This Week in Nebraska Women s Basketball

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1 schedule/results (25-0, 12-0) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 3 Pittsburg State (exhibition) W, Nov. 8 Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition) W, 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 (SSN/MyTV/Cox)^ 7 p.m. Feb. 27 Missouri (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. March 3 Kansas (Huskers.com - Senior Night)^ 7:05 p.m. March 6 at Kansas State (HuskersNSide)^ Noon March at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.) 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 This Week in Nebraska Women s Basketball #3 Nebraska Cornhuskers (25-0, 12-0 Big 12) at #11 Oklahoma Sooners (19-7, 9-3 Big 12) Lloyd Noble Center (12,000) Norman, Okla. Wednesday, Feb p.m. Television: MyTV-Time Warner Cable Lincoln (Ch. 110)/Charter Cable (Ch. 17) Cox Cable Omaha (Ch. 122)/DirecTV Ch. 25 Radio: Husker Sports Network (98.1 FM-KFGE-Lincoln, 93.3 FM-KTWI Omaha, 880 AM-KRVN Lexington) Free Live Audio: Huskers.com (Free) Live Internet Video: None Huskers Face Sooners For First Shot at Big 12 Title No. 3 Nebraska takes its first shot at winning its first-ever Big 12 Conference title when the Huskers travel to Norman to face No. 11 Oklahoma on Wednesday night. Tip-off between the Huskers (25-0, 12-0 Big 12) and Sooners (19-7, 9-3 Big 12) is set for 7 p.m., with a live television production by the Sooner Sports Network that will be televised on MyTV Time Warner Cable Channel 110 in Lincoln, and Charter Cable Channel 17 in Grand Island. Other Charter Cable affiliates in greater Nebraska that carry MyTV will also provide coverage, along with DirecTV Channel 25 in Nebraska. Cox Cable in Omaha will also carry the Sooner Sports production on Channel 122. The Husker Sports Network will provide live radio coverage on Froggy 98.1 KFGE in Lincoln, Twister 93.3 KTWI in Omaha and 880 KRVN in Lexington. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will have the call for free on Huskers.com. Nebraska increased its school-record victory total to 25 with its win over Colorado at the Devaney Center on Saturday. The Huskers also set a school-record with their 12th conference (Big Eight/Big 12) victory, while extending their home winning streak to 18 games. NU heads to Norman with a 14-game Big 12 regular-season winning streak dating back to last season. Nebraska s last win at the Lloyd Noble Center came on Feb. 14, The Huskers have matched the Oklahoma team for the second-best start in Big 12 history, trailing only the Sooner squad that won the league with a perfect 16-0 record. While the Huskers have a chance to make history by winning their first Big 12 crown and just the second conference title in school history (1988 Big Eight), the Sooners hope to knock off Nebraska to stay in the hunt for for their second straight Big 12 title. Oklahoma enters the week in sole possession of second place in the Big 12 standings and has won four straight conference games, including a come-from-behind win at Kansas State on Sunday. A win for the Sooners would be their fifth straight against Nebraska, and would pull them within two games of NU in the league standings while giving OU the tiebreaker over the Huskers Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 00 Lindsey Moore G 5-9 Fr. Covington, Wash. (Kentwood) Career highs of 18 points and four 3FG vs. No. 13 Iowa State, 2/17 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; Career-high 5 points vs. OSU 11 Nicole Neals*** G 5-6 Sr. Chandler, Ariz. (St. Mary s) Career-high 12 pts. vs. Davidson; 10 pts., 5 assists vs. WSU 12 Layne Reeves G 5-11 RFr. Lubbock, Texas (Trinity Christian) Texas All-Stater in 2007; 7 three-pointers on the year 13 Kala Kuhlmann*** G 5-8 Sr. Charter Oak, Iowa (Charter Oak-Ute) One of NU s most improved; 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting at Vermont 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) 25 games as true freshman; career-high 10 pts. vs. WSU 22 Yvonne Turner*** G 5-8 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Bellevue East) Big 12 Player of the Week (1/18); 15.4 pts, 3.4 3FG in Big Kelsey Griffin*** F 6-2 Sr. Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) Wade, Naismith, Wooden Candidate; 1,836 points, 921 rebounds 24 Dominique Kelley** G 5-7 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) 89 straight starts; 12.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.9 apg 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) HM All-Big 12; 12th player at NU with 1,200 points, 500 rebounds 42 Nikki Bober*** C 6-4 Sr. