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Stewart Joins Nebraska Football Staff

Brian Stewart
Brian Stewart

University of Nebraska Head Football Coach Mike Riley announced Tuesday the hiring of Brian Stewart as the Huskers’ defensive backs coach. Stewart brings defensive coordinator experience at both the college and professional levels to the Husker staff.

Stewart comes to Nebraska after spending the past three seasons as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at the University of Maryland.  His stop at Maryland continued an impressive coaching resume that includes seven years as a defensive coordinator—five years in college football and two in the National Football League. Stewart also has 15 years of tutoring defensive backs on his coaching resume.

“I couldn’t be more excited to be a part of the Nebraska football program,” Stewart said. “The opportunity to coach at Nebraska is awesome. My first impression is ‘wow’. From the weight room to walking down the hallway and seeing the national championship trophies, Nebraska is what you think it is…a football powerhouse.

“The most important thing for me in my coaching career is my family. Coach Riley and his staff have been together so long, and you can just see the loyalty and trust. I’m proud to be a part of that.”

Riley said adding another experienced coach to his staff will provide excellent leadership to a veteran group of Nebraska defensive backs.

“Brian Stewart brings a record of success in both the collegiate and professional ranks and will be a great fit at the University of Nebraska,” Riley said. “He has experience coaching and recruiting in all parts of the country, most recently with experience in the Big Ten Conference. We look forward to Brian getting started with our defensive staff and our secondary.”

The 50-year old Stewart completes a Nebraska defensive staff that includes four coaches who all have professional coaching or playing experience. The defensive staff has three coaches with coordinator experience, including Stewart, defensive coordinator Mark Banker and defensive line coach Hank Hughes. Both Stewart and Banker have served as defensive coordinators in both college and the National Football League.

Including Stewart, the Nebraska staff has eight coaches with professional coaching experience. The group has a total of 46 years coaching in the professional ranks, including 30 years in the National Football League. The staff also has three coaches with professional playing experience.

In his three seasons on the Maryland staff, Stewart helped the Terrapins to a pair of bowl appearances. The attacking Terrapin defense tallied more than 30 sacks each of the past two seasons.

Defensive back Will Likely was a standout under Stewart’s guidance, leading the Big Ten in interceptions in 2014 en route to first-team all-conference honors. In Stewart’s first year at Maryland in 2012, his defense finished in the top three in the ACC in total defense, rushing defense and pass defense, and was 21st nationally in total defense.

Stewart re-joined the college ranks as the defensive coordinator at the University of Houston in 2010 and 2011. Stewart helped the Cougars to a 13-1 record and No. 14 final national ranking in 2011.

He spent the previous eight years in the NFL, including a two-year stint as the Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator in 2007 and 2008. As the Cowboys’ defense coordinator, Stewart guided Dallas to two top-10 rankings in fewest yards allowed. He helped the Cowboys to a 13-3 record and NFC East divisional title in 2007.

Stewart also served as an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Eagles (2009), San Diego Chargers (2004-06) and the Houston Texas (2002-03). Each of the teams Stewart coached in his final six NFL seasons won at least nine games, including three division champions and four playoff teams. During his time in the professional ranks, Stewart helped 14 players make Pro Bowl appearances.

Before his stint in the National Football League, Stewart had college assistant coaching stops at Syracuse, Missouri, San Jose State, Northern Arizona and Cal Poly. A California native, Stewart played defensive back at Santa Monica City College and Northern Arizona.

Riley also announced that Jon Clark has joined the Nebraska staff as a defensive graduate assistant coach. Clark comes to Nebraska after one season as the secondary coach at East Texas Baptist University. Clark also served as the defensive coordinator at Canyon State Academy and was a student assistant coach for Arizona State. Clark was a letterwinner for the Sun Devil defense as a player.

Huskers Aim for 20th Win Against Surging Gophers

Nebraska-Huskers-BasketballThe Nebraska women’s basketball team shoots for a season split with Minnesota while aiming for its fourth straight 20-win season when the Huskers battle the Golden Gophers Tuesday in Lincoln.

