Row6Seat10 Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-4) @ #8 Maryland Terrapins (12-2) Thursday, Jan. 7, 6 p.m. XFINITY Center (College Park, Md.) Social Media: @HuskersWBB Nebraska Women's Basketball Instagram Television: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Stephanie White) Live Video: BTN2Go Radio: Husker Sports Network (Pre-Game 5:45 pm) (Matt Coatney, Jeff Griesch) Thursday's Stations KBBK 107.3 FM, Lincoln KXSP 590 AM, Omaha KBRB 1400 AM, Ainsworth KWBE 1450 AM, Beatrice KHUB 1340 AM, Fremont KHAS 1230 AM, Hastings KRGI 1430 AM, Grand Island KRVN 880 AM, Lexington KSWN 93.9 FM, McCook KNCY 1600 AM/105.5 FM, Nebraska City KHAQ 98.5 FM, North Platte KNEB 94.1 FM, Scottsbluff KSID 1340 AM, Sidney Free Live Audio: Huskers.com Huskers Tangle with Top-10 Terps Thursday The Nebraska women’s basketball team continues its rugged opening to Big Ten Conference play when the Huskers travel to Maryland to take on the No. 8 Terrapins on Thursday. Tip-off between the Huskers and defending Big Ten champion Maryland is set for 6 p.m. Nebraska, which will be facing its fourth top-25 team in four road games this season, is coming off an 85-62 loss at No. 14 Northwestern last Sunday. Coach Brenda Frese leads Maryland into Thursday’s game with a 12-2 record. Both of Maryland’s losses have come to current top-five teams Uconn and Ohio State. The Terrapins return three starters from last year’s squad. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough leads Maryland with 18.1 points, 1.5 blocks and 2.4 steals per game. Brionna Jones has added 14.6 points and 9.0 rebounds per game on the block. Malina Howard a club teammate of Rachel Theriot returns to the starting five for the Terps, adding 4.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Brene Moseley ranks third on the team in scoring with 14.0 points dishing out 6.7 assists per contest. Kristen Confroy adds 7.8 points per game. Overall, Maryland has 11 players who were top 60 national recruits out of high school, including four McDonald’s All-Americans. Maryland has averaged 87.1 points per game, while surrendering just 54.9 points per contest. The Terps are shooting 50.4 percent from the floor, including 38.7 percent from three-point range. They have also hit a solid 74.1 percent of their free throws. Maryland has dominated the glass, outrebounding opponents 48.6-29.4 (+19.2), while nearly equaling the opposition in the turnover department (+0.1). Nebraska is 0-4 all-time against Maryland, including a pair of losses against the Terrapins last season. Probable Starters:Nebraska Cornhuskers 43 Rachel Blackburn 6-3 Fr. F 6.1 ppg 32 Jessica Shepard 6-4 Fr. F 19.5 4 Kyndal Clark 5-7 RSr. G 5.5 5 Natalie Romeo 5-7 So. G 15.5 33 Rachel Theriot 6-0 Sr. G 12.7 Maryland Terrapins 5 Malina Howard 6-4 Sr. C 4.9 ppg 42 Brionna Jones 6-3 Jr. C 14.6 12 Kristen Confroy 5-9 So. G 7.8 15 Chloe Pavlech 5-9 Sr. G 1.9 32 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 5-11 Jr. G 18.1 • Rachel Theriot ranks eighth nationally with 7.0 assists per game. • Rachel Theriot owns 535 assists in her career, moving her within 28 assists of Nicole Kubik at No. 4 on the Nebraska career chart. • Natalie Romeo ranks 11th nationally with 3.1 threes per game. • Jessica Shepard is averaging 20.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in Big Ten play. • Rachel Blackburn has returned to the starting line-up following a bout with illness and a strained knee. • Allie Havers is turning up her production with 7.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and a team-leading 1.2 blocks through 13 games. • Maddie Simon along with Darrian Washington would both love to see time on the court Thursday. GAME NOTES: This post has been promoted to an articleThis post has been promoted to an article Quote
Bugeaters1 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Posted January 7, 2016 Havers is starting over RB43, Simon is available for tonight's game as well Quote
whoopdeedoo Posted January 7, 2016 Report Posted January 7, 2016 looking for a hard-fought, competitive game. would really help going forward. GBR! Quote
huskerchode Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Does anyone actually attend Maryland games? Top 10 team but hardly anyone there. Quote
Bugeaters1 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Does anyone actually attend Maryland games? Top 10 team but hardly anyone there. Beltway traffic. descent 1st qtr. rebounds look better. Quote