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) Missed 2009 Big 12 with ACL; Tore same ACL on 11/17/09 44 Catheryn Redmon** C 6-3 Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) Big 12 s top returning shot-blocker; 51 blocks in Head Coach: Connie Yori, Eighth Year (Creighton, 1986), (20th season overall) (Eighth season at Nebraska) 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 2 at Oklahoma - Feb. 24, 2010 Huskers.com Wednesday s Probable Starters #3 Nebraska Cornhuskers (25-0, 12-0) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Sr. F Cory Montgomery 6-2 Sr. F Lindsey Moore 5-9 Fr. G Yvonne Turner 5-8 Sr. G Dominique Kelley 5-7 Jr. G The Next Wave 44 Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Jr. C Kala Kuhlmann 5-8 Sr. G Nicole Neals 5-6 Sr. G Harleen Sidhu 6-1 So. F Layne Reeves 5-11 RFr. G Jessica Periago 6-4 Jr. C Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Jr. G Katya Leick 6-1 Fr. F Meghin Williams 6-1 Fr. F Nikki Bober 6-4 Sr. C Injured Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Eighth Season at NU (146-97); 20th Season Overall ( ) #11 Oklahoma Sooners (19-7, 9-3 Big 12) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 21 Amanda Thompson 6-1 Sr. F Abi Olajuwon 6-4 Sr. C Nyeshia Stevenson 5-9 Sr. F/G Danielle Robinson 5-9 Jr. G Jasmine Hartman 5-10 So. G Off the Bench 10 Carlee Roethlisberger 6-1 Jr. F Joanna McFarland 6-2 Fr. F Lyndsey Cloman 6-2 Fr. C Lauren Willis 5-11 Jr. G Kodi Morrison 5-8 Fr. G Head Coach: Sherri Coale (Oklahoma Christian, 1987) 14th Season at OU ( ); 13th Season Overall ( ) Inside the Numbers Nebraska Scoring Average Opponent Scoring Average Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage 46.9% 42.9% Opponent FG Percentage 37.9% 39.3% 3FG Percentage 34.4% 29.9% Opponent 3FG Percentage 28.7% 32.0% Free Throw Percentage 69.1% 71.3% Opponent FT Percentage 69.6% 70.8% Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Oklahoma Nebraska vs. Oklahoma History Oklahoma leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 26-22, including four consecutive wins heading into Wednesday s game. Last season, Oklahoma rolled to a win over the Huskers on Jan. 10, before winning the Big 12 regular-season title and advancing to the 2009 NCAA Women s Final Four. The Huskers suffered an setback to OU in Norman on Jan. 16, Griffin Earns Fourth Big 12 Weekly Award of Season Nebraska senior Kelsey Griffin captured her second straight Big 12 Player-of-the-Week award and fourth of the season on Monday in voting by conference media members. Griffin, a 6-2 forward from Eagle River, Alaska, averaged 18 points and 11.5 rebounds in 30 minutes per game, as Nebraska stretched its school-record winning streak to 25 games while improving to 12-0 in the Big 12 with wins over No. 13 Iowa State and Colorado at the Devaney Center last week. In Saturday s win over Colorado, the National Player-of-the-Year candidate produced 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting from the field, while adding 12 rebounds and a career-high six assists. She also snagged two steals and blocked two shots in a 16-point win over the Buffs. It was her 15th double-double of the season and 10th in 12 conference games. Griffin added 11 points and 11 rebounds in Nebraska s win over the No. 13 Cyclones on Wednesday. The award was Griffin s seventh Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honor of her career, joining one as a junior in February of 2008, and two as a sophomore in She also claimed two Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week honors as a freshman in Baylor s Kimetria Hayden was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week. Griffin Becomes Second Husker with 1,800 Points, 900 Rebounds Kelsey Griffin has cemented her place among the best players in Nebraska women s basketball history, and recently became just the second player in school history with 1,800 points and 900 rebounds. Griffin enters Wednesday s game at Oklahoma with 1,836 points and 921 rebounds. Griffin, who ranks second in NU history with 35 career double-doubles, joins 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings (2,405 points, 1,000 rebounds) as the only Huskers to accomplish the feat. Griffin ranks third on Nebraska s career rebounding chart and needs 79 boards to catch Jennings at No. 2 with 1,000. Griffin ranks eighth in Husker history in scoring and is within 31 points of the top five. Turner Joins Griffin, Montgomery in 1,000-Point Club Yvonne Turner recently 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., owns 1,021 career points, ranking 24th on NU s career scoring list while becoming the 25th Husker to join the 1,000-point club. Griffin ranks eighth at Nebraska with 1,836 points, while Montgomery ranks 13th with 1,267. Turner, who ranks second in Husker history in career three-pointers (170) and eighth in career steals (211), needs 48 points to join the top 20 in career scoring. Big Four Know How to Score for Big Red Nebraska s big four scorers of Kelsey Griffin, Cory Montgomery, Yvonne Turner and Dominique Kelley have all put up impressive numbers for the Huskers through 25 games. Each of NU s most experienced players are averaging more than 12 points per game and have combined to hit 50.5 percent ( ) of their shots from the field, including 117-of-302 (38.7 percent) of their three-point attempts. Griffin leads NU with 19.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while Montgomery - NU s leading scorer and rebounder a year ago - is averaging 12.8 points and 4.9 boards per contest. Turner has added 12.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game - while pouring in 15.4 points and 3.8 boards per game in league action. Kelley, the lone junior in the experienced foursome, has pitched in 12.