WBB: Game #28 vs Minnesota

[Row6Seat10]

Nebraska Cornhuskers (19-8) vs Minnesota Golden Gophers (22-6)
 

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m.
Pinnacle Bank Arena

 

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Huskers Take Aim at 20th Win Against Surging Gophers

 

The Nebraska women’s basketball team shoots for a season split with Minnesota while aiming for its fourth straight 20-win season when the Huskers battle the Golden Gophers Tuesday in Lincoln.

 

Tip-off between the Big Red and the Gophers at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 8 p.m.

 

Nebraska is coming off a 67-64 road win at Indiana, as the Huskers closed their regular-season road schedule with a 7-6 mark. NU finished 4-5 in Big Ten road games. Five of Nebraska’s six road losses have been by single digits, with the only exception a 12-point loss at Maryland, and all five of those league road losses have come to current top-50 RPI teams.

 

The Big Red has been strong at home, carrying a 12-2 record into their final regular-season week at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU’s only two home losses have come to top-10 RPI teams Maryland and Iowa.

 

This week’s games between Minnesota and Ohio State will mark the final home appearances for the most accomplished senior class in Nebraska history. Seniors Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear’a Laudermill and Hailie Sample have joined forces to lead the Huskers to a school-record-tying 94 wins during their four years in Lincoln.

 

With all four expected to be in the starting five, Tuesday night’s game with Minnesota should mark the 500th combined appearances in Husker uniforms for the seniors. The quartet has combined for 3,691 points, 2,380 rebounds and 798 assists in their college careers.

 

First-year coach Marlene Stollings has Minnesota in position for its first NCAA Tournament trip since 2009, carrying a 22-6 overall record that includes an 11-5 Big Ten mark.

 

The Golden Gophers come to Lincoln as one of the Big Ten’s hottest teams riding a five-game winning streak

 

As a team, Minnesota is averaging 77.2 points, while allowing 70.3 points per game. Although they are 11-5 in the Big Ten, Minnesota’s scoring margin is just 1.9 points per game in conference action, as they have allowed nearly 75 points per league game.

 

The Gophers are shooting 43.3 percent from the floor, including 33.6 percent from three-point range while making 6.9 threes per game. The Gophers own a plus-2.5 team rebound margin but are minus-1.5 in team turnover margin, including minus-3.7 in conference play. Minnesota is shooting better than 75 percent from the free throw line in Big Ten play.

 

 

Nebraska leads the all-time series with Minnesota 10-7.

 

 

Probable Starters:

Nebraska Cornhuskers
3 - Hailie Sample - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 7.4 ppg
23 - Emily Cady - 6-2 - Sr. - F - 12.0 ppg
1 - Tear’a Laudermill - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 14.0
5 - Natalie Romeo - 5-7 - Fr. - G - 7.0
13 - Brandi Jeffery - 5-7 - Sr. - G - 7.6

 

Minnesota Golden Gophers
23 - Shae Kelley - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 16.6 ppg
32 - Amanda Zahui B. - 6-5 - So. - C - 18.6
3 - Shayne Mullaney - 5-10 - Jr. - G - 7.3
24 - Mikayla Bailey - 5-9 - Jr. - G - 7.6
33 - Carlie Wagner - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 12.5

 

 

• Nebraska fell out of The Associated Press Poll for the first time this season on Monday, despite posting a 67-64 road win at Indiana.

• The Huskers remain No. 34 in the official NCAA RPI.

• Emily Cady also has moved into No. 12 on the Big Ten all-time list and needs just 23 more rebounds to catch Whitney Thomas from Indiana (1,090) in No. 11 and 27 boards from Ohio State’s Jessica Davenport.

• Emily Cady ranks among the top five players in Nebraska history in rebounds (3rd, 1,067), blocks (5th, 108), free throw percentage (5th, .797), double-doubles (4th, 32), minutes played (2nd, 4,065) and games started (T3rd, 127).

• Emily Cady enters the Minnesota game with 4,065 career minutes played, trailing only Lindsey Moore (4,360) on the Nebraska career list.

• Emily Cady is the only player in Nebraska history with 1,300 points, 1,000 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 steals and 100 career blocks.

• Tear’a Laudermill has scored in double figures in 12 straight games. She is averaging 17.9 points per game over the last 10 contests.

