This Week in Husker Women s Basketball

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1 WOMEN S BASKETBALL SID Contact: Jeff Griesch Office Phone: (402) Cell Phone: (402) Fax Number: (402) jgriesch@huskers.com schedule/results (17-6, 6-3) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 1 Nebraska-Kearney (exhibition) W, Nov. 5 Nebraska-Omaha (exhibition) W, Nov. 9 UTEP (HuskersNside) W, Nov. 11 Mississippi (HuskersNside) W, Nov. 17 Florida (Huskers.com/Toys for Tots) W, Nov at Oahu Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) Nov. 23 vs. Marist L, Nov. 24 vs. Utah L, Nov. 25 vs. Akron W, Nov. 30 Creighton (HuskersNside) W, Dec. 2 Robert Morris (HuskersNside) W, Dec. 8 USC (HuskersNside) W, Dec. 13 at Cal State Bakersfield W, Dec. 15 at Long Beach State W, Dec. 22 at #18 Ohio State (HuskersNside) L, Dec. 30 Denver (Huskers.com) W, Jan. 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (HuskersNside) W, Jan. 9 #15 Texas (HuskersNside)^ W, Jan. 12 Kansas (FSN/Alumni)^ W, Jan. 16 at #11 Oklahoma (SSN)^ L, Jan. 19 at Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ W, Jan. 23 #21 Texas A&M (FSN Midwest/Huskers.com)^ W, Jan. 26 at #6 Baylor ^ L, Jan. 30 #18 Kansas State (HuskersNside)^ L, Feb. 3 at Missouri (FSN)^ W, Feb. 6 at Colorado (FSNRM)^ W, Feb. 10 #17 Oklahoma State (ESPN2)^ 1:15 p.m. Feb. 17 at Kansas (ESPN360/Think Pink)^ 2 p.m. Feb. 21 Missouri (FSNMW/Huskers.com/$ Days)^ 7:05 p.m. Feb. 24 at Texas Tech^ 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at Kansas State (FSNMW)^ 7 p.m. March 2 Colorado (HuskersNside)^ 2:05 p.m. March 5 Iowa State (HuskersNside/Senior Night)^ 7:05 p.m. March at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship (Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.) All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. FSN - Fox Sports Net National TV; FSNMW - FSN Midwest TV; FSNRM - FSN Rocky Mountain TV; SSN - Sooner Sports Network TV; HuskersNside - Premium video stream on Huskers.com for subscribers; Huskers.com - Free video stream on Huskers.com for all users; All Nebraska games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including 98.1 FM KFGE in Lincoln and for free on Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center. This Week in Husker Women s Basketball Game 24 Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-6, 6-3) vs. #17 Oklahoma State Cowgirls (18-3, 6-2) Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,595) Lincoln, Neb. Sunday, Feb. 10 1:15 p.m. Television: ESPN2 February Frenzy Radio: Husker Sports Network (98.1 FM-KFGE, Lincoln, 1110 AM-KFAB, 880 AM-KRVN) Live Internet Audio: Huskers.com (free) HUSKERS.COM Huskers Clash with No. 17 Cowgirls in February Frenzy The Nebraska women s basketball team will play its first home game in February as part of ESPN s February Frenzy when the Huskers take on No. 17 Oklahoma State on Sunday. Tip-off at the Devaney Center is set for 1:15 p.m. with live national coverage provided by ESPN2 with Pam Ward and Brenda Van Lengen calling the action as part of the network s whip-around coverage of eight women s games on Sunday in preparation for March Madness. Live radio coverage will also be provided by the 24-station Husker Sports Network, including 98.1 FM-KFGE in Lincoln, 1110 AM-KFAB in Omaha and 880 AM-KRVN in Lexington. The Huskers return home after posting back-to-back road wins against Big 12 North Division opponents Missouri and Colorado. The Huskers improved to 17-6 overall and 6-3 in the Big 12 with their Wednesday night win over the Buffs in Boulder. It was NU s third straight win over CU at the Coors Events Center, and the Huskers second straight second-half comeback. NU trailed by four points with 5:45 left in the game before taking control with a 13-3 surge to claim a lead with two minutes left. The Huskers then sealed the win with 10 free throws in the final 1:45. Reigning Big 12 Player-of-the-Week Kelsey Griffin was a warrior for the Huskers in the second half. The returning All-Big 12 forward from Eagle River, Alaska, scored 17 of her season-high 25 points in the second half to help the Huskers overcome a six-point second-half deficit. NU trailed by as many as 12 in the first half to the Buffs. Over NU s last three games, Griffin is averaging 22.3 points per game with consecutive season highs of 23 and 25. She leads Nebraska in conference play with 16.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per contest, including three double-doubles. Sophomore guard Yvonne Turner also played a major role in NU s win at Colorado. Turner poured in 14 points, including a trio of three-pointers. Turner hit a pair of first-half threes in a stretch where NU buried five straight triples to erase CU s 12-point margin. Turner s final three of the night tied the game at 64 with 3:30 left. Turner, the Big 12 steals leader in league play with 3.0 per game, added four steals and a pair of assists in the win Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 5 Kaitlyn Burke G 5-7 Fr. North Vancouver, B.C. (National Elite Development Academy) Leads Nebraska with 28 3FG and 60 assists (2.6 apg) 11 Nicole Neals* G 5-6 So. Chandler, Ariz. (St. Mary s) One of Nebraska s most improved players (13 3FG) 13 Kala Kuhlmann* G 5-8 So. Charter Oak, Iowa (Charter Oak-Ute) 2006 Iowa Athlete of the Year; 4.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg in Big Monique Whittaker G 5-10 Fr. Onalaska, Texas (Livingston) Texas All-Stater, averaged 20.9 ppg, 9.9 rpg in Yvonne Turner* G 5-8 So. Omaha, Neb. (Bellevue East) 2006 WBCA HS All-American; 10.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.0 spg in Big Kelsey Griffin** F 6-2 Jr. Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak) 2007 First-Team All-Big 12; Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 4) 24 Dominique Kelley G 5-7 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) 2007 Nebraska Player of the Year; 15 pts., 9 reb. vs. Denver 32 Tay Hester G 5-10 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. (Perris/UTEP/Mt. San Antonio College) MVP of 2007 Calif. State JUCO Tourn.; 13 pts., 12 reb., vs. UTEP 35 Jessica Periago C 6-4 Fr. Toulon, France (National Sport School) French Senior National Team 40 Cory Montgomery* F 6-2 So. Cannon Falls, Minn. (Cannon Falls) Big 12 s best off the bench; 10.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg; 13 games in double figures 42 Nikki Bober* C 6-4 So. Murdock, Neb. (Elmwood-Murdock) One of NU s most improved players; Played in all 23 games 44 Catheryn Redmon C 6-3 Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) No. 14 Post Player in the Nation in 2006; 9 pts., 3 reb. vs. Akron 52 Danielle Page*** F 6-2 Sr. Monument, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer) No. 2 at NU in Career Blocks (185); Four 20-point games in Head Coach: Connie Yori, Sixth Year (Creighton, 1986), (18th season overall) (Sixth season at Nebraska) Assistant Coaches: Sunny Smallwood, Third Year (Boise State, 1983); Tory Verdi, Third Year (Keene State, 1996); Kellie Lewis-Jay, First Year (Boise State, 1998) Director of Operations: Angela Timmons, Sixth Year (Creighton, 2001); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Steph Clark, Fourth Year (Creighton, 1993)

