2009-10 schedule/results (31-1, 16-0)Date Opponent Time/ResultNov. 13 Davidson (HuskersNside) W, 86-62Nov. 15 at UNLV W, 73-51Nov. 19 Idaho State (HuskersNside) W, 88-41Nov. 22 Washington State (Huskers.com) W, 107-54Nov. 27-28 at St. Mary’s Hilton Tournament (Moraga, Calif.)Nov. 27 vs. UALR W, 62-45Nov. 28 at Saint Mary’s W, 84-73Dec. 3 South Dakota (HuskersNside-Delay) W, 77-38Dec. 5 at Miami W, 76-71Dec. 9 Creighton (HuskersNside) W, 69-56Dec. 13 Northern Illinois (Huskers.com) W, 69-44Dec. 20 #5 LSU (HuskersNside) W, 77-63Dec. 30 Albany (HuskersNside) W, 88-41Jan. 4 at Vermont (B2TV.com) W, 94-50Jan. 9 at Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ W, 57-49Jan. 12 #19 Texas (HuskersNside)^ W, 91-79Jan. 17 at #9 Baylor (FSN)^ W, 65-56Jan. 23 Kansas State (FSN)^ W, 71-56Jan. 27 at Texas Tech (TTSN)^ W, 89-47Jan. 30 at Colorado (FS Rocky Mountain)^ W, 80-64Feb. 3 #10 Oklahoma State (FS Midwest)^ W, 88-67Feb. 6 #12 Texas A&M (FSN)^ W, 71-60Feb. 10 at Kansas (FS Midwest)^ W, 67-60Feb. 13 at Missouri (HuskersNside)^ W, 82-78Feb. 17 #13 Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ W, 60-50Feb. 20 Colorado (HuskersNside)^ W, 89-73Feb. 24 at #11 Oklahoma (MyTV/Cox)^ W, 80-64Feb. 27 Missouri (HuskersNside)^ W, 67-51March 3 Kansas (NET/Huskers.com/Senior Night)^ W, 77-52March 6 at Kansas State (HuskersNSide)^ W, 82-72March 11-14 at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.)March 12 vs. Kansas State (FSN) W, 63-46March 13 vs. #11 Texas A&M (FSN) L, 70-80March 21-23 at NCAA First & Second Rounds (Williams Arena - Minneapolis, Minn.)March 21 vs. Northern Iowa (ESPN2/ESPN360.com) W, 83-44March 23 vs. #22 UCLA (ESPN2/ESPN360.com) 8:30 p.m.

All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game.All Nebraska games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including 98.1 FM KFGE in Lincoln and 93.3 FM KTWI in Omaha, and for free on Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center.

2009-10 Nebraska corNhuskersNo. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 00 Lindsey Moore G 5-9 Fr. Covington, Wash. (Kentwood) Big 12 All-Freshman Team; 10 points, 5 assists vs. Northern Iowa5 Kaitlyn Burke** G 5-7 Jr. North Vancouver, British Columbia (National Elite Development Academy) 19 Starts in 2008-09; Missed Big 12 play with ankle injury10 Meghin Williams F 6-1 Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Summit) Two-Time All-CIF; ESPN Top 160; 3 points vs. Northern Iowa11 Nicole Neals*** G 5-6 Sr. Chandler, Ariz. (St. Mary’s) Career-high 12 pts. vs. Davidson; 10 pts., 5 assists vs. WSU12 Layne Reeves G 5-11 RFr. Lubbock, Texas (Trinity Christian) Texas All-Stater in 2007; 8 three-pointers on the year13 Kala Kuhlmann*** G 5-8 Sr. Charter Oak, Iowa (Charter Oak-Ute) One of NU’s most improved; 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting at Vermont 20 Katya Leick F 6-1 Fr. Grey Cloud Township, Minn. (Park) All-Minnesota; career-high six points in three minutes at Tech21 Harleen Sidhu* F 6-1 So. Surrey, British Columbia (Fleetwood) 25 games as true freshman; career-high 10 pts. vs. WSU22 Yvonne Turner*** G 5-8 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Bellevue East) 1st Team All-Big 12; Co-Def. POY; 13.9 ppg, 2.7 3FG in Big 1223 Kelsey Griffin*** F 6-2 Sr. Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) Big 12 Player of the Year; Naismith Trophy Finalist; 2,000 pts., 993 reb. 24 Dominique Kelley** G 5-7 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) HM All-Big 12; 96 straight starts; 12.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.8 apg35 Jessica Periago** C 6-4 Jr. Toulon, France (National Sport School) 11 pts., 4 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal vs. Idaho State40 Cory Montgomery*** F 6-2 Sr. Cannon Falls, Minn. (Cannon Falls) 1st Team All-Big 12; 1,355 pts., 622 career reb. (1 of 8 at NU)42 Nikki Bober*** C 6-4 Sr. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) Missed 2009 Big 12 with ACL; Tore same ACL on 11/17/0944 Catheryn Redmon** C 6-3 Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) Big 12’s top returning shot-blocker; 63 blocks in 2009-10 Head Coach: Connie Yori, Eighth Year (Creighton, 1986), 347-238 (20th season overall) 152-98 (Eighth season at Nebraska) - 2010 Big 12 Coach of the YearAssociate Head Coach: Sunny Smallwood, Fifth Year (Boise State, 1983); Assistant Coaches: Tory Verdi, Fifth Year (Keene State, 1996); Kellie Lewis-Jay, Third Year (Boise State, 1998)Director of Operations: Angela Kiffin, Eighth Year (Creighton, 2001)

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2010 Ncaa tourNameNt 2Nd rouNd SID Contact: Jeff Griesch • Office Phone: (402) 472-7775 • Cell Phone: (402) 540-0279 • Fax Number: (402) 472-2005 • E-Mail: jgriesch@huskers.com

No. 1 seed huskers Face No. 8 seed bruiNs iN Ncaa secoNd rouNd NCAA Kansas City Region No. 1 seed Nebraska bids for its first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 appearance when the Huskers take on eighth-seeded UCLA in the second round of NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Tip-off between the Huskers (31-1, 16-0 Big 12) and Bruins (25-8, 15-3 Pac-10) is set for 8:36 p.m. with live national television coverage by ESPN2 and ESPN360.com. Clay Matvick will handle the play-by-play duties, while Leslie Hill will serve as the analyst for the first and second rounds in Minnesota. The NU-UCLA game will be part of ESPN2’s whip-around coverage, but can be seen in its entirety in Nebraska on ESPN standard definition. The game will also be carried live on radio by the Husker Sports Network, including Froggy 98.1 KFGE in Lincoln, Twister 93.3 KTWI and 1110 KFAB in Omaha and 880 KRVN in Lexington. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will have the call for free world-wide on Huskers.com. Complete tournament coverage can also be found on Huskers.com and NCAA.com. Big 12 Player-of-the-Year Kelsey Griffin has led the Big Red on a dream season. The 6-2 senior forward from Eagle River, Alaska was named one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy on Sunday, before opening the NCAA Tournament with 22 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals in just 25 minutes in an 83-44 win over No. 16 seed Northern Iowa. Her final point on a free throw to complete a three-point play with 7:41 left pushed her to 2,000 points in her career. She became just the third Husker in history to reach the 2,000-point mark, joining 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings and 1988 Big Eight Player-of-the-Year Maurtice Ivy. Griffin needs just seven rebounds against UCLA to become the second player in NU history with 2,000 points and 1,000 career boards, joining Jennings (2,405 points, 1,000 rebounds). This season Griffin is averaging 20.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. She also leads the Huskers with 26 charges drawn on the season. Griffin and fellow All-Big 12 honorees Cory Montgomery (first team), Yvonne Turner (first team), Dominique Kelley (HM) and Lindsey Moore (All-Freshman) have powered NU to the best season in school history. NU’s 31 wins have

Big 12 Regular-Season ChampionsNo. 1 Seed Nebraska Cornhuskers (31-1, 16-0 Big 12) vs. No. 8 Seed UCLA Bruins (25-8, 15-3 Pac-10)Williams Arena (14,625) • Minneapolis, Minn. • Tuesday, March 23, 8:30 p.m.Television: ESPN2/ESPN360.com (ESPN2-SD in Nebraska for full game)Radio: Husker Sports Network (98.1 KFGE-Lincoln, 93.3 KTWI/1110 KFAB Omaha, 880 KRVN-Lexington)Free Live Audio: Huskers.com (Free)

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March 17 - WednesdayPractice3-6 p.m.

Devaney Center

March 18 - ThursdayPractice

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.Devaney Center

Media Availability2:30 p.m.

Devaney CenterCourtside Room

March 19 - FridayTeam TravelCharter Flight

Depart Lincoln - 3 p.m.Arrive Minnesota - 4 p.m.

March 20 - SaturdayPress Conference11:20 - 11:50 a.m. (Williams Arena)

PracticeNoon - 1 p.m.

(Open to Public)

March 21 - SundayGame Day

#1 Nebraska 83#16 Northern Iowa 44

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Free Live Audio: Husker Sports Network98.1 KFGE, 93.3 KTWI,

880 KRVNHuskers.com (Free)

March 22 - MondayPress Conference12:20 - 12:50 p.m. (Williams Arena)

Practice1 - 2:30 p.m.

(Closed)

March 23 - TuesdayGame Day

#1 Nebraska vs.#8 UCLA

8:30 p.m.

TV: ESPN2/ESPN360.com

Free Live Audio: Husker Sports Network98.1 KFGE, 93.3 KTWI,

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surpassed the previous school mark (23) by eight victories, while the Huskers’ 30-game winning streak tied the Big 12 record for longest winning streak by any conference team. The Huskers also became just the second team in history to post a perfect 16-0 Big 12 mark, winning the school’s first-ever Big 12 title. Nebraska’s first-round NCAA win was just the fourth in school history, and the Huskers have never advanced past the second round in their eight previous NCAA Tournament appearances.

scoutiNg the No. 8 ucla bruiNs UCLA advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 74-54 victory over ninth-seeded NC State in Sunday’s second game. Jasmine Dixon, a 5-11 sophomore forward, led the Bruins with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while hitting 8-of-11 shots from the floor against the Wolfpack. UCLA’s leading scorer and rebounder, Dixon has averaged 15.4 points and 8.1 boards per game, since joining the lineup seven games into the season. The transfer from Rutgers also leads UCLA with 2.3 steals per contest. Markel Walker, a 6-1 freshman forward, had eight points, eight rebounds and seven assists, while knocking down 4-of-7 shots from the field. Walker has averaged 10.8 points and 7.5 boards while adding 2.8 assists per game. She also leads UCLA with 65 steals on the year. Dixon and Walker headline a talented and deep Bruin lineup that goes 10 players deep. UCLA’s starters are relatively interchangeable, including 5-10 junior guard Doreena Campbell (9.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg). Darxia Morris (8.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg), a 5-8, junior guard, and Erica Tukiainen (8.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg) a 6-0 senior guard, round out the Bruins’ probable starting five. Tukiainen leads UCLA with 49 threes on the year, while shooting 43.8 percent from long range. Rebekah Gardner (6.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg), Nina Earl (4.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg), Moniquee Alexander (2.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg), Christina Nzekwe (2.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg) and Mariah Williams (2.2 ppg, 0.8 rpg) make up a deep and talented UCLA bench. As a team, the Bruins have averaged 67.8 points per game, while allowing just 56.8 points per contest. The Bruins own a plus-6.8 team rebounding margin and a plus-2.7 turnover margin. UCLA has hit 43.9 percent of its shots from the field, while holding foes to just 36.6 percent shooting. At 25-8 overall, Pac-10 Coach-of-the-Year Nikki Caldwell led the Bruins to a 15-3 Pac-10 regular-season mark to finish second behind only No. 1 national seed Stanford. Three of UCLA’s eight losses this year have come to the Cardinal, and UCLA also suffered a loss to No. 1 national seed Tennessee in the non-conference season. Two of UCLA’s other losses came to Big 12 Conference foes Kansas (54-49) and Texas Tech (59-58). UCLA also suffered a 61-55 loss to Illinois State to open the year, while adding its only non-Stanford Pac-10 loss to USC on Jan. 17. Nebraska has never defeated UCLA, carrying an 0-4 all-time record. The Huskers last met the Bruins in Hawaii on Nov. 27, 1998.

huskers PouNce oN PaNthers, 83-44 Midwest No. 1 seed Nebraska pulled away from Northern Iowa at the end of the first half, and put the Panthers away in the opening minutes of the second, as the Huskers rolled to a 83-44 victory at Williams Arena on Sunday. The fourth-ranked Huskers improved to 31-1 on the season, while notching their most-lopsided NCAA Tournament win in school history. NU’s 39-point margin surpassed a 23-point win over San Diego in Lincoln on March 17, 1993. It was the Huskers’ fourth all-time NCAA Tournament win and the second straight tournament trip that NU has advanced to the second round. Playing in front of more than 2,000 Husker fans who journeyed North to watch Nebraska in its ninth NCAA Tournament, Naismith Trophy finalist Kelsey Griffin led the Huskers with 22 points to become the third player in school history to reach the 2,000-point mark in her career. Griffin’s free throw with 7:41 left in the game completed a three-point play and gave the Huskers a 30-point lead at 70-40. Before Griffin dominated inside, her teammates buried the Panthers (17-16) from long range. The Huskers connected on 10-of-20 three-pointers in the contest, as eight different players hit a three. Every Husker that took a three, hit a three in the contest. Freshman point guard Lindsey Moore hit the first of the Huskers’ 10 threes and finished 2-of-4 from long range to close the night with 10 points. She also dished out five assists without committing a turnover, and notched two steals and two rebounds. Junior guard Dominique Kelley gave the Huskers three players in double figures with 11 points, including nine in the first half on a three-pointer and a pair of traditional three-point plays. Minnesota native Cory Montgomery added nine points, four rebounds and a career-high five assists, while also

Nebraska Probable startersNo. 1 Nebraska Cornhuskers (31-1, 16-0 Big 12)No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Sr. F 20.4 10.340 Cory Montgomery 6-2 Sr. F 12.8 5.200 Lindsey Moore 5-9 Fr. G 5.8 2.222 Yvonne Turner 5-8 Sr. G 11.8 3.624 Dominique Kelley 5-7 Jr. G 12.0 3.9The Next Wave44 Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Jr. C 4.3 4.613 Kala Kuhlmann 5-8 Sr. G 3.4 1.711 Nicole Neals 5-6 Sr. G 3.0 1.021 Harleen Sidhu 6-1 So. F 2.1 1.712 Layne Reeves 5-11 RFr. G 1.3 0.735 Jessica Periago 6-4 Jr. C 1.2 1.75 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Jr. G 1.2 0.520 Katya Leick 6-1 Fr. F 1.8 1.410 Meghin Williams 6-1 Fr. F 0.9 0.742 Nikki Bober 6-4 Sr. C InjuredHead Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Eighth Season at NU (152-98); 20th Season Overall (347-238)

No. 8 UCLA Bruins (25-8, 15-3 Pac-10)No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG23 Markel Walker 6-1 Fr. F 10.8 7.533 Jasmine Dixon 5-11 So. F 15.4 8.13 Darxia Morris 5-8 Jr. G 8.4 2.813 Erica Tukiainen 6-0 Sr. G 8.1 2.321 Doreena Campbell 5-10 Jr. G 9.6 3.2Off the Bench35 Rebekah Gardner 6-0 So. G 6.8 2.21 Nina Earl 6-1 Jr. F 4.5 2.531 Moniquee Alexander 6-6 Sr. C 2.9 3.54 Christina Nzekwe 6-4 Jr. F 2.6 4.15 Mariah Williams 5-3 Fr. G 2.2 0.8Head Coach: Nikki Caldwell (Tennessee, 1994)Second Season at UCLA (44-20); Second Season Overall (44-20)

iNside the Numbers Nebraska UCLAScoring Average 77.6 67.8Opponent Scoring Average 57.4 56.8Scoring Margin +20.2 +11.0Field Goal Percentage 45.8% 43.9%Opponent FG Percentage 38.4% 36.6%3FG Percentage 34.0% 34.3%Opponent 3FG Percentage 27.8% 30.0%Free Throw Percentage 71.2% 65.3%Opponent FT Percentage 68.8% 71.7%Rebound Margin +5.4 +6.8Assists Per Game 14.0 14.2Turnovers Per Game 14.7 17.6Turnover Margin +3.9 +2.7Blocks Per Game 3.8 3.2Steals Per Game 8.2 10.6

Nebraska vs. ucla historyNebraska has never defeated UCLA, carrying an 0-4 all-time record. The Huskers last met the Bruins in Hawaii on Nov. 27, 1998. NU has never faced UCLA in postseason play, but did compete at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. The Huskers lost a first-round game to Kentucky, 98-92, during that trip to Los Angeles.

