2007-08 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SID Contact: Jeff Griesch • Office Phone: (402) 472-7775 • Cell Phone: (402) 540-0279 • Fax Number: (402) 472-2005 • E-Mail: [email protected] 2007-08 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (13-3, 2-0) Date Opponent Time/Result THIS WEEK IN HUSKER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Nov. 1 Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition) W, 62-48 Nov. 5 Nebraska-Omaha (exhibition) W, 78-50 GAME 17 Nov. 9 UTEP (HuskersNside) W, 81-74 Nov. 11 Mississippi (HuskersNside) W, 80-59 Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-3, 2-0) Nov. 17 Florida (Huskers.com/Toys for Tots) W, 90-63 vs. #11 Oklahoma Sooners (10-3, 1-1) Nov. 23-25 at Oahu Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) Nov. 23 vs. Marist L, 59-66 Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) • Norman, Okla. Nov. 24 vs. Utah L, 44-56 Wednesday, Jan. 16 • 7 p.m. Nov. 25 vs. Akron W, 75-47 Television: Sooner Sports Network - DirecTV Channel 25 Nov. 30 Creighton (HuskersNside) W, 79-65 My TV Time Warner Digital Cable Channel 110 in Lincoln HUSKERS.COM Dec. 2 Robert Morris (HuskersNside) W, 73-58 Charter Basic Cable Channel 17 in Kearney/Grand Island Areas Dec. 8 USC (HuskersNside) W, 87-69 Radio: Husker Sports Network Dec. 13 at Cal State Bakersfield W, 66-62 Dec. 15 at Long Beach State W, 75-52 (98.1 FM-KFGE, Lincoln, 1110 AM-KFAB, Omaha, 880 AM-KRVN) Dec. 22 at #18 Ohio State (HuskersNside) L, 74-86 Live Internet Audio: Huskers.com (free) Dec. 30 Denver (Huskers.com) W, 73-38 Jan. 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (HuskersNside) W, 67-39 Jan. 9 #15 Texas (HuskersNside)^ W, 56-45 HUSKERS CHALLEngE NO. 11 SOONERS IN BIG 12 ROAD OPENER Jan. 12 Kansas (FSN/Alumni)^ W, 71-51 The Nebraska women’s basketball team (13-3, 2-0) hits the road for the first time in Big 12 Conference action Jan. 16 at #11 Oklahoma (SSN/DirecTV Ch. 25)^ 7 p.m. when the Huskers travel to Norman, Okla., to face No. 11 Oklahoma (10-3, 1-1 Big 12) on Wednesday night. Jan. 19 at Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ 7 p.m. Tip-off with the defending Big 12 co-champion Sooners is set for 7:08 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center, with live Jan. 23 Texas A&M (FSN Midwest/Huskers.com)^ 7:05 p.m. television coverage provided by My TV Time Warner Cable Channel 110 in Lincoln. The game will also be carried on Jan. 26 at Baylor ^ 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 Kansas State (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. DirecTV Channel 25 and on Charter basic cable packages on Channel 17 in the Kearney and Grand Island areas. The Feb. 3 at Missouri (FSN)^ 3 p.m. game is being produced by the Sooner Sports Network, with Bob Carpenter on the play-by-play and Kenny Mossman Feb. 6 at Colorado (FSNRM)^ 9 p.m. adding analysis. Live radio coverage will be provided by the Husker Sports Network, including 98.1 FM-KFGE, 1110 Feb. 10 Oklahoma State (ESPN2/Red Cross)^ 1 p.m. AM-KFAB in Omaha and 880 AM-KRVN in Lexington. Huskers.com will carry a free live audio broadcast with Matt Feb. 17 at Kansas (ESPN360/Think Pink)^ 2 p.m. Coatney and Jeff Griesch calling the action. Feb. 21 Missouri (FSNMW/Huskers.com/$ Days)^ 7:05 p.m. Nebraska is one of only four Big 12 teams that managed to go undefeated during the opening week of conference Feb. 24 at Texas Tech^ 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at Kansas State (FSNMW)^ 7 p.m. action. The Huskers cruised to home wins over No. 15 Texas and Kansas thanks to a stingy defense that surrendered March 2 Colorado (HuskersNside)^ 2:05 p.m. a Big 12-best 48.0 points per game last week. To put that in perspective, Oklahoma State point guard Andrea Riley March 5 Iowa State (HuskersNside/Senior Night)^ 7:05 p.m. scored 45 on her own in Saturday’s 82-63 victory over the Sooners. Riley and the Cowgirls managed the second-best March 11-15 at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship opening-week defensive effort, allowing 58.5 points per game last week. (Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.) Through two league games, the Huskers also lead the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense (29.9 percent) and All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. scoring margin (plus 15.5 ppg), while ranking second in the Big 12 in free throw shooting. NU has hit 83.6 percent FSN - Fox Sports Net National TV; FSNMW - FSN Midwest TV; FSNRM - FSN Rocky Mountain TV; SSN - Sooner Sports Network TV; HuskersNside - Premium