110 | NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | 2009-10 BIG 12 CONFERENCE SEASON REVIEW BIG 12 CONFERENCE FINAL STANDINGS Team Big 12 Pct. Big 12 Tournament Overall Pct. $Oklahoma%^ 15-1 .938 1-1, Semifinals 32-5 .865 $Baylor&^ 12-4 .750 3-0, Big 12 Champions 29-6 .829 $Iowa State^ 11-5 .688 1-1, Semifinals 27-9 .750 $Texas A&M^ 11-5 .688 2-1, Big 12 Runner-up 27-8 .771 Kansas State^ 10-6 .625 1-1, Quarterfinals 25-8 .758 Texas^ 8-8 .500 1-1, Quarterfinals 21-12 .636 Texas Tech 6-10 .375 0-1, First Round 16-15 .516 Kansas@ 6-10 .375 1-1, Quarterfinals 22-14 .611 Nebraska@ 6-10 .375 0-1, First Round 15-16 .484 Oklahoma State@ 4-12 .250 1-1, Quarterfinals 17-16 .515 Missouri 4-12 .250 0-1, First Round 13-17 .433 Colorado 3-13 .188 0-1, First Round 11-18 .379 $-Top four seeds in Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship earn first-round byes Catheryn Redmon ranked third in the Big 12 with 2.8 blocks per game in %-Big 12 regular-season champions; &-Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament Champion league action as a sophomore, trailing only Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris and Baylor’s Danielle Wilson in that category. ^-NCAA Tournament qualifiers; @-Postseason WNIT qualifiers PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CONFERENCE Defensive Player of the Year Danielle Gant, Texas A&M, Sr. Guard/Forward CHAMPIONSHIP Danielle Gant, Sr., G/F, Texas A&M Takia Starks, Texas A&M, Sr. Guard MARCH 12-15, 2009 Sixth Player of the Year SECOND TEAM OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Melissa Jones, So., G, Baylor Player, School, Year Position COX CONVENTION CENTER Nyeshia Stevenson, Jr., F/G, Oklahoma Brittany Spears, Colorado, So. Forward Heather Ezell, Iowa State, Sr. Guard FIRST TEAM First Round, Thursday, March 12 Marlies Gipson, Kansas State, Sr. Forward #5 Kansas State 58, #12 Colorado 51 (Cox) Player, School, Year Position Danielle Wilson, Baylor, Jr. Center Brittainey Raven, Texas, Jr. Guard #8 Kansas 61, #9 Nebraska 56 (Cox) Dominic Seals, Texas Tech, Sr. Forward #6 Texas 62, #11 Missouri 59 (Cox) Danielle McCray, Kansas, Jr. Guard/Forward #10 Oklahoma State 63, #7 Texas Tech 57 (Cox) Shalee Lehning, Kansas State, Sr. Guard HONORABLE MENTION Ashley Sweat, Kansas State, Jr. Forward Player, School, Year Position Second Round, Friday, March 13 Ashley Paris, Oklahoma, Sr. Forward Rachel Allison, Baylor, Sr. Forward #1 Oklahoma 76, #8 Kansas 59 (FSN) Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, Sr. Center Jessica Morrow, Baylor, Sr. Guard/Forward #4 Texas A&M 65, #5 Kansas State 63 (FSN) Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma, Fr. Guard Jhasmin Player, Baylor, Sr. Guard #2 Baylor 67, #10 Oklahoma State 62 (FSN) Andrea Riley, Oklahoma State, Jr. Guard Kara Richards, Colorado, Sr. Center #3 Iowa State 59, #6 Texas 55 (FSN) Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State, So. Guard Semifinals, Saturday, March 14 Alison Lacey, Iowa State, Jr. Guard #4 Texas A&M 74, #1 Oklahoma 62 (FSN) Alyssa Hollins, Missouri, Sr. Guard #2 Baylor 63, #3 Iowa State 57 (FSN) Cory Montgomery, Nebraska, Jr. Forward Championship Game, Saturday, March 15 Whitney Hand, Oklahoma, Fr. Guard #2 Baylor 72, #4 Texas A&M 63 (FSN) Shaunte’ Smith, Oklahoma State, Sr. Forward Carla Cortijo, Texas, Sr. Guard ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 HUSKERS Kathleen Nash, Texas, So. Guard Player, Year Team Kala Kuhlmann, Junior First ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Kaitlyn Burke, Sophomore First Player, School, Year Position Jessica Periago, Sophomore First Alyssa Fressle, Colorado, Fr. Guard Cory Montgomery, Junior Second Whitney Hand, Oklahoma, Fr. Guard Ashleigh Fontenette, Texas, Fr. Guard BIG 12 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS Sydney Carter, Texas A&M, Fr. Guard Coach of the Year Kierra Mallard, Texas Tech, Fr. Center Sherri Coale, Oklahoma ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM Player of the Year Player, School, Year Position Courtney Paris, Sr., Center, Oklahoma Danielle Wilson, Baylor, Jr. Center Newcomer of