2011-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SID Contact: Jeff Griesch • Office Phone: (402) 472-7775 • Cell Phone: (402) 540-0279 • Fax Number: (402) 472-2005 • E-Mail: [email protected]

2011-12 schedule/results (19-5, 8-4 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 #16/#21 Nebraska Cornhuskers (19-5, 8-4 Big Ten) Nov. 12 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (BTN.com) W, 95-43 Nov. 15 Mississippi Valley State (BTN.com) W, 99-53 vs. Northwestern Wildcats (13-12, 3-9 Big Ten) Nov. 18 #23 USC (BTN.com) W, 68-50 Devaney Center • Lincoln, Neb. • Thursday, Feb. 16, 7:05 p.m. (central) Nov. 21 Savannah State (BTN.com) W, 70-50 Promotion: Pepsi Pack the House ($1 GA tickets, $1 24 oz. Pepsi products) Nov. 25 at Florida A&M (HuskersNside) W, 72-64 Nov. 27 at Florida State (Seminoles.com All-Access) W, 66-63 Radio: Husker Sports Network (B107.3 FM-Lincoln; 93.3 FM-Omaha; Nov. 30 at Georgia Tech (RamblinWreck All-Access) L, 57-73 880 AM-Lexington) Dec. 4 Texas-Pan American (BTN.com) W, 65-27 Free Internet Audio: Huskers.com Dec. 8 Creighton (BTN/BTN2Go.com) W, 66-55 Live Video Stream: BTN.com (subscription required) Dec. 10 at Northern Arizona (Big Sky TV) W, 97-88 2OT Dec. 18 Vermont (BTN.com) W, 94-41 No. 16 Huskers Open Key Big Ten Home Stand with Northwestern Dec. 21 South Dakota State (NET/BTN.com) W, 80-71 The No. 16 Nebraska women’s basketball team returns to Lincoln to open an important two-game Big Ten home Dec. 30 at #16 Penn State (BTN.com)^ W, 71-63 Jan. 5 Indiana (BTN.com)^ W, 62-48 stand by playing host to Northwestern on Thursday night. Jan. 8 at Iowa (BTN/BTN2Go.com) W, 77-72 Tip-off between the Huskers (19-5, 8-4 Big Ten) and the Wildcats (13-12, 3-9 Big Ten) is set for 7:05 p.m. Jan. 12 at Wisconsin (BTN.com)^ W, 75-69 (central) at the Devaney Center. Thursday night’s game will feature Nebraska’s special Pepsi “Pack the House” Jan. 15 Penn State (BTN.com)^ L, 73-93 promotion, which includes general admission tickets for just $1. Once inside the Devaney Center, all Husker fans Jan. 19 at #10 Ohio State (BTN/BTN2Go.com)^ L, 68-82 Jan. 22 Minnesota (BTN/BTN2Go.com)^ W, 64-49 can also enjoy 24-ounce Pepsi fountain products for just $1, or souvenir-size drinks for just $2. Jan. 26 Iowa (BTN.com)^ W, 60-53 Tickets are on sale now at Huskers.com, or fans can call the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED Jan. 29 at Illinois (BTN.com)^ W, 67-47 during regular business hours. Tickets are also available at the Devaney Center the night of the game, beginning Feb. 2 at #15 Purdue (BTN.com)^ W, 93-89 3OT 90 minutes before tip. Feb. 9 Michigan (BTN.com)^ L, 52-63 Live radio coverage will be provided by the Husker Sports Network. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the Feb. 13 at Minnesota (BTN/BTN2Go.com)^ L, 58-64 Feb. 16 Northwestern (BTN.com)^ 7:05 p.m. call with flagships B107.3 FM in Lincoln, The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha and 880 AM KRVN in Lexington as part of Feb. 19 Wisconsin (BTN/BTN2Go.com)^ 1 p.m. Nebraska’s 25-station radio network. Free live audio is also available worldwide on Huskers.com. Live video also is Feb. 23 at Michigan State (BTN.com)^ 6 p.m. available to premium subscribers of BTN.com All-Access. Feb. 26 #9 Ohio State (BTN/BTN2Go.com)^ 3 p.m. Nebraska will try to rebound from back-to-back losses for the second time during Big Ten play, following a 64-58 March 1-4 at Big Ten Tournament (Conseco Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind.) setback at Minnesota on Monday night. The Huskers trailed by 16 in the second half but tied the game at 58 with March 17-20 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA 3:17 left. The Huskers had four shots to take the lead but were unable to cash in and the Gophers made enough March 24-27 NCAA Regionals TBA plays to secure a season split of the series with Nebraska. April 1-3 NCAA Women’s Final Four (Denver, Colo.) TBA Despite the loss at Minnesota, and a 63-52 home loss to Michigan last Thursday, the Huskers can secure their All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference 20th victory of the year with a win over the Wildcats. It would be Nebraska’s 13th 20-win season in school history game. All of Nebraska’s regular-season games can be heard live and fourth in the past six years. A victory over Northwestern would also give the Huskers their ninth conference win on the Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln of the year, marking just the fourth time in the past 12 years that Nebraska has won nine or more league games. and The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha, and free on Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center. (BTN) - Big Ten Network Northwestern, under the direction of fourth-year head coach Joe McKeown, will try to snap a three-game losing game; (BTN.com) - Live Streamed Video; (NET) - Nebraska streak against the Huskers. The Wildcats are coming off a 77-63 loss to Penn State Sunday, which followed back- Educational Television to-back losses at Michigan (79-68) and Michigan State (72-58).

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); 16.5 ppg, 5.5 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 (103); 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); 1st app. vs. UVM 23 Emily Cady F 6-2 Fr. Seward, Neb. (Seward) Two-Time Super-Stater; Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 24) 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), 380-262 (22nd season overall) 185-122 (10th season at Nebraska) - 2010 Big 12 & National Coach of the Year Associate Head Coach: Sunny Smallwood, Sevneth 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 Take Aim at 20-Win Season #16 Nebraska Cornhuskers (19-5, 8-4 Big Ten) Nebraska shoots for 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 take on Northwestern on Thursday night at the Devaney Center. The Huskers will 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 Fr. F 3.2 3.6 take aim at their fourth 20-win season in the past six years, with their most recent 23 Emily Cady 6-2 Fr. F 9.7 6.2 1. 2009-10 20-0 (20th) 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 So. F 19.8 9.2 2. 2006-07 20-4 (24th) coming in a 32-2 campaign in 2009-10. 00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 Jr. G 16.5 3.4 1987-88 20-4 (24th) NU also notched 20-win seasons in 2007-08 (21-12) and 2006-07 (22-10) 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Sr. G 5.0 2.7 -- 2011-12 19-5 4. 1992-93 20-6 (26th) under Coach Connie Yori in her 10 seasons in Lincoln. Off the Bench 11 Tear’a Laudermill 5-9 Fr. G 4.8 1.7 5. 1997-98 20-7 (27th) If the Huskers can get a win against the Wildcats, it would mark the fourth- 33 Rebecca Woodberry 5-10 RFr. G 4.8 3.7 fewest games Nebraska has reached the 20-win mark, trailing only a perfect 23-0 13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 Fr. G 4.1 1.9 start in 2009-10, and a pair of 20-4 starts in 1987-88 and 2006-07. 14 Katie Simon 6-2 RFr. F 2.6 1.3 10 Meghin Williams 6-1 Jr. F 2.3 3.1 Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Huskers Hope to Lock Up First Winning Big Ten Season 10th Season at NU (185-122); 22nd Season Overall (380-262) If Nebraska can secure a win over Northwestern on Thursday, the Huskers would NU’s Nine-Win Seasons* assure themselves a winning record in conference play in their first Big Ten season. Northwestern Wildcats (13-12, 3-9 Big Ten) *16-Game Conference Format No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Season Conference Record If Nebraska can earn its ninth Big Ten win, it would also mark just the fourth time in 4 Kendall Hackney 6-2 Jr. F 15.1 6.3 1. 2009-10 16-0 the past 12 seasons that the Huskers have produced nine or more league victories. 31 Dannielle Diamant 6-5 Jr. C 13.5 6.5 2. 1997-98 11-5 Like the current 16-game regular-season Big Ten format, Nebraska played a 1 Morgan Jones 6-2 Fr. G 14.8 6.0 3. 2006-07 10-6 12 Allison Mocchi 5-10 Sr. G 3.0 3.0 1999-00 10-6 16-game regular-season schedule for 15 years as Big 12 Conference members. 42 Karly Roser 5-10 Fr. G 8.0 3.5 5. 2007-08 9-7 The Huskers achieved nine or more victories five times during that span. Off the Bench Nebraska has produced three nine-win conference seasons since 2006-07 under 34 Tailor Jones 5-11 Jr. G 4.2 4.0 23 Inesha Hale 5-9 Jr. G 2.0 0.5 Coach Connie Yori. The Huskers were a perfect 16-0 in Big 12 play to win the conference title in 2009-10 on their 5 Alex Cohen 6-5 Fr. F 2.0 0.5 way to the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16. In 2007-08, the Huskers managed a 9-7 mark on their way to the second round of 40 Kate Popovec 6-3 Jr. F 1.8 2.0 the NCAA Tournament. In 2006-07, Yori’s Huskers went 10-6 in the Big 12 on their way to the NCAA Tournament. 14 Meghan McKeown 5-9 So. G 1.7 1.2 21 Anna Cole 6-7 So. C 0.7 1.2 Nebraska also reached the nine-win mark in 1999-00 (10-6) and 1997-98 (11-5). Head Coach: Joe McKeown (Kent State, 1979) In the old 14-game format in the Big Eight from 1982-83 to 1995-96, the Huskers reached nine wins on three Fourth Season at Northwestern (57-64) more occasions (1987-88, 11-3; 1991-92, 9-5; 1992-93, 10-4). 25th Season Overall (566-238) Inside the Numbers Huskers in the Middle of Big Ten Log Jam Nebraska Northwestern Despite suffering back-to-back losses for the second time in Big Ten play, the Huskers are still in the thick of Scoring Average 73.5 65.1 the Big Ten title race and in contention for a top-four seed at the Big Ten Tournament. The Huskers are one of seven Opponent Scoring Average 61.1 67.2 Scoring Margin +12.4 -2.1 teams contending for a top-four spot with two weeks left in league action. Field Goal Percentage 39.1% 39.6% Nebraska is just one game back of the top three teams in the loss column (Penn State-10-3, Ohio State-9-3, Opponent FG Percentage 37.4% 39.5% and Purdue-9-3) heading into the home stretch of conference play. However, the Huskers also own just a one-game 3FG Percentage 31.1% 29.8% lead in the loss column over three more league schools (Iowa-8-5, Michigan-7-5 and Michigan State-7-5). Opponent 3FG Percentage 31.5% 35.3% Free Throw Percentage 71.0% 70.0% As the final conference standings sort themselves out over the last two weeks of the season, Penn State has Opponent FT Percentage 66.5% 72.5% head-to-head matchups at Purdue and at home against Ohio State. Michigan and Iowa must play each other twice Rebound Margin +4.1 +0.7 down the stretch. Ohio State has road games at Penn State and Nebraska, while Purdue has key road battles at Assists Per Game 13.9 16.5 Turnovers Per Game 17.3 17.9 Michigan and at Michigan State in addition to its home games with Penn State. Turnover Margin +2.5 -0.9 Iowa and Michigan go head-to-head twice down the stretch, while Michigan State faces both Purdue and Nebraska Blocks Per Game 3.1 4.6 at home, in addition to road games at Wisconsin and Northwestern. Steals Per Game 9.2 8.6 Nebraska vs. Northwestern Series Hooper Earns Spot on Wade Watch List Nebraska leads the all-time series with Northwestern 4-1, Sophomore Jordan Hooper was one of eight players added to the State including a 73-58 victory in the last meeting at the Devaney Two Seasons for the Show Farm Wade Trophy Watch List announced on Feb. 7. Hooper, who is one of six Center on Dec. 16, 2006. The Huskers also rolled to a win in the NU’s Best Combined sophomores on the list of 33 national player-of-the-year candidates, ranks third Freshman & Sophomore Seasons last meeting between the two schools in Evanston - an 80-50 in the Big Ten in scoring (19.8 ppg) and first in rebounding (9.2 rpg). Player (Seasons) Points win on Dec. 12, 2005. The only other meeting between Nebraska Hooper has scored at an unprecedented rate in Nebraska history since arriving and Northwestern at the Devaney Center came with a 65-54 1. Kathy Hagerstrom (80-81) 994 from Alliance last season. The 6-2 forward has produced 928 career points and Husker win on Nov. 29, 1980, in the first game in series history. 2. Deb Powell (82-83) 955 Northwestern’s lone win came with an 89-64 victory in 3. Karen Jennings (90-91) 948 with 14 points against Michigan on Feb. 9, moved past three of the greatest Evanston on Feb. 27, 1982. The Huskers won the only other 4. Jordan Hooper (11-12) 928 players (Kelsey Griffin, Maurtice Ivy, Amy Stephens) in Nebraska history in the meeting between the two schools, 83-71, in Evanston on Dec. 5. Kelsey Griffin (06-07) 904 points department in their first two years as Huskers. 5, 1992. 6. Amy Stephens (86-87) 898 Griffin was a 2010 first-team All-American and the Big 12 Player of the Year. 7. Maurtice Ivy (84-85) 895

Feb. 10 - Friday Feb. 11 - Saturday Feb. 12 - Sunday Feb. 13 - Monday Feb. 14 - Tuesday Feb. 15 - Wednesday Feb. 16 - Thursday No Practice Practice Practice Game Day Team Travel Media Availability Game Day 10:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. 9:45 a.m. - Noon #16 Nebraska Depart for Lincoln: 10 a.m. 2:30 p.m. #16 Nebraska Hendricks Complex Devaney Center at Minnesota Arrive Lincoln: 2 p.m. Devaney Center vs. Northwestern Minneapolis, Minn. Devaney Center Team Travel 6:30 p.m. (central) Practice 7:05 p.m. (central) Depart for Minnesota Television: BTN 3 - 6 p.m. Practice Radio: Husker Sports 3 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Devaney Center 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Network Network Devaney Center B107.3 FM (Lincoln) B107.3 FM (Lincoln) Connie Yori Radio Show 93.3 FM (Omaha) 93.3 FM (Omaha) 7 - 8 p.m. 880 AM (Lexington) 880 AM (Lexington) Free Audio: Huskers.com Free Audio: Huskers.com Live Video: BTN.