2010-11 schedule/results (11-7, 1-3) Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 31 Pittsburg State (exh.) W, 78-60 Nov. 7 Nebraska-Kearney (exh.-huskersnside) W, 97-55 Nov. 13 Vermont (Huskers.com - Free) W, 95-38 Nov. 17 Miami (HuskersNside - delay 9:30 p.m.) W, 99-85 Nov. 20 Saint Mary s (HuskersNside) W, 64-63 Nov. 22 at Washington State W, 87-79 Nov. 26 Nebraska-Omaha W, 80-44 Nov. 30 UNLV (HuskersNside) W, 65-41 Dec. 5 at Indiana (Big Ten Network) L, 61-67 Dec. 8 at Creighton (HuskersNside) W, 63-55 Dec. 11 Northern Colorado (Huskers.com - Free) W, 66-53 Dec. 18-20 at Duel in the Desert (Las Vegas) Dec. 18 vs. Houston L, 70-79 Dec. 19 vs. Marist L, 60-65 Dec. 20 vs. Louisville L, 51-65 Dec. 30 South Florida (HuskersNside) W, 78-59 Jan. 2 Florida A&M (Huskers.com - Free) W, 73-57 Jan. 8 #19 Oklahoma (HuskersNside/SSN)^ L, 50-70 Jan. 11 at #17 Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ L, 43-64 Jan. 16 Kansas (FSN)^ W, 75-61 OT Jan. 22 at Kansas State (FSN)^ L, 37-64 Jan. 26 #23 Iowa State (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. Jan. 29 Texas Tech (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. Feb. 2 at Missouri (HuskersNside)^ 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at Colorado (FSN)^ 3 p.m. Feb. 9 #1 Baylor (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. Feb. 12 at Oklahoma State (CSN)^ 2 p.m. Feb. 15 at Texas (FS Southwest)^ 7 p.m. Feb. 19 Kansas State (FS Midwest/Huskers.com)^ 7:05 p.m. Feb. 22 Missouri (HuskersNside)^ 7:05 p.m. Feb. 26 at Kansas (HuskersNside)^ 7 p.m. March 2 Colorado (FS Midwest/Huskers.com)^ 7:05 p.m. March 5 at #6 Texas A&M^ 7 p.m. March 8-12 at Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship TBA (Municipal Auditorium - Kansas City, Mo.) March 19-22 at NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA March 26-29 at NCAA Regionals TBA April 3-5 at NCAA Women s Final Four (Indianapolis, Ind.) TBA All times listed are Central. ^- Denotes Big 12 Conference game. All Nebraska games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including 105.3 FM in Lincoln and 93.3 FM in Omaha, and for free on Huskers.com. Home games in bold at the Devaney Center. 2010-11 WOMEN S BASKETBALL SID Contact: Jeff Griesch Office Phone: (402) 472-7775 Cell Phone: (402) 540-0279 Fax Number: (402) 472-2005 E-Mail: jgriesch@huskers.com This Week in Nebraska Women s Basketball Game #19 Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-7, 1-3 Big 12) vs. #23 Iowa State Cyclones (13-5, 1-3 Big 12) Devaney Center (13,595) Lincoln, Neb. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 7:05 p.m. Live Internet Video: HuskersNside (Huskers.com Premium Subscribers) Radio: Husker Sports Network (105.3 FM-Lincoln; 93.3 FM-Omaha; 880 AM-Lexington; Huskers.com-Free) Huskers Return Home to Complete Season Series with Cyclones Nebraska returns to the Bob Devaney Sports Center Wednesday night to try and earn a season series split with Big 12 North division rival Iowa State. Tip-off between the Huskers (11-7, 1-3 Big 12) and the No. 23 Cyclones (13-5, 1-3 Big 12) is set for 7:05 p.m., and general admission tickets are available at Huskers.com or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED or (402) 472-3111. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will call the action on the Husker Sports Network, including WOW 105.3 FM-KLNC in Lincoln, 93.3 FM-KTWI in Omaha, and 880 AM-KRVN in Lexington. Free audio is also available on Huskers.com, along with live premium video for HuskersNside subscribers. Iowa State comes to Lincoln hungry for a win after having its 19-game home winning streak snapped by No. 6 Texas A&M on Saturday. The Cyclones, who defeated NU 64-43 in Ames on Jan. 11, dropped a 66-60 overtime loss at Colorado after beating the Huskers. Like the Huskers, ISU had the mid-week off a week ago, before dropping a 60-51 decision to the Big 12-unbeaten Aggies. ISU opened Big 12 play with a road loss at No. 1 Baylor. The Huskers will also be hungry after suffering a 64-37 road defeat at Kansas State on Saturday. Nebraska shot a season-low 23.5 percent from the field at Bramlage Coliseum, including just 2-for-17 from three-point range. The performance at K-State followed one of Nebraska s best efforts of the season in its last appearance at the Devaney Center. The Huskers improved to 9-1 at home this season with a 75-61 overtime win over Kansas on Jan. 16. Lindsey Moore, Kaitlyn Burke and Catheryn Redmon all produced career days against the Jayhawks, and the Huskers will need similar efforts to beat the Cyclones. Redmon, a 6-3 senior center from Grand Prairie, Texas, has provided a solid presence inside for the Huskers throughout the season and has stepped up her production in conference play. Redmon, who notched back-to-back double-doubles against Kansas and Kansas State, averaging 13.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, 5.0 blocks and 2.0 steals in the those two contests, is averaging 10.3 points and a Big 12-leading 10.8 rebounds in league play. She also ranks third in Big 12 play with 3.0 blocks per contest. 2010-11 Nebraska Cornhuskers No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 00 Lindsey Moore* G 5-9 So. Covington, Wash. (Kentwood) Big 12 All-Freshman; Triple-double vs. FAMU; Career-high 23 vs. KU 1 Kellie McCann-Smith G 5-9 Fr. Asotin, Wash. (Clarkston) Washington All-Stater; career highs 13 points, 4-6 3FG vs. UNLV 5 Kaitlyn Burke** G 5-7 Jr. North Vancouver, British Columbia (National Elite Development Academy) NU active 3FG leader (77); Career-high 20 points vs. KU 10 Meghin Williams* F 6-1 So. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Summit) Two-Time All-CIF; ESPN Top 160; 13 games in 2009-10 12 Layne Reeves* G 5-11 So. Lubbock, Texas (Trinity Christian) Announced end to basketball career on Jan. 13; 9-17 career 3FG 13 Jessica Periago*** C 6-4 Sr. Toulon, France (National Sport School) Senior leader; career-high 15 pts., school-record 5-5 3FG vs. IU 14 Katie Simon F 6-2 Fr. Roseville, Calif. (Roseville) Possible redshirt in 2010-11; Hard-working, intelligent post 20 Katya Leick* F 6-1 So. Grey Cloud Township, Minn. (Park) Averaging 5.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg; Started 5 games for Kelley 21 Harleen Sidhu** F 6-1 Jr. Surrey, British Columbia (Fleetwood) 53 career games; 3 starts this season including KU and KSU 24 Dominique Kelley*** G 5-7 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Northeast) HM All-Big 12; Streak of 109 straight starts snapped vs. Louisville 33 Rebecca Woodberry G 5-10 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Tolleson Union) 2010 Arizona High School Player of the Year; possible redshirt 35 Jordan Hooper F 6-2 Fr. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance) Two-Time Big 12 Freshman of the Week; 14.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg 44 Catheryn Redmon*** C 6-3 Sr. Grand Prairie, Texas (Mansfield Timberview) No. 3 at NU with 183 blocks; Big 12-best 10.8 rpg in league play 55 Adrianna Maurer C 6-3 Fr. Shawnee Mission, Kan. (Bishop Miege) Hard-working, intelligent low-block player Head Coach: Connie Yori, Ninth Year (Creighton, 1986), 359-246 (21st season overall) 164-106 (Ninth season at Nebraska) - 2010 Big 12 & National Coach of the Year Associate Head Coach: Sunny Smallwood, Sixth Year (Boise State, 1983); Assistant Coaches: Kellie Lewis-Jay, Fourth Year (Boise State, 1998); Dayna Finch, First Year (Creighton, 2004) Director of Operations: Jan Bethea, First Year (St. Augustine s, 1995); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Shawn Gilbert, Third Year (Nebraska-Kearney, 1992)
