2007-08 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

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2007-08 schedule/results (9-2) Date Opponent Time/Result This Week in Husker Women’s Basketball Nov. 1 Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition) W, 62-48 Nov. 5 Nebraska-Omaha (exhibition) W, 78-50 Game 12 Nov. 9 UTEP (HuskersNside) W, 81-74 Nov. 11 Mississippi (HuskersNside) W, 80-59 Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-2) Nov. 17 Florida (Huskers.com/Toys for Tots) W, 90-63 at #18 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-2) Nov. 23-25 at Oahu Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) Nov. 23 vs. Marist L, 59-66 Value City Arena (18,500) • Columbus, Ohio Nov. 24 vs. Utah L, 44-56 Saturday, Dec. 22 • 11 a.m. (Central) Nov. 25 vs. Akron W, 75-47 Radio: Husker Sports Network (98.1 FM-KFGE, Lincoln, 1110 AM-KFAB, Omaha) Nov. 30 Creighton (HuskersNside) W, 79-65 Live Internet Audio: Huskers.com (free) HUSKERS.COM Dec. 2 Robert Morris (HuskersNside) W, 73-58 Live Internet Video: HuskersNside (premium subscribers) Dec. 8 USC (HuskersNside) W, 87-69 Dec. 13 at Cal State Bakersfield W, 66-62 Dec. 15 at Long Beach State W, 75-52 HUskers Square Off with No. 18 Ohio State on Saturday Dec. 22 at #18 Ohio State (HuskersNside) 11 a.m. The Nebraska women’s basketball team concludes a three-game, pre-holiday road swing by battling No. 18 Ohio Dec. 30 Denver (Huskers.com) 2:05 p.m. State on Saturday at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Jan. 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (HuskersNside) 7:05 p.m. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. (Central), with live radio coverage on the Husker Sports Network, including 98.1 FM- Jan. 9 Texas (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. KFGE in Lincoln. Free Internet audio broadcasts will also be provided on Huskers.com with Matt Coatney and Jeff Jan. 12 Kansas (FSN/Alumni)^ 11:30 a.m. Griesch calling the action. A live video stream will be available to HuskersNside subscribers. Jan. 16 at Oklahoma (SSN)^ 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ 7 p.m. The Huskers head to Ohio State with a six-game winning streak after posting three straight wins over California Jan. 23 Texas A&M (FSN Midwest/Huskers.com)^ 7:05 p.m. foes. NU is coming off a 75-52 win at Long Beach State on Dec. 15, before returning to Lincoln for Finals Week. Jan. 26 at Baylor ^ 7:30 p.m. Freshman guard Kaitlyn Burke earned Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week honors after a strong weekend in California. Jan. 30 Kansas State (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. She averaged 14.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists off the bench, including career highs of 15 points, five Feb. 3 at Missouri (FSN)^ 3 p.m. three-pointers and seven assists in a win at Cal State Bakersfield and 14 points, five assists and a career-high Feb. 6 at Colorado (FSNRM)^ 9 p.m. seven rebounds in NU’s win at Long Beach State. Feb. 10 Oklahoma State (ESPN2/Red Cross)^ 1 p.m. Sophomore Cory Montgomery also produced solid numbers in the Golden State. The 6-2 forward came off the Feb. 17 at Kansas (ESPN360/Think Pink)^ 2 p.m. bench to score 12 points and grab four rebounds in the win over Cal State Bakersfield, before pumping in 13 points Feb. 21 Missouri (FSNMW/Huskers.com/$ Days)^ 7:05 p.m. Feb. 24 at Texas Tech^ 2 p.m. and grabbing five boards in her first career start in the win over Long Beach State. Feb. 27 at Kansas State (FSNMW)^ 7 p.m. Montgomery started in place of injured All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin, who missed the first game of her NU March 2 Colorado (HuskersNside)^ 2:05 p.m. career against the 49ers. Griffin had made a Big 12-leading 74 straight starts before sitting out with a rib injury March 5 Iowa State (HuskersNside/Senior Night)^ 7:05 p.m. at Long Beach State. Griffin scored 12 points and took three charges in NU’s win at Cal State Bakersfield. March 11-15 at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Griffin, who originally injured her ribs in Nebraska’s exhibition finale against Nebraska-Omaha on Nov. 5, is (Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.) expected to sit out Saturday’s game with the Buckeyes. Sophomore guard Kala Kuhlmann is expected to miss her All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. third straight game with a sprained knee. FSN - Fox Sports Net National TV; FSNMW - FSN Midwest TV; FSNRM - FSN Danielle Page, Nebraska’s lone senior, may be expected to step up her game with the injuries to the Huskers. Page Rocky Mountain TV; SSN - Sooner Sports Network TV; HuskersNside - Premium video stream on Huskers.com for subscribers; Huskers.com - Free video leads the Huskers with 12.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. With 28 blocks this year, Page needs two stream on Huskers.com for all users; All Nebraska games can be heard more to become the second player in NU history to post 30 blocks in all four seasons of her career, joining career live on the Husker Sports Network, including 98.1 FM KFGE in Lincoln block leader Janet Smith (238). Page ranks No. 2 on the Huskers’ career block chart with 157 and could challenge and for free on Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center. Smith’s single-season block mark of 69 in 1979-80. 2007-08 Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 5 Kaitlyn Burke G 5-7 Fr. North Vancouver, B.C. (National Elite Development Academy) Averaging 14.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists last 2 games 11 Nicole Neals* G 5-6 So. Chandler, Ariz. (St. Mary’s) One of Nebraska’s most improved players in the offseason 13 Kala Kuhlmann* G 5-8 So. Charter Oak, Iowa (Charter Oak-Ute) 2006 Iowa Athlete of the Year; Tied for 3rd on team with 21 assists 15 Monique Whittaker G 5-10 Fr. Onalaska, Texas (Livingston) Texas All-Stater, averaged 20.9 ppg, 9.9 rpg in 2006-07 22 Yvonne Turner* G 5-8 So. Omaha, Neb. (Bellevue East) 2006 WBCA HS All-American; Career-high 8 steals vs. Florida 23 Kelsey Griffin** F 6-2 Jr. Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) 2007 First-Team All-Big 12; 15th Husker with 1,000 pts., 500 reb. (career) 24 Dominique Kelley G 5-7 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) 2007 Nebraska Player of the Year; Career-high 16 pts. vs. Florida 32 Tay Hester G 5-10 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. (Perris/UTEP/Mt. San Antonio College) MVP of 2007 Calif. State JUCO Tourn.; 13 pts., 12 reb., vs. UTEP 35 Jessica Periago C 6-4 Fr. Toulon, France (National Sport School) French Senior National Team; First career points vs. LBSU 40 Cory Montgomery* F 6-2 So. Cannon Falls, Minn. (Cannon Falls) First double-double vs. RMU; Career-high 21 points vs. USC 42 Nikki Bober* C 6-4 So. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, first career 3FG at LBSU 44 Catheryn Redmon C 6-3 Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) No. 14 Post Player in the Nation in 2006; 9 pts., 3 reb. vs. Akron 52 Danielle Page*** F 6-2 Sr. Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer) No. 2 at NU in Career Blocks; Big 12 Player of the Week (11/12) Head Coach: Connie Yori, Sixth Year (Creighton, 1986), 289-211 (18th season overall) 94-71 (Sixth season at Nebraska) Assistant Coaches: Sunny Smallwood, Third Year (Boise State, 1983); Tory Verdi, Third Year (Keene State, 1996); Kellie Lewis-Jay, First Year (Boise State, 1998) Director of Operations: Angela Timmons, Sixth Year (Creighton, 2001); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Steph Clark, Fourth Year (Creighton, 1993) Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page  • Ohio State • Dec. 22, 2007 • Huskers.com

SATURday’s Probable Starters Nine Big 12 Teams Ranked In AP Top 40 This Week Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-2) Nebraska is one of nine Big 12 Conference schools receiving votes this week in the Associated Press Top 25 No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Poll. Traditionally one of the nation’s premier conferences for women’s basketball, the Big 12 has five teams ranked 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Jr. F 11.9 5.6 among the top 20 in the nation, including No. 9 Oklahoma, No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 11 Baylor, No. 19 Texas and No. 52 Danielle Page 6-2 Sr. F 12.8 7.6 22 Yvonne Turner 5-8 So. G 5.5 2.9 20 Oklahoma State. Colorado, which posted wins over top-25 foes Wyoming and Vanderbilt two weeks ago, has 24 Dominique Kelley 5-7 Fr. G 6.3 2.8 earned 82 votes to come in at No. 26. Texas Tech garnered 54 votes this week to rank No. 28, while Kansas captured 32 Tay Hester 5-10 Jr. G 7.9 5.0 six votes to rank 37th. Nebraska is right behind the Jayhawks at No. 38 with four votes. Off the bench Iowa State had received votes in every poll this year until dropping out this week, despite improving to 7-1 on 40 Cory Montgomery 6-2 So. F 11.7 4.9 the season. The Cyclones did earn votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Fr. G 7.5 2.2 11 Nicole Neals 5-6 So. G 3.2 0.5 Overall, Big 12 teams are a combined 91-21 through games Dec. 17, after going 12-1 last week. The Big 12’s 13 Kala Kuhlmann 5-8 So. G 3.6 2.0 only loss last week came with No. 11 Baylor’s loss at No. 5 Stanford. That loss is the league’s only loss to a top-25 44 Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Fr. C 3.1 2.4 foe in the last two weeks, as conference schools have posted a 5-1 mark against top-25 foes during that span. 42 Nikki Bober 6-4 So. C 1.5 1.4 Seven of the Big 12’s 21 losses this season have come to current top-25 opponents, with four of the setbacks Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) coming to top-five foes, including two to No. 1 Tennessee, one to No. 4 Maryland and one to No. 5 Stanford. The Big Sixth Season at NU (94-71); 18th Season Overall (289-211) 12 is 7-1 against the Big Ten, 7-2 against the Pac-10 and 6-4 against the SEC this season. #18 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-2) Scouting The No. 18 Ohio State Buckeyes No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Coach Jim Foster and the Ohio State Buckeyes head into Saturday’s game with an 8-2 record after running to 55 Star Allen 5-11 Jr. F 8.7 7.3 42 Jantel Lavender 6-4 Fr. C 17.0 10.3 an 84-50 victory over Youngstown State in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday night. 00 Ashlee Trebilcock 5-9 Jr. G 8.4 1.6 Freshman center Jantel Lavender led OSU with 16 points and 10 rebounds, as she continues to power the Buckeyes 20 Shavelle Little 5-8 So. G 4.5 2.8 with 17.