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knocking down a three. In all, 11 Huskers found the scoring column and 10 Huskers pulled down at least one rebound. Nebraska dominated the boards, especially in the second half, finishing with a 45-34 margin on the glass. Junior center Catheryn Redmon led NU’s efforts with a season-high 13 rebounds to go along with four points and three blocked shots, as Nebraska notched a plus-13 margin on the glass in the second stanza. Along with being plus-11 on the boards, Nebraska was plus-six in the turnover column (17-11). Nebraska hit 42.6 percent (26-61) of its shots from the field and 84 percent (21-25) of its free throw attempts. On the defensive end, the Huskers held UNI to just 29.3 percent (17-58) shooting, including just 2-of-23 shooting from long range. UNI was 8-of-11 at the line. Lizzie Boeck was the only Panther to produce double figures on the night, finishing with 10 points and eight rebounds. K.K. Armstrong managed nine points and four boards off the bench. In an entertaining first half, Nebraska jumped out to a 40-27 halftime lead as six Huskers combined to hit seven three-pointers in the opening 20 minutes. Kelley led the Huskers with nine first-half points, including a three-pointer and a pair of three-point plays. She added three rebounds, an assist and a steal in the opening half.Griffin added eight points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in the first half, while Yvonne Turner pumped in six points on a pair of threes. Moore and Montgomery each added five points. The Huskers hit 7-of-14 three-pointers, while knocking down 12-of-32 field goal attempts overall. The Huskers also hit 9-of-11 free throws, while forcing 12 first-half turnovers by the Panthers. NU committed just four turnovers of their own, but were outrebounded 19-17 in the first half. Northern Iowa hit 10-of-24 field goals in the first half, but just 2-of-11 three-pointers. The Panthers also hit 5-of-7 free throws, as Boeck led UNI with eight first-half points.

yori Named Wbca coach oF the year Nebraska’s Connie Yori was chosen the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) 2010 RUSSELL ATHLETIC/WBCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year on Monday. “This is obviously a great honor for me, and I would like to thank all of the people who have supported and encouraged me throughout my career,” Yori said. “This award is less about me and more about our team. I think we have the hardest working coaching staff in the country, and the commitment by my assistants has been unbelievable. Most importantly, this award really recognizes the amazing commitment and hard work of our players not only this year, but the players who came before them and helped build the foundation for our program.” This year marks the 28th year that this accolade has been presented, which has been selected by the WBCA since 1983. “I would like to personally congratulate Connie Yori for a fantastic season and on behalf of the WBCA, we would like to present her with this honor,” said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. “Connie continues to be a model within the coaching ranks.” Yori is in her eighth season as the head coach of the Huskers and was recently named the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year after leading Nebraska to a 31-1 record (16-0 in the Big 12) for the best season in school history. The Huskers tied the Big 12 record with a 30-game winning streak this season and set the school record for most wins in a season in the process. Yori’s team won 15 more games this season than the previous. Nebraska became the first Big 12 Conference team to finish a regular season with an unbeaten record (29-0), and just the second Big 12 team to go 16-0 throughout league play. Yori, who led Nebraska to a No. 1 seed in the Kansas City Region and first-round NCAA Tournament win over Northern Iowa on Sunday night, owns a 152-98 record at NU and a 347-238 mark in 20 seasons overall. She has led Nebraska to a record seven consecutive postseason appearances (2004-10) and three NCAA Tournament appearances (2007, 2008 and 2010).

Nebraska’s 2009-10 roster iN dePth No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 Fr. G 31-31 5.6 2.2 4.4 1.3 0.25 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Jr. G 6-0 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.010 Meghin Williams 6-1 Fr. F 12-0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.011 Nicole Neals 5-6 Sr. G 31-0 2.9 1.0 1.5 0.6 0.112 Layne Reeves 5-11 RFr. G 22-0 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.113 Kala Kuhlmann 5-8 Sr. G 31-3 3.3 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.020 Katya Leick 6-1 Fr. F 10-0 1.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.021 Harleen Sidhu 6-1 So. F 11-0 1.9 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.122 Yvonne Turner 5-8 Sr. G 31-28 12.0 3.7 1.6 1.9 0.123 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Sr. F 31-31 20.3 10.3 1.8 1.8 0.724 Dominique Kelley 5-7 Jr. G 31-31 12.0 3.9 1.8 0.8 0.035 Jessica Periago 6-4 Jr. C 27-0 1.2 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.440 Cory Montgomery 6-2 Sr. F 31-31 12.9 5.2 0.9 0.5 0.242 Nikki Bober (Injured) 6-4 Sr. C 2-0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.044 Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Jr. C 31-0 4.3 4.4 0.2 0.4 1.9

husker ProNuNciatioN guideNikki Bober . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BO-berKatya Leick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kah-TEE-uh LIKEKala Kuhlmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KAY-luh KOOL-manJessica Periago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAIR-ee-ah-goHarleen Sidhu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sih-DOO

husker homesThe 15 members of the 2009-10 Husker women's basketball team come to Nebraska from three countries, including seven states across America.Alaska (1): Kelsey GriffinArizona (1): Nicole NealsCalifornia (1): Meghin WilliamsIowa (1): Kala KuhlmannMinnesota (2): Katya Leick, Cory MontgomeryNebraska (3): Nikki Bober, Dominique Kelley, Yvonne TurnerTexas (2): Catheryn Redmon, Layne ReevesWashington (1): Lindsey MooreCanada (2): Kaitlyn Burke, Harleen SidhuFrance (1): Jessica Periago

huskers by classSeniors (6): Nikki Bober, Kelsey Griffin, Kala Kuhlmann, Cory Montgomery, Nicole Neals, Yvonne TurnerJuniors (4): Kaitlyn Burke, Dominique Kelley,Jessica Periago, Catheryn Redmon, Sophomore (1): Harleen SidhuRedshirt Freshman (1): Layne ReevesFreshmen (3): Katya Leick, Lindsey Moore, Meghin Williams

huskers by majorAccounting: Cory MontgomeryAdvertising/Business Administration: Kaitlyn BurkeAnimal Science: Catheryn RedmonBiochemistry: Jessica PeriagoBiological Sciences: Kelsey GriffinBroadcasting: Dominique Kelley, Meghin WilliamsChild, Youth and Family Studies: Yvonne TurnerManagement: Nikki Bober, Nicole NealsNutrition, Exercise, Health Science: Katya Leick, Layne ReevesPsychology/Spanish: Kala KuhlmannUndeclared: Lindsey Moore, Harleen Sidhu

Nebraska WomeN’s basketballradio aNd televisioN shoWs The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Radio Show with Coach Connie Yori and host Matt Coatney tipped off on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. The one-hour call-in show aired on Tuesdays, Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15 from 7 to 8 p.m., before moving to Thursday night for Big 12 Conference play, beginning on Thursday, Jan. 7. The Bank of the West Nebraska Women’s Basketball Television Show with Coach Connie Yori and host Jeff Griesch aired for the first time on WOWT, Channel 6 in Omaha on Sunday night, Dec. 6 and on Monday evenings on KOLN/KGIN (My TV) in Lincoln. For a complete listing of airtimes, please visit Huskers.com and click on “Coaches Show” on the women’s basketball home page.

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Yori came to Nebraska after 10 years as the head coach at Creighton University where she finished her career as the 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year after leading Creighton to the NCAA Tournament. Overall, Yori spent 17 seasons at Creighton, including four as a player and three as an assistant coach. Between her time spent as an assistant coach and head coach at Creighton, Yori spent one year as the head softball coach at St. Thomas University where she earned her master’s degree in sports administration. Yori then spent two seasons as the head coach at Loras College. Yori graduated from Creighton with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1986. As a player for the Bluejays, Yori ranks third on the school’s all-time scoring list with 2,010 points. A 1992 inductee into the Creighton University Athletic Hall of Fame, Yori owns the school record for career scoring average (20.3 ppg). She also owns school game records for points (42) and field goals made (20). Her No. 25 jersey was also retired by Creighton. Yori is married to Kirk Helms and the couple has a son, Lukas. Yori is active in the community as a volunteer, including serving as the honorary chairperson of the 2006 Race for the Cure.

miNNesota oFFers moNtgomery a tourNameNt homecomiNg Nebraska senior Cory Montgomery was a high school star in Minnesota, but made her first appearance on the court in her homestate as a collegian when the Huskers defeated Northern Iowa, 83-44, on Sunday. Montgomery, a first-team All-Big 12 forward in 2010 and an honorable-mention All-Big 12 pick a year ago, was named to the Timberwolves Top 10 and was a first-team All-Minnesota pick by the AP in 2006. The five-time Cannon Falls High School MVP scored 2,238 points and had 1,240 rebounds in her prep career. She is one of just eight players in Nebraska history with more than 1,300 points and 600 rebounds in her collegiate career. Montgomery scored nine points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out a career-high five assists in the Huskers’ victory over Northern Iowa. Cory’s parents Mike and Jodi regularly travel to Nebraska’s games in Lincoln and on the road. Cory had a major family presence at Williams Arena on Sunday, including her sister, Alexis, who plays at Drake in Des Moines, Iowa. Montgomery played her only previous game inside Williams Arena as a high school senior in the first round of the 2006 state tournament. She also had the opportunity to watch Nebraska play Minnesota at The Barn on Dec. 3, 2005. Nebraska freshman Katya Leick is also a Minnesota native. The 6-1 forward has appeared in 10 games for the Huskers this season but has missed several games at the end of the season with an ankle sprain. Leick, a native of Grey Cloud Township, Minn., was a Class 4A All-Minnesota pick in 2009 as a senior at Park High School in Cottage Grove, Minn. She averaged 22 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.5 steals per game last year.

huskers add WomeN’s hooPs to big 12 title success Nebraska secured its first-ever Big 12 title with a 16-point win at No. 11 Oklahoma on Feb. 24, and celebrated the championship by cutting down the nets in front of more than 13,000 Husker fans at the Devaney Center following a win over Missouri on Feb. 27. NU completed a perfect Big 12 season with an 82-72 win at Kansas State March 6. Although it is the Huskers’ first Big 12 women’s basketball title, Nebraska is a regular in the Big 12 winner’s circle. In fact, the crown was the school’s 35th Big 12 women’s title across all sports, and 55th overall. NU teams have also claimed 12 additional Big 12 tournament titles since the inception of the league in 1996-97. The women’s basketball program became the 13th NU sport to claim a Big 12 title, joining volleyball (10), men’s indoor track (9), women’s gymnastics (8), men’s outdoor track (5), women’s indoor track (5), soccer (3) baseball (3), softball (3), football (2), women’s swimming and diving (2), women’s outdoor track (2) and wrestling (1). Only Texas, which has won 78 titles across 17 sports, has captured more Big 12 hardware than Nebraska.

huskers shatter records With 30-game WiNNiNg streak Nebraska had its school-record and Big 12-tying 30-game winning streak snapped with an 80-70 loss to NCAA Tournament No. 2 seed Texas A&M in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday, March 13.

The loss ended an amazing run through the 2009-10 season for the Huskers, surpassing the previous school-record streak of nine straight wins set in 1996-97. Nebraska also stretched its Big 12 Conference regular-season winning streak to 18 games, which it will carry into 2010-11. Prior to the 2009-10 season, NU’s most wins in a season in school history came with 23 (four times, most recently 1997-98). Nebraska’s 29-0 regular-season record also marked the first-ever unbeaten regular season by a league team since the formation of

the Big 12 in 1996-97. The Huskers’ 16-0 Big 12 season more than tripled the previous best league start in school history, which came with the 1987-88 Huskers’ 5-0 start on their way to the Big Eight regular-season title. The 2010 Big 12 regular-season champion Huskers also amassed their most conference wins in history. Nebraska’s streak is just the seventh of eight or more victories in school history. Three of Nebraska’s eight-game winning streaks have come in Yori’s eight seasons, including 2003-04 and 2005-06.

griFFiN makiNg history With record seasoN Big 12 Player-of-the-Year Kelsey Griffin is in the midst of arguably the best senior season in school history. Griffin, a 6-2 forward from Eagle River, Alaska, who is a finalist for the Naismith and Wade trophies and the

head coachcoNNie yori(Creighton, 1986)

2010 WBCA National Coach of the Year2010 Big 12 Coach of the Year2010 Kay Yow COY Finalist2010 Naismith COY Finalist

(152-98, Eighth Season at NU)(347-238, 20th Season Overall)

NCAA Division IIISeason School Won Lost Pct.1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .4001991-92 Loras College 15 10 .600Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500

NCAA Division I1992-93 Creighton 20 8 .7141993-94 Creighton 24 7 .7741994-95 Creighton 18 9 .6671995-96 Creighton 15 13 .5361996-97 Creighton 8 19 .2961997-98 Creighton 16 12 .5711998-99 Creighton 16 14 .5331999-00 Creighton 12 15 .4442000-01 Creighton 17 11 .6072001-02 Creighton 24 7 .7742002-03 Nebraska 8 20 .2862003-04 Nebraska 18 12 .6002004-05 Nebraska 18 14 .5632005-06 Nebraska 19 13 .5942006-07 Nebraska 22 10 .6882007-08 Nebraska 21 12 .6362008-09 Nebraska 15 16 .4842009-10 Nebraska 31 1 .969Div. I Totals 18th season 322 213 .602Overall 20th season 347 238 .593

Yori in the PostseasonYear (Tournament) Results 2010 (NCAA) W, Northern Iowa, 83-442009 (WNIT) L, at New Mexico, 43-542008 (NCAA) L, at Maryland, 64-76 W, Xavier, 61-582007 (NCAA) L, Temple, 61-642006 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 63-77 W, at Wyoming, 72-67 W, Drake, 62-592005 (WNIT) L, Iowa, 67-71 W, Marquette, 66-572004 (WNIT) L, Oregon State, 67-75 W, Drake, 73-602002 (NCAA) L, Fla. International, 58-731999 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 60-711994 (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, 84-73 L, Texas Tech, 65-75