2 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 2 vs. Oklahoma State Feb. 10, 2008 Huskers.com Sunday s Probable Starters Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-6, 6-3) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 23 Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Jr. F Danielle Page 6-2 Sr. F Yvonne Turner 5-8 So. G Dominique Kelley 5-7 Fr. G Tay Hester 5-10 Jr. G Off the bench 40 Cory Montgomery 6-2 So. F Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Fr. G Nicole Neals 5-6 So. G Kala Kuhlmann 5-8 So. G Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Fr. C Nikki Bober 6-4 So. C Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Sixth Season at NU (102-75); 18th Season Overall ( ) #17 Oklahoma State Cowgirls (18-3, 6-2) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 32 Shaunte Smith 6-0 Jr. F Maria Cordero 6-3 Sr. C Andrea Riley 5-5 So. G Taylor Hardeman 5-10 Jr. G Danielle Green 5-8 Sr. G Off the bench 5 Kristin Hernandez 5-9 Fr. G Megan Byford 6-2 So. C Alex Richardson 6-3 Fr. C Shyvon Spears 6-1 Jr. F Head Coach: Kurt Budke (Washburn, 1984) Third Season at OSU (44-36); 15th Season Overall (397-83) Inside the Numbers Nebraska OSU Scoring Average Opponent Scoring Average Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage 45.6% 44.4% Opponent FG Percentage 39.8% 35.6% 3FG Percentage 31.7% 33.1% Opponent 3FG Percentage 34.8% 27.6% Free Throw Percentage 68.0% 68.4% Opponent FT Percentage 72.2% 65.9% Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Nebraska vs. OSU History Nebraska Leads Last 10 Meetings: Nebraska Leads, 7-3 Last Meeting: OSU, 63-60, Feb. 24, 2007 (Stillwater) Last Meeting in Lincoln: NU, 81-56, Feb. 21, 2006 Last OSU Win in Lincoln: OS, 72-66, Feb. 20, 2002 Largest NU Margin: 37 (95-58, Feb. 26, 1992, Lincoln) Largest OSU Margin: 31 (95-64, Feb. 14, 1990, Stillwater) 31 (98-67, Feb. 15, 1989, Stillwater) Huskers Prepare to Pack the House for February Frenzy Nebraska tips off its February home schedule with a frenzied Sunday of activities at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Feb. 10, including Pack the House, Think Pink and Red Cross Day promotions. Nebraska s Sunday showdown with the top-25 Oklahoma State Cowgirls will be part of ESPN s February Frenzy with live national whip-around coverage on ESPN2 that includes a special 1:15 p.m. tip time. The whip-around version of the coverage means that the Huskers vs. Cowgirls will be one of eight women s games televised that day with live look-in coverage of all the games. So the best way to see all the action if you re a Husker fan is to be live and in person at the Devaney Center, and Nebraska is giving fans plenty of reasons to cheer the Huskers to a home win. NU s game with OSU will be part of the Big 12 Conference s Pack the House weekend, a conference-wide initiative to sell out all of its weekend home games. Big time attendance is nothing new to the Big 12, as it has been the national leader in attendance for eight consecutive years. In fact, in each of the last two seasons, more than 1 million fans have attended women s games around the Big 12. In addition to the Pack the House promotion, the Huskers game with the Cowgirls will be part of the Women s Basketball Coaches Association s (WBCA) Think Pink initiative. Around the nation Feb. 8-17, college women s basketball teams will be focusing their efforts on building cancer awareness and raising funds to fight cancer. Nebraska plans a visual show of its support by donning white base uniforms with special pink trim to go along with pink adidas shoes. The Huskers will also wear their white and pinks when they play Sunday, Feb. 17, at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence against the Kansas Jayhawks. The Huskers game sponsor, Runza, has joined in support of both the Pack the House and Think Pink promotions by distributing thousands of game tickets across the state. Runza donated 1,500 tickets to the Susan G. Komen Foundation to distribute to its cancer survivor list. $1 of every Runza sold at the game will also be donated to the Komen Foundation. Runza also offers fans a great way to get their tickets to the game at convenient locations throughout the city of Lincoln. A total of 7,500 tickets are available at Runza locations across the city for Husker fans to pick up while purchasing their favorite Runza foods. Fans who would like to support the American Red Cross will also have their opportunity to contribute on Sunday, during the Red Cross Pass the Bucket campaign at the Devaney Center. To purchase your tickets now for Sunday s game against Oklahoma State at the Devaney Center, please visit Huskers.com or call BIGRED. General admission tickets start at $5, and children 6 and under are always free. Tickets are also available at the door starting 90 minutes before tip-off. Nebraska Nuggets: TEam Notes 4NU enters the weekend at No. 17 in the CollegeRPI.com power rankings. The Huskers own six wins over top-50 RPI teams and all six of NU s losses have come against top-40 RPI foes. NU is one of nine Big 12 teams in the top 50, and 11 Big 12 teams are ranked among the RPI s top 100 with only No. 113 Missouri below the century mark. 4Nebraska s No. 14 RPI entering the week of Jan. 28 is the highest the Huskers have ever been rated outside of the non-conference season. Early this year, NU spent a few days as the No. 1 RPI team in the country. 4The Huskers Strength of Schedule comes in at No. 16 according to CollegeRPI.com. The Huskers are 6-6 so far this year against Top 50 RPI clubs, and have played the best home schedule in school history. NU has hosted traditional NCAA powers Texas, Texas A&M, USC, Mississippi, Florida, Kansas State and Kansas already this year. The Huskers opened the season at home against UTEP, which is 17-2 this season. The Miners only other loss this year came by single digits at Kansas State. UTEP enters the weekend at No. 23 in the CollegeRPI.com rankings. 4The Huskers headed into the second half of Big 12 Conference play with a 16-6 overall record and a 5-3 league mark. It marked the fifth straight season that NU hit the turn in league play with a.500 or better record. Nebraska was 6-2 through the first eight games last year before finishing in a tie for fourth with a 10-6 league mark. 4NU s win at Colorado marked its second straight come-from-behind win. The Huskers trailed by six midway through the second half and by four with 4:30 left before outscoring CU, 23-8, to close the game. 4The Huskers' win at Missouri was their fifth straight over the Tigers in Columbia. It marked Nebraska's largest comeback victory of the season. NU trailed by 14 points with 8:30 left in the contest, before winning The Huskers scored on 19-of-20 possessions to end the game and hit 12 of their final 13 shots. 4Nebraska's win over Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum ended a 10-year losing streak to the Cyclones in Ames. NU's last win had come on Jan. 30, 1997, in Angela Beck's final year as the Husker head coach. Feb. 4 - Monday Practice 4-6 p.m. Media Availability 2:30 p.m. Feb. 5 - Tuesday Practice 4-6 p.m. Media Availability 2:30 p.m. Depart Lincoln: 6:45 p.m. Charter Flight For Boulder, Colo. Feb. 6 - Wednesday Shoot-around 1-2 p.m. Game Day Nebraska at Colorado W, Live Radio: Husker Sports Network (Huskers.com - Free) Feb. 7 - Thursday No Practice Media Availability Arranged Connie Yori Radio Show 7 p.m. Feb. 8 - Friday Practice Devaney Center 4-6 p.m. Media Availability 2:30 p.m. Feb. 9 - Saturday Practice 11 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Devaney Center Feb Sunday Shoot-around 8:30-9:30 a.m. Game Day Nebraska vs. Okla. St. Devaney Center, 1:15 p.m. Live Radio: Husker Sports Network (Huskers.com - Free) Live TV: ESPN2 (Ch. 35)

