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NEBRASKA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES VS. ORAL ROBERTS, FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 6 P.M. 2020-21 SCHEDULE (0-0, 0-0 BIG TEN) NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Date Opponent Time/Result Dec. 4 Oral Roberts [B1G Network+] 6 p.m. VS. ORU GOLDEN EAGLES Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, 6 p.m. (CT) Dec. 6 Idaho State [B1G Network+] 5 p.m. Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,000) - Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 10 Illinois^ [B1G Network+] 7 p.m. Live Video: B1G Network+ Dec. 14 at Creighton [NET] 5 p.m. Live Radio: Husker Sports Network (5:45 p.m.) Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst) Dec. 20 at Indiana^ [B1G Network+] TBA 0-0 Lincoln (B107.3 FM/1400 AM); Omaha (ESPN 590 AM) 0-2 Dec. 23 at Purdue^ [B1G Network+] TBA 0-0 BIG TEN Huskers.com, Huskers App, TuneIn 0-0 SUMMIT Dec. 31 Northwestern^ [B1G Network+] TBA Jan. 3 Rutgers^ [B1G Network+] TBA Jan. 7 at Michigan^ [B1G Network+] TBA HUSKERS TIP SEASON AGAINST ORAL ROBERTS FRIDAY Jan. 10 at Michigan State^ [B1G Network+] TBA • The Nebraska women’s basketball team opens its 2020-21 season by taking on Oral Roberts on Jan. 16 Ohio State^ [B1G Network+] TBA Friday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off against the Golden Eagles (0-2) is set for 6 p.m. (CT). • Due to Big Ten Conference policies and local directed health measures, no fans will be permitted Jan. 19 Minnesota^ [B1G Network+] TBA inside Pinnacle Bank Arena. A live video stream will be available to subscribers of B1G Network+ with Jan. 25 at Illinois^ [B1G Network+] TBA free live radio available on the Husker Sports Network with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call. Jan. 28 Wisconsin^ [B1G Network+] TBA • Nebraska is coming off a 17-13 season that would have culminated with a trip to the Postseason Feb. 4 at Penn State^ [B1G Network+] TBA WNIT in 2020, but the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic ended the college basketball season before postseason play could begin. Feb. 7 at Rutgers^ [B1G Network+] TBA • Nebraska’s 12-player roster features plenty of new faces in 2020-21, with seven newcomers Feb. 10 Iowa^ [B1G Network+] TBA including four transfers and three true freshmen for fifth-year Coach Amy Williams. Feb. 14 Maryland^ [B1G Network+] TBA • While a majority of Nebraska’s roster is new to the program, Oral Roberts has experienced an Feb. 17 at Northwestern^ [B1G Network+] TBA even more massive overhaul with 12 newcomers on the Golden Eagle 16-player roster. • Last season, Nebraska defeated Oral Roberts 77-67 at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Dec. 14 to Feb. 21 Penn State^ [B1G Network+] TBA improve to 9-1 on the year. The Huskers are 7-0 all-time against ORU with all seven meetings in Feb. 24 at Minnesota^ [B1G Network+] TBA Lincoln. Feb. 27 Michigan State^ [B1G Network+] TBA • Sam Haiby led the Huskers against the Golden Eagles, putting up 20 points, five rebounds and March 5/6 at Iowa^ [B1G Network+] TBA four steals. The junior from Moorhead, Minn., is Nebraska’s top returning scorer from a year ago when she averaged 10.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals. March 8-13 at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis) • Kate Cain added 15 points and game highs with eight rebounds and four blocked shots in the All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Pinnacle victory. The three-time Lisa Leslie Award candidate earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades Bank Arena. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All of after averaging 9.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and a Big Ten-best 3.4 blocks per game. The 6-5 senior Nebraska’s regular-season games can be heard live on the center who earned her bachelor’s degree in management from Nebraska in May, is Nebraska’s career leader in blocks with 280 after setting the school season record with 101 rejections in 2019-20. Cain Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln is a two-time Big Ten All-Defensive selection. and ESPN 590 AM (or CD105.9 FM) in Omaha, and free on • Oral Roberts, which finished 2019-20 with a 15-16 overall record that included a 9-7 mark to tie Huskers.com. [BTN] - Big Ten Network; [BTN+] - Live Video for third in the Summit League, opened its 2020-21 campaign last weekend with a pair of road losses Streams of live BTN and BTN+ games at No. 14 Arkansas and Oklahoma State. HUSKERS.COM 2020-21 NEBRASKA ROSTER & STATISTICS No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 0 Ashley Scoggin 5-7 RSo. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 Makenzie Helms* 5-8 So. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2 Trinity Brady* 5-11 So. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 Sam Haiby** 5-9 Jr. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5 MiCole Cayton 5-9 Gr./RJr. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 Whitney Brown 5-8 Fr. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11 Ruby Porter 5-10 Fr. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14 Bella Cravens 6-3 Jr. F 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21 Annika Stewart 6-3 Fr. F 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24 Nailah Dillard 5-9 So. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 31 Kate Cain*** 6-5 Gr./Sr. C 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 34 Isabelle Bourne* 6-2 So. F 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COMMUNICATIONS • ONE MEMORIAL STADIUM, P.O. BOX 880123, LINCOLN, NE, 68588-0123 JEFF GRIESCH • OFFICE (402): 472-7775 • CELL: 540-0279 • FAX: 472-2005 • E-MAIL: [email protected] • TWITTER: @JEFFGRIESCH FOLLOW: @HUSKERSWBB • #HUSKERS • FACEBOOK.COM/HUSKERSWBB • HUSKERS.COM 2 2020-21 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS SCOUTING ORAL ROBERTS (0-0, 0-0 BIG TEN) • Oral Roberts brings an 0-2 record to Lincoln for Friday night’s game against Nebraska. The Golden No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Eagles opened with a 96-49 loss at No. 14 Arkansas (Wednesday, Nov. 26), before suffering a 73-54 34 Isabelle Bourne 6-2 So. F 0.0 0.0 setback at Oklahoma State on Sunday (Nov. 29). 31 Kate Cain 6-5 Gr./Sr. C 0.0 0.0 • Head Coach Misti Cussen is in her ninth season at the helm for the Golden Eagles and holds a 1 Makenzie Helms 5-8 So. G 0.0 0.0 2 Trinity Brady 5-11 So. G 0.0 0.0 124-124 overall head coaching record. After going 15-16 overall and 9-7 in the Summit League last 4 Sam Haiby 5-9 Jr. G 0.0 0.0 season, ORU was picked to finish fourth in the Summit League Preseason Poll. Off the Bench • In the season-opening loss to the Razorbacks, ORU lost senior starting guard Keni Jo Lippe in 0 Ashley Scoggin 5-7 RSo. G 0.0 0.0 the game’s second minute to an ankle injury. Lippe averaged 18.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists 5 MiCole Cayton 5-9 Gr./RJr. G 0.0 0.0 10 Whitney Brown 5-8 Fr. G 0.0 0.0 and 1.6 steals last season to earn first-team All-Summit League honors. 11 Ruby Porter 5-10 Fr. G 0.0 0.0 • The 5-9 guard from Adair, Okla., who sat out the loss to Oklahoma State with the ankle injury, 14 Bella Cravens 6-3 Jr. F 0.0 0.0 comes to Nebraska with 1,215 career points. She led all scorers with 21 points in ORU’s 77-67 loss at 21 Annika Stewart 6-3 Fr. F 0.0 0.0 Nebraska last season. 24 Nailah Dillard 5-9 So. G 0.0 0.0 Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998) • The only other returning Golden Eagles to play in last season’s game at Nebraska are senior Fifth Season at Nebraska (59-62) Regan Schumacher and sophomore guards Gem Summers and Nena Taylor. None of those three 14th Season Overall (252-171) players scored, and Taylor has not made an appearance yet for ORU this season. • Summers is ORU’s scoring leader so far this season, averaging 9.5 points per game off the bench, ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES including a career-high 16 points in a career-high 25 minutes at Oklahoma State. (0-2, 0-0 SUMMIT LEAGUE) • Schumacher, a 6-2 center, has averaged 7.0 points and a team-best 7.0 rebounds early this season, No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG including six points and a career-high 12 rebounds at Oklahoma State. 32 Addisyn Moore 6-0 Fr. F 1.5 4.5 • The rest of the ORU roster is filled with newcomers, including eight freshmen: (Corrie Anderson, 20 Regan Schumacher 6-2 Sr. C 7.0 7.0 2 Tierney Coleman 5-9 Fr. G 7.0 2.5 Tierney Coleman, Tyaija Coleman, Hannah Giddey, Camryn Hill, Courtlyn Loudermill, Addisyn Moore 14 Ariel Walker 5-5 Jr.