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1 schedule/results (32-2, 16-0) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 13 Davidson (HuskersNside) W, Nov. 15 at UNLV W, Nov. 19 Idaho State (HuskersNside) W, Nov. 22 Washington State (Huskers.com) W, Nov at St. Mary s Hilton Tournament (Moraga, Calif.) Nov. 27 vs. UALR W, Nov. 28 at Saint Mary s W, Dec. 3 South Dakota (HuskersNside-Delay) W, Dec. 5 at Miami W, Dec. 9 Creighton (HuskersNside) W, Dec. 13 Northern Illinois (Huskers.com) W, Dec. 20 #5 LSU (HuskersNside) W, Dec. 30 Albany (HuskersNside) W, Jan. 4 at Vermont (B2TV.com) W, Jan. 9 at Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ W, Jan. 12 #19 Texas (HuskersNside)^ W, Jan. 17 at #9 Baylor (FSN)^ W, Jan. 23 Kansas State (FSN)^ W, Jan. 27 at Texas Tech (TTSN)^ W, Jan. 30 at Colorado (FS Rocky Mountain)^ W, Feb. 3 #10 Oklahoma State (FS Midwest)^ W, Feb. 6 #12 Texas A&M (FSN)^ W, Feb. 10 at Kansas (FS Midwest)^ W, Feb. 13 at Missouri (HuskersNside)^ W, Feb. 17 #13 Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ W, Feb. 20 Colorado (HuskersNside)^ W, Feb. 24 at #11 Oklahoma (MyTV/Cox)^ W, Feb. 27 Missouri (HuskersNside)^ W, March 3 Kansas (NET/Huskers.com/Senior Night)^ W, March 6 at Kansas State (HuskersNSide)^ W, March at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.) March 12 vs. Kansas State (FSN) W, March 13 vs. #11 Texas A&M (FSN) L, March at NCAA First & Second Rounds (Williams Arena - Minneapolis, Minn.) March 21 vs. Northern Iowa (ESPN2/ESPN360.com) W, March 23 vs. #22 UCLA (ESPN2/ESPN360.com) W, March at NCAA Kansas City Regional (Sprint Center - Kansas City, Mo.) March 28 vs. #19 Kentucky (ESPN2/ESPN360.com) L, All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. All Nebraska games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including 98.1 FM KFGE in Lincoln and 93.3 FM KTWI in Omaha, and for free on Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center WOMEN S BASKETBALL SID Contact: Jeff Griesch Office Phone: (402) Cell Phone: (402) Fax Number: (402) jgriesch@huskers.com Season Review Notes Nebraska Cornhuskers (32-2, 16-0 Big 12, Champions) First NCAA Sweet 16 Appearance in School History First NCAA Tournament No. 1 Seed in School History First Big 12 Regular Season Championship in School History First Unbeaten Regular Season by Big 12 Men s or Women s Team in History Big 12 Record-Tying 30-Game Winning Streak First Top 10 National Ranking in School History Highest National Ranking in School History (No. 3 AP/Coaches) School-Record Average Home Attendance (7,390/game) - Seventh Nationally Big 12 Leading 11,383 Fans Per Game in Conference Home Games School-Record Seventh Consecutive Postseason Tournament Berth Individual Student-Athlete Honors & Awards Lowe s Senior CLASS Award Winner - Kelsey Griffin (First Husker winner across all sports) National Player-of-the-Year Finalist - Kelsey Griffin (Naismith, Wooden, Wade, Honda Sports Award) First-Team All-American - Kelsey Griffin (WBCA, AP, USBWA, Wooden) WNBA First-Round Draft Choice - No. 3 Overall Pick (Minnesota Lynx to Connecticut Sun) - Kelsey Griffin WNBA Third-Round Draft Choice - No. 25 Overall Pick (New York Liberty) - Cory Montgomery U.S. National Select Team - Kelsey Griffin V Foundation Comeback Award Finalist - Kelsey Griffin (1 of 9) NCSA Giant Steps Courageous Student-Athlete Award Finalist - Kelsey Griffin (1 of 4) NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Nominee - Kelsey Griffin, Cory Montgomery Big 12 Conference Player of the Year - Kelsey Griffin Big 12 Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year - Yvonne Turner First-Team All-Big 12 (1 of 10) - Kelsey Griffin (3rd award), Cory Montgomery (1st award), Yvonne Turner (1st award) Big 12 All-Defensive Team (1 of 5) - Yvonne Turner (3rd award), Kelsey Griffin (1st award) Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 - Dominique Kelley Big 12 All-Freshman Team (1 of 5) - Lindsey Moore First-Team Academic All-Big 12 - Kelsey Griffin (3rd award), Kala Kuhlmann (3rd award), Cory Montgomery (2nd award), Jessica Periago (2nd award), Nikki Bober (1st award), Nicole Neals (1st award) Individual Coaching Honors & Awards National Coach of the Year - Connie Yori (WBCA, AP, USBWA, Naismith, Kay Yow) Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year - Connie Yori Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 00 Lindsey Moore G 5-9 Fr. Covington, Wash. (Kentwood) Big 12 All-Freshman Team; 9.7 ppg, 6.0 apg in 2010 NCAA 5 Kaitlyn Burke** G 5-7 Jr. North Vancouver, British Columbia (National Elite Development Academy) 19 Starts in ; Missed Big 12 play with ankle injury 10 Meghin Williams F 6-1 Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Summit) Two-Time All-CIF; ESPN Top 160; 3 points vs. Northern Iowa 11 Nicole Neals*** G 5-6 Sr. Chandler, Ariz. (St. Mary s) 1st Team Academic All-Big 12; 122 career games played 12 Layne Reeves G 5-11 RFr. Lubbock, Texas (Trinity Christian) Texas All-Stater in 2007; 8 three-pointers on the year 13 Kala Kuhlmann*** G 5-8 Sr. Charter Oak, Iowa (Charter Oak-Ute) Tied career-high with 13 pts. at Vermont; 122 career games played 20 Katya Leick F 6-1 Fr. Grey Cloud Township, Minn. (Park) All-Minnesota; career-high six points in three minutes at Tech 21 Harleen Sidhu* F 6-1 So. Surrey, British Columbia (Fleetwood) 37 career games; 16.8 pts., 12.9 reb. per 40 minutes in Yvonne Turner*** G 5-8 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Bellevue East) All-Big 12; Co-Def. POY; No. 2 in 3FG & No. 5 in Steals in NU history 23 Kelsey Griffin*** F 6-2 Sr. Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) All-American, 2,033 pts., 1,019 reb., NU record 127 career starts 24 Dominique Kelley** G 5-7 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) HM All-Big 12; 98 straight starts; 18.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.3 apg in 2010 NCAA 35 Jessica Periago** C 6-4 Jr. Toulon, France (National Sport School) 11 pts., 4 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal vs. Idaho State 40 Cory Montgomery*** F 6-2 Sr. Cannon Falls, Minn. (Cannon Falls) 1st Team All-Big 12; 1,378 pts., 627 career reb. (1 of 8 at NU) 42 Nikki Bober*** C 6-4 Sr. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) 1st Team Academic All-Big 12; ACL tears in & Catheryn Redmon** C 6-3 Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) No. 3 at NU with 139 career blocks; 63 blocks in Head Coach: Connie Yori, Eighth Year (Creighton, 1986), (20th season overall) (Eighth season at Nebraska) Big 12 & National Coach of the Year Associate Head Coach: Sunny Smallwood, Fifth Year (Boise State, 1983); Assistant Coaches: Tory Verdi, Fifth Year (Keene State, 1996); Kellie Lewis-Jay, Third Year (Boise State, 1998) Director of Operations: Angela Kiffin, Eighth Year (Creighton, 2001)