3 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 3 vs. Oklahoma State Feb. 10, 2008 Huskers.com 4NU set a school record with 11 three-pointers in the win at Iowa State. The Huskers have hit 10 or more three-pointers on five occasions against the Cyclones. 4Nebraska is leading the Big 12 in conference games only by hitting 78.4 percent of its free throw attempts. Entering league play, NU ranked 11th in the league at 59.9 percent, ahead of only Oklahoma. The Sooners are ranked second in Big 12 games only at 74.4 percent. 4Nebraska (30-32) and Kansas (7-8) combined to hit 37-of-40 free throws on Jan. 12. The 92.5 percent free throw shooting was the best combined mark by both teams in Husker history, surpassing a 34-of-37 effort (91.9 percent) between Nebraska (18-19) and Oklahoma (16-18) in the Sooners win at the Lloyd Noble Center on Feb. 5, Nebraska's 45 points allowed in a win over No. 15 Texas were the fewest scored by a top-25 opponent in school history against the Huskers. 4Nebraska is the only team in the Big 12 without a player among the top 30 in minutes played. Husker Hype: Individual Notes 4Kelsey Griffin is enjoying a strong return to the court in Big 12 play after sitting out Nebraska s final four non-conference games with a rib injury. The first-team All-Big 12 forward and reigning Big 12 Player of the Week is coming off a season-high 25-point effort at Colorado, that included 17 points in the second half. Griffin is leading the Huskers in Big 12 play with 16.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. 4Last Sunday at Missouri, Griffin scored 23 points, including 17 in the second half, and pulled down nine rebounds to lead NU back from a 14-point deficit with 8:30 to play. She added her fourth double-double of the year with 19 points and 11 rebounds on Jan. 30 against No. 18 Kansas State. 4Griffin ranks among the top 10 in the Big 12 in league games only in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and free throw percentage. 4Griffin ranks 14th on Nebraska s career scoring list with 1,169 points. She needs 14 points to catch Jan Crouch at 13th (1,183). 4Danielle Page has blocked a shot in 19 straight games and 22 of 23 games this season. She has 56 on the year and 185 in her career to rank No. 2 all-time at Nebraska. She also ranks in the top 10 in Big 12 history. 4Page s seven blocks against Kansas marked the second time in six games that the 6-2 forward had produced seven in a game, joining her seven-block effort at Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 13. Page has blocked seven or more shots three times in the last 33 games, including a school-recond nine blocks against Baylor on Feb. 3, A defensive star for the Huskers, Yvonne Turner leads the Big 12 with 3.0 steals per game in league action. She had six steals against No. 15 Texas and No. 21 Texas A&M, and five steals against Kansas. Turner owns at least one steal in 18 straight games, with two or more steals in 13 of those contests. She is tied for fourth on Nebraska s sophomore single-season steals list (65). 4Turner has 65 steals on the year, which is 29 more than NU s leader - Kelsey Griffin - had in In fact, Turner needs just four more steals to match the combined steals total of Griffin (36) and first-team All-Big 12 guard Kiera Hardy (33) who combined for 69 steals last season. 4Offensively, Turner has produced double figures in six of the last 13 games, including a career-high 18 points at No. 11 Oklahoma and 14 points at Colorado. She is averaging 10 points per game in Big 12 action. She has hit 14-of-27 three-point attempts over the last seven games, after opening the season 7-for-38 in the first 16 contests. She leads the Big 12 in conference action by shooting 50 percent (15-30) from long range. 4Cory Montgomery, who started NU s last four non-conference games in place of Kelsey Griffin, came off the bench to score 21 points and grab eight boards at Iowa State. It was Montgomery s 13th game in double figures this season. Montgomery owns the highest scoring average (10.4 ppg) of any non-starter in the Big 12. Nebraska s Roster in Depth No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Fr. G Nicole Neals 5-6 So. G Kala Kuhlmann 5-8 So. G Monique Whittaker 5-10 Fr. G Yvonne Turner 5-8 So. G Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Jr. F Dominique Kelley 5-7 Fr. G Tay Hester 5-10 Jr. G Jessica Periago 6-4 Fr. C Cory Montgomery 6-2 So. F Nikki Bober 6-4 So. C Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Fr. C Danielle Page 6-2 Sr. F Husker Pronunciation Guide Nikki Bober BO-ber Kala Kuhlmann KAY-luh KOOL-man Jessica Periago PAIR-ee-ah-go Husker Homes The 13 members of the Husker women's basketball team come to Nebraska from three countries, including eight states across America. Alaska (1): Kelsey Griffin Arizona (1): Nicole Neals California (1): Tay Hester Colorado (1): Danielle Page Iowa (1): Kala Kuhlmann Minnesota (1): Cory Montgomery Nebraska (3): Nikki Bober, Dominique Kelley, Yvonne Turner Texas (2): Catheryn Redmon, Monique Whittaker Canada (1): Kaitlyn Burke France (1): Jessica Periago Huskers By Class Senior (1): Danielle Page Juniors (2): Kelsey Griffin, Tay Hester Sophomores (5): Nikki Bober, Kala Kuhlmann, Cory Montgomery, Nicole Neals, Yvonne Turner Freshmen (5): Kaitlyn Burke, Dominique Kelley, Jessica Periago, Catheryn Redmon, Monique Whittaker Huskers By Major Accounting: Cory Montgomery Biological Sciences: Kelsey Griffin Business Administration: Nicole Neals Communications: Danielle Page Education: Yvonne Turner General Studies: Nikki Bober, Kaitlyn Burke, Kala Kuhlmann, Jessica Periago, Monique Whittaker Pre-Veterinary Science: Catheryn Redmon Psychology: Tay Hester Sports Management: Dominique Kelley Nebraska Women s Basketball Radio and Television Shows The Nebraska Women s Basketball Show with Coach Connie Yori and host Jeff Griesch, will air for the first time on WOWT, Channel 6 in Omaha on Sunday night, Dec. 9 and on Monday evenings on KOLN/KGIN (My TV) in Lincoln. For a complete listing of airtimes, please visit Huskers.com and click on Coaches Show on the women s basketball home page. Coach Yori s radio show with host Matt Coatney tipped off on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. The show moved to Thursday nights and expanded to one hour starting at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29.

