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2005-06 Schedule/Results (10-4, 2-1) Date Opponent Time/Result This Week in Husker Women’s Basketball Oct. 31 Nebraska-Omaha (exhibition) W, 79-66 Nov. 13 Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition) W, 70-46 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-4, 2-1) Nov. 19 South Dakota St. (Toys for Tots) L, 49-68 at Iowa State Cyclones (10-4, 1-2) Nov. 21 Creighton (Read to Succeed) W, 84-50 Hilton Coliseum (14,092) • Saturday, Jan. 14 • 7 p.m. Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network (1400-KLIN Lincoln/Huskers.com) Nov. 25-27 Miami Thanksgiving Classic (Miami, Fla.) Live Stats: Cyclones.com Nov. 25 vs. #3 LSU L, 55-74 Nov. 27 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W, 76-64 Series Record: Nebraska Leads, 34-28 Last Meeting: Nebraska won, 88-59, Feb. 12, 2005 in Lincoln Dec. 3 at #10 Minnesota L, 70-78 Last Meeting in Ames: Iowa State won, 74-54, Jan. 22, 2005 Dec. 7 Texas Southern W, 93-68 Dec. 10 at Northwestern W, 80-50 Dec. 17 at Michigan (FSNMW) W, 69-49 Huskers Hope to Get Back on Winning Track at Iowa State Dec. 20 Texas State W, 96-47 The Nebraska women’s basketball team (10-4, 2-1) will try to end the fi rst quarter of Big 12 Conference regular- Dec. 29 Grambling State W, 69-40 season action on a winning note, as the Huskers travel to Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, to clash with the Iowa Dec. 31 Northern Arizona W, 70-56 State Cyclones (10-4, 1-2) on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. Jan. 4 at Colorado ^ (FSNRM) W, 80-62 The contest can be heard live on radio on the Pinnacle Sports Network on 1400 AM-KLIN in Lincoln and world Jan. 7 Kansas (FSNMW) ^ (Dollar Days) W, 73-61 wide on Huskers.com with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch calling the action. Jan. 11 #24 Missouri ^ L, 58-64 Nebraska and Iowa State enter the games in strangely similar situations. Both teams are 10-4 overall, while Jan. 14 at Iowa State ^ 7 p.m. the Huskers are a game up on the Cyclones in the league standings at 2-1. Both teams are coming off mid-week Jan. 21 at Texas Tech ^ (FSN) 5 p.m. losses and both teams own similar numbers up and down the key statistical categories, including opponent scoring Jan. 28 Colorado ^ 7:05 p.m. average, team rebounding margin, turnovers per game, and opponent three- fi eld goal percentage. Feb. 1 Iowa State ^ (Mediacom) 7:05 p.m. Both teams have also featured their same starting lineups for each of the fi rst 14 games this season. Feb. 4 at Kansas State ^ (FSN) 7 p.m. The Huskers will try to from a 64-58 loss to No. 24 Missouri in Lincoln on Wednesday night, while Iowa Feb. 8 at #5 Baylor ^ (CSTV) 7 p.m. State will try to bounce back from an 80-50 loss at previously ranked Texas. Feb. 11 Texas A&M ^ (FSN) (Alumni/Dollar Days) 1 p.m. Reigning Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week Kelsey Griffi n led the Huskers against Missouri, producing her second career Feb. 15 at Kansas ^ (Sunfl ower) 7 p.m. double-double with a team-high 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, including a career-high nine offensive Feb. 18 Kansas State ^ 7:05 p.m. boards. The 2005 Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year, Griffi n is averaging 14.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game Feb. 21 Oklahoma State ^ 7:05 p.m. to rank among the top freshmen in the Big 12 this season. Feb. 26 at #16 Oklahoma ^ (ESPN2) 1 p.m. Returning fi rst-team All-Big 12 guard Kiera Hardy added 14 points against Missouri, after a 26-point effort in March 1 at #24 Missouri ^ 7 p.m. the Huskers’ 73-61 win over previously unbeaten Kansas on Jan. 11. The 5-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., enters March 7-11 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship the Iowa State game averaging 17.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.4 steals per game. (Reunion Arena - Dallas, Texas) Junior guard Lyndsey Medders leads the Cyclones with 15.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and a staggering 8.6 assists All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. per game. Medders’ numbers slipped considerably on Wednesday while sitting out the second half of ISU’s loss at All Nebraska games can be heard live on the Pinnacle Sports Network Texas with back spasms. Brittany Wilkins has added 14.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game for Iowa State. and Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center.

2005-06 Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 2 Ashley Ford G 5-7 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast/Cloud County CC) Lone Lincoln native on NU roster; 6-8 FG, 3-5 3FG, 23 ast./8 TO 3 Sara Hieb G 5-3 Fr. Brandon, S.D. (Brandon Valley) Joined team Dec. 14; Played in four games; National Anthem Jan. 7 4 Jelena Spiric F 6-0 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro (The V Belgrade/Colby CC) Big 12 Newcomer of the Year; Out for season with knee injury (Oct. 18) 5 LaToya Howell G 5-5 Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Queen of Peace/Air Force) Starting point guard; NU career-high 12 points at Minnesota 12 TK LaFleur G 5-9 Fr. Houston, Texas (Warren Township, Ill.) Career-high 16 points vs. Texas State; 2nd on team with 10 3FG 14 Sarah White F 6-0 So. Topeka, Kan. (Washburn Rural) Played in all 14 games; 6-8 3FG; hit last 6 3FG over last 8 games 15 Elena Diaz F 6-1 Sr. Medellin, Colombia (Comfenalco at Cartagena/Dodge City CC) Colombian National Team; 4.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.4 spg 21 Kiera Hardy G 5-6 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (O’Hara) All-Big 12; Leads Huskers with 17.9 ppg, 2.9 spg; 32 points vs. NAU 22 Heather Kephart G 5-8 So. Canute, Okla. (Canute) Likely out for season with recurring injury 23 Kelsey Griffin F 6-2 Fr. Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) 31 pts., 14 reb. vs. TAMUCC; Reigning Big 12 Rookie of the Week 30 Ivana Drmanac F 6-2 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro (The XI Belgrade/Colby CC) Missed first 7 games after knee surgery; Played in four games 33 Jessica Gerhart F 6-2 Jr. Fenton, Iowa (Sentral) 32 career starts; 9.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg; Eight double-figure efforts 45 Chelsea Aubry F 6-2 Jr. Kitchener, Ontario (Grand River Collegiate Institute) Canadian National Team; 10.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg in Big 12, captain 52 Danielle Page F 6-2 So. Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer) Two-Time Big 12 ROW in 04-05; Leads team with 13 blocked shots

2Head Coach: Connie Yori, Fourth Year (Creighton, 1986), 249-190 (16th season overall) 54-50 (Fourth season at Nebraska) Assistant Coaches: LaKale Malone, Third Year (Indiana, 1999); Sunny Smallwood, First Year (Boise State, 1983); Tory Verdi, First Year (Keene State, 1996) Director of Operations: Angela Timmons, Fourth Year (Creighton, 2001); Administrative Assistant/Video Specialist: Steph Clark, Second Year (Creighton, 1993) Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 2 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 3 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com Saturday’s Probable Starters Griffin Earns Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week Honors Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-4, 2-1) Nebraska freshman Kelsey Griffin claimed the first Big 12 Conference weekly award of her career, earning Big No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 12 Rookie-of-the-Week honors from the league office in Dallas on Monday, Jan. 9. 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Fr. F 14.8 7.6 The 6-2 forward from Eagle River, Alaska, averaged 14 points and eight rebounds per game in the first two Big 33 Jessica Gerhart 6-2 Jr. F 9.2 3.8 12 contests of her career last week. 45 Chelsea Aubry 6-2 Jr. F 7.3 5.6 The 2005 Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year helped the Huskers snap a 21-game losing streak against Colorado 5 LaToya Howell 5-7 Sr. G 4.3 3.1 in Boulder with 12 points and nine rebounds in an 80-62 win over the Buffs on Wednesday. She added 16 points 21 Kiera Hardy 5-6 Jr. G 17.9 2.9 and seven rebounds to help the Huskers defeat previously unbeaten Kansas, 73-61, in front of a season-high crowd Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Fourth Season at NU (54-50); 16th Season Overall (249-190) of 7,114 at the Devaney Center on Saturday. On the week, Griffin hit nearly 65 percent of her shots from the field and 75 percent of her attempts to help Nebraska open Big 12 play with a 2-0 record for the second straight year. Griffin ranks among the top Iowa State Cyclones (10-4, 1-2) freshmen in the Big in scoring and rebounding, averaging 14.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game on the year. No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Griffin got her second week of Big 12 competition off to an even better start individually, posting her second 5 Nicky Wieben 6-4 Fr. F 9.7 5.5 career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Missouri. Griffin pulled down nine offensive boards 51 Brittany Wilkins 6-3 Sr. F/C 14.1 9.3 against the Tigers. She enters the Iowa State game averaging 14.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. 14 Lyndsey Medders 5-9 Jr. G 15.1 4.5 15 Heather Ezell 5-9 Fr. G 12.1 2.8 31 Megan Ronhovde 6-1 Jr. G/F 9.1 7.4 Huskers Receive Votes in Associated Press Top 25 Head Coach: Bill Fennelly (William Penn, 1979) Nebraska received eight top-25 votes in this week’s Associated Press rankings, the first votes the Huskers have 11th Season at ISU (225-101); 18th Season Overall (391-154) earned this season. NU’s vote total theoretically puts them at No. 36 in the national rankings, trailing Baylor (5th), Oklahoma (16th), Missouri (24th), Texas (31st), Kansas (32nd) and ahead of No. 39 Kansas State. Missouri entered the poll for the first time this season at No. 24 after knocking off defending national champion Inside the Numbers (NU vs. ISU) Baylor, 64-61, in Columbia, Mo., on Wednesday, before beating Kansas State by 26 points at Mizzou Arena on Nebraska Iowa State Scoring Average 73.0 68.9 Saturday. The Tigers improved to 3-0 in the Big 12 by beating the Huskers 64-58 on Wednesday. Opponent Scoring Average 59.4 59.3 Scoring Margin +13.6 +9.6 Percentage 44.2% 40.9% Huskers Taking Care of the Rock in Big 12 Action Nebraska has been phenomenal at protecting the basketball through the first three games of Big 12 Conference Opponent FG Percentage 39.8% 34.2% 3FG Percentage 35.7% 30.9% action this season. The Huskers have committed no more than 10 turnovers in any of their first three league games, Opponent 3FG Percentage 30.9% 31.0% including a season-low eight turnovers against Missouri on Wednesday. Free Throw Percentage 74.2% 69.3% The Huskers opened conference play by committing 10 turnovers at Colorado on Jan. 4, before committing just Rebound Margin +3.9 +4.4 10 more miscues against Kansas in Lincoln on Jan. 7. Through three league games, NU has committed just 28 Assists Per Game 14.1 16.4 turnovers, two fewer than the 30 turnovers Iowa State committed in its last game at Texas on Wednesday. Turnovers Per Game 14.7 14.4 Nebraska is averaging just 9.3 turnovers per game in Big 12 play, while forcing 16 turnovers per contest for a Blocks Per Game 2.9 4.4 plus-6.7 turnover margin. Iowa State is averaging 18.7 turnovers per game in league play, while forcing just 15 Steals Per Game 9.9 7.1 turnovers per game, for a minus-3.7 team turnover margin. The Huskers produced three of the top four turnover marks in school history in Coach Connie Yori’s first three seasons at Nebraska. Last season, the Huskers averaged just 15.4 turnovers per game (493 total turnovers) for Nebraska vs. Iowa State History the third-fewest total turnovers in school history. Nebraska leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 34-28. Through 14 games in 2005-06, the Huskers have been even better, averaging just 14.7 turnovers per game. Below is a listing of the results from the last three seasons in Nebraska has turned the ball over just 206 times this season. With 13 regular-season games remaining and one the series, which is continuous since 1978. more game guaranteed in the Big 12 Tournament, even if the Huskers averaged 20 turnovers per game, they would Date Score Site still finish the season with the second-lowest turnover total in school history with 486. Feb. 12, 2005 NU, 88-59 Devaney NU has committed more than 17 turnovers in only two games this season (LSU, Grambling State). The Huskers Jan. 22, 2005 ISU, 74-54 Ames committed a season-high 24 turnovers against Grambling State, but NU’s high turnover total in the win over the Lady March 9, 2004 ISU, 63-52 Dallas Tigers followed on the heels of 11 turnovers against Texas State on Dec. 20. NU turned the ball over just 13 times Feb. 21, 2004 ISU, 77-66 Ames against South Dakota State and Michigan, while adding just 14 turnovers against Creighton and Texas Southern, Jan. 10, 2004 NU, 62-57 Devaney before adding 15 turnovers against Northern Arizona. March 1, 2003 ISU, 62-57 Ames In 2003-04, the Huskers committed just 488 turnovers (16.3 per game), which ranked as the second-lowest Jan. 25, 2003 ISU, 58-53 Devaney total in school history, trailing only the 369 turnovers in 32 games in 1991-92 (11.5 per game). The Huskers achieved their fourth-lowest turnover total with 497 total turnovers (17.8 per game) in Coach Connie Yori’s first season at Nebraska in 2002-03.

Jan. 9 - Monday Jan. 10 - Tuesday Jan. 11 - Wednesday Jan. 12 - Thursday Jan. 13 - Friday Jan. 14 - Saturday Jan. 15 - Sunday Practice Practice GAME DAY Practice Practice GAME DAY No Practice Mabel Lee Hall Devaney Center vs. Missouri Devaney Center Mabel Lee Hall at Iowa State 4-7 p.m. 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Devaney Center 4:30 p.m.- 7 p.m. 2:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Hilton Coliseum Heather Kephart’s 7:05 p.m. 7 p.m. Birthday Nebraska Women’s Live Video: HuskersNside Coach Yori Radio Show Team Travel (Bus) Basketball Show Radio: 98.1 KFGE-Lincoln/ Pinnacle Sports Network Depart Lincoln 5:45 p.m. Radio: 1400 KLIN-Lincoln/ NET2-Ch. 17 Lincoln Huskers.com 1400 KLIN-Lincoln Arrive Ames 9:15 p.m. Huskers.com 7:30 p.m. 7-8 p.m. Shoot-around Shoot-around 2:40 p.m. Noon Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 2 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 3 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com

