(7-2) vS. northern arizona lUmberJaCks (4-5)

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Women’s Basketball Game Notes
2015-16 Schedule/Results (7-2)
DateOpponent
Time/Result
Nov. 1
Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition)
W, 92-54
Nov. 8
Winona State (exhibition [BTN Plus] W, 96-66
Nov. 14
Arkansas-Pine Bluff [HuskersNside] W, 96-46
Nov. 16
North Florida [BTN Plus]
W, 91-46
Nov. 21
North Carolina Central [HuskersNside]W, 88-47
Nov. 23
Southern [HuskersNside]
W, 89-38
Nov. 28
at #1 UConn [ESPN3]
L, 46-88
Dec. 3
NC State (Big Ten/ACC) [BTN Plus]
W, 88-67
Dec. 6
Creighton [BTN Plus]
W, 65-63
Dec. 8
Evansville [BTN Plus]
W, 85-40
Dec. 12
at #22 California [Pac-12 Networks] L, 80-87 OT
Dec. 19
Northern Arizona [BTN Plus]
4 p.m.
Dec. 21
Arkansas State [BTN Plus]
7 p.m.
Dec. 31
Iowa^ [BTN Plus]
1 p.m.
Jan. 3
at Northwestern^ [BTN]
1:30 p.m.
Jan. 7
at Maryland^ [BTN]
6 p.m.
Jan. 10
Illinois^ [NET/BTN Plus]
2 p.m.
Jan. 13
at Penn State^ [BTN Plus]
6 p.m.
Jan. 16
Rutgers^ [BTN]
5:30 p.m.
Jan. 20
at Purdue^ [BTN Plus]
6 p.m.
Jan. 24
at Michigan^ [BTN Plus]
1 p.m.
Jan. 27
Wisconsin^ [BTN Plus]
7 p.m.
Jan. 30
at Rutgers^ [BTN Plus]
1 p.m.
Feb. 2
Penn State^ [BTN]
7 p.m.
Feb. 7
at Indiana^ [BTN Plus]
1 p.m.
Feb. 11
at Minnesota^ [BTN Plus]
7 p.m.
Feb. 14
Michigan State^ (Pink Game) [BTN]
3 p.m.
Feb. 18
at Ohio State^ [BTN]
5 p.m.
Feb. 20/21 Purdue^ [BTN or BTN Plus]
TBA
Feb. 24
Indiana^ [BTN Plus]
7 p.m.
Northwestern^ (Senior Day) [BTN or BTN Plus] TBA
Feb. 28
March 2-6 at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis)
TBA
March 18-21 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds (Host sites)
TBA
March 25-28 NCAA Regionals
TBA
April 3-5
NCAA Women’s Final Four (Indianapolis) TBA
All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Pinnacle Bank
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regular-season games can be heard live on the Husker Sports
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Game 10 - Northern Arizona - Dec. 19
Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-2)
vs.
Record
7-2
0-0
Big Ten
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (4-5)
Saturday, Dec. 19, 4 p.m. - Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.)
Radio: Husker Sports Network (Matt Coatney, Jeff Griesch)
Affiliates TBA following NCAA Volleyball Semifinals Thursday
Free Live Audio: Huskers.com Live Premium Video: BTN Plus
Record
4-5
0-0
Big Sky
Huskers to Clash with Lumberjacks Saturday
The Nebraska women’s basketball team returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena Saturday to take on Northern
Arizona. Tip-off between the Huskers (7-2) and Lumberjacks (4-5) is set for 4 p.m., with doors opening one
hour prior to tip to allow personnel to complete the conversion from University graduation ceremonies.
Tickets are available now at Huskers.com/tickets. Live radio coverage will be provided by the Husker
Sports Network, but affiliates will not be determined until Friday after the Nebraska volleyball team’s
NCAA semifinal match against Kansas in Omaha. Live premium video will be available from BTN Plus.
Nebraska took the week off from competition to complete final exams, following an 87-80 overtime
loss at No. 22 California last Saturday. The Huskers, who rallied from a 10-point deficit to send the game
into overtime, had their 22-game winning streak against teams from the state of California snapped.
Naismith Trophy candidate Rachel Theriot led the Huskers with 17 points and 15 assists, while Bay Area
native Natalie Romeo poured in a team-high 24 points on 6-of-12 three-point shooting. Allie Havers
added a career-high 18 points, but the Huskers were unable to overcome an 11-foul differential (23-12).
It marked the first time in 318 games (at Iowa State, Jan. 14, 2006) that the Huskers had been called for
at least 10 more fouls than their opponents.
The Huskers carry a 7-0 home record this season and own an 18-game home non-conference winning
streak heading into the Northern Arizona game. The Lumberjack roster features a familiar name to
Nebraska with 5-7 freshman guard Passionate Amukamara from Glendale, Ariz. Her older brother, Prince,
was an All-America defensive back at Nebraska (2007-10) and now plays for the New York Giants.
2015-16 Nebraska Roster & Statistics
No.
4
5
11
12
22
24
31
32
33
34
43
50
52
Player
Kyndal Clark
Natalie Romeo*
Esther Ramacieri**
Emily Wood*
Allie Havers**
Maddie Simon
Anya Kalenta*
Jessica Shepard
Rachel Theriot***
Jasmine Cincore*
Rachel Blackburn
Darrien Washington
Alicia Ostrander
Ht.
5-7
5-7
5-7
5-5
6-5
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-0
5-8
6-3
6-2
6-3
Cl.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
RFr.
Sr.
Pos.
G
G
G
G
C
G
F
F
G
G
F
F
F
G-GS
PPG
9-9
4.3
9-8
15.8
5-0
0.4
7-0
2.3
9-0
7.9
7-1
5.7
9-0
6.2
9-9
17.8
9-9
11.2
9-0
3.9
9-9
6.3
2-0
4.5
Nebraska Volleyball
RPG
3.8
2.1
0.2
1.4
6.1
1.1
4.3
7.3
3.2
2.2
7.6
5.0
APG
2.3
3.2
0.2
1.0
0.8
1.7
0.8
2.4
7.3
1.2
1.9
0.5
SPG
1.8
1.7
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
1.0
1.2
1.0
0.7
0.5
BPG
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.3
0.3
0.9
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.0
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2015-16 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Big Red Big Five - Saturday’s Starters
Saturday’s Lineups
Nebraska Cornhuskers
(7-2, 0-0 Big Ten)
No. Player
Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG
43 Rachel Blackburn 6-3 Fr. F
6.3
32 Jessica Shepard
6-4 Fr. F
17.8
4
Kyndal Clark
5-7 RSr. G 4.3
5
Natalie Romeo
5-7 So. G 15.8
33 Rachel Theriot
6-0 Sr. G 11.2
Off the Bench
22 Allie Havers
6-5 Jr. C
7.9
31 Anya Kalenta
6-3 Sr. F
6.2
24 Maddie Simon
6-2 Fr. G 5.7
50 Darrien Washington 6-2 RFr. F
4.5
34 Jasmine Cincore 5-10 So. G 3.9
12 Emily Wood
5-5 So. G 2.3
11 Esther Ramacieri 5-8 Jr. G 0.4
52 Alicia Ostrander
6-3 Sr. F
DNP
Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)
14th Season at Nebraska (269-155)
26th Season Overall (464-295)
RPG
7.6
7.3
3.8
2.1
3.2
6.1
4.3
1.1
5.0
2.2
1.4
0.2
Northern Arizona
Lumberjacks (4-5, 0-0 Big Sky)
No. Player
Ht. Yr. Pos.
50 Bradlee Cotton
6-0 Jr. F
54 Alyssa Rader
6-2 Fr. C
1
Rene Coggins
5-8 Jr. G
4
Brittani Lusain
5-8 Jr. G
21 Mariah Willadsen 5-8 Sr. G
Off the Bench
3
Monique Mulder 5-3 Sr. G
23 Kaleigh Paplow
5-8 Fr. F
24 Shay Youag
5-11 Jr. F
10 Passionate Amukamara 5-7 Fr. G
34 Taylor Leyva
5-11 Jr. G
22 Catelyn Preston
5-10 Jr. F
Head Coach: Sue Darling (Arizona, 1983)
Fourth Season at NAU (34-63)
Seventh Season Overall (46-133)
Husker Nuggets
PPG
2.6
14.4
10.0
8.9
3.8
RPG
2.6
9.4
3.4
5.8
1.9
8.2
3.3
6.4
4.4
3.1
1.7
2.2
2.4
2.8
1.6
3.7
3.0
• Nebraska is 3-0 all-time against Northern Arizona,
including a 77-55 win on Nov. 16, 2012. The Huskers
are 2-0 against NAU in Lincoln, including a 70-56
victory at the Devaney Center on Dec. 31, 2005. The
lone meeting in Flagstaff was a memorable one, with
NU running to a 97-88 win in double-overtime. AllAmericans Jordan Hooper (32) and Lindsey Moore
(31) became the first Husker teammates to score 30
points in the second game.
• With 17 points and 15 assists at California on
Dec. 12, Rachel Theriot moved into the top 20 on
Nebraska’s all-time scoring list with 1,124 points. She
also became just the fifth player in school history with
500 career assists (500).
• Theriot’s 15 assists against the Golden Bears tied for
the fourth-highest single-game total in school history
and marked the second-best total of her career (18
vs. Minnesota, March 7, 2014). She owns four games
with 12 or more assists (most in NU history), seven
games with 11 or more assists (most in NU history)
and nine games with double-digit assists (tied for
most in NU history).
• Freshman Jessica Shepard scored in double figures
in eight straight games to open her career. She leads
the Huskers with 17.8 points per game. The only
freshmen in school history to lead the Big Red in
scoring are Jordan Hooper (14.6 ppg, 2010-11) and
Karen Jennings (13.4 ppg, 1989-90).
• Nebraska is 7-0 at Pinnacle Bank Arena this
season to stretch its home non-conference winning
streak to 18 games. The Huskers have not lost a
non-conference home game since a 76-72 loss to
Washington State on Nov. 30, 2013. The Huskers
are 23-1 all-time in home non-conference games at
Pinnacle Bank Arena.
#4-Kyndal Clark
5-7, Sr., G
Webb City, Mo.
#5-Natalie Romeo
5-7, So., G
Martinez, Calif.
#33-Rachel Theriot
6-0, Sr., G
Middleburg Heights, Ohio
#32-Jessica Shepard
6-4, Fr., F
Fremont, Neb.
#43-Rachel Blackburn
6-3, Fr., F
Leavenworth, Kan.
Fast Five: Husker Quick Hitters
#33, Rachel Theriot, 6-0, Sr., G, Middleburg Heights, Ohio (11.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 7.3 apg)
• Rachel Theriot is a Naismith Trophy, All-America, Lieberman Award, Senior CLASS Award, Academic
All-America and WBCA Allstate Good Works Team candidate as a senior.
• A two-time preseason first-team All-Big Ten choice (2014, 2015), Theriot was an honorable-mention
AP All-American as a sophomore in 2014, after leading the Big Red to their first Big Ten Tournament title
as the MVP. She was a first-team All-Big Ten pick in 2014, and a Big Ten All-Freshman pick as a starter on
Nebraska’s 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 team.
• Theriot set the Nebraska single-season record with 234 assists as a sophomore in 2013-14. Her 15
assists at California on Dec. 12 marked the second-best performance of her career and tied for the fourthbest single-game total in school history. It also gave her 510 in her career, moving her within 189 assists
of All-American Lindsey Moore’s school career record (699, 2010-13).
• Theriot averaged 16.5 ppg as a junior, and ranks No. 20 in career points at Nebraska with 1,124. She
needs nine points to catch Tear’a Laudermill (No. 19, 1,133, 2012-15) on NU’s all-time scoring list.
• Theriot produced her seventh career double-double and second of the season with 17 points and 15
assists at Cal on Dec. 12. She also had 20 points and 11 assists in NU’s win over NC State on Dec. 3. She
owns 12 career 20-point efforts and nine career double-digit assist games. Her four career games with
12 or more assists are the most by a Husker in history.
#4, Kyndal Clark, 5-7, Sr., G, Webb City, Mo. (4.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.8 spg)
• The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year as a junior, Kyndal Clark was a two-time
all-conference player at Drake (2013, 2014). She was also an MVC All-Defensive choice as a sophomore
in 2013, after earning a spot on the Valley All-Freshman Team in 2012. She was a member of the 2015
WBCA Allstate Good Works Team
• Clark suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first game of her senior season at Drake (vs. South
Dakota, Nov. 14, 2014). She graduated from Drake in May of 2015, after majoring in information systems.
• She produced a breakout performance with 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting from three-point range
in the win over Evansville. Clark added a season-high four steals against the Purple Aces and matched
that mark the next time out at California on Dec. 12. She produced double figures for the first time as a
Husker with 10 points against North Florida on Nov. 16.
• She owns 74 career double-figure scoring performances, including 24 20-point games and four career
30-point efforts with a career high of 41.
• She scored 1,418 points and hit 222 three-pointers in her three seasons plus one game at Drake.
She averaged 19.3 points per game and set the Missouri Valley Conference single-season record with 116
threes in 2013-14.
#5, Natalie Romeo, 5-7, So., G, Martinez, Calif. (15.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.7 spg)
• Natalie Romeo produced the best season-opening performance in school history with 30 points
while going 6-of-9 from three-point range in the win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. Romeo’s career
high came despite missing multiple practices during the week due to illness, which also kept her out of
the starting five in the opener. The Bay Area native added 24 points and six threes at No. 22 California on
Dec. 12, despite battling illness on game day.
• Through nine games this season, Romeo has set new career highs for points (30, UAPB), assists (6,
NCCU), and steals (4, at UConn, vs. Southern). She also leads the Huskers with 28 threes on 41.8 percent
shooting from long range.
• Romeo started Nebraska’s final 10 games of 2014-15 in place of the injured Rachel Theriot. Over the
final eight games, she led the Big Red with 15.4 points per game. She is expected to make her 20th career
start in her 34th career game on Saturday against Northern Arizona.
• Romeo finished with 51 threes in 2014-15 to produce the second-highest total by a freshman in NU
history, trailing only school-record holder Jordan Hooper (67, 2010-11). Romeo achieved her total despite
going 3-for-9 in non-conference play while missing eight games with a foot injury, (Nov. 28-Dec. 29, 2014).
• Romeo led Nebraska by averaging 20.0 points in a pair of Big Ten Tournament games, including a
season-high 26 points in a win over Illinois March 5. She tied a school record with seven threes against
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Tournament record with five three-pointers in a 72-69 loss to Syracuse on March 20, 2015. She finished
with 15 points against the Orange.
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Inside the Roster
#32, Jessica Shepard, 6-4, Fr., F, Fremont, Neb. (17.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.0 spg)
• A three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week and the first freshman in school history to be named
to a national player-of-the-year watch list (Naismith), Jessica Shepard produced the best career-opening
performance in school history, powering her way to 24 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and three
steals in 23 minutes against Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. Nebraska’s previous season-opening bests by
a freshman were 19 points (Debra Powell, 1981) and eight rebounds (Angie Miller, 1983; Terri Parriott,
1981). Shepard’s double-double was the first in history by a Husker freshman in an opener. She had a
career-high 27 points to go along with 10 rebounds against North Florida Nov. 16, and 20 points and 10
boards against North Carolina Central Nov. 21. She added 22 points, six rebounds, two assists, two blocks
and two steals against Southern to become the first Husker freshman with four straight 20-point games.
• Shepard scored the 100th point of her career faster than any other Husker (Game 5), reaching the
mark with 10 points at No. 1 UConn Nov. 28. She had double figures in each of her first eight games. She
is the only freshman on the 2016 Naismith Trophy Watch List.
• The top recruit in Nebraska history, Shepard was the No. 1 post and No. 3 overall recruit in the nation
by ESPN last season. A first-team Parade All-American as a senior despite missing nearly all of her final
year (ACL tear, Dec. 29, 2014), Shepard was the 2013 and 2014 Nebraska High School Player of the Year.
• Shepard averaged 12.8 points and 3.8 rebounds while helping the USA Basketball U18 Team to a 5-0
record and a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas Championship.
• Shepard produced the best exhibition game by a Husker in history with 42 points and 12 rebounds in
25 minutes against NCAA Division II No. 16 Winona State on Nov. 8. Her production came against former
Iowa post Kayla Timmerman, a 6-3 center. Shepard hit 16-of-19 shots and all 10 of her free throws.
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#43, Rachel Blackburn, 6-3, Fr., F, Leavenworth, Kan. (6.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.9 apg)
Seniors (4): Kyndal Clark, Anya Kalenta,
Alicia Ostrander, Rachel Theriot
Juniors (2): Allie Havers, Esther Ramacieri
Sophomores (3): Jasmine Cincore, Natalie Romeo,
Emily Wood
Redshirt Freshman (1): Darrien Washington
Freshmen (3): Rachel Blackburn, Jessica Shepard,
Maddie Simon
• A fiery workhorse as a freshman, Rachel Blackburn leads the Big Red with 7.6 rebounds through the
first nine games. She also became the first Husker to take four charges in a game (vs. NC State, Dec. 3)
since All-American Kelsey Griffin did it at Baylor on Jan. 17, 2010.
• The No. 63 player in the nation by Blue Star and No. 69 by Prospects Nation, Blackburn was ranked as
the No. 17 post in the country by ESPN coming out of high school last year. She owns three double-figure
rebound performances this season.
• Blackburn erupted for a career-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting against Evansville on Dec. 8. She
added six rebounds and three assists in just 23 minutes against the Purple Aces. Blackburn just missed
double-doubles in wins over North Florida (8 points, 10 rebounds) and North Carolina Central (9 points,
9 rebounds). She was directly responsible for 10 first-half defensive stops to fuel a 20-0 second-quarter
run in NU’s win over NC State Dec. 3.
• Blackburn averaged 5.5 points and 8.0 rebounds while starting both of NU’s exhibition wins. She
averaged 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game in Nebraska’s four-game tour of Australia
in August of 2015. She led the Huskers by shooting 65 percent from the field.
• Blackburn led Leavenworth High School to back-to-back Kansas Class 5A state titles in 2014 and 2015.
She set the Leavenworth High School record with a career 67.5 field goal percentage.
Scouting The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
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Jasmine Cincore.........................................SIN-core
Allie Havers............................................... HAY-vers
Anya Kalenta............................................ AWN-yuh
Alicia Ostrander................................. OH-strand-er
Esther Ramacieri.........................RAH-muh-Cherry
Rachel Theriot......................................... TERRY-oh
Darrien Washington.................................DERRY-in
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The 13 members of the 2015-16 Husker women's
basketball team came to Nebraska from seven U.S.
states and two foreign countries (Canada, Belarus).
California (2): Natalie Romeo, Darrien Washington
Kansas (2): Rachel Blackburn, Emily Wood
Michigan (1): Allie Havers
Missouri (1): Kyndal Clark
Nebraska (3): Alicia Ostrander, Jessica Shepard,
Maddie Simon
Ohio (1): Rachel Theriot
Tennessee (1): Jasmine Cincore
Belarus (1): Anya Kalenta
Canada [Quebec] (1): Esther Ramacieri
Huskers by Class
Huskers by major
Broadcasting: Jasmine Cincore, Allie Havers
Business Administration: Esther Ramacieri
Chemistry: Anya Kalenta
Child, Youth & Family Studies: Rachel Theriot
Criminology & Criminal Justice: Natalie Romeo
Management: Emily Wood
Political Science: Alicia Ostrander
Survey Research & Methodology (Graduate):
Kyndal Clark
Undeclared: Rachel Blackburn, Jessica Shepard,
Maddie Simon, Darrien Washington
Northern Arizona comes to Lincoln with a 4-5 record against a challenging schedule that has included
tough tests against Colorado, New Mexico State, Hawaii and UTEP, just to name a few. Following their game
with Nebraska Saturday, the Lumberjacks will take on Iowa State in Ames on Tuesday, before opening Big
2015-16 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-2, 0-0 Big Ten)
No. Name
Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting
4
Kyndal Clark
G 5-7 RSr. Webb City, Mo. (Webb City/Drake)
2014 MVC Player of the Year; MVC-record 116 3FG (2013-14); 17 pts vs. Evansville
5
Natalie Romeo*
G 5-7 So. Martinez, Calif. (Carondelet)
Career-high 30 points vs. UAPB most ever scored by a Husker in a season opener
11
Esther Ramacieri**
G 5-8 Jr. Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson)
Fourth Canadian to play for Huskers under Coach Yori; 1st career FG vs. NCCU
12
Emily Wood*
G 5-5 So. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central)
2015 Nebraska Teammate Award; Walk-on earned scholarship in 14-15; 2 3FG vs. UNF
22
Allie Havers**
C 6-5 Jr. Mattawan, Mich. (Mattawan)
Career-high 18 pts at #22 Cal (12/12/15); 14 pts, 12 reb. vs. Evansville (12/8/15)
24
Maddie Simon
G 6-2 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X)
2015 Nebraska HS POY; Double digits vs. Southern (11) & NC State (10); broken arm
31
Anya Kalenta*
F
6-3 Sr. Minsk, Belarus (Vincennes/General Secondary #21) 2014 NJCAA 3rd Team All-American; 6.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg, team-best .625 FG%
32
Jessica Shepard
F
6-4 Fr. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont)
No. 1 post recruit in nation; Naismith Trophy Candidate; 3-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
33
Rachel Theriot**
G 6-0 Jr. Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Midpark)
2014 AP HM All-American; 1st Team All-Big Ten; Big Ten Tournament MVP
34
Jasmine Cincore*
G 5-10 Fr. Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian)
2-Time Tennessee Class 2A POY; More points (35) this season than last year (25)
43
Rachel Blackburn
F
6-3 Fr. Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth)
Outstanding offseason; Starts alongside freshman Shepard inside; 6.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg
50
Darrien Washington
F
6-2 RFr. Oakland, Calif. (Skyline)
Solid redshirt year in 2014-15; 4.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 7.0 mpg in 2015-16
* denotes letters earned
Head Coach: C onnie Yori (Creighton, 1986), 464-295 (26th season overall) 269-155 (14th season at Nebraska) - 2010 Big 12 & National Coach of the Year - 2013 & 2014 Big Ten Coach of the Year
Assistant Coaches: Britney Brown, First Season (Oklahoma, 2007); Ashley Ford, First Season (Nebraska, 2009); Amy Stephens, Second Season (Nebraska, 1991)
Director of Operations: Dayna Finch, First Season (Creighton, 2004); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Katie Adams, First Season (Rutgers, 2008)
Graduate Assistant Manager: Meghin Williams, Second Season (Nebraska, 2014); Women’s Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn, 10th Season (Nebraska-Omaha, 2004)
Women’s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Julie Tuttle, Fifth Season (Creighton, 1991)
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Connie Yori
(Creighton, 1986)
(269-155, 14th Season at NU)
(464-295, 26th Season Overall)
Kay Yow Award (2010)
Naismith Coach of the Year (2010)
USBWA Coach of the Year (2010)
AP National Coach of the Year (2010)
WBCA National Coach of the Year (2010)
Big Ten Coach of the Year (2013, 2014)
Big 12 Coach of the Year (2010)
Missouri Valley Coach of the Year (2002)
NCAA Division III
Season
School
Won Lost
1990-91
Loras College 10
15
1991-92
Loras College 15
10
Totals
2 seasons
25
25
NCAA Division I
1992-93
Creighton
20
8
1993-94
Creighton
24
7
1994-95
Creighton
18
9
1995-96
Creighton
15
13
1996-97
Creighton
8
19
1997-98
Creighton
16
12
1998-99
Creighton
16
14
1999-00
Creighton
12
15
2000-01
Creighton
17
11
2001-02
Creighton
24
7
2002-03
Nebraska
8
20
2003-04
Nebraska
18
12
2004-05
Nebraska
18
14
2005-06
Nebraska
19
13
2006-07
Nebraska
22
10
2007-08
Nebraska
21
12
2008-09
Nebraska
15
16
2009-10
Nebraska
32
2
2010-11
Nebraska
13
18
2011-12
Nebraska
24
9
2012-13
Nebraska
25
9
2013-14
Nebraska
26
7
2014-15
Nebraska
21
11
2015-16
Nebraska
7
2
Div. I Totals 24th season 439 270
Overall
26th season 464 295
Pct.
.400
.600
.500
.714
.774
.667
.536
.296
.571
.533
.444
.607
.774
.286
.600
.563
.594
.688
.636
.484
.941
.419
.727
.735
.788
.656
.778
.619
.611
Yori in the Postseason
Year (Tournament)
2015 (NCAA)
2014 (NCAA)
2013 (NCAA)
2012 (NCAA)
2010 (NCAA)
2009 (WNIT)
2008 (NCAA)
2007 (NCAA)
2006 (WNIT)
2005 (WNIT)
2004 (WNIT)
2002 (NCAA)
1999 (WNIT)
1994 (NCAA)
Results
L, vs. Syracuse, 69-72
L, vs. BYU, 76-80
W, vs. Fresno State, 74-55
L, vs. Duke, 45-53
W, at Texas A&M, 74-63
W, Chattanooga, 73-59
L, Kansas, 49-57
L, Kentucky, 67-76
W, UCLA, 83-70
W, Northern Iowa, 83-44
L, at New Mexico, 43-54
L, at Maryland, 64-76
W, Xavier, 61-58
L, Temple, 61-64
L, at Kansas State, 63-77
W, at Wyoming, 72-67
W, Drake, 62-59
L, Iowa, 67-71
W, Marquette, 66-57
L, Oregon State, 67-75
W, Drake, 73-60
L, Fla. International, 58-73
L, at Kansas State, 60-71
W, Bowling Green, 84-73
L, Texas Tech, 65-75
Noting Coach Yori
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Winningest Coach in Nebraska history
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Led NU to 11 postseason bids (2004-2010, 2012-15)
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14 all-time postseason tournament appearances
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Nine NCAA Tournament appearances
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Led NU to Two NCAA Sweet Sixteens (2010, 2013)
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Led Huskers to school-record 32 wins (2010)
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Led Nebraska to seven 20-win seasons
(2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
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Led NU to an average of 21.2 wins past 12 seasons
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Coached Huskers to 12 first-team all-conference
awards over past 12 seasons
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Huskers earned Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards
(2004, 2006) for being most committed NU team to
all areas of life skills and community involvement
Sky Conference play against traditional power Montana on Dec. 31.
Northern Arizona went 13-17 last season while tying for fifth place with a 9-9 Big Sky Conference mark.
Coach Sue Darling, who is in her fourth season in Flagstaff, returns four starters and eight letterwinners
from last year’s team, but it has been 6-2 freshman center Alyssa Rader that has made the biggest impact.
Rader owns six double-doubles and is averaging team bests with 14.4 points and 9.4 rebounds per
game. Rader has been strong inside, but she also shows range from the perimeter, knocking down a pair
of three-pointers through nine games.
Juniors Brittani Lusain and Rene Coggins have been NAU’s two strongest performers in the backcourt.
The 5-8 Lusain is Northern Arizona’s top returning scorer, averaging 10.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game
as a sophomore. She is contributing 8.9 points , 5.8 rebounds and a team-best 3.3 assists this season.
The 5-8 Coggins has added 10.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals. She also leads the
Lumberjacks with 16 three-pointers on 33.3 percent shooting.
While Coggins, Lusain and Rader have started all nine games for the Lumberjacks, four players have
split time at the other two spots for NAU. Bradlee Cotton, a 6-0 forward has started four contests and is
averaging 2.6 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.
Mariah Willadsen (3.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg) has started six games, while fellow senior Monique Mulder (8.2
ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.0 spg) has made five starts. At 5-3, Mulder gives the Lumberjacks a much smaller look,
while Willadsen, at 5-8, is four inches shorter than Cotton.
Kaleigh Paplow, a 5-8 forward, has managed 3.3 points and 2.4 rebounds, but she did not play in NAU’s
68-66 win over Dixie State on Dec. 12.
A name familiar to Husker fans, Passionate Amukamara, has added depth in the Lumberjack backcourt.
Amukamara, the younger sister of former Husker football All-American and current New York Giant
defensive back Prince Amukamara, is averaging 4.4 points in nearly 10 minutes per game. She had eight
points and five rebounds in just 11 minutes in last Saturday’s win over Dixie State. Passionate’s older sister,
Promise, was an an All-Pac 12 guard at Arizona State and was the final selection of the 2015 WNBA Draft
by the Phoenix Mercury.
Shay Young (6.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg), Taylor Leyva (3.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg) and Catelyn Preston (1.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
round out the Northern Arizona active roster.
The Lumberjacks have managed 65.6 points on the offensive end, while allowing 67.9 points per
contest. Although Rader is the only active player taller than 6-0 on the NAU roster, the Lumberjacks own
a commanding plus-5.7 team rebounding margin. However, their team turnover margin is minus-1.7.