KarlHessEatMy.... Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 I think Theriot has given up for the year. I hope the girls can get something going before the year is over. Silverbacked1 1 Quote
huskerchode Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 I thought Cincore did well while she was in the game. A couple of free throws and two assists. Quote
huskerchode Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 I think Theriot has given up for the year. I hope the girls can get something going before the year is over. I really hope that's not the case. But if it is, then let Romeo bring the ball up and give the younger players the opportunity. Quote
whoopdeedoo Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 really have trouble cutting off driving lanes. plus, maryland has all kinds of "natural" offense. Quote
Bugeaters1 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 27% isn't going to win many games. but they did rebound better 24 to 16. Simon played well. Quote
whoopdeedoo Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Can barely watch this well, huskers are playing "final four" quality team. Bugeaters1 1 Quote
huskerchode Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Does anyone ever jump up to try to grab the ball or knock it out of the way on defense anymore? Is that not a thing anymore? Or do we have too many knee/ankle/toe injuries to do that? I've seen several instances in the past few games where a pass easily could have at least been deflected and we made no effort to do so. Quote
redsteve Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Our man defense just isn't equipped to play man defense. We are always out of position, leaving way to many wide open shots for Maryland. Like all the subbing to keep people fresh, but maybe all the subbing is hurting our players keep track of just who they're supposed to guard ?....because they aren't. Maryland isn't running a complicated offense. We're working harder for rebounds. Still need to block out a lot more. Thoughtless turnovers. Our offense actually looks better, more movement. Just can't make shots. 27% in first half. We seem to be in panic mode when we shoot. (Maryland's defense?) Row6Seat10 and whoopdeedoo 2 Quote
whoopdeedoo Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Our man defense just isn't equipped to play man defense. We are always out of position, leaving way to many wide open shots for Maryland. We're working harder for rebounds. Still need to block out a lot more. Thoughtless turnovers. Our offense actually looks better, more movement. Just can't make shots. 27% in first half. We seem to be in panic mode when we shoot. spot on. Quote
KarlHessEatMy.... Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Can barely watch this well, huskers are playing "final four" quality team. And Iowa and northwestern? Quote
whoopdeedoo Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Can barely watch this well, huskers are playing "final four" quality team. And Iowa and northwestern? just discussing the game at hand. Quote
whoopdeedoo Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 iowa game was winnable. nw was a disaster. Quote
KarlHessEatMy.... Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Just a question but are all of our scholarships for next year full or is there a possibility to find a couple transfers for experience next year Quote
Silverbacked1 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Kind of tough to be a Husker Basketball fan this "year" so far. Hope things can get turned around for both teams. Bugeaters1 1 Quote
whoopdeedoo Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Just a question but are all of our scholarships for next year full or is there a possibility to find a couple transfers for experience next year somebody from maryland or uconn thinking of transferring? arliepro 1 Quote
huskerchode Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 I told my daughter at halftime I'd like to see Romeo, Simon, and Cincore on the floor together. They seem to be more aggressive. And Anya and RB43 are scrapping. I'd leave that group out there a while and see how they do. Cazzie22 1 Quote
Omahusker Posted January 8, 2016 Report Posted January 8, 2016 Can barely watch this well, huskers are playing "final four" quality team. And Iowa and northwestern? We would have won Iowa game with Rachel B and Maddie healthy. NW and MD are clearly better than us Quote
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