Nebraska Women’s Basketball 2002-03 Weekly Notes – Jan. 16, 2003

Huskers Return Home to Host No. 4 Kansas State 2002-03 Schedule/Results The Nebraska women’s basketball team will try to snap its four-game losing streak when the Huskers Overall Record: 7-6 play host to No. 4 Kansas State Sunday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Tip-off is set for 2:05 p.m. Big 12 Record: 0-2 The Huskers, who are coming off a 74-54 loss at Colorado on Tuesday night in Boulder, Colo., have opened Big 12 Conference action with an 0-2 mark but are 7-6 overall. Date Opponent Time/Result The Wildcats (16-1 overall, 3-0 Big 12) Nov. 10 West Coast All-Stars (exh.) W, 97-63 are one of the hottest teams in the nation, Game 14: Probable Starters Nov. 17 Nebraska-Kearney (exh.) W, 65-52 reeling off 11 consecutive victories Times: Sunday, Jan. 19, 2:05 p.m. Nov. 22 Grambling State W, 63-40 heading into Sunday’s game with Location: Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,500), Lincoln, Neb. Nov. 24 Rice W, 71-56 Nebraska in Lincoln. Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network, Play-by-Play, Matt Coatney Dec. 1 at Creighton L, 40-55 The Wildcats have won their last five Color, Jeff Griesch Dec. 5 Drake L, 55-63 games by an average of 31.8 points per Internet Audio/Live Stats: Huskers.com game, defeating Western Illinois (84-40), Live Video Webstream: HuskersNside.com Dec. 9 Texas Southern W, 71-48 Iowa (103-60), Kansas (88-49), No. 24 Nebraska Huskers (7-6/0-2) Dec. 11 Cal State Fullerton W, 78-60 Dec. 15 #25 Cincinnati W, 65-55 Colorado (61-36) and Iowa State (68-60). No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Despite the appearance of a David vs. 42 Alexa Johnson 6-1 Jr. F 15.6 7.4 Dec. 22 New Orleans W, 73-62 Goliath matchup for the Huskers, 12 Amanda Cleveland 6-2 Sr. C 9.5 8.3 Dec. 28-30 at Surf & Slam Hoop Classic Nebraska actually owns a seven-game 20 Jina Johansen 5-7 So. G 5.9 3.1 Dec. 28 at San Diego W, 62-61 home winning streak in the series with the 22 Margaret Richards 5-9 Sr. G 12.5 6.2 Dec. 30 vs. #15 Penn State L, 64-83 Wildcats, including a 67-52 victory over 24 Shahidrah Roberts 5-9 Sr. G 8.8 4.5 Jan. 5 Texas-Pan American L, 58-61 then-No. 11 Kansas State in Lincoln last Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Jan. 11 #25 Oklahoma# (FSN) L, 43-57 season. That game marked the starting debut #4 Kansas State Wildcats (16-1/3-0) Jan. 14 at Colorado# L, 54-74 of Husker point guard Jina Johansen, who No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Jan. 19 #4 Kansas State# 2:05 p.m. dished out a career-high nine assists while 53 Kendra Wecker 5-11 So. F 20.3 8.5 Jan. 22 at Missouri# 7 p.m. pitching in four points. The 5-7 3 Nicole Ohlde 6-4 Jr. C 17.9 8.6 Jan. 25 Iowa State# 7:05 p.m. 10 Laurie Koehn 5-8 So. G 14.5 3.7 sophomore from Dannebrog, Neb., enters 22 Chelsea Domenico 5-6 So. G 3.7 2.5 Jan. 29 at Kansas# 7:05 p.m. Sunday’s game averaging 5.9 points, 5.8 34 Megan Mahoney 6-0 So. F/G 13.3 6.2 Feb. 1 at Oklahoma State# 2 p.m. assists and 3.1 rebounds per game. Head Coach: Deb Patterson (Rockford College, 1979) Feb. 5 Baylor# 7:05 p.m. Junior Alexa Johnson continues to Feb. 8 Missouri# 7:05 p.m. lead the Huskers offensively, averaging Feb. 12 at #4 Kansas State# 7 p.m. 15.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Johnson, a 6-1 forward from Hacienda Heights, Calif., scored a team-high 15 points in the loss at Colorado for her ninth consecutive double-figure scoring effort. Feb. 15 at Texas A&M# 2 p.m. Senior Amanda Cleveland also broke out of her two-game scoring funk to produce her third double- Feb. 19 Kansas# 7:05 p.m. double of the season with a solid 13-point, 11-rebound effort against Colorado. The 6-2 center from Feb. 22 at #20 Texas# 1 p.m. Lancaster, Texas, added one blocked shot, giving her at least one block in 10 straight games. She leads the Feb. 26 #7 Texas Tech# 7:05 p.m. Huskers with 23 blocks on the year. March 1 at Iowa State# 2 p.m. Greichaly Cepero and Laura Pilakowski continued to provide solid minutes off the bench in their March 5 Colorado# 7:05 p.m. third games. The NU volleyball All-Americans, who joined the basketball team on Jan. 1, each grabbed March 11-15 Big 12 Tournament (Dallas, Texas) eight rebounds against Colorado.

Home Games in Bold at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Five Husker Starters Making Major Contributions #–Big 12 Conference game With only six scholarship players available for the Kansas State game and only 10 active players on the (FSN)–Fox Sports Net roster, Nebraska’s starters have been putting up solid numbers through the first 13 games. Alexa Johnson, 6-1, Jr., F, Hacienda Heights, Calif. – One of the most improved players in the Big Nebraska 12, Alexa Johnson enters the Kansas State game ranked among the top players in the league in both scoring Sports Information and rebounding, averaging 15.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Johnson’s total production through 13 games this season is almost identical to her output for all 30 games last season. Johnson has scored 203 points and grabbed 96 rebounds so far this season, compared to the 204 points and 92 rebounds she Mailing Address produced as a sophomore. Last year, Johnson started seven games and averaged 6.8 points and 3.1 rebounds South Stadium #116, Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 per game. Women’s Basketball Contact: Jeff Griesch Johnson produced double figures in points for the ninth straight game with 15 points and four rebounds E-Mail: [email protected] in the loss at Colorado. She notched her fourth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds in Nebraska’s win over San Diego (Dec. 28). In NU’s win over then-No. 25 Cincinnati on Dec. 15, Johnson Phone: 402-472-2263 scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds. It was one of four 20-point efforts for Johnson FAX: 402-472-2005 on the season, and followed on the heels of a pair of double-doubles in wins over Cal State Fullerton (15 www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 1 Nebraska Quick Facts points, 10 rebounds) and Texas Southern (15 points, 11 rebounds). For her efforts Nebraska Media Availability Institution ...... University of Nebraska against those three opponents, Johnson The Nebraska women’s basketball team will generally practice Location ...... Lincoln, Neb. was named the Big 12 Player of the Week from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center during Population...... 225,581 on Dec. 16. the second semester. Founded...... 1869 Johnson’s first double-double of her Coach Connie Yori and Nebraska players and coaches will be Nickname ...... Cornhuskers, Huskers career came in NU’s season-opening win available to the media before practice. Select Nebraska players may also be available after practice. Colors ...... Scarlet and Cream over Grambling State (Nov. 22) when she Home Arena ...... Bob Devaney Sports Center To arrange interviews with Nebraska players and coaches, scored 24 points and pulled down 13 please contact Nebraska Assistant Sports Information Director Capacity ...... 13,500 rebounds. She added 20-point scoring Jeff Griesch at (402) 472-7775. Conference ...... Big 12 efforts with 21 points in wins over Rice (Nov. Nebraska’s practices are closed, but arrangements can be Athletic Director ...... Steve Pederson 24) and New Orleans (Dec. 22). Johnson made to shoot video or photos through Griesch. Generally, the 2002-03 Overall Record ...... 7-6 has scored 15 points or more in nine of NU’s first 15 minutes of practice will be open to shoot upon request. 2003 Big 12 Regular Season ...... 0-2 13 games this season. Home Record ...... 6-3 Away Record ...... 1-2 Margaret Richards, 5-9, Sr., G, Louisville, Ky. – Margaret Richards has been a key element in the Neutral Record...... 0-1 Husker offense and defense through the first 13 games. She had scored in double figures in seven consecutive 2001-02 Overall Record ...... 14-16 games, before scoring a season-low five points at Colorado on Tuesday. Her effort at CU followed on the 2002 Big 12 Regular-Season Record ...... 4-12 heels of one of her best outings of the season, when she scored a team-high 17 points and tied a career best Head Coach...... Connie Yori with four steals in the loss to No. 25 Oklahoma. Alma Mater/Year ...... Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska ...... First season (7-6) Richards produced a solid performance in two games at the Surf & Slam Hoop Classic in San Diego, Career Record ...... 202-146 (13 seasons) Calif., Dec. 28-30, where she earned a spot on the all-tournament team. Richards scored a career-high 20 NCAA Div. I Record .... 177-121 (11 seasons) points, while tying a career high with 11 rebounds in Nebraska’s win over San Diego on Dec. 28. She also Home Record ...... 6-3 hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer to help Nebraska come back from a 19-point second-half deficit. Big 12 Conference Record ...... 0-2 She added 10 points in the loss to No. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30. Big 12 Home Record ...... 0-1 Richards ranks second on the team in scoring with 12.5 points per game, while adding 6.2 rebounds Assistant Coaches ...... Amy Stephens, per contest. She leads the team with 1.6 steals per game, while ranking second on the team with 2.4 assists ...... Angela Timmons, John Filar per game. Richards has been one of the Huskers’ most consistent players, producing double figures in 10 Director of Operations ...... Micah Parker of 13 games, with her lowest point production of the season coming with five points at Colorado. She owns Administrative Assistant ...... Naciska Gilmore three double-doubles, including a 16-point, 10-rebound effort against New Orleans (Dec. 22) and a 12- Basketball Office Phone ...... (402) 472-6462 point, 11-rebound performance against Grambling State (Nov. 22). An outstanding defender, Richards Basketball Office Fax ...... (402) 472-0849 played stifling defense on All-America guard Valerie King of Cincinnati, holding her to three points on 0-of- Women’s Basketball SID ...... Jeff Griesch 14 shooting from the field. SID Office Phone...... (402) 472-2263 Griesch’s Direct Line ...... (402) 472-7775 Amanda Cleveland, 6-2, Sr., F/C, Lancaster, Texas – Amanda Cleveland has played the best Griesch’s Cell Phone ...... (402) 540-0279 basketball of her six-year career this season. She enters the Kansas State game as Nebraska’s leading Griesch’s Home Phone ...... (402) 328-8992 rebounder averaging 8.3 boards per game, while ranking third among active players with 9.5 points per Griesch’s E-mail .... [email protected] game. She is coming off her third double-double of the year, scoring 13 points and pulling down 11 SID Office Fax ...... (402) 472-2005 rebounds in the loss at Colorado. Before breaking out against the Buffaloes, Cleveland went without a field Best Time to Contact Yori ...... Through SID goal in back-to-back losses to Texas-Pan American and No. 25 Oklahoma, managing just one total point Starters Returning/Lost ...... 1/4 in the two games. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 8/5 Returning Starters (1) (2001-02 Stats) ...... Cleveland leads the Huskers with 23 blocked shots on the season, including a career-best five blocks ..... Keasha Cannon, Sr., G, 12.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg in NU’s win over New Orleans. She needs just two more blocks to tie Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) on Nebraska’s Other Returning Letterwinners (7) ...... Alexa Johnson, Jr., F, 6.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg .. Margaret Richards, Sr., G, 5.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg Nebraska’s 2002-03 Roster in Depth .. Shahidrah Roberts, Sr., G, 6.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg ..... Greichaly Cepero, Jr., F, 3.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg Players 2002-03 Statistics ...... Katie Morse, Jr., C, 3.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG Amanda Cleveland, Sr., F/C, 2.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg 1 Greichaly Cepero 6-2 Jr. F 3-0 4.3 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.0 ...... Jina Johansen, So., G, 1.7 ppg, 1.0 rpg 5 Lacey Hanson 5-10 Fr. G 13-0 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 Starters Lost (4) ...... 10 Kala Sledge 5-6 Fr. G 9-0 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 ...... Katie Robinette, F, 9.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg 11 Jessie Runty 5-7 Fr. G 5-0 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 ...... Shannon Howell, Jr., G, 9.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg ...... Stephanie Jones, F, 7.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg 12 Amanda Cleveland 6-2 Sr. F/C 13-13 9.5 8.3 0.2 1.0 1.8 ...... K.C. Cowgill, G, 6.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg 20 Jina Johansen 5-7 So. G 13-13 5.9 3.1 5.8 1.5 0.1 Others Lost (1) ...... 22 Margaret Richards 5-9 Sr. G 13-13 12.5 6.2 2.4 1.6 0.4 ...... Paige Sutton, Sr., F, 3.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg 23 Laura Pilakowski 6-2 Sr. F 3-0 2.7 4.7 0.7 1.3 0.7 Newcomers (5) ...... 24 Shahidrah Roberts 5-9 Sr. G 11-6 8.8 4.5 2.2 1.5 0.4 ...... Lacey Hanson, Fr., G 42 Alexa Johnson 6-1 Jr. F 13-13 15.6 7.4 0.5 1.0 0.2 ...... Laura Pilakowski, Sr., F ...... Jessie Runty, Fr., G 44 Keasha Cannon 5-10 Sr. G Out for Season – Medical Condition ...... Kala Sledge, Fr., G 52 Jamie Wendelin 5-11 Fr. F Out for Season – Ankle Surgery ...... Jamie Wendelin, Fr., F 53 Katie Morse 6-4 Jr. C 7-7 12.0 7.9 1.0 0.9 2.2