NAU is shooting just 40.4 percent from the field, including 26.3 percent from three-point range and 63.9
percent from the free throw line.
Huskers Putting Up Points at Pinnacle
Nebraska is averaging 86.0 points per game at Pinnacle Bank Arena this season, including five consecutive
games with 88 or more points to open the season at home.
It marked the first time in school history that Nebraska scored 88 or more points in five straight home
games. It was also the first time since 2009-10 that the Big Red have scored 88 or more in five home
contests in a season.
Nebraska had its home streak snapped when Creighton held the Huskers to 65 points on Dec. 3. Overall,
the Big Red is averaging 80.9 points through nine games this season, being held to 65 or fewer points only
at No. 1 UConn (46).
The Huskers rank in the top 25 nationally in scoring (19th, 80.9 ppg), scoring margin (13th, 22.9 ppg),
field goal percentage (10th, .486), assists per game (3rd, 22.3 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (4th, 1.62) and
personal fouls per game (20th, 14.1).
Nebraska’s History of Home Success
Nebraska went 13-3 at home in 2014-15, including 12-3 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers are 35-5
all-time at Pinnacle Bank Arena since the building opened for the 2013-14 campaign, including 7-0 in
2015-16. The Big Red went 16-2 at home in 2013-14, suffering its only Big Ten loss to Purdue, 77-75, on
Jan. 19, 2014. Nebraska’s 16 home wins in 2013-14 tied the school record for single-season home victories.
The Huskers played the first regular-season basketball game in the history of the arena against USA
Today No. 25 UCLA (Nov. 8) and rolled to a 77-49 win over the Bruins. NU’s first win over an AP Top 25
team came with a 76-56 win over No. 24 Michigan State on Feb. 8. The Huskers added their first-ever win
over an AP Top 10 team at the arena with a 94-74 victory over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24.
NU won its first-ever Big Ten home game with a 66-65 thriller over Northwestern Jan. 2, before an 8885 win over Minnesota on Jan. 16, 2014, marked the first overtime game in Pinnacle Bank Arena history.
NU suffered its first loss at the arena to Washington State (76-72) on Nov. 30, 2013.
The Huskers are 423-135 (.758) all-time at home. The Huskers have gone 160-39 (.804) over the last
12-plus seasons, posting double-figure home victory totals in each of the last 11 years, including 13-3 in
2014-15 and 16-2 in 2013-14. NU went a perfect 16-0 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in 2009-10.
Nebraska played in the Devaney Center from 1976-77 through 2012-13, and added one appearance
at Devaney against Utah on Nov. 23, 2014. The Huskers own a 389-130 record at the Devaney Center,
including 146-88 (.624) mark in conference play.
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Huskers More than Fair in Foul Department
Through eight games in 2015-16, the Huskers had committed 13.0 fouls per game to rank No. 7
nationally in fewest fouls per game. NU was whistled for just six fouls against Creighton Dec. 6, and just
10 fouls against Evansville on Dec. 8 in Lincoln. In both of those games, the two teams combined for just
18 fouls - tied for the third-lowest combined total in school history.
The Huskers ended last season ranked No. 5 in the final NCAA Division I statistics for fewest personal
fouls per game. Nebraska committed just 13.2 fouls per game, including a school-record four fouls in the
win over Bakersfield Dec. 13. Nebraska’s 422 total fouls on the season were the fewest in school history.
In 2013-14, NU led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally by committing just 13.1 fouls per game.
Nebraska continued a non-fouling trend from 2012-13. The Huskers were whistled for a school-record
12.8 fouls per game in 2012-13, including 11 fouls per game in Big Ten regular-season games.
In Nebraska’s loss at No. 22 California on Dec. 12, the Huskers were whistled for 23 fouls, which marked
the highest foul total by an NU team since registering 26 fouls in the season opener against Arkansas Pine
Bluff on Nov. 12, 2011. That was the only time in the last 195 games that the Huskers had been called for
23 or more fouls.
Nebraska’s 11-foul differential at Cal was even more rare. In fact, it tied for the second-worst foul
differential in Coach Connie Yori’s 14-year coaching career at Nebraska, a span of 424 games. The only
game that was worse came with minus-12 (21-9) at Iowa State on Jan. 14, 2006 - 318 games ago. Only four
times in 424 games under Coach Yori has Nebraska experienced a negative double-digit foul differential.
The Huskers have produced positive double-digit foul differentials in 10 of the past 74 games and 26 times
in Yori’s 424 games at Nebraska.
Best of the Fresh: Big Red Freshman Classes
Nebraska’s four-player freshman class of Jessica Shepard, Rachel Blackburn,
Maddie Simon and Darrien Washington could be poised to be the most NU’s Best Frosh
productive in school history. The quartet combined for 38 points and 26 Under Yori
rebounds in NU’s season-opening win, producing the third-most productive Season PPG, RPG
performance by a freshman class in an opener in school history. The only 2015-1629.6, 16.9
two other classes (1981-82, 1999-2000) with more points, each had seven 2011-1226.5, 17.7
2003-04 19.5, 9.0
players in the class.
2005-0618.8, 11.0
The freshmen combined for more against North Florida, joining forces for
2010-11 18.5, 8.5
46 points and 28 rebounds in just 66 minutes against the Ospreys.
2007-08 13.4, 5.8
Through nine games, the 2015-16 freshmen have combined for 266 points, 2006-07 10.2, 4.8
152 rebounds, 52 assists, 14 blocks and 17 steals, despite Washington sitting
out the last seven games and Simon suffering a broken arm before NU’s win over Evansville on Dec. 8.
The group is averaging 29.6 points and 16.9 boards per game.
Consider Nebraska’s 2011-12 freshman class of Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill and Hailie
Sample led the Big Ten by a significant margin with 26.5 points and 17.7 rebounds per game in their first
season, before becoming the most successful class in NU history with four NCAA Tournament bids.
That group, which also included redshirt freshman Katie Simon, is the only freshman class at Nebraska
under Coach Connie Yori to average 20 points and 15 rebounds per game. In fact, the only other freshman
class to combine to average a double-double was the 2005-06 group featuring first-team All-American
Kelsey Griffin, which managed 18.8 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. The 2003-04 class averaged 19.5
points and 9.0 rebounds, while featuring three-time first-team All-Big 12 shooting guard Kiera Hardy and
future Canadian Olympian Chelsea Aubry.
2015 Seniors Leave Big Shoes to Fill
Nebraska’s seven returning letterwinners and six newcomers will look to overcome significant losses
in all areas of production in 2015-16 following the departures of the Huskers’ four senior starters.
The four seniors (Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill, Hailie Sample) accounted for 61.9
percent of Nebraska’s points (1,330 of 2,148) in 2014-15. They also pulled down 66.2 percent (869 of
1,313) of NU’s rebounds on the year, while accumulating 61.7 percent of the Big Red’s assists. The 2015
seniors amassed 72.2 percent (138 of 191) of Nebraska’s 2014-15 steals and 63.3 percent (57 of 90) of
NU’s blocks, while playing 63.3 percent (4,068 of 6,425) of the Huskers’ minutes in 2014-15.
Pump up the program
• Nebraska set a season ticket sales record with 4,011 season tickets sold as of Nov. 18, 2015. It marks
the first time in school history the Huskers have sold 4,000 season tickets.
• Nebraska earned its fourth straight NCAA Tournament bid and its seventh in the past nine seasons
in 2015. NU is one of just 21 Division I teams to earn four consecutive NCAA Tournament bids.
• The Huskers also have owned a perfect 100 percent Graduation Success Rate every season they have
been in the NCAA Tournament under Coach Connie Yori (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).
• Nebraska Coach Connie Yori owns more wins (269) than any other women’s basketball coach in school
history. She has averaged 20 victories per season in her first 13 seasons at the helm of the Huskers.
• The Huskers have produced seven 20-win seasons in the last nine years. Prior to Coach Connie Yori’s
arrival in Lincoln in 2002-03, Nebraska had nine 20-win seasons in the first 28 years of the program.
• Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten to record 10 or more league wins in each of the last four
years. The Huskers are the only team to post four straight winning Big Ten regular seasons (2012-15).
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Nebraska
2015-16 Quick Facts
Institution........................... University of Nebraska.
Location.............................................. Lincoln, Neb.
Population.................................................. 268,738
Enrollment................................................... 25,260
Founded.......................................................... 1869
Nickname..............................Cornhuskers, Huskers
Colors......................................... Scarlet and Cream
Home Arena........................... Pinnacle Bank Arena
Capacity....................................................... 15,000
Conference...................................................Big Ten
Director of Athletics........................Shawn Eichorst
2015-16 Overall Record..................................... 7-2
2014-15 Overall Record................................. 21-11
Home Record............................................... 13-3
Away Record.................................................. 7-6
Neutral Record............................................... 1-1
Big Ten Record.............................................. 10-8
Head Coach........................................... Connie Yori
Alma Mater/Year........................ Creighton/1986
Record at Nebraska......... 269-155 (14th season)
Career Record................. 464-295 (25th season)
NCAA Div. I Record.......... 439-270 (23rd season)
Home Record........................................... 166-50
Big Ten Conference Record........................ 44-22
Big Ten Home Record................................. 23-10
Big Ten Road Record.................................. 21-12
Big Ten Tournament Record........................... 8-3
NCAA Tournament Record.....7-9 (6-7 Nebraska)
Assistant Coaches:................................Britney Brown
.........................................................Ashley Ford
.....................................................Amy Stephens
Director of Operations.........................Dayna Finch
Administrative Assistant..................... Katie Adams
Graduate Assistant Manager....... Meghin Williams
Strength Coach.................................Rusty Ruffcorn
Athletic Trainer...................................... Julie Tuttle
Basketball Office Phone..................(402) 472-6462
Basketball Office Fax.......................(402) 472-0849
Women’s Basketball Contact................Jeff Griesch
Communications Office Phone.......(402) 472-2263
Griesch’s Direct Line.......................(402) 472-7775
Griesch’s Cell Phone........................(402) 540-0279
Griesch’s Home Phone....................(402) 328-8992
Griesch’s E-mail................... [email protected]
Communications Fax.......................(402) 472-2005
Best Time to Contact Yori.............Through Griesch
Starters Returning/Lost.....................................2/4
Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................7/5
Returning All-American (1)...................................
Rachel Theriot (HM, Associated Press, 2014)
Returning All-Big Ten Player (1).............................
Rachel Theriot (2nd Team, 2015; 1st Team, 2014;
Big Ten Tourney MVP, 2014; All-Freshman, 2013)
Returning Starters (2, 2014-15 Stats)....................
Rachel Theriot, Sr., G (16.5, 4.2 rpg, 5.2 apg)
Natalie Romeo, So., G (9.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg)
Starters Lost (4, 2014-15 Stats).............................
Tear’a Laudermill, G (13.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg)
HM All-Big Ten, 2015; 2nd Team All-Big Ten, 2014
Emily Cady, F (12.7 ppg, 10.2 rpg)
2nd Team All-Big Ten, 2014, 2015;
HM All-Big Ten, 2012, 2013
Brandi Jeffery, G (7.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg)
Hailie Sample, F (7.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg)
Big Ten All-Defensive, 2014
Other Returning Letterwinners (5, 2014-15 Stats).
Allie Havers, Jr., C (4.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
Anya Kalenta, Sr., F (3.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg)
Jasmine Cincore, So., G (1.3 ppg, 0.2 rpg)
Emily Wood, So., G (0.2 ppg, 0.5 rpg)
Esther Ramacieri, Jr., G (0.1 ppg, 0.5 rpg)
2015-16 Newcomers (6)
.........................Rachel Blackburn, 6-3, Fr., F/C
................................. Kyndal Clark, 5-7, RSr., G
............................ Alicia Ostrander, 6-3, RSr., F
........................... Jessica Shepard, 6-4, Fr., F/C
................................Maddie Simon, 6-2, Fr., G
.............................Darrien Washington, RFr., F
5
6
Husker Career Highs
Scoring
Player (Game, Date)
Points
Rachel Theriot (vs. Minnesota, 1/16/14)
33
Natalie Romeo (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15)
30
Jessica Shepard (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15)
27
Allie Havers (at California, 12/12/15) 18
Kyndal Clark (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 17
Rachel Blackburn (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15)
14
Anya Kalenta (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14)
14
Maddie Simon (vs. Southern, 11/23/15)
11
Jasmine Cincore (vs. Southern, 11/23/15)
8
Darrien Washington (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 6
Emily Wood (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15)
6
Esther Ramacieri (vs. NC Central, 11/21/15; Fresno St., 3/22/14)2
Rebounding
Player (Game, Date)
Rebounds
Jessica Shepard (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15)
13
Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15)
11
Allie Havers (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 12
Kyndal Clark (at California, 12/12/15) 9
Anya Kalenta (Three Times, vs. Evansville, 12/8/15)
8
Rachel Theriot (at UCLA, 11/28/14) 8
Natalie Romeo (at California, 12/12/15; at Maryland, 2/8/15)
5
Darrien Washington (vs. UNF, 11/16/15; vs. UAPB 11/14/15) 5
Jasmine Cincore (vs. NC State, 12/3/15; vs. UAPB, 11/14/15)4
Esther Ramacieri (vs. High Point, 12/20/14)
3
Maddie Simon (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15)
3
Emily Wood (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 3
Assists
Player (Game, Date)
Assists
Rachel Theriot (vs. Minnesota, 3/7/14) 18
Natalie Romeo (vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15)6
Jessica Shepard (vs. NC State, 12/3/15)
4
Kyndal Clark (at California, 12/12/15; vs. Southern, 11/23/15)
4
Anya Kalenta (vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15)
4
4
3
Jasmine Cincore (Four Times, vs. Evansville, 12/8/15)
Allie Havers (vs. NC Central, 11/21/15; vs. Mich. St., 3/8/14)3
Rachel Blackburn (Three Times, vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 3
Esther Ramacieri (Three Times, vs. UAPB, 11/14/15)
1
Steals
Player (Game, Date)
Steals
Rachel Theriot (vs. BYU, 3/24/14)
5
Jasmine Cincore (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15)
4
Kyndal Clark (at California, 12/12/15; vs. Evansville, 12/8/15)4
Natalie Romeo (at UConn, 11/28/15; vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 4
Jessica Shepard (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15)
3
Rachel Blackburn (vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15) 2
Allie Havers (19 Times, vs. Creighton, 12/6/15)1
Anya Kalenta (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 1
Esther Ramacieri (Three Times, vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 1
1
Emily Wood (vs. Southern, 11/23/15; vs. UNF, 11/16/15) 1
Blocked Shots
Player (Game, Date)
Blocks
Allie Havers (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15; Michigan St., 3/8/14) 3
Jessica Shepard (vs. NC State, 12/3/15)
3
Anya Kalenta (vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15)
2
Rachel Theriot (vs. Purdue, 1/5/13) 2
Rachel Blackburn (at Cal, 12/12/15; vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 1
Jasmine Cincore (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15; vs. UAPB, 11/14/15) 1
Natalie Romeo (Three Times, vs. Southern, 11/23/15)
1
Maddie Simon (vs. Southern, 11/23/15; vs. UAPB, 11/14/15)1
Minutes Played
Player (Game, Date)
Minutes
Rachel Theriot
45
(Four Times, most recent at California, 12/12/15)
Natalie Romeo (at California, 12/12/15)
42
Kyndal Clark (at California, 12/12/15) 41
Allie Havers (at California, 12/12/15) 37
Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15)
30
Jessica Shepard (vs. Creighton, 12/6/15) 30
Anya Kalenta (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14)
26
23
Jasmine Cincore (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15)
Maddie Simon (vs. Southern, 11/23/15)
23
Esther Ramacieri (vs. High Point, 12/20/14)
13
Three-Pointers Made
Player (Game, Date)
3FG Made
Natalie Romeo (vs. Illinois, 3/5/15)
7
Kyndal Clark (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 5
Rachel Theriot (at Purdue, 3/2/14)
4
Anya Kalenta (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14)
2
Emily Wood (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15)
2
Jasmine Cincore (vs. NCCU, 11/21/15; vs. UNF, 11/16/15) 1
Maddie Simon (Three Times, vs. NC State, 12/3/15)
1
• The Huskers, who joined the Big Ten in 2011-12 for the start of the careers of its 2015 seniors, are
a Big Ten-best 44-22 in Big Ten regular-season play the last four years (tied with Iowa). The Big Red have
added a conference-best eight Big Ten Tournament wins for 52 total victories over Big Ten foes.
• Nebraska has ranked No. 11 nationally in average home attendance in each of the Huskers’ first two
seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU has averaged more than 6,000 fans per game at the arena.
• Every Husker on the roster has earned a spot on Nebraska’s Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in each
of the first two years of NU’s all-sports, community service recognition program.
Whole New Ballgame: 2015-16 Rule Changes
NCAA Division I women’s college basketball will have a whole new look in 2015-16, with sweeping rule
changes that will create distinct differences from the men’s game, while more closely falling in line with
both WNBA and international rules.
New in 2015-16, NCAA Division I women’s basketball games:
• Games will feature four, 10-minute quarters, rather than two, 20-minute halves.
• A team will reach the bonus after five team fouls in each quarter. The fouls will reset each quarter.
• Once the team reaches the bonus (5 fouls, quarter), a common foul will result in two free throws
(no more 1-and-1 in women’s basketball).
• Only one standard media timeout exists in each quarter, and will occur at the 5:00 mark or under in
each quarter, or whenever the first coach-called timeout of the quarter occurs. In the second half,
the first called timeout will become an extra media timeout.
• When a timeout is charged to the offensive team in the final 59.9 seconds of the fourth quarter (and
any overtimes), the team has the option to advance the throw-in spot (as long as no attempt to
advance has occurred) to the 28-foot line in the front court on the scorer’s table side.
• The 10-second count in the backcourt shall reset on all stoppages of the game clock except when the
defense causes the ball to be out of bounds, the offense retains possession after a held ball, or there
is a technical foul assessed to the offensive team.
Theriot Named to Naismith Trophy List Again
Rachel Theriot is a Naismith Trophy candidate in 2016, and is a contender for the 2016 Allstate Good
Works Team. She is also expected to be a candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America and Senior CLASS
Award accolades.
Theriot earned preseason All-Big Ten honors for the second straight year when the conference
announced its preseason awards on Oct. 14.
Theriot, a senior point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, was one of nine players to earn recognition
from both the coaches and media on their 10-player teams. Theriot, who was a first-team preseason AllBig Ten choice in 2014-15, averaged 16.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists while starting Nebraska’s
first 21 games a year ago. Theriot led the Huskers to a top-15 national ranking and a 17-4 record heading
into February, before suffering a season-ending ankle injury in practice on Feb. 3.
She was a second-team All-Big Ten choice a year ago despite missing the second half of the conference
season.
Theriot, a preseason candidate for the Wade, Naismith and Wooden national player-of-the-year awards
in 2014-15, was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore for the Huskers in 2013-14. She led
Nebraska to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after earning Big Ten Tournament MVP honors
in 2014. She averaged 18.0 points and a Big Ten-record 10.0 assists while leading the Huskers to their
first-ever conference tournament title in 2014. She was also an honorable-mention Associated Press AllAmerican after setting the Nebraska single-season record with 234 assists in 2013-14.
Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year Kelsey Mitchell from Ohio State led the voting, while her backcourt
mate Ameryst Alston also earned a spot. Defending Big Ten champion and preseason favorite Maryland
added a pair of honorees with Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. Michigan State’s Aerial
Powers, Northwestern’s Nia Coffey, Kahleah Copper from Rutgers and Minnesota’s Rachel Banham were
all chosen to both teams. Banham was the 2014-15 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, before suffering
a season-ending knee injury early in her senior season with the Gophers.
Iowa’s Ally Disterhoft added recognition from the conference coaches, while Tori Jankoska earned a
spot on the media’s preseason team.
Shepard Only Freshman on Naismith Watch List
Nebraska’s Jessica Shepard was the only freshman among 50 players named to the Naismith Trophy
Early Season Watch List on Dec. 9.
Prior to the 2015-16, Shepard was also named the Preseason Big Ten Freshman of the Year by College
Sports Madness. Since earning that award, she has claimed three of the first five Big Ten Freshman-ofthe-Week honors from the conference.
A Naismith Trophy Preseason National High School Player-of-the-Year candidate in 2014-15, Shepard
earned first-team Parade All-America honors in 2015. In nine games as a high school senior, Shepard
averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds. She scored 132 points in four games at the Nike Tournament of
Champions, including 36 against national power Long Beach Poly.
Shepard, a 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., is the highest ranked recruit in Nebraska history and
arguably the best high school player the state has ever produced, Shepard competed on the gold-medal
winning USA Basketball team at the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championships. She was the No. 3 overall
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recruit in the freshman class of 2015-16, according to ESPN.
A two-time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014) and four-time first-team Super-State
(Lincoln Journal Star) and All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) selection, Shepard missed most of her
senior season after suffering an ACL tear on Dec. 29, 2014.
As a high school senior, she shot 71 percent from the field, including 41 percent from three-point
range. Despite missing most of her senior season, Shepard finished fourth in Nebraska high school history
with 2,227 career points, which was the Class A (largest) all-time record. She also finished No. 15 in state
history with 1,031 rebounds, just 16 shy of the Nebraska Class A career record.
As a junior in 2013-14, Shepard averaged a Class A state record 30.4 points per game to go along with
15.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in leading Fremont to a 22-4 record and a state tournament berth for Coach
Tony Weinandt. Her performances included four 40-point games, including a career-high 46.
Romeo ReturnS: Soph Shoots for Super Season
Sophomore Natalie Romeo produced the best scoring effort by a Husker in a season opener in school
history with 30 points in 26 minutes off the bench in Nebraska’s win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14.
She hit 11-of-18 shots from the floor, including 6-of-9 threes, to produce her first career 30-point game
and the first 30-point performance in an opener in 42 seasons.
Through nine games, she ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (15.8 ppg) and assists (3.2 apg)
while leading the team in three-pointers (28).
Big production is nothing new to Romeo. Over Nebraska’s final eight games of 2014-15, Romeo led the
Huskers in scoring with 15.4 points per game. The 5-7 guard from Martinez, Calif., added 3.4 rebounds, 1.5
assists and 1.0 steal per game in a team-best 35.8 minutes per contest down the stretch in her freshman
campaign. She also hit 39.7 percent (31-78) of her threes while averaging 3.9 threes per game.
During the summer of 2015, Romeo averaged a team-best 19.8 points per game, while adding 4.3
rebounds and 3.5 assists during Nebraska’s four-game tour of Australia (Aug. 1-12).
In her first season as a Husker, Romeo averaged 9.0 points and 2.5 rebounds over 24 games. She missed
eight games in mid-season with a stress reaction in her foot (Nov. 28-Dec. 29).
Romeo started Nebraska’s final 10 games in place of the injured Rachel Theriot. In 12 games as a
starter in 2014-15, Romeo averaged 13.7 points per game, while adding 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
She produced double figures in seven of her starts, including each of Nebraska’s final three games.
She erupted for a season-high 26 points with a school-record-tying seven three-pointers in a Big Ten
Tournament win over Illinois March 5. She added 21-point efforts in wins over Wisconsin (Feb. 15) and
Minnesota (Feb. 24). She hit six threes against Penn State (Jan. 15) and Minnesota (Feb. 24).
Romeo tied a school record and smashed the Nebraska conference tournament record with seven
threes against the Fighting Illini. She hit seven of her first nine attempts in the first 24 minutes of the game
against the Illini. The previous NU conference tournament record was four, which had been accomplished
four times (Jordan Hooper, Lindsey Moore, Amanda Went, Amy Stephens).
Romeo added four threes against Iowa at the Big Ten Tournament on March 6. Her 11 threes match
Nebraska’s career Big Ten Tournament record. She is 11-for-22 in two career games.
Romeo tied Nebraska’s single-game NCAA Tournament record with five threes against Syracuse on
March 20.
Clark Earns Way into Starting Five
Kyndal Clark has exceeded Nebraska’s expectations since arriving on campus in June. The transfer from
Drake who earned her bachelor’s degree from the Des Moines, Iowa, school before joining the Huskers
for a fifth season of eligibility, came to Nebraska in the middle of a long rehab from surgery after suffering
a microfracture of her kneecap in the first game of her senior season at Drake on Nov. 14, 2014.
Unable to run when she first arrived at the Hendricks Training Complex, Clark excelled in August,
September and October, earning a spot in Nebraska’s starting five. Although she is averaging just 4.3 points
per game, Clark showed her potential for much more as her legs continue to gain basketball strength,
pouring in 17 points with five three-pointers against Evansville on Dec. 8. A talented all-around player,
the 5-7 Clark led the Huskers with nine rebounds and four steals at No. 22 Cal on Dec. 12, increasing her
season averages to 3.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and a team-best 1.8 steals per contest.
She produced her first double-figure scoring night as a Husker with 10 points, four rebounds and three
assists in a win over North Florida on Nov. 16. It marked the 100th collegiate start of her career.
As a collegian, Clark owns 74 double-figure scoring efforts, including 24 20-point efforts at Drake. She
scored 30 or more on four occasions for the Bulldogs, including a career-high 41 points against Northern
Iowa on March 2, 2014.
Clark knocked down 222 threes in 98 career starts at Drake, finishing with 1,418 points. She was the
2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, a two-time All-MVC selection, a member of the MVC
All-Defensive Team (2013), and she was honored on the 2012 MVC All-Freshman Team in her only season
playing for current Nebraska assistant coach Amy Stephens at Drake.
Since practice officially started in October, Clark has shown quick feet, excellent hands, and a high
basketball IQ. Coupled with her experience, her outstanding long-range shooting, and her team-first
approach at both ends of the court, Clark joins Rachel Theriot, Natalie Romeo, Maddie Simon, Jasmine
Cincore, Esther Ramacieri and Emily Wood in giving Nebraska a talented, versatile and deep backcourt.
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Huskers By the Numbers
NU leads after 1st quarter
NU trails after 1st quarter
NU tied after 1st quarter
NU leads at the half
NU trails at the half
NU is tied at the half
NU leads after 3rd quarter
NU trails after 3rd quarter
NU tied after 3rd quarter
NU in overtime
6-1
1-1
0-0
6-0
1-2
0-0
6-0
1-2
0-0
0-1
NU attempts more FG than opponent
NU attempts fewer FG than opponent
NU attempts same number of FG as opponent
5-0
2-2
0-0
NU makes more FG than opponent
NU makes fewer FG than opponent
NU makes same number of FG as opponent
6-1
0-1
1-0
NU has better FG Pct. than opponent
NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent
7-1
0-1
NU shoots 50 percent or better from field
NU shoots less than 50 percent from field
4-0
3-2
NU shoots 40 percent or better from field
NU shoots less than 40 percent from field
7-1
0-1
NU shoots more FT than opponent
NU shoots fewer FT than opponent
NU shoots same number of FT as opponent
5-0
2-2
0-0
NU makes more FT than opponent
NU makes fewer FT than opponent
NU makes same number of FT as opponent
5-0
2-2
0-0
NU has more total rebounds than opponent 6-0
NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 1-2
NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0
NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 5-1
NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 2-1
NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 0-0
NU has more assists than opponent
7-1
NU has fewer assists than opponent
0-1
NU has same number of assists as opponent 0-0
NU has more turnovers than opponent
NU has fewer turnovers than opponent
NU has same number of turnovers as opponent
0-2
6-0
1-0
NU has more steals than opponent
NU has fewer steals than opponent
NU has same number of steals as opponent
NU has more blocked shots than opponent
NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent
NU has same number of blocks as opponent
NU commits more fouls than opponent
NU commits fewer fouls than opponent
NU commits same number of fouls as opponent
Games are decided by 20 or more points
Games are decided by 10 or more points
Games are decided by 9 or fewer points
Overtime Games
Playing on Monday
Playing on Tuesday
Playing on Wednesday
Playing on Thursday
Playing on Friday
Playing on Saturday
Playing on Sunday
Playing in November
Playing in December
Playing in January
Playing in February
Playing in March
5-0
2-2
0-0
5-0
2-2
0-0
2-1
4-1
1-0
6-1
6-1
1-1
1-0
1-0
0-1
2-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
2-2
1-0
4-1
3-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
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Top 25
(Monday, Dec. 14, 2015)
1-UConn (32) (8-0)................................ 800 (1)
2-South Carolina (9-0)............................. 763 (2)
3-Notre Dame (9-1)................................. 724 (3)
4-Baylor (10-0)......................................... 711 (4)
5-Texas (8-0).......................................... 659 (T5)
6-Maryland (10-0)...............................651 (T5)
7-Oregon State (7-0)................................ 599 (7)
8-Kentucky (9-0)...................................... 549 (8)
9-Mississippi State (7-1).......................... 535 (9)
10-Ohio State (6-3)............................. 507 (10)
11-Florida State (7-2)............................. 447 (11)
12-Northwestern (9-0)........................ 434 (12)
13-Duke (7-2)......................................... 416 (13)
14-Tennessee (7-2)................................ 342 (16)
15-Stanford (6-2)................................... 329 (14)
16-DePaul (7-3)..................................... 302 (18)
17-Oklahoma (9-1)................................ 293 (17)
18-Texas A&M (7-3)............................... 245 (15)
19-UCLA (5-2)........................................ 163 (20)
20-South Florida (6-2)........................... 145 (21)
T21-Arizona State (5-3).......................... 125 (24)
T21-California (7-2)............................. 125 (22)
23-Miami (10-0)..................................... 98 (NR)
24-Michigan State (7-2)........................ 83 (25)
25-St. John’s (8-1)................................... 64 (NR)
Note: Nebraska 2015-16 opponents in italics.
