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 (17-12, 8-8) Date Opponent Time/Result 2006 Postseason WNIT First Round Nov. 19 South Dakota St. (Toys for Tots) L, 49-68 Nov. 21 Creighton (Read to Succeed) W, 84-50 Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-12, 8-8) Nov. 25-27 Miami Thanksgiving Classic (Miami, Fla.) Drake Bulldogs (17-11, 13-5) Nov. 25 vs. #3 LSU L, 55-74 Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,595) • Thursday, March 16 • 7:05 p.m. Nov. 27 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W, 76-64 Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network (98.1-KFGE Lincoln/Huskers.com) Dec. 3 at #10 Minnesota L, 70-78 Series Record: Nebraska Leads 9-8 Dec. 7 Texas Southern W, 93-68 Dec. 10 at Northwestern W, 80-50 Last Meeting: Nebraska won, 73-60, March 28, 2004 in Lincoln (Postseason WNIT First Round) Dec. 17 at Michigan (FSNMW) W, 69-49 Nebraska All-Time in Postseason WNIT: 5-5 (Fifth appearance) Dec. 20 Texas State W, 96-47 Dec. 29 Grambling State W, 69-40 Dec. 31 Northern Arizona W, 70-56 Jan. 4 at Colorado ^ (FSNRM) W, 80-62 Huskers Set to Host Drake in WNIT First Round Thursday The Nebraska women’s basketball team (17-12 overall, 8-8 Big 12) will make its third consecutive postseason Jan. 7 Kansas (FSNMW) ^ (Dollar Days) W, 73-61 Jan. 11 #24 Missouri ^ L, 58-64 appearance when the Huskers play host to the Drake Bulldogs (17-11 overall, 13-5 MVC) in the fi rst round of the Jan. 14 at Iowa State ^ L, 57-79 Women’s National Invitation Tournament at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Thursday, March 16, at 7:05 p.m. Jan. 18 Texas^ L, 62-70 Tickets for Nebraska’s fi rst-round WNIT game are available by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Offi ce at Jan. 21 at Texas Tech ^ (FSN) L, 59-61 1-800-8-BIGRED or (402) 472-3111 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, and until 4 p.m. on Thursday. Jan. 28 Colorado ^ W, 70-54 Tickets, which run from $4 to $10 per person depending on seat location, can be picked up at the Devaney Center Feb. 1 Iowa State ^ (Mediacom) W, 54-42 Will Call beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday night. Tickets will also be available for purchase the night of the game Feb. 4 at Kansas State ^ (FSN) L, 64-71 at the Devaney Center beginning at 5:30. Feb. 8 at #12 Baylor ^ L, 69-91 Feb. 11 #24 Texas A&M ^ (FSN) (Alumni/Dollar Days) L, 50-69 A live radio broadcast of the game will be available on the Pinnacle Sports Network, including 98.1 FM-KFGE in Feb. 15 at Kansas ^ (Sunfl ower) W, 65-57 Lincoln and world wide on Huskers.com with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch calling the action. Feb. 18 Kansas State ^ W, 64-62 OT Both Nebraska and Drake head into the postseason as hot teams down the stretch in the regular season. The Feb. 21 Oklahoma State ^ W, 81-56 Huskers won fi ve of their last seven games with their only losses coming on the road to top 25 teams, including a Feb. 26 at #9 Oklahoma ^ (ESPN2) L, 45-73 73-64 setback to No. 22 Texas A&M at the Big 12 Tournament in Dallas on March 8. Drake has won nine of its last March 1 at Missouri ^ W, 75-62 11 contests and fi nished with a 13-5 record to fi nish second in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bulldogs are March 7-11 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship coming off a 78-62 loss to MVC Tournament champion Missouri State on March 10. (Reunion Arena - Dallas, Texas) The Huskers will be hosting Drake for the second time in the past three seasons in the fi rst round of the WNIT. March 7 vs. Colorado W, 67-59 In 2004, Nebraska defeated the Bulldogs, 73-60, at the Devaney Center on March 18. That game marked the fi rst March 8 vs. #22 Texas A&M (FSN) L, 64-73 March 16-April 1 Postseason WNIT meeting between Nebraska Head Coach Connie Yori and Drake Head Coach Amy Stephens. March 16 Drake@ 7:05 p.m. Yori, who earned a victory in her fi rst postseason appearance as NU’s head coach, defeated Stephens, a former player for the Huskers in the late 1980s and assistant coach for the Huskers in Yori’s fi rst season in Lincoln in All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. 2002-03. @-Postseason WNIT game. Drake assistant coach Dr. Micah Parker was also a member of Yori’s fi rst coaching staff at Nebraska. Parker All Nebraska games can be heard live on the Pinnacle Sports Network served as the director of operations for one year before joining Stephens at Drake as an assistant coach for the and Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center. 2003-04 season. Parker was formerly the head coach at Concordia in Seward, Neb. 2005-06 Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-12 Overall, 8-8 Big 12) 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; career-high four assists vs. Oklahoma State 3 Sara Hieb G 5-3 Fr. Brandon, S.D. (Brandon Valley) Joined team Dec. 14; National Anthem Jan. 7; First career 3FG vs. OSU 4 Jelena Spiric F 6-0 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro (The V Belgrade/Colby CC) 2005 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; Career-high 10 assists at ISU and vs. OSU 12 TK LaFleur G 5-9 Fr. Houston, Texas (Warren Township, Ill.) Career-high 16 points vs. Texas State; 3rd on team with 18 3FG 14 Sarah White F 6-0 So. Topeka, Kan. (Washburn Rural) Played in all 29 games; 10-18 3FG; 7 straight 3FG (12/10-1/14) 15 Elena Diaz F 6-1 Sr. Medellin, Colombia (Comfenalco at Cartagena/Dodge City CC) Colombian National Team; 11 points, 9 rebounds vs. Oklahoma State 21 Kiera Hardy G 5-6 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (O’Hara) All-Big 12; NU Career 3FG Leader (187); 26 Career 20-point efforts 22 Heather Kephart G 5-8 So. Canute, Okla. (Canute) Out for season with recurring injury 23 Kelsey Griffin F 6-2 Fr. Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) 31 pts., 14 reb. vs. TAMUCC; Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 9/Feb. 6) 30 Ivana Drmanac F 6-2 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro (The XI Belgrade/Colby CC) Missed first 7 games after knee surgery; Played in five games 33 Jessica Gerhart F 6-2 Jr. Fenton, Iowa (Sentral) 47 career starts; Career-high 22 vs. CU, 1/28; 8-8 FG vs. OSU 45 Chelsea Aubry F 6-2 Jr. Kitchener, Ontario (Grand River Collegiate Institute) Canadian National Team; Captain; Double figures in 4 Big 12 games 52 Danielle Page F 6-2 So. Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer) Two-Time Big 12 ROW in 04-05; Top 10 at NU with 66 career blocks

2Head Coach: Connie Yori, Fourth Year (Creighton, 1986), 256-198 (16th season overall) 61-58 (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 • Page 2 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 3 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Thursday’s Probable Starters Hardy Repeats as First-Team All-Big 12 Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-12, 8-8) Nebraska junior Kiera Hardy became just the second Husker to capture back-to-back first-team All-Big 12 No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Conference honors when the league office announced its 2006 teams before the Big 12 Tournament. 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Fr. F 13.4 6.0 Hardy, a 5-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., 33 Jessica Gerhart 6-2 Jr. F 9.5 3.5 enters the postseason averaging 17.5 points per 45 Chelsea Aubry 6-2 Jr. F 6.2 4.6 game, while adding 3.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists 5 LaToya Howell 5-7 Sr. G 3.7 3.3 and 1.8 steals per contest. Hardy’s 94 assists 21 Kiera Hardy 5-6 Jr. G 17.5 3.0 this season are just 17 shy of her career total of Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Fourth Season at NU (61-58); 16th Season Overall (256-198) 111 entering her junior season, while her 52 steals are also a career-best total. Hardy ranks second in the Big 12 with 72 Drake Bulldogs (17-11, 13-5) three-pointers on the year, which has shattered No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Nebraska’s junior single-season record and ranks 40 Jill Martin 6-1 Jr. F/C 16.3 9.0 as the third-highest total in school history. 42 Brandy Dahir 6-0 So. F 10.5 4.0 Last season, Hardy tied current Drake Coach 15 Lindsay Whorton 6-0 So. G 9.9 3.4 23 Linda Sayavongchanh 5-9 Sr. G 9.6 2.3 Amy Stephens’ Nebraska single-season record with 32 Natalie Raub 5-9 Sr. G 3.9 3.0 85 three-pointers, including a school-record tying Head Coach: Amy Stephens (Nebraska, 1991) seven threes against Iowa in the second round of the WNIT. Stephens also hit seven three-pointers in a game for Third Season at Drake (47-41); 11th Season Overall (244-84) the Huskers against Kansas on Feb. 4, 1989. Hardy, who smashed WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge’s career school three-point record this season, joined DeForge as the only Huskers to ever claim two first-team All-Big 12 awards. DeForge earned first-team honors in both 1997 Inside the Numbers (NU vs. Drake) and 1998. Nebraska Drake The only players in school history to earn first-team all-conference awards in three straight seasons are 1993 Scoring Average 67.9 64.6 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings and 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year Maurtice Ivy. Opponent Scoring Average 62.4 64.0 Hardy owns Nebraska’s career three-point record with 187 in just 88 games, while DeForge finished her career Scoring Margin +5.5 +0.6 Field Goal Percentage 42.4% 41.9% with 155 three-pointers. Hardy also ranks 10th on NU’s career scoring list with 1,363 points. Opponent FG Percentage 41.5% 43.7% Hardy needs 70 more points to climb into ninth place on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list and may have a chance 3FG Percentage 33.1% 28.8% to become just the third Husker in school history to reach the 2,000-point plateau next season. Opponent 3FG Percentage 34.9% 35.2% Free Throw Percentage 72.7% 72.3% Rebound Margin -1.0 +2.1 Griffin Earns Spot on Big 12 All-Rookie Team Assists Per Game 13.1 12.5 Nebraska’s Kelsey Griffin claimed one of five spots on the Big 12 Conference All-Rookie Team announced on March Turnovers Per Game 13.9 15.6 3, by the league office in Dallas. She added another impressive accomplishment when she was named the Big 12 Blocks Per Game 2.8 2.3 Freshman of the Year by the Dallas Morning News, after the newspaper named fellow league freshman Courtney Steals Per Game 9.0 8.4 Paris from Oklahoma as its Big 12 Player of the Year. Griffin, a 6-2 forward from Eagle River, Alaska, is averaging 13.4 points and a team-leading 6.0 rebounds per game while starting all 29 games for the Huskers during the regular season. Griffin’s impressive numbers came Nebraska vs. Drake History despite being limited significantly during the last six games by illness. Nebraska leads a highly competitive all-time series with Drake, Griffin’s scoring average and field goal percentage (55.2 percent) rank among the top five freshman seasons 9-8, including a 73-60 victory over the Bulldogs in the first round of the 2004 WNIT in Lincoln. That NU win snapped a three-game in school history, while she set an NU freshmen record with 113 free throws made and ranks second with 162 free losing streak to Drake. Before the three-game Bulldog streak, the throw attempts. She has added solid totals with 38 steals and 22 blocked shots on the season. Huskers had reeled off seven straight wins in the series. Drake She enjoyed two of the top five games by a freshman in school history with her 31-point, 14-rebound effort in a won five of the first six games in the series between 1980 and win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Miami, Fla., on Nov. 27, and her 28-point, 12-rebound performance at Kansas 1982, but NU has won eight of the past 11 meetings. State on Feb. 4. She added a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Missouri on Jan. 11. Date Score Site Griffin earned two Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week honors during the league season, with her first coming after March 18, 2004 W, 73-60 Lincoln helping the Huskers to wins over Colorado and Kansas to open the Big 12 season on Jan. 9. She earned her second Dec. 5, 2002 L, 55-63 Lincoln award after her performance at Kansas State on Feb. 6. Dec. 16, 2001 L, 74-88 Des Moines After earning her second Big 12 weekly award, Griffin produced another dominant week by averaging 19.5 points Dec. 2, 1999 L, 77-88 Lincoln per game in losses at No. 12 Baylor and to No. 24 Texas A&M. Against the Aggies, Griffin scored 20 points on 9-of-10 Dec. 3, 1998 W, 75-72 Des Moines shooting from the field for her fourth 20-point performance of the season. Dec. 3, 1991 W, 62-56 Des Moines Against the Lady Bears, Griffin hit for 19 points while knocking down 11-of-12 free throws. For the week, she Dec. 11, 1990 W, 84-59 Lincoln hit 13-of-16 shots from the field and 13-of-15 free throws.