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. The last Nebraska team to have four players average in double figures in a season was the 1996 NCAA Tournament squad (Anna DeForge, Tina McClain, Pyra Aarden, Kate Galligan). Only one time between and (13 seasons) did Nebraska feature three players who averaged double figures - Coach Connie Yori s first NU team in (Alexa Johnson, Katie Morse, Margaret Richards). Morse, who averaged 12 points per game, only played the first seven games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Husker Fans Coming 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 have flocked to the Bob Devaney Sports Center in record numbers in Big Red faithful have come along for the ride during Nebraska s record-setting season, averaging a schoolrecord 6,597 fans per game through 14 home games this season - ranking 10th nationally. NU s Big 12 attendance Feb Monday Practice 4-7 p.m. Devaney Center Feb. 23- Tuesday Media Availability 2:30 p.m. Devaney Center Feb Wednesday Game Day #3 Nebraska at #11 Oklahoma, 7 p.m. Feb Thursday Practice 4-7 p.m. Devaney Center Feb Friday Media Availability 2 p.m. Devaney Center Feb Saturday Game Day #3 Nebraska vs. Missouri 7:05 p.m. Feb Sunday No Practice Practice 4-7 p.m. Devaney Center Television: MyTV Time Warner Ch. 110-Lincoln Charter Cable Ch. 17 DirecTV 25 (Nebraska) Free Live Audio: Husker Sports Network 98.1 KFGE, 93.3 KTWI, 880 KRVN Huskers.com (Free) Nebraska Women s Basketball Radio Show with Connie Yori 7-8 p.m. Husker Sports Network Hosted by Matt Coatney Practice 4-7 p.m. Devaney Center Live Video: HuskersNside Free Live Audio: Husker Sports Network 98.1 KFGE, 93.3 KTWI, 880 KRVN Huskers.com (Free)

3 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 3 at Oklahoma - Feb. 24, 2010 Huskers.com has been spectacular, as the Huskers have averaged 10,865 fans per game through six home contests. Nebraska has attracted five consecutive crowds of more than 10,000 to the Devaney Center, beginning with a school-record 13,303 fans for Nebraska s win over Kansas State on Jan. 23. Nebraska s previous single-season average home attendance record was 5,000 fans per game in Yori Sets Single-season Victory Mark in Win Over Buffs Nebraska Coach Connie Yori established a personal single-season victory record when the Huskers improved to 25-0 with an win over Colorado on Feb. 20. NU s win over the Buffs allowed Yori s Huskers to surpass her and Creighton clubs that produced 24 victories. Montgomery Climbing NU Games Played List Although she is only in her second season as a full-time starter, forward Cory Montgomery is nearing the top of the Husker career games played list. Montgomery is expected to make her 122nd career appearance in a Nebraska uniform on Wednesday, which ranks eighth all-time for the Huskers. She could match Kiera Hardy and Chelsea Aubry in a tie for sixth on Saturday against Missouri. Janet Smith owns the NU record with 136 games played. Huskers Hope to Add Women s Hoops to Big 12 Title Success With four Big 12 regular-season games to play, Nebraska can secure its first-ever Big 12 title with a win over Oklahoma on Wednesday. If the Sooners defeat the Huskers and win out, Nebraska can claim the outright crown with two wins in its final three contests. Although it would be the Huskers first Big 12 women s basketball title, Nebraska is a regular in the Big 12 winner s circle. In fact, the Huskers will be looking for 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. The women s basketball program will try to become 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. Going South Nebraska played five Big 12 South foes in its first eight league games and the Huskers notched a perfect 5-0 mark. The Huskers notched their seventh straight win against the South with a victory over No. 12 Texas A&M at the Devaney Center on Feb. 6. The win over the Aggies followed on the heels of an run past No. 10 Oklahoma State in Lincoln on Feb. 3. Nebraska produced its largest victory margin in history against a Big 12 opponent with an win at Texas Tech on Jan. 27, after posting a win at No. 9 Baylor on Jan. 17. The Lady Bears are the only South foe to play the Huskers within single digits this season. NU opened home Big 12 action with a win over No. 19 Texas on Jan. 12. In its five meetings with Big 12 South foes, Nebraska is averaging 80.8 points per game, while surrendering 61.8 points per contest, for an average winning margin of 19 points per game. The Huskers are also a plus-4.2 in team rebounding margin and plus-4.0 in team turnover margin against South Division foes. Nebraska will shoot for its first 6-0 sweep of the South at Oklahoma on Feb. 24. The Huskers will be gunning for just the third-ever sweep by a North school against the South since the inception of the Big 12 in Iowa State was the last team to do it in , following a Kansas sweep in A North school has won five or more games against the South only eight previous times, most recently Kansas State s back-to-back 5-1 marks in and Iowa State is 4-1 against the South this season. 