WBB: Game #24 vs Indiana

[Row6Seat10]

#21/#19 Nebraska Cornhuskers (18-5) Indiana Hoosiers (17-7)

 

Sunday, Feb. 16, Noon
Pinnacle Bank Arena
 

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                              Huskers Shoot for Sixth Straight, Face Hoosiers on Play4Kay Day
 

The No. 21 Nebraska women’s basketball team takes aim at its sixth consecutive win when the Huskers play host to Indiana at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday.

 

Tip-off between the Huskers and Hoosiers is set for Noon

 

Nebraska returns to Lincoln in search of its 14th home win in its first season at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU rolled to a 76-68 win at Michigan, Jordan Hooper led five Huskers in double figures with 23 points and nine boards. Hooper hit 8-of-10 shots from the floor, including all three of her three-point attempts and all four of her free throws, to power a Nebraska offense that shot nearly 70 percent from the field.

 

Hooper climbed to No. 2 on Nebraska’s career scoring list with 2,134 points, passing Husker legend Maurtice Ivy. Hooper also ranks second in career rebounds (1,032) and three-pointers made (264). She needs three three-pointers against Indiana to tie Kiera Hardy’s Husker career three-point record with 267.

 

Nebraska has opened February with four straight wins, stretching its February winning streak to 12 games. NU’s last February loss came at Michigan State in Feb of 2012. Nebraska is 14-4 overall, including 6-2 at home and 8-2 on the road in February as a member of the Big Ten.

 

Coach Curt Miller has led the Big Ten’s biggest turnaround in 2013-14, as his Hoosiers have already won six more games overall and two more Big Ten contests than they did last season. Indiana is in the hunt for a postseason bid, and could be a team built for postseason tournament play because of its depth.

 

Indiana carries one of the deepest and most experienced benches in the Big Ten, but its starting lineup is one of the youngest in the conference. The Hoosiers feature three freshman guards in the backcourt, led by the 5-5 newcomer Larryn Brooks. The diminuitive Brooks has put up big numbers, averaging a team-best 17.0 points

 

Freshman Taylor Agler, a 5-9 guard, has joined Brooks in IU’s starting backcourt for all 24 games this season and filled it up from long range. Agler, who is the daughter of current Seattle Storm and former Kansas State head coach Brian Agler, is averaging 8.2 points on the year and 9.4 points in Big Ten play.  A third freshman, Alexis Gassion, has started the last 22 games alongside Brooks and Agler and is averaging 7.5 points.

 

Nebraska and Indiana are tied in the all-time series 2-2, but the Huskers are 2-0 against the Hoosiers since joining the Big Ten Conference.

 

Probable Starters:

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers
3 - Hailie Sample - 6-1 - Jr. - F - 6.5
23 - Emily Cady - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 13.5
35 - Jordan Hooper - 6-2 - Sr. - F - 19.5
33 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - So. - G - 12.6
1 - Tear’a Laudermill - 5-9 - Jr. - G - 11.1

 

Indiana Hoosiers
14 - Tabitha Gerardot - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 9.1 ppg,
44 - Simone Deloach - 6-3 - Sr. - F/C - 6.0
5 - Larryn Brooks - 5-5 - Fr. - G - 17.0
10 - Taylor Agler - 5-9 - Fr. - G - 8.2
23 - Alexis Gassion - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 7.5

 

Jordan Hooper is within striking distance of Nebraska’s career three-point record as the Huskers play host to Indiana on Sunday. Hooper needs three threes to tie Kiera Hardy’s school record of 267. With 23 points at Michigan, Hooper moved to No. 2 on NU’s career scoring list with 2,134 points.

 

Emily Cady ranks third in the Big Ten with 9.3 rebounds per game, including 10.1 boards in conference games-only. She ranks 20th overall in scoring (13.5 ppg). Cady is tied with teammate Jordan Hooper for second in the Big Ten with 10 double-doubles on the season. Cady owns six double-doubles in Big Ten play.

 

Rachel Theriot is averaging 13.8 points and 7.6 assists in Big Ten play. She is averaging 12.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists on the year.