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 2 www.Huskers.com senior single-season block list. Cleveland has blocked at least one shot in 10 straight games. Cleveland produced her second double-double of the season with a career-high 18 points and 13 2002-03 Nebraska rebounds in a win over San Diego (Dec. 28). She has scored in double figures eight times in 13 games and Roster Breakdown owns a pair of double-figure rebounding efforts. She pulled down a career-high 15 boards against Texas Southern on Dec. 9, while recording her first career double-double with 10 points. Returning Players (8) Cleveland’s 124 points this season have surpassed her career total of 79 points heading into the season, 2001-02 Statistics while her 108 rebounds this year have eclipsed her previous career mark (79) entering the season. Her Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 23 blocked shots are more than double her previous career total (9). Keasha Cannon 5-10 Sr. G 12.9 8.4 Alexa Johnson 6-1 Jr. F 6.8 3.1 Jina Johansen, 5-7, So., G, Dannebrog, Neb. – Jina Johansen has become Nebraska’s floor general Shahidrah Roberts 5-9 Sr. G 6.1 3.8 as a sophomore. Along with averaging 5.9 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game, Johansen leads the Margaret Richards 5-9 Jr. G 5.1 2.0 Huskers and ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 5.8 assists per game, while ranking second on the team with 1.5 Greichaly Cepero 6-2 So. F 3.2 3.3 steals per contest. In the win over Rice, Johansen scored a career-high 15 points and tied a career best with Katie Morse 6-4 So. C 3.2 2.6 nine assists while playing all 40 minutes. She set another career high with seven steals against Grambling Amanda Cleveland 6-2 Sr. F/C 2.5 2.0 State to go along with seven assists. Jina Johansen 5-7 So. G 1.7 1.0 Johansen has played 485 of a possible 520 minutes (93.3 percent) so far this season, and had played 181 of 182 minutes through five games (dating back to Cincinnati, Dec. 15) before missing 10 minutes in the Newcomers (5) second half against Texas-Pan American after being hit by an elbow in the mouth, requiring stitches in Player Ht. Yr. Pos. her upper lip. She suffered the injury with just over 18 minutes left in the game, and did return for the final Lacey Hanson 5-10 Fr. G eight minutes against the Lady Broncs. Her 30 minutes played against UTPA was a season low. Laura Pilakowski 6-2 Sr. F Despite missing her first significant action of the season, Johansen still managed to score eight points, Jessie Runty 5-7 Fr. G including the first two three-pointers of her career against Texas-Pan American. In the loss to No. 15 Penn Kala Sledge 5-6 Fr. G State on Dec. 30, she produced a solid all-around game with nine points, eight assists and five steals. She Jamie Wendelin 5-11 Fr. F has scored in double figures twice this season, including an 11-point effort in the win over New Orleans Players Lost (5) on Dec. 22. Johansen played the full 40 minutes in the loss to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan. 11, the sixth time this season 2001-02 Statistics that she has not left the floor. Player Ht. Pos. PPG RPG Katie Robinette 6-2 F 9.7 6.0 Shahidrah Roberts, 5-9, Sr., G, Overland Park, Kan. – Shahidrah Roberts made her first start in Shannon Howell 5-9 G 9.0 2.0 exactly one year in the Huskers’ win over New Orleans on Dec. 22. Replacing the injured Katie Morse in Stephanie Jones 6-2 F 7.7 3.8 the starting lineup after Morse was lost for the season with a knee injury in the Cincinnati game (Dec. 15), K.C. Cowgill 5-8 G 6.0 2.4 Paige Sutton 6-2 F 3.1 2.0 Roberts scored 11 points, pulled down six rebounds, dished out three assists, grabbed three steals and blocked two shots. It was Roberts’ first start since a Dec. 22, 2001 win over Chicago State. After that game, Roberts suffered a severely sprained ankle and missed the rest of the 2001-02 season. Players By Class Roberts is still slowed somewhat by the injury, but enters the Kansas State game averaging 8.8 points Seniors (5) Pos. Hometown and 4.5 rebounds per game. She has started six consecutive games. Roberts has scored in double figures Keasha Cannon G Kansas City, Kan. in six of Nebraska’s last eight games. She scored a season-high 15 points, while knocking down a season- Amanda Cleveland F/C Lancaster, Texas best three three-pointers in the loss to No. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30. She recorded the first double-double Laura Pilakowski F Columbus, Neb. of her career with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Cal State Fullerton. Margaret Richards G Louisville, Ky. Shahidrah Roberts G Overland Park, Kan. Off the Bench – To say the Huskers have been thin off the bench is putting it mildly. Nebraska has only nine players on scholarship this season, but even that is understating NU’s numbers crunch. Senior Keasha Juniors (3) Greichaly Cepero F Dorado, Puerto Rico Cannon and freshman Jamie Wendelin will both redshirt this season for medical reasons, and Greichaly Alexa Johnson F Hacienda Heights, Calif. Cepero did not join the Huskers until after the completion of her volleyball season, practicing for the first Katie Morse C Minden, Iowa time on Jan. 1. Fellow volleyball player Laura Pilakowski also joined the basketball team for the first time on Jan. 1. The senior from Columbus, Neb., has not competed in basketball since high school. Sophomore (1) Cepero and Pilakowski have been the first two Huskers off the bench in Big 12 play, providing significant Jina Johansen G Dannebrog, Neb. contributions in losses to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan. 11 and at Colorado on Jan. 14. Against OU, the pair combined for 51 minutes, scoring 10 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Cepero and Pilakowski combined Freshmen (4) for six points and 16 rebounds in 47 minutes at Colorado. Lacey Hanson G Omaha, Neb. Jessie Runty G Omaha, Neb. Walk-ons Lacey Hanson (Ralston, Neb.) and Kala Sledge (Omaha, Neb.) have been available for the Kala Sledge G Omaha, Neb. Huskers off the bench throughout the season. A third walk-on, Jessie Runty from Omaha, Neb., saw her first Jamie Wendelin F Gretna, Neb. action of the year in NU’s win over New Orleans after sitting out the first semester because of NCAA transfer rules. Runty erupted for a career-high 11 points, including a trio of three-pointers in the loss to Texas-Pan Academic All-Big 12 Huskers American on Jan. 5. Nebraska’s four walk-ons (Hanson, Pilakowski, Runty and Sledge) have combined to Player, Team Year play 296 minutes this season, including 161 minutes (13 games) from Hanson, 49 minutes (nine games) Alexa Johnson, First Team 2002 from Sledge, 37 minutes (five games) from Runty and 49 minutes (three games) from Pilakowski. Katie Morse, First Team 2002 Junior Katie Morse, one of Nebraska’s hardest workers on and off the court, was lost for the season when Greichaly Cepero, First Team 2001 she suffered a knee injury against Cincinnati. She produced solid numbers inside for the Huskers, averaging Shahidrah Roberts, Second Team 2001 12.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Morse followed a career-high 25-point, 10-rebound effort against Texas Southern with an 18-point, 10-rebound, five-blocked shot night against Cal State Fullerton. It was the third double-double of her career, and her second straight. Morse notched her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the victory over Grambling State, before adding seven points and seven boards in the win over Rice. www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 3 Husker Career Highs Huskers Lose at Colorado, 74-54 Scoring The Nebraska women’s basketball team scored just seven points in the first 14 minutes of the second Player (Game, Date) Points half, as the Huskers watched Colorado pull away for a 74-54 win in front of 2,596 fans at the Coors Events Alexa Johnson (vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02) 27 Center in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday evening. Keasha Cannon (vs. Kansas State, 2/10/02) 27 With the loss, Nebraska fell to 7-6 overall and 0-2 in Big 12 play, while Colorado, which was ranked 23rd Katie Morse (vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02) 25 Shahidrah Roberts (at Texas A&M, 1/7/01) 21 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, improved to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in league action. Margaret Richards (at San Diego, 12/28/02) 20 Senior center Amanda Cleveland led the Huskers with her third double-double of the season, scoring Amanda Cleveland (at San Diego, 12/28/02) 18 Jina Johansen (vs. Rice, 11/24/02) 15 13 points and pulling down 11 rebounds, while Alexa Johnson pitched in 15 points and Shahidrah Roberts Greichaly Cepero (vs. Kansas State, 1/10/01) 14 added 10 points in a losing effort. Jessie Runty (vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03) 11 Laura Pilakowski (Two Times, OU, CU) 4 Laura Pilakowski and Greichaly Cepero both provided solid efforts on the glass, as Cepero scored two Lacey Hanson (vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02) 3 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Pilakowski added four points and eight boards. Kala Sledge (vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02) 3 Sabrina Scott led the Buffaloes with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Kate Fagan added 13 points, Rebounding including a trio of three-pointers. Maria Billingsley pitched in a career-high 11 points to give the Buffs Player (Game, Date) Rebounds three players in double figures. Keasha Cannon (vs. Kansas State, 2/10/02) 16 Amanda Cleveland (vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02) 15 Nebraska coach Connie Yori said foul trouble by senior guard Margaret Richards was a key to the game Greichaly Cepero (vs. Missouri, 1/27/01) 14 for the Huskers. Alexa Johnson (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 13 Shahidrah Roberts (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 11 “I thought the two key plays in the game were when Margaret Richards picked up her third foul in the Margaret Richards (Two Times, GSU, USD) 11 first half and her fourth foul with one second gone in the second half,” Yori said. “She really sets the tone Katie Morse (Two Times, GSU, TSU) 10 Laura Pilakowski (at Colorado, 1/14/03) 8 for us on both ends, and when she is not on the floor we struggle both offensively and defensively.” Jina Johansen (Two Times, CSU, USD) 6 Along with foul trouble, Richards hit just 2-of-13 shots from the field to finish with just five points and Kala Sledge (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 2 Lacey Hanson (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 2 four rebounds in 23 minutes of action. Jessie Runty (Three Times, PSU, UTPA, CU) 1 Colorado received a strong spurt at the end of the first half that carried into the second, racing on a 13- Assists 1 run over a seven-minute span to build a 14-point lead at 47-33 with 15:26 left to go in the game. Player (Game, Date) Assists Johnson ended Nebraska’s eight-minute field-goal drought with a three-pointer to cut the Buff lead to Keasha Cannon (Three Times) 9 11 points, but the Huskers would get no closer, as CU answered Johnson’s three-pointer with a 12-0 run to Jina Johansen (Two Times) 9 Greichaly Cepero (vs. Iowa State, 2/4/01) 8 build a 23-point lead at 59-36. Shahidrah Roberts (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 6 Nebraska received strong first-half scoring efforts from Cleveland, Johnson and Roberts, who combined Margaret Richards (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 5 Alexa Johnson (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 4 for 25 of the Huskers’ 32 points in the opening stanza. In the previous two games, those three players had Lacey Hanson (Two Times, USD, PSU) 2 combined for just 38 points in back-to-back losses to Texas-Pan American and No. 25 Oklahoma. Katie Morse (Four Times) 2 Kala Sledge (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 2 “I thought we played one of our best offensive halves this season in terms of ball movement in the first Amanda Cleveland (14 Times) 1 half against Colorado,” Yori said. “We can definitely play smarter than we did both offensively and Laura Pilakowski (Two Times, OU, CU) 1 Jessie Runty (at San Diego, 12/28/02) 1 defensively, but I like what we did in the first half on the offensive end.” Cleveland, who scored NU’s first five points, came into the game without hitting a field goal in either Steals of Nebraska’s previous two games, but finished the first half with nine points. Roberts led the Huskers with Player (Game, Date) Steals Jina Johansen (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 7 10 first-half points, including a pair of three-pointers, while Johnson pitched in six points. Keasha Cannon (Two Times) 5 In a well-played first half, both teams came out firing in a back-and-forth contest, with the Huskers Margaret Richards (Four Times) 4 Shahidrah Roberts (vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03) 4 leading by as many as three points on three occasions, and the Buffaloes heading to the locker room with Greichaly Cepero (vs. Iowa State, 2/4/01) 3 their biggest lead at seven points. Alexa Johnson (vs. Southern Illinois, 11/16/01) 3 Laura Pilakowski (vs. Oklahoma, 1/11/03) 3 The Huskers shot just 31 percent (18-58) from the field for the game, after opening the contest by Amanda Cleveland (Two Times, USD, PSU) 2 hitting eight of their first 12 shots. NU hit just 25 percent (4-16) from three-point range, but did connect Katie Morse (Two Times) 2 Kala Sledge (vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02) 1 on 77.8 percent (14-18) of their free throws. The Huskers also outrebounded CU, 42-39, and committed just Lacey Hanson (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 1 15 turnovers. Blocked Shots Colorado hit 41.3 percent (26-63) of its field goal attempts, including a blistering 58.3 percent (7-12) Player (Game, Date) Blocks from three-point range. CU also hit 15-of-17 free throws (88.2 percent). Amanda Cleveland (vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02) 5 Katie Morse (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 5 Greichaly Cepero (vs. Baylor, 2/24/01) 4 Keasha Cannon (Four Times) 2 Scouting No. 4 Kansas State (16-1, 3-0) Alexa Johnson (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 2 Laura Pilakowski (vs. Oklahoma, 1/11/03) 2 Coach Deb Patterson (Rockford College, 1979) and the Kansas State Wildcats enter Sunday’s game Margaret Richards (vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02) 2 Shahidrah Roberts (vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02) 2 with Nebraska carrying a 16-1 overall record and a perfect 3-0 mark in Big 12 action. Jina Johansen (at Creighton, 12/1/02) 1 The Wildcats are one of the most balanced teams in the Big 12. Sophomore Kendra Wecker enters Kala Sledge (vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02) 1 Sunday’s game as the leading scorer in the Big 12, averaging 20.3 points per game. The reigning Big 12 Minutes Played Player of the Week, Wecker also ranks third in the league in rebounding, averaging 8.5 boards per contest. Player (Game, Date) Minutes Voted the MVP of the Preseason WNIT after leading the Wildcats to the tournament title, Wecker owns Jina Johansen (Six Times) 40 Margaret Richards (vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02) 40 seven double-doubles on the season. Katie Morse (Two Times, Creighton/Drake) 40 Junior center Nicole Ohlde, a first-team All-Big 12 selection a year ago, is also having a strong season. Alexa Johnson (Two Times, UNO, USD) 40 Greichaly Cepero (at Texas, 1/20/01) 38 Ohlde ranks fourth in the Big 12 in scoring with 17.9 points per game, while ranking second with 8.6 Keasha Cannon (Three Times) 37 rebounds per contest. Amanda Cleveland (at San Diego, 12/28/02) 36 Shahidrah Roberts (Two Times, Cincinnati, UTPA) 32 Sophomore Laurie Koehn adds a perfect complement on the perimeter to Wecker and Ohlde’s Lacey Hanson (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 27 dominance in the paint. The 5-8 guard is averaging 14.5 points per game while leading the Big 12 with 3.07 Laura Pilakowski (vs. Oklahoma, 1/11/03) 23 Jessie Runty (vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03) 17 three-pointers made per game. Koehn is shooting 43.4 percent from three-point range. Kala Sledge (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 16 Amazingly, Koehn is not shooting the highest percentage from long range for the Wildcats. Wecker has connected on 46.8 percent (29-62), while Koehn has hit 46 of her 106 attempts. Sophomore forward/guard

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 4 www.Huskers.com Megan Mahoney gives KSU three dangerous threats from three-point range. The Sturgis, S.D., native has connected on 45.5 percent (30-66) of her long-range attempts, as Wecker, Mahoney and Koehn rank three, Associated Press Top 25 four and five in the league in three-point shooting percentage. (Ninth Poll, Jan. 13, 2003) As a team, Kansas State is shooting a sizzling 40.8 percent from three-point range, while connecting on 1-Duke (39) (14-0) ...... 1,094 7.5 three-pointers per game. Their performance from three-point range has helped the Wildcats rank as 2-LSU (3) (14-0) ...... 1,047 the second-best shooting team in the Big 12, connecting on 49.7 percent of their field-goal attempts. KSU 3-Connecticut (2) (14-0) ...... 1,026 is outscoring the opposition by 22.0 points per game (78.6-56.6), while outrebounding its opponents, 40.8- 4-Kansas State (15-1) ...... 947 31.3 (+9.5). 5-Tennessee (11-3) ...... 904 Kansas State leads the overall series with Nebraska, 33-25, but the Huskers have won six of the last seven 6-Stanford (12-1) ...... 885 games in the series. 7-Texas Tech (13-1) ...... 849 8-North Carolina (14-1) ...... 754 9-Purdue (13-2) ...... 728 Cepero, Pilakowski Give Huskers Boost off Bench 10-Arkansas (14-2) ...... 703 Nebraska volleyball All-Americans Greichaly Cepero and Laura Pilakowski have provided the 11-Louisiana Tech (10-2) ...... 630 Huskers with big minutes in NU’s first two Big 12 Conference games. 12-Minnesota (14-1) ...... 616 Playing in just their second games since joining the Huskers for practice the first time on Jan. 1, the 6- 13-Penn State (13-3) ...... 574 2 forwards combined for 10 points, 15 rebounds, four blocked shots, four steals and two assists in 51 minutes 14-South Carolina (13-2) ...... 527 of action in the loss to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan. 11. They followed with a combined six points and 16 15-Mississippi State (12-3) ...... 498 rebounds in 47 minutes of work in the loss at Colorado. 16-Wisconsin-Green Bay (13-2) ...... 344 Amazingly, Pilakowski had only practiced for 10 days before squaring off with the 2002 NCAA runner- 17-Vanderbilt (10-4) ...... 327 up and three-time defending Big 12 champion Sooners. Before this season, Pilakowski had not played 18-UC Santa Barbara (10-2) ...... 279 basketball at the varsity level since she was a senior at Columbus High School in 1998-99. 19-Villanova (12-1) ...... 263 Pilakowski and Cepero, who were two of Nebraska’s three Co-Big 12 Players of the Year in volleyball in 20-Texas (9-4) ...... 260 2002, joined the Husker basketball team during NU’s first practice of 2003. 21-Notre Dame (9-4) ...... 206 22-Arizona (10-4) ...... 183 “Laura is a very good athlete who is competitive and a winner,” Yori said. “Her intelligence, work habits 23-Oklahoma (10-4) ...... 138 and athletic ability will allow her to help us immediately. I saw her play in high school, and I felt at the time 24-Boston College (10-3) ...... 128 like she could have helped us at Creighton.” 25-DePaul (12-3) ...... 74 Pilakowski, a native of Columbus, Neb., said she wanted the chance to help the Husker basketball team Others Receiving Votes while trying her hand again at a sport in which she thrived in high school. 27-Colorado ...... 61 “I think it is an opportunity that I don’t want to let go,” Pilakowski said. “When I was done with volleyball, Note: Nebraska 2002-03 opponents in bold. it was like, what do I do now? My college volleyball career was over. When I talked to the basketball coaches they seemed awesome. They were really positive and enthusiastic, and they let me know that they thought USA Today/ESPN Top 25 I could help the team. I guess I just wanted a chance to continue competing.” Pilakowski, a 6-2 outside hitter for the volleyball team, is widely regarded as one of the most talented (Ninth Poll, Jan. 15, 2003) female athletes in school history with a Performance Index of 2,394 points. The 2000 Nebraska Husker 1-Duke (36) (15-0) ...... 993 Power Female Athlete of the Year has posted a 5.32-second clocking in the 40-yard dash, a 1.79 in the 10- 2-Connecticut (4) (14-0) ...... 948 yard dash and a 29-inch vertical leap. 3-LSU (1) (14-0) ...... 914 In 2002, she was the most efficient outside hitter in the Big 12 Conference with a .339 hitting percentage. 4-Kansas State (15-1) ...... 879 She ranked sixth all-time in career hitting percentage (.319), eighth in career kills (1,183) and eighth in 5-Stanford (12-1) ...... 802 career attacks (2,661). She is also a three-time Verizon/CoSIDA Volleyball Academic All-American. 5-Tennessee (11-3) ...... 802 Pilakowski was a second-team Lincoln Journal Star Super-State selection in basketball as both a high 7-Texas Tech (13-1) ...... 716 school junior and senior. She averaged 17.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game in both seasons for 8-Purdue (13-2) ...... 695 Columbus High School, which advanced to the Class A state tournament in both seasons. She was also the 9-Arkansas (14-2) ...... 665 Class A state champion in the long jump as a sophomore for the Discoverers. 10-North Carolina (14-1) ...... 654 11-Minnesota (14-1) ...... 547 12-Louisiana Tech (10-2) ...... 507 NU Makes a Little Noise with Win Over Cincinnati 13-South Carolina (13-2) ...... 473 14-Mississippi State (12-3) ...... 472 After the Huskers’ stunning upset of No. 25 Cincinnati at the Devaney Center on Dec. 15, Nebraska 15-Penn State (13-3) ...... 458 received its first top-25 votes of the season by earning two points in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll 16-Vanderbilt (10-4) ...... 326 released on Dec. 17. Despite a win over New Orleans, the Huskers received just one top-25 vote from the 17-Wisconsin-Green Bay (13-2) ...... 301 coaches on Dec. 24. After defeating San Diego and losing to No. 15 Penn State, NU did not receive any votes 18-Texas (9-4) ...... 253 in the Dec. 31 edition of the coaches poll. NU has not received votes in the Associated Press poll yet this 19-UC Santa Barbara (10-2) ...... 245 season. 20-Notre Dame (9-4) ...... 220 Although the Big 12 Conference features four teams in the AP top 25 (No. 4 Kansas State, No. 7 Texas 21-Arizona (10-4) ...... 185 Tech, No. 20 Texas, No. 23 Oklahoma ), and one other team receiving votes (Colorado), the Huskers are one 22-Boston College (10-3) ...... 175 of only five Big 12 clubs to post a win over a top-25 opponent during non-conference play, joining Kansas 23-Oklahoma (10-4) ...... 166 State’s 88-66 win over then-No. 14 Penn State on Nov. 24, Oklahoma’s 66-63 win over then-No. 12 North 24-DePaul (12-3) ...... 124 Carolina on Nov. 30, Texas’ 63-62 win over No. 4 Tennessee on Dec. 21, and Oklahoma State’s stunning 60- 25-Villanova (12-1) ...... 104 58 win over No. 9 Arkansas on Jan. 2. Others Receiving Votes 26-Colorado ...... 102 34-Cincinnati ...... 12 50-Baylor ...... 1