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. The 6-4 force in the middle also leads OSU with 10 blocks and 29 22 Marscilla Packer 5-9 Sr. G 14.9 3.5 turnovers. Head Coach: Jim Foster (Temple, 1980) Senior guard Marscilla Packer added 12 points against the Penguins. Packer is the only senior in OSU’s starting Sixth Season at OSU (138-34); 30th Season Overall (642-259) lineup and is averaging 14.9 points per game, while shooting 40.6 percent (28-69) from three-point range. Junior forward Star Allen, who had 11 points and eight rebounds against Youngstown State, is averaging 8.7 Inside the Numbers points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Nebraska OSU Junior guard Ashlee Trebilcock, a transfer from UCLA, pitched in 11 points and four assists against the Penguins. Scoring Average 73.5 73.6 Opponent Scoring Average 61.0 53.3 Trebilcock, a childhood actress, is averaging 8.4 points per contest. She also ranks second on the team with 16 Scoring Margin +12.5 +20.3 three-pointers and third on the squad with 30 assists. Field Goal Percentage 48.7% 46.1% Shavelle Little, a 5-8 sophomore guard, rounds out OSU’s starting lineup by averaging 4.5 points and 2.8 Opponent FG Percentage 37.6% 37.1% rebounds per game, while leading the Buckeyes with 36 assists and 28 steals. 3FG Percentage 26.8% 37.9% Brittany Johnson (5.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg), Maria Moeller (3.9 ppg, 0.7 rpg) and Tamarah Riley (2.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg) provide Opponent 3FG Percentage 33.1% 34.6% Free Throw Percentage 59.2% 68.3% the Buckeyes with depth off the bench. Opponent FT Percentage 70.3% 62.7% Ohio State and the Huskers have played a pair of common opponents. OSU opened the season with a 63-57 Rebound Margin +2.9 +9.1 home win over Marist, a team that knocked off the Huskers in Hawaii two weeks later. The Buckeyes also defeated Assists Per Game 17.3 17.6 Ole Miss at home, 69-55 on Dec. 2. NU dropped the Rebels 80-59 in Lincoln on Nov. 11. Turnovers Per Game 18.4 16.8 Ohio State’s lone losses this season have come to top-25 opponents, including a 67-58 home loss to No. 24 Turnover Margin +1.7 +2.7 Blocks Per Game 4.7 3.3 Auburn on Nov. 25, and a 77-53 road loss at No. 3 Maryland on Nov. 30. Steals Per Game 7.9 9.6 As a team, Ohio State is averaging 73.6 points per game, while surrendering just 53.3 points per contest. OSU is shooting a solid 46.1 percent from the field, including 37.6 percent from three-point range. Along with their Nebraska vs. Ohio State History plus-20.3 scoring margin, the Buckeyes own a plus-9.1 team rebounding margin. OSU also owns a plus-2.7 turnover Nebraska Leads, 2-1 margin. Date Result Location Dec. 11, 2004 OSU, 86-61 Columbus, Ohio Nebraska vs. Ohio State Series History Dec. 12, 2003 NU, 60-55 Devaney Center Nebraska leads the all-time series with Ohio State, 2-1, but the Buckeyes won the last meeting between the Dec. 2, 1990 NU, 63-54 Devaney Center two schools. OSU rolled to an 86-61 win over the Huskers at the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on Dec. 11, 2004. That win evened a home-and-home series at one game apiece, after Nebraska upset the Buckeyes, 60-55, in Lincoln on Dec. 12, 2003. Nebraska won the first-ever meeting between the schools with a 63-54 victory on Dec. 3, 1990 at the Devaney Center. Ohio State will be making its third trip to Lincoln next year when the two schools complete another home- and-home series.

Dec. 18 - Tuesday Dec. 19 - Wednesday Dec. 20 - Thursday Dec. 21 - Friday Dec. 22 - Saturday Dec. 23 - Sunday Dec. 24 - Monday Practice Practice Practice Practice Shoot-around No Practice No Practice 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. 12:15 - 3 p.m. (Central) 8 - 10 a.m. (Central) 6 - 7 a.m. (Central) Devaney Center Devaney Center Devaney Center Value City Arena Christmas Eve Depart Lincoln: Game Day 11 a.m. (Central) Nebraska at Media Availability Media Availability Commercial Flight Ohio State 2 - 3 p.m. 3 - 4 p.m. (Omaha) Value City Arena Arrive Columbus: 11 a.m. (Central) 5 p.m. (Central) Live Radio: Husker Sports Network Charter Bus 98.1 FM-KFGE (Huskers.com - Free) Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page  • Ohio State • Dec. 22, 2007 • Huskers.com

Griffin Misses First Career Game at Long Beach State Husker Pronunciation Guide First-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin missed the first game of her Nebraska career in the Huskers’ 75-52 Nikki Bober ...... BO-ber victory at Long Beach State on Dec. 15. Griffin, who owned a Big 12-leading 74 consecutive starts before sitting Kala Kuhlmann ...... KAY-luh KOOL-man out against the 49ers, has been slowed by a rib injury throughout the non-conference season. Jessica Periago ...... PAIR-ee-ah-go Griffin, who scored 12 points and grabbed three rebounds in NU’s win at Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 13, also took three charges against the Roadrunners. She leads the Huskers with 12 charges drawn on the season. Husker Homes Griffin, a 6-2 native of Eagle River, Alaska, ranks second on the team in scoring and rebounding this season The 13 members of the 2007-08 Husker women's with 11.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. basketball team come to Nebraska from three countries, including eight states across America. Huskers Blanket Beach in 75-52 Road Win Alaska (1): Kelsey Griffin Nebraska opened the game on a 21-2 run and never looked back in a 75-52 victory over Long Beach State at Arizona (1): Nicole Neals the Walter Pyramid on Saturday night. California (1): Tay Hester Freshman guard Kaitlyn Burke led the Huskers with 14 points and five assists, while adding a career-high seven Colorado (1): Danielle Page rebounds. Sophomore forward Cory Montgomery added 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting in her first career start. Iowa (1): Kala Kuhlmann Sophomore guard Yvonne Turner added 10 points, three assists and four steals in a strong effort as well, while Minnesota (1): Cory Montgomery sophomore center Nikki Bober poured in a season-high nine points along with her first career three-pointer to help Nebraska (3): Nikki Bober, Dominique Kelley, fill the void left by first-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin, who missed the first game of her NU career with a Yvonne Turner rib injury. Texas (2): Catheryn Redmon, Monique Whittaker Overall, 10 Huskers found the scoring column including the first career points from freshman center Jessica Canada (1): Kaitlyn Burke Periago, who also hit her first career three-pointer for Nebraska. NU knocked down eight three-pointers for the second France (1): Jessica Periago straight game, hitting 8-of-24 shots from beyond the arc with five different players connecting from long range. The Huskers hit 52.6 percent (30-57) of their shots from the field and forced 20 turnovers by the 49ers. NU Huskers By Class finished plus-five in the turnover category, while matching Long Beach State on the glass with 34 rebounds. Senior (1): Danielle Page NU held the 49ers to just 39.7 percent (23-58) shooting from the field, including a dismal 7-for-28 in the first Juniors (2): Kelsey Griffin, Tay Hester half. Nebraska bolted out of the locker room to start the game, racing to a 21-2 lead in the first nine minutes. The Sophomores (5): Nikki Bober, Kala Kuhlmann, Huskers shot out to the big lead despite playing without Griffin, who had her Big 12-leading streak of 74 straight Cory Montgomery, Nicole Neals, Yvonne Turner starts snapped. Freshmen (5): Kaitlyn Burke, Dominique Kelley, The Huskers led by as many as 26 points in the first half after a layup by Burke made it 37-11 Huskers with Jessica Periago, Catheryn Redmon, Monique 3:39 left in the opening stanza. All 11 healthy Huskers played in the first half with nine finding the scoring column, Whittaker led by eight points from Turner. The Huskers hit 16-of-31 field goals in the half, including a pair of three-pointers. NU forced 14 Long Beach State turnovers, while committing only five turnovers of its own in the opening period. Huskers By Major Long Beach State changed the complexion of the game briefly in the second half, bolting out of the locker room Accounting: Cory Montgomery on a 10-2 run and eventually trimming NU’s margin to 12 points at 40-28 with 16:16 left. Biological Sciences: Kelsey Griffin In fact, the 49ers scored 16 second-half points in just six minutes, after scoring just 16 points in the opening Business Administration: Nicole Neals 20 minutes of the game. Communications: Danielle Page But Burke helped ignite the Huskers again with seven points in the next five minutes and Bober buried a three- Education: Yvonne Turner pointer to help push NU’s lead back to 24 points with 10:30 left in the game. General Studies: Nikki Bober, Kaitlyn Burke, Kala Tyresha Calhoun led all scorers with 17 points, including 15 in the second half, while LaTorya Barbee added 10 Kuhlmann, Jessica Periago, Monique Whittaker points for the 49ers. Pre-Veterinary Science: Catheryn Redmon Psychology: Tay Hester Lone Senior Page Leading Huskers Across the Board Sports Management: Dominique Kelley Nebraska senior Danielle Page sits atop the Husker statistical rankings in several categories through the first six weeks of the regular season. The 6-2 forward from Monument, Colo., is averaging a team-leading 12.8 points Nebraska Women’s Basketball Nebraska’s 2007-08 Roster in Depth Radio and Television Shows No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Show with Coach 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Fr. G 11-0 7.5 2.2 3.3 0.8 0.0 Connie Yori and host Jeff Griesch, will air for the first 11 Nicole Neals 5-6 So. G 11-0 3.2 0.5 1.6 0.5 0.0 time on WOWT, Channel 6 in Omaha on Sunday night, 13 Kala Kuhlmann 5-8 So. G 9-0 3.6 2.0 2.3 0.4 0.0 Dec. 9 and on Monday evenings on KOLN/KGIN (My TV) 15 Monique Whittaker 5-10 Fr. G 5-0 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 in Lincoln. For a complete listing of airtimes, please visit 22 Yvonne Turner 5-8 So. G 11-11 5.5 2.9 1.9 2.4 0.2 Huskers.com and click on “Coaches Show” on the 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Jr. F 10-10 11.9 5.6 1.5 1.4 1.1 women’s basketball home page. 24 Dominique Kelley 5-7 Fr. G 11-11 6.3 2.8 1.9 0.5 0.0 Coach Yori’s radio show with host Matt Coatney tipped 32 Tay Hester 5-10 Jr. G 11-11 7.9 5.0 2.3 1.0 0.3 off on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. The show moves to 35 Jessica Periago 6-4 Fr. C 5-0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 Thursday nights and expands to one hour starting at 7 40 Cory Montgomery 6-2 So. F 11-0 11.7 4.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 p.m. on Nov. 29. 42 Nikki Bober 6-4 So. C 11-0 1.5 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.3 44 Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Fr. C 8-0 3.1 2.4 0.1 0.4 0.5 52 Danielle Page 6-2 Sr. F 11-11 12.8 7.6 1.6 0.5 2.5 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page  • Ohio State • Dec. 22, 2007 • Huskers.com

