This Week in Nebraska Women s Basketball

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1 (news, results, schedule, roster) (more about Nebraska) Schedule/Results (6-2, 0-0 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 27 Pittsburg State (exhibition) [Huskers.com] W, Nov. 3 Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition) W, Nov. 8 UCLA [NET/BTN.com] W, Nov. 11 Alabama [BTN.com] W, Nov. 15 at Utah [Pac-12 Network/Mountain] W, Nov. 21 Arkansas-Pine Bluff [BTN.com] W, Nov. 24 Southern [BTN.com] W, Nov. 27 UMass-Lowell [BTN.com] W, Nov. 30 Washington State [Huskers.com] L, Dec. 4 at #18 North Carolina [ESPN3] L, Dec. 8 Utah State [BTN.com] 2 p.m. Dec. 14 Creighton [BTN.com] 11 a.m. Dec. 21 South Dakota [BTN.com] 2:30 p.m. Dec. 29 Oral Roberts [BTN.com] 2 p.m. Jan. 2 Northwestern^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 8 p.m. Jan. 9 at Michigan State^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 6 p.m. Jan. 12 at Illinois^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 1 p.m. Jan. 16 Minnesota^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 8 p.m. Jan. 19 Purdue^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 4 p.m. Jan. 26 at Northwestern^ [BTN.com] 4 p.m. Jan. 29 Michigan^ [NET/BTN.com] 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at Iowa^ [BTN.com] 2 p.m. Feb. 5 at Wisconsin^ [BTN.com] 7 p.m. Feb. 8 Michigan State^ [BTN/BTN2Go.com] 2 p.m. Feb. 13 at Michigan^ [BTN.com] 6 p.m. Feb. 16 Indiana^ (Play4Kay) [BTN/BTN2Go.com] Noon Feb. 20 at Ohio State^ [BTN.com] 6 p.m. Feb. 24 Penn State^ [ESPN2] 6 p.m. Feb. 27 Illinois^ (Senior Night) [BTN or BTN.com] 6/7/8 p.m. March 2 at Purdue^ [ESPN2] 1 p.m. March 6-9 at Big Ten Tournament (Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind.) March NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds (16 Predetermined Sites) March NCAA Lincoln Regional (Pinnacle Bank Arena) March 29 Regional Semifinal Game 1 5:30 p.m. March 29 Regional Semifinal Game 2 8 p.m. March 31 Regional Final 8:30 p.m. April 6-8 NCAA Women s Final Four (Nashville, Tenn.) April 6 National Semifinal Game 1 5:30 p.m. April 6 National Semifinal Game 2 8 p.m. April 8 National Championship Game 7:30 p.m. All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Pinnacle Bank Arena. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All of Nebraska s regular-season games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha, and free on Huskers.com. [BTN/BTN2Go.com] - Big Ten Network; [BTN.com] - Live Video Streams for subscribers of Big Ten Digital Network All-Access [Huskers.com]-Live Video Streams Get Your Tickets Now at Huskers.com or Call BIG-RED / (800) WOMEN S BASKETBALL & #Huskers This Week in Nebraska Women s Basketball Game #9 #15/#13 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2 Overall, 0-0 Big Ten) Utah State Aggies (5-2 Overall, 0-0 Mountain West) Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m. (Central) Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.) Tickets: Huskers.com / BIG-RED Radio: 25-Station IMG College Husker Sports Network (PBP-Matt Coatney; Analyst-Jeff Griesch) FM KBBK-Lincoln; 93.3 FM KFFF-Omaha Free Live Audio: Huskers.com Live Premium Video: BTN.com All-Access (subscription required) Huskers Open Five-Game Home Stand with Utah State The Nebraska women s basketball team returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena to open a five-game home stand, when the Huskers take on Utah State Sunday. Tip-off between the No. 15 Huskers (6-2) and the Aggies (5-2) is set for 2 p.m. (CT), with live premium video coverage provoided to subscribers of BTN.com All-Access. The game can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha. Free live audio is available on Huskers.com. Nebraska slipped to 6-2 on the season with a loss at No. 18 North Carolina in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Wednesday. It marked the first back-to-back losses by Nebraska since losing at No. 8 Penn State (Jan. 13) and at home to Illinois (Jan. 17) last season. That marked the only time last season the Huskers lost back-to-back contests. Two-time All-American Jordan Hooper led four Huskers in double figures with 18 points and nine rebounds. Hooper, a 6-2 senior forward from Alliance, Neb., moved to No. 8 on the Nebraska career scoring list with 1,846 points. Hooper needs 13 points to catch former Husker All-American and two-time WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge in seventh (1,859) and 21 points to match All-American and former WNBA player Nicole Kubik (1,867) at No. 6 on Nebraska s career scoring list. Hooper also needs just six rebounds to become the third Husker in history to reach the 1,800-point, 900-rebound plateaus for her career. Utah State brings a high-powered offense to Pinnacle Bank Arena. Second-year coach Jerry Finkbeiner has his Aggies averaging nearly 85 points per game. Utah State features a pair of dynamic guards in senior Jennifer Schlott (24.0 ppg) and Makenlee Williams (20.1 ppg). A play-making point guard, the 5-6 senior Schlott is also averaging 6.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game. Williams, a 5-11 sophomore, is Utah State s best shooter from long range, burying 18 threes through the first seven games Nebraska Roster/Statistics No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 1 Tear a Laudermill** 5-9 Jr. G Hailie Sample** 6-1 Jr. F Hannah Tvrdy 5-9 Fr. G Esther Ramacieri 5-7 Fr. G Brandi Jeffery** 5-7 Jr. G Katie Simon** 6-2 Jr. F Sadie Murren* 5-8 So. G Allie Havers 6-5 Fr. C Emily Cady** 6-2 Jr. F Rachel Theriot* 6-0 So. G Jordan Hooper*** 6-2 Sr. F University of Nebraska Media Relations Office One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box , Lincoln, NE, WBB Contact: Jeff Griesch Office (402): Cell: Fax: jgriesch@huskers.com

2 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Projected Lineups #15 Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2, 0-0 Big Ten) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 Jr. F Emily Cady 6-2 Jr. F Jordan Hooper 6-2 Sr. F Rachel Theriot 6-0 So. G Tear a Laudermill 5-9 Jr. G Off the Bench 22 Allie Havers 6-5 Fr. C Sadie Murren 5-8 So. G Katie Simon 6-2 Jr. F Brandi Jeffery 5-7 Jr. G Hannah Tvrdy 5-9 Fr. G Esther Ramacieri 5-8 Fr. G Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) 12th Season at NU ( ); 24th Season Overall ( ) Utah State Aggies (5-2, 0-0 Mountain West) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 2 Elise Nelson 5-9 Jr. G Jennifer Schlott 5-6 Sr. G Makenlee Williams 5-11 So. G Ingridas Strikas 6-1 Jr. G/F Franny Vaaulu 6-2 Jr. F Off the Bench 32 Cristal Turner 6-2 Sr. G Stephanie Bairstow 6-2 So. G/F Jasmine Porter 6-1 Jr. G/F Lynette Johnson 5-9 Fr. G Shelby Cloninger 5-11 Fr. G Mariah Miles 5-7 So. G Tijana Djukic 6-4 So. F Liz Landreth 5-10 Fr. G Head Coach: Jerry Finkbeiner (Southern Nazarena, 1980) Second Season (23-16); 26th Season Overall ( ) Inside the Numbers Nebraska Utah State Scoring Average Opponent Scoring Average Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage 43.5% 42.7% Opponent FG Percentage 37.7% 34.7% 3FG Percentage 28.2% 35.6% Opponent 3FG Percentage 31.5% 23.5% Free Throw Percentage 76.8% 74.8% Opponent FT Percentage 60.4% 59.6% Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Huskers vs. Aggies Sunday s game will be the first meeting between Nebraska and Utah State. It will be Nebraska s second game against a team from Utah this season, joining the Huskers win at Utah on Nov. 15. The Aggies also played Utah in their third game of the season, defeating their rival Utes, 77-61, on Nov. 19. In that game, Jennifer Schlott scored 37 points, dished out seven assists and had six rebounds. Nebraska guard Rachel Theriot had a career-high 28 points, seven rebounds and four assists in NU s win at Utah. Husker Hot Shots - Nebraska s Starting Five #35, Jordan Hooper, 6-2, Sr., F, Alliance, Neb. (20.1 ppg, 10.4 rpg) Senior All-American Jordan Hooper is closing in on becoming just the third player in Nebraska history with 1,800 points and 900 rebounds. She needs 13 points to catch Anna DeForge at No. 7 (1,859) and 21 points to reach Nicole Kubik at No. 6 (1,867) on Nebraska s all-time scoring list. Hooper, who ranks No. 4 on NU s career rebound list, needs six rebounds to reach the 900-rebound mark. She heads into the Utah State game with 1,846 points and 894 career rebounds. Through games Dec. 4, Hooper ranked second in the Big Ten in scoring (20.1 ppg) and rebounding (10.4 rpg) and third with 2.5 three-pointers per game. She ranks second in the Big Ten with 7.8 defensive rebounds per game. Hooper, who owns 30 career double-doubles including four this season, is averaging a double-double with 20.1 points and 10.4 rebounds through eight games. Hooper has scored in double figures in 93 of her 106 career games, including point performances. She owns six career 30-point efforts. She has grabbed double-digit rebounds on 35 occasions, including five times this year. Hooper is expected to make her 107th career start against Utah State, which will match Maurtice Ivy in a tie for 10th on the Nebraska career list. #23, Emily Cady, 6-2, Jr., F, Seward, Neb. (13.3 ppg, 9.4 rpg) Emily Cady is nearly averaging a double-double with 13.3 points and 9.4 rebounds. She owns three double-doubles this season (Alabama, Southern, Washington State) and 11 in her career. With 11 career double-doubles, Cady needs just two more to crack Nebraska s top-10 list in that category. Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) and Carol Garey ( ) are tied for ninth with 13. Cady ranks No. 3 in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.615), overall rebounding (9.4 rpg) and defensive rebounds (7.3 pg). With 13 rebounds against Washington State, Cady climbed to No. 19 on Nebraska s career rebounding list with 550. She enters the Utah State game needing 16 rebounds to catch Nafeesah Brown (574, ) in 18th place. #33, Rachel Theriot, 6-0, So., G, Middleburg Heights, Ohio (12.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.6 apg) Rachel Theriot ranks No. 2 in the Big Ten in free throw percentage (.955, 21-22), No. 4 in assists (5.6 apg) and No. 4 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.4-to-1) through games Dec. 4. Theriot has scored in double figures on five occasions this season, including a career-high 28 points at Utah (Nov. 15), when she added a career-best seven rebounds. Theriot owns 12 career double-figure scoring efforts and one career 20-point game. Theriot has produced 99 points through eight games. Last season, she did not score her 99th point until game 21, when she had nine points at Ohio State to reach 105 Jan. 31. It was her 15th career start. Theriot is 21-of-22 at the line in She went 10-for-17 in 34 games with 28 starts in #3, Hailie Sample, 6-0, Jr., F, Flower Mound, Texas (6.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.5 apg) Hailie Sample is expected to join Jordan Hooper and Emily Cady in Nebraska s starting front line for the 76th consecutive game on Sunday. Sample is averaging 6.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. She has produced double figures in backto-back games. It is just the second time in her career that she has put up double digits in consecutive contests, joining a pair of 10-point efforts against Northwestern and Iowa in the first two rounds of the 2012 Big Ten Tournament. Sample owns eight career double-figure scoring performances. Sample ranks second among the Huskers with 20 total assists (2.5 apg). #1, Tear a Laudermill, 5-9, Jr., G, Riverside, Calif. (7.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg) Tear a Laudermill has averaged 10.5 points and 3.8 rebounds over the last four games. Since joining the starting lineup, she is averaging 8.8 points and 3.8 boards per game. Laudermill scored a season-high 12 points in a win over Southern (Nov. 24). She produced career bests with six rebounds and two blocks in NU s win over UMass-Lowell (Nov. 27). She added nine points in just 16 minutes against the River Hawks despite battling illness. Laudermill s 11-point effort at No. 18 North Carolina marked her third double-figure scoring effort in the last four games and the seventh of her career. Her back-to-back double-digit efforts against Washington State and North Carolina marked the first time in her career that she has produced double figures in consecutive games. Dec. 2 - Monday Practice 3:30-6:30 p.m. Hendricks Complex Dec. 3 - Tuesday Practice 2:30-5:30 p.m. Hendricks Complex Dec. 4 - Wednesday Dec. 5 - Thursday Practice 2:15-4:15 p.m. Hendricks Complex Dec. 6 - Friday Practice 3:30-6:30 p.m. Hendricks Complex Dec. 7 - Saturday Practice Noon-3 p.m. Pinnacle Bank Arena Dec. 1 - Sunday Team Travel 6:45 p.m. Charter Flight Departs for Chapel Hill, N.C. #15 Nebraska at #18 North Carolina Husker Sports Network Free Audio: Huskers.com Premium Video: ESPN3 #15 Nebraska vs. Utah State 2 p.m. (CT) Husker Sports Network FM - Lincoln 93.3 FM - Omaha Free Audio: Huskers.com Premium Video: BTN.com

3 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Husker Headliners Nebraska s front line players Jordan Hooper, Emily Cady and Hailie Sample are expected to make their 76th consecutive starts together against Utah State. The group is averaging 40.0 points and 25.6 rebounds per game this season. Emily Cady, Hailie Sample and Rachel Theriot have combined to step up their production from a year ago. The trio combined for just 144 points in NU s first eight games last season. This year, the group has produced 258 points in eight contests - combining for 14.3 more points per game than Junior guard Brandi Jeffery started NU s first three games. Jeffery missed the Southern game with an injury but has returned for Nebraska s last three games. Nebraska ranks among the top 10 nationally with an average home attendance of 5,946 per game. The Huskers have drawn six of the top 12 largest non-conference home crowds in school history this season, including a record 9,750 vs. UCLA (Nov. 8). Nebraska announced its Saturday, Dec. 14 tip time with Creighton as 11 a.m. at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The game had previously been listed as TBA on published schedules. The Husker men s basketball team plays Arkansas State at Pinnacle Bank Arena at 3 p.m., while the Nebraska volleyball program will host the NCAA Lincoln Regional Final that evening at 8 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Big Red, Big Picture Nebraska recruiting class is ranked No. 9 nationally by ESPN. Nebraska has sold nearly 3,400 all-session tickets for the NCAA Lincoln Regional (March 29 & 31) in the first two weeks of sales to the general public. Nebraska will recognize 2013 All-American Lindsey Moore during the Oral Roberts game (Dec. 29) for her part in helping the Minnesota Lynx to the 2013 WNBA title. The first-round pick in the WNBA Draft will return to Lincoln from her professional team in Italy. Nebraska will retire 2010 All-American Kelsey Griffin s jersey at the Michigan game (Jan. 29). The 2010 Senior CLASS Award winner and Nebraska Female Student-Athlete of the Year will have her number raised at Pinnacle Bank Arena, but not permanently retired. Current Husker Emily Cady shares Griffin s No. 23. Griffin, a four-year WNBA veteran, will make a return trip to Lincoln from her club team in Australia. The Huskers have advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 twice in the last four seasons (2010, 2013). NU has earned NCAA Tournament trips in five of the past seven seasons (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013). Coach Connie Yori is the winningest coach in Husker history (221 victories) and has won conference coach-of-the-year honors in the Big Ten (2013), Big 12 (2012) and Missouri Valley (2002). She was the national coach-of-the-year in Scouting the Utah State Aggies Utah State comes to Lincoln with a 5-2 record after an loss Thursday night at South Dakota. Coach Jerry Finkbeiner has the Aggie offense firing on all cylinders, averaging nearly 85 points per game. Senior Jennifer Schlott gives Utah State a dynamic playmaker. The 5-6 point guard is averaging 24.0 points and 6.1 assists per game. Schlott has added 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. Sophomore Makenlee Williams has added a second explosive scorer. The 5-11 guard is averaging 20.1 points while shooting 45 percent from three-point range. Williams, who is making 2.6 threes per game, is shooting 53.5 percent overall from the field and 94.4 percent (17-18) at the free throw line. Franny Vaaulu and Ingrida Strikas have given the Aggies a pair of threats inside. Vaaulu, a 6-2 junior forward, is averaging 10.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, while going 2-for-4 from three-point range. Strikas, a 6-1 guard/forward, can also hit the three, going 4-for-8 from long range, while averaging 8.9 points and 7.0 boards per contest. Husker Pronunciation Guide Emily Cady...KAY-dee Allie Havers...HAY-vers Tear a Laudermill...TAIR-uh LOUD-er-mill Sadie Murren...MURR-en Esther Ramacieri... RAH-muh-Cherry Rachel Theriot...TERRY-oh Hannah Tvrdy...Tuh-VER-dee Husker Homes The 11 members of the Husker women's basketball team came to Nebraska from six states across America and one Canadian province. California (2): Tear a Laudermill, Katie Simon Louisiana (1): Brandi Jeffery Michigan (1): Allie Havers Nebraska (4): Emily Cady, Jordan Hooper, Sadie Murren, Hannah Tvrdy Ohio (1): Rachel Theriot Texas (1): Hailie Sample Quebec, Canada (1): Esther Ramacieri Huskers By Class Senior (1): Jordan Hooper Juniors (5): Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear a Laudermill, Hailie Sample, Katie Simon Sophomore (2): Sadie Murren, Rachel Theriot Freshmen (3): Allie Havers, Esther Ramacieri, Hannah Tvrdy Huskers By Major Actuarial Science: Sadie Murren Biological Sciences: Hailie Sample Broadcasting: Allie Havers Business Administration: Emily Cady, Katie Simon Child, Youth & Family Studies: Brandi Jeffery Criminology & Criminal Justice: Tear a Laudermill Psychology: Jordan Hooper Undeclared: Esther Ramacieri, Rachel Theriot Hannah Tvrdy Nebraska Preseason Honors Jordan Hooper... Wade Watch List (1 of 25) Jordan Hooper...Wooden Preseason Top 30 Jordan Hooper... Naismith Early Season Top 50 Jordan Hooper...Senior CLASS Award Candidate (1 of 30) Jordan Hooper...Preseason All-Big Ten (1 of 5) Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 1 Tear a Laudermill** G 5-9 Jr. Riverside, Calif. (Canyon Springs) 10.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg last 4 games; 11 pts at #18 N. Carolina; Seven career double-figure games 3 Hailie Sample** F 6-1 Jr. Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus) Career-high 20 pts at Creighton Dec. 5, 2012; 1st Double-Double at No. 9 Texas A&M, Hannah Tvrdy G 5-9 Fr. Seward, Neb. (Seward) Two-Time Super-Stater for Dad/Coach Tom; Mom Shelly (Block) Played at NU in 1980s 11 Esther Ramacieri G 5-8 Fr. Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson) Fourth Canadian to play for Huskers under Coach Yori 13 Brandi Jeffery** G 5-7 Jr. Vacherie, La. (St. James) 9 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists in starting debut vs. UCLA 14 Katie Simon** F 6-2 Jr. Roseville, Calif. (Roseville) Academic All-Big Ten; Played in 29 games in ; 9 pts, 6 reb vs. UMass-Lowell 21 Sadie Murren* G 5-8 So. Colon, Neb. (Wahoo) Career-high 12 pts. (4-4 3FG) vs. UAPB (Nov. 21); FG in Allie Havers C 6-5 Fr. Paw Paw, Mich. (Mattawan) Three-sport Michigan All-Stater; 14 pts. vs. UCLA; 7 pts., 7 rebs. at Utah 23 Emily Cady** F 6-2 Jr. Seward, Neb. (Seward) 2012, 2013 HM All-Big Ten (Media); 11 career double-doubles (3 in ) 33 Rachel Theriot* G 6-0 So. Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Midpark) Big Ten All-Freshman; Career-highs 28 points, 7 rebounds at Utah 35 Jordan Hooper*** F 6-2 Sr. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance) 2012, 2013 AP All-American; 1st Team All-Big Ten (2012, 2013); 2012 Big Ten All-Tourney National Player-of-the-Year Candidate; Starter on 2013 U.S. World Univ. Games Team * denotes letters earned Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986), (24th season overall) (12th season at Nebraska) Big 12 & National Coach of the Year Big Ten Coach of the Year Associate Head Coach: Sunny Smallwood, Ninth Season (Boise State, 1983) Assistant Coaches: Shimmy Gray-Miller, Second Season (Michigan, 1994); Dayna Finch, Fourth Season (Creighton, 2004) Director of Operations: Jan Bethea, Fourth Season (St. Augustine s, 1995); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Austin Thoms, Second Season (Taylor, 2010) Graduate Assistant Manager: Dominique Kelley, Second Season (Nebraska, 2012); Women s Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn, Eighth Season (Nebraska-Omaha, 2004) Women s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Julie Tuttle, Third Season (Creighton, 1991)

