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2015-16 Schedule/ReSultS (5-1)Date Opponent Time/ResultNov. 1 Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition) W, 92-54Nov. 8 Winona State (exhibition [BTN Plus] W, 96-66Nov. 14 Arkansas-Pine Bluff [HuskersNside] W, 96-46Nov. 16 North Florida [BTN Plus] W, 91-46Nov. 21 North Carolina Central [HuskersNside] W, 88-47Nov. 23 Southern [HuskersNside] W, 89-38Nov. 28 at #1 UConn [ESPN3] L, 46-88Dec. 3 NC State (Big Ten/ACC) [BTN Plus] W, 88-67Dec. 6 Creighton [BTN Plus] 2 p.m.Dec. 8 Evansville [BTN Plus] 7 p.m.Dec. 12 at California [Pac-12 Networks] 7 p.m.Dec. 19 Northern Arizona [BTN Plus] 4 p.m.Dec. 21 Arkansas State [BTN Plus] 7 p.m.Dec. 31 Iowa^ [BTN Plus] 1 p.m.Jan. 3 at Northwestern^ [BTN] 1:30 p.m.Jan. 7 at Maryland^ [BTN] 6 p.m.Jan. 10 Illinois^ [NET/BTN Plus] 2 p.m.Jan. 13 at Penn State^ [BTN Plus] 6 p.m.Jan. 16 Rutgers^ [BTN] 5:30 p.m.Jan. 20 at Purdue^ [BTN Plus] 6 p.m.Jan. 24 at Michigan^ [BTN Plus] 1 p.m.Jan. 27 Wisconsin^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m.Jan. 30 at Rutgers^ [BTN Plus] 1 p.m.Feb. 2 Penn State^ [BTN] 7 p.m.Feb. 7 at Indiana^ [BTN Plus] 1 p.m.Feb. 11 at Minnesota^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m.Feb. 14 Michigan State^ (Pink Game) [BTN] 3 p.m.Feb. 18 at Ohio State^ [BTN] 5 p.m.Feb. 20/21 Purdue^ [BTN or BTN Plus] TBAFeb. 24 Indiana^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m.Feb. 28 Northwestern^ (Senior Day) [BTN or BTN Plus] TBAMarch 2-6 at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis) TBAMarch 19-22 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds (Host sites) TBAMarch 26-29 NCAA Regionals TBAApril 3-5 NCAA Women’s Final Four (Indianapolis) TBA

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NeBRaSka coRNhuSkeRS (5-1)vS. CreiGhton blUeJays (4-3)Sunday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m. - Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.)Live Radio: Husker Sports Network (Matt Coatney, Jeff Griesch) B107.3 FM, Lincoln; ESPN 590 AM, Omaha, KRVN 880 AM, LexingtonFree Live Audio: Huskers.com Live Video Stream: BTN Plus

2015-16 NeBRaSka RoSteR & StatiSticSNo. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG4 Kyndal Clark 5-7 Sr. G 6-6 3.2 3.2 2.2 1.2 0.05 Natalie Romeo* 5-7 So. G 6-5 16.3 1.5 4.2 2.5 0.311 Esther Ramacieri** 5-7 Jr. G 5-0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.012 Emily Wood* 5-5 So. G 6-0 2.2 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.022 Allie Havers** 6-5 Jr. C 6-0 5.2 5.7 1.0 0.2 1.224 Maddie Simon 6-2 Fr. G 6-6 6.7 1.2 2.0 0.2 0.331 Anya Kalenta* 6-3 Sr. F 6-0 7.3 4.7 0.8 0.0 0.532 Jessica Shepard 6-4 Fr. F 6-6 19.5 8.0 2.2 1.3 1.033 Rachel Theriot*** 6-0 Sr. G 5-5 11.2 3.2 5.7 1.2 0.234 Jasmine Cincore* 5-8 So. G 6-0 4.8 3.0 1.3 1.0 0.243 Rachel Blackburn 6-3 Fr. F 6-6 4.8 8.2 1.8 0.5 0.550 Darrien Washington 6-2 RFr. F 2-0 4.5 5.0 0.5 0.5 0.052 Alicia Ostrander 6-3 Sr. F Nebraska Volleyball

huSkeRS hoSt JayS iN aNNual iN-State ShowdowN The Nebraska women’s basketball team renews its annual in-state series with Creighton on Sunday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off in the 41st meeting between the Huskers and Bluejays is set for 2 p.m. Tickets are available now at Huskers.com or by calling 800-8-BIG-RED. The first 7,000 Husker fans seated in the lower bowl at Pinnacle Bank Arena will receive a free, red Nebraska T-shirt. Fans also can purchase tickets the day of the game at the arena box office, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to benefit children in the Lincoln community as part of the Marines Toys for Tots program and Military Appreciation Day. Live radio coverage on select stations will be provided by the Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln, ESPN 590 AM in Omaha and 880 AM KRVN in Lexington, with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call. A live video stream will be available to premium subscribers of BTN Plus. The Big Red hope to build momentum after an 88-67 run past RPI No. 23 NC State on Thursday. Senior Rachel Theriot led five Huskers in double figures with season highs of 20 points and 11 assists for her sixth career double-double. Sophomore Natalie Romeo added 16 points and three assists in another strong effort. Romeo and Theriot combined for five threes in a 23-point second quarter to help the Huskers close the first half on a 20-0 run over the final six minutes to take a 41-21 halftime lead. Freshman sensation Jessica Shepard added her sixth straight double-figure effort with 14 points, four rebounds and career highs of four assists and three blocks. Senior Anya Kalenta added 11 points and six boards off the bench, while freshman Maddie Simon pitched in 10 points and three assists.

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fast five: hUsker QUiCk hitters#33, Rachel Theriot, 6-0, Sr., G, Middleburg Heights, Ohio (11.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 5.7 apg) • Theriot is a national player-of-the-year, All-America, Lieberman Award, Senior CLASS Award, Academic All-America and WBCA Allstate Good Works Team candidate as a senior. • A two-time preseason first-team All-Big Ten choice (2014, 2015), Theriot was an honorable-mention AP All-American as a sophomore in 2014, after leading the Big Red to their first Big Ten Tournament title as the MVP. She was a first-team All-Big Ten pick in 2014, and a Big Ten All-Freshman pick as a starter on Nebraska’s 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 team. • Theriot set the Nebraska single-season record with 234 assists as a sophomore in 2013-14. She needs 221 assists to match All-American Lindsey Moore’s school career record (699, 2010-13). • Theriot averaged 16.5 ppg as a junior, and is ranked No. 24 in career points at Nebraska with 1,090. She needs six points to catch Ann Halsne (No. 23, 1,096, 1988-91), 11 points to match Yvonne Turner (No. 22, 1,101, 2007-10), 17 points to catch Dominique Kelley (No. 21, 1,107, 2008-11) and 26 to reach Meggan Yedsena (No. 20, 1,116, 1991-94) on NU’s all-time scoring list. • Theriot is coming off her sixth career double-double with 20 points and 11 assists in Thursday night’s win over NC State. It was her 12th career 20-point effort and eighth career double-digit assist game.

#4, Kyndal Clark, 5-7, Sr., G, Webb City, Mo. (3.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.4 spg) • The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year as a junior, Clark was a two-time all-conference player at Drake (2013, 2014). She was also an MVC All-Defensive choice as a sophomore in 2013, after earning a spot on the Valley All-Freshman Team in 2012. She was a member of the 2015 WBCA Allstate Good Works Team • Clark suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first game of her senior season at Drake (vs. South Dakota, Nov. 14, 2014). She graduated from Drake in May of 2015, after majoring in information systems. • Clark is expected to make her 105th collegiate start on Sunday. She produced double figures for the first time in her Husker career against North Florida on Nov. 16, with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists. She owns 73 career double-figure scoring performances, including 24 20-point games and four career 30-point efforts with a career high of 41. • In six career games against Creighton, Clark has averaged 13.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals. In her last meeting with CU in the opening game of the 2013-14 season, Clark had 19 points, five rebounds, two assists and four steals. • She scored 1,418 points and hit 222 three-pointers in her three seasons plus one game at Drake. She averaged 19.3 points per game and set the Missouri Valley Conference single-season record with 116 threes in 2013-14.

#5, Natalie Romeo, 5-7, So., G, Martinez, Calif. (16.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 4.2 apg, 2.5 spg) • Romeo produced the best season-opening performance in school history with 30 points while going 6-of-9 from three-point range in the win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. Romeo’s career high came despite missing multiple practices during the week due to illness, which also kept her out of the starting five in the opener. • Through six games this season, Romeo has set new career highs for points (30, UAPB), assists (6, NCCU), and steals (4, at UConn, vs. Southern). She needs just nine more assists (34) and two more steals (17) to match her season totals from a year ago. She also leads the Huskers with 20 threes on 40.8 percent shooting from long range. • Romeo started Nebraska’s final 10 games of 2014-15 in place of the injured Rachel Theriot. Over the final eight games, she led the Big Red with 15.4 points per game. She is expected to make her 17th career start in her 30th career game on Thursday against NC State. • Romeo finished with 51 three-pointers in 2014-15 to produce the second-highest total by a freshman in Nebraska history, trailing only school-record holder Jordan Hooper (67, 2010-11). Romeo achieved her total despite going 3-for-9 in non-conference play while missing eight games with an injury (stress fracture, foot, Nov. 28-Dec. 29, 2014). • Romeo led Nebraska by averaging 20.0 points in a pair of Big Ten Tournament games, including a season-high 26 points in a win over Illinois March 5. She tied a school record with seven threes against

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#33-Rachel Theriot6-0, Sr., G

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

#5-Natalie Romeo5-7, So., G

Martinez, Calif.

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Webb City, Mo.

#43-Rachel Blackburn6-3, Fr., F

Leavenworth, Kan.

#32-Jessica Shepard6-4, Fr., F

Fremont, Neb.

sUnday’s lineUPsNeBRaSka coRNhuSkeRS(5-1, 0-0 biG ten)No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG43 Rachel Blackburn 6-3 Fr. F 4.8 8.232 Jessica Shepard 6-4 Fr. F 19.5 8.04 Kyndal Clark 5-7 RSr. G 3.2 3.25 Natalie Romeo 5-7 So. G 16.3 1.533 Rachel Theriot 6-0 Sr. G 11.2 3.2Off the Bench31 Anya Kalenta 6-3 Sr. F 7.3 4.724 Maddie Simon 6-2 Fr. G 6.7 1.222 Allie Havers 6-5 Jr. C 5.2 5.734 Jasmine Cincore 5-10 So. G 4.8 3.050 Darrien Washington 6-2 RFr. F 4.5 5.012 Emily Wood 5-5 So. G 2.2 1.211 Esther Ramacieri 5-8 Jr. G 0.4 0.252 Alicia Ostrander 6-3 Sr. F DNPHead Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)14th Season at Nebraska (267-154)26th Season Overall (462-294)

cReiGhtoN BlueJayS(4-3, 0-0 biG east)No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG11 Bailey Norby 6-2 So. F 2.1 3.145 Audrey Faber 6-2 Fr. F 15.6 4.61 Jade Owens 5-6 So. G 5.3 2.73 MC McGrory 5-8 Jr. G 9.7 3.414 Sydney Lamberty 5-10 So. G 10.0 3.1 Off the Bench12 Lauren Works 5-7 Jr. G 7.7 3.12 Myah Mellman 5-7 So. G 3.4 0.340 Ali Greene 6-1 Fr. F 2.9 3.020 Tessa Leytem 5-11 Sr. G 2.3 1.04 Aimee Rischard 5-5 So. G 2.0 0.7 33 Kylie Brown 6-3 So. F 0.9 1.121 Olivia Elger 5-7 Fr. G 0.0 0.023 Marissa Janning (OUT) 5-8 Sr. G 10.7 4.850 Brianna Rollerson (OUT) 6-0 Jr. F 7.0 5.5Head Coach: Jim Flanery (Creighton, 1987)14th Season at Creighton (256-168)14th Season Overall (256-168)

huSkeR NuGGetS• Nebraska defeated Creighton, 60-57, at D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha on Dec. 11, 2014. Emily Cady led NU with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Rachel Theriot produced 16 points and nine assists. Alexis Akin-Otiko led CU with 23 points on 6-of-6 three-point shooting. The Jays hit 10-of-20 threes, while NU went 3-for-7. The Huskers return 24 points (Theriot 16, Havers 8) from last year’s game, while the Jays return just 11 (Lamberty 7, Norby 2, Owens 2).• Nebraska leads the all-time series with Creighton, 29-11, including nine wins in the last 10 games. Connie Yori is 10-3 against her alma mater as Nebraska’s head coach.• Sunday’s game will mark Yori’s 32nd game as a part of the Nebraska-Creighton series, including her 24th consecutive season as a head coach. She was 3-7 against the Huskers in her 10 seasons as Creighton’s coach. Yori was 2-2 as a player against Nebraska at Creighton and 1-3 as an assistant coach. She has been on the winning side in 16 of 31 games. • Nebraska has been ranked in the top 25 in at least one of the national polls in each of the past three meetings. Last season, the Huskers were ranked 12th in the AP Poll. In 2013-14, NU was ranked 19th on their way to a 63-38 win at Pinnacle Bank Arena. In 2012-13, the Huskers were 25th before suffering a 66-57 loss at CU, in a game in which All-American Jordan Hooper was held scoreless.• Nebraska set a season ticket sales record by reaching the 4,000 mark for the first time in school history this week. The Huskers have sold 4,011 women’s basketball season tickets.

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hUsker PronUnCiation GUideJasmine Cincore ........................................SIN-coreAllie Havers .............................................. HAY-versAnya Kalenta ........................................... AWN-yuhAlicia Ostrander ................................ OH-strand-erEsther Ramacieri ........................RAH-muh-CherryRachel Theriot ........................................ TERRY-ohDarrien Washington ................................DERRY-in

huSkeR homeSThe 13 members of the 2015-16 Husker women's basketball team came to Nebraska from seven U.S. states and two foreign countries (Canada, Belarus).California (2): Natalie Romeo, Darrien WashingtonKansas (2): Rachel Blackburn, Emily WoodMichigan (1): Allie HaversMissouri (1): Kyndal ClarkNebraska (3): Alicia Ostrander, Jessica Shepard, Maddie SimonOhio (1): Rachel TheriotTennessee (1): Jasmine CincoreBelarus (1): Anya KalentaCanada [Quebec] (1): Esther Ramacieri

huSkeRS By claSSSeniors (4): Kyndal Clark, Anya Kalenta, Alicia Ostrander, Rachel TheriotJuniors (2): Allie Havers, Esther RamacieriSophomores (3): Jasmine Cincore, Natalie Romeo, Emily WoodRedshirt Freshman (1): Darrien WashingtonFreshmen (3): Rachel Blackburn, Jessica Shepard, Maddie Simon

huSkeRS By maJoRBroadcasting: Jasmine Cincore, Allie HaversBusiness Administration: Esther RamacieriChemistry: Anya KalentaChild, Youth & Family Studies: Rachel TheriotCriminology & Criminal Justice: Natalie RomeoManagement: Emily WoodPolitical Science: Alicia OstranderSurvey Research & Methodology (Graduate): Kyndal ClarkUndeclared: Rachel Blackburn, Jessica Shepard, Maddie Simon, Darrien Washington

the Illini to set Nebraska’s all-time conference tournament record. She also tied the Nebraska NCAA Tournament record with five three-pointers in a 72-69 loss to Syracuse on March 20, 2015. She finished with 15 points against the Orange.

#32, Jessica Shepard, 6-4, Fr., F, Fremont, Neb. (19.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.3 spg, 1.0 bpg) • A two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, Shepard produced the best career-opening performance by a freshman in school history, powering her way to 24 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and three steals in 23 minutes against Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. Nebraska’s previous season-opening bests by a freshman were 19 points (Debra Powell, 1981) and eight rebounds (Angie Miller, 1983; Terri Parriott, 1981). Shepard’s double-double was the first in history by a Husker freshman in an opener. She had a career-high 27 points to go along with 10 rebounds in game two against North Florida Nov. 16, and 20 points and 10 boards against North Carolina Central Nov. 21. She added 22 points, six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals against Southern Nov. 23 to become the first Husker freshman in history with four straight 20-point games. • Shepard scored the 100th point of her career faster than any other Husker (Game 5), reaching the mark with 10 points at No. 1 UConn Nov. 28. She owns double figures in each of her first six games. • The top recruit in Nebraska history, Shepard was the No. 1 post and No. 3 overall recruit in the nation by ESPN last season. A first-team Parade All-American as a senior despite missing nearly all of her final year (ACL tear, Dec. 29, 2014), Shepard was the 2013 and 2014 Nebraska High School Player of the Year. • Shepard averaged 12.8 points and 3.8 rebounds while helping the USA Basketball U18 Team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas Championship. • Shepard produced the best exhibition game by a Husker in history with 42 points and 12 rebounds in 25 minutes against NCAA Division II No. 16 Winona State on Nov. 8. Her production came against former Iowa post Kayla Timmerman, a 6-3 center. Shepard hit 16-of-19 shots and all 10 of her free throws.

#43, Rachel Blackburn, 6-3, Fr., F, Leavenworth, Kan. (4.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.8 apg) • A fiery workhorse as a freshman, Blackburn leads the Big Red with 8.2 rebounds through the first six games. She also became the first Husker to take four charges in a game (vs. NC State, Dec. 3) since All-American Kelsey Griffin did it at Baylor on Jan. 17, 2010. • The No. 63 player in the nation by Blue Star and No. 69 by Prospects Nation, Blackburn was ranked as the No. 17 post in the country by ESPN coming out of high school last year. • Blackburn just missed double-doubles in wins over North Florida (8 points, 10 rebounds) and North Carolina Central (9 points, 9 rebounds). She was directly responsible for 10 first-half defensive stops to fuel a 20-0 second-quarter run in NU’s win over NC State Dec. 3. She finished the game with three points, 11 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal. • Blackburn averaged 5.5 points and 8.0 rebounds while starting both of NU’s exhibition wins. She averaged 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game in Nebraska’s four-game tour of Australia in August of 2015. She led the Huskers by shooting 65 percent from the field. • Blackburn led Leavenworth High School to back-to-back Kansas Class 5A state titles in 2014 and 2015. She set the Leavenworth High School record with a career 67.5 field goal percentage.

ScoutiNG the cReiGhtoN BlueJayS Coach Jim Flanery brings his 14th Creighton team to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon to battle the Huskers. The Bluejays come to Lincoln with a 4-3 record after suffering a 67-54 loss at Kansas on Wednesday. It was the second loss in the last three games for CU, including a 75-52 setback to No. 19 Northwestern at the Lone Star Showcase in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 27. Creighton bounced back with a 66-60 overtime win over Eastern Washington in Texas on Nov. 28. However, the Bluejays were dealt a blow with the loss of All-Big East guard Marissa Janning. The 5-8 senior

2015-16 nebraska CornhUskers (5-1, 0-0 biG ten)No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 4 Kyndal Clark G 5-7 RSr. Webb City, Mo. (Webb City/Drake) 2014 MVC Player of the Year; MVC-record 116 3FG (2013-14); 10 pts vs. UNF5 Natalie Romeo* G 5-7 So. Martinez, Calif. (Carondelet) Career-high 30 points vs. UAPB most ever scored by a Husker in a season opener11 Esther Ramacieri** G 5-8 Jr. Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson) Fourth Canadian to play for Huskers under Coach Yori; 1st career FG vs. NCCU12 Emily Wood* G 5-5 So. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) 2015 Nebraska Teammate Award; Walk-on earned scholarship in 14-15; 2 3FG vs. UNF22 Allie Havers** C 6-5 Jr. Mattawan, Mich. (Mattawan) Career-high 17 pts vs. #19 Michigan St. (3/8/14); 8 pts, 10 reb. vs. NC Central24 Maddie Simon G 6-2 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 2015 Nebraska HS Player of the Year; Double digits vs. Southern (11) & NC State (10)31 Anya Kalenta* F 6-3 Sr. Minsk, Belarus (Vincennes/General Secondary #21) 2014 NJCAA 3rd Team All-American; 7.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, team-best .633 FG%32 Jessica Shepard F 6-4 Fr. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont) No. 1 post recruit in nation; Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 16, Nov. 23)33 Rachel Theriot** G 6-0 Jr. Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Midpark) 2014 AP HM All-American; 1st Team All-Big Ten; Big Ten Tournament MVP34 Jasmine Cincore* G 5-10 Fr. Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) 2-Time Tennessee Class 2A POY; More points (29) this season than last year (25)43 Rachel Blackburn F 6-3 Fr. Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth) Outstanding offseason; Starts alongside freshman Shepard inside; 4.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg50 Darrien Washington F 6-2 RFr. Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) Solid redshirt year in 2014-15; 4.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 7.0 mpg in 2015-16* denotes letters earned Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986), 462-294 (26th season overall) 267-154 (14th season at Nebraska) - 2010 Big 12 & National Coach of the Year - 2013 & 2014 Big Ten Coach of the YearAssistant Coaches: Britney Brown, First Season (Oklahoma, 2007); Ashley Ford, First Season (Nebraska, 2009); Amy Stephens, Second Season (Nebraska, 1989)Director of Operations: Dayna Finch, First Season (Creighton, 2004); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Katie Adams, First Season (Rutgers, 2008)Graduate Assistant Manager: Meghin Williams, Second Season (Nebraska, 2014); Women’s Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn, 10th Season (Nebraska-Omaha, 2004)Women’s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Julie Tuttle, Fifth Season (Creighton, 1991)


coNNie yoRi(CreiGhton, 1986)(267-154, 14th Season at NU)(462-294, 26th Season Overall)Kay Yow Award (2010) Naismith Coach of the Year (2010)USBWA Coach of the Year (2010)AP National Coach of the Year (2010)WBCA National Coach of the Year (2010)Big Ten Coach of the Year (2013, 2014)Big 12 Coach of the Year (2010)Missouri Valley Coach of the Year (2002)NCAA Division IIISeason School Won Lost Pct.1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .4001991-92 Loras College 15 10 .600Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500NCAA 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 32 2 .9412010-11 Nebraska 13 18 .4192011-12 Nebraska 24 9 .7272012-13 Nebraska 25 9 .7352013-14 Nebraska 26 7 .7882014-15 Nebraska 21 11 .6562015-16 Nebraska 5 1 .833Div. I Totals 24th season 437 269 .619Overall 26th season 462 294 .611

yori in the PostseasonYear (Tournament) Results 2015 (NCAA) L, vs. Syracuse, 69-722014 (NCAA) L, vs. BYU, 76-80 W, vs. Fresno State, 74-552013 (NCAA) L, vs. Duke, 45-53 W, at Texas A&M, 74-63 W, Chattanooga, 73-592012 (NCAA) L, Kansas, 49-572010 (NCAA) L, Kentucky, 67-76 W, UCLA, 83-70 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 yoRilWinningest Coach in Nebraska historylLed NU to 11 postseason bids (2004-2010, 2012-15)l14 all-time postseason tournament appearanceslNine NCAA Tournament appearanceslLed NU to Two NCAA Sweet Sixteens (2010, 2013)lLed Huskers to school-record 32 wins (2010)lLed Nebraska to seven 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)lLed NU to an average of 21.2 wins past 12 seasonslCoached Huskers to 12 first-team all-conference awards over past 12 seasonslHuskers earned Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards (2004, 2006) for being most committed NU team to all areas of life skills and community involvement

from Watertown, Minn., suffered a fractured fibula. Janning was averaging 10.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists before the injury. She ranks ninth all-time at Creighton with 1,563 career points. The Bluejays had already been hit with the loss of fourth-year junior Brianna Rollerson. The 6-0 forward out of Omaha Central broke a bone in her right foot in practice after averaging 7.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in just 14 minutes per game in Creighton’s wins over Wichita State and Marist to open the season. The Bluejays still have plenty of young weapons. Audrey Faber, a 6-2 freshman forward from Clive, Iowa, leads the team with 15.6 points per game. She also leads CU with 16 threes through seven games, while hitting 44.4 percent of her long range attempts and 91.3 percent (21-23) of her free throws. Faber is also a capable passer, averaging 2.0 assists per game. Faber had 10 points and six rebounds at Kansas. Sophomore Sydney Lamberty has pitched in double figures with 10.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. The 5-10 guard from Cottage Grove, Minn., also leads the Jays with 11 total steals. Junior guard MC McGrory is the most experienced player in CU’s starting five. The 5-8 guard from Edina, Minn., is averaging 9.7 points and 3.4 rebounds, while hitting 9-of-19 threes (.474) on the year. McGrory led the Jays with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including both of her three-point attempts, at Kansas on Wednesday. She had 14 points and two threes in last season’s 60-57 loss to Nebraska. Jade Owens, a 5-6 sophomore guard from River Forest, Ill., replaced Janning in the starting lineup at Kansas. Owens had eight points, including a pair of threes, four rebounds and five turnovers against the Jayhawks. Owens is averaging 5.3 points, 2.7 boards and 3.0 assists on the season. Bailey Norby, a 6-2 sophomore forward from Forest Lake, Minn., rounds out CU’s starting five with 2.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. Lincoln Southwest grad Lauren Works has been a part-time starter for CU and has averaged 7.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. Works started in wins over Wichita State and Marist, before scoring a season-high 13 points in a loss at Drake on Nov. 24. She was replaced by Faber in the starting five for East Carolina, when Faber scored a career-high 25. Works had five points and a team-high six rebounds at Kansas. The Jays get consistent contributions from 5-7 sophomore Myah Mellman (3.4 ppg), 6-1 freshman Ali Greene (2.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg), 5-11 senior Tessa Leytem (2.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg) and 6-3 sophomore Kylie Brown (0.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg). As a team, Creighton is averaging 71.9 points per game and shooting a stellar 39.7 percent (71-179) from three-point range. At Kansas, CU hit 11-of-23 (.478) three-pointers, but just 8-of-32 (.250) from inside the arc. Overall, the Jays are shooting 43.1 percent from the floor and 79.1 percent at the free throw line. They have outrebounded a solid group of opponents, 35.0-33.0, and own a plus-0.7 team turnover margin. They have held opponents to 64.1 points per game.

