2010-11 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] 2010-11 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (6-0) Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 31 Pittsburg State (exh.) W, 78-60 THIS WEEK IN NEBRASKA WOMEN’s BASKETBALL Nov. 7 Nebraska-Kearney (exh.-HuskersNside) W, 97-55 Nov. 13 Vermont (Huskers.com - Free) W, 95-38 GAME #7 Nov. 17 Miami (HuskersNside - delay 9:30 p.m.) W, 99-85 #24/#19 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-0) Nov. 20 Saint Mary’s (HuskersNside) W, 64-63 Nov. 22 at Washington State W, 87-79 at Indiana Hoosiers (4-3) Nov. 26 Nebraska-Omaha W, 80-44 Assembly Hall (17,357) • Bloomington, Ind. • Sunday, Dec. 5, 11 a.m. Nov. 30 UNLV (HuskersNside) W, 65-41 Dec. 5 at Indiana (Big Ten Network) 11 a.m. National Television: Big Ten Network (PBP-Lisa Byington; Color-Stephanie White) Dec. 8 at Creighton (HuskersNside) 7:05 p.m. (Time Warner Cable Ch. 238; Dish Network Ch. 439; DirecTV Ch. 610) Dec. 11 Northern Colorado (Huskers.com - Free) 7:05 p.m. HuskersNside Video: Not Available Dec. 18-20 at Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas) Dec. 18 vs. Houston 6 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Network Dec. 19 vs. Marist 8:30 p.m. (105.3 FM-Lincoln; 93.3 FM-Omaha; Huskers.com-Free) Dec. 20 vs. Louisville 8:30 p.m. Dec. 30 South Florida (HuskersNside) 7:05 p.m. Jan. 2 Florida A&M (Huskers.com - Free) 6:05 p.m. HUSKERS MAKE FIRST BIG TEN NETWORK APPEARANCE AT INDIANA Jan. 8 Oklahoma (HuskersNside)^ 2:05 p.m. The No. 24 Nebraska women’s basketball team makes its first appearance on the Big Ten Network when the Jan. 11 at Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ 7 p.m. Huskers travel to Bloomington to take on Indiana on Sunday. Jan. 16 Kansas (FSN)^ 2 p.m. Tip-off between the Huskers (6-0) and Hoosiers (4-3) at historic Assembly Hall is set for 11 a.m., with Lisa Jan. 22 at Kansas State (FSN)^ 1 p.m. Jan. 26 Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. Byington and Stephanie White calling the action nationwide on the Big Ten Network, including Time Warner Cable Jan. 29 Texas Tech (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. channel 238 in Lincoln, Dish Network channel 439 and DirecTV channel 610. Feb. 2 at Missouri (HuskersNside)^ 7 p.m. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will describe the action on the Husker Sports Network, including WOW 105.3 FM- Feb. 6 at Colorado (FSN)^ 3 p.m. Feb. 9 Baylor (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. KLNC in Lincoln and 93.3 FM-KTWI in Omaha. Free live audio is also available on Huskers.com. Feb. 12 at Oklahoma State (CSN)^ 2 p.m. The Huskers stretched their regular-season winning streak to 37 games while extending their home streak to 25 Feb. 15 at Texas (FS Southwest)^ 7 p.m. victories with a 65-41 win over UNLV at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln on Tuesday night. Feb. 19 Kansas State (FS Midwest/Huskers.com)^ 7:05 p.m. Feb. 22 Missouri (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. Freshman Jordan Hooper led the Huskers with a game-high 16 points to become the first NU freshman in history Feb. 26 at Kansas (HuskersNside)^ 7 p.m. to reach the 100-point plateau in the first six games of her career. Hooper, a 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., enters March 2 Colorado (FS Midwest/Huskers.com)^ 7:05 p.m. the weekend as Nebraska’s leading scorer with 16.8 points per game. The two-time Nebraska High School Player March 5 at Texas A&M^ 7 p.m. of the Year has also contributed 5.0 rebounds per contest. The two-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week was honored March 8-12 at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship TBA (Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.) as one of FanHouse’s Terrific 12 National Players of the Week on Nov. 29 - the lone freshman on the squad. March 19-22 at NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA Senior Dominique Kelley has added strong numbers with 16.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per contest. The 5-7 March 26-29 at NCAA Regionals TBA guard out of Lincoln Northeast High School was an honorable-mention All-Big 12 pick a year ago and was the Big 12 April 3-5 at NCAA Women’s Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.) TBA Player of the Week on Nov. 22. One of the best free throw shooters in school history, Kelley has drained 46-of-50 free All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. throw attempts already this year and is on pace to challenge school records for makes, attempts and percentage. All Nebraska games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Sophomore point guard Lindsey Moore gives the Huskers a dynamic backcourt by averaging 12.3 points and Network, including 105.3 FM in Lincoln and 93.3 FM in Omaha, and for free on Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney 5.3 assists per game. Last year, Moore became the first freshman in NCAA Division I history to lead her team to an Center. unbeaten regular season. She is 35-0 as a collegiate point guard in regular-season starts and 38-2 overall. 