Big Ten Conference Tournament Media Supplement Sears Centre Arena - Hoffman Estates, Illinois - March 4-8

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1 NEBRASKA Tear a Laudermill Senior Hailie Sample Senior Forward Brandi Jeffery Senior Big Ten Conference Tournament Media Supplement Sears Centre Arena - Hoffman Estates, Illinois - March 4-8 emily cady Senior Forward

2 2014 Big Ten Tournament Champions Highlighting The 2015 Husker Senior Class Nebraska s Big Ten Bests Since Conference-Best 51 Wins Against Big Ten Opponents Conference-Best 44 Regular-Season Wins (Tied with Iowa) Conference-Best 7 Big Ten Tournament Wins Only Team with Four Consecutive Winning Seasons in Big Ten Regular-Season Play Only Team with Four Straight 20-Win Seasons as Big Ten Member 95 Overall Wins Lead Big Ten Teams, Last Four Seasons

3 HUSKERS.COM Schedule/Results (20-9, 10-8 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 15 Pepperdine [BTN Plus] W, Nov. 16 Alcorn State [HuskersNside] W, Nov. 19 at Washington State [Pac-12 Networks] W, Nov. 23 Utah (Devaney Center) [HuskersNside] W Nov. 28 at UCLA [Pac-12 Networks] W, Nov. 30 Northern Colorado [BTN Plus] W, Dec. 3 #9 Duke (ACC/Big Ten Challenge) [BTN] W, Dec. 7 at Alabama [SEC Network +] L, Dec. 11 at Creighton [Fox Sports 1] W, Dec. 13 Bakersfield [BTN Plus] W, Dec. 20 High Point [BTN Plus] W, Dec. 29 at Minnesota^ [BTN] L, Jan. 3 #14 Maryland^ [CBS] L, Jan. 8 at Michigan State^ [BTN] W, Jan. 11 at Illinois^ [BTN Plus] W, Jan. 15 Penn State^ [BTN] W, Jan. 19 Purdue^ [BTN] W, Jan. 22 at Wisconsin^ [BTN Plus] W, Jan. 26 at #20 Iowa^ [BTN] L, OT Jan. 29 Illinois^ [BTN Plus] W, Feb. 1 Michigan^ [BTN Plus] W, Feb. 5 at #21 Rutgers^ [BTN] L, Feb. 8 at #5 Maryland^ [ESPN2] L, Feb. 12 #14 Iowa^ [BTN] L, Feb. 15 Wisconsin^ (Play4Kay) [BTN Plus] W, Feb. 18 at Northwestern^ [BTN Plus] L, Feb. 21 at Indiana^ [BTN] W, Feb. 24 Minnesota^ [BTN] W, March 1 Ohio State^ (Senior Day) [BTN] L, March 4-8 at Big Ten Tournament (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) March 5 vs. No. 10 Illinois (BTN) 6 p.m. March 6 vs. No. 2 Iowa (BTN) 6 p.m. March 7 Big Ten Semifinals (BTN) 8:30 p.m. March 8 Big Ten Championship Game (ESPN) 6 p.m. March 16 NCAA Selection Show [ESPN] 6 p.m. March NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds (Home sites) TBA March NCAA Regionals TBA April 5-7 NCAA Women s Final Four (Tampa, Fla.) TBA All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Pinnacle Bank Arena. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All of Nebraska s regular-season games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 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; [Huskers.com]-Live Video Streams Get Your Tickets Now at Huskers.com or Call BIG-RED / (800) WOMEN S BASKETBALL Huskers.com (news, results, schedule, roster) & #Huskers 2015 Big Ten Conference Tournament No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-9, 10-8 Big Ten) vs. No. 10 Illinois Fighting Illini (15-15, 6-12 Big Ten) Thursday, March 5, 6 p.m. (Central) Sears Centre Arena (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) Tickets: Huskers.com / BIG-RED TV: BTN (Eric Collins, Christy Winters Scott) Live Radio: Husker Sports Network (Matt Coatney, Jeff Griesch) FM, Lincoln; 93.3 FM, Omaha; 880 AM, Lexington Free Live Audio: Huskers.com Huskers Open Big Ten Tournament Thursday Against Illinois The Nebraska women s basketball team opens play in the 2015 Big Ten Tournament by taking on Illinois on Thursday in Hoffman Estates, Ill. Tip-off between the No. 7 seed Huskers (20-9, 10-8 Big Ten) and the 10th-seeded Fighting Illini (15-15, 6-12 Big Ten) at Sears Centre Arena is set for 6 p.m. (CT), as Nebraska shoots for its third win of the season against Illinois. Eric Collins and Christy Winters Scott will be on the television call for the Big Ten Network, while Lisa Byington will provide sideline reports. Live radio coverage from the Husker Sports Network is available with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on stations across the network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln, 93.3 FM in Omaha and 880 AM KRVN in Lexington. Free live audio is available on Huskers.com. Nebraska closed the Big Ten regular season by winning three of its last five games, including its most complete effort of the year with a run past Minnesota on Feb. 24. The Huskers suffered a loss to Big Ten Tournament No. 3 seed Ohio State on Senior Day in Lincoln on Sunday. Nebraska s four seniors combined for 48 points and 33 rebounds, but Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Year Kelsey Mitchell answered with 28 points and 10 boards for the Buckeyes. Fellow freshmen Shayla Cooper (13 points, 18 rebounds) and Asia Doss (14 points) helped OSU end a five-game losing streak to the Huskers. Emily Cady and Brandi Jeffery closed their home careers at Nebraska with double-doubles, including 21 points and 13 rebounds for Cady. It was Cady s 11th double-double of the season and 33rd of her career. She earned second-team All-Big Ten honors for the second straight season by averaging 12.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game on the year. Jeffery notched the first double-double of her career with 10 points and 13 rebounds to go along with four assists. The 5-7 guard from Vacherie, La., has more rebounds this season (186) than in her three previous seasons combined (184) for the Big Red. She is averaging 7.7 points and 6.6 rebounds. Senior Tear a Laudermill added honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades for the Huskers, while Hailie Sample was named Nebraska s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner Nebraska Roster & Statistics No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 1 Tear a Laudermill*** 5-9 Sr. G Hailie Sample*** 6-1 Sr. F Natalie Romeo 5-7 Fr. G Esther Ramacieri* 5-7 So. G Emily Wood 5-5 Fr. G Brandi Jeffery*** 5-7 Sr. G Allie Havers* 6-5 So. C Emily Cady*** 6-2 Sr. F Chandler Smith 6-0 Fr. G Anya Kalenta 6-3 Jr. F Rachel Theriot** 6-0 Jr. G Jasmine Cincore 5-8 Fr. G Darrien Washington 6-2 Fr. F Redshirting University of Nebraska Media Relations Office One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box , Lincoln, NE, WBB Contact: Jeff Griesch Office (402): Cell: Fax: jgriesch@huskers.com

4 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Projected Lineups Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-9, 10-8 Big Ten) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 Sr. F Emily Cady 6-2 Sr. F Tear a Laudermill 5-9 Sr. G Natalie Romeo 5-7 Fr. G Brandi Jeffery 5-7 Sr. G Off the Bench 33 Rachel Theriot (OUT) 6-0 Jr. G Allie Havers 6-5 So. C Anya Kalenta 6-3 Jr. F Chandler Smith 6-0 Fr. G Jasmine Cincore 5-8 Fr. G Emily Wood 5-5 Fr. G Esther Ramacieri 5-8 So. G Darrien Washington 6-2 Fr. F Redshirting Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) 13th Season at NU ( ); 25th Season Overall ( ) Illinois Fighting Illini (15-15, 6-12 Big Ten) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 34 Jacqui Grant 6-3 So. F Chatrice White 6-3 Fr. C Kyley Simmons 5-7 Sr. G Brittany Carter 6-0 Sr. G Ivory Crawford 5-10 Sr. G Off the Bench 10 Amarah Coleman 5-11 Fr. G Taylor Tuck 6-0 Sr. G/F Brooke Kissinger 5-7 Fr. G Ashley McConnell 5-9 So. G Kennedy Cattenhead 5-10 RFr. G Nia Oden 5-10 Sr. F Sarah Hartwell 5-10 Jr. G Taylor Gleason 5-8 So. G Head Coach: Matt Bollant (Winona State, 1994) 3rd Season at Illinois (43-50); 13th Season Overall ( ) Nebraska Numbers Nebraska Illinois Scoring Average Opponent Scoring Average Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage 40.4% 39.9% Opponent FG Percentage 37.4% 40.4% 3FG Percentage 28.7% 31.5% Opponent 3FG Percentage 32.6% 30.3% Free Throw Percentage 74.2% 65.2% Opponent FT Percentage 70.6% 66.8% Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Nebraska vs. Illinois History Nebraska leads the all-time series with Illinois 8-3, including a Husker win in Champaign on Jan. 11 and a victory in Lincoln on Jan. 29. Nebraska junior point guard Rachel Theriot played in both of the first two meetings with Illinois this season, scoring 27 points in the first win over the Illini. She managed 11 points and eight assists in the second meeting. Ivory Crawford did not play in either game for the Illini. NU is 5-1 against the Illini as Big Ten foes. Streaks, Stats & Milestones Nebraska secured its fourth straight 20-win season and the school-record 95th victory in the careers of seniors Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear a Laudermill and Hailie Sample with a win over Minnesota Feb. 24. No Nebraska class had ever won 20 or more games in all four years of their careers. The Huskers have produced seven 20-win seasons in the last nine years. Prior to Coach Connie Yori s arrival in Lincoln in , Nebraska had nine 20-win seasons in the first 28 years of the program. With 10 conference wins this season, Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten to record 10 or more league wins in each of the last four years. The Huskers, who joined the Big Ten in for the start of the careers of its 2015 seniors, are a Big Ten-best in Big Ten regular-season play the last four years (tied with Iowa). The Big Red have added a conference-best seven Big Ten Tournament wins for 51 total victories over Big Ten foes. No other school has more than 48 wins against Big Ten foes during that same span. Nebraska is the only school to post four straight winning Big Ten regular seasons ( ). Senior forward Emily Cady ranks 12th in Big Ten history with 1,089 career rebounds. Cady is averaging 10.4 rebounds per game, including 19 rebounds against Iowa on Feb. 12, and 18 boards against the Hawkeyes on Jan. 26. Cady s 19 boards tied for the ninth-best total in school history and were the most by a Husker since the turn of the century. Cady ranks sixth among active NCAA Division I rebounders and third in NU history with 1,089. Cady owns 11 double-doubles this season, including 21 points and 13 rebounds against Ohio State on Sunday. She had 22 points and 12 rebounds at Indiana Feb. 18. She produced a 19-point, 18-rebound effort at Iowa Jan. 26, and 13 points and 14 boards at Rutgers on Feb. 5. Cady, who owns 33 career doubledoubles, has 1,415 points, 1,089 rebounds, 302 assists, 138 steals and 111 blocks. Her block total ranks No. 5 in Nebraska history. Tear a Laudermill averaged 14.5 points in Big Ten play. Over the last 12 games, Laudermill is averaging 16.4 points per contest. She had double figures in 13 straight games before settling for eight points against Ohio State on March 1. Laudermill owns a career-high 42 steals this year, including 32 steals over the last 16 games. Laudermill (1,094) is one of three current Huskers with 1,000 points joining Emily Cady (1,415) and Rachel Theriot (1,023). Laudermill ranks 23rd on the NU scoring list and needs two points to reach No. 22 Ann Halsne (1,096, ). Junior All-America guard Rachel Theriot became the 30th 1,000-point scorer in Nebraska women s basketball history when she scored her first field goal of the night against Illinois Jan. 29. She has 1,023 career points and is tied for fifth in Husker history with 444 career assists. Theriot underwent seasonending ankle surgery on Thursday, Feb. 19. She originally injured the ankle in practice on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Senior Hailie Sample owns 700 points, 693 rebounds and 221 assists as only the fifth Husker in history to reach combined career milestones of 600 points, 600 rebounds and 200 assists. The other members of that distinguished group are 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year Maurtice Ivy (2,131 points, 778 rebounds, 297 assists), two-time WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge (1,859, 804, 392), Kathy Hagerstrom (1,778, 874, 269), and senior teammate Emily Cady (1,415, 1,089, 302). Brandi Jeffery has transformed herself into one of the Big Ten s best rebounders as a senior. The 5-7 guard has grabbed 186 rebounds, surpassing her combined career total (184) entering this season. Jeffery ranks third among the Huskers with 6.6 boards per game. She produced her first career double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds in the regular-season finale against Ohio State on March 1. Freshman Natalie Romeo has started seven consecutive games in place of the injured Rachel Theriot. In nine games as a starter this season, Romeo is averaging 12.1 points per game. She has produced double figures in four of her starts, including 21-point efforts in wins over Wisconsin (Feb. 15) and Minnesota (Feb. 24). She hit six threes against Penn State (Jan. 15) and Minnesota (Feb. 24). Nebraska set a school-record by committing just four personal fouls in the win over Bakersfield Dec. 13. One week later in a win over High Point, the Huskers committed just eight fouls, which tied for the ninth best total in school history. They matched the eight fouls at Illinois Jan. 11. It marked the 11th time in the last 96 contests that NU has committed eight or fewer fouls in a game. Nebraska ranks No. 4 nationally with 12.6 personal fouls per game. Nebraska leads the Big Ten with just 12.9 turnovers per game in conference play. Nebraska is 28-5 all-time at Pinnacle Bank Arena, including 3-3 against top-25 foes. The Huskers averaged 6,483 fans per Big Ten home game, including 8,622 fans for a win over Wisconsin on Feb. 15. March 2 - Monday No Practice 2-4:30 p.m. Hendricks Complex March 3 - Tuesday Practice 2-4:30 p.m. Hendricks Complex March 4 - Wednesday Practice 3-5:30 p.m. Hendricks Complex March 5 - Thursday March 6 - Friday March 7 - Saturday March 8 - Sunday Team Travel Depart 6:15 p.m. for Hoffman Estates, Ill. No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 10 Illinois 6 p.m. - TV: BTN Sears Center Arena Hoffman Estates, Ill. Husker Sports Network Free Audio: Huskers.com If Game 1 Win No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 2 Iowa 6 p.m. - TV: BTN Sears Center Arena Hoffman Estates, Ill. Husker Sports Network Free Audio: Huskers.com If Quarterfinal Win Big Ten Semifinal 8:30 p.m. Sears Center Arena Hoffman Estates, Ill. Husker Sports Network Free Audio: Huskers.com If Semifinal Win Big Ten Championship 6 p.m. - TV: ESPN Sears Center Arena Hoffman Estates, Ill. Husker Sports Network Free Audio: Huskers.com

5 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Scouting the Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois earned the No. 10 seed at the Big Ten Tournament by winning three of its last five games, including a victory over Michigan in Champaign on Feb. 28. The Illini also notched a one-point win at No. 14 seed Purdue on Feb. 21 and a win over third-seeded Ohio State on Feb. 14. Although Illinois managed just a 6-12 Big Ten mark, the Illini claimed conference wins over tournament No. 2 seed Iowa, No. 3 seed Ohio State and No. 6 seed Minnesota - all by double digits. However, the Fighting Illini dropped both of their regular-season meetings to Nebraska. The Huskers outscored Illinois 15-4 down the stretch to escape from Champaign with a win on Jan. 11. All-Big Ten guard Rachel Theriot led the Huskers with 27 points, while the Illini s top senior guard, Ivory Crawford, did not play in the game because of injury. In the rematch in Lincoln on Jan. 29, Theriot managed 11 points and eight assists, while freshman guard Natalie Romeo hit a three-pointer in the corner with just over a minute left to give Nebraska its only lead on the game s last field goal in a Husker victory. Crawford did not play in the game, and Theriot made just one more appearance in a win over Michigan on Feb. 1. Crawford, an honorable-mention All-Big Ten pick despite missing six conference games this season, is averaging 15.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Freshman center Chatrice White from Shelby, Neb., has added 14.8 points and team-bests of 7.1 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game for the Illini. Fellow Nebraska native Brooke Kissinger from Minden has managed 1.4 points and 0.6 rebounds as a freshman. Kissinger has played 30 total minutes in Big Ten play. Senior guards Kyley Simmons (9.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg) and Brittany Carter (8.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg) have continued to provide solid contributions in the Illini backcourt, while 6-3 sophomore forward Jacqui Grant has added 9.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per contest. As a team, Illinois averaged 63.4 points per game and shot 38.6 percent, including 32.2 percent from three-point range in Big Ten play. The Illini hit just 64.9 percent of their free throws. Illinois allowed 66.1 points in Big Ten games, while opponents shot 43.5 percent from the floor and 33.6 percent from beyond the arc. Big Ten foes carried a plus-6.3 rebounding margin, while the Illini produced a plus-4.5 turnover margin by utilizing their Buzz defense. Illinois has forced an average of 20.2 turnovers per game in Big Ten play, but the Huskers turned the ball over a total of just 29 times in the first two meetings this season. Nebraska vs. Illinois Series History Nebraska leads the all-time series with Illinois 8-3, including a sweep of this season s series and four straight wins against the Illini overall. In the last meeting between the two teams in Lincoln on Jan. 29, Natalie Romeo buried a three from the corner in front of the Nebraska bench with just over a minute left to give the Huskers their only lead of the game in a win. Romeo hit Nebraska s first and last field goals of the night to knock off the Illini, who led for nearly 38 minutes. Tear a Laudermill led the Huskers with 16 points, while Allie Havers pumped in 10 points in 11 minutes off the bench. Rachel Theriot scored 11 points and dished out eight assists. In a Husker win at Champaign on Jan. 11, Theriot led the Big Red with 27 points, as Nebraska outscored the Illini 15-4 down the stretch. The Huskers swept Illinois last season, including a victory on Jordan Hooper s Senior Night at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Feb. 27. NU is 5-1 against the Illini as Big Ten foes, including a win at Illinois Jan. 29, Nebraska is 4-1 all-time against Illinois in Champaign. Thursday s game will mark just the second meeting between the two schools on a neutral court, with Illinois winning the first one, , at the Stanford Invitational on Dec. 30, Husker Pronunciation Guide Emily Cady...KAY-dee Jasmine Cincore...SIN-core Allie Havers...HAY-vers Anya Kalenta...AWN-yuh Tear a Laudermill...TAIR-uh LAWD-er-mill Esther Ramacieri... RAH-muh-Cherry Rachel Theriot...TERRY-oh Darrien Washington... DERRY-in Husker Homes The 13 members of the Husker women's basketball team came to Nebraska from nine states across America and two foreign countries (Canada, Belarus). California (3): Tear a Laudermill, Natalie Romeo, Darrien Washington Kansas (1): Emily Wood Louisiana (1): Brandi Jeffery Michigan (1): Allie Havers Nebraska (1): Emily Cady Ohio (1): Rachel Theriot Tennessee (1): Jasmine Cincore Texas (1): Hailie Sample Washington (1): Chandler Smith Belarus (1): Anya Kalenta Canada [Quebec] (1): Esther Ramacieri Huskers By Class Seniors (4): Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear a Laudermill, Hailie Sample Juniors (2): Anya Kalenta, Rachel Theriot Sophomores (2): Allie Havers, Esther Ramacieri Freshmen (5): Jasmine Cincore, Natalie Romeo, Chandler Smith, Darrien Washington, Emily Wood Huskers By Major Agribusiness: Chandler Smith Broadcasting: Jasmine Cincore, Allie Havers Business Administration: Emily Cady, Natalie Romeo, Emily Wood Chemistry: Anya Kalenta Child, Youth & Family Studies: Brandi Jeffery, Rachel Theriot Criminology & Criminal Justice: Tear a Laudermill Marketing: Hailie Sample Undeclared: Esther Ramacieri, Darrien Washington Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-9, 10-8 Big Ten) No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 1 Tear a Laudermill*** G 5-9 Sr. Moreno Valley, Calif. (Canyon Springs) nd Team All-Big Ten; 24th in NU points (1,094); Tied for 5th in career 3FG (155) 3 Hailie Sample*** F 6-1 Sr. Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus) Big Ten All-Defensive Team; 11 pts, 15 rebs in Big Ten title game (3/9/14); 5 Natalie Romeo G 5-7 Fr. Martinez, Calif. (Carondelet) No. 27 HS Player in Nation; Missed 8 games w/injury; 13.6 ppg last 5 games 11 Esther Ramacieri* G 5-8 So. Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson) Fourth Canadian to play for Huskers under Coach Yori; 1st career start vs. Penn St. 12 Emily Wood G 5-5 Fr. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) 2014 First-Team Kansas Class 5A 13 Brandi Jeffery*** G 5-7 Sr. Vacherie, La. (St. James) 7.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg; career-high 19 pts vs. Pepperdine; career-high 16 rebs at Minnesota 22 Allie Havers* C 6-5 So. Paw Paw, Mich. (Mattawan) Three-sport Michigan All-Stater; Career-high 17 pts vs. #19 Michigan St. (3/8/14) 23 Emily Cady*** F 6-2 Sr. Seward, Neb. (Seward) 2nd Team All-Big Ten; 33 career double-doubles; 12.5 ppg, 10.4 rpg in Chandler Smith G 6-0 Fr. Brewster, Wash. (Brewster) No. 62 HS Player in Nation (ESPN); Missed 14 games w/injury; played last 14 gms 31 Anya Kalenta F 6-3 Jr. Minsk, Belarus (Vincennes/General Secondary #21) 2014 NJCAA 3rd Team All-American; Missed 9 games w/injury; returned vs. PSU 33 Rachel Theriot** G 6-0 Jr. Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Midpark) 2014 AP HM All-American; 1st Team All-Big Ten; Big Ten Tournament MVP 34 Jasmine Cincore G 5-8 Fr. Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) Two-Time Tennessee Class 2A POY; Missed 7 games w/injury; 6 pts at Wisconsin 50 Darrien Washington F 6-2 Fr. Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) Two-Time 1st Team All-Oakland; Redshirting * denotes letters earned Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986), (25th season overall) (13th season at Nebraska) Big 12 & National Coach of the Year & 2014 Big Ten Coach of the Year Assistant Coaches: Dayna Finch, Fifth Season (Creighton, 2004); Shimmy Gray-Miller, Third Season (Michigan, 1994); Amy Stephens (Nebraska, 1989) Director of Operations: Jan Bethea, Fifth Season (St. Augustine s, 1995); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Austin Thoms, Third Season (Taylor, 2010) Graduate Assistant Manager: Meghin Williams, First Season (Nebraska, 2014); Women s Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn, Ninth Season (Nebraska-Omaha, 2004) Women s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Julie Tuttle, Fourth Season (Creighton, 1991)

6 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Coach Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) 2010 WBCA National Coach of the Year 2010 AP National Coach of the Year 2010 Naismith Coach of the Year 2010 USBWA Coach of the Year 2010 Kay Yow Award 2014 Big Ten Coach of the Year 2013 Big Ten Coach of the Year 2010 Big 12 Coach of the Year 2002 Missouri Valley Coach of the Year ( , 13th Season at NU) ( , 25th Season Overall) NCAA Division III Season School Won Lost Pct Loras College Loras College Totals 2 seasons NCAA Division I Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Div. I Totals 23rd season Overall 25th season Yori in the Postseason Year (Tournament) Results 2014 (NCAA) L, vs. BYU, W, vs. Fresno State, (NCAA) L, vs. Duke, W, at Texas A&M, W, Chattanooga, (NCAA) L, Kansas, (NCAA) L, Kentucky, W, UCLA, W, Northern Iowa, (WNIT) L, at New Mexico, (NCAA) L, at Maryland, W, Xavier, (NCAA) L, Temple, (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, W, at Wyoming, W, Drake, (WNIT) L, Iowa, W, Marquette, (WNIT) L, Oregon State, W, Drake, (NCAA) L, Fla. International, (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, L, Texas Tech, Noting Coach Yori Winningest Coach in Nebraska history First coach in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to 10 postseason bids ( , ) 13 all-time postseason tournament appearances Eight NCAA Tournament appearances Led Nebraska to Two NCAA Sweet Sixteens (2010, 2013) Led Huskers to school-record 32 wins (2010) Led NU to seven 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) Led Nebraska to an average of 21.1 wins over past 12 seasons Coached Huskers to 12 first-team all-conference awards over past 11 seasons Led Huskers to Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards in 2004 and 2006 for being most committed NU team to all areas of life skills and community involvement Cady Bar the Boards: Husker Among Elite Big Ten Rebounders Nebraska senior Emily Cady joined an elite list of Big Ten rebounders when she pulled down her 1,000th career board in NU s win over Michigan on Feb. 1. The 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., became just the fifth Husker and the 17th player in Big Ten history to reach the 1,000-rebound plateau. Cady, who has double-digit rebound totals in 10 of the last 15 games, has pushed her career total to 1,089 rebounds to surge past 2010 first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin (1,019, ) into the No. 3 position on the NU career rebound list. Cady also has moved into No. 12 on the Big Ten all-time list and needs just one more rebound to catch Whitney Thomas from Indiana (1,090, ) in No. 11 and five boards to reach Ohio State s Jessica Davenport (1,094, ) at No. 10. Former Husker Jordan Hooper (1,110, ) was the most recent addition to the Big Ten s 1,000-rebound club. Hooper, who spent three seasons on the floor with Cady, was a 2014 first-team All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year. Janet Smith ( ) holds the Nebraska record with 1,280 rebounds. On the national level, Cady ranks sixth among NCAA Division I active rebounders. Cady is one of just four active players nationally from Power Five conferences to produce 1,000 career rebounds. Husker Hot Shots - Nebraska s Starting Five #23, Emily Cady, 6-2, Sr., F, Seward, Neb. (12.5 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 2.9 apg) One of the nation s most versatile forwards, Emily Cady earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2014 and She enters the Big Ten Tournament averaging 12.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Cady ranks among the top five players in Nebraska history in rebounds (3rd, 1,089), blocks (5th, 111), free throw percentage (5th,.801), double-doubles (4th, 33), minutes played (2nd, 4,129) and games started (3rd, 129), Cady ranks third in Husker history and 12th in Big Ten Conference history with 1,089 career rebounds. She powered past first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin (1,019, ) on the NU chart by pulling down a career-high 19 rebounds against No. 14 Iowa Feb. 12. She owns 16 double-figure rebound games as a senior, including 10 in the past 15 contests. Only Janet Smith (1,280, ) and first-team All-American Jordan Hooper (1,110, ) own more career rebounds in Husker history than Cady. Cady s 19 rebounds against Iowa Feb. 12 tied for the ninth-best total in Nebraska history and marked the most boards by a Husker since the turn of the century. Cady grabbed 18 rebounds in the first meeting with the Hawkeyes this season. Cady has climbed into 12th on the Big Ten career rebound chart and needs one board to move to 11th and five rebounds to join the Big Ten s all-time top 10. Cady ranks sixth among all active NCAA Division I career rebounders. Cady s 1,089 rebounds rank third among all active players in Power Five conferences. Cady owns 11 double-doubles this year, including six in Big Ten regular-season play. She had 21 points and 13 rebounds to close the regular season against Ohio State March 1. She produced 22 points and 12 rebounds at Indiana Feb. 21. Cady had 13 points and 14 rebounds at Rutgers Feb. 5. She notched backto-back double-doubles with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds at Iowa Jan. 26, and 19 points and 12 boards at Wisconsin Jan. 22. She opened Big Ten play with 21 points and 14 rebounds at Minnesota Dec. 29. With 33 career double-doubles, Cady ranks fourth in school history behind only first-team All- Americans Jordan Hooper (40, ), Kelsey Griffin (40, ) and Karen Jennings (36, ). Cady enters the Big Ten Tournament game with 4,129 career minutes played, trailing only All-American Lindsey Moore (4,360, ) on the Nebraska career list. Cady earned her first career Big Ten Player-of-the-Week award Dec. 16, after averaging 15.5 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 blocks in wins over Creighton (Dec. 11) and Bakersfield (Dec. 13). She is the Big Ten Conference s active rebound leader with 1,089 in her career, 205 more than No. 2 Samantha Logic from Iowa (884). NU s Hailie Sample ranks third with 693. Cady produced a career-high 25 points to go along with nine rebounds, two steals and a block in just 23 minutes in a win over Utah Nov. 23. Cady nearly produced a triple-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high eight assists in a win over Pepperdine Nov. 15. Cady owns 1,415 points, 1,089 rebounds, 302 assists, 138 steals and 111 blocks. She is the only player in Nebraska history with 1,400 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 assists, 100 steals and 100 career blocks. Cady ranks fifth in NU history with 111 career blocks. She needs 15 blocks to climb to fourth place. With 302 assists, Cady is tied for 12th in Nebraska history with Cathy Owen (302, ) on the school assist list. Cady is just three assists shy of former starting point guard Lis Brenden in 11th (305, ). Cady needs 24 assists to join the Husker career top 10. Only one player (Janel McCarville, Minnesota, 1,835 points, 1,206 rebounds, 310 assists) in Big Ten history has ever produced 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 300 assists in a career. Cady could reach those combined milestones this year, needing 85 points. Two other players from current Big Ten institutions, Alyssa Thomas and Marissa Coleman, achieved those combined plateaus at Maryland before the Terrapins joined the Big Ten in

