WBB: Game #7 vs Creighton

[Row6Seat10]

                          

 

Sunday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m.

Pinnacle Bank Arena

 

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                            Huskers Host Jays in Annual In-State Showdown

 

The Nebraska women’s basketball team renews its annual in-state series with Creighton on Sunday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off in the 41st meeting between the Huskers and Bluejays is set for 2 p.m. The first 7,000 Husker fans seated in the lower bowl at Pinnacle Bank Arena will receive a free, red Nebraska T-shirt.

 

The Big Red hope to build momentum after an 88-67 run past NC  State. Rachel Theriot led five Huskers in double figures with season highs of 20 points and 11 assists for her sixth career double-double. Natalie Romeo added 16 points and three assists. Romeo and Theriot combined for five threes in a 23-point second quarter to help the Huskers close the first half on a 20-0 run over the final six minutes to take a 41-21 halftime lead.

 

Jessica Shepard added her sixth straight double-figure effort with 14 points and career highs of four assists and three blocks. Senior Anya Kalenta added 11 points and six boards off the bench, while freshman Maddie Simon pitched in 10 points.

 

Through six games, Nebraska is averaging 83.0 points per game, including 90.4 points in five contests at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers rank in the top 20 nationally in scoring (15th, 83.0 ppg), scoring margin (9th, 27.7 ppg), field goal percentage (13th, .480), assists per game (4th, 21.8 apg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd, 1.6).

 

Coach Jim Flanery brings Creighton to the Pinnacle Bank Arena this Sunday to battle the Huskers. The Bluejays come to Lincoln with a 4-3 record after suffering a 67-54 loss at Kansas. It was the second loss in the last three games for CU, including a 75-52 setback to No. 19 Northwestern at the Lone Star Showcase in Austin, TX..

 

The Bluejays have plenty of young weapons. Audrey Faber, a 6-2 forward, leads the team with 15.6 points per game. Sydney Lamberty has pitched in double figures with 10.0 points. MC McGrory is the most experienced player in CU’s starting five, is averaging 9.7 points and 3.4 rebounds. Creighton is averaging 71.9 points.

 

All-Big East guard Marissa Janning, suffered a fractured fibula and Brianna Rollerson broke a bone in her right foot in practice. Both starters will not be able to play. Nebraska leads the all time series between the two in state schools 29-11. Nebraska won in Omaha last year 60-57, Creighton last won in Lincoln in 1993.

 

Probable Starters:

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers 
43 - Rachel Blackburn - 6-3 - Fr. - F - 4.8 ppg
32 - Jessica Shepard - 6-4 - Fr. - F - 19.5
4 - Kyndal Clark - 5-7 - RSr. - G - 3.2
5 - Natalie Romeo - 5-7 - So. - G - 16.3
33 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - Sr. - G - 11.2

 

Creighton Bluejays 
11 - Bailey Norby - 6-2 - So. - F - 2.1 ppg
45 - Audrey Faber - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 15.6
1 - Jade Owens - 5-6 - So. - G - 5.3
3 - MC McGrory - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 9.7
14 - Sydney Lamberty - 5-10 - So. - G - 10.0

 

• Nebraska leads the all-time series with Creighton, 29-11, including nine wins in the last 10 games. Connie Yori is 10-3 against her alma mater as Nebraska’s head coach.

 

• Rachel Theriot is coming off her sixth career double-double with 20 points and 11 assists. It was her 12th career 20-point effort and eighth career double-digit assist game.

 

• In six career games against Creighton, Kyndal Clark has averaged 13.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals. In her last meeting with CU in the opening game of the 2013-14 season, Clark had 19 points, five rebounds and four steals.

 

• Through six 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 nine more assists (34) and two more steals (17) to match her season totals from a year ago. She also leads the Huskers with 20 threes.

• Jessica Shepard scored the 100th point of her career faster than any other Husker (Game 5), reaching the mark with 10 points at No. 1 UConn.

