4 2018-19 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL JEFF GRIESCH Women's Basketball Communications Contact 21st Season Nebraska (1996)

Jeff Griesch has served as the women's basketball Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). His media contact at Nebraska since 1998, and has women's golf guide also finished third in the been the director of operations in the Athletic national contest, the highest rankings in history for Communications Office since 2004. He also serves both of those publications. as the media contact for Nebraska women's golf, Griesch's 1997-98 wrestling guide was voted while serving as the senior editor for Nebraska's "Best in the Nation" by Amateur Wrestling News and publications. finished second in the CoSIDA publications contest. Griesch is responsible for hiring and supervising The Nebraska women's soccer guide finished in the students and interns, while supervising sport top 10 four straight seasons, including a third-place contacts for men's and women's gymnastics, men's finish in 2000. His 2003-04 women's basketball and women's tennis, men's golf, and swimming and guide was voted "Best in the District" and 11th in diving. the nation, after finishing 12th and winning "Best in In addition to his duties in the Communications the District" honors in 2001-02. From 2000 through Office, Griesch enters his 21st season as a radio color 2010, Nebraska's publications earned more than commentator for Nebraska women's basketball in 180 national publication awards from CoSIDA. 2018-19. He also spent 11 seasons as the host of the Griesch earned a bachelor's of journalism degree Nebraska Women's Basketball Television Show and in news-editorial from Nebraska in 1996. He was the regularly hosts segments on the N Side Nebraska first two-time recipient of the CoSIDA/Wylie Smith CREDENTIALS Show. Postgraduate Scholarship and was the chairman of Griesch spent six years as an assistant director the CoSIDA Scholarships Committee from 2016 to • Nebraska Senior Associate Director and two years as a graduate intern in the 2018. He was a Regents Scholar as an undergraduate Communications/Operations (2016-Present) Communications Office, after starting as a student and graduate student at the University of Nebraska • Nebraska Women's Basketball Contact in the communications field in October of 1995. Griesch and his wife, Emily, are originally from (1998-Present) In 2007-08, Griesch's Nebraska's women's Wayne, Neb., and have a 16-year-old daughter, • Husker Sports Network Women's Basketball Analyst basketball media guide was voted the third- Hollan, a 14-year-old son, Jackson, a 10-year old (1998-Present) best guide in the nation by the College Sports son, Brennan, and a 5-year-old son, Isaac. MEDIA SERVICES & INFORMATION

Keith Mann Shamus McKnight Matt Smith Nate Pohlen Connor Stange Erica Nett Vicki Capazo Scott Bruhn Assistant A.D./ Senior Associate Associate Assistant Assistant Assistant Administrative Photographer Communications Communications Director Communications Director Communications Director Communications Director Communications Director Associate

NEBRASKA COMMUNICATIONS BIG TEN CONFERENCE MEDIA Huskers.com includes similar information on all In addition to Communications Director of Associate Director of Communications Chris of Nebraska's 24 varsity sports, along with general Operations Jeff Griesch, other members of the Masters coordinates women's basketball information athletic department information. The site also Nebraska Communications Office are available to and statistics for the Big Ten Conference in Rosemont, features free audio broadcasts of football, men's help media representatives with their coverage of Ill. Masters compiles weekly statistical information and women's basketball, volleyball, baseball, the Husker women's basketball program. for the conference, along with coordinating Big Ten softball and soccer, along with Sports Nightly, which Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Conference Player-of-the-Week honors and helping airs Monday-Friday, 6-9 p.m. central time. All of Keith Mann (football) and Senior Associate promote the accomplishments of Big Ten teams, Nebraska's radio broadcasts are produced by the Communications Director Shamus McKnight (men's players and coaches. Masters is also responsible Husker Sports Network. Home games broadcast basketball), Associate Communications Directors