hUskers have history of home-oPeninG sUCCess Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers’ homecourt. NU notched its 40th season-opening win with a 96-46 victory over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. NU is 3-0 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in season openers, including a 100-65 victory over Pepperdine on Nov. 15, 2014, and a 77-49 win over UCLA in the first regular-season basketball game in the history of the building on Nov. 8, 2013. Nebraska’s last loss in a home opener came to South Dakota State on Nov. 19, 2005. NU’s only other home-opening loss was to Kansas (88-56) on Nov. 21, 1980. Nebraska has been strong in its first six home games every season. In fact, NU is 216-34 in the past 42 years in its first six home contests (.864), including 36-6 in Game No. 2. The Huskers have won 16 straight in their second home games of the year. Nebraska is 34-8 in Game No. 3, 36-6 in Game No. 4, 37-5 in Game No. 5 and 33-7 in Game 6. The Huskers only played five total home games in their first season in 1974-75.

settinG the staGe for shePard Nebraska’s record book could be under assault this season from freshman Jessica Shepard. Here’s a few of the most vulnerable records: Freshman Game Records Points, Game: 34, Debra Powell at Notre Dame, Feb. 25, 1982 (98-88, 2OT) Points, Game (Regulation): 31, Jordan Hooper, at Missouri, Feb. 2, 2011 Kelsey Griffin, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Nov. 27, 2005 (Miami) Rebounds, Game: 22, Angie Miller, UMKC, Dec. 7, 1983 Points, Season Opener: 24, Jessica Shepard, vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, Nov. 14, 2015 Rebounds, Season Opener: 13, Jessica Shepard, vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, Nov. 14, 2015 Double-Double, Season Opener: 24 points, 13 rebounds vs. UAPB, Nov. 14, 2015 (first in NU history) Freshman Season Records Total Points: 461, Debra Powell (1981-82) Points Per Game: 15.4, Debra Powell (1981-82) Total Rebounds: 277, Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) Rebounds Per Game: 7.6, Debra Powell (1981-82) Double-Doubles: 9, Debra Powell (1981-82) Fastest to 100 Points: 5 games; Jessica Shepard (2015-16) Field Goals Made: 201, Darcy Williamson (1975-76) Field Goal Percentage: .582 (78-134), Charlie Rogers (1996-97) Free Throws Made: 121, Kelsey Griffin (2005-06)

BiG Red SucceSShome GameS (1-6)Game No. RecordGame 1 40-2Game 2 36-6Game 3 34-8Game 4 36-6Game 5 37-5 Game 6 33-7


hUskers PUttinG UP Points at PinnaCle Thursday’s win over NC State marked the fifth consecutive game at Pinnacle Bank Arena that the Huskers have scored 88 or more points. It is the first time in school history that Nebraska has scored 88 or more points in five straight home games. It is also the first time since 2009-10 that the Big Red have scored 88 or more in five home contests in a season. Through six games, Nebraska is averaging 83.0 points per game, including 90.4 points in five contests at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers rank in the top 20 nationally in scoring (15th, 83.0 ppg), scoring margin (9th, 27.7 ppg), field goal percentage (13th, .480), assists per game (4th, 21.8 apg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd, 1.6).

best of the fresh: biG red freshman Classes Nebraska’s four-player freshman class of Jessica Shepard, Rachel Blackburn, Maddie Simon and Darrien Washington could be poised to be the most productive in school history. The quartet combined for 38 points and 26 rebounds in NU’s season-opening win, producing the third-most productive performance by a freshman class in an opener in school history. The only two other classes (1981-82, 1999-2000) with more points, each had seven players in the class. The freshman combined for more against North Florida, joining forces for 46 points and 28 rebounds in just 66 minutes against the Ospreys. Through six games, the 2015-16 freshmen have combined for 195 points, 114 rebounds, 37 assists, 11 blocks and 13 steals, despite Washington sitting out the last four games. The group is averaging 32.5 points and 19.0 boards per game. Consider Nebraska’s 2011-12 freshman class of Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill and Hailie Sample led the Big Ten by a significant margin with 26.5 points and 17.7 rebounds per game in their first season, before becoming the most successful class in NU history with four NCAA Tournament bids. That group, which also included redshirt freshman Katie Simon, is the only freshman class at Nebraska under Coach Connie Yori to average 20 points and 15 rebounds per game. In fact, the only other freshman class to combine to average a double-double was the 2005-06 group featuring first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin, which managed 18.8 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. The 2003-04 class averaged 19.5 points and 9.0 rebounds, while featuring three-time first-team All-Big 12 shooting guard Kiera Hardy and future Canadian Olympian Chelsea Aubry. 2015 SeNioRS leave BiG ShoeS to Fill Nebraska’s seven returning letterwinners and six newcomers will look to overcome significant losses in all areas of production in 2015-16 following the departures of the Huskers’ four senior starters. The four seniors (Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill, Hailie Sample) accounted for 61.9 percent of Nebraska’s points (1,330 of 2,148) in 2014-15. They also pulled down 66.2 percent (869 of 1,313) of NU’s rebounds on the year, while accumulating 61.7 percent of the Big Red’s assists. The 2015 seniors amassed 72.2 percent (138 of 191) of Nebraska’s 2014-15 steals and 63.3 percent (57 of 90) of NU’s blocks, while playing 63.3 percent (4,068 of 6,425) of the Huskers’ minutes in 2014-15.

PUmP UP the ProGram • Nebraska set a season ticket sales record with 4,011 season tickets sold as of Nov. 18, 2015. It marks the first time in school history the Huskers have sold 4,000 season tickets. • Nebraska earned its fourth straight NCAA Tournament bid and its seventh in the past nine seasons in 2015. NU is one of just 21 Division I teams to earn four consecutive NCAA Tournament bids. • The Huskers also have owned a perfect 100 percent Graduation Success Rate every season they have been in the NCAA Tournament under Coach Connie Yori (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015). • Nebraska Coach Connie Yori owns more wins (267) than any other women’s basketball coach in school history. She has averaged 20 victories per season in her first 13 seasons at the helm of the Huskers. • The Huskers have produced seven 20-win seasons in the last nine years. Prior to Coach Connie Yori’s arrival in Lincoln in 2002-03, Nebraska had nine 20-win seasons in the first 28 years of the program. • Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten to record 10 or more league wins in each of the last four years. The Huskers are the only team to post four straight winning Big Ten regular seasons (2012-15). • The Huskers, who joined the Big Ten in 2011-12 for the start of the careers of its 2015 seniors, are a Big Ten-best 44-22 in Big Ten regular-season play the last four years (tied with Iowa). The Big Red have added a conference-best eight Big Ten Tournament wins for 52 total victories over Big Ten foes. • Nebraska has ranked No. 11 nationally in average home attendance in each of the Huskers’ first two seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU has averaged more than 6,000 fans per game at the arena. • Every Husker on the roster has earned a spot on Nebraska’s Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in each of the first two years of NU’s all-sports, community service recognition program.

whole new ballGame: 2015-16 rUle ChanGes NCAA Division I women’s college basketball will have a whole new look in 2015-16, with sweeping rule changes that will create distinct differences from the men’s game, while more closely falling in line with both WNBA and international rules.

NeBRaSka 2015-16 QUiCk faCts

Institution .......................... University of Nebraska Location ............................................. Lincoln, Neb.Population ................................................. 268,738Enrollment .................................................. 25,260Founded ......................................................... 1869Nickname .............................Cornhuskers, HuskersColors ........................................ Scarlet and CreamHome Arena .......................... Pinnacle Bank ArenaCapacity....................................................... 15,000Conference ..................................................Big TenDirector of Athletics .......................Shawn Eichorst2015-16 Overall Record .................................... 5-12014-15 Overall Record ................................ 21-11 Home Record .............................................. 13-3 Away Record ................................................. 7-6 Neutral Record .............................................. 1-1 Big Ten Record ............................................. 10-8Head Coach .......................................... Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year ....................... Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska ........ 267-154 (14th season) Career Record ................ 462-294 (25th season) NCAA Div. I Record ......... 437-269 (23rd season) Home Record .......................................... 164-50 Big Ten Conference Record ....................... 44-22 Big Ten Home Record ................................ 23-10 Big Ten Road Record.................................. 21-12 Big Ten Tournament Record .......................... 8-3 NCAA Tournament Record ....7-9 (6-7 Nebraska)Assistant Coaches: ...............................Britney Brown ........................................................Ashley Ford ....................................................Amy StephensDirector of Operations ........................Dayna FinchAdministrative Assistant .................... Katie AdamsGraduate Assistant Manager ...... Meghin WilliamsStrength Coach ................................Rusty RuffcornAthletic Trainer ..................................... Julie TuttleBasketball Office Phone .................(402) 472-6462Basketball Office Fax ......................(402) 472-0849Women’s Basketball Contact ...............Jeff GrieschCommunications 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 .................. [email protected] Fax ......................(402) 472-2005Best Time to Contact Yori ............Through GrieschStarters Returning/Lost ....................................2/4Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..........................7/5Returning All-American (1) .................................. Rachel Theriot (HM, Associated Press, 2014)Returning All-Big Ten Player (1) ............................ Rachel Theriot (2nd Team, 2015; 1st Team, 2014; Big Ten Tourney MVP, 2014; All-Freshman, 2013)Returning Starters (2, 2014-15 Stats) ................... Rachel Theriot, Sr., G (16.5, 4.2 rpg, 5.2 apg) Natalie Romeo, So., G (9.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg)Starters Lost (4, 2014-15 Stats) ............................ Tear’a Laudermill, G (13.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg) HM All-Big Ten, 2015; 2nd Team All-Big Ten, 2014 Emily Cady, F (12.7 ppg, 10.2 rpg) 2nd Team All-Big Ten, 2014, 2015; HM All-Big Ten, 2012, 2013 Brandi Jeffery, G (7.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg) Hailie Sample, F (7.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg) Big Ten All-Defensive, 2014Other Returning Letterwinners (5, 2014-15 Stats) Allie Havers, Jr., C (4.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg) Anya Kalenta, Sr., F (3.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg) Jasmine Cincore, So., G (1.3 ppg, 0.2 rpg) Emily Wood, So., G (0.2 ppg, 0.5 rpg) Esther Ramacieri, Jr., G (0.1 ppg, 0.5 rpg)2015-16 Newcomers (6) ........................Rachel Blackburn, 6-3, Fr., F/C ................................ Kyndal Clark, 5-7, RSr., G ........................... Alicia Ostrander, 6-3, RSr., F .......................... Jessica Shepard, 6-4, Fr., F/C ...............................Maddie Simon, 6-2, Fr., G ............................Darrien Washington, RFr., F

Nu’S BeSt FRoShuNdeR yoRiSeason PPG, RPG2015-16 32.5, 19.02011-12 26.5, 17.72003-04 19.5, 9.02005-06 18.8, 11.02010-11 18.5, 8.52007-08 13.4, 5.8 2006-07 10.2, 4.8


New in 2015-16, NCAA Division I women’s basketball games: • Games will feature four, 10-minute quarters, rather than two, 20-minute halves. • A team will reach the bonus after five team fouls in each quarter. The fouls will reset each quarter. • Once the team reaches the bonus (5 fouls, quarter), a common foul will result in two free throws (no more 1-and-1 in women’s basketball). • Only one standard media timeout exists in each quarter, and will occur at the 5:00 mark or under in each quarter, or whenever the first coach-called timeout of the quarter occurs. In the second half, the first called timeout will become an extra media timeout. • When a timeout is charged to the offensive team in the final 59.9 seconds of the fourth quarter (and any overtimes), the team has the option to advance the throw-in spot (as long as no attempt to advance has occurred) to the 28-foot line in the front court on the scorer’s table side. • The 10-second count in the backcourt shall reset on all stoppages of the game clock except when the defense causes the ball to be out of bounds, the offense retains possession after a held ball, or there is a technical foul assessed to the offensive team.

theriot earns Preseason all-biG ten honor Nebraska’s Rachel Theriot earned preseason All-Big Ten honors for the second straight year when the conference announced its preseason awards on Oct. 14. Theriot, a senior point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, was one of nine players to earn recognition from both the coaches and media on their 10-player teams. Theriot, who was a first-team preseason All-Big Ten choice in 2014-15, averaged 16.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists while starting Nebraska’s first 21 games a year ago. Theriot led the Huskers to a top-15 national ranking and a 17-4 record heading into February, before suffering a season-ending ankle injury in practice on Feb. 3. She was a second-team All-Big Ten choice a year ago despite missing the second half of the conference season. Theriot, a preseason candidate for the Wade, Naismith and Wooden national player-of-the-year awards in 2014-15, was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore for the Huskers in 2013-14. She led Nebraska to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after earning Big Ten Tournament MVP honors in 2014. She averaged 18.0 points and a Big Ten-record 10.0 assists while leading the Huskers to their first-ever conference tournament title in 2014. She was also an honorable-mention Associated Press All-American after setting the Nebraska single-season record with 234 assists in 2013-14. Theriot is expected to be a national player-of-the-year candidate again in 2015-16, while also being a candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America and Senior CLASS Award accolades. Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year Kelsey Mitchell from Ohio State led the voting, while her backcourt mate Ameryst Alston also earned a spot. Defending Big Ten champion and preseason favorite Maryland added a pair of honorees with Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. Michigan State’s Aerial Powers, Northwestern’s Nia Coffey, Kahleah Copper from Rutgers and Minnesota’s Rachel Banham were all chosen to both teams. Banham was the 2014-15 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, before suffering a season-ending knee injury early in her senior season with the Gophers. Iowa’s Ally Disterhoft added recognition from the conference coaches, while Tori Jankoska earned a spot on the media’s preseason team.

shePard Claims Preseason biG ten freshman honor Nebraska’s Jessica Shepard was named the Preseason Big Ten Freshman of the Year for women’s basketball in 2015-16 by College Sports Madness. Shepard, a 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., is the highest ranked recruit in Nebraska history and arguably the best high school player the state has ever produced, Shepard competed on the gold-medal winning USA Basketball team at the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championships. She was the No. 3 overall recruit in the freshman class of 2015-16, according to ESPN. A two-time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014) and four-time first-team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star) and All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) selection, Shepard missed most of her senior season after suffering an ACL tear on Dec. 29, 2014. A Naismith Trophy Preseason National High School Player-of-the-Year candidate, Shepard earned first-team Parade All-America honors in 2015. In nine games as a senior, Shepard averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds. She scored 132 points in four games at the Nike Tournament of Champions, including 36 against national power Long Beach Poly. As a high school senior, she shot 71 percent from the field, including 41 percent from three-point range. Despite missing most of her senior season, Shepard finished fourth in Nebraska high school history with 2,227 career points, which was the Class A (largest) all-time record. She also finished No. 15 in state history with 1,031 rebounds, just 16 shy of the Nebraska Class A career record. As a junior in 2013-14, Shepard averaged a Class A state record 30.4 points per game to go along with 15.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in leading Fremont to a 22-4 record and a state tournament berth for Coach Tony Weinandt. Her performances included four 40-point games, including a career-high 46.

romeo retUrns: soPh shoots for sUPer season Sophomore Natalie Romeo produced the best scoring effort by a Husker in a season opener in school history with 30 points in 26 minutes off the bench in Nebraska’s win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. She hit 11-of-18 shots from the floor, including 6-of-9 threes, to produce her first career 30-point game

huSkeR caReeR hiGhSScoRiNGPlayer (Game, Date) PointsRachel Theriot (vs. Minnesota, 1/16/14) 33Natalie Romeo (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 30Jessica Shepard (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 27Allie Havers (vs. Michigan State, 3/8/14) 17Anya Kalenta (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 14Maddie Simon (vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 11Kyndal Clark (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 10Rachel Blackburn (vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15) 9Jasmine Cincore (vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 8Darrien Washington (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 6Emily Wood (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 6Esther Ramacieri (vs. NC Central, 11/21/15; Fresno St., 3/22/14) 2

ReBouNdiNGPlayer (Game, Date) ReboundsJessica Shepard (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 13Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 11Allie Havers (vs. NC Central, 11/21/15; at Northwestern, 1/26/14) 10Anya Kalenta (vs. UNF, 11/16/15; vs. Pepp., 11/15/14) 8Rachel Theriot (at UCLA, 11/28/14) 8Kyndal Clark (vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 6Natalie Romeo (at Maryland, 2/8/15) 5Darrien Washington (vs. UNF, 11/16/15; vs. UAPB 11/14/15) 5Jasmine Cincore (vs. NC State, 12/3/15; vs. UAPB, 11/14/15) 4Esther Ramacieri (vs. High Point, 12/20/14) 3Maddie Simon (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 3Emily Wood (Four Times, at UConn, 11/28/15) 2

aSSiStSPlayer (Game, Date) AssistsRachel Theriot (vs. Minnesota, 3/7/14) 18Natalie Romeo (vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15) 6Jessica Shepard (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 4Kyndal Clark (vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 4Anya Kalenta (vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15) 4Maddie Simon (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 4Jasmine Cincore (Three Times, vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 3Allie Havers (vs. NC Central, 11/21/15; vs. Mich. St., 3/8/14) 3Rachel Blackburn (vs. NCCU, 11/21/15; vs. UNF, 11/16/15) 3Esther Ramacieri (Three Times, vs. UAPB, 11/14/15) 1Darrien Washington (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 1Emily Wood (vs. NC State, 12/3/15; UNF, 11/16/15) 1

StealSPlayer (Game, Date) StealsRachel Theriot (vs. BYU, 3/24/14) 5Jasmine Cincore (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 4Natalie Romeo (at UConn, 11/28/15; vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 4Jessica Shepard (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 3Rachel Blackburn (vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15) 2Kyndal Clark (Three Times, at UConn, 11/28/15) 2Allie Havers (18 Times, vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15) 1Esther Ramacieri (Three Times, vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 1Maddie Simon (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 1Emily Wood (vs. Southern, 11/23/15; vs. UNF, 11/16/15) 1

Blocked ShotSPlayer (Game, Date) BlocksAllie Havers (vs. Michigan State, 3/8/14) 3Jessica Shepard (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 3Anya Kalenta (vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15) 2Rachel Theriot (vs. Purdue, 1/5/13) 2Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 1Jasmine Cincore (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 1Natalie Romeo (Three Times, vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 1Maddie Simon (vs. Southern, 11/23/15; vs. UAPB, 11/14/15) 1

minUtes PlayedPlayer (Game, Date) MinutesRachel Theriot 45(at Iowa, 1/26/15; at Wis., 2/5/14; vs. Minn., 1/16/14) Natalie Romeo (vs. Iowa, 3/6/15) 40Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 30Allie Havers (vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 29Anya Kalenta (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 26Jessica Shepard (at UConn, 11/28/15; vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 26Maddie Simon (vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 23Kyndal Clark (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 21Jasmine Cincore (vs. Southern, 11/23/15; vs. UNF, 11/16/15) 20 Esther Ramacieri (vs. High Point, 12/20/14) 13Emily Wood (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 10Darrien Washington (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 8

three-Pointers madePlayer (Game, Date) 3FG MadeNatalie Romeo (vs. Illinois, 3/5/15) 7Rachel Theriot (at Purdue, 3/2/14) 4Anya Kalenta (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 2Emily Wood (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 2Jasmine Cincore (vs. NCCU, 11/21/15; vs. UNF, 11/16/15) 1Kyndal Clark (Four Times, at UConn, 11/28/15) 1Maddie Simon (Three Times, vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 1


and the first 30-point performance in an opener in 42 seasons. Through six games, she ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (16.4 ppg) and assists (4.2 apg) while leading the team in steals (15) and three-pointers (20). Big production is nothing new to Romeo. Over Nebraska’s final eight games of 2014-15, Romeo led the Huskers in scoring with 15.4 points per game. The 5-7 guard from Martinez, Calif., added 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game in a team-best 35.8 minutes per contest down the stretch in her freshman campaign. She also hit 39.7 percent (31-78) of her threes while averaging 3.9 threes per game. During the summer of 2015, Romeo averaged a team-best 19.8 points per game, while adding 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists during Nebraska’s four-game tour of Australia (Aug. 1-12). In her first season as a Husker, Romeo averaged 9.0 points and 2.5 rebounds over 24 games. She missed eight games in mid-season with a stress reaction in her foot (Nov. 28-Dec. 29). Romeo started Nebraska’s final 10 games in place of the injured Rachel Theriot. In 12 games as a starter in 2014-15, Romeo averaged 13.7 points per game, while adding 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists. She produced double figures in seven of her starts, including each of Nebraska’s final three games. She erupted for a season-high 26 points with a school-record-tying seven three-pointers in a Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois March 5. She added 21-point efforts in wins over Wisconsin (Feb. 15) and Minnesota (Feb. 24). She hit six threes against Penn State (Jan. 15) and Minnesota (Feb. 24). Romeo tied a school record and smashed the Nebraska conference tournament record with seven threes against the Fighting Illini. She hit seven of her first nine attempts in the first 24 minutes of the game against the Illini. The previous NU conference tournament record was four, which had been accomplished four times (Jordan Hooper, Lindsey Moore, Amanda Went, Amy Stephens). Romeo added four threes against Iowa at the Big Ten Tournament on March 6. Her 11 threes match Nebraska’s career Big Ten Tournament record. She is 11-for-22 in two career games. Romeo tied Nebraska’s single-game NCAA Tournament record with five threes against Syracuse on March 20.

claRk eaRNS way iNto StaRtiNG Five Kyndal Clark has exceeded Nebraska’s expectations since arriving on campus in June. The transfer from Drake who earned her bachelor’s degree from the Des Moines, Iowa, school before joining the Huskers for a fifth season of eligibility, came to Nebraska in the middle of a long rehab from surgery after suffering a microfracture of her kneecap in the first game of her senior season at Drake on Nov. 14, 2014. Unable to run when she first arrived at the Hendricks Training Complex, Clark excelled in August, September and October, earning a spot in Nebraska’s starting five. Although she is averaging just 3.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals, Clark could have the potential for much more as her legs continue gain basketball strength. She produced her first double-figure scoring night as a Husker with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists in a win over North Florida on Nov. 16. It marked the 100th collegiate start of her career. As a collegian, Clark owns 73 double-figure scoring efforts, including 24 20-point efforts at Drake. She scored 30 or more on four occasions for the Bulldogs, including a career-high 41 points against Northern Iowa on March 2, 2014. Clark knocked down 222 threes in 98 career starts at Drake, finishing with 1,418 points. She was the 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, a two-time All-MVC selection, a member of the MVC All-Defensive Team (2013), and she was honored on the 2012 MVC All-Freshman Team in her only season playing for current Nebraska assistant coach Amy Stephens at Drake. Since practice officially started in October, Clark has shown quick feet, excellent hands, and a high basketball IQ. Coupled with her experience, her outstanding long-range shooting, and her team-first approach at both ends of the court, Clark could join Rachel Theriot, Natalie Romeo, Maddie Simon, Jasmine Cincore, Esther Ramacieri and Emily Wood in giving Nebraska a talented, versatile and deep backcourt.

freshman blaCkbUrn earns starts with shePard The least heralded of Nebraska’s three freshmen in 2015-16, Kansas prep star Rachel Blackburn has earned a starting role alongside fellow rookie post Jessica Shepard for the Big Red. Blackburn just missed double-doubles against North Florida (8 points, 10 rebounds) and North Carolina Central (9 points, 9 rebounds), while dishing out three assists in both games. She added a dominant defensive effort by taking four charges while grabbing nine defensive boards and a steal in NU’s win over NC State on Dec. 3. She is averaging 4.8 points, a team-best 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, while shooting 50 percent from the field. Blackburn made the most of her opportunity this summer, averaging 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in just 23.5 minutes per game while shooting a team-best 65 percent over four games in Australia. Blackburn has continued to grow in practice the last three months, and provides Nebraska with a smart, tough, aggressive and team-first attitude on the court. The 6-3 forward out of Leavenworth High School was ranked as the No. 63 player in the nation by Blue Star and No. 69 by ProspectsNation. ESPN ranked her as the No. 17 post in the country. Blackburn averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds as a junior for the 2014 Class 5A state champions, while also leading the Sunflower League in the number of charges drawn. Blackburn, who was a third-team Class 5A all-state selection as a senior, was an honorable-mention Class 5A all-state pick by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association in both 2014 and 2015, helping

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Leavenworth to another state title in 2015. She also was one of five finalists for the 2015 DiRenna Award, which honors the top player in the greater Kansas City area. A talented athlete, Blackburn set the Leavenworth school record with a javelin throw of 125-7 as a sophomore in 2013. She won the Sunflower League title and qualified for the state meet in the event.