• Tear’a Laudermill is Nebraska’s No. 1 active career three-point shooter with 152 makes to rank sixth on the Husker career list. She needs three more threes to catch Anna DeForge.

• Brandi Jeffery is playing the best basketball of her career, averaging 7.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 26 games with 25 starts this season.

• Hailie Sample leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.626) through 27 games.

• In seven games as a starter, Natalie Romeo is averaging 11.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.

• Natalie Romeo made her fifth straight start and sealed Nebraska’s road win at Indiana.

 

GAME NOTES:

 

        BEAT MINNESOTA!

 

[redsteve]

Romeo averaging almost 12 ppg since starting, is really helping pick up the scoring. We just need more pts from everyone..... obviously.

 

Never thought Brandi would be a rebounder.....but she's worth her weight in gold grabbing rebounds.

 

This is Emilys year...just a great Husker in every way.

 

Minn will be tough....pure and simple. Zahui B is the key, whichever way it goes. Can't let her camp out under the basket...somehow.

[whoopdeedoo]

gonna have to block out. body on AZB at all times. stay out of long droughts (scoring). best thing to try---see if you can get AZB in foul trouble. huskers can win, but, gonna take a huge effort. 

 

without rachel, think minny will be too strong. goofers win 8+  

[KarlHessEatMy....]

I think the key to the beginning of the game is trying to get Zauhi B into foul trouble... If we can get her on the bench early in the first half we will be fine I think....

[Row6Seat10]

Huge game for our NCAA tourney hopes of an at large bid! The best we can finish in the conference is 6th the worst 7th. But this would be a great win for our resume! Limit our turnovers, rebound, defend the paint and make shots. Hope for a big crowd!

[whoopdeedoo]

no doubt this group of seniors deserve huge support for their final 2 games at PBA. i really do hope things "click" for them the rest of the way.

[Bugeaters1]

Maybe we could quit the game with 5 minutes to go. Instead of play the whole 40 minutes.

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[HB]

gonna have to block out. body on AZB at all times. stay out of long droughts (scoring). best thing to try---see if you can get AZB in foul trouble. huskers can win, but, gonna take a huge effort. 

 

without rachel, think minny will be too strong. goofers win 8+  

 

It will be hard to get AZB in foul trouble.  She has now reached star status, and the refs will try to keep her on the floor.  Hope I'm wrong, but she's going to have to really be undisciplined or commit hard, obvious fouls to have extended bench time.  If we can somehow get an  early one, it might affect how aggressively she can play.  And if she gets hers, we'll then need cold shooting nights from Kelly, Mullaney, and Wagner.

[Bugeaters1]

Wasn't she in foul trouble when the huskers played them in minnesota?

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[HB]

Wasn't she in foul trouble when the huskers played them in minnesota?

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Pre "star status".   

 

I just hope if she woofs like she does after blocking a shot, our fans let her know to take that chatter out of our house.

[Bugeaters1]

Well I think she had some of that star status the first time they played. she flopped and a foul was called changing that game as did the call in the Maryland game

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[Bugeaters1]

Nat wasn't hitting shots in early warm ups

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[Bugeaters1]

Crowd is very vocal zowie wowie should have pfs on her

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[Bugeaters1]

That was a thing of beauty

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[huskerchode]

We need to take advantage of these turnovers.

[Bugeaters1]

Huskers are really packing in zowie wowie as if our treys start to drop I like the outcome also Dr Tom is in the  house 3 rows in front of me

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[Bugeaters1]

Zowie wowie on th we floor again and no hustle to get back and co as t minny 2 pts.

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[huskerchode]

Those sure look like fouls on TV. Seems like she should have 3 already.

[Bugeaters1]

At least on the 1st bucket Cady zowie wowie hit Cady hand

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[huskerchode]

She just about squashed Brandie but no foul called.

[Bugeaters1]

Bs call on Brandi kinda like the Iowa game player falls so have 2 a foul

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[huskerchode]

We need to shoot better in the second half.

[Bugeaters1]

Not Taking bad shots just don't want drop

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[Bugeaters1]

I like Havers on zowie wowie hope we get to see more of that

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[Bugeaters1]

I hope minny stays zone

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