2 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Season Review Huskers.com Nebraska s 20-Win Seasons Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) (.941) 16-0 (1.000) (.742) 10-4 (.714) (.697) 11-5 (.688) (.639) none (.575) none (.759) 11-3 (.786) (.688) 10-6 (.625) (.700) none (.656) 9-5 (.643) (.636) 9-7 (.563) (.636) 8-8 (.500) (.588) none *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori NU s Best Winning Percentages Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) (.941) 16-0 (1.000) (.759) 11-3 (.786) (.742) 10-4 (.714) (.700) none (.697) 11-5 (.688) (.688) 10-6 (.625) (.679) 8-8 (.500) (.656) 9-5 (.643) (.655) 8-6 (.571) (.636) 9-7 (.563) (.636) 8-8 (.500) *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori Nebraska s Top Home Win Totals Season Wins Nebraska owns seven consecutive seasons with 10 or more home victories - the longest streak in school history. Go Big ROAD NU s Seasons with 10 or More Road Wins (12-0 Away; 4-2 Neutral) Griffin in the Nebraska Record Book Career Rankings Points - 3rd - 2,033 points Points Per Game - 7th Field Goals Made - 5th Field Goals Attempted - 10th - 1,299 Field Goal Percentage - 4th Free Throws Made - 1st Free Throws Attempted - 1st Rebounds - 2nd - 1,019 Rebounds Per Game - 6th Blocked Shots - 7th - 94 Season Rankings ( only) Points - 3rd points Points Per Game - 7th Field Goals Made - Tied for 6th Field Goal Percentage - 4th Free Throws Made - 1st Free Throws Attempted - 1st Rebounds - 3rd Rebounds Per Game - 2nd Game Rankings ( only) Points - Tied for 9th - 36 at Kansas State, March 6 Field Goals Made - Tied for 6th - 15 at K-State, March 6 FG Percentage - Tied for 1st (9-9) Albany, Dec. 30 Free Throws Made - 1st - 17 vs. Missouri, Feb. 27 Free Throws Attempted - 1st - 18 vs. Missouri, Feb. 27 Rebounds - Tied for 17th - 17 vs. Missouri, Feb. 27 Blocked Shots - Tied for 9th - 5 vs. Missouri, Feb. 27 Huskers Celebrate Best Season in School history Nebraska celebrated the best women s basketball season in school history at its annual awards banquet on Sunday, April 11. The Huskers capped their 32-2 season by joining more than 450 boosters, family, friends and athletic department personnel at the Lincoln Station to celebrate a Big 12 championship season. The Huskers made history throughout , advancing to the program s first NCAA Sweet 16 after earning the school s first NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed. The Huskers went on to achieve the first final top 25 national rankings in school history, as Nebraska closed with a No. 4 ranking in the Associated Press Poll and a No. 7 ranking in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25. NU also finished No. 4 in the final official NCAA RPI rankings. Nebraska tied the Big 12 record with a 30-game winning streak that included the first unbeaten regular season (29-0) by a Big 12 men s or women s basketball program in history. NU also became just the second team in history to go through the Big 12 regular season with a perfect 16-0 record. The Huskers, who opened the season unranked in the national polls and picked sixth by league coaches in the Big 12 preseason rankings, won the school s first Big 12 women s basketball title after an outstanding offseason. The Huskers lived by the fruits of their hard work and their devotion to producing each and every day at practice. NU s outstanding team chemistry and unselfish attitudes allowed them to achieve great things. Although Nebraska s run in the NCAA Tournament ended in the Kansas City Regional semifinal at the Sprint Center, Coach Connie Yori and Kelsey Griffin remained in the national spotlight at the NCAA Women s Final Four. Yori was named the 2010 National Coach of the Year by the WBCA, the Associated Press, and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, while also winning the Naismith Award and the inaugural Kay Yow Award. Yori also captured Big 12 Coach-of-the-Year accolades. Griffin claimed the 2010 Lowe s Senior CLASS Award, becoming Nebraska s first winner of the award across all sports. She was also named a first-team All-American by the WBCA, AP, USBWA and the Wooden Award. She was a finalist for the Naismith and Wade trophies and the Wooden Award, while also being named a finalist for the Honda Sports Award. She was also a finalist for the V Foundation Comeback Award and the NCSA Giant Steps Courageous Student-Athlete Award. Griffin s collegiate career culminated with her No. 3 overall selection by Minnesota in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She was quickly traded to the Connecticut Sun, and will begin her professional career after spending five days with the U.S. National Women s Select Team in Connecticut, April Senior Cory Montgomery was also chosen as the No. 1 pick in the third round of the WNBA Draft by the New York Liberty. Montgomery marked the fourth Husker WNBA Draft pick in school history, joining Griffin, Nicole Kubik and Kiera Hardy. It also marked the first time that two Huskers had been taken in the same draft. At the year-end banquet, Griffin was named Nebraska s Most Outstanding Offensive Player and shared the team s Most Outstanding Defensive Player award with Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year Yvonne Turner. Nikki Bober and Kala Kuhlmann shared the Husker Award, while all 15 Huskers claimed the Teammate Award. Yori Sweeps National Coaching Awards Coach Connie Yori completed a clean sweep of every major national coach-of-the-year honor in Yori earned WBCA National Coach-of-the-Year honors after being named the WBCA Region 5 Coach of the Year by her peers. She was later tabbed the U.S. Basketball Writers Association National Coach of the Year, becoming the first Big 12 coach in history to win the award. A few days later, Yori was named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year, before winning the inaugural Kay Yow Award. She won her fifth major national award the following day when she was named the Big 12 s first Naismith National Coach of the Year. After leading the Huskers to the first Big 12 regular-season title in school history, Yori was named the 2010 Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year by her league peers. Yori, who completed her eighth season at Nebraska, has led the Huskers to a school-record seven consecutive postseason tournament appearances. NU was also one of just 19 teams in the NCAA Tournament to post a perfect 100 percent Graduation Success Rate. The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Yori completed her 20th season as a collegiate head coach in Griffin, Montgomery Chosen in 2010 WNBA Draft The Huskers continued to make history after the completion of the season, when senior forwards Kelsey Griffin and Cory Montgomery were chosen in the 2010 WNBA Draft. Griffin, a first-team All-American and national player-of-the-year finalist, was invited to attend the draft at the NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus, N.J., on April 8. She didn t have to wait long to hear her name announced on draft day, as the Minnesota Lynx chose Griffin with the No. 3 overall pick in the draft, making her the top Husker pick in WNBA Draft history. Nicole Kubik was NU s first first-round pick going No. 15 in the 2000 WNBA Draft. Moments after being selected by the Lynx, Griffin was traded to the Connecticut Sun, as the Lynx received 2011 first- and second-round picks for Griffin, who joined UConn senior Tina Charles in going to the Sun in the top three picks. The Sun collected their third first-round pick by choosing 2010 Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year Danielle McCray from Kansas with the No. 7 selection. Montgomery joined Griffin little more than an hour later as a WNBA Draft choice, when she was taken with the No. 25 pick overall by the New York Liberty with the first pick of the third round. Montgomery, who joined Griffin on the 2010 first-team All-Big 12 squad, closed her Nebraska career with 1,378

