This Week in Husker Women's Basketball
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2006-07 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] 2006-07 Schedule/Results (21-7, 9-5) Date Opponent Time/Result This Week in Husker Women’s Basketball Nov. 1 Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition) W, 122-55 Nov. 4 Nebraska-Omaha (exhibition) W, 97-59 #25 Nebraska Cornhuskers (21-7, 9-5) Nov. 10-13 Veterans Day Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) at Oklahoma State Cowgirls (18-9, 6-8) Nov. 10 at #13 Arizona State L, 60-87 Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) • Stillwater, Okla. Nov. 12 vs. Florida Atlantic W, 93-53 Saturday, Feb. 24 • 7 p.m. Nov. 13 vs. #18 New Mexico W, 66-59 Live Video: HuskersNside (premium subscribers) Nov. 17 CS Fullerton (HuskersNside) (Read to Succeed) W, 76-62 Radio: Husker Sports Network Nov. 24 at UC Irvine W, 80-66 (98.1-FM KFGE in Lincoln/1110-AM KFAB in Omaha/880-AM KRVN in Lexington/Huskers.com) Nov. 26 at USC W, 72-65 Series Record: Nebraska leads, 30-23 Nov. 28 Texas-Pan American (HuskersNside) W, 77-37 Last Meeting: Nebraska 81, Oklahoma State 56 (Feb. 21, 2006, Lincoln) Dec. 5 Minnesota (HuskersNside) L, 65-74 Dec. 9 Michigan (HuskersNside) (Toys for Tots) W, 87-47 Dec. 16 Northwestern (HuskersNside) W, 73-58 Huskers Head to Stillwater for Saturday Showdown with OSU Dec. 19 at Creighton (Civic Auditorium) W, 60-57 The No. 25 Nebraska women’s basketball team (21-7, 9-5) plays its final Big 12 regular-season road game on Dec. 21 Nicholls State (HuskersNside) W, 80-42 Saturday when the Huskers travel to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State (18-9, 6-8). Dec. 28-29 State Farm Classic (Gainesville, Fla.) Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch calling the action in Nebraska’s live radio broadcast Dec. 28 vs. NC State W, 94-74 on 98.1-FM KFGE in Lincoln, 1110-AM KFAB in Omaha and 880-AM KRVN in Lexington, along with select Husker Dec. 29 at Florida (Fox College Sports) W, 81-73 Sports Network stations and on Huskers.com (free). Jan. 3 at Texas ^ W, 79-75 Nebraska will be shooting for its 13th road victory of the season against the Cowgirls while trying to snap a Jan. 6 #8 Oklahoma (HuskersNside) ^ L, 69-77 three-game Big 12 losing streak. The Huskers suffered a 64-53 loss at Iowa State on Senior Night in Ames on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at Kansas (HuskersNside) ^ W, 63-54 the first of three straight Senior Night appearances, including Saturday’s game in Stillwater and Tuesday’s home Jan. 17 #25 Kansas State (HuskersNside) ^ W, 70-63 finale against Colorado at the Devaney Center in Lincoln. Jan. 20 at Missouri (FSN Midwest) ^ W, 76-66 The loss to Iowa State was just NU’s third road setback of the year, with the Huskers’ only other road setbacks Jan. 24 at #21 Texas A&M (Huskers.com) ^ L, 65-66 coming at No. 13 Arizona State in the season opener and at No. 21 Texas A&M on Jan. 24. Nebraska’s three road losses Jan. 27 Kansas (Huskers.com) ^ W, 78-58 this season have all come to teams with at least 20 overall wins and have combined for 44-3 home records. Jan. 31 Iowa State (HuskersNside) ^ W, 62-49 Nebraska’s success on the road has helped the Huskers run to one of the best seasons in school history. They Feb. 3 #13 Baylor (FSN) ^ (Red Cross/$ Days) W, 76-67 Feb. 7 at Kansas State (FSN Midwest/Huskers.com) ^ W, 62-55 have produced their 10th 20-win season, and their first 20-win campaign since 1998-99, when they went 21-12. Feb. 10 at Colorado (FSN) ^ W, 54-44 The school-record for victories is 23, achieved on four occasions. Feb. 14 Texas Tech (HuskersNside) ^ L, 69-70 Oklahoma State has also enjoyed a resurgence this season. The Cowgirls have experienced a 12-game Feb. 17 Missouri (HuskersNside)^ L, 53-65 improvement in the win column after finishing with a 6-22 overall record in 2005-06. In Coach Kurt Budke’s second Feb. 20 at Iowa State^ (FSN Midwest/Huskers.com) L, 53-64 season, OSU is a solid 12-4 at home, including 3-4 against Big 12 Conference foes at Gallagher-Iba Arena after Feb. 24 at Oklahoma State (HuskersNside)^ 7 p.m. going 0-16 in league play overall last season. Feb. 27 Colorado (Huskers.com) ^ (Senior Night) 7:05 p.m. Nebraska Coach Connie Yori, who produced a similar turnaround in her second season at NU with a 10-game March 6-10 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship improvement in the win column from the 2002-03 season to the 2003-04 campaign, owns an unblemished record (COX Convention Center - Oklahoma City, Okla.) against Oklahoma State as the Husker head coach. Yori’s Huskers are 5-0 against the Cowgirls, including a 73-59 All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. win in Stillwater on Feb. 1, 2003 - NU’s only conference win in Yori’s first season. The Huskers added a 73-71 win All Nebraska games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network and Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center. at OSU on Feb. 1, 2005 on a last-second runner from Kiera Hardy. 