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 come 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 will continue 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 is 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 4 at Oklahoma - Feb. 24, 2010 Huskers.com Head Coach Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) (146-97, Eighth Season at NU) ( , 20th Season 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 2009 (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 six consecutive postseason bids Nine all-time postseason tournament appearances Four NCAA Tournament appearances Led Huskers to school-record 25 wins (2010) Led Huskers to three 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, 2010) Led Nebraska to an average of 19.7 wins over the past seven seasons Coached Huskers to five first-team All-Big 12 awards over past six seasons First Nebraska coach to have two first-team All-Big 12 players in the same season (Kiera Hardy, Kelsey Griffin ) 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) Huskers have finished among the top two teams in each of the four Life Skills Team Award competitions Vote for Griffin as Lowe s Senior Class Finalist Nebraska senior forward Kelsey Griffin was named one of 10 finalists for the 2010 Lowe s Senior CLASS Award for NCAA Division I women s basketball on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Griffin, a 6-2 power forward from Eagle River, Alaska, is in the midst of one of the most productive seasons in women s college basketball this year, averaging 19.5 points and 10.2 rebounds while leading the 25-0 Huskers with 45 steals and 20 charges drawn, to go along with 14 blocked shots. The two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection ranks third in the league in scoring and first in rebounding despite averaging just 27 minutes per game. She has powered Nebraska to its highest national rankings, longest winning streak and best Big 12 start in school history, while ranking among the top 25 players nationally in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. The two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection is also a candidate for the Wade Trophy, the Naismith Trophy and the Wooden Award, as a national player-of-the-year candidate. In addition to her success on the court in her career, the All-America candidate is also a standout in the classroom and in the community. In the classroom, Griffin is a two-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection who carries nearly a 3.5 gradepoint average as a biological sciences major. Projected as a high WNBA draft pick in 2010, Griffin hopes to pursue a career in the medical profession following her playing days. In the community, Griffin has been 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. The finalists were chosen by a media committee from the list of 30 women s basketball candidates who were announced in October. Fans can vote right now at the award s official web site: as well as through text messaging. Fans can text W6 to to vote for women s finalists. These votes will be combined with votes from coaches and media to determine the recipient of the award. In addition to Griffin, the other women s basketball finalists are: 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 marks 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 Continue to Rewrite History At 25-0, Nebraska owns the most wins in a season in school history while extending the longest winning streak in school history to 25 games, nearly tripling a nine-game winning streak to open the campaign. Nebraska s NU All-Time Best Winning Streaks Season Games (1-25) (1-9) 25-0 start is also the best start in Big 12 history, dating back to the inception of the league in The Huskers 12-0 Big 12 start is their best league start in school history, surpassing the Huskers who started 5-0 on their way to the Big Eight regular-season title. NU has also amassed its most conference wins in history. Not only have the Huskers been winning, they have been doing it in impressive fashion, with 20 of their 25 victories by double digits, including 10 wins by 20 or more points and six wins by 39 or more. NU s lone single-digit wins came with an win at Missouri on Feb. 13, a victory at Miami on Dec. 5, a win at Kansas on Feb. 10, an eight-point win at Iowa State on Jan. 9, and a nine-point victory at No. 9 Baylor. The Huskers have led 24 of their 25 opponents by double digits in the second half, with only Missouri avoiding a 10-point margin. 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 with the Huskers, including and Huskers Join UConn As Only Unbeatens Nebraska heads into Wednesday s game at No. 11 Oklahoma as one of just two unbeaten teams left among the 345 NCAA Division I women s basketball teams, joining No. 1 Connecticut. UConn owns the nation s longest winning streak, which reached 66 games over the weekend. Last Monday, UConn defeated OU in Norman. Huskers Claim Highest Ranking at No. 3 in AP Poll 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 the next two weeks, giving the Huskers six straight weeks in the top 10 and 11 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. Nebraska is one of seven Big 12 teams in the AP top 25 and the highest ranked team in the league. The Huskers are one of just two undefeated teams left among the 345 NCAA Division I schools, and the only Big 12 team with fewer than five losses. NU is joined by No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 14 Texas, No. 15 Iowa State, No. 17 Baylor and No. 23 Oklahoma State in the AP Top 25. Kansas was also ranked for nine weeks earlier this season.