BiG Red BeNeFit FRom SummeR dowN uNdeR Nebraska completed a 12-day Australian Tour (Aug. 1-12) that allowed the young Huskers to come together as a team, experience a new culture and practice throughout the summer. The Big Red, who went 1-3 on the tour against a collection of Australian professional and semi-professional teams, played without 2014 All-American Rachel Theriot, 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Kyndal Clark, and the No. 1 recruit in Nebraska history, Jessica Shepard, during the journey down under. All three made the trip but did not play while recovering from major injuries in 2014-15. Despite missing three of its top offensive weapons, the Huskers still performed well overseas. Nebraska was led on the tour by sophomore Natalie Romeo. The 5-7 guard from Martinez, Calif., averaged 19.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Fellow sophomore guard Jasmine Cincore added a solid tour, averaging 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, including a breakout 15-point, nine-rebound, four-assist effort in the win over Sydney on Aug. 10. Freshman Rachel Blackburn provided big contributions for the Big Red as the team’s third-leading scorer and rebounder. The 6-3 forward from Leavenworth, Kan., averaged 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game. Allie Havers, a 6-5 junior center from Mattawan, Mich., added 7.0 points and a team-best 10.0 rebounds per game, while 6-2 redshirt freshman forward Darrien Washington from Oakland, Calif., added 5.5 points and a whopping 7.3 boards in just 17.3 minutes per contest. Maddie Simon, the 2015 Nebraska High School Player of the Year out of Lincoln Pius X, contributed 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist while playing nearly 30 minutes per game as the Huskers’ fifth-leading scorer and rebounder on the trip. Sophomore Emily Wood, a 5-5 former walk-on guard from Salina, Kan., added 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists while filling Theriot’s role in Nebraska’s starting backcourt. Senior Anya Kalenta, a 6-3 forward from Minsk, Belarus, rounded out the Big Red contributors on the tour with 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per contest off the bench.

hUsker health ContinUes to imProve The health of the Husker roster was on the upswing throughout the offseason, as long rehabilitations to Rachel Theriot (ankle surgery, Feb. 19), Kyndal Clark (knee surgery at Drake) and Jessica Shepard (ACL tear, Dec. 29) allowed them to get back on the court. Theriot made steady progress and was 100 percent for the start of the regular season. Clark’s recovery has been a pleasant surprise to Nebraska coaches. The 5-7 fifth-year senior out of Webb City, Mo., has shown impressive quickness and fitness, despite being kept from running for six months. Clark was at full speed for the start of the regular season and started alongside Theriot in the backcourt. Shepard’s recovery went a bit slower than hoped but the high school All-American from Fremont was cleared for 100 percent participation after practice on Monday, Oct. 26. Sophomore Jasmine Cincore, who was one of Nebraska’s top players this summer in Australia, after battling foot injuries for much of her freshman season, was sidelined for several weeks in September and October by a stress reaction in her foot. Cincore returned to the court the week of Oct. 26, and competed in Nebraska’s second exhibition game against Winona State on Nov. 8. She has produced the two best games of her career with six points, four rebounds, three assists and a block in 17 minutes against Arkansas Pine Bluff, before adding seven points, two rebounds, three assists and a career-high four steals in 20 minutes against North Florida on Nov. 16. Junior Esther Ramacieri also was sidelined for all of August and September with a knee injury before returning to action in late-October. Ramacieri returned in time to play nine minutes and record an assist in Nebraska’s regular-season opening win over Arkansas Pine Bluff. She has competed in all five games, hitting her first career field goal against North Carolina Central. She also has three steals.

BiG Red add coRNhuSkeR State FlavoR Nebraska welcomed the highest-ranked recruiting class in school history to Lincoln this summer, as Coach Connie Yori’s three-player class was ranked No. 8 nationally by ESPN. The class featured the highest profile recruit in Husker basketball history - two-time state Gatorade High School Player of the Year Jessica Shepard - and 2015 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year Maddie Simon. Shepard, who averaged 12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds to help the USA Basketball U18 National Team to a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas Championships, was ranked as the No. 3 overall player and the No. 1 post in the country by ESPN. The 2013 and 2014 Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year, Shepard was a three-time first-team All-Nebraska and Super-State selection. In nine games as a senior, Shepard averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds. She scored 132 points in four games at the Nike Tournament of Champions in December, including 36 against national power Long Beach Poly. The 6-4 forward hit 71 percent of her field goals and 41 percent of her threes in an injury-

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(monday, nov. 30, 2015)1-UConn (32) (3-0) ............................... 800 (1)2-South Carolina (7-0) ............................ 760 (2)3-Notre Dame (6-0) ................................ 734 (3)4-Baylor (6-0) .......................................... 707 (5)5-Maryland (6-0) ................................. 634 (6)6-Texas (5-0) ........................................... 631 (8)7-Oregon State (5-0) ............................... 591 (7)8-Tennessee (5-1) ................................... 556 (4)9-Mississippi State (5-0) ......................... 551 (8)10-Ohio State (4-2) ............................ 524 (11)11-Kentucky (6-0) ................................. 477 (12)12-Texas A&M (5-1) .............................. 463 (10)13-Florida State (5-1) ............................ 395 (14)14-Duke (6-1) ........................................ 371 (15)15-Northwestern (6-0) ....................... 302 (19)16-Stanford (6-1) .................................. 433 (13)17-Arizona State (3-2) ........................... 280 (16)18-California (5-1) ............................. 240 (16) 19-Michigan State (4-1) ..................... 195 (20)20-Syracuse (4-1) .................................. 153 (23)21-Oklahoma (5-1) ............................... 151 (21)22-Seton Hall (7-0) .............................. 134 (NR)23-DePaul (5-1)...................................... 97 (NR)T24-South Florida (3-2) .......................... 91 (18)T24-UCLA (3-2) ...................................... 91 (NR)Note: Nebraska 2015-16 opponents in italics.NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 26-Iowa (49); T34-Purdue (5); T35-NC State (4);T37-Nebraska (3)

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(tUesday, deC. 1, 2015)1-UConn (4-0) (32) ............................... 800 (1)2-South Carolina (7-0) ............................ 758 (2)3-Notre Dame (6-0) ................................ 737 (3)4-Baylor (6-0) .......................................... 702 (4)5-Maryland (6-0) ................................. 668 (6)6-Texas (5-0) ........................................... 630 (8)7-Oregon State (5-0) ............................... 599 (7)8-Tennessee (5-1) ................................... 536 (5)9-Mississippi State (5-0) ....................... 514 (10)10-Kentucky (6-0) ................................. 481 (11)11-Texas A&M (5-1) ................................ 442 (9)12-Ohio State (4-2) ............................ 436 (14)13-Duke (6-1) ........................................ 411 (12)14-Florida State (5-1) ............................ 401 (13)15-Stanford (6-1) .................................. 342 (16)16-Northwestern (6-0) ....................... 280 (19)17-California (5-1) ............................. 255 (15)18-DePaul (5-1)..................................... 226 (20)19-Arizona State (3-2) ........................... 222 (18)20-Michigan State (4-1) ..................... 168 (22)21-Seton Hall (7-0) ............................... 143 (25)22-Oklahoma (5-1) ............................... 131 (24)23-South Florida (3-2) .......................... 117 (17)24-Iowa (6-1) ....................................... 66 (21)25-Syracuse (4-1) ................................... 57 (NR)Note: Nebraska 2015-16 opponents in italics.NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 33-NC State (10); 34-Nebraska (9); T40-Purdue (3); T44-Arkansas State (1)

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shortened season. Shepard tore her ACL on Dec. 29, 2014, while her Fremont team played at Lincoln North Star High School. Shepard, who committed to Nebraska in 2011, averaged a Class A record 30.4 points per game as a junior in 2013-14, while adding 15.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game for Fremont. She averaged 24.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.8 steals while leading Lincoln Southeast to the 2013 Class A state title, before moving with her family to Fremont in the summer of 2013. She averaged 17.8 points and 9.1 rebounds for the Class A runner-up Knights in 2012. Lincoln native Maddie Simon captured Nebraska Gatorade High School Player of the Year honors in 2015. Simon led Lincoln Pius X to the 2015 Class B state title by averaging 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a senior. A two-time first-team Super-State selection, Simon finished as Pius X’s all-time leading scorer with 1,373 points. A 6-2 guard, Simon was ranked as the No. 22 player in the nation at her position by ESPN, while being ranked No. 149 overall by Blue Star Basketball. As a junior at Lincoln Pius X in 2013-14, Simon averaged 19.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists to lead Pius X to a Class B runner-up finish. A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon added gold medals in the Class A 100- and 300-meter hurdles at the 2015 Nebraska State Track and Field Championships in Omaha.

hUskers more than fair in foUl dePartment The Huskers ended last season ranked No. 5 in the final NCAA Division I statistics for fewest personal fouls per game. Nebraska committed just 13.2 fouls per game, including a school-record four fouls in the win over Bakersfield Dec. 13. Nebraska’s 422 total fouls on the season were the fewest in school history. In 2013-14, NU led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally by committing just 13.1 fouls per game. Nebraska continued a non-fouling trend from 2012-13. The Huskers were whistled for a school-record 12.8 fouls per game in 2012-13, including 11 fouls per game in Big Ten regular-season games. Through six games in 2015-16, the Huskers have committed 14.7 fouls per game, while opponents have been whistled for 18.2 fouls per contest.

SeaSoN ticket SaleS Reach all-time hiGh Nebraska women’s basketball season ticket sales reached an all-time high with 4,011 sold (Nov. 17), an increase of 109 tickets over last year’s previous record high of 3,902. In Nebraska’s first season at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2013-14, the Huskers shattered their previous season ticket sales record with more than 3,700. The previous record came in 2010-11, when NU sold approximately 2,700 season tickets.

NeBRaSka’S hiStoRy oF home SucceSS Nebraska went 13-3 at home in 2014-15, including 12-3 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers are 33-5 all-time at Pinnacle Bank Arena since the building opened for the 2013-14 campaign, including 4-0 in 2015-16. The Big Red went 16-2 at home in 2013-14, suffering its only Big Ten loss to Purdue, 77-75, on Jan. 19, 2014. Nebraska’s 16 home wins in 2013-14 tied the school record for single-season home victories. The Huskers played the first regular-season basketball game in the history of the arena against USA Today No. 25 UCLA (Nov. 8) and rolled to a 77-49 win over the Bruins. NU’s first win over an AP Top 25 team came with a 76-56 win over No. 24 Michigan State on Feb. 8. The Huskers added their first-ever win over an AP Top 10 team at the arena with a 94-74 victory over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24. NU won its first-ever Big Ten home game with a 66-65 thriller over Northwestern Jan. 2, before an 88-85 win over Minnesota on Jan. 16, 2014, marked the first overtime game in Pinnacle Bank Arena history. NU suffered its first loss at the arena to Washington State (76-72) on Nov. 30, 2013. The Huskers are 421-135 (.757) all-time at home. The Huskers have gone 158-39 (.802) over the last 12-plus seasons, posting double-figure home victory totals in each of the last 11 years, including 13-3 in 2014-15 and 16-2 in 2013-14. NU went a perfect 16-0 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in 2009-10. Nebraska played in the Devaney Center from 1976-77 through 2012-13, and added one appearance at Devaney against Utah on Nov. 23, 2014. The Huskers own a 389-130 record at the Devaney Center, including 146-88 (.624) mark in conference play.

hUsker sPorts network Covers world The Husker Sports Network is its 22nd season of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of Nebraska women’s basketball in 2015-16. Women’s basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator Jeff Griesch team up for their 15th season together as the Huskers’ broadcast team. The Husker Sports Network and Nebraska women’s basketball have teamed up for well over a decade to take every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com. In addition to carrying every women’s basketball game free on Huskers.com, the Husker Sports Network flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and ESPN 590 AM-KXSP (Omaha) provide strong signals for Husker women’s basketball. When a network conflict occurs in Omaha, the Huskers also could be heard on CD105.9 FM-KKCD. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations carry the Husker Sports Network’s women’s basketball coverage across the state and the Midwest. Inside Pinnacle Bank Arena, fans can access the direct radio call of the game at 87.7 FM.

2014-15 final biG ten standinGsTeam Overall (Big Ten)1. Maryland 34-3 (18-0)2. Iowa 26-8 (14-4)3. Ohio State 24-11 (13-5) 4. Northwestern 23-9 (12-6) Rutgers 23-10 (12-6)6. Minnesota 23-10 (11-7)7. Nebraska 21-11 (10-8)8. Michigan 20-15 (8-10)9. Michigan State 16-15 (7-11)10. Illinois 15-16 (6-12)11. Wisconsin 9-20 (5-13)12. Indiana 15-16 (4-14) 13. Penn State 6-24 (3-15) Purdue 11-20 (3-15)

Preseason all-biG tencoacheSAlly Disterhoft, Jr., G, IowaBrionna Jones, Jr., C, MarylandShatori Walker-Kimbrough, Jr., G, MarylandAerial Powers, Jr., F, Michigan StateRachel Banham, Sr., G, MinnesotaRachel Theriot, Sr., G, NebraskaNia Coffey, Jr., F, NorthwesternAmeryst Alston, Sr., G, Ohio StateKelsey Mitchell, So., G, Ohio State (Player of Year)Kahleah Copper, Sr., F/G, Rutgers

toP three teams1. Maryland2. Ohio State3. Michigan State

mediaBrionna Jones, Jr., C, MarylandShatori Walker-Kimbrough, Jr., G, MarylandTori Jankoska, Jr., G, Michigan StateAerial Powers, Jr., F, Michigan StateRachel Banham, Sr., G, MinnesotaRachel Theriot, Sr., G, NebraskaNia Coffey, Jr., F, NorthwesternAmeryst Alston, Sr., G, Ohio StateKelsey Mitchell, So., G, Ohio State (Player of Year)Kahleah Copper, Sr., F/G, Rutgers

toP three teams1. Maryland2. Ohio State3. Northwestern

biG ten Player of the weekNov. 16 - Mikayla Bailey, Minnesota Honor Roll - Natalie Romeo, NebraskaNov. 23 - Ashley Deary, NorthwesternNov. 30 - Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State

BiG teN FReShmaN oF the weekNov. 16 - Jessica Shepard, NebraskaNov. 23 - Jessica Shepard, Nebraska/Cierra Rice, IllinoisNov. 30 - Hallie Thome, Michigan


nebraska ranks near toP in attendanCe Nebraska closed the 2014-15 season ranked No. 11 nationally in average home attendance with 5,857 fans per game. The Huskers averaged 6,483 fans per Big Ten Conference game. The Huskers played 15 home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2014-15, averaging 6,026 fans per game in the new arena. In 38 all-time home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Huskers own an impressive 33-5 record (.868 winning percentage) while averaging 5,937 fans per game (225,589 total fans/38 games). The Huskers also played one home game at Bob Devaney Sports Center in 2014-15, drawing 3,321 fans for a game against Utah on Nov. 23. The Utah game was not included in Nebraska’s 2014-15 season ticket package for logistical reasons. In 18 home games in 2013-14, the Huskers attracted 110,892 fans including 10 of the top-16 largest home non-conference crowds in school history. Nebraska’s total home attendance of 110,892 ranked No. 8 nationally, while NU’s average home attendance of 6,161 ranked 11th in 2013-14. Nebraska attracted a non-conference school-record crowd of 9,750 to open its stay in the building with a win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013. The Huskers have averaged more than 5,000 fans per non-conference game each of the first two seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Before moving to the new arena, NU had never averaged more than 4,049 fans per game in non-conference home play.

nebraska Posts 11th straiGht PerfeCt Gsr Nebraska Coach Connie Yori would be the first to say that nobody’s perfect. However, in the eyes of the NCAA’s Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), that’s exactly what her Husker program has been for 11 consecutive years. Nebraska is the only program among the 14 Big Ten Conference schools to accomplish the perfect score for 11 straight years. The NCAA announced the release of its annual Graduation Success Rate report on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2015, and Nebraska was a national leader in women’s basketball for the 11th straight season, dating back to 2004-05. Yori, who is in her 14th season at Nebraska in 2015-16, joined Coach Robin Krapfl’s women’s golf program, Coach Scott Jacobson’s women’s tennis program and Coach John Cook’s volleyball program as Nebraska teams who have produced perfect 100 percent rates each of the last 11 years. Nebraska was one of six Big Ten women’s basketball programs to post 100 percent rates in 2014-15, joining Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Purdue and Wisconsin. All 14 Big Ten women’s programs posted GSR rates above 80 percent last season. The Big Ten’s six teams with 100 percent GSR scores led the Big Five conferences, ahead of five each for the Big 12, Pac-12 and ACC, while the SEC managed four.

theriot’s triUmPhs • Nebraska’s Offensive MVP for the second straight season, Rachel Theriot led the Huskers to a 17-4 record as a starter in 2014-15. Over the last two seasons and the 2015-16 opener, Nebraska is 47-12 with Theriot in the starting lineup. The Huskers went 4-7 without Theriot to close 2014-15. • Theriot’s 478 career assists rank fifth in Husker history. She needs 85 assists to catch Husker great Nicole Kubik (563, 1997-2000) at No. 4 on the NU career chart. • She hit 92.6 percent (63-68) of her free throws on the year, which ranked as the second-best single-season average in Nebraska history. • Theriot owns six career points-assists double-doubles, including 20 points and 11 assists in Nebraska’s win over NC State on Dec. 3. She had one double-double as a junior with 18 points and 10 assists at Minnesota on Dec. 29, 2014. • Theriot has dished out 11 or more assists in a game six times in her career. No other Husker has done it more than four times. She owns eight career double-digit assist games. • Theriot owns two career 30-point games (33, vs. Minnesota, Jan. 16, 2004; 31 vs. High Point, Dec. 20, 2014). She owns 12 career 20-point games and 55 career double-figure scoring efforts. • She led Nebraska to its first conference tournament title as the Big Ten Tournament MVP. She averaged 18.7 points and a tournament-record 10.0 assists per game, with 30 total assists and just seven turnovers. Theriot hit 56.4 percent of her shots, including 5-of-10 threes, and went 7-for-8 at the line. • Theriot’s 30 assists in the 2014 Big Ten Tournament were a Nebraska single-season conference tournament record. She produced arguably the best passing game in Big Ten history in Nebraska’s Big Ten quarterfinal win over Minnesota March 7, dishing out a tournament-record-shattering 18 assists against just one turnover. The previous tournament record was 12 set by Helen Darling of Penn State against Illinois in 2000. The most assists by a Big Ten player against a Big Ten foe came with Maggie Acuna’s 16 for Illinois against Wisconsin in 2006. • Theriot’s 18 assists were the second-most in a game in Nebraska history, trailing only 19 assists by Kathy Hawkins on Feb. 17, 1976 against Kearney State (now Nebraska-Kearney). Theriot’s assists are the most ever by a Husker against an NCAA Division I opponent, and the most in the last 38 seasons, covering 1,250 games. Theriot’s 18 assists were the most in an NCAA Division I game in 2013-14.

nebraska nCaa aPPearanCes13 Appearances, 21 Games (8-13 Record)Season (Sd.) Opponent Site Result2015 (9) vs. (8) Syracuse Columbia, S.C. L, 69-722014 (4) vs. (12) BYU Los Angeles, Calif. L, 76-802014 (4) vs. (13) Fresno St. Los Angeles, Calif. W, 74-552013 (6) vs. (2) Duke Norfolk, Va. L, 45-532013 (6) at (3) Texas A&M College Station, Texas W, 74-632013 (6) vs. (11) Chattanooga College Station, Texas W, 73-592012 (6) vs. (11) Kansas Little Rock L, 49-572010 (1) vs. (4) Kentucky Kansas City L, 67-762010 (1) vs. (8) UCLA Minneapolis W, 83-702010 (1) vs. (16) Northern Iowa Minneapolis W, 83-442008 (8) at (1) Maryland College Park, Md. L, 64-762008 (8) vs. (9) Xavier College Park, Md. W, 61-582007 (9) vs. (8) Temple Raleigh, N.C. L, 61-642000 (12) vs. (5) Boston College Charlottesville, Va. L, 76-931999 (11) vs. (6) Kentucky Los Angeles L, 92-981998 (9) at (1) Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, 60-751998 (9) vs. (8) New Mexico Norfolk, Va. W, 76-591996 (9) vs. (8) Colo. St. Stanford, Calif. L, 62-661993 (6) at (3) USC Los Angeles L, 60-781993 (6) vs. (11) San Diego Lincoln W, 81-581988 (5) at (4) USC Los Angeles L, 82-100

nU toP 25 wins Under yori (33)Opponent Final Location#9 Duke (Dec. 3, 2014) 60-54 Pinnacle Bank Arena#23 Iowa (March 9, 2014) 72-65 Indianapolis, Ind.#19 Michigan St. (March 8, 2014) 86-58 Indianapolis, Ind.#8 Penn State (Feb. 24, 2014) 94-74 Pinnacle Bank Arena#24 Michigan St. (Feb. 8, 2014) 76-56 Pinnacle Bank Arena#9 Texas A&M (March 25, 2013) 74-53 College Station, Texas#25 Michigan St. (Jan. 24, 2013) 59-54 Devaney Center#24 Florida State (Dec. 8, 2012) 78-77 Devaney Center#14 Ohio State (March 3, 2012) 77-62 Indianapolis, Ind.#8 Ohio State (Feb. 26, 2012) 71-57 Devaney Center#15 Purdue (Feb. 2, 2012) 93-89 3OT West Lafayette, Ind.#16 Penn State (Dec. 30, 2011) 71-63 University Park, Pa.#23 USC (Nov. 18, 2011) 68-50 Devaney Center#22 UCLA (March 23, 2010) 83-70 Minneapolis#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 St. (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 St. (Feb. 25, 2009) 52-47 Devaney Center#24 Arizona St. (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

nU toP winninG PerCentaGesSeason Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.)1. 2009-10 32-2 (.941) 16-0 (1.000)2. 2013-14 26-7 (.788) 12-4 (.750)3. 1987-88 22-7 (.759) 11-3 (.786)4. 1992-93 23-8 (.742) 10-4 (.714)5. 2012-13 25-9 (.735) 12-4 (.750)6. 2011-12 24-9 (.727) 10-6 (.625)7. 1975-76 21-9 (.700) none8. 1997-98 23-10 (.697) 11-5 (.688)9. 2006-07 22-10 (.688) 10-6 (.625)10. 1996-97 19-9 (.679) 8-8 (.500)11. 2014-15 21-11 (.656) 10-8 (.556) 1991-92 21-11 (.656) 9-5 (.643)*bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori


triPle threats: three thinGs to talk aboUt#11, Esther Ramacieri, 5-8, Jr., G, Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (0.4 ppg, 0.2 rpg) • Esther Ramacieri hit her first field goal (37th career game) in the closing minute of Nebraska’s win over North Carolina Central on Nov. 21. She tied her career high with one assist in Nebraska’s season-opening win over Arkansas Pine Bluff. Ramacieri appeared in 17 games in each of her first two seasons, with one career start (vs. Penn State, Jan. 15, 2015). She owns seven points, 18 rebounds, three assists and three steals in 140 minutes in her career. • Ramacieri missed much of the summer and preseason with a knee injury, but was cleared to play for the start of the 2015-16 regular season. She missed Nebraska’s win over NC State with a concussion. • Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to play for the Huskers under Coach Yori, including Chelsea Aubry (2004-07), Kaitlyn Burke (2008-12) and Harleen Sidhu (2009-12).

