WBB: Game #13 @ Northwestern

[Row6Seat10]

  Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3)
 

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 #14 Northwestern Wildcats (11-2)

 

 

Sunday, Jan. 3, 1:30 p.m.

Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Ill.)
 

Social Media:  @HuskersWBB Nebraska Women's Basketball Instagram

Television: BTN (Lisa Byington, Stephanie White) - BTN2Go (Live Video Stream)
Radio: Husker Sports Network (Matt Coatney, Jeff Griesch)

Sunday's Stations:

• KBBK 107.3 FM, Lincoln
• KXSP 590 AM, Omaha
• KBRB 1400 AM, Ainsworth
• KWBE 1450 AM, Beatrice
• KFMT 105.5 FM, Fremont
• KHAS 1230 AM, Hastings
• KRGI 1430 AM, Grand Island
• KGFW 1340 AM, Kearney
• KRVN 880 AM, Lexington
• KSWN 93.9 FM, McCook
• KNCY 1600 AM/105.5 FM, Nebraska City
• KHAQ 94.1 FM, North Platte
• KNEB 94.1 FM, Scottsbluff
• KSID 1340 AM, Sidney

Free Live Audio: Huskers.com

 

                

 

                                  Huskers Hope To Rebound at No. 14 Northwestern
 

The Nebraska women’s basketball team opens Big Ten road play on Sunday, when the Huskers venture to Evanston, Ill., to take on No. 14 Northwestern. Tip-off between the Huskers and Wildcats is set for 1:30 p.m. with live television coverage by BTN.

 

Nebraska will try to rebound from a 64-58 loss to Iowa on Thursday. The Huskers dropped their Big Ten opener despite 28 points and eight rebounds from freshman forward Jessica Shepard. The Big Red was also plus-15 in the turnover department (24-9), but were outrebounded 51-29 by the Hawkeyes.

 

Northwestern suffered a similar disappointment at 5-6 Penn State to open conference play, falling 79-72 to the Lady Lions. The Wildcats were outrebounded 62-43. Northwestern is being outrebounded by 3.5 boards per game on the year.

 

Lead by Coach Joe McKeown, an experienced Northwestern team returns four starters from last year’s NCAA Tournament team, and all four are averaging double figures, led by junior Nia Coffey’s 18.3 ppg and 11.2 boards.

 

Maggie Lyon ranks second on the squad in scoring and rebounding with 15.3 points and 5.6 boards per game. Christen Inman is averaging 14.9 points. Ashley Deary is averaging 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and team highs with 6.7 assists and 4.6 steals per game.

 

Northwestern is shooting 43.2 percent from the field, 33 percent from three-point range, while knocking down 6.9 threes per game. The Wildcats have struggled from the line hitting 64.6 percent of their free throws.

 

Nebraska leads the all-time series with Northwestern, 7-4, but the Wildcats have won the last two meetings

 

Probable Starters:

Nebraska Cornhuskers
 

22 - Allie Havers - 6-5 - Jr. - F - 7.1 ppg
32 - Jessica Shepard - 6-4 - Fr. - F - 20.2
4 - Kyndal Clark - 5-7 - RSr. - G - 5.9
5 - Natalie Romeo - 5-7 - So. - G - 15.3
33 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - Sr. - G - 12.7

 

Northwestern Wildcats 

10 - Nia Coffey - 6-1 - Jr. - F - 18.3 ppg
32 - Christen Johnson - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 1.2
3 - Ashley Deary - 5-4 - Jr. - G - 14.9
24 - Christen Inman - 5-10 - Jr. - G - 14.9
25 - Maggie Lyon - 6-2 - Sr. - G - 15.3

 

• Jessica Shepard scored 28 points against Iowa. She is averaging 20.2 points per game on the season. The Nebraska freshman scoring record is 15.4 points per game by Debra Powell. Only six players have averaged 20 points per game in a season for the Huskers.

 

• Jessica Shepard reached the 100-point and 200-point scoring marks faster than any Husker freshman in history. Shepard, now has 242 points. Only six freshmen in school history have reached the 400-point mark.

 

• Rachel Theriot is averaging 12.7 ppg, and ranks No. 19 in career points at Nebraska with 1,175. She needs eight points to catch Jan Crouch.