for directing media services at the 2019 Big Ten live on the Husker Sports Network and simulcast Matt Smith and and Assistant Communications Women's Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life on Huskers.com will also include live stats from the Director Nate Pohlen (volleyball, track and field), Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., March 6-10. game. Connor Stange (baseball, soccer) and Erica Nett For information on the Big Ten Women's (softball) are other full-time staff members of the Basketball Tournament or Big Ten women's BTN, BTN PLUS & BTN STUDENT U Communications Office, along with Administrative basketball, please call (847) 696-1010 (ext. 146) or Husker fans can follow Nebraska women's Associate Vicki Capazo. Director of Photography e-mail [email protected]. basketball across Big Ten Network platforms Scott Bruhn and Director of Website Services throughout the 2018-19 season. BTN will televise Jeremy Foote also provide full-time support to all HUSKERS.COM at least 10 Husker games during the season, while of Nebraska's athletic teams, while Tyler Wells (track For the most up-to-the-minute coverage of BTN Plus will provide live video streams for all other and field, cross country) and EJ Stevens (wrestling, Nebraska women's basketball, visit Huskers.com, Nebraska women's basketball home games on a women's tennis, men's golf) are interns for the 2018- the official site of the University of Nebraska Athletic subscription basis. BTN Student U provides the 19 season. Department. In addition to results, statistics and production and commentary for many of the games Students Kate Dean, Francis Forte, Matt Jesus, game stories, you can find photos, player and on BTN Plus. Blake Otte, Sophie Otte, Kyle Rhodes, Kyiia Rollag, coach biographies, schedule and roster information Paige Stanard, Jordan Tranmer and Brook Weber and daily news on the Husker women's basketball will assist with women's basketball this season. program.

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PINNACLE POST OFFICE N 9th STREET è NEBRASKA S STREET credentials or tickets. KEY BANK UNION Parking for the media is located in Lot 24, and ARENA credentialed media can enter the south/southeast Parking 24 doors labeled "Husker Entrance." Suite Parking VIP PINNACLE BANK ARENA DIRECTIONS Managed by SMG R STREET R STREET CANOPY STREET N 7th STREET N 12th STREET N 14th STREET N 13th STREET Pinnacle Bank Arena is located at the Northwest General Parking 16th STREET end of the Haymarket District in downtown Lincoln. DECK Media Parking LINCOLN The address for Pinnacle Bank Arena is 400 Pinnacle JOURNAL 1 STAR LIED Arena Drive. Buildings CENTER 11th STREET From Lincoln Municipal Airport: Turn right Due to ongoing construction, this map on Northwest 12th Street as you drive out of the is subject to change. ç Q STREET ç ç Q STREET ç airport. Northwest 12th Street becomes Cornhusker 16 Highway, which intersects with I-180. Turn south (right) onto I-180 until it becomes 9th Street. Turn southwest baselines) or the camera deck, but they permits. During the season, Williams will do her right onto R Street. Pinnacle Bank Arena is north of may not occupy space in the upper-level video area. postgame radio show immediately after she leaves 9th Street on Canopy Street. The postgame press conference room is located off the locker room before addressing the media. From Omaha's Eppley Airfield: Follow the signs the northeast corner of the playing court. to downtown Omaha and I-480. Take I-480 West to INTERVIEW POLICIES/AVAILABILITY I-80, then take I-80 West approximately 60 miles to RADIO/TELEVISION BROADCAST SPACE All requests for interviews with Coach Amy I-180. Turn south (right) onto I-180 until it becomes Requests for live radio and television broadcast Williams and Nebraska players should be directed 9th Street. Turn right onto R Street. Pinnacle Bank space and credentials should be made to Vicki to Jeff Griesch by text/phone at (402) 549-0279 or Arena is north of 9th and Canopy streets. Capazo, Communications Office, P.O. Box 880123, email at [email protected] - at least one day in University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0123, advance. Nebraska practices and shoot-arounds are MEDIA SERVICES telephone (402) 472-2263. If statisticians are closed to the public and media, but interviews at Pregame notes, game-day information and media needed, please contact