HANNAH WHITISH

SEASON REVIEW 104 2017-18 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S HUSKERS BEGIN REBUILDING UNDER WILLIAMS The Nebraska women's basketball team opened a new era with the first season for Head Coach Amy Williams in 2016-17. The Huskers were challenged by injuries, an inexperienced roster and a rugged non-conference schedule. Despite struggling to a 7-22 overall record during the season, the Huskers stayed with the process and continued to grow throughout the season. By the end of the regular season, the Huskers were clearly playing their best basketball, knocking off a pair of top-60 RPI teams - Michigan State and Indiana - at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska, which managed a 3-13 Big Ten Conference record, closed the regular season with a thrilling 76-74 overtime victory over NCAA Tournament-bound Michigan State on Feb. 26. The win for the Huskers over the Spartans avenged a 20-point loss at Michigan State on Jan. 7, a testament to Nebraska's growth and improvement during the season. "Obviously, we would have liked to find a few more 'W's' during the course of the season, but sometimes the building process and the growth process take time," Williams said. "We had some young players in our program really start to buy in, and you saw them grow throughout the season. That is exciting for the future of our program, but we know we still have lots of growing to do." A key to that growth came with the emergence of guard Hannah Whitish. The 5-9 freshman from Barneveld, Wis., erupted for a career-high 24 points to go along with five rebounds, five assists against just one turnover, and added a in the win over the Spartans. Whitish hit 9-of-13 shots from the floor while playing a career-high 44 minutes in the victory. She also knocked down a career-high five Nicea Eliely started all 29 games for Nebraska as a true freshman in 2016-17. The 6-1 wing from Colorado three-pointers on just eight attempts. Springs, Colo., led the Huskers in steals (46), blocked shots (21) and percentage on the season. Whitish's late-season efficiency and the She scored in double figures eight times, including four times in Nebraska's last six games. continued growth of fellow freshman Nicea Eliely gave the Huskers plenty of reasons for hope for the long range, while dishing out 15 assists, grabbing 10 Eliely's scoring dipped slightly in Big Ten play, future under Coach Williams. rebounds and coming away with three steals. but over the final seven games of the season, she Whitish also played a starring role in Nebraska's During the last quarter of Nebraska's 29-game averaged 8.4 rebounds per contest. In addition to 67-64 win over Indiana on Feb. 19. In fact, Whitish season, Whitish and Eliely combined to average leading the team with 46 steals on the year, Eliely captured Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week honors 22.4 points per game, while shooting 45.8 percent led the Big Red with 21 blocked shots from her wing after pouring in a team-high 18 points on 7-of-10 from the field including a sizzling 47.7 percent (32- position. She also ranked second on the team with shooting in the victory over the Hoosiers. Whitish 67) from three-point range. They also combined 2.6 assists per game. Her 43.5 field goal percentage drilled 4-of-6 three-pointers against an Indiana for 55 assists while committing just 27 turnovers, a also led the Huskers. team that won more than 20 games and finished better than 2-to-1 turnover ratio for freshman While Eliely and Whitish showed their growth fourth in the final Big Ten standings. She added six guards in the Big Ten. They also combined for 17 of throughout the season, Cincore also showed her rebounds, four assists and two steals. Nebraska's 35 steals during the seven-game stretch. comfort level with Nebraska's new system as the Eliely also played a tremendous all-around "We really had to lean on Hannah and Nicea season progressed. game for the Huskers against Indiana. The 6-1 down the stretch to give us a chance to win In her first season as a full-time starter, Cincore freshman from Colorado Springs, Colo., scored 13 basketball games - much more than we would have averaged 6.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-4 three- liked," Williams said. "They both made freshman per game. Over the final eight games of the pointers, while matching her career high with six mistakes throughout the year, but those mistakes year, those numbers increased to 8.2 points, 4.8 assists. Eliely did not commit a turnover and came were reduced late in the season because of their rebounds and 2.4 assists for Cincore. up with three big steals and a for the Big Red commitment to our process. We are certainly The 5-10 guard from Arlington, Tenn., also against the Hoosiers. excited about the future for those young players at committed just nine turnovers while dishing out 19 Nebraska's freshman duo combined for 31 both ends of the court." assists over the final eight games of the season. points on 12-of-18 shooting, to go along with 10 Whitish finished second among the Huskers in Cincore earned Nebraska's Kathy Branchaud assists and five steals, providing the firepower at scoring with 9.0 points per game, including 11.1 Most Improved Rebounder Award at the end of both ends to hold off the Hoosiers. points in Big Ten play. Over the season's last seven the season, and she was named the team's Lifter of The efficiency of Whitish and Eliely became a games, Whitish averaged 14.0 points per game. the Year. She also claimed her second consecutive common theme down the stretch for the Huskers. For the season, Whitish set the Nebraska academic All-Big Ten honor, while earning a spot Although Nebraska's season ended with a loss freshman record by hitting 40.7 percent of her on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for the third to Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament, Whitish and three-point attempts while leading Nebraska with straight season. Eliely combined for outstanding performances. 57 three-pointers. Cincore's progression also set the stage for her Whitish led the Huskers with 16 points on 6-of- She also led the Huskers with 3.7 assists while to take more of a leadership role alongside fellow 11 shooting, including 4-of-7 threes. She also set starting all 16 Big Ten Conference contests. Whitish junior Emily Wood for the 2017-18 season. a career high with nine assists while adding five also ranked second on the team with 21 steals in Wood, a 5-5 guard from Salina, Kan., continued rebounds and a steal in 39 minutes. Eliely added 14 conference play, trailing only Eliely's 25. to be one of Nebraska's hardest workers on and points, a career-high-tying six assists, five rebounds Eliely finished third on the team with 7.7 points off the court. Wood played in all 29 games for and a pair of steals in 37 minutes. Eliely also hit a per game for the year. She started all 29 games the Huskers and averaged 2.1 points per game. career-best four three-pointers on eight attempts. as a freshman, joining senior Allie Havers, junior Originally a walk-on, Wood has continued to Overall, the two freshmen teamed up for 30 Jasmine Cincore and sophomore in increase her own speed of play throughout her points on 11-of-22 shooting, including 8-of-15 from the Husker starting five for every game. career. Coupled with her relentlessness to get extra

