HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 93 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 7 P.M. [BTN] SUNDAY, DEC. 31, 2 P.M. [BTN PLUS] PINNACLE BANK ARENA MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Kevin McGuff Kelsey Mitchell Marlene Stollings Carlie Wagner Head Coach Guard Head Coach Guard OHIO STATE FACTS 2017-18 SCHEDULE MINNESOTA FACTS 2017-18 SCHEDULE Location ....................Columbus, Ohio October Location .............. Minneapolis, Minn. November Enrollment .............................. 57,466 29 Ashland (exh.) 1 p.m. Enrollment .............................. 52,577 11 Lehigh TBA Population ............................ 860,090 November Population ............................ 413,651 13 at Rhode Island 6 p.m. Nickname ............................Buckeyes 5 Urbana (exh.) Noon 16 VCU 7 p.m. 10 Stanford [BTN] 5 p.m. Nickname ................ Golden Gophers Colors ..........................Scarlet & Gray Colors ........................Maroon & Gold 19 Boston College 7 p.m. Home Arena .... Value City Arena (19,049) 12 Louisville [ESPNU] 3 p.m. 15 Idaho 6 p.m. Home Arena .......Williams Arena (14,625) 22 Xavier [BTN] 8 p.m. Conference .............................Big Ten 17 Quinnipiac 6 p.m. Conference .............................Big Ten 25-26 Lady Rebel Round-Up President ........... Dr. Michael V. Drake 19 Washington 10 a.m. President .................. Dr. Eric W. Kaler (Las Vegas, Nev.) Athletic Director ..............Gene Smith 23-25 at Play4Kay Shootout Director of Athletics ........ Mark Coyle 25 vs. Wake Forest 4:30 p.m. 26 vs. UNLV/Hofstra 2/4:30 p.m. SWA. ......................... Miechelle Willis (Las Vegas, Nev.) SWA ............................. Julie Manning 2016-17 Overall Record .............. 28-7 23 vs. Memphis 5 p.m. 29 at North Carolina 2:30 p.m. 24 vs. DePaul/FGCU 2:30/7:30 p.m. 2016-17 Overall Record ............ 15-16 2016-17 Big Ten Record .............. 15-1 2016-17 Big Ten Record .............. 5-11 December Big Ten Finish ................... Tied for 1st 25 TBA TBA 3 Eastern Michigan 1 p.m. 30 at Duke [ESPN2] 6 p.m. Big Ten Finish ............................. 10th 2017 Postseason ........NCAA Sweet 16 2017 Postseason .........................None 7 at Georgetown 6 p.m. December 10 at San Diego 2:30 p.m. Head Coach ..................Kevin McGuff Head Coach ............Marlene Stollings 3 Maine Noon 13 Cal Poly Noon Alma Mater/Year .....St. Joseph's (Ind.)/1992 6 at Florida 4:30 p.m. Alma Mater/Year .............. Ohio/1998 22 UC Riverside 1 p.m. Record at Ohio State...95-44 (5 seasons) 15 Dartmouth 6 p.m. Record at Minnesota ....58-38 (3 seasons) Career Record .. 350-143 (15 seasons) 28 at Northwestern [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. 17 at Cincinnati [ESPN2] 3 p.m. Career Record ...... 109-80 (6 seasons) Basketball Office Phone ....(614) 292-9270 31 Nebraska [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. 28 at Nebraska [BTN] 7 p.m. Basketball Office Phone ....... (612) 624-3563 Women's Basketball SID ........... Gary Petit 31 Indiana [ESPN2] 1 p.m. Women's Basketball SID ...Justine Buerkle January SID Office Phone ........(614) 292-3270 4 at Ohio State [BTN] 6 p.m. January SID Office Phone ........(612) 624-1023 SID Fax .......................(614) 292-8547 4 Minnesota [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. 7 Michigan State [BTN] 3 p.m. SID Fax .......................(612) 625-0359 SID E-Mail ............. [email protected] 7 at Michigan [ESPN2] 11 a.m. 10 at Penn State [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. SID E-Mail ........... [email protected] SID Cell Phone ...........