Head Coach and 7.6 rebounds per contest. Page also leads the Huskers with 28 blocked shots on the year. Page has produced double figures in points seven times this season, including a pair of 20-plus scoring efforts. Connie Yori She erupted for a career-high 27 points in an 80-59 win over Mississippi on Nov. 11. After averaging 23.0 points (Creighton, 1986) and 8.5 rebounds per game in NU’s opening weekend, Page earned the first Big 12 Conference Player-of-the-Week award on Nov. 12. (94-71, Sixth Season at NU) She added one of the best defensive efforts of her career when she pulled down 13 defensive rebounds, blocked (289-211, 18th Season) seven shots and notched one steal in Nebraska’s win over Cal State Bakersfield. She added seven points and two assists against the Roadrunners. Her performance against CSUB followed a 21-point, eight-rebound effort in NU’s 87-69 win over USC that included a season-high five blocked shots and three assists. Page, who scored in double figures in each of NU’s first six home games this season, added her first double- NCAA Division III double of the season and third of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds in NU’s win over Florida on Nov. 17. She Season School Won Lost Pct. 1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .400 nearly added her second straight double-double with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and nine rebounds 1991-92 Loras College 15 10 .600 in NU’s loss to Marist on Nov. 23. Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500 She scored 14 points, grabbed six rebounds and tied a career high with four assists while blocking three shots NCAA Division I in Nebraska’s win over Robert Morris on Dec. 2. She added a 17-point effort in a win over Creighton that included 1992-93 Creighton 20 8 .714 five rebounds and three blocked shots on Nov. 30. 1993-94 Creighton 24 7 .774 Last year, Page bounced back quickly from ACL surgery on her right knee on June 29, 2006, to appear in NU’s 1994-95 Creighton 18 9 .667 1995-96 Creighton 15 13 .536 first game. She enjoyed her best season, averaging 7.0 points and 5.5 rebounds, including a season-high 17 points 1996-97 Creighton 8 19 .296 against Kansas on Jan. 27. It was one of seven double-figure scoring performances for Page as a junior, including 1997-98 Creighton 16 12 .571 her second career double-double with 11 points and 10 boards in NU’s win over No. 25 Kansas State on Jan. 17. 1998-99 Creighton 16 14 .533 Page showed her defensive dominance throughout the season by setting NU’s junior single-season record with 1999-00 Creighton 12 15 .444 2000-01 Creighton 17 11 .607 60 blocked shots, including a record-setting nine blocks, while tying a career high with 11 rebounds in Nebraska’s 2001-02 Creighton 24 7 .774 76-67 win over No. 13 Baylor on Feb. 3. 2002-03 Nebraska 8 20 .286 Page’s effort against the Lady Bears was one of the best individual defensive performances in school history. She 2003-04 Nebraska 18 12 .600 tied the previous school record with seven blocks in just 13 first-half minutes, before adding a pair after halftime. 2004-05 Nebraska 18 14 .563 2005-06 Nebraska 19 13 .594 She also grabbed nine defensive rebounds. She added a strong effort in the NCAA Tournament with eight points, a 2006-07 Nebraska 22 10 .688 game-high eight rebounds and an NU NCAA Tournament record five blocks in a loss to Temple on March 18. 2007-08 Nebraska 9 2 .818 She added 16 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in NU’s 79-76 overtime loss to Iowa State in the Big 12 Div. I Totals 16th season 264 186 .587 Tournament quarterfinals (March 7). Page scored eight straight points at the end of regulation and the start of Overall 18th season 289 211 .578 overtime, including a pair of free throws with 9.7 seconds left in regulation to give NU a 70-67 lead over ISU. Yori in the Postseason Year (Tournament) Results Griffin Reaches Milestone in Win over USC 2007 (NCAA) L, Temple, 61-64 Junior forward Kelsey Griffin became the 23rd player in Nebraska women’s basketball history to reach the 1,000- 2006 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 63-77 point mark in her career when she scored the game’s first points in NU’s 87-69 win over USC on Dec. 8. W, at Wyoming, 72-67 W, Drake, 62-59 Griffin finished the USC game with 13 points and added 12 points in NU’s win at Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 2005 (WNIT) L, Iowa, 67-71 13 to climb to No. 22 on the Husker career scoring list with 1,023 points. She also has 513 career rebounds, making W, Marquette, 66-57 her one of just 15 players in school history to amass 1,000 points and 500 boards in their careers. She achieved 2004 (WNIT) L, Oregon State, 67-75 the marks in just 73 games, just a quarter of the way into her junior season at Nebraska. W, Drake, 73-60 2002 (NCAA) L, Fla. International, 58-73 The 6-2 forward from Eagle River, Alaska, is poised to make a major jump up Nebraska’s scoring and rebounding 1999 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 60-71 charts. She needs just 12 points to catch Alexa Johnson (2001-04) at No. 21 with 1,035, and 13 points to reach 1994 (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, 84-73 Stacy Imming at No. 20 (1,036). With 25 points she will match Cathy Owen (19th, 1,048). L, Texas Tech, 65-75 To join Nebraska’s top-10 list as a scorer by the end of her junior season, Griffin will need to catch Diane DelVigna at 1,433 points. To become one of NU’s top-10 career rebounders, Griffin (513) needs 128 more boards to catch Noting Coach Yori Tina McClain at 641. Griffin also needs just nine more blocked shots to crack NU’s career top 10 in that category. lFirst coach in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to She owns 54 blocks in her career and has 11 blocks through the Huskers’ first 10 games this season. Pyra Aarden four consecutive postseason bids and Karen Jennings are tied for ninth on NU’s career chart with 63 blocks. lSeven all-time postseason tournament appearances lThree NCAA Tournament appearances Montgomery Supplying Big Production Off the Bench lLed Huskers to second-highest win total in school history Sophomore Cory Montgomery gives the Huskers a trio of potent weapons inside, spelling both Danielle Page and in 2006-07 (22) Kelsey Griffin in NU’s forward rotation. Through 11 games, Montgomery is averaging 11.7 points and 4.9 rebounds lLed Nebraska to an average of 19 wins over the past per game, while shooting 62.1 percent from the field. four seasons She has been even better the last five games, averaging 14.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting lCoached Huskers to four first-team All-Big 12 awards a sizzling 70 percent (28-40) from the field. over past four seasons The 6-2 forward from Cannon Falls, Minn., made her first career start in Nebraska’s 75-52 win at Long Beach lFirst Nebraska coach to have two first-team All-Big 12 State on Dec. 15. Filling in for an injured Griffin, Montgomery scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, players in the same season (Kiera Hardy, Kelsey Griffin 2006-07) including her fourth three-pointer of the season against the 49ers. It was her fourth straight double-figure scoring effort and her eighth of the season. lHuskers have won two Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards honoring the NU team most committed to all areas of Montgomery came up big in Nebraska’s 87-69 victory over USC on Dec. 8, by scoring a career-high 21 points on life skills and community involvement (2004, 2006) 7-of-10 shooting from the field. She also grabbed six rebounds. She scored seven points in the final 3:14 to help NU lHuskers have finished among the top two teams in each of turn a seven-point lead into an 18-point win. She scored 14 of her game-high 21 points in the second half against the four Life Skills Team Award competitions the Women of Troy. In NU’s win over Cal State Bakersfield, Montgomery scored nine points in the final eight minutes to help the Huskers surge to victory down the stretch. She hit 5-of-7 shots from the field for the game, missing only a pair of three-point attempts, to finish with 12 points. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page  • Ohio State • Dec. 22, 2007 • Huskers.com

Montgomery produced the first double-double of her career with 16 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in Nebraska’s win over Robert Morris on Dec. 2. She earned a spot on the five-player all-tournament team at the Oahu Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, by averaging 10.3 points off the bench in three tournament games. Montgomery hit 14-of-25 shots from the field, including 1- of-4 three-pointers, while knocking down 2-of-3 free throws in the tournament. Her 31 total points came in just 50 total minutes of action in three games. She also added 12 rebounds and two assists in the tournament. Montgomery has scored in double figures eight times this season and has scored no fewer than five points in any game. She played a season-high 25 minutes in NU’s win at Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 13. The only game so far this season that she shot less than 50 percent from the field came in the opener against UTEP (2-6). Nebraska Quick Facts Institution...... University of Nebraska Burke Earns Nomination For Best Supporting Role Location...... Lincoln, Neb. No stranger to the spotlight, Kaitlyn Burke has certainly earned a nomination for best supporting role by a Husker Population...... 241,167 non-starter in her young Nebraska career. The former childhood actress played a starring role in Nebraska’s wins Founded...... 1869 in California last week. Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers The 5-7 guard from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, erupted for career highs of 15 points, five Colors...... Scarlet and Cream three-pointers and seven assists in a career-best 34 minutes off the bench in NU’s win at Cal State Bakersfield Home Arena...... Bob Devaney Sports Center on Dec. 13. She provided an impressive encore by leading the Huskers in scoring, rebounding and assists with 14 Capacity...... 13,595 points, a career-high seven boards and five assists in a 75-52 run past Long Beach State on Dec. 15. Conference...... Big 12 Nebraska’s leader in both assists (36) and three-pointers made (16), Burke is averaging 7.5 points, 2.2 rebounds Interim Athletic Director...... Tom Osborne and 3.3 assists per game while knocking down 34.8 percent of her three-point attempts. 2006-07 Overall Record...... 22-10 Burke brought her talents to the Devaney Center stage in her career-opening performance against UTEP on Nov. Home Record...... 