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 3 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Ivy was the 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year, and Stephens was an All-Big Eight performer that finished her career with nearly 2,000 points. Husker Pronunciation Guide Next up on the two-year scoring list for Hooper is 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings, who produced 948 Emily Cady ...... KAY-dee points in her first two seasons. Jennings is Nebraska’s all-time leading scorer with 2,405 points. Tear’a Laudermill ...... TEAR-uh At her current scoring pace (19.8 ppg), Hooper could become the first sophomore in history to reach the 1,000-point Adrianna Maurer ...... A-dree-ana MAU-er scoring mark in her 59th career game, which would be Nebraska’s final regular-season game against Ohio State. Harleen Sidhu ...... Sih-DOO Moore Joins Nebraska 1,000-Point Club Husker Homes Junior Lindsey Moore became the 27th player in Nebraska history to reach the 1,000-point plateau in the Huskers’ The 12 members of the 2011-12 Husker women's 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 basketball team came to Nebraska from seven states possession lead on its way to victory, and pushed Moore to 1,001 career points. She added a pair of free throws to across America and one Canadian province. help seal the win and climb to No. 26 on Nebraska’s career scoring list. Moore finished the night with 26 points. Arizona (1): Rebecca Woodberry Moore, who achieved the 1,000-point mark in her 87th career game, is set to move quickly up the career scoring California (3): Tear’a Laudermill, Katie Simon, list and could join the top 20 at Nebraska by the end of the regular season. Moore has already climbed to No. 24 on Meghin Williams NU’s career list with 1,038 points. She needs just 10 more points to catch Cathy Owen (1982-85) in 23rd at 1,048. Kansas (1): Adrianna Maurer Kate Galligan (1993-96) ranks 22nd with 1,069 points. Louisiana (1): Brandi Jeffery Nebraska (2): Emily Cady, Jordan Hooper Scouting The Northwestern Wildcats Texas (1): Hailie Sample Coach Joe McKeown brings his Northwestern Wildcats to Lincoln hungry for a win. The Wildcats, who come to Washington (1): Lindsey Moore the Devaney Center with a 13-12 overall record, have dropped three straight games following a 77-63 home loss Canada (2): Kaitlyn Burke, Harleen Sidhu to Penn State in Evanston, Ill., Sunday. Northwestern, which has been depleted by injuries during conference play, also dropped double-digit road losses at Michigan (79-68, Feb. 2) and at Michigan State (72-58, Feb. 9). Huskers By Class Overall, Northwestern has lost six of its last seven games to slip to 3-9 in the Big Ten. All six of those losses Seniors (2): Kaitlyn Burke, Harleen Sidhu have come by double digits, with the lone victory coming in a 68-61 home win over Indiana on Jan. 29. Two of Juniors (2): Lindsey Moore, Meghin Williams Northwestern’s three wins have come against the Hoosiers, with its other victory coming in a 59-58 win over Illinois Sophomore (2): Jordan Hooper, Adrianna Maurer on Jan. 16. Redshirt Freshmen (2): Katie Simon, Rebecca Woodberry Northwestern opened the year 9-1 with impressive victories over LSU, NC State, Missouri and UNLV. However, the Freshmen (4): Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Wildcats lost the services of experienced post player Brittany Orban six games into the year. Orban averaged 12.3 Tear’a Laudermill, Hailie Sample points and 5.7 rebounds per game. More recently junior Dannielle Diamant suffered a concussion in the loss at Michigan State and did not play Huskers By Major against Penn State. Diamant’s status is uncertain for Thursday’s game at Nebraska. The 6-5 center is averaging Advertising/Business Administration: Kaitlyn Burke 13.5 points and a team-best 6.5 boards per contest. She is also Northwestern’s most consistent three-point threat, Biological Sciences: Hailie Sample knocking down 26-of-65 threes (.400) on the year. She is also an 81 percent free throw shooter. Broadcasting: Meghin Williams Junior Kendall Hackney, a 6-2 junior forward has carried the load for the Wildcats throughout the season, Business Administration: Katie Simon averaging 15.1 points and 6.3 rebounds. Hackney has also hit 36 threes. Communication Studies: Lindsey Moore Freshman guard Morgan Jones has been one of the top rookies in the Big Ten this season, adding 14.8 points Dietetics: Adrianna Maurer and 6.0 boards per game. Jones, who has hit a team-best 50 threes on the year, also ranks second on the team Marketing: Rebecca Woodberry with 85 assists and 40 steals on the year. Jones has also played a team-high 34.3 minutes per game. Nutrition Science: Harleen Sidhu She is one of two impact freshmen on the Northwestern roster, joining 5-10 guard Karly Roser, who has contributed Undeclared: Emily Cady, Jordan Hooper, 8.0 points and 3.5 boards, while leading the Wildcats in assists (130) and steals (45). Roser has averaged 33.4 Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill minutes per game. She suffered an injury late in the Penn State game and did not return. Allison Mocchi, a 5-10 senior guard, adds experience to Northwestern’s starting five. She has averaged 3.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game while making 19 starts. However, she left Sunday’s game with Penn State with an injury Connie Yori Radio, TV Shows The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Radio Show with early in the contest and did not return. Coach Connie Yori and host Matt Coatney tipped off on With the injuries to several players, Northwestern has been thin off the bench. Junior guard Tailor Jones - the Thursday, Nov. 3 at 8:40 p.m., although Associate Head older sister of Morgan Jones - has been the Wildcats’ most consistent contributor. She has averaged 4.2 points Coach Sunny Smallwood may be sitting in for Coach Yori and 4.0 boards per game. Freshman forward Alex Cohen has added 2.0 points and 0.5 rebounds per game while on the first few shows this season. playing in 23 contests. Meghin McKeown, the daughter of NU Coach Joe McKeown, has played in all 25 games and The one-hour call-in show also airs on Thursdays at averages 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. Kate Popovec and Anna Cole have also seen playing time. 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 24-24 16.5 3.4 5.5 2.3 0.2 p.m. 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 Fr. F 24-24 3.2 3.6 1.1 0.5 0.4 The Coach Connie Yori TV Show with host Jeff Griesch 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Sr. G 24-24 5.0 2.7 2.4 0.9 0.0 is scheduled to appear on Thursdays at 10 a.m. (central) 10 Meghin Williams 6-1 Jr. F 24-0 2.3 3.1 0.5 0.3 0.5 during the Big Ten season, beginning on Jan. 12. The 11 Tear’a Laudermill 5-9 Fr. G 19-0 4.8 1.7 0.7 0.9 0.0 show aired on Friday mornings in December. 13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 Fr. G 24-0 4.1 1.9 1.0 1.3 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 24-24 9.7 6.2 1.9 1.4 0.9

33 Rebecca Woodberry 5-10 RFr. G 22-0 4.8 3.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 So. F 24-24 19.8 9.2 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

As a team, Northwestern has managed 65.1 points per game while surrendering 67.2 points per contest. The Head Coach Wildcats have hit just 39.6 percent of their shots from the field, including just 29.8 percent from three-point range. Connie Yori They have been a solid 70 percent at the line. The Wildcats carry a plus-0.7 team rebounding, but a negative-0.9 (Creighton, 1986) team turnover margin. 2010 WBCA National Coach of the Year Nebraska leads the all-time series with Northwestern 4-1, including a 73-58 victory in the last meeting at the 2010 AP National Coach of the Year Devaney Center on Dec. 16, 2006. The Huskers also rolled to a win in the last meeting between the two schools 2010 Naismith Coach of the Year in Evanston - an 80-50 win on Dec. 12, 2005. The only other meeting between Nebraska and Northwestern at the 2010 USBWA Coach of the Year Devaney Center came with a 65-54 Husker win on Nov. 29, 1980, in the first game in series history. 2010 Kay Yow Award Northwestern’s lone win came with an 89-64 victory in Evanston on Feb. 27, 1982. 2010 Big 12 Coach of the Year (185-122, 10th Seasons at NU) Burke Joins Nebraska Top 10 in Games Played (380-262, 22nd Season Overall) Husker senior Kaitlyn Burke made her 24th straight start and 72nd of her career at Minnesota on Feb. 12, while NCAA Division III playing in her 125th career game. The 5-7 guard from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has moved into Season School Won Lost Pct. a tie for seventh on the Husker career games played list. 1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .400 1991-92 Loras College 15 10 .600 Against Northwestern, Burke is set to move ahead of Nicole Kubik (1997-00) and Brooke Schwartz (1997-00), and Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500 tie Yvonne Turner (126, 2007-10) in sixth place. Burke would move just one game back of the No. 5 spot, currently NCAA Division I held by Kelsey Griffin (127, 2006-10) 1992-93 Creighton 20 8 .714 With four regular-season games remaining, Burke could climb into a tie for second on Nebraska’s games played 1993-94 Creighton 24 7 .774 chart with 130. The NU record for career games played is held by Janet Smith (1979-82) with 136. 1994-95 Creighton 18 9 .667 1995-96 Creighton 15 13 .536 1996-97 Creighton 8 19 .296 Huskers Announce Times, TV for Final Regular-Season Games 1997-98 Creighton 16 12 .571 The Nebraska women’s basketball team announced game times and television information for its final three 1998-99 Creighton 16 14 .533 2011-12 regular-season contests on Monday, Jan. 30. The Huskers were able to announce the times after the Big 1999-00 Creighton 12 15 .444 2000-01 Creighton 17 11 .607 Ten Network announced its wildcard selections for the closing week of the 2012 Big Ten Conference campaign. 2001-02 Creighton 24 7 .774 Nebraska will face Ohio State in a top-20 showdown that could determine the Big Ten Conference regular-season 2002-03 Nebraska 8 20 .286 champion on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. (central) at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. The game will be 2003-04 Nebraska 18 12 .600 2004-05 Nebraska 18 14 .563 televised nationally on the Big Ten Network as the final game of a women’s basketball triple-header. The No. 13 2005-06 Nebraska 19 13 .594 Huskers (19-5, 8-4 Big Ten) and No. 10 Buckeyes (22-3, 9-3 Big Ten) are among the top teams in the Big Ten. 2006-07 Nebraska 22 10 .688 Nebraska’s clash with Ohio State could also play a major role in seeding at the 2012 Big Ten Tournament, which 2007-08 Nebraska 21 12 .636 is scheduled for March 1-4 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Huskers’ game with the Buckeyes will 2008-09 Nebraska 15 16 .484 2009-10 Nebraska 32 2 .941 be Senior Day at the Devaney Center, marking the final home game for fifth-year senior starting guard Kaitlyn Burke 2010-11 Nebraska 13 18 .419 and senior forward Harleen Sidhu. 2011-12 Nebraska 19 5 .792 Nebraska’s game at Michigan State on Thursday, Feb. 23, was not chosen for national television by the Big Ten Div. I Totals 19th season 355 237 .600 Overall 21st season 380 262 .592 Network. The Huskers’ first-ever meeting with the Spartans will tip at 6 p.m. (central) and is available on BTN.com. The Huskers’ contest with Wisconsin at the Devaney Center on Sunday, Feb. 19, will be televised live nationally Yori in the Postseason by the Big Ten Network. NU’s game with the Badgers will be Play4Kay Day at the Devaney Center, supporting the Year (Tournament) Results 2010 (NCAA) L, Kentucky, 67-76 WBCA initiative to promote cancer awareness. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game. W, UCLA, 83-70 W, Northern Iowa, 83-44 Hooper Putting Up Double-Doubles at Record Rate 2009 (WNIT) L, at New Mexico, 43-54 Jordan Hooper leads the Big Ten and ranks among the top 30 players nationally with 10 double-doubles through 2008 (NCAA) L, at Maryland, 64-76 W, Xavier, 61-58 24 games in 2011-12. Hooper, who has scored in double figures in all 24 games this season, also owns 10 double- 2007 (NCAA) L, Temple, 61-64 figure rebounding performances this season. 2006 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 63-77 The 6-2 sophomore forward from Alliance, Neb., produced her most recent double- W, at Wyoming, 72-67 W, Drake, 62-59 Double-Double Dynamo doubles in back-to-back games with 22 points and 15 rebounds against Iowa Jan. 2005 (WNIT) L, Iowa, 67-71 Nebraska’s Season Leaders 26, and 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds at Illinois Jan. 29. Earlier this W, Marquette, 66-57 Player (Year) Double-Doubles season, Hooper notched double-doubles in four straight games from Dec. 18 to 1. Kelsey Griffin (09-10) 20 2004 (WNIT) L, Oregon State, 67-75 Jan. 5. W, Drake, 73-60 2. Nafeesah Brown (93-94) 16 2002 (NCAA) L, Fla. International, 58-73 3. Karen Jennings (91-92) 13 Hooper is just the fifth player in Nebraska history to notch double-figure double- 1999 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 60-71 Karen Jennings (90-91) 13 doubles in a season. National Player-of-the-Year finalist Kelsey Griffin set a school 5. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 10 1994 (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, 84-73 record with 20 double-doubles as a senior in 2009-10 to finish with a school-record L, Texas Tech, 65-75 Kelsey Griffin (06-07) 10 Carol Garey (1978-79) 10 40 career double-doubles. Griffin also produced 10 double-doubles as a sophomore Noting Coach Yori in 2006-07. lFirst coach in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to seven consecutive postseason bids (2004-2010) Nebraska’s 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings produced back-to-back seasons with 13 double-doubles l10 all-time postseason tournament appearances as a sophomore (1990-91) and junior (1991-92) on her way to 36 career double-doubles. Jennings’ double-double lFive NCAA Tournament appearances totals are school class records for both sophomores and juniors at NU. lLed Nebraska to First NCAA Sweet 16 (2010) Nafeesah Brown added 16 double-doubles as a senior 1993-94, the second-highest season total in Nebraska lLed Huskers to school-record 32 wins (2010) lLed Huskers to three 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, 2010) history, while her 24 career double-doubles in just two seasons rank third. Carol Garey is the only other player at lLed Nebraska to an average of 20 wins over the past Nebraska with 10 double-doubles in a season. She accomplished the feat in 1978-79. eight seasons With 13 double-doubles in the first 55 games of her career, Hooper already is tied for eighth in school history lCoached Huskers to eight first-team All-Big 12 awards over past eight seasons in career double-doubles. She needs five more to match two-time WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge in seventh on the lFirst Nebraska coach to have three first-team All-Big 12 Husker career chart with 18. players in the same season (Kelsey Griffin, Yvonne Turner, Cory Montgomery, 2009-10) lHuskers have won two Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards honoring the NU team most committed to all areas of life skills and community involvement (2004, 2006) Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 5 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Hooper’s Back-to-Back 15-Board Efforts Rare in NU History Jordan Hooper produced one of the best weeks on the glass in Nebraska history with her 15-rebound effort against Iowa Jan. 26, followed by a career-high Beasts on the Boards 16-rebound performance at Illinois on Jan. 29. Huskers with 15-Rebound Games Player (Years) Career Games Hooper became just the third Husker in history to grab 15 or more boards in 1. Janet Smith (1979-82) 14 back-to-back games, joining Janet Smith and Pyra Aarden in accomplishing the 2. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 6 feat. Aarden was the last Husker to pull down 15 or more in consecutive games 3. Keasha Cannon-Johnson (2002-04) 4 Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) 4 with 20 rebounds against Bowling Green on Dec. 10, 1994, followed by 15 rebounds Carol Garey (1979-80) 4 Nebraska Quick Facts against Northern Iowa on Dec. 18, 1994. 6. Pyra Aarden (1993-96) 3 Institution...... University of Nebraska Janet Smith, Nebraska’s all-time rebounding leader, pulled down 15 or more 7. Jordan Hooper (2010-pres.) 2 Location...... Lincoln, Neb. (one of 8 players at NU) rebounds a school-record 14 times in her career, including 10 times in 1980-81. Population...... 258,379 Enrollment...... 24,610 Smith grabbed 15 or more in back-to-back games on two occasions in 1980-81, Founded...... 1869 first with 18 rebounds in a home win over Northwest Missouri State (Jan. 28) and then 21 boards against South Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers Dakota (Jan. 30) with both games at the Devaney Center. In the return trips to the same schools she pulled down Colors...... Scarlet and Cream Home Arena...... Bob Devaney Sports Center 17 rebounds at USD (Feb. 14) and Northwest Missouri State (Feb. 17) in consecutive games. Capacity...... 