4 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 4 vs. Oklahoma State Feb. 10, 2008 Huskers.com Head Coach Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) (102-75, Sixth Season at NU) ( , 18th Season) NCAA Division III Season School Won Lost Pct Loras College Loras College Totals 2 seasons NCAA Division I Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Creighton Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Div. I Totals 16th season Overall 18th season Yori in the Postseason Year (Tournament) Results 2007 (NCAA) L, Temple, (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, W, at Wyoming, W, Drake, (WNIT) L, Iowa, W, Marquette, (WNIT) L, Oregon State, W, Drake, (NCAA) L, Fla. International, (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, L, Texas Tech, Noting Coach Yori First coach in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to four consecutive postseason bids Seven all-time postseason tournament appearances Three NCAA Tournament appearances Led Huskers to second-highest win total in school history in (22) Led Nebraska to an average of 19 wins over the past four seasons Coached Huskers to four first-team All-Big 12 awards over past four seasons First Nebraska coach to have two first-team All-Big 12 players in the same season (Kiera Hardy, Kelsey Griffin ) Huskers have won two Nebraska Life Skills Team Awards honoring the NU team most committed to all areas of life skills and community involvement (2004, 2006) Huskers have finished among the top two teams in each of the four Life Skills Team Award competitions Nebraska Ranks High in CollegeRPI.com Nebraska, which entered the weekend at No. 17 in the CollegeRPI.com rankings, climbed to its highest ever mid-season ranking in the Ratings Percentage Index, coming in at No. 14 on Saturday, Jan. 26. The Huskers were ranked No. 1 in the RPI during the first two weeks of the season, but had never been a top-20 RPI team during regular-season Big 12 action. NU has played the 16th-best schedule in the nation so far this season. The Big 12 Conference is the No. 1 league in the nation according to the most recent CollegeRPI.com rankings with 11 teams ranked in the CollegeRPI.com Top 100, including nine in the top 50. Nebraska s Sunday showdown against RPI No. 29 Oklahoma State will be NU s 13th game against a top-50 RPI team. The Huskers are 6-6 against the CollegeRPI.com Top 50, including wins over No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 23 UTEP, No. 31 Kansas, No. 34 Texas, at No. 35 Iowa State and No. 39 Florida. NU has suffered top-50 RPI setbacks at No. 7 Baylor, at No. 8 Oklahoma, vs. No. 18 Kansas State, at No. 26 Ohio State, and on the road against No. 28 Utah and No. 38 Marist. Scouting The Oklahoma State Cowgirls The Oklahoma State Cowgirls come to Lincoln after an impressive win over No. 5 Baylor in Stillwater on Tuesday night. The Cowgirls, who earlier in the season also posted a double-digit win over a top-10 Oklahoma squad at Gallagher-Iba Arena early the in the conference season, is one of the hottest teams in the Big 12. The Cowgirls come to the Devaney Center with an 18-3 overall record and a 6-2 conference mark. OSU also brings the most explosive player in the league to Lincoln, as sophomore point guard Andrea Riley is averaging a Big 12-best 22.8 points per game. In Big 12 play, the 5-5 Riley has been even better, pumping in a staggering 26.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Riley has scored 30 or more points four times, including a careerhigh 45 in the win over Oklahoma. Senior guard Danielle Green is also a major producer for the Cowgirls, averaging 13.7 points and 7.3 boards per game. Fellow senior Maria Cordero gives OSU three players averaging in double figures with 10.0 points and 6.0 boards per game after her 15-point, 14-rebound effort in the win over Baylor on Tuesday night. Junior forward Shaunte Smith has pitched in 7.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game, while junior guard Taylor Hardeman rounds out one of the Big 12 s most experienced starting fives with 7.0 points and 2.2 boards. The Cowgirls also get consistent help off the bench from 5-9 freshman guard Kristin Hernandez (7.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg), and 6-2 sophomore center Megan Byford (3.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg), while 6-3 freshman center Alex Richardson (2.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg) gives OSU more size in the paint. Freshman Shyvon Spears has also supplied some punch off the bench for the Cowgirls by contributing 2.7 points and 4.8 boards per game. OSU is one of the most explosive offensive squads in the Big 12, averaging 79.4 points per game. The Cowgirls have outscored their opponents by 22.5 points per game on the year, while outrebounding the opposition by a stellar 11.1 boards per contest. Oklahoma State also owns a plus-4.9 team turnover margin. Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State Series History Nebraska leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State, 30-24, including a 7-3 mark in the last 10 meetings. Last season, OSU snapped the Huskers five-game series winning streak with a win in Stillwater. Two seasons earlier at Gallagher-Iba, the game also came down to a last shot, as first-team All-Big 12 guard Kiera Hardy drilled a jumper from the left side to give NU a win. Nebraska has won the last two series meetings in Lincoln, including an win on Feb. 21, The Huskers series with the Cowgirls dates back to their first meeting on Feb. 12, 1976, as members of the old Big Eight Conference. NU won that meeting in the first round of the Big Eight Tournament in Manhattan, Kan. Huskers Battle Back to Beat Buffs in Boulder, Kelsey Griffin scored a game and season-high 25 points, including 17 in the second half, to lead Nebraska to its second straight comeback on the road with an win over Colorado in Boulder on Wednesday. The Huskers, who trailed by four at with 5:45 to play, erupted on a 13-3 run over the next four minutes to claim control of the game with a lead after Griffin s layup with 2:01 left. Trailing with under four minutes left, Yvonne Turner buried her third three-pointer of the game to tie it. Turner finished the night with 14 points on 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range. Senior Danielle Page put Nebraska in the lead with a layup to make it with three minutes left. Page suffered through a frustrating night with just eight points on 4-of-13 shooting from the field but hit two of NU s most crucial baskets in the final five minutes. Turner then made the biggest defensive play of the game by stripping CU point guard Whitney Houston at halfcourt and racing to the bucket for a layup to put NU up with 2:42 remaining. The Huskers hit 10 free throws down the stretch in the final 1:45 to seal the win. Freshman Dominique Kelley added 10 points, while Cory Montgomery pitched in eight off the bench. Kaitlyn Burke contributed a pair of first-half three-pointers, while Kala Kuhlmann also contributed five first-half points. Bianca Smith and Brittany Spears led CU with 19 points apiece, while Houston added double figures with 10 points off the bench. Nebraska limited the Buffs All-Big 12 forward Jackie McFarland to just one point in 29 minutes. McFarland was averaging nearly 19 points per game entering the contest. For the game, Nebraska hit 27-of-57 shots from the field, including 7-of-11 three-pointers. NU also outscored CU

