This Week in Husker Women s Basketball

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1 Schedule/Results (18-13, 8-8 Big 12) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov SportsView.TV Preseason WNIT Nov. 12 Western Illinois W, Nov. 14 at #10 Notre Dame L, Nov. 19 Northern Colorado W, Nov. 22 Washington State W, Nov Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands) Nov. 26 vs. North Carolina State L, Nov. 27 vs. Hampton W, Dec. 1 Southeastern Louisiana W, Dec. 7 Tennessee-Martin W, Dec. 11 at #10 Ohio State L, Dec. 18 at Creighton (NETV/CSTV) L, Dec. 20 Louisiana-Lafayette W, Dec. 30 Memphis W, Jan. 5 Colorado ^ (FSNMW/FSNRM) W, Jan. 8 at Missouri ^ (MSN) W, Jan. 12 #2 Baylor ^ W, OT Jan. 15 at #23 Kansas State ^ L, Jan. 19 #10 Texas Tech ^ L, Jan. 22 at #19 Iowa State ^ (Mediacom) L, Jan. 29 Kansas ^ W, Feb. 1 at Oklahoma State ^ W, Feb. 6 Oklahoma ^ (FSN) W, Feb. 9 at #17 Texas ^ (FSNMW) L, Feb. 12 #14 Iowa State ^ W, Feb. 16 at Texas A&M ^ W, Feb. 20 at Kansas ^ (FSN) L, Feb. 23 #17 Kansas State ^ L, Feb. 26 Missouri ^ L, OT March 2 at Colorado ^ L, March 8-12 Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament# (Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.) March 8 vs. Oklahoma State# W, March 9 vs. #17 Kansas State# L, March 17-April 1 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 17 at Marquette (WNIT First Round) W, March 21 Iowa (WNIT Second Round) 7:05 p.m. All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. # - Big 12 Tournament game. All games can be heard live on the Pinnacle Sports Network and Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center WOMEN S BASKETBALL SID Contact: Jeff Griesch Offi ce Phone: (402) Cell Phone: (402) Fax Number: (402) jgriesch@huskers.com This Week in Husker Women s Basketball Game #32: SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT Nebraska Cornhuskers (18-13, 8-8 Big 12) at Iowa Hawkeyes (21-9, 8-8 Big Ten) - Lincoln, Neb. Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,595) Monday, March 21 7:05 p.m. Television: None Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network (1400 KLIN - Lincoln; 1110 KFAB - Omaha) Series Record: Iowa leads 6-4 (Last meeting, NU 73-67, Dec. 8, 1996) Huskers Advance to Play Iowa Monday in SportsView.TV WNIT After opening the 2005 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT with a win at Marquette on Thursday, the Nebraska women s basketball team advances to take on Iowa in the second round of the tournament on Monday at 7:05 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln. Nebraska s game against Iowa will be carried live on radio by the Pinnacle Sports Network on 1400 AM-KLIN in Lincoln and 1110 KFAB in Omaha, along with free Internet audio on Huskers.com. The Huskers win over Marquette on Thursday in Milwaukee came on the strength of fi rst-team All-Big 12 guard Kiera Hardy s 21-point performance. Hardy hit four three-pointers on her way to becoming Nebraska s sophomore single-season record holder with 583 points, surpassing two-time All-American Karen Jennings 574 points in Hardy, who is just seven three-pointers shy of NU s single-season record in that category, needs just 17 points to become the fi rst Husker since Nicole Kubik in to score 600 points in a season. The Huskers enter their second-round WNIT matchup with an overall record, after finishing in a tie for sixth in the Big 12 Conference regular-season standings with an 8-8 overall record. NU earned the No. 6 seed at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., March 8-12, where the Huskers defeated Oklahoma State 60-45, in the opening round before falling to No. 17 Kansas State in the quarterfinals. Nebraska was one of eight Big 12 Conference teams to earn a postseason berth, joining Texas A&M in the WNIT, while Baylor, Texas, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Iowa State and Oklahoma all earned bids into the 64-team NCAA Tournament fi eld. NU handed Baylor one of its two Big 12 losses in a triple overtime win on Jan. 12, before adding an win over Iowa State on Feb. 22. The Huskers also earned the No. 6 spot in the conference tournament ahead of NCAA-bound Oklahoma by running past the Sooners in Lincoln on Feb. 6. Iowa, which enters the game with a 21-9 overall record, advanced to the second round of the WNIT with a win over Creighton in the tournament s opening round on Friday night in Iowa City. Jamie Cavey led the Hawkeyes with 23 points, while Crystal Smith contributed 13 points, six assists, five steals and four rebounds. The winner of Monday s game between Nebraska and Iowa will take on either Arkansas or Arkansas State in the third round of the 32-team SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT at a date and location to be determined Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 4 Jelena Spiric F 6-0 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro (The V Belgrade/Colby CC) Big 12 Newcomer of the Year; 9.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg in league play 5 LaToya Howell G 5-5 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Queen of Peace/Air Force) 2nd in Big 12-only with 2.5 steals per game; 19 steals last 6 games 11 Bojana Samardziska C 6-4 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro (Zef Ljus Marku/Colby CC) Career-high 19 points vs. UT-Martin; 3.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg 14 Sarah White F 6-0 Fr. Topeka, Kan. (Washburn Rural) Played in 20 games, including 10 of last 11; 2.3 ppg, 1.2 rpg 15 Elena Diaz F 6-1 Jr. Medellin, Colombia (Comfenalco at Cartagena/Dodge City CC) 22 starts, 6.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg; Career-highs 15 pt., 9 reb. vs. KSU 20 Jina Johansen G 5-7 Sr. Dannebrog, Neb. (Centura) 3rd on NU assist list (561); honorable-mention All-Big Kiera Hardy G 5-6 So. Kansas City, Mo. (O Hara) First-team All-Big 12; NU sophomore record 583 pts.; pt. games 22 Heather Kephart G 5-8 So. Canute, Okla. (Canute) Hit first three-pointer since Dec. 14, 2003, at No. 10 Notre Dame 30 Ivana Drmanac F 6-2 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro (The XI Belgrade/Colby CC) Career-high 7 points vs. Northern Colorado; 0.8 ppg, 0.6 rpg 33 Jessica Gerhart F 6-2 So. Fenton, Iowa (Sentral) 8.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg; appendix removed Feb. 1; missed last 12 starts 45 Chelsea Aubry F 6-2 So. Kitchener, Ontario (Grand River Collegiate Institute) Career-high 20 points (7-7 FG, 1-1 3FG, 5-5 FT) at Texas A&M 52 Danielle Page F 6-2 Fr. Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer) 8.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.3 bpg in Big 12 play; Two-Time Big 12 ROW 2Head Coach: Connie Yori, Third Year (Creighton, 1986), (15th season overall) (Third season at Nebraska) Assistant Coaches: Cindy Fisher, Second Year (Arizona State, 1988), Angela Timmons, Third Year (Creighton, 2001); LaKale Malone, Second Year (Indiana, 1999) Director of Operations: Aubrey Eblin, Second Year (Old Dominion, 1999); Administrative Assistant/Video Specialist: Steph Clark, First Season (Creighton, 1993)

2 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 2 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com Monday s Probable Starters Nebraska Cornhuskers (18-13, 8-8) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 4 Jelena Spiric 6-0 Jr. F Elena Diaz 6-1 Jr. F Chelsea Aubry 6-2 So. F Jina Johansen 5-7 Sr. G Kiera Hardy 5-6 So. G Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Third Season at NU (44-45); 15th Season Overall ( ) Iowa Hawkeyes (21-9, 8-8) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 34 Johanna Solverson 6-2 Jr. F Krista VandeVenter 6-2 Fr. F Jamie Cavey 6-3 Sr. C Crystal Smith 5-6 Jr. G Jenna Armstrong 5-9 Sr. G Head Coach: Lisa Bluder (Northern Iowa, 1983) 5th Season at Iowa (94-58); 20th Season Overall ( ) Inside the Numbers (NU vs. Iowa) Statistics Nebraska Iowa Scoring Average Opponent Scoring Average Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage 42.6% 46.6% Opponent FG Percentage 41.9% 40.8% 3FG Percentage 32.6% 33.9% Opponent 3FG Percentage 32.3% 34.7% Free Throw Percentage 74.4% 71.4% Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Nebraska vs. Iowa Series History Iowa leads series, 6-4; Last 7 meetings, Iowa leads 5-2 Date Score Site Dec. 8, 1996 NU, Kona, Hawaii Dec. 11, 1991 Iowa, Devaney Center Dec. 16, 1990 Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Nov. 29, 1989 Iowa, Devaney Center Dec. 30, 1988 Iowa, Miami, Fla. Dec. 11, 1987 Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Dec. 2, 1986 NU, Devaney Center SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT Ticket Information Tickets for Nebraska s second-round game in the SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT are available on the Internet at Huskers.com by clicking on the Tickets link in the top banner on the homepage. Tickets can also be purchased at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park on Saturday and Sunday during the Nebraska baseball team s home series with Seton Hall. NU plays the Pirates on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. and Sunday at 11:05 a.m. Prices for tickets to Nebraska s basketball game with Iowa on Monday are $9 for lower-level reserved seats and $7 for upper-level reserved seating. General admission tickets are $5, while student tickets are available for just $4. Tickets can also be purchased on Monday beginning at 8 a.m. by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at BIGRED, or in person during regular business hours at the Athletic Ticket Office located in the Stadium Drive Parking Garage across the street from Memorial Stadium. Tickets will also be available at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Monday evening starting at 5:30 p.m. Scouting the Iowa Hawkeyes The Iowa Hawkeyes come to Lincoln with a 21-9 overall record after advancing to the second round of the SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT with a victory over Creighton at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Friday night. The Hawkeyes are making their second appearance in the Postseason WNIT, after making their first appearance at the end of the season. Iowa advanced to the WNIT quarterfinals (third round) in 2003 with wins over Saint Louis and Marquette, before suffering a home loss to Creighton. Iowa is making its fifth straight postseason trip, including NCAA Tournament berths in 2004, 2002 and Last season, the Hawkeyes were knocked out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament with an loss to Virginia Tech on March 21, Fifth-year head coach Lisa Bluder led the Hawkeyes to one of the nation s best non-conference records, before Iowa cooled off against a rugged Big Ten Conference schedule. Iowa finished its pre-league schedule with an 11-0 record that included wins over Iowa State (89-80), Oklahoma (54-47) and Missouri (75-54) from the Big 12 Conference. The Hawkeyes also defeated Marquette (78-72), Western Illinois (76-69) and Creighton twice (91-82 OT and WNIT), which also found their way onto Nebraska s schedule this season. Iowa lost a pair of league game s against Big Ten power Ohio State (80-57 and 67-60), the only Big Ten foe the Huskers faced this season. Nebraska lost to Ohio State in Columbus. Like the Huskers, Iowa finished its conference season with an 8-8 record and a sixth-place league finish but did not earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes have been led throughout the season by 6-3 senior center Jamie Cavey, who is averaging 16.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. The Mechanicsville, Iowa native is hitting 55.7 percent of her shots from the field. She also leads the Hawkeyes with 54 blocked shots and has distributed 2.2 assists per game. While Cavey provides a dominant presence inside, junior guard Crystal Smith has been solid outside. The 5-6 guard from Haughton, Iowa, is averaging 16.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and a team-leading 2.4 steals per game. Smith has also knocked down a team-leading 46 three-pointers on the year. Junior Johanna Solverson has given Iowa a strong No. 3 scoring option by averaging 10.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. The 6-2 forward leads Iowa with 4.0 assists per game, while ranking second on the team with 2.1 steals per contest. She also ranks third on the club with 31 three-pointers on the year. Freshman Krista VandeVenter, a 6-2 forward from Osseo, Minn., has joined Cavey, Smith and Solverson in Iowa s starting lineup for all 30 games this season. VandeVenter averaged 7.1 points and a team-leading 7.5 rebounds per game in her rookie season at Iowa. She also ranks second on the team with 15 blocks. Senior guard Jenna Armstrong rounds out Iowa s probable starting lineup. Armstrong has started 12 games for the Hawkeyes this season and is averaging 6.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. She has been one of Iowa s leading threats from long range with 40 three-pointers, trailing only Smith for the team lead in that category. Iowa has the luxury of a deep bench with Tiffany Reedy (4.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg), Abby Emmert (1.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg), Morgan Kasperek (2.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg), Jenee Graham (2.2 rpg, 2.7 rpg) and Stacy Schlapkohl (2.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg) all playing in at least 27 games this season. March 21 - Monday March 22 - Tuesday March 23 - Wednesday March 24 - Thursday March 25 - Friday March 26 - Saturday March 27 - Sunday GAME DAY SportsView.TV WNIT Second Round vs. Iowa Devaney Center 7:05 p.m. Practice TBA Practice TBA Practice TBA Practice TBA Practice TBA Practice TBA Radio: 1400 AM-KLIN (Lincoln) 1110 AM-KFAB (Omaha) Huskers.com

