2013-14 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL www.Huskers.com (news, results, schedule, roster) www.ThisIsNebraska.com (more about Nebraska) Facebook.com/HuskersWBB @HuskersWBB & #Huskers 2013-14 Schedule/Results (21-5, 11-3 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time/Result This Week in Nebraska Women’s Basketball Oct. 27 Pittsburg State (exhibition) [Huskers.com] W, 98-47 Nov. 3 Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition) W, 75-34 Game #27 Nov. 8 UCLA [NET/BTN.com] W, 77-49 #16/#13 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nov. 11 Alabama [BTN.com] W, 62-48 Nov. 15 at Utah [Pac-12 Network/Mountain] W, 75-69 (21-5 Overall, 11-3 Big Ten) Nov. 21 Arkansas-Pine Bluff [BTN.com] W, 78-55 Illinois Fighting Illini Nov. 24 Southern [BTN.com] W, 87-64 (9-18 Overall, 2-12 Big Ten) Nov. 27 UMass-Lowell [BTN.com] W, 77-42 Thursday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m. (Central) Nov. 30 Washington State [Huskers.com] L, 72-76 Dec. 4 at #18 North Carolina [ESPN3] L, 62-75 Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.) Dec. 8 Utah State [BTN.com] W, 95-75 Tickets: Huskers.com / 1-800-8-BIG-RED Dec. 14 Creighton [BTN.com] W, 63-38 Dec. 21 South Dakota [BTN.com] W, 87-53 Radio: 25-Station IMG College Husker Sports Network (PBP-Matt Coatney; Analyst-Jeff Griesch) Dec. 29 Oral Roberts [BTN.com] W, 89-53 107.3 FM KBBK-Lincoln; 93.3 FM KFFF-Omaha Jan. 2 Northwestern^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] W, 66-65 Live Premium Video: BTN.com All-Access (premium subscribers) Jan. 9 at Michigan State^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] L, 57-70 Jan. 12 at Illinois^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] W, 75-56 Free Live Audio: Huskers.com Jan. 16 Minnesota^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] W, 88-85 OT Special Event: Senior Night (Postgame Ceremony Honoring Jordan Hooper) Jan. 19 #22 Purdue^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] L, 75-77 Jan. 26 at Northwestern^ [BTN.com] L, 59-63 No. 16 Huskers Shoot for 16th Home Win, Honor Hooper on Senior Night Jan. 29 Michigan^ [NET/BTN.com] W, 84-51 The No. 16 Nebraska women’s basketball team tries to close out its regular-season home schedule with Feb. 1 at Iowa^ [BTN.com] W, 80-67 Feb. 5 at Wisconsin^ [BTN.com] W, 71-70 OT its ninth consecutive Big Ten win before honoring All-American Jordan Hooper on Senior Night against Feb. 8 #24 Michigan State^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] W, 76-56 Illinois on Thursday in Lincoln. Feb. 13 at Michigan^ [BTN.com] W, 76-68 Tip-off between the Huskers (21-5, 11-3 Big Ten) and Fighting Illini (9-18, Big Red Streaks Feb. 16 Indiana^ (Play4Kay) [BTN/BTN2Go.com] W, 76-61 2-12 Big Ten) is set for 7 p.m. (CT) at Pinnacle Bank Arena, and tickets are NU’s Six-Game Conference Feb. 20 at Ohio State^ [BTN.com] W, 67-59 available now at Huskers.com. Live radio coverage will be provided by the Winning Streaks Feb. 24 #8 Penn State^ [ESPN2] W, 94-74 Husker Sports Network with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch calling the action Season Games Feb. 27 Illinois^ (Senior Night) [BTN.com] 7 p.m. 2009-10 16 (1-16) for flagships B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha. A free March 2 at Purdue^ [ESPN2] 1 p.m. 2012-13 10 (6-15) March 6-9 at Big Ten Tournament live audio stream will be available on Huskers.com. (Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind.) 2013-14 8 (7-14) No live television will be available, but BTN.com All-Access will provide a 1996-97 6 (2-7) March 22-25 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds (16 Predetermined Sites) premium video stream to subscribers. March 29-31 NCAA Lincoln Regional (Pinnacle Bank Arena) March 29 Regional Semifinal Game 1 3:30 p.m. The Huskers are coming off their most impressive win of the season with March 29 Regional Semifinal Game 2 6 p.m. a 94-74 run past No. 8 Penn State at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Monday. Hooper, a two-time first-team All- March 31 Regional Final 8:30 p.m. Big Ten choice, notched her 11th double-double of the season and 37th of her career with 19 points and April 6-8 NCAA Women’s Final Four (Nashville, Tenn.) 12 rebounds to go along with