Husker Pronunciation Guide Scouting the Iowa State Cyclones Chelsea Aubry ...... O-bree The Iowa State Cyclones head into Saturday’s game with the Huskers in Ames, after suffering their worst loss Elena Diaz ...... ELL-ay-nuh DEE-az of the season in an 80-50 setback at Texas on Wednesday night. The loss dropped ISU to 1-2 in Big 12 Conference action. The Cyclones defeated Oklahoma State in Stillwater, 71-62, last Wednesday, after opening the league season Ivana Drmanac ...... EE-vah-nah DER-mah-neck with an 87-67 loss to Oklahoma in Hilton Coliseum. Jessica Gerhart ...... GAIR-hart Iowa State’s loss to the Sooners marked the Cyclones’ first home loss of the season. Although ISU started 6-0 at Kiera Hardy ...... kee-AIR-uh home, its wins came against IUPUI, Akron, UC Riverside, Nicholls, IPFW and Iowa. None of Iowa State’s wins have Sara Hieb ...... (HEEB) come against ranked foes, but all four of its losses have come to teams that have been ranked in the top 25 at LaKale Malone ...... Luh-KAIL some point during the season. Jelena Spiric ...... YELL-en-uh SPEER-itch Nebraska and Iowa State enter Saturday’s game in strangely similar situations. Both teams are 10-4 overall, Husker Homes while the Huskers are a game up on the Cyclones in the league standings at 2-1. Both teams are coming off mid- The 14 members of the 2005-06 Husker women's week losses and both teams own similar numbers up and down the key statistical categories, including opponent basketball team come to Nebraska from four countries, scoring average, team rebounding margin, turnovers per game, and opponent three-point field goal percentage. including eight states across America. Both teams have also featured their same starting lineups for each of the first 14 games this season. In a change of pace, Nebraska will be the first Big 12 North opponent of the season for the Cyclones, while the Huskers Alaska (1) Kelsey Griffin will be playing their fourth straight foe from the North division. Colorado (1) Danielle Page In another coincidence, the top players on both teams have suffered back pain during the season. Iowa State Illinois (1) LaToya Howell guard Lyndsey Medders missed much of the Texas game with back spasms. The junior leads ISU with 15.1 points, Kansas (1) Sarah White 4.5 rebounds and an impressive 8.6 assists per game. NU guard Kiera Hardy suffered a back injury before the Nebraska (1) Ashley Ford Michigan game, and was limited for a week in practice but has not missed significant playing time because of the Iowa (1) Jessica Gerhart injury. Missouri (1) Kiera Hardy In addition to Medders, Arlington, Neb., native Brittany Wilkins has been solid for the Cyclones with 14.1 points Oklahoma (1) Heather Kephart and 9.3 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Heather Ezell has given ISU three players in double figures with 12.1 South Dakota (1) Sara Hieb points and a team-leading 38 three-pointers. Texas (1) TK LaFleur Freshman center Nicky Wieben has added 9.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, along with a team-leading Canada (1) Chelsea Aubry (Ontario) 30 blocks, while junior guard/forward Megan Ronhovde rounds out the ISU starting five with 9.1 points and 7.4 Colombia (1) Elena Diaz (Medellin) rebounds, while adding 29 three-pointers. Serbia & Ivana Drmanac (Belgrade) Lisa Bildeaux is the only non-starter for ISU to play in all 14 games this season, as she averages a solid 5.3 Montenegro (2) Jelena Spiric (Belgrade) points and 5.7 rebounds in more than 20 minutes per game off the bench. Amanda Nisleit has added 8.8 minutes per game in 12 appearances, but no other Cyclone has appeared in 10 games this season for ISU. Traditionally one of the top three-point shooting teams in the Big 12, Iowa State has hit just 30.9 percent of its Huskers By Class threes on the season, while hitting just 40.9 percent overall from the field. The Cyclones are also shooting less than Senior (4) Elena Diaz 70 percent at the free throw line. ISU has been strong on the glass, posting a plus-4.4 team rebounding margin, Ivana Drmanac LaToya Howell but in Big 12 play the Cyclones are a minus-9.0 on the boards. Jelena Spiric Juniors (4) Chelsea Aubry Nebraska vs. Iowa State All-Time Series Ashley Ford Nebraska leads the all-time series with Iowa State 34-28, including an 88-59 victory over the Cyclones at the Devaney Center on Feb. 12, 2005, in the last meeting between the two schools. However, ISU posted a 74-54 win Jessica Gerhart over the Huskers at Hilton Coliseum on Jan. 22, 2005, the eighth straight win for the Cyclones against the Huskers Kiera Hardy in Ames. Sophomores (3) Heather Kephart This Saturday’s game will mark the first night game between the Huskers and Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum since Danielle Page Jan. 28, 1999. The last six seasons, Nebraska has played Iowa State during the day in Ames. Sarah White Freshmen (3) Kelsey Griffin Sara Hieb Nebraska’s 2005-06 Roster in Depth TK LaFleur Players 2005-06 Statistics Huskers By Major No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG Architecture Sara Hieb 2 Ashley Ford 5-7 Jr. G 14-0 1.3 1.3 1.6 0.6 0.0 Biochemistry Jelena Spiric 3 Sara Hieb 5-3 Fr. G 4-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Business Administration Heather Kephart 4 Jelena Spiric 6-0 Sr. F Out for Season - Injury Early Childhood Development Kiera Hardy 5 LaToya Howell 5-5 Sr. G 14-14 4.3 3.1 4.0 1.0 0.0 Elementary Education Sarah White 12 TK LaFleur 5-9 Fr. G 14-0 5.4 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.1 Finance Ivana Drmanac 14 Sarah White 6-0 So. F 14-0 3.4 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 General Studies Kelsey Griffin 15 Elena Diaz 6-1 Sr. F 14-0 4.6 3.3 0.2 1.4 0.4 TK LaFleur 21 Kiera Hardy 5-6 Jr. G 14-14 17.9 2.9 3.7 2.4 0.0 International Business Chelsea Aubry 22 Heather Kephart 5-8 So. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Latin American Studies Elena Diaz 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Fr. F 14-14 14.8 7.6 1.2 1.0 0.9 Nutrition/Dietetics Ashley Ford 30 Ivana Drmanac 6-2 Sr. F 4-0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 Jessica Gerhart 33 Jessica Gerhart 6-2 Jr. F 14-14 9.2 3.8 0.5 0.7 0.3 Nutrition/Fitness 45 Chelsea Aubry 6-2 Jr. F 14-14 7.3 5.6 1.0 0.9 0.3 Health Promotion Danielle Page 52 Danielle Page 6-2 So. F 14-0 4.6 3.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 Psychology LaToya Howell Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 4 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 5 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com Huskers Come Up Short Against No. 24 Tigers Freshman forward Kelsey Griffin produced the second double-double of her career with 16 points and a game-high 12 rebounds but it was not enough to stop No. 24 Missouri from defeating Nebraska, 64-58, at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Wednesday night. The reigning Big 12 Rookie of the Week, Griffin scored 12 of her team-high 16 points in the second half, and finished the game by hitting 8-of-15 shots from the field. She pulled down a career-high nine offensive rebounds among her 12 boards on the night to help the Huskers grab 16 offensive rebounds for the game. Nebraska Women’s Basketball Quick Facts But reigning Big 12 Player-of-the-Week LaToya Bond of Missouri enjoyed a better night by pouring in 21 points Institution ...... University of Nebraska and grabbing six rebounds from her guard position to help the Tigers improve to 13-2 overall and 3-0 in the Big Location ...... Lincoln, Neb. 12 to extend their winning streak to 12 games. The Huskers slipped to 10-4 overall, snapping their eight-game Population...... 235,594 winning streak, while leaving Missouri and Oklahoma as the only two unbeaten teams in Big 12 play. Founded ...... 1869 The Huskers struggled to shoot 36.1 percent (22-61) from the field, including just 30.3 percent in the first half. Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers Despite NU’s shooting woes, the Huskers still led 29-27 at halftime. Colors...... Scarlet and Cream But Missouri came out firing in the second half, hitting 5-of-6 shots from the field to open the period to build Home Arena...... Bob Devaney Sports Center an eight-point lead at 43-35 with just over 14 minutes left in the game. Capacity...... 13,595 The Tigers finished at 46.2 percent from the field for the game, including 53.6 percent in the second half. Both Conference...... Big 12 teams hit five three-pointers on the night. Athletic Director ...... Steve Pederson Missouri outrebounded Nebraska, 39-35, but NU overcame the rebounding deficit by committing a season-low 2005-06 Overall Record ...... 10-4 eight turnovers, including just three in the second half to stay within striking distance of the Tigers. NU forced 16 Home Record ...... 6-2 MU turnovers for the game. Away Record ...... 3-1 After Missouri built its eight-point lead, Griffin led an NU comeback by scoring four straight points to cap a Neutral Record...... 1-1 2004-05 Overall Record ...... 18-14 6-0 Husker run to trim the lead to 45-43 with 10:30 left in the game. But the Tigers found enough answers to keep Home Record ...... 12-4 Nebraska at bay, never allowing the Huskers closer than four points the rest of the way. Away Record ...... 4-8 Missouri took its biggest lead of the game at nine points (59-50), before Chelsea Aubry led NU back with five Neutral Record...... 1-1 straight points to cut the edge to 59-55 with 1:19 left, but MU made the plays to win down the stretch. Head Coach...... Connie Yori Aubry finished with 11 points and five rebounds, while Kiera Hardy gave the Huskers three players in double Alma Mater/Year...... Creighton/1986 figures with 14 points, five boards and three assists. Hardy managed just two points in the second half against Record at Nebraska ...... Fourth season (54-50) the Tigers after putting up 12 points in the first half. Career Record...... 249-190 (16th season) NCAA Div. I Record...... 224-165 (14th season) Hardy Poised for Husker Career Three-Point Record Home Record ...... 37-20 First-team All-Big 12 guard Kiera Hardy enters Saturday’s game at Iowa State needing just four three-pointers Big 12 Conference Record ...... 18-33 to break Nebraska’s career three-point record held by current WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge (1995-98). Big 12 Home Record ...... 11-15 Hardy has hit 152 three-pointers in just 73 career games to shoot into second place on Nebraska’s career Assistant Coaches ...... LaKale Malone three-point list. Hardy has hit 2.1 three-pointers per game in her brief career, and is on pace to shatter the school ...... Sunny Smallwood, Tory Verdi record during her junior season. Director of Operations ...... Angela Timmons DeForge holds NU’s school record with 155 three-pointers in 117 career games (1.3 pg). Hardy is the only player Administrative Assistant...... Steph Clark on Nebraska’s top-10 three-point list who has played fewer than 100 career games. Graduate Assistant Manager .... Dayna Finch Weltmer Hardy hit a season-high six three-pointers against Texas Southern on Dec. 7, when she moved ahead of Husker Strength Coach ...... Travis Reust all-time greats Amy Stephens and Nicole Kubik on NU’s three-point chart. She tied the school single-game record Trainer...... Susie Lessner with seven threes against Iowa in the WNIT last season. Basketball Office Phone ...... (402) 472-6462 Hardy ranks among Big 12 leaders with 37 three-pointers this season, an average of 2.6 three-pointers per Basketball Office Fax ...... (402) 472-0849 game. After tying the school single-season record with 85 three-pointers last season and smashing the school’s Women’s Basketball Contact...... Jeff Griesch sophomore record, Hardy needs just 11 more three-pointers to produce the best three-point shooting season by an Media Relations Office Phone...... (402) 472-2263 Griesch’s Direct Line...... (402) 472-7775 NU junior. Sabrina Brooks (1987-88) holds the Husker junior record with 47 three-pointers. Griesch’s Cell Phone...... (402) 540-0279 Hardy ranked second in the Big 12 Conference with 3.06 made three-pointers per game in league contests last Griesch’s Home Phone...... (402) 328-8992 season. She hit six three-pointers in the win over No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, and matched that total with six three- Griesch’s E-mail...... [email protected] pointers in the win over Oklahoma State on Feb. 1. Media Relations Fax...... (402) 472-2005 She established her career high with a school-record tying seven three-pointers in NU’s season finale against Best Time to Contact Yori ...... Through Griesch Iowa in the 2005 Postseason WNIT at the Devaney Center. She also vaulted into a tie for the single-season school Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/2 record with 85 threes on the season, previously set by Amy Stephens in 1988-89. The previous NU three-point record Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 9/3 by a sophomore was Galligan’s 50 three-pointers in 1993-94. Hardy Quickly Climbing Nebraska Career Scoring List Nebraska Women’s Basketball Kiera Hardy, the top returning scorer this season in the Big 12, became the 22nd player in Nebraska history to Radio and Television Shows score 1,000 career points with her 15-point effort in the Huskers’ 96-47 win over Texas State on Dec. 20. The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Show with Coach In just three weeks, Hardy has climbed from 23rd to 14th on NU’s scoring list with 1,107 points entering the Connie Yori and host Jeff Griesch, will be carried on NET-2 Iowa State game. She needs just 10 points to climb past Meggan Yedsena into 13th place and 178 points break from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Monday’s starting Dec. 5. into the Huskers’ all-time top 10. Coach Yori’s radio show with host Matt Coatney tipped Hardy hit for 26 points against Kansas on Jan. 7, the third time this season she has scored 26 or more points. off on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. on the Pinnacle Sports She scored a season-high 32 points against Northern Arizona on Dec. 31, after striking for 26 points against No. 3 Network. The show will air each Thursday at 7 p.m. LSU on Nov. 25. throughout the season. Hardy, who reached the 1,000-point mark in just her 68th career game, has scored in double figures in 12 consecutive games, including five games with 20 or more points. 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efforts, before scoring 26 against No. 3 LSU. She added 22 points with six assists on Dec. 3 at No. 10 Minnesota, NU Three-Point Leaders (Career) before scoring 20 points with six three-pointers and six more assists in Nebraska’s 93-68 win over Texas Southern Player (Career) -- Games Played 3FG Made on Dec. 7. 1. Anna DeForge (1995-98) -- 117 155 In addition to her dynamic scoring abilities, Hardy has increased her impact for the Huskers in 2005-06 on both 2. Kiera Hardy (2004-present) -- 72 152 the offensive and defensive ends. Through 14 games, Hardy is averaging 3.7 assists to rank among the top 15 3. Kate Galligan (1993-96) -- 103 145 4. Nicole Kubik (1997-00) -- 125 129 players in the Big 12. During a four-game stretch from Nov. 27 to Dec. 10, Hardy was even better at distributing the Amy Stephens (1986-89) -- 114 129 basketball, averaging 6.3 assists per contest. Hardy set or tied her career high in assists in three straight games against Minnesota, Texas Southern and Northwestern, including eight assists in a 30-point win over the Wildcats. NU Three-Point Leaders (Season) With 52 assists, Hardy is quickly approaching her total (67) from 2004-05, in less than half the games. Player (Season) 3FG Made On the season, Hardy also ranks among the top 10 players in the Big 12 with her 1.79-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio 1. Kiera Hardy (2004-05) 85 Amy Stephens (1988-89) 85 (52 assists-29 turnovers). Last season, Hardy’s assist-to-turnover ratio was 1-to-1.34 (67 assists-90 turnovers). 3. Kate Galligan (1995-96) 52 Defensively, Hardy has been stellar. She leads the Huskers and ranks second in the Big 12 with 34 total steals 4. Anna DeForge (1997-98) 50 in 14 games (2.4 spg), just 17 steals shy of her 51 steals in 32 games a year ago. At her current pace, Hardy could Kate Galligan (1993-94) 50 threaten one of the top five seasons in school history and possibly move into the Huskers’ career top 10 by the end of the year. NU Three-Point Leaders (Game) Player (Game) 3FG Made 1. Kiera Hardy (Iowa, 3/21/05) 7 Huskers Displaying Defensive Dominance K.C. Cowgill (Colgate, 11/23/02) 7 As impressive as Nebraska’s offense has been in averaging 73 points per game, including a pair of 90-plus Amy Stephens (Kansas, 2/4/89) 7 Amy Stephens (Iowa, 12/30/88) 7 scoring efforts, the Husker defense has been shutting down opponents at a record pace. 5. Kiera Hardy (Texas Southern, 12/7/05) 6 The Huskers put a stranglehold on Northwestern, giving up just 50 points on Dec. 10. A week later, Nebraska Kiera Hardy (Oklahoma State, 2/1/05) 6 was even better on defense, allowing just 49 points to a solid Michigan squad. Against Texas State on Dec. 20, the Kiera Hardy (Baylor, 1/12/05) 6 Huskers may have played their best defense of the season, giving up 47 points to a team that entered the game Nicole Kubik (Texas Tech, 2/25/98) 6 averaging 80 points per contest. The Huskers lowered their best defensive total of the season to 40 points in the Kate Galligan (Kansas, 2/11/96) 6 Amy Stephens (Kansas State, 2/11/89) 6 win over Grambling State on Dec. 29. Amy Stephens (Oklahoma State, 2/24/88) 6 The win over Grambling State marked the first time in school history that the Huskers held four straight opponents to 50 or fewer points. NU’s Career Multiple 30-Point Scorers Through 14 games, Nebraska has allowed just 59.3 points per game, the lowest opponent scoring average since Player (Seasons) Games NU allowed 58.7 points per game in 1996-97. The Huskers have held five of their first 14 opponents, including 1. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 12 2. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 9 Creighton, Northwestern, Michigan, Texas State and Grambling State to 50 or fewer points this season. 3. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 8 Last year, Nebraska held five opponents to 50 or less in 32 games, which marked the first time since 1996-97 4. Nicole Kubik (1997-2000) 5 that an NU team had held five foes to 50 or less during a season. The 1996-97 squad held six opponents to 50 5. Debra Powell (1982-85) 4 or fewer points, which was the most since holding eight opponents to 50 or fewer points in a 36-game season in 6. Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 4 1978-79. NU has twice held nine foes to 50 or less in a season (1974-75 and 1976-77). 7. Kiera Hardy (2004-present) 3 8. Angie Miller (1984-87) 2 In Coach Connie Yori’s four seasons in Lincoln, the Huskers have held opponents to 50 or fewer points 17 times in 104 games. In Nebraska’s six previous seasons (beginning in 1996-97), which included three trips to the NCAA Husker Career 20-Point Games Tournament, the Huskers held only 19 opponents to 50 or less in a span of 185 games. Kiera Hardy (21 Career - 6 in 2005-06) Points vs. Kansas (1/7/06) 26 vs. Northern Arizona (12/31/05) 32 Rebounding, Turnover Margins Creating Victories for NU at Michigan (12/17/05) 21 Nebraska has been solid this season in the key areas of rebounding and turnover margin. vs. Texas Southern (12/7/05) 20 Through 14 games, Nebraska owns a team rebounding margin of plus-3.9 per game, while posting an impressive at #10 Minnesota (12/3/05) 22 turnover margin of plus-5.8. NU’s success in those two categories has helped the Huskers attempt an average of vs. #3 LSU (11/25/05) 26 vs. Iowa (3/21/05) -WNIT 26 6.9 more shots per game than their opponents, while also getting to the free throw line an average of 2.4 more at Marquette (3/17/05) - WNIT 21 times per game. at Colorado (3/2/05) 21 Nebraska’s rebounding margin has dipped to a minus-2.3 in Big 12 Conference action, but its turnover margin vs. #17 Kansas State (2/23/05) 21 has increased to plus-6.7 per game, giving the Huskers an average of 1.3 more field goal attempts and 2.3 more vs. #14 Iowa State (2/12/05) 27 free throw attempts than their Big 12 foes. at Oklahoma State (2/1/05) 28 at #23 Kansas State (1/15/05) 29 Nebraska has enjoyed five double-figure rebounding advantages this season, including a season-high plus-22 vs. #2 Baylor (1/12/05) 37 rebound margin at Northwestern. The Huskers grabbed 19 more rebounds than Texas State, 13 more than No. 10 at Missouri (1/8/05) 23 Minnesota, 11 more than Creighton and 10 more than Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Only one team has produced a vs. Colorado (1/5/05) 22 double-digit advantage on the glass against the Huskers, as South Dakota State grabbed 10 more boards than NU at Creighton (12/18/04) 29 in the season opener. at #10 Ohio State (12/11/04) 22 vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/7/04) 20 In the turnover column, Nebraska has enjoyed at least a plus-five turnover margin in 11 of 14 games this vs. Hampton (11/27/04) 31 season, and only one opponent - No. 3 LSU - forced a negative turnover result by NU. In the other two games, No. vs. Western Illinois (11/12/04) 29 10 Minnesota and Northwestern matched the Huskers’ turnover total. vs. Oregon State (3/22/04) - WNIT 20 The Huskers put up season highs with plus-10 turnover margins against Michigan and Texas State, while adding vs. Missouri (2/25/04) 21 plus-nine turnover results against Creighton and Texas Southern. Kelsey Griffin (2 Career - 2 in 2005-06) Points Nebraska produced plus-eight turnover marks against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Missouri, while enjoying a vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/27/05) 31 plus-seven turnover advantage in three straight games against Grambling State, Northern Arizona and Colorado. at Northwestern (12/10/05) 22 The Huskers added plus-five turnover results against South Dakota State and Kansas. Chelsea Aubry (1 Career) Points at Texas A&M (2/16/05) 20 Huskers Creating Success from Three-Point Range Jessica Gerhart (1 Career) Points Nebraska has been hitting three-pointers at a near-school-record rate so far in 2005-06. The Huskers have hit vs. Northern Colorado (11/19/04) 20 35.7 percent of their three-pointers through 14 games, which would rank as the third-best shooting percentage Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 6 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 7 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com

Head Coach in school history, trailing only a 41.3 percent success rate from three-point range in 1987-88, and 39.6 percent accuracy in 1988-89. Connie Yori Nebraska have averaged 5.07 made three-pointers per game, just ahead of the 5.03 three-pointers the Huskers (Creighton, 1986) hit last season when they set the school record with 161 made three-pointers in 32 games. (54-50, 4th Season at NU) (249-190, 16th Season Overall) Griffin Off to Record-Breaking Start for Huskers Kelsey Griffin is off to a record-breaking start to her Nebraska career. The 6-2 freshman forward from Eagle River, Alaska, has scored in double figures in 11 of her first 14 games to become the fastest player in NU history to score 100 points. Griffin went over the century mark on the Huskers’ first basket of the game at Northwestern, and NCAA Division III added 20 more points on the day. Season School Won Lost Pct. The 2005 Gatorade Alaska High School Player of the Year has continued her strong scoring pace by crossing the 1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .400 200-point plateau in her 14th game against Missouri. She produced the second double-double of her career with 1991-92 Loras College 15 10 .600 16 points and 12 rebounds against the Tigers to increase her averages to 14.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500 Both averages are challenging school freshman records of 15.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game produced by NCAA Division I Debra Powell in 1981-82. 1992-93 Creighton 20 8 .714 Griffin produced possibly the best performance by a freshman in school history with 31 points and 14 rebounds 1993-94 Creighton 24 7 .774 1994-95 Creighton 18 9 .667 for her first career double-double in a win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. She became the first freshman in history 1995-96 Creighton 15 13 .536 to score 30 or more points in a regulation game and she tied the school record with 18 free throw attempts. 1996-97 Creighton 8 19 .296 Griffin ranks among the top 15 players in the Big 12 in scoring, rebounding, offensive rebounds and field goal 1997-98 Creighton 16 12 .571 percentage. 1998-99 Creighton 16 14 .533 1999-00 Creighton 12 15 .444 Although it is early in her young career, Griffin has already etched her name in the Nebraska record books in 2000-01 Creighton 17 11 .607 several categories and is threatening to do even more damage as the Big 12 Conference season heats up. 2001-02 Creighton 24 7 .774 Griffin became just the 17th Husker (56 performances) in history to score 30 or more points in a game with her 2002-03 Nebraska 8 20 .286 31-point effort against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 27. 2003-04 Nebraska 18 12 .600 2004-05 Nebraska 18 14 .563 Among Big 12 Conference freshmen, Griffin trails only Oklahoma’s , a strong contender for national 2005-06 Nebraska 10 4 .714 freshman of the year, in scoring and rebounding. Div. I Totals 14th season 224 165 .576 Overall 16th season 249 190 .567 Aubry Providing Solid Leadership, Production in Big 12 Yori in the Postseason Junior captain Chelsea Aubry continues to give the Huskers strong production, despite playing somewhat out Year (Tournament) Results of position as Nebraska’s three-player this year. 2005 (WNIT) L, Iowa, 67-71 W, Marquette, 66-57 Aubry made the move from power forward to the wing after the season-ending knee injury to Jelena Spiric in fall 2004 (WNIT) L, Oregon State, 67-75 practice. Aubry’s scoring average has dipped from her sophomore season, but her rebounding, assist and steals W, Drake, 73-60 totals are on the rise, and her sacrifice has helped inspire her Husker coaches and teammates. 2002 (NCAA) L, Fla. International, 58-73 Through 14 games, Aubry is averaging 7.3 points per game, down from her 9.2 points per contest in 2004-05, 1999 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 60-71 1994 (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, 84-73 while contributing 5.6 rebounds per game. Her production and comfort level on the wing have continued to improve L, Texas Tech, 65-75 throughout the season, and she is averaging 10.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game through three Big 12 Conference contests. Husker Women’s Basketball on the Radio Aubry opened Big 12 play by scoring 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field at Colorado on Jan. 4. She Fans can listen to all of Nebraska women’s basketball games on the Pinnacle Sports Network in 2005-06. Matt added nine points and five boards in the Huskers’ win over Kansas on Jan. 7, before contributing 11 points and five Coatney and Jeff Griesch will team up for their fifth full season rebounds against No. 24 Missouri on Jan. 11. on the call of the game, with Coatney providing the play-by- Aubry has already dished out 14 assists this year, nearly matching her 16 assists in 29 games a year ago, while play. The pregame show hits the air 20 minutes before each snagging 12 steals through 14 games to surpass the 10 steals she produced in 30 games as a freshman and nearly game. match the 17 steals in 29 games as a sophomore in 2004-05. 2005-06 Pinnacle Sports Network Aubry provided one of the best efforts of her career with 18 points and eight rebounds in Nebraska’s 84-50 victory City Affiliate Signal over Creighton on Nov. 21. The 6-2 forward from Kitchener, Ontario, hit 7-of-12 shots from the field, including a Ainsworth KBRB 1400 AM pair of three-pointers, while adding a pair of assists and a steal to help the Huskers blow past the Bluejays. Alliance KCOW 1400 AM Aubry’s seven made field goals against CU tied her career high, while her point total was just two shy of her Beatrice KWBE 1450 AM career-best 20 points at Texas A&M last season. Broken Bow KCNI 1280 AM Chadron KCSR 610 AM She added a strong performance with 13 points and five rebounds while matching her career high with three Falls City KTNC/KLZA 1230 AM/101.3 FM assists in just 18 minutes of action against Texas Southern on Dec. 7. She added 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting from Fremont KHUB/KFMT 1340 AM/105.5 FM the field at Colorado on Jan. 4 to mark the 20th time in her career that she has produced double figures in points. Grand Island KRGI 1430 AM She also set a career best with four assists against Northwestern on Dec. 10. Holdrege KUVR 1380 AM Kearney KGFW 1340 AM Over the summer, Aubry helped the Canadian National Team qualify for the 2006 World Championships in Brazil. Kimball KIMB 1260 AM The appearance at the 2006 World Championships will be the first for the Canadians since 1994. Lexington KRVN 880 AM Aubry has spent the past two seasons on the Canadian Senior National Team. She was also a member of the Lincoln KLIN/KFGE 1400 AM/98.1 FM Canadian World University Games Team in 2003 as a member of the Canadian Under-20 National Team. McCook KSWN 93.9 FM Norfolk KNEN 94.7 FM North Platte KODY 1240 AM Ogallala KOGA 930 AM Huskers Continue to Rank among Big 12 Leaders at Line Omaha KFAB 1110 AM Nebraska has continued its recent tradition of ranking among the top Big 12 teams at the free throw line. Scottsbluff KNEB 960 AM Through 14 games, the Huskers have hit 74.2 percent of their free throws, while getting to the line an average of Sidney KSID 1340 AM 19.4 times per game. Valentine KVSH 940 AM West Point KTIC/KWPN 840 AM/107.9 Nebraska’s percentage ranks second in the Big 12, just behind Colorado’s 74.3 percent accuracy. The Huskers’ York KAWL 1370 AM success rate would rank as the fourth-best percentage in school history, just behind their 74.9 percentage in 2004- Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 6 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 7 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com