3 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Season Review Huskers.com points and 627 rebounds. She and Griffin are among a group of just eight players in Husker history with more than 1,300 points and 600 rebounds. Griffin closed her Husker career with 2,033 points and 1,019 boards. All-American Griffin Makes History as A Husker Kelsey Griffin led Nebraska s assault on history as a program-changing player for the Huskers in Griffin earned first-team All-America honors by every major organization as a senior, making her one of the most decorated Huskers in history. Griffin joined 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings as the only first-team WBCA All-Americans in school history, before Griffin became the first Nebraska player to be named one of five first-team All-Americans by the Associated Press. She also became the first Husker to earn All-America honors from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association before being named one of five Wooden All-Americans. The 6-2 senior forward from Eagle River, Alaska, also made history as Nebraska s first-ever recipient of the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award, and as the top Husker pick in history in the WNBA Draft (No. 3 overall). Griffin also left her mark on the NU record book, becoming just the second Husker with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds while ranking No. 2 all-time with 1,019 boards and No. 3 in scoring with 2,033 points. She also set the career records with 562 made free throws in a record 773 attempts. Her.558 field goal percentage ranked fourth in school history, while her 726 made field goals ranked fifth. Griffin Claims Nebraska s First Lowe s Senior Class Award Nebraska senior forward Kelsey Griffin captured the 2010 Lowe s Senior CLASS Award for NCAA Division I women s basketball, and was presented the award on Saturday, April 3, at the NCAA Women s Final Four in San Antonio. The 2010 All-American and three-time first-team All-Big 12 selection was also named the Big 12 Player of the Year as a senior. In addition to her success on the court, Griffin was a standout in the classroom and community. In the classroom, Griffin was a three-time first-team academic All-Big 12 pick who carries nearly a 3.5 gradepoint average as a biological sciences major. The No. 3 overall pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft, Griffin hopes to pursue a career in the medical profession following her playing days. In the community, Griffin was a mentor at Belmont Elementary School for five years, and has served as a volunteer speaker multiple times for School is Cool week and the School is Cool celebration. She has also spoken several times during American Education Week, while helping the women s basketball team claim Nebraska s Life Skills Award of Excellence in The Lowe s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. In addition to Griffin, the other women s basketball finalists were: Jayne Appel, Stanford; Amy Beggin, New Mexico; Joy Cheek, Duke; Alysha Clark, Middle Tennessee State; Tyra Grant, Penn State; Allison Hightower, LSU; Ashley Houts, Georgia; Ashley Sweat, Kansas State; and Bianca Thomas, Mississippi. The season marked the ninth year of the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award, and past women s basketball recipients include: Sue Bird (Connecticut, 2002), LaToya Thomas (Mississippi State, 2003), Alana Beard (Duke, 2004), Kendra Wecker (Kansas State, 2005), Seimone Augustus (LSU, 2006), Alison Bales (Duke, 2007), Candice Wiggins (Stanford, 2008), Courtney Paris (Oklahoma, 2009). Huskers Make Mark in Final NCAA Statistical Rankings Nebraska s history-making season also left a mark in the NCAA books at the end of NU s 32-2 record gave the Huskers the third-best winning percentage (.941) in the nation, while Nebraska s 19.1 points per game scoring margin ranked fourth nationally. The Huskers also ranked No. 8 nationally in field goal percentage (.461) and finished 10th in the country in scoring offense (77.4 ppg). NU also finished among the top 50 teams nationally in seven other statistical categories, including turnovers per game (14.8, 25th), personal fouls per game (14.6, 29th), assist-to-turnover ratio (0.96, 30th), turnover margin Nebraska s Roster in Depth No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 Fr. G Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Jr. G Meghin Williams 6-1 Fr. F Nicole Neals 5-6 Sr. G Layne Reeves 5-11 RFr. G Kala Kuhlmann 5-8 Sr. G Katya Leick 6-1 Fr. F Harleen Sidhu 6-1 So. F Yvonne Turner 5-8 Sr. G Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Sr. F Dominique Kelley 5-7 Jr. G Jessica Periago 6-4 Jr. C Cory Montgomery 6-2 Sr. F Nikki Bober (Injured) 6-4 Sr. C Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Jr. C Husker Pronunciation Guide Nikki Bober BO-ber Katya Leick Kah-TEE-uh LIKE Kala Kuhlmann KAY-luh KOOL-man Jessica Periago PAIR-ee-ah-go Harleen Sidhu Sih-DOO Husker Homes The 15 members of the Husker women's basketball team came to Nebraska from three countries, including seven states across America. Alaska (1): Kelsey Griffin Arizona (1): Nicole Neals California (1): Meghin Williams Iowa (1): Kala Kuhlmann Minnesota (2): Katya Leick, Cory Montgomery Nebraska (3): Nikki Bober, Dominique Kelley, Yvonne Turner Texas (2): Catheryn Redmon, Layne Reeves Washington (1): Lindsey Moore Canada (2): Kaitlyn Burke, Harleen Sidhu France (1): Jessica Periago Huskers By Class Seniors (6): Nikki Bober, Kelsey Griffin, Kala Kuhlmann, Cory Montgomery, Nicole Neals, Yvonne Turner Juniors (4): Kaitlyn Burke, Dominique Kelley, Jessica Periago, Catheryn Redmon, Sophomore (1): Harleen Sidhu Redshirt Freshman (1): Layne Reeves Freshmen (3): Katya Leick, Lindsey Moore, Meghin Williams Huskers By Major Accounting: Cory Montgomery Advertising/Business Administration: Kaitlyn Burke Animal Science: Catheryn Redmon Biochemistry: Jessica Periago Biological Sciences: Kelsey Griffin Broadcasting: Dominique Kelley, Meghin Williams Child, Youth and Family Studies: Yvonne Turner Management: Nikki Bober, Nicole Neals Nutrition, Exercise, Health Science: Katya Leick, Layne Reeves Psychology/Spanish: Kala Kuhlmann Undeclared: Lindsey Moore, Harleen Sidhu Nebraska Women s Basketball Radio and Television Shows The Nebraska Women s Basketball Radio Show with Coach Connie Yori and host Matt Coatney tipped off on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. The one-hour call-in show aired on Tuesdays, Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15 from 7 to 8 p.m., before moving to Thursday night for Big 12 Conference play, beginning on Thursday, Jan. 7. The Bank of the West Nebraska Women s Basketball Television Show with Coach Connie Yori and host Jeff Griesch aired for the first time on WOWT, Channel 6 in Omaha on Sunday night, Dec. 6 and on Monday evenings on KOLN/KGIN (My TV) in Lincoln. For a complete listing of airtimes, please visit Huskers.com and click on Coaches Show on the women s basketball home page.

