WBB: Game #2 vs Alabama

[Row6Seat10]

Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-0) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (0-1)
 

Monday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m.
Pinnacle Bank Arena

Radio: Husker Sports Network (PBP-Matt Coatney; Analyst-Jeff Griesch)
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No. 17 Huskers Battle Crimson Tide on Veterans Day

 

The Nebraska women’s basketball team hopes to complete a perfect extended season-opening weekend, when the No. 17/12 Huskers take on Alabama on Monday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

 

Tip-off between the Huskers (1-0) and Crimson Tide (0-1) is set for 7 p.m.

 

The Veterans Day battle between the Big Red and Alabama will cap a resounding opening weekend for the Huskers in their new home. Nebraska rolled to a 77-49 win over UCLA in front of a Husker non-conference record 9,750 fans.

 

Alabama lost at Chattanooga in the debut of former Purdue and Texas Tech Coach Kristy Curry. The Mocs, who Nebraska defeated in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament, had six players in double figures against Alabama. Shafontaye Myers led four Alabama players in double figures with 19 points.

 

Curry is guiding an Alabama team that returns two starters and six letterwinners from a team that finished 13-18 overall and 2-14 in the Southeastern Conference. Alabama tied for 13th in the SEC.

Senior Shafontaye Myers led Alabama in the opener with 19 points.

 

Probable Starters:

Nebraska Cornhuskers
3 - Hailie Sample - 6-1 - Jr. - F
23 - Emily Cady - 6-2 - Jr. - F
35 - Jordan Hooper - 6-2 - Sr. - F
33 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - So. - G
13 - Brandi Jeffery - 5-7 - Jr. - G

 

Alabama Crimson Tide
0 - Daisha Simmons 5-10 Jr. G
22 - Karyla Middlebrook 5-7 Jr. G
12 - Shafontaye Myers 5-8 Sr. G
13 - Nikki Hegstetter 6-2 So. F
25 - Briana Hutchen 6-1 Jr. F

 

Nebraska leads the all-time series with Alabama, 1-0, with the only meeting coming in the 1997 Preseason WNIT.

 

Jordan Hooper erupted for 27 points, and 11 rebounds in the opener and crossed the 1,700-point career scoring plateau and recorded her 27th career double-double on the afternoon.

 

Allie Havers pumped in 14 points in her collegiate debut.

 

Big Red shout-out to the Huskers play by play guy Matt Coatney and all other veterans ....Thank you for serving!

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[Row6Seat10]

62-48 Huskers come out on top of a ballgame plagued with way too many uncalled for turnovers. Emily Cady led the Huskers with her ninth double double, with 19 points and 11 boards. Rachel Theriot with 17 points and 5 assists. JHoop with 8 points and 13 boards. Just under 5000 fans tonight.

 

Had Hooper been wearing a tear away jersey tonight she would have went through 3 or 4 as much as #25 and #13 held on to her. I don't think they went into her enough down underneath. 

 

We might struggle with teams with fast guards that pester our perimeter the way Alabama did tonight. I think we need to have Brandi or Tee in there with Rachel at all times. With Rachel and one of the guards other than Tee or Brandi they just aren't fast enough to keep up with the constant pressure applied from teams with speedy guards.

 

Way too many turnovers tonight for a top 20 team.

 

Getting into the parking garage is getting worse instead of better. Thought by now they'd figure it out how to move cars at a steady pace. I sat a block and a half away when I got there and it took almost a half hour just to get to the gate. I heard a few F-Bombs directed at some of the parking attendants behind me.

[Huskerpapa]

Likely an emotional let down post game one.  The team will be fine.

[HB]

Agree with Row 6 takes.  Glad Cady showed up, or it might have been tight.  She is fun to watch.  Has really stepped up her game.  I don't think I have ever seen a Connie team play this much zone. Obviously Bama couldn't shoot well from the outside. 

