
The Nebraska women’s basketball team wraps up its three-game home stand by taking on Evansville on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off between the Big Red and the Purple Aces is set for 7 p.m., and tickets are available at Huskers.com or by calling 800-8-BIG-RED. Fans also can purchase tickets the night of the game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena box office, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Live radio coverage on select stations will be provided by the Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and CD 105.9 FM in Omaha, with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call. A live video stream will be available to premium subscribers of BTN Plus.
After opening the home stand with an 88-67 run past NC State on Thursday, Dec. 3, the Huskers produced the largest comeback in the Connie Yori coaching era at Nebraska with a 65-63 win over Creighton on Sunday. NU rallied from 21 points down in the second quarter to claim its 17th straight home non-conference win. The Huskers try to improve to 7-0 at home this year when they face Evansville.
Senior All-America point guard Rachel Theriot has been spectacular in the first two games of the stand, averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 assists to improve her season averages to 12.0 points and 6.0 assists per game. Theriot hit the game-winning three with 1:35 left to cap the comeback against Creighton.
Freshman forward Jessica Shepard pitched in 19 points and seven rebounds against the Jays to continue leading the Huskers with 19.4 points per game. She has added 7.9 boards per contest. Sophomore Natalie Romeo gives the Huskers three players averaging double figures with 15.9 points per contest while leading the Big Red with 21 threes and 15 steals on the season.