NEBRASKA. 4-6 Overall 0-0 Big Ten NEBRASKA STATISTICS

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1 NEBRASKA WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 6 Southwest Baptist (exhibition) W, Nov. 12 UTRGV (WNIT) [HuskersNside] W, Nov. 14 #25 Missouri (WNIT) [BTN Plus] L, Nov. 17 Colorado State (WNIT) [BTN Plus] W, Nov. 22 Omaha [BTN Plus] W, Nov South Point Shootout (Las Vegas, Nev.) Nov. 25 vs. Washington State L, Nov. 26 vs. Virginia L, Dec. 1 at Virginia Tech (ACC/B1G) L, Dec. 4 California [BTN] L, Dec. 6 Drake [BTN Plus] L, Dec. 9 San Jose State [BTN Plus] W, Dec. 18 at Creighton (NET) 2 p.m. Dec. 21 UConn [BTN] 8 p.m. Dec. 28 Northwestern^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Dec. 31 at Iowa^ [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. Jan. 4 Maryland^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Jan. 7 at Michigan State^ [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. Jan. 10 Rutgers^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at Illinois^ [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at Penn State^ [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. Jan. 22 Michigan^ [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. Jan. 26 at Purdue^ [BTN] 5 p.m. Jan. 29 at Ohio State^ [BTN] 11 a.m. Feb. 4 Minnesota^ [BTN] 5 p.m. Feb. 9 at Wisconsin^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Feb. 16 Ohio State^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Feb. 19 Indiana^ (Play4Kay) [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. Feb. 23 at Michigan^ [BTN or BTN Plus] TBA Feb. 26 Michigan State^ (Senior Day) [BTN/BTN Plus] TBA March 1-5 at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis) March 14 NCAA Tournament Selection TBA March NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA March NCAA Regionals TBA March 31- NCAA Women s Final Four (Dallas) TBA April 2 All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Pinnacle Bank Arena. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All of Nebraska s regular-season games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and ESPN 590 AM (or CD105.9 FM) in Omaha, and free on Huskers.com. [BTN] - Big Ten Network; [BTN Plus] - Live Video Streams at BTN.com of live BTN and BTN Plus games; [HuskersNside]-Live Video Streams HUSKERS.COM TICKETS: BIG-RED 4-6 Overall 0-0 Big Ten GAME 11 - CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS VS. CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS Sunday, Dec. 18, 2 p.m. (CT) D.J. Sokol Arena (Omaha, Neb.) Television: NET Live Radio: Husker Sports Network Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst) Lincoln - B107.3 FM, Omaha - CD FM Free Live Audio: Huskers.com/Huskers App 4-4 Overall 0-0 BIG EAST HUSKERS BATTLE BLUEJAYS IN ANNUAL CLASH The Nebraska women s basketball team renews its annual series with Creighton when the Huskers battle the Bluejays on Sunday in Omaha. Tip-off between the Big Red (4-6) and the Jays (4-4) at D.J. Sokol Arena is set for 2 p.m., with live television coverage provided statewide by NET. A live radio broadcast will be available from the Husker Sports Network with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch calling the action on B107.3 FM in Lincoln and CD FM in Omaha. Free audio also can be found on Huskers.com and the Huskers App. Nebraska heads to Creighton after powering its way to an win over San Jose State on Friday, Dec. 9, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. Sophomore Jessica Shepard led the Huskers with a season-high 28 points and 14 rebounds against the Spartans. It was the fifth double-double of the season for the 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb. She owns 15 career double-doubles for the Huskers. Shepard leads Nebraska and ranks among Big Ten leaders with 19.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. She also leads the Big Red with 12 three-pointers this season. Freshman Nicea Eliely has added 8.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and a team-leading 1.6 steals per game for the Huskers. The 6-1 guard from Colorado Springs, Colo., also leads the Huskers in field goal percentage (.500) and three-point field goal percentage (.444) while starting all 10 games. The Huskers will be looking for their first road win of the season against the Jays, who will try to bounce back after a loss at Northern Iowa on Dec. 10. Creighton shot a dismal 27.7 percent (15-55) at UNI. The Jays outrebounded the Panthers 47-32, but were minus-seven (14-7) in the turnover department against their long-time Missouri Valley Conference rivals. Preseason All-BIG EAST selections Audrey Faber (1-9), Marissa Janning (2-10) and MC McGrory (0-7) combined to go just 3-for-26 from the floor at Northern Iowa. The Jays will be looking to heal their shooting touches at home against the Huskers. Creighton is 3-0 at Sokol Arena this season. CU is shooting 45.8 percent (81-177) at home this season, including a sizzling 43 percent (37-86) from three-point range, while struggling to hit just 34.5 percent (96-278) of its shots, including 27.2 percent (25-92) of its threes away from home. NEBRASKA STATISTICS No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5-10 Fr. G Hannah Whitish 5-9 Fr. G Nicea Eliely 6-1 Fr. G Esther Ramacieri*** 5-8 Sr. G Emily Wood** 5-5 Jr. G Janay Morton# 5-10 Sr. G All-Mid-American Conference (3rd Team) 14 Grace Mitchell 6-2 Fr. F/G Bria Stallworth# 5-6 So. G Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team 22 Allie Havers*** 6-5 Sr. C Maddie Simon* 6-2 So. G Jessica Shepard* 6-4 So. F Jasmine Cincore** 5-10 Jr. G Rachel Blackburn*& 6-3 So. F Started 10 Games as True Freshman in Darrien Washington* 6-2 So. F # redshirting in due to NCAA transfer rules & redshirting in due to injury UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COMMUNICATIONS ONE MEMORIAL STADIUM, P.O. 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2 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (4-6, 0-0 BIG TEN) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 32 Jessica Shepard 6-4 So. F Allie Havers 6-5 Sr. C Nicea Eliely 6-1 Fr. G Esther Ramacieri 5-8 Sr. G Jasmine Cincore 5-10 Jr. G Off the Bench 3 Hannah Whitish 5-9 Fr. G Maddie Simon 6-2 So. G Emily Wood 5-5 Jr. G Rylie Cascio Jensen 5-10 Fr. G Darrien Washington 6-2 So. F Grace Mitchell 6-2 Fr. F/G Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998) First Season at Nebraska (4-6) 10th Season Overall ( ) CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS (4-4, 0-0 BIG EAST) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 45 Audrey Faber 6-2 So. F Brianna Rollerson 6-0 RSr. F MC McGrory 5-8 Sr. G Sydney Lamberty 5-10 Jr. G Marissa Janning 5-8 RSr. G Off the Bench 12 Lauren Works 5-7 Sr. G Myah Mellman 5-7 Jr. G Jaylyn Agnew 5-11 RFr. G Ali Greene 6-1 So. F Bailey Norby 6-2 Jr. F Aimee Rischard 5-5 Jr. G Kylie Brown 6-3 Jr. F Head Coach: Jim Flanery (Creighton, 1987) 15th Season at Creighton ( ) 15th Season Overall ( ) HUSKER NUGGETS Nebraska leads the all-time series with Creighton 30-11, including a win over the Bluejays at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Dec. 6, That Nebraska victory marked one of the largest comebacks in school history, as the Huskers rallied from a 21-point deficit (41-20, 2nd quarter) for the win. NU trailed by as many as 16 in the second half. The Huskers have won three straight games in the series with the Bluejays and 10 of the last 11 games overall in the series. Each of the last two Nebraska wins has been by one possession (60-57, Dec. 11, 2014, Omaha). Jessica Shepard leads the Huskers with averages of 19.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. She produced her 15th career double-double with a season-high 28 points to go along with 14 rebounds in a win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. Shepard ranks 10th in school history with 15 double-doubles. Shepard owns five double-doubles this season, including 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake (Dec. 6), 25 points and 14 rebounds at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1), 24 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado State (Nov. 17), and 17 points and 15 rebounds in a win over UTRGV (Nov. 12). Shepard owns five 20-point scoring efforts through 10 games, including a season-high 28 points against San Jose State (Dec. 9). She owns 21 career 20-plus scoring games. Shepard leads Nebraska in three-point field goals made (12), including a game-clinching three with one minute left in the win over Colorado State on Nov. 14, and a 60-foot heave at the first-half buzzer in the win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Nebraska freshman Nicea Eliely ranks second on the team in scoring (8.9 ppg), third in rebounding (4.0 rpg), second in assists (2.7 apg) and first in steals (1.6 spg), field goal percentage (.500) and threepoint field goal percentage (.444) through the first 10 games of her collegiate career. SCOUTING CREIGHTON One of the preseason picks to win the BIG EAST Conference alongside of DePaul, Creighton carries a 4-4 record into Sunday s game with Nebraska at D.J. Sokol Arena. Coach Jim Flanery and the Bluejays are led by Preseason All-BIG EAST selections Audrey Faber, Marissa Janning and MC McGrory. Faber, a 6-2 sophomore forward from Clive, Iowa, is averaging 12.8 points and 3.9 rebounds through Creighton s first eight games. Faber, who averaged 13.2 points and 4.9 rebounds as a true freshman a year ago, had a game-high 22 points to go along with five rebounds, six assists and two steals in Creighton s loss to the Huskers at Pinnacle Bank Arena last season. Faber hit 9-of-13 shots from the field, including 4-of-5 threes against the Big Red. Faber was a member of the 2016 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team and an honorable-mention All-BIG EAST selection. Creighton also welcomes the return of Janning after missing nearly all of last season. The fifth-year senior from Watertown, Minn., was the 2014 BIG EAST Player of the Year. The honorable-mention WBCA All-American missed all but the first six games of the campaign with a broken left fibula. The twotime first-team All-BIG EAST choice was also the 2013 Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year and a first-team All-Valley selection. Janning is averaging 8.4 points and 3.9 rebounds so far this season. McGrory, a 5-8 senior guard from Edina, Minn., earned a spot on the 2016 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team before being named to the preseason all-conference squad this year. McGrory had 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting with one three-pointer in the loss to the Huskers. This season, she is averaging 7.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game after being shut out in 29 minutes in a loss at Northern Iowa on Dec. 10. In addition to three all-conference-caliber returning players for the Jays, fifth-year senior Brianna Rollerson returns inside. The 6-0 forward out of Omaha Central High School is averaging 10.3 points and a team-best 7.9 rebounds this season. Last season, Rollerson was limited by a Jones fracture in her right foot and played in just 19 games with no starts. The previous season, Rollerson averaged 8.2 points and 7.0 rebounds with 23 starts. She did not play in last season s game with the Huskers, but did play 18 minutes off the bench in then-no. 12 Nebraska s win over the Jays at Sokol Arena on Dec. 11, She managed two points against NU two seasons ago. Sydney Lamberty, a 5-7 junior guard from Cottage Grove, Minn., rounds out CU s starting five. Lamberty was a member of the 2015 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team and was a Preseason All-BIG EAST choice in She averaged 8.7 points and 4.5 rebounds while starting 34 of CU s 35 games last season. She managed just two points on 1-of-6 shooting as a starter in last season s loss to the Huskers. So far this season, Lamberty is averaging 5.6 points and 4.8 boards per game. The Jays also have a deep and experienced bench that includes Lincoln Southwest High School grad Lauren Works. The 5-7 senior guard is averaging 5.6 points and 2.0 rebounds. She scored three points in 22 minutes off the bench in last year s loss in Lincoln. Works started Creighton s first two games of against South Dakota State and Wichita State, before producing her best two games of the season with 10 points off the bench against Drake and nine points against Missouri. The Jays defeated Drake, 80-77, before falling to the Tigers, Both common opponents with the Huskers this season. Juniors Myah Mellman and Bailey Norby give Creighton even more significant experience. Norby, a 6-2 forward started 34 of CU s 35 games a year ago, averaging 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds. She had eight points on 4-of-6 shooting as a starter in last year s loss to the Huskers. Mellman, a 5-7 guard, played in 30 games last year and hit nearly 40 percent of her threes. So far this season, Mellman has made five appearances, including a career game by hitting 6-of-7 threes for a career-high 18 points in the win over Drake. Kylie Brown, a 6-3 junior forward, has appeared in 65 games for the Jays in her career, while 6-1 sophomore forward Ali Greene gives the Jays even more depth inside. Redshirt freshman Jaylyn Agnew, a 5-11 guard from Andover, Kan., also has contributed significant minutes while averaging 4.0 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. Agnew had 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench to lead the Jays in the loss at Northern Iowa on Dec. 10. While the Jays lost only one senior off last year s roster - Tessa Laytem - they are playing without starter Jade Owens this season. Owens, who underwent season-ending hip surgery on Nov. 30, replaced Janning at point guard as a starter last year and averaged 7.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Owens had seven points and five assists as a starter in last season s loss to the Huskers. As a team, Creighton is averaging 63.6 points per game while shooting 38.9 percent from the field. The Jays have hit 34.8 percent (62-178) of their three-pointers and 76.2 percent (93-122) of their free throws. They own a plus-4.2 team rebound margin but a minus-1.0 team turnover margin. The Bluejays have been at their best at home, averaging 77 points per game in wins over Drake, Kansas and Omaha. They have only allowed 57 points per game at Sokol Arena, winning their three home games by an average of 20 points per contest. It has been a drastically different story on the road, where Creighton has averaged just 55.6 points per game, while allowing 60 points per game. NEBRASKA VS. CREIGHTON SERIES HISTORY Nebraska renews its longest non-conference series in school history on Sunday when the Huskers travel to D.J. Sokol Arena in Omaha to face Creighton. The Huskers lead the all-time series with the Bluejays 30-11, including three consecutive wins and 10 victories in the last 11 meetings. Last season, the Big Red produced one of the greatest comebacks in school history by rallying from a second-quarter deficit on the way to a win. The Jays hit their first six three-pointers of the

3 #HUSKERS 3 game to jump to an 18-8 lead, before finishing the first period with eight three-pointers and a edge. The Bluejay lead grew to midway through the second quarter before Rachel Theriot and Jessica Shepard helped the Huskers rally. Theriot s 25-footer at the halftime buzzer cut the margin to at the half, although CU pushed the lead back to 16 early in the third quarter. Nebraska refused to surrender though, outscoring the Jays in the third quarter before putting CU away with a 19-9 fourth-quarter push. Theriot s three-pointer from the left wing with 1:35 left gave the Huskers the lead for good at She finished with 17 points and eight assists. Shepard led the Huskers with 19 points and seven rebounds, while fellow freshman Rachel Blackburn added six points and a game-high 10 boards. Other than Shepard, the only player on Nebraska s current active roster that scored a point in the game was Allie Havers, who scored eight points in 13 minutes on a perfect shooting day (3-3 FG, 2-2 FT) while adding four rebounds, an assist and a steal. WILLIAMS VS. CREIGHTON Nebraska Coach Amy Williams is 2-2 head-to-head with Coach Jim Flanery, including back-to-back wins to end Creighton s season in the 2015 and 2016 Postseason WNIT. Last season, Williams led her WNIT champion South Dakota team to a win over Creighton in Vermillion. The Bluejays finished with a overall record in the first round of the WNIT, after managing an 8-10 BIG EAST mark to finish seventh in the conference. Williams and the Coyotes also ended Creighton s season in the first round of the 2015 WNIT, defeating the Jays in Vermillion on March 19. In , Creighton defeated a Williams-led South Dakota team, in Omaha on Nov. 26, The Jays also beat a Williams-led group of Coyotes in Vermillion on Nov. 20, It was Williams third game as a Division I head coach. In Williams four seasons as a letterwinner at Nebraska ( , Amy Gusso), the Huskers went 3-1 against the Bluejays. As an NCAA Division I assistant coach ( ) at UTSA, Oklahoma State and Tulsa, none of Williams teams ever faced Creighton. SHEPARD LEADS BIG RED ON B1G STAGE Sophomore Jessica Shepard owns 15 career double-doubles, including five this season. Her most recent double-double came with 28 points and 14 rebounds in a win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She had 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake on Dec. 6. It followed a 25-point, 14-rebound performance in a loss at unbeaten Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She also had 24 points and 13 rebounds in Nebraska s win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. She opened the season with 17 points and 15 rebounds in a win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Through 10 games, Shepard is averaging team bests of 19.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. She has also hit a team-best 12 three-pointers, including a game-clinching three with one minute left against Colorado State and a 60-footer at the first-half buzzer in the win over UTRGV. The 6-4 sophomore forward had not hit a collegiate three-pointer prior to this season. Shepard earned Preseason All-Big Ten honors when the conference announced its preseason awards on Oct. 24. Shepard was one of two sophomores on the coaches preseason all-conference team, joining Penn State guard Teniya Page. Shepard was the lone sophomore honored by the media on its 10-player preseason team. Shepard became the first freshman in Nebraska history to earn first-team all-conference honors. She produced school freshman-record averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in Shepard became the first Husker in history to earn conference freshman-of-the-year accolades. The INSIDE THE ROSTER HUSKER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Rylie Cascio Jensen...CASH-ee-O Jasmine Cincore...SIN-core Nicea Eliely... NY-see-uh E-ly-lee Allie Havers... HAY-vers Janay Morton... juh-nay Esther Ramacieri...RAH-muh-Cherry Bria Stallworth...BREE-uh Darrien Washington...DERRY-in Hannah Whitish...WHITE-ish HUSKER HOMES The 14 members of the Husker women's basketball team came to Nebraska from nine U.S. states and one foreign country (Canada). California (1): Darrien Washington Coloardo (1): Nicea Eliely Illinois (1): Bria Stallworth Kansas (3): Rachel Blackburn, Grace Mitchell, Emily Wood Michigan (1): Allie Havers Minnesota (1): Janay Morton Nebraska (3): Rylie Cascio Jensen, Jessica Shepard, Maddie Simon Tennessee (1): Jasmine Cincore Wisconsin (1): Hannah Whitish Canada [Quebec] (1): Esther Ramacieri HUSKERS BY CLASS Seniors (3): Allie Havers, Janay Morton Esther Ramacieri Juniors (2): Jasmine Cincore, Emily Wood Sophomores (5): Rachel Blackburn, Jessica Shepard, Maddie Simon, Bria Stallworth, Darrien Washington Freshmen (4): Rylie Cascio Jensen, Nicea Eliely, Grace Mitchell, Hannah Whitish HUSKERS BY MAJOR Advertising & Public Relations: Jasmine Cincore Animal Science: Darrien Washington Biological Systems Engineering: Nicea Eliely Management: Emily Wood Marketing: Esther Ramacieri, Jessica Shepard Pre-Dentistry: Rylie Cascio Jensen Pre-Health: Grace Mitchell, Maddie Simon Psychology: Allie Havers, Janay Morton Undeclared: Rachel Blackburn, Bria Stallworth, Hannah Whitish NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen G 5-10 Fr. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont) 2016 Nebraska HS POY, 6 pts, 2 3FG vs. Omaha & San Jose State 3 Hannah Whitish G 5-9 Fr. Barneveld, Wis. (Barneveld) 2016 Wisconsin HS POY; back-to-back 10-point games vs. CSU & Omaha 5 Nicea Eliely G 6-1 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) No. 25 Guard in the Nation (ESPN); Career-high 19 points vs. Cal, 12/4/16 11 Esther Ramacieri*** G 5-8 Sr. Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson) Fourth Canadian in Husker history; Career-high 9 pts and 3 3FG in win over Omaha 12 Emily Wood** G 5-5 Jr. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) Walk-on earned scholarship in 14-15; Career-high 8 pts at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 13 Janay Morton# G 5-10 Sr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Osseo/E. Michigan) 2016 All-MAC Third Team; 2016 MAC All-Defensive 14 Grace Mitchell F/G 6-2 Fr. Wellington, Kan. (Wellington) 2016 Kansas HS POY (USA Today HS Sports), Career-high 7 pts vs. Drake, 12/6/16 15 Bria Stallworth# G 5-6 So. Chicago, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) 2016 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team; A-10 Freshman Scoring, Assist Leader 22 Allie Havers*** C 6-5 Sr. Mattawan, Mich. (Mattawan) 9 pts, 11 reb vs. Omaha; 4 double-doubles in 15-16; 16 pts, 10 reb vs. RUT, 3/3/16 24 Maddie Simon* G 6-2 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 2015 Nebraska HS POY; missed 6 gms with broken arm; 16 pts, 7 reb vs. NU, 2/28 32 Jessica Shepard* F 6-4 So. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont) Naismith Candidate; Big Ten Freshman of the Year; 1st Team All-Big Ten; NEB frosh record 574 pts 34 Jasmine Cincore** G 5-10 Jr. Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) 2-Time Tennessee 2A POY; 14 career starts; 16 pts vs. Indiana (2/24/16) 43 Rachel Blackburn*& F 6-3 So. Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth) Redshirting in after knee surgery on Oct. 4. Started first 9 games of Darrien Washington* F 6-2 So. Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) 20 points, 19 rebounds, 39 min. in * denotes letters earned # redshirting in due to NCAA transfer rules & redshirting in due to injury Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998), (10th season overall) 4-6 (First season at Nebraska) & 2016 Summit League Coach of the Year Assistant Coaches: Tom Goehle, First Season (Augustana, S.D., 1993); Chuck Love, First Season (Northwestern Oklahoma State, 2008); Tandem Mays, First Season (Tulsa, 2007) Director of Operations: Amanda Hart, First Season (Dakota Wesleyan, 2014); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Katie Adams, Second Season (Rutgers, 2008) Graduate Assistant Manager: Shelby Romine, First Season (Bucknell, 2014); Women s Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn, 11th Season (Nebraska-Omaha, 2004) Women s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Ashley Rudolph, First Season (Michigan State, 2010)