the Communications Office the Hendricks Training Complex and Pinnacle Bank guides will be provided for each game. Play-by- at least three days in advance. Arena can be arranged around practice through play and final statistics will be distributed. Starting Griesch. It is preferred that interviews be conducted approximately 60 minutes before tipoff, a light meal POSTGAME INTERVIEWS before, rather than after practice. will be served in the Media Work Room (C-151), The Nebraska postgame locker room is closed to located on the lower concourse off the north end of the media both home and away. For home games, BIG TEN MEDIA the playing court at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU's postgame news conference will be held in the A Big Ten coaches teleconference will be held Postgame Interview Room (C-145) off the northeast Oct. 26 as part of Big Ten Women's Basketball Media PRESS ROW LOCATIONS corner of the court following a brief cooling-off Week, Oct. 22-26. A second teleconference will Press row for writers and non-originating radio period. The visiting team is housed in the visitor's be conducted prior to the 2019 Big Ten Women's networks is located in section 121 (northwest corner), locker room. Opposing coaches and players will be Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, Ind., March just below the main concourse. The visiting radio brought to the Nebraska interview room unless the 6-10. The teleconference is expected to be held on network is located across from the scorer's table, opposing coach prefers other accommodations. Monday, March 4. Media wishing to join the calls along with the Husker Sports Network spot and live On the road, after the mandatory cooling-off must e-mail Chris Masters at [email protected] television tables. The camera deck is located above period, Coach Amy Williams will be available in the for the media dial-in and the replay numbers. Media sections 116 and 117. Television crews broadcasting postgame media room or outside the Husker locker members will be required to identify themselves live may shoot from either floor level (northeast or room. Nebraska players will also be available as time with their media affiliation to access the call.

14 ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 6 2018-19 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA SERVICES & INFORMATION BROADCAST RIGHTS The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Husker Sports Network own exclusive radio broadcast rights to all of the University of Nebraska women's basketball games. Other than the Husker Sports Network and the University of Nebraska student station (KRNU), the only stations or networks that will be allowed to broadcast Nebraska games from the Pinnacle Bank Arena are those that have rights to broadcast games played by the opposing team. All radio stations and networks broadcasting from the Pinnacle Bank Arena must be approved by the University and are subject to a rights fee. Any representative of a radio station or network that has not purchased such rights shall not air live game action or description of any game while it is in progress, nor shall such representatives air tape- recorded or live commentary of Nebraska coaches or players for one hour before or after a game. Only stations that have purchased broadcast rights may install telephones on press row, or use telephones on press row for reporting on games. By accepting media credentials, representatives of stations and networks that have not purchased broadcast rights signify their agreement to the above stipulations. Any media member wishing to place a telephone Matt Coatney (right) and Jeff Griesch team up for their 18th full season on the call together on press row should contact Justin Schoen, Pinnacle for Nebraska women's basketball on the Husker Sports Network in 2018-19. Bank Arena, by text/phone at (402) 904-5660 or by email at [email protected]. He can also be for non-conference games (Big Ten official stations network provides a daily call-in show focusing on reached by fax at (402) 904-5922. Please contact receive the use of the lines free of charge as part of Husker athletics from 6 to 9 (central) weeknights. Schoen at least two weeks before the game. a cooperative). The on-air talent for Nebraska women's basketball is Matt Coatney, a veteran sportscaster who enters BROADCAST TELEPHONE LINES PRO SCOUTING PASSES his 18th full