Lincoln – For the second straight year, Nebraska had a chance to tie in the final seconds against a top-10 Maryland team, but the Huskers fell just short, 70-65 to No. 4/3 (AP/Coaches) Maryland Wednesday evening in front of a crowd of 15,693 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Nebraska trailed 68-65 after Diamond Stone’s missed free throw with 33 seconds left and had possession. The Huskers missed a first attempt by Shavon Shields, but the ball went off Maryland, giving the Huskers another chance with 18 seconds left. NU ran a play for Andrew White III, who finished with a game high 19 points and nine rebounds, but his 3-pointer from the wing was off the mark. Continue reading “Huskers Come Up Short Against No. 4 Terps”

Lincoln – Nebraska Head Coach Mike Riley announced the Huskers’ 2016 signing class on Wednesday, a group that includes 21 scholarship players who hail from 14 states.

Riley’s second recruiting class at Nebraska features 10 players on both offense and defense and one specialist.

“We’ve got a pretty versatile class,” Riley said during a Signing Day press conference Wednesday afternoon. “It’s a abig day for Nebraska and an exciting day for Nebraska football.” Continue reading “Coach Riley Introduces 2016 Signing Class”

Lincoln – Jessica Shepard scored 20 points, Natalie Romeo added 19 and Anya Kalenta pitched in her first career double-double off the bench as Nebraska ran to an 87-69 women’s basketball win over Penn State on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Nebraska notched its seventh win in the last eight games to improve to 16-6 overall and 7-4 in the Big Ten, while Penn State slipped to 8-14 and 3-8 in the conference. Continue reading “Huskers Dominate Penn State”

West Lafayette, Ind. – Andrew White III led four Huskers in double figures, but Purdue’s inside game was too much, as the No. 21 Boilermarkers topped Nebraska, 89-74, at Mackey Arena Saturday afternoon.

A.J. Hammons led Purdue with 32 points on 14-of-17 shooting while adding 11 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots, as the Boilermakers shot 59 percent en route to improving to 19-4 on the season and 7-3 in the Big Ten. Continue reading “Huskers Fall at No. 21 Purdue, 89-74”

Piscataway, N.J. – Nebraska jumped to an early lead but Rutgers outscored the Huskers 17-7 in the final six minutes to hand NU a 66-56 road loss at the RAC on Saturday afternoon.

Nebraska had its six-game winning snapped to slip to 15-6 overall and 6-4 in the Big Ten, while Rutgers ended its four-game losing streak to improve to 13-9 overall and 4-6 in the conference. Continue reading “Huskers Fall at Rutgers”