a career-high-tying four assists. Hooper hit 4-of-6 three-pointers to push April 6 National Semifinal Game 1 5:30 p.m. her Nebraska record total to 279 in her career, which ranks fifth in Big Ten history. The 6-2 senior from April 6 National Semifinal Game 2 8 p.m. April 8 National Championship Game 7:30 p.m. Alliance, Neb., also pushed her career scoring and rebound totals to 2,208 points and 1,054 rebounds, which both rank No. 2 in Husker history and No. 11 on the Big Ten all-time charts. All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Pinnacle Bank Junior Tear’a Laudermill also played a huge role in the Huskers’ eighth straight win. The 5-9 guard from Arena. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All of Nebraska’s Riverside, Calif., tied a school record with seven threes on her way to a career-high 27 points. Sophomore regular-season games can be heard live on the Husker Sports guard Rachel Theriot also knocked down all three of her threes, as Hooper, Laudermill and Theriot combined Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in for 14 of Nebraska’s season-high 16 threes against Penn State. Omaha, and free on Huskers.com. [BTN/BTN2Go.com] - Big Ten Network; [BTN.com] - Live Video Streams for subscribers of Big Ten Digital Network All-Access 2013-14 Nebraska Roster/Statistics [Huskers.com]-Live Video Streams No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 1 Tear’a Laudermill** 5-9 Jr. G 26-23 11.3 2.5 1.2 1.1 0.4 3 Hailie Sample** 6-1 Jr. F 26-26 6.3 6.0 2.4 0.7 0.5 10 Hannah Tvrdy 5-9 Fr. G 18-0 1.5 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.0 11 Esther Ramacieri 5-7 Fr. G 14-0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 13 Brandi Jeffery** 5-7 Jr. G 25-3 4.1 2.1 1.5 0.6 0.0 21 Sadie Murren* 5-8 So. G 22-0 2.9 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 22 Allie Havers 6-5 Fr. C 26-0 3.1 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 Get Your Tickets Now at Huskers.com 23 Emily Cady** 6-2 Jr. F 26-26 13.2 9.2 3.1 0.8 0.9 or Call 800-8-BIG-RED / (800) 824-4733 33 Rachel Theriot* 6-0 So. G 26-26 13.7 3.5 6.5 1.0 0.3 35 Jordan Hooper*** 6-2 Sr. F 26-26 20.1 9.3 1.3 1.0 0.5 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 • 2013-14 Game Notes • Huskers.com Projected Lineups Huskers to Honor Nebraska Native Hooper on Senior Night Nebraska Cornhuskers (21-5, 11-3 Big Ten) Nebraska will honor two-time All-American and two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection Jordan Hooper No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG in postgame Senior Night festivities on Thursday. 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 Jr. F 6.3 6.0 Hooper, a 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., is surging to the close of one of the finest careers in Husker 23 Emily Cady 6-2 Jr. F 13.2 9.2 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 Sr. F 20.1 9.3 history. This season, Hooper is averaging 20.1 points and 9.3 rebounds per game to rank in the top three 33 Rachel Theriot 6-0 So. G 13.7 3.5 in the Big Ten in both categories. 1 Tear’a Laudermill 5-9 Jr. G 11.3 2.5 She is one of just three Huskers and five Big Ten players in history to produce 2,000 points and 1,000 Off the Bench rebounds in her career. She ranks No. 2 at Nebraska all-time in both points (2,208) and rebounds (1,054) 13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 Jr. G 4.1 2.1 22 Allie Havers 6-5 Fr. C 3.1 2.9 and both of those numbers rank 11th in Big Ten history. 21 Sadie Murren 5-8 So. G 2.9 1.1 Hooper is Nebraska’s career three-point leader with 279, which ranks No. 5 in Big Ten history, right 10 Hannah Tvrdy 5-9 Fr. G 1.5 0.4 behind Illinois senior Amber Moore’s 285. 11 Esther Ramacieri 5-8 Fr. G 0.1 0.5 A candidate for every major national player-of-the-year award and the 2014 Senior CLASS Award, Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) 12th Season at NU (236-140); 24th Season Overall (431-280) Hooper will start her 125th consecutive game on Thursday night against the Fighting Illini. She is the first senior in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to three straight 20-win seasons, and is on track to lead Illinois Fighting Illini (9-18, 2-12 Big Ten) the Huskers to their third straight NCAA Tournament.