2010-11 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 00 Lindsey Moore* G 5-9 So. Covington, Wash. (Kentwood) Big 12 All-Freshman; career-high 22 points, 9 assists vs. Miami 1 Kellie McCann-Smith G 5-9 Fr. Asotin, Wash. (Clarkston) Washington All-Stater; career highs 13 points, 4-6 3FG vs. UNLV 5 Kaitlyn Burke** G 5-7 Jr. North Vancouver, British Columbia (National Elite Development Academy) Medical Redshirt 2009-10; 24 career starts; 7.7 ppg, 3.2 apg 10 Meghin Williams* F 6-1 So. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Summit) Two-Time All-CIF; ESPN Top 160; 13 games in 2009-10 12 Layne Reeves* G 5-11 So. Lubbock, Texas (Trinity Christian) Texas All-Stater in 2007; 8 three-pointers, 24 games in 2009-10 13 Jessica Periago*** C 6-4 Sr. Toulon, France (National Sport School) Senior leader; 2.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 9 assists, 9 steals off bench 14 Katie Simon F 6-2 Fr. Roseville, Calif. (Roseville) Hard-working, intelligent post player who can run 20 Katya Leick* F 6-1 So. Grey Cloud Township, Minn. (Park) 10 games as freshman; 5.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg off the bench 21 Harleen Sidhu** F 6-1 Jr. Surrey, British Columbia (Fleetwood) 42 career games; first career start vs. Vermont 24 Dominique Kelley*** G 5-7 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) HM All-Big 12; 104 straight starts; Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 22) 33 Rebecca Woodberry G 5-10 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Tolleson Union) 2010 Arizona High School Player of the Year 35 Jordan Hooper F 6-2 Fr. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance) Two-Time Big 12 Freshman of the Week; 16.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg 44 Catheryn Redmon*** C 6-3 Sr. Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) No. 3 at NU with 150 career blocks; 17 pts., 10 reb. at WSU 55 Adrianna Maurer C 6-3 Fr. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege) Hard-working, intelligent low-block player; 3.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg Head Coach: Connie Yori, Ninth Year (Creighton, 1986), 354-239 (21st season overall) 159-99 (Ninth season at Nebraska) - 2010 Big 12 & National Coach of the Year Associate Head Coach: Sunny Smallwood, Sixth Year (Boise State, 1983); Assistant Coaches: Kellie Lewis-Jay, Fourth Year (Boise State, 1998); Dayna Finch, First Year (Creighton, 2004) Director of Operations: Jan Bethea, First Year (St. Augustine’s, 1995); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Shawn Gilbert, Third Year (Nebraska-Kearney, 1992) Nebraska Women’s Basketball • Page 2 • 2010-11 Game Notes • Huskers.com NEBRASKA PROBABLE STARTERS FRESHMEN LEAD HUSKERS IN SHUTTING DOWN UNLV #24/#19 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-0) Freshmen Jordan Hooper and Kellie McCann-Smith combined for 29 points and eight three-pointers to lead No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG Nebraska to a 65-41 win over UNLV on Tuesday. 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Jr. G 7.7 1.8 The big games by the freshmen and Nebraska’s best defensive performance of the season, allowed the Huskers 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 Fr. F 16.8 5.0 44 Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Sr. C 10.7 7.7 to improve to 6-0 while stretching their home winning streak to 25 games. NU also extended its regular-season 00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 So. G 12.3 3.2 winning streak to 37 games. UNLV slipped to 4-2 on the year. 24 Dominique Kelley 5-7 Sr. G 16.3 5.2 Hooper, a two-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week, scored 14 of her game-high 16 points in the first half. The Off the Bench 20 Katya Leick 6-1 So. F 5.3 4.2 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., hit 4-of-5 first-half three-pointers to lead NU to a 31-19 halftime advantage. On 21 Harleen Sidhu 6-1 Jr. F 1.8 0.8 her lone basket of the second half, Hooper became the fastest Husker in history to reach 100 points, hitting a long 13 Jessica Periago 6-4 Sr. C 2.7 3.5 two-pointer from the corner with just under six minutes to play.