Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 2 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 l Senior l Guard North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (National Elite Development Academy) Burke s Honors Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winner (22) Lowe s Senior CLASS Award Candidate ( of, 22) First-Team Academic All-Big 2 (29, 2) Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President (2) Tied for No. 2 on NU Career Games Played List () No. 9 on NU Career FG List (7) No. 2 on NU s Freshman FG List () Big 2 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 7, 27) Nebraska s Husker Award (29) Seven-Time Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll (Fall 27, 28, 29, 2; Spring 28, 29, 2) Canadian Junior National Team (26, 27) Canadian Cadet National Team (25) MVP of Canadian Under-7 National Championships (26) Canadian National Elite Development Academy (26) Five Facts About Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn is President of Nebraska s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 2. Kaitlyn started a student-run advertising agency on the Nebraska campus with a few other students.. A childhood actress, Kaitlyn starred in Questar films Bear with Me and Ms. Bear, interacting with a grizzly bear throughout the films. 4. Kaitlyn s brother and sister also played college basketball. 5. Kaitlyn is the coach of a Special Olympics basketball team. Senior (2-2) A tremendous senior leader, Kaitlyn Burke is averaging 5.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game while starting all 29 games in her fifth season at Nebraska. Burke, who ranks ninth at NU in career three-pointers made with 7, is tied for second in career games played with. Burke pumped in a season-best 4 points to go along with a career-best-tying seven rebounds in a career-high 46 minutes in Nebraska s 9-89 OT win at No. 5 Purdue Feb. 2. Burke, who scored in the first half, added her final point at the free throw line with eight seconds left to seal the victory. Burke has produced double figures five times as a senior, including back-to-back games. She had points at Michigan State Feb. 2, following an -point effort in NU s win over Wisconsin Feb. 9. She added points, four rebounds and four assists against Vermont Dec. 8. She had points and five boards against Creighton Dec. 8. She had season-high six assists to go along with six rebounds and a three-pointer in NU s win at No. 6 Penn State Dec.. She had a season-high three steals to go along with five assists in a double-overtime win at at Northern Arizona Dec.. Burke hit two free throws in a one-and-one situation with 7. seconds left to give NU a four-point lead to seal the victory at Wisconsin Jan. 2. She hit a huge three with the shot clock winding down to give NU a 57-5 lead over Iowa with :7 left in a game the Huskers went on to win to complete a season sweep of the Hawkeyes. Nebraska Career As a junior in 2-, Burke appeared in contests with 29 starts. She averaged 6. points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. She also carried a team-best.6-to- assist-to-turnover ratio. Burke produced double figures eight times, including four in Big 2 play. She had 2 points at OSU when she tied her career high with seven boards. She had 2 points at Colorado Feb. 6, and points against No. 2 Iowa State on Jan. 26. Burke had a career-high 2 points to go along with four assists in an overtime win over Kansas on Jan. 6, 2. She hit four threes in a season-high 4 minutes. Burke underwent knee surgery on Oct. 4, 2, but returned in time for the season opener. She broke her nose in practice on Jan., 2, but played the next day at Iowa State. Burke appeared in six games (Davidson, UNLV, Idaho State, LSU, Albany, Vermont) while battling injuries. She averaged.2 points,.5 rebounds and.5 assists per game before applying Burke s Career Bests Points 2 Kansas (/6/) Rebounds 7 Four Times, most recently Purdue (2/2/2) Assists 8 Long Beach State (2/2/8) Steals 4 UNLV (//) Blocks Six Times, most recently Wisconsin (/2/2) FGA 5 Kansas (/6/) FGM 8 Kansas (/6/) FTA 4 Seven Times, most recently South Dakota State (2/2/) FTM 4 Four Times, most recently Northern Arizona (2//) -PT FGA Kansas (/6/) -PT FGM 5 Cal State Bakersfield (2//7) for and being granted a medical redshirt.she had a seasonhigh seven points in the opener against Davidson on Nov.. As a sophomore in 28-9, Burke was a part-time starter in the Husker backcourt. She averaged 4. points,. rebounds and.5 assists per game. She had a season-high points at Missouri Jan. 7. She had 2 points and a season-best three steals in a win over No. 24 Arizona State Dec. 28. She had NU s second-best assist-to-turnover ratio (.6-), and ranked second on the team with 45 assists, including a career-best eight against Long Beach State. As a true freshman, Burke contributed 5.4 points,.5 rebounds and a team-best 2.4 assists per game off the bench. She ranked second on the team with made three-pointers. She earned Big 2 Rookie-of-the-Week honors for a pair of outstanding performances in California. She had 5 points, seven assists and five threes in a win at Cal State Bakersfield on Dec., 27. She added 4 points, five assists and a careerhigh seven rebounds in a win over Long Beach State on Dec. 5. other information Burke was an actress in feature films, starring in Questar s Bear with Me (2) and Ms. Bear (997). She appeared in Disney s Life-Size (Tyra Banks, Lindsay Lohan, 2), A Song from the Heart (999) and National Lampoon s Dad s Week Off (Henry Winkler, 997). Burke also appeared in the TV series Millennium from X-Files creator Chris Carter in 998 and 999. Burke s 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Ark.-Pine Bluff - /2 5-6.5-2.5-2.5 2 2 2. 2 2 8 8. Miss. Valley St. 2-2 /5 2 2-.667 -. -2.5 4 4. - 4 6 7. #2 USC - /8 2 -... 2 2 2.7-4.7 Savannah State 4-4 /2 7 -.. 2-2. 2.8-4 4.5 at Florida A&M 5-5 /25 27 2-2. -. -2.5 4. 2-2 6 4.8 at Florida State 6-6 /27 4 -. -.. 2.5 2 4. at Georgia Tech 7-7 / 2 2-5.4 -. 2-2. 2 2 2.4-6 4. UT-Pan American 8-8 2/4 2-5.2 -.. 2.5-4 2 2 2 4. Creighton 9-9 2/8 27-7.429-2. 4-4. 5 5 2.8-4.7 at Northern Arizona - 2/ 8-4. -. 4-4. 2 2 2.7-5 4 4.6 Vermont - 2/8 2 -. 2-2. -4.75 4 2.8 4 5 2 5.2 South Dakota St. 2-2 2/2 27 -. -2. -4.75 2.7-2 2 5 5.2 at #6 Penn State - 2/ 29-5.2 -.. 6 6 2.9 4-6 2 5. Indiana 4-4 /5 9-4.25 -. 2-2. 2.7-2 2 5 5. at Iowa 5-5 /8 27 2-5.4-2.5 2-2. 2 2.7 4-2 7 5. at Wisconsin 6-6 /2 29 2-6. -. 2-2. 2.7 2 6 5.2 Penn State 7-7 /5 4 -. -. -2.5 2 2.7-4 4 8 5.4 at # Ohio State 8-8 /9 2-5.2 -.. 2.7 2 5.2 Minnesota 9-9 /22 25 2-5.4-4.25 -. 2 2 2.7 2 5 5.2 Iowa 2-2 /26-6.67-5.2. 2 2.7-5. at Illinois 2-2 /29 8-2. -.. 2.6 4-2 4.8 at #5 Purdue 22-22 2/2 46 5-6. -8.75-2.5 2 5 7 2.8 2-4 5.2 Michigan 2-2 2/9 27-5. -4.. 2 2 2.7 2-2 5. at Minnesota 24-24 2/ 27-7.429-2. -. 2.7-4 2 6 5. Northwestern 25-25 2/6 2 2-6. -.. 2 2 2.6 5 5. Wisconsin 26-26 2/9 27 4-8.5 2-4.5 -. 2.6-5. at Michigan State 27-27 2/2 5-.455 -. 2-2. 2.6 2 5.6 #8 Ohio State 28-28 2/26 28 2-5.4 -.. 2 2 2.6-2 2 4 5.5 vs. Northwestern 29-29 / 8 2-.667.. 2.5 4 5.4 Totals 29-29 74 54-45.72 8-6. 2-4.78 9 64 7 2.5 4-7 48 24 58 5.4 BURKE'S Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 27-8 - 752 6-62.89-4.7 8-25.72-4 5-.5 42-78 52 2 22 77-5.4 28-9 -9 68 48-4.58 2-7.29 4-6.667 4-5 9-. - 45 28 6 2-4. 29-6- 4 2-7.286-5.2 2-2. - -.5-2 7-.2 2- -29 96 76-2.6 2-5.278 2-4.857 8-65 8-2.7 46-79 48 24 96-6. 2-2 29-29 74 54-45.72 8-6. 2-4.78 9-64 7-2.5 4-7 48 24 58-5.4 Career -77,29 24-659.69 7-54.2 68-88.77 4-27 248-.9 6 275 78 6 86 66-5.
