This Week in Husker Women s Basketball

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1 WOMEN S BASKETBALL SID Contact: Jeff Griesch Office Phone: (402) Cell Phone: (402) Fax Number: (402) jgriesch@huskers.com schedule/results (3-0) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 1 Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition) W, Nov. 5 Nebraska-Omaha (exhibition) W, Nov. 9 UTEP (HuskersNside) W, Nov. 11 Mississippi (HuskersNside) W, Nov. 17 Florida (Huskers.com/Toys for Tots) W, Nov at Oahu Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) Nov. 23 vs. Marist 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 vs. Utah 6:30 p.m. Nov. 25 vs. Akron 4 p.m. Nov. 30 Creighton (HuskersNside) 7:05 p.m. Dec. 2 Robert Morris (HuskersNside) 5:05 p.m. Dec. 8 USC (HuskersNside) 7:05 p.m. Dec. 13 at Cal State Bakersfield (HuskersNside) 9 p.m. Dec. 15 at Long Beach State 7 p.m. Dec. 22 at Ohio State (HuskersNside) 11 a.m. Dec. 30 Denver (Huskers.com) 2:05 p.m. Jan. 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (HuskersNside) 7:05 p.m. Jan. 9 Texas (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. Jan. 12 Kansas (FSN/Alumni)^ 11:30 a.m. Jan. 16 at Oklahoma (SSN)^ 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ 7 p.m. Jan. 23 Texas A&M (FSN Midwest/Huskers.com)^ 7:05 p.m. Jan. 26 at Baylor ^ 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 Kansas State (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. Feb. 3 at Missouri (FSN)^ 3 p.m. Feb. 6 at Colorado (FSNRM)^ 9 p.m. Feb. 10 Oklahoma State (ESPN2/Red Cross)^ 1 p.m. Feb. 17 at Kansas (ESPN360/Think Pink)^ 2 p.m. Feb. 21 Missouri (FSNMW/Huskers.com/$ Days)^ 7:05 p.m. Feb. 24 at Texas Tech^ 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at Kansas State (FSNMW)^ 7 p.m. March 2 Colorado (HuskersNside)^ 2:05 p.m. March 5 Iowa State (HuskersNside/Senior Night)^ 7:05 p.m. March at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.) All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. FSN - Fox Sports Net National TV; FSNMW - FSN Midwest TV; FSNRM - FSN Rocky Mountain TV; SSN - Sooner Sports Network TV; HuskersNside - Premium video stream on Huskers.com for subscribers; Huskers.com - Free video stream on Huskers.com for all users; All Nebraska games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including 98.1 FM KFGE in Lincoln and for free on Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center. This Week in Husker Women s Basketball Games 4, 5 & 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0) at Oahu Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) vs. Marist (3-1), Friday, Nov. 23, 6:30 p.m. vs. Utah (1-1), Saturday, Nov. 24, 6:30 p.m. vs. Akron (1-2), Sunday, Nov. 25, 4 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Network (98.1 FM-KFGE, Lincoln) Live Internet Audio: Huskers.com (free) Hot Huskers Head to Hawaii for Three Games at Oahu Classic After completing an exciting three-game season-opening homestand with a perfect 3-0 record, the Nebraska women s basketball team takes to the road for the first time this season with three games at the Oahu Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, over the Thanksgiving holiday. The Huskers tip off their three games in the tournament by taking on 2007 NCAA Sweet 16 qualifier Marist on Friday, Nov. 23, at 6:30 p.m. (Central time, 2:30 p.m. Hawaii Time). Live radio coverage will be provided by the Husker Sports Network on 98.1 FM-KFGE in Lincoln, along with free Internet audio provided by Huskers.com. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will team up to call the action all season long on the Husker Sports Network. The Red Foxes, who finished with a 29-6 record last season as the Mid-American Conference champions, return four starters from last year. Marist had its season come to an end in the third round of the NCAA Tournament at the hands of eventual national champion Tennessee. The young Huskers, who feature four new starters in their lineup, passed their first three tests at home with flying colors. After opening with an win over a UTEP team that won 22 games a year ago, the Huskers pouned 2007 NCAA Elite Eight qualifier Ole Miss, They capped the three-game stand with a run past another traditional SEC power in Florida, which returned three starters from a year ago. In the win over the Gators, five Huskers scored in double figures led by a career-high 16 points from freshman guard Dominique Kelley. Sophomore guard Yvonne Turner added one of the most dominant defensive performances in school history with eight steals in the game s first 22 minutes, helping the Huskers hold the Gators without a field goal for nine minutes in the second half. Danielle Page, Nebraska s lone senior and the first Big 12 Player of the Week of the season, has scored in double figures in all three games for NU this season, including the third double-double of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Florida. First-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin added 13 points and six boards against the Gators, while Kala Kuhlmann pumped in a career-high 11 points along with a career-best five assists for the Huskers Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 5 Kaitlyn Burke G 5-7 Fr. North Vancouver, B.C. (National Elite Development Academy) Canadian Junior National Team; 13 pts. in NU debut vs. UTEP 11 Nicole Neals* G 5-6 So. Chandler, Ariz. (St. Mary s) One of Nebraska s most improved players in the offseason 13 Kala Kuhlmann* G 5-8 So. Charter Oak, Iowa (Charter Oak-Ute) 2006 Iowa Athlete of the Year; Career highs of 11 pts., 5 ast., vs. Fla. 15 Monique Whittaker G 5-10 Fr. Onalaska, Texas (Livingston) Texas All-Stater, averaged 20.9 ppg, 9.9 rpg in Yvonne Turner* G 5-8 So. Omaha, Neb. (Bellevue East) 2006 WBCA HS All-American; Career-high 8 steals vs. Florida 23 Kelsey Griffin** F 6-2 Jr. Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) 2007 First-Team All-Big 12; 15 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 10 doubles-doubles in Dominique Kelley G 5-7 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) 2007 Nebraska Player of the Year; Career-high 16 pts. vs. Florida 32 Tay Hester G 5-10 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. (Perris/UTEP/Mt. San Antonio College) MVP of 2007 Calif. State JUCO Tourn.; 13 pts., 12 reb., vs. UTEP 35 Jessica Periago C 6-4 Fr. Toulon, France (National Sport School) French Senior National Team Member 40 Cory Montgomery* F 6-2 So. Cannon Falls, Minn. (Cannon Falls) Five-Time High School Team MVP; 10 pts., 7 reb. vs. Ole Miss 42 Nikki Bober* C 6-4 So. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) One of Nebraska s most improved players in offseason 44 Catheryn Redmon C 6-3 Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) No. 14 Post Player in the Nation in 2006; 6 pts., 5 reb. vs. Florida 52 Danielle Page*** F 6-2 Sr. Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer) No. 2 at NU in Career Blocks; Big 12 Player of the Week (11/12) Head Coach: Connie Yori, Sixth Year (Creighton, 1986), (18th season overall) (Sixth season at Nebraska) Assistant Coaches: Sunny Smallwood, Third Year (Boise State, 1983); Tory Verdi, Third Year (Keene State, 1996); Kellie Lewis-Jay, First Year (Boise State, 1998) Director of Operations: Angela Timmons, Sixth Year (Creighton, 2001); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Steph Clark, Fourth Year (Creighton, 1993)