March 13 - Monday March 14 - Tuesday March 15 - Wednesday March 16 - Thursday March 17 - Friday March 18 - Saturday March 19 - Sunday NCAA Tournament Practice Practice GAME DAY TBA TBA TBA Selection Show Devaney Center Devaney Center Nebraska vs. Drake 6 p.m. (ESPN) 3-5 p.m. 3-5:30 p.m. First Round WNIT Field Announced Postseason WNIT

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Husker Pronunciation Guide Hot Huskers Clinch Third Straight Postseason Berth Chelsea Aubry ...... O-bree In Coach Connie Yori’s fourth season at Nebraska, the Huskers have clinched their third straight winning season Elena Diaz ...... ELL-ay-nuh DEE-az and have secured their third straight trip to the postseason. Ivana Drmanac ...... EE-vah-nah DER-mah-neck Nebraska won four of its last five regular-season games and notched a 1-1 record in the Big 12 Tournament Jessica Gerhart ...... GAIR-hart to post a first-round tournament win for the second straight season. Nebraska enters the Postseason WNIT with Kiera Hardy ...... kee-AIR-uh a 17-12 overall record, which follows on the heels of a pair of 18-win campaigns for the Huskers in 2003-04 and Sara Hieb ...... (HEEB) 2004-05. LaKale Malone ...... Luh-KAIL The 2005-06 Huskers finished Big 12 play at 8-8 to claim a tie for sixth for the second straight season. NU Jelena Spiric ...... YELL-en-uh SPEER-itch produced its second straight .500 league mark, accomplishing the feat for the first time since back-to-back .500 or better Big 12 records in 1999 and 2000. Husker Homes The Huskers’ success over the last three years comes in stark contrast to their three previous seasons, which The 14 members of the 2005-06 Husker women's all ended in losing records. In Yori’s first season in Lincoln, a handful of scholarship players managed just an 8-20 basketball team come to Nebraska from four countries, record and a 1-15 league mark in 2002-03. including eight states across America. Nebraska has earned postseason trips to the WNIT the past three seasons and the Huskers have won first-round Alaska (1) Kelsey Griffin games in each of the past two seasons, including a 73-60 victory over Drake in Lincoln in 2004. Colorado (1) Danielle Page Illinois (1) LaToya Howell A Look at the 2006 Postseason WNIT Field Kansas (1) Sarah White The 2006 Postseason WNIT expanded to 40 teams this year, adding eight more spots to last year’s 32-team field. Nebraska (1) Ashley Ford The Big 12 Conference is well-represented in this year’s WNIT field, as Nebraska joins Iowa State, Kansas State Iowa (1) Jessica Gerhart and Kansas in the tournament. The Missouri Valley Conference added three teams to the mix with appearances by Missouri (1) Kiera Hardy Drake, regular-season league champion Indiana State and Northern Iowa. Oklahoma (1) Heather Kephart Play in the tournament begins on Wednesday with four preliminary-round games scheduled, including Stony South Dakota (1) Sara Hieb Brook at Hofstra, Belmont at Tennessee Tech, Jackson State at Rice and Western Illinois at Illinois. Texas (1) TK LaFleur Action heats up on Thursday night, as the four other preliminary-round games (Northern Iowa at Kansas, Canada (1) Chelsea Aubry (Ontario) Cincinnati at Florida International, UC Santa Barbara at Fresno State and Santa Clara at Oregon State) join first- Colombia (1) Elena Diaz (Medellin) round matchups between Eastern Michigan and Indiana State, UW-Green Bay at Iowa State and Drake at Nebraska Serbia & Ivana Drmanac (Belgrade) in a busy night of basketball. Montenegro (2) Jelena Spiric (Belgrade) The remaining first-round games will conclude on March 17 and 18. The winner of the first-round game between Drake and Nebraska in Lincoln, will face the winner of the Wyoming vs. Santa Clara or Fresno State game, which will be played March 18. No game date, time or location has been set for a potential second-round game for the Huskers in the tournament. Huskers By Class The second round is scheduled to be played March 19-21, while the quarterfinals are set for March 22-24. Senior (4) Elena Diaz The WNIT semifinals will be played March 25-28, while the championship game is set for March 29-April 1. Ivana Drmanac All games in the WNIT are played at host sites determined by the WNIT on a round-by-round basis. LaToya Howell Jelena Spiric Juniors (4) Chelsea Aubry Scouting the Drake Bulldogs Ashley Ford The Drake Bulldogs (17-11 overall, 13-5 MVC) enjoyed their best season under third-year coach and former Husker Jessica Gerhart Amy Stephens in 2005-06. After opening the year with a 4-5 non-conference record, the Bulldogs worked their way Kiera Hardy to a 13-5 record in the Missouri Valley Conference and earned the No. 2 seed in last week’s league tournament. Sophomores (3) Heather Kephart Drake has produced victories in nine of its last 11 games, but suffered a setback in its last appearance with Danielle Page a 78-62 loss to eventual Missouri Valley Conference Tournament champion Missouri State in Springfield, Mo., on Sarah White March 9. 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 29-1 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.0 Biochemistry Jelena Spiric 3 Sara Hieb 5-3 Fr. G 6-0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 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 29-28 3.7 3.3 4.7 1.5 0.0 Elementary Education Sarah White 12 TK LaFleur 5-9 Fr. G 29-0 5.4 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.1 Finance Ivana Drmanac 14 Sarah White 6-0 So. F 29-0 2.3 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 General Studies Kelsey Griffin 15 Elena Diaz 6-1 Sr. F 29-0 4.3 2.9 0.3 1.0 0.3 TK LaFleur 21 Kiera Hardy 5-6 Jr. G 29-29 17.5 3.0 3.2 1.8 0.0 International Business Chelsea Aubry 22 Heather Kephart 5-8 So. G Out for Season - Injury Latin American Studies Elena Diaz 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Fr. F 29-29 13.4 6.0 0.9 1.3 0.8 Nutrition/Dietetics Ashley Ford 30 Ivana Drmanac 6-2 Sr. F 5-0 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 Jessica Gerhart 33 Jessica Gerhart 6-2 Jr. F 29-29 9.5 3.5 0.4 0.7 0.2 Nutrition/Fitness 45 Chelsea Aubry 6-2 Jr. F 29-29 6.2 4.6 1.0 0.7 0.2 Health Promotion Danielle Page 52 Danielle Page 6-2 So. F 29-0 4.3 3.7 0.3 0.8 1.2 Psychology LaToya Howell Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 4 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 5 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com

The Bulldogs are making their 17th postseason tournament appearance in school history and their eighth trip to the WNIT, joining trips in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1999 and 2004. Drake was knocked out of the 2004 WNIT by Nebraska, 73-60, in Lincoln on March 18. Junior Jill Martin leads the Bulldogs as a two-time first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection. Martin ranks fifth in the league in scoring at 16.1 points per game, while ranking third in the league in rebounding with 9.0 boards per contest. The Norwalk, Iowa native produced 13 double-doubles on the season, including a 22-point, 10-rebound effort in the loss at Missouri State. Nebraska Women’s Basketball Quick Facts Senior guard Linda Sayavongchanh earned All-MVC honors for the third straight season while adding MVC All- Defensive team accolades. Sayavongchanh has added 9.6 points and 2.3 rebounds per game, while leading Drake Institution ...... University of Nebraska with 73 assists and 55 steals on the season. In two career meetings with Nebraska, Sayavongchanh has averaged Location ...... Lincoln, Neb. 15.5 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 steals against the Huskers, including 15 points, seven assists and three steals Population...... 235,594 while playing all 40 minutes against NU in the 2004 WNIT. Founded ...... 1869 Sophomore Brandy Dahir ranks as Drake’s second-leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 10.5 points and 4.0 Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers rebounds per game while shooting a team-best 51.9 percent from the field. Colors...... Scarlet and Cream Sophomore Lindsay Whorton has added 9.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, while leading the Bulldogs with Home Arena...... Bob Devaney Sports Center 51 three-pointers on the season. Senior Natalie Raub rounds out Drake’s probable starting lineup, averaging 3.9 Capacity...... 13,595 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. Conference...... Big 12 As a team, the Bulldogs have outscored opponents by an average of just 0.6 points per game (64.6-60.0), but Athletic Director ...... Steve Pederson have outrebounded foes 36.0-33.9 on the year. Drake carries a minus-1.5 team turnover margin and has hit just 2005-06 Overall Record ...... 17-12 41.9 percent of its shots from the field, including just 28.8 percent from three-point range. The Bulldogs are a Home Record ...... 10-4 solid free throw shooting team, hitting 72.3 percent of their attempts. Opponents are shooting 43.7 percent from Away Record ...... 5-6 the field, including an impressive 35.2 percent from long range against Drake. Neutral Record...... 2-2 2004-05 Overall Record ...... 18-14 Home Record ...... 12-4 Nebraska vs. Drake All-Time Series Away Record ...... 4-8 Nebraska leads the all-time series with Drake 9-8, including a 73-60 victory over the Bulldogs in the first round Neutral Record...... 1-1 of the 2004 Postseason WNIT. Head Coach...... Connie Yori The win by the Huskers over the Bulldogs in 2004, ended NU’s three-game losing streak to Drake that dated Alma Mater/Year...... Creighton/1986 back to 1999. Despite that losing streak to Drake, the Huskers have won eight of the past 11 meetings in the series Record at Nebraska ...... Fourth season (61-58) with the Bulldogs, including a seven-game winning streak from 1986 to 1998. Career Record...... 256-198 (16th season) Drake opened the all-time series with the Huskers by winning four of the first five games from 1980 to 1982. NCAA Div. I Record...... 