www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 5 Husker Double-Doubles Huskers Continue to Produce at Free Throw Line Alexa Johnson (4) Nebraska is outscoring the opposition, 201-139, at the free throw line through the first 13 games, an average of 4.8 points per game (15.5-10.7) better than its opponents at the charity stripe. vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 24 points, 13 rebounds The Huskers are shooting a solid 71.5 percent from the line, including a 31-for-36 (86.1 percent) vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02 15 points, 11 rebounds vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 15 points, 10 rebounds effort in a win over Rice. In Nebraska’s game against New Orleans, the Huskers hit 23-of-30 free throws, at San Diego, 12/28/02 15 points, 11 rebounds including 21-of-28 in the second half alone. NU connected on 18-of-22 free throws in the win over San Amanda Cleveland (3) Diego and knocked down 11-of-12 free throws (91.7 percent) in the loss to Penn State. Nebraska has outscored its opponent at the free throw in nine of 13 games so far this season. The only vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02 10 points, 15 rebounds three games that opponents have outscored NU at the line came in a loss to Drake on Dec. 5 (11-15), a at San Diego, 12/28/02 18 points, 13 rebounds at Colorado, 1/14/03 13 points, 11 rebounds loss to Texas-Pan American on Jan. 5 (9-14), and a loss at Colorado (14-15). Penn State matched NU at the line, as both teams hit 11 free throws apiece. Katie Morse (3) Last season, Nebraska was outscored, 513-394, at the free throw line. The Huskers’ production at the vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 12 points, 10 rebounds line was nearly four points per game less than their opponents in 2001-02. vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02 25 points, 10 rebounds vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 18 points, 10 rebounds Margaret Richards (3) Nebraska’s Success Starts with Defense vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 12 points, 11 rebounds Nebraska has been solid defensively through the first 13 games, surrendering just 59.6 points per vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02 16 points, 10 rebounds game. Only two Husker opponents (Penn State–83,Colorado–74), have managed more than 63 points, at San Diego, 12/28/02 20 points, 11 rebounds and only six of NU’s 13 opponents have cracked the 60-point plateau. Shahidrah Roberts (1) The Huskers opened the season by holding Grambling State to just 40 points, while Texas Southern vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 14 points, 11 rebounds managed just 48 points on Dec. 9. NU held 2002 NCAA Tournament qualifiers Creighton and Cincinnati to just 55 points each, while 2002 WNIT qualifier Rice put up just 56 points against the Huskers’ stifling NU 20-Point Games man-to-man defense. Oklahoma, the three-time defending Big 12 champions and 2002 NCAA runner- Alexa Johnson (4) ups, managed just 57 points against NU’s gritty defense. No. 15 Penn State scored an opponent season-high 83 points on Dec. 30, but the Lady Lions entered vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02 27 points the game averaging 87 points per game to rank fifth nationally in scoring offense. Colorado scored 74 vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 24 points vs. Rice, 11/24/02 21 points points on Jan. 14, and Drake scored 63 points on Dec. 5. New Orleans produced 62 points (Dec. 22) and vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02 21 points San Diego managed 61 points on Dec. 28. Texas-Pan American added 61 points on Jan. 5, while Cal State Fullerton is the only other NU opponent to reach the 60-point mark in a 78-60 loss on Dec. 11. Katie Morse (1) The school record for lowest opponent scoring average in a season is 48.9 points per game in NU’s vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02 25 points inaugural season in 1974-75. However, that record was set during a 16-game schedule in which the Margaret Richards (1) Huskers only played four games against current NCAA Division I opponents. Only four times in 28 previous seasons has Nebraska held its opponents to a season scoring average of less than 60 points. The at San Diego, 12/28/02 20 points last time came in 1996-97 when NU held the opposition to just 58.7 points per game. Other sub-60 seasons include: 1978-79 (59.6 ppg), 1976-77 (58.6 ppg) and 1975-76 (56.0 ppg). In no other season NU in Big 12 Stats have the Huskers held the opposition to less than 65 points per game. Team 3FG Pct. Defense In the most recent NCAA statistics released Jan. 13, Nebraska ranked 17th nationally in field goal 1. Nebraska, (51-189) 27.0 percent percentage defense, with opponents hitting just 36.0 percent of their attempts against the Huskers. 2. Iowa State (78-270) 28.9 percent Team Field Goal Pct. Defense Huskers Add Four Walk-Ons to 2002-03 Roster 1. Baylor (267-844) 31.6 percent Nebraska has added four walk-on players to its roster this season, including three players during the 4. Nebraska (263-740) 35.5 percent preseason, and a fourth, two-time volleyball All-American Laura Pilakowski (Columbus), on Jan. 1. Team Scoring Defense The Husker walk-ons were vital in helping the Huskers compensate for a severe lack of numbers 1. Texas (705 points/13 games) 54.2 ppg during the non-conference season. Freshman guard Kala Sledge (Omaha Westside) joined the squad 5. Nebraska (701 points/12 games) 58.4 ppg early in fall conditioning, while freshman guard Lacey Hanson (Ralston) was added to the roster near Team Free Throw Percentage the end of fall workouts. Freshman guard Jessie Runty (Millard North), who originally signed a letter of intent to play at Pacific out of high school, joined the club after fall practice began. The 5-7 guard sat 1. Colorado (194-248) 78.2 percent out the first semester because of NCAA transfer rules but saw the first action of her career by playing the 4. Nebraska (187-263) 71.1 percent final two minutes in NU’s win over New Orleans on Dec. 22. She added four minutes and her first career Individual Scoring assist in the win over San Diego on Dec. 28. 1. Kendra Wecker, Kansas State 20.5 ppg Hanson and Sledge both saw playing time in each of NU’s first six games, but Sledge did not see 10. Alexa Johnson, Nebraska 15.7 ppg action against Cincinnati. Hanson has played 161 minutes through 13 games, including 27 minutes Individual Rebounding against Grambling State and 19 minutes each against Texas Southern, New Orleans and No. 15 Penn State. She scored two points against TSU, while grabbing one rebound and dishing out one assist to help 1. Sophia Young, Baylor 9.4 rpg the Huskers survive first-half foul trouble by Jina Johansen and Amanda Cleveland. Hanson was also 8. Amanda Cleveland, Nebraska 8.1 rpg 11. Alexa Johnson, Nebraska 7.7 rpg on the floor during the entire final 9:25 of the game with Drake, after Alexa Johnson fouled out. With Hanson in the game, the Huskers cut the lead from 25 points to just four points in under nine minutes. Individual Assists She hit the first three-pointer of her career in the Huskers’ win over No. 25 Cincinnati. She dished out a 1. Erin Grant, Texas Tech 7.7 apg career-high two assists in NU’s win over San Diego. 3. Jina Johansen, Nebraska 5.7 apg Sledge scored the first points of her career against Texas Southern (Dec. 9), draining a three-pointer

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 6 www.Huskers.com midway through the second half. She added two points against Cal State Fullerton (Dec. 11) and the first free throw of her career against New Orleans (Dec. 22). Sledge was also on the floor in the final minutes Yori Year by Year against Drake, as the Huskers finished the game with just three scholarship players on the court. She has NCAA Division III pitched in 49 minutes of action, including 16 minutes against Grambling State when she pulled down Season School Won Lost Pct. two rebounds and distributed two assists. 1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .400 Runty has appeared in five games, including a career-high 17 minutes of action against Texas-Pan 1991-92 Loras College 15 10 .600 American on Jan. 5. She scored a career-high 11 points against the Lady Broncs, including a trio of Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500 three-pointers. She enters the Kansas State game averaging 2.6 points and 0.6 rebounds per game. She NCAA Division I is shooting 50.0 percent (5-10) from the field, including 42.9 percent (3-7) from three-point range. 1992-93 Creighton 20 8 .714 Runty has played 37 minutes on the season. 1993-94 Creighton 24 7 .774 Pilakowski made the first appearance of her college basketball career in the loss to Texas-Pan 1994-95 Creighton 18 9 .667 1995-96 Creighton 15 13 .536 American, playing seven minutes. After pulling down the first rebound of her career against UTPA, 1996-97 Creighton 8 19 .296 Pilakowski made a major contribution in NU’s loss to No. 25 Oklahoma, scoring four points, while grabbing 1997-98 Creighton 16 12 .571 five rebounds, snagging three steals and blocking two shots. Pilakowski played a career-high 23 minutes 1998-99 Creighton 16 14 .533 against the Sooners. She continued to improve against Colorado, scoring four points and pulling down 1999-00 Creighton 12 15 .444 a career-high eight rebounds in 19 minutes against the Buffaloes. 2000-01 Creighton 17 11 .607 2001-02 Creighton 24 7 .774 2002-03 Nebraska 7 6 .538 Yori Working to Establish Foundation at Nebraska Totals 11 seasons 177 121 .594 Overall 13 seasons 202 146 .580 First-year Nebraska coach Connie Yori has spent her first seven months at Nebraska trying to lay the cornerstones of a successful basketball program. After accepting the offer to lead the Husker program Yori in the NCAA Tournament on June 24, Yori began working feverishly to get a solid coaching staff in place to help make up for lost time on the recruiting trail. Year Final Round 1994 Second She accomplished her first mission by putting together an outstanding staff, led by former University W, Bowling Green, 84-73 of Nebraska-Kearney head coach Amy Stephens, former Davidson head coach John Filar and former L, Texas Tech, 65-75 Creighton assistant coach Angela Timmons. 2002 First Along with the remarkable experience on her coaching staff, Yori also applied some excellent L, Fla. International, 58-73 coaching backgrounds to her administrative staff with the hiring of former Concordia head coach Micah Two NCAA Tournaments (Overall Record: 1-2) Parker as director of operations and former Husker Naciska Gilmore as an administrative assistant/ video specialist. Yori in the Postseason WNIT Combined, Yori’s first staff has amassed 581 coaching victories over the past 13 seasons. Yori has been Year Final Round responsible for collecting 202 of those victories, including a 7-6 mark in her first year at Nebraska and 1999 First 170 wins in 10 seasons at Creighton. L, at Kansas State, 60-71 Stephens, who ranks No. 3 on Nebraska’s career scoring list with 1,976 points, had plenty of success One WNIT (Overall Record: 0-1) of her own as a head coach at Nebraska-Kearney the past eight seasons. Stephens compiled a 197-43 record, while leading the Lopers to seven straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances. Nebraska Coaching Staff Filar added a 102-135 record in 10 seasons at Davidson, after starting its program from scratch before the 1991-92 season. Parker posted an 80-41 mark at Concordia and led the Bulldogs to the Sweet Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) 16 in the 2002 NAIA Tournament. Career Record: 202-146, 13 seasons Record at Nebraska: 7-6, First season The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Yori led the Bluejays to a 24-7 overall mark Record at Creighton: 170-115 (10 seasons) and a 16-2 MVC record last season to capture the league’s regular-season and tournament titles. Yori’s Record at Loras College (Div. III): success last season capped a 170-115 career mark at Creighton. Her teams made two trips to the NCAA 25-25 (2 seasons) Tournament in 1994 and 2002. Before taking over the top job with the Bluejays, Yori led NCAA Division Assistant Coaches III Loras College to a 25-25 record in two seasons from 1990 to 1992. She also served as an assistant coach Amy Stephens (Nebraska, 1991) at Creighton from 1986 to 1989. Angela Timmons (Creighton, 2001) Yori was one of the top players in Creighton history, and she still owns the school record for career John Filar (Westminster College, 1974) scoring average at 20.3 points per game. She ranks as CU’s No. 3 all-time leading scorer with 2,010 points, Director of Basketball Operations Micah Parker (Concordia, 1991) and she had her No. 25 jersey retired. She was inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. Administrative Assistant/Video Specialist A native of Ankeny, Iowa, the 39-year-old Yori is married to Kirk Helms. Naciska Gilmore (Nebraska, 2000) Sports Information Contact: Jeff Griesch Athletic Trainer: Janna Cinnamon Huskers Face Loaded Schedule in 2002-03 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Rodger DeGarmo Nebraska’s 27-game regular-season schedule is loaded from top to bottom with teams that earned postseason tournament bids in 2002-03. During their 11-game non-conference schedule, the Huskers faced four 2002 NCAA Tournament Yori Radio/TV Shows qualifiers, including Creighton, Drake, Cincinnati and Penn State, along with 2002 WNIT qualifier Rice. The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Show with Connie The road will get even tougher during Big 12 Conference play. The Huskers opened the conference Yori and host Jeff Griesch can be seen on Nebraska season by playing host to defending NCAA runner-up Oklahoma on Jan. 11 at the Devaney Center in a Educational Television on NETV2 (Ch. 17, Tuesdays, 8 game televised live by Fox Sports Net. The game with the Sooners was the first of 10 conference games p.m.) and on NETV (Ch. 12, Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m.). Coach against 2002 NCAA Tournament teams during the season. Yori’s radio show with host Gary Sharp can be heard on Nebraska traveled to Boulder, Colo., to take on 2002 NCAA Elite Eight participant Colorado in the first the Pinnacle Sports Network on Thursdays at 7 p.m. of two matchups with the Buffaloes, before playing host to 2002 NCAA Sweet 16 participant Kansas State on Jan. 19 at the Devaney Center in the first of two matchups with the Wildcats.

www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 7 The Huskers will also play NCAA qualifier Iowa State twice during the 2002 season, along with single Big 12 Coaches games against Texas Tech, Texas and Baylor, which all won games in the NCAA Tournament last season. Preseason Forecasts Overall, Nebraska will play 15 of 27 regular-season games against teams that advanced to postseason competition last season, including 14 contests with 2002 NCAA Tournament teams. 2002-03 Preseason Poll Last season, all seven Big 12 Conference teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament earned top- Rank, Team (1st Votes) Total four seeds, which gave them the right to host first- and second-round games in the 64-team field. All 1. Texas Tech (6) 114 seven teams won their first-round games and five teams advanced to the Sweet 16. 2. Kansas State (4) 113 Oklahoma became the first team to represent the Big 12 in the NCAA Women’s Final Four, advancing 3. Texas (2) 105 to the national title game. Colorado advanced to the Elite Eight, losing to the Sooners for the right to 4. Oklahoma 88 advance to the Final Four. Texas Tech, Texas and Kansas State all advanced to the Sweet 16, while Baylor 5. Colorado 79 6. Iowa State 70 and Iowa State both fell in the tournament’s second round. Nebraska played 16 of 30 games against 2002 7. Baylor 59 NCAA Tournament games a year ago, and Husker opponents combined to post a 20-12 record in the Big 8. Missouri 55 Dance. NU was 3-13 against NCAA competition with wins over Kansas State, Creighton and Weber State. 9. Oklahoma State 38 10. Texas A&M 32 11. Kansas 24 Texas Tech Preseason Pick to Win Big 12 12. Nebraska 15 The Big 12 Conference coaches and media representatives covering the league agreed that Texas Preseason All-Big 12 Team Tech is the favorite to win the Big 12 title this season. The Lady Raiders edged Kansas State by just one point in both the writers’ and coaches’ preseason Player, School Ht. Class Pos. polls, setting the stage for what should be a wide open race during the conference season. Texas was the Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State 6-4 Jr. Center Stacy Stephens, Texas 6-1 Jr. Forward preseason pick to finish third in both polls, while defending NCAA runner-up Oklahoma was picked Jia Perkins, Texas Tech 5-8 Jr. Guard fourth in the preseason by both writers and coaches. Lindsey Wilson, Iowa State 5-9 Sr. Guard Iowa State, Colorado, Missouri and Baylor filled out the next four spots in the writers’ poll, while the Caton Hill, Oklahoma 6-1 Sr. Forward coaches went with Colorado, Iowa State, Baylor and Missouri, respectively in spots five through eight. Plenette Pierson, Texas Tech 6-2 Sr. Forward Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Kansas and Nebraska completed both polls in the same order. Kansas State junior center Nicole Ohlde was the preseason player of the year in both preseason polls, Preseason Player of the Year while Oklahoma’s Maria Villarroel was the newcomer of the year and Texas Tech’s Erin Grant was the Player, School Ht. Class Pos. freshman of the year in both polls. Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State 6-4 Jr. Center Preseason Newcomer of the Year Nebraska’s History of Success at Home Player, School Ht. Class Pos. Since the Bob Devaney Sports Center opened in 1976-77, the Huskers are 264-88 (.750) in games Maria Villarroel, Oklahoma 5-8 Jr. Guard played in the arena, including 94-53 (.639) in conference games. Attendance is a big part of the Huskers’ success. Over the past five seasons, Nebraska has averaged Preseason Freshman of the Year more than 4,200 fans per game and ranked among the top 25 teams nationally in average home Player, School Ht. Class Pos. attendance each season. The Huskers are 6-3 at home in 2002-03 and have averaged 1,986 fans per Erin Grant, Texas Tech 5-7 Fr. Guard game through nine contests. NU drew a season-high 2,649 fans in the loss to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan. 11. Big 12 Media Last season, Nebraska averaged 3,473 fans per game over 14 home contests, including a season-high 6,066 fans at the Devaney Center for the Kansas State game on Feb. 10. The Huskers attracted an average Preseason Forecasts of 4,204 fans per game in 2000-01. NU averaged 4,772 fans per game in 1999-2000 to rank 14th nationally, trailing only the 5,000 fans per game (15th nationally) in 1998-99 for the best average attendance in 2002-03 Preseason Poll school history. In 1999-2000, Nebraska set a school record with a crowd of 13,226 in the final home game Rank, Team (1st Votes) Total against Kansas State on Feb. 26. 1. Texas Tech (9) 192 2. Kansas State (7) 191 3. Texas (1) 173 Cannon, Wendelin to Redshirt This Season 4. Oklahoma 151 5. Iowa State 129 Keasha Cannon will take a redshirt season in 2002-03 because of a medical condition not related to 6. Colorado 114 basketball. Cannon emerged as one of the top newcomers in the Big 12 Conference in 2001-02. The 5- 7. Missouri 94 10 point guard from Kansas City, Kan., led the Huskers in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals, averaging 8. Baylor 91 12.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game. 9. Oklahoma State 67 Cannon’s performance helped her capture Big 12 Conference Newcomer-of-the-Year honors in voting 10. Texas A&M 49 by league coaches. She was also an honorable-mention all-conference selection, while earning a spot 11. Kansas 44 12. Nebraska 31 on the Kansas City Star’s Big 12 All-Defense Team. Cannon was a three-time conference rookie-of-the- week honoree (Dec. 3, Dec. 17, Feb. 11), claiming her third award after averaging 26.0 points, 11.5 Preseason All-Big 12 Team rebounds and 3.5 steals in two wins over Kansas State and Kansas. Cannon will be joined by Nebraska’s only scholarship freshman, Jamie Wendelin, in a redshirt season. Player, School Ht. Class Pos. Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State 6-4 Jr. Center Wendelin, a 5-11 forward from Gretna, Neb., underwent surgery on her ankle during the exhibition Stacy Stephens, Texas 6-1 Jr. Forward season and is expected to be held out the entire year. Jia Perkins, Texas Tech 5-8 Jr. Guard Lindsey Wilson, Iowa State 5-9 Sr. Guard Caton Hill, Oklahoma 6-1 Sr. Forward

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 8 www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Nebraska Roster Numerical Roster No. Player Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School/Other School) 1 Greichaly Cepero** Jr. 6-2 F Dorado, Puerto Rico (McDonogh, Owings Mills, Md.) 5 Lacey Hanson Fr. 5-10 G Omaha, Neb. (Ralston) 10 Kala Sledge Fr. 5-6 G Omaha, Neb. (Westside) 11 Jessie Runty Fr. 5-7 G Elkhorn, Neb. (Millard North) 12 Amanda Cleveland*** Sr. 6-2 C Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster) 20 Jina Johansen* So. 5-7 G Dannebrog, Neb. (Centura) 22 Margaret Richards** Sr. 5-9 G Louisvillle, Ky. (Central) 23 Laura Pilakowski Sr. 6-2 F Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) 24 Shahidrah Roberts*** Sr. 5-9 G Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley North) 42 Alexa Johnson** Jr. 6-1 F Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Los Altos) 44 Keasha Cannon* Sr. 5-10 G Kansas City, Kan. (Washington/Penn Valley, Mo., CC) 52 Jamie Wendelin Fr. 5-11 F Gretna, Neb. (Gretna) 53 Katie Morse** Jr. 6-4 C Minden, Iowa (Tri-Center Community)

Alphabetical Roster Player No. Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School/Other School) Cannon, Keasha* 44 Sr. 5-10 G Kansas City, Kan. (Washington/Penn Valley, Mo., CC) Cepero, Greichaly** 1 Jr. 6-2 F Dorado, Puerto Rico (McDonogh, Owings Mills, Md.) Cleveland, Amanda*** 12 Sr. 6-2 C Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster) Hanson, Lacey 5 Fr. 5-10 G Omaha, Neb. (Ralston) Johansen, Jina* 20 So. 5-7 G Dannebrog, Neb. (Centura) Johnson, Alexa** 42 Jr. 6-1 F Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Los Altos) Morse, Katie** 53 Jr. 6-4 C Minden, Iowa (Tri-Center Community) Pilakowski, Laura 23 Sr. 6-2 F Columbus, Neb. (Columbus) Richards, Margaret** 22 Sr. 5-9 G Louisville, Ky. (Central) Roberts, Shahidrah*** 24 Sr. 5-9 G Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley North) Runty, Jessie 11 Fr. 5-7 G Elkhorn, Neb. (Millard North) Sledge, Kala 10 Fr. 5-6 G Omaha, Neb. (Westside) Wendelin, Jamie 52 Fr. 5-11 F Gretna, Neb. (Gretna) Position Legend: G--Guard; F--Forward; C--Center *--denotes letter earned at Nebraska. Nebraska Coaching Staff Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Assistant Coaches: Amy Stephens (Nebraska, 1991), Angela Timmons (Creighton, 2001), John Filar (Westminster College, 1974) Director of Basketball Operations: Micah Parker (Concordia, 1991) Administrative Assistant: Naciska Gilmore (Nebraska, 2000)