4 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Season Review Huskers.com Head Coach Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) 2010 WBCA National Coach of the Year 2010 AP National Coach of the Year 2010 Naismith Coach of the Year 2010 USBWA Coach of the Year 2010 Kay Yow Award 2010 Big 12 Coach of the Year (153-99, Eight Seasons at NU) ( , 20 Seasons Overall) 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 Div. I Totals 18th season Overall 20th season Yori in the Postseason Year (Tournament) Results 2010 (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 First coach in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to seven consecutive postseason bids 10 all-time postseason tournament appearances Five NCAA Tournament appearances Led Nebraska to First NCAA Sweet 16 (2010) Led Huskers to school-record 32 wins (2010) Led Huskers to three 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, 2010) Led Nebraska to an average of 20.7 wins over the past seven seasons Coached Huskers to eight first-team All-Big 12 awards over past seven seasons First Nebraska coach to have three first-team All-Big 12 players in the same season (Kelsey Griffin, Yvonne Turner, Cory Montgomery, ) Huskers have won two Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards honoring the NU team most committed to all areas of life skills and community involvement (2004, 2006) (+3.76, 33rd), three-point field goal percentage defense (.288, 35th), rebound margin (+4.6, 44th) and threepoint field goals made per game (6.6, 46th). Nebraska s 30-game winning streak was the second-longest in the nation in , and the Huskers will carry the nation s sixth-longest home court winning streak (20 games) into the campaign. NU s average home attendance of 7,390 also ranked seventh nationally - the highest ranking ever by the Huskers. Nebraska also produced three of the top 20 individual crowds in the nation in , including the largest home crowd in the country that did not involve either UConn or Tennessee (13,595 vs. Missouri, Feb. 27). Husker Players Finish High in NCAA Stats Led by an All-American campaign from Kelsey Griffin, several Huskers finished among the top players in the country in the final NCAA statistical rankings. Griffin finished eighth nationally with her.596 field goal percentage, and ranked 10th in the country with 20 double-doubles on the year. She also ranked 12th in the nation in scoring by averaging 20.1 points per game. The 6-2 power forward added a No. 22 national ranking by averaging 10.4 rebounds per game. Freshman point guard Lindsey Moore also made her mark by ranking 40th nationally with a 1.77 assist-toturnover ratio. Moore s 4.5 assists per game ranked 71st. Junior center Catheryn Redmon ranked just outside the national top 50 by averaging 1.9 blocked shots per game. Redmon ranked 51st nationally in blocks despite averaging fewer than 16 minutes per game off the bench. HuskerS Finish Fourth in Official NCAA RPI The NCAA released its official RPI rankings on Wednesday, April 7, and Nebraska was near the top of the chart with a No. 4 final RPI ranking. Only Connecticut, Stanford and Tennessee ranked ahead of the Huskers. Big 12 foes Oklahoma (6th), Texas A&M (7th) and Baylor (10th) joined Nebraska in the top 10, while Oklahoma State was 14th, Texas 16th and Iowa State was 21st giving the Big 12 seven teams in the RPI top 25. All seven teams earned top-six seeds in the 64-team NCAA Tournament field. All 12 of the Big 12 teams were among the top 125, including No. 46 Kansas, No. 60 Texas Tech, No. 88 Kansas State, No. 108 Missouri and No. 123 Colorado. Nebraska notched 20 wins over top-100 RPI teams, including 12 over top-50 RPI clubs and eight over top-25 RPI teams, including four top-25 wins away from the Devaney Center. Overall, 12 of NU s top-100 RPI wins came outside of Lincoln in NU defeated No. 6 Oklahoma (road), No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 10 Baylor (road), No. 14 Oklahoma State, No. 16 Texas, No. 18 UCLA (neutral), No. 21 Iowa State (road, home), No. 26 LSU, No. 38 Vermont (road), No. 46 Kansas (road-home), No. 56 UALR (neutral), No. 58 Miami (road), No. 60 Texas Tech (road), No. 67 Creighton, No. 79 Saint Mary s (road), and No. 88 Kansas State (road-neutral-home). NU also produced two wins over RPI No. 108, a win over RPI No. 111 Northern Iowa and two more over RPI No. 121 Colorado. Huskers in the NCAA Tournament Nebraska earned its first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 bid by beating eighth-seeded UCLA on March 23 in Minneapolis. NU made its ninth all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and with two victories in 2010, improved its alltime record to 5-9 in the Big Dance. Nebraska s 10 juniors and seniors made history by producing three NCAA Tournament wins in their Husker careers. No other Husker had ever won more than one NCAA Tournament game at Nebraska prior to this season. The 1988 Big Eight regular-season champion Huskers earned NU s first-ever NCAA bid. NCAA appearances followed in 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000, before Nebraska s recent string of appearances under Coach Yori in 2007, 2008 and Huskers Shatter Records with 30-Game Winning Streak Nebraska had its school-record and Big 12-tying 30-game winning streak snapped with an loss to NCAA Tournament No. 2 seed Texas A&M in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Saturday, March 13. The loss ended an amazing run through the season for the Huskers, surpassing the previous schoolrecord streak of nine straight wins set in Nebraska also stretched its Big 12 NU All-Time Best Winning Streaks Season Games (1-30) (1-9) Conference regular-season winning streak to 18 games, which it will carry into Prior to the season, NU s most wins in a season in school history came with 23 (four times, most recently ). Nebraska s 29-0 regular-season record also marked the first-ever unbeaten regular season by a league team since the formation of the Big 12 in The Huskers 16-0 Big 12 season more than tripled the previous best league start in school history, which came with the Huskers 5-0 start on their way to the Big Eight regular-season title. The 2010 Big 12 regular-season champion Huskers also amassed their most conference wins in history. Nebraska s streak is just the seventh of eight or more victories in school history. Three of Nebraska s eight-game winning streaks have come in Yori s eight seasons, including and Huskers Add Women s Hoops to Big 12 Title Success Nebraska secured its first-ever Big 12 title with a 16-point win at No. 11 Oklahoma on Feb. 24, and celebrated the championship by cutting down the nets in front of more than 13,000 Husker fans at the Devaney Center following

