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1 NEBRASKA WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 6 Southwest Baptist (exhibition) W, Nov. 12 UTRGV (WNIT) [HuskersNside] W, Nov. 14 #25 Missouri (WNIT) [BTN Plus] L, Nov. 17 Colorado State (WNIT) [BTN Plus] W, Nov. 22 Omaha [BTN Plus] W, Nov South Point Shootout (Las Vegas, Nev.) Nov. 25 vs. Washington State L, Nov. 26 vs. Virginia L, Dec. 1 at Virginia Tech (ACC/B1G) L, Dec. 4 California [BTN] L, Dec. 6 Drake [BTN Plus] L, Dec. 9 San Jose State [BTN Plus] W, Dec. 18 at Creighton (NET) L, Dec. 21 #1 UConn [BTN] L, Dec. 28 Northwestern^ [BTN Plus] L, Dec. 31 at Iowa^ [BTN Plus] L, Jan. 4 #3 Maryland^ [BTN Plus] L, Jan. 7 at Michigan State^ [BTN Plus] L, Jan. 10 Rutgers^ [BTN Plus] W, Jan. 15 at Illinois^ [BTN Plus] L, Jan. 19 at Penn State^ [BTN Plus] L, Jan. 22 Michigan^ [BTN Plus] L, Jan. 26 at Purdue^ [BTN] L, Jan. 29 at #15 Ohio State^ [BTN] 11 a.m. Feb. 4 Minnesota^ [BTN] 5 p.m. Feb. 9 at Wisconsin^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Feb. 16 #15 Ohio State^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Feb. 19 Indiana^ (Play4Kay) [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. Feb. 23 at Michigan^ [BTN or BTN Plus] TBA Feb. 26 Michigan State^ (Senior Day) [BTN/BTN Plus] TBA March 1-5 at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis) March 14 NCAA Tournament Selection TBA March NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA March NCAA Regionals TBA March 31- NCAA Women s Final Four (Dallas) TBA April 2 All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Pinnacle Bank Arena. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All of Nebraska s regular-season games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and ESPN 590 AM (or CD105.9 FM) in Omaha, and free on Huskers.com. [BTN] - Big Ten Network; [BTN Plus] - Live Video Streams at BTN.com of live BTN and BTN Plus games; [HuskersNside]-Live Video Streams HUSKERS.COM TICKETS: BIG-RED 5-16 Overall 1-8 Big Ten GAME 22 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS AT #15 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Sunday, Jan. 29, 11 a.m. (CT) Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) Live Television: BTN Live Radio: Husker Sports Network Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst) Lincoln - B107.3 FM, Omaha - ESPN 590 AM Free Live Audio: Huskers.com/Huskers App/TuneIn App 18-5 Overall 8-1 Big Ten HUSKERS BACK ON ROAD TO FACE NO. 15 BUCKEYES The Nebraska women s basketball team wraps up a stretch of four road games in five contests when the Huskers travel to No. 15 Ohio State on Sunday. Tip-off between the Huskers (5-16, 1-8 Big Ten) and the Buckeyes (18-5, 8-1 Big Ten) at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, is set for 11 a.m. (CT). Sunday s game at Ohio State will be televised live by the Big Ten Network with Lisa Byington and Vera Jones on the call. A live radio broadcast will be produced by the Husker Sports Network. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will call the action on B107.3 FM in Lincoln and ESPN 590 AM in Omaha. Free audio also can be found on Huskers.com, the Huskers App and the TuneIn App. The young Huskers have been challenged by the toughest schedule in school history through the first 21 games. Nebraska s strength of schedule ranks No. 12 nationally. Ohio State will be the 17th Husker opponent with 13 or more wins this season, led by No. 1 UConn (19-0), No. 3 Maryland (20-1), Michigan (17-5) and No. 19 Virginia Tech (16-4). OSU will be NU s 10th foe with 15 or more wins. Nebraska owns victories over a pair of 14-win teams - Colorado State (15-5) and UTRGV (14-8). The active Husker roster has combined for 170 career starts, while the Ohio State active roster has started 316 career games, not including 101 collegiate starts by Stephanie Mavunga (North Carolina, 69), Linnae Harper (Kentucky, 17), Sierra Calhoun (Duke, 13) and Shayla Cooper (Georgetown, 2). The Huskers are led by 6-4 sophomore forward Jessica Shepard, who is averaging a double-double with 18.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. She owns 20 career double-doubles, including 10 this season, after going for 20 points and 12 rebounds at Penn State (Jan. 19). It was her fourth doubledouble in Big Ten play this season. Shepard is just the fourth Husker in history to produce double-digit double-doubles in two seasons in her career, joining first-team All-Americans Jordan Hooper ( , ) and Karen Jennings ( , ) and Emily Cady ( , ). Nebraska freshmen Nicea Eliely (7.6 ppg) and Hannah Whitish (7.1 ppg) could become the first pair of Husker freshmen to both average more than 7.0 points per game since NEBRASKA STATISTICS No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5-10 Fr. G Hannah Whitish 5-9 Fr. G Nicea Eliely 6-1 Fr. G Esther Ramacieri*** 5-8 Sr. G Emily Wood** 5-5 Jr. G Janay Morton# 5-10 Sr. G All-Mid-American Conference (3rd Team) 14 Grace Mitchell 6-2 Fr. F/G Bria Stallworth# 5-6 So. G Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team 22 Allie Havers*** 6-5 Sr. C Maddie Simon* 6-2 So. G Jessica Shepard* 6-4 So. F Jasmine Cincore** 5-10 Jr. G Rachel Blackburn*& 6-3 So. F Started 10 Games as True Freshman in Darrien Washington* 6-2 So. F # redshirting in due to NCAA transfer rules & redshirting in due to injury UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COMMUNICATIONS ONE MEMORIAL STADIUM, P.O. 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2 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (5-16, 1-8 BIG TEN) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 32 Jessica Shepard 6-4 So. F Allie Havers 6-5 Sr. C Hannah Whitish 5-9 Fr. G Nicea Eliely 6-1 Fr. G Jasmine Cincore 5-10 Jr. G Off the Bench 24 Maddie Simon 6-2 So. G Rylie Cascio Jensen 5-10 Fr. G Esther Ramacieri 5-8 Sr. G Darrien Washington 6-2 So. F Emily Wood 5-5 Jr. G Grace Mitchell 6-2 Fr. F/G Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998) First Season at Nebraska (5-16) 10th Season Overall ( ) OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (18-5, 8-1 BIG TEN) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 1 Stephanie Mavunga 6-3 Jr. F Shayla Cooper 6-2 Sr. F Kelsey Mitchell 5-8 Jr. G Sierra Calhoun 6-0 So. G Kiara Lewis 5-8 Fr. G Off the Bench 15 Linnae Harper 5-8 Jr. G Tory McCoy 6-4 Fr. F Asia Doss 5-7 So. G Alexa Hart 6-3 Jr. F Makayla Waterman 6-2 So. F Jensen Caretti 6-1 Fr. G Chelsea Mitchell 5-11 So. G Head Coach: Kevin McGuff (St. Joseph s College, 1992) Fourth Season at Ohio State (85-42) 15th Season Overall ( ) HUSKER NUGGETS Jessica Shepard became the second Husker in history to record 10 or more double-doubles in back-to-back seasons when she notched 20 points and 12 rebounds at Penn State (Jan. 19). Shepard leads the Huskers with averages of 18.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. She produced her 20th career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds at Penn State (Jan. 19). Shepard owns 10 double-doubles this season, including a season-high 28 points and 14 rebounds against San Jose State (Dec. 9). She had 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake (Dec. 6), 25 points and 14 rebounds at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1), 24 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado State (Nov. 17), 22 points and 13 rebounds at Creighton (Dec. 18), 22 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Rutgers (Jan. 10), 17 points and 15 rebounds in a win over UTRGV (Nov. 12) and 15 points and 12 rebounds at Michigan State (Jan. 7). Shepard owns point scoring efforts in 21 games, including season highs of 28 points at Iowa (Dec. 31) and vs. San Jose State (Dec. 9). She owns 27 career 20-plus scoring games in 52 career contests. Shepard ranks second among the Huskers in three-point field goals made (22), including a game-clinching three with one minute left in the win over Colorado State on Nov. 14, and a 60-foot heave at the first-half buzzer in the win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Nebraska freshman Nicea Eliely leads the Huskers in assists (52), steals (37), blocks (15) and field goal percentage (.448), while ranking second in scoring (7.6 ppg). Eliely has started all 21 games this season as a true freshman. Freshman Hannah Whitish is averaging 9.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals in nine Big Ten games as a starter. Whitish also leads the Huskers with 32 three-pointers on the season. She ranks fifth among freshmen in Husker history with 32 threes and needs one more to catch Kaitlyn Burke in fourth (33, ). SCOUTING OHIO STATE Coach Kevin McGuff has Ohio State chasing a Big Ten title again in his fourth season with the Buckeyes. The former Xavier and Washington head coach and Notre Dame assistant, has led the No. 15 Buckeyes to an 18-5 overall record and an 8-1 Big Ten mark this season. Last year, Ohio State finished 26-8 overall and 15-3 in the Big Ten, after going and 13-5 in the conference in his second season at OSU in In his first season at OSU, the Buckeyes went overall and 5-11 in the conference. All-American Kelsey Mitchell, a 5-8 junior guard from Cincinnati, is averaging 22.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals. Last season, Mitchell averaged 26.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.7 steals. She averaged 24.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.7 steals as the 2015 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Mitchell ranks No. 9 in Big Ten Conference history with 2,287 points heading into Sunday s game with Nebraska. She passed Gopher great Lindsay Whalen at No. 9 (2,285) in Thursday s win at Minnesota. She needs 16 points to catch Ohio State legend Jessica Davenport in eighth (2,303, ) on the Big Ten career list. The Big Ten career scoring mark is held by Minnesota s Rachel Banham with 3,093 points in her fiveyear career from 2011 to Mitchell, who is in the middle of her junior season, is on track to match Banham in 33 games - or midseason of Fellow junior Stephanie Mavunga has added a strong presence inside in her first season on the court with the Buckeyes. The 6-3 forward is averaging 11.7 points and a team-best 11.6 rebounds to go along with a team-high 42 blocks. Mavunga played her first two collegiate seasons as a starter at North Carolina before sitting out as a transfer to Ohio State. On Dec. 4, 2013, Mavunga had eight points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals as a freshman starter to lead No. 18 North Carolina to a win over No. 15 Nebraska in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill. Mavunga owns 1,110 points and 849 rebounds in 90 career collegiate games. Another Division I transfer playing her first season for the Buckeyes, Sierra Calhoun has contributed 9.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Her 42 three-pointers also rank second on the team behind only Mitchell s 75. The 6-0 sophomore started 13 games at Duke in , before transferring to Ohio State. She averaged 10.1 points and 3.8 rebounds at Duke. OSU s lone senior, Shayla Cooper is a third Division I transfer in the Buckeye starting five. The 6-2 forward started her career at Georgetown before joining the Buckeyes. She has been a signicant contributor at Ohio State the past three seasons and is averaging 9.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game this season. Cooper is closing in on 1,000 career points as a collegian, entering Sunday s game with 931, while adding 585 career rebounds. Freshman Kiara Lewis has started Ohio State s past three games and is averaging 7.3 points per game on the season. The 5-8 guard from Chicago adds strong perimeter defense with 32 steals to lead the Buckeyes. She leads OSU in steals despite ranking sixth on the team in minutes played. In addition to a starting lineup that features significant experience at four different major NCAA Division I schools, the Buckeyes have the most experienced bench in the Big Ten. In fact, reserves Asia Doss (74), Alexa Hart (73) and Linnae Harper (17) have combined for 164 career collegiate starts, while Nebraska s entire active roster has just 170. Doss, a 5-7 junior guard from Detroit, started Ohio State s first 20 games this season before giving way to Murphy last week. Doss is averaging 5.8 points per game this season and owns 560 career points and 246 assists in 92 games at Ohio State. Hart, a 6-3 junior forward from Columbus, has started just seven games this season after starting 66 of 69 games in her first two years with her hometown Buckeyes. After averaging 11.5 points and 8.3 rebounds through her first two seasons, Hart is averaging just 4.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in just 15.2 minutes per game this season. Linnae Harper, who started 17 games as a sophomore at Kentucky in , has added 8.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game this season. Harper was a prep teammate of OSU freshman Tiara Murphy at Whitney Young High School. The 5-8 Harper owns 731 points and 413 rebounds in her collegiate career. Freshman Tory MCoy, a 6-4 forward has added a major presence inside with 7.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. McCoy is shooting 62.6 percent from the field, but just 50 percent (24-48) from the free throw line. Arguably the most explosive offensive team in the Big Ten, Ohio State is averaging 86.4 points per game, while shooting 45.1 percent from the field. The Buckeyes have hit 33.5 percent of their threes, but just 69.4 percent of their free throws. Ohio State owns a plus-7.0 team rebounding margin and plus-2.2 team turnover margin. Four of Ohio State s five losses this season are to top-20 teams, including at No. 1 UConn, against No. 2 Baylor, against No. 5 South Carolina and to No. 17 Miami, in overtime. Ohio State s lone Big Ten loss came at Michigan State (94-75).

3 #HUSKERS 3 NEBRASKA VS. OHIO STATE SERIES HISTORY Nebraska leads the all-time series with Ohio State 7-6, but the Buckeyes have won back-to-back meetings including a win over the Huskers last season in Columbus on Feb. 18, The Huskers also suffered a loss to Ohio State at Pinnacle Bank Arena on March 1, Nebraska recorded five consecutive wins in the series with Ohio State from Feb. 26, 2012 through Feb. 20, In the first meeting between the two schools as Big Ten foes, No. 10 Ohio State notched an win over No. 20 Nebraska at Value City Arena on Jan. 19, Just over one month later, No. 23 Nebraska rolled to a win over No. 8 Ohio State at the Devaney Center. A week later, the No. 24 Huskers ran to a win over the No. 14 Buckeyes in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on March 3. The next season, the Huskers swept the season series with a win in Columbus, before powering their way to a win in Lincoln on Valentine s Day Nebraska added a win at Value City Arena on Feb. 20, 2014, in the only meeting between the two teams in That was OSU Coach Kevin McGuff s first season in Columbus. The series between the Huskers and Buckeyes dates to a win by Nebraska in Columbus on Dec. 2, Overall, the Huskers are 3-4 against Ohio State in Columbus. Nebraska is 3-2 against the Buckeyes in Lincoln, including a win on Dec. 12, The Huskers and Ohio State will meet at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln on Feb. 16. HUSKERS ESTABLISHING SOLID STARTING FIVE One of Coach Amy Williams primary objectives early in the season was to find a starting five from a relatively inexperienced group of Huskers. Only seven players on Nebraska s active roster have ever started a game for the Huskers, with five of them starting 30 or fewer contests. Although Jessica Shepard is just a sophomore, she owns a team-high 50 career starts, including 29 in 31 games as a freshman. A three-year contributor on the court, 6-5 senior Allie Havers adds 42 career starts to Nebraska s level of experience in Only three other returning Huskers had ever started a game for Nebraska before this season, including Jasmine Cincore (27 career), Esther Ramacieri START ME UP Player Career Starts Shepard 50 Havers 42 Cincore 27 Eliely 21 Ramacieri 16 Whitish 9 Simon 5 (16) and Maddie Simon (5), while true freshmen Nicea Eliely (21) and Hannah Whitish (9) have made their first career starts this season. Overall, Nebraska owns just 170 career starts. Ohio State is one of the most experienced teams in the Big Ten with 316 career starts at Ohio State and 101 more NCAA Division I starts from players on its active roster at other schools. Nebraska sent nine different starting lineups onto the floor in Three times ( , , ) in the last 14 seasons, Nebraska s starting five has hit the floor for every game together, and five more times the Huskers have only featured six different starters in a season ( , , , , ). SHEPARD LEADS BIG RED ON B1G STAGE Sophomore Jessica Shepard owns 20 career double-doubles, including 10 this season. Her most recent double-double came with 20 points and 12 rebounds at Penn State (Jan. 19). She had 22 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Rutgers (Jan. 10), which followed 15 points and 12 rebounds at Michigan State INSIDE THE ROSTER HUSKER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Rylie Cascio Jensen...CASH-ee-O Jasmine Cincore...SIN-core Nicea Eliely... NY-see-uh E-ly-lee Allie Havers... HAY-vers Janay Morton... juh-nay Esther Ramacieri...RAH-muh-Cherry Bria Stallworth...BREE-uh Darrien Washington...DERRY-in Hannah Whitish...WHITE-ish HUSKER HOMES The 14 members of the Husker women's basketball team came to Nebraska from nine U.S. states and one foreign country (Canada). California (1): Darrien Washington Coloardo (1): Nicea Eliely Illinois (1): Bria Stallworth Kansas (3): Rachel Blackburn, Grace Mitchell, Emily Wood Michigan (1): Allie Havers Minnesota (1): Janay Morton Nebraska (3): Rylie Cascio Jensen, Jessica Shepard, Maddie Simon Tennessee (1): Jasmine Cincore Wisconsin (1): Hannah Whitish Canada [Quebec] (1): Esther Ramacieri HUSKERS BY CLASS Seniors (3): Allie Havers, Janay Morton Esther Ramacieri Juniors (2): Jasmine Cincore, Emily Wood Sophomores (5): Rachel Blackburn, Jessica Shepard, Maddie Simon, Bria Stallworth, Darrien Washington Freshmen (4): Rylie Cascio Jensen, Nicea Eliely, Grace Mitchell, Hannah Whitish HUSKERS BY MAJOR Advertising & Public Relations: Jasmine Cincore Animal Science: Darrien Washington Biological Systems Engineering: Nicea Eliely Management: Emily Wood Marketing: Esther Ramacieri, Jessica Shepard Pre-Dentistry: Rylie Cascio Jensen Pre-Health: Grace Mitchell, Maddie Simon Psychology: Allie Havers, Janay Morton Undeclared: Rachel Blackburn, Bria Stallworth, Hannah Whitish NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen G 5-10 Fr. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont) 2016 Nebraska HS POY, Career-high 15 points at Penn State, 1/19/17 3 Hannah Whitish G 5-9 Fr. Barneveld, Wis. (Barneveld) 2016 Wisconsin HS POY; Averaging 9.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.3 spg as starter 5 Nicea Eliely G 6-1 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) Leads Huskers in Assists (52) & Steals (37); Career-high 19 pts vs. Drake 11 Esther Ramacieri*** G 5-8 Sr. Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson) Fourth Canadian in Husker history; Career-high 9 pts and 3 3FG in win over Omaha 12 Emily Wood** G 5-5 Jr. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) Walk-on earned scholarship in 14-15; Career-high 8 pts at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 13 Janay Morton# G 5-10 Sr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Osseo/E. Michigan) 2016 All-MAC Third Team; 2016 MAC All-Defensive 14 Grace Mitchell F/G 6-2 Fr. Wellington, Kan. (Wellington) 2016 Kansas HS POY (USA Today HS Sports), Career-high 7 pts vs. Drake, 12/6/16 15 Bria Stallworth# G 5-6 So. Chicago, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) 2016 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team; A-10 Freshman Scoring, Assist Leader 22 Allie Havers*** C 6-5 Sr. Mattawan, Mich. (Mattawan) 9 pts, 11 reb vs. Omaha; 4 double-doubles in 15-16; 16 pts, 10 reb vs. RUT, 3/3/16 24 Maddie Simon* G 6-2 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 2015 Nebraska HS POY; missed 6 gms with broken arm; 16 pts, 7 reb vs. NU, 2/28 32 Jessica Shepard* F 6-4 So. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont) Big Ten Freshman of the Year; 1st Team All-Big Ten; 933 pts, 470 rebs career 34 Jasmine Cincore** G 5-10 Jr. Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) 2-Time Tennessee 2A POY; 27 career starts; 17 pts at Michigan St. (1/7/17) 43 Rachel Blackburn*& F 6-3 So. Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth) Redshirting in after knee surgery on Oct. 4. Started first 9 games of Darrien Washington* F 6-2 So. Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) 20 points, 19 rebounds, 39 min. in * denotes letters earned # redshirting in due to NCAA transfer rules & redshirting in due to injury Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998), (10th season overall) 5-16 (First season at Nebraska) & 2016 Summit League Coach of the Year Assistant Coaches: Tom Goehle, First Season (Augustana, S.D., 1993); Chuck Love, First Season (Northwestern Oklahoma State, 2008); Tandem Mays, First Season (Tulsa, 2007) Director of Operations: Amanda Hart, First Season (Dakota Wesleyan, 2014); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Katie Adams, Second Season (Rutgers, 2008) Graduate Assistant Manager: Shelby Romine, First Season (Bucknell, 2014); Women s Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn, 11th Season (Nebraska-Omaha, 2004) Women s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Ashley Rudolph, First Season (Michigan State, 2010)