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com 2 Harleen Sidhu 6- l Senior l Forward Surrey, British Columbia, Canada (Fleetwood Secondary) Sidhu s Honors First-Team Academic All-Big 2 (2) Four-Time Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll (Fall 28, 29; Spring 29, 2) Canadian National Team Tryout Camp Invitee (27) National Elite Development Academy Invitee (27) Led British Columbia to Canadian Under 7 National Championship (26) Five-Time British Columbia Provincial Team Member Senior (2-2) Harleen Sidhu (pronounced SIH-doo) underwent offseason knee surgery and was not cleared to return to practice until Nov. 8. She played much of her junior season with a torn knee ligament, appearing in 29 games with three starts. Sidhu returned to the court in Nebraska s win over Vermont, playing 5 minutes and grabbing four rebounds after missing NU s first games of the season. She made her second appearance of the year in Nebraska s Big Ten debut in a 7-6 win at No. 6 Penn State and played in NU s Big Ten home win over Indiana on Jan. 5. Sidhu is an outstanding student with high character and tremendous leadership skills. Nebraska Career Sidhu played 29 games with three starts despite playing much of the season with a torn PCL. She earned the first start of her career in NU s season-opening win over Vermont on Nov.. She scored four points against the Catamounts. She added her second and third career starts in NU s January games against Kansas and Kansas State. Sidhu erupted for a career-high 2 points in NU s win over Missouri when she hit 5-of-7 shots from the field, including 2-of- three-pointers. She added a rebound and an assist in 22 minutes off the bench. She added six points on a pair of tied a career high by burying a pair of three-pointers in a win over Florida A&M. She played a season-high 2 minutes at Iowa State on Jan. For the season, she averaged.5 points and.7 rebounds per game. The lone sophomore on Nebraska s 29- roster, Sidhu missed a portion of the preseason and the Huskers first two games with an ankle injury suffered in preseason practice. She averaged 2.2 points and.6 rebounds in 2 games, including five points and three rebounds in five minutes in an NCAA Tournament win over Northern Iowa on March 2. She also appeared in NU s win over Kansas State in the Big 2 Tournament quarterfinals on March 2. Sidhu had 26 points and 2 rebounds in just 62 minutes on the year. She made her first appearance against Idaho State Nov. 9, then erupted for a season-high points on 4-of-5 shooting against Washington State on Nov. 22. In seven minutes off the bench against the Cougars, Sidhu hit 2-of- three-pointers and pulled down three rebounds. Sidhu saw her most extensive action of the year with 2 minutes in NU s run past Albany on Dec.. She scored four points and grabbed a season-high six rebounds, while adding an assist and her first steal of the season. She appeared in three Big 2 games. As a freshman in 28-9, Sidhu played in 25 games for NU, including each of the Huskers first 22 games. She Sidhu s Career Bests Points Missouri (2/22/) Rebounds 7 Butler (/28/8) Assists 2 Kansas (/6/) & Colorado (/2/) Steals 2 Kansas (/2/9) & Colorado (/2/) Blocks South Dakota (2//9) Weber State (/4/8) FGA 8 Long Beach State (2/2/8) FGM 5 Missouri (2/22/) FTA Albany (2//9) FTM 2 Four Times, most recently Colorado (/2/) -PT FGA Five Times, most recently Missouri (2/22/) -PT FGM 2 Three Times, most recently Missouri (2/22/) showed the ability to contribute on the glass. She pulled down a career-high seven rebounds in minutes in NU s win over Butler on Nov. 28, before adding six rebounds in 5 minutes in the Huskers win over Oral Roberts on Dec. 2. She grabbe five more boards in just minutes, while adding a jumper to give Nebraska a four-point lead late in the game in a win over Cal State Bakersfield. Against Oral Roberts, Sidhu knocked down her first career three-pointer. Sidhu s shot from long range opened the scoring for the Huskers against ORU. She opened the scoring again for Nebraska against another Oklahoma school on Jan., as Sidhu hit NU s first field goal of the Big 2 campaign with a jumper against No. 4 Oklahoma. She added a three-pointer against OU to finish with a career-high five points. She played a career-high 24 minutes in NU s win over Kansas on Jan. 2, contributing a career-best two steals. She opened her freshman season with four points while adding five rebounds, a block and a steal in a win over Weber State on Nov. 4, 28. Harleen is the daughter of Jay and Bal Sidhu. Harleen has one sister, Jasmine, 8, and a brother, Jeevan,. Harleen was born Nov., 99, in Surrey, British Columbia. A nutrition science major at Nebraska, Sidhu carries a.2 grade-point average and was a first-team academic All-Big 2 selection as a junior in 2. She was also a four-time member of the Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll. Sidhu chose Nebraska over Gonzaga, Utah, San Diego, Colorado, Colorado State, Montana and Oregon State among many other schools. Five Facts About harleen. Harleen s dad has put in countless hours coaching her since she was a child and she admires his positivity. She admires her mother for her hard work, love and support. 2. Harleen s parents are originally from India and she is believed to be the first Indian female to play basketball at the NCAA Division I level.. She has future plans to attend medical school and become a doctor. 4. Harleen wants to travel the world when she is finished with school. She especially wants to travel to Africa and India to assist children in impoverished communities. 5. Harleen lives by the idea of No Regrets. Sidhu s 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Vermont - 2/8 5-5. -2.. 4 4.. at #6 Penn State 2-2/ 4... 2.5. Indiana - /5-2. -.. 2.. Totals - 22-7. -.. 5 6 2. 4. SIDHU s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 28-9 25-24 9-42.24 2-.54. - 4-.6 5-9 8 2.8 29-2- 62-26.85 4-4.286 2-4.5-7 2-.6 6-7 26-2.2 2-29- 259-54.24 6-2.26 -.846-2-.7-9 6 6 4-.5 2-2 - 22-7. -.. -5 6-2. 4. Career 69-557 2-29.248 2-5.226-7.765 24-64 88-. 4-2 46 2 5 89-.
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 4 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com Lindsey Moore 5-9 l Junior l Guard Covington, Washington (Kentwood) Moore s Honors Naismith Trophy Midseason 2 (22) Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist ( of 8, 22) Second-Team All-Big Ten (22) No. 2 in the Big Ten in Assists (5. apg, 29th in NCAA) No. 8 in the Big Ten in Scoring (5.4 ppg) Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 2, 2) No. 2 on Nebraska Career Scoring List (,87) No. 4 on Nebraska Career Assist List (485) No. 8 on Nebraska Career FG Made List (5) 94 Consecutive Starts (NU Freshman Record 4 in 2) First Triple-Double in Nebraska Basketball History (2 points, rebounds, assists vs. Florida A&M, /2/) Four Career Double-Doubles (2 in 2-2) Honorable-Mention All-Big 2 (2) Big 2 All-Freshman Team (2) Big 2 Player of the Week (Jan., 2) USA Basketball Women s U2 National Team Trials (2) USA Basketball Women s U9 National Team Trials (29) No. 5 on Nebraska Season Assist List (8, 2) No. on Nebraska Junior Assist List (48, 22) No. 2 on Nebraska Sophomore Assist List (8, 2) No. on Nebraska Freshman Season Assist List (54) Parade Magazine Third-Team All-American (29) Washington Player of the Year (29) Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll (Fall 29; Spring 2, 2) Five Facts About Lindsey. Lindsey s favorite color is lime green, and she likes to show that color on her fingernails at game time. 2. Jason Kidd is Lindsey s idol.. Lindsey s favorite holiday is the Fourth of July. 4. Her favorite foods are teriyaki and barbeque. 5. Lindsey s favorite Disney movie is The Little Mermaid. Junior (2-2) A Naismith Trophy National Player-of-the-Year candidate and a Nancy Lieberman Award finalist, Lindsey Moore has been at the controls of Nebraska s resurgence in 2-2. The 5-9 point guard from Covington, Wash., earned second-team All-Big Ten honors by averaging 5.4 points, 5. assists and 2.2 steals per game as a junior. She erupted for one of the best efforts of her career with points, nine assists, six rebounds and three steals in a win at Northern Arizona Dec.. She closed non-conference play with 27 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals against South Dakota State Dec. 2. She added another huge game with 26 points, including eight in the third overtime, of Nebraska s 9-89 OT win at No. 5 Purdue Feb. 2. Moore added seven rebounds, two assists and two steals against the Boilermakers in 49 minutes. Moore s second three in triple overtime made her the 27th player in Nebraska history to reach the,-point mark in her career. Moore led NU in every category with 22 points, assists, seven rebounds and three steals in a 77-72 win at Iowa Jan. 8. It was her fourth career double-double and second of the year, joining 8 points and assists vs. Mississippi Valley State. She led NU with 28 points and five assists in a win at Wisconsin Jan. 2. It was her fifth game of 27 or more points in her career. She owns eight 2-point games this season, including four of 26 or more, and 4 2-point games in her career, including 2 points against Michigan Feb. 9. She earned the first Big Ten Player-of-the-Week award in school history after her 22-point, six-assist effort in a win over No. 2 USC Nov. 8. Moore owns 94 straight starts and ranks No. 4 on NU s career list with 484 assists. She also ranks eighth on NU s career three-point list with 5. She tied a career high with five threes against Michigan. Moore had 5 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in a win at Florida State Nov. 27. She scored 6 points in a win at No. 6 Penn State Dec.. She pitched in 5 points, five rebounds, three assists and four steals in a win over Iowa Jan. 26. Nebraska Career Moore earned honorable-mention All-Big 2 accolades in 2-. She scored a career-high points at Kansas on Feb. 26, 2. She also notched the only triple-double in Nebraska basketball history with 2 points and career highs of rebounds and assists against Florida A&M on Jan. 2, 2. In Big 2 games, she ranked th in scoring with 7. points per game, while ranking third with 5.9 assists. Over her final five games as a sophomore, Moore averaged 2 points and 8.2 assists, including a career-high points and five assists at Kansas. She added 2 points and nine assists Moore s Career Bests Points Kansas (2/26/) Rebounds Florida A&M (/2/) Assists Four Times, most recently Iowa (/8/2) Steals 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) Blocks 2 Michigan State (2/2/2) FGA 2 Kansas (2/26/) FGM 4 Kansas (2/26/) FTA 4 South Dakota State (2/2/) FTM South Dakota State (2/2/) -PT FGA Michigan (2/9/2) -PT FGM 5 Three Times, most recently Michigan (2/9/2) against Colorado and 2 points and eight assists in a win over Missouri. She also pitched in her second career double-double with points and assists at No. 5 Texas A&M, before closing the year with points and nine assists against Iowa State. Against Florida A&M on Jan. 2, Moore made history by recording Nebraska s first-ever triple-double with 2 points, a career-high rebounds, and a career-high matching assists. For her efforts, Moore was honored with the first Big 2 Player-of-the-Week award of her career on Jan.. Moore finished with averages of 4. points,.