5 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Season Review Huskers.com a win over Missouri on Feb. 27. NU completed a perfect Big 12 season with an win at Kansas State March 6. Although it is the Huskers first Big 12 women s basketball title, Nebraska is a regular in the Big 12 winner s circle. In fact, the crown was the school s 35th Big 12 women s title across all sports, and 55th overall. NU teams have also claimed 12 additional Big 12 tournament titles since the inception of the league in The women s basketball program became the 13th NU sport to claim a Big 12 title, joining volleyball (10), men s indoor track (9), women s gymnastics (8), men s outdoor track (5), women s indoor track (5), soccer (3) baseball (3), softball (3), football (2), women s swimming and diving (2), women s outdoor track (2) and wrestling (1). Only Texas, which has won 78 titles across 17 sports, has captured more Big 12 hardware than Nebraska. Husker Fans CAme Out in Droves at Devaney Nebraska has regularly ranked among the top 30 teams nationally in average home attendance over the past 15 years, but Husker fans flocked to the Bob Devaney Sports Center in record numbers in Big Red faithful came along for the ride during Nebraska s record-setting season, averaging a school-record 7,390 fans per game - ranking seventh nationally. NU s Big 12 attendance was spectacular, averaging a Big 12- best 11,383 fans per game. Nebraska drew seven consecutive crowds of more than 10,000 to the Devaney Center to end the season, beginning with a then-school-record 13,303 fans for Nebraska s win over Kansas State on Jan the 16th largest crowd in the nation in (including NCAA Tournament play). Nebraska smashed that record against Missouri Feb. 27, posting the first sellout in school history with 13,595 fans. The NU-MU game featured the largest regular-season crowd in the nation in that did not involve Connecticut or Tennessee. Over the last seven home games, the Huskers attracted an average of 11,989 fans per game to the Devaney Center. NU s previous single-season average home attendance record was 5,000 fans per game in Season Ticket Holders for Increased 80% in March NU s success at the turnstiles is even more amazing considering season ticket holders numbered just 1,424 entering the season. With Nebraska s success this season, season tickets went on sale earlier than ever, as the Athletic Department announced March Madness pricing for new season ticket buyers beginning on March 8 and continuing through March 31. During the promotion, Nebraska sold more than 1,100 new season tickets for , increasing the Huskers season ticket base by nearly 80 percent. Although the promotion has ended, new season tickets can still be purchased at Huskers.com or by calling BIGRED. Huskers Add ESPN Exposure in NCAA Tournament Nebraska played its 14th televised game of the season when the Huskers took on Kentucky in the Kansas City Regional semifinal on Sunday, March 28. It was NU s third straight game televised by ESPN2. The Huskers appeared on FSN five times nationally in , while adding three FSN regionally televised games. Nebraska also had one game televised statewide in Nebraska by NET, while adding local TV shares at Texas Tech and Oklahoma. NU also had 14 games streamed live on Huskers.com, either through its premium service - HuskersNside - or free on Huskers.com. Yori Leads Nation s Most Improved Team 2010 National Coach-of-the-Year Connie Yori earned her first Big 12 Conference Coach-of-the-Year honor after leading Nebraska to the best regular season in league history. Yori s 32-2 Huskers not only went 16-0 in the Big 12, they won 12 games by double digits and led 15 of their 16 league opponents by double digits at some point in the game. The Huskers were only outscored by regular-season league foes in three of 32 halves on the year. Nebraska s dominance followed a record in , which puts NU in position to be the nation s most improved team in The Huskers were plus-17 in the win column and plus-14 in the loss column, giving them a plus-15.5 mark by official NCAA standards. The most improved team from one season to the next in NCAA Division I history was Valparaiso, which produced a 17-game improvement from 2001 to Nebraska s improvement is even more amazing by historical standards, considering the Huskers won 15 games and qualified for the postseason in NU s 15 wins would be the most ever by a nation s most improved team, while the Huskers could be the first-ever postseason team from the previous year, to be the nation s most improved team the next season. Huskers Earn Seventh Straight Postseason Appearance Nebraska claimed its seventh consecutive postseason tournament bid by earning a No. 1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. NU also qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2007 and 2008, advancing to the second round of the Big Dance in 2008 with a win over Xavier in College Park, Md. Before Coach Connie Yori s arrival at Nebraska for the season, Nebraska had never earned more than three consecutive postseason berths. All time, Nebraska made its ninth trip to the NCAA Tournament (1988, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010). The Huskers are 5-9 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and had never advanced past the second round Nebraska Quick Facts Institution... University of Nebraska Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population...251,624 Enrollment...24,100 Founded Nickname...Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors... Scarlet and Cream Home Arena... Bob Devaney Sports Center Capacity...13,595 Conference... Big 12 Athletic Director...Tom Osborne Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Head Coach... Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year... Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska...Eight seasons (153-99) Career Record (20 seasons) NCAA Div. I Record (18 seasons) Home Record Big 12 Conference Record Big 12 Home Record Associate Head Coach... Sunny Smallwood Assistant Coaches... Tory Verdi, Kellie Lewis-Jay Director of Operations...Angela Kiffin Administrative Assistant...Shawn Gilbert Graduate Assistant Manager...Ashley Ford Strength Coach... Rusty Ruffcorn Athletic Trainer... Tammy Jones Basketball Office Phone...(402) Basketball Office Fax...(402) Women s Basketball Contact... Jeff Griesch Media Relations Office Phone...(402) Griesch s Direct Line...(402) Griesch s Cell Phone...(402) Griesch s Home Phone...(402) Griesch s ...jgriesch@huskers.com Media Relations Fax...(402) Best Time to Contact Yori... Through Griesch Starters Returning/Lost... 6/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 11/ Newcomers...4 Nebraska Individual Honors Kelsey Griffin Lowe s Senior CLASS Award Winner... First-Team All-American (WBCA, AP, USBWA, Wooden) Big 12 Player of the Year... Three-Time First-Team All-Big 12 (2007, 2008, 2010)...Naismith Trophy Finalist (1 of 4)...Honda Sports Award Finalist (1 of 4)...Wooden Award Finalist (1 of 5)...Wade Trophy Finalist (1 of 12)...V Foundation Comeback Award Finalist (1 of 9)... Giant Steps Award Finalist (1 of 3) Cory Montgomery...First-Team All-Big 12 (2010) Yvonne Turner...First-Team All-Big 12 (2010) Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year...Three-Time Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2008, 2009, 2010) Lindsey Moore... Big 12 All-Freshman Team Dominique Kelley... Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 Connie Yori...WBCA National Coach of the Year...AP National Coach of the Year...USBWA National Coach of the Year...Naismith National Coach of the Year...Kay Yow Award Winner...Big 12 Coach of the Year

6 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Season Review Huskers.com Nebraska Individual Career Highs Scoring Player (Game, Date) Points Kelsey Griffin (vs. Creighton, 12/9/09; vs. TAMUCC, 11/27/05) 36 Cory Montgomery (at Oklahoma State, 3/7/09) 30 Yvonne Turner (at Oklahoma State, 3/7/09) 26 Dominique Kelley (vs. Kentucky, 3/28/10; vs. UCLA, 3/23/10) 22 Lindsey Moore (vs. Iowa State, 2/17/10) 18 Kaitlyn Burke (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 15 Catheryn Redmon (vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 14 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Weber State, 11/14/08) 13 Nicole Neals (vs. Davidson, 11/13/09) 12 Jessica Periago (Three Times, vs. Idaho State, 11/19/09) 11 Nikki Bober (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 10 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Washington State, 11/22/09) 10 Katya Leick (at Texas Tech, 1/27/10) 6 Layne Reeves (vs. No. Illinois, 12/13/09; vs. So. Dakota, 12/3/09) 6 Meghin Williams (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10) 5 Rebounding Kelsey Griffin (vs. Missouri, 2/27/10) 17 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 12/9/08) 15 Cory Montgomery (vs. Baylor, 2/4/09) 14 Dominique Kelley (vs. Denver, 12/30/07) 9 Yvonne Turner (vs. Albany, 12/30/09; vs. Butler, 11/28/08) 9 Lindsey Moore (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10) 8 Nikki Bober (vs. Southern Utah, 11/22/08) 7 Kaitlyn Burke (at Long Beach State, 12/15/07) 7 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Butler, 11/28/08) 7 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. S. Utah, 11/22/08; vs. Texas, 1/9/08) 6 Nicole Neals (vs. Michigan, 12/9/06) 6 Jessica Periago (vs. Wash. St., 11/22/09; at Kansas, 2/28/09) 6 Katya Leick (vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 5 Layne Reeves (vs. Washington State, 11/22/09) 4 Meghin Williams (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10) 2 Assists Lindsey Moore (vs. UCLA, 3/23/10) 11 Yvonne Turner (at Kansas State, 2/27/08) 9 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Long Beach State, 12/12/08) 8 Kelsey Griffin (vs. Colorado, 2/20/10) 6 Dominique Kelley (vs. Southern Utah, 11/22/08) 6 Kala Kuhlmann (Three Times, at Texas, 1/14/09) 5 Cory Montgomery (vs. Northern Iowa, 3/21/10) 5 Nicole Neals (Five Times, vs. Washington State, 11/22/09) 5 Nikki Bober (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 3 Jessica Periago (vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 3 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Idaho St., 11/19/09; vs. Iowa St., 1/24/09) 2 Layne Reeves (at Texas Tech, 1/27/10; vs. No. Illinois, 12/13/09) 2 Katya Leick (at Vermont, 1/4/10; vs. Albany, 12/30/09) 1 Harleen Sidhu (Three Times, vs. Albany, 12/30/09) 1 Steals Yvonne Turner (vs. UAPB, 1/2/08; vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 8 Cory Montgomery (at Missouri, 1/17/09) 5 Kelsey Griffin (Three Times, at Saint Mary s, 11/28/09) 4 Lindsey Moore (vs. Texas A&M, 3/13/10) 4 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Arizona St., 12/28/08; vs. Weber St., 11/14/08) 3 Dominique Kelley (Three Times, at Vermont,1/4/10) 3 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Davidson, 11/13/09; at Colorado, 1/31/09) 3 Nicole Neals (vs. Colorado, 3/3/09) 3 Catheryn Redmon (at Oklahoma State, 3/7/09) 3 Nikki Bober (vs. Texas, 1/9/08; vs. UTPA, 11/28/06) 2 Jessica Periago (vs. Kansas, 3/3/10) 2 Layne Reeves (vs. Davidson, 11/13/09) 2 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Kansas, 1/21/09) 2 Katya Leick (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10; vs. Idaho State, 11/19/09 1 Blocked Shots Catheryn Redmon (vs. Albany, 12/30/09; vs. Kansas State, 2/25/09) 7 Kelsey Griffin (vs. Missouri, 2/27/10) 5 Nikki Bober (vs. Arizona State, 12/28/08) 4 Cory Montgomery (vs. Albany, 12/30/09; vs. Oral Roberts, 12/2/08) 2 Yvonne Turner (vs. Oklahoma, 1/10/09; vs. OSU, 2/10/08) 2 Jessica Periago (at Miami, 12/5/09) 2 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Missouri, 2/21/08; vs. UAPB, 1/2/08) 1 Dominique Kelley (at Baylor, 1/17/10) 1 Kala Kuhlmann (Three Times, vs. Idaho State, 11/19/09) 1 Lindsey Moore (Four Times; vs. Colorado, 2/20/10) 1 Nicole Neals (vs. Wash. St., 11/22/09; at UNLV, 11/15/09) 1 Layne Reeves (Three Times, vs. Kansas, 3/3/10) 1 Harleen Sidhu (Three Times, vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 1 Minutes Played Yvonne Turner (vs. Kansas State, 2/25/09) 