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2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTSDate Opponent Time/ResultNov. 6 Southwest Baptist (exhibition) W, 73-71Nov. 12 UTRGV (WNIT) [HuskersNside] W, 71-53Nov. 14 #25 Missouri (WNIT) [BTN Plus] L, 35-55Nov. 17 Colorado State (WNIT) [BTN Plus] W, 62-59Nov. 22 Omaha [BTN Plus] W, 66-58Nov. 25-26 South Point Shootout (Las Vegas, Nev.)Nov. 25 vs. Washington State L, 65-79Nov. 26 vs. Virginia L, 51-73Dec. 1 at Virginia Tech (ACC/B1G) L, 67-76Dec. 4 California [BTN] L, 65-86Dec. 6 Drake [BTN Plus] L, 70-84Dec. 9 San Jose State [BTN Plus] 7 p.m.Dec. 18 at Creighton 2 p.m.Dec. 21 UConn [BTN] 8 p.m.Dec. 28 Northwestern^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m.Dec. 31 at Iowa^ [BTN Plus] 2 p.m.Jan. 4 Maryland^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m.Jan. 7 at Michigan State^ [BTN Plus] 6 p.m.Jan. 10 Rutgers^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m.Jan. 15 at Illinois^ [BTN Plus] 2 p.m.Jan. 19 at Penn State^ [BTN Plus] 6 p.m.Jan. 22 Michigan^ [BTN Plus] 2 p.m.Jan. 26 at Purdue^ [BTN] 5 p.m.Jan. 29 at Ohio State^ [BTN] 11 a.m.Feb. 4 Minnesota^ [BTN] 5 p.m.Feb. 9 at Wisconsin^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m.Feb. 16 Ohio State^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m.Feb. 19 Indiana^ (Play4Kay) [BTN Plus] 2 p.m.Feb. 23 at Michigan^ [BTN or BTN Plus] TBAFeb. 26 Michigan State^ (Senior Day) [BTN/BTN Plus] TBAMarch 1-5 at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis)March 14 NCAA Tournament Selection TBAMarch 18-21 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBAMarch 24-27 NCAA Regionals TBAMarch 31- NCAA Women’s Final Four (Dallas) TBAApril 2 All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Pinnacle Bank Arena. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All of Nebraska’s regular-season games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and ESPN 590 AM (or CD105.9 FM) in Omaha, and free on Huskers.com. [BTN] - Big Ten Network; [BTN Plus] - Live Video Streams at BTN.com of live BTN and BTN Plus games; [HuskersNside]-Live Video Streams

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NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERSVS. SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANSFriday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. (CT)Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.)Tickets: Huskers.comLive Video: BTN Plus Live Radio: Husker Sports NetworkMatt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)Lincoln - B107.3 FM, Omaha - CD105.9 FMFree Live Audio: Huskers.com/Huskers App

NEBRASKA 2016-17 STATISTICSNo. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG2 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5-10 Fr. G 9-0 2.0 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.03 Hannah Whitish 5-9 Fr. G 9-0 5.6 0.9 1.7 0.6 0.15 Nicea Eliely 6-1 Fr. G 9-9 8.4 3.7 2.6 1.7 0.411 Esther Ramacieri*** 5-8 Sr. G 9-9 3.3 2.1 3.4 1.0 0.012 Emily Wood** 5-5 Jr. G 9-0 2.3 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.013 Janay Morton# 5-10 Sr. G All-Mid-American Conference (3rd Team)14 Grace Mitchell 6-2 Fr. F/G 9-0 2.0 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.115 Bria Stallworth# 5-6 So. G Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team22 Allie Havers*** 6-5 Sr. C 9-9 6.1 5.7 1.2 0.7 0.924 Maddie Simon* 6-2 So. G 9-0 5.3 2.9 0.4 0.7 0.132 Jessica Shepard* 6-4 So. F 9-9 18.1 10.8 1.8 0.4 0.334 Jasmine Cincore** 5-10 Jr. G 9-9 6.7 2.4 2.3 1.1 0.443 Rachel Blackburn*& 6-3 So. F Started 10 Games as True Freshman in 2015-1650 Darrien Washington* 6-2 So. F 9-0 1.4 3.7 0.0 0.3 0.1# redshirting in 2016-17 due to NCAA transfer rules& redshirting in 2016-17 due to injury

HUSKERS CLOSE HOME STAND WITH SAN JOSE STATE The Nebraska women’s basketball team wraps up its three-game home stand by taking on San Jose State Friday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off between the Huskers (3-6) and the Spartans (2-7) is set for 7 p.m., with tickets available now at Huskers.com. Tickets also will be available on game day at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Box Office beginning 90 minutes prior to tip-off. A live radio broadcast will be available from the Husker Sports Network with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch calling the action on B107.3 FM in Lincoln and CD105.9 FM in Omaha. Free audio also can be found on Huskers.com and the Huskers App. BTN Plus will provide a live video stream to premium subscribers as part of its BTN Student U productions. Sophomore Jessica Shepard continues to lead the Huskers at the offensive end, averaging 18.1 points and 10.8 rebounds per contest after notching her fourth double-double of the season and 14th of her 40-game career with 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds in Tuesday’s loss to Drake. The 6-4 forward scored 22 points in the second half, but Nebraska relinquished a 33-32 halftime lead in the 84-70 setback to a Bulldog team picked to win the Missouri Valley Conference in preseason voting. It was the 20th 20-point scoring performance of Shepard’s career. Nebraska will try to snap a five-game losing streak when the Huskers face San Jose State. NU has lost two games to Pac-12 foes (California, 7-0; Washington State, 5-3) and two more to ACC opponents (Virginia Tech, 8-0; Virginia, 6-2) and the fifth game to Drake (4-3) on Tuesday night. Those five opponents have a combined record of 30-8. Through Tuesday’s games, Nebraska’s first nine opponents owned a combined mark of 50-23, with all nine carrying a .500 or better record. Nebraska’s strength of schedule was No. 17 nationally according to RPIratings.com on Wednesday.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 10 - SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS

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SCOUTING SAN JOSE STATE San Jose State comes to Lincoln with a 2-7 overall record following a Tuesday night loss at San Francisco. Fourth-year head coach Jamie Craighead and her Spartans have played a challenging schedule early in the season, including losses to a top-10 Mississippi State squad at the Rainbow Wahine Showdown and a loss at nationally ranked Arizona State on opening weekend. The Spartans also fell to a 6-1 Oregon team in Hawaii, after opening the tournament with a 16-point win over the Wahine. The Spartans, who also own a win over Santa Clara, will try to snap a four-game losing streak that includes a road loss at St. Mary’s in Moraga, Calif., on Dec. 3. Senior Dezz Ramos leads the Spartans on the court. The 5-7 point guard is the only Spartan averaging double figures, putting up 19.1 points and a team-best 4.4 assists per game. The 2016-17 Preseason All-Mountain West guard was named the 2016 Mountain West Newcomer of the Year as a junior in 2015-16. She was a two-year starter at Weber State before transferring to San Jose State. Senior Jasmine Smith, a 6-0 senior center, ranks second on the team in scoring with 8.8 points per game while adding a team-best 7.1 rebounds per contest. A third senior, 6-2 forward Paris Baird, has pitched in 6.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Rachol West gives the Spartans four senior starters. The 5-10 guard averages 7.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Myzanique Ladd, a 5-10 junior guard averaging 7.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game rounds out an experienced group of starters. Ramos (18.1 ppg, 4.1 apg), Smith (9.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg) and Ladd (7.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg) were all regular starters for the Spartans last season, when the team fought its way to a 13-17 overall record that included an 11-7 Mountain West Conference mark. San Jose State finished fourth in the final Mountain West standings, after going 2-10 in non-conference play. West and Baird also started games for SJSU last season as two of the top players off the bench. Hallie Gennett, a 5-11 junior guard who transferred from Sacramento State, has provided the most consistent contributions off the bench for the Spartans this year. Gennett is averaging 7.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in 18 minutes per game. Andrea Kohlhaas, a 5-11 sophomore guard from Germany has pitched in 5.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. Taylor Turney (3.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg), Alexis Harris (0.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg) and Fa-Ko-Fieme’a Hofoka (0.4 ppg, 1.0 rpg) each have played in all nine games in a 10-player rotation for the Spartans. San Jose State has regularly been one of the most aggressive three-point shooting teams in the nation. Through nine games, the Spartans are averaging 25.7 attempts from long range, while hitting 7.4 threes per contest. In 2015-16, SJSU attempted 24.6 threes per game, after attempting a school-record 27.3 threes per game in 2014-15. As a comparison, Nebraska attempted a school-record 23.0 threes per game in 2011-12. On Jan. 22, 2014, San Jose State attempted a then-school-record 42 threes at San Diego State. That season, former Husker Rebecca Woodberry led the Spartans with 90 made threes. Last Saturday, the Spartans broke the school three-point attempt record by hoisting 43 threes in the loss at St. Mary’s. They made 11, with West (2-10), Ramos (2-9) and Gennett (1-9) combining to go 5-for-28. The Spartans have hit just 36.9 percent of their overall field goal attempts, including 29.0 percent of their threes. They have converted 66.4 percent of their free throw attempts. The Spartans have been outscored by 14.1 points per game and carry a minus-14.1 rebound margin.

SHEPARD LEADS BIG RED ON B1G STAGE • Sophomore Jessica Shepard owns 14 career double-doubles, including four this season. Her most recent double-double came with 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake on Tuesday. It followed a 25-point, 14-rebound performance in a loss at unbeaten Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She also had 24 points and 13 rebounds in Nebraska’s 62-59 win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. She opened the season with 17 points and 15 rebounds in a win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. • Through nine games, Shepard is averaging team bests of 18.1 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. She is also a team-best 12-for-25 from three-point range, including a game-clinching three with one minute left against Colorado State and a 60-footer at the first-half buzzer in the win over UTRGV. The 6-4 sophomore forward had not hit a collegiate three-pointer prior to this season. • Shepard earned Preseason All-Big Ten honors when the conference announced its preseason awards on Oct. 24. Shepard was one of two sophomores on the coaches preseason all-conference team, joining Penn State guard Teniya Page. Shepard was the lone sophomore honored by the media on its 10-player preseason team. • Shepard became the first freshman in Nebraska history to earn first-team all-conference honors. She produced school freshman-record averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in 2015-16. • Shepard became the first Husker in history to earn conference freshman-of-the-year accolades. The 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., joined Emily Cady (2012) and Rachel Theriot (2013) as Huskers who earned spots on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in Nebraska’s first five seasons in the conference. • Shepard set a conference record by winning 10 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards.

HUSKERS ESTABLISHING SOLID STARTING FIVE • One of Coach Amy Williams’ primary objectives early in the season was to find a starting five from a relatively inexperienced group of Huskers. Only six players on Nebraska’s active roster have ever started

NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS(3-6, 0-0 BIG TEN)No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG32 Jessica Shepard 6-4 So. F 18.1 10.822 Allie Havers 6-5 Sr. C 6.1 5.75 Nicea Eliely 6-1 Fr. G 8.4 3.711 Esther Ramacieri 5-8 Sr. G 3.3 2.134 Jasmine Cincore 5-10 Jr. G 6.7 2.4Off the Bench3 Hannah Whitish 5-9 Fr. G 5.6 0.924 Maddie Simon 6-2 So. G 5.3 2.912 Emily Wood 5-5 Jr. G 2.3 1.214 Grace Mitchell 6-2 Fr. F/G 2.0 1.42 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5-10 Fr. G 2.0 0.750 Darrien Washington 6-2 So. F 1.4 3.7Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)First Season at Nebraska (3-6)10th Season Overall (196-115)

SAN JOSE STATE (2-7, 0-0 MOUNTAIN WEST)No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG3 Paris Baird 6-2 Sr. F 6.2 4.911 Jasmine Smith 6-0 Sr. C 8.8 7.11 Myzhanique Ladd 5-10 Jr. G 7.1 5.220 Rachol West 5-10 Sr. G 7.2 2.4 21 Dezz Ramos 5-7 Sr. G 19.1 2.0Off the Bench23 Hallie Gennett 5-11 Jr. F 7.3 3.02 Andrea Kohlhaas 5-11 So. G 5.0 2.030 Taylor Turney 5-9 Fr. G 3.2 1.224 Alexis Harris 6-3 Fr. C 0.9 1.14 Fa-Ko-Fieme’a Hafoka 5-9 Fr. G 0.4 1.0Head Coach: Jamie Craighead (Oregon, 2002)Fourth Season at San Jose State (41-60)Eighth Season Overall (92-130)

HUSKER NUGGETS• San Jose State is Nebraska’s first opponent this season to carry a losing record. Each of Nebraska’s first nine foes owned a .500 or better record through Tuesday’s games, combining for a 50-23 mark (.685). Nebraska’s strength of schedule was ranked No. 17 nationally through games Tuesday, Dec. 6.• Friday’s game marks the first meeting between Nebraska and San Jose State in history.• Jessica Shepard leads the Huskers with averages of 18.1 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. She produced her 14th career double-double with 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake on Tuesday. Shepard has moved into sole possession of 10th in Husker history with 14 double-doubles. She needs four more to catch All-American and two-time WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge in ninth (18) on the NU list.• Shepard owns four double-doubles this season, including 25 points and 14 rebounds at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1, 24 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado State on Nov. 17, and 17 points and 15 rebounds in a win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. • Shepard owns four 20-point scoring efforts through nine games, including season highs of 25 points against Washington State (Nov. 25) and Virginia Tech (Dec. 1). She owns 20 career 20-plus scoring games.• Shepard leads Nebraska in three-point field goals made (12) and three-point field goal percentage (.480), including a game-clinching three with one minute left in the win over Colorado State on Nov. 14, and a 60-foot heave at the first-half buzzer in the win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Shepard is the only Husker to hit at least one three in all nine games this season.• Nebraska freshman Nicea Eliely ranks second on the team in scoring (8.4 ppg), fourth in rebounding (3.7 rpg), second in assists (2.6 apg) and first in steals (1.8 spg) through the first nine games of her collegiate career.

SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS (2-7, 0-0 MOUNTAIN WEST) No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG3 Paris Baird 6-2 Sr. F 6.2 4.911 Jasmine Smith 6-0 Sr. C 8.8 7.11 Myzhanique Ladd 5-10 Jr. G 7.1 5.220 Rachol West 5-10 Sr. G 7.2 2.421 Dezz Ramos 5-7 Sr. G 19.1 2.0Head Coach: Jamie Craighead (Oregon, 2002)Fourth Season at SJSU (41-60); Eighth Season Overall (92-130)

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INSIDE THE ROSTER

HUSKER PRONUNCIATION GUIDERylie Cascio Jensen ...............................CASH-ee-OJasmine Cincore ........................................SIN-coreNicea Eliely ............................... NY-see-uh E-ly-leeAllie Havers .............................................. HAY-versJanay Morton ........................................... juh-NAYEsther Ramacieri ........................RAH-muh-CherryBria Stallworth ..........................................BREE-uhDarrien Washington ................................DERRY-inHannah Whitish .....................................WHITE-ish

HUSKER HOMESThe 14 members of the 2016-17 Husker women's basketball team came to Nebraska from nine U.S. states and one foreign country (Canada).California (1): Darrien WashingtonColoardo (1): Nicea ElielyIllinois (1): Bria StallworthKansas (3): Rachel Blackburn, Grace Mitchell, Emily WoodMichigan (1): Allie HaversMinnesota (1): Janay MortonNebraska (3): Rylie Cascio Jensen, Jessica Shepard, Maddie SimonTennessee (1): Jasmine CincoreWisconsin (1): Hannah WhitishCanada [Quebec] (1): Esther Ramacieri

HUSKERS BY CLASSSeniors (3): Allie Havers, Janay Morton Esther RamacieriJuniors (2): Jasmine Cincore, Emily WoodSophomores (5): Rachel Blackburn, Jessica Shepard, Maddie Simon, Bria Stallworth, Darrien WashingtonFreshmen (4): Rylie Cascio Jensen, Nicea Eliely, Grace Mitchell, Hannah Whitish

HUSKERS BY MAJORAdvertising & Public Relations: Jasmine CincoreAnimal Science: Darrien WashingtonBiological Systems Engineering: Nicea ElielyManagement: Emily Wood Marketing: Esther Ramacieri, Jessica ShepardPre-Dentistry: Rylie Cascio JensenPre-Health: Grace Mitchell, Maddie SimonPsychology: Allie Havers, Janay MortonUndeclared: Rachel Blackburn, Bria Stallworth, Hannah Whitish

a game for the Huskers, with four of them starting 15 or fewer contests. • Although Jessica Shepard is just a sophomore, she owns a team-high 38 career starts, including 29 in 31 games as a freshman. • A three-year contributor on the court, 6-5 senior Allie Havers adds 30 career starts to Nebraska’s level of experience in 2016-17. • Only three other returning Huskers had ever started a game for Nebraska before this season, including Jasmine Cincore (15), Esther Ramacieri (13) and Maddie Simon (5), while true freshman Nicea Eliely has made her first nine career starts this season. Overall, Nebraska owns just 110 career starts. • Nebraska sent nine different starting lineups onto the floor in 2015-16. • The longest stretch Nebraska was able to play with a consistent starting five in 2015-16 was eight games (Game 2 vs. North Florida, Nov. 16 - Game 9 at California, Dec. 12). • Three times (2003-04, 2006-07, 2011-12) in the last 14 seasons, Nebraska’s starting five has hit the floor for every game together, and five more times the Huskers have only featured six different starters in a season (2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2013-14).

NEBRASKA RANKS NEAR TOP IN ATTENDANCE • Nebraska closed the 2015-16 season ranked No. 9 nationally in total attendance (102,682) and No. 12 in NCAA Division I in average home attendance (5,404). It marked the third consecutive season inside Pinnacle Bank Arena that the Big Red have ranked among the top 12 nationally in both categories. • In 58 all-time home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Huskers own an impressive 46-12 record (.793 winning percentage) while averaging 5,707 fans per game (330,993 total fans/58 games). • Nebraska attracted a non-conference school-record crowd of 9,750 to open its stay in the building with a win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013.

BIG RED TO BATTLE ONE OF NATION’S BEST SCHEDULES • Nebraska will likely face the toughest overall schedule in school history in 2016-17. The Huskers will play 10 games against NCAA Tournament teams and 11 more regular-season games against Postseason WNIT teams in 2016-17. • Nebraska’s appearance in the 2016 Preseason WNIT to open the year featured three games against postseason foes, including NCAA Tournament teams Missouri and Colorado State. • Virginia, Virginia Tech, Drake and Creighton all competed in the 2016 WNIT and the Huskers will play three of those games on the road. Nebraska closes non-conference play at home against UConn, which has won four consecutive NCAA titles. • A total of 13 of Nebraska’s 16 Big Ten Conference games will come against postseason foes, including seven games against NCAA qualifiers and six more against WNIT teams from a year ago. • Nebraska’s 16-game regular-season home schedule will feature 13 games against postseason teams, including all eight Big Ten Conference home games.

HUSKERS HAVE HISTORY OF HOME-OPENING SUCCESS • Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers’ home court. NU notched its 41st season-opening win with a 71-53 victory over UTRGV on Nov. 12. • NU is 4-0 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in season openers, including a 96-46 victory over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14, 2015, a 100-65 win over Pepperdine on Nov. 15, 2014, and a 77-49 win over UCLA in the first regular-season basketball game in the history of the building on Nov. 8, 2013. Nebraska’s last loss in

2016-17 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERSNo. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen G 5-10 Fr. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont) 2016 Nebraska HS POY, 6 pts, 2 3FG vs. Omaha3 Hannah Whitish G 5-9 Fr. Barneveld, Wis. (Barneveld) 2016 Wisconsin HS POY; back-to-back 10-point games vs. CSU & Omaha5 Nicea Eliely G 6-1 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) No. 25 Guard in the Nation (ESPN); Career-high 19 points vs. Cal, 12/4/16 11 Esther Ramacieri*** G 5-8 Sr. Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson) Fourth Canadian in Husker history; Career-high 9 pts and 3 3FG in win over Omaha12 Emily Wood** G 5-5 Jr. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) Walk-on earned scholarship in 14-15; Career-high 8 pts at Virginia Tech, 12/1/1613 Janay Morton# G 5-10 Sr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Osseo/E. Michigan) 2016 All-MAC Third Team; 2016 MAC All-Defensive14 Grace Mitchell F/G 6-2 Fr. Wellington, Kan. (Wellington) 2016 Kansas HS POY (USA Today HS Sports), Career-high 7 pts vs. Drake, 12/6/16 15 Bria Stallworth# G 5-6 So. Chicago, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) 2016 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team; A-10 Freshman Scoring, Assist Leader22 Allie Havers*** C 6-5 Sr. Mattawan, Mich. (Mattawan) 9 pts, 11 reb vs. Omaha; 4 double-doubles in 15-16; 16 pts, 10 reb vs. RUT, 3/3/1624 Maddie Simon* G 6-2 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 2015 Nebraska HS POY; missed 6 gms with broken arm; 16 pts, 7 reb vs. NU, 2/2832 Jessica Shepard* F 6-4 So. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont) Naismith Candidate; Big Ten Freshman of the Year; 1st Team All-Big Ten; NEB frosh record 574 pts34 Jasmine Cincore** G 5-10 Jr. Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) 2-Time Tennessee 2A POY; 14 career starts; 16 pts vs. Indiana (2/24/16)43 Rachel Blackburn*& F 6-3 So. Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth) Redshirting in 2016-17 after knee surgery on Oct. 4. Started first 9 games of 2015-1650 Darrien Washington* F 6-2 So. Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) 20 points, 19 rebounds, 39 min. in 2015-16* denotes letters earned # redshirting in 2016-17 due to NCAA transfer rules & redshirting in 2016-17 due to injury Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998), 196-115 (10th season overall) 3-6 (First season at Nebraska) - 2015 & 2016 Summit League Coach of the YearAssistant Coaches: Tom Goehle, First Season (Augustana, S.D., 1993); Chuck Love, First Season (Northwestern Oklahoma State, 2008); Tandem Mays, First Season (Tulsa, 2007)Director of Operations: Amanda Hart, First Season (Dakota Wesleyan, 2014); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Katie Adams, Second Season (Rutgers, 2008)Graduate Assistant Manager: Shelby Romine, First Season (Bucknell, 2014); Women’s Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn, 11th Season (Nebraska-Omaha, 2004)Women’s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Ashley Rudolph, First Season (Michigan State, 2010)

START ME UPPlayer Career StartsShepard 38Havers 30Cincore 15Ramacieri 13Eliely 9 Simon 5


AMY WILLIAMS(NEBRASKA, 1998)(3-6, First Season at Nebraska)(196-115, 10th Season Overall)Summit League Coach of the Year (2015, 2016)WNIT Championship Team (2016)

NAIASeason School Won Lost Pct.2007-08 Rogers State 13 18 .4192008-09 Rogers State 18 14 .5632009-10 Rogers State 21 11 .6562010-11 Rogers State 23 10 .6972011-12 Rogers State 22 12 .647Totals 5 seasons 97 65 .599NCAA Division I2012-13 South Dakota 19 16 .5432013-14 South Dakota 19 14 .5762014-15 South Dakota 26 8 .7652015-16 South Dakota 32 6 .8422016-17 Nebraska 3 6 .333Div. I Totals Fifth season 99 50 .664Overall 10th season 196 115 .630

WILLIAMS IN POSTSEASONYear (Tournament) Results 2016 (WNIT) Champion2015 (WNIT) Second Round2014 (NCAA) First Round2013 (WBI) Semifinals2012 (NAIA) Elite Eight2011 (NAIA) First Round

NOTING COACH WILLIAMSlSummit League Regular-Season Champions (South Dakota, 2015, 2016)lNCAA Tournament (South Dakota, 2014)lSummit League Tournament Champions (2014)lFour Summit League Championship Game AppearanceslAssistant Coach, Tulsa (2007)lAssistant Coach, Oklahoma State (2002-05)lAssistant Coach, Texas-San Antonio (2001)lGraduate Assistant, Nebraska-Kearney (1999-2000)lFour-Year Letterwinner Nebraska (1995-98)

FIRST-YEAR HUSKER COACHESlAmy Williams (2016-17) - 3-6, 0-0 Big TenlConnie Yori (2002-03) - 8-20, 1-15 Big 12lPaul Sanderford (1997-98) - 19-9, 8-8 Big 12lAngela Beck (1986-87) - 16-13, 8-6 Big EightlKelly Hill (1983-84) - 16-12, 6-8 Big EightlColleen Matsuhara (1980-81) - 18-13 (no conference)lLorrie Gallagher (1978-79) - 23-13 (no conference)lMarcia Walker (1977-78) - 11-18 (no conference)lGeorge Nicodemus (1975-76) - 21-9 (no conference)lJan Callahan (1974-75) - 9-7 (no conference)

a home opener came to South Dakota State on Nov. 19, 2005. NU’s only other home-opening loss was to Kansas (88-56) on Nov. 21, 1980. • Nebraska has been strong in its first six home games every season. In fact, NU is 220-37 in the past 43 years in its first six home contests (.856), including 36-7 in Game No. 2. • The Huskers had their streak of 16 straight wins in their second home games of the year snapped with a 55-35 loss to No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14. • Nebraska is 35-8 in Game No. 3, 37-6 in Game No. 4, 37-6 in Game No. 5 and 34-8 in Game 6. The Huskers only played five total home games in their first season in 1974-75.

NEBRASKA STREAKS • Nebraska senior Allie Havers has competed in 105 consecutive games since the first game of her freshman season in 2013-14. The Huskers own a 68-37 record in those contests over the last four years. • Junior Jasmine Cincore owns the longest streak of consecutive starts among the Huskers with 14. Havers has made 12 straight starts, while Esther Ramacieri has started 10 consecutive games dating back to the end of last season. • The Huskers have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 260 straight regular-season games dating back to a loss at UTEP on Dec. 20, 2008. • Nebraska has hit at least two three-pointers in 139 consecutive games. • Jessica Shepard has hit at least one three-pointer in all nine games for the Huskers this season - the only Husker to hit at least one three in every game this year. • Nebraska has had at least two players earn first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors in each of its first five seasons in the Big Ten. • Nebraska finished with a 9-9 Big Ten record to mark the fifth consecutive season the Huskers have posted a .500 or better Big Ten record. Nebraska is the only Big Ten team with a .500 or better record in each of the last five seasons. In fact, no other Big Ten team has had four straight .500 marks. The only other team with three straight .500 or better Big Ten seasons is Minnesota, which went 11-7 in both 2015 and 2016 after going 8-8 in 2014.

PUMP UP THE PROGRAM • Nebraska earned its fifth straight postseason tournament bid with a trip to the 2016 WNIT. The Huskers were one of only 21 Division I teams to earn four consecutive NCAA Tournament bids from 2012 through 2015. • The Huskers have produced seven 20-win seasons in the last 10 years. Nebraska owns 16 20-win seasons in program history. • Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten to post a .500 or better conference mark in each of the last five years. Minnesota is the only other Big Ten team to do it each of the last three seasons. • The Huskers, who joined the Big Ten in 2011-12, have averaged 10.6 conference wins per season since joining the conference. The Big Red have added eight Big Ten Tournament wins for 61 total victories over Big Ten foes during the past five years (12.2 wins per season). • Nebraska has ranked among the top 12 schools nationally in average home attendance in each of the Huskers’ first three seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Big Red have ranked among the top 10 nationally in total home attendance in each of the first three seasons at the arena, including 102,682 fans in 2015-16. • Nebraska set a season ticket sales record with 4,032 season tickets sold as of Jan. 31, 2016. It marked the first time in school history the Huskers sold 4,000 season tickets. Nebraska’s season ticket number for 2016-17 was 3,947 as of Nov. 1, 2016. • Nebraska featured six first-team academic All-Big Ten selections in 2015-16, including returning Huskers Jasmine Cincore, Allie Havers and Emily Wood.