#12, Emily Wood, 5-5, So., G, Salina, Kan. (2.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg) • Emily Wood is making solid, consistent and reliable contributions as a sophomore, producing 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in 42 minutes off the bench. She enjoyed a career night with six points on the first two three-pointers of her career while adding two rebounds, an assist and a steal in Nebraska’s win over North Florida on Nov. 16. • Wood played in 10 games as a freshman after walking on to the Nebraska program. She claimed Nebraska’s Teammate Award for her commitment to the Husker program in 2014-15. Wood had two points and five rebounds in 29 minutes as a freshman. In the summer of 2015, Wood started for NU on its four-game Australian Tour, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26 minutes per game. • Wood was a first-team Kansas Class 5A all-state selection as a senior at Salina Central High School in 2014. Wood averaged 16.0 points per game as a senior, while hitting a school-record 91 threes. She hit 42.1 percent of her threes and 86.2 percent of her free throws as a senior.

#22, Allie Havers, 6-5, Jr., C, Mattawan, Mich. (5.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.2 bpg) • One of the tallest Nebraska women’s basketball players in history, Allie Havers is turning up her production with 5.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.0 assist and a team-leading 1.2 blocks through six games as a junior. She owns season highs of eight points against NC State (Dec. 3) and North Carolina Central (Nov. 21), when she added career bests with 10 rebounds and three assists. • Havers, who averaged 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds in 14.8 minutes per game as NU’s top post off the bench in 2014-15, owns seven double-figure scoring games in her career, including five as a sophomore last season. Two of her double-figure efforts have come in the Big Ten Tournament, including a career-high 17 points in a semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State on March 8, 2014. • Havers was NU’s top post off the bench as a true freshman in 2013-14, averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds while playing in all 33 games. She averaged just over 10 minutes per contest.

#24, Maddie Simon, 6-2, Fr., G, Lincoln, Neb. (6.7 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 2.0 apg) • Maddie Simon is growing her game quickly as a key contributor in the Husker lineup after producing her second double-figure scoring effort with 10 points and three assists against NC State on Thursday. She established her career high with 11 points and three assists in NU’s win over Southern on Nov. 23. • Simon averaged 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist during Nebraska’s four-game summer tour of Australia in August of 2015. The 2015 Nebraska High School Player of the Year, Maddie Simon was a two-time first-team Super-State selection while leading Lincoln Pius X to the 2015 Class B state championship. She was the No. 149 player in the nation according to Blue Star and the No. 22 guard by ESPN in 2015. • A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon won the Class A 100- and 300-meter hurdles championships at the 2015 Nebraska State Track & Field Championships. Her mother, Nicole Ali Simon, was the first female CoSIDA Academic All-American in the history of Nebraska athletics, competing for Coach Gary Pepin’s national champion Huskers in 1983 and 1984.

#31, Anya Kalenta, 6-3, Sr., F, Minsk, Belarus (7.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg) • Anya Kalenta produced the fourth double-figure scoring effort of her Nebraska career and second of the season with 11 points and six rebounds in a season-high 21 minutes off the bench in NU’s win over NC State Dec. 3. She had 10 points and eight rebounds in just 13 minutes in a win over North Florida Nov. 16. She followed with seven points, six rebounds and career highs with four assists and three blocks against North Carolina Central on Nov. 23. She pitched in five points and two rebounds in 10 minutes at No. 1 UConn on Nov. 28. • Kalenta owns more points (44/38), rebounds (28/17) and assists (5/1) than she did all of last season.She appeared in 12 games at Nebraska in 2014-15, competing in five of NU’s first six games before missing NU’s next nine games with a stress fracture in her foot. She also suffered a broken nose in preseason practice (Oct. 29, 2014), and battled anemia throughout the year. She established career highs with 14 points and eight rebounds in a season-opening win over Pepperdine Nov. 15, 2014. • Kalenta earned third-team NJCAA All-America honors in 2013-14 at Vincennes University in Indiana. She transferred to Vincennes after spending her freshman season at Broward College in Florida in 2012-13. She ranked in the NJCAA’s top 25 in scoring (20.8 ppg, 13th), rebounding (10.7 rpg, 22nd) and blocked shots (2.1 bpg, 20th) in her only season with the Trailblazers at Vincennes in 2013-14.

nU Career 20-Point GamesRachel Theriot (12)vs. Minnesota (1/15/14) 33vs. High Point (12/20/14) 31at Utah (11/15/13) 28at Illinois (1/11/15) 27at Ohio State (2/20/14) 26vs. Northern Colorado (11/30/14) 25at UCLA (11/28/14) 24vs. #23 Iowa (3/9/14) 24at #19 Purdue (3/2/14) 24vs. Indiana (2/16/14) 23vs. NC State (12/3/15) 20vs. Utah (11/23/14) 20Natalie Romeo (5)vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 30vs. Illinois (3/5/15) 26vs. Southern (11/23/15) 21vs. Minnesota (2/24/15) 21vs. Wisconsin (2/15/15) 21Jessica Shepard (4)vs. North Florida (11/16/15) 27vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 24vs. Southern (11/23/15) 22vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20

Kyndal Clark (0 for Nebraska - 24 for Drake)vs. Northern Iowa (3/2/14) - career high 41vs. Indiana State (3/15/14) - most recent 20

Nu caReeR douBle FiGuRe GameSPlayer (Years) Games1. Rachel Theriot (2013-present) 552. Natalie Romeo (2015-present) 123. Allie Havers (2014-present) 74. Jessica Shepard (2016-present) 65. Anya Kalenta (2015-present) 46. Maddie Simon (2016-present) 27. Kyndal Clark (2016-present) 1 (73)

NeBRaSka caReeR aSSiStSPlayer (Years) Assists1. Lindsey Moore (2010-13) 6992. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 6963. Jina Johansen (2002-05) 5674. Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 5635. Rachel Theriot (2013-present) 4786. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 4447. Stacy Imming (1984-87) 4028. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 3929. Ami Beiriger (1979-83) 34210. Kathy Hawkins (1975-77) 326

NeBRaSka Ncaa RaNkiNGSScoring Offense 15th (83.0 ppg)Scoring Defense 46th (55.3 ppg)Scoring Margin 9th (27.7 ppg)FG Pct. 13th (.480)FG Pct. Defense 56th (.351)Rebound Margin 36th (9.3 rpg)3FG Pct. 55th (.356)Assists Per Game 4th (21.8)Turnovers Per Game 33rd (13.5)Personal Fouls Per Game 28th (14.7)Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 3rd (1.62)Turnover Margin 20th (6.67)Defensive Rebounds Per Game 26th (30.0)

iNdividual Ncaa RaNkiNGSJessica Shepard 12th (.628 FG%) 28th (3 double-doubles) 36th (19.5 ppg)Natalie Romeo 14th (3.33 3FG pg) 50th (2.50 assist-to-turnover) 83rd (2.5 spg)Rachel Theriot 30th (5.7 apg) 84th (2.13 assist-to-turnover)


#34, Jasmine Cincore, 5-10, So., G, Arlington, Tenn. (4.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.0 spg) • A two-time Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014), Jasmine Cincore battled ankle and foot injuries to play in 20 games for the Huskers as a true freshman. She totaled 25 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in 97 minutes on the season. • Cincore has opened her sophomore season strong, producing 29 points, 18 rebounds, eight assists and six steals in 93 minutes. She has set or tied career bests in every category, including a career-high eight points against Southern Nov. 23. She had a career-high four steals while matching a career-best with three assists against North Florida on Nov. 16. She tipped off the year with six points and three assists while adding career bests in rebounds (4) and blocks (1) against Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. • During Nebraska’s 2015 summer tour of Australia, Cincore was NU’s second-leading scorer with 10.0 points per game, while adding 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in four games against Australian pro teams.

#50, Darrien Washington, 6-2, RFr., F, Oakland, Calif. (4.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg) • Darrien Washington produced six points, five rebounds and an assist in eight minutes off the bench in her career debut against Arkansas Pine Bluff after enjoying a strong redshirt season in 2014-15. She added three points, five rebounds and her first career steal in six productive minutes against North Florida on Nov. 16. She did not play against North Carolina Central, Southern, at UConn or against NC State (coach’s decision). • Washington played on the Cal Stars Elite with current Husker sophomore guard Natalie Romeo. • A first-team All-Oakland performer at Skyline High School, Washington averaged 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game as a senior. She scored 1,181 career points and came up just short of 1,000 career rebounds in high school.

hUskers siGn third straiGht toP 15 Class A solid group of five 2016 high school seniors including a pair of top 100 national recruits gave the Nebraska women’s basketball team its third consecutive top-15 recruiting class, Coach Connie Yori announced on Nov. 11. Yori and the Huskers will welcome Mi’Cole Cayton (5-9, G, Stockton, Calif./St. Mary’s), Kathleen Doyle (5-9, G, LaGrange, Ill./Benet Academy), Nicea Eliely (6-1, G/F, Colorado Springs, Colo./Rampart), Grace Mitchell (6-2, G/F, Wellington, Kan./Wellington) and Hannah Whitish (5-9, G, Barneveld, Wis./Barneveld) in a class that was ranked No. 14 nationally by Blue Star. Cayton and Doyle provide the headlines for the group, with Doyle being ranked as the No. 22 overall player in the nation by Blue Star, No. 69 by All Star Girls Report and No. 89 by Prospects Nation, while Cayton was ranked as the No. 80 overall player by ESPN. Cayton led her St. Mary’s team to a California Open Division state championship and a No. 2 final national ranking by USA Today in 2015, while Doyle led Benet Academy to its first-ever Illinois state title and a final No. 23 national ranking by USA Today. Eliely added a ranking as the No. 25 guard in the country by ESPN, while Mitchell was ranked as the No. 51 wing nationally by ESPN. Whitish is a leading contender for Wisconsin Player-of-the-Year honors in 2016 and could reach the 2,000-point career scoring mark while trying to lead her high school team to its third consecutive state title. Nebraska’s fourth top-25 recruiting class in the last six seasons might resemble most closely its first top-25 class in school history, which was the four-player class of Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill and Hailie Sample that graduated as the most successful senior class in school history after leading the Big Red to four consecutive NCAA tournaments and four straight 20-win seasons. “We have a lot of reasons to be excited about this year’s class,” Yori said. “Obviously, we needed to address some needs in the backcourt with the upcoming graduations of Rachel Theriot and Kyndal Clark, and we also felt like we need to add depth at the wing positions, which we really haven’t had in the last five years or maybe in my entire 14-year career at Nebraska. These young players have the potential to grow into elite guards in our program. “All the top programs in the country know about Mi’Cole Cayton and Kathleen Doyle. They played for two of the nation’s best teams last year and they led their teams to state titles. Maybe not as many people know about Hannah Whitish, but she is a great shooter, a smart player and a great leader who has led her team to back-to-back state championships in Wisconsin. We are really excited about seeing all three of them alongside Natalie Romeo in our backcourt the next couple years.” In addition to the three point/shooting guards, the Huskers will add Eliely and Mitchell to the wings, joining 2015-16 freshman Maddie Simon and 2015-16 sophomore Jasmine Cincore. “Nicea Eliely and Grace Mitchell both have a lot of potential, and we feel like both of them have some really good basketball in front of them,” Yori said. “Nicea has a chance to be a lock-down defender. She has great length and athleticism and she comes from a basketball family. Grace is relatively new to basketball, especially in terms of summer club basketball, but she can flat out shoot it. She has great size and deep shooting range to extend defenses around our inside game.” This year’s crop of Husker recruits will be added to this season’s freshman class, which was ranked as the No. 8 recruiting class in the country by ESPN in the fall of 2014, and NU’s current sophomore class, which was ranked No. 9 in the nation by ESPN in the fall of 2013. “We are looking forward to watching all five of these young women have great senior seasons and hopefully win more state championships,” Yori said. “We’re also looking forward to helping them grow on and off the court when they get to Nebraska.”

2015-16 NeBRaSka RecRuitS (Signed LetterS nov. 11)Mi’Cole Cayton5-9, Guard, Stockton, Calif. (St. Mary’s)• No. 80 Player in the Nation (ESPN, 2015)• No. 20 Guard in the Nation (ESPN, 2015)• Cal-Hi Sports Player of the Year Finalist (1 of 6, 2015)• Cal-Hi Sports Elite All-State (1 of 10, 2015)• Cal-Hi Sports All-State Division I (1 of 15, 2015)• Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass Junior (1 of 15, 2015)• Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass Sophomore (1 of 20, 2014)• Northern California Preps Player of the Year (2015)• Chose Nebraska over Arizona State, Iowa State, Utah and Colorado

Kathleen Doyle5-9, Guard, LaGrange Park, Ill. (Benet Academy)• No. 22 Player in the Nation (Blue Star, 2015)• No. 69 Player in the Nation (All Star Girls Report, 2015)• No. 89 Player in the Nation (ProspectsNation, 2015)• No. 27 Guard in the Nation (ESPN, 2015)• Illinois Class 4A State Tournament MVP (2015)• Illinois Class 3A/4A All-State (IBCA, 2015)• All-Illinois (First Team, Chicago Sun-Times, 2015)• All-Illinois (First Team, News Gazette, 2015)• Chose Nebraska over Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan State, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Illinois, Princeton, Marquette, DePaul, Wake Forest, Dayton and Creighton

Nicea Eliely6-1, Guard, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart)• No. 143 Player in the Nation (Blue Star, 2015)• No. 25 Guard in the Nation (ESPN, 2015)• Colorado Class 5A (Third Team, 2015)• Chose Nebraska over Colorado, Wichita State, Colorado State, Northern Colorado and Denver

Grace Mitchell6-2, Guard/Forward, Wellington, Kan. (Wellington)• No. 51 Wing in the Nation (ESPN, 2015)• Kansas Class 6A All-State (Second Team, KBCA, 2015)• Kansas Class 6A All-State (Second Team, Wichita Eagle, 2015)• Chose Nebraska over 12 Division I scholarship offers

Hannah Whitish5-9, Guard, Barneveld, Wis. (Barneveld)• All-Wisconsin (First Team, WBCA, 2015)• Area Player of the Year (Wisconsin State Journal, 2015)• All-Six Rivers Conference (2013, 2014, 2015)• Chose Nebraska over Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Florida Gulf Coast

NeBRaSka’S BeSt FReShmeNFreshman (Season) PPG - RPG1. Jessica Shepard (2015-16) 19.5 - 8.02. Debra Powell (1981-82) 15.4 - 7.63. Angie Miller (1983-84) 14.6 - 7.14. Jordan Hooper (2010-11) 14.6 - 6.65. Maurtice Ivy (1984-85) 14.0 - 5.56. Karen Jennings (1989-90) 13.4 - 6.6

Ncaa’S BeSt FReShmeNPoints Per GameFreshman, School (Season) PPG1. Tina Hutchinson, San Diego St. (1983-84) 29.92. Valerie Whiteside, App. St. (1984-85) 27.13. Elena Delle Donne, Delaware (2009-10) 26.74. Patricia Hoskins, MVSU (1985-86) 25.05. Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State (2014-15) 24.9

reboUnds Per GameFreshman, School (Season) RPG1. Valerie Whiteside, App. St. (1984-85) 15.52. Angela Jenkins, Georgia St. (1984-85) 15.13. Courtney Paris, Oklahoma (2005-06) 15.04. Patricia Hoskins, MVSU (1985-86) 14.55. Natalie Butler, Georgetown (2013-14) 13.3


NeBRaSka oveRtime FactS • Nebraska is 20-19 all-time in overtime games, including 11-9 at home, 6-7 in true road games and 3-3 on neutral courts in overtime. The Huskers were 0-1 in overtime in 2014-15, with a 78-72 loss at Iowa on Jan. 26. NU was 2-0 in overtime in 2013-14, with both games coming in Big Ten play (Minnesota, Jan. 19; at Wisconsin, Feb. 5). • Nebraska is 7-5 all-time in 14 seasons under Coach Connie Yori in overtime, including 4-2 at home and 1-0 in Pinnacle Bank Arena. Yori-coached NU teams are 1-1 in double-overtime and 2-0 in triple overtime. • Nebraska is 4-1 in multi-overtime games, including 2-1 since 2005-06. The lone loss came to Purdue in the Big Ten Championship Game, 74-70 in double-overtime in 2012. • NU’s last overtime win came with a 71-70 victory at Wisconsin on Feb. 5, 2014. The Huskers also defeated Minnesota 88-85 in overtime on Jan. 16, 2014. It marked the first overtime game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska’s first overtime game in the history of the Bob Devaney Sports Center also came against Minnesota - a 68-67 win for the Huskers on Dec. 30, 1977. • The Huskers have played 10 all-time overtime games against Big Ten opponents and own a 4-6 record. NU is 3-3 against Big Ten opponents since joining the conference for the start of the 2011-12 season. • Nebraska’s most frequent overtime opponent is Purdue. The Huskers and Boilermakers have played three overtime games in six all-time meetings. NU’s six total overtimes against Purdue are also the most against any team in school history. • In 11 all-time games with Wisconsin, the Huskers also have played three overtime contests, including the 71-70 win over the Badgers on Feb. 5. It was NU’s first OT win against UW. The Huskers also battled Missouri in three single-overtime games among the 71 all-time contests in that series. • Nebraska has never played back-to-back overtime games at home. The Huskers have played back-to-back overtime games only once in school history, an 83-81 loss to Texas A&M in College Station on Dec. 30, 1985, before returning to Lincoln for an 80-75 win over Eastern Kentucky at the Devaney Center on Jan. 2, 1986.

NeBRaSka’S tRaditioN oF comeBackS Nebraska produced its fourth double-digit comeback of the year by overcoming a 14-point (25-11) first-half deficit with 8:21 left to produce a 29-point turnaround for a 75-60 victory over Michigan Feb. 1. It marked NU’s 20th double-digit comeback to victory in Coach Connie Yori’s 13th season leading the Huskers. In 2011-12, the Huskers overcame double-digit deficits five times to earn wins, and the current class of Nebraska seniors (Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill, Hailie Sample) have produced 10 wins after trailing by double figures in their four-year careers. The huge rally against the Wolverines followed on the heels of a comeback from 11 points down (22-11) with 8:48 left in the first half. NU also trailed by nine points (51-42) with 9:40 remaining in the second half to notch a 59-57 win over Illinois Jan. 29. The Huskers produced their first double-figure comeback of the year by rebounding from a 16-point first-half deficit for a 71-66 victory at UCLA Nov. 28. The Big Red trailed 33-17 in the first half and 52-39 with 11:16 left in the game, before notching the five-point win. Nebraska’s 88-85 comeback win over Minnesota in OT at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Jan. 16, 2014 came after trailing by 14 points with 13:40 left to tie for the second-largest second-half deficit overcome by a Yori-coached Husker team. In Yori’s first season, the Huskers trailed by five at half, then 19 in the second half but came back to win 62-61 at San Diego on Dec. 28, 2002. In 2007-08, Nebraska trailed by eight at half and 14 in the second half before Kelsey Griffin rallied the Huskers for a 73-67 win at Missouri on Feb. 3, 2008.

douBle-diGit RallieS uNdeR coach yoRi (20)Opponent Deficit 2nd Half Half Finalat San Diego (Dec. 28, 2002) -19 -19 -5 62-61at UCLA (Nov. 28, 2014) -16 -13 -7 71-66#24 Ariz. St. (Dec. 28, 2008) -16 -10 -9 62-58Michigan (Feb. 1, 2015) -14 -6 -6 75-60Minnesota (Jan. 16, 2014) -14 -14 -3 88-85 OTat Missouri (Feb. 3, 2008) -14 -14 -8 73-67vs. #14 Ohio St. (March 3, 2012) -13 -- +6 77-62at Florida St. (Nov. 27, 2011) -13 -13 -8 66-63at Missouri (Jan. 8, 2005) -13 -13 -9 81-74#2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) -13 -13 -8 103-99 3OTat Colorado (Feb. 6, 2008) -12 -6 +1 80-71Iowa State (Jan. 10, 2004) -12 -1 -1 62-57Illinois (Jan. 29, 2015) -11 -9 -3 59-57Bakersfield (Dec. 13, 2014) -11 -2 -2 54-45at Wisconsin (Jan. 12, 2012) -11 -7 -5 75-69at #16 Penn St. (Dec. 30, 2011) -11 -9 Tied 71-63at Texas (Jan. 3, 2007) -11 -11 -4 79-75at Kansas St. (March 6, 2010) -11 -7 -7 82-72Indiana (Jan. 5, 2012) -10 -- +13 62-48St. Mary’s (Nov. 17, 2010) -10 -4 +5 64-63Bold indicates rally that included players from 2014-15 Husker senior class

Nu active douBle-douBleSRachel Theriot (6)vs. NC State (12/5/15) 20 points, 11 assistsat Minnesota (11/29/14) 18 points, 10 assistsvs. Fresno State (3/22/14) 10 points, 12 assistsvs. Minnesota (3/7/14) 14 points, 18 assistsat Wisconsin (2/5/14) 11 points, 11 assistsvs. Michigan (1/29/14) 10 points, 11 assists

Jessica Shepard (3)vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20 points, 10 reboundsvs. North Florida (11/16/15) 27 points, 10 reboundsvs. UAPB (11/14/15) 24 points, 13 rebounds

Kyndal Clark (0 for Nebraska - 3 for Drake)vs. Wichita St. (3/16/14) 25 points, 10 reboundsvs. Southern Illinois (3/7/13) 20 points, 10 assistsvs. Chicago State (12/2/12) 11 points, 11 rebounds

FReShmaN douBle-douBleS18 Husker Freshmen, 59 total double-doublesPlayer (Season) Double-Doubles1. Debra Powell (1981-82) 92. Katie Robinette (2001-02) 5 Janet Smith (1978-79) 5 Jan Crouch (1975-76) 55. Karen Jennings (1989-90) 4 Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) 47. Jessica Shepard (2015-16) 3 Emily Cady (2011-12) 3 Jordan Hooper (2010-11) 3 Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) 3 Anna DeForge (1994-95) 3 Meggan Yedsena (1990-91) 3 Maurtice Ivy (1984-85) 3

Nu SeaSoN douBle-douBleSPlayer (Season) Double-Doubles1. Kelsey Griffin (2009-10) 202. Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) 163. Emily Cady (2013-14) 14 Jordan Hooper (2013-14) 14 Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 146. Karen Jennings (1992-93) 13 Karen Jennings (1990-91) 13-- Jessica Shepard (2015-16) 3

Nu caReeR douBle-douBleSPlayer (Years) Double-Doubles1. Jordan Hooper (2011-14) 40 Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) 403. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 364. Emily Cady (2012-15) 335. Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) 246. Janet Smith (1979-82) 227. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 21 Debra Powell (1982-85) 219. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 1810. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 13 Carol Garey (1979-80) 13


2015-16 Nebraska Women’s Basketball Team: Back Row (from left): Assistant Coach Amy Stephens, Assistant Coach Britney Brown, Graduate Assistant Manager Meghin Williams, Alicia Ostrander, Darrien Washington, Jessica Shepard, Allie Havers, Anya Kalenta, Maddie Simon, Rachel Blackburn, Head Coach Connie Yori, Director of Operations Dayna Finch, Strength Coach Rusty Ruffcorn. Front Row (from left): Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator Katie Adams, Athletic Trainer Julie Tuttle, Esther Ramacieri, Natalie Romeo, Rachel Theriot, Kyndal Clark, Emily Wood, Jasmine Cincore, Assistant Coach Ashley Ford.