NU Opponents Receiving Votes:
31-Iowa (27); T36-Nebraska (2)
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Top 25
(Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015)
1-UConn (8-0) (32)................................ 800 (1)
2-South Carolina (9-0)............................. 763 (2)
3-Notre Dame (9-1)................................. 725 (3)
4-Baylor (10-0)......................................... 704 (4)
5-Maryland (10-0)................................ 676 (5)
6-Texas (8-0)............................................ 643 (6)
7-Oregon State (7-0)................................ 600 (7)
8-Kentucky (9-0)...................................... 560 (8)
9-Mississippi State (7-1)........................ 479 (10)
10-Florida State (7-2)............................... 475 (9)
11-Duke (8-2)......................................... 456 (11)
12-Ohio State (6-3)............................. 434 (13)
13-Northwestern (9-0)........................ 412 (14)
14-Stanford (6-2)................................... 393 (12)
15-DePaul (7-3)..................................... 324 (17)
16-Tennessee (7-2)................................ 320 (15)
17-Oklahoma (9-1)................................ 276 (18)
18-Texas A&M (7-3)............................... 243 (16)
19-South Florida (6-2)........................... 214 (20)
20-California (7-2).............................. 165 (21)
21-Miami (10-0).................................... 138 (22)
22-Michigan State (7-2)...................... 101 (23)
23-Arizona State (6-3).............................. 92 (24)
24-Iowa (8-2)........................................ 79 (19)
25-Seton Hall (9-1)................................. 60 (NR)
Note: Nebraska 2015-16 opponents in italics.
NU Opponents Receiving Votes:
34-Nebraska (8)
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Week-by-Week Rankings
Week
Nov. 3/Oct. 28
Nov. 16/17
Nov. 23/24
Nov. 30/Dec. 1
Dec. 7/Dec. 8
Dec. 14/Dec. 15
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NR
NR
RV (T30th)
RV (T37th)
RV (T35th)
RV (T36th)
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RV (39th)
RV (31st)
RV (T29th)
RV (34th)
RV (29th)
RV (34th)
Freshman Blackburn Earns Starts With Shepard
The least heralded of Nebraska’s three freshmen in 2015-16, Kansas prep star Rachel Blackburn has
earned a starting role alongside fellow rookie post Jessica Shepard for the Big Red.
Blackburn produced a career-high 14 points against Evansville on Dec. 8, when she added six rebounds
and three assists. She just missed double-doubles against North Florida (8 points, 10 rebounds) and
North Carolina Central (9 points, 9 rebounds), while dishing out three assists in both games. She added
a dominant defensive effort by taking four charges while grabbing nine defensive boards and a steal in
NU’s win over NC State on Dec. 3.
She is averaging 6.3 points, a team-best 7.6 rebounds to go along with 1.9 assists per game, while
shooting 56.5 percent from the field. Blackburn and Shepard both own three double-digit rebound games
through nine contests, matching the freshman total of former Husker All-American Kelsey Griffin.
Blackburn made the most of her opportunity this summer, averaging 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in
just 23.5 minutes per game while shooting a team-best 65 percent over four games in Australia.
Blackburn has continued to grow in practice the last three months, and provides Nebraska with a smart,
tough, aggressive and team-first attitude on the court.
The 6-3 forward out of Leavenworth High School was ranked as the No. 63 player in the nation by Blue
Star and No. 69 by ProspectsNation. ESPN ranked her as the No. 17 post in the country.
Blackburn averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds as a junior for the 2014 Class 5A state champions, while
also leading the Sunflower League in the number of charges drawn.
Blackburn, who was a third-team Class 5A all-state selection as a senior, was an honorable-mention
Class 5A all-state pick by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association in both 2014 and 2015, helping
Leavenworth to another state title in 2015. She also was one of five finalists for the 2015 DiRenna Award,
which honors the top player in the greater Kansas City area.
A talented athlete, Blackburn set the Leavenworth school record with a javelin throw of 125-7 as a
sophomore in 2013. She won the Sunflower League title and qualified for the state meet in the event.
Big Red Benefit from Summer Down Under
Nebraska completed a 12-day Australian Tour (Aug. 1-12) that allowed the young Huskers to come
together as a team, experience a new culture and practice throughout the summer.
The Big Red, who went 1-3 on the tour against a collection of Australian professional and semiprofessional teams, played without 2014 All-American Rachel Theriot, 2014 Missouri Valley Conference
Player of the Year Kyndal Clark, and the No. 1 recruit in Nebraska history, Jessica Shepard, during the
journey down under. All three made the trip but did not play while recovering from major injuries in
2014-15.
Despite missing three of its top offensive weapons, the Huskers still performed well overseas. Nebraska
was led on the tour by sophomore Natalie Romeo. The 5-7 guard from Martinez, Calif., averaged 19.8
points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
Fellow sophomore guard Jasmine Cincore added a solid tour, averaging 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and
2.3 assists per game, including a breakout 15-point, nine-rebound, four-assist effort in the win over Sydney
on Aug. 10.
Freshman Rachel Blackburn provided big contributions for the Big Red as the team’s third-leading
scorer and rebounder. The 6-3 forward from Leavenworth, Kan., averaged 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in
23.5 minutes per game.
Allie Havers, a 6-5 junior center from Mattawan, Mich., added 7.0 points and a team-best 10.0 rebounds
per game, while 6-2 redshirt freshman forward Darrien Washington from Oakland, Calif., added 5.5 points
and a whopping 7.3 boards in just 17.3 minutes per contest.
Maddie Simon, the 2015 Nebraska High School Player of the Year out of Lincoln Pius X, contributed 6.5
points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist while playing nearly 30 minutes per game as the Huskers’ fifth-leading
scorer and rebounder on the trip.
Sophomore Emily Wood, a 5-5 former walk-on guard from Salina, Kan., added 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds
and 2.0 assists while filling Theriot’s role in Nebraska’s starting backcourt. Senior Anya Kalenta, a 6-3
forward from Minsk, Belarus, rounded out the Big Red contributors on the tour with 4.5 points and 3.5
rebounds in 15.6 minutes per contest off the bench.
Big Red Add Cornhusker STate Flavor
Nebraska welcomed the highest-ranked recruiting class in school history to Lincoln this summer, as
Coach Connie Yori’s three-player class was ranked No. 8 nationally by ESPN. The class featured the highest
profile recruit in Husker basketball history - two-time state Gatorade High School Player of the Year Jessica
Shepard - and 2015 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year Maddie Simon.
Shepard, who averaged 12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds to help the USA Basketball U18 National Team
to a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas Championships, was ranked as the No. 3 overall player and
the No. 1 post in the country by ESPN. The 2013 and 2014 Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year, Shepard
was a three-time first-team All-Nebraska and Super-State selection.
In nine games as a senior, Shepard averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds. She scored 132 points in
four games at the Nike Tournament of Champions in December, including 36 against national power Long
Beach Poly. The 6-4 forward hit 71 percent of her field goals and 41 percent of her threes in an injuryshortened season. Shepard tore her ACL on Dec. 29, 2014, while her Fremont team played at Lincoln
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Shepard, who committed to Nebraska in 2011, averaged a Class A record 30.4 points per game as a
junior in 2013-14, while adding 15.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game for Fremont. She averaged 24.6
points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.8 steals while leading Lincoln Southeast to the 2013
Class A state title, before moving with her family to Fremont in the summer of 2013. She averaged 17.8
points and 9.1 rebounds for the Class A runner-up Knights in 2012.
Lincoln native Maddie Simon captured Nebraska Gatorade High School Player of the Year honors in
2015. Simon led Lincoln Pius X to the 2015 Class B state title by averaging 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and
2.7 assists per game as a senior. A two-time first-team Super-State selection, Simon finished as Pius X’s
all-time leading scorer with 1,373 points.
A 6-2 guard, Simon was ranked as the No. 22 player in the nation at her position by ESPN, while being
ranked No. 149 overall by Blue Star Basketball. As a junior at Lincoln Pius X in 2013-14, Simon averaged
19.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists to lead Pius X to a Class B runner-up finish.
A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon added gold medals in the Class A 100- and 300-meter hurdles
at the 2015 Nebraska State Track and Field Championships in Omaha.
Season Ticket Sales Reach All-Time High
Nebraska women’s basketball season ticket sales reached an all-time high with 4,011 sold (Nov. 17),
an increase of 109 tickets over last year’s previous record high of 3,902.
In Nebraska’s first season at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2013-14, the Huskers shattered their previous
season ticket sales record with more than 3,700. The previous record came in 2010-11, when NU sold
approximately 2,700 season tickets.
Husker Sports Network Covers World
The Husker Sports Network is its 22nd season of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of
Nebraska women’s basketball in 2015-16. Women’s basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and
color commentator Jeff Griesch team up for their 15th season together as the Huskers’ broadcast team.
The Husker Sports Network and Nebraska women’s basketball have teamed up for well over a decade
to take every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com.
In addition to carrying every women’s basketball game free on Huskers.com, the Husker Sports Network
flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and ESPN 590 AM-KXSP (Omaha) provide strong signals for
Husker women’s basketball. When a network conflict occurs in Omaha, the Huskers also could be heard
on CD105.9 FM-KKCD. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central
Nebraska, while more than 20 stations carry the Husker Sports Network’s women’s basketball coverage
across the state and the Midwest.
Inside Pinnacle Bank Arena, fans can access the direct radio call of the game at 87.7 FM.
Nebraska Ranks Near Top in Attendance
Nebraska closed the 2014-15 season ranked No. 11 nationally in average home attendance with 5,857
fans per game. The Huskers averaged 6,483 fans per Big Ten Conference game.
The Huskers played 15 home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2014-15, averaging 6,026 fans per game
in the new arena. In 38 all-time home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Huskers own an impressive 34-5
record (.872 winning percentage) while averaging 5,940 fans per game (231,645 total fans/39 games).
The Huskers also played one home game at Bob Devaney Sports Center in 2014-15, drawing 3,321 fans
for a game against Utah on Nov. 23. The Utah game was not included in Nebraska’s 2014-15 season ticket
package for logistical reasons.
In 18 home games in 2013-14, the Huskers attracted 110,892 fans including 10 of the top-16 largest
home non-conference crowds in school history. Nebraska’s total home attendance of 110,892 ranked No.
8 nationally, while NU’s average home attendance of 6,161 ranked 11th in 2013-14.
Nebraska attracted a non-conference school-record crowd of 9,750 to open its stay in the building with
a win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013. The Huskers have averaged more than 5,000 fans per non-conference
game each of the first two seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Before moving to the new arena, NU had
never averaged more than 4,049 fans per game in non-conference home play.
Nebraska Posts 11th Straight Perfect GSR
Nebraska Coach Connie Yori would be the first to say that nobody’s perfect. However, in the eyes of the
NCAA’s Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), that’s exactly what her Husker program has been for 11
consecutive years. Nebraska is the only program among the 14 Big Ten Conference schools to accomplish
the perfect score for 11 straight years.
The NCAA announced the release of its annual Graduation Success Rate report on Wednesday, Nov.
3, 2015, and Nebraska was a national leader in women’s basketball for the 11th straight season, dating
back to 2004-05.
Yori, who is in her 14th season at Nebraska in 2015-16, joined Coach Robin Krapfl’s women’s golf
program, Coach Scott Jacobson’s women’s tennis program and Coach John Cook’s volleyball program as
Nebraska teams who have produced perfect 100 percent rates each of the last 11 years.
Nebraska was one of six Big Ten women’s basketball programs to post 100 percent rates in 2014-15,
joining Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Purdue and Wisconsin. All 14 Big Ten women’s programs posted
GSR rates above 80 percent last season. The Big Ten’s six teams with 100 percent GSR scores led the Big
Five conferences, ahead of five each for the Big 12, Pac-12 and ACC, while the SEC managed four.
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2014-15 Final Big Ten Standings
Team
1. Maryland
2. Iowa
3. Ohio State
4. Northwestern
Rutgers
6. Minnesota
7. Nebraska
8. Michigan
9. Michigan State
10. Illinois
11. Wisconsin
12. Indiana
13. Penn State
Purdue
Overall (Big Ten)
34-3 (18-0)
26-8 (14-4)
24-11 (13-5)
23-9 (12-6)
23-10 (12-6)
23-10 (11-7)
21-11 (10-8)
20-15 (8-10)
16-15 (7-11)
15-16 (6-12)
9-20 (5-13)
15-16 (4-14)
6-24 (3-15)
11-20 (3-15)
Preseason All-Big Ten
Coaches
Ally Disterhoft, Jr., G, Iowa
Brionna Jones, Jr., C, Maryland
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Jr., G, Maryland
Aerial Powers, Jr., F, Michigan State
Rachel Banham, Sr., G, Minnesota
Rachel Theriot, Sr., G, Nebraska
Nia Coffey, Jr., F, Northwestern
Ameryst Alston, Sr., G, Ohio State
Kelsey Mitchell, So., G, Ohio State (Player of Year)
Kahleah Copper, Sr., F/G, Rutgers
Top Three Teams
1. Maryland
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan State
Media
Brionna Jones, Jr., C, Maryland
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Jr., G, Maryland
Tori Jankoska, Jr., G, Michigan State
Aerial Powers, Jr., F, Michigan State
Rachel Banham, Sr., G, Minnesota
Rachel Theriot, Sr., G, Nebraska
Nia Coffey, Jr., F, Northwestern
Ameryst Alston, Sr., G, Ohio State
Kelsey Mitchell, So., G, Ohio State (Player of Year)
Kahleah Copper, Sr., F/G, Rutgers
Top Three Teams
1. Maryland
2. Ohio State
3. Northwestern
Big Ten Player of the Week
Nov. 16 - Mikayla Bailey, Minnesota
Honor Roll - Natalie Romeo, Nebraska
Nov. 23 - Ashley Deary, Northwestern
Nov. 30 - Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State
Dec. 7 - Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland
Honor Roll - Rachel Theriot, Nebraska
Dec. 14 - Rachel Banham, Minnesota
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Nov. 16 - Jessica Shepard, Nebraska
Nov. 23 - Jessica Shepard, Nebraska/Cierra Rice, Illinois
Nov. 30 - Hallie Thome, Michigan
Dec. 7 - Jessica Shepard, Nebraska/Cierra Rice, Illinois
Dec. 14 - Alex Wittinger, Illinois
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13 Appearances, 21 Games (8-13 Record)
Season (Sd.) Opponent
Site Result
2015 (9)
vs. (8) Syracuse Columbia, S.C.
L, 69-72
2014 (4)
vs. (12) BYU
Los Angeles, Calif. L, 76-80
2014 (4)
vs. (13) Fresno St. Los Angeles, Calif. W, 74-55
2013 (6)
vs. (2) Duke
Norfolk, Va.
L, 45-53
2013 (6)
at (3) Texas A&M College Station, Texas W, 74-63
2013 (6)
vs. (11) Chattanooga College Station, Texas W, 73-59
2012 (6)
vs. (11) Kansas Little Rock L, 49-57
2010 (1)
vs. (4) Kentucky Kansas City
L, 67-76
2010 (1)
vs. (8) UCLA
Minneapolis
W, 83-70
2010 (1)
vs. (16) Northern Iowa Minneapolis
W, 83-44
2008 (8)
at (1) Maryland College Park, Md. L, 64-76
2008 (8)
vs. (9) Xavier
College Park, Md. W, 61-58
2007 (9)
vs. (8) Temple Raleigh, N.C.
L, 61-64
2000 (12) vs. (5) Boston College Charlottesville, Va. L, 76-93
1999 (11) vs. (6) Kentucky Los Angeles
L, 92-98
1998 (9)
at (1) Old DominionNorfolk, Va.
L, 60-75
1998 (9)
vs. (8) New Mexico Norfolk, Va.
W, 76-59
1996 (9)
vs. (8) Colo. St. Stanford, Calif.
L, 62-66
1993 (6)
at (3) USC
Los Angeles
L, 60-78
1993 (6)
vs. (11) San Diego Lincoln W, 81-58
1988 (5)
at (4) USC
Los Angeles
L, 82-100
Nu Top 25 Wins Under Yori (33)
Opponent
Final
#9 Duke (Dec. 3, 2014) 60-54
#23 Iowa (March 9, 2014)
72-65
#19 Michigan St. (March 8, 2014) 86-58
#8 Penn State (Feb. 24, 2014) 94-74
#24 Michigan St. (Feb. 8, 2014) 76-56
#9 Texas A&M (March 25, 2013) 74-53
#25 Michigan St. (Jan. 24, 2013) 59-54
#24 Florida State (Dec. 8, 2012) 78-77
#14 Ohio State (March 3, 2012) 77-62
#8 Ohio State (Feb. 26, 2012) 71-57
#15 Purdue (Feb. 2, 2012) 93-89 3OT
#16 Penn State (Dec. 30, 2011) 71-63
#23 USC (Nov. 18, 2011)
68-50
#22 UCLA (March 23, 2010)
83-70
#11 Oklahoma (Feb. 24, 2010) 80-64
#13 Iowa State (Feb. 17, 2010) 60-50
#12 Texas A&M (Feb. 6, 2010) 71-60
#10 Oklahoma St. (Feb. 3, 2010) 88-67
#9 Baylor (Jan. 17, 2010)
65-56
#19 Texas (Jan. 12, 2010)
91-79
#5 LSU (Dec. 20, 2009)
77-63
#20 Kansas St. (Feb. 25, 2009) 52-47
#24 Arizona St. (Dec. 28, 2008) 62-58
#21 Texas A&M (Jan. 23, 2008) 73-60
#15 Texas (Jan. 9, 2008)
56-45
#13 Baylor (Feb. 3, 2007)
76-67
#25 Kansas State (Jan. 17, 2007) 70-63
#18 New Mexico (Nov. 13, 2006) 66-59
#14 Iowa State (Feb. 12, 2005) 88-59
#2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) 103-99 3OT
#9 Kansas State (Jan. 24, 2004) 81-63
#13 Ohio State (Dec. 12, 2003) 60-55
#25 Cincinnati (Dec. 15, 2002) 65-55
Location
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Indianapolis, Ind.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Pinnacle Bank Arena
College Station, Texas
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Indianapolis, Ind.
Devaney Center
West Lafayette, Ind.
University Park, Pa.
Devaney Center
Minneapolis
Norman, Okla.
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Waco, Texas
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Tempe, Ariz.
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
Devaney Center
NU Top Winning Percentages
Season
Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.)
1. 2009-10 32-2 (.941)
16-0 (1.000)
2. 2013-14 26-7 (.788)
12-4 (.750)
3. 1987-88 22-7 (.759)
11-3 (.786)
4. 1992-93 23-8 (.742)
10-4 (.714)
5. 2012-13 25-9 (.735)
12-4 (.750)
6. 2011-12 24-9 (.727)
10-6 (.625)
7. 1975-76 21-9 (.700)
none
8. 1997-98 23-10 (.697) 11-5 (.688)
9. 2006-07 22-10 (.688) 10-6 (.625)
10. 1996-97 19-9 (.679)
8-8 (.500)
11. 2014-15 21-11 (.656) 10-8 (.556)
1991-92 21-11 (.656) 9-5 (.643)
*bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori
Theriot’s Triumphs
• Nebraska’s Offensive MVP for the second straight season, Rachel Theriot led the Huskers to a 17-4
record as a starter in 2014-15. Over the last two-plus seasons, Nebraska is 50-13 with Theriot in the starting
lineup. The Huskers went 4-7 without Theriot to close 2014-15.
• Theriot’s 510 career assists rank fifth in Husker history. She needs 53 assists to catch Husker great
Nicole Kubik (563, 1997-2000) at No. 4 on the NU career chart.
• She hit 92.6 percent (63-68) of her free throws on the year, which ranked as the second-best singleseason average in Nebraska history.
• Theriot owns seven career points-assists double-doubles, including 17 points and 15 assists at No.
22 California on Dec. 12. She had 20 points and 11 assists in Nebraska’s win over NC State on Dec. 3. She
had one double-double as a junior with 18 points and 10 assists at Minnesota on Dec. 29, 2014.
• Theriot has dished out 11 or more assists in a game seven times in her career. No other Husker has
done it more than four times. She owns nine career double-digit assist games.
• Theriot owns two career 30-point games (33, vs. Minnesota, Jan. 16, 2004; 31 vs. High Point, Dec.
20, 2014). She owns 12 career 20-point games and 56 career double-figure scoring efforts.
• She led Nebraska to its first conference tournament title as the Big Ten Tournament MVP. She averaged
18.7 points and a tournament-record 10.0 assists per game, with 30 total assists and just seven turnovers.
Theriot hit 56.4 percent of her shots, including 5-of-10 threes, and went 7-for-8 at the line.
• Theriot’s 30 assists in the 2014 Big Ten Tournament were a Nebraska single-season conference
tournament record. She produced arguably the best passing game in Big Ten history in Nebraska’s Big Ten
quarterfinal win over Minnesota March 7, dishing out a tournament-record-shattering 18 assists against
just one turnover. The previous tournament record was 12 set by Helen Darling of Penn State against
Illinois in 2000. The most assists by a Big Ten player against a Big Ten foe came with Maggie Acuna’s 16
for Illinois against Wisconsin in 2006.
• Theriot’s 18 assists were the second-most in a game in Nebraska history, trailing only 19 assists by
Kathy Hawkins on Feb. 17, 1976 against Kearney State (now Nebraska-Kearney). Theriot’s assists are the
most ever by a Husker against an NCAA Division I opponent, and the most in the last 38 seasons, covering
1,250 games. Theriot’s 18 assists were the most in an NCAA Division I game in 2013-14.
TRiple Threats: Three Things to Talk About
#11, Esther Ramacieri, 5-8, Jr., G, Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (0.4 ppg, 0.2 rpg)
• Esther Ramacieri hit her first field goal (37th career game) in the closing minute of Nebraska’s win over
North Carolina Central on Nov. 21. She tied her career high with one assist in Nebraska’s season-opening
win over Arkansas Pine Bluff. Ramacieri appeared in 17 games in each of her first two seasons, with one
career start (vs. Penn State, Jan. 15, 2015). She owns seven points, 18 rebounds, three assists and three
steals in 140 minutes in her career.
• Ramacieri missed much of the summer and preseason with a knee injury, but was cleared to play
for the start of the 2015-16 regular season. She missed Nebraska’s wins over NC State, Creighton and
Evansville with a concussion suffered outside of competition/practice. She did not play at No. 22 California
but was available.
• Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to play for the Huskers under Coach Yori, including Chelsea Aubry
(2004-07), Kaitlyn Burke (2008-12) and Harleen Sidhu (2009-12).
#12, Emily Wood, 5-5, So., G, Salina, Kan. (2.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg)
• Emily Wood is making solid, consistent and reliable contributions as a sophomore, producing 16
points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and two steals in 65 minutes off the bench. She enjoyed a career night
with six points on the first two three-pointers of her career while adding two rebounds, an assist and a
steal in Nebraska’s win over North Florida on Nov. 16. She added a three while notching career highs of
five assists, three rebounds and 23 minutes played against Evansville on Dec. 8.
• Wood played in 10 games as a freshman after walking on to the Nebraska program. She claimed
Nebraska’s Teammate Award for her commitment to the Husker program in 2014-15. Wood had two
points and five rebounds in 29 minutes as a freshman. In the summer of 2015, Wood started for NU on
its four-game Australian Tour, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26 minutes per game.
• Wood was a first-team Kansas Class 5A all-state selection as a senior at Salina Central High School in
2014. Wood averaged 16.0 points per game as a senior, while hitting a school-record 91 threes. She hit
42.1 percent of her threes and 86.2 percent of her free throws as a senior.
#22, Allie Havers, 6-5, Jr., C, Mattawan, Mich. (7.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.3 bpg)
• One of the tallest Nebraska women’s basketball players in history, Allie Havers is turning up her
production with 7.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and a team-leading 1.3 blocks through nine games as a junior. She
is coming off a career-high 18 points at No. 22 Cal on Dec. 12, when she played a career-high 37 minutes
off the bench. That followed on the heels of her first career double-double 14 points while adding career
bests with 12 rebounds and three blocks for her first career double-double against Evansville (Dec. 8).
She added eight points against Creighton (Dec. 6), NC State (Dec. 3) and North Carolina Central (Nov. 21),
when she pitched in 10 rebounds and a career-high three assists.
• Havers, who averaged 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds in 14.8 minutes per game as NU’s top post off the
bench in 2014-15, owns nine double-figure scoring games in her career, including five as a sophomore last
season. Two of her double-figure efforts have come in the Big Ten Tournament, including a career-high
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17 points in a semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State on March 8, 2014.
• Havers was NU’s top post off the bench as a true freshman in 2013-14, averaging 3.2 points and 2.6
rebounds while playing in all 33 games. She averaged just over 10 minutes per contest.
#24, Maddie Simon, 6-2, Fr., G, Lincoln, Neb. (5.7 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 1.7 apg)
• Maddie Simon was growing her game quickly as a key contributor in the Husker lineup before suffering
a broken arm in a fall outside of basketball activities on Dec. 7. She is expected to miss several weeks.
Simon produced two double-figure efforts before the injury, including 11 points and three assists in a win
over Southern (Nov. 23) and 10 points and three assists against NC State (Dec. 3).
• Simon averaged 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist during Nebraska’s four-game summer tour of
Australia in August of 2015. The 2015 Nebraska High School Player of the Year, Maddie Simon was a twotime first-team Super-State selection while leading Lincoln Pius X to the 2015 Class B state championship.
She was the No. 149 player in the nation according to Blue Star and the No. 22 guard by ESPN in 2015.
• A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon won the Class A 100- and 300-meter hurdles championships
at the 2015 Nebraska State Track & Field Championships. Her mother, Nicole Ali Simon, was the first female
CoSIDA Academic All-American in the history of Nebraska athletics, competing for Coach Gary Pepin’s
national champion Huskers in 1983 and 1984.
#31, Anya Kalenta, 6-3, Sr., F, Minsk, Belarus (6.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg)
• Anya Kalenta produced the fourth double-figure scoring effort of her Nebraska career and second of
the season with 11 points and six rebounds in a season-high 21 minutes off the bench in NU’s win over
NC State (Dec. 3). She had 10 points and eight rebounds in just 13 minutes in a win over North Florida
(Nov. 16). She had eight points, eight rebounds, two assists and her first career steal against Evansville
(Dec. 8). She notched career highs with four assists and three blocks against North Carolina Central (Nov.
23) when she also had seven points and six boards.
• Kalenta owns more points (56/38), rebounds (39/17) and assists (7/1) than she did all of last season.
She appeared in 12 games at Nebraska in 2014-15, competing in five of NU’s first six games before missing
NU’s next nine games with a stress fracture in her foot. She also suffered a broken nose in preseason
practice (Oct. 29, 2014), and battled anemia throughout the year. She established career highs with 14
points and eight rebounds in a season-opening win over Pepperdine Nov. 15, 2014.
• Kalenta earned third-team NJCAA All-America honors in 2013-14 at Vincennes University in Indiana.
She transferred to Vincennes after spending her freshman season at Broward College in Florida in 201213. She ranked in the NJCAA’s top 25 in scoring (20.8 ppg, 13th), rebounding (10.7 rpg, 22nd) and blocked
shots (2.1 bpg, 20th) in her only season with the Trailblazers at Vincennes in 2013-14.
#34, Jasmine Cincore, 5-10, So., G, Arlington, Tenn. (3.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.0 spg)
• A two-time Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014), Jasmine Cincore battled ankle and
foot injuries to play in 20 games for the Huskers as a true freshman. She totaled 25 points, 13 rebounds
and 10 assists in 97 minutes on the season.