5 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 5 vs. Oklahoma State Feb. 10, 2008 Huskers.com at the line, The Buffs outrebounded NU 34-30, but the Huskers were plus-eight in the turnover department, committing just 11 turnovers on the night. Colorado hit 25-of-54 shots from the field, including 9-of-21 threes, while hitting 12-of-14 free throws. The Buffs committed 19 turnovers. Nebraska jumped out to a quick 11-4 lead with a 9-0 run capped by a Griffin jumper with 13:32 left in the first half, but the Buffaloes answered in a big way with a 15-0 burst that included a trio of three-pointers by Smith to take a edge with 10:34 in the opening period. Colorado s lead grew as large as after Caley Dow s layup with 5:31 left in the half, but Nebraska responded by hitting five consecutive three-pointers in a span of 3:05 to trim CU s lead to Turner s second three actually sparked a 9-0 run by NU to end the half. The Huskers took a lead on Griffin s putback with six seconds left. In an action-packed first half, NU scored 21 points in the final 5:20. Midway through the half, the Huskers and Buffs combined to knock down eight three-pointers in a stretch of just six minutes. The Huskers hit 14-of-30 shots from the field in the first half, including 6-of-7 three-point attempts, while knocking down just 2-of-3 free throws. The Buffs connected on 13-of-28 field goals, including 7-of-14 threes in the first half. Huskers Ranking High in Big 12 Statistics The Huskers are off to a strong start through the first half of the Big 12 Conference season. In conference games only, Nebraska leads the Big 12 in scoring offense by NU in Big 12 Stats Scoring Offense 1st averaging 70.9 points per game in league play. The Huskers also lead the Big 12 in free FT Pct. 1st throw percentage (78.4 percent), while ranking among the top five teams in the league 3FG Pct. 2nd in several categories. Assist-to-Turnover 2nd The Huskers rank second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (37.1 FG Pct. 3rd Assists 3rd percent) and assist-to-turnover ratio (13.11 apg), while ranking third in the conference Scoring Margin 5th in field goal percentage (42.6 percent) and assists (13.11 apg). Turnover Margin 5th NU ranks fifth in the league in scoring margin (+4.3 ppg) and turnover margin (+2.1 turnovers per game). Griffin s Back and You re Gonna Be in Trouble First-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin continues to surge in Big 12 play, ranking among the top 10 players in scoring (8th, 16.2 ppg), rebounding (10th, 7.6 rpg), field goal percentage (7th, 50.0 percent) and free throw percentage (8th, 78.3 percent) in league games only. Griffin is coming off another clutch performance on the road with a season-high 25 points in Wednesday s win at Colorado. Griffin s effort included 17 second-half points, the second straight game she had scored 17 in the second half. The 6-2 junior forward from Eagle River, Alaska, secured Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors on Feb. 4, by capping her best week of the season with a game-high 23 points, including 17 in the second half, and nine rebounds in a comeback win at Missouri on Feb. 3. She opened the week with her fourth double-double of the year with 19 points and 11 rebounds in a loss to No. 18 Kansas State on Jan. 30. Griffin returned to the starting lineup against No. 15 Texas after missing NU s last four non-conference games with a cracked rib suffered in NU s exhibition finale against Nebraska-Omaha on Nov. 5. During the non-conference season, she averaged just 11.9 points and 5.6 boards per game while being substantially limited by the injury. In league play, Griffin owns three double-doubles and has scored in double figures eight times, including each of the last six games. She opened conference action with 13 points and 10 rebounds in a win over No. 15 Texas. She was even better with 16 points and 10 boards in Nebraska s win over No. 21 Texas A&M on Jan. 23. She also had 16 points in NU s road win at Iowa State on Jan. 19, 15 points and six boards in a home win over Kansas, and 12 points and eight rebounds at No. 6 Baylor. Griffin has started 19 games this season and has taken a team-leading 15 charges. She did not practice or play from Dec. 14 to Jan. 3 while recovering from her rib injury. She continues to play with a protective vest. Lone Senior Page Leading Huskers Across the Board Nebraska senior Danielle Page is averaging 12.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots per game. She ranks 20th in the Big 12 in scoring and owns four 20-plus scoring efforts this season, including two in the last five games. Her last came with 20 points against No. 18 Kansas State on Jan. 30. She also had nine rebounds, four blocks, three steals and two assists against the Wildcats. She pumped in a game-high 25 points in NU s win over No. 21 Texas A&M on Jan. 23. The 6-2 forward from Monument, Colo., has scored in double figures 15 times this year. She produced a career-high 27 points in an win over Mississippi on Nov. 11, and averaged 23.0 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in NU s opening weekend. She earned the first Big 12 Conference Player-of-the-Week award on Nov. 12. In an win over USC on Dec. 8, Page had 21 points, eight rebounds and five blocks. Page has dominated defensively, ranking fourth in the Big 12 with 2.4 blocks per game. She also ranks fifth in league-only action with 2.7 blocks per contest. She had one of her best career defensive efforts with seven blocks, 13 defensive rebounds and one steal in NU s win at Cal State Bakersfield. She added seven more blocks to go along Page-inator (NU Career Blocks) Player Bks 1. Janet Smith Danielle Page Charlie Rogers Maurtice Ivy Kathy Hagerstrom Katie Morse Casey Leonhardt Rissa Taylor Pyra Aarden 63 Karen Jennings 63 Nebraska Quick Facts Institution...University of Nebraska Location...Lincoln, Neb. Population ,167 Founded Nickname... Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors...Scarlet and Cream Home Arena...Bob Devaney Sports Center Capacity... 13,595 Conference...Big 12 Athletic Director... Tom Osborne Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Head Coach...Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year...Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska... Sixth season (102-75) Career Record (18th season) NCAA Div. I Record (16th season) Home Record Big 12 Conference Record Big 12 Home Record Assistant Coaches...Sunny Smallwood, Tory Verdi...Kellie Lewis-Jay Director of Operations... Angela Timmons Administrative Assistant...Steph Clark Graduate Assistant Manager...Tia Davis Strength Coach...Rusty Ruffcorn Athletic Trainer... Dawn Wedeking Basketball Office Phone... 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6 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 6 vs. Oklahoma State Feb. 10, 2008 Huskers.com Nebraska Individual Career Highs Scoring Player (Game, Date) Points Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 31 Danielle Page (vs. UTEP, 11/11/07) 27 Cory Montgomery (at Iowa State, 1/19/08; vs. USC, 12/8/07) 21 Yvonne Turner (at Oklahoma, 1/16/08) 18 Dominique Kelley (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 16 Kaitlyn Burke (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 15 Tay Hester (at Ohio State, 12/22/07) 14 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 11 Nikki Bober (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 10 Nicole Neals (vs. Minnesota, 12/5/06) 9 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 9 Jessica Periago (at Long Beach State, 12/15/07) 5 Monique Whittaker (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 4 Rebounding Player (Game, Date) Rebounds Kelsey Griffin (vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 11/27/05) 14 Danielle Page (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 13 Tay Hester (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 12 Cory Montgomery (vs. Robert Morris, 12/2/07) 11 Dominique Kelley (vs. Denver, 12/30/07) 9 Kaitlyn Burke (at Long Beach State, 12/15/07) 7 Yvonne Turner (at Iowa State, 1/19/08) 7 Nikki Bober (vs. Texas, 1/9/08) 6 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Texas, 1/9/08) 6 Nicole Neals (vs. Michigan, 12/9/06) 6 Catheryn Redmon (Three Times, vs. UAPB, 1/2/08) 6 Monique Whittaker (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 3 Jessica Periago (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 2 Assists Player (Game, Date) Assists Kaitlyn Burke (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 7 Yvonne Turner (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 6 Dominique Kelley (vs. Texas A&M, 1/23/08) 5 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 5 Nicole Neals (vs. Akron, 11/25/07; vs. Nicholls St., 12/21/06) 5 Kelsey Griffin (vs. Robert Morris, 12/2/07; vs. Northwestern, 12/16/06) 4 Tay Hester (Four Times at Ohio State, 12/22/07) 4 Danielle Page (Three Times, vs. Kansas, 1/12/08) 4 Nikki Bober (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 3 Cory Montgomery (vs. Denver, 12/30/07) 3 Jessica Periago (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 1 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Oklahoma, 1/16/08; vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 1 Monique Whittaker (at Baylor, 1/26/08) 1 Steals Player (Game, Date) Steals Yvonne Turner (vs. UAPB, 1/2/08; vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 8 Kelsey Griffin (vs. Robert Morris, 12/2/07; vs. Iowa St., 2/1/06) 4 Tay Hester (vs. Denver, 12/30/07) 4 Danielle Page (Eight Times, vs. Kansas, 1/12/08) 3 Nikki Bober (vs. Texas, 1/9/08; vs. UTPA, 11/28/06) 2 Kaitlyn Burke (Six Times, at Colorado, 2/6/08) 2 Dominique Kelley (vs. Texas A&M, 1/23/08; vs. UAPB, 1/2/08) 2 Kala Kuhlmann (at Iowa State, 1/19/08) 2 Cory Montgomery (vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/12/06) 2 Nicole Neals (vs. UTPA, 11/28/06; vs. FAU, 11/12/06) 2 Catheryn Redmon (Four Times, vs. UAPB, 1/2/08) 1 Blocked Shots Player (Game, Date) Blocks Danielle Page (vs. Baylor, 2/3/07) 9 Kelsey Griffin (at Kansas State, 2/4/06) 3 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Denver, 12/30/07; vs. Florida, 11/17/07) 2 Nikki Bober (Seven Times, vs. Texas, 1/9/08) 1 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. UAPB, 1/2/08) 1 Tay Hester (Three Times, vs. Robert Morris, 12/2/07) 1 Kala Kuhlmann (at KSU, 2/7/07; vs. OU, 1/6/07) 1 Cory Montgomery (Six Times, at Iowa State, 1/19/08) 1 Yvonne Turner (Seven Times, at Baylor, 1/26/08) 1 Minutes Played Player (Game, Date) Minutes Danielle Page (vs. Baylor, 1/12/05) 39 Kaitlyn Burke (at Cal State Bakersfield, 12/13/07) 34 Kelsey Griffin (at Kansas State, 2/4/06) 33 Cory Montgomery (at Ohio State, 12/22/07) 32 Tay Hester (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07) 31 Yvonne Turner (vs. UTEP, 11/9/07; vs. Texas Tech, 2/14/07) 30 Nicole Neals (vs. Minnesota, 12/5/06) 29 Dominique Kelley (vs. USC, 12/8/07) 27 Kala Kuhlmann (vs. Texas, 1/9/08) 24 Nikki Bober (vs. Denver, 12/30/07) 16 Catheryn Redmon (at Long Beach State, 12/15/07) 15 Jessica Periago (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 10 Monique Whittaker (vs. Akron, 11/25/07) 10 with eight points, seven boards, four assists and three steals in a win over Kansas on Jan. 12. Page produced her first double-double of the year and third of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds in NU s win over Florida on Nov. 17. She scored 14 points, grabbed six rebounds and tied a career high with four assists while blocking three shots in Nebraska s win over Robert Morris on Dec. 2. She added a 17-point effort in a win over Creighton that included five rebounds and three blocked shots on Nov. 30. She had 16 points and eight rebounds in a loss at No. 18 Ohio State on Dec. 22, before producing 10 points, eight boards and three steals in NU s run past Denver on Dec. 30. Last year, Page bounced back quickly from ACL surgery on her right knee on June 29, 2006, to appear in NU s first game. She enjoyed her best season, averaging 7.0 points and 5.5 rebounds, including a season-high 17 points against Kansas on Jan. 27. It was one of seven double-figure scoring performances for Page as a junior, including her second career double-double with 11 points and 10 boards in NU s win over No. 25 Kansas State on Jan. 17. Page showed her defensive dominance throughout the