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To compare to Nebraska's high schools DeKalb High which she attends would probably be in Class C-1. This year they had an enrollment of just under 1900 students.

Here's a little bit more info on Leigha. As I gather more I'll post it.

New target has emerged, she visited Nebraska this weekend. Leigha Brown (18') I believe her first name is pronounced "leah-a" - 6'1 guard from Auburn Ind. Attends DeKalb High School in Waterloo Ind.

One to keep an eye on? We'll see. I found out yesterday from a few South Sioux City fans at Pinnacle Bank Arena that South Sioux sophomore McKenna Sims is on Nebraska's radar. And that NU has been up to watch her play. I would have watched her more intently had I found out that piece of information before the game instead of after. I only got to see her play in the championship against Norris where she scored 11 points. Feisty player, the program had her listed at 5'8.

NU - 81 MU - 76 5

Yes, I went last night you'd be hard pressed to keep me away from attending any state tournament games boys or girls. I made the choice to go to the Class A tournament in Pinnacle Bank arena. On hind sight I probably should have went to Class B in Devaney as there turned out to be a pretty exciting finish between Elkhorn South and Seward. I saw Omaha Northwest and Millard West which turned out to be a pretty good game and then watched Lincoln East and Pius. East was playing catch-up most of the game, Pius was pretty much in control the whole game. I'll probably go to the Class A semi-finals tonight and watch Southwest and Northeast and the Minter kid and then stay and catch the Millard West - Pius game, if all goes to plan. I would have liked to see Lincoln Christian too as some in the media claim the Crusaders are the best team in the state this year but they're playing now as I type this against Wahoo Bishop Neumann. That could turn out to be one of the best games today. But some of us have to work during the day.....bummer!

I hope the coaches and team read the following quote. I think it's was the whole league's presumed attitude about Nebraska this season. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/college/msu/womens-basketball/2017/03/02/reimer-msu-women-looking-extended-stay-indy/98555496/

I'm all about the defense too, I find myself more intently watching that than I do the offense during games. If you can play a good solid defense you can win a lot of games. The coaches had to play a lot of zone this year because we had to many players who couldn't stop the dribble drive, especially when they're were in the man to man. That's coincides with why we had too many players giving up open 3 point shots. They didn't want to get beat off the dribble so they guarded their opponent five feet off them so they might have a chance at stopping that drive, that and our help defense has been missing in a lot of games. I think it should be one of the big emphasis that the coaches need to address with all returning players all through-out this coming off season.

Great game by our two freshmen Hannah and Nicea. Absolutely no reason we should be on our way back home tonight. It's hard win with the lack of hustle, costly turnovers and quite possibility the worst 3 point shot defense we've had in the past twenty years! I can't remember one of Illinois' 3 point shots that was contested by a Husker, just unbelievable. I thought for sure we'd come away with a win, we had the offensive output we needed to get the win, but then I was expecting a lot more out of our defense, more like what we seen last Sunday against Michigan St.