3 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 3 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com As a team, Iowa is averaging 69.6 points per game, while surrendering just 63.9 points per contest. Iowa is shooting a solid 46.6 percent from the field, including 33.9 percent from three-point range. The Hawkeyes have also hit 71.4 percent of their free throws. Along with their solid offensive numbers, Iowa owns an impressive plus-4.5 team rebounding margin. However, the Hawkeyes own a negative-2.0 team turnover margin and have committed 18.7 turnovers per game. Nebraska vs. Iowa Series History Iowa leads the all-time series with Nebraska 6-4, but the Huskers won the last meeting between the two schools. Nebraska knocked off a then-no. 9 Iowa team in the Big Kona Classic in Kona, Hawaii, on Dec. 8, The two teams have not met in the past nine years. The 1996 win by the Huskers snapped a five-game losing streak to the Hawkeyes From the season through the season (six seasons), Nebraska faced Iowa on the hardwood each season. The Huskers won only one of those six meetings, with an win at the Devaney Center on Dec. 2, Nebraska also won the first two matchups between the schools, including a win over the Hawkeyes on Jan. 13, 1978, in Warrensburg, Mo., and a win in Lincoln on Dec. 22, Nebraska is 2-2 all-time against Iowa in Lincoln, 0-3 in Iowa City and 2-1 on neutral courts. Nebraska Coach Connie Yori and Iowa Coach Lisa Bluder have a long history of facing each other on the sideline. Monday s game will be the 21st meeting between the two head coaches, with Bluder owning a 13-7 advantage. Yori, a native of Ankeny, Iowa, is 1-2 all-time against her homestate school. The last time she faced the Hawkeyes, her Creighton squad suffered an loss on Dec. 15, Bluder is 1-3 all-time against Nebraska with her only win coming on Dec. 2, 1999, in Drake s win at the Devaney Center. Hardy Takes Over as NU s Sophomore Scoring Leader Kiera Hardy scored 21 points to lead Nebraska past Marquette in the first round of the SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT and take over the top spot on the Huskers sophomore scoring list. Through 31 games this season, Hardy has produced 583 points to surpass two-time All-American Karen Jennings 574 points in Jennings, who earned the Wade Trophy as the nation s top player as a senior in , averaged 20.5 points per game over 28 games in her second season as a Husker. Hardy, a 5-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., also knocked Jennings out of Nebraska s top-10 single-season scoring list. Hardy s 583 points this season rank as the 10th-highest point total in school history. She needs just 17 more points to become the first Husker since Nicole Kubik in to score 600 or more points in a single season. Hardy needs 23 points to move ahead of Nafeesah Brown ( ) in ninth place on the school s single-season scoring chart. Huskers Roll Past Marquette to Advance in WNIT Kiera Hardy scored a game-high 21 points to become Nebraska s sophomore single-season scoring leader while shooting the Huskers to a win over Marquette in the first round of the SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT in front of 650 fans at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee on Thursday evening. Nebraska improved to to post its second straight 18-win season. Hardy, a first-team All-Big 12 selection, hit 8-of-18 shots from the field, including 4-of-9 three-pointers on her way to her 14th 20-point scoring effort of the season. Big 12 Newcomer-of-the-Year Jelena Spiric added a strong effort with 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals, while sophomore forward Chelsea Aubry added 11 points and six rebounds. Aubry also knocked down a career-best three three-pointers. Nebraska s Roster in Depth Players Statistics No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 4 Jelena Spiric 6-0 Jr. F LaToya Howell 5-5 Jr. G Bojana Samardziska 6-4 Jr. C Sarah White 6-0 Fr. F Elena Diaz 6-1 Jr. F Jina Johansen 5-7 Sr. G Kiera Hardy 5-6 So. G Heather Kephart 5-8 So. G Ivana Drmanac 6-2 Jr. F Jessica Gerhart 6-2 So. F Chelsea Aubry 6-2 So. F Danielle Page 6-2 Fr. F Husker Pronunciation Guide Chelsea Aubry O-bree Elena Diaz ELL-ay-nuh DEE-az Ivana Drmanac EE-vah-nah DER-mah-neck Jessica Gerhart GAIR-hart Kiera Hardy kee-air-uh Jina Johansen JEE-na joe-han-son LaKale Malone Luh-KAIL Bojana Samardziska. BOY-ah-nuh SAM-ar-ZEE-ska Jelena Spiric YELL-en-uh SPEER-itch Husker Homes The 12 members of the Husker women's basketball team come to Nebraska from four countries, including seven states across America. Colorado (1) Danielle Page Illinois (1) LaToya Howell Kansas (1) Sarah White Nebraska (1) Jina Johansen Iowa (1) Jessica Gerhart Missouri (1) Kiera Hardy Oklahoma (1) Heather Kephart Canada (1) Chelsea Aubry (Ontario) Colombia (1) Elena Diaz (Medellin) Serbia & Ivana Drmanac (Belgrade) Montenegro (3) Jelena Spiric (Belgrade) Bojana Samardziska (Belgrade) Huskers By Class Senior (1) Juniors (5) Jina Johansen Elena Diaz Ivana Drmanac LaToya Howell Jelena Spiric Bojana Samardziska Sophomores (4) Chelsea Aubry Jessica Gerhart Kiera Hardy Heather Kephart Freshmen (2) Danielle Page Sarah White Huskers By Major Biochemistry Business Administration Elementary Education Finance French General Studies Nutrition/Dietetics Psychology Jelena Spiric Bojana Samardziska Sarah White Ivana Drmanac Elena Diaz Chelsea Aubry Kiera Hardy Heather Kephart Danielle Page Jina Johansen Jessica Gerhart LaToya Howell

4 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 4 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com Nebraska Women s Basketball Quick Facts Institution...University of Nebraska Location...Lincoln, Neb. Population ,594 Founded Nickname... Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors...Scarlet and Cream Home Arena...Bob Devaney Sports Center Capacity... 13,595 Conference...Big 12 Athletic Director... Steve Pederson Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Overall Record Big 12 Regular Season Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Head Coach...Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year...Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska... Third season (44-45) Career Record (15th season) NCAA Div. I Record (13th season) Home Record Big 12 Conference Record Big 12 Home Record Assistant Coaches... Cindy Fisher,...Angela Timmons, LaKale Malone Director of Operations...Aubrey Eblin Administrative Assistant...Steph Clark Graduate Assistant Manager... Dayna Finch Weltmer Strength Coach...Bryan Bailey Trainer...Susie Lessner Basketball Office Phone... (402) Basketball Office Fax... (402) Women s Basketball SID...Jeff Griesch SID Office Phone... (402) Griesch s Direct Line... (402) Griesch s Cell Phone... (402) Griesch s Home Phone... (402) Griesch s ... jgriesch@huskers.com SID Office Fax... (402) Best Time to Contact Yori... Through SID Starters Returning/Lost...1/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...5/5 Nebraska Women s Basketball Radio and Television Shows The Nebraska Women s Basketball Show with Coach Connie Yori and host Jeff Griesch, will air on NETV2 beginning on Monday, Dec. 6, at 5:30 p.m. Coach Yori s radio show with host John Bishop tipped off on Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. on the Pinnacle Sports Network. Senior honorable-mention All-Big 12 guard Jina Johansen added a solid passing game with nine assists to go along with two points and three rebounds. Johansen improved NU s senior season assist record to 185 on the year to move within 10 assists of Meggan Yedsena s overall school-record total of 195 in Nebraska hit 46.2 percent (24-52) of its shots from the field for the game, including 7-of-15 (46.7 percent) of its three-pointers. The Huskers snapped out of a six-game shooting slump by hitting better than 41 percent of their shots for the first time since a road win at Texas A&M on Feb. 16. Carolyn Kieger led Marquette with 14 points and six assists, while Jasmine McCullough pitched in 13 points and a team-leading eight rebounds. Christina Quaye gave the Golden Eagles three players in double figures with 10 points and six boards. Marquette hit just 40 percent (22-55) of its shots from the field, including just 2-of-20 (10 percent) of its threepoint attempts. The Golden Eagles missed their first 17 three-pointers of the contest. Hardy Earns First-Team All-Big 12 Honors Kiera Hardy became just the eighth player in Nebraska history, and just the third Husker sophomore, to earn first-team all-conference honors when the Big 12 announced the coaches selections on Friday, March 4. The 5-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., who led the Big 12 in scoring with 20.9 points per game in league action, is Nebraska s first first-team All-Big 12 pick since Nicole Kubik in , and just the third Husker to earn first-team All-Big 12 honors, joining two-time first-team All-Big 12 pick Anna DeForge ( , ). Although she has played just 58 games with 30 starts in her college career, Hardy became Nebraska s active career scoring leader with her 29-point outburst at Creighton (37th career game) on Dec. 18. Hardy has pushed her career total to 830 points, including a sophomore school record 583 points in 31 games this season and 247 points in 27 games as a true freshman last season. Hardy ranks 27th nationally in scoring this season. Hardy ranked among the top scorers in the Big 12 overall with 18.8 points per contest. She scored a careerhigh 37 points in Nebraska s win over No. 2 Baylor, and added a 31-point effort against Hampton. She has scored 27 or more points seven times this season, while producing 14 games with 20 or more points this year. Hardy had produced double figures in 25 consecutive games before managing eight points against Kansas State in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on March 9. She has scored in double figures in 27 of 31 games this season. Johansen Sets Senior Season Assist Mark While sophomore Kiera Hardy has achieved a class scoring record, senior honorable-mention All-Big 12 selection Jina Johansen can lay claim to a class passing mark. The 5-7 point guard from Dannebrog, Neb., enters the Iowa game with 185 assists this season to break Meggan Yedsena s senior single-season assist mark. Yedsena, NU s all-time assist leader, distributed 169 assists for the Huskers in , which is tied for the fifth-best overall single-season mark in school history. Johansen s assist total this season ranks fourth overall on NU s single-season assist list. Johansen, who ranks 20th nationally in assists this season, needs just one assist to catch Nicole Kubik (186, ) in third on the single-season chart, and six more to catch Kathy Hawkins (191, ) at No. 2. Yedsena owns NU s season record with 195 assists in , and produced four of the top seven single-season assist marks in school history. Johansen ranks third in the Big 12 and 20th nationally with 6.0 assists per game and ranks third all-time at Nebraska with 561 career assists. She needs two more assists to tie Kubik for second place on the career chart (563, ). Ironwoman Johansen Nearing Another Season Record Jina Johansen set a school and Big 12 record by playing all 55 minutes in the Huskers triple overtime win over No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12. Johansen scored eight of her 10 points after halftime against the Bears and finished with eight assists. Johansen s record effort against the Big 12 Champion Bears is part of what is expected to be a school singleseason record for minutes played after Monday night s game with Iowa. The 5-7 senior point guard from Dannebrog, Neb., has been on the floor for 1,124 minutes this season, which ranks as the second-highest total in school history. She needs just six minutes against Iowa to pass Meggan Yedsena for NU s single-season record for minutes played. Yedsena played 1,129 minutes (32 games) in Johansen has already joined Yedsena as the only two Huskers in history to play 1,000 or more minutes twice in their careers. Johansen s sophomore season total of 1,028 minutes in ranks as the sixth-highest total in school history, while Yedsena s 1,005 minutes as a senior in rank eighth. Along with her two marathon performances with 55 minutes against Baylor and 45 minutes against Missouri in NU s last home game (Feb. 26), Johansen has played the full 40 minutes 16 times in her career, including NU s wins at Missouri on Jan. 8, at Texas A&M on Feb. 16, and against Kansas on Jan. 29. Most recently, she played the full 40 minutes in NU s opening-round win over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament on March 8. Johansen has averaged 36.3 minutes per game, while averaging 6.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 0.9 steals per game this season.