4 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AMY WILLIAMS (NEBRASKA, 1998) (5-16, First Season at Nebraska) ( , 10th Season Overall) Summit League Coach of the Year (2015, 2016) WNIT Championship Team (2016) NAIA Season School Won Lost Pct Rogers State Rogers State Rogers State Rogers State Rogers State Totals 5 seasons NCAA Division I South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Div. I Totals Fifth season Overall 10th season WILLIAMS IN POSTSEASON Year (Tournament) Results 2016 (WNIT) Champion 2015 (WNIT) Second Round 2014 (NCAA) First Round 2013 (WBI) Semifinals 2012 (NAIA) Elite Eight 2011 (NAIA) First Round NOTING COACH WILLIAMS Summit League Regular-Season Champions (South Dakota, 2015, 2016) NCAA Tournament (South Dakota, 2014) Summit League Tournament Champions (2014) Four Summit League Championship Game Appearances Assistant Coach, Tulsa (2007) Assistant Coach, Oklahoma State ( ) Assistant Coach, Texas-San Antonio (2001) Graduate Assistant, Nebraska-Kearney ( ) Four-Year Letterwinner Nebraska ( ) FIRST-YEAR HUSKER COACHES Amy Williams ( ) , 1-8 Big Ten Connie Yori ( ) , 1-15 Big 12 Paul Sanderford ( ) , 8-8 Big 12 Angela Beck ( ) , 8-6 Big Eight Kelly Hill ( ) , 6-8 Big Eight Colleen Matsuhara ( ) (no conference) Lorrie Gallagher ( ) (no conference) Marcia Walker ( ) (no conference) George Nicodemus ( ) (no conference) Jan Callahan ( ) (no conference) Nebraska s Coaching/Support Staff (back row, from left): Athletic Trainer Ashley Rudolph, Graduate Assistant Manager Shelby Romine, Video Coordinator Katie Adams, Strength Coach Rusty Ruffcorn. Middle row (from left): Assistant Coach Tandem Mays, Assistant Coach Tom Goehle, Assistant Coach Chuck Love, Director of Operations Amanda Hart. Front: Head Coach Amy Williams. (Jan. 7). She also had 17 points and 15 rebounds against Northwestern (Dec. 28). She had 22 points and 11 rebounds at Creighton (Dec. 18). She had a season-high 28 points and 14 rebounds in a win over San Jose State (Dec. 9). She added 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake (Dec. 6). It followed a 25-point, 14-rebound performance Player in a loss at then-unbeaten Virginia Tech (Dec. 1). She had 24 points and 13 rebounds in Nebraska s win over Colorado State (Nov. 17). She opened the season with 17 points and 15 rebounds in a win over UTRGV (Nov. 12). Through 21 games, Shepard is averaging team bests of 18.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. She also ranks second on the team with 22 three-pointers, including a game-clinching three with one minute left against Colorado State and a 60-footer at the first-half buzzer in the win over UTRGV. Shepard earned Preseason All-Big Ten honors when the conference announced its preseason awards on Oct. 24. Shepard was one of two sophomores on the coaches preseason all-conference team, joining Penn State guard Teniya Page. Shepard was the lone sophomore honored by the media on its 10-player preseason team. Player Shepard became the first freshman in Nebraska history to earn first-team all-conference honors. She produced school freshman-record averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in Shepard became the first Husker in history to earn conference freshman-of-the-year accolades. The 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., joined Emily Cady (2012) and Rachel Theriot (2013) as Huskers who earned spots on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in Nebraska s first five seasons in the conference. Shepard set a conference record by winning 10 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards. NEBRASKA RANKS NEAR TOP IN ATTENDANCE Nebraska closed the season ranked No. 9 nationally in total attendance (102,682) and No. 12 in NCAA Division I in average home attendance (5,404). It marked the third consecutive season inside Pinnacle Bank Arena that the Big Red have ranked among the top 12 nationally in both categories. In 64 all-time home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Huskers own a record (.750 winning percentage) while averaging 5,636 fans per game (360,675 total fans/64 games). Nebraska attracted a non-conference school-record crowd of 9,750 to open its stay in the building with a win over UCLA on Nov. 8, BIG RED BATTLING ONE OF NATION S BEST SCHEDULES Nebraska is facing the toughest overall schedule in school history in The Huskers will play 10 games against NCAA Tournament teams and 11 more regular-season games against Postseason WNIT teams in Nebraska s strength of schedule ranked No. 12 nationally through games Jan. 26. NU s 21 opponents owned a combined record of (.656 winning percentage), including current top-25 opponents No. 1 UConn (19-0), No. 3 Maryland (20-1) and No. 19 Virginia Tech (16-4). Ohio State (18-5) will be Nebraska s 17th opponent with 13 or more wins this season, joining UConn (19-0), Maryland (20-1), Michigan (17-5), Virginia Tech (16-3), Drake (15-4), California (15-5), Colorado State (15-5), Northwestern (15-5), Missouri (15-7), Creighton (14-5), Virginia (14-6), Michigan State (14-7), Purdue (14-8), UTRGV (14-8), Iowa (13-7) and Penn State (13-7). Next up for Nebraska after Ohio State is Minnesota. Only four Husker opponents currently have losing records, SHEPARD AMONG TOP HUSKER SOPHS Best career totals at the end of sophomore season at Nebraska Points 1. Jordan Hooper 1, Kathy Hagerstrom Debra Powell Jessica Shepard Karen Jennings Kelsey Griffin Amy Stephens Maurtice Ivy 895 SHEPARD AMONG TOP HUSKER SOPHS Best career totals at the end of sophomore season at Nebraska Rebounds 1. Janet Smith Kathy Hagerstrom Jordan Hooper Emily Cady Jessica Shepard Kelsey Griffin Karen Jennings 432 SCHEDULE STRENGTH Team Strength of Schedule UConn* 1 Notre Dame 2 Kentucky 3 Washington State* 4 Tennessee 5 Minnesota* 6 Texas Tech 7 South Carolina 8 Florida State 9 Stanford 10 NEBRASKA 12 * Husker opponent * Through Jan. 26 games including Washington State (8-11, RPI 60), Illinois (8-13, RPI 165), Rutgers (6-15, RPI 172), Omaha (10-11, RPI 179) and San Jose State (6-14, RPI 216). San Jose State and UTRGV (RPI 246) are the only teams on Nebraska s schedule that are outside the top 200 of the 349 NCAA Division I teams in the RPI. Nebraska s non-conference Strength of Schedule was ranked No. 8 by the NCAA (Jan. 1). NU s nonconference schedule strength trailed only Minnesota in the Big Ten. Nebraska, Minnesota and Rutgers were the only three Big Ten teams to enter conference play with a top-25 strength of schedule. Six Big Ten teams entered league play with strength of schedules below 100, including Purdue (204), Maryland (203), Indiana (176), Northwestern (167), Ohio State (155) and Wisconsin (114). Nebraska s appearance in the 2016 Preseason WNIT to open the year featured three games against postseason foes, including NCAA Tournament teams Missouri and Colorado State. Virginia, Virginia Tech, Drake and Creighton all competed in the 2016 WNIT and the Huskers will play three of those games on the road. Nebraska closes non-conference play at home against UConn, which has won four consecutive NCAA titles.

5 #HUSKERS 5 A total of 13 of Nebraska s 16 Big Ten Conference games will come against postseason foes, including seven games against NCAA qualifiers and six more against WNIT teams from a year ago. Nebraska s 16-game regular-season home schedule will feature 13 games against postseason teams, including all eight Big Ten Conference home games. FRESHMEN ELIELY, WHITISH GIVE HUSKERS HOPE Nebraska freshmen Nicea Eliely and Hannah Whitish have helped solidify the Huskers starting five, while providing hope for the future for a young Husker roster. Eliely, a 6-1 guard from Colorado Springs, Colo., has started all 21 games and ranks second on the team in scoring with 7.6 points per game. She also leads the Huskers in assists (52), steals (37) and blocked shots (15) and field goal percentage (.448). She ranks second in minutes per game (26.6). Eliely has produced four double-figure scoring efforts, including 10 points and a career-high-tying four steals against Michigan (Jan. 22). She had a career-high 19 points against California (Dec. 4). Whitish, 2016 Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year at Barneveld High School, ranks third on the team in scoring (7.4 ppg), including 10.1 points per game in Big Ten play. She leads the Huskers with 32 threes, which ranks as the fifth-best total by a freshman in school history. Whitish also ranks second overall in assists (45) and third in steals (18), despite ranking fifth in minutes per game (21.2). In Big Ten play, Whitish leads the Huskers in assists (28) and three-pointers (17), while ranking second on the team in scoring (9.2 ppg), steals (12) and three-point percentage (.362). She has produced double figures five times in Big Ten play and seven times overall this season. She had career highs of 16 points and four three-pointers at Illinois (Jan. 15). Eliely and Whitish have a chance to become the first pair of Husker freshmen since to both average better than 7.0 points per game. The last two Husker freshmen to each average better than 7.0 points per game were Angie Miller (14.6 ppg) and Stacy Imming (9.9 ppg) in Since 2010, Nebraska has had five freshmen earn spots on conference all-freshman teams, including Lindsey Moore (Big 12, 2010), Jordan Hooper (Big 12, 2011), Emily Cady (Big Ten, 2012), Rachel Theriot (Big Ten, 2013) and Jessica Shepard (Big Ten, 2016). FRESHMAN CASCIO JENSEN ALSO EMERGING Nebraska s 2016 Gatorade High School Player of the Year at Fremont, Rylie Cascio Jensen is providing the Huskers with more minutes and more production in Big Ten play. The 5-10 guard erupted for a career-high 15 points on 3-of-4 shooting with two threes and a 7-for-7 effort at the free throw line at Penn State (Jan. 19). In Big Ten play, Cascio Jensen ranks sixth among the Huskers in scoring with 4.0 points per game, while leading the team in three-point percentage (.389, 7-18). She is also a team-best 9-for-9 at the free throw line in Big Ten action. Cascio Jensen, Nicea Eliely and Hannah Whitish give the Huskers three freshmen among their top six scorers through nine Big Ten Conference games. For the season, Cascio Jensen is averaging 3.0 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists. FRESHMEN LEADING HUSKERS AT FREE THROW LINE Traditionally one of the Big Ten s best free throw shooting teams, Nebraska has struggled this season at the line. However, NU s free throw numbers are on the way up thanks to solid shooting by the Husker freshmen. Nebraska s freshmen are 35-of-41 (.854) at the free throw line in Big Ten play, while the Huskers as a team are shooting 64.8 percent. Rylie Cascio Jensen has hit 11 consecutive free throws, including 9-for-9 in Big Ten play, including 7-for-7 at Penn State (Jan. 19). Nicea Eliely has hit hit 10 consecutive free throws, dating back to a miss against Maryland on Jan. 4. She hit four free throws in the final 37 seconds in the win over Rutgers (Jan. 10). Hannah Whitish has hit four straight free throws including the final two to seal the win over Rutgers (Jan. 10). Grace Mitchell also hit both of her free throws against Rutgers. As a team, Nebraska has hit 69.1 percent (65-94) of its free throws over the past five games. In the first four Big Ten games, the Huskers hit just 58.5 percent (38-65) of their free throw attempts. NEBRASKA STREAKS Nebraska senior Allie Havers has competed in 117 consecutive games since the first game of her freshman season in The Huskers own a record in those contests over the last four years. Junior Jasmine Cincore owns the longest streak of consecutive starts among the Huskers with 26. Havers has made 24 straight starts, while freshman Nicea Eliely and sophomore Jessica Shepard have each started 21 straight games this season. Hannah Whitish has made nine straight starts. The Huskers have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 272 straight regular-season games dating back to a loss at UTEP on Dec. 20, Nebraska has hit at least two three-pointers in 151 consecutive games. Nebraska has had at least two players earn first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors in each of its first five seasons in the Big Ten. Nebraska finished with a 9-9 Big Ten record to mark the fifth consecutive season the Huskers have posted a.500 or better Big Ten record. Nebraska is the only Big Ten team with a.500 or better record in NEBRASKA QUICK FACTS Institution... University of Nebraska. Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population ,738 Enrollment... 25,897 Founded Nickname...Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors... Scarlet and Cream Home Arena... Pinnacle Bank Arena Capacity... 15,000 Conference...Big Ten Director of Athletics...Shawn Eichorst Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Big Ten Record Head Coach... Amy Williams Alma Mater/Year...Nebraska/1998 Record at Nebraska (First season) Career Record (10th season) NCAA Div. I Record (Fifth season) Williams Nebraska Home Record Big Ten Conference Record Big Ten Home Record Big Ten Road Record Big Ten Tournament Record Assistant Coaches:... Tom Goehle... Chuck Love... Tandem Mays Director of Operations...Amanda Hart Video Coordinator... Katie Adams Graduate Assistant Manager... Shelby Romine Strength Coach...Rusty Ruffcorn Athletic Trainer... Ashley Rudolph Basketball Office Phone...(402) Basketball Office Fax...(402) Women s Basketball Contact...Jeff Griesch Communications Office Phone...(402) Griesch s Direct Line...(402) Griesch s Cell Phone...(402) Griesch s Home Phone...(402) Griesch s ... jgriesch@huskers.com Communications Fax...(402) Best Way to Contact Williams...Through Griesch Starters Returning/Lost...2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/4 Newcomers... 6 Returning All-Big Ten Player (1)... Jessica Shepard (6-4, So., F)... 1st Team, Big Ten Freshman of the Year Returning Starters (2, Stats)... Jessica Shepard, So., F (18.5, 9.3 rpg) Allie Havers, Sr., C (8.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg) Other Returning Letterwinners (6, Stats). Maddie Simon, So., G (5.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) Jasmine Cincore, Jr., G (4.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg) Rachel Blackburn, So., F (4.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg) Darrien Washington, So., F (2.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg) Emily Wood, Jr., G (1.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg) Esther Ramacieri, Sr., G (0.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg) Starters Lost (3, Stats)... Natalie Romeo, G (16.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.0 apg) Rachel Theriot, G (10.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 7.3 apg) Kyndal Clark, G (4.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.3 apg) Others Lost (1, Stats)... Anya Kalenta, F (4.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg) Newcomers (6)... Rylie Cascio Jensen, 5-10, Fr., G... Nicea Eliely, 6-1, Fr., G... Grace Mitchell, 6-2, Fr., G/F... #Janay Morton, 5-10, Sr., G... #Bria Stallworth, 5-6, So., G... Hannah Whitish, 5-9, Fr., G... # redshirting as transfers in

6 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HUSKER CAREER HIGHS SCORING Player (Game, Date) Points Jessica Shepard (at Michigan, 1/24/16; vs. NAU, 12/19/15) 35 Nicea Eliely (vs. California, 12/4/16) 19 Allie Havers (at California, 12/12/15) 18 Jasmine Cincore (at Michigan State, 1/7/17) 17 Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 16 Hannah Whitish (at Illinois, 1/15/17) 16 Rylie Cascio Jensen (at Penn State, 1/19/17) 15 Rachel Blackburn (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 14 Esther Ramacieri (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 9 Emily Wood (at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 8 Grace Mitchell (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 7 Darrien Washington (vs. San Jose State, 12/9/16) 7 REBOUNDING Player (Game, Date) Rebounds Jessica Shepard (at Michigan, 1/24/16) 20 Allie Havers (vs. Wisconsin, 1/27/16) 14 Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 11 Jasmine Cincore (at Iowa, 12/31/16) 11 Nicea Eliely (at Illinois, 1/15/17) 9 Maddie Simon (vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16; vs. NU, 2/28/16) 7 Esther Ramacieri (Four Times, vs. SJSU, 12/9/16) 6 Darrien Washington (Three Times, at Iowa, 12/31/16) 6 Hannah Whitish (vs. San Jose STate, 12/9/16) 5 Rylie Cascio Jensen (at Creighton, 12/18/16) 4 Grace Mitchell (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. California, 12/4/16) 4 Emily Wood (Three Times, vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 3 ASSISTS Player (Game, Date) Assists Esther Ramacieri (at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 8 Jasmine Cincore (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. Rutgers, 3/3/16) 6 Nicea Eliely (at Illinois, 1/15/17; vs. Colo. St., 11/17/16) 6 Jessica Shepard (vs. Wisconsin, 1/27/16) 6 Rylie Cascio Jensen (at Creighton, 12/18/16) 5 Allie Havers (vs. Colo. St., 11/17/16; at Michigan, 1/24/16) 5 Hannah Whitish (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 5 Emily Wood (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 5 Maddie Simon (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 4 Rachel Blackburn (Three Times, vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 3 Grace Mitchell (at Michigan State, 1/7/17) 2 Darrien Washington (Three Times, vs. Maryland, 1/4/17) 1 STEALS Player (Game, Date) Steals Jasmine Cincore (Three Times, vs. Rutgers, 1/10/17) 4 Nicea Eliely (vs. Michigan, 1/22/17; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 4 Jessica Shepard (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 4 Esther Ramacieri (at Creighton, 12/18/16; vs. CSU, 11/17/16) 3 Maddie Simon (vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 3 Hannah Whitish (at Michigan State, 1/7/17) 3 Rachel Blackburn (vs. Mich. St., 2/14/16; vs. NC Central, 11/21/15) 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen (Three Times, at Purdue, 1/26/17) 2 Allie Havers (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 2 Grace Mitchell (at Illinois, 1/15/17; vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 2 Darrien Washington (at Michigan State, 1/7/17) 2 Emily Wood (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16) 2 BLOCKED SHOTS Player (Game, Date) Blocks Jasmine Cincore (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 4 Rachel Blackburn (at Purdue, 1/20/16) 3 Allie Havers (Three Times, at Indiana, 2/7/16) 3 Jessica Shepard (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 3 Nicea Eliely (Four Times, at Penn State, 1/19/17) 2 Maddie Simon (vs. UConn, 12/21/16) 2 Emily Wood (vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 2 Grace Mitchell (vs. Maryland, 1/4/17; vs. Missouri, 11/14/16) 1 Darrien Washington (Four Times, Michigan, 1/22/17) 1 Hannah Whitish (vs. Wash. St., 11/25/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 1 MINUTES PLAYED Player (Game, Date) Minutes Jessica Shepard (vs. Iowa, 12/31/15) 39 Allie Havers (at Rutgers, 1/30/16) 39 Jasmine Cincore (vs. NU, 2/28/16; vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 38 Esther Ramacieri (vs. Northern Iowa, 3/17/16) 35 Nicea Eliely (Three Times, at Illinois, 1/15/17) 32 Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 32 Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 30 Hannah Whitish (vs. Rutgers, 1/10/17) 30 Rylie Cascio Jensen (at Penn State, 1/19/17) 27 Emily Wood (vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 25 Grace Mitchell (at Illinois, 1/15/17) 22 Darrien Washington (vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16) 20 THREE-POINTERS MADE Player (Game, Date) 3FG Made Hannah Whitish (at Illinois, 1/15/17) 4 Esther Ramacieri (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 3 Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 3 Jasmine Cincore (Four Times, vs. Rutgers, 1/10/17) 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen (Three Times, at Penn State, 1/19/17) 2 Nicea Eliely (vs. Cal, 12/4/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2 Jessica Shepard (Six Times, at Illinois, 1/15/17) 2 Emily Wood (at Va. Tech, 12/1/16; vs. N. Fla., 11/16/15) 2 Allie Havers (Three Times, vs. UConn 12/21/16) 1 Grace Mitchell (Three Times, vs. Maryland, 1/4/17) 1 each of the last five seasons. In fact, no other Big Ten team has had four straight.500 marks. The only other team with three straight.500 or better Big Ten seasons is Minnesota, which went 11-7 in both 2015 and 2016 after going 8-8 in PUMP UP THE PROGRAM Nebraska earned its fifth straight postseason tournament bid with a trip to the 2016 WNIT. The Huskers were one of only 21 Division I teams to earn four consecutive NCAA Tournament bids from 2012 through The Huskers have produced seven 20-win seasons in the last 10 years. Nebraska owns win seasons in program history. Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten to post a.500 or better conference mark in each of the last five years. Minnesota is the only other Big Ten team to do it each of the last three seasons. The Huskers, who joined the Big Ten in , have averaged 10.6 conference wins per season since joining the conference. The Big Red have added eight Big Ten Tournament wins for 61 total victories over Big Ten foes during the past five years (12.2 wins per season). Nebraska has ranked among the top 12 schools nationally in average home attendance in each of the Huskers first three seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Big Red have ranked among the top 10 nationally in total home attendance in each of the first three seasons at the arena, including 102,682 fans in Nebraska set a season ticket sales record with 4,032 season tickets sold as of Jan. 31, It marked the first time in school history the Huskers sold 4,000 season tickets. Nebraska s season ticket number for was 3,980 as of Dec. 21, Nebraska featured six first-team academic All-Big Ten selections in , including returning Huskers Jasmine Cincore, Allie Havers and Emily Wood. HUSKERS TO LEARN DAY-BY-DAY, MINUTE-BY-MINUTE First-year Nebraska Coach Amy Williams and her staff will try to guide an extremely inexperienced Husker team through the season. Senior center Allie Havers was the most experienced Husker with 96 career games and 1,583 career minutes entering the season. Havers was the only active Husker who entered the season with more than 1,000 collegiate minutes. In fact, she had played more minutes than senior guard Esther Ramacieri (282 minutes, 52 games), junior guard Jasmine Cincore (653 minutes, 51 games), junior guard Emily Wood (158 minutes, 31 games), sophomore guard Maddie Simon (299 minutes, 21 games) and sophomore forward Darrien Washington (39 minutes, 10 games) combined (1,331 minutes) entering the campaign. Sophomore forward Jessica Shepard ranked second among active Huskers in career minutes with 884 entering the year. In all, Nebraska returns just 3,798 minutes of active collegiate experience, which ranks 11th in the Big Ten. Only Illinois (3,108), Wisconsin (2,985) and Rutgers (2,253) have fewer minutes of returning experience to their respective teams than Nebraska. Nebraska s returning players combined for just under 19 full 40-minute games of experience entering the season. EXPERIENCE BY THE MINUTE 1. Northwestern 14, Indiana 10, Michigan 9, Ohio State 8, Iowa 8, Penn State 7, Michigan State 7, Purdue 7, Maryland 7, Minnesota 4, Nebraska 3, Illinois 3, Wisconsin 2, Rutgers 2,253 Northwestern has three seniors (Nia Coffey, Ashley Deary and Christen Inman) who each played more than 3,000 career minutes for the Wildcats, combining for 9,620 minutes entering the year. As a team, Northwestern returns 14,195 minutes on the court, which does not include 413 minutes for Oceana Hamilton who played two seasons at Alabama before transferring to Northwestern and sitting out Indiana returns 10,671 minutes and that does not include 3,497 minutes from transfers Amber Deane (2,697, Dayton) and Tia Elbert (800, Marquette) who are both eligible to play this year for the Hoosiers. Michigan senior guard Sierra Thompson played 3,517 career minutes entering , while Iowa senior Ally Disterhoft played 3,346. Northwestern s Ashley Deary (3,319), Nia Coffey (3,231) and Christen Inman (3,070) join Michigan State s Tori Jankoska (3,209) as the six returning players in the Big Ten who have played more than 3,000 career minutes entering the season. SHEPARD SETS BIG RED RECORDS AS FRESHMAN Jessica Shepard set a Nebraska freshman record with 574 points, shattering Debra Powell s previous NU freshman mark of 461 ( ) by 113 points. Shepard s 18.5 points per game smashed Powell s Husker freshman mark of 15.4 points per game. Shepard s 8.6 rebounds per game broke Powell s previous Nebraska freshman mark of 7.6 per game ( ). With 266 total rebounds, Shepard finished 11 shy of Kathy Hagerstrom s freshman mark of 277 ( ). Shepard amassed her rebounds in 31 games. Hagerstrom pulled down her 277 in 40 games. Shepard produced one of the best individual performances in Nebraska history with a freshman-record 35 points to go along with 20 rebounds in a win at Michigan on Jan. 24. It is the only 30-point/20-rebound performance in Nebraska women s basketball history. Shepard owns the Nebraska freshman record with 10 double-doubles. She had six double-doubles in Big Ten play. She is just the eighth Husker in history to produce 10 double-doubles in a season. Shepard s 228 made field goals were a Nebraska freshman record.