INTRODUCTION . THIS IS NEBRASKA . ADMINISTRATION . COACHES . MEET THE HUSKERS . OPPONENTS . REVIEW . RECORDS . TRADITION HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 105 ELIELY, WHITISH EMERGE, IMPROVE AS FRESHMEN shooting on her own in the gym, Wood helped the Over the final seven games, Shepard maintained Nebraska's young players had to overcome a Huskers set the physical and mental tone every her productivity at 18.6 points and 8.4 rebounds daunting schedule that ranked No. 27 nationally day. A two-time academic All-Big Ten choice, Wood per game, but shot just 39 percent from the floor at the end of the season. NU's non-conference was a CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee for and averaged nearly four turnovers per contest. strength of schedule was ranked No. 8 nationally, the Huskers in 2016-17 after posting better than Following the season, Shepard made the and featured No. 1 UConn, and NCAA Tournament a 3.9 grade-point average. A Big Ten Distinguished decision to transfer after amassing 1,112 points qualifiers Missouri, California, Drake and Creighton. Scholar for the second time, Wood was also named and 550 rebounds in two seasons in Lincoln. Her Nebraska's non-conference schedule also included one of Nebraska's Outstanding Scholars before former high school teammate, Rylie Cascio Jensen, WNIT champion Washington State and Mountain earning her bachelor's degree in May of 2017 - just also elected to transfer. The walk-on from Fremont West Conference regular-season champion three years after arriving in Lincoln. averaged 2.3 points and 1.2 assists per game. Colorado State. A three-time member of the Tom Osborne Another Nebraska native seemed to find her The Huskers opened the season with a 71-53 Citizenship Team and a Nebraska Student-Athlete niche late in the season. Maddie Simon, a 6-2 win over UTRGV in the first round of the Preseason HERO Leadership Award winner in 2016, Wood was sophomore made the move from wing to power WNIT on Nov. 12. After a setback to No. 25 Missouri, also a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner in 2017. forward midway through the season. the Huskers rebounded with a 62-59 victory over She also claimed Nebraska's Teammate Award. Over the season's final six games, Simon Colorado State in Lincoln on Nov. 17. Wood and Cincore will be counted on to help averaged 3.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists Nebraska improved to 3-1 with a 66-58 victory lead the Huskers forward in 2017-18, following the in 13.3 minutes per game. While Simon's per- over Omaha at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Nov. 22. graduations of 2016-17 seniors Allie Havers and 40-minute averages of 11.5 points, 8.0 rebounds The Huskers closed non-conference play with a Esther Ramacieri. and 4.5 assists were impressive, perhaps the best 4-8 mark that included an 83-61 win over San Jose Havers, who spent her second season as a numbers were her 9-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in State (Dec. 9) and eight losses to teams that earned starter in 2016-17, ranked fourth among the Huskers the season's final six games. postseason tournament berths. with 6.9 points per game, while ranking second on The 2015 Nebraska High School Player of the The Big Red helped Williams claim her first Big the squad with 5.3 rebounds per contest. Havers, Year struggled to take care of the ball much of the Ten Conference coaching victory with a 62-58 win who played a key role as a freshman in helping the early part of the season, committing 41 turnovers over Rutgers on Jan. 10. That win came after the Huskers win the 2014 Big Ten Tournament title, and dishing out 15 assists in NU's first 23 games. Huskers opened conference play with narrow losses battled a nagging knee injury to start all 29 games An extremely hard worker in and out of practice, to Northwestern (62-58) and at Iowa (75-72) to as a senior. Simon also earned academic All-Big Ten honors open league play. Her perseverance was rewarded late in the as a sophomore and claimed her second straight Nebraska struggled through the rest of January, season with Nebraska's 76-74 win over Michigan appearance on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. before forcing overtime at home in a loss to State. The 6-5 center from Mattawan, Mich., had She was also honored as a member of the Sam Foltz Minnesota to open February. The Huskers closed eight points, seven rebounds and three assists Hero 27 Leadership Team. February with a pair of home wins over Indiana against her home state team on Senior Day at Freshman Grace Mitchell also provided the (Feb. 19) and Michigan State (Feb. 26). Pinnacle Bank Arena. Huskers with steady contributions throughout her Through the season, Nebraska's fans continued A week earlier in Nebraska's 67-64 win over first season. The 6-2 forward from Wellington, to provide remarkable support. The Huskers Indiana, Havers added 13 points, eight rebounds Kan., managed 1.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per ranked 17th nationally with 4,712 fans per game, and two assists. She scored NU's final four points of game while shooting 41.2 percent from the field, marking the fourth straight season at Pinnacle Bank the game in the closing seconds to seal the victory including 40 percent (4-10) from three-point range. Arena that the Huskers ranked among the top 20 over the Hoosiers. Mitchell and Cascio Jensen both played in all 29 nationally in attendance. Ramacieri battled a foot injury throughout games for the Huskers. the year. The Canadian started Nebraska's first 12 games, before injury sidelined her for the start of conference play. She gave way to Whitish in the NU starting five but returned to play 11 more games in a limited role the rest of the season. Sophomore post players Rachel Blackburn and Darrien Washington also were sidelined by injuries in 2016-17. Blackburn, a 6-3 starter as a freshman, missed the entire season as a redshirt after undergoing two surgeries on each knee during the offseason. Washington appeared in Nebraska's first 22 games in the rotation behind Havers and Shepard, before suffering a knee injury at the end of January. She missed all but one game the rest of the way with the injury. The 6-2 forward averaged 2.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game on the year. Nebraska's thin frontcourt placed a heavy load on Shepard. The 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year put forth a productive sophomore season, averaging 18.6 points and 9.8 rebounds. Shepard earned second-team All-Big Ten honors after putting up 15 double-doubles, including a season- high 32 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Michigan State to close the regular season. While Shepard's production was nearly identical to her freshman averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds, her efficiency suffered. The 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., hit just 40.8 percent of her field goal attempts for the season, which ranked fourth among Nebraska's starters. She did expand her game beyond the three-point line as a sophomore, where she hit 28 threes and shot 31.5 percent on the season, but she committed 102 turnovers while coming up with just 15 steals and seven blocks on the year. She also Hannah Whitish emerged as a true freshman in the backcourt for the Big Red. The former Wisconsin High ranked 10th among the Huskers with her 55.7 free School Player of the Year set the Nebraska freshman three-point percentage record (.407) while leading throw percentage. the Huskers with 57 three-pointers on the season. She also led NU with 85 assists on the year.

FIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES SINCE 2010 106 2017-18 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2016-17 OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS OVERALL RECORD: 7-22 HOME: 7-9 AWAY: 0-10 NEUTRAL: 0-3 Rebounds Player G-GS Min-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot/Avg. PF-D A TO BK ST TP/Avg. 32-Jessica Shepard 29-29 897-30.9 206-505 .408 28-89 .315 98-176 .557 69-215 284/9.8 75-3 54 102 7 15 538/18.6 3-Hannah Whitish 29-17 728-25.1 88-215 .409 57-140 .407 27-37 .730 10-62 72/2.5 26-0 85 46 428260/9.0 5-Nicea Eliely 29-29 798-27.5 81-186 .435 24-66 .364 37-59 .627 48-59 107/3.7 70-3 74 70 21 46 223/7.7 22-Allie Havers 29-29 770-26.6 88-209 .421 3-23 .130 22-37 .595 48-106 154/5.3 74-1 41 55 18 13 201/6.9 34-Jasmine Cincore 29-29 740-25.5 64-215 .298 19-81 .235 46-69 .667 37-62 99/3.4 68-2 62 46 6 31 193/6.7 24-Maddie Simon 29-0 367-12.7 40-123 .325 19-67 .284 19-37 .514 22-45 67/2.3 42-0 24 42 6 12 118/4.1 11-Esther Ramacieri 23-12 320-13.9 19-54 .352 11-38 .289 6-9 .667 7-26 33/1.4 35-0 44 30 0 14 55/2.4 2-Rylie Cascio Jensen 29-0 366-12.6 19-61 .311 16-49 .327 14-17 .824 1-22 23/0.8 25-0 36 33 0 9 68/2.3 50-Darrien Washington 23-0 276-12.0 22-53 .415 0-0 .000 9-27 .333 18-50 68/3.0 35-0 2 34 3 8 53/2.3 12-Emily Wood 29-0 277-9.6 20-56 .357 16-50 .320 4-5 .800 12-14 26/0.9 25-0 18 12 0 6 60/2.1 14-Grace Mitchell 29-0 311-10.7 21-51 .412 4-10 .400 5-8 .625 22-28 50/1.7 33-0 7 23 2 7 51/1.8 Team 49-56 105/3.6 1 16 Total 29 5,850 668-1,728 .387 197-613 .321 287-481 .597 343-745 1,088/37.5 509-9 447 509 67 189 1,820/62.8 Opponents 29 5,850 830-1,864 .445 226-662 .341 328-478 .686 358-805 1,163/40.1 506-9 477 391 114 269 2,214/76.3

Score by Periods 1 2 3 4 OT Total Deadball Rebounds Nebraska 403 444 499 460 14 1,820 106 Opponents 540 543 585 524 22 2,214 81

Jasmine Cincore started all 29 games for the Huskers as a junior. The 5-10 guard from Arlington, Tenn., averaged 6.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. A two-time academic All-Big Ten selection, Cincore was also Nebraska's Lifter of the Year and the Kathy Branchaud Most Improved Rebounder Award winner for the 2016-17 season.

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OVERALL RECORD: 7-22 BIG TEN: 3-13 HOME: 7-9 AWAY: 0-10 NEUTRAL: 0-3

