Women s Basketball Game Notes Game 11 - Arkansas State - Dec. 21

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1 Women s Basketball Game Notes Game 11 - Arkansas State - Dec Schedule/Results (8-2) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 1 Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition) W, Nov. 8 Winona State (exhibition [BTN Plus] W, Nov. 14 Arkansas-Pine Bluff [HuskersNside] W, Nov. 16 North Florida [BTN Plus] W, Nov. 21 North Carolina Central [HuskersNside] W, Nov. 23 Southern [HuskersNside] W, Nov. 28 at #1 UConn [ESPN3] L, Dec. 3 NC State (Big Ten/ACC) [BTN Plus] W, Dec. 6 Creighton [BTN Plus] W, Dec. 8 Evansville [BTN Plus] W, Dec. 12 at #22 California [Pac-12 Networks] L, OT Dec. 19 Northern Arizona [BTN Plus] W, Dec. 21 Arkansas State [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Dec. 31 Iowa^ [BTN Plus] 1 p.m. Jan. 3 at Northwestern^ [BTN] 1:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at Maryland^ [BTN] 6 p.m. Jan. 10 Illinois^ [NET/BTN Plus] 2 p.m. Jan. 13 at Penn State^ [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. Jan. 16 Rutgers^ [BTN] 5:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at Purdue^ [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. Jan. 24 at Michigan^ [BTN Plus] 1 p.m. Jan. 27 Wisconsin^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Rutgers^ [BTN Plus] 1 p.m. Feb. 2 Penn State^ [BTN] 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Indiana^ [BTN Plus] 1 p.m. Feb. 11 at Minnesota^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Feb. 14 Michigan State^ (Pink Game) [BTN] 3 p.m. Feb. 18 at Ohio State^ [BTN] 5 p.m. Feb. 20/21 Purdue^ [BTN or BTN Plus] TBA Feb. 24 Indiana^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Feb. 28 Northwestern^ (Senior Day) [BTN or BTN Plus] TBA March 2-6 at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis) TBA March NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds (Host sites) TBA March NCAA Regionals TBA April 3-5 NCAA Women s Final Four (Indianapolis) TBA 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 Get Tickets Now Huskers.com /800-8-BIG-RED Record Big Ten Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-2) vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-2) Monday, Dec. 21, 7 p.m. - Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.) Radio: Husker Sports Network (Matt Coatney, Jeff Griesch) B107.3 FM, Lincoln; CD FM, Omaha Free Live Audio: Huskers.com Live Premium Video: BTN Plus NU Closes Non-Conference with Hungry Red Wolves The Nebraska women s basketball team closes non-conference play on Monday by taking on Arkansas State at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off between the Huskers (8-2) and Red Wolves (6-2) is set for 7 p.m., and tickets are available now at Huskers.com, Monday during regular business hours at the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office or the night of the game at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Box Office beginning at 5:30. Live radio coverage will be provided by the Husker Sports Network, with the call by Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch also featured on the BTN Plus live premium video stream. The game can be heard on B107.3 FM in Lincoln and CD FM in Omaha, along with free audio on Huskers.com. The Huskers carry an 8-0 home record this season and own a 19-game home non-conference winning streak heading into the Arkansas State game. The Big Red are coming off a win over Northern Arizona on Saturday. Nebraska s Naismith Trophy candidates Jessica Shepard and Rachel Theriot erupted for big games. Shepard powered in 35 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field, including 14 points in the first quarter and 15 as Nebraska pulled away in the fourth. The 6-4 freshman from Fremont, Neb., also grabbed a career-high four steals. Theriot, a 6-0 senior point guard, added 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. She hit both of her three-point attempts against Northern Arizona and is 8-for-12 from long range on the season. The Huskers also got strong games from Natalie Romeo and Anya Kalenta, who both had seven points. Romeo added a career-high 10 assists, while Kalenta pulled down a career-best 14 rebounds Nebraska Roster & Statistics No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 4 Kyndal Clark 5-7 Sr. G Natalie Romeo* 5-7 So. G Esther Ramacieri** 5-7 Jr. G Emily Wood* 5-5 So. G Allie Havers** 6-5 Jr. C Maddie Simon 6-2 Fr. G Anya Kalenta* 6-3 Sr. F Jessica Shepard 6-4 Fr. F Rachel Theriot*** 6-0 Sr. G Jasmine Cincore* 5-8 So. G Rachel Blackburn 6-3 Fr. F Darrien Washington 6-2 RFr. F Alicia Ostrander 6-3 Sr. F Nebraska Volleyball University of Nebraska Communications One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box , Lincoln, NE, Jeff Griesch Office (402): Cell: Fax: jgriesch@huskers.com #Huskers Facebook.com/HuskersWBB Huskers.com Record Sun Belt

2 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Big Red Big Five - Monday s Starters Monday s Lineups Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-2, 0-0 Big Ten) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 43 Rachel Blackburn 6-3 Fr. F Jessica Shepard 6-4 Fr. F Kyndal Clark 5-7 RSr. G Natalie Romeo 5-7 So. G Rachel Theriot 6-0 Sr. G Off the Bench 22 Allie Havers 6-5 Jr. C Anya Kalenta 6-3 Sr. F Maddie Simon 6-2 Fr. G Darrien Washington 6-2 RFr. F Jasmine Cincore 5-10 So. G Emily Wood 5-5 So. G Esther Ramacieri 5-8 Jr. G Alicia Ostrander 6-3 Sr. F DNP Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) 14th Season at Nebraska ( ) 26th Season Overall ( ) Arkansas State Red Wolves (6-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 3 Khadija Brown-Haywood 5-11 Sr. F Brittney Gill 5-8 RSr. G Amanda Lawson 5-10 RSr. G Jessica Flanery 5-10 Sr. G Aundrea Gamble 5-9 RSr. G Off the Bench 13 Brittany Fowler 5-8 Jr. G Lauren Bradshaw 6-2 Jr. F Dominique Oliver 5-6 Jr. G Christyal Holloway 5-8 So. G Aaliyah Warren 6-3 RFr. F Ogo Obinabo 6-2 So. F Kylie Ladd 5-8 Fr. G Akasha Westbrook 5-10 So. G Head Coach: Brian Boyer (Missouri Western, 1993) 17th Season at ASU ( ) 17th Season Overall ( ) Husker Nuggets Nebraska is 1-2 all-time against Arkansas State but the two teams have not met since All three meetings came in a 22-month span, beginning with ASU s win at the National Women s Invitational Tournament on March 28, The Huskers suffered a setback at Jonesboro on Nov. 30, 1993, before avenging the loss two weeks later with an win at the Devaney Center on Dec. 12, Jessica Shepard s 35-point effort against Northern Arizona set the Nebraska freshman record, surpassing the 34-point performance by Debra Powell against Notre Dame on Feb. 25, Shepard also attempted a school-record 20 free throws. Shepard needs five points against Arkansas State to reach 200 in her career. Rachel Theriot s 15 assists against California tied for the fourth-highest single-game total in school history and marked the second-best total of her career (18 vs. Minnesota, March 7, 2014). She owns four games with 12 or more assists (most in NU history), seven games with 11 or more assists (most in NU history) and nine games with double-digit assists (tied for most in NU history). Nebraska is 8-0 at Pinnacle Bank Arena this season to stretch its home non-conference winning streak to 19 games. The Huskers have not lost a non-conference home game since a loss to Washington State on Nov. 30, The Huskers are 24-1 all-time in home non-conference games at Pinnacle Bank Arena. #4-Kyndal Clark 5-7, Sr., G Webb City, Mo. #5-Natalie Romeo 5-7, So., G Martinez, Calif. #33-Rachel Theriot 6-0, Sr., G Middleburg Heights, Ohio #32-Jessica Shepard 6-4, Fr., F Fremont, Neb. #43-Rachel Blackburn 6-3, Fr., F Leavenworth, Kan. Fast Five: Husker Quick Hitters #33, Rachel Theriot, 6-0, Sr., G, Middleburg Heights, Ohio (12.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 7.3 apg) Rachel Theriot is a Naismith Trophy, All-America, Lieberman Award, Senior CLASS Award, Academic All-America and WBCA Allstate Good Works Team candidate as a senior. A two-time preseason first-team All-Big Ten choice (2014, 2015), Theriot was an honorable-mention AP All-American as a sophomore in 2014, after leading the Big Red to their first Big Ten Tournament title as the MVP. She was a first-team All-Big Ten pick in 2014, and a Big Ten All-Freshman pick as a starter on Nebraska s 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 team. Theriot set the Nebraska single-season record with 234 assists as a sophomore in Her 15 assists at California on Dec. 12 marked the second-best performance of her career and tied for the fourth-best single-game total in school history. She owns 517 in her career, moving her within 182 assists of All-American Lindsey Moore s school career record (699, ). Theriot averaged 16.5 ppg as a junior, and ranks No. 19 in career points at Nebraska with 1,147. She needs 36 points to catch Jan Crouch (No. 19, 1,183, ) on NU s all-time scoring list. Theriot produced her seventh career double-double and second of the season with 17 points and 15 assists at Cal on Dec. 12. She also had 20 points and 11 assists in NU s win over NC State on Dec. 3. She owns 13 career 20-point efforts and nine career double-digit assist games. Her four career games with 12 or more assists are the most by a Husker in history. #4, Kyndal Clark, 5-7, Sr., G, Webb City, Mo. (4.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.8 spg) The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year as a junior, Kyndal Clark was a two-time all-conference player at Drake (2013, 2014). She was also an MVC All-Defensive choice as a sophomore in 2013, after earning a spot on the Valley All-Freshman Team in She was a member of the 2015 WBCA Allstate Good Works Team Clark suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first game of her senior season at Drake (vs. South Dakota, Nov. 14, 2014). She graduated from Drake in May of 2015, after majoring in information systems. She produced a breakout performance with 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting from three-point range in the win over Evansville. Clark added a season-high four steals against the Purple Aces and matched that mark the next time out at California on Dec. 12. She produced double figures for the first time as a Husker with 10 points against North Florida on Nov. 16. She owns 74 career double-figure scoring performances, including point games and four career 30-point efforts with a career high of 41. She scored 1,418 points and hit 222 three-pointers in her three seasons plus one game at Drake. She averaged 19.3 points per game and set the Missouri Valley Conference single-season record with 116 threes in #5, Natalie Romeo, 5-7, So., G, Martinez, Calif. (14.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.6 spg) Natalie Romeo produced the best season-opening performance in school history with 30 points while going 6-of-9 from three-point range in the win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. Romeo s career high came despite missing multiple practices during the week due to illness, which also kept her out of the starting five in the opener. The Bay Area native added 24 points and six threes at No. 22 California on Dec. 12, despite battling illness on game day. Through 10 games this season, Romeo has set new career highs for points (30, UAPB), assists (10, Northern Arizona), and steals (4, at UConn, vs. Southern). She also leads the Huskers with 29 threes on 40.8 percent shooting from long range. She owns 39 assists against 23 turnovers this season, after managing 34 assists against 40 turnovers as a freshman. Romeo started Nebraska s final 10 games of in place of the injured Rachel Theriot. Over the final eight games, she led the Big Red with 15.4 points per game. She is expected to make her 21st career start in her 35th career game on Monday against Arkansas State. Romeo finished with 51 threes in to produce the second-highest total by a freshman in NU history, trailing only school-record holder Jordan Hooper (67, ). Romeo achieved her total despite going 3-for-9 in non-conference play while missing eight games with a foot injury, (Nov. 28-Dec. 29, 2014).

3 #HUSKERS 3 Romeo led Nebraska by averaging 20.0 points in a pair of Big Ten Tournament games, including a season-high 26 points in a win over Illinois March 5. She tied a school record with seven threes against the Illini to set Nebraska s all-time conference tournament record. She also tied the Nebraska NCAA Tournament record with five threes in a loss to Syracuse on March 20, #32, Jessica Shepard, 6-4, Fr., F, Fremont, Neb. (19.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.3 spg) A three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week and the first freshman in school history to be named to a national player-of-the-year watch list (Naismith), Jessica Shepard is coming off a Nebraska freshman record 35-point effort against Northern Arizona on Saturday, when she also set a career high with four steals. Shepard owns five 20-point efforts, nine double-figure scoring performances and a trio of doubledoubles. Shepard scored the 100th point of her career faster than any other Husker (Game 5), reaching the mark with 10 points at No. 1 UConn Nov. 28. She needs five points against Arkansas State to reach 200 in the 11th game of her career. She leads NU with 19.5 points per game. The Husker freshman scoring record was set by Debra Powell with 15.4 points per game in The top recruit in Nebraska history, Shepard was the No. 1 post and No. 3 overall recruit in the nation by ESPN last season. A first-team Parade All-American as a 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. Shepard produced the best exhibition game by a Husker in history with 42 points and 12 rebounds in 25 minutes against NCAA Division II No. 16 Winona State on Nov. 8. Her production came against former Iowa post Kayla Timmerman, a 6-3 center. Shepard hit 16-of-19 shots and all 10 of her free throws. #43, Rachel Blackburn, 6-3, Fr., F, Leavenworth, Kan. (6.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.9 apg) A fiery workhorse as a freshman, Rachel Blackburn leads the Big Red with 7.6 rebounds but missed the Northern Arizona game because of illness. She was the first Husker to take four charges in a game (vs. NC State, Dec. 3) since All-American Kelsey Griffin did it at Baylor on Jan. 17, The No. 63 player in the nation by Blue Star and No. 69 by Prospects Nation, Blackburn was ranked as the No. 17 post in the country by ESPN coming out of high school last year. She owns three double-figure rebound performances this season. Blackburn erupted for a career-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting against Evansville on Dec. 8. She added six rebounds and three assists in just 23 minutes against the Purple Aces. Blackburn just missed double-doubles in wins over North Florida (8 points, 10 rebounds) and North Carolina Central (9 points, 9 rebounds). She was directly responsible for 10 first-half defensive stops to fuel a 20-0 second-quarter run in NU s win over NC State Dec. 3. Blackburn averaged 5.5 points and 8.0 rebounds while starting both of NU s exhibition wins. She averaged 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game in Nebraska s four-game tour of Australia in August of She led the Huskers by shooting 65 percent from the field. Blackburn led Leavenworth High School to back-to-back Kansas Class 5A state titles in 2014 and She set the Leavenworth High School record with a career 67.5 field goal percentage. Scouting The Arkansas State Red Wolves The most experienced team the Huskers will face all season, Arkansas State features five senior starters including a trio of fifth-year seniors. The Red Wolves also have an experienced head coach with Brian Boyer in his 17th season. He owns 278 career wins. The Red Wolves, who went 24-6 a year ago with a 16-4 record and a second-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference, are led by fifth-year senior guard Aundrea Gamble. A dynamic all-around player, the Inside the Roster Husker pronunciation guide Jasmine Cincore...SIN-core Allie Havers... HAY-vers Anya Kalenta... AWN-yuh Alicia Ostrander... OH-strand-er Esther Ramacieri...RAH-muh-Cherry Rachel Theriot... TERRY-oh Darrien Washington...DERRY-in Husker homes The 13 members of the Husker women's basketball team came to Nebraska from seven U.S. states and two foreign countries (Canada, Belarus). California (2): Natalie Romeo, Darrien Washington Kansas (2): Rachel Blackburn, Emily Wood Michigan (1): Allie Havers Missouri (1): Kyndal Clark Nebraska (3): Alicia Ostrander, Jessica Shepard, Maddie Simon Ohio (1): Rachel Theriot Tennessee (1): Jasmine Cincore Belarus (1): Anya Kalenta Canada [Quebec] (1): Esther Ramacieri Huskers by Class Seniors (4): Kyndal Clark, Anya Kalenta, Alicia Ostrander, Rachel Theriot Juniors (2): Allie Havers, Esther Ramacieri Sophomores (3): Jasmine Cincore, Natalie Romeo, Emily Wood Redshirt Freshman (1): Darrien Washington Freshmen (3): Rachel Blackburn, Jessica Shepard, Maddie Simon Huskers by major Broadcasting: Jasmine Cincore, Allie Havers Business Administration: Esther Ramacieri Chemistry: Anya Kalenta Child, Youth & Family Studies: Rachel Theriot Criminology & Criminal Justice: Natalie Romeo Management: Emily Wood Political Science: Alicia Ostrander Survey Research & Methodology (Graduate): Kyndal Clark Undeclared: Rachel Blackburn, Jessica Shepard, Maddie Simon, Darrien Washington Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-2, 0-0 Big Ten) No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 4 Kyndal Clark G 5-7 RSr. Webb City, Mo. (Webb City/Drake) 2014 MVC Player of the Year; MVC-record 116 3FG ( ); 17 pts vs. Evansville 5 Natalie Romeo* G 5-7 So. Martinez, Calif. (Carondelet) Career-high 30 points vs. UAPB most ever scored by a Husker in a season opener 11 Esther Ramacieri** G 5-8 Jr. Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson) Fourth Canadian to play for Huskers under Coach Yori; 1st career FG vs. NCCU 12 Emily Wood* G 5-5 So. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) 2015 Nebraska Teammate Award; Walk-on earned scholarship in 14-15; 2 3FG vs. UNF 22 Allie Havers** C 6-5 Jr. Mattawan, Mich. (Mattawan) Career-high 18 pts at #22 Cal (12/12/15); 14 pts, 12 reb. vs. Evansville (12/8/15) 24 Maddie Simon G 6-2 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 2015 Nebraska HS POY; Double digits vs. Southern (11) & NC State (10); broken arm 31 Anya Kalenta* F 6-3 Sr. Minsk, Belarus (Vincennes/General Secondary #21) 2014 NJCAA 3rd Team All-American; 6.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, team-best.609 FG% 32 Jessica Shepard F 6-4 Fr. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont) No. 1 post recruit in nation; Naismith Trophy Candidate; 3-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week 33 Rachel Theriot** G 6-0 Jr. Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Midpark) 2014 AP HM All-American; 1st Team All-Big Ten; Big Ten Tournament MVP 34 Jasmine Cincore* G 5-10 Fr. Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) 2-Time Tennessee Class 2A POY; More points (39) this season than last year (25) 43 Rachel Blackburn F 6-3 Fr. Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth) Outstanding offseason; Starts alongside freshman Shepard inside; 6.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg 50 Darrien Washington F 6-2 RFr. Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) Solid redshirt year in ; 3.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 5.0 mpg in * denotes letters earned Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986), (26th season overall) (14th season at Nebraska) Big 12 & National Coach of the Year & 2014 Big Ten Coach of the Year Assistant Coaches: Britney Brown, First Season (Oklahoma, 2007); Ashley Ford, First Season (Nebraska, 2009); Amy Stephens, Second Season (Nebraska, 1991) Director of Operations: Dayna Finch, First Season (Creighton, 2004); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Katie Adams, First Season (Rutgers, 2008) Graduate Assistant Manager: Meghin Williams, Second Season (Nebraska, 2014); Women s Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn, 10th Season (Nebraska-Omaha, 2004) Women s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Julie Tuttle, Fifth Season (Creighton, 1991)