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 2 2010-11 Game Notes Huskers.com Nebraska Probable Starters Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-7, 1-3 Big 12) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 Fr. F 14.8 6.9 44 Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Sr. C 10.2 7.8 00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 So. G 11.1 3.7 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Jr. G 6.8 2.6 20 Katya Leick 6-1 So. F 5.6 4.6 Off the Bench 24 Dominique Kelley 5-7 Sr. G 14.1 4.8 13 Jessica Periago 6-4 Sr. C 2.8 3.3 1 Kellie McCann-Smith 5-9 Fr. G 3.3 1.1 55 Adrianna Maurer 6-3 Fr. C 1.9 1.3 21 Harleen Sidhu 6-1 Jr. F 1.2 0.8 10 Meghin Williams 6-1 So. F 2.4 1.6 Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Ninth Season at NU (164-106); 21st Season Overall (359-246) #23 Iowa State Cyclones (13-5, 1-3) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 5 Hallie Christofferson 6-3 Fr. F 9.0 5.3 55 Anna Prins 6-7 So. C 9.2 5.8 10 Lauren Mansfield 5-7 Jr. G 8.5 3.7 11 Kelsey Bolte 6-1 Sr. G 17.3 4.8 23 Chassidy Cole 5-8 Jr. G 1.8 2.6 Off the Bench 3 Kelsey Harris 5-10 Fr. G 3.3 1.5 12 Jessica Schroll 5-11 So. G/F 3.3 3.2 24 Elly Arganbright 5-6 Fr. G 0.8 0.2 33 Chelsea Poppens 6-2 So. F 8.2 7.1 42 Amanda Zimmerman 6-1 So. F 3.8 2.3 Head Coach: Bill Fennelly (William Penn, 1979) 16th Season at ISU (345-154); 23rd Season Overall (511-207) Inside the Numbers Nebraska Scoring Average 67.6 64.3 Opponent Scoring Average 61.6 52.2 Scoring Margin +6.0 +12.2 Field Goal Percentage 41.2% 42.8% Opponent FG Percentage 37.4% 33.1% 3FG Percentage 35.1% 37.0% Opponent 3FG Percentage 31.7% 28.5% Free Throw Percentage 71.0% 71.0% Opponent FT Percentage 68.5% 68.9% Rebound Margin +3.0 +8.2 Assists Per Game 14.2 14.1 Turnovers Per Game 17.8 15.6 Turnover Margin -1.4-2.4 Blocks Per Game 3.6 3.4 Steals Per Game 6.3 4.0 Iowa State Nebraska vs. Iowa State History Nebraska leads the all-time series with Iowa State 40-34, including a sweep of the season series in 2010. The Huskers knocked off the Cyclones in Ames, 57-49, on Jan. 9, 2010, before completing the rare sweep with a 60-50 win in Lincoln on Feb. 17, 2010. NU has won four of the last seven games in the series, as the two teams have alternated season sweeps the last three years. Iowa State won this season s series opener in Ames on Jan. 11, 64-43. Kelsey Bolte led the Cyclones with a game-high 22 points, including 7-for-7 shooting in the second half. Redmon Posts Second Straight Double-Double in Loss at KSU Nebraska s offense was never able to get untracked against Kansas State s suffocating defense in a 64-37 loss at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. Catheryn Redmon led the Huskers with her eighth career double-double and fifth of the season with 12 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots. Jordan Hooper added 10 points and seven boards as the only two Huskers to manage double figures. Redmon and Hooper combined for eight of NU s season-low 12 field goals, as the Huskers shot a season-low 23.5 percent (12-51) from the field. NU was also 2-of-17 from three-point range, as the Wildcats outscored the Huskers 30-6 from beyond the arc. Kansas State was led by Brittany Chambers, who led all scorers with 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including a 5-of-8 effort from three-point range. Chambers added 11 rebounds and four assists to power the Wildcats. Alina Voronenko was the only other Wildcat in double figures with 11 points off the bench, including a pair of three-pointers. While Chambers hit 10-of-15 shots, the rest of KSU s starters went a combined 7-of-31 in the game and managed just 18 points. The Wildcats hit 35.8 percent (24-67) of their shots, but shot a sizzling 10-of-22 from three-point range. NU outscored KSU, 11-6, at the line. NU also outrebounded the Cats 44-39, but committed 22 turnovers, compared to just eight for KSU. In a low-scoring first half of big runs, Nebraska jumped to a 4-0 lead before Kansas State answered with a 17-0 spurt to take its biggest lead at 17-4 after five straight points from Voronenko. NU answered with a 10-0 run of its own over the next four minutes to trim the KSU margin to 17-14 with 6:21 left in the half. Kansas State then ended a five-minute scoring drought with a three-point play from Chambers, starting a 7-0 run to return KSU s cushion to double digits at 24-14 with 3:46 left. A Chambers three with 1:48 left pushed KSU s edge back to 13 at 29-16 before Redmon scored with 1:33 left to send NU to the locker room with an 11-point halftime deficit. Redmon, who scored the Huskers final four points of the half, had six points, five rebounds, three blocks and a steal in the opening 20 minutes. In their lowest scoring first half of the season, Nebraska hit just 6-of-25 shots from the field, including just 1-of-5 three-pointers. NU did go 5-of-6 at the free throw line and outrebounded KSU, 23-20, but the Huskers were minus-eight in the turnover department (12-4). K-State hit 5-of-12 three-pointers but shot just 31.4 percent (11-35) overall. Chambers led KSU in the first half with 14 points, five rebounds and two assists. She hit 5-of-7 shots from the field, including 3-of-4 three-pointers. Nebraska cut the lead to 10 to open the second half, but KSU pushed the margin to 19 at 40-21 with 13:25 left after an 8-0 run and NU was never able to cut the margin to 15 the rest of the way. Scouting The No. 23 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State comes to Lincoln hungry for a win after dropping back-to-back contests since beating Nebraska, 64-43, in Ames on Jan. 11. Iowa State is coming off a 60-51 loss to No. 6 Texas A&M on Saturday in Ames, when the Cyclones had their 19-game home winning streak snapped by the Aggies. That loss followed a 66-60 overtime loss at Colorado on Jan. 15, dropping ISU to 13-5 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12. The lone senior on ISU s 10-player roster, Kelsey Bolte, has led the Cyclones throughout the season. The 6-1 guard from Ida Grove, Iowa, is averaging a team-best 17.3 points, while adding 4.8 boards per contest. She has been even better in Big 12 play, averaging 23.5 points and 5.8 boards per game in league action. One of the nation s most dangerous shooters, Bolte has buried 13-of-23 threes in the Big 12 (56.5 percent) to increase her season average to 47.0 percent (55-117). In the first meeting with the Huskers, Bolte scored a game-high 22 points and drained all seven of her secondhalf field goal attempts, including four three-pointers, to bring Iowa State back from a 26-21 halftime deficit. She had 25 points and 12 rebounds in the loss to Texas A&M. Junior transfer Lauren Mansfield joins Bolte in the backcourt. The 5-7 point guard from Adelaide, Australia is averaging 8.5 points while ranking among Big 12 leaders with 6.2 assists per contest. Mansfield is also a threat from long range, hitting 19-of-53 of her three-point tries (35.8 percent), but she has hit just one of her last 10 attempts in conference action. Sophomore Anna Prins has been ISU s leader inside. The 6-7 center is averaging 9.2 points and 5.8 rebounds Jan. 24 - Monday Practice 3:30-6:30 p.m. Devaney Center Jan. 25 - Tuesday Practice 3:30-6:30 p.m. Devaney Center Jan. 26 - Wednesday Game Day Nebraska vs. #24 Iowa State 7:05 p.m. Live Internet Video HuskersNside Radio Husker Sports Network 105.3 FM; 93.3 FM; 880 AM; Huskers.com Jan. 27 - Thursday Practice 3:30-6:30 p.m. Devaney Center Coach Connie Yori Radio Show with Matt Coatney 7-8 p.m. Husker Sports Network Jan. 28 - Friday Practice 3:30-6:30 p.m. Devaney Center Jan. 29 - Saturday Game Day Nebraska vs. Texas Tech 7:05 p.m. Live Internet Video HuskersNside Radio Husker Sports Network 105.3 FM; 93.3 FM; Huskers.com Jan. 30 - Sunday No Practice
