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    WBB: Game #7 vs Creighton

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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:

     

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    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.

     


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    Holy "escape artist" Batman!

     

    Our interior girls grew up big time this afternoon. Especially Jessica her demeanor from the start of the game till the end took a giant leap as the game progressed. She came up with a couple of big offensive rebounds toward the end of the game to help save the rally! I think she just got fed up with #11 draped all over her back the whole game.

     

    Kudo's to both Rachel T and Natalie both playing the entire game and coming up big when the Huskers need a big play.

     

    Fantastic crowd and atmosphere at PBA

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    We can see where our defense needs to be. We've been to loose on the perimeter defense since we started.

     

    The experienced players took the team on their back...and pulled us out. But this has to have been another..scary... learning experience for the freshman. When Jess is surrounded by two or three....has to pitch it outside, or hit Allie or Rachel 43 more nearby....were able to do it some as the game went on.

     

    Jess must have been blocked  6 or 7 times....maybe a hack or two by CU :angry:

     

    This was a game where a few more turnovers would have been disastrous. The couple in the second half when we were about to catch CU .... almost gave me an ulcer. 

     

    Unreal ending !!!!!!   Way to pull it out girls !!!!!  :o :o :o :o :o

     

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    ARE YOU EVEN KIDDING ME ????   !!!!!

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    Agreed redsteve! Not sure our perimeter d will get much better as it seems they're willing give up that 3 pointer as opposed to getting beat off the dribble and hoping the help defense will be there. The Huskers started switching instead of trying to fight through screens after the first quarter and it turned into some shaky match ups where a guard would be guarding a forward and vice versa, but it seemed to slow their three pointers down.

     

    I think Jess will learn to pump fake or pass it out as she gets more comfortable dealing with the double and triple teams. This was a good confidence builder for this team getting ready for league play.

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    A couple times the last few years this thing happens where a team you think is a win just goes off. Northern Arizona comes to mind. They hit everything they throw up like it's nothing. Coach Yori's program is at the point  now where you don't really lose hope. Expect the comeback. 

     

    Program to be proud of, kids to be proud of.

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    I was at the game and sat close to the court.  Creighton players had tremendous ball movement and certainly weren't intimidated but this type of game was good for us.  You could see the expression change on Shepard's face the fourth qtr. and really play tough.   What was really amazing was after Creighton reestablished themselves in the third qtr was how Theriot just put us her back and although her expression never changed she just got it done.  It was very obvious to me in watching her play that she is easy to take for granted because she is so smooth and efficient. What a leader.  Easy to see why we were 15-4 last year before she got hurt and 4-7 after.  Kudos to the crowd.  Biggest impact on a game that I was at since since the men beat Wisconsin last year.

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    Theriot, without a doubt, is what makes us go.... Absolutely invaluable.

     

    At times she kind of becomes the personality of the team....has so many intangibles that make us successful.

     

    She's much more than just the point guard. Rather a player that can literately win games for you.....as she did last night.

     

    She defends, Finds open players for shots, runs the floor on fast breaks, keeps us calm in time of distress, scores almost at will, with every kind of shot imaginable., etc etc etc

     

    We just  have a great supporting cast that completes the team in the big picture.

     

    Enjoy her play....regrettably she wouldn't be back next year.

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    Does anyone know if we recruited Audrey Faber?  Coach Yori stated in the pregame interview that she has known Audrey's high school coach since she was in high school.

    I don't know if we recruited her but she stated that it came down to Iowa or Creighton.  So we only have to put up with her once a year vs 2-3 times a year if she were at Iowa.

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    On the recruiting front Minden's Taylor Kissinger 17' and her folks were in attendance for this game.

     

     

    :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

     

    What an atmosphere for a recruit to see a Husker game. 6,000 plus rowdy attendance, and we pull out a miracle finish.

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