(740) 516-4370 13 at Indiana [BTN] 11 a.m. 13 at Rutgers [BTN] 1 p.m. SID Cell Phone ...........(612) 910-2564 Internet.........ohiostatebuckeyes.com 16 Michigan [BTN] 6 p.m. 18 Wisconsin [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. 22 at Maryland [ESPN2] 6 p.m. Internet................. gophersports.com 21 Iowa [BTN Plus] 3 p.m. Press Row Phone .......(614) 688-5330 25 at Iowa [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost ................4/1 Press Row Phone .......(612) 626-1308 31 at Wisconsin [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. 27 Michigan State [ESPNU] 11 a.m. Starters Returning/Lost ................5/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....10/4 February 31 Penn State [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....10/5 Top Returners .................................... February 4 at Iowa [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. ..... Kelsey Mitchell, Sr., G, 22.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg Top Returners .................................... 8 at Purdue [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. 3 at Wisconsin [BTN] Noon ...... Carlie Wagner, Sr., G, 19.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg .... Stephanie Mavunga, Sr., F, 11.4 ppg, 10.8 rpg 8 Rutgers [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. 11 Penn State [BTN] 3 p.m. .....Sierra Calhoun, Jr., G, 9.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg 11 at USF [ESPN2] 1 p.m. .......... Kenisha Bell, Jr., G, 16.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg 14 Michigan [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. ......Linnae Harper, Sr., G, 8.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg 13 at Illinois [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. ..Gadiva Hubbard, So., G, 12.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg 18 Maryland [BTN] Noon ..............Asia Doss, Sr., G, 5.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg 18 Purdue [ESPN2] Noon ........ Jessie Edwards, Jr., C, 6.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg 20 Indiana [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. ............ Alexa Hart, Sr., C, 4.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg 21 Northwestern [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. Top Newcomers .. Destiny Pitts, Fr., G/F 25 at Illinois [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. 25 at Penn State [ESPN2] 11 a.m. ................... Irene Garrido-Perez, Jr., F 28 at Big Ten Tournament Top Newcomers ..Karlie Cronin, So., G 28 at Big Ten Tournament .................... Savitha Jayaraman, Fr., F ...................... Paloma Gonzalez, Fr., G March March Series Record ....Nebraska leads, 11-9 1-4 at Big Ten Tournament Series Record .... Ohio State leads, 8-7 1-4 at Big Ten Tournament Last Meeting ........................................ Last Meeting ...................................... (Indianapolis, Ind.) (Indianapolis, Ind.) ...Feb. 4, 2017 (Minnesota, 79-69 OT) ........ Feb. 16, 2017 (Ohio State, 87-69) Home games in bold. Times are central. Home games in bold. Times are central. OHIO STATE ROSTER MINNESOTA ROSTER No. Name Ht. Class Pos. Hometown (High School/College) No. Name Ht. Class Pos. Hometown (High School/College) 1 Stephanie Mavunga 6-3 Sr. F Brownsburg, Ind. (Brownsburg/North Carolina) 3 Destiny Pitts 5-10 Fr. G/F Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) 3 Kelsey Mitchell 5-8 Sr. G Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton) 5 Taiye Bello 6-2 So. F Southfield, Mich. (Southfield-Lathrup) 10 Jessie Edwards 6-3 Sr. C Leeming, Australia (Curtin) 4 Sierra Calhoun 6-0 Jr. G