2017 /18 Women's Basketball Game & TV Schedule
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Quest for Twenty wins: (21) Plus ONE!!! Triple the Number of Wins for All of Last Season!!!
Husker Ladies (21-11) (11-5) (1-1) (0-1), Sagarin ranking: #52 (@ 4/2/18) (#167 @ 4/2/17)
Next-Up:
SEASON OVER -
From B1G Last Place; to the NCAAs, Lady Huskers accomplish astonishing Turnaround in 2nd year under B1G Coach Of the Year, Amy Williams!
Milestones:
- Fourteen more Wins this Season (Most improved of any WBB Team)
- Fourteenth Appearance in the NCAA Tournament (1st since 2015)
- Nine Consecutive Road Wins (2nd longest streak in School History)
- Wins over Four Ranked Teams - Michigan, Rutgers, Iowa (twice)
- Most Blocks by a Player in a Single-season (Kate Cain w/100)
- First Win Ever @ The RAC (Rutgers)
- Sweeps of Iowa and Illinois
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GOOOOOO LADY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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GRIT; NO QUIT HUSKER LADIES!
Quick Run-Down:
Sun, 10/29
...(Exhibition Game)
Sun, 11/5 vs Minnesota State - Mankato (88-55) - Husker Ladies come out swinging, top Minnesota St - Mankato
Out-of-Conference (13) Record: 9-4
Sat, 11/11, vs Southern Illinois Edwardsville (#241), (W, 62-53) - Husker Ladies pull out Win! Newcomers Shine!
Tue, 11/14, vs UMKC (#279), (W, 80-60) - Husker Ladies in a Explode in Second Half for 20 pt Win.
Thu, 11/16, vs Arkansas (#83), (W, 80-69) - Ladies finish Strong to defeat Arky in final minutes
Sun, 11/19, vs Creighton (#98), (L, 64-49) - Creighton Ladies score fast out the gate; keep up pace in Loss :Redface:
...(San Juan Shootout @ Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center - Record: 1-1)
Thu, 11/23, vs Buffalo (#80), (L, 82-72) - Ladies come back twice fm 10 pt deficits, falter down the stretch
Fri, 11/24, vs Coastal Carolina (#293), (W, 55-47) - Huskers rush to a Win; Chanticleers right on their heels
...(ACC/Big Ten Challenge: Series Record: 2-5)
Thu, 11/30, vs Clemson (#196), (L, 67-66), - Husker Ladies come up 1 pt short in a see-saw dog-fight
Sat, 12/2, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (#346), (W, 73-52) - Hot Huskers leading by 29 pts in Q2, defeat pesky UAPB
Wed, 12/6, @ Kansas (#67), (W, 66-49) - Down 13 at Half, Ladies Put Away Undefeated Kansas 66-49
Sat, 12/9, @ Drake (#126), (W, 89-84 2OT) - Husker Ladies Match High-Scoring Drake, Plus 5, in 2nd OT
Sun, 12/17, @ San Jose State (#284), (W, 81-55) - Huskers pull away in 2nd half to win by 26 pts. :Cool:
Tue, 12/19, vs Florida Atlantic (#163), (W, 86-69) - Blow-Out of FAU in the last 7 mins. Kate Cain w/triple-double
Fri, 12/22, vs Washington State (#73), (L, 73-61) - Huskers out-shot & out-hustled by WSU; an off-night at Home :confused:
(But Merry Christmas Anyway! :Santa
B1G Conference Play (16) Record: 11-5
Thu, 12/28, vs Ohio State (#14), (L, 73-61) - Down 19 pts, Ladies Grit & Claw back within 8, lose by 12.
Sun,12/31, @ Minnesota (#43), (W, 79-74) - Huskers Best Minny in Shoot-Out @ The Barn
- 2018 - (Happy New Years! )
Sun, 1/7, @ Northwestern (#120), (W, 69-59) - Gritty Husker Ladies Stave off NW come-back Bid, win by 10
Wed, 1/10, @ Illinois (#194), (W, 80-72) - Pesky Illinois hangs even 'til Huskers put it away @ end. Janay w/10
Sat, 1/13, vs Michigan (#32), (L, 69-64 OT) - AP 23rd ranked Michigan Survives Scare (BARELY) @ PBA
Tue, 1/16, vs Iowa (#32), (W, 74-65) - COACH AMY'S RAIDERS KNOCK-OFF 2OTH RANKED IOWA!!!!
Sun, 1/21, @ Rutgers (#27), (W, 52-42) - Husker Raiders irate: out-tough AP #25 Rutgers in 1st win @ the RAC
Wed, 1/24, vs Purdue (#54), (W, 75-51) - Ladies Dominate and Blow Open Game. Now in 3rd Place in B1G
Sun, 1/28, @ Iowa (#30), (W, 92-74) - Amy's Raiders' Depth #25 (coaches poll) Iowa by 18 pts irate:
Thu, 2/1, vs Illinois (#205), (W, 62-47) - Lady Huskers grab lead mid-way First Q: Lady Illini!
Sun, 2/4, vs Maryland (#9), (L, 64-57) - Huskers battle AP #10 MD within 7. Kate Cain's zillion Blocks set record
Sun, 2/11, vs Wisconsin (#131), (W, 51-48) - Lady Badger's Pick & Roll causes trouble; Ladies Rally & Win by 3
Wed, 2/14, @ Michigan State (#34), (W, 79-69) - Lady irate: Strike Again in Physical Game, Win by 10
Sat, 2/17, @ Indiana (#62), (L, 83-75) - Hoosier SRs w/career-night prevailrepaying our last yrs upset win
Thu, 2/22, vs Penn State (#83), (W, 59-51) - Amy's Raiders Out-Rebound Scrappy Lady Lions; 60-31, to Win
Sun, 2/25, @ Maryland (#14), (L, 77-75) - GRIT; NO QUIT HUSKERS Take Terps to the wire. We'll see 'em again!
...B1G Tournament @ Indianapolis - (Record: 1-1)
Wed, 2/28 thru Sun, 3/4 (Husker Ladies Tie for Third in B1G; Earn Double-bye)
Fri, 3-2, vs Michigan (#20), (W, 61-54) - #3 Amy's Raiders irate: Top 6-Seed Wolverines in a
Sat, 3-3, vs Maryland (#14), (L, 66-53) - Grit; No Quit Lady Huskers Fall to 2-Seed Lady Terps in Semi-Final
Post Season - NCAA Tournament (Record 0-1)
Sat, 3/17, vs Arizona State (#18), (L, 73-62) - 10-seed Huskers Rally fm 16 pts down but Fall to 7-seed ASU
Jeff Sagarin Ratings: http://www.rpiratings.com/womrate.php
(Link to Prior Years' Game Summaries)
2016/17: https://forum.huskermax.com/index.php?threads/this-was-the-season-that-was-wbb-2016-2017.90965/
2015/16: http://forum.huskermax.com/index.php?threads/this-was-the-season-that-was-wbb-2015-16.79823/
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