ReboundsPlayer G-GS Min-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot/Avg. PF-D A TO BK ST TP/Avg.32-Jessica Shepard 6-6 149-24.3 49-78 .628 0-0 .000 19-35 .543 21-27 48/8.0 12-0 13 15 6 8 117/19.55-Natalie Romeo 6-5 169-28.2 34-78 .436 20-49 .408 10-11 .909 2-7 9/1.5 8-0 25 10 2 15 98/16.333-Rachel Theriot 6-6 173-28.8 30-54 .556 3-4 .750 4-4 1.000 0-19 19/3.2 4-0 34 16 1 7 67/11.231-Anya Kalenta 6-0 88-14.7 19-30 .633 1-2 .500 5-8 .625 9-19 28/4.7 5-0 5 2 3 0 44/7.324-Maddie Simon 6-1 104-17.3 14-33 .424 3-10 .300 9-14 .643 2-5 7/1.2 9-0 12 8 2 1 40/6.722-Allie Havers 6-0 94-15.7 13-30 .433 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 7-27 34/5.7 15-1 6 6 7 1 31/5.234-Jasmine Cincore 6-0 93-15.5 9-32 .281 2-6 .333 9-12 .750 8-10 18/3.0 7-0 8 7 1 6 29/4.843-Rachel Blackburn 6-6 141-23.5 12-24 .500 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 13-36 49/8.2 17-0 11 7 3 3 29/4.950-Darrien Washington 2-0 14-7.0 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 5-5 10/5.0 2-0 1 1 0 1 9/4.54-Kyndal Clark 6-6 115-19.2 7-30 .233 4-22 .182 1-1 1.000 6-13 19/3.2 5-0 13 7 0 7 19/3.212-Emily Wood 6-0 42-7.0 4-9 .444 3-8 .375 2-2 1.000 3-4 7/1.2 2-0 2 2 0 2 13/2.211-Esther Ramacieri 5-0 28-5.6 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1/0.2 2-0 1 0 0 3 2/0.4Team 10-9 19/3.2 0Total 6 1,200 196-408 .480 36-101 .356 70-104 .673 86-182 268/44.7 88-1 131 81 25 54 498/83.0Opponents 6 1,200 130-370 .351 31-109 .284 41-68 .603 71-141 212/35.3 109-1 70 121 18 41 332/55.3

Score by Periods 1 2 3 4 OT OT Total Deadball ReboundsNebraska 124 133 110 131 0 0 498 19Opponents 80 56 102 94 0 0 332 14

overall reCord: 5-1 home: 5-0 away: 0-1 neUtral: 0-0

2015-16 oveRall SeaSoN StatiSticS


overall reCord: 5-1 biG ten: 0-0 home: 5-0 away: 0-1 neUtral: 0-0

Date Opponent W/L Score Home Away Neutral Total Big Ten Att. High Points High Rebounds High Assists11/14 Arkansas Pine Bluff W 96-46 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 4,953 (30) Romeo (13) Shepard (4) Romeo (4) Theriot 11/16 North Florida W 91-46 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 4,475 (27) Shepard (10) Shepard (6) Theriot (10) Blackburn11/21 North Carolina Central W 88-47 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 4,984 (20) Shepard (10) Shepard (6) Theriot (10) Havers (6) Romeo11/23 Southern W 89-38 4-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 0-0 4,748 (22) Shepard (8) Blackburn (4) Romeo (4) Clark11/28 at #1 UConn L 46-88 4-0 0-1 0-0 4-1 0-0 10,113 (12) Theriot (5) Shepard (6) Theriot (5) Blackburn12/3 NC State W 88-67 5-0 0-1 0-0 5-1 0-0 5,151 (20) Theriot (11) Blackburn (11) Theriot

AP Ranking at game time listed before team% denotes Big Ten/ACC Challenge Game* denotes Big Ten Conference game# denotes Big Ten Tournament game (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.)$ denotes NCAA Tournament game

Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 24,311 (4,862)Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 10,113 (10,113)Neutral Attendance (Avg.) -- 0,000 (0,000)Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 34,424 (5,737)

2015-16 Game ReSultS2015-16 oveRall SeaSoN StatiSticS


Game FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TP Nebraska 34 66 .515 6 13 .462 22 33 .667 13 37 50 15 21 6 4 8 96Arkansas Pine Bluff 18 61 .295 3 11 .273 7 15 .467 10 25 35 24 10 17 1 3 46Nebraska 41 81 .506 5 19 .263 4 9 .444 24 33 57 14 26 14 2 13 91North Florida 18 55 .327 5 20 .250 5 10 .500 6 19 25 12 9 22 3 8 46Nebraska 36 75 .480 7 18 .389 9 16 .563 19 29 48 11 27 11 6 11 88North Carolina Central 19 60 .317 4 11 .364 5 6 .833 13 22 35 14 10 24 3 7 47Nebraska 28 58 .483 5 14 .357 28 35 .800 13 34 47 17 18 15 7 11 89Southern 16 65 .246 4 9 .444 2 19 .105 17 20 37 27 8 23 5 5 38Nebraska 20 58 .345 4 16 .250 2 3 .667 9 19 28 13 13 22 1 7 46at #1 UConn 36 62 .581 10 22 .455 6 8 .750 6 28 34 14 25 13 5 12 88Nebraska 37 70 .529 9 21 .429 5 8 .625 8 30 38 18 26 13 5 4 88NC State 23 67 .343 7 26 .269 14 20 .700 19 27 46 18 8 22 1 6 67

2015-16 Game-By-Game liNeScoReS


2015-16 Game-By-Game liNeScoReS huSkeR team SeaSoN hiGhS

Points ............................... 96 ......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15First Quarter Points .......... 29 ......................Southern, 11/23/15Second Quarter Points ..... 28 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15First Half Points ................ 55 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15Third Quarter Points ......... 28 ......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15Fourth Quarter Points ...... 32 ......................North Carolina Central, 11/21/15Second Half Points ........... 50 ......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15Field Goals Made .............. 41 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15Field Goals Att. ................. 81 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15Field Goal Pct. .................. 52.9 (37-70) ......NC State, 12/3/15Three-Pt. FG Made ........... 9 ........................NC State, 12/3/15Three-Pt. FG Att. .............. 21 ......................NC State, 12/3/15Three-Pt. FG Pct. .............. 46.2 (6-13) ........Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15Free Throws Made ........... 28 ......................Southern, 11/23/15Free Throws Att. ............... 35 ......................Southern, 11/23/15Free Throw Pct. ................ 80.9 (28-35) ......Southern, 11/23/15Rebounds ......................... 57 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15Offensive Rebounds ......... 24 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15Defensive Rebounds ......... 37 ......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15Rebound Margin .............. +32 (57-25) .......North Florida, 11/16/15Assists ............................... 27 ......................North Carolina Central, 11/21/15Steals ................................ 13 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15Blocked Shots .................. 7 ........................Southern, 11/23/15Turnovers ......................... 22 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15Fouls ................................. 18 ......................NC State, 12/3/15

oPPonent team season lowsPoints ............................... 38 ......................Southern, 11/23/15First Quarter Points .......... 10 ......................Southern, 11/23/15 ......................................... 10 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15Second Quarter Points ..... 2 ........................Southern, 11/23/15First Half Points ................ 12 ......................Southern, 11/23/15Third Quarter Points ......... 7 ........................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15Fourth Quarter Points ...... 8 ........................North Carolina Central, 11/21/15Second Half Points ........... 20 ......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15Field Goals Made .............. 16 ......................Southern, 11/23/15Field Goals Att. ................. 55 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15Field Goal Pct. .................. 24.6 (16-65) ......Southern, 11/23/15Three-Pt. FG Made ........... 2 ........................Southern, 11/23/15Three-Pt. FG Att. .............. 11 ......................North Carolina Central, 11/21/15 ......................................... 11 ......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15Three-Pt. FG Pct. .............. 10.5 (2-19) ........Southern, 11/23/15Free Throws Made ........... 4 ........................Southern, 11/23/15Free Throws Att. ............... 6 ........................North Carolina Central, 11/21/15Free Throw Pct. ................ 44.4 (4-9) ..........Southern, 11/23/15Rebounds ......................... 25 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15Offensive Rebounds ......... 6 ........................UConn, 11/28/15 ......................................... 6 ........................North Florida, 11/16/15Defensive Rebounds ......... 19 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15Rebound Margin .............. -32 (25-57) ........North Florida, 11/16/15Assists ............................... 8 ........................NC State, 12/3/15 ......................................... 8 ........................Southern, 11/23/15Steals ................................ 3 ........................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15Blocked Shots ................... 1 ........................NC State, 12/3/15 ......................................... 1 ........................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15Turnovers ......................... 13 ......................UConn, 11/28/15Fouls ................................. 12 ......................North Florida, 11/16/15

huSkeR team SeaSoN lowSPoints ............................... 46 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15First Quarter Points .......... 14 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15Second Quarter Points ..... 10 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15First Half Points ................ 24 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15Third Quarter Points ......... 6 ........................at UConn, 11/28/15Fourth Quarter Points ...... 16 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15Second Half Points ........... 22 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15Field Goals Made .............. 20 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15Field Goals Att. ................. 58 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15 ......................................... 58 ......................Southern, 11/23/15Field Goal Pct. .................. 34.5 (20-58) ......at UConn, 11/28/15Three-Pt. FG Made ........... 4 ........................at UConn, 11/28/15Three-Pt. FG Att. .............. 13 ......................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15Three-Pt. FG Pct. .............. 25.0 (4-16) ........at UConn, 11/28/15Free Throws Made ........... 2 ........................at UConn, 11/28/15Free Throws Att. ............... 3 ........................at UConn, 11/28/15

Free Throw Pct. ................ 44.4 (4-9) ..........North Florida, 11/16/15Rebounds ......................... 28 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15Offensive Rebounds ......... 8 ........................NC State, 12/3/15Defensive Rebounds ......... 19 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15Rebound Margin .............. -8 (38-46) ..........NC State, 12/3/15Assists ............................... 11 ......................at UConn, 11/28/15Steals ................................ 4 ........................NC State, 12/3/15Blocked Shots .................. 1 ........................at UConn, 11/28/15Turnovers ......................... 6 ........................Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15Fouls ................................. 11 ......................North Carolina Central, 11/21/15

oPPonent team season hiGhsPoints ............................... 88 ......................UConn, 11/28/15First Quarter Points .......... 19 ......................UConn, 11/28/15Second Quarter Points ..... 21 ......................UConn, 11/28/15First Half Points ................ 40 ......................UConn, 11/28/15Third Quarter Points ......... 23 ......................UConn, 11/28/15Fourth Quarter Points ...... 28 ......................NC State, 12/3/15Second Half Points ........... 48 ......................UConn, 11/28/15Field Goals Made .............. 36 ......................UConn, 11/28/15Field Goals Att. ................. 67 ......................NC State, 12/3/15Field Goal Pct. .................. 58.1 (36-62) ......UConn, 11/28/15Three-Pt. FG Made ........... 10 ......................UConn, 11/28/15 Three-Pt. FG Att. .............. 26 ......................NC State, 12/3/15Three-Pt. FG Pct. .............. 45.5 (10-22) ......UConn, 11/28/15Free Throws Made ........... 14 ......................NC State, 12/3/15Free Throws Att. ............... 20 ......................NC State, 12/3/15Free Throw Pct. ................ 83.3 (5-6) ..........North Carolina Central, 11/21/15Rebounds ......................... 46 ......................NC State, 12/3/15Offensive Rebounds ......... 19 ......................NC State, 12/3/15Defensive Rebounds ......... 28 ......................UConn, 11/28/15Rebound Margin .............. +8 (46-38) .........NC State, 12/3/15Assists ............................... 25 ......................UConn, 11/28/15Steals ................................ 12 ......................UConn, 11/28/15Blocked Shots ................... 5 ........................UConn, 11/28/15 ......................................... 5 ........................Southern, 11/23/15Turnovers ......................... 24 ......................North Carolina Central, 11/21/15Fouls ................................. 27 ......................Southern, 11/23/15

Senior point guard Rachel Theriot ranks fifth in school history with 478 career assists. She needs 221 to match the school career record held by Lindsey Moore with 699 (2010-13).

2015-16 team hiGhS & lowS


Game #1nebraska 96

arkansas Pine blUff 46linColn, neb., nov. 14, 2015

UAPB Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPHead* 32 7-17 1-2 6 4 0 2 16Munir* 20 2-5 2-2 3 3 0 0 6Brewton* 34 4-12 0-4 3 3 6 0 9A. Richardson* 29 0-4 0-0 0 1 0 0 0D. Richardson* 23 2-8 1-1 3 2 0 0 6K. Richardson 8 0-2 0-0 1 0 2 0 0McGhee 17 1-6 0-0 4 0 1 0 2Daniel 14 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 1 2Sapp 4 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0Velasquez 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Roberts 3 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0Johnson 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Harris 9 1-5 3-6 5 4 0 0 5Team Rebounds 8Totals 200 18-61 7-15 35 24 10 3 46

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPShepard* 23 8-15 8-13 13 3 3 3 24Blackburn* 19 1-2 0-0 6 4 1 0 2Clark* 18 0-1 0-0 2 2 3 2 0Simon* 18 1-4 4-4 2 2 1 0 6Theriot* 26 4-6 2-2 5 0 4 1 10Romeo 26 11-18 2-2 2 1 4 1 30Ramacieri 9 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0Wood 8 0-1 2-2 0 1 0 0 2Havers 17 2-4 1-2 8 0 0 0 5Kalenta 11 2-3 1-2 2 0 0 0 5Cincore 17 2-6 2-4 4 1 3 0 6Washington 8 3-5 0-2 5 0 1 0 6Team Rebounds 1Totals 200 34-66 22-33 50 15 21 8 96

1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalArkansas Pine Bluff 12 14 7 13 46Nebraska 19 27 28 22 96

3FG: UAPB 3-11 (Head 1-3, Brewton 1-3, D. Richardson 1-4); Nebraska 6-13 (Romeo 6-9, Clark 0-1, Wood 0-1, Simon 0-2). 3FG%: UAPB 27.3; Nebraska 46.2. FG%: UAPB 29.5; Nebraska 51.5. FT%: UAPB 46.7; Nebraska 66.7. Steals: UAPB 3 (Head 2); Nebraska 8 (Shepard 3). Blocked Shots: UAPB 1 (Harris 1) ; Nebraska 4 (Havers 2). Turnovers: UAPB 17; Nebraska 6. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Bonner, Brooks, Schroeder. Attendance: 4,953.

Game Highlights: In the first game of the four-quarter system in women’s college basketball, Natalie Romeo and Jessica Shepard produced record-breaking performances to lead Nebraska to a 96-46 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff. Romeo’s 30-point effort off the bench marked the most points ever scored by a Husker in a season opener. She hit 11-of-18 shots from the floor, including 6-of-9 threes, despite battling illness. Shepard added the best effort in school history by a freshman in a season opener, powering in 24 points to go along with 13 rebounds, while adding three assists and three steals. Shepard’s points and rebounds smashed the previous freshman marks of 19 points and eight boards. Rachel Theriot added 10 points, five rebounds and four assists, while 10 of the 12 Huskers who played in the game found the scoring column.

2015-16 Game-by-Game box sCoresGame #2

nebraska 91arkansas Pine blUff 46

linColn, neb., nov. 16, 2015

N. Florida Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPMadekivi* 19 0-1 0-0 4 2 0 0 0Rumph* 24 1-5 3-4 3 3 2 1 5Shepherd* 35 3-10 0-0 3 0 2 3 8Kiefer* 34 4-13 0-0 2 0 1 0 10Kd. Johnson* 31 4-11 1-3 5 1 1 2 9Ioannidis 30 4-12 0-0 1 2 3 1 9Ka. Johnson 11 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0Meckus 16 2-2 1-3 3 3 0 1 5Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 18-55 5-10 25 12 9 8 46

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPShepard* 21 13-16 1-3 10 2 1 2 27Blackburn* 22 4-4 0-0 10 1 3 0 8Clark* 21 4-9 1-1 4 0 3 1 10Romeo* 23 3-9 1-1 0 0 3 2 7Theriot* 22 2-4 0-0 6 1 6 0 4Ramacieri 8 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0Wood 10 2-3 0-0 2 0 1 1 6Havers 17 2-8 0-0 5 2 1 0 4Simon 17 2-9 0-2 3 1 4 1 5Kalenta 13 5-7 0-0 8 1 1 0 10Cincore 20 3-8 0-0 2 3 3 4 7Washington 6 1-3 1-2 5 2 0 1 3Team Rebounds 2Totals 200 41-81 4-9 57 14 26 13 96

1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalNorth Florida 10 5 21 10 46Nebraska 27 28 18 18 91

3FG: North Florida 5-20 (Shepherd 2-4, Kiefer 2-9, Ioannidis 1-5, Madekivi 0-1, Kd. Johnson 0-1); Nebraska 5-19 (Wood 2-3, Cincore 1-3, Simon 1-3, Clark 1-6, Romeo 0-3). 3FG%: North Florida 25.0; Nebraska 26.3. FG%: North Florida 32.7; Nebraska 50.6. FT%: North Florida 50.0; Nebraska 44.4. Steals: North Florida 8 (Shepherd 3); Nebraska 13 (Cincore 4). Blocked Shots: North Florida 1 (Meckus, Ka. Johnson, Shepherd 1) ; Nebraska 2 (Havers, Shepard 1). Turnovers: North Florida 22; Nebraska 14. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Morris, Price, Forsberg. Attendance: 4,475.

Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard completed the most productive two-game stretch by a freshman to open a Husker career by pouring in 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in just 21 minutes to power Nebraska to a 91-46 rout of North Florida. Shepard hit 13-of-16 shots from the floor, while dishing out an assist, snatching two steals and posting her first career blocked shot against the Ospreys. She became the first freshman in Husker history to score 20 points and produce double-doubles in the first two games of her career. Anya Kalenta added a strong game of her own with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go along with eight rebounds in just 13 minutes off the bench. Kyndal Clark contributed 10 points, four rebounds and three assists, while Jasmine Cincore added career bests with seven points and four steals. Emily Wood also hit the first two three-pointers of her career as 11 Huskers scored in the game, including 10 in the first half.

Game #3NeBRaSka 88

north Carolina Central 47linColn, neb., nov. 21, 2015

NC Central Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPDixon* 29 3-10 2-2 5 0 1 2 8Morton* 16 0-4 0-0 7 1 0 0 0Askew* 19 3-6 0-0 1 2 0 0 9Whaley-Briggs* 25 5-9 0-0 2 2 1 1 11Jones* 39 4-9 0-0 4 2 5 3 8Martin 7 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 0Thomas 17 0-7 0-0 2 1 0 0 0Adams 15 3-4 2-2 3 1 0 1 8Britten 9 0-4 1-2 3 0 1 0 1McCain 11 0-1 0-0 4 0 0 0 0Jackson 11 1-4 0-0 0 3 0 0 2Udoye 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 19-60 5-6 35 14 10 7 47

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPShepard* 24 8-13 4-8 10 0 2 0 20Blackburn* 16 4-7 1-2 9 4 3 2 9Clark* 19 1-6 0-0 5 1 2 2 3Romeo* 29 5-16 0-0 0 1 6 3 13Theriot* 34 6-8 0-0 2 0 6 3 13Ramacieri 4 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2Wood 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Havers 20 4-8 0-0 10 2 3 1 8Simon 15 3-5 1-2 0 3 1 0 8Kalenta 20 2-5 3-4 6 0 4 0 7Cincore 15 2-5 0-0 3 0 0 0 5Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 36-75 9-16 48 11 27 11 88

1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalNC Central 15 7 17 8 47Nebraska 17 25 14 32 88

3FG: NCCU 4-11 (Askew 3-3, Whaley-Briggs 1-4, Jones 0-4); Nebraska 7-18 (Romeo 3-10, Theriot 1-1, Cincore 1-1, Simon 1-1, Clark 1-4, Wood 0-1). 3FG%: NCCU 36.4; Nebraska 38.9. FG%: NCCU 31.7; Nebraska 48.0. FT%: NCCU 83.3; Nebraska 56.3. Steals: NCCU 7 (Jones 3); Nebraska 11 (Romeo, Theriot 3). Blocked Shots: NCCU 3 (Jones 2) ; Nebraska 6 (Kalenta 3). Turnovers: NCCU 24; Nebraska 11. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Knight, Lukanich, Garland. Attendance: 4,984.

Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard produced her third consecutive 20-point performance and her third straight double-double to lead Nebraska to an 88-47 win over North Carolina Central at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Fellow freshman forward Rachel Blackburn just missed a double-double of her own with nine points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes while battling foul trouble. Junior center Allie Havers added eight points while matching career highs with 10 rebounds and three assists, and senior forward Anya Kalenta contributed seven points, six rebounds and career bests with four assists and three steals. Rachel Theriot and Natalie Romeo led the Husker backcourt, as both produced 13 points, six assists and three steals. Nebraska struggled in the first and third quarters against the Lady Eagles, but outscored NCCU, 57-15 combined in the second and fourth quarters to cruise to their third straight win of 40 or more points.


Game #4nebraska 89soUthern 38

linColn, neb., nov. 23, 2015

Southern Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPGreen* 34 4-11 1-2 6 4 2 0 9O’Bear* 20 1-5 0-0 2 0 0 0 2Charles* 11 0-1 0-2 1 3 2 0 0Crowder* 20 2-10 1-1 4 2 0 2 5Purnell* 25 2-11 0-0 3 4 0 1 4Thompson 2 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Brundidge 7 1-4 0-0 6 5 0 0 2Williams 21 2-6 2-2 3 3 1 0 7Cowart 12 1-5 0-0 3 0 0 0 3Parsons 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2Clay 5 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0Berry 20 2-3 0-2 3 0 3 2 4Blissett 8 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Robinson 8 0-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 0Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 16-65 4-9 37 27 8 5 38


1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalSouthern 10 2 16 10 38Nebraska 19 20 22 18 89

3FG: Southern 2-19 (Cowart 1-4, Williams 1-4, Parsons 0-1, O’Bear 0-2, Purnell 0-2, Green 0-3, Thompson 0-3); Nebraska 5-14 (Romeo 4-9, Clark 1-4, Cincore 0-1). 3FG%: Southern 10.5; Nebraska 35.7. FG%: Southern 24.6; Nebraska 48.3. FT%: Southern 44.4; Nebraska 80.0. Steals: Southern 5 (Berry, Crowder 2); Nebraska 11 (Romeo 4). Blocked Shots: Southern 5 (Green, Crowder, Purnell, Cowart, Blissett 1); Nebraska 7 (Havers, Shepard 2). Turnovers: Southern 23; Nebraska 15. Technical Fouls: Nebraska-1. Officials: Bob Enterline, Larance, Suffren. Attendance: 4,748.

Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard scored 14 of her game-high 22 points in the first quarter, while Natalie Romeo added 13 of her 21 points in the third quarter as Nebraska rolled to an 89-38 win over Southern. The Huskers played their best defense of the season, holding the Jaguars to just two points in the second quarter. Shepard powered Nebraska to a 29-10 first-quarter lead, before the Huskers outscored the Jaguars 20-2 in the second to take a 49-12 halftime lead. The 12 first-half points tied for the fewest allowed in history by the Huskers in a first half. Maddie Simon added a career-high 11 points off the bench, while Jasmine Cincore contributed eight points in a strong effort as well.