7 #HUSKERS 7 Her 203 free throw attempts set the Nebraska freshman record in that category in Shepard s 20 free throw attempts against Northern Arizona (Dec. 19) were the most by any Husker in a game in history, regardless of class. Shepard produced a record-setting regular-season debut with 24 points and 13 rebounds against Arkansas Pine Bluff Nov. 14, She became the first freshman in history to notch a double-double in an opener and her 24 points and 13 rebounds were the most by an NU freshman in a season opener. SHEPARD SHOOTS FOR MORE AS SOPHOMORE Jessica Shepard is averaging 18.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. She has produced 10 doubledoubles, including four in Big Ten play after her 20-point, 12-rebound effort at Penn State (Jan. 19). She had 22 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and a season-high three steals in Nebraska s win over Rutgers (Jan. 10). That followed 15 points and 12 rebounds at Michigan State (Jan. 7). She had 17 points and 15 rebounds in Nebraska s Big Ten opener against Northwestern (Dec. 28). She had 22 points and 11 rebounds against Creighton (Dec. 18). That followed a season-high 28 points and 14 rebounds against San Jose State (Dec. 9), 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake (Dec. 6), 25 points and 14 rebounds at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1), 24 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado State (Nov. 17), and 17 points and 15 boards in a win over UTRGV (Nov. 12). Shepard owns 20 career double-doubles to rank ninth on Nebraska s career chart in that category. She eclipsed 900 career points with her 25-point effort at Illinois (Jan. 15). She heads into the Ohio State game with 954 points, 478 rebounds and 96 assists in her career. Shepard has point efforts this season, including a season-high 28 points in the win over San Jose State (Dec. 9). She matched her season high with 28 points to go along with eight rebounds at Iowa (Dec. 31). She had 25 points at Illinois (Jan. 15), at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1) and against Washington State (Nov. 25). She scored 24 points against Colorado State (Nov. 17), before going for 23 points, including 22 in the second half, against Drake (Dec. 6). She had 21 points and Purdue (Jan. 26) and 20 points at Penn State (Jan. 19). Shepard owns 27 career 20-point games in her first 52 games as a Husker. Shepard ranks second among the Huskers with 22 three-pointers on the season, including a gameclinching three in the win over Colorado State and a buzzer-beating 60-footer to close the first half in the win over UTRGV. She also hit a first-half buzzer-beater at Creighton. Shepard did not hit a three-pointer as a freshman. Nebraska s first Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Shepard became the first Husker in history to earn firstteam all-conference honors as a freshman in During the season, she set a conference record by winning 10 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards. She was also a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 21, Jan. 25). Shepard was one of 28 players nationally named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Midseason Watch List by the USBWA on Jan. 24, One of only two freshmen on the Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 in (joining Cal s Kristine Anigwe), Shepard was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 22, 2015; Jan. 26, 2016). Shepard was the espnw and College Sports Madness National Player of the Week (Jan. 25). Shepard finished 10th overall in the Big Ten in scoring (18.5 ppg) and fifth in rebounding (8.6 rpg), including fourth on the offensive glass (3.1 rpg) and 10th on the defensive boards (5.5 rpg). She ranked 13th in conference field goal percentage (.510). The 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., finished with Nebraska freshman record averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Her 574 total points were a Nebraska freshman record, while her 266 rebounds ranked second among freshmen in Husker history. She amassed 16 games with 20 or more points as a freshman, including 11 in Big Ten play. She produced the first of two 35-point performances against Northern Arizona Dec. 19, She added 35 points at Michigan, Jan. 24. She scored in double figures 25 times. Shepard averaged just 4.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in 20 minutes per game over the final two games of as she battled a stress reaction in her foot. She did not practice March Shepard was not cleared for her first full practice until Oct. 27, 2015, after suffering an ACL tear as a high school senior on Dec. 29, On Nov. 1, she had 29 points and 12 rebounds against Nebraska- Kearney in NU s exhibition opener. She added 42 points and 12 rebounds in just 25 minutes in a second exhibition against Winona State on Nov. 8. She was the top recruit in Nebraska history, as the No. 1 post and No. 3 overall recruit in the nation by ESPN. A first-team Parade All-American as a high school senior despite missing nearly all of her final year (ACL tear, Dec. 29, 2014), Shepard was the 2013 and 2014 Nebraska High School Player of the Year. Shepard averaged 12.8 points and 3.8 rebounds while helping the USA Basketball U18 Team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas Championship. HAVERS LOOKED TO FOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP One of the tallest Huskers in history, 6-5 center Allie Havers is being looked to for senior leadership in She got her senior season off to a solid start with 10 points and seven rebounds in the WNIT first-round victory over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added a season-high 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor against Drake on Dec. 6 for her second double-figure scoring performance of the season. The senior from Mattawan, Mich., is the most experienced active Husker, competing in 117 career games with 42 starts. In fact, senior Esther Ramacieri (70) and junior Jasmine Cincore (72) are the only other Huskers who have played in more than 60 career games. HUSKERS BY THE NUMBERS NU leads after 1st quarter 3-5 NU trails after 1st quarter 1-11 NU tied after 1st quarter 1-0 NU leads at the half 4-2 NU trails at the half 1-14 NU is tied at the half 0-0 NU leads after 3rd quarter 4-1 NU trails after 3rd quarter 1-15 NU tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 NU in overtime 0-0 NU attempts more FG than opponent 2-4 NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 3-11 NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-1 NU makes more FG than opponent 3-0 NU makes fewer FG than opponent 2-15 NU makes same number of FG as opponent 0-1 NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 3-2 NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 2-14 NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 1-1 NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 4-15 NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 2-6 NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 3-10 NU shoots more FT than opponent 5-5 NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 0-9 NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 0-2 NU makes more FT than opponent 3-4 NU makes fewer FT than opponent 2-11 NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-1 NU has more total rebounds than opponent 4-5 NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 1-10 NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-1 NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 5-6 NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 0-10 NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 0-0 NU has more assists than opponent 5-3 NU has fewer assists than opponent 0-13 NU has same number of assists as opponent 0-0 NU has more turnovers than opponent 2-12 NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 3-3 NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 0-1 NU has more steals than opponent 4-3 NU has fewer steals than opponent 1-12 NU has same number of steals as opponent 0-1 NU has more blocked shots than opponent 1-4 NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 4-10 NU has same number of blocks as opponent 0-2 NU commits more fouls than opponent 0-9 NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 4-4 NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 1-3 Games are decided by 20 or more points 1-9 Games are decided by 10 or more points 1-13 Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 2-3 Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 1-2 Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 1-1 Overtime Games 0-0 Playing on Monday 0-1 Playing on Tuesday 2-1 Playing on Wednesday 0-3 Playing on Thursday 1-3 Playing on Friday 1-1 Playing on Saturday 1-3 Playing on Sunday 0-4 Playing in November 3-3 Playing in December 1-7 Playing in January 1-6 Playing in February 0-0 Playing in March 0-0

8 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 (MONDAY, JAN. 23, 2017) 1-UConn (18-0) [33] (1) 2-Baylor (19-1) (2) 3-Maryland (19-1) (3) 4-Mississippi State (20-0) (4) 5-South Carolina (16-1) (5) 6-Florida State (17-2) (7) 7-Washington (19-2) (8) 8-Notre Dame (18-3) (6) 9-Louisville (18-4) (9) 10-Stanford (17-3) (10) 11-Oregon State (18-2) (11) 12-Texas (14-4) (12) 13-UCLA (15-4) (13) 14-Duke (17-3) (15) 15-Ohio State (17-5) (16) 16-Arizona State (14-5) (18) 17-Miami (14-5) (14) 18-N.C. State (15-5) (21) 19-Virginia Tech (16-3) (17) 20-Oklahoma (15-5) (20) 21-DePaul (16-5) (19) 22-West Virginia (15-5) (24) 23-South Florida (15-3) (23) 24-Green Bay (17-2) (24) 25-Kansas State (15-5) (22) Note: Nebraska opponents in italics. NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 31-Michigan (10); 33-Northwestern (7); T34-California (3); T34-Drake (3) USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 (TUESDAY, JAN. 24, 2017) 1-UConn (18-0) [32] (1) 2-Baylor (19-1) (2) 3-Maryland (19-1) (3) 4-South Carolina (17-1) (5) 5-Mississippi State (20-1) (4) 6-Florida State (19-2) (6) 7-Washington (19-2) (7) 8-Louisville (18-4) (8) 9-Notre Dame (18-3) (9) 10-Stanford (17-3) (10) 11-Oregon State (18-2) (12) 12-UCLA (15-4) (11) 13-Texas (14-4) (T14) 14-Ohio State (17-5) (13) 15-Duke (17-3) (T16) 16-Arizona State (14-5) (19) 17-Miami (14-5) (T14) 18-North Carolina State (15-5) (21) 19-DePaul (16-5) (18) 20-Oklahoma (15-5) (20) 21-Virginia Tech (16-3) (T16) 22-West Virginia (15-5) (23) 23-South Florida (15-3) (22) 24-Syracuse (14-7) (24) 25-Green Bay (17-2) (25) Note: Nebraska opponents in italics. NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 26-Michigan (27); 27-California (22); 28-Northwestern (18); 33-Creighton (4) Havers had a season-high 14 points against Drake (Dec. 6) and has produced double figures in points four times this season, including 12 points at Iowa (Dec. 31), 10 against Michigan (Jan. 22) and 10 points in the season-opening win over UTRGV (Nov. 12). She has added a pair of double-figure rebound games, including a season-high 11 boards in a win over Omaha (Nov. 22), when she added nine points. She also had 10 rebounds at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1). She tied her career high with five assists in Nebraska s win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. Havers, who was a freshman on Nebraska s 2014 Big Ten Championship team and helped the Huskers to NCAA Tournament appearances in her first two seasons in Lincoln, will need to draw on her experience to help an extremely young Husker squad with a group of first-year coaches this season. Last season, Havers stepped into the starting lineup and stepped up her production as a junior. Havers tied for 15th in the Big Ten with 6.6 rebounds per game, while her 1.0 blocked shots per game tied for 14th in the conference. Her scoring numbers increased throughout the season, finishing at 8.3 points per game - her highest average at any point during the season. Over the final five games, Havers averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 rebounds while hitting 70.7 percent of her shots from the field in 27.8 minutes per game. In the first five games of , Havers averaged just 4.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game, while hitting just 36 percent of her shots from the floor. Havers scored in double figures 11 times as a junior, including each of the final five games of the season. She has 20 career double-figure scoring efforts, including a career-high 18 points at California on Dec. 12, She owns seven career double-figure rebound games, including a career-high 14 against Wisconsin on Jan. 27, 2016, and 11 in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22, She had 10 boards at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1). Havers notched four double-doubles in , including back-to-back games against Northwestern (Feb. 28) and Rutgers (March 3). Havers also stepped up her passing production in , totaling 34 assists in 31 after managing just 21 assists in the first 65 games of her career. Havers added her second academic All-Big Ten award for the Huskers in HOMEGROWN HUSKERS AT HEART OF NEBRASKA Nebraska s 11-player active roster features a trio of Huskers who combined forces to win the last four Nebraska Gatorade High School Player-of-the-Year honors. Sophomore Jessica Shepard claimed state high school honors in 2013 and 2014, before fellow Husker sophomore Maddie Simon earned state playerof-the-year accolades as a senior at Lincoln Pius X High School in Shepard s high school teammate, freshman Rylie Cascio Jensen, was named the state player of the year at Fremont High School in Shepard, a two-time state high school player of the year (2013, 2014), earned Big Ten Freshmanof-the-Year honors as a Husker in The graduate of Fremont High School started 29 games for the Big Red as a freshman and averaged team highs and Husker freshman records of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Simon opened with six points and a career-high matching seven rebounds off the bench in Nebraska s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She is averaging 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per game off the bench this season. Simon had a season-high 11 points against California (Dec. 4), and produced 10 points at Michigan State (Jan. 7). She started Nebraska s final four regular-season games in , before missing the Postseason WNIT with a severe ankle sprain suffered in practice on March 14. The 6-2 guard out of Pius X High School in Lincoln also started the season opener for the Huskers on Nov. 14. In five games as a starter, Simon averaged 7.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 23.8 minutes per game. For the season, she averaged 5.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 14.2 minutes over 21 contests. In her last two games of , Simon averaged 12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist, while hitting 9-of-16 shots from the floor, including 4-of-9 threes. She had career highs of 16 points and seven rebounds in Nebraska s win over Northwestern on Feb. 28. She also hit a career-high three three-pointers against the Wildcats. Simon notched three double-figure scoring performances on the season. Over her last seven games of , Simon hit 8-of-19 (.421) of her three-point attempts, finishing at 12-for-35 (.343) on the season. Simon missed 10 games, primarily because of injuries, in She suffered a broken left (nonshooting) arm in a non-basketball accident on Dec. 7, She also suffered a strain in her right arm in the same fall, and a severe ankle sprain in practice before the 2016 Postseason WNIT. The 2015 Nebraska High School Player of the Year, Simon was a two-time first-team Super-State selection while leading Lincoln Pius X to the 2015 Class B state championship. She was the No. 149 player in the nation according to Blue Star and the No. 22 guard by ESPN in A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon won the Class A 100- and 300-meter hurdles championships at the 2015 Nebraska State Track & Field Championships. Her mother, Nicole Ali Simon, was a CoSIDA Academic All-American as a member of Coach Gary Pepin s national champion Huskers in 1983 and Cascio Jensen produced a career-high 15-point performance in a career-high 27 minutes at Penn State (Jan. 19). Her previous career best came with six points in wins Omaha (Nov. 22) and San Jose State (Dec. 9). She is averaging 3.0 points and 1.5 assists off the bench through her first 21 games. Over the last three games, Cascio Jensen is averaging 8.3 points and 1.6 assists per game. Cascio Jensen averaged 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals to lead Fremont High

