WBB: Game #15 vs Minnesota

[Row6Seat10]

Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-3) vs Minnesota Golden Golphers (12-5)

 

Thursday, Jan. 16, 8 p.m.
Pinnacle Bank Arena

 

Nebraska Tickets: Huskers.com
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• The University of Minnesota women's basketball team is set to play its first of two-straight road games Thursday when it travels to face No. 18/16 Nebraska at the new Pinnacle Bank Arena at 8:00 p.m.

 

• The Golden Gophers enter the contest with an 12-5 record on the season and a 1-2 Big Ten record, while the Cornhuskers boast a 12-3 overall mark and a 2-1 league record.

 

• Thursday will mark the 15th meeting between the Gophers and the Huskers, with Nebraska leading the all-time series, 8-6. Minnesota's last win over Nebraska came in Feb 2012 at Williams Arena, while its last road win vs. the Huskers came in 2006.

 

• Rachel Banham ranks second among active NCAA Division I players with a .861 career free throw percentage. She also ranks fifth in career scoring average, 10th in three-point field goal percentage, 23rd in career points, 27th in field goals, 28th in field goal attempts and 48th in free throws.
• Amanda Zahuib currently ranks fifth on the Gophers' single-season record chart and leads the Big Ten with 52 blocks on the year. She needs 14 more to break the record of 65 blocks in a season held by Janel McCarville and 10 more to move into the top-10 on Minnesota's career record chart.

 

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
1 - Tear’a Laudermill - 5-9 - Jr. - G

 

Minnesota Golden Golphers

1 - Rachel Banham  5’9 - Jr - G

3 - Shane Mullaney  5-10 - So - G

21 - Sari Noga 5-10 - Sr - G

15 - Micaella Riche 6-2 - Sr -  F

32 - Amanda Zahuib 6-5 - Fr - C

 

Nebraska leads the all time series with Minnesota 8-6 and has won the last two.

 

Jordan Hooper is in 4th place in the all time scorers list for the Huskers and now needs 10 points to reach the 2000 point plateau and 44 to take over third place from Kelsey Griffin. She also needs 32 rebounds to reach 1000 in her career.

 

GAME NOTES: are from Minnesota as Nebraska has yet to post them.

[Merlin]

This could be a pretty tough game tonight. 

[Row6Seat10]

Merlin, I think it will be a tough game tonight.

 

The Huskers need to play sound defense, control the boards, don't commit any crazy turnovers, get productive minutes from the bench and make our shots!

[Cazzie22]

Shots fell at the right time.  Horrible shooting most of the night and still wind up with nearly 90 points.  Defense was suspect.  Banham is a great player and we are fortunate to get the "W".  Nice comeback led by Theriot and Cady.

[Noah121]

I am going to die young between watching the Huskers and Northwestern with these tense finishes!

[HB]

Wow, I aged during that game.  How about Theriot's line:  45 minutes, 33 points, 9 assists, 0 turnovers.  Just stop and take that in.

 

Cady is NAILS again.

 

Hoop looked tired, only a ho hum double double with 18 and 10.

 

HUGE 3s by Jeffrey.  Those two juniors are inconsistent; you never know what you're going to get.  Laudermill can't throw it the ocean tonight, but Brandi hits 3 big 3s.

 

Still nothing out of Havers.  Tough to make it through this league with only 2 bigs..

 

We're  not that good; a high WNIT team, maybe if we keep winning close games we can make the dance.  But we fought back from 14 down in the second half, and they no matter the limitations, they deserve credit for that.

[Row6Seat10]

Big win for the Huskers down by 14 in the 2nd half and able to fight through it and come back. When we needed her the most #33 delivered with 33 points. Emily Cady is a stud! Brandi Jeffery also with a good game. JHoop joins the 2000 point club. Minnesota was fantastic tonight...that Banham girl can shoot the ball!

