Huskers Close Non-Conference Play with No. 1 UConn
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Lady Huskers (4-7), Sagarin ranking: #124 (@ 12/21/16)
Next-Up:
Wed, 12/21, vs Connecticut (#1) (10-0), @ PBA, 8:00 pm CST, BTN
Lady Huskers finish the non-con schedule, losing to undefeated #1 UConn Huskies by 43 pts, 84-41. Still 'A Bridge Too Far' but Frosh, and PBA, show well compared to last year's 88-46, 42 pt loss @ UConn. Lady Huskers improve their Sagarin rating to 121 (from 124) despite loss.
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GO LADY HUSKERSBEAT THE UCONN LADY HUSKIES
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Links: Game Page, Audio/Visual & Live Game Stats
o Huskers Game Page: http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=29&SPID=25&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211370090&DB_OEM_ID=100
o BTN (Btn2Go: http://www.btn2go.com/)
(Announcers: Kevin Kugler and Brenda VanLengen)
o Audio Link: http://www.huskers.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100
(Matt Coatney & Jeff Griesch on the call)
o Live Game Stats: http://www.huskers.com//liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100
o Game Notes: http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/5152123.pdf
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Huskers to Honor Olympian Page
Former Husker Danielle Page will be honored by the Nebraska Athletic Department during Wednesday’s game. Page, who was a four-year letterwinner at Nebraska from 2005 to 2008, became the first Husker basketball player in history to win a medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. The 6-2 forward from Monument, Colo., captured a bronze medal as a member of the Serbian Olympic Team, helping her adopted country to its first-ever Olympic medal in women’s basketball.
Page will be available for autographs in the main lobby at Pinnacle Bank Arena during pregame from 7 to 7:45 p.m. She will be honored on the court between the first and second quarters.
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The Nebraska WBB team closes their non-conference schedule by taking on unbeaten and No. 1 UConn Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
In 2014, UConn advanced to the NCAA Women’s Final Four by winning the NCAA Lincoln Regional with wins over BYU and Texas A&M.
UConn Coach Geno Auriemma was so impressed with Pinnacle Bank Arena, the city of Lincoln and the hospitality shown by Husker fans, that he arranged for a home-and-home series with the Big Red.
“The people are phenomenal. The building is spectacular,” Auriemma said. “This is really, really nice. There’s no doubt in my mind there will be another regional here, no question. Most places are fans of their team, not necessarily fans of the game. Here I think they take tremendous pride in their team, their school and the community, and they showed it.”
The Lady Huskers are coming off an 80-64 loss at Creighton on Sunday. Sophomore Jessica Shepard led the Huskers with her third consecutive double-double and sixth of the season with 22 points and 11 rebounds. She is averaging team bests of 19.4 points and 11.1 rebounds and has 16 career double-doubles for the Huskers. She also leads the Huskers with 13 three-pointers this season.
Freshman Nicea Eliely has added 8.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and a team-leading 1.7 steals per game for the Huskers. She also leads the Huskers in field goal percentage (.500) while starting all 11 games.
The 11-time national champion UConn Huskies are riding one of the most amazing stretches of success in basketball history with four consecutive NCAA championships to their credit.
UConn has continued to fire on all cylinders early in 2016-17. Sophomores Katie Lou Sameulson (20.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and Napheesa Collier (20.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg) lead four Huskies averaging in double figures, including junior guard Kia Nurse (12.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg) and junior forward Gabby Williams (10.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg).
Freshman Crystal Dangerfield, a 5-5 point guard out of Murfreesboro, Tenn., has started UConn’s past two games with senior point guard Saniya Chong (4.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg) sitting out after suffering a concussion. Dangerfield is averaging 7.0 points and 3.0 rebounds so far this season.