Tip-off between the Big Red (19-8, 9-7 Big Ten) and the Gophers (22-6, 11-5 Big Ten) at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 8 p.m. (CT) with tickets available now at Huskers.com. Tickets can also be purchased the night of the game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Box Office beginning at 6 p.m.

Live national television coverage will be provided by the Big Ten Network with Kevin Kugler and Stephanie White on the call. Live radio coverage from the Husker Sports Network is also available with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch calling the action on stations across the network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln, 93.3 FM in Omaha and 880 AM in Lexington. Free live audio is available on Huskers.com.

Nebraska is coming off a 67-64 road win at Indiana on Saturday, as the Huskers closed their regular-season road schedule with a 7-6 mark. NU finished 4-5 in Big Ten road games, including a 72-69 loss at Minnesota to open conference play on Dec. 29. Five of Nebraska’s six road losses have been by single digits, with the only exception a 12-point loss at No. 5 Maryland, and all five of those league road losses have come to current top-50 RPI teams.

The Big Red have been strong at home, carrying a 12-2 record into their final regular-season week at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU’s only two home losses have come to top-10 RPI teams Maryland and Iowa.

This week’s games between Minnesota and Ohio State (March 1) will mark the final home appearances for the most accomplished senior class in Nebraska history. Seniors Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill and Hailie Sample have joined forces to lead the Huskers to a school-record-tying 94 wins during their four years in Lincoln.

With all four expected to be in the starting five, Tuesday night’s game with Minnesota should mark the 500th combined appearances in Husker uniforms for the seniors. The quartet has combined for 3,691 points, 2,380 rebounds and 798 assists in their college careers.

Nebraska Cornhuskers (19-8, 9-7 Big Ten)
3 – Hailie Sample – 6-1 – Sr. – F – 7.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg
23 – Emily Cady – 6-2 – Sr. – F – 12.0 ppg, 10.4 rpg
1 – Tear’a Laudermill – 5-9 – Sr. – G – 14.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg
5 – Natalie Romeo – 5-7 – Fr. – G – 7.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg
13 – Brandi Jeffery – 5-7 – Sr. – G – 7.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Off the Bench
33 – Rachel Theriot (OUT) – 6-0 – Jr. – G – 16.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg
22 – Allie Havers – 6-5 – So. – C – 4.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg
31 – Anya Kalenta – 6-3 – Jr. – F – 4.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg
30 – Chandler Smith – 6-0 – Fr. – G – 2.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg
34 – Jasmine Cincore – 5-8 – Fr. – G – 1.5 ppg, 0.3 rpg
12 – Emily Wood – 5-5 – Fr. – G – 0.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg
11 – Esther Ramacieri – 5-8 – So. – G – 0.1 ppg, 0.5 rpg
50 – Darrien Washington – 6-2 – Fr. – F – Redshirting
Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)
13th Season at NU (260-150); 25th Season Overall (455-290)

Minnesota Golden Gophers (22-6, 11-5 Big Ten)
23 – Shae Kelley – 6-1 – Sr. – F – 16.6 ppg, 9.1 rpg
32 – Amanda Zahui B. – 6-5 – So. – C – 18.6 ppg, 12.7 rpg
3 – Shayne Mullaney – 5-10 – Jr. – G – 7.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg
24 – Mikayla Bailey – 5-9 – Jr. – G – 7.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg
33 – Carlie Wagner – 5-10 – Fr. – G – 12.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Off the Bench
1 – Rachel Banham (OUT) – 5-9 – Sr. – G – 18.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg
20 – Kayla Hirt – 6-2 – Jr. – G/F – 5.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg
52 – Josie Buckingham – 6-5 – Fr. – C – 1.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg
2 – Stabresa McDaniel – 5-10 – So. – G – 1.5 ppg, 1.2 rpg
22 – Joanna Hedstrom – 6-1 – So. – G – 1.1 ppg, 0.9 rpg
5 – Tory Jacobs – 5-10 – Fr. – G/F – 1.1 ppg, 0.5 rpg
Head Coach: Marlene Stollings (Ohio, 1998)
1st Season at Minnesota (22-6); 4th Season Overall (71-48)

Boldt Earns Big Ten Honor

Ryan Boldt
Ryan Boldt

Lincoln – Nebraska outfielder Ryan Boldt was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Monday following a stellar performance during a 3-1 series victory over the BYU Cougars last week in Peoria, Ariz.