231-173 (14th season) Overall, the Huskers are just 4-5 against the Bulldogs in Lincoln, but 4-3 against Drake in Des Moines. Home Record ...... 41-22 Big 12 Conference Record ...... 24-39 Hardy Huge for Huskers in Postseason Play Big 12 Home Record ...... 15-17 Two-time first-team All-Big 12 guard Kiera Hardy has been nearly unstoppable for the Huskers in four career Assistant Coaches ...... LaKale Malone Postseason WNIT games. Hardy has averaged 21.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game in ...... Sunny Smallwood, Tory Verdi postseason play, including a 26-point effort that included a school-record seven three-pointers in her last home Director of Operations ...... Angela Timmons Postseason WNIT appearance against Iowa in 2005. Administrative Assistant...... Steph Clark Hardy added 21 points in the Huskers’ first-round 2005 WNIT win at Marquette last season, and scored 20 points Graduate Assistant Manager .... Dayna Finch Weltmer in NU’s 2004 Postseason WNIT home loss to Oregon State. Trainer...... Susie Lessner In her first-ever postseason appearance as a freshman, Hardy scored 18 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished Basketball Office Phone ...... (402) 472-6462 out two assists and had two steals in the Huskers’ 73-60 win over Drake on March 18, 2004. Basketball Office Fax ...... (402) 472-0849 Women’s Basketball Contact...... Jeff Griesch Media Relations Office Phone...... (402) 472-2263 Huskers Earn 14th Postseason Tournament Bid Griesch’s Direct Line...... (402) 472-7775 The Nebraska women’s basketball team earned its 14th postseason tournament bid in school history when it Griesch’s Cell Phone...... (402) 540-0279 accepted an invitation to the 2006 WNIT. The Huskers are making their third straight trip to the Postseason WNIT Griesch’s Home Phone...... (402) 328-8992 and have posted first-round victories in each of the last two years. Griesch’s E-mail...... [email protected] Overall, the Huskers are 5-5 in the WNIT, including a 2-1 record in their first appearance in the NWIT in Amarillo, Media Relations Fax...... (402) 472-2005 Texas, in 1976. The Huskers went 1-2 in the NWIT in 1992. Best Time to Contact Yori ...... Through Griesch Nebraska owns six all-time NCAA Tournament appearances, including bids in 1988, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999 Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/2 and 2000. Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 9/3 The Huskers also claimed three AIAW Regional Tournament bids in 1979, 1980 and 1981. NU defeated Drake, 64-63, in the AIAW Regional in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 8, 1980.

Nebraska Women’s Basketball Drake Owns Strong Ties to Nebraska Radio and Television Shows The Drake women’s basketball team possesses some strong ties with the Cornhuskers and the state of Nebraska. The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Show with Coach The Bulldogs’ connections with Nebraska start with head coach Amy Stephens, who is the third-leading scorer in Connie Yori and host Jeff Griesch, will be carried on NET-2 the history of Husker women’s basketball. from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Monday’s starting Dec. 5. Stephens scored 1,976 points in her four-year career as a starter for the Huskers. A member of Nebraska’s Coach Yori’s radio show with host Matt Coatney tipped All-Century Team announced in 2000, Stephens also ranks fourth all-time at NU with 444 career assists and third off on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. on the Pinnacle Sports all-time in steals with 280. She started 113 games in her NU career and was a first-team All-Big Eight pick in Network. The show will air each Thursday at 7 p.m. 1989. throughout the season. She helped the Huskers to their only Big Eight Conference title as a junior in 1988, and scored 20 points in a loss to USC in Nebraska’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 1988. Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 4 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 5 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com

Stephens, who spent eight seasons as the head coach at Nebraska-Kearney, joined Coach Connie Yori’s first NU Three-Point Leaders (Career) coaching staff at Nebraska for the 2002-03 season, before taking the top job at Drake. Player (Career) -- Games Played 3FG Made Drake assistant coach Dr. Micah Parker also has strong ties to Nebraska. Parker served as the director of 1. Kiera Hardy (2004-present) -- 87 187 2. Anna DeForge (1995-98) -- 117 155 basketball operations on Yori’s first staff in Lincoln before joining Stephens in Des Moines. Before coming to the 3. Kate Galligan (1993-96) -- 103 145 University of Nebraska, Parker was the head coach at Concordia College in Seward, Neb. 4. Nicole Kubik (1997-00) -- 125 129 South Sioux City, Neb., native Jane Horkey is also a member of the Bulldog roster. Horkey has appeared in 16 Amy Stephens (1986-89) -- 114 129 games with one start and averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game during the regular season. NU Three-Point Leaders (Season) Player (Season) 3FG Made 1. Kiera Hardy (2004-05) 85 Huskers Sweep Big 12 North Foes in Rematches Amy Stephens (1988-89) 85 Nebraska was a perfect 5-0 this season in rematches with Big 12 Conference North division teams and added 3. Kiera Hardy (2005-06) 72 4. Kate Galligan (1995-96) 52 a sixth victory by defeating Colorado for the third time this season in the opening round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 5. Anna DeForge (1997-98) 50 Championship in Dallas on March 7. Kate Galligan (1993-94) 50 The Huskers, who posted regular-season sweeps of both Kansas and Colorado for the first time in school history, NU Three-Point Leaders (Game) opened their second tour of the league’s northern half with a 70-54 home win over Colorado on Jan. 28. The Huskers Player (Game) 3FG Made opened the conference season with an 80-62 win at Colorado for their first win in Boulder in 20 years. 1. Kiera Hardy (Iowa, 3/21/05) 7 K.C. Cowgill (Colgate, 11/23/02) 7 Four days later, Nebraska notched a 54-42 victory over Iowa State in Lincoln, that avenged a 79-57 loss to the Amy Stephens (Kansas, 2/4/89) 7 Cyclones in Ames on Jan. 14. Amy Stephens (Iowa, 12/30/88) 7 The Huskers closed the sweep of Kansas with a 65-57 win in Lawrence on Feb. 15, after handing the Jayhawks 5. Kiera Hardy (Texas, 1/18/06) 6 Kiera Hardy (Texas Southern, 12/7/05) 6 their first loss of the season in a 73-61 win in Lincoln on Jan. 7. Kiera Hardy (Oklahoma State, 2/1/05) 6 Nebraska came back from a 12-point second-half deficit in a 64-62 overtime win over Kansas State at the Kiera Hardy (Baylor, 1/12/05) 6 Devaney Center on Feb. 18, to avenge a 71-64 loss at Manhattan on Feb. 4. Nicole Kubik (Texas Tech, 2/25/98) 6 Kate Galligan (Kansas, 2/11/96) 6 The Huskers suffered a 64-58 loss to No. 24 Missouri on Jan. 11, in NU’s first loss of the Big 12 season that Amy Stephens (Kansas State, 2/11/89) 6 snapped an eight-game Husker winning streak at the time, but Nebraska avenged that setback with a 75-62 win Amy Stephens (Oklahoma State, 2/24/88) 6 over the Tigers in Columbia to close the regular season on March 1. NU’s Career Multiple 30-Point Scorers Overall, the Huskers finished 8-3 against the Big 12 North in 2006, the best record by any North division schools Player (Seasons) Games against other members of the North. Nebraska matched Missouri with a 7-3 regular-season record against North 1. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 12 2. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 9 teams before adding a win over Colorado in the Big 12 Tournament. 3. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 8 4. Nicole Kubik (1997-2000) 5 5. Debra Powell (1982-85) 4 Hardy Joins Top 10 on Nebraska Career Scoring List 6. Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 4 Two-time first-team All-Big 12 guard Kiera Hardy continues to climb the Nebraska career scoring list. 7. Kiera Hardy (2004-present) 3 Heading into the Postseason WNIT, Hardy ranks 10th all-time at Nebraska in scoring with 1,363 points and 8. Angie Miller (1984-87) 2 needs 70 points to move into ninth place. Husker Career 20-Point Games With 507 points this season, Hardy’s scoring total NU Junior Scoring Leaders Kiera Hardy (26 Career - 11 in 2005-06) Points ranks fifth all-time among Nebraska juniors. The top Player (Season - Games Played) Total Points vs. #22 Texas A&M (3/8/06) 28 returning scorer this season in the Big 12, Hardy became at Missouri (3/1/06) 28 1. Karen Jennings (1991-92 - 32 games) 810 vs. Kansas State (2/18/06) 23 the 22nd player in Nebraska history to score 1,000 career 2. Maurtice Ivy (1986-87 - 29 games) 683 at Texas Tech (1/21/06) 26 points with her 15-point effort in the Huskers’ 96-47 win 3. Nicole Kubik (1998-99 - 33 games) 654 vs. Texas (1/18/06) 29 over Texas State on Dec. 20. 4. Diane DelVigna (1978-79 - 36 games) 646 vs. Kansas (1/7/06) 26 5. Kiera Hardy (2005-06 - 29 games) 507 vs. Northern Arizona (12/31/05) 32 Hardy has scored in double figures 25 times this at Michigan (12/17/05) 21 season, including 11 20-plus scoring efforts with her NU Sophomore Scoring Leaders vs. Texas Southern (12/7/05) 20 most recent coming with 28 points and six rebounds in at #10 Minnesota (12/3/05) 22 Player (Season - Games Played) Total Points vs. #3 LSU (11/25/05) 26 NU’s loss to No. 22 Texas A&M in the Big 12 Tournament 1. Kiera Hardy (2004-05 - 32 games) 609 vs. Iowa (3/21/05) -WNIT 26 on March 8. She scored a season-high 32 points in a win 2. Karen Jennings (1990-91 - 28 games) 574 at Marquette (3/17/05) - WNIT 21 over NCAA Tournament qualifier Northern Arizona on Dec. 3. Amy Stephens (1986-87 - 29 games) 546 at Colorado (3/2/05) 21 4. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-81 - 31 games) 545 vs. #17 Kansas State (2/23/05) 21 31. vs. #14 Iowa State (2/12/05) 27 Five of Hardy’s 20-point scoring efforts came against 5. Maurtice Ivy (1985-86 - 27 games) 532 at Oklahoma State (2/1/05) 28 2006 NCAA Tournament teams. She produced her top at #23 Kansas State (1/15/05) 29 vs. #2 Baylor (1/12/05) 37 performance of the Big 12 campaign with 29 points, including six three-pointers, against Texas on Jan. 18, before at Missouri (1/8/05) 23 adding 28 points on 11-for-16 shooting from the field in the regular-season finale at Missouri on March 1. vs. Colorado (1/5/05) 22 Hardy, who has scored 26 or more points seven times this season, scored 26 points against No. 3 LSU on Nov. at Creighton (12/18/04) 29 at #10 Ohio State (12/11/04) 22 25, 26 more in a loss at Texas Tech on Jan. 21, and 26 a third time in a win over Kansas on Jan. 7. vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/7/04) 20 Hardy, who owns 26 career 20-point scoring efforts, reached the 1,000-point mark in just her 68th career vs. Hampton (11/27/04) 31 game. vs. Western Illinois (11/12/04) 29 vs. Oregon State (3/22/04) - WNIT 20 vs. Missouri (2/25/04) 21 Hardy Rewriting Nebraska’s Three-Point Record Book Kelsey Griffin (4 Career - 4 in 2005-06) Points First-team All-Big 12 guard Kiera Hardy will continue to rewrite the Nebraska record book for the rest of her vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/27/05) 31 at Kansas State (2/4/06) 28 career as the top three-point shooter in school history. at Northwestern (12/10/05) 22 Hardy smashed Nebraska’s three-point record with six three-pointers against Texas on Jan. 18. She finished vs. #24 Texas A&M (2/11/06) 20 the night with 158 threes in 75 games, shooting past current WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge’s previous mark of 155 Jessica Gerhart (2 Career - 1 in 2005-06) Points three-pointers in 117 career games. vs. Colorado (1/28/06) 22 Not only did Hardy shatter the mark in 42 fewer games played than DeForge, she hit her first 155 three-pointers vs. Northern Colorado (11/19/04) 20 in 18 fewer attempts. Hardy has increased her career total to 187. She is the only player on Nebraska’s top-10 Chelsea Aubry (1 Career) Points three-point list who has played fewer than 100 career games. at Texas A&M (2/16/05) 20 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 6 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 7 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com

Head Coach Hardy matched her season-high with six three- pointers against Texas, after hitting six three-pointers NU Junior Three-Point Leaders Connie Yori against Texas Southern on Dec. 7. She tied the school Player (Season) 3FG Made 1. Kiera Hardy (2005-06) 72 single-game record with seven threes against Iowa in (Creighton, 1986) 2. Sabrina Brooks (1987-88) 47 (61-58, 4th Season at NU) the 2005 WNIT. 3. Amy Stephens (1987-88) 44 (256-198, 16th Season Overall) Hardy ranks second in the Big 12 with 72 three- 4. Kate Galligan (1993-94) 39 pointers this season, an average of 2.48 three-pointers 5. Nicole Kubik (1998-99) 35 per game. After tying the school single-season record with 85 three-pointers last season and smashing the NU Sophomore Three-Point Leaders school’s sophomore record, Hardy has established a Player (Season) 3FG Made NCAA Division III Nebraska junior single-season record with 72 threes this 1. Kiera Hardy (2004-05) 85 Season School Won Lost Pct. 2. Kate Galligan (1993-94) 50 1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .400 year, surpassing the 47 three-pointers hit by Sabrina 3. K.C. Cowgill (2001-02) 41 1991-92 Loras College 15 10 .600 Brooks in 1987-88. 4. Amanda Went (1998-99) 33 Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500 Hardy ranked second in the Big 12 Conference with Nicole Kubik (1997-98) 33 NCAA Division I 3.06 made three-pointers per game in league contests 1992-93 Creighton 20 8 .714 last season. She hit six three-pointers in the win over 1993-94 Creighton 24 7 .774 No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, and matched that total with six three-pointers in the win over Oklahoma State on Feb. 1. 1994-95 Creighton 18 9 .667 1995-96 Creighton 15 13 .536 1996-97 Creighton 8 19 .296 Huskers Set School Turnover Mark Against Cowgirls 1997-98 Creighton 16 12 .571 Nebraska set a school single-game record by committing just four turnovers in the Huskers’ 81-56 win over 1998-99 Creighton 16 14 .533 1999-00 Creighton 12 15 .444 Oklahoma State on Feb. 21. 2000-01 Creighton 17 11 .607 Although it was the lowest turnover mark in school history, the Huskers’ low number in that category continues 2001-02 Creighton 24 7 .774 an impressive trend for Nebraska over the past several 2002-03 Nebraska 8 20 .286 seasons. 2003-04 Nebraska 18 12 .600 NU’s Top Season Turnover Marks The Huskers are on their way to producing their fourth Season (Coach) Total TO TO/Game 2004-05 Nebraska 18 14 .563 2005-06 Nebraska 17 12 .586 of the top five turnover marks in school history in Coach 1991-92 (Angela Beck) 369 11.5 Div. I Totals 14th season 231 173 .572 Connie Yori’s four years at Nebraska. 2005-06 (Connie Yori) 404 13.8 Overall 16th season 256 198 .564 In 2005-06, the Huskers are averaging just 13.9 2004-05 (Connie Yori) 493 15.4 turnovers per game. Nebraska has turned the ball 2003-04 (Connie Yori) 488 16.2 Yori in the Postseason 2002-03 (Connie Yori) 497 17.8 Year (Tournament) Results over just 404 times this season for the second-lowest 2005 (WNIT) L, Iowa, 67-71 turnover total in school history. NU has committed more W, Marquette, 66-57 than 17 turnovers only three times all season (LSU, Grambling State, Texas A&M). 2004 (WNIT) L, Oregon State, 67-75 The Huskers were even better in Big 12 regular-season play, averaging just 12.3 turnovers per game, while W, Drake, 73-60 2002 (NCAA) L, Fla. International, 58-73 forcing 16.6 turnovers per contest to rank second in the league with a plus-4.3 turnover margin. NU committed 1999 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 60-71 more than 15 turnovers just once (Texas A&M, 25) in 16 league games. They produced single-digit turnover marks 1994 (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, 84-73 against Oklahoma State (4), Missouri (8) and at Kansas (9). L, Texas Tech, 65-75 Last season, the Huskers averaged just 15.4 turnovers per game (493 total turnovers) for the third-fewest total Husker Women’s Basketball on the Radio turnovers in school history. Fans can listen to all of Nebraska women’s basketball In 2003-04, the Huskers committed just 488 turnovers (16.3 per game), which ranked as the second-lowest games on the Pinnacle Sports Network in 2005-06. Matt total in school history, trailing only the 369 turnovers in 32 games in 1991-92 (11.5 per game). Coatney and Jeff Griesch will team up for their fifth full season The Huskers achieved their fourth-lowest turnover total with 497 total turnovers (17.8 per game) in Coach Connie on the call of the game, with Coatney providing the play-by- Yori’s first season at Nebraska in 2002-03. play. The pregame show hits the air 20 minutes before each game. 2005-06 Pinnacle Sports Network Gerhart’s Hot Shooting Fuels Huskers’ Streak City Affiliate Signal Jessica Gerhart helped spark Nebraska’s 5-2 record to close the season with her hot shooting from the field. Ainsworth KBRB 1400 AM Over the past seven games, the 6-2 forward from Fenton, Iowa, has hit 54.8 percent (40-73) of her attempts from Alliance KCOW 1400 AM the field, including a perfect 8-for-8 shooting night against Oklahoma State on Feb. 21. Beatrice KWBE 1450 AM Gerhart scored 16 points in just 15 minutes in one of the most efficient performances by a Husker this season Broken Bow KCNI 1280 AM Chadron KCSR 610 AM against the Cowgirls. She added 15 points on 7-for-16 shooting from the field in the Huskers’ regular-season finale Falls City KTNC/KLZA 1230 AM/101.3 FM at Missouri, before opening the Big 12 Tournament with 10 points and seven rebounds in a first-round win over Fremont KHUB/KFMT 1340 AM/105.5 FM Colorado in Dallas on March 7. She opened NU’s winning streak by hitting 6-of-9 shots from the field to score 14 Grand Island KRGI 1430 AM points at Kansas on Feb. 15. Holdrege KUVR 1380 AM Kearney KGFW 1340 AM She began her hot shooting by knocking down 5-of-6 shots from the field against No. 12 Baylor on Feb. 8. Kimball KIMB 1260 AM Gerhart is averaging to 9.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 46.5 percent from the field and Lexington KRVN 880 AM 84.0 percent at the free throw line. She scored a career-high 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting against Colorado on Lincoln KLIN/KFGE 1400 AM/98.1 FM Jan. 28, and has scored in double figures 15 times this season. McCook KSWN 93.9 FM While her shooting touch has been on fire, her defensive intensity has also heated up. Over the past nine Norfolk KNEN 94.7 FM North Platte KODY 1240 AM contests, Gerhart has grabbed seven steals, including a career-high four steals in the Huskers’ overtime win over Ogallala KOGA 930 AM Kansas State on Feb. 18. Her seven steals in the past nine games surpassed her total of six steals from her entire Omaha KFAB 1110 AM freshman season when she played in all 30 games for NU, while pushing her season total to 19, surpassing the 16 Scottsbluff KNEB 960 AM total steals she had in 60 games entering her junior year. Sidney KSID 1340 AM Valentine KVSH 940 AM West Point KTIC/KWPN 840 AM/107.9 York KAWL 1370 AM Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 6 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 7 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Associated Press Top 25 Aubry Giving Huskers Dangerous Threat from Outside Junior Chelsea Aubry has become a potent threat from long range during Big 12 Conference action. The 6-2 Final Regular Season Poll (March 13, 2006) forward from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, shot 41.0 percent from three-point range during regular-season league 1-North Carolina (29-1) (46)...... 1,150 play. 2-Ohio State (28-2)...... 