4 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AMY WILLIAMS (NEBRASKA, 1998) (4-6, First Season at Nebraska) ( , 10th Season Overall) Summit League Coach of the Year (2015, 2016) WNIT Championship Team (2016) NAIA Season School Won Lost Pct Rogers State Rogers State Rogers State Rogers State Rogers State Totals 5 seasons NCAA Division I South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Div. I Totals Fifth season Overall 10th season WILLIAMS IN POSTSEASON Year (Tournament) Results 2016 (WNIT) Champion 2015 (WNIT) Second Round 2014 (NCAA) First Round 2013 (WBI) Semifinals 2012 (NAIA) Elite Eight 2011 (NAIA) First Round NOTING COACH WILLIAMS Summit League Regular-Season Champions (South Dakota, 2015, 2016) NCAA Tournament (South Dakota, 2014) Summit League Tournament Champions (2014) Four Summit League Championship Game Appearances Assistant Coach, Tulsa (2007) Assistant Coach, Oklahoma State ( ) Assistant Coach, Texas-San Antonio (2001) Graduate Assistant, Nebraska-Kearney ( ) Four-Year Letterwinner Nebraska ( ) FIRST-YEAR HUSKER COACHES Amy Williams ( ) - 4-6, 0-0 Big Ten Connie Yori ( ) , 1-15 Big 12 Paul Sanderford ( ) , 8-8 Big 12 Angela Beck ( ) , 8-6 Big Eight Kelly Hill ( ) , 6-8 Big Eight Colleen Matsuhara ( ) (no conference) Lorrie Gallagher ( ) (no conference) Marcia Walker ( ) (no conference) George Nicodemus ( ) (no conference) Jan Callahan ( ) (no conference) Nebraska s Coaching/Support Staff (back row, from left): Athletic Trainer Ashley Rudolph, Graduate Assistant Manager Shelby Romine, Video Coordinator Katie Adams, Strength Coach Rusty Ruffcorn. Middle row (from left): Assistant Coach Tandem Mays, Assistant Coach Tom Goehle, Assistant Coach Chuck Love, Director of Operations Amanda Hart. Front: Head Coach Amy Williams. 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., joined Emily Cady (2012) and Rachel Theriot (2013) as Huskers who earned spots on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in Nebraska s first five seasons in the conference. Shepard set a conference record by winning 10 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards. HUSKERS ESTABLISHING SOLID STARTING FIVE One of Coach Amy Williams primary objectives early in the season was to find a starting five from a relatively inexperienced group of Huskers. Only six players on Nebraska s active roster have ever started a game for the Huskers, with four of them starting 20 or fewer contests. Although Jessica Shepard is just a sophomore, she owns a team-high 39 career starts, including 29 in 31 games as a freshman. A three-year contributor on the court, 6-5 senior Allie Havers adds 31 career starts to Nebraska s level of experience in Only three other returning Huskers had ever started a game for Nebraska START ME UP Player Career Starts Shepard 39 Havers 31 Cincore 16 Ramacieri 14 Eliely 10 Simon 5 before this season, including Jasmine Cincore (16), Esther Ramacieri (14) and Maddie Simon (5), while true freshman Nicea Eliely has made her first 10 career starts this season. Overall, Nebraska owns just 115 career starts. Nebraska sent nine different starting lineups onto the floor in The longest stretch Nebraska was able to play with a consistent starting five in was eight games (Game 2 vs. North Florida, Nov Game 9 at California, Dec. 12). Three times ( , , ) in the last 14 seasons, Nebraska s starting five has hit the floor for every game together, and five more times the Huskers have only featured six different starters in a season ( , , , , ). NEBRASKA RANKS NEAR TOP IN ATTENDANCE Nebraska closed the season ranked No. 9 nationally in total attendance (102,682) and No. 12 in NCAA Division I in average home attendance (5,404). It marked the third consecutive season inside Pinnacle Bank Arena that the Big Red have ranked among the top 12 nationally in both categories. In 59 all-time home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Huskers own an impressive record (.797 winning percentage) while averaging 5,681 fans per game (335,198 total fans/59 games). Nebraska attracted a non-conference school-record crowd of 9,750 to open its stay in the building with a win over UCLA on Nov. 8, BIG RED TO BATTLE ONE OF NATION S BEST SCHEDULES Nebraska will likely face the toughest overall schedule in school history in The Huskers will play 10 games against NCAA Tournament teams and 11 more regular-season games against Postseason WNIT teams in Nebraska s appearance in the 2016 Preseason WNIT to open the year featured three games against postseason foes, including NCAA Tournament teams Missouri and Colorado State. Virginia, Virginia Tech, Drake and Creighton all competed in the 2016 WNIT and the Huskers will play three of those games on the road. Nebraska closes non-conference play at home against UConn, which has won four consecutive NCAA titles. A total of 13 of Nebraska s 16 Big Ten Conference games will come against postseason foes, including seven games against NCAA qualifiers and six more against WNIT teams from a year ago. Nebraska s 16-game regular-season home schedule will feature 13 games against postseason teams, including all eight Big Ten Conference home games. NEBRASKA STREAKS Nebraska senior Allie Havers has competed in 106 consecutive games since the first game of her freshman season in The Huskers own a record in those contests over the last four years. Junior Jasmine Cincore owns the longest streak of consecutive starts among the Huskers with 15. Havers has made 13 straight starts, while Esther Ramacieri has started 11 consecutive games dating back to the end of last season. The Huskers have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 261 straight regular-season games dating back to a loss at UTEP on Dec. 20, Nebraska has hit at least two three-pointers in 140 consecutive games. Nebraska has had at least two players earn first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors in each of its first five seasons in the Big Ten. Nebraska finished with a 9-9 Big Ten record to mark the fifth consecutive season the Huskers have posted a.500 or better Big Ten record. Nebraska is the only Big Ten team with a.500 or better record in each of the last five seasons. In fact, no other Big Ten team has had four straight.500 marks. The only other team with three straight.500 or better Big Ten seasons is Minnesota, which went 11-7 in both 2015 and 2016 after going 8-8 in PUMP UP THE PROGRAM Nebraska earned its fifth straight postseason tournament bid with a trip to the 2016 WNIT. The Huskers were one of only 21 Division I teams to earn four consecutive NCAA Tournament bids from 2012 through 2015.

5 #HUSKERS 5 The Huskers have produced seven 20-win seasons in the last 10 years. Nebraska owns win seasons in program history. Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten to post a.500 or better conference mark in each of the last five years. Minnesota is the only other Big Ten team to do it each of the last three seasons. The Huskers, who joined the Big Ten in , have averaged 10.6 conference wins per season since joining the conference. The Big Red have added eight Big Ten Tournament wins for 61 total victories over Big Ten foes during the past five years (12.2 wins per season). Nebraska has ranked among the top 12 schools nationally in average home attendance in each of the Huskers first three seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Big Red have ranked among the top 10 nationally in total home attendance in each of the first three seasons at the arena, including 102,682 fans in Nebraska set a season ticket sales record with 4,032 season tickets sold as of Jan. 31, It marked the first time in school history the Huskers sold 4,000 season tickets. Nebraska s season ticket number for was 3,947 as of Nov. 1, Nebraska featured six first-team academic All-Big Ten selections in , including returning Huskers Jasmine Cincore, Allie Havers and Emily Wood. HUSKERS TO LEARN DAY-BY-DAY, MINUTE-BY-MINUTE First-year Nebraska Coach Amy Williams and her staff will try to guide an extremely inexperienced Husker team through the season. Senior center Allie Havers was the most experienced Husker with 96 career games and 1,583 career minutes entering the season. Havers is the only active Husker who has played more than 1,000 collegiate minutes. In fact, she had played more minutes than senior guard Esther Ramacieri (282 minutes, 52 games), junior guard Jasmine Cincore (653 minutes, 51 games), junior guard Emily Wood (158 minutes, 31 games), sophomore guard Maddie Simon (299 minutes, 21 games) and sophomore forward Darrien Washington (39 minutes, 10 games) combined (1,331 minutes) entering the campaign. Sophomore forward Jessica Shepard ranked second among active Huskers in career minutes with 884 entering the year. In all, Nebraska returns just 3,798 minutes of active collegiate experience, which ranks 11th in the Big Ten. Only Illinois (3,108), Wisconsin (2,985) and Rutgers (2,253) have fewer minutes of returning experience to their respective teams than Nebraska. Nebraska s returning players combined for just under 19 full 40-minute games of experience entering the season. EXPERIENCE BY THE MINUTE 1. Northwestern 14, Indiana 10, Michigan 9, Ohio State 8, Iowa 8, Penn State 7, Michigan State 7, Purdue 7, Maryland 7, Minnesota 4, Nebraska 3, Illinois 3, Wisconsin 2, Rutgers 2,253 Northwestern has three seniors (Nia Coffey, Ashley Deary and Christen Inman) who each played more than 3,000 career minutes for the Wildcats, combining for 9,620 minutes entering the year. As a team, Northwestern returns 14,195 minutes on the court, which does not include 413 minutes for Oceana Hamilton who played two seasons at Alabama before transferring to Northwestern and sitting out Indiana returns 10,671 minutes and that does not include 3,497 minutes from transfers Amber Deane (2,697, Dayton) and Tia Elbert (800, Marquette) who are both eligible to play this year for the Hoosiers. Michigan senior guard Sierra Thompson played 3,517 career minutes entering , while Iowa senior Ally Disterhoft played 3,346. Northwestern s Ashley Deary (3,319), Nia Coffey (3,231) and Christen Inman (3,070) join Michigan State s Tori Jankoska (3,209) as the six returning players in the Big Ten who have played more than 3,000 career minutes entering the season. SHEPARD SETS BIG RED RECORDS AS FRESHMAN Jessica Shepard set a Nebraska freshman record with 574 points, shattering Debra Powell s previous NU freshman mark of 461 ( ) by 113 points. Shepard s 18.5 points per game smashed Powell s Husker freshman mark of 15.4 points per game. Shepard s 8.6 rebounds per game broke Powell s previous Nebraska freshman mark of 7.6 per game ( ). With 266 total rebounds, Shepard finished 11 shy of Kathy Hagerstrom s freshman mark of 277 ( ). Shepard amassed her rebounds in 31 games. Hagerstrom pulled down her 277 in 40 games. Shepard produced one of the best individual performances in Nebraska history with a freshman-record 35 points to go along with 20 rebounds in a win at Michigan on Jan. 24. It is the only 30-point/20-rebound performance in Nebraska women s basketball history. Shepard owns the Nebraska freshman record with 10 double-doubles. She had six double-doubles in Big Ten play. She is just the eighth Husker in history to produce 10 double-doubles in a season. Shepard s 228 made field goals were a Nebraska freshman record. Her 203 free throw attempts set the Nebraska freshman record in that category in Shepard s 20 free throw attempts against Northern Arizona (Dec. 19) were the most by any Husker in a game in history, regardless of class. Shepard produced a record-setting regular-season debut with 24 points and 13 rebounds against Arkansas Pine Bluff Nov. 14, She became the first freshman in history to notch a double-double in an opener and her 24 points and 13 rebounds were the most by an NU freshman in a season opener. NEBRASKA QUICK FACTS Institution... University of Nebraska. Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population ,738 Enrollment... 25,897 Founded Nickname...Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors... Scarlet and Cream Home Arena... Pinnacle Bank Arena Capacity... 15,000 Conference...Big Ten Director of Athletics...Shawn Eichorst Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Big Ten Record Head Coach... Amy Williams Alma Mater/Year...Nebraska/1998 Record at Nebraska (First season) Career Record (10th season) NCAA Div. I Record (Fifth season) Williams Nebraska Home Record Big Ten Conference Record Big Ten Home Record Big Ten Road Record Big Ten Tournament Record Assistant Coaches:... Tom Goehle... Chuck Love... Tandem Mays Director of Operations...Amanda Hart Video Coordinator... Katie Adams Graduate Assistant Manager... Shelby Romine Strength Coach...Rusty Ruffcorn Athletic Trainer... Ashley Rudolph Basketball Office Phone...(402) Basketball Office Fax...(402) Women s Basketball Contact...Jeff Griesch Communications Office Phone...(402) Griesch s Direct Line...(402) Griesch s Cell Phone...(402) Griesch s Home Phone...(402) Griesch s ... jgriesch@huskers.com Communications Fax...(402) Best Way to Contact Williams...Through Griesch Starters Returning/Lost...2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/4 Newcomers... 6 Returning All-Big Ten Player (1)... Jessica Shepard (6-4, So., F)... 1st Team, Big Ten Freshman of the Year Returning Starters (2, Stats)... Jessica Shepard, So., F (18.5, 9.3 rpg) Allie Havers, Sr., C (8.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg) Other Returning Letterwinners (6, Stats). Maddie Simon, So., G (5.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) Jasmine Cincore, Jr., G (4.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg) Rachel Blackburn, So., F (4.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg) Darrien Washington, So., F (2.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg) Emily Wood, Jr., G (1.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg) Esther Ramacieri, Sr., G (0.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg) Starters Lost (3, Stats)... Natalie Romeo, G (16.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.0 apg) Rachel Theriot, G (10.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 7.3 apg) Kyndal Clark, G (4.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.3 apg) Others Lost (1, Stats)... Anya Kalenta, F (4.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg) Newcomers (6)... Rylie Cascio Jensen, 5-10, Fr., G... Nicea Eliely, 6-1, Fr., G... Grace Mitchell, 6-2, Fr., G/F... #Janay Morton, 5-10, Sr., G... #Bria Stallworth, 5-6, So., G... Hannah Whitish, 5-9, Fr., G... # redshirting as transfers in