2 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 2 at Oahu Classic Nov , 2007 Huskers.com Friday s Probable Starters Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Jr. F Danielle Page 6-2 Sr. F Yvonne Turner 5-8 So. G Dominique Kelley 5-7 Fr. G Tay Hester 5-10 Jr. G Off the bench 40 Cory Montgomery 6-2 So. F Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Fr. G Nicole Neals 5-6 So. G Kala Kuhlmann 5-8 So. G Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Fr. C Nikki Bober 6-4 So. C Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Sixth Season at NU (88-69); 18th Season Overall ( ) Marist Red Foxes (3-1) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 12 Rachele Fitz 6-0 So. F Lynzee Johnson 5-10 So. F Meg Dahlman 6-3 Sr. C Nikki Flores 5-4 Sr. G Julianne Viani 5-7 Jr. G Off the bench 10 Erica Allenspach 5-8 Fr. G/F Sarah Smrdel 6-2 Sr. F Elise Caron 5-5 Fr. G Brittany Engle 5-9 So. G Head Coach: Brian Giorgis (SUNY Cortland, 1977) Sixth Season at Marist (120-48); Sixth Season Overall (120-48) Inside the Numbers Nebraska Marist Scoring Average Opponent Scoring Average Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage 51.9% 43.9% Opponent FG Percentage 38.6% 32.9% 3FG Percentage 35.3% 35.9% Opponent 3FG Percentage 31.9% 26.2% Free Throw Percentage 61.8% 86.4% Opponent FT Percentage 53.8% 62.4% Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Nebraska vs. Oahu Classic Field Nebraska vs. Marist - First Meeting Nebraska vs. Utah - Utah leads 1-0 (56-52, 12/2/1978) Nebraska vs. Akron - First Meeting Scouting The Marist Red Foxes Coach Brian Giorgis leads his Marist Red Foxes to the Oahu Classic with a 3-1 record after posting their third straight win with a victory over Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H., Nov. 18. While Nebraska will be playing its first road game of the season, the Red Foxes will be playing their sixth straight game away from home to open the year. Marist opens the Oahu Classic on Thanksgiving Day by taking on Utah at McKinley High School in the tournament s second game at 6:30 p.m. (Central), after Eastern Washington and Akron tip off the tournament at 4 p.m. The Huskers will have the advantage of two extra days of rest and one fewer time zone to cross, but Marist will certainly have experience on its side. The Red Foxes rolled to the Mid-American Conference title last year and finished the year with a 29-6 overall record before falling to eventual national champion Tennessee in the NCAA Sweet 16. Marist returns four starters from last year s club, including 6-3 senior center Meg Dahlman, who is averaging 10.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Rachele Fritz, a 6-0 sophomore forward, has added 12.5 points and 5.0 boards per game, while 5-10 sophomore forward Lynzee Johnson has pitched in 8.0 points and 3.8 points, despite making her first start in Marist s third game. Senior guard Nikki Flores (7.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg) and junior guard Julianne Viani (8.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg) round out a balanced Marist starting five. The Red Foxes also play a relatively deep rotation with four more players regularly coming off the bench, led by 6-2 senior forward Sarah Smrdel s 5.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game and freshman guard Erica Allenspach s 5.8 points per contest. Marist s lone loss this season came at the hands of defending Big Ten champion Ohio State (63-57) in the season opener, a club the Red Foxes defeated in last year s NCAA Tournament. Marist owns wins at Fordham, at Stony Brook and at Dartmouth. Scouting The Utah Utes Coach Elaine Elliott guides a tradition-rich Utah squad to Hawaii for the Oahu Classic. The Utes head to Hawaii with a 1-1 record with a rout of UC Irvine in their home opener on Nov. 15, before falling to No. 5 Stanford, in double-overtime, in Salt Lake City on Nov. 18. The Utes will take on Marist on Thanksgiving Day at 6:30 p.m. (Central) in Honolulu, before battling Akron on Friday at 4 p.m. Utah will wrap up its third game in three days by taking on Nebraska at McKinley High School on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. The Utes return four starters from last year s squad that finished with a record after a trip to the 2007 Postseason WNIT. Morgan Warburton, a 5-11 junior guard, led the Utes with 15.8 points and 4.8 boards per game, while 6-0 sophomore forward Kalee Whipple contributed 10.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest. Jessica Perry, a 6-3 senior forward, added 4.8 points and 4.0 boards per game a year ago. Whipple dazzled in Utah s opening night win over UC Irvine with 27 points on 9-of-9 shooting from the field, including a trio of three-pointers. Perry added a double-double with 15 points and 10 boards on 7-of-10 shooting from the field, while Katie King, a 6-1 junior forward added 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the floor. Warburton was nearly as flawless with 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting. While those four Ute starters combined to go a staggering 31-of-37 from the field, junior point guard Leilani Mitchell hit just 1-of-8 shots. However, the 5-5 guard from Kennewick, Wash., dished out 13 assists. Nebraska and Utah have met once in school history, nearly 30 years ago when the Utes notched a win over the Huskers at the Utah Invitational in Salt Lake City on Dec. 2, Scouting The Akron Zips Coach Jodi Kest is in her second season at the helm of the Zips, after leading Akron to a record in her first season. Akron returns a pair of starters from last year s club, including 5-9 sophomore guard Sarah Tokodi, who averaged 12.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game as a freshman. Riana Miller, a 6-3 sophomore forward, gives Akron size and production inside after averaging 9.