A sophomore from Red Wing, Minn., Boldt hit .625 (10-for-16) in the series, with at least two hits in every game, including a pair of three-hit performances. Boldt slugged .750 in the series and had an on-base percentage of .684, while two of his three walks were intentional.

On the season, Boldt is hitting .520 (13-for-25) with eight runs scored, while walking five times to just two strikeouts.

Monday’s award marks the third time Boldt has earned a weekly award from the conference office, as he was twice named Big Ten Freshman of the Week last season.

This Week in Nebraska Athletics

Monday, Feb. 23            Men’s Golf                          at Puerto Rico Classic                                 Rio Grande, P.R.                     7 a.m.

Monday, Feb. 23            Women’s Golf                    at Westbrook Spring Invitational                Peoria, Ariz.                             9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 24           Men’s Golf                          at Puerto Rico Classic                                 Rio Grande, P.R.                     7 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 24           Women’s Basketball       Minnesota (BTN)                                         Pinnacle Bank Arena           8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 25     Women’s Tennis              St. John’s                                                      Lincoln Racquet Club          11 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 26          Men’s Basketball               at Ohio State (ESPN)                                   Columbus, Ohio                     6 p.m.

Feb. 27-March 1             Swimming & Diving          at Last Chance Meet                                    TBA                                           TBA

Friday, Feb. 27                Track & Field                      at Big Ten Indoor Championships            Geneva, Ohio                          9 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 27                Bowling                               at Central Missouri Women’s Invite          Kansas City, Kan.                   11 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 27               Women’s Tennis              Denver                                                           Lincoln Racquet Club          4 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 27                Baseball                              at Loyola Marymount                                   Los Angeles, Calif.                8:05 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28           Rifle                                     at GARC Championships                           Oxford, Miss.                           8 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28           Bowling                               at Central Missouri Women’s Invite          Kansas City, Kan.                   8:30 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28          Men’s Tennis                     South Dakota State                                    Lincoln, Neb.                          9 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28           Track & Field                      at Big Ten Indoor Championships            Geneva, Ohio                          9 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28           Softball                                vs. North Texas (Tulsa Tournament)        Tulsa, Okla.                             10 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28           Softball                                at Tulsa (Tulsa Tournament)                      Tulsa, Okla.                             12:15 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28           Women’s Tennis               Denver vs. Wichita State                             Nebraska Tennis Center      1 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28          Men’s Tennis                     Creighton                                                      Lincoln, Neb.                          6 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28           Baseball                              at Loyola Marymount                                   Los Angeles, Calif.                8:05 p.m.

Sunday, March 1            Bowling                               at Central Missouri Women’s Invite          Kansas City, Kan.                   8:30 a.m.

Sunday, March 1            Softball                                vs. Northern Iowa (Tulsa Tournament)    Tulsa, Okla.                             9 a.m.

Sunday, March 1            Softball                                vs. Creighton (Tulsa Tournament)            Tulsa, Okla.                             11 a.m.

Sunday, March 1           Women’s Tennis              Wichita State                                                Nebraska Tennis Center    1 p.m.

Sunday, March 1           Soccer                                South Dakota State                                    Hawks Championship Center  2 p.m.

Sunday, March 1           Women’s Gymnastics    Master’s Classic (Illinois, San Jose St.)        Devaney Center                    2 p.m.

Sunday, March 1            Baseball                              at Loyola Marymount                                   Los Angeles, Calif.                2:05 p.m.