10-4 9. She poured in 13 points, including a trio of three-pointers off the bench, to help the Huskers to an 81-74 win Away Record...... 9-4 over the Miners. She added a solid encore in Nebraska’s win over Ole Miss on Nov. 11, when she scored nine points, Neutral Record...... 3-2 grabbed two steals and dished out an assist in 21 minutes to conclude a strong opening weekend. Head Coach...... Connie Yori Burke, who had seven points, four rebounds and five assists in NU’s win over USC on Dec. 8, has averaged 12 Alma Mater/Year...... Creighton/1986 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists over the last three games, while hitting 9-of-17 three-point attempts. Record at Nebraska...... Sixth season (94-71) Burke turned her focus from feature films such as Questar’s Ms. Bear (1997) and Bear with Me (2000), to athletics Career Record...... 289-211 (18th season) seven years ago, after appearing with such Hollywood stars as Lindsay Lohan, Tyra Banks and Henry Winkler. Last NCAA Div. I Record...... 264-186 (16th season) year, Burke played on the international stage as a member of the Canadian Junior National Team and was one of Home Record...... 58-27 the first members of the Canadian National Development Academy in 2006-07. Big 12 Conference Record...... 34-46 Big 12 Home Record...... 19-20 Hester Gives Huskers All-Around Threat On The Wing Assistant Coaches...... Sunny Smallwood, Tory Verdi Junior guard Tay Hester has given Nebraska an all-around offensive and defensive threat on the wing early in ...... Kellie Lewis-Jay her Husker career. The 5-10 guard from Moreno Valley, Calif., produced her first career double-double with 13 points Director of Operations...... Angela Timmons and 12 rebounds in the season opener against her former teammates from UTEP. Administrative Assistant...... Steph Clark Hester’s double-double was the first by a Husker wing player since Keasha Cannon-Johnson had 11 points and Graduate Assistant Manager...... Tia Davis 10 rebounds in NU’s Postseason WNIT victory over Drake on March 18, 2004. Strength Coach...... Rusty Ruffcorn Hester closed her strong weekend by adding 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the win over Ole Miss on Nov. 11. Athletic Trainer...... Dawn Wedeking Hester added a team-high four assists, to go along with four rebounds and a steal against the Rebels. Basketball Office Phone...... (402) 472-6462 The California native has produced double figures four times, including 12 points, five rebounds, two assists Basketball Office Fax...... (402) 472-0849 and two steals in Nebraska’s 87-69 win over USC on Dec. 8. Hester scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half to Women’s Basketball Contact...... Jeff Griesch help the Huskers turn a two-point halftime lead into an 18-point victory over the Women of Troy. Media Relations Office Phone...... (402) 472-2263 Hester had 11 points and six rebounds in a win over Robert Morris on Dec. 2, after producing eight points, eight Griesch’s Direct Line...... (402) 472-7775 rebounds and three assists in a win over Creighton on Nov. 30. Griesch’s Cell Phone...... (402) 540-0279 Through 11 games, Hester is averaging 7.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, while ranking second among Griesch’s Home Phone...... (402) 328-8992 the Huskers with 25 assists. She has added 11 steals and three blocked shots on the year. Griesch’s E-mail...... [email protected] Media Relations Fax...... (402) 472-2005 Huskers Playing Huge at Home to Open Season Best Time to Contact Yori...... Through Griesch Nebraska has enjoyed a great start to its home non-conference season. Not only have the Huskers bolted to 2006-07 Starters Returning/Lost...... 1/4 a 6-0 start at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, they have done it in dominant fashion. The Huskers are shooting a 2006-07 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 7/5 blistering 51.6 percent on their homecourt this season, leading to a scoring average of 81.7 points per game. 2007-08 Newcomers...... 6 NU has outscored the opposition by an average of 17 points at home, holding opponents to 64.7 points per game. Husker foes are shooting just 37 percent from the field in Lincoln. visit D’s Diary on Huskers.com The Huskers also own a plus-5.1 rebounding margin and a plus-1.2 team turnover margin at home. Throughout the 2007-08 season, senior forward Those numbers are made even more impressive considering the strength of Nebraska’s home schedule early Danielle Page will be a regular contributor on Nebraska in the season. The only team to play the Huskers within single digits was UTEP (81-74). The Miners, who won 22 women’s basketball home page on Huskers.com. “D’s games last season, are off to a 5-2 start with their only other loss coming on the road at Kansas State. Diary” will feature Page’s thoughts and experiences Nebraska sprinted to an 80-59 win over 2007 NCAA Elite Eight qualifier Mississippi, before galloping past the during her life as a Husker. Florida Gators, 90-63. NU defeated in-state rival Creighton, 79-65, after leading by 30 points midway through the To read D’s Diary, just visit Huskers.com and select second half, before rolling to a 73-58 win over 2007 NCAA Tournament participant Robert Morris. Most recently, the “(W) Basketball” from the drop-down menu under Huskers cruised to an 87-69 win over traditional power USC. “Teams.” On the left-side menu items, click on “D’s Diary” to find Page’s most recent entries from the Four Huskers Own Double-Doubles season. Nebraska is displaying impressive athleticism across the board early in the 2007-08 season. Through the first 11 games, four different Huskers have put up double-doubles in points and rebounds. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page  • Ohio State • Dec. 22, 2007 • Huskers.com

Nebraska Individual Career Highs Newcomer Tay Hester was the first Husker to notch a double-double on the year with 13 points and 12 rebounds Scoring in NU’s opening-night win over UTEP on Nov. 9. Hester became the first NU wing player since Keasha Cannon-Johnson Player (Game, Date) Points on March 18, 2004, to claim a double-double. Senior forward Danielle Page joined Hester with a double-double by Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 31 Danielle Page (vs. UTEP, 11/11/07) 27 producing 11 points and 10 boards in Nebraska’s win over Florida on Nov. 17. It was Page’s third career double- Cory Montgomery (vs. USC, 12/8/07) 21 double. Dominique Kelley (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 16 Against Robert Morris on Dec. 2, both Kelsey Griffin and Cory Montgomery produced their first double-doubles of Kaitlyn Burke (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 15 Tay Hester (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07; vs. Ole Miss, 11/11/07) 13 the season, as Griffin rolled to 15 points and 12 rebounds in just 17 minutes, while Montgomery notched her first Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 11 career double-double with 16 points and 11 boards in 22 minutes. For Griffin, it was the 14th double-double of her Yvonne Turner (vs. Ole Miss, 11/11/07) 11 Nikki Bober (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 10 career. Nicole Neals (vs. Minnesota, 12/5/06) 9 Last season, Griffin claimed 10 double-doubles on the season, but Page was the only other Husker to manage Catheryn Redmon (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 9 a double-double on the year with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas State on Jan. 17. Jessica Periago (at Long Beach State, 12/15/07) 5 Monique Whittaker (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 4 Rebounding All-Big 12 Forward Griffin Shows Her Toughness Player (Game, Date) Rebounds First-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin was listed as questionable for NU’s season-opening win over UTEP, Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 14 but the only question in her mind may have been when she was going to decide that she would start. Danielle Page (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 13 She answered that question at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 9, when she made the decision to start Nebraska’s season Tay Hester (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 12 Cory Montgomery (vs. Robert Morris, 12/2/07) 11 opener despite sitting out all week with sore ribs. Kaitlyn Burke (at Long Beach State, 12/15/07) 7 Griffin suffered the injury after a pair of collisions early in the second half of a Nov. 5 exhibition win over Dominique Kelley (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 7 Nicole Neals (vs. Michigan, 12/9/06) 6 Nebraska-Omaha. In fact, she was not around to see NU’s win over the Mavs because she was taken by ambulance Catheryn Redmon (at Long Beach State, 12/15/07) 6 to Saint Elizabeth’s Regional Medical Center in Lincoln for evaluation and testing. She did not spend the night in Yvonne Turner (Three Times, vs. Ole Miss, 11/11/07) 5 the hospital, but she did not practice on Nov. 7 or Nov. 8 and shot around for only a few minutes on Nov. 9. Nikki Bober (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 4 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 4 Griffin showed no ill effects of the injury, grabbing the opening tip-off and helping the Huskers roll to a 31-16 Monique Whittaker (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 3 lead in the first 14 minutes by scoring six points and grabbing six rebounds. She finished the night with 15 points Jessica Periago (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 2 and eight boards, almost exactly her averages from her first-team All-Big 12 season in 2006-07. Assists The injury did affect Griffin in NU’s second game against Ole Miss. She played just 19 minutes and attempted Player (Game, Date) Assists just three shots from the field, settling for a career-low two points. Her interior presence continued to be the focus Kaitlyn Burke (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 7 Yvonne Turner (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 6 of the Ole Miss defense, and her teammates benefitted in a big way, as Danielle Page scored a career-high 27 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 5 points, while sophomore forward Cory Montgomery added 10 points. Nicole Neals (vs. Akron, 11/25/07; vs. Nicholls St., 12/21/06) 5 Kelsey Griffin (vs. Robert Morris, 12/2/07; vs. Northwestern, 12/16/06) 4 Griffin ranks second on the team in scoring and rebounding with 11.