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. She scored in double figures in straight games to end the season. She finished with 22 doublefigure scoring efforts on the year, including six 2-point games. Moore led the Big 2 in minutes per game, going the distance 6 times, including 45 minutes in a win over Kansas. In 29-, Moore earned Big 2 All-Freshman honors as the first freshman point guard in NCAA history to lead a team to an unbeaten regular season. She averaged 8.9 points, 4.5 assists and.5 steals over the final games. In the stretch she shot 5.8 percent (-6), including 5 percent (4-28) from three-point range and 8.5 percent (22-27) at the line. Moore scored double figures nine times, including six of NU s last games. She had a season-high 8 points against No. Iowa State Feb. 7, when she hit a season-best four threes. In NCAA Tournament play, Moore averaged 9.7 points,.7 rebounds, 6. assists and. steals, while shooting 6 percent from the field and 62.5 percent (5-8) from three-point range. She was also 6-of-7 at the line. She produced double figures with points each against Northern Iowa and Kentucky. She had nine points and a career-best assists in a second-round win over No. 22 UCLA. Moore s 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Ark.-Pine Bluff - /2 22-5.6 -. -4.75. 2-8 2 6. Miss. Valley St. 2-2 /5 22 7-7. 2-2. 2-2. 2. - 8 4. #2 USC - /8 2 6-2.5 2-6. 8-.727 2. - 6 2 2 22 6.7 Savannah State 4-4 /2 28 4-7.57-2.5-2.5 4 2.8 4 2 2 5. at Florida A&M 5-5 /25 27 4-4.286-4.. 2.4-8 2 4 8.6 at Florida State 6-6 /27 4 4-.64 2-6. 5-6.8 7 7.2 2-5 5 5.8 at Georgia Tech 7-7 / 6-5.4 4-6.667. 2.9 4 5 6 4. UT-Pan American 8-8 2/4 2 4-6.667 2-2. 2-2. 5 5. 2 4 2.9 Creighton 9-9 2/8 5-.455 2-.667. 2 2. 4 6 4 2.7 at Northern Arizona - 2/ 42-5.667 2-5.4 9-.692 6 6. - 9 8 5.4 Vermont - 2/8 2 4-6.667-2.5 5-6.8. 4 2 4 5. South Dakota St. 2-2 2/2 6-7.5 2-8.25-4.929 4. 2-6 2 27 6. at #6 Penn State - 2/ 4 4-.64-4.25 7-.7 4 4.4-4 7 6 6.2 Indiana 4-4 /5 29 2-.2-5.. 2.4-7 4 5.4 at Iowa 5-5 /8 8 6-8.75 2-4.5 8-.8 7 7.6-22 5.8 at Wisconsin 6-6 /2-2.5 -. 7-9.778.6 5 2 28 6.6 Penn State 7-7 /5 8 5-4.57-4.25 7-9.778 2.5-8 6.6 at # Ohio State 8-8 /9 6 5-.85-4. -. 2.4 5-6 6 6.4 Minnesota 9-9 /22 2-4.25 -. -4.75. - 8 2 5 5.8 Iowa 2-2 /26 4 5-.85-8.25 4-5.8 4 5.4-4 5 5.8 at Illinois 2-2 /29 5 7-.58 -. 6-8.75 2 2 4.4-5 2 6. at #5 Purdue 22-22 2/2 49 8-9.42-9. 7-8.875 4 7.5-2 7 2 26 6.5 Michigan 2-2 2/9 8 8-8.444 5-.85 2-2..4 2-4 5 4 2 6.7 at Minnesota 24-24 2/ 9 5-.85 2-6.. 4 4.4-5 2 2 6.5 Northwestern 25-25 2/6 6-2.25-6.67-4.75 2.4 4-2 2 6. Wisconsin 26-26 2/9-9. -4.25 4-4.. 2-6 2 6. at Michigan State 27-27 2/2 25-7.4-6. -4.75 4. - 4 4 2 5 5.7 #8 Ohio State 28-28 2/26 2-6. -. 4-5.8. 4-2 2 2 9 5.4 vs. Northwestern 29-29 / 2-5.6 2-2. 6-6. 2 2.2 2-2 4 5.4 Totals 29-29 95 4-2.49 42-4. 22-5.88 4 79 9.2 4-47 99 6 64 446 5.4 moore s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 29-4-4 952 59-62.64 24-8.289 62-89.697 4-68 72-2. 42-54 87 6 45 24-6. 2- -,64 57-6.4 49-4.4 74-95.779-4 7-.8 9-8 6 5 47-4. 2-2 29-29 95 4-2.49 42-4. 22-5.88 4-79 9-.2 4-47 99 6 64 446-5.4 Career 94-94, 57-846.422 5-6.9 258-4.772-25 282-. 24-484 22 7 4,87-.6
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 5 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com Meghin Williams 6- l Junior l Forward Rancho Cucamonga, California (Summit) WIlliams Honors Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll (Spring 2) adidas All-American (28) ESPN HoopGurlz Top 6 (28) No. 9 Forward in the Nation (ESPN HoopGurlz, 28) Two-Time First-Team All-California Interscholastic Federation (28, 29) Senior Class President (28-9) Five Facts About Meghin. Meghin considers herself best friends with her mother, Malori, and Meghin is extremely family oriented. 2. Meghin is an avid Belieber (believes in Justin Bieber).. Meghin thinks she might be an obsessive compulsive shopper. 4. Follow Meghin @hakuna_luna on Twitter. 5. Meghin s favorite animal is a squirrel. Junior (2-2) Meghin Williams has averaged 2. points and.2 rebounds in 2 minutes per game, while her role has increased with Adrianna Maurer s season-ending back injury. Williams produced the best game of her career with seven points and six rebounds on a perfect shooting night in a win at Iowa on Jan. 8. Williams scored five straight points, including her first threepointer of the year, to tie the game at 58 in the second half. She recently produced a six-point, four-rebound, two-assist effort in a win at Illinois Jan. 29. It was her sixth game with five or more points off the bench this season. Williams had six points and two assists to go along with five rebounds and a steal in a career-high 8 minutes against Vermont Dec. 8. She played a big role with six points, five rebounds and an assist and a block in just minutes in the Huskers first-ever Big Ten win at No. 6 Penn State on Dec.. She added five points, including her second three-pointer of the year, and three rebounds against PSU on Jan. 5. She added five points, four rebounds and two steals in a win over Texas-Pan American Dec. 4. She added three points, a career-high six rebounds and a blocked shot in a win over Savannah State on Nov. 2. She matched her career best again with six rebounds at No. Ohio State Jan. 9. Williams has been hampered by a foot injury throughout her career, limiting practice and playing time. She has surpassed her previous career totals in points (+2), rebounds (+57), assists (+), blocks (+) and steals (+7) this season. Nebraska Career As a sophomore, Williams was slowed by a foot injury and did not see action until a win at Creighton on Dec. 8. She had two points and two rebounds in five first-half minutes against the Jays She played 8 games as a sophomore, averaging.8 points and.4 rebounds in six minutes per game. She had a season-high five points, while notching her first career assist and three-pointer against Marist on Dec. 9. She pulled down a season-high four rebounds against Missouri on Feb. 2, and added a career-best two steals at Colorado on Feb. 6. She played a season-high 2 minutes in a win over Missouri Feb. 22, when she notched a career-high two assists. She added two points, a rebound and a steal against the Tigers. As a freshman in 29-, Williams played a supporting role behind All-Big 2 forwards Kelsey Griffin and Cory Montgomery, while Nebraska rolled to an unbeaten regular season and the Big 2 title. Williams appeared in games, including Nebraska s first-round NCAA Tournament victory Williams Career Bests Points 7 Iowa (/8/2) Rebounds 6 Three Times, most recently Assists Ohio State (/9/2) 2 Three Times, most recently Illinois (/29/2) Steals 2 Texas-Pan American (2/4/) Colorado (2/6/) Blocks 2 Minnesota (/22/2) FGA 7 Missouri (2/22/) Oklahoma (/8/) FGM Illinois (/29/2) Penn State (2//) FTA 4 Three Times, most recently Texas-Pan American (2/4/) FTM Texas-Pan American (2/4/) -PT FGA -PT FGM Northern Iowa (/2/) 2 Three Times, most recently Missouri (2/22/) Three Times, most recently Penn State (/5/2) over Northern Iowa March 2, when she scored three points. She set career bests by hitting -of-4 free throws against the Panthers in Minneapolis. Williams also appeared in three regular-season Big 2 contests and the quarterfinals of the 2 Phillips 66 Big 2 Championship against Kansas State. She managed.9 points and.7 rebounds per game on the year, producing 2 points and nine boards in a total of 9 minutes on the season. In Nebraska s 88-67 win over No. Oklahoma State on Feb., 2, Williams scored a career-high five points and pulled down a season-best two rebounds in a season-high seven minutes against the Cowgirls. She produced four points on 2-of- shooting from the field, while grabbing one rebound in Nebraska s run past Washington State on Nov. 22. Williams also added single rebounds in home wins over Idaho State, South Dakota and Albany. Williams saw the first conference action of her career when she pulled down a rebound in Nebraska s 42-point win at Texas Tech on Jan. 27. It was NU s first-ever win in Lubbock. She also saw two minutes of action in the Huskers home finale against Kansas on March, 2. Williams 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Ark.-Pine Bluff - /2 -.. -2.5 2. -. Miss. Valley St. 2- /5 9 -... 2. 2-2.5 #2 USC - /8 4 -.. -2.5 4 2.7-2. Savannah State 4- /2 9-4.25. -2.5 5 6.5 -.8 at Florida A&M 5- /25 6-2.. -. 2.4 -.4 at Florida State 6- /27 4 -... 2.8.2 at Georgia Tech 7- / 9 2-.667.. 2 2.9-4.6 UT-Pan American 8-2/4-4.25. -4.75 2 2 4. - 2 5 2. Creighton 9-2/8 -.. -. 2 2 2.9 -.8 at Northern Arizona 2/ 2 2-4.5.. 2 2.9-4 2. Vermont - 2/8 8 2-.667. 2-2. 2 5. 4-2 6 2.4 South Dakota St. 2-2/2.. 2-2. 2 2. - 2 2. at #6 Penn State - 2/ -4.75.. 2 5.2-2 6 2.6 Indiana 4- /5-4... 2 2. 2-2.4 at Iowa 5- /8 7 2-2. -. 2-2. 2 4 6. 2-7 2.7 at Wisconsin 6- /2 -... 2 2.2-2.6 Penn State 7- /5 5 2-.667 -. -. 2.2-5 2.7 at # Ohio State 8- /9 5-4... 4 2 6. 2-2.6 Minnesota 9- /22 7 -... 4.4-2 2.4 Iowa 2 /26 -. -. -2.5.2 4-2.4 at Illinois 2- /29-5.6.. 2 2 4.2-2 6 2.5 at #5 Purdue 22-2/2 9-2... 2.2-2.4 Michigan 2-2/9 7 -.... 2. at Minnesota 24-2/ -2.5.. 2. 2 2. Northwestern 25-2/6 4 -. -2.. 4 5.2-2.2 Wisconsin 26-2/9 2 2-.667. -. 2.2 4-4 4 2. at Michigan State 27-2/2 #8 Ohio State 28-2/26 9 5 - -... -2..5 2. 5.2.2 2 2. 2. vs. Northwestern 29- / 4-2.5. -2.5 2 2.2-2. Totals 29-5 25-7.42 2-5.4 5-26.577 8 54 92.2 5 5 67 2. Williams Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 29- - 9 4-8.222 -. 4-6.667-6 9-.7 7-5 2-.9 2-8- -47.277 -. 5-9.556-5 26-.4 2-4 2-.8 2-2 29-5 25-7.42 2-5.4 5-26.577 8-54 92-.2 5 5 67-2. Career 6 52 42-7.6-8.67 24-4.585 52-75 27-2. 7 9 46 -.9