1,056 She hit 16-of-39 shots from beyond the arc against league foes and sizzled in NU’s final nine games of the Big 3-Maryland (28-4) ...... 1,008 12 season, burying 12 of her last 29 three-point attempts, including tying her career high with three three-pointers 4-Duke (26-3) ...... 1,001 against both Iowa State on Feb. 1 and Oklahoma State on Feb. 21. 5-LSU (27-3)...... 967 Overall this season, Aubry ranks second among the Huskers with 24 three-pointers, nearly doubling her total of 6-Tennessee (28-4)...... 943 13 three-pointers from a year ago. Aubry’s growing confidence from long range has helped the Huskers down the 7-Oklahoma (26-4)...... 901 stretch in regular-season Big 12 play. 8-Connecticut (27-4) ...... 853 Aubry has found her offensive niche while playing somewhat out of position for NU this year. She made the move 9-Rutgers (25-4)...... 804 from power forward to the wing after the season-ending knee injury to Jelena Spiric in fall practice. Aubry’s scoring 10-Baylor (24-6) ...... 718 average has dipped from her sophomore season, but her rebounding, assist and steals totals are on the rise. 11-Purdue (24-6)...... 622 Aubry enters the postseason averaging 6.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. She has scored in double figures 12-Georgia (21-8)...... 598 six times this season, including four times in Big 12 play. She has dished out 29 assists this year, nearly doubling 13-Stanford (23-7) ...... 564 her total of 16 in 29 games a year ago, while snagging 20 steals to surpass the 17 steals she had in 29 games as 13-DePaul (25-6)...... 564 a sophomore. 15-Arizona State (24-6) ...... 489 Aubry provided one of the best efforts of her career with 18 points and eight rebounds in Nebraska’s 84-50 16-Michigan State (22-9) ...... 449 victory over Creighton on Nov. 21. 17-Louisiana Tech (26-4)...... 374 She added 13 points in the Huskers’ win over Iowa State Feb. 1, when she tied her career high with a trio of 18-Utah (24-6) ...... 346 three-pointers. Aubry opened Big 12 play by scoring 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field at Colorado on Jan. 19-Temple (24-7)...... 317 4. She contributed 11 points and five rebounds against No. 24 Missouri on Jan. 11. She added 10 points, including 20-Texas A&M (23-8)...... 197 tying a career best with a trio of three-pointers at Iowa State on Jan. 14. 21-UCLA (20-10)...... 188 Over the summer, Aubry helped the Canadian National Team qualify for the 2006 World Championships in Brazil. 22-BYU (25-5) ...... 187 The appearance at the 2006 World Championships will be the first for the Canadians since 1994. 23-Bowling Green (28-2) ...... 137 Aubry has spent the past two seasons on the Canadian Senior National Team. She was also a member of the 24-New Mexico (21-8)...... 87 Canadian World University Games Team in 2003 as a member of the Canadian Under-20 National Team. 25-Minnesota (19-9) ...... 83 Other Big 12 schools receiving votes Howell Helps Huskers Push for Postseason Play Note: Nebraska 2005-06 opponents in bold. Senior LaToya Howell has helped ignite Nebraska’s 5-2 record over the past seven games with drastically improved production in all areas of her game. USA Today/ESPN Top 25 The 5-5 point guard from Chicago, Ill., enters the Postseason WNIT averaging 3.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.7 Final Regular-Season Poll (March 13, 2006) assists and 1.5 steals per game. 1-North Carolina (29-1) (30)...... 774 During NU’s last seven games, Howell is averaging 4.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.2 steals per game. 2-Ohio State (28-2) (1) ...... 731 She has grabbed 19 of her 43 steals on the season in her last eight games, while setting her career rebounding mark 3-Maryland (28-4) ...... 689 twice with eight rebounds against Kansas State on Feb. 18 and a career-high nine boards at Missouri on March 1. 4-Duke (26-3) ...... 677 Her eight rebounds in the Huskers’ 64-62 overtime victory over Kansas State on Feb. 18, came in a career-high 41 5-LSU (27-3)...... 644 minutes. 6-Tennessee (28-4)...... 625 Howell played one of her best games of the season in Nebraska’s win over Colorado in the first round of the 7-Connecticut (28-4) ...... 598 Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Championship on March 7 in Dallas. Howell scored nine points, dished out seven 8-Oklahoma (29-4)...... 586 assists and grabbed six boards to help the Huskers advance to the second round in the tournament for the second 9-Rutgers (25-4)...... 503 straight season. 10-Baylor (24-6) ...... 497 Howell tied her career high with 10 assists in just 24 minutes in the Huskers’ 81-56 win over Oklahoma State 11-Purdue (24-6)...... 469 on Feb. 21, the second time in league play she has dished out 10 assists (at Iowa State, Jan. 14). 12-Georgia (21-8)...... 420 She has started 28 of NU’s 29 games, coming off the bench behind Ashley Ford only against Texas A&M. 13-DePaul (25-6)...... 377 14-Stanford (23-7) ...... 345 Page Surging Down Stretch for Huskers 15-Arizona State (24-6) ...... 316 Sophomore Danielle Page has provided Nebraska with a major lift off the bench during the past seven games, 16-Louisiana Tech (26-4)...... 294 playing a major role in NU winning five of its past seven games. 17-Michigan State (22-9) ...... 259 The 6-2 forward from Monument, Colo., has averaged 5.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocked 18-Temple (24-7)...... 248 shot per contest over the last seven games. She has pulled down 16 of her 36 offensive boards on the season and 19-Utah (24-6) ...... 235 grabbed 10 of her 22 steals on the year in the past seven contests. 20-BYU (25-5) ...... 148 Page has also played an average of 20.1 minutes per game in the past seven contests, compared with just 15.8 21-Bowling Green (28-2) ...... 137 minutes per game on the season. 22-Texas A&M (23-8)...... 119 Page got off to a slow start to the 2005-06 season while coping with a breathing condition that limited her 23-UCLA (20-10)...... 90 playing time early in her sophomore season. She averaged just 1.8 points and 1.8 rebounds through the season’s 24-New Mexico (21-9)...... 88 first five games, but Page helped fuel Nebraska’s eight-game winning streak from Dec. 7 through Jan. 7. 25-Vanderbilt (20-10)...... 58 During that eight-game winning streak, Page averaged 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 blocked shots and 1.1 Other Big 12 schools receiving votes steals per game. She scored a season-high 14 points and grabbed six boards in NU’s win at Northwestern on Dec. 28-Minnesota (19-9) ...... 23 10. She added 12 points and five rebounds against Grambling State and produced her third double-figure scoring Note: Nebraska 2005-06 opponents in bold. effort of the season with 10 points, two rebounds, one block and one steal to help the Huskers win in her home state of Colorado for the first time in Page’s lifetime (20 years). Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 8 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 9 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Individual Career Highs Page, who blocked 31 shots as a freshman, leads the Huskers with 35 blocks this season to rank as the third- Scoring best total by a sophomore in school history. She is just the second player in school history, joining NU all-time block Player (Game, Date) Points leader Janet Smith, to post back-to-back 30-block seasons during her freshman and sophomore campaigns. Page Kiera Hardy (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 37 needs just one more block to catch Charlie Rogers (1997-98) in second on NU’s sophomore list. Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 31 Jessica Gerhart (vs. Colorado, 1/28/06) 22 Page ranks eighth at Nebraska with 66 blocked shots and needs just one more block to into sole possession of Chelsea Aubry (at Texas A&M, 2/16/05) 20 seventh on NU’s all-time list. She needs just two more blocks to produce one of the top 10 overall single-season TK LaFleur (vs. Texas State, 12/20/05) 16 totals in school history. Elena Diaz (vs. Kansas State, 3/9/05) 15 Danielle Page (vs. Oklahoma, 2/6/05) 15 LaToya Howell (at Minnesota, 12/3/05) 12 Sarah White (vs. OSU, 2/21/06; vs. Texas St., 12/20/05) 9 Turnover Margin Creating Victories for Huskers Ivana Drmanac (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 8 Nebraska has been solid this season in the key area of turnover margin. Ashley Ford (vs. Creighton, 11/21/05) 5 The Huskers have produced a stellar plus-4.8 team turnover margin by averaging just 13.9 turnovers per game, Sara Hieb (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/21/06) 3 while forcing an average of 18.7 turnovers per contest. Rebounding NU’s success in creating turnovers while taking care of the basketball has helped the Huskers attempt an Player (Game, Date) Rebounds average of 4.2 more shots per game than their opponents, while also getting to the free throw line an average of Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 14 Chelsea Aubry (vs. GSU., 12/29/05; vs. OU, 2/6/05) 11 1.4 more times per game. Jessica Gerhart (at MU, 1/8/05; vs. SELU, 12/1/04) 11 Nebraska produced its most lopsided turnover margin of the season by going plus-12 in the turnover column in Danielle Page (vs. Kansas, 1/29/05) 11 a 70-54 win over Colorado on Jan. 28. NU committed just 11 turnovers against the Buffaloes, while forcing 23 CU Kiera Hardy (vs. Kansas, 2/7/04) 9 Elena Diaz (vs. KSU, 2/23/05; at A&M, 2/16/05) 9 miscues. The Huskers added a plus-11 turnover total in their overtime win over Kansas State on Feb. 8, forcing 23 LaToya Howell (at Missouri, 3/1/06) 9 Wildcat turnovers while committing only 12 turnovers of their own, including just three after halftime. TK LaFleur (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/21/06) 6 The Huskers added a plus-10 turnover margin in their win over Oklahoma State on Feb. 21, committing a school- Sarah White (at Oklahoma, 2/26/06) 5 record low four turnovers while forcing 