HUSKERS CELEBRATE SENIOR DAY SUNDAY WITH SPARTANS
LET'S PACK PINNACLE BANK ARENA FOR THE FINAL HOME GAME OF THE SEASON
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GOOOOOO LADY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Lady Huskers (6-21)(2-13), Sagarin ranking: #169 (@ 2/26/17)
Next-Up:
Sun, 2/26, vs Michigan State (#33) (19-9 & 10-6), @ PBA, 1:00 pm CST, BTN Plus
Lady Huskers, trailing All Game, fight back to WIN in OT, 76-74 on SENIOR DAY in the most exciting game of the Year!
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LET'S GO HUSKERS BEAT THE LADY SPARTANS
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Links: Game Page, Audio/Visual & Live Game Stats
o Huskers Game Page: Not Yet Posted! (I'm sorry but I cannot find any Game Page article or picture on Huskers.com to post for the WBB Game today, Senior's Day where the Huskers will honor seniors Allie Havers (Mattawan, Mich.) and Esther Ramacieri (Repentigny, Quebec, Canada) in postgame ceremonies. The Huskers also will recognize manager Dylan Burcham. :Redface: Instead, here is the Michigan State site game page for those interested:) http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022517aab.html
(For Husker WBB information you can click on the link under Game Notes)
o Live Video Stream: BTN Plus (pay) http://www.btn2go.com/packages?type=0
(Student U Announcers: TBA)
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 (apparently home games only): http://www.huskers.com//liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&DB'_OEM_ID=100
or (home & away games)
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/7/date/20170226
(select Big Ten, scroll down to Husker's Game, click "Summary' or 'Box Score' at game time)
o Game Notes: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools...f/2016-17/release/release_20170225aaa_neb.pdf
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FRESHMEN ELIELY, WHITISH GIVE HUSKERS HOPE
Nebraska freshmen Nicea Eliely and Hannah Whitish have helped solidify the Huskers’ starting five,while providing hope for the future for a young Husker roster.
•Eliely, a 6-1 guard from Colorado Springs, Colo., has started all 27 games and ranks third on the team in scoring with 7.7 points per game. She also leads the Huskers in steals (42), blocked shots (18) and field goal percentage (.444). She ranks second in minutes per game (26.9)
•Whitish ranks second on the team in scoring (8.1 ppg), including 10.2 points per game in Big Ten play. Whitish leads the Huskers with 48 threes, which ranks as the third-best total by a freshman in school history. Whitish also leads the
Huskers in assists (71) and ranks third in steals (26).
• Through 27 games Jessica Shepard is averaging team bests of 18.1 points
and 9.7 rebounds per game. She also ranks second on the team with
26 three-pointers.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE
Michigan State enters Sunday’s game with Nebraska carrying a 19-9 overall record and a 9-6 Big Ten mark after Wednesday’s win over Penn State in East Lansing.
• Spartans have been led on the court this season by senior Tori Jankoska. The
5-8 guard is averaging 22.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 35.9 minutes per game. Jankoska had 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in Michigan State’s 93-73 win over Nebraska in East Lansing on Jan. 7. She hit 5-of-13 threes against the Huskers.
• Taryn McCutcheon, a 5-5 freshman guard from East Lansing, is averaging 7.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.
• Redshirt freshman Victoria Gaines has started all 15 Big Ten games for MSU. The 6-1 forward is averaging 6.3 points and 4.8 rebounds in Big Ten play.
• Graduate student Taya Reimer, 6-4 forward, has averaged 9.6 points and 5.4 rebounds.
• Fifth-year senior Branndais Agee rounds out Michigan State’s probable starting five. The 5-11 guard is averaging 9.4 points and 7.1 rebounds.
LET'S PACK PINNACLE BANK ARENA FOR THE FINAL HOME GAME OF THE SEASON
With an average of 4,731 fans attending home games, NU ranks fifth in the league. That’s not far off the 5,404 average from last season.