 

• Natalie Romeo has set new career highs for points (30), assists (10), and steals (4). She also leads the Huskers with 35 threes on 41.7 percent shooting from long range. She owns 51 assists against 28 turnovers this season. She has been Nebraska’s Big Ten Player-of-the-Week nominee three times in the first seven weeks of the season.

 

• Jessica Shepard owns six 20-point efforts, 11 double-figure scoring performances and four double-doubles.

 

• Rachel Blackburn a freshman sparkplug is still listed as day to day recovering from a sore knee.

 

• Maddie Simon is impatiently awaiting clearance to return to the Huskers after a brief stint with a broken elbow.

 

• Noah Weiss a prominent member of the HHC community is a proud graduate of both Nebraska and Northwestern!

 

GAME NOTES:

 

[redsteve]

So which Nebraska team will show up ?

 

Hope they got  many of the "issues" out of their system, and are getting more healthy.... in particular. 

May have to wait some more time.

 

This team had the skills and talent to beat Iowa. We almost did after playing very inconsistent. (1st half mostly) We out scored them in 3rd and 4th qtrs.

 

Big issue is.....not a full roster. We're a different team without RB43 and Maddie, and changes our style, and approach to play. 

Last year we had the starters (and 6th man) pretty much all year, until Rachel T went out, then we were a different team too.

 

If we're missing a couple of key players again, Northwestern could be similar to the Iowa game, where we could really have to work, to keep up. We just can't sub like we were earlier in the season.

 

Simply can't shoot in the 30% ranges again. We're better than that.... and pretty sure we'll also show it in many other ways against NW.

 

We have shown we come back pretty well after a loss. Connie will have made her points to think about in this weeks practices. Expect a real fight to the finish.

[Bugeaters1]

So which Nebraska team will show up ?

 

Hope they got it out of their system, (what ever it was against Iowa) and are getting more healthy in particular. 

Northwestern is a tough place to shoot with all of the different colors in the background. Hopefully there will be more than 500 people there to watch the game.

[Noah121]

The Huskers have generally not played well in Evanston these last few years.

 

Of course, a difference this year: I won't be there.

[Bugeaters1]

Looks like RB43, MS24 & Esther are practicing today.

https://www.facebook.com/huskerswbb/photos/a.160635240616719.42794.151566368190273/1210085732338326/?type=3&theater

[Bugeaters1]

Radio just said that RB43 will play but will not start.

[huskerchode]

Not looking good so far.

[huskerchode]

Rachel T obviously is not herself.

[cyinne]

Yikes.. game just switched over from Indiana/Michigan OT game and score was 28-8 Northwestern.....

[Bugeaters1]

that was ugly

[Bugeaters1]

getting good shots just not going down.

[huskerchode]

So many turnovers

[colhusker]

First time to see the women play.  They are slow, just flat out slow.

[huskerchode]

It seemed like in earlier competition we were playing at a fast pace. Now we have reverted to a slow plodding pace. Wondering if it is because we are so banged up, or because the competition level is much higher, or both.

[Bugeaters1]

First time to see the women play.  They are slow, just flat out slow.

it's the tv that makes it look ssslllllllllloooooooowwwwwwwwwww . they are slow today.

[dlrrk]

That was painful to watch.

[huskerchode]

Shooting 27% compared to 42%, out rebounded 32 to 21. The positive note is that we started taking better care of the ball in the second quarter. Would be nice if the lid came off the basket in the second half.

[huskerchode]

Not sure why we keep losing Inman out there.

[Bugeaters1]

Not sure why we keep losing Inman out there.

.326 for the season third best on team.

[Bugeaters1]

That rim sucks butt.

[huskerchode]

Atta girl, Esther

[Bugeaters1]

The refs are going to get jess hurt.

[huskerchode]

I thought Anya was going to punch a ref when they called that foul on her.

[huskerchode]

I thought Anya was going to punch a ref when they called that foul on her.

Just to be clear, I'm sure Anya would never punch anyone.

[Bugeaters1]

 

I thought Anya was going to punch a ref when they called that foul on her.

Just to be clear, I'm sure Anya would never punch anyone.

 

What was with the refs today? Matt said that the male one looked like he wanted to T up Jess. and then Beverly Roberts was yelling Theroit after she had gotten a rebound. did the refs suck ass that bad?