season by setting NU s junior single-season record with 60 blocked shots, including a record-setting nine blocks, while tying a career high with 11 rebounds in Nebraska s win over No. 13 Baylor on Feb. 3. Page s effort against the Lady Bears was one of the best individual defensive performances in school history. She tied the previous school record with seven blocks in just 13 first-half minutes, before adding a pair after halftime. She also grabbed nine defensive rebounds. She added a strong effort in the NCAA Tournament with eight points, a game-high eight rebounds and an NU NCAA Tournament record five blocks in a loss to Temple on March 18. She added 16 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in NU s overtime loss to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals (March 7). Page scored eight straight points at the end of regulation and the start of overtime, including a pair of free throws with 9.7 seconds left in regulation to give NU a lead over ISU. Montgomery May Be Big 12 s Best Off the Bench Although Cory Montgomery made four consecutive starts to close non-conference action, the 6-2 sophomore forward returned to her role as one of the Big 12 Conference s best off the bench for the start of league play against No. 15 Texas when first-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin returned to the lineup. Montgomery continued to supply big minutes for the Huskers by scoring 10 points and grabbing six rebounds in the win over the Longhorns. She added 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds at No. 11 Oklahoma, before matching her career high with 21 points to go along with eight rebounds in just 23 minutes off the bench in NU s win at Iowa State on Jan. 19. It was her 13th double-figure scoring effort of the season. Through 23 games, Montgomery is averaging 10.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. Montgomery gives the Huskers a formidable forward rotation, joining Danielle Page and Kelsey Griffin inside. She made her first career start in Nebraska s win at Long Beach State on Dec. 15, and scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, including her fourth three-pointer of the season against the 49ers. She added 14 points and six rebounds in a career-high 32 minutes in her second career start at No. 18 Ohio State on Dec. 22. Montgomery also knocked down a career-best two three-pointers against the Buckeyes. She pumped in 17 points and pulled down eight rebounds in a win over Denver on Dec. 30. Montgomery came up big in Nebraska s victory over USC on Dec. 8, by setting a career high with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field to go along with six rebounds. She scored seven points in the final 3:14 to help NU turn a seven-point lead into an 18-point win, while scoring 14 of her game-high 21 points in the second half. In NU s win over Cal State Bakersfield, Montgomery scored nine points in the final eight minutes to help the Huskers surge to victory down the stretch. She hit 5-of-7 shots from the field for the game, missing only a pair of three-point attempts, to finish with 12 points. Montgomery produced the first double-double of her career with 16 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in Nebraska s win over Robert Morris on Dec. 2. She earned a spot on the five-player all-tournament team at the Oahu Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, by averaging 10.3 points off the bench in three tournament games. Turner Turning it on in Big 12 Action Sophomore Yvonne Turner has turned up her production in Big 12 play. The 5-8 guard from Omaha is averaging 10.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 3.0 steals per game in league action. Turner, who is leading the Big 12 in both steals (3.0 spg) and three-point field goal percentage (50 percent, 15-30) in conference games only, is coming off an impressive 14-point effort at Colorado that included 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range. She added four steals, three rebounds and two assists in the come-from-behind win over the Buffs. Her final three-pointer tied the game at 64 with 3:30 left. She then stole the ball from CU s Whitney Houston at halfcourt and raced for an uncontested layup to put NU up Turner also hit three free throws in the final 1:45 to seal the win. In another clutch effort last week, Turner led NU back for a 14-point second-half deficit by scoring all nine of her points after halftime, including eight in the final 4:09 in NU s win at Missouri on Feb. 3. She opened league play with a similar nine-point, six-steal performance in a win over No. 15 Texas on Jan. 9. Turner scored all nine of her points in the second half to help the Huskers pull away from UT. Turner erupted for a career-high 18 points with a trio of three-pointers in a loss at No. 11 Oklahoma. She closed the best week of her career by posting 10 points, with three more threes, to go along with five assists and two steals in the Huskers 10-point win at Iowa State on Jan. 19. Turner continued her terrific play by posting 11 points, three assists and six steals while going head-to-head

7 Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 7 vs. Oklahoma State Feb. 10, 2008 Huskers.com with senior All-Big 12 guard A Quonesia Franklin from No. 21 Texas A&M. Turner s electric defense forced Franklin into six turnovers, while she held the senior to just four points and one assist in a Husker win. Turner ranks second in the league overall with 2.8 steals per game, while leading the Big 12 in league games only with 3.0 steals per contest. Turner s 65 steals this season are tied for fourth by a sophomore in school history and are 29 more than any Husker had all of last season. She owns at least one steal in 18 consecutive games, with at least two steals in 13 of those contests. She also owns seven double-figure scoring efforts on the year, including six in her last 13 games. Turner has hit 14-of-27 three-point attempts over the last seven games, after opening the year 7-of-38 from long range in the first 16 games. She had her most impressive defensive performance with a career-high eight steals in Nebraska s win over Florida on Nov. 17. Turner nabbed five steals in the first 1:31 of the second half, while her eight steals tied for the eighth-highest total in school history, just two shy of Kathy Hawkins school record. Amazingly, Turner recorded her eight steals in her first 12 minutes of action on the court in the game s first 22 minutes. She added eight more steals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Jan.2), giving her two of the top-10 individual single-game