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    WBB: Game #32 vs Chattanooga (NCAA)

      No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers (#24/#25) (23-8, 12-4 Big Ten) vs. No. 11 Chattanooga Lady Mocs (29-3, 19-1 SoCon)

      Saturday, March 23, 5:30 p.m.

      Reed Arena (College Station, Texas)

      National TV: ESPN2 (Carter Blackburn-PBP; Maria Taylor-Analyst)

      Radio: 25-Station IMG College Husker Sports Network (PBP-Matt Coatney; Analyst-Jeff Griesch) (KBBK 107.3 FM, Lincoln; KFFF 93.3 FM, Omaha; KRVN 880 AM, Lexington; KHAS 1230 AM, Hastings; KNEB 94.1 FM, Scottsbluff; KHAQ 98.5 FM North Platte; KCOW 1400 AM, Alliance; KRGI 97.3 FM, Grand Island; KSID1340 AM Sidney; KRFS 101.3 FM Superior; KWBE 1450 AM, Beatrice; KGMT 1310 AM, Fairbury)

      Free Internet Audio: Huskers.com

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDnhf8DGpVU&feature=youtu.be

    Huskers Open NCAA Tournament Play with Lady Mocs in Texas

    No. 24 Nebraska makes its second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, when the Huskers take on Chattanooga on Saturday, March 23 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.

    Tip-off between the No. 6 seed Huskers (23-8, 12-4 Big Ten) and No. 11 seed Lady Mocs (29-3, 19-1 SoCon) will be at approximately 5:30 p.m.

    The Huskers, who have won 11 of their last 13 games, were the Big Ten regular-season runner-up and advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals in their second season in the conference.

    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

    Chattanooga Lady Mocs

    31 - Taylor Hall - 6-1 - Jr. - F

    44 - Ashlen Dewart - 6-3 - RJr. - F

    1 - Kayla Christopher - 5-9 - Sr. - G

    21 - Alex Black - 5-8 - Jr. - G

    22 - Kylie Lambert - 5-11 - Sr. - G

    Nebraska’s NCAA Tournament Facts & Figures

    • Nebraska is making its 11th NCAA Tournament appearance (1988, 1993,
      1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013).
    • NU is 5-10 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
    • The Huskers advanced to the 2010 NCAA Sweet Sixteen (No. 1 seed
      Midwest Regional/Minneapolis)
    • NU advanced to the NCAA second round in 1993, 1998 and 2008.
    • Nebraska Coach Connie Yori is 4-6 all-time in the NCAA Tournament,
      including 3-4 at Nebraska. She went 1-2 as Creighton’s head coach during
      NCAA Tournament trips in 1993 (1-1) and 2002 (0-1).
    • Yori was the 2013 Big Ten Coach of the Year. She was the 2010 Big
      12 Coach of the Year and the 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the
      Year. She was also the WBCA, Kay Yow, Naismith, AP and USWBA National
      Coach of the Year in 2010.
    • Nebraska is one of six Big Ten teams in the 2013 NCAA Tournament
      (Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa).
    • The Huskers own an 8-7 record against the 2013 NCAA Tournament
      field, including wins over Michigan State, Michigan, Iowa (3), Florida
      State, South Florida and Oral Roberts. NU suffered losses to Penn State
      (2), Purdue (2), Maryland, Creighton and South Dakota State.
    • Nebraska enters the NCAA Tournament as the No. 16 RPI team in the
      nation according to the NCAA, with the No. 12 Strength of Schedule
      nationally, according to RealTimeRPI.com.
    • The Big Ten is the nation’s No. 2 RPI conference this season, trailing
      only the Big 12. The SEC ranked third, while the Missouri Valley was 10th
      and the Southern Conference was 22nd.
    • Nebraska went 18-8 this year against NCAA Top 125 RPI teams, 5-0
      against teams 125 and below.
    • Chattanooga went 7-2 against NCAA Top 125 RPI teams, 22-1 against
      teams 125 and below.
    • NU is 0-1 all-time against Chattanooga, dating back to a 79-64 loss
      in Chattanooga on Nov. 21, 1979. The Huskers are 7-0 all-time against
      Wichita State and 14-9 all-time against Texas A&M.
    • Nebraska will play an NCAA Tournament game in the state of Texas
      for the first time.
    • NU’s last game in the state of Texas was played at Reed Arena in
      College Station on March 5, 2011. It was Nebraska’s last regular-season
      game as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
    • Husker sophomore starter Hailie Sample is a native of Flower Mound,
      Texas (Marcus High School). The 6-1 forward is expected to start her 65th
      straight game in the Husker lineup, dating back to the start of her
      college career.