5 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 5 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com Hardy Joins Johansen across 1,000-Minute Mark Kiera Hardy has joined Jina Johansen as a workhorse for the Huskers this season. Hardy has played exactly 1,000 minutes and is averaging 32.3 minutes per game. Hardy has become just the seventh player (ninth time) in school history to play 1,000 or more minutes in a season. Hardy needs just six minutes against Iowa on Monday to pass Meggan Yedsena (1,005 minutes in ) for eighth, and 20 minutes to pass Amy Stephens (1,019 minutes, ) in seventh place on the school singleseason playing time list. Hardy needs 29 minutes to pass Johansen in sixth place (1,028 minutes, ) and 30 minutes to reach the top five in school history ahead of Karen Jennings (1,029 minutes, ). Hardy and Johansen join Yedsena and Jennings as just the second duo in school history to play 1,000 minutes each in the same season. Yedsena (1,129) and Jennings (1,029) both played more than 1,000 minutes during the season. Hardy Climbing Career Three-Point List at Record Pace First-team All-Big 12 guard Kiera Hardy has hit 108 three-pointers in just 58 career games and has already shot into sixth place on Nebraska s career three-point list. Hardy has hit 1.86 three-pointers per game in her brief career, and is well ahead of school-record pace, while ranking 25th nationally with 2.52 three-pointers per game this season. WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge owns NU s school record with 155 three-pointers in 117 career games (1.3 pg). Hardy is the only player on Nebraska s top-10 three-point list who has played fewer than 100 career games. Kate Galligan, who ranks No. 2 on NU s career list with 145 three-pointers, knocked down her shots in just 103 games (1.4 pg) for the highest frequency among the former players on the NU top-10 list. Hardy ranked second in the Big 12 Conference with 3.06 made three-pointers per game in league contests. She hit a career-high six three-pointers in the win over No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, and matched her career-best with six three-pointers in the win over Oklahoma State on Feb. 1. She added five more three-pointers in an win over No. 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12, and at No. 23 Kansas State on Jan. 15. Hardy s 78 three-pointers this season through 31 games smashed Kate Galligan s sophomore single-season record of 50 three-pointers in Hardy has also climbed into the No. 2 spot on NU s all-time single-season list, trailing only Amy Stephens NU single-season record of 85 three-pointers in Spiric Captures Big 12 Newcomer-of-the-Year Honors Junior college transfer Jelena Spiric captured Big 12 Newcomer-of-the-Year honors with a solid first season at Nebraska. Spiric, who has started 22 of NU s 31 games this season, including each of the Huskers last 17 contests, became just the fifth Husker in history and the first since Keasha Cannon-Johnson in 2002 to win conference newcomer-of-the-year honors. The 6-0 forward from Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, played one of the best games of her NU career in the Huskers first-round Postseason WNIT victory at Marquette on Thursday. Spiric scored 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 shooting from the free throw line. She also led the Huskers with eight rebounds and three steals, while contributing three assists. She has pushed her season averages to 7.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Her 11 double-figure scoring efforts this season have all come in NU s last 21 games. Spiric has also turned up her defensive intensity the past eight games, producing 23 of her 52 steals on the year, including a career-best five steals against Kansas State on Feb. 23, and four more steals at Colorado on March 2. She is averaging 2.9 steals per contest over the past eight games. Spiric made her first Big 12 start in Nebraska s triple overtime victory over No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, and erupted for career highs with 19 points and nine rebounds to help the Huskers to an upset over the Bears. She added her second Big 12 start in the loss at No. 23 Kansas State on Jan. 15, scoring 10 points and pulling down five boards. She added seven points and four rebounds in NU s loss to No. 10 Texas Tech on Jan. 19. The Big 12 Rookie of the Week on Jan. 10 and Jan. 17, Spiric averaged 13 points and six rebounds in wins over Colorado and Missouri to open Big 12 play. She averaged 14.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game against Baylor and Kansas State. In the win over Baylor, Spiric hit 15-of-16 free throws, including eight straight free throws to open the third overtime period to lead the Huskers to victory. Spiric s 15 made free throws rank as the second-highest total in NU history, while her 16 attempts rank fourth on the Husker career chart. Her 44 minutes played against the Bears also demolished her previous career high of 26 minutes played one week earlier against Colorado. Spiric scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds, while also dishing out four assists and grabbing two steals in Nebraska s win at Missouri on Jan. 8. During NU s decisive 26-6 run in the final 8:26, Spiric hit 5-of-6 free throws, while adding one rebound, one assist and one steal to help the Huskers. In NU s win over Oklahoma on Feb. 6. Spiric scored 12 points to go along with seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win. She added 10 points, six rebounds, and five assists in a win at Texas A&M Feb. 16. She had a solid 11-point, five-rebound effort against Kansas State that included a career-high five steals. Spiric averaged 9.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in the Big 12 Tournament, including 10 points and eight rebounds in NU s opening-round win over Oklahoma State on March 9. She has scored in double Final Big 12 Conference Standings Team Big 12 Overall #1 Baylor #2 Texas #3 Kansas State #4 Texas Tech #5 Iowa State #6 Nebraska #7 Oklahoma #8 Kansas #9 Missouri #10 Texas A&M #11 Oklahoma State #12 Colorado Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament Kansas City, Mo. (Municipal Auditorium) Tuesday, March 8 No. 9 Missouri 62, No. 8 Kansas 57 No. 5 Iowa State 64, No. 12 Colorado 62 No. 7 Oklahoma 86, No. 10 Texas A&M 65 No. 6 Nebraska 60, No. 11 Oklahoma State 45 Wednesday, March 9 No. 1 Baylor 70, No. 9 Missouri 52 No. 4 Texas Tech 61, No. 5 Iowa State 59 No. 2 Texas 65, No. 7 Oklahoma 59 No. 3 Kansas State 71, No. 6 Nebraska 45 Thursday March 10 No.1 Baylor 58, No. 4 Texas Tech 57 No. 3 Kansas State 72, No. 2 Texas 69 Saturday, March 12 No. 1 Baylor 68, No. 3 Kansas State Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Team Coach of the Year: Kim Mulkey-Robertson, Baylor Player of the Year: Kendra Wecker, Kansas State Newcomer of the Year: Jelena Spiric, Nebraska Freshman of the Year: Morenike Atunrase, Texas A&M First Team Kendra Wecker 5-11 Sr. F Kansas State Sophia Young 6-1 Jr. F Baylor Tiffany Jackson 6-3 So. F Texas Dionnah Jackson 5-9 Jr. G Oklahoma Anne O Neal 5-11 Sr. G Iowa State Steffanie Blackmon 6-2 Sr. P Baylor Erin Grant 5-8 Jr. G Texas Tech Jamie Carey 5-6 Sr. G Texas Cisti Greenwalt 6-5 Sr. C Texas Tech Kiera Hardy 5-6 So. G Nebraska Second Team Leah Rush 6-1 So. F Oklahoma Katie Robinette 6-2 Sr. F Iowa State Laurie Koehn 5-8 Sr. G Kansas State Chesley Dabbs 6-0 Jr. G Texas Tech Heather Schreiber 6-2 Sr. F Texas Honorable-Mention: Jina Johansen (Nebraska), Veronica Johns-Richardson (Colorado), Crystal Kemp and Erica Hallman (Kansas), Megan Mahoney (Kansas State), Tiffany Brooks and Christelle N Garsanet (Missouri), Nina Stone (Oklahoma State), Morenike Atunrase (Texas A&M), Alesha Robertson and LaToya Davis (Texas Tech) Nebraska s Big 12 Weekly Honors Player of the Week: Kiera Hardy, Jan. 17 Rookie of the Week: Jelena Spiric, Jan. 10 Rookie of the Week: Jelena Spiric, Jan. 17 Rookie of the Week: Danielle Page, Jan. 31 Rookie of the Week: Danielle Page, Feb. 14

6 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 6 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com Head Coach Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) (44-45, 3rd Season at NU) ( , 15th 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 Div. I Totals 13th season Overall 15th season Yori in the Postseason Year (Tournament) Results 2005 (WNIT) W, at Marquette, (WNIT) L, Oregon State, W, Drake, (NCAA) L, Fla. International, (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, L, Texas Tech, Husker Women s Basketball on the Radio Fans can listen to all of Nebraska women s basketball games on the Pinnacle Sports Network in Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will team up for the fourth full season on the call of the game, with Coatney providing the play-by-play. The pregame show hits the air 15 minutes before every game Pinnacle Sports Network City Affiliate Signal Ainsworth KBRB 1400 AM Alliance KCOW 1400 AM Beatrice KWBE 1450 AM Broken Bow KCNI 1280 AM Chadron KCSR 610 AM Falls City KTNC/KLZA 1230 AM/101.3 FM Fremont KHUB/KFMT 1340 AM/105.5 FM Grand Island KRGI 1430 AM Holdrege KUVR 1380 AM Kearney KGFW 1340 AM Lexington KRVN 880 AM Lincoln KLIN/KFGE 1400 AM/98.1 FM McCook KSWN 93.9 FM Norfolk KNEN 94.7 FM North Platte KODY 1240 AM Ogallala KOGA 930 AM Omaha KFAB 1110 AM Scottsbluff KNEB 960 AM Sidney KSID 1340 AM Valentine KVSH 940 AM West Point KTIC/KWPN 840 AM/107.9 York KAWL 1370 AM figures in five of Nebraska s last eight games, while producing double figures 11 times this season. In Big 12 play, Spiric was Nebraska s second-leading scorer and third-leading rebounder with 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. In the Huskers win over Memphis on Dec. 30, Spiric scored 10 points, while dishing out a career-best six assists and pulling down five rebounds. In NU s win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Dec. 20, Spiric had the first double-figure scoring effort of her career with 10 points, while adding four rebounds and three assists. Through Nebraska s first seven games this season, when she started five contests, Spiric averaged just 3.0 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game. A 2004 NJCAA All-American at Colby (Kan.) Community College, Spiric has seen the most time on the court of any of the junior college transfers despite being slowed by a knee injury. Spiric suffered a torn ACL in the final game of her sophomore season and underwent offseason surgery. Three Huskers Earn Academic All-Big 12 Honors Three Nebraska women s basketball players were honored for their achievements in the classroom by earning academic All-Big 12 Conference honors, the league announced March 2. Senior Jina Johansen led the trio of Husker honorees by claiming her third straight first-team academic All-Big 12 award. The 5-7 point guard from Dannebrog, Neb., carries a grade-point average as a nutrition and dietetics major, while ranking among the Big 12 Conference leaders in assists. Johansen was joined on the first team by Jessica Gerhart. The 6-2 sophomore forward from Fenton, Iowa, is also a nutrition and dietitics major. Sophomore Chelsea Aubry added second-team academic All-Big 12 accolades. The 6-2 forward from Kitchener, Ontario, who has not declared a major, ranks as Nebraska s second-leading scorer and top rebounder this season. Overall, 46 student-athletes were named to the women s basketball academic All-Big 12 teams. Nominated by each institution s director of student-athlete support services and media relations offices, the women s basketball academic all-league squad consisted of 37 first-team members combined with nine on the second team. First team members include those who have maintained a 3.20 or better grade point average, and the second team are those who have a 3.0 to 3.19 GPA. To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of her team s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible. Husker Individuals among Big 12 Leaders Senior point guard Jina Johansen and sophomore Kiera Hardy are ranked among the Big 12 Conference leaders in several categories. Hardy ranks second in the league in scoring at 18.8 points per game, trailing only Kansas State senior All-American Kendra Wecker. Hardy led the league in conference play, averaging 20.9 points per game, just ahead of Wecker s 20.8 points per contest. Hardy also ranks second in the conference and 25th nationally with 2.52 made three-pointers per game, while her 78 three-pointers rank second in the Big 12. She hit 3.06 threes per game in league play, trailing only KSU s Laurie Koehn on both lists. Hardy also ranks fifth in the