7 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Cady s 1,415 career points rank No. 14 in Husker history. She needs 16 points to catch Diane DelVigna (1,433, ) in 13th. In , Cady tied Jordan Hooper for second in the Big Ten with 14 double-doubles, while ranking third in the league with 9.2 rebounds per game. Cady ranked 24th in scoring (12.7 ppg), fifth in assist-toturnover ratio (1.5-to-1), seventh in free throw percentage (.858), eighth in field goal percentage (.495) and 12th in assists (3.1 apg). In Big Ten games-only, Cady ranked third with a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio trailing only Husker point guard Rachel Theriot (2.7) and Iowa point guard Samantha Logic (2.2). Cady ranked eighth in conference play in assists (4.1 apg). She had eight double-doubles in 16 conference games. The best passing forward in the Big Ten, Cady s 102 assists led all conference forwards in Her 1.5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio also led all players in the conference at the position. In Big Ten play, her 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio was better than every starting guard except first-team All-Big Ten point guards Rachel Theriot (Nebraska) and Samantha Logic (Iowa). #1, Tear a Laudermill, 5-9, Sr., G, Moreno Valley, Calif. (13.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.4 spg) Tear a Laudermill emerged as a rising star for the Huskers to earn second-team All-Big Ten honors as a junior. She finished the season with averages of 11.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game, while her 62 three-pointers ranked as the 10th-best season total in NU history. Laudermill added honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades as a senior, while averaging 13.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists. She leads NU with 56 three-pointers. She is also NU s top on-the-ball defender. Laudermill is averaging 16.4 points per game over the last 12 contests. Laudermill ranks 23rd in Nebraska history with 1,094 career points, and is one of three current Huskers with 1,000 points, including Emily Cady (1,415) and Rachel Theriot (1,023). Laudermill s 42 steals on the season are a career high and she owns 32 steals over the last 16 games. Laudermill has significantly increased her rebounding production this season, and her role on the glass continues to grow. She is averaging a career-best 3.7 rebounds per game. She entered the season averaging just 2.0 rebounds per game in her career. She tied a Nebraska single-game record for the second time in her career by connecting on seven threes (7-15), including six in the second half, at Alabama on Dec. 7. Laudermill finished with 25 points. She also hit seven threes, including six in the first half, in Nebraska s win over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24, She finished with a career-high 27 points against PSU. Laudermill is Nebraska s No. 1 active career three-point shooter with 155 makes to tie for fifth on the Husker career list with All-American Anna DeForge (155, ). Laudermill (123) is one of four Huskers who have played 120 or more career games, joining Emily Cady-129, Hailie Sample-129 and Brandi Jeffery-123. Laudermill notched her 11th career 20-point game and sixth of the season with 20 points at Northwestern Feb. 18, after pouring in 20 points against Wisconsin Feb. 15. She also had 24 points against the Badgers on Jan. 22. She had a season-high 25 points at Alabama Dec. 7, before scoring 22 against High Point Dec. 20. She added 20 points in NU s win at Washington State on Nov. 19. In a pair of preliminary mock drafts for the 2015 WNBA Draft, Laudermill has been ranked among the top 25 players in the nation. She slotted as the No. 10 overall pick by DraftSite.com, while College Sports Madness slotted her as the No. 24 overall pick. She has produced double digits in 34 of her last 46 games, after managing double figures in just 11 of her first 77. She owns 45 career double-figure scoring games. Laudermill averaged 15.2 points per game over the last 17 contests of , including the first five 20-point games of her career. She closed the season with 22 points against BYU, including 12 points in the final 2:30. She added 20 points in NU s Big Ten semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State and a career-high 27 points in the Big Red s home win over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24. Laudermill tied a school record with seven threes in Nebraska s win over No. 8 Penn State Feb. 24, She hit her first six threes in the first half and closed the night 7-of-10 to lead Nebraska to one of the best three-point shooting nights (16-22,.727) in school history. Laudermill averaged 13.5 points in 2014 Big Ten play, while shooting a sizzling 44.3 percent from three-point range, which ranked fourth in Big Ten games-only. Her 2.4 three-pointers per game also tied for fifth in league action. She led the Big Red with 21 steals in conference action. #13, Brandi Jeffery, 5-7, Sr., G, Vacherie, La. (7.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.5 spg) Brandi Jeffery is playing the best basketball of her career, averaging 7.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals in 28 games with 27 starts this season. Jeffery is coming off her first career double-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds and four assists on Senior Day against Ohio State on March 1. Over the last three games, Jeffery is averaging 9.0 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists. Jeffery was slowed by a bone bruise from Jan. 22 through Feb. 1, which was suffered in the closing minutes of NU s win over Purdue Jan. 19. She played one of the best games of her career against the Boilermakers, scoring 13 points to go along with six rebounds, two assists and two steals. Jeffery did not start against Penn State Jan. 15 because of an administrative error. She missed the Wisconsin game Jan. 22 with the bruised knee. She produced one of the best performances of her career with 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and three steals against Iowa on Feb. 12. It marked the second-best scoring total of her career. Jeffery has scored in double figures nine times, including five double-digit efforts in her last 13 games. Her 13 points against Purdue Jan. 19 marked the third-highest scoring total of her career. Nebraska Quick Facts Institution... University of Nebraska Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population ,501 Enrollment... 25,006 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 Record (12-4 Big Ten) Head Coach... Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year... Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska... 13th season ( ) Career Record (25th season) NCAA Div. 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Julie Tuttle Basketball Office Phone...(402) Basketball Office Fax...(402) Women s Basketball Contact...Jeff Griesch Media Relations Office Phone...(402) Griesch s Direct Line...(402) Griesch s Cell Phone...(402) Griesch s Home Phone...(402) Griesch s ... jgriesch@huskers.com Media Relations Fax...(402) Best Time to Contact Yori...Through Griesch Starters Returning/Lost...4/ Letterwinners Returning/Lost...7/3 Returning All-American (1)......Rachel Theriot (HM, Associated Press, 2014) Returning All-Big Ten Players (4)....Rachel Theriot (1st Team, Big Ten Tourney MVP, 2014)...(All-Freshman, 2013)... Emily Cady (2nd Team, 2014; HM, 2012, 2013)...(All-Freshman, 2012)...Tear a Laudermill (2nd Team, 2014)... Hailie Sample (All-Defensive, 2014) Returning Starters (4, Stats) Rachel Theriot, So., G, 14.1, 3.4 rpg, 7.1 apg...emily Cady, Jr., F, 12.7 ppg, 9.2 rpg... Tear a Laudermill, Jr., G, 11.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg... Hailie Sample, Jr., F, 6.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg Starter Lost (1, Stats)......Jordan Hooper, Sr., F, 20.4 ppg, 9.1 rpg Second Round WNBA Draft Pick (Tulsa) WBCA First-Team All-American Big Ten Player of the Year Other Returning Letterwinners (3, Stats) Brandi Jeffery, Jr., G, 3.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg...allie Havers, Fr., C, 3.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg... Esther Ramacieri, Fr., G, 0.2 ppg, 0.5 rpg Other Letterwinners Lost (2, Stats) Sadie Murren, So., G, 2.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg... Hannah Tvrdy, Fr., G, 1.5 ppg, 0.3 rpg Newcomers (6) Anya Kalenta, 6-3, Jr., F; Jasmine Cincore, 5-8, Fr., G...Natalie Romeo, 5-7, Fr., G; Chandler Smith, 6-0, Fr., G... Darrien Washington, 6-2 Fr., F; Emily Wood, 5-5, Fr., G

8 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Associated Press 16th Regular-Season Top 25 (Monday, March 3, 2015) 1-UConn (35) (28-1) (1) 2-Notre Dame (28-2) (4) 3-South Carolina (27-2) (2) 4-Maryland (27-2) (5) 5-Tennessee (25-4) (6) 6-Baylor (26-3) (3) 7-Florida State (27-3) (9) 8-Oregon State (26-3) (7) 9-Arizona State (26-4) (10) 10-Louisville (24-5) (8) 11-Mississippi State (26-5) (11) 12-Kentucky (21-8) (13) 13-Princeton (27-0) (14) 14-Iowa (23-6) (17) 15-North Carolina (23-7) (15) 16-Duke (20-9) (16) 17-Chattanooga (26-3) (18) 18-Texas A&M (22-8) (12) 19-Stanford (21-9) (19) 20-Florida Gulf Coast (27-2) (21) 21-George Washington (26-3) (22) 22-Syracuse (21-8) (23) 23-Rutgers (21-8) (20) 24-Northwestern (22-7) (25) 25-Seton Hall (26-4) (NR) Note: Nebraska opponents in bold. NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 28-Ohio State (24); T35-Nebraska (4) USA Today Coaches 15th Regular-Season Top 25 (Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015) 1-UConn (27-1) (32) (1) 2-South Carolina (26-1) (2) 3-Baylor (26-1) (3) 4-Notre Dame (26-2) (4) 5-Maryland (25-2) (5) 6-Tennessee (23-4) (6) 7-Oregon State (25-2) (8) 8-Florida State (25-3) (8) 9-Louisville (23-4) (7) 10-Arizona State (24-4) (13) 11-North Carolina (22-6) (14) 12-Texas A&M (22-6) (15) 13-Mississippi State (25-4) (16) 14-Princeton (25-0) (17) 15-Kentucky (19-8) (10) 16-Iowa (21-6) (11) 17-Duke (19-8) (12) 18-Rutgers (20-7) (18) T19-Stanford (20-8) (19) T19-Chattanooga (25-3) (22) 21-George Washington (24-3) (23) 22-Florida Gulf Coast (25-2) (24) 23-Nebraska (19-7) (20) 24-Texas (18-8) (25) 25-Seton Hall (24-4) (NR) Note: Nebraska opponents in bold. NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 29-Northwestern (40); 35-Minnesota (3); T37-Ohio State (2) Husker Rankings Week-by-Week Week AP USA Today Oct. 30/Nov Nov. 17/ Nov. 24/ Dec. 1/ Dec. 8/ Dec. 15/ Dec. 22/ Dec. 29/ Jan. 5/ Jan. 12/ Jan. 19/ Jan. 26/ Feb. 2/ Feb. 9/ Feb. 16/ Feb. 23/24 RV 23 March 1/2 RV Jeffery owns 18 career double-digit scoring efforts. Jeffery owns career single-season highs in points (216), rebounds (186), assists (59) and steals (41) this season. Jeffery s most impressive gains have come on the glass, where she ranks third among the Huskers with 6.6 rebounds per game. With 186 rebounds this season, she has surpassed her previous career total (184) entering the year. Her 186 rebounds this season have come in 568 fewer minutes than the 184 rebounds she grabbed in 1,425 minutes over her first three years at Nebraska. She owns 41 steals this season, more than doubling her total of 19 from She has at least one steal in all but five games for the Huskers this season. Jeffery (123) is one of four Husker seniors who have played 120 or more career games, joining Emily Cady-129, Hailie Sample-129 and Tear a Laudermill-123. Jeffery erupted for a career-high 19 points in the season-opening victory over Pepperdine on Nov. 15. Her previous career scoring high came with 12 points against both Florida State and Mississippi Valley State in November of She owns three 11-point efforts (Alcorn State, Nov. 16; Washington State, Nov. 19; UCLA, Nov. 28), and three 10-point performances (Michigan State, Jan. 8, Penn State, Jan. 15, Ohio State, March 1) this season. She entered with career averages of 3.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. One of four seniors on the roster, including Emily Cady, Hailie Sample and Tear a Laudermill, Jeffery has helped the Huskers to a record and three NCAA tournaments. #3, Hailie Sample, 6-0, Sr., F, Flower Mound, Texas (7.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.9 apg) Hailie Sample earned Nebraska s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2015, after claiming a spot on the 2014 Big Ten All-Defensive Team. She was Nebraska s Defensive MVP in Sample ranks second in the Big Ten with her 61.1 field goal percentage, trailing only Ohio State s Alexa Hart (.613). Through her first three seasons, Sample shot just 41.6 percent from the field. She is the Big Ten s No. 3 active career rebounder with 693, trailing only teammate Emily Cady (1,089) and Iowa s Samantha Logic (884). Sample had a season-high 14 rebounds against Illinois Jan. 29 and added her second double-digit rebound game of the season with 11 boards at Rutgers Feb. 5, before notching 10 boards against Wisconsin Feb. 15. Sample ranks 10th on the Nebraska career rebound list with 693. Sample started the first 115 games of her career before not starting against Penn State on Jan. 15. She owns 128 career starts to rank fifth in Husker history. Sample produced a season-high 16 points to go with nine rebounds and a career-high matching three steals at Washington State Nov. 19. She added 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting to help lead the Huskers to a win over No. 9 Duke Dec. 3. She had a 15-point performance against Purdue Jan. 19. She added 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting in a win over Michigan Feb. 1. Sample added another outstanding game with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the win at Michigan State Jan. 8. She hit a pair of free throws with 5.4 seconds left to seal the win. She had 13 points and nine rebounds against Bakersfield Dec. 13. She produced another double-digit effort with 12 points in Saturday s win at Indiana. Sample has been perfect from the floor six times this year, including Michigan (7-7), Duke (6-6), Alcorn State (4-4), at Illinois (3-3), Pepperdine (3-3) and Northern Colorado (1-1). She produced her third career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the 2014 NCAA second-round game against BYU on March 24. It was her second career double-double in the NCAA Tournament and her second double-double in a three-game span, joining 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in Nebraska s Big Ten Tournament Championship Game win over No. 23 Iowa on March 9, Sample averaged 7.5 points and a team-leading 10.0 rebounds in the 2014 Big Ten Tournament. Her 30 total rebounds and 16 offensive boards led the tournament. Sample s 15 rebounds in the 2014 Big Ten Championship Game were a Nebraska Big Ten Tournament record and tied Nafeesah Brown (vs. Kansas, 1993, Big Eight) for the second-highest rebounding total ever by a Husker in a conference tournament game. Only Shelly Block (16 vs. Oklahoma State, 1987, Big Eight) pulled down more boards in a league tournament game than Sample. Sample ranked 15th overall in the Big Ten in rebounding (6.4 rpg), while ranking seventh in the Big Ten on the offensive glass (2.5 rpg) in Sample owns 23 career double-digit scoring games, including nine in and eight in She also owns nine career double-figure rebound games, including three in and three in #5, Natalie Romeo, 5-7, Fr., G, Martinez, Calif. (7.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.3 apg) NU s top guard off the bench through the first four games, freshman Natalie Romeo missed eight straight games (UCLA, Nov. 28 through Minnesota, Dec. 29). She returned to action for Nebraska s Big Ten home opener with Maryland Jan. 3. She has played in 17 straight games, including seven consecutive starts in place of the injured Rachel Theriot heading into the Big Ten Tournament. In nine games as a starter, Romeo is averaging 12.9 points per game. She has hit 24-of-69 threes (.348) in her nine starts. In 17 Big Ten games, she is averaging 8.3 points while hitting 32 three-pointers. Romeo tied career highs with 21 points and six three-pointers in a win over Minnesota Feb. 24. She hit four threes in the second half. Romeo set her career high with 21 points in Nebraska s win over Wisconsin Feb. 15. She hit 7-of-11 shots from the floor, including 3-of-6 threes. She also matched her career high with four assists.

9 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com She sealed Nebraska s road win at Indiana Feb. 18 with four free throws in one-and-one situations in the final 30 seconds. Romeo finished with seven points against the Hoosiers, after scoring 13 points on three threes in a loss at Northwestern Feb. 18. Romeo hit the game-winning shot on a three from the right corner with 1:11 left to give Nebraska its only lead of the night in a victory over Illinois Jan. 29. She hit NU s first and last field goals of the game to finish with six points and three assists. She erupted for 18 points and six three-pointers in 26 minutes in a win over Penn State Jan. 15. Romeo added three rebounds and three assists while making her first career start. She made her second career start in a win at Wisconsin Jan. 22, when she scored nine points. Romeo made her third career start at No. 5 Maryland Feb. 8, when she scored eight points and grabbed a career-high five rebounds. She added six points and three steals against No. 14 Iowa Feb. 12. Romeo added nine points and one rebound in 21 minutes in a win over Michigan Feb. 1. Romeo hit a three-pointer in her Big Ten debut against Maryland. She made bigger contributions at Michigan State Jan. 8, with eight points and four rebounds. Romeo saw extensive playing time on opening weekend (Nov ), averaging 6.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal in 20.0 minutes per game in wins over Pepperdine and Alcorn State. Romeo earned first-team All-California Elite honors from Cal-Hi Sports in She was a two-time first-team All-California Division II pick at Carondelet High School. Romeo was rated as the No. 55 Player in the Nation by ESPN (No. 12 Point ) and the No. 27 Player in the Nation (No. 6 Point ) by Full Court Press. She averaged 19.8 points, 7.8 assists and 5.6 steals as a senior at Carondelet High School. Romeo finished her four-year high school career with 2,151 points, 552 rebounds, 735 assists and 613 steals and finished No. 2 on Carondelet s all-time scoring list behind Stanford All-American Jayne Appel. Theriot Lost for Season after Ankle Surgery Feb. 19 Nebraska point guard Rachel Theriot underwent season-ending ankle surgery on Feb. 19. She injured the ankle in practice on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Through 21 games in , the 2014 Big Ten Tournament MVP averaged 16.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. Theriot is expected to return for her senior season in with 1,023 career points and 444 career assists. Before her injury, Theriot was No. 3 among all active juniors in NCAA Division I in career assists. She led the Big Ten and ranked among NCAA leaders with her 92.6 free throw percentage as a junior. Last season, Theriot earned honorable-mention All-America honors while claiming first-team All-Big Ten accolades. The 2015 preseason All-Big Ten pick was also a candidate for the Wade, Naismith, Wooden and Lieberman awards as a junior. Husker Seniors Secure Fourth Straight 20-Win Season Nebraska s four-player senior class of Emily Cady, Hailie Sample, Tear a Laudermill and Brandi Jeffery form the heart of the Husker lineup in , after helping the Big Red to the most successful three-year stretch in school history. Cady has started all 129 games in her career while Sample has made 128 starts, helping the Huskers to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and an average of 23.8 wins per season. The Husker seniors are (.736 winning percentage) during their four seasons in Lincoln, the best winning percentage of any class in school history. The 2015 seniors are trying to become the first class in school history to NU s Top Senior Classes Class Record (Pct.) (.736) (.712) (.692) (.672) (.667) compete in four consecutive NCAA tournaments after becoming the first group of Huskers to produce four straight 20-win seasons. They also have a chance to become the first collection of Husker seniors to reach 100 career wins. Nebraska s History of Success at Home Nebraska is 13-3 at home this season, including 12-3 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers are 28-5 all-time at Pinnacle Bank Arena since the building opened for the campaign. The Big Red went 16-2 at home in , suffering its only Big Ten loss to Purdue, 77-75, on Jan. 19, Nebraska s 16 home wins last season tied the school record for single-season home victories. The Huskers played the first regular-season basketball game in the history of the arena against USA Today No. 25 UCLA (Nov. 8) and rolled to a win over the Bruins. NU s first win over an AP Top 25 team came with a win over No. 24 Michigan State on Feb. 8. The Huskers added their first-ever win over an AP Top 10 team at the arena with a victory over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24. NU won its first-ever Big Ten home game with a thriller over Northwestern Jan. 2, before an win over Minnesota on Jan. 16, 2014, marked the first overtime game in Pinnacle Bank Arena history. NU suffered its first loss at the arena to Washington State (76-72) on Nov. 30, The Huskers are (.755) all-time at home. The Huskers have gone (.795) over the last 12 seasons, posting double-figure home victory totals in each of the last 11 years, including 13-3 in and 16-2 in NU went a perfect 16-0 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in 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. NU went 13-4 at home in Husker Career 20-Point Games Tear a Laudermill (11) Points vs. #8 Penn State (2/24/14) 27 at Iowa (2/1/14) 26 at Alabama (12/7/14) 25 at Wisconsin (1/22/15) 24 vs. High Point (12/20/14) 22 vs. BYU (3/24/14) 22 at Wisconsin (2/5/14) 21 at Northwestern (2/18/15) 20 vs. Wisconsin (2/15/15) 20 at Washington State (11/19/14) 20 vs. #19 Michigan State (3/8/14) 20 Rachel Theriot (11) Points vs. Minnesota (1/16/14) 33 vs. High Point (12/20/14) 31 at Utah (11/15/13) 28 at Illinois (1/11/15) 27 at Ohio State (2/20/14) 26 vs. Northern Colorado (11/30/14) 25 at UCLA (11/28/14) 24 vs. #23 Iowa (3/9/14) 24 at #19 Purdue (3/2/14) 24 vs. Indiana (2/16/14) 23 vs. Utah (11/23/14) 20 Emily Cady (7) Points vs. Utah (11/23/14) 25 vs. #8 Ohio State (2/26/12) 24 at #10 Ohio State (1/19/12) 24 vs. Minnesota (1/16/14) 23 at Indiana (2/21/15) 22 vs. Ohio State (3/1/15) 21 at Minnesota (12/29/14) 21 Natalie Romeo (2) Points vs. Minnesota (2/24/15) 21 vs. Wisconsin (2/15/15) 21 Hailie Sample (1) Points at Creighton (12/5/12) 20 Husker Career Double-Doubles Emily Cady (33) [33 Career: (11); (14); (5); ( (3)] vs. Ohio State 21 points - 13 rebounds at Indiana 22 points - 12 rebounds at #21 Rutgers 13 points - 14 rebounds at #20 Iowa 19 points - 18 rebounds at Wisconsin 19 points - 12 rebounds at Minnesota 21 points - 14 rebounds vs. Bakersfield (12/20/14) 13 points - 15 rebounds at Creighton (12/11/14) 18 points - 11 rebounds vs. #9 Duke (12/3/14) 13 points - 11 rebounds vs. No. Colorado (11/30/14) 16 points - 10 rebounds vs. Pepperdine (11/15/14) 12 points - 11 rebounds vs. BYU (3/24/14) 13 points - 10 rebounds vs. Fresno State (3/22/14) 15 points - 11 rebounds vs. Illinois (2/27/14) 10 points - 12 rebounds vs. Indiana (2/16/14) 12 points - 13 rebounds at Wisconsin (2/5/14) 10 points - 11 rebounds at Northwestern (1/26/14) 12 points - 10 rebounds vs. #22 Purdue (1/19/14) 13 points - 16 rebounds vs. Minnesota (1/16/14) 23 points - 13 rebounds at Illinois (1/12/14) 19 points - 10 rebounds at Michigan State (1/9/14) 16 points - 12 rebounds vs. Utah State (12/8/13) 16 points -10 rebounds vs. Washington St. (11/30/13) 13 points - 13 rebounds vs. Southern (11/24/13) 18 points - 14 rebounds vs. Alabama (11/11/13) 19 points - 11 rebounds vs. #7 Penn State (3/3/13) 15 points - 10 rebounds vs. Ohio State (2/14/13) 10 points - 16 rebounds at Minnesota (1/20/13) 12 points - 10 rebounds at Indiana (1/10/13) 11 points - 10 rebounds vs. Wisconsin (1/2/13) 13 points - 14 rebounds vs. Kansas (3/18/12) 10 points - 10 rebounds vs. Iowa (3/2/12) 15 points - 10 rebounds at #15 Purdue (2/2/12) 11 points - 12 rebounds Rachel Theriot (5) at Minnesota 18 points - 10 assists vs. Fresno State (3/22/14) 10 points - 12 assists vs. Minnesota (3/7/14) 14 points - 18 assists at Wisconsin (2/5/14) 11 points - 11 assists vs. Michigan (1/29/14) 10 points - 11 assists Hailie Sample (3) vs. BYU (3/24/14) 10 points - 10 rebounds vs. #23 Iowa (3/9/14) 11 points - 15 rebounds at #9 Texas A&M (3/25/13) 10 points - 11 rebounds Brandi Jeffery (1) vs. Ohio State (3/1/15) 10 points - 13 rebounds

10 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Nebraska Individual Career Highs Scoring Player (Game, Date) Points Rachel Theriot (vs. Minnesota, 1/16/14) 33 Tear a Laudermill (vs. Penn State, 2/24/14) 27 Emily Cady (vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 25 Natalie Romeo (vs. Minnesota, 2/24/15; vs. Wisconsin, 2/15/15) 21 Hailie Sample (at Creighton, 12/5/12) 20 Brandi Jeffery (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 19 Allie Havers (vs. Michigan State, 3/8/14) 17 Anya Kalenta (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 14 Chandler Smith (at Maryland, 2/8/15) 7 Jasmine Cincore (at Wisconsin, 1/22/15) 6 Esther Ramacieri (vs. Fresno State, 3/22/14) 2 Emily Wood (vs. Bakersfield, 12/13/14) 2 Rebounding Emily Cady (vs. Iowa, 2/12/15) 19 Brandi Jeffery (at Minnesota, 12/29/14) 16 Hailie Sample (vs. Iowa, 3/9/14) 15 Allie Havers (at Northwestern, 1/26/14) 10 Anya Kalenta (vs. Peppderdine, 11/15/14) 8 Rachel Theriot (at UCLA, 11/28/14) 8 Tear a Laudermill (Three Times, at Northwestern, 2/18/15) 7 Chandler Smith (vs. Minnesota, 2/24/15; at Maryland, 2/8/15) 7 Natalie Romeo (at Maryland, 2/8/15) 5 Esther Ramacieri (vs. High Point, 12/20/14) 3 Jasmine Cincore (vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 2 Emily Wood (vs. Bakersfield, 12/13/14) 2 Assists Rachel Theriot (vs. Minnesota, 3/7/14) 18 Emily Cady (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 8 Tear a Laudermill (vs. Wisconsin, 2/15/15) 7 Hailie Sample (vs. High Point, 12/20/14; at Purdue, 2/11/13) 6 Brandi Jeffery (vs. Duke, 12/3/14) 5 Natalie Romeo (vs. Wisconsin, 2/15/15; vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 4 Chandler Smith (vs. Minnesota, 2/24/15) 4 Jasmine Cincore (at Alabama, 12/7/14) 3 Allie Havers (vs. Michigan State, 3/8/14) 3 Anya Kalenta (vs. Penn State, 1/15/15) 1 Esther Ramacieri (vs. High Point, 12/20/14; vs. Mich. St., 3/8/14) 1 Steals Brandi Jeffery (vs. Vermont, 12/18/11) 6 Emily Cady (vs. Indiana, 1/5/12) 5 Tear a Laudermill (vs. Penn State, 1/15/15) 5 Rachel Theriot (vs. BYU, 3/24/14) 5 Hailie Sample (at Wash. St., 11/19/14; vs. Northwestern, 1/2/14) 3 Jasmine Cincore (Five Times, vs. Ohio State, 3/1/15) 1 Allie Havers (16 Times, vs. Minnesota, 2/24/15) 1 Natalie Romeo (13 Times, vs. Ohio State, 3/1/15) 1 Chandler Smith (vs. Michigan, 2/1/15) 1 Blocked Shots Emily Cady (at Indiana, 2/21/15; at Wisconsin, 2/28/13) 4 Allie Havers (vs. Michigan State, 3/8/14) 3 Hailie Sample (vs. Pepperdine, 11/15/14) 3 Anya Kalenta (vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 2 Tear a Laudermill (vs. UMass-Lowell, 11/27/13) 2 Chandler Smith (at Northwestern, 2/18/15) 2 Rachel Theriot (vs. Purdue, 1/5/13) 2 Brandi Jeffery (10 Times, at Indiana, 2/21/15) 1 Minutes Played Emily Cady (at Purdue, 2/2/12) 49 Rachel Theriot 45 (at Iowa, 1/26/15; at Wisconsin, 2/5/14; vs. Minnesota, 1/16/14) Hailie Sample (Six Times, at Alabama, 12/7/14) 40 Tear a Laudermill (vs. BYU, 3/24/14) 40 Brandi Jeffery (at Creighton, 12/11/14) 39 Natalie Romeo (Three Times, at Indiana, 2/21/15) 35 Allie Havers (vs. Utah, 11/23/14) 29 Anya Kalenta (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 26 Chandler Smith (at Maryland, 2/8/15) 24 Esther Ramacieri (vs. High Point, 12/20/14) 13 Jasmine Cincore (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 10 Emily Wood (vs. Bakersfield, 12/13/14) 9 Three-Pointers Made Tear a Laudermill (at Alabama, 12/7/14; vs. Penn State, 2/24/14) 7 Natalie Romeo (vs. Minnesota, 2/24/15; vs. Penn State, 1/15/15) 6 Rachel Theriot (at Purdue, 3/2/14) 4 Emily Cady (Three Times, at Wisconsin, 1/22/15) 3 Brandi Jeffery (vs. Minnesota, 1/16/14) 3 Anya Kalenta (vs. Alcorn State, 11/16/14) 2 Hailie Sample (Three Times, vs. Oral Roberts, 12/20/12) 1 Chandler Smith (Three Times, at Indiana, 2/21/15) 1 Sample Earns Spot in WBCA So You Want To Be A Coach Program Nebraska senior forward Hailie Sample will be part of the Women s Basketball Coaches Association s (WBCA) 13th annual So You Want To Be A Coach program in conjunction with the 2015 WBCA Convention and NCAA Women s Final Four in Tampa, Fla., April 3-5. The program is designed to increase understanding and the application of necessary skills to secure coaching positions in women s basketball. It is also intended to raise awareness of competencies necessary for success in coaching while introducing former female players to coaches and administrators. Sample joins a recent string of former Huskers to the So You Want To Be A Coach Program, including current Nebraska graduate assistant Meghin Williams and former NU GA Dominque Kelley, who is now serving a full-time role at Drake. Other Big Ten players in this year s program include Indiana s Andrea Mize and Penn State s Tori Waldner. Big Red Rankings Nebraska fell out of The Associated Press Poll for the first time this season on Feb. 23, but has continued to receive votes the past two weeks in the poll. The Huskers remained in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 at No. 23 on Feb. 24, before a run past Minnesota Feb. 24. The Huskers opened at No. 16 in both polls. The Huskers enter the Big Ten Tournament at No. 36 in the official NCAA RPI on March 2. NU was as high as No. 5 on Jan. 1. NU s Strength of Schedule ranks No. 33 nationally by RealTimeRPI.com. Seven Big Ten teams are ranked in the NCAA RPI s top 50, including Maryland (6th), Iowa (7th), Northwestern (34th), Ohio State (35th), Nebraska (36th), Minnesota (39th) and Rutgers (42nd), while Michigan is just outside the top 50 at No. 57. Michigan State (86th) and Illinois (98th) give the conference 10 teams in the RPI top 100. Purdue (120th), Wisconsin (142nd), Indiana (158th) and Penn State (219th) round out the conference, as 13 of the 14 Big Ten teams ranked among the top half of the 349 teams in the nation. The Huskers own nine top-100 RPI wins, including five road wins at Washington State (62nd), Creighton (85th), Michigan State (86th), UCLA (94th) and Illinois (98th) along with four top-100 home wins over Duke (12th), Minnesota (39th), Michigan (57th) and Illinois (98th). Bakersfield (115th), Purdue (120th), Wisconsin (142nd), Northern Colorado (151st), Indiana (158th) and High Point (171st) rank in the top half of the 349 NCAA Division I teams in the official RPI. NU closed the campaign at No. 13 in the AP rankings, which did not include NCAA Tournament results. Nebraska, which went 26-7 last season and 12-4 in the Big Ten before winning its first Big Ten Tournament title, ended the season at No. 17 in the final USA Today Coaches Top 25. Both Nebraska s final AP and Coaches Top 25 rankings were the second-best year-end rankings in school history. The Huskers have finished the season in the AP Top 25 four times in the past five years. The Huskers finished No. 19 in the official NCAA RPI, which was its third-best RPI finish in history - all in the last five seasons. Before Nebraska Coach Connie Yori came to Nebraska for the season, the Huskers had never finished a season ranked in the top 25 in either of the major polls or the RPI. Double-Double Dynamo Nebraska s Career Leaders Player (Years) Doubles 1. Jordan Hooper (11-14) 40 Kelsey Griffin (06-10) Karen Jennings (90-93) Emily Cady (12-15) 33 Double Trouble: Cady Climbing Husker Career Chart Emily Cady ranks fourth in Nebraska history with 33 career double-doubles, including 11 double-doubles through 29 games in Cady trails only Nebraska s first-team All-Americans Jordan Hooper (40, ), Kelsey Griffin (40, ) and Karen Jennings (36, ) on the Husker career doubledoubles list. The 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., tied Hooper for second in the Big Ten with 14 double-doubles in They became the first Husker teammates to both produce double-figure double-doubles in the same season. Cady has joined Hooper, Kelsey Griffin and Karen Jennings as the only players in Husker history with two double-digit double-double campaigns. Cady is one of just six Huskers in history with 10 or more double-doubles in a season, including Griffin (10, ; 20, ), Jennings (13, ; 13, ), Nafeesah Brown (16, ), Maurtice Ivy (10, ) and Carol Garey (10, ). Nebraska players have produced 11 double-digit double-double seasons. Cady Set for 130th Consecutive Start Nebraska senior Emily Cady has made 129 consecutive starts while fellow senior forward Hailie Sample has started 128 of 129 career games alongside Cady, dating back to the first games of their freshman season at NU in Junior point guard Rachel Theriot had joined Cady in the starting five for 82 straight games until Theriot missed the first game of her career at Rutgers Feb. 5 with an ankle injury. Theriot missed five straight games before undergoing season-ending ankle surgery on Feb. 19. Overall, Theriot missed Nebraska s final eight regular season games. Senior Tear a Laudermill has made 59 straight starts, while senior Brandi Jeffery has started 12 consecutive games and freshman Natalie Romeo has made seven straight starts. Departed All-American Jordan Hooper graduated from the Husker program and headed to the WNBA after making 131 consecutive starts, while NU used the same starting five in the final 30 games last season.