• Cincore has opened her sophomore season strong, producing 35 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists and
nine steals in 128 minutes. She has set or tied career bests in every category, including a career-high eight
points against Southern Nov. 23. She had a career-high four steals while matching a career-best with three
assists against North Florida on Nov. 16. She tipped off the year with six points and three assists while
adding career bests in rebounds (4) and blocks (1) against Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14.
• During Nebraska’s 2015 summer tour of Australia, Cincore was NU’s second-leading scorer with 10.0
points per game, while adding 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in four games against Australian pro teams.
#50, Darrien Washington, 6-2, RFr., F, Oakland, Calif. (4.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg)
• Darrien Washington produced six points, five rebounds and an assist in eight minutes off the bench in
her career debut against Arkansas Pine Bluff after enjoying a strong redshirt season in 2014-15. She added
three points, five rebounds and her first career steal in six productive minutes against North Florida on
Nov. 16. She did not play against North Carolina Central, Southern, at UConn, against NC State, Creighton,
Evansville or at Cal. (coach’s decision).
• Washington played on the Cal Stars Elite with current Husker sophomore guard Natalie Romeo.
• A first-team All-Oakland performer at Skyline High School, Washington averaged 16.5 points, 11.5
rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game as a senior. She scored 1,181 career points and came up just short of
1,000 career rebounds in high school.
Huskers Sign Third Straight Top 15 Class
A solid group of five 2016 high school seniors including a pair of top 100 national recruits gave
the Nebraska women’s basketball team its third consecutive top-15 recruiting class, Coach Connie Yori
announced on Nov. 11.
Yori and the Huskers will welcome Mi’Cole Cayton (5-9, G, Stockton, Calif./St. Mary’s), Kathleen
Doyle (5-9, G, LaGrange, Ill./Benet Academy), Nicea Eliely (6-1, G/F, Colorado Springs, Colo./Rampart),
Grace Mitchell (6-2, G/F, Wellington, Kan./Wellington) and Hannah Whitish (5-9, G, Barneveld, Wis./
Barneveld) in a class that was ranked No. 14 nationally by Blue Star.
Cayton and Doyle provide the headlines for the group, with Doyle being ranked as the No. 22 overall
player in the nation by Blue Star, No. 69 by All Star Girls Report and No. 89 by Prospects Nation, while
Cayton was ranked as the No. 80 overall player by ESPN. Cayton led her St. Mary’s team to a California
Open Division state championship and a No. 2 final national ranking by USA Today in 2015, while Doyle
led Benet Academy to its first-ever Illinois state title and a final No. 23 national ranking by USA Today.
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NU Career 20-Point Games
Rachel Theriot (12)
vs. Minnesota (1/15/14)
vs. High Point (12/20/14)
at Utah (11/15/13)
at Illinois (1/11/15)
at Ohio State (2/20/14)
vs. Northern Colorado (11/30/14)
at UCLA (11/28/14)
vs. #23 Iowa (3/9/14)
at #19 Purdue (3/2/14)
vs. Indiana (2/16/14)
vs. NC State (12/3/15)
vs. Utah (11/23/14)
33
31
28
27
26
25
24
24
24
23
20
20
Natalie Romeo (6)
vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)
vs. Illinois (3/5/15)
at #22 California (12/12/15)
vs. Southern (11/23/15)
vs. Wisconsin (2/15/15)
30
26
24
21
21
21
Jessica Shepard (4)
vs. North Florida (11/16/15)
vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)
vs. Southern (11/23/15)
vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15)
27
24
22
20
Kyndal Clark (0 for Nebraska - 24 for Drake)
vs. Northern Iowa (3/2/14) - career high
vs. Indiana State (3/15/14) - most recent
41
20
NU Career Double Figure Games
Player (Years)
1. Rachel Theriot (2013-present)
2. Natalie Romeo (2015-present)
3. Allie Havers (2014-present)
4. Jessica Shepard (2016-present)
5. Anya Kalenta (2015-present)
6. Maddie Simon (2016-present)
7. Kyndal Clark (2016-present)
8. Rachel Blackburn (2016-present)
Games
57
14
9
8
4
2
2 (74)
1
Nebraska Career Assists
Player (Years)
1. Lindsey Moore (2010-13)
2. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94)
3. Jina Johansen (2002-05)
4. Nicole Kubik (1997-00)
5. Rachel Theriot (2013-present)
6. Amy Stephens (1986-89)
7. Stacy Imming (1984-87)
8. Anna DeForge (1995-98)
9. Ami Beiriger (1979-83)
10. Kathy Hawkins (1975-77)
Assists
699
696
567
563
510
444
402
392
342
326
Nebraska NCAA Rankings
Scoring Margin
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
FG Pct.
FG Pct. Defense
Rebound Margin
Rebounds Per Game
3FG Pct.
Assists Per Game
Turnovers Per Game
Personal Fouls Per Game
Assist-to-Turnover Ratio
Turnover Margin
13th (22.9 ppg)
19th (80.9 ppg)
73rd (58.0 ppg)
10th (.486)
73rd (.361)
28th (10.0 rpg)
44th (43.8 rpg)
32nd (.367)
3rd (22.3)
40th (13.8)
20th (14.1)
4th (1.62)
43rd (4.33)
Individual NCAA Rankings
Jessica Shepard
Natalie Romeo
Rachel Theriot
40th (.560 FG%)
69th (17.8 ppg)
43rd (3 double-doubles)
21st (3.11 3FG pg)
86th (.418, 3FG%)
6th (7.3 apg)
31st (2.54 assist-to-turnover)
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2015-16 Nebraska Recruits
(Signed Letters Nov. 11)
Mi’Cole Cayton
5-9, Guard, Stockton, Calif. (St. Mary’s)
• No. 80 Player in the Nation (ESPN, 2015)
• No. 20 Guard in the Nation (ESPN, 2015)
• Cal-Hi Sports Player of the Year Finalist (1 of 6, 2015)
• Cal-Hi Sports Elite All-State (1 of 10, 2015)
• Cal-Hi Sports All-State Division I (1 of 15, 2015)
• Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass Junior (1 of 15, 2015)
• Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass Sophomore (1 of 20, 2014)
• Northern California Preps Player of the Year (2015)
• Chose Nebraska over Arizona State, Iowa State,
Utah and Colorado
Kathleen Doyle
5-9, Guard, LaGrange Park, Ill. (Benet Academy)
• No. 22 Player in the Nation (Blue Star, 2015)
• No. 69 Player in the Nation (All Star Girls Report, 2015)
• No. 89 Player in the Nation (ProspectsNation, 2015)
• Illinois Class 4A State Tournament MVP (2015)
• Illinois Class 3A/4A All-State (IBCA, 2015)
• All-Illinois (First Team, Chicago Sun-Times, 2015)
• All-Illinois (First Team, News Gazette, 2015)
• Chose Nebraska over Indiana, Northwestern,
Michigan State, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Princeton, Marquette, DePaul, Wake Forest,
Dayton and Creighton
Nicea Eliely
6-1, Guard, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart)
• Colorado Class 5A (Third Team, 2015)
• Chose Nebraska over Colorado, Wichita State,
Colorado State, Northern Colorado and Denver
Grace Mitchell
6-2, Guard/Forward, Wellington, Kan. (Wellington)
• No. 51 Wing in the Nation (ESPN, 2015)
• Kansas Class 6A All-State (Second Team, KBCA, 2015)
• Kansas Class 6A All-State (Second Team, Wichita Eagle, 2015)
• Chose Nebraska over 12 Division I scholarship
offers
Hannah Whitish
5-9, Guard, Barneveld, Wis. (Barneveld)
• All-Wisconsin (First Team, WBCA, 2015)
• Area Player of the Year (Wisconsin State Journal, 2015)
• All-Six Rivers Conference (2013, 2014, 2015)
• Chose Nebraska over Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois,
Arkansas, Florida Gulf Coast
Nebraska’s Best Freshmen
Freshman (Season)
1. Jessica Shepard (2015-16)
2. Debra Powell (1981-82)
3. Angie Miller (1983-84)
4. Jordan Hooper (2010-11)
5. Maurtice Ivy (1984-85)
6. Karen Jennings (1989-90)
PPG - RPG
17.8 - 7.3
15.4 - 7.6
14.6 - 7.1
14.6 - 6.6
14.0 - 5.5
13.4 - 6.6
NcAA’S bEST fRESHMEN
Points Per Game
Freshman, School (Season)
1. Tina Hutchinson, San Diego St. (1983-84)
2. Valerie Whiteside, App. St. (1984-85)
3. Elena Delle Donne, Delaware (2009-10)
4. Patricia Hoskins, MVSU (1985-86)
5. Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State (2014-15)
Rebounds Per Game
Freshman, School (Season)
1. Valerie Whiteside, App. St. (1984-85)
2. Angela Jenkins, Georgia St. (1984-85)
3. Courtney Paris, Oklahoma (2005-06)
4. Patricia Hoskins, MVSU (1985-86)
5. Natalie Butler, Georgetown (2013-14)
PPG
29.9
27.1
26.7
25.0
24.9
RPG
15.5
15.1
15.0
14.5
13.3
Eliely added a ranking as the No. 25 guard in the country by ESPN, while Mitchell was ranked as the
No. 51 wing nationally by ESPN. Whitish is a leading contender for Wisconsin Player-of-the-Year honors
in 2016 and could reach the 2,000-point career scoring mark while trying to lead her high school team to
its third consecutive state title.
Nebraska’s fourth top-25 recruiting class in the last six seasons might resemble most closely its
first top-25 class in school history, which was the four-player class of Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a
Laudermill and Hailie Sample that graduated as the most successful senior class in school history after
leading the Big Red to four consecutive NCAA tournaments and four straight 20-win seasons.
“We have a lot of reasons to be excited about this year’s class,” Yori said. “Obviously, we needed to
address some needs in the backcourt with the upcoming graduations of Rachel Theriot and Kyndal Clark,
and we also felt like we need to add depth at the wing positions, which we really haven’t had in the last
five years or maybe in my entire 14-year career at Nebraska. These young players have the potential to
grow into elite guards in our program.
“All the top programs in the country know about Mi’Cole Cayton and Kathleen Doyle. They played
for two of the nation’s best teams last year and they led their teams to state titles. Maybe not as many
people know about Hannah Whitish, but she is a great shooter, a smart player and a great leader who
has led her team to back-to-back state championships in Wisconsin. We are really excited about seeing
all three of them alongside Natalie Romeo in our backcourt the next couple years.”
In addition to the three point/shooting guards, the Huskers will add Eliely and Mitchell to the wings,
joining 2015-16 freshman Maddie Simon and 2015-16 sophomore Jasmine Cincore.
“Nicea Eliely and Grace Mitchell both have a lot of potential, and we feel like both of them have
some really good basketball in front of them,” Yori said. “Nicea has a chance to be a lock-down defender.
She has great length and athleticism and she comes from a basketball family. Grace is relatively new to
basketball, especially in terms of summer club basketball, but she can flat out shoot it. She has great size
and deep shooting range to extend defenses around our inside game.”
This year’s crop of Husker recruits will be added to this season’s freshman class, which was ranked as
the No. 8 recruiting class in the country by ESPN in the fall of 2014, and NU’s current sophomore class,
which was ranked No. 9 in the nation by ESPN in the fall of 2013.
“We are looking forward to watching all five of these young women have great senior seasons and
hopefully win more state championships,” Yori said. “We’re also looking forward to helping them grow
on and off the court when they get to Nebraska.”
Nebraska Overtime Facts
• Nebraska is 20-19 all-time in overtime games, including 11-9 at home, 6-7 in true road games and
3-3 on neutral courts in overtime. The Huskers were 0-1 in overtime in 2014-15, with a 78-72 loss at Iowa
on Jan. 26. NU was 2-0 in overtime in 2013-14, with both games coming in Big Ten play (Minnesota, Jan.
19; at Wisconsin, Feb. 5).
• Nebraska is 7-5 all-time in 14 seasons under Coach Connie Yori in overtime, including 4-2 at home and
1-0 in Pinnacle Bank Arena. Yori-coached NU teams are 1-1 in double-overtime and 2-0 in triple overtime.
• Nebraska is 4-1 in multi-overtime games, including 2-1 since 2005-06. The lone loss came to Purdue
in the Big Ten Championship Game, 74-70 in double-overtime in 2012.
• NU’s last overtime win came with a 71-70 victory at Wisconsin on Feb. 5, 2014. The Huskers also
defeated Minnesota 88-85 in overtime on Jan. 16, 2014. It marked the first overtime game in the history
of Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska’s first overtime game in the history of the Bob Devaney Sports Center
also came against Minnesota - a 68-67 win for the Huskers on Dec. 30, 1977.
• The Huskers have played 10 all-time overtime games against Big Ten opponents and own a 4-6 record.
NU is 3-3 against Big Ten opponents since joining the conference for the start of the 2011-12 season.
• Nebraska’s most frequent overtime opponent is Purdue. The Huskers and Boilermakers have played
three overtime games in six all-time meetings. NU’s six total overtimes against Purdue are also the most
against any team in school history.
• In 11 all-time games with Wisconsin, the Huskers also have played three overtime contests, including
the 71-70 win over the Badgers on Feb. 5. It was NU’s first OT win against UW. The Huskers also battled
Missouri in three single-overtime games among the 71 all-time contests in that series.
• Nebraska has never played back-to-back overtime games at home. The Huskers have played back-toback overtime games only once in school history, an 83-81 loss to Texas A&M in College Station on Dec.
30, 1985, before returning to Lincoln for an 80-75 win over Eastern Kentucky at the Devaney Center on
Jan. 2, 1986.
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Nebraska’s Tradition of Comebacks
Nebraska produced its greatest comeback in Coach Connie Yori’s 14 seasons with the Huskers by
rallying from 21 points down (41-20) for a 65-63 victory over Creighton at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Dec.
6. It marked the third time in the past 34 games that Nebraska has rallied to victory after trailing by 14 or
more points.
Last season, Nebraska notched four double-digit comebacks, including a 14-point (25-11) first-half deficit
with 8:21 left to produce a 29-point turnaround for a 75-60 victory over Michigan Feb. 1. It marked NU’s
20th double-digit comeback to victory. It was also Rachel Theriot’s final game of the 2014-15 season.
In 2011-12, the Huskers overcame double-digit deficits five times to earn wins, and the 2014-15 class
of Nebraska seniors (Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill, Hailie Sample) produced 10 wins in
their careers after trailing by double figures.
In Yori’s first season, the Huskers trailed by five at half, then 19 in the second half but came back to
win 62-61 at San Diego on Dec. 28, 2002.
Double-Digit Rallies Under Coach Yori (21)
Opponent
Deficit
Creighton (Dec. 6, 2015)
-21
at San Diego (Dec. 28, 2002)
-19
at UCLA (Nov. 28, 2014)
-16
#24 Ariz. St. (Dec. 28, 2008)
-16
Michigan (Feb. 1, 2015)
-14
Minnesota (Jan. 16, 2014)
-14
at Missouri (Feb. 3, 2008)
-14
vs. #14 Ohio St. (March 3, 2012)
-13
at Florida St. (Nov. 27, 2011)
-13
at Missouri (Jan. 8, 2005)
-13
#2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005)
-13
at Colorado (Feb. 6, 2008)
-12
Iowa State (Jan. 10, 2004)
-12
Illinois (Jan. 29, 2015)
-11
Bakersfield (Dec. 13, 2014)
-11
at Wisconsin (Jan. 12, 2012)
-11
at #16 Penn St. (Dec. 30, 2011)
-11
at Texas (Jan. 3, 2007)
-11
at Kansas St. (March 6, 2010)
-11
Indiana (Jan. 5, 2012)
-10
St. Mary’s (Nov. 17, 2010)
-10
Bold indicates rally that included Rachel Theriot
2nd Half
-16
-19
-13
-10
-6
-14
-14
--
-13
-13
-13
-6
-1
-9
-2
-7
-9
-11
-7
--
-4
Half
-11
-5
-7
-9
-6
-3
-8
+6
-8
-9
-8
+1
-1
-3
-2
-5
Tied
-4
-7
+13
+5
Final
65-63
62-61
71-66
62-58
75-60
88-85 OT
73-67
77-62
66-63
81-74
103-99 3OT
80-71
62-57
59-57
54-45
75-69
71-63
79-75
82-72
62-48
64-63
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NU Active Double-Doubles
Rachel Theriot (7)
at #22 California (12/12/15)
vs. NC State (12/5/15)
at Minnesota (11/29/14)
vs. Fresno State (3/22/14)
at Wisconsin (2/5/14)
vs. Michigan (1/29/14)
17 points, 15 assists
Jessica Shepard (3)
vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20 points, 10 rebounds
vs. North Florida (11/16/15) 27 points, 10 rebounds
vs. UAPB (11/14/15)
24 points, 13 rebounds
Kyndal Clark (0 for Nebraska - 3 for Drake)
vs. Wichita St. (3/16/14)
vs. Southern Illinois (3/7/13) 20 points, 10 assists
vs. Chicago State (12/2/12) 11 points, 11 rebounds
Allie Havers (1)
vs. Evansville (12/8/15)
Freshman Double-Doubles
18 Husker Freshmen, 59 total double-doubles
Player (Season)
Double-Doubles
1. Debra Powell (1981-82)
9
2. Katie Robinette (2001-02)
5
Janet Smith (1978-79)
5
Jan Crouch (1975-76)
5
4
Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80)
4
7. Jessica Shepard (2015-16)
3
Emily Cady (2011-12)
3
Jordan Hooper (2010-11)
3
Kelsey Griffin (2005-06)
3
Anna DeForge (1994-95)
3
Meggan Yedsena (1990-91)
3
Maurtice Ivy (1984-85)
3
NU Season Double-Doubles
Player (Season)
1. Kelsey Griffin (2009-10)
2. Nafeesah Brown (1993-94)
3. Emily Cady (2013-14)
Karen Jennings (1990-91)
-- Jessica Shepard (2015-16)
Double-Doubles
20
16
14
14
14
13
13
3
NU Career Double-Doubles
Player (Years)
Double-Doubles
1. Jordan Hooper (2011-14)
40
Kelsey Griffin (2006-10)
40
36
4. Emily Cady (2012-15)
33
5. Nafeesah Brown (1993-94)
24
6. Janet Smith (1979-82)
22
7. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88)
21
Debra Powell (1982-85)
21
9. Anna DeForge (1995-98)
18
10. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83)
13
Carol Garey (1979-80)
13
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2015-16 Overall Season Statistics
Overall Record: 7-2Home: 7-0Away: 0-2Neutral: 0-0
Player
G-GS
32-Jessica Shepard
9-9
5-Natalie Romeo
9-8
33-Rachel Theriot
9-9
22-Allie Havers
9-0
43-Rachel Blackburn
9-9
31-Anya Kalenta
9-0
24-Maddie Simon
7-1
50-Darrien Washington 2-0
4-Kyndal Clark
9-9
34-Jasmine Cincore
9-0
12-Emily Wood
7-0
11-Esther Ramacieri
5-0
Team
Total
9
Opponents
9
Score by Periods
Nebraska
Opponents
Min-Avg.
207-23.0
275-30.6
280-31.1
169-18.8
215-23.9
121-13.4
111-15.9
14-7.0
212-23.6
128-14.2
65-9.3
28-5.6
FG-FGA
65-116
52-111
41-80
32-59
26-46
25-40
14-33
4-8
14-49
10-39
5-12
1-2
Pct. 3P-3PA
.560
0-1
.468 28-67
.513
6-10
.542
0-0
.565
0-0
.625
1-2
.424
3-10
.500
0-0
.286 10-37
.256
2-9
.417
4-11
.500
0-0
1,825
1,825
289-595
202-560
.486 54-147
.361 55-180
1
183
140
2
185
101
3
170
141
4
184
127
Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def
.000 30-53 .566
31-35
.418 10-11 .909
4-15
.600 13-14 .929
0-29
.000
7-12 .583
12-43
.000
5-7 .714
19-49
.500
5-8 .625
12-27
.300
9-14 .643
2-6
.000
1-4 .250
5-5
.270
1-1 1.000
9-25
.222 13-16 .813
8-12
.364
2-2 1.000
3-7
.000
0-0 .000
0-1
16-19
.367 96-142 .676 121-273
.306 63-100 .630 99-205
OT
6
13
OT
0
0
Total
728
522
Rebounds
Tot/Avg. PF-D
A TO BK ST
66/7.3 18-1 22 21 8 9
19/2.1 11-0 29 21 2 15
29/3.2
6-0 66 26 2 11
55/6.1 21-1
7 10 12 2
68/7.6 26-1 17
9 4 6
39/4.3 10-0
7
3 3 1
8/1.1
9-0 12
8 2 1
10/5.0
2-0
1
1 0 1
34/3.8
8-0 21 14 0 16
20/2.2 10-0 11
9 2 9
10/1.4
4-0
7
2 0 2
1/0.2
2-0
1
0 0 3
35/3.9
0
394/43.8 127-3 201 124 35 76
304/33.8 141-1 113 163 29 63
TP/Avg.
160/17.8
142/15.8
101/11.2
71/7.9
57/6.3
56/6.2
40/5.7
9/4.5
39/4.3
35/3.9
16/2.3
2/0.4
728/80.9
522/58.0
Deadball Rebounds
28
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Meghin Williams, Alicia Ostrander, Darrien Washington, Jessica Shepard, Allie Havers, Anya Kalenta, Maddie Simon, Rachel Blackburn, Head Coach Connie Yori,
Director of Operations Dayna Finch, Strength Coach Rusty Ruffcorn. Front Row (from left): Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator Katie Adams, Athletic
Trainer Julie Tuttle, Esther Ramacieri, Natalie Romeo, Rachel Theriot, Kyndal Clark, Emily Wood, Jasmine Cincore, Assistant Coach Ashley Ford.
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2015-16 Game Results
Overall Record: 7-2Big Ten: 0-0
Home: 7-0Away: 0-2Neutral: 0-0
Date
11/14
Opponent
W/L Score
Arkansas Pine Bluff W 96-46
Home Away Neutral Total
1-0
0-0 0-0
1-0
Big Ten Att.
0-0
4,953
High Points
(30) Romeo
High Rebounds
(13) Shepard
11/16
North Florida
W
91-46
2-0
0-0
0-0
2-0
0-0
4,475
(27) Shepard
11/21
North Carolina Central W
88-47
3-0
0-0
0-0
3-0
0-0
4,984
(20) Shepard
11/23
Southern
W
89-38
4-0
0-0
0-0
4-0
0-0
4,748
(22) Shepard
(10) Shepard
(10) Blackburn
(10) Shepard
(10) Havers
(8) Blackburn
11/28
at #1 UConn
L
46-88
4-0
0-1
0-0
4-1
0-0
10,113 (12) Theriot
12/3
12/6
12/8
12/12
NC State
Creighton
Evansville
at #22 California
W
W
W
L
88-67
65-63
85-40
80-87 OT
5-0
6-0
7-0
7-0
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
5-1
6-1
7-1
7-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
5,151
6,056
4,614
4,406
AP Ranking at game time listed before team
% denotes Big Ten/ACC Challenge Game
* denotes Big Ten Conference game
# denotes Big Ten Tournament game (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.)
$ denotes NCAA Tournament game
(20) Theriot
(19) Shepard
(18) Shepard
(24) Romeo
(5) Shepard
(5) Blackburn
(11) Blackburn
(10) Blackburn
(12) Havers
(9) Clark
Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 34,981 (4,997)
Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 14,519 (7,260)
Neutral Attendance (Avg.) -- 0,000 (0,000)
Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 49,500 (5,500)
High Assists
(4) Romeo
(4) Theriot
(6) Theriot
(6) Theriot
(6) Romeo
(4) Romeo
(4) Clark
(6) Theriot
(11) Theriot
(8) Theriot
(9) Theriot
(15) Theriot
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2015-16 Game-by-Game Linescores
Game
Nebraska
Arkansas Pine Bluff
Nebraska
North Florida
Nebraska
North Carolina Central
Nebraska
Southern
Nebraska
at #1 UConn
Nebraska
NC State
Nebraska
Creighton
Nebraska
Evansville
Nebraska
at #22 California
FG
34
18
41
18
36
19
28
16
20
36
37
23
26
26
35
15
32
31
FGA
66
61
81
55
75
60
58
65
58
62
70
67
54
55
67
65
66
70
PCT
.515
.295
.506
.327
.480
.317
.483
.246
.345
.581
.529
.343
.481
.473
.522
.231
.485
.443
3FGM
6
3
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
10
9
7
3
9
7
6
8
9
3FGA
13
11
19
20
18
11
14
9
16
22
21
26
6
24
20
27
20
20
PCT
.462
.273
.263
.250
.389
.364
.357
.444
.250
.455
.429
.269
.500
.375
.350
.222
.400
.450
FTM
22
7
4
5
9
5
28
2
2
6
5
14
10
2
8
4
8
16
FTA
33
15
9
10
16
6
35
19
3
8
8
20
16
5
11
7
11
20
PCT
.667
.467
.444
.500
.563
.833
.800
.105
.667
.750
.625
.700
.625
.400
.727
.571
.727
.800
OR
13
10
24
6
19
13
13
17
9
6
8
19
12
6
13
10
10
12
DR
37
25
33
19
29
22
34
20
19
28
30
27
25
18
43
20
23
26
TOT
50
35
57
25
48
35
47
37
28
34
38
46
37
24
56
30
33
38
PF
15
24
14
12
11
14
17
27
13
14
18
18
6
12
10
8
23
12
A
21
10
26
9
27
10
18
8
13
25
26
8
16
15
30
8
24
20
TO
6
17
14
22
11
24
15
23
22
13
13
22
9
9
13
14
21
19
BS
4
1
2
3
6
3
7
5
1
5
5
1
1
7
6
0
3
4
ST
8
3
13
8
11
7
11
5
7
12
4
6
4
5
11
8
7
9
TP
96
46
91
46
88
47
89
38
46
88
88
67
65
63
85
40
80
87
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2015-16 Team Highs & Lows
Husker Team Season Highs
Points................................ 96.......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15
First Quarter Points........... 29.......................Southern, 11/23/15
Second Quarter Points...... 28.......................North Florida, 11/16/15
First Half Points................. 55.......................North Florida, 11/16/15
Third Quarter Points.......... 28.......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15
Fourth Quarter Points....... 32.......................North Carolina Central, 11/21/15
Second Half Points............ 50.......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15
Overtime Points................ 6.........................at California, 12/12/15
Field Goals Made............... 41.......................North Florida, 11/16/15
Field Goals Att................... 81.......................North Florida, 11/16/15
Field Goal Pct.................... 52.9 (37-70).......NC State, 12/3/15
Three-Pt. FG Made............ 9.........................NC State, 12/3/15
Three-Pt. FG Att................ 21.......................NC State, 12/3/15
Three-Pt. FG Pct................ 50.0 (3-6)...........Creighton, 12/6/15
Free Throws Made............ 28.......................Southern, 11/23/15
Free Throws Att................. 35.......................Southern, 11/23/15
Free Throw Pct.................. 80.9 (28-35).......Southern, 11/23/15
Rebounds.......................... 57.......................North Florida, 11/16/15
Offensive Rebounds.......... 24.......................North Florida, 11/16/15
Defensive Rebounds.......... 43.......................Evansville, 12/8/15
Rebound Margin............... +32 (57-25)........North Florida, 11/16/15
Assists................................ 30.......................Evansville, 12/8/15
Steals................................. 13.......................North Florida, 11/16/15
Blocked Shots ................... 7.........................Southern, 11/23/15
Turnovers.......................... 22.......................at UConn, 11/28/15
Fouls.................................. 23.......................at California, 12/12/15
Opponent Team Season Lows
Points................................ 38.......................Southern, 11/23/15
First Quarter Points........... 9.........................Evansville, 12/8/15
Second Quarter Points...... 2.........................Southern, 11/23/15
First Half Points................. 12.......................Southern, 11/23/15
Third Quarter Points.......... 7.........................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15
Fourth Quarter Points....... 8.........................North Carolina Central, 11/21/15
Second Half Points............ 20.......................Creighton, 12/6/15
.......................................... 20.......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15
Field Goals Made............... 15.......................Evansville, 12/8/15
Field Goals Att................... 55.......................Creighton, 12/6/15
.......................................... 55.......................North Florida, 11/16/15
Field Goal Pct.................... 23.1 (15-65).......Evansville, 12/8/15
Three-Pt. FG Made............ 2.........................Southern, 11/23/15
Three-Pt. FG Att................ 11.......................North Carolina Central, 11/21/15
.......................................... 11.......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15
Three-Pt. FG Pct................ 10.5 (2-19).........Southern, 11/23/15
Free Throws Made............ 2.........................Creighton, 12/6/15
Free Throws Att................. 5.........................Creighton, 12/6/15
Free Throw Pct.................. 40.0 (2-5)...........Creighton, 12/6/15
Rebounds.......................... 24.......................Creighton, 12/6/15
Offensive Rebounds.......... 6.........................Creighton, 12/6/15
.......................................... 6.........................UConn, 11/28/15
.......................................... 6.........................North Florida, 11/16/15
Defensive Rebounds.......... 18.......................Creighton, 12/6/15
Rebound Margin............... -32 (25-57).........North Florida, 11/16/15
Assists................................ 8.........................Evansville, 12/8/15
.......................................... 8.........................NC State, 12/3/15
.......................................... 8.........................Southern, 11/23/15
Steals................................. 3.........................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15
Blocked Shots.................... 0.........................Evansville, 12/8/15
Turnovers.......................... 9.........................Creighton, 12/6/15
Fouls.................................. 8.........................Evansville, 12/8/15
Husker Team Season Lows
Points................................ 46.......................at UConn, 11/28/15
First Quarter Points........... 14.......................at UConn, 11/28/15
Second Quarter Points...... 10.......................at UConn, 11/28/15
First Half Points................. 24.......................at UConn, 11/28/15
Third Quarter Points.......... 6.........................at UConn, 11/28/15
Fourth Quarter Points....... 16.......................at UConn, 11/28/15
Second Half Points............ 22.......................at UConn, 11/28/15
Field Goals Made............... 20.......................at UConn, 11/28/15
Overtime Points................ 6.........................at California, 12/12/15
Field Goals Att................... 54.......................Creighton, 12/6/15
Field Goal Pct.................... 34.5 (20-58).......at UConn, 11/28/15
Three-Pt. FG Made............ 3.........................Creighton, 12/6/15
Three-Pt. FG Att................ 6.........................Creighton, 12/6/15
Senior point guard Rachel Theriot ranks fifth in school history with 510 career
assists. She needs 189 to match the school career record held by Lindsey Moore
with 699 (2010-13).