Husker Homes Husker Pronunciation Guide The 13 members of the 2002-03 Husker women's basketball team come to Nebraska Greichaly Cepero ...... GRAY-shuh-Lee Suh-PAIR-o from six states across America and Puerto Rico. Jina Johansen...... JEE-na joe-HAN-son Laura Pilakowski...... PILL-uh-cow-skee California (1): Alexa Johnson Shahidrah Roberts ...... Shuh-HEE-druh Kala Sledge ...... KAY-luh Kansas (2): Keasha Cannon, Shahidrah Roberts Jamie Wendelin ...... WEN-duh-lin Kentucky (1): Margaret Richards Huskers By Class Nebraska (6): Lacey Hanson, Jina Johansen, Laura Pilakowski, Jessie Runty, Kala Sledge, Jamie Wendelin Senior (5): Keasha Cannon, Amanda Cleveland, Laura Pilakowski, Margaret Richards, Shahidrah Roberts Iowa (1): Katie Morse Juniors (3): Greichaly Cepero, Alexa Johnson, Katie Morse Puerto Rico (1): Greichaly Cepero Sophomore (1): Jina Johansen Texas (1): Amanda Cleveland Freshmen (4): Lacey Hanson, Jessie Runty, Kala Sledge, Jamie Wendelin

www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 9 2002-03 (Junior) Cepero's Career Highs Greichaly Cepero (pronounced GRAY-shuh-lee Category Total Game suh-PAIR-oh) returned to the Nebraska women’s Points 14 Kansas State (1/10/01) basketball team to practice for the first time on Jan. 1, Rebounds 14 Missouri (1/27/01) 2003, after leading the Big 12 champion Nebraska Assists 8 Iowa State (2/4/01) volleyball ball team back to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Steals 3 Iowa State (2/4/01) Tournament for the third consecutive season. Blocks 4 Baylor (2/24/01) Despite just four practices, Cepero contributed FGA 11 Kansas State (1/10/01) quality minutes in her season debut in the loss to FGM 7 Kansas State (1/10/01) Texas-Pan American on Jan. 5. In 14 minutes of FTA 7 BYU (1/2/01) action, Cepero scored five points, grabbed four FTM 3 Five times rebounds, dished out two assists, blocked one shot 3-PT FGA 2 Iowa State (1/13/01) and notched one steal. She also tied a career high by 2 Kansas (2/17/01) connecting on three of her four free throw attempts. 3-PT FGM 1 Five times With another week of practice under her belt, Cepero provided an even greater contribution in the loss to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan. 11. The 6-2 forward minutes per game cut nearly in half as the coaching scored six points and grabbed a game-high 10 staff tried to give her a season to work on her ball- Greichaly rebounds, while adding two blocked shots, one assist handling and shooting skills. and one steal in 28 minutes of action. She added As a basketball freshman, Cepero averaged 25.6 another 28 minutes at Colorado on Tuesday, pulling minutes per game, while playing just 12.7 minutes Cepero down eight rebounds, while scoring two points. per game as a sophomore last season. She could see Through three games, Cepero is averaging 4.3 her playing time increase this season because of points and 7.3 rebounds in 23.3 minutes per game. Nebraska's decreased depth inside. #1 Cepero will be hoping for a similar game against As a senior setter on the volleyball team, Cepero Kansas State on Sunday, as she produced in her rookie was one of three Huskers to earn Big 12 Co-Player-of- season against the Wildcats. Playing in just the second the-Year honors, joining Amber Holmquist and 6-2, Junior Big 12 game of her career, Cepero erupted for 14 points Laura Pilakowski. Forward and eight rebounds to lead NU to a 67-58 win over the While Cepero is playing her third season with the Wildcats in Lincoln on Jan. 10, 2001. In just her second Huskers, Pilakowski decided to join the basketball Dorado, Puerto Rico career start, Cepero connected on a career-high seven squad for the first time and also practiced for the first McDonogh, Owings Mills, Md. field goals against Kansas State. time on Jan. 1. Cepero has been successful in each of her first two Cepero, a three-time All-American in volleyball, Cepero's Honors seasons with the Huskers, owning the best career has helped the Huskers immediately at her forward AVCA National Player of the Year (2000) scoring and rebounding averages of any of the active position, helping replace junior center Katie Morse, Honda Award Winner for Volleyball (2000) Nebraska players coming into the 2002-03 season. who suffered a season-ending knee injury against AVCA First-Team Volleyball All-American (2000, Cepero played in Nebraska's final 16 games in Cincinnati on Dec. 15. 2002) 2001-02, averaging 3.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per Big 12 Volleyball Player of the Year (2000, 2002) game in a reserve role. Last season, Cepero saw her Big 12 Volleyball Newcomer of Year (1999) AVCA Second-Team Volleyball All-American (2001) Cepero’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Conference (Basketball, 2001; Volleyball, 2000, 2001, 2002) Opponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Grambling State Did Not Play -- Volleyball First-Team All-Big 12 Volleyball (1999, 2000, Rice Did Not Play -- Volleyball 2001, 2002) Creighton Did Not Play -- Volleyball Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll Drake Did Not Play -- Volleyball (Fall 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002; Spring 2000, 2001, 2002) Texas Southern Did Not Play -- Volleyball Cal State Fullerton Did Not Play -- Volleyball The Personal Side Cincinnati Did Not Play -- Volleyball New Orleans Did Not Play -- Volleyball Major: Business Administration (3.406 GPA) San Diego Did Not Play -- Volleyball Family: Parents, Pedro Cepero and Maria Juan Febres Penn State Did Not Play -- Volleyball Sister, Veronica, 30 Texas-Pan American141200 34314022 1 15 Oklahoma 28 2 6 0 1 2 4 3 7 10 3 1 5 2 1 6 Brothers, P.J., 29, David, 26, Leonardo, 25 Colorado 28 1 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 8113 0 02 Hometown: Dorado, Puerto Rico Totals 70 4 12 0 2 5 8 9 13 22 4 4 10 3 2 13 High School: McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.) Games Played: 3 PPG: 4.3 FG%: 33.3 3FG%: 0.0 FT%: 62.5 Date of Birth: June 11, 1981 RPG: 7.3 APG: 1.3 A/TO Ratio: 0.4 SPG: 0.7 BPG: 1.0 Place of Birth: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Cepero's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2000-01 21-16 538 52-118 .441 4-12 .333 20-39 .513 34-77 111-5.3 64-4 38 61 20 18 128-6.1 2001-02 16-1 203 18-40 .450 1-2 .500 14-22 .636 22-31 53-3.3 27-0 8 29 4 5 51-3.2 2002-03 3-0 70 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 5-8 .625 9-13 22-7.3 4-0 4 10 3 2 13-4.3 Career 40-17 811 74-170 .435 5-16 .313 39-69 .565 65-121 186-4.7 95-4 50 100 27 25 192-4.8 Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 10 www.Huskers.com 2002-03 (Senior) Cleveland's Career Highs Amanda Cleveland waited a long time for the Category Total Game kind of season she is having in 2002-03. Through Points 18 San Diego (12/28/02) 13 games, the sixth-year senior from Lancaster, Rebounds 15 Texas Southern (12/9/02) Texas, ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 9.5 Assists 1 14 times points per game, while leading the club and ranking Steals 2 Three times sixth in the Big 12 with 8.3 rebounds per game. She Blocks 5 New Orleans (12/30/02) also leads the team and ranks seventh in the FGA 12 San Diego (12/30/02) conference with 1.8 blocked shots per game. FGM 7 San Diego (12/30/02) The 6-2 forward/center has scored 124 points FTA 11 Rice (11/24/02) and grabbed 108 rebounds through 13 games this FTM 9 Rice (11/24/02) season, far surpassing the 79 points and 79 rebounds 3-PT FGA 0 None (52 games) she produced in her five previous 3-PT FGM 0 None seasons. Her 23 blocked shots are more than double her career total (9) entering the season. In fact, Cleveland has posted at least one blocked America candidate Carla Bennett, holding her to shots in 10 straight games, including a career-best just four points, while posting two blocked shots. Amanda five blocks in the win over New Orleans on Dec. 22. Offensively, Cleveland just missed a double-double She needs just two more blocks to tie Nafeesah Brown with 12 points and nine boards against the Bulldogs. (1993-94) for fifth on NU’s senior season block list. After three years on the sideline, Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland has scored in double figures eight made one of the most miraculous comebacks in times, including a 13-point, 11-rebound effort in her college basketball in 2000-01 and continued her last outing at Colorado for her third double-double improvement as a fifth-year senior in 2001-02. #12 of the season. She posted her second double-double Cleveland fought her way back onto the court after with a career-high 18-point, 13-rebound a near-fatal battle with aplastic anemia as a performance in Nebraska’s win over San Diego on freshman in 1997-98, after missing nearly three full Dec. 28. Cleveland scored 12 of her 18 points in the seasons with the rare blood disorder that prevents 6-2, Senior second half to lead NU back from a 19-point second- bone marrow from producing new blood cells and Forward/Center half deficit at USD. She also set a career high with causes extreme fatigue. Lancaster, Texas two steals in a career-best 36 minutes played. In her first five years in Lincoln, Cleveland Cleveland produced the first double-double of averaged just 6.3 minutes per game while averaging Lancaster her career with 10 points and a career-best 15 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds. Before this season, rebounds in NU’s win over Texas Southern on Dec. 9. Cleveland had never played more than 15 minutes in She scored 15 points against Rice on Nov. 24. a single game in her NU career. Through 13 games in Cleveland's Honors An amazingly talented athlete with good 2002-03, Cleveland is averaging 27.5 minutes per Nike/WBCA High School All-American (1997) defensive skills, Cleveland shut down Drake All- contest. First-Team Texas Class 4-A All-State First-Team All-Dallas Metro Area Cleveland’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game Opponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Grambling State* 24 4 6 0 0 3 5 1 6 7414 1 011 Rice* 35 3 6 0 0 9 11 1 8 9213 2 115 The Personal Side Creighton* 29 2 7 0 0 3 6 2 4 6403 0 17 Nickname: A.C. Drake* 30 4 7 0 0 4 6 2 7 9314 2 012 Major: Sociology Texas Southern*265900 0278152012110 Cal State Fullerton* 16 4 6 0 0 1 3 3 2 5402 1 09 Family: Parents, Sidney and Doris Cleveland Cincinnati* 23 2 7 0 0 2 2 1 4 5300 1 16 Sisters, Denise, 29, Yolonda, 27, Dionne, 25 New Orleans* 29 3 4 0 0 5 6 2 3 5402 5 111 Hometown: Lancaster, Texas San Diego* 36 7 12 0 0 4 6 5 8 13 5 0 6 2 2 18 Penn State* 32 4 11 0 0 3 4 2 4 6403 2 211 High School: Lancaster Texas-Pan American*280400 02268202 2 20 Date of Birth: March 26, 1979 Oklahoma* 22 0 4 0 0 1 3 3 6 9400 2 11 Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas Colorado* 28 3 8 0 0 7 10 4 7 11 1 0 2 1 1 13 Totals 358 41 91 0 0 42 66 35 73 108 42 3 32 23 13 124 Games Played: 13 PPG: 9.5 FG%: 45.1 3FG%: 0.0 FT%: 63.6 RPG: 8.3 APG: 0.2 A/TO Ratio: 0.1 SPG: 1.0 BPG: 1.8

Cleveland's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 1997-98 7-0 50 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 7-12 19-2.7 4-0 0 12 0 1 7-1.0 1998-99 Did Not Play -- Illness -- Redshirt 1999-00 Did Not Play -- Illness 2000-01 22-0 115 1-9 .111 0-0 .000 12-21 .571 4-10 14-0.6 24-0 3 14 1 7 14-0.6 2001-02 23-1 164 17-56 .304 0-0 .000 24-38 .632 17-29 46-2.0 35-0 8 19 8 3 58-2.5 2002-03 13-13 358 41-91 .451 0-0 .000 42-66 .636 35-73 108-8.3 42-1 3 32 23 13 124-9.5 Career 65-14 687 61-164 .372 0-0 .000 81-131 .618 63-124 187-2.9 95-1 14 77 32 24 203-3.1

www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 11 2002-03 (Sophomore) Johansen's Career Highs One of the top passing point guards in the Big 12 Category Total Game Conference, Jina Johansen enters the Kansas State Points 15 Rice (11/24/02) game ranked fourth in the league averaging 5.8 Rebounds 6 San Diego (12/28/02) assists per game. 6 Chicago State (12/22/01) Johansen enters the game with the Wildcats Assists 9 Rice (11/24/02) averaging 5.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, 9 Kansas State (2/10/02) while ranking second on the club with 1.5 steals per Steals 7 Grambling State (11/22/02) contest. Blocks 1 Creighton (12/1/02) With Nebraska’s limited depth, Johansen has FGA 9 UT-Pan American (1/5/03) shouldered the ball-handling load almost 9 Penn State (12/30/02) exclusively for the Huskers this season, averaging FGM 4 Penn State (12/30/02) 37.3 minutes played per game. She produced her 4 Rice (11/24/02) sixth 40-minute performance of the season against FTA 12 New Orleans (12/22/02) Oklahoma. FTM 9 New Orleans (12/22/02) Johansen played a season-low 30 minutes in the 3-PT FGA 4 UT-Pan American (1/5/03) loss to Texas-Pan American on Jan. 5, missing 10 3-PT FGM 2 UT-Pan American (1/5/03) Jina minutes in the second half after receiving an elbow in the mouth that required stitches in her upper lip. Despite her limited playing time, Johansen hit the points, dished out eight assists and had five steals. Johansen first two three-pointers of her career against the Lady In the season-opening win over Grambling State, Broncs, while finishing with eight points. Johansen scored just two points, but she notched a The 5-7 point guard from Dannebrog, Neb., has career high with seven steals, while adding seven #20 played the full 40 minutes in six of Nebraska’s 13 assists to help the Huskers. She recorded seven assists games, and 485 of a possible 520 minutes on the and four rebounds in the Huskers’ 71-48 win over season (93.3 percent). Texas Southern. NU’s floor general added six points Johansen played the best all-around game of her and five assists against Cal State Fullerton and six 5-7, Sophomore young Husker career in Nebraska’s 71-56 win over more assists against No. 25 Cincinnati. Guard Rice on Nov. 24. She scored a career-high 15 points Johansen became a leader for the Huskers late in the 2001-02 season, guiding Nebraska to back-to- Dannebrog, Neb. and tied a career-best with nine assists just missing her first career double-double in the win over the back wins in her first two career starts. She dished Centura Owls. She also played 40 minutes against Rice’s full- out a career-high nine assists, while scoring four court press and committed just three turnovers. points in Nebraska’s 67-52 upset of No. 11 Kansas Johansen's Honors Johansen provided her second double-figure State on Feb. 10. Johansen improved to 2-0 as NU’s starting point guard by guiding the Huskers to a 77- Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll scoring effort of the season with 11 points and five assists in NU’s 73-62 win over New Orleans on Dec. 70 win over Kansas on Feb. 13, for Nebraska’s first (Fall 2001; Spring 2002) road win during league play. She finished the season Two-Time First-Team All-Nebraska 22. She scored just four points, but tied a career high with six rebounds while dishing out seven assists in averaging 1.7 points, 1.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists (Omaha World-Herald, 2000, 2001) per game. She played in all 30 contests, including First-Team Super-State NU’s win over San Diego on Dec. 28. Johansen provided a strong showing in NU’s loss six straight starts to end the regular season. She (Lincoln Journal Star, 2001) averaged 15.1 minutes per game on the year. Honorary Captain Class C-1 All-State Team (2001) to No. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30, when she scored nine Second-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2000) Johansen’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game First-Team Class C-2 All-State (1999, 2000) Opponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Second-Team Class C-2 All-State (1998) Grambling State* 37 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 00176 0 72 Daubert-Pinnacle Bank All-Star (1999, 2000) Rice* 40 4 7 0 0 7 9 0 33293 0 115 Creighton* 39 3 7 0 0 0 1 1 4521101 16 The Personal Side Drake* 40 2 4 0 1 2 4 0 44462 0 16 Texas Southern*291201 00134475 0 12 Major: Nutrition/Dietetics (3.744 GPA) Cal State Fullerton* 34 2 7 0 2 2 4 1 01153 0 26 Family: Parents, Russ and Marcia Johansen Cincinnati* 40 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 55362 0 02 Sisters, Jaci, 31, Jill, 29, Jessica, 22 New Orleans* 39 1 2 0 0 9 12 0 22355 0 011 San Diego* 40 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 66277 0 04 Brother, Jerrid, 23 Penn State* 40 4 9 0 3 1 1 0 22384 0 59 Hometown: Dannebrog, Neb. Texas-Pan American*303924 00213233 0 18 High School: Centura Oklahoma* 40 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 33246 0 01 Colorado* 37 1 6 0 1 3 4 0 22384 0 05 Date of Birth: Aug. 2, 1982 Totals 485 23 67 2 14 29 41 5 35 40 32 76 60 1 19 77 Place of Birth: Grand Island, Neb. Games Played: 13 PPG: 5.9 FG%: 34.3 3FG%: 14.3 FT%: 70.7 RPG: 3.1 APG: 5.8 A/TO Ratio: 1.3 SPG: 1.5 BPG: 0.1

Johansen's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2001-02 30-6 453 19-52 .365 0-4 .000 13-14 .929 6-23 29-1.0 25-1 79 46 0 13 51-1.7 2002-03 13-13 485 23-67 .343 2-14 .143 29-41 .707 5-35 40-3.1 32-0 76 60 1 19 77-5.9 Career 43-19 938 42-119 .353 2-18 .111 42-55 .764 11-58 69-1.6 57-1 155 106 1 32 128-3.0