11 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Consistent starting lineups are nothing new for the Huskers under Coach Connie Yori. In fact, over the past 10 seasons (including ) Nebraska has used only 27 different starting lineups over 321 games, including the same starting five in 19 of 29 games in The , and Huskers all used the same starting lineup for every game. Huskers More Than Fair in Foul Department Through 29 games in , the Huskers have continued a trend from recent seasons in avoiding personal fouls. The Huskers rank No. 4 nationally, committing just 12.6 fouls per game, including a schoolrecord four fouls in the win over Bakersfield Dec. 13. NU has forced 16.6 fouls per game on its opponents. In , NU led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally by committing just 13.6 fouls per game. Nebraska s opponents averaged 18.9 fouls per game last season. Nebraska continued a non-fouling trend from The Huskers were whistled for just 12.8 fouls per game in , including 11 fouls per game in Big Ten regular-season games. Nebraska has outscored opponents (+3.4 ppg) at the free throw line this season. Huskers Own Four Double-Digit Comebacks in Nebraska rallied from double-digit deficits in back-to-back wins last week. The Huskers produced their fourth double-digit comeback of the year by overcoming a 14-point (25-11) first-half deficit with 8:21 left to produce a 29-point turnaround for a victory over Michigan Feb. 1. It marked NU s 20th doubledigit comeback to victory in Coach Connie Yori s 13th season leading the Huskers. In , the Huskers overcame double-digit deficits five times to earn wins, and the current class of Nebraska seniors (Emily Cady, Brandi Jeffery, Tear a Laudermill, Hailie Sample) have produced 10 wins after trailing by double figures in their four-year careers. The huge rally against the Wolverines followed on the heels of a comeback from 11 points down (22-11) with 8:48 left in the first half. NU also trailed by nine points (51-42) with 9:40 remaining in the second half to notch a win over Illinois Jan. 29. The Huskers produced their first double-figure comeback of the year by rebounding from a 16-point first-half deficit for a victory at UCLA Nov. 28. The Big Red trailed in the first half and with 11:16 left in the game, before notching the five-point win. Nebraska s comeback win over Minnesota in OT at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Jan. 16, 2014 came after trailing by 14 points with 13:40 left to tie for the second-largest second-half deficit overcome by a Yori-coached Husker team. In Yori s first season, the Huskers trailed by five at half, then 19 in the second half but came back to win at San Diego on Dec. 28, In , Nebraska trailed by eight at half and 14 in the second half before Kelsey Griffin rallied the Huskers for a win at Missouri on Feb. 3, Nebraska s Double-Digit Rallies Under Coach Yori (20) Opponent Deficit 2nd Half Half Final at San Diego (Dec. 28, 2002) at UCLA (Nov. 28, 2014) #24 Ariz. St. (Dec. 28, 2008) Michigan (Feb. 1, 2015) Minnesota (Jan. 16, 2014) OT at Missouri (Feb. 3, 2008) vs. #14 Ohio St. (March 3, 2012) at Florida St. (Nov. 27, 2011) at Missouri (Jan. 8, 2005) #2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) OT at Colorado (Feb. 6, 2008) Iowa State (Jan. 10, 2004) Illinois (Jan. 29, 2015) Bakersfield (Dec. 13, 2014) at Wisconsin (Jan. 12, 2012) at #16 Penn St. (Dec. 30, 2011) Tied at Texas (Jan. 3, 2007) at Kansas St. (March 6, 2010) Indiana (Jan. 5, 2012) St. Mary s (Nov. 17, 2010) Bold indicates rally that included players from Husker senior class Husker Season Ticket Sales Reach Another All-Time High Nebraska s second season inside the spectacular Pinnacle Bank Arena featured frenzied fans on a nightly basis against in Nebraska had sold a school-record 3,909 season tickets for the campaign. In their first season at Pinnacle Bank Arena in , Nebraska shattered its previous season ticket sales record with more than 3,700. The previous record came in , when NU sold approximately 2,700 season tickets. Last season, Nebraska ranked No. 11 nationally with an average home attendance of 6,161 fans per game. The Huskers ranked No. 8 nationally in total attendance with 110,892 fans flocking to the arena to watch the Big Red roll to a 16-2 home record. Nebraska averaged 5,857 fans per game in , including 6,483 per Big Ten game Big Ten Standings (March 1) Team Overall (Big Ten) 1. Maryland 27-2 (18-0) 2. Iowa 23-6 (14-4) 3. Ohio State 21-9 (13-5) 4. Northwestern 22-7 (12-6) 5. Rutgers 21-8 (12-6) 6. Minnesota 22-8 (11-7) 7. Nebraska 20-9 (10-8) 8. Michigan (8-10) 9. Michigan State (7-11) 10. Illinois (6-12) 11. Wisconsin 9-19 (5-13) 12. Indiana (4-14) 13. Penn State 6-23 (3-15) 14. Purdue (3-15) Big Ten Players of the Week March 2 - Samantha Logic, Sr., Iowa Feb Amanda Zahui B., So., Minnesota Feb Shae Kelley, Sr., Minnesota Feb. 9 - Betnijah Laney, Sr., Rutgers Feb. 2 - Amanda Zahui B., So., Minnesota Tori Jankoska, So., Michigan State Jan Kelsey Mitchell, Fr., Ohio State Jan Shae Kelley, Sr., Minnesota Jan Ashley Deary, So., Northwestern Betnijah Laney, Sr., Rutgers Jan. 5 - Amanda Zahui B., So., Minnesota Dec Amanda Zahui B., So., Minnesota Dec Kelsey Mitchell, Fr., Ohio State Dec Emily Cady, Sr., Nebraska Dec. 8 - Betnijah Laney, Sr., Rutgers Dec. 1 - Nia Coffey, So., Northwestern Nov Shae Kelley, Sr., Minnesota Nov Ameryst Alston, Jr., Ohio State Nebraska Career Games Started Player (Years) Starts 1. Lindsey Moore ( ) Jordan Hooper ( ) Emily Cady ( ) Hailie Sample ( ) Kelsey Griffin ( ) Janet Smith ( ) Meggan Yedsena ( ) 120 Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) Anna DeForge ( ) 114 Nebraska 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 ( ) 13

12 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Husker Season In-Depth NU leads at the half 13-3 NU trails at the half 5-6 NU is tied at the half 1-1 NU attempts more FG than opponent 9-7 NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 10-3 NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-0 NU makes more FG than opponent 15-2 NU makes fewer FG than opponent 2-7 NU makes same number of FG as opponent 3-0 NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 19-2 NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 1-7 NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 3-0 NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 16-9 NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 16-1 NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 4-8 NU shoots more FT than opponent 17-2 NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 2-7 NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 1-0 NU makes more FT than opponent 15-2 NU makes fewer FT than opponent 3-6 NU makes same number of FT as opponent 2-1 NU has more total rebounds than opponent 13-3 NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 7-4 NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-2 NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 9-8 NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 10-1 NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 1-0 NU has more assists than opponent 17-3 NU has fewer assists than opponent 2-5 NU has same number of assists as opponent 1-1 NU has more turnovers than opponent 6-7 NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 13-2 NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 1-0 NU has more steals than opponent 11-1 NU has fewer steals than opponent 7-7 NU has same number of steals as opponent 2-1 NU has more blocked shots than opponent 6-0 NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 8-9 NU has same number of blocks as opponent 6-0 NU commits more fouls than opponent 1-6 NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 18-3 NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 1-0 Games are decided by 20 or more points 7-1 Games are decided by 10 or more points 10-3 Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 10-6 Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 6-3 Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 3-3 Overtime Games 0-1 Playing on Monday 1-2 Playing on Tuesday 1-0 Playing on Wednesday 2-1 Playing on Thursday 5-2 Playing on Friday 1-0 Playing on Saturday 4-1 Playing on Sunday 6-3 Playing in November 6-0 Playing in December 4-2 Playing in January 6-2 Playing in February 4-4 Playing in March 0-1 Huskers Rank Among National Attendance Leaders In 18 home games, the Huskers attracted 110,892 fans including 10 of the top-16 largest home nonconference crowds in school history in Nebraska s total home attendance of 110,892 ranked No. 8 nationally, while NU s average home attendance of 6,161 ranked 11th in Overall, Nebraska ranks 11th nationally in with 5,857 fans per home game, including one game at Bob Devaney Sports Center (3,321 vs. Utah, Nov. 23). In 33 all-time home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Huskers own an impressive 28-5 record (.848 winning percentage) while averaging 6,100 fans per game (201,278 total fans/33 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, The Huskers have averaged more than 5,000 fans per non-conference game each of the first two seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Before moving to the new arena, NU had never averaged more than 4,049 fans per game in non-conference home play. Big Red, Big Picture Nebraska s No. 13 final national ranking in 2014 the Associated Press Poll was the second-highest final ranking in school history, trailing only NU s No. 4 AP finish in The AP produces its final ranking at the end of the regular season and does not do another poll during or after the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska was ranked No. 19 in the final regular-season NCAA RPI heading into the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska s recruiting class is ranked No. 8 nationally by ESPN - the best class in school history. The recruiting class was ranked No. 9 by ESPN. They are the two best classes in school history. Nebraska s No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament marked the second-best seed the Huskers ever earned in the Big Dance, trailing only NU s No. 1 seed in Nebraska retired 2010 All-American Kelsey Griffin s jersey at the Michigan game (Jan. 29). The 2010 Senior CLASS Award winner and Nebraska Female Student-Athlete of the Year had her number raised at Pinnacle Bank Arena, but not permanently retired. Current Husker Emily Cady shares Griffin s No. 23. Griffin, a five-year WNBA veteran, made a return trip to Lincoln from her club team in Australia. NU has earned NCAA Tournament trips six of the past eight seasons (2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014). The Huskers have advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 twice in the last five seasons (2010, 2013). Coach Connie Yori is the winningest coach in Husker history (261 victories) and has won conference coach-of-the-year honors in the Big Ten (2013, 2014), Big 12 (2012) and Missouri Valley (2002). She was the national coach-of-the-year in Nebraska Posts Perfect GSR for 10th Straight Season Nebraska Coach Connie Yori would be the first to say that nobody s perfect. However, in the eyes of the NCAA s Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), that s exactly what her Husker program has been for 10 consecutive years. Nebraska is the only program among the 14 Big Ten Conference schools to accomplish the perfect score for 10 straight years. The NCAA announced the release of its annual Graduation Success Rate report on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and Nebraska was a national leader in women s basketball for the 10th straight season, dating back to Yori, who is in her 13th season at Nebraska, joined Coach Robin Krapfl s women s golf program, Coach Scott Jacobson s women s tennis program and Coach John Cook s volleyball program as Nebraska teams who have produced perfect 100 percent rates each of the last 10 years. Nebraska was one of five Big Ten women s basketball programs to post 100 percent rates in , joining Penn State, Purdue, Michigan and Illinois. All 14 Big Ten women s programs posted GSR rates above 80 percent last season. Huskers Seek Seventh NCAA Bid in Last Nine Years Nebraska made its 12th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament and its sixth in the last eight seasons in The 2014 Huskers also became the first Nebraska team in history to advance to the NCAA second round in back-to-back seasons, after a 2014 first-round win over Fresno State. Over the past six years, the Huskers have produced six NCAA Tournament wins under Coach Connie Yori, after the program notched just two NCAA wins in the first 25 years of the NCAA Tournament. Nebraska s No. 4 seed was its second-highest in school history, trailing only the No. 1 seed the Huskers earned on their way to their first NCAA Sweet 16 in NU earned its second NCAA Sweet 16 spot as a No. 6 seed in 2013, following wins over No. 11 seed Chattanooga and third-seeded Texas A&M in College Station in The Huskers notched their first NCAA Tournament win under Coach Yori with a victory over Xavier at College Park, Md., in Yori Earned 2013, 2014 Big Ten Coaching Honors Nebraska s Connie Yori was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year in voting by conference coaches for the second straight season in Yori captured her third conference coach-of-the-year award in the last five seasons and her second in the Big Ten. Yori led the Huskers to their second straight unbeaten February, while finishing 12-4 in the Big Ten for the second consecutive year. The Huskers then ran to the Big Ten Tournament title for the first conference tournament title in school history. Nebraska went 1-1 in the 2014 NCAA Tournament to finish with a 26-7 overall mark.

13 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com The 2014 Huskers opened Big Ten play with a 3-3 mark that included a two-point loss to Purdue and a four-point road loss at Northwestern, before rallying for nine straight wins. The Huskers played their final regular-season game for a share of the Big Ten title for the second straight year, after competing for the Big Ten Tournament title in Indianpolis in Yori captured Big 12 Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2010 on her way to WBCA, AP, USBWA, Naismith and Kay Yow National Coach-of-the-Year awards. She led the Huskers to the 2010 NCAA Sweet 16 after capturing the Big 12 regular-season title with a perfect 16-0 record. The Huskers, which featured first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin and first-team All-Big 12 picks Cory Montgomery and Yvonne Turner, finished with a 32-2 overall record. Before becoming Nebraska s head coach in , Yori claimed Missouri Valley Conference Coach-of-the-Year honors in her final season at Creighton in In Yori s first 12 seasons as NU s coach, her Huskers have earned a total of 37 all-conference awards (12 first team, 4 second team, 11 honorable mention, 5 freshmen, 5 defensive). Jordan Hooper earned Nebraska s first Big Ten Player-of-the-Year award in 2014, becoming Yori s second conference Yori s Conference Honors Award Season Big Ten Coach of the Year Big Ten Tournament Title Big Ten Coach of the Year Big 12 Coach of the Year Big 12 Regular-Season Title MVC Coach of the Year MVC Title Yori s 20-Win Seasons Season Record player of the year in the last five seasons at Nebraska. Kelsey Griffin claimed Big 12 Player-of-the-Year honors in NU Nuggets: Huskers At a Glance #22, Allie Havers, 6-5, So., C, Paw Paw, Mich. (4.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg) One of the tallest Nebraska women s basketball players in history, Allie Havers is averaging 4.7 points and 3.1 rebounds while playing 14.9 minutes per game as NU s top post off the bench. Havers produced double figures for the fourth time in Big Ten play with 10 points and four rebounds in NU s win over Minnesota Feb. 24. She had 10 points in just 11 minutes in Nebraska s win over Illinois Jan. 29. She hit 4-of-6 shots from the floor and both of her free throws to go along with two rebounds, a block and a steal. She scored a season-high 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting while adding five rebounds, a block, a steal and an assist in Nebraska s win over Penn State Jan. 15. Havers added 10 points and five boards at Minnesota Dec. 29. She owns six double-figure scoring performances in her career, including four this season. In Big Ten regular-season play in , Havers averaged 5.0 points and 2.7 rebounds. Havers had eight points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench in Nebraska s win at Washington State on Nov. 19. Havers added eight points, five rebounds, a block and a steal to close nonconference play against High Point Dec. 20. She added eight big points on 4-of-5 shooting in Nebraska s win at Creighton Dec. 11. She hit a pair of clutch jumpers in the final five minutes to help the Huskers hold off a furious CU rally. Havers was NU s top post off the bench as a true freshman in , averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds while playing in all 33 games. She averaged just over 10 minutes per contest. She played a huge role in Nebraska s 2014 Big Ten Tournament title. In a Big Ten semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State on March 8, Havers entered the game early in the first half after All-American Jordan Hooper was whistled for her second foul. Havers took the floor with NU trailing She ignited a massive surge, dishing out three assists in her first three minutes to spark a 26-3 eruption that gave the Big Red a lead with seven minutes left in the half. She later scored six straight points to send Nebraska to the locker room with a lead. Havers finished with career highs of 17 points, three assists and three blocks to go along with one steal in just 19 minutes. #30, Chandler Smith, 6-0, Fr., G, Brewster, Wash. (1.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.8 apg) Chandler Smith has played in 14 straight games since Jan. 15 (Penn State), after battling through early season injuries. Smith produced career highs with seven points, seven rebounds and 24 minutes in Nebraska s loss at No. 5 Maryland on Feb. 8. Smith did not score but had a career-high four assists while matching her career best with seven rebounds in Nebraska s run past Minnesota on Tuesday. She helped the Huskers to victory in Indiana Feb. 21, by knocking down a three-pointer while adding the first two offensive rebounds of her career and a pair of assists in 11 minutes off the bench. Smith added two points at the free throw line to go along with two rebounds, an assist and her fourth career block against No. 14 Iowa Feb. 12. She has 27 points, 28 rebounds, 12 assists and six blocks in 157 total minutes since returning to the court. Smith made her first career start at Rutgers on Feb. 5. Smith missed the first five games this season with a stress reaction in her foot before making her collegiate debut with one point and one rebound in three first-half minutes in Nebraska s win over Northern Colorado Nov. 30. The pain from the injury returned, and she missed Nebraska s next nine games with the injury, before returning to play nine minutes off the bench in a win over Penn State Jan. 15. Nebraska Career Three-Point Leaders Player, Pos. (Season) 3FG 1. Jordan Hooper, F ( ) Kiera Hardy, G ( ) Yvonne Turner, G ( ) Lindsey Moore, G ( ) Tear a Laudermill, G ( ) 155 Anna DeForge, G ( ) Kate Galligan, G ( ) Nicole Kubik, G ( ) 129 Amy Stephens, G ( ) 129 Nebraska Season 3FG Made* Season 3FG *all teams coached by Connie Yori Nebraska Season 3FG attempted* Season 3FG *all teams coached by Connie Yori Nebraska s Top Home Win Totals Season Wins Nebraska owns 11 straight seasons with 10 or more home victories (longest streak in school history). Nebraska s 20-Win Seasons Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) (.941) 16-0 (1.000) (.788) 12-4 (.750) (.735) 12-4 (.750) (.727) 10-6 (.625) (.742) 10-4 (.714) (.697) 11-5 (.688) (.639) none (.575) none (.688) 10-6 (.625) (.759) 11-3 (.786) (.700) none (.656) 9-5 (.643) (.636) 9-7 (.563) (.636) 8-8 (.500) (.588) none (.690) 10-8 (.556) *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori

14 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Nebraska All-Time NCAA Appearances 12 Appearances, 20 Games (8-12 Record) Season (Sd.) Opponent Site Result 2014 (4) vs. (12) BYU Los Angeles, Calif. L, (4) vs. (13) Fresno State 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, Nebraska s Top 25 Wins Under Yori (33) Opponent Final Location #9 Duke (Dec. 3, 2014) Pinnacle Bank Arena #23 Iowa (March 9, 2014) Indianapolis, Ind. #19 Michigan State (March 8, 2014) Indianapolis, Ind. #8 Penn State (Feb. 24, 2014) Pinnacle Bank Arena #24 Michigan State (Feb. 8, 2014) Pinnacle Bank Arena #9 Texas A&M (March 25, 2013) College Station, Texas #25 Michigan State (Jan. 24, 2013) Devaney Center #24 Florida State (Dec. 8, 2012) Devaney Center #14 Ohio State (March 3, 2012) Indianapolis, Ind. #8 Ohio State (Feb. 26, 2012) Devaney Center #15 Purdue (Feb. 2, 2012) OT West Lafayette, Ind. #16 Penn State (Dec. 30, 2011) University Park, Pa. #23 USC (Nov. 18, 2011) Devaney Center #22 UCLA (March 23, 2010) Minneapolis #11 Oklahoma (Feb. 24, 2010) Norman, Okla. #13 Iowa State (Feb. 17, 2010) Devaney Center #12 Texas A&M (Feb. 6, 2010) Devaney Center #10 Oklahoma State (Feb. 3, 2010) Devaney Center #9 Baylor (Jan. 17, 2010) Waco, Texas #19 Texas (Jan. 12, 2010) Devaney Center #5 LSU (Dec. 20, 2009) Devaney Center #20 Kansas State (Feb. 25, 2009) Devaney Center #24 Arizona State (Dec. 28, 2008) Devaney Center #21 Texas A&M (Jan. 23, 2008) Devaney Center #15 Texas (Jan. 9, 2008) Devaney Center #13 Baylor (Feb. 3, 2007) Devaney Center #25 Kansas State (Jan. 17, 2007) Devaney Center #18 New Mexico (Nov. 13, 2006) Tempe, Ariz. #14 Iowa State (Feb. 12, 2005) Devaney Center #2 Baylor (Jan. 12, 2005) OT Devaney Center #9 Kansas State (Jan. 24, 2004) Devaney Center #13 Ohio State (Dec. 12, 2003) Devaney Center #25 Cincinnati (Dec. 15, 2002) Devaney Center NU s Best Winning Percentages Season Record (Pct.) Conference (Pct.) (.941) 16-0 (1.000) (.788) 12-4 (.750) (.759) 11-3 (.786) (.742) 10-4 (.714) (.735) 12-4 (.750) (.727) 10-6 (.625) (.700) none (.697) 11-5 (.688) (.690) 10-8 (.556) (.688) 10-6 (.625) (.679) 8-8 (.500) (.656) 9-5 (.643) *bold indicates team coached by Connie Yori Smith scored five points on 2-for-2 shooting with her first career three-pointer in Nebraska s win over Purdue Jan. 19. Her three came with NU clinging to a lead midway through the second half and sparked an 8-2 Husker surge. She added her first career assist against the Boilermakers. She played 16 minutes at Wisconsin Jan. 22, when she scored four points and grabbed three rebounds, while adding an assist and her first career blocked shot. Smith was impressive in preseason practice and contended for a starting role before her injury. A two-time Washington Class 1A Player of the Year (2013, 2014), she earned a spot on the Washington all-class, all-state team in 2014 and was the No. 62 Player in the Nation (No. 18 Wing) by ESPN (2014). #34, Jasmine Cincore, 5-8, Fr., G, Arlington, Tenn. (1.5 ppg, 0.2 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.3 spg) Jasmine Cincore saw action in seven of NU s non-conference games, before missing the next seven games with an ankle injury. She has played in eight of Nebraska s last nine games. She returned to the court for Nebraska s win over Penn State Jan. 15, scoring two points and grabbing a steal in two minutes of action. Cincore produced a career-high six points in just four minutes at Wisconsin. Cincore is averaging 1.5 points in 4.9 minutes per game. She has 25 points, four rebounds, eight assists and five steals in 84 career minutes. Cincore played well on opening weekend (Nov ), averaging 4.5 points in 8.5 minutes per game in wins over Pepperdine and Alcorn State. She hit 3-of-6 shots from the floor and 3-of-5 free throws. She dished out a career-high three assists in just four minutes at Alabama on Dec. 7. She was a two-time Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year in 2013 and Cincore earned first-team all-class, All-Tennessee honors from USA Today in She averaged 15.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals as a senior at Briarcrest Christian. #31, Anya Kalenta, 6-3, Jr., F, Minsk, Belarus (3.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg) Anya Kalenta played in five of Nebraska s first six games before missing NU s next nine games with a stress fracture in her foot. She returned to score five points and dish out her first career assist in the Huskers win over Penn State on Jan. 15. She saw her second Big Ten action at Wisconsin Jan. 22, before adding a third Big Ten appearance against Michigan Feb. 1. She also played the final minute at No. 5 Maryland on Feb. 8 and against Minnesota on Feb. 24. She averaged 12.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in a pair of wins on opening weekend. She established career highs with 14 points and eight rebounds against Pepperdine on Nov. 15. The 6-3 forward went 2-for-2 from three-point range against Alcorn State on Nov. 16. Kalenta suffered a broken nose in preseason practice on Oct. 29 and underwent surgery Oct. 30. She was hit by an unintentional elbow from Darrien Washington. Kalenta wore a protective mask in both exhibition games and against Pepperdine. Kalenta is 4-for-7 (.571) from three-point range for the Huskers this season. She earned third-team NJCAA All-America honors in at Vincennes University in Indiana. She transferred to Vincennes after spending her freshman season at Broward College in Florida in Kalenta ranked in the NJCAA s top 25 in scoring (20.8 ppg, 13th), rebounding (10.7 rpg, 22nd) and blocked shots (2.1 bpg, 20th) in her only season with the Trailblazers at Vincennes in She hit 51.1 percent of field goals, including 41 percent of her three-pointers last season. The 6-3 Kalenta hit 32 threes on the season. Kalenta was a member of the Belarus U-20 National Team at the 2013 European Championships. #11, Esther Ramacieri, 5-8, So., G, Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (0.1 ppg, 0.5 rpg) Esther Ramacieri has seen action in 15 of Nebraska s 29 games, including her first career start in place of Hailie Sample against Penn State on Jan. 15. She played a career-high 13 minutes and grabbed a career-high three rebounds against High Point Dec. 20. She scored her first point of the season against Northern Colorado. She has played more minutes (61) than last season (43). Ramacieri competed in 17 games for the Huskers as a true freshman, including five regular-season Big Ten contests. She was a reserve in the backcourt and at power forward. Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to play for the Huskers under Coach Yori, including Chelsea Aubry ( ), Kaitlyn Burke ( ) and Harleen Sidhu ( ). #12, Emily Wood, 5-5, Fr., G, Salina, Kan. (0.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg) Emily Wood walked on to the Nebraska program after being recruited by Harvard, Dartmouth, Washburn and Western Illinois. She scored her first career points late in the first half to spark Nebraska s comeback against Bakersfield on Dec. 13. She added a pair of rebounds in nine minutes against the Roadrunners. She also grabbed one rebound against both Pepperdine and Alcorn State. Wood was one of only seven players in uniform for Nebraska s Big Ten opener at Minnesota Dec. 29. She was a first-team Kansas Class 5A all-state selection as a senior at Salina Central High School in Wood averaged 16.0 points per game as a senior, while hitting a school-record 91 threes. She hit 42.1 percent of her threes and 86.2 percent of her free throws as a senior. Wood played on the MOKAN Eclipse club team coached by Doug Finch, who is the father of Nebraska assistant coach Dayna Finch. Doug Finch is also the head boys coach at Salina Central.

15 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Hooper Continues String of Nebraska WNBA Success Jordan Hooper became the third Husker in the last five years taken in the top 13 picks of the WNBA Draft, when she was chosen by the Tulsa Shock with the first pick of the second round of the 2014 WNBA Draft on April 14. She was the fourth Husker selected among the top 25 picks in the draft in the same span. Lindsey Moore (2013, Minnesota Lynx) was NU s most recent first-round pick. Kelsey Griffin (2010, Minnesota Lynx) was the No. 3 overall pick in 2010 and has spent five seasons with Connecticut. Nebraska Coach Connie Yori also has helped guide Cory Montgomery, Yvonne Turner, Danielle Page, and Kiera Hardy to stints in the WNBA since Hardy and Montgomery were third-round WNBA Draft choices, while Page and Turner signed free agent contracts. Hooper closed one of the greatest careers in Nebraska history as a first-team WBCA All-American in She joined NU retired jersey honorees Karen Jennings (1993) and Kelsey Griffin (2010) as the only Huskers in history to earn first-team All-America honors. A three-time first-team All-Big Ten choice, Hooper was the 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year. Hooper, who was a two-time Big Ten All-Tournament selection and helped the Huskers to their first-ever Big Ten Tournament title in 2014, finished her career as the school record holder with 295 three-pointers which tied for third in Big Ten history. She also tied the NU record with 40 career double-doubles while ranking second in school history in both points (2,357) and rebounds (1,110). Hooper is the only Husker and one of only two Big Ten players in history to achieve those combined career milestones. Huskers Honored 1988 Big Eight Champs at Devaney Center Nebraska honored the members of its 1988 Big Eight regular-season championship women s basketball team with a win a win over Utah in a return to the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Nov. 23. The game marked the Huskers first game at the Devaney Center since moving into their new homecourt at Pinnacle Bank Arena for the start of the season. Nebraska played every home game inside the Devaney Center from through , winning nearly 75 percent ( ) of its games. The 1988 team established the early standard for success at Nebraska, running to a 22-7 record that included an 11-3 Big Eight mark under second-year coach Angela Beck. Nine of those former Huskers returned to the Devaney Center for the Utah game. Maurtice Ivy, the 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year and NU s first 2,000-point scorer, headlined the group, along with Husker great Amy Stephens. A current Husker assistant, Stephens scored 1,976 points in her four-year career. CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Stephanie Bolli and Ann Halsne, who also starred in softball for the Huskers, also returned along with Kim Harris, Amy Kramer Bullock, Pam Fiene Dubas, Melissa Sanford and Deb Hoffman. Long-time NU assistant coach and administrator Theresa Becker also attended, while Coach Angela Beck delivered a special video message to the fans and players. In addition to on-court recognition and HuskerVision presentations, NU honored the Big Eight champions by donning throwback replica uniforms - with some added length to the shorts. Nebraska s white uniforms featured a script Nebraska across the jersey, with the outline of the state of Nebraska on the outside of the shorts that included a script Huskers and a star on Lincoln inside the state. The 1988 Huskers went a perfect 16-0 at home in their whites. The Devaney Center was renovated and reconfigured for volleyball prior to , reducing capacity to 7,907. The game between the Huskers and Utes was the first college basketball game at Devaney since the renovations, but Devaney did play host to 2014 boys and girls state high school tournaments. Huskers Produced Second-Best Win Total for Third Straight Season Nebraska notched the second-highest win total in school history for the third consecutive year, finishing at 26-7 (.788) to produce the second-best overall winning percentage in school history in The Huskers have averaged 25 wins over the past three years, including 24 victories in 2012 and 25 wins in Before NU s 24 wins in , only one Husker team had produced more than 23 wins in a season - Nebraska s Big 12 championship team that finished 32-2 (.941 winning percentage), including the school s first trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. The Huskers took a step forward by notching 25 wins, including a pair of NCAA Tournament victories to reach NU s second NCAA Sweet 16. The Huskers kept NU moving up after winning the school s first conference tournament title at the 2014 Big Ten Tournament. Nebraska s seven losses in were also tied for the second-fewest in school history, trailing only the two losses by the squad. The 1988 Big Eight champion Huskers finished The only other NU team to lose Huskers in WNBA Draft Since Jordan Hooper 13th 2013-Lindsey Moore 12th 2010-Kelsey Griffin 3rd 2010-Cory Montgomery 25th NU s Best Seasons Season Record bold indicates Connie Yori-coached team seven or fewer games was Nebraska s first-ever varsity team in , which went 9-7 against primarily lower division (NCAA Division II, III, NAIA) opponents. Nebraska, which has produced six 20-win seasons in the past eight years, had managed only five 20- win seasons in the previous 26 years before Coach Connie Yori led the Huskers to 22 wins in NU owns win seasons and three 25-win campaigns in 39 seasons as a varsity sport. Nebraska owns four 20-win seasons in the last five years, which has included the four top victory totals Nebraska in Big Ten Statistics TEAM (Through games March 1) Scoring Defense - 1st (59.7 ppg) Defensive Rebound Pct. - 1st (.741) FG Pct. Defense - 2nd (.374) Free Throw Pct. - 3rd (.742) Defensive Rebounds - 3rd (29.7 drbpg) Rebound Margin - 4th (+2.7 rpg) Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - 4th (1.1) Total Rebounds - 5th (41.1 rpg) Scoring Margin - T6th (+6.8 ppg) Opponent Total Rebounds - 7th (38.3 rpg) Turnover Margin - 9th (+1.3 topg) Field Goal Pct. - 10th (.404) 3FG Made - 10th (5.2 rpg) Assists - 10th (14.6 apg) 3FG Pct. Defense - 10th (.326) Scoring Offense - 11th (66.5 ppg) Offensive Rebounds - 12th (11.3 orbpg) 3FG Pct. - 12th (.287) Blocked Shots - 13th (2.5 bpg) Steals - 13th (6.0 spg) Offensive Rebound Pct. - 14th (.289) INDIVIDUAL (Through games March 1) Scoring - Tear a Laudermill - 22nd (13.7 ppg) Scoring - Emily Cady - 29th (12.5 ppg) Rebounding - Emily Cady - 5th (10.4 rpg) Rebounding - Hailie Sample - T19th (6.9 rpg) FG Pct. - Hailie Sample - 2nd (.611) FG Pct. - Emily Cady - 9th (.506) 3FG Made - Tear a Laudermill - 10th (1.9 pg) FT Pct. - Emily Cady - 6th (.806) FT Pct. - Tear a Laudermill - 15th (.728) Offensive Rebounds - Hailie Sample - 9th (3.1 orbpg) Offensive Rebounds - Emily Cady - 11th (2.8 orbpg) Defensive Rebounds - Emily Cady - 3rd (7.6 drbpg) Defensive Rebounds - Brandi Jeffery - 12th (5.4 drbpg) Nebraska in NCAA Rankings TEAM (Top 100 rankings through games March 1) RPI - 36th Personal Fouls Per Game - 4th (12.4) Defensive Rebounds Per Game - 12th (29.8) Turnovers Per Game - 25th (13.2 topg) Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - 31st (1.11) FT Pct. - 34th (.742) Win-Loss Pct. - 65th (.690) FG Pct. Defense - 68th (.374) Scoring Margin - 75th (+6.8 ppg) Assists Per Game - 79th (14.6 apg) Scoring Defense - 82nd (59.7 ppg) Rebound Margin - 94th (2.7 rpg) INDIVIDUAL (Top 100 rankings through games March 1) Defensive Rebounds - Emily Cady - 14th (7.6 rpg) Rebounding - Emily Cady - 30th (10.4 rpg) Double-Doubles - Emily Cady - 43rd (11) Free Throw Pct. - Emily Cady - 93rd (.806) Nebraska Freshman 3FG Leaders Player (Season) 3FGM 1.Jordan Hooper ( ) Anna DeForge ( ) Natalie Romeo ( ) Kaitlyn Burke ( ) Kiera Hardy ( ) 30