Three-Pt. FG Pct................ 25.0 (4-16).........at UConn, 11/28/15
Free Throws Made............ 2.........................at UConn, 11/28/15
Free Throws Att................. 3.........................at UConn, 11/28/15
Free Throw Pct.................. 44.4 (4-9)...........North Florida, 11/16/15
Rebounds.......................... 28.......................at UConn, 11/28/15
Offensive Rebounds.......... 8.........................NC State, 12/3/15
Defensive Rebounds.......... 19.......................at UConn, 11/28/15
Rebound Margin............... -8 (38-46)...........NC State, 12/3/15
Assists................................ 11.......................at UConn, 11/28/15
Steals................................. 4.........................Creighton, 12/6/15
.......................................... 4.........................NC State, 12/3/15
Blocked Shots ................... 1.........................Creighton, 12/6/15
.......................................... 1.........................at UConn, 11/28/15
Turnovers.......................... 6.........................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15
Fouls.................................. 6.........................Creighton, 12/6/15
Opponent Team Season Highs
Points................................ 88.......................UConn, 11/28/15
First Quarter Points........... 33.......................Creighton, 12/6/15
Second Quarter Points...... 26.......................California, 12/12/15
First Half Points................. 44.......................California, 12/12/15
Third Quarter Points.......... 23.......................UConn, 11/28/15
Fourth Quarter Points....... 28.......................NC State, 12/3/15
Second Half Points............ 48.......................UConn, 11/28/15
Overtime Points................ 13.......................California, 12/12/15
Field Goals Made............... 36.......................UConn, 11/28/15
Field Goals Att................... 70.......................California, 12/12/15
Field Goal Pct.................... 58.1 (36-62).......UConn, 11/28/15
Three-Pt. FG Made............ 10.......................UConn, 11/28/15
Three-Pt. FG Att................ 27.......................Evansville, 12/8/15
Three-Pt. FG Pct................ 45.5 (10-22).......UConn, 11/28/15
Free Throws Made............ 16.......................California, 12/12/15
Free Throws Att................. 20.......................California, 12/12/15
.......................................... 20.......................NC State, 12/3/15
Free Throw Pct.................. 83.3 (5-6)...........North Carolina Central, 11/21/15
Rebounds.......................... 46.......................NC State, 12/3/15
Offensive Rebounds.......... 19.......................NC State, 12/3/15
Defensive Rebounds.......... 28.......................UConn, 11/28/15
Rebound Margin............... +8 (46-38)..........NC State, 12/3/15
Assists................................ 25.......................UConn, 11/28/15
Steals................................. 12.......................UConn, 11/28/15
Blocked Shots.................... 7.........................Creighton, 12/6/15
Turnovers.......................... 24.......................North Carolina Central, 11/21/15
Fouls.................................. 27.......................Southern, 11/23/15
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2015-16 Game-by-Game Box Scores
Game #1
Nebraska 96
Arkansas Pine Bluff 46
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 14, 2015
UAPB
Head*
Munir*
Brewton*
Min FG
32 7-17
20 2-5
34 4-12
A. Richardson* 29
0-4
D. Richardson* 23
2-8
K. Richardson 8
0-2
McGhee 17 1-6
Daniel
14 1-2
Sapp
4
0-0
Velasquez 4
0-0
Roberts
3
0-1
Johnson
3
0-0
Harris
9
1-5
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 18-61
RB PF A
6 4 0
3 3 0
3 3 6
0 1 0
3 2 0
1 0 2
4 0 1
0 2 1
1 3 0
0 1 0
1 1 0
0 0 0
5 4 0
8
7-15 35 24 10
ST
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Nebraska Min FG
Shepard* 23 8-15
Blackburn* 19 1-2
Clark*
18 0-1
Simon*
18 1-4
Theriot* 26 4-6
Romeo
26 11-18
Ramacieri 9
0-0
Wood
8
0-1
Havers
17 2-4
Kalenta
11 2-3
Cincore
17 2-6
Washington 8
3-5
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 34-66
FT RB PF A
8-13 13 3 3
0-0 6 4 1
0-0 2 2 3
4-4 2 2 1
2-2 5 0 4
2-2 2 1 4
0-0 0 1 1
2-2 0 1 0
1-2 8 0 0
1-2 2 0 0
2-4 4 1 3
0-2 5 0 1
1
22-33 50 15 21
ST
3
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1st
Nebraska
19
FT
1-2
2-2
0-4
0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
3-6
2nd 3rd 4th
14 7 13
27 28 22
TP
16
6
9
0
6
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
5
3 46
TP
24
2
0
6
10
30
0
2
5
5
6
6
8 96
Final
46
96
3FG: UAPB 3-11 (Head 1-3, Brewton 1-3, D. Richardson
1-4); Nebraska 6-13 (Romeo 6-9, Clark 0-1, Wood 0-1,
Simon 0-2). 3FG%: UAPB 27.3; Nebraska 46.2. FG%:
UAPB 29.5; Nebraska 51.5. FT%: UAPB 46.7; Nebraska
66.7. Steals: UAPB 3 (Head 2); Nebraska 8 (Shepard 3).
Blocked Shots: UAPB 1 (Harris 1) ; Nebraska 4 (Havers 2).
Turnovers: UAPB 17; Nebraska 6. Technical Fouls: None.
Officials: Bonner, Brooks, Schroeder. Attendance: 4,953.
Game Highlights: In the first game of the four-quarter
system in women’s college basketball, Natalie Romeo
and Jessica Shepard produced record-breaking
performances to lead Nebraska to a 96-46 win over
Arkansas Pine Bluff. Romeo’s 30-point effort off the
bench marked the most points ever scored by a Husker
in a season opener. She hit 11-of-18 shots from the
floor, including 6-of-9 threes, despite battling illness.
Shepard added the best effort in school history by a
freshman in a season opener, powering in 24 points
to go along with 13 rebounds, while adding three
assists and three steals. Shepard’s points and rebounds
smashed the previous freshman marks of 19 points
and eight boards. Rachel Theriot added 10 points, five
rebounds and four assists, while 10 of the 12 Huskers
who played in the game found the scoring column.
Game #2
Nebraska 91
N. Florida Min FG
Madekivi* 19 0-1
Rumph* 24 1-5
Shepherd* 35 3-10
Kiefer*
34 4-13
Kd. Johnson*31 4-11
Ioannidis 30 4-12
Ka. Johnson 11 0-1
Meckus
16 2-2
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 18-55
RB PF
4 2
3 3
3 0
2 0
5 1
1 2
1 1
3 3
3
5-10 25 12
Nebraska Min FG
Shepard* 21 13-16
Blackburn* 22 4-4
Clark*
21 4-9
Romeo* 23 3-9
Theriot* 22 2-4
Ramacieri 8
0-1
Wood
10 2-3
Havers
17 2-8
Simon
17 2-9
Kalenta
13 5-7
Cincore
20 3-8
Washington 6
1-3
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 41-81
FT
1-3
0-0
1-1
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-2
0-0
0-0
1-2
North Florida
Nebraska
1st
10
27
FT
0-0
3-4
0-0
0-0
1-3
0-0
0-0
1-3
4-9
A ST TP
0 0 0
2 1 5
2 3 8
1 0 10
1 2 9
3 1 9
0 0 0
0 1 5
9
RB PF A
10 2 1
10 1 3
4 0 3
0 0 3
6 1 6
0 1 0
2 0 1
5 2 1
3 1 4
8 1 1
2 3 3
5 2 0
2
57 14 26
2nd 3rd 4th
5 21 10
28 18 18
8 46
ST
2
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
4
1
TP
27
8
10
7
4
0
6
4
5
10
7
3
13 96
Final
46
91
3FG: North Florida 5-20 (Shepherd 2-4, Kiefer 2-9,
Ioannidis 1-5, Madekivi 0-1, Kd. Johnson 0-1); Nebraska
5-19 (Wood 2-3, Cincore 1-3, Simon 1-3, Clark 1-6, Romeo
0-3). 3FG%: North Florida 25.0; Nebraska 26.3. FG%:
North Florida 32.7; Nebraska 50.6. FT%: North Florida
50.0; Nebraska 44.4. Steals: North Florida 8 (Shepherd 3);
Nebraska 13 (Cincore 4). Blocked Shots: North Florida 1
(Meckus, Ka. Johnson, Shepherd 1) ; Nebraska 2 (Havers,
Shepard 1). Turnovers: North Florida 22; Nebraska 14.
Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Morris, Price, Forsberg.
Attendance: 4,475.
Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard completed the most
productive two-game stretch by a freshman to open a
Husker career by pouring in 27 points and grabbing 10
rebounds in just 21 minutes to power Nebraska to a
91-46 rout of North Florida. Shepard hit 13-of-16 shots
from the floor, while dishing out an assist, snatching
two steals and posting her first career blocked shot
against the Ospreys. She became the first freshman
in Husker history to score 20 points and produce
double-doubles in the first two games of her career.
Anya Kalenta added a strong game of her own with
10 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go along with eight
rebounds in just 13 minutes off the bench. Kyndal Clark
contributed 10 points, four rebounds and three assists,
while Jasmine Cincore added career bests with seven
points and four steals. Emily Wood also hit the first two
three-pointers of her career as 11 Huskers scored in
the game, including 10 in the first half.
Game #3
Nebraska 88
nORTH cAROLINA cENTRAL 47
NC Central Min FG
Dixon*
29 3-10
Morton* 16 0-4
Askew*
19 3-6
Whaley-Briggs* 25
5-9
Jones*
39 4-9
Martin
7
0-2
Thomas
17 0-7
Adams
15 3-4
Britten
9
0-4
McCain
11 0-1
Jackson
11 1-4
Udoye
2
0-0
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 19-60
FT
2-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-2
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
Nebraska Min FG
Shepard* 24 8-13
Blackburn* 16 4-7
Clark*
19 1-6
Romeo* 29 5-16
Theriot* 34 6-8
Ramacieri 4
1-1
Wood
4
0-1
Havers
20 4-8
Simon
15 3-5
Kalenta
20 2-5
Cincore
15 2-5
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 36-75
FT
4-8
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-2
3-4
0-0
NC Central
Nebraska
1st
15
17
RB PF A
5 0 1
7 1 0
1 2 0
2 2 1
4 2 5
1 1 2
2 1 0
3 1 0
3 0 1
4 0 0
0 3 0
0 1 0
3
35 14 10
ST
2
0
0
1
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
RB PF A
10 0 2
9 4 3
5 1 2
0 1 6
2 0 6
0 0 0
0 0 0
10 2 3
0 3 1
6 0 4
3 0 0
3
9-16 48 11 27
ST
0
2
2
3
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
5-6
2nd 3rd 4th
7 17 8
25 14 32
TP
8
0
9
11
8
0
0
8
1
0
2
0
7 47
TP
20
9
3
13
13
2
0
8
8
7
5
11 88
Final
47
88
3FG: NCCU 4-11 (Askew 3-3, Whaley-Briggs 1-4, Jones
0-4); Nebraska 7-18 (Romeo 3-10, Theriot 1-1, Cincore
1-1, Simon 1-1, Clark 1-4, Wood 0-1). 3FG%: NCCU 36.4;
Nebraska 38.9. FG%: NCCU 31.7; Nebraska 48.0. FT%:
NCCU 83.3; Nebraska 56.3. Steals: NCCU 7 (Jones 3);
Nebraska 11 (Romeo, Theriot 3). Blocked Shots: NCCU 3
(Jones 2) ; Nebraska 6 (Kalenta 3). Turnovers: NCCU 24;
Nebraska 11. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Knight,
Lukanich, Garland. Attendance: 4,984.
Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard produced her third
consecutive 20-point performance and her third
straight double-double to lead Nebraska to an 88-47
win over North Carolina Central at Pinnacle Bank
Arena. Fellow freshman forward Rachel Blackburn
just missed a double-double of her own with nine
points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes while
battling foul trouble. Junior center Allie Havers added
eight points while matching career highs with 10
rebounds and three assists, and senior forward Anya
Kalenta contributed seven points, six rebounds and
career bests with four assists and three steals. Rachel
Theriot and Natalie Romeo led the Husker backcourt,
as both produced 13 points, six assists and three steals.
Nebraska struggled in the first and third quarters
against the Lady Eagles, but outscored NCCU, 57-15
combined in the second and fourth quarters to cruise
to their third straight win of 40 or more points.
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Game #4
Nebraska 89
Southern 38
Southern Min FG
Green*
34 4-11
O’Bear*
20 1-5
Charles* 11 0-1
Crowder* 20 2-10
Purnell* 25 2-11
Thompson 2
0-3
Brundidge 7
1-4
Williams 21 2-6
Cowart
12 1-5
Parsons
7
1-3
Clay
5
0-1
Berry
20 2-3
Blissett
8
0-1
Robinson 8
0-1
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 16-65
Nebraska Min FG
Shepard* 26 8-10
Blackburn* 25 1-3
Clark*
19 1-6
Romeo* 25 6-13
Theriot* 21 3-5
Ramacieri 5
0-0
Wood
9
1-1
Havers
14 0-1
Simon
23 4-7
Kalenta
13 3-5
Cincore
20 1-7
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 28-58
Southern
Nebraska
1st
10
19
FT
1-2
0-0
0-2
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-2
0-0
0-0
4-9
RB PF
6 4
2 0
1 3
4 2
3 4
0 0
6 5
3 3
3 0
0 0
1 2
3 0
0 1
2 3
3
37 27
A ST TP
2 0 9
0 0 2
2 0 0
0 2 5
0 1 4
0 0 0
0 0 2
1 0 7
0 0 3
0 0 2
0 0 0
3 2 4
0 0 0
0 0 0
8
FT RB PF A
5-11 6 4 2
2-2 8 1 1
0-0 6 2 4
5-6 3 3 4
2-2 3 1 1
0-0 1 0 0
0-0 2 1 0
4-4 5 3 2
3-4 2 1 3
0-0 4 0 0
6-6 3 1 1
4
28-35 47 17 18
2nd 3rd 4th
2 16 10
20 22 18
5 38
ST
2
0
0
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
TP
22
4
3
21
8
0
2
4
11
6
8
11 89
Final
38
89
3FG: Southern 2-19 (Cowart 1-4, Williams 1-4, Parsons
0-1, O’Bear 0-2, Purnell 0-2, Green 0-3, Thompson 0-3);
Nebraska 5-14 (Romeo 4-9, Clark 1-4, Cincore 0-1).
3FG%: Southern 10.5; Nebraska 35.7. FG%: Southern
24.6; Nebraska 48.3. FT%: Southern 44.4; Nebraska
80.0. Steals: Southern 5 (Berry, Crowder 2); Nebraska 11
(Romeo 4). Blocked Shots: Southern 5 (Green, Crowder,
Purnell, Cowart, Blissett 1); Nebraska 7 (Havers, Shepard
2). Turnovers: Southern 23; Nebraska 15. Technical Fouls:
Nebraska-1. Officials: Bob Enterline, Larance, Suffren.
Attendance: 4,748.
Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard scored 14 of her
game-high 22 points in the first quarter, while Natalie
Romeo added 13 of her 21 points in the third quarter
as Nebraska rolled to an 89-38 win over Southern.
The Huskers played their best defense of the season,
holding the Jaguars to just two points in the second
quarter. Shepard powered Nebraska to a 29-10 firstquarter lead, before the Huskers outscored the Jaguars
20-2 in the second to take a 49-12 halftime lead. The
12 first-half points tied for the fewest allowed in
history by the Huskers in a first half. Maddie Simon
added a career-high 11 points off the bench, while
Jasmine Cincore contributed eight points in a strong
effort as well.
Game #5
#1 UConn 88
Nebraska 46
Hartford, Conn., Nov. 28, 2015
Nebraska Min FG
Shepard* 26 5-9
Blackburn* 29 1-5
Clark*
22 1-6
Romeo* 35 4-13
Theriot* 36 6-14
Ramacieri 2
0-0
Wood
5
0-0
Havers
16 1-4
Simon
9
0-1
Kalenta
10 2-3
Cincore
10 0-3
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 20-58
FT
0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-0
UConn
Min FG
Tuck*
29 4-10
Stewart* 29 10-11
Jefferson* 26 3-5
Nurse*
20 1-6
Williams* 16 2-6
Pulido
2
0-0
Chong
20 4-7
Lawlor
3
0-0
Ekmark
11 2-4
Collier
22 5-5
Samuelson 22 5-8
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 36-62
FT
0-0
2-2
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-0
2-2
Nebraska
UConn
1st
14
19
2-3
6-8
RB PF A
5 2 1
5 3 1
1 0 0
3 3 5
1 0 6
0 0 0
2 0 0
2 3 0
0 1 0
2 1 0
2 0 0
5
28 13 13
ST
0
0
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
RB PF A
4 1 5
10 0 3
2 1 5
2 3 2
5 3 1
0 0 1
3 1 0
0 0 1
2 0 2
2 3 2
3 2 3
1
34 14 25
ST
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2nd 3rd 4th
10 6 16
21 23 25
TP
10
3
3
11
12
0
0
2
0
5
0
7 46
TP
9
25
7
3
4
0
10
0
6
10
14
12 88
Final
46
88
Game #6
Nebraska 88
NC State 67
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 3, 2015
NC State Min FG
Mathurin* 21 3-12
Spencer* 33 2-8
Williams* 28 1-2
Wilson*
27 7-15
Schuhmacher*19 1-8
Anderson 7
0-1
Nelson
22 6-10
Rogers
6
0-0
Richardson 24 2-6
Cole
13 1-5
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 23-67
Nebraska Min FG
Shepard* 19 7-14
Blackburn* 30 1-3
Clark*
16 0-2
Romeo* 31 5-9
Theriot* 34 9-17
Wood
6
1-3
Havers
10 4-5
Simon
22 4-7
Kalenta
21 5-7
Cincore
11 1-3
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 37-70
NC State
Nebraska
1st
14
18
FT RB PF
7-11 6 4
2-2 8 2
0-0 7 1
0-0 4 1
2-2 7 4
0-0 1 0
2-2 5 2
0-0 0 0
0-0 3 4
1-3 3 0
2
14-20 46 18
FT
0-0
1-2
0-0
2-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-0
1-2
5-8
A ST TP
0 0 14
7 2 6
0 1 3
0 0 18
1 0 4
0 0 0
0 2 15
0 0 0
0 1 4
0 0 3
8
6 67
RB PF A ST TP
4 1 4 1 14
11 4 2 1 3
1 0 1 0 0
1 0 3 1 16
2 2 11 0 20
1 0 1 0 3
4 5 0 0 8
0 1 3 0 10
6 3 0 0 11
4 2 1 1 3
4
38 18 26 4 88
2nd 3rd 4th
7 18 28
23 22 25
Final
67
88
3FG: Nebraska 4-16 (Romeo 3-10, Clark 1-5, Simon 0-1);
UConn 10-22 (Stewart 3-4, Chong 2-4, Samuelson 2-4,
Ekmark 1-2, Jefferson 1-2, Tuck 1-3, Nurse 0-3). 3FG%:
Nebraska 25.0; UConn 45.5. FG%: Nebraska 34.5; UConn
58.1. FT%: Nebraska 66.7; UConn 75.0. Steals: Nebraska
7 (Romeo 4); UConn 12 (Jefferson, Williams, Collier,
Samuelson 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Blackburn 1);
UConn 5 (Stewart 3). Turnovers: Nebraska 22; UConn 13.
Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Inouye, Bruce Morris,
Cruse. Attendance: 10,113.
3FG: NC State 7-26 (Wilson 4-8, Nelson 1-1, Williams
1-2, Mathurin 1-7, Anderson 0-1, Schuhmacher 0-2,
Spencer 0-2, Richardson 0-3); Nebraska 9-21 (Romeo
4-8, Theriot 2-2, Kalenta 1-2, Simon 1-3, Wood 1-3,
Cincore 0-1, Clark 0-2). 3FG%: NC State 26.9; Nebraska
42.9. FG%: NC State 34.3; Nebraska 52.9. FT%: NC State
70.0; Nebraska 62.5. Steals: NC State 6 (Spencer, Nelson
2); Nebraska 4 (Shepard, Blackburn, Romeo, Cincore 1).
Blocked Shots: NC State 1 (Schuhmacher 1); Nebraska
5 (Shepard 3). Turnovers: NC State 22; Nebraska 13.
Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Roberts, Napier, Blauch.
Attendance: 5,151.
Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot scored 12 points and
dished out six assists to lead three Huskers in double
figures, but No. 1 UConn rolled to an 88-46 win at the
XL Center in Hartford. Natalie Romeo added 11 points,
including a trio of threes, while adding five assists and
four steals. Freshman Jessica Shepard rounded out the
Huskers in double figures with 10 points to become the
first NU player in history to reach the 100-point scoring
mark in the fifth game of her career. Nebraska jumped
to an early lead and held a 13-12 edge after a Romeo
three-pointer with 2:52 left in the first. UConn closed
the quarter on a 7-1 surge before scoring the first five
points of the second quarter to take a 24-14 lead. The
Huskers stayed within 10 until the final four minutes of
the half, before UConn took a 40-24 lead to the locker
room. Two-time national player of the year Breanna
Stewart led four Huskies in double figures with 25
points and 10 rebounds.
Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot produced her sixth
career double-double with 20 points and 11 assists
to lead five Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska
rolled to an 88-47 victory over NC State in the Big Ten/
ACC Challenge at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Theriot scored
Nebraska’s first six points of the game, then hit a pair
of threes during a 20-0 run over the final six minutes
of the second quarter to help the Huskers to a 41-21
halftime lead. Natalie Romeo added 16 points on four
three-pointers, including a trio of second-quarter
threes. Jessica Shepard pitched in her sixth straight
double-figure effort with 14 points to go along with
career highs of four assists and three blocks. Anya
Kalenta contributed 11 points and six boards off the
bench, while Maddie Simon added 10 points and three
assists. Nebraska scored 88 or more points for the fifth
consecutive home game to open the season - the first
time in history the Huskers have accomplished the feat.
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Game #7
Nebraska 65
Creighton 63
Creighton Min FG
Norby*
24 4-6
Faber*
35 9-13
Owens*
29 3-9
McGrory* 32 5-9
Lamberty* 32 1-6
Works
22 1-6
Leytem
11 2-3
Brown
11 1-3
Greene
4
0-0
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 26-55
Nebraska Min FG
Shepard* 30 6-18
Blackburn* 28 3-7
Clark*
28 0-2
Romeo* 40 6-8
Theriot* 40 7-12
Havers
13 3-3
Simon
7
0-0
Kalenta
9
1-3
Cincore
5
0-1
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 26-54
Creighton
Nebraska
1st
33
16
FT
0-0
0-2
0-0
2-3
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
RB PF A
1 2 0
5 3 6
2 0 5
5 1 2
4 0 1
1 2 1
1 0 0
2 4 0
1 0 0
2
24 12 15
ST
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
FT RB PF A
7-12 7 0 3
0-0 10 2 1
0-0 2 1 2
0-0 3 2 2
1-2 4 0 8
2-2 4 1 0
0-0 1 0 0
0-0 1 0 0
0-0 1 0 0
4
10-16 37 6 16
ST
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2-5
2nd 3rd 4th
10 11 9
16 14 19
Game #8
Nebraska 85
Evansville 40
TP
8
22
7
13
2
3
6
2
0
5 63
TP
19
6
0
13
17
8
0
2
0
4 65
Final
63
65
3FG: Creighton 9-24 (Faber 4-5, Leytem 2-2, McGrory
1-3, Owens 1-4, Works 1-6); Nebraska 3-6 (Theriot 2-2,
Romeo 1-1, Shepard 0-1, Clark 0-1, Cincore 0-1). 3FG%:
Creighton 37.5; Nebraska 50.0. FG%: Creighton 47.3;
Nebraska 48.1. FT%: Creighton 40.0; Nebraska 62.5.
Steals: Creighton 5 (Faber 2); Nebraska 4 (Shepard,
Blackburn, Clark, Havers 1). Blocked Shots: Creighton 7
(Faber 6); Nebraska 1 (Havers 1). Turnovers: Creighton 9;
Nebraska 9. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Trammell,
Creech, Brooks. Attendance: 6,056.
Game Highlights: Nebraska rallied from a 21-point
deficit to produce the largest comeback in 14 seasons
under Coach Connie Yori to claim a 65-63 win over
Creighton at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers scored
the game’s first two points, then watched Creighton
hit its first six three-pointers of the game to take an
18-8 lead midway through the first quarter. The Jays
finished the quarter 8-of-10 from beyond the arc and
took a 33-16 lead into the second. Their lead grew as
large as 21 points, the last time at 41-20 before Rachel
Theriot, Jessica Shepard and Natalie Romeo brought
the Big Red all the way back. Theriot’s double-pump
three from 25 feet at the buzzer to end the first half cut
Creighton’s margin to 43-32. The Huskers methodically
trimmed the lead to eight at the end of three quarters,
before outscoring CU 19-9 in the final stanza. Theriot’s
three from the left wing with 1:35 left gave the Huskers
the lead at 64-62, before she and MC McGrory traded
free throws down the stretch. Theriot finished with
17 points and eight assists. Shepard led the Huskers
with 19 points and three assists, including the pass to
Theriot for the game winner. Romeo added 13 points.