HUSKERS TO LEARN DAY-BY-DAY, MINUTE-BY-MINUTE • First-year Nebraska Coach Amy Williams and her staff will try to guide an extremely inexperienced Husker team through the 2016-17 season. • Senior center Allie Havers was the most experienced Husker with 96 career games and 1,583 career minutes entering the season. Havers is the only active Husker who has played more than 1,000 collegiate minutes. In fact, she had played more minutes than senior guard Esther Ramacieri (282 minutes, 52 games), junior guard Jasmine Cincore (653 minutes, 51 games), junior guard Emily Wood (158 minutes, 31 games), sophomore guard Maddie Simon (299 minutes, 21 games) and sophomore forward Darrien Washington (39 minutes, 10 games) combined (1,331 minutes) entering the 2016-17 campaign. • Sophomore forward Jessica Shepard ranked second among active Huskers in career minutes with 884 entering the year. In all, Nebraska returns just 3,798 minutes of active collegiate experience, which ranks 11th in the Big Ten. Only Illinois (3,108), Wisconsin (2,985) and Rutgers (2,253) have fewer minutes of returning experience to their respective teams than Nebraska. • Nebraska’s returning players combined for just under 19 full 40-minute games of experience entering the season.

Nebraska’s 2016-17 Coaching/Support Staff (back row, from left): Athletic Trainer Ashley Rudolph, Graduate Assistant Manager Shelby Romine, Video Coordinator Katie Adams, Strength Coach Rusty Ruffcorn. Middle row (from left): Assistant Coach Tandem Mays, Assistant Coach Tom Goehle, Assistant Coach Chuck Love, Director of Operations Amanda Hart. Front: Head Coach Amy Williams.

BIG RED SUCCESSHOME GAMES (1-6)Game No. RecordGame 1 41-2Game 2 36-7Game 3 35-8Game 4 37-6Game 5 37-6 Game 6 34-8

EXPERIENCE BY THE MINUTE1. Northwestern 14,1952. Indiana 10,6713. Michigan 9,8024. Ohio State 8,5875. Iowa 8,2606. Penn State 7,9237. Michigan State 7,6478. Purdue 7,4039. Maryland 7,30010. Minnesota 4,90111. Nebraska 3,79812. Illinois 3,10813. Wisconsin 2,98514. Rutgers 2,253


• Northwestern has three seniors (Nia Coffey, Ashley Deary and Christen Inman) who each played more than 3,000 career minutes for the Wildcats, combining for 9,620 minutes entering the year. As a team, Northwestern returns 14,195 minutes on the court, which does not include 413 minutes for Oceana Hamilton who played two seasons at Alabama before transferring to Northwestern and sitting out 2015-16. • Indiana returns 10,671 minutes and that does not include 3,497 minutes from transfers Amber Deane (2,697, Dayton) and Tia Elbert (800, Marquette) who are both eligible to play this year for the Hoosiers. • Michigan senior guard Sierra Thompson played 3,517 career minutes entering 2016-17, while Iowa senior Ally Disterhoft played 3,346. Northwestern’s Ashley Deary (3,319), Nia Coffey (3,231) and Christen Inman (3,070) join Michigan State’s Tori Jankoska (3,209) as the six returning players in the Big Ten who have played more than 3,000 career minutes entering the season.

SHEPARD SETS BIG RED RECORDS AS FRESHMAN • Jessica Shepard set a Nebraska freshman record with 574 points, shattering Debra Powell’s previous NU freshman mark of 461 (1981-82) by 113 points. Shepard’s 18.5 points per game smashed Powell’s Husker freshman mark of 15.4 points per game. • Shepard’s 8.6 rebounds per game broke Powell’s previous Nebraska freshman mark of 7.6 per game (1981-82). With 266 total rebounds, Shepard finished 11 shy of Kathy Hagerstrom’s freshman mark of 277 (1979-80). Shepard amassed her rebounds in 31 games. Hagerstrom pulled down her 277 in 40 games. • Shepard produced one of the best individual performances in Nebraska history with a freshman-record 35 points to go along with 20 rebounds in a win at Michigan on Jan. 24. It is the only 30-point/20-rebound performance in Nebraska women’s basketball history. • Shepard owns the Nebraska freshman record with 10 double-doubles. She had six double-doubles in Big Ten play. She is just the eighth Husker in history to produce 10 double-doubles in a season. • Shepard’s 228 made field goals were a Nebraska freshman record. • Her 203 free throw attempts set the Nebraska freshman record in that category in 2015-16. • Shepard’s 20 free throw attempts against Northern Arizona (Dec. 19) were the most by any Husker in a game in history, regardless of class. • Shepard produced a record-setting regular-season debut with 24 points and 13 rebounds against Arkansas Pine Bluff Nov. 14, 2015. She became the first freshman in history to notch a double-double in an opener and her 24 points and 13 rebounds were the most by an NU freshman in a season opener.

SHEPARD SHOOTS FOR MORE AS SOPHOMORE • Jessica Shepard has her sophomore season off to a strong start averaging 18.1 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. She has produced four double-doubles, including 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake (Dec. 6), 25 points and 14 rebounds at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1), 24 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado State (Nov. 17), and 17 points and 15 boards in a win over UTRGV (Nov. 12). • Shepard owns 14 career double-doubles to rank 10th on Nebraska’s career chart in that category. • Shepard has four 20-point efforts this season, including a season-high 25 points at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1) and against Washington State (Nov. 25). She scored 24 points against Colorado State (Nov. 17), before going for 23 points, including 22 in the second half, against Drake (Dec. 6) Shepard owns 20 career 20-point games in her first 40 games as a Husker. • Shepard leads the Huskers with 12 three-pointers on the season, including a game-clinching three in the win over Colorado State and a buzzer-beating 60-footer to close the first half in the win over UTRGV. Shepard did not hit a three-pointer as a freshman. • Nebraska’s first Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Shepard became the first Husker in history to earn first-team all-conference honors as a freshman in 2015-16. During the season, she set a conference record by winning 10 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards. She was also a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 21, Jan. 25). • One of only two freshmen on the Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 in 2015-16 (joining Cal’s Kristine Anigwe), Shepard was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 22, 2015; Jan. 26, 2016). Shepard was the espnW and College Sports Madness National Player of the Week (Jan. 25). • Shepard finished 10th overall in the Big Ten in scoring (18.5 ppg) and fifth in rebounding (8.6 rpg), including fourth on the offensive glass (3.1 rpg) and 10th on the defensive boards (5.5 rpg). She ranked 13th in conference field goal percentage (.510). • The 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., finished with Nebraska freshman record averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Her 574 total points were a Nebraska freshman record, while her 266 rebounds ranked second among freshmen in Husker history. • She amassed 16 games with 20 or more points as a freshman, including 11 in Big Ten play. She produced the first of two 35-point performances against Northern Arizona Dec. 19, 2015. She added 35 points at Michigan, Jan. 24. She scored in double figures 25 times. • Shepard averaged just 4.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in 20 minutes per game over the final two games of 2015-16 as she battled a stress reaction in her foot. She did not practice March 1-17, while she rested the injury. • Shepard was not cleared for her first full practice until Oct. 27, 2015, after suffering an ACL tear as a high school senior on Dec. 29, 2014. On Nov. 1, she had 29 points and 12 rebounds against Nebraska-Kearney in NU’s exhibition opener. She added 42 points and 12 rebounds in just 25 minutes in a second exhibition against Winona State on Nov. 8.

NEBRASKA 2016-17 QUICK FACTS

Institution .......................... University of Nebraska Location ............................................. Lincoln, Neb.Population ................................................. 268,738Enrollment .................................................. 25,897Founded ......................................................... 1869Nickname .............................Cornhuskers, HuskersColors ........................................ Scarlet and CreamHome Arena .......................... Pinnacle Bank ArenaCapacity....................................................... 15,000Conference ..................................................Big TenDirector of Athletics .......................Shawn Eichorst2016-17 Overall Record .................................... 3-6 Home Record ................................................ 3-3 Away Record ................................................. 0-1 Neutral Record .............................................. 0-2 Big Ten Record ............................................... 0-0Head Coach ...................................... Amy Williams Alma Mater/Year ........................Nebraska/1998 Record at Nebraska .................3-6 (First season) Career Record ................ 196-115 (10th season) NCAA Div. I Record ............. 99-50 (Fifth season)Williams’ Nebraska Home Record ..................... 3-3 Big Ten Conference Record ........................... 0-0 Big Ten Home Record .................................... 0-0 Big Ten Road Record...................................... 0-0 Big Ten Tournament Record .......................... 0-0Assistant Coaches: .............................. Tom Goehle ..................................................... Chuck Love ................................................. Tandem MaysDirector of Operations ......................Amanda HartVideo Coordinator ............................. Katie AdamsGraduate Assistant Manager ......... Shelby RomineStrength Coach ................................Rusty RuffcornAthletic Trainer ............................. Ashley RudolphBasketball Office Phone .................(402) 472-6462Basketball Office Fax ......................(402) 472-0849Women’s Basketball Contact ...............Jeff GrieschCommunications Office Phone ......(402) 472-2263Griesch’s Direct Line ......................(402) 472-7775Griesch’s Cell Phone .......................(402) 540-0279Griesch’s Home Phone ...................(402) 328-8992Griesch’s E-mail .................. [email protected] Fax ......................(402) 472-2005Best Way to Contact Williams .....Through GrieschStarters Returning/Lost ....................................2/3Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..........................8/4Newcomers .......................................................... 6Returning All-Big Ten Player (1) ............................ Jessica Shepard (6-4, So., F) ........... 1st Team, 2016 ........................2016 Big Ten Freshman of the YearReturning Starters (2, 2015-16 Stats) ................... Jessica Shepard, So., F (18.5, 9.3 rpg) Allie Havers, Sr., C (8.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg)Other Returning Letterwinners (6, 2015-16 Stats) Maddie Simon, So., G (5.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) Jasmine Cincore, Jr., G (4.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg) Rachel Blackburn, So., F (4.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg) Darrien Washington, So., F (2.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg) Emily Wood, Jr., G (1.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg) Esther Ramacieri, Sr., G (0.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg) Starters Lost (3, 2015-16 Stats) ............................ Natalie Romeo, G (16.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.0 apg) Rachel Theriot, G (10.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 7.3 apg) Kyndal Clark, G (4.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.3 apg)Others Lost (1, 2015-16 Stats) .............................. Anya Kalenta, F (4.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg)2016-17 Newcomers (6) ..................... Rylie Cascio Jensen, 5-10, Fr., G .................................... Nicea Eliely, 6-1, Fr., G ........................... Grace Mitchell, 6-2, Fr., G/F ............................ #Janay Morton, 5-10, Sr., G ........................... #Bria Stallworth, 5-6, So., G ............................ Hannah Whitish, 5-9, Fr., G ........... # redshirting as transfers in 2016-17


• She was the top recruit in Nebraska history, as the No. 1 post and No. 3 overall recruit in the nation by ESPN. A first-team Parade All-American as a high school senior despite missing nearly all of her final year (ACL tear, Dec. 29, 2014), Shepard was the 2013 and 2014 Nebraska High School Player of the Year. Shepard averaged 12.8 points and 3.8 rebounds while helping the USA Basketball U18 Team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas Championship.

HAVERS LOOKED TO FOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP • One of the tallest Huskers in history, 6-5 center Allie Havers will be looked to for senior leadership in 2016-17. She got her senior season off to a solid start with 10 points and seven rebounds in the WNIT first-round victory over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added a season-high 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor against Drake on Dec. 6 for her second double-figure scoring performance of the season. • The senior from Mattawan, Mich., is the most experienced active Husker, competing in 105 career games with 30 starts. In fact, senior Esther Ramacieri (61) and junior Jasmine Cincore (60) are the only other Huskers who have played in more than 50 career games. • Havers grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She added nine points against the Mavs. • She tied her career high with five assists in Nebraska’s win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. • Havers, who was a freshman on Nebraska’s 2014 Big Ten Championship team and helped the Huskers to NCAA Tournament appearances in her first two seasons in Lincoln, will need to draw on her experience to help an extremely young Husker squad with a group of first-year coaches this season. • Last season, Havers stepped into the starting lineup and stepped up her production as a junior. • Havers tied for 15th in the Big Ten with 6.6 rebounds per game, while her 1.0 blocked shots per game tied for 14th in the conference. • Her scoring numbers increased throughout the season, finishing at 8.3 points per game - her highest average at any point during the season. Over the final five games, Havers averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 rebounds while hitting 70.7 percent of her shots from the field in 27.8 minutes per game. In the first five games of 2015-16, Havers averaged just 4.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game, while hitting just 36 percent of her shots from the floor. • Havers scored in double figures 11 times as a junior, including each of the final five games of the season. She has 19 career double-figure scoring efforts, including a career-high 18 points at California on Dec. 12, 2015. • She owns seven career double-figure rebound games, including a career-high 14 against Wisconsin on Jan. 27, 2016, and 11 in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22, 2016. She had 10 boards at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1). Havers notched four double-doubles in 2015-16, including back-to-back games against Northwestern (Feb. 28) and Rutgers (March 3). • Havers also stepped up her passing production in 2015-16, totaling 34 assists in 31 after managing just 21 assists in the first 65 games of her career. • Havers added her second academic All-Big Ten award for the Huskers in 2016.