05, and just ahead of their 74.0 percent accuracy in 2003-04. The school record is 79.0 percent set in 1981-82. Associated Press Top 25 The Husker lineup features seven players shooting better than 70 percent at the line, including Jessica Gerhart 10th Poll (Jan. 9, 2006) (90.9 percent), Danielle Page (83.3 percent), Chelsea Aubry (81.8 percent), LaToya Howell (80 percent), TK LaFleur 1-Tennessee (13-0) (35) ...... 1,138 (78.3 percent), Kiera Hardy (74.4 percent) and Sarah White (72.7 percent). 2-Duke (14-0) (9)...... 1,108 3-LSU (13-0) (2) ...... 1,066 4-North Carolina (14-0) ...... 1,009 Gerhart Back on Track Early in 2005-06 5-Baylor (11-1) ...... 907 Nebraska forward Jessica Gerhart has provided a solid scoring option for the Huskers through her first 14 games 6-Maryland (12-2) ...... 875 this season. The 6-2 junior from Fenton, Iowa, is averaging 9.2 points and 3.8 boards per game. 7-Connecticut (12-2) ...... 873 Gerhart was extremely consistent through NU’s first 13 games, producing double figures in eight of 13 games, while 8-Ohio State (10-2)...... 798 scoring no fewer than six points in any contest before going scoreless against No. 24 Missouri on Wednesday. 9-Michigan State (12-3) ...... 787 Gerhart struck for season highs of 14 points and eight rebounds in NU’s 84-50 win over Creighton on Nov. 21, 10-Rutgers (10-2)...... 749 connecting on 7-of-9 shots from the field with her only two misses coming from beyond the three-point arc. Gerhart 11-DePaul (15-1)...... 710 opened the regular season with eight points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field, which all came in the second half. 12-Purdue (12-2)...... 646 She added 12 points in NU’s win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 27, which featured 10 points in the first 13-Georgia (11-3)...... 520 half, including a buzzer-beating jumper to end the first half. She scored 12 more points on 6-of-11 shooting from 14-Stanford (10-4) ...... 478 the field in the Huskers’ rout of Texas Southern on Dec. 7, before adding another dozen at Northwestern on Dec. 10. 15-Arizona State (12-3) ...... 472 She scored 12 again and added five rebounds in the Huskers’ 69-49 win at Michigan on Dec. 17. 16-Oklahoma (12-3)...... 465 Against Texas State, Gerhart missed her first seven shots from the field before erupting for 11 straight points 17-Minnesota (9-3) ...... 452 18-New Mexico (12-3)...... 362 to turn a 12-point NU lead into a 23-point cushion in a span of just three minutes. She finished with 13 points by 19-Temple (10-3)...... 257 hitting six of her final seven shots from the field, including a three-pointer at the end of the first half. She added 20-Notre Dame (9-4)...... 256 10 points in the Huskers’ win over Kansas on Jan. 7. 21-Virginia Tech (14-1)...... 213 Gerhart has also shown improvement on the defensive end. In the past four games, Gerhart has grabbed seven 22-Boston College (12-4)...... 180 steals to push her season total to 10, matching her total from all of 2004-05. She needs just six more steals to 23-Vanderbilt (11-4)...... 157 match her career total of 16 in 60 games in 2003-04 and 2004-05 combined. 24-Missouri (12-2)...... 71 Last year, Gerhart started NU’s first 18 games. Through 14 contests a year ago she ranked second on the team 25-N.C. State (10-4) ...... 65 with 13.2 points, while leading the club with 7.0 rebounds per game. She also hit nearly 50 percent of her shots Other Big 12 schools receiving votes from the field through the first 14 games. 31-Texas (6-6)...... 23 She battled illness and finished the season by hitting 44.8 percent of her shots from the field on the year. She 32-Kansas (12-1) ...... 15 finished the year averaging 7.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore. 36-Nebraska (10-3) ...... 8 39-Kansas State (11-2)...... 6 Note: Nebraska 2005-06 opponents in bold. Page Provided Productive Minutes in NU Win Streak Danielle Page got off to a slow start to the 2005-06 season while coping with a breathing condition thats limited her playing time early in her sophomore season. USA Today/ESPN Top 25 However, after averaging just 1.8 points and 1.8 rebounds through the season’s first five games, the 6-2 forward Ninth Regular-Season Poll (Jan. 10, 2006) helped fuel Nebraska’s eight-game winning streak from Dec. 7 through Jan. 7. 1-Tennessee (15-0) (28) ...... 771 During NU’s winning streak, Page averaged 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 blocked shots and 1.1 steal per game. 2-Duke (14-0) (2)...... 746 She had 10 points, two rebounds, one and one steal to help the Huskers win in her home state of Colorado 3-LSU (13-0)...... 713 for the first time in Page’s lifetime (20 years). Her success at CU came despite taking an elbow from CU’s Jackie 4-North Carolina (15-0) ...... 682 McFarland to the nose midway through the second half. 5-Baylor (11-1) ...... 613 Page produced 12 points, five rebounds, two blocks and a career-high tying three steals against Grambling State 6-Maryland (14-2) ...... 607 7-Connecticut (12-2) ...... 606 on Dec. 29. Page had six points and a season-high 10 boards in a season-high 23 minutes against Texas State. 8-Ohio State (11-2)...... 552 She scored a season-high 14 points and pulled down six rebounds in just 16 minutes at Northwestern on Dec. 9-Rutgers (10-2)...... 506 10, after scoring seven points and grabbing six boards in 18 minutes against Texas Southern on Dec. 7. 10-DePaul (15-1)...... 505 Page enters the Iowa State game averaging to 4.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, while leading the Huskers 11-Purdue (12-2)...... 430 with 13 total blocked shots. During NU’s winning streak, Page produced 10 of her 13 blocks and nine of her 11 12-Michigan State (12-4) ...... 423 steals on the season. She also found her way repeatedly to the free throw line, where she hit 22-of-26 free throws, 13-Arizona State (12-3) ...... 373 after hitting just 3-of-4 free throws in the first five games. Page had hit 16 straight free throws before two misses 14-Minnesota (10-3) ...... 328 at Colorado. She ranks among Big 12 leaders with her 83.3 percent (25-30) accuracy on the year. 15-Stanford (10-4) ...... 312 16-Oklahoma (12-4)...... 298 17-Georgia (11-3)...... 296 LaFleur Making Solid Contributions as Freshman 18-New Mexico (12-3)...... 252 Although fellow freshman Kelsey Griffin has grabbed headlines with her eye-popping career-opening performances, 19-Notre Dame (9-4)...... 203 TK LaFleur is also showing her talents early in her Husker career. 20-Temple (10-3)...... 171 The 5-9 guard from Houston, Texas, is averaging 5.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.6 steals per game. 21-Vanderbilt (11-4)...... 142 She produced a career-high 16 points in the win over Texas State on Dec. 20, scoring 13 points, including a pair of 22-Boston College (12-4)...... 115 three-pointers, in the second half to spark her third double-figure scoring performance of the season. 23-Virginia Tech (14-1)...... 104 She erupted for a 15-point, two-assist, three-steal effort against Texas Southern on Dec. 7, just four days after 24-Florida (13-2) ...... 59 scoring 10 points at No. 10 Minnesota. LaFleur has come off the bench in each of Nebraska’s first 14 games, but 25-Washington (11-3)...... 55 Other Big 12 schools receiving votes ranks fifth on the team in scoring. 28-Missouri (12-2) ...... 32 Against Minnesota, LaFleur hit a pair of three-pointers and added threes in wins over Texas Southern, Northwestern 33-Texas (6-6)...... 9 and Michigan. She hit two more three-pointers against Texas State and another against Grambling State to push 35-Kansas (12-1) ...... 7 her season total to 10, which trails only Kiera Hardy’s 37 among the Huskers. 36-Nebraska (10-3) ...... 3 Ranked as the No. 5 two-guard in the nation by the All-Star Girls’ Report in 2003-04, LaFleur’s family moved 39-Kansas State (12-2)...... 1 from the Houston area to Grayslake, Ill., for her final two years of high school. She played at Warren Township High Note: Nebraska 2005-06 opponents in bold. Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 8 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 9 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Individual Career Highs School and earned third-team Class AA all-state honors. As a sophomore at Langham Creek High School in Houston, Scoring she averaged 21.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.6 steals and 4.1 assists per game in 2002-03. Player (Game, Date) Points She was an adidas Top 10 All-Star in both 2003 and 2004 and earned Street & Smith’s Honorable-Mention High Kiera Hardy (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 37 School All-America honors. Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 31 Chelsea Aubry (at Texas A&M, 2/16/05) 20 Jessica Gerhart (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 20 TK LaFleur (vs. Texas State, 12/20/05) 16 Griffin Erupts for 31 Points, 14 Rebounds vs. Islanders Elena Diaz (vs. Kansas State, 3/9/05) 15 After producing one of the top career-opening performances by a freshman in school history against South Danielle Page (vs. Oklahoma, 2/6/05) 15 Dakota State, Kelsey Griffin produced perhaps the best game by a freshman in school history with 31 points and LaToya Howell (at Minnesota, 12/3/05) 12 14 rebounds in NU’s 76-64 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Sunday at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic. Sarah White (vs. Texas State, 12/20/05) 9 Ivana Drmanac (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 8 The 6-2 forward from Eagle River, Alaska hit 9-of-18 shots from the field and 13-of-18 free throws to lead the Ashley Ford (vs. Creighton, 11/21/05) 5 Huskers with 31 points in 31 minutes. She pulled down six offensive rebounds among her career-best 14 boards, which marked the highest total by a Husker since Margaret Richards grabbed 15 rebounds on Dec. 21, 2003. Rebounding Griffin became the first Husker freshman in history to score 30 or more points in regulation, while becoming Player (Game, Date) Rebounds Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 14 just the second Husker frosh to hit for 30 points, trailing only Deb Powell’s 34-point outburst on Feb. 25, 1982 in Chelsea Aubry (vs. GSU., 12/29/05; vs. OU, 2/6/05) 11 an overtime contest with Notre Dame. Powell got her 34 points while playing 44 minutes against the Fighting Irish. Jessica Gerhart (at MU, 1/8/05; vs. SELU, 12/1/04) 11 She added 12 rebounds in a stellar all-around performance by one of the best players in NU history. Danielle Page (vs. Kansas, 1/29/05) 11 Kiera Hardy (vs. Kansas, 2/7/04) 9 Griffin’s 18 free throw attempts against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi set the NU freshman mark and tied the overall Elena Diaz (vs. KSU, 2/23/05; at A&M, 2/16/05) 9 school record in that category, previously held by Margaret Richards (Eastern Kentucky, Nov. 29, 2003) and Nicole LaToya Howell (at Iowa State, 1/22/05) 7 Kubik (Kansas, Jan. 16, 1999). TK LaFleur (vs. Creighton, 11/21/05) 5 Ivana Drmanac (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 4 Griffin, the 2005 Gatorade Alaska High School Player of the Year, tipped off her Nebraska career by scoring a Ashley Ford (vs. Creighton, 11/21/05) 4 game-high 18 points and adding a team-high seven rebounds to go along with two steals in Nebraska’s opener Sarah White (at Northwestern, 12/10/05) 4 against South Dakota State on Nov. 19. Her 18-point effort tied for the third-best scoring total by a freshman in a career-opener, trailing only WNBA Assists All-Star Anna DeForge’s school-record 22 points against Gonzaga on Nov. 24, 1995, and Deb Powell’s 19 points Player (Game, Date) Assists Kiera Hardy (at Northwestern, 12/10/05) 8 against Pacific Christian on Nov. 20, 1981, among NU freshmen in career-opening games. Elena Diaz (vs. Iowa State, 2/12/05) 6 All-American Karen Jennings also scored 18 points in her career debut against St. Louis on Nov. 24, 1989, while LaToya Howell (Six Times, vs. Kansas, 1/7/06) 6 Angie Miller added 18 points in her first career game against South Florida on Nov. 25, 1983. Chelsea Aubry (at Northwestern, 12/10/05) 4 Ashley Ford (vs. Texas State, 12/20/05) 4 All four of the other Huskers who have scored 18 or more points in the first games of their careers went on to TK LaFleur (vs. Grambling State, 12/29/05) 4 score 1,500 or more points at Nebraska. Danielle Page (at Oklahoma State, 2/1/05) 4 Kelsey Griffin (at Michigan, 12/17/05) 3 Ivana Drmanac (Three Times, Memphis, 12/30/04) 2 Hardy, Griffin Claim All-Tournament Honors in Miami Jessica Gerhart (Three Times, at Michigan, 12/17/05) 2 Kiera Hardy and Kelsey Griffin earned all-tournament honors at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 25-27. Sarah White (vs. GSU, 12/29/05; vs. Texas St., 12/20/05) 2 Hardy led all players with a tournament record 45 points to average 22.5 points, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals per Steals game for the tournament. Hardy scored 26 points and grabbed five steals in an opening-round loss to No. 3 LSU, Player (Game, Date) Steals before adding 19 points and five assists in a win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Kiera Hardy (at Missouri, 1/14/04) 6 Hardy’s all-tournament honors marked the second straight season that she earned a spot on an all-tournament LaToya Howell (vs. Missouri, 2/26/05; at Colorado 3/2/05) 5 Chelsea Aubry (vs. Grambling State, 12/29/05) 4 team at Thanksgiving, joining her accolades at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, last season. Elena Diaz (at Kansas, 2/20/05) 4 Griffin opened the tournament with a seven-point, five-rebound performance while going head-to-head with Kelsey Griffin (at Michigan, 12/17/05) 3 LSU’s 6-6 center in the opener, before bouncing back with one of the best performances by a freshman TK LaFleur (vs. Texas Southern, 12/7/05) 3 Danielle Page (Three Times, Grambling St., 12/29/95) 3 in school history with 31 points and 14 rebounds in the win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Sarah White (vs. Creighton, 11/21/05) 3 For the tournament, Griffin averaged 19.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Ashley Ford (vs. Missouri, 1/11/06) 2 Jessica Gerhart (Six Times, Colorado, 12/31/05) 2 Ivana Drmanac (Three Times, Grambling St., 12/29/05) 1 Huskers Add Freshman to Roster During Finals Week Nebraska freshman Sara Hieb experienced a whirlwind Finals Week in her first semester in Lincoln. The Brandon, Blocked Shots S.D., native was added to NU’s roster on Dec. 15, after going through her first practice of the season on Dec. 14. Player (Game, Date) Blocks Danielle Page (vs. Iowa State, 2/12/05) 5 She received her No. 3 jersey on Dec. 16 and joined the Huskers for their trip to Ann Arbor, Mich., later that day. Jessica Gerhart (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 3 Hieb, a 5-3 guard out of Brandon Valley High School, had three practices and spent the weekend studying Chelsea Aubry (Three Times, at Colorado, 3/2/05) 2 Nebraska’s offense before suiting up for the first time against Michigan in Crisler Arena. Not only did the walk-on Elena Diaz (Two Times, Kansas, 1/7/06) 2 Kelsey Griffin (Three Times, vs. Texas State, 12/20/05) 2 suit up for the game, she played more than one minute in the Huskers’ 69-49 win over the Wolverines. Three days Ivana Drmanac (at ISU, 1/22/05; vs. Memphis, 12/30/04) 1 later, she added three more minutes of playing time in NU’s rout of Texas State on Dec. 20, before playing four Kiera Hardy (at Creighton, 12/18/04; vs. Princeton, 11/23/03) 1 minutes in the Huskers’ win over Grambling State on Dec. 29. She added one minute at Colorado on Jan. 4. TK LaFleur (vs. Texas State, 12/20/05) 1 Although she did not see game action in the Huskers’ 73-61 win over Kansas on Jan. 7, she impressed the crowd Sarah White (Three Times, vs. Texas State, 12/20/05) 1 of more than 7,000 Husker fans with a striking rendition of the National Anthem before the game. Minutes Played Hieb, an architecture major at Nebraska, led Brandon Valley to state tournament appearances in 2002, 2003 Player (Game, Date) Minutes and 2004 as an All-ESD Conference player. She earned a spot on the South Dakota Class AA All-State Tournament Kiera Hardy (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 52 Team in 2004, after setting the tournament record with 11 three-pointers. Danielle Page (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 39 Jessica Gerhart (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 37 Chelsea Aubry (vs. MU, 2/26/05; at Minnesota 12/3/05) 35 LaToya Howell (at Minnesota, 12/3/05) 34 Drmanac Returns to Court in Win Over Wolverines Kelsey Griffin (at Minnesota, 12/3/05) 32 Nebraska senior forward Ivana Drmanac made her first appearance of the season in Nebraska’s 69-49 victory Elena Diaz (vs. Kansas State, 3/9/05) 31 over Michigan in Ann Arbor on Dec. 17. TK LaFleur (vs. Texas Southern, 12/7/05) 24 Drmanac, who missed the first seven games of the season after undergoing knee surgery, went through a full Ashley Ford (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 21 Sarah White (vs. Grambling State, 12/29/05) 17 schedule of practices Dec. 12-16 before seeing her first playing time of the year in the game’s final minute at Ivana Drmanac (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 14 Michigan. Unfortunately for Drmanac, her usual jersey No. 30 did not make the trip to Michigan with her, so she Sara Hieb (vs. Grambling State, 12/29/05) 4 made her first appearance of the year wearing No. 10. Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 8 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 9 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com

The native of Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro made her first appearance in her No. 30 at home against Texas State on Dec. 20. She played six minutes and scored her first two points while adding an assist against the Bobcats. She played three more minutes in the win over Grambling State, adding a rebound and a steal. She also saw action at Colorado in NU’s Big 12 opener on Jan. 4.

