Huskers Clash with Lopers to Close Exhibition Action
The Nebraska women's basketball team wraps up its exhibition season when the Huskers take on the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Sunday, Nov. 4. The Huskers' annual exhibition with UNK tips at 2:05 p.m.
Nebraska-Kearney comes to Lincoln looking to rebound from an 8-19 campaign in 2011-12. The Lopers battled their way to an 8-14 record and a 12th-place finish in their final season in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) a year ago.
Third-year coach Kevin Chaney leads UNK into its first season in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) in 2012-13. The Lopers will be Nebraska's second MIAA opponent of the exhibition season, following a 78-34 win over the preseason No. 2 team in the MIAA Pittsburg State.
UNK brings a relatively inexperienced squad to the Devaney Center, as the Lopers return a trio of starters but just six letterwinners from last year's club. Nebraska-Kearney looks to replace five seniors off last year's roster, including their top two scorers,
Shelby Zimmerman, (a 5-10 junior forward from Tri-County High School), is UNK's top returner. She averaged 6.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in 18.7 minutes per game a year ago. Zimmerman played 25 of UNK's 27 games with 21 starts in 2011-12.
Nebraska will face Nebraska-Kearney for the 12th consecutive season in exhibition action when the two teams meet Sunday at the Devaney Center. The Huskers have won all 11 exhibition meetings.
Probable Starters:
Nebraska Cornhuskers
No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos.
3 Hailie Sample 6-1 So. F
23 Emily Cady 6-2 So. F
35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 Jr. F
00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 Sr. G
13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 So. G
UNK Lopers
No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos.
30 Nadia Williams 6-0 Sr. F
35 Shelby Zimmerman 5-10 Jr. F
44 Melissa Norman 6-2 So. F
5 Ivy Jones 5-5 Sr. G
22 Reed Levings 5-9 Jr. G/F
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