5 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 5 at Oklahoma - Feb. 24, 2010 Huskers.com HuskerS Running High in Official NCAA RPI The NCAA released its official RPI rankings on Monday, Feb. 22, and Nebraska was near the top of the chart with a No. 3 national RPI ranking. Only Connecticut and Stanford were ahead of the Huskers. Big 12 foes Oklahoma (7th) and Texas A&M (8th) joined Nebraska in the top 10, while Texas was 11th, Oklahoma State 15th, Baylor 17th and Iowa State 22nd giving the Big 12 seven teams in the RPI top 25. All 12 of the Big 12 teams were among the top 105, including No. 34 Kansas, No. 36 Texas Tech, No. 89 Kansas State, No. 98 Missouri and No. 103 Colorado. Nebraska already owns 16 wins over top-100 RPI teams, including No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 11 Texas, No. 15 Oklahoma State, No. 17 Baylor, No. 22 Iowa State (2), No. 28 LSU, No. 34 Kansas, No. 36 Texas Tech, No. 45 Vermont, No. 56 UALR, No. 76 Miami, No. 85 Saint Mary s, No. 89 Kansas State, No. 94 Creighton and No. 98 Missouri. NU also owns two victories over RPI No. 103 Colorado. Nine of NU s top-100 RPI wins have come away from home, including eight true road wins. National Numbers Show Huskers Continuing Improvement In the most recent NCAA statistics (Feb. 22), Nebraska is showing a level of play previously unmatched in program history. The Huskers rank fourth nationally in scoring margin (21.3 ppg), while UConn leads the nation at 37 ppg. Offensively, the Huskers rank seventh nationally in field goal percentage (.469) and 10th in scoring offense (78.4 ppg). NU also ranks 24th in assist-to-turnover ratio, 26th in turnovers per game, 28th in three-point field goals per game and 29th in rebound margin. Nebraska ranks 40th nationally in three-point field goal percentage defense (.287), but the Huskers have been dominant on the road in the Big 12, allowing Iowa State, Baylor, Texas Tech, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri to hit just 16-of-77 threes (20.8 percent) in NU s first six league road games. NU was third nationally in the category before Iowa State and Colorado combined to hit 25-of-51 threes last week in Lincoln. Scouting the Oklahoma Sooners No. 11 Oklahoma (19-7, 9-3 Big 12) heads into Wednesday s game with No. 3 Nebraska riding a four-game Big 12 winning streak after a win at Kansas State on Sunday. The Sooners, who did not play a Big 12 mid-week game last week, trailed the Wildcats by 21 points early in the second half before rallying for the six-point win in Manhattan. Senior wing player Nyeshia Stevenson led OU with 24 points, including four three-pointers, while adding six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Senior forward Amanda Thompson added a double-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks, while doing most of her damage in the second half. Junior point guard Danielle Robinson added 10 points, four rebounds and four assists, while Abi Olajuwon and Jasmine Hartman rounded out OU s starting five against KSU. Robinson, a national player-of-the-year candidate, has been OU s leader throughout the year, averaging 16.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, and team bests of 5.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game. Robinson is not a threat from long range, but is deadly at the free throw line, hitting 85.5 percent of her attempts. Her aggressive dribble penetration usually sets up Stevenson and junior Carlee Roethlisberger for open looks from three. Stevenson has capitalized by hitting 58 triples (31.7 percent) on the year, while averaging 14.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Roethlisberger has pitched in 7.9 points and 4.8 rebounds, while connecting on 35 threes (30.7 percent). The Sooners lost their top long-range threat - sophomore shooting guard Whitney Hand - to a knee injury five games into the season. Hand hit 62 threes on 37.3 percent shooting as a freshman. Seniors Amanda Thompson (12.3 ppg, 10.1 rpg) and Abi Olajuwon (10.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg) have joined Robinson and Stevenson in the OU starting five for all 26 games this season. Roethlisberger has made 18 starts but did not make the starting five at Kansas State. Hartman, a 5-10 sophomore guard, got the nod at KSU for her third start of the season. She has averaged 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game while playing all 26 contests. Freshmen post players Joanna McFarland (4.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg) and Lyndsey Cloman (2.