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 6 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com 5 Jordan Hooper 6-2 l Sophomore l Forward Alliance, Nebraska (Alliance) Hooper s Honors State Farm Wade Trophy Watch List (22) Naismith Trophy Midseason 2 (22) First-Team All-Big Ten (22) No. in Big Ten in Rebounding (9.2 rpg, 4rd in NCAA) No. 4 in Big Ten in Scoring (9. ppg, 26th in NCAA) Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 2, 2; Dec. 26, 2; Jan. 2, 22) First Sophomore in NU History with, Points No. 27 on Nebraska Career Scoring List (,6) Tied for No. 5 on NU Career FG List (29) No. 8 at NU with 4 Career Double-Doubles Big Ten-Best Double-Doubles (2-2) 9 Career 2-Point Games (, 2-2) Four Career -Point Games (, 2-2) Big 2 All-Freshman Team (2) Four-Time Big 2 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 5, Nov. 29, Feb. 7, Feb. 2) Nebraska Freshman FG Record (67, 2-) Tied School Record with Seven FG Made (at MU, Feb. 2) WBCA Honorable-Mention All-American (2) Two-Time Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year (28, 2) Five Facts About Jordan. Jordan can juggle. 2. Jordan loves hot dogs.. She eats peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before each game. 4. Jordan grew up on a ranch near Alliance, Neb., and participated in 4-H for three years. 5. Jordan and her younger brother, Kyle, saved their own money to pay for a 25-by-5 foot concrete slab so they could practice basketball at their ranch. The court, complete with a three-point line, covered up their grandma Dorothy s garden. Sophomore (2-2) First-team All-Big Ten pick Jordan Hooper has established herself as a Wade and Naismith National Player-of-the-Year candidate by becoming the first sophomore in Nebraska history to reach the,-career point plateau. She reached the mark with 8 points in a career-low 6 minutes in the Huskers firstround Big Ten Tournament win over Northwestern Thursday. Hooper owns 2 2-point games, including three -point efforts, while notching a Big Ten-best double-doubles. Hooper, who leads the Big Ten in rebounding (9.2 rpg) and is fourth in scoring (9. ppg), has produced double figures in 28 of 29 games. She had a 27-point, seven-rebound effort in which she hit five threes and played a career-high 5 minutes in a triple-overtime win at No. 5 Purdue Feb. 2. Her effort against the Boilermakers followed back-to-back double-doubles with 22 points and 5 rebounds in a win over Iowa Jan. 26, and 2 points and a career-high 6 rebounds in a win at Illinois Jan. 29. She became just the third player in NU history to grab 5 or more boards in consecutive games. She added her th double-double with 9 points and a career-high 8 rebounds in a win over Wisconsin Feb. 9. The 6-2 forward opened Big Ten play with points and 2 rebounds in a 7-6 win at No. 6 Penn State. She joined fellow Alliance, Neb., native Amy Stephens (989) as the only Huskers in history with three -point efforts in a four-game stretch. Hooper s performance at Penn State followed points and rebounds in a win over South Dakota State Dec. 2. She had a career-high 2 points and eight rebounds at Northern Arizona Dec.. That effort preceded 2 points and 4 rebounds in a win over Vermont Dec. 8. She added 22 points and six rebounds in a win over Creighton Dec. 8. Her surge in December and early January earned her three Big Ten Player-of-the-Week awards. She notched a double-double with 9 points and 4 boards at No. Ohio State Jan. 9. She had back-to-back double-doubles with 22 points and rebounds in NU s 68-5 win over No. 2 USC Nov. 8. That followed 25 points and boards in a win over Mississippi Valley State Nov. 5. Hooper hit five threes and tied a career best with three blocks in just 9 minutes against the Devilettes. She had 2 points and eight rebounds at Florida A&M Nov. 25, before adding 5 points and boards at Georgia Tech. Hooper, who ranks eighth in NU history with 4 career double-doubles, has hit 29 threes in her first 6 career games to tie for fifth on the NU career list in that category. She has started 6 straight games, scoring in double figures 5 times. Nebraska Career One of the best players the state of Nebraska has ever produced, Hooper was a two-time Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year at Alliance (28, 2). She closed her high school career with more than 2, points and, HOOPER s Career Bests Points 2 Northern Arizona (2//) Rebounds 8 Wisconsin (2/9/2) Assists 2 Four Times, most recently Wisconsin (2/9/2) Steals 4 Minnesota (2//2) Blocks Northern Arizona (2//) Four Times, most recently Purdue (2/2/2) FGA 24 Illinois (/29/2) Houston (2/8/) FGM 2 Nebraska-Omaha (/26/) FTA Florida A&M (/25/) FTM 8 Vermont (2/8/) Missouri (2/2/) -PT FGA Iowa State (/8/) -PT FGM 7 Missouri (2/2/) rebounds. A WBCA honorable-mention All-American in 2, Hooper earned a spot on the Big 2 All-Freshman Team in 2. She ranked third among Big 2 freshmen with 4.6 points and led all league freshmen with 6.6 rebounds per contest. Hooper produced one of the best games ever by a Nebraska freshman with a season-high points, including 28 in the second half, at Missouri Feb. 2, 2. She tied the NU record with seven threes, while pulling down eight rebounds on her way to her third Big 2 Freshman-of-the-Week award on Feb. 7. Hooper s seven threes also pushed her past Anna DeForge (46, 994-95) for the NU freshman record. Hooper notched six 2-point scoring efforts and four double-figure rebounding efforts, including a trio of doubledoubles. She had 25 points and a career-best rebounds against Houston on Dec. 8. Hooper also hit five threes against the Cougars and added a career-best two assists. Hooper added 25 points by hitting 2-of-4 shots from the field in a win over UNO on Nov. 26. She added six rebounds and a career-high three blocks against the Mavs to earn her second Big 2 Freshman-of-the-Week honor on Nov. 29. She won the conference s first weekly award by scoring 5 points and adding six rebounds in her collegiate debut against Vermont on Nov.. It was one of the top performances by a freshman in a season opener in school history. She added 22 points and six more rebounds in Nebraska s run past 2 WNIT runner-up Miami on Nov. 7, and added 2 points and seven boards against Florida A&M on Jan. 2. She posted her first career double-double with 4 points and rebounds in a win at Creighton on Dec. 8. Hooper notched her third career double-double with 8 points and rebounds against Louisville (Dec. 2). Hooper s 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Ark.-Pine Bluff - /2 8 -.27-4.25 7-8.875 4 7 7. 2-4 4 4. Miss. Valley St. 2-2 /5 9 8-5.5 5-8.625 4-7.57 4 6 8.5 25 9.5 #2 USC - /8 29 8-22.64-4.25 5-6.8 5 8. 2-2 22 2. Savannah State 4-4 /2 2 6-2.5 -. 2-4.5 2 6 8 9.5 2-2 5 9. at Florida A&M 5-5 /25 6-.462 2-7.286 7-.66 2 6 8 9.2-4 2 2 9.4 at Florida State 6-6 /27 25-5.2 2-8.25 4-4. 5 8 9. - 2 2 8.2 at Georgia Tech 7-7 / 28 5-4.57-5.2 4-4. 4 6 9. - 2 5 7.7 UT-Pan American 8-8 2/4 9 4-.4 2-6. 6-6. 5 5 8.6-2 2 6 7.5 Creighton 9-9 2/8 26 9-6.56-4.25-5.6 4 2 6 8. - 4 22 8. at Northern Arizona - 2/ 2-7.647 5-7.74 5-7.74 2 6 8 8. - 2 4 2 9.4 Vermont - 2/8 25 6-.462-5.2 8-.8 4 8.8-2 2 9.5 South Dakota St. 2-2 2/2-9.526 4-9.444 6-7.857 4 7 9. 2-2.4 at #6 Penn State - 2/ -2.524 4-.64 5-6.8 2 9.2-4 2.2 Indiana 4-4 /5 27 7-9.68 2-6. 5-5. 4 7 9.4 2 2 2 2.2 at Iowa 5-5 /8 5 7-2.58 2-4.5 -. 4 9. - 7 2.9 at Wisconsin 6-6 /2 4-9.444 -. 2-2. 5 6 8.8-2. Penn State 7-7 /5 4-8.222-6.67 4-6.667 5 8 8.8 4-9.8 at # Ohio State 8-8 /9 6-7.5-8.75 4-4. 4 4 9. - 2 2 9 9.8 Minnesota 9-9 /22 27 7-2.5 4-.64 5-6.8 2 4 6 8.9-2 2 9.9 Iowa 2-2 /26 2 7-4.5-6.5 5-6.8 5 5 9.2-22 2. at Illinois 2-2 /29 4-24.67-2.8-4.75 4 2 6 9.5-2 9.7 at #5 Purdue 22-22 2/2 5-9.526 5-2.47 2-.667 6 7 9.4-2 27 2. Michigan 2-2 2/9 5 4-9.2-8.25 5-9.556 5 8 9. - 2 4 9.7 at Minnesota 24-24 2/ 5 7-9.68 4-8.5 2-2. 2 4 6 9.2-4 2 9.8 Northwestern 25-25 2/6 7-2. 2-9.222-5.6 4 5 9 9.2-5 9 9.7 Wisconsin 26-26 2/9 6 7-8.89 -. 4-4. 8 8 9.5 2 2 9 9.7 at Michigan State 27-27 2/2 2 6-6.75 -. 2-4.5 2 2 4 9. - 2 5 9.5 #8 Ohio State 28-28 2/26 2-.82-4. -4.75 6 9 9. - 2 7 9. vs. Northwestern 29-29 / 6 6-.6 2-4.5 4-7.57 6 6 9.2-8 9. Totals 29-29 852 85-464.99 62-88. 2-59.755 86 8 267 9.2 47-4 54 2 27 552 9. HOOPER's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 2- - 98 62-447.62 67-84.64 6-86.7 7-5 25-6.6 74-4 6 24 454-4.6 2-2 29-29 852 85-464.99 62-88. 2-59.755 86-8 267-9.2 47-4 54 2 27 552-9. Career 6-6,76 47-9.8 29-72.47 8-245.747 56-6 472-7.9 2-24 97 6 5,6-6.8
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 7 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com 55 Adrianna Maurer 6- l Sophomore l Center Shawnee Mission, Kansas (Bishop Miege) Maurer s Honors Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll (Fall 2; Spring 2) Kansas Class 5A Honorable-Mention All-State (29, 2) Two-Time All-East Kansas League (28, 29) Five Facts About Adrianna. Adrianna s favorite food is homemade ice cream and chocolate chip cookies - or anything really...if it s homemade. 2. Adrianna loves being outdoors and taking photographs.. When Adrianna was born, she weighed lbs., 4 oz. 4. During the offseason, Adrianna enjoys going on long bike rides (2- miles) and participating in 5K runs. 5. Adrianna played a musical instrument from 2nd grade through her senior year of high school. Sophomore (2-2) Following a solid offseason, Adrianna Maurer made a major impact off the bench through Nebraska s first game by averaging 4.2 points and.5 rebounds. Maurer missed seven straight games for the Huskers before undergoing back surgery in mid-january prior to Nebraska s trip to No. Ohio State on Jan. 9. She is out for the year. Maurer opened with a career-high 5 points and six rebounds in NU s win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. She scored of her game-high 5 points in the first half. She also tied a career high with one steal, while playing a career-high 2 minutes off the bench. Maurer hit all eight shots she attempted, including six field goals with one three-pointer, while also hitting both of her free throws. She continued her perfect shooting by going -for- from the floor to finish with six points and four boards in a win over Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 5. Maurer produced an even stronger effort with eight points on 4-of-6 shooting to go along with two rebounds, an assist and a block in just 2 minutes off the bench in a 66-6 win at Florida State Nov. 27. She added three points and three rebounds in minutes in NU s win over No. 2 USC Nov. 8. She pitched in four points, five rebounds and a block in a win over Texas-Pan American Dec. 4, and three points and five boards against Savannah State Nov. 2. She hit a first-half three-pointer and grabbed a pair of rebounds in a win at Florida A&M Nov. 25. Nebraska Career Maurer made immediate contributions to Nebraska s inside game as a freshman. She averaged 2. points and. rebounds in eight minutes per game off the bench, while competing in 24 of contests. She played in 2 of 6 Big 2 games and the Big 2 Tournament. Maurer scored a season-high nine points at Oklahoma State (Feb. 2), before adding five points and a season-high four rebounds in a season-high 8 minutes at Texas on Feb. 5. She added six points in 4 minutes in NU s win over Missouri on Feb. 22. She also recorded her first career block against the Tigers. She opened Big 2 play with seven points at No. 7 Iowa State, when she hit her first career three. She scored four points each in NU s wins over Saint Mary s, Washington State and UNLV, while adding three rebounds apiece against WSU and Vermont. She added a career-best two assists in the win over UNLV, while contributing her first career steal against Vermont. Maurer scored NU s first point at the line while playing 5 minutes against No. Baylor on Feb. 