WBB: Game #6 vs North Carolina State

[Row6Seat10]

 

 

Thursday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m.

Pinnacle Bank Arena
 

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Live Radio: Husker Sports Network (Matt Coatney, Jeff Griesch)
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Thursday's Stations

• KRNU 90.3 FM, UNL
• KBBK 107.3 FM, Lincoln
• KKCD105.9 FM, Omaha
• KHUB 1340 AM, Fremont
• KLIQ 94.5 FM, Hastings
• KNCY 1600/105.5 FM, Nebraska City
• KHAQ 98.5 FM, North Platte
• KNEB 94.5 FM, Scottsbluff
• 87.7 inside PBA

 

Live Video Stream: BTN Plus

 

                   

 

                                        Huskers Return Home for Big Ten/ACC Challenge
 

The Nebraska women’s basketball team opens a three-game home stand by battling North Carolina State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off between the Big Red (4-1) and the Wolfpack (6-1) is set for 7 p.m.

 

Nebraska will try to bounce back from its first loss of the season at No. 1 UConn in Hartford on Saturday.

 

Coach Wes Moore brings his North Carolina State Wolfpack to Pinnacle Bank Arena for the first time to take on Nebraska in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Moore is in his third season as NC State’s head coach.

 

NC State comes to Lincoln as the No. 19 RPI team in the nation, while also receiving votes in the top 25 polls this week. The Wolfpack return four starters from last year’s team that advanced to the WNIT after going 18-15 and 7-9 in the ACC.

 

As a team, the Wolfpack have been winning with defense, averaging 66.7 points through seven games. NC State is shooting just 38 percent from the field, including 30.2 percent from three-point range. The Wolfpack are shooting just 64 percent from the free throw line. NC State is plus-3.4 on the glass and plus-3.7 in turnover margin. The Wolfpack have allowed opponents to hit just 34.1 percent of their field goals, including just 23.5 percent of their threes, while connecting on 62.9 percent of their free throws.

 

Nebraska leads the all-time series with NC State, 2-1, with all three meetings coming on neutral courts.

 

Probable Starters:

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers

43 - Rachel Blackburn - 6-3 - Fr. - F - 5.2 ppg
32 - Jessica Shepard - 6-4 - Fr. - F - 20.6
4 - Kyndal Clark - 5-7 - RSr. - G - 3.8
5 - Natalie Romeo - 5-7 - So. - G - 16.4
33 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - Sr. - G - 9.4

 

North Carolina State Wolfpack

11 - Jennifer Mathurin - 6-1 - Jr. - F - 13.0 ppg
25 - Carlee Schuhmacher - 6-1 - Sr. - C - 4.7
3 - Miah Spencer - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 11.1
4 - Ashley Williams - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 5.7  
22 - Dominique Wilson - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 14.1

 

• Nebraska’s game with NC State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge marks the Wolfpack’s first trip to Lincoln and the first meeting between the two schools on either team’s home court.

 

• Jessica Shepard scored 10 points at No. 1 UConn to become the first Husker freshman in history to reach 100 points in five games.

 

• Rachel Theriot will be making her 88th start in a Husker uniform.

 

• Through five games this season, Natalie Romeo has set new career highs for points (30, UAPB), assists (6, NCCU), and steals (4, at UConn, vs. Southern). She needs just 12 more assists (34) and three more steals (17) to match her season totals from a year ago.

 

• Allie Havers tied her career high with 10 rebounds in her second career double-digit rebound game against North Carolina Central. She also matched a career best with three assists.

 

• Jasmine Cincore has opened her sophomore season strong, producing 26 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and five steals in 82 minutes.

 

GAME NOTES:

 

[Row6Seat10]

Tomorrow night's game will feature a "You Betcha/Go Big Red" three-point roller banner giveaway to the first 4,000 fans inside Pinnacle Bank Arena. The game also will include halftime entertainment from the ZOOperstars!

[Row6Seat10]

Tonights first round of games in the B1G/ACC Challenge are in the books. The Big 10 wins five of the seven games played tonight. This is the 5th year of the Challenge and the Big Ten has never won it.

 

B1G - 5

ACC - 2

 

Northwestern - 85

North Carolina - 72

 

Maryland - 82

Syracuse - 64

 

Notre Dame 75

Ohio State - 72

 

Indiana - 69

Georgia Tech - 60

 

Miami - 73

Illinois - 64

 

Iowa - 85

Virginia - 73

 

Wisconsin - 64

Wake Forest - 51

[whoopdeedoo]

Huskers will have height advantage with the starting lineups, but, i expect this to be a battle. Unless Huskers let loose with the 3's, i'm thinking an 8-12pt win. wouldn't surprise me at all if NC State's defense causes Huskers some problems throughout the contest.

[Tinpanalley]

Happy For Anya.  Getting early playing time and hit her first 3.

[Tinpanalley]

18 - 14 at end of 1st quarter.  43 has 4 boards, Rachel T. has early 6 points, Shep has 4 pts and 2 ass. but no rebounds.  Huskers played well in the first quarter.

[Tinpanalley]

Nat good for 3

[Tinpanalley]

We are cold in our shooting.

[Tinpanalley]

Nat came back with a 3

[Tinpanalley]

Good D with Huskers with a shot clock violation

[Tinpanalley]

Kalenta has more minutes played than Shepard, 8 Minutes to 7.  Conditioning issue for Shepard?  Doesn't sound like she is playing badly.

[Tinpanalley]

third triple in quarter for Nat.

[Tinpanalley]

Huskers playing great defense.  5 second call.

[Tinpanalley]

_{43 is playing a great defensive game}

[Tinpanalley]

43 has taken 3 charges, amazing

[Bugeaters1]

Well so much for the 3 issue this game. 6 of 10

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[Red Don]

Lady Huskers rolling. After being tied at 21 all early in the game, Huskers Lead NC state 41-21 at the Half.

[Bugeaters1]

43 has taken 3 charges, amazing

And 5he look on her face when she grabs a rebound, my wife says see looks like a rabid dog

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[Bugeaters1]

The d is is very good tonight

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[Tinpanalley]

Rachel T. is having a great game. 12 first half points with 5 assists and 1 board. Only negative is 3 turnovers.

[redsteve]

I see Ostrander is there with the team...not in uniform, but with the team.

[redsteve]

Rachel T. is having a great game. 12 first half points with 5 assists and 1 board. Only negative is 3 turnovers.

 

Yep, looks like Connie gave her the green light..... ''Shoot Rachel"

[Red Don]

Husker Ladies defeat North Carolina State 88-67!

[Red Don]

This is the 9th year of the Challenge. ACC has won outright 6 times and Big Ten/ACC has tied twice (in 2011 & 2014). Big Ten has never won outright. With the Nebraska win over North Carolina State, Big Ten has cinched a tie in 2015. Winning outright is up to the Penn State/VA Tech game, in progress, and going down to the wire.

 

Va Tech Wins over Penn State 64-59.

Big Ten Ties Again! (always a Bridesmaid; never a ..........)

 

 

Today's Results:

 

Thursday, Dec. 3
Pittsburgh at Michigan - (Michigan 82-45)
Louisville at Michigan State - (Louisville 85-78)
Minnesota at Duke - (Duke 84-64)
North Carolina State at Nebraska - (Nebraska 88-67)
Virginia Tech at Penn State - Virginia Tech 64-59)
Boston College at Purdue - (Boston College 58-56)
Rutgers at Florida State - (Florida State 65-43)

[Bugeaters1]

Jess played without knee brace tonight and was sucking wind by end of game

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