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg) see regular action inside, while junior guard Lauren Willis also sees consistent action on OU s 10-player active roster. As a team, Oklahoma is averaging 72.2 points, while allowing 66.3 points per game. OU owns a plus-4.7 rebound margin and a plus-0.1 turnover margin. The Sooners are hitting 42.9 percent of their shots from the field, including 29.9 percent of their threes. OU has averaged 5.0 made threes per game, while hitting 71.3 percent at the line. All seven of Oklahoma s losses have come to current top 25 foes, including No. 1 Connecticut, No. 4 Tennessee, No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 14 Texas, No. 15 Iowa State, No. 17 Baylor and No. 24 Georgia. OU owns three wins against current top 25 teams. Oklahoma leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 26-22, including four straight wins. In fact, OU has defeated NU 10 times in the last 11 meetings. The Huskers only win against the Sooners during that stretch came with a victory at the Devaney Center on Feb. 6, Prior to that victory, NU s previous win was an win in Lincoln on Jan. 30, 1999, which capped a five-game series winning streak against the Sooners. Nebraska s last win in Norman came on Feb. 14, 1998 (101-72). Husker Road Foes Seeing Big Red in 3-D In 11 games away from the Devaney Center, Nebraska has held its opponents to just 21.7 percent (31-143) from beyond the arc. That number is even more staggering when you consider that Nebraska s road foes have included Nebraska Quick Facts Institution...University of Nebraska Location...Lincoln, Neb. Population ,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...Eighth season (146-97) Career Record (20th season) NCAA Div. I Record (18th season) 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... 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6 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 6 at Oklahoma - Feb. 24, 2010 Huskers.com Nebraska Individual Career Highs Scoring Player (Game, Date) Points Kelsey Griffin (vs. Creighton, 12/9/09; vs. TAMUCC, 11/27/05) 31 Cory Montgomery (at Oklahoma State, 3/7/09) 30 Yvonne Turner (at Oklahoma State, 3/7/09) 26 Dominique Kelley (vs. Butler, 11/28/08) 21 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 (at Vermont, 1/4/10) 16 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. Kansas State, 1/23/10) 9 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 Nicole Neals (Five Times, vs. Washington State, 11/22/09) 5 Nikki Bober (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 3 Cory Montgomery (Five Times, vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 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 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 Lindsey Moore (Four Times, at Missouri, 2/13/10) 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 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 Jessica Periago (Six Times, vs. Albany, 12/30/09) 1 Blocked Shots Catheryn Redmon (vs. Albany, 12/30/09; vs. Kansas State, 2/25/09) 7 Nikki Bober (vs. Arizona State, 12/28/08) 4 Kelsey Griffin (vs. Colorado, 3/2/08; at Kansas State, 2/4/06) 3 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 (vs. Albany, 12/30/09; vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 1 Harleen Sidhu (Three Times, vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 1 Minutes Played Yvonne Turner (vs. Kansas State, 2/25/09) 39 Cory Montgomery (vs. Missouri, 2/21/09; vs. Baylor, 2/4/09) 38 Kelsey Griffin (vs. LSU, 12/20/09) 36 Lindsey Moore (vs. LSU, 12/20/09) 36 Dominique Kelley (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 Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Miami and Vermont, all of which have been ranked in the top 25 this season. In Big 12 play, the numbers are even more amazing, as the Huskers have held conference road foes to just 16- for-77 shooting from three-point range percent. In 12 Big 12 games overall, NU foes have hit 32.6 percent (62-190) of their three-point attempts, but NU s last three opponents (Missouri, Iowa State, Colorado) have combined to go 33-for-71 from long range. In Nebraska s last four games against Big 12 South competition, the Huskers have held their opponents (No. 9 Baylor, Texas Tech, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 12 Texas A&M) to a combined 7-for-49 shooting from long range. In addition to stopping the opposition, Nebraska has produced well offensively from long range on the road. The Huskers have hit 73-of-221 threes in 11 road games, outscoring their opponents from three-point territory. In Big 12 play, NU has outscored its road foes from behind the arc. Practice? This Team Loves Talkin Bout Practice Listen to the Nebraska players and coaches talk about the keys to their success so far in , and one word repeatedly comes up - practice. The Huskers love to talk about practice. Since the early days of the season, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori has said that the Huskers are the best practicing team she has ever coached. Senior All-America candidate said recently that she entered the season with the mindset that she would make sure the coaches did not have to coach effort in practice. She went on to say that she has played a minor role in assuring effort, because my teammates are working so hard every day that I don t even worry about it. Senior guard Yvonne Turner told a group of reporters following Nebraska s win over Albany on Dec. 30 that, sure it was nice to have a whole week off for Christmas after beating LSU, but I couldn t wait to get back to practice. I think we were all the same way. We couldn t wait to get back on the court