Hardy Earns Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 Honors Nebraska junior guard Kiera Hardy captured one of five spots on the Preseason First-Team All-Big 12 squad voted on by the league coaches and announced by the Big 12 Conference office in Dallas on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Hardy, a 5-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., joins Baylor’s , Texas’ Tiffany Jackson, Texas Tech’s Erin Preseason Coaches Poll Grant and Oklahoma’s Leah Rush on the five-player preseason honor squad. Hardy, Grant, Jackson and Young, who Rank, Team (1st Votes) Total was voted the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, all earned first-team All-Big 12 honors in 2004-05, while Rush 1. Baylor (6) 113 claimed a spot on the second-team a year ago. 2. Texas (2) 110 Hardy is the top returning scorer in the Big 12 Conference this season after averaging 19.0 points per game as a 3. Texas Tech (4) 108 sophomore in 2004-05, including a league-leading 20.9 points per contest in conference games. She set Nebraska’s 4. Oklahoma 91 5. Nebraska 70 sophomore single-season scoring record with 609 points, while also tying the school record with 85 made three- 6. Kansas 66 pointers on the season. 7. Texas A&M 59 8. Kansas State 56 Huskers Face Loaded 2005-06 Schedule 9. Iowa State 45 Nebraska will have a pair of chances to knock off 2005 NCAA Women’s Final Four teams when the Huskers battle 10. Missouri 37 11. Oklahoma State 23 LSU and defending national champion Baylor this season. 12. Colorado 14 Overall the Huskers play 13 games against 2005 postseason qualifiers, including 10 contests against NCAA Tournament teams. Five opponents are ranked among the top 25 in the current AP poll, including No. 3 LSU, No. 4 Baylor, Preseason All-Big 12 Team No. 15 Minnesota, No. 19 Texas and No. 20 Oklahoma. Player, School Ht. Class Pos. Minnesota was the fourth consecutive 2005 Husker Non-Conference Foes in 2005-06 Sophia Young, Baylor 6-1 Sr. Forward postseason qualifier the Huskers have faced this season Opponent (Result-Home-Away-Neutral) Record Kiera Hardy, Nebraska 5-6 Jr. Guard and the second 2005 NCAA Sweet 16 qualifier. Nebraska #3 LSU (Loss-Neutral) 13-0 Leah Rush, Oklahoma 6-1 Jr. Forward #17 Minnesota (Loss-Away) 8-3 is 2-2 against 2005 postseason qualifiers so far in 2005- Tiffany Jackson, Texas 6-3 Jr. Forward Texas State (Win-Home) 10-3 Erin Grant, Texas Tech 5-8 Sr. Guard 06. Northern Arizona (Home) 10-5 “This is our toughest non-conference schedule since South Dakota State (Loss-Home) 8-6 I have been at Nebraska,” Head Coach Connie Yori said. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Win-Neutral) 7-7 Preseason Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 “In making our schedule, we have always considered the Creighton (Win-Home) 6-7 Player, School Ht. Class Pos. quality and position of our program. We think this is the Michigan (Win-Away) 6-10 Abiola Wabara, Baylor 6-0 Jr. Forward best team that we have been able to put on the floor in Grambling State (Win-Home) 4-6 Lyndsey Medders, Iowa State 5-9 Jr. Guard Crystal Kemp, Kansas 6-2 Sr. Forward our time at Nebraska, so we are going to play our best Northwestern (Win-Away) 4-10 Texas Southern (Win-Home) 2-10 Claire Coggins, Kansas State 5-11 Jr. Guard/Forward schedule.” Records through games Jan. 9, 2005 Courtney Paris, Oklahoma 6-4 Fr. Center After opening against a tough South Dakota State Nina Norman, Texas 5-6 Sr. Guard squad on Nov. 19, Nebraska got its first taste of Morenike Atunrase, Texas A&M 5-10 So. Guard/Forward postseason-caliber competition when the Huskers blew past Creighton 84-50 at the Devaney Center on Nov. 21. The Chesley Dabbs, Texas Tech 6-0 Sr. Guard Bluejays posted 19 wins a year ago and earned a bid to the WNIT. LaToya Davis, Texas Tech 6-1 Sr. Forward/Center NU hit the road for the first time at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic where the Huskers lost to No. 3 LSU, 74-55, Alesha Robertson, Texas Tech 6-0 Jr. Forward on Nov. 25. The Lady Tigers produced a 33-3 record while running the table to win the 2005 SEC title. The Tigers lost to Baylor in the Final Four to end their season. Preseason Player of the Year The Huskers posted their second win of the year over a 2005 postseason qualifier with a 76-64 victory over Texas Player, School Ht. Class Pos. A&M-Corpus Christi at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic. The Islanders produced a 23-7 mark a year ago and advanced Sophia Young, Baylor 6-1 Sr. Forward to the second round of the WNIT. Nebraska remained on the road to start December when the Huskers fell to Big Ten power and No. 10 Minnesota Preseason Newcomer of the Year 78-70 in Minneapolis on Dec. 3. The Golden Gophers finished 26-8 last season and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 Player, School Ht. Class Pos. Shaquina Mosley, Kansas 5-6 Jr. Guard where they lost to Baylor. Minnesota earned a trip to the Final Four in 2004. After returning home for a 93-68 run past Texas Southern, the Huskers continued their road trip through Big Ten cities with an 80-50 rout of Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Dec. 10, and a 69-49 win over Michigan in Ann Arbor on Preseason Freshman of the Year Player, School Ht. Class Pos. Dec. 17. The Huskers added a 96-47 win over a Texas State team that came to Lincoln with a 7-1 record. The Huskers Courtney Paris, Oklahoma 6-4 Fr. Center added a 69-40 pounding of Grambling State on Dec. 29, the preseason pick to finish second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. NU closed non-conference play with a 70-56 win over Northern Arizona on Dec. 31. The Huskers opened a rugged Big 12 schedule on the road at Colorado on Jan. 4, the site of their final conference regular-season game of the 2004-05 season. After beating the Buffaloes, 80-62, at CU for the first time since 1985, Nebraska returned to the Devaney Center and knocked off previously unbeaten Kansas, 73-61. Tied with No. 24 Missouri atop the conference standings at 2-0, the Huskers play host to the 12-2 Tigers on Jan. 11. NU carried an eight-game winning streak into the contest, while MU brought an 11-game winning streak to Lincoln, including a win over defending national champion Baylor to snap the Lady Bears’ 30-game winning streak. The Tigers snapped NU’s streak with a 64-58 win. The Huskers open an eight-game stretch in which they face seven 2005 postseason qualifiers. The showdowns start on Jan. 14 in Ames, when the Huskers take on 2005 NCAA qualifier Iowa State, before taking on another NCAA squad with Texas on Jan. 18 in Lincoln. NU then travels to NCAA qualifier Texas Tech on Jan. 21, before returning Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 10 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 11 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com

NU leads at the half 8-2 home to take on Colorado before battling the Cyclones on Feb. 1. The Huskers face NCAA qualifiers Kansas State NU trails at the half 2-2 (Feb. 4) and Baylor (Feb. 8), before playing host to Texas A&M (Feb. 11), which advanced to the third round of the NU is tied at the half 0-0 2005 WNIT. NU attempts more FG than opponent 9-3 The Huskers travel to Kansas on Feb. 15, before closing their home schedule against Kansas State (Feb. 18) and NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 1-0 Oklahoma State on Senior Night (Feb. 21). NU ends the regular season on the road with trips to Oklahoma (Feb. 26) NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-1 and Missouri (March 1), before heading to Reunion Arena in Dallas for the Big 12 Championship (March 7-11). NU makes more FG than opponent 9-0 NU makes fewer FG than opponent 0-4 Spiric Out for Season with Injury in Fall Practice NU makes same number of FG as opponent 1-0 Nebraska forward Jelena Spiric was lost for the season with a knee injury suffered during the first official week NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 9-0 of fall practice. Spiric, a 6-1 senior from Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, underwent surgery and will likely apply NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 1-4 for a medical hardship. Spiric captured Big 12 Newcomer-of-the-Year honors in her first season at Nebraska in 2004-05, despite playing NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 4-0 most of the season at less than 100 percent after suffering a similar injury to her other leg in the final game of her NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 6-4 junior college career. Spiric averaged 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game with 23 starts as a junior, including NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 9-0 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in Big 12 competition. In a pair of Postseason WNIT games, Spiric averaged NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 1-4 15.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest. NU shoots more FT than opponent 7-1 NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 2-3 NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 1-0 Kephart Likely Out for Season with Recurring Injury Sophomore guard Heather Kephart is likely out for the season with a recurring injury, Nebraska Coach Connie NU makes more FT than opponent 8-0 Yori announced in early November. Kephart, a 5-8 shooting guard from Canute, Okla., appeared in only one game NU makes fewer FT than opponent 2-3 for NU in 2004-05, and was granted a medical hardship to regain her sophomore season of eligibility this year. NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-1 However, Kephart has continued to struggle with injuries and was limited to only partial participation through NU has more total rebounds than opponent 8-1 the opening weeks of practice. One of the top scorers in the history of Oklahoma high school basketball (2,747 NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 2-3 career points), Kephart appeared in just 11 games as a freshman before being sidelined with an injury. NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0 NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 5-2 Huskers Fifth in Preseason Big 12 Poll NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 5-1 The Nebraska women’s basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the 2005-06 Big 12 Conference Preseason NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 0-1 Coaches Poll, released by the league office in Dallas on Thursday, Oct. 13. The Huskers, who return four starters NU has more assists than opponent 7-0 from last year’s club that advanced to the postseason for the second straight year, were picked higher than any NU has fewer assists than opponent 3-4 other team from the Big 12 North Division. NU has same number of assists as opponent 0-0 Schools from the Big 12 South Division occupied the top four spots in the poll, with defending national champion NU has more turnovers than opponent 0-1 Baylor (113) claiming the No. 1 position with six first-place votes from opposing coaches in the league. Texas (110) NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 9-2 earned the No. 2 spot with two first-place votes, while Texas Tech (108) took the No. 3 spot with four first-place NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 1-1 votes. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team in the 1-12 predicted order of finish. After the predicted log jam in the top three spots, Oklahoma, which tied Nebraska in sixth place in the final NU has more steals than opponent 8-2 2004-05 Big 12 standings, received the fourth-highest vote total with 91 points. Nebraska was picked to finish NU has fewer steals than opponent 1-2 NU has same number of steals as opponent 1-0 fifth with 70 points, while fellow Big 12 North foe Kansas was close behind with 66 points. The four schools ahead of the Huskers in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll have all received top 25 rankings from several publications. NU has more blocked shots than opponent 4-0 Texas A&M (7th, 59 points), Kansas State (8th, 56 points), Iowa State (9th, 45 points), Missouri (10th, 37 points), NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 5-3 Oklahoma State (11th, 23 points), and Colorado (12th, 14 points) rounded out the poll. NU has same number of blocks as opponent 1-1 NU commits more fouls than opponent 1-2 Yori Establishing Firm Foundation at Nebraska NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 9-2 Now in her fourth season at Nebraska, Coach Connie Yori has the Husker program moving in the right direction. NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 0-0 After the Huskers suffered through four consecutive losing seasons, Yori helped Nebraska turn the corner in 2003- Games are decided by 10 or more points 10-2 04 by producing one of the nation’s top turnarounds. The Huskers’ 10-game improvement tied for the ninth-best Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 0-2 swing in NCAA Division I women’s basketball in 2003-04. More impressively, NU’s 18-12 record came against a Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 0-0 powerful schedule that included 19 games against teams that advanced to postseason play. Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 0-0 The Huskers raced to a 10-1 non-conference record that included victories over No. 13 Ohio State and eventual Overtime 0-0 WNIT champion Creighton, before notching one of the biggest wins in school history with an 81-63 victory over No. 9 Kansas State in league play. The Huskers finished with a 7-9 record in the Big 12 to finish in a tie for seventh Playing on Monday 1-0 place. NU was a two-point loss to Missouri or three-point loss to No. 13 Colorado away from earning a spot in the Playing on Tuesday 1-0 Playing on Wednesday 2-1 NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. Playing on Thursday 1-0 The Huskers made their first postseason appearance since 2000 and played host to a postseason tournament Playing on Friday 0-1 game for the first time since 1993. Nebraska notched just the second home postseason victory in school history Playing on Saturday 4-2 with a first-round WNIT win over Drake, before hosting just the third postseason game in school history in the second Playing on Sunday 1-0 round against Oregon State. Playing in November 2-2 Nebraska continued the momentum last year by replacing four senior starters from 2003-04 team and finishing Playing in December 6-1 with an 18-14 overall mark and its second straight postseason bid. The Huskers’ 8-8 Big 12 mark was their best Playing in January 2-1 finish since 2000, and included the biggest victory in school history, a 103-99 triple overtime win over eventual Playing in February 0-0 national champion and then-No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, 2005. Playing in March 0-0 The Huskers also won their first Big 12 Tournament game since the 2000 campaign and continued their climb in the classroom as well. 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earned spots on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Academic Honor. Nebraska’s Career Scoring Leaders Nebraska has also enjoyed a rejuvenation at the turnstiles, with attendance surging nearly 60 percent over the Player (Years) Points past two seasons. The Huskers ranked 25th nationally in average home attendance in 2004-05, averaging 4,022 1. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 2,405 fans per game. The increase represented a nearly 30 percent increase over the 2003-04 season, and included a pair 2. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 2,131 of crowds of more than 12,400 at the Devaney Center with a season-high 13,023 against Kansas State. Nebraska 3. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 1,976 averaged nearly 5,800 fans per game during Big 12 action at the Devaney Center. 4. Nicole Kubik (1997-2000) 1,867 The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Yori led Creighton to a 24-7 overall mark and a 16-2 MVC 5. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 1,859 record in 2001-02 to capture the league’s regular-season and tournament titles. Yori’s success at CU in 2001-02 6. Debra Powell (1982-85) 1,843 7. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 1,778 capped a 170-115 career mark at Creighton. Her teams made two trips to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and 2002. 8. Angie Miller (1984-87) 1,541 Before taking over the top job with the Bluejays, Yori led NCAA Division III Loras College to a 25-25 record in two 9. Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 1,433 seasons from 1990 to 1992. She also served as an assistant coach at Creighton from 1986 to 1989. 10. Janet Smith (1979-82) 1,284 Yori was one of the top players in Creighton history, and she still owns the school record for career scoring 11. Brooke Schwartz (1997-2000) 1,243 average at 20.3 points per game. She ranks as CU’s No. 3 all-time leading scorer with 2,010 points, and she had 12. Jan Crouch (1976-79) 1,183 her No. 25 jersey retired. She was inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. 13. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 1,116 A native of Ankeny, Iowa, the 42-year-old Yori is married to Kirk Helms, and the couple had their first child, 14. Kiera Hardy (2004-present) 1,107 Lukas, in early July of 2004. 15. Ann Halsne (1988-91) 1,096 16. Nafeesah Brown (1992-94) 1,089 17. Tina McClain (1994-97) 1,074 Six Recruits Set to Join Huskers for 2006-07 Season 18. Kate Galligan (1993-96) 1,069 Nebraska women's basketball coach Connie Yori announced the signing of six impressive recruits to National 19. Cathy Owen (1982-85) 1,048 20. Stacy Imming (1984-87) 1,036 Letters of Intent during the early signing period for the 2006-07 season. 21. Alexa Johnson (2001-04) 1,035 The Huskers, who are entering their fourth season under Yori, will be joined next season by Nikki Bober (Murdock, 22. Charlie Rogers (1997-2000) 1,001 Neb.), Ana Fakatou (Long Beach, Calif.), Kala Kuhlmann (Charter Oak, Iowa), Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls, Minn.), Nicole Neals (Chandler, Ariz.) and Yvonne Turner (Bellevue, Neb.). 80 Points - 36 Straight Wins Yori said the large incoming class promises to give the Huskers their deepest and most talented team during Under Coach Connie Yori: 16-0 (4 seasons) her tenure for the 2006-07 campaign. The group also makes it possible to give NU its first full roster since Yori's 2005-06: 5-0 arrival at Nebraska in 2002-03, when the Huskers had only a handful of active scholarship players. 2004-05: 8-0 "We are very excited about this incoming class, not only because of the depth it might create for us next year, 2003-04: 3-0 but also because there are some very talented players in this group," Yori said. "Hopefully next year we will feel like 2002-03: 0-0 we have overcome the numbers situation that we have had in our first four years in the program. This class takes vs. Big 12: 6-0 (1-0 in 2005-06) us another step closer to being able to play the exciting style of up-tempo basketball we want to be able to play." Opponent (Date) Site Result For complete biographies on Nebraska’s incoming recruiting class, visit Huskers.com. Click on Basketball under at Colorado (1/4/06) A W, 80-62 the Women’s Sports menu. Then click Roster and click on 2006-07 season. vs. Texas State (12/20/05) H W, 96-47 at Northwestern (12/10/05) A W, 80-50 vs. Texas Southern (12/7/05) H W, 93-68 Fastbreakers Booster Club vs. Creighton (11/21/05) H W, 84-50 The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Booster Club, the Fastbreakers, and Lil’ Breakers Booster Club provide dynamic vs. Iowa State (2/12/05) H W, 88-59 vs. Baylor (1/12/05) H W, 103-99 3OT support to the Huskers. Membership benefits include regular e-mail news flashes during the season, a free Nebraska at Missouri (1/8/05) A W, 81-74 Yearbook, game information, invitations to monthly pre-game meals with the coaches, access to preferred parking, vs. Colorado (1/5/05) H W, 84-62 an invitation to the postseason awards banquet and much, much more. vs. Memphis (12/30/04) H W, 82-50 For more information on the Fastbreakers and Lil’ Breakers Booster Club, please visit the Nebraska women’s vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/20/04) H W, 81-70 basketball home page on Huskers.com, e-mail Fastbreaker President Susan Ferris at [email protected] or call the vs. Southeastern Louisiana (12/1/04) H W, 82-35 Nebraska women’s basketball office at (402) 472-6462. vs. Northern Colorado (11/19/04) H W, 89-46 The Fastbreakers will host several pregame “Backboard Banquets” during the season. The banquets begin vs. Kansas State (1/24/04) H W, 81-63 at 5:30 p.m. and are held on the upper concourse of the Devaney Center. This year’s banquets will include guest vs. Texas-Arlington (12/6/03) H W, 81-59 vs. Wofford (11/21/03) H W, 104-46 speakers and several giveaways, along with great food from Premier Catering. at Cal State Fullerton (12/29/01) A W, 89-55 The cost of each meal is $10 per person and the proceeds go to the Husker women’s basketball program. For vs. Weber State (12/6/01) H W, 89-63 reservations to attend any of the “Backboard Banquets” please call Rose Sousek at the basketball office at (402) at New Orleans (12/2/01) A W, 87-58 472-6462. vs. Texas Southern (11/29/01) H W, 87-51 vs. Northern Iowa (11/24/01) N W, 80-74 2006 Fastbreakers Pregame Backboard Banquet Schedule vs. Colgate (11/23/01) N W, 86-45 Date Opponent Banquet Start Time vs. Southern Illinois (11/16/01) H W, 88-47 Wednesday, Feb. 1 Iowa State 5:30 p.m. vs. East Carolina (12/30/00) H W, 82-63 vs. UPR-Mayaguez (12/19/00) N W, 99-43 Tuesday, Feb. 21 Oklahoma State 5:30 p.m. vs. St. Peter’s (12/10/00) H W, 83-70 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/25/00) H W, 83-59 2006 Fastbreakers Membership Levels vs. Oakland (11/17/00) H W, 91-59 Level Benefits vs. Kansas (3/8/00) N W, 80-67 Tip-In ($50) (Yearbook, Game Information, Access to Preferred Parking, Social Activities) vs. Baylor (3/7/00) N W, 82-61 3-Pointer ($100) (Same as Tip-In, plus a Nebraska Women’s Basketball Media Guide) at Missouri (3/2/00) A W, 80-66 Slam Dunk ($25) (Same as 3-Pointer, plus Complimentary Preferred Parking, at Baylor (2/19/00) A W, 82-71 Eligible for Coach of the Game, free Lil’ Breaker membership) vs. Missouri (1/18/00) H W, 80-63 at Kansas (1/11/00) A W, 81-69 All-Star ($500) (Same as Slam Dunk, plus an Appreciation Plaque) at Wyoming (12/19/99) A W, 89-74 MVP ($1,000+) (Same as All-Star, plus free admission for Two at all Backboard Banquets) vs. Washington (12/6/99) H W, 89-86 vs. Wisconsin (11/21/99) H L, 85-92 OT Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 12 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com

