Manhattan, Kan. – The Nebraska baseball team (23-14, 7-5 Big Ten) notched its first extra-inning win of the year and snapped a five-game losing streak on Tuesday night with a 5-1 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats (16-21, 3-9 Big 12) in 11 innings at Tointen Stadium. Continue reading “Huskers Win 5-1 in 11 Innings”
Lincoln — The University of Nebraska Athletics Department honored some of its best and brightest student-athletes with a special red carpet recognition event at the Lied Center for Performing Arts Sunday evening. Continue reading “Nebraska Announces 2015-16 Award Winners”
Ann Arbor, Mich. – After winning its first three Big Ten Conference series of the year, the Nebraska baseball team (22-13, 7-5 Big Ten) was swept by the #22 Michigan Wolverines (24-9, 6-2 Big Ten), dropping the series finale 6-1 on Sunday at the Wilpon Complex. It’s the first time Nebraska has been swept in a three-game Big Ten series since April of last season when it went 0-3 at Iowa. Continue reading “#22 Michigan Takes Series Finale, 6-1, sweep Huskers”
Evanston, Ill. – The Nebraska softball team completed a three-game sweep of the Northwestern Wildcats with a thrilling 11-9 extra-inning victory on Sunday afternoon at Sharon J. Drysdale Field. Continue reading “Huskers Win 11-Inning Thriller at Northwestern; sweep Wildcats”
Lincoln – Kyle Kasun’s interception on the final play brought the White team (defense) all the way back for a 46-41 victory on a perfect day for football in Nebraska’s Red-White Spring Game in front of 72,992 fans on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Continue reading “Kasun Interception Clinches White Comeback”
AUSTIN, Texas – The Nebraska track and field team took home five event titles at the Texas Invitational at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Saturday. Continue reading “Huskers Win Five Titles at Texas Invitational”
Omaha – A walk-off single by Brett Murray in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Creighton Bluejays (21-7, 2-1 Big East) a 4-3 victory over the Nebraska baseball team (22-11, 7-2 Big Ten) on Tuesday night at TD Ameritrade Park. The loss snapped Nebraska’s seven-game winning streak in the series. Continue reading “Husker Win Streak Snapped in 4-3 Loss”
Lincoln, NE—The University of Nebraska has hired Amy Williams as its new Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst announced today. Williams will be formally introduced at a press conference on Tuesday, April 12 at 10:00 am in the lobby of the Hendricks Training Complex. Continue reading “Nebraska Names Williams Women’s Basketball Coach”
Iowa City, Iowa – Jordan Burroughs (Freestyle – 74 kg) won both of his matches in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday to advance to the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this summer. Continue reading “Burroughs Clinches Spot on Olympic Team”
Lincoln – With a series victory already secured, the Nebraska baseball team (22-10, 7-2 Big Ten) was unable to complete a sweep of the Northwestern Wildcats (8-24, 2-7 Big Ten) on Sunday, as the Huskers fell 11-3 at Hawks Field. Continue reading “Huskers Take Series, but Drop Finale to Northwestern”