39 Lindsey Moore (at Oklahoma, 2/24/10) 39 Cory Montgomery (vs. Missouri, 2/21/09; vs. Baylor, 2/4/09) 38 Kelsey Griffin (vs. Kentucky, 3/28/10) 37 Dominique Kelley (vs. Kentucky, 3/28/10; vs. Texas Tech, 2/14/09) 35 Kaitlyn Burke (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 34 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Kansas State, 2/25/09) 34 Nicole Neals (vs. Minnesota, 12/5/06) 29 Kala Kuhlmann (at Denver, 11/24/08) 28 Nikki Bober (vs. Arizona State, 12/28/08) 25 Jessica Periago (at Oklahoma State, 3/7/09) 24 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Weber State, 11/14/08) 24 Layne Reeves (vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 13 Katya Leick (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10) 9 Meghin Williams (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/3/10) 7 before The Huskers also earned trips to the Postseason WNIT in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009 as part of their seven-season streak, joining WNIT bids in 1976 and Nebraska Against the 2010 NCAA Tournament Field Despite a loss to No. 19 Kentucky in the Kansas City Regional semifinals, the Huskers finished with a 12-2 record against the 2010 NCAA Tournament field. Even more impressively, Nebraska went 10-2 against teams that advanced to the second round, and 4-1 against the Sweet 16. The Huskers also owned a pair of road wins over eventual NCAA Women s Final Four qualifiers Baylor (65-56) and Oklahoma (80-64). Powerful Big 12 Produces Postseason Success in 2010 The Big 12 was rated as the No. 1 RPI league in the nation for the fourth straight season by CollegeRPI.com. When the field of 64 teams for the 2010 NCAA Tournament was announced, seven league teams (Nebraska, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas) earned top-six seeds in the tournament. The Big 12 carried its success throughout the 2010 NCAA Tournament, as Nebraska, Iowa State, Oklahoma and Baylor all advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16, while Texas A&M and Oklahoma State earned trips to the second round. Oklahoma and Baylor provided the Big 12 with half of the 2010 NCAA Women s Final Four. Overall, the Big 12 combined to go 14-7 in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. In , every Big 12 Conference team ranked among the top 125 nationally in the NCAA RPI. Big 12 Dominates 2010 WNBA Draft Big 12 Conference players filled the WNBA Draft board from top to bottom on April 8, as 10 of the league s seniors went among the 36 picks in the world s premier professional draft. Nebraska s Kelsey Griffin claimed the top pick among the elite players in the league, as the Husker senior was the No. 3 overall pick. Griffin, the 2010 Big 12 Player of the Year, was drafted by Minnesota before being traded to Connecticut. Moments later, she was joined by 2010 Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year Danielle McCray from Kansas, who was selected by the Connecticut Sun with the seventh overall pick. McCray was immediately followed by Oklahoma State s Andrea Riley as the No. 8 pick of Los Angeles, while Iowa State s Alison Lacey gave the Big 12 four of the WNBA s top 10 picks with her selection at No. 10 by Seattle. Oklahoma s Amanda Thompson went with the No. 19 pick to Tulsa, before Seattle added Texas A&M s Tanisha Smith with the No. 22 selection. Nebraska s Cory Montgomery was the eighth Big 12 player chosen, as she went with the No. 25 overall pick to the New York Liberty. Oklahoma s Abi Olajuwon (No. 28-Chicago Sky) and Nyeshia Stevenson (No. 36-Phoenix Mercury) rounded out the Big 12 s impressive draft day. Huskers Spend Nine Weeks in AP Top 10 Nebraska achieved its highest ranking in school history when the Huskers climbed to No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday, Feb. 8. NU maintained that ranking for five weeks, before slipping one spot to No. 4 heading into the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers have spent nine straight weeks in the top 10 and 14 straight in the top 25. NU s first-ever top-10 ranking in either poll came with a No. 9 ranking in the USA Today/ESPN poll on Jan. 12. The Huskers finished the season with a No. 4 ranking in the final AP poll, which was announced before the start of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. NU closed the year with its 10th straight top-10 ranking in the USA Today/ESPN poll, coming in at No. 7 in the final coaches poll on April 7. Griffin Joins Elite 2,000-Point, 1,000-Rebound Club Kelsey Griffin cemented her place among the best players in Nebraska women s basketball history by becoming just the second player in Husker history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds. Griffin scored her 2,000th point in NU s opening-round NCAA Tournament win over Northern Iowa on March 21, then added her 1,000th career rebound against UCLA on March 23. Griffin, who ranks second in NU history with 40 career double-doubles, joined 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings (2,405 points, 1,000 rebounds) in the 2,000-1,000 club. Griffin ranks third on Nebraska s career scoring list with 2,033 points and second in rebounding with 1,019. Griffin Rewrote Nebraska Free Throw Records Kelsey Griffin completed her mastery of Nebraska s free throw record book by going 5-for-5 at the line in the final game of her career. Griffin finished with an NU season record 189 free throws made in a school-record 250 attempts. Against Missouri on Feb. 27, Griffin broke the school record for free throws made in a game with 17, while tying her own school record with 18 attempts. Not surprisingly, the Alaskan shattered NU s career free throw records with 562 made and 773 attempted. Nicole Kubik held the previous career mark for makes (440) while Deb Powell owned the most attempts (644). Yori, Griffin Headline Husker Big 12 Hardware Haul Coach Connie Yori earned her first Big 12 Conference Coach-of-the-Year honor, while senior forward Kelsey Griffin became the first Cornhusker to garner Big 12 Player-of-the-Year accolades. Yvonne Turner was voted the Big 12 s Co-Defensive Player of the Year, along with Baylor freshman center Brittney Griner, who was also the league s freshman of the year. Texas A&M s Danielle Adams was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year.