Noting Coach YorilFirst coach in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to seven consecutive postseason bidsl10 all-time postseason tournament appearanceslFive NCAA Tournament appearanceslLed Huskers to school-record 30 wins (2010)lLed Huskers to three 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, 2010)lLed Nebraska to an average of 20.6 wins over the past seven seasonslCoached Huskers to eight first-team All-Big 12 awards over past seven seasonslFirst Nebraska coach to have three first-team All-Big 12 players in the same season (Kelsey Griffin, Yvonne Turner, Cory Montgomery, 2009-10) lHuskers have won two Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards honoring the NU team most committed to all areas of life skills and community involvement (2004, 2006)

NU All-Time BestWinning StreaksSeason Games2009-10 30 (1-30)1996-97 9 (1-9)

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Wooden Award, is averaging 20.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Her scoring average ranks sixth in Nebraska history, while her rebounding average ranks second. Among NU’s all-time seniors, Griffin’s scoring average ranks third, trailing only Amy Stephens 21.9 points per game in 1988-89 and 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings’ 20.9 points per game. Griffin’s 10.3 rebounds per game are the most ever by an NU senior. Griffin also owns the best field goal percentage by a senior in school history, the most free throws made and attempted, while adding 58 steals, 26 charges drawn and 22 blocked shots. Griffin joins Jennings (1992, 1993) and Maurtice Ivy (1988) as the only conference players of the year in Nebraska history. As a senior, Jennings averaged 20.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Ivy averaged 19.1 points and 6.1 boards per game while leading the Huskers to their only other league championship in history.

griFFiN iNvited to WNba draFt shoW oN aPril 8 One of the most talented players in the 2010 senior class, Nebraska’s Kelsey Griffin is one of the handful of players who has been invited to attend the 2010 WNBA Draft presented by adidas on April 8 at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Seacaucus, N.J. The Connecticut Sun hold the top pick in the draft, while the Minnesota Lynx control the No. 2 and No. 3 selections, followed by the Chicago Sky and the San Antonio Silver Stars. The WNBA tips off its 14th season on Saturday, May 15.

griFFiN oNe oF Four FiNalists For 2010 Naismith troPhy Big 12 Player-of-the-Year Kelsey Griffin has been chosen as one of four finalists for the 2010 Naismith Trophy, presented to the nation’s outstanding women’s basketball player. Griffin is joined as a finalist by UConn’s Tina Charles and Maya Moore and Stanford’s Jayne Appel. Nebraska Coach Connie Yori is also a finalist for the Naismith Coach-of-the-Year award.

griFFiN sets school record For starts With 125 career start heading into the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Kelsey Griffin owns Nebraska’s career record. She passed Janet Smith, who started 122 games from 1979 to 1982. Smith, an Omaha Burke graduate, appeared in a school-record 136 games during her four-year career, scoring 1,284 points while establishing school records with 1,280 rebounds and 238 blocked shots.

griFFiN reWritiNg Nebraska Free throW records Kelsey Griffin continues to add to her mastery of Nebraska’s free throw record book. Griffin owns the NU season record with 176 free throws made this year in a school-record 231 attempts. Against Missouri on Feb. 27, Griffin broke the school record for free throws made in a game with 17, while tying her own school record with 18 attempts. Not surprisingly, the Alaskan has shattered NU’s career free throw records with 549 made and 754 attempted. Nicole Kubik held the previous career mark for makes (440) while Deb Powell owned the most attempts (644).

coach-oF-the-year yori leads oNe oF NatioN’s most imProved teams WBCA National Coach-of-the-Year Connie Yori earned her first Big 12 Conference Coach-of-the-Year honor after leading Nebraska to the best regular season in league history. Yori’s 31-1 Huskers not only went 16-0 in the Big 12, they won 12 games by double digits and led 15 of their 16 league opponents by double digits at some point in the game. The Huskers were only outscored by regular-season league foes in three of 32 halves on the year. Nebraska’s dominance this season followed a 15-16 record in 2008-09, which puts NU in position to be one of the nation’s most improved teams in 2009-10. The Huskers are plus-16 in the win column and plus-15 in the loss column, giving them a plus-15.5 mark by official NCAA standards. The Huskers have a chance to be the most improved team from one season to the next in NCAA Division I history. Valparaiso owns the current best with a 17-game improvement from 2001 to 2002. Nebraska’s improvement is even more amazing by historical standards, considering the Huskers won 15 games and qualified for the postseason in 2009. NU’s 15 wins would be the most ever by a nation’s most improved team, while the Huskers could be the first-ever postseason team from the previous year, to be the nation’s most improved team the next season. Yori is a finalist for the Naismith Coach-of-the-Year award and the inaugural Kay Yow Award.

yori, griFFiN headliNe husker big 12 hardWare haul Coach Connie Yori earned her first Big 12 Conference Coach-of-the-Year honor, while senior forward Kelsey Griffin became the first Cornhusker to garner Big 12 Player-of-the-Year accolades. Yvonne Turner was voted the Big 12’s Co-Defensive Player of the Year, along with Baylor freshman center Brittney Griner, who was also the league’s freshman of the year. Texas A&M’s Danielle Adams was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year. Griffin, a 6-2 power forward from Eagle River, Alaska, and Turner, a 5-8 guard from Omaha, Neb., were both first-team All-Big 12 selections and were both named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. Griffin earned first-team

Nebraska Quick FactsInstitution ......................................... University of Nebraska Location ........................................................... Lincoln, Neb.Population ................................................................251,624Enrollment..................................................................24,100Founded ........................................................................1869Nickname ............................................Cornhuskers, HuskersColors ...................................................... Scarlet and CreamHome Arena ................................ Bob Devaney Sports CenterCapacity .....................................................................13,595Conference ................................................................. Big 12Athletic Director ................................................Tom Osborne2009-10 Overall Record ................................................ 31-1 Home Record ............................................................ 16-0 Away Record ............................................................. 12-0 Neutral Record ........................................................... 3-1Head Coach ......................................................... Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year ..................................... Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska .................... Eighth season (152-98) Career Record ............................. 347-238 (20th season) NCAA Div. I Record ...................... 322-213 (18th season) Home Record .......................................................... 93-33 Big 12 Conference Record ...................................... 65-63 Big 12 Home Record ............................................... 38-25Associate Head Coach ............................... Sunny SmallwoodAssistant Coaches....................... Tory Verdi, Kellie Lewis-JayDirector of Operations .......................................Angela KiffinAdministrative Assistant .................................Shawn GilbertGraduate Assistant Manager...............................Ashley FordStrength Coach ............................................. Rusty RuffcornAthletic Trainer ................................................. Tammy JonesBasketball Office Phone ...............................(402) 472-6462Basketball Office Fax....................................(402) 472-0849Women’s Basketball Contact .............................. Jeff GrieschMedia Relations Office Phone .......................(402) 472-2263Griesch’s Direct Line .....................................(402) 472-7775Griesch’s Cell Phone .....................................(402) 540-0279Griesch’s Home Phone ..................................(402) 328-8992Griesch’s E-mail ................................jgriesch@huskers.comMedia Relations Fax .....................................(402) 472-2005Best Time to Contact Yori ............................ Through GrieschStarters Returning/Lost ................................................... 6/1Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................ 11/22009-10 Newcomers ...........................................................4

Nebraska iNdividual hoNorsKelsey Griffin .................................. Big 12 Player of the Year ....................................Three-Time First-Team All-Big 12 ..................................... Naismith Trophy Finalist (1 of 4) ......................................Wooden Award Finalist (1 of 22) ...................................................Wade Trophy Candidate .......................................... WBCA Region 5 All-American ..................Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist (1 of 10) ..............V Foundation Comeback Award Finalist (1 of 9)Cory Montgomery ................................. First-Team All-Big 12Yvonne Turner ...................................... First-Team All-Big 12 ........................... Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year ............................ Three-Time Big 12 All-Defensive TeamLindsey Moore.............................. Big 12 All-Freshman TeamConnie Yori .....................................Big 12 Coach of the Year ................ Naismith National Coach-of-the-Year Finalist ................................ Kay Yow Coach-of-the-Year Finalist ...................................WBCA Region 5 Coach of the Year

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All-Big 12 honors for the third time, placing her on a short list of three-time all-conference players at Nebraska that includes Karen Jennings, Maurtice Ivy and Kiera Hardy. Griffin also joined Jennings (1992, 1993 Big Eight) and Ivy (1988 Big Eight) as the only conference players of the year at NU. Griffin has averaged 20.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per contest while leading the Big 12 with 18 double-doubles. She ranks second among the Huskers with 58 steals, trailing only Turner’s 62 steals, while adding 22 blocked shots and a team-best 26 charges drawn. Griffin leads NU with 219 defensive rebounds. Turner earned her third straight spot on the Big 12 All-Defensive Team while claiming first-team all-league honors for the first time in her four-year career. She ranks among Nebraska’s all-time leaders with 228 career steals, while also ranking second in school history with 179 career three-pointers. This season she has averaged 11.8 points per game, including 13.9 points per game in league action. She led the Big 12 in threes per game in league action. Griffin and Turner were joined on the All-Big 12 first team by fellow senior Cory Montgomery. Nebraska’s leading scorer and rebounder a year ago, Montgomery has placed her name among the best in Nebraska history by averaging 12.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game this year. She has joined Griffin as one of only eight players in school history with 1,300 points and 600 rebounds in her career. The 6-2 forward from Cannon Falls, Minn., is also nearing Nebraska’s all-time top 10 in three-pointers made. Montgomery was an honorable-mention All-Big 12 pick as a junior when she led NU with 15.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Nebraska junior Dominique Kelley added an honorable-mention All-Big 12 selection. The 5-7 guard from Lincoln has averaged 12.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as one of the Big Red’s “Big Four” scorers this season. Kelley has started 96 consecutive games since being named the Nebraska High School Player of the Year in 2007 at Lincoln Northeast. Point guard Lindsey Moore completed Nebraska’s impressive list of accomplishments by earning one of five spots on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. Moore has averaged 5.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game while starting all 32 games for the Huskers. Moore quarterbacked Nebraska’s offense to a perfect 16-0 Big 12 mark by averaging 6.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game in the league. Over the past nine games, Moore has averaged 9.8 points per game while shooting nearly 50 percent from the field and three-point range, and better than 80 percent from the free throw line.

moNtgomery climbiNg Nu games Played list While Kelsey Griffin has set the school record for games started, she ranks second in games played among current Huskers. The leader in that category is Cory Montgomery, who will be playing in her 129th career game on Sunday. The 6-2 forward from Cannon Falls, Minn., ranks fourth in school history. Janet Smith owns the NU record with 136 games played from 1979 to 1982. Montgomery’s former teammate Danielle Page sits in third on NU’s all-time list with 129 games played, while Kathy Hagerstrom ranks second with 130 games played in her career.

seNior class has shoWN coNsisteNcy For huskers Nebraska’s senior class is not only the largest in school history, the six Husker seniors have also teamed for more appearances than any senior class in school history.

Despite several season-ending injuries during their respective careers, including two season-ending knee injuries for senior center Nikki Bober, and a foot injury that kept Kelsey Griffin out of the entire 2008-09 campaign, the six seniors have combined for 672 games played. Cory Montgomery leads the way with 128 appearances, and Griffin has played in 125 games. Yvonne Turner has competed in 124, while Nicole Neals has appeared in 120. Kala Kuhlmann has played 119 games, while Bober saw action in 56. Prior to this season, only 10 players in the 35-year history of Nebraska women’s basketball had played in 120 or more games in a Husker uniform. The group has also achieved

unprecedented success on the court over the past four seasons. The group has combined to average more than 22 wins per year, while leading the Huskers to four straight postseason appearances, a pair of NCAA Tournament victories and their first-ever Big 12 regular-season title.

griFFiN beariNg doWN oN 2,000 PoiNts, 1,000 rebouNds Kelsey Griffin has cemented her place among the best players in Nebraska women’s basketball history, and recently became just the third player in Husker history to score 2,000 career points. Griffin scored her 2,000th point in NU’s opening-round NCAA Tournament win over Northern Iowa on March 21. Griffin enters Nebraska’s second-round game with UCLA needed just seven rebounds to become just the second Husker in history with 2,000 points and 1,000 career rebounds. Griffin, who ranks second in NU history with 38 career double-doubles, is poised to join 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings (2,405 points, 1,000 rebounds) in that category. Griffin ranks third on Nebraska’s career rebounding chart and needs seven boards to catch Jennings at No. 2 with 1,000.

Nebraska iNdividual career highsScoringPlayer (Game, Date) Points Kelsey Griffin (vs. Creighton, 12/9/09; vs. TAMUCC, 11/27/05) 36Cory Montgomery (at Oklahoma State, 3/7/09) 30Yvonne Turner (at Oklahoma State, 3/7/09) 26Dominique Kelley (vs. Butler, 11/28/08) 21Lindsey Moore (vs. Iowa State, 2/17/10) 18Kaitlyn Burke (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 15Catheryn Redmon (vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 14Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Weber State, 11/14/08) 13Nicole Neals (vs. Davidson, 11/13/09) 12Jessica Periago (Three Times, vs. Idaho State, 11/19/09) 11Nikki Bober (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 10Harleen Sidhu (vs. Washington State, 11/22/09) 10Katya Leick (at Texas Tech, 1/27/10) 6Layne Reeves (vs. No. Illinois, 12/13/09; vs. So. Dakota, 12/3/09) 6Meghin Williams (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10) 5

ReboundingKelsey Griffin (vs. Missouri, 2/27/10) 17Catheryn Redmon (vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 12/9/08) 15Cory Montgomery (vs. Baylor, 2/4/09) 14Dominique Kelley (vs. Denver, 12/30/07) 9Yvonne Turner (vs. Albany, 12/30/09; vs. Butler, 11/28/08) 9Lindsey Moore (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10) 8Nikki Bober (vs. Southern Utah, 11/22/08) 7Kaitlyn Burke (at Long Beach State, 12/15/07) 7Harleen Sidhu (vs. Butler, 11/28/08) 7Kala Kuhlmann (vs. S. Utah, 11/22/08; vs. Texas, 1/9/08) 6Nicole Neals (vs. Michigan, 12/9/06) 6Jessica Periago (vs. Wash. St., 11/22/09; at Kansas, 2/28/09) 6Katya Leick (vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 5Layne Reeves (vs. Washington State, 11/22/09) 4Meghin Williams (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10) 2

AssistsLindsey Moore (vs. Kansas State, 1/23/10) 9Yvonne Turner (at Kansas State, 2/27/08) 9Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Long Beach State, 12/12/08) 8Kelsey Griffin (vs. Colorado, 2/20/10) 6Dominique Kelley (vs. Southern Utah, 11/22/08) 6Kala Kuhlmann (Three Times, at Texas, 1/14/09) 5Cory Montgomery (vs. Northern Iowa, 3/21/10) 5Nicole Neals (Five Times, vs. Washington State, 11/22/09) 5Nikki Bober (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 3Jessica Periago (vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 3Catheryn Redmon (vs. Idaho St., 11/19/09; vs. Iowa St., 1/24/09) 2Layne Reeves (at Texas Tech, 1/27/10; vs. No. Illinois, 12/13/09) 2Katya Leick (at Vermont, 1/4/10; vs. Albany, 12/30/09) 1Harleen Sidhu (Three Times, vs. Albany, 12/30/09) 1