Date Opponent W/L Score Home Away Neutral Total Big Ten Att. High Points High Rebounds High Assists 11/12 UTRGV+ W 71-53 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 4,405 (17) Shepard (15) Shepard (4) Cincore (4) Eliely 11/14 #25 Missouri+ L 35-55 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 4,207 (12) Shepard (9) Shepard (2) Eliely (2) Ramacieri 11/17 Colorado State+ W 62-59 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 4,229 (24) Shepard (13) Shepard (6) Eliely 11/22 Omaha W 66-58 3-1 0-0 0-0 3-1 0-0 4,419 (17) Shepard (11) Havers (5) Whitish 11/25 vs. Washington State$ L 65-79 3-1 0-0 0-1 3-2 0-0 400 (25) Shepard (9) Shepard (4) Eliely 11/26 vs. Virginia$ L 51-73 3-1 0-0 0-2 3-3 0-0 400 (12) Shepard (5) Cincore (3) Cascio Jensen (5) Washington (3) Shepard 12/1 at Virginia Tech% L 67-76 3-1 0-1 0-2 3-4 0-0 2,292 (25) Shepard (14) Shepard (8) Ramacieri 12/4 California L 65-86 3-2 0-1 0-2 3-5 0-0 5,573 (19) Eliely (8) Shepard (6) Ramacieri 12/6 Drake L 70-84 3-3 0-1 0-2 3-6 0-0 4,200 (23) Shepard (16) Shepard (6) Ramacieri 12/9 San Jose State W 83-61 4-3 0-1 0-2 4-6 0-0 4,205 (28) Shepard (14) Shepard (6) Cincore 12/18 at Creighton L 64-80 4-3 0-2 0-2 4-7 0-0 1,160 (22) Shepard (11) Shepard (5) Cascio Jensen 12/21 #1 UConn L 41-84 4-4 0-2 0-2 4-8 0-0 7,553 (9) Whitish (5) Eliely (4) Eliely (5) Havers 12/28 Northwestern* L 58-62 4-5 0-2 0-2 4-9 0-1 4,669 (17) Shepard (15) Shepard (5) Eliely 12/31 at Iowa* L 72-75 4-5 0-3 0-2 4-10 0-2 6,750 (28) Shepard (11) Cincore (4) Whitish 1/4 #3 Maryland* L 49-93 4-6 0-3 0-2 4-11 0-3 4,299 (12) Shepard (5) Shepard (3) Whitish 1/7 at Michigan State* L 73-93 4-6 0-4 0-2 4-12 0-4 6,155 (17) Cincore (12) Shepard (4) Shepard 1/10 Rutgers* W 62-58 5-6 0-4 0-2 5-12 1-4 4,193 (22) Shepard (11) Shepard (3) Cincore (3) Havers (3) Shepard (3) Whitish 1/15 at Illinois* L 59-79 5-6 0-5 0-2 5-13 1-5 2,675 (25) Shepard (9) Eliely (6) Eliely (9) Shepard 1/19 at Penn State* L 69-86 5-6 0-6 0-2 5-14 1-6 2,645 (20) Shepard (12) Shepard (4) Whitish 1/22 Michigan* L 51-84 5-7 0-6 0-2 5-15 1-7 4,763 (10) Eliely (6) Shepard (4) Whitish (10) Havers 1/26 at Purdue* L 45-88 5-7 0-7 0-2 5-16 1-8 5,594 (21) Shepard (8) Shepard (3) Cascio Jensen 1/29 at #15 Ohio State* L 75-95 5-7 0-8 0-2 5-17 1-9 6,457 (28) Shepard (13) Shepard (6) Whitish 2/4 Minnesota* L 69-79 OT 5-8 0-8 0-2 5-18 1-10 4,793 (18) Havers (8) Whitish (7) Whitish 2/9 at Wisconsin* L 56-82 5-8 0-9 0-2 5-19 1-11 4,073 (14) Shepard (7) Havers (4) Whitish 2/16 #12 Ohio State* L 69-87 5-9 0-9 0-2 5-20 1-12 4,278 (28) Shepard (10) Shepard (5) Whitish 2/19 Indiana* W 67-64 6-9 0-9 0-2 6-20 2-12 4,981 (18) Whitish (8) Havers (6) Eliely 2/23 at #25 Michigan* L 60-88 6-9 0-10 0-2 6-21 2-13 2,276 (12) Havers (11) Shepard (5) Shepard (12) Shepard 2/26 Michigan State* W 76-74 OT 7-9 0-10 0-2 7-21 3-13 4,630 (32) Shepard (11) Shepard (5) Whitish 3/1 vs. Illinois# L 70-79 7-9 0-10 0-3 7-22 3-13 4,830 (16) Shepard (10) Shepard (9) Whitish (16) Whitish

AP Ranking at game time listed before team Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 75,397 (4,712) + denotes Preseason WNIT game Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 40,077 (4,008) $ South Point Shootout game Neutral Attendance (Avg.) -- 5,630 (1,877) % denotes ACC/Big Ten Challenge game Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 121,104 (4,176) * denotes Big Ten Conference game # denotes Big Ten Tournament game (, Indianapolis, Ind.)