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. She Tay Hester (Three Times vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 4 also leads the Huskers by taking 12 charges this season, including three in a win at Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. Dominique Kelley (at LBSU, 12/15/07; vs. USC, 12/8/07) 4 13. She scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in NU’s win over Creighton on Nov. 30, but Danielle Page (vs. Robert Morris, 12/2/07; at Okla St., 2/1/05) 4 Nikki Bober (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 3 aggravated her rib injury when she fell hard to the floor while being fouled on her final basket of the night with less Cory Montgomery (Four Times, vs. Northwestern, 11/28/06) 2 than three minutes left. Jessica Periago (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 1 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 1 She bounced back quickly, despite being slowed by a head cold, to post her first double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Robert Morris just two days later. Steals Player (Game, Date) Steals Yvonne Turner (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 8 Freshman Kelley Produces Solid Early Numbers Kelsey Griffin (vs. Robert Morris, 12/2/07; vs. Iowa St., 2/1/06) 4 Lincoln native Dominique Kelley has her Husker career off to a strong start. The Lincoln Northeast High School Danielle Page (Six Times, vs. UTPA, 11/28/06) 3 Nikki Bober (vs. Texas-Pan American, 11/28/06) 2 graduate ranks sixth on the team in scoring with 6.3 points per game, while adding 2.8 rebounds per contest. Kaitlyn Burke (Three Times, 12/15/07) 2 Kelley led NU with 13 points and seven boards in a 75-47 win over Akron on Nov. 25. It marked the second time Tay Hester (vs. LBSU, 12/15/07; vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 2 Cory Montgomery (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 2 this season that Kelley led NU in scoring, joining a career-high 16 points in a 90-63 win over Florida on Nov. 17. Nicole Neals (vs. UTPA, 11/28/06; vs. FAU, 11/12/06) 2 The 2007 Nebraska High School Player of the Year and a WBCA Honorable-Mention High School All-American, Dominique Kelley (Five Times, at CSUB, 12/13/07) 1 Kelley produced one of the best prep careers in Nebraska history at Lincoln Northeast. Kala Kuhlmann (Five Times, vs. Creighton, 11/30/07) 1 Catheryn Redmon (Three Times, at LBSU, 12/15/07) 1 Kelley led the Rockets to a 70-3 record in her final three seasons, scoring 595 points as a senior, just 19 points shy of the Class A single-season scoring record set by former Husker and 1988 Big Eight Player-of-the-Year Maurtice Blocked Shots Ivy. Kelley averaged 24.7 points per game last year. Player (Game, Date) Blocks Danielle Page (vs. Baylor, 2/3/07) 9 Kelsey Griffin (at Kansas State, 2/4/06) 3 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 2 Turner Off to Solid Start as Sophomore Nikki Bober (Five Times, at Long Beach State, 12/15/07) 1 Sophomore Yvonne Turner has her second season in Lincoln off to a solid start. The 5-8 guard out of Bellevue Tay Hester (Three Times, vs. Robert Morris, 12/2/07) 1 East High School in Omaha set a career high with 11 points and matched her career best with five rebounds in Kala Kuhlmann (at KSU, 2/7/07; vs. OU, 1/6/07) 1 Cory Montgomery (Four Times, at CS Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 1 Nebraska’s 80-59 win over Ole Miss on Nov. 11. She also added three assists and two steals against the Rebels, Yvonne Turner (Four Times, at CS Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 1 completing her first weekend as a starter in strong fashion. Turner contributed her second double-figure scoring effort of the season with 10 points, four steals and three Minutes Played Player (Game, Date) Minutes assists in NU’s win at Long Beach State on Dec. 15. Danielle Page (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 39 She added her most impressive defensive performance of the season with a career-high eight steals in Nebraska’s Kaitlyn Burke (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 34 Kelsey Griffin (at Kansas State, 2/4/06) 33 90-63 win over Florida on Nov. 17. Turner nabbed five steals in the first 1:31 of the second half, while her eight Tay Hester (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 31 steals tied for the eighth-highest total in school history, just two shy of Kathy Hawkins’ school record. Amazingly, Yvonne Turner (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07; vs. Texas Tech, 2/14/07) 30 Turner recorded her eight steals in her first 12 minutes of action on the court in the game’s first 22 minutes. Nicole Neals (vs. Minnesota, 12/5/06) 29 Dominique Kelley (vs. USC, 12/8/07) 27 Turner contributed one of the best all-around games of her career with eight points, four rebounds and three Cory Montgomery (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 25 steals in Nebraska’s 87-69 win over USC on Dec. 8. Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Texas-Pan American 11/28/06) 20 Jessica Periago (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 10 Through 11 games, Turner already has 26 steals in 259 minutes to lead the Huskers. She is averaging 5.5 points, Nikki Bober (at LBSU, 12/15/07; vs. Fla. Atlantic, 11/12/06) 14 2.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and a team-leading 2.4 steals per game. Catheryn Redmon (at Long Beach State, 12/15/07) 15 Last season, Turner produced 18 steals in 336 minutes, which ranked second among all returning Huskers Monique Whittaker (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 10 behind only first-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin (36). She appeared in 28 games and averaged 2.3 points Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page  • Ohio State • Dec. 22, 2007 • Huskers.com and 1.6 rebounds per game, and was one of NU’s top reserves down the stretch. She averaged 2.8 points per game while appearing in all 16 Big 12 games. The 2006 WBCA High School All-American and Nebraska Player of the Year averaged 15.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.7 steals per game as a senior at Bellevue East. Kuhlmann Showing Dramatic Increase in Production Kala Kuhlmann is enjoying her most successful stretch as a Husker early in her sophomore season. The 5-8 guard from Charter Oak, Iowa, is averaging 3.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game off the bench, while matching Yvonne Turner for second among the Huskers with 2.3 assists per game. Preseason Big 12 Conference Poll Kuhlmann scored nine points against Akron on Nov. 25, when she added a career-high four rebounds in just 15 Team (1st Place Votes) Points 06-07 Finish 1. Texas A&M (7) 117 Tie-1st minutes of work. Before heading to Hawaii, Kuhlmann shattered her previous career scoring high with 11 points to 2. Oklahoma(5) 115 Tie-1st go along with a career-best five assists in 15 minutes of action in a win over Florida on Nov. 17. 3. Baylor 97 3rd Through nine games and 134 minutes this season, Kuhlmann has scored 32 points, grabbed 18 rebounds, 4. Texas 86 Tie-7th dished out 21 assists and grabbed four steals. As a freshman last season, Kuhlmann appeared in 27 games with 5. Oklahoma State 66 6th 6. Iowa State 64 Tie-4th 164 total minutes. She scored 20 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, dished out nine assists and snagged just one 7. Nebraska 56 Tie-4th steal on the year. 8. Kansas State 54 Tie-11th She did not play in NU’s games in California after suffering a sprained knee in the Huskers’ victory over USC on 8. Texas Tech 54 Tie-7th Dec. 8. She is expected to miss two to four weeks with the injury. 10. Kansas 43 Tie-11th 11. Colorado 29 T-7th 12. Missouri 11 10th Griffin Creates Double Trouble for Opponents First-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin continued to expand her game as a sophomore. The 6-2 native of Preseason All-Big 12 Teams Eagle River, Alaska, produced 10 double-doubles in NU’s 32 contests, more than tripling her total of three from her Player of the Year: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 6-4, Jr., C Newcomer of the Year: Dominic Seals, Texas Tech, 6-2, Jr., F freshman campaign when she started all 32 games for the Huskers. Freshman of the Year: Tyra White, Texas A&M, 6-0, Fr., G Griffin, who captured her first Big 12 Player-of-the-Week award on Jan. 8, posted her 10th double-double of the First-Team season with game highs of 23 points and 13 rebounds in NU’s win over No. 13 Baylor on Feb. 3 to earn her second Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Jr. F Nebraska Big 12 honor of the season. Jackie McFarland 6-3 Sr. F Colorado She notched her ninth double-double with a season-high 24 points and 10 rebounds Courtney Paris 6-4 Jr. C Oklahoma A’Quonesia Franklin 5-3 Sr. G Texas A&M in NU’s win over Kansas on Jan. 27. She added a double with 16 points and 10 rebounds Griffin Doubles Takia Starks 5-8 Jr. G Texas A&M at No. 21 Texas A&M on Jan. 24. Her 10 double-doubles ranked seventh in the Big 12 last (14-Career, 1-2007-08) Honorable-Mention season. Four of her double-doubles came in Big 12 play, and seven came on the road. 2007-08 Angela Tisdale (Baylor), Danielle McCray (Kansas), Ashley She posted a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds in NU’s first meeting at Pts.-Reb. Opponent Paris (Oklahoma), Andrea Riley (Oklahoma State), Morenike Kansas on Jan. 13. Griffin opened league play with 21 points and seven rebounds against 15-12 Robert Morris Atunrase (Texas A&M), Danielle Gant (Texas A&M) All-American Tiffany Jackson in NU’s win at Texas on Jan. 3, and added 22 points and 2006-07 eight rebounds against All-American Courtney Paris and No. 8 Oklahoma on Jan. 6. She 23-13 Baylor this week in the big 12 conference 24-10 Kansas added 15 points and seven boards on 5-of-5 shooting from the field in NU’s win over No. Tuesday, Dec. 18 16-10 at Texas A&M 25 Kansas State on Jan. 17. Northern Iowa at Iowa State (Mediacom), 7 p.m. 18-13 at Kansas Oklahoma State at TCU, 7 p.m. She notched double-doubles with 15 points and 13 rebounds at Florida (Dec. 29) and 15-13 at Florida Oral Roberts at Texas Tech (TTTN), 7 p.m. 18 points and 10 boards against NC State (Dec. 28) to earn a spot on the all-tournament 18-10 vs. NC State Kansas State at Creighton, 7:05 p.m. team while leading the Huskers to the State Farm Classic title in Gainesville, Fla. She 13-11 at Creighton 22-10 at USC scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds in just 20 minutes in the Huskers’ 38-point Wednesday, Dec. 19 13-12 at UC Irvine win over Nicholls State (Dec. 21), after adding her fourth double-double with 13 points Illinois at Missouri (MSN), 6:30 p.m. 17-12 CS Fullerton and 11 rebounds against Creighton on Dec. 19, when she played a season-high 31 TAMU-Corpus Christi at Baylor, 7 p.m. minutes. 