9 #HUSKERS 9 School to the Class A quarterfinals as a senior in The 5-10 guard hit 40.7 percent of her threepoint attempts and 78.2 percent of her free throws, including a Class A state record 34 straight free throws as a senior. As a junior in , Cascio Jensen averaged 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. She led Fremont to the district final despite the loss of Shepard in December to an ACL tear. At the time of her injury, Shepard was averaging 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds per game. CINCORE BUILDING ON STRONG FINISH TO Jasmine Cincore emerged as a reliable and consistent contributor at both ends of the court throughout her sophomore season. One of five Huskers to play in all 31 games in , Cincore made six starts in place of injured All-American Rachel Theriot, including five straight to close the campaign. Cincore has started each of Nebraska s first 21 games this season and ranks fifth on the team in scoring (6.1 ppg), third in assists (2.0 apg) and second in steals (1.1 spg) in 24.1 minutes per game. Cincore produced a career-high 17-point performance at Michigan State (Jan. 7). It was her first double-figure scoring performance of the season. She added her second straight double-digit scoring effort with 12 points and a career-high-tying four steals in Nebraska s win over Rutgers (Jan. 10). It was her fourth career double-figure scoring game. She opened with nine points and four rebounds in a win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added nine points on 4-of-5 shooting with a three-pointer in the win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. She also contributed nine points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. Cincore opened Big Ten play with eight points, four rebounds and two assists against Northwestern (Dec. 28). She added a career-high 11 rebounds at Iowa (Dec. 31). Her previous career high was five. She doubled her previous career total in blocks (4) by swatting a career-high four blocks against Drake on Dec. 6. Her block total against the Bulldogs is the highest single-game mark of any active Husker. As a starter in , Cincore averaged 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 35.5 minutes per game for the Huskers. The 5-10 guard from Arlington, Tenn., averaged 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 18 minutes per game in Cincore produced the first double-digit scoring effort of her career with 16 points in a career-high 38 minutes against Indiana on Feb. 24. She closed the season with 10 points and a career-high-tying four rebounds to go along with three assists against Northern Iowa in the WNIT on March 17. A two-time Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014), Cincore made her first career start in her 39th career game in Nebraska s win at Michigan Jan. 24. She had eight points, three assists, a block and a steal in 32 minutes against the Wolverines. She had nine points and a pair of threes at No. 5 Ohio State on Feb. 21, and nine points at No. 8 Maryland on Jan. 7. Cincore earned academic All-Big Ten honors for the first time in FORMER WALK-ON WOOD CONTRIBUTING AT GUARD Emily Wood challenged for a starting role in the Husker backcourt and has provided important contributions off the bench early in her junior season at Nebraska. The 5-5 guard from Salina, Kan., originally came to Lincoln as a walk-on, before earning a scholarship prior to her sophomore season in Wood has played in all 21 games for the Huskers and is averaging 2.0 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 9.0 minutes per game. Wood earned a start in Nebraska s exhibition win over Southwest Baptist on Nov. 6. She came off the bench to score three points while tying a career high with three rebounds in the Huskers regular-season opening victory over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Wood scored a career-high eight points - all in the first half - in Nebraska s loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She put up the first five points of a 23-4 surge that allowed the Huskers to build a 16-point firsthalf lead against the Hokies. She scored seven points and matched her career high with two steals in Nebraska s win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She came up with a crucial offensive rebound late in the game against Colorado State that led to Ram post player Amanda Kantzy fouling out. Wood hit both free throws with 3:38 left to give NU a lead over CSU in a game the Huskers won As a sophomore, Wood competed in 21 of Nebraska s 32 games, including 11 of 18 Big Ten contests. She averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds. A star off the court, Wood was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and an academic All-Big Ten selection in She also earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2016, and is a two-time Tom Osborne Citizenship Team selection (2015, 2016). She carries better than a 3.9 GPA and is expected to graduate in May of 2017 after just three years at Nebraska. She is a CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee. In May of 2016, Wood participated in Nebraska s second annual Service Trip Abroad, joining 19 other Husker student-athletes across all sports in an outreach journey to the Dominican Republic. Wood participated in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in Wood was a Kansas Class 5A all-state selection at Salina Central High School. She averaged 16.0 points per game while hitting a school-record 91 three-pointers as a senior. Her 223 career threes were also a school record BIG TEN STANDINGS Team Big Ten (Overall) 1. Maryland 8-0 (20-1) 2. Ohio State 8-1 (18-5) 3. Michigan 6-2 (17-5) 4. Purdue 5-3 (14-8) 5. Northwestern 4-3 (15-5) Indiana 4-3 (14-6) Iowa 4-3 (13-7) 8. Michigan State 4-4 (14-7) 9. Penn State 3-5 (13-7) Illinois 3-5 (8-13) Rutgers 3-5 (6-15) 12. Minnesota 2-6 (11-10) 13. Nebraska 1-8 (5-16) 14. Wisconsin 0-7 (5-15) BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Nov Megan Gustafson, So., C/F, Iowa Nov Teniya Page, So., G, Penn State Nov Nia Coffey, Sr., F, Northwestern Dec. 5 - Nia Coffey, Sr., F, Northwestern - Teniya Page, So., G, Penn State Dec Brionna Jones, Sr., C, Maryland Dec Teniya Page, So., G, Penn State Dec Amanda Cahill, Sr., F, Indiana Jan. 2 - Brionna Jones, Sr., C, Maryland Hallie Thome, So., C, Michigan Jan. 9 - Kelsey Mitchell, Jr., G, Ohio State Jan Brionna Jones, Sr., C, Maryland Jan Brionna Jones, Sr., C, Maryland Kelsey Mitchell, Jr., G, Ohio State BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Nov Kysre Gondrezick, G, Michigan Nov Destiny Slocum, G, Maryland Nov Dominique Oden, G, Purdue Dec. 5 - Gadiva Hubbard, G, Minnesota Dec Tory McCoy, F, Ohio State Dec Dominique Oden, G, Purdue Dec Kysre Gondrezick, G, Michigan Jan. 2 - Victoria Gaines, F, Michigan State Jan. 9 - Petra Holesinska, G, Illinois Jan Kysre Gondrezick, G, Michigan Jan Kaila Charles, G, Maryland BIG TEN SCHEDULE Monday, Jan. 23 Indiana 72, Penn State 66 (Bloomington) Wednesday, Jan. 25 Michigan 80, Northwestern 54 (Ann Arbor) Michigan State 81, Wisconsin 57 (Madison) Thursday, Jan. 26 Purdue 88, Nebraska 45 (West Lafayette) Maryland 94, Illinois 49 (Champaign) Ohio State 88, Minnesota 76 (Minneapolis) Sunday, Jan. 29 Nebraska at Ohio State [BTN], 11 a.m. (Columbus) Iowa at Maryland [ESPN2], 1 p.m. (College Park) Illinois at Penn State, 1 p.m. (University Park) Northwestern at Rutgers, 1 p.m. (Piscataway) Indiana at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. (Madison) Monday, Jan. 30 Michigan St. at Minnesota [BTN], 7 p.m. (Minneapolis) Tuesday, Feb. 1 Penn State at Ohio State, 6 p.m. (Columbus) Michigan at Illinois, 7 p.m. (Champaign) Wisconsin at Northwestern, 7 p.m. (Evanston)

10 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NU ACTIVE DOUBLE-DOUBLES Jessica Shepard (20) at Penn State (1/19/17) 20 points, 12 rebounds Rutgers (1/10/17) 22 points, 11 rebounds at Michigan State (1/7/17) 15 points, 12 rebounds Northwestern (12/28/16) 17 points, 15 rebounds Creighton (12/18/16) 22 points, 11 rebounds San Jose State (12/9/16) 28 points, 14 rebounds Drake (12/6/16) 23 points, 16 rebounds at Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 25 points, 14 rebounds Colorado State (11/17/16) 24 points, 13 rebounds UTRGV (11/12/16) 17 points, 15 rebounds Indiana (2/24/16) 16 points, 11 rebounds at Indiana (2/7/16) 18 points, 13 rebounds at Michigan (1/24/16) 35 points, 20 rebounds Penn State (1/13/16) 29 points, 10 rebounds at Illinois (1/10/16) 29 points, 19 rebounds at #14 Northwestern (1/3/16) 12 points, 14 rebounds vs. Arkansas State (12/21/15) 19 points, 13 rebounds vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20 points, 10 rebounds vs. North Florida (11/16/15) vs. UAPB (11/14/15) Allie Havers (4) vs. Rutgers (3/3/16) vs. Northwestern (2/28/16) vs. Wisconsin (1/27/16) vs. Evansville (12/8/15) 27 points, 10 rebounds 24 points, 13 rebounds 16 points, 10 rebounds 13 points, 10 rebounds 11 points, 14 rebounds 14 points, 12 rebounds FRESHMAN DOUBLE-DOUBLES 18 Husker Freshmen, 65 total double-doubles Player (Season) Double-Doubles 1. Jessica Shepard ( ) Debra Powell ( ) 9 3. Katie Robinette ( ) 5 Janet Smith ( ) 5 Jan Crouch ( ) 5 6. Karen Jennings ( ) 4 Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) 4 8. Emily Cady ( ) 3 Jordan Hooper ( ) 3 Kelsey Griffin ( ) 3 Anna DeForge ( ) 3 Meggan Yedsena ( ) 3 Maurtice Ivy ( ) 3 NU SEASON DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player (Season) Double-Doubles 1. Kelsey Griffin ( ) Nafeesah Brown ( ) Emily Cady ( ) 14 Jordan Hooper ( ) 14 Jordan Hooper ( ) Karen Jennings ( ) 13 Karen Jennings ( ) Jessica Shepard ( ) Jessica Shepard ( ) 10 NU CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player (Years) Double-Doubles 1. Jordan Hooper ( ) 40 Kelsey Griffin ( ) Karen Jennings ( ) Emily Cady ( ) Nafeesah Brown ( ) Janet Smith ( ) Maurtice Ivy ( ) 21 Debra Powell ( ) Jessica Shepard (2016-present) Anna DeForge ( ) 18 BLACKBURN TO REDSHIRT AFTER SURGERIES Sophomore Rachel Blackburn will redshirt during the season after undergoing season-ending surgery on her knees on Oct. 4, The 6-3 forward from Leavenworth, Kan., averaged 6.3 points and 7.6 rebounds in nearly 24 minutes per contest in Nebraska s first nine games as a true freshman in She was limited greatly in both practice and games in NU s final 23 contests last season, missing seven games entirely, while averaging just 13 minutes per contest in 16 games the rest of the way. She averaged just 2.4 points and 4.0 boards in those games, while being limited by chronic knee pain. Blackburn underwent knee surgery soon after the season and was hoping to contribute in However, she continued to be limited during the summer and elected to try another procedure to alleviate knee pain this fall. HUSKERS SIGN TAYLOR KISSINGER FOR The top-ranked high school recruit in the state of Nebraska, Taylor Kissinger signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Huskers for the season. Kissinger, a 6-1 forward/guard from Minden, was ranked as the No. 26 player in the nation by Prospects Nation and continued to climb in the rankings after a strong summer of She is ranked as the No. 40 player in the nation by ESPN and No. 58 by Blue Star Basketball. Kissinger is the only prep player from the state of Nebraska ranked among the nation s top 100 recruits in the 2017 signing class. Kissinger earned a spot on the 2017 Naismith Trophy High School Girls Preseason Player-of-the-Year Watch List, announced on Nov. 16. She was one of five players on the 2016 USA Today High School Sports All-Nebraska team in , joining future Husker teammate and 2016 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year Rylie Cascio Jensen. Kissinger, who missed nearly half of her junior season at Minden High School with a broken wrist in , averaged 28.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Whippets. She earned second-team Super-State honors as a junior and is a two-time first-team Class C-1 all-stater (2015, 2016). In 2015, Kissinger became the first sophomore in history to be named the Kearney Hub Territory Player of the Year after averaging 25.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game while hitting 62 three-pointers. She was also a third-team All-Nebraska selection as a sophomore in Kissinger claimed second-team Class C-1 all-state honors as a freshman in 2014 after averaging 16.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. She also tied a Nebraska state tournament record by knocking down seven three-pointers in an opening-round win over Lincoln Lutheran. Kissinger s older twin sisters are both Division I guards, with Brooke entering her first season at Creighton after spending her first two seasons at Illinois, and Jamie entering her third season at San Diego. Taylor Kissinger, who played her club basketball last season for the All-Iowa Attack after previously playing for the Cornhusker Shooting Stars, also was invited to compete in the USA Basketball U16 National Team Trials in Colorado Springs. She chose Nebraska over Oklahoma State and Creighton. She also received offers from Arizona State, Louisville, Iowa, Iowa State and Illinois among others. PAIR OF TRANSFERS PREPARING FOR Nebraska added a pair of NCAA Division I transfers following the hiring of Coach Amy Williams in April of Senior Janay Morton (Eastern Michigan) and sophomore Bria Stallworth (UMass) both elected to leave their former schools after coaching changes at their schools. Morton, a 5-10 guard from Brooklyn Park, Minn., was a third-team All-Mid-American Conference selection in She was also a member of the 2016 MAC All-Defensive Team, and she was chosen to the MAC All-Freshman Team in In Morton s three seasons at EMU, she amassed 1,341 points, 364 rebounds, 249 assists and 223 steals over 103 games with 94 starts. She averaged 13.5 points per game as a junior in , while knocking down 76 three-pointers. She also led the MAC with 96 steals. Stallworth, a 5-6 guard from Chicago, Ill., earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team after leading all A-10 freshmen in scoring (13.1 ppg) and assists (3.8 apg). She also hit 35.1 percent of her three-pointers. Stallworth was ranked as the No. 33 point guard in the nation ESPN as a senior at Homewood- Flossmoor High School in Illinois. NEBRASKA S HISTORY OF HOME SUCCESS Nebraska opened with a win over UTRGV for its 11th consecutive season-opening win at home. The Huskers went 15-4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in after going 12-3 (13-3 at home) in The Huskers are (.750) all-time at Pinnacle Bank Arena since the building opened for the campaign. The Big Red went 16-2 at home in , suffering their only Big Ten loss to Purdue, 77-75, on Jan. 19, Nebraska s 16 home wins in tied the school record for singleseason home victories. The Huskers played the first regular-season game in the history of the arena against USA Today No. 25 UCLA (Nov. 8, 2013) and rolled to a win over the Bruins. NU s first win over an AP Top 25 team came with a win over No. 24 Michigan State on Feb. 8, The Huskers added their first-ever win over an AP Top 10 team at the arena with a victory over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24, 2014 NU won its first-ever Big Ten home game at Pinnacle Bank Arena with a thriller over Northwestern Jan. 2, 2014, before an win over Minnesota on Jan. 16, 2014, marked the first overtime game.

11 #HUSKERS 11 NU suffered its first loss at the arena to Washington State (76-72) on Nov. 30, The Huskers are (.750) all-time at home. The Huskers have gone (.776) over the last 14 seasons, posting double-figure home victory totals in each of the last 13 years. Nebraska played in the Devaney Center from through , and added one appearance at Devaney against Utah on Nov. 23, The Huskers own a record at the Devaney Center, including (.624) mark in conference play. HUSKER SPORTS NETWORK COVERS WORLD The Husker Sports Network is in its 23rd season producing and marketing the live broadcasts of Nebraska women s basketball in Women s basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator Jeff Griesch are teaming up for their 16th season together as the Huskers broadcast team. The Husker Sports Network and Nebraska women s basketball have teamed up for well over a decade to take every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com. In addition to carrying every women s basketball game free on Huskers.com, the Husker Sports Network flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and ESPN 590 AM-KXSP (Omaha) provide strong signals for Husker women s basketball. When a network conflict occurs in Omaha, the Huskers also could be heard on CD105.9 FM-KKCD. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations carry the Husker Sports Network s women s basketball coverage across the state and the Midwest. Inside Pinnacle Bank Arena, fans can access the direct radio call of the game at 87.7 FM. NEBRASKA POSTS 12TH STRAIGHT PERFECT GSR In the eyes of the NCAA s Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), the Husker women s basketball program has been perfect for 12 consecutive years. Nebraska is the only program among the 14 Big Ten Conference schools to accomplish the perfect score for 12 straight years. The NCAA announced the release of its annual Graduation Success Rate report on Nov. 15, 2016, and Nebraska was a national leader in women s basketball for the 12th straight season ( ). The Nebraska women s basketball program joins the Husker women s tennis and volleyball programs as Husker teams that have produced perfect 100 percent rates each of the last 12 years. NEBRASKA OVERTIME FACTS Nebraska is all-time in overtime games, including 11-9 at home, 6-8 in true road games and 3-3 on neutral courts in overtime. The Huskers were 0-1 in overtime in , with an loss at No. 22 California on Dec. 12. Nebraska is 1-0 in overtime games at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska is 4-1 in multi-overtime games, including 2-1 since The lone loss came to Purdue in the Big Ten Championship Game, in double-overtime in NU s last overtime win came with a victory at Wisconsin on Feb. 5, The Huskers also defeated Minnesota in overtime on Jan. 16, It marked the first overtime game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska s first overtime game in the history of the Bob Devaney Sports Center also came against Minnesota - a win for the Huskers on Dec. 30, The Huskers have played 10 all-time overtime games against Big Ten opponents and own a 4-6 record. NU is 3-3 against Big Ten opponents since joining the conference for the start of the season. Nebraska s most frequent overtime opponent is Purdue. The Huskers and Boilermakers have played three overtime games in nine all-time meetings. NU s six total overtimes against Purdue are the most against any team in school history. In 13 all-time games with Wisconsin, the Huskers have played three overtime contests, including the win over the Badgers on Feb. 5. It was NU s first OT win against UW. The Huskers also battled Missouri in three single-overtime games among the 71 all-time contests in that series. Nebraska has never played back-to-back overtime games at home. The Huskers have played back-toback overtime games only once in school history, an loss to Texas A&M in College Station on Dec. 30, 1985, before returning to Lincoln for an win over Eastern Kentucky at the Devaney Center on Jan. 2, NU CAREER 20-POINT GAMES Jessica Shepard (27) at Michigan (1/24/16) 35 vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 35 at Penn State (1/13/16) 29 vs. Illinois (1/10/16) 29 at Iowa (12/31/16) 28 vs. San Jose State (12/9/16) 28 vs. Iowa (12/31/15) 28 vs. North Florida (11/16/15) 27 vs. #17 Michigan State (2/14/16) 26 at Illinois (1/15/17) 25 at Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 25 vs. Washington State (11/25/16) 25 vs. Colorado State (11/17/16) 24 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 24 vs. Drake (12/6/16) 23 at Rutgers (1/30/16) 23 vs. Rutgers (1/10/17) 22 at Creighton (12/18/16) 22 at Minnesota (2/11/16) 22 at Purdue (1/20/16) 22 vs. Rutgers (1/16/16) 22 vs. Southern (11/23/15) 22 at Purdue (1/26/17) 21 at Penn State (1/19/17) 20 at #5 Ohio State (2/18/16) 20 vs. Penn State (2/2/16) 20 vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20 NU CAREER DOUBLE FIGURE GAMES Player (Years) Games 1. Jessica Shepard (2016-present) Allie Havers (2014-present) Hannah Whitish (2017-present) 7 4. Jasmine Cincore (2015-present) 4 Nicea Eliely (2017-present) 4 Maddie Simon (2016-present) 4 7. Rachel Blackburn (2016-present) 1 Rylie Cascio Jensen (2017-present) 1 NEBRASKA NCAA APPEARANCES 13 Appearances, 21 Games (8-13 Record) Season (Sd.) Opponent Site Result 2015 (9) vs. (8) Syracuse Columbia, S.C. L, (4) vs. (12) BYU Los Angeles, Calif. L, (4) vs. (13) Fresno St. Los Angeles, Calif. W, (6) vs. (2) Duke Norfolk, Va. L, (6) at (3) Texas A&M College Station, Texas W, (6) vs. (11) Chattanooga College Station, Texas W, (6) vs. (11) Kansas Little Rock L, (1) vs. (4) Kentucky Kansas City L, (1) vs. (8) UCLA Minneapolis W, (1) vs. (16) Northern Iowa Minneapolis W, (8) at (1) Maryland College Park, Md. L, (8) vs. (9) Xavier College Park, Md. W, (9) vs. (8) Temple Raleigh, N.C. L, (12) vs. (5) Boston College Charlottesville, Va. L, (11) vs. (6) Kentucky Los Angeles L, (9) at (1) Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, (9) vs. (8) New Mexico Norfolk, Va. W, (9) vs. (8) Colo. St. Stanford, Calif. L, (6) at (3) USC Los Angeles L, (6) vs. (11) San Diego Lincoln W, (5) at (4) USC Los Angeles L,