2006-07 Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 2 Ashley Ford G 5-7 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast/Cloud County CC) Career-high 11 points at KSU (Feb. 7) 4 Jelena Spiric F 6-0 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia (The V Belgrade/Colby CC) 2005 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year; Veterans Day Classic All-Tournament 11 Nicole Neals G 5-6 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (St. Mary’s) Leads freshmen with eight three-pointers 12 TK LaFleur G 5-8 So. Houston, Texas (Warren Township, Ill.) Averaging 5.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.2 apg off bench 13 Kala Kuhlmann G 5-8 Fr. Charter Oak, Iowa (Charter Oak-Ute) Iowa Female Athlete of the Year; 2,337 points 21 Kiera Hardy G 5-6 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. (O’Hara) Naismith Trophy Candidate; Two-Time 1st-Team All-Big 12; 1,851 pts. 22 Yvonne Turner G 5-8 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Bellevue East) WBCA High School All-American; career-high 8 points vs. Tech 23 Kelsey Griffin F 6-2 So. Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 8, Feb. 5); 10 double-doubles 40 Cory Montgomery F 6-2 Fr. Cannon Falls, Minn. (Cannon Falls) 5.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, Five-Time High School Team MVP 42 Nikki Bober C 6-4 Fr. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in college debut vs. Fla. Atlantic 45 Chelsea Aubry F 6-2 Sr. Kitchener, Ontario (Grand River Collegiate Institute) Canadian National Team; Captain; Career-high 26 points at Missouri 52 Danielle Page F 6-2 Jr. Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer) School-Record 9 Blocks vs. #13 Baylor; No. 3 on NU’s All-Time Block List Head Coach: Connie Yori, Fifth Year (Creighton, 1986), 279-206 (17th season overall) 84-66 (Fifth season at Nebraska) Assistant Coaches: LaKale Malone, Fourth Year (Indiana, 1999); Sunny Smallwood, Second Year (Boise State, 1983); Tory Verdi, Second Year (Keene State, 1996) Director of Operations: Angela Timmons, Fifth Year (Creighton, 2001); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Steph Clark, Third Year (Creighton, 1993) Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 2 • at Oklahoma State • Feb. 24, 2007 • Huskers.com Saturday’s Starting Lineups Huskers Come Up Short Against Cyclones in Ames #25 Nebraska Cornhuskers (21-7, 9-5) Danielle Page and Kiera Hardy each scored 12 points, but it was not enough to prevent Nebraska from suffering No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG a 64-53 loss to Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday night. 4 Jelena Spiric 6-0 Sr. F 6.1 4.3 Iowa State used a 21-4 run midway through the second half to turn a narrow 32-30 lead into a 53-34 advantage 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 So. F 15.1 8.5 45 Chelsea Aubry 6-2 Sr. F 8.5 4.5 with eight minutes left. During the decisive stretch, the Cyclones got a pair of three-pointers from Megan Ronhovde, 2 Ashley Ford 5-7 Sr. G 2.6 1.5 another from Alison Lacey and two more from Heather Ezell to shoot to a 19-point lead. 21 Kiera Hardy 5-6 Sr. G 15.5 3.1 The Huskers, who suffered through one of their worst shooting nights of the season by hitting just 33.8 percent Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) from the field, surged back with a 10-2 run to cut ISU’s edge to 55-44 with five minutes left. NU trimmed the lead Fifth Season at NU (84-66); 17th Season Overall (279-206) to 10 with just over two minutes left, but the Cyclones executed at home on Senior Night down the stretch to post their 10th straight win over the Huskers in Ames. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (18-9, 6-8) Ronhovde led Iowa State with 15 points, while fellow senior Lyndsey Medders added 13 points, nine rebounds No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG and eight assists. Toccara Ross pitched in 10 points, nine boards and four assists, while Nicky Wieben contributed 1 Dominique Chism 6-1 Jr.