2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL www.Huskers.com (news, results, schedule, roster) www.ThisIsNebraska.com (more about Nebraska) Facebook.com/HuskersWBB @HuskersWBB & #Huskers 2012-13 Schedule/Results (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time/Result This Week in Nebraska Women’s Basketball Oct. 29 Pittsburg State (exh.) [HuskersNside] 7:05 p.m. Nov. 4 UNK (exh.) [HuskersNside] 2:05 p.m. Exhibition Game #1 Nov. 9 North Carolina A&T [HuskersNside] 7:05 p.m. Nebraska Cornhuskers (24-9, 10-6 Big Ten) Nov. 11 Temple [BTN.com] 2:05 p.m. Nov. 16 Northern Arizona [HuskersNside) 7:05 p.m. vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas (27-6, 17-3 MIAA) Nov. 18 at South Dakota State [HuskersNside] 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 7:05 p.m. Nov. 20 Sam Houston State [BTN.com] 7:05 p.m. Nov. 23 at USC [Pac-12 Network] 4 p.m. Bob Devaney Sports Center (Lincoln, Neb.) Nov. 28 Maryland [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 7 p.m. Promotion: Husker Haunted Hoops Dec. 1 Idaho State [HuskersNside] 2:05 p.m. Free General Admission to Youth Dec. 5 at Creighton [HuskersNside] 7:05 p.m. (8th Grade & Under) in Halloween Costumes Dec. 8 Florida State [HuskersNside] 2:05 p.m. Dec. 16 at South Florida [HuskersNside] 1 p.m. TV: None • Free Live Internet Video: Huskers.com • Free Internet Audio: Huskers.com Dec. 20 Oral Roberts [BTN.com] 7:05 p.m. Radio: IMG College Husker Sports Network (PBP-Matt Coatney; Analyst-Jeff Griesch) Dec. 29 Grambling State [HuskersNside] 7:05 p.m. (93.3 FM-KFFF-Omaha / 1230 AM-KHAS-Hastings / 94.1 FM-KNEB-Scottsbluff) Jan. 2 Wisconsin^ [BTN.com] 7:05 p.m. Jan. 5 Purdue^ [CBS] 1 p.m. Jan. 10 at Indiana^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 5:30 p.m. Huskers Tip Off Final Season at Devaney Against Gorillas Jan. 13 at Penn State^ [ESPN2] 1 p.m. The Nebraska women’s basketball team opens its final season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center by Jan. 17 Illinois^ [BTN.com] 7:05 p.m. tipping off exhibition play for the 2012-13 season against the Pittsburg State Gorillas on Monday, Oct. 29. Jan. 20 at Minnesota^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 5 p.m. Nebraska’s battle with the Gorillas is set for a 7:05 p.m. tip, with live radio coverage provided by the Husker Jan. 24 Michigan State^ [BTN.com] 7:05 p.m. Sports Network, including Omaha flagship 93.3 FM The Wolf. Nebraska’s exhibition games will not be carried Jan. 31 at Ohio State^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 7:30 p.m. over the air on Lincoln flagship B107.3 FM, but the exhibition games are available to the stations on the Feb. 3 Minnesota^ [BTN.com] 2:05 p.m. Husker Sports Network across the state of Nebraska. The game is also available for free on Huskers.com. Feb. 7 at Northwestern^ [BTN.com] 7 p.m. Nebraska enters 2012-13 after a young Husker team ran to a 24-9 overall record, including a 10-6 Big Feb. 11 at Iowa^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 7:30 p.m. Ten mark in 2011-12. The Huskers advanced to their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in the past Feb. 14 Ohio State^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 8 p.m. six years and battled their way to the Big Ten Tournament championship game in their first season in the Feb. 21 at Michigan^ [BTN.com] 6 p.m. conference. The 2012-13 Huskers return four starters and 10 letterwinners from last season’s squad. Feb. 24 Iowa^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 2 p.m. Coach Connie Yori’s Huskers will be led by Wade Trophy Watch List members Lindsey Moore and Jordan Feb. 28 at Wisconsin^ [BTN or BTN.com] TBA Hooper. Moore, a senior from Covington, Wash., was one of eight finalists for the Nancy Lieberman Award March 3 Penn State^ [BTN or BTN.com] TBA March 7-10 at Big Ten Tournament TBA presented to the nation’s top point guard in 2011-12. Hooper, a junior forward from Alliance, Neb., earned (Sears Centre Arena - Hoffman Estates, Ill.) honorable-mention All-America accolades from the Associated Press, while claiming first-team All-Big Ten March 23-26 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA honors. They are joined by returning starting forwards Emily Cady and Hailie Sample. March 30- NCAA Regionals TBA While Nebraska’s 24 wins a year ago marked the second-most victories in school history, Pittsburg April 2 State is coming off the best season in school history. The Gorillas rampaged through the Mid-America April 7-9 NCAA Women’s Final Four (New Orleans, La.) Intercollegiate Athletics Association with a 17-3 conference record on their way to a 27-6 overall mark. Coach Lane Lord and the Gorillas earned their first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Bob Devaney Sports Center. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All of Nebraska’s (2011-12 Nebraska Statistics) regular-season games can be heard live on the Husker Sports 2012-13 Nebraska Roster/Statistics No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in 00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 Sr. G 33-33 15.7 3.3 5.1 2.2 0.2 Omaha, and free on Huskers.com. [BTN] - Big Ten Network[BTN. 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 So. F 33-33 3.8 3.8 1.2 0.5 0.4 com]/[HuskersNside]-Live Video Streams for subscribers 10 Meghin Williams 6-1 Sr. F 33-0 2.2 3.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 1 Tear’a Laudermill 5-9 So. G 27-0 4.0 1.5 0.6 0.9 0.0 13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 So. G 33-0 3.8 2.0 1.0 1.2 0.1 14 Katie Simon 6-2 So. F 27-0 2.6 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 21 Sadie Murren 5-8 Fr. G Wahoo (Neb.) High School 22 Courtney Aitken 5-9 Fr. G Centura (Neb.) High School 23 Emily Cady 6-2 So. F 33-33 9.9 6.5 1.7 1.4 0.8 Get Your Tickets Now at Huskers.com 24 Rachel Theriot 6-0 Fr. G Midpark (Ohio) High School or Call 800-8-BIG-RED 33 Rebecca Woodberry 5-10 So. G 31-0 4.5 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 (800) 824-4733 or (402) 472-3111 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 Jr. F 33-33 18.9 9.3 0.5 0.9 0.7 55 Adrianna Maurer 6-3 Jr. C 10-0 4.2 3.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 University of Nebraska Media Relations Office • One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box 880123, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0123 WBB Contact: Jeff Griesch • Office (402): 472-7775 • Cell: 540-0279 • Fax: 472-2005 • E-Mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @JeffGriesch Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 2 • 2012-13 Game Notes • Huskers.com Inside the Lineups Huskers Welcome Fans for Haunted Hoops vs. Pittsburg State Nebraska Cornhuskers (24-9, 10-6 Big Ten) For its second straight Big Ten season, Nebraska plays the first women’s basketball game in the No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG conference in 2012-13. The Huskers invite fans to come celebrate the start of another basketball season 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 So. F 3.8 3.8 with Husker Haunted Hoops. 23 Emily Cady 6-2 So. F 9.9 6.5 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 Jr. F 18.9 9.3 Fans in 8th grade and younger will receive free general admission seating to the Devaney Center if they 00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 Sr. G 15.7 3.3 are dressed in a Halloween costume. Those young fans are also invited to compete in a halftime costume 13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 So. G 3.8 2.0 contest on the Devaney Center Court. Off the Bench 1 Tear’a Laudermill 5-9 So. G 4.0 1.5 10 Meghin Williams 6-1 Sr. F 2.2 3.0 Huskers’ Opener with Gorillas Earliest in School History 14 Katie Simon 6-2 So. F 2.6 1.3 Nebraska’s Oct. 29 season opener with Pittsburg State will mark the earliest exhibition date on the 33 Rebecca Woodberry 5-10 So. G 4.5 3.3 calendar that the Huskers have ever played. Last season, NU played the first game in the Big Ten with 55 Adrianna Maurer 6-3 Jr. C 4.2 3.5 an Oct. 30 tip-off against Pittsburg State. That game marked the earliest tip date in school history. The 21 Sadie Murren 5-8 Fr. G High School 22 Courtney Aitken 5-9 Fr. G High School previous season, the Huskers also opened the season with the Gorillas, running to a win on Halloween 24 Rachel Theriot 6-0 Fr. G High School day. In 2009-10, Nebraska opened exhibition play against Pittsburg State on Nov. 3, 2009. Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) 11th Season at NU (190-126); 23rd Season Overall (385-266) Nebraska Celebrates Final Basketball Season at Devaney Center Pittsburg State Gorillas (27-6, 17-3 MIAA) The Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball teams will celebrate their final season at the Bob Devaney No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Sports Center throughout the 2012-13 campaign.