2005-06 Oklahoma State at North Texas, 7 p.m. 28-12 at K-State She posted three straight double-doubles with 17 points and 12 rebounds against Kansas at San Jose State, 9 p.m. 16-12 Missouri Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 17), 13 points and 12 rebounds at UC Irvine (Nov. 24) and a 31-14 vs. TAMUCC season-high 22 points and 10 boards at USC (Nov. 26). Thursday, Dec. 20 In 2005-06, Griffin produced her first double-double with a career-high 31 points Central Arkansas at Oklahoma, 6 p.m. Texas A&M at George Washington, 6 p.m. and 14 rebounds in a win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 27, 2005. She also tied the school record with Texas at Arizona State, 7:30 p.m. 18 free throw attempts against the Islanders. She added her second career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Missouri on Jan. 11, 2006, before erupting for 28 points, 12 boards and a career-best three blocks Friday, Dec. 21 at Kansas State on Feb. 4, 2006. Iowa State at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Dartmouth at Colorado, 8 p.m. Page Swats Way Up Nebraska Blocked Shot Lists Kansas at California, 8 p.m. Senior Danielle Page has established herself as one of the Big 12’s best shot blockers during her career, and is continuing to attack the Husker record book as a senior. Saturday, Dec. 22 Baylor at St. John’s, 11 a.m. Page, who has produced top-10 single-game block marks in each of the last two games, set a season high with Nebraska at Ohio State, 11 a.m. seven rejections in Nebraska’s win at Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 13. Her seven blocks tied for second on NU’s Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. single-game chart, trailing only her nine blocks in a 76-67 win over No. 13 Baylor on Feb. 3, 2007. In the 2006-07 season finale against Temple on March 18, Page smashed NU’s NCAA Tournament record with five blocks against the Owls to push her season total to 60. Page’s season total set Nebraska’s junior single-season record and ranked as the second-highest single-season block mark in NU history, trailing only 69 by Janet Smith (1979-80). Page, who has blocked 18 shots in the last four games, has blocked at least one attempt in 19 of the last 20 games. With 26 blocks on the year, Page is on pace to break Smith’s single-season block mark. 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NU leads at the half 8-0 more blocks to produce her third top-10 block season in her career. NU trails at the half 1-2 Page totaled 34 blocks (3.1 bpg) in NU’s final 11 games of 2006-07, and in Big 12 games only, she ranked NU is tied at the half 0-0 second in the league (2.38 bpg) behind only Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris (3.75 bpg). NU attempts more FG than opponent 1-2 Page-inator Page ranks second on NU’s career blocked shot list with 155 in her career. With 60 NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 8-0 (NU Career Blocks) blocks as a junior, she became just the fourth player in Nebraska history to block 50 NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-0 Player Bks shots in a season, joining Janet Smith (four times), Katie Morse (54, 2003-04) and Casey 1. Janet Smith 238 NU makes more FG than opponent 8-1 Leonhardt (51, 2000-01). 2. Danielle Page 157 NU makes fewer FG than opponent 1-1 NU’s career leader with 238 blocks, Smith owned the top three single-season block 3. Charlie Rogers 126 NU makes same number of FG as opponent 0-0 marks in school history with 56 in 1981-82, 59 in 1980-81 and 69 in 1979-80, before 4. Maurtice Ivy 104 Page’s performance in 2006-07. NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 9-0 5. Kathy Hagerstrom 102 NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 0-2 6. Katie Morse 101 In 2005-06, Page’s 38 blocks ranked as the second-most in history by an NU 7. Casey Leonhardt 88 sophomore, trailing only Smith’s 69. Page’s 31 blocks ranked fourth in history among NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 5-0 8. Rissa Taylor 66 NU freshmen. Page has joined Smith as the only Huskers in history to record 30 or more NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 4-2 9. Pyra Aarden 63 blocks in three consecutive seasons, and needs just four more blocks to extend that NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 9-1 Karen Jennings 63 streak to four straight years with 30 or more blocks. NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 0-1 NU shoots more FT than opponent 8-0 Nebraska Ranked High in Final 2006-07 Big 12 Statistics NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 1-2 The Huskers finished second in the Big 12 with their 44.6 field goal percentage, which helped NU rank third in NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 0-0 the league in scoring offense (71.2 ppg). NU makes more FT than opponent 7-0 Nebraska ranked third in the conference with its 71.4 free throw percentage, while NU makes fewer FT than opponent 2-2 Husker Strengths ranking fifth in the league with 5.4 made three-pointers per game. NU also ranked NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-0 Category Rank fifth in the Big 12 in scoring margin (+8.7 ppg) and rebounding margin (+2.6 rpg). FG Pct. (44.6) 2nd In league games only, Nebraska ranked second in the Big 12 with its 43.2 field NU has more total rebounds than opponent 6-1 Scoring (71.2 ppg) 3rd goal percentage, scoring margin (+4.6) and rebound margin (+1.8), while ranking NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 2-1 FT Pct. (71.4) 3rd NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 1-0 3FG Made (5.4) 5th third in the conference in scoring offense (67.4 ppg). The Huskers were also third in the league in free throw percentage (74.9 percent). NU allowed Big 12 foes just 35.9 NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 3-2 RB Margin (+2.6) 5th NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 6-0 Scoring Margin (+8.7) 5th total rebounds per game, the second-best total in the league. Nebraska also ranked NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 0-0 fourth in the league in field goal percentage defense at 39.3 percent. NU has more assists than opponent 9-0 NU has fewer assists than opponent 0-1 Huskers Battling Big Names at Devaney Center in 2007-08 NU has same number of assists as opponent 0-1 Nebraska will face some of the nation’s top teams on the Huskers’ homecourt at the Bob Devaney Sports Center NU has more turnovers than opponent 2-1 during an impressive 2007-08 schedule. NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 6-1 NU’s schedule features non-conference home battles against traditional Southeastern Conference powers NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 1-0 Mississippi and Florida, along with Pac 10 power USC in an eight-game non-conference home schedule. Nebraska’s home Big 12 schedule will include contests with defending conference co-champion Texas A&M, NU has more steals than opponent 2-1 2007 NCAA Tournament qualifiers Iowa State and Oklahoma State and traditionally strong Texas. NU has fewer steals than opponent 5-0 NU has same number of steals as opponent 2-1 Overall, NU’s schedule will feature 15 games against 2007 postseason qualifiers, including 10 games against 2007 NCAA Tournament squads. The Huskers could play six games against teams that finished among the top 25 NU has more blocked shots than opponent 6-2 RPI clubs in the nation a year ago. NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 2-0 “From start to finish, our schedule should rank among the best in the Big 12 and the nation again this year,” NU has same number of blocks as opponent 1-0 Yori said. “During the non-conference season, we could play seven games against teams that had 20-win seasons NU commits more fouls than opponent 2-1 a year ago. Obviously, playing Mississippi at home in the second game of the season after they were in the NCAA NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 7-1 Elite Eight last year jumps out at you.” NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 0-0 The Huskers got a stiff test at home even before taking on the Lady Rebels, opening the regular season with Games are decided by 10 or more points 7-1 a thrilling 81-74 win over UTEP on Nov. 9. The Miners finished with a 22-8 record in 2006-07. After taking on a Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 2-1 pair of 20-win teams in UTEP and Ole Miss (Nov. 11), the Huskers rolled to a 90-63 win over SEC foe Florida at the Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 1-0 Devaney Center on Nov. 17. The Gators have advanced to the postseason in 13 of the last 15 years, including 11 Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 0-0 NCAA tournaments. Overtime 0-0 After opening the season with a three-game homestand, Nebraska made a long road trip to the Oahu Classic in Honolulu during Thanksgiving break. The tournament field featured Marist, which finished with a 29-6 overall Playing on Monday 0-0 record as the Mid-American Conference champions last year. Marist knocked off Ohio State in the opening round Playing on Tuesday 0-0 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 before falling to eventual national champion Tennessee. After losing to Marist, Playing on Wednesday 0-0 the Huskers fell to 2006 NCAA Elite Eight qualifier Utah, which advanced to the 2007 Postseason WNIT. Playing on Thursday 1-0 Playing on Friday 2-1 After their trip to Hawaii, the Huskers returned home for a three-game home stand that began with a 79-65 win Playing on Saturday 3-1 over in-state rival Creighton (Nov. 30), before defeating Northeast Conference champion and NCAA Tournament Playing on Sunday 3-0 qualifier Robert Morris, 73-58 The Colonials finished with a 24-8 record a year ago before losing to NC State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers closed the stand by running to an 87-69 win over traditional Playing in November 5-2 Pac-10 power USC. Playing in December 4-0 Playing in January 0-0 Nebraska enjoyed a successful trip to California with wins over Cal State Bakersfield and Long Beach State, Playing in February 0-0 before facing one of the toughest tests of the non-conference season at Ohio State on Dec. 22 in Columbus, Ohio. Playing in March 0-0 The Buckeyes captured the Big Ten title in 2007 and finished the year with a 28-4 record as the No. 12 RPI club in the country. After closing the non-conference season with a pair of home games against Denver (Dec. 30), which won 20 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page  • Ohio State • Dec. 22, 2007 • Huskers.com games last year, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Jan. 2), the Huskers open Big 12 play with a pair of home games against Nebraska’s Career Scoring Leaders Texas (Jan. 9) and Kansas (Jan. 12). The game against the Jayhawks in an FSN national telecast at 11:30 a.m. will Player (Years) Points open a thrilling day of border battles at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, as Coach Doc Sadler’s Husker men’s team 1. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 2,405 will joust with KU men that same night at the Devaney Center in an ESPN national telecast. 2. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 2,131 Nebraska then dives into the thick of conference road action by traveling to defending Big 12 champion and 2007 3. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 1,976 4. Kiera Hardy (2004-07) 1,930 Sweet 16 qualifier Oklahoma (Jan. 16), before facing Iowa State in Ames. The Cyclones tied for fourth in the league 5. Nicole Kubik (1997-2000) 1,867 standings with the Huskers last year and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. 6. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 1,859 The Huskers then return home to face defending Big 12 regular-season co-champion Texas A&M at the Devaney 7. Debra Powell (1982-85) 1,843 Center (Jan. 23), before traveling to Waco, Texas to take on Baylor (Jan. 26). That four-game stretch will pit the Huskers 8. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 1,778 against the top four teams in the 2007 Big 12 final standings. 9. Angie Miller (1984-87) 1,541 NU will then turn its attention to the Big 12 North Division, playing three straight games against intradivision 10. Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 1,433 foes, starting with a home game against Kansas State (Jan. 30) and ending with a nationally televised road contest 11. Janet Smith (1979-82) 1,284 at Missouri (Feb. 3) and Colorado (Feb. 6). 12. Brooke Schwartz (1997-2000) 1,243 13. Jan Crouch (1976-79) 1,183 A Sunday afternoon home battle with 2007 NCAA qualifier Oklahoma State (Feb. 10) precedes the Huskers’ lone 14. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 1,116 bye week of the 2007-08 season, before NU heads down the stretch in conference play at Kansas (Feb. 17). Three of 15. Ann Halsne (1988-91) 1,096 the Huskers’ final five regular-season games will be played at the Devaney Center, including a Thursday night tussle 16. Nafeesah Brown (1992-94) 1,089 with the Missouri Tigers (Feb. 21), a Sunday afternoon battle with the Colorado Buffaloes (March 2) and a Senior 17. Tina McClain (1994-97) 1,074 Night struggle against Iowa State to close the season (March 5). 18. Kate Galligan (1993-96) 1,069 Nebraska heads to Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship March 19. Cathy Owen (1982-85) 1,048 11-15, and NCAA Tournament play will begin the following weekend. The 2008 NCAA Women’s Final Four will be held 20. Stacy Imming (1984-87) 1,036 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., April 6-8. 21. Alexa Johnson (2001-04) 1,035 22. Kelsey Griffin (2005-present) 1,023 23. Charlie Rogers (1997-2000) 1,001 Yori Leading impressive Growth in Nebraska Program Entering her sixth season at Nebraska, Coach Connie Yori has the Huskers in the middle of an impressive growth 80 Points - 48 Straight Wins stage after a major rebuilding project in 2002. Under Coach Connie Yori: 28-0 (6 seasons) Yori arrived in Lincoln on June 24, 2002, and was left with only a handful of healthy scholarship players and three 2007-08: 4-0 2006-07: 7-0 2005-06: 6-0 2004-05: 8-0 2003-04: 3-0 2002-03: 0-0 consecutive losing seasons behind the existing players. After a challenging first season, Yori guided the Huskers to vs. Big 12: 8-0 one of the nation’s top turnarounds in 2003-04. Opponent (Date) Site Result Nebraska finished the season with an 18-12 record and the Huskers’ 10-game improvement tied for the ninth- vs. USC (12/8/07) H W, 87-69 vs. Florida (11/17/07) H W, 90-63 best swing in NCAA Division I women’s basketball in 2003-04. More impressively, NU’s final record came against a vs. Mississippi (11/11/07) H W, 80-59 powerful schedule that included 19 games against teams that advanced to postseason play. vs. UTEP (11/9/07) H W, 81-74 vs. Colorado (2/27/07) H W, 90-70 The Huskers raced to a 10-1 non-conference record that included victories over No. 13 Ohio State and eventual at Florida (12/29/06) A W, 81-73 WNIT champion Creighton, before notching one of the biggest wins in school history with an 81-63 victory over No. 9 vs. NC State (12/28/06) N W, 94-74 Kansas State in league play. The Huskers finished with a 7-9 record in the Big 12 to finish in a tie for seventh place. vs. Nicholls State (12/21/06) H W, 80-42 vs. Michigan (12/9/06) H W, 87-47 NU may have been a two-point loss to Missouri or three-point loss to No. 13 Colorado away from earning a spot in the at UC Irvine (11/24/06) A W, 80-66 NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. vs. Florida Atlantic (11/12/06) N W, 93-53 The Huskers made their first postseason appearance since 2000 and played host to a postseason tournament vs. Oklahoma State (2/21/06) H W, 81-56 at Colorado (1/4/06) A W, 80-62 game for the first time since 1993. Nebraska notched just the second home postseason victory in school history with vs. Texas State (12/20/05) H W, 96-47 a first-round WNIT win over Drake, before hosting just the third postseason game in school history in the second round at Northwestern (12/10/05) A W, 80-50 against Oregon State. vs. Texas Southern (12/7/05) H W, 93-68 vs. Creighton (11/21/05) H W, 84-50 Nebraska continued the momentum in 2004-05 by replacing four senior starters from 2003-04 and finishing with vs. Iowa State (2/12/05) H W, 88-59 an 18-14 overall mark and its second straight postseason bid. The Huskers’ 8-8 Big 12 mark was their best finish vs. Baylor (1/12/05) H W, 103-99 3OT since 2000, and included the biggest victory in school history, a 103-99 triple overtime win over eventual national at Missouri (1/8/05) A W, 81-74 vs. Colorado (1/5/05) H W, 84-62 champion and then-No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, 2005. The Huskers also won their first Big 12 Tournament game since the vs. Memphis (12/30/04) H W, 82-50 2000 campaign and continued their climb in the classroom as well. NU posted a team GPA of better than 3.0 during vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/20/04) H W, 81-70 the spring 2005 semester, as 10 Huskers earned spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor. vs. Southeastern Louisiana (12/1/04) H W, 82-35 vs. Northern Colorado (11/19/04) H W, 89-46 Nebraska kept building in 2005-06 by winning two postseason games for the first time in school history. NU’s vs. Kansas State (1/24/04) H W, 81-63 19-13 record also marked the Huskers’ most victories since the 1998-99 campaign. The Huskers finished with an vs. Texas-Arlington (12/6/03) H W, 81-59 8-8 league mark and won a game in the Big 12 Championship for the second consecutive season. vs. Wofford (11/21/03) H W, 104-46 at Cal State Fullerton (12/29/01) A W, 89-55 Perhaps most impressively, the Huskers went 5-0 in regular-season rematches with Big 12 North Division opponents vs. Weber State (12/6/01) H W, 89-63 and completed the first three-game sweep of Colorado in school history. Overall, Nebraska posted a 7-3 regular-season at New Orleans (12/2/01) A W, 87-58 vs. Texas Southern (11/29/01) H W, 87-51 mark against Big 12 North foes. vs. Northern Iowa (11/24/01) N W, 80-74 The Huskers produced a three-game improvement in the win column in 2006-07 with a 22-10 record and the first vs. Colgate (11/23/01) N W, 86-45 20-win campaign at Nebraska since 1998-99. NU also secured a first-round bye in the Big 12 Tournament for just vs. Southern Illinois (11/16/01) H W, 88-47 vs. East Carolina (12/30/00) H W, 82-63 the second time in school history by finishing with a 10-6 league mark. NU went on to claim the schools’ first NCAA vs. UPR-Mayaguez (12/19/00) N W, 99-43 Tournament since 2000. vs. St. Peter’s (12/10/00) H W, 83-70 The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Yori led Creighton to a 24-7 overall mark and a 16-2 MVC vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/25/00) H W, 83-59 vs. Oakland (11/17/00) H W, 91-59 record in 2001-02 to capture the league’s regular-season and tournament titles. Yori’s success at CU in 2001-02 vs. Kansas (3/8/00) N W, 80-67 capped a 170-115 career mark at Creighton. Her teams made two trips to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and 2002. vs. Baylor (3/7/00) N W, 82-61 Before taking over the top job with the Bluejays, Yori led NCAA Division III Loras College to a 25-25 record in two at Missouri (3/2/00) A W, 80-66 at Baylor (2/19/00) A W, 82-71 seasons from 1990 to 1992. She also served as an assistant coach at Creighton from 1986 to 1989. vs. Missouri (1/18/00) H W, 80-63 Yori was one of the top players in Creighton history, and she still owns the school record for career scoring average at Kansas (1/11/00) A W, 81-69 at 20.3 points per game. She ranks as CU’s No. 3 all-time leading scorer with 2,010 points, and she had her No. 25 at Wyoming (12/19/99) A W, 89-74 vs. Washington (12/6/99) H W, 89-86 jersey retired. She was inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. vs. Wisconsin (11/21/99) H L, 85-92 OT Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 10 • Ohio State • Dec. 22, 2007 • Huskers.com