16 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Nebraska Career Rebound Leaders Player (Years) Rebounds 1. Janet Smith ( ) 1, Jordan Hooper ( ) 1, Emily Cady ( ) 1, Kelsey Griffin ( ) 1, Karen Jennings ( ) 1, Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) Anna DeForge ( ) Maurtice Ivy ( ) Debra Powell ( ) Hailie Sample ( ) 693 Big Ten Career Rebound Leaders Player, School (Years) Rebounds 1. Jantel Lavender, Ohio State ( ) 1, Denise Jackson, Indiana ( ) 1, Jenna Smith, Illinois ( ) 1, Janel McCarville, Minnesota ( ) 1, Theresa Huff, Wisconsin ( ) 1, Molly Tadich, Minnesota ( ) 1, Liz Shimek, Michigan State ( ) 1, Tracey Hall, Ohio State ( ) 1, Jordan Hooper, Nebraska ( ) 1, Jessica Davenport, Ohio State ( ) 1, Whitney Thomas, Indiana ( ) 1, Emily Cady, Nebraska ( ) 1, Karisma Penn, Illinois ( ) 1, Laura Coenen, Minnesota ( ) 1, Lykendra Johnson, Michigan St. ( ) 1, Andrea Garner, Penn State ( ) 1,016 Cindy Dallas, Illinois ( ) 1,014 Nebraska Career Assist Leaders Player (Season) Assists 1. Lindsey Moore ( ) Meggan Yedsena ( ) Jina Johansen ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) Rachel Theriot ( ) 444 Amy Stephens ( ) Stacy Imming ( ) Anna DeForge ( ) Ami Beiriger ( ) 342 Kathy Hawkins ( ) 326 Nebraska Season Assist Leaders Player (Season) Assists 1. Rachel Theriot ( ) Lindsey Moore ( ) 195 Meggan Yedsena ( ) Jina Johansen ( ) 191 Kathy Hawkins ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) Lindsey Moore ( ) Meggan Yedsena ( ) 169 Meggan Yedsena ( ) Lindsey Moore ( ) 167 Nebraska Season Free Throw Pct. Player (Season) FT Pct. 1. Cathy Owen ( ) Rachel Theriot ( ) Dominique Kelley ( ) Rachel Theriot ( ) Cathy Owen ( ) Amy Stephens ( ) Emily Cady ( ) Cory Montgomery ( ) Tear a Laudermill ( ) Amy Stephens ( ) Sarah Muller ( ).845 Nebraska s 30-Point Games (Career) (21 Individuals/74 Games) Player (Years) Games 1. Karen Jennings ( ) Jordan Hooper ( ) Amy Stephens ( ) 9 4. Maurtice Ivy ( ) 8 5. Kelsey Griffin ( ) 5 Nicole Kubik ( ) 5 -- Rachel Theriot ( ) 2 in school history, including an NU-record 32 wins in Prior to Yori s arrival in , NU s record for single-season wins was 23 ( , , , ). 14-Team Big Ten Tournament Offers New Format in 2015 The 2015 Big Ten Tournament at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., March 4-8, will offer two more teams and one more round of competition than the last three seasons. A new opening-day on Wednesday, March 4 with features games between the 11 through 14 seeds to cut the tournament field down to 12 teams for the final three days of action. The new format means the top four seeds will get two days worth of byes in the Big Ten Tournament, but those four teams will still need to string together three straight wins to earn a championship. First-round games at the tournament will be streamed live on BTN Plus, while second-, third-round and semifinal games will be on BTN. The championship game will air on ESPN on Sunday, March 8 at 6 p.m. Huskers Set Record for TV Exposure in Nebraska will extend its school record by playing its 17th nationally televised game of the season when the Huskers take on Illinois in the second round of the 2015 Big Ten Tournament on the Big Ten Network on Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m. It will be Nebraska s 12th television on BTN this season and its 17th television appearance overall, including one game on CBS, one on ESPN2, one on FoxSports1 and two on the Pac-12 Networks. Nebraska set a school record by playing 16 nationally televised regular-season games in The Huskers filled the BTN airwaves with 11 regular-season appearances on the network. Nebraska had never had more than 11 regular-season games televised in a year, and the record for nationally televised games in a season was 15 (including conference and NCAA tournaments). In addition to their 11 BTN games, the Huskers faced Maryland on CBS at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday, Jan. 3, in the conference s premier slot for women s basketball all season long. It was Nebraska s second appearance on CBS in the last three years. The Huskers also battled the Terrapins on ESPN2 on Sunday, Feb. 8, in College Park. Nebraska made its first two national TV appearances of the year on the Pac-12 Network, when the Huskers won at Washington State (Nov. 19) and UCLA (Nov. 28). The Huskers played their third nationally televised road non-conference game at Creighton on Thursday, Dec. 11. It was Nebraska s first-ever appearance on Fox Sports 1. The Huskers opened their BTN national TV schedule with an impressive win over No. 9 Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Dec. 3 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU tipped its first 18-game Big Ten Conference season on BTN at Minnesota on Monday, Dec. 29. The Big Red were back on BTN for a thrilling victory at Michigan State on Thursday, Jan. 8. The Huskers returned home for a pair of wins on BTN against Penn State (Jan. 15) and Purdue (Jan. 19). Nebraska was back on BTN for a Monday night clash at Iowa on Jan. 26. The Huskers returned to BTN for their first-ever road trip to Rutgers on Thursday, Feb. 5, before returning home for a BTN rematch with Iowa on Thursday, Feb. 12. NU was back on BTN for a road game at Indiana, Feb. 21, before returning home to play Minnesota on the network on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The Huskers added their final BTN regularseason game against Ohio State on Sunday, March 1. NCAA Tournament Changes First & Second Round Sites The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will be back on ESPN on Monday, March 16, before the ESPN family of networks presents every game of the 2015 NCAA Tournament, March 20-April 7. New this year to the NCAA Tournament, first- and second-round games will be awarded to the top-16 seeds bidding for home sites. A shift from the predetermined home sites in the first two rounds in recent years. NCAA Regionals will be held in Oklahoma City, Okla., Greensboro, N.C., Albany, N.Y., and Sacramento, Calif., before the Tampa Bay Times Forum hosts the 2015 NCAA Women s Final Four, April 5-7. BTN Plus, Huskers.com Offer Additional Video Coverage In addition to the games set for TV, all of Nebraska s non-televised regular-season Big Ten games will be available to fans on BTN Plus or Huskers.com. The network s new designation for both BTN.com and BTN2Go games, which were previously designated as the BTDN (Big Ten Digital Network), BTN Plus provides video streams through all devices (laptop/tablet/ smartphone) of Nebraska s non-televised home games during the non-conference season. Every Nebraska women s basketball game over the last three seasons has been available to Husker fans either on TV or video stream, a stretch of 100 consecutive games. To subscribe to BTN Plus, visit BTN.com. For an up-to-date listing of Nebraska s schedule with game times and television and current video stream information, visit Huskers.com. All times listed on Huskers.com are central and subject to change. Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com Carries NU World-Wide The Husker Sports Network is in its 21st season of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of Nebraska women s basketball in Women s basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator Jeff Griesch head into their 14th 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.

17 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com In addition to carrying every women s basketball game free on Huskers.com, the Husker Sports Network flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and The Wolf 93.3 FM-KFFF (Omaha) provide strong FM signals for Husker women s basketball and volleyball. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations have joined the Husker Sports Network s women s basketball coverage across the state. Inside Pinnacle Bank Arena, fans can access the direct radio call of the game at 87.7 FM. Nebraska Overtime Facts Nebraska is all-time in overtime games, including 11-9 at home, 6-7 in true road games and 3-3 on neutral courts in overtime. The Huskers are 0-1 in overtime in , with a loss at Iowa on Jan. 26. NU was 2-0 in overtime in , with both games coming in Big Ten play (Minnesota, Jan. 19; at Wisconsin, Feb. 5). Nebraska is 7-5 all-time in 13 seasons under Coach Connie Yori in overtime, including 4-2 at home and 1-0 in Pinnacle Bank Arena. Yori-coached NU teams are 1-1 in double-overtime and 2-0 in triple overtime. Nebraska is 4-1 in multi-overtime games, including 2-1 since The lone loss came to Purdue in the Big Ten Championship Game, in double-overtime in NU s last overtime win came with a victory at Wisconsin on Feb. 5, The Huskers also defeated Minnesota in overtime on Jan. 16, It marked the first overtime game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska s first overtime game in the history of the Bob Devaney Sports Center also came against Minnesota - a win for the Huskers on Dec. 30, The Huskers have played 10 all-time overtime games against Big Ten opponents and own a 4-6 record. NU is 3-3 against Big Ten opponents since joining the conference for the start of the season. Nebraska s most frequent overtime opponent is Purdue. The Huskers and Boilermakers have played three overtime games in six all-time meetings. NU s six total overtimes against Purdue are also the most against any team in school history. In 11 all-time games with Wisconsin, the Huskers also have played three overtime contests, including the win over the Badgers on Feb. 5. It was NU s first OT win against UW. The Huskers also battled Missouri in three single-overtime games among the 71 all-time contests in that series. Nebraska has never played back-to-back overtime games at home. The Huskers have played back-toback overtime games only once in school history, an loss to Texas A&M in College Station on Dec. 30, 1985, before returning to Lincoln for an win over Eastern Kentucky at the Devaney Center on Jan. 2, Huskers Learn 2016 Big Ten Opponents The Big Ten announced the matchups for the 2016 season on Thursday, Feb. 19. Nebraska will play home-and-home series with Indiana, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue and Rutgers in 2016, while adding single home games against Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State and Wisconsin. The Big Red will also play conference road games at Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio State. The campaign will mark Nebraska s fifth season in the Big Ten and the second straight season with an 18-game conference schedule. NU Career Games Played Leaders Player (Years) Games Played 1. Janet Smith ( ) Kaitlyn Burke ( ) Lindsey Moore ( ) Jordan Hooper ( ) 131 Cory Montgomery ( ) 130 Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) Emily Cady ( ) 129 Hailie Sample ( ) 129 Danielle Page ( ) Kelsey Griffin ( ) 127 Yvonne Turner ( ) 126 Nicole Kubik ( ) 125 Brooke Schwartz ( ) 125 NU Career Minutes Played Player, Pos. (Season) Minutes 1. Lindsey Moore, G ( ) 4, Emily Cady (2012-present) 4, Jordan Hooper ( ) 4, Meggan Yedsena, G ( ) 3, Nicole Kubik, G ( ) 3, Amy Stephens, G ( ) 3, Anna DeForge, G ( ) 3, Jina Johansen, G ( ) 3, Hailie Sample, F (2012-present) 3, Kiera Hardy, G ( ) 3, Cathy Owen, G ( ) 3, Karen Jennings, F ( ) 3, Maurtice Ivy, F/G ( ) 3, Rachel Theriot, G (2013-present) 2,875 Nebraska Season 3FG Leaders Player (Season) 3FGM 1. Kiera Hardy ( ) 85 Amy Stephens ( ) Yvonne Turner ( ) Jordan Hooper ( ) 81 Kiera Hardy ( ) Jordan Hooper ( ) Kiera Hardy ( ) Jordan Hooper ( ) 67 Jordan Hooper ( ) Tear a Laudermill ( ) 62 Nebraska Season 3FG Pct. (Minimum 30 made) Player (Season) 3FG Pct. 1.Kate Galligan ( ).456 (52-114) 2. Chelsea Aubry ( ).434 (33-76) 3. Rachel Theriot ( ).430 (40-93) 4. Amy Stephens ( ).411 (44-107) 5. Jina Johansen ( ).411 (30-73) 6. Kate Galligan ( ).407 (50-123) 7. Sabrina Brooks ( ).402 (47-117) 8. Lis Brenden ( ).397 (31-78) 9. Amy Stephens ( ).394 (85-216) 10. Cory Montgomery ( ).392 (38-97) Nebraska Junior 3FG Leaders Player (Season) 3FGM 1.Jordan Hooper ( ) 81 Kiera Hardy ( ) Tear a Laudermill ( ) Yvonne Turner ( ) Lindsey Moore ( ) Sabrina Brooks ( ) 47 Go Big Road NU s Seasons with 10 or More Road Wins (12-0 Away; 4-2 Neutral) (10-3 Away; 2-2 Neutral) (8-4 Away; 3-2 Neutral) (6-4 Award, 4-1 Neutral)

18 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Overall Season Statistics Overall Record: 20-9 Home: 13-3 Away: 7-6 Neutral: 0-0 Rebounds Player G-GS Min-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot/Avg. PF-D A TO BK ST TP/Avg. 33-Rachel Theriot / / Tear a Laudermill / / Emily Cady / / Brandi Jeffery / /7.7 5-Natalie Romeo / /7.6 3-Hailie Sample / / Allie Havers / / Anya Kalenta / / Chandler Smith / / Jasmine Cincore / /1.5 2-Kaylee Page / / Emily Wood / / Esther Ramacieri / /0.1 Team / Total 29 5, , ,191/ ,928/66.5 Opponents 29 5, , ,112/ ,732/59.7 Score by Periods 1 2 OT OT Total Deadball Rebounds Nebraska , Opponents , Nebraska Women s Basketball Team: Back Row (from left): Director of Operations Jan Bethea, Assistant Coach Amy Stephens, Rachel Theriot, Kaylee Page, Anya Kalenta, Allie Havers, Emily Cady, Darrien Washington, Hailie Sample, Chandler Smith, Head Coach Connie Yori, Assistant Coach Dayna Finch, Assistant Coach Shimmy Gray-Miller. Front Row (from left): Athletic Trainer Julie Tuttle, Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator Austin Thoms, Brandi Jeffery, Natalie Romeo, Tear a Laudermill, Esther Ramacieri, Emily Wood, Jasmine Cincore, Graduate Assistant Manager Meghin Williams, Strength Coach Rusty Ruffcorn.

19 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 2015 Big Ten Season Review Big Ten Conference Standings Team Big Ten Pct. Big Ten Tournament Overall Pct. %$Maryland No. 1 seed $Iowa No. 2 seed $Ohio State No. 3 seed $Northwestern No. 4 seed &Rutgers No. 5 seed &Minnesota No. 6 seed &Nebraska No. 7 seed &Michigan No. 8 seed &Michigan State No. 9 seed &Illinois No. 10 seed Wisconsin No. 11 seed Indiana No. 12 seed Penn State No. 13 seed Purdue No. 14 seed $-Top four seeds in Big Ten Tournament earned first- and second-round byes &-5-10 seeds earned first-round byes; %-Big Ten regular-season champion Junior point guard Rachel Theriot captured second-team All- Big Ten honors despite missing Nebraska s final eight regularseason games with an ankle injury. She averaged 16.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists on the season. Big Ten Tournament (March 4-8, 2015) Hoffman Estates, Ill. (Sears Centre Arena) First Round, Wednesday, March 4 Game 1: #12 Indiana vs. #13 Penn State, 5 p.m. (BTN Plus) Game 2: #11 Wisconsin vs. #14 Purdue, 7:30 p.m. (BTN Plus) Second Round, Thursday, March 5 Game 3: #8 Michigan vs. #9 Michigan St., 11:30 a.m. (BTN) Game 4: #5 Rutgers vs. Winner Game 1, 1 p.m. (BTN) Game 5: #7 Nebraska vs. #10 Illinois, 6 p.m. (BTN) Game 6: #6 Minnesota vs. Winner Game 2, 8:30 p.m. (BTN) Quarterfinals, Friday, March 6 Game 7: #1 Maryland vs. Winner Game 3, 11:30 a.m. (BTN) Game 8: #4 Northwestern vs. Winner Game 4, 1 p.m. (BTN) Game 9: #2 Iowa vs. Winner Game 5, 6 p.m. (BTN) Game 10: #3 Ohio St. vs. Winner Game 6,, 8:30 p.m. (BTN) Semifinals, Saturday, March 7 Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 6 p.m. (BTN) Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 8:30 p.m. (BTN) Championship Game, Sunday, March 8 Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Big Ten All-Conference Teams (Coaches) Coach of the Year: Brenda Frese, Maryland Player of the Year: Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State Defensive Player of the Year: Syessence Davis, Rutgers Freshman of the Year: Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State Sixth Player of the Year: Katelynn Flaherty, Michigan First Team Player, School, Year Position Samantha Logic, Iowa, Sr. Lexie Brown, Maryland, So. Brionna Jones, Maryland, So. Center Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland, So. Ameryst Alston, Ohio State, Jr. Aerial Powers, Michigan State, So. Forward Amanda Zahui B., Minnesota, So. Center Nia Coffey, Northwestern, So. Forward Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State, Fr. Betnijah Laney, Rutgers, Sr. /Forward Second Team Player, School, Year Emily Cady, Nebraska, Sr. Rachel Theriot, Nebraska, Jr. Cyesha Goree, Michigan, Sr. Ally Disterhoft, Iowa, So. Melissa Dixon, Iowa, Sr. Bethany Doolittle, Iowa, Sr. Laurin Mincy, Maryland, Sr. Tori Jankoska, Michigan State, So. Shae Kelley, Minnesota, Sr. Kahleah Copper, Rutgers, Jr. Honorable Mention Player, School, Year Tear a Laudermill, Nebraska, Sr. Ivory Crawford, Illinois, Sr. Position Forward Forward Center Forward Forward/ Position Emily Cady earned second-team All-Big Ten honors for the second straight year after averaging a double-double with 12.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game during the regular season. Chatrice White, Illinois, Fr. Center Katelynn Flaherty, Michigan, Fr. Shannon Smith, Michigan, Sr. Ashley Deary, Northwestern, So. Maggie Lyon, Northwestern, Jr. Alexa Hart, Ohio State, Fr. Forward Whitney Bays, Purdue, Sr. Forward Tyler Scaife, Rutgers, So. Nicole Bauman, Wisconsin, Jr. All-Freshman Team Player, School, Year Position Chatrice White, Illinois, Fr. Center Katelynn Flaherty, Michigan, Fr. Carlie Wagner, Minnesota, Fr. Alexa Hart, Ohio State, Fr. Forward Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State, Fr. All-Defensive Team Player, School, Year Position Lexie Brown, Maryland, Sr. Aerial Powers, Michigan State, So. Amanda Zahui B., Minnesota, So. Center Ashley Deary, Northwestern, So. Syessence Davis, Rutgers, Sr. Sportsmanship Award Winners Player, School, Year Position Nia Oden, Illinois, Sr. Forward Jess Walter, Indiana, Fr. Melissa Dixon, Iowa, Sr. Malina Howard, Maryland, Jr. Center Nicole Elmblad, Michigan, Sr. Becca Mills, Michigan State, Sr. Forward Shayne Mullaney, Minnesota, Jr. Hailie Sample, Nebraska, Sr. Forward Karly Roser, Northwestern, Sr. Amy Scullion, Ohio State, Sr. Tori Waldner, Penn State, Sr. Forward/Center Liza Clemson, Purdue, Sr. Forward Betnijah Laney, Rutgers, Sr. /Forward Jacki Gulczynski, Wisconsin, Sr. /Forward

20 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Big Ten Conference-Only Statistics Overall Record: 10-8 Home: 6-3 Away: 4-5 Neutral: 0-0 Rebounds Player G-GS Min-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot/Avg. PF-D A TO BK ST TP/Avg. 33-Rachel Theriot / / Tear a Laudermill / / Emily Cady / / Natalie Romeo / /8.3 3-Hailie Sample / / Brandi Jeffery / / Allie Havers / / Chandler Smith / / Jasmine Cincore / / Anya Kalenta / / Esther Ramacieri / / Emily Wood / /0.0 Team /3.5 6 Total 18 3, , / ,155/64.2 Opponents 18 3, , / ,126/62.6 Score by Periods 1 2 OT OT Total Deadball Rebounds Nebraska , Opponents , Nebraska s Hailie Sample (#3), Rachel Theriot (#33), Tear a Laudermill (#1) and Emily Cady (#23) all captured Big Ten honors in Sample was named to the all-defensive team, while Theriot claimed first-team All-Big Ten honors and was named the Big Ten Tournament MVP. Laudermill and Cady added secondteam All-Big Ten accolades for the 2014 Big Ten Tournament champions.

21 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-by-Game Results Overall: 20-9 Big Ten: 10-8 Home: 13-3 Away: 7-6 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent W/L Score Home Away Neutral Total Big Ten Att. High Points High Rebounds High Assists 11/15 Pepperdine W ,520 (19) Jeffery (11) Cady (8) Cady 11/16 Alcorn State W ,770 (18) Theriot (9) Sample (5) Theriot 11/19 at Washington State W (20) Laudermill (9) Cady (5) Cady (9) Sample 11/23 Utah@ W ,321 (25) Cady (9) Cady (6) Theriot 11/28 at UCLA W ,169 (24) Theriot (8) Theriot (7) Theriot 11/30 Northern Colorado W ,975 (25) Theriot (10) Cady (4) Theriot 12/3 #9 Duke% W ,571 (17) Theriot (11) Cady (5) Jeffery 12/7 at Alabama L ,562 (25) Laudermill (9) Cady (3) Cady (3) Cincore (3) Laudermill (3) Theriot 12/11 at Creighton W ,411 (18) Cady (12) Jeffery (9) Theriot 12/13 Bakersfield W ,957 (13) Cady (15) Cady (5) Cady (13) Sample 12/20 High Point W ,244 (31) Theriot (9) Sample (6) Sample 12/29 at Minnesota* L ,300 (21) Cady (16) Jeffery (10) Theriot 1/3 #14 Maryland* L ,505 (12) Laudermill (9) Cady (7) Theriot (12) Theriot 1/8 at Michigan State* W ,652 (16) Cady (7) Cady (7) Theriot 1/11 at Illinois* W ,263 (27) Theriot (12) Cady (3) Laudermill 1/15 Penn State* W ,395 (18) Romeo (8) Cady (6) Cady 1/19 Purdue* W ,095 (16) Theriot (13) Cady (7) Theriot 1/22 at Wisconsin* W ,023 (24) Laudermill (12) Cady (5) Theriot 1/26 at #20 Iowa* L OT ,489 (19) Cady (18) Cady (5) Theriot (19) Laudermill 1/29 Illinois* W ,378 (16) Laudermill (14) Sample (8) Theriot 2/1 Michigan* W ,386 (19) Laudermill (8) Cady (6) Theriot 2/5 at #21 Rutgers* L ,436 (16) Laudermill (14) Cady (3) Romeo 2/8 at #5 Maryland* L ,937 (16) Laudermill (7) Smith (5) Cady 2/12 #14 Iowa* L ,260 (18) Laudermill (19) Cady (4) Sample 2/15 Wisconsin* W ,622 (21) Romeo (10) Sample (7) Laudermill 2/18 at Northwestern* L (20) Laudermill (12) Cady (3) Laudermill (3) Jeffery 2/21 at Indiana* W ,490 (22) Cady (12) Cady (4) Cady (4) Laudermill 2/24 Minnesota* W ,290 (21) Romeo (11) Jeffery (5) Laudermill 3/1 Ohio State* L ,418 (21) Cady (13) Cady (4) Jeffery (13) Jeffery AP Ranking at game time listed before home game played at Bob Devaney Sports Center % denotes Big Ten/ACC Challenge Game * denotes Big Ten Conference game # denotes Big Ten Tournament game (Sears Center Arena-Hoffman Estates, Ill.) Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 93,707 (5,857) Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 41,364 (3,182) Neutral Attendance (Avg.) -- 0,000 (0,000) Total Attendance (Avg.) ,071 (4,658)

22 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-by-Game Linescores Game FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TP #16 Nebraska Pepperdine #16 Nebraska Alcorn State #16 Nebraska at Washington State #16 Nebraska Utah #15 Nebraska at UCLA #15 Nebraska Northern Colorado #12 Nebraska #9 Duke #12 Nebraska at Alabama #12 Nebraska at Creighton #12 Nebraska Bakersfield #12 Nebraska High Point #12 Nebraska at Minnesota #12 Nebraska #14 Maryland #19 Nebraska at Michigan State #19 Nebraska at Illinois #17 Nebraska Penn State #16 Nebraska Purdue #16 Nebraska at Wisconsin #15 Nebraska at #20 Iowa #15 Nebraska Illinois #15 Nebraska Michigan #19 Nebraska at #21 Rutgers #19 Nebraska at #5 Maryland #22 Nebraska #14 Iowa #22 Nebraska Wisconsin #21 Nebraska at Northwestern #21 Nebraska at Indiana Nebraska Minnesota Nebraska Ohio State

23 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Nebraska Team Highs & Lows Husker Team Season Highs Points Pepperdine, 11/15/14 First Half Points Pepperdine, 11/15/14 Second Half Points Michigan, 2/1/15 Overtime Points at Iowa, 1/26/15 Field Goals Made Pepperdine, 11/15/14 Field Goals Att Nebraska, 12/29/14 Field Goal Pct (37-65)...Pepperdine, 11/15/14 Three-Pt. FG Made Penn State, 1/15/15 Three-Pt. FG Att at Rutgers, 2/5/15 Three-Pt. FG Pct (9-18)...at Wisconsin, 1/22/15 Free Throws Made Northern Colorado, 11/30/14 Free Throws Att Northern Colorado, 11/30/14 Free Throw Pct (9-9)...Michigan, 2/1/ (8-8)...Maryland, 1/3/ (1-1)...at Maryland, 2/8/15 Rebounds at Minnesota, 12/29/14 Offensive Rebounds at Minnesota, 12/29/14 Defensive Rebounds at Washington State, 11/19/14 Rebound Margin (46-28)...Iowa, 2/12/ (47-29)...Alcorn State, 11/16/14 Assists Minnesota, 2/24/15 Steals Utah, 11/23/14 Blocked Shots Pepperdine, 11/15/14 Turnovers Iowa, 2/12/ at UCLA, 11/28/14 Fouls at Alabama, 12/7/14 Opponent Team Season Lows Points Utah, 11/23/14 First Half Points Creighton, 12/11/ Utah, 11/23/14 Second Half Points Rutgers, 2/5/15 Overtime Points Iowa, 1/26/15 Field Goals Made Utah, 11/23/14 Field Goals Att Northern Colorado, 11/30/14 Field Goal Pct (14-51)...Utah, 11/23/14 Three-Pt. FG Made Rutgers, 2/5/15 Three-Pt. FG Att Rutgers, 2/5/15 Three-Pt. FG Pct (0-2)...Rutgers, 2/5/15 Free Throws Made Bakersfield, 12/13/14 Free Throws Att Bakersfield, 12/13/14 Free Throw Pct (0-0)...Bakersfield, 12/13/14 Rebounds Creighton, 12/11/14 Rebound Margin (29-47)...Alcorn State, 11/16/14 Offensive Rebounds Illinois, 1/11/15 Defensive Rebounds Creighton, 12/11/14 Assists Rutgers, 2/5/ Alabama, 12/7/14 Steals Utah, 11/23/14 Blocked Shots Michigan, 2/1/ Northern Colorado, 11/30/ Pepperdine, 11/15/14 Turnovers Minnesota, 12/29/14 Fouls Minnesota, 2/24/15 Husker Team Season Lows Points at Maryland, 2/8/ Maryland, 1/3/15 First Half Points at Northwestern, 2/18/15 Second Half Points Maryland, 1/3/15 Overtime Points at Iowa, 1/26/15 Field Goals Made Rutgers, 2/5/15 Field Goals Att at Creighton, 12/11/14 Field Goal Pct (15-68)...Rutgers, 2/5/15 Three-Pt. FG Made at Iowa, 1/26/ at Illinois, 1/11/ Northern Colorado, 11/30/14 Three-Pt. FG Att at Creighton, 12/11/14 Three-Pt. FG Pct (2-13)...Northern Colorado, 11/30/14 Free Throws Made at Maryland, 2/8/15 Free Throws Att at Maryland, 2/8/15 Free Throw Pct (6-15)...Penn State, 1/15/15 Rebounds Maryland, 1/3/15 Forward Emily Cady nearly notched a triple-double in Nebraska s seasonopening win over Pepperdine, finishing with 12 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high eight assists. Offensive Rebounds at Alabama, 12/7/ Utah, 11/23/14 Defensive Rebounds Maryland, 1/3/15 Rebound Margin (31-45)...Maryland, 1/3/15 Assists at Illinois, 1/11/15 Steals at Minnesota, 12/29/ at Creighton, 12/11/14 Blocked Shots Northern Colorado, 11/30/14 Turnovers at Wisconsin, 1/22/ Utah, 11/23/14 Fouls Bakersfield, 12/13/14 Opponent Team Season Highs Points Ohio State, 3/1/15 First Half Points Ohio State, 3/1/15 Second Half Points Maryland, 1/3/15 Overtime Points Iowa, 1/26/15 Field Goals Made Iowa, 1/26/ Wisconsin, 1/22/ Maryland, 1/3/15 Field Goals Att Minnesota, 12/29/14 Field Goal Pct (30-58)...Maryland, 1/3/15 Three-Pt. FG Made Michigan State, 1/8/15 Three-Pt. FG Att Michigan State, 1/8/15 Three-Pt. FG Pct (10-20)...Creighton, 12/11/14 Free Throws Made Minnesota, 12/29/14 Free Throws Att Ohio State, 3/1/15 Free Throw Pct (9-10)...Maryland, 2/8/15 Rebounds Rutgers, 2/5/15 Rebound Margin (45-31)...Maryland, 1/3/15 Offensive Rebounds Duke, 12/3/14 Defensive Rebounds Rutgers, 2/5/15 Assists Iowa, 2/12/15 Steals Illinois, 1/29/ UCLA, 11/28/14 Blocked Shots Wisconsin, 2/15/15 Turnovers Penn State, 1/15/15 Fouls Northern Colorado, 11/30/14