Sunday, March 1            Women’s Basketball      Ohio State (BTN) (Senior Day)                  Pinnacle Bank Arena          4 p.m.

Nebraska Coach Bans His Players from Locker Room after Loss

Tim Miles (Photo from Twitter)
Tim Miles (Photo from Twitter)

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Tim Miles is so steamed about his team’s 28-point loss to Iowa that he’s locking his players out of their locker room.

The Cornhuskers’ 74-46 loss Sunday was their fifth straight and seventh in eight games. They’re 13-14 overall and 5-8 and in 10th place in Big Ten after finishing fourth and making it to the NCAA tournament last year.

Miles also said players would not speak to the media until further notice, adding, “If there’s anyone who’s going to represent us right now, it’s me.”

Nebraska’s $19 million training facility opened in 2011 and features a deluxe locker room with heated towel racks and I-pod plug-ins in the showers.

Asked where the players will shower after practices, Miles said, “Good luck. They’re creative young people.”

White’s Double-Double leads Iowa in 74-46 Rout of Nebraska

Nebraska-Huskers-BasketballLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Aaron White had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Iowa rode a 21-2 run to end the first half to a 74-46 victory over Nebraska on Sunday.

Peter Jok scored 14 points and Jarrod Uthoff had 11 points and four blocked shots for the Hawkeyes (17-10, 8-6 Big Ten), who swept the season series against Nebraska (13-14, 5-10) and sent the Huskers to their fifth straight loss and seventh in eight games.

Iowa, which shot 50 percent and made 10 3-pointers, was the first Nebraska opponent in 38 games to make at least half its shots from the floor.

Nebraska got 16 points from Terran Petteway and 10 from Walter Pitchford. The Huskers’ 32.7-percent shooting matched their season low, and they were just 2 of 18 on 3s.

Shavon Shields, who had 25 points in the first meeting with the Hawks, was held to three points on 1-of-6 shooting.

Manning Now Has Most Wins as Nebraska Wrestling Coach

Mark Manning
Mark Manning

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mark Manning now has more dual meet wins than any other Nebraska wrestling coach.

Nebraska swept Princeton and Drexel Saturday to give Manning his 200th and 201st wins.

This year, Nebraska had only one loss in the dual season.

Before Saturday’s wins, Manning had been tied with former coach Tim Neumann, whose teams won 199 duals between 1985 and 2000.

Nebraska’s next action will be the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio. That meet starts March 7.

Manning Earns Milestone in NU Road Sweep

UNLNebraska Head Coach Mark Manning became the winningest coach in school history as the 10th-ranked Huskers (14-1, 8-1 Big Ten) finished their dual season with dominating wins over Drexel and Princeton on Saturday.

Manning’s 200th victory at Nebraska came in the Huskers’ 41-3 triumph over the Dragons at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pa. He passed Tim Neumann, who won 199 duals at Nebraska from 1985 to 2000, for first on the school’s all-time list.

No. 11 Tim Lambert (125) opened with a technical fall before Eric Montoya notched a 3-1 decision over 15th-ranked Kevin Devoy at 133 pounds. The win marked Montoya’s third against a ranked opponent since Jan. 25. Eighth-ranked Anthony Abidin added bonus points with his pin against Andrew Mauriello in 2:20.

Following Justin Arthur’s narrow loss at 149 pounds, Nebraska dominated the rest of the way against Drexel. Third-ranked James Green (157) earned a technical fall before Austin Wilson (165) and No. 1 Robert Kokesh (174) each pinned their respective opponents. Ranked Huskers TJ Dudley (15th at 184), Aaron Studebaker (13th at 197) and Collin Jensen (17th at heavyweight) closed out the dual with wins.

NU finished the day and its dual season with a 38-6 win over the Tigers at Dillon Gymnasium in Princeton, N.J. With the victory, the 2014-15 Huskers tied the school record for fewest dual losses in a season (10-match minimum) with one. The 1952-53 team went 9-1 under Head Coach Al Partin.