league in free throw percentage (81.2 percent), while Chelsea Aubry (77.5 percent) and Jelena Spiric (77.5 percent) are tied for seventh in the league. Jina Johansen ranks third in the Big 12 and 20th nationally with 5.97 assists per game. She also ranks third in the Big 12 with her 2.53 assist-to-turnover ratio (185 assists-to-73 turnovers). Husker freshman Danielle Page vaulted up the Big 12 blocked shot chart in league action to rank 11th with 0.97 blocks per game on the season. Her 30 total blocks rank as the fourth-best total by a freshman in school history. Junior guard LaToya Howell has continued her climb up the league steals chart to rank fifth with 2.14 steals per game on the season. In Big 12 games only, Howell ranked second in the conference with 2.50 steals per contest. Big 12 Conference Sends Eight Teams to Postseason The Huskers are one of eight Big 12 Conference women s basketball teams to earn postseason tournament berths in Nebraska, which is making its second straight postseason trip, joins Texas A&M in the SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT. Both the Huskers and Aggies advanced to the second round of the WNIT. The five Big 12 Conference teams that finished ahead of the Huskers in the league standings, Baylor, Texas, Kansas State, Texas Tech and Iowa State, all earned trips to the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma, which tied NU in the league standings, but lost to the Huskers by 19 points in early February in Lincoln, also managed an NCAA Tournament berth. Nebraska s Attendance on the Rise Again The Huskers enjoyed another strong season at the turnstiles, finishing the regular season with an average home attendance of 4,100 fans per game at the Devaney Center. Nebraska s average home attendance, which ranks as the fourth-highest average in school history, rose 33 percent from last season s average of 3,074 fans per game. Last year s average was an increase of nearly 20 percent from Coach Connie Yori s first season in

7 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 7 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com Nebraska s season-high crowd of 13,023 for the Kansas State game on Feb. 23, marked the third-largest crowd in school history, replacing the 12,429 fans NU drew for the Iowa State game on Feb. 12. The two games marked the first time in school history that NU had drawn back-to-back crowds of more than 12,000 fans to the Devaney Center. Huskers Face One of Nation s Toughest Schedules Nebraska closed the regular season with a schedule that was ranked No. 47 nationally by the WBCA/Summerfield Strength of Schedule Index. The Huskers overall Ratings Percentage Index came in at No. 65 on March 14. The Huskers had climbed as high as No. 30 in the RPI after their win over Iowa State on Feb. 12, while their strength of schedule was ranked among the top 25 in the nation at that time. The Huskers have squared off against 11 Associated Press Top 25 teams this season. The Huskers posted their first-ever win over a top-five opponent with a triple overtime win over Big 12 Conference champion Baylor on Jan. 12. The Big 12 Champion Bears were ranked No. 2 nationally at game time. Nebraska added its largest victory margin ever against a ranked opponent with its win over No. 14 Iowa State in Lincoln on Feb. 12. Nine of the Huskers 13 losses this season have come against teams currently ranked in the AP top 25, while seven of those setbacks have come on the road. Hardy Tops Big 12 in Scoring during League Play Kiera Hardy finished the 16-game Big 12 schedule as the league s leading scorer by averaging 20.9 points per game. Hardy s average edged out Kansas State All-American Kendra Wecker s 20.8 points per game for the Big 12 scoring title in conference games. Hardy enters the Iowa game ranked second in the Big 12 overall by averaging 18.8 points per game. The 5-6 sophomore from Kansas City, Mo., has produced NU s best scoring average since the season when firstteam All-Big 12 guard Nicole Kubik averaged 19.8 points per game. Hardy s scoring average is tied for the third-best output by a sophomore in school history. All-American Karen Jennings produced the top scoring average by a sophomore with 20.5 points per game in , while Maurtice Ivy averaged 19.7 points per game in Amy Stephens is tied with Hardy at 18.8 points per game ( ). Hardy has scored 20 or more points 14 times this season, including 13 of NU s last 26 games with eight coming in conference action. In the Big 12 Conference, Hardy ranks as the highest-scoring sophomore in the league. Tiffany Jackson from Texas ranks second among conference sophomores with 18.1 points per game, while Texas Tech s Alesha Robertson has managed 12.3 points per contest. Hardy, who scored in double figures 25 straight times before scoring just eight points against Kansas State on March 9, owns a pair of 30-point efforts this season, and seven games with 27 or more points. She erupted for a career-high 37 points in NU s triple overtime victory over No. 2 Baylor. She added a 31-point effort in a win over Hampton on Nov. 27. She just missed a third 30-point performance with a 29-point outing in the loss at Creighton on Dec. 18, and produced another near-30 effort with 29 points in the loss at No. 23 Kansas State on Jan. 15. She opened the season with 28 points in a win over Western Illinois, before adding another 28-point effort in a win at Oklahoma State Feb. 1. She had 27 points in the Huskers win over No. 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12. Nebraska Leads Big 12 at the Free Throw Line Nebraska is shooting a Big 12 Conference-leading 74.4 percent at the free throw line this season, and the Huskers have continued to improve at the line throughout the year. In Big 12 games, the Huskers connected on a conference-best 77.9 percent of their free throws. Nebraska starters Jina Johansen (90.0 percent) and Kiera Hardy (81.2 percent) are both shooting better than 80 percent from the line, while Jessica Gerhart (78.1 percent), Chelsea Aubry (77.5 percent), Jelena Spiric (77.5 percent), LaToya Howell (74.3 percent) and Danielle Page (72.1 percent) have each hit better than 70 percent of their free throws. Aubry Providing Solid Inside Presence at Both Ends Sophomore Chelsea Aubry has been one of Nebraska s most solid players at both ends of the court in her second season with the Huskers. The 6-2 forward from Kitchener, Ontario leads the team in rebounding and ranks second on the club in scoring with 9.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Aubry produced one of the best performances of her career after scoring a career-high 20 points, while adding four rebounds in a win at Texas A&M on Feb. 16. Aubry was perfect from the field against the Aggies, hitting 7-of-7 field goal attempts, including her only three-pointer. She was also perfect at the free throw line, knocking down all five of her attempts. She was huge in the clutch, as she and freshman Danielle Page joined forces to score all 17 of Nebraska s points in the final six minutes to turn a three-point lead into a 14-point victory. Aubry added a solid 11-point, six-rebound effort in the opening-round WNIT victory at Marquette, when she set a career high by connecting on all three of her three-point field goal attempts. Aubry entered the WNIT after scoring 15 points in Nebraska s opening-round Big 12 Tournament victory over Oklahoma State on March 8 in Kansas City, Mo. She added 14 points in the regular-season finale against Colorado. Aubry has produced double figures 11 times this season, including three of Nebraska s last four games. She opened the season with four straight double-figure scoring efforts. NU Sophomore Scoring Leaders Player (Season - Games Played) Total Points 1. Kiera Hardy ( games) Karen Jennings ( games) Amy Stephens ( games) Kathy Hagerstrom ( games) Maurtice Ivy ( games) 532 NU s Top Sophomore Scorers (Season) Points Per Game 1. Karen Jennings ( ) Maurtice Ivy ( ) 19.7 T3. Kiera Hardy ( ) 18.8 T3. Amy Stephens ( ) Debra Powell ( ) 17.6 Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) 17.6 NU s Top Sophomore Scorers (Game) Player (Game) Points 1. Crystal Coleman (Oklahoma State, 2/19/83) Kiera Hardy (Baylor, 1/12/05) Nicole Kubik (Missouri, 2/4/98) 34 Debra Powell (Pepperdine, 1/11/83) 34 Debra Powell (Morningside, 12/11/82) Amy Stephens (Drake, 12/22/87) Kiera Hardy (Hampton, 11/27/04) 31 Karen Jennings (Kansas State, 2/16/91) 31 Karen Jennings (Iowa State, 1/12/91) 31 Amy Stephens (Kansas State, 2/14/87) 31 Maurtice Ivy (Colorado, 3/4/86) 31 Maurtice Ivy (Grandview, 12/9/85) 31 Debra Powell (Kearney State, 12/8/82) 31 NU Sophomore Three-Point Leaders 3FG Made 1. Kiera Hardy ( ) Kate Galligan ( ) K.C. Cowgill ( ) Amanda Went ( ) 33 Nicole Kubik ( ) 33 NU Three-Point Leaders (Game) Player (Game) 3FG Made 1. K.C. Cowgill (Colgate, 11/23/02) 7 Amy Stephens (Kansas, 2/4/89) 7 Amy Stephens (Iowa, 12/30/88) 7 4. Kiera Hardy (Oklahoma State, 2/1/05) 6 Kiera Hardy (Baylor, 1/12/05) 6 Nicole Kubik (Texas Tech, 2/25/98) 6 Kate Galligan (Kansas, 2/11/96) 6 Amy Stephens (Kansas State, 2/11/89) 6 Amy Stephens (Oklahoma State, 2/24/88) 6 NU Three-Point Leaders (Season) 3FG Made 1. Amy Stephens ( ) Kiera Hardy ( ) Kate Galligan ( ) Anna DeForge ( ) 50 Kate Galligan ( ) 50 NU Three-Point Leaders (Career) Player (Career) -- Games Played 3FG Made 1. Anna DeForge ( ) Kate Galligan ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) Amy Stephens ( ) Kiera Hardy (2004-present)

8 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 8 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com Nebraska Individual Career Highs Scoring Player (Game, Date) Points Kiera Hardy (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 37 Chelsea Aubry (at Texas A&M, 2/16/05) 20 Jessica Gerhart (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 20 Bojana Samardziska (vs. UT-Martin, 12/7/04) 19 Jelena Spiric (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 19 Jina Johansen (vs. Iowa State, 2/12/05) 16 Heather Kephart (vs. Wofford, 11/21/03) 16 Elena Diaz (vs. Kansas State, 3/9/05) 15 Danielle Page (vs. Oklahoma, 2/6/05) 15 LaToya Howell (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 10 Ivana Drmanac (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 8 Sarah White (vs. SE Louisiana, 12/1/04) 7 Rebounding Player (Game, Date) Rebounds Chelsea Aubry (vs. Oklahoma, 2/6/05) 11 Jessica Gerhart (at MU, 1/8/05; vs. SELU, 12/1/04) 11 Danielle Page (vs. Kansas, 1/29/05) 11 Kiera Hardy (vs. Kansas, 2/7/04) 9 Jelena Spiric (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 9 Elena Diaz (Three Times, vs. Kansas State, 3/9/05) 9 Jina Johansen (at Iowa State, 3/1/03) 8 LaToya Howell (at Iowa State, 1/22/05) 7 Bojana Samardziska (vs. Memphis; vs. SE Louisiana) 6 Ivana Drmanac (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 4 Heather Kephart (vs. Princeton/Texas-Arlington, 03-04) 4 Sarah White (Four Times, vs. Iowa State, 2/12/05) 3 Assists Player (Game, Date) Assists Jina Johansen (at Texas A&M, 2/16/05) 11 Elena Diaz (vs. Iowa State, 2/12/05) 6 LaToya Howell (vs. SE Louisiana, 12/1/04) 6 Jelena Spiric (vs. Memphis, 12/30/04) 6 Kiera Hardy (vs. SE Louisiana, 12/1/04) 5 Danielle Page (at Oklahoma State, 2/1/05) 4 Chelsea Aubry (at Iowa State, 1/22/05) 3 Bojana Samardziska (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 3 Ivana Drmanac (Three Times, Memphis, 12/30/04) 2 Jessica Gerhart (vs. Mississippi/Rice, 03-04) 2 Heather Kephart (vs. Princeton, 11/23/03) 2 Sarah White (Four Times, at Marquette, 3/17/05) 1 Steals Player (Game, Date) Steals Jina Johansen (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 7 Kiera Hardy (at Missouri, 1/14/04) 6 LaToya Howell (vs. Missouri, 2/26/05; at Colorado 3/2/05) 5 Jelena Spiric (vs. Kansas State, 2/23/05) 5 Elena Diaz (at Kansas, 2/20/05) 4 Chelsea Aubry (vs. Iowa State, 2/12/05) 3 Danielle Page (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 3 Jessica Gerhart (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05; at Missouri, 1/8/05) 2 Heather Kephart (vs. Wofford, 11/21/03) 2 Bojana Samardziska (at Ohio State, 12/11/04) 2 Sarah White (Four Times, at Marquette 3/17/05) 1 Blocked Shots Player (Game, Date) Blocks Danielle Page (vs. Iowa State, 2/12/05) 5 Jessica Gerhart (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 3 Bojana Samardziska (vs. SE Louisiana, 12/1/04) 3 Chelsea Aubry (Three Times, at Colorado, 3/2/05) 2 Jina Johansen (vs. Wofford, 11/21/03) 2 Elena Diaz (Six Times, vs. Kansas State, 3/9/05) 1 Ivana Drmanac (at ISU, 1/22/05; vs. Memphis, 12/30/04) 1 Kiera Hardy (at Creighton, 12/18/04; vs. Princeton, 11/23/03) 1 Heather Kephart (vs. Princeton, 11/23/03) 1 Jelena Spiric (at ISU, 1/22/05; at Creighton, 12/18/04) 1 Sarah White (at Texas, 2/9/05; vs. W. Illinois, 11/12/04) 1 Minutes Played Player (Game, Date) Minutes Jina Johansen (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 55 Kiera Hardy (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 52 Jelena Spiric (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 44 Danielle Page (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 39 Jessica Gerhart (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 37 Chelsea Aubry (vs. Missouri, 2/26/05) 35 Elena Diaz (vs. Kansas State, 3/9/05) 31 LaToya Howell (vs. Memphis, 12/30/04) 31 Heather Kephart (at Washington State, 12/4/03) 22 Bojana Samardziska (vs. Colorado, 1/5/05) 20 Ivana Drmanac (vs. Northern Colorado, 11/19/04) 14 Sarah White (vs. Kansas State, 3/9/05) 14 After starting each of NU s 12 non-conference games, Aubry suffered a foot injury in practice on Jan. 1, and did not play in NU s first three Big 12 games. She came off the bench in the Huskers next three league games, before making her first start in Big 12 action in Nebraska s victory over Kansas in Lincoln on Jan. 29. Aubry scored nine points, grabbed six rebounds and set a career high with three steals in the Huskers win over No. 