StealsYvonne Turner (vs. UAPB, 1/2/08; vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 8Cory Montgomery (at Missouri, 1/17/09) 5Kelsey Griffin (Three Times, at Saint Mary’s, 11/28/09) 4Lindsey Moore (vs. Texas A&M, 3/13/10) 4Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Arizona St., 12/28/08; vs. Weber St., 11/14/08) 3Dominique Kelley (Three Times, at Vermont,1/4/10) 3Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Davidson, 11/13/09; at Colorado, 1/31/09) 3Nicole Neals (vs. Colorado, 3/3/09) 3Catheryn Redmon (at Oklahoma State, 3/7/09) 3Nikki Bober (vs. Texas, 1/9/08; vs. UTPA, 11/28/06) 2Jessica Periago (vs. Kansas, 3/3/10) 2Layne Reeves (vs. Davidson, 11/13/09) 2Harleen Sidhu (vs. Kansas, 1/21/09) 2Katya Leick (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10; vs. Idaho State, 11/19/09 1

Blocked ShotsCatheryn Redmon (vs. Albany, 12/30/09; vs. Kansas State, 2/25/09) 7Kelsey Griffin (vs. Missouri, 2/27/10) 5Nikki Bober (vs. Arizona State, 12/28/08) 4Cory Montgomery (vs. Albany, 12/30/09; vs. Oral Roberts, 12/2/08) 2Yvonne Turner (vs. Oklahoma, 1/10/09; vs. OSU, 2/10/08) 2Jessica Periago (at Miami, 12/5/09) 2Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Missouri, 2/21/08; vs. UAPB, 1/2/08) 1Dominique Kelley (at Baylor, 1/17/10) 1Kala Kuhlmann (Three Times, vs. Idaho State, 11/19/09) 1Lindsey Moore (Four Times; vs. Colorado, 2/20/10) 1Nicole Neals (vs. Wash. St., 11/22/09; at UNLV, 11/15/09) 1Layne Reeves (Three Times, vs. Kansas, 3/3/10) 1Harleen Sidhu (Three Times, vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 1

Minutes PlayedYvonne Turner (vs. Kansas State, 2/25/09) 39Lindsey Moore (at Oklahoma, 2/24/10) 39Cory Montgomery (vs. Missouri, 2/21/09; vs. Baylor, 2/4/09) 38Kelsey Griffin (vs. LSU, 12/20/09) 36Dominique Kelley (vs. Texas Tech, 2/14/09) 35Kaitlyn Burke (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 34Catheryn Redmon (vs. Kansas State, 2/25/09) 34Nicole Neals (vs. Minnesota, 12/5/06) 29Kala Kuhlmann (at Denver, 11/24/08) 28Nikki Bober (vs. Arizona State, 12/28/08) 25Jessica Periago (at Oklahoma State, 3/7/09) 24Harleen Sidhu (vs. Weber State, 11/14/08) 24Layne Reeves (vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 13Katya Leick (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10) 9Meghin Williams (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10) 7

Senior PresencePlayer Games-StartsMontgomery 128-67 Griffin 125-125Turner 124-93Neals 120-0Kuhlmann 119-3Bober 56-1Totals 672-288

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moNtgomery eighth husker With 1,300 PoiNts, 600 boards With 1,355 points and 622 career rebounds, first-team All-Big 12 forward Cory Montgomery is just the eighth Husker in history to score 1,300 points and pull down 600 rebounds in a career. Montgomery joined Husker teammate Kelsey Griffin on that prestigious list by producing 13 points and nine rebounds in NU’s regular-season finale at Kansas State. The 6-2 senior from Cannon Falls, Minn., produced her best effort of the year with a season-high 24 points in NU’s Big 12 title-clinching win at No. 11 Oklahoma Feb. 24. Montgomery has moved into 12th on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list and climbed to 13th on NU’s career rebounding list. She needs 14 rebounds to catch former teammate Danielle Page in 12th. Montgomery owns 67 double-figure scoring efforts, 10 double-figure rebounding efforts and 10 double-doubles in her career. Montgomery has played her best against NU’s best competition. She established her season high with 18 points in NU’s win at No. 9 Baylor on Jan. 17, when she added six boards and three three-pointers. She had 18 points in Nebraska’s win over No. 12 Texas A&M. She had a 17-point, seven-rebound effort in the win over Colorado on Feb. 20, which followed a 16-point performance in a win over No. 13 Iowa State Feb. 17. She added 16 points in NU’s win over No. 19 Texas on Jan. 12, and also had 16 points, and a trio of three-pointers in the Huskers’ run past No. 5 LSU on Dec. 20. Montgomery enters the UCLA game averaging 12.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Montgomery has produced double figures in 24 of NU’s 32 games. An honorable-mention All-Big 12 pick as a junior, Montgomery earned a spot on the Saint Mary’s Hilton Thanksgiving all-tournament team by averaging 15 points and five rebounds in a pair of Husker wins over UALR and Saint Mary’s. She notched her 10th career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas State on March 12. She posted her first double-double of the season with game highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds in Nebraska’s win over Idaho State on Nov. 19.

turNer joiNs griFFiN, moNtgomery iN Nu record book First-team All-Big 12 guard Yvonne Turner recently joined fellow seniors Kelsey Griffin and Cory Montgomery in Nebraska’s 1,000-point club, reaching the mark in a win over No. 13 Iowa State on Feb. 17. Turner, a 5-8 guard from Omaha, Neb., has climbed to No. 19 on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list with 1,085 career points. Scoring is just one of the ways that the 2006 Nebraska High School Player of the Year has earned her way into the Husker record book. One of the best three-point shooters in school history, Turner ranks second in Husker history with 179 made three-pointers, trailing only former teammate Kiera Hardy’s 267 (2004-07). Turner’s 78 threes this year place her in fourth on NU’s single-season list. She needs just five more threes to match Hardy’s junior season total of 81 (2005-06). Amy Stephens set the school record with 85 threes in 1988-89, which Hardy matched as a sophomore in 2004-05. Turner first made a name for herself at Nebraska with her defense. The 2010 Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year and three-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection had 81 steals as a sophomore in 2007-08 to rank eighth in school history. Her 228 career steals rank fifth on the NU all-time list. She needs just three more to catch Deb Powell in fourth with 231. With four assists against Kansas on March 3, Turner also reached 200 assists in her career to place herself in elite company among Nebraska’s all-time best guards. Turner become just the sixth Husker to score 1,000 points, dish out 200 assists and record 200 steals, joining Anna DeForge, Nicole Kubik, Brooke Schwartz, Amy Stephens and Meggan Yedsena.

husker FaNs comiNg out iN droves at devaNey Nebraska has regularly ranked among the top 30 teams nationally in average home attendance over the past 15 years, but Husker fans have flocked to the Bob Devaney Sports Center in record numbers in 2009-10. Big Red faithful have come along for the ride during Nebraska’s record-setting season, averaging a school-record 7,390 fans per game - ranking eighth nationally. NU’s Big 12 attendance was spectacular, averaging a Big 12-best 11,383 fans per game. Nebraska drew seven consecutive crowds of more than 10,000 to the Devaney Center to end the season, beginning with a then-school-record 13,303 fans for Nebraska’s win over Kansas State on Jan. 23. Nebraska smashed that record against Missouri Feb. 27, posting the first sellout in school history with 13,595 fans. Over the last seven home games, the Huskers attracted an average of 11,989 fans per game to the Devaney Center. NU’s previous single-season average home attendance record was 5,000 fans per game in 1998-99. NU’s success at the turnstiles is even more amazing considering season ticket holders numbered just 1,424 entering the 2009-10 season. With Nebraska’s success this season, 2010-11 season tickets went on sale earlier than ever, as the Athletic Department announced “March Madness” pricing for new season ticket buyers beginning on March 8 and continuing through March 31. During the first two weeks of the promotion, Nebraska has sold more than 700 new season tickets for next season, increasing the Huskers’ season ticket base by more than 50 percent.

huskers sPeNd NiNe Weeks iN aP toP 10 Nebraska achieved its highest ranking in school history when the Huskers climbed to No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday, Feb. 8. NU maintained that ranking for five weeks, before slipping one spot to No. 4 heading into the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers have spent nine straight weeks in the top 10 and 14 straight in the top 25. NU’s first-ever top-10 ranking in either poll came with a No. 9 ranking in the USA Today/ESPN poll on Jan. 12. The Huskers have never finished a season in either of the top 25 polls.

FiNal 2010 big 12 staNdiNgs Team Big 12 Record Overall Record1. Nebraska$ 16-0 31-12. Iowa State^ 11-5 24-73. Oklahoma^ 11-5 24-104. Texas A&M^ 10-6 26-75. Texas 10-6 22-116. Baylor 9-7 24-97. Oklahoma State 9-7 24-108. Texas Tech 5-11 18-149. Kansas State 5-11 14-1810. Kansas 5-11 17-1511. Colorado 3-13 13-1712. Missouri 2-14 12-18$-Big 12 regular-season champion, No. 1 seed in Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, March 11-14, Kansas City, Mo. ^-Big 12 Tournament first-round byes.

big 12 Ncaa schedule & resultsSaturday-Monday, March 20-22 - Seattle, Wash.#2 Texas A&M 84, #15 Portland State 53 (ESPN2)#2 Texas A&M vs. #7 Gonzaga, 8:40 p.m. (ESPN2)Saturday-Monday, March 20-22 - Tempe, Ariz.#4 Oklahoma State 70, #13 Chattanooga 63 (ESPN2)#4 Oklahoma State vs. #5 Georgia, 8:40 p.m. (ESPN2)Saturday-Monday, March 20-22 - Berkeley, Calif.#4 Baylor 69, #13 Fresno State 55 (ESPN2/ESPNU)#4 Baylor vs. #5 Georgetown, 9:05 p.m. (ESPNU)Sunday-Tuesday, March 21-23 - Minneapolis, Minn.#1 Nebraska 83, #16 Northern Iowa 44 (ESPN2) #1 Nebraska vs. #8 UCLA, 8:36 p.m. (ESPN2)Sunday, March 21 - Austin, Texas#11 San Diego State 74, #6 Texas 63 (ESPN2)Sunday-Tuesday, March 21-23 - Norman, Okla.#3 Oklahoma 68, #14 South Dakota State 57 (ESPN2)#3 Oklahoma vs. #11 UALR, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2)Sunday-Tuesday, March 21-23 - Ames, Iowa#4 Iowa State 79, #13 Lehigh 42 (ESPN2)#4 Iowa State vs. #12 UW Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Nu’s double-digit rallies uNder yoriOpponent Deficit 2nd Half Half Finalat San Diego (Dec. 28, 2002) 19 -19 -5 62-61#24 Ariz. St. (Dec. 28, 2008) 16 -10 -9 62-58at Missouri (Feb. 3, 2008) 14 -14 -8 73-67at Missouri (Jan. 8, 2005) 13 -13 -9 81-74#2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) 13 -13 -8 103-99 3OTat Texas (Jan. 3, 2007) 11 -11 -4 79-75at Colorado (Feb. 6, 2008) 12 -6 +1 80-71Iowa State (Jan. 10, 2004) 12 -1 -1 62-57at Kansas St. (March 6, 2010) 11 -7 -7 82-72

huskers stay PerFect iN gsr The Nebraska women’s basketball program is one of a select few across the nation setting a perfect graduation standard. In the most recent Graduation Success Report released by the NCAA in mid-October of 2009, the Huskers posted a perfect 100 percent graduation rate.

go big roadNU’s Seasons with 10 or More Road WinsSeason RecordT1. 2009-10 15-1T1. 1975-76 15-8T2. 1976-77 14-144. 2006-07 12-6 1991-92 12-8 1979-80 12-147. 1992-93 11-7

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Nebraska agaiNst the Ncaa tourNameNt Field Nebraska owns an 11-1 record against the 2010 NCAA Tournament field. Ten of NU’s 2009-10 foes earned trips to the Big Dance, and the Huskers notched victories over all nine of them, including No. 2 seed Texas A&M (1-1), No. 3 seed Oklahoma, No. 4 seed Iowa State (2-0), No. 4 seed Oklahoma State, No. 4 seed Baylor, No. 6 seed Texas, No. 7 seed LSU, No. 10 seed Vermont and No. 11 seed UALR. The Huskers were 5-1 against the field on the road, with the only loss coming to Texas A&M in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals in Kansas City, Mo., on March 13. Nebraska’s nine regular-season NCAA Tournament foes went 8-1 in the first round, with the lone loss coming from Texas, while UALR and Vermont were two of the few first-round winners by upset.

huskers ruNNiNg high iN oFFicial Ncaa rPi The NCAA released its official RPI rankings on Monday, March 15, and Nebraska was near the top of the chart with a No. 4 national RPI ranking. Only Connecticut, Tennessee and Stanford were ahead of the Huskers. Big 12 foes Texas A&M (6th) and Oklahoma (8th) joined Nebraska in the top 10, while Oklahoma State was 12th, Texas 13th, Baylor 15th and Iowa State 26th giving the Big 12 seven teams in the RPI top 30. All seven teams earned spots in the 64-team NCAA Tournament field. All 12 of the Big 12 teams were among the top 125, including No. 44 Kansas, No. 58 Texas Tech, No. 89 Kansas State, No. 110 Missouri and No. 121 Colorado. Nebraska owns 19 wins over top-100 RPI teams, including No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 12 Oklahoma State, No. 13 Texas, No. 15 Baylor, No. 26 Iowa State (2), No. 29 LSU, No. 39 Vermont, No. 44 Kansas (2), No. 56 UALR, No. 58 Texas Tech, No. 65 Creighton, No. 73 Saint Mary’s, No. 80 Miami and No. 89 Kansas State (3). NU also owns wins over RPI No. 110 Missouri (2) and No. 121 Colorado (2). Eleven of NU’s top-100 RPI wins have come away from home, including nine true road wins.

big Four kNoW hoW to score For big red Nebraska’s big four scorers of Kelsey Griffin, Cory Montgomery, Yvonne Turner and Dominique Kelley have all put up impressive numbers for the Huskers and all earned Big 12 Conference honors for their performances this year. Each of NU’s most experienced players are averaging 11 or more points per game. Griffin leads NU with 20.4 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, while Montgomery - NU’s leading scorer and rebounder a year ago - is averaging 12.8 points and 5.2 boards per contest. Turner has added 11.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game - while pouring in 13.9 points and 3.6 boards per game in league action to earn first-team All-Big 12 honors. Kelley, the lone junior in the group, has pitched in 12.0 points and 3.9 rebounds on her way to honorable-mention All-Big 12 accolades. The last Nebraska team to have four players average in double figures in a season was the 1996 NCAA Tournament squad (Anna DeForge, Tina McClain, Pyra Aarden, Kate Galligan). Only one time between 1995-96 and 2008-09 (13 seasons) did Nebraska feature three players who averaged double figures - Coach Connie Yori’s first NU team in 2002-03 (Alexa Johnson, Katie Morse, Margaret Richards). Morse, who averaged 12 points per game, only played the first seven games before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

Nu shoWiNg North divisioN domiNaNce over last Five years During the past five seasons, Nebraska leads the North Division with a 36-14 regular-season record against the other five Big 12 North foes. Iowa State is 32-18, while Kansas State is 30-20 in that span. The Huskers completed season sweeps of Iowa State, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas and Kansas State to finish 10-0 this season against the North. NU completed its fifth sweep at Kansas State on March 6 (82-72), after beating the Wildcats (71-56)

in Lincoln on Jan. 23. Iowa State was 7-3 against the North this year, while Kansas State and Kansas were 5-5. Colorado was 3-7 and Missouri 0-10.

huskers First North team to go 6-0 vs. south siNce 2000 Nebraska capped a 6-0 sweep of the Big 12 South with an 80-64 victory over No. 11 Oklahoma to clinch the 2010 Big 12 regular-season title on Feb. 24. The Huskers own eight straight regular-season wins against the South. The win over the Sooners followed a 71-60 victory over No. 12 Texas A&M Feb. 6 and an 88-67 run past No. 10 Oklahoma State in Lincoln Feb. 3. Nebraska produced its largest victory margin in history against a Big 12 opponent with an 89-47 win at Texas Tech Jan. 27, after posting a 65-56 win at No. 9 Baylor on Jan. 17. The Lady Bears are the only South foe to play the Huskers within single digits this season. NU opened home Big 12 action with a 91-79 win over No. 19 Texas on Jan. 12. In its six regular-season meetings with Big 12 South foes, Nebraska averaged 80.7 points per game, while surrendering 62.2 points per contest, for an average winning margin of 18.5 points per game. Nebraska is the first North team in a decade to sweep the South. Iowa State was the last team to accomplish the feat in 1999-2000, while Kansas (1998-99) is the only other North school to notch a sweep. A North school has won five or more games against the South only eight previous times, most recently Kansas State’s back-to-back 5-1 marks in 2002-03 and 2003-04.