4 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 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 2013 Big Ten Coach of the Year 2010 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2002 Missouri Valley Coach of the Year ( , 12th Season at NU) ( , 24th 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 Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Div. I Totals 22 seasons Overall 24 seasons Yori in the Postseason Year (Tournament) Results 2013 (NCAA) L, vs. Duke, W, at Texas A&M, W, Chattanooga, (NCAA) L, Kansas, (NCAA) L, Kentucky, W, UCLA, W, Northern Iowa, (WNIT) L, at New Mexico, (NCAA) L, at Maryland, W, Xavier, (NCAA) L, Temple, (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, W, at Wyoming, W, Drake, (WNIT) L, Iowa, W, Marquette, (WNIT) L, Oregon State, W, Drake, (NCAA) L, Fla. International, (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, L, Texas Tech, Noting Coach Yori Winningest Coach in Nebraska history First coach in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to nine postseason bids ( , ) 12 all-time postseason tournament appearances Seven NCAA Tournament appearances Led Nebraska to Two NCAA Sweet Sixteens (2010, 2013) Led Huskers to school-record 32 wins (2010) Led Huskers to five 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013) Led Nebraska to average nearly 21 wins over past 11 seasons Coached Huskers to 10 first-team all-conference awards over past 10 seasons Led Huskers to Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards in 2004 and 2006 for being most committed NU team to all areas of life skills and community involvement Elise Nelson, a 5-9 junior guard, rounds out the Aggies probable starting five with 4.9 points and a team-leading 7.3 rebounds per game. Nelson also leads Utah State with 2.6 steals per game. The Aggies get help off the bench from the 6-2 Cristal Turner (4.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg), the 6-2 Stephanie Bairstow (3.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg) and the 6-1 Jasmine Porter (3.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg). Utah State has been efficient offensively, shooting 42.7 percent from the field, including an impressive 35.6 percent from three-point range. The Aggies are also shooting 74.8 percent from the line. Utah State owns a edge on the boards and a plus-4.4 team turnover margin. Nebraska vs. Utah State Series History Nebraska and Utah State will be meeting for the first time. However, Coach Jerry Finkbeiner will be making a return trip to Lincoln after leading his Oral Roberts team to the Devaney Center. The Huskers defeated ORU, 70-51, on Dec. 2, Finkbeiner spent 16 seasons at ORU, producing a record from to Finkbeiner s long-time assistant, Misti Cussen, brought Oral Roberts to Lincoln last season. The Golden Eagles suffered an loss at the hands of the Huskers on Dec. 20, 2012, before advancing to the NCAA Tournament. Cussen and the Golden Eagles will be back in Lincoln on Dec. 29 to close out NU s non-conference season. No. 15 Huskers Fall at No. 18 North Carolina No. 10 Nebraska shot to a 16-7 lead in the first five minutes, but No. 18 North Carolina used a 23-4 surge to take control and run to a win at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill. Jordan Hooper scored nine of her team-high 18 points in the first five minutes on a trio of three-pointers to shoot NU to the lead. The Huskers were still in front when Hooper was whistled for her second foul with 8:28 left in the half. Hooper went to the bench and the athletic Tar Heels seized control and pushed the lead to double digits before Hooper returned with just over two minutes left in the half. NU trailed by 10 at the half, but four straight points from Hooper cut the UNC margin to with more than 17 minutes left. The Huskers could get no closer. Rachel Theriot produced 12 points and five assists, while Tear a Laudermill added 11 points. Hailie Sample pitched in 10 points. Xylina McDaniel led UNC with a career-high-tying 25 points, including 17 on 7-of-7 shooting in the first half. Huskers Have History of Home-Opening Success Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers homecourt. Nebraska improved to 38-2 all-time in home openers, including 1-0 at Pinnacle Bank Arena, with its victory over UCLA on Nov. 8, The Huskers were 35-2 all-time in season openers at the Devaney Center. From through , Nebraska reeled off 24 straight home-opening wins before losing to South Dakota State on Nov. 19, NU s only other home-opening loss came to Kansas (88-56) on Nov. 21, Nebraska has been strong in its first six home games every season. In fact, NU is over the past 40 years in its first six home contests (.858 winning percentage), including 34-6 in the second game of the season. The Huskers stretched their Game No. 2 winning streak to 14 games with a win over Alabama on Nov. 11, Game No. 3 has traditionally provided the toughest test among the first six home contests for the Huskers, but NU has won seven straight in Game No. 3 after a run past Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Lincoln on Nov. 21, NU improved to 34-6 all-time in game No. 4 with an win over Southern on Nov. 24, The Big Red improved to 35-5 all-time in home Game No. 5 with a win over UMass-Lowell on Nov. 27, The Huskers had their 16-game winning streak in home game No. 6 snapped by Washington State, 76-72, on Nov. 30, Nebraska Celebrates Season One at New Arena Nebraska celebrates its first season in Pinnacle Bank Arena in The arena, located in the historic Haymarket in downtown Lincoln just steps away from the Nebraska campus, will serve as the new home for Husker men s and women s basketball teams. The $179 million project was completed in the summer of 2013 after being approved by voters in May of A ribbon cutting ceremony that included Governor Dave Heineman, Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler, UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman, Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst and Husker coaches Connie Yori and Tim Miles, tipped off the opening of the new arena in late August. The 470,400-square foot arena project has sparked a revitalization of the Haymarket District, including the addition of several new hotels and upscale housing options. It also has added the Railyard, an outdoor entertainment area adjacent to the arena. The Railyard includes The Cube a massive outdoor screen that will serve as a hub for other entertainment options. In Season One at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Husker women s basketball program has experienced more than a 50 percent increase in season ticket sales, surpassing the 3,200 mark. The number shattered NU s previous season ticket record. The women s program was also selected as one of four NCAA Regional hosts for the 2014 NCAA

5 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Tournament. The Huskers will play host to the NCAA Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds at Pinnacle Bank Arena, March Nebraska has advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in two of the past four seasons, but Lincoln has not played host to an NCAA Tournament game in men s or women s basketball since On the men s side, the Huskers have sold out for the season, guaranteeing a school-record average of more than 15,000 per game in their first year at the arena. Hooper Named Candidate for Senior CLASS Award Nebraska s Jordan Hooper has been selected as one of 30 candidates nationally for the Senior CLASS Award for women s basketball. The Senior CLASS Award announced its list of candidates on Wednesday, Oct. 30. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must display notable achievements in community, classroom, character and competition. The acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the 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. Hooper, a 6-2 senior forward from Alliance, Neb., is a two-time honorable-mention All-American and a two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection. She has also been a nominee for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. In the community, she has volunteered her time at Belmont Elementary School, Saint Elizabeth s Regional Medical Center and participated on Nebraska s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. On the court, Hooper has led the Huskers to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the 2013 NCAA Sweet 16. She has started 106 consecutive games and serves as a team captain. She could challenge Nebraska career records for points, rebounds and three-pointers made. Hooper is one of only two women s basketball student-athletes in the Big Ten Conference to earn a spot on the elite list of 30 Senior CLASS Award candidates, joining Penn State s Maggie Lucas. The list of 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 by a national media committee for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award in November. The 10 finalists will be placed on the official ballot for a nationwide vote. Fan balloting will be coupled with votes from coaches and media to determine the recipient of the award. Hooper Named to Wade, Wooden, Naismith Lists Again Two-time All-American Jordan Hooper has been named a preseason national player-of-the-year candidate for the Wade and Naismith trophies and the Wooden Award again in Hooper, a 6-2 senior forward from Alliance, Neb., is a two-time WBCA and Associated Press honorablemention All-American and a two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection. She is poised to become just the third player in Nebraska history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds in her career, joining 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings and 2010 first-team WBCA All-American Kelsey Griffin. Hooper, who has scored 1,846 points and pulled down 894 rebounds in starting the first 106 games of her Husker career, is also in position to shatter the school s three-point record. She enters the Washington State game with 235 made three-pointers, just 32 shy of the school record held by three-time first-team All-Big 12 guard Kiera Hardy ( ). Hooper has averaged nearly 72 three-pointers per season at Nebraska, including 81 a year ago when she helped shoot the Huskers to the 2013 NCAA Sweet 16. Over the summer, Hooper helped the USA Basketball Women s World University Games Team to a gold medal in Kazan, Russia. In the championship, Hooper earned a start and scored nine points while grabbing nine rebounds while going head-to-head against several members of Russia s 2012 Olympic Team. Hooper was one of three players from the Big Ten to earn mention on the preseason lists for both the Wade Trophy and Wooden Award, joining Penn State s Maggie Lucas and Minnesota s Rachel Banham. Husker Front Line to Make 76th Straight Start Together Nebraska s starting forwards of Jordan Hooper (106), Emily Cady (75) and Hailie Sample (75) have joined each other in the Huskers starting five for 75 consecutive games. The inside trio has been joined in the Husker starting lineup for each of the last 36 games by Rachel Theriot. Brandi Jeffery started the first three games of with the quartet, after starting the first six games of with Hooper, Cady and Sample before being replaced in the starting five by Theriot. Tear a Laudermill has stepped in the lineup for Jeffery the past five games. Consistent starting lineups are nothing new for the Huskers under Coach Connie Yori. In , fifth-year senior guard Kaitlyn Burke joined Moore, Hooper, Cady and Sample in NU s starting lineup for every game. Three times in Yori s first 11 seasons at Nebraska, the Huskers have used the same starting five for every game in a season, including all 33 games in The Huskers featured the same starting five for 32 games on their way to a season and the NCAA Tournament. Yori s Huskers also used the same starting five for 30 games on their way to an season and a WNIT bid. A full year with the same starting five is rare in women s college basketball. In fact, Nebraska was the only Big Ten team to feature the same starting five throughout , and was one of only three teams in the 2012 NCAA Tournament to start the same five every game. Kansas State and BYU were the others. Over the past nine seasons, Nebraska has used only 22 different starting lineups in 267 games. Big Red Playing Big on Boards Nebraska produced a plus-9.4 rebounding margin over its first eight games of , outrebounding the opposition by an average of Jordan Hooper has led the barrage on the boards by averaging 10.4 rebounds, including a 14-rebound effort against Washington State, 13 rebounds against Alabama, 12 boards at Utah, 11 rebounds against UCLA and 10 against UMass-Lowell. Emily Cady (9.4 rpg) has added Nebraska Quick Facts Institution... University of Nebraska Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population ,501 Enrollment... 24,445 Founded Nickname...Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors... Scarlet and Cream Home Arena... Pinnacle Bank Arena Capacity... 15,000 Conference...Big Ten Director of Athletics...Shawn Eichorst Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Big Ten Record Overall Record Home Record Big Ten Record Head Coach... Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year... Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska... 12th season ( ) Career Record (24th seasons) NCAA Div. I Record (22nd seasons) Home Record Big Ten Conference Record Big Ten Home Record Associate Head Coach...Sunny Smallwood Assistant Coaches:...Shimmy Gray-Miller, Dayna Finch Director of Operations...Jan Bethea Administrative Assistant... Austin Thoms Graduate Assistant Manager... Dominique Kelley Strength Coach...Rusty Ruffcorn Athletic Trainer... Julie Tuttle 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...4/ Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/2 Returning All-American (1)......Jordan Hooper (AP, WBCA honorable mention) Returning All-Big Ten Players (3)......Jordan Hooper, First Team... Emily Cady, Media HM...Rachel Theriot, All-Freshman Returning Starters (4) Jordan Hooper, Jr., F, 17.9 ppg, 8.8 rpg...emily Cady, So., F, 9.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg...rachel Theriot, Fr., G, 6.2, 2.8 rpg... Hailie Sample, So., F, 4.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg Starter Lost (1).....Lindsey Moore, Sr., G, 15.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.7 apg Other Returning Letterwinners (4)......Tear a Laudermill, So., G, 5.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg... Brandi Jeffery, So., G, 3.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg... Katie Simon, So., F, 2.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg... Sadie Murren, Fr., G, 1.7 ppg, 1.0 rpg Other Letterwinner Lost (1) Meghin Williams, Sr., F, 2.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg Newcomers (3) Allie Havers, 6-5, HS, F...Esther Ramacieri, 5-8, HS, G...Hannah Tvrdy, 5-9, HS, G

6 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Nebraska Individual Career Highs Scoring Player (Game, Date) Points Jordan Hooper (Florida State, 12/8/12) 36 Rachel Theriot (at Utah, 11/15/13) 28 Emily Cady (vs. Ohio State, 2/26/12; at Ohio State, 1/19/12) 24 Hailie Sample (at Creighton, 12/5/12) 20 Allie Havers (vs. UCLA, 11/8/13) 14 Tear a Laudermill (Three Times, vs. Minnesota, 2/3/13) 14 Brandi Jeffery (at Florida State, 11/27/11; vs. MVSU, 11/15/11) 12 Sadie Murren (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13) 12 Katie Simon (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 11 Hannah Tvrdy (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13) 6 Esther Ramacieri 0 Rebounding Jordan Hooper (vs. Wisconsin, 2/19/12) 18 Emily Cady (vs. Ohio State, 2/14/13) 16 Hailie Sample (at Texas A&M, 3/25/13; vs. Northwestern, 2/16/12) 11 Allie Havers (at Utah, 11/15/13) 7 Rachel Theriot (Four Times, at Utah, 11/15/13) 7 Brandi Jeffery (vs. Ohio State, 2/26/12) 6 Tear a Laudermill (vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13; Grambling St., 12/29/12) 6 Katie Simon (vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13) 6 Sadie Murren (Three Times, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13) 3 Hannah Tvrdy (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13) 3 Esther Ramacieri 0 Assists Rachel Theriot (vs. UCLA, 11/8/13) 9 Emily Cady (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 7 Hailie Sample (at Purdue, 2/11/13) 6 Jordan Hooper (vs. Alabama, 11/11/13; (vs. NC A&T, 11/9/12) 4 Brandi Jeffery (vs. UCLA, 11/8/13) 4 Tear a Laudermill (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 4 Hannah Tvrdy (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13) 3 Sadie Murren (vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13; Sam Houston St., 11/20/12) 2 Katie Simon (at Florida A&M, 11/25/11) 2 Allie Havers (Four Times, vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13) 1 Esther Ramacieri 0 Steals Brandi Jeffery (vs. Vermont, 12/18/11) 6 Emily Cady (vs. Indiana, 1/5/12) 5 Jordan Hooper (at Minnesota, 2/13/12; at N. Arizona, 12/10/11) 4 Tear a Laudermill (vs. Wisconsin, 1/2/13; vs. Temple, 11/11/12) 4 Rachel Theriot (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13) 4 Katie Simon (at Northern Arizona, 12/10/11) 3 Hailie Sample (Four Times, vs. Idaho State, 12/1/12) 2 Sadie Murren (vs. Wash. St., 11/30/13; vs. ORU, 12/20/12) 1 Hannah Tvrdy (vs. Southern, 11/24/13; vs. UCLA, 11/8/13) 1 Allie Havers (vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13) 1 Esther Ramacieri 0 Blocked Shots Emily Cady (at Wisconsin, 2/28/13) 4 Jordan Hooper (Five Times, at South Florida, 12/16/12) 3 Tear a Laudermill (vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13) 2 Hailie Sample (vs. Iowa, 3/2/12; at Purdue, 2/2/12) 2 Katie Simon (vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/11) 2 Rachel Theriot (vs. Purdue, 1/5/13) 2 Allie Havers (vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13; UAPB, 11/21/13) 1 Brandi Jeffery (Four Times, vs. Purdue, 3/4/12) 1 Sadie Murren 0 Esther Ramacieri 0 Hannah Tvrdy 0 Minutes Played Jordan Hooper (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 51 Emily Cady (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 49 Hailie Sample (vs. Purdue, 3/4/12; at Purdue, 2/12/12) 40 Rachel Theriot (vs. Washington St., 11/30/13; at Utah, 11/15/13) 40 Tear a Laudermill (vs. Washington State, 11/30/13) 33 Brandi Jeffery (vs. Texas-Pan American, 12/4/11) 27 Sadie Murren (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13) 25 Allie Havers (vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13) 24 Hannah Tvrdy (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13) 24 Katie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 3/1/12) 19 Esther Ramacieri (vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13) 5 Three-Pointers Made Jordan Hooper (vs. Missouri, 2/2/11) 7 Tear a Laudermill (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/12/11) 4 Sadie Murren (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13) 4 Emily Cady (vs. Wisconsin, 1/2/13; vs. Minnesota, 1/22/12) 3 Rachel Theriot (at Minnesota, 1/20/13) 3 Brandi Jeffery (Eight Times, vs. Iowa, 3/9/13) 2 Hannah Tvrdy (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13) 2 Hailie Sample (Three Times, vs. Oral Roberts, 12/20/12) 1 Katie Simon (Three Times, vs. UTPA, 12/4/11) 1 Allie Havers 0 Esther Ramacieri 0 a trio of double-digit rebound games of her own with 14 boards against Southern, 13 against Washington State and 11 rebounds against Alabama. Nebraska s returning front line of Hooper, Cady and Hailie Sample have combined to average 25.6 rebounds per game, while sophomore point guard Rachel Theriot has added 3.5 boards per contest. The combined total of the four Husker starters (29.1 rpg) is just five rebounds short of the output of the NU opponents (34.1 rpg). Free Throws Pay Off Big For Big Red Nebraska has outscored its first eight opponents by an average of (+10.9 ppg) at the free throw line. The Huskers have attempted 185 free throws, more than doubling the 91 attempts by their opponents. The Huskers are shooting 76.8 percent at the line as a team. Rachel Theriot ranks second in the Big Ten with her.955 (21-22) accuracy at the stripe, while Emily Cady (.826, 38-46), Jordan Hooper (.825, 33-40), Allie Havers (.778, 14-18), Tear a Laudermill (.750, 9-12) and Brandi Jeffery (.750, 3-4) are all making 75 percent or better of their free throws. Nebraska s primary front line players of Hooper (33), Cady (38), Hailie Sample (15) and Havers (14) have outscored NU s opponents, at the Wreaking Havoc on Opposing Defenses Rachel Theriot has produced a great start to her first season as Nebraska s starting point guard. The 6-0 sophomore is averaging 12.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Last season, All-American Lindsey Moore averaged 15.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.2 steals per game. Theriot erupted for a career-high 28 points, while matching her career best with seven rebounds in NU s win at Utah on Nov. 15. She added four assists while going a career-best 8-for-8 at the free throw line. She scored 19 points and had five rebounds in the second half alone, while going 6-for-6 at the line in the game s final 35 seconds to seal the victory. Theriot pumped in 17 points and dished out five assists in a win over Alabama, after distributing a career-high nine assists in the season-opening victory over UCLA. She had 13 points and eight assists in a win over Southern Nov. 24, before adding 10 points, six rebounds and six assists against Washington State, Nov. 30. She notched her fifth double-figure scoring effort of the season with 12 points and five assists in a loss at No. 18 North Carolina on Dec. 4. As a starter at shooting guard as a freshman, the Middleburg Heights, Ohio, native averaged 6.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game and earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors. Huskers Sign Top Recruiting Class in School History A five-player signing class and a talented walk-on who received other NCAA Division I scholarship offers have given Nebraska the best recruiting class in school history - coming in at No. 9 in ESPN s class rankings on Nov. 21. Each of Nebraska s scholarship recruits ranked among the top 25 nationally by ESPN at their position. Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year Jasmine Cincore, Kansas Class 4A Player of the Year Kaylee Page, California prep stars Natalie Romeo and Darrien Washington, and Washington High School standout Chandler Smith will join Coach Connie Yori s Huskers. Emily Wood, a walk-on from Salina, Kan., completed the six-player NU freshman class for Smith, a 6-0 guard from Washington, signed her letter of intent Monday, Nov. 18, after being ranked as the No. 62 player in the nation by ESPN. Her addition propelled the Huskers up seven spots in ESPN s class rankings for Page and Romeo headline the Husker class. The 6-2 Page was ranked No. 42 nationally by ESPN, while Romeo was No. 55. Romeo, a 5-7 point guard from the Bay Area, has been ranked as high as the No. 27 player overall nationally by Full Court Press. Romeo s club teammate, the 6-2 Washington, was ranked as the No. 16 post player in the nation by ESPN, while Cincore was ranked as ESPN s No. 24 point guard in the 2014 class, despite being projected as a combo guard for the Huskers. We are excited about the potential of this recruiting class, and we hope all six players have outstanding senior seasons in high school this year, Yori said. We have built quite a bit of momentum in recruiting the past few years and this class is part of it. Nebraska s previous top recruiting class, which came with current Husker juniors Emily Cady, Hailie Sample, Tear a Laudermill and Brandi Jeffery, was ranked No. 24 nationally in November of Nebraska s six newcomers will be expected to replace the loss of Jordan Hooper, a two-time All-American who is the only senior on the Huskers 11-player roster in Page, a 6-2 senior at Wamego High School in Kansas, was ranked as the No. 13 wing/shooting guard nationally by ESPN. She averaged 20.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 blocked shots, 3.0 assists and 1.8 steals per game as a junior. A gifted shooter, Page knocked down 57 three-pointers for the Red Raiders in She helped Wamego to the Kansas Class 4A state championship while playing for her father, Jim Page, who was the Kansas Coach of the Year. Romeo, ESPN s No. 12 point guard nationally as a four-year starter at Carondelet High School in California, averaged 21.4 points, 6.7 assists and 6.3 steals per game as a junior to help the Cougars to the North Coast Section Division II title for the third consecutive season. Along the way, she earned East Bay Athletic League MVP and Nor Cal Prep Player-of-the-Year honors in , helping Carondelet to a top 20 national ranking as a team. Romeo has been a starter for one of the premier club programs in the