6 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HUSKER CAREER HIGHS SCORING Player (Game, Date) Points Jessica Shepard (at Michigan, 1/24/16; vs. NAU, 12/19/15) 35 Nicea Eliely (vs. California, 12/4/16) 19 Allie Havers (at California, 12/12/15) 18 Jasmine Cincore (vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 16 Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 16 Rachel Blackburn (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 14 Hannah Whitish (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16; vs. CSU, 11/17/16) 10 Esther Ramacieri (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 9 Emily Wood (at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 8 Grace Mitchell (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 7 Darrien Washington (vs. San Jose State, 12/9/16) 7 Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 6 REBOUNDING Player (Game, Date) Rebounds Jessica Shepard (at Michigan, 1/24/16) 20 Allie Havers (vs. Wisconsin, 1/27/16) 14 Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 11 Nicea Eliely (vs. Missouri, 11/14/16) 8 Maddie Simon (vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16; vs. NU, 2/28/16) 7 Esther Ramacieri (Four Times, vs. SJSU, 12/9/16) 6 Darrien Washington (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. WSU, 11/25/16) 6 Jasmine Cincore (vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 5 Hannah Whitish (vs. San Jose STate, 12/9/16) 5 Grace Mitchell (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. California, 12/4/16) 4 Emily Wood (Three Times, vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 3 Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 2 ASSISTS Player (Game, Date) Assists Esther Ramacieri (at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 8 Jasmine Cincore (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. Rutgers, 3/3/16) 6 Nicea Eliely (vs. Colorado State, 11/17/16) 6 Jessica Shepard (vs. Wisconsin, 1/27/16) 6 Allie Havers (vs. Colo. St., 11/17/16; at Michigan, 1/24/16) 5 Hannah Whitish (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 5 Emily Wood (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 5 Maddie Simon (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 4 Rachel Blackburn (Three Times, vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 3 Rylie Cascio Jensen (Three Times, vs. SJSU, 12/9/16) 3 Grace Mitchell (at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 1 Darrien Washington (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 1 STEALS Player (Game, Date) Steals Jasmine Cincore (vs. Purdue, 2/21/16; vs. UNF, 11/16/15) 4 Nicea Eliely (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 4 Jessica Shepard (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 4 Esther Ramacieri (vs. Colorado State, 11/17/16) 3 Maddie Simon (vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 3 Rachel Blackburn (vs. Mich. St., 2/14/16; vs. NC Central, 11/21/15) 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. Wash. St., 11/25/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2 Allie Havers (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 2 Grace Mitchell (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 2 Hannah Whitish (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2 Emily Wood (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16) 2 Darrien Washington (Three Times, Virginia, 11/26/16) 1 BLOCKED SHOTS Player (Game, Date) Blocks Jasmine Cincore (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 4 Rachel Blackburn (at Purdue, 1/20/16) 3 Allie Havers (Three Times, at Indiana, 2/7/16) 3 Jessica Shepard (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 3 Emily Wood (vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 2 Nicea Eliely (Four Times, vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 1 Grace Mitchell (vs. Missouri, 11/14/16) 1 Maddie Simon (Five Times, vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 1 Darrien Washington (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16; vs. Penn St., 2/2/16) 1 Hannah Whitish (vs. Wash. St., 11/25/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 1 MINUTES PLAYED Player (Game, Date) Minutes Jessica Shepard (vs. Iowa, 12/31/15) 39 Allie Havers (at Rutgers, 1/30/16) 39 Jasmine Cincore (vs. NU, 2/28/16; vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 38 Esther Ramacieri (vs. Northern Iowa, 3/17/16) 35 Nicea Eliely (vs. Drake, 12/6/16; vs. Colo. St., 11/17/16) 32 Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 32 Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 30 Hannah Whitish (vs. Colorado State, 11/17/16) 26 Emily Wood (vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 25 Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. Washington State, 11/25/16) 23 Darrien Washington (vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16) 20 Grace Mitchell (vs. San Jose State, 12/9/16) 17 THREE-POINTERS MADE Player (Game, Date) 3FG Made Esther Ramacieri (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 3 Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 3 Hannah Whitish (vs. Colorado State, 11/17/16) 3 Jasmine Cincore (Three Times, at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2 Nicea Eliely (vs. Cal, 12/4/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2 Jessica Shepard (Three Times, vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2 Emily Wood (at Va. Tech, 12/1/16; vs. N. Fla., 11/16/15) 2 Allie Havers (vs. Cal, 12/4/16; vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16) 1 Grace Mitchell (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 1 SHEPARD SHOOTS FOR MORE AS SOPHOMORE Jessica Shepard has her sophomore season off to a strong start averaging 19.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. She has produced five double-doubles, including 28 points and 14 rebounds against San Jose State (Dec. 9), 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake (Dec. 6), 25 points and 14 rebounds at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1), 24 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado State (Nov. 17), and 17 points and 15 boards in a win over UTRGV (Nov. 12). Shepard owns 15 career double-doubles to rank 10th on Nebraska s career chart in that category. Shepard has five 20-point efforts this season, including a season-high 28 points in the win over San Jose State (Dec. 9). She had 25 points at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1) and against Washington State (Nov. 25). She scored 24 points against Colorado State (Nov. 17), before going for 23 points, including 22 in the second half, against Drake (Dec. 6). Shepard owns 21 career 20-point games in her first 41 games as a Husker. Shepard leads the Huskers with 12 three-pointers on the season, including a game-clinching three in the win over Colorado State and a buzzer-beating 60-footer to close the first half in the win over UTRGV. Shepard did not hit a three-pointer as a freshman. Nebraska s first Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Shepard became the first Husker in history to earn firstteam all-conference honors as a freshman in During the season, she set a conference record by winning 10 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards. She was also a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 21, Jan. 25). One of only two freshmen on the Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 in (joining Cal s Kristine Anigwe), Shepard was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 22, 2015; Jan. 26, 2016). Shepard was the espnw and College Sports Madness National Player of the Week (Jan. 25). Shepard finished 10th overall in the Big Ten in scoring (18.5 ppg) and fifth in rebounding (8.6 rpg), including fourth on the offensive glass (3.1 rpg) and 10th on the defensive boards (5.5 rpg). She ranked 13th in conference field goal percentage (.510). The 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., finished with Nebraska freshman record averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Her 574 total points were a Nebraska freshman record, while her 266 rebounds ranked second among freshmen in Husker history. She amassed 16 games with 20 or more points as a freshman, including 11 in Big Ten play. She produced the first of two 35-point performances against Northern Arizona Dec. 19, She added 35 points at Michigan, Jan. 24. She scored in double figures 25 times. Shepard averaged just 4.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in 20 minutes per game over the final two games of as she battled a stress reaction in her foot. She did not practice March 1-17, while she rested the injury. Shepard was not cleared for her first full practice until Oct. 27, 2015, after suffering an ACL tear as a high school senior on Dec. 29, On Nov. 1, she had 29 points and 12 rebounds against Nebraska- Kearney in NU s exhibition opener. She added 42 points and 12 rebounds in just 25 minutes in a second exhibition against Winona State on Nov. 8. She was the top recruit in Nebraska history, as the No. 1 post and No. 3 overall recruit in the nation by ESPN. A first-team Parade All-American as a high school senior despite missing nearly all of her final year (ACL tear, Dec. 29, 2014), Shepard was the 2013 and 2014 Nebraska High School Player of the Year. Shepard averaged 12.8 points and 3.8 rebounds while helping the USA Basketball U18 Team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas Championship. HAVERS LOOKED TO FOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP One of the tallest Huskers in history, 6-5 center Allie Havers will be looked to for senior leadership in She got her senior season off to a solid start with 10 points and seven rebounds in the WNIT first-round victory over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added a season-high 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor against Drake on Dec. 6 for her second double-figure scoring performance of the season. The senior from Mattawan, Mich., is the most experienced active Husker, competing in 106 career games with 31 starts. In fact, senior Esther Ramacieri (62) and junior Jasmine Cincore (61) are the only other Huskers who have played in more than 50 career games. Havers grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She added nine points against the Mavs. She tied her career high with five assists in Nebraska s win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. Havers, who was a freshman on Nebraska s 2014 Big Ten Championship team and helped the Huskers to NCAA Tournament appearances in her first two seasons in Lincoln, will need to draw on her experience to help an extremely young Husker squad with a group of first-year coaches this season. Last season, Havers stepped into the starting lineup and stepped up her production as a junior. Havers tied for 15th in the Big Ten with 6.6 rebounds per game, while her 1.0 blocked shots per game tied for 14th in the conference. Her scoring numbers increased throughout the season, finishing at 8.3 points per game - her highest average at any point during the season. Over the final five games, Havers averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 rebounds while hitting 70.7 percent of her shots from the field in 27.8 minutes per game. In the first five games of , Havers averaged just 4.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game, while hitting just 36 percent of her shots from the floor. Havers scored in double figures 11 times as a junior, including each of the final five games of the season. She has 19 career double-figure scoring efforts, including a career-high 18 points at California on Dec. 12, 2015.

7 #HUSKERS 7 She owns seven career double-figure rebound games, including a career-high 14 against Wisconsin on Jan. 27, 2016, and 11 in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22, She had 10 boards at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1). Havers notched four double-doubles in , including back-to-back games against Northwestern (Feb. 28) and Rutgers (March 3). Havers also stepped up her passing production in , totaling 34 assists in 31 after managing just 21 assists in the first 65 games of her career. Havers added her second academic All-Big Ten award for the Huskers in HOMEGROWN HUSKERS AT HEART OF NEBRASKA Nebraska s 11-player active roster features a trio of Huskers who combined forces to win the last four Nebraska Gatorade High School Player-of-the-Year honors. Sophomore Jessica Shepard claimed state high school honors in 2013 and 2014, before fellow Husker sophomore Maddie Simon earned state playerof-the-year accolades as a senior at Lincoln Pius X High School in Shepard s high school teammate, freshman Rylie Cascio Jensen, was named the state player of the year at Fremont High School in Shepard, a two-time state high school player of the year (2013, 2014), earned Big Ten Freshmanof-the-Year honors as a Husker in The graduate of Fremont High School started 29 games for the Big Red as a freshman and averaged team highs and Husker freshman records of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Simon opened with six points and a career-high matching seven rebounds off the bench in Nebraska s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She is averaging 5.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.3 minutes per game off the bench early this season. Simon had a season-high 11 points against California on Dec. 4. She started Nebraska s final four regular-season games in , before missing the Postseason WNIT with a severe ankle sprain suffered in practice on March 14. The 6-2 guard out of Pius X High School in Lincoln also started the season opener for the Huskers on Nov. 14. In five games as a starter, Simon averaged 7.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 23.8 minutes per game. For the season, she averaged 5.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 14.2 minutes over 21 contests. In her last two games of , Simon averaged 12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist, while hitting 9-of-16 shots from the floor, including 4-of-9 threes. She had career highs of 16 points and seven rebounds in Nebraska s win over Northwestern on Feb. 28. She also hit a career-high three three-pointers against the Wildcats. Simon notched three double-figure scoring performances on the season. Over her last seven games of , Simon hit 8-of-19 (.421) of her three-point attempts, finishing at 12-for-35 (.343) on the season. Simon missed 10 games, primarily because of injuries, in She suffered a broken left (nonshooting) arm in a non-basketball accident on Dec. 7, She also suffered a strain in her right arm in the same fall, and a severe ankle sprain in practice before the 2016 Postseason WNIT. The 2015 Nebraska High School Player of the Year, Simon was a two-time first-team Super-State selection while leading Lincoln Pius X to the 2015 Class B state championship. She was the No. 149 player in the nation according to Blue Star and the No. 22 guard by ESPN in A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon won the Class A 100- and 300-meter hurdles championships at the 2015 Nebraska State Track & Field Championships. Her mother, Nicole Ali Simon, was a CoSIDA Academic All-American as a member of Coach Gary Pepin s national champion Huskers in 1983 and Cascio Jensen scored the first points of her collegiate career with a pair of three-pointers in Nebraska s win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She is averaging 2.4 points and 1.3 assists off the bench through her first 10 games as a freshman. Cascio Jensen averaged 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals to lead Fremont High School to the Class A quarterfinals as a senior in The 5-10 guard hit 40.7 percent of her threepoint attempts and 78.2 percent of her free throws, including a Class A state record 34 straight free throws as a senior. As a junior in , Cascio Jensen averaged 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. She led Fremont to the district final despite the loss of Shepard in December to an ACL tear. At the time of her injury, Shepard was averaging 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds per game. CINCORE BUILDING ON STRONG FINISH TO Jasmine Cincore emerged as a reliable and consistent contributor at both ends of the court throughout her sophomore season. One of five Huskers to play in all 31 games in , Cincore made six starts in place of injured All-American Rachel Theriot, including five straight to close the campaign. Cincore has started each of Nebraska s first 10 games this season and ranks third on the team in scoring (6.4 ppg), and second in assists (2.7 apg) and steals (1.1 spg). Cincore opened with nine points and four rebounds in a win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added nine points on 4-of-5 shooting with a three-pointer in the win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. She also contributed nine points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She doubled her previous career total in blocks (4) by swatting a career-high four blocks against Drake on Dec. 6. Her block total against the Bulldogs is the highest single-game mark of any active Husker. As a starter in , Cincore averaged 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 35.5 minutes per game for the Huskers. The 5-10 guard from Arlington, Tenn., averaged 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 18 minutes per game in HUSKERS BY THE NUMBERS NU leads after 1st quarter 2-1 NU trails after 1st quarter 1-5 NU tied after 1st quarter 1-0 NU leads at the half 3-2 NU trails at the half 1-4 NU is tied at the half 0-0 NU leads after 3rd quarter 3-1 NU trails after 3rd quarter 1-5 NU tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 NU in overtime 0-0 NU attempts more FG than opponent 1-1 NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 3-4 NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-1 NU makes more FG than opponent 3-0 NU makes fewer FG than opponent 1-6 NU makes same number of FG as opponent 0-0 NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 3-2 NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 1-4 NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 1-1 NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 3-5 NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 2-3 NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 2-3 NU shoots more FT than opponent 4-1 NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 0-3 NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 0-2 NU makes more FT than opponent 2-1 NU makes fewer FT than opponent 2-4 NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-1 NU has more total rebounds than opponent 4-2 NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 0-4 NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0 NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 4-2 NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 0-4 NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 0-0 NU has more assists than opponent 4-2 NU has fewer assists than opponent 0-4 NU has same number of assists as opponent 0-0 NU has more turnovers than opponent 2-4 NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 2-2 NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 0-0 NU has more steals than opponent 3-1 NU has fewer steals than opponent 1-5 NU has same number of steals as opponent 0-0 NU has more blocked shots than opponent 1-2 NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 3-3 NU has same number of blocks as opponent 0-1 NU commits more fouls than opponent 0-3 NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 3-1 NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 1-2 Games are decided by 20 or more points 1-3 Games are decided by 10 or more points 1-2 Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 1-1 Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 0-0 Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 1-0 Overtime Games 0-0 Playing on Monday 0-1 Playing on Tuesday 1-1 Playing on Wednesday 0-0 Playing on Thursday 1-1 Playing on Friday 1-1 Playing on Saturday 1-1 Playing on Sunday 0-1 Playing in November 3-3 Playing in December 1-3 Playing in January 0-0 Playing in February 0-0 Playing in March 0-0

8 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 (MONDAY, DEC. 12, 2016) 1-UConn (9-0) [33] (1) 2-Notre Dame (9-1) (2) 3-Baylor (10-1) (3) 4-Maryland (10-0) (4) 5-Mississippi State (9-0) (5) 6-South Carolina (7-1) (6) 7-Florida State (10-1) (7) 8-Louisville (8-2) (8) 9-UCLA (7-1) (9) 10-Stanford (8-1) (10) 11-Washington (10-1) (11) 12-Ohio State (8-3) (12) 13-Miami (8-1) (14) 14-West Virginia (10-0) (13) 15-Colorado (9-0) (18) 16-Texas (3-4) (17) 17-DePaul (6-3) (16) 18-Duke (10-1) (21) 19-Kentucky (7-3) (15) 20-Oklahoma (7-2) (19) 21-Syracuse (8-3) (20) 22-South Florida (7-0) (22) 23-Arizona State (6-2) (NR) 23-Florida (6-2) (19) 24-Virginia Tech (10-0) (25) 25-Oregon (8-1) (NR) Note: Nebraska opponents in italics. NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 29-California (29), 32-Northwestern (10) T37-Michigan State (1) USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 (TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 2016) 1-UConn (9-0) [32] (2) 2-Notre Dame (9-1) (1) 3-Maryland (11-0) (4) 4-Baylor (10-1) (3) 5-Mississippi State (9-0) (5) 6-South Carolina (7-1) (6) 7-Florida State (10-1) (7) 8-Louisville (8-2) (8) 9-UCLA (7-1) (9) 10-Stanford (8-1) (10) 11-Washington (10-1) (11) 12-Miami (8-1) (13) 13-Ohio State (8-3) (12) 14-West Virginia (10-0) (14) 15-Oregon State (6-1) (16) 16-DePaul (6-3) (15) 17-Texas (3-4) (17) 18-Syracuse (8-3) (19) 19-South Florida (7-0) (22) 20-Duke (10-1) (21) 21-Arizona State (6-2) (23) 22-Oklahoma (7-2) (20) 23-Kentucky (7-3) (18) 24-California (9-0) (24) 25-Virginia Tech (10-0)...75 (NR) Note: Nebraska opponents in italics. NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 29-Michigan State (26), 30-Northwestern (9) 31-Michigan (7), T36-Penn State (1) Cincore produced the first double-digit scoring effort of her career with 16 points in a career-high 38 minutes against Indiana on Feb. 24. She closed the season with 10 points and a career-high-tying four rebounds to go along with three assists against Northern Iowa in the WNIT on March 17. A two-time Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014), Cincore made her first career start in her 39th career game in Nebraska s win at Michigan Jan. 24. She had eight points, three assists, a block and a steal in 32 minutes against the Wolverines. She had nine points and a pair of threes at No. 5 Ohio State on Feb. 21, and nine points at No. 8 Maryland on Jan. 7. Cincore earned academic All-Big Ten honors for the first time in FORMER WALK-ON WOOD CONTRIBUTING AT GUARD Emily Wood challenged for a starting role in the Husker backcourt and has provided important contributions off the bench early in her junior season at Nebraska. The 5-5 guard from Salina, Kan., originally came to Lincoln as a walk-on, before earning a scholarship prior to her sophomore season in Wood earned a start in Nebraska s exhibition win over Southwest Baptist on Nov. 6. She came off the bench to score three points while tying a career high with three rebounds in the Huskers regular-season opening victory over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Wood scored a career-high eight points - all in the first half - in Nebraska s loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She put up the first five points of a 23-4 surge that allowed the Huskers to build a 16-point firsthalf lead against the Hokies. She scored seven points and matched her career high with two steals in Nebraska s win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She came up with a crucial offensive rebound late in the game against Colorado State that led to Ram post player Amanda Kantzy fouling out. Wood hit both free throws with 3:38 left to give NU a lead over CSU in a game the Huskers won As a sophomore, Wood competed in 21 of Nebraska s 32 games, including 11 of 18 Big Ten contests. She averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds. Wood has proven herself as a smart, tough, consistent and hard-working player. She owns a 2.4-to-1 career assist-to-turnover (17-to-7) ratio and has committed just three turnovers this season. Wood also has proven to be a reliable three-point threat, knocking down 14-of-41 (.341) of her career three-point attempts, including 6-of-18 (.333) as a junior and 8-of-18 (.444) as a sophomore. A star off the court, Wood was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and an academic All-Big Ten selection in She also earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2016, and is a two-time Tom Osborne Citizenship Team selection (2015, 2016). In May of 2016, Wood participated in Nebraska s second annual Service Trip Abroad, joining 19 other Husker student-athletes across all sports in an outreach journey to the Dominican Republic. Wood participated in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in Wood was a Kansas Class 5A all-state selection at Salina Central High School. She averaged 16.0 points per game while hitting a school-record 91 three-pointers as a senior. Her 223 career threes were also a school record. FRESHMEN CONTRIBUTING EARLY RYLIE CASCIO JENSEN, 5-10, GUARD, FREMONT, NEB. Nebraska s four-player freshman class of Rylie Cascio Jensen, Nicea Eliely, Grace Mitchell and Hannah Whitish have been looked to for immediate contributions on the Huskers 11-player active roster. Cascio Jensen, a 5-10 guard from Fremont High School, was the 2016 Nebraska High School Player of the Year. She averaged 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals per game for the Tigers. She is averaging 2.4 points and 1.3 assists in 13.3 minutes per game this season. Cascio Jensen had season highs with six points and two three-pointers in wins over both Omaha (Nov. 22) and San Jose State (Dec. 9). NICEA ELIELY, 6-1, GUARD, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. Eliely, a 6-1 guard out of Rampart High School in Colorado Springs, has started all 10 games and is averaging 8.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Eliely produced a career-high 19-point performance in a loss to California on Dec. 4. She hit 8-of-13 shots from the field including 2-of-3 three-pointers against the Bears. She added two rebounds, two assists and two steals. She added her second career double-figure scoring effort with 13 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in a win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She hit 6-of-9 shots from the field against the Spartans. She earned her first career start in Nebraska s season-opening win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Eliely performed well with nine points, two rebounds, four assists and two steals against the Vaqueros, while also drawing the primary defensive assignment on 2016 WAC Player-of-the-Year Shawnte Goff. Eliely played Nebraska s best all-around game in the loss to No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14. She finished with eight points, eight rebounds, two assists and a steal against the Tigers. She also hit her first career three-pointer against the Tigers. She was even better in Nebraska s win over Colorado State, contributing six points, six rebounds and a career-high six assists to go along with three steals. She also helped frustrate and foul out 2016 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Ellen Nystrom.

