WBB: Game #22 @ Rutgers

[Row6Seat10]

#18 Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-4) at #21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (16-5)
 

Thursday, Feb. 5, 6 p.m.
The RAC (Piscataway, N.J.)
 

 

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No. 19 Nebraska Opens East Coast Swing at No. 21 Rutgers

 

The No. 19 Nebraska women’s basketball team makes its first-ever trip to Piscataway, N.J., to take on No. 21 Rutgers in a Big Ten Conference top-25 showdown on Thursday night.

 

Tip-off between the Big Red and the Scarlet Knights is set for 6 p.m.

 

The Huskers, who have won seven of their last eight games, take a 17-game February winning streak with them to New Jersey. Nebraska has not lost a game in the month of February since 2012.

 

Senior Tear’a Laudermill led the Big Red in scoring in all three games. She has produced double figures in six straight games, including 24 points in a road win at Wisconsin. Laudermill, who was a second-team All-Big Ten pick last year, has pushed her season averages to 13.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

 

The Huskers continue to be led in scoring by junior point guard Rachel Theriot. She is averaging 16.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. Theriot has produced double figures in 19 of 21 games this season.

 

Emily Cady adds a potent inside presence. She averages 12.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists. In the win over Michigan, she became the fifth Husker and 17th player in Big Ten history to record 1,000 career rebounds.

 

C. Vivian Stringer leads Rutgers into the game carrying 945 career victories, including 425 in her 20th season with the Scarlet Knights.

 

Stringer’s Scarlet Knights carry a 16-5 overall record that includes a 7-3 Big Ten mark, tied with Nebraska for third in the Big Ten standings. Rutgers is ranked No. 21 in this week’s Associated Press Poll.

 

A power team that rarely relies on the three-point shot, Rutgers is hitting just 2.2 threes per game in conference play. As a team, Rutgers is averaging 71.5 points per game despite getting just 6.9 points per game from three-point range on the season. The Scarlet Knights have been efficient from long range though, hitting 33.1 percent (48-145) from outside, including 31.4 percent (22-70) in the Big Ten.

 

Overall, Rutgers is shooting 44.2 percent from the field, including 41.7 percent in the league. The Scarlet Knights have hit 71 percent of their free throws on the season, including 73.9 percent in Big Ten play.

Rutgers has matched the opposition on the boards but carries a plus-4.6 team turnover margin in Big Ten action.

 

Nebraska will be facing Rutgers for the first time in school history.

 

Probable Starters:

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers
3 - Hailie Sample - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 7.7 ppg
23 - Emily Cady - 6-2 - Sr. - F - 12.7
1 - Tear’a Laudermill - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 13.2
13 - Brandi Jeffery - 5-7 - Sr. - G - 7.6
33 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 16.5

 

Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2 - Kahleah Copper - 6-1 - Jr. - F/G - 15.6 ppg
20 - Christa Evans - 6-3 - Sr. - F/C - 0.7
3 - Tyler Scaife - 5-9 - So. - G - 16.2
15 - Syessence Davis - 5-7 - Sr. - G - 4.3
44 - Betnijah Laney - 6-0 - Sr. - G/F - 15.8

 

• Rachel Theriot’s 444 career assists are tied for fifth in Husker history. She needs one more to pass former Husker and current Nebraska assistant coach Amy Stephens (444, 1986-89) into sole possession of No. 5 on the NU career chart.

• Rachel Theriot ranks second in the Big Ten and third in NCAA Division I with a .926 free throw percentage (63-68).

• Emily Cady became the fifth Husker and 17th player in Big Ten Conference history to reach 1,000 career rebounds, when she grabbed eight boards against Michigan Feb. 1. She is tied for fourth in NU history with 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings on the school rebound chart. Only Janet Smith (1,280), first-team All-American Jordan Hooper (1,110, 2011-14), and first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin (1,019, 2006-10) have more career rebounds in Husker history.
• Emily Cady is tied for sixth with Western Kentucky’s Chastity Gooch among all active NCAA Division I career rebounders. Emily’s 1,000 rebounds rank third among all active players in Power Five conferences.