7 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com nation, the Cal Stars Elite, since she was an eighth grader. As a member of the Cal Stars program, Romeo has earned all-tournament or MVP honors at 16 national tournaments. Smith s signing brought even more talent to the Husker 2014 class. Smith plays point guard for her high school and club teams, but was ranked as the No. 18 wing in the country by ESPN. The 6-0 guard from Brewster High School in Washington, averaged 21.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 4.2 steals as a junior to lead the Bears to a Class 1A state championship. She had 26 points and 10 rebounds in the 2013 state title game, after producing 35 points and 12 boards in the 2012 Class 2B championship game. Cincore brings more athleticism and strength to the perimeter for the Huskers. The 5-8 guard will add a gritty defensive presence along with an expanding offensive game to the NU backcourt. As a junior at Briarcrest Christian in , Cincore averaged 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals per game while leading her team to the state semifinals. Washington adds size and potential to the Nebraska inside game. The 6-2 Washington plays at Skyline High School in the Bay Area and on the Cal Stars Elite. She is relatively new to basketball, but brings excellent athleticism to the court. Wood, a 5-5 guard from Salina Central High School, turned down scholarship offers from Harvard and Dartmouth and Western Illinois to walk-on at Nebraska. She is a two-time Kansas Class 5A all-state selection and averaged 11.2 points and 2.3 assists per game as a junior. She has hit 132 career three-pointers as a three-year starter at Salina Central. Huskers Preseason Pick to Win Big Ten Nebraska was voted the preseason pick to win the Big Ten regular-season title by both conference coaches and media in The picks were announced as part of Big Ten Media Day in Chicago, Oct. 31. The Big Ten coaches and select media panel chose the Huskers to finish on top of the final conference standings, while defending champion Penn State was picked No. 2. Michigan State was No. 3 in a selection process where voters only chose their top three teams. The Big Ten does not do a full preseason ranking of all 12 teams in women s basketball. Husker senior Jordan Hooper was a unanimous choice of Big Ten coaches to the preseason All-Big Ten team. The 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., also earned a spot on the five-player media team. Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year Maggie Lucas from Penn State was a unanimous choice to both all-conference teams, while Minnesota s Rachel Banham added a unanimous selection from the league media. Huskers Claim Highest Preseason Rank in School History Nebraska opened its campaign with its highest preseason ranking in school history, as the Huskers started the year No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches Top 25, announced Tuesday, Oct. 29. Nebraska s preseason ranking by the coaches surpassed its No. 19 ranking by USA Today before the start of the season. The Huskers finished at No. 18 in the coaches poll after advancing to their second NCAA Sweet 16 in the past four years. Nebraska went 25-9 overall and 12-4 in the Big Ten. Huskers to Honor All-American Griffin with Jersey Retirement The Nebraska women s basketball program is adding another name and number to its wall of honor inside the new Pinnacle Bank Arena - and this one is a legend. Kelsey Griffin, one of the most accomplished Huskers both on and off the court in program history, will be honored by Nebraska with the retirement of her No. 23 jersey on Wednesday, Jan. 29, when the Huskers take on Michigan. She will join 1993 Wade Trophy Winner and CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Famer Karen Jennings (No. 51) and 1988 Big Eight Player-of-the-Year Maurtice Ivy (No. 30) among Nebraska s retired jersey honorees. Griffin, a first-team All-American on the court and a national player-of-the-year finalist in 2010, became the face of Nebraska women s basketball for five seasons ( ). The lightly recruited 6-2 forward from Eagle River, Alaska, powered Nebraska s rise to national prominence by earning three first-team All-Big 12 Conference awards. Griffin also led Nebraska to a trio of NCAA Tournament appearances in 2007, 2008 and Her final season as a Husker, she etched a permanent place in Husker history as part of a six-player senior class that led Nebraska to an unbeaten regular season (29-0), 30 consecutive victories, a Big 12 Conference regular-season title and Nebraska s first-ever trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. She captured Big 12 Player-ofthe-Year honors while leading NU to a 32-2 final record that included a 16-0 Big 12 mark. She ranks No. 3 on Nebraska s all-time scoring list with 2,033 points, while ranking No. 2 in the Husker record book with 1,019 career rebounds. She joins 1993 Wade Trophy winner and fellow first-team All- American Karen Jennings as the only players in Nebraska history with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Griffin also set Nebraska s career record with 40 double-doubles in her four years on the court in Lincoln. Her 127 career starts rank No. 2 in school history. As a senior, Griffin averaged 20.1 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, including 20 double-doubles. She also earned a spot on the Big 12 All-Defensive Team by notching 60 steals, 26 blocked shots and took a remarkable 29 charges on the year. Griffin was NU s first-ever winner of the Senior CLASS Award, recognizing her achievements in the community and the classroom, while honoring her character and success in competition. She was honored as Nebraska s Female Student-Athlete of the Year in , before earning the No. 3 overall pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft. Griffin earned a spot on the WNBA All-Rookie Team with the Connecticut Sun in She completed her fourth professional season with the Sun in 2013, starting all 34 games and averaging career bests of 2013 Final Big Ten Standings Team (NCAA RPI) Overall (Big Ten) 1. Penn State (6) 26-6 (13-3) 2. Nebraska (16) 25-9 (12-4) 3. Purdue (14) 25-9 (10-6) 4. Michigan State (23) 25-9 (10-6) 5. Michigan (35) (9-7) 6. Illinois (80) (9-7) 7. Iowa (44) (8-8) 8. Minnesota (84) (7-9) 9. Ohio State (64) (7-9) 10. Northwestern (104) (5-11) 11. Wisconsin (124) (3-13) 12. Indiana (191) (2-14) 2013 Big Ten All-Conference Teams Coach of the Year Connie Yori, Nebraska First Team Player, School, Year Jordan Hooper, Nebraska, Jr. Tayler Hill, Ohio State, Sr. Alex Bentley, Penn State, Sr. Maggie Lucas, Penn State, Jr. Rachel Banham, Minnesota, So. Second Team Player, School, Year Lindsey Moore, Nebraska, Sr. Karisma Penn, Illinois, Sr. Adrienne GodBold, Illinois, Sr. Morgan Johnson, Iowa, Sr. Kate Thompson, Michigan, Sr. Third Team Player, School, Year Jenny Ryan, Michigan, Sr. Klarissa Bell, Michigan State, Jr. Kendall Hackney, Northwestern, Sr. Nikki Greene, Penn State, Sr. Courtney Moses, Purdue, Jr. Drey Mingo, Purdue, Sr. Morgan Paige, Wisconsin, Jr. All-Freshman Team Player, School, Year Rachel Theriot, Nebraska, Fr. Maggie Lyon, Northwestern, Fr. Shayne Mullaney, Minnesota, Fr. Ameryst Alston, Ohio State, Fr. Taylor Manuel, Purdue, Fr. Position Forward Guard Guard Guard Guard Position Guard Forward Guard Center Guard Position Guard Guard Forward Center Guard Forward Guard Position Guard Forward Guard Guard Forward/Center 2013 Big Ten Players of the Week Feb. 12 Feb. 5 Dec. 24 Jordan Hooper, Nebraska Jordan Hooper, Nebraska Jordan Hooper, Nebraska 2013 Big Ten Freshmen of the Week Feb. 5 Jan. 22 Dec. 31 Rachel Theriot, Nebraska Rachel Theriot, Nebraska Rachel Theriot, Nebraska 2013 Academic All-Big Ten Jordan Hooper Katie Simon Psychology Business Administration

8 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com USA Today Coaches Top 25 Third Regular-Season Poll (Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013) 1-Connecticut (9-0) (32) (1) 2-Duke (8-0) (2) 3-Tennessee (7-0) (4) 4-Stanford (7-1) (5) 5-Notre Dame (6-0) (6) 6-Kentucky (8-0) (7) 7-Louisville (7-1) (3) 8-Maryland (7-1) (8) 9-Baylor (6-0) (9) 10-South Carolina (8-0) (13) 11-Penn State (5-1) (14) 12-Iowa State (6-0) (15) 13-Nebraska (6-1) (10) 14-LSU (6-1) (17) 15-Oklahoma (5-2) (16) 16-North Carolina (6-2) (12) 17-Colorado (6-0) (19) 18-Georgia (8-0) (21) 19-Oklahoma State (7-0) (23) 20-Texas A&M (4-2) (21) 21-California (5-2) (20) 22-Purdue (5-1) (22) 23-Syracuse (8-0) (NR) 24-Gonzaga (5-1) (24) 25-Michigan State (5-2) (18) Note: Nebraska opponents in bold. NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 28-Iowa (24) Associated Press Top 25 Fourth Regular-Season Poll (Monday, Dec. 2, 2013) 1-Connecticut (9-0) (36) Duke (8-0) Tennessee (7-0) Notre Dame (6-0) Kentucky (8-0) Stanford (7-1) Louisville (7-1) Maryland (7-1) Baylor (6-0) Penn State (5-1) Colorado (6-0) South Carolina (7-0) LSU (6-1) Oklahoma State (7-0) Nebraska (6-1) Purdue (5-1) Oklahoma (5-2) North Carolina (6-2) Georgia (8-0) Iowa State (6-0) California (5-2) Syracuse (8-0) Texas A&M (4-2) Gonzaga (4-1) Iowa (8-1) NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 26-Michigan State (88); 35-Northwestern (5) Husker Rankings Week-by-Week Week AP USA Today Nov Nov Nov Nov Dec points and 5.0 rebounds per game. In her four-year WNBA career, she has played in 133 games with 61 starts for Connecticut. Griffin also has played professionally in Hungary, Israel and most recently for the Bendigo Spirit in Australia s WNBL. In , Griffin led the Spirit to the WNBL title and was named the MVP of the championship series. She has returned to Australia for the campaign, where she plays alongside former Husker teammate and 2012 Olympian Chelsea Aubry. NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Session Tickets Selling Strong The University of Nebraska was awarded one of four regional host sites for the 2014 NCAA Women s Basketball Tournament, announced by the NCAA on Wednesday, Oct. 9. The Huskers will host the fourteam regional at Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, March 29 and 31. All-session tickets went on sale to the general public on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 8 a.m., and sales have been strong, reaching 3,357 two weeks (as of Dec. 4) into the public sale. All-session reserved seats are $40, while all-session general admission seating is available for just $25 over three games. The GA seats include lower level seats behind each basket (sections 101 and 112), along with 200 and 300 Level seats. Student tickets are available for just $15 ($5 per game if purchased in advance, all-session). It s an exciting time to be a part of the Nebraska women s basketball program, and the NCAA Regional announcement just keeps that building, Coach Connie Yori said. We ve got a long way to go as a team before we can even think about the possibility of getting back to the Sweet 16 this year, but it is certainly a great opportunity for men s and women s basketball fans to have a chance to watch college basketball being played at a really high level at the end of March in Lincoln. The last time the University of Nebraska served as a host for the an NCAA men s or women s basketball tournament came on March 17, 1993, when the Husker women defeated San Diego, 81-58, in the first round at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. It is the only game the Nebraska women s basketball team has ever played on its home court in the NCAA Tournament. The other three NCAA Regional sites are Louisville, Ky., Notre Dame, Ind., and Stanford, Calif. The 16 NCAA first- and second-round locations are Baylor, Duke, Iowa, Iowa State, Kentucky, LSU, Maryland, North Carolina, Penn State, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Toledo, UConn, UCLA and Washington. The NCAA Women s Final Four will be held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., April 6-8. Moore Helps Minnesota Lynx to WNBA Title as Rookie Lindsey Moore celebrated a WNBA title to cap her first season with the Minnesota Lynx in Atlanta on Oct. 10. The former Husker point guard who was a first-round pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft, jumped for joy on the court at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga., with her Lynx teammates as time expired. Moore spent the last three seconds of the game on the court after Minnesota battled its way to an win to complete a three-game WNBA Finals sweep of the Atlanta Dream. The Lynx cruised to a pair of 25-point wins in the first two games of the series in Minneapolis, crushing the Dream in the opener before adding an win in Game 2. Minnesota capped a perfect 7-0 playoff record in Lindsey Moore played in six of Minnesota s seven playoff games in support of the league s most dominant and balanced starting five. As a rookie, Moore appeared in 23 regular-season games, averaging 1.0 point and 1.0 assist playing behind U.S. Olympian and WNBA All-Star Lindsay Whalen. Hooper Powers Team USA to Gold at World University Games Nebraska s Jordan Hooper scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds while making her first international start, powering the USA Basketball Women s World University Games Team to a victory in the gold medal game on July 15. Hooper, a 6-2 senior forward from Alliance, Neb., erupted in her first USA start, pouring in five points, including the game s first three-pointer, to go along with three early rebounds to fuel the U.S. team s 13-3 lead to open the game. She also played a major role defensively in helping the United States to its third straight World University Games gold medal. Hooper scored seven first-quarter points to help the USA take a lead at the end of the quarter. She played the entire first period and finished with 31 minutes in the game. In the tournament, Hooper finished with 6.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game, giving her per 40-minute averages of 16.6 points and 14.9 boards. Hooper started the second quarter on the bench, and while she was out, the Russian team quickly trimmed the USA margin to with 7:46 left in the first half. Hooper immediately returned to the court and helped shut out the Russians for the next three minutes to ignite a 7-0 USA run. Hooper s offensive rebound and assist to Crystal Bradford (Central Michigan) in the corner for a three-pointer, gave the USA a lead with 2:43 left in the half. It was the first of backto-back threes by Bradford in a 45-second stretch to send the U.S. squad to halftime with a lead. With Hooper keying the defense, the USA allowed six points in the final seven-plus minutes of the half. Nebraska s two-time All-American played every minute of the third quarter. She again keyed a U.S. defense that helped the team build a lead at the end of three quarters. Hooper s final bucket came with 7:30 left in the game, giving the USA a lead.

9 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Looking Back at Nebraska s 2013 Sweet 16 Season No. 24/18 Nebraska women s basketball team capped one of the best seasons in school history by making its second NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in the past four years in Although the sixth-seeded Huskers fell to the second-seeded Duke Blue Devils, 53-45, in the Norfolk (Va.) Regional semifinal game, Nebraska celebrated the second-most victories in school history. NU finished the season with a 25-9 overall record that included a 12-4 Big Ten regular-season mark. Nebraska s Big Ten runner-up finish also marked the second-most conference wins in school history. All nine of Nebraska s regular-season losses came at the hands of 2013 postseason teams, including seven setbacks to teams that advanced to at least the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Along with advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16, the Huskers closed the 2013 campaign at No. 24 in the final Associated Press Poll (regular season) and No. 18 in the final USA Today/Coaches Top (post-ncaa Tournament). It marked the third time in the past four years the Huskers have finished in the top 25 in both polls. NU climbed seven spots in the final USA Today poll, the second-largest jump from the end of the regular season, trailing only NCAA runner-up Louisville s leap from No. 17 to No. 3. Senior point guard Lindsey Moore joined junior forward Jordan Hooper as the first teammates in school history to be named to the AP All-America team in the same season. Moore, a Big Ten All-Tournament selection and second-team All-Big Ten choice for the second straight year, earned the first All-America accolades of her career by claiming honorable mention from the AP. Moore was also a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award, presented to the nation s top point guard, for the second straight year. Hooper, a two-time first-team All-Big Ten choice, captured honorable-mention All-America accolades from both the AP and the WBCA for the second straight season. Moore and Hooper were both preseason candidates for the Wade, Naismith and Wooden national player-of-the-year awards, becoming the first teammates in history to earn mention on those distinguished lists as well Nebraska Team Season Highlights 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 (second appearance in last four years) 25 wins (second-highest victory total in school history) overall record 12 Big Ten wins (second-most conference wins in school history) Big Ten record Big Ten regular-season runner-up finish / Big Ten Tournament semifinalist No. 16 in final NCAA RPI. Nebraska played the No. 12 Strength of Schedule in the nation. No. 18 in final USA Today/Coaches Top 25; No. 24 in final AP Poll (regular season) No. 16 nationally in average home attendance (5,243) 10 victories over 2013 NCAA Tournament teams (10-8) Nebraska s win at No. 9 Texas A&M on March 25 marked the Huskers first true road NCAA Tournament victory in history and the highest seed (No. 3) NU has ever defeated in the tournament. 10-game winning streak (Jan. 20-Feb. 28), second-longest winning streak in school history Nebraska closed season with seven-game winning streak in true road games (active streak) Big Ten No. 2 RPI Conference in the nation Big Ten 6-0 in first-round NCAA Tournament games Coach Connie Yori was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year Nebraska was one of 25 teams in the 64-team NCAA Tournament field with a perfect 100 percent graduation rate. NU has had a 100 percent grad rate in each of NU s five tournament appearances under Coach Connie Yori. Yori Captured Big Ten Coach-of-the-Year Honors Nebraska s Connie Yori was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year in voting by conference coaches for Yori captured her second conference coach-of-the-year award in the last four seasons and her first in the Big Ten. In , Yori guided Nebraska to 10 straight conference wins, including a perfect February, as the Huskers finished with a 12-4 Big Ten mark as the regular-season runner-up. Yori s young squad overcame a plethora of injuries and a 2-3 Big Ten start to play for a share of the Big Ten title in the regular-season finale against No. 7 Penn State at the Devaney Center. Although Nebraska came up short against the Lady Lions, Yori s team finished the regular season with a 22-7 overall record that included a Big Ten-best 7-1 road mark in conference play. Yori captured Big 12 Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2010 on her way to WBCA, AP, USBWA, Naismith and Kay Yow National Coach-of-the-Year awards. She led the Huskers to the 2010 NCAA Sweet Sixteen after Yori s Conference Glory Coach of the Year Season Big Ten Conference Big 12 Conference Missouri Valley Conference capturing the Big 12 regular-season title with a perfect 16-0 record. The Huskers, which featured first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin and first-team All-Big 12 picks Cory Montgomery and Yvonne Turner, finished with a 32-2 overall record. Before becoming Nebraska s head coach in , Yori claimed Missouri Valley Conference Coachof-the-Year honors in her final season at Creighton in In Yori s first 11 seasons as NU s coach, her Huskers have earned a total of 32 all-conference awards (10 first team, 2 second team, 11 honorable mention, 5 freshmen, 4 defensive). Nebraska s Career Scoring Leaders Player (Years) Points 1. Karen Jennings ( ) 2, Maurtice Ivy ( ) 2, Kelsey Griffin ( ) 2, Amy Stephens ( ) 1, Kiera Hardy ( ) 1, Nicole Kubik ( ) 1, Anna DeForge ( ) 1, Jordan Hooper ( ) 1, Debra Powell ( ) 1, Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) 1,778 Husker Career 20-Point Games Jordan Hooper (38) Points vs. Washington State (11/30/13) 24 vs. UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) 25 vs. Southern (11/24/13) 23 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) 23 vs. #24 Florida State (12/8/12) 36 vs. Oral Roberts (12/20/12) 33 at Northern Arizona (12/10/11) 32 at #16 Penn State (12/30/11) 31 at Missouri (2/2/11) 31 vs. South Dakota State (12/21/11) 30 at Iowa (2/11/13) 29 vs. Idaho State (12/1/12) 29 at Ohio State (1/31/13) 28 vs. UCLA (11/8/13) 27 vs. Minnesota (2/3/13) 27 vs. Northern Arizona (11/16/12) 27 at #15 Purdue (2/2/12) 27 vs. #25 Michigan State (1/24/13) 25 vs. #21 Purdue (3/4/12) 25 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/15/11) 25 vs. Houston (12/18/10) 25 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (11/26/10) 25 vs. Iowa (3/8/13) 24 at South Florida (12/16/12) 24 vs. Minnesota (1/22/12) 23 vs. Iowa (1/26/12) 22 vs. Creighton (12/8/11) 22 vs. #23 USC (11/18/11) 22 vs. Miami (11/17/10) 22 vs. #9 Texas A&M (3/25/13) 21 vs. Chattanooga (3/23/13) 21 vs. #14 Ohio State (3/3/12) 21 vs. Indiana (1/5/12) 21 vs. Vermont (12/18/11) 21 at Florida A&M (11/25/11) 21 at Minnesota (2/13/12) 20 vs. Kansas State (2/19/11) 20 vs. Florida A&M (1/2/11) 20 Emily Cady (2) Points vs. #8 Ohio State (2/26/12) 24 at #10 Ohio State (1/19/12) 24 Hailie Sample (1) Points at Creighton (12/5/12) 20 Rachel Theriot (1) Points at Utah (11/15/13) 28 Nebraska Career Three-Point Leaders Player, Pos. (Season) 3FG 1. Kiera Hardy, G ( ) Jordan Hooper, F (2011-present) Yvonne Turner, G ( ) Lindsey Moore, G ( ) Anna DeForge, G ( ) Kate Galligan, G ( ) Nicole Kubik, G ( ) Amy Stephens, G ( ) Kaitlyn Burke, G ( ) Amanda Went, G ( ) 96 Nebraska s 30-Point Games (Career) (20 Individuals/68 Games) Player (Years) Games 1. Karen Jennings ( ) Amy Stephens ( ) 9 3. Maurtice Ivy ( ) 8 4. Jordan Hooper (2011-present) 6 Kelsey Griffin ( ) 5 Nicole Kubik ( ) 5 7. Kiera Hardy ( ) 4 Diane DelVigna ( ) 4 Debra Powell ( ) Lindsey Moore ( ) 2 Angie Miller ( ) 2