9 #HUSKERS 9 Eliely added nine points, six rebounds, two assists and a career-high four steals in Nebraska s win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She scored nine more points while adding three rebounds, a block and a steal at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. Eliely was a Colorado Class 5A performer as a senior in Ranked as the No. 25 guard in the nation by ESPN and the No. 143 player in the nation by Blue Star, Eliely averaged 21.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 3.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per game as a senior for the Rams. HANNAH WHITISH, 5-9, GUARD, BARNEVELD, WIS. Whitish, a 5-9 guard from Barneveld, Wis., was the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 24.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.5 steals as a senior. The five-time first-team All- Wisconsin selection led Barneveld High School to four consecutive state championship game appearances including a pair of state titles. She led her team to a record in her career, while ranking among the top 10 in Wisconsin High School history in career points with well over 2,000. Whitish has been Nebraska s top contributor off the bench through 10 games with 5.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 17.1 minutes per contest. In her Husker debut, Whitish scored seven points on 3-of-4 shooting with a three-pointer, while adding two assists, one steal and no turnovers in the win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. After struggling against Missouri, Whitish played a huge role in Nebraska s win over Colorado State, finishing with her first career double-figure scoring performance. Her 10-point effort in the win over the Rams included a career-high three three-pointers with the final triple coming on a cast from the deep left wing with one second on the shot clock to give Nebraska a lead with 1:48 left. She added a free throw with 18 seconds left to seal the win. Whitish added her second straight double-figure scoring performance with 10 points and career highs of five assists and two steals in Nebraska s win over Omaha on Nov. 22. GRACE MITCHELL, 6-2, FORWARD/GUARD, WELLINGTON, KAN. Mitchell, a 6-2 forward/guard, was the Kansas Player of the Year as selected by USA Today High School Sports. She averaged 21.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks as a senior at Wellington High School. She also hit 48 percent of her three-pointers while setting a single-season school record with 533 points on her way to Kansas Class 4A Player-of-the-Year honors. She was ranked as the No. 51 wing in the nation by ESPN. Mitchell has averaged 1.8 points and 1.7 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per game this season. She produced a career-high seven-point effort against Drake on Dec. 6. Mitchell scored five points and had the first two steals of her career during a 15-5 Husker surge in the second quarter that helped send the Big Red to halftime with a lead over the Bulldogs. Mitchell hit the first three-pointer of her career in the second quarter against Drake. She scored two points and grabbed two rebounds off the bench in her Husker debut against UTRGV, and added an important putback in Nebraska s win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. BLACKBURN TO REDSHIRT AFTER SURGERIES Sophomore Rachel Blackburn will redshirt during the season after undergoing season-ending surgery on her knees on Oct. 4, The 6-3 forward from Leavenworth, Kan., averaged 6.3 points and 7.6 rebounds in nearly 24 minutes per contest in Nebraska s first nine games as a true freshman in She was limited greatly in both practice and games in NU s final 23 contests last season, missing seven games entirely, while averaging just 13 minutes per contest in 16 games the rest of the way. She averaged just 2.4 points and 4.0 boards in those games, while being limited by chronic knee pain. Blackburn underwent knee surgery soon after the season and was hoping to contribute in However, she continued to be limited during the summer and elected to try another procedure to alleviate knee pain this fall. HUSKERS SIGN TAYLOR KISSINGER FOR The top-ranked high school recruit in the state of Nebraska, Taylor Kissinger signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Nebraska women s basketball team for the season on the first day of the fall signing period on Nov. 9. Kissinger, a 6-1 forward/guard from Minden, was ranked as the No. 26 player in the nation by Prospects Nation and continued to climb in the national player rankings after a strong summer of She is ranked as the No. 40 player in the nation by ESPN and No. 58 by Blue Star Basketball. Kissinger is the only prep player from the state of Nebraska ranked among the nation s top 100 recruits in the 2017 signing class. Kissinger earned a spot on the 2017 Naismith Trophy High School Girls Preseason Player-of-the-Year Watch List, announced on Nov. 16. She was also one of five Nebraska players on the 2016 USA Today High School Sports All-Nebraska team in , joining future Husker teammate and 2016 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year Rylie Cascio Jensen. Kissinger, who missed nearly half of her junior season at Minden High School with a broken wrist in , averaged 28.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Whippets following her return to the court. She earned second-team Super-State honors as a junior and is a two-time first-team Class C-1 all-stater (2015, 2016) BIG TEN STANDINGS Team Overall (99-54) 1. Maryland Northwestern Michigan State Penn State Michigan Iowa 8-3 Ohio State Indiana Purdue Minnesota Nebraska 4-6 Illinois Wisconsin Rutgers 3-9 BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Nov Megan Gustafson, So., C/F, Iowa Nov Teniya Page, So., G, Penn State Nov Nia Coffey, Sr., F, Northwestern Dec. 5 - Nia Coffey, Sr., F, Northwestern - Teniya Page, So., G, Penn State Dec Brionna Jones, Sr., C, Maryland BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Nov Kysre Gondrezick, G, Michigan Nov Destiny Slocum, G, Maryland Nov Dominique Oden, G, Purdue Dec. 5 - Gadiva Hubbard, G, Minnesota Dec Tory McCoy, F, Ohio State BIG TEN SCHEDULE Monday, Dec. 12 Maryland 79, Loyola (Md.) 60 (Baltimore) Tuesday, Dec. 13 Northwestern 88, UIC 44 (Evanston) Michigan 69, Ohio 46 (Ann Arbor) Rutgers 53, Seton Hall 45 (Piscataway) Wednesday, Dec. 14 Belmont at Minnesota, Noon (Minneapolis) Thursday, Dec. 15 Wisconsin at Green Bay, 7 p.m. (Green Bay) Friday, Dec. 16 Alabama State at Ohio State, 6 p.m. (Columbus) Saturday, Dec. 17 Vermont at Michigan, 11 a.m. (Ann Arbor) Temple at Rutgers, 1 p.m. (Piscataway) FGCU at Illinois, 2 p.m. (Champaign) Eastern Michigan at Purdue, 3 p.m. (West Lafayette) Northwestern at Santa Clara, 3 p.m. (Santa Clara) Oakland at Indiana, 4 p.m. (Bloomington) Sunday, Dec. 18 Northeastern at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (East Lansing) American at Penn State, 1 p.m. (University Park) Nebraska at Creighton, 2 p.m. (Omaha) Iowa at Drake, 2 p.m. (Des Moines) Monday, Dec. 19 Kent State at Iowa, 5 p.m. (Iowa City) Notre Dame at Michigan State, 6 p.m. (East Lansing) Illinois at Ohio, 6 p.m. (Athens) Iona at Penn State, 6 p.m. (University Park) Florida vs. Indiana, 6:45 p.m. (Winter Park)

10 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NU ACTIVE DOUBLE-DOUBLES Jessica Shepard (15) San Jose State (12/9/16) 28 points, 14 rebounds Drake (12/6/16) 23 points, 16 rebounds at Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 25 points, 14 rebounds Colorado State (11/17/16) 24 points, 13 rebounds UTRGV (11/12/16) 17 points, 15 rebounds Indiana (2/24/16) 16 points, 11 rebounds at Indiana (2/7/16) 18 points, 13 rebounds at Michigan (1/24/16) 35 points, 20 rebounds Penn State (1/13/16) 29 points, 10 rebounds at Illinois (1/10/16) 29 points, 19 rebounds at #14 Northwestern (1/3/16) 12 points, 14 rebounds vs. Arkansas State (12/21/15) 19 points, 13 rebounds vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20 points, 10 rebounds vs. North Florida (11/16/15) vs. UAPB (11/14/15) Allie Havers (4) vs. Rutgers (3/3/16) vs. Northwestern (2/28/16) vs. Wisconsin (1/27/16) vs. Evansville (12/8/15) 27 points, 10 rebounds 24 points, 13 rebounds 16 points, 10 rebounds 13 points, 10 rebounds 11 points, 14 rebounds 14 points, 12 rebounds FRESHMAN DOUBLE-DOUBLES 18 Husker Freshmen, 65 total double-doubles Player (Season) Double-Doubles 1. Jessica Shepard ( ) Debra Powell ( ) 9 3. Katie Robinette ( ) 5 Janet Smith ( ) 5 Jan Crouch ( ) 5 6. Karen Jennings ( ) 4 Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) 4 8. Emily Cady ( ) 3 Jordan Hooper ( ) 3 Kelsey Griffin ( ) 3 Anna DeForge ( ) 3 Meggan Yedsena ( ) 3 Maurtice Ivy ( ) 3 NU SEASON DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player (Season) Double-Doubles 1. Kelsey Griffin ( ) Nafeesah Brown ( ) Emily Cady ( ) 14 Jordan Hooper ( ) 14 Jordan Hooper ( ) Karen Jennings ( ) 13 Karen Jennings ( ) Jessica Shepard ( ) Jessica Shepard ( ) 5 NU CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player (Years) Double-Doubles 1. Jordan Hooper ( ) 40 Kelsey Griffin ( ) Karen Jennings ( ) Emily Cady ( ) Nafeesah Brown ( ) Janet Smith ( ) Maurtice Ivy ( ) 21 Debra Powell ( ) Anna DeForge ( ) Jessica Shepard (2016-present) 15 In 2015, Kissinger became the first sophomore in history to be named the Kearney Hub Territory Player of the Year after averaging 25.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game while hitting 62 three-pointers. She was also a third-team All-Nebraska selection as a sophomore in Kissinger claimed second-team Class C-1 all-state honors as a freshman in 2014 after averaging 16.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. She also tied a Nebraska state tournament record by knocking down seven three-pointers in an opening-round win over Lincoln Lutheran. Kissinger s older twin sisters are both Division I guards, with Brooke entering her first season at Creighton after spending her first two seasons at Illinois, and Jamie entering her third season at San Diego. Taylor Kissinger, who played her club basketball last season for the All-Iowa Attack after previously playing for the Cornhusker Shooting Stars, also was invited to compete in the USA Basketball U16 National Team Trials in Colorado Springs. She chose Nebraska over Oklahoma State and Creighton. She also received offers from Arizona State, Louisville, Iowa, Iowa State and Illinois among others. Kissinger s parents, Brian and Amy, were both collegiate student-athletes, with Brian playing basketball and Amy playing volleyball at NCAA Division II Nebraska-Kearney. Taylor s brother Derek played college basketball at NAIA Hastings College. PAIR OF TRANSFERS PREPARING FOR Nebraska added a pair of NCAA Division I transfers following the hiring of Coach Amy Williams in April of Senior Janay Morton (Eastern Michigan) and sophomore Bria Stallworth (UMass) both elected to leave their former schools after coaching changes at their schools. Morton, a 5-10 guard from Brooklyn Park, Minn., was a third-team All-Mid-American Conference selection in She was also a member of the 2016 MAC All-Defensive Team, and she was chosen to the MAC All-Freshman Team in In Morton s three seasons at EMU, she amassed 1,341 points, 364 rebounds, 249 assists and 223 steals over 103 games with 94 starts. She averaged 13.5 points per game as a junior in , while knocking down 76 three-pointers. She also led the MAC with 96 steals. Stallworth, a 5-6 guard from Chicago, Ill., earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team after leading all A-10 freshmen in scoring (13.1 ppg) and assists (3.8 apg). She also hit 35.1 percent of her three-pointers. Stallworth was ranked as the No. 33 point guard in the nation ESPN as a senior at Homewood- Flossmoor High School in Illinois. NEBRASKA S HISTORY OF HOME SUCCESS Nebraska opened with a win over UTRGV for its 11th consecutive season-opening win at home. The Huskers went 15-4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in after going 12-3 (13-3 at home) in The Huskers are (.797) all-time at Pinnacle Bank Arena since the building opened for the campaign. The Big Red went 16-2 at home in , suffering their only Big Ten loss to Purdue, 77-75, on Jan. 19, Nebraska s 16 home wins in tied the school record for singleseason home victories. The Huskers played the first regular-season basketball game in the history of the arena against USA Today No. 25 UCLA (Nov. 8, 2013) and rolled to a win over the Bruins. NU s first win over an AP Top 25 team came with a win over No. 24 Michigan State on Feb. 8, The Huskers added their first-ever win over an AP Top 10 team at the arena with a victory over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24, 2014 NU won its first-ever Big Ten home game with a thriller over Northwestern Jan. 2, 2014, before an win over Minnesota on Jan. 16, 2014, marked the first overtime game in Pinnacle Bank Arena history. NU suffered its first loss at the arena to Washington State (76-72) on Nov. 30, The Huskers are (.754) all-time at home. The Huskers have gone (.789) over the last 14 seasons, posting double-figure home victory totals in each of the last 13 years. Nebraska played in the Devaney Center from through , and added one appearance at Devaney against Utah on Nov. 23, The Huskers own a record at the Devaney Center, including (.624) mark in conference play. HUSKER SPORTS NETWORK COVERS WORLD The Husker Sports Network is in its 23rd season producing and marketing the live broadcasts of Nebraska women s basketball in Women s basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator Jeff Griesch are teaming up for their 16th season together as the Huskers broadcast team. The Husker Sports Network and Nebraska women s basketball have teamed up for well over a decade to take every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com. In addition to carrying every women s basketball game free on Huskers.com, the Husker Sports Network flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and ESPN 590 AM-KXSP (Omaha) provide strong signals for Husker women s basketball. When a network conflict occurs in Omaha, the Huskers also could be heard on CD105.9 FM-KKCD. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations carry the Husker Sports Network s women s basketball coverage across the state and the Midwest. Inside Pinnacle Bank Arena, fans can access the direct radio call of the game at 87.7 FM.

11 #HUSKERS 11 HUSKERS MORE THAN FAIR IN FOUL DEPARTMENT The Huskers committed 14.5 fouls per game, which ranked 24th nationally in Nebraska s 451 fouls ranked as the fifth-fewest in school history. NU was whistled for a season-low six fouls against Creighton Dec. 6. The Huskers ended ranked No. 5 in the final NCAA Division I statistics for fewest personal fouls per game. Nebraska committed just 13.2 fouls per game, including a school-record four fouls in the win over Bakersfield Dec. 13. Nebraska s 422 total fouls in were the fewest in school history. In , NU led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally by committing just 13.1 fouls per game. Nebraska continued a non-fouling trend from The Huskers were whistled for a school-record 12.8 fouls per game in , including 11 fouls per game in Big Ten regular-season games. In Nebraska s loss at No. 22 California on Dec. 12, 2015, the Huskers were whistled for 23 fouls, which marked the highest foul total by an NU team since registering 26 fouls in the season opener against Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 12, That was the only other time in the previous 222 games that the Huskers had been called for 23 or more fouls. Nebraska s 11-foul differential at Cal was even more rare. In fact, it tied for the second-worst foul differential in the last 15 years at Nebraska, a span of 453 games, before NU s minus-13 foul differential (22-9) in a loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1, The only other game that was worse than the minus-11 at Cal last year came with minus-12 (21-9) at Iowa State on Jan. 14, games earlier. Only five times in the last 456 games has Nebraska experienced a negative double-digit foul differential. The Huskers have produced positive double-digit foul differentials in 13 of the past 106 games and 29 times in the last 456 games, with the most recent coming in a plus-11 (22-11) foul differential in the win over Colorado State on Nov. 17, The Huskers also produced positive double-digit foul differentials in back-to-back games against Northern Arizona (+12, 27-15) on Dec. 19, 2015, and Arkansas State (+10, 21-11)on Dec. 21, NEBRASKA POSTS 12TH STRAIGHT PERFECT GSR In the eyes of the NCAA s Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), the Husker women s basketball program has been perfect for 12 consecutive years. Nebraska is the only program among the 14 Big Ten Conference schools to accomplish the perfect score for 12 straight years. The NCAA announced the release of its annual Graduation Success Rate report on Nov. 15, 2016, and Nebraska was a national leader in women s basketball for the 12th straight season ( ). The Nebraska women s basketball program joins the Husker women s tennis and volleyball programs as Husker teams that have produced perfect 100 percent rates each of the last 12 years. NEBRASKA OVERTIME FACTS Nebraska is all-time in overtime games, including 11-9 at home, 6-8 in true road games and 3-3 on neutral courts in overtime. The Huskers were 0-1 in overtime in , with an loss at No. 22 California on Dec. 12. Nebraska is 1-0 in overtime games at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska is 4-1 in multi-overtime games, including 2-1 since The lone loss came to Purdue in the Big Ten Championship Game, in double-overtime in NU s last overtime win came with a victory at Wisconsin on Feb. 5, The Huskers also defeated Minnesota in overtime on Jan. 16, It marked the first overtime game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska s first overtime game in the history of the Bob Devaney Sports Center also came against Minnesota - a win for the Huskers on Dec. 30, The Huskers have played 10 all-time overtime games against Big Ten opponents and own a 4-6 record. NU is 3-3 against Big Ten opponents since joining the conference for the start of the season. Nebraska s most frequent overtime opponent is Purdue. The Huskers and Boilermakers have played three overtime games in nine all-time meetings. NU s six total overtimes against Purdue are the most against any team in school history. In 13 all-time games with Wisconsin, the Huskers have played three overtime contests, including the win over the Badgers on Feb. 5. It was NU s first OT win against UW. The Huskers also battled Missouri in three single-overtime games among the 71 all-time contests in that series. Nebraska has never played back-to-back overtime games at home. The Huskers have played back-toback overtime games only once in school history, an loss to Texas A&M in College Station on Dec. 30, 1985, before returning to Lincoln for an win over Eastern Kentucky at the Devaney Center on Jan. 2, NU CAREER 20-POINT GAMES Jessica Shepard (21) at Michigan (1/24/16) 35 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 35 at Penn State (1/13/16) 29 vs. Illinois (1/10/16) 29 vs. San Jose State (12/9/16) 28 vs. Iowa (12/31/15) 28 vs. North Florida (11/16/15) 27 vs. #17 Michigan State (2/14/16) 26 at Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 25 vs. Washington State (11/25/16) 25 vs. Colorado State (11/17/16) 24 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 24 vs. Drake (12/6/16) 23 at Rutgers (1/30/16) 23 at Minnesota (2/11/16) 22 at Purdue (1/20/16) 22 vs. Rutgers (1/16/16) 22 vs. Southern (11/23/15) 22 at #5 Ohio State (2/18/16) 20 vs. Penn State (2/2/16) 20 vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20 NU CAREER DOUBLE FIGURE GAMES Player (Years) Games 1. Jessica Shepard (2016-present) Allie Havers (2014-present) Maddie Simon (2016-present) 3 4. Jasmine Cincore (2015-present) 2 Nicea Eliely (2017-present) 2 Hannah Whitish (2017-present) 2 7. Rachel Blackburn (2016-present) 1 NEBRASKA NCAA APPEARANCES 13 Appearances, 21 Games (8-13 Record) Season (Sd.) Opponent Site Result 2015 (9) vs. (8) Syracuse Columbia, S.C. L, (4) vs. (12) BYU Los Angeles, Calif. L, (4) vs. (13) Fresno St. Los Angeles, Calif. W, (6) vs. (2) Duke Norfolk, Va. L, (6) at (3) Texas A&M College Station, Texas W, (6) vs. (11) Chattanooga College Station, Texas W, (6) vs. (11) Kansas Little Rock L, (1) vs. (4) Kentucky Kansas City L, (1) vs. (8) UCLA Minneapolis W, (1) vs. (16) Northern Iowa Minneapolis W, (8) at (1) Maryland College Park, Md. L, (8) vs. (9) Xavier College Park, Md. W, (9) vs. (8) Temple Raleigh, N.C. L, (12) vs. (5) Boston College Charlottesville, Va. L, (11) vs. (6) Kentucky Los Angeles L, (9) at (1) Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, (9) vs. (8) New Mexico Norfolk, Va. W, (9) vs. (8) Colo. St. Stanford, Calif. L, (6) at (3) USC Los Angeles L, (6) vs. (11) San Diego Lincoln W, (5) at (4) USC Los Angeles L,

12 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME RESULTS OVERALL RECORD: 4-6 BIG TEN: 0-0 HOME: 4-3 AWAY: 0-1 NEUTRAL: 0-2 Date Opponent W/L Score Home Away Neutral Total Big Ten Att. High Points High Rebounds High Assists 11/12 UTRGV+ W ,405 (17) Shepard (15) Shepard (4) Cincore (4) Eliely 11/14 #25 Missouri+ L ,207 (12) Shepard (9) Shepard (2) Eliely (2) Ramacieri 11/17 Colorado State+ W ,229 (24) Shepard (13) Shepard (6) Eliely 11/22 Omaha W ,419 (17) Shepard (11) Havers (5) Whitish 11/25 vs. Washington State$ L (25) Shepard (9) Shepard (4) Eliely 11/26 vs. Virginia$ L (12) Shepard (5) Cincore (3) Cascio Jensen (3) Shepard 12/1 at Virginia Tech% L ,292 (25) Shepard (14) Shepard (8) Ramacieri 12/4 California L ,573 (19) Eliely (8) Shepard (6) Ramacieri 12/6 Drake L ,200 (23) Shepard (16) Shepard (6) Ramacieri 12/9 San Jose State W ,205 (28) Shepard (14) Shepard (6) Cincore AP Ranking at game time listed before team + denotes Preseason WNIT game $ South Point Shootout game % denotes ACC/Big Ten Challenge game * denotes Big Ten Conference game # denotes Big Ten Tournament game (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.) Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 31,238 (4,463) Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 2,292 (2,292) Neutral Attendance (Avg.) (400) Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 34,330 (3,433)