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12. In Nebraska s win over Oklahoma on Feb. 6, Aubry scored seven points and pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in NU s victory. In the Huskers loss at Texas on Feb. 9, Aubry finished with 10 points and eight boards. After playing just nine minutes at Kansas State on Jan. 15, Aubry led the Huskers with eight rebounds, while adding five points in 19 minutes against No. 10 Texas Tech on Jan. 19. She came off the bench again at Iowa State, producing eight points, six rebounds and a career-high three assists in 26 minutes. She scored nine points, grabbed three rebounds, dished out an assist and snagged a steal in her return to the starting lineup against Kansas. One of Nebraska s best interior defenders, Aubry leads the Huskers in the number of charges drawn this season. In the Huskers home win over Washington State on Nov. 22, Aubry tied her then-career high with 16 points for the third time this season and powered a strong second-half effort against the Cougars. Aubry opened the season with a then-career-high 16 points to go along with six rebounds in a win over Western Illinois in the first round of the Preseason WNIT on Nov. 12. She added 16 points and four boards in the loss at No. 10 Notre Dame Nov. 14. Aubry was one of Nebraska s top players off the bench during her true freshman campaign, averaging 5.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest. She played in all 30 games last season and averaged 18.4 minutes of action per contest off the bench. Nebraska s first-ever Canadian women s basketball player, Aubry gained international experience this summer by playing with the Canadian Senior National Team. One of the top junior players in Canada, Aubry spent 2003 with the Canadian Under-20 National Team and represented her home country at the World University Games. Diaz Surging Down Stretch in Rookie Season Elena Diaz provided the Huskers with consistent scoring and rebounding options in their last five games before the SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT. The 6-1 junior forward from Medellin, Colo., by way of Dodge City (Kan.) Community College averaged 10.2 points and 7.2 rebounds over NU s final five regular-season contests, including a career-high 15 points and a career-high tying nine rebounds in the Huskers loss to No. 17 Kansas State in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on March 9. Diaz, who has made 22 starts on the year, including 15 in Big 12 regular-season play, scored 10 points in each of NU s last three regular-season league games, before adding the 15-point effort against Kansas State. She has produced double figures in four of NU s last seven games, but just six double-figure scoring efforts on the season. She scored 11 points against Northern Colorado on Nov. 19, and matched that total in NU s triple overtime win over Baylor on Jan. 12. Diaz managed just three points and four rebounds on 1-of-6 shooting from the field in the Huskers first-round WNIT victory over Marquette on Thursday. Diaz has scored eight or more points and pulled down seven or more rebounds in seven of Nebraska s last 11 games, including career highs with nine rebounds twice against Kansas State and once against Texas A&M. Diaz has pushed her season averages to 6.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, while averaging 6.9 points and 5.5 boards per contest in Big 12 play. She scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds against both Missouri (Feb. 26) and Colorado (March 2), while scoring 10 points and pulling down nine boards in the loss to Kansas State on Feb. 23. Her performance against KSU followed an eight-point, four-rebound effort at Kansas on Feb. 20 that included a career-high four steals. She added six points and set her career high with nine rebounds at Texas A&M on Feb. 16. In NU s win over No. 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12, Diaz produced one of the best all-around efforts of her career when she scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out a career-high six assists. In Nebraska s triple overtime win over No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, Diaz scored 11 points, while pulling down seven rebounds. She earned her second straight start at Kansas State and contributed six points and eight boards. Diaz added a solid outing with eight points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal against No. 10 Texas Tech. She had seven points and seven boards in the win over Oklahoma on Feb. 6, before pitching in nine points and three boards in the loss at Texas on Feb. 9. On the season, Diaz leads the team with her 51.0 field goal percentage, including a team-best 55.6 percent in Big 12 Conference action. Diaz opened the season with a seven-point, five-rebound effort in the first-round Preseason WNIT victory over Western Illinois on Nov. 12, before making the first start of her career in the loss at No. 10 Notre Dame in the second round of the tournament. Freshman Page Helps Huskers Late in Big 12 Season True freshman Danielle Page has shown the potential to be one of the dominant shot blockers in school history. Page leads the Huskers with 30 blocked shots and has climbed to No. 4 on NU s freshman single-season block chart. With four more blocks, The 6-2 forward from Monument, Colo., will move to No. 3 on the freshman block list, marking the highest block total by a Husker freshman in 25 years.

9 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 9 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com Page made a major run at Big 12 freshman honors during conference play. In league action, she came on strong to rank as Nebraska s fourth-leading scorer and rebounder with 8.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. She added a team-best 1.3 blocks per game to go along with 1.1 steals per contest. For the season, Page is averaging 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, while leading the Huskers with 1.0 block per contest to rank among the top 10 freshmen in the Big 12 in scoring, rebounding, blocks and steals. Page claimed her first Big 12 Conference Rookie-of-the-Week award on Jan. 31, after posting the first doubledouble of her career with 12 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in the Huskers win over Kansas on Jan. 29. She followed up her award-winning effort against the Jayhawks by producing the best week of her young career in wins over Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. In Nebraska s win over Oklahoma on Feb. 6, Page established her career scoring high for the fifth consecutive game by erupting for 15 points against the Sooners. She added four blocks, six rebounds and two steals. She added her second Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week award on Feb. 14, after leading the Huskers with 13 points in the loss at No. 17 Texas on Feb. 9, before scoring eight points, grabbing five rebounds and blocking a career-high five shots in NU s rout of No. 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12. Page added a pair of steals, as her seven combined stops led directly to 12 points in transition for the Huskers. Page came through big down the stretch in a win at Texas A&M on Feb. 16. Page teamed with Chelsea Aubry to score Nebraska s final 17 points in the closing six minutes to win going away after leading just Page finished with 11 points, five rebounds and NU s only block in the game. Page was also one of the catalysts during NU s decisive 23-6 run over the final 12 minutes in a win over Oklahoma on Feb. 6. She scored nine points, grabbed three rebounds, blocked three shots and recorded two steals down the stretch for the Huskers. Her effort against OU followed a 12-point, five-rebound performance in the Huskers win at Oklahoma State on Feb. 1. She tied her previous career-high scoring effort against OSU, while setting a career high with four assists against the Cowgirls. In the last 12 games, Page has connected on 35-of-42 free throws (83.3 percent). Through her first 19 games this season, she hit just 14-of-26 shots from the free throw line (53.8 percent), but has improved her season average to 72.1 percent at the line. Page scored in double figures in five consecutive games before her eight-point effort against Iowa State on Feb. 12, beginning with a then-career-high 10-point effort at No. 19 Iowa State on Jan. 22. Page scored eight points in Nebraska s win over Memphis on Dec. 30, when she added seven rebounds and two blocked shots. Page came up big down the stretch for the Huskers in their win at Missouri on Jan. 8. She finished with seven points, four rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals. During Nebraska s 26-6 surge in the final 8:26, Page scored three points, grabbed all four of her rebounds and blocked both of her shots on the night. In Nebraska s win over No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, Page played a career-high 39 minutes off the bench and scored six points, grabbed four rebounds and snagged two steals. Gerhart Back in Action after Appendectomy One of three leaders of Nebraska s solid sophomore class, Jessica Gerhart did not travel to Oklahoma State on Feb. 1, and did not play against Oklahoma on Feb. 6, after undergoing routine surgery to have her appendix removed on Feb. 1 in Lincoln. The procedure went well and Gerhart returned to the court for the first time at Texas on Feb. 9, and has seen action off the bench in each of Nebraska s final nine games. The 6-2 forward from Fenton, Iowa did not start NU s win over Kansas on Jan. 29, playing just five minutes after experiencing flu-like symptons for much of the week leading up to the game. Despite missing two full games and playing a total of 36 minutes in her six previous appearances, Gerhart erupted for 10 points against Missouri to shoot the Huskers into the lead after NU trailed by five midway through the second half. It was Gerhart s first double-figure scoring effort since a double-double at Missouri on Jan. 8. Although she missed most of February, Gerhart still ranks third on the team in scoring and rebounding with 8.0 points and 4.3 boards per game. She was averaging 12.