13,595 No player in Nebraska history has ever recorded 15 or more rebounds in three consecutive games. Conference...... Big Ten Athletic Director...... Tom Osborne 2011-12 Overall Record...... 19-5 Huskers Slip Three Spots to No. 16 in AP Top 25 Home Record...... 11-2 Nebraska slid back three spots to No. 16 in the Monday, Feb. 13 Associated Press Poll, earning a spot in the top Away Record...... 8-3 25 for the 10th straight week. Neutral Record...... 0-0 Nebraska is one of four Big Ten teams in the AP Top 25, joining Ohio State (9th), Penn State (12th), and Purdue Big Ten Record...... 8-4 (17th). The Huskers, who achieved a No. 4 ranking in the final 2010 AP Poll, spent one week at No. 24 in the AP Head Coach...... Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year...... Creighton/1986 rankings in 2010-11 (Nov. 29, 2010). Record at Nebraska...... 10th season (185-122) Nebraska dropped six spots in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 on Tuesday, Feb. 14, coming in at No. 21. Four Career Record...... 380-262 (22nd season) Big Ten teams are ranked in the coaches poll, including No. 11 Ohio State, No. 17 Penn State and No. 19 Purdue. NCAA Div. I Record...... 355-237 (20th season) Home Record...... 115-40 Big Ten Conference Record...... 8-4 Moore, Hooper Ranking High in Big Ten, NCAA Stats Big Ten Home Record...... 3-2 Lindsey Moore and Jordan Hooper are quickly making names for themselves as two of the top players in the Big Associate Head Coach...... Sunny Smallwood Ten Conference. Hooper, a 6-2 sophomore forward from Alliance, Neb., leads the Big Ten in rebounding (9.2 rpg) while Assistant Coaches...... Kellie Lewis-Jay, Dayna Finch ranking third in the conference in scoring (19.8 ppg). She also ranks among Big Ten leaders in three-pointers made Director of Operations...... Jan Bethea Administrative Assistant...... Shawn Gilbert (4th, 2.3 pg) while ranking 13th in three-point field goal percentage. She also ranks 12th in free throw percentage Graduate Assistant Manager...... Bryce Currie (.770). Hooper leads the conference in defensive rebounding (6.3 drbpg) and ranks second on the offensive glass Strength Coach...... Rusty Ruffcorn (2.9 orbpg). Hooper ranks 20th nationally in scoring, while her 10 double-doubles lead the Big Ten and are tied for Athletic Trainer...... Julie Tuttle Basketball Office Phone...... (402) 472-6462 28th nationally. Basketball Office Fax...... (402) 472-0849 Moore, a 5-9 junior point guard from Covington, Wash., is listed among the Big Ten’s best in even more categories Women’s Basketball Contact...... Jeff Griesch than Hooper. Moore ranks sixth in the conference in scoring (16.5 ppg) and second in assists (5.5 apg). She ranks Media Relations Office Phone...... (402) 472-2263 fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5-to-1) and fifth in steals (2.3 spg), while ranking 14th in overall field goal Griesch’s Direct Line...... (402) 472-7775 Griesch’s Cell Phone...... (402) 540-0279 percentage (.457). She also ranks ninth in free throw percentage (.797). Moore ranks 19th nationally in assists Griesch’s Home Phone...... (402) 328-8992 and is tied for 73rd in scoring. Griesch’s E-mail...... [email protected] Media Relations Fax...... (402) 472-2005 Best Time to Contact Yori...... Through Griesch Cady Captures First Big Ten Freshman Honor Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 Nebraska’s Emily Cady captured the first Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award in Husker women’s basketball Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 6/6 history when she earned the conference honor on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., produced 2011-12 Newcomers...... 6 the best week of her Husker career by averaging 18.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game against Ohio State and Minnesota. Cady erupted for a career-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field at No. 10 Ohio State, before Husker Career Double-Doubles Jordan Hooper (13) adding 13 points, seven rebounds and a career-high three three-pointers in Nebraska’s win over Minnesota. at Illinois (1/29/12) 12 points - 16 rebounds vs. Iowa (1/26/12) 22 points - 15 rebounds Freshman Cady Heating Up for Huskers at #10 Ohio State (1/19/12) 19 points - 14 rebounds Emily Cady has turned up her production over the last 16 games vs. Indiana (1/5/12) 21 points - 11 rebounds at #16 Penn State (12/30/11) 31 points - 12 rebounds for the Huskers. The 6-2 freshman forward from Seward, Neb., has Cady Cranking It Up Freshman Forward Emily Cady’s Production vs. South Dakota State (12/21/11) 30 points - 11 rebounds averaged 12.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.6 steals and Games PPG RPG 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA vs. Vermont (12/18/11) 21 points - 14 rebounds 1.0 block per game over the last 16 contests. 1-8 4.8 5.1 2-8 8-16 at Georgia Tech (11/30/11) 15 points - 10 rebounds #23 USC (11/18/11) 22 points - 13 rebounds Through the first eight games, Cady was averaging just 4.8 points 9-16 12.0 6.9 6-11 22-31 17-24 12.3 6.6 9-21 29-40 Mississippi Valley State (11/15/11) 25 points - 10 rebounds and 5.1 rebounds per contest, while hitting just 14-of-43 (.326) of vs. Louisville (12/20/10) 18 points - 10 rebounds her shots from the field. vs. Houston (12/18/10) 25 points - 13 rebounds at Creighton (12/8/10) 14 points - 10 rebounds Cady has increased her season averages to 9.7 points and 6.2 rebounds per game by hitting 64-of-134 shots Lindsey Moore (4) from the field (.478) including 15-of-32 three-point attempts (.469) over the past 16 games. She also has hit 51- at Iowa (1/8/12) 22 points - 11 assists of-71 (.718) of her free throws, after opening the year 8-of-16 at the line through the first eight games. Mississippi Valley State (11/15/11) 18 points - 11 assists *Florida A&M (1/2/11) 12 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds Cady ranks among the top three Huskers in every statistical category, including scoring (3rd), rebounding at Texas A&M (3/5/11) 13 points, 11 assists (2nd), assists (3rd), steals (3rd) and blocked shots (1st). She ranks 29th in the Big Ten in scoring and is 15th in *only triple-double in school history rebounding. Cady ranks sixth in the conference on the offensive glass with 2.6 offensive rebounds per game. Emily Cady (1) at #15 Purdue (2/2/12) 11 points - 12 rebounds She has been at her best in Big Ten play, averaging 12.1 points and 6.7 rebounds through 12 league contests, while hitting 12-of-29 three-pointers (.414). To put Cady’s conference numbers in perspective, 2011 Big 12 All- Freshman selection Jordan Hooper averaged 13.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in 16 conference games a year ago. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 6 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Nebraska Individual Career Highs Scoring Record Seven Huskers Own Double-Digit Threes This Season Player (Game, Date) Points Nebraska leads the Big Ten and ranks 11th nationally with 7.5 three-pointers made per game this season. Unlike Lindsey Moore (at Kansas, 2/26/11) 33 some teams that have two or three big guns from long range, nearly all the Huskers can knock it down from beyond Jordan Hooper (at Northern Arizona, 12/10/11) 32 Emily Cady (at Ohio State, 1/19/12) 24 the arc. In fact, the Huskers have a school-record seven players who have hit 10 or more threes on the year. Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 20 Sophomore Jordan Hooper leads the Huskers with 56 made threes, while junior Lindsey Moore has pumped in Adrianna Maurer (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 15 Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 14 37. Nebraska’s next four highest three-point totals come from freshmen, including Rebecca Woodberry (20), Emily Rebecca Woodberry (at Wisconsin, 1/12/12) 14 Cady (17), Brandi Jeffery (16) and Tear’a Laudermill (14), while senior Kaitlyn Burke has added 14 of her own. Harleen Sidhu (vs. Missouri, 2/22/11) 12 Brandi Jeffery (at Florida State, 11/27/11; vs. MVSU, 11/15/11) 12 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) 11 (3-7, .429) and Adrianna Maurer (2-5, .400). Hailie Sample (vs. Minnesota, 1/22/12) 10 Meghin Williams (at Iowa, 1/8/12) 7 As another example to Nebraska’s team approach to three-point shooting, nine of the 10 active Huskers attempted Rebounding at least one three-pointer in the win over Iowa Jan. 26. The only Husker who didn’t was Simon, who played just one Jordan Hooper (at Illinois, 1/29/12) 16 Emily Cady (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 12 minute off the bench in the first half against the Hawkeyes. Lindsey Moore (vs. Florida A&M, 1/2/11) 10 Hailie Sample (vs. USC, 11/18/11) 10 Rebecca Woodberry (at Florida State, 11/27/11) 8 Comparing Classes: Freshmen Challenge Best in Husker History Kaitlyn Burke (Four Times, at Purdue, 2/2/12) 7 Nebraska’s freshman class is stacking up well statistically against the best groups in Husker history. NU’s Harleen Sidhu (vs. Butler, 11/28/08) 7 group of six 2011-12 freshmen (Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill, Hailie Sample, Katie Simon, Rebecca Adrianna Maurer (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 6 Meghin Williams (Three Times, at Ohio State, 1/19/12) 6 Woodberry) have already amassed 660 points, 423 rebounds, 119 assists, 40 blocks Brandi Jeffery (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 5 Big Ten’s Best Freshmen and 109 steals through 24 games. Katie Simon (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 5 Combined Class Production Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Mississippi Valley State, 11/15/11) 4 Team PPG RPG The 2009-10 Husker seniors made up the most successful class in school history Assists 1. Nebraska 27.5 17.6 with a trio of NCAA Tournament appearances from their freshman year in 2006-07 Lindsey Moore (Four Times, at Iowa, 1/8/12) 11 2. Northwestern 24.6 10.7 of their senior year. The 2009-10 seniors won three career NCAA Tournament games Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Long Beach State, 12/12/08) 8 3. Michigan St. 19.3 9.7 Emily Cady (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 7 and advanced to the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16. Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 4 4. Iowa 18.6 10.7 Hailie Sample (at Georgia Tech, 11/30/11) 4 5. Minnesota 16.1 5.5 Nebraska’s 2006-07 freshmen were led by 2010 All-Big 12 seniors Cory Brandi Jeffery (at Minnesota, 2/13/12; at Penn State, 12/30/11) 3 6. Ohio State 10.8 7.9 Montgomery and Yvonne Turner and included fellow freshmen Nicole Neals, Kala Jordan Hooper (Three Times, vs. Minnesota, 1/22/12) 2 7. Illinois 8.6 5.2 Kuhlmann and Nikki Bober. The group of five Huskers combined for 325 points, Adrianna Maurer (vs. UNLV, 11/30/10) 2 8. Indiana 8.2 6.2 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Colorado, 3/2/11; vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 2 9. Wisconsin 6.3 3.6 158 rebounds, 61 assists, nine blocked shots and 38 steals as freshmen. Katie Simon (at Florida A&M, 11/25/11) 2 10. Michigan 3.7 2.5 Meghin Williams (Three Times, at Illinois, 1/29/12) 2 A similarly successful freshman class in Husker history was the 1996-97 class Rebecca Woodberry (Six Times, vs. Michigan, 2/9/12) 1 11. Penn State 2.3 2.3 of All-Big 12 guards Nicole Kubik and Brooke Schwartz, center Charlie Rogers and 12. Purdue 0.6 1.0 Steals forward Naciska Gilmore. That foursome led NU to three straight NCAA tournaments, Lindsey Moore (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 6 Brandi Jeffery (vs. Vermont, 12/18/11) 6 including a first-round victory in 1998. They combined for 578 points, 286 rebounds, 134 assists, 29 blocks and Emily Cady (vs. Indiana, 1/5/12) 5 155 steals as freshmen. Kaitlyn Burke (vs. UNLV, 11/30/10) 4 Jordan Hooper (at Minnesota, 2/13/12; at N. Arizona, 12/10/11) 4 Tear’a Laudermill (at Georgia Tech, 11/30/11;vs. UA{B, 11/12/11) 3 Huskers Loving Life on the Line Katie Simon (at Northern Arizona, 12/10/11) 3 Nebraska has been making a living at the free throw line this season. The Huskers have outscored 20 of their Hailie Sample (vs. Iowa, 1/26/12; vs. MVSU, 11/15/11) 2 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Colorado, 3/2/11; vs. Kansas, 1/21/09) 2 24 opponents at the free throw line this year, producing a total edge of 384-257 (+127 points) at the line. If fact, Meghin Williams (vs. UTPA, 12/4/11; at Colorado, 2/6/11) 2 Nebraska has already surpassed its total of made free throws (320) from 31 games a year ago. In 2009-10, the Rebecca Woodberry (vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/11) 2 Adrianna Maurer (Five Times, at Northern Arizona, 12/10/11) 1 Huskers outscored the opposition 595-304 in 34 games. Blocked Shots Living on the Line Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore are both nearly 80 percent shooters from Emily Cady (at Minnesota, 2/13/12; at Georgia Tech, 11/30/11) 3 Nebraska’s Top Free Throw Seasons Jordan Hooper (Four Times, at Purdue, 2/2/12) 3 Season FTM-FTAPG (Pct.) the line and both have attempted more than 100 free throws. Both Hooper (104) Hailie Sample (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 2 1. 2009-10 17.5-24.7 (.709) and Moore (102) have made more free throws already this year than any previous Katie Simon (vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/11) 2 2. 1997-98 17.2-24.8 (.693) season of their careers. Meghin Williams (vs. Minnesota, 1/22/12) 2 3. 1986-87 17.1-24.1 (.708) Kaitlyn Burke (Six Times, at Wisconsin, 1/12/12) 1 4. 1984-85 16.8-23.1 (.724) Fifth-year senior Kaitlyn Burke has also set her career high for free throws Brandi Jeffery (at Illinois, 1/29/12; at Florida A&M, 11/25/11) 1 Adrianna Maurer (Four Times, vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/11) 1 5. 