Associated Press Top 25 A native of Ankeny, Iowa, the 43-year-old Yori is married to Kirk Helms, and the couple had their first child, Lukas, Dec. 17, 2007 in early July of 2004. 1-Tennessee (9-0) (48)...... 1,248 2-Connecticut (7-0) (2)...... 1,202 3-North Carolina (10-1)...... 1,096 Jump to Froggy 98 in lincoln to listen to the Huskers 4-Maryland (13-1)...... 1,077 For the second straight year, all of Nebraska’s women’s basketball 5-Stanford (8-1)...... 1,043 Husker Sports Network regular-season games will be available for the flagship station of the 6-Rutgers (8-2)...... 1,019 City Affiliate Signal 7-Georgia (9-0)...... 951 Ainsworth KBRB 1400 AM Husker Sports Network in Lincoln - Froggy 98.1 FM KFGE. 8-LSU (7-2)...... 925 Alliance KCOW 1400 AM In 2007-08, all of NU’s regular-season women’s basketball games will Beatrice KWBE 1450 AM 9-Oklahoma (7-2)...... 868 Chadron KCSR 610 AM be heard exclusively on KFGE in Lincoln and will continue to be available 10-Texas A&M (9-1)...... 741 Falls City KLZA 101.3 FM for free worldwide on Huskers.com. 11-Baylor (7-1)...... 708 Falls City KTNC 1230 AM Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will team up for their seventh full 12-California (8-2)...... 666 Fremont KHUB 1340 AM season on the call of the game, with Coatney providing the play-by-play. 13-West Virginia (9-1)...... 645 Grand Island KRGI 1430 AM 14-Duke (7-3)...... 566 Holdrege KUVR 1380 AM The pregame show hits the air 25 minutes before each scheduled tip- 15-DePaul (8-0)...... 558 Kearney KGFW 1340 AM off. 16-Auburn (9-1)...... 512 Kimball KIMB 1260 AM In addition to Froggy 98, KHUS 93.3 FM in Omaha will carry every Big Lexington KRVN 880 AM 17-Notre Dame (9-1)...... 472 12 game during the season and select non-conference games. 18-Ohio State (7-2)...... 412 Lincoln KFGE 98.1 FM McCook KWSN 93.9 FM 19-Texas (8-2)...... 276 Additionally, 880 AM KRVN in Lexington will also carry most of NU’s North Platte KODY 1240 AM conference games, along with select non-conference matchups. Overall, 20-Oklahoma State (8-0)...... 230 Ogallala KOGA 930 AM 21-Vanderbilt (7-3)...... 148 Omaha KHUS 93.3 FM NU’s radio network for women’s basketball consists of 24 stations across 22-Arizona State (5-4)...... 139 Scottsbluff KNEB 960 AM the state. 23-Michigan State (7-3)...... 138 Sidney KSID 1340 AM Along with the radio coverage over the airwaves, all of Nebraska’s 24-Wyoming (9-1)...... 132 Valentine KVSH 940 AM 25-Old Dominion (6-3)...... 104 West Point KTIC 840 AM games can be heard for free on Huskers.com. Nebraska is one of only 38-Nebraska (9-2)...... 4 three Big 12 schools to offer free live audio coverage of its women’s Other Nebraska opponents receiving votes basketball games on its official athletic website. 26-Colorado (7-2)...... 82 28-Texas Tech (10-1)...... 54 37-Kansas (8-1)...... 7 Nebraska Women’s Basketball TV Show Schedule Note: Nebraska 2007-08 opponents in bold. The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Show with Coach Connie Yori will enter its sixth year of featuring all the behind the scenes action with the Huskers. Each week, Coach Yori and host Jeff Griesch bring Husker fans all the highlights of NU’s previous games, along with one-on-one USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Nebraska Women’s Basketball Show interviews, special features and previews of upcoming Day, Time Station Coverage Area Dec. 18, 2007 Sunday, 7 p.m. WOWT-DT Omaha games. The show is available seven days a week on various 1-Tennessee (9-0) (30)...... 774 Sunday, 11:35 p.m. WOWT Omaha/Lincoln cable stations across Nebraska and Iowa. 2-Connecticut (8-0) (1)...... 745 Monday, 10 p.m. Spencer Util. Spencer, Iowa The show is scheduled to tip-off on Sunday, Dec. 9, on 3-North Carolina (11-1)...... 701 Monday, 10:30 p.m. MY TV Lincoln 4-Stanford (8-1)...... 664 Tuesday, 6 p.m. Great Plains Bloomfield, Grant WOWT (DT-620) at 7 p.m., followed by an airing on WOWT Elgin, Broken Bow in Omaha (channel 6 in Lincoln) at 11:35 p.m. central 5-Maryland (13-1)...... 646 North Bend, Chadron 6-Rutgers (8-2)...... 622 Tuesday, 6 p.m. Spencer Util. Spencer, Iowa time each Sunday. KOLN/KGIN (My TV) will air the show on 7-Georgia (10-0)...... 596 Thursday, 9:30 p.m. Time Warner (Ch. 13) Lincoln Monday at 10:30 p.m., while Time Warner Cable in Lincoln 8-LSU (7-2)...... 549 Thursday, 10:30 p.m. Spencer Util. Spencer, Iowa will air the show weekly on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. The show 9-Oklahoma (7-2)...... 542 On Demand Time Warner (Ch. 101) Lincoln 10-Texas A&M (9-1)...... 469 Friday, 5:30 p.m. Great Plains Bloomfield, Grant will also be availabe in Lincoln on Time Warner Cable’s Elgin, Broken Bow Nebraska On-Demand Channel 101. 11-Baylor (7-1)...... 443 North Bend, Chadron 12-California (8-2)...... 424 Friday, 5:30 p.m. Lakes TV Spirit Lake, Iowa Spencer Municipal Utilities in Spencer, Iowa, will air the 13-West Virginia (10-1)...... 411 Saturday, Noon KNOP/KIIT North Platte Nebraska Women’s Basketball Show on Monday at 10 p.m. 14-DePaul (9-0)...... 326 and Tuesday at 6 p.m. Great Plains Communications in 15-Duke (7-3)...... 308 16-Auburn (10-1)...... 303 Bloomfield, Grant, Elgin, North Bend, Broken Bow and Chadron will carry the show each week on Tuesday at 6 p.m. 17-Notre Dame (9-1)...... 273 and Friday at 5:30 p.m., while Lakes TV in Spirit Lake, Iowa, will carry the show on Friday at 10 p.m. KNOP/KIIT in 18-Ohio State (7-2)...... 265 North Platte will air each show on Saturday at noon. 19-Vanderbilt (8-3)...... 155 All days and airtimes are subject to change on a weekly basis, so fans are encouraged to check their local listings 20-Texas (8-2)...... 129 for times in their area. The show is also available each week on HuskersNside, the premium website of Nebraska 21-Arizona State (6-4)...... 110 22-George Washington (7-3)...... 103 Athletics. 23-Oklahoma State (8-0)...... 93 24-Michigan State (7-3)...... 91 25-Wyoming (10-1)...... 72 Fastbreakers Booster Club The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Booster Club, the Fastbreakers, and Lil’ Breakers Booster Club provide Other Nebraska opponents receiving votes dynamic support to the Huskers. The Fastbreakers was organized to generate enthusiasm for the game of women’s 27-Texas Tech (10-1)...... 34 basketball by increasing attendance and providing support for the program. 29-Iowa State (7-1)...... 26 All members receive priority access to travel, meals and invitations to membership-only events. 33-Utah (7-3)...... 11 For more information on the Fastbreakers and Lil’ Breakers Booster Club, please visit the Nebraska women’s 36-Colorado (7-2)...... 7 37-Marist (10-2)...... 6 basketball home page on Huskers.com, e-mail [email protected] or call (402) 430-1343. 40-Kansas (8-1)...... 4 Note: Nebraska 2007-08 opponents in bold. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 11 • Ohio State • Dec. 22, 2007 • Huskers.com

2008 Fastbreakers Membership Levels Nebraska’s 30-Point Performances Level Benefits (17 Individuals) Tip-In ($50) (Membership Card, e-mail news flashes, game day program, game notes, year-end Player (Years) Games banquet invite, backboard banquets, Fastbreakers Appreciation Picnic/Dinner) 1. Karen Jennings (1989-92) 12 2. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 9 3-Pointer ($100) (Same as Tip-In, membership pin, media guide and a free Lil’ Breakers membership) 3. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 8 Slam Dunk ($250) (Same as 3-Pointer, plus season highlights DVD) 4. Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 5 All-Star ($500) (Same as Slam Dunk, turn in pin for ruby accent stone, autographed leather 5. Kiera Hardy (2004-07) 4 mini-basketball) Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 4 Debra Powell (1982-85) 4 MVP ($1,000+) (Same as All-Star, plus free admission for two at all Backboard Banquets, turn in pin for 8. Angie Miller (1984-87) 2 diamond accent stone, autographed team photo, preferred seating at year-end awards 9. Kelsey Griffin (2006-present) 1 banquet) Tied with eight others The Fastbreakers announced their Backboard Banquet Schedule for the 2007-08 season in October. Each meal will be served by Premier Catering and reservations can be made by calling Rose Sousek in the Nebraska women’s Nebraska Top 10 Single-Game Scorers basketball office at (402) 472-6462. Player (Game) Points 1. Karen Jennings (Kansas State, 1/21/92) 48 2. Maurtice Ivy (Illinois, 12/30/86) 46 Fastbreakers Backboard Banquet schedule 3. Crystal Coleman (Oklahoma State, 2/19/83) 41 Game Day Meals for Fastbreakers Booster Club Members 4. Amy Stephens (Oklahoma, 2/8/89) 40 Game Day Opponent Meal Time Tip Time 5. Karen Jennings (Oklahoma, 2/15/92) 39 6. Kate Galligan (Kansas, 2/11/96) 38 Wednesday, Jan. 9 Texas 5:30 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7. Kiera Hardy (Baylor, 1/12/05) 37 Sunday, Feb. 10 Oklahoma State Postgame 1 p.m. Amy Stephens (Kansas, 2/4/89) 37 Wednesday, March 5 Iowa State 5:30 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 9. Nicole Kubik (Kansas, 1/16/99) 36 Pyra Aarden (Bowling Green, 12/10/94) 36 For more information on the Fastbreakers Backboard Banquets, visit Fastbreakersonline.com or call Kathy Branchaud Karen Jennings (Illinois, 12/14/91) 36 at 432-8990 or Connie Renken at 476-0306. To make your reservations, call Rose Sousek at the Nebraska women’s Amy Stephens (Missouri, 2/18/89) 36 basketball office at (402) 472-6462. Nebraska Big 12 Players of the Week Nebraska’s History of Success at Home 2007-08 Since the Bob Devaney Sports Center opened in 1976-77, the Huskers are 316-112 (.738) in games played in Player, Class, Position Date the arena, including 114-72 (.613) in conference games. NU is off to an impressive 6-0 start at home this season, Danielle Page, Senior, Forward Nov. 12, 2007 after posting a 10-4 home mark in 2006-07. 2006-07 Over the last five seasons, NU is 52-16 at the Devaney Center, with no more than four losses in any season. Player, Class, Position Date Nebraska is 3-2 all-time in home postseason play, with an 81-58 win over San Diego on March 17, 1993, in the Kelsey Griffin, Sophomore, Forward Feb. 5, 2007 first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Devaney Center. The Huskers added a 73-60 win over Drake in the first Kelsey Griffin, Sophomore, Forward Jan. 8, 2007 round of the WNIT on March 18, 2004, before losing 75-67 in the next round to Oregon State on March 22, 2004. Kiera Hardy, Senior, Guard Nov. 27, 2006 Nebraska closed its 2004-05 season with a 71-67 loss to Iowa on March 25, 2005 in the WNIT second round. Attendance is a big part of NU’s success. The Huskers drew their largest January crowd in school history with Nebraska Big 12 Rookies of the Week 7,727 fans for NU’s Big 12 home opener against No. 8 Oklahoma on Jan. 6, 2007. That number surpassed the 7,114 2007-08 fans at the Devaney Center on Jan. 7, 2006, for the Huskers win over Kansas. NU added a season-high crowd of Player, Class, Position Date 7,821 against Missouri on Feb. 17. Kaitlyn Burke, Freshman, Guard Dec. 17, 2007 Nebraska attendance increased nearly 30 percent in 2006-07, with an average home attendance of 4,110 per game. The Huskers averaged more than 5,000 fans per game during Big 12 play. 2005-06 Nebraska ranked 14th nationally in average home attendance in 1999-2000 with 4,772 fans per game, after Player, Class, Position Date Kelsey Griffin, Freshman, Forward Feb. 6, 2006 ranking 15th nationally with a school-record average of 5,000 fans per game in 1998-99. NU added an average Kelsey Griffin, Freshman, Forward Jan. 9, 2006 home crowd of 4,204 in 2000-01. 2004-05 Danielle Page, Freshman, Forward Feb. 14, 2005 Danielle Page, Freshman, Forward Jan. 31, 2005 Jelena Spiric, Junior, Forward Jan. 17, 2005 Jelena Spiric, Junior, Forward Jan. 10, 2005

2006-07 Big 12 Winter Good Works Team Player, Class School Kelsey Griffin, Sophomore Nebraska Jackie McFarland, Junior Colorado Courtney Paris, Sophomore Oklahoma Katy Pounds, Junior Texas A&M Alesha Robertson, Senior Texas Tech Destanie Sykes, Senior Oklahoma State Latoya Wyatt, Senior Baylor Other Sports Janet Anson, Iowa State Gymnastics Hannah McMacken, Kansas Women’s Swimming Clent Stewart, Kansas State Men’s Basketball Ben Askren, Missouri Wrestling Daniel Rohleder, Texas Men’s Swimming