2005-06 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SID Contact: Jeff Griesch • Offi ce Phone: (402) 472-7775 • Cell Phone: (402) 540-0279 • Fax Number: (402) 472-2005 • E-Mail: [email protected] 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-point 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 rebound 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 free throw 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.