Huskers Unable to Overcome Rutgers - University of Nebraska
Sam Haiby scored 20 points but the Nebraska women's basketball team came up short in the Rutgers return to play after a 36-day layoff, as the Huskers suffered a
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WBB Game #16, Sun, 2/7 @ Rutgers, 1:00pm CT, BTN Plus (Game Thread)
Huskers (9-6; 7-5), vs Rutgers (5-3; 1-3; last 8 games postponed; last game a 50-53 Loss @ NE)
Huskers Shoot for Sweep at Rutgers - University of Nebraska
The Nebraska women's basketball team will compete for a season series sweep as Rutgers returns to the court afer an eight-game absence on Sunday in New Jersey. Tip-off
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Nebraska fought its way to a 53-50 win over Rutgers at PBA (Jan. 3) to improve to 5-3 overall. Since then, the Huskers have gone 4-3 with a pair of wins over top-25 teams to move to 9-6 and 7-5 in the conference. Lady Huskers are coming off a close, hard-fought 85-74 loss @ Penn State on Thursday, following the return of Isabelle Bourne to the floor after missing the previous four games due to an ankle injury.
Scouting the Rutgers Scarlet Knights
• With a 5-3 & 1-3 conference record, the Scarlet Knights have had their last eight games postponed since losing to Nebraska on Jan. 3.
• Rutgers always starts with defense, but the Scarlet Knights feature one of the nation's elite scorers in redshirt senior Arella Guirantes, who leads Rutgers in scoring (22.5 ppg), rebounding (7.1 rpg), assists (5.4 apg) and steals (3.1 spg) while hitting 38.6 percent (17-44) of her three-point attempts and 89.5 percent (51-57) of her free throws. In the loss at Nebraska, the Huskers held Guirantes to a eight points while playing the full 40 minutes.
• True freshman Diamond Johnson, 5-5 guard, is averaging 17.8 points per game, including 19 as a starter in the loss at Nebraska.
• Through seven games, Rutgers was averaging 85.7 points per game while allowing 57.1 points per contest. The Scarlet Knights' season scoring average dipped to 81.3 points per game after being held to a season-low 50 by the Huskers in Lincoln.
• In four home games against non-conference foes, Rutgers surrendered just 154 total points (38.5 ppg), but gave up 91 to No. 7 Maryland in its only Big Ten home contest this season.
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