Lambert opened the dual with his second technical fall of the day before the next four Huskers also tacked on bonus points. Montoya (133) won by fall and Abidin (141) notched a 10-0 major decision over Jordan Laster. With his win, Abidin earned his 14th consecutive victory and finished the dual season with a perfect 15-0 record. He holds a perfect 20-0 dual record for his career at Nebraska.

Arthur pinned Chris Perez before Green won a major decision over Rich Eva. Green’s win marked his fourth consecutive by bonus points and eighth straight overall. Kokesh won by technical fall to improve to 30-0 on the season. He finishes the dual season with a perfect 14-0 record and has won 30 consecutive dual matches overall dating back to the 2012-13 season.

Dudley picked up his 10th consecutive win since the Southern Scuffle with a 9-5 decision over Brett Harner. Jensen finished the dual with a 15-0 technical fall over Ray O’Donnell. Both of Nebraska’s losses against Princeton came by decision against ranked opponents as Wilson fell to No. 20 Jonathan Schleifer, 8-2, and Studebaker lost to 12th-ranked Abram Ayala, 3-2.

The Huskers return to action March 7-8 at the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio. The entire first day of the tournament as well as Session III will be streamed on BTN Plus. The final session will be broadcasted live on the Big Ten Network.

No. 10 Nebraska 41, Drexel 3
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015
Daskalakis Athletic Center, Philadelphia, Pa.

Results
125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) by tech. fall over Tanner Shoap (DREX), 16-1 (NEB 5, DREX 0)
133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by dec. over #15 Kevin Devoy (DREX), 3-1 (NEB 8, DREX 0)
141: #8 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by pin over Andrew Mauriello (DREX), 2:20 (NEB 14, DREX 0)
149: Matthew Cimato (DREX) by dec. over #20 Justin Arthur (NEB), 6-4 (NEB 14, DREX 3)
157: #3 James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Ryan O’Connor (DREX), 19-2 (NEB 19, DREX 3)
165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by pin over Nicholas Elmer (DREX), 1:36 (NEB 25, DREX 3)
174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by pin over Stephen Loiseau (DREX), 4:09 (NEB 31, DREX 3)
184: #15 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Alexander DeCiantis (DREX), 4-2 (NEB 34, DREX 3)
197: #13 Aaron Studebaker (NEB) by sudden victory-1 over Brandon Litten (DREX), 3-1 (NEB 37, DREX 3)
HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by major dec. over Joseph Goodhart (DREX), 10-2 (NEB 41, DREX 3)

No. 10 Nebraska 38, Princeton 6
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015
Dillon Gymnasium, Princeton, N.J.

Results
125: #11 Tim Lambert (NEB) by tech. fall over Ryan Cash (PRIN), 18-1 (NEB 5, PRIN 0)
133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by pin over Trey Aslanian (PRIN), 2:39 (NEB 11, PRIN 0)
141: #8 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by major dec. over Jordan Laster (PRIN), 10-0 (NEB 15, PRIN 0)
149: #20 Justin Arthur (NEB) by pin over Chris Perez (PRIN), 6:15 (NEB 21, PRIN 0)
157: #3 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Rich Eva (PRIN), 17-6 (NEB 25, PRIN 0)
165: #20 Jonathan Schleifer (PRIN) by dec. over Austin Wilson (NEB), 8-2 (NEB 25, PRIN 3)
174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by tech. fall over Judd Ziegler (PRIN), 20-5 (NEB 30, PRIN 3)
184: #15 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over Brett Harner (PRIN), 9-5 (NEB 33, PRIN 3)
197: #12 Abram Ayala (PRIN) by dec. over #13 Aaron Studebaker (NEB), 3-2 (NEB 33, PRIN 6)
HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by tech. fall over Ray O’Donnell (PRIN), 15-0 (NEB 38, PRIN 6)

Huskers Take Series from BYU with 9-1 Win

husker baseballPeoria, Ariz. – The Nebraska baseball team (4-3, 0-0 Big Ten) wrapped up a 3-1 series win over the BYU Cougars on Saturday afternoon with a 9-1 victory in the series finale at the Peoria Sports Complex. The Huskers had a home-field advantage on the day as nearly 2,000 Husker fans showed up to support the team even though the Huskers were playing 1,200 miles from Lincoln.