2011-12 16.0-22.6 (.707) made in a season with 29. Burke’s previous best was set with 18 as a freshman Lindsey Moore (14 Times; at Ohio State, 1/19/12) 1 in 2007-08. Junior forward Meghin Williams has hit 13 free throws on the year, Harleen Sidhu (Three Times, vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 1 Rebecca Woodberry (Four Times, Indiana, 1/5/12) 1 surpassing her previous career total (9) in 31 games coming into 2011-12. In fact, with six freshmen on the roster, Tear’a Laudermill 0 10 of Nebraska’s 12 players have already established career highs for free throws made in a season. The only Minutes Played Huskers who haven’t are Adrianna Maurer and Harleen Sidhu who have been limited by injuries. Jordan Hooper (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 51 Emily Cady (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 49 Lindsey Moore (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 49 Kaitlyn Burke (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 46 Huskers Settle for Series Split with Golden Gophers Hailie Sample (at Purdue, 2/12/12) 40 Jordan Hooper scored 16 of her team-high 20 points in the second half to lead Nebraska back from a 16-point Brandi Jeffery (vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/11) 27 Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 26 second-half deficit, but the Huskers fell 64-58 at Minnesota on Monday night. Harleen Sidhu (vs. Weber State, 11/14/08) 24 Hooper, a 6-2 sophomore from Alliance, Neb., hit 4-of-7 three-pointers in the second half and grabbed six Adrianna Maurer (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 21 Rebecca Woodberry (at Wisconsin, 1/12/12) 24 rebounds for the game. She also notched four steals and a block to lead NU’s defensive efforts. Meghin Williams (vs. Vermont, 12/18/11) 18 Junior point guard Lindsey Moore added 12 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals, while freshman Katie Simon (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 16 Three-Pointers Made Hailie Sample contributed eight points. Fellow freshman Brandi Jeffery added six points on a pair of threes, while Jordan Hooper (vs. Missouri, 2/2/11) 7 adding three assists and three steals in a strong effort off the bench for the Huskers. Senior guard Kaitlyn Burke Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 5 also contributed six points, including NU’s first points of each half and the game-tying layup with just over three Lindsey Moore (Three Times, vs. Michigan, 2/9/12) 5 Tear’a Laudermill (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 4 minutes left in the game. Rebecca Woodberry (at Wisconsin, 1/12/12) 4 Freshman guard Rachel Banham led Minnesota with a game-high 21 points, while senior guard Kiara Buford Emily Cady (vs. Minnesota, 1/22/12) 3 Brandi Jeffery (Four Times, at Minnesota, 2/13/12) 2 added 16 points for the Gophers, who notched their second win over a ranked Big Ten team at home this season, Harleen Sidhu (Three Times, vs. Missouri, 2/22/11) 2 joining an 11-point win in late-January over Ohio State. Brianna Mastey added nine points and 11 rebounds, while Adrianna Maurer (Four Times, at Florida A&M, 11/25/11) 1 Katie Simon (Three Times, vs. UTPA, 12/4/11) 1 Kionna Kellogg contributed six points and 11 boards of her own. Meghin Williams (Three Times, vs. Penn State 1/15/12) 1 Minnesota outrebounded Nebraska, 42-31, including several key offensive rebounds down the stretch. With the Hailie Sample 0 score tied at 58 after Burke’s game-tying layup from the left side with 3:17 left, NU forced a turnover. 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The Huskers were unable to cash in on a Moore layup attempt, but got a defensive stop. Hooper then missed an open 12-foot look, that was rebounded by Emily Cady to give Burke an open look from 10 feet on the opposite side. However the Huskers were unable to capitalize on the offensive board. After another defensive stop, Hooper missed a three that was rebounded by Jeffery at the free throw line. She was fouled on the play and went to the line for a one-and-one opportunity with 1:19 left. She was unable to connect on the first, as the Huskers were again unable to take advantage of a second chance. NU was just 4-of-8 at the line 2010-11 Final Big Ten Standings for the game. Finish Team Overall (Big Ten) At the other end, Banham missed a jumper, but Kellogg pulled down the offensive board and scored to give 1. Michigan State*$ 27-6 (13-3) Minnesota the lead at 60-58 with one minute left. 2. Penn State$ 25-10 (11-5) 3. Iowa$ 22-9 (10-6) The Huskers missed a jumper at the other end, and after Mastey missed a baseline jumper for Minnesota with Ohio State!$ 24-10 (10-6) 19 seconds left, she got her own rebound and kicked out, where Banham was eventually fouled with 15 seconds Michigan& 17-13 (10-6) left. She hit both free throws to put Minnesota up 62-58, as the Gophers again capitalized on the second chance. Wisconsin& 16-15 (10-6) 7. Purdue$ 21-12 (9-7) Minnesota went 13-of-19 at the line for the game. 8. Northwestern& 19-14 (6-10) Minnesota came out of the halftime locker room and took control with a 13-0 run that took just 3:01 to turn a 9. Minnesota 12-18 (4-12) 27-24 lead into a 40-24 edge with 16:59 left. The Golden Gopher scoring explosion to start the half capped a 20-0 10. Indiana 9-20 (3-13) run that took just 4:51 dating back to the late stages of the first half. 11. Illinois 9-23 (2-14) *-2011 Big Ten regular-season champion; !-2011 Big Ten In a back-and-forth game, that control was short-lived, as Nebraska exploded on a 17-4 surge over the next Tournament champion; $-2011 NCAA Tournament Team (5); five minutes to cut Minnesota’s lead back to just three at 44-41 with 11:35 left. Hooper and Moore combined for 13 &-2011 Postseason WNIT Team (3) straight points during the surge for NU, including three straight threes. Returning First-Team All-Big Ten Players (Coaches): Minnesota recovered to rebuild its lead to 58-51 with 6:20, before the Huskers responded with seven straight Alex Bentley, Penn State points that included by five straight from Hooper and a game-tying layup from Burke with 3:17 left. Returning Second-Team All-Big Ten Players (Coaches): Nebraska hit 38.3 percent (23-60) of its shots for the game, including 34.8 percent (8-23) of its three-pointers. The Jaime Printy, Iowa; Lykendra Johnson, Michigan State (DPOY) Returning Third-Team All-Big Ten Players (Coaches): Huskers also won the turnover battle, 19-15, outscoring Minnesota, 27-18 off the turnovers. Karisma Penn, Illinois; Samantha Prahalis, Ohio State; Minnesota hit 43.4 percent of its attempts (23-53), including 5-of-7 threes, with Banham and Buford going a Maggie Lucas, Penn State (FOY); Drey Mingo, Purdue; Brittany combined 5-for-5. Rayburn, Purdue Returning Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten Players (Coaches): Kamille Wahlin, Iowa; Kiara Buford, Minnesota; Tayler Hill, Huskers Working Overtime for Wins in 2011-12 Ohio State Nebraska is 2-0 in overtime this season and the two extra-long victories have gone a combined five overtimes. Returning All-Defensive Team Players (Coaches): The five overtimes are the most the Huskers have played in a single season in school history, and mark the first Lykendra Johnson, Michigan State; Tayler Hill, Ohio State; Nikki Green, Penn State time that NU has played a pair of multi-overtime games in the same season. Big Ten All-Freshman Team (Coaches): The Huskers’ 93-89 3OT win at No. 15 Purdue on Feb. 2, was the first road triple-overtime game in school history Amber Moore, Illinois; Kionna Kellogg, Minnesota; Ashley and marked the second overall 3OT game (NU 103, Baylor 99 3OT, Jan. 12, 2005). Nebraska also notched a 97-88 Adams, Ohio State; Maggie Lucas, Penn State; Courtney double-overtime win at Northern Arizona on Dec. 10. It marks the first time in history that Nebraska has won two true Moses, Purdue road overtime games in the same season. In a strange coincidence, Nebraska had a full week off from competition NU’s Postseason Big 12 Awards after both overtime contests this season. Honorable-Mention All-Big 12: Lindsey Moore, 5-9, So., G The Huskers have played 34 overtime games in school history, but just five multi-overtime games, with two Big 12 All-Freshman: Jordan Hooper, 6-2, Fr., F of those coming this season. NU is a perfect 5-0 all-time in multi-overtime games, and 18-16 overall in OT. The Huskers have won three straight overtime games under Coach Connie Yori and are 5-2 in OT in Yori’s 10 seasons Nebraska Big 12 Players of the Week at Nebraska. The last time Nebraska won two overtime games in the same season was 1995-96, when the Huskers 2010-11 Player, Class, Position Date went 2-1, including a double-overtime win against Colorado. NU went 3-0 in overtime games in 1975-76, with all Lindsey Moore, Sophomore, Guard Jan. 3, 2011 three of those games coming against non-Division I teams on neutral courts. Dominique Kelley, Senior, Guard Nov. 22, 2010 Hooper Claims Three Big Ten Weekly Award in Four Weeks Nebraska Big 12 Freshmen of the Week Nebraska sophomore Jordan Hooper captured her third Big Ten Player-of-the-Week award in a four-week span 2010-11 when she claimed the conference’s weekly honor for the second straight week on Monday, Jan. 2. Player, Class, Position Date Hooper, a 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., produced her third 30-point scoring performance in four games with Jordan Hooper, Freshman, Forward Nov. 29, 2010 Jordan Hooper, Freshman, Forward Nov. 15, 2010 31 points in Nebraska’s 71-63 win at No. 16 Penn State on Dec. 30. She added her third straight double-double with Jordan Hooper, Freshman, Forward Feb. 7, 2011 12 rebounds. Hooper hit 11-of-21 shots from the field, including 4-of-11 three-pointers against the Lady Lions. She Jordan Hooper, Freshman, Forward Feb. 21, 2011 also went 5-of-6 at the free throw line, while adding an assist, and a block in 33 minutes. Hooper owns 11 20-point efforts after producing six in 31 games a year ago. Her 10 double-doubles are seven 2007-08 Kaitlyn Burke, Freshman, Guard Dec. 17, 2007 more than she produced as a freshman, when she earned a spot on the five-player Big 12 All-Freshman Team. Hooper also was named the National Player of the Week by CollegeSportsMadness.com for the first time on Academic All-Big 12 Huskers Monday, Jan. 2. Player (Class) Major First Team Huskers Showing Major Gains from 2010-11 Kaitlyn Burke (2009, 2011) Advertising/Business Administration Nebraska could contend for honors as one of the nation’s most improved teams in 2011-12. The Huskers, who Harleen Sidhu (2011) Nutrition, Exercise Science enter the week at 19-5 overall and 8-4 in the Big Ten, have won six more games overall and five more conference Nebraska Big Ten Player of the Week games than they did a year ago when they finished 13-18 and 3-13 in the Big 12. Player, Class, Position Date The Huskers ranked No. 32 in the official NCAA RPI (Feb. 13) after finishing 2010-11 at No. 101 in the final RPI Lindsey Moore, Junior, Guard Nov. 21, 2011 rankings. Jordan Hooper, Sophomore, Forward Dec. 12, 2011 Jordan Hooper, Sophomore, Forward Dec. 26, 2011 Hooper Joins Another Alliance Legend in Husker History Jordan Hooper, Sophomore, Forward Jan. 2, 2012 With 31 points and 12 rebounds in Nebraska’s win at No. 16 Penn State on Dec. 30, Jordan Hooper produced Nebraska Big Ten Player of the Week her third 30-point performance in a four-game stretch. That feat has only been accomplished one other time in Player, Class, Position Date Nebraska history, when fellow Alliance, Neb., native Amy Stephens achieved it as a senior in February of 1989. Emily Cady, Freshman, Forward Jan. 24, 2012 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 8 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Nebraska Career Assists Stephens, who is the No. 4 scorer in Nebraska history with 1,976 points, is the only Husker in history to score Player (Season) Assists 30 points in three straight games (Feb. 4 at Kansas-37; Feb. 8 vs. Oklahoma-40; Feb. 11 vs. Kansas State-34). 1. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 696 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 2. Jina Johansen (2002-05) 567 Missouri on Feb. 18 - the second-to-last home game of her Husker career. 3. Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 563 4. Lindsey Moore (2010-present) 469 Stephens finished second in Nebraska history with nine career 30-point games, trailing only 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings’ 12 among all Huskers. Hooper’s four career 30-point games already tie her for sixth all-time. NU Career Three-Point Leaders at Nebraska. She is one of just seven Huskers in history to score 30 three times in a season. Player, Pos. (Season) 3FG 1. Kiera Hardy, G (2004-07) 267 2. Yvonne Turner, G (2007-10) 183 Hooper, Moore Make History at Northern Arizona 3. Anna DeForge, G (1995-98) 155 Jordan Hooper (32) and Lindsey Moore (31) became the first teammates in school history to each score 30 points 4. Kate Galligan, G (1993-96) 145 in the same game when Nebraska ran to a 97-88 double-overtime victory at Northern Arizona on Dec. 10. 5. Nicole Kubik, G (1997-00) 129 Amy Stephens, G (1986-89) 129 Each Husker scored 25 points after halftime, as Hooper produced a career-high 32 points and Moore finished with 7. Jordan Hooper, F (2010-present) 123 31 points - just two points shy of her career high. For both players, it was the second 30-point scoring performances 8. Lindsey Moore, G (2009-present) 110 of their careers. Moore produced a career-high 33 at Kansas last season, while Hooper scored 31 at Missouri (Feb. 9. Kaitlyn Burke, G (2007-present) 103 2, 2011) before adding her third 30-point effort with 30 points in a win over South Dakota State (Dec. 21, 2011). Husker Career 20-Point Games Hooper pumped in 31 points Dec. 30 at No. 16 Penn State to give her three 30-point efforts in four games. Jordan Hooper (19) Points Hooper’s 32 points at NAU tied for the 27th-best scoring effort in school history, while Moore’s 31 tied Hooper’s at Northern Arizona (12/10/11) 32 at #16 Penn State (12/30/11) 31 previous best for 37th. Overall, Nebraska has had 68 30-point scoring efforts in history. at Missouri (2/2/11) 31 Moore and Hooper are just the ninth and 10th Huskers to produce multiple 30-point efforts in their careers. Karen vs. South Dakota State (12/21/11) 30 Jennings, the 1993 Wade Trophy winner, produced 12 30-point games. at #15 Purdue (2/2/12) 27 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/15/11) 25 vs. Houston (12/18/10) 25 Huskers Get Production From Entire Roster vs. Nebraska-Omaha (11/26/10) 25 Nebraska has used an all-hands-on-deck approach early in the 2011-12 season. The Huskers have subbed early vs. Minnesota (1/22/12) 23 and often throughout the first 24 games, and all 12 players on the roster have contributed. vs. Iowa (1/26/12) 22 vs. Creighton (12/8/11) 22 Nebraska’s five starters (Jordan Hooper, Lindsey Moore, Emily Cady, Kaitlyn Burke and Hailie Sample) have vs. #23 USC (11/18/11) 22 combined to average 54.2 points (1,300 points/24 games) and 25.1 rebounds (602). The seven Huskers who have vs. Miami (11/17/10) 22 come off the bench have combined to average 18.7 points (449) and 12.6 rebounds (303) per contest. Nine of vs. Indiana (1/5/12) 21 vs. Vermont (12/18/11) 21 Nebraska’s 10 active players (Adrianna Maurer and Harleen Sidhu are out with injury) are averaging double-figure at Florida A&M (11/25/11) 21 minutes per game. Nebraska has used at least nine players in all 24 games. at Minnesota (2/13/12) 20 vs. Kansas State (2/19/11) 20 vs. Florida A&M (1/2/11) 20 Women of Steal Lindsey Moore (14) Points Nebraska’s full-court pressure has bothered opponents early in the season. The Huskers have already recorded at Kansas (2/26/11) 33 222 steals this season, averaging 9.3 steals per game. Last season, Nebraska produced just 167 steals in 31 at Northern Arizona (12/10/11) 31 games, an average of just 5.4 steals per contest. at Wisconsin (1/12/12) 28 vs. South Dakota State (12/21/11) 27 During Nebraska’s historic run to the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16, the Huskers produced 272 steals in 34 games, an vs. #23 Iowa State (1/26/11) 27 average of eight steals per contest. The school record for steals in a season is 433 in 1979-80. at #15 Purdue (2/2/12) 26 vs. Michigan (2/9/12) 23 vs. Colorado (3/2/11) 23 Moore Making Mark as One of Nation’s Best Point Guards vs. Missouri (2/22/11) 23 Through 24 games, Lindsey Moore has displayed her continued improvement at point guard by averaging 16.5 at Iowa (1/8/12) 22 points and team bests of 5.5 assists and 2.3 steals in 32 minutes per game. The 2011 honorable-mention All-Big vs. Kansas (1/16/11) 23 vs. #23 USC (11/18/11) 22 12 performer from Covington, Wash., is shooting 45.7 percent from the field vs. Miami (11/17/10) 22 Chart Toppin’ Dime Droppin’ and 79.7 percent from the free throw line. She ranks 19th nationally and at Illinois (1/29/12) 20 ranks second in the Big Ten in assists. Kaitlyn Burke (1) Points Lindsey Moore’s Double-Digit Assists vs. Kansas (1/16/11) 20 at Iowa (1/8/12) 11 Moore, who has scored in double figures in 34 of the past 37 games, Emily Cady (1) Points vs. Miss. Valley St. (11/15/11) 11 erupted for 31 points, nine assists, six rebounds and three steals in a at #10 Ohio State (1/19/12) 24 vs. Florida A&M (1/2/11) 11 42 minutes at Northern Arizona. In the double-overtime win over the vs. UCLA (3/23/10) 11 Lumberjacks, Moore had a hand in 38 of NU’s final 43 points. She added 28 2010-11 Nebraska Individual Honors at Texas A&M (3/5/11) 10 points and five assists at Wisconsin on Jan. 12, after producing 27 points Lindsey Moore...... Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 and six assists in a win over South Dakota State (Dec. 21). She set career Jordan Hooper...... Big 12 All-Freshman Team highs by hitting 13-of-14 free throws against the Jacks. Dominique Kelley...... Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 22) She produced a 23-point, four-assist, four-steal effort against Michigan, which followed a 26-point, seven- Lindsey Moore...... Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 3) Jordan Hooper...... Four-Time Big 12 Freshman of the Week rebound performance in NU’s triple-overtime win at No. 15 Purdue. She scored eight points, including a pair of long Kaitlyn Burke...... First-Team Academic All-Big 12 threes, in the final overtime to lift the Huskers to victory. Jessica Periago...... First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Moore owns eight 20-point performances this season, including team highs of 22 points, seven rebounds, 11 Harleen Sidhu...... First-Team Academic All-Big 12 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 has two double-figure assist games this year and five in her career, including 18 points and 11 assists in a win over Mississippi Valley State Nov. 15. She added 22 points and six assists in NU’s win over No. 23 USC (Nov. 18) and is coming off a 20-point effort at Illinois Jan. 29. She owns 14 career 20-point games. In a win at No. 16 Penn State, Moore had 16 points, four assists, four rebounds and a steal. She added 18 points in the loss to the Lady Lions in Lincoln Jan. 15. At Georgia Tech, Moore had 16 points, four assists and five steals. She produced 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in Nebraska’s comeback win at Florida State Nov. 27. She added 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and four steals in a win over Iowa Jan. 26. 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 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 9 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com a hand in 61 percent (172-282) of NU’s made baskets - including 72.5 percent (66-91) in the final four games. 2011-12 Husker Season In-Depth Moore’s scoring binge included a career-high 33 points at Kansas on Feb. 26, 27 points and five assists against NU leads at the half 15-1 No. 23 Iowa State on Jan. 26, a 23-point, nine-assist effort against Colorado March 2, a 23-point, eight-assist NU trails at the half 3-4 performance against Missouri on Feb. 22 and seven total games with 17 or more points. NU is tied at the half 1-0 Over the final seven games of 2010-11, Moore took her game to another level by averaging 20.0 points per game, NU attempts more FG than opponent 13-3 while shooting a blistering 55.1 percent (54-98) from the field, including 42.9 percent (15-35) from three-point range. NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 6-2 She also dished out 7.3 assists per game, including five games with eight or more assists. She also increased her NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-0 rebounding to 4.6 boards per game during the stretch, while hitting 89.5 percent (17-19) of her free throws. As a true freshman, Moore was a pass-first point guard that orchestrated one of the best runs in Big 12 history, as the 2010 NU makes more FG than opponent 13-0 NU makes fewer FG than opponent 5-4 Huskers rolled to a 30-0 record to start Moore’s career and claim NU’s lone Big 12 title. NU makes same number of FG as opponent 1-1 Moore Flying UP Nebraska Career Assist List NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 16-0 Lindsey Moore has climbed into Nebraska’s career top five in assists with 469 (4th) in less than three seasons at NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 3-5 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 shoots 50 percent or better from field 2-0 was her second double-figure assist game of the season (Mississippi Valley State-11). NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 17-5 Moore owns 132 assists through 24 games this season to climb into fifth on NU’s junior single-season assist list. She needs just 12 more to catch Jina Johansen (144, 2003-04) and 15 more to reach Amy Stephens (147, 1987-88) NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 11-0 NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 8-5 in third on that list. In 2010-11, Moore finished with 183 assists, which ranked second on NU’s sophomore single-season list, trailing NU shoots more FT than opponent 18-3 only Meggan Yedsena’s 195 in 1991-92. It was the fifth-highest single-season total by a Husker in history. NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 1-2 Moore opened her career with the third-best total by a freshman in school history with 154 in 2009-10. If Moore NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 0-0 can average 180 assists over her final two seasons at Nebraska, she can set the NU career record of 696 set by four- NU makes more FT than opponent 17-2 year starting point guard Meggan Yedsena from 1990-91 to 1993-94. NU makes fewer FT than opponent 2-3 NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-0 Improved Hooper Proving Hard to Handle for Husker Foes NU has more total rebounds than opponent 15-1 By all accounts Nebraska’s Jordan Hooper produced an impressive offseason for the Huskers. The 6-2 sophomore NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 4-4 forward from Alliance, Neb., focused on adding more dimensions to her offensive game, while improving at the defensive NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0 end. Hooper’s inside game at both ends has shown impressive gains, and she has added the ability to penetrate to the basket. NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 13-2 Through 24 games, Hooper is Nebraska’s leading scorer and rebounder, nearly NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 5-3 NU Active 3FG Leaders NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 1-0 averaging a double-double with 19.8 points and 9.2 rebounds in 29.5 minutes per Player (Class) 3FG game. NU’s top returning scorer (14.6 ppg) and rebounder (6.6 rpg) from a year ago, Jordan Hooper (So.) 123 NU has more assists than opponent 12-2 Hooper’s freshman season production also came in 29.3 minutes per contest. Lindsey Moore (Jr.) 110 NU has fewer assists than opponent 6-3 As a sophomore, Hooper has become one of only two players in school history to Kaitlyn Burke (Sr.) 103 NU has same number of assists as opponent 1-0 Rebecca Woodberry (RFr.) 20 score 30 points in back-to-back games and one of only three players in school history Emily Cady (Fr.) 17 NU has more turnovers than opponent 6-1 to pull down 15 rebounds in back-to-back contests. Brandi Jeffery (Fr.) 16 NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 13-3 Hooper ranks third in the Big Ten in scoring and leads the league in rebounding, Tear’a Laudermill (Fr.) 14 NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 0-1 while also ranking 20th nationally in scoring and 44th in rebounding. She is tied for NU has more steals than opponent 12-2 28th in the NCAA statistics with 10 double-doubles. NU has fewer steals than opponent 7-3 Hooper erupted for career highs of 32 points and four steals to go along with eight rebounds at Northern Arizona NU has same number of steals as opponent 0-0 Dec. 10. She tied her season high with five three-pointers against the Lumberjacks. Just 11 days later, Hooper hit for 30 again with game highs of 30 points and 11 rebounds in Nebraska’s 80-71 win over South Dakota State. Nine days NU has more blocked shots than opponent 6-0 NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 9-4 later, Hooper struck again with 31 points and 12 rebounds in NU’s win at No. 16 Penn State. It was Hooper’s fourth NU has same number of blocks as opponent 4-1 career 30-point game (31 at Missouri, Feb. 2, 2011). In between 30-point efforts, Hooper struck for 21 points and a then-career-high 14 rebounds in a win over Vermont. NU commits more fouls than opponent 3-2 She owns 19 career 20-point performances, including 13 this season. She also carries 13 career double-doubles, with NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 14-3 her most recent coming with 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds at Illinois Jan. 19. She also had 22 points and NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 2-0 a then-career-high 15 rebounds in a win over Iowa Jan. 26. She managed 19 points and 14 rebounds at No. 10 Ohio Games are decided by 20 or more points 6-1 State Jan. 19. She is coming off a 27-point effort at No. 15 Purdue Feb. 2, and she poured in 23 points in a win over Games are decided by 10 or more points 9-3 Minnesota Jan. 22. Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 9-1 Hooper notched a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds at Georgia Tech Nov. 30. She registered back-to- Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 3-0 back double-doubles against Mississippi Valley State and No. 23 USC. She had 22 points and 13 rebounds against Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 1-0 the Trojans. She poured in 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in just 19 minutes in a win over MVSU Nov. 15. She Double-Overtime 1-0 also buried five threes and tied a career high with three blocks. Triple-Overtime 1-0 Overall, Hooper has scored in double figures in 49 of 55 career games, including all 24 in 2011-12. She produced Playing on Monday 1-1 one of the best performances by a freshman in school history with 31 points and eight rebounds in just 26 minutes Playing on Tuesday 1-0 at Missouri on Feb. 2, 2011, when she tied the Husker record with seven three-pointers. She had 28 points and six Playing on Wednesday 1-1 threes in the second half alone. It was just the second 30-point game in school history by a freshman, joining 2010 Playing on Thursday 5-2 Playing on Friday 3-0 All-American Kelsey Griffin’s 31 points against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 27, 2005. Playing on Saturday 2-0 In her first season with the Huskers in 2010-11, Hooper made an instant impact by starting every game and leading Playing on Sunday 6-1 the Huskers and ranking third among Big 12 freshmen in scoring with 14.6 points per game. She also led all Big 12 freshman in rebounding with 6.6 boards per contest to claim one of five spots on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. She Playing in November 6-1 Playing in December 6-0 led NU with 67 three-pointers, which were the most ever by a Nebraska freshman, and ranked second among Big 12 Playing in January 6-2 freshmen. Among all Big 12 players, Hooper ranked 12th in scoring, 15th in rebounding and sixth in three-pointers Playing in February 1-2 with 2.2 per game. Playing in March 0-0 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 10 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Hooper, a two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year (2008, 2010), owns 13 career double-doubles, USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 including 25 points and a season-high 13 rebounds against Houston on Dec. 18, 2010 and 18 points and 10 boards 14th Regular-Season Poll against Louisville on Dec. 20, 2010. She produced her first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds (Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012) at Creighton on Dec. 8, 2010. 1-Baylor (25-0) (31)...... 775 2-Connecticut (24-2)...... 740 Hooper Hitting Threes at Record Rate 3-Stanford (22-1)...... 702 In addition to her impressive scoring and rebounding numbers, Jordan Hooper has hit three-pointers at a record- 4-Notre Dame (24-2)...... 693 breaking rate since her arrival at Nebraska. 5-Duke (21-3)...... 649 6-Miami (22-3)...... 626 The 6-2 forward shattered the NU single-season freshman record with 67 threes (67-184, 36.4 percent) a year 7-Maryland (21-4)...... 570 ago, and has already drained 56 more threes in 2011-12, which is the second-best total by a sophomore in Nebraska 8-Kentucky (21-4)...... 528 history. Hooper’s 2011-12 season total trails on Kiera Hardy’s school-record total of 85 set during her sophomore 9-Delaware (22-1)...... 497 campaign in 2004-05. 10-Tennessee (18-7)...... 484 Hooper ranks fourth in the Big Ten with 2.3 three-pointers made per game this season. In 55 career games, 11-Ohio State (22-3)...... 473 12-Green Bay (21-1)...... 406 Hooper has hit 123 three-pointers to rank seventh on the Nebraska career list. She needs just six more to catch 13-Texas A&M (17-6)...... 398 fellow Alliance native Amy Stephens and Cambridge, Neb., native Nicole Kubik in fifth place on that list. 14-Georgetown (19-6)...... 395 Last season, Hooper tied the Nebraska single-game record with seven three-pointers at Missouri on Feb. 2, 2011. 15-Georgia (19-6)...... 300 She scored 31 points against the Tigers, including 28 on six threes in the second half alone. 16-Louisville (18-7)...... 279 17-Penn State (20-5)...... 254 18-Rutgers (17-7)...... 211 Freshmen Enjoy Strong Starts Early in Season 19-Purdue (19-6)...... 209 Nebraska’s six freshmen have all seen substantial playing time in the first 24 games this season. Overall, the 20-DePaul (19-7)...... 170 six newcomers have combined for 660 points (27.5 ppg), 423 rebounds (17.6 rpg), 119 assists (5.0 apg) and 109 21-Nebraska (19-5)...... 148 steals (4.5 spg) in 2,418 minutes. They have helped the Huskers to a top 15 national ranking, a 19-4 start and four 22-Georgia Tech (18-7)...... 136 wins over ranked teams at game time (USC, at Florida State, at Penn State, at Purdue). 23-Gonzaga (22-4)...... 116 24-Vanderbilt (19-6)...... 62 The six players they replaced on Nebraska’s roster from a year ago combined to average 25.8 points, 17.4 25-St. Bonaventure (24-2)...... 56 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game. Note: Nebraska 2011-12 opponents in bold. Jeffery, Woodberry, Laudermill Spark Backcourt Off Bench True freshman Brandi Jeffery has provided the Huskers with a spark off the bench in her first season. The 5-7 Associated Press Top 25 guard from Vacherie, La., has produced double figures in three games, including a 10-point, four-rebound, three- steal effort in a career-high 27 minutes against Texas-Pan American Dec. 4. 