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 3 2010-11 Game Notes Huskers.com per game, while hitting 16-of-40 (40 percent) of her three-point attempts. However, Prins did not start in the loss against Texas A&M. She did play 27 minutes off the bench but went just 3-of-10 from the field. Freshman Hallie Christofferson has been ISU s most consistent starter in the paint, averaging 9.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. However, the 6-3 forward has managed just 5.0 points and 3.8 rebounds in Big 12 action. Iowa State has abundant depth inside, as part-time starter Chelsea Poppens has averaged 8.2 points and a team-leading 7.1 rebounds per game while making 10 starts. Fellow sophomore Amanda Zimmerman has played in all 18 games with one start and has averaged 3.8 points and 2.3 rebounds on the year, but has managed just 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds per game in league action. A collection of guards has also tried to solidify the Iowa State starting five. Freshman Kelsey Harris (3.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg) started against the Huskers in Ames, while junior Chassidy Cole (1.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg) earned the nod in the loss to Texas A&M. Sophomore Jessica Schroll (3.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg) has started nine games, but has not played since the first half of the game with Nebraska, when she suffered a concussion in a collision with Harleen Sidhu. Elly Arganbright (0.8 ppg, 0.2 rpg) is the only Cyclone who has not started at least one game this season. Nebraska leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 40-34, including a sweep of last year s series. Iowa State swept the series from the Huskers in 2009, while NU completed a sweep in 2008. Over the last 11 games, Nebraska owns a 6-5 edge in the series. NU has won six of the last seven meetings at the Devaney Center. Hooper Earning Spot Among Big 12 s Best Freshmen Jordan Hooper has made an instant impact on the Nebraska lineup and is an early contender for conference and national freshman honors. The 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., is NU s leading scorer and second-leading rebounder with 14.8 points and 6.9 boards per game. Hooper also leads the Huskers with 36 three-pointers, which already ranks second among all freshmen in Nebraska history. In fact, she needs just 10 more threes to match Anna DeForge s school freshman mark of 46 threes set in 1994-95. DeForge went on to be a first-team All-Big 12 selection and a two-time WNBA All-Star, as one of the best three-point shooters in WNBA history. Hooper s 14.8 points per game rank third among all Big 12 freshmen, while her 6.9 rebounds lead all league rookies. Her 36 threes rank fourth among conference freshmen. Among all Big 12 players, Hooper ranks 12th in scoring and 16th in rebounding. Hooper ranks eighth in the league in three-point percentage (39.6) and ninth with 2.0 three-pointers per game. Hooper, a two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year (2008, 2010), has produced double figures in 14 of her first 18 career games. She owns four 20-point scoring efforts, including a pair of games with 25 points (Houston, UNO). She produced a 22-point effort against Miami, and added her fourth 20-point performance in Nebraska s non-conference finale against Florida A&M on Jan. 2. Hooper reached 100 (six games) and 200 points (13 games) faster than any other freshman in NU history. ReDmon Producing at Career-Best Levels Catheryn Redmon has produced two of the best games of her career in back-to-back contests against Kansas and Kansas State. Redmon averaged 13.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, 5.0 blocks and 2.0 steals against the Jayhawks and Wildcats to increase her season averages to 10.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game. In Big 12 action, Redmon has averaged a double-double with 10.3 points and a Big 12-leading 10.8 rebounds per contest. She also ranks third in the league with 3.0 blocks per game. In her last appearance at the Devaney Center, Redmon scored 15 points and pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds to go along with five blocks and a career-high matching three steals in a career-high 42 minutes in an overtime win over Kansas. At Kansas State on Saturday, Redmon led NU in scoring, rebounds, blocks and steals with 12 points, 14 boards, five blocks and NU s only steal of the game. Nebraska s 2010-11 Roster in Depth No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 00 Lindsey Moore 5-9 So. G 18-18 11.1 3.7 5.4 1.1 0.1 1 Kellie McCann-Smith 5-9 Fr. G 18-0 3.3 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.0 5 Kaitlyn Burke 5-7 Jr. G 18-17 6.8 2.6 2.5 0.9 0.1 10 Meghin Williams 6-1 So. F 9-0 2.4 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 12 Layne Reeves 5-11 So. G 1-0 3.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 13 Jessica Periago 6-4 Sr. C 18-0 2.8 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.5 14 Katie Simon 6-2 Fr. F 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20 Katya Leick 6-1 So. F 17-5 5.6 4.6 1.2 0.6 0.1 21 Harleen Sidhu 6-1 Jr. F 16-3 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 24 Dominique Kelley 5-7 Sr. G 12-11 14.1 4.8 3.3 1.1 0.0 33 Rebecca Woodberry 5-10 Fr. G 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 Jordan Hooper 6-2 Fr. F 18-18 14.8 6.9 0.6 0.8 0.4 44 Catheryn Redmon 6-3 Sr. C 18-18 10.2 7.8 0.5 0.7 2.4 55 Adrianna Maurer 6-3 Fr. C 14-0 1.9 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 Husker Pronunciation Guide Katya Leick................... Kah-TEE-uh LIKE Adrianna Maurer............. A-dree-ana MAU-er Jessica Periago..................PAIR-ee-ah-go Layne Reeves........................... LANE Harleen Sidhu....................... Sih-DOO Husker Homes The 14 members of the 2010-11 Husker women's basketball team came to Nebraska from three countries, including seven states across America. Arizona (1): Rebecca Woodberry California (2): Katie Simon, Meghin Williams Kansas (1): Adrianna Maurer Minnesota (1): Katya Leick Nebraska (2): Jordan Hooper, Dominique Kelley Texas (2): Catheryn Redmon, Layne Reeves Washington (2): Lindsey Moore, Kellie McCann-Smith Canada (2): Kaitlyn