14 Cowgirl miscues. The Huskers also provided plus-10 turnover margins Ivana Drmanac (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 4 Ashley Ford (vs. Iowa State, 2/1/06; vs. Creighton, 11/21/05) 4 against Michigan and Texas State in non-conference play. Assists The Huskers have enjoyed at least a plus-five turnover margin in 18 of 29 games this season, and only four Player (Game, Date) Assists opponents - No. 3 LSU, Iowa State (Jan. 14), No. 12 Baylor, No. 24 Texas A&M (Feb. 11) - forced negative turnover LaToya Howell (vs. OSU, 2/21/06; at ISU, 1/14/06) 10 results by NU. In the other four games, No. 10 Minnesota and Northwestern matched the Huskers’ turnover total, Kiera Hardy (vs. Colorado, 1/28/06) 9 while the Huskers were a plus-one in the turnover column at Texas Tech, plus-two at Kansas State and plus-two Elena Diaz (vs. Iowa State, 2/12/05) 6 Chelsea Aubry (at Northwestern, 12/10/05) 4 against Texas A&M (March 8). Ashley Ford (vs. OSU, 2/21/06; vs. Texas St., 12/20/05) 4 TK LaFleur (vs. Grambling State, 12/29/05) 4 Danielle Page (at Oklahoma State, 2/1/05) 4 Huskers Displaying Defensive Dominance Kelsey Griffin (at Texas Tech, 1/21/06; at Mich., 12/17/05) 3 Nebraska is allowing just 62.4 points per game this season, its best team scoring defense average in the past Ivana Drmanac (Three Times, Memphis, 12/30/04) 2 decade, trailing only the 1996-97 squad’s 58.7 points allowed per contest. Jessica Gerhart (Six Times, at Oklahoma, 2/26/06) 2 Sarah White (vs. GSU, 12/29/05; vs. Texas St., 12/20/05) 2 Nebraska’s defense has shown the ability to shut down opponents at a record pace. The Huskers put a stranglehold Steals on Northwestern, giving up just 50 points on Dec. 10. A week later, Nebraska was even better on defense, allowing Player (Game, Date) Steals just 49 points to a solid Michigan squad. Against Texas State on Dec. 20, the Huskers may have played their best Kiera Hardy (at Missouri, 1/14/04) 6 defense of the season, giving up 47 points to a team that entered the game averaging 80 points per contest. LaToya Howell (vs. Missouri, 2/26/05; at Colorado 3/2/05) 5 The Huskers lowered their best defensive total of the season to 40 points in the win over Grambling State on Chelsea Aubry (vs. Grambling State, 12/29/05) 4 Dec. 29. The win over Grambling State marked the first time in school history that the Huskers held four straight Elena Diaz (at Kansas, 2/20/05) 4 Jessica Gerhart (vs. Kansas State, 2/18/06) 4 opponents to 50 or fewer points. Kelsey Griffin (vs. Iowa State, 2/1/06) 4 Nebraska held Iowa State to just 42 points on Feb. 1, the third-lowest scoring total by an NU Big 12 foe in the TK LaFleur (vs. Texas Southern, 12/7/05) 3 10-year history of the league. Danielle Page (Five Times, Kansas State, 2/18/06) 3 Sarah White (at OU, 2/26/06; vs. Creighton, 11/21/05) 3 The Huskers have held six of their opponents, including Creighton, Northwestern, Michigan, Texas State, Grambling Ashley Ford (vs. Missouri, 1/11/06) 2 State and Iowa State to 50 or fewer points this season. Ivana Drmanac (Three Times, Grambling St., 12/29/05) 1 Last year, Nebraska held five opponents to 50 or less in 32 games, which marked the first time since 1996-97 Sara Hieb (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/21/06) 1 that an NU team had held five foes to 50 or less during a season. The 1996-97 squad held six opponents to 50 Blocked Shots or fewer points, which was the most since holding eight opponents to 50 or fewer points in a 36-game season in Player (Game, Date) Blocks Danielle Page (vs. Iowa State, 2/12/05) 5 1978-79. NU has twice held nine foes to 50 or less in a season (1974-75 and 1976-77). Jessica Gerhart (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 3 In Coach Connie Yori’s four seasons in Lincoln, the Huskers have held opponents to 50 or fewer points 18 times Kelsey Griffin (at Kansas State, 2/4/06) 3 in 119 games. In Nebraska’s six previous seasons (beginning in 1996-97), which included three trips to the NCAA Chelsea Aubry (Three Times, at Colorado, 3/2/05) 2 Tournament, the Huskers held only 19 opponents to 50 or less in a span of 185 games. Elena Diaz (Two Times, Kansas, 1/7/06) 2 Ivana Drmanac (at ISU, 1/22/05; vs. Memphis, 12/30/04) 1 Kiera Hardy (at Creighton, 12/18/04; vs. Princeton, 11/23/03) 1 LaToya Howell (vs. Texas, 1/18/06) 1 Huskers Continue to Rank among Big 12 Leaders at Line TK LaFleur (Three Times, vs. Oklahoma State, 2/21/06) 1 Nebraska has continued its recent tradition of ranking among the top Big 12 teams at the free throw line. Sarah White (Three Times, vs. Grambling State, 12/29/05) 1 Through 29 games, the Huskers have hit 72.7 percent of their free throws. Minutes Played Nebraska ranks third in the Big 12, trailing only Colorado’s 74.0 percent accuracy and Iowa State’s 73.6 percent Player (Game, Date) Minutes success. The Huskers’ success rate ranks as the fifth-best percentage in school history. The past two seasons, Kiera Hardy (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 52 the Huskers have hit 74.9 percent (2004-05) and 74.0 percent (2003-04) from the line. The school record is 79.0 Danielle Page (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 39 Jessica Gerhart (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 37 percent set in 1981-82. NU added the third-best shooting percentage in school history with 74.5 percent accuracy Chelsea Aubry (Three Times, vs. Iowa State 2/1/06) 35 in 1988-89. LaToya Howell (vs. Kansas State, 2/18/06) 41 The Husker lineup features six players shooting better than 70 percent at the line, including Jessica Gerhart Kelsey Griffin (at Kansas State, 2/4/06) 33 Elena Diaz (vs. Kansas State, 3/9/05) 31 (84.0 percent), Kiera Hardy (78.6 percent), LaToya Howell (76.5 percent), Danielle Page (75.0 percent), Chelsea TK LaFleur (vs. Texas A&M, 3/8/06) 26 Aubry (72.7 percent) and Sarah White (73.3 percent). Ashley Ford (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 21 Sarah White (vs. Grambling State, 12/29/05) 17 Ivana Drmanac (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 14 Sara Hieb (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/21/06) 5 Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 8 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 9 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Hardy Increases Passing Proficiency in Junior Season NU Freshman Scoring Leaders In addition to her dynamic scoring abilities, Kiera Hardy has increased her impact for the Huskers in 2005-06 on Player (Season) PPG both the offensive and defensive ends. Through 29 games, Hardy is averaging 3.2 assists to rank among the top 15 1. Debra Powell (1981-82) 15.4 2. Angie Miller (1983-84) 14.6 players in the Big 12. She produced a career-high nine-assist effort in the win over Colorado on Jan. 28 and added 3. Maurtice Ivy (1984-85) 14.0 seven assists at Kansas State on Feb. 4. With 94 total assists this season, Hardy has shattered her 2004-05 total of 4. Darcy Williamson (1975-76) 13.7 67 in 32 games. She has also committed just over half the number of turnovers. 5. Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) 13.4 On the season, Hardy also ranks among the top 10 players in the Big 12 with her 1.5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio Karen Jennings (1989-90) 13.4 (94 assists-61 turnovers). Last season, Hardy’s assist-to-turnover ratio was 1-to-1.34 (67 assists-90 turnovers). Defensively, Hardy has been solid. She leads the Huskers and ranks among Big 12 leaders with 1.8 steals per NU Freshman Rebounding Leaders game. Her 52 steals are a career high, surpassing the 51 steals she had in 179 more minutes a year ago. Player (Season) RPG 1. Debra Powell (1981-82) 7.6 2. Angie Miller (1983-84) 7.1 Griffin Off to Record-Breaking Start for Huskers 3. Anna DeForge (1994-95) 6.9 Kelsey Griffin is off to a record-breaking start to her Nebraska career. The 6-2 freshman forward from Eagle River, Sherry Brink (1974-75) 6.9 Alaska, has scored in double figures in 19 of her first 29 games to become the fastest player in NU history to score 5. Karen Jennings (1989-90) 6.6 100 points. Griffin went over the century mark on the Huskers’ first basket of the game at Northwestern, and added - Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) 6.0 20 more points on the day. The 2005 Gatorade Alaska High School Player of the Year has continued her strong scoring pace by crossing the NU Freshman Field Goal Percentage 200-point plateau in her 14th game against Missouri. She produced the second double-double of her career with 16 Player (Season) Pct. points and 12 rebounds against the Tigers. She achieved the 300-point mark in her 21st game against No. 12 Baylor 1. Charlie Rogers (1996-97) .582 in Waco on Feb. 8, when she scored 19 points while going head-to-head with Baylor All-American Sophia Young. 2. Ann Halsne (1987-88) .560 Griffin added 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field against No. 24 Texas A&M. 3. Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) .552 She has scored 390 points through 29 games and needs just 10 more points to become just the fifth freshman 4. Angie Miller (1983-84) .538 5. Amy Stephens (1985-86) .528 in Nebraska history to score 400 points. She is averaging 13.4 points and a team-leading 6.0 rebounds per game. 6. Karen Jennings (1989-90) .527 Griffin produced possibly the best performance by a freshman in school history with 31 points and 14 rebounds for her first career double-double in a win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. She became the first freshman in history NU Freshman Free Throws Made to score 30 or more points in a regulation game and she tied the school record with 18 free throw attempts. Player (Season) FTM She added another top-five effort by a freshman with 28 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high three blocked 1. Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) 113 shots at Kansas State on Feb. 4. That performance earned her second Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week honor of the season. 2. Debra Powell (1981-82) 111 She earned her first award on Jan. 9. 3. Angie Miller (1983-84) 79 Griffin became just the 17th Husker (56 performances) in history to score 30 or more points in a game with her 4. Shannon Howell (2000-01) 77 Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) 77 31-point effort against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 27. NU Freshman Free Throws Attempts Griffin Erupts for 31 Points, 14 Rebounds vs. Islanders Player (Season) FTA After producing one of the top career-opening performances by a freshman in school history against South Dakota 1. Debra Powell (1981-82) 193 2. Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) 162 State, Kelsey Griffin produced perhaps the best game by a freshman in school history with 31 points and 14 rebounds 3. Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) 114 in NU’s 76-64 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Sunday at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic. 4. Maurtice Ivy (1984-85) 108 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 Angie Miller (1983-84) 108 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. Nebraska Big 12 Players of the Week Griffin became the first Husker freshman in history to score 30 or more points in regulation, while becoming 2005-06 just the second Husker frosh to hit for 30 points, trailing only Deb Powell’s 34-point outburst on Feb. 25, 1982 in an Player, Class, Position Date overtime contest with Notre Dame. Powell got her 34 points while playing 44 minutes against the Fighting Irish. She Kiera Hardy, Junior, Guard March 3, 2006 added 12 rebounds in a stellar all-around performance by one of the best players in NU history. Kiera Hardy, Junior, Guard Feb. 20, 2006 Griffin’s 18 free throw attempts against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi set the NU freshman mark and tied the overall Kiera Hardy, Junior, Guard Nov. 28, 2005 school record in that category, previously held by Margaret Richards (Eastern Kentucky, Nov. 29, 2003) and Nicole 2004-05 Kubik (Kansas, Jan. 16, 1999). Player, Class, Position Date Griffin, the 2005 Gatorade Alaska High School Player of the Year, tipped off her Nebraska career by scoring a Kiera Hardy, Sophomore, Guard Jan. 17, 2005 game-high 18 points and adding a team-high seven rebounds to go along with two steals in Nebraska’s opener against South Dakota State on Nov. 19. Nebraska Big 12 Rookies of the Week Her 18-point effort tied for the third-best scoring total by a freshman in a career-opener, trailing only WNBA All- 2005-06 Star Anna DeForge’s school-record 22 points against Gonzaga on Nov. 24, 1995, and Deb Powell’s 19 points against Player, Class, Position Date Pacific Christian on Nov. 20, 1981, among NU freshmen in career-opening games. Kelsey Griffin, Freshman, Forward Feb. 6, 2006 All-American Karen Jennings also scored 18 points in her career debut against St. Louis on Nov. 24, 1989, while Kelsey Griffin, Freshman, Forward Jan. 9, 2006 Angie Miller added 18 points in her first career game against South Florida on Nov. 25, 1983. All four of the other Huskers who have scored 18 or more points in the first games of their careers went on to score 2004-05 Danielle Page, Freshman, Forward Feb. 14, 2005 1,500 or more points at Nebraska. Danielle Page, Freshman, Forward Jan. 31, 2005 Jelena Spiric, Junior, Forward Jan. 17, 2005 Huskers Enjoy Success Against Strong Schedule Jelena Spiric, Junior, Forward Jan. 10, 2005 Nebraska put together its third straight winning season despite playing some of the nation’s toughest competition week in and week out in the Big 12 Conference and throughout the non-conference season. Overall the Huskers played 15 games against 2006 postseason qualifiers, including eight contests against NCAA Tournament teams and seven more against WNIT qualifiers. Seven opponents were ranked in the top 25 at game time, Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 10 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 11 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com

NU leads at the half 14-3 including No. 3 LSU, No. 9 Oklahoma, No. 10 Minnesota, No. 12 Baylor, No. 22/24 Texas A&M and No. 24 Missouri. NU trails at the half 3-8 The Huskers’ 2005-06 schedule was highlight by a road game at defending national champion Baylor on Feb. NU is tied at the half 0-1 8 in Waco, Texas, and a matchup with two-time NCAA Final Four participant and then-No. 3 LSU at the Miami NU attempts more FG than opponent 15-6 Thanksgiving Classic. NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 2-5 NU faced a third top 12 team on the road when the Huskers took on Minnesota in Minneapolis on Dec. 3, and NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-1 made it a fourth road appearance against a top 12 squad at Big 12 champion Oklahoma on Feb. 26. NU makes more FG than opponent 14-1 While four of the Huskers’ 12 losses came at the hands of top 12 opponents, three more setbacks came to top NU makes fewer FG than opponent 0-11 25 foes, including a pair of setbacks to Texas A&M, and a loss to Missouri on Jan. 11. NU makes same number of FG as opponent 3-0 The Huskers posted one of their biggest wins of the season by knocking off the Tigers in the regular-season rematch at Missouri on March 1 to conclude the regular season. NU added a win over another 2006 NCAA Tournament NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 14-1 qualifier by beating Northern Arizona in Lincoln on Dec. 31. NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 3-11 In addition to the two wins over 2006 NCAA Tournament foes, the Huskers added four victories over teams in NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 5-0 the 2006 WNIT field, including a pair of wins over Kansas, another win over Kansas State and a victory over Iowa NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 12-12 State. NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 14-4 NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 3-8 Yori Establishing Firm Foundation at Nebraska NU shoots more FT than opponent 12-3 In her fourth season at Nebraska, Coach Connie Yori has the Husker program moving in the right direction. After NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 4-8 the Huskers suffered through four consecutive losing seasons, Yori has the Huskers securely placed among the top NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 1-1 tier of teams in the always tough Big 12 Conference. NU makes more FT than opponent 13-2 For the second straight season, Nebraska earned the No. 6 seed at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and NU makes fewer FT than opponent 4-8 won a first-round game in the league tournament. The Huskers also finished with a .500 league record for the NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-2 second straight season, while earning their third consecutive postseason trip to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. NU has more total rebounds than opponent 11-3 NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 5-10 The Huskers closed the 2005-06 regular season with a 17-12 record and 8-8 Big 12 mark. That follows on the NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0 heels of an 18-14 overall mark and an 8-8 league mark in 2004-05, when the Huskers advanced to the second round of the WNIT for the second straight year. Nebraska’s successful season came despite replacing four starters NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 10-4 from the the 2003-04 squad, and included the biggest victory in school history, a 103-99 triple overtime win over NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 7-6 eventual national champion and then-No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, 2005. NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 0-2 NU’s postseason streak began with an 18-12, 7-9 season in 2003-04, when the Huskers posted a first-round NU has more assists than opponent 11-0 home WNIT victory over Drake. That season, the Huskers produced one of the nation’s top turnarounds with a 10- NU has fewer assists than opponent 5-12 game improvement over their 2002-03 campaign, which tied for the ninth-best swing in NCAA Division I women’s NU has same number of assists as opponent 1-0 basketball in 2003-04. NU’s amazing improvement came despite playing a powerful schedule that included 19 NU has more turnovers than opponent 0-4 games against teams that advanced to postseason play. NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 16-7 The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Yori led Creighton to a 24-7 overall mark and a 16-2 MVC NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 1-1 record in 2001-02 to capture the league’s regular-season and tournament titles. Yori’s success at CU in 2001-02 NU has more steals than opponent 14-3 capped a 170-115 career mark at Creighton. Her teams made two trips to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and 2002. NU has fewer steals than opponent 1-8 Before taking over the top job with the Bluejays, Yori led NCAA Division III Loras College to a 25-25 record in two NU has same number of steals as opponent 2-1 seasons from 1990 to 1992. She also served as an assistant coach at Creighton from 1986 to 1989. Yori was one of the top players in Creighton history, and she still owns the school record for career scoring NU has more blocked shots than opponent 5-2 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 NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 8-7 NU has same number of blocks as opponent 4-3 her No. 25 jersey retired. She was inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. A native of Ankeny, Iowa, the 42-year-old Yori is married to Kirk Helms, and the couple had their first child, NU commits more fouls than opponent 3-5 Lukas, in early July of 2004. NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 14-6 NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 0-1 Spiric Out for Season with Injury in Fall Practice Games are decided by 10 or more points 14-6 Nebraska forward Jelena Spiric was lost for the season with a knee injury suffered during the first official week Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 3-6 Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 1-1 of fall practice. Spiric, a 6-1 senior from Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, underwent surgery and will likely apply Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 1-1 for a medical hardship. Spiric captured Big 12 Newcomer-of-the-Year honors in her first season at Nebraska in 2004-05, despite playing Overtime 1-0 most of the season at less than 100 percent after suffering a similar injury to her other leg in the final game of her Playing on Monday 1-0 junior college career. Spiric averaged 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game with 23 starts as a junior, including Playing on Tuesday 3-0 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in Big 12 competition. In a pair of Postseason WNIT games, Spiric averaged Playing on Wednesday 5-4 15.