14th Regular-Season Poll Jeffery tied a career high with 12 points and added three steals to help the Huskers in a comeback win at Florida (Monday, Feb. 13, 2012) State. She produced her first career double-figure effort with 12 points and three boards in her second career game 1-Baylor (25-0) (40)...... 1,000 (Mississippi Valley State, Nov. 15). Jeffery ranks eighth on the team in scoring with 4.1 points to go along with 1.9 2-Connecticut (23-2)...... 950 3-Stanford (22-1)...... 905 rebounds and 1.3 steals. She had a career-high six steals against Vermont (Dec. 18). She is coming off one of her 4-Notre Dame (24-2)...... 894 best Big Ten efforts with six points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in 16 minutes at Minnesota on 5-Duke (21-3)...... 827 Feb. 13. 6-Miami (22-3)...... 816 Redshirt freshman Rebecca Woodberry has also provided big production in the backcourt off the bench for the 7-Kentucky (21-3)...... 758 Huskers. Woodberry, a 5-10 guard from Phoenix, Ariz., is tied for fifth on the team in scoring and ranks third in 8-Maryland (21-4)...... 707 9-Ohio State (22-3)...... 655 rebounding with 4.8 points and 3.7 boards per game. She erupted for career highs of 14 and four three-pointers on 10-Delaware (22-1)...... 644 a perfect shooting night from the field at Wisconsin Jan. 12. She also pulled down five boards against the Badgers, 11-Green Bay (21-1)...... 523 but sprained an ankle late in the game and did not play in the loss to Penn State Jan. 15. She only played five 12-Penn State (20-5)...... 483 minutes at No. 10 Ohio State Jan. 19. 13-Tennessee (17-7)...... 462 Woodberry added a 13-point, seven-rebound effort against Vermont. She had 11 points in her career debut, before 14-Texas A&M (17-6)...... 441 15-Georgetown (19-6)...... 418 adding 12 points and six rebounds in NU’s second game of the season. Woodberry has scored seven or more points 16-Nebraska (19-4)...... 393 eight times and grabbed five or more rebounds on eight occasions. She owns four double-figure scoring efforts. 17-Purdue (19-6)...... 378 Arguably Nebraska’s most electrifying player off the bench has been true freshman Tear’a Laudermill, who is tied 18-Georgia (19-6)...... 341 for fifth on the team with 4.8 points per game. The 5-9 guard opened her career with 14 points against Arkansas- 19-Louisville (18-7)...... 272 Pine Bluff, and has scored five or more points off the bench in nine of her first 18 games. She missed five games 20-Georgia Tech (18-7)...... 182 21-Rutgers (17-7)...... 181 with illness and injury in December, but opened January with nine points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal in 22-St. Bonaventure (24-2)...... 176 NU’s win over Indiana on Jan. 5. She added seven points and two rebounds in a loss to Penn State Jan. 15, before 23-BYU (22-4)...... 106 hitting a pair of three-pointers to finish with six points in Nebraska’s win at Illinois Jan. 29. She produced her best 24. DePaul (19-7)...... 101 Big Ten game with 10 points, all after halftime, in NU’s win at No. 15 Purdue Feb. 2. 25-South Carolina (19-6)...... 72 Note: Nebraska 2011-12 opponents in bold. Freshmen Cady, Sample, Simon Bolstering Huskers Inside True freshmen forwards Emily Cady and Hailie Sample and redshirt freshman Katie Simon have added punch to Nebraska’s inside game in their first seasons on the court for the Huskers. Cady and Sample have joined each other in the NU starting five for all 24 games, while Simon has been a steady contributor off the bench. Cady and Simon make up one of only two starting freshman combos in the Big Ten, joining Northwestern’s Morgan Jones and Karly Roser. Only six other Big Ten freshmen (Samantha Logic-Iowa, Kalpana Beach-Ohio State, Rachel Banham-Minnesota, Ivory Crawford-Illinois, Nicole Elmblad-Michigan, Kiana Johnson-Michigan State) have been regular starters this season Cady, a 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., produced the first double-double of her career with 11 points and career 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 with 24 points and seven boards in just 26 minutes at No. 10 Ohio State. Cady added 18 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five steals in NU’s win over Indiana Jan. 5. 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Dec. 18. She added 14 points and four rebounds in a win at Iowa on Jan. 8, and pitched in 13 points, seven rebounds Nebraska Season 3FG Made and a career-high three three-pointers in a win over Minnesota Jan. 22. She also had 13 points and blocked to shots Season 3FG 1. 2009-10 225 against Penn State Jan. 15, after producing 11 points and four boards at Wisconsin Jan. 12. She had nine points 2. 2010-11 218 and seven rebounds in a win over Iowa Jan. 26, before putting up 17 points and five rebounds at Illinois Jan. 29. 3. 2011-12 181 Over the last 16 games, Cady has dramatically increased her production, averaging 12.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4. 2006-07 173 1.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.0 block per game. She has scored double figures 10 times in the past 16 games and 5. 2008-09 171 6. 2004-05 161 11 times overall on the season. 7. 2005-06 155 Cady ranks third on the team in scoring (9.7 ppg), second in rebounding (6.2 rpg), second in steals (1.4 spg) 8. 2007-08 148 and third in assists (1.9 apg). She also leads the Huskers with 22 blocks on the year. She ranks 15th in the Big Ten 9. 2003-04 145 in rebounding and is sixth among all conference players on the offensive glass (2.5 orbpg). 10. 2001-02 132 1999-00 132 She produced a breakout performance with 14 points, including the go-ahead layup with 39 seconds left, in a *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori 66-63 win at Florida State. She added five rebounds against the Seminoles. She produced a double-figure scoring effort with 13 points, a game-high seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal in Nebraska’s 66-55 win Nebraska Season 3FG attempted over Creighton Dec. 8. Cady had nine points and 10 rebounds at Northern Arizona. She added two assists and two Season 3FG 1. 2009-10 661 steals in a career-high 37 minutes in the double-overtime victory against the Lumberjacks. 2. 2010-11 658 In addition to 11 double-figure scoring efforts, Cady owns four double-digit rebounding marks, including 10 3. 2011-12 579 rebounds in wins at No. 16 Penn State, over No. 23 USC and at Northern Arizona. 4. 2006-07 519 5. 2008-09 516 Sample, a 6-1 forward from Flower Mound, Texas, produced a career-best 10 points to go along with seven rebounds 6. 2004-05 484 in the win over Minnesota Jan. 22. She added a career-high 10 rebounds in the win over USC. She contributed nine 7. 2003-04 462 points at Georgia Tech Nov. 30, and she pitched in eight big points in a 72-64 win at Florida A&M Nov. 25. She also 8. 2005-06 457 scored eight points at Minnesota on Feb. 13. Sample is averaging 3.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per 9. 2007-08 455 10. 2001-02 437 game. Her 26 total assists rank fourth on the squad. *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori Simon scored a career-high 11 points in an opening night win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and added nine points in a win over Texas-Pan American Dec. 4. She has scored five or more points off the bench on five occasions, and Nebraska’s Career Scoring Leaders is shooting a solid 50 percent from the field, including 42.9 percent (3-7) from three-point range. The 6-2 forward Player (Years) Points from Roseville, Calif., is averaging 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per contest. 1. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 2,405 2. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 2,131 3. Kelsey Griffin (2005-10) 2,033 Senior Burke Leading Huskers On and Off the Court 4. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 1,976 Nebraska’s Kaitlyn Burke was named one of 30 candidates nationally for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, honoring 5. Kiera Hardy (2004-07) 1,930 the nation’s top all-around women’s basketball student-athlete, on Friday, Nov. 4. Unfortunately, Burke did not 6. Nicole Kubik (1997-2000) 1,867 7. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 1,859 advance to be one of the prestigious award’s 10 national finalists when that group was announced Jan. 25. 8. Debra Powell (1982-85) 1,843 Burke, a 5-7 shooting guard for Coach Connie Yori’s Huskers, is the most experienced member of the women’s 9. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 1,778 basketball team and one of the top all-around leaders on the Nebraska campus. 10. Angie Miller (1984-87) 1,541 The fifth-year senior from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has played in 125 games for the Huskers 11. Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 1,433 12. Cory Montgomery (2006-10) 1,378 since starting her career at NU in 2007-08. She has made 72 starts, including 29 starts a year ago when she 13. Janet Smith (1979-82) 1,284 averaged 6.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. She has averaged 5.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 14. Brooke Schwartz (1997-2000) 1,243 assists while starting all 24 games in 2011-12. 15. Jan Crouch (1976-79) 1,183 She produced season highs of 14 points and seven rebounds in Nebraska’s win at No. 15 Purdue Feb. 2. It was her 16. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 1,116 17. Dominique Kelley (2008-11) 1,107 third double-figure scoring effort of the year and first in Big Ten play. She scored 11 points, grabbed four rebounds 18. Yvonne Turner (2006-10) 1,101 and dished out four assists in NU’s win over Vermont Dec. 18. Burke produced her first double-figure scoring effort 19. Ann Halsne (1988-91) 1,096 of the year with 10 points and five rebounds to help the Huskers to a 66-55 win over Creighton Dec. 8. Burke scored 20. Nafeesah Brown (1992-94) 1,089 21. Tina McClain (1994-97) 1,074 all six of her points in the second half, including a pair of clutch one-and-one free throws with 17.3 seconds left in 22. Kate Galligan (1993-96) 1,069 a 75-69 win at Wisconsin Jan. 12. She added eight points on 3-for-3 shooting to go along with four assists against 23. Cathy Owen (1982-85) 1,048 Penn State Jan. 15. She scored her only points of the game with a huge three-pointer as the shot clock was winding 24. Lindsey Moore (2010-present) 1,038 down in the final minutes of NU’s 60-53 win over Iowa Jan. 26. Burke’s three put the Huskers up 57-51 with 1:37 25. Stacy Imming (1984-87) 1,036 26. Alexa Johnson (2001-04) 1,035 left. 27. Charlie Rogers (1997-2000) 1,001 Burke ranks ninth on Nebraska’s career three-point list (103) and joined the top 20 on the Huskers’ career assist -- Jordan Hooper (2011-present) 928 list with a season-high five at Northern Arizona. She ranks 18th with 265 career assists. She needs four more to catch Kathy Hagerstrom in 17th (269). With 60 assists this season, Burke needs 40 more to join the career top 10. Nebraska All-Time NCAA Appearances She has climbed the NU career charts despite battling numerous injuries, including foot and knee injuries, multiple Nine Appearances, 14 Games (5-9 Record) broken fingers on her shooting hand, and even a broken nose last season. Season Opponent Site Result Burke has taken on an even greater leadership role off the court, serving as the 2011-12 President of Nebraska’s 1988 at USC Los Angeles L, 82-100 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. In addition to her significant duties as SAAC President, Burke also finds time 1993 vs. San Diego Lincoln W, 81-58 to coach a Special Olympics basketball team among numerous outreach activities. A two-time first-team academic 1993 at USC Los Angeles L, 60-78 All-Big 12 selection carries a 3.570 grade-point average as an advertising and business administration major. 1996 vs. Colorado St. Stanford, Calif. L, 62-66 1998 vs. New Mexico Norfolk, Va. W, 76-59 1998 at Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, 60-75 Huskers Setting Pace for Another Big 3FG Season 1999 vs. Kentucky Los Angeles L, 92-98 Through 24 games, it looks like the 2011-12 Huskers have a chance to threaten their record-setting three-point 2000 vs. Boston College Charlottesville, Va. L, 76-93 numbers from the past two seasons. Nebraska has averaged a Big Ten-best 7.5 threes per game, which ranks 11th 2007 vs. Temple Raleigh, N.C. L, 61-64 nationally. 2008 vs. Xavier College Park, Md. W, 61-58 Nebraska’s 181 are the third-highest season total in school history and the Huskers need 37 more threes to 2008 at Maryland College Park, Md. L, 64-76 reach the No. 2 spot on the all-time list (218). NU’s 579 three-point attempts also rank third and are within 82 of 2010 vs. Northern Iowa Minneapolis W, 83-44 the school-record for attempts of 661 set in 2009-10. 2010 vs. UCLA Minneapolis W, 83-70 2010 vs. Kentucky Kansas City L, 67-76 The Huskers have hit seven or more threes in 14 of their 24 games in 2011-12 (UAPB-9, MVSU-14, at Florida Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 12 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com

State-9, UTPA-7, Northern Arizona-10, Vermont-8, South Dakota State-8, at Iowa-10, Penn State-7, at Ohio State-7, Minnesota-8; at Purdue-13; Michigan-9); Minnesota-8. NU hit a season-best 14 three-pointers on 26 attempts against Mississippi Valley State, which marked the second-highest total in school history. It trailed only the 17 threes the Huskers hit against Vermont (17-33) to open the 2010-11 season. They added the third-best mark by draining 13-of-34 threes on the road in an epic 93-89 triple-overtime victory at No. 15 Purdue on Feb. 2. Nebraska also connected on 10-of-19 threes in a win at Iowa on Jan. 8, after hitting 10-of-22 threes at Northern Arizona on Dec. 10. Nebraska attempted a school-record 37 threes Nebraska in Big Ten Statistical Rankings in the loss to Michigan Feb. 9, while connecting on 9. NU went 8-for-22 in the second half against the Wolverines. TEAM (Through games Feb. 13) 3FG Made - 1st (7.5 pg) Nebraska’s outside shooting was a strength for the Huskers in 2010-11. The Huskers hit 218-of-658 three-point Offensive Rebounds - 2nd (15.8 orbpg) attempts (33.1 percent) to average a school-record 7.0 threes per game. NU hit seven or more threes in 17 of 31 Defensive Rebounds - 2nd (27.5 drbpg) games. In 2009-10, Nebraska hit a school-record 225 threes for a then-school-record average of 6.6 threes per Rebound Margin - 3rd (+3.5 rpg) Scoring Margin - 3rd (+11.6 ppg) game. Prior to 2009-10, the school-record for three-pointers made in a season was 173. Coach Connie Yori’s Husker Scoring Offense - 3rd (72.9 ppg) teams own the top eight three-point shooting seasons in school history. FG Pct. Defense - 3rd (.376) Steals - 3rd (9.3 spg) Turnover Margin - 4th (+2.6 topg) Huskers Sign Ohio High School Star in Early Period Scoring Defense - 5th (61.1 ppg) Coach Connie Yori announced the signing of Ohio prep star Rachel Theriot to a National Letter of Intent during Assists - 5th (14.0 apg) the early signing period on Nov. 9. Theriot, a 6-0 point guard out of Midpark High School in Middleburg Heights, Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - 6th (0.8) Ohio, is a two-time All-Ohio performer entering her senior season in 2011-12. Last season, Theriot helped Midpark 3FG Pct. Defense - 6th (.306) to a 22-3 overall record and a Southwestern Conference title under Coach Stephanie Mentz. Theriot averaged 12.7 INDIVIDUAL (Through games Feb. 13) Scoring - Jordan Hooper - 3rd (19.8 ppg) points, 9.3 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game for the Meteors. Scoring - Lindsey Moore - 6th (16.5 ppg) In addition to earning third-team All-Ohio Division I honors, she was named one of five players to the Cleveland Scoring - Emily Cady - 29th (9.7 ppg) Plain Dealer All-Star team in 2011. She was also a first-team All-SWC selection and a first-team Northeast Lakes Rebounding - Jordan Hooper - 1st (9.2 rpg) All-District pick. Theriot was ranked as the No. 70 player overall by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and No. 96 Rebounding - Emily Cady - 15th (6.2 rpg) Assists - Lindsey Moore - 2nd (5.5 apg) by the All-Star Girls Report. She was ranked as the No. 18 point guard in the nation by ESPN/HoopGurlz and has Steals - Lindsey Moore - 5th (2.3 spg) also ranked among ESPN’s top 100 high school seniors in the nation. 