Brooklyn, N.Y. (Christ the King/Duke) 14 Bryanna Fernstrom 6-5 Sr. C Center City, Minn. (Chisago Lakes/Iowa State) 5 Chelsea Mitchell 5-11 Jr. F Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton) 20 Kehinde Bello 6-2 So. F Southfield, Mich. (Southfield-Lathrup) 12 Savitha Jayaraman 6-2 Fr. F Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty) 21 Jasmine Brunson 5-8 So. G Queens, N.Y. (Mary Louis Academy) 14 Karlie Cronin 5-8 So. G Oakton, Va. (Oakton/SMU) 23 Kenisha Bell 5-9 Jr. G Minneapolis, Minn. (Kennedy/Marquette) 15 Linnae Harper 5-8 Sr. G Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young/Kentucky) 25 Palma Kaposi 6-2 Jr. F Pecs, Hungary (University of Pecs) 20 Asia Doss 5-7 Sr. G Detroit, Mich. (Country Day School) 31 Irene Garrido-Perez 6-1 Jr. F Granada, Spain (Western Wyoming CC) 22 Alexa Hart 6-3 Sr. F Columbus, Ohio (Africentric) 33 Carlie Wagner 5-10 Sr. G New Richland, Minn. (New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva) 24 Makayla Waterman 6-2 Jr. F Kettering, Ohio (Fairmont) 34 Gadiva Hubbard 5-9 So. G Virginia Beach, Va. (Princess Anne) 33 Jensen Caretti 6-1 So. G Clarington, Ohio (River) 41 Annalese Lamke 6-3 Jr. C Galesville, Wis. (Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau) 43 Paloma Gonzalez 5-7 Fr. G Vigo, Spain (Colegio Leones) 10 BIG TEN CONFERENCE GAMES AGAINST 2017 POSTSEASON TEAMS 94 2017-18 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI SUNDAY, JAN. 7, 2 P.M. [BTN PLUS] WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 7 P.M. [BTN PLUS] CHAMPAIGN, ILL. EVANSTON, ILL. THURSDAY, FEB. 1 [BTN PLUS] PINNACLE BANK ARENA Joe McKeown Abi Scheid Nancy Fahey Alex Wittinger Head Coach Forward Head Coach Forward NORTHWESTERN FACTS 2017-18 SCHEDULE ILLINOIS FACTS 2017-18 SCHEDULE Location ......................... Evanston, Ill. November Location .........Urbana-Champaign, Ill. November Enrollment ................................ 8,367 5 Missouri-St. Louis (exh.) 2 p.m. Enrollment .............................. 44,942 10 Fort Wayne 1 p.m. Population .............................. 74,895 10 at Chicago State 7 p.m. Population ............................ 231,655 12 at Florida Gulf Coast 5 p.m. Nickname .............................Wildcats 16 Oakland 7 p.m. 15 Chicago State 7 p.m. 18 at UT-Martin 2 p.m. Nickname ...................... Fighting Illini Colors ........................Purple & White Colors ......................... Orange & Blue 18 Bradley 2 p.m. Interim Arena ..... Beardsley Gym at ETS (2,000) 22 Santa Clara 1 p.m. 21 Western Illinois 7 p.m. 24-26 Challenge in Music City Home Arena ..State Farm Center (15,544) 24-26 New Mexico Thanksgiving Tournament Conference .............................Big Ten Conference .............................Big Ten President ............Morton O. Schapiro (Nashville, Tenn.) (Albuquerque, N.M.) 24 vs. Chattanooga 5 p.m. Chancellor .....................Robert Jones Athletic Director ...............Jim Phillips 24 vs. UC Irvine 5:30 p.m. 25 vs. Auburn 5 p.m. Director of Athletics ....Josh Whitman 25 vs. Wichita State 1 p.m. SWA ..................................Janna Blais 26 vs. Georgetown 2 p.m. 2016-17 Overall Record ............ 20-11 SWA ...................Maria Ochoa Woods 26 at New Mexico 3:30 p.m. 30 at Syracuse 6 p.m. 30 Virginia Tech 7 p.m. 2016-17 Big Ten Record ................ 8-8 2016-17 Overall Record .............. 9-22 Big Ten Finish .................. Tied for 8th December 2016-17 Big Ten Record .............. 3-13 December 3 Milwaukee 2 p.m. Big Ten Finish ................ Tied for 11th 3 at Memphis 2 p.m. 2017 Postseason ...........................None 10 Stony Brook Noon Head Coach ................