HOMEGROWN HUSKERS AT HEART OF NEBRASKA • Nebraska’s 11-player active roster features a trio of Huskers who combined forces to win the last four Nebraska Gatorade High School Player-of-the-Year honors. Sophomore Jessica Shepard claimed state high school honors in 2013 and 2014, before fellow Husker sophomore Maddie Simon earned state player-of-the-year accolades as a senior at Lincoln Pius X High School in 2015. Shepard’s high school teammate, freshman Rylie Cascio Jensen, was named the state player of the year at Fremont High School in 2016. • Shepard, a two-time state high school player of the year (2013, 2014), earned Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year honors as a Husker in 2015-16. The graduate of Fremont High School started 29 games for the Big Red as a freshman and averaged team highs and Husker freshman records of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. • Simon opened 2016-17 with six points and a career-high matching seven rebounds off the bench in Nebraska’s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She is averaging 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game off the bench early this season. Simon had a season-high 11 points against California on Dec. 4. • She started Nebraska’s final four regular-season games in 2015-16, before missing the Postseason WNIT with a severe ankle sprain suffered in practice on March 14. The 6-2 guard out of Pius X High School in Lincoln also started the season opener for the Huskers on Nov. 14. In five games as a starter, Simon averaged 7.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 23.8 minutes per game. For the season, she averaged 5.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 14.2 minutes over 21 contests. • In her last two games of 2015-16, Simon averaged 12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist, while hitting 9-of-16 shots from the floor, including 4-of-9 threes. She had career highs of 16 points and seven rebounds in Nebraska’s win over Northwestern on Feb. 28. She also hit a career-high three three-pointers against the Wildcats. Simon notched three double-figure scoring performances on the season. • Over her last seven games of 2015-16, Simon hit 8-of-19 (.421) of her three-point attempts, finishing at 12-for-35 (.343) on the season. • Simon missed 10 games, primarily because of injuries, in 2015-16. She suffered a broken left (non-shooting) arm in a non-basketball accident on Dec. 7, 2015. She also suffered a strain in her right arm in the same fall, and a severe ankle sprain in practice before the 2016 Postseason WNIT. • The 2015 Nebraska High School Player of the Year, Simon was a two-time first-team Super-State selection while leading Lincoln Pius X to the 2015 Class B state championship. She was the No. 149 player

HUSKER CAREER HIGHSSCORINGPlayer (Game, Date) PointsJessica Shepard (at Michigan, 1/24/16; vs. NAU, 12/19/15) 35Nicea Eliely (vs. California, 12/4/16) 19Allie Havers (at California, 12/12/15) 18Jasmine Cincore (vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 16Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 16Rachel Blackburn (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 14Hannah Whitish (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16; vs. CSU, 11/17/16) 10Esther Ramacieri (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 9Emily Wood (at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 8Grace Mitchell (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 7Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 6Darrien Washington (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 6REBOUNDINGPlayer (Game, Date) ReboundsJessica Shepard (at Michigan, 1/24/16) 20Allie Havers (vs. Wisconsin, 1/27/16) 14Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 11Nicea Eliely (vs. Missouri, 11/14/16) 8Maddie Simon (vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16; vs. NU, 2/28/16) 7Esther Ramacieri (Three Times, vs. Cal, 12/4/16) 6Darrien Washington (vs. Washington State, 11/25/16) 6Jasmine Cincore (vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 5Grace Mitchell (vs. California, 12/4/16) 4Emily Wood (Three Times, vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 3Hannah Whitish (vs. Virginia, 11/26/16; vs. Wash. St., 11/25/16) 2Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 2ASSISTSPlayer (Game, Date) AssistsEsther Ramacieri (at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 8Jasmine Cincore (vs. Rutgers, 3/3/16) 6Nicea Eliely (vs. Colorado State, 11/17/16) 6Jessica Shepard (vs. Wisconsin, 1/27/16) 6Allie Havers (vs. Colo. St., 11/17/16; at Michigan, 1/24/16) 5Hannah Whitish (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 5Emily Wood (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 5Maddie Simon (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 4Rachel Blackburn (Three Times, vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 3Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. Virginia, 11/26/16; vs. Wash. St., 11/25/16) 3Grace Mitchell (at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 1Darrien Washington (vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff, 11/14/15) 1STEALSPlayer (Game, Date) StealsJasmine Cincore (vs. Purdue, 2/21/16; vs. UNF, 11/16/15) 4Nicea Eliely (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 4Jessica Shepard (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 4Esther Ramacieri (vs. Colorado State, 11/17/16) 3Maddie Simon (vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 3Rachel Blackburn (vs. Mich. St., 2/14/16; vs. NC Central, 11/21/15) 2Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. Wash. St., 11/25/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2Allie Havers (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 2Grace Mitchell (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 2Hannah Whitish (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2Emily Wood (vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16) 2Darrien Washington (Three Times, Virginia, 11/26/16) 1BLOCKED SHOTSPlayer (Game, Date) BlocksJasmine Cincore (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 4Rachel Blackburn (at Purdue, 1/20/16) 3Allie Havers (Three Times, at Indiana, 2/7/16) 3Jessica Shepard (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 3Emily Wood (vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 2Nicea Eliely (Four Times, vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 1Grace Mitchell (vs. Missouri, 11/14/16) 1Maddie Simon (Five Times, vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 1Darrien Washington (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16; vs. Penn St., 2/2/16) 1Hannah Whitish (vs. Wash. St., 11/25/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 1MINUTES PLAYEDPlayer (Game, Date) MinutesJessica Shepard (vs. Iowa, 12/31/15) 39Allie Havers (at Rutgers, 1/30/16) 39Jasmine Cincore (vs. NU, 2/28/16; vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 38 Esther Ramacieri (vs. Northern Iowa, 3/17/16) 35Nicea Eliely (vs. Drake, 12/6/16; vs. Colo. St., 11/17/16) 32Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 32Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 30Hannah Whitish (vs. Colorado State, 11/17/16) 26Emily Wood (vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 25Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. Washington State, 11/25/16) 23Darrien Washington (vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16) 20Grace Mitchell (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 16THREE-POINTERS MADEPlayer (Game, Date) 3FG MadeEsther Ramacieri (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 3Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 3 Hannah Whitish (vs. Colorado State, 11/17/16) 3Jasmine Cincore (Three Times, at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 2Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2Nicea Eliely (vs. Cal, 12/4/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2Jessica Shepard (Three Times, vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2Emily Wood (at Va. Tech, 12/1/16; vs. N. Fla., 11/16/15) 2Allie Havers (vs. Cal, 12/4/16; vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16) 1Grace Mitchell (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 1


in the nation according to Blue Star and the No. 22 guard by ESPN in 2015. A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon won the Class A 100- and 300-meter hurdles championships at the 2015 Nebraska State Track & Field Championships. • Her mother, Nicole Ali Simon, was a CoSIDA Academic All-American as a member of Coach Gary Pepin’s national champion Huskers in 1983 and 1984. • Cascio Jensen scored the first points of her collegiate career with a pair of three-pointers in Nebraska’s win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She is averaging 2.0 points and 1.1 assists off the bench through her first nine games as a freshman. • Cascio Jensen averaged 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals to lead Fremont High School to the Class A quarterfinals as a senior in 2015-16. The 5-10 guard hit 40.7 percent of her three-point attempts and 78.2 percent of her free throws, including a Class A state record 34 straight free throws as a senior. • As a junior in 2014-15, Cascio Jensen averaged 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. She led Fremont to the district final despite the loss of Shepard in December to an ACL tear. At the time of her injury, Shepard was averaging 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds per game.

CINCORE BUILDING ON STRONG FINISH TO 2015-16 • Jasmine Cincore emerged as a reliable and consistent contributor at both ends of the court throughout her sophomore season. One of five Huskers to play in all 31 games in 2015-16, Cincore made six starts in place of injured All-American Rachel Theriot, including five straight to close the campaign. • Cincore has started each of Nebraska’s first nine games this season and ranks third on the team in scoring (6.7 ppg), assists (2.3 apg) and steals (1.1 spg). • Cincore opened 2016-17 with nine points and four rebounds in a win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added nine points on 4-of-5 shooting with a three-pointer in the win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. She also contributed nine points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. • She doubled her previous career total in blocks (4) by swatting a career-high four blocks against Drake on Dec. 6. Her block total against the Bulldogs is the highest single-game mark of any active Husker. • As a starter in 2015-16, Cincore averaged 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 35.5 minutes per game for the Huskers. • The 5-10 guard from Arlington, Tenn., averaged 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 18 minutes per game in 2015-16. • Cincore produced the first double-digit scoring effort of her career with 16 points in a career-high 38 minutes against Indiana on Feb. 24. She closed the 2015-16 season with 10 points and a career-high-tying four rebounds to go along with three assists against Northern Iowa in the WNIT on March 17. • A two-time Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014), Cincore made her first career start in her 39th career game in Nebraska’s 93-81 win at Michigan Jan. 24. She had eight points, three assists, a block and a steal in 32 minutes against the Wolverines. She had nine points and a pair of threes at No. 5 Ohio State on Feb. 21, and nine points at No. 8 Maryland on Jan. 7. • Cincore earned academic All-Big Ten honors for the first time in 2016.

FORMER WALK-ON WOOD CONTRIBUTING AT GUARD • Emily Wood challenged for a starting role in the Husker backcourt and has provided important contributions off the bench early in her junior season at Nebraska. The 5-5 guard from Salina, Kan., originally came to Lincoln as a walk-on, before earning a scholarship prior to her sophomore season in 2015-16. • Wood earned a start in Nebraska’s exhibition win over Southwest Baptist on Nov. 6. She came off the bench to score three points while tying a career high with three rebounds in the Huskers’ regular-season opening victory over UTRGV on Nov. 12. • Wood scored a career-high eight points - all in the first half - in Nebraska’s loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She put up the first five points of a 23-4 surge that allowed the Huskers to build a 16-point first-half lead against the Hokies. • She came up with a crucial offensive rebound late in the game against Colorado State that led to Ram post player Amanda Kantzy fouling out. Wood hit both free throws with 3:38 left to give NU a 55-52 lead over CSU in a game the Huskers won 62-59. • As a sophomore, Wood competed in 21 of Nebraska’s 32 games, including 11 of 18 Big Ten contests. She averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds. • Wood has proven herself as a smart, tough, consistent and hard-working player. She owns a 2.7-to-1 career assist-to-turnover (16-to-6) ratio and has committed just two turnovers this season. • Wood also has proven to be a reliable three-point threat, knocking down 13-of-40 (.325) of her career three-point attempts, including 5-of-17 (.294) as a junior and 8-of-18 (.444) as a sophomore. • A star off the court, Wood was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and an academic All-Big Ten selection in 2016. She also earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2016, and is a two-time Tom Osborne Citizenship Team selection (2015, 2016). • In May of 2016, Wood participated in Nebraska’s second annual Service Trip Abroad, joining 19 other Husker student-athletes across all sports in an outreach journey to the Dominican Republic. • Wood participated in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in 2015. • Wood was a Kansas Class 5A all-state selection at Salina Central High School. She averaged 16.0 points per game while hitting a school-record 91 three-pointers as a senior. Her 223 career threes were also a school record.

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FRESHMEN CONTRIBUTING EARLYRYLIE CASCIO JENSEN, 5-10, GUARD, FREMONT, NEB. • Nebraska’s four-player freshman class of Rylie Cascio Jensen, Nicea Eliely, Grace Mitchell and Hannah Whitish have been looked to for immediate contributions on the Huskers’ 11-player active roster. • Cascio Jensen, a 5-10 guard from Fremont High School, was the 2016 Nebraska High School Player of the Year. She averaged 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals per game for the Tigers. • She is averaging 2.0 points and 1.1 assists in 12.7 minutes per game this season.

NICEA ELIELY, 6-1, GUARD, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. • Eliely, a 6-1 guard out of Rampart High School in Colorado Springs, has started all nine games and is averaging 8.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game. • Eliely produced a career-high 19-point performance in a loss to California on Dec. 4. She hit 8-of-13 shots from the field including 2-of-3 three-pointers against the Bears. She added two rebounds, two assists and two steals. • She earned her first career start in Nebraska’s season-opening win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Eliely performed well with nine points, two rebounds, four assists and two steals against the Vaqueros, while also drawing the primary defensive assignment on 2016 WAC Player-of-the-Year Shawnte’ Goff. • Eliely played Nebraska’s best all-around game in the loss to No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14. She finished with eight points, eight rebounds, two assists and a steal against the Tigers. She also hit her first career three-pointer against the Tigers. • She was even better in Nebraska’s win over Colorado State, contributing six points, six rebounds and a career-high six assists to go along with three steals. She also helped frustrate and foul out 2016 Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Ellen Nystrom. • Eliely added nine points, six rebounds, two assists and a career-high four steals in Nebraska’s win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She scored nine more points while adding three rebounds, a block and a steal at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. • Eliely was a Colorado Class 5A performer as a senior in 2015-16. Ranked as the No. 25 guard in the nation by ESPN and the No. 143 player in the nation by Blue Star, Eliely averaged 21.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 3.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per game as a senior for the Rams.

HANNAH WHITISH, 5-9, GUARD, BARNEVELD, WIS. • Whitish, a 5-9 guard from Barneveld, Wis., was the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 24.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.5 steals as a senior. The five-time first-team All-Wisconsin selection led Barneveld High School to four consecutive state championship game appearances including a pair of state titles. She led her team to a 110-4 record in her career, while ranking among the top 10 in Wisconsin High School history in career points with well over 2,000. • Whitish has been Nebraska’s top contributor off the bench through nine games with 5.6 points and 1.7 assists in 18.1 minutes per contest. • In her Husker debut, Whitish scored seven points on 3-of-4 shooting with a three-pointer, while adding two assists, one steal and no turnovers in the win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. • After struggling against Missouri, Whitish played a huge role in Nebraska’s win over Colorado State, finishing with her first career double-figure scoring performance. Her 10-point effort in the win over the Rams included a career-high three three-pointers with the final triple coming on a cast from the deep left wing with one second on the shot clock to give Nebraska a 58-55 lead with 1:48 left. She added a free throw with 18 seconds left to seal the 62-59 win. • Whitish added her second straight double-figure scoring performance with 10 points and career highs of five assists and two steals in Nebraska’s win over Omaha on Nov. 22.