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game through the Huskers first 15 contests. A first-team academic All-Big 12 selection who has spent her time working in the classroom, in the community and on the court, Gerhart has far surpassed her production from all of last season. Through her 29 games, Gerhart has scored 231 points, 140 more than the 91 points she scored last season. She has also hit 14 three-pointers this season, after going without a made three-pointer last season. Gerhart ranks fourth on the team with 124 rebounds, a total that has more than doubled the 52 boards she grabbed in all 30 games last season. She also ranks second on the squad with 11 blocked shots on the season. Gerhart produced her first career double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Missouri on Jan. 8. Gerhart hit for a career-high 20 points in the Huskers victory over Northern Colorado at the Devaney Center on Nov. 19, and followed that effort the next time out with a team-high 19 points in a win over Washington State on Nov. 22. She also led the Huskers with 16 points in NU s win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Dec. 20, and 13 points in the Huskers rout of Memphis on Dec. 30. She added 16 more points in NU s win over Colorado Jan. 5. Gerhart hit the first three three-pointers of her career and finished with 13 points in the second-round Preseason WNIT loss at No. 10 Notre Dame. Her performance against the Fighting Irish followed a then-career high 17-point, nine-rebound effort in the first-round WNIT win over Western Illinois on Nov. 12. Against the Westerwinds, Gerhart hit a pair of free throws with seven seconds left to seal NU s victory. She added 13 points at No. 10 Ohio State. Multiple 30-Point Scorers (Season) Player (Season - class) Games 1. Karen Jennings ( junior) 8 2. Maurtice Ivy ( junior) 5 3. Amy Stephens ( senior) 5 4. Maurtice Ivy ( sophomore) 3 5. Nicole Kubik ( junior) 3 6. Kiera Hardy ( sophomore) 2 Karen Jennings ( senior) 2 Karen Jennings ( sophomore) 2 Amy Stephens ( junior) 2 Amy Stephens ( sophomore) 2 Diane DelVigna ( senior) 2 Diane DelVigna ( junior) 2 Nebraska Top 10 Single-Game Scorers Player (Game) Points 1. Karen Jennings (Kansas State, 1/21/92) Maurtice Ivy (Illinois, 12/30/86) Crystal Coleman (Oklahoma State, 2/19/83) Amy Stephens (Oklahoma, 2/8/89) Karen Jennings (Oklahoma, 2/15/92) Kate Galligan (Kansas, 2/11/96) Kiera Hardy (Baylor, 1/12/05) 37 Amy Stephens (Kansas, 2/4/89) Nicole Kubik (Kansas, 1/16/99) 36 Pyra Aarden (Bowling Green, 12/10/94) 36 Karen Jennings (Illinois, 12/14/91) 36 Amy Stephens (Missouri, 2/18/89) 36 Nebraska s Top 10 Career Assists Player (Years) Assists 1. Meggan Yedsena ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) Jina Johansen (2002-present) Amy Stephens ( ) Stacy Imming ( ) Anna DeForge ( ) Ami Beiriger ( ) Kathy Hawkins ( ) Lis Brenden ( ) Cathy Owen ( ) 302 NU Season Assist Leaders Assists 1. Meggan Yedsena ( ) Kathy Hawkins ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) Jina Johansen ( ) Meggan Yedsena ( ) 169 Megann Yedsena ( ) Meggan Yedsena ( ) Stacy Imming ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) Jina Johansen ( ) 153 NU Senior Season Assist Leaders Assists 1. Jina Johansen ( ) Meggan Yedsena ( ) Stacy Imming ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) Amy Bullock ( ) 142

10 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 10 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com Huskers with 1,000 Minutes in a Season Total Minutes 1. Meggan Yedsena ( ) 1, Jina Johansen ( ) 1, Anna DeForge ( ) 1, Nicole Kubik ( ) 1, Karen Jennings ( ) 1, Jina Johansen ( ) 1, Amy Stephens ( ) 1, Meggan Yedsena ( ) 1, Kiera Hardy ( ) 1,000 NU Season Field Goals Attempted FG Attempts 1. Diane DelVigna ( ) Diane DelVigna ( ) Nicole Kubik ( ) Karen Jennings ( ) Darcy Williamson ( ) Kiera Hardy ( ) Anna DeForge ( ) Maurtice Ivy ( ) Amy Stephens ( ) Maurtice Ivy ( ) 500 NU Season Free Throw Percentage FT Pct. 1. Cathy Owen ( ).950 (57-60) 2. Cathy Owen ( ).885 (54-61) 3. Amy Stephens ( ).867 (52-60) 4. Amy Stephens ( ).852 (75-88) 5. Sarah Muller ( ).845 (71-84) 6. Angie Miller ( ).836 ( ) 7. Meggan Yedsena ( ).830 (73-88) 8. Anna DeForge ( ).820 (73-89) Tina McClain ( ).820 (73-89) 10. Kiera Hardy ( ).812 (69-85) Alexa Johnson ( ).812 (69-85) NU Team Free Throw Percentage Season FT Pct ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ).701 NU Season 3FG Percentage Leaders 3FG Percentage 1. Kate Galligan ( ).456 (52-114) 2. Jina Johansen ( ).411 (30-73) Amy Stephens ( ).411 (44-107) 4. Kate Galligan ( ).407 (50-123) - Jina Johansen ( ).390 (23-59) NU Freshman Blocked Shot Leaders Total Blocks 1. Janet Smith ( ) Kathy Hagerstrom ( ) Katie Robinette ( ) Danielle Page ( ) Maurtice Ivy ( ) 27 Howell Keys Husker Defensive Pressure LaToya Howell has earned six starts this season, but has come off the bench in each of the last 17 games to provide an offensive and defensive spark for the Huskers. Howell has helped the NU defense turn up the heat on the opposition by averaging 2.5 steals per game (53 total steals) over the last 21 games, including a career-high five steals against Missouri (Feb. 26) and at Colorado (March 2), and six games with four steals each during that stretch (at Creighton, vs. Colorado, vs. Kansas and vs. Kansas State three times). The 5-5 guard started NU s first two Big 12 Conference games. In the Huskers triple overtime win over No. 2 Baylor, Howell sparked NU with nine points off the bench. In NU s win over No. 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12, Howell scored eight points, including six in the first half, while producing three rebounds and two steals. She added eight points, four rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes off the bench against No. 10 Texas Tech on Jan. 19. In NU s win over Kansas on Jan. 29, Howell knocked down her only three-point attempt and hit a free throw to score the first four points of Nebraska s decisive 10-0 run in the second half. Howell s spark helped turn a NU lead with 11 minutes left into a edge with 7:50 to play against KU. She knocked down all six of her free throw attempts and snagged a pair of steals to help the Huskers to a win over Oklahoma State on Feb 1. Howell enters the Iowa game averaging 3.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and a team-leading 2.1 steals per game. In conference play, she ranked second in the Big 12 with 2.5 steals per game. After spending the entire season as a redshirt and missing Nebraska s first two regular-season games in the Women s National Invitation Tournament, Howell finally played her first regular-season game as a Husker in the win over Northern Colorado and made her first start in the win over Washington State. Howell scored a seasonhigh 10 points, grabbed two rebounds and distributed three assists against Northern Colorado. She added seven points, a season-high six rebounds, three assists and two steals in the win over Washington State. She dished out a season-best six assists in the win over Southeastern Louisiana. The junior from Chicago, Ill., was one of the Huskers top players in practice during her redshirt season after transferring from Air Force before the 2003 fall semester. Howell was one of the best players in the Mountain West Conference as a sophomore, earning a pair of Mountain West Conference Player-of-the-Week awards in She started 17 games and averaged 17.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 3.2 steals per game. Her top performance as a sophomore came with a 38-point outburst against Minnesota on Nov. 30, 2002, which tied the school single-game scoring record. She also set the school single-game steals record with eight steals against the Runnin Rebels on Feb. 23, Despite playing a shortened sophomore season, Howell still set the Air Force single-season assist mark with 119 assists in She also established the school s single-season steals record with 90 steals in As a freshman, Howell averaged 10.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.2 steals per game. Hardy s 37 in Baylor Win Places Her Among NU Elite Kiera Hardy s career-high 37-point performance in Nebraska s win over No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, in Lincoln placed her among an elite list of Huskers. Not only did Hardy s total tie for the seventh-highest single-game effort in school history, it also provided her with her second 30-point effort of the season. Her first 30-point performance came against Hampton in the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, on Nov. 27. The two 30-point outbursts during her breakout sophomore season place her among a select group of Huskers who accomplished multiple 30-point games as sophomores. The last NU sophomore to produce a pair of 30-point games was two-time All-American Karen Jennings, who did it in Debra Powell, who was an All-Big Eight performer on the court and an All-American sprinter on the track, was the first Husker sophomore to score 30 in a game on multiple occasions. Powell produced three 30-point games in Maurtice Ivy, who was the Big Eight Player of the Year in 1988 after leading the Huskers to their only conference title in school history, matched Powell s feat with a trio of 30-point performances as a sophomore in A year later, Amy Stephens added two 30-point efforts during her sophomore season in Hardy s 37 points is the highest single-game total among the elite group of NU sophomore scorers and ranks as the second-highest scoring performance in school history by a sophomore, trailing only a 41-point eruption by Crystal Coleman against Oklahoma State on Feb. 19, The performance was Coleman s only 30-point or more scoring game of her career, which ended at Nebraska after her sophomore season. Hardy is just the seventh player in Nebraska history to record two or more 30-point efforts in the same season, and one of just eight Huskers to score 30 twice in her career. The last player to score 30 points twice in the same season was Kubik, who had a trio of 30-point performances in Only 16 different Huskers in history have scored 30 or more points in a single game - a total of 54 times. Jennings owns the NU record with point scoring efforts in her career, including eight in

11 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 11 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com Johansen Sets Tone for Husker Turnaround Honorable-mention All-Big 12 selection Jina Johansen has been a leader both on and off the court in her four seasons at Nebraska. Johansen is the only Husker to start all 31 games this year and leads the Huskers with 36.3 minutes per game after playing a school and Big 12 record 55 minutes in NU s triple overtime win over No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12. She played the full 45 minutes in the Huskers overtime loss to Missouri on Feb. 26, and has played the full 40 minutes 16 other times in her career, most recently in NU s win over Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on March 8. It was Johansen s first career victory at the Big 12 Tournament. Johansen owns 94 career starts, including 62 straight starts heading into the Iowa game. She started all 30 games as a junior and 27 of 28 contests as a sophomore in , stepping out of the starting lineup only on Senior Night. She has led the Huskers in minutes played in each of the past three seasons and became one of Nebraska s most dangerous offensive weapons from long range as a junior. After knocking down just 9-of-36 three-pointers in her first two seasons combined, Johansen tied Kiera Hardy for the team lead with 30 three-pointers in , while tying Amy Stephens ( ) for the second-best single-season three-point percentage in school history by connecting on 41.1 percent (30-73) of her attempts. Johansen has been nearly as effective from long range this season, hitting 39.0 percent (23-59) of her threepointers on the year, including 53.8 percent (14-26) in Big 12 action. Her career 36.9 percent (62-168) success rate from long range ranks as the fourth-best three-point shooting percentage in school history. Johansen owns the school senior single-season assist mark with 185 assists and is averaging 6.0 assists per game this season. She needs three more assists to move in front of Nicole Kubik (563, ) on the school s career assist list and 11 assists to break Meggan Yedsena s single-season record of 195 assists in While Johansen helped set the tone for the turnaround of the Nebraska program with her work ethic on the court, she has also established herself as a top performer in the classroom. Johansen is a three-time first-team academic All-Big 12 selection. She carries a grade-point average as a nutrition/dietetics major. Johansen Tough to Turn Over One of the top point guards in the Big 12 Conference, senior Jina Johansen has proven herself as one of the most consistent ball-handlers in the league. Not only does she rank third in the Big 12 and 20th nationally with 185 total assists (6.0 apg), she also ranks third in the conference with a 2.53 assist-to-turnover ratio. Johansen has committed just 73 turnovers against her 185 assists. She set her career high with 11 assists in NU s win at Texas A&M on Feb. 16, after tying her previous career best with nine assists in Nebraska s win over No. 