24 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #1 #16 Nebraska 100 Pepperdine 65 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 15, 2014 Pepperdine Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Pettepier* Wallace* Richardson* Shoushtari* Green* Stanback Emerson Ogwumike Brockway Team Rebounds 4 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Theriot* Jeffery* Page Romeo Ramacieri Wood Havers Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 4 Totals Pepperdine #16 Nebraska FG: Pepperdine 6-16 (Shoushtari 2-5, Green 2-6, Wallace 1-2, Richardson 1-3); Nebraska 6-19 (Jeffery 2-4, Laudermill 2-4, Cady 1-2, Romeo 1-3, Page 0-1, Wood 0-1, Havers 0-1, Kalenta 0-1, Cincore 0-2). 3FG%: Pepperdine 37.5; Nebraska FG%: Pepperdine 38.9; Nebraska FT%: Pepperdine 75.0; Nebraska Steals: Peppderine 2 (Richardson, Shoushtari 1); Nebraska 6 (Jeffery, Cady, Theriot, Romeo, Havers, Cincore 1). Blocked Shots: Pepperdine 0 ; Nebraska 8 (Sample 3). Turnovers: Pepperdine 14; Nebraska 9. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Forsberg, Inouye, Knight. Attendance: 4,520. Game Highlights: Brandi Jeffery erupted for career highs of 19 points and eight rebounds to lead five Huskers in double figures, as No. 16 Nebraska rolled to a win over Pepperdine in the season opener at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Emily Cady nearly notched a triple-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high eight assists, as Nebraska reached the 100-point mark as a team for the first time since scoring 107 points against Washington State on Nov. 22, Rachel Theriot hit 7-of-9 shots from the floor to finish with 16 points, while Anya Kalenta added 14 points and eight rebounds in a strong effort off the bench. Tear a Laudermill contributed 14 points in 14 minutes, as Nebraska s five starters combined to hit 69 percent of their shots from the field for the game. NU s starters produced 67 points in less than a combined 110 minutes in the game. Game #2 #16 Nebraska 83 Alcorn State 49 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 16, 2014 Alcorn St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Wells* Wilson-Reid* Cunningham* Brown* Strane* Dubose McNichols Turner Russell Jones Team Rebounds 1 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Page Romeo Ramacieri Wood Havers Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 3 Totals Alcorn State #16 Nebraska FG: Alcorn State (Strane 3-4, Brown 1-4, Cunningham 0-2, McNichols 0-2); Nebraska 8-19 (Kalenta 2-2, Theriot 2-2, Jeffery 2-3, Laudermill 2-4, Cincore 0-1, Havers 0-1, Page 0-3, Romeo 0-3). 3FG%: Alcorn State 33.3; Nebraska FG%: Alcorn State 33.9; Nebraska FT%: Alcorn State 87.5; Nebraska Steals: Alcorn State 7 (Wilson-Reid 2); Nebraska 5 (Jeffery 2). Blocked Shots: Alcorn State 4 (Wilson-Reid 2) ; Nebraska 2 (Havers, Kalenta 1). Turnovers: Alcorn State 19; Nebraska 14. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Price, Hall, Byrd. Attendance: 4,770. Game Highlights: Brandi Jeffery scored Nebraska s first 10 points in the opening four minutes to jumpstart the Huskers on their way to an win over Alcorn State at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Jeffery helped the Huskers to a 20-point halftime lead, finishing with 11 points for the game as one of four Huskers in double figures. Tear a Laudermill also finished the first half in double figures, finishing with 12 points on the day, while Rachel Theriot led the Huskers with 18 points, five assists and five rebounds. Anya Kalenta produced a second straight strong effort off the bench, adding 10 points, including a pair of three-pointers, while grabbing seven rebounds. Hailie Sample nearly added a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds. For the second straight game, Nebraska s starting five hit 69 percent of their shots from the field. Game #3 #16 Nebraska 82 Washington State 61 Pullman, Wash., Nov. 19, 2014 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Page Romeo Havers Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 12 Totals Wash. St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Cooks* Dheensaw* Galdeira* Presley* Awa* Bolston Hailey Williamson Edmondson Kmetovska Pavlopoulou Blanaru Brown Team Rebounds 3 Totals #16 Nebraska Washington State FG: Nebraska (Laudermill 3-8, Jeffery 2-4, Cady 1-1); Washington State 2-27 (Presley 1-4, Brown 1-5, Edmondson 0-1, Cooks 0-2, Awa 0-2, Bolston 0-2, Pavlopoulou 0-3, Galdeira 0-8). 3FG%: Nebraska 46.2; Washington State 7.4. FG%: Nebraska 43.5; Washington State FT%: Nebraska 75.9; Washington State Steals: Nebraska 4 (Sample 3); Washington State 7 (Galdeira, Presley 3). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Sample 1); Washington State 4 (Dheensaw 3). Turnovers: Nebraska 14; Washington State 11. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Barlow, Murray, Byrd. Attendance: 853. Game Highlights: Tear a Laudermill led five Huskers in double figures with a game-high 20 points, as No. 16 Nebraska broke a halftime tie and raced to an win at Washington State. Laudermill scored 10 points in each half and held WSU star Tia Presley to 13 points on just 4-of-15 shooting. Hailie Sample added a huge second half with 12 points, six rebounds, three steals, a block and an assist for the Big Red to finish with 16 points and nine boards. Emily Cady nearly added a double-double of her own with 12 points, nine rebounds and a game-high five assists from her forward spot. Rachel Theriot (14 points, 4 assists) and Brandi Jeffery (11 points, 8 rebounds) both produced double figures in points for the third straight game to open the season. Allie Havers gave the Huskers a huge lift off the bench with eight points and eight rebounds.

25 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #4 #16 Nebraska 66 Utah 43 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 23, 2014 Utah Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Nawahine* Wicijowski* Boclair* Crozon* Rodriguez* Matthews Wilson Owens Fatuesi Team Rebounds 4 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Page Romeo Ramacieri Wood Havers Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 5 Totals Utah #16 Nebraska FG: Utah 5-18 (Crozon 3-4, Nawahine 1-2, Boclair 1-3, Wicijowski 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Owens 0-3, Fatuesi 0-4); Nebraska 3-12 (Romeo 2-3, Kalenta, 1-2, Cincore 0-1, Laudermill 0-1, Cady 0-2, Jeffery 0-3). 3FG%: Utah 27.8; Nebraska FG%: Utah 27.5; Nebraska FT%: Utah 71.4; Nebraska Steals: Utah 1 (Wilson 1); Nebraska 11 (Theriot 4). Blocked Shots: Utah 2 (Wicijowski, Crozon 1); Nebraska 4 (Kalenta 2). Turnovers: Utah 16; Nebraska 7. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Dickerson, Larance, Brooks. Attendance: 3,321. Game Highlights: Emily Cady erupted for a career-high 25 points to go along with nine rebounds to power No. 16 Nebraska to a win over Utah in the Huskers return to the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Rachel Theriot added 20 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals in a tremendous all-around effort on a day when the Big Red honored the members of NU s 1988 Big Eight Championship team by wearing vintage uniforms. While Cady and Theriot combined to provide enough offense to win for the Huskers, Nebraska s defense set the tone for the game. The Big Red held Utah to just one field goal and three points in the game s first 11 minutes, jumping to a 17-3 lead. The Utes, who opened the season with 100 points against San Jose State, finally hit double digits with 4:40 left in the first half, as NU built a 31-8 lead. Nebraska s lead grew as large as 27 points in the second half, despite the Huskers hitting just 42.2 percent of their shots, including just 25 percent of their three-point attempts. Game #5 #15 Nebraska 71 UCLA 66 Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 28, 2014 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Ramacieri Havers Team Rebounds 7 Totals UCLA Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Swain* Costa* Korver* Canada* Fields* Caldwell Drummer Livulo Williams Hayes Hersler Billings Team Rebounds 7 Totals #15 Nebraska UCLA FG: Nebraska (Theriot 3-3, Laudermill 3-12, Jeffery 2-7, Cady 1-1); UCLA 8-20 (Korver 3-6, Canada 2-5, Fields 2-5, Caldwell 1-2, Hersler 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 39.1; UCLA FG%: Nebraska 40.0; UCLA FT%: Nebraska 84.6; UCLA Steals: Nebraska 7 (Laudermill 4); UCLA 11 (Canada 6). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Laudermill 1); UCLA 2 (Costa, Billings 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 22; UCLA 18. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Jones, Price, Lasuik. Attendance: 1,169. Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot scored 19 of her game-high 24 points in the second half to rally No. 15 Nebraska from a 16-point deficit to a win at UCLA. Theriot, who went 3-for-3 from three-point range and 13-for-14 from the free throw line, scored 13 points in the game s final 5:43 to complete the comeback. She added team highs of eight rebounds and seven assists to help the Huskers improve to 5-0 on the season. Emily Cady added 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field, while contributing five rebounds. Tear a Laudermill pitched in 15 points and a career-high matching four steals. Brandi Jeffery rounded out four Huskers in double figures with 11 points, including a huge three-pointer to give NU a lead with 1:54 left. NU trailed by 16 points on two occasions in the first half, the last time at with four minutes left in the first half. But NU held the Bruins scoreless for the final four minutes of the half to go on a 9-0 run to cut the margin to at the break. UCLA pushed the lead back to 11 midway through the second half, before the Big Red held UCLA without a field goal for nearly seven minutes late in the game. Game #6 #15 Nebraska 63 Northern Colorado 56 Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 30, 2014 No. Colo. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Van Deudekom* Lee* Strange* Mallon* Hiser* Scott Zadina Howell Williams Thomas Team Rebounds 7 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Ramacieri Havers Smith Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 3 Totals Northern Colorado #15 Nebraska FG: Northern Colorado 6-13 (Van Deudekom 2-2, Williams 2-5, Scott 1-1, Zadina 1-5); Nebraska 2-13 (Cady 1-3, Theriot 1-4, Havers 0-1, Kalenta 0-1, Ramacieri 0-1, Smith 0-1). 3FG%: Northern Colorado 46.2; Nebraska FG%: Northern Colorado 42.9; Nebraska FT%: Northern Colorado 66.7; Nebraska Steals: Northern Colorado 2 (Hiser, Scott 1); Nebraska 3 (Cady, Jeffery, Laudermill 1). Blocked Shots: Northern Colorado 0; Nebraska 0. Turnovers: Northern Colorado 18; Nebraska 9. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Forsberg, Rezac, Schroeder. Attendance: 4,975. Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot scored 15 of her game-high 25 points in the second half to shoot No. 15 Nebraska to a win over previously unbeaten Northern Colorado at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Theriot scored eight of Nebraska s final nine points in the game s last four minutes to help the Huskers hold off a scrappy Bears team. The Big Red jumped to a 26-5 lead to open the game thanks to 14 first-half points from Emily Cady. She finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds to notch her second double-double of the season and 24th of her career. However, the Bears hit five consecutive three-pointers to shoot their way back into the game, trailing just at the half. UNC took a brief lead after five straight points from Amber Van Deudekom to open the second half made it Bears. Van Deudekom finished with a career-high 20 points. But NU rallied behind Theriot, who produced her third consecutive 20-point scoring effort, while adding six rebounds and four assists.

26 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #7 #12 Nebraska 60 #9 Duke 54 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 3, 2014 Duke Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Chidom* Calhoun* Stevens* Johnson* Greenwell* Riggs Cooper Henson Mathias Belton Team Rebounds 8 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Havers Cincore Team Rebounds 1 Totals #9 Duke #12 Nebraska FG: Duke 2-11 (Greenwell 1-4, Riggs 1-2, Johnson 0-2, Calhoun 0-3); Nebraska 6-29 (Theriot 3-8, Laudermill 2-10, Jeffery 1-8, Cincore 0-1). 3FG%: Duke 18.2; Nebraska FG%: Duke 31.7; Nebraska FT%: Duke 85.7; Nebraska Steals: Duke 7 (Johnson, Cooper 2); Nebraska 4 (Cady 2). Blocked Shots: Duke 1 (Chidom 1); Nebraska 3 (Havers 2). Turnovers: Duke 13; Nebraska 10. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Napier, Cross, Bob Enterline. Attendance: 7,571. Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot, Emily Cady and Hailie Sample all made huge plays at both ends down the stretch to help No. 12 Nebraska knock off No. 9 Duke in front of 7,571 fans at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Theriot finished with a game-high 17 points, including a three-pointer with 7:12 left to give NU a lead. She added the final two points of the game with two free throws with four seconds left to seal Nebraska s first regular-season non-conference win over a top 10 team since beating No. 5 LSU on Dec. 20, Cady added her third double-double of the season with 13 points, 11 rebounds and four assists. She may have hit the game s biggest basket with a putback to give NU a lead with 50 seconds left. Sample pitched in a season-high matching 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the field. Tear a Laudermill added seven points and a career-high seven rebounds, while Brandi Jeffery also pitched in seven points, four rebounds and a career-high five assists. Nebraska jumped to a 22-9 lead to start the game, but led just at halftime. Duke took several one or two-point leads in the second half, before Theriot gave the Huskers the lead for good with a three-pointer to make it with 11:27 left. Game #8 Alabama 53 #12 Nebraska 51 Tuscaloosa, Ala., Dec. 7, 2014 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Page Havers Cincore Team Rebounds 2 Totals Alabama Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Hegstetter* Williams* Hutchen* Cook* Middlebrook* Bolton Knight Rivers Hamilton Team Rebounds 6 Totals #12 Nebraska Alabama FG: Nebraska (Laudermill 7-15, Theriot 1-1, Cady 0-1, Cincore 0-1, Jeffery 0-2); Alabama 6-18 (Middlebrook 2-5, Bolton 1-1, Knight 1-3, Hegstetter 1-4, Cook 1-4, Rivers 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 40.0; Alabama FG%: Nebraska 35.7; Alabama FT%: Nebraska 50.0; Alabama Steals: Nebraska 5 (Laudermill 2); Alabama 9 (Hegstetter, Williams, Knight 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Cady, Theriot 1); Alabama 4 (Hegstetter, Williams, Hutchen, Bolton 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 21; Alabama 20. Technical Fouls: Alabama-Curry. Officials: Fountain, Hust, Riggs. Attendance: 2,562. Game Highlights: Tear a Laudermill tied a school record with seven three-pointers, but Nikki Hegstetter s putback with 2.5 seconds allowed Alabama to knock off No. 12 Nebraska, 53-51, at Foster Auditorium. Laudermill hit six of her seven threes in the second half, including five in the first eight minutes after halftime to help NU erase a five-point halftime deficit. However, Alabama withstood Laudermill s long-range barrage to take a lead with four minutes left. Nebraska rallied again, tying the game at 51 on Laudermill s seventh three of the game with 18.1 seconds left. Laudermill finished with 25 points on 7-of-15 threepoint shooting, while adding six rebounds, three assists and two steals. No other Husker contributed double figures, as Laudermill went 7-of-14 from the field in the second half and the rest of the Huskers combined to go just 3-for-16. Rachel Theriot managed nine points, while Brandi Jeffery pitched in eight points and seven rebounds. Karyla Middlebrook led the Crimson Tide with 14 points, while four Alabama players added seven or more points in a defensive struggle. Game #9 #12 Nebraska 60 Creighton 57 Omaha, Neb., Dec. 11, 2014 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Ramacieri Havers Team Rebounds 2 Totals Creighton Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP McGrory* Norby* Lamberty* Janning* Akin-Otiko* Owens Works Leytem Johnson Rollerson Team Rebounds 3 Totals #12 Nebraska Creighton FG: Nebraska (Cady 2-3, Jeffery 1-3, Laudermill 0-1); Creighton (Akin-Otiko 6-6, McGrory 2-4, Janning 1-2, Lamberty 1-4, Leytem 0-1, Works 0-1, Johnson 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 42.9; Creighton FG%: Nebraska 53.2; Creighton FT%: Nebraska 87.5; Creighton Steals: Nebraska 2 (Jeffery 2); Creighton 7 (Akin-Otiko 3). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3 (Cady 3); Creighton 2 (Akin-Otiko, Rollerson 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 20; Creighton 10. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Danaher, Spurlock, Vaszily. Attendance: 1,411. Game Highlights: Emily Cady produced her fourth double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Rachel Theriot added 16 points and nine assists to lead No. 12 Nebraska to a win at Creighton. Cady had 12 points and seven rebounds in the first half, while Theriot pitched in 10 points and six first-half assists to help NU jump to a halftime lead. Nebraska controlled the glass from start to finish, outrebounding the Jays, 36-23, thanks in large part to a career-high 12 rebounds from Brandi Jeffery, who added five points and four assists. NU, which hit 53.2 percent of its shots for the game, was able to withstand a furious second-half rally by the Jays, who got five second-half threes from Alexis Akin-Otiko. She went 6-for-6 from three-point range for the game to finish with a game-high 23 points. As a team, the Jays hit 55.2 percent of their shots in the second half, including 7-of-10 threes, but it wasn t enough to prevent the Big Red from improving to 9-1 over the last 10 games of the series. Hailie Sample buried 3-of-4 free throws in the final 15 seconds to seal the win, and Allie Havers came off the bench to score eight big points, including a pair of clutch jumpers in the final five minutes.

27 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #10 #12 Nebraska 54 Bakersfield 45 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 13, 2014 Bakersfield Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Sims* Ford* Shannon* Smith* Hinkens* Junious-Reliford Zempare Williams Carmon Team Rebounds 2 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Ramacieri Wood Havers Team Rebounds 1 Totals Bakersfield #12 Nebraska FG: Bakersfield 5-19 (Shannon 2-2, Williams 2-7, Smith 1-4, Zempare 0-1, Junious-Reliford 0-2, Hinkens 0-3); Nebraska 6-22 (Jeffery 2-6, Laudermill 2-9, Theriot 1-1, Cady 1-3, Wood 0-3). 3FG%: Bakersfield 26.3; Nebraska FG%: Bakersfield 31.3; Nebraska FT%: Bakersfield 0.0; Nebraska Steals: Bakersfield 6 (Williams 2); Nebraska 6 (Theriot 3). Blocked Shots: Bakersfield 1 (Williams 1); Nebraska 1 (Theriot 1). Turnovers: Bakersfield 11; Nebraska 16. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Bonner, Morris, Knight. Attendance: 4,957. Game Highlights: Emily Cady notched her fifth doubledouble of the season with 13 points, 15 rebounds and a team-high five assists to lead No. 12 Nebraska to a win over Bakersfield at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Hailie Sample added a terrific game with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting, while adding nine rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. Rachel Theriot pitched in 11 points - all in the second half - to go along with six rebounds, two assists, three steals and a block. Nebraska trailed with four minutes left in the first half, before going on a 9-0 run to cut the margin to at halftime. NU then opened with a 9-0 run in the first 1:46 of the second half to claim a lead. The preseason Western Athletic Conference favorites from Bakersfield battled back to tie the score at 34 and 36, before Tear a Laudermill gave the Big Red the lead for good with the first of her two second-half three-pointers. Her second pushed NU s edge to 45-40, before the second of Brandi Jeffery s two threes on the day made it with 6:03 left. Nebraska s nine-point final margin was its largest lead of the day. The Huskers committed a school-record four fouls in the game. Game #11 #12 Nebraska 83 High Point 57 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 20, 2014 High Point Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Robertson* Phelps* Keys* Puckett* Vincent* Harris Jackson Harvey Team Rebounds 4 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Ramacieri Wood Havers Team Rebounds 1 Totals High Point #12 Nebraska FG: High Point 8-22 (Puckett 3-4, Keys 2-4, Harris 2-8, Vincent 1-5, Harvey 0-1); Nebraska 3-15 (Laudermill 2-7, Theriot 1-4, Ramacieri 0-1, Jeffery 0-3). 3FG%: High Point 36.4; Nebraska FG%: High Point 33.8; Nebraska FT%: High Point 62.5; Nebraska Steals: High Point 4 (Keys, Phelps 2); Nebraska 10 (Jeffery 5). Blocked Shots: High Point 3 (Robertson 2); Nebraska 4 (Sample 2). Turnovers: High Point 18; Nebraska 8. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Blauch, Price, Schroeder. Attendance: 5,051. Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot erupted for 31 points and Tear a Laudermill added 22 to power No. 12 Nebraska to an win over defending Big South Conference regular-season champion High Point at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers closed nonconference play with a 10-1 record, while stretching their home winning streak to 12 straight games. Theriot, who hit a career-high 13 field goals on a careerhigh 24 attempts, scored 14 points in the first half to lead NU to a halftime lead. She poured in 10 points in the first 6:10 of the second half to help fuel a 20-0 Nebraska run, eventually building a 28-point lead. Theriot added five assists against just one turnover while grabbing four rebounds in a strong all-around effort. Laudermill also played well, hitting 9-of-16 shots from the floor, including a pair of three-pointers. She also grabbed six rebounds and dished out three assists. Emily Cady pitched in 12 points, six rebounds and three steals despite missing the final 15 minutes after being undercut on a rebound. Allie Havers stepped up in Cady s place, scoring eight points and pulling down five rebounds. Hailie Sample continued her strong play with six points and game highs of nine rebounds and six assists. Game #12 Minnesota 72 #12 Nebraska 69 Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 29, 2014 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Wood Havers Team Rebounds 7 Totals Minnesota Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Kelley* Zahui* Mullaney* Bailey* Wagner* Hedstrom McDaniel Hirt Jacobs Bessard Team Rebounds 6 Totals #12 Nebraska Minnesota FG: Nebraska 4-22 (Laudermill 4-15, Cady 0-1, Wood 0-1, Jeffery 0-2, Theriot 0-3); Minnesota 6-25 (Mullaney 3-5, Hirt 1-2, Jacobs 1-3, Bailey 1-10, Kelley 0-1, Zahui 0-1, Hedstrom 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 18.2; Minnesota FG%: Nebraska 37.0; Minnesota FT%: Nebraska 62.5; Minnesota Steals: Nebraska 2 (Jeffery, Theriot 1); Minnesota 5 (Zahui 3). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Cady 1); Minnesota 7 (Zahui 4). Turnovers: Nebraska 11; Minnesota 5. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Napier, Forsberg, J. Cross. Attendance: 3,300. Game Highlights: Despite dressing just six active scholarship players because of injuries and illness, No. 12 Nebraska built a 17-point second-half lead, before Minnesota rallied for a win. Emily Cady produced a huge game with 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting to go along with 14 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season. Rachel Theriot added her first doubledouble of the year with 18 points and a season-high 10 assists. Tear a Laudermill pitched in 14 points, including all four of Nebraska s three-pointers, while Allie Havers added a season-high 10 points off the bench. Nebraska led by 14 points with 7:50 left, before the Gophers got a 13-0 run over the next 3:40. Foul trouble on Nebraska s Hailie Sample helped spark the Gopher rally. Sample, who finished with four points and nine rebounds in just 22 minutes, fouled out with 3:50 left. It was just the third time in 112 career starts that she had fouled out. Amanda Zahui B. led Minnesota with 20 points and 15 rebounds, while light-scoring guard Shayne Mullaney pumped in a season-high 18 points, including a trio of threes. Nebraska lost despite outrebounding the Gophers, 59-46, including a career-high 16 from Brandi Jeffery.

28 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #13 #14 Maryland 75 #12 Nebraska 47 Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 3, 2015 Maryland Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Howard* Jones* Mincy* Brown* Walker-Kimbrough* Ellison Leslie Moseley Confroy Pavlech Pfirman Harrison Team Rebounds 0 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Romeo Ramacieri Havers Team Rebounds 3 Totals #14 Maryland #12 Nebraska FG: Maryland 4-14 (Mincy 3-6, Brown 1-5, Howard 0-1, Leslie 0-1, Pfirman 0-1); Nebraska 3-12 (Laudermill 2-7, Romeo 1-3, Cady 0-1, Theriot 0-1). 3FG%: Maryland 28.6; Nebraska FG%: Maryland 51.7; Nebraska FT%: Maryland 78.6; Nebraska Steals: Maryland 4 (Brown, Walker-Kimbrough 2); Nebraska 5 (Jeffery 2). Blocked Shots: Maryland 5 (Howard, Walker-Kimbrough 2); Nebraska 1 (Sample 1). Turnovers: Maryland 15; Nebraska 12. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Kantner, Roberts, Br. Enterline. Attendance: 7,505. Game Highlights: No. 12 Nebraska battled No. 14 Maryland to a tie at halftime, but the Huskers went ice cold in the second half and the Terrapins rolled to a win. Rachel Theriot and Tear a Laudermill were the only two Huskers to manage double figures with 12 points apiece. Hot shooting Shatori Walker-Kimbrough went 10-for-13, primarily on long jump shots, to lead the Terrapins with 24 points. Laurin Mincy scored 20 of her 22 points after halftime for the Terps, including a trio of three-pointers. Nebraska tied the game at 27 on a last-second shot from Hailie Sample to end the first half, but Maryland opened the second half with a 13-2 surge in the first four minutes to take a lead. NU trailed by eight at with 12:12 left, before the Terps erupted on a 10-2 surge over the next 2:48 to push the margin to Nebraska, which went just 6-for-29 (.207) from the floor in the second half, got no closer than 14 points the rest of the way. The loss ended Nebraska s 12-game home winning streak, including an 11-game streak at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Game #14 #19 Nebraska 71 Michigan State 67 East Lansing, Mich., Jan. 8, 2015 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Romeo Havers Team Rebounds 1 Totals Mich. St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Powers* Mills* Jankoska* Miller* Gussert* Morrissey Lumpkin Johnson Team Rebounds 2 Totals #19 Nebraska Michigan State FG: Nebraska (Romeo 2-6, Theriot 1-4, Jeffery 0-2, Laudermill 0-6); Michigan State (Powers 7-12, Miller 2-5, Jankoska 2-7, Morrissey 0-1, Mills 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 16.7; Michigan State FG%: Nebraska 45.9; Michigan State FT%: Nebraska 80.0; Michigan State Steals: Nebraska 9 (Jeffery 3); Michigan State 8 (Jankoska 5). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Sample, Theriot 1); Michigan State 4 (Mills 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 12; Michigan State 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Zentz, B. Morris, Forsberg. Attendance: 4,652. Game Highlights: Emily Cady scored seven points in a decisive 11-1 Nebraska surge in the final three minutes to fuel the Huskers comeback win at Michigan State. Cady, who finished with a team-high 16 points, capped NU s big rally from a deficit with 3:02 left, by converting a three-point play with 30 seconds remaining to give the Big Red a lead. Nebraska followed with a defensive stop that included a crucial rebound by Hailie Sample. She was immediately fouled and calmly stepped to the line with 5.4 seconds left to drain a pair of free throws and seal the victory. Sample finished with 13 points and five boards. The two Husker senior forwards combined for 11-of-13 shooting from the floor and 7-of-9 free throws for the game. They added 12 rebounds and nine assists, while teaming for 15 of NU s final 17 points. Brandi Jeffery, who scored eight of her 10 points in the second half, added the only other bucket in the final eight minutes for the Big Red, a huge layup with 2:15 left to trim MSU s lead to She added six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Rachel Theriot pitched in 13 points, seven assists and five boards to help the Huskers overcome a career night by Spartan star Aerial Powers. She erupted for 35 points, including 7-of-12 threes, to go along with 11 rebounds. Game #15 #19 Nebraska 58 Illinois 53 Champaign, Ill., Jan. 11, 2015 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Romeo Ramacieri Havers Team Rebounds 1 Totals Illinois Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Grant* White* Tuck* Simmons* Carter* Coleman Kissinger Team Rebounds 3 Totals #19 Nebraska Illinois FG: Nebraska 2-11 (Theriot 2-6, Jeffery 0-1, Romeo 0-1, Laudermill 0-3); Illinois 6-20 (Simmons 2-3, Coleman 2-3, White 1-2, Tuck 1-4, Kissinger 0-1, Grant 0-2, Carter 0-5). 3FG%: Nebraska 18.2; Illinois FG%: Nebraska 36.2; Illinois FT%: Nebraska 63.6; Illinois Steals: Nebraska 5 (Jeffery, Laudermill 2); Illinois 4 (Simmons 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3 (Cady, Sample, Theriot 1); Illinois 4 (White 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 12; Illinois 12. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Blauch, Inouye, Hallead. Attendance: 3,263. Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot scored 20 of her game-high 27 points in the second half to rally No. 19 Nebraska from a deficit for a win at Illinois. The Huskers won despite hitting just 36.2 percent of their shots, including 2-of-11 three-pointers. Theriot hit both of those threes and finished 10-of-25 from the floor for the game. She scored 11 of NU s final 15 points, as the Huskers closed the game on a 15-4 surge over the final 6:30. Theriot s jumper with 4:41 left tied the game at 51, before her jumper with 3:06 remaining gave the Big Red the lead for good. Tear a Laudermill added nine points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals, while Hailie Sample pitched in seven points and nine rebounds. Brandi Jeffery contributed nine boards of her own along with five points. Emily Cady led a huge Husker effort on the glass, grabbing 12 boards to go along with six points. As a team, Nebraska outrebounded Illinois, 46-34, while matching the Illini with 12 turnovers. The Huskers held Illinois to just 35 percent shooting for the game, but the Illini did hit six threes. NU outscored Illinois 14-5 at the free throw line, as the Huskers committed just eight personal fouls. It marked the second straight Big Ten road win in which the Huskers rallied from six points down with less than nine minutes left.