13 #HUSKERS GAME-BY-GAME LINESCORES Game FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TP Nebraska UTRGV Nebraska #25 Missouri Nebraska Colorado State Nebraska Omaha Nebraska Washington State Nebraska Virginia Nebraska Virginia Tech Nebraska California Nebraska Drake Nebraska San Jose State

14 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM HIGHS & LOWS HUSKER TEAM SEASON HIGHS Points San Jose State, 12/9/16 First Quarter Points vs. Washington State, 11/25/ Colorado State, 11/17/16 Second Quarter Points Drake, 12/6/16 First Half Points at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Third Quarter Points San Jose State, 12/9/16 Fourth Quarter Points Omaha, 11/22/16 Second Half Points San Jose State, 12/9/16 Overtime Points UTRGV, 11/12/16 Field Goals Made San Jose State, 12/9/16 Field Goals Att San Jose State, 12/9/16 Field Goal Pct (35-65)...San Jose State, 12/9/16 Three-Pt. FG Made Omaha, 11/22/16 Three-Pt. FG Att Omaha, 11/22/ Missouri, 11/14/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct (10-19)...California, 12/4/16 Free Throws Made Omaha, 11/22/16 Free Throws Att Omaha, 11/22/16 Free Throw Pct (8-11)...vs. Virginia, 11/26/16 Rebounds San Jose State, 12/9/16 Offensive Rebounds San Jose State, 12/9/ California, 12/4/16 Defensive Rebounds UTRGV, 11/12/16 Rebound Margin (55-31)...San Jose State, 12/9/16 Assists San Jose State, 12/9/ Drake, 12/6/16 Steals Omaha, 11/22/16 Blocked Shots Drake, 12/6/16 Turnovers San Jose State, 12/9/ California, 12/4/16 Fouls Drake, 12/6/ at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 OPPONENT TEAM SEASON LOWS Points UTRGV, 11/12/16 First Quarter Points UTRGV, 11/12/16 Second Quarter Points Colorado State, 11/17/16 First Half Points UTRGV, 11/12/16 Third Quarter Points Omaha, 11/22/16 Fourth Quarter Points San Jose State, 12/9/16 Second Half Points Missouri, 11/14/16 Field Goals Made Missouri, 11/14/16 Field Goals Att Missouri, 11/14/16 Field Goal Pct (22-71)...San Jose State, 12/9/16 Three-Pt. FG Made UTRGV, 11/12/16 Three-Pt. FG Att California, 12/4/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct (4-22)...UTRGV, 11/12/16 Free Throws Made UTRGV, 11/12/16 Free Throws Att Omaha, 11/22/16 Free Throw Pct (5-12)...UTRGV, 11/12/16 Rebounds San Jose State, 12/9/16 Offensive Rebounds Omaha, 11/22/16 Defensive Rebounds San Jose State, 12/9/16 Rebound Margin (31-55)...San Jose State, 12/9/16 Assists Colorado State, 11/17/16 Steals Colorado State, 11/17/16 Blocked Shots Omaha, 11/22/16 Turnovers Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Fouls Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 HUSKER TEAM SEASON LOWS Points Missouri, 11/14/16 First Quarter Points Drake, 12/6/ Omaha, 11/22/ Missouri, 11/14/16 Second Quarter Points Missouri, 11/14/16 First Half Points Missouri, 11/14/16 Third Quarter Points vs. Virginia, 11/26/16 Fourth Quarter Points Missouri, 11/14/16 Second Half Points Missouri, 11/14/16 Overtime Points UTRGV, 11/12/16 Field Goals Made Missouri, 11/14/16 Field Goals Att at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Field Goal Pct (10-63)...Missouri, 11/14/16 Three-Pt. FG Made vs. Washington State, 11/25/16 Three-Pt. FG Att vs. Washington State, 11/25/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct (6-31)...Missouri, 11/14/16 Free Throws Made at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Free Throws Att at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Sophomore Jessica Shepard owns 15 career double-doubles to rank 10th in Nebraska history. She has five double-doubles this season, including a season-high 28 points to go along with 14 rebounds in a win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. Free Throw Pct (9-22)...vs. Washington State, 11/25/16 Rebounds vs. Virginia, 11/26/ vs. Washington State, 11/25/16 Offensive Rebounds at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Defensive Rebounds California, 12/4/ vs. Virginia, 11/26/16 Rebound Margin (32-44)...vs. Washington State, 11/25/16 Assists Missouri, 11/14/16 Steals at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Blocked Shots Colorado State, 11/17/ UTRGV, 11/12/16 Turnovers Missouri, 11/14/16 Fouls Colorado State, 11/17/16 OPPONENT TEAM SEASON HIGHS Points California, 12/4/16 First Quarter Points Washington State, 11/25/16 Second Quarter Points Washington State, 11/25/16 First Half Points Washington State, 11/25/16 Third Quarter Points Drake, 12/6/16 Fourth Quarter Points Drake, 12/6/16 Second Half Points Drake, 12/6/16 Field Goals Made California, 12/4/16 Field Goals Att Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Field Goal Pct (36-66)...California, 12/4/16 Three-Pt. FG Made Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Three-Pt. FG Att San Jose State, 12/9/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct (8-20)...Washington State, 11/28/16 Free Throws Made Drake, 12/6/ Missouri, 11/14/16 Free Throws Att Drake, 12/6/16 Free Throw Pct (7-7)...Omaha, 11/22/16 Rebounds Missouri, 11/14/16 Offensive Rebounds Virginia Tech, 12/1/ Virginia, 11/26/16 Defensive Rebounds Missouri, 11/14/16 Rebound Margin (44-32)...Washington State, 11/25/16 Assists Drake, 12/6/16 Steals California, 12/4/16 Blocked Shots California, 12/4/16 Turnovers Washington State, 11/25/16 Fouls Washington State, 11/25/ Colorado State, 11/17/ UTRGV, 11/12/16

15 #HUSKERS GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME #1 NEBRASKA 71 UTRGV 53 LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 12, 2016 UTRGV Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Kjartansdottir* Murphy* Peters* Turk* Goff* Villarreal Hyman Graham Havili Savoy Johnson Van Tilburg Team Rebounds 2 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 7 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final UTRGV Nebraska FG: UTRGV 4-22 (Goff 2-6, Johnson 1-1, Villarreal 1-2, Savoy 0-1, Peters 0-2, Turk 0-5, Kjartansdottir 0-5); Nebraska 8-22 (Shepard 2-2, Ramacieri 2-4, Whitish 1-2, Havers 1-3, Wood 1-3, Eliely 0-1, Simon 0-1). 3FG%: UTRGV 18.2; Nebraska FG%: UTRGV 32.4; Nebraska FT%: UTRGV 41.7; Nebraska Steals: UTRGV 7 (Peters 3); Nebraska 8 (Eliely, Wood 2). Blocked Shots: UTRGV 9 (Kjartansdottir, Van Tilburg 3); Nebraska 0. Turnovers: UTRGV 18; Nebraska 21. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Brooks, Knight, Schroeder. Attendance: 4,405. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard posted her 11th career double-double with 17 points and 15 rebounds to power Nebraska to a victory over the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the opening round of the Preseason WNIT at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Shepard, a preseason All-Big Ten choice, also knocked down the first two three-pointers of her career including a 60-foot one-handed runner at the halftime buzzer. Senior Allie Havers added 10 points and seven rebounds in a strong team effort. Freshman Nicea Eliely and junior Jasmine Cincore each contributed nine points and team highs with four assists. Eliely, who earned a start in the first game of her collegiate career, also drew the primary defensive assignment on WAC Player-of-the-Year Shawnte Goff. Fellow Husker freshman Hannah Whitish pitched in seven points, two assists and a steal in 17 solid minutes for the Huskers. GAME #2 #25 MISSOURI 55 NEBRASKA 35 LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 14, 2016 Missouri Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Porter* S. Cunningham* L. Cunningham* Smith* Michaelis* Doty Roundtree Chavis Schuchts Team Rebounds 4 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 3 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final #25 Missouri Nebraska FG: Missouri 6-25 (Michaelis 4-11, S. Cunningham 1-3, Doty 1-3, Porter 0-2, L. Cunningham 0-2, Smith 0-2, Chavis 0-2); Nebraska 6-31 (Simon 2-5, Eliely 1-2, Shepard 1-4, Wood 1-4, Ramacieri 1-5, Mitchell 0-1, Havers 0-2, Whitish 0-3, Cincore 0-5). 3FG%: Missouri 24.0; Nebraska FG%: Missouri 36.0; Nebraska FT%: Missouri 76.5; Nebraska Steals: Missouri 4 (Porter 2); Nebraska 5 (Shepard, Havers, Ramacieri, Cincore, Simon 1). Blocked Shots: Missouri 4 (Schuchts 2); Nebraska 5 (Havers 2). Turnovers: Missouri 16; Nebraska 10. Technical Fouls: Nebraska-Jasmine Cincore. Officials: Garland, B. Morris, Lukanich. Attendance: 4,207. Game Highlights: Nebraska struggled through one of the worst shooting nights in school history in a loss to No. 25 Missouri in the second round of the Preseason WNIT. The Huskers, who were held to a tie for the second-lowest scoring total in school history, hit just 10-of-63 shots (.159) from the field, including 6-of-31 threes (.194). Nebraska also went just 9-for- 17 (.529) at the free throw line. The Huskers led 9-7 midway through the first quarter before Missouri scored the final nine points of the period to take a 16-9 lead. The Huskers were just 3-for-22 in the first, including 0-for-11 from two-point range. NU s struggles continued in the second, as Missouri capped a 16-0 run by holding the Huskers scoreless for more than seven minutes. Jessica Shepard scored two of her 12 points on a free throw line jumper to end NU s 0-for-16 slump from inside the arc. MU then answered with a 7-0 surge to take a lead. The Huskers got no closer than 11 points the rest of the way. GAME #3 NEBRASKA 62 COLORADO STATE 59 LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 17, 2016 Colo. St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Mirkovic* Gustavsson* Tryggedsson* Tvrdy* Nystrom* Austgulen Edwards Kaiser Hamm Kantzy Team Rebounds 4 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 3 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Colorado State Nebraska FG: Colorado State 6-23 (Tvrdy 2-3, Mirkovic 2-5, Austgulen 1-3, Kantzy 1-6, Gustavsson 0-1, Nystrom 0-1, Hamm 0-2, Tryggedsson 0-2); Nebraska 8-16 (Whitish 3-4, Shepard 2-3, Cincore 1-1, Eliely 1-1, Simon 1-3, Ramacieri 0-1, Cascio Jensen 0-1, Havers 0-2). 3FG%: Colorado State 26.1; Nebraska FG%: Colorado State 38.2; Nebraska FT%: Colorado State 68.8; Nebraska Steals: Colorado State 2 (Tryggedsson, Austgulen 1); Nebraska 9 (Eliely, Ramacieri 3). Blocked Shots: Colorado State 3 (Gustavsson, Tryggedsson, Nystrom 1); Nebraska 0. Turnovers: Colorado State 14; Nebraska 10. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Rump, Brendenmuhl, McHugh. Attendance: 4,229. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard and Hannah Whitish each hit huge threes in the final minutes to shoot Nebraska to a win over defending Mountain West Conference champion Colorado State in the Preseason WNIT. Shepard s second three of the game came with a minute left and gave the Huskers a lead. It capped a 24-point, 13-rebound effort for Shepard, who moved into a tie for 12th on NU s career double-double list with 12. Whitish hit her third three of the night with one second on the shot clock from the deep left wing to give Nebraska a lead with 1:48 left. Whitish finished with her first career double-figure scoring effort. Fellow freshman Nicea Eliely played an outstanding all-around game with six points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals. She also helped slow down and foul out defending Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Ellen Nystrom.

16 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME #4 NEBRASKA 66 OMAHA 58 LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 22, 2016 Omaha Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shaw* Mi. Dapprich* Vaccher* Vidal* Davenport* Preston Lujan Brecht Bridgeman Mo. Dapprich Team Rebounds 4 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 2 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Omaha Nebraska FG: Omaha 7-26 (Mi. Dapprich 2-6, Lujan 1-1, Vidal 1-1, Shaw 1-4, Preston 1-4, Davenport 1-7, Brecht 0-1, Mo. Dapprich 0-2); Nebraska (Ramacieri 3-4, Shepard 2-4, Cascio Jensen 2-4, Whitish 2-5, Eliely 2-6, Cincore 1-4, Mitchell 0-1, Havers 0-1, Simon 0-2). 3FG%: Omaha 26.9; Nebraska FG%: Omaha 34.9; Nebraska FT%: Omaha 100.0; Nebraska Steals: Omaha 5 (Vaccher 2); Nebraska 12 (Eliely 4). Blocked Shots: Omaha 0; Nebraska 4 (Havers 2). Turnovers: Omaha 16; Nebraska 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Hall, Bonner, Knight. Attendance: 4,419. Game Highlights: Nebraska hit 12 three-pointers in the final three quarters to rally from a 21-9 first-quarter deficit on its way to a win over Omaha at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Jessica Shepard led the Huskers with 17 points, including a pair of second-half threes. Shepard overcame early foul trouble to help the Huskers to their third victory. Freshman Hannah Whitish added double figures for the second straight game with 10 points, including two threes of her own, while adding a game-high five assists. Senior Esther Ramacieri scored a career-high nine points with a career-best three three-pointers, while fellow senior Allie Havers added nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Freshman Nicea Eliely pitched in another strong all-around game with nine points, six rebounds, two assists and four steals. Freshman Rylie Cascio Jensen also scored the first points of her career with a pair of threes to help the Huskers. GAME #5 WASHINGTON STATE 79 NEBRASKA 65 LAS VEGAS, NEV., NOV. 25, 2016 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 3 Totals Wash. St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Brown* Kmetovska* Hirstova* Hailey* Molina* McKenzie Washington Muzet Kostourkova McClure Pavlopoulou Swedlund Team Rebounds 4 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Nebraska Washington St FG: Nebraska 4-14 (Simon 1-1, Shepard 1-2, Cincore 1-3, Whitish 1-4, Ramacieri 0-1, Cascio Jensen 0-1, Wood 0-2); Washington State 8-20 (Brown 4-5, Pavlopoulou 2-4, Hristova 1-3, Swedlund 1-3, Molina 0-1, McKenzie 0-1, Washington 0-1, Hailey 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 28.6; Washington State FG%: Nebraska 48.1; Washington State FT%: Nebraska 40.9; Washington State Steals: Nebraska 7 (Cincore, Cascio Jensen 2); Washington State 16 (Kostourkova 4). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Eliely, Havers 1); Washington State 5 (Brown, Kostourkova 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 23; Washington State 20. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Smith, Munch, Small. Attendance: 400. Game Highlights: Washington State erupted for 53 first-half points and never looked back in a win over Nebraska in the first game of the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas. WSU built its lead to midway through the third quarter, before Nebraska rallied in a big way. The Huskers closed the quarter on an 11-3 surge, then opened the fourth with a 10-2 burst to cut WSU s lead to with 7:23 left. Both teams struggled to score down the stretch and the Cougars held on for the victory. Jessica Shepard led Nebraska with game highs of 25 points and nine rebounds. Hannah Whitish added eight points off the bench, while Maddie Simon pitched in seven. Louise Brown led WSU with 14 of her 16 points in the first half. GAME #6 VIRGINIA 73 NEBRASKA 51 LAS VEGAS, NEV., NOV. 26, 2016 Virginia Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Toussaint* Mason* Willoughby* Moses* Huland El* Allen Brown Jablonowski Aiyeotan Jones Payne Team Rebounds 8 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Eliely* Ramacieri* Havers* Shepard* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 3 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Virginia Nebraska FG: Virginia 5-21 (Brown 2-4, Huland El 2-9, Jablonowski 1-2, Toussaint 0-2, Mason 0-2, Willoughby 0-2); Nebraska 5-21 (Shepard 1-3, Simon 1-3, Cascio Jensen 1-3, Whitish 1-4, Wood 1-4, Ramacieri 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Cincore 0-2). 3FG%: Virginia 23.8; Nebraska FG%: Virginia 47.6; Nebraska FT%: Virginia 47.1; Nebraska Steals: Virginia 9 (Aiyeotan, Jablonowski 2); Nebraska 8 (Simon 3). Blocked Shots: Virginia 3 (Aiyeotan 2); Nebraska 1 (Havers 1). Turnovers: Virginia 15; Nebraska 19. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Small, Smith, Hurst. Attendance: 400. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard scored 12 points while adding four rebounds and three assists, but Nebraska could not overcome a hot-shooting Virginia team in a loss at the South Point Shootout. Shepard was named to the all-tournament team despite going just 4-for-13 from the field against the Cavaliers, who improved to 5-1 with the win. No other Husker scored in double figures, as Maddie Simon managed eight points and a game-high three steals off the bench. Jasmine Cincore added six points and five rebounds for the Huskers. Lauren Moses led four Cavaliers in double figures with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Aliyah Huland El added 14 points and five boards, while Jocelyn Willoughby contributed 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting. J Kyra Brown pitched in 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds off the bench, as the Cavaliers outrebounded the Huskers, 43-32, while also winning the turnover battle,

