The No. 25 Nebraska women's basketball team continues its four-game home stand when the Huskers open Big Ten Conference action with Wisconsin in Lincoln on Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Tip-off between the Huskers and the Badgers is set for 7:05 p.m at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. As part of a holiday break promotion for the game, Lincoln Public Schools students (Eighth Grade and under) will receive free general admission seating, if they present a voucher that was available in the December issue of the LPS Community News.
Nebraska will shoot for a strong start to Big Ten action by playing its first two conference games at home for the first time since 2007-08, when the Huskers opened Big 12 action with wins over Texas and Kansas.
The Huskers tip-off conference play with the Badgers, who can equal their season victory total from 2011-12 with a win at the Devaney Center on Wednesday. UW comes to Lincoln with an 8-5 record following a road loss at Miami. Second-year coach Bobbie Kelsey has guided Wisconsin to eight non-conference wins after managing just four wins outside the league a year ago. The Badgers finished with a 5-11 Big Ten mark last year.
All-Big Ten forward Jordan Hooper (19.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg) and second-team All-Big Ten point guard Lindsey Moore (15.0 ppg, 5.5 apg, 1.9 spg) lead the Huskers into conference play. As a team, Wisconsin is averaging 62.2 points while allowing 56.6 points per game. The Badgers are shooting 40.2 percent from the field, including 30.6 percent from three-point range. They have been outstanding at the free throw line, connecting on 77.2 percent of their attempts. UW also owns a plus-3.8 team rebounding margin, but carries a minus-2.3 team turnover margin.
Wisconsin leads the all-time series with Nebraska 5-2, but the Huskers have won both meetings as Big Ten Conference competitors.
Probable Starters:
Nebraska Cornhuskers
3 - Hailie Sample - 6-1 - So. - F
23 - Emily Cady - 6-2 - So. - F
35 - Jordan Hooper - 6-2 - Jr. - F
00 - Lindsey Moore - 5-9 - Sr. - G
24 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - Fr. - G
Wisconsin Badgers
4 - Nicole Bauman - 5-10 - Fr. - G
5 - Morgan Paige - 5-9 - Jr. - G
24 - Tiera Stephen - 5-7 - Sr. - G
35 - Jacki Gulczynski - 6-1 - So. - G/F
43 - Cassie Rochel - 6-4 - Jr. - C/F
Lindsey Moore recently passed All-American Nicole Kubik (563) and Jina Johansen (567) to climb into the No. 2 spot on Nebraska's career assist list after dishing out eight assists in Nebraska's win over Oral Roberts on Dec. 20.
The 5-9 senior point guard from Covington, Wash., added eight more assists against Grambling State Dec. 29 to increase her career total to 576, trailing only school record holder Meggan Yedsena (696)
Jordan Hooper has been scalding hot at home in her last three games at the Devaney Center. In Husker wins over Idaho State, Florida State, Oral Roberts and Grambling State, Hooper has averaged 29.0 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 55 percent from the field, including 44.4 percent from three-point range. She has produced 116 points in 114 minutes, scoring her 116 points on 80 field goal attempts.
Moore and Hooper have flown up the Nebraska career scoring chart during their time as Huskers. Moore, ranks No. 13 at Nebraska with 1,355 points. She needs 23 points to catch Cory Montgomery for 12th place. Hooper, already ranks 14th all-time on the Husker scoring list with 1,332 points. Hooper is just 23 points behind Moore despite playing 34 fewer games.
With its 84-39 win over Grambling State, the Huskers closed non-conference play with 10 or more victories for the fourth consecutive year and the sixth time in the past seven seasons.
Huskers Open Big Ten Play with Badgers.....Huskers.com
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