29 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #16 #17 Nebraska 73 Penn State 45 Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 15, 2015 Penn State Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Waldner* Agee* Moore* Sevillian* Spann* Harris Mitchell Whitted DeGraaf Team Rebounds 3 Totals Ramacieri* Cady* Laudermill* Romeo* Theriot* Sample Jeffery Havers Smith Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 6 Totals Penn State #17 Nebraska FG: Penn State 2-9 (Sevillian 2-3, Mitchell 0-1, Whitted 0-1, DeGraaf 0-2, Spann 0-2); Nebraska (Romeo 6-11, Jeffery 2-4, Kalenta 1-1, Theriot 1-2, Laudermill 1-8, Cady 0-1, Smith 0-2). 3FG%: Penn State 22.2; Nebraska FG%: Penn State 34.0; Nebraska FT%: Penn State 53.8; Nebraska Steals: Penn State 9 (Mitchell 4); Nebraska 10 (Laudermill 5). Blocked Shots: Penn State 4 (Agee 2); Nebraska 3 (Cady 2). Turnovers: Penn State 24; Nebraska 10. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Mattingly, Br. Enterline, Bonner. Attendance: 5,395. Game Highlights: Natalie Romeo erupted for career highs of 18 points and six three-pointers in her first career start to shoot No. 17 Nebraska to a win over Penn State. Romeo hit 3-of-4 three-point attempts in the first half, then connected on 3-of-4 threes to open the second half, before missing her final three attempts. She added three rebounds and three assists in a career-high 26 minutes. Tear a Laudermill added 12 points, five rebounds and a career-high five steals, while Allie Havers added a season-high 11 points off the bench. Brandi Jeffery, who did not start for the first time in because of an administrative error, posted her sixth double-figure scoring effort of the season with 10 points - all in the first half. She added three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Eight Huskers scored in the game, as Nebraska welcomed the return of Jasmine Cincore, Anya Kalenta and Chandler Smith after long bouts with injuries. Hailie Sample missed the first start of her career, ending a streak of 115 consecutive games in the starting five. Game #17 #16 Nebraska 69 Purdue 59 Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 19, 2015 Purdue Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Clemons* Bays* Morrissette* Keys* Wilson* Thornton Hamby Horrocks Team Rebounds 3 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Romeo Havers Smith Team Rebounds 1 Totals Purdue #16 Nebraska FG: Purdue 6-15 (Wilson 3-4, Hamby 2-5, Keys 1-1, Thornton 0-1, Morrissette 0-4); Nebraska 4-13 (Cady 1-1, Smith 1-1, Romeo 1-3, Theriot 1-3, Jeffery 0-2, Laudermill 0-3). 3FG%: Purdue 40.0; Nebraska FG%: Purdue 37.9; Nebraska FT%: Purdue 81.8; Nebraska Steals: Purdue 5 (Bays 3); Nebraska 7 (Cady, Jeffery 2). Blocked Shots: Purdue 3 (Clemons 2); Nebraska 3 (Cady, Sample, Theriot 1). Turnovers: Purdue 19; Nebraska 10. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Napier, Brooks, Price. Attendance: 5,095. Game Highlights: Rachel Theriot led a balanced Nebraska offense with 16 points and seven assists to help the No. 16 Huskers battle their way to a win over Purdue at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The victory gave the Big Red their fourth straight win, while snapping a five-game series losing streak to the Boilermakers. Theriot scored nine points in the final three minutes, including six straight free throws in the final 1:15 to seal the win. Hailie Sample added a strong effort with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, while Brandi Jeffery scored eight of her 13 points in the second half. It was Jeffery s second-highest scoring total of her career. Tear a Laudermill produced all 10 of her points in the first half to help Nebraska run to a halftime lead. Purdue cut the NU lead to midway through the second half before freshman Chandler Smith buried her first career three-pointer from the right corner to spark an 8-2 surge. The Boilermakers could get no closer than four points the rest of the way, as NU built a pair of 12-point leads. Smith finished with five points in six minutes in her third career game for the Big Red. The Huskers finished plus-nine in the turnover department (19-10) with the Boilermakers, outscoring Purdue 19-9 off those turnovers. Game #18 #16 Nebraska 89 Wisconsin 72 Madison, Wis., Jan. 22, 2015 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Romeo* Theriot* Ramacieri Wood Havers Smith Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 3 Totals Wisconsin Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Gulczynski* Rochel* Whyte* Bauman* Cichy* Brown McMorris Johnson Truesdale Team Rebounds 3 Totals #16 Nebraska Wisconsin FG: Nebraska 9-18 (Laudermill 4-10, Cady 3-4, Romeo 1-1, Theriot 1-2, Smith 0-1); Wisconsin 6-18 (Bauman 3-8, Cichy 2-5, McMorris 1-3, Brown 0-1, Whyte 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 50.0; Wisconsin FG%: Nebraska 50.0; Wisconsin FT%: Nebraska 82.4; Wisconsin Steals: Nebraska 7 (Laudermill 4); Wisconsin 4 (Rochel 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Smith, Theriot 1); Wisconsin 2 (Gulczynski, Bauman 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 7; Wisconsin 12. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Hall, Cross, Jones. Attendance: 3,023. Game Highlights: Tear a Laudermill and Emily Cady combined for 43 points, including 34 and six threepointers in an explosive first half, to lead No. 16 Nebraska to an run past Wisconsin at the Kohl Center. With Laudermill and Cady leading the way, the Huskers erupted to a halftime lead. Laudermill scored 18 first-half points, while Cady added 16 on 7-of-7 shooting, including a buzzer-beating layup to end the half. Nebraska shot 61.8 percent in the opening period, including 7-of-10 threes, while committing just two first-half turnovers. Laudermill and Cady were also terrific defensively, combining for all seven of Nebraska s steals. Rachel Theriot pitched in 11 points and five assists, while Hailie Sample contributed 10 points and eight rebounds. Freshman Natalie Romeo rounded out the starting five for the second time in three games, finishing with nine points and two assists. The Big Red also got contributions off the bench from Allie Havers and Jasmine Cincore, who each scored six points, while Chandler Smith added four.

30 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #19 #20 Iowa 78 #15 Nebraska 72 OT Iowa City, Iowa, Jan. 26, 2015 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Romeo Havers Smith Team Rebounds 6 Totals Iowa Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Doolittle* Disterhoft* Jennings* Dixon* Logic* Kastanek Till Coley Buttenham Peschel Team Rebounds 3 Totals st 2nd OT Final #15 Nebraska #20 Iowa FG: Nebraska 2-10 (Romeo 1-3, Theriot 1-3, Cady 0-2, Laudermill 0-2); Iowa 5-13 (Buttenham 1-1, Dixon 1-2, Disterhoft 1-3, Jennings 1-3, Peschel 1-3). 3FG%: Nebraska 20.0; Iowa FG%: Nebraska 39.1; Iowa FT%: Nebraska 88.9; Iowa Steals: Nebraska 5 (Jeffery 3); Iowa 10 (Doolittle 4). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3 (Cady, Sample, Theriot 1); Iowa 6 (Doolittle 3). Turnovers: Nebraska 18; Iowa 17. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Blauch, Brooks, Cruse. Attendance: 4,489. Game Highlights: Emily Cady produced her 30th career double-double with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, but No. 20 Iowa rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit for a overtime win at Carver- Hawkeye Arena. Tear a Laudermill added 19 points, including a career-best 9-of-10 free throws, while adding four assists and two steals. Rachel Theriot played the full 45 minutes, finishing with 15 points and five assists. Theriot s jumper with 4.5 seconds left gave Nebraska a lead. However, Whitney Jennings took the inbounds pass and raced from halfcourt to the rim where her left-handed layup was blocked by Theriot. Theriot was called for a foul with 1.3 seconds left and Jennings sank the second of two free throws to send the game to OT. The Hawkeyes scored on all nine of their overtime possessions to snap Nebraska s eight-game winning streak in the series with Iowa. The Huskers jumped to a 10-1 lead in the first 4:30 and took a lead to halftime, holding the Hawkeyes to their lowest first-half point total of the season. Iowa heated up in the second half, shooting 58.6 percent from the floor, before going 5-of-8 from the field in OT, while grabbing three offensive rebounds. Game #20 #15 Nebraska 59 Illinois 57 Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 29, 2015 Illinois Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Grant* White* Coleman* Simmons* Carter* Tuck McConnell Kissinger Cattenhead Team Rebounds 0 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Romeo Havers Smith Team Rebounds 1 Totals Illinois #15 Nebraska FG: Illinois 7-17 (White 4-8, Carter 2-6, Grant 1-2, Simmons 0-1); Nebraska 5-13 (Romeo 2-4, Laudermill 2-8, Theriot 1-1). 3FG%: Illinois 41.2; Nebraska FG%: Illinois 40.4; Nebraska FT%: Illinois 66.7; Nebraska Steals: Illinois 11 (Simmons 4); Nebraska 3 (Havers, Laudermill, Romeo 1). Blocked Shots: Illinois 2 (White 2); Nebraska 2 (Cady, Havers 1). Turnovers: Illinois 11; Nebraska 17. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: L. Morris, Steratore, Whitson. Attendance: 7,378. Game Highlights: Natalie Romeo s three-pointer from the right corner with 1:11 left gave No. 15 Nebraska it s only lead on the last made shot of the game, as the Huskers outlasted Illinois, Romeo, who hit the first and last field goals of the night for the Huskers - both three-pointers - hit the game-winner off an assist from Hailie Sample to complete Nebraska s comeback from 11 points down in the first half and nine down in the second half. NU trailed with 9:40 left, but outscored the Illini 18-6 the rest of the way. Tear a Laudermill led the Huskers with 16 points, including a pair of first-half threes. Rachel Theriot added 11 points and a game-high eight assists. Her first basket of the night at the 7:17 mark in the first half made her the 30th 1,000-point scorer in Husker history. Allie Havers added 10 huge points off the bench, while Sample pitched in seven points and a season-high 14 rebounds. Emily Cady just missed a double-double with nine points and 12 rebounds, as Nebraska outrebounded the Illini, 41-27, on the night including a plus-10 margin in the second half. Nebraska native Chatrice White led Illinois with a game-high 23 points, including 15 points and four threes in the second half. She fouled out with 1:40 left. Game #21 #15 Nebraska 75 Michigan 60 Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1, 2015 Michigan Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Goree* Ristovski* Thompson* Smith* Elmblad* Flaherty Dunston Williams Backman Team Rebounds 0 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Theriot* Romeo Ramacieri Havers Smith Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 4 Totals Michigan #15 Nebraska FG: Michigan 5-14 (Thompson 2-3, Ristovski 1-2, Smith 1-3, Flaherty 1-6); Nebraska 4-15 (Laudermill 3-7, Romeo 1-5, Jeffery 0-1, Smith 0-1, Theriot 0-1). 3FG%: Michigan 35.7; Nebraska FG%: Michigan 42.6; Nebraska FT%: Michigan 75.0; Nebraska Steals: Michigan 6 (Ristovski, Smith 2); Nebraska 9 (Laudermill 3). Blocked Shots: Michigan 0; Nebraska 1 (Smith 1). Turnovers: Michigan 13; Nebraska 8. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Daley, Inouye, Knight. Attendance: 5,386. Game Highlights: No. 15 Nebraska erupted for a season-high 50 second-half points to complete a rally from a 14-point first-half deficit for a win over Michigan at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tear a Laudermill scored 13 of her team-high 19 points in the second half, including 11 straight in a 2:44 span late in the second half. Laudermill s explosion included three straight three-pointers and a pair of steals to turn a lead with 5:30 left into a edge with 2:46 remaining. Hailie Sample, who finished with 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and four assists, added a layup 40 seconds later to push Nebraska s lead to 15 points and cap a 15-3 surge. Rachel Theriot added 14 points of her own to go along with six assists, while Natalie Romeo scored seven of her nine points in the second half. Emily Cady pitched in nine points, five assists and a team-high eight rebounds to become just the fifth Husker and the 17th player in Big Ten history to amass 1,000 career rebounds. Michigan led with 8:21 left in the first half, before the Huskers completed a 29-point turnaround.

31 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #22 #21 Rutgers 46 #19 Nebraska 43 Piscataway, N.J., Feb. 5, 2015 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Jeffery* Smith* Romeo Havers Cincore Team Rebounds 5 Totals Rutgers Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Copper* Laney* Evans* Scaife* Davis* Hollivay Canty Parker Hernandez Butts Team Rebounds 7 Totals #19 Nebraska #21 Rutgers FG: Nebraska 5-30 (Laudermill 4-17, Cady 1-2, Cincore 0-2, Jeffery 0-3, Romeo 0-6); Rutgers 0-2 (Davis 0-1, Scaife 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 16.7; Rutgers 0.0. FG%: Nebraska 22.1; Rutgers FT%: Nebraska 72.7; Rutgers Steals: Nebraska 8 (Laudermill 4); Rutgers 9 (Davis 5). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3 (Cady 2); Rutgers 10 (Hollivay 4). Turnovers: Nebraska 14; Rutgers 17. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Trammel, Grinter, Bob Enterline. Attendance: 2,436. Game Highlights: Emily Cady notched her ninth double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds, but No. 19 Nebraska could not overcome the absence of All-American point guard Rachel Theriot or 22 percent shooting in a loss at No. 21 Rutgers. Cady hit 4-of-7 shots from the field and Allie Havers came off the bench to go 2-for-3 to finish with five points. While Cady and Havers combined to go 6-for-10, the rest of the Huskers went a combined 9-for-58. Tear a Laudermill scored 16 points while matching her career high with seven rebounds to go along with four steals, but hit just 5-of-28 shots from the floor, including 4-of-17 threes. Brandi Jeffery added seven points and nine boards, but hit just 3-of-11 shots. Despite NU s shooting struggles, which included just 17.6 percent shooting and 17 first-half points, the Huskers hung with the Scarlet Knights down to the wire at The RAC. NU trailed by as many as 12 points in the first half and by nine points with just over six minutes left in the game. The Huskers cut the lead to two in the second half and several chances to tie late in the game but were unable to hit enough big shots. Game #23 #5 Maryland 59 #19 Nebraska 47 College Park, Md., Feb. 8, 2015 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Romeo* Jeffery* Ramacieri Havers Smith Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 7 Totals Maryland Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Howard* Jones* Mincy* Brown* Walker-Kimbrough Ellison Leslie Moseley Confroy Pavlech Pfirman Harrison Team Rebounds 2 Totals #19 Nebraska #5 Maryland FG: Nebraska 6-28 (Romeo 2-9, Laudermill 2-11, Jeffery 1-1, Smith 1-6, Cady 0-1); Maryland 4-13 (Brown 2-6, Confroy 1-2, Mincy 1-3, Jones 0-1, Walker-Kimbrough 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 21.4; Maryland FG%: Nebraska 32.3; Maryland FT%: Nebraska 100.0; Maryland Steals: Nebraska 6 (Laudermill 2); Maryland 6 (Howard, Jones, Mincy, Brown, Leslie, Harrison 1). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Havers, Smith 1); Maryland 3 (Jones 3). Turnovers: Nebraska 17; Maryland 16. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: L. Morris, Gulbeyan, Enlund. Attendance: 10,937. Game Highlights: Tear a Laudermill produced a gamehigh 16 points to lead the Huskers in scoring for the sixth straight game, but No. 19 Nebraska dropped a road loss at No. 5 Maryland at the Xfinity Center. Laudermill, who scored 14 points in the first half, also became the 31st Husker in history to reach 1,000 career points. Freshman Natalie Romeo added eight points in her third career start, while fellow freshman Chandler Smith added career bests with seven points, seven rebounds and 24 minutes. Smith s floater with just under three minutes left in the first half gave Nebraska its last of three first-half leads at Maryland, which was held to a season-low 59 points, finished the half strong to take a lead to the locker room. Nebraska trailed with 7:30 left and had the ball in transition when a foul was called on Allie Havers in the backcourt after Natalie Romeo crossed halfcourt with the dribble. The call stopped NU s transition, and Maryland responded with an 11-0 run after a timeout. Game #24 #14 Iowa 69 #22 Nebraska 61 Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 12, 2015 Iowa Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Doolittle* Disterhoft* Jennings* Dixon* Logic* Kastanek Till Coley Peschel Team Rebounds 5 Totals Sample* Laudermill* Sample* Romeo* Jeffery* Havers Smith Team Rebounds 2 Totals #14 Iowa #22 Nebraska FG: Iowa 8-19 (Dixon 3-5, Disterhoft 2-4, Logic 2-6, Peschel 1-3, Jennings 0-1); Nebraska 5-21 (Laudermill 3-8, Cady 1-2, Jeffery 1-3, Smith 0-3, Romeo 0-5). 3FG%: Iowa 42.1; Nebraska FG%: Iowa 43.3; Nebraska FT%: Iowa 69.2; Nebraska Steals: Iowa 9 (Disterhoft 3); Nebraska 7 (Jeffery, Laudermill 3). Blocked Shots: Iowa 4 (Doolittle, Logic 2); Nebraska 3 (Cady, Laudermill, Smith 1). Turnovers: Iowa 12; Nebraska 22. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Roberts, Cross, Hall. Attendance: 5,260. Game Highlights: No. 22 Nebraska controlled the first 35 minutes, but No. 14 Iowa made the plays down the stretch to nab a win at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers, who played their third straight game without injured All-American Rachel Theriot, took their biggest lead at on a three by Tear a Laudermill with four minutes left in the first half. Laudermill, who finished with a game-high 18 points, scored 13 in the first half to give NU a halftime lead. The Huskers maintained that nine-point edge until Iowa caught fire with 16 minutes left. A 7-0 run that included five straight points from reserve Kali Peschel pulled Iowa within within 15:11 left. Peschel finished with 13 points. Nebraska held off the Hawkeyes until the 7:25 mark when a three-point play by Peschel gave Iowa a lead. NU regained the edge with four straight points from Brandi Jeffery to make it with 4:57 left. Jeffery finished with 16 points. But back-to-back threes from Melissa Dixon and Samantha Logic gave Iowa the lead for good at with 2:49 left. NU trailed after an Emily Cady bucket with 1:25, and had the ball with under a minute to play, but a Bethany Doolittle block started transition that led to a Dixon three with 40 seconds left. Cady finished with nine points and a career-high 19 rebounds.

32 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #25 #22 Nebraska 70 Wisconsin 63 Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 15, 2015 Wisconsin Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Gulczynski* Rochel* Whyte* Bauman* Cichy* Brown McMorris Johnson Team Rebounds 4 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Romeo* Jeffery* Havers Smith Cincore Team Rebounds 6 Totals Wisconsin #22 Nebraska FG: Wisconsin 8-19 (Gulczynski 4-4, Bauman 2-3, Whyte 1-2, Cichy 1-6, Brown 0-2, McMorris 0-2); Nebraska 5-21 (Romeo 3-6, Laudermill 2-9, Cady 0-1, Smith 0-2, Jeffery 0-3). 3FG%: Wisconsin 42.1; Nebraska FG%: Wisconsin 40.0; Nebraska FT%: Wisconsin 53.8; Nebraska Steals: Wisconsin 7 (Gulczynski, Whyte 2); Nebraska 7 (Cady 4). Blocked Shots: Wisconsin 10 (Gulczynski 4); Nebraska 1 (Cady 1). Turnovers: Wisconsin 20; Nebraska 11. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Blauch, Enterline, Galloway. Attendance: 8,622. Game Highlights: Natalie Romeo scored a career-high 21 points and matched a career best with four assists, while Tear a Laudermill added 20 points and a careerhigh seven assists to lead No. 22 Nebraska to a win over Wisconsin. Playing in front of a season-high 8,622 fans at Pinnacle Bank Arena in the annual Pink Game, Hailie Sample pitched in eight points and 10 rebounds, Emily Cady contributed nine points, seven rebounds and four steals. In a back-and-forth game, Nebraska jumped to a lead before Wisconsin responded to take a lead with a minute left in the first half. The Big Red scored the final five points of the half to take a lead to the locker room. The Badgers led with 17 minutes before the Huskers erupted on a 13-0 run to regain a double-digit margin at However, UW rallied again to trim the NU lead to Nebraska responded again with an 11-0 run to take its biggest lead of the game at 63-48, before holding onto the victory. The Huskers were victorious despite Rachel Theriot missing her fourth straight game with an ankle injury, while Sample played on a sprained ankle. Senior starters Emily Cady and Brandi Jeffery also fouled out. Game #26 Northwestern 59 #21 Nebraska 51 Evanston, Ill., Feb. 18, 2015 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Romeo* Jeffery* Havers Smith Cincore Team Rebounds 5 Totals Northwestern Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Coffey* Cohen* Lyon* Deary* Roser* Douglas Inman Team Rebounds 2 Totals #21 Nebraska Northwestern FG: Nebraska 5-23 (Romeo 3-12, Laudermill 2-9, Jeffery 0-1, Smith 0-1); Northwestern 5-16 (Roser 2-3, Coffey 1-3, Douglas 1-3, Lyon 1-5, Cohen 0-1, Deary 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 21.7; Northwestern FG%: Nebraska 29.2; Northwestern FT%: Nebraska 80.0; Northwestern Steals: Nebraska 7 (Cady, Sample 2); Northwestern 8 (Deary 3). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 5 (Cady, Smith 2); Northwestern 8 (Coffey 4). Turnovers: Nebraska 16; Northwestern 10. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Zentz, Brooks, Pethtel. Attendance: 779. Game Highlights: Tear a Laudermill scored 16 of her game-high 20 points in the second half to rally No. 21 Nebraska from 24 points down with 14 minutes left to a six-point deficit with two minutes to play, but Northwestern held on for a win at Welsh-Ryan Arena. With the victory, the Wildcats notched their 20th win of the season for the first time since Nebraska struggled through one of the worst first halves in school history, managing just 12 points on 3-of-28 shooting (.107) from the field. The Huskers trailed at the half and fell behind midway through the second half before rallying. The Huskers held Northwestern to just one field goal in a 10-minute stretch in the second half and used 8-0 and 11-0 runs to cut into the Cat lead. Laudermill and Natalie Romeo, who finished with 13 points, combined on three consecutive three-pointers to pull NU within with four minutes left, the closest the game had been since Northwestern jumped to an 8-0 lead to start the game. Nebraska trimmed the margin to six points on three occasions in the final three minutes but was unable to get closer, as the Wildcats hit six straight free throws down the stretch to seal the win. Brandi Jeffery managed six points, seven rebounds and three assists, while Emily Cady, Hailie Sample and Allie Havers all pitched in four points. Game #27 #21 Nebraska 67 Indiana 64 Bloomington, Ind., Feb. 21, 2015 Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Romeo* Jeffery* Havers Smith Cincore Team Rebounds 1 Totals Indiana Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Cahill* Anderson* Buss* Brooks* Gassion* Walter Agler McBride Leikem Team Rebounds 6 Totals #21 Nebraska Indiana FG: Nebraska 3-9 (Laudermill 1-1, Smith 1-1, Romeo 1-5, Cady 0-1, Jeffery 0-1); Indiana 9-28 (Brooks 5-7, Walter 2-4, Leikem 1-2, Cahill 1-4, McBride 0-2, Agler 0-3, Buss 0-3). 3FG%: Nebraska 33.3; Indiana FG%: Nebraska 44.4; Indiana FT%: Nebraska 80.0; Indiana Steals: Nebraska 5 (Cady 2); Indiana 6 (Cahill, Gassion 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 5 (Cady 4); Indiana 5 (Gassion, Walter 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 15; Indiana 11. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Roberts, Bonner, Winders. Attendance: 2,490. Game Highlights: Emily Cady notched her 10th doubledouble of the season with 22 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high-matching four blocks to power No. 21 Nebraska to a win over at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Cady, who added four assists and two steals, helped carry Nebraska to a 12-point second-half lead with plenty of help from the rest of the Husker seniors. Fellow forward Hailie Sample contributed 12 points and six rebounds, while NU s inside duo combined to go 12-of- 15 at the free throw line. With Cady and Sample leading the charge, the Huskers outscored the Hoosiers in the paint. Fellow senior Tear a Laudermill pitched in her 11th straight double-figure scoring effort with 11 points and four assists, while Brandi Jeffery added eight points, eight rebounds, three assists and a block in a strong allaround effort of her own. Jeffery staked the Huskers to a lead with her layup with five minutes left. Indiana rallied to cut the lead to with 17 seconds left after Larryn Brooks hit her fifth three of the game. Natalie Romeo, who had hit a pair of free throws in a one-and-one situation with 29 seconds left, sealed the Husker victory with two more free throws in another one-and-one with 12 seconds remaining. Nebraska s defense did not give up a shot in the closing seconds.

33 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Game-By-Game Box Scores Game #28 Nebraska 74 Minnesota 50 Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 24, 2015 Minnesota Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Kelley* Zahui* Mullaney* Bailey* Wagner* McDaniel Jacobs Hirt Hedstrom Team Rebounds 1 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Romeo* Jeffery* Ramacieri Wood Havers Smith Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 0 Totals Minnesota Nebraska FG: Minnesota 5-23 (Mullaney 2-6, Bailey 2-9, Hedstrom 1-3, Zahui 0-1, Jacobs 0-1, Wagner 0-6); Nebraska 9-20 (Romeo 6-13, Laudermill 2-2, Jeffery 1-3, Smith 0-2). 3FG%: Minnesota 19.2; Nebraska FG%: Minnesota 29.5; Nebraska FT%: Minnesota 81.8; Nebraska Steals: Minnesota 5 (Kelley 2); Nebraska 6 (Laudermill 2). Blocked Shots: Minnesota 5 (Zahui 4); Nebraska 2 (Cady 2). Turnovers: Minnesota 13; Nebraska 8. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Mattingly, Price, B. Morris. Attendance: 5,290. Game Highlights: Natalie Romeo tied career highs with 21 points and six three-pointers to help Nebraska overpower Minnesota, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Romeo, hit three threes in the first five minutes of the second half to help the Big Red turn a four-point halftime lead into a 22-point rout after a 20-2 surge to open the half. Brandi Jeffery, who finished with nine points, 11 rebounds and four assists, added a three of her own during the eruption, and the Gophers were never able to recover. Emily Cady contributed 17 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks to win her individual match-up with Minnesota center Amanda Zahui B. Tear a Laudermill added a solid effort with 10 points and a team-high five assists while knocking down both of her three-point attempts, while Allie Havers put four Huskers in double figures with 10 points off the bench. The win allowed Nebraska s seniors to become the first class in school history to record four straight 20-win seasons, while establishing another record with 95 career victories. Game #29 Ohio State 78 Nebraska 60 Lincoln, Neb., March 1, 2015 Ohio State Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Hart* Mitchell* Craft* Alston* Doss* Blair Cooper Team Rebounds 2 Totals Sample* Cady* Laudermill* Romeo* Jeffery* Havers Smith Kalenta Cincore Team Rebounds 4 Totals Ohio State Nebraska FG: Ohio State (Doss 4-5, Mitchell 3-9, Alston 1-3, Craft 1-3, Cooper 1-3); Nebraska 6-22 (Jeffery 2-4, Romeo 2-7, Cady 1-3, Laudermill 1-6, Cincore 0-1, Smith 0-1). 3FG%: Ohio State 43.5; Nebraska FG%: Ohio State 43.8; Nebraska FT%: Ohio State 60.0; Nebraska Steals: Ohio State 5 (Mitchell 2); Nebraska 3 (Cincore, Jeffery, Romeo 1). Blocked Shots: Ohio State 4 (Hart 4); Nebraska 2 (Cady, Sample 1). Turnovers: Ohio State 9; Nebraska 12. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Daley, Br. Enterline, Hallead. Attendance: 8,418. Game Highlights: Emily Cady and Brandi Jeffery produced double-doubles, but Ohio State s freshmen spoiled Nebraska s Senior Day with a victory over the Huskers at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Cady notched her 11th double-double of the season and 33rd of her career with 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Huskers. Jeffery added the first double-double of her career with 10 points and 13 rebounds to go along with four assists. Senior Hailie Sample added nine points, six boards and three assists, while senior Tear a Laudermill contributed eight points, as the four Husker seniors combined for 48 of Nebraska s 60 points on the afternoon. Ohio State answered with 28 points, 10 rebounds and four assists from the Big Ten s leading scorer, freshman Kelsey Mitchell. She scored 10 points during a 15-0 Ohio State run in the final four minutes of the first half that allowed the Buckeyes to take control of the game. Freshman Asia Doss added a career-high 14 points, including a career-best four three-pointers. Freshman Shayla Cooper pitched in 13 points and a career-high 18 rebounds to help power the Buckeyes to their 21st win and the No. 3 seed in the 14-team Big Ten Tournament. Nebraska secured the No. 7 seed with their fourth straight 20-win season.

34 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 23 Emily Cady 6-2 l Senior l Forward Seward, Nebraska (Seward) Cady s Honors Second-Team All-Big Ten (2014, 2015) No. 6 Among Active NCAA Div. I Rebounders (1,089) Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Media, 2012, 2013) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2012) Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 16, 2014) Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 24, 2012) Big Ten Active Career Rebounding Leader (1,089) No. 12 in Big Ten History with 1,089 Rebounds Only Player in NU History with 1,300 Points, 1,000 Rebounds, 200 Assists, 100 Steals & 100 Blocks Nebraska Defensive MVP (2013) No. 3 at NU in Career Rebounds (1,089) No. 2 at NU in Career Minutes (4,129) No. 4 at NU with 33 Double-Doubles (11 in ) No. 3 at NU in Career Starts (129 Consecutive) No. 5 at NU in Career Free Throw Pct. (.801) No. 5 at NU in Career Blocked Shots (111) No. 9 at NU in Career Free Throws Made (383) No. 14 at NU in Career Points (1,415) No. 3 in Big Ten Defensive Rebounding (7.6 drbpg, 2015) No. 5 in Big Ten Rebounding (10.4 rpg, 2015) No. 6 in Big Ten FT Pct. (.806, 2015) No. 9 in Big Ten FG Pct. (.506, 2015) No. 11 in Big Ten Offensive Rebounding (2.8 orbpg, 2015) No. 29 in Big Ten Scoring (12.5 ppg, 2015) Five Facts About Emily 1. Emily s favorite bands are Timeflies and A Day to Remember. 2. Her favorite food is her mom s chili. 3. Emily loves NetFlix and video games. 4. She has two dogs, Bubbles and Grizzly. 5. If Emily was an animal, she would be a giraffe. Senior ( ) One of the nation s most versatile forwards, Emily Cady (pronounced KAY-dee) is averaging 12.5 points, a teamleading 10.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists. She ranks 14th at NU in career points (1,415), third in rebounds (1,089) and fifth in blocks (111). Her rebounds rank No. 3 in NU history and No. 12 all-time in the Big Ten. The 6-2 senior from Seward, Neb., produced her 11th double-double of the year and 33rd of her career with 21 points and 13 rebounds on Senior Day against Ohio State March 1. She had 22 points, 12 rebounds and a careerhigh-tying four blocks in a win over Indiana Feb. 21. Cady had 13 points and 14 rebounds at Rutgers Feb. 8. She had nine points and a career-high 19 rebounds against No. 14 Iowa Feb. 12, after going for 19 points and 18 boards at Iowa Jan. 26. That followed 19 points and 12 rebounds at Wisconsin Jan. 22. She opened Big Ten play with 21 points and 14 boards at Minnesota. Cady erupted for a career-high 25 points against Utah Nov. 23, when she added nine rebounds. She opened the season with 12 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high eight assists in a win over Pepperdine Nov. 15. Cady had 13 points, 11 rebounds and four assists against No. 9 Duke Dec. 3. She added 18 points and 11 boards at Creighton Dec. 11. She had 13 points, 15 rebounds and five assists against Bakersfield Dec. 13, to claim Big Ten Player-of-the-Week award Dec. 16. Nebraska Career Cady averaged 12.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists, while tying for second in the Big Ten with 14 double-doubles in Cady, who scored in double figures 28 times and produced 16 double-digit rebound games in , had eight double-doubles in league play. She ranked 24th in the Big Ten in scoring, third in rebounding and 11th in assists. She averaged 14.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in Nebraska s two 2014 NCAA Tournament games. She averaged 9.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals in NU s run to its first Big Ten Tournament title. Cady had 23 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and two blocks in a win over Minnesota Jan. 16. She added 13 points and a career-high-tying 16 rebounds to go along with six assists against No. 22 Purdue Jan. 19. She had 12 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Indiana Feb. 16. She had 16 points and 12 rebounds at Michigan State Jan. 9. Cady had 16 points, 10 rebounds and a season-high seven assists in a win over Utah State Dec. 8. She had 13 points and 13 boards against Washington State Nov. 30. She notched her first double-double with 19 points and 11 Cady s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 25 Utah (11/23/14) Rebounds 19 Iowa (2/12/15) Assists 8 Pepperdine (11/15/14) Steals 6 Ohio State (3/3/12) Blocks 4 Indiana (2/21/15) 4 Wisconsin (2/28/13) FGA 18 Iowa (1/26/15) FGM 10 Minnesota (12/29/14) FTA 10 Four Times, most recently 10 Minnesota (1/16/14) FTM 10 Utah State (12/8/13) 10 Alabama (11/11/13) 3-PT FGA 5 Northwestern (2/16/12) 3-PT FGM 3 Four Times, most recently 3 Wisconsin (1/22/15) rebounds in a win over Alabama Nov. 11, before posting 18 points and 14 boards against Southern Nov. 24. In , Cady was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten pick by the media for the second straight year, averaging 9.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals. She produced 14 double-figure scoring efforts and nine doubledigit rebound games in She notched her fifth double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against No. 7 Penn State March 3. Cady had 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in a win over Ohio State Feb. 14. She had 12 points and 10 rebounds at Minnesota Jan. 20. Cady had 13 points and 14 boards against Wisconsin Jan. 2. She also tied a career high with three threes. Cady had 17 points, nine rebounds and a trio of three-pointers at No. 8 Penn State. In , Cady earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors by averaging 12.3 points and 6.3 boards in league action. Overall, Cady ranked among the top six freshmen in the Big Ten in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and blocks. She also became just the second Husker freshman in history to amass 300 points, 200 rebounds and 50 assists. Her 28 blocks ranked No. 5 on the NU freshman list. Cady scored in double figures 17 times, including a season-high 24 in both regular-season meetings with No. 8 Ohio State. She also produced a trio of double-doubles. Personal The daughter of Monty and Betty Cady, Emily was born Jan. 17, 1993 in Lincoln. She has an older sister, Jessie. Emily is majoring in business administration at Nebraska. Cady s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Pepperdine / Alcorn State / at Washington State / Utah / at UCLA / Northern Colorado / #9 Duke / at Alabama / at Creighton / Bakersfield / High Point / at Minnesota / #14 Maryland / at Michigan State / at Illinois / Penn State / Purdue / at Wisconsin / at #20 Iowa / Illinois / Michigan / at #21 Rutgers / at #5 Maryland / #14 Iowa / Wisconsin / at Northwestern / at Indiana / Minnesota / Ohio State / Totals Cady s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg , , Career , , , ,