Evansville Min FG
Hawkins* 33 0-7
Coleman* 26 3-9
Friday*
20 1-2
Johnson* 15 1-3
Dickey*
33 3-15
Williams 19 3-7
Gasper
17 0-4
Langston 22 3-13
Campbell 7
0-2
Sinnott
8
1-3
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 15-65
FT
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
4-6
0-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Nebraska Min FG
Shepard* 15 7-12
Blackburn* 23 7-9
Clark*
28 6-12
Romeo* 24 3-9
Theriot* 22 0-2
Wood
23 1-3
Havers
25 7-11
Kalenta
17 4-6
Cincore
23 0-3
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 35-67
FT
4-5
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-2
0-0
4-4
Evansville
Nebraska
1st
9
21
4-7
RB PF
4 2
3 0
2 1
1 1
4 1
4 1
2 1
4 1
2 0
2 0
2
30 8
A ST TP
0 1 0
1 0 6
3 0 3
1 0 2
0 4 12
0 1 7
1 0 0
1 2 8
1 0 0
0 0 2
Nebraska Min FG
Shepard* 23 3-8
Blackburn* 23 4-6
Theriot* 45 4-12
Clark*
41 1-5
Romeo* 42 9-16
Havers
37 9-15
Kalenta
7
1-1
Cincore
7
1-3
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 32-66
RB PF A ST TP
4 5 3 0 6
3 5 2 1 8
3 2 15 1 17
9 2 4 4 3
5 1 0 0 24
5 3 0 0 18
2 4 0 0 2
0 1 0 1 2
2
8-11 33 23 24 7 80
8
Cal
Min FG
Range*
40 7-15
Cowling* 45 7-17
Anigwe* 38 10-16
Thomas* 43 6-13
Green*
44 0-7
Davidson 6
0-0
Mosley
9
1-2
Team Rebounds
Totals
200 31-70
FT RB PF A
1-2 7 2 0
3-5 6 1 5
9-10 10 4 0
2-2 4 2 5
0-0 6 0 9
0-0 0 2 1
1-1 3 1 0
2
16-20 38 12 20
RB PF A
7 1 3
6 2 3
4 0 2
2 0 2
3 0 9
3 2 5
12 2 1
8 1 2
1 2 3
10
8-11 56 10 30
2nd 3rd 4th
9
9 13
20 27 17
Game #9
#22 California 87
Nebraska 80 OT
Berkeley, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015
8 40
ST
0
1
4
0
3
0
0
1
2
TP
18
14
17
7
0
3
14
8
4
11 85
Final
40
85
3FG: Evansville 6-27 (Langston 2-6, Dickey 2-8, Friday
1-2, Williams 1-3, Campbell 0-2, Gasper 0-2, Coleman
0-4); Nebraska 7-20 (Clark 5-11, Wood 1-3, Romeo 1-5,
Cincore 0-1). 3FG%: Evansville 22.2; Nebraska 35.0. FG%:
Evansville 23.1; Nebraska 52.2. FT%: Evansville 57.1;
Nebraska 72.7. Steals: Evansville 8 (Dickey 4); Nebraska 11
(Clark 4). Blocked Shots: Evansville 0; Nebraska 6 (Havers
3). Turnovers: Evansville 14; Nebraska 13. Technical Fouls:
None. Officials: Mattingly, Grinter, Bonner. Attendance:
4,614.
Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard led four Huskers in
double figures, and Allie Havers notched her first career
double-double to lead Nebraska to an 85-40 pounding
of Evansville. Shepard powered a dominant inside
game with 15 points in just eight first-half minutes to
help NU jump to a 41-18 halftime lead. She finished
with 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
Havers added 14 points, a career-high 12 rebounds
and a career-high-matching three blocks in a dominant
effort of her own. Rachel Blackburn added a careerhigh 14 points to go along with six rebounds and three
assists, while Anya Kalenta contributed eight points and
eight rebounds. Nebraska outscored Evansville 42-10 in
the paint, and outrebounded the Purple Aces, 56-30.
Kyndal Clark led the Big Red backcourt with 17 points
and five three-pointers. Perhaps most impressively, the
Huskers recorded the ninth-best assist total in school
history, dishing out 30 assists on 35 made baskets.
Rachel Theriot notched nine assists, while Emily Wood
added a career-high five assists. All nine Huskers who
played recorded at least one assist.
Nebraska
#22 California
1st
22
18
FT
0-1
0-0
8-8
0-0
0-0
0-2
0-0
0-0
ST
0
2
2
0
5
0
0
TP
19
19
29
17
0
0
3
9 87
2nd 3rd 4th OT Final
16 19 17 6 80
26 19 11 13 87
3FG: Nebraska 8-20 (Romeo 6-12, Clark 1-3, Theriot 1-4,
Cincore 0-1); Cal 9-20 (Range 4-8, Thomas 3-6, Cowling
2-3, Green 0-3). 3FG%: Nebraska 40.0; Cal 45.0. FG%:
Nebraska 48.5; Cal 44.3. FT%: Nebraska 72.7; Cal 80.0.
Steals: Nebraska 7 (Clark 4); Cal 9 (Green 5). Blocked
Shots: Nebraska 3 (Blackburn, Havers, Shepard 1); Cal
4 (Anigwe 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 21; Cal 19. Technical
Fouls: None. Officials: Jones, Lasuik, Waters. Attendance:
4,406.
Game Highlights: Natalie Romeo scored 24 points
while knocking down six three-pointers despite
battling illness in her return home to the Bay Area, but
Nebraska dropped an 87-80 overtime decision at No.
22 California. The Huskers, who also got the second
double-double of the season from Rachel Theriot with
17 points and 15 assists, used a 15-0 first-quarter run
to race to a 20-7 lead. However, Cal answered with a
pair of 11-0 runs to take a 44-38 lead into the locker
room at halftime. The Big Red, who got a career-high
18 points off the bench from Allie Havers, overcame a
six-point fourth-quarter deficit to take leads of 72-70
and 74-72, before the game went to overtime tied at
74. NU never led in OT and Mikayla Cowling’s threepointer with 1:44 left gave the Golden Bears an 81-78
lead. Cal sealed the game with six points at the free
throw line in the final minute after NU trimmed the
lead to 81-80. Nebraska was whistled for 23 fouls in
the game compared to just 12 for Cal, which outscored
NU at the free throw line, 16-8, in the seven-point win.
Starting posts Jessica Shepard and Rachel Blackburn
both fouled out in 23 minutes, while Cal freshman
post Kristine Anigwe finished with 29 points and 10
rebounds in 38 minutes. Cowling and national playerof-the-year candidate Courtney Range both finished
with 19 points.
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Rachel Theriot
6-0 Senior Guard Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Midpark)
Theriot underwent ankle surgery on Feb. 19, and spent
the offseason rehabilitating to be ready for a strong senior
season.
An honorable-mention All-American as a sophomore,
Theriot is one of the nation’s best point guards and was a
Lieberman Award candidate in 2014-15. She is expected
to contend for All-America honors on and off the court, as
a candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America and Senior
CLASS Award recognition in 2015-16.
She ranks No. 20 at Nebraska with 1,124 career points
and ranks fifth with 510 career assists. She set a Nebraska
single-season record with 234 assists as a sophomore
in 2013-14. She owns 57 double-figure scoring efforts,
including 12 20-point games and a pair of 30-point
performances.
Nebraska Career
Five Facts About Rachel
1. Rachel’s favorite nickname to be called is Violet
(like Violet from the Incredibles).
2. Her favorite holiday to celebrate is Halloween
because she loves to dress up, and her mom makes all of her costumes.
3. Rachel loves Mexican food, and she likes
to bake.
4. She loves SpongeBob SquarePants.
5. One talent Rachel wishes she possessed is the
ability to sing.
Honors & Awards
• Naismith Trophy Watch List (2015, 2016)
• Wade Trophy, Wooden Award Watch Lists (2015)
• Senior CLASS Award Nominee (2016)
• Allstate Good Works Team Nominee (2016)
• Lieberman Award Watch List (2015)
• Associated Press All-American (HM, 2014)
• Preseason First-Team All-Big Ten (2015, 2016)
• First-Team All-Big Ten (2014)
• Second-Team All-Big Ten (2015)
• Big Ten Tournament MVP (2014)
• Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2014)
• Nebraska Offensive MVP (2014, 2015)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 20, Feb. 25, 2014)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2013)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week
(Dec. 31, 2012, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, 2013)
• Big Ten Tournament Single-Game Assist Record
(18 vs. Minnesota, March 7, 2014)
• Big Ten Tournament Record 10.0 Assists Per Game (2014)
• No. 5 at Nebraska in Career Assists (510)
• No. 20 at Nebraska in Career Points (1,124)
• Seven Career Double-Doubles (Points/Assists)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
(Fall, 2012, 2013, 2014; Spring 2013, 2014)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015)
As a junior, Theriot earned second-team All-Big Ten
honors from the conference coaches despite missing
nearly the last half the Big Ten season. She led the Huskers
with 16.5 points and 5.2 assists per game, while adding
4.2 rebounds.
One of the Big Ten’s top shooters, Theriot hit 40.8
percent (20-49) of her three-point attempts while
connecting on 92.6 percent (63-68) of her free throws.
Theriot scored in double figures in 19 of 21 games.
She produced five 20-point games as a junior, including a
season-high 31 in a win over High Point Dec. 20. She had
a Big Ten-high 27 points in a win at Illinois Jan. 11.
Theriot had a game-high 17 points to go along with
six rebounds and four assists in Nebraska’s win over No.
9 Duke Dec. 3. She had her fifth career points-assists
double-double with 18 points and a season-high 10 assists
at Minnesota Dec. 29.
Theriot played every minute in 12 of NU’s first 21
games in 2014-15, including all 45 minutes in an overtime
game at Iowa on Jan. 26.
An honorable-mention All-American by the AP, Theriot
earned first-team All-Big Ten and conference tournament
MVP honors as a sophomore in leading Nebraska to its
first Big Ten title in 2014.
She averaged 18.7 points and a tournament-record
10.0 assists. Theriot led NU with a game-high 24 points
in the championship game win over No. 23 Iowa March
21
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Theriot’s Career Bests
Category Total Game
Points
33 Minnesota (1/16/14)
Rebounds
8 UCLA (11/28/14)
Assists
Steals
5 BYU (3/24/14)
Blocks
2 Purdue (1/5/13)
FGA
27 Minnesota (12/29/14)
FGM
FTA
14 UCLA (11/28/14)
FTM
13 UCLA (11/28/14)
3-PT FGA
8 Duke (12/3/14)
3-PT FGM
4 Purdue (3/2/14)
9. She had 18 points and eight assists in a semifinal win
over No. 19 Michigan State March 8, after shattering the
Big Ten Tournament-record with 18 assists to go along with
14 points in a win over Minnesota, March 7. Theriot’s 18
assists were a career high and the most by a Big Ten player
against a Big Ten team in history.
Theriot averaged 14.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.1
assists, while leading the conference in assist-to-turnover
ratio (2.7). She also set a school record with 1,204 minutes
played.
Theriot erupted for a career-high 33 points and nine
assists with no turnovers in NU’s comeback OT win over
Minnesota Jan. 16, 2014. She fueled NU’s rally from 14
down with 21 after halftime. She notched four doubledoubles and six double-digit assist games.Theriot had 25
double-digit scoring games on the year.
In 2012-13, Theriot was a unanimous Big Ten AllFreshman selection after averaging 6.2 points, 2.8
rebounds and 3.0 assists. She produced double figures
seven times. She played in all 34 games with 28 straight
starts despite a foot injury.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Curtis and Cheryl Theriot, Rachel was
born July 7, 1994. Rachel has three older brothers, Josh,
Dallas and Bryan. Rachel is majoring in child, youth and
family studies.
2015-16 Game-By-Game Statistics
Opponent
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
North Florida
NC Central
Southern
at #1 UConn
NC State
Creighton
Evansville
at #22 California
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA
1-1 11/14 26 4-6
.667 0-0
2-211/1622 2-4 .500 0-1
3-311/2134 6-8 .750 1-1
4-411/2321 3-5 .600 0-0
5-511/2836 6-14 .429 0-0
6-612/3 34 9-17 .529 2-2
7-712/6 40 7-12 .583 2-2
8-812/8 22 0-2 .000 0-0
9-9 12/12 45 4-12
.333 1-4
9-9
280 41-80 .513 6-10
Pct. FT-FTA
.000 2-2
.0000-0
1.000
0-0
.0002-2
.0000-0
1.000
0-0
1.000
1-2
.0000-0
.250 8-8
.600 13-14
|--Rebounds--|
Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO
1.000 0 5 5 5.0 0-0
.000066 5.51-0
.000022 4.30-0
1.000
033 4.01-0
.000011 3.40-0
.000022 3.22-0
.500044 3.30-0
.000033 3.30-0
1.000 0 3 3 3.2 2-0
.929 0 29 29 3.2 6-0
A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.
4 0 0 1 10 10.0
64 0 04 7.0
62 0 3139.0
14 0 28 8.8
63 0 1129.4
113 1 02011.2
81 0 01712.0
93 1 3010.5
15 6 0 1 17 11.2
66 26 2 11 101 11.2
Senior (2015-16)
Rachel Theriot (pronounced RAY-chel, TERRY-oh)
hopes for a healthy senior season after having her third
year as a starter cut short by injury.
A Wade, Wooden and Naismith National Player-of-theYear candidate as a junior, Theriot led the Huskers with
16.5 points and 5.2 assists per game through the first 21
games of 2014-15. She suffered an ankle injury in practice
on Feb. 3 and missed Nebraska’s final 11 games. NU was
17-4 with Theriot, but just 4-7 without her.
RACHEL THERIOT career statistics
Year
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Career
G-GS Min
34-28 884
33-33 1,204
21-21 787
9-9 280
97-91 3,155
FG-FGA
89-210
178-368
132-312
41-80
440-970
Pct.
.424
.484
.423
.513
.454
3P-3PA
23-65
40-93
20-49
6-10
89-217
Pct.
FT-FTA
.354
10-17
.430
69-78
.408
63-68
.600
13-14
.410 155-177
Pct.
.588
.885
.926
.929
.876
Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D
22-72
94-2.8 34-0
5-106 111-3.4 51-2
4-85
89-4.2 22-0
0-29
29-3.2
6-0
31-292 323-3.3 113-2
A
101
234
109
66
510
TO
84
86
65
26
261
Blk
ST Pts-Avg.
6 33 211-6.2
8 39 465-14.1
8 17 347-16.5
2 11 101-11.2
24 100 1,124-11.6
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Kyndal Clark
4
5-7 Senior Guard Webb City, Missouri (Webb City/Drake)
Rachel Theriot and sophomore Natalie Romeo, giving the
Huskers three potent three-point shooters.
Clark was recruited to Drake and played her
freshman season under then-Bulldog head coach Amy
Stephens, who rejoined the Nebraska coaching staff as
an assistant before the 2014-15 season.
“We are thrilled to add a player of Kyndal Clark’s
caliber to our program, even if it is just for one season,”
Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “We recruited Kyndal
out of Webb City High School, and we are excited to
finally get a chance to coach her. She is coming off a
pretty significant injury, but when she is healthy she is
a talented player. She also can add a lot of leadership to
our program.”
Career (Drake)
Five Facts About Kyndal
1. Kyndal can juggle basketballs.
2. Kyndal loves nature and has a National Parks
Passport that she gets stamped whenever she
travels to a park.
3. Kyndal loves Disney World and dreams of
working for Disney, but she doesn’t want it to
lose it’s magic.
4. Kyndal completed a half-marathon when she
was in eighth grade.
5. Kyndal’s mom, Lisa, has attended every game of
Kyndal’s college career.
Honors & Awards
• WBCA Allstate Good Works Team (2015)
• Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year (2014)
• Preseason First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2015)
• First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2014)
• Second-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2013)
• Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team (2013)
• Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team (2012)
• Drake Female Athlete of the Year (2014)
• Missouri Valley Conference Season 3FG Record (116, 2014)
• Drake Record 10 3FG vs. Loyola (2014)
• Four-Time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week
• Two-Time Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week
Senior (2015-16)
In a major late addition to Nebraska’s 2015-16 roster,
Kyndal Clark joined the Huskers after graduating from
Drake University in May of 2015.
She came to Lincoln immediately after graduation and
completed her rehabilitation from a serious knee injury
suffered in the closing minutes of Drake’s season-opening
loss to South Dakota on Nov. 14, 2014.
The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year
has started NU’s first nine games, including her 17-point
performance against Evansville that included five threepointers on Dec. 8.
In three full seasons as a starter at Drake, Clark
poured in more than 1,400 points while adding well
over 300 rebounds and 250 assists. A three-time allconference honoree, Clark was a member of the Missouri
Valley All-Defensive Team as a sophomore in 2013.
Clark, who has one season of eligibility at Nebraska,
joins a backcourt that includes All-America point guard
One of the best shooters in Missouri Valley Conference
history, Clark buried a school and league record 116 threepointers as a junior in 2013-14, when she averaged 19.3
points per game. She knocked down 41.1 percent of her
threes as a junior, including a scorching 45.3 percent (78172) in MVC play. She added 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and
1.9 steals per game to earn conference player-of-the-year
honors.
The first-team All-MVC selection was Drake’s Female
Athlete of the Year across all sports. She started every
game for Drake for the third straight season.
A three-time MVC Player of the Week (Dec. 23, 2013;
Jan. 28, 2014; Feb. 17, 2014), Clark’s huge performances
included a career-high 41 points on a career-best 14
made field goals against Northern Iowa on March 2. That
effort came just two weeks after pouring in 38 points
against Missouri State on Feb. 16.
She added 36 points, including a school-record
10 three-pointers in a win over Loyola. Clark added 35
points against SIU-Edwardsville.
As a sophomore in 2012-13, Clark captured secondteam All-MVC conference All-Defensive Team honors.
She led Drake with 14.6 points per game, which ranked
third in the Missouri Valley Conference. She was the MVC
Player-of-the-Week on Feb. 25, 2013, after averaging
Clark’s Career Bests
Category Total Game
Points
41 Northern Iowa (3/2/14)
Rebounds
11 Chicago State (12/2/12)
Assists
10 Southern Illinois (3/7/13)
Steals
7 Bradley (1/25/13)
Blocks
1 14 Times, most recently
(3/15/14)
FGA
FGM
FTA
18 South Dakota (11/21/13)
FTM
12 South Dakota (11/21/13)
3-PT FGA
16 Evansville (3/14/14)
3-PT FGM
10 Loyola (1/24/14)
22.5 points, 7.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 steals
against Northern Iowa and Bradley.
Clark erupted for a then-career-high 26 points in a
loss at Missouri State on Jan. 19. She dished out a careerhigh 10 assists while adding 20 points in a win over
Southern Illinois on March 7, 2013. She pulled down
a career-best 11 rebounds while adding 11 points for a
double-double in a win over Chicago State on Dec. 2.
Clark earnd Missouri Valley Conference AllFreshman honors by ranking second on the team with
9.8 points per game, while starting all 34 contests. She
produced double figures 17 times, including a seasonhigh 21 points against Northern Iowa, Feb. 26, 2012. She
led Drake with 46 threes.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Lisa Clark, Kyndal was born Oct.
17, 1992, in Springfield, Mo. Kyndal has one sister, Kylie.
Kyndal is involved with FCA and was named to the WBCA
Allstate Good Works Team in 2015. An information
systems major, Clark graduated from Drake in May of
2015. She is a graduate student at Nebraska.
Opponent
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
North Florida
NC Central
Southern
at #1 UConn
NC State
Creighton
Evansville
at #22 California
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
1-1 11/14 18 0-1
.000 0-1
2-211/1621 4-9 .444 1-6
3-311/2119 1-6 .167 1-4
4-411/2319 1-6 .167 1-4
5-511/2822 1-6 .167 1-5
6-612/3 16 0-2 .000 0-2
7-712/6 28 0-2 .000 0-1
8-812/8 28 6-12 .500 5-11
9-912/1241 1-5 .200 1-3
9-9
212 14-49 .286 10-37
Pct. FT-FTA
.000 0-0
.1671-1
.2500-0
.2500-0
.2000-0
.0000-0
.0000-0
.4550-0
.3330-0
.270 1-1
|--Rebounds--|
.000 0 2 2 2.0 2-0
1.000
224 3.00-0
.000235 3.71-0
.000246 4.32-0
.000011 3.60-0
.000011 3.20-0
.000112 3.01-0
.000044 3.10-0
.000279 3.82-0
1.000 9 25 34 3.8 8-0
KYNDAL CLARK career statistics (Drake: 2011-12 - 2014-15)
Year
G-GS
2011-12 34-34
2012-13 31-31
2013-14 32-32
2014-15
1-1
2015-16
9-9
Career 107-107
Min FG-FGA
1,064 110-299
1,009 146-413
1,116 202-478
37
5-12
212
14-49
3,438 477-1,251
Pct. 3P-3PA Pct.
FT-FTA
.368 46-128 .359
66-86
.354 57-175 .326 104-133
.423 116-282 .411 96-142
.417
3-9 .333
4-4
.286
10-37 .270
1-1
.381 232-631 .367 271-366
Pct.
.767
.782
.676
1.000
1.000
.740
Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D
A
23-90 113-3.3 61-1 70
41-101 142-4.6 45-0 111
20-143 163-5.1 52-0 87
1-3
4-4.0
2-0
2
9-25
34-3.8
8-0 21
94-362 456-4.3 168-1 291
TO
84
82
52
4
14
236
3 3 0 2 0 0.0
30 0 1105.0
21 0 23 4.3
41 0 03 4.0
00 0 23 3.8
12 0 00 3.2
21 0 10 2.7
24 0 4174.5
42 0 43 4.3
21 14 0 16 39 4.3
Blk
ST Pts-Avg.
5 33 332-9.8
5 77 453-14.5
4 61 616-19.3
0
0 17-17.0
0 16
39-4.3
14 187 1,457-13.6
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Anya Kalenta
6-3 Senior Forward Minsk, Belarus (GS #21/Vincennes/Broward)
“Anya is a real offensive threat who battled some
injuries as a junior,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said.
“Anya has a great attitude, is a hard worker and an
outstanding student. She had a good offseason, and
we know that she gives us some real quality depth in
the post.”
Category Total Game
Points
14 Pepperdine (11/15/14)
Rebounds
8 North Florida (11/16/15)
Assists
4
North Carolina Central (11/21/15)
Steals
0None
Blocks
3
FGA
7 Four Times, most recently
7 NC State (12/3/15)
FGM
FTA
4
FTM
3
3-PT FGA
2 Three Times, most recently
2 NC State (12/3/15)
3-PT FGM
2 Alcorn State (11/16/14)
Five Facts About Anya
1. Anya loves to read. Her favorite books are “Atlas
Shrugged” and “Animal Farm.”
2. She has never had a pet, but Anya really wants
a beagle.
3. Her name was listed as “Hanna” on the Belarus
U-20 National Team roster in 2013. She prefers
Anya (AWN-yuh).
4. Chemistry is her favorite class.
5. Anya’s mom, Yaniua, played for the USSR
National Team.
Before Nebraska
Honors & Awards
(Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015)
• NJCAA All-American (Third-Team, 2014)
• Belarus Under-20 National Team
• Ranked No. 13 in NJCAA in Scoring (20.8 ppg, 2013-14)
• Ranked No. 20 in NJCAA in Blocked Shots (2.1 bpg, 2013-14)
• Ranked No. 22 in NJCAA in Rebounds (10.7 rpg, 2013-14)
Senior (2015-16)
Anya (AWN-yuh) Kalenta is making greater
contributions in an extremely talented Nebraska front
court this season. The 6-3 senior forward from Minsk,
Belarus, is averaging 6.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in
13.4 minutes per game. She had a season-high 11-point
effort that included six rebounds in NU’s win over NC
State on Dec. 3. It was her second double-figure effort
of the year, joining a 10-point, eight-rebound game in
a win over North Florida Nov. 16. She also had seven
points, six rebounds and career highs with four assists
and three blocks in a win over North Carolina Central
Nov. 21.
She produced an eight-point, eight-rebound game
against Evansville that included two assists and her
first career steal Dec. 8. Kalenta has 18 more points,
22 more rebounds, six more assists and one more steal
than all of last season when she struggled with injuries.
The third-team NJCAA All-American at Vincennes
University in 2013-14 suffered a broken nose at the
start of the year and a stress reaction in her foot in
mid-season, limiting her to just 12 games.
She spent some of the summer of 2015 training
with the Belarus National Team before returning to
Lincoln in mid-July. Kalenta averaged 4.5 points and
3.5 rebounds on Nebraska’s summer trip to Australia.
Kalenta claimed third-team NJCAA All-America
accolades in her only season at Vincennes (Ind.)
University in 2013-14. She ranked 13th nationally in
scoring (20.8 ppg) 22nd in rebounding (10.7 rpg) and
20th in the NJCAA in blocked shots (2.1 bpg).
Kalenta hit 51.1 percent from the field, including
G-GS
12-0
9-0
21-0
Min
76
121
197
FG-FGA
15-25
25-40
40-65
Pct.
.600
.625
.615
41 percent of her threes for the Vincennes, Ind.,
school, which finished with a 23-7 overall record.
She hit 32 three-pointers on the year. She produced
double figures in 29 of VU’s 30 games in 2013-14,
including 19 double-doubles. She had a season-high
of 33 points, while adding 25 points and 21 rebounds
in a win over Malcolm X on Dec. 29, 2013.
Kalenta spent her freshman season at Broward
(Fla.) College, where she averaged 9.3 points and
7.4 rebounds per game. She also competed for
the Republic of Belarus at the Under-20 European
Championships, where she averaged 6.2 points and
6.1 boards per game.
Personal
The daughter of Ryhor and Yaniua Kalenta, Anya
was born April 3, 1994, in Minsk, Belarus. Anya is a
pre-health and chemistry major and claimed spots
on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall
and spring semesters of 2014-15. She also earned a
place on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for her
work in the community.
Opponent
Arkansas Pine Bluff
North Florida
NC Central
Southern
at #1 UConn
NC State
Creighton
Evansville
at #22 California
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
1-0 11/14 11 2-3
.667 0-0
2-011/1613 5-7 .714 0-0
3-011/2120 2-5 .400 0-0
4-011/2313 3-5 .600 0-0
5-011/2810 2-3 .667 0-0
6-012/3 21 5-7 .714 1-2
7-012/6 9 1-3 .333 0-0
8-012/8 17 4-6 .667 0-0
9-012/127 1-1 1.0000-0
9-0
121 25-40 .625 1-2
ANYA KALENTA career statistics
Year
2014-15
2015-16
Career
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Kalenta’s Career Bests
Junior (2014-15)
Kalenta averaged 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds
in 6.3 minutes per game off the bench in her first
year at Nebraska. She hit 60 percent (15-25) of her
shots, including 57.1 percent (4-7) of her three-point
attempts while making all four of her free throws.
Kalenta suffered a broken nose that required
surgery on Oct. 29. She had a stress reaction in her
foot in the middle of the non-conference campaign.
She appeared in 12 games after missing the entire
month of December and the first half of January
because of the foot injury.
She opened with a pair of double-figure scoring
efforts, including 14 points and eight rebounds in
just 18 minutes in a win over Pepperdine on Nov. 15.
She added 10 points and seven boards in 26 minutes
against Alcorn State the next day. She scored seven
points in 20 total minutes over the next three games.
After missing six weeks with her foot injury,
Kalenta made her first Big Ten appearance against
Penn State Jan. 15, when she scored five points and
dished out an assist in just four minutes.
Kalenta played nine total minutes in six regularseason Big Ten games. She also scored two points on
her only attempt in three minutes in Nebraska’s Big
Ten
Tournament win over Illinois on March 5.
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3P-3PA Pct.
4-7 .571
1-2 .500
5-9 .556
FT-FTA Pct.
4-4 1.000
5-8 .625
9-12 .750
Pct. FT-FTA
.000 1-2
.0000-0
.0003-4
.0000-0
.0001-2
.5000-0
.0000-0
.0000-0
.0000-0
.500 5-8
|--Rebounds--|
.500 0 2 2 2.0 0-0
.000448 5.01-0
.750246 5.30-0
.000134 5.00-0
.500202 4.41-0
.000066 4.73-0
.000011 4.10-0
.000358 4.61-0
.000022 4.34-0
.625 12 27 39 4.3 10-0
Off-Def Reb.-Avg.
7-10
17-1.4
12-27
39-4.3
19-37
56-2.7
PF-D
6-0
10-0
16-0
A
1
7
8
TO
6
3
9
Blk
3
3
6
0 0 0 0 5 5.0
10 0 0107.5
41 3 07 7.3
00 0 06 7.0
01 0 05 6.6
00 0 0117.3
00 0 02 6.6
21 0 18 6.8
00 0 02 6.2
7 3 3 1 56 6.2
ST
0
1
1
Pts-Avg.
38-3.2
56-6.2
94-4.5
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Allie Havers
22
6-5 Junior Center Mattawan, Michigan (Mattawan)
“We like versatile and athletic players in our
program and Allie Havers fits that mold perfectly,”
Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “She has the ability
to run the floor, score in the paint or face up away
from the basket. She has learned a lot and gotten
stronger in her first two years in our program.”
Nebraska Career
Five Facts About Allie
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Allie is deathly afraid of spiders.
She likes elderly people.
Pizza rolls are her favorite snack.
The refrigerator is her best friend.
She likes to play beach volleyball in her free time.
Honors & Awards
• Academic All-Big Ten (2015)
• Nebraska Teammate Award (2014)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013, 2014; Spring 2014, 2015)
• No. 76 Player in the Nation (BlueStar, 2012)
• Finalist for Michigan Miss Basketball (2013)
• First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Basketball, 2012, 2013)
• Kalamazoo Area Player of the Year (Basketball, 2012, 2013)
• Four-Time First-Team All-South Michigan Athletic
Conference (Basketball, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
• Under Armour Honorable-Mention All-American
(Volleyball, 2012)
• Finalist for Michigan Miss Volleyball (2012)
• First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Volleyball, 2012)
• First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Softball, 2012, 2013)
Junior (2015-16)
Allie Havers (pronounced HAY-vers) is making a
greater impact on Nebraska’s inside game in 2015-16.
The 6-5 junior from Mattawan, Mich., has been the
top post off the bench for the Big Red through the
first 74 games of her career.