9. Maurer earned honorable-mention All-Class 5A honors in both 29 and 2. In 29, she helped Bishop Miege maurer s Career Bests Points 5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) Rebounds 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) Assists 2 UNLV (//) Steals Five Times, most recently Blocks Northern Arizona (2//) Four Times, most recently Texas-Pan American (2/4/) FGA 9 Texas-Pan American (2/4/) FGM 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) FTA 5 USC (/8/) FTM USC (/8/) -PT FGA 2 Texas-Pan American (2/4/) Baylor (2/9/) -PT FGM Four Times, most recently Florida A&M (/25/) to a state title and helped guide the Stags back to the state semifinals as a senior in 2. In a state quarterfinal win over McPherson, Maurer had 9 points and 2 rebounds to lead the Stags. She is also a two-time All-East Kansas League selection, including second-team honors in 28-9. As a junior, Maurer led the Stags in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots for Coach Terry English. She helped Miege to its 6th state basketball title in history. Maurer also competed in volleyball and track and field, participating in the javelin and high jump. She helped Miege to the school s 2th state volleyball title in history with backto-back championships in 28 and 29. As a senior, she earned second-team All-East Kansas League honors. She earned the Bishop Miege Academic Excellence Award in 29 after posting a.8 grade-point average. She was also a National Honor Society member. Adrianna is the daughter of Mark and Michelle Maurer and was born June 4, 992, in Shawnee Mission, Kan. She has two brothers, Kyle and Dustin, and one older sister, Leah, who is a 6-5 senior outside hitter on the Cal State Fullerton volleyball team. Leah spent her first two seasons on the UNLV volleyball team. Maurer is majoring in dietetics at Nebraska and carries a.67 grade-point average. Maurer s 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Ark.-Pine Bluff - /2 2 6-6. -. 2-2. 2 4 6 6. - 4 5 5. Miss. Valley St. 2- /5 6 -... 4 4 5. - 2 6.5 #2 USC - /8-2. -. -5.6 4. 2-8. Savannah State 4- /2 4 -.. -2.5 2 5 4.5-2 6.8 at Florida A&M 5- /25 9 -. -.. 2 2 4. 6. at Florida State 6- /27 2 4-6.667.. 2 2.7 4-8 6. at Georgia Tech 7- /.... 5.4 UT-Pan American 8-2/4 8 2-9.222-2.. 4 5.5 2-4 5. Creighton 9-2/8 9-2... 2.4 4.7 at Northern Arizona 2/ 9 -... 2 2 4.5-4.2 Totals 7-5.486 2-5.4 6-9.667 9 26 5.5 4-2 42 4.2 maurer's Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 2-24- 9 2-56.57 2-7.286 9-.88 9-2 2-. 9-2 5-2. 2-2 7-5.486 2-5.4 6-9.667 9-26 5-.5 4-2 42-4.2 Career 4-2 7-9.47 4-2. 5-2.75 8-49 67-2. - 5 26 4 5 9-2.7
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 8 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com 4 Katie simon 6-2 l Redshirt Freshman l Forward Roseville, California (Roseville) Simon s Honors Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll (Fall 2, Spring 2) Four-Time All-Sierra Foothill League (27, 28, 29, 2) Four-Time Roseville MVP Honorable-Mention All-Metro (Sacramento Bee, 2) Five Facts About Katie. Katie enjoys cooking with Hailie Sample and Emily Cady. 2. Katie s mother and grandmother have the same first and last names.. When Katie was younger, she was a dancer in multiple Croatian Festivals, even though she is not Croatian. 4. Katie loves Fugi apples. 5. Watching golf on TV puts Katie to sleep. The daughter of Sue and Scott Simon, Katie was born March 2, 992, in Sacramento, Calif. She has one younger sister, Jennifer. Simon is a business administration major at Nebraska and carries a.57 grade-point average. She earned spots on the Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters of 2-. Simon chose Nebraska over San Diego, Princeton and Long Beach State. Redshirt Freshman (2-2) Katie Simon is making an impact in her second season with the Huskers. The 6-2 forward from Roseville, Calif., redshirted as a true freshman in 2-, after being slowed by a foot injury during the preseason. Simon is averaging 2.8 points and.4 rebounds, while shooting 5 percent (25-5) from the field, including 42.9 percent (-7) from three-point range. She has seen action in 24 of NU s 29 games, including 2 regular-season Big Ten contests. She is coming off the best effort of her career with points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal in a career-high 9 minutes in Nebraska s 88-56 win over Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. It was her second career double-figure scoring effort. Simon enjoyed a strong debut with points on 5-of-6 shooting, while adding five rebounds and an assist in 6 minutes off the bench in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 2. She added nine points, including her third career three-pointer, while blocking the first two shots of her career in a win over Texas-Pan American Dec. 4. See had six points, one rebound and a career-high two assists in nine minutes at Florida A&M on Nov. 25. Simon pitched in five points and three boards in NU s win over No. 2 USC on Nov. 8, and had four points and a rebound in the Huskers win at No. 6 Penn State on Dec.. She contributed three points, two rebounds and a career-high three steals at Northern Arizona Dec.. She pitched in four points, four boards, a block and two more steals against Vermont Dec. 8. During Nebraska s four-game trip to Scandinavia in August of 2, Simon averaged.5 points and. rebounds per game, including a six-point, four-rebound effort in the Huskers win over the Danish National Team to conclude the -day tour. Simon is one of three Californians on the Husker roster this season, joining junior forward Meghin Williams (Rancho Cucamonga) and freshman guard Tear a Laudermill (Riverside). Redshirt (2-) Simon redshirted in her first season at Nebraska in 2-, after a foot injury kept her on the sideline throughout Simon s Career Bests Points Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) Rebounds 5 Northwestern (//2) 5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) Assists 2 Florida A&M (/25/) Steals Northern Arizona (2//) Blocks 2 Texas-Pan American (2/4/) FGA 8 Northwestern (//2) FGM 5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) FTA 6 Vermont (2/8/) FTM Northern Arizona (2//) -PT FGA Seven Times, most recently South Dakota State (2/2/) -PT FGM Three Times, most recently Texas-Pan American (2/4/) the non-conference season. She earned spots on the Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters. Simon averaged 6 points, rebounds and three blocks per game for Coach Ron Volk at Roseville as a senior in 29-. A four-time All-Sierra Foothill League honoree and four-time team MVP, Simon earned honorable-mention All-Metro honors from the Sacramento Bee in 2. As a junior, Simon averaged 5 points, 2 rebounds, four blocked shots and two assists in Division II of the California Interscholastic Federation. Simon was also a four-time all-city selection by the Roseville Press-Tribune. She played club basketball for the Sacramento Believers and Coach Marvin Nakamoto. Following her senior season, Simon scored 25 points and grabbed six rebounds to earn MVP honors for the North squad at the 2nd annual Optimist Senior High All-Star Game in April. Simon competed in volleyball for Roseville, capturing All-Sierra Foothill League honors as a senior. Scholastically, Simon carried a 4. GPA on a 4. scale, earned an academic merit award and was a National Honor Society member. She was also a two-time volleyball letterwinner. Simon s 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Ark.-Pine Bluff - /2 6 5-6.8 -. -. 2 5 5. 4-. Miss. Valley St. 2- /5 5-5.6 -.. 2 4. - 7 9. #2 USC - /8 2-.667 -.. 2.7 2-5 7.7 Savannah State 4- /2 4-4.25 -. 2-2. 2.8 2 4 6.8 at Florida A&M 5- /25 9-5.6.. 2.4-2 6 6.6 at Florida State 6- /27 6-2. -.. 2 2. 5.5 at Georgia Tech 7- / 4... 2. 4.7 UT-Pan American 8-2/4 4 4-6.667 -.. 2 2. 2-2 9 5. Creighton 8-2/8 Did Not Play at Northern Arizona 9-2/ -.. -4.75 2 2 2. - 5. Vermont 2/8 -.. 2-6. 4 4 2. 4-2 2 4 4.9 South Dakota St. - 2/2 -. -.. 2. 4.5 at #6 Penn State 2-2/ 9 -.. 2-2. 2. - 4 4.4 Indiana - /5... 2 2 2. - 4. at Iowa 4- /8 2 -....9.8 at Wisconsin 5- /2 4 -....8-2.7 Penn State 6- /5 8 -.. 2-2..7 2-2.6 at # Ohio State 7- /9 6 -....6.4 Minnesota 8- /22 8-2....5.2 Iowa 9- /26....4 -. at Illinois 2 /29 6 -.. -2.5 2.5 2.9 at #5 Purdue 2-2/2....4 2.8 at Minnesota #8 Ohio State 22-2/ 2-2/26 +....... -. 2.6 2.5 vs. Northwestern 24- / 9 4-8.5. 2-2. 2 5.4 2 2.8 Totals 24-9 25-5.5-7.429 5-2.652 2 4.4 28-4 5 8 68 2.8 Simon s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 2- Redshirt Season - Did Not Play 2-2 24-9 25-5.5-7.429 5-2.652 2-2 4-.4 28-4 5 8 68-2.8 Career 24-9 25-5.5-7.429 5-2.652 2-2 4-.4 28-4 5 8 68-2.8
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 9 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com Rebecca Woodberry 5- l Redshirt Freshman l Guard Phoenix, Arizona (Tolleson Union) Woodberry s Honors Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll (Fall 2) Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year (2) Arizona Republic Big Classes Player of the Year (4A-5A, 2) First-Team Class 5A-Division II All-State (29, 2) Desert West Region Player of the Year (29, 2) Wendy s Heisman State Finalist (2) Five Facts About Rebecca. Rebecca has a bit of an obsession with Wiz Khalifa. 2. She loves authentic Mexican food.. Rebecca doesn t have a favorite color. 4. She loves Twitter and you can follow her at ms_berry. 