17 #HUSKERS GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME #7 VIRGINIA TECH 76 NEBRASKA 67 BLACKSBURG, VA., DEC. 1, 2016 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 2 Totals Va. Tech Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Cook* Magarity* Panousis* Hicks* Hill* DaRosa Brooks Kinder Team Rebounds 3 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Nebraska Virginia Tech FG: Nebraska 8-17 (Wood 2-3, Cincore 2-4, Eliely 1-1, Shepard 1-1, Ramacieri 1-2, Whitish 1-5, Simon 0-1); Virginia Tech (Magarity 4-5, Panousis 4-10, Brooks 1-4, Hill 1-6, Cook 0-2, Hicks 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 47.1; Virginia Tech FG%: Nebraska 52.9; Virginia Tech FT%: Nebraska 62.5; Virginia Tech Steals: Nebraska 3 (Cincore 2); Virginia Tech 11 (Hicks 6). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Eliely 1); Virginia Tech 1 (Hicks 1). Turnovers: Virginia Tech 9; Nebraska 25. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Sidlasky, Suffren, Spurlock. Attendance: 2,292. Game Highlights: Nebraska led by 16 points midway through the second quarter, but unbeaten Virginia Tech rallied to take a fourth-quarter lead on its way to a victory at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. Nebraska s first true road game of the season came as part of the 10th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Huskers trailed 10-6 midway through the first quarter before erupting on a 23-4 outburst with all the points coming from Nicea Eliely, Emily Wood and Jessica Shepard in an eight-minute span. Wood started the surge with five straight points on her way to a careerhigh eight points - all coming in the stretch. Eliely tied her career high with nine points in the stretch, including seven straight early in the second quarter. Shepard, who finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds for her 13th career double-double, added six points during the surge. The Huskers turned a 10-6 deficit into a advantage and built a 16-point lead on three occasions before taking a edge to the half. Virginia Tech cut the margin to at the end of three quarters. GAME #8 CALIFORNIA 86 NEBRASKA 65 LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 4, 2016 California Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Cowling* Davidson* Range* Anigwe* Thomas* Yue Mosley Cayton West Brown Team Rebounds 3 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 8 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final California Nebraska FG: California 6-19 (Thomas 3-4, Brown 2-2, Cayton 1-2, Davidson 0-1, Anigwe 0-1, Cowling 0-3, Range 0-6); Nebraska (Cincore 2-3, Eliely 2-3, Simon 2-3, Cascio Jensen 1-1, Havers 1-2, Shepard 1-3, Whitish 1-4). 3FG%: California 31.6; Nebraska FG%: California 54.5; Nebraska FT%: California 61.5; Nebraska Steals: California 18 (Cowling 7); Nebraska 7 (Cincore, Eliely, Simon 2). Blocked Shots: California 10 (Anigwe 4); Nebraska 2 (Havers 2). Turnovers: California 16; Nebraska 26. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Inouye, Bonner, Krommenhoek. Attendance: 5,573. Game Highlights: Nicea Eliely more than doubled her previous career high by pumping in a team-high 19 points, but it wasn t enough to prevent unbeaten California from running to an win over the Huskers at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Bears shot a sizzling 54.5 percent (36-66) from the field, while winning the turnover battle Kristine Anigwe, the 2016 USBWA National Freshman of the Year, scored 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field and a 5-for-5 effort at the free throw line. Anigwe led five Bears in double figures, including 13 points on a 4-of-5 shooting effort by freshman Jaelyn Brown. Asha Thomas and Mi Cole Cayton each added 11 points, while CJ West pitched in 10 points. Maddie Simon, who scored 11 points off the bench, was the only Husker other than Eliely to reach double digits. Jessica Shepard managed eight points, eight rebounds and three assists before fouling out. GAME #9 DRAKE 84 NEBRASKA 70 LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 6, 2016 Drake Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Wendell* Jonas* Hittner* Bachrodt* Ingle* Rose Greiner Miller Rush Mertz Rhine Team Rebounds 7 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 4 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Drake Nebraska FG: Drake 9-24 (Hittner 2-3, Bachrodt 2-3, Rose 2-4, Jonas 1-2, Miller 1-2, Ingle 1-3, Greiner 0-1, Wendell 0-6); Nebraska 6-20 (Simon 2-2, Mitchell 1-1, Shepard 1-3, Cincore 1-3, Cascio Jensen 1-4, Wood 0-1, Eliely 0-2, Ramacieri 0-2, Whitish 0-2). 3FG%: Drake 37.5; Nebraska FG%: Drake 48.4; Nebraska FT%: Drake 68.4; Nebraska Steals: Drake 13 (Wendell 5); Nebraska 7 (Mitchell 2). Blocked Shots: Drake 3 (Bachrodt, Hittner, Rhine 1); Nebraska 8 (Cincore 4). Turnovers: Drake 18; Nebraska 16. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Napier, Zentz, Cross. Attendance: 4,200. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard produced her fourth double-double of the season with a game-high 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, but it wasn t enough to prevent Drake from running to an win. The preseason pick to win the Missouri Valley Conference, Drake trailed at halftime before scoring an opponent season-high 52 points in the second half. The Huskers rallied from a secondquarter deficit primarily without Shepard on the floor. Grace Mitchell sparked a 15-5 Husker spurt to turn the deficit into a lead late in the half. Shepard was held without a first-half field goal and managed just one point to go along with 10 rebounds. In the second half, Shepard hit 8-of-14 shots and connected on eight of NU s total second-half field goals, but the Huskers were outscored 52-37, as Drake hit 16-of-22 two-point field goal attempts in the half.

18 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME #10 NEBRASKA 83 SAN JOSE STATE 61 LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 9, 2016 SJSU Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Baird* Smith* Ladd* West* Ramos* Kohlhaas Hafoka Benally Gennett Harris Turney Team Rebounds 0 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 1 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final San Jose State Nebraska FG: San Jose State 7-30 (West 3-6, Ramos 2-10, Baird 1-3, Kohlhaas 1-3, Ladd 0-2, Benally 0-3, Gennett 0-3); Nebraska 6-17 (Cascio Jensen 2-3, Wood 1-1, Whitish 1-2, Eliely 1-2, Ramacieri 1-3, Havers 0-1, Cincore 0-2, Shepard 0-3). 3FG%: San Jose State 23.3; Nebraska FG%: San Jose State 31.0; Nebraska FT%: San Jose State 71.4; Nebraska Steals: San Jose State 15 (Smith 7); Nebraska 4 (Wood 2). Blocked Shots: San Jose State 3 (Baird 2); Nebraska 2 (Havers, Eliely 1). Turnovers: San Jose State 13; Nebraska 26. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Kanter, Whitson, Bird. Attendance: 4,205. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard scored 23 of her game-high 28 points after halftime as Nebraska dominated in the paint in the second half on its way to an win over San Jose State at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Shepard, who notched her fifth double-double of the season with 28 points and 14 rebounds, helped the Huskers outscore the Spartans in the paint for the game, including in the second half. Shepard hit 10-of-12 shots from the field in the second half, as Nebraska hit 20-of-33 shots from the field (.606) as a team in the half. For the game, the Big Red shot a season-best 53.8 percent from the floor. Nicea Eliely scored 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting for the game, while adding seven rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal. Ten Huskers hit at least one field goal in the game, and all 11 Huskers grabbed at least one rebound, as the Big Red dominated the glass,

19 FIVE FACTS ABOUT RYLIE 1. Rylie s grandpa Cascio named a race horse after her called Point Guard Rylie. 2. Rylie loves turtles. When she was 5 years old, she snuck a baby turtle home from Florida in her pocket. 3. Her favorite color is lime green. 4. She was deathly afraid of mascots when she was little. 5. Rylie played soccer and volleyball in high school. HONORS & AWARDS Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2016) First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald 2016) First-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2016) Second-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2015) Second-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2015) First-Team Nebraska Class A (2016) Second-Team Nebraska Class A (2015) Honorable-Mention Nebraska Class A (2014) FRESHMAN ( ) Nebraska Gatorade High School Player-of-the- Year Rylie Cascio Jensen (pronounced CASH-ee-O) was a late addition to the Husker program after the April hiring of Coach Amy Williams. Cascio Jensen, a 5-10 guard out of Fremont High School, has appeared in all 10 games for the Huskers, averaging 2.4 points and 1.3 assists per game. She is coming off perhaps the best game of her young career with six points, two rebounds and three assists in the win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She also had six points in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22, when she hit a pair of second-half threes. She also grabbed the first two steals of her career against the Mavs. She scored three points and dished out three assists in each of Nebraska s games at the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas, Nov She added three points on her only shot attempt, while adding two assists against California on Dec. 4. As a senior at Fremont High School, Cascio Jensen averaged 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals per game. Rylie is a Nebraska native that understands the pride in wearing a Husker jersey, Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. She is a good shooter and a smart basketball player and we are glad to have her on our roster. #HUSKERS RYLIE CASCIO JENSEN 5-10 Freshman Guard Fremont, Nebraska (Fremont) 2 BEFORE NEBRASKA Cascio Jensen earned Gatorade Nebraska High School Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior in after averaging 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals per game for Fremont High School. She led the Tigers to the state tournament as a senior, as Fremont finished with a 21-7 record. Cascio Jensen transferred to Fremont prior to her sophomore season to begin playing with 2013 and 2014 Gatorade Nebraska High School Player of the Year and current Husker Jessica Shepard. Cascio Jensen, who was a club teammate of Shepard s beginning in fourth grade, spent her freshman season at Bellevue East, while Shepard played for Lincoln Southeast as a freshman and sophomore. Cascio Jensen and Shepard led an instant turnaround in the Tiger program, as Fremont earned a state tournament berth and finished with a 22-4 record in Fremont went 8-16 in , before the arrival of Cascio Jensen and Shepard. As a sophomore, Cascio Jensen earned honorable-mention Class A all-state accolades, before adding second-team All-Nebraska and second-team Class A honors as a junior in Cascio Jensen became the focal point of the Fremont attack as a junior in , after Shepard was sidelined by an ACL tear in December of Although Shepard was averaging 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds prior to injury, Cascio Jensen stepped up to lead the Tigers to a 16-7 record, finishing just one game short of a second straight Class A state tournament bid. Cascio Jensen closed the season by averaging 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. PERSONAL The daughter of Scott and Robyn Cascio Jensen, Rylie Cascio Jensen was born March 2, She plans to be a pre-med major at Nebraska with the ultimate goal of being an orthodontist. She was the Fremont CASCIO JENSEN S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 6 San Jose State (12/9/16) 6 Omaha (11/22/16) Rebounds 2 San Jose State (12/9/16) 2 Virginia (11/26/16) Assists 3 Three Times, most recent 3 San Jose State (12/9/16) Steals 2 Washington State (11/25/16) 2 Omaha (11/22/16) Blocks FGA 0 None 4 Four Times, most recent 4 San Jose State (12/9/16) FGM 2 San Jose State (12/9/16) 2 Omaha (11/22/16) FTA 3 Washington State (11/25/16) FTM 4 Washington State (11/25/16) 3-PT FGA 4 Drake (12/6/16) 4 Omaha (11/22/16) 3-PT FGM 2 San Jose State (12/9/16) 2 Omaha (11/22/16) Optimist Club Student of the Year in , and she was also named Fremont s Business Student of the Year. She maintained nearly a 3.9 GPA in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society. Cascio Jensen came to Nebraska after originally signing with South Dakota. She also was recruited heavily by Wyoming, Wake Forest and Drake among others. I just think Coach Williams builds great relationships with her players, Cascio Jensen said. You know she s going to fight for you on the floor. I grew up going to Husker games and following the team. With Coach Williams going there, everything just fell into place GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / Totals RYLIE CASCIO JENSEN career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

20 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIVE FACTS ABOUT HANNAH 1. Hannah was born in Arkansas. 2. Her favorite animals are turtles. 3. Hannah came from a town of about 1,200 people, and there were just 29 people in her high school senior class. 4. She loves to travel. 5. Hannah wore braces on her teeth for four years. HONORS & AWARDS Wisconsin Miss Basketball (2016) Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year (2016) First-Team All-Wisconsin (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) Two-Time Area Player of the Year (Wisconsin State Journal, 2015, 2016) Two-Time Six Rivers Conference Player of the Year (2015, 2016) Four-Time First-Team All-Six Rivers Conference (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) FRESHMAN ( ) Hannah Whitish (pronounced WHITE-ish) was a unanimous first-team Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) all-state selection as a junior and senior at Barneveld High School. The WBCA and Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year, Whitish was a four-time first-team Division 5 All-State selection and the 2015 and 2016 Wisconsin State Journal Player of the Year. The 5-9 freshman guard played key roles in NU s first three wins this season, and is averaging 5.3 points and 1.5 assists while shooting 31.4 percent (11-35) from three-point range. Whitish notched her first double-digit scoring effort with 10 points in Nebraska s win over defending Mountain West Conference champion Colorado State on Nov. 17. She established career highs with 10 points and three three-pointers, including a long triple from the left wing with one on the shot clock with under two minutes left that gave Nebraska a lead. She scored NU s final point at the free throw line to seal the three-point win. Whitish added 10 points and career highs with five assists, two steals and a block in NU s win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She followed with eight points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal against Washington State in HANNAH WHITISH career statistics HANNAH WHITISH 5-9 Freshman Guard Barneveld, Wisconsin (Barneveld) 3 the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas, Nov. 25. She managed three points and a career-high five rebounds in NU s win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She opened her collegiate career with seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field in a win over 2016 WAC runner-up UTRGV in the first game of the Preseason WNIT on Nov. 12. Hannah had a terrific high school career in Wisconsin and proved herself as a dynamic player, Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. She has great basketball instinct and can shoot the ball with consistency, giving her a great opportunity to contribute to our team right away. BEFORE NEBRASKA Whitish was a unanimous first-team WBCA all-state selection for the second straight year at Barneveld High School. As a senior, she averaged 24.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.5 steals while leading Barneveld to its fourth consecutive state championship game. Barneveld fell to Assumption in the title game, but finished with a 28-1 record to cap a career record for Whitish. Barneveld won state titles in 2014 and 2015 and was the state runner-up to Assumption in Whitish hit 59 percent of her field goals including 48 percent of her threes for the Golden Eagles as a senior to finish among the top 10 in Wisconsin state history in career scoring with well over 2,000 points. As a junior, Whitish averaged 21.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 4.6 steals to lead the Eagles to their second straight WIAA Division 5 state title. She hit 46 percent of her three-pointers while knocking down nearly 80 percent of her free throws as a junior for Coach Jim Myers. As a sophomore, Whitish pumped in 17.1 points per game while powering Barneveld to the state title. She added 15.0 points per game as a freshman. A four-time WBCA Division 5 All-State honoree, Whitish is also a four-time first-team All-Six Rivers WHITISH S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 10 Omaha (11/22/16) 10 Colorado State (11/17/16) Rebounds 5 San Jose State (12/9/16) Assists 5 Omaha (11/22/16) Steals 2 Omaha (11/22/16) Blocks 1 Omaha (11/22/16) FGA 9 Colorado State (11/17/16) FGM 3 Three Times, most recent 3 Washington State (11/25/16) FTA 6 Omaha (11/22/16) FTM 4 Omaha (11/22/16) 3-PT FGA 5 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 5 Omaha (11/22/16) 3-PT FGM 3 Colorado State (11/17/16) Conference selection. She was the 2015 and 2016 Six Rivers Conference Player of the Year. Whitish played her club basketball for Wisconsin Academy, earning a spot on the All-Star Team at the U.S. Junior Nationals Midwest Qualifier in the summer of Whitish is the first Husker women s basketball player from Wisconsin since 1994 WBCA Player of the Year Anna DeForge from Niagara. A four-year starter at Nebraska, DeForge was an honorable-mention All- American as a senior in She was also a two-time WNBA All-Star. An outstanding all-around athlete, Whitish competed in track and field as a freshman and played softball as a sophomore in high school. PERSONAL The daughter of Bob and Sherry Whitish, Hannah was born March 20, 1998, in Little Rock, Ark. She has a younger sister Jordyn, 13. Hannah has not declared a major at Nebraska. Whitish chose Nebraska over Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas and Florida Gulf Coast GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs.washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / Totals Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

21 FIVE FACTS ABOUT NICEA 1. According to Nicea, she is half black and half Chinese. 2. She loves scary movies. 3. Nicea is truly a gamer (video games). 4. She considers herself a dog person (100%). 5. Nicea sleeps only with soft blankets. HONORS & AWARDS No. 143 Player in the Nation (Blue Star, 2015) No. 25 Guard in the Nation (ESPN, 2015) Second-Team Colorado Class 5A (2016) Third-Team Colorado Class 5A (2015) First-Team Colorado Class 5A/4A All-Area (2016) Second-Team Colorado Class 5A/4A All-Area (2014, 2015) First-Team All-Colorado Springs Metro League (2014, 2015, 2016) FRESHMAN ( ) The No. 25 guard in the class of 2016 according to ESPN, Nicea Eliely (pronounced ny-see-ah EE-lylee) earned second-team Colorado Class 5A all-state honors as a senior at Rampart High School in Ranked as the No. 143 overall player nationally by Blue Star. Eliely has continued to emerge as a player with loads of potential who creates problems with her length, versatility and athleticism on the perimeter. She has shown her all-around game early in her Husker career by starting each of Nebraska s first 10 games and averaging 8.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game. She leads the Huskers in steals, field goal percentage (.500) and three-point percentage (.444) and ranks second on the team in scoring, assists and blocked shots. Eliely produced a career-high 19-point effort against California on Dec. 4, when she hit 8-of-13 shots from the field including 2-of-3 three-pointers. She added 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting, while adding seven rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in the win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. In the first game of her career, Eliely scored nine points and led the Huskers with four assists and two steals while helping to slow down reigning Western Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year Shawnte Goff in Nebraska s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Eliely added nine points and a career-high four steals in the win over Omaha. Her third-quarter steal NICEA ELIELY career statistics #HUSKERS NICEA ELIELY 6-1 Freshman Guard Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rampart) 5 and layup gave Nebraska the lead for good. She had nine points in a loss at unbeaten Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She produced Nebraska s best performance in the loss to No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14, with eight points and eight rebounds. In the Big Red s win over defending Mountain West Conference champion Colorado State on Nov. 17, Eliely had six points, six rebounds and team highs of six assists and three steals while helping to slow down reigning Mountain West Player of the Year Ellen Nystrom. Eliely held Nystrom nine points under her scoring average entering the game and frustrated Nystrom to the point of fouling out before Nebraska prevailed with a win. Nicea has great length and athleticism which will be assets for her at this level, Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. As she continues to commit to improve her skills, she will be primed to add depth in the backcourt. BEFORE NEBRASKA A slasher on offense and a lock-down defender, Eliely was ranked as the No. 143 overall player in the nation by Blue Star while being ranked as the No. 25 guard in the country by ESPN. As a senior, Eliely averaged 21.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 3.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. She ranked eighth in the state of Colorado across all classes in scoring in She also ranked 11th in the state in free throws made (115) while shooting 84.6 percent from the line. She helped Eliely, who averaged 16.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.2 blocks for Rampart as a junior in 2015, closed her career with 1,366 points, 455 rebounds, 188 assists, 247 steals and 118 blocks for Coach Ashley Miller. A third-team Colorado Class 5A all-state selection at Rampart as a junior, Eliely earned first-team All-Colorado Springs Metro League honors in She was also a second-team Gazette Class 5A/4A all-area selection as a junior. As a sophomore for the Lady Rams, Eliely contributed 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.2 blocked shots to help Rampart advance to the Elite Eight of the CHSAA Class 5A state ELIELY S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 19 California (12/4/16) Rebounds 8 Missouri (11/14/16) Assists 6 Colorado State (11/17/16) Steals 4 Omaha (11/22/16) Blocks 1 Five Times, most recent 1 San Jose State (12/9/16) FGA 13 California (12/4/16) FGM 8 California (12/4/16) FTA 8 UTRGV (11/12/16) FTM 5 UTRGV (11/12/16) 3-PT FGA 6 Omaha (11/22/16) 3-PT FGM 2 California (12/4/16) 2 Omaha (11/22/16) tournament and finish with a 20-6 record. She earned first-team All-Colorado Springs Metro League honors, while adding a second-team selection to the Gazette Class 5A/4A all-area team as a sophomore. She was also a varsity contributor as a freshman in 2013, averaging 4.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. Eliely played for the Boulder Rockies club team that won the U.S. Junior National Nike Tournament in 2015 and the Blue Star Nationals title in 2014 for Coach Johnnie Bratton. Eliely was also a member of the all-star teams at both the USJN Battle of the Border and the USJN Windy City Classic. PERSONAL Queen Nicea Tyana Eliely was born July 12, 1998, in Colorado Springs. She is the daughter of Actual Allah and Yee Fong. Her father, Actual Allah, played basketball collegiately at Colorado State-Pueblo. Eliely chose Nebraska over Colorado, Wichita State, Colorado State, Northern Colorado and Denver. Off the court, she was a first-team academic all-state selection and a member of the National Honor Society as a junior in She is majoring in biological systems engineering at Nebraska GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / Totals Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