together. On Monday, Jan. 18, just hours after Nebraska had achieved its first-ever AP top-10 ranking in school history, junior guard Dominique Kelley told a reporter after practice, sure, its nice to be ranked, whatever we re ranked I don t even know, but what it really shows is how hard we all worked during the offseason and how hard we are working every day in practice to get better. Nebraska Owns Success Against Top 25 Foes Nebraska has made a habit of knocking off top-25 opponents during Connie Yori s eight seasons at the helm. In fact, the Huskers win over No. 13 Iowa State marked their 18th win over an AP Top 25 foe during Yori s tenure, NU Wins Over AP Top 25 Foes Since (18) Opponent Final Location #13 Iowa State (Feb. 17, 2010) Devaney Center #12 Texas A&M (Feb. 6, 2010) Devaney Center #10 Oklahoma State (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 State (Feb. 25, 2009) Devaney Center #24 Arizona State (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 including their sixth this season. NU s 21-point win over No. 10 Oklahoma State on Feb. 3 was the Huskers fifth against a top-10 opponent. Before Yori s arrival, Nebraska had beaten just one top-10 opponent in school history. Nebraska s three top-10 wins this season have matched NU s all-time total in 35 seasons of women s basketball. NU s win at No. 9 Baylor on Jan. 17, marked the Huskers first victory against a top-25 team in a true road game under Yori. It was also the Huskers first-ever true road win over a top-10 opponent. The Huskers have posted five wins over AP Top 15 teams (No. 5 LSU, No. 9 Baylor, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 13 Iowa State) this season, including three wins over top-10 foes. The Huskers also own a road win over current AP No. 15 Iowa State on Jan. 9, in Ames, while also claiming road wins over previously ranked clubs at Vermont (AP No. 24, Jan. 18), Miami (AP No. 25, Jan. 11), Kansas (as high as No. 18, first nine weeks AP). The Jayhawks, Catamounts and Hurricanes were unranked when they played the Huskers. The highest-ranked team Nebraska has ever defeated was the Baylor team that went on to win the national title. NU outlasted No. 2 BU, in triple overtime on Jan. 12, The Huskers 21-point win over No. 10 OSU on Feb. 3, 2010, marked NU s largest victory margin ever over a top-10 team. Nebraska s 29-point win over No. 14 Iowa State in 2005 was NU s largest victory margin in history over a top-25 foe. Nebraska s win over No. 15 Texas at the Devaney Center in 2008 also marked the lowest point total ever allowed by the Huskers against a ranked opponent. Before Yori s arrival at Nebraska in , the Huskers had not defeated a top-10 team since a win over No. 9 Iowa on Dec. 8, 1996, and had never beaten a top-five opponent. Huskers Get It Done on Court, In Classroom, In Community Nebraska has not only enjoyed a record-setting run on the court this season, the Huskers are achieving at high levels in the classroom. During the 2009 fall semester, the women s basketball team posted a cumulative GPA. In addition to the high grade-point averages, seniors Cory Montgomery (business administration) and Nicole Neals (management) earned their bachelor s degrees from Nebraska in just 3 1/2 years. The two new graduate students received their diplomas at the Devaney Center during commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 19. The next day, Montgomery and Neals helped the Huskers roll to a win over No. 5 LSU at the Devaney Center.

7 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 7 at Oklahoma - Feb. 24, 2010 Huskers.com Nebraska also owns a perfect 100 percent score in the Graduate Success Rate published by the NCAA, and every player that Connie Yori has coached over the past 19 seasons has gone on to earn her degree. The Huskers have also earned two Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards during Coach Connie Yori s eight seasons in Lincoln, including the inaugural award in Senior Kelsey Griffin has been a leader in Nebraska s community service efforts throughout her career and is one of 10 finalists for the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award this season. Nebraska Continues Impressive Schedule Strength The Big 12 Conference leaves no room for the weak of heart or mind, and Nebraska s non-conference schedule prepared the Huskers well for the start of the league season. Not only did NU run to its first-ever unbeaten nonconference regular season, the Huskers did it against the strongest non-conference schedule in school history. When Nebraska s non-conference season closed, the Huskers strength of schedule was ranked No. 25 by CollegeRPI.com. NU, which has played back-to-back top-25 schedules according to CollegeRPI.com, saw its schedule strength climb to No. 18 on Feb. 11, after knocking off RPI No. 23 Kansas in Lawrence. The Huskers enter the Oklahoma game with a No. 23 Strength of Schedule. Huskers Producing Massive Margins Nebraska s average victory margin of 21.3 points per game through 25 contests is the best in school history and ranks fourth nationally. Uconn leads the nation with its 37.0 