NU Junior Three-Point Leaders Player (Season) 3FG Made Nebraska’s History of Success at Home 1. Sabrina Brooks (1987-88) 47 Since the Bob Devaney Sports Center opened in 1976-77, the Huskers are 295-106 (.736) in games played in 2. Amy Stephens (1987-88) 44 the arena, including 105-67 (.610) in conference games. Nebraska is 6-2 at home this season. 3. Kate Galligan (1993-94) 39 The Huskers rolled to a 12-4 home record in 2004-05, after running to a 13-4 home mark in 2003-04. Nebraska 4. Kiera Hardy (2005-06) 37 is 2-2 all-time in home postseason play, with an 81-58 win over San Diego on March 17, 1993, in the first round 5. Nicole Kubik (1998-99) 35 of the NCAA Tournament at the Devaney Center. The Huskers added a 73-60 win over Drake in the first round of NU Sophomore Three-Point Leaders the WNIT on March 18, 2004, before losing 75-67 in the next round to Oregon State on March 22, 2004. Nebraska Player (Season) 3FG Made closed its 2004-05 season with a 71-67 loss to Iowa on March 25, 2005 in the second round of the WNIT. 1. Kiera Hardy (2004-05) 85 Attendance is a big part of the Huskers’ success. The Huskers drew their largest crowd outside of the month 2. Kate Galligan (1993-94) 50 3. K.C. Cowgill (2001-02) 41 of February in school history with 7,114 fans at the Devaney Center on Jan. 7, 2006, for the Huskers win over 4. Amanda Went (1998-99) 33 Kansas. Nicole Kubik (1997-98) 33 Nebraska’s average home attendance increased by almost 60 percent since the 2002-03 season. Last year, Nebraska ranked 25th nationally by drawing 4,022 fans per game to the Devaney Center. Multiple 30-Point Scorers (Season) In 2004-05, the Huskers attracted two of the four largest crowds in school history in back-to-back games on Feb. Player (Season - class) Games 1. Karen Jennings (1991-92 - junior) 8 12 and Feb. 23. NU drew its fourth-largest crowd in school history with a season-high 12,429 fans in attendance 2. Maurtice Ivy (1986-87 - junior) 5 for an 88-59 win over No. 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12. It was NU’s largest crowd in the past five seasons, dating back 3. Amy Stephens (1988-89 - senior) 5 to a school-record crowd of 13,226 against Kansas State on Feb. 26, 2000. 4. Maurtice Ivy (1985-86 - sophomore) 3 The Huskers surpassed the mark in their next home game when 13,023 fans filled the Devaney Center to watch 5. Nicole Kubik (1998-99 - junior) 3 6. Kiera Hardy (2004-05 - sophomore) 2 NU clash with Kansas State on Feb. 23. It was the first time in school history that Nebraska had back-to-back Karen Jennings (1992-93 - senior) 2 crowds of more than 12,000. Karen Jennings (1990-91 - sophomore) 2 Nebraska ranked 14th nationally in average home attendance in 1999-2000 with 4,772 fans per game, after Amy Stephens (1987-88 - junior) 2 Amy Stephens (1986-87 - sophomore) 2 ranking 15th nationally with a school-record average of 5,000 fans per game in 1998-99. NU added an average Diane DelVigna (1979-80 - senior) 2 home crowd of 4,204 in 2000-01. Diane DelVigna (1978-79 - junior) 2 Nebraska’s Top 10 Single-Game Attendance Figures Nebraska Top 10 Single-Game Scorers No. Attendance Opponent Date Result Player (Game) Points 1. Karen Jennings (Kansas State, 1/21/92) 48 1. 13,226 Kansas State Feb. 26, 2000 W, 65-56 2. Maurtice Ivy (Illinois, 12/30/86) 46 2. 13,135 #15 Iowa State Feb. 7, 1999 W, 68-67 3. Crystal Coleman (Oklahoma State, 2/19/83) 41 3. 13,023 #17 Kansas State Feb. 23, 2005 L, 69-94 4. Amy Stephens (Oklahoma, 2/8/89) 40 5. Karen Jennings (Oklahoma, 2/15/92) 39 4. 12,429 #14 Iowa State Feb. 12, 2005 W, 88-59 6. Kate Galligan (Kansas, 2/11/96) 38 5. 12,181 #22 Iowa State Feb. 28, 1998 W, 78-53 7. Kiera Hardy (Baylor, 1/12/05) 37 6. 11,465 Colorado Feb. 22, 1998 W, 68-60 Amy Stephens (Kansas, 2/4/89) 37 7. 10,221 #11 Texas Tech Feb. 21, 1999 L, 62-75 9. Nicole Kubik (Kansas, 1/16/99) 36 Pyra Aarden (Bowling Green, 12/10/94) 36 8. 8,637 #13 Texas Tech Feb. 9, 1997 W, 62-57 Karen Jennings (Illinois, 12/14/91) 36 9. 7,901 #23 Kansas Feb. 13, 2000 W,75-72 Amy Stephens (Missouri, 2/18/89) 36 10. 7,114 Kansas Jan. 7, 2006 W, 73-61 NU Sophomore Scoring Leaders Player (Season - Games Played) Total Points 1. Kiera Hardy (2004-05 - 32 games) 609 2. Karen Jennings (1990-91 - 28 games) 574 3. Amy Stephens (1986-87 - 29 games) 546 4. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-81 - 31 games) 545 5. Maurtice Ivy (1985-86 - 27 games) 532 NU’s Top Sophomore Scorers (Season) Player (Season) Points Per Game 1. Karen Jennings (1990-91) 20.5 2. Maurtice Ivy (1985-86) 19.7 3. Kiera Hardy (2004-05) 19.1 4. Amy Stephens (1986-87) 18.8 5. Debra Powell (1982-83) 17.6 Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-81) 17.6 NU’s Top Sophomore Scorers (Game) Player (Game) Points 1. Crystal Coleman (Oklahoma State, 2/19/83) 41 2. Kiera Hardy (Baylor, 1/12/05) 37 3. Nicole Kubik (Missouri, 2/4/98) 34 Debra Powell (Pepperdine, 1/11/83) 34 Debra Powell (Morningside, 12/11/82) 34 6. Amy Stephens (Drake, 12/22/87) 32 7. Kiera Hardy (Hampton, 11/27/04) 31 Karen Jennings (Kansas State, 2/16/91) 31 Karen Jennings (Iowa State, 1/12/91) 31 Amy Stephens (Kansas State, 2/14/87) 31 Maurtice Ivy (Colorado, 3/4/86) 31 Maurtice Ivy (Grandview, 12/9/85) 31 Debra Powell (Kearney State, 12/8/82) 31 Nebraska Women’s Basketball Game Notes • Page 12 • Iowa State • Jan. 14, 2006 • Huskers.com 2005-06 Nebraska Women’s Basketball Roster

#45 - Chelsea Aubry #15 - Elena Diaz #30 - Ivana Drmanac #2 - Ashley Ford #33 - Jessica Gerhart 6-2, Junior, Forward 6-1, Senior, Forward 6-2, Senior, Forward 5-7, Junior, Guard 6-2, Junior, Forward Kitchener, Ontario Medellin, Colombia Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro Lincoln, Neb. Fenton, Iowa (Grand River) (Dodge City CC) (Colby CC) (Northeast/Cloud County CC) (Sentral)

#23 - Kelsey Griffin #21 - Kiera Hardy #3 - Sara Hieb #5 - LaToya Howell #22 - Heather Kephart 6-2, Freshman, Forward 5-6, Junior, Guard 5-3, Freshman, Guard 5-5, Senior, Guard 5-8, Sophomore, Guard Eagle River, Alaska Kansas City, Mo. Brandon, S.D. Chicago, Ill. Canute, Okla. (Chugiak) (O'Hara) (Brandon Valley) (Queen of Peace) (Canute)

#12 - TK LaFleur #52 - Danielle Page #4 - Jelena Spiric #14 - Sarah White Steph Clark 5-9, Freshman, Guard 6-2, Sophomore, Forward 6-0, Senior, Forward 6-0, Sophomore, Forward Administrative Assistant/ Houston, Texas Monument, Colo. Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro Topeka, Kan. Video Specialist (Warren Township, Ill.) (Lewis-Palmer) (Colby CC) (Washburn Rural) (Creighton, 1993)

Angela Timmons Tory Verdi - Assistant Coach LaKale Malone - Assistant Coach Sunny Smallwood - Assistant Coach Connie Yori - Head Coach Director of Operations First Season Third Season First Season Fourth Season Fourth Season (Creighton, 2000) (Keene State, 1996) (Indiana, 1999) (Boise State, 1983) (Creighton, 1986) CHELSEA AUBRY 6-2, Junior, Forward, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (Grand River Collegiate Institute)

Honors and Awards 4NCAA Leadership Conference Participant (2005) 4Canadian Senior National Team (2004, 2005) 4Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2005) 4Canadian World University Games Team (2003) 4Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall, 2003, 2004) 45 4Canadian Under-20 National Team (2003) (Spring, 2005) Junior (2005-06) 83.3 percent from the free throw line. She opened Big 12 averaging 5.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while playing in all 30 contests. Junior captain Chelsea Aubry (pronounced O-bree) play with 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting at Colorado on has given the Huskers strong production despite Jan. 4, before adding nine points in a win over Kansas on playing somewhat out of position as NU’s three-player Jan. 7. She added 11 points and fi ve rebounds against High School As a power forward for Grand River Collegiate this year. Missouri on Jan. 11. Institute, Aubry also played volleyball and rugby for the The 6-2 forward from Kitchener, Ontario, made the She scored a season-high 18 points in NU’s win over Renegades. She averaged 15 points and 15 rebounds move from power forward to the wing after the season- Creighton on Nov. 21, and added 13 points to start NU’s per game for Coach Kathy Brooks as a senior. ending knee injury to Jelena Spiric in fall practice. Aubry’s winning streak against Texas Southern on Dec. 7. Aubry was the school’s junior and senior athlete scoring average has dipped from her sophomore season, Nebraska Career (2003-04, 2004-05) of the year. She was also a member of the provincial but her rebounding, assist and steals totals are on the As a sophomore, Aubry led the Huskers with 5.1 champion Waterloo Wildhawks club team coached by rise, and her sacrifi ce has helped inspire her Husker rebounds per game and ranked second on the team in Dave Hollinger. coaches and teammates. scoring with 9.2 points per game. She started 26 games, Through 14 games, Aubry is averaging 7.3 points while appearing in 29 contests. Personal per game, down from her 9.2 points per contest in Aubry scored in double figures 11 times as The daughter of Rick and Shelley Aubry, Chelsea 2004-05, while contributing 5.6 rebounds per game. Her sophomore, including a career-high 20 points in a has an older sister, Shauna, 24, and a younger brother, production and comfort level on the wing has continued perfect shooting night at Texas A&M. She grabbed Alex, 19. Chelsea was born on June 27, 1984, in Oshawa, to improve throughout the season, and she is averaging a career-best 11 rebounds against Oklahoma, while Ontario. Aubry is majoring in international business at 10.0 points and 4.0 boards per game to open Big 12 play. adding a career-high three assists at Iowa State. Nebraska. She carries a 3.155 GPA and earned second- She is also shooting 54.5 percent from the fi eld in league Nebraska's fi rst-ever Canadian women's basketball team academic All-Big 12 honors in 2004-05. action, including 50 percent from three-point range, and player, Aubry finished her true freshman season

Aubry's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Aubry's Career Highs |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Points 20 Texas A&M (2/16/05) South Dakota St. * 11/19 18 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 3.0 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 Rebounds 11 Grambling State (12/29/05) Creighton * 11/21 32 7-12 .583 2-5 .400 2-3 .667 2 6 8 5.5 0-0 2 1 0 1 18 9.0 vs. LSU * 11/25 30 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1 4 5 5.3 2-0 2 3 0 1 7 8.3 Oklahoma (2/6/05) vs. TAMUCC * 11/27 32 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 4 4 8 6.0 1-0 0 4 1 1 1 6.5 Assists 4 Northwestern (12/10/05) at Minnesota * 12/3 35 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 2 3 5 5.8 2-0 0 4 0 0 2 5.6 Steals 4 Grambling State (12/29/05) Texas Southern * 12/7 18 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 4-4 1.00 1 4 5 5.7 2-0 3 1 1 0 13 6.8 at Northwestern * 12/10 29 1-4 .250 0-3 .000 1-1 1.00 2 3 5 5.6 3-0 4 3 0 0 3 6.3 Blocks 2 Three Times, most recently at Michigan * 12/17 30 2-5 .400 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 3 3 6 5.6 1-0 1 2 0 1 6 6.3 Colorado (3/2/05) Texas State * 12/20 22 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.00 1 2 3 5.3 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 6.2 FGA 15 Colorado (3/2/05) Grabling State * 12/29 27 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1 10 11 5.9 0-0 1 2 1 4 7 6.3 FGM 7 Creighton (11/21/05) Northern Arizona * 12/31 31 3-7 .429 0-3 .000 3-3 1.00 3 4 7 6.0 1-0 0 4 0 3 9 6.5 at Colorado * 1/4 27 5-5 1.00 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 5.7 0-0 1 0 0 0 10 6.8 Texas A&M (2/16/05) Kansas * 1/7 29 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2 3 5 5.6 0-0 0 1 0 0 9 7.0 FTA 8 Creighton (12/21/03) Missouri * 1/11 24 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 2-2 1.00 1 4 5 5.6 1-0 0 4 0 0 11 7.3 FTM 6 Creighton (12/21/03) Totals 14 384 38-84 .452 8-29 .276 18-22 .818 24 54 78 5.6 15-0 14 30 4 12 102 7.3 3-PT FGA 4 Grambling State (12/29/05) Games played: 14 Rebounds/game: 5.6 Colorado (2/4/04) Points/game: 7.3 Assists/game: 1.0 3-PT FGM 3 Marquette (3/17/05) FG Pct: 45.2 Turnovers/game: 2.1 3FG Pct: 27.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 FT Pct: 81.8 Steals/game: 0.9 Blocks/game: 0.3

Aubry's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2003-04 30-0 551 65-146 .445 5-27 .185 30-45 .667 47-59 106-3.5 42-0 18 38 8 10 165-5.5 2004-05 29-26 758 99-212 .467 13-34 .382 55-71 .775 50-98 148-5.1 35-0 16 54 5 17 266-9.2 2005-06 14-14 384 38-84 .452 8-29 .276 18-22 .818 24-54 78-5.6 15-0 14 30 4 12 102-7.3 Career 73-40 1,693 202-442 .457 26-90 .289 103-138 .746 121-211 332-4.5 92-0 48 122 17 39 533-7.3 ELENA DIAZ 6-1, Senior, Forward, Medellin, Colombia (Comfenalco at Cartagena/Dodge City CC)

Honors and Awards 4Colombian Junior National Team (1999) 4Nebraska’s Best Defensive Player Award (2005) 4First-Team NJCAA Region VI All-Tournament Team (2004) 4Colombian Senior National Team (2005) 4First-Team All-Jayhawk West Conference (2004) 15 4Colombian Under-21 National Team (2001, 2002) 4Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2005) Senior (2005-06) contests, coming off the bench only in the second game 11.3 rebounds per game. She averaged a double-double Elena (pronounced Ell-ay-nuh) Diaz was slowed of the league season at Missouri. She started NU’s fi nal during the three tournament games by ranking fi fth in by a knee injury during fall practice, which limited her 18 games to close the year, including two games in the the tournament with 17.3 points per contest. practice time and production early in the season. Big 12 Tournament and both of Nebraska’s games in She averaged just 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per the Postseason WNIT. High School game through NU’s fi rst fi ve games, but was a major Diaz scored in double fi gures six times in 2004-05, Diaz led Comfenalco at Cartagena to the Colombian factor off in the bench in the Huskers’ eight-game including a career-high 15 points in a career-high 31 national championship in 1999. She also earned winning streak from Dec. 7 through Jan. 7. minutes against Kansas State in the Big 12 Tournament. tournament MVP honors for her performance. During that stretch, Diaz averaged 5.6 points and She pulled down a career-high nine rebounds on three Along with her high school success, Diaz led her 3.9 rebounds, while snagging 10 steals and blocking occasions, and distributed a career-best six assists Antioquia club team to Colombian national titles in fi ve shots, nearly doubling her production in almost an against Iowa State on Feb. 12. 2000, 2001 and 2002. She was named the team's MVP all three seasons. identical amount of playing time. Dodge City CC (2002-03, 2003-04) Diaz scored a season-high 12 points against Texas Personal State on Dec. 20, after scoring nine points against Texas Diaz capped an excellent junior college career at The daughter of Jose Diaz and Karen Lopez, Elena Southern on Dec. 7, which opened NU’s eight-game Dodge City CC by leading the Lady Conquistadors to a Diaz Lopez was born April 18, 1983 in San Juan, streak. She scored six points and grabbed a season- school-record 26 wins and a trip to the NJCAA Region Colombia. Elena has one sister, Olga Diaz, 34, and two high eight rebounds at Northwestern. VI Tournament title game. For the season, Diaz averaged 14.5 points and 6.7 brothers, Jose Diaz, 32, and Jhon Jairo Diaz, 28. Elena Junior (2004-05) rebounds per game, while shooting 48.6 percent from is majoring in Latin American studies. Diaz came into her own in the second half of the the fi eld and 78 percent from the free throw line. Diaz earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll following the spring semester of 2005. Big 12 season and fi nished the season averaging 6.0 Diaz earned second-team All-Jayhawk West points and 4.8 rebounds per game while starting 23 of Conference honors and helped Dodge City to a then- 32 games for the Huskers. school record 22 victories as a freshman. She started 15 of NU’s 16 regular-season Big 12 She led all players in the Region VI Tournament with

Diaz's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Diaz's Career Highs |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. South Dakota St. 11/19 20 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0 4 4 4.0 1-0 0 2 1 2 4 4.0 Points 15 Kansas State (3/9/05) Creighton 11/21 16 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1 1 2 3.0 1-0 1 2 0 2 4 4.0 Rebounds 9 Three Times, most recently vs. LSU 11/25 15 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 3-0 0 2 0 0 4 4.0 Kansas State (3/9/05) vs. TAMUCC 11/27 13 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 3.0 4-0 0 2 0 3 2 3.5 Assists 6 Iowa State (2/12/05) at Minnesota 12/3 12 1-1 1.00 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.6 2-0 1 0 0 0 2 3.2 Texas Southern 12/7 19 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 3-3 1.00 1 3 4 2.8 3-0 0 1 0 0 9 4.2 Steals 4 Kansas (2/20/05) at Northwestern 12/10 20 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 8 8 3.6 1-0 0 0 0 2 6 4.4 Blocks 2 Michigan (12/17/05) at Michigan 12/17 18 3-3 1.00 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3.4 2-0 0 4 2 1 6 4.6 FGA 13 Kansas State (3/9/05) Texas State 12/20 18 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 4-4 1.00 1 2 3 3.3 3-0 0 3 0 2 12 5.4 Grabling State 12/29 15 3-5 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3.2 0-0 0 2 0 2 6 5.5 FGM 7 Kansas State (3/9/05) Northern Arizona 12/31 15 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 3.3 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 5.0 FTA 8 Baylor (1/12/05) at Colorado 1/4 15 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 3.4 2-0 1 0 0 2 4 4.9 FTM 5 Baylor (1/12/05) Kansas 1/7 13 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 3.9 2-0 0 1 2 0 2 4.7 Northern Colorado (11/19/04) Missouri 1/11 19 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 2 2 3.3 1-0 0 0 0 2 3 4.6 Totals 0 228 28-59 .475 0-0 .000 8-12 .667 11 35 46 3.3 25-0 3 21 6 19 64 4.6 3-PT FGA 0 None 3-PT FGM 0 None Games played: 14 Rebounds/game: 3.3 Points/game: 4.6 Assists/game: 0.2 FG Pct: 47.5 Turnovers/game: 1.5 3FG Pct: 0.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.1 FT Pct: 66.7 Steals/game: 1.4 Blocks/game: 0.4

Diaz's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2004-05 32-23 634 78-157 .497 0-0 .000 35-53 .660 70-83 153-4.8 76-0 23 46 7 22 191-6.0 2005-06 14-0 228 28-59 .475 0-0 .000 8-12 .667 11-35 46-3.3 25-0 3 21 6 19 64-4.6 Career 46-23 862 106-216 .491 0-0 .000 43-65 .662 81-118 199-4.3 101-0 26 67 13 41 255-5.5 IVANA DRMANAC 6-2, Senior, Forward, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro (The XI Belgrade/Colby CC) Honors and Awards 4Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2005) 30 4Ranks 23rd on Colby CC's All-Time Scoring List (573 Points) Senior (2005-06) Colby CC (2002-03, 2003-04) High School Ivana Drmanac (pronounced EE-vah-nah-DER-mah- Drmanac ranks No. 23 on Colby CC's all-time Drmanac attended The XI Belgrade High School and neck) missed Nebraska’s fi rst seven games this season scoring list with 573 points. As a sophomore in 2003-04, played club basketball for Radivoj Korac and Partizan. after recovering from knee surgery before returning to she averaged 9.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists She competed with Samardziska and Spiric on the the court at Michigan on Dec. 17. per game for the Lady Trojans. She shot 50 percent from Partizan club squad that won Yugoslavian national In the win over the Wolverines, Drmanac wore No. 10 two-point range, while hitting 32.4 percent (36-111) of titles in 1999 and 2002. because her uniform did not fi nd its way to Ann Arbor. She her three-point attempts. She also connected on 72.2 has worn No. 30 in her other three appearances. percent of her free throws. Personal Drmanac has played four games, scoring her fi rst The Lady Trojans fi nished with a 29-4 overall record The daughter of Milorad Drmanac and Slavica points of the year in a win over Texas State on Dec. 20. and advanced to the NJCAA Region VI semifi nals in 2004 Markovic, Ivana was born March 7, 1983, in Belgrade, under Coach Tom Stephens. Serbia & Montenegro. Ivana has one sister, Bojana, Colby CC fi nished with a 14-2 record to tie for fi rst in 29. Ivana is majoring in fi nance and earned a spot Nebraska Career (2004-05) on the 2005 Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Drmanac added depth for the Huskers throughout the Jayhawk West Conference. It was the highest fi nish Honor Roll. her fi rst season at Nebraska, appearing in 19 games off by the Lady Trojans in school history. the bench. She averaged 0.8 points and 0.6 rebounds As a freshman, Drmanac averaged 9.0 points and per game, while knocking down four three-pointers. She 4.6 rebounds per game to help Colby to an 18-14 overall also dished out eight assists on the year. record and a 9-7 league mark, which was the best fi nish She established career highs with eight points and in school history before 2003-04. four rebounds against Northern Colorado on Nov. 19. She Before Drmanac arrived at Colby CC, the Lady hit a pair of three-pointers against the Bears. Trojans fi nished with an 8-23 overall record and a 2-14 league mark.