22 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIVE FACTS ABOUT ESTHER 1. Esther is half Italian and half Haitian. 2. She speaks French. 3. Esther says eh like there is no tomorrow. 4. Esther likes to use her hair as a pillow because it is so fluffy. 5. She loves pugs. HONORS & AWARDS Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2015; Spring 2014) Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016) Four-Time Felix Leclerc High School Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Led Dawson College to Silver at CCAA National Championships (2013) Led Dawson College to Silver at Quebec Provincial Championships (2012) SENIOR ( ) Esther Ramacieri (pronounced RAH-muh-Cherry) is playing a key leadership role in a young Husker backcourt as a senior. Ramacieri has started each of Nebraska s first 10 games of and is averaging 3.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, a team-leading 3.4 assists in 20.5 minutes per game. She is averaging 5.8 assists over the last four games. Ramacieri has already outproduced her own previous career totals in points (35-22), assists (34-18) and steals (9-6) this season. Her eight threes this season are more than double her career total (3) in her first three seasons at Nebraska. She produced a career-high nine-point effort in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22, when she set a career high by knocking down 3-of-4 three-pointers. Ramacieri added five points and a career-high eight assists in a loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She opened the season by hitting 2-of-4 threes to finish with six points in a win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Ramacieri struggled through injuries for much of her junior season. She was limited in the summer of 2015 by a knee injury, then missed time with a concussion in December, before missing time with an Achilles injury at the start of Big Ten play in She also missed five Big Ten games with illness in late January and early February. ESTHER RAMACIERI career statistics ESTHER RAMACIERI 5-8 Senior Guard Repentigny, Quebec (Leclerc/Dawson) 11 NEBRASKA CAREER Ramacieri made the largest contributions of her career by appearing in 18 games with three starts in She contributed 17 points, 29 rebounds, 16 assists and six steals, smashing her previous career totals in all categories. She also hit 3-of-6 threepointers as a junior. Ramacieri scored a season-high five points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds in a win over Northwestern on Feb. 28, She matched her career best with six more boards in the WNIT loss to Northern Iowa on March 17. She also played a career-high 35 minutes in a start against UNI. Ramacieri started back-to-back Big Ten wins over Penn State (Jan. 13) and Rutgers (Jan. 16). As a sophomore Ramacieri saw playing time in 17 games in , including seven Big Ten contests and both of NU s conference tournament games. She made her first career start against Penn State Jan. 15. She played a season-high 13 minutes and grabbed a season-best three rebounds in a win over High Point Dec. 20. She added two rebounds against Alcorn State Nov. 16. Ramacieri saw playing time in 17 games, averaging 0.2 points and 0.5 rebounds as a freshman for the Huskers in She played a season-high eight minutes in Nebraska s non-conference finale against Oral Roberts on Dec. 29, when she pulled down two rebounds. She also scored her first career point and grabbed two rebounds in a victory over South Dakota Dec. 21. She added a point in NU s win over No. 8 Penn State Feb. 24, while grabbing a pair of rebounds. Ramacieri played in Nebraska s 2014 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win over Minnesota and the Huskers semifinal victory over No. 19 Michigan State. She pulled down a rebound and dished out the first assist of her career against the Spartans. She saw her first NCAA Tournament action in Nebraska s win over Fresno State in Los Angeles on March 22. She went 2-for-2 at the free throw line to finish with two points against the Bulldogs. BEFORE NEBRASKA Ramacieri helped Dawson College to a second-place finish at the 2013 CCAA National Championships. In , Dawson won the Quebec Provincial Championship and claimed a silver medal at the CCAA National Championships. Ramacieri averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, while helping Dawson to an 18-2 record. RAMACIERI S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 9 Omaha (11/22/16) Rebounds 6 Four Times, most recent 6 San Jose State (12/9/16) Assists 8 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) Steals 3 Colorado State (11/17/16) Blocks 0 None FGA 5 San Jose State (12/9/16) 5 Missouri (11/14/16) FGM 3 Omaha (11/22/16) FTA 2 Nine Times, most recent Colorado State (11/17/16) FTM 2 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 2 Fresno State (3/22/14) 3-PT FGA 5 Missouri (11/14/16) 3-PT FGM 3 Omaha (11/22/16) Ramacieri was Felix Leclerc High School s athlete of the year four times and the MVP of her Dawson Community Blues club team in both 2009 and In , Ramacieri started all 26 games for the Blues and averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Ramacieri played on bronze medal-winning teams for Quebec at the 2011 Canadian U-17 Championships and the 2008 Canadian U-15 Championships. Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to compete for the Huskers in women s basketball, following 2012 Canadian Olympian Chelsea Aubry ( ), Kaitlyn Burke ( ) and Harleen Sidhu ( ). PERSONAL The daughter of Giuseppe Ramacieri and Marie- Herta Celestin Ramacieri, Esther was born March 4, 1994, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Esther is the youngest of four children, with sisters Cynthia (37) and Julia (34) along with one brother, Pascal (31). Esther is majoring in marketing and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2014 and the fall of Ramacieri is also a standout in the community, claiming a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in She is a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / Totals Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

23 FIVE FACTS ABOUT EMILY 1. Emily has several notebooks full of quotes that she has collected since fifth grade. 2. A few of Emily s favorite books she s read recently are Fearless by Eric Blehm, The Insanity of God by Nik Ripken, and The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens. 3. Emily s favorite adventures in Australia included Scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef and eating kangaroo. 4. As part of the No Filter group, Emily spent a week in one of the poorest communities in the Dominican Republic building a basketball court, painting a mural, and building relationships with the locals. She considers it one of the most life-changing weeks she s ever had. 5. In her free time, she loves being active and playing other sports with family and friends. HONORS & AWARDS Nebraska Teammate Award (2016) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2016) Academic All-Big Ten (2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015, 2016) Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2016) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) Nebraska Athletic Department Service Trip Abroad to Dominican Republic (2016) NCAA Career in Sports Forum (2015) First-Team Kansas Class 5A (Sports in Kansas, 2014) Kansas Class 5A All-Tournament Team (2014) Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star (2014) Second-Team Kansas Class 5A (Wichita Eagle, 2012, 2014) Second-Team Kansas Class 5A (Topeka Capital-Journal, 2014) JUNIOR ( ) Emily Wood brings energy, enthusiasm, toughness and intelligence to the court each day. Originally a walk-on, Wood earned a scholarship and emerged as a leader on and off the court. Wood has been solid through 10 games as a junior, contributing 2.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in 10.3 minutes per game. She has hit six threes and is shooting a team-best 80 percent (4-5) at the free throw line. She also has dished out five assists and already owns a career season-best four steals. EMILY WOOD career statistics #HUSKERS EMILY WOOD 5-5 Junior Guard Salina, Kansas (Salina Central) 12 Wood produced a career-high eight points at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She scored all eight during a 23-4 first-half surge that helped the Huskers build a 16-point second-quarter lead. She added two rebounds and a assist against the Hokies. She added seven points on 2-of-2 shooting to go along with a career-high-tying two steals in a win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She got both of her steals to set a career high in the season-opening win over UTRGV on Nov. 12, while also matching her career best with three boards against the Vaqueros. NEBRASKA CAREER Wood averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds while producing a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover (12-4) as a sophomore. She had the best performance of her career with six points on the first two three-pointers of her career in a win over North Florida on Nov. 16. She added the first assist and steal of her career to go along with two rebounds. She had a strong effort with three points and career highs of three rebounds and five assists with no turnovers in a win over Evansville on Dec. 8, Wood closed her sophomore season with three points, two rebounds and an assist in 11 minutes against Northern Iowa in the WNIT March 17, She also had three points, two rebounds, three assists and the first two blocked shots of her career in a career-high 25 minutes against Indiana Feb. 24. She added three points and a rebound in one minute at Indiana Feb. 7. Wood had three points at Minnesota Feb. 11, and two points and a rebound in two minutes at No. 14 Northwestern Jan. 3. Wood played in 10 games as a true freshman for the Huskers. She appeared in five of Nebraska s non-conference games, three Big Ten regular-season contests and both of NU s games in the Big Ten Tournament. She saw her most meaningful action in NU s win over Bakersfield Dec. 13, when she scored her only points of the season on a reverse layup in transition to end an eight-minute scoreless drought in the first half. Wood s basket preceded an 18-0 Husker run on their way to victory. BEFORE NEBRASKA Wood scored 1,103 career points while knocking down a school-record 223 three-pointers in her career at Salina Central High School. Her 401 points as a senior in were also a school record, as she averaged 16.0 points per game and hit a school season record 91 threes. She hit 42.1 percent of her threes and 86.2 percent of her free throws. WOOD S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 8 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) Rebounds 3 Three Times, most recent 3 Virginia (11/26/16) Assists 5 Evansville (12/8/15) Steals 2 San Jose State (12/9/16) 2 UTRGV (11/12/16) Blocks 2 Indiana (2/24/16) FGA 5 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) FGM 3 Virginia Tech (12/1/15) FTA 3 San Jose State (12/9/16) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / Totals FTM 2 Four Times, most recent 2 San Jose State (12/9/16) 3-PT FGA 4 Virginia (11/26/16) 4 Missouri (11/14/16) 3-PT FGM 2 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 2 North Florida (11/16/15) Wood was a first-team Class 5A all-state pick by Sports in Kansas magazine, while KansasPreps chose her as the Class 5A Senior of the Year. She was a second-team choice by both the Wichita Eagle and the Topeka Capital-Journal. She was also a first-team Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League (AVCTL) Division I pick. leading the team to a school-record 23-2 mark and a runner-up finish at the Kansas Class 5A state tournament. Wood earned a spot on the 5A All- Tournament team. PERSONAL Emily is the daughter of Brian and Julie Wood. She was born in Salina, Kan., Oct. 17, 1995, and has two younger sisters, Lindsey and Lauren. Emily is a management major at Nebraska. She was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and earned academic All-Big Ten accolades in She is also a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. A two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team, she claimed a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in She was also one of 20 student-athletes across all sports to participate in the Nebraska Athletic Department s Service Trip Abroad to the Dominican Republic in May of Wood chose Nebraska over Harvard, Dartmouth, West Point, Washburn and Western Illinois. Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

24 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIVE FACTS ABOUT GRACE 1. Grace loves dogs and has a toy Golden Retriever. 2. She likes to watch movies in her free time. 3. She can never have too many shoes. 4. Grace s stress reliever is shooting in the gym by herself. 5. She knows how to do card tricks. HONORS & AWARDS No. 51 Wing in the Nation (ESPN, 2015) Kansas Player of the Year (USA Today HS Sports, 2016) Kansas Class 4A Player of the Year (2016) First-Team Kansas Class 4A All-State (KBCA, 2016) Second-Team Kansas Class 6A All-State (2015) Honorable-Mention Kansas Class 6A All-State (2014) Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League MVP (2016) First-Team All-Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League (2015, 2016) Second-Team All-Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League (2014) FRESHMAN ( ) The No. 51 ranked wing player in the nation according to ESPN, Grace Mitchell brings a long-range shooting threat and a big frame to the Huskers in The 6-2 forward/guard from Wellington, Kan., was the Kansas Player of the Year by USA Today High School Sports and the Kansas Class 4A Player of the Year in She earned first-team KBCA Class 4A all-state honors as a senior at Wellington High School in Mitchell has focused on the forward spot early in the season and has averaged 1.8 points and 1.7 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per game in support of starters Jessica Shepard and Allie Havers. She produced a career-high seven-point effort against Drake on Dec. 6, when she hit her first career three-pointer and added her first career steals. She scored five points to spark a 15-5 surge for the Big Red against the Bulldogs to help send the Huskers to halftime with a lead. She scored four points with a perfect shooting performance against Washington State at the South Point Shootout on Nov. 25. She notched a career-high four rebounds against California on Dec. 4. Mitchell managed two points and two rebounds in each of Nebraska s wins over Colorado State (Nov. 17) and UTRGV (Nov. 12). She added the first blocked GRACE MITCHELL career statistics GRACE MITCHELL 6-2 Freshman Forward/Guard Wellington, Kansas (Wellington) 14 shot of her career in the NU s loss to No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14. We have been very pleased with Grace s versatility and willingness to fit in wherever the team needs her, Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. She is strong and athletic and has an incredible work ethic, and we are excited about all she brings to our team. BEFORE NEBRASKA Mitchell was the No. 51 wing in the nation as a high school senior, according to ESPN. As a senior at Wellington High School, Mitchell set a school singleseason scoring record with 533 points on her way to Kansas Class 4A Player-of-the-Year honors. She averaged 21.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in her only season at Wellington. She helped the Lady Crusaders to a 24-1 record and a third-place finish at the Class 4A state tournament. As a senior, she hit 48 percent of her three-pointers. A first-team All-Kansas selection, she was the MVP of the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League in A three-time AVCTL Division I pick, earning first-team honors as a junior and senior and a second-team award as a sophomore, Mitchell was a second-team Kansas Class 6A all-state selection at Derby High School in 2015 by both the KBCA and the Wichita Eagle. She was a KBCA honorable-mention all-state choice as a sophomore in She led the AVCTL in scoring with 17.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a junior at Derby High School in She played for Coach Gayla Soyez at Next Level Hoops Academy in Wichita. MITCHELL S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 7 Drake (12/6/16) Rebounds 4 San Jose State (12/9/16) 4 California (12/1/16) Assists 1 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) Steals 2 Drake (12/6/16) Blocks 1 Missouri (11/14/16) FGA 9 Drake (12/6/16) FGM 3 Drake (12/6/16) FTA 2 California (12/4/16) 2 Washington State (11/25/16) FTM 2 Washington State (11/25/16) 3-PT FGA 1 Four Times, most recent 1 Drake (12/6/16) 3-PT FGM 1 Drake (12/6/16) As a junior, Mitchell was a second-team KBCA Class 6A all-state selection at Derby High School. An emerging talent, Mitchell did not not compete in summer club until PERSONAL The daughter of Jud Mitchell and Cathy Mitchell, Grace was born April 2, 1998, in Wichita, Kan. Grace has two older sisters, Sarah Jeanne (24), and Elizabeth (21). Grace is majoring in pre-health at Nebraska. She is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Grace chose Nebraska over 12 other Division I scholarship offers GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / Totals Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

25 FIVE FACTS ABOUT ALLIE 1. Allie is deathly afraid of spiders. 2. She likes elderly people. 3. Pizza rolls are her favorite snack. 4. The refrigerator is her best friend. 5. She likes to play beach volleyball in her free time. HONORS & AWARDS Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016) Nebraska Kathy Branchaud Most Improved Rebounder Award (2016) Nebraska Teammate Award (2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013, 2014; Spring 2014, 2015) No. 76 Player in the Nation (BlueStar, 2012) Finalist for Michigan Miss Basketball (2013) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Basketball, 2012, 2013) Four-Time First-Team All-South Michigan Athletic Conference (Basketball, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Under Armour Honorable-Mention All-American (Volleyball, 2012) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Volleyball, 2012) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Softball, 2012, 2013) SENIOR ( ) Allie Havers (pronounced HAY-vers) is a leader inside for the Huskers as a senior in Through nine games, Havers is averaging 6.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 27.6 minutes per game, despite opening the season 11-for-40 from the field (.275) through the first seven games. The last three games, Havers has hit 14-of-29 shots and is averaging 10.3 points per game. Havers had a season-high 14 points against Drake for her second double-figure scoring effort of the season. She added nine points and a season-high 11 rebounds in a win over Omaha. She tied a career high with five assists in a win over Colorado State Nov. 17. NEBRASKA CAREER Havers moved into a starting role for the Huskers midway through her junior season. She started 21 of Nebraska s final 22 games after playing as NU s first post off the bench for the first 74 games of her career. #HUSKERS ALLIE HAVERS 6-5 Senior Center Mattawan, Michigan (Mattawan) 22 She averaged 8.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 block in 24.6 minutes per game. Havers finished with four double-doubles on the year, including 13 points and 10 rebounds in the regular-season finale victory over Northwestern on Feb. 28. She added 16 points and 10 boards in a loss to Rutgers in the Big Ten Touranment on March 3. She also had 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting off the bench against Indiana on Feb. 24. She closed her junior season with 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists against Northern Iowa in the WNIT March 17. Havers finished with 11 double-figure scoring efforts, including each of the last five games, when she averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 boards. She had 15 points, eight rebounds and a careerhigh five assists at Michigan Jan. 24, before adding a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against Wisconsin Jan. 27. She had 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists at Penn State Jan. 13. She added eight points, four rebounds a block, a steal and a key deflection on the game s final play to help secure a win at Purdue Jan. 20. Havers had her first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds against Evansville Dec. 8. She added a career-high 18 points at No. 22 California Dec. 12. As a sophomore in , Havers averaged 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds while playing all 32 games. She had five double-figure scoring efforts, including a season-high 13 points in 20 minutes in NU s second-round win over Illinois at the 2015 Big Ten Tournament on March 5. Havers added 11 points and five rebounds in a win over Penn State Jan. 15. She pitched in 10 points in a win over Minnesota Feb. 24. She pumped in 10 points in a win over Illinois Jan. 29, and scored 10 points to open Big Ten play at Minnesota Dec. 29, As a freshman in , Havers averaged 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds while playing in all 33 games for the Big Ten champion Huskers. She had her best game in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State on March 8. With All-American Jordan Hooper strapped with early foul trouble, the third-seeded Huskers held a lead over the Big Ten regular-season co-champion Spartans. Havers helped ignite a first-half surge to a halftime lead. She finished with a season-high 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and a 5-for-5 effort at the free throw line. She dished out a season-best three assists while blocking a career-high three shots in 19 minutes. HAVERS CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 18 California (12/12/15) Rebounds 14 Wisconsin (1/27/16) Assists 5 Colorado State (11/17/16) 5 Michigan (1/24/16) Steals 2 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) Blocks 3 Three Times, most recent 3 Indiana (2/7/16) FGA 16 Minnesota (2/24/15) FGM 9 California (12/12/15) FTA 7 Three Times, most recent Wisconsin (1/27/16) FTM 6 UCLA (11/8/13) 3-PT FGA 3 UTRGV (11/12/16) 3-PT FGM 1 California (12/4/16) 1 UTRGV (11/12/16) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / Totals Havers had eight points and 10 rebounds at Northwestern Jan. 26, She opened her career with 14 points and three rebounds in 15 minutes in NU s win over UCLA on Nov. 8, BEFORE NEBRASKA Havers was two-time first-team Michigan Class A center at Mattawan High School. She averaged 19.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.5 assists as a senior. She closed her career with 1,561 points, 1,015 rebounds, a school-record 348 blocks and 178 steals. She was rated the No. 76 player in the nation by Blue Star. Havers was a first-team Class A Michigan all-stater in volleyball as a senior in 2012, when she was also an honorable-mention Under Armour All-American. She was a first-team all-state shortstop/pitcher as a junior and senior in softball, leading Mattawan to the 2013 state title. PERSONAL The daughter of Mike and Jullie Havers, Allie was born Nov. 16, She has two sisters, Caralee and Reilly, and a brother, Ty. Allie is majoring in psychology and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015 and Havers is also a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, and she is a three-time selection to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Havers chose Nebraska over Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Green Bay and Iowa State. ALLIE HAVERS career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career ,