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game a year ago. Akron heads to Hawaii with a 1-2 record after suffering a loss to Cleveland State on Nov. 17. Tokodi led the Zips with 15 points, but hit just 3-of-15 shots from the field while committing 10 turnovers. Freshman guard Keyla Snowden added 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting, including a trio of three-pointers. As a team, Akron hit just 14-of-47 shots from the field at Cleveland State. Akron opened the season with a loss at Michigan, before rebounding for an victory over Saint Louis in its home opener. Nov Tuesday Nov Wednesday Nov Thursday Nov Friday Nov Saturday Nov Sunday Nov Monday Team Travel Depart: Lincoln 3:45 a.m. Commercial Flight (Omaha) Arrive: Honolulu: 7:30 p.m. (Central Time) Practice 5-7 p.m. Kalihi District Park Practice Noon - 2 p.m. Kaiser High School Shoot-around 2:15-3 p.m. Sacred Hearts Academy Game Day Nebraska vs. Marist McKinley High School 6:30 p.m. Live Radio: Husker Sports Network 98.1 FM-KFGE (Huskers.com - Free) Shoot-around 2:15-3 p.m. Sacred Hearts Academy Game Day Nebraska vs. Utah McKinley High School 6:30 p.m. Live Radio: Husker Sports Network 98.1 FM-KFGE (Huskers.com - Free) Shoot-around Noon - 12:45 p.m. McKinley High School Game Day Nebraska vs. Akron McKinley High School 4 p.m. Live Radio: Husker Sports Network 98.1 FM-KFGE (Huskers.com - Free) Team Travel Depart: Honolulu 2:20 a.m. Commercial Flight Arrive: Lincoln: 3 p.m.

3 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 3 at Oahu Classic Nov , 2007 Huskers.com Nebraska and Akron have never met in women s basketball, but Coach Kest has had a recent encounter with Coach Connie Yori and the Huskers. Kest took her Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders to the Miami Thanksgiving Classic in Coconut Grove, Fla., on Nov. 27, 2005, and suffered a loss to the Huskers. In what was the fourth game of her career, Kelsey Griffin went off for 31 points and 14 rebounds against the Islanders. Huskers Fly By Florida, Freshman guard Dominique Kelley led five Huskers in double figures with a career-high 16 points and sophomore guard Yvonne Turner led a stifling defense, as Nebraska turned a six-point halftime lead into a run past Florida at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Nov. 17. Nebraska scored 80 or more points for the third straight game to open the season for the first time since It was NU s fourth consecutive home game with 80 or points, dating back to last season s regular-season finale. Along with a career-night from Kelley, a product of Lincoln Northeast High School, senior forward Danielle Page produced the third double-double of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds to go along with two blocks. Kala Kuhlmann also played a major role in Nebraska s second-half surge by scoring seven straight points. Kuhlmann finished with a career-high 11 points to go along with a career-high five assists. First-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin added 13 points and six rebounds, while sophomore forward Cory Montgomery added 10 points off the bench in a solid effort. Despite Nebraska s offensive eruption, which included 52 points on 65.5 percent shooting in the second half, it was the Huskers defense that turned the tide of the game in the second half. Turner recorded a career-high eight steals, with all eight of them coming in the game s first 22 minutes, when she spent just 12 minutes on the court. Turner, who helped NU to a lead with three steals in the first half, nabbed the first of five second-half steals just 22 seconds into the period by taking it away from Florida star Sha Brooks. Twelve seconds later, Turner took it away from another experienced UF guard, Depree Bowden, before hitting Griffin for a layup. After a Florida timeout, Turner stole the ball from reigning SEC Player-of-the-Week Brittaney Thomas and finished it with a layup to push NU s lead to with 19:07 left in the game. She wasn t done yet, plucking the ball away from Brooks on the following possesion just 17 seconds later. After Kelley converted a pair of free throws to push NU s lead to 10 with 18:39 left, Turner recorded her fifth steal in the first 1:31 of the second half. Turner found Kelley again in transition, and Kelley was fouled by Brooks. Kelley converted one of two free throws to push NU s lead to In the first two minutes of the second half, Turner recorded five steals, two points, an assist and a defensive rebound, while limiting Florida to just two shots, while the Gators committed three quick fouls. Turner s eight steals were just two shy of NU s school record and tied for the eighth-most in school history by an individual. Turner played a major role in forcing an experienced Florida team into committing 33 turnovers, the same total the Gators committed in their first two games combined to open the season. The Gators first two games were also played against 2007 NCAA Tournament qualifiers Xavier and Robert Morris. With Turner setting the defensive tone for NU, the Gators went nearly nine minutes without a field goal midway through the second half. After the smoke had cleared, Nebraska had built its biggest lead of the night at 33 points after a pair of free throws by Nikki Bober. The Huskers held the Gators to just 17 points in the first 17 minutes of the second half to take a commanding lead. Brooks led the Gators with 16 points, while Bowden and Sharielle Smith added 12 points each on the night. Marshae Dotson, who entered the game averaging 19.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game, managed just four points on 1-of-10 shooting from the field. Thomas, who entered the contest averaging 15.5 points per game, managed just four points on 1-of-9 shooting from the field. Nebraska s Roster in Depth No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Fr. G Nicole Neals 5-6 So. G Kala Kuhlmann 5-8 So. G Monique Whittaker 5-10 Fr. G Yvonne Turner 5-8 So. G Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Jr. F Dominique Kelley 5-7 Fr. G Tay Hester 5-10 Jr. G Jessica Periago 6-4 Fr. C Cory Montgomery 6-2 So. F Nikki Bober 6-4 So. C Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Fr. C Danielle Page 6-2 Sr. F Husker Pronunciation Guide Nikki Bober BO-ber Kala Kuhlmann KAY-luh KOOL-man Jessica Periago PAIR-ee-ah-go Husker Homes The 13 members of the Husker women's basketball team come to Nebraska from three countries, including eight states across America. Alaska (1): Kelsey Griffin Arizona (1): Nicole Neals California (1): Tay Hester Colorado (1): Danielle Page Iowa (1): Kala Kuhlmann Minnesota (1): Cory Montgomery Nebraska (3): Nikki Bober, Dominique Kelley, Yvonne Turner Texas (2): Catheryn Redmon, Monique Whittaker Canada (1): Kaitlyn Burke France (1): Jessica Periago Huskers By Class Senior (1): Danielle Page Juniors (2): Kelsey Griffin, Tay Hester Sophomores (5): Nikki Bober, Kala Kuhlmann, Cory