Nebraska’s career scoriNg leadersPlayer (Years) Points1. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 2,4052. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 2,1313. Kelsey Griffin (2005-present) 2,0004. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 1,9765. Kiera Hardy (2004-07) 1,9306. Nicole Kubik (1997-2000) 1,8677. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 1,8598. Debra Powell (1982-85) 1,8439. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 1,77810. Angie Miller (1984-87) 1,54111. Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 1,43312. Cory Montgomery (2006-present) 1,35513. Janet Smith (1979-82) 1,28414. Brooke Schwartz (1997-2000) 1,24315. Jan Crouch (1976-79) 1,18316. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 1,11617. Ann Halsne (1988-91) 1,09618. Nafeesah Brown (1992-94) 1,08919. Yvonne Turner (2006-present) 1,08520. Tina McClain (1994-97) 1,07421. Kate Galligan (1993-96) 1,06922. Cathy Owen (1982-85) 1,04823. Stacy Imming (1984-87) 1,03624. Alexa Johnson (2001-04) 1,03525. Charlie Rogers (1997-2000) 1,001

Nebraska’s career rebouNd leadersPlayer (Years) Points1. Janet Smith (1979-82) 1,2802. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 1,0003. Kelsey Griffin (2005-present) 9934. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 8745. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 8046. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 7787. Debra Powell (1982-85) 7508. Angie Miller (1984-87) 6619. Charlie Rogers (1997-00) 65910. Jan Crouch (1976-79) 65113. Cory Montgomery (2006-present) 622

Nebraska career blocksPlayer (Season) Blocks1. Janet Smith (1979-82) 2382. Danielle Page (2005-08) 2073. Catheryn Redmon (2008-present) 1394. Charlie Rogers (1997-00) 1265. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 1045. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 1026. Katie Morse (2001-04) 1017. Kelsey Griffin (2006-present) 908. Casey Leonhardt (2000-01) 8810. Rissa Taylor (1990-93) 6611. Pyra Aarden (1993-96) 63 Karen Jennings (1990-93) 63

Nu career three-PoiNt leadersPlayer, Pos. (Season) 3FG1. Kiera Hardy, G (2004-07) 2672. Yvonne Turner, G (2006-present) 1793. Anna DeForge, G (1995-98) 1554. Kate Galligan, G (1993-96) 1455. Nicole Kubik, G (1997-00) 1295. Amy Stephens, G (1986-89) 1297. Amanda Went, G (1998-01) 968. Brooke Schwartz, G (1997-00) 819. Margaret Richards, G (2001-04) 7910. Chelsea Aubry, F (2004-07) 78 Active Huskers with 50 or More Career 3FG-- Cory Montgomery, F (2006-present) 77-- Nicole Neals, G (2006-present) 69-- Dominique Kelley, G (2007-present) 59-- Kaitlyn Burke, G (2007-present) 57

North vs. NorthBig 12 North Last 5 Years1. Nebraska 36-14 2. Iowa State 32-183. Kansas State 30-20

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griFFiN domiNates FaN vote For loWe’s seNior class aWard Nebraska senior forward Kelsey Griffin led fan voting for the 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for NCAA Division I women’s basketball when fan voting closed on March 22. Griffin received four times more votes than any of the other nine finalists, receiving 44 percent of the fan vote, which will count one-third toward the final award. The three-time first-team All-Big 12 selection and Big 12 Player of the Year is a national player-of-the-year candidate. In addition to her success on the court in her career, the All-America candidate is also a standout in the classroom and in the community. In the classroom, Griffin is a three-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection who carries nearly a 3.5 grade-point average as a biological sciences major. Projected as a high WNBA draft pick in 2010, Griffin hopes to pursue a career in the medical profession following her playing days. In the community, Griffin has been a mentor at Belmont Elementary School for five years, and has served as a volunteer speaker multiple times for “School is Cool” week and the “School is Cool” celebration. She has also spoken several times during American Education Week, while helping the women’s basketball team claim Nebraska’s Life Skills Award of Excellence in 2006. The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. In addition to Griffin, the other women’s basketball finalists are: Jayne Appel, Stanford; Amy Beggin, New Mexico; Joy Cheek, Duke; Alysha Clark, Middle Tennessee State; Tyra Grant, Penn State; Allison Hightower, LSU; Ashley Houts, Georgia; Ashley Sweat, Kansas State; and Bianca Thomas, Mississippi. The 2009-10 season marks the ninth year of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, and past women’s basketball recipients include: Sue Bird (Connecticut, 2002), LaToya Thomas (Mississippi State, 2003), Alana Beard (Duke, 2004), Kendra Wecker (Kansas State, 2005), Seimone Augustus (LSU, 2006), Alison Bales (Duke, 2007), Candice Wiggins (Stanford, 2008), Courtney Paris (Oklahoma, 2009).

Practice? this team loves talkiN’ ‘bout Practice Listen to the Nebraska players and coaches talk about the keys to their success so far in 2009-10, and one word repeatedly comes up - “practice.” The Huskers love to talk about practice. Since the early days of the season, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori has said that the 2009-10 Huskers are “the best practicing team she has ever coached.” Senior All-America candidate said recently that she entered the season with the mindset that “she would make sure the coaches did not have to coach effort in practice.” She went on to say that she has played a minor role in assuring effort, “because my teammates are working so hard every day that I don’t even worry about it.” Senior guard Yvonne Turner told a group of reporters following Nebraska’s win over Albany on Dec. 30 that, “sure it was nice to have a whole week off for Christmas after beating LSU, but I couldn’t wait to get back to practice. I think we were all the same way. We couldn’t wait to get back on the court together.” On Monday, Jan. 18, just hours after Nebraska had achieved its first-ever AP top-10 ranking in school history, junior guard Dominique Kelley told a reporter after practice, “sure, its nice to be ranked, whatever we’re ranked I don’t even know, but what it really shows is how hard we all worked during the offseason and how hard we are working every day in practice to get better.”

Nebraska oWNs success agaiNst toP 25 Foes Nebraska has made a habit of knocking off top-25 opponents during Connie Yori’s eight seasons at the helm. In fact, the Huskers’ win over No. 11 Oklahoma marked their 19th win over an AP Top 25 foe during Yori’s tenure, including their seventh this season. NU’s 21-point win over No. 10 Oklahoma State on Feb. 3 was the Huskers’ fifth against a top-10 opponent. Before Yori’s arrival, Nebraska had beaten just one top-10 opponent in school history. Nebraska’s three top-10 wins this season have matched NU’s all-time total in 35 seasons of women’s basketball. NU’s win at No. 9 Baylor on Jan. 17, marked the Huskers’ first victory against a top-25 team in a true road game under Yori. It was also the Huskers’ first-ever true road win over a top-10 opponent. The Huskers have posted six wins over AP Top 15 teams (No. 5 LSU, No. 9 Baylor, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 13 Iowa State) this season, including three wins over top-10 foes. The Huskers also own a road win over current AP No. 15 Iowa State on Jan. 9, in Ames, while also claiming road wins over previously ranked clubs at Vermont (AP No. 24, Jan. 18), Miami (AP No. 25, Jan. 11), Kansas (as high as No. 18, first nine weeks AP). The Jayhawks, Catamounts and Hurricanes were unranked when they played the Huskers. The highest-ranked team Nebraska has ever defeated was the 2004-05 Baylor team that went on to win the national title. NU outlasted No. 2 BU, 103-99 in triple overtime on Jan. 12, 2005. The Huskers’ 21-point win over No. 10 OSU on Feb. 3, 2010, marked NU’s largest victory margin ever over a top-10 team. Nebraska’s 29-point win over

husker career 20-PoiNt gamesKelsey Griffin (34) Pointsat Kansas State (3/6/10) 36vs. Creighton (12/9/09) 31vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/27/05) 31at #11 Oklahoma (2/24/10) 30vs. #5 LSU (12/20/09) 30at Missouri (2/13/10) 28at Saint Mary’s (11/28/09) 28at Kansas State (2/4/06) 28vs. Albany (12/30/09) 27vs. UALR (11/27/09) 27vs. #19 Texas (1/12/10) 26vs. Xavier (3/23/08) 26vs. Colorado (3/2/08) 26vs. Missouri (2/21/08) 26vs. Colorado (2/20/10) 25at Vermont (1/4/10) 25at Colorado (2/6/08) 25vs. Kansas State (3/12/10) 24at Colorado (1/30/10) 24vs. Kansas (1/27/07) 24at Missouri (2/3/08) 23vs. #13 Baylor (2/3/07) 23vs. Northern Iowa (3/21/10) 22vs. Kansas State (1/23/10) 22vs. #8 Oklahoma (1/6/07) 22at UC Irvine (11/24/06) 22at Northwestern (12/10/05) 22vs. #12 Texas A&M (2/6/10) 21vs. Kansas (3/11/08) 21at Texas (1/3/07) 21at Texas Tech (1/27/10) 20vs. Creighton (11/30/07) 20vs. Nicholls State (12/21/06) 20vs. #24 Texas A&M (2/11/06) 20

Cory Montgomery (14) Pointsat Oklahoma State (3/7/09) 30at #11 Oklahoma (2/24/10) 24at Colorado (1/31/09) 24vs. #8 Baylor (2/4/09) 22vs. Butler (11/28/08) 22vs. #20 Kansas State (2/25/09) 21at #14 Kansas State (1/27/09) 21vs. Southern Utah (11/22/08) 21at Iowa State (1/19/08) 21vs. USC (12/8/07) 21vs. Kansas (3/12/09) 20at Kansas (2/28/09) 20vs. Oral Roberts (12/2/08) 20at Denver (11/24/08) 20

Yvonne Turner (6) Pointsat Oklahoma State (3/7/09) 26at #5 Maryland (3/25/08) 23at #9 Baylor (1/17/10) 22vs. #19 Texas (1/12/10) 21at #16 Texas (1/14/09) 21vs. Kansas State (1/23/10) 20

Dominique Kelley (1) Pointsvs. Butler (11/28/08) 21

Nebraska’s 30-PoiNt PerFormaNces (18 Individuals)Player (Years) Games1. Karen Jennings (1989-92) 122. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 93. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 84. Kelsey Griffin (2006-present) 5 Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 56. Kiera Hardy (2004-07) 4 Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 4 Debra Powell (1982-85) 49. Angie Miller (1984-87) 210. Cory Montgomery (2007-present) 1 Tied with eight others

NU Wins Over AP Top 25 Foes Since 2002-03 (19)Opponent Final Location#11 Oklahoma (Feb. 24, 2010) 80-64 Norman, Okla.#13 Iowa State (Feb. 17, 2010) 60-50 Devaney Center#12 Texas A&M (Feb. 6, 2010) 71-60 Devaney Center#10 Oklahoma State (Feb. 3, 2010) 88-67 Devaney Center#9 Baylor (Jan. 17, 2010) 65-56 Waco, Texas#19 Texas (Jan. 12, 2010) 91-79 Devaney Center#5 LSU (Dec. 20, 2009) 77-63 Devaney Center#20 Kansas State (Feb. 25, 2009) 52-47 Devaney Center#24 Arizona State (Dec. 28, 2008) 62-58 Devaney Center#21 Texas A&M (Jan. 23, 2008) 73-60 Devaney Center#15 Texas (Jan. 9, 2008) 56-45 Devaney Center#13 Baylor (Feb. 3, 2007) 76-67 Devaney Center#25 Kansas State (Jan. 17, 2007) 70-63 Devaney Center#18 New Mexico (Nov. 13, 2006) 66-59 Tempe, Ariz.#14 Iowa State (Feb. 12, 2005) 88-59 Devaney Center#2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) 103-99 3OT Devaney Center#9 Kansas State (Jan. 24, 2004) 81-63 Devaney Center#13 Ohio State (Dec. 12, 2003) 60-55 Devaney Center#25 Cincinnati (Dec. 15, 2002) 65-55 Devaney Center

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No. 14 Iowa State in 2005 was NU’s largest victory margin in history over a top-25 foe. Nebraska’s 56-45 win over No. 15 Texas at the Devaney Center in 2008 also marked the lowest point total ever allowed by the Huskers against a ranked opponent. Before Yori’s arrival at Nebraska in 2002-03, the Huskers had not defeated a top-10 team since a 73-67 win over No. 9 Iowa on Dec. 8, 1996, and had never beaten a top-five opponent.

huskers get it doNe oN court, iN classroom, iN commuNity Nebraska has not only enjoyed a record-setting run on the court this season, the Huskers are achieving at high levels in the classroom. Nebraska led the Big 12 with six first-team academic all-conference selections this season. Five Husker seniors claimed first-team honors, led by Kelsey Griffin. It was the third first-team award of Griffin’s career. She was joined as a three-time first-team selection by senior Kala Kuhlmann, while Cory Montgomery added her third academic award, including her second first-team honor. Nicole Neals and Nikki Bober also claimed first-team honors, along with junior center Jessica Periago. The 6-4 center from France earned her second first-team award. During the 2009 fall semester, the women’s basketball team posted a cumulative 3.138 GPA. In addition to the high grade-point averages, Montgomery (business administration) and Neals (management) earned their bachelor’s degrees from Nebraska in just 3 1/2 years. The two new graduate students received their diplomas at the Devaney Center during commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 19. The next day, Montgomery and Neals helped the Huskers roll to a 77-63 win over No. 5 LSU at the Devaney Center. Nebraska also owns a perfect 100 percent score in the Graduate Success Rate published by the NCAA, and every player that Connie Yori has coached over the past 19 seasons has gone on to earn her degree. The Huskers have also earned two Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards during Coach Connie Yori’s eight seasons in Lincoln, including the inaugural award in 2003-04. Griffin has been a leader in Nebraska’s community service efforts throughout her career and is one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award this season.

griFFiN goiNg oFF oN game-by-game basis National Player-of-the-Year candidate Kelsey Griffin is producing the best season of her career as a senior for the Huskers. The 6-2 power forward owns a Big 12-leading 18 double-doubles, including 12 in Big 12 play.

