The Nebraska women’s basketball team returns from celebrating the Christmas holiday with family and friends to close non-conference play against Oral Roberts on Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off between the No. 18 Huskers (9-2) and the Golden Eagles (1-8) is set for 2 p.m. (CT).
Nebraska will recognize former All-America point guard and current WNBA champion Lindsey Moore during the first half of Sunday’s game. A member of Nebraska’s All-Time Devaney Center Team in 2013, Moore will be attending her first game at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska’s all-time assist leader (699), Moore started more games (132), played more minutes (4,360) and won more games (93) than any other player in Husker history. She led the Huskers to three NCAA tournaments and the first two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in school history. Moore will be in Lincoln while on holiday break from her professional team in Italy. Tickets for the game are available now at Huskers.com.
The game can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including flagships B107.3 FM in Lincoln, The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha and 880 AM KRVN in Lexington. Free live audio is available on Huskers.com, while live premium video coverage will be provided to subscribers of BTN.com All-Access.
All-American Jordan Hooper, who had 19 points and seven rebounds in NU’s win over South Dakota Dec. 21, became the third player in school history to reach career milestones of 1,900 points and 900 rebounds. She enters the ORU game with 1,903 points and 930 rebounds. She needs 27 points to catch Husker All-American Kiera Hardy at No. 5 on Nebraska’s career scoring list. Last year against the Golden Eagles, Hooper had 33 points and five three-pointers in just 25 minutes in an 80-67 win.
Second-year coach Misti Cussen brings her Golden Eagles to Nebraska with a 1-8 record. ORU, which won the Southland Conference and earned an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, returned three starters from last year’s club but has dropped eight straight games against primarily major conference opponents including Northwestern, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Marquette.