Montgomery, Nicole Neals, Yvonne Turner Freshmen (5): Kaitlyn Burke, Dominique Kelley, Jessica Periago, Catheryn Redmon, Monique Whittaker Huskers By Major Accounting: Cory Montgomery Biological Sciences: Kelsey Griffin Business Administration: Nicole Neals Communications: Danielle Page Education: Yvonne Turner General Studies: Nikki Bober, Kaitlyn Burke, Kala Kuhlmann, Jessica Periago, Monique Whittaker Pre-Veterinary Science: Catheryn Redmon Psychology: Tay Hester Sports Management: Dominique Kelley Nebraska Women s Basketball Radio and Television Shows The Nebraska Women s Basketball Show with Coach Connie Yori and host Jeff Griesch, will air for the first time on WOWT, Channel 6 in Omaha on Sunday night, Dec. 9 and on Monday evenings on KOLN/KGIN (My TV) in Lincoln. For a complete listing of airtimes, please visit Huskers.com and click on Coaches Show on the women s basketball home page. Coach Yori s radio show with host Matt Coatney can be heard during the non-conference season beginning Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. The show is a half hour each week during the non-conference season, before moving to Thursday nights for one hour from 7 to 8 p.m. during Big 12 play. The first Thursday night show will be Jan. 3 on the Husker Sports Network.

4 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 4 at Oahu Classic Nov , 2007 Huskers.com Head Coach Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) (88-69, Sixth Season at NU) ( , 18th Season) 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 Div. I Totals 16th season Overall 18th season Yori in the Postseason Year (Tournament) Results 2007 (NCAA) L, Temple, (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, W, at Wyoming, W, Drake, (WNIT) L, Iowa, W, Marquette, (WNIT) L, Oregon State, W, Drake, (NCAA) L, Fla. International, (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, L, Texas Tech, Noting Coach Yori First coach in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to four consecutive postseason bids Seven all-time postseason tournament appearances Three NCAA Tournament appearances Led Huskers to second-highest win total in school history in (22) Led Nebraska to an average of 19 wins over the past four seasons Coached Huskers to four first-team All-Big 12 awards over past four seasons First Nebraska coach to have two first-team All-Big 12 players in the same season (Kiera Hardy, Kelsey Griffin ) Huskers have won two Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards honoring the NU team most committed to all areas of life skills and community involvement (2004, 2006) Huskers have finished among the top two teams in each of the four Life Skills Team Award competitions Page Earns Inaugural Big 12 Player-of-the-Week Award Nebraska senior Danielle Page captured the first Big 12 Conference Women s Basketball Player-of-the-Week award on Nov. 12 after an outstanding opening weekend to the season. Page, a 6-2 forward from Monument, Colo., averaged 23.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game to help Nebraska to a sweep of UTEP and Ole Miss at the Devaney Center over the weekend. On Nov. 11, Page erupted for a career-high 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field, while pulling down a team-high eight rebounds and blocking two shots. Along with her sparkling play on offense, Page held 6-3 Rebel center Shawn Goff to just four points and four rebounds on the afternoon. In two exhibition games, Goff had averaged 20 points and 10.5 boards per contest. Page s effort against 2007 NCAA Elite Eight qualifier Ole Miss followed on the heels of a then-career high 19- point, nine-rebound performance while making her first career start on Friday. Page hit 8-of-14 shots from the field against the Miners, who returned four starters from a squad that finished with a 22-8 record in On the defensive end, Page blocked one shot and drew a pair of offensive fouls, neutralizing UTEP s 6-5 senior center Izabela Piekarska to just six points and one rebound. Page added the third double-double of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds to go along with two blocked shots in Nebraska s win over Florida on Nov. 17. Huskers Have History of Home-Opening Success Nebraska owns a strong history of season-opening success on the Huskers homecourt at the Devaney Center. Nebraska improved to 32-2 all-time in home openers with its victory over UTEP on Nov. 9. From through , Nebraska reeled off a string of 24 consecutive home-opening victores before the streak was snapped by South Dakota State on Nov. 19, NU s only other home-opening loss came in an setback to Kansas on Nov. 21, Nebraska has also been traditionally strong in the second game of its home season, posting a 28-6 all-time record in its second home contest of the year. NU owns a 25-9 all-time record in its third home game of each season. The Huskers will hope to buck a trend on the road this week when they travel to the Oahu Classic. Nebraska is 0-5 in road openers since the season. The last time NU won its opening road contest of the year came with an win over Colgate in the San Juan Shootout in Puerto Rico on Nov. 23, NU s road-opening losses (in order starting with most recent) have come at No. 13 Arizona State, vs. No. 3 LSU (Miami), at No. 10 Notre Dame, vs. Mississippi (Memphis) and at Creighton. All-Big 12 Forward Griffin Showing Her Toughness First-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin was listed as questionable for NU s season-opening win over UTEP, but the only question in her mind may have been when she was going to decide that she would start. She answered that question at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 9, when she made the decision to start Nebraska s season opener despite sitting out all week with sore ribs. Griffin suffered the injury after a pair of collisions early in the second half of a Nov. 5 exhibition win over Nebraska-Omaha. In fact, she was not around to see NU s win over the Mavs because she was taken by ambulance to Saint Elizabeth s Regional Medical Center in Lincoln for evaluation and testing. She did not spend the night in the hospital, but she did not practice on Nov. 7 or Nov. 8 and shot around for only a few minutes on Nov. 9. Griffin showed no ill effects of the injury, grabbing the opening tip-off and helping the Huskers roll to a lead in the first 14 minutes by scoring six points and grabbing six rebounds. She finished the night with 15 points and eight boards, almost exactly her averages from her first-team All-Big 12 season in The injury did seem to affect Griffin in NU s second game against Ole Miss. She played just 19 minutes and attempted just three shots from the field, settling for a career-low two points. Her