10 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Husker Career Double-Doubles Jordan Hooper [30 Career: (4); (9); ( (14); (3)] vs. Washington St. (11/30/13) 24 points - 14 rebounds vs. UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) 25 points - 10 rebounds at Utah (11/15/13) 13 points - 12 rebounds vs. UCLA (11/8/13) 27 points - 11 rebounds vs. Chattanooga (3/23/13) 21 points - 12 rebounds at Michigan (2/21/13) 14 points - 12 rebounds at Indiana (1/10/13) 11 points - 11 rebounds vs. #14 Purdue (1/5/13) 15 points - 14 rebounds at South Florida (12/16/12) 24 points - 14 rebounds vs. #24 Florida State (12/8/12) 36 points - 12 rebounds vs. Idaho State (12/1/12) 29 points - 10 rebounds vs. Sam Houston St. (11/20/12) 19 points - 10 rebounds vs. Temple (11/11/12) 12 points - 14 rebounds vs. #21 Purdue (3/4/12) 25 points - 10 rebounds vs. #14 Ohio State (3/3/12) 21 points - 10 rebounds vs. Iowa (3/2/12) 15 points - 10 rebounds vs. Wisconsin (2/19/12) 19 points - 18 rebounds at Illinois (1/29/12) 12 points - 16 rebounds vs. Iowa (1/26/12) 22 points - 15 rebounds at #10 Ohio State (1/19/12) 19 points - 14 rebounds vs. Indiana (1/5/12) 21 points - 11 rebounds at #16 Penn State (12/30/11) 31 points - 12 rebounds vs. South Dakota State (12/21/11) 30 points - 11 rebounds vs. Vermont (12/18/11) 21 points - 14 rebounds at Georgia Tech (11/30/11) 15 points - 10 rebounds #23 USC (11/18/11) 22 points - 13 rebounds Mississippi Valley State (11/15/11) 25 points - 10 rebounds vs. Louisville (12/20/10) 18 points - 10 rebounds vs. Houston (12/18/10) 25 points - 13 rebounds at Creighton (12/8/10) 14 points - 10 rebounds Emily Cady (11) vs. Washington St. (11/30/13) 13 points - 13 rebounds vs. Southern (11/24/13) 18 points - 14 rebounds vs. Alabama (11/11/13) 19 points - 11 rebounds vs. #7 Penn State (3/3/13) 15 points - 10 rebounds vs. Ohio State (2/14/13) 10 points - 16 rebounds at Minnesota (1/20/13) 12 points - 10 rebounds at Indiana (1/10/13) 11 points - 10 rebounds vs. Wisconsin (1/2/13) 13 points - 14 rebounds vs. Kansas (3/18/12) 10 points - 10 rebounds vs. Iowa (3/2/12) 15 points - 10 rebounds at #15 Purdue (2/2/12) 11 points - 12 rebounds Hailie Sample (1) at #9 Texas A&M (3/25/13) 10 points - 11 rebounds Nebraska Career Games Started Player (Years) Games Played 1. Lindsey Moore ( ) 132 Kelsey Griffin ( ) Janet Smith ( ) Meggan Yedsena ( ) 120 Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) Anna DeForge ( ) Amy Stephens ( ) Dominique Kelley ( ) Maurtice Ivy ( ) Jordan Hooper (2011-present) Karen Jennings ( ) 106 NU Career Minutes Played Player, Pos. (Season) Minutes 1. Lindsey Moore, G ( ) 4, Meggan Yedsena, G ( ) 3, Nicole Kubik, G ( ) 3, Amy Stephens, G ( ) 3, Anna DeForge, G ( ) 3, Jina Johansen, G ( ) 3, Kiera Hardy, G ( ) 3, Cathy Owen, G ( ) 3, Karen Jennings, F ( ) 3, Maurtice Ivy, F/G ( ) 3,327 - Jordan Hooper (2011-present) 3,176 Yori s Huskers Notched Another 20-Win Campaign Coach Connie Yori is in the midst of leading the Huskers to the most successful era in school history. The Huskers earned their second NCAA Sweet 16 selection in the past four years, while rolling to 25 wins - the second-highest victory total in school history. It was Nebraska s Yori s 20-Win Seasons Season Record fifth 20-win season in the past seven years. Prior to Yori leading her Huskers to 22 wins, Nebraska had only managed five 20-win seasons in the previous 26 years. NU has managed win seasons in 38 full seasons of women s basketball as a varsity sport. Over the past seven seasons, Nebraska has averaged 21.7 wins, including the three highest victory totals in school history - 32 wins in , 25 in and 24 wins in Over the past four years, NU has averaged 23.5 wins per year. Prior to Yori s arrival in , Nebraska s record for most wins in a season was 23 ( , , , ). Hooper Produces Another 600-Point, 300-Rebound Season Jordan Hooper became the first Husker in history to produce a pair of 600-point, 300-rebound seasons when she ended her junior campaign with 607 points and 300 rebounds. In , the 6-2 forward NU s 600/300 Seasons 600 Points, 300 Rebounds Player (Season) Pts-Rbs Karen Jennings, Jr. (91-92) Kelsey Griffin, Sr. (09-10) Jordan Hooper, So. (11-12) Jordan Hooper, Jr. (12-13) Nafeesah Brown, Sr. (93-94) from Alliance, Neb., amassed 624 points and 306 boards to become the first sophomore in NU history to every accomplish the feat. She is one of only four Huskers to ever produce those milestones in a season. Hooper, an honorable-mention All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten pick, set the Nebraska sophomore single-season scoring record with 624 points. She eclipsed the 609 points scored by Kiera Hardy in Hooper s 306 rebounds marked the third-highest total in school history by a sophomore, trailing only 372 by Janet Smith in 40 games in ) and 314 by Carol Garey in 36 games in Hooper s 9.3 rebounds per game matched Smith s sophomore record. Only one other sophomore in NU history - Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) scored 500 points and grabbed 250 boards. Hooper s sophomore production was on a similar level to the two most productive seasons in school history. Karen Jennings, the 1993 Wade Trophy winner and a first-team All-American, produced 810 points and 319 rebounds in 32 games as a junior in Kelsey Griffin, a finalist for every national playerof-the-year award in 2010 and a first-team All-American, produced 685 points and 354 rebounds in 34 games as a senior. Hooper Ready to Join Elite 1,800-Point, 900-Rebound Club Jordan Hooper is quickly closing in on a truly elite combination in Nebraska women s basketball. The 6-2 senior from Alliance, Neb., reached the 1,800 career point mark in a win over UMass-Lowell and needs 1, Club 1,800 Points, 900 Rebounds Husker (Years) Pts-Rbs Karen Jennings (90-93) Kelsey Griffin (06-10) Jordan Hooper (11-14) just six rebounds to become the third player in Husker history to reach the 1,800-point and 900-rebound levels. Only first-team All-Americans Karen Jennings ( ) and Kelsey Griffin ( ) have achieved both of those marks, and by the end of this season both will have their Husker jerseys retired. Hooper enters Sunday s game against Utah State with 1,846 points and 894 rebounds. Last season, she became the first junior in school history to reach the 1,600-point, 800-rebound milestones. Hooper is poised to become just the fourth player in Nebraska history to reach 900 career rebounds. Hooper Closing in on Husker Career Three-Point Record Senior Jordan Hooper owns 235 career three-pointers, just 32 shy of the Husker career record set by Kiera Hardy (267, ). Hooper became the first Husker junior to reach 200 career threes in Hardy ended her junior campaign in with 196. Hooper, who hit 67 three-pointers in each of her first two seasons as a Husker, knocked down 81 in , to match Hardy s total for the most by a junior in school history. Hooper ranks third in the Big Ten with 2.5 threes per game in Hooper Puts Up Double-Doubles at Record Rate Jordan Hooper ranks third all-time at Nebraska with 30 career double-doubles, following her 24-point, 14-rebound performance against Washington State. It was her second straight double-double, joining a Double-Double Dynamo Nebraska s Career Leaders Player (Years) Doubles 1. Kelsey Griffin (06-10) Karen Jennings (90-93) Jordan Hooper (11-14) point, 10-rebound effort against UMass-Lowell on Nov. 27. Hooper owns four double-doubles this season, including a 27-point, 11-rebound effort in a win over UCLA on Nov. 8, and a 13-point, 12-board performance in a win at Utah on Nov. 15. Hooper, who also posted an NCAA Tournament first-round double-double against Chattanooga, has notched double-doubles in five of her last 11 games.

11 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Hooper, who produced three double-doubles in Big Ten play in 2013, has produced some monstrous doubles in her career. Last season in a win at 2013 NCAA second-round participant South Florida, Hooper poured in 24 points and had 14 rebounds. The previous game against 2013 NCAA second-round participant Florida State, Hooper erupted for 36 points and 12 boards in a win on Dec. 8, She recorded her 20th career double-doubles with 29 points and 10 boards against Idaho State on Dec. 1, In the 2012 Big Ten Tournament, Hooper produced three double-doubles in four games, including 25 points and 10 boards against No. 21 Purdue and 21 points and 10 rebounds against No. 14 Ohio State. Earlier in the season, Hooper had 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in a win at Wisconsin on Feb. 19, She added 22 points and 15 rebounds against Iowa on Jan. 26, Hooper led the Big Ten and ranked among the top 25 players nationally with 14 double-doubles in Hooper, who produced double figures in 32 of Nebraska s 33 games, recorded 14 double-figure rebounding performances as a sophomore. Hooper s 14 double-doubles ranked as the third-highest single-season total in school history, trailing only first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin s 20 in , and Nafeesah Brown s 16 in Griffin and Brown were both seniors when they produced their impressive double-figure totals. As a sophomore, Hooper became just the fifth player in Nebraska history to post double-figure doubledoubles in a season, joining Griffin (10, , 20, ), Brown (16, ), Karen Jennings (13, , 13, ), Maurtice Ivy (10, ) and Carol Garey (10, ). Hooper recorded double-doubles in a personal-best four straight games from Dec. 18, 2011, to Jan. 5, Nebraska s History of Success at Home Nebraska has opened the Pinnacle Bank Arena era with a 5-1 home record in , including a win over UCLA (Nov. 8). NU added a victory over Alabama (Nov. 11), a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 21), an win over Southern (Nov. 24) and a victory over UMass-Lowell (Nov. 27). NU lost its first-ever game to Washington State (76-72) at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Nov. 30. The Huskers have improved to (.750) all-time at home. The Huskers have gone (.787) over the last 11 seasons at home, posting double-figure home victory totals in each of the last 10 seasons. NU went a perfect 16-0 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Nebraska played in the Devaney Center from through , posting a record, including (.624) mark in conference play. NU went 13-4 at home in Big Ten Network Provides Major Exposure for Huskers For the third consecutive season, Nebraska expects to have every regular-season and postseason game available in national television/video form for Husker fans to follow all the action. In , at least seven regular-season Nebraska women s basketball games will be televised live nationally by the Big Ten Network, including each of NU s first five Big Ten Conference contests. An eighth regular-season game (Illinois, Feb. 27) could be picked up by BTN, and Nebraska s early round games in the Big Ten Conference Tournament also will be televised by BTN. If the Huskers can advance to the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, that game will be televised by ESPN. It would give Nebraska three appearances on the ESPN family of networks in just over two weeks, following a Feb. 24 clash with Penn State and NU s regular-season finale at Purdue on March 2. Both those games will be televised live nationally by ESPN2. Nebraska s Big Ten/ACC Challenge game at North Carolina on Dec. 4 was streamed live world-wide by ESPN3. Nebraska s first nationally televised game of the season will come at Utah on Nov. 15, when the Huskers appear on the Pac-12 Network. NU also will make two appearances on Nebraska Educational Television (NET) in The first game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena appeared on NET when the Huskers battled the UCLA Bruins on Nov. 8. Nebraska will be back on NET again against Michigan on Jan. 29. Both of Nebraska s NET games will be streamed live to the Big Ten Digital Network (BTDN aka BTN.com All-Access). Throughout the season, BTDN will provide video streams to at least 16 games for BTN.com All-Access subscribers. Nebraska s inaugural exhibition game at Pinnacle Bank Arena against Pittsburg State on Oct. 29 was streamed live for free on Huskers.com. NU s Nov. 30 game with Washington State also is expected to be streamed live on Huskers.com. For the first time in school history in , all 33 games played by the Huskers were delivered by national television or live video streams to Husker fans. In , Nebraska enjoyed its highest level of national TV exposure in school history, while adding two outstanding alternative video streaming sources. NU s game with Duke was the 34th game of available world-wide to fans and the 16th nationally televised game. It was NU s fourth game on ESPN2. The Huskers had 10 nationally televised games on the Big Ten Network, one on CBS and one on the Pac-12 Network. The Big Ten Network distributed 10 other Nebraska women s basketball games through live video streams on BTN.com, including two that were televised live in the state of Nebraska by NET. HuskersNside, the live video area on Huskers.com, took care of the rest of NU s games in Husker Season In-Depth NU leads at the half 5-0 NU trails at the half 1-2 NU is tied at the half 0-0 NU attempts more FG than opponent 3-1 NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 3-1 NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-0 NU makes more FG than opponent 4-0 NU makes fewer FG than opponent 1-2 NU makes same number of FG as opponent 1-0 NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 5-0 NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 1-2 NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 2-0 NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 4-2 NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 4-0 NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 2-2 NU shoots more FT than opponent 6-2 NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 0-0 NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 0-0 NU makes more FT than opponent 6-2 NU makes fewer FT than opponent 0-0 NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-0 NU has more total rebounds than opponent 6-1 NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 0-1 NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0 NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 3-1 NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 3-1 NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 0-0 NU has more assists than opponent 5-0 NU has fewer assists than opponent 1-2 NU has same number of assists as opponent 0-0 NU has more turnovers than opponent 3-2 NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 2-0 NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 1-0 NU has more steals than opponent 2-0 NU has fewer steals than opponent 2-2 NU has same number of steals as opponent 2-0 NU has more blocked shots than opponent 3-0 NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 2-2 NU has same number of blocks as opponent 1-0 NU commits more fouls than opponent 0-0 NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 6-2 NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 0-0 Games are decided by 20 or more points 4-0 Games are decided by 10 or more points 2-1 Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 1-1 Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 0-1 Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 0-0 Playing on Monday 1-0 Playing on Tuesday 0-0 Playing on Wednesday 1-1 Playing on Thursday 1-0 Playing on Friday 2-0 Playing on Saturday 0-1 Playing on Sunday 1-0 Playing in November 6-1 Playing in December 0-1 Playing in January 0-0 Playing in February 0-0 Playing in March 0-0