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#1 UConn 88nebraska 46

hartford, Conn., nov. 28, 2015


UConn Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPTuck* 29 4-10 0-0 4 1 5 1 9Stewart* 29 10-11 2-2 10 0 3 1 25Jefferson* 26 3-5 0-0 2 1 5 2 7Nurse* 20 1-6 1-2 2 3 2 1 3Williams* 16 2-6 0-0 5 3 1 2 4Pulido 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0Chong 20 4-7 0-0 3 1 0 0 10Lawlor 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0Ekmark 11 2-4 1-2 2 0 2 1 6Collier 22 5-5 0-0 2 3 2 2 10Samuelson 22 5-8 2-2 3 2 3 2 14Team Rebounds 1Totals 200 36-62 6-8 34 14 25 12 88

1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalNebraska 14 10 6 16 46UConn 19 21 23 25 88

3FG: Nebraska 4-16 (Romeo 3-10, Clark 1-5, Simon 0-1); UConn 10-22 (Stewart 3-4, Chong 2-4, Samuelson 2-4, Ekmark 1-2, Jefferson 1-2, Tuck 1-3, Nurse 0-3). 3FG%: Nebraska 25.0; UConn 45.5. FG%: Nebraska 34.5; UConn 58.1. FT%: Nebraska 66.7; UConn 75.0. Steals: Nebraska 7 (Romeo 4); UConn 12 (Jefferson, Williams, Collier, Samuelson 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Blackburn 1); UConn 5 (Stewart 3). Turnovers: Nebraska 22; UConn 13. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Inouye, Bruce Morris, Cruse. Attendance: 10,113.

Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot scored 12 points and dished out six assists to lead three Huskers in double figures, but No. 1 UConn rolled to an 88-46 win at the XL Center in Hartford. Natalie Romeo added 11 points, including a trio of threes, while adding five assists and four steals. Freshman Jessica Shepard rounded out the Huskers in double figures with 10 points to become the first NU player in history to reach the 100-point scoring mark in the fifth game of her career. Nebraska jumped to an early lead and held a 13-12 edge after a Romeo three-pointer with 2:52 left in the first. UConn closed the quarter on a 7-1 surge before scoring the first five points of the second quarter to take a 24-14 lead. The Huskers stayed within 10 until the final four minutes of the half, before UConn took a 40-24 lead to the locker room. Two-time national player of the year Breanna Stewart led four Huskies in double figures with 25 points and 10 rebounds.

Game #6NeBRaSka 88nC state 67

linColn, neb., deC. 3, 2015

NC State Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPMathurin* 21 3-12 7-11 6 4 0 0 14Spencer* 33 2-8 2-2 8 2 7 2 6Williams* 28 1-2 0-0 7 1 0 1 3Wilson* 27 7-15 0-0 4 1 0 0 18Schuhmacher* 19 1-8 2-2 7 4 1 0 4Anderson 7 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Nelson 22 6-10 2-2 5 2 0 2 15Rogers 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Richardson 24 2-6 0-0 3 4 0 1 4Cole 13 1-5 1-3 3 0 0 0 3Team Rebounds 2Totals 200 23-67 14-20 46 18 8 6 67

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPShepard* 19 7-14 0-0 4 1 4 1 14Blackburn* 30 1-3 1-2 11 4 2 1 3Clark* 16 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0Romeo* 31 5-9 2-2 1 0 3 1 16Theriot* 34 9-17 0-0 2 2 11 0 20Wood 6 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 3Havers 10 4-5 0-0 4 5 0 0 8Simon 22 4-7 1-2 0 1 3 0 10Kalenta 21 5-7 0-0 6 3 0 0 11Cincore 11 1-3 1-2 4 2 1 1 3Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 37-70 5-8 38 18 26 4 88

1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalNC State 14 7 18 28 67Nebraska 18 23 22 25 88

3FG: NC State 7-26 (Wilson 4-8, Nelson 1-1, Williams 1-2, Mathurin 1-7, Anderson 0-1, Schuhmacher 0-2, Spencer 0-2, Richardson 0-3); Nebraska 9-21 (Romeo 4-8, Theriot 2-2, Kalenta 1-2, Simon 1-3, Wood 1-3, Cincore 0-1, Clark 0-2). 3FG%: NC State 26.9; Nebraska 42.9. FG%: NC State 34.3; Nebraska 52.9. FT%: NC State 70.0; Nebraska 62.5. Steals: NC State 6 (Spencer, Nelson 2); Nebraska 4 (Shepard, Blackburn, Romeo, Cincore 1). Blocked Shots: NC State 1 (Schuhmacher 1); Nebraska 5 (Shepard 3). Turnovers: NC State 22; Nebraska 13. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Roberts, Napier, Blauch. Attendance: 5,151.

Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot produced her sixth career double-double with 20 points and 11 assists to lead five Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska rolled to an 88-47 victory over NC State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Theriot scored Nebraska’s first six points of the game, then hit a pair of threes during a 20-0 run over the final six minutes of the second quarter to help the Huskers to a 41-21 halftime lead. Natalie Romeo added 16 points on four three-pointers, including a trio of second-quarter threes. Jessica Shepard pitched in her sixth straight double-figure effort with 14 points to go along with career highs of four assists and three blocks. Anya Kalenta contributed 11 points and six boards off the bench, while Maddie Simon added 10 points and three assists. Nebraska scored 88 or more points for the fifth consecutive home game to open the season - the first time in history the Huskers have accomplished the feat.


Rachel theRiot6-0 senior Guard middleburg heights, ohio (midpark)

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Five FactS aBout Rachel1. Rachel’s favorite nickname to be called is Violet (like Violet from the Incredibles). 2. Her favorite holiday to celebrate is Halloween because she loves to dress up, and her mom makes all of her costumes.3. Rachel loves Mexican food, and she likes to bake.4. She loves SpongeBob SquarePants.5. One talent Rachel wishes she possessed is the ability to sing.

hoNoRS & awaRdS• Wade, Naismith, Wooden Watch Lists (2015)• Senior CLASS Award Nominee (2016)• Allstate Good Works Team Nominee (2016)• Lieberman Award Watch List (2015)• Associated Press All-American (HM, 2014)• Preseason First-Team All-Big Ten (2015, 2016)• First-Team All-Big Ten (2014)• Second-Team All-Big Ten (2015)• Big Ten Tournament MVP (2014)• Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2014)• Nebraska Offensive MVP (2014, 2015)• Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 20, Feb. 25, 2014)• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2013)• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Dec. 31, 2012, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, 2013)• Big Ten Tournament Single-Game Assist Record (18 vs. Minnesota, March 7, 2014)• Big Ten Tournament Record 10.0 Assists Per Game (2014)• No. 5 at Nebraska in Career Assists (478)• No. 24 at Nebraska in Career Points (1,090)• Six Career Double-Doubles (Points/Assists)• Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015)• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2012, 2013, 2014; Spring 2013, 2014)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015)

theRiot’S caReeR BeStSCategory Total GamePoints 33 Minnesota (1/16/14)Rebounds 8 UCLA (11/28/14)Assists 18 Minnesota (3/7/14)Steals 5 BYU (3/24/14)Blocks 2 Purdue (1/5/13)FGA 27 Minnesota (12/29/14)FGM 11 Minnesota (1/16/14)FTA 14 UCLA (11/28/14)FTM 13 UCLA (11/28/14)3-PT FGA 8 Duke (12/3/14)3-PT FGM 4 Purdue (3/2/14)

Rachel theRiot career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2012-13 34-28 884 89-210 .424 23-65 .354 10-17 .588 22-72 94-2.8 34-0 101 84 6 33 211-6.22013-14 33-33 1,204 178-368 .484 40-93 .430 69-78 .885 5-106 111-3.4 51-2 234 86 8 39 465-14.12014-15 21-21 787 132-312 .423 20-49 .408 63-68 .926 4-85 89-4.2 22-0 109 65 8 17 347-16.52015-16 6-6 173 30-54 .556 3-4 .750 4-4 1.000 0-19 19-3.2 4-0 34 16 0 7 67-11.2Career 94-88 3,048 429-944 .454 86-211 .408 146-167 .874 31-282 313-3.3 111-2 478 251 22 96 1,090-11.6

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-1 11/14 26 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 5 5 5.0 0-0 4 0 0 1 10 10.0North Florida 2-2 11/16 22 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 6 6 5.5 1-0 6 4 0 0 4 7.0NC Central 3-3 11/21 34 6-8 .750 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 4.3 0-0 6 2 0 3 13 9.0Southern 4-4 11/23 21 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 4.0 1-0 1 4 0 2 8 8.8at #1 UConn 5-5 11/28 36 6-14 .429 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.4 0-0 6 3 0 1 12 9.4NC State 6-6 12/3 34 9-17 .529 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3.2 2-0 11 3 1 0 20 11.2Totals 6-6 173 30-54 .556 3-4 .750 4-4 1.000 0 19 19 3.2 4-0 34 16 1 7 67 11.2

SeNioR (2015-16) Rachel Theriot (pronounced RAY-chel, TERRY-oh) hopes for a healthy senior season after having her third year as a starter cut short by injury. A Wade, Wooden and Naismith National Player-of-the-Year candidate as a junior, Theriot led the Huskers with 16.5 points and 5.2 assists per game through the first 21 games of 2014-15. She suffered an ankle injury in practice on Feb. 3 and missed Nebraska’s final 11 games. NU was 17-4 with Theriot, but just 4-7 without her.

Theriot underwent ankle surgery on Feb. 19, and spent the offseason rehabilitating to be ready for a strong senior season. An honorable-mention All-American as a sophomore, Theriot is one of the nation’s best point guards and was a Lieberman Award candidate in 2014-15. She is expected to contend for All-America honors on and off the court, as a candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America and Senior CLASS Award recognition in 2015-16. She ranks No. 24 at Nebraska with 1,090 career points and fifth with 478 career assists. She set a Nebraska single-season record with 234 assists as a sophomore in 2013-14. She owns 55 double-figure scoring efforts, including 12 20-point games and a pair of 30-point performances.

NeBRaSka caReeR As a junior, Theriot earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the conference coaches despite missing nearly the last half the Big Ten season. She led the Huskers with 16.5 points and 5.2 assists per game, while adding 4.2 rebounds. One of the Big Ten’s top shooters, Theriot hit 40.8 percent (20-49) of her three-point attempts while connecting on 92.6 percent (63-68) of her free throws. Theriot scored in double figures in 19 of 21 games. She produced five 20-point games as a junior, including a season-high 31 in a win over High Point Dec. 20. She had a Big Ten-high 27 points in a win at Illinois Jan. 11. Theriot had a game-high 17 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists in Nebraska’s win over No. 9 Duke Dec. 3. She had her fifth career points-assists double-double with 18 points and a season-high 10 assists at Minnesota Dec. 29. Theriot played every minute in 12 of NU’s first 21 games in 2014-15, including all 45 minutes in an overtime game at Iowa on Jan. 26.

An honorable-mention All-American by the AP, Theriot earned first-team All-Big Ten and conference tournament MVP honors as a sophomore in leading Nebraska to its first Big Ten title in 2014.

She averaged 18.7 points and a tournament-record 10.0 assists. Theriot led NU with a game-high 24 points in the championship game win over No. 23 Iowa March 9. She had 18 points and eight assists in a semifinal win

over No. 19 Michigan State March 8, after shattering the Big Ten Tournament-record with 18 assists to go along with 14 points in a win over Minnesota, March 7. Theriot’s 18 assists were a career high and the most by a Big Ten player against a Big Ten team in history.

Theriot averaged 14.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists, while leading the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7). She also set a school record with 1,204 minutes played.

Theriot erupted for a career-high 33 points and nine assists with no turnovers in NU’s comeback OT win over Minnesota Jan. 16, 2014. She fueled NU’s rally from 14 down with 21 after halftime. She notched four double-doubles and six double-digit assist games.Theriot had 25 double-digit scoring games on the year.

In 2012-13, Theriot was a unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman selection after averaging 6.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists. She produced double figures seven times. She played in all 34 games with 28 straight starts despite a foot injury.

PersonalThe daughter of Curtis and Cheryl Theriot, Rachel was

born July 7, 1994. Rachel has three older brothers, Josh, Dallas and Bryan. Rachel is majoring in child, youth and family studies.


kyNdal claRk5-7 senior Guard webb City, missouri (webb City/drake)

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Five FactS aBout kyNdal1. Kyndal can juggle basketballs.2. Kyndal loves nature and has a National Parks Passport that she gets stamped whenever she travels to a park.3. Kyndal loves Disney World and dreams of working for Disney, but she doesn’t want it to lose it’s magic.4. Kyndal completed a half-marathon when she was in eighth grade.5. Kyndal’s mom, Lisa, has attended every game of Kyndal’s college career.

hoNoRS & awaRdS• WBCA Allstate Good Works Team (2015)• Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year (2014)• Preseason First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2015)• First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2014)• Second-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2013)• Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team (2013)• Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team (2012)• Drake Female Athlete of the Year (2014)• Missouri Valley Conference Season 3FG Record (116, 2014)• Drake Record 10 3FG vs. Loyola (2014)• Four-Time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week• Two-Time Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week

claRk’S caReeR BeStSCategory Total GamePoints 41 Northern Iowa (3/2/14)Rebounds 11 Chicago State (12/2/12)Assists 10 Southern Illinois (3/7/13)Steals 7 Bradley (1/25/13)Blocks 1 14 Times, most recently (3/15/14)FGA 23 Northern Iowa (3/2/14)FGM 14 Northern Iowa (3/2/14)FTA 18 South Dakota (11/21/13)FTM 12 South Dakota (11/21/13)3-PT FGA 16 Evansville (3/14/14)3-PT FGM 10 Loyola (1/24/14)

kyndal Clark career statistics (drake: 2011-12 - 2014-15) Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2011-12 34-34 1,064 110-299 .368 46-128 .359 66-86 .767 23-90 113-3.3 61-1 70 84 5 33 332-9.82012-13 31-31 1,009 146-413 .354 57-175 .326 104-133 .782 41-101 142-4.6 45-0 111 82 5 77 453-14.52013-14 32-32 1,116 202-478 .423 116-282 .411 96-142 .676 20-143 163-5.1 52-0 87 52 4 61 616-19.32014-15 1-1 37 5-12 .417 3-9 .333 4-4 1.000 1-3 4-4.0 2-0 2 4 0 0 17-17.02015-16 6-6 115 7-30 .233 4-22 .182 1-1 1.000 6-13 19-3.2 5-0 13 7 0 7 19-3.2Career 104-104 3,341 470-1,232 .381 226-616 .367 271-366 .740 91-350 441-4.2 165-1 283 229 14 178 1,437-13.8

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1-1 11/14 18 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 2-0 3 3 0 2 0 0.0North Florida 2-2 11/16 21 4-9 .444 1-6 .167 1-1 1.000 2 2 4 3.0 0-0 3 0 0 1 10 5.0NC Central 3-3 11/21 19 1-6 .167 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2 3 5 3.7 1-0 2 1 0 2 3 4.3Southern 4-4 11/23 19 1-6 .167 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2 4 6 4.3 2-0 4 1 0 0 3 4.0at #1 UConn 5-5 11/28 22 1-6 .167 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.6 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 3.8NC State 6-6 12/3 16 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.2 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 3.2Totals 6-6 115 7-30 .233 4-22 .182 1-1 1.000 6 13 19 3.2 5-0 13 7 0 7 19 3.2

SeNioR (2015-16) In a major late addition to Nebraska’s 2015-16 roster, Kyndal Clark joined the Huskers after graduating from Drake University in May of 2015. She came to Lincoln immediately after graduation and completed her rehabilitation from a serious knee injury suffered in the closing minutes of Drake’s season-opening loss to South Dakota on Nov. 14, 2014. The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year has started NU’s first six games, including a 10-point, four-rebound, three-assist effort against North Florida on Nov. 16. It marked her 100th collegiate start. In three full seasons as a starter at Drake, Clark poured in more than 1,400 points while adding well over 300 rebounds and 250 assists. A three-time all-conference honoree, Clark was a member of the Missouri Valley All-Defensive Team as a sophomore in 2013. Clark, who has one season of eligibility at Nebraska, joins a backcourt that includes All-America point guard

Rachel Theriot and sophomore Natalie Romeo, giving the Huskers three potent three-point shooters. Clark was recruited to Drake and played her freshman season under then-Bulldog head coach Amy Stephens, who rejoined the Nebraska coaching staff as an assistant before the 2014-15 season. “We are thrilled to add a player of Kyndal Clark’s caliber to our program, even if it is just for one season,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “We recruited Kyndal out of Webb City High School, and we are excited to finally get a chance to coach her. She is coming off a pretty significant injury, but when she is healthy she is a talented player. She also can add a lot of leadership to our program.”

caReeR (dRake) One of the best shooters in Missouri Valley Conference history, Clark buried a school and league record 116 three-pointers as a junior in 2013-14, when she averaged 19.3 points per game. She knocked down 41.1 percent of her threes as a junior, including a scorching 45.3 percent (78-172) in MVC play. She added 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game to earn conference player-of-the-year honors. The first-team All-MVC selection was Drake’s Female Athlete of the Year across all sports. She started every game for Drake for the third straight season. A three-time MVC Player of the Week (Dec. 23, 2013; Jan. 28, 2014; Feb. 17, 2014), Clark’s huge performances included a career-high 41 points on a career-best 14 made field goals against Northern Iowa on March 2. That effort came just two weeks after pouring in 38 points against Missouri State on Feb. 16. She added 36 points, including a school-record 10 three-pointers in a win over Loyola. Clark added 35 points against SIU-Edwardsville. As a sophomore in 2012-13, Clark captured second-team All-MVC conference All-Defensive Team honors. She led Drake with 14.6 points per game, which ranked third in the Missouri Valley Conference. She was the MVC Player-of-the-Week on Feb. 25, 2013, after averaging

22.5 points, 7.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 steals against Northern Iowa and Bradley. Clark erupted for a then-career-high 26 points in a loss at Missouri State on Jan. 19. She dished out a career-high 10 assists while adding 20 points in a win over Southern Illinois on March 7, 2013. She pulled down a career-best 11 rebounds while adding 11 points for a double-double in a win over Chicago State on Dec. 2. Clark earnd Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman honors by ranking second on the team with 9.8 points per game, while starting all 34 contests. She produced double figures 17 times, including a season-high 21 points against Northern Iowa, Feb. 26, 2012. She led Drake with 46 threes.

Personal The daughter of Lisa Clark, Kyndal was born Oct. 17, 1992, in Springfield, Mo. Kyndal has one sister, Kylie. Kyndal is involved with FCA and was named to the WBCA Allstate Good Works Team in 2015. An information systems major, Clark graduated from Drake in May of 2015. She is a graduate student at Nebraska.


aNya kaleNta6-3 senior forward minsk, belarus (Gs #21/vincennes/broward)

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Five FactS aBout aNya1. Anya loves to read. Her favorite books are “Atlas Shrugged” and “Animal Farm.”2. She has never had a pet, but Anya really wants a beagle.3. Her name was listed as “Hanna” on the Belarus U-20 National Team roster in 2013. She prefers Anya (AWN-yuh).4. Chemistry is her favorite class.5. Anya’s mom, Yaniua, played for the USSR National Team.

hoNoRS & awaRdS• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015)• NJCAA All-American (Third-Team, 2014)• Belarus Under-20 National Team• Ranked No. 13 in NJCAA in Scoring (20.8 ppg, 2013-14)• Ranked No. 20 in NJCAA in Blocked Shots (2.1 bpg, 2013-14)• Ranked No. 22 in NJCAA in Rebounds (10.7 rpg, 2013-14)

kaleNta’S caReeR BeStSCategory Total GamePoints 14 Pepperdine (11/15/14)Rebounds 8 North Florida (11/16/15) 8 Pepperdine (11/15/14)Assists 4 North Carolina Central (11/21/15)Steals 0 NoneBlocks 3 North Carolina Central (11/21/15)FGA 7 Four Times, most recently 7 NC State (12/3/15)FGM 6 Pepperdine (11/15/14)FTA 4 North Carolina Central (11/21/15)FTM 3 North Carolina Central (11/21/15)3-PT FGA 2 Three Times, most recently 2 NC State (12/3/15)3-PT FGM 2 Alcorn State (11/16/14)

aNya kaleNta career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2014-15 12-0 76 15-25 .600 4-7 .571 4-4 1.000 7-10 17-1.4 6-0 1 6 3 0 38-3.22015-16 6-0 88 19-30 .633 1-2 .500 5-8 .625 9-19 28-4.7 5-0 5 2 3 0 44-7.3Career 18-0 164 34-55 .618 5-9 .556 9-12 .750 16-29 45-2.5 11-0 6 8 6 0 82-4.6

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-0 11/14 11 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 2 2 2.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 5.0North Florida 2-0 11/16 13 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 4 4 8 5.0 1-0 1 0 0 0 10 7.5NC Central 3-0 11/21 20 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2 4 6 5.3 0-0 4 1 3 0 7 7.3Southern 4-0 11/23 13 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 5.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 7.0at #1 UConn 5-0 11/28 10 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 0 2 4.4 1-0 0 1 0 0 5 6.6NC State 6-0 12/3 21 5-7 .714 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 6 6 4.7 3-0 0 0 0 0 11 7.3Totals 6-0 88 19-30 .633 1-2 .500 5-8 .625 9 19 28 4.7 5-0 5 2 3 0 44 7.3

SeNioR (2015-16) Anya (AWN-yuh) Kalenta is making greater contributions in an extremely talented Nebraska front court this season. The 6-3 senior forward from Minsk, Belarus, is averaging 7.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game. She is coming off a season-high 11-point effort that included six rebounds in NU’s win over NC State on Dec. 3. It was her second double-figure effort of the year, joining a 10-point, eight-rebound game in a win over North Florida Nov. 16. She also had seven points, six rebounds and career highs with four assists and three blocks in a win over North Carolina Central Nov. 21. Kalenta already has six more points, 11 more rebounds and four more assists than she did all of last season when she struggled with injuries. The third-team NJCAA All-American at Vincennes University in 2013-14 suffered a broken nose at the start of the year and a stress reaction in her foot in mid-season, limiting her to just 12 games. She spent some of the summer of 2015 training with the Belarus National Team before returning to Lincoln in mid-July. During Nebraska’s summer trip to Australia in August, Kalenta averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per game. “Anya is a real offensive threat who battled some

injuries as a junior,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “Anya has a great attitude, is a hard worker and an outstanding student. She will try to do whatever she can to help our team. She had a good offseason, and we know that she gives us some real quality depth in the post.”

JUnior (2014-15) Kalenta averaged 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 6.3 minutes per game off the bench in her first year at Nebraska. She hit 60 percent (15-25) of her shots, including 57.1 percent (4-7) of her three-point attempts while making all four of her free throws. Kalenta suffered a broken nose that required surgery on Oct. 29. She had a stress reaction in her foot in the middle of the non-conference campaign. She appeared in 12 games after missing the entire month of December and the first half of January because of the foot injury. She opened with a pair of double-figure scoring efforts, including 14 points and eight rebounds in just 18 minutes in a win over Pepperdine on Nov. 15. She added 10 points and seven boards in 26 minutes against Alcorn State the next day. She scored seven points in 20 total minutes over the next three games. After missing six weeks with her foot injury, Kalenta made her first Big Ten appearance against Penn State Jan. 15, when she scored five points and dished out an assist in just four minutes. Kalenta played nine total minutes in six regular-season Big Ten games. She also scored two points on her only attempt in three minutes in Nebraska’s Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois on March 5. BeFoRe NeBRaSka Kalenta claimed third-team NJCAA All-America accolades in her only season at Vincennes (Ind.) University in 2013-14. She ranked 13th nationally in scoring (20.8 ppg) 22nd in rebounding (10.7 rpg) and 20th in the NJCAA in blocked shots (2.1 bpg). Kalenta hit 51.1 percent from the field, including

41 percent of her threes for the Vincennes, Ind., school, which finished with a 23-7 overall record. She hit 32 three-pointers on the year. She produced double figures in 29 of VU’s 30 games in 2013-14, including 19 double-doubles. She had a season-high of 33 points, while adding 25 points and 21 rebounds in a win over Malcolm X on Dec. 29, 2013. Kalenta spent her freshman season at Broward (Fla.) College, where she averaged 9.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. She also competed for the Republic of Belarus at the Under-20 European Championships, where she averaged 6.2 points and 6.1 boards per game.