Burke, Harleen Sidhu France (1): Jessica Periago Huskers By Class Seniors (3): Dominique Kelley, Jessica Periago, Catheryn Redmon Juniors (2): Kaitlyn Burke, Harleen Sidhu Sophomore (4): Katya Leick, Lindsey Moore, Layne Reeves, Meghin Williams Freshmen (5): Jordan Hooper, Adrianna Maurer, Kellie McCann-Smith, Katie Simon, Rebecca Woodberry Huskers By Major Advertising/Business Administration: Kaitlyn Burke Animal Science: Catheryn Redmon Biochemistry: Jessica Periago Broadcasting: Dominique Kelley, Meghin Williams Communications: Katya Leick, Lindsey Moore Marketing: Rebecca Woodberry Nutrition, Exercise, Health Science: Layne Reeves Nutrition Science: Kellie McCann-Smith, Harleen Sidhu Undeclared: Jordan Hooper, Katie Simon Nebraska Women s Basketball Radio and Television Shows The Nebraska Women s Basketball Radio Show with Coach Connie Yori and host Matt Coatney tipped off on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. The one-hour call-in show will also go on-air Tuesday, Nov. 9 (8 p.m.) and Tuesday, Nov. 16 (7 p.m.), before switching to Thursday nights the rest of the season beginning on Thursday, Dec. 2 (8 p.m.). Coach Yori will have a show on Thursday, Dec. 16 (7 p.m.), and after the holiday break, the radio show will air each Thursday at 7 p.m. from Jan. 6 through March 3. The final radio show is scheduled to air at a date to be determined the week of March 7. The Bank of the West Nebraska Women s Basketball Television Show with Coach Connie Yori and host Jeff Griesch will air for the first time on Sunday night, Dec. 5 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.
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 4 2010-11 Game Notes Huskers.com Head Coach Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) 2010 WBCA National Coach of the Year 2010 AP National Coach of the Year 2010 Naismith Coach of the Year 2010 USBWA Coach of the Year 2010 Kay Yow Award 2010 Big 12 Coach of the Year (164-106, Ninth Season at NU) (359-246, 21st Season Overall) NCAA Division III Season School Won Lost Pct. 1990-91 Loras College 10 15.400 1991-92 Loras College 15 10.600 Totals 2 seasons 25 25.500 NCAA Division I 1992-93 Creighton 20 8.714 1993-94 Creighton 24 7.774 1994-95 Creighton 18 9.667 1995-96 Creighton 15 13.536 1996-97 Creighton 8 19.296 1997-98 Creighton 16 12.571 1998-99 Creighton 16 14.533 1999-00 Creighton 12 15.444 2000-01 Creighton 17 11.607 2001-02 Creighton 24 7.774 2002-03 Nebraska 8 20.286 2003-04 Nebraska 18 12.600 2004-05 Nebraska 18 14.563 2005-06 Nebraska 19 13.594 2006-07 Nebraska 22 10.688 2007-08 Nebraska 21 12.636 2008-09 Nebraska 15 16.484 2009-10 Nebraska 32 2.941 2010-11 Nebraska 11 7.611 Div. I Totals 19th season 334 221.602 Overall 21st season 359 246.593 Yori in the Postseason Year (Tournament) Results 2010 (NCAA) L, Kentucky, 67-76 W, UCLA, 83-70 W, Northern Iowa, 83-44 2009 (WNIT) L, at New Mexico, 43-54 2008 (NCAA) L, at Maryland, 64-76 W, Xavier, 61-58 2007 (NCAA) L, Temple, 61-64 2006 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 63-77 W, at Wyoming, 72-67 W, Drake, 62-59 2005 (WNIT) L, Iowa, 67-71 W, Marquette, 66-57 2004 (WNIT) L, Oregon State, 67-75 W, Drake, 73-60 2002 (NCAA) L, Fla. International, 58-73 1999 (WNIT) L, at Kansas State, 60-71 1994 (NCAA) W, Bowling Green, 84-73 L, Texas Tech, 65-75 Noting Coach Yori First coach in Nebraska history to lead the Huskers to seven consecutive postseason bids 10 all-time postseason tournament appearances Five NCAA Tournament appearances Led Nebraska to First NCAA Sweet 16 (2010) Led Huskers to school-record 32 wins (2010) Led Huskers to three 20-win seasons (2007, 2008, 2010) Led Nebraska to an average of 20.7 wins over the past seven seasons Coached Huskers to eight first-team All-Big 12 awards over past seven seasons First Nebraska coach to have three first-team All-Big 12 players in the same season (Kelsey Griffin, Yvonne Turner, Cory Montgomery, 2009-10) 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) Moore Notches First Triple-Double in Husker History Lindsey Moore notched the first triple-double in Nebraska history with 12 points and career highs of 11 assists and 10 rebounds in NU s win over Florida A&M on Jan. 2. Moore, a 5-9 sophomore point guard from Covington, Wash., locked up the triple-double with her career-high 10th rebound with 1:07 left in the game. Nebraska Coach Connie Yori subbed in for Moore 10 seconds later, and Moore walked off the court to a standing ovation. Moore, who also finished with a career-high four steals, got all 10 of her rebounds on the defensive end. Moore became the first player in Nebraska men s or women s basketball history to achieve the rare triple-double. NU s most recent near miss came with 15 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists from Keasha Cannon against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Dec. 8, 2001. Senior Leader Kelley Struggling with Knee, Foot Injuries Dominique Kelley has battled knee and foot injuries throughout her senior season and has played just eight minutes (Oklahoma, Jan. 8) in the past seven games. The 5-7 guard out of Lincoln Northeast High School was averaging 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists before the injuries sidelined her for NU s game with Louisville in Las Vegas on Dec. 20. That snapped a string of 109 straight starts to open her career. Kelley is NU s active scoring leader with 1,107 career points, which ranks 17th on the Huskers all-time chart. An honorable-mention All-Big 12 pick last year, Kelley was honored with the first Big 12 Player-of-the-Week award of her career on Nov. 22 - less than two months after having knee surgery on Sept. 29. She averaged 23.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in leading NU to wins over Miami (Fla.) and Saint Mary s (Calif.) the previous week. Kelley connected on 24-of-26 of her free throw attempts and hit 57.9 percent (11-of-19) from the field. Kelley erupted for a career-high 25 points while matching her career best of nine rebounds against Miami. She scored 19 of her 25 points in the second period to blow open a close game. She added 22 points versus Saint Mary s. She hit all 13 of her free throw attempts to help Nebraska overcome a four-point deficit with less than three minutes to play, including six consecutive free throws in the final 25 seconds. Kelley owns three 20-point scoring efforts this season to push her career total to six. Her most recent 20-point performance came with team highs of 21 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals at Indiana on Dec. 5. Hooper Crashing The Boards at Near Record Rate Jordan Hooper has led the Huskers and all Big 12 freshmen on the glass this season by averaging 6.9 rebounds through her first 18 games. The 6-2 forward has flown to the top of the rebounding charts by averaging 8.3 boards per contest over her last 11 contests. She has four double-figure rebounding performances during the stretch, with all four of them coming NU Rookie Rebounders Player (Season) PPG Deb Powell (81-82) 7.6 Angie Miller (83-84) 7.1 Jordan Hooper (10-11) 6.9 Anna DeForge (94-95) 6.9 Sherry Brink (74-75) 6.9 Karen Jennings (89-90) 6.6 Kelsey Griffin (05-06) 6.0 against 2010 postseason qualifiers. Hooper began her rebounding binge