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 12 www.Huskers.com 2002-03 (Junior) Johnson's Career Highs Alexa Johnson has been Nebraska’s most Category Total Game productive offensive player through 13 games, Points 27 Cincinnati (12/15/02) leading the Huskers in scoring with 15.6 points per Rebounds 13 Grambling State (11/22/02) game, while ranking second on the team with 7.4 Assists 4 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) rebounds per contest. Steals 3 S. Illinois (11/16/01) The 6-1 forward from Hacienda Heights, Calif., Blocks 2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) enters the Kansas State game ranked among the top FGA 18 Cincinnati (12/15/02) players in the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding. She FGM 9 Cincinnati (12/15/02) is coming off a 15-point, four-rebound effort in the FTA 9 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) loss at Colorado, marking her ninth consecutive FTM 8 Grambling State (11/22/02) game scoring in double figures. 3-PT FGA 3 Cincinnati (12/15/02) One of Nebraska’s most improved players in each 3 Texas (1/2/02) of the last two seasons, Johnson’s numbers through 3-PT FGM 2 Cincinnati (12/15/02) 13 games are almost identical to her total statistics from 30 games last season. This season, she has scored 203 points and grabbed 96 rebounds. Last Southern on Dec. 9, and 15 points and 10 boards in Alexa season, she scored 204 points and managed 93 the win over Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 11. rebounds last season, while averaging 6.8 points and For her efforts against Texas Southern, Cal State 3.1 rebounds per game. Fullerton and Cincinnati, Johnson was honored with Johnson Johnson produced a career high with 27 points Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors on Dec. 16, the in the Huskers’ 65-55 win over No. 25 Cincinnati on first award of her career. Dec. 15, one of four 20-point outings this season. She Nebraska’s most improved player a year ago, #42 opened the season with 24 points and 13 rebounds Johnson has already eclipsed her career highs in for her first career double-double in the win over points (27 vs. Cincinnati), rebounds (13 vs. Grambling State on Nov. 22. She followed with 21 Grambling State), field goals attempted (18 vs. points and six rebounds in a win over Rice on Nov. Cincinnati), field goals made (9 vs. Cincinnati), free 6-1, Junior 24. She added a 21-point outburst in NU’s win over throws attempted (9 vs. Rice/Cal State Fullerton), Forward New Orleans on Dec. 22. free throws made (8 vs. Rice) and minutes played Hacienda Heights, Calif. Johnson scored 17 points in Nebraska’s loss to (40 vs. New Orleans and San Diego) this season. No. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30. Her performance Johnson was a first-team academic All-Big 12 Los Altos against the Lady Lions was one of her nine outings award winner last season and is a Verizon/CoSIDA of 15 or more points this season. Academic All-America nominee this season. Johnson's Honors Along with her scoring exploits, Johnson also Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 16, 2002) owns four double-doubles on the season, with her First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2002) most recent one coming with a 15-point, 11-rebound Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll effort in a win over San Diego on Dec. 28. She (Fall 2000, 2001; Spring 2001, 2002) produced back-to-back double-doubles with 15 1999 Nike All-American Camp Participant points and 11 rebounds in the win over Texas Street & Smith's All-American (Honorable-Mention, 2000) California High School Sports Fourth-Team Johnson’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game All-American (2000) Opponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Grambling State* 30 8 15 0 2 8 9 3 10 13 2 1 2 0 1 24 Three-Time All-California Interscholastic Rice* 39 8 13 0 1 5 5 246001 0 121 Federation (1998, 1999, 2000) Creighton* 35 2 6 0 0 1 1 167403 0 25 First-Team All-California (2000) Drake* 24 3 9 0 0 0 0 134501 0 06  Texas Southern*274900 7847112030115 Two-Time San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year Cal State Fullerton* 34 5 16 0 0 5 9 5 5 10 2 4 3 2 1 15 (1999, 2000) Cincinnati* 36 9 18 2 3 7 8 369401 0 127 New Orleans* 40 7 11 1 1 6 8 044413 1 121 The Personal Side San Diego* 40 5 13 0 1 5 6 4 7 11 4 0 2 0 1 15 Nickname: Lex Penn State* 39 6 16 0 0 5 5 134202 0 117 Texas-Pan American*3131211 35347300 0 110 Major: Economics (3.255 GPA) Oklahoma* 34 4 18 1 2 3 4 246316 0 212 Family: Parents, Rossie and Stephany Johnson Colorado* 33 6 14 1 3 2 2 224301 0 015 Hometown: Hacienda Heights, Calif. Totals 442701706 145770316596387283 13203 High School: Los Altos Games Played: 13 PPG: 15.6 FG%: 41.2 3FG%: 42.9 FT%: 81.4 RPG: 7.4 APG: 0.5 A/TO Ratio: 0.3 SPG: 1.0 BPG: 0.2 Date of Birth: Feb. 2, 1982 Place of Birth: Whittier, Calif.

Johnson's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2000-01 20-1 116 12-27 .444 0-0 .000 9-12 .750 2-12 14-0.7 18-0 4 10 0 1 33-1.7 2001-02 30-7 473 77-170 .453 2-6 .333 48-58 .828 32-61 93-3.1 66-1 13 37 3 20 204-6.8 2002-03 13-13 442 70-170 .412 6-14 .429 57-70 .814 31-65 96-7.4 38-1 7 28 3 13 203-15.6 Career 63-21 1,031 159-367 .433 8-20 .400 114-140 .814 65-138 203-3.2 122-2 24 75 6 34 440-7.0

www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 13 2002-03 (Junior) Morse's Career Highs The Huskers lost junior Katie Morse for the Category Total Game season with a knee injury suffered midway through Points 25 Texas Southern (12/9/02) the second half of the Huskers’ 65-55 win over No. 25 Rebounds 10 Three times Cincinnati on Dec. 15. Assists 2 Four times Nebraska’s tallest, most physical and hardest Steals 2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) working player, Morse’s absence knocked the Husker 2 Iowa State (1/26/02) roster down to five active scholarship players for Blocks 5 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) games against New Orleans, San Diego and No. 15 FGA 19 Texas Southern (12/9/02) Penn State. FGM 9 Texas Southern (12/9/02) The timing of Morse’s injury was especially FTA 7 S. Illinois (11/16/01) damaging because the game against Cincinnati FTM 6 Texas Southern (12/9/02) marked the Huskers’ seventh game of the season and 3-PT FGA 2 Three times surpassed the NCAA minimum of 20 percent games 3-PT FGM 1 Four times played to receive a medical hardship. She underwent surgery on Jan. 6, 2003, and will try to return next season. 11 points and six rebounds to go along with two Katie Before the injury againt the Bearcats, Morse was blocked shots in the loss at Creighton. coming off the best two games of her collegiate Those numbers are in stark contrast to the career. She poured in a career-high 25 points, while 2.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game career Morse tying her career high with 10 rebounds in a 71-48 averages for Morse entering the season. She Husker win over Texas Southern on Dec. 9. She had played just 9.4 minutes per game entering followed that game with an 18-point, 10-rebound her junior season, but averaged 34.1 minutes #53 and career-high five-blocked shot effort in a 78-60 per game, while playing all 40 minutes against win over Cal State Fullerton. It was her third Creighton and Drake this season. double-double of the season. One of the Huskers’ hardest-working players Morse was averaging 12.0 points and 7.9 on the court, in the weight room and in the 6-4, Junior rebounds per game, while leading the team with 15 classroom in her career at Nebraska, Morse Center blocked shots. She was ranked among the top 10 played in 29 games, including 12 early season Minden, Iowa players in the Big 12 in both rebounding and starts a year ago, and averaged 3.2 points and 2.6 blocked shots through seven games before the rebounds per game. She also ranks among the Tri-Center Community injury. top 15 players in the Big 12 with 28 blocked shots. Morse provided an excellent season-opening The 2001-02 Nebraska women’s basketball team’s performance in the win over Grambling State on Husker Power Lifter of the Year, Morse was as an Morse's Honors Nov. 22. She scored 12 points and grabbed a career- academic All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore. First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2002) high 10 rebounds, while posting her first career Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll double-double. (Fall 2000, 2001; Spring 2001, 2002) The 6-4 center from Minden, Iowa, added her Husker Power Lifter of the Year third double-figure scoring effort of the season with for Women's Basketball (2001-02) First-Team All-State, Des Moines Register (2000) Morse’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game MVP Southwest Iowa All-Star Game (2000) Opponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl Pts First-Team All-Southwest Iowa Grambling State* 31 4 10 0 2 4 5 0 10 10 3 1 3 1 1 12 Omaha World-Herald (2000) Rice* 34 1 7 0 0 5 6 1 67516 0 17 Creighton* 40 3 8 0 2 5 6 2 46112 2 111 Four-Time Tri-Center High School Team MVP Drake* 40 2 10 1 2 2 2 5 16312 2 17 Texas Southern* 36 9 19 1 1 6 6 7 3 10 1 2 5 3 0 25 Cal State Fullerton* 35 7 13 0 0 4 6 3 7 10 1 1 2 5 2 18 The Personal Side Cincinnati* 23 2 6 0 0 0 2 2 46202 2 04 Major: Secondary Education (3.371 GPA) New Orleans Did Not Play -- Knee Injury San Diego Did Not Play -- Knee Injury Family: Parents, Darrell and Roberta Morse Penn State Did Not Play -- Knee Injury Sister, Amy, 25 Texas-Pan American Did Not Play -- Knee Injury Brothers, Jim, 26, Andy, 18 Oklahoma Did Not Play -- Knee Injury Colorado Did Not Play -- Knee Injury Hometown: Minden, Iowa Totals 239 28 73 2 7 26 33 20 35 55 16 7 22 15 6 84 High School: Tri-Center Community Games Played: 7 PPG: 12.0 FG%: 38.4 3FG%: 28.6 FT%: 78.8 Date of Birth: Feb. 24, 1982 RPG: 7.9 APG: 1.0 A/TO Ratio: 0.3 SPG: 0.9 BPG: 2.1 Place of Birth: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Morse's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2000-01 22-0 92 6-20 .300 0-0 .000 5-9 .556 8-18 26-1.2 14-0 1 16 4 1 17-0.8 2001-02 29-12 389 37-103 .359 2-4 .500 16-24 .667 29-45 74-2.6 50-0 15 34 28 8 92-3.2 2002-03 7-7 239 28-73 .384 2-7 .286 26-33 .788 20-35 55-7.9 16-1 7 22 15 6 84-12.0 Career 58-19 720 71-196 .362 4-11 .364 47-66 .712 57-98 155-2.7 80-1 23 72 47 15 193-3.3

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 14 www.Huskers.com 2002-03 (Senior) Richards' Career Highs Margaret Richards has been solid both Category Total Game offensively and defensively through the first 13 Points 20 San Diego (12/28/02) games. She ranks second on the team in scoring with Rebounds 11 San Diego (12/28/02) 12.5 points per game, while ranking fourth on the 11 Grambling State (11/22/02) squad in rebounding with 6.2 boards per contest. Assists 5 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) She leads the team with 1.6 steals per game, while Steals 4 Four times ranking second with 2.4 assists per game. Blocks 2 Cincinnati (12/15/02) Unfortunately, the 5-9 guard from Louisville, Ky., FGA 20 Drake (12/5/02) is coming off her worst outing of the season with a FGM 7 Three times five-point, four-rebound effort in the loss at FTA 9 Texas Tech (1/17/01) Colorado. Richards played a season-low 23 minutes 9 S. Illinois (11/16/01) against the Buffs, picking up three fouls in the first FTM 7 Texas Tech (1/17/01) half and her fourth in the opening second of the 3-PT FGA 7 Drake (12/5/02) second half. 3-PT FGM 3 Three times Her struggles against CU followed one of her best games of the season against No. 25 Oklahoma, when Margaret she scored 17 points and tied a career best with four entered the game averaging 24.8 points per game, steals. while shooting better than 50 percent from three- Richards earned Surf & Slam All-Tournament point range. Richards did not allow King to hit a Richards honors in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 28-30. She claimed field goal the entire game (0-14), while limiting King a spot on the team by scoring a career-high 20 points to 0-for-7 shooting from three-point range. and tying her career-high with 11 rebounds in a win Richards also held 2002 Missouri Valley #22 over San Diego on Dec. 28. She also hit the game- Conference Player-of-the-Year Christy Neneman to winning shot as time expired against the Toreros, just nine points in a loss at Creighton. capping Nebraska’s miraculous comeback from 19 Richards has scored in double figures in 10 of points down with less than 10 minutes to play in the NU’s 13 games, producing a season-low five points 5-9, Senior game. She added 10 points and two rebounds in the against Colorado, which snapped a streak of seven Guard loss to No. 15 Penn State in the tournament straight double-figure scoring efforts. Louisville, Ky. championship game. Richards scored 18 points in the loss to Drake on Richards owns three double-doubles on the Dec. 5. She scored 14 points, grabbed two boards Central season, including the 20-point, 11-rebound effort at and had one steal in the final nine minutes of the San Diego, 16 points and 10 rebounds against New game to lead Nebraska back from a 25-point deficit Richards' Honors Orleans on Dec. 22 and 12 points and 11 boards in to within four points in the final 30 seconds. She hit Surf & Slam All-Tournament Team (2002) the win over Grambling State on Nov. 22. three second-half three-pointers to tie a career high. Time Warner Cable Classic MVP (2000) Along with her offensive production, Richards Richards poured in 12 points while dishing out No. 2 All-Time Performance Index Score has been Nebraska’s top defender. She showed her a career-high five assists in a 78-60 win over Cal State Among Nebraska Female Athletes (2,294 points) lock-down abilities by holding Cincinnati All- Fullerton and added 11 points against Texas-Pan Team Record Holder in 40-Yard Dash (5.17) America guard Valerie King to just three points in American. First-Team All-Kentucky (1999) Nebraska’s 65-55 upset of the No. 25 Bearcats. King Kentucky AAU All-Star Team Member (1998) AAU Junior National Tournament MVP (1998) Richards’ 2002-03 Game-by-Game Second-Leading Scorer in the State of Kentucky Opponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 35.5 Points Per Game (1998-99) Grambling State* 35 5 12 0 3 2 6 3 8 11 0 3 6 1 1 12 Rice* 35 4 10 0 0 5 5 0 55412 0 213 Creighton* 38 3 13 0 2 3 4 1 78315 0 19 The Personal Side Drake* 38 7 20 3 7 1 1 3 47232 0 218 Nickname: BG Texas Southern*253926 00000131 1 08 Major: Communication Studies Cal State Fullerton* 31 5 12 2 5 0 0 1 56353 0 312 Cincinnati* 40 5 12 1 2 1 2 4 59244 2 012 Family: Parents, Darlene Richards New Orleans* 38 7 10 0 2 2 2 2 8 10 3 4 5 0 3 16 and Ronald Moore San Diego* 38 7 19 0 3 6 6 4 7 11 1 1 4 0 1 20 Brothers, Lavelle, 26, Ronnie, 25 Penn State* 29 3 4 2 3 2 2 1 12224 0 110 Texas-Pan American*383825 36224322 0 211 Hometown: Louisville, Ky. Oklahoma* 34 5 12 1 4 6 8 1 34112 1 417 High School: Louisville Central Colorado* 23 2 13 1 6 0 0 3 14410 0 15 Totals 442 59 154 14 48 31 42 25 56 81 29 31 40 5 21 163 Date of Birth: Sept. 13, 1981 Games Played: 13 PPG: 12.5 FG%: 38.3 3FG%: 29.2 FT%: 73.8 Place of Birth: Louisville, Ky. RPG: 6.2 APG: 2.4 A/TO Ratio: 0.8 SPG: 1.6 BPG: 0.4

Richards' Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2000-01 29-10 394 53-143 .371 17-56 .304 31-50 .620 39-55 94-3.2 43-1 37 49 0 24 154-5.3 2001-02 30-3 373 50-136 .368 18-66 .273 35-50 .700 26-34 60-2.0 42-1 21 26 4 34 153-5.1 2002-03 13-13 442 59-154 .383 14-48 .292 31-42 .738 25-56 81-6.2 29-0 31 40 5 21 163-12.5 Career 72-26 1,209 162-433 .374 49-170 .288 97-142 .683 90-145 235-3.3 114-2 89 115 9 79 470-6.5

www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 15 2002-03 (Senior) Roberts' Career Highs Shahidrah Roberts stepped into the starting Category Total Game lineup for the Huskers for the first time this season Points 21 Texas A&M (1/7/01) against New Orleans, after junior center Katie Morse Rebounds 11 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) was lost for the season with a knee injury suffered in Assists 6 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) the win over No. 25 Cincinnati. Steals 4 UT-Pan American (1/5/03) The 5-9 senior guard from Overland Park, Kan., Blocks 2 New Orleans (12/22/02) has overcome a series of ankle injuries to produce FGA 17 UT-Pan American (1/5/03) double figures in six of Nebraska’s last eight games, FGM 9 Texas A&M (1/7/01) including a 10-point performance in the loss at FTA 5 Oakland (11/17/00) Colorado on Jan. 14. FTM 3 Iowa State (3/9/00) Roberts scored a season-high 15 points, 3-PT FGA 9 Penn State (12/30/02) including a season-high three three-pointers in the 3-PT FGM 4 Kansas State (2/17/01) loss to No. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30. She followed with 13 points and a career-high four steals in the loss to Texas-Pan American on Jan. 5. The ankle continued to slow Roberts throughout For the season, Roberts is averaging 8.8 points, fall conditioning, and a reinjury in practice on Shahidrah 4.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game, Monday, Nov. 18, forced her to miss NU’s season- while playing in 11 of Nebraska’s 13 contests. She opening win over Grambling State and a win over missed the Huskers’ season-opening wins over Rice on Nov. 24. Roberts Grambling State (Nov. 22) and Rice (Nov. 24) After returning to the court in a limited role because of an ankle injury. against Creighton (Dec. 1) and Drake (Dec. 5), Roberts stepped into Nebraska’s starting lineup Roberts has played a major role over the last eight #24 for the first time in exactly one year in NU’s 73-62 games. win over New Orleans on Dec. 22. She scored 11 Roberts struck for the first double-double of her points, pulled down six rebounds, dished out three career with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds assists, snagged three steals and set a career high in Nebraska’s win over Cal State Fullerton (Dec. 11). 5-9, Senior with two blocked shots in the win over the Privateers. She added a career-high six assists against the Titans Guard Roberts replaced injured starter Katie Morse, in 23 minutes of work. She played a career-high 32 Overland Park, Kan. who was lost for the season with a knee injury minutes in NU’s upset of No. 25 Cincinnati (Dec. 15), suffered in the second half in the win over No. 25 contributing 11 points and seven rebounds. Blue Valley North Cincinnati on Dec. 15. She matched her career best with 32 minutes The New Orleans game marked Roberts’ first start played against Texas-Pan American. Roberts' Honors since Dec. 22, 2001, in a win over Chicago State. After A solid three-point shooter, Roberts ranks eighth Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2001) that game, Roberts suffered a season-ending ankle in career three-point percentage at Nebraska, Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll injury that required off-season surgery. The injury knocking down 31.8 percent of her long-range (Fall 1999, 2000; Spring 2000, 2001) forced her to miss Nebraska’s final 18 games of the attempts. She needs 13 more trifectas to crack NU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Board Member (2001-02) 2001-02 season. all-time top 10 list in made three-pointers. Miss Kansas Basketball (1999) Kansas City Metro Area Player of the Year (1998) Roberts’ 2002-03 Game-by-Game USA Today Honorable-Mention Opponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Kansas Player of the Year Grambling State Did Not Play -- Ankle Inury Rice Did Not Play -- Ankle Injury Eastern Kansas League Player of the Year Creighton 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 011102 0 02 Drake 17 2 10 0 3 2 2 123311 0 36 The Personal Side Texas Southern2641003 00549041 0 08 Nickname: Shaq Cal State Fullerton 23 6 15 2 4 0 0 4 7 11 2 6 1 0 2 14 Cincinnati 32 4 11 2 3 1 2 437212 0 211 Major: Psychology New Orleans* 31 5 9 1 2 0 0 066335 2 311 Family: Mother, Beulah San Diego* 27 2 6 0 2 1 2 134333 1 05 Sisters, Krystal, 32, Rashaun, 30, Sharmaynne, 25 Penn State* 26 6 15 3 9 0 0 134120 1 015 Texas-Pan American*3261717 00101420 0 413 Brother, Sydney, 30 Oklahoma* 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 303511 0 32 Hometown: Overland Park, Kan. Colorado* 23 4 10 2 4 0 0 000311 0 010 High School: Blue Valley North Totals 268 41 111 11 37 4 6 20 29 49 27 24 17 4 17 97 Games Played: 11 PPG: 8.8 FG%: 36.9 3FG%: 29.7 FT%: 66.7 Date of Birth: June 2, 1981 RPG: 4.5 APG: 2.2 A/TO Ratio: 1.4 SPG: 1.5 BPG: 0.4 Place of Birth: Berkeley, Calif.