Personal The daughter of Ryhor and Yaniua Kalenta, Anya was born April 3, 1994, in Minsk, Belarus. Anya is a pre-health and chemistry major and claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2014-15. She also earned a place on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for her work in the community.


allie haveRS6-5 Junior Center mattawan, michigan (mattawan)

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Five FactS aBout allie1. Allie is deathly afraid of spiders.2. She likes elderly people.3. Pizza rolls are her favorite snack.4. The refrigerator is her best friend.5. She likes to play beach volleyball in her free time.

hoNoRS & awaRdS• Academic All-Big Ten (2015)• Nebraska Teammate Award (2014)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015)• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013, 2014; Spring 2014, 2015)• No. 76 Player in the Nation (BlueStar, 2012) • Finalist for Michigan Miss Basketball (2013)• First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Basketball, 2012, 2013)• Kalamazoo Area Player of the Year (Basketball, 2012, 2013)• Four-Time First-Team All-South Michigan Athletic Conference (Basketball, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)• Under Armour Honorable-Mention All-American (Volleyball, 2012)• Finalist for Michigan Miss Volleyball (2012)• First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Volleyball, 2012)• First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Softball, 2012, 2013)

haveRS’ caReeR BeStSCategory Total GamePoints 17 Michigan State (3/8/14)Rebounds 10 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 10 Northwestern (1/26/14)Assists 3 Michigan State (3/8/14)Steals 1 17 Times, most recently North Carolina Central (11/21/15)Blocks 3 Michigan State (3/8/14)FGA 16 Minnesota (2/24/15)FGM 6 Michigan State (3/8/14)FTA 7 Utah (11/15/13) UCLA (11/8/13)FTM 6 UCLA (11/8/13)3-PT FGA 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13)3-PT FGM 0 None

allie haveRS career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2013-14 33-0 347 40-90 .444 0-3 .000 26-34 .765 17-68 85-2.6 45-0 11 34 9 8 106-3.22014-15 32-0 472 64-154 .416 0-3 .000 28-38 .737 31-66 97-3.0 51-0 10 34 12 9 156-4.92015-16 6-0 94 13-30 .433 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 7-27 34-5.7 15-1 6 6 7 1 31-5.2Career 71-0 913 117-274 .427 0-6 .000 59-78 .756 55-161 216-3.0 111-1 27 74 28 18 293-4.1

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-0 11/14 17 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 6 8 8.0 0-0 0 0 2 0 5 5.0North Florida 2-0 11/16 17 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 6.5 2-0 1 0 1 0 4 4.5NC Central 3-0 11/21 20 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 9 10 7.7 2-0 3 3 2 1 8 5.7Southern 4-0 11/23 14 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 3 2 5 7.0 3-0 2 1 2 0 4 5.3at #1 UConn 5-0 11/28 16 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 6.0 3-0 0 2 0 0 2 4.6NC State 6-0 12/3 10 4-5 .800 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 5.7 5-1 0 0 0 0 8 5.2Totals 6-0 94 13-30 .433 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 7 27 34 5.7 15-1 6 6 7 1 31 5.2

JuNioR (2015-16) Allie Havers (pronounced HAY-vers) is making a greater impact on Nebraska’s inside game in 2015-16. The 6-5 junior from Mattawan, Mich., has been the top post off the bench for the Big Red throughout her career, playing in all 71 games since the first game of her freshman season. She has opened her junior campaign by averaging 5.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.2 blocks through six games. Havers is coming off an eight-point effort on 4-of-5 shooting in just 10 minutes in a win over NC State Dec. 3. In Nebraska’s four games in Australia during August of 2015, Havers averaged 7.0 points and a team-best 10.0 rebounds in 25.5 minutes per game. “We like versatile and athletic players in our program and Allie Havers fits that mold perfectly,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “She has the ability to run the floor, score in the paint or face up away from the basket. She has learned a lot and gotten stronger in her first two years in our program, and now she has a chance to earn a starting role, but we

will have a lot of great competition for that spot in the preseason.”

NeBRaSka caReeR Havers averaged 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds while playing all 32 games. She had five double-figure scoring efforts, including a season-high 13 points in 20 minutes in NU’s second-round win over Illinois at the 2015 Big Ten Tournament on March 5. Havers added 11 points and five rebounds in a win over Penn State Jan. 15. She pitched in 10 points in a win over Minnesota Feb. 24. She pumped in 10 points in a win over Illinois Jan. 29, and scored 10 points to open Big Ten play at Minnesota Dec. 29, 2014. Havers averaged 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds while playing in all 33 games for the Big Ten champion Huskers as a freshman in 2013-14. She had the best game of her career in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State on March 8, 2014. With All-American Jordan Hooper strapped with early foul trouble, the third-seeded Huskers held a 16-13 lead over the Big Ten regular-season co-champion Spartans. Havers helped ignite a decisive first-half surge to a 50-27 halftime lead. She finished with a career-high 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and a 5-for-5 effort at the free throw line. She also dished out a career-best three assists while blocking a career-high three shots in 19 minutes. Havers had eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds at Northwestern Jan. 26, 2014. She opened her career with 14 points and three rebounds in 15 minutes in NU’s 77-49 win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013.

BeFoRe NeBRaSka Havers earned first-team Michigan Class A honors from the Associated Press and Detroit Free Press for the second straight year in 2013. As a senior at Mattawan High School, Havers averaged 19.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.5 assists. She earned first-team Class A all-state basketball honors for the second straight season, and closed her career with 1,561 points, 1,015 rebounds, a school-record 348 blocks and 178 steals in 94 career games.

Havers was ranked as the No. 76 player overall in the nation by Blue Star and earned first-team Michigan Class A honors from the Associated Press in 2012 and 2013. She was also the Kalamazoo Area Player of the Year in both 2012 and 2013. Havers was a first-team Class A Michigan all-stater in volleyball as a senior in 2012, when she was also an honorable-mention Under Armour All-American. She was a first-team all-stater as a shortstop/pitcher on the softball field as a junior in 2012 and as a senior in 2013, when she led Mattawan to the state softball title.

Personal The daughter of Mike and Jullie Havers, Allie was born Nov. 16, 1994. She has two sisters, Caralee and Reilly, and a brother, Ty. Allie is majoring in broadcasting and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015. Havers is also a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, and she is a two-time selection to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.


eStheR RamacieRi5-8 Junior Guard repentigny, Quebec (leclerc/dawson)

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Five FactS aBout eStheR1. Esther is half Italian and half Haitian.2. She speaks French.3. Esther says “eh” like there is no tomorrow.4. Esther likes to use her hair as a pillow because it is so fluffly.5. She loves pugs.

hoNoRS & awaRdS• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2014)• Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2015)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015)• Four-Time Felix Leclerc High School Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)• Led Dawson College to Silver at CCAA National Championships (2013)• Led Dawson College to Silver at Quebec Provincial Championships (2012)

RamacieRi’S caReeR BeStSCategory Total GamePoints 2 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 2 Fresno State (3/22/14)Rebounds 3 High Point (12/20/14)Assists 1 Three times, most recently Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)Steals 1 Three Times, most recently 1 Southern (11/23/15)Blocks 0 NoneFGA 2 High Point 2 Michigan State (2/8/14)FGM 1 North Carolina Central (11/21/15)FTA 2 Four Times, most recently Northern Colorado (11/30/14)FTM 2 Fresno State (3/22/14)3-PT FGA 1 Four Times, most recently High Point (12/20/14)3-PT FGM 0 None

eStheR RamacieRi career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2013-14 17-0 43 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 4-6 .667 2-6 8-0.5 5-0 1 2 0 0 4-0.22014-15 17-1 69 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 2-7 9-0.5 4-0 1 4 0 0 1-0.12015-16 5-0 28 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1-0.2 2-0 1 0 0 3 2-0.4Career 39-1 140 1-11 .091 0-5 .000 5-8 .625 4-14 18-0.5 11-0 3 6 0 3 7-0.2

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-0 11/14 9 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0.0North Florida 2-0 11/16 8 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0NC Central 3-0 11/21 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7Southern 4-0 11/23 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0.5at #1 UConn 5-0 11/28 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4Totals 5-0 28 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 2-0 1 0 0 3 2 0.4

JuNioR (2015-16) Esther Ramacieri (pronounced RAH-muh-Cherry) is expected to expand her leadership role for the Huskers as a junior in 2015-16. A scrappy, defense-first guard, Ramacieri missed much of the summer with a knee injury but was cleared to play in time for NU’s season-opening win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. She hit the first field goal of her career against North Carolina Central on Nov. 21. She missed NU’s win over NC State on Dec. 3 with a concussion. “Esther has proven herself as a hard-working leader each day in practice,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “She is a solid defender and one of the best communicators on our team. Her ability to expand her roles and get our other players communicating more on the court will be important for us this season.”

NeBRaSka caReeR Ramacieri continued in her role as a solid reserve guard for the Huskers in 2014-15. She saw playing time in 17 games, including seven Big Ten Conference contests and both of NU’s Big Ten Tournament games. She made her first career start against Penn State on Jan. 15. She played a career-high 13 minutes and grabbed a career-best three rebounds in a win over

High Point on Dec. 20. She added two rebounds in a win over Alcorn State Nov. 16. Ramacieri saw playing time in 17 games, averaging 0.2 points and 0.5 rebounds as a freshman for the Huskers in 2013-14. She played a season-high eight minutes in Nebraska’s non-conference finale against Oral Roberts on Dec. 29, when she pulled down two rebounds. She also scored her first career point and grabbed two rebounds in Nebraska’s victory over South Dakota on Dec. 21. Ramacieri added a point in NU’s win over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24, while also grabbing a pair of rebounds. Ramacieri played in Nebraska’s 2014 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win over Minnesota and the Huskers’ semifinal victory over No. 19 Michigan State. She pulled down a rebound and dished out the first assist of her career against the Spartans. She saw her first NCAA Tournament action in Nebraska’s win over Fresno State in Los Angeles on March 22. She went 2-for-2 at the free throw line to finish with two points against the Bulldogs.

BeFoRe NeBRaSka Ramacieri helped Dawson College to a second-place finish at the 2013 CCAA National Championships. In 2011-12, Dawson won the Quebec Provincial Championship and claimed a silver medal at the CCAA National Championships. Ramacieri averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, while helping Dawson to an 18-2 record. Ramacieri was Felix Leclerc High School’s athlete of the year four times and the MVP of her Dawson Community Blues club team in both 2009 and 2010. In 2010-11, Ramacieri started all 26 games for the Blues and averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Ramacieri played on bronze medal-winning teams for Quebec at the 2011 Canadian U-17 Championships and the 2008 Canadian U-15 Championships. Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to compete for the Huskers in women’s basketball, following 2012

Canadian Olympian Chelsea Aubry (2004-07), Kaitlyn Burke (2008-12) and Harleen Sidhu (2009-12).

Personal The daughter of Giuseppe Ramacieri and Marie-Herta Celestin Ramacieri, Esther was born March 4, 1994, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Esther is the youngest of four children, with sisters Cynthia (36) and Julia (33) along with one brother, Pascal (30). Esther is majoring in business administration and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2014. Ramacieri is a standout in the community, claiming a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2015. She is a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015).


JaSmiNe ciNcoRe5-10 sophomore Guard arlington, tenn. (briarcrest Christian)

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Five FactS aBout JaSmiNe1. Jasmine was born in New Orleans.2. She likes to play the clarinet.3. Her favorite food is shrimp.4. Jasmine has always wanted to go sky diving.5. Her favorite color is pink.

hoNoRS & awaRdS• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015)• Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014)• First-Team All-Tennessee (USA Today, 2014)• Tennessee Class 2-AA All-State (2013, 2014)• Tennessee Class 2-AA West Region Player of the Year (2013, 2014)

ciNcoRe’S caReeR BeStSCategory Total GamePoints 8 Southern (11/23/15)Rebounds 4 NC State (12/3/15) 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)Assists 3 Three Times, most recently 3 North Florida (11/16/15)Steals 4 North Florida (11/16/15)Blocks 1 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FGA 8 North Florida (11/16/15)FGM 3 North Florida (11/16/15)FTA 6 Southern (11/23/15) 6 Wisconsin (1/22/15)FTM 6 Southern (11/23/15)3-PT FGA 3 North Florida (11/16/15)3-PT FGM 1 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 1 North Florida (11/16/15)

JaSmiNe ciNcoRe career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2014-15 20-0 97 8-30 .267 0-11 .000 9-17 .529 1-3 4-0.2 13-0 10 4 0 7 25-1.32015-16 6-0 93 9-32 .281 2-6 .333 9-12 .750 8-10 18-3.0 7-0 8 7 1 6 29-4.8Career 26-0 190 17-62 .274 2-17 .118 18-29 .621 9-13 22-0.8 20-0 18 11 1 13 54-2.1

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-0 11/14 17 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0 4 4 4.0 1-0 3 0 1 0 6 6.0North Florida 2-0 11/16 20 3-8 .375 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 2 0 2 3.0 3-0 3 2 0 4 7 6.5NC Central 3-0 11/21 15 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 3 0 3 3.0 0-0 0 2 0 0 5 6.0Southern 4-0 11/23 20 1-7 .143 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000 1 2 3 3.0 1-0 1 1 0 1 8 6.5at #1 UConn 5-0 11/28 10 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.8 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 5.2NC State 6-0 12/3 11 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 2 2 4 3.0 2-0 1 1 0 1 3 4.8Totals 6-0 93 9-32 .281 2-6 .333 9-12 .750 8 10 18 3.0 7-0 8 7 1 6 29 4.8

soPhomore (2015-16) Jasmine Cincore worked hard during the offseason to position herself for a breakout sophomore season at Nebraska in 2015-16. The 5-10 combo guard from Arlington, Tenn., is averaging 4.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steal in 15.5 minutes per game off the bench through six games. Cincore had a career-high eight points in a win over Southern on Nov. 23, when she went a career-best 6-for-6 at the free throw line. She opened the season with six points and career bests of four rebounds, three assists and one block against Arkansas Pine Bluff. She notched a career-high four steals to go along with three assists and a then-career-best seven points against North Florida. Cincore’s 29 points, 18 rebounds and one block have already surpassed her season totals from a year ago when she competed in 20 games. In August, Cincore was one of Nebraska’s top players during a four-game trip to Australia. She ranked second among the Huskers in scoring with 10.0 points, while adding 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game against a collection of Australian professional teams. Theriot, Kyndal Clark and Esther Ramacieri did not compete during the 12-day tour because of injuries. In September and October, Cincore battled a stress reaction in her foot and missed a month of practice. However, she returned to the court in time for NU’s exhibition win over Winona State on Nov 8.

“Jasmine is a strong, scrappy, physical kid who goes hard on every possession,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “She is a good teammate, a good leader and selfless. She has the ability to attack the paint offensively and score at the basket. She has excellent character and takes a lot of pride in wearing the Husker uniform.”

freshman (2014-15) Cincore played in 20 games as a freshman for the Huskers in 2014-15, despite missing more than a month with an ankle injury. Cincore, who appeared in each of Nebraska’s final eight games of the season, finished with 25 points, four rebounds, 10 assists and seven steals in just 97 total minutes during the season. She averaged 10.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.9 steals per 40 minutes throughout the season. She appeared in seven of Nebraska’s first eight games, before being sidelined by an ankle injury following Nebraska’s game at Alabama Dec. 7, when she dished out a career-high three assists. Cincore missed more than a month before returning to action against Penn State Jan. 15. She played in 13 of Nebraska’s final 17 games. She scored a season-high six points in just four minutes off the bench in a win at Wisconsin Jan. 22. Cincore added five points against Alcorn State Nov. 16, after opening the season with four points against Pepperdine Nov. 15.

BeFoRe NeBRaSka As a senior, Cincore led Briarcrest Christian to a 28-1 record under Coach Lee Smith and a berth in the Class 2-AA state tournament, averaging 15.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game. During her junior season, Cincore averaged 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals while leading the Saints to a 27-2 record, a 26-game

winning streak and the Class 2-AA state semifinals in 2013. For her performance, she was named Miss Basketball in Tennessee Class 2-AA in both 2013 and 2014. She was a first-team Class 2-AA all-state selection by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association both seasons.

Personal The daughter of Wesley and Monique Cincore, Jasmine was born April 26, 1996, in New Orleans, La. Jasmine has a younger brother, Jalen. Jasmine is majoring in broadcasting and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2014-15. She was also a member of the 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She chose Nebraska over Michigan, Marquette, Memphis, Tennessee Tech, Kansas State, Auburn and Georgia State.


Natalie Romeo5-7 sophomore Guard martinez, California (Carondelet)

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Five FactS aBout Natalie1. Natalie loves to draw.2. Darrien Washington is her best friend.3. Natalie is shy.4. She loves to dance, but thinks she is a terrible dancer.5. Natalie loves to sing, but thinks she is a terrible singer.

hoNoRS & awaRdS• Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (Nov. 16, 2015)• School-Record-Tying Seven 3FG (vs. Illinois, March 5, 2015)• Nebraska Big Ten Tournament Record 11 3FG (2015)• Tied Nebraska Big Ten Tournament Career Record (11, 3FG)• No. 2 at Nebraska in Freshman 3FG (51, 2015)• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015)• Cal-Hi Sports Player of the Year (2014)• First-Team All-California Elite (Cal-Hi Sports, 2014)• First-Team All-California Division II (Cal-Hi Sports, 2013, 2014)• Third-Team All-California Division II (Cal-Hi Sports, 2012)• North Coast Section Player of the Year (2013, 2014)• East Bay Athletic League MVP (2013, 2014)• Four-Time First-Team All-EBAL (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)• No. 27 Player in Nation (Full Court Press, 2014)• No. 55 Player in Nation (ESPN HoopGurlz, 2014)• No. 6 Point Guard in Nation (Full Court Press, 2014)• No. 12 Point Guard in Nation (ESPN HoopGurlz, 2014)

Romeo’S caReeR BeStSCategory Total GamePoints 30 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)Rebounds 5 Maryland (2/8/15)Assists 6 North Carolina Central (11/21/15)Steals 4 UConn (11/28/15) 4 Southern (11/23/15)Blocks 1 Three Times, most recently 1 Southern (11/23/15)FGA 18 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FGM 11 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FTA 6 Southern (11/23/15) 6 Wisconsin (2/15/15)FTM 5 Southern (11/23/15)3-PT FGA 13 Minnesota (2/24/15)3-PT FGM 7 Illinois (3/5/15)

Natalie Romeo career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2014-15 24-12 605 70-210 .333 51-144 .354 24-30 .800 13-47 60-2.5 29-0 34 40 1 17 215-9.02015-16 6-5 169 34-78 .436 20-49 .408 10-11 .909 2-7 9-1.5 8-0 25 10 2 15 98-16.3Career 30-17 774 104-288 .361 71-193 .368 34-41 .829 15-54 69-2.3 37-0 59 50 3 32 313-10.4

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-0 11/14 26 11-18 .611 6-9 .667 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 2.0 1-0 4 0 0 1 30 30.0North Florida 2-1 11/16 23 3-9 .333 0-3 .000 1-1 1.000 0 0 0 1.0 0-0 3 2 0 2 7 18.5NC Central 3-2 11/21 29 5-16 .313 3-10 .300 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 1-0 6 0 1 3 13 16.7Southern 4-3 11/23 25 6-13 .462 4-9 .444 5-6 .833 0 3 3 1.3 3-0 4 3 1 4 21 17.8at #1 UConn 5-4 11/28 35 4-13 .308 3-10 .300 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1.6 3-0 5 5 0 4 11 16.4NC State 6-5 12/3 31 5-9 .556 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.5 0-0 3 0 0 1 16 16.3Totals 6-5 169 34-78 .436 20-49 .408 10-11 .909 2 7 9 1.5 8-0 25 10 2 15 98 16.3

soPhomore (2015-16) Natalie Romeo (pronounced ROW-MEE-Oh)claimed a starting role in the Nebraska backcourt down the stretch in her freshman campaign after an injury to All-America guard Rachel Theriot. Romeo opened her sophomore campaign with a career-high 30 points to go along with four assists in 26 minutes against Arkansas Pine Bluff Nov. 14. Romeo hit 6-of-9 threes to produce the highest point total by a Husker in an opener in school history. Her production came despite coming off the bench after missing several practices due to illness. Romeo is averaging 16.3 points, 1.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.6 steals through six games. She added the second 20-point effort of her career with 21 points on 4-of-9 three-point shooting, while adding three rebounds, four assists, a block and a career-high four steals against Southern Nov. 23.

She also had 13 points, a career-high six assists and three steals against North Carolina Central Nov. 21. “We love Natalie’s toughness and shooting ability,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “She can also put the ball on the floor and attack the basket. She is a good enough passer to find teammates to help spread the floor.”

freshman (2014-15) Romeo averaged 9.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists as a freshman. In 12 games as a starter, she averaged 13.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists while hitting 3.3 threes per game. She hit 38.5 percent of her threes as a starter. Her 51 threes ranked as the second-best total by a freshman in school history, trailing only Jordan Hooper’s 67 in 2010-11. Romeo played a prominent role after Rachel Theriot’s season-ending ankle injury, starting NU’s final 10 games. Romeo scored double figures seven times, including three 20-point games. She drained 16-of-35 threes in Big Ten and NCAA Tournament play. In the postseason, Romeo led Nebraska with 18.3 points on 5.3 threes per game. In a Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois March 5, Romeo tied a school record with seven threes on her way to a season-high 26 points. She hit 7-of-11 threes to set NU’s conference tournament record. She hit four threes to finish with 14 points against No. 14 Iowa the next game. Romeo added five threes to finish with 15 points in an NCAA Tournament first-round loss to Syracuse in Columbia, S.C., March 20, tying NU’s NCAA Tournament record. Romeo missed eight games with a stress reaction in her foot before returning to the court against No. 14 Maryland on Jan. 3. She made her first career start against Penn State on Jan. 15, erupting for 18 points on six threes. She started in place of Theriot at No. 5 Maryland Feb. 8. Romeo managed eight points and had a career-high five rebounds against the Terps. She added 21 points and and a career-high four assists in a win over Wisconsin Feb. 15. She had 21 more with six threes in a win over Minnesota Feb. 24. Romeo hit the game-winning shot with a three from the corner with 1:11 left to give Nebraska its

only lead in a 59-57 victory over Illinois Jan. 29. She also sank four free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal Nebraska’s win at Indiana Feb. 21.

BeFoRe NeBRaSka One of the nation’s top point guards coming out of Carondelet High School in California, Romeo averaged 19.8 points, 7.8 assists and 5.6 steals per game. Romeo finished her four-year career as a varsity starter with 2,151 points to rank No. 2 in school history. She added 552 rebounds and school records of 735 assists and 613 steals. She became only the second player from Carondelet to score 2,000 points, joining former Stanford All-American Jayne Appel in reaching the milestone. Personal Natalie is the daughter of Vince and Maria Romeo, and was born March 11, 1996, in Walnut Creek, Calif. She has an older sister, Camille, and a younger brother, Vinnie. Natalie is majoring in business administration and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2014. She was also a member of the 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.


emily wood5-5 sophomore Guard salina, kansas (salina Central)

12role in Australia with Rachel Theriot, Kyndal Clark and Esther Ramacieri unavailable because of injuries. Early in the summer of 2015, Wood participated in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum. “She sees the big picture and how Nebraska can be a great fit for her overall development. She is a smart, tough player who pushes all the other players in our program every day,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “She is a competitive person and completely understands all the roles she can fill to help our team succeed. She is the type of person that every coach loves to have in their program.”

freshman (2014-15) Wood played in 10 games as a true freshman for the Huskers. She appeared in five of Nebraska’s non-conference games, three Big Ten regular-season contests and both of NU’s games in the Big Ten Tournament. She saw her most meaningful action in NU’s win over Bakersfield Dec. 13, when she scored her only points of the season on a reverse layup in transition to end an eight-minute scoreless drought in the first half. Wood’s basket preceded an 18-0 Husker run on their way to victory. She also grabbed a career-high two rebounds in a season-high nine minutes against the Roadrunners, who went on to win 23 games and advance to the postseason. On the season, Wood finished with two points and five rebounds in 29 minutes. She did not commit a turnover on the year. Wood was a standout for the Huskers off the court, claiming spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2014-15. She was also a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and participated in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in 2015.