with a challenge from senior guard Dominique Kelley, who challenged Hooper to outboard her in every game this season following NU s loss to Indiana on Dec. 5. Hooper responded with 10 rebounds and 14 points for her first career double-double in a win at Creighton on Dec. 8. After producing 11 points and eight rebounds in just 19 minutes against Northern Colorado on Dec. 11, Hooper notched three straight double-figure rebounding efforts at the Duel in the Desert Classic in Las Vegas. She opened the tournament with a career-high 13 rebounds while matching her career best with 25 points against Houston on Dec. 18. She added 10 boards and nine points against Marist, before capping the tournament with her third double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds against Louisville. Although Hooper averaged just 4.9 rebounds per game through the first seven games of her collegiate career, her rebounding success should come as no surprise. The two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year (2008, 2010) ranks No. 2 in Nebraska prep history with 1,337 rebounds. To give Hooper s recent rebounding surge some historical perspective, only two NU freshmen in history - Debra Powell (7.6 rpg, 1981-82) and Angie Miller (7.1 rpg, 1983-84) - have ever averaged seven rebounds per contest. All-American Kelsey Griffin produced the sixth-best freshman season rebounding average, managing three doubledoubles and three double-figure rebounding efforts her entire freshman season. Hooper Challenging Top Freshman Season in NU History Jordan Hooper is in position to challenge Debra Powell for the best freshman season in Nebraska history. Through 18 games, Hooper leads the Huskers with 14.8 points and ranks second with 6.9 rebounds per game. As a freshman in 1981-82, Powell averaged 15.4 points and 7.6 boards per contest, both the top marks by a freshman in the Husker record books. Powell, who ranks No. 8 all-time at Nebraska with 1,843 points and No. 7 with 750 rebounds, appeared in 30 games with 23 starts as an NU freshman. Hooper, who has started the first 18 games of her Husker career, earned her second Big 12 Player-of-the-Week award on Nov. 29, after averaging 20.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals per game in wins over Washington State and UNO. She earned her first Big 12 Player-of-the-Week award on Nov. 15, after scoring 15 points and pulling down a team-high six rebounds against Vermont. Hooper hit three three-pointers to help the Huskers smash the single-game three-point record with 17 in a 95-38 win over the Catamounts on Nov. 13.
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 5 2010-11 Game Notes Huskers.com Hooper s debut ranks among the best by a freshman in school history. Only Husker greats Powell (19 points, 7 rebounds), Karen Jennings (18 points, 8 rebounds), Angie Miller (18 points, 8 rebounds) and Kelsey Griffin (18 points, 7 rebounds) had more points and rebounds than Hooper in a season opener as a freshman. The only other players to score more than Hooper in a season opener as a freshman were Maurtice Ivy (17), Amy Stephens (16) and Stacy Imming (16). All seven of the players to score more than Hooper in a debut went on to score at least 1,000 points as Huskers, including each of the top four scorers in school history (Jennings, Ivy, Griffin, Stephens). Hooper Hitting Threes at Record Rate In addition to her impressive scoring and rebounding numbers, Jordan Hooper has been simply scintilating from three-point range through the first 18 games of her Nebraska career. The 6-2 forward has hit 36-of-91 three-point attempts (39.6 percent). Only five Huskers have ever shot 40 percent or better in a season while making 30 or more three-pointers. Hooper has already climbed to second on NU s freshman three-point list, and she needs just 10 more to match Anna DeForge s freshman record of 46 threes in 1994-95. NU Freshmen Scorers Player (Season) PPG Deb Powell (81-82) 15.4 Jordan Hooper (10-11) 14.8 Angie Miller (83-84) 14.6 Maurtice Ivy (84-85) 14.0 Darcy Williamson (75-76) 13.7 Karen Jennings (89-90) 13.4 Kelsey Griffin (05-06) 13.3 NU Freshmen 3FG Player (Season) 3FG Anna DeForge (94-95) 46 Jordan Hooper (10-11) 36 Kaitlyn Burke (07-08) 33 Kiera Hardy (03-04) 30 Nicole Kubik (96-97) 29 Hooper s 36 threes rank fourth among current Big 12 freshmen. In an exceptionally strong class of young shooters, Oklahoma s Aaryn Ellenberg has hit 51 threes (44.7 percent) and OU s Morgan Hook has hit 43 threes (39.8 percent). Baylor s Odyssey Sims has 37 threes (48.1 percent) and Texas Chassidy Fussell has hit 35 (34.7 percent). NU Near Record-Setting Three-Point Pace Nebraska s outside shooting has been a strength for the Huskers in the first 18 games of 2010-11. The Huskers have hit 129-of-368 three-point attempts (35.1 percent) to average 7.2 threes per game. Last season, Nebraska hit a school-record 225 threes for a school-record average of 6.6 threes per game. Through 18 games, NU is on track to hit 245 threes over a 34-game season. To give that number some perspective, prior to last season, the school-record for three-pointers made in a season was 173. Coach Connie Yori s past seven Husker teams own the top seven three-point shooting seasons in school history. Nebraska has hit seven or more threes in a game nine times this season. The Huskers opened the season by hitting a school-record 17 threes on 33 attempts in a win over Vermont on Nov. 13. NU added its second-highest total of the year with 12 threes in a win over Florida A&M on Jan. 2. The Huskers hit 10 threes against Houston on Dec. 18, and connected on nine threes in back-to-back games against UNLV and Indiana, while hitting eight threes against Miami and Louisville. NU hit seven threes against Nebraska-Omaha and Marist. The Huskers have hit at least four threes in every game this season, and have shot 40 percent or better from long range on six occasions (Vermont, Miami, UNLV, Indiana, South Florida, Florida A&M). Last season, Morehead State led NCAA Division I women s basketball with 10.3 made threes per game, while Ohio State led the nation with a 40.2 three-point field goal percentage. Nebraska s 6.6 threes per game ranked 46th nationally, while the Huskers ranked 75th with 34.0 percent success from long range a year ago. Huskers Smash Three-Point Mark Against Vermont Sophomore Lindsey Moore set a career high with five three-pointers to spark a school-record 17 threes in Nebraska s 95-38 win over Vermont on Nov. 13. NU s record-setting performance smashed the previous team game record for threes made, which most recently came with 12 three-pointers in a win at Baylor on Jan. 17, 2010. Moore hit 5-of-8 threes for the game, including four in the first half. Junior guard Kaitlyn Burke added a perfect 4-for-4 shooting effort from long range. Jordan Hooper hit 3-of-7 long-range shots in her collegiate debut. As a team, Nebraska hit a sizzling 17-of-33 from three-point range (51.5 percent), with seven different Huskers knocking down at least one three (Leick 2-3; Periago, 1-1; Reeves 1-2; McCann-Smith 1-2). Moore Shows She Can Score in Expanded Offensive Role Lindsey Moore made history in 2009-10 by becoming the first freshman point guard in NCAA Division I history to lead her team to an unbeaten regular season. The 5-9 sophomore from Covington, Wash., was surrounded by an all-conference lineup that featured senior first-team All-Big 12 picks Kelsey Griffin, Cory Montgomery and Yvonne Turner along with honorable-mention All-Big 12 selection Dominique Kelley. Moore, the 2009 Washington High School Player of the Year, added her own conference honor by being named one of five players on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. She averaged 6.