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HUSKER TEAM SEASON HIGHS Points...... 83...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 First Quarter Points...... 24...... vs. Washington State, 11/25/16 ...... 24...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 Second Quarter Points...... 25...... at Iowa, 12/31/16 First Half Points...... 39...... at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Third Quarter Points...... 29...... vs. Illinois, 3/1/17 Fourth Quarter Points...... 29...... at Ohio State, 1/29/17 Second Half Points...... 46...... Ohio State, 2/16/17 ...... 46...... at Ohio State, 1/29/17 ...... 46...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Overtime Points...... 11...... Michigan State, 2/26/17 Field Goals Made...... 35...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Field Goals Att...... 73...... Minnesota, 2/4/17 Field Goal Pct...... 53.8 (35-65)...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Three-Pt. FG Made...... 13...... vs. Illinois, 3/1/17 Three-Pt. FG Att...... 31...... Omaha, 11/22/16 ...... 31...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 52.6 (10-19)...... California, 12/4/16 Free Throws Made...... 20...... at Penn State, 1/19/17 Free Throws Att...... 30...... Michigan State, 2/26/17 ...... 30...... at Penn State, 1/19/17 Pct...... 80.0 (8-10)...... Minnesota, 2/4/17 Maddie Simon earned academic All-Big Ten honors for the second straight Rebounds...... 55...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 season while claiming a spot on the Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Team. Offensive Rebounds...... 18...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 ...... 18...... California, 12/4/16 Field Goals Made...... 10...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Defensive Rebounds...... 39...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Field Goals Att...... 48...... at Purdue, 1/26/17 Margin...... +24 (55-31)...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Field Goal Pct...... 15.9 (10-63)...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Assists...... 23...... Minnesota, 2/4/17 Three-Pt. FG Made...... 2...... at Purdue, 1/26/17 Steals...... 12...... Omaha, 11/22/16 Three-Pt. FG Att...... 12...... Ohio State, 2/16/17 Blocked Shots ...... 8...... Drake, 12/6/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 13.3 (2-15)...... at Purdue, 1/26/17 Turnovers...... 26...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Free Throws Made...... 1...... UConn, 12/21/16 ...... 26...... California, 12/4/16 Free Throws Att...... 4...... UConn, 12/21/16 Fouls...... 27...... at Penn State, 1/19/17 Free Throw Pct...... 25.0 (1-4)...... UConn, 12/21/16 Rebounds...... 24...... at Purdue, 1/26/17 OPPONENT TEAM SEASON LOWS ...... 24...... Michigan, 1/22/17 Points...... 53...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Offensive Rebounds...... 3...... at Purdue, 1/26/17 First Quarter Points...... 8...... Indiana, 2/19/17 Defensive Rebounds...... 18...... at Illinois, 1/15/17 Second Quarter Points...... 9...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 Rebound Margin...... -25 (29-54)...... at Wisconsin, 2/9/17 First Half Points...... 24...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Assists...... 6...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Third Quarter Points...... 9...... Rutgers, 1/10/17 Steals...... 2...... UConn, 12/21/16 Fourth Quarter Points...... 6...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Blocked Shots ...... 0...... at Purdue, 1/26/17 Second Half Points...... 25...... Missouri, 11/14/16 ...... 0...... Rutgers, 1/10/17 Overtime Points...... 9...... Michigan State, 2/26/17 ...... 0...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 Field Goals Made...... 18...... Missouri, 11/14/16 ...... 0...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Field Goals Att...... 48...... Rutgers, 1/10/17 Turnovers...... 9...... Michigan State, 2/26/17 Field Goal Pct...... 31.0 (22-71)...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Fouls...... 11...... at Illinois, 1/15/17 Three-Pt. FG Made...... 4...... Purdue, 1/26/17 ...... 11...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 ...... 4...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 OPPONENT TEAM SEASON HIGHS Three-Pt. FG Att...... 16...... Purdue, 1/26/17 Points...... 95...... Ohio State, 1/29/17 ...... 16...... Rutgers, 1/10/17 First Quarter Points...... 28...... Michigan, 2/23/17 ...... 16...... Maryland, 1/4/17 Second Quarter Points...... 30...... Creighton, 12/18/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 18.2 (4-22)...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 First Half Points...... 53...... Washington State, 11/25/16 Free Throws Made...... 5...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Third Quarter Points...... 29...... Ohio State, 1/29/17 Free Throws Att...... 7...... Omaha, 11/22/16 ...... 29...... Drake, 12/6/16 Free Throw Pct...... 41.7 (5-12)...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Fourth Quarter Points...... 29...... Maryland, 1/4/17 Rebounds...... 30...... Illinois, 3/1/17 Second Half Points...... 55...... Ohio State, 1/29/17 Offensive Rebounds...... 5...... Illinois, 1/15/17 Overtime Points...... 13...... Minnesota, 2/4/17 Defensive Rebounds...... 17...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Field Goals Made...... 37...... Maryland, 1/4/17 Rebound Margin...... -24 (31-55)...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Field Goals Att...... 75...... Minnesota, 2/4/17 Assists...... 5...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 Field Goal Pct...... 57.4 (31-54)...... Michigan, 1/22/17 Steals...... 2...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 Three-Pt. FG Made...... 15...... Creighton, 12/18/16 Blocked Shots...... 0...... Omaha, 11/22/16 Three-Pt. FG Att...... 38...... Creighton, 12/18/16 Turnovers...... 5...... Illinois, 3/1/17 Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 47.6 (10-21)...... Ohio State, 2/16/17 Fouls...... 9...... Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Free Throws Made...... 21...... Penn State, 1/19/17 Free Throws Att...... 29...... Penn State, 1/19/17 HUSKER TEAM SEASON LOWS Free Throw Pct...... 100.0 (8-8)...... Illinois, 1/15/17 Points...... 35...... Missouri, 11/14/16 ...... 100.0 (7-7)...... Omaha, 11/22/16 First Quarter Points...... 7...... UConn, 12/21/16 Rebounds...... 54...... Wisconsin, 2/9/17 Second Quarter Points...... 6...... at Purdue, 1/26/17 Offensive Rebounds...... 20...... Maryland, 1/4/17 First Half Points...... 16...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Defensive Rebounds...... 39...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Third Quarter Points...... 8...... UConn, 12/21/16 Rebound Margin...... +25 (54-29)...... Wisconsin, 2/9/17 ...... 8...... vs. Virginia, 11/26/16 Assists...... 25...... Drake, 12/6/16 Fourth Quarter Points...... 5...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Steals...... 18...... California, 12/4/16 Second Half Points...... 19...... UConn, 12/21/16 Blocked Shots...... 10...... California, 12/4/16 ...... 19...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Turnovers...... 20...... Washington State, 11/25/16 Overtime Points...... 3...... Minnesota, 2/4/17 Fouls...... 25...... Michigan State, 2/26/17