 

The coaching decision to scrap the zone and go man and sub Sadie Murren and Hallie Sample every 3 minutes won us this game. But what can you say about Rachel Theriot.... she did it all. Very excited how she led the comeback tonight.

 

Now let's get Purdue!

[Row6Seat10]

Minnesota coach's post game comments:

 

https://audioboo.fm/boos/1858458-pam-borton-postgame-at-18-16-nebraska

[Row6Seat10]

4922 in attendance.

 

How about these stats to add to HB's post....Rachel Theriot shoots 11-15 from the floor and a perfect 8 for 8 at the line.! As a team the Huskers committed only 6 turnovers! Both Emily and JHoop with double/doubles....Emily with 13 boards, 6 out 13 from the field and 9 out 10 from the charity stripe.

[HB]

Good stats Row 6.  I can't recall a lower turnover number by a Husker team.  Too lazy to look it up, but have we had fewer turnovers during the Yori era?

[hoop_head]

Beautiful display of skill and fundamentals from Theriot. You go girl !!!~

[whoopdeedoo]

just a little observation---anyone have an explanation why havers was sitting by herself (albeit with asst coaches) instead of with the group of other teammates on the bench. just find that a little odd.

 

i thought she looked very impressive at the beginning of the year. maybe she has "hit the wall"? could be i am just trying to read too much into this, but, i didn't think she looked good. not sure if it's mental or physical---or maybe a little of both.

[Slammin1]

whoop- Connie always has the position players sit next to their individual position coaches on the bench. The bigs sit next to coach Shimmy and the guards sit next to coach Smallwood and Finch. They coach the girls on the bench during the game. Unfortunately since Simon left, we only have 3 bigs on the roster and two are in the game at almost all times. That leaves the one all by herself on the bench next to her coach.

[Slammin1]

Minnesota coach's post game comments:

 

https://audioboo.fm/boos/1858458-pam-borton-postgame-at-18-16-nebraska

The coach really calls out their freshman post player in her post game comments calling her poor play the biggest factor in the loss. Interesting...

[HB]

 

Minnesota coach's post game comments:

 

https://audioboo.fm/boos/1858458-pam-borton-postgame-at-18-16-nebraska

The coach rally calls out their freshman post player in her post game comments calling her poor play the biggest factor in the loss. Interesting...

 

 

She's probably correct.  We got lucky the swedish giant struggled and was in foul trouble.  If's she's having a good game that would have been difficult to overcome.  Some will criticize the coach for publically calling her out, but coach knows way more than we do about how to motivate a particular player and what they can handle. 

[Row6Seat10]

One would almost have to say Emily to this day is the mvp of the team. When opponents main objective is to take JHoop away she has taken the bull by the horns and led the way for this team! Just hope she and Jordan have enough gas in their tanks to make it through the rest of the way playing major minutes.

 

And I would be remiss if I didn't mention Sadie Murren and Hallie Sample's defensive stances last night when both stood their ground and took offensive charges calls under the bucket in crucial moments.

[whoopdeedoo]

whoop- Connie always has the position players sit next to their individual position coaches on the bench. The bigs sit next to coach Shimmy and the guards sit next to coach Smallwood and Finch. They coach the girls on the bench during the game. Unfortunately since Simon left, we only have 3 bigs on the roster and two are in the game at almost all times. That leaves the one all by herself on the bench next to her coach.

thanks slammin1. appreciate the feedback! GBR!

[Bugeaters1]

One would almost have to say Emily to this day is the mvp of the team. When opponents main objective is to take JHoop away she has taken the bull by the horns and led the way for this team! Just hope she and Jordan have enough gas in their tanks to make it through the rest of the way playing major minutes.

 

And I would be remiss if I didn't mention Sadie Murren and Hallie Sample's defensive stances last night when both stood their ground and took offensive charges calls under the bucket in crucial moments.

I guess it's a pick your poision type of thing, Either double EMdog and let Hoop beat you or dbl Hoop and let EMdog beat you.

[huskerchode]

And you can't forget about Theriot.