5. Rebecca loves things with Hello Kitty. Rebecca is the daughter of Tyrone and Desiree Lewis, and was born May 26, 992, in Phoenix, Ariz. Rebecca has a sister, Lanitra, 2, and a brother, Isaiah, 5. A marketing major at Nebraska, Woodberry carries a.272 grade-point average. She also earned a spot on the Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll in the fall of 2. Redshirt Freshman (2-2) After taking a redshirt season at Nebraska as a true freshman in 2-, Rebecca Woodberry is making an impact in her first year on the court in 2-2. The 2 Gatorade Arizona Player of the Year, Woodberry provides the Huskers with a big player on the perimeter who can score and rebound. The 5- guard from Phoenix, Ariz., has averaged 5. points and.6 rebounds per game while playing 27 games this season. She has stepped up her production the last three games, averaging 9. points and 4.7 rebounds in 2 minutes per game off the bench during the stretch. Woodberry is coming off one of the best efforts of her career with 2 points, six rebounds and a career-high two assists in Nebraska s first round Big Ten Tournament win over Northwestern. Woodberry ranks third on the team with 26 three-pointers made, including a career-best 4-for-4 at Wisconsin. She pumped in a career-high 4 points on 5-of-5 shooting against the Badgers to help the Huskers to victory Jan. 2. She suffered a sprained ankle late in the game with Wisconsin. The injury limited her playing time in the next several contests. She re-emerged with seven points and two rebounds at Michigan State Feb. 2 and had eight points, six boards an assist and a steal in NU s 7-57 win over No. 8 Ohio State Feb. 26. Woodberry owns five double-figure scoring efforts on the season, including points and seven rebounds - all in the second half - in Nebraska s 94-4 win over Vermont Dec. 8. She produced double figures in back-to-back games to open the season, including 2 points and six rebounds against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 5. She opened the year with points and seven rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 2. She scored five of her seven points in the final three minutes, including a game-clinching three in a 72-64 win at Florida A&M Nov. 25. Overall, she has been one of NU s most consistent contributors off the bench, scoring six or more points 2 times, while grabbing four or more rebounds on occasions. Woodberry averaged 8. points and 8. rebounds per game on NU s four-game European Tour, Aug. 5-5. Her efforts included a pair of double-doubles. Redshirt (2-) Woodberry took a redshirt season at Nebraska in 2- Woodberry s Career Bests Points 4 Wisconsin (/2/2) Rebounds 8 Florida State (/27/) Assists 2 Northwestern (//2) Steals 2 Texas-Pan American (2/4/) Blocks Five Times, most recently Wisconsin (2/9/2) FGA Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) FGM 5 Wisconsin (/2/2) FTA 6 Mississippi Valley State (/5/) FTM 4 Northwestern (//2) -PT FGA 5 Six Times, most recently Northestern (//2) -PT FGM 4 Wisconsin (/2/2). In the classroom, she earned a spot on the Big 2 Commissioner s Honor Roll during the fall semester of 2. Woodberry averaged 25. points, 9.5 rebounds and. steals per game as a senior on her way to earning Gatorade Arizona Player-of-the-Year honors. She helped Tolleson Union to its second consecutive state title with a 28-5 record. She capped her high school career with 9 points in a 52-4 win over Phoenix Pinnacle in the state championship game. As a junior, Woodberry averaged 2. points, 8. rebounds and 2.5 steals per game to lead Coach Todd Nelson s Tolleson Union team to the 29 Arizona Class 5A Division II title. Woodberry, who connected on 44 percent of her three-point attempts as a junior, helped lead the Wolverines to a 29- overall record while being named first-team Class 5A, and the region player of the year. She set the Tolleson record with 56 three-pointers in 28-9, and produced single-game highs of 6 points and rebounds. She also played club basketball for Coach Gregory Strickling and the Arizona Swish, and for Coach Mike O Guinn with the Arizona Rebels. Woodberry also earned one letter in track and another letter in golf. In the classroom, Woodberry maintained a.9 grade-point average, a member of the National Honor Society and was a state finalist for Wendy s Heisman. Woodberry was an honor student and tutored other students in math. She was also the president of the Student-Athlete Leadership Club. Woodberry s 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Ark.-Pine Bluff - /2 2 4-.4-5.2 2-.667 4 7 7. 2-2. Miss. Valley St. 2- /5 7-7.429-5.6-6.5 2 4 6 6.5-2 2.5 #2 USC - /8 -. -2.. 2 2 4 5.7-2 8. Savannah State 4- /2 6-8.75 2-4.5-2.5 4 5. 2-9 8.5 at Florida A&M 5- /25-6.5 -.. 2 4.8-7 8.2 at Florida State 6- /27 4-5.2 -.. 2 6 8 5. 2 7. at Georgia Tech 7- / -. -.. 2 5. - 2 6. UT-Pan American 8-2/4 9-9. -5.2 -. 6 5. - 2 7 6.4 Creighton 9-2/8 5-6. -. 2-2. 4 5. 2 5.9 at Northern Arizona 2/ 9 2-7.286 2-5.4-2.5 4 5 5. 2-7 6. Vermont - 2/8 5 4-8.5 2-4.5-4.75 2 5 7 5.2-6.6 South Dakota St. 2-2/2 9-4. -.. 2 2 4.9-6. at #6 Penn State - 2/ -4.25 -.. 2 2 4.7-2 5.8 Indiana 4- /5-5.2 -.. 2 2 4.5 5.6 at Iowa 5- /8 2-4.25 -.. 2 4. 2 5. at Wisconsin 6- /2 24 5-5. 4-4. -. 5 5 4.4 2-4 5.9 at # Ohio State 7- /9 5... 2 2 4.2-5.5 Minnesota 8- /22 6-6.67-2.. 2 5 4. - 2 2 5. Iowa 9- /26 6 -. -.. 4. - 5. at Illinois 2 /29 8 -.. -..9-5. Michigan 2-2/9 22 2-5.4 2-5.4..8 2-6 5. at Minnesota 22-2/ -. -.. 2 2.7-4.8 Northwestern 2-2/6 -. -...5-4.6 Wisconsin 24-2/9-2.5-2.5..4 4.5 at Michigan State 25-2/2 8 2-2. 2-2. -2.5 2.4 2-7 4.6 #8 Ohio State 26-2/26 22-7.429-4.25 -. 6.5 2-2 8 4.7 vs. Northwestern 27- / 2-8.75 2-5.4 4-4. 2 4 6.6 4-2 2 5. Totals 27-84 45-.46 26-77.8 9-29.655 8 58 96.6 44-9 27 5 9 5 5. Woodberry s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 2- Redshirt Season - Did Not Play 2-2 27-84 45-.46 26-77.8 9-29.655 8-58 96-.6 44-9 27 5 9 5-5. Career 27-84 45-.46 26-77.8 9-29.655 8-58 96-.6 44-9 27 5 9 5-5.
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 4 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com 2 Emily Cady 6-2 l Freshman l Forward Seward, Nebraska (Seward) Cady s Honors Big Ten All-Freshman Team (22) Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Media, 22) Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 24) No. 2 Among Big Ten Freshmen in Rebounding (6. rpg) No. Among Big Ten Freshmen in Scoring (9.9 ppg) No. Among Big Ten Freshmen in Blocks (.9 bpg) No. 5 Among Big Ten Freshmen in FG Pct. (.89) No. 6 Among Big Ten Freshmen in Assists (.8 ppg) No. 6 Among Big Ten Freshmen in Steals (. spg) No. 26 in Big Ten in Scoring (9.9 ppg) No. 6 in Big Ten in Rebounding (6. rpg) No. 7 in Big Ten in Offensive Rebounding (2.6 rpg) One Career Double-Double Nebraska Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2, 2) No. 49 Prospect in the Nation (Blue Star, 2) No. 84 Prospect in the Nation (ESPNU/HoopGurlz Top, 2) No. 96 Prospect in the Nation (All-Star Girls Report Top, 2) Three Nebraska Class B Team Titles (29, 2, 2) Five Facts About Emily. Emily s favorite movie is a tie between The Notebook and A Walk to Remember. 2. She can t cook, but she s really good at making cereal.. Emily eats ProMax nutrition bars like candy. 4. Her favorite animal is a panda. 5. Emily loves roller-coasters. Freshman (2-2) Emily Cady captured a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team while adding honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades from the conference media in 22. Cady earned the honors by ranking 2st in Big Ten play in scoring (2. ppg) and 5th in rebounding (6. rpg). For the season, she has averaged 9.9 points and 6. boards per game, while adding.8 assists and. steals. She also leads the Huskers with 25 blocks on the season. She matched her career high with 24 points to fuel Nebraska s 7-57 win over No. 8 Ohio State in the regularseason finale. Cady set her career high with 24 points to go along with seven rebounds in the first meeting with the Buckeyes Jan. 9. She added points, including a career-high three three-pointers, to go along with seven rebounds in a win over Minnesota Jan. 22. Cady has scored in double figures times over the past 2 games, including her first career double-double with points and a career-high 2 rebounds to go along with a career-high seven assists in Nebraska s epic 9-89 OT win at No. 5 Purdue Feb. 2. Cady hit a free throw to tie the game with four seconds left in regulation, then threw in a miraculous off-balance three from 28 feet as time expired at the end of the second overtime to send the game to a third OT. She played a career-high 49 minutes, adding two blocks and two steals. Cady had 8 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five steals in a win over Indiana Jan. 5. She added 4 points and four rebounds in a win at Iowa Jan. 8. She pitched in points, four boards and three assists in a win at Wisconsin Jan. 2, before adding points against Penn State Jan. 5. She had 7 points and five rebounds at Illinois Jan. 29, when she set a career-best by going 8-for-8 at the line. She added a 7-for-8 effort at the line in a win over Wisconsin Feb. 9, when she finished with points in just 22 minutes before suffering a knee injury midway through the second half. Cady produced the last of three double-figure scoring efforts in non-conference play with 8 points against Vermont Dec. 8. She notched her first double-figure game with 4 points and five rebounds in a win at Florida State Nov. 27. She added points and seven boards in a win over Creighton Dec. 8. Cady averaged points and seven rebounds per game as a senior at Seward. She scored 9 points and hit a trio of three-pointers in the 2 state championship game to give the Bluejays their third straight crown. She also ended her career with 75 consecutive victories. Cady was ranked as the No. 49 prospect in the nation by Blue Star Basketball, and No. 84 overall on the ESPNU/ HoopGurlz Top. Cady was also No. 96 on the All-Star Girls Cady s Career Bests Points 24 Ohio State (2/26/2) Ohio State (/9/2) Rebounds 2 Purdue (2/2/2) Assists 7 Purdue (2/2/2) Steals 5 Indiana (/5/2) Blocks Minnesota (2//2) Georgia Tech (//) FGA 6 Ohio State (2/26/2) FGM 9 Ohio State (2/26/2) Ohio State (/9/2) FTA Iowa (/26/2) FTM 8 Illinois (/29/2) -PT FGA 5 Northwestern (2/6/2) -PT FGM Minnesota (/22/2) Report Top, right behind fellow Husker freshman Tear a Laudermill, who came in at No. 95. Cady was Nebraska s second-leading scorer and thirdleading rebounder during a four-game Scandinavian tour, Aug. 5-5. She averaged.8 points and 6. rebounds per contest. She scored 2 points in a win over a Norwegian club team in the second game of the tour, and produced a double-double with 2 points and rebounds in a win over a Danish club team in the Huskers next contest. A versatile and selfless team player, Cady played a variety of roles for Nebraska high school powerhouse Seward and Coach Tom Tvrdy. Cady captured Lincoln Journal Star Super-State honors for the second straight season. As a junior in 2, Cady was a role player on a senior-laden Bluejay bunch that featured several players who went on to play collegiately. She averaged 9.4 points, 7.2 rebounds,. assists and 2. steals per game for the Bluejays as a junior in 29-. Although Cady was not relied on as a scorer at Seward, she averaged 2 points per game for Coach Dan Lesoing s Cornhusker Shooting Stars in the summer of 2. Cady also developed into one of the state s top volleyball players as a senior middle blocker, leading Seward to the Class B state tournament with a - record. The daughter of Monty and Betty Cady, Emily was born Jan. 7, 99 in Lincoln, Neb. She has an older sister, Jessie, 25. She has not declared a major at Nebraska. She chose the Huskers over offers from many Big Ten and Big 2 schools, including Iowa State and Kansas State. Cady s 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Ark.-Pine Bluff - /2 2-5.4 -. -2. 4 4. 5-2 4 4. Miss. Valley St. 2-2 /5 2-5.2 -. 2-2..5 4 2 4 4. #2 USC - /8 27 2-4.5. 2-6. 7 5.7 2-2 6 4.7 Savannah State 4-4 /2 2 2-5.4.. 2 2 4.8 4 2 4 4.5 at Florida A&M 5-5 /25 27 2-9.222. 2-4.5 6 2 8 5.4-2 6 4.8 at Florida State 6-6 /27 5-9.556 2-4.5 2-2. 2 5 5. - 4 6. at Georgia Tech 7-7 / 28 -. -.. 2 4.9-5.4 UT-Pan American 8-8 2/4 9 -. -.. 2 5 7 5. 4.8 Creighton 9-9 2/8 5 4-7.57. 5-5. 4 7 5. 2-4 2 5.7 at Northern Arizona - 2/ 7 4-7.57 -. -2. 4 6 5.8 2-2 2 9 6. Vermont - 2/8 2 6-8.75 -. 5-6.8 2 4 6 5.8 2-2 8 7. South Dakota St. 2-2 2/2 2-4.5 -. 4-4. 4 5 5.8 9 7. at #6 Penn State - 2/ 29 2-5.4.. 5 5 6. - 4 2 4 7. Indiana 4-4 /5 7-.7 -. -4.75 5 4 9 6. - 2 5 8 7.8 at Iowa 5-5 /8 26 4-9.444 2-2. 4-8.5 2 2 4 6. - 4 8.2 at Wisconsin 6-6 /2 5-2,47 -. -2.5 2 2 4 6. 2-8.4 Penn State 7-7 /5 5 -.27-4.25 6-6. 2 2 5.8-2 8.6 at # Ohio State 8-8 /9 26 9-4.64 2-4.5 4-5.8 2 5 7 5.8-24 9.5 Minnesota 9-9 /22 29 5-2.47-5.6-2. 4 7 5.9-2 9.7 Iowa 2-2 /26 6 2-8.25 -. 5-.5 4 7 6. 2-2 2 2 9 9.7 at Illinois 2-2 /29 4-7.57 -. 8-8. 2 5 5.9-2 7. at #5 Purdue 22-22 2/2 49 4-5.8 -. 2-.667 4 8 2 6.2 4-7 8 2 2. Michigan 2-2 2/9 8 2-9.222-4.25 2-4.5 2 5 7 6.2 4-2 7 9.9 at Minnesota 24-24 2/ -6.67 -. 2-2. 5 6 6.2-4 2 4 9.7 Northwestern 25-25 2/6 4 -. -5.2-5.6 4 7 6.2 5-9.7 Wisconsin 26-26 2/9 22-4.75 -. 7-8.875 4 6.2-9.8 at Michigan State 27-27 2/2 #8 Ohio State 28-28 2/26 28 4-9-6..56 2-5. 4-4.4 4-5..8 2 2 6 4 6. - 6. - 6 4 9.6 24. vs. Northwestern 29-29 / 2-4.25 -.. 2 5 7 6. - 2 9.9 Totals 29-29 845 94-24.49 2-54.89 77-9.76 74 77 6. 65-2 5 58 25 7 286 9.9 Cady s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 2-2 29-29 845 94-24.49 2-54.89 77-9.76 74-77-6. 65-2 5 58 25 7 286-9.9 Career 29-29 845 94-24.49 2-54.89 77-9.76 74-77-6. 65-2 5 58 25 7 286-9.9
