The No. 15 Nebraska women’s basketball team tries to close a perfect November when the Huskers welcome unbeaten Northern Colorado to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Tip-off between the Big Red (5-0) and the Bears (4-0) is set for 2 p.m. (central) with tickets available in advance at Huskers.com. Tickets are also available at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Box Office beginning at noon on Sunday.
Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will call the action on the Husker Sports Radio Network. The game can be heard live in Lincoln on B107.3 FM, 93.3 FM in Omaha and 880 AM in Lexington, along with free live audio on Huskers.com. Live premium video for the game will be available on BTN Plus.
Nebraska returns home after completing a three-game sweep of Pac-12 Conference foes with a 71-66 win at UCLA on Friday.
Junior Rachel Theriot led the Huskers back from a 16-point first-half deficit by scoring 19 of her game-high 24 points in the second half against the Bruins. The 6-0 junior point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, was named to the preseason watch lists for both the Wooden Award and the Wade Trophy earlier this week. Theriot, who added a career-high eight rebounds and a season-high seven assists against the Bruins, leads four Huskers in double figures on the season with 18.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and a team-high 5.0 assists on the year.
Senior forward Emily Cady added 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field at UCLA to increase her season averages to 14.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists. In her last appearance in Lincoln, Cady erupted for a career-high 25 points in a win over Utah.
Senior guard Tear’a Laudermill added 15 points, including a trio of threes and a career-high-tying four steals at UCLA to push her season averages to 13.0 points per game. Fellow senior guard Brandi Jeffery pitched in 11 points against the Bruins and is averaging 11.2 points and 5.2 boards on the year.
Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
3 – Hailie Sample – 6-1 – Sr. – F – 6.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg
23 – Emily Cady – 6-2 – Sr. – F – 14.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg
1 – Tear’a Laudermill – 5-9 – Sr. – G – 13.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg
13 – Brandi Jeffery – 5-7 – Sr. – G – 11.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg
33 – Rachel Theriot – 6-0 – Jr. – G – 18.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Off the Bench
31 – Anya Kalenta – 6-3 – Jr. – F – 7.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg
5 – Natalie Romeo – 5-7 – Fr. – G – 4.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg
22 – Allie Havers – 6-5 – So. – C – 4.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg
34 – Jasmine Cincore – 5-8 – Fr. – G – 2.5 ppg, 0.8 rpg
2 – Kaylee Page – 6-2 – Fr. – F – 0.5 ppg, 0.5 rpg
11 – Esther Ramacieri – 5-8 – So. – G – 0.0 ppg, 0.5 rpg
12 – Emily Wood – 5-5 – Fr. – G – 0.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg
30 – Chandler Smith – 6-0 – Fr. – G – High School
50 – Darrien Washington – 6-2 – Fr. – F – High School
Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)
13th Season at NU (246-142); 25th Season Overall (441-282)
Northern Colorado Bears (4-0, 0-0 Big Sky)
22 – Amber Van Deudekom – 5-11 – Sr. – F – 3.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg
44 – Stephanie Lee – 6-1 – Sr. – C/F – 15.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg
3 – D’Shara Strange – 5-10 – Sr. – G – 16.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg
20 – Lindsay Mallon – 6-0 – Sr. – G – 3.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg
24 – Kyleigh Hiser – 5-9 – Jr. – G – 10.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Off the Bench
2 – Savannah Scott – 5-7 – Fr. – G – 1.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg
14 – Kourteney Zadina – 6-2 – So. – F – 9.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg
15 – Katie Longwell – 5-6 – So. – G – 1.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg
31 – Rebecca Howell – 6-1 – Jr. – C/F – 1.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
33 – Kianna Williams – 5-9 – Fr. – G – 3.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg
34 – Janniqua Thomas – 5-11 – Jr. – F – 0.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Head Coach: Kamie Ethridge (Texas, 1988)
1st Season at UNC (4-0); 1st Season Overall (4-0)