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game as a freshman, but her production increased throughout the season. In the NCAA Tournament, Moore averaged 9.7 points and 6.0 assists, and is expected to carry more of the scoring load for a young Husker team in 2010-11. Through NU s first 18 games of 2010-11, Moore is showing that scoring more is just fine with her. After a careerhigh 23 points in a win over Kansas on Jan. 16, Moore ranks third on the team with 11.1 points per game, while still producing 5.4 assists per contest in 36.3 minutes per game. Nebraska Quick Facts Institution... University of Nebraska Location... Lincoln, Neb. Population...254,001 Enrollment...24,610 Founded...1869 Nickname...Cornhuskers, Huskers Colors... Scarlet and Cream Home Arena... Bob Devaney Sports Center Capacity...13,595 Conference... Big 12 Athletic Director...Tom Osborne 2010-11 Overall Record... 11-7 Home Record... 9-1 Away Record... 2-3 Neutral Record... 0-3 Big 12 Record... 0-2 2009-10 Overall Record... 32-2 Home Record... 16-0 Away Record... 12-0 Neutral Record... 4-2 Big 12 Record... 16-0 Head Coach... Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year... Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska... Ninth season (164-106) Career Record...359-246 (21st season) NCAA Div. I Record... 334-221 (19th season) Home Record... 102-34 Big 12 Conference Record... 66-66 Big 12 Home Record... 39-26 Associate Head Coach... Sunny Smallwood Assistant Coaches...Kellie Lewis-Jay, Dayna Finch Director of Operations... Jan Bethea Administrative Assistant...Shawn Gilbert Graduate Assistant Manager...Bryce Currie Strength Coach... Rusty Ruffcorn Athletic Trainer... Megan Yanda Basketball Office Phone...(402) 472-6462 Basketball Office Fax...(402) 472-0849 Women s Basketball Contact... Jeff Griesch Media Relations Office Phone...(402) 472-2263 Griesch s Direct Line...(402) 472-7775 Griesch s Cell Phone...(402) 540-0279 Griesch s Home Phone...(402) 328-8992 Griesch s E-mail...jgriesch@huskers.com Media Relations Fax...(402) 472-2005 Best Time to Contact Yori... Through Griesch Starters Returning/Lost... 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 9/6 2010-11 Newcomers...5 2009-10 Nebraska Individual Honors Dominique Kelley... Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 Lindsey Moore... Big 12 All-Freshman Team Connie Yori...WBCA National Coach of the Year...AP National Coach of the Year...USBWA National Coach of the Year...Naismith National Coach of the Year...Kay Yow Award Winner...Big 12 Coach of the Year
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 6 2010-11 Game Notes Huskers.com Nebraska Individual Career Highs Scoring Player (Game, Date) Points Jordan Hooper (vs. Houston, 12/18/10; vs. UNO, 11/26/10) 25 Dominique Kelley (vs. Miami, 11/17/10) 25 Lindsey Moore (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 23 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 20 Katya Leick (vs. South Florida, 12/30/10) 17 Catheryn Redmon (at Washington State, 11/22/10) 17 Jessica Periago (at Indiana, 12/5/10) 15 Kellie McCann-Smith (vs. UNLV, 11/30/10) 13 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Washington State, 11/22/09) 10 Adrianna Maurer (at Iowa State, 1/11/11) 7 Layne Reeves (vs. No. Illinois, 12/13/09; vs. So. Dakota, 12/3/09) 6 Meghin Williams (vs. Marist, 12/20/10; vs. Okla. State, 2/3/10) 5 Rebounding Catheryn Redmon (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 17 Jordan Hooper (vs. Houston, 12/18/10) 13 Lindsey Moore (vs. Florida A&M, 1/2/11) 10 Katya Leick (vs. Louisville, 12/20/10) 10 Dominique Kelley (Three Times, vs. Houston, 12/18/10) 9 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Marist, 12/20/10; at Long Beach State, 12/15/07) 7 Jessica Periago (vs. UNO, 11/26/10) 7 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Butler, 11/28/08) 7 Kellie McCann-Smith (vs. St. Mary s, 11/20/10) 4 Layne Reeves (vs. Washington State, 11/22/09) 4 Adrianna Maurer (at Wash. St., 11/22/10; vs. Vermont, 11/13/10) 3 Meghin Williams (vs. Louisville, 12/20/10; vs. N. Colo., 12/11/10) 3 Assists Lindsey Moore (vs. Florida A&M, 1/2/11; vs. UCLA, 3/23/10) 11 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Long Beach State, 12/12/08) 8 Dominique Kelley (vs. UNO, 11/26/10) 8 Jessica Periago (vs. Vermont, 11/13/10) 4 Katya Leick (vs. South Florida, 12/30/10) 3 Jordan Hooper (vs. Houston, 12/18/10) 2 Kellie McCann-Smith (vs. Vermont, 11/13/10) 2 Catheryn Redmon (Three Times, at Iowa State, 1/11/11) 2 Layne Reeves (Three Times, vs. Vermont, 11/13/10) 2 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 2 Meghin Williams (vs. Louisville, 12/20/10; vs. Marist, 12/19/10) 1 Steals Kellie McCann-Smith (vs. Northern Colorado, 12/11/10) 5 Lindsey Moore (vs. Florida A&M, 1/2/11; vs. Texas A&M, 3/13/10) 4 Jessica Periago (vs. UNO, 11/26/10) 4 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. UNLV, 11/30/10) 4 Dominique Kelley (Four Times, vs. Vermont,11/13/10) 3 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11; at Oklahoma State, 3/7/09) 3 Jordan Hooper (Three Times, vs. Kansas, 1/11/11) 2 Katya Leick (vs. South Florida, 12/30/10; vs. St. Mary s, 11/20/10) 2 Layne Reeves (vs. Davidson, 11/13/09) 2 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Kansas, 1/21/09) 2 Adrianna Maurer (vs. Vermont, 11/13/10) 1 Blocked Shots Catheryn Redmon (vs. Albany, 12/30/09; vs. Kansas State, 2/25/09) 7 Jordan Hooper (vs. UNO, 11/26/10) 3 Jessica Periago (vs. Miami, 11/17/10; at Miami, 12/5/09) 2 Kaitlyn Burke (Three Times, Northern Colorado, 12/11/10) 1 Dominique Kelley (at Baylor, 1/17/10) 1 Katya Leick (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 1 Lindsey Moore (Eight Times; vs. Louisville, 12/20/10) 1 Layne Reeves (Three Times, vs. Kansas, 3/3/10) 1 Harleen Sidhu (Three Times, vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 1 Minutes Played Lindsey Moore (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 45 Catheryn Redmon (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 42 Kaitlyn Burke (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 40 Jordan Hooper (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 39 Dominique Kelley (Three Times, vs. St. Mary s, 11/20/10) 35 Katya Leick (vs. Kansas, 1/16/11) 31 Jessica Periago (at Creighton, 12/8/10) 27 Harleen Sidhu (vs. Weber State, 11/14/08) 24 Kellie McCann-Smith (vs. Northern Colorado, 12/11/10) 20 Adrianna Maurer (at Iowa State, 1/11/11) 17 Layne Reeves (vs. South Dakota, 12/3/09) 13 Meghin Williams (vs. Northern Colorado, 12/11/10) 11 Husker Career 20-Point Games Dominique Kelley (6) Points vs. Miami (11/17/10) 25 vs. Saint Mary s (11/20/10) 22 vs. #19 Kentucky (3/28/10) 22 vs. #22 UCLA (3/23/10) 22 at Indiana (12/5/10) 21 vs. Butler (11/28/08) 21 