12 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Nebraska All-Time NCAA Appearances 11 Appearances, 18 Games (7-11 Record) Season (Sd.) Opponent Site Result 1988 (5) at (4) USC Los Angeles L, (6) vs. (11) San Diego Lincoln W, (6) at (3) USC Los Angeles L, (9) vs. (8) Colo. St. Stanford, Calif. L, (9) vs. (8) New Mexico Norfolk, Va. W, (9) at (1) Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, (11) vs. (6) Kentucky Los Angeles L, (12) vs. (5) Boston College Charlottesville, Va. L, (9) vs. (8) Temple Raleigh, N.C. L, (8) vs. (9) Xavier College Park, Md. W, (8) at (1) Maryland College Park, Md. L, (1) vs. (16) UNI Minneapolis W, (1) vs. (8) UCLA Minneapolis W, (1) vs. (4) Kentucky Kansas City L, (6) vs. (11) Kansas Little Rock L, (6) vs. (11) Chattanooga College Station, Texas W, (6) at (3) Texas A&M College Station, Texas W, (6) vs. (2) Duke Norfolk, Va. L, Nebraska s Top 25 Wins Under Yori (28) Opponent Final Location #9 Texas A&M (March 25, 2013) College Station, Texas #25 Michigan State (Jan. 24, 2013) Devaney Center #24 Florida State (Dec. 8, 2012) Devaney Center #14 Ohio State (March 3, 2012) Indianapolis, Ind. #8 Ohio State (Feb. 26, 2012) Devaney Center #15 Purdue (Feb. 2, 2012) OT West Lafayette, Ind. #16 Penn State (Dec. 30, 2011) University Park, Pa. #23 USC (Nov. 18, 2011) Devaney Center #22 UCLA (March 23, 2010) Minneapolis #11 Oklahoma (Feb. 24, 2010) Norman, Okla. #13 Iowa State (Feb. 17, 2010) Devaney Center #12 Texas A&M (Feb. 6, 2010) Devaney Center #10 Oklahoma 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 Nebraska Season 3FG Made Season 3FG *all teams coached by Connie Yori Nebraska Season 3FG attempted Season 3FG *all teams coached by Connie Yori Huskers Put Up Top 10 3FG Numbers Again in Nebraska hit 214 three-pointers in 34 games to rank as the fourth-most threes in school history in The Huskers finished just 16 shy of the school-record 230 three-pointers they hit in It was the 10th consecutive year that Connie Yori s Nebraska teams produced a top-10 total in threepointers made. The Huskers 6.3 threes per game led the Big Ten and ranked 58th nationally. The Huskers hit seven or more threes in a game 17 times in 34 contests in , after hitting seven Husker Active 3FG Leaders Player (Class) 3FG Jordan Hooper (Sr.) 235 Emily Cady (Jr.) 45 Tear a Laudermill (Jr.) 42 Brandi Jeffery (Jr.) 32 Rachel Theriot (So.) 29 Sadie Murren (So.) 13 or more threes 17 times in 33 games in Nebraska hit double-digit threes five times in , including a season-high 12 in the Big Ten-opening win over Wisconsin on Jan. 2, and 11 threes against Oral Roberts and Northern Arizona. NU added 10 threes at Iowa Feb. 11 and at Michigan Feb. 21. The Huskers produced a record-setting three-point season, connecting on 230 threes on a record 759 attempts. Nebraska led the Big Ten with 7.0 made threes per game, matching the school-record the Huskers set in Nebraska s 230 threes surpassed the 225 the Huskers hit. NU s 759 attempts shattered the previous school recored of 661 also set in NU hit a season-best 14 three-pointers on 26 attempts against Mississippi Valley State, which marked the second-highest total in school history. It trailed only the 17 threes the Huskers hit against Vermont (17-33) to open the season. Prior to , the school-record for three-pointers made in a season was 173. Before Yori s arrival, no Husker team had hit more than 132 threes in a season, or attempted more than 437. Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com Carries NU World-Wide The Husker Sports Network enters its 20th season of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of Nebraska women s basketball in Women s basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator Jeff Griesch are in their 13th season together as the Huskers broadcast team. The Husker Sports Network and Nebraska women s basketball have teamed up for well over a decade to take every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com. In addition to carrying every women s basketball game free on Huskers.com, the Husker Sports Network flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and The Wolf 93.3 FM-KFFF (Omaha) provide strong FM signals for Husker women s basketball and volleyball. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations have joined the Husker Sports Network s women s basketball coverage across the state. Fastbreakers Offer Travel Opportunities to Follow Huskers The Fastbreakers Nebraska Women s Basketball Booster Club is offering a pair of opportunities to follow the Huskers on the road this season. The first trip being organized is for Nebraska s Feb. 1 showdown with Iowa in Iowa City. The second trip will join the Huskers at the 2014 Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis, March 6-9. For complete information on the travel opportunities, visit the Nebraska women s basketball home page on Huskers.com and click on Fastbreakers Travel in the right side menu options. Fans can also Gary Schuster at gary@totalteamtravel.com. Fastbreakers Prepare for More Fun with Pregame Parties The Fastbreakers Women s Basketball Booster Club has set the dates for four Pregame Parties in Lincoln for the season. With the new development in the Haymarket District, the Fastbreakers invite fans to take a tour of some of the new restaurants in the area at these fun new events. Each Pregame Party will begin two hours prior to the tip-off for select games, and wrap up 30 minutes before the game begins to allow fans to get to their seats in time for the game. Pregame Parties will feature great food and drink specials at each location, lots of door prizes, and a different Husker spirit item provided for each fan in attendance. There is no cost to attend (food and drink will be available for purchase), and no RSVP is required. At the season s end, fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite location, where next year s events will be held. The first Pregame Party was held on Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Courtyard Marriott Bistro, just two blocks from Pinnacle Bank Arena. The party began at 5 p.m., prior to the game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, which tipped off at 7 p.m. Future Pregame Parties will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8 (game vs. Utah State); Thursday, Jan. 16 (game vs. Minnesota) and Saturday, Feb. 8 (game vs. Michigan State). Locations will be announced on Huskers.com, Twitter, Facebook and at Husker Women s Basketball games. Questions can be directed to the Huskers Athletic Fund at (402) or BIG RED, or at athleticfund@huskers.com.

13 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Home Attendance to Push 40,000 This Weekend Through six home games, the Huskers have attracted 35,679 fans including five of the top 12 largest home non-conference crowds in school history. NU has drawn 5,000 or more fans for four of its first six home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Big Red drew only five home non-conference crowds of 5,000 or more in 37 seasons at the Devaney Center. Nebraska attracted almost 15,000 fans to Pinnacle Bank Arena in its season-opening weekend, including a non-conference school-record crowd of 9,750 for a season-opening win over UCLA on Nov. 8. The Huskers added a crowd of 4,924 for a Veterans Day win over Alabama on Nov. 11. The 14,674 fans over two games nearly matched the 15,221 fans who attended Nebraska s eight home non-conference games in Coach Connie Yori s first season in Growing interest in Nebraska women s basketball is not new. In fact, 11 of the 19 largest non-conference home crowds in school history have come over the last 19 home games for the Big Red. Game One Features Nebraska Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally Game One presented by Ameritas at Pinnacle Bank Arena featured more than just a top-25 showdown between the Nebraska and UCLA women s basketball teams on Nov. 8. The special day-long celebration of the regular-season openers for both the Nebraska men s and women s basketball teams at their new downtown arena tipped off with an energy-filled pep rally featuring an allstar cast of speakers and entertainers. The Nebraska Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally on the morning of Nov. 8 on the new homecourt of the Huskers reached more than 4,500 middle-school youth from nearly 50 schools across Nebraska. Students from Centennial to Crete, Norris to North Bend Central, Seward to Sandy Creek and Wahoo to Wilber-Clatonia joined students from several private schools in Lincoln for a morningof motivational messages and exciting basketball action. The sportsmanship pep rally, which was organized with assistance from the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame, included messages from nationally recognized speakers. Nebraska s men s basketball coach Tim Miles, baseball coach Darin Erstad, two-time NCAA and Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs, along with NCAA discus champion Chad Wright all delivered inspirational messages. Amanda Burau from Nebraska s national champion women s bowling team, Mattie Fowler from the Huskers Women s College World Series softball team and Shavon Shields from the men s basketball team added impressive messages, along with former women s basketball player Meghin Williams. Acrodunk, a nationally acclaimed high-flying dunk team, added a spectacular performance. The Huskers tip time was moved to noon to accommodate the students attendance at the pep rally and their return to their home schools. Nebraska s 20-Win Seasons Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) (.941) 16-0 (1.000) (.735) 12-4 (.750) (.727) 10-6 (.625) (.742) 10-4 (.714) (.697) 11-5 (.688) (.639) none (.575) none (.688) 10-6 (.625) (.759) 11-3 (.786) (.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) (.735) 12-4 (.750) (.727) 10-6 (.625) (.700) none (.697) 11-5 (.688) (.688) 10-6 (.625) (.679) 8-8 (.500) (.656) 9-5 (.643) *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori Nebraska s Top Home Win Totals Season Wins Nebraska owns 10 straight seasons with 10 or more home victories (longest streak in school history). Go Big Road NU s Seasons with 10 or More Road Wins (12-0 Away; 4-2 Neutral) (10-3 Away; 2-2 Neutral) (8-4 Away; 3-2 Neutral) NU Career Games Played Leaders Player (Years) Games Played 1. Janet Smith ( ) Kaitlyn Burke ( ) Lindsey Moore ( ) Cory Montgomery ( ) 130 Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) Danielle Page ( ) Kelsey Griffin ( ) Yvonne Turner ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) 125 Brooke Schwartz ( ) Kiera Hardy ( ) 123 Chelsea Aubry ( ) Jordan Hooper 106

14 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Overall Season Statistics Overall Record: 6-2 Home: 5-1 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 0-0 Rebounds Player G-GS Min-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot/Avg. PF-D A TO BK ST TP/Avg. 35-Jordan Hooper / / Emily Cady / / Rachel Theriot / / Tear a Laudermill / /7.5 3-Hailie Sample / / Allie Havers / / Sadie Murren / / Brandi Jeffery / / Katie Simon / / Hannah Tvrdy / / Esther Ramacieri / /0.0 Team /2.6 5 Total 8 1, / /73.8 Opponents 8 1, / /59.8 Score by Periods 1 2 OT OT Total Deadball Rebounds Nebraska Opponents Nebraska Women s Basketball Team: Back Row (from left): Associate Head Coach Sunny Smallwood, Director of Operations Jan Bethea, Hailie Sample, Jordan Hooper, Emily Cady, Allie Havers, Katie Simon, Rachel Theriot, Head Coach Connie Yori, Assistant Coach Dayna Finch, Assistant Coach Shimmy Gray- Miller. Front row (from left): Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator Austin Thoms, Athletic Trainer Julie Tuttle, Esther Ramacieri, Sadie Murren, Tear a Laudermill, Hannah Tvrdy, Brandi Jeffery, Graduate Assistant Manager Dominique Kelley, Strength Coach Rusty Ruffcorn.

15 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-by-Game Results Overall: 6-2 Big Ten: 0-0 Home: 5-1 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent W/L Score Home Away Neutral Total Big Ten Att. High Points High Rebounds High Assists 11/8 UCLA W ,750 (27) Hooper (11) Hooper (9) Theriot 11/11 Alabama W ,924 (19) Cady (13) Hooper (5) Theriot 11/15 at Utah W (28) Theriot (12) Hooper (4) Theriot 11/21 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W ,599 (23) Hooper (8) Cady (6) Theriot (8) Sample 11/24 Southern W ,454 (23) Hooper (14) Cady (8) Theriot 11/27 UMass-Lowell W ,019 (25) Hooper (10) Hooper (3) Hooper (3) Sample 11/30 Washington State W ,933 (24) Hooper (14) Hooper (6) Theriot 12/4 at #18 North Carolina L ,534 (18) Hooper (9) Hooper (5) Theriot AP Ranking at game time listed before team % denotes Big Ten/ACC Challenge Game * denotes Big Ten Conference game # denotes Big Ten Tournament game (Bankers Life Fieldhouse-Indianapolis, Ind.) Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 35,679 (5,947) Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 2,483 (1,242) Neutral Attendance (Avg.) -- 0,000 (0,000) Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 38,162 (4,770)

16 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-by-Game Linescores Game FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TP #17 Nebraska UCLA #15 Nebraska Alabama #15 Nebraska at Utah #11 Nebraska Arkansas-Pine Bluff #11 Nebraska Southern #10 Nebraska UMass-Lowell #10 Nebraska Washington State #15 Nebraska at #18 North Carolina

17 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Nebraska Team Highs & Lows Husker Team Season Highs Points vs. Southern, 11/24/13 First Half Points vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13 Second Half Points vs. Southern, 11/24/13 Field Goals Made vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/ vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13 Field Goals Att vs. Washington State, 11/30/ vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Field Goal Pct (26-48)...vs. Southern, 11/24/13 Three-Pt. FG Made vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13 Three-Pt. FG Att vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13 Three-Pt. FG Pct (11-27)...vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13 Free Throws Made vs. Southern, 11/24/13 Free Throws Att vs. Southern, 11/24/13 Free Throw Pct (12-12)...at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Rebounds vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Rebound Margin (44-23)...vs. UCLA, 11/8/13 Assists vs. UCLA, 11/8/13 Steals vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/ vs. Alabama, 11/11/13 Blocked Shots vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Turnovers at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Fouls vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/ vs. Southern, 11/24/ vs. UCLA, 11/8/13 Opponent Team Season Lows Points UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 First Half Points UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Second Half Points Alabama, 11/11/13 Field Goals Made UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Field Goals Att UCLA, 11/8/13 Field Goal Pct (17-70)...UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Three-Pt. FG Made Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13 Three-Pt. FG Att Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13 Three-Pt. FG Pct (4-23)...Alabama, 11/11/13 Free Throws Made UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Free Throws Att UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Free Throw Pct (5-11)...at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Rebounds UCLA, 11/8/13 Rebound Margin (23-44)...UCLA, 11/8/13 Assists UMass-Lowell, 11/27/ Southern, 11/24/13 Steals Southern, 11/24/13 Blocked Shots Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13 Turnovers at Utah, 11/15/13 Fouls at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Husker Team Season Lows Points at North Carolina, 12/4/ vs. Alabama, 11/11/13 First Half Points vs. Alabama, 11/11/13 Second Half Points at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Field Goals Made vs. Alabama, 11/11/13 Field Goals Att vs. Southern, 11/24/13 Field Goal Pct (24-66)...vs. Washington State, 11/30/13 Three-Pt. FG Made vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/ vs. UCLA, 11/8/13 Three-Pt. FG Att vs. UCLA, 11/8/13 Three-Pt. FG Pct (3-20)...vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Free Throws Made vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 11/21/13 Free Throws Att at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Free Throw Pct (9-16)...vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13 Rebounds at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Rebound Margin (33-40)...at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Assists at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Steals at Utah, 11/15/13 Blocked Shots vs. UCLA, 11/8/13 Turnovers at Utah, 11/15/13 Fouls vs. Alabama, 11/11/13 Jordan Hooper led the Huskers with 27 points and 11 rebounds in a seasonopening win over UCLA in the first-ever game at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Nov. 8. Opponent Team Season Highs Points Washington State, 11/30/13 First Half Points Washington State, 11/30/13 Second Half Points Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13 Field Goals Made at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Field Goals Att UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Field Goal Pct (32-66)...at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Three-Pt. FG Made Washington State, 11/30/13 Three-Pt. FG Att UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Three-Pt. FG Pct (10-20)...Utah, 11/15/13 Free Throws Made Washington State, 11/30/13 Free Throws Att Washington State, 11/30/13 Free Throw Pct (12-16)...Washington State, 11/30/13 Rebounds UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Rebound Margin (40-33)...at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Assists Washington State, 11/30/13 Steals at North Carolina, 12/4/13 Blocked Shots at North Carolina, 12/4/ UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13 Turnovers Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 11/21/13 Fouls Southern, 11/24/13

18 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #1 #17 Nebraska 77 UCLA 49 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 8, 2013 UCLA Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Nyingifa* Livulo* Lemberger* Williams* Fields* Gardner Team Rebounds 1 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Sample* Cady* Hooper* Jeffery* Theriot* Laudermill Tvrdy Ramacieri Simon Murren Havers Team Rebounds 4 Totals st 2nd Final UCLA #17 Nebraska FG: UCLA 4-19 (Lemberger 2-6, Williams 1-4, Fields 1-7, Nyingifa 0-1, Gardner 0-1); Nebraska 3-14 (Hooper 2-5, Cady 1-1, Murren 0-1, Laudermill 0-2, Tvrdy 0-2, Jeffery 0-3). 3FG%: UCLA 21.1; Nebraska FG%: UCLA 34.0; Nebraska FT%: UCLA 52.9; Nebraska Steals: UCLA 6 (Nyingifa 3); Nebraska 7 (Jeffery 2). Blocked Shots: UCLA 3 (Livulo 2); Nebraska 0. Turnovers: UCLA 15; Nebraska 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Mattingly, Trammell, Price. Attendance: 9,750. Game Highlights: Jordan Hooper erupted for 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 17 Nebraska to a season-opening win over UCLA in the first-ever regular-season basketball game at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Playing in front of the largest non-conference crowd in Nebraska women s basketball history (9,750), the Huskers dominated the short-handed Bruins from start to finish. Hooper scored 19 first-half points to help the Huskers build a halftime lead. Hooper notched the 34th 20-point game of her career and her 27th career double-double. Emily Cady added 12 points and five boards, while freshman center Allie Havers scored all 14 of her points in 11 second-half minutes in her collegiate debut. Rachel Theriot added a career-high nine assists, as Nebraska notched 21 assists on 28 made baskets as a team. Brandi Jeffery added a strong effort in her seventh career start with nine points and a career-high four assists. Jeffery scored six straight points after back-to-back threes by Hooper to fuel a 14-0 run that turned a lead into a NU edge with 5:39 left in the first half. Nebraska improved to 38-2 all-time in home openers with its eighth consecutive season-opening win. Game #2 #15 Nebraska 62 Alabama 48 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 11, 2013 Alabama Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Hegstetter* Simmons* Davis* Myers* Middlebrook* Hunter Carter Williams Hutchen Jack Rivers Hamilton Team Rebounds 4 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Sample* Cady* Hooper* Jeffery* Theriot* Laudermill Tvrdy Ramacieri Simon Murren Havers Team Rebounds 2 Totals st 2nd Final Alabama #15 Nebraska FG: Alabama 4-23 (Davis 1-2, Rivers 1-2, Jack 1-3, Simmons 1-5, Middlebrook 0-3, Myers 0-8); Nebraska 4-20 (Laudermill 1-1, Cady 1-2, Hooper 1-6, Theriot 1-6, Tvrdy 0-2, Jeffery 0-3). 3FG%: Alabama 17.4; Nebraska FG%: Alabama 31.7; Nebraska FT%: Alabama 57.1; Nebraska Steals: Alabama 8 (Simmons 4); Nebraska 8 (Cady, Theriot 2). Blocked Shots: Alabama 1 (Hegstetter 1); Nebraska 4 (Cady, Hooper, Theriot, Laudermill 1). Turnovers: Alabama 15; Nebraska 19. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Napier, Billy Smith, Marsh. Attendance: 4,924. Game Highlights: Emily Cady notched her ninth career double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Rachel Theriot added 17 points and five assists to lead No. 15 Nebraska to a win over Alabama at Pinnacle Bank Arena. On a tough shooting night for both teams, Cady went 4-for-7 from the field and a perfect 10-for-10 at the free throw line to lead the Huskers. Theriot added the second-best scoring total of her career by going 7-of-14 from the floor, despite hitting just 1-of-6 three-pointers. As a team, Nebraska went just 4-for-20 from long range, including 1-of-6 shooting from Jordan Hooper, who finished with eight points. Hooper did produce a career-high 13 rebounds and matched her career best with four assists. NU outscored Alabama, 20-4, at the free throw line, and outrebounded the Tide, Game #3 #15 Nebraska 75 Utah 69 Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 15, 2013 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Sample* Cady* Hooper* Jeffery* Theriot* Laudermill Tvrdy Havers Team Rebounds 1 Totals Utah Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Potter* Plouffe* Wilson* Rodriguez* Dunbar* Nawahine Arquette Owens Reynolds Team Rebounds 0 Totals st 2nd Final #15 Nebraska Utah FG: Nebraska 7-18 (Hooper 3-10, Theriot 2-2, Laudermill 2-4, Tvrdy 0-2); Utah (Plouffe 3-3, Wilson 3-6, Rodriguez 2-3, Dunbar 1-3, Nawahine 1-3, Arquette 0-1, Owens 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 38.9; Utah FG%: Nebraska 39.1; Utah FT%: Nebraska 85.7; Utah Steals: Nebraska 1 (Cady 1); Utah 6 (Plouffe 3). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Cady 1); Utah 3 (Potter 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 11; Utah 9. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Pantoja, P. Davis, Cornell. Attendance: 949. Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot erupted for a careerhigh 28 points to power Nebraska back from a fivepoint halftime deficit to a road win at Utah. Theriot scored 19 points in the second half alone, matching her previous career game high, including a career-best 8-for-8 effort at the free throw line. She hit six free throws in the final 35 seconds to seal the win. Theriot also matched her career high with seven rebounds, while adding four assists. Jordan Hooper added her second double-double of the year with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Emily Cady just missed a double-double of her own with 13 points and nine rebounds. Tear a Laudermill added eight points off the bench, while Allie Havers pitched in seven points and seven rebounds to help the Huskers overcome foul trouble by both Hailie Sample and Cady. Sample scored all six of her points in the second half, while Havers had six points and six rebounds after halftime. The team effort allowed NU to overcome 27 points and 12 rebounds by Utah s Michelle Plouffe, and a career-high 16 points from Ute point guard Danielle Rodriguez. Utah went 8-for-11 from three-point range in the first half to take a lead to the locker room.