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 4 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com Brandi Jeffery 5-7 l Freshman l Guard Vacherie, Louisiana (St. James) Jeffery s Honors Parade All-American (2) Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year (2) First-Team Louisiana Class A All-State (2, 2) First-Team Louisiana Class 2A All-State (29) No. 45 Guard in the Nation (ESPNU/HoopGurlz, 2) Five Facts About Brandi. Brandi loves Louisiana gumbo, especially her grandmother s. 2. Brandi is the first female from St. James to ever play NCAA Division I athletics.. Her parents and her big brother, Corey Webster of the New York Giants, are her role models. 4. Brandi s favorite color is purple. 5. Her favorite passage in the Bible is Psalm 2, verses -6. The daughter of John Jeffery Jr. and Keisler Jeffery, Brandi was born Nov. 7, 992, in Houma, La. She has one sister, Randi, 22, and a brother, Toi, 6. Brandi has not declared a major at Nebraska, but is interested in sports medicine. Jeffery chose Nebraska over Mississippi. She is also good friends with New York Giant Corey Webster. Freshman (2-2) Brandi Jeffery is bringing explosive offensive and defensive potential to the Nebraska program in 2-2. The 5-7 shooting guard from Vacherie, La., captured Parade All- America honors as the 2 Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year. She has opened her career by averaging.8 points, 2. rebounds,.2 steals and. assist in 5 minutes per game. She erupted for a career-high-tying 2 points and three steals in Nebraska s win over Florida State Nov. 27. Jeffery hit a go-ahead three to give NU its first lead of the game at 55-52 to help erase a -point second-half deficit. Jeffery set her career high with 2 points against Mississippi Valley State Nov. 5. She grabbed a career-best five rebounds to go along with seven points, two assists and two steals in a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 2. She added points, four boards and three steals in a career-high 27 minutes against Texas-Pan American Dec. 4. Jeffery produced one of the best efforts of her career with eight points on perfect shooting with career highs of six rebounds and three assists in NU s 7-57 win over No. 8 Ohio State Feb. 26. She added five points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in the Huskers win over Northwestern in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. She contributed eight points and a pair of three-pointers off the bench at No. Ohio State Jan. 9. Jeffery scored six big points on two threes to help NU to a 77-72 win at Iowa Jan. 8. She added six points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals at Minnesota Feb.. She had five points, two assists and a career-high six steals in Nebraska s win over Vermont Dec. 8. Jeffery owns steals on the year, including three steals and a career-high-tying three assists in NU s win at No. 6 Penn State Dec.. She added two steals, two assists and a key three-pointer in Nebraska s win over Iowa Jan. 26. Jeffery hit a pair of huge free throws in the third overtime of Nebraska s epic 9-89 OT win at No. 5 Purdue Feb. 5. She added a pair of assists against the Boilermakers. Jeffery led St. James to the Class A state championship as a high school named the Outstanding Player of the state tournament by producing 6 points and 8 rebounds in a win over Avoyelles in the title game. She showed her amazing versatility in the semifinals when she erupted for 28 points by knocking down six three-pointers. She also grabbed nine steals. During Nebraska s four-game summer tour to Scandinavia Aug. 5-5, Jeffery averaged 9. points per game. She added Jeffery s Career Bests Points 2 Florida State (/27/) Mississippi Valley State (/5/) Rebounds 6 Ohio State (2/26/2) Assists Four Times, most recently Northwestern (//2) Steals 6 Vermont (2/8/) Blocks Three Times, most recently Wisconsin (2/9/2) FGA Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) FGM 5 Mississippi Valley State (/5/) FTA 5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) FTM Northwestern (//2) Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) -PT FGA 5 Ohio State (/9/2) -PT FGM 2 Four Times, most recently Minnesota (2//2) 2.8 rebounds and.5 steals per contest. She was remarkably consistent in Europe, producing at least eight points in all four games of the tour, including a pair of nine-point performances against the Swedish and Danish national teams. Jeffery closed her high school career as a Parade All- American and the 2 Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year after averaging 2.4 points,.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 4. steals per game for Class A state champion St. James. The New Orleans metro area scoring champion each of her final three seasons for Coach Justin Adams at St. James, Jeffery averaged 22. points per game as a junior and 2.9 points per game as a sophomore at St. James. She was also a three-time Louisiana all-state selection (Class A, 2, 2, Class 2A, 29). Jeffery was also a three-time Times-Picayune All-Metro selection and a three-time all-district pick. Prior to her senior year, Jeffery was ranked as the No. 45 guard in the nation by ESPNU/HoopGurlz. Jeffery played club basketball for the New Orleans Domino s under the direction of Tami Reynolds and Charlie Domino. Her club team finished fourth nationally in 28-9, and won Louisiana state titles in 27, 28 and 29. An excellent all-around athlete, she also helped St. James 4x-meter relay team to a third-place finish at the 29 Class 2A state track and field championships. Jeffery s 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Ark.-Pine Bluff - /2 8 2-.2-4. -5.6 4 5 5. - 2 2 7 7. Miss. Valley St. 2- /5 8 5-7.74-2.5 -. 2 4. 4 2 9.5 #2 USC - /8 2 -. -2.. 2 2. 2-6. Savannah State 4- /2 4 2-6. -. -2.5 4.5-2 6 6. at Florida A&M 5- /25 4-4.25 -.. 2.2 5.6 at Florida State 6- /27 5 4-9.444 2-4.5 2-2..2 2-2 2 6.7 at Georgia Tech 7- / -5. -.. 2.9 2-5 5.7 UT-Pan American 8-2/4 27 4-6.667 -. -2.5 4. 2-4 6. Creighton 9-2/8 2 2-7.286-4.25 -. 2. 2 5 6. at Northern Arizona 2/ 9-8. -. 2-2. 2. - 2 4 2 2 5.7 Vermont - 2/8 26 2-5.4-4.25. 2.8-2 5 6 5 5.6 South Dakota St. 2-2/2 5-4. -.. 2.6-5.2 at #6 Penn State - 2/ 4-2. -. -. 2 2.5-2 4.8 Indiana 4- /5-2. -.. 2.4 2-4.4 at Iowa 5- /8 5 2-5.4 2-.667. 2. 2-6 4.5 at Wisconsin 6- /2 5 2-5.4-2.. 2.2 2-4 4.5 Penn State 7- /5-2.5-2.5. 2. - 4.4 at # Ohio State 8- /9 2-7.429 2-5.4. 2. 4-8 4.6 Minnesota 9- /22 5-4.25 -.. 2. 2-2 4.5 Iowa 2 /26 2-5.2-4.25. 2. - 2 2 4.4 at Illinois 2- /29 8 -.. 2-2. 2. - 2 4. at #5 Purdue 22-2/2 -. -. 2-2. 2 2. - 2 2 2 4.2 Michigan 2-2/9 6 -. -...9 2-4. at Minnesota 24-2/ 6 2-.667 2-.667 -. 2.9 4-2 6 4. Northwestern 25-2/6 6 -. -...9 -.9 Wisconsin 26-2/9 6 -.. -..8 2-2.8 at Michigan State 27-2/2 #8 Ohio State 28-2/26 5-2 -.. -.. 2-2.. 2 4 6.8 -.9 2 8.6.8 vs. Northwestern 29- / 24 -. -. -4.75 2. 2-5.8 Totals 29-45 8-26.2 6-6.254 9-28.679 2 6 57 2. 54-47 6.8 Jeffery s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 2-2 29-45 8-26.2 6-6.254 9-28.679 2-6 57-2. 54-47 6 -.8 Career 29-45 8-26.2 6-6.254 9-28.679 2-6 57-2. 54-47 6 -.8
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 42 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com Tear a LAUDERMILL 5-9 l Freshman l Guard Riverside, Calif. (Canyon Springs) LAUDERMILL s Honors First-Team A All-California Interscholastic Federation (2, 2) No. 26 Prospect in the Nation (Blue Star Basketball, 2) No. 95 Prospect in the Nation (All-Star Girls Report, 2) Five Facts About TEAR A. Tear a has faith in God. 2. She has plenty of energy.. Tear a loves her family. 4. She loves cereal. 5. Tear a is crazy over Facebook and Twitter. Laudermill comes from an athletic family, as her father Theron played college basketball at UC Riverside, and was an assistant coach on Tear a s high school team. Her brother, Theron II, is also playing collegiately at Cal State San Bernardino. Tear a was born Dec. 2, 992. Laudermill chose Nebraska over Arizona State, Kansas and Vanderbilt. Freshman (2-2) One of the top guards in the Class of 2, Tear a Laudermill (pronounced TEAR-uh) joined the Huskers as one of the best players in the state of California. In 24 games, Laudermill has averaged 4.6 points while adding.6 rebounds and. steal per game. Laudermill produced her first double-figure scoring effort in Big Ten play with points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in 2 minutes off the bench to help the Huskers to a 9-89 OT win at No. 5 Purdue Feb. 2. Laudermill scored all of her points after halftime. She added a strong effort with nine points, three rebounds and a steal in Nebraska s first-round Big Ten Tournament win over Northwestern March. Laudermill got her Nebraska career off to an explosive start with 4 points, four assists and three steals in a careeropening win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 2. She hit four three-pointers, which is believed to be the most threes ever by an NU freshman in an opener. She scored points in her first seven minutes on the court in the first half. She returned to the court for her most extensive action in more than a month to produce nine points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal to help the Huskers to a win over Indiana on Jan. 5. Laudermill had missed four of the previous five games with illness and injury. She added seven points and two boards in a loss to Penn State Jan. 5, before hitting a pair of big threes to finish with six points in a win at Illinois Jan. 29. Laudermill also had nine points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in a win over Savannah State, before getting seven points and a career-high-tying three steals at Georgia Tech Nov.. Laudermill then missed two weeks with illness. After her big debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Laudermill pitched in five points, four rebounds and an assist in NU s win over No. 2 USC (Nov. 8). She added five points, four boards and three assists against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 5). As a senior at Canyon Springs, Laudermill averaged 6.6 points,.