Her averages of 20.4 points and 10.3 rebounds lead the Huskers and rank among the best players in the Big 12, while she is averaging just over 27 minutes per game. She also owns a career-high 58 steals and 26 charges drawn, while adding 22 blocked shots. She also ranks among the top players nationally with her 60.7 field goal percentage. In Big 12 play, she averaged 21.4 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. In Nebraska’s regular-season finale at Kansas State March 6, Griffin exploded for a career-high 36 points on 15-of-19 shooting from the field. She added seven rebounds against the Wildcats. It was her fourth 30-point effort of the year and fifth in her career. In Nebraska’s win over Creighton on Dec. 9, Griffin tied her career high with 31 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. She hit 12-of-16 shots from the field against the Jays and added two assists, two steals and a block. Eleven days later, Griffin notched her second 30-point game of the season with 30 points and 14 rebounds in NU’s win over No. 5 LSU on Dec. 20. Griffin produced her third 30-point effort of the season with 30 points and 13 rebounds in NU’s Big 12 title-clinching win at No. 11 Oklahoma on Feb. 24. She has scored 20 or more points 17 times, including 11 with 25 or more this season. She earned MVP honors at the Saint Mary’s Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Tournament by averaging 27.5 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals in two games. She opened with 27 points and a career-high-tying 14 rebounds, while adding three steals against UALR (Nov. 27). She produced 28 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high matching four steals in a win over Saint Mary’s (Nov. 28). Griffin added 28 points on 11-of-15 shooting to go along with 12 rebounds, two assists, two blocks, two charges drawn and a steal in NU’s win at Missouri Feb. 13. She accounted for 14 defensive stops against MU. She added 25 points, 12 rebounds, a career-high six assists, two blocks and two steals against Colorado Feb. 20. In a road win at Vermont, Griffin scored 25 points and pulled down a then-career-high 16 rebounds on Jan. 4, just days after scoring 27 points and grabbing seven boards on what is thought to be the best shooting performance by a women’s basketball player in the history of the Devaney Center. Griffin went 9-for-9 from the field, including a career-best two three-pointers, while adding 7-for-7 free throw shooting in a win over Albany. She continued the amazing start to her senior season with 26 points and 10 rebounds in Nebraska’s win over No. 19 Texas on Jan. 12. Griffin added 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in NU’s win over No. 12 Texas A&M on Feb. 6. She added three steals, a block and a pair of charges drawn against the Aggies. She added 24 points in NU’s win at Colorado on Jan. 30, 22 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in a victory over Kansas State Jan. 23, and 20 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and two charges

drawn in just 25 minutes in NU’s win at Texas Tech on Jan. 27. In Nebraska’s 88-67 win over No. 10 Oklahoma State on Feb. 3, Griffin had 19 points, six rebounds and four

NU leads at the half 29-0NU trails at the half 2-1NU is tied at the half 0-0

NU attempts more FG than opponent 17-0NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 13-1NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 1-0

NU makes more FG than opponent 22-0 NU makes fewer FG than opponent 6-1NU makes same number of FG as opponent 3-0

NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 26-0NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 5-1

NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 11-0NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 20-1

NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 24-0NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 7-1

NU shoots more FT than opponent 27-1NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 3-0NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 1-0

NU makes more FT than opponent 27-1NU makes fewer FT than opponent 2-0NU makes same number of FT as opponent 2-0

NU has more total rebounds than opponent 24-0NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 6-1NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 1-0

NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 18-0NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 11-0NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 2-1

NU has more assists than opponent 22-0NU has fewer assists than opponent 8-1NU has same number of assists as opponent 1-0

NU has more turnovers than opponent 4-0NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 23-1NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 4-0

NU has more steals than opponent 17-1NU has fewer steals than opponent 13-0NU has same number of steals as opponent 1-0

NU has more blocked shots than opponent 15-1NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 13-0NU has same number of blocks as opponent 3-0

NU commits more fouls than opponent 4-0NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 27-1NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 0-0

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Playing on Monday 1-0Playing on Tuesday 1-0Playing on Wednesday 8-0Playing on Thursday 2-0Playing on Friday 3-0Playing on Saturday 10-1Playing on Sunday 6-0

Playing in November 6-0Playing in December 6-0Playing in January 7-0Playing in February 8-0Playing in March 4-1

Griffin’s Doubles(38-Career, 18-2009-10)2009-10 (18)Pts.-Reb. Opponent24-10 vs. Kansas St.19-17 Missouri30-13 at #11 Oklahoma25-12 Colorado11-11 #13 Iowa State28-12 at Missouri17-13 at Kansas21-10 #12 Texas A&M20-10 at Texas Tech22-12 K-State13-12 at #9 Baylor26-10 #19 Texas13-11 at Iowa State25-16 at Vermont30-14 #5 LSU31-11 Creighton28-13 at St. Mary’s27-14 vs. UALR2007-08 (7)21-10 vs. Kansas26-10 Colorado15-14 at Texas Tech19-11 #18 K-State16-10 Texas A&M13-10 Texas15-12 Robert Morris2006-07 (10)23-13 Baylor24-10 Kansas16-10 at Texas A&M18-13 at Kansas15-13 at Florida18-10 vs. NC State13-11 at Creighton22-10 at USC13-12 at UC Irvine17-12 CS Fullerton2005-06 (3)28-12 at K-State16-12 Missouri31-14 vs. TAMUCC

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(Monday, March 15, 2010)1-Connecticut (33-0) (31) .......................................7752-Stanford (31-1)....................................................7443-Tennessee (30-2) .................................................7014-Nebraska (30-1)..................................................6785-Xavier (27-3) .......................................................6486-Duke (27-5) .........................................................6047-Notre Dame (27-5) ...............................................5688-Ohio State (30-4) .................................................5509-Texas A&M (25-7) ................................................52410-West Virginia (28-5) ..........................................52211-Florida State (26-5) ...........................................47212-Oklahoma (23-10) .............................................42613-Georgetown (25-6) .............................................40914-Gonzaga (27-4)..................................................32615-Kentucky (25-7) .................................................32216-Iowa State (23-7) ..............................................30917-St. John’s (24-6) ................................................28518-Baylor (23-9).....................................................22719-Oklahoma State (23-10) ...................................19720-Texas (22-10) ....................................................16721-Virginia (21-9) ...................................................12722-UCLA (24-8) .......................................................11923-Hartford (27-4) ..................................................10124-Middle Tennessee (25-5)......................................7625-Michigan State (22-9) .........................................60Note: Nebraska 2009-10 opponents in bold.27-Vermont (26-6) ...................................................1535-UALR (26-6) ...........................................................539-LSU (20-9) .............................................................4

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(Monday, March 15, 2010)1-Connecticut (33-0) (40) ....................................1,0002-Stanford (31-1)....................................................9603-Tennessee (30-2) .................................................9114-Nebraska (30-1)..................................................8805-Xavier (27-3) .......................................................8076-Duke (27-5) .........................................................7757-Notre Dame (27-5) ...............................................7558-Ohio State (30-4) .................................................7289-Texas A&M (25-7) ................................................70410-West Virginia (28-5) ..........................................63911-Florida State (26-5) ...........................................60512-Oklahoma (23-10) .............................................56513-Georgetown (25-6) .............................................46614-Baylor (23-9).....................................................39315-St. John’s (24-6) ................................................38316-Iowa State (23-7) ..............................................38117-Texas (22-10) ....................................................36918-Gonzaga (27-4)..................................................33919-Kentucky (25-7) .................................................32820-Oklahoma State (23-10) ...................................26621-LSU (20-9) .........................................................14322-UCLA (24-8) .......................................................12623-Georgia (23-8) ...................................................10924-Michigan State (22-9) .........................................8225-Hartford (27-4) ....................................................60Note: Nebraska 2009-10 opponents in bold.31-UALR (26-6) ...........................................................7T41-Vermont (26-6)....................................................2

assists in just 19 minutes, as NU built a 36-point lead against the Cowgirls. In Nebraska’s 67-60 win at Kansas, Griffin notched a double-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and two steals in just 26 minutes. In a 65-56 victory at No. 9 Baylor on Jan. 17, she added a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while setting career bests with five assists and four charges drawn. She owns 19 double-figure rebound totals on the year, including a 19-point, 17-rebound effort against Missouri Feb. 27, which also included a career-high five blocked shots. In her career, Griffin has produced 20 or more points on 34 occasions, including 17 games with 25 or more points. She enters the UCLA game with 102 career double-figure scoring efforts and 40 double-figure rebounding performances in her career.

turNer shoots to No. 2 oN Nu career three list Senior Yvonne Turner has hit 78-of-212 three-point attempts (36.8 percent) to lead an impressive Husker three-point barrage through 32 games. Turner ranks third in the Big 12 with 2.5 made three-pointers per game this season, while her 2.8 threes per game in Big 12 games tied Iowa State’s Kelsey Bolte for the league lead. Turner buried six threes in back-to-back wins over Baylor and Kansas State, before hitting four threes in NU’s run past No. 10 Oklahoma State on Feb. 6 and a win over Colorado on Feb. 20. She owns 179 career threes to rank No. 2 in school history, trailing only former teammate Kiera Hardy (267, 2003-06). Turner ranks second on NU’s senior single-season three-point list with 78. Amy Stephens owns the senior class record with 85 in 1988-89. Turner led the Huskers with 57 three-pointers in 2008-09. She hit 44-of-116 three-point attempts (37.9 percent) over the last 22 games. Her shooting success came despite an injured shoulder that plagued her throughout the season and required surgery after the season. Turner did not shoot for more than three months following the surgery. Turner finished 2008-09 in a tie for second with KU’s Danielle McCray with 2.1 made three-pointers per game, trailing only Iowa State senior Heather Ezell’s 2.4 per contest. Turner closed her third year ranked second on the Husker junior single-season three-point made list, trailing only Hardy’s 81 in 2005-06. As a junior, Turner averaged 11.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. A three-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team pick, Turner is ranked among the top 10 active Big 12 players in both career three-pointers (179) and career steals (228).

huskers earN seveNth straight PostseasoN aPPearaNce Nebraska claimed its seventh consecutive postseason tournament bid by earning a No. 1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. NU also qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2007 and 2008, advancing to the second round of the Big Dance in 2008 with a win over Xavier in College Park, Md. Before Coach Connie Yori’s arrival at Nebraska for the 2002-03 season, Nebraska had never earned more than three consecutive postseason berths. All time, Nebraska is making its ninth trip to the NCAA Tournament (1988, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010). The Huskers are 4-8 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and have never advanced past the second round. The Huskers also earned trips to the Postseason WNIT in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009 as part of their seven-season streak, joining WNIT bids in 1976 and 1992.

huskers ProduciNg massive margiNs Nebraska’s average victory margin of 20.2 points per game is the best in school history and ranks among the top teams in the nation. The 2009-10 Huskers are averaging 77.6 points per game, which would rank as the eighth-best scoring average in school history. Last season, Nebraska averaged just 62.2 points per game, including 59.7 in Big 12 play. Not only have the Huskers been winning, they have been doing it in impressive fashion, with 26 of their 31 victories by double digits, including 11 wins by 20 or more points and seven wins by 39 or more. NU’s lone single-digit wins came with an 82-78 win at Missouri on Feb. 13, a 76-71 victory at Miami on Dec. 5, a 67-60 win at Kansas on Feb. 10, an eight-point win at Iowa State on Jan. 9, and a nine-point victory at No. 9 Baylor. The Huskers have led 30 of their 32 opponents by double digits in the second half, with only Texas A&M (Big 12 Tournament) and Missouri (Columbia) avoiding 10-point margins. No regular-season Big 12 foe played the Huskers within a possession, and only one - Kansas State in the regular-season finale at Manhattan - led Nebraska at halftime. NU led 15 of its 16 Big 12 opponents by double digits in the second half, as only Missouri kept the Huskers within single digits for the full 40 minutes. From half-to-half, Nebraska outscored Big 12 opponents in 28 of 32 halves this season. In the entire season, Nebraska lost only six of 64 halves.

Nu oFFeNse hittiNg 80 PoiNts With FreQueNcy With an offense that ranks among the best in school history, Nebraska has hit 80-plus points regularly in 2009-10. The Huskers have hit 80 or more points on 15 occasions. Last season Nebraska managed 80 points on only two occasions, in the first game (Weber State, 96-47) and last game (Oklahoma State, 82-74) of the regular season. Three of NU’s 15 80-plus games have crossed the 90-point mark, including a 107-54 win over Washington State (Nov. 22), a 94-50 win at Vermont (Jan. 4) and a 91-79 win over Texas (Jan. 12).

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huskers dig deFeNse NU is surrendering just 57.4 points per game, which is on pace for the lowest opponent scoring average since 1975-76, when the Huskers allowed a school-record 56.0 points per contest over 30 games on their way to a 21-9 record. Twenty of NU’s 30 games that season came against teams not currently in NCAA Division I.

PoWerFul big 12 shoots For more PostseasoN success iN 2010 The Big 12 is rated as the No. 1 RPI league in the nation for the fourth straight season by CollegeRPI.com. When the field of 64 teams for the 2010 NCAA Tournament was announced, seven league teams (Nebraska, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas) earned top-six seeds in the tournament. In 2009, the Big 12 matched the Big East Conference by sending four teams to the NCAA Sweet 16, while Oklahoma and Iowa State both advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. OU went on to the Final Four. In addition to the league’s success in the NCAA Tournament, Nebraska earned a bye to the second round of the WNIT, while Oklahoma State went 1-1 in the tournament. Kansas advanced all the way to the WNIT championship game. All 12 conference teams closed the 2008-09 regular season among the top 126 teams in the CollegeRPI.com rankings of the 341 teams in NCAA Division I. Only Missouri and Colorado ranked outside the top 100. In 2009-10, every Big 12 Conference teams ranked among the top 121 nationally in the NCAA RPI.

kelley craNks uP ProductioN as a juNior Junior guard Dominique Kelley has put up big numbers for Nebraska this season, averaging 12.0 points and 3.9 rebounds in just 24.1 minutes per game. The 5-7 hometown favorite out of Lincoln Northeast High School earned honorable-mention All-Big 12 accolades with 23 double-figure scoring efforts, including a season-high 19 points in Nebraska’s win at Missouri on Feb. 13. Kelley hit 5-of-6 shots from the field and 9-of-10 free throws against the Tigers. She also produced 18 points in the Big 12 Tournament semifinal loss to No. 11 Texas A&M on March 13, against Colorado (Jan. 30), No. 19 Texas (Jan. 12) and Saint Mary’s (Nov. 28). A consistent scorer and tough defender, Kelley has produced 47 double-figure scoring efforts in her NU career, including 40 over the past 63 games. She produced double digits 16 times as a sophomore, after managing double figures just seven times while starting all 33 games for the Huskers as a true freshman in 2007-08. Kelley also ranks second among the Huskers this season with 14 charges drawn. Kelley had a big effort on the road for the Huskers with a game-high matching 17 points in NU’s win at UNLV on Nov. 15. She scored 12 of her 17 points in the first half, including a pair of three-pointers. She added 16 points in a win over Kansas on March 3, when she pumped in 14 points in the first half. She played just 22 minutes. Kelley produced 16 points in NU’s run past Texas Tech on Jan. 27, and came up big in Nebraska’s road win at Miami. She led five Huskers in double figures with 16 points, while knocking down a pair of three-pointers and 8-of-12 free throws. She also drew two charges and had a game-saving steal in the closing seconds to knock off the previously unbeaten Hurricanes. She added 14 points, including 11 in the second half, to help Nebraska come back for a road win at Kansas on Feb. 10. She also contributed seven rebounds at KU. Kelley scored a game-high 14 points while matching her season high with seven rebounds in NU’s run past Northern Illinois on Dec. 13. She had 10 points and five boards in the first half to help shoot the Huskers to a 34-17 halftime lead. Kelley had 13 points, including 11 in the first half, in Nebraska’s win over No. 5 LSU on Dec. 20. Going head-to-head with All-American Allison Hightower from LSU, Kelley held the Naismith Trophy candidate to 15 points on just 7-of-21 shooting. Kelley’s points came on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor. She added 13 more points against No. 10 Oklahoma State, hitting 5-of-7 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 three-pointers, while playing just 17 minutes in a lopsided win over the Cowgirls. Kelley also scored 13 points against Colorado (Feb. 20), Creighton and Washington State. She added another strong effort with 12 points and a season-best seven rebounds to help her celebrate her 21st birthday a day early with a win over Idaho State. Kelley put up 12 more points and tied her season-best with seven rebounds while also dishing out three assists while going head-to-head against Lincoln Northeast High School teammate Charity Iromuanya in a win over Albany on Dec. 30.

