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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.