7 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Season Review Huskers.com Griffin, a 6-2 power forward from Eagle River, Alaska, and Turner, a 5-8 guard from Omaha, Neb., were both first-team All-Big 12 selections and were both named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. Griffin earned first-team All-Big 12 honors for the third time, placing her on a short list of three-time all-conference players at Nebraska that includes Karen Jennings, Maurtice Ivy and Kiera Hardy. Griffin also joined Jennings (1992, 1993 Big Eight) and Ivy (1988 Big Eight) as the only conference players of the year at NU. Griffin averaged 20.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per contest while notching 20 double-doubles. She ranked second among the Huskers with 60 steals, trailing only Turner s 63 steals, while adding 26 blocked shots and a remarkable 29 charges drawn. Turner earned her third straight spot on the Big 12 All-Defensive Team while claiming first-team all-league honors for the first time in her four-year career. She finished fifth at NU with 229 career steals, while also ranking second in school history with 183 career three-pointers. As a senior, she averaged 11.6 points per game, including 13.9 points per game in league action. She led the Big 12 in threes per game in league action. Griffin and Turner were joined on the All-Big 12 first team by fellow senior Cory Montgomery. Nebraska s leading scorer and rebounder in , Montgomery placed her name among the best in Nebraska history by averaging 12.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a senior. She joined Griffin as one of only eight players in school history with 1,300 points and 600 career rebounds. The 6-2 forward from Cannon Falls, Minn., ranked ninth in NU history with 80 made three-pointers and tied for third in three-point percentage (.385). Montgomery was an honorablemention All-Big 12 pick as a junior when she led NU with 15.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Nebraska junior Dominique Kelley added an honorable-mention All-Big 12 selection. The 5-7 guard from Lincoln averaged 12.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game as one of the Big Red s Big Four scorers. Kelley has started 98 consecutive games since being named the Nebraska High School Player of the Year in 2007 at Lincoln Northeast. Point guard Lindsey Moore completed Nebraska s impressive list of accomplishments by earning one of five spots on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. Moore averaged 6.0 points, 2.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game while starting an NU freshman record 34 games. Moore quarterbacked Nebraska s offense to a perfect 16-0 Big 12 mark by averaging 6.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game in the league. Griffin Sets School Record with 127 Starts With 127 career starts, Kelsey Griffin owns Nebraska s career record. She passed Janet Smith, who started 122 games from 1979 to Smith, an Omaha Burke graduate, appeared in a school-record 136 games during her four-year career, scoring 1,284 points while establishing school records with 1,280 rebounds and 238 blocked shots. Montgomery Finishes Second in NU History with 130 Games While Kelsey Griffin set the school record for games started, she ranked second in games played among the Huskers. The leader in that category was Cory Montgomery, who played her 130th career game in NU s season finale. The 6-2 forward from Cannon Falls, Minn., moved into a tie for second in school history with Kathy Hagerstrom, trailing only Janet Smith, who owns the NU record with 136 games played from 1979 to Montgomery Eighth Husker with 1,300 Points, 600 Boards With 1,378 points and 627 career rebounds, first-team All-Big 12 forward Cory Montgomery was just the eighth Husker in history to score 1,300 points and pull down 600 rebounds in a career. Montgomery joined Husker teammate Kelsey Griffin on that prestigious list by producing 13 points and nine rebounds in NU s regular-season finale at Kansas State. The 6-2 senior from Cannon Falls, Minn., produced her best effort of the year with a season-high 24 points in NU s Big 12 title-clinching win at No. 11 Oklahoma Feb. 24. Montgomery moved to 12th on Nebraska s all-time scoring list and 13th on NU s career rebounding list. She finished with 68 double-figure scoring efforts, 10 double-figure rebounding efforts and 10 career double-doubles. Montgomery played her best against NU s best competition. She established her season high with 18 points in NU s win at No. 9 Baylor on Jan. 17, when she added six boards and three three-pointers. She had 18 points in Nebraska s win over No. 12 Texas A&M. She had a 17-point, seven-rebound effort in the win over Colorado on Feb. 20, which followed a 16-point performance in a win over No. 13 Iowa State Feb. 17. She added 16 points in NU s win over No. 19 Texas on Jan. 12, and also had 16 points, and a trio of three-pointers in the Huskers run past No. 5 LSU on Dec. 20. Montgomery produced double figures in 25 of NU s 34 games. An honorable-mention All-Big 12 pick as a junior, Montgomery earned a spot on the Saint Mary s Hilton Thanksgiving all-tournament team by averaging 15 points and five rebounds in a pair of Husker wins over UALR and Saint Mary s. She notched her 10th career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas State on March 12. She posted her first double-double of the season with game highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds in Nebraska s win over Idaho State on Nov. 19. Turner Joins Griffin, Montgomery in NU Record Book First-team All-Big 12 guard Yvonne Turner joined fellow seniors Kelsey Griffin and Cory Montgomery in Nebraska s 1,000-point club, reaching the mark in a win over No. 13 Iowa State on Feb. 17. Turner, a 5-8 guard from Omaha, Neb., finished No. 17 on Nebraska s all-time scoring list with 1,101 career points. Scoring was just one of the ways that the 2006 Nebraska High School Player of the Year earned her way into the Husker record book. One of the best three-point shooters in school history, Turner ranked second in Husker history Final 2010 Big 12 Standings Team Big 12 Record Overall Record 1. Nebraska$ (Sweet 16) 2. Iowa State^ (Sweet 16) 3. Oklahoma^ (Final Four) 4. Texas A&M^ (2nd Round) 5. Texas (1st Round) 6. Baylor (Final Four) 7. Oklahoma State (2nd Round) 8. Texas Tech (WNIT) 9. Kansas State Kansas (WNIT) 11. Colorado Missouri $-Big 12 regular-season champion, No. 1 seed in Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, March 11-14, Kansas City, Mo. ^-Big 12 Tournament first-round byes. Nebraska All-Time NCAA Appearances Nine Appearances, 14 Games (5-9 Record) Season Opponent Site Result 1988 at USC Los Angeles L, vs. San Diego Lincoln W, at USC Los Angeles L, vs. Colorado St. Stanford, Calif. L, vs. New Mexico Norfolk, Va. W, at Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, vs. Kentucky Los Angeles L, vs. Boston College Charlottesville, Va. L, vs. Temple Raleigh, N.C. L, vs. Xavier College Park, Md. W, at Maryland College Park, Md. L, vs. Northern Iowa Minneapolis W, vs. UCLA Minneapolis W, vs. Kentucky Kansas City L, NU NCAA Tournament Career Records Points - Kelsey Griffin ( , 6 games) FG Made - Kelsey Griffin ( , 6 games) - 35 FG Attempted - Kelsey Griffin ( , 6 games) FG Made - Yvonne Turner ( , 6 games) FG Attempted - Yvonne Turner ( , 6 games) - 31 FT Made - Kelsey Griffin ( , 6 games) - 33 FT Attempted - Kelsey Griffin ( , 6 games) - 42 Rebounds - Kelsey Griffin ( , 6 games) - 52 Assists - Nicole Kubik ( , 4 games) - 19 Lindsey Moore ( games) - 18 Steals - Jami Kubik ( , 3 games) - 12 Blocked Shots - Danielle Page ( , 3 games) - 12 Huskers Stay Perfect in GSR The Nebraska women s basketball program is one of a select few across the nation setting a perfect graduation standard. In the most recent Graduation Success Report released by the NCAA in mid-october of 2009, the Huskers posted a perfect 100 percent graduation rate. Among 2010 NCAA Tournament teams, Nebraska was one of only 19 teams in the 64-team field to post a perfect GSR. NU s Double-Digit Rallies Under Yori Opponent Deficit 2nd Half Half Final at San Diego (Dec. 28, 2002) #24 Ariz. St. (Dec. 28, 2008) at Missouri (Feb. 3, 2008) at Missouri (Jan. 8, 2005) #2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) OT at Texas (Jan. 3, 2007) at Colorado (Feb. 6, 2008) Iowa State (Jan. 10, 2004) at Kansas St. (March 6, 2010)