19 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #4 #11 Nebraska 78 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 55 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 21, 2013 UAPB Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP M. Campbell* Wormley* Thompson* Lasane* Wright* Carr Haggie Ham Walker Johnson Victorian E. Campbell Team Rebounds 4 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Sample* Cady* Hooper* Laudermill* Theriot* Tvrdy Ramacieri Jeffery Simon Murren Havers Team Rebounds 1 Totals st 2nd Final Arkansas-Pine Bluff #11 Nebraska FG: UAPB 2-6 (Wright 2-3, Walker 0-1, Lasane 0-2); Nebraska (Murren 4-4, Hooper 3-6, Tvrdy 2-5, Cady 1-3, Jeffery 0-1, Ramacieri 0-1, Havers 0-2, Laudermill 0-3). 3FG%: UAPB 33.3; Nebraska FG%: UAPB 42.9; Nebraska FT%: UAPB 62.5; Nebraska Steals: UAPB 9 (Ham 4); Nebraska 8 (Theriot 4). Blocked Shots: UAPB 0; Nebraska 4 (Cady, Havers, Hooper, Simon 1). Turnovers: UAPB 19; Nebraska 20. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Kantner, Laura Morris, Lukanich. Attendance: 4,599. Game Highlights: Jordan Hooper hit her first seven shots from the field, including three three-pointers, all in the first 10 minutes to shoot No. 11 Nebraska to a 38-7 lead on its way to a victory over Arkansas- Pine Bluff. Hooper scored the game s first 12 points in little more than three minutes to help the Huskers take a 14-0 lead. Nebraska s lead grew to 31 points with just over six minutes left in the first half, before Arkansas- Pine Bluff began to respond. Hooper finished with a game-high 23 points to go along with six rebounds. Sophomore Sadie Murren set a career high with 12 points by going 4-for-4 from three-point range. Emily Cady added 11 points and eight rebounds, while Hailie Sample pitched in eight points, eight rebounds, four assists and a steal. Hannah Tvrdy added back-to-back three-pointers early in the first half, as the Huskers hit a season-high 11 threes for the game. Game #5 #11 Nebraska 87 Southern 64 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 24, 2013 Southern Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Jefferson* King* Coleman* Sanders* Purnell* Fuller Litmon Brundidge Scott Nelson Parrish Washington Willix Team Rebounds 4 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Sample* Cady* Hooper* Laudermill* Theriot* Tvrdy Ramacieri Simon Murren Havers Team Rebounds 2 Totals st 2nd Final Southern #11 Nebraska FG: Southern 8-21 (Coleman 7-12, Washington 1-4, Sanders 0-2, Fuller 0-3); Nebraska 6-18 (Hooper 3-9, Murren 2-3, Theriot 1-3, Cady 0-1, Havers 0-1, Laudermill 0-1). 3FG%: Southern 38.1; Nebraska FG%: Southern 36.9; Nebraska FT%: Southern 66.7; Nebraska Steals: Southern 3 (Sanders, Nelson, Washington 1); Nebraska 7 (Hooper 2). Blocked Shots: Southern 2 (Fuller, Washington 1); Nebraska 2 (Cady, Sample 1). Turnovers: Southern 13; Nebraska 12. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Grintner, Cross, Brooks. Attendance: 5,454. Game Highlights: Jordan Hooper scored 23 points and Emily Cady added her second double-double of the season with 18 points and 14 rebounds to propel No. 11 Nebraska to an win over Southern at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Rachel Theriot added 13 points and eight assists, while Tear a Laudermill solidified the Husker starting backcourt with 12 points and four rebounds. Cady, Theriot and Laudermill went a combined 13-for- 19 from the field, while hitting 16-of-19 free throws. The Huskers dominated, forcing 31 fouls on the Jaguars and shooting 44 free throws. NU outscored SU, 29-8, at the line. The Huskers also hit a seasonhigh 54.2 percent (26-48) of their their shots from the field, including 6-of-18 three-pointers. NU s hot shooting allowed the Huskers to overcome a 30-point performance by Southern guard Kendra Coleman, who hit 7-of-12 three-pointers on the afternoon. Game #6 #10 Nebraska 77 UMass-Lowell 42 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 27, 2013 UML Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Fiola* Stewart* Mitchell* Samuels* McCarron* Snyder Griffin Gonsalves Lomanno Hamilton Frase Dunphy Parra Doucette Hayner Team Rebounds 1 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Sample* Cady* Hooper* Laudermill* Theriot* Tvrdy Ramacieri Jeffery Simon Murren Havers Team Rebounds 5 Totals st 2nd Final UMass-Lowell #10 Nebraska FG: UMass-Lowell 5-28 (Hayner 2-5, Frase 2-7, McCarron 1-2, Gonsalves 0-1, Dunphy 0-1, Doucette 0-1, Samuels 0-3, Stewart 0-4, Lomanno 0-4); Nebraska 3-20 (Hooper 2-6, Laudermill 1-3, Cady 0-1, Ramacieri 0-1, Jeffery 0-1, Simon 0-1, Murren 0-2, Theriot 0-2, Tvrdy 0-3). 3FG%: UMass-Lowell 17.9; Nebraska FG%: UMass-Lowell 24.3; Nebraska FT%: UMass-Lowell 50.0; Nebraska Steals: UMass-Lowell 6 (Stewart 2); Nebraska 6 (Cady 2). Blocked Shots: UMass-Lowell 4 (Stewart 2); Nebraska 5 (Laudermill 2). Turnovers: UMass-Lowell 17; Nebraska 14. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Forsberg, Bob Enterline,Bruce Morris. Attendance: 5,019. Game Highlights: Jordan Hooper scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 10 Nebraska to a win over UMass-Lowell. Hooper notched her third double-double of the season and 29th of her career to lead the Huskers. She also posted her third straight game with 20 or more points, crossing the 1,800-point mark for her career. Emily Cady added 14 points and seven boards in just 17 minutes of action, as Nebraska bolted to a 34-2 lead against the River Hawks. Tear a Laudermill added nine points while matching her career high with six rebounds despite battling illness. She also set a career high with two blocks.

20 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #7 Washington State 76 #10 Nebraska 72 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 30, 2013 Wash. St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Romberg* Dheensaw* Galdeira* Presley* Awa* Edmondson Kmetovska Thomas Cooks Potter Team Rebounds 2 Totals Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Sample* Cady* Hooper* Laudermill* Theriot* Tvrdy Jeffery Murren Havers Team Rebounds 3 Totals st 2nd Final Washington State #10 Nebraska FG: Washington State (Romberg 3-4, Edmondson 3-6, Galdeira 3-6, Awa 2-5, Thomas 1-2, Presley 0-2); Nebraska 4-18 (Hooper 2-8, Cady 1-1, Theriot 1-5, Tvrdy 0-1, Laudermill 0-3). 3FG%: Washington State 48.0; Nebraska FG%: Washington State 42.6; Nebraska FT%: Washington State 75.0; Nebraska Steals: Washington State 10 (Presley 5); Nebraska 5 (Hooper 2). Blocked Shots: Washington State 3 (Dheensaw 2); Nebraska 2 (Cady, Hooper 1). Turnovers: Washington State 15; Nebraska 16. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Beverly Roberts, Napier, Price. Attendance: 5,933. Game Highlights: No. 10 Nebraska fought back from a 19-point second-half deficit to pull within one at 66-65, but Washington State held on for a win to hand the Huskers their first-ever loss at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Jordan Hooper and Emily Cady both produced doubledoubles, as all five Husker starters produced double figures. However, they were unable to overcome the hot-shooting Cougars, who hit 12-of-25 three-pointers on the night, including 9-of-17 in the first half. WSU jumped to a first-half lead, before NU used a 16-0 run to take its only lead of the game at But the Cougars responded to take a halftime lead, then built the margin to with 12 minutes left. Cady then fueled another 16-0 run by scoring 10 points in the next four minutes. Tia Presley led four Cougars in double figures with 17 points, scoring six of WSU s final eight points to seal the win. The Cougars won the game from outside, outscoring Nebraska from beyond the arc. The Huskers outrebounded WSU and outscored the Cougars at the free throw line. Game #8 #18 North Carolina 75 #15 Nebraska 62 Chapel Hill, N.C., Dec. 4, 2013 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Sample* Cady* Hooper* Laudermill* Theriot* Jeffery Havers Murren Simon Tvrdy Team Rebounds 3 Totals UNC Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP McDaniel* Mavunga* Gray* Rountree* Washington* Coleman DeShields Bryant Johnson Butts Summers Team Rebounds 7 Totals st 2nd Final #15 Nebraska #18 North Carolina FG: Nebraska 6-21 (Hooper 4-10, Jeffery 1-3, Laudermill 1-4, Murren 0-1, Theriot 0-3); North Carolina 6-20 (Gray 2-4, Rountree 2-6, McDaniel 1-3, DeShields 1-3). 3FG%: Nebraska 28.6; North Carolina FG%: Nebraska 39.3; North Carolina FT%: Nebraska 100.0; North Carolina Steals: Nebraska 3 (Cady, Hooper, Theriot 1); North Carolina 13 (Gray 4). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Cady 2); North Carolina 4 (Mavunga 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 21; North Carolina 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Cunningham, Humphrey, Outlaw. Attendance: 1,534. Game Highlights: Nebraska shot to a 16-7 lead in the first five minutes, but No. 18 North Carolina used a 23-4 surge to take control and run to a win at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill. Jordan Hooper scored nine of her team-high 18 points in the first five minutes on a trio of three-pointers to shoot NU to the lead. The Huskers were still in front when Hooper was whistled for her second foul with 8:28 left in the half. But Hooper went to the bench and the athletic Tar Heels seized control, pushing the lead to double digits before Hooper returned with just over two minutes left in the half. NU trailed by 10 at the half, but four straight points from Hooper cut the UNC margin to with more than 17 minutes left. However, the Huskers could get no closer. Rachel Theriot produced 12 points and five assists, while Tear a Laudermill added 11 points. Hailie Sample pitched in 10 points. Xylina McDaniel led UNC with a career-high-tying 25 points, including 17 on 7-of-7 shooting in the first half.

21 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 l Senior l Forward Alliance, Nebraska (Alliance) Hooper s Honors Wade/Wooden/Naismith Watch Lists (2013, 2014) Senior CLASS Award Nominee (2014) WBCA Good Works Team Nominee (2014) USA Basketball World University Games Gold Medalist (2013) WBCA All-American (HM, 2012, 2013) Associated Press All-American (HM, 2012, 2013) First-Team All-Big Ten (1 of 5, 2012, 2013) Big Ten All-Tournament Team (1 of 5, 2012) Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) No. 8 on Nebraska Career Scoring List (1,846) No. 4 on Nebraska Career Rebounding List (894) No. 2 on NU Career 3FG List (235) No. 3 at NU with 30 Career Double-Doubles 38 Career 20-Point Games (5, ) Six Career 30-Point Games (2, ) Six-Time Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 12; Dec. 26, 2011; Jan. 2, 2012, Dec. 24, 2012, Feb. 5, Feb. 12, 2013) Nebraska Junior 3FG Record (81, ) Nebraska Sophomore Scoring Record (624, ) Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2011) Two-Time Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year (2008, 2010) Five Facts About Jordan 1. Jordan can juggle. 2. Jordan loves hot dogs. 3. She eats peanut butter and jelly before every game. 4. Jordan grew up on a ranch near Alliance, Neb., and participated in 4-H for three years. 5. Jordan and her younger brother, Kyle, saved their own money to pay for a 25-by-50 foot concrete slab so they could practice basketball at their ranch. The court, complete with a three-point line, covered up their grandma Dorothy s garden. Senior ( ) Jordan Hooper will contend for first-team All-America and national player-of-the-year honors as a senior for the Huskers. The two-time honorable-mention All-American is a preseason nominee for the Wade, Naismith and Wooden awards for the second straight year. She is also a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, the WBCA Good Works Team, and CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. The 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., will chase Nebraska s career scoring, rebounding and three-point records in Hooper owns five 20-point scoring efforts and four double-doubles in Hooper opened the season with 27 points and 11 rebounds in a win over UCLA Nov. 8. She had back-to-back double-doubles, including 24 points and 14 rebounds against Washington State Nov. 30. It followed 25 points and 10 boards in just 23 minutes in a win over UMass-Lowell on Nov. 27. She added a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds in a win at Utah Nov. 15. Hooper had four straight 20-point games, including 23 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Southern, before settling for 18 points and nine rebounds at No. 18 North Carolina Dec. 4. She has scored in double figures seven times and grabbed double-digit rebounds five times, including 13 boards against Alabama on Nov. 11, when she also dished out a career-high four assists. Hooper ranks second in the Big Ten in scoring (20.1 ppg) and rebounding (10.4 rpg) and third in three-pointers made per game (2.5). Nebraska Career Hooper earned honorable-mention All-America accolades from the AP and WBCA for the second straight season in The two-time first-team All-Big Ten pick averaged 17.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals, including 16.0 points and 10.3 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament. She produced double-figures 16 times in 18 games against NCAA Tournament teams, including a career-high 36 points and a season-best six threes against No. 25 Florida State (Dec. 8). The next game, Hooper had 24 points, a season-best 14 rebounds and a career-high three blocks in a win at South Florida (Dec. 16). Both teams went on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. During a five-game stretch from Jan. 24 through Feb. 11, Hooper averaged 25.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and claimed back-to-back Big Ten Player-of-the- Week honors (Feb. 5, Feb. 12). Hooper notched point scoring efforts in She also had nine double-doubles. Hooper powered Nebraska to th NCAA Sweet 16 with 21 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Chattanooga, and 21 points and eight boards in a win at No. 9 Texas A&M (March 25). Hooper s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 36 Florida State (12/8/12) Rebounds 18 Wisconsin (2/19/12) Assists 4 Alabama (11/11/13) North Carolina A&T (11/9/12) Steals 4 Minnesota (2/13/12) Northern Arizona (12/10/11) Blocks 3 Five Times, most recently South Florida (12/16/12) FGA 27 Washington State (11/30/13) FGM 13 Oral Roberts (12/20/12) FTA 12 Purdue (3/4/12) FTM 12 Purdue (3/4/12) 3-PT FGA 13 Iowa State (3/8/11) 3-PT FGM 7 Missouri (2/2/11) Hooper had 33 points and nine rebounds in a win over Oral Roberts Dec. 20. She had 29 points and 10 boards against Idaho State Dec. 1. She had 27 points against Minnesota Feb. 3, after producing 28 points at Ohio State Jan. 31. That followed a 25-point effort in a win over No. 25 Michigan State Jan. 24. She had 27 points vs. Northern Arizona Nov. 16. Hooper had 15 points and 14 boards against No. 14 Purdue Jan. 5. As a sophomore in , Hooper finished No. 4 in the Big Ten in scoring with 18.9 points per game while leading the conference with 9.3 rebounds per game. She also led the Big Ten with 14 double-doubles. In , Hooper became the seventh Husker freshman in history to start every game. She captured Big 12 All-Freshman honors after averaging 14.6 points and 6.6 rebounds. She also shattered the school s freshman record with 67 three-pointers on the year. Her best individual effort came at Missouri when she tied the school record with seven threes Feb. 2, She scored 28 of her season-high 31 points in the second half - the most points in a half by any player in the Big 12 in She also pulled down eight rebounds in the game. Hooper produced double figures in 25 games, including six games with 20 or more points. She also had three double-doubles. She hit at least one three in 29 of 31 games. Hooper was a four-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week. Personal The daughter of Brian and Jodene Hooper, Jordan was born Feb. 20, 1992, in Alliance, Neb. Her brother, Kyle, is a freshman football player at Chadron State. A psychology major, Jordan earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012 and Hooper s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UCLA / Alabama / at Utah / Arkansas-Pine Bluff / Southern / UMass-Lowell / Washington State / at #18 North Carolina / Totals Hooper's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg , Career , , ,

22 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 23 Emily Cady 6-2 l Junior l Forward Seward, Nebraska (Seward) Cady s Honors Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Media, 2012, 2013) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2012) Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 24, 2012) Nebraska Defensive MVP (2013) NU s Kathy Branchaud Most Improved Rebounder Award (2013) 11 Career Double-Doubles (3 in ) 75 Consecutive Starts No. 3 in Big Ten FG Pct. (.615) No. 3 in Big Ten Rebounding (9.4 rpg) No. 3 in Big Ten in Defensive Rebounds (7.3 pg) No. 21 in Big Ten Scoring (13.3 ppg) Second Freshman in NU History with 300 Points, 200 Rebounds, 50 Assists ( ) No. 3 on Nebraska Freshman Rebound List (216, ) One of Nine Freshmen in NU History to Start Every Game (33, ) Nebraska Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2010, 2011) No. 49 Prospect in the Nation (Blue Star, 2010) No. 84 Prospect in the Nation (ESPN, 2010) Five Facts About Emily 1. Emily s favorite movie is a tie between The Notebook and A Walk to Remember. 2. She can t cook, but she s really good at making cereal. 3. Emily eats ProMax nutrition bars like candy. 4. Her favorite animal is a panda. 5. Emily loves roller-coasters. Junior ( ) Emily Cady (pronounced KAY-dee) has her junior season off to a strong start. The third-year starter from Nebraska high school power Seward is averaging 13.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steal per game. She is shooting 61.5 percent from the field, 44.4 percent from three-point range and 82.6 percent at the free throw line. Cady is tied for No. 12 in the Big Ten in scoring and No. 3 in rebounding. She produced her third double-double of the season and 11th of her career with 13 points and 13 rebounds against Washington State on Nov. 30. She notched her first double-double of the year with a season-high 19 points to go along with 11 rebounds in a win over Alabama Nov. 11. Cady added her second double-double with 18 points and a season-high 14 boards in a win over Southern Nov. 24. Cady just missed a double-double with 13 points, nine rebounds and a season-high three assists at Utah Nov. 15. She had 14 points and seven boards in just 17 minutes in a win over UMass-Lowell Nov. 27. She opened the season with 12 points and five rebounds in just 19 minutes in a win over UCLA Nov. 8, before producing 11 points and eight boards against Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov. 21. Nebraska Career Cady earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades from the conference media for the second straight year in For the season, she averaged 9.1 points and 7.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.1 steals and a 0.9 blocks per game. Cady nearly averaged a double-double in league play with 9.6 points and 9.3 boards, including five double-doubles. She opened 2013 NCAA Tournament play with 10 points, nine rebounds, two assists and a block in NU s first-round NCAA Tournament win over Chattanooga. She added eight points, four boards and two assists in a second-round win at No. 9 Texas A&M March 25, before managing four points, six rebounds, two assists, three blocks and two steals in a loss to No. 5 Duke. Cady produced 14 double-figure scoring efforts and nine double-digit rebound games in She notched her fifth double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the regular-season finale against No. 7 Penn State March 3. Cady had 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in a win over Ohio State Feb. 14. It was one of 16 career double-figure rebound games for Cady. She also had 12 points and 10 rebounds at Minnesota Jan. 20. Cady had 11 points and 10 rebounds at Indiana Jan. 10, after opening league action with 13 points and 14 boards against Wisconsin Jan. 2, while tying a career high with a three threes. She had eight points, 11 rebounds and a career-high four blocks in NU s win at Wisconsin Feb. 28. Cady had a 17-point, nine-rebound effort that included a trio of three-pointers at No. 8 Penn State. She had 10 points and six boards at Ohio State Jan. 31, before adding 10 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and Cady s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 24 Ohio State (2/26/12) Ohio State (1/19/12) Rebounds 16 Ohio State (2/14/13) Assists 7 Purdue (2/2/12) Steals 6 Ohio State (3/3/12) Blocks 4 Wisconsin (2/28/13) FGA 16 Ohio State (2/26/12) FGM 9 Ohio State (2/26/12) Ohio State (1/19/12) FTA 10 Alabama (11/11/13) Iowa (1/26/12) FTM 10 Alabama (11/11/13) 3-PT FGA 5 Northwestern (2/16/12) 3-PT FGM 3 Three Times, most recently Penn State (1/13/13) three steals in a win over Minnesota Feb. 3. She had a season-high 18 points to go along with six rebounds in a win over Sam Houston State Nov. 20. She added 17 points and seven boards against Grambling State Dec. 29. Cady had 15 points and three boards in a win over No. 24 Florida State Dec. 8, after notching 14 points and seven rebounds at USC Nov. 23. She had 13 points, seven boards and four steals against Northern Arizona Nov. 16. In , Cady earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors while joining fellow freshman forward Hailie Sample in starting all 33 games for the 24-9 Huskers. The duo became the first freshman teammates in school history to start every game together in the NU lineup. Cady showed outstanding improvement throughout the season and was at her best in Big Ten play. She averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 boards per game in league action. Overall, Cady ranked among the top six freshmen in the Big Ten in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and blocked shots. She also became just the second Husker in history to amass 300 points, 200 rebounds and 50 assists as a freshman. Her 28 blocked shots ranked No. 5 on the NU freshman list. Cady produced double-figure points 17 times. She scored a career-high 24 points in both regular-season meetings with No. 8 Ohio State. She also produced a trio of double-doubles. Cady hit one of the most dramatic shots in Husker history, burying an off-balance 30-footer as time expired in the second overtime of NU s OT win at No. 15 Purdue Feb. 2. Personal The daughter of Monty and Betty Cady, Emily was born Jan. 17, 1993 in Lincoln. She has an older sister, Jessie. Emily is majoring in business administration at Nebraska. Cady s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UCLA / Alabama / at Utah / Arkansas-Pine Bluff / Southern / UMass-Lowell / Washington State / at #18 North Carolina / Totals Cady s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career ,