 

Over the last five games,Tear’a Laudermill has averaged 18.2 points.

 

GAME NOTES:

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[Row6Seat10]

A point of emphasis in this game is to bear down and defend the three point shot. Indiana leads the Big Ten in 3-point field goals made per game (7.5). Eight times this year, IU has connected on 10 or more 3-pointers in a game. In three of those games they connected on 12 of them.

 

And keep the Hoosiers off the offensive glass, in the game they played against Penn St Thursday they had 17 second chance points.

[hoop_head]

Good call on the treys. Hopefully the defense changes second half and there's at least some hands in faces.

[Row6Seat10]

Huskers pull away at the end to win it 74-61.

 

Not sure how many open three point shots we let them have. The finally cooled off with about 6 minutes to play. I thought we needed to drive the lane and don't go away from it as they couldn't stop it without fouling. Hooper finishes with 31 points and the career three point shot makes record but only 3 rebounds. Emily C with another solid game 12 points and 13 boards. And Rachel comes away leading us on the offensive end with 23 points 8 assists and 6 rebounds.

 

Surprised to look over and see Coach Yori laying down on the job. Seems she fainted and had to be taken to the hospital. Seemed to energize the team at the time and Indiana could never establish a rally after that. Indiana will be good in a few years if they keep shooting like that from the outside.

 

Offensively the Huskers looked fairly good despite a couple of scoring droughts.

 

Really good crowd 8165 the announced attendance.

 

Disappointed the referee's don't call the moving screen anymore.

[Row6Seat10]

On play for Kay day you can usually expect our coaches to look good. And without missing a beat Coach Shimmy shows us why she's the best dressed coach in womens college basketball!!   

[whoopdeedoo]

thoughts and prayers out to coach yori and her family. pretty concerning when a stretcher is rolled out---even though a precautionary measure.

 

speaking of the crowd, would think it has to be exciting for the new huskers to be, and, pretty impressive for future recruits that may have nebraska on their radar.

[Cazzie22]

Every win is a good one and Indiana is a team to be reckoned with currently and in the future.  Theriot is a player and Sample continues to impress me with all of the little things that need to be done for a team to be successful.  Sincerely hope that Coach Yori's health is not going to be a major issue for her.  The team needs her, but she needs to take care of herself first.

[Bugeaters1]

thoughts and prayers out to coach yori and her family. pretty concerning when a stretcher is rolled out---even though a precautionary measure.

 

speaking of the crowd, would think it has to be exciting for the new huskers to be, and, pretty impressive for future recruits that may have Nebraska on their radar.

I keep telling my wife if I was a recruit and was looking at big 10 schools or schools in general, Nebraska is a place I'd be looking at.

[Bugeaters1]

So who was the recruit at the game today ? she was taking some with people that had Benson gear on.

[huskerchode]

Was it Ibis?

[Bugeaters1]

Was it Ibis?

It could have been her, I have never seen a picture of her.

[Row6Seat10]

‘Well, it’s time to turn up your swag.’

 

Coach Sunny when asked what she told the team when Coach Yori left.

[hoop_head]

This scared me a bit. Didn't want to post earlier.sounds like Connie O.K.

 

Her staff is strong. 

 

 

And I'd like to say like Row6Seat10, I'm crushing hard on @shimmy33. She always looks good.

[Bugeaters1]

Well you guys should go introduce your self's  like have done, She is a very nice Lady.

 

There is one question I have for coach  Coach Smallwood said in the post game interview that she began switching the defenses. And that is how Nebraska was able to separate themselves from Indiana in the second half. So if this was the case why didn't they try and do this in the 1st half as well.  

[Row6Seat10]

Well you guys should go introduce your self's  like have done, She is a very nice Lady.

 

 

Who says we haven't?

[Bugeaters1]

 

Well you guys should go introduce your self's  like have done, She is a very nice Lady.

 

 

Who says we haven't?

 

Not saying you haven't, Just that if you haven't you should. Have you ?

[hoop_head]

Row6, if you didn't catch Tuesday night Sports Nightly Shimmy subbed for Connie. Was good stuff.