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and.5 steals per game. The 5-9 guard is no stranger to facing top competition. She led Canyon Springs to a top-25 final national ranking and a berth in the CIF Southern Regional final by knocking off No. 2 Brea Olinda in the semifinals. In the regional final, Laudermill scored 4 points going up against No. Mater Dei and WBCA National Player of the Year Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis. Laudermill earned first-team All-CIF A honors for the second straight year in 2, after gaining recognition as one of the nation s top high school players from multiple publications prior to her senior year. Laudermill s Career Bests Points 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) Rebounds 4 USC (/8/) Mississippi Valley State (/5/) Assists 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) Steals Georgia Tech (//) Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) Blocks None FGA 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) FGM 5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) FTA 6 Purdue (2/2/2) FTM Purdue (2/2/2) Iowa (/26/2) -PT FGA Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) -PT FGM 4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (/2/) During the Huskers 2 summer tour of Europe, Aug. 5-5, Laudermill averaged 6.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2. assists and. steals per game during the four-game tour. She produced her best performance in the final game with nine points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in Nebraska s win over the Danish National Team. A two-time first-team All-CIF A selection, Laudermill averaged 6.6 points,.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and.5 steals per game as a senior for Canyon Springs in Moreno Valley, Calif. She also led Canyon Springs to a top-25 national ranking as a senior and a berth in the CIF Southern Regional Final against national No. Mater Dei. Mater Dei featured WBCA National Player of the Year Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and All-America Alexyz Vaioletama. Vaioletama and Mater Dei teammate Kiki Alofaituli are both freshmen in 2-2 at USC. The Huskers play the Trojans Nov. 8 in Lincoln. Laudermill was ranked the No. 26 overall prospect in the nation by Blue Star Basketball and the No. 95 prospect by All- Star Girls Report prior to her senior season. Laudermill averaged 6.9 points, 4. rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.8 steals per game as a junior. She earned first-team All- CIF A honors for a team that finished 27-5 and ranked among the top 25 teams in California. Laudermill was a two-time firstteam CIF All-Southern Section pick, and a two-time first-team All-Inland Empire selection for Coach Gail Hale. Laudermill s 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Ark.-Pine Bluff - /2 26 5-4.57 4-.4.. - 4 4 4. Miss. Valley St. 2- /5 22 2-9.222-4.25. 4 2. 4-5 9.5 #2 USC - /8 8 2-6. -2.5-2. 2 2 4 2.7-5 8. Savannah State 4- /2 2-5.6-2.5 2-.667 2 2.5-2 2 9 8. at Florida A&M 5- /25 2-4.5.. 2.2-4 7.4 at Florida State 6- /27 7-2. -. 2-2. 2. 4-2 2 6.5 at Georgia Tech 7- / 22 2-9.222-6.67 2-2..9-5 7 6.6 South Dakota St. 8-2/2 9-5.2 -. -2.5 2.9 2-4 6. Indiana 9- /5 2-8.75-4.25 2-4.5 2 2. 2-9 6.6 at Iowa /8-5.2-2.. 2 2 2. - 2 6. at Wisconsin - /2 9-2. -2...9-5.5 Penn State 2- /5 2-4.5-2.5 2-4.5 2 2.9-7 5.7 at # Ohio State - /9-7. -4...8-5.2 Minnesota 4- /22 7 2-6. -2.. 2.9 5-4 5. Iowa 5- /26 2-4. -. -4.75.9 2-5. at Illinois 6- /29 6 2-5.4 2-.667..8 2-6 5. at #5 Purdue 7-2/2 2-7.429 -. -6.5 2.8 5-2 2 5.4 Michigan 8-2/9 4-7. -2.. 2.8-2 5. at Minnesota 9-2/ 4 -. -...7-4.8 Northwestern 2 2/6 -. -. -2.5 2 2.7-2 4.6 Wisconsin 2-2/9 9-4.25-2...6-2 2 4.5 at Michigan State 22-2/2 #8 Ohio State 2-2/26 9-8 -2.67.5-5.2-2. 2-.5.667.6 -.5-2 4 4 4.5 4.4 vs. Northwestern 24- / 9-5.6 2-4.5-5.2 2.6 4-9 4.6 Totals 24-6 6-.277 7-68.25 22-4.57 7 2 8.6 59-2 7 2 2 4.6 Laudermill s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 2-2 24-6 6-.277 7-68.25 22-4.57 7-2 8-.6 59-2 7 2 2-4.6 Career 24-6 6-.277 7-68.25 22-4.57 7-2 8-.6 59-2 7 2 2-4.6
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 4 2-2 Game Notes Huskers.com Hailie Sample 6- l Freshman l Forward Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus) Sample s Honors Three-Time First-Team Texas All-District 6-5A (28, 29, 2) District 6-5A Defensive Player of the Year (29, 2, 2) No. 4 Wing Player in the Nation (ESPNU/HoopGurlz, 2) adidas Top Camp All-Star (2) Five Facts About Hailie. Hailie likes to cook. 2. She loves to wear cowboy boots and listen to country music.. Hailie is very family-oriented. 4. She drives a Ford F-5 King Ranch pickup. 5. Hailie s favorite sport to watch on TV is professional soccer. The daughter of Jim and Mindy Sample, Hailie was born Feb. 5, 99, in Odessa, Texas. She has one older sister and one older brother. Hailie is majoring in biological sciences at Nebraska. Sample chose Nebraska over North Carolina State. Freshman (2-2) A talented wing player from Texas, Hailie Sample has joined fellow freshman forward Emily Cady in Nebraska s starting lineup for all 29 games this season. Sample is averaging.6 points and.7 rebounds per game. She also ranks fourth among the Huskers with assists and has contributed 9 steals and blocks on the year. Over the last six games, Sample has stepped up her production, averaging 6. points and.8 boards per game. Through the first 2 games, Sample averaged just. points per contest. Sample produced her best game with points, seven rebounds, an assist and a steal in NU s win over Minnesota Jan. 22. Sample hit 5-of-6 shots from the field against the Gophers for her first career double-figure scoring performance. She is coming off her second double-figure effort, when she had points, three assists and a steal in Nebraska s 88-56 win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament first round. Sample added eight points on 4-of-6 shooting in the rematch at Minnesota on Feb.. She added a six-point effort against Northwestern Feb. 6 that included a career-high rebounds with seven offensive boards. She had five points, two rebounds, two steals a block and an assist in NU s win over Wisconsin Feb. 9. She also scored five points, including -of-4 free throw shooting in NU s 7-57 win over No. 8 Ohio State Feb. 26. Sample had four points, four rebounds, an assist, a block and two steals in NU s win over Iowa Jan. 26. She added three points, nine boardss and a career-high two blocks in a career-high 4 minutes in NU s epic 9-89 OT win at No. 5 Purdue Feb. 2. She had nine points and a season-high four assists at Georgia Tech, after producing eight points, six rebounds and three assists in NU s win at Florida A&M. She had two points and a career-high rebounds in 24 minutes in a win over No. 2 USC Nov. 8. She added five points at Northern Arizona, before contributing three points and eight boards in a win over South Dakota State Dec. 2.Sample pitched in five points, three rebounds and a block in NU s win at No. 6 Penn State Dec.. Sample was a three-time first-team District 6-5A selection at Marcus in Flower Mound, Texas. Sample averaged a double-double over her final two high school seasons and was named the District 6-5A Defensive Player of the Year in each of her final three seasons. She was ranked as the No. 4 wing player in the nation by ESPNU/HoopGurlz prior to her senior year. Sample s Career Bests Points Northwestern (//2) Minnesota (/22/2) Rebounds Northwestern (2/6/2) Assists 4 Georgia Tech (//) Steals 2 Three Times, most recently Michigan State (2/2/2) Blocks 2 Purdue (2/2/2) FGA 7 Northwestern (//2) FGM 5 Minnesota (/22/2) FTA 6 Savannah State (/2/) FTM Four Times, most recently Ohio State (2/26/2) -PT FGA Florida State (/27/) -PT FGM None During Nebraska s -day summer tour to Europe, Aug. 5-5, Sample averaged 4.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and.8 steals per game for the Huskers. Sample averaged 5 points, rebounds and seven assists per game as a junior for Coach Pamela Owens at Marcus High School. She was also a three-time first-team Texas All-District 6-5A selection and a three-time 6-5A Defensive Player of the Year. She helped Marcus to a 2- overall record as a junior. Sample also competed for the North Texas Shockers club team coached by John Shields. She averaged 2 points, rebounds and nine assists per game for the Shockers, who won the Deep South Classic in April and the Run for the Roses in July of 2. She was an all-star at the adidas Top camp in Atlanta and was named the MVP of the Nebraska Women s Basketball Camp she attended in the summer of 29. A talented all-around athlete, Sample will also be a fouryear letterwinner in track and field, competing in both the shot put and discus. She set Marcus records on her way to winning the 6-5A District title in both events in 2. Sample was also a member of the English Honor Society, an officer on the student council, and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Sample s 2-2 Game-by-Game Statistics Ark.-Pine Bluff - /2 2-2... 2 2. 2-. Miss. Valley St. 2-2 /5 2-5. -2. 2-2. 6 4. 2-2 2. #2 USC - /8 24 -... 5 5 6. 2-2. Savannah State 4-4 /2 24 -.. -6.5 5. 2 2.8 at Florida A&M 5-5 /25 24 4-6.667.. 5 6 5.4 8. at Florida State 6-6 /27 26-4. -.. 2 5. 2.5 at Georgia Tech 7-7 / 26-5.6 -. -4.75 2 4.6-4 9.4 UT-Pan American 8-8 2/4 27-2. -.. 2 4.4-2. Creighton 9-9 2/8 22-2.5.. 2 4.2-2 2 2.9 at Northern Arizona - 2/ -.. -4.75.9-5. Vermont - 2/8 9 -....5-2. South Dakota St. 2-2 2/2 27 -.. -4.25 2 6 8.9 2-2. at #6 Penn State - 2/ 25 2-5.4. -2.5 2.8-5.2 Indiana 4-4 /5 24-2.5. -2. 2 2 4.9-2. at Iowa 5-5 /8 5....6-2.9 at Wisconsin 6-6 /2-2. -.. 2 2.5 2.7 Penn State 7-7 /5 6 2-5.4.. 2.4 4 2.8 at # Ohio State 8-8 /9 22-6.67 -.. 2. - 2 2 2.7 Minnesota 9-9 /22 25 5-6.8. -. 2 5 7.5 -. Iowa 2-2 /26 27 2-4.5 -. -. 4.6-5 2 4.2 at Illinois 2-2 /29 25-2....4-2. at #5 Purdue 22-22 2/2 4-4.25. -2.5 4 5 9.7 2-2 2. Michigan 2-2 2/9 -... 2.7-2. at Minnesota 24-24 2/ 24 4-6.667 -. -2. 2 2.6 2-8.2 Northwestern 25-25 2/6 4-6.5. -. 7 4.9 2-2 6. Wisconsin 26-26 2/9 27 2-4.5 -. -2.5 2.8-2 2 5. at Michigan State 27-27 2/2 #8 Ohio State 28-28 2/26 7 5-2 -2.5.5.. -4. 4.75 2 5 2.9.8 2-2 5..4 vs. Northwestern 29-29 / 28 4-7.57. 2-2..7 2-2.6 Totals 29-29 679 42-99.424-2. 2-4.488 48 59 7.7 2-47 9 4.6 Sample s Career Statistics -- Rebounds -- 2-2 29-29 679 42-99.424-2. 2-4.488 48-59 7-.7 2-47 9 4-.6 Career 29-29 679 42-99.424-2. 2-4.488 48-59 7-.7 2-47 9 4-.6