Drmanac's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Drmanac's Career Highs |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Points 8 Northern Colorado (11/19/04) at Michigan 12/17 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Texas State 12/20 6 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 1.0 Rebounds 4 Northern Colorado (11/19/04) Grabling State 12/29 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0.7 Assists 2 Three Times, most recently at Colorado 1/4 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 Memphis (12/30/04) Totals 0 11 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0-0 1 0 0 1 2 0.5 Steals 1 Three Times, most recently Games played: 4 Rebounds/game: 0.3 Grambling State (12/29/05) Points/game: 0.5 Assists/game: 0.3 Blocks 1 Iowa State (1/22/05) FG Pct: 25.0 Turnovers/game: 0.0 Memphis (12/30/04) 3FG Pct: 00.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 99.9 FT Pct: 0.0 Steals/game: 0.3 FGA 6 Northern Colorado (11/19/04) FGM 3 Northern Colorado (11/19/04) FTA 0 None FTM 0 None 3-PT FGA 4 Northern Colorado (11/19/04) 3-PT FGM 2 Northern Colorado (11/19/04)

Drmanac's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2004-05 19-0 98 6-27 .222 4-16 .250 0-2 .000 1-10 11-0.6 10-0 8 5 2 2 16-0.8 2005-06 4-0 11 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-0.3 0-0 1 0 0 1 2-0.5 Career 23-0 109 7-31 .226 4-18 .222 0-2 .000 1-11 12-0.5 10-0 9 5 2 3 18-0.8 ASHLEY FORD 5-7, Junior, Guard, Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast/Cloud County CC)

Honors and Awards 4Third-Team Nebraska Super-State (2003) 4NJCAA Region VI Honorable-Mention (2004, 2005) 4Second-Team Nebraska Class A All-State (2002, 2003) 2 4Second-Team All-Jayhawk West Conference (2004, 2005) Junior (2005-06) She shot 34.8 percent from three-point range and hit Ford earned second-team Class A all-state honors Former Lincoln Northeast High School standout 49-of-141 shots from beyond the arc. as a junior and senior, and was a three-time all-city Ashley Ford returned to her hometown Huskers after She started all 63 games of her junior college career selection. spending two successful seasons at Cloud County for Coach Brett Erkenbrack. Along with her accomplishments on the court, Ford Community College in Concordia, Kan. Ford was also one of only two players in Cloud County was also a third-team Super-State goalkeeper for the The 5-7 junior guard is the only Nebraska native history to score more than 725 points, grab more than Rocket soccer program. She earned three letters in on the Huskers' 2005-06 roster and has solidifi ed NU’s 250 rebounds, dish out more than 250 assists and record soccer along with three more letters in softball. backcourt as a reserve point guard. Ford owns a strong more than 150 steals. Ford was also a two-time member of the Lincoln 2.9-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio with 23 assists and just Ford led Cloud County to an impressive 25-7 record Northeast Honor Roll. eight turnovers on the season. She has committed just as a freshman in 2003-04 by averaging 9.3 points, 4.4 In addition to her high school experience, Ford three turnovers in the past seven games, going without rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. She earned second- played for the Cornhusker Shooting Stars and Coach a turnover in fi ve of those contests. team All-Jayhwak West honors and was an honorable- Dan Lesoing. She is averaging 1.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.6 mention NJCAA Region VI pick. assists per game, while shooting 75 percent from the Personal The daughter of Lynn Ford, Ashley was born Sept. 3, fi eld, including 60 percent from three-point range. High School 1985 in Fort Rucker, Ala. She has one brother, Austin, Ford was a third-team Super-State selection as 21. Ashley is majoring in health, nutrition and fi tness Cloud County CC (2003-04, 2004-05) a senior guard at Lincoln Northeast in 2002-03. She promotion, and produced a 3.165 grade-point average Ford averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists enjoyed a strong senior season despite recovering from while taking summer classes at Nebraska. and 3.3 steals per game as a sophomore at Cloud County a torn ACL the summer before her senior year. Ford chose Nebraska over New Mexico State, Temple, (Kan.) Community College in 2004-05. She led the T- In her fi nal year, Ford averaged 15.3 points, 5.3 Kentucky, Denver and Akron. Birds in scoring, assists and steals, while ranking third rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game. on the club in rebounding. As a junior for Coach John Clark and the Rockets, She earned second-team all-conference honors and Ford averaged 12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists was an NJCAA Region VI honorable-mention selection. and 2.5 steals per game.

Ford's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Ford's Career Highs |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. South Dakota St. 11/19 14 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 Points 5 Creighton (11/21/05) Creighton 11/21 19 2-2 1.00 1-1 1.00 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.0 2-0 3 1 0 1 5 2.5 Rebounds 4 Creighton (11/21/05) vs. LSU 11/25 14 1-1 1.00 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 1-0 2 2 0 1 2 2.3 Assists 4 Texas State (12/20/05) vs. TAMUCC 11/27 21 1-1 1.00 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 1-0 3 0 0 1 2 2.3 Steals 2 Missouri (1/11/06) at Minnesota 12/3 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 Texas Southern 12/7 20 1-1 1.00 1-1 1.00 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0-0 1 0 0 0 3 2.0 Blocks 0 None at Northwestern 12/10 17 1-1 1.00 1-1 1.00 0-2 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1-0 3 1 0 1 3 2.1 FGA 2 Creighton (12/21/05) at Michigan 12/17 11 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 1.0 1-0 1 0 0 1 1 2.0 FGM 2 Creighton (12/21/05) Texas State 12/20 17 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.00 0 2 2 1.1 0-0 4 0 0 0 2 2.0 Grabling State 12/29 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1 1 2 1.2 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 1.8 FTA 2 Three Times, most recently Northern Arizona 12/31 10 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 Texas State (12/20/05) at Colorado 1/4 17 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.3 3-0 2 2 0 0 0 1.5 FTM 2 Texas State (12/20/05) Kansas 1/7 11 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 1.4 3-PT FGA 1 Five Times, most recently Missouri 1/11 10 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.3 2-0 1 1 0 2 0 1.3 Totals 0 201 6-8 .750 3-5 .600 3-7 .429 2 16 18 1.3 13-0 23 8 0 9 18 1.3 Grambling State (12/29/05) 3-PT FGM 1 Three Times, most recently Games played: 14 Rebounds/game: 1.3 Northwestern (12/10/05) Points/game: 1.3 Assists/game: 1.6 FG Pct: 75.0 Turnovers/game: 0.6 3FG Pct: 60.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.9 FT Pct: 42.9 Steals/game: 0.6

Ford's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2005-06 14-0 201 6-8 .750 3-5 .600 3-7 .429 2-16 18-1.3 13-0 23 8 0 9 18-1.3 Career 14-0 201 6-8 .750 3-5 .600 3-7 .429 2-16 18-1.3 13-0 23 8 0 9 18-1.3 JESSICA GERHART 6-2, Junior, Forward, Fenton, Iowa (Sentral)

Honors and Awards 4adidas Top 10 All-American Camp 4First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2005) 4Three-Time All-State Selection (Iowa Girls Coaches Association 4Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall, 2003, 2004; Sprint 2005) and Des Moines Register) 33 4Street & Smith's Midwest Honorable-Mention All-American Junior (2005-06) Nebraska’s win over Northern Colorado on Nov. 19. She helped Sentral and Coach Merle Tigges to the Jessica Gerhart (pronounced GAIR-hart) has provided Gerhart followed that performance by scoring 19 points regional fi nals. A four-year starter, Gerhart helped a solid scoring option for the Huskers through the fi rst 14 in a win over Washington State on Nov. 22. She grabbed Sentral to an 82-12 four-year record. games of 2005-06. The 6-2 forward from Fenton, Iowa, is a career-high 11 rebounds at Missouri and against As a junior, Gerhart averaged 23 points and 11.2 averaging 9.2 points and 3.8 boards per game. Southeastern Louisiana. She also hit a career-high rebounds, while hitting 64 percent of her fi eld goals and She has produced double fi gures in eight games three three-pointers at Notre Dame. 72 percent of her free throws. Sentral fi nished 25-1 and Gerhart played in all 30 games and averaged 3.0 lost only to state champion Rock Valley. this season and had scored at least six points in NU’s points and 1.7 rebounds per game in 2003-04. She A talented all-around athlete, Gerhart also earned fi rst 13 contests, before going scoreless in against No. ranked as NU's top shooter from the fi eld by hitting 56.3 four letters in volleyball, three letters in softball, two 24 Missouri on Jan. 11 percent of her attempts. letters in track and fi eld and four letters in golf. Gerhart had season highs with 14 points and eight Gerhart managed season highs with 10 points and rebounds in NU’s 84-50 win over Creighton Nov. 21. nine rebounds against Mississippi and tied her career Personal She has also shown improvement on the defensive scoring high with 10 points at Rice. The daughter of Wayne and Debra Gerhart, Jessica end. In Nebraska’s last four games, Gerhart has posted has one younger sister, Kelsey, 11, and two brothers, seven steals. She has 10 steals on the year, matching High School Travis, 24, and Shane, 16. Jessica was born on May 18, her season total from 2004-05, when she appeared in Gerhart earned fi rst-team all-state honors as a 1985, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. A nutrition and dietetics 30 games with 18 starts. senior at Sentral Community High School by averaging major, Gerhart carries owns a 3.432 grade-point 23 points, 14 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.2 blocked average and is a three-time member of the Big 12 Nebraska Career (2003-04, 2004-05) shots per game. She closed her career as Sentral's Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll. Gerhart scored in double figures 11 times as career scoring leader. a sophomore, including a career-high 20 points in

Gerhart's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Gerhart's Career Highs |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. South Dakota St. * 11/19 18 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 1 1 1.0 3-0 0 0 0 1 8 8.0 Points 20 Northern Colorado (11/19/04) Creighton * 11/21 21 7-9 .778 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 8 8 4.5 2-0 0 1 1 2 14 11.0 Rebounds 11 Missouri (1/8/04) vs. LSU * 11/25 28 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.3 2-0 0 4 0 0 6 9.3 SE Louisiana (12/1/04) vs. TAMUCC * 11/27 27 5-14 .357 0-1 .000 2-2 1.00 2 3 5 3.8 4-0 0 3 0 0 12 10.0 Assists 2 Three Times, most recently at Minnesota * 12/3 25 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.00 3 1 4 3.8 3-0 1 3 0 0 6 9.2 Texas Southern * 12/7 16 6-11 .545 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 3.3 1-0 0 0 0 0 12 9.7 Michigan (12/17/05) at Northwestern * 12/10 18 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.00 1 4 5 3.6 0-0 0 2 0 0 12 10.0 Steals 2 Six Times, most recently at Michigan * 12/17 28 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 3.8 1-0 2 2 0 0 12 10.3 Colorado (1/4/06) Texas State * 12/20 22 6-14 .429 1-1 1.00 0-0 1.00 3 1 4 3.8 3-0 0 0 0 0 13 10.6 Grabling State * 12/29 23 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 5 0 5 3.9 2-0 1 3 1 2 10 10.5 Blocks 3 Baylor (1/12/05) Northern Arizona * 12/31 25 2-9 .222 0-1 .000 2-2 1.00 2 2 4 3.9 2-0 1 0 0 2 6 10.1 FGA 16 Memphis (12/30/04) at Colorado * 1/4 25 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.00 0 4 4 3.9 2-0 0 0 1 2 8 9.9 Western Illinois (11/12/04) Kansas * 1/7 27 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 3.8 2-0 0 0 1 0 10 9.9 FGM 10 Northern Colorado (11/19/04) Missouri * 1/11 21 0-6 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 3.8 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 9.2 Totals 14 324 59-136 .434 1-11 .091 10-11 .909 21 32 53 3.8 27-0 7 18 4 10 129 9.2 FTA 4 Six Times Last, Missouri (2/26/05) Games played: 14 Rebounds/game: 3.8 FTM 4 Three Times Points/game: 9.2 Assists/game: 0.5 FG Pct: 43.4 Turnovers/game: 1.3 Last, Missouri (2/26/05) 3FG Pct: .091 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 3-PT FGA 5 Louisiana-Lafayette (12/20/04) FT Pct: 90.9 Steals/game: 0.7 Notre Dame (11/14/04) Blocks/game: 0.3 3-PT FGM 3 Notre Dame (11/14/04)

Gerhart's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2003-04 30-0 255 40-71 .563 0-0 .000 11-16 .688 16-36 52-1.7 21-0 4 13 0 6 91-3.0 2004-05 30-18 567 98-237 .414 14-46 .304 25-32 .781 32-96 128-4.3 44-2 12 29 11 10 235-7.8 2005-06 14-14 324 59-136 .434 1-11 .091 10-11 .909 21-32 53-3.8 27-0 7 18 4 10 129-9.2 Career 74-32 1,146 197-444 .444 15-57 .263 46-59 .780 69-164 233-3.1 92-2 23 60 15 26 455-6.1 KELSEY GRIFFIN 6-2, Freshman, Forward, Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak)

Honors and Awards 4First-Team Alaska Class 4A All-State (2005) 4Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 9, 2005) 4First NU Women's Basketball Player from State of Alaska 4Miami Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team (2005) 4Three-Time All-Cook Inlet Conference (2003, 2004, 2005) 23 4Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year (2005) Freshman (2005-06) She produced arguably the best game ever by an Griffi n's hard work at both ends of the court helped The Gatorade High School Player of the Year in the NU freshman with her 31 points and 14 rebounds in the Mustangs earn a third-place fi nish at the Class state of Alaska, Kelsey Griffi n has produced one of the the Huskers’ win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. She 4A state tournament her senior season. Griffi n missed best starts by a freshman in Nebraska hitory. became the fi rst Husker freshman to score 30 points nearly all of her junior season with a knee injury, but The 6-2 forward from Chugiak High School in Eagle in regulation, trailing only Deb Powell’s 34-point, 12- returned at the end of the season to lead Chugiak back River, Alaska, reached the 100-point scoring mark faster rebound effort in overtime against Notre Dame in 1982. to the state tournament. They eventually lost to Juneau than any other freshman in school history, reaching the Griffi n also tied the school record with 18 free throw and fi nished fourth. century mark in the opening minute of her seventh career attempts against the Islanders. As a sophomore, Griffi n helped Chugiak to the game at Northwestern on Dec. 10. Griffi n earned a spot on the Miami Thanksgiving Class 4A state title. In the championship game win The reigning Big 12 Rookie of the Week, Griffi n ranks Classic All-Tournament Team with her performance over Wasilla, Griffi n had 10 points and 13 rebounds. second on the team with 14.8 points per game, while against TAMUCC and LSU. In addition to her success on the basketball court, leading NU with 7.6 rebounds per game, after producing Griffi n also competed in volleyball for the Mustangs. the second double-double of her young career with 16 High School She was also a standout in the classroom as an honor points and 12 rebounds, including nine offensive boards, Griffi n was the top player in the state of Alaska as roll member throughout high school. against Missouri on Jan. 11. a senior in 2004-05, claiming Gatorade State Player- In the fi rst three Big 12 games of her career, Griffi n of-the-Year honors. She earned fi rst-team Class 4A Personal is averaging 14.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. all-state honors as a senior and was a three-time All- The daughter of Jim Griffi n and Jan Griffi n, Kelsey Griffi n is having the second-most productive year of Cook Inlet Conference selection for Coach Tracy Adams was born July 2, 1987. She has one brother, Geoff any Big 12 freshman this year, trailing only Oklahoma’s at Chugiak High School. Ferguson, 25, and a sister, Jayme Griffi n, 15. Kelsey Courtney Paris. Griffi n also ranks among the top 15 Griffi n was the most dominant all-around player has not declared a major, but posted a 3.335 GPA overall players in the Big 12 in scoring, rebounding, in the state, averaging 19.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 4.4 while taking summer classes. She chose Nebraska fi eld goal percentage and offensive rebounds. assists, 4.3 steals and 2.1 blocked shots per game. over Michigan State and Arizona State.