12 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME RESULTS OVERALL RECORD: 5-16 BIG TEN: 1-8 HOME: 5-7 AWAY: 0-7 NEUTRAL: 0-2 Date Opponent W/L Score Home Away Neutral Total Big Ten Att. High Points High Rebounds High Assists 11/12 UTRGV+ W ,405 (17) Shepard (15) Shepard (4) Cincore (4) Eliely 11/14 #25 Missouri+ L ,207 (12) Shepard (9) Shepard (2) Eliely (2) Ramacieri 11/17 Colorado State+ W ,229 (24) Shepard (13) Shepard (6) Eliely 11/22 Omaha W ,419 (17) Shepard (11) Havers (5) Whitish 11/25 vs. Washington State$ L (25) Shepard (9) Shepard (4) Eliely 11/26 vs. Virginia$ L (12) Shepard (5) Cincore (3) Cascio Jensen (3) Shepard 12/1 at Virginia Tech% L ,292 (25) Shepard (14) Shepard (8) Ramacieri 12/4 California L ,573 (19) Eliely (8) Shepard (6) Ramacieri 12/6 Drake L ,200 (23) Shepard (16) Shepard (6) Ramacieri 12/9 San Jose State W ,205 (28) Shepard (14) Shepard (6) Cincore 12/18 at Creighton L ,160 (22) Shepard (11) Shepard (5) Cascio Jensen 12/21 #1 UConn L ,553 (9) Whitish (5) Eliely (4) Eliely (5) Havers 12/28 Northwestern* L ,669 (17) Shepard (15) Shepard (5) Eliely 12/31 at Iowa* L ,750 (28) Shepard (11) Cincore (4) Whitish 1/4 #3 Maryland* L ,299 (12) Shepard (5) Shepard (3) Whitish 1/7 at Michigan State* L ,155 (17) Cincore (12) Shepard (4) Shepard 1/10 Rutgers* W ,193 (22) Shepard (11) Shepard (3) Shepard (3) Havers (3) Whitish (3) Cincore 1/15 at Illinois* L ,675 (25) Shepard (9) Eliely (6) Eliely (9) Shepard 1/19 at Penn State* L ,645 (20) Shepard (12) Shepard (4) Whitish 1/22 Michigan* L ,763 (10) Eliely (6) Shepard (4) Whitish (10) Havers 1/26 at Purdue* L ,594 (21) Shepard (8) Shepard (3) Cascio Jensen AP Ranking at game time listed before team + denotes Preseason WNIT game $ South Point Shootout game % denotes ACC/Big Ten Challenge game * denotes Big Ten Conference game # denotes Big Ten Tournament game (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.) Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 56,715 (4,726) Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 27,271 (3,896) Neutral Attendance (Avg.) (400) Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 82,111 (3,910)

13 #HUSKERS GAME-BY-GAME LINESCORES Game FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TP Nebraska UTRGV Nebraska #25 Missouri Nebraska Colorado State Nebraska Omaha Nebraska Washington State Nebraska Virginia Nebraska Virginia Tech Nebraska California Nebraska Drake Nebraska San Jose State Nebraska Creighton Nebraska #1 UConn Nebraska Northwestern Nebraska at Iowa Nebraska #3 Maryland Nebraska at Michigan State Nebraska Rutgers Nebraska at Illinois Nebraska at Penn State Nebraska Michigan Nebraska at Purdue

14 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM HIGHS & LOWS HUSKER TEAM SEASON HIGHS Points San Jose State, 12/9/16 First Quarter Points vs. Washington State, 11/25/ Colorado State, 11/17/16 Second Quarter Points at Iowa, 12/31/16 First Half Points at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Third Quarter Points San Jose State, 12/9/16 Fourth Quarter Points at Creighton, 12/18/16 Second Half Points San Jose State, 12/9/16 Overtime Points UTRGV, 11/12/16 Field Goals Made San Jose State, 12/9/16 Field Goals Att at Iowa, 12/31/16 Field Goal Pct (35-65)...San Jose State, 12/9/16 Three-Pt. FG Made Omaha, 11/22/16 Three-Pt. FG Att Omaha, 11/22/ Missouri, 11/14/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct (10-19)...California, 12/4/16 Free Throws Made at Penn State, 1/19/17 Free Throws Att at Penn State, 1/19/17 Free Throw Pct (13-17)...at Illinois, 1/15/17 Rebounds San Jose State, 12/9/16 Offensive Rebounds San Jose State, 12/9/ California, 12/4/16 Defensive Rebounds UTRGV, 11/12/16 Rebound Margin (55-31)...San Jose State, 12/9/16 Assists San Jose State, 12/9/ Drake, 12/6/16 Steals Omaha, 11/22/16 Blocked Shots Drake, 12/6/16 Turnovers San Jose State, 12/9/ California, 12/4/16 Fouls at Penn State, 1/19/17 OPPONENT TEAM SEASON LOWS Points UTRGV, 11/12/16 First Quarter Points UTRGV, 11/12/16 Second Quarter Points Colorado State, 11/17/16 First Half Points UTRGV, 11/12/16 Third Quarter Points Rutgers, 1/10/17 Fourth Quarter Points San Jose State, 12/9/16 Second Half Points Missouri, 11/14/16 Field Goals Made Missouri, 11/14/16 Field Goals Att Rutgers, 1/10/17 Field Goal Pct (22-71)...San Jose State, 12/9/16 Three-Pt. FG Made Purdue, 1/26/ UTRGV, 11/12/16 Three-Pt. FG Att Purdue, 1/26/ Rutgers, 1/10/ Maryland, 1/4/17 Three-Pt. FG Pct (4-22)...UTRGV, 11/12/16 Free Throws Made UTRGV, 11/12/16 Free Throws Att Omaha, 11/22/16 Free Throw Pct (5-12)...UTRGV, 11/12/16 Rebounds Michigan, 1/22/ San Jose State, 12/9/16 Offensive Rebounds Illinois, 1/15/17 Defensive Rebounds San Jose State, 12/9/16 Rebound Margin (31-55)...San Jose State, 12/9/16 Assists Colorado State, 11/17/16 Steals Colorado State, 11/17/16 Blocked Shots Omaha, 11/22/16 Turnovers Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Fouls Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 HUSKER TEAM SEASON LOWS Points Missouri, 11/14/16 First Quarter Points UConn, 12/21/16 Second Quarter Points at Purdue, 1/26/17 First Half Points Missouri, 11/14/16 Third Quarter Points UConn, 12/21/ vs. Virginia, 11/26/16 Fourth Quarter Points Missouri, 11/14/16 Second Half Points UConn, 12/21/ Missouri, 11/14/16 Overtime Points UTRGV, 11/12/16 Field Goals Made Missouri, 11/14/16 Field Goals Att at Purdue, 1/26/17 Field Goal Pct (10-63)...Missouri, 11/14/16 Three-Pt. FG Made at Purdue, 1/26/17 Three-Pt. FG Att vs. Washington State, 11/25/16 Sophomore Jessica Shepard owns 20 career double-doubles to rank ninth in Nebraska history. She has 10 double-doubles in Three-Pt. FG Pct (2-15)...at Purdue, 1/26/17 Free Throws Made UConn, 12/21/16 Free Throws Att UConn, 12/21/16 Free Throw Pct (1-4)...UConn, 12/21/16 Rebounds at Purdue, 1/26/ Michigan, 1/22/17 Offensive Rebounds at Purdue, 1/26/17 Defensive Rebounds at Illinois, 1/15/17 Rebound Margin (31-53)...Maryland, 1/4/17 Assists Maryland, 1/4/ Missouri, 11/14/16 Steals UConn, 12/21/16 Blocked Shots at Purdue, 1/26/ Rutgers, 1/10/ Colorado State, 11/17/ UTRGV, 11/12/16 Turnovers Missouri, 11/14/16 Fouls at Illinois, 1/15/ Colorado State, 11/17/16 OPPONENT TEAM SEASON HIGHS Points Michigan State, 1/7/ Maryland, 1/4/17 First Quarter Points Washington State, 11/25/16 Second Quarter Points Creighton, 12/18/16 First Half Points Washington State, 11/25/16 Third Quarter Points Drake, 12/6/16 Fourth Quarter Points Maryland, 1/4/17 Second Half Points Drake, 12/6/16 Field Goals Made Maryland, 1/4/17 Field Goals Att Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Field Goal Pct (31-54)...Michigan, 1/22/17 Three-Pt. FG Made Creighton, 12/18/16 Three-Pt. FG Att Creighton, 12/18/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct (8-17)...UConn, 12/21/16 Free Throws Made Penn State, 1/19/17 Free Throws Att Penn State, 1/19/17 Free Throw Pct (8-8)...Illinois, 1/15/ (7-7)...Omaha, 11/22/16 Rebounds Maryland, 1/4/17 Offensive Rebounds Maryland, 1/4/17 Defensive Rebounds Missouri, 11/14/16 Rebound Margin (53-31)...Maryland, 1/4/17 Assists Drake, 12/6/16 Steals California, 12/4/16 Blocked Shots California, 12/4/16 Turnovers Washington State, 11/25/16 Fouls Penn State, 1/19/17

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

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

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

18 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME #10 NEBRASKA 83 SAN JOSE STATE 61 LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 9, 2016 SJSU Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Baird* Smith* Ladd* West* Ramos* Kohlhaas Hafoka Benally Gennett Harris Turney Team Rebounds 0 Totals Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 1 Totals San Jose State Nebraska FG: San Jose State 7-30 (West 3-6, Ramos 2-10, Baird 1-3, Kohlhaas 1-3, Ladd 0-2, Benally 0-3, Gennett 0-3); Nebraska 6-17 (Cascio Jensen 2-3, Wood 1-1, Whitish 1-2, Eliely 1-2, Ramacieri 1-3, Havers 0-1, Cincore 0-2, Shepard 0-3). 3FG%: San Jose State 23.3; Nebraska FG%: San Jose State 31.0; Nebraska FT%: San Jose State 71.4; Nebraska Steals: San Jose State 15 (Smith 7); Nebraska 4 (Wood 2). Blocked Shots: San Jose State 3 (Baird 2); Nebraska 2 (Havers, Eliely 1). Turnovers: San Jose State 13; Nebraska 26. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Kanter, Whitson, Bird. Attendance: 4,205. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard scored 23 of her game-high 28 points after halftime as Nebraska dominated in the paint in the second half on its way to an win over San Jose State at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Shepard, who notched her fifth double-double of the season with 28 points and 14 rebounds, helped the Huskers outscore the Spartans in the paint for the game, including in the second half. Shepard hit 10-of-12 shots from the field in the second half, as Nebraska hit 20-of-33 shots from the field (.606) as a team in the half. For the game, the Big Red shot a season-best 53.8 percent from the floor. Nicea Eliely scored 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting for the game, while adding seven rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal. Ten Huskers hit at least one field goal in the game, and all 11 Huskers grabbed at least one rebound, as the Big Red dominated the glass, GAME #11 CREIGHTON 80 NEBRASKA 64 OMAHA, NEB., DEC. 21, 2016 Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 3 Totals Creighton Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP McGrory* Lamberty* Janning* Faber* Rollerson* Rischard Agnew Norby Works Brown Team Rebounds 3 Totals Nebraska Creighton FG: Nebraska 3-16 (Wood 1-1, Whitish 1-3, Shepard 1-4, Ramacieri 0-1, Cincore 0-1, Eliely 0-2, Cascio Jensen 0-2, Simon 0-2); Creighton (Janning 7-11, Works 3-7, Faber 3-8, Lamberty 1-2, Norby 1-4, McGrory 0-2, Agnew 0-4). 3FG%: Nebraska 18.8; Creighton FG%: Nebraska 37.3; Creighton FT%: Nebraska 68.0; Creighton Steals: Nebraska 9 (Cincore, Eliely, Ramacieri 3); Creighton 8 (Agnew, Janning, Lamberty 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Eliely 2); Creighton 4 (Norby, Rollerson 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 18; Creighton 12. Technical Fouls: Nebraska-Williams. Officials: Sidlasky, Daley, Schroeder. Attendance: 1,160. Game Highlights: Creighton tied a Nebraska opponent record by knocking down 15 three-pointers on its way to an win over the Huskers at D.J. Sokol Arena. Marissa Janning, the 2014 BIG EAST Player of the Year, connected on 7-of-11 threes on her way to 22 points. She added nine assists to lead the Jays, who outscored the Huskers in the second and third quarters combined. Nebraska, which was led by 22 points and a game-high 11 rebounds from Jessica Shepard, outscored the Bluejays in the first quarter. The Huskers also scored the first basket of the second quarter to take a lead before the Jays outscored the Huskers 30-8 before a buzzer-beating three by Shepard at the half. CU built its lead to 26 at the end of the third quarter before the Huskers outscored the Jays in the final period. While CU scored 45 points from beyond the arc, Nebraska went just 3-for-16. GAME #12 #1 UCONN 84 NEBRASKA 41 LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 21, 2016 UConn Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Collier* Samuelson* Dangerfield* Nurse* Williams* Bent Chong Lawlor Irwin Butler Team Rebounds 2 Totals Shepard* Havers* Eliely* Ramacieri* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Whitish Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 3 Totals UConn Nebraska FG: UConn 8-17 (Nurse 3-4, Samuelson 3-5, Dangerfield 1-1, Chong 1-2, Bent 0-1, Irwin 0-1, Lawlor 0-1, Collier 0-2); Nebraska 8-26 (Whitish 3-4, Eliely 1-1, Mitchell 1-1, Ramacieri 1-3, Havers 1-4, Shepard 1-4, Cascio Jensen 0-2, Cincore 0-3, Simon 0-4). 3FG%: UConn 47.1; Nebraska FG%: UConn 45.7; Nebraska FT%: UConn 85.7; Nebraska Steals: UConn 16 (Chong, Williams 3); Nebraska 2 (Havers, Whitish 1). Blocked Shots: UConn 2 (Samuelson, Williams 1); Nebraska 3 (Simon 2). Turnovers: UConn 11; Nebraska 24. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Napier, Barb Smith, B. Morris. Attendance: 7,553. Game Highlights: Freshman Hannah Whitish led the Huskers with nine points on 3-of-4 three-point shooting off the bench, but four-time defending national champion UConn rolled to an win over the Huskers in front of a season-high crowd of 7,553 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Katie Lou Samuelson led the No. 1 Huskies with 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including a trio of threes, as UConn notched its 86th consecutive victory. Fellow sophomore Napheesa Collier added a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds, while Olympian Kia Nurse pitched in 20 points and four assists for the Huskies. Nicea Eliely played another strong all-around game for Nebraska with seven points and team highs of five rebounds and four assists, while fellow freshman Grace Mitchell added five points and three boards. The Huskers honored their first Olympic medalist, Danielle Page (Serbia, 2016) during the game.

19 #HUSKERS GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME #13 NORTHWESTERN 62 NEBRASKA 58 LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 28, 2016 Northwestern Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Coffey* Hamilton* Deary* Rohde* Inman* Douglas Jamison Scheid Team Rebounds 5 Totals Shepard* Havers* Whitish* Eliely* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 3 Totals Northwestern Nebraska FG: Northwestern 5-19 (Coffey 4-7, Scheid 1-3, Deary 0-1, Inman 0-1, Rohde 0-2, Jamison 0-2, Douglas 0-3); Nebraska 5-20 (Whitish 2-7, Eliely 1-1, Wood 1-2, Cascio Jensen 1-3, Cincore 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Simon 0-1, Shepard 0-4). 3FG%: Northwestern 26.3; Nebraska FG%: Northwestern 40.7; Nebraska FT%: Northwestern 56.3; Nebraska Steals: Northwestern 8 (Douglas 3); Nebraska 6 (Eliely 2). Blocked Shots: Northwestern 4 (Douglas 2); Nebraska 3 (Eliely 2). Turnovers: Northwestern 14; Nebraska 17. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Blauch, Zentz, Hall. Attendance: 4,669. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard produced her seventh double-double with 17 points and 15 rebounds, while Hannah Whitish scored 12 points and had four assists in her first career start in a loss to Northwestern. The Huskers led by as many as seven points early in the first quarter but trailed by as many as nine points midway through the fourth quarter. However, the Huskers answered with a 6-0 surge late in the game to close within late in the final period. Nebraska s defense held the much more experienced Wildcats without a field goal for the game s final 6:46, but could not muster enough offense to pull the upset. Senior forward Nia Coffey led the Wildcats with 22 points, including a pair of big three-point plays early in the fourth quarter to help the Cats build their nine-point lead. Senior point guard Ashley Deary added 11 points and six assists. Deary hit a pair of free throws with 20 seconds left, while fellow senior Christen Inman added two more free throws second later to seal Northwestern s win. GAME #14 IOWA 75 NEBRASKA 72 IOWA CITY, IOWA, DEC. 31, 2016 Shepard* Havers* Whitish* Eliely* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 5 Totals Iowa Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Buttenham* Gustafson* Disterhoft* Davis* Doyle* Kastanek Meyer Coley Stewart Team Rebounds 3 Totals Nebraska Iowa FG: Nebraska 6-20 (Whitish 3-5, Shepard 2-4, Eliely 1-4, Wood 0-1, Cascio Jensen 0-2, Cincore 0-2, Simon 0-2); Iowa 6-21 (Disterhoft 4-7, Meyer 1-3, Davis 1-4, Buttenham 0-1, Doyle 0-4). 3FG%: Nebraska 30.0; Iowa FG%: Nebraska 41.4; Iowa FT%: Nebraska 66.7; Iowa Steals: Nebraska 8 (Eliely 3); Iowa 12 (Davis 4). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Cincore, Shepard 1); Iowa 3 (Gustafson 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 22; Iowa 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Trammell, Dickerson, Inouye. Attendance: 6,750. Game Highlights: Nebraska closed the game on a 9-0 run after falling behind with two minutes left, but Hannah Whitish s three to tie from the left wing with two seconds left fell short, as Iowa held on for a win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Whitish finished with 14 points, including a trio of three-pointers. She was one of four Huskers to finish in double figures, led by Jessica Shepard s season-high-tying 28 points. Shepard added a pair of threes, while grabbing eight rebounds. Allie Havers contributed 12 points and seven rebounds, while Nicea Eliely pitched in 11 points and a team-high three steals. Nebraska led after Whitish s third three of the game with 6:57 left in the third quarter. Iowa answered with a 5-0 run before Whitish hit a pair of free throws with 4:37 left in the quarter to give NU its last lead at Iowa responded with a 12-2 surge to pushed its edge to with 54 seconds left in the third. Megan Gustafson led four Hawkeyes in double figures with 22 points, while Ally Disterhoft added 16 points including four three-pointers with last-second threes at the end of the second and third quarters. GAME #15 #3 MARYLAND 93 NEBRASKA 49 LINCOLN, NEB., JAN. 4, 2017 Maryland Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP B. Jones* Charles* Slocum* Confroy* Walker-Kimbrough* Small Staiti Gillespie Myers Watson S. Jones Fraser Team Rebounds 2 Totals Shepard* Havers* Whitish* Eliely* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Ramacieri Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 4 Totals #3 Maryland Nebraska FG: Maryland 6-16 (Walker-Kimbrough 3-5, Watson 2-3, Slocum 1-6, Confroy 0-1, Gillespie 0-1); Nebraska 4-19 (Shepard 2-4, Mitchell 1-1, Cascio Jensen 1-3, Cincore 0-1, Eliely 0-1, Whitish 0-1, Wood 0-1, Simon 0-2, Ramacieri 0-5). 3FG%: Maryland 37.5; Nebraska FG%: Maryland 51.4; Nebraska FT%: Maryland 65.0; Nebraska Steals: Maryland 13 (B. Jones 5); Nebraska 5 (Havers, Whitish, Eliely, Cascio Jensen, Mitchell 1). Blocked Shots: Maryland 6 (B. Jones 4); Nebraska 2 (Haavers, Mitchell 1). Turnovers: Maryland 13; Nebraska 17. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Mattingly, Daley, Pethtel. Attendance: 4,299. Game Highlights: No. 3 Maryland used a 12-0 run to surge to a 26-9 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back in a win over the Huskers at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska refused to surrender, playing the Terrapins tight in the second and third quarters, but Maryland opened the fourth with a 17-0 run to put the game away. Shepard led Nebraska with 12 points and five rebounds, while Allie Havers added eight points and four boards. Maddie Simon contributed six points and four rebounds, while Jasmine Cincore, Rylie Cascio Jensen and Grace Mitchell each added five points. Shatori Walker- Kimbrough led the Terps with 19 points, including 10 in the first quarter. Brionna Jones added 13 points and 11 boards, including 10 rebounds in the third quarter.