Nebraska Coach Amy Williams was a senior on the 1997-98 Nebraska team that lost to UConn 71-61 in the Preseason WNIT Championship Game at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., on Nov. 21, 1997. Williams played seven minutes off the bench against UConn.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GOOOOOO LADY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Lady Huskers (4-7), Sagarin ranking: #124 (@ 12/21/16)
Next-Up:
Wed, 12/21, vs Connecticut (#1) (10-0), @ PBA, 8:00 pm CST, BTN
Lady Huskers finish the non-con schedule, losing to undefeated #1 UConn Huskies by 43 pts, 84-41. Still 'A Bridge Too Far' but Frosh, and PBA, show well compared to last year's 88-46, 42 pt loss @ UConn. Lady Huskers improve their Sagarin rating to 121 (from 124) despite loss.
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GO LADY HUSKERSBEAT THE UCONN LADY HUSKIES
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Links: Game Page, Audio/Visual & Live Game Stats
o Huskers Game Page: http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=29&SPID=25&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211370090&DB_OEM_ID=100
o BTN (Btn2Go: http://www.btn2go.com/)
(Announcers: Kevin Kugler and Brenda VanLengen)
o Audio Link: http://www.huskers.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100
(Matt Coatney & Jeff Griesch on the call)
o Live Game Stats: http://www.huskers.com//liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&DB_OEM_ID=100
o Game Notes: http://www.huskers.com/pdf9/5152123.pdf
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Huskers to Honor Olympian Page
Former Husker Danielle Page will be honored by the Nebraska Athletic Department during Wednesday’s game. Page, who was a four-year letterwinner at Nebraska from 2005 to 2008, became the first Husker basketball player in history to win a medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016. The 6-2 forward from Monument, Colo., captured a bronze medal as a member of the Serbian Olympic Team, helping her adopted country to its first-ever Olympic medal in women’s basketball.
Page will be available for autographs in the main lobby at Pinnacle Bank Arena during pregame from 7 to 7:45 p.m. She will be honored on the court between the first and second quarters.
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The Nebraska WBB team closes their non-conference schedule by taking on unbeaten and No. 1 UConn Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
In 2014, UConn advanced to the NCAA Women’s Final Four by winning the NCAA Lincoln Regional with wins over BYU and Texas A&M.
UConn Coach Geno Auriemma was so impressed with Pinnacle Bank Arena, the city of Lincoln and the hospitality shown by Husker fans, that he arranged for a home-and-home series with the Big Red.
“The people are phenomenal. The building is spectacular,” Auriemma said. “This is really, really nice. There’s no doubt in my mind there will be another regional here, no question. Most places are fans of their team, not necessarily fans of the game. Here I think they take tremendous pride in their team, their school and the community, and they showed it.”
The Lady Huskers are coming off an 80-64 loss at Creighton on Sunday. Sophomore Jessica Shepard led the Huskers with her third consecutive double-double and sixth of the season with 22 points and 11 rebounds. She is averaging team bests of 19.4 points and 11.1 rebounds and has 16 career double-doubles for the Huskers. She also leads the Huskers with 13 three-pointers this season.
Freshman Nicea Eliely has added 8.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and a team-leading 1.7 steals per game for the Huskers. She also leads the Huskers in field goal percentage (.500) while starting all 11 games.
The 11-time national champion UConn Huskies are riding one of the most amazing stretches of success in basketball history with four consecutive NCAA championships to their credit.
UConn has continued to fire on all cylinders early in 2016-17. Sophomores Katie Lou Sameulson (20.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and Napheesa Collier (20.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg) lead four Huskies averaging in double figures, including junior guard Kia Nurse (12.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg) and junior forward Gabby Williams (10.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg).
Freshman Crystal Dangerfield, a 5-5 point guard out of Murfreesboro, Tenn., has started UConn’s past two games with senior point guard Saniya Chong (4.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg) sitting out after suffering a concussion. Dangerfield is averaging 7.0 points and 3.0 rebounds so far this season.
Nebraska Coach Amy Williams was a senior on the 1997-98 Nebraska team that lost to UConn 71-61 in the Preseason WNIT Championship Game at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., on Nov. 21, 1997. Williams played seven minutes off the bench against UConn.
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