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest. Playing on Thursday 1-0 Playing on Friday 0-1 Playing on Saturday 6-6 Six Recruits Set to Join Huskers for 2006-07 Season Playing on Sunday 1-1 Nebraska women's basketball coach Connie Yori announced the signing of six impressive recruits to National Playing in November 2-2 Letters of Intent during the early signing period for the 2006-07 season. Playing in December 6-1 The Huskers, who are entering their fourth season under Yori, will be joined next season by Nikki Bober (Murdock, Playing in January 3-4 Neb.), Ana Fakatou (Long Beach, Calif.), Kala Kuhlmann (Charter Oak, Iowa), Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls, Minn.), Playing in February 4-4 Nicole Neals (Chandler, Ariz.) and Yvonne Turner (Bellevue, Neb.). Playing in March 2-1 On Feb. 15, Turner became just the second Husker recruit in history to earn All-America status from the WBCA. She is scheduled to compete in the WBCA High School All-Star game on April 1 at the NCAA Women’s Final Four at the FleetCenter in Boston. Yori said the large incoming class promises to give the Huskers their deepest and most talented team during her tenure for the 2006-07 campaign. The group also makes it possible to give NU its first Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 10 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 11 • Postseason WNIT - Drake • March 16, 2006 • Huskers.com

full roster since Yori's arrival at Nebraska in 2002-03, when the Huskers had only a handful of active scholarship Nebraska’s Career Scoring Leaders players. Player (Years) Points "We are very excited about this incoming class, not only because of the depth it might create for us next year, 1. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 2,405 but also because there are some very talented players in this group," Yori said. "Hopefully next year we will feel like 2. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 2,131 we have overcome the numbers situation that we have had in our first four years in the program. This class takes 3. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 1,976 us another step closer to being able to play the exciting style of up-tempo basketball we want to be able to play." 4. Nicole Kubik (1997-2000) 1,867 For complete biographies on Nebraska’s incoming recruiting class, visit Huskers.com. Click on Basketball under 5. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 1,859 the Women’s Sports menu. Then click Roster and click on 2006-07 season. 6. Debra Powell (1982-85) 1,843 7. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 1,778 8. Angie Miller (1984-87) 1,541 Fastbreakers Booster Club 9. Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 1,433 The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Booster Club, the Fastbreakers, and Lil’ Breakers Booster Club provide dynamic 10. Kiera Hardy (2004-present) 1,363 support to the Huskers. Membership benefits include regular e-mail news flashes during the season, a free Nebraska 10. Janet Smith (1979-82) 1,284 Yearbook, game information, invitations to monthly pre-game meals with the coaches, access to preferred parking, 12. Brooke Schwartz (1997-2000) 1,243 an invitation to the postseason awards banquet and much, much more. 13. Jan Crouch (1976-79) 1,183 For more information on the Fastbreakers and Lil’ Breakers Booster Club, please visit the Nebraska women’s 14. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 1,116 basketball home page on Huskers.com, e-mail Fastbreaker President Susan Ferris at [email protected] or call the 15. Ann Halsne (1988-91) 1,096 16. Nafeesah Brown (1992-94) 1,089 Nebraska women’s basketball office at (402) 472-6462. 17. Tina McClain (1994-97) 1,074 18. Kate Galligan (1993-96) 1,069 2006 Fastbreakers Membership Levels 19. Cathy Owen (1982-85) 1,048 Level Benefits 20. Stacy Imming (1984-87) 1,036 Tip-In ($50) (Yearbook, Game Information, Access to Preferred Parking, Social Activities) 21. Alexa Johnson (2001-04) 1,035 3-Pointer ($100) (Same as Tip-In, plus a Nebraska Women’s Basketball Media Guide) 22. Charlie Rogers (1997-2000) 1,001 Slam Dunk ($250) (Same as 3-Pointer, plus Complimentary Preferred Parking, Eligible for Coach of the Game, free Lil’ Breaker membership) 80 Points - 37 Straight Wins All-Star ($500) (Same as Slam Dunk, plus an Appreciation Plaque) Under Coach Connie Yori: 17-0 (4 seasons) MVP ($1,000+) (Same as All-Star, plus free admission for Two at all Backboard Banquets) 2005-06: 6-0 2004-05: 8-0 2003-04: 3-0 Nebraska’s History of Success at Home 2002-03: 0-0 Since the Bob Devaney Sports Center opened in 1976-77, the Huskers are 299-108 (.735) in games played in vs. Big 12: 7-0 (2-0 in 2005-06) the arena, including 109-69 (.612) in conference games. Nebraska finished the regular season 10-4 at home in Opponent (Date) Site Result 2005-06. vs. Oklahoma State (2/21/06) H W, 81-56 The Huskers rolled to a 12-4 home record in 2004-05, after running to a 13-4 home mark in 2003-04. Nebraska at Colorado (1/4/06) A W, 80-62 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 vs. Texas State (12/20/05) H W, 96-47 of the NCAA Tournament at the Devaney Center. The Huskers added a 73-60 win over Drake in the first round of at Northwestern (12/10/05) A W, 80-50 vs. Texas Southern (12/7/05) H W, 93-68 the WNIT on March 18, 2004, before losing 75-67 in the next round to Oregon State on March 22, 2004. Nebraska vs. Creighton (11/21/05) H W, 84-50 closed its 2004-05 season with a 71-67 loss to Iowa on March 25, 2005 in the second round of the WNIT. vs. Iowa State (2/12/05) H W, 88-59 Attendance is a big part of the Huskers’ success. The Huskers drew their largest crowd outside of the month of vs. Baylor (1/12/05) H W, 103-99 3OT February in school history with 7,114 fans at the Devaney Center on Jan. 7, 2006, for the Huskers win over Kansas. at Missouri (1/8/05) A W, 81-74 Nebraska ranks among the top 30 schools nationally with an average home attendance of 3,316 fans per game in vs. Colorado (1/5/05) H W, 84-62 2005-06. vs. Memphis (12/30/04) H W, 82-50 The Huskers ranked 25th nationally last season by averaging 4,022 fans per contest. In 2004-05, the Huskers vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/20/04) H W, 81-70 attracted two of the four largest crowds in school history in back-to-back games on Feb. 12 and Feb. 23. NU drew vs. Southeastern Louisiana (12/1/04) H W, 82-35 vs. Northern Colorado (11/19/04) H W, 89-46 its fourth-largest crowd in school history with a season-high 12,429 fans in attendance for an 88-59 win over No. vs. Kansas State (1/24/04) H W, 81-63 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12. It was NU’s largest crowd in the past five seasons, dating back to a school-record crowd vs. Texas-Arlington (12/6/03) H W, 81-59 of 13,226 against Kansas State on Feb. 26, 2000. vs. Wofford (11/21/03) H W, 104-46 The Huskers surpassed the mark in their next home game when 13,023 fans filled the Devaney Center to watch at Cal State Fullerton (12/29/01) A W, 89-55 NU clash with Kansas State on Feb. 23. It was the first time in school history that Nebraska had back-to-back vs. Weber State (12/6/01) H W, 89-63 crowds of more than 12,000. at New Orleans (12/2/01) A W, 87-58 Nebraska ranked 14th nationally in average home attendance in 1999-2000 with 4,772 fans per game, after vs. Texas Southern (11/29/01) H W, 87-51 ranking 15th nationally with a school-record average of 5,000 fans per game in 1998-99. NU added an average vs. Northern Iowa (11/24/01) N W, 80-74 vs. Colgate (11/23/01) N W, 86-45 home crowd of 4,204 in 2000-01. vs. Southern Illinois (11/16/01) H W, 88-47 vs. East Carolina (12/30/00) H W, 82-63 Nebraska’s Top 10 Single-Game Attendance Figures vs. UPR-Mayaguez (12/19/00) N W, 99-43 No. Attendance Opponent Date Result vs. St. Peter’s (12/10/00) H W, 83-70 1. 13,226 Kansas State Feb. 26, 2000 W, 65-56 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/25/00) H W, 83-59 2. 13,135 #15 Iowa State Feb. 7, 1999 W, 68-67 vs. Oakland (11/17/00) H W, 91-59 3. 13,023 #17 Kansas State Feb. 23, 2005 L, 69-94 vs. Kansas (3/8/00) N W, 80-67 4. 12,429 #14 Iowa State Feb. 12, 2005 W, 88-59 vs. Baylor (3/7/00) N W, 82-61 at Missouri (3/2/00) A W, 80-66 5. 12,181 #22 Iowa State Feb. 28, 1998 W, 78-53 at Baylor (2/19/00) A W, 82-71 6. 11,465 Colorado Feb. 22, 1998 W, 68-60 vs. Missouri (1/18/00) H W, 80-63 7. 10,221 #11 Texas Tech Feb. 21, 1999 L, 62-75 at Kansas (1/11/00) A W, 81-69 8. 8,637 #13 Texas Tech Feb. 9, 1997 W, 62-57 at Wyoming (12/19/99) A W, 89-74 9. 7,901 #23 Kansas Feb. 13, 2000 W,75-72 vs. Washington (12/6/99) H W, 89-86 10. 7,114 Kansas Jan. 7, 2006 W, 73-61 vs. Wisconsin (11/21/99) H L, 85-92 OT