feb. 26, 2000. Playing on Thursday 0-0 The Huskers surpassed the mark in their next home game when 13,023 fans filled the Devaney Center to watch Playing on Friday 0-0 NU clash with Kansas State on Feb. 23. It was the first time in school history that Nebraska had back-to-back Playing on Saturday 0-0 crowds of more than 12,000. Playing on Sunday 0-0 Nebraska ranked 14th nationally in average home attendance in 1999-2000 with 4,772 fans per game, after Playing in November 0-0 ranking 15th nationally with a school-record average of 5,000 fans per game in 1998-99. NU added an average Playing in December 0-0 home crowd of 4,204 in 2000-01. Playing in January 0-0 Playing in February 0-0 Nebraska’s Top 10 Single-Game Attendance Figures Playing in March 0-0