Head Coach Mike Riley has made two additions to the University of Nebraska football staff, adding a former Husker and NFL standout to the coaching staff, and hiring a former NFL general manager in an administrative capacity in the Nebraska program. Continue reading “Huskers Announce Two Football Staff Hires”

Lincoln – Jessica Shepard posted her Nebraska freshman-record 10th double-double and Jasmine Cincore scored a career-high 16 points, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Huskers from falling to Indiana 79-68 Wednesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

With the loss, Nebraska slipped to 17-11 overall and 8-9 in the Big Ten, while Indiana improved to 19-10 overall and 11-6 in the conference.  Continue reading “Huskers Fight Hard in Loss to Hoosiers”

Charleston, S.C. – After Nebraska (1-2) shutout the College of Charleston (2-1) in Friday night’s season opener, the Huskers dropped the next two games of their season-opening series with the Cougars, including a 7-3 defeat on Sunday afternoon at Patriots Point.

Nebraska’s offense was unable to solve Cougar starter Hayden McCutcheon, who tossed 6.0 shutout innings and struck out eight, while allowing two hits and one walk. Nebraska starter Zack Engelken lasted just 1.1 innings, and allowed four runs on two hits and two walks. Continue reading “Huskers Drop Finale in Charleston, 7-3”

Lincoln – Playing without starting senior guards Rachel Theriot and Kyndal Clark, Nebraska could not muster enough offense in a 68-50 women’s basketball loss to Purdue on Sunday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The Huskers, who slipped to 17-10 overall and 8-8 in the Big Ten, announced that Clark’s playing career at Nebraska was likely over because of extreme pain in her knees. Clark, who missed nearly all of her fourth season with a knee injury at Drake in 2015 after being named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year in 2014, had started Nebraska’s first 26 games this season. Continue reading “Short-Handed Huskers Fall to Purdue”

Lincoln – Jack McVeigh led three Huskers in double figures with 16 points, but Nebraska dropped a 65-62 overtime decision to Ohio State on Saturday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena

Nebraska had erased an 11-point second-half deficit to take 56-54 lead on a 3-pointer from Andrew White III with 52 seconds left in regulation. Continue reading “Buckeyes Edge Huskers in OT”

Charleston, S.C. – After holding the College of Charleston scoreless in the season opener on Friday, the Huskers were unable to take the series on Saturday, as the Cougars’ offense carried them to a 13-5 win. The Huskers were only out-hit on the day 12-11, but committed four errors that earned to four un earned runs.

Charleston jumped out to a 7-0 lead through two innings, but the Huskers clawed back and were within three in the sixth, 8-5. The Cougars went on to score the game’s final five runs, including four in the seventh inning. Continue reading “Cougars Take Game Two, 13-5”

Charleston, S.C. – For the third straight season the Nebraska baseball team opened the year with a win, as the Huskers posted a 4-0 win over the College of Charleston Cougars on Friday night at Patriots Park.

Senior Colton Howell tossed 5.0 scoreless inning in his first career start, while reliever Jeff Chesnut and Chad Luensmann each back him up with a pair of scoreless innings. The Husker pitching staff limited the Cougars to two hits on the night and posted eight strikeouts. Continue reading “Huskers Open 2016 With 4-0 Shutout”

Raleigh, N.C. – Cassie McClure drove in three runs and Emily Lockman tossed a four-hit shutout, as the Nebraska softball team completed the Big Ten/ACC Challenge with 3-0 win over Louisville on Sunday at Dail Stadium.

The Huskers (8-1) finished with a 3-1 record in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, helping the Big Ten win the inaugural event. Nebraska’s 8-1 start has also matched the best nine-game start in program history.  Continue reading “Huskers Shut Out Louisville, 3-0”

Lincoln – Nebraska junior outfielder Ryan Boldt was one of 50 players named to USA Baseball’s preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list on Tuesday. Boldt has already been named a preseason All-American by multiple publications and is ranked as the #13 college prospect for the 2016 MLB Draft by Baseball America.

Boldt was one of three Big Ten players named to the watch list, joining Michigan’s Carmen Benedetti and Maryland’s Mike Shawaryn. Continue reading “Boldt Named to Golden Spikes Watch List”

Nebraska freshman Glynn Watson Jr. was honored Monday, as he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week. Watson is the first Husker freshman to earn the award since Shavon Shields captured it twice during the 2012-13 season.

Watson averaged 12.5 points and 1.5 steals per game during a 1-1 week for the Huskers. He shot 44 percent from the field, including 50 percent from 3-point range.  Watson led NU with 16 points against Wisconsin on Wednesday and had nine points, including a 3-pointer to beat the first-half buzzer, and three steals in Saturday’s 70-54 win over Penn State. Continue reading “Watson Jr. Earns Big Ten Honor”