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Game FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TP Nebraska 25 62 .403 8 22 .364 13 22 .591 12 39 51 18 19 21 0 8 71 UTRGV 22 68 .324 4 22 .182 5 12 .417 10 30 40 22 8 18 9 7 53 Nebraska 10 63 .159 6 31 .194 9 17 .529 16 23 39 18 6 10 5 5 35 #25 Missouri 18 50 .360 6 25 .240 13 17 .765 10 39 49 18 10 16 4 4 55 Nebraska 22 64 .344 8 16 .500 10 22 .455 16 28 44 11 15 10 0 9 62 Colorado State 21 55 .382 6 23 .261 11 16 .688 10 32 42 22 5 14 3 2 59 Nebraska 20 56 .357 12 31 .387 14 23 .609 11 32 43 15 15 15 4 12 66 Omaha 22 63 .349 7 26 .269 7 7 1.000 9 29 38 16 12 16 0 5 58 Nebraska 26 54 .481 4 14 .286 9 22 .409 8 24 32 17 14 23 2 7 65 vs. Washington State 32 68 .471 8 20 .400 7 13 .538 16 28 44 22 18 20 5 16 79 Nebraska 19 54 .352 5 21 .238 8 11 .727 10 22 32 17 12 19 1 8 51 vs. Virginia 30 63 .476 5 21 .238 8 17 .471 17 26 43 17 16 15 3 9 73 Nebraska 27 51 .529 8 17 .471 5 8 .625 7 34 41 22 17 25 1 3 67 at Virginia Tech 29 74 .392 10 29 .345 8 17 .471 17 18 35 9 15 9 1 11 76 Nebraska 24 63 .381 10 19 .526 7 13 .538 18 22 40 17 18 26 2 7 65 California 36 66 .545 6 19 .316 8 13 .615 11 24 35 16 16 16 10 18 86 Nebraska 27 64 .422 6 20 .300 10 17 .588 10 24 34 22 20 16 8 7 70 Drake 31 64 .484 9 24 .375 13 19 .684 11 31 42 21 25 18 3 13 84 Nebraska 35 65 .538 6 17 .353 7 15 .467 18 37 55 20 20 26 2 4 83 San Jose State 22 71 .310 7 30 .233 10 14 .714 14 17 31 20 12 13 3 15 61 Nebraska 22 59 .373 3 16 .188 17 25 .680 13 30 43 15 15 18 2 9 64 at Creighton 26 62 .419 15 38 .395 13 18 .722 8 29 37 21 24 12 4 8 80 Nebraska 16 56 .286 8 26 .308 1 4 .250 14 20 34 18 15 24 3 2 41 #1 UConn 32 70 .457 8 17 .471 12 14 .857 19 28 47 12 22 11 2 16 84 Nebraska 23 60 .383 5 20 .250 7 12 .583 15 27 42 13 15 17 3 6 58 Northwestern 24 59 .407 5 19 .263 9 16 .563 11 25 36 12 13 14 4 8 62 Nebraska 29 70 .414 6 20 .300 8 12 .667 17 29 46 17 13 22 2 8 72 at Iowa 29 65 .446 6 21 .286 11 21 .524 11 27 38 11 19 15 3 12 75 Nebraska 20 63 .317 4 19 .211 5 12 .417 12 19 31 18 10 17 2 5 49 #3 Maryland 37 72 .514 6 16 .375 13 20 .650 20 33 53 17 24 13 6 13 93 Nebraska 24 61 .393 7 26 .269 18 29 .621 10 25 35 18 17 12 3 8 73 at Michigan State 34 73 .466 8 27 .296 17 21 .810 18 30 48 22 23 12 2 8 93 Nebraska 19 51 .373 6 19 .316 18 25 .720 12 19 31 16 15 12 0 11 62 Rutgers 21 48 .438 7 16 .438 9 14 .643 10 22 32 18 9 17 3 6 58 Nebraska 19 65 .292 8 29 .276 13 17 .765 17 18 35 11 13 14 3 9 59 at Illinois 32 57 .561 7 17 .412 8 8 1.000 5 30 35 16 18 15 3 6 79 Nebraska 21 52 .404 7 16 .438 20 30 .667 11 24 35 27 15 16 2 4 69 at Penn State 29 63 .460 7 20 .350 21 29 .724 13 27 40 24 16 10 7 6 86 Nebraska 20 49 .408 6 17 .353 5 9 .556 5 19 24 18 13 22 1 7 51 Michigan 31 54 .574 9 20 .450 13 17 .765 6 25 31 18 18 14 4 11 84 Nebraska 17 48 .354 2 15 .133 9 13 .692 3 21 24 20 12 24 0 7 45 at Purdue 35 67 .522 4 16 .250 14 17 .824 10 29 39 12 24 10 3 12 88 Nebraska 28 63 .444 8 23 .348 11 14 .786 7 29 36 23 18 19 1 3 75 at #15 Ohio State 34 73 .466 8 26 .308 19 28 .679 14 30 44 16 23 9 7 9 95 Nebraska 27 73 .370 7 27 .259 8 10 .800 17 27 44 16 23 14 1 7 69 Minnesota 32 75 .427 6 19 .316 9 11 .818 17 29 46 17 9 12 3 8 79 Nebraska 19 63 .302 7 26 .269 11 21 .524 10 19 29 17 12 12 2 8 56 at Wisconsin 33 66 .500 8 17 .471 8 15 .533 16 38 54 18 17 15 4 3 82 Nebraska 23 63 .365 5 12 .417 18 29 .621 13 21 34 14 11 12 1 5 69 #12 Ohio State 34 67 .507 10 21 .476 9 12 .750 14 31 45 22 18 17 8 6 87 Nebraska 27 55 .491 10 25 .400 3 5 .600 8 26 34 17 18 15 3 6 67 Indiana 24 61 .393 7 27 .259 9 13 .692 12 20 32 14 12 11 2 9 64 Nebraska 25 58 .431 5 18 .278 5 7 .714 10 21 31 16 18 22 5 6 60 at #25 Michigan 30 61 .492 11 27 .407 17 24 .708 11 25 36 15 15 13 4 12 88 Nebraska 27 66 .409 7 22 .318 15 30 .500 14 34 48 17 17 9 4 5 76 Michigan State 26 68 .382 12 27 .444 10 13 .769 10 31 41 25 19 11 2 7 74 Nebraska 27 57 .474 13 29 .448 3 7 .429 9 32 41 21 21 17 4 3 70 vs. Illinois 24 61 .393 14 32 .438 17 22 .773 8 22 30 13 17 5 2 9 79

FIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES SINCE 2010 110 2017-18 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2017 BIG TEN SEASON REVIEW BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Team Big Ten Pct. Big Ten Tournament Overall Pct. $Maryland%^ 15-1 .938 3-0, Big Ten Champions 32-3 .914 $Ohio State%^ 15-1 .938 1-1, lost in semifinals 28-7 .800 $Michigan@ 11-5 .688 0-1, lost in quarterfinals 28-9 .757 $Indiana@ 10-6 .625 0-1, lost in quarterfinals 23-11 .676 &Purdue^ 10-6 .625 3-1, Big Ten Runner-up 23-13 .639 &Penn State@ 9-7 .563 0-1, lost in second round 21-11 .656 &Michigan State^ 9-7 .563 2-1, lost in semifinals 21-12 .636 &Northwestern 8-8 .500 1-1, lost in quarterfinals 20-11 .645 &Iowa@ 8-8 .500 0-1, lost in second round 20-14 .588 &Minnesota 5-11 .313 1-1, lost in quarterfinals 15-16 .484 Wisconsin 3-13 .188 1-1, lost in second round 9-22 .290 Illinois 3-13 .188 1-1, lost in second round 9-22 .290 Nebraska 3-13 .188 0-1, lost in first round 7-22 .241 Rutgers 3-13 .188 0-1, lost in first round 6-24 .200 Allie Havers was outstanding in the Big Ten Tournament. $-Top four seeds in Big Ten Tournament earned first- and second-round byes In seven career games, Havers averaged 9.1 points, 3.7 &-5-10 seeds earned first-round byes; %-Big Ten regular-season champion rebounds and 1.3 blocks in just 16.7 minutes per game. She ^-NCAA Tournament qualifiers; @WNIT Qualifier hit 68.4 percent of her field goals and 76.9 percent of her free throws. She helped NU to the 2014 Big Ten Tournament title.

2017 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Teniya Page, Penn State, So. Guard Branndais Agee, Michigan State, Sr. Guard INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Hallie Thome, Michigan, So. Center Kenisha Bell, Minnesota, So. Guard Sierra Calhoun, Ohio State, So. Guard BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE SECOND TEAM (MARCH 1-5) Dominique McBryde, Purdue, So. Forward Player, School, Year Position Avyanna Young, Wisconsin, Sr. Forward First Round, Wednesday, March 1 Jessica Shepard, Nebraska, So. Forward #12 Illinois 79, #13 Nebraska 70 (BTN) Amanda Cahill, Indiana, Jr. Forward ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM #11 Wisconsin 61, #14 Rutgers 55 (BTN) Destiny Slocum, Maryland, Fr. Guard Player, School, Year Position Second Round, Thursday, March 2 Kysre Gondrezick, Michigan, Fr. Guard Destiny Slocum, Maryland, Fr. Guard #9 Northwestern 78, #8 Iowa 73 (BTN) Carlie Wagner, Minnesota, Jr. Guard Kysre Gondrezick, Michigan, Fr. Guard #5 Purdue 72, #12 Illinois 58 (BTN) Ashley Deary, Northwestern, Sr. Guard Brandi Beasley, Illinois, Fr. Guard #10 Minnesota 70, #7 Penn State 64 (BTN) Shayla Cooper, Ohio State, Sr. Guard/Forward Kathleen Doyle, Iowa, Fr. Guard #6 Michigan State 70, #11 Wisconsin 63 (BTN) Stephanie Mavunga, Ohio State, Jr. Forward Kaila Charles, Maryland, Fr. Guard Tori McCoy, Ohio State, Fr. Forward Quarterfinals, Friday, March 3 HONORABLE MENTION #1 Ohio State 99, #9 Northwestern 68 (BTN) Player, School, Year Position ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM #5 Purdue 66, #4 Indiana 60 (BTN) Alex Wittinger, Illinois, So. Forward Player, School, Year Position #2 Maryland 92, #10 Minnesota 80 (BTN) Alexis Gassion, Indiana, Sr. Guard Ashley Deary, Northwestern, Sr. Guard #6 Michigan State 74, #3 Michigan 64 (BTN) Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland, Sr. Guard Semifinals, Saturday, March 4 Alexis Gassion, Indiana, Sr. Guard #5 Purdue 71, #1 Ohio State 60 (BTN) Brionna Jones, Maryland, Sr. Center #2 Maryland 100, #6 Michigan State 89 (BTN) Ashley Morrissette, Purdue, Sr. Guard Championship Game, Sunday, March 5 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS #2 Maryland 74, #5 Purdue 64 (ESPN2) Player, School, Year Position Emily Wood, Nebraska, Jr. Guard ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS (COACHES) Ashley McConnell, Illinois, Sr. Guard Coach of the Year: Kim Barnes Arico, Michigan Amanda Cahill, Indiana, Jr. Forward Player of the Year: Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State Hailey Schneden, Iowa, Sr. Forward Defensive Player of the Year: Ashley Deary, Northwestern Kristen Confroy, Maryland, Jr. Guard Freshman of the Year: Destiny Slocum, Maryland Siera Thompson, Michigan, Sr. Guard Sixth Player of the Year: Linnae Harper, Ohio State Lexi Gussert, Michigan State, Jr. Guard/Forward FIRST TEAM Joanna Hedstrom, Minnesota, Sr. Guard Allie Tuttle, Northwestern, Sr. Forward/Center Player, School, Year Position Alexa Hart, Ohio State, Jr. Forward Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State, Jr. Guard Sarah McMurtry, Penn State, So. Guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland, Sr. Guard Ae’Rianna Harris, Purdue, Fr. Forward Brionna Jones, Maryland, Sr. Center Khadaizha Sanders, Rutgers, So. Guard Tori Jankoska, Michigan State, Jr. Guard Taylor Kuhn, Wisconsin, Sr. Guard Katelynn Flaherty, Michigan, Jr. Guard Tyra Buss, Indiana, Jr. Guard Emily Wood claimed Nebraska's Big Ten Nia Coffey, Northwestern, Sr. Forward Sportsmanship Award in 2017. Wood earned her Ally Disterhoft, Iowa, Sr. Guard bachelor's degree in just three years from Nebraska Megan Gustafson, Iowa, So. Forward and has been one of the most active Huskers in the Ashley Morrissette, Purdue, Sr. Guard community throughout her career.