interior presence continued to be the focus of the Ole Miss defense, and her teammates benefitted in a big way, as Danielle Page scored a career-high 27 points, while sophomore forward Cory Montgomery added 10 points. After a 13-point, six-rebound performance in NU s win over Florida on Nov. 17, Griffin is tied for second on the team in scoring with 10 points per game, while ranking second on the team with 6.7 rebounds per game. She also leads the Huskers by taking six charges so far this season, despite playing with those sore ribs. Big D Off to Big Start in Senior Season Nebraska s lone senior, Danielle Page, enjoyed an outstanding opening weekend by averaging 23 points and 8.5 rebounds per game game, including career scoring highs in back-to-back games. Page, who earned Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors for her performances, capped the weekend with a careerhigh 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field in the win over Ole Miss. Page s performance against Ole Miss included a stretch of 10 straight points when NU exploded for a 15-0 run to turn a tie game into a lead late in the first half. Her effort against the Rebels followed a then-career-high 19 points and nine rebounds in her first career start in the Huskers victory over UTEP on Nov. 9. Page, a 6-2 forward from Monument, Colo., scored nine points in less than three minutes to spark Nebraska s decisive 19-2 surge in the final seven minutes of the game. Page was 8-of-14 from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 at the free throw line. Page, who celebrated her 21st birthday on Nov. 14, added her third career double-doulbe with 11 points and

5 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 5 at Oahu Classic Nov , 2007 Huskers.com 10 rebounds in Nebraska s victory over Florida. She also added two blocked shots and her first steal of the season against the Gators. Although Page has made just three career starts heading to Hawaii, she will be appearing in her 100th consecutive game in a Husker uniform when the Huskers take on Marist on Friday. Last year, Page bounced back quickly from ACL surgery on her right knee on June 29, 2006, to appear in NU s first regular-season game. She enjoyed her best season, averaging 7.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, including a season-high 17 points against Kansas on Jan. 27. It was one of seven double-figure scoring performances for Page as a junior, including her second career double-double with 11 points and 10 boards in NU s win over No. 25 Kansas State on Jan. 17. Page showed her defensive dominance throughout the season by setting NU s junior single-season record with 60 blocked shots, including a record-setting nine blocks, while tying a career high with 11 rebounds in Nebraska s win over No. 13 Baylor on Feb. 3. Page s effort against the Lady Bears was one of the best individual defensive performances in school history. She tied the previous school record with seven blocks in just 13 first-half minutes, before adding a pair after halftime. She also grabbed nine defensive rebounds. She added a strong effort in the NCAA Tournament with eight points, a game-high eight rebounds and an NU NCAA Tournament record five blocks in a loss to Temple on March 18. She added 16 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in NU s overtime loss to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals (March 7). Page scored eight straight points at the end of regulation and the start of overtime, including a pair of free throws with 9.7 seconds left in regulation to give NU a lead over ISU. Hester Gives Huskers DUal Threat On The Wing Junior guard Tay Hester put up big numbers in the opening weekend of her Husker career. The 5-10 guard from Moreno Valley, Calif., produced her first career double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the season opener against her former teammates from UTEP. Hester s double-double was the first by a Husker wing player since Keasha Cannon-Johnson had 11 points and 10 rebounds in NU s Postseason WNIT victory over Drake on March 18, Hester also became one of three active Huskers to post double-doubles in their career at NU, joining Kelsey Griffin (13) and Danielle Page (3). Hester closed her strong weekend by adding 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field in the win over Ole Miss on Nov. 11. Hester added a team-high four assists, to go along with four rebounds and a steal against the Rebels. After adding four points, four assists and three rebounds in NU s win over Florida, Hester is tied for second on the team with 10.0 points per game, while ranking third on the squad with 6.3 boards per contest. She also leads the Huskers with 3.3 assists per game. Burke Earns Nomination For Best Supporting Role No stranger to the spotlight, Kaitlyn Burke certainly earned a nomination for best supporting role by a Husker non-starter in her Nebraska premiere against UTEP on Nov. 9. The former childhood actress brought her talents to the Devaney Center stage against the Miners by scoring 13 points, including a trio of three-pointers off the bench, to help the Huskers to the win over the Miners. She added a solid encore in Nebraska s win over Ole Miss on Nov. 11, when she scored nine points, grabbed two steals and dished out an assist in 21 minutes off the bench. Burke heads to Hawaii tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 9.0 points per game, while also tying for third on the club with 2.7 assists per contest. She also leads NU with five three-pointers on 5-of-11 shooting from long range. (45.5 percent). She is also a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line in NU s first three victories. The 5-7 guard from North Vancouver, British Columbia, turned her focus from feature films such as Questar s Ms. Bear (1997) and Bear with Me (2000), to athletics seven years ago, after appearing with such Hollywood stars as Lindsay Lohan, Tyra Banks and Henry Winkler. Last year, Burke played on the international stage as a member of the Canadian Junior National Team and was one of the first members of the Canadian National Development Academy in In the opener, Burke showed experience beyond her years by burying her third three-pointer of the night with 6:05 left in the game to pull NU within Burke, who just celebrated her 18th birthday on Aug. 30, went 3-of-4 from the field (all three-pointers) and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line despite suffering a dislocated finger on her shooting hand during fall practice. Turner Off to Solid Start as Sophomore Sophomore Yvonne Turner has her second season in Lincoln off to a solid start. The 5-8 guard out of Bellevue East High School in Omaha set a career high with 11 points and matched her career best with five rebounds in Nebraska s win over Ole Miss on Nov. 11. She also added three assists and two steals against the Rebels, completing her first weekend as a starter in strong fashion. She added another career high to fuel Nebraska s win over Florida, this time doing it with defense. Turner grabbed a career-highest eight steals, including five steals in the first 1:31 of the second half. Her eight steals were tied for the eighth-high total in school, just two shy of Kathy Hawkins school record. Amazingly, Turner recorded her eight steals in her first 12 minutes of game action on the court in the game s first 22 minutes. Last season, Turner produced 18 steals in 336 minutes of action, which ranked second among all returning Huskers behind only first-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin (36). Nebraska Quick Facts Institution...University of Nebraska Location...Lincoln, Neb. Population ,167 Founded Nickname... Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors...Scarlet and Cream Home Arena...Bob Devaney Sports Center Capacity... 13,595 Conference...Big 12 Interim Athletic Director... Tom Osborne Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Head Coach...Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year...Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska... Sixth season (88-69) Career Record (18th season) NCAA Div. I Record (16th season) Home Record Big 12 Conference Record Big 12 Home Record Assistant Coaches...Sunny Smallwood, Tory Verdi...Kellie Lewis-Jay Director of Operations... Angela Timmons Administrative Assistant...Steph Clark Graduate Assistant Manager...Tia Davis Strength Coach...Rusty Ruffcorn Athletic Trainer... Dawn Wedeking 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...1/ Letterwinners Returning/Lost...7/ Newcomers... 6 visit D s Diary on Huskers.com Throughout the season, senior forward Danielle Page will be a regular contributor on Nebraska women s basketball home page on Huskers.com. D s Diary will feature Page s thoughts and experiences during her life as a Husker. To read D s Diary, just visit Huskers.com and select (W) Basketball from the drop-down menu under Teams. On the left-side menu items, click on D s Diary to find Page s most recent entries from the season.

6 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 6 at Oahu Classic Nov , 2007 Huskers.com Nebraska Individual Career Highs Scoring Points Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 31 Danielle Page (vs. UTEP, 11/11/07) 27 Cory Montgomery (vs. Texas-Pan American, 11/28/06) 18 Dominique Kelley (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 16 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 13 Tay Hester (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07; vs. Ole Miss, 11/11/07) 13 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 11 Yvonne Turner (vs. Ole Miss, 11/11/07) 11 Nikki Bober (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 10 Nicole Neals (vs. Minnesota, 12/5/06) 9 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 6 Monique Whittaker (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 3 Rebounding Rebounds Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 14 Tay Hester (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 12 Danielle Page (vs. Baylor, 2/3/07; vs. Kansas, 1/29/05) 11 Cory Montgomery (vs. Nicholls State, 12/21/06) 8 Nicole Neals (vs. Michigan, 12/9/06) 6 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 5 Yvonne Turner (Three Times, vs. Ole Miss, 11/11/07) 5 Dominique Kelley (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 4 Nikki Bober (vs. Michigan, 12/9/06) 3 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 2 Kala Kuhlmann (Four Times, vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 2 Jessica Periago (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 2 Assists Assists Yvonne Turner (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 6 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 5 Nicole Neals (vs. Nicholls State, 12/21/06) 5 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 4 Kelsey Griffin (vs. Northwestern, 12/16/06) 4 Tay Hester (vs. Ole Miss, 11/11/07; vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 4 Danielle Page (at Oklahoma State, 2/1/05) 4 Dominique Kelley (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 3 Cory Montgomery (Four Times, vs. Northwestern, 11/28/06) 2 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 1 Steals Steals Yvonne Turner (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 8 Kelsey Griffin (vs. Iowa State, 2/1/06) 4 Danielle Page (Six Times, vs. UTPA, 11/28/06) 3 Yvonne Turner (vs. Texas Tech, 2/14/07; vs. UTPA, 11/28/06) 3 Nikki Bober (vs. Texas-Pan American, 11/28/06) 2 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Ole Miss, 11/11/07) 2 Tay Hester (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 2 Cory Montgomery (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 2 Nicole Neals (vs. UTPA, 11/28/06; vs. FAU, 11/12/06) 2 Dominique Kelley (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 1 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 1 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 1 Blocked Shots Blocks Danielle Page (vs. Baylor, 2/3/07) 9 Kelsey Griffin (at Kansas State, 2/4/06) 3 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 2 Nikki Bober (vs. Michigan, 12/9/06; vs. UTPA, 11/28/06) 1 Kala Kuhlmann (at KSU, 2/7/07; vs. OU, 1/6/07) 1 Cory Montgomery (Three Times, vs. NC State, 12/28/06) 1 Yvonne Turner (Three Times, vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 1 Minutes Played Minutes Danielle Page (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 39 Kelsey Griffin (at Kansas State, 2/4/06) 33 Tay Hester (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 31 Nicole Neals (vs. Minnesota, 12/5/06) 29 Yvonne Turner (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07; vs. Texas Tech, 2/14/07) 26 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 25 Cory Montgomery (vs. Ole Miss, 11/11/07) 23 Dominique Kelley (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 23 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Texas-Pan American 11/28/06) 20 Nikki Bober (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 14 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 12 Monique Whittaker (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 5 Jessica Periago (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 4 Through three games, Turner is averaging 6.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and a team-leading 3.7 steals per game. Last season, Turner appeared in 28 games and averaged 2.