Griffi n's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Griffi n's Career Highs |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. South Dakota St. * 11/19 28 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 4-9 .444 3 4 7 7.0 1-0 0 1 1 2 18 18.0 Points 31 Texas A&M-CC (11/27/05) Creighton * 11/21 26 9-14 .643 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 3 4 7 7.0 1-0 2 2 2 2 19 18.5 Rebounds 14 Texas A&M-CC (11/27/05) vs. LSU * 11/25 22 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1 4 5 6.3 4-0 0 1 0 1 7 14.7 Assists 3 Michigan (12/17/05) vs. TAMUCC * 11/27 31 9-18 .500 0-0 .000 13-18 .722 6 8 14 8.3 2-0 1 3 0 0 31 18.8 at Minnesota * 12/3 32 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 4-4 1.00 5 2 7 8.0 4-0 2 0 0 1 14 17.8 Steals 3 Michigan (12/17/05) Texas Southern * 12/7 27 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 4-5 .800 1 8 9 8.2 2-0 1 5 1 0 10 16.5 Blocks 2 Three Times, most recently at Northwestern * 12/10 23 8-14 .571 0-0 .000 6-8 .750 4 3 7 8.0 2-0 1 3 1 0 22 17.3 Texas State (12/20/05) at Michigan * 12/17 20 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 3 0 3 7.4 2-0 3 0 2 3 7 16.0 FGA 18 Texas A&M-CC (11/27/05) Texas State * 12/20 19 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 1 6 7 7.3 2-0 2 1 2 2 9 15.2 Grabling State * 12/29 23 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 3 3 6 7.2 1-0 2 0 0 0 14 15.1 FGM 9 Texas A&M-CC (11/27/05) Northern Arizona * 12/31 31 5-14 .357 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 3 3 6 7.1 1-0 1 1 1 1 12 14.8 Creighton (11/21/05) at Colorado * 1/4 26 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.00 4 5 9 7.3 3-0 1 1 1 0 12 14.6 FTA 18 Texas A&M-CC (11/27/05) Kansas * 1/7 26 6-7 .857 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 1 6 7 7.2 1-0 0 1 0 2 16 14.7 Missouri * 1/11 31 8-15 .533 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 9 3 12 7.6 3-0 1 0 1 0 16 14.8 FTM 13 Texas A&M-CC (11/27/05) Totals 14 365 78-140 .557 0-1 .000 51-76 .671 47 59 106 7.6 29-0 17 19 12 14 207 14.8 3-PT FGA 1 Texas State (12/20/05) 3-PT FGM 0 None Games played: 14 Rebounds/game: 7.6 Points/game: 14.8 Assists/game: 1.2 FG Pct: 56.0 Turnovers/game: 1.4 3FG Pct: 00.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 FT Pct: 67.1 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 0.9

Griffi n's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2005-06 14-14 365 78-140 .557 0-1 .000 51-76 .671 47-59 106-7.6 29-0 17 19 12 14 207-14.8 Career 14-14 365 78-140 .557 0-1 .000 51-76 .671 47-59 106-7.6 29-0 17 19 12 14 207-14.8 KIERA HARDY 5-6, Junior, Guard, Kansas City, Mo. (O'Hara)

Honors and Awards 4USA Basketball Women's National Team Trials Participant (2005) 4Miami Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team (2005-06) 4Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 17, 2005) 4Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 28, 2005) 4Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team (2004) 21 4No. 18 on Nebraska Career Scoring List (1,067 Points) 4Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 26, 2004) 4First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches, 2005) 4Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall, 2003)

Junior (2005-06) threes to move ahead of WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge Hardy made the greatest impact of NU's freshmen Kiera Hardy (pronounced kee-AIR-uh) has continued as Nebraska’s career three-point leader. Her 37 threes in 2003-04 by averaging 9.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and a to expand her game after establishing herself as one of this season already rank as the fourth-best total by a team-leading 1.7 steals per game. She also tied for the the most explosive players in the country as a sophomore. junior in school history and she needs just 11 more to team lead with 30 three-pointers, which ranked second Hardy, who is the top returning scorer in the Big 12 after set the junior single-season record. on NU's freshman season list. Hardy had a season-high earning fi rst-team All-Big 12 honors a year ago, ranks She scored a season-high 32 points in the Huskers’ 21 points against Missouri, Feb. 25, 2004. among the top 10 players in the league in scoring (17.9 70-56 win over Northern Arizona on Dec. 31. ppg), assists (3.7 apg), steals (2.4 spg), three-pointers High School made (37) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8-to-1). Nebraska Career (2003-04, 2004-05) Hardy led O’Hara High School to a Class 4A state Hardy set the Nebraska sophomore scoring record She became the 22nd Husker in history to reach quarterfi nal appearance as a senior. She scored 27 with 609 points in 2004-05. She also tied school records the 1,000-point mark for her career against Texas State points in O'Hara's 72-71 overtime win over Center in with seven three-pointers against Iowa to push her on Dec. 20. She needs just 10 points to move into 13th the Class 4 District 14 championship game. season total to 85 on the year. place on NU’s all-time scoring list, and just 177 points A three-time all-state selection and a four-time Hardy scored in double fi gures in 28 of 32 games, to climb into the Huskers’ career top 10. fi rst-team all-conference pick, Hardy scored nearly including 15 games with 20 or more points and two Hardy enters the Iowa State game with 1,107 career 2,000 points for Coach Mary Haggerty in her career. 30-plus scoring efforts, including a career-high 37 in a points. She hit for 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting from win over Big 12 champion Baylor. the fi eld against Kansas on Jan. 7. She added four Personal Hardy earned Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors on three-pointers against the Jayhawks to move into sole The daughter of Karen Hardy, Kiera has an older Jan. 17. In non-conference play, she earned a spot on possession of second place on the NU career three-point brother, Cameron, 23, and two sisters, La'Cletia, 22, and the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team after scoring 31 list with 149 three-pointers. She needs just four more Kristen, 18. Kiera was born on June 22, 1985, in Kansas points in a win over Hampton. City, Mo. She majors in early childhood development.

Hardy's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Hardy's Career Highs |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Points 37 Baylor (1/12/05) South Dakota St. * 11/19 32 2-20 .100 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 1 4 5 5.0 3-0 4 2 0 1 8 8.0 Creighton * 11/21 27 4-13 .308 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3.5 1-0 4 0 0 3 8 8.0 Rebounds 9 Kansas (2/7/04) vs. LSU * 11/25 36 9-20 .450 4-12 .333 4-6 .667 0 1 1 2.7 2-0 2 5 0 5 26 14.0 Assists 8 Northwestern (12/10/05) vs. TAMUCC * 11/27 30 7-14 .500 2-6 .333 3-5 .600 0 1 1 2.3 5-1 5 0 0 2 19 15.3 Steals 6 Missouri (1/14/04) at Minnesota * 12/3 27 8-25 .320 5-16 .313 1-1 1.00 2 2 4 2.6 4-0 6 4 0 3 22 16.6 Blocks 1 Creighton (12/18/04) Texas Southern * 12/7 26 7-12 .583 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.5 1-0 6 0 0 2 20 17.2 at Northwestern * 12/10 28 4-16 .250 1-7 .143 2-2 1.00 1 3 4 2.7 0-0 8 1 0 3 11 16.3 Princeton (11/23/03) at Michigan * 12/32 32 8-13 .615 3-5 .600 2-2 1.00 0 2 2 2.6 3-0 1 2 0 2 21 16.9 FGA 27 Missouri (2/26/05) Texas State * 12/21 21 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 7-7 1.00 0 3 3 2.7 1-0 3 2 0 4 15 16.7 FGM 13 Northern Arizona (12/31/05) Grabling State * 12/29 16 4-8 .500 2-6 .333 2-2 1.00 0 2 2 2.6 3-0 4 2 0 2 12 16.2 Northern Arizona * 12/31 33 13-23 .565 3-7 .429 3-4 .750 0 3 3 2.6 3-0 0 5 0 5 32 17.6 FTA 13 Baylor (1/12/05) at Colorado * 1/4 27 7-16 .438 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 1 2 3 2.7 3-0 4 1 0 0 17 17.6 FTM 11 Baylor (1/12/05) Kansas * 1/7 37 9-14 .643 4-7 .571 4-6 .667 0 3 3 2.7 1-0 2 3 0 1 26 18.2 3-PT FGA 19 Missouri (2/26/05) Missouri * 1/11 37 5-17 .294 3-10 .300 1-2 .500 1 4 5 2.9 3-0 3 2 0 1 14 17.9 3-PT FGM 7 Iowa (3/21/05) Totals 14 409 91-222 .410 37-99 .374 32-43 .744 6 34 40 2.9 33-1 52 29 0 34 251 17.9

Games played: 14 Rebounds/game: 2.9 Points/game: 17.9 Assists/game: 3.7 FG Pct: 41.0 Turnovers/game: 2.1 3FG Pct: 37.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.8 FT Pct: 74.4 Steals/game: 2.4

Hardy's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2003-04 27-0 566 88-227 .388 30-97 .309 41-49 .837 21-58 79-2.9 69-2 44 52 1 45 247-9.1 2004-05 32-32 1,038 226-560 .404 85-238 .357 72-89 .809 26-91 117-3.7 67-1 67 90 1 51 609-19.0 2005-06 14-14 409 91-222 .410 37-99 .374 32-43 .744 6-34 40-2.9 33-1 52 29 0 34 251-17.9 Career 73-46 2,013 405-1,009 .401 152-434 .350 145-181 .801 53-183 236-3.2 169-4 163 171 2 130 1,107-15.2 SARA HIEB 5-3, Freshman, Guard, Brandon, S.D. (Brandon Valley) Honors and Awards 4South Dakota Class AA All-State Tournament Team (2004) 4Two-Time All-ESD Conference (2004, 2005) 3 4Brandon Valley School Record 121 Career Three-Pointers Freshman (2005-06) Hieb an opportunity to help the Huskers during the broken by current Texas State starter Jenna Hoffman. Sara Hieb (pronounced HEEB) is the newest second semester. Hieb went head-to-head with Hoffman in the second Husker, joining the Nebraska women’s basketball team Hieb is a smart player with a good understanding of game of her Husker career on Dec. 20, 2005. in mid-December. Hieb, a 5-3 guard from Brandon, the game. She is also a consistent three-point shooter Hieb’s performance in the state tournament earned S.D., attended the University of Nebraska during the who set the South Dakota State Tournament record with her a spot on the all-tournament team as a junior. She fall semester but was not a member of the basketball 11 three-pointers as a junior in 2004, which has since also helped Brandon Valley advance to the state team until Finals Week. been broken. She also set the Brandon Valley school tournament in 2002 and 2003. Hieb was offi cially added to NU’s roster on Dec. record with 121 three-pointers in her career. A strong all-around athlete, Hieb earned three 15, after going through her fi rst practice on Dec. 14. letters in track and fi eld and one letter in cross country She was issued a No. 3 jersey on Dec. 16, and played High School in addition to her four letters in basketball. in her fi rst career game in the Huskers’ 69-49 win at Hieb was a three-time All-East South Dakota Hieb was also an outstanding performer in the Michigan on Dec. 17. Conference selection at Brandon Valley High School, classroom, posting a 3.97 GPA during her career to rank She has since seen playing time against Texas earning fi rst-team all-conference honors as a junior and eighth among the 200 members of her graduating class. State, Grambling State and at Colorado. She also sang senior after claiming honorable-mention accolades as She was also a member of the National Honor Society. a stellar rendition of the National Anthem prior to the a sophomore guard in 2003. Huskers’ 73-61 win over Kansas in Lincoln on Jan. 7. She averaged 11 points and four assists per game Personal Injuries in Nebraska’s backcourt to seniors Jelena as a senior, while setting the Brandon Valley record with The daughter of Mike and Val Hieb, Sara was born Spiric and Ivana Drmanac and sophomore Heather 12 career three-pointers, including a season-season March 24, 1987, in Sioux Falls, S.D. She has one sister, Kephart created a need for more depth. Hieb attended record of 51 for Coach Mark Stadem. Laura, 13. Sara is majoring in architecture at Nebraska. Nebraska Women’s Basketball Camps as a high school Hieb also set the South Dakota State Tournament She attended Nebraska Women’s Basketball Summer player at Brandon Valley, and Coach Connie Yori offered record with 11 three-pointers in 2004, which was later Camps during her high school career.

Hieb's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Hieb's Career Sta tis tics |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Points 0 None at Michigan 12/17 11 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 Texas State 12/20 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Rebounds 0 None Grabling State 12/29 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Assists 0 None at Colorado 1/4 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Steals 0 None Totals 0 9 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 Blocks 0 None Games played: 4 Rebounds/game: 0.0 FGA 0 None Points/game: 0.0 Assists/game: 0.0 FGM 0 None FG Pct: 0.0 Turnovers/game: 0.0 FTA 0 None 3FG Pct: 0.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.0 FT Pct: 0.0 Steals/game: 0.0 FTM 0 None 3-PT FGA 0 None 3-PT FGM 0 None

Hieb's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2005-06 4-0 9 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 1-0 0 2 0 0 0-0.0 Career 4-0 9 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 1-0 0 2 0 0 0-0.0 LATOYA HOWELL 5-5, Senior, Guard, Chicago, Ill. (Queen of Peace/Air Force)

Honors and Awards 4Air Force Single-Season Assist Record (119, 2002-03) 4Honorable-Mention All-Mountain West Conference (2001-02) 4Air Force Single-Season Steals Record (90, 2001-02) 4Two-Time Mountain West Conference Player of the Week 4Air Force Single-Game Assist Record (15 vs. UNLV, Jan. 30, 2003) 5 (Dec. 2, 2002; Dec. 30, 2002) 4Air Force Single-Game Steals Record (8 vs. UNLV, Feb. 23, 2002) Senior (2005-06) in 30 games and averaged 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 Howell set a school single-season record with 90 Senior guard LaToya Howell has played solid assists and a team-leading 2.1 steals per game. Her 63 steals, including a single-game record eight steals basketball as Nebraska’s starting point guard in 2005- steals on the year marked the highest individual total by against UNLV. She added 109 assists. 06. Howell has started NU’s fi rst 14 games and leads a Husker since Nicole Kubik's 108 in 1999-2000. Howell erupted for a season-high 30 points against the Huskers with 4.0 assists per contest. Howell scored a career-high 10 points against San Diego State to help her earn honorable-mention All- She scored a Nebraska career-high 12 points at No. Northern Colorado and grabbed a career-best seven Mountain West Conference honors. 10 Minnesota, and has matched her NU career high with rebounds at Iowa State on Jan. 22. She set her career- She was also the MVP of the Air Force Academy Prep six assists on three occasions this season. high with six assists against Southeastern Louisiana. School in 2000-01, leading the team to a school-record Howell is shooting a solid 80.0 percent from the She fi ve steals on two occasions. 19 wins while setting 48 team or individual records. fi eld and 40.0 percent from three-point range. She is Air Force (2001-02, 2002-03) averaging 4.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.0 steal per High School Howell averaged 17.4 points, 7.0 assists, 4.7 Howell attended Queen of Peace High School in game. She has increased her production in Big 12 play, rebounds and 3.2 steals per game in 2002-03. She tied Burbank, Ill. A four-year letterwinner for Coach Lori averaging 6.7 points per contest. the Air Force single-game record with 38 points against Esser, Howell scored more than 1,000 career points. Howell opened the Big 12 season with a nine-point Minnesota. She also set an Air Force single-season record Howell was a three-year all-area and all-conference effort at Colorado on Jan. 4. She tied her career high with with 119 assists. selection and earned honorable-mention all-state honors six assists against Kansas on Jan. 7, the fourth time this Howell had an Air Force record with 15 assists in a after the 1999-2000 season. season she has dished out six assists in a game. She win over UNLV on Jan. 30. added seven points against Missouri on Jan. 11. She led all Mountain West freshmen in scoring Personal Nebraska Career (2003-04, 2004-05) with 10.0 points per game. She added 3.9 assists and The daughter of James and Sandra Howell, LaToya After redshirting in 2003-04, Howell made her 3.2 steals per contest. Her 49 steals in Mountain West has two younger sisters, LaTia, 19, and LaTanya, 17. Nebraska debut as a junior in 2004-05. She appeared Conference games established a league record. LaToya was born on Nov. 7, 1982, in Chicago, Ill. Howell is majoring in psychology at Nebraska.

Howell's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Howell's Career Sta tis tics |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Points 12 Minnesota (12/3/05) South Dakota St. * 11/19 27 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 3.0 4-0 6 4 0 1 0 0.0 Creighton * 11/21 20 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 4-4 1.00 0 1 1 2.0 1-0 4 5 0 0 6 3.0 Rebounds 7 Iowa State (1/22/05) vs. LSU * 11/25 26 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 3.0 2-0 4 5 0 0 0 2.0 Assists 6 Five Times, most recently vs. TAMUCC * 11/27 22 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 1 1 2 2.8 4-0 3 2 0 1 8 3.5 Kansas (1/7/06) at Minnesota * 12/3 34 3-7 .429 2-3 .667 4-4 1.00 0 4 4 3.0 3-0 3 2 0 1 12 5.2 Steals 5 Colorado (3/2/05) Texas Southern * 12/7 20 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.8 1-0 6 3 0 4 0 4.3 at Northwestern * 12/10 24 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 3.1 1-0 1 2 0 1 0 3.7 Missouri (2/26/05) at Michigan * 12/17 28 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 3 2 5 3.4 1-0 5 2 0 2 6 4.0 Blocks 0 None Texas State * 12/20 18 2-3 .667 2-2 1.00 0-0 .000 2 4 6 3.7 1-0 4 1 0 2 6 4.2 FGA 7 Five Times, most recently Grabling State * 12/29 21 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3.5 3-0 4 7 0 0 0 3.8 Northern Arizona * 12/31 30 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 1 4 3.5 3-0 6 1 0 0 2 3.6 Colorado (1/4/06) at Colorado * 1/4 21 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 3-3 1.00 0 1 1 3.3 4-0 1 3 0 2 9 4.1 FGM 4 Baylor (1/12/05) Kansas * 1/7 30 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 2-2 1.00 0 3 3 3.3 3-0 6 2 0 0 4 4.1 FTA 6 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/27/05) Missouri * 1/11 29 2-5 .400 1-1 1.00 2-4 .500 0 0 0 3.1 3-0 3 0 0 0 7 4.3 Oklahoma State (2/1/05) Totals 14 350 17-52 .327 6-15 .400 20-25 .800 12 31 43 3.1 34-0 56 39 0 14 60 4.3 FTM 6 Oklahoma State (2/1/05) Games played: 14 Rebounds/game: 3.1 3-PT FGA 3 Four Times, most recently Points/game: 4.3 Assists/game: 4.0 Michigan (12/17/05) FG Pct: 32.7 Turnovers/game: 2.8 3FG Pct: 40.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.4 3-PT FGM 2 Three Times, most recently FT Pct: 80.0 Steals/game: 1.0 Texas State (12/20/05)

Howell's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2004-05 30-6 612 26-88 .295 7-24 .292 52-70 .743 32-50 82-2.7 77-4 59 68 0 63 111-3.7 2005-06 14-14 350 17-52 .327 6-15 .400 20-25 .800 12-31 43-3.1 34-0 56 39 0 14 60-4.3 Career 44-20 962 43-140 .307 13-39 .333 72-95 .758 44-81 125-2.8 111-4 115 107 0 77 171-3.9 HEATHER KEPHART 5-8, Sophomore, Guard, Canute, Okla. (Canute)

Honors and Awards 4AAU All-American (2002) 4Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall, 2003; Spring, 2004, 2005) 4Oklahoma High School Girls Tournament Single-Game Scoring 4Ranks No. 2 on Oklahoma High School Girls All-Time Scoring List Record (41 points) 22 (2,747 Points) Sophomore (2005-06) Kephart provided a potent threat from three-point per game. She averaged 24 points, seven rebounds and Heather Kephart has worked through injuries in her range for the Huskers through the fi rst eight games of six assists per game in 2002-03, despite playing much of fi rst two seasons at Nebraska and was granted a medical her freshman season. She connected on 17-of-46 (37.0 her senior season with an injured shoulder that required hardship last season to give her three more seasons of percent) three-point attempts to lead the Huskers in both off-season surgery. eligibility for the Huskers. categories through eight games. As a junior, Kephart averaged 30.1 points, eight Entering her third season at Nebraska, Kephart was She opened the season with 16 points in a win rebounds and fi ve assists per game for Coach Mike healthy and ready to show the shooting and scoring over Wofford, which tied for the fi fth-highest total by a Maddox. She connected on 78 three-pointers, while ability that made her the most prolifi c scorer in Oklahoma freshman in a career-opening game in school history. hitting 42 percent of her long-range attempts. high school history during her prep career. Her performance against the Lady Terriers included a A 2002 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) All-American, However, Kephart has experienced recurring pain 4-of-8 effort from long range. In NU's come-from-behind Kephart was a standout in the classroom, earning in her foot and is likely out for the season. She has not win at Washington State, she hit a career-high fi ve three- valedictorian honors while being named to the National practice with the Huskers for several weeks and has not pointers on seven attempts. Honor Society. appeared in a regular season game since playing in NU’s Despite playing in only 11 games, Kephart still second game of the 2004-05 season at Notre Dame. ranked fi fth on the Nebraska freshman single-season Personal list with 17 three-pointers. The daughter of Dean and Cecilia Kephart, Heather Nebraska Career (2003-04, 2004-05) has two older sisters, Jenny, 25, and Amber, 22. Heather Kephart battled foot and hip injuries as a High School was born on Jan. 15, 1985, in Clinton, Okla. Kephart is sophomore. She made her only appearance at Notre A four-year starter at Class B Canute High School, majoring in business administration at Nebraska and Dame in the Preseason WNIT. She played 10 minutes, Kephart amassed a then-Oklahoma high school record is a three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's hitting one three-pointer, pulling down two rebounds 2,747 points in 117 career games, averaging 23.5 points Academic Honor Roll. and dishing out one assist.

Kephart's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Kephart's Career Highs |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Points 16 Wofford (11/21/03) Out for Season - Injury Rebounds 4 Princeton (11/23/03) Texas-Arlington (12/6/03) Assists 2 Princeton (11/23/03) Steals 2 Wofford (11/21/03) Blocks 1 Princeton (11/23/03) FGA 10 Wofford (11/21/03) FGM 5 Wofford (11/21/03) Washington State (12/4/03) FTA 2 Wofford (11/21/03) E. Kentucky (11/29/03) FTM 2 Wofford (11/21/03) 3-PT FGA 8 Wofford (11/21/03) 3-PT FGM 5 Washington State (12/4/03)

Kephart's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2003-04 11-0 136 22-59 .373 17-49 .347 3-4 .750 5-13 18-1.6 12-1 5 8 1 3 64-5.8 2004-05 1-0 10 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-1 2-2.0 0-0 1 0 0 1 3-3.0 Career 12-0 146 23-62 .371 18-51 .353 3-4 .750 6-14 20-1.7 12-1 6 8 1 4 67-5.6 TK LAFLEUR 5-9, Freshman, Guard, Houston, Texas (Warren Township, Grayslake, Ill.)

