This Week in Nebraska Women's Basketball
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2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL www.Huskers.com (news, results, schedule, roster) HUSKERS.COM www.ThisIsNebraska.com (more about Nebraska) Facebook.com/HuskersWBB @HuskersWBB & #Huskers 2012-13 Schedule/Results (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time/Result This Week in Nebraska Women’s Basketball Oct. 29 Pittsburg State (exh.) [HuskersNside] W, 78-34 Nov. 4 UNK (exh.) [HuskersNside] W, 68-38 Game #8 Nov. 9 North Carolina A&T [HuskersNside] W, 68-50 #21/#19 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nov. 11 Temple [BTN.com] W, 64-39 Nov. 16 Northern Arizona [HuskersNside) W, 77-55 (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten) Nov. 18 at South Dakota State [HuskersNside] L, 55-60 vs. Idaho State Bengals Nov. 20 Sam Houston State [BTN.com] W, 85-72 Nov. 23 at USC [Pac-12 Network] W, 74-65 (3-2, 0-0 Big Sky) Nov. 28 #11 Maryland [BTN/BTN2Go.com] L, 71-90 Saturday, Dec. 1, 2:05 p.m. Dec. 1 Idaho State [HuskersNside] 2:05 p.m. Bob Devaney Sports Center (Lincoln, Neb.) Dec. 5 at Creighton [GoCreighton.com] 7:05 p.m. Dec. 8 Florida State [HuskersNside] 2:05 p.m. Promotion: Toys for Tots (Fans encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toy or cash gift) Dec. 16 at South Florida [GoUSFBulls.com] 1 p.m. Premium Internet Video: HuskersNside (premium subscribers of Huskers.com) Dec. 20 Oral Roberts [BTN.com] 7:05 p.m. Radio: 25-Station IMG College Husker Sports Network (PBP-Matt Coatney; Analyst-Jeff Griesch) Dec. 29 Grambling State [HuskersNside] 7:05 p.m. (107.3 FM-KBBK, Lincoln; 93.3 FM-KFFF, Omaha) • Huskers.com Jan. 2 Wisconsin^ [BTN.com] 7:05 p.m. Free Internet Audio: Jan. 5 Purdue^ [CBS] 1 p.m. Jan. 10 at Indiana^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 5:30 p.m. Huskers Battle Big Sky Champ Bengals in Saturday Showdown Jan. 13 at Penn State^ [ESPN2] 1 p.m. The No. 21 Nebraska women’s basketball team takes on its third 2012 conference champion of the Jan. 17 Illinois^ [BTN.com] 7:05 p.m. young season when NU faces Idaho State on Saturday afternoon at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Jan. 20 at Minnesota^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 5 p.m. Tip-off between the Huskers (5-2) and the reigning Big Sky Conference champion Bengals (3-2) is set Jan. 24 Michigan State^ [BTN.com] 7:05 p.m. for 2:05 p.m. at the Devaney Center. Tickets are on-sale now at Huskers.com. Jan. 31 at Ohio State^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 7:30 p.m. The Husker Sports Network will provide a live radio broadcast of the game with Matt Coatney and Feb. 3 Minnesota^ [BTN.com] 2:05 p.m. Jeff Griesch on the call, including flagships B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha. A free Feb. 7 at Northwestern^ [BTN.com] 7 p.m. live audio stream will also be available on Huskers.com. A live premium video stream will be available to Feb. 11 at Iowa^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 7:30 p.m. subscribers of HuskersNside on Huskers.com. Feb. 14 Ohio State^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 8 p.m. Feb. 21 at Michigan^ [BTN.com] 6 p.m. Nebraska will be looking to bounce back from its first home loss of the season, a 90-71 setback to No. 11 Maryland on Wednesday night in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Huskers will also be looking for their Feb. 24 Iowa^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 2 p.m. Feb. 28 at Wisconsin^ [BTN or BTN.com] TBA first win over a 2012 conference champ, after losing to defending ACC Tournament champion Maryland March 3 Penn State^ [BTN or BTN.com] TBA and at 2012 Summit League champion South Dakota State on Nov. 18. March 7-10 at Big Ten Tournament TBA Idaho State will be the second of three straight conference champs the Huskers face in an eight-day (Sears Centre Arena - Hoffman Estates, Ill.) span, starting with Maryland and ending Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Missouri Valley champ Creighton. March 23-26 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA Idaho State returns four starters and 13 letterwinners from a 2011-12 squad that won the Big Sky March 30- NCAA Regionals TBA regular-season and tournament crowns. The Bengals finished with a 24-8 overall record following a 70- April 2 41 loss to Miami in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Idaho State comes to Lincoln riding a April 7-9 NCAA Women’s Final Four (New Orleans, La.) three-game winning streak after a Thursday night win at South Dakota. ISU’s only losses this season came at traditional Big 12 Conference powers Kansas State (62-54) and Kansas (52-36). All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Bob Devaney Sports Center. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All of Nebraska’s regular-season games can be heard live on the Husker Sports 2012-13 Nebraska Roster/Statistics Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG Omaha, and free on Huskers.com. [BTN] - Big Ten Network 00 Lindsey Moore*** 5-9 Sr. G 7-7 15.6 3.7 4.9 1.7 0.0 [BTN.com]/[HuskersNside]-Live Video Streams for subscribers 1 Tear’a Laudermill* 5-9 So. G 6-0 4.3 2.0 0.2 1.5 0.0 3 Hailie Sample* 6-1 So. F 7-7 6.3 3.9 1.9 0.0 0.1 10 Meghin Williams*** 6-1 Sr. F 7-0 2.4 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.6 13 Brandi Jeffery* 5-7 So. G 7-7 5.9 2.1 0.7 0.9 0.0 14 Katie Simon* 6-2 So. F 6-0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 21 Sadie Murren 5-8 Fr. G 7-0 3.4 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 22 Courtney Aitken 5-9 Fr. G 4-0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 Get Your Tickets Now at Huskers.com 23 Emily Cady* 6-2 So. F 7-7 9.6 6.7 1.1 1.7 0.3 24 Rachel Theriot 6-0 Fr. G 7-1 3.3 2.3 3.0 1.1 0.0 or Call 800-8-BIG-RED 35 Jordan Hooper** 6-2 Jr. F 7-7 16.3 8.6 1.4 1.4 0.6 (800) 824-4733 or (402) 472-3111 55 Adrianna Maurer** 6-3 Jr. C 5-0 2.8 2.8 0.0 0.4 0.2 University of Nebraska Media Relations Office • One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box 880123, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0123 WBB Contact: Jeff Griesch • Office (402): 472-7775 • Cell: 540-0279 • Fax: 472-2005 • E-Mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @JeffGriesch Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 2 • 2012-13 Game Notes • Huskers.com Inside the Lineups Four Huskers Make 40th Straight Start Together vs. Maryland #21 Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten) Nebraska’s four returning starters Lindsey Moore, Jordan Hooper, Emily Cady and Hailie Sample made No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG their 40th consecutive start together on Wednesday in the loss to No. 11 Maryland. Since sophomores 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 So. F 6.3 3.9 Cady and Sample have arrived on campus, they have started every game alongside Moore and Hooper. 23 Emily Cady 6-2 So. F 9.6 6.7 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 Jr. F 16.3 8.6 Moore has made 105 consecutive starts dating back to the first game of her freshman season in 2009- 00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 Sr. G 15.6 3.7 10, while Hooper made her 71st straight start dating back to her first game as a freshman in 2010-11. 24 Rachel Theriot 6-0 Fr. G 3.3 2.3 Off the Bench 13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 So. G 5.9 2.1 Moore to Join Another NU Top 10 with 106th Straight Start 1 Tear’a Laudermill 5-9 So. G 4.3 2.0 Senior All-America candidate Lindsey Moore made the 105th consecutive start of her Nebraska career 21 Sadie Murren 5-8 Fr. G 3.4 1.3 in the Huskers’ loss to No. 11 Maryland on Nov. 28. The 5-9 point guard from Covington, Wash., has started 55 Adrianna Maurer 6-3 Jr. C 2.8 2.8 every game of her Husker career since leading the Huskers to a perfect 29-0 regular-season record and 14 Katie Simon 6-2 So. F 2.5 0.5 the Big 12 title as a freshman in 2009-10. 10 Meghin Williams 6-1 Sr. F 2.4 2.7 22 Courtney Aitken 5-9 Fr. G 0.0 1.0 Moore owns a 74-31 record as Nebraska’s starting point guard and has guided the Huskers to a pair Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) of NCAA Tournaments. With a start against Idaho State, Moore will make her 106th straight start and 11th Season at NU (195-128); 23rd Season Overall (390-268) match Nebraska’s 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings (1990-93) at No. 10 in overall career starts. Idaho State Bengals (3-2, 0-0 Big Sky) Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) owns the Nebraska record for consecutive career starts, after she started all No. Player Ht.