WBB: Game #5 @ UCLA

[Row6Seat10]

#15 Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0) at UCLA Bruins (0-3)
 

Friday, Nov. 28, 3 p.m.
Pauley Pavilion (Los Angeles)
 

Social Media: @HuskersWBB Nebraska Women's Basketball Instagram

Television: Pac-12 Networks (PBP-Jim Watson, Analyst-Tammy Blackburn)
Live Radio: Husker Sports Network - (PBP-Matt Coatney, Analyst-Jeff Griesch) KBBK-FM 107.3-Lincoln; KFFF-FM 93.3-Omaha; KHAQ-FM 98.5-North Platte:
Free Live Audio: Huskers.com

 

 

No. 15 Huskers Complete Pac-12 Trek at UCLA Friday

 

The No. 15 Nebraska women’s basketball team will complete a three-game non-conference swing against Pac-12 competition when the Huskers head to Los Angeles to take on UCLA Friday afternoon.

 

Tip-off between the Big Red (4-0) and the Bruins (0-3) is set for 3 p.m. (central) at Pauley Pavilion.

 

Nebraska will take aim at a sweep of its three Pac-12 foes, after running to a 66-43 win over Utah. Although the season is in just its third week the Huskers have already accomplished a rare feat in Nebraska women’s basketball history by winning each of their first four games by at least 20 points. In fact, the only other Husker team to accomplish the feat was the 2009-10 squad that opened the season with 30 consecutive wins. No Nebraska team has ever opened a season with five consecutive 20-point wins.

 

Nebraska’s 4-0 start to the season marks the 17th time in history the Huskers have opened with four straight wins.

 

UCLA has opened the season 0-3, but have played one of the nation’s toughest schedules. As a team, UCLA is shooting 39.5 percent from the field, including 27.6 percent from three-point range. The Bruins are shooting a solid 74.4 percent at the line, but have been outscored 70-58 at the stripe and opponents have attempted 23 more free throws, an average of 7.7 more attempts per game.

 

UCLA is surrendering 83.3 points and carry a minus-0.7 rebound margin and minus-6.3 team turnover margin. However, the Bruins are holding opponents to just 37.4 percent shooting, including 32.8 percent from three-point range. UCLA leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 4-2.

 

Probable starters:

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers
3 - Hailie Sample - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 7.8 ppg
23 - Emily Cady - 6-2 - Sr. - F - 13.8
1 - Tear’a Laudermill - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 12.5
13 - Brandi Jeffery - 5-7 - Sr. - G - 11.3
33 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 17.0

 

UCLA Bruins
10 - Kacy Swain - 6-3 - Jr. - F - 4.7 ppg
13 - Luiana Livulo - 6-3 - Sr. - C - 4.0
2 - Kari Korver - 5-9 - So. - G - 9.3
3 - Jordin Canada - 5-6 - Fr. - G - 10.7
21 - Nirra Fields - 5-9 - Jr. - G - 22.0

 

Nebraska junior Rachel Theriot was one of 25 candidates on the initial Wade Watch List and one of 30 preseason candidates for the 2015 John R. Wooden Award

 

Emily Cady owns 1,109 points, 820 rebounds, 233 assists and 113 steals. Only one player (Janel McCarville, Minnesota, 1,835 points, 1,206 rebounds, 310 assists) in Big Ten history has ever produced 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 300 assists in a career.

 

Emily Cady’s 1,109 career points rank No. 19 in Husker history. She needs just seven points at UCLA to catch Meggan Yedsena.

 

Brandi Jeffery is playing the best basketball of her career, averaging 11.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals in four games as a starter to open the season. Jeffery will play in her 100th career game on Friday at UCLA, while making her 14th career start.

 

Nebraska moved up to No. 15 in both The Associated Press and the USA Today Coaches Poll after two weeks of regular-season play.

 

GAME NOTES:

 

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[Tinpanalley]

Are you ready for some women's basketball. This game makes me nervous since UCLA has not yet won a game.

GBR

[Row6Seat10]

I'm ready. If we defend the outside shot and control the boards we got a good chance in this one. UCLA is really young and should be a fairly good team by the time March rolls around. But they're still learning the ropes now and if we play like we did at Wazzu we should fly out of SoCal with a the W !

[MandRHusker]

Any chance Chandler plays today?

[Bugeaters1]

Any chance Chandler plays today?

That's is a good question,. You would think that she would see some PT

[Row6Seat10]

We're looking really, really sloppy. 7:38 left in the first half and the Huskers down 25-12.

 

Way, way too many turnovers!! We look completely out of temple.

 

Romeo not dressed today with a hurting foot. Could use her.

[huskerchode]

Listening to Matt. This game sounds super ugly.

[Row6Seat10]

We look really, really bad this first half 13 turnovers Theriot with 6 of them. You know they're searching when the first one off the bench is Ramaceri. 33-17 UCLA up.

[huskerchode]

Wondering if Jasmine Cincore might provide a spark.

[Row6Seat10]

Could be Huskerchode.

 

Halfime UCLA leads the Huskers 33-26. Huskers end the half on a 9-0 run.

 

Turnovers hurting the Huskers big time in this one. 15 all together Theriot with 7 and Laudermill with 5.

 

We can win this if they just start taking care of the ball.

[Silverbacked1]

Game on TWC channel 345.

We can't seem to get out of our own way early.

Reffing has been interesting at best. And sometimes having a bunch of freshman who don't know what is going on and just running around will cause you to turn it over.

But I think we are going to be okay.

[Bugeaters1]

Well if Smith were going to play she would have played thoughts.

[Row6Seat10]

Doubt we see Smith unless it turns out to be a blowout either way. She doesn't have any game experience what so ever, so I doubt they feel very comfortable about sending her out there in a close situation.

 

We just have to settle down and win the second half.

 

The turnovers by Rachel are highly unusual and you know she's going to come out with a renewed vigor to get that straightened out.

[Bugeaters1]

Bad no call on Costa

[Silverbacked1]

We ain't looking too good today, and can't get a call.

[huskerchode]

Why do we keep shooting 3s?

[Bugeaters1]

They don't need threes, twos will do

[Bugeaters1]

Why do we keep shooting 3s?

Shooters shoot?

[Row6Seat10]

Laudermill just casting from outside now. Not running any sort of offense. Drive the ball!

[Silverbacked1]

Okay so if you are UCLA you can shuffle your feet when you get the ball, you can push somebody from behind but if the ball is in the air no foul. Man we aren't playing well, but it is tough when you can't get even a fair call.

And they have a little white girl named Kover who just kind of throws it up and it is a three, she is from Cally so don't know if she is any blood to "THE KOVER KLAN".

[huskerchode]

She is the younger sister of the Creighton guy.

[huskerchode]

Where is Kalenta?

[Row6Seat10]

We got to keep driving the lane! They're going to foul us it's almost a given.

[Bugeaters1]

And yet another trey , when we only need TWO.

[Bugeaters1]

She is the younger sister of the Creighton guy.

Cousin.