Roberts' Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 1999-00 23-0 244 28-81 .346 12-37 .324 8-11 .727 15-23 38-1.7 21-0 16 21 1 11 76-3.3 2000-01 29-12 442 71-195 .364 20-60 .333 12-26 .462 49-47 96-3.3 54-1 30 52 2 23 174-6.0 2001-02 12-1 186 30-69 .435 7-23 .304 6-11 .545 14-31 45-3.8 27-0 20 13 0 13 73-6.1 2002-03 11-6 268 41-111 .369 11-37 .297 4-6 .667 20-29 49-4.5 27-0 24 17 4 17 97-8.8 Career 75-19 1,140 170-456 .373 50-157 .318 30-54 .556 98-130 228-3.0 129-1 90 103 7 64 422-5.6

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 16 www.Huskers.com 2002-03 (Freshman) Hanson's Career Highs One of four walk-ons to the Nebraska roster this Category Total Game season, Lacey Hanson has seen the most action of the Points 3 Cincinnati (12/15/02) Husker newcomers through the first 13 games. Rebounds 2 Penn State (12/30/02) Hanson enters the Kansas State game averaging 2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) 0.7 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game while Assists 2 Penn State (12/30/02) playing an average of 12.4 minutes per game. 2 San Diego (12/28/02) The 5-10 guard from Omaha, Neb., who is a Steals 1 San Diego (12/28/02) sophomore academically, is a perfect 2-for-2 from the 1 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) free throw line and has knocked down 1-of-4 three- Blocks 0 None point attempts. She is shooting 21.4 percent (3-14) FGA 3 Penn State (12/30/02) from the field overall. 3 New Orleans (12/22/02) Hanson knocked down the first three-pointer of FGM 1 Three times her young career in Nebraska’s 65-55 win over No. 25 FTA 2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) Cincinnati on Dec. 15. Her three points against the FTM 2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) Bearcats marked her career high. She grabbed two 3-PT FGA 1 Four times rebounds to tie her career best in the Huskers’ loss to 3-PT FGM 1 Cincinnati (12/30/02) Lacey No. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30. She tied another career high with two assists against the Lady Lions. Hanson played a career-high 27 minutes in Hanson Nebraska’s season-opening victory over Grambling State on Nov. 22. She also hit the first field goal of her career against the Lady Tigers, while adding one #5 rebound and one assist. The Ralston High School graduate enrolled at Nebraska in the fall of 2001 but did not compete or try out for the basketball team. 5-10, Freshman This fall Hanson was the second walk-on to earn Guard a spot on Nebraska’s roster, following fellow Omaha Omaha, Neb. native Kala Sledge. Ralston Hanson's Honors NU College of Business Administration Dean’s List (2002) Earned 12 High School Letters (Five Sports) The Personal Side Major: Psychology (3.3 GPA) Family: Parents, Keith and Kristie Hanson Hanson’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game Sister, Brittany, 15 Opponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Hometown: Omaha, Neb. Grambling State 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11111 0 02 High School: Ralston Rice 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01000 0 00 Date of Birth: Creighton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11001 0 00 April 5, 1983 Drake 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01001 0 00 Place of Birth: Omaha, Neb. Texas Southern190201 00000111 0 00 Cal State Fullerton 16 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 22002 0 12 Cincinnati 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 00000 0 03 New Orleans 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 01011 0 02 San Diego 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11022 0 10 Penn State 19 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 12021 0 00 Texas-Pan American30101 00000000 0 00 Oklahoma 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 01000 0 00 Colorado 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00001 0 00 Totals 161 3 14 1 4 2 2 5 6 11 2 7 11 0 2 9 Games Played: 13 PPG: 0.7 FG%: 21.4 3FG%: 25.0 FT%: 100.0 RPG: 0.8 APG: 0.5 A/TO Ratio: 0.6 SPG: 0.2 BPG: 0.0

Hanson's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2002-03 13-0 161 3-14 .214 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 5-6 11-0.8 2-0 7 11 0 2 9-0.7 Career 13-0 161 3-14 .214 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 5-6 11-0.8 2-0 7 11 0 2 9-0.7

www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 17 2002-03 (Senior) Pilakowski's Career Highs Two-time AVCA volleyball All-American Laura Category Total Game Pilakowski made her decision to join the Nebraska Points 4 Colorado (1/14/03) women’s basketball team on Dec. 22, just days after 4 Oklahoma (1/11/03) completing a spectacular career on the volleyball Rebounds 8 Colorado (1/14/03) court for the Huskers. Assists 1 Colorado (1/14/03) Pilakowski joined the basketball team for practice 1 Oklahoma (1/11/03) for the first time with fellow NU volleyball player Steals 3 Oklahoma (1/11/03) Greichaly Cepero on Jan. 1, and saw the first action of Blocks 2 Oklahoma (1/11/03) her career by playing seven minutes against Texas- FGA 5 Oklahoma (1/11/03) Pan American on Jan. 5. Pilakowski pulled down one FGM 1 Colorado (1/14/03) offensive rebound against the Lady Broncs. 1 Oklahoma (1/11/03) With another week of practice under her belt, FTA 6 Oklahoma (1/11/03) Pilakowski made the first major contributions of her FTM 2 Colorado (1/14/03) career in NU’s Big 12-opening loss to No. 25 Oklahoma 2 Oklahoma (1/11/03) on Jan. 11. The 6-2 forward from Columbus, Neb., 3-PT FGA 0 None scored four points, grabbed five rebounds, snagged 3-PT FGM 0 None Laura three steals, posted two blocked shots and added one assist in 23 minutes of action against the 2002 NCAA runner-up Sooners. She scored four more points and yard dash, a 1.79 in the 10-yard dash and a 29-inch Pilakowski pulled down a career-high eight rebounds at vertical leap. Colorado on Jan. 14. Pilakowski joined Cepero as one of three Nebraska Although Pilakowski has participated in volleyball players to earn Co-Big 12 Player-of-the- #23 intramural basketball throughout her college career, Year honors in 2003. Unlike Cepero, who has played she had not competed at the varsity level since high the past two seasons for the Husker basketball team at school. Pilakowski was a second-team super-state the conclusion of volleyball season, Pilakowski is selection in basketball as both a high school junior making her first appearance on the hardwood at the 6-2, Senior and senior. She averaged 17.7 points and 10.4 Devaney Center. Forward rebounds per game in both seasons for Columbus In 2002, Pilakowski was the most efficient outside hitter in the Big 12 with a .339 hitting percentage. She Columbus, Neb. High School, which advanced to the Class A state tournament in both seasons. She was also the Class A finished her career ranked sixth in hitting percentage Columbus state champion in the long jump as a sophomore for (.319), eighth in career kills (1,183) and eighth in the Discoverers. career attacks (2,661). Pilakowski's Honors One of the best all-around female athletes in the Pilakowski was also a standout in the classroom Two-Time AVCA Volleyball All-American history of Nebraska athletics, Pilakowski owns a for the Huskers as a three-time Verizon/CoSIDA (First-Team, 2000; Second-Team, 2002) school-record Performance Index of 2,394 points. Academic All-American. Three-Time Verizon/CoSIDA The 2000 Nebraska Husker Power Female Athlete of The three-time first-team All-Big 12 selection was Academic All-American for Volleyball the Year has posted a 5.32-second clocking in the 40- also a three-time academic all-conference pick. (First-Team, 2002; Second-Team, 2000, 2001) Three-Time First-Team All-Big 12 Pilakowski’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game (Volleyball, 2000, 2001, 2002) Opponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Three-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Grambling State Did Not Play -- Volleyball (Volleyball, 2000, 2001, 2002) Rice Did Not Play -- Volleyball Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll Creighton Did Not Play -- Volleyball Drake Did Not Play -- Volleyball (Fall, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) Texas Southern Did Not Play -- Volleyball (Spring, 2000, 2001, 2002) Cal State Fullerton Did Not Play -- Volleyball Cincinnati Did Not Play -- Volleyball The Personal Side New Orleans Did Not Play -- Volleyball San Diego Did Not Play -- Volleyball Major: Marketing (3.949 GPA) Penn State Did Not Play -- Volleyball Family: Parents, Larry and Anne Pilakowski Texas-Pan American70000 00101001 0 00 Hometown: Columbus, Neb. Oklahoma 23 1 5 0 0 2 6 3 2 5 1 1 4 2 3 4 Colorado 19 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 6 8 1 1 1 0 1 4 High School: Columbus Totals 492700 486814226 2 48 Date of Birth: Oct. 11, 1980 Games Played: 3 PPG: 2.7 FG%: 28.6 3FG%: 0.0 FT%: 50.0 Place of Birth: Columbus, Neb. RPG: 4.7 APG: 0.7 A/TO Ratio: 0.3 SPG: 1.3 BPG: 0.7

Pilakowski's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2002-03 3-0 49 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 6-8 14-4.7 2-0 2 6 2 4 8-2.7 Career 3-0 49 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 6-8 14-4.7 2-0 2 6 2 4 8-2.7

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 18 www.Huskers.com 2002-03 (Freshman) Runty's Career Highs Jessie Runty joined the Nebraska women’s Category Total Game basketball team in mid-October after the start of fall Points 11 UT-Pan American (1/5/03) practice. Rebounds 1 UT-Pan American (1/5/03) A 5-7 guard from Elkhorn, Neb., Runty originally 1 Penn State (12/30/02) signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Assists 1 San Diego (12/30/02) Pacific but did not attend the Stockton, Calif., school. Steals 0 None The Millard North High School graduate enrolled at Blocks 0 None Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln last season but she did FGA 6 UT-Pan American (1/5/03) not compete in basketball. FGM 4 UT-Pan American (1/5/03) Runty sat out the first semester of competition this FTA 0 None season but saw action in Nebraska’s final four non- FTM 0 None conference games. She did not play in the Huskers’ 3-PT FGA 5 UT-Pan American (1/5/03) loss to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan. 11 in Lincoln, but did 3-PT FGM 3 UT-Pan American (1/5/03) see two minutes of action at Colorado. Runty erupted for a career-high 11 points by hitting 4-of-6 shots from the field, including 3-of-5 She averaged 13 points and six assists per game Jessie three-point attempts in NU’s loss to Texas-Pan for Coach Jeff Ritz. She was a two-time member of American on Jan. 5. She played a career-high 17 the Daubert-Pinnacle Bank All-Star team and minutes against UTPA. She enters the Kansas State played in the Nebraska Senior All-Star game after Runty game averaging 2.6 points and 0.6 boards per game. her senior season. She lettered four years in Before breaking out against Texas-Pan American, basketball and three years in track and field. Runty played the first two minutes of her career in Runty was also a strong student and very active #11 the Huskers’ win over New Orleans on Dec. 22, and in the community during high school. She was an played four minutes in NU’s win over San Diego at the honor roll student, a Bible school teacher, a Surf & Slam Hoop Classic on Dec. 28. She notched her member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, first career assist against the Toreros. and she coached a YMCA third-grade basketball 5-7, Freshman Runty played 12 minutes and scored the first two team. Guard points of her career, while grabbing the first rebound Personal Elkhorn, Neb. of her career in Nebraska’s loss to No. 15 Penn State in San Diego on Dec. 30. The daughter of Steve and Jeannie Runty, Millard North Runty joins freshmen Lacey Hanson and Kala Jessie was born July 30, 1982, in Elkhorn, Neb. Her Sledge and senior Laura Pilakowski as walk-ons to father Steve lettered in football at Nebraska in 1972 Runty's Honors the Nebraska women’s basketball program this and 1973, and her brother, Jay, was also a Daubert-Pinnacle Bank All-Star Team (1999, 2000) season. quarterback for the Huskers until transferring to Senior All-Star Game Participant (2001) Nebraska-Omaha. Runty is majoring in elementary education at Nebraska. The Personal Side High School Runty helped Millard North to the state semifinals Nickname: Jess in the Nebraska Class A (largest) Tournament in 2001. Major: Elementary Education Family: Parents, Steve and Jeannie Runty Runty’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game Sister, Jill Opponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Brother, Jay Grambling State Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer Rules Hometown: Elkhorn, Neb. Rice Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer Rules High School: Millard North Creighton Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer Rules Drake Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer Rules Date of Birth: July 30, 1982 Texas Southern Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer Rules Place of Birth: Elkhorn, Neb. Cal State Fullerton Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer Rules Cincinnati Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer Rules New Orleans 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00100 0 00 San Diego 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 00310 0 00 Penn State 12 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 11000 0 02 Texas-Pan American174635 00011100 0 011 Oklahoma Did Not Play Colorado 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 01000 0 00 Totals 3751037 00123510 0 013 Games Played: 5 PPG: 2.6 FG%: 50.0 3FG%: 42.9 FT%: 0.0 RPG: 0.6 APG: 0.2 A/TO Ratio: 99.9 SPG: 0.0 BPG: 0.0

Runty's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2002-03 5-0 37 5-10 .500 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 1-2 3-.0.6 5-0 1 0 0 0 13-2.6 Career 5-0 37 5-10 .500 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 1-2 3-0.6 5-0 1 0 0 0 13-2.6

www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 19 2002-03 (Freshman) Sledge's Career Highs The first of four walk-ons to join the Nebraska Category Total Game women’s basketball team this season, Kala Sledge was Points 3 Texas Southern (12/9/02) a major contributor in practice and games during Rebounds 2 Grambling State (11/22/02) the non-conference season. Assists 2 Grambling State (11/22/02) The 5-6 freshman guard from Omaha, Neb., tried Steals 1 Texas Southern (12/9/02) out for the team during fall conditioning and earned Blocks 0 None a spot on the team with her work ethic and solid FGA 6 Texas Southern (12/9/02) fundamentals. FGM 1 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) Sledge has appeared in nine games for the 1 Texas Southern (12/9/02) Huskers and is averaging 0.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and FTA 2 New Orleans (12/22/02) 0.2 assists while averaging 5.4 minutes per game. 2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) The Omaha Westside High School graduate FTM 1 New Orleans (12/22/02) played a career-high 16 minutes in Nebraska’s 3-PT FGA 3 Texas Southern (12/9/02) season-opening victory over Grambling State on Nov. 3-PT FGM 1 Texas Southern (12/9/02) 22. She pulled down a career-high two rebounds and distributed a career-best two assists in the win over Kala the Lady Tigers. Sledge scored a career-high three points while playing 12 minutes in NU’s win over Texas Southern Sledge on Dec. 9. Against the Lady Tigers, Sledge knocked down her first career three-pointer. She added the first steal of her career against TSU. #10 Sledge added two points in 11 minutes of action against Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 11, and made her first career free throw in the Huskers’ win over New Orleans on Dec. 22. 5-6, Freshman Sledge did not see action against Cincinnati, San Guard Diego, Texas-Pan American or Oklahoma. Omaha, Neb. Westside Sledge's Honors Honorable-Mention All-State (2002) The Personal Side Major: General Studies Family: Parents, Ted and Mary Sledge Brothers, Joe, 25, Bret, 19 Hometown: Omaha, Neb. Sledge’s 2002-03 Game-by-Game High School: Omaha Westside Opponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Date of Birth: Dec. 17, 1983 Grambling State 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 112021 0 00 Place of Birth: Omaha, Neb. Rice 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 000000 0 00 Creighton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 000000 0 00 Drake 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 000000 0 00 Texas Southern121613 00000100 0 13 Cal State Fullerton 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 000100 0 02 Cincinnati Did Not Play New Orleans 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 000100 0 01 San Diego Did Not Play Penn State 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 101100 0 00 Texas-Pan American Did Not Play Oklahoma Did Not Play Colorado 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 000001 0 00 Totals 492813 15213422 0 16 Games Played: 9 PPG: 0.7 FG%: 25.0 3FG%: 33.3 FT%: 20.0 RPG: 0.3 APG: 0.2 A/TO Ratio: 1.0 SPG: 0.1 BPG: 0.0

Sledge's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2002-03 9-0 49 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 1-5 .200 2-1 3-0.3 4-0 2 2 0 1 6-0.7 Career 9-0 49 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 1-5 .200 2-1 3-0.3 4-0 2 2 0 1 6-0.7

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 20 www.Huskers.com Overall 2002-03 Statistics Overall Record: 7-6 Home: 6-3 Away: 1-2 Neutral: 0-1 Rebounds Player G-GS Min-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot/Avg. PF-D A TO BK ST TP/Avg. Alexa Johnson 13-13 442-34.0 70-170 .412 6-14 .429 57-70 .814 31-65 96/7.4 38-1 7 28 3 13 203/15.6 Margaret Richards 13-13 442-34.0 59-154 .383 14-48 .292 31-42 .738 25-56 81/6.2 29-0 31 40 5 21 163/12.5 Katie Morse 7-7 239-34.1 28-73 .384 2-7 .286 26-33 .788 20-35 55/7.9 16-1 7 22 15 6 84/12.0 Amanda Cleveland 13-13 358-27.5 41-91 .451 0-0 .000 42-66 .636 35-73 108/8.3 42-1 3 32 23 13 124/9.5 Shahidrah Roberts 11-6 268-24.4 41-111 .369 11-37 .297 4-6 .667 20-29 49/4.5 27-1 24 17 4 17 97/8.8 Jina Johansen 13-13 485-37.3 23-67 .343 2-14 .143 29-41 .707 5-35 40/3.1 32-0 76 60 1 19 77/5.9 Greichaly Cepero 3-0 70-23.3 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 5-8 .625 9-13 22/7.3 4-0 4 10 3 2 13/4.3 Laura Pilakowski 3-0 49-16.3 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 6-8 14/4.7 2-0 2 6 2 4 8/2.7 Jessie Runty 5-0 37-7.4 5-10 .500 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 1-2 3/0.6 5-0 1 0 0 0 13/2.6 Lacey Hanson 13-0 161-12.4 3-14 .214 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 5-6 11/0.8 2-0 7 11 0 2 9/0.7 Kala Sledge 9-0 49-5.4 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 1-5 .200 2-1 3/0.4 4-0 2 2 0 1 6/0.7 Team Rebounds 12-22 34/2.6 1 2 Huskers 13 2,600 278-717 .388 40-136 .294 201-281 .715 171-345 516/39.7 202-4 164 231 56 98 797/61.3 Opponents 13 2,600 289-803 .360 58-201 .289 139-192 .724 202-316 518/39.8 242- 161 220 38 132 775/59.6 Score by Periods 1 2 1OT 2OT Total Deadball Rebounds Nebraska 377 420 0 0 797 33 Opponents 377 398 0 0 775 21