4 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) ( , 14th Season at NU) ( , 26th Season Overall) Kay Yow Award (2010) Naismith Coach of the Year (2010) USBWA Coach of the Year (2010) AP National Coach of the Year (2010) WBCA National Coach of the Year (2010) Big Ten Coach of the Year (2013, 2014) Big 12 Coach of the Year (2010) Missouri Valley Coach of the Year (2002) NCAA Division III Season School Won Lost Pct Loras College Loras College Totals 2 seasons NCAA Division I Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Div. I Totals 24th season Overall 26th season Yori in the Postseason Year (Tournament) Results 2015 (NCAA) L, vs. Syracuse, (NCAA) L, vs. BYU, W, vs. Fresno State, (NCAA) L, vs. Duke, W, at Texas A&M, W, Chattanooga, (NCAA) L, Kansas, (NCAA) L, Kentucky, W, UCLA, W, Northern Iowa, (WNIT) L, at New Mexico, (NCAA) L, at Maryland, W, Xavier, (NCAA) L, Temple, (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, W, at Wyoming, W, Drake, (WNIT) L, Iowa, W, Marquette, (WNIT) L, Oregon State, W, Drake, (NCAA) L, Fla. International, (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, L, Texas Tech, Noting Coach Yori Winningest Coach in Nebraska history Led NU to 11 postseason bids ( , ) 14 all-time postseason tournament appearances Nine NCAA Tournament appearances Led NU to Two NCAA Sweet Sixteens (2010, 2013) Led Huskers to school-record 32 wins (2010) Led Nebraska to seven 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) Led NU to an average of 21.2 wins past 12 seasons Coached Huskers to 12 first-team all-conference awards over past 12 seasons Huskers earned Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards (2004, 2006) for being most committed NU team to all areas of life skills and community involvement 5-9 Gamble is averaging 18.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and team bests with 4.4 assists and 2.6 steals. She is shooting a team-best 53 percent from the field, including 29 percent (9-31) from three-point range. Gamble has rarely come off the floor for the 6-2 Red Wolves, averaging 36.1 minutes per game. Arkansas State s unbelievably experienced backcourt also features fifth-year seniors Amanda Lawson (8.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg) and Brittney Gill (7.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg). At 5-10, Lawson leads an undersized ASU squad with seven blocked shots, while the 5-8 Gill is one of only two Red Wolves averaging better than five rebounds per game. Jessica Flanery, a 5-10 senior guard, completes the four-out look of the ASU backcourt with 9.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. Flanery also leads the Red Wolves with 17 three-pointers on 37.8 percent shooting on the season. Inside, senior Khadija Brown-Haywood is the lone forward in the starting five and she stands just However, she leads the Red Wolves with 8.8 rebounds to go along with her 13.6 points per game. All five of ASU s starters are averaging more than 25 minutes per game, but they have received regular contributions from 5-8 junior guard Brittany Fowler (3.9 ppg, 0.5 rpg), 5-6 junior guard Dominique Oliver (2.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg) and 6-2 junior forward Lauren Bradshaw (3.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg). Arkansas State gets additional size on its roster from 6-3 redshirt freshman Aaliyah Warren and 6-2 sophomore Ogo Obinabo, but those two forwards have combined to play just 35 minutes this season. Arkansas State owns strong wins over Tennessee Tech and UT Martin, along with victories over Wichita State and Florida Gulf Coast. The Red Wolves are coming off back-to-back wins over Alcorn State and Austin Peay before coming to Lincoln. ASU s losses have been extremely close with a setback at Chattanooga, and a loss at Florida on Dec. 7. The Red Wolves are averaging 69.5 points per game while shooting 44.3 percent from the floor and 32.4 percent from three-point range. ASU is hitting 5.6 threes per game. Arkansas State also has hit 68.1 percent of its free throws. Although short in stature, the Red Wolves carry a plus-1.8 team rebounding margin and a whopping plus-6.1 turnover margin. They have held opponents to just 56.6 points per game on 39.7 percent shooting, including just 27 percent from long range. Arkansas State leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 2-1, but the two teams have not met since All three meetings came in a 22-month span with the first one resulting in an NU loss at the National Women s Invitational Tournament on March 28, The Huskers traveled to Jonesboro to face Arkansas State on Nov. 30, 1993, and suffered a setback, before avenging the loss two weeks later with an win at the Devaney Center on Dec. 12, Huskers Putting Up Points at Pinnacle Nebraska is averaging 86.5 points per game at Pinnacle Bank Arena this season, including three games with 90 or more points. The Huskers own six games with 88 or more points at home this season, the most since the Huskers did it six times in The first, last and only time Nebraska scored 88 or more at home seven times in a season came in Nebraska is shooting 50.5 percent from the field and 38 percent from three-point range at home and carry a plus-14 rebounding margin ( ) and a plus-6.4 turnover margin. Overall, the Big Red is averaging 81.8 points through 10 games this season, and have reached 80 points eight times. Last season, the Huskers scored 80 points just six times. Nebraska has not scored 80 points more than eight times in the regular season since (13). Huskers Shooting for Success Nebraska has hit 50 percent or more of its shots from the field in five of 10 games this season. Last season, the Huskers hit 50 percent of their shots just four times in 32 games. Through 10 games, the Huskers are hitting 48.9 percent of their shots from the field, which would rank as the fourth-best percentage in school history. In , Coach Connie Yori s Huskers shot 46.1 percent from the field, the best shooting percentage by a Yori-coached team at Nebraska. The Big Red are also hitting 36.9 percent of their three-point attempts, which would rank third in school history and the highest percentage since (.396). Nebraska s History of Home Success Nebraska went 13-3 at home in , including 12-3 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers are 36-5 all-time at Pinnacle Bank Arena since the building opened for the campaign, including 8-0 in The Big Red went 16-2 at home in , suffering its only Big Ten loss to Purdue, 77-75, on Jan. 19, Nebraska s 16 home wins in tied the school record for single-season 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) 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. NU won its first-ever Big Ten home game with a thriller over Northwestern Jan. 2, 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 (.758) all-time at home. The Huskers have gone (.805) over the last 12-plus seasons, posting double-figure home victory totals in each of the last 11 years, including 13-3 in and 16-2 in NU went a perfect 16-0 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in

5 #HUSKERS 5 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. Huskers More than Fair in Foul Department Through 10 games in , the Huskers are committing 14.2 fouls per game. NU was whistled for just six fouls against Creighton Dec. 6. The Huskers ended last season 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 on the season 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, 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 last 196 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 Coach Connie Yori s 14-year coaching career at Nebraska, a span of 425 games. The only game that was worse came with minus-12 (21-9) at Iowa State on Jan. 14, games earlier. Only four times in 425 games under Coach Yori has Nebraska experienced a negative double-digit foul differential. The Huskers have produced positive double-digit foul differentials in 11 of the past 75 games and 27 times in Yori s 425 games at Nebraska, including plus-12 (27-15) against Northern Arizona Dec. 19. Setting the stage for Shepard Nebraska s record book could be under assault this season from freshman Jessica Shepard. Here s a few of the most vulnerable records: Freshman Game Records Points, Game: 35, Jessica Shepard vs. Northern Arizona, Dec. 19, 2015 (90-67) Rebounds, Game: 22, Angie Miller, UMKC, Dec. 7, 1983 Points, Season Opener: 24, Jessica Shepard, vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, Nov. 14, 2015 Rebounds, Season Opener: 13, Jessica Shepard, vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, Nov. 14, 2015 Double-Double, Season Opener: 24 points, 13 rebounds vs. UAPB, Nov. 14, 2015 (first in NU history) Free Throw Attempts: 20, Jessica Shepard, Northern Arizona, Dec. 19, 2015 (overall school record) Freshman Season Records Total Points: 461, Debra Powell ( ) Points Per Game: 15.4, Debra Powell ( ) Total Rebounds: 277, Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) Rebounds Per Game: 7.6, Debra Powell ( ) Double-Doubles: 9, Debra Powell ( ) Fastest to 100 Points: 5 games; Jessica Shepard ( ) Field Goals Made: 201, Darcy Williamson ( ) Field Goal Percentage:.582 (78-134), Charlie Rogers ( ) Free Throws Made: 121, Kelsey Griffin ( ) Best of the Fresh: Big Red Freshman Classes Nebraska s four-player freshman class of Jessica Shepard, Rachel Blackburn, Maddie Simon and Darrien Washington could be poised to be the most productive in school history. The quartet combined for 38 points and 26 rebounds in NU s season-opening win, producing the third-most productive performance by a freshman class in an opener in school history. The only two other classes ( , ) with more points, each had seven players in the class. The freshmen combined for more against North Florida, joining forces for 46 points and 28 rebounds in just 66 minutes against the Ospreys. Through 10 games, the freshmen have combined for 301 points, 160 rebounds, 53 assists, 15 blocks and 21 steals, despite Washington missing seven games, Simon missing three games with a broken arm and Blackburn NU s Best Frosh Under Yori Season PPG, RPG , , , , , , , 4.8 missing the Northern Arizona game with illness. The group is averaging 30.1 points and 16.0 boards per game. Consider Nebraska s freshman class of Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear a Laudermill and Hailie Sample led the Big Ten by a significant margin with 26.5 points and 17.7 rebounds per game in their first season, before becoming the most successful class in NU history with four NCAA Tournament bids. That group, which also included redshirt freshman Katie Simon, is the only freshman class at Nebraska under Coach Connie Yori to average 20 points and 15 rebounds per game. In fact, the only other freshman class to combine to average a double-double was the group featuring first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin, which managed 18.8 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. The class averaged 19.5 points and 9.0 rebounds, while featuring three-time first-team All-Big 12 shooting guard Kiera Hardy and future Canadian Olympian Chelsea Aubry. Nebraska Quick Facts Institution... University of Nebraska. Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population ,738 Enrollment... 25,260 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 Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Big Ten Record Head Coach... Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year... Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska (14th season) Career Record (25th season) NCAA Div. I Record (23rd season) Home Record Big Ten Conference Record Big Ten Home Record Big Ten Road Record Big Ten Tournament Record NCAA Tournament Record (6-7 Nebraska) Assistant Coaches:...Britney Brown...Ashley Ford...Amy Stephens Director of Operations...Dayna Finch Administrative Assistant... Katie Adams Graduate Assistant Manager... Meghin Williams Strength Coach...Rusty Ruffcorn Athletic Trainer... Julie Tuttle 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 Time to Contact Yori...Through Griesch Starters Returning/Lost...2/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...7/5 Returning All-American (1)... Rachel Theriot (HM, Associated Press, 2014) Returning All-Big Ten Player (1)... Rachel Theriot (2nd Team, 2015; 1st Team, 2014; Big Ten Tourney MVP, 2014; All-Freshman, 2013) Returning Starters (2, Stats)... Rachel Theriot, Sr., G (16.5, 4.2 rpg, 5.2 apg) Natalie Romeo, So., G (9.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg) Starters Lost (4, Stats)... Tear a Laudermill, G (13.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg) HM All-Big Ten, 2015; 2nd Team All-Big Ten, 2014 Emily Cady, F (12.7 ppg, 10.2 rpg) 2nd Team All-Big Ten, 2014, 2015; HM All-Big Ten, 2012, 2013 Brandi Jeffery, G (7.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg) Hailie Sample, F (7.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg) Big Ten All-Defensive, 2014 Other Returning Letterwinners (5, Stats). Allie Havers, Jr., C (4.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg) Anya Kalenta, Sr., F (3.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg) Jasmine Cincore, So., G (1.3 ppg, 0.2 rpg) Emily Wood, So., G (0.2 ppg, 0.5 rpg) Esther Ramacieri, Jr., G (0.1 ppg, 0.5 rpg) Newcomers (6)...Rachel Blackburn, 6-3, Fr., F/C... Kyndal Clark, 5-7, RSr., G... Alicia Ostrander, 6-3, RSr., F... Jessica Shepard, 6-4, Fr., F/C...Maddie Simon, 6-2, Fr., G...Darrien Washington, RFr., F

6 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Husker Career Highs Scoring Player (Game, Date) Points Jessica Shepard (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 35 Rachel Theriot (vs. Minnesota, 1/16/14) 33 Natalie Romeo (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 30 Allie Havers (at California, 12/12/15) 18 Kyndal Clark (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 17 Rachel Blackburn (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 14 Anya Kalenta (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 14 Maddie Simon (vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 11 Jasmine Cincore (vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 8 Darrien Washington (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 6 Emily Wood (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 6 Esther Ramacieri (Three Times, vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 2 Rebounding Player (Game, Date) Rebounds Anya Kalenta (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 14 Jessica Shepard (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 13 Allie Havers (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 12 Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 11 Kyndal Clark (at California, 12/12/15) 9 Rachel Theriot (at UCLA, 11/28/14) 8 Natalie Romeo (at California, 12/12/15; at Maryland, 2/8/15) 5 Darrien Washington (vs. UNF, 11/16/15; vs. UAPB 11/14/15) 5 Jasmine Cincore (vs. NC State, 12/3/15; vs. UAPB, 11/14/15) 4 Esther Ramacieri (vs. High Point, 12/20/14) 3 Maddie Simon (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 3 Emily Wood (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 3 Assists Player (Game, Date) Assists Rachel Theriot (vs. Minnesota, 3/7/14) 18 Natalie Romeo (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) Emily Wood (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 5 Jessica Shepard (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 4 Kyndal Clark (at California, 12/12/15; vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 4 Anya Kalenta (vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15) 4 Maddie Simon (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 4 Jasmine Cincore (Four Times, vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 3 Allie Havers (vs. NC Central, 11/21/15; vs. Mich. St., 3/8/14) 3 Rachel Blackburn (Three Times, vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 3 Esther Ramacieri (Three Times, vs. UAPB, 11/14/15) 1 Darrien Washington (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 1 Steals Player (Game, Date) Steals Rachel Theriot (vs. BYU, 3/24/14) 5 Jasmine Cincore (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 4 Kyndal Clark (at California, 12/12/15; vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 4 Natalie Romeo (at UConn, 11/28/15; vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 4 Jessica Shepard (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 4 Rachel Blackburn (vs. North Carolina Central, 11/21/15) 2 Allie Havers (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 2 Anya Kalenta (vs. NAU, 12/19/15; vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 1 Esther Ramacieri (Three Times, vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 1 Maddie Simon (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 1 Emily Wood (vs. Southern, 11/23/15; vs. UNF, 11/16/15) 1 Blocked Shots Player (Game, Date) Blocks Allie Havers (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15; Michigan St., 3/8/14) 3 Anya Kalenta (vs. NAU, 12/19/15; vs. NC Central, 11/21/15) 3 Jessica Shepard (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 3 Rachel Theriot (vs. Purdue, 1/5/13) 2 Rachel Blackburn (at Cal, 12/12/15; vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 1 Jasmine Cincore (Three Times, vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 1 Natalie Romeo (Three Times, vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 1 Maddie Simon (vs. Southern, 11/23/15; vs. UAPB, 11/14/15) 1 Minutes Played Player (Game, Date) Minutes Rachel Theriot 45 (Four Times, most recent at California, 12/12/15) Natalie Romeo (at California, 12/12/15) 42 Kyndal Clark (at California, 12/12/15) 41 Allie Havers (at California, 12/12/15) 37 Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 30 Jessica Shepard (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 32 Anya Kalenta (vs. NAU, 12/19/15; vs. Alcorn St., 11/16/14) 26 Jasmine Cincore (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 23 Maddie Simon (vs. Southern, 11/23/15) 23 Emily Wood (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 23 Esther Ramacieri (vs. High Point, 12/20/14) 13 Darrien Washington (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 8 Three-Pointers Made Player (Game, Date) 3FG Made Natalie Romeo (vs. Illinois, 3/5/15) 7 Kyndal Clark (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 5 Rachel Theriot (at Purdue, 3/2/14) 4 Anya Kalenta (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 2 Emily Wood (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 2 Jasmine Cincore (vs. NCCU, 11/21/15; vs. UNF, 11/16/15) 1 Maddie Simon (Three Times, vs. NC State, 12/3/15) Seniors Leave Big Shoes to Fill Nebraska s seven returning letterwinners and six newcomers will look to overcome significant losses in all areas of production in following the departures of the Huskers four senior starters. The four seniors (Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear a Laudermill, Hailie Sample) accounted for 61.9 percent of Nebraska s points (1,330 of 2,148) in They also pulled down 66.2 percent (869 of 1,313) of NU s rebounds on the year, while accumulating 61.7 percent of the Big Red s assists. The 2015 seniors amassed 72.2 percent (138 of 191) of Nebraska s steals and 63.3 percent (57 of 90) of NU s blocks, while playing 63.3 percent (4,068 of 6,425) of the Huskers minutes in Pump up the program Nebraska set a season ticket sales record with 4,011 season tickets sold as of Nov. 18, It marks the first time in school history the Huskers have sold 4,000 season tickets. Nebraska earned its fourth straight NCAA Tournament bid and its seventh in the past nine seasons in NU is one of just 21 Division I teams to earn four consecutive NCAA Tournament bids. The Huskers also have owned a perfect 100 percent Graduation Success Rate every season they have been in the NCAA Tournament under Coach Connie Yori (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015). Nebraska Coach Connie Yori owns more wins (270) than any other women s basketball coach in school history. She has averaged 20 victories per season in her first 13 seasons at the helm of the Huskers. The Huskers have produced seven 20-win seasons in the last nine years. Prior to Coach Connie Yori s arrival in Lincoln in , Nebraska had nine 20-win seasons in the first 28 years of the program. Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten to record 10 or more league wins in each of the last four years. The Huskers are the only team to post four straight winning Big Ten regular seasons ( ). The Huskers, who joined the Big Ten in for the start of the careers of its 2015 seniors, are a Big Ten-best in Big Ten regular-season play the last four years (tied with Iowa). The Big Red have added a conference-best eight Big Ten Tournament wins for 52 total victories over Big Ten foes. Nebraska has ranked No. 11 nationally in average home attendance in each of the Huskers first two seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU has averaged more than 6,000 fans per game at the arena. Every Husker on the roster has earned a spot on Nebraska s Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in each of the first two years of NU s all-sports, community service recognition program. Whole New Ballgame: Rule Changes NCAA Division I women s college basketball has a whole new look in , with sweeping rule changes that create distinct differences from the men s game, while more closely falling in line with both WNBA and international rules. New in , NCAA Division I women s basketball games: Games feature four, 10-minute quarters, rather than two, 20-minute halves. A team reaches the bonus after five team fouls in each quarter. The fouls reset each quarter. Once the team reaches the bonus (5 fouls, quarter), a common foul results in two free throws (no more 1-and-1 in women s basketball). Only one standard media timeout exists in each quarter, and will occur at the 5:00 mark or under in each quarter, or whenever the first coach-called timeout of the quarter occurs. In the second half, the first called timeout will become an extra media timeout. When a timeout is charged to the offensive team in the final 59.9 seconds of the fourth quarter (and any overtimes), the team has the option to advance the throw-in spot (as long as no attempt to advance has occurred) to the 28-foot line in the front court on the scorer s table side. The 10-second count in the backcourt shall reset on all stoppages of the game clock except when the defense causes the ball to be out of bounds, the offense retains possession after a held ball, or there is a technical foul assessed to the offensive team. Theriot Named to Naismith Trophy List Again Rachel Theriot is a Naismith Trophy candidate in 2016, and is a contender for the 2016 Allstate Good Works Team. She is also expected to be a candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America and Senior CLASS Award accolades. Theriot earned preseason All-Big Ten honors for the second straight year when the conference announced its preseason awards on Oct. 14. Theriot, a senior point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, was one of nine players to earn recognition from both the coaches and media on their 10-player teams. Theriot, who was a first-team preseason All- Big Ten choice in , averaged 16.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists while starting Nebraska s first 21 games a year ago. Theriot led the Huskers to a top-15 national ranking and a 17-4 record heading into February, before suffering a season-ending ankle injury in practice on Feb. 3. She was a second-team All-Big Ten choice a year ago despite missing the second half of the conference season. Theriot, a preseason candidate for the Wade, Naismith and Wooden national player-of-the-year awards in , was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore for the Huskers in She led Nebraska to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after earning Big Ten Tournament MVP honors in She averaged 18.0 points and a Big Ten-record 10.0 assists while leading the Huskers to their first-ever conference tournament title in She was also an honorable-mention Associated Press All- American after setting the Nebraska single-season record with 234 assists in

