This Was The Season That Was! WBB - 2015/16

[Red Don]

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                                      GOOOOOO LADY

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Next-Up:
(B1G representative in the 2016/17 Pre-Season WNIT)

 

Sat, Nov 12, 2016 Texas Rio Grande Valley @ Pinnacle Bank Arena 1:00 p.m. cst

 

Best Wishes to new WBB Head Coach Amy Williams, HC of the 2016 WNIT championship team and former Husker.  May your run of successes continue at Nebraska! 

 

Prospects for the future are bright with all the returning experienced players and incoming class:  Nicea Eliely, Grace Mitchell, Hannah Whitish, Rylie Cascio-Jensen, transfer Bria Stallworth & Taylor Kissinger (2017).

 

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2015/16 WBB Season is Finished!
Lady Huskers (18-13; 9-10), Sagarin Rating: #59 (@ 3/17/16)

 

Thank you Coach Yori for your 14 years of exemplary service at UNL and your accomplishments here; including seven NCAA appearances, two extending to the sweet-sixteen, five WNIT invitations, Big 12 Conference Title and National Coach of the Year, Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year, and not least, 100% graduation rate.

 

I am certain an exceptional coach will be hired to take over the reigns of this premier WBB program!

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2015/16 Schedule

(Exhibition Games)

11/1 vs Nebraska-Kearney, (92-54) - Husker Ladies top UNK

11/8 vs Winona State, (96-66) - Huskers best Winona State

 

Out-of-Conference (Record 9-2)

11/14 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff, (W, 96-46) - Husker Ladies in a fifty point blow-out

11/16 vs North Florida, (W, 91-46)  - & five more points equals Arkansas-Pine-Bluff beat-down

11/21 vs North Carolina Central, (W, 88-47) - Another OOC win 

11/23 vs Southern University, (W, 89-38) - Lady Huskers' fourth runaway @ Home in a Row

11/28 @ UConn (#1), ( L, 88-46) - OOPS, A Bridge Too Far! Runaways go Both Ways - There IS a Reason UCONN is Top-Ranked!

 

- Big Ten/ACC Challenge - @ PBA, Lincoln-
12/3 vs North Carolina State, (W, 88-67) - Lady Huskers Roll in B1G/ACC Challenge (2-3 in Series)

 

12/6 vs Creighton, (W, 65-63) - Intra-State Showdown.  Heart-stopping come-back from 21 down! 

12/8 vs Evansville, (W, 85-40) - Husker Ladies win in a Runaway!

12/12 @ California, (L, 87-80) - Last-minute Loss in OT to #22 AP Ranked Cal Lady Bears

12/19 vs Northern Arizona, (W, 90-67) - Jessica Shepard w/35 pts, new Freshmen Record 

12/21 vs Arkansas State, (W, 79-71) - Lady Huskers win hard-fought game in final minutes

 

B1G Conference Play (Record 9-10)

 

12/31 vs Iowa, (L, 74-68) - Close Loss to Iowa,    sans ailing 'Burns & Simon'

 - 2016-

1/3 @ Northwestern, (L, 85-62) - Uninspired performance @ Northwestern = Loss

1/7 @ Maryland, (L, 89-50) - Speedy Lady Terps at home administer 39 pt beat-down

1/10 vs Illinois, (W, 73-57) - First Conference Win puts Lady Huskers back in the Win Column

1/13 @ Penn State, (W, 83-78) - Lady Huskers weather PSU rally for back-to-back wins

1/16 vs Rutgers, (W, 65-54) - Huskers Hang Tough to Win a Thriller @ PBA

1/20 @ Purdue, (W, 62-61) - Win @ Purdue in Another SQUEAKER!

1/24 @ Michigan, (W, 93-81) - Lady Huskers defeat Michigan on the Road

1/27 vs Wisconsin, (W, 75-62) - Lady Huskers with their Sixth Win in a Row

1/30 @ Rutgers, (L, 66-56) - Scarlet Knights end Lady Huskers Win Streak

2/2 vs Penn State, (W, 87-69) - Monsta Night - Ladies Sweep Penn State

2/7 @ Indiana, (L, 59-47) - Lackluster showing on the road in Loss to Indiana

2/11 @ Minnesota, (L, 110-73) - Gophers beat-down equals most points ever against Huskers

2/14 vs Michigan State, (W, 73-66) - Win keeps NCAA hopes up. Romeo's 86th trey sets Record
2/18 @ Ohio State, (L, 96-70) - Hot-Shooting, AP 5th ranked OSU proves too much for Lady Huskers

2/21 vs Purdue, (L, 68-50) - Valiant effort w/Huskers down 2 starters. Team steps-up; Shots didn't!

2/24 vs Indiana, (L, 79-68) - Disappointing Loss @ Home to Indiana

2/28 vs Northwestern, (#48), (W, 76-67) - Freshmen step-up B1G Time in Senior Nite Blow-out

 

-B1G Tournament @ Indianapolis-
3/3 vs Rutgers, (L, 66-63) - Great effort by the ladies, losing a in the final seconds 

 

-Women's NIT-  (Record 0-1)
Thu, 3/17 vs Northern Iowa, (L, 64-62) - Injury Depleted Husker Team takes Northern Iowa down to the wire!

 

Season Finished!  

 

Disappointing Season for a team hampered by Injuries to several players at key times.

 

Edited October 28, 2017 by Red Don

[redsteve]

Many great things happened all year..... great effort.....hard work.....improvement....new very promising freshmen on the floor......season started out so well......the basics were there for a wonderful season.....then.....

 

Disappointing Season for a team hampered by Injuries to several players at key times.

 

 

[B1GN]

Nice recap of the season Don.It sure went by fast.

Some areas I'd like to see improvements in for next year:

-turnovers.All season,with few exceptions,the ladies were alarmingly careless,lazy with the ball.Odd for a Yori team.

-rebounding.It appears the team works on this very little.I would hope that's not the case.I noticed in the game against UNI, when a shot would go up,many times our girls would stand and watch or quickly begin heading the other way.It's as if they expect every shot to go in,or someone else's job to get the rebound.Again,something we haven't seen in the past.Think Emily Cady and Hallie Sample.

-injuries and conditioning.As I mentioned in an earlier post,people above Connie need to gain control of this situation.I don't know if it's practice habits,equipment,or what,but when a program has the injury issues that this team has had for years,I can't help believe that they're doing something wrong.I may be too "old-school",but when I hear coaches and players,especially in March,blame losing on the length of the season,it's just a cop-out.Funny how you rarely hear winning teams talk about how long the season is.

-lastly,it's time to recruit! Comparing our team to say Maryland,or Ohio St,it's painfully obvious that they have more "difference-makers" on their rosters than we do.You change that through recruiting.Hopefully our youngsters,along with the incoming class,can provide help here. 

[Red Don]

Shameless 'Bump'   to show the upcoming WNIT Pre-Season game on November 12, 2016.