23 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 l Junior l Guard Vacherie, Louisiana (St. James) Jeffery s Honors Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011) Parade High School All-American (2011) Gatorade Louisiana High School Player of the Year (2011) First-Team Louisiana Class 3A All-State (2010, 2011) First-Team Louisiana Class 2A All-State (2009) No. 45 Guard in the Nation (ESPNU/HoopGurlz, 2010) Five Facts About Brandi 1. Brandi loves Louisiana gumbo, especially her grandmother s. 2. Brandi is the first female from St. James High School to ever play NCAA Division I athletics. 3. Her parents and grandparents are her role models. 4. Brandi s favorite color is red. 5. Her favorite passage in the Bible is Psalm 23, verses 1-6. Junior ( ) Brandi Jeffery started Nebraska s first three games for the second straight season in The 5-7 shooting guard from Vacherie, La. (pronounced VESSer-ee) is averaging 2.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Huskers. She opened the season with nine points, four rebounds and a career-high four assists in NU s win over UCLA on Nov. 8. She saw time off the bench in Nebraska s win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 21, but missed NU s game with Southern Nov. 24 because of injury. She returned to the court for 14 minutes in the win over UMass-Lowell, grabbing four rebounds and dishing out an assist. Jeffery added five points, three rebounds and an assist at No. 18 North Carolina Dec. 4. Nebraska Career Jeffery experienced an up-and-down sophomore season, starting NU s first six games before facing adversity in mid-season. Jeffery averaged 3.5 points and 1.9 rebounds while playing in 30 games to help NU to its second NCAA Sweet 16. She scored five first-half points to spark NU s 19-2 run to take control in Nebraska s win at No. 9 Texas A&M to Norfolk Regional semfinals. She had arguably her best game of the season with 10 points, three rebounds and an assist in Nebraska s win at Iowa on Feb. 11. It was her third double-figure scoring performance of the year, and her first in Big Ten play. She owns six double-figure efforts in her career. She produced double figures in each of NU s first two games of (10 vs. North Carolina A&T, Nov. 9, 10 vs. Temple, Nov. 11), but scored more than five points just one more time (Purdue, 8) until her effort at Iowa Feb. 11. Jeffery missed two games (at Penn State, Michigan State) with a foot injury, while her playing time at Minnesota and against Illinois was also limited by the injury. She was bothered by a knee injury late in the year that will require offseason surgery. She also missed two games (Creighton, Florida State) following the death of her grandmother. Her playing time against Idaho State and South Florida was also limited because of her family commitments. Jeffery opened Big Ten play with two points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal in 12 minutes against Wisconsin Jan. 2. She sparked NU against No. 14 Jeffery s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 12 Florida State (11/27/11) Mississippi Valley St. (11/15/11) Rebounds 6 Ohio State (2/26/12) Assists 4 UCLA (11/8/13) Steals 6 Vermont (12/18/11) Blocks 1 Four Times, most recently Purdue (3/4/12) FGA 10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/12/11) FGM 5 Mississippi Valley St. (11/15/11) FTA 8 North Carolina A&T (11/9/12) FTM 6 North Carolina A&T (11/9/12) 3-PT FGA 5 Ohio State (1/19/12) 3-PT FGM 2 Eight Times, most recently Iowa (3/8/13) Purdue, scoring eight points, grabbing four steals and dishing out two assists in the first half. The 2011 Louisiana High School Player of the Year and Parade All-American, Jeffery earned immediate playing time as a true freshman in , Jeffery appeared in all 33 games for the 24-9 Huskers, averaging 3.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.0 assist in 15.3 minutes per game. She produced career highs of 12 points against Florida State and Mississippi Valley State in November. Against the Seminoles in Tallahassee, Jeffery hit the goahead three to give NU its first lead at 55-52, helping the Huskers erase a 13-point deficit on the way to a win. She added 10 points against Texas-Pan American on Dec. 4. She pitched in one of her best all-around games with eight points and career highs of six rebounds and three assists in a win over No. 8 Ohio State on Feb. 26, She also played a major role in the Huskers win over the Buckeyes in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Personal The daughter of John Jeffery Jr. and Keisler Jeffery, Brandi was born Nov. 17, 1992, in Houma, La. She has one sister, Randi, and a brother, Toi. Brandi is a child, youth and family studies major at Nebraska. She Jeffery s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UCLA / Alabama / at Utah / Arkansas-Pine Bluff / UMass-Lowell / Washington State / at #18 North Carolina / Totals Jeffery s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career ,

24 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 1 Tear a LAUDERMILL 5-9 l Junior l Guard Riverside, Calif. (Canyon Springs) Laudermill s Honors Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2010) First-Team 1A All-California Interscholastic Federation (2010, 2011) No. 26 Prospect in the Nation (Blue Star Basketball, 2010) No. 95 Prospect in the Nation (All-Star Girls Report, 2010) Five Facts About Tear a 1. Tear a has faith in God. 2. She loves her family. 3. Tear a has a pet snake. 4. She loves cereal. 5. Tear a is crazy over her iphone. Junior ( ) Tear a Laudermill (pronounced TAIR-uh) brings explosiveness on both ends of the court and can quickly change the complexion of a game. The 5-9 guard developed more consistency as a sophomore and played a major role in NU s run to the Sweet 16. Through eight games as a junior, Laudermill is averaging 7.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, and has filled NU s starting five the last five games. She produced 12 points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal while making her second straight start in NU s win over Southern on Nov. 24. She added 10 points against Washington State Nov. 30. She notched her third straight double-figure effort and seventh of her career with 11 points at No. 18 North Carolina Dec. 4. Laudermill added nine points while matching a career high with six rebounds in a win over UMass- Lowell Nov. 27. She also set a career high with two blocks and added two assists despite battling illness. Laudermill made her first career start in NU s win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 21. She pitched in eight points off the bench to help the Huskers overcome foul trouble in a win at Utah on Nov. 15, after scoring six points in a win over Alabama Nov. 11. Nebraska Career Laudermill averaged 5.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 steal as a sophomore in She scored in 31 of 33 games, with six or more points in eight of NU s last 10 games, including nine points, two rebounds and a steal in NU s first-round NCAA Tournament win over Chattanooga. She added seven points - all in the first half - in a loss to No. 5 Duke in the NCAA Sweet 16. She tied her career high for the second time in Big Ten play with 14 points in a win over Minnesota Feb. 3. She hit a season-high three threes against the Gophers while adding three rebounds, one assist and two steals. Laudermill tied her career high with 14 points at Indiana Jan. 10. She hit 6-of-9 shots, including 2-of-4 threes against the Hoosiers. She had nine points and four rebounds against No. 7 Penn State, March 3, and added nine points and two assists in a win over Ohio State Feb. 14. She had eight points and three steals in a win over Iowa March 8, and added eight points and two rebounds at No. 8 Penn State Jan. 13. Laudermill opened Big Ten play with four points and a career-high matching four steals in a win over Wisconsin Jan. 2. It was her second four-steal game of Laudermill s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 14 Three Times, most recent Minnesota (2/3/13) Rebounds 6 UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) Grambling State (12/29/12) Assists 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/12/11) Steals 4 Wisconsin (1/2/13) Temple (11/11/12) Blocks 2 UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) FGA 14 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/12/11) FGM 6 Indiana (1/10/13) FTA 9 Idaho State (12/1/12) FTM 6 Idaho State (12/1/12) 3-PT FGA 10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/12/11) 3-PT FGM 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/12/11) the season (Temple, Nov. 11). She added seven points, including five straight in overtime to tie the game at 66, in NU s OT loss to No. 14 Purdue Jan. 5. Laudermill hit the biggest shot of her career with the go-ahead three as the shot clock expired with less than two minutes left in NU s win at USC Nov. 23. She had eight points, three rebounds, two steals and an assist in a loss to No. 11 Maryland Nov. 28. Laudermill contributed immediately as a freshman in She averaged 4.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game, while appearing in 28 contests. She was a regular in the Huskers rotation in Big Ten play, competing in 15 games. She also gave Nebraska a longrange threat by hitting 17 three-pointers on the year. She posted a career-highs 14 points and four assists in her collegiate debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 12, She also connected on a career-best four three-pointers against UAPB. In Big Ten play, Laudermill had 10 points in 20 minutes off the bench to help the Huskers to a OT win at No. 15 Purdue on Feb. 2. Personal Tear a is the daughter of Theron and Pam Laudermill and was born Dec. 23, Tear a s father played college basketball at UC Riverside, while her brother, Theron II, finished his college career at Cal State San Bernardino in Tear a is majoring in criminology and criminal justice at Nebraska. Laudermill s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UCLA / Alabama / at Utah / Arkansas-Pine Bluff / Southern / UMass-Lowell / Washington State / at #18 North Carolina / Totals Laudermill s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career ,

25 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 l Junior l Forward Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus) Sample s Honors NU s Kathy Branchaud Most Improved Rebounder Award (2013) First Career Double-Double (10 points, 11 rebounds vs. Texas A&M, NCAA 2nd Round, March 25, 2013) 75 Consecutive Starts One of Nine Freshmen in Nebraska History to Start Every Game ( ) Three-Time First-Team Texas All-District 6-5A (2008, 2009, 2010) District 6-5A Defensive Player of the Year (2009, 2010, 2011) No. 41 Wing Player in the Nation (ESPNU/HoopGurlz, 2010) adidas Top 10 Camp All-Star (2010) Five Facts About Hailie 1. Hailie likes to cook. 2. She loves to wear cowboy boots and listen to country music. 3. Hailie is very family-oriented. 4. She drives a Ford F-150 King Ranch pickup. 5. Hailie s favorite sport to watch on TV is professional soccer. Junior ( ) Hailie Sample has her third season as a starter off to a solid start, averaging 6.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. One of Nebraska s best all-around defenders, Sample added to her offensive game in the offseason, while getting healthy from injuries that slowed her development as a sophomore. She produced her best game of the young season with 11 points, six rebounds and four assists against Washington State on Nov. 30. She added her second straight doublefigure scoring effort with 10 points and four rebounds in a loss at No. 18 North Carolina on Dec. 4. Sample added eight points, eight rebounds and four assists in just 23 minutes in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 21. Nebraska Career Sample added more production for the Huskers as a sophomore while providing solid defense. She averaged 4.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in , while starting every game for the second straight year. She produced arguably the best game of her career with 10 points and 11 rebounds in Nebraska s second-round NCAA Tournament win at No. 9 Texas A&M March 25. Her 11 boards tied a career high on her way to her first career double-double. She scored eight points in the final five minutes to seal the win, while notching just her third double-figure scoring effort of the season. She had four points, four boards and two assists in NU s first-round win over Chattanooga March 23, before adding six boards and an assist in the NCAA Norfolk Regional semifinal loss to No. 5 Duke March 31. Sample averaged 7.0 points and 4.5 rebounds at the Big Ten Tournament. She hit the game-winning shot with 43 seconds left in NU s win at Wisconsin on Feb. 28. She finished with six points. She also hit a pair of clutch free throws with less than 30 seconds left in NU s win at Iowa Feb. 11. She finished with four points, four rebounds and a career-high six assists at Iowa. Sample had a career-high 20 points against Creighton Dec. 5. It was her first career 20-point game, doubling her previous career high, which she matched with 10 points in NU s season-opening win over North Carolina A&T Nov. 9. Sample had nine points, six rebounds and three assists in a loss to No. 11 Maryland Nov. 28. She added nine points, six rebounds, two assists and a block in NU s win at Minnesota Jan. 20. She had eight points and seven rebounds in a win over Temple Nov. 11. She went a career-best 6-for-6 at the free Sample s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 20 Creighton (12/5/12) Rebounds 11 Texas A&M (3/25/13) Northwestern (2/16/12) Assists 6 Iowa (2/11/13) Steals 2 Four Times, most recently Idaho State (12/1/12) Blocks 2 Iowa (3/2/12) Purdue (2/2/12) FGA 14 Creighton (12/5/12) FGM 9 Creighton (12/5/12) FTA 8 Southern (11/24/13) FTM 6 USC (11/23/12) 3-PT FGA 3 Florida State (11/27/11) 3-PT FGM 1 Maryland (11/28/12) Iowa (3/2/12) throw line to finish with six points in a win at USC Nov. 23. She added five points, including her second three of the year against ORU Dec. 20. Sample had six points, eight rebounds and two assists in a win at South Florida Dec. 16. Sample battled leg and back injuries in the spring and summer of 2012 that limited her preseason practice. As a freshman in , Sample started every game and managed 3.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. In the Big Ten Tournament, Sample averaged 7.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in four games to help the Huskers advance to the title game. She opened the Big Ten Tournament with a thencareer-high 10 points in a win over Northwestern. She added 10 more the next game in a win over Iowa, while also matching her career high with four assists against the Hawkeyes. Sample added eight points and six rebounds in the Big Ten semifinal win over No. 14 Ohio State. Sample recorded a career-high 11 rebounds against Northwestern on Feb. 16. While she surged down the stretch, she suffered a stress reaction in her leg late in the season that limited her at the NCAA Tournament. Personal The daughter of Jim and Mindy Sample, Hailie was born Feb. 15, 1993, in Odessa, Texas. She has one older sister, Heather Feist, and one older brother. Hailie is majoring in biological sciences at Nebraska. Sample chose Nebraska over North Carolina State. Sample s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UCLA / Alabama / at Utah / Arkansas-Pine Bluff / Southern / UMass-Lowell / Washington State / at #18 North Carolina / Totals Sample s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career ,

26 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 14 Katie simon 6-2 l Junior l Forward Roseville, California (Roseville) Simon s Honors Nebraska Teammate Award (2013) Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013) Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2013) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012) Big 12 Commissioner s Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011) Four-Time All-Sierra Foothill League (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) Four-Time Roseville MVP Honorable-Mention All-Metro (Sacramento Bee, 2010) Five Facts About Katie 1. Katie enjoys cooking with Hailie Sample and Emily Cady. 2. Katie s mother and grandmother have the same first and last names. 3. When Katie was younger, she was a dancer in multiple Croatian Festivals, even though she is not Croatian. 4. Katie loves Fugi apples. 5. Watching golf on TV puts Katie to sleep. Junior ( ) Katie Simon is in her fourth year at Nebraska, providing the Huskers with depth inside behind the starting front line of Jordan Hooper, Emily Cady and Hailie Sample, which will start their 76th straight game together against Utah State. Simon is averaging 2.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 8.5 minutes per game off the bench, after producing one of the best games of her career with nine points and a career-high six rebounds in the win over UMass- Lowell on Nov. 27. Nebraska Career Simon saw increased playing time in Big Ten action in her third season at Nebraska. She averaged 2.0 points and 1.2 rebounds per game while playing in 29 contests. Extremely productive in limited minutes, Simon averaged 12.7 points per 40 minutes. She was at her best in the NCAA Tournament against No. 5 Duke. After NU All-American Jordan Hooper went out with an ankle injury with just under eight minutes left, Simon scored four points, while grabbing a rebound and a steal in just three minutes. In seven total NCAA Tournament minutes in 2013, Simon had six points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal while hitting all five shots (one field goal, four free throws) she attempted, for per 40-minute averages of 34.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 5.7 steals. She produced eight points, four rebounds and one assist in 17 minutes off the bench in NU s win at Indiana Jan. 10. She added six points and two boards in NU s win over Iowa Feb. 24. Simon matched her career high with five rebounds in NU s Big Ten quarterfinal win over Iowa March 8. Simon gave the Huskers a major lift in just one first-half minute in a win over No. 25 Michigan State. She scored on both of her offensive trips and grabbed a defensive rebound to finish with three points and a board, helping NU turn an deficit into a lead. She added eight points, four boards and an assist in NU s win over Grambling State Dec. 29. Simon had six points and two rebounds in a win over Sam Houston State Nov. 20. She scored four points in a win over Temple Nov. 11, and pitched in three points and a board in a win over Northern Arizona Nov. 16. As a redshirt freshman in , Simon averaged Simon s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 11 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/12/11) Rebounds 6 UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) Assists 2 Florida A&M (11/25/11) Steals 3 Northern Arizona (12/10/11) Blocks 2 Texas-Pan American (12/4/11) FGA 8 UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) Northwestern (3/1/12) FGM 5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/12/11) FTA 6 Vermont (12/18/11) FTM 3 Northern Arizona (12/10/11) 3-PT FGA 1 Eight Times, most recently UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) 3-PT FGM 1 Three Times, most recently Texas-Pan American (12/4/11) 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game while appearing in 27 contests for the 24-9 Huskers in She shot 49.1 percent from the field, including 37.5 percent (3-8) from long range. Simon produced the best game of her career with 10 points, a career-high five rebounds, an assist and a steal in a career-high 19 minutes in Nebraska s win over Northwestern in the opening round of the 2012 Big Ten Tournament. She scored a career-high 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the first game of her collegiate career against Arkansas-Pine Bluff Nov. 12, She added nine points and two blocks against Texas-Pan American. Simon redshirted as a true freshman for the Huskers in Personal The daughter of Sue and Scott Simon, Katie was born March 21, 1992, in Sacramento, Calif. She has one younger sister, Jennifer. Simon is a business administration major at Nebraska. She earned academic All-Big Ten honors in the classroom for the Huskers in 2012 and She was also a member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of She was also a twotime selection to the Big 12 Commissioner s Honor Roll. Simon earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in Simon s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UCLA / Alabama / Arkansas-Pine Bluff / Southern / UMass-Lowell / #18 North Carolina / Totals Simon s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Redshirt Season - Did Not Play Career