7 #HUSKERS 7 Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year Kelsey Mitchell from Ohio State led the voting, while her backcourt mate Ameryst Alston also earned a spot. Defending Big Ten champion and preseason favorite Maryland added a pair of honorees with Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. Michigan State s Aerial Powers, Northwestern s Nia Coffey, Kahleah Copper from Rutgers and Minnesota s Rachel Banham were all chosen to both teams. Banham was the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year, before suffering a season-ending knee injury early in her senior season with the Gophers. Iowa s Ally Disterhoft added recognition from the conference coaches, while Tori Jankoska earned a spot on the media s preseason team. Shepard Only Freshman on Naismith Watch List Nebraska s Jessica Shepard was the only freshman among 50 players named to the Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List on Dec. 9. She is averaging a team-high 19.5 points per game while adding 7.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.3 steals after producing 35 points, eight rebounds and four steals in Nebraska s win over Northern Arizona on Dec. 19. Prior to the , Shepard was also named the Preseason Big Ten Freshman of the Year by College Sports Madness. Since earning that award, she has claimed three of the first five Big Ten Freshman-ofthe-Week honors from the conference. A Naismith Trophy Preseason National High School Player-of-the-Year candidate in , Shepard earned first-team Parade All-America honors in In nine games as a high school senior, Shepard averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds. She scored 132 points in four games at the Nike Tournament of Champions, including 36 against national power Long Beach Poly. Shepard, a 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., is the highest ranked recruit in Nebraska history and arguably the best high school player the state has ever produced, Shepard competed on the gold-medal winning USA Basketball team at the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championships. She was the No. 3 overall recruit in the freshman class of , according to ESPN. A two-time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014) and four-time first-team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star) and All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) selection, Shepard missed most of her senior season after suffering an ACL tear on Dec. 29, As a high school senior, she shot 71 percent from the field, including 41 percent from three-point range. Despite missing most of her senior season, Shepard finished fourth in Nebraska high school history with 2,227 career points, which was the Class A (largest) all-time record. She also finished No. 15 in state history with 1,031 rebounds, just 16 shy of the Nebraska Class A career record. As a junior in , Shepard averaged a Class A state record 30.4 points per game to go along with 15.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists in leading Fremont to a 22-4 record and a state tournament berth for Coach Tony Weinandt. Her performances included four 40-point games, including a career-high 46. Romeo ReturnS: Soph Shoots for Super Season Sophomore Natalie Romeo produced the best scoring effort by a Husker in a season opener in school history with 30 points in 26 minutes off the bench in Nebraska s win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. She hit 11-of-18 shots from the floor, including 6-of-9 threes, to produce her first career 30-point game and the first 30-point performance in an opener in 42 seasons. Through 10 games, she ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (14.9 ppg) and assists (3.9 apg) while leading the team in three-pointers (29). Big production is nothing new to Romeo. Over Nebraska s final eight games of , Romeo led the Huskers in scoring with 15.4 points per game. The 5-7 guard from Martinez, Calif., added 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game in a team-best 35.8 minutes per contest down the stretch in her freshman campaign. She also hit 39.7 percent (31-78) of her threes while averaging 3.9 threes per game. During the summer of 2015, Romeo averaged a team-best 19.8 points per game, while adding 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists during Nebraska s four-game tour of Australia (Aug. 1-12). In her first season as a Husker, Romeo averaged 9.0 points and 2.5 rebounds over 24 games. She missed eight games in mid-season with a stress reaction in her foot (Nov. 28-Dec. 29). Romeo started Nebraska s final 10 games in place of the injured Rachel Theriot. In 12 games as a starter in , Romeo averaged 13.7 points per game, while adding 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists. She produced double figures in seven of her starts, including each of Nebraska s final three games. She erupted for a season-high 26 points with a school-record-tying seven three-pointers in a Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois March 5. She added 21-point efforts in wins over Wisconsin (Feb. 15) and Minnesota (Feb. 24). She hit six threes against Penn State (Jan. 15) and Minnesota (Feb. 24). Romeo tied a school record and smashed the Nebraska conference tournament record with seven threes against the Fighting Illini. She hit seven of her first nine attempts in the first 24 minutes of the game against the Illini. The previous NU conference tournament record was four, which had been accomplished four times (Jordan Hooper, Lindsey Moore, Amanda Went, Amy Stephens). Romeo added four threes against Iowa at the Big Ten Tournament on March 6. Her 11 threes match Nebraska s career Big Ten Tournament record. She is 11-for-22 in two career games. Romeo tied Nebraska s single-game NCAA Tournament record with five threes against Syracuse on March 20. Huskers By the Numbers NU leads after 1st quarter 6-1 NU trails after 1st quarter 2-1 NU tied after 1st quarter 0-0 NU leads at the half 6-0 NU trails at the half 2-2 NU is tied at the half 0-0 NU leads after 3rd quarter 7-0 NU trails after 3rd quarter 1-2 NU tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 NU in overtime 0-1 NU attempts more FG than opponent 5-0 NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 3-2 NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-0 NU makes more FG than opponent 7-1 NU makes fewer FG than opponent 0-1 NU makes same number of FG as opponent 1-0 NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 8-1 NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 0-1 NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 5-0 NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 3-2 NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 8-1 NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 0-1 NU shoots more FT than opponent 6-0 NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 2-2 NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 0-0 NU makes more FT than opponent 6-0 NU makes fewer FT than opponent 2-2 NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-0 NU has more total rebounds than opponent 7-0 NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 1-2 NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0 NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 6-1 NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 2-1 NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 0-0 NU has more assists than opponent 8-1 NU has fewer assists than opponent 0-1 NU has same number of assists as opponent 0-0 NU has more turnovers than opponent 0-2 NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 7-0 NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 1-0 NU has more steals than opponent 6-0 NU has fewer steals than opponent 2-2 NU has same number of steals as opponent 0-0 NU has more blocked shots than opponent 6-0 NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 2-2 NU has same number of blocks as opponent 0-0 NU commits more fouls than opponent 2-1 NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 5-1 NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 1-0 Games are decided by 20 or more points 7-1 Games are decided by 10 or more points 7-1 Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 1-1 Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 1-0 Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 1-0 Overtime Games 0-1 Playing on Monday 2-0 Playing on Tuesday 1-0 Playing on Wednesday 0-0 Playing on Thursday 1-0 Playing on Friday 0-0 Playing on Saturday 3-2 Playing on Sunday 1-0 Playing in November 4-1 Playing in December 4-1 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. 14, 2015) 1-UConn (32) (8-0) (1) 2-South Carolina (9-0) (2) 3-Notre Dame (9-1) (3) 4-Baylor (10-0) (4) 5-Texas (8-0) (T5) 6-Maryland (10-0) (T5) 7-Oregon State (7-0) (7) 8-Kentucky (9-0) (8) 9-Mississippi State (7-1) (9) 10-Ohio State (6-3) (10) 11-Florida State (7-2) (11) 12-Northwestern (9-0) (12) 13-Duke (7-2) (13) 14-Tennessee (7-2) (16) 15-Stanford (6-2) (14) 16-DePaul (7-3) (18) 17-Oklahoma (9-1) (17) 18-Texas A&M (7-3) (15) 19-UCLA (5-2) (20) 20-South Florida (6-2) (21) T21-Arizona State (5-3) (24) T21-California (7-2) (22) 23-Miami (10-0) (NR) 24-Michigan State (7-2) (25) 25-St. John s (8-1) (NR) Note: Nebraska opponents in italics. NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 31-Iowa (27); T36-Nebraska (2) USA Today Coaches Top 25 (Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015) 1-UConn (8-0) (32) (1) 2-South Carolina (9-0) (2) 3-Notre Dame (9-1) (3) 4-Baylor (10-0) (4) 5-Maryland (10-0) (5) 6-Texas (8-0) (6) 7-Oregon State (7-0) (7) 8-Kentucky (9-0) (8) 9-Mississippi State (7-1) (10) 10-Florida State (7-2) (9) 11-Duke (8-2) (11) 12-Ohio State (6-3) (13) 13-Northwestern (9-0) (14) 14-Stanford (6-2) (12) 15-DePaul (7-3) (17) 16-Tennessee (7-2) (15) 17-Oklahoma (9-1) (18) 18-Texas A&M (7-3) (16) 19-South Florida (6-2) (20) 20-California (7-2) (21) 21-Miami (10-0) (22) 22-Michigan State (7-2) (23) 23-Arizona State (6-3) (24) 24-Iowa (8-2) (19) 25-Seton Hall (9-1) (NR) Note: Nebraska opponents in italics. NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 34-Nebraska (8) Nebraska Week-by-Week Rankings Week AP USA Today Nov. 3/Oct. 28 NR RV (39th) Nov. 16/17 NR RV (31st) Nov. 23/24 RV (T30th) RV (T29th) Nov. 30/Dec. 1 RV (T37th) RV (34th) Dec. 7/Dec. 8 RV (T35th) RV (29th) Dec. 14/Dec. 15 RV (T36th) RV (34th) Clark Earns Way into Starting Five Kyndal Clark has exceeded Nebraska s expectations since arriving on campus in June. The transfer from Drake who earned her bachelor s degree from the Des Moines, Iowa, school before joining the Huskers for a fifth season of eligibility, came to Nebraska in the middle of a long rehab from surgery after suffering a microfracture of her kneecap in the first game of her senior season at Drake on Nov. 14, Unable to run when she first arrived at the Hendricks Training Complex, Clark excelled in August, September and October, earning a spot in Nebraska s starting five. Although she is averaging just 4.7 points per game, Clark showed her potential for much more as her legs continue to gain basketball strength, pouring in 17 points with five three-pointers against Evansville on Dec. 8. A talented all-around player, the 5-7 Clark led the Huskers with nine rebounds and four steals at No. 22 Cal on Dec. 12. She has added 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and a team-best 1.7 steals per contest. She produced her first double-figure scoring night as a Husker with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists in a win over North Florida on Nov. 16. It marked the 100th collegiate start of her career. As a collegian, Clark owns 74 double-figure scoring efforts, including point efforts at Drake. She scored 30 or more on four occasions for the Bulldogs, including a career-high 41 points against Northern Iowa on March 2, Clark knocked down 222 threes in 98 career starts at Drake, finishing with 1,418 points. She was the 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year, a two-time All-MVC selection, a member of the MVC All-Defensive Team (2013), and she was honored on the 2012 MVC All-Freshman Team in her only season playing for current Nebraska assistant coach Amy Stephens at Drake. Since practice officially started in October, Clark has shown quick feet, excellent hands, and a high basketball IQ. Coupled with her experience, her outstanding long-range shooting, and her team-first approach at both ends of the court, Clark joins Rachel Theriot, Natalie Romeo, Maddie Simon, Jasmine Cincore, Esther Ramacieri and Emily Wood in giving Nebraska a talented, versatile and deep backcourt. Freshman Blackburn Earns Starts With Shepard The least heralded of Nebraska s three freshmen in , Kansas prep star Rachel Blackburn has earned a starting role alongside fellow rookie post Jessica Shepard for the Big Red. Blackburn produced a career-high 14 points against Evansville on Dec. 8, when she added six rebounds and three assists. She just missed double-doubles against North Florida (8 points, 10 rebounds) and North Carolina Central (9 points, 9 rebounds), while dishing out three assists in both games. She added a dominant defensive effort by taking four charges while grabbing nine defensive boards and a steal in NU s win over NC State on Dec. 3. She is averaging 6.3 points, a team-best 7.6 rebounds to go along with 1.9 assists per game, while shooting 56.5 percent from the field. Blackburn and Shepard both own three double-digit rebound games, matching the freshman total of former Husker All-American Kelsey Griffin. Blackburn made the most of her opportunity this summer, averaging 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in just 23.5 minutes per game while shooting a team-best 65 percent over four games in Australia. Blackburn has continued to grow in practice the last three months, and provides Nebraska with a smart, tough, aggressive and team-first attitude on the court. The 6-3 forward out of Leavenworth High School was ranked as the No. 63 player in the nation by Blue Star and No. 69 by ProspectsNation. ESPN ranked her as the No. 17 post in the country. Blackburn averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds as a junior for the 2014 Class 5A state champions, while also leading the Sunflower League in the number of charges drawn. Blackburn, who was a third-team Class 5A all-state selection as a senior, was an honorable-mention Class 5A all-state pick by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association in both 2014 and 2015, helping Leavenworth to another state title in She also was one of five finalists for the 2015 DiRenna Award, which honors the top player in the greater Kansas City area. A talented athlete, Blackburn set the Leavenworth school record with a javelin throw of as a sophomore in She won the Sunflower League title and qualified for the state meet in the event. Big Red Benefit from Summer Down Under Nebraska completed a 12-day Australian Tour (Aug. 1-12) that allowed the young Huskers to come together as a team, experience a new culture and practice throughout the summer. The Big Red, who went 1-3 on the tour against a collection of Australian professional and semiprofessional teams, played without 2014 All-American Rachel Theriot, 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Kyndal Clark, and the No. 1 recruit in Nebraska history, Jessica Shepard, during the journey down under. All three made the trip but did not play while recovering from major injuries in Despite missing three of its top offensive weapons, the Huskers still performed well overseas. Nebraska was led on the tour by sophomore Natalie Romeo. The 5-7 guard from Martinez, Calif., averaged 19.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Fellow sophomore guard Jasmine Cincore added a solid tour, averaging 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, including a breakout 15-point, nine-rebound, four-assist effort in the win over Sydney on Aug. 10. Freshman Rachel Blackburn provided big contributions for the Big Red as the team s third-leading scorer and rebounder. The 6-3 forward from Leavenworth, Kan., averaged 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game.

9 #HUSKERS 9 Allie Havers, a 6-5 junior center from Mattawan, Mich., added 7.0 points and a team-best 10.0 rebounds per game, while 6-2 redshirt freshman forward Darrien Washington from Oakland, Calif., added 5.5 points and a whopping 7.3 boards in just 17.3 minutes per contest. Maddie Simon, the 2015 Nebraska High School Player of the Year out of Lincoln Pius X, contributed 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist while playing nearly 30 minutes per game as the Huskers fifth-leading scorer and rebounder on the trip. Sophomore Emily Wood, a 5-5 former walk-on guard from Salina, Kan., added 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists while filling Theriot s role in Nebraska s starting backcourt. Senior Anya Kalenta, a 6-3 forward from Minsk, Belarus, rounded out the Big Red contributors on the tour with 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 15.6 minutes per contest off the bench. Big Red Add Cornhusker STate Flavor Nebraska welcomed the highest-ranked recruiting class in school history to Lincoln this summer, as Coach Connie Yori s three-player class was ranked No. 8 nationally by ESPN. The class featured the highest profile recruit in Husker basketball history - two-time state Gatorade High School Player of the Year Jessica Shepard - and 2015 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year Maddie Simon. Shepard, who averaged 12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds to help the USA Basketball U18 National Team to a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas Championships, was ranked as the No. 3 overall player and the No. 1 post in the country by ESPN. The 2013 and 2014 Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year, Shepard was a three-time first-team All-Nebraska and Super-State selection. In nine games as a senior, Shepard averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds. She scored 132 points in four games at the Nike Tournament of Champions in December, including 36 against national power Long Beach Poly. The 6-4 forward hit 71 percent of her field goals and 41 percent of her threes in an injuryshortened season. Shepard tore her ACL on Dec. 29, 2014, while her Fremont team played at Lincoln North Star High School. Shepard, who committed to Nebraska in 2011, averaged a Class A record 30.4 points per game as a junior in , while adding 15.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game for Fremont. She averaged 24.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.8 steals while leading Lincoln Southeast to the 2013 Class A state title, before moving with her family to Fremont in the summer of She averaged 17.8 points and 9.1 rebounds for the Class A runner-up Knights in Lincoln native Maddie Simon captured Nebraska Gatorade High School Player of the Year honors in Simon led Lincoln Pius X to the 2015 Class B state title by averaging 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a senior. A two-time first-team Super-State selection, Simon finished as Pius X s all-time leading scorer with 1,373 points. A 6-2 guard, Simon was ranked as the No. 22 player in the nation at her position by ESPN, while being ranked No. 149 overall by Blue Star Basketball. As a junior at Lincoln Pius X in , Simon averaged 19.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists to lead Pius X to a Class B runner-up finish. A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon added gold medals in the Class A 100- and 300-meter hurdles at the 2015 Nebraska State Track and Field Championships in Omaha. Season Ticket Sales Reach All-Time High Nebraska women s basketball season ticket sales reached an all-time high with 4,011 sold (Nov. 17), an increase of 109 tickets over last year s previous record high of 3,902. In Nebraska s first season at Pinnacle Bank Arena in , the Huskers shattered their previous season ticket sales record with more than 3,700. The previous record came in , when NU sold approximately 2,700 season tickets. Husker Sports Network Covers World The Husker Sports Network is its 22nd season of 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 team up for their 15th 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. Nebraska Ranks Near Top in Attendance Nebraska closed the season ranked No. 11 nationally in average home attendance with 5,857 fans per game. The Huskers averaged 6,483 fans per Big Ten Conference game. The Huskers played 15 home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in , averaging 6,026 fans per game in the new arena. In 41 all-time home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Huskers own an impressive 36-5 record (.878 winning percentage) while averaging 5,879 fans per game (241,034 total fans/41 games). The Huskers also played one home game at Bob Devaney Sports Center in , drawing 3,321 fans Final Big Ten Standings Team Overall (Big Ten) 1. Maryland 34-3 (18-0) 2. Iowa 26-8 (14-4) 3. Ohio State (13-5) 4. Northwestern 23-9 (12-6) Rutgers (12-6) 6. Minnesota (11-7) 7. Nebraska (10-8) 8. Michigan (8-10) 9. Michigan State (7-11) 10. Illinois (6-12) 11. Wisconsin 9-20 (5-13) 12. Indiana (4-14) 13. Penn State 6-24 (3-15) Purdue (3-15) Preseason All-Big Ten Coaches Ally Disterhoft, Jr., G, Iowa Brionna Jones, Jr., C, Maryland Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Jr., G, Maryland Aerial Powers, Jr., F, Michigan State Rachel Banham, Sr., G, Minnesota Rachel Theriot, Sr., G, Nebraska Nia Coffey, Jr., F, Northwestern Ameryst Alston, Sr., G, Ohio State Kelsey Mitchell, So., G, Ohio State (Player of Year) Kahleah Copper, Sr., F/G, Rutgers Top Three Teams 1. Maryland 2. Ohio State 3. Michigan State Media Brionna Jones, Jr., C, Maryland Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Jr., G, Maryland Tori Jankoska, Jr., G, Michigan State Aerial Powers, Jr., F, Michigan State Rachel Banham, Sr., G, Minnesota Rachel Theriot, Sr., G, Nebraska Nia Coffey, Jr., F, Northwestern Ameryst Alston, Sr., G, Ohio State Kelsey Mitchell, So., G, Ohio State (Player of Year) Kahleah Copper, Sr., F/G, Rutgers Top Three Teams 1. Maryland 2. Ohio State 3. Northwestern Big Ten Player of the Week Nov Mikayla Bailey, Minnesota Honor Roll - Natalie Romeo, Nebraska Nov Ashley Deary, Northwestern Nov Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State Dec. 7 - Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland Honor Roll - Rachel Theriot, Nebraska Dec Rachel Banham, Minnesota Big Ten Freshman of the Week Nov Jessica Shepard, Nebraska Nov Jessica Shepard, Nebraska/Cierra Rice, Illinois Nov Hallie Thome, Michigan Dec. 7 - Jessica Shepard, Nebraska/Cierra Rice, Illinois Dec Alex Wittinger, Illinois