GRACE MITCHELL, 6-2, FORWARD/GUARD, WELLINGTON, KAN. • Mitchell, a 6-2 forward/guard, was the Kansas Player of the Year as selected by USA Today High School Sports. She averaged 21.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks as a senior at Wellington High School. She also hit 48 percent of her three-pointers while setting a single-season school record with 533 points on her way to Kansas Class 4A Player-of-the-Year honors. She was ranked as the No. 51 wing in the nation by ESPN. • Mitchell has averaged 2.0 points and 1.4 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per game this season. She is coming off a career-high seven-point effort against Drake on Dec. 6. Mitchell scored five points and had the first two steals of her career during a 15-5 Husker surge in the second quarter that helped send the Big Red to halftime with a 33-32 lead over the Bulldogs. • Mitchell hit the first three-pointer of her career in the second quarter against Drake. • She scored two points and grabbed two rebounds off the bench in her Husker debut against UTRGV, and added an important putback in Nebraska’s 62-59 win over Colorado State on Nov. 17.

BLACKBURN TO REDSHIRT AFTER SURGERIES • Sophomore Rachel Blackburn will redshirt during the 2016-17 season after undergoing season-ending surgery on her knees on Oct. 4, 2016. • The 6-3 forward from Leavenworth, Kan., averaged 6.3 points and 7.6 rebounds in nearly 24 minutes per contest in Nebraska’s first nine games as a true freshman in 2015-16. She was limited greatly in both practice and games in NU’s final 23 contests last season, missing seven games entirely, while averaging

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(MONDAY, DEC. 5, 2016)1-UConn (7-0) [18] ............................... 809 (2)2-Notre Dame (8-0) [15] ......................... 807 (1)3-Baylor (9-1) .......................................... 750 (4)4-Maryland (8-0) ................................. 732 (5)5-Mississippi State (8-0) ......................... 668 (6)6-South Carolina (6-1) ............................ 660 (3)7-Florida State (8-1) ................................ 613 (8)8-Louisville (7-2) ..................................... 574 (7)9-UCLA (6-1) ......................................... 564 (10)10-Stanford (8-1) .................................. 525 (11)11-Washington (8-1) ............................. 487 (13)12-Ohio State (6-3) .............................. 403 (9)13-West Virginia (9-0) ........................... 401 (16)14-Miami (7-1)...................................... 398 (18)15-Kentucky (6-2) ................................. 338 (17)16-DePaul (5-2)..................................... 252 (15)17-Texas (2-4) ....................................... 249 (14)18-Colorado (8-0) ................................. 231 (21)19-Oklahoma (5-2) ............................... 187 (12)20-Syracuse (6-3) .................................. 161 (20)21-Duke (9-1) ....................................... 158 (NR)22-South Florida (6-0) ......................... 109 (NR)23-Florida (6-2) ..................................... 105 (19)24-Oregon State (5-1) ............................. 70 (24)25-Virginia Tech (7-0) ..........................66 (NR)Note: Nebraska 2016-17 opponents in italics.NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 29-Michigan (48), 31-California (30), 35-Northwestern (17), 39-Michigan State (6)

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(TUESDAY, DEC. 6, 2016)1-Notre Dame (8-0) [18] ......................... 784 (1)2-UConn (7-0) [14] ............................... 781 (2)3-Baylor (9-1) .......................................... 716 (4)4-Maryland (8-0) ................................. 715 (5)5-Mississippi State (8-0) ......................... 653 (6)6-South Carolina (6-1) ............................ 642 (3)7-Florida State (8-1) ................................ 602 (8)8-Louisville (7-2) ..................................... 555 (7)9-UCLA (6-1) ........................................... 554 (9)10-Stanford (8-1) .................................. 520 (11)11-Washington (8-1) ............................. 471 (13)12-Ohio State (6-3) ............................ 402 (10)13-Miami (7-1)...................................... 400 (16)14-West Virginia (9-0) ........................... 355 (17)15-DePaul (6-2)..................................... 323 (14)16-Oregon State (5-1) ........................... 255 (18)17-Texas (2-4) ....................................... 239 (15)18-Kentucky (6-2) ................................. 230 (20)19-Syracuse (6-3) .................................. 196 (21)20-Oklahoma (5-2) ............................... 141 (12)21-Duke (9-1) ....................................... 122 (NR)22-South Florida (6-0) ......................... 120 (NR)23-Arizona State (5-2) ........................... 105 (24)24-California (7-0) ................................. 74 (NR)25-Florida (6-2) ....................................... 60 (23)Note: Nebraska 2016-17 opponents in italics.NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 26-Michigan State (59), 27-Virginia Tech (53)32-Michigan (27), T36-Northwestern (6)


just 13 minutes per contest in 16 games the rest of the way. She averaged just 2.4 points and 4.0 boards in those games, while being limited by chronic knee pain. • Blackburn underwent knee surgery soon after the 2015-16 season and was hoping to contribute in 2016-17. However, she continued to be limited during the summer and elected to try another procedure to alleviate knee pain this fall.

HUSKERS SIGN TAYLOR KISSINGER FOR 2017-18 • The top-ranked high school recruit in the state of Nebraska, Taylor Kissinger signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Nebraska women’s basketball team for the 2017-18 season on the first day of the fall signing period on Nov. 9. • Kissinger, a 6-1 forward/guard from Minden, was ranked as the No. 26 player in the nation by Prospects Nation and continued to climb in the national player rankings after a strong summer of 2016. She is ranked as the No. 40 player in the nation by ESPN and No. 58 by Blue Star Basketball. Kissinger is the only prep player from the state of Nebraska ranked among the nation’s top 100 recruits in the 2017 signing class. • Kissinger earned a spot on the 2017 Naismith Trophy High School Girls Preseason Player-of-the-Year Watch List, announced on Nov. 16. • She was also one of five Nebraska players on the 2016 USA Today High School Sports All-Nebraska team in 2015-16, joining future Husker teammate and 2016 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year Rylie Cascio Jensen. • Kissinger, who missed nearly half of her junior season at Minden High School with a broken wrist in 2015-16, averaged 28.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Whippets following her return to the court. She earned second-team Super-State honors as a junior and is a two-time first-team Class C-1 all-stater (2015, 2016). • In 2015, Kissinger became the first sophomore in history to be named the Kearney Hub Territory Player of the Year after averaging 25.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game while hitting 62 three-pointers. She was also a third-team All-Nebraska selection as a sophomore in 2015. • Kissinger claimed second-team Class C-1 all-state honors as a freshman in 2014 after averaging 16.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. She also tied a Nebraska state tournament record by knocking down seven three-pointers in an opening-round win over Lincoln Lutheran. • Kissinger’s older twin sisters are both Division I guards, with Brooke entering her first season at Creighton after spending her first two seasons at Illinois, and Jamie entering her third season at San Diego. • Taylor Kissinger, who played her club basketball last season for the All-Iowa Attack after previously playing for the Cornhusker Shooting Stars, also was invited to compete in the USA Basketball U16 National Team Trials in Colorado Springs. She chose Nebraska over Oklahoma State and Creighton. She also received offers from Arizona State, Louisville, Iowa, Iowa State and Illinois among others. • Kissinger’s parents, Brian and Amy, were both collegiate student-athletes, with Brian playing basketball and Amy playing volleyball at NCAA Division II Nebraska-Kearney. Taylor’s brother Derek played college basketball at NAIA Hastings College.

PAIR OF TRANSFERS PREPARING FOR 2017-18 • Nebraska added a pair of NCAA Division I transfers following the hiring of Coach Amy Williams in April of 2016. Senior Janay Morton (Eastern Michigan) and sophomore Bria Stallworth (UMass) both elected to leave their former schools after coaching changes at their schools. • Morton, a 5-10 guard from Brooklyn Park, Minn., was a third-team All-Mid-American Conference selection in 2015-16. She was also a member of the 2016 MAC All-Defensive Team, and she was chosen to the MAC All-Freshman Team in 2014. • In Morton’s three seasons at EMU, she amassed 1,341 points, 364 rebounds, 249 assists and 223 steals over 103 games with 94 starts. She averaged 13.5 points per game as a junior in 2015-16, while knocking down 76 three-pointers. She also led the MAC with 96 steals. • Stallworth, a 5-6 guard from Chicago, Ill., earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team after leading all A-10 freshmen in scoring (13.1 ppg) and assists (3.8 apg). She also hit 35.1 percent of her three-pointers. • Stallworth was ranked as the No. 33 point guard in the nation ESPN as a senior at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Illinois.

NEBRASKA’S HISTORY OF HOME SUCCESS • Nebraska opened 2016-17 with a 71-53 win over UTRGV for its 11th consecutive season-opening win at home. The Huskers went 15-4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2015-16 after going 12-3 (13-3 at home) in 2014-15. The Huskers are 46-12 all-time at Pinnacle Bank Arena since the building opened for the 2013-14 campaign. The Big Red went 16-2 at home in 2013-14, suffering their only Big Ten loss to Purdue, 77-75, on Jan. 19, 2014. Nebraska’s 16 home wins in 2013-14 tied the school record for single-season home victories. • The Huskers played the first regular-season basketball game in the history of the arena against USA Today No. 25 UCLA (Nov. 8, 2013) and rolled to a 77-49 win over the Bruins. NU’s first win over an AP Top 25 team came with a 76-56 win over No. 24 Michigan State on Feb. 8, 2014. The Huskers added their first-ever win over an AP Top 10 team at the arena with a 94-74 victory over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24, 2014

2016-17 BIG TEN STANDINGSTeam Overall (77-48)1. Maryland 9-02. Northwestern 7-13. Michigan State 8-2 4. Michigan 7-25. Penn State 6-2 6. Iowa 6-3 Minnesota 6-3 Ohio State 6-39. Indiana 5-3 10. Purdue 6-4 11. Illinois 3-5 12. Nebraska 3-613. Wisconsin 3-7 14. Rutgers 2-7

BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEKNov. 14 - Megan Gustafson, So., C/F, IowaNov. 21 - Teniya Page, So., G, Penn StateNov. 29 - Nia Coffey, Sr., F, NorthwesternDec. 5 - Nia Coffey, Sr., F, Northwestern - Teniya Page, So., G, Penn State

BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKNov. 14 - Kysre Gondrezick, G, MichiganNov. 21 - Destiny Slocum, G, MarylandNov. 29 - Dominique Oden, G, PurdueDec. 5 - Gadiva Hubbard, G, Minnesota

BIG TEN SCHEDULEMonday, Dec. 5James Madison 82, Rutgers 76 (OT) (Piscataway)Xavier 61, Michigan 58 (Cincinnati)

Tuesday, Dec. 6Indiana 94, North Texas 64 (Denton)Maryland 97, Towson 63 (College Park)Purdue 62, Central Michigan 51 (West Lafayette)Michigan St. 71, Quinnipiac 54 (Hamden, Conn.)Drake 84, Nebraska 70 (Lincoln)Idaho State 42, Wisconsin 35 (Madison)Minnesota 69, New Mexico 65 (Albuquerque)

Wednesday, Dec. 7Penn State at Holy Cross, 6 p.m. (Worcester, Mass.)Southern at Ohio State, 6 p.m. (Columbus)Rutgers at St. John’s, 6 p.m. (Queens, N.Y.)Illinois at South Dakota, 6 p.m. (Vermillion)Iowa State at Iowa, 7 p.m. (Iowa City)

Thursday, Dec. 8Saint Peter’s at Maryland, 5:30 p.m. (College Park)Purdue at Ball State, 6 p.m. (Muncie)Northern Kentucky at Indiana, 6 p.m. (Bloomington)Michigan State at Rhode Island, 6 p.m. (Kingston)Mississippi Valley St. at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. (Madison)Army West Point at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (Minneapolis)

Friday, Dec. 9Michigan at San Diego State, 11 a.m. (San Diego)Robert Morris at Iowa, 7 p.m. (Iowa City)San Jose State at Nebraska, 7 p.m. (Lincoln)

Saturday, Dec. 10Pittsburgh at Penn State, 1 p.m. (University Park)Rutgers at Houston, 5 p.m. (Houston)


• NU won its first-ever Big Ten home game with a 66-65 thriller over Northwestern Jan. 2, 2014, before an 88-85 win over Minnesota on Jan. 16, 2014, marked the first overtime game in Pinnacle Bank Arena history. • NU suffered its first loss at the arena to Washington State (76-72) on Nov. 30, 2013. • The Huskers are 435-142 (.754) all-time at home. The Huskers have gone 171-46 (.788) over the last 14 seasons, posting double-figure home victory totals in each of the last 13 years. • Nebraska played in the Devaney Center from 1976-77 through 2012-13, and added one appearance at Devaney against Utah on Nov. 23, 2014. The Huskers own a 389-130 record at the Devaney Center, including 146-88 (.624) mark in conference play.

HUSKER SPORTS NETWORK COVERS WORLD The Husker Sports Network is in its 23rd season producing and marketing the live broadcasts of Nebraska women’s basketball in 2016-17. Women’s basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator Jeff Griesch are teaming up for their 16th season together as the Huskers’ broadcast team. The Husker Sports Network and Nebraska women’s basketball have teamed up for well over a decade to take every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com. In addition to carrying every women’s basketball game free on Huskers.com, the Husker Sports Network flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and ESPN 590 AM-KXSP (Omaha) provide strong signals for Husker women’s basketball. When a network conflict occurs in Omaha, the Huskers also could be heard on CD105.9 FM-KKCD. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations carry the Husker Sports Network’s women’s basketball coverage across the state and the Midwest. Inside Pinnacle Bank Arena, fans can access the direct radio call of the game at 87.7 FM.