• Emily Cady’s 1,320 career points rank No. 15 in Husker history. She needs 28 points to catch Cory Montgomery (1,348, 2007-10) in 14th.

• Emily Cady enters the Rutgers game needing 25 points to become the 31st 1,000-point scorer in Nebraska history.

• Brandi Jeffery has been slowed by a bone bruise on her knee over Nebraska’s last four games, after suffering the injury in the closing minutes of NU’s win over Purdue. She has split time with Natalie Romeo the past two games, while continuing to battle the effects of the knee injury.

• Brandi Jeffery needs three points against Rutgers to reach 500 in her career.

• Hailie Sample is the Big Ten’s No. 3 active career rebounder with 634, trailing only teammate Emily Cady (1,000) and Iowa’s Samantha Logic (825).

 

GAME NOTES:

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[Tinpanalley]

Our next three games will determine if we get a by in the Big Ten Conference Championship tournament. I believe we will need to win 2 of the 3 games to end up in the top 4, with this game being the most important since we are tied with Rutgers in the standings. I hope our shooters can hit their shoots tomorrow night as I believe this game will come down to shooting percentage and turnovers. Go Big Red.

[Silverbacked1]

Are they already there? Hope they left early so that they don't have a major problem like Michigan did. It could make the difference in this close of a match up.

Plus we want them safe.

[redsteve]

They're a little like us in that they do use their bench....maybe a bit more than we do so far.

 

One thing I've noticed is they foul quite a bit....the whole team. This could be a game that gets won by the free throws. And some fouling out...like a game or two ago. Maybe they will get into foul trouble ?

 

We'll have to keep our composer, and bring our A game.

 

I like our chances.

[Row6Seat10]

They got into Trenton around 8:30 last night Silver. When Rachel makes shots we're hard to beat. Hopefully she uses her screens well and gets hot! Look for Rutgers to make it a point of emphasis to cover her or even double team her when she has the ball. Got to have every one on top of their game even the bench players. We're one of the better defending teams in the league and that spells well for us.

[Bugeaters1]

It's the Huskers Vs. the OZZY look alike

[Bugeaters1]

Theriot is out due to an ankle injury, Smith will start in her place.

[KarlHessEatMy....]

Dear God. What a way to start the game

[Silverbacked1]

Holy crap girls get it together, don't let this style run us out of the gym.

[KarlHessEatMy....]

Be happy if we stay with in 20 tonight

[Silverbacked1]

Couple of there girls are only missing the tights to really have the"look" down.

[Bugeaters1]

Them girls are as cold as it is outside good gravey

[Bugeaters1]

Make some shots and WE WILL WIN.

[Bugeaters1]

Go with Kalenta on the inside as well let her rough up the Rutgers big.

[Silverbacked1]

They aren't very good on the offense end, seem to score inside and when they start to run off the turn over. Looks like they don't shoot the ball all that well outside of the lane.

They get after it so if we can settle down I think we might climb back into this one.

[Bugeaters1]

They aren't very good on the offense end, seem to score inside and when they start to run off the turn over. Looks like they don't shoot the ball all that well outside of the lane.

They get after it so if we can settle down I think we might climb back into this one.

could be why Yori went zone.

[Silverbacked1]

I think it is still man but are really really really packing in.

[Silverbacked1]

This is a system team vs an athletic team, kind of fun to watch.

[Bugeaters1]

Have to find somebody that can score.

[Silverbacked1]

Having trouble listening to this announcing team. I thought this was the BTN not Rutgers crew doing the game.

[Silverbacked1]

15 is just too much of a man for us. Too strong and agressive.

[Fastbreaker]

Well right now athletes are kicking systems pass.

[Bugeaters1]

One word UGLY.

[Bugeaters1]

Shooting 17.5 % and down 9. We have a chance if they get it to 30% WE WILL WIN

[Row6Seat10]

Got to find someone who can hit that outside shot!!!  We're playing a really good sagging man defense but when we do get a stop we can't get the rebound! Got to play within our system and not rush our shots. We can still win this game but in order to get that done we got to get consistent scoring from the outside and rebound. 

 

Really miss Rachel but you have to play with the cards your dealt and hopefully they can get this thing turned around.