3FG Made - Jordan Hooper - 4th (2.3 pg) Theriot played her first two high school seasons for the Walsh Jesuit Warriors for Coach Pete Zaccari. As a 3FG Made - Lindsey Moore - 14th (1.5) 3FG Pct. - Jordan Hooper - 13th (.339) sophomore, she led Walsh Jesuit to the Ohio Division II state semifinals after averaging 13.8 points, 5.2 assists, FG Pct. - Emily Cady - 13th (.463) 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 FG Pct. - Lindsey Moore - 14th (.457) on the year and was an 89 percent free throw shooter. As a freshman, Theriot averaged 11.8 points, 3.8 assists, FT Pct. - Lindsey Moore - 9th (.797) 4.1 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game to help Walsh Jesuit to a 19-7 record. FT Pct. - Jordan Hooper - 12th (.770) Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - Lindsey Moore - 5th (1.5-to-1) Theriot played AAU ball for Sports City U and Coach Tom Jenkins. She earned a spot on the Pool A All-Star Team Offensive Rebounds - Jordan Hooper - 2nd (2.9 orbpg) at the Windy City Classic (U.S. Junior National Championships). She chose Nebraska over Xavier, Louisville, Virginia Offensive Rebounds - Emily Cady - 6th (2.6 orbpg) Tech, Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan State, Dayton and Washington among others. Defensive Rebounds - Jordan Hooper - 1st (6.3 drbpg) Huskers Earning Reputation as Comeback Kids in Big Ten 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 Monday. Unfortunately, the Huskers were unable to win the game. NU also stormed back Nebraska in NCAA Statistical Rankings from 27 points down with 15 minutes left in the second half against Michigan to cut the lead to eight points with TEAM (Through games Feb. 12) two minutes left before losing 63-52. Win-Loss Pct. - 21st (.826) Those two comeback attempts followed NU’s rally from five points down on the road with less than one minute 3FG Made - 11th (7.5 pg) Scoring Offense - 24th (73.5 ppg) left in double-overtime at Mackey Arena against No. 15 Purdue Feb. 2. The Huskers, who also trailed by one with Scoring Margin - 26th (+12.4 ppg) four seconds left in regulation, made the plays to win against traditional Big Ten power Purdue in the first-ever INDIVIDUAL (Through games Feb. 12) meeting between the two schools in women’s basketball. Scoring - Jordan Hooper - 20th (19.7 ppg) Scoring - Lindsey Moore - 73rd (16.7 ppg) In Nebraska’s first-ever Big Ten Conference game at Penn State Dec. 30, the Huskers trailed by 11 on two occasions Rebounds Per Game - Jordan Hooper - T44th (9.3 rpg) in the first half, before tying the game at halftime. In the second half, NU trailed by nine at 56-47 with 11 minutes Assists Per Game - Lindsey Moore - 19th (5.5 apg) left before rallying for the eight-point win at the preseason Big Ten-favorite Lady Lions. Double-Doubles - Jordan Hooper - T28th (10) In a 62-48 win over Indiana on Jan. 5, the Huskers trailed 16-6 early before building a 22-point second-half lead 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 NU’s Double-Digit Rallies Under Yori half, the last coming at 46-38 with 14 minutes left, before executing down the stretch for a five-point road win. Opponent Deficit 2nd Half Half Final Jan. 12 at Wisconsin, the Huskers trailed by 11 on two occasions in the first half, the last at 38-27 with just at San Diego (Dec. 28, 2002) -19 -19 -5 62-61 #24 Ariz. St. (Dec. 28, 2008) -16 -10 -9 62-58 over one minute left. After battling back to take a second-half lead, the Huskers trailed by seven at 61-54 with nine at Missouri (Feb. 3, 2008) -14 -14 -8 73-67 minutes left before making the plays at crunch time to bring home a 75-69 win. at Florida St. (Nov. 27, 2011) -13 -13 -8 66-63 In Nebraska’s first three Big Ten road wins, Nebraska trailed by three possessions between the nine- and at Missouri (Jan. 8, 2005) -13 -13 -9 81-74 #2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) -13 -13 -8 103-99 3OT 15-minute marks in the second half. In all three road wins, the Huskers made a decisive play between the 13- and at Colorado (Feb. 6, 2008) -12 -6 +1 80-71 18-second marks. At Penn State, Jordan Hooper’s long three sealed the Lady Lions’ fate to make it 69-63 NU with Iowa State (Jan. 10, 2004) -12 -1 -1 62-57 16.5 seconds left. At Iowa, Hooper’s baseline jumper with 13 seconds left put the Huskers up 75-70. At Wisconsin, at Wisconsin (Jan. 12, 2012) -11 -7 -5 75-69 at #16 Penn St. (Dec. 30, 2011) -11 -9 Tied 71-63 Kaitlyn Burke’s two free throws in a one-and-one situation with 17.3 seconds left gave NU a 71-67 lead. at Texas (Jan. 3, 2007) -11 -11 -4 79-75 To put Nebraska’s recent double-digit comebacks in perspective, the Huskers have won four games this season at Kansas St. (March 6, 2010) -11 -7 -7 82-72 (also Florida State) when trailing by 10 or more points. In Coach Connie Yori’s previous nine seasons at Nebraska, Indiana (Jan. 5, 2012) -10 -- +13 62-48 St. Mary’s (Nov. 17, 2010) -10 -4 +5 64-63 the Huskers had produced a total of 10 double-digit come-from-behind victories. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 13 • 2011-12 Game Notes • Huskers.com

Yori Making Progress After Knee Surgery Complications Nebraska’s 30-Point GAmes (Career) Nebraska women’s basketball coach Connie Yori experienced a painful end to the offseason and start to the 2011-12 (20 Individuals/68 Games) campaign. Complications to a seemingly routine arthroscopic knee surgery on Aug. 19, which included a staph infection Player (Years) Games 1. Karen Jennings (1989-92) 12 and blood clot in her knee, sidelined Yori for several weeks. 2. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 9 The 2010 National Coach of the Year, who is in her 10th season at Nebraska in 2011-12, is gaining overall strength and 3. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 8 mobility in her knee and has returned to the Husker program on a full-time basis. 4. Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) 5 “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 Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 5 month of my life with the team,” Yori said. “My family, friends and the people in our program have been so supportive.” 6. Jordan Hooper (2011-present) 4 Four days after the team’s return from a successful 11-day summer tour to Scandinavia Aug. 5-15, Yori underwent Kiera Hardy (2004-07) 4 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 Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 4 a surgery on the knee since 1985. Debra Powell (1982-85) 4 10. Lindsey Moore (2010-present) 2 Yori’s recovery from her most recent surgery appeared to be going well, and she made a day-long appearance at the Angie Miller (1984-87) 2 Fastbreakers Booster Club Husker Golf Scramble fund-raising event on Monday, Aug. 29. Her rehabilitation appeared to 12. Cory Montgomery (2007-10) 1 continue on track until mid-day on Wednesday, Aug. 31, when she began having intense knee pain. The pain continued to Tied with eight others intensify until Monday, Sept. 5 (Labor Day) when she had a surgical wash to treat Staph infection in her knee. Yori spent the following week in St. Elizabeth’s Regional Medical Center in Lincoln before being released to her home on Nebraska’s 30-Point GAmes (Season) Sept. 12. Although she returned home, the pain continued to plague her and became so severe on Sept. 16 that she was Player (Season) Games rushed to the hospital by ambulance back to St. Elizabeth’s. Doctors discovered a blood clot in Yori’s left knee and began 1. Karen Jennings (1991-92) 9 treatment as soon as possible. Yori remained at St. Elizabeth’s until Thursday, Sept. 22, when she moved to Madonna 2. Amy Stephens (1988-89) 5 Rehabilitation Hospital. 3. Maurtice Ivy (1986-87) 5 She has spent the past 20 weeks on the road to recovery. The pain has gradually subsided in her knee, and she is gaining 4. Kelsey Griffin (2009-10) 4 strength in her leg and the rest of her body from being nearly immobile for approximately three weeks. After a week of intense 5. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 3 Nicole Kubik (1998-99) 3 rehab at Madonna, Yori checked out and returned home in the afternoon on Friday, Sept. 30. Maurtice Ivy (1985-86) 3 Yori made her way into the Devaney Center for the Huskers’ first practice on Oct. 3, just for a few moments. She was in Debra Powell (1982-83) 3 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 3FG PCt. Leaders 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) Pct. (3FG-3FGA) spread to other parts of my leg or body, or my condition would be a lot more serious.” 1. Emily Cady (2011-12) .425 (17-40) Because of her nearly complete restriction of movement and heavy pain medications, Yori was unable to work or spend 2. Dominique Kelley (2007-08) .378 (17-45) 3. Jordan Hooper (2010-11) .364 (67-184) time recruiting for several weeks. Associate Head Coach Sunny Smallwood coordinated Nebraska’s workout schedule and 4. Katie Robinette (2001-02) .353 (12-34) led the team in practice in Yori’s absence. 5. Heather Kephart (2003-04) .347 (17-47) “I am fortunate to have an experienced and talented staff,” Yori said. “I have been in constant contact with our staff throughout this time, and our program is in good hands with Sunny Smallwood at the helm.” NU Freshman bLOCKED sHOT lEADERS Player (Season) Blocks 1. Janet Smith (1978-79) 54 Huskers OFficially Open Hendricks Training Complex Oct. 13 2. Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) 42 After 17 months of construction, the Hendricks Training Complex was officially dedicated Oct. 13, with more 200 invited 3. Katie Robinette (2001-02) 33 guests and dignitaries attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony. 4. Danielle Page (2004-05) 31 The 80,000-square foot facility adjacent to the Bob Devaney Sports Center is the new home for the men’s and women’s 5. Maurtice Ivy (1984-85) 27 basketball programs, as well as the wrestling program. The two-level facility includes separate practice courts for the men’s -- Emily Cady (2011-12) 22 and women’s basketball programs, as well as expanded locker rooms, player lounges, team rooms and offices. “The completion of the Hendricks Training Complex is a compliment to those donors, season-ticket holders and fans who NU Freshman Rebounds Per Game Player (Season) RPG have supported our basketball programs for many years,” NU Executive Associate Athletic Director Marc Boehm said. “The 1. Debra Powell (1981-82) 7.6 facility will help us attract top-tier talent and at the same time provide our student-athletes an experience that will help 2. Angie Miller (1983-84) 7.1 them reach their full potential. The Hendricks Training Complex, along with the new Haymarket Arena (scheduled to open 3. Anna DeForge (1994-95) 6.9 in the fall of 2013), will give us one of the best combinations of facilities in the country.” Sherry Brink (1974-75) 6.9 5. Jordan Hooper (2010-11) 6.6 While the $18.7 million facility will house the basketball and wrestling programs, many of Nebraska’s sports will benefit Karen Jennings (1989-90) 6.6 from the new facility, which includes a 5,000-square foot weight room, a completely renovated athletic training area that -- Emily Cady (2011-12) 6.2 tripled the size of the previous area at the Devaney Center and a nutrition station similar to the one in the Osborne Complex. The building is named for Tom and Mary Hendricks of Pipe Creek, Texas, and their children, Jennifer and Brandon, as NU Freshman Free Throws Made they provided the lead gift in this project to benefit Husker student-athletes for years to come. Player (Season) FTM 1. Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) 121 Throughout the facility, efforts have been made to give student-athletes the best training environment to succeed. Both 2. Debra Powell (1981-82) 111 the men’s and women’s basketball practice gyms are a court-and-half with six baskets, allowing additional work while the 3. Angie Miller (1983-84) 79 main floor is being used. The courts themselves are made with premium maple flooring with sleeper cushions that absorb 4. Shannon Howell (2000-01) 77 shock to minimize injury. Both gyms have advanced acoustics as well as 103-inch plasma screens. Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) 77 -- Emily Cady (2011-12) 59 The amenities inside the facility are top-of-the-line, as the main entrance features a two-story abstract net sculpture, as well as a granite fountain imported from China. The facility also features two video walls and 63 TVs. NU Freshman Free Throws Attempts The men’s players lounge, named in honor of Neal and Jamie Hawks, features a 5x8-foot video wall, 400 inches of Player (Season) FTA televisions, custom seating, a pool table and a kitchenette, while the women’s lounge features three 65-inch televisions 1. Debra Powell (1981-82) 193 and a unique LED bubble wall. Both the men’s and women’s basketball programs have custom locker rooms with iPads built 2. Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) 174 into the lockers, as well as custom back-lit displays. The wrestling locker room features 40 custom-built wooden lockers 3. Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) 114 4. Maurtice Ivy (1984-85) 108 with back-lit displays and a lounge with a pair of 65-inch TVs and a kitchen. Angie Miller (1983-84) 108 The Hendricks Training Complex is the first project completed in the Expand Their Experience Campaign. For more -- Emily Cady (2011-12) 87 information on the other facility projects, visit www.ExpandTheirExperience.com. 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Nebraska’s 20-Win Seasons New Arena Gets Name: Pinnacle Bank Arena to Open in 2013 Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) Lincoln’s new arena in the West Haymarket area will be named Pinnacle Bank Arena. Mayor Chris Beutler, Pinnacle 1. 2009-10 32-2 (.941) 16-0 (1.000) 2. 1992-93 23-8 (.742) 10-4 (.714) Bancorp Chairman Sid Dinsdale and Pinnacle Bank President Mark Hesser announced the naming rights agreement at a 3. 1997-98 23-10 (.697) 11-5 (.688) news conference Dec. 6 at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. A scale 4. 1978-79 23-13 (.639) none model of the arena with the new name also was unveiled, and it will be 5. 1979-80 23-17 (.575) none on display at the Chamber office, 1135 “M” Street, through December. 1987-88 22-7 (.759) 11-3 (.786) With approval of the agreement by the West Haymarket Joint Public 2006-07 22-10 (.688) 10-6 (.625) 8. 1975-76 21-9 (.700) none Agency (JPA), Pinnacle Bank will pay a base fee of $11.25 million to 9. 