The Husker offense found its rhythm on Saturday, as the nine runs matched the nine combined runs NU scored through the first three games of the series. Nebraska also stole four bases on the afternoon after swiping just two bases through the first six games of the season.

Head Coach Darin Erstad shuffled his lineup in the finale, moving Jake Schleppenbach to the leadoff spot after Austin Darby had been there through the first six games of the season. The move paid off, as the Schleppenbach led off the first, fifth and eighth innings with singles, while scoring in both the first and fifth.

Ben Miller ended the day going 2-for-5, including his second double of the series, and a career-high five RBIs. The sophomore’s biggest hit of the day came with two outs in the sixth when he roped a three-RBI double into the left-center-field gap.

Sophomore Ryan Boldt carried the Huskers over the four game series with a 10-for-15 performance, including a triple on Saturday. The Cougars intentionally walked Boldt twice during the weekend and both times Blake Headley made them pay with a double.

The Huskers got 3.1 innings out of sophomore starter Max Knutson and then a pair of freshman relievers finished the game. Zack Engelken and Jake Meyers combined to throw 5.2 innings of shutout relief, with Engelken earning the win and Meyers picking up the save with 3.0 innings of two-hit relief with three strikeouts.

Nebraska struck early with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning. Schleppenbach scored on a single by Blake Headley and Ben Miller followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Boldt to put the Huskers ahead 2-0.

BYU cut the lead in half in the second when Colton Shaver led off with a solo home run on the first pitch he saw from Knutson. The sophomore lefty bounced back with a pair of strikeouts in the inning and kept the damage to one run.

The Huskers pushed their lead back to two runs in the third when Boldt led off the frame with a stand-up triple and scored on a single by Headley, his sixth RBI of the series.

After Engelken got out of a jam in the fifth when Boldt made a diving catch with two outs that erased an RBI single, the NU offense put another run on the board. Schleppenbach led off with his second hit of the day, stole second base and scored on a two-out single by Miller.

Engelken sat down the Cougars in order in the sixth and then the Husker offense went back to work and blew the game wide open in the bottom of the inning with five runs on four hits, including three doubles. Tanner Lubach got the inning started with a double off the left-field wall for his first hit of the season after starting the year 0-for-18. Austin Darby followed with his first RBI of the season on a single that pushed NU’s lead to 5-1. Steven Reveles got a two out rally started with a RBI double and then back-to-back walks loaded the bases, setting the stage for Miller to drop a three-RBI double.

The Huskers will be back in action next weekend when they travel to Los Angeles, Calif., for a three-game series against Loyola Marymount. The Huskers and Lions are scheduled to play at 8:05 p.m. (CT) on both Friday and Saturday night, while the finale on Sunday is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.

No. 21 Nebraska Women hold off Indiana 67-64

Nebraska-Huskers-BasketballBLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Emily Cady had 22 points and 12 rebounds and freshman Natalie Romeo made four free throws in the final 29 seconds to help No. 21 Nebraska hold on for a 67-64 win over Indiana on Saturday.

Nebraska led 63-54 when Brandi Jeffery scored with 5:11 left in the game but the Cornhuskers did not score again until Romeo’s first two free throws, which pushed the score to 65-61. Larryn Brooks then knocked down a 3-pointer from the right wing but Romeo responded with two more free throws at 12 seconds.

Indiana’s contested 3 from the top of the key at the buzzer did not hit the rim.

The Huskers (19-8, 9-7) were without All-Big Ten and honorable mention All-American point guard Rachel Theriot (16.5 ppg, 5.2 apg), who underwent season-ending surgery on Thursday after injuring an ankle in practice on Feb. 3.

Brooks led the Hoosiers (14-13, 4-12) with 17 points and Jess Walter had 16.

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