FreshmaN moore leads huskers to First 30-WiN seasoN Freshman Lindsey Moore has helped the Huskers to a 31-1 record as Nebraska’s starting point guard. The 2009 Washington High School Player of the Year earned one of five spots on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team with her

composed and steady play, while leading NU to the best season in school history. Moore produced the best performance of her career with 18 points and a career-best four three-pointers in Nebraska’s win over No. 13 Iowa State on Feb. 17. Her effort against the Cyclones surpassed her previous career high of 11 points, which came along with a career-best eight rebounds in NU’s run past No. 10 Oklahoma State on Feb. 3. She produced her eighth double-figure scoring effort with 10 points, five assists and no turnovers in Nebraska’s first-round NCAA Tournament win over Northern Iowa. She had five double-figure efforts in Big 12 play, including 10 points at Kansas State March 6. Moore has averaged 9.8 points per game over NU’s last nine games. She added eight

points, seven assists and a career-high four steals in NU’s Big 12 semifinal loss to No. 11 Texas A&M on March 13.

Nebraska seasoN 3Fg madeSeason 3FG1. 2009-10 2122. 2006-07 1733. 2008-09 1714. 2004-05 1615. 2005-06 1556. 2003-04 1457. 2007-08 1418. 2001-02 132 1999-00 13210. 2000-01 129*bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori

Nebraska seasoN 3Fg attemPtedSeason 3FG1. 2009-10 6342. 2006-07 5193. 2008-09 5164. 2004-05 4845. 2003-04 4626. 2005-06 4577. 2007-08 4558. 2001-02 4379. 1999-00 43510. 2000-01 401*bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori

Nebraska career stealsPlayer (Years) Steals1. Nicole Kubik (1997-2000) 4182. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 2973. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 2804. Debra Powell (1982-85) 2315. Yvonne Turner (2007-present) 2286. Brooke Schwartz (1997-2000) 2237. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 2228. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 2159. Diane DelVigna (1979-80) 19110. Lis Brenden (1993-96) 190

Nebraska siNgle-seasoN blocksPlayer (Season) Blocks1. Danielle Page (2008-09) 782. Janet Smith (1979-80) 693. Catheryn Redmon (2008-09) 674. Catheryn Redmon (2009-10) 635. Danielle Page (2006-07) 606. Janet Smith (1980-81) 597. Janet Smith (1981-82) 568. Katie Morse (2003-04) 54 Janet Smith (1978-79) 54

juNior siNgle-seasoN blocksPlayer (Season) Blocks1. Catheryn Redmon (2009-10) 632. Danielle Page (2006-07) 603. Janet Smith (1980-81) 594. Casey Leohnhardt (1999-00) 375. Maurtice Ivy (1986-87) 34

soPhomore siNgle-seasoN blocksPlayer (Season) Blocks1. Janet Smith (1979-80) 692. Catheryn Redmon (2008-09) 673. Danielle Page (2005-06) 384. Charlie Rogers (1997-98) 365. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-81) 29

juNior siNgle-seasoN Free throW Pct.Player (Season) Pct.1. Cathy Owen (1983-84) .885 (54-61)2. Amy Stephens (1987-88) .867 (52-60)3. Cory Montgomery (2008-09) .856 (95-111)4. Angie Miller (1985-86) .836 (102-122)5. Tina McClain (1995-96) .820 (73-89)6. Sabrina Brooks (1987-88) .800 (68-85)

Eight Is MooreThan EnoughMoore’s Top Assist GamesAssists Opponent9 Kansas St.8 at Texas Tech8 at Miami8 Davidson

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Nebraska’s 20-WiN seasoNsSeason Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.)1. 2009-10 31-1 (.969) 16-0 (1.000)2. 1992-93 23-8 (.742) 10-4 (.714)3. 1997-98 23-10 (.697) 11-5 (.688)4. 1978-79 23-13 (.639) none5. 1979-80 23-17 (.575) none 1987-88 22-7 (.759) 11-3 (.786) 2006-07 22-10 (.688) 10-6 (.625)8. 1975-76 21-9 (.700) none9. 1991-92 21-11 (.656) 9-5 (.643)10. 2007-08 21-12 (.636) 9-7 (.563) 1998-99 21-12 (.636) 8-8 (.500)12. 1976-77 21-16 (.588) none*bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori

Nu’s best WiNNiNg PerceNtagesSeason Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.)1. 2009-10 31-1 (.969) 16-0 (1.000)2. 1987-88 22-7 (.759) 11-3 (.786)3. 1992-93 23-8 (.742) 10-4 (.714)4. 1975-76 21-9 (.700) none5. 1997-98 23-10 (.697) 11-5 (.688)6. 2006-07 22-10 (.688) 10-6 (.625)7. 1996-97 19-9 (.679) 8-8 (.500)8. 1991-92 21-11 (.656) 9-5 (.643)9. 1995-96 19-10 (.655) 8-6 (.571)10. 2007-08 21-12 (.636) 9-7 (.563) 1998-99 21-12 (.636) 8-8 (.500)*bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori

Nebraska’s toP home WiN totalsSeason Wins1. 2009-10 162. 1997-98 163. 2007-08 14 4. 1978-79 14 2003-04 13 1987-88 137. 2004-05 12 1998-99 12 1995-96 12 1992-93 12 1986-87 12Nebraska owns seven consecutive seasons with 10 or more home victories - the longest streak in school history.

seNior siNgle-seasoN 3FgPlayer (Season) 3FG1. Amy Stephens (1988-89) 852. Yvonne Turner (2009-10) 783. Kiera Hardy (2006-07) 714. Kate Galligan (1995-96) 525. Anna DeForge (1997-98) 50

FreshmaN siNgle-seasoN assistsPlayer (Season) Assist1. Kathy Hawkins (1975-76) 1912. Meggan Yedsena (1990-91) 1633. Lindsey Moore (2009-10) 1414. Amy Stephens (1985-86) 1055. Shannon Howell (2000-01) 876. Anna DeForge (1994-95) 86

Nebraska toP-10 siNgle-game stealsPlayer (Game) Steals1. Kathy Hawkins (Wichita State, 2/5/77) 102. Nicole Kubik (Washington, 12/6/99) 9 Nicole Kubik (North Texas, 12/20/98) 9 LaToya Doage (Missouri, 1/18/97) 9 Nafeesah Brown (Northern Iowa, 12/28/93) 9 Kathy Hawkins (Occidental, 1/10/77) 9 Kathy Hawkins (UNO, 1/28/76) 98. Yvonne Turner (Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 1/2/08) 8 Yvonne Turner (Florida, 11/17/07) 8 Three other players on five occasions

Moore pumped in 14 points to go along with three assists and three steals in Nebraska’s run past Kansas on March 3. She added 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and a steal in Nebraska’s Big 12 title-clinching win at No. 11 Oklahoma on Feb. 24. Moore hit 4-of-7 shots from the field, including 2-of-4 three-pointers to help the Huskers to a 16-point win over the Sooners. Moore had 11 points in a win over Creighton on Dec. 9, while producing her first career double-digit effort with 10 points in a win over Washington State on Nov. 22. She added nine points, seven assists and just one turnover in NU’s run past No. 5 LSU on Dec. 20. Moore ranked sixth in Big 12 games with a 1.7-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, while tying for fourth with 4.6 assists per game. She has moved into third on Nebraska’s freshman single-season assist chart with 141, while becoming the first Husker since 2005-06 (LaToya Howell and Kiera Hardy) to notch 100 assists in a season. In addition to her success as Nebraska’s floor general on offense, Moore has turned up her defensive intensity throughout Big 12 play. Moore produced 24 steals in 16 league games, including back-to-back three-steal efforts in wins at Kansas and Missouri. Moore’s late-game defensive heroics allowed the Huskers to post come-from-behind wins in both games. She also notched four steals in NU’s second win against Kansas. Moore made an immediate impression in the Huskers’ season-opening win over Davidson on Nov. 13 by scoring Nebraska’s first two points of the year on a 15-foot jumper off the opening tip. She finished with five points and a game-high eight assists. She also had just one turnover against the Wildcats. Last season, Kaitlyn Burke was the only Husker to produce eight assists in a game, which came at Long Beach State on Dec. 12, 2008. Over the three previous seasons, (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09), a Husker had produced eight or more assists on only three occasions, including nine from Yvonne Turner at Kansas State on Feb. 27, 2008, and eight from Kiera Hardy at Minnesota on Dec. 5, 2006. Through 32 games, Moore has notched eight or more assists four times, including twice in Big 12 play. In Nebraska’s first-ever road win at Texas Tech on Jan. 27, Moore scored five points, distributed eight assists and matched her career high with three steals. Her effort followed on the heels of a career-best performance in a win over Kansas State on Jan. 23, when she notched nine assists, five rebounds and three steals - all career highs at the time - to go along with four points. Moore also dished out eight assists in NU’s win at Miami on Dec. 5. She added three points, including Nebraska’s final two free throws with less than three seconds left to seal the win. She also snagged a pair of steals. Moore closed non-conference play with an eight-point, two-assist performance at Vermont that included a two three-pointers to help the Huskers to a 44-point win over the Catamounts. She added eight points and five assists in NU’s 91-79 win over No. 19 Texas on Jan. 12.

turNer moves to FiFth oN Nu career steals list With 228 career steals, including 62 this season, Big 12 Co-Defensive Player-of-the-Year Yvonne Turner ranks No. 5 on Nebraska’s all-time steals list and needs just three more to catch Deb Powell in fourth. Turner owns career highs of eight steals against Florida (Nov. 17, 2007) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Jan. 2, 2008). Those totals rank among the top-10 single-game marks in NU history. She is one of only three Huskers to notch eight or more steals twice in a career. She had season highs of four steals at No. 9 Baylor on Jan. 17, 2010, at Missouri on Feb. 13, and against No. 13 Iowa State on Feb. 17, producing 31 steals in her last 13 games. Turner solidified her spot as one of the Big 12’s best defenders in 2009-10 by earning her third straight appearance on the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. In Big 12 play this season, she averaged 2.4 steals per contest, including five games with four steals. Her 81 steals in 2007-08 ranked as the second-best total by a Husker sophomore in history, while ranking eighth overall on NU’s single-season steals list. She registered 67 steals last season, while playing much of the year with an injured shoulder.

huskers shatter school three-PoiNt record Nebraska is in the process of crushing the single-season school record for three-pointers made. The Huskers, who eclipsed the previous record of 173 made threes in 2006-07, passed the old mark in the 25th game of 2009-10. NU has increased their 2009-10 total to 212 threes through 32 games. Under Coach Connie Yori, Nebraska has produced each of the top seven seasons in three-point field goals made in school history. As a team, NU has hit 6.6 threes per game, well ahead of school-record pace, which was set last season with 5.5 threes per game. Nebraska knocked down a school-record-tying 12 three-pointers in the road win at No. 9 Baylor on Jan. 17. NU’s 34 attempts against the Lady Bears were also a school record. The Huskers hit 11-of-23 three-pointers against Washington State, which was just one shy of the school record set in the 2008-09 season opener against Weber State. NU added 11-of-31 threes in a run past No. 10 Oklahoma State on Feb. 3. The Huskers also connected on 10 threes in just 20 attempts in an NCAA first-round win over Northern Iowa, while adding 10 more threes against Idaho State. NU hit nine threes against Colorado (Feb. 20), Kansas State, Texas, Miami and UNLV. The Huskers buried eight threes against Vermont, Albany and South Dakota.

Saved By ZeroesBig 12 Games OnlyAPG Player (Team)5.6 Andrea Riley, OSU5.4 Alison Lacey, ISU4.9 Danielle Robinson, OU4.6 Kelli Griffin, BU4.6 Lindsey Moore, NU

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Nebraska ForciNg Fresh look at levels oF ProductioN Basketball fans are accustomed to charting individual statistics by game, but the depth, experience and style of play of the Huskers this season may cause some folks to take a fresh look at the numbers. For example, no Husker is averaging more than 28 minutes per game, but NU’s individual numbers still rival all-conference levels of production. Big 12 Player-of-the-Year Kelsey Griffin, a three-time first-team All-Big 12 selection and a Big 12 All-Defensive Team selection makes the strongest case for considering production per minute, rather than per game. Griffin averages 20.4 points per game and a league-leading 10.3 rebounds per game. Those numbers become significantly more impressive considering she has played just 27.4 minutes per game. Taken over 40 minutes, Griffin would be averaging 29.8 points, 15.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.6 steals. In addition to her 58 steals this season, Griffin has added 22 blocked shots and drawn a team-leading 26 charges. She is also shooting 60.7 percent from the field, which ranks among national leaders. With 652 points and 328 rebounds in 876 minutes, Griffin is averaging 0.74 points per minute and 0.37 rebounds per minute. In 2007-08, Griffin led the Big 12 in point production in conference games only with 0.62 points per minute, while ranking second in rebounding with 0.30 rebounds per minute - trailing only 2007 National Player of the Year Courtney Paris on the glass. The following is a brief listing of Nebraska players and their averages taken over 40 minutes:- Kelsey Griffin - 29.8 points, 15.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 2.6 steals - Dominique Kelley - 19.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.3 steals- Cory Montgomery - 18.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.8 steals- Yvonne Turner - 17.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.9 steals

huskers cleaNiNg uP the glass Coming into the 2009-10 season, Nebraska focused much of its attention on improving its performance on the glass. Last season, playing without two-time first-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin for the entire year, and without center Nikki Bober for the entire Big 12 season because of injuries, the Huskers owned a negative-1.5 team rebounding margin. In Big 12 play, that number dipped even lower to negative-4.4. Nebraska’s focus is paying dividends, as the Huskers carry a plus-5.4 team rebounding margin, which ranks third in the Big 12, trailing only Baylor and Iowa State - two teams NU outrebounded head-to-head. Nebraska has outrebounded 24 of its 32 opponents, surpassing the total of 12 foes the Huskers outrebounded in 32 games in 2008-09. Last season, the Huskers outrebounded just five opponents after Christmas, while the 2009-10 Huskers have outrebounded 15 opponents since the holiday break. Only seven opponents have outrebounded NU this season - Miami (34-30), LSU (38-36), at Colorado (36-27), No. 10 Oklahoma State (38-32), at Missouri (34-28), Iowa State (34-24, Feb. 17) and No. 11 Texas A&M (46-32). The Huskers posted a Big 12-best plus-16 margin (42-26) against Missouri Feb. 27. NU was plus-14 (40-26) at Texas Tech Jan. 27, and plus-12, 43-31, against Kansas March 3. NU was the first team this season to outrebound Iowa State (Jan. 9), and the Huskers also outrebounded Texas (37-32), and Baylor (47-42) on the Lady Bears’ homecourt on Jan. 17. NU produced a plus-six rebound margin in the win over Kansas State on Jan. 23, and a plus-seven (45-38) margin at No. 11 Oklahoma. The Huskers also outrebounded No. 12 Texas A&M (40-37) and Kansas (37-35). Nebraska’s best rebounding season in school history came with a plus-8.6 margin in 1997-98, which is the only season that NU has posted a plus-6.0 margin or better. Griffin has led the Huskers on the glass this season by averaging a Big 12-leading 10.5 boards per game, including 19 double-digit rebound efforts.