steals efforts in school history. She is one of only three players in NU history to record eight or more steals twice in a career. Minimizing Minutes, Maximizing production Senior forward Danielle Page is leading the Huskers in playing time with 26.8 minutes per game. While she leads the Huskers, Page does not even crack the Big 12 s list of 30 leaders in playing time. In fact, Nebraska is the only team in the Big 12 that does not have a player who ranks among the top 30 in the league in minutes. The only other team with fewer than two players is Texas Tech (Dominic Seals, 30.0 mpg). Griffin Climbing Husker Career Scoring Chart Junior forward Kelsey Griffin has jumped to No. 14 on the Nebraska career scoring chart with 1,169 points. She needs 14 points to catch Jan Crouch in 13th with 1,183. In Nebraska s win over USC on Dec. 8, Griffin became the 23rd player in NU history to reach the 1,000-point mark in her career. She also became just the 15th player in school history with 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in her career. She enters the Oklahoma State game with 581 career boards. To join Nebraska s top-10 list as a scorer by the end of her junior season, Griffin will need to reach Diane DelVigna at 1,433 points. To become one of NU s top-10 career rebounders, Griffin (581) needs 60 more boards to catch Tina McClain at 641. Teammate Danielle Page (572) is also within striking distance of NU s top 10 in that category. Griffin needs three more blocks to crack NU s career top 10. She owns 60 blocks in her career and has 17 in her first 19 games this year. Pyra Aarden and Karen Jennings are tied for ninth on NU s career chart with 63 blocks. Freshman Kelley Produces Solid Early Numbers Lincoln native Dominique Kelley has her Husker career off to a strong start. The Lincoln Northeast High School graduate ranks sixth on the team in scoring with 6.8 points per game, while adding 3.1 rebounds per contest. She also ranks fourth on the squad with 2.2 assists per game. Kelley ranks among the top 10 freshmen in the Big 12 in scoring (ninth), rebounding (eighth) and assists (third). Her 15 three-pointers rank seventh. Kelley had a strong 10-point effort in a win over No. 21 Texas A&M, that included career highs with five assists and two steals. She also pulled down three boards against the Aggies. She is coming off another solid effort with 10 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in NU s win at Colorado on Wednesday night. It was Kelley s sixth double-figure scoring effort of the year. She scored a game-high 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field in NU s win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Jan. 2. That effort followed a 15-point performance that included a career-high nine rebounds in a win over Denver on Dec. 30. Kelley also knocked down a career-high three three-pointers against the Pioneers. Kelley established her career high with 16 points in a win over Florida on Nov. 17, before leading the Huskers with 13 points and seven boards in a win over Akron on Nov. 25. She added a strong effort with nine points, five rebounds and two assists at No. 18 Ohio State on Dec. 22. Kelley is shooting a team-best 42.9 percent (15-35) from three-point range. She has been hot from long range in recent weeks, hitting 12-of-23 three-point attempts over the last 14 games. The 2007 Nebraska High School Player of the Year and a WBCA Honorable-Mention High School All-American, Kelley produced one of the best prep careers in Nebraska history at Lincoln Northeast. Kelley led the Rockets to a 70-3 record in her final three seasons, scoring 595 points as a senior, just 19 points shy of the Class A single-season scoring record set by former Husker and 1988 Big Eight Player-of-the-Year Maurtice Ivy. Kelley averaged 24.7 points per game last year. Hester Gives Huskers All-Around Threat On The Wing Junior guard Tay Hester has given Nebraska an all-around offensive and defensive threat on the wing early in her Husker career. The 5-10 guard from Moreno Valley, Calif., produced her first career double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the season opener against her former teammates from UTEP. Hester s double-double was the first by a Husker wing player since Keasha Cannon-Johnson had 11 points and 10 rebounds in NU s Postseason WNIT victory over Drake on March 18, Hester closed her strong weekend by adding 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the win over Ole Miss on Nov. 11. Hester added a team-high four assists, to go along with four rebounds and a steal against the Rebels. Preseason Big 12 Conference Poll Team (1st Place Votes) Points Finish 1. Texas A&M (7) 117 Tie-1st 2. Oklahoma(5) 115 Tie-1st 3. Baylor 97 3rd 4. Texas 86 Tie-7th 5. Oklahoma State 66 6th 6. Iowa State 64 Tie-4th 7. Nebraska 56 Tie-4th 8. Kansas State 54 Tie-11th 8. Texas Tech 54 Tie-7th 10. Kansas 43 Tie-11th 11. Colorado 29 T-7th 12. Missouri 11 10th Preseason All-Big 12 Teams Player of the Year: Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 6-4, Jr., C Newcomer of the Year: Dominic Seals, Texas Tech, 6-2, Jr., F Freshman of the Year: Tyra White, Texas A&M, 6-0, Fr., G First-Team Kelsey Griffin 6-2 Jr. F Nebraska Jackie McFarland 6-3 Sr. F Colorado Courtney Paris 6-4 Jr. C Oklahoma A Quonesia Franklin 5-3 Sr. G Texas A&M Takia Starks 5-8 Jr. G Texas A&M Honorable-Mention Angela Tisdale (Baylor), Danielle McCray (Kansas), Ashley Paris (Oklahoma), Andrea Riley (Oklahoma State), Morenike Atunrase (Texas A&M), Danielle Gant (Texas A&M) this week in the big 12 conference Tuesday, Feb. 5 Oklahoma State 77, Baylor 67 Wednesday, Feb. 6 Oklahoma 64, Missouri 57 Iowa State 66, Texas Tech 58 Nebraska 80, Colorado 71 Saturday, Feb. 9 Texas at Texas A&M, 11 a.m. (FSN) Texas Tech at Baylor, 1 p.m. (FSN) Kansas at Kansas State, 1 p.m. Colorado at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. (SSN) Missouri at Iowa State, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10 Oklahoma State at Nebraska, 1:15 p.m. (ESPN2) Nebraska Big 12 Players of the Week Player, Class, Position Date Kelsey Griffin, Junior, Forward Feb. 4, 2008 Danielle Page, Senior, Forward Nov. 12, Player, Class, Position Date Kelsey Griffin, Sophomore, Forward Feb. 5, 2007 Kelsey Griffin, Sophomore, Forward Jan. 8, 2007 Nebraska Big 12 Rookies of the Week Player, Class, Position Date Kaitlyn Burke, Freshman, Guard Dec. 17, Player, Class, Position Date Kelsey Griffin, Freshman, Forward Feb. 6, 2006 Kelsey Griffin, Freshman, Forward Jan. 9, Danielle Page, Freshman, Forward Feb. 14, 2005 Danielle Page, Freshman, Forward Jan. 31, 2005