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game, and was one of NU s top reserves down the stretch. She averaged 2.8 points per game while appearing in all 16 Big 12 games. The 2006 WBCA High School All-American and Nebraska Player of the Year averaged 15.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.7 steals per game as a senior at Bellevue East. Montgomery Continues As Force Off the Bench Sophomore Cory Montgomery continues to show why she is one of the best inside players off the bench in the Big 12 Conference. In Nebraska s win over Ole Miss on Nov. 11, Montgomery scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds, including eight points and seven boards in the first half to help the Huskers to a 15-point halftime lead. She followed that performance with another double-figure scoring effort with 10 points and two boards in NU s run past Florida. Through three games, Montgomery is tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 9.0 points per game, while adding 4.0 boards per contest. As a true freshman, Montgomery showed her scoring abilities by averaging 5.3 points and 2.2 boards per game while appearing in all 32 contests. She was at her best during non-conference play, averaging 9.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game before Big 12 play began. Freshman Kelley Produces Solid Early Numbers Lincoln native Dominique Kelley has her Husker career off to a strong start, after erupting for a career-high 16 points in Nebraska s win over Florida on Nov. 17. Kelley, who has started all three games for NU to open her career, is averaging 8.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. She is shooting 46.7 percent (7-15) from the field, including 50 percent (2-4) from three-point range. She has also hit 75 percent (9-12) of her free throws. She produced a solid opening act to her Nebraska career in an victory over UTEP on Nov. 9., by scoring seven points, grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists in her regular-season debut. She also connected on 2-of-3 three-pointers. The 2007 Nebraska High School Player of the Year and a WBCA Honorable-Mention High School All-American, Kelley produced one of the best prep careers in Nebraska history at Lincoln Northeast. Kelley led the Rockets to a 70-3 record in her final three seasons, scoring 595 points as a senior, just 19 points shy of the Class A single-season scoring record set by former Husker and 1988 Big Eight Player-of-the-Year Maurtice Ivy. Kelley averaged 24.7 points per game last year. She will celebrate her 19th birthday on Nov. 20. Nebraska Reloading after Successful Season Although the Huskers are one of the Big 12 Conference s most inexperienced teams in , Nebraska Coach Connie Yori is excited by the energy and defensive ability the young Huskers have brought to the court. Nebraska must fill the shoes of three-time first-team All-Big 12 guard and 2007 WNBA Draft pick Kiera Hardy, three-year starter and honorable-mention All-Big 12 pick Chelsea Aubry, 2005 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Jelena Spiric and senior point guard Ashley Ford from last year s team. Those four seniors started all 32 games along with Kelsey Griffin last year and helped the Huskers to their fourth consecutive postseason tournament berth. The Huskers finished with a overall record and a tie for fourth place in the powerful Big 12 with a 10-6 mark, before earning the school s seventh appearance in the NCAA Tournament. While Nebraska lost 80 percent of its starting lineup from a year ago, NU s senior starters accounted for just 47 percent of the Huskers scoring and just 38 percent of their rebounding in NU finished the season ranked third in the Big 12 in scoring offense at 71.2 points per game and second in team field goal percentage at 44.6 percent. However, the Huskers ranked ninth in the league in scoring defense (62.6 ppg) and field goal percentage defense (38.9 percent), including the worst three-point field goal percentage defense in the league (35.4 percent). I think we have a chance to be significantly improved on the defensive end, Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. Dominique Kelley, Vonnie Turner, Kaitlyn Burke and Tay Hester all bring strong defensive abilities to our perimeter, which we may have lacked a little bit the past few seasons. Griffin Earns preseason first-team All-big 12 honors Nebraska junior Kelsey Griffin claimed one of five spots on the Preseason All-Big 12 team announced by the conference office in Irving, Texas on Oct. 10. Griffin, a 6-2 forward from Eagle River, Alaska, is Nebraska s top returning scorer and rebounder and lone returning starter in As a sophomore, Griffin earned first-team All-Big 12 honors by averaging 15.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game and helped the Huskers to one of the most successful seasons in school history. NU posted a overall record, a 10-6 league mark and earned a bid to last year s NCAA Tournament. Griffin is the third-leading returning scorer and rebounder in the Big 12 this season, trailing only fellow preseason first-team All-Big 12 selections Courtney Paris from Oklahoma and Jackie McFarland from Colorado. Paris, the 2007 National Player of the Year, was the choice of the conference coaches to repeat as Big 12 Player of the Year. Texas Tech s Dominic Seals was picked as the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year, while Texas A&M s

7 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 7 at Oahu Classic Nov , 2007 Huskers.com Tyra White was chosen the Preseason Freshman of the Year. Joining Griffin, Paris and McFarland on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team were Texas A&M guards A Quonesia Franklin and Takia Starks. All five of the preseason All-Big 12 selections earned first-team All-Big 12 awards in Griffin ranked among big 12 leaders in Kelsey Griffin ranked seventh in the Big 12 Conference in scoring with 15.0 points per game, while ranking sixth in rebounding at 8.3 boards per contest. Griffin s 54.6 field goal percentage ranked sixth in the Big 12 in The 6-2 forward also ranked eighth in the conference with 3.00 offensive rebounds per game and seventh in the league with 5.28 defensive boards per contest. Griffin led Nebraska in rebounding, free throws made (125) and free throws attempted (173). She earned spots on the Veterans Day Classic and State Farm Classic all-tournament teams and was the Big 12 Player of the Week on Jan. 8 and Feb. 6. Griffin has scored 904 points and grabbed 457 rebounds while starting 64 consecutive games. In , Griffin became the first NU freshman since Meggan Yedsena in to start every game of her rookie campaign. Griffin was just the fourth Husker freshman in history to start every game in