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12. Johansen did not commit a turnover and also set a career high with 16 points, while tying her career high with four three-pointers against the Cyclones. She added nine-assist efforts at No. 23 Kansas State and at Marquette in the first round of the WNIT on March 17. She played one of her top games of the season with nine points, eight assists, five rebounds and two steals while playing the full 40 minutes in the Huskers Big 12 Tournament victory over Oklahoma State on March 8. She added an eight-assist performance at Missouri on Jan. 8, when she played the full 40 minutes without turning the ball over. She added eight more assists while playing a school and Big 12 record 55 minutes in Nebraska s triple overtime victory over No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12. As impressive as Johansen s overall assist-to-turnover ratio is, she has been even better at the Devaney Center this year. Johansen has helped the Huskers to a 12-3 home record by dishing out 92 assists and committing just 28 turnovers in NU s 14 home contests. Those numbers translate to a 3.29 assist-to-turnover ratio. Samardziska Shows Solid Production Bojana Samardziska made a splash with a career-high 19 points in Nebraska s win over Tennessee-Martin on Dec. 7, and the junior college transfer has shown she is capable of producing solid numbers at times during the season. Samardziska, a 6-4 center from Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, arrived against Tennessee-Martin by knocking down 9-of-12 shots from the field. She also hit her only free throw attempt of the game, while pulling down five rebounds, blocking two shots and snagging one steal in the win over the Skyhawks. She did all that in just 13 minutes of court time, in an amazingly productive performance. Samardziska had scored just 21 points in Nebraska s first seven games before her outburst against Tennessee- Martin. She entered the UT-Martin game averaging 3.3 points per game. She added another hugely productive outing in the win over Memphis on Dec. 30, when she scored 11 points, grabbed six rebounds and added a blocked shot in just 11 minutes of action off the bench. In Nebraska s win over Colorado to open Big 12 Conference play on Jan. 5, Samardziska helped the Huskers with 10 points, three rebounds, two blocks and a steal in a career-high 20 minutes. She made her first start of the year in place of an injured Chelsea Aubry in the win at Missouri on Jan. 8. Samardziska is averaging 3.1 points per game, despite playing just 6.7 minutes per contest. She has added 1.8 rebounds per game, while ranking third on the team with nine blocks. For the season, Samardziska is shooting 50.0 percent (29-58). She has also contributed nine steals and five assists, while committing just eight turnovers. In her two-year career at Colby (Kan.) Community College, Samardziska scored 1,038 points and grabbed 601 rebounds. She captured first-team NJCAA Region VI All-Tournament honors by averaging 26 points, 8.5 rebounds Associated Press Top 25 Final Regular-Season Poll (March 14) 1-Stanford (29-2) (29)... 1,091 2-LSU (29-2) (11)... 1,073 3-Tennessee (26-4) (1)... 1,029 4-North Carolina (27-3) (2) Baylor (27-3) (2) Michigan State (28-3) Duke (28-4) Ohio State (28-4) Rutgers (25-6) Connecticut (23-7) Notre Dame (26-5) Minnesota (24-7) Texas (21-8) Texas Tech (22-7) Temple (27-3) Kansas State (23-7) DePaul (25-4) Vanderbilt (22-7) Iowa State (23-6) Georgia (22-9) North Carolina State (21-7) Penn State (19-10) TCU (23-9) Wisconsin-Green Bay (27-3) Boston College (19-9) Note: Nebraska opponents in bold. USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Final Regular-Season Poll (March 13) 1-Stanford (29-2) (30) North Carolina (27-3) (5) Tennessee (26-4) (1) LSU (29-2) (4) Michigan State (28-3) Baylor (27-3) Ohio State (28-4) Duke (28-4) Connecticut (23-7) Rutgers (25-6) Texas (21-8) Minnesota (24-7) Notre Dame (26-5) Texas Tech (22-7) Temple (27-3) Kansas State (23-6) DePaul (25-4) Vanderbilt (22-7) Iowa State (23-6) Georgia (22-9) Wisconsin-Green Bay (27-3) North Carolina State (21-7) TCU (23-9) Arizona State (22-9) Penn State (19-10) Note: Nebraska opponents in bold.

12 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 12 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com NU leads at the half 15-0 NU trails at the half 2-13 NU is tied at the half 1-0 NU attempts more FG than opponent 10-7 NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 8-5 NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-1 NU makes more FG than opponent 15-0 NU makes fewer FG than opponent 3-11 NU makes same number of FG as opponent 0-2 NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 15-2 NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 3-11 NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 4-0 NU shoots less than 50 percent from field NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 16-2 NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 2-11 NU shoots more FT than opponent 15-6 NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 2-7 NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 1-0 NU makes more FT than opponent 15-6 NU makes fewer FT than opponent 1-6 NU makes same number of FT as opponent 2-1 NU has more total rebounds than opponent 10-0 NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 8-13 NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0 NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 6-7 NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 11-6 NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 1-0 NU has more assists than opponent 9-1 NU has fewer assists than opponent 6-12 NU has same number of assists as opponent 3-0 NU has more turnovers than opponent 3-5 NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 13-7 NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 2-1 NU has more steals than opponent 12-7 NU has fewer steals than opponent 4-5 NU has same number of steals as opponent 2-1 NU has more blocked shots than opponent 9-1 NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 7-11 NU has same number of blocks as opponent 2-0 NU commits more fouls than opponent 4-9 NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 13-3 NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 1-1 Games are decided by 10 or more points Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 6-2 Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 3-2 Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 2-2 Overtime 1-1 Double Overtime 1-0 Triple Overtime 1-0 Playing on Monday 2-0 Playing on Tuesday 3-0 Playing on Wednesday 4-5 Playing on Thursday 2-0 Playing on Friday 2-1 Playing on Saturday 4-5 Playing on Sunday 1-2 Playing in November 4-2 Playing in December 4-2 Playing in January 4-3 Playing in February 4-4 Playing in March 2-2 and 5.5 blocked shots per game in She averaged 17.6 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game on her way to second-team All-Jayhawk West Conference honors last season. White, Drmanac Add Depth to Nebraska Roster Freshman Sarah White s production has been a pleasant surprise for the Huskers. NU coaches had considered redshirting White this season as she made the transition from high school post player to college wing player, but injuries to Nebraska backcourt players Heather Kephart, LaToya Howell and Jelena Spiric forced White into action earlier than expected. The 6-0 native of Topeka, Kan., stepped up to the challenge. After going scoreless in eight minutes in the season-opening win over Western Illinois, White struck for six points, including her first career three-pointer at No. 10 Notre Dame. She produced a career-high seven points in the win over Southeastern Louisiana on Dec. 1. White, who has played in 20 games this season, scored six points and grabbed three rebounds in 12 minutes in NU s win over Memphis on Dec. 30. She added six more points and one rebound in just six minutes of work against Colorado. She played 12 minutes in the loss at Texas, where she scored two first-half points and added three rebounds. She added two more points and three rebounds in just four minutes in the win over Iowa State on Feb. 12, before scoring two points and grabbing one rebound in the win at Texas A&M on Feb. 16. She played 12 minutes at Kansas on Feb. 20, including significant minutes in the first half against her homestate school. She played a career-high 14 minutes in the Big 12 Tournament against No. 17 Kansas State, where she scored three points and grabbed three rebounds. She has played in 10 of NU s last 11 games. White is averaging 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game on the season. Junior college transfer Ivana Drmanac has also added depth to Nebraska s backcourt. The 6-1 forward has played in 19 games and averaged 0.8 points and 0.6 rebounds per game for the Huskers. She has also knocked down four three-pointers for the Huskers, and dished out eight assists in just 5.2 minutes per game. Huskers Take Care of the Rock The Huskers have produced two of the top three turnover marks in school history in Coach Connie Yori s first two seasons at NU and are on their way to their best season of taking care of the basketball under Yori this season. Nebraska is averaging just 15.5 turnovers of per game (479 total turnovers) and committed a season-low seven turnovers in its win at Missouri on Jan. 8. The Huskers averaged 16.1 turnovers per contest in conference play. Last season, the Huskers committed just 488 turnovers (16.3 per game), which ranked as the second-lowest total in school history, trailing only the 369 turnovers in 32 games in (11.5 per game). The Huskers achieved their third-lowest turnover total with 497 total turnovers (17.8 per game) in Coach Connie Yori s first season at Nebraska in Nebraska displayed an uncanny ability to protect the basketball through the first four games this season. The Huskers committed just 45 turnovers, an average of 11.3 per game, through the first four contests, including just nine turnovers in the loss at No. 10 Notre Dame. NU committed just 10 turnovers in the season-opening win over Western Illinois, despite playing with an injurydepleted backcourt and a roster that included seven newcomers who have seen significant playing time this year. NU added just 11 turnovers in the win over Washington State. Yori Working to Establish Foundation at Nebraska Now in her third season at Nebraska, Coach Connie Yori has the Husker program moving in the right direction. After the Huskers suffered through four consecutive losing seasons, Yori helped Nebraska turn the corner in by producing one of the nation s top turnarounds. The Huskers 10-game improvement tied for the ninth-best swing in NCAA Division I women s basketball in More impressively, NU s record came against a powerful schedule that included 19 games against teams that advanced to postseason play. The Huskers raced to a 10-1 non-conference record that included victories over No. 13 Ohio State and eventual WNIT champion Creighton, before notching one of the biggest wins in school history with an victory over No. 9 Kansas State in league play. The Huskers finished with a 7-9 record in the Big 12 to finish in a tie for seventh place. NU was a two-point loss to Missouri or three-point loss to No. 13 Colorado away from earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since The Huskers made their first postseason appearance since 2000 and played host to a postseason tournament game for the first time since Nebraska notched just the second home postseason victory in school history with a first-round WNIT win over Drake, before hosting just the third postseason game in school history in the second round against Oregon State. Along with the success on the court, the Huskers also enjoyed a rejuvenation at the turnstiles, as attendance grew nearly 20 percent from the season. Nearly 450 more fans per game were in attendance at the Devaney Center last year, while 10,000 more total fans came to women s basketball games than a year earlier. The Huskers averaged nearly 3,100 fans per game in Nebraska has continued to make strides in Yori s third season. Despite losing four seniors who each started all 30 games in , this year s Huskers worked their way to an 8-8 Big 12 mark for the school s first.500 conference record since The Huskers also notched their first Big 12 Conference Tournament victory