Havers has taken her game to a new level the last
four contests, averaging 12.0 points, 6.3 rebounds
and 1.3 blocks, following a career-high 18 points in
a career-best 37 minutes at No. 22 Cal on Dec. 12.
It followed her first career double-double with 14
points, a career-high 12 rebounds, and a career-hightying three blocks against Evansville Dec. 8.
She is averaging 7.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3
blocks, nearly doubling her production (4.9 ppg, 3.0
rpg, 0.4 bpg) from a year ago. She has scored eight or
more points off the bench in five of NU’s nine games
this season, including an eight-point, 10-rebound
game against North Carolina Central on Nov. 21.
In Nebraska’s four games in Australia during
August of 2015, Havers averaged 7.0 points and a
team-best 10.0 rebounds in 25.5 minutes per game.
Havers averaged 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds
while playing all 32 games. She had five double-figure
scoring efforts, including a season-high 13 points in
20 minutes in NU’s second-round win over Illinois at
the 2015 Big Ten Tournament on March 5.
Havers added 11 points and five rebounds in a win
over Penn State Jan. 15. She pitched in 10 points in a
win over Minnesota Feb. 24. She pumped in 10 points
in a win over Illinois Jan. 29, and scored 10 points to
open Big Ten play at Minnesota Dec. 29, 2014.
Havers averaged 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds
while playing in all 33 games for the Big Ten champion
Huskers as a freshman in 2013-14.
She had the best game of her career in the Big Ten
Tournament semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State
on March 8, 2014. With All-American Jordan Hooper
strapped with early foul trouble, the third-seeded
Huskers held a 16-13 lead over the Big Ten regularseason co-champion Spartans. Havers helped ignite
a decisive first-half surge to a 50-27 halftime lead.
She finished with a career-high 17 points on 6-of-7
shooting and a 5-for-5 effort at the free throw line.
She also dished out a career-best three assists while
blocking a career-high three shots in 19 minutes.
Havers had eight points and 10 rebounds at
Northwestern Jan. 26, 2014. She opened her career
with 14 points and three rebounds in 15 minutes in
NU’s 77-49 win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013.
Before Nebraska
Havers earned first-team Michigan Class A honors
from the Associated Press and Detroit Free Press
for the second straight year in 2013. As a senior at
Mattawan High School, Havers averaged 19.3 points,
11.4 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.5 assists.
She earned first-team Class A all-state basketball
G-GS
33-0
32-0
9-0
74-0
Min
347
472
169
988
FG-FGA
40-90
64-154
32-59
136-303
Pct.
.444
.416
.542
.449
Category Total Game
Points
18 California (12/12/15)
Rebounds
Assists
3 Michigan State (3/8/14)
Steals
1 19 Times, most recently
Creighton (12/6/15)
Blocks
FGA
FGM
FTA
7 Utah (11/15/13)
UCLA (11/8/13)
FTM
6 UCLA (11/8/13)
3-PT FGA
2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
(11/21/13)
3-PT FGM
0 None
honors for the second straight season, and closed her
career with 1,561 points, 1,015 rebounds, a schoolrecord 348 blocks and 178 steals in 94 career games.
Havers was ranked as the No. 76 player overall
in the nation by Blue Star and earned first-team
Michigan Class A honors from the Associated Press
in 2012 and 2013. She was also the Kalamazoo Area
Player of the Year in both 2012 and 2013.
Havers was a first-team Class A Michigan all-stater
in volleyball as a senior in 2012, when she was also an
honorable-mention Under Armour All-American. She
was a first-team all-stater as a shortstop/pitcher on as
a junior and senior in softball. She also led Mattawan
to the 2013 state softball title.
Personal
The daughter of Mike and Jullie Havers, Allie
was born Nov. 16, 1994. She has two sisters, Caralee
and Reilly, and a brother, Ty. Allie is majoring in
broadcasting and earned academic All-Big Ten honors
in 2015. Havers is also a four-time member of the
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, and she is a
two-time selection to the Tom Osborne Citizenship
Team.
Opponent
Arkansas Pine Bluff
North Florida
NC Central
Southern
at #1 UConn
NC State
Creighton
Evansville
at #22 California
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
1-0 11/14 17 2-4
.500 0-0
2-011/1617 2-8 .250 0-0
3-011/2120 4-8 .500 0-0
4-011/2314 0-1 .000 0-0
5-011/2816 1-4 .250 0-0
6-012/3 10 4-5 .800 0-0
7-012/6 13 3-3 1.0000-0
8-0 12/8 25 7-11 .636 0-0
9-012/1237 9-15 .600 0-0
9-0
169 32-59 .542 0-0
ALLIE HAVERS career statistics
Year
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Career
HAVERS’ Career Bests
3P-3PA
0-3
0-3
0-0
0-6
Pct.
.000
.000
.000
.000
FT-FTA
26-34
28-38
7-12
61-84
Pct.
.765
.737
.583
.726
Pct. FT-FTA
.000 1-2
.0000-0
.0000-0
.0004-4
.0000-0
.0000-0
.0002-2
.0000-2
.0000-2
.000 7-12
|--Rebounds--|
.500 2 6 8 8.0 0-0
.000145 6.52-0
.00019107.72-0
1.000
325 7.03-0
.000022 6.03-0
.000044 5.75-1
1.000
224 5.41-0
.0002 10126.32-0
.000145 6.13-0
.583 12 43 55 6.1 21-1
Off-Def
17-68
31-66
12-43
60-177
Tot-Avg. PF-D
85-2.6 45-0
97-3.0 51-0
54-6.1 21-1
236-3.2 117-1
A
11
10
7
28
TO
34
34
10
78
Blk
9
12
12
33
0 0 2 0 5 5.0
10 1 04 4.5
33 2 18 5.7
21 2 04 5.3
02 0 02 4.6
00 0 08 5.2
01 1 18 5.6
1 0 3 014 6.6
03 1 0187.9
7 10 12 2 71 7.9
ST
8
9
2
19
Pts-Avg.
106-3.2
156-4.9
71-7.9
333-4.5
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Esther Ramacieri
11
5-8 Junior Guard Repentigny, Quebec (Leclerc/Dawson)
Five Facts About Esther
1. Esther is half Italian and half Haitian.
2. She speaks French.
3. Esther says “eh” like there is no tomorrow.
4. Esther likes to use her hair as a pillow because it
is so fluffly.
5. She loves pugs.
Honors & Awards
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2014)
• Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2015)
• Four-Time Felix Leclerc High School Athlete of
the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• Led Dawson College to Silver at CCAA
National Championships (2013)
• Led Dawson College to Silver at Quebec
Provincial Championships (2012)
Junior (2015-16)
Esther Ramacieri (pronounced RAH-muh-Cherry)
is expected to expand her leadership role for the
Huskers as a junior in 2015-16.
A scrappy, defense-first guard, Ramacieri missed
much of the summer with a knee injury but was
cleared to play in time for NU’s season-opening win
over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. She hit the first
field goal of her career against North Carolina Central
on Nov. 21. She missed NU’s wins over NC State
(Dec. 3), Creighton (Dec. 6) and Evansville (Dec. 8)
with a concussion suffered outside of practice. She
did not play at California (Dec. 12) although she was
available.
“Esther has proven herself as a hard-working
leader each day in practice,” Nebraska Coach Connie
Yori said. “She is a solid defender and one of the best
communicators on our team. Her ability to expand
her roles and get our other players communicating
more on the court will be important for us this
season.”
She made her first career start against Penn State
on Jan. 15. She played a career-high 13 minutes and
grabbed a career-best three rebounds in a win over
High Point on Dec. 20. She added two rebounds in a
win over Alcorn State Nov. 16.
Ramacieri saw playing time in 17 games, averaging
0.2 points and 0.5 rebounds as a freshman for the
Huskers in 2013-14. She played a season-high eight
minutes in Nebraska’s non-conference finale against
Oral Roberts on Dec. 29, when she pulled down two
rebounds. She also scored her first career point and
grabbed two rebounds in Nebraska’s victory over
South Dakota on Dec. 21.
Ramacieri added a point in NU’s win over No. 8
Penn State on Feb. 24, while also grabbing a pair of
rebounds.
Ramacieri played in Nebraska’s 2014 Big Ten
Tournament quarterfinal win over Minnesota and the
Huskers’ semifinal victory over No. 19 Michigan State.
She pulled down a rebound and dished out the first
assist of her career against the Spartans.
She saw her first NCAA Tournament action in
Nebraska’s win over Fresno State in Los Angeles on
March 22. She went 2-for-2 at the free throw line to
finish with two points against the Bulldogs.
Before Nebraska
Ramacieri helped Dawson College to a
second-place finish at the 2013 CCAA National
Championships. In 2011-12, Dawson won the Quebec
Provincial Championship and claimed a silver medal
at the CCAA National Championships. Ramacieri
averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game,
while helping Dawson to an 18-2 record.
Ramacieri was Felix Leclerc High School’s athlete
of the year four times and the MVP of her Dawson
Community Blues club team in both 2009 and 2010.
In 2010-11, Ramacieri started all 26 games for the
Blues and averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3
assists and 2.2 steals per game.
Ramacieri played on bronze medal-winning teams
for Quebec at the 2011 Canadian U-17 Championships
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Ramacieri’s Career Bests
Category
Points
Total Game
2 North Carolina Central (11/21/15)
2 Fresno State (3/22/14)
Rebounds
3 High Point (12/20/14)
Assists
1 Three times, most recently
Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)
Steals
1 Southern (11/23/15)
Blocks
0None
FGA
2 High Point
FGM
FTA
Northern Colorado (11/30/14)
FTM
2 Fresno State (3/22/14)
3-PT FGA
High Point (12/20/14)
3-PT FGM
0 None
and the 2008 Canadian U-15 Championships.
Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to compete for
the Huskers in women’s basketball, following 2012
Canadian Olympian Chelsea Aubry (2004-07), Kaitlyn
Burke (2008-12) and Harleen Sidhu (2009-12).
Personal
The daughter of Giuseppe Ramacieri and MarieHerta Celestin Ramacieri, Esther was born March 4,
1994, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Esther is the
youngest of four children, with sisters Cynthia (36)
and Julia (33) along with one brother, Pascal (30).
Esther is majoring in business administration and
earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor
Roll in the spring of 2014.
Ramacieri is a standout in the community, claiming
a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award
in 2015. She is a two-time member of the Tom
Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015).
Opponent
Arkansas Pine Bluff
North Florida
NC Central
Southern
at #1 UConn
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
1-0 11/14 9
0-0
.000 0-0
2-011/168 0-1 .000 0-0
3-011/214 1-1 1.0000-0
4-011/235 0-0 .000 0-0
5-011/282 0-0 .000 0-0
5-0
28 1-2
.500 0-0
Pct. FT-FTA
.000 0-0
.0000-0
.0000-0
.0000-0
.0000-0
.000 0-0
|--Rebounds--|
.000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0
.000000 0.01-0
.000000 0.00-0
.000011 0.30-0
.000000 0.20-0
.000 0 1 1 0.2 2-0
1 0 0 1 0 0.0
00 0 10 0.0
00 0 02 0.7
00 0 10 0.5
00 0 00 0.4
1 0 0 3 2 0.4
Nebraska Career
Ramacieri continued in her role as a solid reserve
guard for the Huskers in 2014-15. She saw playing
time in 17 games, including seven Big Ten Conference
contests and both of NU’s Big Ten Tournament games.
ESTHER RAMACIERI career statistics
Year
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
Career
G-GS
17-0
17-1
5-0
39-1
Min
43
69
28
140
FG-FGA
0-5
0-4
1-2
1-11
Pct.
.000
.000
.500
.091
3P-3PA
0-3
0-2
0-0
0-5
Pct.
.000
.000
.000
.000
FT-FTA
4-6
1-2
0-0
5-8
Pct.
.667
.500
.000
.625
Off-Def Reb.-Avg.
2-6
8-0.5
2-7
9-0.5
0-1
1-0.2
4-14
18-0.5
PF-D
5-0
4-0
2-0
11-0
A
1
1
1
3
TO
2
4
0
6
Blk
0
0
0
0
ST
0
0
3
3
Pts-Avg.
4-0.2
1-0.1
2-0.4
7-0.2
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Jasmine Cincore
34
5-10 Sophomore Guard Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian)
“Jasmine is a strong, scrappy, physical kid who
goes hard on every possession,” Nebraska Coach
Connie Yori said. “She is a good teammate, a good
leader and selfless. She has the ability to attack the
paint offensively and score at the basket. She has
excellent character and takes a lot of pride in wearing
the Husker uniform.”
Cincore’s Career Bests
Category Total Game
Points
8 Southern (11/23/15)
Rebounds
4 NC State (12/3/15)
4
Assists
3
Four Times, most recently
Steals
Blocks
1
FGA
FGM
FTA
6 Southern (11/23/15)
6 Wisconsin (1/22/15)
FTM
6 Southern (11/23/15)
3-PT FGA
3-PT FGM
Freshman (2014-15)
Five Facts About Jasmine
1. Jasmine was born in New Orleans.
2. She likes to play the clarinet.
3. Her favorite food is shrimp.
4. Jasmine has always wanted to go sky diving.
5. Her favorite color is pink.
Honors & Awards
• Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014)
• First-Team All-Tennessee (USA Today, 2014)
• Tennessee Class 2-AA All-State (2013, 2014)
• Tennessee Class 2-AA West Region Player of the Year
(2013, 2014)
Sophomore (2015-16)
Jasmine Cincore worked hard during the offseason
to position herself for a breakout sophomore season
at Nebraska in 2015-16. The 5-10 combo guard from
Arlington, Tenn., is averaging 3.9 points, 2.2 rebounds
and 1.2 assists in 14.2 minutes per game off the
bench through nine games.
Cincore had a career-high eight points in a win
over Southern on Nov. 23, when she went a careerbest 6-for-6 at the free throw line. She opened
the season with six points and career bests of four
rebounds, three assists and one block against
Arkansas Pine Bluff. She notched a career-high four
steals to go along with three assists and a thencareer-best seven points against North Florida.
Cincore’s 35 points, 19 rebounds, 11 assists, two
blocks and nine steals have already surpassed her
season totals from a year ago.
In August, Cincore was one of Nebraska’s top
players during a four-game trip to Australia. She
ranked second among the Huskers in scoring with
10.0 points, while adding 4.0 rebounds and 2.3
assists per game against a collection of Australian
professional teams. Theriot, Kyndal Clark and Esther
Ramacieri did not compete during the 12-day tour
because of injuries.
In September and October, Cincore battled a
stress reaction in her foot and missed a month of
practice. However, she returned to the court in time
for NU’s exhibition win over Winona State on Nov 8.
Cincore played in 20 games as a freshman for
the Huskers in 2014-15, despite missing more than a
month with an ankle injury.
Cincore, who appeared in each of Nebraska’s final
eight games of the season, finished with 25 points,
four rebounds, 10 assists and seven steals in just 97
total minutes during the season. She averaged 10.3
points, 1.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.9 steals per 40
minutes throughout the season.
She appeared in seven of Nebraska’s first eight
games, before being sidelined by an ankle injury
following Nebraska’s game at Alabama Dec. 7, when
she dished out a career-high three assists.
Cincore missed more than a month before
returning to action against Penn State Jan. 15. She
played in 13 of Nebraska’s final 17 games.
She scored a season-high six points in just four
minutes off the bench in a win at Wisconsin Jan. 22.
Cincore added five points against Alcorn State Nov.
16, after opening the season with four points against
Pepperdine Nov. 15.
Before Nebraska
As a senior, Cincore led Briarcrest Christian to a
28-1 record under Coach Lee Smith and a berth in
the Class 2-AA state tournament, averaging 15.2
points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals per
game. During her junior season, Cincore averaged 15
points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals
while leading the Saints to a 27-2 record, a 26-game
G-GS
20-0
9-0
29-0
Min
97
128
225
FG-FGA
8-30
10-39
18-69
Pct.
.267
.256
.261
PErsonal
The daughter of Wesley and Monique Cincore,
Jasmine was born April 26, 1996, in New Orleans,
La. Jasmine has a younger brother, Jalen. Jasmine is
majoring in broadcasting and earned spots on the
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and
spring semesters of 2014-15. She was also a member
of the 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
She chose Nebraska over Michigan, Marquette,
Memphis, Tennessee Tech, Kansas State, Auburn and
Georgia State.
Opponent
Arkansas Pine Bluff
North Florida
NC Central
Southern
at #1 UConn
NC State
Creighton
Evansville
at #22 California
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
1-0 11/14 17 2-6
.333 0-0
2-011/1620 3-8 .375 1-3
3-011/2115 2-5 .400 1-1
4-011/2320 1-7 .143 0-1
5-011/2810 0-3 .000 0-0
6-012/3 11 1-3 .333 0-1
7-012/6 5 0-1 .000 0-1
8-012/8 23 0-3 .000 0-1
9-012/127 1-3 .333 0-1
9-0
128 10-39 .256 2-9
JASMINE CINCORE career statistics
Year
2014-15
2015-16
Career
winning streak and the Class 2-AA state semifinals
in 2013. For her performance, she was named Miss
Basketball in Tennessee Class 2-AA in both 2013
and 2014. She was a first-team Class 2-AA all-state
selection by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association
both seasons.
3P-3PA Pct.
0-11 .000
2-9 .222
2-20 .100
FT-FTA Pct.
9-17 .529
13-16 .813
22-33 .667
Pct. FT-FTA
.000 2-4
.3330-0
1.000
0-0
.0006-6
.0000-0
.0001-2
.0000-0
.0004-4
.0000-0
.222 13-16
|--Rebounds--|
.500 0 4 4 4.0 1-0
.000202 3.03-0
.000303 3.00-0
1.000
123 3.01-0
.000022 2.80-0
.500224 3.02-0
.000011 2.70-0
1.000
011 2.52-0
.000000 2.21-0
.813 8 12 20 2.2 10-0
Off-Def Reb.-Avg.
1-3
4-0.2
8-12
20-2.2
9-15
24-0.8
PF-D
13-0
10-0
23-0
A
10
11
21
TO
4
9
13
Blk
0
2
2
3 0 1 0 6 6.0
32 0 47 6.5
02 0 05 6.0
11 0 18 6.5
01 0 00 5.2
11 0 13 4.8
01 0 00 4.1
30 1 24 4.1
01 0 12 3.9
11 9 2 9 35 3.9
ST
7
9
16
Pts-Avg.
25-1.3
33-3.9
58-2.0
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Natalie Romeo
5-7 Sophomore Guard Martinez, California (Carondelet)
21 points on 4-of-9 three-point shooting, while
adding four assists, a block and a career-high four
steals against Southern Nov. 23.
“We love Natalie’s toughness and shooting
ability,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “She can
also put the ball on the floor and attack the basket.
She is a good enough passer to find teammates to
help spread the floor.”
Freshman (2014-15)
Five Facts About Natalie
1. Natalie loves to draw.
2. Darrien Washington is her best friend.
3. Natalie is shy.
4. She loves to dance, but thinks she is a terrible
dancer.
5. Natalie loves to sing, but thinks she is a terrible
singer.
Honors & Awards
• Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (Nov. 16, 2015)
• School-Record-Tying Seven 3FG (vs. Illinois, March 5, 2015)
• Nebraska Big Ten Tournament Record 11 3FG (2015)
• Tied Nebraska Big Ten Tournament Career Record (11, 3FG)
• No. 2 at Nebraska in Freshman 3FG (51, 2015)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014)
• Cal-Hi Sports Player of the Year (2014)
• First-Team All-California Elite (Cal-Hi Sports, 2014)
• First-Team All-California Division II
(Cal-Hi Sports, 2013, 2014)
• Third-Team All-California Division II (Cal-Hi Sports, 2012)
• North Coast Section Player of the Year (2013, 2014)
• East Bay Athletic League MVP (2013, 2014)
• Four-Time First-Team All-EBAL (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
• No. 27 Player in Nation (Full Court Press, 2014)
• No. 55 Player in Nation (ESPN HoopGurlz, 2014)
• No. 6 Point Guard in Nation (Full Court Press, 2014)
• No. 12 Point Guard in Nation (ESPN HoopGurlz, 2014)
Sophomore (2015-16)
Natalie Romeo (pronounced ROW-MEE-Oh)
claimed a starting role in the Nebraska backcourt
down the stretch in her freshman campaign after an
injury to All-America guard Rachel Theriot.
Romeo opened her sophomore campaign with
a career-high 30 points to go along with four assists
in 26 minutes against Arkansas Pine Bluff Nov. 14.
Romeo hit 6-of-9 threes to produce the highest point
total by a Husker in an opener in school history. Her
production came despite coming off the bench after
missing several practices due to illness.
Romeo is averaging 15.8 points, 2.1 rebounds,
3.2 assists and 1.7 steals through nine games.
She produced the sixth 20-point effort of her
career with 24 points, including 6-of-12 three-point
shooting, while matching her career high with five
rebounds at No. 22 California on Dec. 12. She added
Romeo averaged 9.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and
1.4 assists as a freshman. In 12 games as a starter, she
averaged 13.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists
while hitting 3.3 threes per game. She hit 38.5 percent
of her threes as a starter. Her 51 threes ranked as the
second-best total by a freshman in school history,
trailing only Jordan Hooper’s 67 in 2010-11.
Romeo played a prominent role after Rachel
Theriot’s season-ending ankle injury, starting NU’s
final 10 games. Romeo scored double figures seven
times, including three 20-point games. She drained
16-of-35 threes in Big Ten and NCAA Tournament
play. In the postseason, Romeo led Nebraska with
18.3 points on 5.3 threes per game.
In a Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois March
5, Romeo tied a school record with seven threes on
her way to a season-high 26 points. She hit 7-of-11
threes to set NU’s conference tournament record.
She hit four threes to finish with 14 points against
No. 14 Iowa the next game. Romeo added five threes
to finish with 15 points in an NCAA Tournament firstround loss to Syracuse in Columbia, S.C., March 20,
tying NU’s NCAA Tournament record.
Romeo missed eight games with a stress reaction
in her foot before returning to the court against No.
14 Maryland on Jan. 3. She made her first career start
against Penn State on Jan. 15, erupting for 18 points
on six threes. She started in place of Theriot at No. 5
Maryland Feb. 8. Romeo managed eight points and
had a career-high five rebounds against the Terps.
She added 21 points and and a career-high four
assists in a win over Wisconsin Feb. 15. She had 21
more with six threes in a win over Minnesota Feb. 24.
Romeo hit the game-winning shot with a three
from the corner with 1:11 left to give Nebraska its
Min
605
275
880
FG-FGA
70-210
52-111
122-321
Pct.
.333
.468
.380
5
Romeo’s Career Bests
Category Total Game
Points
30 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)
Rebounds
5 Maryland (2/8/15)
Assists
6
Steals
4 UConn (11/28/15)
4 Southern (11/23/15)
Blocks
1 Southern (11/23/15)
FGA
FGM
FTA
6 Southern (11/23/15)
6 Wisconsin (2/15/15)
FTM
5 Southern (11/23/15)
3-PT FGA
3-PT FGM
7 Illinois (3/5/15)
only lead in a 59-57 victory over Illinois Jan. 29. She
also sank four free throws in the final 30 seconds to
seal Nebraska’s win at Indiana Feb. 21.
Before Nebraska
One of the nation’s top point guards coming
out of Carondelet High School in California, Romeo
averaged 19.8 points, 7.8 assists and 5.6 steals per
game. Romeo finished her four-year career as a
varsity starter with 2,151 points to rank No. 2 in
school history. She added 552 rebounds and school
records of 735 assists and 613 steals. She became
only the second player from Carondelet to score
2,000 points, joining former Stanford All-American
Jayne
Appel in reaching the milestone.
Personal
Natalie is the daughter of Vince and Maria
Romeo, and was born March 11, 1996, in Walnut
Creek, Calif. She has an older sister, Camille, and a
younger brother, Vinnie.
Natalie is majoring in business administration
and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete
Honor Roll in the fall of 2014. She was also a member
of the 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
Opponent
Arkansas Pine Bluff
North Florida
NC Central
Southern
at #1 UConn
NC State
Creighton
Evansville
at #22 California
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
1-0 11/14 26 11-18 .611 6-9
2-111/1623 3-9 .333 0-3
3-211/2129 5-16 .313 3-10
4-311/2325 6-13 .462 4-9
5-411/2835 4-13 .308 3-10
6-512/3 31 5-9 .556 4-8
7-612/6 40 6-8 .750 1-1
8-712/8 24 3-9 .333 1-5
9-812/1242 9-16 .563 6-12
9-8
275 52-111 .468 28-67
NATALIE ROMEO career statistics
Year
G-GS
2014-15 24-12
2015-16
9-8
Career 33-20
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3P-3PA Pct.
51-144 .354
28-67 .418
79-211 .374
FT-FTA Pct.
24-30 .800
10-11 .909
34-41 .829
Pct. FT-FTA
.667 2-2
.0001-1
.3000-0
.4445-6
.3000-0
.5002-2
1.000
0-0
.2000-0
.5000-0
.418 10-11
|--Rebounds--|
1.000 1 1 2 2.0 1-0
1.000
000 1.00-0
.000000 0.71-0
.833033 1.33-0
.000123 1.63-0
1.000
011 1.50-0
.000033 1.72-0
.000022 1.80-0
.000235 2.11-0
.909 4 15 19 2.1 11-0
Off-Def Reb.-Avg.
13-47
60-2.5
4-15
19-2.1
17-62
79-2.4
PF-D
29-0
11-0
40-0
A
34
29
63
TO
40
21
61
Blk
1
2
3
4 0 0 1 30 30.0
32 0 2718.5
60 1 31316.7
43 1 42117.8
55 0 41116.4
30 0 11616.3
23 0 01315.9
22 0 0714.8
06 0 02415.8
29 21 2 15 142 15.8
ST Pts-Avg.
17 215-9.0
15 142-15.8
32 357-10.8
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Emily Wood
12
5-5 Sophomore Guard Salina, Kansas (Salina Central)
26 minutes per game. Wood stepped into the starting
role in Australia with Rachel Theriot, Kyndal Clark and
Esther Ramacieri unavailable because of injuries.
Early in the summer of 2015, Wood participated
in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum.
“She sees the big picture and how Nebraska can
be a great fit for her overall development. She is a
smart, tough player who pushes all the other players
in our program every day,” Nebraska Coach Connie
Yori said. “She is a competitive person and completely
understands all the roles she can fill to help our team
succeed. She is the type of person that every coach
loves to have in their program.”
Wood’s Career Bests
Category Total Game
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
0None
FGA
4 Bakersfield (12/13/14)
FGM
FTA
2
FTM
2
3-PT FGA
3-PT FGM
Freshman (2014-15)
Five Facts About Emily
1. Emily has several notebooks full of quotes that
she has collected since fifth grade.
2. She loves college football.
3. Emily's favorite books include, Help the Helper,
Toughness and the Bible.
4. Someday, she wants to complete an Ironman
Triathlon.
5. Emily loves red velvet cupcakes.
Honors & Awards
• NCAA Career in Sports Forum (2015)
• Kansas Class 5A Senior of the Year (KansasPreps, 2014)
• First-Team Kansas Class 5A (Sports in Kansas, 2014)
• Kansas Class 5A All-Tournament Team (2014)
• Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star (2014)
• Second-Team Kansas Class 5A
(Wichita Eagle, 2012, 2014)
• Second-Team Kansas Class 5A
(Topeka Capital-Journal, 2014)
Sophomore (2015-16)
Emily Wood brings energy, enthusiasm,
toughness and intelligence to the court each day
for the Huskers. Originally a walk-on, Wood earned
a scholarship as a freshman and has emerged as a
leader on and off the court.
Wood produced the best performance of her
young career, when she scored a career-high six
points on the first two three-pointers of her career
in a win over North Florida on Nov. 16. She added
the first assist and steal of her career while tying
her career high with two rebounds on the first two
offensive boards of her career.
She had a strong effort with three points and
career highs of three rebounds and five assists against
no turnovers in a career-high 23 minutes in a win over
Evansville on Dec. 8.
Wood is averaging 2.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and
1.0 assist in 9.3 minutes per game.
During the summer, Wood played a major role for
the Huskers as a starter in the backcourt on Nebraska’s
12-day tour of Australia. Wood started all four games
against a collection of Australian professional teams,
averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in
Wood played in 10 games as a true freshman
for the Huskers. She appeared in five of Nebraska’s
non-conference games, three Big Ten regular-season
contests and both of NU’s games in the Big Ten
Tournament.
She saw her most meaningful action in NU’s win
over Bakersfield Dec. 13, when she scored her only
points of the season on a reverse layup in transition
to end an eight-minute scoreless drought in the first
half.