her first year. Griffin Creates Double Trouble for Opponents First-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin continued to expand her game as a sophomore. The 6-2 native of Eagle River, Alaska, produced 10 double-doubles in NU s 32 contests, more than tripling her total of three from her freshman campaign when she started all 32 games for the Huskers. Griffin, who captured her first Big 12 Player-of-the-Week award on Jan. 8, posted her 10th double-double of the season with game highs of 23 points and 13 rebounds in NU s win over No. 13 Baylor on Feb. 3 to earn her second Big 12 honor of the season. She notched her ninth double-double with a season-high 24 points and 10 rebounds in NU s win over Kansas on Jan. 27. She added a double with 16 points and 10 rebounds at No. 21 Texas A&M on Jan. 24. Her 10 double-doubles ranked seventh in the Big 12 last season. Four of her double-doubles came in Big 12 play, and seven came on the road. She posted a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds in NU s first meeting at Kansas on Jan. 13. Griffin opened league play with 21 points and seven rebounds against All-American Tiffany Jackson in NU s win at Texas on Jan. 3, and added 22 points and eight rebounds against All-American Courtney Paris and No. 8 Oklahoma on Jan. 6. She added 15 points and seven boards on 5-of-5 shooting from the field in NU s win over No. 25 Kansas State on Jan. 17. She notched double-doubles with 15 points and 13 rebounds at Florida (Dec. 29) and 18 points and 10 boards against NC State (Dec. 28) to earn a spot on the all-tournament team while leading the Huskers to the State Farm Classic title in Gainesville, Fla. She scored 20 points and grabbed five rebounds in just 20 minutes in the Huskers 38-point win over Nicholls State (Dec. 21), after adding her fourth double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds against Creighton on Dec. 19, when she played a season-high 31 minutes. She posted three straight double-doubles with 17 points and 12 rebounds against Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 17), 13 points and 12 rebounds at UC Irvine (Nov. 24) and a season-high 22 points and 10 boards at USC (Nov. 26). In , Griffin produced her first double-double with a career-high 31 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov. 27, She also tied the school record with 18 free throw attempts against the Islanders. She added her second career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Missouri on Jan. 11, 2006, before erupting for 28 points, 12 boards and a career-best three blocks at Kansas State on Feb. 4, Page Swats Way Up Nebraska Blocked Shot Lists Senior Danielle Page has established herself as one of the Big 12 s best shot blockers during her career. She continued to attack the Husker record book as a junior in , smashing the NU single-game record with nine blocks in Nebraska s win over No. 13 Baylor on Feb. 3, breaking the previous mark of seven set by Katie Morse against Texas A&M on Jan. 17, In the season finale against Temple on March 18, Page smashed NU s NCAA Tournament record with five blocks against the Owls to push her season total to 60. Page s season total set Nebraska s junior single-season record and ranked as the second-highest single-season block mark in NU history, trailing only 69 by Janet Smith ( ). Page, who owns at least one blocked shot in 14 consecutive games, totaled 34 blocks (3.1 bpg) in NU s final 11 games of In Big 12 games only, she ranked second in the league (2.38 bpg) behind only Oklahoma s Courtney Paris (3.75 bpg). Kelsey Griffin in Big 12 Stats (06-07) Category Rank FG Pct. (54.6) 6th Rebounding (8.3 rpg) 6th Double-Doubles (10) 7th Scoring (15.0 ppg) 7th Def. Reb. (5.28 rpg) 7th Off. Reb. (3.00 rpg) 8th Griffin Doubles (13-Career, ) Pts.-Reb. Opponent Baylor Kansas at Texas A&M at Kansas at Florida vs. NC State at Creighton at USC at UC Irvine CS Fullerton Pts.-Reb. Opponent at K-State Missouri vs. TAMUCC Page-inator (NU Career Blocks) Player Bks 1. Janet Smith Danielle Page Charlie Rogers Maurtice Ivy Kathy Hagerstrom Katie Morse Casey Leonhardt Rissa Taylor Pyra Aarden 63 Karen Jennings 63 Preseason Big 12 Conference Poll Team (1st Place Votes) Points Finish 1. Texas A&M (7) 117 Tie-1st 2. Oklahoma(5) 115 Tie-1st 3. Baylor 97 3rd 4. Texas 86 Tie-7th 5. Oklahoma State 66 6th 6. Iowa State 64 Tie-4th 7. Nebraska 56 Tie-4th 8. Kansas State 54 Tie-11th 8. Texas Tech 54 Tie-7th 10. Kansas 43 Tie-11th 11. Colorado 29 T-7th 12. Missouri 11 10th Preseason All-Big 12 Teams Player of the Year: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 6-4, Jr., C Newcomer of the Year: Dominic Seals, Texas Tech, 6-2, Jr., F Freshman of the Year: Tyra White, Texas A&M, 6-0, Fr., G First-Team Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Jr. F Nebraska Jackie McFarland 6-3 Sr. F Colorado Courtney Paris 6-4 Jr. C Oklahoma A Quonesia Franklin 5-3 Sr. G Texas A&M Takia Starks 5-8 Jr. G Texas A&M Honorable-Mention Angela Tisdale (Baylor), Danielle McCray (Kansas), Ashley Paris (Oklahoma), Andrea Riley (Oklahoma State), Morenike Atunrase (Texas A&M), Danielle Gant (Texas A&M) this week in the big 12 conference Monday, Nov. 19 No games Tuesday, Nov. 20 No games Wednesday, Nov. 21 Kansas State vs. Tulane (Cancun, Mexico), 3 p.m. Oklahoma State at UC Riverside, 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22 Texas A&M vs. Wichita State (Virgin Islands), 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma vs. Arizona State (Cancun, Mexico), 3 p.m. Idaho State at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Kansas State vs. Michigan State (Cancun, Mexico), 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23 Oklahoma vs. Mississippi State (Cancun, Mexico), 1 p.m. Iowa State vs. Michigan (Nashville, Tenn.), 3 p.m. Kansas vs. Drake (Kansas City, Mo.), 5 p.m. Texas vs. Virginia (Honolulu, Hawaii), 5:20 p.m. Kennesaw State at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Nebraska vs. Marist (Honolulu, Hawaii), 6:30 p.m. Siena at Colorado, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 Missouri vs. Samford (Boca Raton, Fla.), Noon Texas A&M vs. Indiana (Virgin Islands), 2:30 p.m. Alcorn State at Texas Tech, 3 p.m. (TTTN) Oklahoma State at Fresno State, 4 p.m. Kansas vs. SMU/W. Michigan (Kansas City, Mo.), 5/7 p.m. Texas vs. Minnesota/Kentucky, (Honolulu, Hawaii), 5:10/7:20 p.m. Rice/Clemson at Colorado, 5/7:30 p.m. Nebraska vs. Utah (Honolulu, Hawaii), 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25 Missouri vs. Robert Morris (Boca Raton, Fla.), Noon California at Baylor, 2 p.m. (FSN) Nebraska vs. Akron (Honolulu, Hawaii), 4 p.m. Texas vs. TBA (Honolulu, Hawaii), TBA Iowa State vs. Belmont/Vanderbilt (Nashville, Tenn.), TBA