10 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 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, Nu Top 25 Wins Under Yori (33) Opponent Final Location #9 Duke (Dec. 3, 2014) Pinnacle Bank Arena #23 Iowa (March 9, 2014) Indianapolis, Ind. #19 Michigan St. (March 8, 2014) Indianapolis, Ind. #8 Penn State (Feb. 24, 2014) Pinnacle Bank Arena #24 Michigan St. (Feb. 8, 2014) Pinnacle Bank Arena #9 Texas A&M (March 25, 2013) College Station, Texas #25 Michigan St. (Jan. 24, 2013) Devaney Center #24 Florida State (Dec. 8, 2012) Devaney Center #14 Ohio State (March 3, 2012) Indianapolis, Ind. #8 Ohio State (Feb. 26, 2012) Devaney Center #15 Purdue (Feb. 2, 2012) OT West Lafayette, Ind. #16 Penn State (Dec. 30, 2011) University Park, Pa. #23 USC (Nov. 18, 2011) Devaney Center #22 UCLA (March 23, 2010) Minneapolis #11 Oklahoma (Feb. 24, 2010) Norman, Okla. #13 Iowa State (Feb. 17, 2010) Devaney Center #12 Texas A&M (Feb. 6, 2010) Devaney Center #10 Oklahoma St. (Feb. 3, 2010) Devaney Center #9 Baylor (Jan. 17, 2010) Waco, Texas #19 Texas (Jan. 12, 2010) Devaney Center #5 LSU (Dec. 20, 2009) Devaney Center #20 Kansas St. (Feb. 25, 2009) Devaney Center #24 Arizona St. (Dec. 28, 2008) Devaney Center #21 Texas A&M (Jan. 23, 2008) Devaney Center #15 Texas (Jan. 9, 2008) Devaney Center #13 Baylor (Feb. 3, 2007) Devaney Center #25 Kansas State (Jan. 17, 2007) Devaney Center #18 New Mexico (Nov. 13, 2006) Tempe, Ariz. #14 Iowa State (Feb. 12, 2005) Devaney Center #2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) OT Devaney Center #9 Kansas State (Jan. 24, 2004) Devaney Center #13 Ohio State (Dec. 12, 2003) Devaney Center #25 Cincinnati (Dec. 15, 2002) Devaney Center NU Top Winning Percentages Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) (.941) 16-0 (1.000) (.788) 12-4 (.750) (.759) 11-3 (.786) (.742) 10-4 (.714) (.735) 12-4 (.750) (.727) 10-6 (.625) (.700) none (.697) 11-5 (.688) (.688) 10-6 (.625) (.679) 8-8 (.500) (.656) 10-8 (.556) (.656) 9-5 (.643) *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori for a game against Utah on Nov. 23. The Utah game was not included in Nebraska s season ticket package for logistical reasons. In 18 home games in , the Huskers attracted 110,892 fans including 10 of the top-16 largest home non-conference crowds in school history. Nebraska s total home attendance of 110,892 ranked No. 8 nationally, while NU s average home attendance of 6,161 ranked 11th in 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, The Huskers have averaged more than 5,000 fans per non-conference game each of the first two seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Before moving to the new arena, NU had never averaged more than 4,049 fans per game in non-conference home play. Nebraska Posts 11th Straight Perfect GSR Nebraska Coach Connie Yori would be the first to say that nobody s perfect. However, in the eyes of the NCAA s Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), that s exactly what her Husker program has been for 11 consecutive years. Nebraska is the only program among the 14 Big Ten Conference schools to accomplish the perfect score for 11 straight years. The NCAA announced the release of its annual Graduation Success Rate report on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2015, and Nebraska was a national leader in women s basketball for the 11th straight season, dating back to Yori, who is in her 14th season at Nebraska in , joined Coach Robin Krapfl s women s golf program, Coach Scott Jacobson s women s tennis program and Coach John Cook s volleyball program as Nebraska teams who have produced perfect 100 percent rates each of the last 11 years. Nebraska was one of six Big Ten women s basketball programs to post 100 percent rates in , joining Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Purdue and Wisconsin. All 14 Big Ten women s programs posted GSR rates above 80 percent last season. The Big Ten s six teams with 100 percent GSR scores led the Big Five conferences, ahead of five each for the Big 12, Pac-12 and ACC, while the SEC managed four. Theriot s Triumphs Nebraska s Offensive MVP for the second straight season, Rachel Theriot led the Huskers to a 17-4 record as a starter in Over the last two-plus seasons, Nebraska is with Theriot in the starting lineup. The Huskers went 4-7 without Theriot to close Theriot s 517 career assists rank fifth in Husker history. She needs 46 assists to catch Husker great Nicole Kubik (563, ) at No. 4 on the NU career chart. She hit 92.6 percent (63-68) of her free throws on the year, which ranked as the second-best singleseason average in Nebraska history. Theriot owns seven career points-assists double-doubles, including 17 points and 15 assists at No. 22 California on Dec. 12. She had 20 points and 11 assists in Nebraska s win over NC State on Dec. 3. She had one double-double as a junior with 18 points and 10 assists at Minnesota on Dec. 29, Theriot has dished out 11 or more assists in a game seven times in her career. No other Husker has done it more than four times. She owns nine career double-digit assist games. Theriot owns two career 30-point games (33, vs. Minnesota, Jan. 16, 2004; 31 vs. High Point, Dec. 20, 2014). She owns 13 career 20-point games and 58 career double-figure scoring efforts. She led Nebraska to its first conference tournament title as the Big Ten Tournament MVP. She averaged 18.7 points and a tournament-record 10.0 assists per game, with 30 total assists and just seven turnovers. Theriot hit 56.4 percent of her shots, including 5-of-10 threes, and went 7-for-8 at the line. Theriot s 30 assists in the 2014 Big Ten Tournament were a Nebraska single-season conference tournament record. She produced arguably the best passing game in Big Ten history in Nebraska s Big Ten quarterfinal win over Minnesota March 7, dishing out a tournament-record-shattering 18 assists against just one turnover. The previous tournament record was 12 set by Helen Darling of Penn State against Illinois in The most assists by a Big Ten player against a Big Ten foe came with Maggie Acuna s 16 for Illinois against Wisconsin in Theriot s 18 assists were the second-most in a game in Nebraska history, trailing only 19 assists by Kathy Hawkins on Feb. 17, 1976 against Kearney State (now Nebraska-Kearney). Theriot s assists are the most ever by a Husker against an NCAA Division I opponent, and the most in the last 38 seasons, covering 1,250 games. Theriot s 18 assists were the most in an NCAA Division I game in TRiple Threats: Three Things to Talk About #11, Esther Ramacieri, 5-8, Jr., G, Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (0.7 ppg, 0.5 rpg) Esther Ramacieri had two points and two rebounds in two minutes against Northern Arizona on Dec. 19, in her return after missing four games with a concusion. She hit her first field goal (37th career game) in the closing minute of Nebraska s win over North Carolina Central on Nov. 21. She tied her career high with one assist in Nebraska s season-opening win over Arkansas Pine Bluff. Ramacieri appeared in 17 games in each of her first two seasons, with one career start (vs. Penn State, Jan. 15, 2015). She owns nine points, 20 rebounds, three assists and three steals in 142 minutes in her career. Ramacieri missed much of the summer and preseason with a knee injury, but was cleared to play for the start of the regular season. She missed Nebraska s wins over NC State, Creighton and Evansville with a concussion suffered outside of competition/practice. She did not play at No. 22 California but was available. Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to play for the Huskers under Coach Yori, including Chelsea Aubry ( ), Kaitlyn Burke ( ) and Harleen Sidhu ( ).

11 #HUSKERS 11 #12, Emily Wood, 5-5, So., G, Salina, Kan. (2.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.0 apg) Emily Wood is making solid, consistent and reliable contributions as a sophomore, producing 16 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and two steals in 68 minutes off the bench. She enjoyed a career night with six points on the first two three-pointers of her career while adding two rebounds, an assist and a steal in Nebraska s win over North Florida on Nov. 16. She added a three while notching career highs of five assists, three rebounds and 23 minutes played against Evansville on Dec. 8. Wood played in 10 games as a freshman after walking on to the Nebraska program. She claimed Nebraska s Teammate Award for her commitment to the Husker program in Wood had two points and five rebounds in 29 minutes as a freshman. In the summer of 2015, Wood started for NU on its four-game Australian Tour, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26 minutes per game. Wood was a first-team Kansas Class 5A all-state selection as a senior at Salina Central High School in Wood averaged 16.0 points per game as a senior, while hitting a school-record 91 threes. She hit 42.1 percent of her threes and 86.2 percent of her free throws as a senior. #22, Allie Havers, 6-5, Jr., C, Mattawan, Mich. (7.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg) One of the tallest Nebraska women s basketball players in history, Allie Havers is turning up her production with 7.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and a team-leading 1.2 blocks through 10 games as a junior. Havers made her first career start in place of Rachel Blackburn (illness) in the win over Northern Arizona on Dec. 19. Havers had a career-high 18 points at No. 22 Cal on Dec. 12, when she played a career-high 37 minutes off the bench. That followed on the heels of her first career double-double 14 points while adding career bests with 12 rebounds and three blocks for her first career double-double against Evansville (Dec. 8). She added eight points against Creighton (Dec. 6), NC State (Dec. 3) and North Carolina Central (Nov. 21), when she pitched in 10 rebounds and a career-high three assists. Havers, who averaged 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds in 14.8 minutes per game as NU s top post off the bench in , owns nine double-figure scoring games in her career, including five as a sophomore last season. Two of her double-figure efforts have come in the Big Ten Tournament, including a career-high 17 points in a semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State on March 8, Havers was NU s top post off the bench as a true freshman in , averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds while playing in all 33 games. She averaged just over 10 minutes per contest. #24, Maddie Simon, 6-2, Fr., G, Lincoln, Neb. (5.7 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 1.7 apg) Maddie Simon was growing her game quickly as a key contributor in the Husker lineup before suffering a broken arm in a fall outside of basketball activities on Dec. 7. She is expected to miss several weeks. Simon produced two double-figure efforts before the injury, including 11 points and three assists in a win over Southern (Nov. 23) and 10 points and three assists against NC State (Dec. 3). Simon averaged 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist during Nebraska s four-game summer tour of Australia in August of The 2015 Nebraska High School Player of the Year, Maddie Simon was a twotime 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 the first female CoSIDA Academic All-American in the history of Nebraska athletics, competing for Coach Gary Pepin s national champion Huskers in 1983 and #31, Anya Kalenta, 6-3, Sr., F, Minsk, Belarus (6.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg) Anya Kalenta is coming off a seven-point effort in the win over Northern Arizona that included career highs with 14 rebounds, three blocked shots and 26 minutes. She produced the fourth double-figure scoring effort of her Nebraska career and second of the season with 11 points and six rebounds in a season-high 21 minutes off the bench in NU s win over NC State (Dec. 3). She had 10 points and eight rebounds in just 13 minutes in a win over North Florida (Nov. 16). She had eight points, eight rebounds, two assists and her first career steal against Evansville (Dec. 8). She notched career highs with four assists and three blocks against North Carolina Central (Nov. 23) when she also had seven points and six boards. Kalenta owns more points (63/38), rebounds (53/17), assists (7/1) and blocks (6/3) than she did all of last season. She appeared in 12 games at Nebraska in , competing in five of NU s first six games before missing NU s next nine games with a stress fracture in her foot. She also suffered a broken nose in preseason practice (Oct. 29, 2014), and battled anemia throughout the year. She established career highs with 14 points and eight rebounds in a season-opening win over Pepperdine Nov. 15, Kalenta earned third-team NJCAA All-America honors in at Vincennes University in Indiana. She transferred to Vincennes after spending her freshman season at Broward College in Florida in She ranked in the NJCAA s top 25 in scoring (20.8 ppg, 13th), rebounding (10.7 rpg, 22nd) and blocked shots (2.1 bpg, 20th) in her only season with the Trailblazers at Vincennes in #34, Jasmine Cincore, 5-10, So., G, Arlington, Tenn. (3.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.2 apg) A two-time Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014), Jasmine Cincore battled ankle and foot injuries to play in 20 games for the Huskers as a true freshman. She totaled 25 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in 97 minutes on the season. Cincore has opened her sophomore season strong, producing 39 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists in 143 minutes. She has set or tied career bests in every category, including a career-high eight points against Southern Nov. 23. She had a career-high four steals while matching a career-best with three assists against North Florida on Nov. 16. She tipped off the year with six points and three assists while adding career bests in rebounds (4) and blocks (1) against Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. NU Career 20-Point Games Rachel Theriot (13) vs. Minnesota (1/15/14) 33 vs. High Point (12/20/14) 31 at Utah (11/15/13) 28 at Illinois (1/11/15) 27 at Ohio State (2/20/14) 26 vs. Northern Colorado (11/30/14) 25 at UCLA (11/28/14) 24 vs. #23 Iowa (3/9/14) 24 at #19 Purdue (3/2/14) 24 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 23 vs. Indiana (2/16/14) 23 vs. NC State (12/3/15) 20 vs. Utah (11/23/14) 20 Natalie Romeo (6) vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 30 vs. Illinois (3/5/15) 26 at #22 California (12/12/15) 24 vs. Southern (11/23/15) 21 vs. Minnesota (2/24/15) 21 vs. Wisconsin (2/15/15) 21 Jessica Shepard (5) vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 35 vs. North Florida (11/16/15) 27 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 24 vs. Southern (11/23/15) 22 vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20 Kyndal Clark (0 for Nebraska - 24 for Drake) vs. Northern Iowa (3/2/14) - career high 41 vs. Indiana State (3/15/14) - most recent 20 NU Career Double Figure Games Player (Years) Games 1. Rachel Theriot (2013-present) Natalie Romeo (2015-present) Allie Havers (2014-present) 9 4. Jessica Shepard (2016-present) 9 5. Anya Kalenta (2015-present) 4 6. Maddie Simon (2016-present) 2 7. Kyndal Clark (2016-present) 2 (74) 8. Rachel Blackburn (2016-present) 1 Nebraska Career Assists Player (Years) Assists 1. Lindsey Moore ( ) Meggan Yedsena ( ) Jina Johansen ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) Rachel Theriot (2013-present) Amy Stephens ( ) Stacy Imming ( ) Anna DeForge ( ) Ami Beiriger ( ) Kathy Hawkins ( ) 326 Nebraska NCAA Rankings Scoring Margin 12th (22.9 ppg) Scoring Offense 18th (81.8 ppg) Scoring Defense 88th (58.9 ppg) FG Pct. 10th (.489) FG Pct. Defense 93rd (.367) Rebound Margin 30th (10.1 rpg) Rebounds Per Game 32nd (44.1 rpg) 3FG Pct. 30th (.369) Assists Per Game 3rd (22.2) Turnovers Per Game 41st (13.9) Personal Fouls Per Game 22nd (14.2) Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 4th (1.6) Turnover Margin 47th (4.0) Individual NCAA Rankings Jessica Shepard 23rd (.583 FG%) 34th (19.5 ppg) 13th (73 FTA) 25th (77 FGM) Natalie Romeo 27th (2.9 3FG pg) 90th (.408, 3FG%) Rachel Theriot 6th (7.3 apg) 45th (2.35 assist-to-turnover)

12 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Nebraska Recruits (Signed Letters Nov. 11) Mi Cole Cayton 5-9, Guard, Stockton, Calif. (St. Mary s) No. 80 Player in the Nation (ESPN, 2015) No. 20 Guard in the Nation (ESPN, 2015) Cal-Hi Sports Player of the Year Finalist (1 of 6, 2015) Cal-Hi Sports Elite All-State (1 of 10, 2015) Cal-Hi Sports All-State Division I (1 of 15, 2015) Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass Junior (1 of 15, 2015) Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass Sophomore (1 of 20, 2014) Northern California Preps Player of the Year (2015) Chose Nebraska over Arizona State, Iowa State, Utah and Colorado Kathleen Doyle 5-9, Guard, LaGrange Park, Ill. (Benet Academy) No. 22 Player in the Nation (Blue Star, 2015) No. 69 Player in the Nation (All Star Girls Report, 2015) No. 89 Player in the Nation (ProspectsNation, 2015) No. 27 Guard in the Nation (ESPN, 2015) Illinois Class 4A State Tournament MVP (2015) Illinois Class 3A/4A All-State (IBCA, 2015) All-Illinois (First Team, Chicago Sun-Times, 2015) All-Illinois (First Team, News Gazette, 2015) Chose Nebraska over Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan State, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Illinois, Princeton, Marquette, DePaul, Wake Forest, Dayton and Creighton Nicea Eliely 6-1, Guard, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) No. 143 Player in the Nation (Blue Star, 2015) No. 25 Guard in the Nation (ESPN, 2015) Colorado Class 5A (Third Team, 2015) Chose Nebraska over Colorado, Wichita State, Colorado State, Northern Colorado and Denver Grace Mitchell 6-2, Guard/Forward, Wellington, Kan. (Wellington) No. 51 Wing in the Nation (ESPN, 2015) Kansas Class 6A All-State (Second Team, KBCA, 2015) Kansas Class 6A All-State (Second Team, Wichita Eagle, 2015) Chose Nebraska over 12 Division I scholarship offers Hannah Whitish 5-9, Guard, Barneveld, Wis. (Barneveld) All-Wisconsin (First Team, WBCA, 2015) Area Player of the Year (Wisconsin State Journal, 2015) All-Six Rivers Conference (2013, 2014, 2015) Chose Nebraska over Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Florida Gulf Coast Nebraska s Best Freshmen Freshman (Season) PPG - RPG 1. Jessica Shepard ( ) Debra Powell ( ) Angie Miller ( ) Jordan Hooper ( ) Maurtice Ivy ( ) Karen Jennings ( ) NcAA S best freshmen Points Per Game Freshman, School (Season) PPG 1. Tina Hutchinson, San Diego St. ( ) Valerie Whiteside, App. St. ( ) Elena Delle Donne, Delaware ( ) Patricia Hoskins, MVSU ( ) Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State ( ) 24.9 Rebounds Per Game Freshman, School (Season) RPG 1. Valerie Whiteside, App. St. ( ) Angela Jenkins, Georgia St. ( ) Courtney Paris, Oklahoma ( ) Patricia Hoskins, MVSU ( ) Natalie Butler, Georgetown ( ) 13.3 During Nebraska s 2015 summer tour of Australia, Cincore was NU s second-leading scorer with 10.0 points per game, while adding 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in four games against Australian pro teams. #50, Darrien Washington, 6-2, RFr., F, Oakland, Calif. (3.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg) Darrien Washington produced six points, five rebounds and an assist in eight minutes off the bench in her career debut against Arkansas Pine Bluff after enjoying a strong redshirt season in She added three points, five rebounds and her first career steal in six productive minutes against North Florida on Nov. 16. She did not play in seven consecutive games (coach s decision) before returning to action for one first-half minute against Northern Arizona on Dec. 19. Washington played on the Cal Stars Elite with current Husker sophomore guard Natalie Romeo. A first-team All-Oakland performer at Skyline High School, Washington averaged 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game as a senior. She scored 1,181 career points and came up just short of 1,000 career rebounds in high school. Huskers Sign Third Straight Top 15 Class A solid group of five 2016 high school seniors including a pair of top 100 national recruits gave the Nebraska women s basketball team its third consecutive top-15 recruiting class, Coach Connie Yori announced on Nov. 11. Yori and the Huskers will welcome Mi Cole Cayton (5-9, G, Stockton, Calif./St. Mary s), Kathleen Doyle (5-9, G, LaGrange, Ill./Benet Academy), Nicea Eliely (6-1, G/F, Colorado Springs, Colo./Rampart), Grace Mitchell (6-2, G/F, Wellington, Kan./Wellington) and Hannah Whitish (5-9, G, Barneveld, Wis./ Barneveld) in a class that was ranked No. 14 nationally by Blue Star. Cayton and Doyle provide the headlines for the group, with Doyle being ranked as the No. 22 overall player in the nation by Blue Star, No. 69 by All Star Girls Report and No. 89 by Prospects Nation, while Cayton was ranked as the No. 80 overall player by ESPN. Cayton led her St. Mary s team to a California Open Division state championship and a No. 2 final national ranking by USA Today in 2015, while Doyle led Benet Academy to its first-ever Illinois state title and a final No. 23 national ranking by USA Today. Eliely added a ranking as the No. 25 guard in the country by ESPN, while Mitchell was ranked as the No. 51 wing nationally by ESPN. Whitish is a leading contender for Wisconsin Player-of-the-Year honors in 2016 and could reach the 2,000-point career scoring mark while trying to lead her high school team to its third consecutive state title. Nebraska s fourth top-25 recruiting class in the last six seasons might resemble most closely its first top-25 class in school history, which was the four-player class of Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear a Laudermill and Hailie Sample that graduated as the most successful senior class in school history after leading the Big Red to four consecutive NCAA tournaments and four straight 20-win seasons. We have a lot of reasons to be excited about this year s class, Yori said. Obviously, we needed to address some needs in the backcourt with the upcoming graduations of Rachel Theriot and Kyndal Clark, and we also felt like we need to add depth at the wing positions, which we really haven t had in the last five years or maybe in my entire 14-year career at Nebraska. These young players have the potential to grow into elite guards in our program. All the top programs in the country know about Mi Cole Cayton and Kathleen Doyle. They played for two of the nation s best teams last year and they led their teams to state titles. Maybe not as many people know about Hannah Whitish, but she is a great shooter, a smart player and a great leader who has led her team to back-to-back state championships in Wisconsin. We are really excited about seeing all three of them alongside Natalie Romeo in our backcourt the next couple years. In addition to the three point/shooting guards, the Huskers will add Eliely and Mitchell to the wings, joining freshman Maddie Simon and sophomore Jasmine Cincore. Nicea Eliely and Grace Mitchell both have a lot of potential, and we feel like both of them have some really good basketball in front of them, Yori said. Nicea has a chance to be a lock-down defender. She has great length and athleticism and she comes from a basketball family. Grace is relatively new to basketball, especially in terms of summer club basketball, but she can flat out shoot it. She has great size and deep shooting range to extend defenses around our inside game. This year s crop of Husker recruits will be added to this season s freshman class, which was ranked as the No. 8 recruiting class in the country by ESPN in the fall of 2014, and NU s current sophomore class, which was ranked No. 9 in the nation by ESPN in the fall of We are looking forward to watching all five of these young women have great senior seasons and hopefully win more state championships, Yori said. We re also looking forward to helping them grow on and off the court when they get to Nebraska.