Wood’s basket preceded an 18-0 Husker run on
their way to victory. She also grabbed a career-high
two rebounds in a season-high nine minutes against
the Roadrunners, who went on to win 23 games and
advance to the postseason.
On the season, Wood finished with two points
and five rebounds in 29 minutes. She did not commit
a turnover on the year.
Wood was a standout for the Huskers off the
court, claiming spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete
Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 201415. She was also a member of the Tom Osborne
Citizenship Team and participated in the NCAA Career
in Sports Forum in 2015.
Before Nebraska
Wood scored 1,103 career points while knocking
down a school-record 223 three-pointers in her
career at Salina Central High School. Her 401 points
as a senior in 2013-14 were also a school record, as
G-GS
10-0
7-0
17-0
Min
29
65
94
FG-FGA
1-6
5-12
6-18
Pct.
.167
.417
.333
Personal
Emily is the daughter of Brian and Julie Wood.
She was born in Salina, Kan., Oct. 17, 1995, and has
two younger sisters, Lindsey and Lauren.
Emily is a management major at Nebraska. She
claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor
Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2014-15.
She was also a member of the 2015 Tom Osborne
Citizenship Team.
Wood chose Nebraska over Harvard, Dartmouth,
West Point, Washburn and Western Illinois.
Opponent
Arkansas Pine Bluff
North Florida
NC Central
Southern
at #1 UConn
NC State
Evansville
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
1-0 11/14 8
0-1
.000 0-1
2-011/1610 2-3 .667 2-3
3-011/214 0-1 .000 0-1
4-011/239 1-1 1.0000-0
5-011/285 0-0 .000 0-0
6-012/3 6 1-3 .333 1-3
7-012/8 23 1-3 .333 1-3
7-0
65 5-12
.417 4-11
EMILY WOOD career statistics
Year
2014-15
2015-16
Career
she averaged 16.0 points per game and hit a school
season record 91 threes. She hit 42.1 percent of her
threes as a senior, while knocking down 86.2 percent
of her free throws.,
Wood was a first-team Class 5A all-state pick by
Sports in Kansas magazine, while KansasPreps chose
her as the Class 5A Senior of the Year. She was a
second-team choice by both the Wichita Eagle and
the Topeka Capital-Journal. She was also a first-team
Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League (AVCTL) Division
I pick. leading the team to a school-record 23-2
mark and a runner-up finish at the Kansas Class 5A
state tournament. Wood earned a spot on the 5A
All-Tournament team for her performance in the
postseason.
3P-3PA Pct.
0-5 .000
4-11 .364
4-16 .250
FT-FTA Pct.
0-1 .000
2-2 1.000
2-3 .667
Pct. FT-FTA
.000 2-2
.6670-0
.0000-0
.0000-0
.0000-0
.3330-0
.3330-0
.364 2-2
Off-Def Reb.-Avg.
0-5
5-0.5
3-7
10-1.4
3-12
15-0.9
PF-D
1-0
4-0
5-0
|--Rebounds--|
1.000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0
.000202 1.00-0
.000000 0.70-0
.000022 1.01-0
.000022 1.20-0
.000101 1.20-0
.000033 1.42-0
1.000 3 7 10 1.4 4-0
A
0
7
7
TO
0
2
2
Blk
0
0
0
0 0 0 0 2 2.0
10 0 16 4.0
00 0 00 2.7
00 0 12 2.5
01 0 00 2.0
11 0 03 2.2
50 0 03 2.3
7 2 0 2 16 2.3
ST
0
2
2
Pts-Avg.
2-0.2
16-2.3
18-1.1
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Darrien Washington
50
6-2 Redshirt Freshman Forward Oakland, California (Skyline)
defense,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “She used
her redshirt season well last year, and we feel like she
improved mentally, physically and fundamentally
as a player. Hopefully that can translate into some
productive playing time for Darrien this season.”
Washington’s Career Bests
Category Total Game
Points
Rebounds
5
Assists
1
Steals
Blocks
0None
FGA
FGM
FTA
2
FTM
3-PT FGA
0 None
3-PT FGM
0 None
Redshirt (2014-15)
Washington redshirted in her first season at
Nebraska in 2014-15. Off the court, she earned a spot
on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2015.
Before Nebraska
Five Facts About Darrien
1. Darrien likes to sing.
2. Her best friend is Natalie Romeo.
3. Darrien dislikes strawberries, bananas and hot
dogs.
4. Her favorite animal in the world is the lion.
5. She likes baby petroleum jelly.
Honors & Awards
• First-Team All-Oakland (2013, 2014)
• Second-Team All-OAL (ContraCosta Times, 2012)
Redshirt Freshman (2015-16)
Darrien Washington is battling for time in a deep
and talented Nebraska post rotation as a redshirt
freshman in 2015-16.
The 6-2 forward from Oakland, Calif., made an
impressive debut with six points, five rebounds and
an assist in just eight minutes in NU’s victory over
Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. She added three
points, five rebounds and her first career steal in the
win over North Florida on Nov. 16.
A strikingly productive post, Washington is
averaging 4.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in just 7.0
minutes per game.
Washington also demonstrated that production
during Nebraska’s four-game summer tour of
Australia in August. She averaged 5.5 points and 7.3
rebounds in just 17.3 minutes per game off the bench
for the Big Red against the collection of Australian
professional teams.
Washington joined Cal Stars Elite teammate
Natalie Romeo in committing to Nebraska in
September of 2013. Washington and Romeo were
key elements of a Nebraska 2013 signing class that
ranked No. 9 in the nation by ESPN.
A late-comer to basketball, Washington averaged
16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks for
Oakland Skyline High School as a senior in 2013-14.
Washington captured first-team All-Oakland honors
for the second straight season as a senior.
“We love Darrien’s size and mobility. She is
strong, runs the floor well and works hard on
Washington wrapped up her career at Oakland
Skyline High School with an outstanding senior
season, earning first-team All-Oakland honors after
averaging 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks
per game for 21-9 Skyline in 2013-14. Washington’s
abilities were featured in a 77-40 victory over San
Leandro KIPP King, when she erupted for 32 points
and pulled down 23 rebounds while blocking six
shots.
Washington finished her high school career with
1,181 points over 101 career games to average 11.7
points per game. She also averaged 9.8 rebounds
per contest, coming up just short of 1,000 career
rebounds despite playing sparingly as a freshman.
Washington was a first-team All-Oakland
selection in the Bay Area League in 2012-13. She
averaged 16.4 points, 12.6 rebounds and 4.9 blocks
for Oakland Skyline as a junior in 2012-13. One of her
top performances came on Nov. 28, 2012, against
Washington-San Francisco, when she had 27 points,
17 rebounds and six blocked shots in a 50-47 win. She
helped Skyline to a 17-10 record as a junior and was
G-GS
Min FG-FGA Pct.
Did Not Play - Redshirt
2-0
14
4-8 .500
2-0
14
4-8 .500
an all-state candidate out of the CIF San Francisco/
Oakland section.
As a sophomore, Washington earned secondteam All-OAL honors from the ContraCosta Times in
2011-12. She averaged 9.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and
3.3 blocks per contest for a Skyline team that went
21-6.
Washington also played on the Cal Stars Elite
team that finished as the national runner-up in the
summer of 2013. She competed alongside fellow
Husker Natalie Romeo.
Personal
Darrien is the daughter of BJ Washington. Darrien
was born April 11, 1996. She has a younger sister.
Darrien has not declared a major at Nebraska. She
earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team
in 2015. She chose Nebraska over Utah, Oregon,
Oregon State and UC Santa Barbara.
Opponent
Arkansas Pine Bluff
North Florida
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
1-0 11/14 8
3-5
.600 0-0
2-011/166 1-3 .333 0-0
2-0
14 4-8
.500 0-0
DARRIEN WASHINGTON career statistics
Year
2014-15
2015-16
Career
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3P-3PA
Pct.
0-0 .000
0-0 .000
FT-FTA
Pct.
1-4 .250
1-4 .250
Pct. FT-FTA
.000 0-2
.0001-2
.000 1-4
Off-Def Reb.-Avg.
5-5
5-5
10-5.0
10-5.0
|--Rebounds--|
.000 3 2 5 5.0 0-0
.500235 5.02-0
.250 5 5 10 5.0 2-0
1 0 0 0 6 6.0
01 0 13 4.5
1 1 0 1 9 4.5
PF-D
A
TO
Blk
ST
Pts-Avg.
2-0
2-0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
9-4.5
9-4.5
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Rachel Blackburn
43
6-3 Freshman Forward Leavenworth, Kansas (Leavenworth)
helped lead Leavenworth to its second straight Class
5A state championship in 2015.
Blackburn demonstrated her abilities and
potential during Nebraska’s four-game summer
tour of Australia in early August. With Shepard out
of action while recovering from injury, Blackburn
averaged 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in 23.5
minutes per game against a collection of Australian
professional teams. She also shot a team-best 65
percent from the field.
“She’s tough, hard-working, skilled and is a
great energy player,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori
said. “Rachel comes from a program where she has
competed at a high level and has had great coaching.
Rachel also has natural leadership qualities. She’s a
mature young lady who plays with both passion and
intelligence.”
Before Nebraska
Five Facts About Rachel
1. Rachel is a Star Wars fanatic.
2. She has eight dogs, three cats and three horses.
3. Rachel loves the Kansas City Chiefs.
4. She hopes to one day backpack through Europe.
5. Rachel would love to go skydiving with
her dad, Col. (Ret.) David Blackburn, someday.
Honors & Awards
• No. 69 Player in the Nation (Prospects Nation, 2014)
• No. 17 Post in the Nation (ESPN, 2014)
• DiRenna Award Finalist (1 of 5, 2015)
• Third-Team Kansas Class 5A (KBCA, 2015)
• Honorable-Mention Kansas Class 5A (KBCA, 2014)
Freshman (2015-16)
Rachel Blackburn has joined fellow freshman
forward Jessica Shepard in Nebraska’s starting
lineup, and has shown her tenacity, intelligence and
leadership from the opening tip.
Blackburn, a 6-3 forward from Leavenworth, Kan.,
is averaging 6.3 points, a team-best 7.6 rebounds
along with 1.9 assists in 24 minutes per game.
She produced a career-high 14 points on 7-of-9
shooting against Evansville on Dec. 8.
Blackburn produced a dominant defensive effort
in NU’s win over NC State, drawing four charges to
go along with nine defensive rebounds, a block and
a steal. She became the first Husker to draw four
charges in a game since All-American Kelsey Griffin at
Baylor in 2010.
Blackburn added six points and her third doublefigure rebound game of the season with 10 boards in
a win over Creighton Dec. 6. She just missed doubledoubles in back-to-back games, finishing with nine
points, nine rebounds, three assists and a career-high
two steals against North Carolina Central Nov. 21.
That followed eight points and 10 rebounds to go
along with three assists against North Florida Nov. 16.
Blackburn was ranked as the No. 17 post player in
the nation, joining Shepard among the top 20 posts in
the 2014 signing class.
Blackburn also ranked as the No. 63 player in the
nation overall by Blue Star Basketball and No. 69 by
Prospects Nation. She was also one of five finalists for
the 2015 DiRenna Award, presented to the top high
school player in the greater Kansas City area. She
Blackburn was ranked as one of the top 75
recruits in the nation by both Blue Star Basketball
and Prospects Nation after being rated as the No.
17 prep post in the country by ESPN. The honorablemention Class 5A all-state selection as a junior by
the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, owns the
Leavenworth career record with her .675 career field
goal percentage. She owns a career-high 36-point
performance. As a junior at Leavenworth, Blackburn
averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds per game for the
Class 5A state champions.
Blackburn played her club basketball for Coach
Derek Zeck and the MoKan Eclipse.
G-GS
9-9
9-9
Min
215
215
FG-FGA Pct.
26-46 .565
26-46 .565
Category Total Game
Points
Rebounds
11 NC State (12/3/15)
Assists
3
Three Times, most recently
Steals
2
Blocks
1 NC State (12/3/15)
FGA
FGM
FTA
2 NC State (12/3/15)
FTM
2 Southern (11/23/15)
3-PT FGA
0 None
3-PT FGM
0 None
A talented all-around athlete, Blackburn set
the Leavenworth school record with a javelin throw
of 125-7 as a sophomore in 2013. She won the
Sunflower League title and qualified for the state
meet in the event.
Personal
The daughter of Col. David (Ret.) and Lisa
Blackburn, Rachel was born Oct. 30, 1996, in
Leavenworth, Kan. Rachel has an older sister,
Rebecca, and a younger sister, Katelyn. Rachel has not
declared a major at Nebraska.
Rebecca chose Nebraska over Arizona, Kansas
State, Texas Tech, Iowa State and Wake Forest.
Opponent
Arkansas Pine Bluff
North Florida
NC Central
Southern
at #1 UConn
NC State
Creighton
Evansville
at #22 California
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
1-1 11/14 19 1-2
.500 0-0
2-211/1622 4-4 1.0000-0
3-311/2116 4-7 .571 0-0
4-411/2325 1-3 .333 0-0
5-511/2829 1-5 .200 0-0
6-612/3 30 1-3 .333 0-0
7-712/6 28 3-7 .429 0-0
8-812/8 23 7-9 .778 0-0
9-912/1223 4-6 .667 0-0
9-9
215 26-46 .565 0-0
RACHEL BLACKBURN career statistics
Year
2015-16
Career
Blackburn’s Career Bests
3P-3PA Pct.
0-0 .000
0-0 .000
FT-FTA Pct.
5-7 .714
5-7 .714
Pct. FT-FTA
.000 0-0
.0000-0
.0001-2
.0002-2
.0001-1
.0001-2
.0000-0
.0000-0
.0000-0
.000 5-7
Off-Def Reb.-Avg.
19-49
68-7.6
19-49
68-7.6
PF-D
26-1
26-1
|--Rebounds--|
.000 1 5 6 6.0 4-0
.00037108.01-0
.500459 8.34-0
1.000
178 8.31-0
1.000
235 7.63-0
.50029118.24-0
.00037108.42-0
.000336 8.12-0
.000033 7.65-1
.714 19 49 68 7.6 26-1
A
17
17
TO
9
9
Blk
4
4
1 0 0 0 2 2.0
32 0 08 5.0
30 0 29 6.3
12 1 04 5.8
13 1 03 5.2
20 1 13 4.8
11 0 16 5.0
31 0 1146.1
20 1 18 6.3
17 9 4 6 57 6.3
ST
6
6
Pts-Avg.
57-6.3
57-6.3
HUSKERS.COM
@HUSKERSWBB
Jessica Shepard
6-4 Freshman Forward Fremont, Nebraska (Fremont)
a win over North Florida two days later. She led the
Huskers again with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a
win over North Carolina Central on Nov. 21.
Shepard scored 14 first-quarter points on her way
to 22 points, six rebounds, two assists, two steals and
two blocks in a win over Southern Nov. 23. She had
19 points, seven rebounds and three assists in a win
over Creighton Dec. 6, after notching 14 points, four
rebounds and career highs with four assists and three
blocks in a win over NC State Dec. 3. She managed 10
points and five rebounds at No. 1 UConn on Nov. 28.
“Jess has a rare combination of size, skill,
athleticism, versatility and a high basketball IQ. She is
a skilled ball-handler who can take defenders to the
basket,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said.
Before Nebraska
Five Facts About Jessica
1. Jessica’s favorite color is red.
2. She is a huge collector of socks.
3. Jessica loves anything that has buffalo flavoring
or smothered in buffalo sauce.
4. She likes to wakeboard.
5. Jessica enjoys watching Grey’s Anatomy,
Hawaii 5-0 and Scandal.
Honors & Awards
• Naismith Trophy Watch List (1 of 50, 2016)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Preseason, 2016)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (College Sports Madness, Nov. 23)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 16, Nov. 23, Dec. 7)
• No. 1 High School Post Player in Nation (ESPN, 2014-15)
• No. 3 High School Player in Nation (ESPN, 2014-15)
• USA Basketball U18 National Team (2014)
• Parade All-American (First Team, 2015)
• Naismith High School Player of the Year Candidate (2015)
• Naismith High School All-American (HM, 2015)
• Two-Time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year
(2013, 2014)
• Four-Time First-Team Super-State
(Lincoln Journal Star, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• Four-Time First-Team All-Nebraska
(Omaha World-Herald, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• Four-Time First-Team All-Class A
(LJS, OWH, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• Nebraska Class A Season Scoring Record (780, 2014)
FRESHMAN (2015-16)
The highest ranked recruit in Nebraska history
and the best high school player the state has ever
produced, Jessica Shepard is off to the best start by a
freshman in school history.
The 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., has claimed
three of the first four Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week
awards this season, and is averaging 17.8 points, 7.3
rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.0 steal and nearly one block
in 23 minutes per game. She scored 100 career points
faster than any player in school history, reaching the
milestone in her fifth game at No. 1 UConn Nov. 28.
She owns 160 points in 207 total minutes.
Shepard owns eight double-figure scoring efforts,
including four 20-point games. She has three doubledoubles.
After opening with 24 points and 13 rebounds
against Arkansas Pine Bluff to become the first
freshman at NU with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a
debut, she put up 27 points and added 10 boards in
As a member of the USA Basketball U18 Team at
the FIBA Americas Championship, Shepard averaged
12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while helping
the team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal in the
summer of 2014. She hit 66.7 percent of her shots
from the field in the tournament.
Shepard played just nine games as a senior at
Fremont High School before suffering a torn ACL on
Dec. 29, 2014. She averaged 33.0 points and 14.3
rebounds per game, including 132 points in four
games at the 2014 Nike Tournament of Champions.
She had 36 points against Long Beach Poly.
For the season, she shot 71 percent from the
field, including 41 percent from three-point range.
Despite missing most of her senior season,
Shepard finished fourth in Nebraska high school
history with 2,227 career points, which was the Class
A (largest) all-time record. She also finished No. 15 in
state history with 1,031 rebounds, just 16 shy of the
Nebraska Class A career record.
A four-time first-team All-Nebraska and SuperState selection and a two-time Nebraska High School
Player of the Year (2013, 2014), Shepard’s 780 points
G-GS
9-9
9-9
Min
207
207
FG-FGA Pct.
65-116 .550
65-116 .550
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Shepard’s Career Bests
Category Total Game
Points
Rebounds
13
Assists
4
NC State (12/3/15)
Steals
3
Blocks
3 NC State (12/3/15)
FGA
16
FGM
FTA
13
FTM
8
3-PT FGA
0 None
3-PT FGM
0 None
in 2014 and 664 points in 2013 are the two highest
season totals by a Class A player in state history.
As a junior in 2013-14, Shepard averaged a Class
A state record 30.4 points per game to go along with
15.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists. Her performances
included four 40-point games, including a career-high
46. As a sophomore, she averaged 24.6 points, 11.1
rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.8 steals per
game as a sophomore to power Lincoln Southeast to
the 2013 Class A state title.
As a freshman, Shepard earned her first-team
Super-State and Class A honors by averaging 17.8
points and 9.1 rebounds at Lincoln Southeast.
Personal
The daughter of Mark and Kim Shepard, Jessica
was born Sept. 11, 1996, in Fremont, Neb. She has
one older brother, Clayton, and four sisters, Taylor,
Samantha, Emma and Sarah. Jessica comes from
a basketball family. Her older sister, Taylor, and
older brother, Clayton, play for Midland University
in Fremont. Jessica committed to Nebraska in the
summer of 2011.
Opponent
Arkansas Pine Bluff
North Florida
NC Central
Southern
at #1 UConn
NC State
Creighton
Evansville
at #22 California
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
1-1 11/14 23 8-16
.500 0-0
2-211/1621 13-16 .813 0-0
3-311/2124 8-13 .615 0-0
4-411/2326 8-10 .800 0-0
5-511/2826 5-9 .556 0-0
6-612/3 19 7-14 .500 0-0
7-712/6 30 6-18 .333 0-1
8-812/8 15 7-12 .583 0-0
9-912/1223 3-8 .375 0-0
9-9
207 65-116 .550 0-1
JESSICA SHEPARD career statistics
Year
2015-16
Career
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3P-3PA Pct.
0-1 .000
0-1 .000
FT-FTA Pct.
30-53 .566
30-53 .566
|--Rebounds--|
Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO
.000 8-13 .615 6 7 13 13.0 3-0
.0001-3 .333551011.5
2-0
.0004-8 .500461011.0
0-0
.0006-11 .545246 9.84-0
.0000-0 .000145 8.82-0
.0000-0 .000314 8.01-0
.0007-12 .583527 7.90-0
.0004-5 .800257 7.81-0
.0000-1 .000314 7.35-1
.000 30-53 .566 31 35 66 7.3 18-1
Off-Def Reb.-Avg.
31-35
66-7.3
31-35
66-7.3
PF-D
18-1
18-1
A
22
22
TO
24
24
Blk
8
8
3 2 0 3 24 24.0
10 1 22725.5
21 0 02023.7
22 2 22223.3
15 0 01020.6
45 3 11419.5
31 0 11919.4
32 1 01819.3
33 1 0617.8
22 24 8 9 160 17.8
ST Pts-Avg.
9 160-17.8
9 160-17.8
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Maddie Simon
24
6-2 Freshman Guard Lincoln, Nebraska (Pius X)
“Maddie has developed into a very good passer
and shooter who will fit well in our offensive system,”
Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “She can get out
and run, drive in transition, hit mid-range jumpers
and hit the three. She has been a three-sport star
in high school, and we think that athleticism will
translate into being a versatile defender for us.”
Simon’s Career Bests
Category Total Game
Points
11 Southern (11/23/15)
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
1 Southern (11/23/15)
FGA
FGM
4 NC State (12/3/15)
4 Southern (11/23/15)
FTA
4 Southern (11/23/15)
FTM
3-PT FGA
3 NC State (12/3/15)
3-PT FGM
1
NC State (12/3/15)
Before Nebraska
Five Facts About Maddie
1. Maddie was born and raised in Lincoln, Neb.
2. She always wanted to play for Nebraska.
3. Maddie’s favorite color is yellow.
4. She considers herself to be a terrible dancer
and singer.
5. Maddie’s favorite foods include sushi, red velvet
cake and gourmet coffee.
Honors & Awards
• Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2015)
• Two-Time First-Team Super-State
(Lincoln Journal Star, 2014, 2015)
• Two-Time First-Team All-Nebraska
(Omaha World-Herald, 2014, 2015)
• Two-Time First-Team Nebraska Class B (2014, 2015)
• Second-Team Nebraska Class A (2013)
• No. 149 Player in Nation (Blue Star, 2015)
• No. 22 Guard in Nation (ESPN, 2015)
Freshman (2015-16)
An emerging player with the coveted combination
of size, speed, strength and skill, Maddie Simon joins
Jessica Shepard as Nebraska natives in the Huskers’
2015-16 freshman class.
Simon was a significant contributor for the
Huskers through the first seven games, averaging 5.7
points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 15.9 minutes
per game. However, she suffered a broken left arm
in a non-basketball fall on Dec. 7. She is expected to
miss several weeks.
Simon produced a strong 10-point, three-assist
effort in NU’s run past NC State on Dec. 3. That
followed a career-high 11 points in a career-high 23
minutes against Southern Nov. 23.
She scored eight points in NU’s win over North
Carolina Central Nov. 21. Simon had five points, three
rebounds, a career-high four assists and her first steal
against North Florida Nov. 16.
Simon joined Shepard and fellow true freshman
Rachel Blackburn in the starting lineup in Nebraska’s
season-opening win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov.
14. Simon, who started in place of the ill Natalie
Romeo, produced six points, two rebounds, an assist
and a block in 18 minutes against the Lady Lions.
Simon averaged 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and
1.0 assist in nearly 30 minutes per game in NU’s fourgame tour of Australian in August.
A two-time first-team All-Nebraska and SuperState selection, Simon capped her high school
basketball career as the Gatorade Player of the Year.
She averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7
assists while leading Lincoln Pius X to the Class B state
championship as a senior for Coach Bill Rice.
Simon’s senior season followed a junior season in
which she averaged 19.8 points and seven rebounds
per game to help Pius X to a Class B runner-up finish.
Her top game came with 35 points and 13 rebounds
against Omaha Gross.
Simon was a second-team Class A all-stater as a
sophomore after averaging 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds
and 2.2 assists in 2012-13. She hit 48 percent of
her shots from the field and 74 percent of her free
throws.
Simon played her club basketball for the Nebraska
Lasers and Coach Allen Simpson. She averaged 20
points, eight rebounds and three assists for the club.
A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon was
not only a four-year letterwinner on the track, but
captured gold medals in the 100- and 300-meter
hurdles at the 2015 Nebraska State Track and Field
Championships. She was the Class A runner-up in
both events as a junior in 2014. She also finished third
in the 100, while adding a runner-up finish in the 300
in 2013. She was also a member of Pius X’s All-Class
gold medal-winning 4x400 relay in 2013.
A three-time letterwinner in golf, Simon also
G-GS
7-1
7-1
Min
111
111
FG-FGA Pct.
14-33 .424
14-33 .424
Personal
The daughter of Doug and Nicole (Ali) Simon,
Maddie was born Feb. 7, 1997, in Lincoln, Neb.
Maddie has two older brothers, Bennett and Zach,
who both graduated from the University of Nebraska.
Maddie’s mother was a hurdler for Coach Gary Pepin’s
1983 and 1984 national championship track and field
teams at Nebraska. She also owns the distinction of
being the first female CoSIDA Academic All-American
across all sports at Nebraska.
Maddie is also the niece of University of
Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon.
Opponent
Arkansas Pine Bluff
North Florida
NC Central
Southern
at #1 UConn
NC State
Creighton
Totals
|---Total---|
|---3-Pts.---|
1-1 11/14 18 1-4
.250 0-2
2-111/1617 2-9 .222 1-3
3-111/2115 3-5 .600 1-1
4-111/2323 4-7 .571 0-0
5-111/289 0-1 .000 0-1
6-112/3 22 4-7 .571 1-3
7-112/6 7 0-0 .000 0-0
7-1
111 14-33 .424 3-10
MADDIE SIMON career statistics
Year
2015-16
Career
qualified for the state tournament in 2013. Simon
was also an honor roll student all four years at Lincoln
Pius X.
3P-3PA Pct.
3-10 .300
3-10 .300
FT-FTA Pct.
9-14 .643
9-14 .643
Pct. FT-FTA
.000 4-4
.3330-2
1.000
1-2
.0003-4
.0000-0
.3331-2
.0000-0
.300 9-14
Off-Def Reb.-Avg.
2-5
7-1.1
2-5
7-1.1
PF-D
9-0
9-0
|--Rebounds--|
1.000 0 2 2 2.0 2-0
.000213 2.51-0
.500000 1.73-0
.750022 1.81-0
.000000 1.41-0
.500000 1.21-0
.000011 1.10-0
.643 2 6 8 1.1 9-0
A
12
12
TO
8
8
Blk
2
2
1 1 1 0 6 6.0
43 0 15 5.5
11 0 08 6.3
31 1 0117.5
01 0 00 6.0
31 0 0106.7
00 0 00 5.7
12 8 2 1 40 5.7
ST
1
1
Pts-Avg.
40-5.7
40-5.7
HUSKERS.COM
@HUSKERSWBB
#HUSKERS
NEBRASKA RADIO & TV ROSTER
#43 - Rachel Blackburn
6-3, Freshman, Forward
Leavenworth, Kansas
#34 - Jasmine Cincore
5-10, Sophomore, Guard
Arlington, Tennessee
#4 - Kyndal Clark
5-7, Senior, Guard
Webb City, Missouri
#22 - Allie Havers
6-5, Junior, Center
Mattawan, Michigan
#31 - Anya Kalenta
6-3, Senior, Forward
Minsk, Belarus
#52 - Alicia Ostrander
6-3, Senior, Forward
Gordon, Nebraska
#11 - Esther Ramacieri
5-8, Junior, Guard
Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
#5 - Natalie Romeo
Martinez, California
#32 - Jessica Shepard
6-4, Freshman, Forward
Fremont, Nebraska
#24 - Maddie Simon
6-2, Freshman, Guard
Lincoln, Nebraska
#33 - Rachel Theriot
6-0, Senior, Guard
Middleburg Heights, Ohio
6-2, Redshirt Freshman, Forward
#50 - Darrien Washington
Oakland, California
#12 - Emily Wood
Salina, Kansas
Meghin Williams
Graduate Assistant Manager
Second Season
Katie Adams
Video Coordinator
First Season
Dayna Finch
Director of Operations
First Season
Britney Brown
Assistant Coach
First Season
Ashley Ford
Assistant Coach
First Season
Amy Stephens
Assistant Coach
Second Season
Connie Yori
Head Coach
14th Season
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