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    WBB: Game #8 vs Evansville

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    Huskers Close Home Stand with Purple Aces Tuesday

     

    The Nebraska women’s basketball team wraps up its three-game home stand by taking on Evansville on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off between the Big Red and the Purple Aces is set for 7 p.m.

     

    After opening the home stand with an 88-67 run past NC State, the Huskers produced the largest comeback in the Connie Yori coaching era at Nebraska with a 65-63 win over Creighton on Sunday. NU rallied from 21 points down in the second quarter to claim its 17th straight home non-conference win. The Huskers try to improve to 7-0 at home this year when they face Evansville.

     

    Senior All-America point guard Rachel Theriot has been spectacular in the first two games of the stand, averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 assists to improve her season averages to 12.0 points and 6.0 assists per game. Theriot hit the game-winning three with 1:35 left to cap the comeback against Creighton.

     

    Jessica Shepard pitched in 19 points and seven rebounds against the Jays to continue leading the Huskers with 19.4 points per game. She has added 7.9 boards per contest. Natalie Romeo gives the Huskers three players averaging double figures with 15.9 points per contest while leading NU with 21 threes and 15 steals on the season.

     

    Coach Oties Epps brings his Purple Aces to Pinnacle Bank Arena for the first-ever meeting between Evansville and Nebraska in women’s basketball. Evansville has struggled to a 1-6 start in Epps’ fifth season at the helm of the program.

     

    Evansville has managed 60.4 points but has surrendered 72.7 points per contest as a team. With no player taller than 6-1 on their roster, the Purple Aces also carry a minus-9.6 team rebounding margin on the season. The Purple Aces are shooting just 36.1 percent from the field, including 31.9 percent from three-point range. They have hit 69 percent of their free throws and own a plus-0.1 team turnover margin through seven contests.

     

    Last season, Evansville finished with a 13-19 overall record that included a 6-12 record for a seventh-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference.

     


    Probable Starters:
    Nebraska Cornhuskers

    43 - Rachel Blackburn - 6-3 - Fr. - F - 5.0 ppg
    32 - Jessica Shepard - 6-4 - Fr. - F - 19.4
    4 - Kyndal Clark - 5-7 - RSr. - G - 2.7
    5 - Natalie Romeo - 5-7 - So. - G - 15.9
    33 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - Sr. - G - 12.0

     

    Evansville Purple Aces

     

    33 - Ashley Hawkins - 6-1 - Jr. - F - 4.9 ppg
    4 - Camille Coleman - 5-7 - Fr. - G - 8.7
    13 - Laura Friday - 5-6 - Sr. - G - 5.4
    15 - Kenyia Johnson - 5-8 - So. - G - 2.3
    24 - Sara Dickey - 5-11 - Jr. - G - 16.0

     

    • Nebraska is 6-0 at Pinnacle Bank Arena this season to stretch its home non-conference winning streak to 17 games. The Huskers have not lost a non-conference home game since a 76-72 loss to Washington State in 2013. The Huskers are 22-1 all-time in home non-conference games at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

     

    • Rachel Theriot needs just nine points to move into the top 20 in school history on the all-time scoring list. She enters Tuesday’s game with 1,107 points.

     

    • Rachel Theriot needs 14 assists to become the fifth player in Nebraska history to reach 500 in her career.

     

    • Through seven 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 seven more assists (34) and two more steals (17) to match her season totals from a year ago. She also leads the Huskers with 21 threes on 42 percent shooting from long range.

     

    • Rachel Blackburn leads the Big Red with 8.4 rebounds through the first seven games.

     

    • Nebraska ranks in the top 25 nationally in scoring (23rd, 80.4 ppg), scoring margin (15th, 24.0 ppg), field goal percentage (13th, .481), assists per game (5th, 21.0 apg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd, 1.63).

     

    • Allie Havers is turning up her production with 5.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and a team-leading 1.1 blocks through seven games as a junior.

     

    • Nebraska’s 21-point comeback against Creighton marked the largest rally in Coach Connie Yori’s 14-year career at Nebraska. It is the third time in the last 13 months the Huskers have rallied from a 14-point or greater deficit to win. That had happened just four times in Coach Yori’s first 12 seasons.

     

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    redsteve

    should be a game where everyone gets involved. actually, this might be a good opportunity to work on the perimeter shooting a bit. 

     

    Yes...this will probably be one of the last few games like this, where we will probably clean the bench. Cal then...Still have a couple more games that will get us ready as we can be, for the B1G

     

    Ostrander should be available to play soon...Volleyball ends in about 2 weeks. May have a couple of games about then, where she could possibly get a few minutes.

    We're already strong on the inside...we'll see if she can get up to speed, at least hitting the boards.

     

    Not much size on Evansville roster. We just have to take care of business, Seems like we're getting closer to that end, slowly but surely. Need a full 40 min. of intensity, every game, from now on....both ends of the floor.

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    Bugeaters1

    Do you really see Ostrander making much of an impact? I know injuries happen but looking at the games coming up in the big 10 and unless it is a blow out I don't see it. I hope that I am wrong as all get out on this.

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    redsteve

    Sure, It's difficult to tell just how much impact she might have in the short/long term.  She does have B1G experience at a high level, and won't be intimidated by anything. That's a big part the battle in college athletics, for new players.

     

    I see her as a defender/rebounder.."banger". She has a proven HS track record....almost 1,000 rebounds. (in Top 20 historically in NE)  6-2 or so, big body.  It's been my experience that many are "physical" players, or their not, from the get go.. even when pretty young.

     

    Starting the year, the only freshman I thought was a sure thing, was Jess. But 43 and 24 have been better than a lot of us expected.... so soon.

     

    No, don't see her as a stater or anything like that... who knows at this point how much she might add to the team.

    Guess I've been pleasantly surprised at the improvement of Allie and Anya, and the freshmen...so another surprise would be great.

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    HB

    I have 2 lower bowl seats, Row 7, and a parking pass in Red Garage available at no cost if anyone is interested.   Would probably need the tickets picked up in southeast Lincoln.  Just PM me if interested.  

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    HUD

    I would like to go to practice once Ostrander joins the team and watch her and Blackburn go at each other.  Will not replace 43 but both are very physical players.  Ostrander may end up being just a practice player but with such young posts she can bring a lot of leadership there just being around the rest of the team.  Also don't know when Washington will be back contributing.  It's a one year good use of one of the two unfilled scholarships we had for this year.

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    redsteve

     

    Simon has broken elbow :(

     Ouch.  This will really hurt us as we get into the Big Ten schedule.  Clark will need to step up her game.

     

     

    Announcer said it was not basketball related.  What happened?

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    cyinne

    Wow! Losing Simon hurts, I imagine that is a season ending injury. Probably has played too many games to Redshirt.

    Yes, it does hurt not having Simon learning on the court.

    I know all injuries/broken bones are different, but generally bones take 6 weeks to heal and if you add a couple more weeks for being a major joint it would be 8 weeks- that would be the 1st of February. At least it is her non shooting elbow.

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    Tinpanalley

    41 - 18 at the half.  Jess leading the team in scoring with 15, Havers had 7 rebounds and Rachel had 7 assists.  Team is shooting 55% while Evansville is shooting 23%.

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    HB

     

    Simon has broken elbow :(

     Ouch.  This will really hurt us as we get into the Big Ten schedule.  Clark will need to step up her game.

     

     

    Will miss her length defensively on the wing.  

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