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184 | NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | 2014-15 | #HUSKERS NebRASKA 1,000-POiNT SCOReRS Amy #35 Kiera #21 stePheNS hARdY (5) 1,976 Points (6) 1,930 Points 5-6, Guard 5-6, Guard Alliance, Neb. Kansas City, Mo. (Alliance) (O'hara) 1986-89 2004-07 One of the greatest three-point shooters in Nebraska history, Amy Perhaps the most explosive player and creative shot-maker in Nebraska history, Stephens connected on 129 of 323 long-range attempts (.399) in just two Kiera Hardy closed her career as one of the most prolific three-point shooters in seasons with the three-point shot at her disposal. Husker history. The 5-6 guard from Alliance, Neb., shares Nebraska's single-season record Hardy, who earned WBCA Region 5 All-America honors as a senior, ranks sixth on with 85 made three-pointers in 216 attempts as a senior in 1988-89, when Nebraska's all-time scoring list with 1,930 points. She also held NU's career three- she produced the third-highest single-season scoring average (21.9 ppg) point mark with 267 until Jordan and 10th-highest point total Hooper hits 295 from 2011 to (612) in school history. She 2014. Hardy and Hooper are the claimed a spot on Nebraska's only Huskers in history with more All-Century Team when it than 200 career threes. was announced in February Hardy tied the school single- of 2000. season three-point record with a Along with being a sophomore single-season record tremendous scorer with 85 triples in 2004-05. She added the junior single-season record 1,976 career points, Stephens with 81 in 2005-06. was also a gifted passer, A three-time first-team ranking fifth all-time with 444 All-Big 12 selection for the assists. She was also a strong Huskers, Hardy joins Hooper, defensive player, ranking Karen Jennings, Maurtice Ivy and third all-time at Nebraska Kelsey Griffin as the only three- with 280 career steals. The time first-team all-conference four-year starter ranks ninth selections in NU history. She also in Husker history with 113 joined Chelsea Aubry as the first career starts to go along two Huskers to earn four straight with the second-highest free postseason tournament bids. throw percentage (.837) in Before Hardy's arrival on school history. campus, the Huskers had failed Stephens erupted for to advance to postseason play the fourth-highest single- for three consecutive seasons. game point total in school Amy Stephens was chosen to Nebraska's As a freshman, Hardy came history with a 40-point off the bench to average 9.1 All-Century Team, joining Karen Jennings, A three-time first-team All-Big 12 pick, Kiera Hardy performance in an 85-76 win points per game in 27 contests. Maurtice Ivy, Nicole Kubik and Anna DeForge. was one of the most explosive players in the Big 12 over Oklahoma on Feb. 8, Conference in her three years as a starter. Hardy helped NU to the 1989. She added a 37-point postseason after the Huskers outburst in an 82-79 loss at Kansas, where she tied her own school record went 8-20 the year before she arrived in Lincoln. As a sophomore, Hardy made that she had set on Dec. 30, 1988, against Iowa with seven three-pointers. a splash on the Big 12 and national scene by averaging 19 points per game. She Stephens earned WBCA/Kodak Region 5 All-America honors in 1988-89 to grabbed national headlines with her 37-point eruption against eventual national go along with first-team All-Big Eight Conference accolades. champion Baylor, as the Huskers knocked off the then-No. 2 Lady Bears, 103-99 in Playing alongside three-time first-team All-Big Eight swing player triple overtime. Maurtice Ivy, Stephens helped the Huskers to the Big Eight title and their Hardy's effort against Baylor marked a career high and was one of four 30-point first NCAA Tournament in 1988. In a 100-82 loss at USC, Stephens scored performances in her career. She capped her sophomore season by tying the school 20 points to go along with three assists and two rebounds, while connecting single-game record with seven threes against Iowa in the Postseason WNIT. on 4-of-8 three-pointers. After spending the 2002-03 season as an assistant After leading NU to a third straight WNIT trip as a junior, Hardy guided the Huskers coach at Nebraska, Stephens became the head coach at Drake. She spent to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2000 as a senior. She produced the third- highest scoring total by a Husker in the NCAA Tournament with 23 points in a loss to nine seasons with the Bulldogs from 2003-04 through 2011-12. Temple. Hardy was a third-round pick of the Connecticut Sun in the 2007 WNBA Draft. Stephens spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant coach at Saint Louis. Hardy played professionally in Europe for two seasons. She was an assistant coach at Texas-Pan American in 2012-13. She currently lives in Kansas City, Mo. Stephens' Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-FGA FT-FTA 3FG-Att. Reb.