13 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 13 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com since 2000 by beating Oklahoma State on March 8. The Huskers advanced to their second straight Postseason WNIT and advanced to the second round of the WNIT for the second straight year with a victory at Marquette on March 17. The Huskers posted their first-ever victory over a top-five opponent with their triple overtime win over No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 12, and produced their largest victory margin in school history over a ranked foe with their rout of No. 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12. Nebraska s success on the court carried over to the stands, as the Huskers attracted two of the four-largest crowds in school history against the Cyclones on Feb. 12 (12,429) and Kansas State (13,023) on Feb. 23. It marked the first time in school history that NU had drawn back-to-back crowds of more than 12,000. The Huskers average home attendance of 4,100 fans per game ranked as the fourth-highest attendance mark in school history and represented a 33 percent increase over last season. Nebraska averaged nearly 5,800 fans per game during Big 12 action at the Devaney Center. Although the Huskers struggled to an 8-20 overall record and a 1-15 Big 12 mark in , NU players accepted the principles of hard work and conditioning and showed major strides throughout the season. Despite carrying a roster of just five or six scholarship players in , NU returned five experienced starters for That group of five starters was a model of consistency, starting all 30 games to help fuel Nebraska s turnaround. NU also featured some depth in , a luxury they lacked in Yori and her staff made up some major ground on the recruiting trail by adding five freshmen to their roster. They continued their recruiting success by adding one Division I transfer, four junior college transfers and a pair of freshmen for The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Yori led Creighton to a 24-7 overall mark and a 16-2 MVC record in to capture the league s regular-season and tournament titles. Yori s success at CU in capped a career mark at Creighton. Her teams made two trips to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and Before taking over the top job with the Bluejays, Yori led NCAA Division III Loras College to a record in two seasons from 1990 to She also served as an assistant coach at Creighton from 1986 to Yori was one of the top players in Creighton history, and she still owns the school record for career scoring average at 20.3 points per game. She ranks as CU s No. 3 all-time leading scorer with 2,010 points, and she had her No. 25 jersey retired. She was inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame in A native of Ankeny, Iowa, the 41-year-old Yori is married to Kirk Helms, and the couple had their first child, Lukas, in early July of Huskers Facing Another Challenging Schedule After playing 19 games against teams that advanced to the postseason in 2004, the Huskers again squared off against another loaded schedule in with 15 games against teams that advanced to the postseason in The Huskers, who played six 2004 postseason qualifiers during the non-conference season, opened the regular season in the 2004 Preseason Women s National Invitation Tournament. The Preseason WNIT began Nov. 12 with the Huskers win over Western Illinois (74-71). NU advanced to the second round to take on 2004 NCAA Sweet 16 qualifier Notre Dame. The Huskers fell to the No. 10 Fighting Irish, in South Bend. The Irish went on to win the Preseason WNIT title, and the Huskers rebounded with impressive home victories over Northern Colorado (89-46) on Nov. 19, and Washington State (78-61) on Nov. 22. Nebraska traveled to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam during the Thanksgiving holiday and returned with a third-place showing after falling to eventual champion North Carolina State (55-45) on Nov. 26. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the 2004 NCAA Tournament. NU faced another postseason team and came away with a win over 2004 NCAA Tournament qualifier Hampton on Nov. 27. After running past Southeastern Louisiana, at home on Dec. 1, the Huskers defeated Tennessee-Martin, 69-60, on Dec. 7. Nebraska suffered its second loss to a top 10 team this season when it fell at No. 10 Ohio State, 86-61, on Dec. 11. The Buckeyes advanced to the second round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament. The Huskers fell to 2004 WNIT Champion Creighton, 58-57, at the Omaha Civic Auditorium on Dec. 18, before rebounding for an impressive win over Louisiana-Lafayette, which finished its non-conference season with a 10-3 record, on Dec. 20. Nebraska closed the non-conference season with its best performance of the year in an rout of 2004 WNIT qualifier Memphis at the Devaney Center on Dec. 30. The Lady Tigers returned four starters from a team that won 20 games in Nebraska opened Big 12 play with an impressive win over Colorado to give the Huskers their second straight victory over a 2004 postseason qualifier, and made it three wins in a row over 2004 postseason teams with come-from-behind win at Missouri on Jan. 8. The Huskers added the biggest win in school history by knocking off No. 2 Baylor, in triple overtime at the Devaney Center on Jan. 12. The Huskers suffered their first conference loss in a setback at No. 23 Kansas State on Jan. 15, before dropping their first home game in league action to No. 10 Texas Tech, 68-58, on Jan. 19. NU also fell at No. 19 Iowa State 74-54, to end a streak of four straight games against ranked foes. Nebraska rebounded with a win over Kansas in Lincoln on Jan. 29, before knocking off Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Feb. 1. The Huskers snapped a six-game series losing streak to 2004 NCAA qualifier Oklahoma with a win over the Sooners on Feb. 6, before falling at No. 17 Texas 83-53, on Feb. 9. The Huskers rebounded with their most lopsided win over a ranked opponent in school history with an win over No. 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12. The Huskers added their third road Big 12 win of the year with a solid win NU s Career Multiple 30-Point Scorers Player (Seasons) Games 1. Karen Jennings ( ) Amy Stephens ( ) 9 3. Maurtice Ivy ( ) 8 4. Nicole Kubik ( ) 5 5. Debra Powell ( ) 4 6. Diane DelVigna ( ) 4 7. Kiera Hardy (2004-present) 2 8. Angie Miller ( ) 2 Husker Career 20-Point Games Kiera Hardy (16 Career - 14 in ) Points at Marquette (3/17/05) 21 at Colorado (3/2/05) 21 vs. #17 Kansas State (2/23/05) 21 vs. #14 Iowa State (2/12/05) 27 at Oklahoma State (2/1/05) 28 at #23 Kansas State (1/15/05) 29 vs. #2 Baylor (1/12/05) 37 at Missouri (1/8/05) 23 vs. Colorado (1/5/05) 22 at Creighton (12/18/04) 29 at #10 Ohio State (12/11/04) 22 vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/7/04) 20 vs. Hampton (11/27/04) 31 vs. Western Illinois (11/12/04) 29 vs. Oregon State (3/22/04) 20 vs. Missouri (2/25/04) 21 Chelsea Aubry (1 Career - 1 in ) Points at Texas A&M (2/16/05) 20 Jessica Gerhart (1 Career - 1 in ) Points vs. Northern Colorado (11/19/04) Points - 31 Straight Wins Nebraska has won 31 straight games when scoring 80 or more points dating back to a overtime loss to Wisconsin in Lincoln on Nov. 21, The Huskers are 11-0 when scoring 80 points under third-year head coach Connie Yori, including 8-0 this season. Under Coach Connie Yori: 11-0 (3 seasons) : : : 0-0 vs. Big 12: 5-0 (4-0 in ) Opponent (Date) Site Result vs. Iowa State (2/12/05) H W, vs. Baylor (1/12/05) H W, OT at Missouri (1/8/05) A W, vs. Colorado (1/5/05) H W, vs. Memphis (12/30/04) H W, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (12/20/04) H W, vs. Southeastern Louisiana (12/1/04) H W, vs. Northern Colorado (11/19/04) H W, vs. Kansas State (1/24/04) H W, vs. Texas-Arlington (12/6/03) H W, vs. Wofford (11/21/03) H W, at Cal State Fullerton (12/29/01) A W, vs. Weber State (12/6/01) H W, at New Orleans (12/2/01) A W, vs. Texas Southern (11/29/01) H W, vs. Northern Iowa (11/24/01) N W, vs. Colgate (11/23/01) N W, vs. Southern Illinois (11/16/01) H W, vs. East Carolina (12/30/00) H W, vs. UPR-Mayaguez (12/19/00) N W, vs. St. Peter s (12/10/00) H W, vs. Southeastern Louisiana (11/25/00) H W, vs. Oakland (11/17/00) H W, vs. Kansas (3/8/00) N W, vs. Baylor (3/7/00) N W, at Missouri (3/2/00) A W, at Baylor (2/19/00) A W, vs. Missouri (1/18/00) H W, at Kansas (1/11/00) A W, at Wyoming (12/19/99) A W, vs. Washington (12/6/99) H W, vs. Wisconsin (11/21/99) H L, OT

14 Nebraska Women s Basketball Game Notes Page 14 SportsView.TV Postseason WNIT March 21, 2005 Huskers.com Preseason Coaches Poll Rank, Team (1st Votes) Total 1. Texas (11) Baylor Kansas State (1) Texas Tech Oklahoma Iowa State Colorado Missouri Nebraska Texas A&M Kansas Oklahoma State 15 Preseason All-Big 12 Team Player, School Ht. Class Pos. Kendra Wecker, Kansas State 5-11 Sr. Forward Tiffany Jackson, Texas 6-3 So. Forward Sophia Young, Baylor 6-1 Jr. Forward Heather Schreiber, Texas 6-2 Sr. Forward Jamie Carey, Texas 5-6 Sr. Guard Preseason Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 Player, School Ht. Class Pos. Steffanie Blackmon, Baylor 6-2 Sr. Forward/Center Anne O Neil, Iowa State 5-11 Sr. Guard Laurie Koehn, Kansas State 5-8 Sr. Guard Megan Mahoney, Kansas State 6-0 Sr. Forward/Guard Dionnah Jackson, Oklahoma 5-9 Sr. Guard Erin Grant, Texas Tech 5-8 Jr. Guard Alesha Robertson, Texas Tech 6-0 So. Forward Preseason Player of the Year Player, School Ht. Class Pos. Kendra Wecker, Kansas State 5-11 Sr. Forward Preseason Newcomer of the Year Player, School Ht. Class Pos. Daria Mieloszynska, Texas 6-2 Jr. Forward Patrice Edwards, Texas Tech 6-6 So. Center Preseason Freshman of the Year Player, School Ht. Class Pos. Stephanie McGhee, Oklahoma 6-0 Fr. Guard/Forward at Texas A&M on Feb. 16, before falling on the road to Kansas on Feb. 20. NU lost its second straight game with a setback to No. 17 Kansas State on Feb. 23 in Lincoln, before falling in overtime to Missouri on Feb. 26. The Huskers closed the regular season with a narrow loss at Colorado on March 2. Nebraska bounced back for a win over Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on March 8, marking the Huskers first conference tournament win since NU ended its trip to Kansas City, Mo., with a loss to No. 17 Kansas State on March 9, which marked the Huskers 11th game against a team that closed the regular season in the Associated Press Top 25. The Huskers added their second straight trip to the Postseason WNIT and earned a second consecutive first-round tournament victory by defeating Marquette in Milwaukee on March 17. Nebraska s History of Success at Home Since the Bob Devaney Sports Center opened in , the Huskers are (.737) in games played in the arena, including (.612) in conference games. The Huskers have rolled to a 12-3 home record, after running to a 13-4 home mark in NU s home victory total last year more than doubled its home victory total from The Huskers were 5-3 at home in the Big 12 and 8-1 against non-conference competition, including 1-1 in postseason WNIT play. Nebraska is 2-1 all-time in home postseason play, with an win over San Diego on March 17, 1993, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Devaney Center. The Huskers added a win over Drake in the first round of the WNIT on March 18, 2004, before losing in the next round to Oregon State on March 22, Attendance is a big part of the Huskers success. Nebraska s average home attendance increased nearly 20 percent in to 3,074 fans per game. The Huskers averaged 449 more fans per game than the 2,625 fans per contest that NU drew in This season, the Huskers produced two of the four largest crowds in school history in back-to-back games on Feb. 12 and Feb. 23. Nebraska closed the season with its third-largest crowd of the year with 6,068 fans on Senior Night on Feb. 26 to push its average home attendance to 4,100 fans per game. NU s 1,026 fan per game increase represents a 33 percent increase over last season and ranks as the fourth-highest average home attendance in school history. NU drew its fourth-largest crowd in school history with a season-high 12,429 fans in attendance for an win over No. 14 Iowa State on Feb. 12. It was NU s largest crowd in the past five seasons, dating back to a schoolrecord crowd of 13,226 against Kansas State on Feb. 26, The Huskers surpassed the mark in their next home game when 13,023 fans filled the Devaney Center to watch NU clash with Kansas State on Feb. 23. It was the first time in school history that Nebraska had back-to-back crowds of more than 12,000. Nebraska ranked 14th nationally in average home attendance in with 4,772 fans per game, after ranking 15th nationally with a school-record average of 5,000 fans per game in NU added an average home crowd of 4,204 in Nebraska s Top 10 Single-Game Attendance Figures No. Attendance Opponent Date Result 1. 13,226 Kansas State Feb. 26, 2000 W, ,135 #15 Iowa State Feb. 7, 1999 W, ,023 #17 Kansas State Feb. 23, 2005 L, ,429 #14 Iowa State Feb. 12, 2004 W, ,181 #22 Iowa State Feb. 28, 1998 W, ,465 Colorado Feb. 22, 1998 W, ,221 #11 Texas Tech Feb. 21, 1999 L, ,637 #13 Texas Tech Feb. 9, 1997 W, ,901 #23 Kansas Feb. 13, 2000 W, ,012 Iowa State Feb. 23, 1997 L, Huskers in NCAA Statistics Points Per Game 27. Kiera Hardy 18.8 PPG Assists Per Game 20. Jina Johansen 6.0 APG Three-Point Field Goals Made Per Game 25. Kiera Hardy 2.5 3FG Team Free Throw Percentage 25. Nebraska 74.4%