the Year Yvonne Turner, Nebraska, Jr. Guard Tanisha Smith, Jr., Guard, Texas A&M Cory Montgomery was honored by the Big 12 for her Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, Sr. Center performance on the court and in the classroom as a Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma, So. Guard Freshman of the Year junior. Montgomery claimed honorable-mention All-Big Danielle Gant, Texas A&M, Sr. Guard/Forward Whitney Hand, Fr., Guard, Oklahoma 12 recognition, while earning second-team academic all-conference honors. SEASON REVIEW | our team. our time. HUSKERS.COM | 111 2008-09 CONFERENCE-ONLY STATISTICS Overall Record: 6-10 Home: 5-3 Away: 1-7 Neutral: 0-0 Rebounds Player G-GS Min-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot/Avg. PF-D A TO BK ST TP/Avg. Cory Montgomery 16-16 548-34.2 100-219 .457 14-38 .368 45-51 .882 36-89 125/7.8 26-0 23 37 1 10 259/16.2 Yvonne Turner 16-16 505-31.6 64-172 .372 34-100 .340 41-51 .804 6-48 54/3.4 42-1 34 61 6 30 203/12.7 Dominique Kelley 16-16 440-27.5 53-128 .414 11-24 .458 34-45 .756 11-43 54/3.4 23-0 32 36 0 12 151/9.4 Catheryn Redmon 16-16 456-28.5 37-90 .411 0-0 .000 19-29 .655 37-61 98/6.1 49-2 5 23 44 11 93/5.8 Tay Hester 16-5 342-21.4 30-80 .375 0-5 .000 21-37 .568 20-38 58/3.6 47-2 23 53 1 12 81/5.1 Monique Whittaker 1-0 5-5.0 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000 0-0 0/0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 4/4.0 Kaitlyn Burke 16-11 296-18.5 22-66 .333 8-32 .250 2-3 .667 1-11 12/0.8 17-0 18 13 0 2 54/3.4 Nicole Neals 16-0 202-12.6 16-39 .410 11-29 .379 0-0 .000 2-10 12/0.8 10-0 17 12 0 4 43/2.7 Jessica Periago 16-0 164-10.3 15-34 .441 4-14 .286 6-7 .857 10-17 27/1.7 13-0 3 12 5 2 40/2.5 Kala Kuhlmann 16-0 143-8.9 9-27 .333 1-8 .125 1-2 .500 5-7 12/0.8 7-0 15 14 0 6 20/1.3 Harleen Sidhu 12-0 99-8.3 3-11 .273 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 3-6 9/0.8 10-0 0 11 0 4 7/0.6 Team Rebounds 29-32 61/3.8 4 Huskers 16 3,200 349-868 .402 84-257 .327 173-229 .755 160-362 522/32.6 245-5 170 276 57 93 955/59.7 Opponents 16 3,200 409-940 .435 84-245 .343 148-211 .701 206-386 592/37.0 241-2 205 257 62 138 1,050/65.6 Score by Periods 1 2 OT Total Deadball Rebounds Nebraska 474 481 0 955 33 Opponents 509 541 0 1,050 21 Yvonne Turner (right) and Cory Montgomery led the Huskers throughout Big 12 Conference play as juniors. Turner earned a spot on the Big 12 All-Defensive Team for the second straight season and averaged 12.7 points per game. Montgomery was an honorable-mention All-Big 12 pick and led Nebraska in scoring (16.2 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg) in league play. 11 20-win seasons in school history | SEASON REVIEW 112 | NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | 2009-10 BIG 12 CONFERENCE TEAM STATISTICS SCORING OFFENSE Team G Pts. Avg. 1. Oklahoma 37 2,803 75.8 2. Oklahoma State 33 2,333 70.7 3. Texas 33 2,316 70.2 4. Baylor 35 2,427 69.3 5. Texas A&M 35 2,387 68.2 6. Kansas 36 2,435 67.6 7. Iowa State 36 2,312 64.2 8. Texas Tech 31 1,975 63.7 9. Kansas State 33 2,082 63.1 10. Nebraska 31 21,927 62.2 11. Colorado 29 1,763 60.8 12. Missouri 30 1,818 60.6 SCORING DEFENSE Team G Pts. Avg. 1. Kansas State 33 1,760 53.3 2. Iowa State 36 1,972 54.8 3. Texas A&M 35 1,939 55.4 4. Baylor 35 2,010 57.4 5. Texas 33 1,936 58.7 6. Missouri 30 1,795 59.8 7. Kansas 36 2,177 60.5 8. Oklahoma 37 2,239 60.5 9. Nebraska 31 1,913 61.7 10. Texas Tech 31 1,917 61.8 11. Oklahoma State 33 2,124 64.4 12. Colorado 29 1,889 65.1 SCORING MARGIN Team Off. Def. Margin Cory Montgomery helped Nebraska rank fourth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage. The Huskers hit 71.8 percent of 1. Oklahoma 75.8 60.5 +15.2 their free throws on the year, including 75.5 percent in league play. Montgomery's 85.6 free throw percentage ranked 2. Texas A&M 68.2 55.4 +12.8 second in the Big 12. 3. Baylor 69.3 57.4 +11.9 4. Texas 70.2 58.7 +11.5 7. Oklahoma State 764 2,002 .382 10. Texas Tech 161 501 .321 5. Kansas State 63.1 53.3 +9.8 8. Texas Tech 688 1,789 .385 11. Nebraska 147 452 .325 6. Iowa State 64.2 54.8 +9.4 9. Iowa State 737 1,908 .386 12.