BeFoRe NeBRaSka Wood scored 1,103 career points while knocking down a school-record 223 three-pointers in her career at Salina Central High School. Her 401 points as a senior in 2013-14 were also a school record, as she averaged 16.0 points per game and hit a school

soPhomore (2015-16) Emily Wood brings energy, enthusiasm, toughness and intelligence to the court each day for the Huskers. Originally a walk-on, Wood earned a scholarship as a freshman and has emerged as a leader on and off the court. Wood produced the best performance of her young career, when she scored a career-high six points on the first two three-pointers of her career in a win over North Florida on Nov. 16. She added the first assist and steal of her career while tying her career high with two rebounds on the first two offensive boards of her career. She also played a career-high 10 minutes against the Ospreys. Wood is averaging 2.2 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.0 minutes per game off the bench for the Big Red, after producing three points, a rebound and an assist in NU’s win over NC State on Thursday. During the summer, Wood played a major role for the Huskers as a starter in the backcourt on Nebraska’s 12-day tour of Australia. Wood started all four games against a collection of Australian professional teams, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26 minutes per game. Wood stepped into the starting

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-0 11/14 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0North Florida 2-0 11/16 10 2-3 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 2 0 2 1.0 0-0 1 0 0 1 6 4.0NC Central 3-0 11/21 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7Southern 4-0 11/23 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 2.5at #1 UConn 5-0 11/28 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2.0NC State 6-0 12/3 6 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.2 0-0 1 1 0 0 3 2.2Totals 6-0 42 4-9 .444 3-8 .375 2-2 1.000 3 4 7 1.2 2-0 2 2 0 2 13 2.2

hoNoRS & awaRdS• NCAA Career in Sports Forum (2015)• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015)• Kansas Class 5A Senior of the Year (KansasPreps, 2014)• First-Team Kansas Class 5A (Sports in Kansas, 2014)• Kansas Class 5A All-Tournament Team (2014)• Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star (2014)• Second-Team Kansas Class 5A (Wichita Eagle, 2012, 2014)• Second-Team Kansas Class 5A (Topeka Capital-Journal, 2014)

wood’S caReeR BeStSCategory Total GamePoints 6 North Florida (11/16/15)Rebounds 2 Four Times, most recently 2 UConn (11/28/15)Assists 1 NC State (12/3/15) 1 North Florida (11/16/15)Steals 1 North Florida (11/16/15)Blocks 0 NoneFGA 4 Bakersfield (12/13/14)FGM 2 North Florida (11/16/15)FTA 2 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FTM 2 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)3-PT FGA 3 Three Times, most recently 3 NC State (12/3/15)3-PT FGM 2 North Florida (11/16/15)

Five FactS aBout emily1. Emily has several notebooks full of quotes that she has collected since fifth grade.2. She loves college football.3. Emily's favorite books include, Help the Helper, Toughness and the Bible.4. Someday, she wants to complete an Ironman Triathlon.5. Emily loves red velvet cupcakes.

emily wood career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2014-15 10-0 29 1-6 .167 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-5 5-0.5 1-0 0 0 0 0 2-0.22015-16 6-0 42 4-9 .444 3-8 .375 2-2 1.000 3-4 7-1.2 2-0 2 2 0 2 13-2.2Career 16-0 71 5-15 .333 3-13 .231 2-3 .667 3-9 12-0.8 3-0 2 2 0 2 15-0.9

season record 91 threes. She hit 42.1 percent of her threes as a senior, while knocking down 86.2 percent of her free throws., Wood was a first-team Class 5A all-state pick by Sports in Kansas magazine, while KansasPreps chose her as the Class 5A Senior of the Year. She was a second-team choice by both the Wichita Eagle and the Topeka Capital-Journal. She was also a first-team Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League (AVCTL) Division I pick. leading the team to a school-record 23-2 mark and a runner-up finish at the Kansas Class 5A state tournament. Wood earned a spot on the 5A All-Tournament team for her performance in the postseason.

Personal Emily is the daughter of Brian and Julie Wood. She was born in Salina, Kan., Oct. 17, 1995, and has two younger sisters, Lindsey and Lauren. Emily is a management major at Nebraska. She claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2014-15. She was also a member of the 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Wood chose Nebraska over Harvard, Dartmouth, West Point, Washburn and Western Illinois.


daRRieN waShiNGtoN6-2 redshirt freshman forward oakland, California (skyline)

50defense,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “She used her redshirt season well last year, and we feel like she improved mentally, physically and fundamentally as a player. Hopefully that can translate into some productive playing time for Darrien this season.”

redshirt (2014-15) Washington redshirted in her first season at Nebraska in 2014-15. Off the court, she earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2015.

BeFoRe NeBRaSka Washington wrapped up her career at Oakland Skyline High School with an outstanding senior season, earning first-team All-Oakland honors after averaging 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game for 21-9 Skyline in 2013-14. Washington’s abilities were featured in a 77-40 victory over San Leandro KIPP King, when she erupted for 32 points and pulled down 23 rebounds while blocking six shots. Washington finished her high school career with 1,181 points over 101 career games to average 11.7 points per game. She also averaged 9.8 rebounds per contest, coming up just short of 1,000 career rebounds despite playing sparingly as a freshman. Washington was a first-team All-Oakland selection in the Bay Area League in 2012-13. She averaged 16.4 points, 12.6 rebounds and 4.9 blocks for Oakland Skyline as a junior in 2012-13. One of her top performances came on Nov. 28, 2012, against Washington-San Francisco, when she had 27 points, 17 rebounds and six blocked shots in a 50-47 win. She helped Skyline to a 17-10 record as a junior and was RedShiRt FReShmaN (2015-16)

Darrien Washington is battling for time in a deep and talented Nebraska post rotation as a redshirt freshman in 2015-16. The 6-2 forward from Oakland, Calif., made an impressive debut with six points, five rebounds and an assist in just eight minutes in NU’s victory over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. She added three points, five rebounds and her first career steal in the win over North Florida on Nov. 16. A strikingly productive post, Washington is averaging 4.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in just 7.0 minutes per game. Washington also demonstrated that production during Nebraska’s four-game summer tour of Australia in August. She averaged 5.5 points and 7.3 rebounds in just 17.3 minutes per game off the bench for the Big Red against the collection of Australian professional teams. Washington joined Cal Stars Elite teammate Natalie Romeo in committing to Nebraska in September of 2013. Washington and Romeo were key elements of a Nebraska 2013 signing class that ranked No. 9 in the nation by ESPN. A late-comer to basketball, Washington averaged 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks for Oakland Skyline High School as a senior in 2013-14. Washington captured first-team All-Oakland honors for the second straight season as a senior. “We love Darrien’s size and mobility. She is strong, runs the floor well and works hard on

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-0 11/14 8 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 3 2 5 5.0 0-0 1 0 0 0 6 6.0North Florida 2-0 11/16 6 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 3 5 5.0 2-0 0 1 0 1 3 4.5Totals 2-0 14 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 5 5 10 5.0 2-0 1 1 0 1 9 4.5

hoNoRS & awaRdS• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015)• First-Team All-Oakland (2013, 2014)• Second-Team All-OAL (ContraCosta Times, 2012)

waShiNGtoN’S caReeR BeStSCategory Total GamePoints 6 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)Rebounds 5 North Florida (11/16/15) 5 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)Assists 1 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)Steals 1 North Florida (11/16/15)Blocks 0 NoneFGA 5 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FGM 3 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FTA 2 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FTM 1 North Florida (11/16/15)3-PT FGA 0 None3-PT FGM 0 None

Five FactS aBout daRRieN1. Darrien likes to sing.2. Her best friend is Natalie Romeo.3. Darrien dislikes strawberries, bananas and hot dogs.4. Her favorite animal in the world is the lion.5. She likes baby petroleum jelly.

daRRieN waShiNGtoN career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2014-15 Did Not Play - Redshirt2015-16 2-0 14 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 5-5 10-5.0 2-0 1 1 0 1 9-4.5Career 2-0 14 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 5-5 10-5.0 2-0 1 1 0 1 9-4.5

an all-state candidate out of the CIF San Francisco/Oakland section. As a sophomore, Washington earned second-team All-OAL honors from the ContraCosta Times in 2011-12. She averaged 9.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per contest for a Skyline team that went 21-6. Washington also played on the Cal Stars Elite team that finished as the national runner-up in the summer of 2013. She competed alongside fellow Husker Natalie Romeo.

Personal Darrien is the daughter of BJ Washington. Darrien was born April 11, 1996. She has a younger sister. Darrien has not declared a major at Nebraska. She earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2015. She chose Nebraska over Utah, Oregon, Oregon State and UC Santa Barbara.


Rachel BlackBuRN6-3 freshman forward leavenworth, kansas (leavenworth)

43 Blackburn demonstrated her abilities and potential during Nebraska’s four-game summer tour of Australia in early August. With Shepard out of action while recovering from injury, Blackburn averaged 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game against a collection of Australian professional teams. She also shot a team-best 65 percent from the field. “She’s tough, hard-working, skilled and is a great energy player,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “Rachel comes from a program where she has competed at a high level and has had great coaching. Rachel also has natural leadership qualities. She’s a mature young lady who plays with both passion and intelligence.”

BeFoRe NeBRaSka Blackburn was ranked as one of the top 75 recruits in the nation by both Blue Star Basketball and Prospects Nation after being rated as the No. 17 prep post in the country by ESPN. The honorable-mention Class 5A all-state selection as a junior by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, owns the Leavenworth career record with her .675 career field goal percentage. She owns a career-high 36-point performance. As a junior at Leavenworth, Blackburn averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds per game for the Class 5A state champions. Blackburn played her club basketball for Coach Derek Zeck and the MoKan Eclipse. A talented all-around athlete, Blackburn set the Leavenworth school record with a javelin throw

FReShmaN (2015-16) Rachel Blackburn has joined fellow freshman forward Jessica Shepard in Nebraska’s starting lineup, and has shown her tenacity, intelligence and leadership from the opening tip. Blackburn, a 6-3 forward from Leavenworth, Kan., is averaging 4.8 points, a team-best 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 23.5 minutes per game. She produced a dominant defensive performance in NU’s win over NC State, drawing four charges to go along with nine defensive rebounds, a block and a steal. She became the first Husker to draw four charges in a game since All-American Kelsey Griffin at Baylor in 2010. She just missed double-doubles in back-to-back games, finishing with nine points, nine rebounds, three assists and a career-high two steals in NU’s win over North Carolina Central Nov. 21. That followed eight points and a career-best 10 rebounds to go along with three assists against North Florida Nov. 16. Blackburn was ranked as the No. 17 post player in the nation, joining Shepard among the top 20 posts in the 2014 signing class. Blackburn also ranked as the No. 63 player in the nation overall by Blue Star Basketball and No. 69 by Prospects Nation. She was also one of five finalists for the 2015 DiRenna Award, presented to the top high school player in the greater Kansas City area. She helped lead Leavenworth to its second straight Class 5A state championship in 2015.

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-1 11/14 19 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 5 6 6.0 4-0 1 0 0 0 2 2.0North Florida 2-2 11/16 22 4-4 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 7 10 8.0 1-0 3 2 0 0 8 5.0NC Central 3-3 11/21 16 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 4 5 9 8.3 4-0 3 0 0 2 9 6.3Southern 4-4 11/23 25 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 7 8 8.3 1-0 1 2 1 0 4 5.8at #1 UConn 5-5 11/28 29 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 2 3 5 7.6 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 5.2NC State 6-6 12/3 30 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2 9 11 8.2 4-0 2 0 1 1 3 4.8Totals 6-6 141 12-24 .500 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 13 36 49 8.2 17-0 11 7 3 3 29 4.8

hoNoRS & awaRdS• No. 63 Player in the Nation (Blue Star, 2014)• No. 69 Player in the Nation (Prospects Nation, 2014)• No. 17 Post in the Nation (ESPN, 2014)• DiRenna Award Finalist (1 of 5, 2015)• Third-Team Kansas Class 5A (KBCA, 2015)• Honorable-Mention Kansas Class 5A (KBCA, 2014)

BlackBuRN’S caReeR BeStSCategory Total GamePoints 9 North Carolina Central (11/21/15)Rebounds 11 NC State (12/3/15)Assists 3 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) North Florida (11/16/15)Steals 2 North Carolina Central (11/21/15)Blocks 1 Three Times, most recently 1 NC State (12/3/15)FGA 7 North Carolina Central (11/21/15)FGM 4 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 4 North Florida (11/16/15)FTA 2 Three Times, most recently 2 NC State (12/3/15)FTM 2 Southern (11/23/15)3-PT FGA 0 None3-PT FGM 0 None

Five FactS aBout Rachel1. Rachel is a Star Wars fanatic. 2. She has eight dogs, three cats and three horses. 3. Rachel loves the Kansas City Chiefs. 4. She hopes to one day backpack through Europe. 5. Rachel would love to go skydiving with her dad, Col. (Ret.) David Blackburn, someday.

Rachel BlackBuRN career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2015-16 6-6 141 12-24 .500 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 13-36 49-8.2 17-0 11 7 3 3 29-4.8Career 6-6 141 12-24 .500 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 13-36 49-8.2 17-0 11 7 3 3 29-4.8

of 125-7 as a sophomore in 2013. She won the Sunflower League title and qualified for the state meet in the event.

Personal The daughter of Col. David (Ret.) and Lisa Blackburn, Rachel was born Oct. 30, 1996, in Leavenworth, Kan. Rachel has an older sister, Rebecca, and a younger sister, Katelyn. Rachel has not declared a major at Nebraska. Rebecca chose Nebraska over Arizona, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Iowa State and Wake Forest.


JessiCa shePard6-4 freshman forward fremont, nebraska (fremont)

32Huskers again with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a win over North Carolina Central on Nov. 21. Shepard scored 14 first-quarter points on her way to 22 points, six rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks in a win over Southern Nov. 23. She added 14 points, four rebounds and career highs with four assists and three blocks in a win over NC State Dec. 3. She managed 10 points and five rebounds at No. 1 UConn on Nov. 28. “Jess has a rare combination of size, skill, athleticism, versatility and a high basketball IQ. She is a skilled ball-handler who can take defenders to the basket,” Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “What I love most about Jess is that in spite of all of her accolades, she is very humble.”

BeFoRe NeBRaSka As a member of the USA Basketball U18 Team at the FIBA Americas Championship, Shepard averaged 12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while helping the team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal in the summer of 2014. She hit 66.7 percent of her shots from the field in the tournament. Shepard played just nine games as a senior at Fremont High School before suffering a torn ACL at Lincoln North Star on Dec. 29, 2014. She averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds per game, including 132 points in four games at the 2014 Nike Tournament of Champions in December. She erupted for 36 points against national power Long Beach Poly. For the season, she shot 71 percent from the field, including 41 percent from long range. Despite missing most of her senior season, Shepard finished fourth in Nebraska high school history with 2,227 career points, which was the Class A (largest) all-time record. She also finished No. 15 in state history with 1,031 rebounds, just 16 shy of the Nebraska Class A career record. A four-time first-team All-Nebraska and Super-State selection and a two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year (2013, 2014), Shepard’s 780 points

FReShmaN (2015-16) The highest ranked recruit in Nebraska history and the best high school player the state has ever produced, Jessica Shepard is off to the best start by a freshman in school history. The 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., claimed the first two Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards of the season, and is averaging 19.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.0 block and 1.3 steals in 23.2 minutes per game. She scored 100 career points faster than any player in school history, reaching the milestone in her fifth game at No. 1 UConn on Nov. 28. Shepard owns six straight double-figure scoring efforts to open her career, including four 20-point performances. She owns three double-doubles. After opening with 24 points and 13 rebounds against Arkansas Pine Bluff to become the first freshman at NU with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a debut, she put up 27 points and added 10 boards in a win over North Florida two days later. She led the

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-1 11/14 23 8-16 .500 0-0 .000 8-13 .615 6 7 13 13.0 3-0 3 2 0 3 24 24.0North Florida 2-2 11/16 21 13-16 .813 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 5 5 10 11.5 2-0 1 0 1 2 27 25.5NC Central 3-3 11/21 24 8-13 .615 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 4 6 10 11.0 0-0 2 1 0 0 20 23.7Southern 4-4 11/23 26 8-10 .800 0-0 .000 6-11 .545 2 4 6 9.8 4-0 2 2 2 2 22 23.3at #1 UConn 5-5 11/28 26 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 8.8 2-0 1 5 0 0 10 20.6NC State 6-6 12/3 19 7-14 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 1 4 8.0 1-0 4 5 3 1 14 19.5Totals 6-6 139 49-78 .628 0-0 .000 19-35 .543 21 27 48 8.0 12-0 13 18 6 8 117 19.5

hoNoRS & awaRdS• Big Ten Player of the Week (College Sports Madness, Nov. 23)• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 16, Nov. 23)• No. 1 High School Post Player in Nation (ESPN, 2014-15)• No. 3 High School Player in Nation (ESPN, 2014-15)• USA Basketball U18 National Team (2014)• Parade All-American (First Team, 2015)• Naismith High School Player of the Year Candidate (2015)• Naismith High School All-American (HM, 2015)• Two-Time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014)• Four-Time First-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)• Four-Time First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)• Four-Time First-Team All-Class A (LJS, OWH, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)• Nebraska Class A Season Scoring Record (780, 2014)

shePard’s Career bestsCategory Total GamePoints 27 North Florida (11/16/15)Rebounds 13 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)Assists 4 NC State (12/3/15)Steals 3 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)Blocks 3 NC State (12/3/15)FGA 16 North Florida (11/16/15) 16 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FGM 13 North Florida (11/16/15)FTA 13 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FTM 8 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)3-PT FGA 0 None3-PT FGM 0 None

Five FactS aBout JeSSica1. Jessica’s favorite color is red.2. She is a huge collector of socks.3. Jessica loves anything that has buffalo flavoring or smothered in buffalo sauce.4. She likes to wakeboard. 5. Jessica enjoys watching Grey’s Anatomy, Hawaii 5-0 and Scandal.

JessiCa shePard career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2015-16 6-6 139 49-78 .628 0-0 .000 19-35 .543 21-27 48-8.0 12-0 13 18 6 8 117-19.5Career 6-6 139 49-78 .628 0-0 .000 19-35 .543 21-27 48-8.0 12-0 13 18 6 8 117-19.5

in 2014 and 664 points in 2013 are the two highest season totals by a Class A player in state history. As a junior in 2013-14, Shepard averaged a Class A state record 30.4 points per game to go along with 15.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists. Her performances included four 40-point games, including a career-high 46. As a sophomore, she averaged 24.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.8 steals per game as a sophomore to power Lincoln Southeast to the 2013 Class A state title. As a freshman, Shepard earned her first-team Super-State and Class A honors by averaging 17.8 points and 9.1 rebounds at Lincoln Southeast.

Personal The daughter of Mark and Kim Shepard, Jessica was born Sept. 11, 1996, in Fremont, Neb. She has one older brother, Clayton, and four sisters, Taylor, Samantha, Emma and Sarah. Jessica comes from a basketball family. Her older sister, Taylor, and older brother, Clayton, play for Midland University in Fremont. Jessica committed to Nebraska in the summer of 2011.


maddie SimoN6-2 freshman Guard lincoln, nebraska (Pius x)

24Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. “She has developed into a very good passer and shooter who will fit well in our offensive system. Maddie can get out and run, drive in transition, hit mid-range jumpers and hit the three. She has been a three-sport star in high school, and we think that athleticism will translate into being a versatile defender for us.”

BeFoRe NeBRaSka A two-time first-team All-Nebraska and Super-State selection, Simon capped her high school basketball career as the Gatorade Player of the Year. She averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists while leading Lincoln Pius X to the Class B state championship as a senior for Coach Bill Rice. Simon’s senior season followed a junior season in which she averaged 19.8 points and seven rebounds per game to help Pius X to a Class B runner-up finish. Her top game came with 35 points and 13 rebounds against Omaha Gross. Simon was a second-team Class A all-stater as a sophomore after averaging 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 2012-13. She hit 48 percent of her shots from the field and 74 percent of her free throws. Simon played her club basketball for the Nebraska Lasers and Coach Allen Simpson. She averaged 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists for the club. A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon was not only a four-year letterwinner on the track, but captured gold medals in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles at the 2015 Nebraska State Track and Field Championships. She was the Class A runner-up in both events as a junior in 2014. She also finished third in the 100, while adding a runner-up finish in the 300 in 2013. She was also a member of Pius X’s All-Class gold medal-winning 4x400 relay in 2013. A three-time letterwinner in golf, Simon also

FReShmaN (2015-16) An emerging player with the coveted combination of size, speed, strength and skill, Maddie Simon joins Jessica Shepard as Nebraska natives in the Huskers’ 2015-16 freshman class. Simon has been a significant contributor for the Huskers through the first six games, averaging 6.7 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 17.3 minutes per game. She is coming off a strong 10-point, three-assist effort in NU’s run past NC State on Thursday. That followed a career-high 11 points in a career-high 23 minutes against Southern Nov. 23. She scored eight points in NU’s win over North Carolina Central Nov. 21. Simon had five points, three rebounds, a career-high four assists and her first steal against North Florida Nov. 16. Simon joined Shepard and fellow true freshman Rachel Blackburn in the starting lineup in Nebraska’s season-opening win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. Simon, who started in place of the ill Natalie Romeo, produced six points, two rebounds, an assist and a block in 18 minutes against the Lady Lions. Simon averaged 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist in nearly 30 minutes per game in NU’s four-game tour of Australian in August. “Since we first saw Maddie at our basketball camp when she was a freshman, she has improved some aspect of her game each time we’ve watched her,”

2015-16 Game-By-Game StatiSticS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.Arkansas Pine Bluff 1-1 11/14 18 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 2-0 1 1 1 0 6 6.0North Florida 2-1 11/16 17 2-9 .222 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 2 1 3 2.5 1-0 4 3 0 1 5 5.5NC Central 3-1 11/21 15 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 1.7 3-0 1 1 0 0 8 6.3Southern 4-1 11/23 23 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 0 2 2 1.8 1-0 3 1 1 0 11 7.5at #1 UConn 5-1 11/28 9 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 6.0NC State 6-1 12/3 22 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0 0 0 1.2 1-0 3 1 0 0 10 6.7Totals 6-1 104 14-33 .424 3-10 .300 9-14 .643 2 5 7 1.2 9-0 12 8 2 1 40 6.7

hoNoRS & awaRdS• Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2015)• Two-Time First-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2014, 2015)• Two-Time First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2014, 2015)• Two-Time First-Team Nebraska Class B (2014, 2015)• Second-Team Nebraska Class A (2013)• No. 149 Player in Nation (Blue Star, 2015)• No. 22 Guard in Nation (ESPN, 2015)

SimoN’S caReeR BeStSCategory Total GamePoints 11 Southern (11/23/15)Rebounds 3 North Florida (11/16/15)Assists 4 North Florida (11/16/15)Steals 1 North Florida (11/16/15)Blocks 1 Southern (11/23/15) 1 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FGA 9 North Florida (11/16/15)FGM 4 NC State (12/3/15) 4 Southern (11/23/15)FTA 4 Southern (11/23/15) 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FTM 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)3-PT FGA 3 NC State (12/3/15) 3 North Florida (11/16/15)3-PT FGM 1 Three Times, most recently 1 NC State (12/3/15)Five FactS aBout maddie

1. Maddie was born and raised in Lincoln, Neb.2. She always wanted to play for Nebraska.3. Maddie’s favorite color is yellow.4. She considers herself to be a terrible dancer and singer.5. Maddie’s favorite foods include sushi, red velvet cake and gourmet coffee.

maddie SimoN career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2015-16 6-1 104 14-33 .424 3-10 .300 9-14 .643 2-5 7-1.2 9-0 12 8 2 1 40-6.7Career 6-1 104 14-33 .424 3-10 .300 9-14 .643 2-5 7-1.2 9-0 12 8 2 1 40-6.7

qualified for the state tournament in 2013. Simon was also an honor roll student all four years at Lincoln Pius X.

Personal The daughter of Doug and Nicole (Ali) Simon, Maddie was born Feb. 7, 1997, in Lincoln, Neb. Maddie has two older brothers, Bennett and Zach, who both graduated from the University of Nebraska. Maddie’s mother was a hurdler for Coach Gary Pepin’s 1983 and 1984 national championship track and field teams at Nebraska. She also owns the distinction of being the first female CoSIDA Academic All-American across all sports at Nebraska. Maddie is also the niece of University of Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon.


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