13 #HUSKERS 13 Nebraska Overtime Facts Nebraska is all-time in overtime games, including 11-9 at home, 6-7 in true road games and 3-3 on neutral courts in overtime. The Huskers were 0-1 in overtime in , with a loss at Iowa on Jan. 26. NU was 2-0 in overtime in , with both games coming in Big Ten play (Minnesota, Jan. 19; at Wisconsin, Feb. 5). Nebraska is 7-5 all-time in 14 seasons under Coach Connie Yori in overtime, including 4-2 at home and 1-0 in Pinnacle Bank Arena. Yori-coached NU teams are 1-1 in double-overtime and 2-0 in triple overtime. 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 six all-time meetings. NU s six total overtimes against Purdue are also the most against any team in school history. In 11 all-time games with Wisconsin, the Huskers also 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, Nebraska s Tradition of Comebacks Nebraska produced its greatest comeback in Coach Connie Yori s 14 seasons with the Huskers by rallying from 21 points down (41-20) for a victory over Creighton at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Dec. 6. It marked the third time in the past 34 games that Nebraska has rallied to victory after trailing by 14 or more points. Last season, Nebraska notched four double-digit comebacks, including a 14-point (25-11) first-half deficit with 8:21 left to produce a 29-point turnaround for a victory over Michigan Feb. 1. It marked NU s 20th double-digit comeback to victory. It was also Rachel Theriot s final game of the season. In , the Huskers overcame double-digit deficits five times to earn wins, and the class of Nebraska seniors (Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear a Laudermill, Hailie Sample) produced 10 wins in their careers after trailing by double figures. In Yori s first season, the Huskers trailed by five at half, then 19 in the second half but came back to win at San Diego on Dec. 28, Double-Digit Rallies Under Coach Yori (22) Opponent Deficit 2nd Half Half Final Creighton (Dec. 6, 2015) at San Diego (Dec. 28, 2002) at UCLA (Nov. 28, 2014) #24 Ariz. St. (Dec. 28, 2008) Michigan (Feb. 1, 2015) Minnesota (Jan. 16, 2014) OT at Missouri (Feb. 3, 2008) vs. #14 Ohio St. (March 3, 2012) at Florida St. (Nov. 27, 2011) at Missouri (Jan. 8, 2005) #2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) OT at Colorado (Feb. 6, 2008) Iowa State (Jan. 10, 2004) Northern Arizona (Dec. 19, 2015) Illinois (Jan. 29, 2015) Bakersfield (Dec. 13, 2014) at Wisconsin (Jan. 12, 2012) at #16 Penn St. (Dec. 30, 2011) Tied at Texas (Jan. 3, 2007) at Kansas St. (March 6, 2010) Indiana (Jan. 5, 2012) St. Mary s (Nov. 17, 2010) Bold indicates rally that included Rachel Theriot NU Active Double-Doubles Rachel Theriot (7) at #22 California (12/12/15) vs. NC State (12/5/15) at Minnesota (11/29/14) vs. Fresno State (3/22/14) vs. Minnesota (3/7/14) at Wisconsin (2/5/14) vs. Michigan (1/29/14) 17 points, 15 assists 20 points, 11 assists 18 points, 10 assists 10 points, 12 assists 14 points, 18 assists 11 points, 11 assists 10 points, 11 assists Jessica Shepard (3) vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20 points, 10 rebounds vs. North Florida (11/16/15) 27 points, 10 rebounds vs. UAPB (11/14/15) 24 points, 13 rebounds Kyndal Clark (0 for Nebraska - 3 for Drake) vs. Wichita St. (3/16/14) 25 points, 10 rebounds vs. Southern Illinois (3/7/13) 20 points, 10 assists vs. Chicago State (12/2/12) 11 points, 11 rebounds Allie Havers (1) vs. Evansville (12/8/15) 14 points, 12 rebounds Freshman Double-Doubles 18 Husker Freshmen, 59 total double-doubles Player (Season) Double-Doubles 1. Debra Powell ( ) 9 2. Katie Robinette ( ) 5 Janet Smith ( ) 5 Jan Crouch ( ) 5 5. Karen Jennings ( ) 4 Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) 4 7. Jessica Shepard ( ) 3 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 ( ) 3 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 ( ) Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) 13 Carol Garey ( ) 13

14 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Overall Season Statistics Overall Record: 8-2 home: 8-0 away: 0-2 neutral: 0-0 Rebounds Player G-GS Min-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot/Avg. PF-D A TO BK ST TP/Avg. 32-Jessica Shepard / / Natalie Romeo / / Rachel Theriot / / Allie Havers / / Rachel Blackburn / / Anya Kalenta / / Maddie Simon / /5.7 4-Kyndal Clark / / Jasmine Cincore / / Darrien Washington / / Emily Wood / / Esther Ramacieri / /0.7 Team /3.8 0 Total 10 2, / /81.8 Opponents 10 2, / /58.9 Score by Periods OT OT Total Deadball Rebounds Nebraska Opponents Nebraska Women s Basketball Team: Back Row (from left): Assistant Coach Amy Stephens, Assistant Coach Britney Brown, Graduate Assistant Manager Meghin Williams, Alicia Ostrander, Darrien Washington, Jessica Shepard, Allie Havers, Anya Kalenta, Maddie Simon, Rachel Blackburn, Head Coach Connie Yori, Director of Operations Dayna Finch, Strength Coach Rusty Ruffcorn. Front Row (from left): Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator Katie Adams, Athletic Trainer Julie Tuttle, Esther Ramacieri, Natalie Romeo, Rachel Theriot, Kyndal Clark, Emily Wood, Jasmine Cincore, Assistant Coach Ashley Ford.

15 #HUSKERS Game Results Overall Record: 8-2 Big Ten: 0-0 Home: 8-0 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent W/L Score Home Away Neutral Total Big Ten Att. High Points High Rebounds High Assists 11/14 Arkansas Pine Bluff W ,953 (30) Romeo (13) Shepard (4) Romeo (4) Theriot 11/16 North Florida W ,475 (27) Shepard (10) Shepard (6) Theriot (10) Blackburn 11/21 North Carolina Central W ,984 (20) Shepard (10) Shepard (6) Theriot (10) Havers (6) Romeo 11/23 Southern W ,748 (22) Shepard (8) Blackburn (4) Romeo (4) Clark 11/28 at #1 UConn L ,113 (12) Theriot (5) Shepard (6) Theriot (5) Blackburn 12/3 NC State W ,151 (20) Theriot (11) Blackburn (11) Theriot 12/6 Creighton W ,056 (19) Shepard (10) Blackburn (8) Theriot 12/8 Evansville W ,614 (18) Shepard (12) Havers (9) Theriot 12/12 at #22 California L OT ,406 (24) Romeo (9) Clark (15) Theriot 12/19 Northern Arizona W ,775 (35) Shepard (14) Kalenta (10) Romeo AP Ranking at game time listed before team % denotes Big Ten/ACC Challenge Game * denotes Big Ten Conference game # denotes Big Ten Tournament game (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.) $ denotes NCAA Tournament game Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 39,756 (4,970) Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 14,519 (7,260) Neutral Attendance (Avg.) -- 0,000 (0,000) Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 54,275 (5,428)

16 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Game-by-Game Linescores Game FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TP Nebraska Arkansas Pine Bluff Nebraska North Florida Nebraska North Carolina Central Nebraska Southern Nebraska at #1 UConn Nebraska NC State Nebraska Creighton Nebraska Evansville Nebraska at #22 California Nebraska Northern Arizona

17 #HUSKERS Team Highs & Lows Husker Team Season Highs Points Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15 First Quarter Points Southern, 11/23/15 Second Quarter Points North Florida, 11/16/15 First Half Points North Florida, 11/16/15 Third Quarter Points Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15 Fourth Quarter Points North Carolina Central, 11/21/15 Second Half Points Northern Arizona, 12/19/15 Overtime Points at California, 12/12/15 Field Goals Made North Florida, 11/16/15 Field Goals Att North Florida, 11/16/15 Field Goal Pct (37-70)...NC State, 12/3/15 Three-Pt. FG Made NC State, 12/3/15 Three-Pt. FG Att NC State, 12/3/15 Three-Pt. FG Pct (3-6)...Creighton, 12/6/15 Free Throws Made Southern, 11/23/15 Free Throws Att Northern Arizona, 12/19/15 Free Throw Pct (28-35)...Southern, 11/23/15 Rebounds North Florida, 11/16/15 Offensive Rebounds North Florida, 11/16/15 Defensive Rebounds Evansville, 12/8/15 Rebound Margin (57-25)...North Florida, 11/16/15 Assists Evansville, 12/8/15 Steals North Florida, 11/16/15 Blocked Shots Southern, 11/23/15 Turnovers at UConn, 11/28/15 Fouls at California, 12/12/15 Opponent Team Season Lows Points Southern, 11/23/15 First Quarter Points Evansville, 12/8/15 Second Quarter Points Southern, 11/23/15 First Half Points Southern, 11/23/15 Third Quarter Points Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15 Fourth Quarter Points North Carolina Central, 11/21/15 Second Half Points Creighton, 12/6/ Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15 Field Goals Made Evansville, 12/8/15 Field Goals Att Creighton, 12/6/ North Florida, 11/16/15 Field Goal Pct (15-65)...Evansville, 12/8/15 Three-Pt. FG Made Southern, 11/23/15 Three-Pt. FG Att North Carolina Central, 11/21/ Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15 Three-Pt. FG Pct (2-19)...Southern, 11/23/15 Free Throws Made Creighton, 12/6/15 Free Throws Att Creighton, 12/6/15 Free Throw Pct (4-12)...Northern Arizona, 12/19/15 Rebounds Creighton, 12/6/15 Offensive Rebounds Creighton, 12/6/ UConn, 11/28/ North Florida, 11/16/15 Defensive Rebounds Creighton, 12/6/15 Rebound Margin (25-57)...North Florida, 11/16/15 Assists Evansville, 12/8/ NC State, 12/3/ Southern, 11/23/15 Steals Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15 Blocked Shots Evansville, 12/8/15 Turnovers Creighton, 12/6/15 Fouls Evansville, 12/8/15 Husker Team Season Lows Points at UConn, 11/28/15 First Quarter Points at UConn, 11/28/15 Second Quarter Points at UConn, 11/28/15 First Half Points at UConn, 11/28/15 Third Quarter Points at UConn, 11/28/15 Fourth Quarter Points at UConn, 11/28/15 Second Half Points at UConn, 11/28/15 Field Goals Made at UConn, 11/28/15 Overtime Points at California, 12/12/15 Field Goals Att Creighton, 12/6/15 Field Goal Pct (20-58)...at UConn, 11/28/15 Three-Pt. FG Made Creighton, 12/6/15 Three-Pt. FG Att Creighton, 12/6/15 Senior point guard Rachel Theriot ranks fifth in school history with 517 career assists. She needs 182 to match school-record holder Lindsey Moore (699, ). Three-Pt. FG Pct (4-16)...at UConn, 11/28/15 Free Throws Made at UConn, 11/28/15 Free Throws Att at UConn, 11/28/15 Free Throw Pct (4-9)...North Florida, 11/16/15 Rebounds at UConn, 11/28/15 Offensive Rebounds NC State, 12/3/15 Defensive Rebounds at UConn, 11/28/15 Rebound Margin (38-46)...NC State, 12/3/15 Assists at UConn, 11/28/15 Steals Creighton, 12/6/ NC State, 12/3/15 Blocked Shots Creighton, 12/6/ at UConn, 11/28/15 Turnovers Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15 Fouls Creighton, 12/6/15 Opponent Team Season Highs Points UConn, 11/28/15 First Quarter Points Creighton, 12/6/15 Second Quarter Points California, 12/12/15 First Half Points Northern Arizona, 12/19/15 Third Quarter Points UConn, 11/28/15 Fourth Quarter Points NC State, 12/3/15 Second Half Points UConn, 11/28/15 Overtime Points California, 12/12/15 Field Goals Made UConn, 11/28/15 Field Goals Att Northern Arizona, 12/19/ California, 12/12/15 Field Goal Pct (36-62)...UConn, 11/28/15 Three-Pt. FG Made UConn, 11/28/15 Three-Pt. FG Att Evansville, 12/8/15 Three-Pt. FG Pct (10-22)...UConn, 11/28/15 Free Throws Made California, 12/12/15 Free Throws Att California, 12/12/ NC State, 12/3/15 Free Throw Pct (5-6)...North Carolina Central, 11/21/15 Rebounds NC State, 12/3/15 Offensive Rebounds NC State, 12/3/15 Defensive Rebounds UConn, 11/28/15 Rebound Margin (46-38)...NC State, 12/3/15 Assists UConn, 11/28/15 Steals UConn, 11/28/15 Blocked Shots Creighton, 12/6/15 Turnovers North Carolina Central, 11/21/15 Fouls Northern Arizona, 12/19/ Southern, 11/23/15

18 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Game-by-Game Box Scores Game #1 Nebraska 96 Arkansas Pine Bluff 46 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 14, 2015 UAPB Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Head* Munir* Brewton* A. Richardson* D. Richardson* K. Richardson McGhee Daniel Sapp Velasquez Roberts Johnson Harris Team Rebounds 8 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Blackburn* Clark* Simon* Theriot* Romeo Ramacieri Wood Havers Kalenta Cincore Washington Team Rebounds 1 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Arkansas Pine Bluff Nebraska FG: UAPB 3-11 (Head 1-3, Brewton 1-3, D. Richardson 1-4); Nebraska 6-13 (Romeo 6-9, Clark 0-1, Wood 0-1, Simon 0-2). 3FG%: UAPB 27.3; Nebraska FG%: UAPB 29.5; Nebraska FT%: UAPB 46.7; Nebraska Steals: UAPB 3 (Head 2); Nebraska 8 (Shepard 3). Blocked Shots: UAPB 1 (Harris 1) ; Nebraska 4 (Havers 2). Turnovers: UAPB 17; Nebraska 6. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Bonner, Brooks, Schroeder. Attendance: 4,953. Game Highlights: In the first game of the four-quarter system in women s college basketball, Natalie Romeo and Jessica Shepard produced record-breaking performances to lead Nebraska to a win over Arkansas Pine Bluff. Romeo s 30-point effort off the bench marked the most points ever scored by a Husker in a season opener. She hit 11-of-18 shots from the floor, including 6-of-9 threes, despite battling illness. Shepard added the best effort in school history by a freshman in a season opener, powering in 24 points to go along with 13 rebounds, while adding three assists and three steals. Shepard s points and rebounds smashed the previous freshman marks of 19 points and eight boards. Rachel Theriot added 10 points, five rebounds and four assists, while 10 of the 12 Huskers who played in the game found the scoring column. Game #2 Nebraska 91 Arkansas Pine Bluff 46 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 16, 2015 N. Florida Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Madekivi* Rumph* Shepherd* Kiefer* Kd. Johnson* Ioannidis Ka. Johnson Meckus Team Rebounds 3 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Blackburn* Clark* Romeo* Theriot* Ramacieri Wood Havers Simon Kalenta Cincore Washington Team Rebounds 2 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final North Florida Nebraska FG: North Florida 5-20 (Shepherd 2-4, Kiefer 2-9, Ioannidis 1-5, Madekivi 0-1, Kd. Johnson 0-1); Nebraska 5-19 (Wood 2-3, Cincore 1-3, Simon 1-3, Clark 1-6, Romeo 0-3). 3FG%: North Florida 25.0; Nebraska FG%: North Florida 32.7; Nebraska FT%: North Florida 50.0; Nebraska Steals: North Florida 8 (Shepherd 3); Nebraska 13 (Cincore 4). Blocked Shots: North Florida 1 (Meckus, Ka. Johnson, Shepherd 1) ; Nebraska 2 (Havers, Shepard 1). Turnovers: North Florida 22; Nebraska 14. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Morris, Price, Forsberg. Attendance: 4,475. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard completed the most productive two-game stretch by a freshman to open a Husker career by pouring in 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in just 21 minutes to power Nebraska to a rout of North Florida. Shepard hit 13-of-16 shots from the floor, while dishing out an assist, snatching two steals and posting her first career blocked shot against the Ospreys. She became the first freshman in Husker history to score 20 points and produce double-doubles in the first two games of her career. Anya Kalenta added a strong game of her own with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go along with eight rebounds in just 13 minutes off the bench. Kyndal Clark contributed 10 points, four rebounds and three assists, while Jasmine Cincore added career bests with seven points and four steals. Emily Wood also hit the first two three-pointers of her career as 11 Huskers scored in the game, including 10 in the first half. Game #3 Nebraska 88 north carolina central 47 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 21, 2015 NC Central Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Dixon* Morton* Askew* Whaley-Briggs* Jones* Martin Thomas Adams Britten McCain Jackson Udoye Team Rebounds 3 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Blackburn* Clark* Romeo* Theriot* Ramacieri Wood Havers Simon Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 3 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final NC Central Nebraska FG: NCCU 4-11 (Askew 3-3, Whaley-Briggs 1-4, Jones 0-4); Nebraska 7-18 (Romeo 3-10, Theriot 1-1, Cincore 1-1, Simon 1-1, Clark 1-4, Wood 0-1). 3FG%: NCCU 36.4; Nebraska FG%: NCCU 31.7; Nebraska FT%: NCCU 83.3; Nebraska Steals: NCCU 7 (Jones 3); Nebraska 11 (Romeo, Theriot 3). Blocked Shots: NCCU 3 (Jones 2) ; Nebraska 6 (Kalenta 3). Turnovers: NCCU 24; Nebraska 11. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Knight, Lukanich, Garland. Attendance: 4,984. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard produced her third consecutive 20-point performance and her third straight double-double to lead Nebraska to an win over North Carolina Central at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Fellow freshman forward Rachel Blackburn just missed a double-double of her own with nine points and nine rebounds in just 16 minutes while battling foul trouble. Junior center Allie Havers added eight points while matching career highs with 10 rebounds and three assists, and senior forward Anya Kalenta contributed seven points, six rebounds and career bests with four assists and three steals. Rachel Theriot and Natalie Romeo led the Husker backcourt, as both produced 13 points, six assists and three steals. Nebraska struggled in the first and third quarters against the Lady Eagles, but outscored NCCU, combined in the second and fourth quarters to cruise to their third straight win of 40 or more points.