take cover WheN the big cat roars Center Catheryn Redmon is flying up Nebraska’s career blocked shot chart as a junior, climbing into third all-time

with 139 blocks heading into the NCAA Tournament. Danielle Page (207) and Janet Smith (238) are the only two Huskers in front of Redmon on the career block chart. The top returning shot-blocker in the Big 12, Redmon owns an NU junior season record 63 rejections in 510 minutes. She has blocked two or more shots in 19 of NU’s 32 contests and is averaging 2.0 blocks in just 15.9 minutes per game. Redmon blocked three shots in NU’s first-round NCAA Tournament win over Northern Iowa on March 21, after notching four rejections in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals against No. 11 Texas A&M. Last season, Redmon produced one of the best single-season block efforts in school history with 67 rejections as a sophomore in 2008-09. She ranked second on the sophomore single-season list, trailing only Janet Smith’s 69 blocks in 1979-80. Redmon is just the third Husker to record 60 or more blocks in a season. Redmon’s 2008-09 single-season mark was even more amazing considering she blocked 64 of her 67 shots on the year in her 24 games as a starter, after blocking just three shots in limited action through NU’s first seven games of the season. As a starter, Redmon averaged 2.7 blocks per game, including 2.8 in Big 12 Conference action.

Her conference blocks trailed only All-Americans Courtney Paris from Oklahoma (3.1 bpg) and Danielle Wilson from Baylor (3.0 bpg). In fact, Redmon is the only top-five shot-blocker returning to the Big 12 in 2009-10, as Kansas State’s Marlies Gipson and Texas’ Ashley Lindsey both departed the league as seniors. Paris was also a senior in

2009-10 big 12 PreseasoN PollTeam (First-Place Votes) Returning Starters Points1. Baylor (5) 1 109T2. Kansas (3) 4 106T2. Texas (3) 3 1064. Texas A&M (1) 2 875. Oklahoma 3 866. Nebraska 6 807. Iowa State 2 598. Kansas State 2 449. Oklahoma State 3 4110. Texas Tech 3 3811. Colorado 5 2212. Missouri 4 15(first-place votes in parentheses; coaches not allowed to vote for own team)

PreseasoN big 12 hoNorsPlayer of the Year: Danielle McCray, Kansas, 5-11, Sr., G/FNewcomer of the Year: Danielle Adams, Texas A&M, 6-1, Jr., F/CFreshman of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor, 6-8, Fr., C

PreseasoN First-team all-big 12Kelsey Griffin, Nebraska, 6-2, Sr., F (Three-Time Honoree)

Nebraska big 12 Players oF the Week2009-10Player, Class, Position DateKelsey Griffin, Senior, Forward March 8, 2010Kelsey Griffin, Senior, Forward March 1, 2010Kelsey Griffin, Senior, Forward Feb. 22, 2010Kelsey Griffin, Senior, Forward Feb. 15, 2010Yvonne Turner, Senior, Guard Jan. 18, 2010Kelsey Griffin, Senior Forward Jan. 4, 2010Kelsey Griffin, Senior, Forward Dec. 21, 2009

2008-09Cory Montgomery, Junior, Forward Dec. 1, 2008

2007-08Kelsey Griffin, Junior, Forward Feb. 4, 2008

2006-07Kelsey Griffin, Sophomore, Forward Feb. 5, 2007Kelsey Griffin, Sophomore, Forward Jan. 8, 2007

Nebraska big 12 rookies oF the Week2007-08Player, Class, Position DateKaitlyn Burke, Freshman, Guard Dec. 17, 2007

2005-06Player, Class, Position DateKelsey Griffin, Freshman, Forward Feb. 6, 2006Kelsey Griffin, Freshman, Forward Jan. 9, 2006

academic all-big 12 huskersPlayer (Class) MajorFirst TeamNikki Bober (2010) Business AdministrationKaitlyn Burke (2009) Advertising/Business AdministrationKelsey Griffin (2007, 2008, 2010) Biological ScienceKala Kuhlmann (2008, 2009, 2010) Spanish/PsychologyCory Montgomery (2009, 2010) Business AdministrationNicole Neals (2010) ManagementJessica Periago (2009, 2010) Biochemistry

Second TeamCory Montgomery (2008) Business Administration

Redmon’s RejectionsCareer Single-Game BestsBlocks Opponent7 vs. Albany7 vs. #20 K-State5 at New Mexico5 vs. Colorado5 vs. #22 Iowa St.5 at Missouri

Big 12 Block LeadersBPG Player (Team)6.1 Brittney Griner, BU3.2 Ashley Gayle, UT2.0 Kierra Mallard, TT2.0 Catheryn Redmon, NU

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2008-09, while Wilson left the Baylor team following her junior season. Redmon continued to increase her defensive dominance inside throughout the 2008-09 season, blocking 30 shots in NU’s final nine games (3.3 bpg), including one of the top single-game block performances in NU history with a career-high seven rejections in the win over No. 20 Kansas State on Feb. 25. Redmon’s total tied for the second-best mark in school history, trailing only Page’s nine blocks against Baylor on Feb. 3, 2007. Redmon added five blocks in a win over Colorado on March 3 and five more at New Mexico in the second round of the WNIT on March 25.

huskers startiNg Fast, FiNishiNg stroNg Nebraska’s high-powered offense is averaging 38.8 points per game in the first half, including a school-record tying 59 first-half points against Washington State at the Devaney Center on Nov. 22. NU added 53 first-half points in a win over Albany on Dec. 30, 51 against No. 10 Oklahoma State on Feb. 3, and 50 first-half points in the win over No. 19 Texas on Jan. 12. Nebraska has also been stingy on defense in the first half, surrendering just 28.0 points per first half, as the Huskers have headed to the locker room with an average lead of 10.8 points (38.8-28.0). Nebraska has allowed only nine foes to score 30 or more points in the first half, while holding six opponents to 20 or fewer first-half points on the year. NU surrendered just 14 to South Dakota and just 17 to Northern Illinois, while Idaho State (19), Washington State (20) and Kansas (20, Feb. 10) also struggled against NU’s pressure defense. It hasn’t gone much better for Nebraska opponents in the second half, as the Huskers have averaged 38.8 points after halftime, while the opposition has managed 29.4 points per second half. In 16 home victories, NU averagd 42.9 points (686 total points) in the first half, while allowing just 26.9 points per first half (431 total points) for an average home halftime lead of 16 points.

Nebraska beNeFits From big 12 chaNges iN 2009-10 Last season a Nebraska team that was hit hard by injuries battled to a seventh-place tie in the Big 12 Conference standings, finishing with a 6-10 league record against the nation’s strongest conference. Entering the 2008-09 campaign, the Big 12 returned 48 starters from the 2007-08 season. Overall, only 35 letterwinners were lost from the Big 12 schools from the 2007-08 season, while 98 letterwinners returned for 2008-09. This season, just 38 starters return for the 2009-10 season across the 12 league schools, including a league-leading six Huskers. A total of just 53 letterwinners are gone from the conference, including just two Huskers, while 96 letterwinners return, including 11 Huskers. Last season, the top five Big 12 teams (Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas A&M, Kansas State, Iowa State) all featured lineups with more than 375 career starts, while Nebraska ended the year with far and away the most inexperienced starting five, which had just 202 combined career starts. Baylor lost more than 350 career starts from its lineup last year, while Kansas State and Texas A&M had to compensate for the loss of more than 300 combined career starts. Iowa State replaced nearly 300 starts, while Oklahoma had to not only make up for the more than 200 career starts and the amazing scoring and rebounding production of Courtney and Ashley Paris, but also the unfortunate loss of sophomore shooting guard Whitney Hand to a season-ending knee injury in late-November of this season. While those five Big 12 teams have drastically new looks in their lineups in 2009-10, the Huskers have been bolstered by the return of Kelsey Griffin to its starting five. Griffin has started a school-record 125 games in her NU career. Nebraska also features junior guard Dominique Kelley, who has started 96 straight games, while senior forward Cory Montgomery owns 67 career starts, including 64 straight. Yvonne Turner has started 93 career games, while freshman Lindsey Moore has started her first 32 games, giving NU a starting five with 413 starts. Nebraska’s experience doesn’t end at the starting lineup. Junior Catheryn Redmon gives the Huskers a dominant defensive presence inside. The 6-3 center from Texas started NU’s final 24 games last year, while fellow junior guard Kaitlyn Burke started 19 contests a year ago. Senior guard Kala Kuhlmann earned starts in each of NU’s first three games this season to give the Huskers 46 additional games of starting experience.

huskers a Fixture oN FsN iN 2009-10 Nebraska was a regular on the Fox Sports family of networks in Big 12 action in 2009-10. The Huskers played three nationally televised games on FSN during the first half of the 16-game Big 12 schedule. Nebraska made its national TV debut at Baylor on Sunday, Jan. 17, when the Huskers rolled to a 65-56 win over the No. 9 Lady Bears. Six days later, Nebraska was back on FSN running to a 71-56 win over Kansas State in front of a school-record crowd of 13,303 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m. The Huskers capped their FSN national regular-season appearances with a 71-60 win over No. 12 Texas A&M in front of 10,889 fans at the Devaney Center on Feb. 6. NU played five nationally televised games on FSN in 2010, including two in the Big 12 Tournament. On Saturday, Jan. 30, Nebraska traveled to Boulder and ran to an 80-64 win over Colorado in a Fox Sports Rocky Mountain game. Nebraska’s top-10 battle with Oklahoma State on Feb. 3 at 7:05 p.m. was televised on Fox Sports Midwest, as NU rolled to an 88-67 win over the Cowgirls. The Huskers played their final televised regular-season game on Fox Sports Midwest at Kansas on Feb. 10, coming back for a dramatic 67-60 victory.

Nebraska’s history oF success at home Since the Bob Devaney Sports Center opened in 1976-77, the Huskers are 351-118 (.748) in games played in the arena, including 133-77 (.633) in conference games. Since 2003-04, NU is 87-22 (.799) at the Devaney Center. NU has posted double-figure home victory totals in seven consecutive seasons, including a perfect 16-0 mark in 2009-10 to stretch the Husker home winning streak to 20 games. NU’s longest home winning streak is 29 games.

griFFiN iN the Nebraska record bookCareer RankingsPoints - 3rd - 2,000 pointsPoints Per Game - 7th - 16.0Field Goals Made - 5th - 721 Field Goals Attempted - 10th - 1,287Field Goal Percentage - 4th - .562Free Throws Made - 1st - 549Free Throws Attempted - 1st - 754Rebounds - 3rd - 993Rebounds Per Game - 6th - 7.9Blocked Shots - 7th - 90

Season Rankings (2009-10 only)Points - 5th - 652 pointsPoints Per Game - 6th - 20.4Field Goals Made - 8th - 235 Field Goal Percentage - 1st - .613Free Throws Made - 1st - 176Free Throws Attempted - 1st - 231Rebounds - 3rd - 328Rebounds Per Game - 2nd - 10.3

Game Rankings (2009-10 only)Points - Tied for 9th - 36 at Kansas State, March 6Field Goals Made - Tied for 6th - 15 at K-State, March 6 FG Percentage - Tied for 1st - 1.000 (9-9) Albany, Dec. 30Free Throws Made - 1st - 17 vs. Missouri, Feb. 27Free Throws Attempted - 1st - 18 vs. Missouri, Feb. 27Rebounds - Tied for 17th - 17 vs. Missouri, Feb. 27Blocked Shots - Tied for 9th - 5 vs. Missouri, Feb. 27

Nebraska Ncaa tourNameNt recordsGamePoints - Nicole Kubik (Kentucky, 1999) - 32FG Made - Nafeesah Brown (San Diego, 1993) - 12FG Attempted - Anna DeForge (Old Dominion, 1998) - 23 Anna DeForge (New Mexico, 1998) - 23FG Percentage - Charlie Rogers (Boston College, 2000) (1.000 - 5-for-5)3FG Made - Yvonne Turner (Maryland, 2008) - 53FG Attempted - Yvonne Turner (Maryland, 2008) - 93FG Percentage - Amanda Went (Kentucky, 1999) - 1.000 (2-2)FT Made - Nicole Kubik (Kentucky, 1999) - 13FT Attempted - Nicole Kubik (Kentucky, 1999) - 14FT Pct. - Kelsey Griffin (Northern Iowa, 2010) - 1.000 (8-8)Rebounds - Anna DeForge (Old Dominion, 1998) - 15Assists - Meggan Yedsena (San Diego, 1993) - 7Steals - Nafeesah Brown (San Diego, 1993) - 6Blocked Shots - Danielle Page (Xavier, 2008) - 5 Danielle Page (Temple, 2007) - 5

SeasonPoints - Nafeesah Brown (1993, 2 games) - 38FG Made - Nafeesha Brown (1993, 2 games) - 18FG Attempted - Anna DeForge (1998, 2 games) - 463FG Made - Yvonne Turner (2008, 2 games) - 53FG Attempted - Anna DeForge (1998, 2 games) - 13FT Made - Nicole Kubik (1999, 1 game) - 13FT Attempted - Nicole Kubik (1999, 1 games) - 14Rebounds - Anna DeForge (1998, 2 games) - 24Assists - Yvonne Turner (2008, 2 games) - 9 Anna DeForge (1998, 2 games) - 9 Nicole Kubik (1998, 2 games) - 9Steals - Jami Kubik (1998, 2 games) - 10Blocked Shots - Danielle Page (2008, 2 games) - 7

CareerPoints - Nicole Kubik (1998-99-00, 4 games) - 81FG Made - Kelsey Griffin (2007-08-10, 4 games) - 25 Nicole Kubik (1998-99-00, 4 games) - 25FG Attempted - Nicole Kubik (1998-99-00, 4 games) - 593FG Made - Yvonne Turner (2007-08, 4 games) - 73FG Attempted - Yvonne Turner (2007-08-10, 4 games) - 18 Anna DeForge (1996-98, 3 games) - 18FT Made - Nicole Kubik (1998-99-00, 4 games) - 26FT Attempted - Nicole Kubik (1998-98-00, 4 games) - 33Rebounds - Anna DeForge (1996-98, 3 games) - 26Assists - Nicole Kubik (1998-99-00, 4 games) - 19Steals - Jami Kubik (1996-98, 3 games) - 12Blocked Shots - Danielle Page (2007-08, 3 games) - 12