27 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 21 Sadie MURREN 5-8 l Sophomore l Guard Colon, Nebraska (Wahoo) Murren s Honors Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2012) Second-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2011, 2012) Second-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2011, 2012) Captain of Nebraska Class C-1 All-State Team (2012) Three-Time First-Team Class C-1 All-State (2010, 2011, 2012) Pinnacle Bank High School Leaders Award (2012) Academic All-State (Basketball, 2011, 2012; Track, 2011) Ranked No. 226 in the Nation (Blue Star, 2011) Five Facts About Sadie 1. Sadie s sister Mattie plays basketball at Briar Cliff in Sioux City, Iowa. Her brother, Taylor, played on the men s team at Briar Cliff before completing his senior season in Sadie s favorite basketball player is LeBron James. 3. Her best friend is her sister, Mattie. 4. Sadie loves the color pink. 5. She loves eating healthy and likes to cook. Sophomore ( ) Sadie Murren (pronounced MURR-en) is healthy and contributing as a member of the Husker backcourt early in After missing nearly half of her freshman campaign with a back injury, Murren has seen solid time off the bench in seven of NU s first eight games this season. She is averaging 3.4 points and 1.3 rebounds per game, including a career-high 12 point effort in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff when she went 4-for-4 from three-point range. She also tied a career high with three rebounds. She added eight points in NU s win over Southern on Nov. 24, including 2-of-3 shooting from long range. She matched her career high with two assists in the win over UMass-Lowell Nov. 27, while adding two points and a rebound. Freshman ( ) Murren averaged 1.6 points and 0.9 rebounds per game off the bench, while hitting seven three-pointers in 18 games as a freshman. She missed 12 straight games with a back injury before returning to the court in NU s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win over Iowa on March 8. She added a steal in one minute of action in NU s NCAA Tournament first-round win over Chattanooga March 23. Murren had a career-high nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from long range in a win over Northern Arizona on Nov. 16. That followed an eight-point effort with a pair of threes in a win over Temple on Nov. 11. She scored all eight points in a span of 3:37, helping to fuel a 17-3 NU surge in the first half. She opened her career with five points, three rebounds and one assist in a win over North Carolina A&T on Nov. 9. She added a career-best two assists and tied a career high with three rebounds Nov. 20. Murren had three points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal while tying a career high with 21 minutes played against Oral Roberts Dec. 20. She had an offensive rebound and an assist in two minutes off the bench in NU s Big Ten-opening victory over Wisconsin Jan. 2. Before Nebraska Murren averaged 17.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game for the Warriors, while helping Wahoo to a 21-5 overall record in She was a first-team Class C-1 All-State selection in 2010, 2011 and She averaged 16.9 points, 5.7 assists and 4.0 steals per game as a junior for a 27-2 Wahoo team that finished as the Class C-1 state runner- Murren s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 12 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) Rebounds 3 Three Times, most recently Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) Assists 2 UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) Sam Houston State (11/20/12) Steals 1 Washington State (11/30/13) Oral Roberts (12/20/12) Blocks 0 None FGA 7 Sam Houston State (11/20/12) FGM 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) FTA 2 Three Times, most recently Southern (11/24/13) FTM 2 Southern (11/24/13) Temple (11/11/12) 3-PT FGA 5 North Carolina A&T (11/9/12) 3-PT FGM 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) up. Murren also helped the Warriors to the Class C-1 state championship game as a sophomore in In her career for Coach Linda Walker at Wahoo, Murren was the school career leader with 1,449 points, 402 assists and 255 steals, and she also knocked down 166 three-pointers. She capped her high school career by being chosen to compete for the Red Team at the 2012 Nebraska Coaches Association All-Star Game. Murren played club ball for Coach Dan Lesoing and the Cornhusker Shooting Stars program. Murren was also an active competitor on the Wahoo track and field team, finishing sixth in the girls 300 hurdles at the 2010 Class B State Track and Field Championships. She also competed in the 100 hurdles, the 4x100 relay and the 4x400 relay. She earned three track and field letters, while adding one letter each in softball and volleyball during her prep career. In addition to her accomplishments on the court, Murren was also a standout in the classroom. She ranked among the top five students in her 65-person high school graduation class with a perfect 4.0 GPA. She earned academic all-state honors in both basketball and track and field multiple times. Personal Sadie is the daughter of Mike and Vicki Murren. Sadie was born Aug. 20, 1993 in Lincoln, Neb. She has two older brothers, Matt and Taylor, and one older sister, Mattie. Taylor was a senior on the Briar Cliff (Sioux City, Iowa) men s team in Mattie is a junior on the Briar Cliff women s team in Murren is majoring in actuarial science at Nebraska. Murren s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UCLA / Alabama / Arkansas-Pine Bluff / Southern / UMass-Lowell / Washington State / #18 North Carolina / Totals Murren s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

28 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 33 Rachel THERIOT 6-0 l Sophomore l Guard Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Midpark) Theriot s Honors Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2013) Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Dec. 31, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, ) No. 2 in Big Ten FT pct. (.955, 21-22) No. 4 in Big Ten Assists (5.6 apg) No. 4 in Big Ten Assist-to-Turnover Ratio (2.4-to-1) No. 25 in Big Ten Scoring (12.4 ppg) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2012) No. 70 Player in the Nation (Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, 2011) No. 96 Player in the Nation (All-Star Girls Report, 2011) No. 18 Point Guard in the Nation (ESPN/HoopGurlz, 2011) Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Star (1 of 5, 2011) All-Ohio Division I (First Team, Midpark, 2012) All-Ohio Division I (Third Team, Midpark, 2011) All-Ohio Division II (Third Team, Walsh Jesuit, 2010) Five Facts About Rachel 1. Rachel s favorite nickname to be called is Violet (like Violet from the Incredibles). 2. Her favorite holiday to celebrate is Halloween because she loves to dress up, and her mom makes all of her costumes. 3. Rachel loves Mexican food, and she likes to bake. 4. She loves SpongeBob SquarePants. 5. One talent Rachel wishes she possessed is the ability to sing. Sophomore ( ) Rachel Theriot (pronounced RAY-chel, TERRY-oh) is off to a strong start in , averaging 12.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game. She is shooting 47.4 percent from the field and 95.5 percent (21-22) from the free throw line. Theriot carries an impressive 2.4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Theriot produced the best game of her career to lead Nebraska to a road win at Utah on Nov. 15. Theriot erupted for a career-high 28 points and matched her career best with seven rebounds against the Utes. She added four assists, while hitting six free throws in the final 35 seconds to seal the win. Theriot scored 19 second-half points to lead NU back from a five-point halftime deficit. Her performance at Utah followed her 17 points, three rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block to lead Nebraska to a win over Alabama on Nov. 11. She added 13 points and eight assists in NU s win over Southern on Nov. 24. Theriot had 10 points, six rebounds and six assists against Washington State on Nov. 30, before adding her fifth double-figure scoring effort of the season with 12 points and five assists in a loss at No. 18 North Carolina on Dec. 4. Theriot opened the season with four points, four rebounds and a career-high nine assists in a win over UCLA on Nov. 8. She added nine points, six assists and a career-high four steals in a win over Arkansas- Pine Bluff on Nov. 21. Freshman ( ) Theriot was a unanimous choice of the coaches on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team after averaging 6.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists on the year. She produced double figures seven times, all in the last 22 games. Theriot, who played in all 34 games with 28 straight starts despite battling a foot injury, was even better in Big Ten play, averaging 7.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists while starting all 16 games. In NU s first-round NCAA win over Chattanooga, Theriot had 12 points, two assists, a rebound and a steal. She scored seven points - including a first-half buzzer beater - to help Nebraska knock off No. 9 Texas A&M in College Station March 25. She added seven points, four rebounds and two assists in a Sweet 16 loss to No. 5 Duke March 31. A three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, Theriot had a season-high 19 points in NU s win over Iowa Feb. 24, before following with 11 points, including eight in the second half, in NU s win at Wisconsin Feb. 28. She had 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting in the win over Minnesota Feb. 3, tying her career high with seven rebounds and dishing out five assists with no turnovers. She averaged 9.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists in a pair of wins over Ohio State. Theriot s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 28 Utah (11/15/13) Rebounds 7 Four Times, most recently Utah (11/15/13) Assists 9 UCLA (11/8/13) Steals 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) Blocks 2 Purdue (1/5/13) FGA 19 Utah (11/15/13) FGM 9 Utah (11/15/13) Iowa (2/24/13) FTA 8 Utah (11/15/13) FTM 8 Utah (11/15/13) 3-PT FGA 6 Alabama (11/11/13) 3-PT FGM 3 Minnesota (1/20/13) Theriot had 13 points and a season-high eight assists at Minnesota Jan. 20. She added a career high with three threes at Minnesota. She had 14 points and six assists at Indiana Jan. 10, then nine points, three boards and three assists at No. 8 Penn State. She had a career-high seven boards against No. 25 Michigan State Jan. 24. Theriot had 12 points, three rebounds, three assists and a career-high three steals against Grambling State Dec. 29. Before Nebraska Theriot was a three-time All-Ohio performer, earning first-team Division I honors as a senior at Midpark High School in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, in Theriot averaged 16.6 points, 11.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game for Coach Stephanie Mentz. Theriot was the Southwestern Conference MVP and a first-team All-Ohio Division I selection. She also participated in the North/South High School All-Star Game. As a junior, Theriot averaged 12.7 points, 9.3 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game for the Meteors. She was one of five players named one to the Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Star team in Theriot played her first two high school seasons for the Walsh Jesuit Warriors and Coach Pete Zaccari. As a sophomore, she led Walsh Jesuit to the Ohio Division II state semifinals with 13.8 points, 5.2 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.2 steals. Theriot played AAU ball for Sports City U and Coach Tom Jenkins. Personal The daughter of Curtis and Cheryl Theriot, Rachel was born July 7, Rachel has three older brothers, Josh, Dallas and Bryan. Rachel has not declared a major at Nebraska. She chose Nebraska over Xavier, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan State, Dayton and Washington among others. Theriot s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UCLA / Alabama / at Utah / Arkansas-Pine Bluff / Southern / UMass-Lowell / Washington State / at #18 North Carolina / Totals Theriot s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career ,

29 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 22 Allie havers 6-5 l Freshman l Center Paw Paw, Michigan (Mattawan) Havers Honors No. 76 Player in the Nation (BlueStar, 2012) Finalist for Michigan Miss Basketball (2013) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Basketball, 2012, 2013) Kalamazoo Area Player of the Year (Basketball, 2012, 2013) Four-Time First-Team All-South Michigan Athletic Conference (Basketball, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Under Armour Honorable-Mention All-American (Volleyball, 2012) Finalist for Michigan Miss Volleyball (2012) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Volleyball, 2012) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Softball, 2012, 2013) Five Facts About Allie 1. Allie is deathly afraid of spiders. 2. She likes to play the piano. 3. Pizza rolls are her favorite snack. 4. The refrigerator is her best friend. 5. She likes to play beach volleyball in her free time. Freshman ( ) Allie Havers (pronounced HAY-vers) has her college career off to a solid start, averaging 4.3 points and 3.5 rebounds through eight games. The 6-5 center opened the season with 14 points and three rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench in Nebraska s win over UCLA on Nov. 8. Havers hit 4-of-6 shots from the field and 6-of-7 free throws in her debut, while pulling down three offensive rebounds. She managed two rebounds in NU s win over Alabama on Nov. 11, before producing seven points, seven rebounds and her first career assist in Nebraska s road win at Utah. Havers had a six-point, six-rebound effort in a career-high 24 minutes in NU s win over UMass-Lowell on Nov. 27. Havers added an assist for the fourth straight game, while notching her first career steal and her second career block against the River Hawks. She managed three points, five rebounds an assist and her first career block in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 21. She added two points, three rebounds and an assist in NU s win over Southern on Nov. 24. Before Nebraska Havers earned first-team Michigan Class A honors from the Associated Press and Detroit Free Press for the second straight year in As a senior at Mattawan High School, Havers averaged 19.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.5 assists. She was also the Kalamazoo Area Player of the Year for the second straight season for Coach Troy Wright. Havers shot 43.3 percent from the field and 71.1 percent from the free throw line, while helping Mattawan to a overall record while advancing to the regional finals. Havers earned first-team Class A all-state honors on the basketball court for the second straight season, and closed her career with 1,561 points, 1,015 rebounds, a school-record 348 blocks and 178 steals in 94 career games. As a junior, Havers averaged 17.9 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.3 blocks, 1.6 steals and 1.3 assists for the 16-7 Wildcats. She shot 50 percent from the field, including 31 percent from three-point range, while knocking down 77 percent of her free throws. Havers was ranked as the No. 76 player overall in the nation by Blue Star and earned first-team Michigan Class A honors from the Associated Press in 2012 and She was also the Kalamazoo Area Player of the Year in both 2012 and 2013 and earned Havers Career Bests Category Total Game Points 14 UCLA (11/8/13) Rebounds 7 Utah (11/15/13) Assists 1 Four Times, most recently UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) Steals 1 UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) Blocks 1 UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) FGA 6 Three Times, most recently UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) FGM 4 UCLA (11/8/13) FTA 7 Utah (11/15/13) UCLA (11/8/13) FTM 6 UCLA (11/8/13) 3-PT FGA 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) 3-PT FGM 0 None her fourth straight first-team All-South Michigan Athletic Conference honor in Havers competed for the Michigan Crossover club team coached by Emez Oliver. The versatile and talented Havers was a tremendous all-around athlete. She was a first-team Class A Michigan all-stater in volleyball as a senior in 2012 and was a first-team all-stater as a shortstop/ pitcher on the softball field as a junior in 2012 and as a senior in 2013, when she led Mattawan to the state softball title in the circle. Havers was a four-year letterwinner as a middle blocker/hitter on the Mattawan volleyball team. She was an honorable-mention Under Armour All- American as a volleyball player and was nominated for Miss Volleyball in the state of Michigan. She earned first-team Class all-state honors as a senior, after claiming second-team accolades as both a sophomore and junior. On the softball field, Havers earned first-team Class A all-state honors as a shortstop in 2012 and as a pitcher in Personal The daughter of Mike and Jullie Havers, Allie was born Nov. 16, She has two sisters, Caralee and Reilly, and a brother, Ty. Allie is majoring in broadcasting at Nebraska. Havers chose Nebraska over Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Green Bay and Iowa State. Havers Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UCLA / Alabama / at Utah / Arkansas-Pine Bluff / Southern / UMass-Lowell / Washington State / at #18 North Carolina / Totals Havers Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

30 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 11 Esther Ramacieri 5-8 l Freshman l Guard Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson College/Felix Leclerc) Ramacieri s Honors Four-Time Felix Leclerc High School Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Led Dawson College to Silver at CCAA National Championships (2013) Led Dawson College to Silver at Quebec Provincial Championships (2012) Freshman ( ) Esther Ramacieri (pronounced RAH-muh-cherry) has seen playing time in five of Nebraska s first eight games in She played a career-high five minutes in NU s win over UMass-Lowell on Nov. 27. Before Nebraska Ramacieri helped Dawson College to a secondplace finish at the CCAA National Championships in Dawson also took second at Quebec s Provincial championships following an undefeated regular season. In , Dawson won the Quebec Provincial Championship and claimed a silver medal at the CCAA National Championships. Ramacieri averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, while helping Dawson to an 18-2 record. Ramacieri was chosen as Felix Leclerc High School s athlete of the year four times. She was also selected as the most valuable player of her Dawson Community Blues club team in both 2009 and In , Ramacieri started all 26 games for the Blues and averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game for Coach Terri Neill. Ramacieri played on bronze medal-winning teams for Quebec at the 2011 Canadian U-17 Championships and the 2008 Canadian U-15 Championships. She also helped her Lanaudiere club team to a silver medal at the 2007 Quebec Games. She served as the official flag bearer for Lanaudiere at the 2010 Quebec Games in Gatineau. Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to compete for the Huskers in women s basketball, following 2012 Canadian Olympian Chelsea Aubry ( ), Kaitlyn Burke ( ) and Harleen Sidhu ( ). Ramacieri s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 0 None Rebounds 0 None Assists 0 None Steals 0 None Blocks 0 None FGA 1 UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) FGM 0 None FTA 0 None FTM 0 None 3-PT FGA 1 UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) 3-PT FGM 0 None Personal The daughter of Giuseppe Ramacieri and Marie- Herta Celestin Ramacieri, Esther was born March 4, 1994 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Esther is the youngest of four children, with sisters Cynthia (34) and Julia (31) along with one brother, Pascal (28). I chose Nebraska because it was the best fit for me, as far as the school, academics, coaches and players, Ramacieri said. Once I came on the visit, I knew there was no other place that could compare to Nebraska. It felt like I was a part of a family. I ve wanted to play basketball in the states ever since I was six years old, so finding a perfect fit for me was a dream come true. Nebraska was the only place that felt like home. Ramacieri s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UCLA / Alabama / Arkansas-Pine Bluff / Southern / UMass-Lowell / Totals Five Facts About Esther 1. Esther is half Italian and half Haitian. 2. She speaks French. 3. Esther says eh like there is no tomorrow. 4. Esther likes to use her hair as a pillow because it is so fluffly. 5. She loves pugs. Ramacieri s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

31 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 10 Hannah Tvrdy 5-9 l Freshman l Guard Seward, Nebraska (Seward) Tvrdy s Honors No. 28 Point Guard in the Nation (ESPN HoopGurlz, 2012) Second-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2012, 2013) First-Team Class B All-State (2012, 2013) Class B All-State Honorary Captain (2012) Second-Team Class B All-State (2011) Honorable-Mention Class B All-State (2010) Three-Time Class B State Champions (Seward, 2010, 2011, 2012) Five Facts About Hannah 1. Hannah loves to water ski. 2. Her normal routine in the morning includes an instant check on Twitter. 3. Hannah has a fear of birds, although she played her high school basketball for the Seward Bluejays. 4. She is obsessed with shoe shopping. 5. Hannah s favorite food is chocolate ice cream. Freshman ( ) Hannah Tvrdy (tuh-ver-dee) has seen significant playing time off the bench in Nebraska s first eight games as a freshman in The two-time Nebraska first-team all-stater has averaged 2.0 points and 0.9 assists in 15 minutes per game. Tvrdy produced career bests with six points, three rebounds and three assists while knocking down the first two three-pointers of her career in Nebraska s win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 21. She added five points, a rebound and her second career steal in NU s win over Southern on Nov. 24. She scored four points in NU s win over Alabama on Nov. 11. Before Nebraska Tvrdy earned second-team Nebraska Super-State honors for the second straight season as a senior after averaging 15.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and better than four assists per game for state semifinalist Seward. She was also a first-team Class B all-state choice for the second consecutive year, helping Seward to a 23-5 overall record. As a junior in , Tvrdy was named the honorary captain of the Class B first-team all-state squad after leading Seward to its fourth consecutive Nebraska Class B state championship with its third straight unbeaten season. The second-team Lincoln Journal Star Super-Stater averaged 15.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a junior playing for her father, Tom. Tvrdy earned second-team Class B all-state honors as a sophomore after averaging 12.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in She earned honorable-mention Class B all-state accolades as a freshman starter in Tvrdy, who was rated by ESPN as the No. 28 point guard in the nation in the class of 2013, was a teammate of Husker forward Emily Cady and Husker guard Sadie Murren on the Cornhusker Shooting Stars club team coached by Dan Lesoing. Hannah s father Tom was also an assistant coach for the Shooting Stars. Tvrdy s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) Rebounds 3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) Assists 3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) Steals 1 Three Times, most recently UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) Blocks 0 None FGA 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) FGM 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) FTA 5 Alabama (11/11/13) FTM 3 Southern (11/24/13) 3-PT FGA 5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) 3-PT FGM 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) An outstanding all-around athlete, Tvrdy earned four letters in track and field. She also lettered once in cross country. On the track, she competed in the 400 and 800 meters, while also running legs on three relays for the Bluejays, including the anchor leg of the 2011 Class B state champion 4x800 relay that set the Class B state and meet record (9:29.02). Tvrdy and Seward defended their title in the 3,200-meter relay in 2012, winning the all-class gold along the way. Personal The daughter of Tom and Shelly Tvrdy, Hannah was born Sept. 26, 1994, in Gothenburg, Neb. She has an older brother, Titus, and a younger brother, Carson. Hannah has not decided on a major at Nebraska, but she was an honor roll student all four years at Seward and a member of the National Honor Society in both and Hannah s mother, Shelly (Block) was a four-year letterwinner for the Huskers from 1984 to A 5-9 forward/guard from Gothenburg, Neb., Shelly played in 109 career games with 44 starts at Nebraska. She had 345 points, 374 rebounds and 131 career assists. Hannah Tvrdy said she chose Nebraska because it felt like home. Tvrdy s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UCLA / Alabama / at Utah / Arkansas-Pine Bluff / Southern / UMass-Lowell / Washington State / at #18 North Carolina / Totals Tvrdy s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career