    Coach Wes Moore leads the historically successful Chattanooga Lady Mocs back to the NCAA Tournament as the Southern Conference regular-season and tournament champion in 2013. The Lady Mocs own the nation’s seventh-longest winning streak at 19 games entering the tournament. Chattanooga has not lost since suffering a 70-60 overtime loss at Elon on Jan. 7.

    On the court, Chattanooga is led by junior Ashlen Dewart. The 6-3 transfer from Appalachian State is averaging 15.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game while shooting 53.1 percent from the field.

    As a team, Chattanooga is averaging 68.8 points while shooting 42.3 percent from the field. The Lady Mocs have hit 31.2 percent of their threes (198-634), outscoring the opposition by 237 points (7.4 ppg) from beyond the arc. They have held opponents to 54.3 points per game and just 36.6 percent shooting, including 25.8 percent success from long range.

    Huskers Open NCAA Play with Lady Mocs .................Huskers.com.




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    I think the defensive change has worn them out.  It's a forty-minute game!

     

    Absolutely a lot of what happened.

    Yeah the Huskers couldn't stay in the zone had to go man up.

    I'm surprised they didn't come out of it much sooner. Maybe didn't want to show it to Gary?

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    On the post game Smallwood said that all they had practiced was zone. They didn't have a man package. The reason for the zone was that UTC was so big inside and that Auburn had beat them with a zone when UTC shot 4/31 from 3

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    On the post game Smallwood said that all they had practiced was zone. They didn't have a man package. The reason for the zone was that UTC was so big inside and that Auburn had beat them with a zone when UTC shot 4/31 from 3

     

    I heard Smallwood say that. The main reason I was thinking that is I'd never seen them sag off in the post so hard in the man. Made me think it was practiced a bit. 

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    I watched this game (however I have only watched a few of the women's past games...so I am not really familiar with their play nor the different tournament rules.)

    I have a few questions...

    Do they throw the ball to the other team that often....or even 1/2 that often on a regular basis? I hope to learn this was an anomaly.

    Why do we get to play Texas A&M on their on floor!?!

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    I watched this game (however I have only watched a few of the women's past games...so I am not really familiar with their play nor the different tournament rules.)

    I have a few questions...

    Do they throw the ball to the other team that often....or even 1/2 that often on a regular basis? I hope to learn this was an anomaly.

    Why do we get to play Texas A&M on their on floor!?!

     

    I think the turnovers were a bit of anomaly. Moore had the best assist to turnover ratio in the conference this year and I think like maybe #22 in the nation. She had a couple bad ones this game. Maybe nerves? Dunno.

     

    Teams bid for hosting and A&M got one. Nebraska will soon be bidding for their own in that new arena, just like volleyball will now that they get The Bob.

     

    No more hosting in Omaha FTW!

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    Maybe Smallwood was sandbagging us a bit then.

     

    If they practiced that set prior to game prep for the mocs then I don't think it's really sandbagging. I'd like to think the staff might be up for a little gamemanship though!

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    I meant that if they did practice it and Smallwood says the didn't. That's what I was trying to say.

     

    I hear you, my point was that I *think* that Smallwood was referring to game prep for the mocs when she said they didn't practice it. Which could be exactly correct. Which makes sense. Going into a potential game vs. an A&M team with strong guard play and Bone down low, you might not be able to sit back in that zone.

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    Agreed. One would think that they will man up. Also do you think the plan with the zone was to rest the players ?

     

    Yes, I would think so. Save the legs in the interest of the tourney. Short bench all year, magnified by losing our only real post presence. I like the fact Yori was looking ahead (IMO).

     

    Maybe they worked that set even earlier in the year thinking tOSU or another team might force it with dominant play down low.

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