season as the play-by-play voice of the Media are welcome to have their own telephone Per Big Ten Conference rules, the University Huskers. Jeff Griesch will provide color commentary lines installed on press row and may do so by of Nebraska provides press row access or media for the 21st season. Coach Amy Williams will also contacting Pinnacle Bank Arena's Justin Schoen at credentials for scouts of professional basketball appear on a weekly radio show on the Husker Sports [email protected] or by calling (402) 904- teams based on availability. If no space is available, Network beginning with several shows in November 5660. He can also be reached by fax at (402) 904- scouts may arrange through the Communications and December before airing every week during Big 5922. The Husker Sports Network installs additional Office (402) 472-2263 to purchase tickets for Ten Conference season. telephone lines for visiting official broadcasters or Nebraska home games. The tickets may be picked The Husker Sports Network, in its 24th year teams and charges a fee for the use of those lines up at the Will Call window. of producing and marketing the live broadcast of University of Nebraska Athletics, significantly COMMUNICATIONS enhanced its rights agreement with Nebraska HUSKER SPORTS NETWORK The University of Nebraska Communications Athletics in the fall of 2014. The Husker Sports 2018-19 RADIO STATIONS Office is located at One Memorial Stadium, on the Network's guaranteed payments to Nebraska Ainsworth* KBRB-1400 AM third floor of the Tom and Nancy Osborne Athletic Athletics from $50.5 to $72 million over the Alliance* KCOW-1400 AM Complex. Memorial Stadium is approximately one remaining six years of the agreement and additional Beatrice* KWBE-1450 AM mile from Pinnacle Bank Arena. sponsorships and digital/social media rights to IMG Broken Bow* KBBN-95.3 FM College. Chadron* KCSR-610 AM HUSKERS.COM The Husker Sports Network continues to manage Cozad* KAMI-1580 AM A simulcast of all Nebraska women's basketball and market all sponsorship and media rights Falls City* KTNC-1230 AM/KLZA-101.3 FM games on the Husker Sports Network will be associated with Nebraska Athletics, including access Fremont* KFMT-105.5 FM broadcast live and free of charge on the Internet at to university marks/logos, experiential platforms, Grand Island* KRGI-1430 AM Huskers.com. live game and shoulder radio programming, Hastings* KHAS 1230 AM/KLIQ-94.5 FM In addition to the play-by-play radio broadcast, coaches’ TV and radio shows, program sales, digital Holdrege* KUVR-1380 AM real-time statistics, complete results, releases, and platforms, and publications. Huskers.com Husker App team information can be obtained on the official site IMG is a global leader in sports, fashion and Imperial* KADL-102.9 FM of the Nebraska Athletic Department, Huskers.com. media operating in more than 30 countries around Kearney* KGFW-1340 AM the world. IMG’s businesses include Events & Lexington* KRVN-880 AM HUSKER SPORTS NETWORK Media, College, Golf, Tennis, Performance and IMG Lincoln KBBK-107.3 FM/KLIN-1400 AM The Husker Sports Network will continue the Academy, Fashion, Models, Clients, Consulting, McCook* KSWN-93.9 FM strong tradition of broadcasting excellence in 2018- Licensing, Joint Ventures, and creative management North Platte* KODY-1240 AM 19, as it brings Husker sports to fans across the agency Art + Commerce. Omaha KXSP 590 AM/KKCD 105.9 FM In 2014, IMG was acquired by WME, the world’s Scottsbluff* KNEB-960 AM/94.1 FM nation and around the world. All of NU's women's leading entertainment and media agency. Together, Sidney* KSID-1340 AM basketball games are broadcast by the Husker the companies offer an unparalleled client roster; Superior* KRFS-1600 AM/103.9 FM Sports Network, which includes more than 20 TuneIn.com TuneIn App stations across Nebraska. world-class partnerships with sponsors, brands Valentine* KVSH-940 AM KBBK (B107.3 FM) serves as the Lincoln affiliate, and broadcasters; and marquee assets across *stations will carry select games based on the while ESPN 590 AM and CD 105.93 FM cover the entertainment, events and fashion. station's programming conflicts. All games can Huskers in Omaha. KRVN (880 AM) reaches across be heard for free world-wide on Huskers.com. the Midwest. In addition, all of Nebraska's games can be heard live for free on Huskers.com. The

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