HUSKERS MORE THAN FAIR IN FOUL DEPARTMENT The Huskers committed 14.5 fouls per game, which ranked 24th nationally in 2015-16. Nebraska’s 451 fouls ranked as the fifth-fewest in school history. NU was whistled for a season-low six fouls against Creighton Dec. 6. The Huskers ended 2014-15 ranked No. 5 in the final NCAA Division I statistics for fewest personal fouls per game. Nebraska committed just 13.2 fouls per game, including a school-record four fouls in the win over Bakersfield Dec. 13. Nebraska’s 422 total fouls in 2014-15 were the fewest in school history. In 2013-14, NU led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally by committing just 13.1 fouls per game. Nebraska continued a non-fouling trend from 2012-13. The Huskers were whistled for a school-record 12.8 fouls per game in 2012-13, including 11 fouls per game in Big Ten regular-season games. In Nebraska’s loss at No. 22 California on Dec. 12, 2015, the Huskers were whistled for 23 fouls, which marked the highest foul total by an NU team since registering 26 fouls in the season opener against Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 12, 2011. That was the only other time in the previous 222 games that the Huskers had been called for 23 or more fouls. Nebraska’s 11-foul differential at Cal was even more rare. In fact, it tied for the second-worst foul differential in the last 15 years at Nebraska, a span of 453 games, before NU’s minus-13 foul differential (22-9) in a loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1, 2016. The only other game that was worse than the minus-11 at Cal last year came with minus-12 (21-9) at Iowa State on Jan. 14, 2006 - 318 games earlier. Only five times in the last 455 games has Nebraska experienced a negative double-digit foul differential. The Huskers have produced positive double-digit foul differentials in 13 of the past 105 games and 29 times in the last 455 games, with the most recent coming in a plus-11 (22-11) foul differential in the win over Colorado State on Nov. 17, 2016. The Huskers also produced positive double-digit foul differentials in back-to-back games against Northern Arizona (+12, 27-15) on Dec. 19, 2015, and Arkansas State (+10, 21-11)on Dec. 21, 2015.

NEBRASKA POSTS 12TH STRAIGHT PERFECT GSR In the eyes of the NCAA’s Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), the Husker women’s basketball program has been perfect for 12 consecutive years. Nebraska is the only program among the 14 Big Ten Conference schools to accomplish the perfect score for 12 straight years. The NCAA announced the release of its annual Graduation Success Rate report on Nov. 15, 2016, and Nebraska was a national leader in women’s basketball for the 12th straight season (2004-05). The Nebraska women’s basketball program joins the Husker women’s tennis and volleyball programs as Husker teams that have produced perfect 100 percent rates each of the last 12 years.

NU ACTIVE DOUBLE-DOUBLESJessica Shepard (14)Drake (12/6/16) 23 points, 16 reboundsat Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 25 points, 14 reboundsColorado State (11/17/16) 24 points, 13 reboundsUTRGV (11/12/16) 17 points, 15 reboundsIndiana (2/24/16) 16 points, 11 reboundsat Indiana (2/7/16) 18 points, 13 reboundsat Michigan (1/24/16) 35 points, 20 reboundsPenn State (1/13/16) 29 points, 10 reboundsat Illinois (1/10/16) 29 points, 19 reboundsat #14 Northwestern (1/3/16) 12 points, 14 reboundsvs. Arkansas State (12/21/15) 19 points, 13 reboundsvs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20 points, 10 reboundsvs. North Florida (11/16/15) 27 points, 10 reboundsvs. UAPB (11/14/15) 24 points, 13 reboundsAllie Havers (4)vs. Rutgers (3/3/16) 16 points, 10 reboundsvs. Northwestern (2/28/16) 13 points, 10 reboundsvs. Wisconsin (1/27/16) 11 points, 14 reboundsvs. Evansville (12/8/15) 14 points, 12 rebounds

FRESHMAN DOUBLE-DOUBLES18 Husker Freshmen, 65 total double-doublesPlayer (Season) Double-Doubles1. Jessica Shepard (2015-16) 102. Debra Powell (1981-82) 93. Katie Robinette (2001-02) 5 Janet Smith (1978-79) 5 Jan Crouch (1975-76) 56. Karen Jennings (1989-90) 4 Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) 48. Emily Cady (2011-12) 3 Jordan Hooper (2010-11) 3 Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) 3 Anna DeForge (1994-95) 3 Meggan Yedsena (1990-91) 3 Maurtice Ivy (1984-85) 3

NU SEASON DOUBLE-DOUBLESPlayer (Season) Double-Doubles1. Kelsey Griffin (2009-10) 202. Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) 163. Emily Cady (2013-14) 14 Jordan Hooper (2013-14) 14 Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 146. Karen Jennings (1992-93) 13 Karen Jennings (1990-91) 13-- Jessica Shepard (2015-16) 10-- Jessica Shepard (2016-17) 4

NU CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLESPlayer (Years) Double-Doubles1. Jordan Hooper (2011-14) 40 Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) 403. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 364. Emily Cady (2012-15) 335. Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) 246. Janet Smith (1979-82) 227. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 21 Debra Powell (1982-85) 219. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 1810. Jessica Shepard (2016-present) 14


NEBRASKA OVERTIME FACTS • Nebraska is 20-20 all-time in overtime games, including 11-9 at home, 6-8 in true road games and 3-3 on neutral courts in overtime. The Huskers were 0-1 in overtime in 2015-16, with an 87-80 loss at No. 22 California on Dec. 12. • Nebraska is 1-0 in overtime games at Pinnacle Bank Arena. • Nebraska is 4-1 in multi-overtime games, including 2-1 since 2005-06. The lone loss came to Purdue in the Big Ten Championship Game, 74-70 in double-overtime in 2012. • NU’s last overtime win came with a 71-70 victory at Wisconsin on Feb. 5, 2014. The Huskers also defeated Minnesota 88-85 in overtime on Jan. 16, 2014. It marked the first overtime game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska’s first overtime game in the history of the Bob Devaney Sports Center also came against Minnesota - a 68-67 win for the Huskers on Dec. 30, 1977. • The Huskers have played 10 all-time overtime games against Big Ten opponents and own a 4-6 record. NU is 3-3 against Big Ten opponents since joining the conference for the start of the 2011-12 season. • Nebraska’s most frequent overtime opponent is Purdue. The Huskers and Boilermakers have played three overtime games in nine all-time meetings. NU’s six total overtimes against Purdue are the most against any team in school history. • In 13 all-time games with Wisconsin, the Huskers have played three overtime contests, including the 71-70 win over the Badgers on Feb. 5. It was NU’s first OT win against UW. The Huskers also battled Missouri in three single-overtime games among the 71 all-time contests in that series. • Nebraska has never played back-to-back overtime games at home. The Huskers have played back-to-back overtime games only once in school history, an 83-81 loss to Texas A&M in College Station on Dec. 30, 1985, before returning to Lincoln for an 80-75 win over Eastern Kentucky at the Devaney Center on Jan. 2, 1986.

NU CAREER 20-POINT GAMESJessica Shepard (20)at Michigan (1/24/16) 35vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 35at Penn State (1/13/16) 29vs. Illinois (1/10/16) 29vs. Iowa (12/31/15) 28vs. North Florida (11/16/15) 27vs. #17 Michigan State (2/14/16) 26at Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 25vs. Washington State (11/25/16) 25vs. Colorado State (11/17/16) 24vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 24vs. Drake (12/6/16) 23at Rutgers (1/30/16) 23at Minnesota (2/11/16) 22at Purdue (1/20/16) 22vs. Rutgers (1/16/16) 22vs. Southern (11/23/15) 22at #5 Ohio State (2/18/16) 20vs. Penn State (2/2/16) 20vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20

NU CAREER DOUBLE FIGURE GAMESPlayer (Years) Games1. Jessica Shepard (2016-present) 332. Allie Havers (2014-present) 193. Maddie Simon (2016-present) 34. Jasmine Cincore (2015-present) 2 Hannah Whitish (2017-present) 26. Rachel Blackburn (2016-present) 1 Nicea Eliely (2017-present) 1

NEBRASKA NCAA APPEARANCES13 Appearances, 21 Games (8-13 Record)Season (Sd.) Opponent Site Result2015 (9) vs. (8) Syracuse Columbia, S.C. L, 69-722014 (4) vs. (12) BYU Los Angeles, Calif. L, 76-802014 (4) vs. (13) Fresno St. Los Angeles, Calif. W, 74-552013 (6) vs. (2) Duke Norfolk, Va. L, 45-532013 (6) at (3) Texas A&M College Station, Texas W, 74-632013 (6) vs. (11) Chattanooga College Station, Texas W, 73-592012 (6) vs. (11) Kansas Little Rock L, 49-572010 (1) vs. (4) Kentucky Kansas City L, 67-762010 (1) vs. (8) UCLA Minneapolis W, 83-702010 (1) vs. (16) Northern Iowa Minneapolis W, 83-442008 (8) at (1) Maryland College Park, Md. L, 64-762008 (8) vs. (9) Xavier College Park, Md. W, 61-582007 (9) vs. (8) Temple Raleigh, N.C. L, 61-642000 (12) vs. (5) Boston College Charlottesville, Va. L, 76-931999 (11) vs. (6) Kentucky Los Angeles L, 92-981998 (9) at (1) Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, 60-751998 (9) vs. (8) New Mexico Norfolk, Va. W, 76-591996 (9) vs. (8) Colo. St. Stanford, Calif. L, 62-661993 (6) at (3) USC Los Angeles L, 60-781993 (6) vs. (11) San Diego Lincoln W, 81-581988 (5) at (4) USC Los Angeles L, 82-100


OVERALL RECORD: 3-6 BIG TEN: 0-0 HOME: 3-3 AWAY: 0-1 NEUTRAL: 0-2

Date Opponent W/L Score Home Away Neutral Total Big Ten Att. High Points High Rebounds High Assists11/12 UTRGV+ W 71-53 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 4,405 (17) Shepard (15) Shepard (4) Cincore (4) Eliely11/14 #25 Missouri+ L 35-55 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 4,207 (12) Shepard (9) Shepard (2) Eliely (2) Ramacieri11/17 Colorado State+ W 62-59 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 4,229 (24) Shepard (13) Shepard (6) Eliely11/22 Omaha W 66-58 3-1 0-0 0-0 3-1 0-0 4,419 (17) Shepard (11) Havers (5) Whitish11/25 vs. Washington State$ L 65-79 3-1 0-0 0-1 3-2 0-0 400 (25) Shepard (9) Shepard (4) Eliely 11/26 vs. Virginia$ L 51-73 3-1 0-0 0-2 3-3 0-0 400 (12) Shepard (5) Cincore (3) Cascio Jensen (3) Shepard12/1 at Virginia Tech% L 67-76 3-1 0-1 0-2 3-4 0-0 2,292 (25) Shepard (14) Shepard (8) Ramacieri 12/4 California L 65-86 3-2 0-1 0-2 3-5 0-0 5,573 (19) Eliely (8) Shepard (6) Ramacieri12/6 Drake L 70-84 3-3 0-1 0-2 3-6 0-0 4,200 (23) Shepard (16) Shepard (6) Ramacieri

AP Ranking at game time listed before team+ denotes Preseason WNIT game$ South Point Shootout game% denotes ACC/Big Ten Challenge game* denotes Big Ten Conference game# denotes Big Ten Tournament game (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.)

Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 27,033 (4,506)Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 2,292 (2,292)Neutral Attendance (Avg.) -- 800 (400)Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 30,125 (3,347)

2016-17 GAME RESULTS


2016-17 GAME RESULTSGame FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TP Nebraska 25 62 .403 8 22 .364 13 22 .591 12 39 51 18 19 21 0 8 71UTRGV 22 68 .324 4 22 .182 5 12 .417 10 30 40 22 8 18 9 7 53Nebraska 10 63 .159 6 31 .194 9 17 .529 16 23 39 18 6 10 5 5 35#25 Missouri 18 50 .360 6 25 .240 13 17 .765 10 39 49 18 10 16 4 4 55Nebraska 22 64 .344 8 16 .500 10 22 .455 16 28 44 11 15 10 0 9 62Colorado State 21 55 .382 6 23 .261 11 16 .688 10 32 42 22 5 14 3 2 59Nebraska 20 56 .357 12 31 .387 14 23 .609 11 32 43 15 15 15 4 12 66Omaha 22 63 .349 7 26 .269 7 7 1.000 9 29 38 16 12 16 0 5 58Nebraska 26 54 .481 4 14 .286 9 22 .409 8 24 32 17 14 23 2 7 65Washington State 32 68 .471 8 20 .400 7 13 .538 16 28 44 22 18 20 5 16 79Nebraska 19 54 .352 5 21 .238 8 11 .727 10 22 32 17 12 19 1 8 51Virginia 30 63 .476 5 21 .238 8 17 .471 17 26 43 17 16 15 3 9 73Nebraska 27 51 .529 8 17 .471 5 8 .625 7 34 41 22 17 25 1 3 67Virginia Tech 29 74 .392 10 29 .345 8 17 .471 17 18 35 9 15 9 1 11 76Nebraska 24 63 .381 10 19 .526 7 13 .538 18 22 40 17 18 26 2 7 65California 36 66 .545 6 19 .316 8 13 .615 11 24 35 16 16 16 10 18 86Nebraska 27 64 .422 6 20 .300 10 17 .588 10 24 34 22 20 16 8 7 70San Jose State 31 64 .484 9 24 .375 13 19 .684 11 31 42 21 25 18 3 13 84