“It means a lot to our team,” Williams said. “It’s made the tough challenges of this year a whole lot easier to swallow. It’s pretty amazing. It’s been fun to be a part of that. This program belongs to the state of Nebraska.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~GOOOOOO LADY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Lady Huskers (6-21)(2-13), Sagarin ranking: #169 (@ 2/26/17)
Next-Up:
Sun, 2/26, vs Michigan State (#33) (19-9 & 10-6), @ PBA, 1:00 pm CST, BTN Plus
Lady Huskers, trailing All Game, fight back to WIN in OT, 76-74 on SENIOR DAY in the most exciting game of the Year!
Shepard, Whitish Shoot Huskers Past Spartans in OT
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=29&SPID=25&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211505520&DB_OEM_ID=100
Lincoln - Jessica Shepard scored a season-high 32 points and Hannah Whitish added a career-high 24 to lead the Nebraska women’s basketball team to a 76-74 overtime win over Michigan State on Sunday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Hannah Whitish scored a career-high 24 points including a pair of threes in overtime to lead Nebraska to a win over Michigan State
Havers relishes victory over home-state Spartans
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211505523
The Huskers fell behind by 14 points in the second quarter...... Nebraska won, 76-74 in overtime over Michigan State, and unlike in its two other Big Ten Conference victories this season, had to dig deep and rally from a double-digit deficit.
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LET'S GO HUSKERS BEAT THE LADY SPARTANS
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Links: Game Page, Audio/Visual & Live Game Stats
o Huskers Game Page: Not Yet Posted! (I'm sorry but I cannot find any Game Page article or picture on Huskers.com to post for the WBB Game today, Senior's Day where the Huskers will honor seniors Allie Havers (Mattawan, Mich.) and Esther Ramacieri (Repentigny, Quebec, Canada) in postgame ceremonies. The Huskers also will recognize manager Dylan Burcham. :Redface: Instead, here is the Michigan State site game page for those interested:) http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022517aab.html
(For Husker WBB information you can click on the link under Game Notes)
o Live Video Stream: BTN Plus (pay) http://www.btn2go.com/packages?type=0
(Student U Announcers: TBA)
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 (apparently home games only): http://www.huskers.com//liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&DB'_OEM_ID=100
or (home & away games)
http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/7/date/20170226
(select Big Ten, scroll down to Husker's Game, click "Summary' or 'Box Score' at game time)
o Game Notes: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools...f/2016-17/release/release_20170225aaa_neb.pdf
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FRESHMEN ELIELY, WHITISH GIVE HUSKERS HOPE
Nebraska freshmen Nicea Eliely and Hannah Whitish have helped solidify the Huskers’ starting five,while providing hope for the future for a young Husker roster.
•Eliely, a 6-1 guard from Colorado Springs, Colo., has started all 27 games and ranks third on the team in scoring with 7.7 points per game. She also leads the Huskers in steals (42), blocked shots (18) and field goal percentage (.444). She ranks second in minutes per game (26.9)
•Whitish ranks second on the team in scoring (8.1 ppg), including 10.2 points per game in Big Ten play. Whitish leads the Huskers with 48 threes, which ranks as the third-best total by a freshman in school history. Whitish also leads the
Huskers in assists (71) and ranks third in steals (26).
• Through 27 games Jessica Shepard is averaging team bests of 18.1 points
and 9.7 rebounds per game. She also ranks second on the team with
26 three-pointers.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE
Michigan State enters Sunday’s game with Nebraska carrying a 19-9 overall record and a 9-6 Big Ten mark after Wednesday’s win over Penn State in East Lansing.
• Spartans have been led on the court this season by senior Tori Jankoska. The
5-8 guard is averaging 22.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 35.9 minutes per game. Jankoska had 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in Michigan State’s 93-73 win over Nebraska in East Lansing on Jan. 7. She hit 5-of-13 threes against the Huskers.
• Taryn McCutcheon, a 5-5 freshman guard from East Lansing, is averaging 7.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.
• Redshirt freshman Victoria Gaines has started all 15 Big Ten games for MSU. The 6-1 forward is averaging 6.3 points and 4.8 rebounds in Big Ten play.
• Graduate student Taya Reimer, 6-4 forward, has averaged 9.6 points and 5.4 rebounds.
• Fifth-year senior Branndais Agee rounds out Michigan State’s probable starting five. The 5-11 guard is averaging 9.4 points and 7.1 rebounds.
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