of its attempts in league play after entering Big 12 play ranked 11th in free throw percentage (59.9 percent) - just video stream on Huskers.com for subscribers; Huskers.com - Free video ahead of Oklahoma. stream on Huskers.com for all users; All Nebraska games can be heard Wednesday’s battle with the Sooners features two of the best juniors in the nation in 2007 National Player of live on the Husker Sports Network, including 98.1 FM KFGE in Lincoln the Year Courtney Paris from Oklahoma and 2007 first-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin. Paris and Griffin both and for free on Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center. earned Big 12 Freshman-of-the-Year honors from various publications in 2006. 2007-08 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 5 Kaitlyn Burke G 5-7 Fr. North Vancouver, B.C. (National Elite Development Academy) Leads Nebraska with 19 3FG and 44 assists (2.8 apg) 11 Nicole Neals* G 5-6 So. Chandler, Ariz. (St. Mary’s) One of Nebraska’s most improved players in the offseason 13 Kala Kuhlmann* G 5-8 So. Charter Oak, Iowa (Charter Oak-Ute) 2006 Iowa Athlete of the Year; 7.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg in Big 12 15 Monique Whittaker G 5-10 Fr. Onalaska, Texas (Livingston) Texas All-Stater, averaged 20.9 ppg, 9.9 rpg in 2006-07 22 Yvonne Turner* G 5-8 So. Omaha, Neb. (Bellevue East) 2006 WBCA HS All-American; 8.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 6.3 spg last 3 games 23 Kelsey Griffin** F 6-2 Jr. Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) 2007 First-Team All-Big 12; 15th Husker with 1,000 pts., 500 reb. (career) 24 Dominique Kelley G 5-7 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) 2007 Nebraska Player of the Year; 15 pts., 9 reb. vs. Denver 32 Tay Hester G 5-10 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. (Perris/UTEP/Mt. San Antonio College) MVP of 2007 Calif. State JUCO Tourn.; 13 pts., 12 reb., vs. UTEP 35 Jessica Periago C 6-4 Fr. Toulon, France (National Sport School) French Senior National Team; Scored in three of last six games 40 Cory Montgomery* F 6-2 So. Cannon Falls, Minn. (Cannon Falls) Started 4 games in place of Griffin; 11 games in double figures 42 Nikki Bober* C 6-4 So. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) One of NU’s most improved players; 4.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg in Big 12 44 Catheryn Redmon C 6-3 Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) No. 14 Post Player in the Nation in 2006; 9 pts., 3 reb. vs. Akron 52 Danielle Page*** F 6-2 Sr. Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer) No. 2 at NU in Career Blocks (171); Big 12 Player of the Week (11/12) Head Coach: Connie Yori, Sixth Year (Creighton, 1986), 293-212 (18th season overall) 98-72 (Sixth season at Nebraska) Assistant Coaches: Sunny Smallwood, Third Year (Boise State, 1983); Tory Verdi, Third Year (Keene State, 1996); Kellie Lewis-Jay, First Year (Boise State, 1998) Director of Operations: Angela Timmons, Sixth Year (Creighton, 2001); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Steph Clark, Fourth Year (Creighton, 1993) Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 2 • at Oklahoma • Jan. 16, 2008 • Huskers.com WEDNESDAy’s PROBABLE STARTERS NEBRASKA NUggETS: TEAM NOTES Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-3, 2-0) 4Nebraska's 2-0 Big 12 start marks the third time in the last four seasons that NU has started the league season No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG with a pair of wins. Last season Oklahoma handed the Huskers a loss in the second game of the year, but NU reeled 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Jr. F 12.3 6.0 52 Danielle Page 6-2 Sr. F 11.9 7.4 off three straight wins to start 4-1. Nebraska has started the league season no worse than 2-1 in the last five years. 22 Yvonne Turner 5-8 So. G 6.2 3.3 OU has handed the Huskers their first Big 12 loss on two occasions during that span (70-51, Jan. 7, 2003). 24 Dominique Kelley 5-7 Fr. G 7.0 3.5 4Nebraska is leading the Big 12 through two league games by surrendering just 48 points per game. Oklahoma State 32 Tay Hester 5-10 Jr. G 7.8 4.4 ranks second at 58.5 points per contest. Over the last four games, NU is allowing just 43.3 points per game. Off the bench 40 Cory Montgomery 6-2 So. F 11.1 5.2 4Nebraska's 45 points allowed in a 56-45 win over No. 15 Texas were the fewest scored by a top-25 opponent in 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Fr. G 6.4 2.0 school history against the Huskers. 11 Nicole Neals 5-6 So.