20 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME #16 MICHIGAN STATE 93 NEBRASKA 73 EAST LANSING, MICH., JAN. 7, 2017 Shepard* Havers* Whitish* Eliely* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Ramacieri Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 2 Totals Mich. St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Gaines* Reimer* Jankoska* McCutcheon* Agee* Cook Dambo Hollie Vesela Gussert Allen Johnson Team Rebounds 2 Totals Nebraska Michigan State FG: Nebraska 7-26 (Simon 2-4, Whitish 2-8, Cascio Jensen 1-1, Eliely 1-2, Cincore 1-7, Havers 0-1, Ramacieri 0-1, Shepard 0-2); Michigan State 8-27 (Jankoska 5-13, Gaines 1-3, Gussert 1-3, McCutcheon 1-3, Allen 0-1, Agee 0-4). 3FG%: Nebraska 26.9; Michigan State FG%: Nebraska 39.3; Michigan State FT%: Nebraska 62.1; Michigan State Steals: Nebraska 8 (Whitish 3); Michigan State 8 (Allen 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3 (Eliely 2); Michigan State 2 (Reimer, Agee 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 12; Michigan State 12. Technical Fouls: Nebraska-Shepard. Officials: Zentz, Bonner, Vaszily. Attendance: 6,155. Game Highlights: Jasmine Cincore scored a careerhigh 17 points while Hannah Whitish matched her career best with 14 points, but it wasn t enough to stop Michigan State from claiming a win over Nebraska at the Breslin Center. Jessica Shepard added her eighth double-double of the year with 15 points and 12 rebounds while leading the Huskers with four assists. Maddie Simon added 10 points off the bench to put four Huskers in double figures. Michigan State s Tori Jankoska led all scorers with 27 points, while adding eight rebounds and seven assists. Taya Reimer pitched in a double-double for the Spartans with 13 points and 10 boards, while Jenna Allen (12 points) and Lexi Gussert (11 points) both added double figures off the bench for the Spartans. GAME #17 NEBRASKA 62 RUTGERS 58 LINCOLN, NEB., JAN. 10, 2017 Rutgers Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Harris* Wallace* Parker* Sanders* Alfano* Rollins Jeune Barber Keeling Team Rebounds 5 Totals Shepard* Havers* Whitish* Eliely* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Ramacieri Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 3 Totals Rutgers Nebraska FG: Rutgers 7-16 (Sanders 3-4, Jeune 3-6, Parker 1-3, Barber 0-3); Nebraska 6-19 (Whitish 3-6, Cincore 2-5, Shepard 1-2, Ramacieri 0-1, Simon 0-2, Eliely 0-3). 3FG%: Rutgers 43.8; Nebraska FG%: Rutgers 43.8; Nebraska FT%: Rutgers 64.3; Nebraska Steals: Rutgers 6 (Sanders 2); Nebraska 11 (Cincore 4). Blocked Shots: Rutgers 3 (Harris, Jeune, Keeling 1); Nebraska 0. Turnovers: Rutgers 17; Nebraska 12. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Napier, Garland, Lukanich. Attendance: 4,193. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard notched her ninth double-double of the season with 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead Nebraska to a win over Rutgers. Jasmine Cincore added her second straight double-figure scoring effort with 12 points, while tying her career high with four steals. She also contributed three assists. Hannah Whitish added 11 points for her fourth double-figure performance in her five games as a starter. She also dished out three assists. Shepard pitched in three assists and three steals, which nearly matched her season steals total (4) to that point. NU led by as many as 11 points in the fourth quarter, before Rutgers closed the gap. Husker freshmen Grace Mitchell, Whitish and Nicea Eliely combined to go 8-for- 10 at the free throw line to seal the win. Eliely finished with eight points, including 4-for-4 at the line in the final 37 seconds. Khadaizha Sanders led three Scarlet Knights in double figures with 17 points. She and Shrita Parker, who finished with 12 points, combined for all 22 Rutgers points in the final quarter. GAME #18 ILLINOIS 79 NEBRASKA 59 CHAMPAIGN, ILL., JAN. 15, 2017 Shepard* Havers* Whitish* Eliely* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Ramacieri Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 6 Totals Illinois Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Wittinger* Beasley* Holesinska* Kirkpatrick* Cattenhead* McConnell Overcash Joens McNicholas Andrews Team Rebounds 3 Totals Nebraska Illinois FG: Nebraska 8-29 (Whitish 4-9, Shepard 2-6, Ramacieri 1-2, Simon 1-3, Mitchell 0-1, Wood 0-1, Cascio Jensen 0-2, Cincore 0-2, Eliely 0-3); Illinois 7-17 (Holesinska 2-4, Andrews 2-5, Beasley 1-1, Kirkpatrick 1-1, Joens 1-1, McConnell 0-1, Cattenhead 0-2, Wittinger 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 27.6; Illinois FG%: Nebraska 29.2; Illinois FT%: Nebraska 76.5; Illinois Steals: Nebraska 9 (Eliely 3); Illinois 6 (Beasley, Wittinger 3). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3 (Eliely, Havers, Shepard 1); Illinois 3 (Cattenhead, Kirkpatrick, Wittinger 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 14; Illinois 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Blauch, Grinter, Stewart. Attendance: 2,675. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard scored a game-high 25 points and added nine rebounds, while Hannah Whitish scored a career-high 16 points on a careerhigh four threes, but Nebraska struggled down the stretch in a loss at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Nebraska led midway through the second quarter and was tied with the Illini at 45 midway through the third quarter. But the Huskers shot a dismal 3-for-16 in the fourth quarter, while the Illini shot a scorching 19-for-27 (.704) in the second half. Illinois was also perfect (8-8) at the free throw line in the game, as the Illini snapped a six-game losing streak in the series with NU. Illinois outscored the Huskers in the game s final 14 minutes. While Shepard and Whitish were solid, no other Husker scored more than four points. Nicea Eliely did set a career high with nine rebounds and matched a career best with six assists.

21 #HUSKERS GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES GAME #19 PENN STATE 86 NEBRASKA 69 UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., JAN. 19, 2017 Shepard* Havers* Whitish* Eliely* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Ramacieri Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 4 Totals Penn St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Thomas* Carter* Moore* Page* Travascio-Green* Frazier Spann Mitchell Knizner Williams Whitted McMurtry Team Rebounds 4 Totals Nebraska Penn State FG: Nebraska 7-16 (Cascio Jensen 2-3, Whitish 2-3, Shepard 1-1, Simon 1-1, Eliely 1-4, Wood 0-1, Cincore 0-2); Penn State 7-20 (Travascio-Green 3-6, Carter 1-2, Mitchell 1-2, Page 1-2, Spann 1-7, Whitted 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 43.8; Penn State FG%: Nebraska 40.4; Penn State FT%: Nebraska 66.7; Penn State Steals: Nebraska 4 (Eliely, Shepard, Washington, Whitish 1); Penn State 6 (Mitchell 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Eliely 2); Penn State 7 (Mitchell 4). Turnovers: Nebraska 16; Penn State 10. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Gulbeyan, McConnell, Cruse. Attendance: 2,645. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard produced her 10th double-double of the season and 20th of her career with game highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds, but Penn State prevailed in an decision at the Bryce Jordan Center. Rylie Cascio Jensen added a career-high 15 points off the bench by hitting 3-of-4 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 threes, while connecting on all seven of her free throw attempts. Her second three-pointer of the night tied the game at 50 with just under four minutes left in the third quarter. But Penn State closed the quarter on a 13-2 surge to take a lead heading to the fourth. Nebraska could get no closer than 10 points the rest of the way. Nicea Eliely added nine points, while Jasmine Cincore pitched in seven in a choppy game that included a season-high 51 fouls combined for both teams. GAME #20 MICHIGAN 84 NEBRASKA 51 LINCOLN, NEB., JAN. 22, 2017 Michigan Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Dunston* Thome* Gondrezick* Thompson* Flaherty* Robbins Munger Williams Backman Team Rebounds 5 Totals Shepard* Havers* Whitish* Eliely* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Ramacieri Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 1 Totals Michigan Nebraska FG: Michigan 9-20 (Munger 4-6, Flaherty 4-7, Gondrezick 1-3, Thompson 0-4); Nebraska 6-17 (Cincore 1-1, Eliely 1-2, Ramacieri 1-2, Wood, 1-2, Cascio Jensen 1-3, Whitish 1-3, Havers 0-1, Shepard 0-1, Simon 0-2). 3FG%: Michigan 45.0; Nebraska FG%: Michigan 57.4; Nebraska FT%: Michigan 76.5; Nebraska Steals: Michigan 11 (Dunston, Gondrezick, Thompson 3); Nebraska 7 (Eliely 4). Blocked Shots: Michigan 4 (Thome 4); Nebraska 1 (Washington 1). Turnovers: Michigan 14; Nebraska 22. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Cross, Enlund, Knight. Attendance: 4,763. Game Highlights: Nicea Eliely and Allie Havers each produced 10 points, but it was not enough to prevent Michigan from rolling to an win over the Huskers at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Michigan victory snapped Nebraska s five-game winning streak in the series, and was just the second by the Wolverines in 13 games with the Huskers. Katelynn Flaherty led Michigan with a game-high 27 points, while Nicole Munger erupted for a career-high 18 points for the Wolverines. Munger s previous career best was 11 points, but she scored 10 points in the final 4:44 of the first half to push Michigan to a halftime lead. The Huskers trailed just early in the second quarter. Michigan s defense all but silenced NU leading scorer Jessica Shepard, holding her to just four points and six rebounds. A year earlier (Jan. 24, 2016), Shepard exploded for 35 points and 20 rebounds in a win over the Wolverines in Ann Arbor. GAME #21 PURDUE 88 NEBRASKA 45 WEST LAFAYETTE, IND., JAN. 26, 2017 Shepard* Havers* Whitish* Eliely* Cincore* Cascio Jensen Wood Mitchell Simon Washington Team Rebounds 3 Totals Purdue Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Perry* McBryde* Harris* Morrissette* Oden* Abel Gray Kiesler Cooper Team Rebounds 5 Totals Nebraska Purdue FG: Nebraska 2-15 (Cascio Jensen 1-1, Wood 1-2, Shepard 0-1, Cincore 0-1, Eliely 0-3, Simon 0-3, Whitish 0-4); Purdue 4-16 (Oden 2-5, Cooper 1-2, Morrissette 1-5, Perry 0-1, Gray 0-3). 3FG%: Nebraska 13.3; Purdue FG%: Nebraska 35.4; Purdue FT%: Nebraska 69.2; Purdue Steals: Nebraska 7 (Cascio Jensen 2); Purdue 12 (Morrissette 6). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 0; Purdue 3 (Harris, Keisler, McBryde 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 24; Purdue 10. Technical Fouls: Nebraska-Havers. Officials: Blauch, Napier, Roberts. Attendance: 5,594. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds, but Nebraska suffered a lopsided loss to Purdue at Mackey Arena. The Huskers trailed 11-9 after a Rylie Cascio Jensen three-pointer with five minutes left in the first quarter. In the final five minutes of the quarter, the Huskers committed seven turnovers to help Purdue close the period with a lead. Nebraska was never able to cut it to single digits again. Purdue got 21 points from guard Ashley Morrissette, who added game highs of eight assists and six steals, while pitching in five rebounds. Ae Rianna Harris contributed 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting, while Dominique Oden pitched in 16 points, six assists and five rebounds. Bridget Perry managed 15 points, a team-high six rebounds, three assists and two steals for Purdue. The Boilermakers forced 24 turnovers by the Huskers, while committing just 10 turnovers of their own. Purdue also outrebounded NU 39-24, allowing just three offensive rebounds by the Huskers. Purdue outscored NU 27-2 in points off turnovers and 17-1 in second-chance points.

22 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIVE FACTS ABOUT RYLIE 1. Rylie s grandpa Cascio named a race horse after her called Point Guard Rylie. 2. Rylie loves turtles. When she was 5 years old, she snuck a baby turtle home from Florida in her pocket. 3. Her favorite color is lime green. 4. She was deathly afraid of mascots when she was little. 5. Rylie played soccer and volleyball in high school. HONORS & AWARDS Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2016) First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald 2016) First-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2016) Second-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2015) Second-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2015) First-Team Nebraska Class A (2016) Second-Team Nebraska Class A (2015) Honorable-Mention Nebraska Class A (2014) FRESHMAN ( ) Nebraska Gatorade High School Player-of-the- Year Rylie Cascio Jensen (pronounced CASH-ee-O) was a late addition to the Husker program after the April hiring of Coach Amy Williams. Cascio Jensen, a 5-10 guard out of Fremont High School, has appeared in all 21 games for the Huskers, averaging 3.0 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. She produced the best game of her young career with 15 points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field with a pair of threes and a career-best 7-for-7 performance at the free throw line against Penn State. Cascio Jensen added a three-pointer and a pair of free throws against Michigan (Jan. 22). She has hit 11 consecutive free throws and leads the Huskers with her.824 free throw percentage. Her previous career scoring high came with six points, two rebounds and three assists in the win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She followed it up with two points and career highs of five assists and four rebounds in the loss at Creighton on Dec. 18. Cascio Jensen also had six points in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22, when she hit a pair of second-half threes. She also grabbed the first two steals of her career against the Mavs. She had five points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal against No. 3 Maryland on Jan. 4. RYLIE CASCIO JENSEN career statistics RYLIE CASCIO JENSEN 5-10 Freshman Guard Fremont, Nebraska (Fremont) 2 She scored three points and dished out three assists in each of Nebraska s games at the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas, Nov She added three points on her only shot attempt, while adding two assists against California on Dec. 4. As a senior at Fremont High School, Cascio Jensen averaged 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals per game. BEFORE NEBRASKA Cascio Jensen earned Gatorade Nebraska High School Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior in after averaging 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals per game for Fremont High School. She led the Tigers to the state tournament as a senior, as Fremont finished with a 21-7 record. Cascio Jensen transferred to Fremont prior to her sophomore season to begin playing with 2013 and 2014 Gatorade Nebraska High School Player of the Year and current Husker Jessica Shepard. Cascio Jensen, who was a club teammate of Shepard s beginning in fourth grade, spent her freshman season at Bellevue East, while Shepard played for Lincoln Southeast as a freshman and sophomore. Cascio Jensen and Shepard led an instant turnaround in the Tiger program, as Fremont earned a state tournament berth and finished with a 22-4 record in Fremont went 8-16 in , before the arrival of Cascio Jensen and Shepard. As a sophomore, Cascio Jensen earned honorable-mention Class A all-state accolades, before adding second-team All-Nebraska and second-team Class A honors as a junior in Cascio Jensen became the focal point of the Fremont attack as a junior in , after Shepard was sidelined by an ACL tear in December of Although Shepard was averaging 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds prior to injury, Cascio Jensen stepped up to lead the Tigers to a 16-7 record, finishing just CASCIO JENSEN S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 15 Penn State (1/19/17) Rebounds 4 Creighton (12/18/16) Assists 5 Creighton (12/18/16) Steals 2 Three Times, most recently 2 Purdue (1/26/17) Blocks 0 None FGA 5 Maryland (1/4/17) 5 Northwestern (12/26/16) FGM 3 Penn State (1/19/17) FTA 7 Penn State (1/19/17) FTM 7 Penn State (1/19/17) 3-PT FGA 4 Drake (12/6/16) 4 Omaha (11/22/16) 3-PT FGM 2 Three Times, most recent 2 Penn State (1/19/17) one game short of a second straight Class A state tournament bid. Cascio Jensen closed the season by averaging 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. PERSONAL The daughter of Scott and Robyn Cascio Jensen, Rylie Cascio Jensen was born March 2, She plans to be a pre-med major at Nebraska with the ultimate goal of being an orthodontist. She was the Fremont Optimist Club Student of the Year in , and she was also named Fremont s Business Student of the Year. She maintained nearly a 3.9 GPA in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society. Cascio Jensen came to Nebraska after originally signing with South Dakota. She also was recruited heavily by Wyoming, Wake Forest and Drake among others GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / at Creighton / #1 UConn / Northwestern* / at Iowa* / #3 Maryland* / at Michigan State* / Rutgers* / at Illinois* / at Penn State* / Michigan* / at Purdue* / Totals Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

23 #HUSKERS 23 FIVE FACTS ABOUT HANNAH 1. Hannah was born in Arkansas. 2. Her favorite animals are turtles. 3. Hannah came from a town of about 1,200 people, and there were just 29 people in her high school senior class. 4. She loves to travel. 5. Hannah wore braces on her teeth for four years. HONORS & AWARDS Wisconsin Miss Basketball (2016) Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year (2016) First-Team All-Wisconsin (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) Two-Time Area Player of the Year (Wisconsin State Journal, 2015, 2016) Two-Time Six Rivers Conference Player of the Year (2015, 2016) Four-Time First-Team All-Six Rivers Conference (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) FRESHMAN ( ) Hannah Whitish (pronounced WHITE-ish) was a unanimous first-team Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) all-state choice as a junior and senior at Barneveld High School. The Wisconsin Player of the Year, Whitish was a four-time firstteam Division 5 All-State pick and the 2015 and 2016 Wisconsin State Journal Player of the Year. The 5-9 freshman guard is averaging 9.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game as a starter in Big Ten play. She has produced double figures in five of her nine starts and seven times overall on the season. Her 32 threes rank fifth among freshmen in Husker history, just one behind Kaitlyn Burke (33, 4th, ). In Big Ten play, Whitish leads the Huskers in threes (17) and assists (28), while ranking second in scoring (9.2 ppg) and steals (12). Whitish had a career-high 16 points at Illinois (Jan. 15), when she also hit a career-high four threes. She added four rebounds, two assists and two steals. Whitish had 14 points at Michigan State (Jan. 7) when she also set a career high with three steals. She also had 14 points at Iowa (Dec. 31), after scoring 12 points in her first career start against Northwestern (Dec. 28). She added 11 points in a career-high 30 minutes in a win over Rutgers (Jan. 10). Whitish played key roles in NU s first three wins this season. She opened with seven points in a HANNAH WHITISH career statistics HANNAH WHITISH 5-9 Freshman Guard Barneveld, Wisconsin (Barneveld) 3 victory over UTRGV (Nov. 12), before producing her first career double-digit scoring effort with 10 points in a win over defening Mountain West Conference Champion Colorado State in the Preseason WNIT (Nov. 17). She added 10 more points and a careerhigh five assists in a win over Omaha (Nov. 22). For the season, Whitish is averaging 6.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists. She also leads the Huskers with 22 threes on the year. She led Nebraska nine points on 3-of-4 threepoint shooting, while adding two rebounds and two assists against No. 1 UConn on Dec. 21. She also eight points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal against Washington State in the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas, Nov. 25. She managed three points and a career-high five rebounds in NU s win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. BEFORE NEBRASKA Whitish was a unanimous first-team WBCA all-state selection for the second straight year at Barneveld High School. As a senior, she averaged 24.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.5 steals while leading Barneveld to its fourth consecutive state championship game. Barneveld fell to Assumption in the title game, but finished with a 28-1 record to cap a career record for Whitish. Barneveld won state titles in 2014 and 2015 and was the state runner-up to Assumption in Whitish hit 59 percent of her field goals including 48 percent of her threes for the Golden Eagles as a senior to finish among the top 10 in Wisconsin state history in career scoring with well over 2,000 points. As a junior, Whitish averaged 21.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 4.6 steals to lead the Eagles to their second straight WIAA Division 5 state title. She hit 46 percent of her three-pointers while knocking down nearly 80 percent of her free throws as a junior for Coach Jim Myers. As a sophomore, Whitish pumped in 17.1 points per game while powering Barneveld to the state title. She added 15.0 points per game as a freshman. A four-time WBCA Division 5 All-State honoree, WHITISH S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 16 Illinois (1/15/17) Rebounds 5 San Jose State (12/9/16) Assists 5 Omaha (11/22/16) Steals 3 Michigan State (1/7/17) Blocks 1 Omaha (11/22/16) FGA 11 Illinois (1/15/17) 11 Michigan State (1/7/17) FGM 5 Illinois (1/15/17) 5 Michigan State (1/7/17) FTA 6 Omaha (11/22/16) FTM 4 Northwestern (12/28/16) 4 Omaha (11/22/16) 3-PT FGA 9 Illinois (1/15/17) 3-PT FGM 4 Illinois (1/15/17) Whitish is also a four-time first-team All-Six Rivers Conference selection. She was the 2015 and 2016 Six Rivers Conference Player of the Year. Whitish played her club basketball for Wisconsin Academy, earning a spot on the All-Star Team at the U.S. Junior Nationals Midwest Qualifier in the summer of Whitish is the first Husker women s basketball player from Wisconsin since 1994 WBCA Player of the Year Anna DeForge from Niagara. A four-year starter at Nebraska, DeForge was an honorable-mention All- American as a senior in She was also a two-time WNBA All-Star. An outstanding all-around athlete, Whitish competed in track and field as a freshman and played softball as a sophomore in high school. PERSONAL The daughter of Bob and Sherry Whitish, Hannah was born March 20, 1998, in Little Rock, Ark. She has a younger sister Jordyn, 13. Hannah has not declared a major at Nebraska. Whitish chose Nebraska over Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas and Florida Gulf Coast GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs.washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / at Creighton / #1 UConn / Northwestern* / at Iowa* / #3 Maryland* / at Michigan State* / Rutgers* / at Illinois* / at Penn State* / Michigan* / at Purdue* / , Totals Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