19 #HUSKERS Game-by-Game Box Scores Game #4 Nebraska 89 Southern 38 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 23, 2015 Southern Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Green* O Bear* Charles* Crowder* Purnell* Thompson Brundidge Williams Cowart Parsons Clay Berry Blissett Robinson Team Rebounds 3 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Blackburn* Clark* Romeo* Theriot* Ramacieri Wood Havers Simon Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 4 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Southern Nebraska FG: Southern 2-19 (Cowart 1-4, Williams 1-4, Parsons 0-1, O Bear 0-2, Purnell 0-2, Green 0-3, Thompson 0-3); Nebraska 5-14 (Romeo 4-9, Clark 1-4, Cincore 0-1). 3FG%: Southern 10.5; Nebraska FG%: Southern 24.6; Nebraska FT%: Southern 44.4; Nebraska Steals: Southern 5 (Berry, Crowder 2); Nebraska 11 (Romeo 4). Blocked Shots: Southern 5 (Green, Crowder, Purnell, Cowart, Blissett 1); Nebraska 7 (Havers, Shepard 2). Turnovers: Southern 23; Nebraska 15. Technical Fouls: Nebraska-1. Officials: Bob Enterline, Larance, Suffren. Attendance: 4,748. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard scored 14 of her game-high 22 points in the first quarter, while Natalie Romeo added 13 of her 21 points in the third quarter as Nebraska rolled to an win over Southern. The Huskers played their best defense of the season, holding the Jaguars to just two points in the second quarter. Shepard powered Nebraska to a firstquarter lead, before the Huskers outscored the Jaguars 20-2 in the second to take a halftime lead. The 12 first-half points tied for the fewest allowed in history by the Huskers in a first half. Maddie Simon added a career-high 11 points off the bench, while Jasmine Cincore contributed eight points in a strong effort as well. Game #5 #1 UConn 88 Nebraska 46 Hartford, Conn., Nov. 28, 2015 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Blackburn* Clark* Romeo* Theriot* Ramacieri Wood Havers Simon Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 5 Totals UConn Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Tuck* Stewart* Jefferson* Nurse* Williams* Pulido Chong Lawlor Ekmark Collier Samuelson Team Rebounds 1 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Nebraska UConn FG: Nebraska 4-16 (Romeo 3-10, Clark 1-5, Simon 0-1); UConn (Stewart 3-4, Chong 2-4, Samuelson 2-4, Ekmark 1-2, Jefferson 1-2, Tuck 1-3, Nurse 0-3). 3FG%: Nebraska 25.0; UConn FG%: Nebraska 34.5; UConn FT%: Nebraska 66.7; UConn Steals: Nebraska 7 (Romeo 4); UConn 12 (Jefferson, Williams, Collier, Samuelson 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Blackburn 1); UConn 5 (Stewart 3). Turnovers: Nebraska 22; UConn 13. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Inouye, Bruce Morris, Cruse. Attendance: 10,113. Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot scored 12 points and dished out six assists to lead three Huskers in double figures, but No. 1 UConn rolled to an win at the XL Center in Hartford. Natalie Romeo added 11 points, including a trio of threes, while adding five assists and four steals. Freshman Jessica Shepard rounded out the Huskers in double figures with 10 points to become the first NU player in history to reach the 100-point scoring mark in the fifth game of her career. Nebraska jumped to an early lead and held a edge after a Romeo three-pointer with 2:52 left in the first. UConn closed the quarter on a 7-1 surge before scoring the first five points of the second quarter to take a lead. The Huskers stayed within 10 until the final four minutes of the half, before UConn took a lead to the locker room. Two-time national player of the year Breanna Stewart led four Huskies in double figures with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Game #6 Nebraska 88 NC State 67 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 3, 2015 NC State Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Mathurin* Spencer* Williams* Wilson* Schuhmacher* Anderson Nelson Rogers Richardson Cole Team Rebounds 2 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Blackburn* Clark* Romeo* Theriot* Wood Havers Simon Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 4 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final NC State Nebraska FG: NC State 7-26 (Wilson 4-8, Nelson 1-1, Williams 1-2, Mathurin 1-7, Anderson 0-1, Schuhmacher 0-2, Spencer 0-2, Richardson 0-3); Nebraska 9-21 (Romeo 4-8, Theriot 2-2, Kalenta 1-2, Simon 1-3, Wood 1-3, Cincore 0-1, Clark 0-2). 3FG%: NC State 26.9; Nebraska FG%: NC State 34.3; Nebraska FT%: NC State 70.0; Nebraska Steals: NC State 6 (Spencer, Nelson 2); Nebraska 4 (Shepard, Blackburn, Romeo, Cincore 1). Blocked Shots: NC State 1 (Schuhmacher 1); Nebraska 5 (Shepard 3). Turnovers: NC State 22; Nebraska 13. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Roberts, Napier, Blauch. Attendance: 5,151. Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot produced her sixth career double-double with 20 points and 11 assists to lead five Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska rolled to an victory over NC State in the Big Ten/ ACC Challenge at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Theriot scored Nebraska s first six points of the game, then hit a pair of threes during a 20-0 run over the final six minutes of the second quarter to help the Huskers to a halftime lead. Natalie Romeo added 16 points on four three-pointers, including a trio of second-quarter threes. Jessica Shepard pitched in her sixth straight double-figure effort with 14 points to go along with career highs of four assists and three blocks. Anya Kalenta contributed 11 points and six boards off the bench, while Maddie Simon added 10 points and three assists. Nebraska scored 88 or more points for the fifth consecutive home game to open the season - the first time in history the Huskers have accomplished the feat.

20 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Game-by-Game Box Scores Game #7 Nebraska 65 Creighton 63 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 6, 2015 Creighton Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Norby* Faber* Owens* McGrory* Lamberty* Works Leytem Brown Greene Team Rebounds 2 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Blackburn* Clark* Romeo* Theriot* Havers Simon Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 4 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Creighton Nebraska FG: Creighton 9-24 (Faber 4-5, Leytem 2-2, McGrory 1-3, Owens 1-4, Works 1-6); Nebraska 3-6 (Theriot 2-2, Romeo 1-1, Shepard 0-1, Clark 0-1, Cincore 0-1). 3FG%: Creighton 37.5; Nebraska FG%: Creighton 47.3; Nebraska FT%: Creighton 40.0; Nebraska Steals: Creighton 5 (Faber 2); Nebraska 4 (Shepard, Blackburn, Clark, Havers 1). Blocked Shots: Creighton 7 (Faber 6); Nebraska 1 (Havers 1). Turnovers: Creighton 9; Nebraska 9. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Trammell, Creech, Brooks. Attendance: 6,056. Game Highlights: Nebraska rallied from a 21-point deficit to produce the largest comeback in 14 seasons under Coach Connie Yori to claim a win over Creighton at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers scored the game s first two points, then watched Creighton hit its first six three-pointers of the game to take an 18-8 lead midway through the first quarter. The Jays finished the quarter 8-of-10 from beyond the arc and took a lead into the second. Their lead grew as large as 21 points, the last time at before Rachel Theriot, Jessica Shepard and Natalie Romeo brought the Big Red all the way back. Theriot s double-pump three from 25 feet at the buzzer to end the first half cut Creighton s margin to The Huskers methodically trimmed the lead to eight at the end of three quarters, before outscoring CU 19-9 in the final stanza. Theriot s three from the left wing with 1:35 left gave the Huskers the lead at 64-62, before she and MC McGrory traded free throws down the stretch. Theriot finished with 17 points and eight assists. Shepard led the Huskers with 19 points and three assists, including the pass to Theriot for the game winner. Romeo added 13 points. Game #8 Nebraska 85 Evansville 40 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 8, 2015 Evansville Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Hawkins* Coleman* Friday* Johnson* Dickey* Williams Gasper Langston Campbell Sinnott Team Rebounds 2 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Blackburn* Clark* Romeo* Theriot* Wood Havers Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 10 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Evansville Nebraska FG: Evansville 6-27 (Langston 2-6, Dickey 2-8, Friday 1-2, Williams 1-3, Campbell 0-2, Gasper 0-2, Coleman 0-4); Nebraska 7-20 (Clark 5-11, Wood 1-3, Romeo 1-5, Cincore 0-1). 3FG%: Evansville 22.2; Nebraska FG%: Evansville 23.1; Nebraska FT%: Evansville 57.1; Nebraska Steals: Evansville 8 (Dickey 4); Nebraska 11 (Clark 4). Blocked Shots: Evansville 0; Nebraska 6 (Havers 3). Turnovers: Evansville 14; Nebraska 13. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Mattingly, Grinter, Bonner. Attendance: 4,614. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard led four Huskers in double figures, and Allie Havers notched her first career double-double to lead Nebraska to an pounding of Evansville. Shepard powered a dominant inside game with 15 points in just eight first-half minutes to help NU jump to a halftime lead. She finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Havers added 14 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and a career-high-matching three blocks in a dominant effort of her own. Rachel Blackburn added a careerhigh 14 points to go along with six rebounds and three assists, while Anya Kalenta contributed eight points and eight rebounds. Nebraska outscored Evansville in the paint, and outrebounded the Purple Aces, Kyndal Clark led the Big Red backcourt with 17 points and five three-pointers. Perhaps most impressively, the Huskers recorded the ninth-best assist total in school history, dishing out 30 assists on 35 made baskets. Rachel Theriot notched nine assists, while Emily Wood added a career-high five assists. All nine Huskers who played recorded at least one assist. Game #9 #22 California 87 Nebraska 80 OT Berkeley, Calif., Dec. 12, 2015 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Blackburn* Theriot* Clark* Romeo* Havers Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 2 Totals Cal Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Range* Cowling* Anigwe* Thomas* Green* Davidson Mosley Team Rebounds 2 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final Nebraska #22 California FG: Nebraska 8-20 (Romeo 6-12, Clark 1-3, Theriot 1-4, Cincore 0-1); Cal 9-20 (Range 4-8, Thomas 3-6, Cowling 2-3, Green 0-3). 3FG%: Nebraska 40.0; Cal FG%: Nebraska 48.5; Cal FT%: Nebraska 72.7; Cal Steals: Nebraska 7 (Clark 4); Cal 9 (Green 5). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3 (Blackburn, Havers, Shepard 1); Cal 4 (Anigwe 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 21; Cal 19. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Jones, Lasuik, Waters. Attendance: 4,406. Game Highlights: Natalie Romeo scored 24 points while knocking down six three-pointers despite battling illness in her return home to the Bay Area, but Nebraska dropped an overtime decision at No. 22 California. The Huskers, who also got the second double-double of the season from Rachel Theriot with 17 points and 15 assists, used a 15-0 first-quarter run to race to a 20-7 lead. However, Cal answered with a pair of 11-0 runs to take a lead into the locker room at halftime. The Big Red, who got a career-high 18 points off the bench from Allie Havers, overcame a six-point fourth-quarter deficit to take leads of and 74-72, before the game went to overtime tied at 74. NU never led in OT and Mikayla Cowling s threepointer with 1:44 left gave the Golden Bears an lead. Cal sealed the game with six points at the free throw line in the final minute after NU trimmed the lead to Nebraska was whistled for 23 fouls in the game compared to just 12 for Cal, which outscored NU at the free throw line, 16-8, in the seven-point win. Starting posts Jessica Shepard and Rachel Blackburn both fouled out in 23 minutes, while Cal freshman post Kristine Anigwe finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds in 38 minutes. Cowling and national playerof-the-year candidate Courtney Range both finished with 19 points.

21 #HUSKERS Game-by-Game Box Scores Game #10 Nebraska 90 Northern Arizona 67 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 19, 2015 NAU Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Cotton* Rader* Coggins* Lusain* Willadsen* Mulder Amukamara Preston Young Leyva Team Rebounds 3 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* Havers* Clark* Romeo* Theriot* Ramacieri Wood Kalenta Cincore Washington Team Rebounds 3 Totals st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Northern Arizona Nebraska FG: NAU 5-16 (Leyva 1-1, Willadsen 1-2, Rader 1-2, Preston 1-2, Mulder 1-4, Coggins 0-2, Lusain 0-3); Nebraska 4-10 (Theriot 2-2, Clark 1-4, Romeo 1-4). 3FG%: NAU 31.3; Nebraska FG%: NAU 41.4; Nebraska FT%: NAU 33.3; Nebraska Steals: NAU 8 (Lusain 5); Nebraska 10 (Shepard 4). Blocked Shots: NAU 1 (Lusain 1); Nebraska 5 (Kalenta 3). Turnovers: NAU 16; Nebraska 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Zentz, Hall, Schroeder. Attendance: 4,775. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard set a Nebraska freshman record by scoring 35 points while adding a career-high four steals to help power the Huskers to a win over Northern Arizona at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Although the Big Red won by 23, they received a stern test from the Lumberjacks, who led by 11 in the first half and held a edge with just under eight minutes left in the third quarter. Rachel Theriot, Natalie Romeo and Anya Kalenta sparked a decisive third-quarter surge, as the Huskers outscored NAU, 22-5 down the stretch in the quarter. NU s strong third quarter included a 13-0 run to end the period in the final 3:45. While Shepard did not play a large role in the third, she scored 14 of NU s 16 points in the first quarter and poured in 15 points in the fourth, as the Huskers pulled away. NU scored the game s final 15 points. Theriot had a big game with 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, while Romeo and Kalenta each added seven points. Romeo pitched in a careerhigh 10 assists, while Kalenta contributed career bests of 14 rebounds and three blocks.

22 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Rachel Theriot 6-0 Senior Guard Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Midpark) 33 Five Facts About Rachel 1. Rachel s favorite nickname to be called is Violet (like Violet from the Incredibles). 2. Her favorite holiday to celebrate is Halloween because she loves to dress up, and her mom makes all of her costumes. 3. Rachel loves Mexican food, and she likes to bake. 4. She loves SpongeBob SquarePants. 5. One talent Rachel wishes she possessed is the ability to sing. Honors & Awards Naismith Trophy Watch List (2015, 2016) Wade Trophy, Wooden Award Watch Lists (2015) Senior CLASS Award Nominee (2016) Allstate Good Works Team Nominee (2016) Lieberman Award Watch List (2015) Associated Press All-American (HM, 2014) Preseason First-Team All-Big Ten (2015, 2016) First-Team All-Big Ten (2014) Second-Team All-Big Ten (2015) Big Ten Tournament MVP (2014) Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2014) Nebraska Offensive MVP (2014, 2015) Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 20, Feb. 25, 2014) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2013) Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Dec. 31, 2012, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, 2013) Big Ten Tournament Single-Game Assist Record (18 vs. Minnesota, March 7, 2014) Big Ten Tournament Record 10.0 Assists Per Game (2014) No. 5 at Nebraska in Career Assists (517) No. 19 at Nebraska in Career Points (1,147) Seven Career Double-Doubles (Points/Assists) Academic All-Big Ten (2014, 2015) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2012, 2013, 2014; Spring 2013, 2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) Senior ( ) Rachel Theriot (pronounced RAY-chel, TERRY-oh) hopes for a healthy senior season after having her third year as a starter cut short by injury. A Wade, Wooden and Naismith National Player-of-the- Year candidate as a junior, Theriot led the Huskers with 16.5 points and 5.2 assists per game through the first 21 games of She suffered an ankle injury in practice on Feb. 3 and missed Nebraska s final 11 games. NU was 17-4 with Theriot, but just 4-7 without her. Theriot underwent ankle surgery on Feb. 19, and spent the offseason rehabilitating to be ready for a strong senior season. An honorable-mention All-American as a sophomore, Theriot is one of the nation s best point guards and was a Lieberman Award candidate in She is expected to contend for All-America honors on and off the court, as a candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America and Senior CLASS Award recognition in She ranks No. 19 at Nebraska with 1,147 career points and ranks fifth with 517 career assists. She set a Nebraska single-season record with 234 assists as a sophomore in She owns 58 double-figure scoring efforts, including point games and a pair of 30-point performances. Nebraska Career As a junior, Theriot earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the conference coaches despite missing nearly the last half the Big Ten season. She led the Huskers with 16.5 points and 5.2 assists per game, while adding 4.2 rebounds. One of the Big Ten s top shooters, Theriot hit 40.8 percent (20-49) of her three-point attempts while connecting on 92.6 percent (63-68) of her free throws. Theriot scored in double figures in 19 of 21 games. She produced five 20-point games as a junior, including a season-high 31 in a win over High Point Dec. 20. She had a Big Ten-high 27 points in a win at Illinois Jan. 11. Theriot had a game-high 17 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists in Nebraska s win over No. 9 Duke Dec. 3. She had her fifth career points-assists double-double with 18 points and a season-high 10 assists at Minnesota Dec. 29. Theriot played every minute in 12 of NU s first 21 games in , including all 45 minutes in an overtime game at Iowa on Jan. 26. An honorable-mention All-American by the AP, Theriot earned first-team All-Big Ten and conference tournament MVP honors as a sophomore in leading Nebraska to its first Big Ten title in She averaged 18.7 points and a tournament-record 10.0 assists. Theriot led NU with a game-high 24 points in the championship game win over No. 23 Iowa March Theriot s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 33 Minnesota (1/16/14) Rebounds 8 UCLA (11/28/14) Assists 18 Minnesota (3/7/14) Steals 5 BYU (3/24/14) Blocks 2 Purdue (1/5/13) FGA 27 Minnesota (12/29/14) FGM 11 Minnesota (1/16/14) FTA 14 UCLA (11/28/14) FTM 13 UCLA (11/28/14) 3-PT FGA 8 Duke (12/3/14) 3-PT FGM 4 Purdue (3/2/14) 9. She had 18 points and eight assists in a semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State March 8, after shattering the Big Ten Tournament-record with 18 assists to go along with 14 points in a win over Minnesota, March 7. Theriot s 18 assists were a career high and the most by a Big Ten player against a Big Ten team in history. Theriot averaged 14.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists, while leading the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7). She also set a school record with 1,204 minutes played. Theriot erupted for a career-high 33 points and nine assists with no turnovers in NU s comeback OT win over Minnesota Jan. 16, She fueled NU s rally from 14 down with 21 after halftime. She notched four doubledoubles and six double-digit assist games.theriot had 25 double-digit scoring games on the year. In , Theriot was a unanimous Big Ten All- Freshman selection after averaging 6.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists. She produced double figures seven times. She played in all 34 games with 28 straight starts despite a foot injury. PERSONAL The daughter of Curtis and Cheryl Theriot, Rachel was born July 7, Rachel has three older brothers, Josh, Dallas and Bryan. Rachel is majoring in child, youth and family studies 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. Arkansas-Pine Bluff / North Florida / NC Central / Southern / at #1 UConn / NC State / Creighton / Evansville / at #22 California / Northern Arizona / Totals RACHEL THERIOT 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 , ,