point-per-game advantage. The Huskers are averaging 78.4 points per game (1,960 total points) on the offensive end, which would rank as the sixth-best scoring average in school history. Last season, Nebraska averaged just 62.2 points per game, including 59.7 in Big 12 play. Nu Offense Hitting 80 Points with Frequency With an offense that ranks among the best in school history, Nebraska has hit 80-plus points regularly in Through 25 games, the Huskers have hit 80 or more points on 12 occasions. Nebraska s offense has been strong against the nation s best. In 10 games against teams that have been ranked in the top 25 at any point this season (Miami, LSU, Vermont, Iowa State-2, Texas, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Kansas), the Huskers are averaging 74.6 points, including 94 points at Vermont, 91 against No. 19 Texas and 88 against No. 10 Oklahoma State. Iowa State has been the only team to hold the Huskers to fewer than 65 points, doing it twice (57 at Ames, 60 in Lincoln). NU is averaging 78.6 points against the other eight top 25 foes. Last season Nebraska managed 80 points on only two occasions, in the first game (Weber State, 96-47) and last game (Oklahoma State, 82-74) of the regular season. Three of NU s plus games have crossed the 90-point mark, including a win over Washington State (Nov. 22), a win at Vermont (Jan. 4) and a win over Texas (Jan. 12). Huskers Dig Defense NU is surrendering just 57.1 points per game through 25 contests, which is on pace for the lowest opponent scoring average since , when the Huskers allowed a school-record 56.0 points per contest over 30 games on their way to a 21-9 record. Twenty of NU s 30 games that season came against teams not currently in NCAA Division I. NU Showing North Division Dominance over Last Five Years During the past five seasons (including ), Nebraska leads the North Division with a regular-season record against the other five Big 12 North foes. Kansas State is 29-18, while Iowa State is in that span. The Huskers completed season sweeps of Iowa State and Colorado last week to improve to 7-0 this season against the North. NU will shoot for its third sweep against Missouri on Saturday, after beating the Tigers (82-78) in Columbia on Feb. 13. Kansas is 5-3 against the North this year, while Kansas State is 4-3, Iowa State is 4-3, Colorado is 2-5 and Missouri is 0-8. Despite suffering multiple season-ending injuries to key contributors in , Nebraska battled Big 12 North Division foes with success. During the second half of the league season, the Huskers posted a 3-2 record in Big 12 North rematches to finish the season with a 4-6 regular-season mark against North opponents. Nebraska closed North Division play with a win over Colorado on March 3. The Huskers managed season splits with Kansas State, Kansas, Missouri and Colorado, while surrendering a sweep to Iowa State. The Huskers suffered a loss at Missouri on Jan. 17, and a loss at Colorado on Jan. 31. In the rematches in Lincoln, NU posted double-figure wins over both the Tigers (65-52) and Buffaloes (75-64). NU also posted a ninepoint home win over KU (67-58) on Jan. 21, before notching a win over No. 20 KSU in Lincoln on Feb. 25. Turner Shoots to No. 2 on NU Career Three List Senior Yvonne Turner has hit 69-of-175 three-point attempts (39.4 percent) to lead an impressive Husker threepoint barrage through 25 games. Turner ranks second in the Big 12 with 2.8 made three-pointers per game this season, while her 39.4 percent success rate ranks ninth in the league. She leads the Big 12 in league games only with 3.4 threes per contest. Turner buried six threes in back-to-back wins over Baylor and Kansas State, before hitting four threes in NU s run past No. 10 Oklahoma State on Feb. 6 and a win over Colorado on Feb. 20. She added three more triples at Big 12 Standings (Feb. 23) Team Big 12 Record Overall Record 1. Nebraska Oklahoma T3. Iowa State T3. Texas Texas A&M T6. Baylor T6. Oklahoma State Kansas T9. Texas Tech T9. Kansas State Colorado Missouri Big 12 Schedule & Results Saturday, Feb. 20 #15 Texas A&M 58, #12 Texas 44 #3 Nebraska 89, Colorado 73 #13 Iowa State 55, Missouri 42 #18 Baylor 80, #17 Oklahoma State 69 Sunday, Feb. 21 #11 Oklahoma 64, Kansas State 58 Texas Tech 68, Kansas 51 Monday, Feb. 22 #17 Baylor 65, #12 Texas A&M 63 Tuesday, Feb. 23 Colorado at Missouri, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 Texas Tech at Kansas State, 7 p.m. (FSNKC) #3 Nebraska at #11 Oklahoma, 7 p.m. (SSN/MyTV/Cox) #14 Texas at #23 Oklahoma State, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25 #15 Iowa State at Kansas, 6 p.m. (FSN) Saturday, Feb. 27 #12 Texas A&M at Colorado, 3 p.m. #11 Oklahoma at #14 Texas, 4 p.m. (FSN) Kansas State at #15 Iowa State, 7 p.m. Missouri at #3 Nebraska, 7:05 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 #23 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech, Noon (FSN) Kansas at #17 Baylor, 4 p.m. (ESPN2) 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. 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) Go Big ROAD NU s Seasons with 10 or More Road Wins Season Record