2002-03 Game-By-Game Results Overall: 7-6 Conference: 0-2 Home: 6-3 Away: 1-2 Neutral: 0-1

Date Opponent W/L Score Home Away Neutral Total Big 12 Att. High Points High Rebounds High Assists 11/22 Grambling State W 63-40 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1,999 (24) Johnson (13) Johnson (7) Johansen 11/24 Rice W 71-56 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 1,777 (21) Johnson (9) Cleveland (9) Johansen 12/1 at Creighton L 40-55 2-0 0-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 3,618 (11) Morse (8) Richards (1) Morse (1) Richards (1) Johansen 12/5 Drake L 55-63 2-1 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 1,724 (18) Richards (9) Cleveland (6) Johansen 12/9 Texas Southern W 71-48 3-1 0-1 0-0 3-2 0-0 1,468 (25) Morse (15) Cleveland (7) Johansen 12/11 Cal State Fullerton W 78-60 4-1 0-1 0-0 4-2 0-0 1,621 (18) Morse (11) Roberts (6) Roberts 12/15 #25 Cincinnati W 65-55 5-1 0-1 0-0 5-2 0-0 1,966 (27) Johnson (9) Johnson (6) Johansen (9) Richards 12/22 New Orleans W 73-62 6-1 0-1 0-0 6-2 0-0 2,034 (21) Johnson (10) Richards (5) Johansen 12/28 at San Diego W 62-61 6-1 1-1 0-0 7-2 0-0 983 (20) Richards (13) Cleveland (7) Johansen 12/30 vs. #15 Penn State L 64-83 6-1 1-1 0-1 7-3 0-0 458 (17) Johnson (6) Cleveland (8) Johansen 1/5 Texas-Pan American L 58-61 6-2 1-1 0-1 7-4 0-0 2,632 (13) Roberts (8) Cleveland (3) Johansen 1/11 #25 Oklahoma L 43-57 6-3 1-1 0-1 7-5 0-1 2,649 (17) Richards (10) Cepero (4) Johansen 1/14 at Colorado L 54-74 6-3 1-2 0-1 7-6 0-2 2,596 (15) Johnson (11) Cleveland (8) Johansen

AP Ranking at game time listed before team * denotes Big 12 Conference game Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 17,870 (1,986) Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 7,197 (2,399) Neutral Attendance (Avg.) -- 458 (458) Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 25,525 (1,964)

www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 21 Husker 2002-03 Team Superlatives Husker Team Season Highs Points ...... 78 ...... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 First Half Points ...... 42 ...... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 Second Half Points ...... 39 ...... vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02 ...... 39 ...... vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02 Field Goals Made ...... 30 ...... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/29/02 Field Goals Att...... 71 ...... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/29/02 Field Goal Pct...... 61.5 (24-39)...... vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02 Three-Pt. FG Made ...... 9 ...... vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03 Three-Pt. FG Att...... 23 ...... vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03 Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 66.7 (6-9) ...... vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02 Free Throws Made...... 31 ...... vs. Rice, 11/24/02 Free Throws Att...... 36 ...... vs. Rice, 11/24/02 Free Throw Pct...... 917 (11-12) ...... vs. Penn State, 12/30/02 Rebounds ...... 52 ...... at San Diego, 12/28/02 Assists ...... 21 ...... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 Steals ...... 11 ...... vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03 ...... 11 ...... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 Blocked Shots ...... 8 ...... vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02 ...... 8 ...... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 Turnovers ...... 26 ...... at Creighton, 12/1/02 Fouls ...... 20 ...... vs. Drake, 12/5/02 Opponent Team Season Lows Points ...... 40 ...... Grambling State, 11/22/02 First Half Points ...... 19 ...... Grambling State, 11/22/02 Alexa Johnson provided the Huskers with their best individual scoring effort Second Half Points ...... 27 ...... Creighton, 12/1/02 with 27 points in Nebraska’s 65-55 win over No. 25 Cincinnati on Dec. 15. Field Goals Made ...... 16 ...... Grambling State, 11/22/02 Field Goals Att...... 47 ...... Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03 Free Throws Att...... 12 ...... vs. Penn State, 12/30/02 Field Goal Pct...... 21.1 (16-76) ...... Grambling State, 11/22/02 Free Throw Pct...... 52.9 (9-17) ...... vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03 Three-Pt. FG Made ...... 1 ...... Cincinnati, 12/15/02 Rebounds ...... 25 ...... vs. Penn State, 12/30/02 Three-Pt. FG Att...... 11 ...... New Orleans, 12/22/02 Assists ...... 3 ...... at Creighton, 12/1/02 Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 5.9 (1-17) ...... Cincinnati, 12/15/02 Steals ...... 3 ...... at Colorado, 1/14/03 Free Throws Made...... 4 ...... Texas Southern, 12/9/02 Blocked Shots ...... 1 ...... at Colorado, 1/4/03 Free Throws Att...... 8 ...... Texas Southern, 12/9/02 Turnovers ...... 10 ...... vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03 ...... 8 ...... Rice, 11/24/02 Fouls ...... 11 ...... vs. Grambling State, 11/24/02 ...... 8 ...... Grambling State, 11/22/02 Free Throw Pct...... 500 (4-8) ...... Texas Southern, 12/9/02 Opponent Team Season Highs Rebounds ...... 33 ...... Texas Southern, 12/9/02 Points ...... 83 ...... Penn State, 12/30/02 ...... 33 ...... San Diego, 12/28/02 First Half Points ...... 48 ...... Penn State, 12/30/02 Assists ...... 7 ...... New Orleans, 12/22/02 Second Half Points ...... 36 ...... Oklahoma, 1/11/03 Steals ...... 6 ...... Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03 Field Goals Made ...... 32 ...... Penn State, 12/30/02 ...... 6 ...... Texas Southern, 12/9/02 Field Goals Att...... 76 ...... Grambling State, 11/22/02 Blocked Shots ...... 0 ...... Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03 Field Goal Pct...... 56.1 (32-57) ...... Penn State, 12/30/02 Turnovers ...... 8 ...... Cincinnati, 12/15/02 Three-Pt. FG Made ...... 9 ...... Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03 Fouls ...... 13 ...... Colorado, 1/14/03 Three-Pt. FG Att...... 22 ...... Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03 Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 58.3 (7-12) ...... Colorado, 1/14/03 Husker Team Season Lows Free Throws Made...... 15 ...... Colorado, 1/14/03 Points ...... 40 ...... at Creighton, 12/1/02 ...... 15 ...... Drake, 12/5/02 First Half Points ...... 17 ...... at Creighton, 12/1/02 Free Throws Att...... 22 ...... San Diego, 12/28/02 Second Half Points ...... 22 ...... Colorado, 1/14/03 Free Throw Pct...... 1.000 (14-14) ... Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03 ...... 22 ...... Oklahoma, 1/11/03 ...... 1.000 (8-8) ...... Rice, 11/24/02 Field Goals Made ...... 13 ...... Oklahoma, 1/11/03 Rebounds ...... 48 ...... Grambling State, 11/22/02 Field Goals Att...... 39 ...... vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02 Assists ...... 21 ...... Penn State, 12/30/02 Field Goal Pct...... 24.1 (13-54) ...... Oklahoma, 1/11/03 Steals ...... 16 ...... Creighton, 12/1/02 Three-Pt. FG Made ...... 0 ...... Four times ...... 16 ...... San Diego, 12/28/02 Three-Pt. FG Att...... 1 ...... vs. Rice, 11/24/02 Blocked Shots ...... 9 ...... Colorado, 1/14/03 Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 0.0 (0-9) ...... vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 Turnovers ...... 24 ...... Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 ...... 0.0 (0-6) ...... at San Diego, 12/28/02 Fouls ...... 25 ...... Rice, 11/24/02 ...... 0.0 (0-4) ...... at Creighton, 12/1/02 ...... 0.0 (0-1) ...... vs. Rice, 11/24/02 Free Throws Made...... 9 ...... vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 22 www.Huskers.com Husker Game-by-Game Linescores Game FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TP Nebraska 23 49 .469 0 9 .000 17 26 .654 10 37 47 11 16 23 3 10 63 Grambling State 16 76 .211 3 21 .143 5 8 .625 25 23 48 23 9 21 1 14 40 Nebraska 20 43 .465 0 1 .000 31 36 .861 5 27 32 13 12 15 2 6 71 Rice 23 64 .359 2 12 .167 8 8 1.000 14 21 35 25 13 17 5 9 56 Nebraska 14 45 .311 0 4 .000 12 18 .667 8 30 38 15 3 26 3 6 40 Creighton 22 67 .328 5 21 .238 6 9 .667 17 26 43 20 12 16 1 16 55 Nebraska 20 60 .333 4 13 .308 11 15 .733 13 23 36 20 12 13 4 7 55 Drake 21 53 .396 6 17 .353 15 21 .714 13 31 44 14 8 18 3 8 63 Nebraska 27 66 .409 4 15 .267 13 16 .813 24 27 51 12 17 17 6 4 71 Texas Southern 19 60 .317 6 19 .316 4 8 .500 16 17 33 18 9 19 2 6 48 Nebraska 30 71 .423 4 11 .364 14 26 .538 18 29 47 14 21 16 8 11 78 Cal State Fullerton 25 66 .379 2 12 .167 8 12 .667 14 28 42 19 19 24 4 8 60 Nebraska 23 57 .404 6 9 .667 13 18 .722 14 29 43 16 11 11 5 4 65 #25 Cincinnati 21 68 .309 1 17 .059 12 20 .600 20 25 45 16 11 8 3 7 55 Nebraska 24 39 .615 2 5 .400 23 30 .767 5 24 29 19 14 21 8 8 73 New Orleans 22 64 .344 4 11 .364 14 20 .700 23 11 34 23 7 21 1 9 62 Nebraska 22 56 .393 0 6 .000 18 22 .818 17 35 52 19 14 25 3 5 62 San Diego 23 62 .371 2 12 .167 13 22 .591 12 21 33 18 17 19 2 16 61 Nebraska 24 60 .400 5 17 .294 11 12 .917 8 17 25 13 14 14 3 9 64 #15 Penn State 32 57 .561 8 18 .444 11 13 .846 9 29 38 14 21 16 4 12 83 Nebraska 20 59 .339 9 23 .391 9 17 .529 15 15 30 15 9 10 3 11 58 Texas-Pan American 19 47 .404 9 22 .409 14 14 1.000 13 29 42 18 11 19 0 6 61 Nebraska 13 54 .241 2 7 .286 15 27 .556 18 26 44 19 9 25 7 14 43 #25 Oklahoma 20 56 .357 3 7 .429 14 20 .700 13 30 43 21 9 23 3 13 57 Nebraska 18 58 .310 4 16 .250 14 18 .778 16 26 42 16 12 15 1 3 54 Colorado 26 63 .413 7 12 .583 15 17 .882 13 26 39 13 15 9 9 8 74

www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 23 Game-by-Game Box Scores Game #1 Game #2 Game #3 Nebraska 63 Nebraska 71 Creighton 55 Grambling State 40 Rice 56 Nebraska 40 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 22, 2002 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 24, 2002 Omaha, Neb., Dec. 1, 2002

Grambling Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Rice Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Johnson* 11 0-4 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 James* 37 5-8 2-2 8 3 0 3 13 Cleveland* 29 2-7 3-6 6 4 0 1 7 Kibble* 27 5-15 1-2 7 4 1 0 11 Inman* 29 3-10 0-0 2 4 1 0 6 Johnson* 35 2-6 1-1 7 4 0 2 5 Davis* 20 1-4 1-2 2 2 0 1 3 Hayes* 26 3-10 0-0 9 5 0 0 6 Morse* 40 3-8 5-6 6 1 1 1 11 Mark* 35 3-11 3-4 4 3 2 4 11 Maynard* 25 1-8 4-4 2 2 2 1 6 Johansen* 39 3-7 0-1 5 2 1 1 6 Boston* 21 3-11 0-0 4 1 1 1 7 Lawson* 33 1-6 0-0 3 4 6 1 3 Richards* 38 3-13 3-4 8 3 1 1 9 Raney 11 1-6 0-0 4 1 0 1 2 Peck 22 7-12 0-0 5 4 0 2 14 Hanson 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Ross 5 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 2 2 Beckler 12 1-4 0-0 4 3 0 2 2 Sledge 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Moore 19 2-8 0-0 3 1 0 0 4 Jeffries 7 1-5 2-2 1 0 2 0 4 Roberts 13 1-4 0-0 1 1 0 0 2 Evans 29 0-11 0-0 4 2 2 4 0 Liggett 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 2 Team Reb ounds 4 Lindsey 14 0-2 0-0 7 3 0 1 0 Florus 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 200 14-45 12-18 38 15 3 6 40 Adams 3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 Team Rebounds 1 Baker 5 0-3 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 Totals 200 23-64 2-12 35 25 13 9 56 Creighton Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Team Rebounds 8 Wessling* 16 2-5 2-3 6 4 1 1 6 Totals 200 16-76 5-8 48 23 9 14 40 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Burns* 29 2-6 0-0 1 2 1 0 5 Cleveland* 35 3-6 9-11 9 2 1 1 15 Woodard* 28 3-9 0-0 5 1 2 4 6 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Johnson* 39 8-13 5-5 6 0 0 1 21 Spanheimer*38 5-12 0-0 3 2 1 8 14 Cleveland* 24 4-6 3-5 7 4 1 0 11 Morse* 34 1-7 5-6 7 5 1 1 7 Neneman* 33 4-15 1-2 8 3 4 3 9 Johnson* 30 8-15 8-9 13 2 1 1 24 Johansen* 40 4-7 7-9 3 2 9 1 15 Rochelle 1 0-1 2-2 1 1 0 0 2 Morse* 31 4-10 4-5 10 3 1 1 12 Richards* 35 4-10 5-5 5 4 1 2 13 Vrbicky 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Johansen* 37 1-4 0-0 0 1 7 7 2 Hanson 15 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Erickson 5 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Richards* 35 5-12 2-6 11 0 3 1 12 Sledge 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Campa 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Hanson 27 1-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 2 Team Rebounds 1 Bush 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Sledge 16 0-1 0-1 2 0 2 0 0 Totals 200 20-43 31-36 32 13 12 6 71 Ferguson 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Team Rebounds 3 Walker 16 2-6 0-0 2 3 3 0 3 Totals 200 23-49 17-26 47 11 16 10 63 1st 2nd Final Janis 17 4-10 1-2 10 3 0 0 9 Rice 29 27 56 Hoffman 5 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 1st 2nd Final Nebraska 29 42 71 Hildrebrand 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Grambling State 19 21 40 Team Reb ounds 5 Nebraska 40 23 63 3FG: Rice 2-12 (James 1-3, Hayes 0-1, Maynard 0-2, Lawson Totals 200 22-67 6-9 43 20 12 16 55 1-4, Beckler 0-2); Nebraska 0-1 (Johnson 0-1). 3FG%: Rice 3FG: Grambling State 3-21 (Mark 2-8, Boston 1-3, Evans 0- 16.7; Nebraska 0.0. FG%: Rice 35.9; Nebraska 46.5. FT%: 1st 2nd Final 10); Nebraska 0-9 (Johnson 0-2, Morse 0-2, Johansen 0-2, Rice 100.0; Nebraska 86.1. Steals: Rice 9 (James 3); Nebraska 17 23 40 Richards 0-3). 3FG%: Grambling State 14.3; Nebraska 0.0. Nebraska 6 (Richards 2). Blocked Shots: Rice 5 (Hayes Creighton 28 27 55 FG%: Grambling State 21.1; Nebraska 46.9. FT%: Grambling 3); Nebraska 2 (Cleveland 2). Turnovers: Rice 17; State 62.5; Nebraska 65.4. Steals: Grambling State 14 (Mark Nebraska 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Gonzales, 3FG: Nebraska 0-4 (Morse 0-2, Richards 0-2); Creighton 5- 4, Evans 4); Nebraska 10 (Johansen 7). Blocked Shots: Copeland, Solis. Attendance: 1,777. 21 (Spanheimer 4-7, Burns 1-5, Woodard 0-2, Neneman 0- Grambling State 1 (Lindsey 1); Nebraska 3 (Cleveland, 4, Rochelle 0-1, Walker 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 0.0; Creighton Morse, Richards 1). Turnovers: Grambling State 21; 23.8. FG%: Nebraska 31.1; Creighton 32.8. FT%: Nebraska Nebraska 23. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Pence, 66.7; Creighton 66.7. Steals: Nebraska 6 (Johnson 2); Stromgren, Bonner. Attendance: 1,999. Creighton 16 (Spanheimer 8). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3 (Morse 2); Creighton 1 (Wessling 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 26; Creighton 16. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Small, Caudle, Stromgren. Attendance: 3,618.