23 #HUSKERS Kyndal Clark 5-7 Senior Guard Webb City, Missouri (Webb City/Drake) 4 23 Five Facts About Kyndal 1. Kyndal can juggle basketballs. 2. Kyndal loves nature and has a National Parks Passport that she gets stamped whenever she travels to a park. 3. Kyndal loves Disney World and dreams of working for Disney, but she doesn t want it to lose it s magic. 4. Kyndal completed a half-marathon when she was in eighth grade. 5. Kyndal s mom, Lisa, has attended every game of Kyndal s college career. Honors & Awards WBCA Allstate Good Works Team (2015) Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year (2014) Preseason First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2015) First-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2014) Second-Team All-Missouri Valley Conference (2013) Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team (2013) Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team (2012) Drake Female Athlete of the Year (2014) Missouri Valley Conference Season 3FG Record (116, 2014) Drake Record 10 3FG vs. Loyola (2014) Four-Time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week Two-Time Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week Senior ( ) In a major late addition to Nebraska s roster, Kyndal Clark joined the Huskers after graduating from Drake University in May of She came to Lincoln immediately after graduation and completed her rehabilitation from a serious knee injury suffered in the closing minutes of Drake s season-opening loss to South Dakota on Nov. 14, The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year has started NU s first nine games, including her 17-point performance against Evansville that included five threepointers on Dec. 8. In three full seasons as a starter at Drake, Clark poured in more than 1,400 points while adding well over 300 rebounds and 250 assists. A three-time allconference honoree, Clark was a member of the Missouri Valley All-Defensive Team as a sophomore in Clark, who has one season of eligibility at Nebraska, joins a backcourt that includes All-America point guard Rachel Theriot and sophomore Natalie Romeo, giving the Huskers three potent three-point shooters. Clark was recruited to Drake and played her freshman season under then-bulldog head coach Amy Stephens, who rejoined the Nebraska coaching staff as an assistant before the season. We are thrilled to add a player of Kyndal Clark s caliber to our program, even if it is just for one season, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. We recruited Kyndal out of Webb City High School, and we are excited to finally get a chance to coach her. She is coming off a pretty significant injury, but when she is healthy she is a talented player. She also can add a lot of leadership to our program. Career (Drake) One of the best shooters in Missouri Valley Conference history, Clark buried a school and league record 116 threepointers as a junior in , when she averaged 19.3 points per game. She knocked down 41.1 percent of her threes as a junior, including a scorching 45.3 percent (78-172) in MVC play. She added 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game to earn conference player-of-the-year honors. The first-team All-MVC selection was Drake s Female Athlete of the Year across all sports. She started every game for Drake for the third straight season. A three-time MVC Player of the Week (Dec. 23, 2013; Jan. 28, 2014; Feb. 17, 2014), Clark s huge performances included a career-high 41 points on a career-best 14 made field goals against Northern Iowa on March 2. That effort came just two weeks after pouring in 38 points against Missouri State on Feb. 16. She added 36 points, including a school-record 10 three-pointers in a win over Loyola. Clark added 35 points against SIU-Edwardsville. As a sophomore in , Clark captured secondteam All-MVC conference All-Defensive Team honors. She led Drake with 14.6 points per game, which ranked third in the Missouri Valley Conference. She was the MVC Player-of-the-Week on Feb. 25, 2013, after averaging Clark s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 41 Northern Iowa (3/2/14) Rebounds 11 Chicago State (12/2/12) Assists 10 Southern Illinois (3/7/13) Steals 7 Bradley (1/25/13) Blocks 1 14 Times, most recently (3/15/14) FGA 23 Northern Iowa (3/2/14) FGM 14 Northern Iowa (3/2/14) FTA 18 South Dakota (11/21/13) FTM 12 South Dakota (11/21/13) 3-PT FGA 16 Evansville (3/14/14) 3-PT FGM 10 Loyola (1/24/14) 22.5 points, 7.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 steals against Northern Iowa and Bradley. Clark erupted for a then-career-high 26 points in a loss at Missouri State on Jan. 19. She dished out a careerhigh 10 assists while adding 20 points in a win over Southern Illinois on March 7, She pulled down a career-best 11 rebounds while adding 11 points for a double-double in a win over Chicago State on Dec. 2. Clark earnd Missouri Valley Conference All- Freshman honors by ranking second on the team with 9.8 points per game, while starting all 34 contests. She produced double figures 17 times, including a seasonhigh 21 points against Northern Iowa, Feb. 26, She led Drake with 46 threes. PERSONAL The daughter of Lisa Clark, Kyndal was born Oct. 17, 1992, in Springfield, Mo. Kyndal has one sister, Kylie. Kyndal is involved with FCA and was named to the WBCA Allstate Good Works Team in An information systems major, Clark graduated from Drake in May of She is a graduate student 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. Arkansas-Pine Bluff / North Florida / NC Central / Southern / at #1 UConn / NC State / Creighton / Evansville / at #22 California / Northern Arizona / Totals KYNDAL CLARK career statistics (Drake: ) 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 Anya 1. Anya loves to read. Her favorite books are Atlas Shrugged and Animal Farm. 2. She has never had a pet, but Anya really wants a beagle. 3. Her name was listed as Hanna on the Belarus U-20 National Team roster in She prefers Anya (AWN-yuh). 4. Chemistry is her favorite class. 5. Anya s mom, Yaniua, played for the USSR National Team. Honors & Awards Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Spring 2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) NJCAA All-American (Third-Team, 2014) Belarus Under-20 National Team Ranked No. 13 in NJCAA in Scoring (20.8 ppg, ) Ranked No. 20 in NJCAA in Blocked Shots (2.1 bpg, ) Ranked No. 22 in NJCAA in Rebounds (10.7 rpg, ) Senior ( ) Anya (AWN-yuh) Kalenta is making greater contributions in an extremely talented Nebraska front court this season. The 6-3 senior forward from Minsk, Belarus, is averaging 6.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in 14.7 minutes per game. She had a season-high 11-point effort that included six rebounds in NU s win over NC State on Dec. 3. It was her second double-figure effort of the year, joining a 10-point, eight-rebound game in a win over North Florida Nov. 16. She added her first career double-digit rebound game with 14 boards to go along with seven points and a career-high-tying three blocks in a win over Northern Arizona on Dec. 19. She also had seven points, six rebounds and career highs with four assists and three blocks in a win over North Carolina Central Nov. 21. She produced an eight-point, eight-rebound game against Evansville that included two assists and her first career steal Dec. 8. Kalenta spent some of the summer of 2015 training with the Belarus National Team before returning to Lincoln in mid-july. Kalenta averaged 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds on Nebraska s summer trip to Australia. Anya is a real offensive threat who battled some injuries as a junior, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. Anya has a great attitude, is a hard worker and an ANYA KALENTA career statistics Anya Kalenta 6-3 Senior Forward Minsk, Belarus (GS #21/Vincennes/Broward) 31 outstanding student. She had a good offseason, and we know that she gives us some real quality depth in the post. Junior ( ) Kalenta averaged 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 6.3 minutes per game off the bench in her first year at Nebraska. She hit 60 percent (15-25) of her shots, including 57.1 percent (4-7) of her three-point attempts while making all four of her free throws. Kalenta suffered a broken nose that required surgery on Oct. 29. She had a stress reaction in her foot in the middle of the non-conference campaign. She appeared in 12 games after missing the entire month of December and the first half of January because of the foot injury. She opened with a pair of double-figure scoring efforts, including 14 points and eight rebounds in just 18 minutes in a win over Pepperdine on Nov. 15. She added 10 points and seven boards in 26 minutes against Alcorn State the next day. She scored seven points in 20 total minutes over the next three games. After missing six weeks with her foot injury, Kalenta made her first Big Ten appearance against Penn State Jan. 15, when she scored five points and dished out an assist in just four minutes. Kalenta played nine total minutes in six regularseason Big Ten games. She also scored two points on her only attempt in three minutes in Nebraska s Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois on March 5. Before Nebraska Kalenta claimed third-team NJCAA All-America accolades in her only season at Vincennes (Ind.) University in She ranked 13th nationally in scoring (20.8 ppg) 22nd in rebounding (10.7 rpg) and 20th in the NJCAA in blocked shots (2.1 bpg). Kalenta hit 51.1 percent from the field, including 41 percent of her threes for the Vincennes, Ind., school, which finished with a 23-7 overall record. She hit 32 three-pointers on the year. She produced Kalenta s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 14 Pepperdine (11/15/14) Rebounds 14 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) Assists 4 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) Steals 1 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 1 Evansville (12/8/15) Blocks 3 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 3 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) FGA 7 Four Times, most recently 7 NC State (12/3/15) FGM 6 Pepperdine (11/15/14) FTA 4 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) FTM 3 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 3-PT FGA 2 Three Times, most recently 2 NC State (12/3/15) 3-PT FGM 2 Alcorn State (11/16/14) double figures in 29 of VU s 30 games in , including 19 double-doubles. She had a season-high of 33 points, while adding 25 points and 21 rebounds in a win over Malcolm X on Dec. 29, Kalenta spent her freshman season at Broward (Fla.) College, where she averaged 9.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. She also competed for the Republic of Belarus at the Under-20 European Championships, where she averaged 6.2 points and 6.1 boards per game. Personal The daughter of Ryhor and Yaniua Kalenta, Anya was born April 3, 1994, in Minsk, Belarus. Anya is a pre-health and chemistry major and claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of She also earned a place on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for her work in the community 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. Arkansas Pine Bluff / North Florida / NC Central / Southern / at #1 UConn / NC State / Creighton / Evansville / at #22 California / Northern Arizona / 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) Nebraska Teammate Award (2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) 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) Kalamazoo Area Player of the Year (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) Finalist for Michigan Miss Volleyball (2012) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Volleyball, 2012) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Softball, 2012, 2013) Junior ( ) Allie Havers (pronounced HAY-vers) is making a greater impact on Nebraska s inside game in The 6-5 junior from Mattawan, Mich., has been the top post off the bench for the Big Red through the first 75 games of her career, and made her first career start against Northern Arizona on Dec. 19 with Rachel Blackburn sidelined by illness. Havers was coming off a career-high 18 points in a career-best 37 minutes at No. 22 Cal on Dec. 12. It followed her first career double-double with 14 points, a career-high 12 rebounds, and a career-hightying three blocks against Evansville Dec. 8. She is averaging 7.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks, nearly doubling her production (4.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.4 bpg) from a year ago. She has scored eight or more points in five of NU s 10 games this season, including an eight-point, 10-rebound game against North Carolina Central on Nov. 21. In Nebraska s four games in Australia during August of 2015, Havers averaged 7.0 points and a team-best 10.0 rebounds in 25.5 minutes per game. #HUSKERS Allie Havers 6-5 Junior Center Mattawan, Michigan (Mattawan) 22 We like versatile and athletic players in our program and Allie Havers fits that mold perfectly, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. She has the ability to run the floor, score in the paint or face up away from the basket. She has learned a lot and gotten stronger in her first two years in our program. Nebraska Career 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, Havers averaged 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds while playing in all 33 games for the Big Ten champion Huskers as a freshman in She had the best game of her career 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 regularseason co-champion Spartans. Havers helped ignite a decisive first-half surge to a halftime lead. She finished with a career-high 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and a 5-for-5 effort at the free throw line. She also dished out a career-best three assists while blocking a career-high three shots in 19 minutes. 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 earned first-team Michigan Class A honors from the Associated Press and Detroit Free Press for the second straight year in As a senior at Mattawan High School, Havers averaged 19.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.5 assists. She earned first-team Class A all-state basketball HAVERS Career Bests Category Total Game Points 18 California (12/12/15) Rebounds 12 Evansville (12/8/15) Assists 3 Michigan State (3/8/14) Steals 1 19 Times, most recently Creighton (12/6/15) Blocks 3 Evansville (12/8/15) 3 Michigan State (3/8/14) FGA 16 Minnesota (2/24/15) FGM 9 California (12/12/15) FTA 7 Utah (11/15/13) UCLA (11/8/13) FTM 6 UCLA (11/8/13) 3-PT FGA 3-PT FGM 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) 0 None 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. Arkansas Pine Bluff / North Florida / NC Central / Southern / at #1 UConn / NC State / Creighton / Evansville / at #22 California / Northern Arizona / Totals honors for the second straight season, and closed her career with 1,561 points, 1,015 rebounds, a schoolrecord 348 blocks and 178 steals in 94 career games. Havers was ranked as the No. 76 player overall in the nation by Blue Star and earned first-team Michigan Class A honors from the Associated Press in 2012 and She was also the Kalamazoo Area Player of the Year in both 2012 and 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-stater as a shortstop/pitcher on as a junior and senior in softball. She also led Mattawan to the 2013 state softball 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 broadcasting and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in Havers is also a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, and she is a two-time selection to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. 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 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 fluffly. 5. She loves pugs. Honors & Awards Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2014) Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) 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) Junior ( ) Esther Ramacieri (pronounced RAH-muh-Cherry) is expected to expand her leadership role for the Huskers as a junior in A scrappy, defense-first guard, Ramacieri missed much of the summer with a knee injury but was cleared to play in time for NU s season-opening win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. She hit the first field goal of her career against North Carolina Central on Nov. 21. She missed NU s wins over NC State (Dec. 3), Creighton (Dec. 6) and Evansville (Dec. 8) with a concussion suffered outside of practice. She did not play at California (Dec. 12) although she was available, and returned for two minutes to get two points and two rebounds in a win over Northern Arizona on Dec. 19. Esther has proven herself as a hard-working leader each day in practice, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. She is a solid defender and one of the best communicators on our team. Her ability to expand her roles and get our other players communicating more on the court will be important for us this season. Nebraska Career Ramacieri continued in her role as a solid reserve guard for the Huskers in She saw playing time in 17 games, including seven Big Ten Conference ESTHER RAMACIERI career statistics Esther Ramacieri 5-8 Junior Guard Repentigny, Quebec (Leclerc/Dawson) 11 contests and both of NU s Big Ten Tournament games. She made her first career start against Penn State on Jan. 15. She played a career-high 13 minutes and grabbed a career-best three rebounds in a win over High Point on Dec. 20. She added two rebounds in a win over 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 Nebraska s victory over South Dakota on Dec. 21. Ramacieri added a point in NU s win over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24, while also 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 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 Ramacieri s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 2 Three Times, most recently 2 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) Rebounds 3 High Point (12/20/14) Assists 1 Three times, most recently Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) Steals 1 Three Times, most recently 1 Southern (11/23/15) Blocks 0 None FGA 2 High Point 2 Michigan State (2/8/14) FGM 1 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) FTA 2 Five Times, most recently Northern Arizona (12/19/15) FTM 2 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 3-PT FGA 3-PT FGM 2 Fresno State (3/22/14) 1 Four Times, most recently High Point (12/20/14) 0 None 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 (36) and Julia (33) along with one brother, Pascal (30). Esther is majoring in business administration and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of Ramacieri is a standout in the community, claiming a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in She is a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015) 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. Arkansas Pine Bluff / North Florida / NC Central / Southern / at #1 UConn / Northern Arizona / 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

27 Five Facts About Jasmine 1. Jasmine was born in New Orleans. 2. She likes to play the clarinet. 3. Her favorite food is shrimp. 4. Jasmine has always wanted to go sky diving. 5. Her favorite color is pink. Honors & Awards Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Spring 2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) 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) Sophomore ( ) Jasmine Cincore worked hard during the offseason to position herself for a breakout sophomore season at Nebraska in The 5-10 combo guard from Arlington, Tenn., is averaging 3.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 14.3 minutes per game off the bench through 10 contests. Cincore had a career-high eight points in a win over Southern on Nov. 23, when she went a careerbest 6-for-6 at the free throw line. She opened the season with six points and career bests of four rebounds, three assists and one block against Arkansas Pine Bluff. She notched a career-high four steals to go along with three assists and a thencareer-best seven points against North Florida. Cincore s 39 points, 20 rebounds, 12 assists, three blocks and nine steals have already surpassed her season totals from a year ago. In August, Cincore was one of Nebraska s top players during a four-game trip to Australia. She ranked second among the Huskers in scoring with 10.0 points, while adding 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game against a collection of Australian professional teams. Theriot, Kyndal Clark and Esther Ramacieri did not compete during the 12-day tour because of injuries. In September and October, Cincore battled a stress reaction in her foot and missed a month of practice. However, she returned to the court in time for NU s exhibition win over Winona State on Nov 8. JASMINE CINCORE career statistics #HUSKERS Jasmine Cincore 5-10 Sophomore Guard Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) 34 Jasmine is a strong, scrappy, physical kid who goes hard on every possession, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. She is a good teammate, a good leader and selfless. She has the ability to attack the paint offensively and score at the basket. She has excellent character and takes a lot of pride in wearing the Husker uniform. Freshman ( ) Cincore played in 20 games as a freshman for the Huskers in , despite missing more than a month with an ankle injury. Cincore, who appeared in each of Nebraska s final eight games of the season, finished with 25 points, four rebounds, 10 assists and seven steals in just 97 total minutes during the season. She averaged 10.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.9 steals per 40 minutes throughout 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 career-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 off the bench 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 Class 2-AA state tournament, averaging 15.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game. During her junior season, Cincore averaged 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals while leading the Saints to a 27-2 record, a 26-game Cincore s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 8 Southern (11/23/15) Rebounds 4 NC State (12/3/15) 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) Assists 3 Four Times, most recently 3 Evansville (12/8/15) Steals 4 North Florida (11/16/15) Blocks 1 Three Times, most recently 1 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) FGA 8 North Florida (11/16/15) FGM 3 North Florida (11/16/15) FTA 6 Southern (11/23/15) 6 Wisconsin (1/22/15) FTM 6 Southern (11/23/15) 3-PT FGA 3 North Florida (11/16/15) 3-PT FGM 1 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 1 North Florida (11/16/15) 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. Arkansas Pine Bluff / North Florida / NC Central / Southern / at #1 UConn / NC State / Creighton / Evansville / at #22 California / Northern Arizona / 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 winning streak and the Class 2-AA state semifinals in For her performance, she was named Miss Basketball in Tennessee Class 2-AA in both 2013 and She was a first-team Class 2-AA all-state selection by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association both seasons. 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 broadcasting and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of She was also a member of the 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She chose Nebraska over Michigan, Marquette, Memphis, Tennessee Tech, Kansas State, Auburn and Georgia State.