INTRODUCTION . THIS IS NEBRASKA . ADMINISTRATION . COACHES . MEET THE HUSKERS . OPPONENTS . REVIEW . RECORDS . TRADITION HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 111 2016-17 BIG TEN-ONLY STATISTICS OVERALL RECORD: 3-13 HOME: 3-5 AWAY: 0-8 NEUTRAL: 0-0 Rebounds Player G-GS Min-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot/Avg. PF-D A TO BK ST TP/Avg. 32-Jessica Shepard 16-16 522-32.6 116-288 .403 12-48 .250 62-108 .574 34-114 148/9.3 44-1 32 53 4 11 306/19.1 3-Hannah Whitish 16-16 486-30.4 59-138 .428 38-91 .418 21-28 .750 8-43 51/3.2 14-0 59 31 3 21177/11.1 22-Allie Havers 16-16 420-26.3 54-121 .446 0-8 .000 7-14 .500 27-55 82/5.1 45-1 27 33 6 6 115/7.2 34-Jasmine Cincore 16-16 436-27.3 36-127 .283 7-42 .167 33-48 .688 24-39 63/3.9 39-2 31 22 2 17 112/7.0 5-Nicea Eliely 16-16 455-28.4 37-99 .374 11-37 .297 22-29 .759 23-27 50/3.1 38-3 35 33 12 25 107/6.7 24-Maddie Simon 16-0 210-13.1 21-65 .323 10-39 .256 10-19 .526 13-21 34/2.1 25-0 17 17 3 6 62/3.9 2-Rylie Cascio Jensen 16-0 192-12.0 12-32 .375 9-25 .360 9-9 1.000 1-10 11/0.7 16-0 15 21 0 5 42/2.6 50-Darrien Washington 11-0 128-11.6 9-23 .391 0-0 .000 5-13 .385 7-14 21/1.9 12-0 1 12 2 5 23/2.1 12-Emily Wood 16-0 151-9.4 10-30 .333 9-28 .321 0-0 .000 7-5 12/0.8 14-0 11 8 0 2 29/1.8 14-Grace Mitchell 16-0 177-11.1 10-24 .417 2-5 .400 2-3 .667 11-14 25/1.6 21-0 6 13 1 5 24/1.5 11-Esther Ramacieri 10-0 73-7.3 4-13 .308 2-11 .182 3-4 .750 1-6 7/0.7 10-0 6 6 0 2 13/1.3 Team 25-30 55/3.4 10 Total 16 3,250 368-960 .383 100-334 .299 174-275 .633 181-378 559/34.9 278-7 240 259 33 105 1,010/63.1 Opponents 16 3,250 485-1,029 .471 121-336 .360 196-279 .703 198-452 650/40.6 277-3 277 208 65 136 1,287/80.4

Score by Periods 1 2 3 4 OT Total Deadball Rebounds Nebraska 208 250 269 269 14 1,010 61 Opponents 300 309 319 337 22 1,287 50

Hannah Whitish started all 16 Big Ten games as a true freshman and hit 41.8 percent (38-91) of her three-point attempts in conference play. She became the first Husker freshman in history to shoot better than 40 percent from three-point range while making more than 25 threes in a league season in school history. She is just the fifth Husker in any class to achieve those lofty number in conference play joining Natalie Romeo (.412, 61 3FG, 2015-16), Tear’a Laudermill (.443, 39 3FG, 2013-14), Anna DeForge (.435, 30 3FG, 1997-98) and Kate Galligan (.500, 32 3FG, 1995-96). Whitish averaged 11.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and a team- leading 3.7 assists in conference play.

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