The Nebraska women’s basketball team closes its first half of Big Ten Conference play by traveling to Iowa on Saturdayafternoon.
Tip-off between the Huskers (14-5, 4-3 Big Ten) and the Hawkeyes (17-5, 5-3 Big Ten) is set for 2 p.m. (CT) with live radio coverage provided by the Husker Sports Network. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the call on 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.
Live premium video also will be provided by subscribers of BTN.com All-Access.
The Huskers head to Iowa after producing their best all-around performance with an 84-51 win over Michigan at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Wednesday night. All-American Jordan Hooper led the Big Red with 25 points and 10 rebounds while etching her name in Nebraska and Big Ten history. Hooper moved past 2010 All-American Kelsey Griffin into No. 3 on the Husker career scoring list with 2,053 points. Hooper also pulled down the 1,000th rebound of her career to tie 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings at No. 3 on the NU career rebound list, while joining Griffin and Jennings as the only Huskers in history to reach the combined milestones of 2,000 points and 1,000 boards. Hooper became just the fifth player in Big Ten history to achieve those marks.
Hooper made history with Griffin sitting on the Husker bench after having her No. 23 jersey retired in pregame ceremonies. Griffin, a four-year WNBA veteran with the Connecticut Sun, made the trip back to Lincoln from her professional season in Australia to watch her first Nebraska game since her historic Husker career came to a close in March of 2010.
Hooper heads to Carver-Hawkeye arena averaging 19.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Junior forward Emily Cady has matched Hooper with a Big Ten-best nine double-doubles on the year, averaging 14.1 points and 9.4 boards per contest, including 15.1 points and 11.0 boards in Big Ten play. Sophomore point guard Rachel Theriot has added 13.0 points and 6.2 assists on the season, after producing her first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 assists against the Wolverines.