28 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Five Facts About Natalie 1. Natalie loves to draw. 2. Darrien Washington is her best friend. 3. Natalie is shy. 4. She loves to dance, but thinks she is a terrible dancer. 5. Natalie loves to sing, but thinks she is a terrible singer. Honors & Awards Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (Nov. 16, 2015) School-Record-Tying Seven 3FG (vs. Illinois, March 5, 2015) Nebraska Big Ten Tournament Record 11 3FG (2015) Tied Nebraska Big Ten Tournament Career Record (11, 3FG) No. 2 at Nebraska in Freshman 3FG (51, 2015) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) Cal-Hi Sports Player of the Year (2014) First-Team All-California Elite (Cal-Hi Sports, 2014) First-Team All-California Division II (Cal-Hi Sports, 2013, 2014) Third-Team All-California Division II (Cal-Hi Sports, 2012) North Coast Section Player of the Year (2013, 2014) East Bay Athletic League MVP (2013, 2014) Four-Time First-Team All-EBAL (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) No. 27 Player in Nation (Full Court Press, 2014) No. 55 Player in Nation (ESPN HoopGurlz, 2014) No. 6 Point Guard in Nation (Full Court Press, 2014) No. 12 Point Guard in Nation (ESPN HoopGurlz, 2014) Sophomore ( ) Natalie Romeo (pronounced ROW-MEE-Oh) claimed a starting role in the Nebraska backcourt down the stretch in her freshman campaign after an injury to All-America guard Rachel Theriot. Romeo opened her sophomore campaign with a career-high 30 points to go along with four assists in 26 minutes against Arkansas Pine Bluff Nov. 14. Romeo hit 6-of-9 threes to produce the highest point total by a Husker in an opener in school history. Her production came despite coming off the bench after missing several practices due to illness. Romeo is averaging 14.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals through 10 games. She produced the sixth 20-point effort of her career with 24 points, including 6-of-12 three-point shooting, while matching her career high with five rebounds at No. 22 California on Dec. 12. She added NATALIE ROMEO career statistics Natalie Romeo 5-7 Sophomore Guard Martinez, California (Carondelet) 5 21 points on 4-of-9 three-point shooting, while adding four assists, a block and a career-high four steals against Southern Nov. 23. We love Natalie s toughness and shooting ability, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. She can also put the ball on the floor and attack the basket. She is a good enough passer to find teammates to help spread the floor. Freshman ( ) Romeo averaged 9.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists as a freshman. In 12 games as a starter, she averaged 13.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists while hitting 3.3 threes per game. She hit 38.5 percent of her threes as a starter. Her 51 threes ranked as the second-best total by a freshman in school history, trailing only Jordan Hooper s 67 in Romeo played a prominent role after Rachel Theriot s season-ending ankle injury, starting NU s final 10 games. Romeo scored double figures seven times, including three 20-point games. She drained 16-of-35 threes in Big Ten and NCAA Tournament play. In the postseason, Romeo led Nebraska with 18.3 points on 5.3 threes per game. In a Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois March 5, Romeo tied a school record with seven threes on her way to a season-high 26 points. She hit 7-of-11 threes to set NU s conference tournament record. She hit four threes to finish with 14 points against No. 14 Iowa the next game. Romeo added five threes to finish with 15 points in an NCAA Tournament firstround loss to Syracuse in Columbia, S.C., March 20, tying NU s NCAA Tournament record. Romeo missed eight games with a stress reaction in her foot before returning to the court against No. 14 Maryland on Jan. 3. She made her first career start against Penn State on Jan. 15, erupting for 18 points on six threes. She started in place of Theriot at No. 5 Maryland Feb. 8. Romeo managed eight points and had a career-high five rebounds against the Terps. She added 21 points and and a career-high four assists in a win over Wisconsin Feb. 15. She had 21 more with six threes in a win over Minnesota Feb. 24. Romeo hit the game-winning shot with a three from the corner with 1:11 left to give Nebraska its Romeo s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 30 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) Rebounds 5 California (12/12/15) 5 Maryland (2/8/15) Assists 10 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) Steals 4 UConn (11/28/15) 4 Southern (11/23/15) Blocks 1 Three Times, most recently 1 Southern (11/23/15) FGA 18 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FGM 11 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FTA 6 Southern (11/23/15) 6 Wisconsin (2/15/15) FTM 5 Southern (11/23/15) 3-PT FGA 13 Minnesota (2/24/15) 3-PT FGM 7 Illinois (3/5/15) only lead in a victory over Illinois Jan. 29. She also sank four free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal Nebraska s win at Indiana Feb. 21. Before Nebraska One of the nation s top point guards coming out of Carondelet High School in California, Romeo averaged 19.8 points, 7.8 assists and 5.6 steals per game. Romeo finished her four-year career as a varsity starter with 2,151 points to rank No. 2 in school history. She added 552 rebounds and school records of 735 assists and 613 steals. She became only the second player from Carondelet to score 2,000 points, joining former Stanford All-American Jayne Appel in reaching the milestone. Personal Natalie is the daughter of Vince and Maria Romeo, and was born March 11, 1996, in Walnut Creek, Calif. She has an older sister, Camille, and a younger brother, Vinnie. Natalie is majoring in business administration and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of She was also a member of the 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team 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. Arkansas Pine Bluff / North Florida / NC Central / Southern / at #1 UConn / NC State / Creighton / Evansville / at #22 California / Northern Arizona / 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 Emily 1. Emily has several notebooks full of quotes that she has collected since fifth grade. 2. She loves college football. 3. Emily's favorite books include, Help the Helper, Toughness and the Bible. 4. Someday, she wants to complete an Ironman Triathlon. 5. Emily loves red velvet cupcakes. Honors & Awards NCAA Career in Sports Forum (2015) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Spring 2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) Kansas Class 5A Senior of the Year (KansasPreps, 2014) 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) Sophomore ( ) Emily Wood brings energy, enthusiasm, toughness and intelligence to the court each day for the Huskers. Originally a walk-on, Wood earned a scholarship as a freshman and has emerged as a leader on and off the court. Wood produced the best performance of her young career, when she scored a career-high 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 while tying her career high with two rebounds on the first two offensive boards of her career. She had a strong effort with three points and career highs of three rebounds and five assists against no turnovers in a career-high 23 minutes in a win over Evansville on Dec. 8. Wood is averaging 2.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 8.5 minutes per game. During the summer, Wood played a major role for the Huskers as a starter in the backcourt on Nebraska s 12-day tour of Australia. Wood started all four games against a collection of Australian professional teams, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists in EMILY WOOD career statistics #HUSKERS Emily Wood 5-5 Sophomore Guard Salina, Kansas (Salina Central) minutes per game. Wood stepped into the starting role in Australia with Rachel Theriot, Kyndal Clark and Esther Ramacieri unavailable because of injuries. Early in the summer of 2015, Wood participated in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum. She sees the big picture and how Nebraska can be a great fit for her overall development. She is a smart, tough player who pushes all the other players in our program every day, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. She is a competitive person and completely understands all the roles she can fill to help our team succeed. She is the type of person that every coach loves to have in their program. Freshman ( ) 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. She also grabbed a career-high two rebounds in a season-high nine minutes against the Roadrunners, who went on to win 23 games and advance to the postseason. On the season, Wood finished with two points and five rebounds in 29 minutes. She did not commit a turnover on the year. Wood was a standout for the Huskers off the court, claiming spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of She was also a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team and participated in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in 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 Wood s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 6 North Florida (11/16/15) Rebounds 3 Evansville (12/8/15) Assists 5 Evansville (12/8/15) Steals 1 North Florida (11/16/15) Blocks 0 None FGA 4 Bakersfield (12/13/14) FGM 2 North Florida (11/16/15) FTA 2 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FTM 2 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 3-PT FGA 3 Four Times, most recently 3 Evansville (12/8/15) 3-PT FGM 2 North Florida (11/16/15) she averaged 16.0 points per game and hit a school season record 91 threes. She hit 42.1 percent of her threes as a senior, while knocking down 86.2 percent of her free throws., 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 for her performance in the postseason. 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 claimed spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of She was also a member of the 2015 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Wood chose Nebraska over Harvard, Dartmouth, West Point, Washburn and Western Illinois 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. Arkansas Pine Bluff / North Florida / NC Central / Southern / at #1 UConn / NC State / Evansville / Northern Arizona / 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

30 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Five Facts About Darrien 1. Darrien likes to sing. 2. Her best friend is Natalie Romeo. 3. Darrien dislikes strawberries, bananas and hot dogs. 4. Her favorite animal in the world is the lion. 5. She likes baby petroleum jelly. Honors & Awards Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015) First-Team All-Oakland (2013, 2014) Second-Team All-OAL (ContraCosta Times, 2012) Redshirt Freshman ( ) Darrien Washington is battling for time in a deep and talented Nebraska post rotation as a redshirt freshman in The 6-2 forward from Oakland, Calif., made 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 Northern Arizona on Dec. 19. Washington also demonstrated that production during Nebraska s four-game summer tour of Australia in August. She averaged 5.5 points and 7.3 rebounds in just 17.3 minutes per game off the bench for the Big Red against the collection of Australian professional teams. Washington joined Cal Stars Elite teammate Natalie Romeo in committing to Nebraska in September of Washington and Romeo were key elements of a Nebraska 2013 signing class that ranked No. 9 in the nation by ESPN. A late-comer to basketball, Washington averaged 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks for Oakland Skyline High School as a senior in Washington captured first-team All-Oakland honors for the second straight season as a senior. We love Darrien s size and mobility. She is strong, runs the floor well and works hard on Darrien Washington 6-2 Redshirt Freshman Forward Oakland, California (Skyline) 50 defense, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. She used her redshirt season well last year, and we feel like she improved mentally, physically and fundamentally as a player. Hopefully that can translate into some productive playing time for Darrien this season. Redshirt ( ) 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 6 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) Rebounds 5 North Florida (11/16/15) 5 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) Assists 1 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) Steals 1 North Florida (11/16/15) Blocks 0 None FGA 5 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FGM 3 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FTA 2 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FTM 1 North Florida (11/16/15) 3-PT FGA 0 None 3-PT FGM 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 She competed alongside fellow Husker Natalie Romeo. Personal Darrien is the daughter of BJ Washington. Darrien was born April 11, She has a younger sister. Darrien has not declared a major at Nebraska. She earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in She chose Nebraska over Utah, Oregon, Oregon State and UC Santa Barbara 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. Arkansas Pine Bluff / North Florida / Northern Arizona / Totals 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

31 Five Facts About Rachel 1. Rachel is a Star Wars fanatic. 2. She has eight dogs, three cats and three horses. 3. Rachel loves the Kansas City Chiefs. 4. She hopes to one day backpack through Europe. 5. Rachel would love to go skydiving with her dad, Col. (Ret.) David Blackburn, someday. Honors & Awards No. 63 Player in the Nation (Blue Star, 2014) No. 69 Player in the Nation (Prospects Nation, 2014) No. 17 Post in the Nation (ESPN, 2014) DiRenna Award Finalist (1 of 5, 2015) Third-Team Kansas Class 5A (KBCA, 2015) Honorable-Mention Kansas Class 5A (KBCA, 2014) Freshman ( ) Rachel Blackburn joined fellow freshman forward Jessica Shepard in Nebraska s starting lineup for each of the first nine games before missing NU s win over Northern Arizona because of illness on Dec. 19. Blackburn, a 6-3 forward from Leavenworth, Kan., is averaging 6.3 points, a team-best 7.6 rebounds along with 1.9 assists in 24 minutes per game. She produced a career-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting against Evansville on Dec. 8. Blackburn produced a dominant defensive effort in NU s win over NC State, drawing four charges to go along with nine defensive rebounds, a block and a steal. She became the first Husker to draw four charges in a game since All-American Kelsey Griffin at Baylor in Blackburn added six points and her third doublefigure rebound game of the season with 10 boards in a win over Creighton Dec. 6. She just missed doubledoubles in back-to-back games, finishing with nine points, nine rebounds, three assists and a career-high two steals against North Carolina Central Nov. 21. That followed eight points and 10 rebounds to go along with three assists against North Florida Nov. 16. Blackburn was ranked as the No. 17 post player in the nation, joining Shepard among the top 20 posts in the 2014 signing class. Blackburn also ranked as the No. 63 player in the nation overall by Blue Star Basketball and No. 69 by Prospects Nation. She was also one of five finalists for the 2015 DiRenna Award, presented to the top high school player in the greater Kansas City area. She RACHEL BLACKBURN career statistics #HUSKERS Rachel Blackburn 6-3 Freshman Forward Leavenworth, Kansas (Leavenworth) 43 helped lead Leavenworth to its second straight Class 5A state championship in Blackburn demonstrated her abilities and potential during Nebraska s four-game summer tour of Australia in early August. With Shepard out of action while recovering from injury, Blackburn averaged 7.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game against a collection of Australian professional teams. She also shot a team-best 65 percent from the field. She s tough, hard-working, skilled and is a great energy player, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. Rachel comes from a program where she has competed at a high level and has had great coaching. Rachel also has natural leadership qualities. She s a mature young lady who plays with both passion and intelligence. Before Nebraska Blackburn was ranked as one of the top 75 recruits in the nation by both Blue Star Basketball and Prospects Nation after being rated as the No. 17 prep post in the country by ESPN. The honorablemention Class 5A all-state selection as a junior by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, owns the Leavenworth career record with her.675 career field goal percentage. She owns a career-high 36-point performance. As a junior at Leavenworth, Blackburn averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds per game for the Class 5A state champions. Blackburn played her club basketball for Coach Derek Zeck and the MoKan Eclipse. Blackburn s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 14 Evansville (12/8/15) Rebounds 11 NC State (12/3/15) Assists 3 Three Times, most recently 3 Evansville (12/8/15) Steals 2 North Carolina Central (11/21/15) Blocks 1 Three Times, most recently 1 NC State (12/3/15) FGA 9 Evansville (12/8/15) FGM 7 Evansville (12/8/15) FTA 2 Three Times, most recently 2 NC State (12/3/15) FTM 2 Southern (11/23/15) 3-PT FGA 3-PT FGM 0 None 0 None 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. Arkansas Pine Bluff / North Florida / NC Central / Southern / at #1 UConn / NC State / Creighton / Evansville / at #22 California / 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 A talented all-around athlete, Blackburn set the Leavenworth school record with a javelin throw of as a sophomore in She won the Sunflower League title and qualified for the state meet in the event. Personal The daughter of Col. David (Ret.) and Lisa Blackburn, Rachel was born Oct. 30, 1996, in Leavenworth, Kan. Rachel has an older sister, Rebecca, and a younger sister, Katelyn. Rachel has not declared a major at Nebraska. Rebecca chose Nebraska over Arizona, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Iowa State and Wake Forest.

32 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Five Facts About Jessica 1. Jessica s favorite color is red. 2. She is a huge collector of socks. 3. Jessica loves anything that has buffalo flavoring or smothered in buffalo sauce. 4. She likes to wakeboard. 5. Jessica enjoys watching Grey s Anatomy, Hawaii 5-0 and Scandal. Honors & Awards Naismith Trophy Watch List (1 of 50, 2016) Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Preseason, 2016) Big Ten Player of the Week (College Sports Madness, Nov. 23) Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 16, Nov. 23, Dec. 7) Nebraska Freshman Record 35 Points (vs. Northern Arizona, Dec. 19, 2015) 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 Player of the Year Candidate (2015) Naismith High School All-American (HM, 2015) Two-Time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014) Four-Time First-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) Four-Time First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) Four-Time First-Team All-Class A (LJS, OWH, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) Nebraska Class A Season Scoring Record (780, 2014) FRESHMAN ( ) The highest ranked recruit in Nebraska history and the best high school player the state has ever produced, Jessica Shepard is off to the best start by a freshman in school history. The 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., has claimed three of the first five Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards this season, and is averaging 19.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.3 steals and nearly one block in 24 minutes per game. She scored 100 career points faster than any player in school history, reaching the milestone in her fifth game at No. 1 UConn Nov. 28. She could reach 200 points in her 11th game after scoring a Nebraska freshman record 35 points in a win over Northern Arizona on Dec. 19. She hit 12-of- 16 shots from the floor against NAU, and set a school record with 20 free throw attempts. JESSICA SHEPARD career statistics Jessica Shepard 6-4 Freshman Forward Fremont, Nebraska (Fremont) 32 Shepard owns nine double-figure scoring efforts, including five 20-point games. She has three doubledoubles. After opening with 24 points and 13 rebounds against Arkansas Pine Bluff to become the first freshman at NU with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a debut, she put up 27 points and added 10 boards in a win over North Florida two days later. She led the Huskers again with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a win over North Carolina Central on Nov. 21. Shepard had 22 points in a win over Southern Nov. 23, and 19 points, seven rebounds and three assists in a win over Creighton Dec. 6. She had 14 points, four rebounds and career highs with four assists and three blocks in a win over NC State Dec. 3. 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. For the season, she shot 71 percent from the field, including 41 percent from three-point range. Despite missing most of her senior season, Shepard finished fourth in Nebraska high school history with 2,227 career points, which was the Class A (largest) all-time record. She also finished No. 15 in state history with 1,031 rebounds, just 16 shy of the Nebraska Class A career record. A four-time first-team All-Nebraska and Super- State selection and a two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year (2013, 2014), Shepard s 780 points Shepard s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 35 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) Rebounds 13 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) Assists 4 NC State (12/3/15) 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. Arkansas Pine Bluff / North Florida / NC Central / Southern / at #1 UConn / NC State / Creighton / Evansville / at #22 California / Northern Arizona / Totals FGA 16 Three Times, most recently 16 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) FGM 13 North Florida (11/16/15) FTA 20 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) FTM 11 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 3-PT FGA 1 Creighton (12/8/15) 3-PT FGM 0 None in 2014 and 664 points in 2013 are the two highest season totals by a Class A player in state history. As a junior in , Shepard averaged a Class A state record 30.4 points per game to go along with 15.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists. Her performances included four 40-point games, including a career-high 46. As a sophomore, she averaged 24.6 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.8 steals per game as a sophomore to power Lincoln Southeast to the 2013 Class A state title. As a freshman, Shepard earned her first-team Super-State and Class A honors by averaging 17.8 points and 9.1 rebounds at Lincoln Southeast. 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, play for Midland University in Fremont. Jessica committed to Nebraska in the summer of 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

33 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 foods include sushi, red velvet cake and gourmet coffee. Honors & Awards 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) Freshman ( ) An emerging player with the coveted combination of size, speed, strength and skill, Maddie Simon joins Jessica Shepard as Nebraska natives in the Huskers freshman class. Simon was a significant contributor for the Huskers through the first seven games, averaging 5.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 15.9 minutes per game. However, she suffered a broken left arm in a non-basketball fall on Dec. 7. She is expected to miss several weeks. Simon produced a strong 10-point, three-assist effort in NU s run past NC State on Dec. 3. That followed a career-high 11 points in a career-high 23 minutes against Southern Nov. 23. She scored eight points in NU s win over North Carolina Central Nov. 21. Simon had five points, three rebounds, a career-high four assists and her first steal against North Florida Nov. 16. Simon joined Shepard and fellow true freshman Rachel Blackburn in the starting lineup in Nebraska s season-opening win over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. Simon, who started in place of the ill Natalie Romeo, produced six points, two rebounds, an assist and a block in 18 minutes against the Lady Lions. Simon averaged 6.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist in nearly 30 minutes per game in NU s fourgame tour of Australian in August. #HUSKERS Maddie Simon 6-2 Freshman Guard Lincoln, Nebraska (Pius X) 24 Maddie has developed into a very good passer and shooter who will fit well in our offensive system, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. She can get out and run, drive in transition, hit mid-range jumpers and hit the three. She has been a three-sport star in high school, and we think that athleticism will translate into being a versatile defender for us. 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 after 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 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 also Simon s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 11 Southern (11/23/15) Rebounds 3 North Florida (11/16/15) Assists 4 North Florida (11/16/15) Steals 1 North Florida (11/16/15) Blocks 1 Southern (11/23/15) 1 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FGA 9 North Florida (11/16/15) FGM 4 NC State (12/3/15) 4 Southern (11/23/15) FTA 4 Southern (11/23/15) 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FTM 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 3-PT FGA 3 NC State (12/3/15) 3 North Florida (11/16/15) 3-PT FGM 1 Three Times, most recently 1 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. Arkansas Pine Bluff / North Florida / NC Central / Southern / at #1 UConn / NC State / Creighton / Totals 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. She also owns the distinction of being the first female CoSIDA Academic All-American across all sports at Nebraska. Maddie is also the niece of University of Maryland men s basketball coach Mark Turgeon. 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

34 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NEBRASKA RADIO & TV ROSTER #43 - Rachel Blackburn 6-3, Freshman, Forward Leavenworth, Kansas #34 - Jasmine Cincore 5-10, Sophomore, Guard Arlington, Tennessee #4 - Kyndal Clark 5-7, Senior, Guard Webb City, Missouri #22 - Allie Havers 6-5, Junior, Center Mattawan, Michigan #31 - Anya Kalenta 6-3, Senior, Forward Minsk, Belarus #52 - Alicia Ostrander 6-3, Senior, Forward Gordon, Nebraska #11 - Esther Ramacieri 5-8, Junior, Guard Repentigny, Quebec, Canada #5 - Natalie Romeo 5-7, Sophomore, Guard Martinez, California #32 - Jessica Shepard 6-4, Freshman, Forward Fremont, Nebraska #24 - Maddie Simon 6-2, Freshman, Guard Lincoln, Nebraska #33 - Rachel Theriot 6-0, Senior, Guard Middleburg Heights, Ohio #50 - Darrien Washington 6-2, Redshirt Freshman, Forward Oakland, California #12 - Emily Wood 5-5, Sophomore, Guard Salina, Kansas Meghin Williams Graduate Assistant Manager Second Season Katie Adams Video Coordinator First Season Dayna Finch Director of Operations First Season Britney Brown Assistant Coach First Season Ashley Ford Assistant Coach First Season Amy Stephens Assistant Coach Second Season Connie Yori Head Coach 14th Season