Jordan Hooper (4) Points vs. Houston (12/18/10) 25 vs. Nebraska-Omaha (11/26/10) 25 vs. Miami (11/17/10) 22 vs. Florida A&M (1/2/11) 20 Lindsey Moore (2) Points vs. Kansas (1/16/11) 23 vs. Miami (11/17/10) 22 Kaitlyn Burke (1) Points vs. Kansas (1/16/11) 20 Scoring Moore Year (Gms) PPG, APG, 3FG 09-10 (17) 4.7, 4.4, 8 10-11 (18) 11.1, 5.4, 24 Saved By Zeroes 2010-11 Big 12 Assists APG Player (Team) 6.4 Sydney Colson, A&M 6.2 Lauren Mansfield, ISU 5.4 Lindsey Moore, NU 5.3 Danielle Robinson, OU 4.8 Keena Mays, KU Moore also owns one of the top all-around efforts in school history, producing the first triple-double in NU history (men s or women s) with 12 points, a career-high 10 rebounds and career-high-matching 11 assists in a win over Florida A&M on Jan. 2. For her performance, Moore earned the first Big 12 Player-ofthe-Week award of her career. Moore opened 2010-11 with 17 points, including a career-high five three-pointers in a win over Vermont. The next time out, she erupted for the first 20-point performance of her career with 22 points, nine assists and two steals against Miami. She added a 16-point, nine-assist effort in a win over South Florida, when she committed just two turnovers while playing the full 40 minutes. She added 15 points and five assists at Washington State on Nov. 22. She produced a 14-point, six-assist effort at Creighton on Dec. 8, when she played the full 40 minutes for the first time in her career. She pitched in 14 points and five assists against Houston on Dec. 18, and added 13 points at No. 17 Iowa State on Jan. 11. She owns nine double-figure scoring efforts this season - the same number she produced in 34 games last season. Comparing Moore s early season production this year to the start of her freshman season presents a striking contrast. Last season, it took Moore all 34 games to reach 200 total points and 24 three-pointers. Moore began to expand her offensive role gradually throughout the 2009-10 season. She produced double figures just two times in the first 19 games, but had seven double-figure efforts in NU s final 15 contests. Also after hitting just 8-of-48 three-point attempts in the first 19 games, she hit 16-of-35 over the final 15 games. She produced double figures nine times in 2009-10, including her season-best 18 points against Iowa State (Feb. 17), and 14 points against Kansas (March 3). She had 11 points and a season-high eight rebounds against No. 10 Oklahoma State on Feb. 3. She added 10 points and five rebounds in an NCAA Tournament win over Northern Iowa, before notching nine points and a career-high 11 assists in an NCAA Tournament win over No. 22 UCLA. She also had 10 points against No. 19 Kentucky in the NCAA Sweet 16. In the Big 12 title-clinching win at No. 11 Oklahoma on Feb. 24, Moore had 10 points, four rebounds and four assists going head-to-head with OU All-American point guard Danielle Robinson. Moore Takes on Role of Iron Woman for Huskers In addition to nearly doubling her scoring and rebounding numbers from a year ago, Lindsey Moore has also taken on the role of an iron woman in the Husker lineup. With injuries to two of NU s most experienced guards - Dominique Kelley and Layne Reeves - Moore has hardly come off the floor this season. In fact, she ranks second in the Big 12 with 36.3 minutes per game, trailing only Missouri s RaeShara Brown (36.6 mpg) in that category. Iowa State s Kelsey Bolte ranks third (34.3 mpg). Last season, Moore led the Huskers in total minutes with 952 (34 games), an average of just 28.0 minutes per game, as Nebraska featured one of the deepest and most balanced lineups in Big 12 Conference history. In four Big 12 games, Moore has played 159 total minutes, including a career-high 45 in Nebraska s overtime win over Kansas on Jan. 16. She also played the full 40 against Kansas State (Jan. 22), Creighton (Dec. 8), Louisville (Dec. 20) and South Florida (Dec. 30). Over the last 12 games (December and January), Moore has been on the floor for all but 19 minutes for NU - an average of 38.8 minutes per game. With 12 regular-season games and a minimum of one Big 12 Tournament game left, Moore is on pace to play 1,125 total minutes (36.3 x 31 games). The last Huskers to play 1,000 minutes in a season were point guard Jina Johansen (1,156 minutes, 32 games, 36.1 mpg) and Kiera Hardy (1,038 minutes, 32.4 mpg) in 2004-05. Those totals are the two highest by Huskers in Coach Connie Yori s nine years at Nebraska. Moore Making Rest of Young Huskers Better One of the best young point guards in the nation, Lindsey Moore has picked up right where she left off last season in the passing department. Through 18 games, she is averaging 5.4 assists, including a career-high-tying 11 assists in the non-conference finale against Florida A&M on Jan. 2. She also had Eight Is Moore nine assists in wins over Miami (Nov. 17) and South Florida (Dec. 30). She has dished Than Enough out five or more assists 12 times this season. Moore s Top Assist Games Moore owns 252 career assists and needs just 50 more to reach the top 10 in career Assists Opponent assists in Nebraska history. 11 Florida A&M ( 11) Last season, Moore distributed 154 assists as a true freshman for the Huskers. Not 11 #22 UCLA ( 10) 9 South Florida ( 10) only did she start all 34 games and lead NU to a Big 12-record-tying 30 consecutive 9 Miami ( 10) wins, she also produced the third-most assists by a freshman in school history. 9 Kansas St. ( 10) Moore ranked fourth in the Big 12 with 4.6 assists per game, while ranking sixth in 8 8 8 at Texas Tech ( 10) at Miami ( 09) Davidson ( 09) Big 12 games with a 1.7-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. In the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, Moore distributed a career-high 11 assists to go along with nine points in a win over No. 22 UCLA that sent the Huskers to their first-ever NCAA Sweet 16. Moore notched eight or more assists five times in 2009-10, including twice in Big 12 play. She registered nine assists in a run past Kansas State on Jan. 23, before dishing out eight assists in NU s first-ever road win at Texas Tech on Jan. 27. Moore also dished out eight assists in NU s win at Miami on Dec. 5.