Honors and Awards 4adidas Top 10 Summer Camp (2003, 2004) 4Street & Smith's Honorable-Mention High School All-American 4adidas Top 10 Summer Camp All-Star (2003, 2004) 4No. 5 on All-Star Girls Report Top 100 Two-Guard List (2003-04) 4Invited to USA Youth Developmental Festival (North) 12 4No. 43 on All-Star Girls Report Top 100 (2003-04) 4No. 6 Player in Texas Class of 2005 by Texas Roundball (2003) Freshma (2005-06) She scored 15 points against another home state rebounds, 4.6 steals and 4.1 assists per game in TK (TreKessa) LaFleur has enjoyed a solid start to her school, Texas Southern, hitting a career-high seven fi eld 2002-03. collegiate career in Nebraska’s backcourt. goals. She added a career-high three steals against the The 5-9 freshman guard from Houston, Texas, is Lady Tigers on Dec. 7. Personal averaging 5.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per LaFleur produced the fi rst double-fi gure scoring The daughter of Cedrick and Tammie LaFleur, TK game. She has played in all 14 games and is averaging effort of her career with 10 points and a pair of three- was born April 15, 1987, in Lake Charles, La. She has 14 minutes per contest off the bench. pointers at No. 10 Minnesota on Dec. 3. one brother, Patrick, 13. TK has not declared a major LaFleur ranks second among the Huskes with 10 at Nebraska. made three-pointers and is shooting 34.5 percent from High School LaFleur chose Nebraska over Baylor, Georgia Tech, long range. She has also shown a solid shooting touch As a senior at Warren Township High School in South Florida and Tulsa. She also visited Vanderbilt, at the free throw line, connecting on 78.3 percent of Grayslake, Ill., LaFleur earned third-team Class AA Kansas State and Duke. her attempts. all-state honors. LaFleur has scored in double figures on three As a junior she averaged 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, occasions, including a career-best 16-point effort in 18 and 3.3 steals per game for Coach John Stanczykiewicz minutes against Texas State. Against the Bobcats, she and the Blue Devils. She was also a fi rst-team all-area hit 5-of-7 shots from the fi eld, including 2-of-3 shots selection by the Arlington Heights Daily Herald. from three-point range. She also grabbed four rebounds As a sophomore at Langham Creek High School against her home state school. in Houston, Texas, LaFleur poured in 21.4 points, 5.6

LaFleur's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics LaFleur's Career Highs |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Points 16 Texas State (12/20/05) South Dakota St. 11/19 19 2-7 .286 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 2-0 1 0 0 1 6 6.0 Creighton 11/21 13 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 4-4 1.00 1 4 5 4.0 1-0 2 1 0 0 6 6.0 Rebounds 5 Creighton (11/21/05) vs. LSU 11/25 8 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.7 2-0 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 Assists 4 Grambling State (12/29/05) vs. TAMUCC 11/27 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1 0 1 2.3 3-0 1 0 0 0 1 3.3 Steals 3 Texas Southern (12/7/05) at Minnesota 12/3 18 3-11 .273 2-5 .400 2-2 1.00 0 0 0 1.8 3-0 1 0 0 1 10 4.6 Texas Southern 12/7 24 7-13 .538 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.7 3-0 2 3 0 3 15 6.3 Blocks 1 Texas State (12/20/05) at Northwestern 12/10 16 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 1 1 2 1.7 4-0 1 2 0 1 4 6.0 FGA 13 Texas Southern (12/7/05) at Michigan 12/17 11 1-3 .333 1-1 1.00 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.6 1-0 1 0 0 1 3 5.6 FGM 7 Texas Southern (12/7/05) Texas State 12/20 18 5-7 .714 2-3 .667 4-6 .667 3 1 4 1.9 3-0 1 3 1 0 16 6.8 FTA 6 Texas State (12/20/05) Grabling State 12/29 19 1-9 .111 1-3 .333 2-2 1.00 2 0 2 1.9 2-0 4 3 0 1 5 6.6 Northern Arizona 12/31 9 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 3-3 1.00 2 0 2 1.9 2-0 0 0 0 0 7 6.6 FTM 4 Texas State (12/20/05) at Colorado 1/4 14 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.0 2-0 2 2 0 0 2 6.3 4 Creighton (11/21/05) Kansas 1/7 8 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.9 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 5.8 3-PT FGA 5 Minnesota (12/3/05) Missouri 1/11 11 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 1.8 1-0 0 1 0 1 1 5.4 Totals 0 196 24-72 .333 10-29 .345 18-23 .783 13 12 25 1.8 29-0 16 17 1 9 76 5.4 3-PT FGM 2 Three Times, most recently Texas State (12/20/05) Games played: 14 Rebounds/game: 1.8 Points/game: 5.4 Assists/game: 1.1 FG Pct: 33.3 Turnovers/game: 1.2 3FG Pct: 34.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 FT Pct: 81.0 Steals/game: 0.6 Blocks/game: 0.1

LaFleur's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2005-06 14-0 196 24-72 .333 10-29 .345 18-23 .783 13-12 25-1.8 29-0 16 17 1 9 76-5.4 Career 14-0 196 24-72 .333 10-29 .345 18-23 .783 13-12 25-1.8 29-0 16 17 1 9 76-5.4 DANIELLE PAGE 6-2, Sophomore, Forward, Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer)

Honors and Awards 4The Show - Colorado All-Star Game - MVP (2004) 4Two-Time Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 31, Feb. 14) 4First-Team Class 4A All-State (2004, Rocky Mountain News) 4No. 4 on Nebraska’s Freshman Block List (31, 2004-05) 4Colorado Springs Gazette Big School Player of the Year (2004) 52 4Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2004; Spring 2005) 4First-Team All-Metro League (2003, 2004) Sophomore (2005-06) She was a two-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week and 53 percent from the fi eld and 70 percent from the free After a solid freshman campaign, Danielle Page averaged 8.0 points and 4.1 boards per game in league throw line. suffered a setback before the start of her sophomore action. She produced all six of her double-fi gure scoring After her senior season, Page was chosen to play season when she was diagnosed with an ailment that efforts on the year in conference play. in The Show, featuring the top 25 seniors in the state of affects her breathing. Page notched her fi rst career double-double with 12 Colorado, at the Pepsi Center in Denver on April 10. Page Page was limited in practice early in the season and points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Kansas earned MVP honors in the game by scoring 17 points to her production suffered, averaging just 1.8 points and on Jan. 29. She added a career-high 15 points in the the lead the White team to victory. 1.8 rebounds through the fi rst fi ve games. Huskers win over Oklahoma on Feb. 5. She also posted As a junior, Page averaged 16 points and 10 However, Page has continued to improve her ability a career-best fi ve blocks in a win over Iowa State on rebounds per game for Lewis-Palmer while earning fi rst- to cope with her illness throughout the season and was Feb. 12. team All-Metro League honors, second-team all-area a major contributor in NU’s eight-game winning streak accolades and honorable-mention all-state recognition. from Dec. 7 to Jan. 7. She averaged 6.8 points, 4.5 High School She was also an honorable-mention all-state pick as a rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game during the stretch. Page was the fi rst player in Nebraska's six-player sophomore. She earned academic all-state honors in the Page enters the Iowa State game averaging 4.6 recruiting class to commit to the Huskers in 2003. classroom as a senior. rebounds and 3.4 rebounds per game along with a She was a fi rst-team Class 4A selection by the Rocky team-leading 13 blocks. Mountain News and the Colorado Springs Gazette's Personal Athlete of the Year for girls basketball in 2004. The daughter of Fred and Lynn Page, Danielle was Freshman (2004-05) A two-time All-Metro League selection, Page helped born Nov. 14, 1986, in Colorado Springs, Colo. She has Page enjoyed a strong fi rst season, averaging 6.0 Lewis-Palmer High School to an 18-6 record and a share one brother, Britain, 10. Danielle carries a 3.274 GPA as points and 4.1 rebounds per game, while leading the of the 4A Metro championship as a senior. She averaged a nutrition, fi tness and health promotion major. Huskers with 31 blocks, which ranked as the fourth- 22.0 points, 12.7 rebounds, 4.5 blocks, 4.3 steals and highest total by a freshman in school history. 2.8 assists per game for Coach Doug Cox. She shot

Page's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Page's Career Highs |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Points 15 Oklahoma (2/6/05) South Dakota St. 11/19 13 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 2 0 1 2 2.0 Creighton 11/21 18 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 2-0 1 1 2 1 2 2.0 Rebounds 11 Kansas (1/29/05) vs. LSU 11/25 15 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 2 3 5 2.3 1-0 1 0 1 0 3 2.3 Assists 4 Oklahoma State (2/1/05) vs. TAMUCC 11/27 9 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 4-0 0 3 0 0 0 1.8 Steals 3 Grambling State (12/29/05) at Minnesota 12/3 11 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 1 0 1 1.8 2-0 0 1 0 0 2 1.8 Northern Colorado (11/19/04) Texas Southern 12/7 18 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 3 3 6 2.5 1-0 2 1 2 1 7 2.7 at Northwestern 12/10 16 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 6-6 1.000 3 3 6 3.0 1-0 0 1 1 1 14 4.3 Blocks 5 Iowa State (2/12/05) at Michigan 12/17 14 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.0 0-0 0 0 1 0 4 4.3 FGA 14 Iowa State (1/22/05) Texas State 12/20 23 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 8 10 3.8 2-0 1 0 2 0 6 4.4 FGM 6 Kansas (1/29/05) Grambling State 12/29 17 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 6-6 1.000 2 3 5 3.9 4-0 0 1 2 3 12 5.2 Northern Arizona 12/31 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.6 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 4.7 FTA 9 Oklahoma (2/6/05) at Colorado 1/4 14 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0 2 2 3.5 1-0 0 1 1 1 10 5.2 FTM 7 Oklahoma (2/6/05) Kansas 1/7 14 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 1 3 3.5 1-0 0 0 1 2 1 4.8 3-PT FGA 1 NC State (11/26/04) Missouri 1/11 9 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 3.4 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 4.6 3-PT FGM 0 None Totals 198 20-50 .400 0-0 .000 25-30 .833 16 31 47 3.4 21-0 5 11 13 11 65 4.6

Games played: 14 Assists/game: 0.4 Points/game: 4.6 Turnovers/game: 0.8 FG Pct: 40.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 FT Pct: 83.3 Steals/game: 0.8 Rebounds/game: 3.4 Blocks/game: 0.9

Page's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2004-05 32-0 572 69-169 .408 0-1 .000 53-72 .736 50-81 131-4.1 44-0 8 44 31 27 191-6.0 2005-06 14-0 198 20-50 .400 0-0 .000 25-30 .833 16-31 47-3.4 21-0 5 11 13 11 65-4.6 Career 46-0 770 89-219 .406 0-1 .000 78-102 .765 66-112 178-3.9 65-0 13 55 44 38 256-5.6 JELENA SPIRIC 6-0, Senior, Forward, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro (The Belgrade V/Colby CC)

Honors and Awards 4First-Team NJCAA All-American (2004) 4Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (2005) 4First-Team NJCAA All-Region VI (2004) 4Two-Time Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 10, Jan. 17) 4First-Team NJCAA Region VI All-Tournament Team (2004) 4 4Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2004; Spring 2005) 4Serbia & Montenegro National Team (2004) Senior (2005-06) Spiric was even better in the postseason, averaging 2002-03 (UMass-Lowell) Jelena Spiric (pronounced YEll-uh-nuh SPEER-itch) 15.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in the Huskers' Spiric attended the University of Massachusetts- earned Big 12 Newcomer-of-the-Year honors as a junior two Postseason WNIT contests. Lowell and started 30 games as a true freshman for the for the Huskers in 2004-05 and was poised for even She scored a career-high 19 points in NU's win NCAA Division II power River Hawks. bigger things as a senior. However, a knee injury in over eventual national champion Baylor, while adding In her only season, she averaged 8.9 points, 3.1 practice on Oct. 18 is expected to sideline Spiric for the a career-best nine boards against the Lady Bears. rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.5 steals per game. entire 2005-06 campaign. Spiric will likely apply for a medical hardship, and High School Colby CC (2003-04) Spiric attended The V Belgrade High School and if granted will have one year of eligibility remaining at In her only season at Colby CC, Spiric led the Lady played club basketball for Red Star, Radivoj Korac, Nebraska. Trojans to their best season in school history. Partizan, Vojvodina and the Serbia & Montenegro Spiric made an instant impact at Nebraska despite Spiric led Colby to a school-record 29 wins and a No. National Team program. She played on the Partizan being slowed for most of the non-conference season 8 national ranking for Coach Tom Stephens. club team with Samardziska and Drmanac. while recovering from major knee surgery in March Spiric averaged 15.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 2004. She started 14 of NU's 16 Big 12 games and assists and 2.0 steals per contest. She earned fi rst- Personal ranked second on the team in scoring with 9.3 points team NJCAA All-America honor. Her 517 points as a The daughter of Slobodan and Branislava Spiric, per game and third on the team in rebounding with 4.6 sophomore were the eighth-highest single-season Jelena was born on Aug. 11, 1983, in Belgrade, Serbia boards per game in conference play. She was a two-time point total in school history. & Montenegro. She has one brother, Nikola, 26. Jelena Big 12 Rookie of the Week. carries a 3.429 GPA as a biochemistry major.

Spiric's Career Highs Spiric's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics Category Total Game |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Points 19 Baylor (1/12/05) Out for Season - Injury Rebounds 9 Baylor (1/12/05) Assists 6 Memphis (12/30/04) Steals 5 Kansas State (2/23/05) Blocks 1 Three Times, most recently Iowa (3/21/05) FGA 12 Iowa (3/21/05) Kansas State (1/15/05) FGM 5 Six Times, most recently Iowa (3/21/05) FTA 16 Baylor (1/12/05) FTM 15 Baylor (1/12/05) 3-PT FGA 6 Iowa (3/21/05) 3-PT FGM 2 Four Times, most recently Iowa (3/21/05)

Spiric's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2004-05 32-23 753 86-187 .460 12-53 .226 75-95 .789 28-103 131-4.1 80-2 58 59 3 53 259-8.1 Career 32-23 753 86-187 .460 12-53 .226 75-95 .789 28-103 131-4.1 80-2 58 59 3 53 259-8.1 SARAH WHITE 6-0, Sophomore, Forward, Topeka, Kan. (Washburn Rural)

Honors and Awards 4Second-Team Kansas Class 6A All-State (2003) 4Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2004; Spring 2005) 4Centennial Conference Most Valuable Player (2003, 2004) 4First-Team Kansas All-Class All-State (2004) 4First-Team All-Centennial Conference (2003, 2004) 14 4First-Team Kansas Class 6A All-State (2004) 4First-Team Kansas Class 6A All-State (Soccer, 2003) Sophomore (2005-06) NU’s fi rst win at Colorado in 20 years. She added fi ve accolades, as the two-time league MVP. After spending a season making the transition from quick points, including another three-pointers in the As a junior in 2002-03, White averaged 18.6 points high school post to Division I perimeter player, Sarah win over Kansas on Jan. 7. and 8.5 rebounds per game to earn second-team Class White is making a greater contribution to the Huskers. White set her fi rst career high of the season with 6A all-state honors. She was also a unanimous choice The 6-0 forward from Topeka, Kan., is averaging 3.4 three steals in NU’s win over Creighton on Nov. 21. for fi rst-team All-Centennial Conference honors. White earned four letters in basketball and three in points and 1.3 rebounds per game in just under nine Freshman (2004-05) minutes per contest while playing in all 14 games. soccer. She also claimed fi rst-team Class 6A all-state White played in 21 games and averaged 2.2 points She is shooting 61.9 percent from the fi eld and 75 honors in soccer as a junior in 2003. and 1.1 rebounds per game for the Huskers as a true percent (6-8) from three-point range. She has hit six Along with her high school experience, White played freshman. Although she played in just two of Nebraska's straight three-point attempts and six consecutive shots for the Kansas Belles basketball club where she was fi rst eight Big 12 games, her playing times increased overall heading into the Iowa State game. coached by former Husker forward Kate Benson. White signifi cantly late in the year. In addition to tripling her three-point total from also played for the Kansas City Hawks club team. White played in each of NU's fi nal seven Big 12 last season with six, White has matched or surpassed A solid performer in the classroom, White was a games and both Big 12 Tournament games, while also points, assists and steals totals from a year ago, while member of the National Honor Society and FCA. playing in both Postseason WNIT contests. drastically improving her shooting percentages. Personal White enjoyed a career night in the Huskers’ win over High School The daughter of Randal and Charlet White, Sarah Texas State, scoring a career-high nine points, including White captured fi rst-team Kansas all-class all-state was born Sept. 28, 1985, in Ponca City, Okla. She has a career-best two three-pointers. She also set a career- honors at Washburn Rural High School as a senior in one brother, Austin, 22. Sarah owns a 3.234 GPA as an best with two assists, and added just the third blocked 2003-04. She added fi rst-team Class 6A accolades after elementary education major at Nebraska. She is a two- shot of her career against the Bobcats. She added eight leading Washburn Rural to a state runner-up fi nish as a time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Academic points, including a big fi rst-half three-pointer to spark senior. She added fi rst-team All-Centennial Conference Honor Roll.

White's 2005-06 Game-by-Game Statistics White's Career Highs |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Category Total Game Opponent GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Points 9 Texas State (12/20/05) South Dakota St. 11/19 11 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 3.0 Rebounds 4 Northwestern (12/10/05) Creighton 11/21 8 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 2.5 vs. LSU 11/25 6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 Assists 2 Texas State (12/20/05) vs. TAMUCC 11/27 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 Grambling State (12/29/05) at Minnesota 12/3 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.6 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 Steals 3 Creighton (11/21/05) Texas Southern 12/7 12 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.7 1-0 0 0 0 0 4 1.5 at Northwestern 12/10 9 1-3 .333 1-1 1.00 2-4 .500 1 3 4 1.1 1-0 0 0 0 0 5 2.0 Blocks 1 Three Times, most recently at Michigan 12/17 6 1-2 .500 1-1 1.00 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 2.1 Grambling State (12/29/05) Texas State 12/20 13 2-2 1.00 2-2 1.00 3-4 .750 2 0 2 1.2 3-0 2 0 1 0 9 2.9 FGA 4 Four Times, most recently Grambling State 12/29 17 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 1.2 0-0 2 3 0 1 3 2.9 Texas (2/9/05) Northern Arizona 12/31 9 1-1 1.00 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.2 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 2.8 at Colorado 1/4 12 2-2 1.00 1-1 1.00 3-4 .750 0 2 2 1.3 1-0 0 0 0 0 8 3.3 FGM 3 SE Louisiana (12/1/04) Kansas 1/7 5 2-2 1.00 1-1 1.00 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 0-0 0 2 0 0 5 3.4 FTA 5 Memphis (12/30/04) Missouri 1/11 9 1-1 1.00 0-0 .000 2-2 1.00 1 2 3 1.3 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 3.4 FTM 4 Memphis (12/30/04) Totals 125 13-21 .619 6-8 .750 16-22 .727 6 12 18 1.3 6-0 4 7 1 5 48 3.4 3-PT FGA 3 Three Times, most recently Games played: 14 Rebounds/game: 1.3 Grambling State (12/29/05) Points/game: 3.4 Assists/game: 0.3 3-PT FGM 2 Texas State (12/20/05) FG Pct: 60.0 Turnovers/game: 0.5 3FG Pct: 75.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 FT Pct: 70.0 Steals/game: 0.4 Blocks/game: 0.1

White's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2004-05 21-0 142 16-38 .421 2-10 .200 12-21 .571 9-15 24-1.1 10-0 4 5 2 4 46-2.2 2005-06 14-0 125 13-21 .619 6-8 .750 16-22 .727 6-12 18-1.3 6-0 4 7 1 5 48-3.4 Career 35-0 267 29-59 .492 8-18 .444 28-43 .651 15-27 42-1.2 16-0 8 12 3 9 94-2.7