The No. 15 Nebraska women’s basketball team will complete a three-game non-conference swing against Pac-12 competition when the Huskers head to Los Angeles to take on UCLA Friday afternoon.
Tip-off between the Big Red (4-0) and the Bruins (0-3) is set for 3 p.m. (central) at Pauley Pavilion. The game will be televised live by the Pac-12 Networks with Jim Watson and Tammy Blackburn on the call.
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 and 93.3 FM in Omaha, along with free live audio on Huskers.com.
Nebraska will take aim at a sweep of its three Pac-12 foes, after running to a 66-43 win over Utah in a return to the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln on Sunday. Senior forward Emily Cady erupted for a career-high 25 points against the Utes, while adding nine rebounds. Junior Rachel Theriot added an outstanding all-around performance with 20 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals, as the two Husker stars combined for 45 points to outscore the Utes on their own.
Theriot, a 6-0 junior point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, who was named to the preseason watch lists for both the Wooden Award and the Wade Trophy this week, added 14 points and four assists at Washington State last Wednesday. Cady contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the 82-61 win over the Cougars to begin NU’s Pac-12 journey.
Tear’a Laudermill, a 5-9 senior guard from Moreno Valley, Calif., led five Huskers in double figures against the Cougars. Laudermill, who played her high school basketball at Canyon Springs, has traditionally played well in her returns to Los Angeles. As a sophomore in 2012-13, Laudermill hit a go-ahead three-pointer as the shot clock expired with less than two minutes left to propel the Huskers to a win over the Trojans. Last season, in a pair of NCAA Tournament games at Pauley Pavilion, Laudermill averaged 17.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 steal for the Huskers.
Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
3 – Hailie Sample – 6-1 – Sr. – F – 7.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg
23 – Emily Cady – 6-2 – Sr. – F – 13.8 ppg, 8.3 rpg
1 – Tear’a Laudermill – 5-9 – Sr. – G – 12.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg
13 – Brandi Jeffery – 5-7 – Sr. – G – 11.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg
33 – Rachel Theriot – 6-0 – Jr. – G – 17.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Off the Bench
31 – Anya Kalenta – 6-3 – Jr. – F – 7.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg
22 – Allie Havers – 6-5 – So. – C – 5.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg
5 – Natalie Romeo – 5-7 – Fr. – G – 4.8 ppg, 1.5 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, 0.7 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 (245-142); 25th Season Overall (440-282)
UCLA Bruins (0-3, 0-0 Pac-12)
10 – Kacy Swain – 6-3 – Jr. – F – 4.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg
13 – Luiana Livulo – 6-3 – Sr. – C – 4.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
2 – Kari Korver – 5-9 – So. – G – 9.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg
3 – Jordin Canada – 5-6 – Fr. – G – 10.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg
21 – Nirra Fields – 5-9 – Jr. – G – 22.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg
Off the Bench
11 – Lajahna Drummer – 6-1 – Fr. – F – 9.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg
25 – Monique Billings – 6-4 – Fr. – F – 7.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg
34 – Corinne Costa – 6-4 – Sr. – F/C – 4.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
5 – Recee Caldwell – 5-8 – Fr. – G – 1.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg
24 – Paulina Hersler – 6-3 – RFr. – F – 1.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg
23 – Kelli Hayes – 6-0 – Fr. – G – 0.7 ppg, 0.0 rpg
20 – Dominique Williams – 5-8 – So. – G – 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
Head Coach: Cori Close (UC Santa Barbara, 1993)
4th Season at UCLA (53-45); 4th Season Overall (53-45)