-Avg. TP-Avg. hardy's Career Statistics 1985-86 28-27 160-303 32-39 NA 114-4.1 352-12.6 Year G-GS FG-FGA FT-FTA 3FG-Att. Reb.-Avg. TP-Avg. 1986-87 29-29 245-447 56-70 NA 74-2.6 546-18.8 2003-04 27-0 88-227 41-49 30-97 79-2.9 247-9.1 1987-88 29-29 185-395 52-60 44-107 109-3.8 466-16.1 2004-05 32-31 226-560 72-89 85-238 117-3.7 609-19.0 1988-89 28-28 226-513 75-88 85-216 117-4.2 612-21.9 2005-06 32-32 201-509 77-98 81-224 99-3.1 560-17.5 Career 114-113 816-1,658 215-257 129-323 414-3.6 1,976-17.3 2006-07 32-32 177-424 89-108 71-193 97-3.0 514-16.1 Career 123-95 692-1,720 279-344 267-752 392-3.2 1,930-15.7 HISTORY | 13 ALL-AMERICA AWARDS SINCE 1993, SIX SINCE 2010 @HUSKERSWBB | HUSKERS.COM | 185 NebRASKA 1,000-POiNT SCOReRS Nicole #32 Anna #30 KubiK deForge (7) 1,867 Points (8) 1,859 Points 5-10, Guard 5-11, Guard Cambridge, Neb. Niagara, Wis. (Cambridge) (Niagara) 1997-2000 1995-98 Nicole Kubik's success on the court was almost criminal. The 5-10 guard from One of the best all-around players in Nebraska history, Anna DeForge earned Cambridge, Neb., was a two-time first-team defensive All-American by the Women's honorable-mention All-America honors from The Associated Press in both 1996-97 and Basketball News Service, and ranks 15th all-time in NCAA Division I with 418 career steals. 1997-98, while claiming first-team All-Big 12 Conference honors in both seasons. She also As a junior, she set the school record with a nation-leading 136 steals to earn Women's earned a spot on the Big 12 All-Tournament team as a junior in 1996-97. Basketball News Service National Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors. Along with her accomplishments on the court, DeForge was a strong performer in Kubik added 108 steals as a senior the classroom, earning honorable-mention academic All-Big 12 honors in 1996-97 and and 104 steals as a sophomore, giving 1997-98. DeForge's success earned her one of five spots on Nebraska's All-Century Team her the top three single-season totals announced in February of 2000. in school history. DeForge ranks eighth in total points (1,859), sixth in total rebounds (804), seventh in Defense was just a small part of assists (392) and seventh in steals (222). DeForge's 15.9 points per game rank as the ninth- Kubik's game. She led the Huskers highest career average and her 6.9 rebounds per game rank 12th all time at Nebraska. in scoring as a junior and a senior DeForge scored a career- and and ranks seventh in NU history high 33 points in an 84-76 loss at with 1,867 points. She ranks fourth in Colorado on Jan. 7, 1998, and set school history with 563 career assists. a career best with 15 rebounds in A dangerous penetrator, Kubik had a a 78-53 win over the Buffaloes in knack for getting to the free throw Lincoln on Feb. 22, 1998. line. Her 440 made free throws rank The Niagara, Wis., native No. 2 on the Husker charts, while her produced 611 points and 260 586 free throw attempts rank third. rebounds as a senior to rank Her 119 career starts rank seventh. 11th on Nebraska's single-season As a senior, Kubik was one of 10 scoring chart, while helping the finalists for the Nancy Lieberman- Huskers to the second NCAA Cline Award honoring the nation's Tournament victory in school top point guard. She earned first-team history. All-Big 12 and Big 12 All-Tournament In a 76-59 drubbing of New honors and was chosen for the Mexico at Norfolk, Va., on March WBCA All-Star Challenge. She was 13, 1998, DeForge scored 13 points Nicole Kubik was a two-time defensive All- also honored as one of five players to go along with a career-high tying American for the Huskers and a first-round on Nebraska's All-Century Team 15 rebounds and six assists.