35 13 Brandi Jeffery 5-7 l Senior l Vacherie, Louisiana (St. James) Jeffery s Honors No. 12 in Big Ten in Defensive Rebounds (5.4 rpg, 2015) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011) Parade High School All-American (2011) Gatorade Louisiana High School Player of the Year (2011) First-Team Louisiana Class 3A All-State (2010, 2011) First-Team Louisiana Class 2A All-State (2009) No. 45 in the Nation (ESPNU/HoopGurlz, 2010) Five Facts About Brandi 1. Brandi s favorite food is Gumbo. 2. Brandi is the first female from St. James High School to ever play NCAA Division I athletics. 3. Her parents and grandparents are her role models. 4. Brandi s motivation is her two nieces, Kai and Kaylah. 5. Her favorite passage in the Bible is Psalm 23, verses 1-6. Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Senior ( ) Brandi Jeffery is playing the best and most consistent basketball of her career, averaging 7.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals per game. The 5-7 guard from Vacherie, La. (pronounced VESSer-ee) suffered a bruised knee late in a win over Purdue Jan. 19 and missed NU s game at Wisconsin Jan. 22 with the injury. She has started NU s last 10 games. Jeffery has scored in double figures nine times and grabbed double-figure rebounds four times this season, including her first career double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds on Senior Day against Ohio State March 1. She scored a career-high 19 points against Pepperdine Nov. 15. Jeffery produced the second-best scoring night of her career with 16 points against No. 14 Iowa Feb. 12. She added the third-highest scoring total of her career with 13 points against Purdue. She added 11 points at Washington State and UCLA and in a home win over Alcorn State, when she scored NU s first 10 points of the game. Jeffery added 10 points, including eight in the second half, of NU s comeback win at Michigan State Jan. 8. She added 10 more points in a win over Penn State Jan. 15. She owns 18 career double-figure efforts. Her production on the glass has been even more impressive, averaging 6.6 boards per game. Her 186 rebounds are two more than her career total (184) entering this season. She grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds at Minnesota Dec. 29, before adding 13 rebounds against Ohio State March 1. She had 12 rebounds at Creighton Dec the first double-digit rebound game of her career. She pitched in 11 boards to go along with nine points and four assists in a win over Minnesota Feb. 24. Nebraska Career Jeffery averaged 3.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists as a junior in Jeffery had a season-high 11 points, four assists and two steals against Creighton Dec. 14. She notched her third double-figure scoring effort of the year against No. 24 Michigan State Feb. 8. She also played a huge role in NU s comeback from 14 points down in the second half to beat Minnesota in OT Jan. 16, scoring all 10 of her points in the second half, including a career-high three three-pointers. She closed the regular season with nine points at No. 19 Purdue March 2. Jeffery opened with nine points, four rebounds and four assists in a win over UCLA Nov. 8. Jeffery started NU s first six games as a sophomore in , before facing adversity in mid-season. She averaged 3.5 points and 1.9 rebounds while playing in 30 Jeffery s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 19 Pepperdine (11/15/14) Rebounds 16 Minnesota (12/29/14) Assists 5 Duke (12/3/14) Steals 6 Vermont (12/18/11) Blocks 1 Eight Times, most recently 1 Utah (11/23/14) FGA 14 UCLA (11/28/14) FGM 6 Iowa (2/12/15) 6 Pepperdine (11/15/14) FTA 8 North Carolina A&T (11/9/12) FTM 6 North Carolina A&T (11/9/12) 3-PT FGA 8 Duke (12/3/14) 3-PT FGM 3 Minnesota (1/16/14) games to help NU to its second NCAA Sweet 16. She scored five first-half points to spark NU s 19-2 run to take control in a win at No. 9 Texas A&M in the second round. She had her best game of the season with 10 points, three rebounds and an assist in NU s win at Iowa Feb. 11, Jeffery produced double figures in NU s first two games (10 vs. North Carolina A&T, Nov. 9, 10 vs. Temple, Nov. 11). Jeffery missed two games (at Penn State, Michigan State) with a foot injury, while her playing time at Minnesota and against Illinois was limited by the injury. She was bothered by a knee injury late in the year that required offseason surgery. She missed two games (Creighton, Florida State) following the death of her grandmother. Jeffery sparked NU with eight points, four steals and two assists in the first half against No. 14 Purdue. Jeffery appeared in all 33 games in , averaging 3.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.0 assist. She produced then-career highs of 12 points against Florida State and Mississippi Valley State in November. Against Florida State, Jeffery hit the go-ahead three to give NU its first lead at 55-52, helping NU erase a 13-point deficit on the way to a win. She added 10 points against Texas-Pan American on Dec. 4. She pitched in eight points, six rebounds and three assists in a win over No. 8 Ohio State on Feb. 26. Personal The daughter of John Jeffery Jr. and Keisler Jeffery, Brandi was born Nov. 17, 1992, in Houma, La. She has one sister, Randi, and a brother, Toi. Brandi is a child, youth and family studies major at Nebraska. She earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of Jeffery s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Pepperdine / Alcorn State / at Washington State / Utah / at UCLA / Northern Colorado / #9 Duke / at Alabama / at Creighton / Bakersfield / High Point / at Minnesota / #14 Maryland / j at Michigan State / at Illinois / Penn State / Purdue / at #20 Iowa / Illinois / Michigan / at #21 Rutgers / at #5 Maryland / #14 Iowa / Wisconsin / at Northwestern / at Indiana / Minnesota / Ohio State / Totals Jeffery s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career ,

36 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 1 Tear a LAUDERMILL 5-9 l Senior l Moreno Valley, California (Canyon Springs) Laudermill s Honors Second-Team All-Big Ten (2014) Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (2015) No. 23 at Nebraska in Career Points (1,094) No. 22 in Big Ten Scoring (13.7 ppg, 2015) No. 10 in Big Ten 3FG Made (1.8 pg, 2015) No. 15 in Big Ten FT Pct. (.728, 2015) No. 9 in Big Ten-Only Steals (1.8 spg, 2015) Tied for No. 5 at Nebraska in Career 3FG Made (155) School-Record-Tying Seven 3FG (at Alabama, Dec. 7, 2014; vs. Penn State, Feb. 24, 2014) No. 8 at Nebraska in Season FT Pct. (.855, 2014) No. 10 at Nebraska in Season 3FG Made (62, 2014) No. 10 in Big Ten 3FG Pct. (.376, 2014) No. 12 in Big Ten 3FG Made Per Game (1.9, 2014) No. 20 in Big Ten Games-Only Scoring (13.5 ppg, 2014) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2010) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014) First-Team 1A All-California Interscholastic Federation (2010, 2011) No. 26 Prospect in the Nation (Blue Star Basketball, 2010) No. 95 Prospect in the Nation (All-Star Girls Report, 2010) Five Facts About Tear a 1. Tear a has faith in God. 2. She loves her family. 3. Tear a has a pet snake. 4. She loves cereal. 5. Tear a is crazy over her iphone. Senior ( ) Tear a Laudermill (pronounced TAIR-uh LAWD-er-mill) is in her second-season as a starter after earning secondteam All-Big Ten honors in One of the Big Ten s top returning three-point shooters, Laudermill is averaging 13.7 points per game. Laudermill is tied for fifth at NU with 155 career threes. She owns 45 career double-figure scoring efforts, including 21 this season. She has 11 career 20-point games. She erupted for a season-high 25 points while tying her own school record with seven threes at Alabama. She added six rebounds, three assists and two steals against the Tide. Laudermill added 24 points, including four threes, while adding four steals at Wisconsin Jan. 22. She produced back-to-back 20-point games against Wisconsin, when she added a career-high seven assists on Feb. 15, and at Northwestern Feb. 18. Laudermill had 22 points, six rebounds and three assists against High Point Dec. 20, after producing 20 points and three rebounds in a win at Washington State Nov. 19. She had 19 points in a win over Michigan Feb. 1. She had 18 points in both meetings with Iowa. She added 16 points against Illinois Jan. 29, No. 21 Rutgers Feb. 5 and at No. 5 Maryland Feb. 8, when she joined NU s 1,000-point club. She had 12 points, five rebounds and a career-high five steals against Penn State Jan. 15. Nebraska Career Laudermill finished as one of the hottest Huskers, earning second-team All-Big Ten honors. During NU s nine-game winning streak (Jan. 29-Feb. 27), she averaged 15.9 points while hitting 29-of-59 threes. She hit a school-record-tying seven threes to finish with a careerhigh 27 points in a win over No. 8 Penn State Feb. 24. In the 2014 NCAA Tournament, she averaged 17.5 points and 3.0 rebounds, including 22 points in the secondround loss to BYU. She scored 12 points in the final 2:17 to help the Huskers cut an 11-point deficit with 3:33 left to just two with five seconds remaining. Laudermill averaged 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.0 steals to help NU to its first Big Ten Tournament title. She finished with season averages of 11.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals. Laudermill notched the first five 20-point games of her career in NU s final 14 games. She had 26 at Iowa (Feb. 1), 21 at Wisconsin (Feb. 5), and 20 against No. 19 Michigan State (March 8). She produced double digits 20 times. Laudermill s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 27 Penn State (2/24/14) Rebounds 7 Three Times, most recently 7 Northwestern (2/18/15) Assists 7 Wisconsin (2/15/15) Steals 5 Penn State (1/15/15) Blocks 2 Purdue (1/19/14) 2 UMass-Lowell (11/27/13) FGA 28 Rutgers (2/5/15) FGM 10 Penn State (2/24/14) FTA 10 Iowa (1/26/15) FTM 9 Iowa (1/26/24) 3-PT FGA 17 Rutgers (2/5/15) 3-PT FGM 7 Alabama (12/7/14) 7 Penn State (2/24/14) Laudermill averaged 5.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.0 steal as a sophomore in She scored in 31 of 33 games, including nine points, two rebounds and a steal in NU s first-round NCAA Tournament win over Chattanooga. She added seven points - all in the first half - in a loss to No. 5 Duke in the NCAA Sweet 16. She tied her season high for the second time in Big Ten play with 14 points in a win over Minnesota Feb. 3. She hit a season-high three threes against the Gophers. Laudermill tied her then-career high with 14 points at Indiana Jan. 10. She opened Big Ten play with four points and a season-high four steals in a win over Wisconsin Jan. 2. It was her second four-steal game of the season (Temple, Nov. 11). Laudermill averaged 4.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game as a freshman in , while appearing in 28 contests. She posted a season-high 14 points and four assists in her collegiate debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 12, She also connected on four threes against UAPB. In Big Ten play, she had 10 points in 20 minutes off the bench to help the Huskers to a OT win at No. 15 Purdue on Feb. 2. Personal Tear a is the daughter of Theron and Pam Laudermill and was born Dec. 23, Tear a s father played college basketball at UC Riverside, while her brother, Theron II, finished his college career at Cal State San Bernardino in Tear a is majoring in criminology and criminal justice at Nebraska. Laudermill s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Pepperdine / Alcorn State / at Washington State / Utah / at UCLA / Northern Colorado / #5 Duke / at Alabama / at Creighton / Bakersfield / High Point / at Minnesota / #14 Maryland / at Michigan State / at Illinois / Penn State / Purdue / at Wisconsin / at #20 Iowa / Illinois / Michigan / at #21 Rutgers / at #5 Maryland / #14 Iowa / Wisconsin / at Northwestern / at Indiana / Minnesota / Ohio State / Totals Laudermill s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career , , ,

37 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 3 Hailie Sample 6-1 l Senior l Forward Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus) Sample s Honors Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2014) Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2015) Nebraska Defensive MVP (2014) NU s Kathy Branchaud Most Improved Rebounder Award (2013, 2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014) No. 2 in Big Ten FG Pct. (.611, 2015) No. 3 in Big Ten Active Career Rebounds (693) No. 4 at NU with 128 Career Starts No. 9 at Nebraska in Career Minutes (3,568) Tied for No. 7 at Nebraska in Career Games (129) No. 10 at Nebraska in Career Rebounds (693) No. 9 in Big Ten Offensive Rebounds (3.1 rpg, 2015) Tied for No. 19 in Big Ten Rebounding (6.9 rpg, 2015) No. 1 Nebraska Season FG Pct. (.611, 2015) Four Career Double-Doubles No. 7 in Big Ten Offensive Rebounding (2.5 rpg, 2014) No. 15 in Big Ten Rebounding (6.4 rpg, 2014) Led Big Ten Tournament with 30 Total Rebounds (2014) Led Big Ten Tournament with 16 Offensive Rebounds (2014) One of Nine Freshmen in Nebraska History to Start Every Game ( ) Five Facts About Hailie 1. Hailie likes to cook. 2. She loves to wear cowboy boots and listen to country music. 3. Hailie s favorite animal is a great white shark. 4. Her favorite holiday is Christmas. 5. Hailie s favorite sport to watch on TV is professional soccer. Senior ( ) Hailie Sample is playing the best basketball of her career, averaging 7.4 points and 6.9 rebounds while shooting a team-best 61.1 percent (88-144) from the field. She had a season-high 16 points, nine rebounds and a career-high tying three steals in a win at Washington State on Nov. 19. She tied her season high with 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting in a win over No. 9 Duke Dec. 12. Sample had 15 points in a win over Purdue Jan 19, before adding 14 points on 7-of-7 shooting against Michigan Feb. 1. She also had seven boards and four assists against the Wolverines. Sample pitched in her fifth double-figure effort of the Big Ten season with 12 points and six rebounds in a win at Indiana Feb. 21. She also had 10 points and eight rebounds at Wisconsin Jan. 22, before adding eight points and 10 boards in a win over the Badgers on Feb. 15. Sample had 13 points including two free throws with 5.4 seconds left to seal a win at Michigan State. She had 13 points and nine boards against Bakersfield Dec. 13. Sample had a season-high 14 boards vs. Illinois Jan. 29. She ranks 10th in Nebraska history with 693 rebounds and is one of five Huskers in history to reach combined milestones of 700 points, 600 rebounds and 200 assists. Nebraska Career Sample earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team as a junior, while producing her best season as a Husker in She averaged 6.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, including 8.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games. She was at her best during NU s run to the Big Ten Tournament title, averaging 7.7 points and 10.0 boards, while shooting 56.3 percent. Sample produced her second double-double with 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in the championship game win over No. 23 Iowa. Her 30 total rebounds, including 16 on the offensive end, led the tournament. She added her third career doubledouble with 10 points and 10 boards in a second-round NCAA Tournament loss to BYU on March 24. Sample had nine double-figure scoring efforts as a junior. Sample had a season-high 13 points in a win over Creighton Dec. 14, while adding 12 points and five boards against Purdue Jan. 19. She scored 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting at Michigan Feb. 13. Sample had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists against Washington State. Sample averaged 4.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in She had 10 points and 11 rebounds in Nebraska s second-round NCAA Tournament win at No. 9 Texas A&M March 25. Her 11 boards were a season high Sample s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 20 Creighton (12/5/12) Rebounds 15 Iowa (3/9/14) Assists 6 Iowa (2/11/13) Steals 3 Washington State (11/19/14) 3 Northwestern (1/2/14) Blocks 3 Pepperdine (11/15/14) FGA 14 Creighton (12/5/12) FGM 9 Creighton (12/5/12) FTA 8 Iowa (3/9/14) 8 Southern (11/24/13) FTM 6 Indiana (2/21/15) 6 USC (11/23/12) 3-PT FGA 3 Florida State (11/27/11) 3-PT FGM 1 Maryland (11/28/12) 1 Iowa (3/2/12) on her way to her first career double-double. She scored eight points in the final five minutes for her third doublefigure scoring effort of the season. Sample averaged 7.0 points and 4.5 rebounds at the Big Ten Tournament. She hit the game-winning shot with 43 seconds left in NU s win at Wisconsin on Feb. 28. She also hit a pair of free throws with less than 30 seconds left in NU s win at Iowa Feb. 11. She finished with four points, four rebounds and a career-high six assists at Iowa. Sample had a career-high 20 points against Creighton Dec. 5, She added nine points, six rebounds, two assists and a block in a win at Minnesota Jan. 20. She went a career-best 6-for-6 at the free throw line to finish with six points in a win at USC Nov. 23. As a freshman in , Sample started every game, averaging 3.8 points and 3.8 rebounds. In the Big Ten Tournament, she averaged 7.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in four games to help NU advance to the title game. She opened the Big Ten Tournament with a then-careerhigh 10 points in a win over Northwestern. She added 10 more in a win over Iowa, and eight points and six boards in a semifinal win over No. 14 Ohio State. She recorded a season-high 11 rebounds against Northwestern Feb. 16. Personal The daughter of Jim and Mindy Sample, Hailie was born Feb. 15, 1993, in Odessa, Texas. She has one older sister, Heather Feist, and one older brother. Hailie is majoring in biological sciences at Nebraska. Sample chose Nebraska over North Carolina State. Sample s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Pepperdine / Alcorn State / at Washington State / Utah / at UCLA / Northern Colorado / #9 Duke / at Alabama / at Creighton / Bakersfield / High Point / at Minnesota / #14 Maryland / at Michigan State / at Illinois / Penn State / Purdue / at Wisconsin / at #20 Iowa / Illinois / Michigan / at #21 Rutgers / at #5 Maryland / #14 Iowa / Wisconsin / at Northwestern / at Indiana / Minnesota / , Ohio State / Totals Sample s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg , Career ,

38 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 31 Anya Kalenta 6-3 l Junior l Forward Minsk, Belarus (Vincennes University/Broward College/ General Secondary No. 21) Kalenta s Honors NJCAA All-American (Third-Team, 2014) Belarus Under-20 National Team Ranked No. 13 in NJCAA in Scoring (20.8 ppg, ) Ranked No. 20 in NJCAA in Blocked Shots (2.1 bpg, ) Ranked No. 22 in NJCAA in Rebounds (10.7 rpg, ) Five Facts About Anya 1. Anya loves to read. Her favorite books are Atlas Shrugged and Animal Farm. 2. She has never had a pet, but Anya really wants a beagle. 3. Her name was listed as Hanna on the Belarus U-20 National Team roster in She prefers Anya (AWN-yuh). 4. Chemistry is her favorite class. 5. Anya s mom, Yaniua, played for the USSR National Team. Junior ( ) Anya (AWN-yuh) Kalenta has opened her Nebraska career by averaging 3.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.6 minutes per game off the bench. She owns a pair of double-figure scoring efforts, including 14 points and eight rebounds in just 18 minutes in a season-opening win over Pepperdine on Nov. 15. She played in five of NU s first six games before missing Nebraska s next nine games with a stress reaction in her foot. Kalenta returned to the court with five points and her first career assist in four minutes off the bench in a win over Penn State Jan. 15. She added Big Ten appearances against Wisconsin (Jan. 22), Michigan (Feb. 1), Maryland (Feb. 8), Minnesota (Feb. 24) and Ohio State (March 1). A third-team NJCAA All-American at Vincennes University in , Kalenta hit 6-of-7 shots from the field and both of her free throws against the Waves. The 6-3 forward from Minsk, Belarus, added 10 points and seven rebounds, while burying a pair of threes in a win over Alcorn State on Nov. 16. She added five points and a career-high two blocks in just seven minutes against Utah on Nov. 23, while hitting her third three-pointer in four games. Kalenta suffered a broken nose that required surgery on Wednesday, Oct. 29. She played with a protective mask in both of NU s exhibition games and the season opener against Pepperdine, but has played without the mask the past three games. I m excited that we were able to add Anya to our roster, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. I really like her. Not just as a player, but as a person. She can definitely help us at forward with her ability to score and rebound, and she will give us some depth at a position where we needed it. I also really love her personality. She has a great sense of humor, and I think she will fit in well with our current players. Before Nebraska Kalenta claimed third-team NJCAA All-America accolades in her only season at Vincennes (Ind.) University in The sophomore ranked 13th nationally in scoring with 20.8 points per game, while ranking 22nd in rebounding with 10.7 boards per contest. She also ranked 20th in the NJCAA in blocked Kalenta s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 14 Pepperdine (11/15/14) Rebounds 8 Pepperdine, (11/15/14) Assists 1 Penn State (1/15/15) Steals 0 None Blocks 2 Utah (11/23/14) FGA 7 Alcorn State (11/16/14) 2 Pepperdine (11/15/14) FGM 6 Pepperdine (11/15/14) FTA 2 Alcorn State (11/16/14) 2 Pepperdine (11/15/14) FTM 2 Alcorn State (11/16/14) 2 Pepperdine (11/15/14) 3-PT FGA 2 Utah (11/23/14) 2 Alcorn State (11/16/14) 3-PT FGM 2 Alcorn State (11/16/14) shots with 2.1 per game. A skilled all-around player, Kalenta contributed 1.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game for the Trailblazers under the direction of Coach Harry Meeks. Kalenta hit 51.1 percent of her shots from the field, including 41 percent of her three-pointers for the Vincennes, Ind., school, which finished with a 23-7 overall record. She hit 32 threes on the year. A consistent performer, Kalenta scored in double figures in 29 of VU s 30 games in , while producing 19 double-doubles. She had a season-high of 33 points, while adding 25 points and 21 rebounds in a Dec. 29, 2013 win over Malcolm X. Kalenta spent her freshman season at Broward (Fla.) College, where she averaged 9.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. She also competed for the Republic of Belarus at the Under-20 European Championships, where she averaged 6.2 points and 6.1 boards per game. Personal The daughter of Ryhor and Yaniua Kalenta, Anya was born April 3, 1994, in Minsk, Belarus. Anya is a pre-health and chemistry major at Nebraska. Anya chose Nebraska over Utah State, East Tennessee State and Indiana. Kalenta s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Pepperdine / Alcorn State / at Washington State / Utah / Northern Colorado / Penn State 6-0 1/ at Wisconsin 7-0 1/ Michigan 8-0 2/ at #5 Maryland 9-0 2/ Minnesota / Ohio State / Totals Kalenta s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

39 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 33 Rachel THERIOT 6-0 l Junior l Middleburg Heights, Ohio (Midpark) Theriot s Honors Wade Watch List (1 of 25, 2015) Wooden Award Preseason Top 30 (2015) Naismith Trophy Women s 50 Watch List (2015) Lieberman Award Watch List (2015) Associated Press All-American (HM, 2014) First-Team All-Big Ten (2014) Big Ten Tournament MVP (2014) Second-Team All-Big Ten (2015) Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 20, Feb. 25, 2014) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2013) Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Dec. 31, 2012, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, 2013) Big Ten Tournament Single-Game Assist Record (18 vs. Minnesota, March 7, 2014) No. 1 in Big Ten FT Pct. (.926, 2015) No. 3 in NCAA FT Pct. (.926, 2015) No. 3 in Big Ten Assists (5.2 apg, 2015) No. 7 in Big Ten Scoring (16.5 ppg, 2015) Five Career Double-Doubles (Points/Assists) Academic All-Big Ten (2014) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2012, 2013; Spring 2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014) Five Facts About Rachel 1. Rachel s favorite nickname to be called is Violet (like Violet from the Incredibles). 2. Her favorite holiday to celebrate is Halloween because she loves to dress up, and her mom makes all of her costumes. 3. Rachel loves Mexican food, and she likes to bake. 4. She loves SpongeBob SquarePants. 5. One talent Rachel wishes she possessed is the ability to sing. Junior ( ) Rachel Theriot (pronounced RAY-chel, TERRY-oh) proved herself as one of the nation s top point guards in her second season as a starter for Nebraska in The 6-0 junior from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, ranked among the nation s leaders in both assists and assistto-turnover ratio on her way to honorable-mention All- America honors from the Associated Press. She became just the third Husker sophomore in history to claim an All- America Award joining 1993 Wade winner Karen Jennings and 2014 first-team WBCA All-American Jordan Hooper. Theriot was a preseason candidate for Wade, Wooden and Naismith national player-of-the-year honors in 2015, and was on the watch list for the Lieberman Award. Theriot, who missed the first game of her career at No. 21 Rutgers with an ankle injury suffered in practice Feb. 3, missed five straight games before undergoing seasonending surgery on Feb. 19. Theriot averaged 16.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists. She hit 92.6 percent of her free throws. Theriot produced five 20-point games, including a season-high 31 in a win over High Point Dec. 20. She added 27 points in a win at Illinois Jan. 11. She had 25 points against Northern Colorado Nov. 30, and 24 points, a career-high eight rebounds and seven assists at UCLA Nov. 28. She added 20 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals against Utah Nov. 23. Theriot had a game-high 17 points to go along with six rebounds and four assists in a win over No. 9 Duke Dec. 3. She added 18 points and a season-high 10 assists at Minnesota Dec. 29. She became the 30th 1,000-point scorer in NU history with her first field goal in a win over Illinois Jan. 29. Theriot is tied for fifth in school history with 444 career assists. Nebraska Career An honorable-mention All-American by the AP, Theriot earned first-team All-Big Ten and conference tournament MVP honors in leading Nebraska to its first Big Ten title. She averaged 18.7 points and a tournament-record 10.0 assists. Theriot led NU with a game-high 24 points in the championship game win over No. 23 Iowa March 9. She had 18 points and eight assists in a semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State March 8, after shattering the Big Ten Tournament-record with 18 assists to go along with 14 points in a win over Minnesota March 7. Theriot s 18 assists were a career high and the most by a Big Ten player against a Big Ten team in history. Theriot added 10.5 points, 10.5 assists and 3.5 steals in two NCAA Tournament games, despite battling a foot injury. Theriot averaged 14.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 7.1 assists, while leading the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.7). One of the Big Ten s best shooters, her 88.5 free throw percentage tied for the No. 3 mark in school history. She also set a school record with 1,204 minutes played. Theriot erupted for a career-high 33 points and nine assists with no turnovers in NU s comeback OT win over Theriot s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 33 Minnesota (1/16/14) Rebounds 8 UCLA (11/28/14) Assists 18 Minnesota (3/7/14) Steals 5 BYU (3/24/14) Blocks 2 Purdue (1/5/13) FGA 27 Minnesota (12/29/14) FGM 11 Minnesota (1/16/14) FTA 14 UCLA (11/28/14) FTM 13 UCLA (11/28/14) 3-PT FGA 8 Duke (12/3/14) 3-PT FGM 4 Purdue (3/2/14) Minnesota Jan. 16. She fueled NU s rally from 14 down with 21 after halftime. She added 26 points and seven rebounds at Ohio State Feb. 20, after striking for 23 points, six rebounds and eight assists in a win over Indiana Feb. 16. She closed the regular season with 24 points, including a career-best four three-pointers at No. 19 Purdue March 2. Theriot averaged 15.6 points and 7.3 assists, while shooting 50 percent from the field and a league-best 50 percent from three-point range in Big Ten games. She notched four double-doubles and six double-digit assist games, including 10 points and 12 assists in the NCAA first-round win over Fresno State March 22. She had 11 points and 11 assists at Wisconsin Feb. 5, and 10 points and 11 assists against Michigan Jan. 29. She had nine points and 12 assists against No. 24 Michigan State Feb. 8. She added eight points and 10 assists against Illinois Feb. 27. Theriot had 25 double-digit scoring games on the year, including 28 points and seven boards at Utah Nov. 15. In , Theriot was a unanimous choice for Big Ten All-Freshman honors after averaging 6.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists. She produced double figures seven times. She played in all 34 games with 28 straight starts despite a foot injury, and averaged 7.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists. In NU s NCAA win over Chattanooga, Theriot had 12 points. She added seven points, including a first-half buzzer beater, to help Nebraska knock off No. 9 Texas A&M in College Station March 25. Before Nebraska Theriot was a three-time All-Ohio performer, earning first-team Division I honors as a senior at Midpark High School in She averaged 16.6 points, 11.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds. As a junior, Theriot averaged 12.7 points, 9.3 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 1.3 blocks. Personal The daughter of Curtis and Cheryl Theriot, Rachel was born July 7, Rachel has three older brothers, Josh, Dallas and Bryan. Rachel is majoring in child, youth and family studies. Theriot s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Pepperdine / Alcorn State / at Washington State / Utah / at UCLA / Northern Colorado / #9 Duke / at Alabama / at Creighton / Bakersfield / High Point / at Minnesota / #14 Maryland / at Michigan State / at Illinois / Penn State / Purdue / at Wisconsin / at #20 Iowa / Illinois / Michigan / Totals Theriot s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg , Career , ,

40 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 22 Allie havers 6-5 l Sophomore l Center Paw Paw, Michigan (Mattawan) Havers Honors Nebraska Teammate Award (2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014) Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013, Spring 2014) No. 76 Player in the Nation (BlueStar, 2012) Finalist for Michigan Miss Basketball (2013) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Basketball, 2012, 2013) Kalamazoo Area Player of the Year (Basketball, 2012, 2013) Four-Time First-Team All-South Michigan Athletic Conference (Basketball, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Under Armour Honorable-Mention All-American (Volleyball, 2012) Finalist for Michigan Miss Volleyball (2012) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Volleyball, 2012) First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Softball, 2012, 2013) Five Facts About Allie 1. Allie is deathly afraid of spiders. 2. She likes 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. Sophomore ( ) Allie Havers (pronounced HAY-vers) is making a greater impact on Nebraska s lineup in The 6-5 sophomore from Paw Paw, Mich., is averaging 4.7 points and 3.1 rebounds in 15 minutes per game as NU s top post off the bench. Havers had a season-high 11 points to go along with five rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal against Penn State Jan. 15. She added 10 points, two rebounds, a block and a steal in just 11 minutes in NU s win over Illinois Jan. 29. She produced her fourth double-figure effort of the season with 10 points and four rebounds in a win over Minnesota Feb. 24. She opened league action with 10 points at Minnesota Dec. 29. In conference play, Havers averaged 5.0 points and 2.7 rebounds while shooting nearly 45.5 percent from the floor and 83.3 percent from the free throw line. Havers had eight points, eight rebounds and an assist in a win at Washington State Nov. 19. She added eight points in a win at Creighton Dec. 11, before contributing eight points, five rebounds, a block and a steal in a win over High Point Dec. 20. Freshman ( ) Havers averaged 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds while playing in all 33 games. She averaged 6.7 points in 9.0 minutes per game to help NU win its first Big Ten Tournament title. She hit 80 percent (8-10) from the field and all five of her free throws. Havers erupted for a career-high 17 points in a win over Michigan State March 8. She hit 6-for- 7 shots from the floor and all five free throws. She added three assists and three blocks in 19 minutes. Havers had eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds at Northwestern Jan. 26. She added two points, eight boards, an assist and a steal in a win over Michigan Jan. 29. She opened the year with 14 points and three rebounds in a win over UCLA Nov. 8. Havers had six points and six boards in a seasonhigh 24 minutes against UMass-Lowell Nov. 27. Before Nebraska Havers earned first-team Michigan Class A honors from the AP and Detroit Free Press for the second Havers Career Bests Category Total Game Points 17 Michigan State (3/8/14) Rebounds 10 Northwestern (1/26/14) Assists 3 Michigan State (3/8/14) Steals 1 16 Times, most recently 1 Minnesota (2/24/15) Blocks 3 Michigan State (3/8/14) FGA 16 Minnesota (2/24/15) FGM 6 Michigan State (3/8/14) FTA 7 Utah (11/15/13) 7 UCLA (11/8/13) FTM 6 UCLA (11/8/13) 3-PT FGA 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/21/13) 3-PT FGM 0 None time in As a senior at Mattawan High School, Havers averaged 19.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.5 assists. She was a two-time Kalamazoo Area Player of the Year. Havers closed her career with 1,561 points, 1,015 rebounds, a schoolrecord 348 blocks and 178 steals in 94 career games. Havers earned first-team Class A Michigan all-state honors as a senior in volleyball and as a shortstop/pitcher in softball as a junior and senior, when she led Mattawan to the state title in the circle. She was an honorable-mention Under Armour All-American and was nominated for Miss Volleyball in Michigan. She earned first-team Class all-state honors as a senior, after claiming second-team accolades as both a sophomore and junior. On the softball field, Havers earned first-team Class A allstate honors as a shortstop in 2012 and as a pitcher in Personal The daughter of Mike and Jullie Havers, Allie was born Nov. 16, She has two sisters, Caralee and Reilly, and a brother, Ty. Allie is majoring in broadcasting and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of Havers chose Nebraska over Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Green Bay and Iowa State. Havers Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Pepperdine / Alcorn State / at Washington State / Utah / at UCLA / Northern Colorado / #9 Duke / at Alabama / at Creighton / Bakersfield / High Point / at Minnesota / #14 Maryland / at Michigan State / at Illinois / Penn State / Purdue / at Wisconsin / at #20 Iowa / Illinois / Michigan / at #21 Rutgers / at #5 Maryland / #14 Iowa / Wisconsin / at Northwestern / at Indiana / Minnesota / Ohio State / Totals Havers Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