24 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIVE FACTS ABOUT NICEA 1. According to Nicea, she is half black and half Chinese. 2. She loves scary movies. 3. Nicea is truly a gamer (video games). 4. She considers herself a dog person (100%). 5. Nicea sleeps only with soft blankets. HONORS & AWARDS No. 143 Player in the Nation (Blue Star, 2015) No. 25 Guard in the Nation (ESPN, 2015) Second-Team Colorado Class 5A (2016) Third-Team Colorado Class 5A (2015) First-Team Colorado Class 5A/4A All-Area (2016) Second-Team Colorado Class 5A/4A All-Area (2014, 2015) First-Team All-Colorado Springs Metro League (2014, 2015, 2016) FRESHMAN ( ) The No. 25 guard in the class of 2016 according to ESPN, Nicea Eliely (pronounced ny-see-ah EE-lylee) earned second-team Colorado Class 5A all-state honors as a senior at Rampart High School in Ranked as the No. 143 player nationally by Blue Star. Eliely has continued to emerge as a player with loads of potential who creates problems with her length, versatility and athleticism on the perimeter. She has shown her all-around game by starting each of NU s first 21 games and averaging 7.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game. She leads the Huskers in assists (52), steals (37) and blocks (15), while ranking second in scoring and field goal percentage (.448). Eliely produced a career-high 19-point effort against California on Dec. 4, when she hit 8-of-13 shots from the field including 2-of-3 three-pointers. She added 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in a win over San Jose State (Dec. 9). Eliely had 11 points at Iowa (Dec. 31), before adding her fourth double-figure scoring effort of the season with 10 points and a career-high-tying four steals against Michigan (Jan. 22). In the first game of her career, Eliely scored nine points and led the Huskers with four assists and two steals while helping to slow down reigning Western Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year Shawnte Goff in Nebraska s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Eliely added nine points and a career-high four steals in the win over Omaha. Her third-quarter steal NICEA ELIELY career statistics NICEA ELIELY 6-1 Freshman Guard Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rampart) 5 and layup gave Nebraska the lead for good. She had nine points in a loss at unbeaten Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She produced Nebraska s best performance in the loss to No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14, with eight points and eight rebounds. In the Big Red s win over defending Mountain West Conference champion Colorado State on Nov. 17, Eliely had six points, six rebounds and team highs of six assists and three steals while helping to slow down reigning Mountain West Player of the Year Ellen Nystrom. Eliely held Nystrom nine points under her scoring average entering the game and frustrated Nystrom to the point of fouling out before Nebraska prevailed with a win. Against No. 1 UConn, Eliely had seven points on 3-of-4 shooting while adding team highs with five rebounds and four assists. She also pitched in a block. In her Big Ten debut, Eliely had seven points, seven rebounds and team highs with five assists, two blocks and two steals. BEFORE NEBRASKA A slasher on offense and a lock-down defender, Eliely was ranked as the No. 143 overall player in the nation by Blue Star while being ranked as the No. 25 guard in the country by ESPN. As a senior, Eliely averaged 21.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 3.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. She ranked eighth in the state of Colorado across all classes in scoring in She also ranked 11th in the state in free throws made (115) while shooting 84.6 percent from the line. She helped Eliely, who averaged 16.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.2 blocks for Rampart as a junior in 2015, closed her career with 1,366 points, 455 rebounds, 188 assists, 247 steals and 118 blocks for Coach Ashley Miller. A third-team Colorado Class 5A all-state selection at Rampart as a junior, Eliely earned first-team All-Colorado Springs Metro League honors in She was also a second-team Gazette Class 5A/4A all-area selection as a junior. As a sophomore for the Lady Rams, Eliely contributed 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.2 blocked shots to help Rampart advance to the Elite Eight of the CHSAA Class 5A state ELIELY S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 19 California (12/4/16) Rebounds 9 Illinois (1/15/17) Assists 6 Illinois (1/15/17) 6 Colorado State (11/17/16) Steals 4 Michigan (1/22/17) 4 Omaha (11/22/16) Blocks 2 Four Times, most recent 2 Penn State (1/19/17) FGA 13 California (12/4/16) FGM 8 California (12/4/16) FTA 8 UTRGV (11/12/16) FTM 5 UTRGV (11/12/16) 3-PT FGA 6 Omaha (11/22/16) 3-PT FGM 2 California (12/4/16) 2 Omaha (11/22/16) tournament and finish with a 20-6 record. She earned first-team All-Colorado Springs Metro League honors, while adding a second-team selection to the Gazette Class 5A/4A all-area team as a sophomore. She was also a varsity contributor as a freshman in 2013, averaging 4.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. Eliely played for the Boulder Rockies club team that won the U.S. Junior National Nike Tournament in 2015 and the Blue Star Nationals title in 2014 for Coach Johnnie Bratton. Eliely was also a member of the all-star teams at both the USJN Battle of the Border and the USJN Windy City Classic. PERSONAL Queen Nicea Tyana Eliely was born July 12, 1998, in Colorado Springs. She is the daughter of Actual Allah and Yee Fong. Her father, Actual Allah, played basketball collegiately at Colorado State-Pueblo. Eliely chose Nebraska over Colorado, Wichita State, Colorado State, Northern Colorado and Denver. Off the court, she was a first-team academic all-state selection and a member of the National Honor Society as a junior in She is majoring in biological systems engineering at Nebraska GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / at Creighton / #1 UConn / Northwestern* / at Iowa* / #3 Maryland* / at Michigan State* / Rutgers* / at Illinois* / at Penn State* / Michigan* / at Purdue* / Totals Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

25 FIVE FACTS ABOUT ESTHER 1. Esther is half Italian and half Haitian. 2. She speaks French. 3. Esther says eh like there is no tomorrow. 4. Esther likes to use her hair as a pillow because it is so fluffy. 5. She loves pugs. HONORS & AWARDS Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2015; Spring 2014) Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016) Four-Time Felix Leclerc High School Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Led Dawson College to Silver at CCAA National Championships (2013) Led Dawson College to Silver at Quebec Provincial Championships (2012) SENIOR ( ) Esther Ramacieri (pronounced RAH-muh-Cherry) is playing a key leadership role in a young Husker backcourt as a senior. Ramacieri started each of Nebraska s first 12 games of before missing two games with a foot injury. She is averaging 2.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists. Ramacieri has at least doubled her own previous career totals in points (53-22), assists (44-18) and steals (13-6) this season. Her 11 threes are more than triple her career total (3) in her first three seasons. She produced a career-high nine-point effort in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22, when she set a career high by knocking down 3-of-4 three-pointers. Ramacieri added five points and a career-high eight assists in a loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She opened the season by hitting 2-of-4 threes to finish with six points in a win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She struggled through injuries as a junior. She was limited in the summer of 2015 by a knee injury, then missed time with a concussion in December, before missing time with an Achilles injury at the start of Big Ten play in She also missed five Big Ten games with illness in January and February. NEBRASKA CAREER Ramacieri appeared in 18 games with three starts in She contributed 17 points, 29 rebounds, ESTHER RAMACIERI career statistics #HUSKERS ESTHER RAMACIERI 5-8 Senior Guard Repentigny, Quebec (Leclerc/Dawson) assists and six steals, smashing her previous career totals in all categories. She also hit 3-of-6 threepointers as a junior. Ramacieri scored a season-high five points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds in a win over Northwestern on Feb. 28, She matched her career best with six more boards in the WNIT loss to Northern Iowa on March 17. She also played a career-high 35 minutes in a start against UNI. Ramacieri started back-to-back Big Ten wins over Penn State (Jan. 13) and Rutgers (Jan. 16). As a sophomore Ramacieri played in 17 games in , including seven Big Ten contests and both of NU s conference tournament games. She made her first career start against Penn State Jan. 15. She played a season-high 13 minutes and grabbed a season-best three rebounds vs. High Point Dec. 20. She added two rebounds against Alcorn State Nov. 16. Ramacieri played in 17 games as a freshman in , averaging 0.2 points and 0.5 rebounds. She played a season-high eight minutes in NU s non-conference finale against Oral Roberts Dec. 29, when she had two boards. She scored her first career point and grabbed two rebounds in a win over South Dakota Dec. 21. She added a point in a win over No. 8 Penn State Feb. 24, while grabbing a pair of rebounds. Ramacieri played in Nebraska s 2014 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win over Minnesota and the Huskers semifinal victory over No. 19 Michigan State. She pulled down a rebound and dished out the first assist of her career against the Spartans. She saw her first NCAA Tournament action in Nebraska s win over Fresno State in Los Angeles on March 22. She went 2-for-2 at the free throw line. BEFORE NEBRASKA Ramacieri helped Dawson College to a second-place finish at the 2013 CCAA National Championships. In , Dawson won the Quebec Provincial Championship and claimed a silver medal at the CCAA National Championships. Ramacieri averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, while helping Dawson to an 18-2 record. Ramacieri was Felix Leclerc High School s athlete of the year four times and the MVP of her Dawson Community Blues club team in both 2009 and RAMACIERI S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 9 Omaha (11/22/16) Rebounds 6 Four Times, most recent 6 San Jose State (12/9/16) Assists 8 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) Steals 3 Creighton (12/18/16) 3 Colorado State (11/17/16) Blocks 0 None FGA 6 Maryland (1/4/17) FGM 3 Omaha (11/22/16) FTA 2 Nine Times, most recent Colorado State (11/17/16) FTM 2 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 2 Fresno State (3/22/14) 3-PT FGA 5 Maryland (1/4/17) 5 Missouri (11/14/16) 3-PT FGM 3 Omaha (11/22/16) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / at Creighton / #1 UConn / #3 Maryland* / at Michigan State* / Rutgers* / at Illinois* / at Penn State* / Michigan* / Totals Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career In , Ramacieri started all 26 games for the Blues and averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Ramacieri played on bronze medal-winning teams for Quebec at the 2011 Canadian U-17 Championships and the 2008 Canadian U-15 Championships. Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to compete for the Huskers in women s basketball, following 2012 Canadian Olympian Chelsea Aubry ( ), Kaitlyn Burke ( ) and Harleen Sidhu ( ). PERSONAL The daughter of Giuseppe Ramacieri and Marie- Herta Celestin Ramacieri, Esther was born March 4, 1994, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Esther is the youngest of four children, with sisters Cynthia (37) and Julia (34) along with one brother, Pascal (31). Esther is majoring in marketing and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2014 and the fall of Ramacieri is also a standout in the community, claiming a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in She is a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016).

26 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIVE FACTS ABOUT EMILY 1. Emily has several notebooks full of quotes that she has collected since fifth grade. 2. A few of Emily s favorite books she s read recently are Fearless by Eric Blehm, The Insanity of God by Nik Ripken, and The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens. 3. Emily s favorite adventures in Australia included Scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef and eating kangaroo. 4. As part of the No Filter group, Emily spent a week in one of the poorest communities in the Dominican Republic building a basketball court, painting a mural, and building relationships with the locals. She considers it one of the most life-changing weeks she s ever had. 5. In her free time, she loves being active and playing other sports with family and friends. HONORS & AWARDS Nebraska Teammate Award (2016) Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2016) Academic All-Big Ten (2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015, 2016) Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2016) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) Nebraska Athletic Department Service Trip Abroad to Dominican Republic (2016) NCAA Career in Sports Forum (2015) First-Team Kansas Class 5A (Sports in Kansas, 2014) Kansas Class 5A All-Tournament Team (2014) Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star (2014) Second-Team Kansas Class 5A (Wichita Eagle, 2012, 2014) JUNIOR ( ) Emily Wood brings energy, enthusiasm, toughness and intelligence to the court each day. Originally a walk-on, Wood earned a scholarship and emerged as a leader on and off the court. Wood has been solid through 21 games as a junior, contributing 2.0 points and 0.7 rebounds in 9.0 minutes per game. She has hit 10 threes and is shooting 80 percent (4-5) at the free throw line. She also has dished out 10 assists and already owns a career season-best five steals. Wood produced a career-high eight points at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She scored all eight during a 23-4 first-half surge that helped the Huskers build a 16-point second-quarter lead. She added two EMILY WOOD career statistics EMILY WOOD 5-5 Junior Guard Salina, Kansas (Salina Central) 12 rebounds and a assist against the Hokies. She added seven points on 2-of-2 shooting to go along with a career-high-tying two steals in a win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She got two steals to set a career high in the season-opening win over UTRGV on Nov. 12, while also matching her career best with three boards against the Vaqueros. NEBRASKA CAREER Wood averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds while producing a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover (12-4) as a sophomore. She had the best performance of her career with six points on the first two three-pointers of her career in a win over North Florida on Nov. 16. She added the first assist and steal of her career to go along with two rebounds. She had a strong effort with three points and career highs of three rebounds and five assists with no turnovers in a win over Evansville on Dec. 8, Wood closed her sophomore season with three points, two rebounds and an assist in 11 minutes against Northern Iowa in the WNIT March 17, She also had three points, two rebounds, three assists and the first two blocked shots of her career in a career-high 25 minutes against Indiana Feb. 24. Wood played in 10 games as a true freshman for the Huskers. She appeared in five of Nebraska s non-conference games, three Big Ten regular-season contests and both of NU s games in the Big Ten Tournament. She saw her most meaningful action in NU s win over Bakersfield Dec. 13, when she scored her only points of the season on a reverse layup to end an eight-minute, first-half scoreless drought. BEFORE NEBRASKA Wood scored 1,103 career points while knocking down a school-record 223 three-pointers in her career at Salina Central High School. Her 401 points as a senior in were also a school record, as she averaged 16.0 points per game and hit a school season record 91 threes. She hit 42.1 percent of her threes and 86.2 percent of her free throws. Wood was a first-team Class 5A all-state pick by WOOD S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 8 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) Rebounds 3 Three Times, most recent 3 Virginia (11/26/16) Assists 5 Evansville (12/8/15) Steals 2 San Jose State (12/9/16) 2 UTRGV (11/12/16) Blocks 2 Indiana (2/24/16) FGA 5 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) FGM 3 Virginia Tech (12/1/15) FTA 3 San Jose State (12/9/16) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / at Creighton / #1 UConn / Northwestern* / at Iowa* / #3 Maryland* / at Michigan State* / Rutgers* / at Illinois* / at Penn State* / Michigan* / at Purdue* / Totals FTM 2 Four Times, most recent 2 San Jose State (12/9/16) 3-PT FGA 4 Virginia (11/26/16) 4 Missouri (11/14/16) 3-PT FGM 2 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 2 North Florida (11/16/15) Sports in Kansas magazine, while KansasPreps chose her as the Class 5A Senior of the Year. She was a second-team choice by both the Wichita Eagle and the Topeka Capital-Journal. She was also a first-team Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League (AVCTL) Division I pick, leading the team to a school-record 23-2 mark and a Kansas Class 5A state runner-up finish. PERSONAL Emily is the daughter of Brian and Julie Wood. She was born in Salina, Kan., Oct. 17, 1995, and has two younger sisters, Lindsey and Lauren. Emily is a management major and was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar while earning academic All-Big Ten accolades in She is a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. A two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team, she claimed a Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in She was one of 20 student-athletes across all sports to take part in the Nebraska Athletic Department s Service Trip Abroad to the Dominican Republic in May of Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