1991-92 21-11 (.656) 9-5 (.643) be the exclusive title sponsor of the arena for a term of 25 years. In 10. 2007-08 21-12 (.636) 9-7 (.563) addition to the base fee, Pinnacle Bank will pay $20,000 for each year 1998-99 21-12 (.636) 8-8 (.500) the arena serves as a site for one or more state high school tournaments 12. 1976-77 21-16 (.588) none in volleyball, basketball or wrestling. *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori The $179 million arena project was approved by voters in May 2010. NU’s Best Winning Percentages Pinnacle Bank Arena is expected to open in the fall of 2013. Nebraska Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) men’s and women’s basketball teams will be the primary tenants of the 1. 2009-10 32-2 (.941) 16-0 (1.000) 2. 2011-12 19-5 (.792) 8-4 (.667) 470,400-square-foot facility, which can hold nearly 15,000 fans for Husker hoops. 3. 1987-88 22-7 (.759) 11-3 (.786) As the exclusive sponsor of the arena and arena site, the new arena website will be named PinnacleBankArena.com. 4. 1992-93 23-8 (.742) 10-4 (.714) The agreement also calls for Pinnacle Bank to receive: three exterior signs; the Pinnacle Bank Arena logo on the center- 5. 1975-76 21-9 (.700) none hung scoreboard, public exterior doors and adjacent light pole banners; signs on the main and upper concourses; use of a 6. 1997-98 23-10 (.697) 11-5 (.688) center court suite and use of the arena for two days per year; and three locations for ATM machines in the arena. 7. 2006-07 22-10 (.688) 10-6 (.625) 8. 1996-97 19-9 (.679) 8-8 (.500) 9. 1991-92 21-11 (.656) 9-5 (.643) Big Ten Network Providing More Exposure for Huskers 10. 1995-96 19-10 (.655) 8-6 (.571) Over the past two seasons, Nebraska has enjoyed its best media exposure in school history with national and 11. 2007-08 21-12 (.636) 9-7 (.563) regional television appearances and frequent live video streams of its games on Huskers.com. In fact, last season 1998-99 21-12 (.636) 8-8 (.500) the Huskers had 26 games appear on either television or live video streams. *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori In 2011-12, Nebraska’s exposure increases to another level with coverage provided by the Big Ten Network Nebraska’s Top Home Win Totals (BTN), BTN2Go.com and BTN.com. Nebraska heads into the 2011-12 season with all 29 of its regular-season games Season Wins scheduled to appear either on TV or live video stream. Every Nebraska home game will be available on either BTN 1. 2009-10 16 or BTN.com, while every Big Ten Conference regular-season contest also will be available on BTN or BTN.com. 2. 1997-98 16 3. 2007-08 14 Nebraska will appear seven times (Creighton, Dec. 8; at Iowa, Jan. 8; Ohio State, Jan. 19 and Feb. 26; Minnesota, 4. 1978-79 14 Jan. 22 and Feb. 13; Wisconsin, Feb. 19) on the Big Ten Network, which reaches nearly 80 million homes nationwide. 2003-04 13 The Huskers also defeated South Dakota State (Dec. 21) in a game televised by Nebraska Educational Television 1987-88 13 (NET) that was also available on a subscription-basis on BTN.com. 7. 2004-05 12 For a complete television and live-stream listing, visit Huskers.com. Fans can subscribe to BTN.com by visiting 1998-99 12 1995-96 12 http://video.btn.com/allaccess. A yearly subscription for all Nebraska events on BTN.com is just $79.95. Fans can 1992-93 12 gain access to every Big Ten event stream for just $119.95 per year. Monthly subscriptions are also available. 1986-87 12 Due to changes in the television rights policies brought about by Nebraska’s shift to the Big Ten Conference, 12. 2011-12 11 none of Nebraska’s regular-season games will be available on HuskersNside. 2010-11 11 Nebraska owns nine consecutive seasons with 10 or more home victories - the longest streak in school history. Husker Sports Network Features new Lincoln Flagship Nebraska women’s basketball games will be heard on the new flagship station in Lincoln - B107.3 FM-KBBK. The Go Big ROAD strong FM station is the same station that has carried Husker volleyball for the past several seasons and provides NU’s Seasons with 10 or More Road Wins fans of Nebraska women’s sports with a consistent home for the Huskers. 1. 2009-10 16-2 (12-0 Away; 4-2 Neutral) 2. 1975-76 15-8 Women’s basketball fans can continue to listen to the Huskers in the Omaha area on The Wolf 93.3 FM-KTWI. 3. 1976-77 14-14 The Husker Sports Network is in its 17th season of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of University of 4. 2006-07 12-6 Nebraska women’s basketball. Women’s basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator 1991-92 12-8 Jeff Griesch enter their 11th year together as the Huskers’ broadcast team. 1979-80 12-14 In addition to the more than 20 stations that carry Nebraska women’s basketball games during the season, every 7. 1992-93 11-7 -- 2011-12 8-3 game can be heard for free worldwide on Huskers.com. Big Ten’s Youngest Teams Fastbreakers Set Dates for Pregame Backboard Events Percentage Played by Freshmen in Big Ten in 2011-12 The Fastbreakers Nebraska Women’s Basketball Booster Club set the dates for three Backboard Events in 2011- Team Fr. Min. Total Min. Pct. 12, which are held in the Coaches Club in the southeast corner of the upper concourse at the Devaney Center. Nebraska 2,418 4,925 49.1% Nebraska’s Backboard Events tipped off Nov. 18 at 5:30 p.m., prior to the Huskers’ 68-50 win over No. 23 USC. Northwestern 1,859 5,000 37.2% The Fastbreakers and the Huskers Athletic Fund held the second Backboard Event prior to Nebraska’s Big Ten Iowa 1,527 5,275 28.9% Michigan State 1,391 5,050 27.5% Conference clash with Penn State on Sunday, Jan. 15. The luncheon began at 12:30 p.m., prior to a 2:05 p.m. tip. Ohio State 986 5,025 19.6% The Backboard Events conclude in 2011-12 when Nebraska tangles with Wisconsin on Sunday, Feb. 19. The Minnesota 942 5,400 17.4% luncheon is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m., with tip-off set for 1 p.m. The date with the Badgers is also scheduled Indiana 752 5,025 14.9% to be Nebraska’s “Play4Kay” game (previously Think Pink / Pink Zone) as the WBCA’s cancer awareness game. Illinois 784 5,250 14.9% Each luncheon is scheduled to begin 90 minutes prior to tip-off of each game and will feature a speaker from Wisconsin 690 4,825 14.9% the women’s basketball staff. The cost of each luncheon is $15 per person, and spots at each luncheon must be Michigan 468 5,000 9.4% reserved in advance, either on-line at www.Huskers.com/donate, by calling the Huskers Athletic Fund at (402) 472- Penn State 225 5,000 4.5% 2367 or by mail to the Huskers Athletic Fund at One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box 880154, Lincoln, NE 68588-0154. Purdue 146 5,100 2.9% The mail-in form is available on the Huskers.com women’s basketball home page by clicking on “Backboard Events” in the right side menu. 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Women’s Basketball Sets Dates for Annual Bus Trips NU Career Games Played Leaders Nebraska women’s basketball fans can follow the Huskers on three road trips in their first year in the Big Ten Player (Years) Games Played Conference in 2011-12. The first women’s basketball bus trip was Sunday, Jan. 8, when the Huskers headed to Iowa 1. Janet Smith (1979-82) 136 2. Cory Montgomery (2007-10) 130 City to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 130 The final journey will be an extended stay at the Huskers’ first Big Ten Conference Tournament, Feb. 29-March 5. The 4. Danielle Page (2005-08) 129 cost of the bus transportation is $165 per person and does not include tournament tickets or hotel accommodations. 5. Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) 127 Reservations for the bus trip must be made by Feb. 10. For more information on the women’s basketball bus trips, 6. Yvonne Turner (2007-10) 126 please contact Doug Fry at (402) 617-7039 or visit Huskers.com. 7. Kaitlyn Burke (2008-present) 125 Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 125 Nebraska’s History of Success at Home Brooke Schwartz (1997-00) 125 The Huskers have opened the 2011-12 season with an 11-2 record at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Since 10. Kiera Hardy (2005-08) 123 Chelsea Aubry (2004-07) 123 the Devaney Center opened in 1976-77, the Huskers are 373-125 (.749) in games played in the arena, including 139-84 (.623) in conference games. Since 2003-04, NU is 109-29 (.790) at the Devaney Center. NU Sophomore Scoring Leaders NU has posted double-figure home victory totals in eight consecutive seasons, including a perfect 16-0 mark Player (Season) PPG in 2009-10. The Huskers stretched their home winning streak to 28 games with a win over Florida A&M on Jan. 2. 1. Karen Jennings (1990-91) 20.5 2. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 19.8 Amazingly, 24 of NU’s final 25 wins in the streak were by double digits. No. 19 Oklahoma ended NU’s second-longest 3. Maurtice Ivy (1985-86) 19.7 home streak in school history at 28 games, just one game shy of the NU record. NU was 11-4 at home in 2010-11. 4. Kiera Hardy (2004-05) 19.0 5. Amy Stephens (1986-87) 18.8 6. Debra Powell (1982-83) 17.6 Nebraska Owns Success Against Top 25 Foes Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-81) 17.6 Nebraska has made a habit of knocking off top-25 opponents during Connie Yori’s 10 seasons at the helm. In fact, the Huskers’ win at No. 15 Purdue (Feb. 2) marked Nebraska’s 23rd win over an AP Top 25 foe under Yori, NU Sophomore Rebounding Leaders including Nebraska’s third this season. NU also knocked off No. 16 Penn State (Dec. 30) on the road in its first-ever Player (Season) RPG Big Ten Conference game, while defeating No. 23 USC on Nov. 18. 1. Janet Smith (1979-80) 9.3 2. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 9.2 Nebraska’s 83-70 win over No. 22 UCLA in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament marked the Huskers’ 3. Carol Garey (1978-79) 9.0 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 4. Karen Jennings (1990-91) 8.9 against a top-10 opponent. Before Yori’s arrival, Nebraska had beaten just one top-10 opponent in school history. 5. Kathy Hagerstrom (2980-81) 8.7 Nebraska’s three top-10 wins in 2009-10 matched NU’s all-time total in 35 seasons. 6. Maurtice Ivy (1985-86) 8.5 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 NU Sophomore Three-Point Leaders game under Yori. It was also the Huskers’ first-ever true road win over a top-10 opponent. Player (Season) 3FG The Huskers posted six wins over AP Top 15 teams (No. 5 LSU, No. 9 Baylor, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 11 1. Kiera Hardy (2004-05) 85 2. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 56 Oklahoma, No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 13 Iowa State) in 2009-10, including three wins over top-10 foes. 3. Kate Galligan (1993-94) 50 The Huskers added a road win over final AP No. 16 Iowa State on Jan. 9, in Ames, while also claiming road wins 4. Lindsey Moore (2010-11) 49 over previously ranked clubs at Vermont (AP No. 24, Jan. 18), Miami (AP No. 25, Jan. 11), Kansas (as high as No. 5. K.C. Cowgill (2001-02) 41 18, first nine weeks AP). The Jayhawks, Catamounts and Hurricanes were unranked when they played the Huskers. NU Sophomore Free Throw Leaders The highest-ranked team Nebraska has ever defeated was the 2004-05 Baylor team that went on to win the Player (Season) FTM national title. NU outlasted No. 2 BU, 103-99 in triple overtime on Jan. 12, 2005. The Huskers’ 21-point win over 1. Kelsey Griffin (2006-07) 125 No. 10 OSU on Feb. 3, 2010, marked NU’s largest victory margin ever over a top-10 team. Nebraska’s 29-point win 2. Nicole Kubik (1997-98) 106 3. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-81) 103 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 4. Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 102 over No. 15 Texas at the Devaney Center in 2008 also marked the lowest point total ever allowed by the Huskers Karen Jennings (1990-91) 102 against a ranked opponent. Before Yori’s arrival at Nebraska in 2002-03, the Huskers had not defeated a top-10 team since a 73-67 win over No. 9 Iowa on Dec. 8, 1996, and had never beaten a top-five opponent. Nebraska’s Top 25 Wins Under Yori (23) Opponent Final Location #15 Purdue (Feb. 2, 2012) 93-89 3OT West Lafayette, Ind. Big Red Fans Come Out in Droves at Devaney #16 Penn State (Dec. 30, 2011) 71-63 University Park, Pa. After setting a school single-season attendance record in 2009-10, Nebraska continued to rank among the #23 USC (Nov. 18, 2011) 68-50 Devaney Center #22 UCLA (March 23, 2010) 83-70 Minneapolis nation’s top teams in average home attendance with 4,333 fans per game over 16 home contests in 2010-11. NU #11 Oklahoma (Feb. 24, 2010) 80-64 Norman, Okla. ranked 22nd nationally in average home attendance at the close of the regular season. #13 Iowa State (Feb. 17, 2010) 60-50 Devaney Center NU has attracted more than 5,000 fans per game for each of its first five Big Ten home games, including a #12 Texas A&M (Feb. 6, 2010) 71-60 Devaney Center #10 Oklahoma State (Feb. 3, 2010) 88-67 Devaney Center season-high 7,752 fans for the Penn State game Jan. 15. The Huskers are averaging 6,396 fans per game in Big #9 Baylor (Jan. 17, 2010) 65-56 Waco, Texas Ten play and 4,184 fans through 13 home contests overall. The Huskers rank among the top 25 teams nationally #19 Texas (Jan. 12, 2010) 91-79 Devaney Center in attendance. #5 LSU (Dec. 20, 2009) 77-63 Devaney Center #20 Kansas State (Feb. 25, 2009) 52-47 Devaney Center Husker fans flocked to the Bob Devaney Sports Center in record numbers in 2009-10, averaging a school-record #24 Arizona State (Dec. 28, 2008) 62-58 Devaney Center 7,390 fans per game to rank seventh nationally. NU’s Big 12 attendance was spectacular, averaging a Big 12-best #21 Texas A&M (Jan. 23, 2008) 73-60 Devaney Center 11,383 fans per game. Nebraska drew seven consecutive crowds of more than 10,000 to the Devaney Center to end #15 Texas (Jan. 9, 2008) 56-45 Devaney Center #13 Baylor (Feb. 3, 2007) 76-67 Devaney Center the season, beginning with a then-school-record 13,303 fans for Nebraska’s win over Kansas State on Jan. 23 - the #25 Kansas State (Jan. 17, 2007) 70-63 Devaney Center 16th-largest crowd in the nation in 2009-10 (including NCAA Tournament play). Nebraska smashed that record #18 New Mexico (Nov. 13, 2006) 66-59 Tempe, Ariz. against Missouri Feb. 27, posting the first sellout in school history with 13,595 fans. The NU-MU game featured #14 Iowa State (Feb. 12, 2005) 88-59 Devaney Center #2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) 103-99 3OT Devaney Center the largest regular-season crowd in the nation in 2009-10 that did not involve Connecticut or Tennessee. #9 Kansas State (Jan. 24, 2004) 81-63 Devaney Center Over the last seven home games, the Huskers attracted an average of 11,989 fans per game to the Devaney #13 Ohio State (Dec. 12, 2003) 60-55 Devaney Center Center. NU’s previous single-season average home attendance record was 5,000 fans per game in 1998-99. #25 Cincinnati (Dec. 15, 2002) 65-55 Devaney Center Nebraska entered the 2009-10 season with 1,424 season ticket holders. During a special March Madness season ticket promotion at the end of 2010, the Huskers sold more than 1,100 new season tickets for 2010-11, pushing NU’s season ticket base beyond 2,500 for the first time in history.