41 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 11 Esther Ramacieri 5-8 l Sophomore l Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson College/Felix Leclerc) Ramacieri s Honors Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2014) Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014) 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) Sophomore ( ) Esther Ramacieri (pronounced RAH-muh-Cherry) is providing more contributions for the Huskers in The 5-8 guard from Repentigny, Quebec, Canada, saw playing time in eight non-conference games, including a career-high 13 minutes when she grabbed a career-best three rebounds in a win over High Point Dec. 20. She added two rebounds in a win over Alcorn State Nov. 16. She did not travel with the team to Minnesota for the Big Ten opener because of a stomach virus, but returned to action against Maryland. She made her first career start against Penn State in place of Hailie Sample Jan. 15. She added Big Ten appearances in wins over Michigan Feb. 1 and Minnesota Feb. 24. On offense we like to play fast and Esther is an uptempo type of guard, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. Esther is a good on-ball defender and excels at pushing the ball in transition, which makes her a great fit for our system. She is athletic, competitive, an excellent ball-handler and a hard worker. Freshman ( ) Ramacieri played in 17 games as a freshman in She played a season-high eight minutes in Nebraska s non-conference finale against Oral Roberts Dec. 29, when she pulled down two rebounds. She also scored her first career point and grabbed two rebounds in Nebraska s victory over 2014 NCAA Tournament qualifier South Dakota on Dec. 21. Ramacieri added a point in NU s win over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24, while grabbing two rebounds. She added two boards in a win over Michigan Jan. 29. Ramacieri played in Nebraska s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win over Minnesota and the Huskers semifinal victory over No. 19 Michigan State. She recorded a rebound and the first assist of her career against the Spartans, before the Big Red secured their first-ever conference tournament title the next day. She saw NCAA Tournament action in NU s firstround win over Fresno State in Los Angeles on March 22, when she set career bests by going 2-for-2 at the free throw line to finish with two points. She averaged 0.2 points and 0.5 rebounds in 2.5 minutes per game as a freshman. Before Nebraska Ramacieri helped Dawson College to a secondplace finish at the CCAA National Championships Ramacieri s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 2 Fresno State (3/22/14) Rebounds 3 High Point (12/20/14) Assists 1 High Point (12/20/14) 1 Michigan State (3/8/14) Steals 0 None Blocks 0 None FGA 2 High Point 2 Michigan State (2/8/14) FGM FTA 0 None 2 Four Times, most recently Northern Colorado (11/30/14) FTM 2 Fresno State (3/22/14) 3-PT FGA 1 Four Times, most recently High Point (12/20/14) 3-PT FGM 0 None in Dawson also took second at Quebec s Provincial championships following an undefeated regular season. In , Dawson won the Quebec Provincial Championship and claimed a silver medal at the CCAA National Championships. Ramacieri averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, while helping Dawson to an 18-2 record. Ramacieri was chosen as Felix Leclerc High School s athlete of the year four times. She was also selected as the most valuable player of her Dawson Community Blues club team in both 2009 and In , Ramacieri started all 26 games for the Blues and averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game for Coach Terri Neill. Ramacieri 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 (35) and Julia (32) along with one brother, Pascal (29). Esther has not declared a major, but she did earn a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of She also claimed a spot on the inaugural Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in Five Facts About Esther 1. Esther is half Italian and half Haitian. 2. She speaks French. 3. Esther says eh like there is no tomorrow. 4. Esther likes to use her hair as a pillow because it is so fluffly. 5. She loves pugs. Ramacieri s 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. Pepperdine / Alcorn State / Utah / at UCLA / Northern Colorado / at Creighton / Bakersfield / High Point / #14 Maryland 9-0 1/ at Illinois / Penn State / at Wisconsin / Michigan / at #5 Maryland / Minnesota / Totals Ramacieri s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

42 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 34 Jasmine Cincore 5-8 l Freshman l Arlington, Tennessee (Briarcrest Christian) Cincore s Honors 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) Five Facts About Jasmine 1. Jasmine was born in New Orleans. 2. She likes to play the clarinet. 3. Her favorite food is shrimp. 4. Jasmine has always wanted to go sky diving. 5. Her favorite color is pink. Freshman ( ) Jasmine Cincore brings strength and athleticism to the Husker backcourt in The 5-8 combo guard from Arlington, Tenn., appeared in seven of Nebraska s first eight games before missing NU s next seven games with an ankle injury. She returned to play two minutes off the bench in the Huskers win over Penn State Jan. 15, scoring two points and snagging a steal. Cincore added a careerhigh six points in just four minutes in Nebraska s run past Wisconsin Jan. 22. She added two quick points and an assist to help the Huskers turn a four-point lead into an 11-point edge in three minutes of playing time in a win over Wisconsin Feb. 15. For the season, Cincore is averaging 1.5 points and 0.2 rebounds in 4.9 minutes per contest, including a career-best-tying 10 minutes at No. 21 Rutgers Feb. 5 and seven minutes at No. 5 Maryland Feb. 8. As a high school senior, Cincore averaged 15.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game as a senior while earning Tennessee Class 2-AA Miss Basketball honors for the second straight season. Jasmine is a strong, scrappy, physical kid who goes hard on every possession, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. She is a good teammate, a good leader and selfless. She attacks the paint offensively and does a great job of scoring at the basket with her athleticism and strength. She also has the ability to get to the free throw line and might remind Husker fans a little bit of former Husker great Dominique Kelley. She is a high character young lady and student who put a lot of thought into her decision to become a Husker. Before Nebraska As a senior, Cincore led Briarcrest Christian to a 28-1 record under Coach Lee Smith and a berth in the Class 2-AA state tournament, averaging 15.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game. During her junior season, Cincore averaged 15 Cincore s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 6 Wisconsin (1/22/15) Rebounds 2 Utah (11/23/14) Assists 3 Alabama (12/7/14) Steals 1 Four Times, most recently 1 Northwestern (2/18/15) Blocks 0 None FGA 6 Rutgers (2/5/15) FGM 2 Alcorn State (11/16/14) FTA 6 Wisconsin (1/22/15) FTM 4 Wisconsin (1/22/15) 3-PT FGA 2 Pepperdine (11/15/14) 3-PT FGM 0 None points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals while leading the Saints to a 27-2 record, a 26-game winning streak and the Class 2-AA state semifinals in For her performance, she was named Miss Basketball in Tennessee Class 2-AA in both 2013 and She was a first-team Class 2-AA all-state selection by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association both seasons. As a senior, she added first-team All- Tennessee honors from USA Today. She also played club basketball for the Tennessee Glory. A tremendous all-around athlete, Cincore finished third in the girls shot put at the 2013 Tennessee Division II High School Track and Field Championships with a throw of Personal The daughter of Wesley and Monique Cincore, Jasmine was born April 26, 1996, in New Orleans, La. Jasmine has a younger brother, Jalen. Jasmine is majoring in broadcasting at Nebraska. She chose Nebraska over Michigan, Marquette, Memphis, Tennessee Tech, Kansas State, Auburn and Georgia State. Cincore s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Pepperdine / Alcorn State / at Washington State / Utah / Northern Colorado / #9 Duke / at Alabama / Penn State 8-0 1/ at Wisconsin 9-0 1/ Michigan / at #21 Rutgers / at #5 Maryland / Wisconsin / at Northwestern / at Indiana / Minnesota / Ohio State / Totals Cincore s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

43 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 5 Natalie Romeo 5-7 l Freshman l Martinez, California (Carondelet) Romeo s Honors No. 3 in Freshman 3FG Made at Nebraska (35, 2015) First-Team All-California Elite (Cal-Hi Sports, 2014) First-Team All-California Division II (Cal-Hi Sports, 2013, 2014) Third-Team All-California Division II (Cal-Hi Sports, 2012) East Bay Athletic League MVP (2013) Four-Time First-Team All-EBAL (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) No. 27 Player in Nation (Full Court Press, 2014) No. 55 Player in Nation (ESPN HoopGurlz, 2014) No. 6 Point in Nation (Full Court Press, 2014) No. 12 Point in Nation (ESPN HoopGurlz, 2014) Five Facts About Natalie 1. Natalie loves to draw. 2. Darrien Washington is her best friend. 3. Natalie is shy. 4. She loves to dance, but thinks she is a terrible dancer. 5. Natalie loves to sing, but thinks she is a terrible singer. Freshman ( ) Natalie Romeo has grown her role in the Nebraska lineup since an injury has kept All-America guard Rachel Theriot out of the lineup the last eight games. Romeo had a career-high 21 points when she also tied her career high with four assists in a win over Wisconsin Feb. 15. She hit 7-of-11 shots from the floor, including a trio of threes against the Badgers. She matched that effort with 21, including a career-high-tying six threes in Nebraska s run past Minnesota Feb. 24. Romeo enjoyed a breakout performance with 18 points and six threes in her first career start against Penn State Jan. 15. She had 13 points at Northwestern Feb. 18, before adding seven points, including 4-of-4 free throws in the final 30 seconds, to seal NU s win at Indiana Feb. 21. Romeo added nine points and two assists in her second start in an run past Wisconsin Jan. 22. She had eight points and a career-high five rebounds at No. 5 Maryland Feb. 8, in the first of six straight starts. She hit the game-winning three with 1:11 left in a victory over Illinois Jan. 29. Romeo hit NU s first and last field goals of the game to finish with six points. After overcoming an early season injury, Romeo has played in 17 straight games. She is averaging 7.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, including 13.6 points over the last five games. Romeo was NU s top guard off the bench through the first four games, but missed the next eight games with injury (stress fracture in foot) and illness (stomach virus at Minnesota). She returned against Maryland Jan. 3, and played a major role in NU s win at Michigan State Jan. 8, producing eight points and four boards. Before Nebraska One of the nation s top point guards, Romeo averaged 19.8 points, 7.8 assists and 5.6 steals per game to lead Carondelet High School in California to an appearance in the 2014 CIF state semifinals. She also led the Cougars to the North Coast Section Division II title for the fourth consecutive season. Romeo closed her prep career by competing in the NorCal PassThaBall Senior All-Star Game. In her final two seasons at Carondelet, she totaled 1,294 points, 348 rebounds, 450 assists and 369 steals over 63 games. As a senior, Romeo carried Romeo s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 21 Minnesota (2/24/15) 21 Wisconsin (2/15/15) Rebounds 5 Maryland (2/8/15) Assists 4 Wisconsin (2/15/15) 4 Alcorn State (11/16/14) Steals 1 12 Times, most recently 1 Minnesota (2/24/15) Blocks 0 None FGA 16 Northwestern (2/18/15) FGM 7 Minnesota (2/24/15) 7 Wisconsin (2/15/15) FTA 6 Wisconsin (2/15/15) FTM 4 Three Times, most recently 4 Indiana (2/21/15) 3-PT FGA 13 Minnesota (2/24/15) 3-PT FGM 6 Minnesota (2/24/15) 6 Penn State (1/15/15) nearly a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (250-87). Romeo finished her career with 2,151 points to rank No. 2 in school history. She added 552 rebounds and school records of 735 assists and 613 steals. She was the second player from Carondelet to score 2,000 points, joining former Stanford star Jayne Appel. Romeo was also a dangerous three-point shooter, burying 193 threes and hitting better than 35 percent from long range during her career. She was also nearly a 75 percent free throw shooter. As a junior, Romeo averaged 21.3 points, 6.5 assists and 6.2 steals to help the Cougars to a third straight North Coast Section Division II title. Along the way, she earned East Bay Athletic League MVP honors in , helping Carondelet to a top 20 national ranking for Coach Margaret Gartner. Personal Natalie is the daughter of Vince and Maria Romeo, was born March 11, 1996, in Walnut Creek, Calif. She has an older sister, Camille, and a younger brother, Vinnie. Natalie plans to major in business administration at Nebraska. She chose Nebraska over Boston College, Oregon State, Utah and Arizona. Romeo s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Pepperdine / Alcorn State / at Washington State / Utah / #14 Maryland 5-0 1/ at Michigan State 6-0 1/ at Illinois 7-0 1/ Penn State 8-1 1/ Purdue 9-1 1/ at Wisconsin / at #20 Iowa / Illinois / Michigan / at #21 Rutgers / at #5 Maryland / #14 Iowa / Wisconsin / at Northwestern / at Indiana / Minnesota / Ohio State / Totals Romeo s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

44 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 30 Chandler Smith 6-0 l Freshman l Brewster, Washington (Brewster) Smith s Honors Washington Class 1A Player of the Year (2013, 2014) Washington All-Class, All-State Team (2014) First-Team Washington Class 1A All-State (2013, 2014) MVP Washington/Oregon All-Star Game (2014) Washington Class 1A Tournament MVP (2013) First-Team Washington Class 2B All-State (2011, 2012) No. 62 Player in the Nation (ESPN, 2014) No. 18 Wing in the Nation (ESPN, 2014) Five Facts About Chandler 1. Chandler grew up on a cattle ranch. 2. She is one-quarter Chinese. 3. Chandler is a true Seattle Seahawks fan. 4. Her favorite song is Latch. 5. Her two most common nicknames are C-Splash and Big Snooze. Freshman ( ) After battling a nagging injury early in the season, Chandler Smith is getting healthy and returning to game speed in Big Ten play. Smith missed NU s first five regular-season games with a stress fracture in her foot before seeing her first collegiate action in the first half of Nebraska s win over Northern Colorado Nov. 30. She scored her first career point and grabbed her first career rebound against Northern Colorado. However, the pain from the injury returned, and she missed the next nine games before playing nine minutes in a win over Penn State Jan. 15. She added the best effort of her career with five points on 2-for-2 shooting, including a key three-pointer in the second half of Nebraska s win over Purdue Jan. 19. She added the first assist of her career against the Boilermakers. Smith made her first career start in NU s loss at No. 21 Rutgers Feb. 5. She has played 14 straight games. She produced career highs with seven points, seven rebounds and 24 minutes at No. 5 Maryland Feb. 8. Smith produced career highs of seven rebounds and four assists in NU s win over Minnesota Feb. 24. Smith had four points, three rebounds, an assist and a block at Wisconsin Jan. 22. She added a key three-pointer while pitching two assists and two offensive rebounds in NU s win at Indiana Feb. 21. She added two assists in Nebraska s win over Illinois Jan. 29, before contributing two points, two rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal in nine minutes against Michigan Feb. 1. Smith played point guard on her high school and club teams but was ranked as the No. 18 wing in the country. She was No. 62 overall by ESPN. Before Nebraska Smith was named the Washington Class 1A Player of the Year in both 2013 and 2014, while capturing first-team all-state honors for the third straight year. Smith was a first-team Class 1A pick and the state tournament MVP as a junior in 2013, after earning first-team Class 2B all-state honors in Smith powered Brewster to a Class 1A state championship as a junior in She scored 26 points and had 10 rebounds in the Bears Smith s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 7 Maryland (2/8/15) Rebounds 7 Minnesota (2/24/15) 7 Maryland (2/8/15) Assists 4 Minnesota (2/24/15) Steals 1 Three Times, most recently 1 Minnesota (2/24/15) Blocks 2 Northwestern (2/18/15) FGA 13 Maryland (2/8/15) FGM 3 Maryland (2/8/15) FTA 4 Penn State (1/15/15) FTM 2 Iowa (2/12/15) 3-PT FGA 6 Maryland (2/8/15) 3-PT FGM 1 Three Times, most recently 1 Indiana (2/21/15) victory over Castle Rock in the state title game in Yakima on March 2. Smith hit four three-pointers and had 22 points in the first half alone to fuel the championship game victory. The Bears finished 26-1 record, and Smith was a first-team all-state selection for the second straight year for Coach Roger Boesel. Smith averaged 21.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 4.2 steals per game as a junior. A fouryear varsity starter, Smith erupted for 35 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks as a sophomore in the 2012 Class 2B championship game against Reardan. She was a first-team Class 2B all-stater. As a freshman in , Smith averaged 16.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 5.7 steals and 1.5 blocked shots in 23 games for Brewster. Smith played her club basketball for the Northwest Blazers Orange. Personal The daughter of Dale and Renee Smith, Chandler has two brothers, Davey and Cade. Chandler lives on a ranch outside of Brewster, Wash. She is majoring in agribusiness at Nebraska. She chose Nebraska over Gonzaga, Baylor and Arizona State. Smith s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Northern Colorado / Penn State 2-0 1/ Purdue 3-0 1/ at Wisconsin 4-0 1/ at #20 Iowa 5-0 1/ Illinois 6-0 1/ Michigan 7-0 2/ at #21 Rutgers 8-1 2/ at #5 Maryland 9-1 2/ #14 Iowa / Wisconsin / at Northwestern / at Indiana / Minnesota / Ohio State / Totals Smith s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

45 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Darrien 50 Washington 6-2 l Freshman l Forward Oakland, California (Skyline) Washington s Honors First-Team All-Oakland (2013, 2014) Second-Team All-OAL (ContraCosta Times, 2012) Five Facts About Darrien 1. Darrien likes to sing. 2. Her best friend is Natalie Romeo. 3. Darrien dislikes strawberries, bananas and hot dogs. 4. Her favorite animal in the world is the lion. 5. She likes baby petroleum jelly. Freshman ( ) Darrien Washington did not play in Nebraska s non-conference season, as the Huskers are hoping to redshirt her as a freshman. Washington did not travel with the team to Minnesota because of a stomach virus. Washington joined Cal Stars Elite teammate Natalie Romeo in committing to Nebraska in September of Washington teamed with Romeo to power the Cal Stars Elite to a 54-3 overall record in 2013 and a national runner-up finish. A late-comer to basketball, Washington averaged 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks for Oakland Skyline High School as a senior in Washington captured first-team All-Oakland honors for the second straight season as a senior. Washington is a back-to-the-basket post player who can catch the ball and go to work in traffic on the block, something Nebraska has not featured in several seasons. We love Darrien s size and mobility. She is strong, runs the floor well and works hard on defense, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. She has played with some of the top guards in the nation on her Cal Stars Elite team, so she knows how to play with great players. She has good instincts, can move really well for a big player and finishes in transition. She is also a pretty good back-to-the-basket scorer. Darrien has a lot of upside, and we re excited to help develop her skills. Before Nebraska Washington wrapped up her career at Oakland Skyline High School with an outstanding senior season, earning first-team All-Oakland honors after averaging 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game for 21-9 Skyline in Washington s abilities were featured in a victory over San Leandro KIPP King, when she erupted for 32 points and pulled down 23 rebounds while blocking six shots. Washington finished her high school career with 1,181 points over 101 career games to average 11.7 points per game. She also averaged 9.8 rebounds per contest, coming up just short of 1,000 career rebounds despite playing sparingly as a freshman. Washington s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 0 None Rebounds 0 None Assists 0 None Steals 0 None Blocks 0 None FGA 0 None FGM 0 None FTA 0 None FTM 0 None 3-PT FGA 0 None 3-PT FGM 0 None 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. As a sophomore, Washington earned secondteam All-OAL honors from the ContraCosta Times in She averaged 9.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per contest for a Skyline team that went Washington also played on the Cal Stars Elite team that finished as the national runner-up in the summer of She competed alongside fellow Nebraska incoming freshman Natalie Romeo. Personal Darrien is the daughter of BJ Washington. Darrien was born April 11, She has a younger sister. Darrien has not declared a major at Nebraska. She chose Nebraska over Utah, Oregon, Oregon State and UC Santa Barbara. Washington s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Totals Washington s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

46 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com 12 Emily WOOD 5-5 l Freshman l Salina, Kansas (Salina Central) Wood s Honors First-Team Kansas Class 5A (Sports in Kansas, 2014) Kansas Class 5A All-Tournament Team (2014) Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star (2014) Second-Team Kansas Class 5A (Wichita Eagle, 2012, 2014) Second-Team Kansas Class 5A (Topeka Capital-Journal, 2014) Third-Team Kansas Class 5A (Topeka Capital-Journal, 2012) Honorable-Mention Kansas Class 5A (2013) First-Team Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division (2014) North Central Kansas All-Star Team (2014) Five Facts About Emily 1. Emily has several notebooks full of quotes that she has collected since fifth grade. 2. She loves college football 3. Emily s favorite books include, Help the Helper, Toughness and the Bible. 4. Someday, she wants to complete an Ironman Triathlon. 5. Emily loves red velvet cupcakes. Freshman ( ) Emily Wood played in five of Nebraska s nonconference games as a true freshman, seeing action in wins over Pepperdine, Alcorn State, Utah, Bakersfield and High Point. She saw her most meaningful action in NU s win over Bakersfield Dec. 13, when she scored her first points on a reverse layup in transition to end an eightminute scoreless drought in the first half. Wood s basket preceded an 18-0 Husker run on their way to victory. She also grabbed a career-high two rebounds in a career-high nine minutes against the Roadrunners. She was one of only seven Huskers in uniform in the Big Ten opener at Minnesota Dec. 29. She played six minutes for the Big Red. Wood added her second Big Ten appearance in a win at Wisconsin Jan. 22. Wood joined the Huskers as a freshman walk-on in The 5-5 guard from Salina Central High School was a Class 5A all-state selection each of the past three seasons, including a first-team choice by Sports in Kansas magazine in She was also a Class 5A All-Tournament Team member as a senior. Emily turned down scholarship offers from other schools in order to walk on at Nebraska, Coach Connie Yori said. That in itself shows her maturity and the value she will bring to our program. She sees the big picture and how Nebraska can be a great fit for her overall development. On the court, she will help us because she is a good passer and a great shooter. She is also a smart, tough player. Before Nebraska Wood played for Coach Geoff Andrews at Salina Central High School, leading the team to a schoolrecord 23-2 mark and a runner-up finish at the Kansas Class 5A state tournament. Wood earned a spot on the 5A All-Tournament team. She was a first-team Class 5A all-state pick by Sports in Kansas magazine, and a second-team choice by both the Wichita Eagle and the Topeka Capital- Journal. Wood was also a first-team Ark Valley- Chisholm Trail League (AVCTL) Division I pick. As a senior, Wood averaged 16.0 points per game while connecting on a school-record 91 threepointers. She hit 42.1 percent from beyond the arc while draining 86.2 percent of her free throws. Her 401 points as a senior were a Salina Central record, while her 223 career threes also set a school record. Wood was chosen for the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game after being pick by KansasPreps as the Class 5A Senior of the Year. As a junior, Wood averaged 11.2 points and 2.3 Wood s Career Bests Category Total Game Points 2 Bakersfield (12/13/14) Rebounds 2 Bakersfield (12/13/14) Assists 0 None Steals 0 None Blocks 0 None FGA 4 Bakersfield (12/13/14) FGM 1 Bakersfield (12/13/14) FTA 1 Bakersfield (12/13/14) FTM 0 None 3-PT FGA 3 Bakersfield (12/13/14) 3-PT FGM 0 None assists per game while connecting on 35.6 percent of her threes. She also knocked down 81.8 percent of her free throws. Her play on the court garnered her honorable-mention Class 5A all-state and secondteam All-AVCTL honors in As a sophomore, Wood averaged 12.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.9 steals per game while shooting 35 percent from three-point range. She earned second-team all-state honors from the Wichita Eagle and added third-team all-state accolades from the Topeka Capital-Journal. As a freshman starter in , Wood averaged 8.7 points and 2.3 assists to earn second-team All-AVCTL honors. She also was voted Salina Central MVP in a vote of her teammates. Wood played club basketball for Coach Doug Finch for the MOKAN Eclipse, which finished in the top eight at Blue Star Nationals in Augusta, Ga., in In the summer of 2011, she was named to the all-tournament teams at Miss Basketball Kearney, the USJN Gateway Challenge and USJN Mountain Madness. Finch, who is the father of Nebraska assistant coach Dayna Finch, is also the boys head coach at Salina Central. Wood also competed for the Mustang volleyball team. An outstanding student, Wood carried better than a 4.1 GPA. Wood was also the editor-in-chief of the Salina Central newspaper as a junior and senior. She earned a state title for newspage design from the Kansas Press Association in 5A/6A in 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. She plans to major in business management or nutrition and exercise science at Nebraska. Emily chose Nebraska over Harvard, Dartmouth, West Point, Washburn and Western Illinois. Wood s Game-by-Game Statistics ---Total Pts Rebounds-- Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Pepperdine / Alcorn State / Utah / Bakersfield / High Point / at Minnesota / at Wisconsin 7-0 1/ Totals Wood s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg Career

47 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page Game Notes Huskers.com Husker Career Big Ten Tournament Stats #1 Tear a Laudermill Career Big Ten Tournament 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. Northwestern (2012) 1-0 3/ Iowa (2012) 2-0 3/ #14 Ohio St. (2012) 3-0 3/ #21 Purdue (2012) 4-0 3/ Iowa (2013) 5-0 3/ Purdue (2013) 6-0 3/ Minnesota (2014) 7-1 3/ #23 Michigan St. (2014) 8-2 3/ #19 Iowa (2014) 9-3 3/ Games #3 Hailie Sample Career Big Ten Tournament 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. Northwestern (2012) 1-1 3/ Iowa (2012) 2-2 3/ #14 Ohio St. (2012) 3-3 3/ #21 Purdue (2012) 4-4 3/ Iowa (2013) 5-5 3/ Purdue (2013) 6-6 3/ Minnesota (2014) 7-7 3/ #23 Michigan St. (2014) 8-8 3/ #19 Iowa (2014) 9-9 3/ Games #11 Esther Ramacieri Career Big Ten Tournament 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. Minnesota (2014) 1-0 3/ #23 Michigan St. (2014) 2-0 3/ Games #13 Brandi Jeffery Career Big Ten Tournament 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. Northwestern (2012) 1-0 3/ Iowa (2012) 2-0 3/ #14 Ohio St. (2012) 3-0 3/ #21 Purdue (2012) 4-0 3/ Iowa (2013) 5-0 3/ Purdue (2013) 6-0 3/ Minnesota (2014) 7-0 3/ #23 Michigan St. (2014) 8-0 3/ #19 Iowa (2014) 9-0 3/ Games #22 Allie Havers Big Ten Tournament 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. Minnesota (2014) 1-0 3/ #23 Michigan St. (2014) 2-0 3/ #19 Iowa (2014) 3-0 3/ Games #23 Emily Cady Career Big Ten Tournament 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. Northwestern (2012) 1-1 3/ Iowa (2012) 2-2 3/ #14 Ohio St. (2012) 3-3 3/ #21 Purdue (2012) 4-4 3/ Iowa (2013) 5-5 3/ Purdue (2013) 6-6 3/ Minnesota (2014) 7-7 3/ #23 Michigan St. (2014) 8-8 3/ #19 Iowa (2014) 9-9 3/ Games #33 Rachel Theriot Career Big Ten Tournament 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. Iowa (2013) 1-1 3/ Purdue (2013) 2-2 3/ Minnesota (2014) 3-3 3/ #23 Michigan St. (2014) 4-4 3/ #19 Iowa (2014) 5-5 3/ Games Hailie Sample posted a double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds in Nebraska s Big Ten Championship Game victory over No. 19 Iowa on March 9, Rachel Theriot averaged 18.7 points and 10.0 assists to earn tournament MVP honors while leading Nebraska to its first Big Ten title in Theriot set a Big Ten Tournament record with 18 assists while committing just one turnover in a quarterfinal win over Minnesota on March 7.

48 2015 BIG TEN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MARCH 4-8 SEARS CENTRE ARENA HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL MARCH 4 MARCH 5 MARCH 6 MARCH 7 MARCH 8 #9 Michigan State GAME 3 11:30 a.m CT BTN #8 Michigan GAME 7 11:30 a.m CT BTN #1 Maryland #13 Penn State GAME 1 5 p.m. CT BTN Plus #12 Indiana GAME 4 25 min. after Game 3 BTN #5 Rutgers GAME 8 25 min. after Game 7 BTN GAME 11 6 p.m. CT BTN #4 Northwestern #10 Illinois GAME 5 6 p.m. CT BTN #7 Nebraska GAME 9 6 p.m. CT BTN GAME 13 6 p.m. CT ESPN 2015 TOURNAMENT CHAMPION #2 Iowa #14 Purdue GAME 2 25 min. after Game 1 BTN Plus #11 Wisconsin GAME 6 25 min. after Game 5 BTN #6 Minnesota GAME min. after Game 9 BTN GAME min. after Game 11 BTN #3 Ohio State

49 Nebraska Women s Basketball #23 - Emily Cady 6-2, Senior, Forward Seward, Neb. #34 - Jasmine Cincore 5-8, Freshman, Arlington, Tenn. #22 - Allie Havers 6-5, Sophomore, Center Paw Paw, Mich. #13 - Brandi Jeffery 5-7, Senior, Vacherie, La. #31 - Anya Kalenta 6-3, Junior, Forward Minsk, Belarus #1 - Tear a Laudermill 5-9, Senior, Moreno Valley, Calif. #11 - Esther Ramacieri 5-8, Sophomore, Repentigny, Quebec, Canada #5 - Natalie Romeo 5-7, Freshman, Martinez, Calif. #3 - Hailie Sample 6-1, Senior, Forward Flower Mound, Texas #30 - Chandler Smith 6-0, Freshman, Brewster, Wash. #33 - Rachel Theriot 6-0, Junior, Middleburg Heights, Ohio #50 - Darrien Washington 6-2, Freshman, Forward Oakland, Calif. #12 - Emily Wood 5-5, Freshman, Salina, Kan. Meghin Williams Graduate Assistant Manager Austin Thoms Video Coordinator Jan Bethea Director of Operations Dayna Finch Assistant Coach Shimmy Gray-Miller Assistant Coach Amy Stephens Assistant Coach Connie Yori Head Coach