Nebraska Women s Basketball Page 7 2010-11 Game Notes Huskers.com Big Cat Roaring at Both ends of the Court This Season Center Catheryn Redmon continues to fly up Nebraska s career blocked shot chart, climbing into third all-time with 183 blocks. She owns 44 blocks this season, which already ranks fifth on NU s senior single-season block list. Danielle Page (207) and Janet Smith (238) are the only two Huskers in front of Redmon on the career block chart. Redmon had a season-high five blocks at Indiana on Dec. 5 and matched that total with five more against Northern Colorado (Dec. 11), Kansas (Jan. 16) and Kansas State (Jan. 22). She ranks third in Big 12 play with 3.0 blocks per contest in four games. But Redmon s senior season has featured more than just big block totals. The 6-3 center from Grand Prairie, Texas, also owns five double-doubles and is the Big 12 s No. 1 rebounder through four league games with 10.8 boards per contest. Redmon owns back-to-back doubles after registering 15 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and a career-high tying three steals in the win over Kansas and 12 points and 14 boards at Kansas State on Jan. 22. Over the past two games, Redmon is averaging 13.5 points, 15.5 rebounds, 5.0 blocks and 2.0 steals. Redmon s performance against KSU marked her fifth double-double of the season and eighth of her career. She had a career-high 17 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks at Washington State on Nov. 22. She added a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds against Florida A&M on Jan. 2, and had 14 points and 13 rebounds in NU s win over Miami on Nov. 17. NU is 4-1 this season when Redmon registers a double-double. For the season, Redmon is averaging a career-best 10.2 points per game, while leading NU with 7.8 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and a 58.0 field goal percentage. Redmon produced an NU junior season record with 63 rejections in 529 minutes in 2009-10. She blocked two or more shots in 19 of NU s 34 contests and averaged 1.9 blocks in just 15.6 minutes per game. In 2008-09, Redmon produced one of the best single-season block efforts in school history with 67 rejections as a sophomore. She ranked second on the sophomore singleseason list, trailing only Janet Smith s 69 blocks in 1979-80. Redmon is just the third Husker to record 60 or more blocks in a season. Redmon s 2008-09 single-season mark was even more amazing considering she blocked 64 of her 67 shots on the year in her 24 games as a starter, after blocking just Redmon s Rejections Career Single-Game Bests Blocks Opponent 7 (09-10) vs. Albany 7 (08-09) vs. #20 K-State 5 (10-11) at K-State 5 (10-11) vs. Kansas 5 (10-11) vs. N. Colorado 5 (10-11) at Indiana 5 (08-09) at New Mexico 5 (08-09) vs. Colorado 5 (08-09) vs. #22 Iowa St. 5 (08-09) at Missouri Cat s Doubles (8) 2010-11 (5) Pts.-Reb. Opponent 12-14 at K-State 15-17 Kansas 12-12 Florida A&M 17-10 at Wash. St. 14-13 Miami 2008-09 (3) 13-15 CS Bakersfield 10-11 at UTEP 12-11 at Missouri three shots in limited action through NU s first seven games of the season. As a starter, Redmon averaged 2.7 blocks per game, including 2.8 in Big 12 Conference action. Her 2009 conference blocks trailed only All-Americans Courtney Paris from Oklahoma (3.1 bpg) and Danielle Wilson from Baylor (3.0 bpg). Redmon continued to increase her defensive dominance inside throughout the 2008-09 season, blocking 30 shots in NU s final nine games (3.3 bpg), including one of the top single-game block performances in NU history with a career-high seven rejections in the win over No. 20 Kansas State on Feb. 25. Redmon s total tied for the second-best mark in school history, trailing only Page s nine blocks against Baylor on Feb. 3, 2007. Redmon added five blocks in a win over Colorado on March 3 and five more at New Mexico in the second round of the WNIT on March 25. Burke Breaks Out with 20 Points Against Kansas Junior guard Kaitlyn Burke erupted for the best performance of her career with 20 points and four assists in Nebraska s win over Kansas Jan. 16. Burke hit 4-of-10 three-pointers to help shoot NU to victory. Burke hit big baskets against KU. Early in the game, she went on an 8-0 run to break a 4-4 tie and give NU control of the game. The Huskers trailed Kansas just once in the game at 49-48, and Burke answered with a three-pointer to put NU back in front. After Monica Engelman sent the game to overtime, Burke scored the first points of overtime to break the deadlock. She added her fourth three of the game in overtime to fuel NU s 14-point win. Burke enters the Iowa State game averaging 6.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. She is making the most of her return to the court after being forced to the sideline with a foot injury last season. Burke, who played just six games a year ago before taking a medical redshirt, played just 34 minutes and hit just 2-of-7 shots and just 1-of-5 three-pointers on the season. In NU s first 18 games this season, Burke has demonstrated the all-around ability that allowed her to play all 64 games for NU in her first two seasons, including 19 starts. Against Miami, Burke made her first start since Feb. 28, 2009 (at Kansas), and hit all three of her shots from the field, including a pair of three-pointers against the Hurricanes. It was her second straight perfect shooting night to open the season. In the opener against Vermont, Burke scored a season-high 12 points by going 4-of-4 from the floor, with all four hits coming from long range. Through two games, Burke was shooting 100 percent from the field (7-7 FG, 6-6 3FG) in a total of 51 minutes. Burke owns five double-figure scoring efforts on the year, and the Huskers are 5-0 when she reaches double digits. In addition to her season-opening 12 against Vermont, she added back-to-back 10-point games against Washington State and Nebraska-Omaha, before scoring 11 points against South Florida on Dec. 30. For the season, Burke leads the Huskers with a 1.7-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio, while ranking second on the team with 16 steals. She also ranks third with 20 made three-pointers. Burke s 77 career three-pointers lead all active Huskers and are just two shy of NU s career top 10. 2010-11 Big 12 Preseason Poll Team (First-Place Votes) Returning Starters Points 1. Baylor (11) 4 121 2. Texas A&M (1) 3 109 3. Oklahoma 3 97 4. Texas 3 88 5. Iowa State 3 85 6. Kansas 3 64 7. Nebraska 2 58 8. Oklahoma State 2 50 9. Kansas State 3 40 10. Texas Tech 3 39 11. Missouri 2 26 12. Colorado 3 15 (first-place votes in parentheses; coaches not allowed to vote for own team) Preseason Big 12 Honors Player of the Year: Brittney Griner, Baylor, 6-8, So., C Newcomer of the Year: Brooklyn Pope, Baylor, 6-1, So., F/C Freshman of the Year: Odyssey Sims, Baylor, 5-8, Fr., G 2010-11 Preseason All-Big 12 Team First Team Brittney Griner, Baylor, 6-8, So., C Melissa Jones, Baylor, 5-10, Sr., G Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State, 6-1, Sr., G Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma, 5-9, Sr., G Danielle Adams, Texas A&M, 6-1, Sr., F/C Honorable Mention: Dominique Kelley, Nebraska; Brittany Spears, Colorado; Carolyn Davis, Kansas; Whitney Hand, Oklahoma; Ashleigh Fontenette, Kathleen Nash, Texas; Sydney Colson, Tyra White, Texas A&M Nebraska Big 12 Players of the Week 2010-11 Player, Class, Position Date Lindsey Moore, Sophomore, Guard Jan. 3, 2011 Dominique Kelley, Senior, Guard Nov. 22, 2010 Nebraska Big 12 Freshmen of the Week 2010-11 Player, Class, Position Date Jordan Hooper, Freshman, Forward Nov. 29, 2010 Jordan Hooper, Freshman, Forward Nov. 15, 2010 2007-08 Kaitlyn Burke, Freshman, Guard Dec. 17, 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Huskers Player (Class) First Team Kaitlyn Burke (2009) Jessica Periago (2009, 2010) Major Advertising/Business Administration Biochemistry Huskers Stay Perfect in GSR The Nebraska women s basketball program is one of a select few across the nation setting a perfect graduation standard. In the most recent Graduation Success Report released by the NCAA in late-october of 2010, the Huskers posted a perfect 100 percent graduation rate. Among 2010 NCAA Tournament teams, Nebraska was one of only 19 teams in the 64-team field to post a perfect GSR.