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Saturday, Nov. 14, 11:30 a.m.

Pinnacle Bank Arena

 

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                                                              Huskers Hope to Tame Lady Lions Saturday

 

The Nebraska women’s basketball team opens its 2015-16 regular season by taking on Arkansas Pine Bluff at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 11:30 a.m.

 

Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers’ homecourt. Nebraska will shoot for its 40th win in 42 all-time home openers when the Big Red take on Arkansas Pine Bluff.

 

The new-look Huskers ran to a 96-66 win over NCAA Division II No. 16 Winona State last Sunday. The game featured a 42-point, 12-rebound performance from Nebraska freshman Jessica Shepard.

 

Coach Nate Kilbert brings Arkansas Pine Bluff to Lincoln trying to improve on a 7-22 season a year ago. The Lady Lions return three starters from a team that went 5-13 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference last season. Senior Diamond Richardson is a leader for UAPB, as the 5-6 guard averaged 5.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game last season.

 

Sophomores Destiny Brewton (8.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg) and Ajia Richardson (6.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg) added starting experience alongside Diamond Richardson in the backcourt.

 

Arkansas Pine Bluff’s group of newcomers includes four junior college transfers, three true freshmen and one redshirt freshman.

 

The Huskers own a 3-0 record in the all-time series with UAPB. Odds makers have the Huskers as a 48.5 point favorite.

 

Probable Starters:

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers

43 - Rachel Blackburn - 6-3 - Fr. - F

32 - Jessica Shepard - 6-4 - Fr. - F
4 - Kyndal Clark - 5-7 - RSr. - G
5 - Natalie Romeo - 5-7 - So. - G
33 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - Sr. - G

 

Arkansas Pine Bluff Lady Lions

30 - Attirah Munir - 6-1 - Sr. - F
33 - Hannah Roberts - 6-2 - Jr. - F
1 - Destiny Brewton - 5-7 - So. - G
10 - Ajia Richardson - 5-5 - So. - G
24 - Diamond Richardson - 5-6 - Sr. – G

 

• Jessica Shepard’s 42 points and 12 rebounds in 25 minutes against Winona State on Nov. 8, 2015, marked the most productive exhibition game in school history. Her 42 points surpassed All-American Kelsey Griffin’s 35-point, 13-rebound effort in 22 minutes against UNK in 2006.

 

• Rachel Theriot averaged 16.5 ppg as a junior, and is ranked No. 30 in career points at Nebraska with 1,023. She needs 12 points to tie Alexa Johnson, 13 to match Stacy Imming and 25 to catch Cathy Owen on NU’s all-time list.
 

• Nebraska’s most experienced player, Theriot will be making her 83rd start in a Husker uniform.

 

• Kyndal Clark will be making her 99th collegiate start on Saturday.

 

• Natalie Romeo is expected to make her 13th career start in Saturday’s season opener. Romeo has averaged 13.7 points while hitting 40-of-104 threes (.385) as a starter for the Huskers.

 

GAME NOTES:

 

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She might be able to beat me in basketball... Only because I never liked basketball until she started playing. Nothing else until I'm an even older old man...

In fact, last year I'm sitting there watching Nebraska play Iowa, and I said to myself... I can't believe I'm sitting here watching women's basketball...

I hope 43 plays well tomorrow. I'm sure her goal is to make a significant contribution to a Husker win. I also hope the crowd is big. The size of the crowd was one of the main selling points of becoming a Husker. Wake Forest really wanted her. The assistant coach there came to more games than any other university rep... However, that great university only gets about 800 folks to come see a women's game.

I wish I could be there.

I better stop... My wife hates me on here. I'll have to stop reading this blog if Rachel plays poorly.

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She might be able to beat me in basketball... Only because I never liked basketball until she started playing. Nothing else until I'm an even older old man...

In fact, last year I'm sitting there watching Nebraska play Iowa, and I said to myself... I can't believe I'm sitting here watching women's basketball...

I hope 43 plays well tomorrow. I'm sure her goal is to make a significant contribution to a Husker win. I also hope the crowd is big. The size of the crowd was one of the main selling points of becoming a Husker. Wake Forest really wanted her. The assistant coach there came to more games than any other university rep... However, that great university only gets about 800 folks to come see a women's game.

I wish I could be there.

I better stop... My wife hates me on here. I'll have to stop reading this blog if Rachel plays poorly.

Well if 4900 t0 5100 butts in seats for an exh. I 'm sure that will only grow as the season goes along. Also the U has sold 4000 season tickets this year.

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