Young Huskers hoping to turn heads in B1G tourney No. 13 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-21) vs. No. 12 Illinois Fighting Illini (8-21) Wednesday, March 1, 12:30 p.m. Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. TV: BTN Lisa Byington (Play-by-Play), Vera Jones (Analyst), Christy Winters Scott (Sideline) Live Radio: Husker Sports Network (Matt Coatney, Jeff Griesch) KBBK-FM 107.3 - Lincoln; KXSP-AM 590 - Omaha; KBRB-AM 1400-Ainsworth; KTNC AM 1239 - Falls City; KRGY FM 93.3 - Grand Island; KGFW AM 1340 - Kearney; KSWN-FM 93.9-McCook; KNCY AM/FM 1600/105.5 - Nebraska City; KHAQ-FM 98.5-North Platte; KNEB AM/ FM 960/100.3 - Scottsbluff; KSID AM/FM 1340/95.7 - Sidney; Free Live Audio: Huskers.com Live Video: BTN2go Live Stats: Gametracker B1G Tournament Central B1G Tournament Bracket Huskers face Illini in first game of the conference tourney The Huskers closed regular season play with a 7-21 record and a 3-13 record in league play. Nebraska is coming off of an overtime victory over Michigan State, and has won its last two home contests. Nebraska is 0-10 on the road this season and 0-2 in neutral site contests. The Huskers are led by Jessica Shepard, who averages 18.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. The Huskers average 62.5 points per game, allowing 76.2 from their opponents. This will be the first time the Huskers will have to play in a play in game since the Huskers have joined the Big Ten. The Huskers lowest seeding prior was a seven seed. The Illini used a strong second-half surge to secure a 79-59 victory over Nebraska on Jan. 15. Holešínská led the squad with 19 points, while Beasley carded her second double-double of the season with 17 points and a career-high 10 assists. Wittinger also added 17 points for the Illini in her 10th consecutive double-digit scoring game. After a close first half (34-33, Illini) Illinois came out hot after the break, knocking down 10-of-12 third-quarter field goals. Both Wittinger (4-4) and Beasley (3-3) were perfect in the period, heading into the fourth quarter already in double-digit scoring numbers. The Huskers continued to test the Illini defense out of the halftime break, but Illini closed the quarter on a 14-4 run to keep a 57-49 advantage entering the final period. Illinois outscored the Huskers, 22-10 to close out the game. Nebraska lead the all time series against Illinois 10 - 4. Probable Starters: Nebraska Cornhuskers 32 - Jessica Shepard - 6-4 - So. - F 22 - Allie Havers - 6-5 - Sr. - C 3 - Hannah Whitish - 5-9 - Fr. - G 5 - Nicea Eliely - 6-1 - Fr. - G 34 - Jasmine Cincore - 5-10 - Jr. - G Illinois Fighting Illini 35 - Alex Wittinger - 6-1 - So. - F 1 - Brandi Beasley - 5-7 - Fr. - G 13 - Petra Holešínská - 5-9 - Fr. - G 23 - Jaelyne Kirkpatrick - 5-7 - So. - G 25 - Kennedy Cattenhead - 5-10 - Jr. - G Scouting Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball celebrated senior day on Saturday, honoring guard Ashley McConnell prior to an afternoon contest against the Indiana Hoosiers. Illinois pulled out to an early lead in the game after an energetic start, but the Hoosiers pushed back to ultimately earn a 74-60 victory over the Orange and Blue. Freshman Brandi Beasley led Illinois with 16 points and five rebounds, while freshman Petra Holešínská and redshirt junior Kennedy Cattenhead each added 13 points of their own. The Illini closed the regular season with an 8-21 record overall and a 3-13 mark in Big Ten play. Could this be Illinois Coach Matt Bolant's last job on the sideline of the Illini should Nebraska win? Time will tell as Illinois media, boosters and fans have had him on the hot seat for a few years now. HUSKER NUGGETS: • Jessica Shepard notched her 14th double-double of the season and 24rd of her career with 32 points, 11 rebounds against Michigan State last Sunday. She has eight double-doubles in Big Ten play this season. • Shepard leads the Huskers in scoring and rebounds with 18.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. She has scored 1,096 in her first two seasons at Nebraska and has surpassed All-American Jordan Hooper for the most points scored by the end of a sophomore season in school history. • Nebraska is facing the toughest overall schedule in school history in 2016-17. The Huskers will play 10 games against NCAA Tournament teams and 11 more regular-season games against Postseason WNIT teams in 2016-17. • Nebraska freshmen Nicea Eliely and Hannah Whitish have helped solidify the Huskers’ starting five, while providing hope for the future for a young Husker roster. • Eliely, a 6-1 guard from Colorado Springs, Colo., has started all 28 games and ranks third on the team in scoring with 7.5 points per game. She also leads the Huskers in steals (44), blocked shots (20) and field. • Whitish, the 2016 Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year at Barneveld High School, ranks second on the team in scoring (8.7 ppg), including 11.1 points per game in Big Ten play. Whitish leads the Huskers with 53 threes, which ranks as the second-best total by a freshman in school history. Whitish also leads the Huskers in assists (76) and ranks third in steals (27). • In Big Ten play, Whitish leads the Huskers in assists (59) and three-pointers (38), while ranking second on the team in scoring (11.1 ppg), steals (21) and three-point percentage (.428). She has produced double figures ten times in Big Ten play and 12 times overall this season. She had career highs of 24 points and five three-pointers while adding five rebounds, five assists and one steal in Nebraska’s win over Michigan State. GAME NOTES: BEAT THE ILLINI!! View full article

I'm in the same boat you are my friend. Hate picking against Big Red! NU - 69 MU - 67

I have to agree too with Nicea getting overlooked, I think Nicea would have been a better choice for the All B1G defensive team with the fantastic season she put in the books, but that award almost always goes to upper classmen. I'll bet if you questioned half of these voters most wouldn't even know who Nicea is, let alone what she accomplished on the court including the coaches. When it comes to post season awards it's all about what you did on the offensive side. That's why I was hoping Hannah would get some kind of recognition.

Results are out now Jessica S makes the second team and sadly no mention of Hannah on the freshman team.

The Big Ten conference is in the process of announcing their post season awards. I would guess that Jessica Shepard would make their 2nd or 3rd all Big Ten team roster. And would be disappointed if Hannah W doesn't get some sort of recognition on the freshman all conference team. That being said they handed out their team sportsmanship award this afternoon for each team and the recipient from the Huskers is just who you thought it would be ........Emily Wood!

The Big Ten 2017 Woman's basketball tournament is upon us. Our 13th seeded Huskers will play the #12 seed Illinois Wednesday afternoon at 12:30, the game will be air on BTN. Looking at the bracket if the Huskers played like they did yesterday they could win three games, wouldn't that be nice. Hope they go into this tournament with grit and determination. Don't want to see us enter the tourney with a defeated mentally.

Highlight video.

Fans give yourself a pat on the back!! MSU head coach Suzy Merchant said she was disappointed that her veteran players on the team didn't response and step up to the tough environment you get when playing at places like PBA. Thought NU played with a lot more effort and energy than her Spartans.

Sam Haiby (2018)...remember the name. She was one of the recruits that visited yesterday. Outstanding scorer. Plays for the Moorhead Spuds located in the northwest par of Minnesota. She's slid under the recruiting services radar but still is attracting quite a few D-1 schools. Sounds as if the Husker have been on her list for quite a while now as the coaches started recruiting her when she was a freshman in high school. the following video is the game recently against Husker recruit Kayla Mershon's Minnetonka team. Kayla is number 15 for Minnetonka and Sam's number 4 for Moorhead. On a side note she also is a pitcher and outfielder for the Moorhead boys baseball team and last year had a 2-1 record on the mound.

Damaged goods? She's blew out her knee twice now. I watched her play a few times and I'm not sure how the recruiting services had her rated so high. Her play reminded me of Hannah Trvdy.

Took a while to get free chicken! The last home game as a matter of fact. Hannah 's 3 point shot in overtime did the trick.

The presser with Coach, Jessica and Hannah.