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 24 www.Huskers.com Game-by-Game Box Scores Game #4 Game #5 Game #6 Drake 63 Nebraska 71 Nebraska 78 Nebraska 55 Texas Southern 48 Cal State Fullerton 60 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 5, 2002 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 9, 2002 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 11, 2002

Drake Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP TSU Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP CS Fullerton Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Head* 33 1-4 2-2 7 2 1 1 4 Okolo* 20 2-5 1-2 5 2 0 0 5 Alhadeff* 13 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 5 Bennett* 34 2-10 0-0 13 2 2 0 4 Bradley* 20 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 0 3 Hansen* 32 7-13 3-4 6 3 1 0 17 Burchill* 32 4-7 4-6 7 3 0 0 16 Arbor* 30 3-8 1-2 7 2 1 3 7 Ortega* 23 3-7 0-0 6 2 0 0 6 Denmon* 14 1-3 2-2 1 1 0 1 4 Hickmon* 27 5-14 0-0 2 3 2 1 12 Keathley* 24 2-6 0-0 2 1 4 0 4 Mosley* 31 5-11 4-6 6 2 3 3 15 Davis* 28 2-8 0-0 8 2 1 1 6 Quinn* 19 2-8 0-0 3 0 3 3 5 Kappel 9 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 West 9 0-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 Pruitt 5 2-5 0-0 3 2 0 0 4 Sayavongchanh 3 1 6-12 3-5 3 1 1 2 16 Turner 18 0-2 1-2 0 0 2 0 1 Adams 14 1-6 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 Franklin 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Hunter 19 2-7 0-0 0 1 0 1 5 Taylor 6 1-3 0-0 1 0 0 1 2 Funk 11 2-2 0-0 1 2 1 1 4 Printers 13 2-5 0-0 1 2 0 0 4 Holman 11 1-2 0-0 3 2 0 0 2 Meggers 3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 Moore 4 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Lee 11 0-2 1-2 3 0 2 1 1 Team Rebounds 5 Jones 9 2-3 1-2 2 3 1 0 5 Moon 4 1-2 0-0 2 1 2 0 2 Totals 200 21-53 15-21 44 14 8 8 63 Scales 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Wagner 2 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 Team Reb ounds 5 Mosley 11 1-3 4-6 2 3 0 0 6 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Totals 200 19-60 4-8 33 18 9 6 48 Greslie 25 1-3 0-0 4 1 2 0 2 Cleveland* 30 4-7 4-6 9 3 1 0 12 Team Reb ounds 6 Johnson* 24 3-9 0-0 4 5 0 0 6 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Totals 200 25-66 8-12 42 19 19 8 60 Morse* 40 2-10 2-2 6 3 1 1 7 Cleveland* 26 5-9 0-2 15 2 0 1 10 Johansen* 40 2-4 2-4 4 4 6 1 6 Johnson* 27 4-9 7-8 11 2 0 1 15 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Richards* 38 7-20 1-1 7 2 3 2 18 Morse* 36 9-19 6-6 10 1 2 0 25 Cleveland* 16 4-6 1-3 5 4 0 0 9 Hanson 10 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Johansen* 29 1-2 0-0 4 4 7 1 2 Johnson* 34 5-16 5-9 10 2 4 1 15 Sledge 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Richards* 25 3-9 0-0 0 1 3 0 8 Morse* 35 7-13 4-6 10 1 1 2 18 Roberts 17 2-10 2-2 3 3 1 3 6 Hanson 19 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 Johansen* 34 2-7 2-4 1 1 5 2 6 Team Rebounds 2 Sledge 12 1-6 0-0 0 1 0 1 3 Richards* 31 5-12 0-0 6 3 5 3 12 Totals 200 20-60 11-15 36 20 12 7 55 Roberts 26 4-10 0-0 9 0 4 0 8 Hanson 16 0-1 2-2 2 0 0 1 2 Team Reb ounds 2 Sledge 11 1-1 0-2 0 1 0 0 2 1st 2nd Final Totals 200 27-66 13-16 51 12 17 4 71 Roberts 23 6-15 0-0 11 2 6 2 14 Drake 34 29 63 Team Reb ounds 2 Nebraska 18 37 55 1st 2nd Final Totals 200 30-71 14-26 47 14 21 11 78 Texas Southern 18 30 48 3FG: Drake 6-17 (Burchill 4-5, Mosley 1-4, Sayavongchanh Nebraska 33 38 71 1st 2nd Final 1-3, Kappel 0-4, Denmon 0-1); Nebraska 4-13 (Richards 3- Cal State Fullerton 32 28 60 7, Morse 1-2, Roberts 0-3, Johansen 0-1). 3FG%: Drake 35.3; 3FG: Texas Southern 6-19 (Hickmon 2-5, Davis 2-7, Bradley Nebraska 42 36 78 Nebraska 30.8. FG%: Drake 39.6; Nebraska 33.3. FT%: 1-1, Hunter 1-4, Okolo 0-1, Turner 0-1); Nebraska 4-15 Drake 71.4; Nebraska 73.3. Steals: Drake 8 (Mosley 3); (Richards 2-6, Morse 1-1, Sledge 1-3, Johansen 0-1, Hanson 3FG: Cal State Fullerton 2-12 (Alhadeff 1-1, Quinn 1-3, Nebraska 7 (Roberts 3). Blocked Shots: Drake 3 (Bennett 0-1, Roberts 0-3). 3FG%: Texas Southern 31.6; Nebraska Keathley 0-2, Adams 0-2, Greslie 0-2, Pruitt 0-1, Moon 0-1); 2); Nebraska 4 (Cleveland 2, Morse 2). Turnovers: Drake 26.7. FG%: Texas Southern 31.7; Nebraska 40.9. FT%: Texas Nebraska 4-11 (Roberts 2-4, Richards 2-5, Johansen 0-2). 18; Nebraska 13. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Southern 50.0; Nebraska 81.3. Steals: Texa s Sout he r n 6 3FG%: Cal State Fullerton 16.7; Nebraska 36.4. FG%: Cal Contreras, Solis, Scroggins. Attendance: 1,724. (Arbor 3); Nebraska 4 (Cleveland, Johnson, Johansen, Sledge State Fullerton 37.9; Nebraska 36.4. FT%: Cal State Fullerton 1). Blocked Shots: Texas Southern 2 (Okolo, Arbor 1); 66.7; Nebraska 53.8. Steals: Cal State Fullerton 8 (Quinn 3) Nebraska 6 (Morse 3). Turnovers: Texas Southern 19; Nebraska 11 (Richards 3). Blocked Shots: Cal State Nebraska 17. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Porter, Fullerton 4 (Ortega 2); Nebraska 8 (Morse 5). Turnovers: Tillman, Miller. Attendance: 1,468. Cal State Fullerton 24; Nebraska 16. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Karp, Van Nest, Dickerson. Attendance: 1,621.

www.Huskers.com 2002-03 Weekly Notes...Jan. 16, 2003...Page 25 Game-by-Game Box Scores Game #7 Game #8 Game #9 Nebraska 65 Nebraska 73 Nebraska 62 #25 Cincinnati 55 New Orleans 62 San Diego 61 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 15, 2002 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 22, 2002 Surf & Slam Hoop Classic San Diego, Calif., Dec. 29, 2002 Cincinnati Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP UNO Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Ruddy* 28 3-12 2-2 10 4 0 5 8 Sharp* 40 8-20 4-4 11 2 8 1 20 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Markey* 27 3-11 2-4 5 3 0 0 8 Young* 29 2-5 1-2 5 2 0 1 5 Roberts* 27 2-6 1-2 4 3 3 0 5 Simmons* 23 1-4 1-2 3 5 3 2 3 King* 34 0-14 3-4 2 1 2 0 3 Johnson* 40 5-13 5-6 11 4 0 1 15 Core* 32 1-5 1-2 3 2 1 1 4 Alexander* 40 2-7 2-2 10 4 0 1 6 Cleveland* 36 7-12 4-6 13 5 0 2 18 Taylor* 34 9-12 5-5 5 3 2 1 24 Merrill* 29 8-16 2-8 7 4 0 3 18 Johansen* 40 1-3 2-2 6 2 7 0 4 Smiri 17 2-9 2-2 0 0 0 0 8 Dozier 6 1-4 0-0 0 0 1 0 3 Richards* 38 7-19 6-6 11 1 1 1 20 Clark 4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Harvey 11 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 Hanson 15 0-2 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 Johnson 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 Stephens 11 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 1 0 Runty 4 0-1 0-0 0 3 1 0 0 Adams 11 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Team Reb ounds 6 Team Reb ounds 6 1 Varney 4 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 200 21-68 12-20 45 16 11 7 55 Totals 200 22-56 18-22 52 19 14 5 62 Jimenez 16 3-5 1-3 1 4 0 0 7 Team Rebounds 5 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP San Diego Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Totals 200 22-64 14-20 34 23 7 9 62 Cleveland* 23 2-7 2-2 5 3 0 1 6 Plocher* 25 2-9 0-1 5 3 3 3 4 Johnson* 36 9-18 7-8 9 4 0 1 27 Malich* 30 7-15 4-7 7 2 2 2 18 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Morse* 23 2-6 0-2 6 2 0 0 4 Menuez* 32 6-12 2-4 7 3 1 1 14 Cleveland* 29 3-4 5-6 5 4 0 1 11 Johansen* 40 0-2 2-2 5 3 6 0 2 Nakamoto* 37 1-8 5-6 1 4 4 6 7 Johnson* 40 7-11 6-8 4 4 1 1 21 Richards* 40 5-12 1-2 9 2 4 0 12 Dong* 24 2-6 1-2 3 2 3 3 6 Johansen* 39 1-2 9-12 2 3 5 0 11 Hanson 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Harris 34 4-8 1-2 2 3 3 0 10 Richards* 38 7-10 2-2 10 3 4 3 16 Roberts 32 4-11 1-2 7 2 1 2 11 Corwin 18 1-4 0-0 5 1 1 1 2 Roberts* 31 5-9 0-0 6 3 3 3 11 Team Reb ounds 2 Team Reb ounds 3 Hanson 19 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 Totals 200 23-57 13-18 43 16 11 4 65 Totals 200 23-62 13-22 33 18 17 16 61 Sledge 2 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 1 Runty 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1st 2nd Final 1st 2nd Final Team Rebounds 1 #25 Cincinnati 23 32 55 Nebraska 25 37 62 Totals 200 24-39 23-30 29 19 14 8 73 Nebraska 26 39 65 San Diego 30 31 61 3FG: 1st 2nd Final Cincinnati 1-17 (Dozier 1-4, King 0-7, Sharp 0-3, 3FG: Nebraska 0-6 (Richards 0-3, Roberts 0-2, Johnson 0- New Orleans 27 35 62 Alexander 0-1, Merrill 0-1, Harvey 0-1); Nebraska 6-9 1); San Diego 2-12 (Dong 1-3, Harris 1-2, Nakamoto 0-4, 3FG%: Nebraska 34 39 73 (Roberts 2-3, Johnson 2-3, Hanson 1-1, Richards 1-2). Plocher 0-2, Corwin 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 0.0; San Diego FG%: Cincinnati 5.9; Nebraska 66.7. Cincinnati 30.9; 16.7. FG%: Nebraska 39.3; San Diego 37.1. FT%: Nebraska FT%: Steals: 3FG: New Orleans 4-11 (Smiri 2-5, Taylor 1-2, Core 1-3, Nebraska 40.4. Cincinnati 60.0; Nebraska 72.2. 81.8; San Diego 59.1. Steals: Nebraska 5 (Cleveland 2); San Blocked Simmons 0-1); Nebraska 2-5 (Johnson 1-1, Roberts 1-2, Cincinnati 7 (Merrill 3); Nebraska 4 (Roberts 2). Diego 16 (Nakamoto 6). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3 Shots: Richards 0-2). 3FG%: New Orleans 36.4; Nebraska 40.0. Cincinnati 3 (Stephens 2); Nebraska 5 (Richards 2, (Cleveland 2); San Diego 2 (Malich 2). Turnovers: Turnovers: Technical FG%: New Orleans 34.4; Nebraska 61.5. FT%: New Orleans Morse 2). Cincinnati 8; Nebraska 11. Nebraska 25; San Diego 19. Te ch ni ca l Fouls: Nebraska Fouls: Officials: 70.0; Nebraska 76.7. Steals: New Orleans 9 (Ruddy 5); None. Larson, Copeland, Stromgren. (Bench). Officials: Gonzalez, Fujimoto, Osborne. Attendance: Nebraska 8 (Richards 3, Roberts 3). Blocked Shots: New 1,966. Attendance: 983. Orleans 1 (Markey 1); Nebraska 8 (Cleveland 5). Turnovers: New Orleans 21; Nebraska 21. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Caudle, Streit, Knight. Attendance: 2,034.

Nebraska Women’s Basketball...Page 26 www.Huskers.com Game-by-Game Box Scores Game #10 Game #11 Game #12 #15 Penn State 83 Texas-Pan American 61 #25 Oklahoma 57 Nebraska 64 Nebraska 58 Nebraska 43 Surf & Slam Hoop Classic Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 5, 2003 Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 11, 2003 San Diego, Calif., Dec. 30, 2002 UTPA Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Oklahoma Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Williams* 32 1-4 6-6 9 5 1 2 8 Andrews* 32 1-4 0-0 7 2 2 1 2 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Porter* 22 1-2 0-0 5 3 0 1 2 Schuknecht* 24 2-7 4-6 7 4 0 1 8 Roberts* 26 6-15 0-0 4 1 2 0 15 Gravel* 32 7-15 2-2 5 1 0 1 22 Welch* 35 7-16 0-0 3 3 1 2 17 Johnson* 39 6-16 5-5 4 2 0 1 17 Piwonka* 28 2-6 4-4 2 2 5 0 8 Villarroel* 31 5-12 7-10 4 2 2 4 17 Cleveland* 32 4-11 3-4 6 4 0 2 11 Carlow* 26 4-6 0-0 6 1 3 1 10 Jackson* 33 3-9 3-4 8 3 2 2 9 Johansen* 40 4-9 1-1 2 3 8 5 9 DeCock 26 3-8 0-0 5 0 1 0 7 Luce 8 1-1 0-0 1 1 1 2 2 Richards* 29 3-4 2-2 2 2 2 1 10 Smith 7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 Shoush 12 0-4 0-0 4 0 1 1 0 Hanson 19 0-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 Adair 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Preston 14 0-2 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 Sledge 3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 Arriola 23 1-5 2-2 5 3 0 1 4 Wadsworth 6 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 Runty 12 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 Gooden 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Scott 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 Team Rebounds 3 Team Rebounds 5 Team Reb ounds 5 Totals 200 24-60 11-12 25 13 14 9 64 Totals 200 19-47 14-14 42 18 11 6 61 Totals 200 20-56 14-20 43 21 9 13 57 Penn State Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Brungo* 35 2-3 0-0 7 2 7 2 5 Cleveland* 28 0-4 0-2 8 2 0 2 0 Cleveland* 22 0-4 1-3 9 4 0 1 1 Wright* 35 8-13 0-0 4 1 2 2 16 Johnson* 31 3-12 3-5 7 3 0 1 10 Johnson* 34 4-18 3-4 6 3 1 2 12 Schwab* 30 4-7 2-2 7 2 0 0 10 Johansen* 30 3-9 0-0 3 2 3 1 8 Johansen* 40 0-5 1-2 3 2 4 0 1 Mazzante* 31 10-17 2-3 7 3 3 3 24 Richards* 38 3-8 3-6 4 3 2 2 11 Richards* 34 5-12 6-8 4 1 1 4 17 Strom* 36 6-11 4-4 0 1 7 4 20 Roberts* 32 6-17 0-0 1 4 2 4 13 Roberts* 18 1-4 0-0 3 5 1 3 2 Brenden 23 2-6 2-2 2 0 2 1 7 Cepero 14 1-2 3-4 4 0 2 1 5 Cepero 28 2-6 2-4 10 3 1 3 6 Joseph 4 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 0 1 Hanson 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Hanson 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Tomlinson 6 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 0 0 Runty 17 4-6 0-0 1 1 0 0 11 Pilakowski 23 1-5 2-6 5 1 1 3 4 Team Rebounds 8 Pilakowski 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Team Reb ounds 3 Totals 200 32-57 11-13 38 14 21 12 83 Team Rebounds 1 Totals 200 13-54 15-27 44 19 9 14 43 Totals 200 20-59 9-17 30 15 9 11 58 1st 2nd Final 1st 2nd Final Nebraska 31 33 64 1st 2nd Final #25 Oklahoma 21 36 57 #15 Penn State 48 35 83 Texas-Pan American 29 32 61 Nebraska 21 22 43 Nebraska 29 29 58 3FG: Nebraska 5-17 (Roberts 3-9, Richards 2-3, Johansen 3FG: Oklahoma 3-7 (Welch 3-4, Villarroel 0-2, Jackson 0-1); 0-3, Hanson 0-1, Runty 0-1); Penn State 8-18 (Strom 4-5, 3FG: Texas-Pan American 9-22 (Gravel 6-12, Carlow 2-3, Nebraska 2-7 (Johnson 1-2, Richards 1-4, Cepero 0-1). Mazzante 2-7, Brungo 1-2, Brenden 1-4). 3FG%: Nebraska DeCock 1-3, Piwonka 0-3, Smith 0-1); Nebraska 9-23 3FG%: Oklahoma 42.9; Nebraska 28.6. FG%: Oklahoma 29.4; Penn State 44.4. FG%: Nebraska 40.0; Penn State 56.1. (Runty 3-5, Richards 2-5, Johansen 2-4, Roberts 1-7, Johnson 35.7; Nebraska 24.1. FT%: Oklahoma 70.0; Nebraska 55.6. FT%: Nebraska 91.7; Penn State 84.6. Steals: Nebraska 9 1-1, Hanson 0-1). 3FG%: Texas-Pan American 40.9; Steals: Oklahoma 13 (Villarroel 4); Nebraska 14 (Richards (Johansen 5); Penn State 12 (Strom 4). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 39.1. FG%: Texas-Pan American 40.4; Nebraska 4). Blocked Shots: Oklahoma 3 (Villarroel, Luce, Preston Nebraska 3 (Cleveland 2); Penn State 4 (Schwab 3). 33.9. FT%: Texas-Pan American 100.0; Nebraska 52.9. 1); Nebraska 7 (Cleveland, Cepero, Pilakowski 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 14; Penn State 16. Technical Fouls: Steals: Texas-Pan American 6 (Williams 2); Nebraska 11 Tur novers: Oklahoma 23; Nebraska 25. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Nakasone, Thompson, Pence. Attendance: (Roberts 4). Blocked Shots: Texas-Pan American 0; None. Officials: Weeks, Karp, Knepp. Attendance: 2,649. 458. Nebraska 3 (Cleveland 2). Turnovers: Texas-Pan American 19; Nebraska 9. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Contreras, Streit, Erdman. Attendance: 2,632.

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Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Roberts* 23 4-10 0-0 0 3 1 0 10 Johnson* 33 6-14 2-2 4 3 0 0 15 Cleveland* 28 3-8 7-10 11 1 0 1 13 Johansen* 37 1-6 3-4 2 3 8 0 5 Richards* 23 2-13 0-0 4 4 1 1 4 Cepero 28 1-4 0-0 8 1 1 0 2 Hanson 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Sledge 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Runty 2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Pilakowski 19 1-2 2-2 8 1 1 1 4 Team Reb ounds 4 Totals 200 18-58 14-18 42 16 12 3 54

Colorado Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Scott* 38 6-15 2-2 9 1 2 1 16 Wirt* 33 3-6 1-2 6 0 1 1 7 Bjorklund* 24 2-12 2-2 6 5 3 0 6 Fagan* 28 4-9 2-2 1 0 3 0 13 Stafford* 4 2-2 0-0 2 0 1 1 4 Metoyer 25 4-9 0-0 8 3 1 2 8 Billingsley 16 2-3 6-7 0 2 1 1 11 Lappe 25 2-4 2-2 5 2 2 2 7 Hobbs 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 0 2 Team Reb ounds 2 Totals 200 26-63 15-17 39 13 15 8 74

1st 2nd Final Nebraska 32 22 54 Colorado 39 35 74

3FG: Nebraska 4-16 (Roberts 2-4, Johnson 1-3, Richards 1- 6, Johansen 0-1, Cepero 0-1, Runty 0-1); Colorado 7-12 (Fagan 3-7, Scott 2-2, Billingsley 1-2, Lappe 1-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 25.0; Colorado 58.3. FG%: Nebraska 31.0; Colorado 41.3. FT%: Nebraska 77.8; Colorado 88.2. Steals: Nebraska 3 (Cleveland, Richards, Pilakowski 1); Colorado 8 (Metoyer, Lappe 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Cleveland 1); Colorado 9 (Wirt, Bjorklund 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 15; Colorado 9. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Pence, Price, Bredemeier. Attendance: 2,596.

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