 

• Rachel Blackburn leads the Big Red with 8.2 rebounds through the first six games. She also became the first Husker to take four charges in a game since Kelsey Griffin did it at Baylor in 2010.

 

• Connie Yori graduated from Creighton in 1986.  She was one of the most decorated Bluejays on the court, scoring 2,010 points in her four year career.

 

•  Connie Yori is one of just two players in Creighton history to have her number retired.

 

• Connie Yori was the Bluejay head coach from 1992-2002.

 

• Nebraska Director of Basketball Operations Danya Finch, graduated from Creighton in 2004.  She served as an assistant coach at Creighton from 2008-2010, before joining the Nebraska staff.

 

• Husker Athletic Trainer Julie Tuttle owns degrees and has served as an athletic trainer at both schools.

 

GAME NOTES:

 

 

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[redsteve]

I'm sure Creighton will give it's all, this is like a final four game to them....so to speak....Creighton lives to beat any NU team.

 

......but think we have too many guns for them. May well use all of our bench.

 

We'll have some size on them so the inside game should work....then will open up the perimeter, and we'll prevail. Clark is due.

 

They're missing a couple players due to injury so our bench might wear them down. Defend the 3.

 

80+ points again ?  Too optimistic ?  Don't think so....we'll see tomorrow.

[hoop_head]

Would be pretty sweet to see Clark go off on Creighton. Looking forward to this game.

[Row6Seat10]

Creighton likes to light it up from outside, almost half the shots they take are from behind the arc. It's imperative that our perimeter defense is up to the task of fighting through screens and getting a hand in the face of the shooter. I look for Jess to have another big day underneath both in points and rebounds.

 

Another thing to keep an eye on is the Creighton coach. That guy doesn't hesitate to chew out his players and he loves to pout and throw temper tantrums if things don't go his way. 

[Row6Seat10]

Christmas a little early at PBA? This is what you have waiting for you when you get to your seat!

Hope they all find a dresser drawer and they fit!

 

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LET'S GO LADIES BEAT CREIGHTON

GO GET THE FRONT-END OF A TWO-FER!

[Bugeaters1]

No knee braces on any of the players today.

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[Bugeaters1]

The GA behind the baskets are almost full.

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[Tinpanalley]

Where is the defensive for the 3s.  43 just got her second foul.

[Tinpanalley]

Creighton is 6 of 7 for threes.   Jess is having a good game thus far. 

[Tinpanalley]

Who is guarding Faver?

[Tinpanalley]

30 to 10. How can we play great defensive one game and give up 30 points in less than a quarter.

[huskerchode]

What the he!! Am I watching?

[twister31]

yuck yuck yuck

[huskerchode]

Seems they've cooled off a bit, but we are having trouble making shots.

[huskerchode]

Holy buckets - The Riot closes the half with an exclamation point!

[Tinpanalley]

43 - 22 at half.  Rachel just hit a 3 at the buzzer.

[Bugeaters1]

Need to run Havers with jess seems they haven't prepared for allie. And jess is getting killed when she gets the ball

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[Tinpanalley]

Havers had a very good half.  Without her we would be in real trouble. 

[Bugeaters1]

Yori put Havers on Faber and that seemed to frustrate her.

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[huskerchode]

Seems the refs don't call much under the basket today.

[Tinpanalley]

The second half will tell us a lot about this team.  If they can gut this one out it should give them confidence for the upcoming Big Ten conference games.

[Bugeaters1]

Seems the refs don't call much under the basket today.

Unless it on rb43 two touch fouls on her

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[redsteve]

Need to run Havers with jess seems they haven't prepared for allie. And jess is getting killed when she gets the ball

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They aren't calling the hacks by Creighton.....on Shepard....some are good blocks, but lots of no calls.

 

We're closing in now that our defense has improved.  Will be a grind to catch up in 2nd half.

 

Creighton's apparently watched the UConn video....they're doing much the same thing... on defense anyway.

 

Hopefully the 80% three shooting by CU will cool.

[Tinpanalley]

not what we needed.  Looks like it is going to be extremely difficult to pull this one out.