[Bugeaters1]

62-48 Huskers come out on top of a ballgame plagued with way too many uncalled for turnovers. Emily Cady led the Huskers with her ninth double double, with 19 points and 11 boards. Rachel Theriot with 17 points and 5 assists. JHoop with 8 points and 13 boards. Just under 5000 fans tonight.

 

Had Hooper been wearing a tear away jersey tonight she would have went through 3 or 4 as much as #25 held on to her. I don't think they went into her enough down underneath. 

 

We might struggle with teams with fast guards that pester our perimeter the way Alabama did tonight. I think we need to have Brandi or Tee in there with Rachel at all times. With Rachel and one of the guards other than Tee or Brandi they just aren't fast enough to keep up with the constant pressure applied from teams with speedy guards.

 

Way too many turnovers tonight for a top 20 team.

 

Getting into the parking garage is getting worse instead of better. Thought by now they'd figure it out how to move cars at a steady pace. I sat a block and a half away when I got there and it took almost a half hour just to get to the gate. I heard a few F-Bombs directed at some of the parking attendants behind me.

At what time where trying to get into the garage I got there at 6 and got right in parked at an exit got right out. and an 1.5 hrs later I'm home. I hit O street at 9:12

[HB]

 

62-48 Huskers come out on top of a ballgame plagued with way too many uncalled for turnovers. Emily Cady led the Huskers with her ninth double double, with 19 points and 11 boards. Rachel Theriot with 17 points and 5 assists. JHoop with 8 points and 13 boards. Just under 5000 fans tonight.

 

Had Hooper been wearing a tear away jersey tonight she would have went through 3 or 4 as much as #25 held on to her. I don't think they went into her enough down underneath. 

 

We might struggle with teams with fast guards that pester our perimeter the way Alabama did tonight. I think we need to have Brandi or Tee in there with Rachel at all times. With Rachel and one of the guards other than Tee or Brandi they just aren't fast enough to keep up with the constant pressure applied from teams with speedy guards.

 

Way too many turnovers tonight for a top 20 team.

 

Getting into the parking garage is getting worse instead of better. Thought by now they'd figure it out how to move cars at a steady pace. I sat a block and a half away when I got there and it took almost a half hour just to get to the gate. I heard a few F-Bombs directed at some of the parking attendants behind me.

At what time where trying to get into the garage I got there at 6 and got right in parked at an exit got right out. and an 1.5 hrs later I'm home. I hit O street at 9:12

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You must have timed it perfectly Bugs.  By 6:20 there was a long line.  It's a lot worse for women's games since they don't restrict it to prepaid donor parking.   Must take a long time to process payment.  They need to figure something out.  There were some very unhappy people streaming into the arena, doing some venting. 

[Cazzie22]

Has anyone told Jeff G. to talk a little less during the broadcast of the game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  I try to keep up with Matt's play by play but it's difficult to follow since Jeff is always offering analysis.  He might interrupt more than Matt Davison.  Please Jeff, a little less talk and let Matt C. call the game.

 

Nice win tonight with Bama clearly trying to keep Hooper from beating them.  Since 00 is gone someone has to take up that scoring slack and tonight Cady and Theriot came through.

[GrandpaJake]

Another scoring win despite troubles from beyond the arc. Glad to see that scoring is still coming from other places, but I hope these poor perimeter numbers aren't the new norm.

[whoopdeedoo]

just my opinion, but, i thought it might take awhile for the players to really get familiar with PBA (like most of the preseason schedule). you know, getting familiar with shooting background and depth perception. really, the only thing i thought what could be called "home court advantage" would be the crowd. 

[Silverbacked1]

just my opinion, but, i thought it might take awhile for the players to really get familiar with PBA (like most of the preseason schedule). you know, getting familiar with shooting background and depth perception. really, the only thing i thought what could be called "home court advantage" would be the crowd. 

 

There is a reason that the teams, at least the men, are practicing a lot at PBA.

[Row6Seat10]

Short clip of NU-Bama player interviews and a couple of high lights:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqjwaXyQcl0&feature=youtu.be