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

28 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIVE FACTS ABOUT ALLIE 1. Allie is deathly afraid of spiders. 2. She likes elderly people. 3. Pizza rolls are her favorite snack. 4. The refrigerator is her best friend. 5. She likes to play beach volleyball in her free time. HONORS & AWARDS Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016) Nebraska Kathy Branchaud Most Improved Rebounder Award (2016) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013, 2014; Spring 2014, 2015) Finalist for Michigan Miss Basketball (2013) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (2012, 2013) Under Armour All-American (Volleyball, HM, 2012) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Volleyball, 2012) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Softball, 2012, 2013) SENIOR ( ) Allie Havers (pronounced HAY-vers) is a leader inside for the Huskers as a senior in She is averaging 6.5 points and 5.4 rebounds in 25.7 minutes per game. She produced her fourth doublefigure scoring effort of the year with 10 points against Michigan (Jan. 22). She had 12 points at Iowa (Dec. 31) and a season-high 14 points against Drake (Dec. 6), and opened the season with 10 points in a win over UTRGV (Nov. 12). Havers owns a pair of double-figure rebound games with a season-high 11 in a win over Omaha (Nov. 22) and 10 at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1). Havers had a season-high 14 points against Drake for her second double-figure scoring effort of the season. She added nine points and a season-high 11 rebounds in a win over Omaha. She tied a career high with five assists in a win over Colorado State Nov. 17. NEBRASKA CAREER Havers moved into a starting role for the Huskers midway through her junior season. She started 21 of Nebraska s final 22 games after playing as NU s first post off the bench for the first 74 games of her career. She averaged 8.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 block in 24.6 minutes per game. Havers finished with four double-doubles on ALLIE HAVERS career statistics ALLIE HAVERS 6-5 Senior Center Mattawan, Michigan (Mattawan) 22 the year, including 13 points and 10 rebounds in the regular-season finale victory over Northwestern on Feb. 28. She added 16 points and 10 boards in a loss to Rutgers in the Big Ten Touranment on March 3. She also had 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting off the bench against Indiana on Feb. 24. She closed her junior year with 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists against Northern Iowa in the WNIT March 17. She produced double figures 11 times, including each of the last five games, when she averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 boards. She had 15 points, eight rebounds and a careerhigh five assists at Michigan Jan. 24, before adding a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against Wisconsin Jan. 27. She had 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists at Penn State Jan. 13. She added eight points, four rebounds a block, a steal and a key deflection on the game s final play to help secure a win at Purdue Jan. 20. Havers had her first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds against Evansville Dec. 8. She added a career-high 18 points at No. 22 California Dec. 12. As a sophomore in , Havers averaged 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds while playing all 32 games. She scored in double figures five times, including a season-high 13 points in NU s second-round win over Illinois at the 2015 Big Ten Tournament on March 5. As a freshman in , Havers averaged 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds while playing in all 33 games for the Big Ten champion Huskers. She had her best game in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State on March 8. With All-American Jordan Hooper in foul trouble, the third-seeded Huskers held a lead over the Big Ten regularseason co-champion Spartans. Havers helped ignite a first-half surge to a halftime lead. She finished with a season-high 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and a 5-for-5 effort at the line. She had a season-best three assists and a career-high three blocks in 19 minutes. Havers opened her career with 14 points and three rebounds in a win over UCLA on Nov. 8, HAVERS CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 18 California (12/12/15) Rebounds 14 Wisconsin (1/27/16) Assists 5 Colorado State (11/17/16) 5 Michigan (1/24/16) Steals 2 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) Blocks 3 Three Times, most recent 3 Indiana (2/7/16) FGA 16 Minnesota (2/24/15) FGM 9 California (12/12/15) FTA 7 Three Times, most recent Wisconsin (1/27/16) FTM 6 UCLA (11/8/13) 3-PT FGA 4 UConn (12/21/16) 3-PT FGM 1 Three Times, most recent 1 UConn (12/21/16) BEFORE NEBRASKA Havers was two-time first-team Michigan Class A center at Mattawan High School. She averaged 19.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.5 assists as a senior. She was rated the No. 76 player in the nation by Blue Star. Havers was a first-team Class A Michigan all-stater in volleyball as a senior in 2012, when she was also an honorable-mention Under Armour All-American. She was a first-team all-state shortstop/pitcher as a junior and senior in softball, leading Mattawan to the 2013 state title. PERSONAL The daughter of Mike and Jullie Havers, Allie was born Nov. 16, She has two sisters, Caralee and Reilly, and a brother, Ty. Allie is majoring in psychology and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015 and Havers is a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, and a three-time Tom Osborne Citizenship Team selection GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / at Creighton / #1 UConn / Northwestern* / at Iowa* / #3 Maryland* / at Michigan State* / Rutgers* / at Illinois* / at Penn State* / Michigan* / at Purdue* / Totals 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 FIVE FACTS ABOUT MADDIE 1. Maddie was born and raised in Lincoln, Neb. 2. She always wanted to play for Nebraska. 3. Maddie s favorite color is yellow. 4. She considers herself to be a terrible dancer and singer. 5. Maddie s favorite food/snack is Swedish Fish. HONORS & AWARDS Husker Award (2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2016) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2015) Two-Time First-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2014, 2015) Two-Time First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2014, 2015) No. 149 Player in Nation (Blue Star, 2015) No. 22 Guard in Nation (ESPN, 2015) SOPHOMORE ( ) After being challenged by injuries as a freshman, Maddie Simon is looking to emerge in the Nebraska backcourt as a sophomore. The 6-2 guard from Lincoln is averaging 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 12.3 minutes per game. She scored a season-high 11 points to go along with four rebounds and two steals against California Dec. 4. She added her second double-figure scoring effort of the season with 10 points at Michigan State Jan. 7. Simon had six points and tied her career high with seven rebounds in the season-opening win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She followed with six more points and three boards against No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14. She scored eight points and snagged a careerhigh three steals against Virginia at the South Point Shootout on Nov. 26. She had six points, three rebounds, two assists and a block in just 11 minutes against Drake on Dec. 6. She added six points and four rebounds against No. 3 Maryland on Jan. 4. NEBRASKA CAREER Simon averaged 5.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist while playing in 21 games with five starts as a freshman in Simon, who suffered a broken arm in a non-basketball fall in December, also missed Nebraska s Postseason WNIT game against Northern Iowa with an ankle sprain. Simon earned starts in four straight games late in the season in place of injured senior Kyndal Clark. #HUSKERS MADDIE SIMON 6-2 Sophomore Guard Lincoln, Nebraska (Pius X) 24 She averaged 7.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and and 2.0 assists in those four starts. Simon had a career game with 16 points and seven rebounds in a win over Northwestern on Feb. 28. She added nine points, four rebounds and two assists against Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament March 3. Simon was a significant contributor for the Huskers through the first seven games, before breaking her left arm in a non-basketball fall on Dec. 7. She returned to action at No. 8 Maryland Jan. 7, scoring nine points off the bench. Simon produced a strong 10-point, three-assist effort in NU s run past NC State on Dec. 3. That followed 11 points against Southern Nov. 23. She scored eight points in NU s win over North Carolina Central Nov. 21. Simon added seven points in seven minutes on her birthday at Indiana on Feb. 7. She had five points, three rebounds, a career-high four assists and her first steal against North Florida Nov. 16. She added four assists against Indiana on Feb. 24. BEFORE NEBRASKA A two-time first-team All-Nebraska and Super- State selection, Simon capped her high school basketball career as the Gatorade Player of the Year. She averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists while leading Lincoln Pius X to the Class B state championship as a senior for Coach Bill Rice. Simon s senior season followed a junior season in which she averaged 19.8 points and seven rebounds per game to help Pius X to a Class B runner-up finish. Her top game came with 35 points and 13 rebounds against Omaha Gross. Simon was a second-team Class A all-stater as a sophomore, averaging 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in She hit 48 percent of her shots from the field and 74 percent of her free throws. Simon played her club basketball for the Nebraska Lasers and Coach Allen Simpson. She averaged 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists for the club. A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon was not only a four-year letterwinner on the track, but captured gold medals in the 100- and 300-meter SIMON S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 16 Northwestern (2/28/16) Rebounds 7 UTRGV (11/12/16) 7 Northwestern (2/28/16) Assists 4 Indiana (2/24/16) 4 North Florida (11/16/15) Steals 3 Virginia (11/26/16) Blocks 2 UConn (12/21/16) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / at Creighton / #1 UConn / Northwestern* / at Iowa* / #3 Maryland* / at Michigan State* / Rutgers* / at Illinois* / at Penn State* / Michigan* / at Purdue* / Totals FGA 9 Four Times, most recent 9 Missouri (11/14/16) FGM 5 Northwestern (2/28/16) FTA 5 Penn State (1/19/17) 5 California (12/4/16) FTM 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 3-PT FGA 6 Northwestern (2/28/16) 3-PT FGM 3 Northwestern (2/28/16) 29 hurdles at the 2015 Nebraska State Track and Field Championships. She was the Class A runner-up in both events as a junior in She also finished third in the 100, while adding a runner-up finish in the 300 in She was also a member of Pius X s All-Class gold medal-winning 4x400 relay in 2013 and qualified for the state golf tournament in PERSONAL The daughter of Doug and Nicole (Ali) Simon, Maddie was born Feb. 7, 1997, in Lincoln, Neb. Maddie has two older brothers, Bennett and Zach, who both graduated from the University of Nebraska. Maddie s mother was a hurdler for Coach Gary Pepin s 1983 and 1984 national championship track and field teams at Nebraska. Nicole also owns the distinction of being the first female track and field CoSIDA Academic All-American at Nebraska. Maddie is a pre-health major and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of She was also a member of the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Maddie is the niece of University of Maryland men s basketball coach Mark Turgeon. MADDIE SIMON career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

30 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIVE FACTS ABOUT JESSICA 1. Jessica s favorite color is red. 2. She is a huge collector of socks. 3. Jessica s favorite foods are burritos and egg rolls. 4. She likes to wakeboard. 5. Jessica enjoys watching Criminal Minds. HONORS & AWARDS Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 (1 of 30, 2016) First-Team All-Big Ten (2016) Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2016) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2016) USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 22, 2015; Jan. 26, 2016) Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 21, 2015; Jan. 25, 2016) 10-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Big Ten record) (Nov. 16, Nov. 23, Dec. 7, Dec. 21, Dec. 28, 2015; Jan. 11, Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 8, Feb. 15, 2016) First 30-Point, 20-Rebound Game in Nebraska History (at Michigan, Jan. 24, points, 20 rebounds) Nebraska Freshman Record 35 Points (vs. NAU, Dec. 19, 2015; at Michigan, Jan. 24, 2016) Nebraska Freshman Double-Doubles Record (10, 2016) Nebraska Freshman Points Record (574, 2016) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) No. 1 High School Post Player in Nation (ESPN, ) No. 3 High School Player in Nation (ESPN, ) USA Basketball U18 National Team (2014) Parade All-American (First Team, 2015) Two-Time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014) SOPHOMORE ( ) The 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and the first Husker in history to earn first-team allconference honors as a freshman, Jessica Shepard was a preseason first-team All-Big Ten choice in Shepard is averaging 18.1 points and 10.1 boards for the Huskers. She produced her 20th career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds at Penn State (Jan. 19) - her 10th double-double this season, including her fourth in Big Ten play. She had 22 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Rutgers (Jan. 10). She added a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds at Michigan State (Jan. 7). She opened Big Ten play with 17 points and 15 rebounds against Northwestern (Dec. 28). She followed with a seasonhigh-tying 28 points at Iowa (Dec. 31) and added 25 points and nine boards at Illinois (Jan. 15). Shepard had 22 points and 11 rebounds at JESSICA SHEPARD career statistics JESSICA SHEPARD 6-4 Sophomore Forward Fremont, Nebraska (Fremont) 32 Creighton (Dec. 18). It followed a season-high 28 points and 14 rebounds in a win over San Jose State (Dec. 9), and a 23-point and season-high 16-rebound effort against Drake (Dec. 6). She had 25 points and 14 boards at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1), and 24 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado State (Nov. 17). She opened the year with 17 points and 15 boards in a win over UTRGV (Nov. 12). NEBRASKA CAREER Shepard earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. She led the Huskers with freshman school-record averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, despite her numbers suffering in the postseason while playing limited minutes with a stress reaction in her foot. She set the Nebraska freshman record with 574 points, and finished second in NU history among freshman with 266 rebounds. She also set a school freshman record with 10 double-doubles. Shepard claimed a conference record 10 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards. She was the conference player of the week on Dec. 21 and Jan. 25. She added USBWA National Freshman-of-the-Week honors on Dec. 22 and Jan. 26. Shepard had a freshman-record-tying 35 points and a career-high 20 rebounds at Michigan Jan. 24. It was the first 30-point, 20-rebound game in Nebraska history. She scored 20 or more points 16 times. She scored a Nebraska freshman record 35 points and set a school record with 20 free throw attempts against Northern Arizona Dec. 19. She had 29 points and 19 rebounds against Illinois Jan. 10, and 29 points and 10 boards at Penn State Jan. 13. She had 28 points and eight rebounds in her Big Ten debut against Iowa Dec. 31. She had 26 points to help the Huskers knock off No. 17 Michigan State Feb. 14. She opened her Husker career with 24 points and 13 rebounds against UAPB to become the first Husker to produce 20 points and 10 rebounds in an opener. BEFORE NEBRASKA As a member of the USA Basketball U18 Team at the 2014 FIBA Americas Championship, Shepard SHEPARD S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 35 Michigan (1/24/16) Northern Arizona (12/19/15) Rebounds 20 Michigan (1/24/16) Assists 6 Wisconsin (1/27/16) Steals 4 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) Blocks 3 NC State (12/3/15) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / at Creighton / #1 UConn / Northwestern* / at Iowa* / #3 Maryland* / at Michigan State* / Rutgers* / at Illinois* / at Penn State* / Michigan* / at Purdue* / Totals FGA 22 Five Times, most recent 22 Iowa (12/31/16) FGM 13 Michigan (1/24/16) 13 North Florida (11/16/15) FTA 20 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) FTM 11 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 3-PT FGA 6 Illinois (1/15/17) 3-PT FGM 2 Six Times, most recent 2 Illinois (1/15/17) averaged 12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds while helping the team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal. Shepard played just nine games as a senior at Fremont High School before suffering a torn ACL on Dec. 29, She averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds, including 132 points in four games at the 2014 Nike Tournament of Champions. Despite missing most of her senior year, Shepard finished fourth in Nebraska high school history with 2,227 career points, which was the Class A (largest) record. She added 1,031 rebounds. Shepard averaged a Class A state record 30.4 points to go along with 15.6 rebounds in She had four 40-point games, including a career-high 46. PERSONAL The daughter of Mark and Kim Shepard, Jessica was born Sept. 11, 1996, in Fremont, Neb. She has one older brother, Clayton, and four sisters, Taylor, Samantha, Emma and Sarah. Jessica is a marketing major and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar- Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015). She was a member of the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career ,

31 FIVE FACTS ABOUT JASMINE 1. Jasmine was born in New Orleans. 2. Going to the movies is one of her hobbies. 3. Her favorite food is shrimp. 4. Jasmine has always wanted a dachshund. 5. Her favorite color is purple. HONORS & AWARDS Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014) First-Team All-Tennessee (USA Today, 2014) Tennessee Class 2-AA All-State (2013, 2014) Tennessee Class 2-AA West Region Player of the Year (2013, 2014) JUNIOR ( ) Jasmine Cincore has solidified her place in Nebraska s starting lineup as a junior by averaging 6.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists through Nebraska s first 21 games. The 5-10 guard from Arlington, Tenn., produced a career-high 17-point performance at Michigan State (Jan. 7). She added five rebounds and two assists against the Spartans. She added a second straight double-figure scoring effort with 12 points and a career-high-tying four steals in a win over Rutgers (Jan. 10). She opened the season with nine points, two rebounds and four assists in the win over UTRGV (Nov. 12). She added nine points on 4-of-5 shooting including a three-pointer in the Huskers win over defending Mountain West champion Colorado State (Nov. 17). She pitched in nine points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1). Cincore added seven points, two assists, a steal and a career-high four blocks against Drake (Dec. 6). Cincore opened Big Ten play with eight points, four rebounds and two assists against Northwestern (Dec. 28). She contributed a career-high 11 rebounds at Iowa (Dec. 31). NEBRASKA CAREER Cincore emerged throughout the season and started in place of injured senior Rachel Theriot the final five games and six times overall in JASMINE CINCORE career statistics #HUSKERS JASMINE CINCORE 5-10 Junior Guard Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) 34 Cincore averaged 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 17.9 minutes per game on the year. She had a career-high 16 points against Indiana Feb. 24. She capped her season with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists against Northern Iowa in the first round of the WNIT. Over the final 10 games, Cincore averaged 6.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 29.7 minutes per game. Cincore made her first career start in Nebraska s win at Michigan Jan. 24. She had eight points, three assists, a block and a steal in 32 minutes. Cincore had nine points and knocked down a pair of threes at No. 5 Ohio State Feb. 18, before making her second career start in place of Theriot in a loss to Purdue Feb. 21. She tied a career high with four steals. Cincore contributed seven points, two rebounds, an assist and three steals at Minnesota Feb. 7. She had five points and a career-high-tying four rebounds in a win over Penn State Feb. 2. Cincore had nine points at No. 8 Maryland Jan. 7. She scored eight points in a win over Southern on Nov. 23, when she went a career-best 6-for-6 at the free throw line. She opened the season with six points, four rebounds, three assists and a block against Arkansas Pine Bluff. She had seven points and a career-high four steals against North Florida. She hit 27 straight free throws from Dec. 8 to Feb. 14. Cincore played in 20 games as a freshman for the Huskers in , despite missing more than a month with an ankle injury. Cincore finished with 25 points, four rebounds, 10 assists and seven steals in 97 total minutes on the season. She appeared in seven of Nebraska s first eight games, before being sidelined by an ankle injury following Nebraska s game at Alabama Dec. 7, when she dished out a season-high three assists. Cincore missed more than a month before returning to action against Penn State Jan. 15. She played in 13 of Nebraska s final 17 games. She scored a season-high six points in just four minutes in a win at Wisconsin Jan. 22. Cincore added five points CINCORE S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 17 Michigan State (1/7/17) Rebounds 11 Iowa (12/31/16) Assists 6 San Jose State (12/9/16) 6 Rutgers (3/3/16) Steals 4 Three Times, most recent 4 Rutgers (1/10/17) Blocks 4 Drake (12/6/16) FGA 13 Michigan State (1/7/17) FGM 6 Michigan State (1/7/17) 6 Indiana (2/24/16) FTA 7 Penn State (1/19/17) FTM 6 Southern (11/23/15) 3-PT FGA 7 Michigan State (1/7/17) 3-PT FGM 2 Six Times, most recent 2 Rutgers (1/10/17) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / at Creighton / #1 UConn / Northwestern* / at Iowa* / #3 Maryland* / at Michigan State* / Rutgers* / at Illinois* / at Penn State* / Michigan* / at Purdue* / Totals Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career , against Alcorn State Nov. 16, after opening the season with four points against Pepperdine Nov. 15. BEFORE NEBRASKA As a senior, Cincore led Briarcrest Christian to a 28-1 record under Coach Lee Smith and a berth in the Class 2-AA state tournament, averaging 15.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game. She was named Miss Basketball in Tennessee Class 2-AA in both 2013 and PERSONAL The daughter of Wesley and Monique Cincore, Jasmine was born April 26, 1996, in New Orleans, La. Jasmine has a younger brother, Jalen. Jasmine is majoring in advertising and public relations and has earned three spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She is a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She chose Nebraska over Michigan, Marquette, Memphis, Tennessee Tech, Kansas State, Auburn and Georgia State.

32 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FIVE FACTS ABOUT DARRIEN 1. Darrien likes to sing. 2. Her best friend is Rachel Blackburn. 3. Darrien dislikes strawberries, bananas and hot dogs. 4. Her favorite animal in the world is the lion. 5. She really likes French fries. HONORS & AWARDS Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) First-Team All-Oakland (2013, 2014) Second-Team All-OAL (ContraCosta Times, 2012) SOPHOMORE ( ) Darrien Washington is seeing increased playing time inside for the Huskers as a third-year sophomore. She is averaging 2.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per game. She scored a career-high seven points and matched a career high with six rebounds in Nebraska s win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She followed with six points, four rebounds and her second career assist at Creighton on Dec. 18. She pitched in four points and four rebounds in 10 minutes against No. 1 UConn on Dec. 21. She matched her career high for the third time this season with six rebounds at Iowa on Dec. 31. Washington had three points and set her career high with six rebounds against Washington State at the South Point Shootout on Nov. 26. She opened the season with two points and tied her then-career high with five rebounds in a career-high 20 minutes in NU s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added two points and four boards in 12 minutes of work in NU s win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. NEBRASKA CAREER Washington competed for time in a deep and talented Nebraska post rotation as a redshirt freshman in She enjoyed an impressive debut with six points, five rebounds and an assist in just eight minutes in NU s victory over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. She added three points, five rebounds and her first career steal in the win over North Florida on Nov. 16. She missed Nebraska s next seven games before returning for one minute of first half action against DARRIEN WASHINGTON career statistics DARRIEN WASHINGTON 6-2 Sophomore Forward Oakland, California (Skyline) 50 Northern Arizona on Dec. 19. Washington did not play in NU s next three games, before making her Big Ten debut with three points and two rebounds in five minutes at No. 8 Maryland on Jan. 7. She battled a nagging knee injury for several games, but returned at near full strength in the win over Penn State Feb. 2. She scored five points while adding a rebound and a block in six minutes in the win over the Lady Lions. For the season, Washington scored 20 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in just 39 total minutes. Washington redshirted in her first season at Nebraska in She earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in BEFORE NEBRASKA Washington wrapped up her career at Oakland Skyline High School with an outstanding senior season, earning first-team All-Oakland honors after averaging 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game for 21-9 Skyline in Washington s abilities were featured in a victory over San Leandro KIPP King, when she erupted for 32 points and pulled down 23 rebounds with blocks. Washington finished her high school career with 1,181 points over 101 career games to average 11.7 points per game. She also averaged 9.8 rebounds per contest, coming up just short of 1,000 career rebounds despite playing sparingly as a freshman. Washington was a first-team All-Oakland selection in the Bay Area League in She averaged 16.4 points, 12.6 rebounds and 4.9 blocks for Oakland Skyline as a junior in One of her top performances came on Nov. 28, 2012, against Washington-San Francisco, when she had 27 points, 17 rebounds and six blocked shots in a win. She helped Skyline to a record as a junior and was an all-state candidate out of the CIF San Francisco/ Oakland section. WASHINGTON S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game Points 7 San Jose State (12/9/15) Rebounds 6 Three Times, most recent Iowa (12/31/16) Assists 1 Three Times, most recent 1 Maryland (1/4/17) Steals 2 Michigan State (1/7/17) Blocks 1 Four Times, most recent 1 Michigan (1/22/17) FGA 5 Michigan (1/22/17) 5 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FGM 3 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) FTA 4 Four Times, most recent 4 Michigan (1/22/17) FTM 2 Michigan (1/22/17) 3-PT FGA 3-PT FGM 2 Creighton (12/18/16) 0 None 0 None As a sophomore, Washington earned secondteam All-OAL honors from the ContraCosta Times in She averaged 9.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per contest for a Skyline team that went Washington also played on the Cal Stars Elite team that finished as the national runner-up in the summer of PERSONAL Darrien is the daughter of BJ Washington. Darrien was born April 11, She has a younger sister. Darrien is an animal science major at Nebraska. She earned spots on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2015 and She chose Nebraska over Utah, Oregon, Oregon State and UC Santa Barbara GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV / #25 Missouri / Colorado State / Omaha / vs. Washington State / vs. Virginia / at Virginia Tech / California / Drake / San Jose State / at Creighton / #1 UConn / Northwestern* / at Iowa* / #3 Maryland* / at Michigan State* / Rutgers* / at Illinois* / at Penn State* / Michigan* / at Purdue* / Totals Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Did Not Play - Redshirt Career

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