This Week in Husker Women's Basketball
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2007-08 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SID Contact: Jeff Griesch • Office Phone: (402) 472-7775 • Cell Phone: (402) 540-0279 • Fax Number: (402) 472-2005 • E-Mail: [email protected] 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 2 • 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.