26 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIVE FACTS ABOUT MADDIE 1. Maddie was born and raised in Lincoln, Neb. 2. She always wanted to play for Nebraska. 3. Maddie s favorite color is yellow. 4. She considers herself to be a terrible dancer and singer. 5. Maddie s favorite food/snack is Swedish Fish. HONORS & AWARDS Husker Award (2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2016) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2015) Two-Time First-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2014, 2015) Two-Time First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2014, 2015) Two-Time First-Team Nebraska Class B (2014, 2015) Second-Team Nebraska Class A (2013) No. 149 Player in Nation (Blue Star, 2015) No. 22 Guard in Nation (ESPN, 2015) SOPHOMORE ( ) After being challenged by injuries as a freshman, Maddie Simon is looking to emerge in the Nebraska backcourt as a sophomore. The 6-2 guard from Lincoln has opened her second season by averaging 5.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.3 minutes per game. She scored a season-high 11 points to go along with four rebounds and two steals against California Dec. 4. Simon had six points and tied her career high with seven rebounds in the season-opening win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She followed with six more points and three boards against No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14. She scored eight points and snagged a careerhigh three steals against Virginia at the South Point Shootout on Nov. 26. She had six points, three rebounds, two assists and a block in just 11 minutes against Drake on Dec. 6. NEBRASKA CAREER Simon averaged 5.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist while playing in 21 games with five starts as a freshman in Simon, who suffered a broken arm in a nonbasketball fall in early December, also missed Nebraska s Postseason WNIT game against Northern Iowa with an ankle sprain. MADDIE SIMON 6-2 Sophomore Guard Lincoln, Nebraska (Pius X) 24 Simon earned starts in four straight games late in the season in place of injured senior Kyndal Clark. She averaged 7.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and and 2.0 assists in those four starts. Simon had a career game with 16 points and seven rebounds in a win over Northwestern on Feb. 28. She added nine points, four rebounds and two assists against Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament March 3. Simon was a significant contributor for the Huskers through the first seven games, before breaking her left arm in a non-basketball fall on Dec. 7. She returned to action at No. 8 Maryland Jan. 7, scoring nine points off the bench. Simon produced a strong 10-point, three-assist effort in NU s run past NC State on Dec. 3. That followed 11 points against Southern Nov. 23. She scored eight points in NU s win over North Carolina Central Nov. 21. Simon added seven points in seven minutes on her birthday at Indiana on Feb. 7. She had five points, three rebounds, a career-high four assists and her first steal against North Florida Nov. 16. She tied her career high with four assists against Indiana on Feb. 24. BEFORE NEBRASKA A two-time first-team All-Nebraska and Super- State selection, Simon capped her high school basketball career as the Gatorade Player of the Year. She averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists while leading Lincoln Pius X to the Class B state championship as a senior for Coach Bill Rice. Simon s senior season followed a junior season in which she averaged 19.8 points and seven rebounds per game to help Pius X to a Class B runner-up finish. Her top game came with 35 points and 13 rebounds against Omaha Gross. Simon was a second-team Class A all-stater as a sophomore, averaging 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in She hit 48 percent of her shots from the field and 74 percent of her free throws. Simon played her club basketball for the Nebraska Lasers and Coach Allen Simpson. She averaged 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists for the club. A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon was not only a four-year letterwinner on the track, but captured gold medals in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles at the 2015 Nebraska State Track and Field SIMON S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 16 Northwestern (2/28/16) Rebounds 7 UTRGV (11/12/16) 7 Northwestern (2/28/16) Assists 4 Indiana (2/24/16) 4 North Florida (11/16/15) Steals 3 Virginia (11/26/16) Blocks 1 Five Times, most recent GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / Totals FGA 1 Drake (12/6/16) 9 Four Times, most recent 9 Missouri (11/14/16) FGM 5 Northwestern (2/28/16) FTA 5 California (12/4/16) FTM 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 3-PT FGA 6 Northwestern (2/28/16) 3-PT FGM 3 Northwestern (2/28/16) Championships. She was the Class A runner-up in both events as a junior in She also finished third in the 100, while adding a runner-up finish in the 300 in She was also a member of Pius X s All-Class gold medal-winning 4x400 relay in A three-time letterwinner in golf, Simon qualified for the state tournament in Simon was also an honor roll student all four years at Lincoln Pius X. PERSONAL The daughter of Doug and Nicole (Ali) Simon, Maddie was born Feb. 7, 1997, in Lincoln, Neb. Maddie has two older brothers, Bennett and Zach, who both graduated from the University of Nebraska. Maddie s mother was a hurdler for Coach Gary Pepin s 1983 and 1984 national championship track and field teams at Nebraska. Nicole also owns the distinction of being the first female track and field CoSIDA Academic All-American at Nebraska. Maddie is a pre-health major and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of She was also a member of the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Maddie is the niece of University of Maryland men s basketball coach Mark Turgeon. Simon said she chose Nebraska over Iowa, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Creighton, because she has grown up close to the Husker program. MADDIE SIMON career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

27 #HUSKERS JESSICA SHEPARD 6-4 Sophomore Forward Fremont, Nebraska (Fremont) FIVE FACTS ABOUT JESSICA 1. Jessica s favorite color is red. 2. She is a huge collector of socks. 3. Jessica s favorite foods are burritos and egg rolls. 4. She likes to wakeboard. 5. Jessica enjoys watching Criminal Minds. HONORS & AWARDS Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 (1 of 30, 2016) First-Team All-Big Ten (2016) Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2016) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2016) USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 22, 2015; Jan. 26, 2016) NCAA.com Starting Five (Dec. 23, 2015; Jan. 27, 2016) espnw National Player of the Week (Jan. 25) College Sports Madness National Player of the Week (Jan. 25) Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 21, 2015; Jan. 25, 2016) 10-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Big Ten record) (Nov. 16, Nov. 23, Dec. 7, Dec. 21, Dec. 28, 2015; Jan. 11, Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 8, Feb. 15, 2016) Nebraska Athletics Female Co-Newcomer of the Year (All Sports, 2016) Nebraska Offensive Player of the Year (2016) First 30-Point, 20-Rebound Game in Nebraska History (at Michigan, Jan. 24, points, 20 rebounds) Nebraska Freshman Record 35 Points (vs. Northern Arizona, Dec. 19, 2015) (at Michigan, Jan. 24, 2016) Nebraska Freshman Double-Doubles Record (10, 2016) Nebraska Freshman Points Record (574, 2016) No. 2 Nebraska Freshman Rebounds (266, 2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) No. 1 High School Post Player in Nation (ESPN, ) No. 3 High School Player in Nation (ESPN, ) USA Basketball U18 National Team (2014) Parade All-American (First Team, 2015) Naismith High School All-American (HM, 2015) Two-Time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014) Four-Time First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) SOPHOMORE ( ) Jessica Shepard is carrying more responsibility on and off the court in The 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and the first Husker in history to earn first-team all-conference honors as a freshman, Shepard averaged team bests of 18.5 and JESSICA SHEPARD career statistics 8.6 rebounds per game. A preseason first-team All- Big Ten choice in , Shepard is averaging 19.1 points and 11.1 boards for the Huskers. She produced her 15th career double-double with a season-high 28 points to go along with 14 rebounds in a win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. Her fifth double-double of the season followed a 23-point, 16-rebound effort against Drake on Dec. 6. She had 25 points and 14 boards at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1, and 24 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. Shepard hit a pair of threes against the defending Mountain West champs, including a game-clinching three with a minute left. Shepard scored 25 points against Washington State to earn a spot on the all-tournament team at the South Point Shootout, Nov In the seasonopening win over UTRGV on Nov. 12, Shepard hit her first career three in the first quarter, before adding a 60-footer at the first-half buzzer. She finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds. NEBRASKA CAREER Shepard earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. She led the Huskers with freshman school-record averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, despite her numbers suffering in the postseason while playing limited minutes with a stress reaction in her foot. She shattered the Nebraska freshman scoring record with 574 points, and finished second in school history among freshman with 266 rebounds. She also set an NU freshman record with 10 double-doubles. Shepard claimed a conference record 10 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards. She was the conference player of the week on Dec. 21 and Jan. 25. She was the espnw and College Sports Madness National Player of the Week, Jan. 25, and one of five NCAA.com Starting Five honorees (Dec. 23, Jan. 27). She added USBWA National Freshman-of-the- Week honors on Dec. 22 and Jan. 26. Shepard produced one of the best efforts in school history with a freshman-record-tying 35 points and a career-high 20 rebounds at Michigan Jan. 24. It was the first 30-point, 20-rebound game in Nebraska history. She scored 20 or more points 16 times. She scored a Nebraska freshman record 35 points and set a school record with 20 free throw attempts against Northern Arizona Dec. 19. She had 29 points and 19 rebounds against Illinois Jan. 10, and 29 points and 10 boards at Penn State Jan. 13. She had 28 points and eight rebounds in her Big Ten debut against Iowa Dec. 31. She had 26 points to help the Huskers knock off No. 17 Michigan State Feb. 14. She opened her Husker career with 24 points and 13 rebounds against UAPB to become the first Husker to produce 20 points and 10 rebounds in an opener. SHEPARD S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 35 Michigan (1/24/16) Northern Arizona (12/19/15) Rebounds 20 Michigan (1/24/16) Assists 6 Wisconsin (1/27/16) Steals 4 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) Blocks 3 NC State (12/3/15) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / Totals FGA 22 Three Times, most recent 22 Michigan State (2/14/16) FGM 13 Michigan (1/24/16) 13 North Florida (11/16/15) FTA 20 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) FTM 11 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 3-PT FGA 4 Missouri (11/14/16) 3-PT FGM 2 Three Times, most recent 2 Omaha (11/22/16) BEFORE NEBRASKA As a member of the USA Basketball U18 Team at the FIBA Americas Championship, Shepard averaged 12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while helping the team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal in the summer of She hit 66.7 percent of her shots from the field in the tournament. Shepard played just nine games as a senior at Fremont High School before suffering a torn ACL on Dec. 29, She averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds per game, including 132 points in four games at the 2014 Nike Tournament of Champions. She had 36 points against Long Beach Poly. Despite missing most of her senior year, Shepard finished fourth in Nebraska high school history with 2,227 career points, which was the Class A (largest) record. She finished No. 15 in state history with 1,031 rebounds, just 16 shy of the Nebraska Class A record. Shepard averaged a Class A state record 30.4 points to go along with 15.6 rebounds in She had four 40-point games, including a career-high 46. PERSONAL The daughter of Mark and Kim Shepard, Jessica was born Sept. 11, 1996, in Fremont, Neb. She has one older brother, Clayton, and four sisters, Taylor, Samantha, Emma and Sarah. Jessica comes from a basketball family. Her older sister, Taylor, and older brother, Clayton, have been college basketball players at Midland University in Fremont. Jessica is a marketing major at Nebraska. She earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of She was also a member of the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career ,

28 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIVE FACTS ABOUT JASMINE 1. Jasmine was born in New Orleans. 2. Going to the movies is one of her hobbies. 3. Her favorite food is shrimp. 4. Jasmine has always wanted a dachshund. 5. Her favorite color is purple. HONORS & AWARDS Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014) First-Team All-Tennessee (USA Today, 2014) Tennessee Class 2-AA All-State (2013, 2014) Tennessee Class 2-AA West Region Player of the Year (2013, 2014) JUNIOR ( ) Jasmine Cincore has solidified her place in Nebraska s starting lineup early in her junior season by averaging 6.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists through Nebraska s first 10 games. The 5-10 guard from Arlington, Tenn., opened the season with nine points, two rebounds and four assists in the win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added nine points on 4-of-5 shooting including a three-pointer in the Huskers win over defending Mountain West Conference champion Colorado State on Nov. 17. She pitched in nine points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals at Virginia Tech, Dec. 1. Cincore added seven points, two assists, a steal and a careerhigh four blocks against Drake on Dec. 6. It matched her career total from her first 59 games as a Husker. NEBRASKA CAREER Cincore emerged throughout the season and started in place of injured senior Rachel Theriot the final five games and six times overall in Cincore averaged 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 17.9 minutes per game on the year. She had a career-high 16 points against Indiana Feb. 24. She capped her season with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists against Northern Iowa in the first round of the WNIT. Over the final 10 games, Cincore averaged 6.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 29.7 minutes per game. JASMINE CINCORE career statistics JASMINE CINCORE 5-10 Junior Guard Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) 34 Cincore made her first career start in Nebraska s win at Michigan Jan. 24. She had eight points, three assists, a block and a steal in 32 minutes. Cincore had nine points and knocked down a pair of threes at No. 5 Ohio State Feb. 18, before making her second career start in place of Theriot in a loss to Purdue Feb. 21. She tied a career high with four steals. Cincore contributed seven points, two rebounds, an assist and three steals at Minnesota Feb. 7. She had five points and a career-high-tying four rebounds in a win over Penn State Feb. 2. Cincore had nine points at No. 8 Maryland Jan. 7. She scored eight points in a win over Southern on Nov. 23, when she went a career-best 6-for-6 at the free throw line. She opened the season with six points, four rebounds, three assists and a block against Arkansas Pine Bluff. She had seven points and a career-high four steals against North Florida. She hit 27 straight free throws from Dec. 8 to Feb. 14. Cincore played in 20 games as a freshman for the Huskers in , despite missing more than a month with an ankle injury. Cincore finished with 25 points, four rebounds, 10 assists and seven steals in 97 total minutes on the season. She appeared in seven of Nebraska s first eight games, before being sidelined by an ankle injury following Nebraska s game at Alabama Dec. 7, when she dished out a season-high three assists. Cincore missed more than a month before returning to action against Penn State Jan. 15. She played in 13 of Nebraska s final 17 games. She scored a season-high six points in just four minutes in a win at Wisconsin Jan. 22. Cincore added five points against Alcorn State Nov. 16, after opening the season with four points against Pepperdine Nov. 15. BEFORE NEBRASKA As a senior, Cincore led Briarcrest Christian to a 28-1 record under Coach Lee Smith and a berth in the CINCORE S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 16 Indiana (2/24/16) Rebounds 5 Virginia (11/26/16) Assists 6 San Jose State (12/9/16) 6 Rutgers (3/3/16) Steals 4 Purdue (2/21/16) 4 North Florida (11/16/15) Blocks 4 Drake (12/6/16) FGA 9 Indiana (2/24/16) FGM 6 Indiana (2/24/16) FTA 6 Southern (11/23/15) 6 Wisconsin (1/22/15) FTM 6 Southern (11/23/15) 3-PT FGA 5 Missouri (11/14/16) 3-PT FGM 2 Five Times, most recent Class 2-AA state tournament, averaging 15.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game. She was named Miss Basketball in Tennessee Class 2-AA in both 2013 and PERSONAL The daughter of Wesley and Monique Cincore, Jasmine was born April 26, 1996, in New Orleans, La. Jasmine has a younger brother, Jalen. Jasmine is majoring in advertising and public relations and has earned three spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She is a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She chose Nebraska over Michigan, Marquette, Memphis, Tennessee Tech, Kansas State, Auburn and Georgia State GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / Totals Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

29 FIVE FACTS ABOUT DARRIEN 1. Darrien likes to sing. 2. Her best friend is Rachel Blackburn. 3. Darrien dislikes strawberries, bananas and hot dogs. 4. Her favorite animal in the world is the lion. 5. She really likes French fries. HONORS & AWARDS Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) First-Team All-Oakland (2013, 2014) Second-Team All-OAL (ContraCosta Times, 2012) SOPHOMORE ( ) Darrien Washington is seeing increased playing time inside for the Huskers as a third-year sophomore. She is averaging 2.0 points and 3.9 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game. She scored a season-high three points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds in Nebraska s loss to Washington State at the South Point Shootout on Nov. 26. She opened the season with two points and tied her then-career high with five rebounds in a career-high 20 minutes in NU s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added two points and four boards in 12 minutes of work in NU s win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. She has already played more than triple the minutes (124) that she did as a redshirt freshman (39) in Darrien is gaining confidence and comfort as she enters her third year at Nebraska, Coach Amy Williams said. Her size and strength put her in a great position to be a physical presence for us in the post. #HUSKERS DARRIEN WASHINGTON 6-2 Sophomore Forward Oakland, California (Skyline) 50 Northern Arizona on Dec. 19. Washington did not play in NU s next three games, before making her Big Ten debut with three points and two rebounds in five minutes at No. 8 Maryland on Jan. 7. She battled a nagging knee injury for several games, but returned at near full strength in the win over Penn State Feb. 2. She scored five points while adding a rebound and a block in six minutes in the win over the Lady Lions For the season, Washington scored 20 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in just 39 total minutes. Washington redshirted in her first season at Nebraska in Off the court, she earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in BEFORE NEBRASKA Washington wrapped up her career at Oakland Skyline High School with an outstanding senior season, earning first-team All-Oakland honors after averaging 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game for 21-9 Skyline in Washington s abilities were featured in a victory over San Leandro KIPP King, when she erupted for 32 points and pulled down 23 rebounds while blocking six shots. Washington finished her high school career with 1,181 points over 101 career games to average 11.7 points per game. She also averaged 9.8 rebounds per contest, coming up just short of 1,000 career rebounds despite playing sparingly as a freshman. Washington was a first-team All-Oakland selection in the Bay Area League in She averaged 16.4 points, 12.6 rebounds and 4.9 blocks for Oakland Skyline as a junior in One of her top performances came on Nov. 28, 2012, against Washington-San Francisco, when she had 27 points, 17 rebounds and six blocked shots in a win. She helped Skyline to a record as a junior and was WASHINGTON S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 7 San Jose State (12/9/15) Rebounds 6 San Jose State (12/9/15) 6 Washington State (11/25/16) Assists 1 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) Steals 1 Four Times, most recent 1 Virginia (11/26/16) Blocks 1 Omaha (11/22/16) 1 Penn State (2/2/16) FGA 5 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FGM 3 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FTA 4 San Jose State (12/9/16) 4 Minnesota (2/11/16) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / Totals FTM 3-PT FGA 3-PT FGM 1 Six Times, most recent 1 San Jose State (12/9/16) 0 None 0 None an all-state candidate out of the CIF San Francisco/ Oakland section. As a sophomore, Washington earned secondteam All-OAL honors from the ContraCosta Times in She averaged 9.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per contest for a Skyline team that went Washington also played on the Cal Stars Elite team that finished as the national runner-up in the summer of PERSONAL Darrien is the daughter of BJ Washington. Darrien was born April 11, She has a younger sister. Darrien is an animal science major at Nebraska. She earned spots on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2015 and She chose Nebraska over Utah, Oregon, Oregon State and UC Santa Barbara. 29 NEBRASKA CAREER Washington competed for time in a deep and talented Nebraska post rotation as a redshirt freshman in She enjoyed an impressive debut with six points, five rebounds and an assist in just eight minutes in NU s victory over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. She added three points, five rebounds and her first career steal in the win over North Florida on Nov. 16. She missed Nebraska s next seven games before returning for one minute of first half action against DARRIEN WASHINGTON career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Did Not Play - Redshirt Career

30 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NEBRASKA RADIO & TV ROSTER 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5-10, Freshman, Guard Fremont, Nebraska Hannah Whitish 5-9, Freshman, Guard Barneveld, Wisconsin Nicea Eliely 6-1, Freshman, Guard Colorado Springs, Colorado Esther Ramacieri 5-8, Senior, Guard Repentigny, Quebec, Canada Emily Wood 5-5, Junior, Guard Salina, Kansas Janay Morton 5-10, Senior, Guard Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Grace Mitchell 6-2, Freshman, Forward/Guard Wellington, Kansas Bria Stallworth 5-6, Sophomore, Guard Chicago, Illinois Allie Havers 6-5, Senior, Center Mattawan, Michigan Maddie Simon 6-2, Sophomore, Guard Lincoln, Nebraska 32 Jessica Shepard 6-4, Sophomore, Forward Fremont, Nebraska 34 Jasmine Cincore 5-10, Junior, Guard Arlington, Tennessee 43 Rachel Blackburn 6-3, Sophomore, Forward Leavenworth, Kansas 50 Darrien Washington 6-2, Sophomore, Forward Oakland, California Katie Adams Video Coordinator Second Season Amanda Hart Director of Operations First Season Tom Goehle Assistant Coach First Season Chuck Love Assistant Coach First Season Tandem Mays Assistant Coach First Season Amy Williams Head Coach First Season