The Nebraska women’s basketball team will honor Husker legend Kelsey Griffin Wednesday night in pregame ceremonies before the Big Red takes on Michigan in a key Big Ten battle.
Tip-off between the Huskers and Wolverines is set for 7 p.m.
Nebraska is coming off a 63-59 loss at Northwestern on Sunday that came down to the final seconds. While the Huskers are hungry for a win to close January, the Wolverines will be looking to remain unbeaten in true road games this season while shooting for their fourth straight Big Ten road win.
Michigan improved to 3-0 on the road in conference play with a 60-44 win at Wisconsin. Coach Kim Barnes Arico and Michigan carry a 14-6 overall record and a 5-2 Big Ten mark to Lincoln for Wednesday night’s battle with Nebraska.
The Wolverines return just one starter and just three letterwinners from last year’s squad that went 22-11 overall and 9-7 in the Big Ten on their way to the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament in Barnes Arico’s first season in Ann Arbor.
Nebraska leads the all-time series with Michigan 7-1.
Probable Starters:
Nebraska Cornhuskers
3 - Hailie Sample - 6-1 - Jr. - F - 5.8 ppg
23 - Emily Cady - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 14.2
35 - Jordan Hooper - 6-2 - Sr. - F - 19.1
33 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - So. - G - 13.2
1 - Tear’a Laudermill - 5-9 - Jr. - G - 9.2
Michigan Wolverines
14 - Nicole Elmblad - 5-11 - Jr. - F/G - 12.2 ppg,
22 - Cyesha Goree - 6-3 - Jr. - F - 11.3
34 - Val Driscoll - 6-4 - Sr. - F/C - 4.9
2 - Siera Thompson - 5-7 - Fr. - G - 13.5
5 - Shannon Smith - 5-7 - Jr. - G - 14.7
Jordan Hooper enters Wednesday night’s game needing five points to catch Kelsey Griffin at No. 3 on Nebraska’s career scoring list at 2,033. Hooper needs 10 rebounds to become the fourth Husker in history with 1,000 rebounds.
Emily Cady leads the conference through six league games with 11.7 rebounds per contest while ranking in the top 10 in scoring (15.7 ppg) Cady leads the Big Ten with nine double-doubles on the season, including five straight in conference action. Teammate Jordan Hooper ranks second in the league in double-doubles with eight.
Nebraska ranks No. 9 nationally with 73,782 fans at home this season. The Huskers rank 11th nationally with an average home attendance of 5,676 per game. The Huskers drew 10 of the top-16 non-conference home crowds in school history this season, including a record 9,750 vs. UCLA.
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