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME LINESCORES


HUSKER TEAM SEASON HIGHSPoints ............................... 71 ......................UTRGV, 11/12/16First Quarter Points .......... 24 ......................vs. Washington State, 11/25/16 ......................................... 24 ......................Colorado State, 11/17/16Second Quarter Points ..... 24 ......................Drake, 12/6/16First Half Points ................ 39 ......................at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Third Quarter Points ......... 25 ......................UTRGV, 11/12/16Fourth Quarter Points ...... 21 ......................Omaha, 11/22/16Second Half Points ........... 38 ......................Omaha, 11/22/16 ......................................... 38 ......................UTRGV, 11/12/16Overtime Points ............... 0 ........................UTRGV, 11/12/16Field Goals Made .............. 27 ......................Drake, 12/6/16 ......................................... 27 ......................at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Field Goals Att. ................. 64 ......................Drake, 12/6/16 ......................................... 64 ......................Colorado State, 11/17/16Field Goal Pct. .................. 52.9 (27-51) ......at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Three-Pt. FG Made ........... 12 ......................Omaha, 11/22/16Three-Pt. FG Att. .............. 31 ......................Omaha, 11/22/16 ......................................... 31 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Three-Pt. FG Pct. .............. 52.6 (10-19) ......California, 12/4/16Free Throws Made ........... 14 ......................Omaha, 11/22/16Free Throws Att. ............... 23 ......................Omaha, 11/22/16Free Throw Pct. ................ 72.7 (8-11) ........vs. Virginia, 11/26/16Rebounds ......................... 51 ......................UTRGV, 11/12/16Offensive Rebounds ......... 18 ......................California, 12/4/16Defensive Rebounds ......... 39 ......................UTRGV, 11/12/16Rebound Margin .............. +11 (51-40) .......UTRGV, 11/12/16Assists ............................... 20 ......................Drake, 12/6/16Steals ................................ 12 ......................Omaha, 11/22/16Blocked Shots .................. 8 ........................Drake, 12/6/16Turnovers ......................... 26 ......................California, 12/4/16Fouls ................................. 22 ......................Drake, 12/6/16 ......................................... 22 ......................at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16

OPPONENT TEAM SEASON LOWSPoints ............................... 51 ......................UTRGV, 11/12/16First Quarter Points .......... 10 ......................UTRGV, 11/12/16Second Quarter Points ..... 9 ........................Colorado State, 11/17/16First Half Points ................ 24 ......................UTRGV, 11/12/16Third Quarter Points ......... 10 ......................Omaha, 11/22/16Fourth Quarter Points ...... 8 ........................Washington State, 11/25/16Second Half Points ........... 25 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Field Goals Made .............. 18 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Field Goals Att. ................. 50 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Field Goal Pct. .................. 32.4 (22-68) ......UTRGV, 11/12/16Three-Pt. FG Made ........... 4 ........................UTRGV, 11/12/16Three-Pt. FG Att. .............. 19 ......................California, 12/4/16Three-Pt. FG Pct. .............. 18.2 (4-22) ........UTRGV, 11/12/16Free Throws Made ........... 5 ........................UTRGV, 11/12/16Free Throws Att. ............... 7 ........................Omaha, 11/22/16Free Throw Pct. ................ 41.7 (5-12) ........UTRGV, 11/12/16Rebounds ......................... 35 ......................California, 12/4/16 ......................................... 35 ......................Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Offensive Rebounds ......... 9 ........................Omaha, 11/22/16Defensive Rebounds ......... 18 ......................Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Rebound Margin .............. -11 (40-51) ........UTRGV, 11/12/16Assists ............................... 5 ........................Colorado State, 11/17/16Steals ................................ 2 ........................Colorado State, 11/17/16Blocked Shots ................... 0 ........................Omaha, 11/22/16Turnovers ......................... 9 ........................Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Fouls ................................. 9 ........................Virginia Tech, 12/1/16

HUSKER TEAM SEASON LOWSPoints ............................... 35 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16First Quarter Points .......... 9 ........................Drake, 12/6/16 ......................................... 9 ........................Omaha, 11/22/16 ......................................... 9 ........................Missouri, 11/14/16Second Quarter Points ..... 7 ........................Missouri, 11/14/16First Half Points ................ 16 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Third Quarter Points ......... 8 ........................vs. Virginia, 11/26/16Fourth Quarter Points ...... 5 ........................Missouri, 11/14/16Second Half Points ........... 19 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Overtime Points ............... 0 ........................UTRGV, 11/12/16Field Goals Made .............. 10 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Field Goals Att. ................. 51 ......................at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Field Goal Pct. .................. 15.9 (10-63) ......Missouri, 11/14/16Three-Pt. FG Made ........... 4 ........................vs. Washington State, 11/25/16Three-Pt. FG Att. .............. 14 ......................vs. Washington State, 11/25/16Three-Pt. FG Pct. .............. 19.4 (6-31) ........Missouri, 11/14/16Free Throws Made ........... 5 ........................at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16

Free Throws Att. ............... 8 ........................at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Free Throw Pct. ................ 40.9 (9-22) ........vs. Washington State, 11/25/16Rebounds ......................... 32 ......................vs. Virginia, 11/26/16 ......................................... 32 ......................vs. Washington State, 11/25/16Offensive Rebounds ......... 7 ........................at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Defensive Rebounds ......... 22 ......................California, 12/4/16 ......................................... 22 ......................vs. Virginia, 11/26/16Rebound Margin .............. -12 (32-44) ........vs. Washington State, 11/25/16Assists ............................... 10 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Steals ................................ 3 ........................at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Blocked Shots .................. 0 ........................Colorado State, 11/17/16 ......................................... 0 ........................UTRGV, 11/12/16Turnovers ......................... 10 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Fouls ................................. 11 ......................Colorado State, 11/17/16

OPPONENT TEAM SEASON HIGHSPoints ............................... 86 ......................California, 12/4/16First Quarter Points .......... 27 ......................Washington State, 11/25/16Second Quarter Points ..... 26 ......................Washington State, 11/25/16First Half Points ................ 53 ......................Washington State, 11/25/16Third Quarter Points ......... 29 ......................Drake, 12/6/16Fourth Quarter Points ...... 23 ......................Drake, 12/6/16Second Half Points ........... 52 ......................Drake, 12/6/16Field Goals Made .............. 36 ......................California, 12/4/16Field Goals Att. ................. 74 ......................Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Field Goal Pct. .................. 54.5 (36-66) ......California, 12/4/16Three-Pt. FG Made ........... 10 ......................Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Three-Pt. FG Att. .............. 29 ......................Virginia Tech, 12/1/16Three-Pt. FG Pct. .............. 40.0 (8-20) ........Washington State, 11/28/16Free Throws Made ........... 13 ......................Drake, 12/6/16 ......................................... 13 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Free Throws Att. ............... 19 ......................Drake, 12/6/16Free Throw Pct. ................ 100.0 (7-7) ........Omaha, 11/22/16Rebounds ......................... 49 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Offensive Rebounds ......... 17 ......................Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 ......................................... 17 ......................Virginia, 11/26/16Defensive Rebounds ......... 39 ......................Missouri, 11/14/16Rebound Margin .............. +12 (44-32) .......Washington State, 11/25/16Assists ............................... 25 ......................Drake, 12/6/16Steals ................................ 18 ......................California, 12/4/16Blocked Shots ................... 10 ......................California, 12/4/16Turnovers ......................... 20 ......................Washington State, 11/25/16Fouls ................................. 22 ......................Washington State, 11/25/16 ......................................... 22 ......................Colorado State, 11/17/16 ......................................... 22 ......................UTRGV, 11/12/16

Sophomore Jessica Shepard owns 14 career double-doubles to rank 10th in Nebraska history. She has four double-doubles this season, including 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake on Dec. 6.

2016-17 TEAM HIGHS & LOWS


GAME #1NEBRASKA 71

UTRGV 53LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 12, 2016

UTRGV Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPKjartansdottir* 32 0-6 1-2 11 3 1 0 1Murphy* 6 0-0 0-0 2 5 0 1 0Peters* 30 2-5 0-0 2 3 2 3 4Turk* 25 1-7 0-0 1 3 1 0 2Goff* 30 7-23 3-4 5 1 1 1 19Villarreal 5 2-4 0-0 1 0 0 0 5Hyman 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0Graham 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0Havili 11 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Savoy 18 3-10 0-2 6 4 1 1 6Johnson 16 2-4 0-0 5 1 1 0 5Van Tilburg 17 5-6 1-4 5 2 1 0 11Team Rebounds 2Totals 200 22-68 5-12 40 22 8 7 53

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPShepard* 23 6-15 3-3 15 3 3 1 17Havers* 27 3-9 3-5 7 1 0 1 10Eliely* 23 2-5 5-8 2 0 4 2 9Ramacieri* 16 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 6Cincore* 21 4-8 0-0 2 0 4 0 9Cascio Jensen 10 0-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 0Whitish 17 3-4 0-0 0 0 2 1 7Wood 14 1-3 0-0 3 2 2 2 3Mitchell 11 1-3 0-0 2 3 0 0 2Simon 18 2-5 2-4 7 3 1 0 6Washington 20 1-2 0-2 5 4 0 1 2Team Rebounds 7Totals 200 25-62 13-22 51 18 19 8 71

1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalUTRGV 10 14 12 17 53Nebraska 15 18 25 13 71

3FG: UTRGV 4-22 (Goff 2-6, Johnson 1-1, Villarreal 1-2, Savoy 0-1, Peters 0-2, Turk 0-5, Kjartansdottir 0-5); Nebraska 8-22 (Shepard 2-2, Ramacieri 2-4, Whitish 1-2, Havers 1-3, Wood 1-3, Eliely 0-1, Simon 0-1). 3FG%: UTRGV 18.2; Nebraska 36.4. FG%: UTRGV 32.4; Nebraska 40.3. FT%: UTRGV 41.7; Nebraska 59.1. Steals: UTRGV 7 (Peters 3); Nebraska 8 (Eliely, Wood 2). Blocked Shots: UTRGV 9 (Kjartansdottir, Van Tilburg 3); Nebraska 0. Turnovers: UTRGV 18; Nebraska 21. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Brooks, Knight, Schroeder. Attendance: 4,405.

Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard posted her 11th career double-double with 17 points and 15 rebounds to power Nebraska to a 71-53 victory over the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the opening round of the Preseason WNIT at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Shepard, a preseason All-Big Ten choice, also knocked down the first two three-pointers of her career including a 60-foot one-handed runner at the halftime buzzer. Senior Allie Havers added 10 points and seven rebounds in a strong team effort. Freshman Nicea Eliely and junior Jasmine Cincore each contributed nine points and team highs with four assists. Eliely, who earned a start in the first game of her collegiate career, also drew the primary defensive assignment on WAC Player-of-the-Year Shawnte’ Goff. Fellow Husker freshman Hannah Whitish pitched in seven points, two assists and a steal in 17 solid minutes for the Huskers.

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORESGAME #2

#25 MISSOURI 55NEBRASKA 35

LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 14, 2016

Missouri Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPPorter* 32 4-10 2-2 10 1 1 2 10S. Cunningham* 33 5-9 7-9 10 3 2 1 18L. Cunningham* 37 0-2 0-0 11 1 2 0 0Smith* 10 0-4 0-0 2 1 0 0 0Michaelis* 34 6-14 2-4 1 3 1 0 18Doty 30 1-4 2-2 6 3 4 1 5Roundtree 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Chavis 11 1-3 0-0 2 1 0 0 2Schuchts 12 1-4 0-0 3 5 0 0 2Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 18-50 13-17 49 18 10 4 55


1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final#25 Missouri 16 14 16 9 55Nebraska 9 7 14 5 35

3FG: Missouri 6-25 (Michaelis 4-11, S. Cunningham 1-3, Doty 1-3, Porter 0-2, L. Cunningham 0-2, Smith 0-2, Chavis 0-2); Nebraska 6-31 (Simon 2-5, Eliely 1-2, Shepard 1-4, Wood 1-4, Ramacieri 1-5, Mitchell 0-1, Havers 0-2, Whitish 0-3, Cincore 0-5). 3FG%: Missouri 24.0; Nebraska 19.4. FG%: Missouri 36.0; Nebraska 15.9. FT%: Missouri 76.5; Nebraska 52.9. Steals: Missouri 4 (Porter 2); Nebraska 5 (Shepard, Havers, Ramacieri, Cincore, Simon 1). Blocked Shots: Missouri 4 (Schuchts 2); Nebraska 5 (Havers 2). Turnovers: Missouri 16; Nebraska 10. Technical Fouls: Nebraska-Jasmine Cincore. Officials: Garland, B. Morris, Lukanich. Attendance: 4,207.

Game Highlights: Nebraska struggled through one of the worst shooting nights in school history in a 55-35 loss to No. 25 Missouri in the second round of the Preseason WNIT. The Huskers, who were held to a tie for the second-lowest scoring total in school history, hit just 10-of-63 shots (.159) from the field, including 6-of-31 threes (.194). Nebraska also went just 9-for-17 (.529) at the free throw line. The Huskers led 9-7 midway through the first quarter before Missouri scored the final nine points of the period to take a 16-9 lead. The Huskers were just 3-for-22 in the first, including 0-for-11 from two-point range. NU’s struggles continued in the second, as Missouri capped a 16-0 run by holding the Huskers scoreless for more than seven minutes. Jessica Shepard scored two of her 12 points on a free throw line jumper to end NU’s 0-for-16 slump from inside the arc. MU then answered with a 7-0 surge to take a 30-11 lead. The Huskers got no closer than 11 points the rest of the way.

GAME #3NEBRASKA 62

COLORADO STATE 59LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 17, 2016

Colo. St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPMirkovic* 25 2-6 0-0 1 3 1 0 6Gustavsson* 31 6-11 1-3 11 5 0 0 13Tryggedsson* 23 1-4 0-0 3 1 0 1 2Tvrdy* 38 6-9 3-3 9 2 0 0 17Nystrom* 26 4-11 5-6 7 5 1 0 13Austgulen 20 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 1 3Edwards 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Kaiser 7 0-1 0-2 1 0 0 0 0Hamm 4 0-3 0-0 1 2 0 0 0Kantzy 20 1-7 2-2 4 5 0 0 5Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 21-55 11-16 42 22 5 2 59


1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalColorado State 17 9 24 9 59Nebraska 24 9 16 13 62

3FG: Colorado State 6-23 (Tvrdy 2-3, Mirkovic 2-5, Austgulen 1-3, Kantzy 1-6, Gustavsson 0-1, Nystrom 0-1, Hamm 0-2, Tryggedsson 0-2); Nebraska 8-16 (Whitish 3-4, Shepard 2-3, Cincore 1-1, Eliely 1-1, Simon 1-3, Ramacieri 0-1, Cascio Jensen 0-1, Havers 0-2). 3FG%: Colorado State 26.1; Nebraska 50.0. FG%: Colorado State 38.2; Nebraska 34.4. FT%: Colorado State 68.8; Nebraska 45.5. Steals: Colorado State 2 (Tryggedsson, Austgulen 1); Nebraska 9 (Eliely, Ramacieri 3). Blocked Shots: Colorado State 3 (Gustavsson, Tryggedsson, Nystrom 1); Nebraska 0. Turnovers: Colorado State 14; Nebraska 10. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Rump, Brendenmuhl, McHugh. Attendance: 4,229.

Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard and Hannah Whitish each hit huge threes in the final minutes to shoot Nebraska to a 62-59 win over defending Mountain West Conference champion Colorado State in the Preseason WNIT. Shepard’s second three of the game came with a minute left and gave the Huskers a 61-57 lead. It capped a 24-point, 13-rebound effort for Shepard, who moved into a tie for 12th on NU’s career double-double list with 12. Whitish hit her third three of the night with one second on the shot clock from the deep left wing to give Nebraska a 58-55 lead with 1:48 left. Whitish finished with her first career double-figure scoring effort. Fellow freshman Nicea Eliely played an outstanding all-around game with six points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals. She also helped slow down and foul out defending Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Ellen Nystrom.


GAME #4NEBRASKA 66

OMAHA 58LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 22, 2016

Omaha Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPShaw* 37 6-16 6-6 2 3 4 0 19Mi. Dapprich* 32 8-18 0-0 2 3 1 1 18Vaccher* 21 2-5 0-0 5 2 0 2 4Vidal* 28 1-2 0-0 4 2 2 1 3Davenport* 30 1-8 0-0 3 3 3 1 3Preston 24 1-4 0-0 2 0 2 0 3Lujan 4 1-1 0-0 4 0 0 0 3Brecht 4 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0Bridgeman 7 2-4 1-1 3 0 0 0 5Mo. Dapprich 13 0-3 0-0 8 2 0 0 0Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 22-63 7-7 38 16 12 5 58


1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalOmaha 21 10 10 17 58Nebraska 9 19 17 21 66

3FG: Omaha 7-26 (Mi. Dapprich 2-6, Lujan 1-1, Vidal 1-1, Shaw 1-4, Preston 1-4, Davenport 1-7, Brecht 0-1, Mo. Dapprich 0-2); Nebraska 12-31 (Ramacieri 3-4, Shepard 2-4, Cascio Jensen 2-4, Whitish 2-5, Eliely 2-6, Cincore 1-4, Mitchell 0-1, Havers 0-1, Simon 0-2). 3FG%: Omaha 26.9; Nebraska 38.7. FG%: Omaha 34.9; Nebraska 35.7. FT%: Omaha 100.0; Nebraska 60.9. Steals: Omaha 5 (Vaccher 2); Nebraska 12 (Eliely 4). Blocked Shots: Omaha 0; Nebraska 4 (Havers 2). Turnovers: Omaha 16; Nebraska 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Hall, Bonner, Knight. Attendance: 4,419.

Game Highlights: Nebraska hit 12 three-pointers in the final three quarters to rally from a 21-9 first-quarter deficit on its way to a 66-58 win over Omaha at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Jessica Shepard led the Huskers with 17 points, including a pair of second-half threes. Shepard overcame early foul trouble to help the Huskers to their third victory. Freshman Hannah Whitish added double figures for the second straight game with 10 points, including two threes of her own, while adding a game-high five assists. Senior Esther Ramacieri scored a career-high nine points with a career-best three three-pointers, while fellow senior Allie Havers added nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Freshman Nicea Eliely pitched in another strong all-around game with nine points, six rebounds, two assists and four steals. Freshman Rylie Cascio Jensen also scored the first points of her career with a pair of threes to help the Huskers.


WASHINGTON STATE 79NEBRASKA 65

LAS VEGAS, NEV., NOV. 25, 2016


Wash. St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPBrown* 27 5-14 2-2 7 3 2 3 16Kmetovska* 11 4-5 0-0 4 4 1 1 8Hirstova* 22 4-10 0-0 0 3 1 2 9Hailey* 21 4-7 1-3 7 3 1 1 9Molina* 18 3-5 0-0 1 1 6 1 6McKenzie 14 0-2 0-0 2 1 1 0 0Washington 13 1-3 1-2 2 1 0 1 3Muzet 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0Kostourkova 13 2-4 2-2 4 1 0 4 6McClure 16 2-5 1-2 7 3 0 0 5Pavlopoulou 22 4-8 0-2 3 0 5 2 10Swedlund 20 3-5 0-0 2 2 0 0 7Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 32-68 7-13 44 22 18 16 79

1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalNebraska 24 10 18 13 65Washington St. 27 26 18 8 79

3FG: Nebraska 4-14 (Simon 1-1, Shepard 1-2, Cincore 1-3, Whitish 1-4, Ramacieri 0-1, Cascio Jensen 0-1, Wood 0-2); Washington State 8-20 (Brown 4-5, Pavlopoulou 2-4, Hristova 1-3, Swedlund 1-3, Molina 0-1, McKenzie 0-1, Washington 0-1, Hailey 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 28.6; Washington State 40.0. FG%: Nebraska 48.1; Washington State 47.1. FT%: Nebraska 40.9; Washington State 53.8. Steals: Nebraska 7 (Cincore, Cascio Jensen 2); Washington State 16 (Kostourkova 4). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Eliely, Havers 1); Washington State 5 (Brown, Kostourkova 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 23; Washington State 20. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Smith, Munch, Small. Attendance: 400.

Game Highlights: Washington State erupted for 53 first-half points and never looked back in a 79-65 win over Nebraska in the first game of the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas. WSU built its lead to 68-38 midway through the third quarter, before Nebraska rallied in a big way. The Huskers closed the quarter on an 11-3 surge, then opened the fourth with a 10-2 burst to cut WSU’s lead to 73-62 with 7:23 left. Both teams struggled to score down the stretch and the Cougars held on for the victory. Jessica Shepard led Nebraska with game highs of 25 points and nine rebounds. Hannah Whitish added eight points off the bench, while Maddie Simon pitched in seven. Louise Brown led WSU with 14 of her 16 points in the first half.

GAME #6VIRGINIA 73

NEBRASKA 51LAS VEGAS, NEV., NOV. 26, 2016

Virginia Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPToussaint* 20 1-4 0-0 3 4 2 0 2Mason* 27 1-6 0-3 1 2 5 1 2Willoughby* 17 6-9 0-0 2 3 2 1 12Moses* 22 8-12 3-4 5 4 0 1 19Huland El* 27 5-12 2-4 5 1 0 1 14Allen 11 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0Brown 25 3-7 3-5 9 0 6 2 11Jablonowski 23 4-5 0-0 3 0 1 0 9Aiyeotan 21 2-5 0-0 6 2 0 2 4Jones 0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0Payne 7 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Team Rebounds 8Totals 200 30-63 8-17 43 17 16 9 73

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPEliely* 15 2-3 0-0 1 1 1 1 4Ramacieri* 17 1-3 1-1 1 3 1 2 3Havers* 24 2-4 1-2 3 1 1 1 5Shepard* 26 4-13 3-4 4 0 3 0 12Cincore* 21 3-8 0-0 5 2 1 0 6Cascio Jensen 19 1-3 0-0 2 0 3 0 3Whitish 20 1-5 0-0 2 3 1 0 3Wood 14 1-4 0-0 3 2 1 0 3Mitchell 7 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 2Simon 18 2-6 3-4 2 3 0 3 8Washington 19 1-3 0-0 5 2 0 1 2Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 19-54 8-11 32 17 12 8 51

1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalVirginia 23 17 23 10 73Nebraska 16 10 8 17 51

3FG: Virginia 5-21 (Brown 2-4, Huland El 2-9, Jablonowski 1-2, Toussaint 0-2, Mason 0-2, Willoughby 0-2); Nebraska 5-21 (Shepard 1-3, Simon 1-3, Cascio Jensen 1-3, Whitish 1-4, Wood 1-4, Ramacieri 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Cincore 0-2). 3FG%: Virginia 23.8; Nebraska 23.8. FG%: Virginia 47.6; Nebraska 35.2. FT%: Virginia 47.1; Nebraska 72.7. Steals: Virginia 9 (Aiyeotan, Jablonowski 2); Nebraska 8 (Simon 3). Blocked Shots: Virginia 3 (Aiyeotan 2); Nebraska 1 (Havers 1). Turnovers: Virginia 15; Nebraska 19. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Small, Smith, Hurst. Attendance: 400.

Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard scored 12 points while adding four rebounds and three assists, but Nebraska could not overcome a hot-shooting Virginia team in a 73-51 loss at the South Point Shootout. Shepard was named to the all-tournament team despite going just 4-for-13 from the field against the Cavaliers, who improved to 5-1 with the win. No other Husker scored in double figures, as Maddie Simon managed eight points and a game-high three steals off the bench. Jasmine Cincore added six points and five rebounds for the Huskers. Lauren Moses led four Cavaliers in double figures with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting. Aliyah Huland El added 14 points and five boards, while Jocelyn Willoughby contributed 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting. J’Kyra Brown pitched in 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds off the bench, as the Cavaliers outrebounded the Huskers, 43-32, while also winning the turnover battle, 19-15.


GAME #7VIRGINIA TECH 76

NEBRASKA 67BLACKSBURG, VA., DEC. 1, 2016


Va. Tech Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPCook* 33 6-15 2-4 13 2 2 0 14Magarity* 38 9-13 3-6 8 3 0 3 25Panousis* 31 6-14 1-3 1 0 4 1 17Hicks* 39 3-13 0-1 5 0 6 6 6Hill* 31 2-9 1-2 1 3 1 1 6DaRosa 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Brooks 17 1-4 0-0 1 1 1 0 3Kinder 8 2-6 1-1 3 0 1 0 5Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 29-74 8-17 35 9 15 11 76

1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalNebraska 18 21 17 11 67Virginia Tech 14 15 26 21 76

3FG: Nebraska 8-17 (Wood 2-3, Cincore 2-4, Eliely 1-1, Shepard 1-1, Ramacieri 1-2, Whitish 1-5, Simon 0-1); Virginia Tech 10-29 (Magarity 4-5, Panousis 4-10, Brooks 1-4, Hill 1-6, Cook 0-2, Hicks 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 47.1; Virginia Tech 34.5. FG%: Nebraska 52.9; Virginia Tech 39.2. FT%: Nebraska 62.5; Virginia Tech 47.1. Steals: Nebraska 3 (Cincore 2); Virginia Tech 11 (Hicks 6). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Eliely 1); Virginia Tech 1 (Hicks 1). Turnovers: Virginia Tech 9; Nebraska 25. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Sidlasky, Suffren, Spurlock. Attendance: 2,292.

Game Highlights: Nebraska led by 16 points midway through the second quarter, but unbeaten Virginia Tech rallied to take a fourth-quarter lead on its way to a 76-67 victory at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. Nebraska’s first true road game of the season came as part of the 10th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Huskers trailed 10-6 midway through the first quarter before erupting on a 23-4 outburst with all the points coming from Nicea Eliely, Emily Wood and Jessica Shepard in an eight-minute span. Wood started the surge with five straight points on her way to a career-high eight points - all coming in the stretch. Eliely tied her career high with nine points in the stretch, including seven straight early in the second quarter. Shepard, who finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds for her 13th career double-double, added six points during the surge. The Huskers turned a 10-6 deficit into a 29-14 advantage and built a 16-point lead on three occasions before taking a 39-29 edge to the half. Virginia Tech cut the margin to 56-55 at the end of three quarters.


CALIFORNIA 86NEBRASKA 65

LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 4, 2016

California Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPCowling* 27 1-6 0-0 3 1 5 7 2Davidson* 20 2-5 0-0 6 2 2 0 4Range* 22 4-12 0-0 5 1 1 1 8Anigwe* 26 10-13 5-5 4 3 0 0 25Thomas* 27 4-6 0-0 2 0 2 3 11Yue 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2Mosley 10 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 1 0Cayton 26 5-8 0-2 1 1 5 1 11West 17 5-8 0-0 5 3 0 1 10Brown 20 4-5 3-6 5 4 1 4 13Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 36-66 8-13 35 16 16 18 86


1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalCalifornia 25 22 22 17 86Nebraska 19 9 21 16 65

3FG: California 6-19 (Thomas 3-4, Brown 2-2, Cayton 1-2, Davidson 0-1, Anigwe 0-1, Cowling 0-3, Range 0-6); Nebraska 10-19 (Cincore 2-3, Eliely 2-3, Simon 2-3, Cascio Jensen 1-1, Havers 1-2, Shepard 1-3, Whitish 1-4). 3FG%: California 31.6; Nebraska 52.6. FG%: California 54.5; Nebraska 38.1. FT%: California 61.5; Nebraska 53.8. Steals: California 18 (Cowling 7); Nebraska 7 (Cincore, Eliely, Simon 2). Blocked Shots: California 10 (Anigwe 4); Nebraska 2 (Havers 2). Turnovers: California 16; Nebraska 26. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Inouye, Bonner, Krommenhoek. Attendance: 5,573.

Game Highlights: Nicea Eliely more than doubled her previous career high by pumping in a team-high 19 points, but it wasn’t enough to prevent unbeaten California from running to an 86-65 win over the Huskers at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Bears shot a sizzling 54.5 percent (36-66) from the field, while winning the turnover battle 26-16. Kristine Anigwe, the 2016 USBWA National Freshman of the Year, scored 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field and a 5-for-5 effort at the free throw line. Anigwe led five Bears in double figures, including 13 points on a 4-of-5 shooting effort by freshman Jaelyn Brown. Asha Thomas and Mi’Cole Cayton each added 11 points, while CJ West pitched in 10 points. Maddie Simon, who scored 11 points off the bench, was the only Husker other than Eliely to reach double digits. Jessica Shepard managed eight points, eight rebounds and three assists before fouling out.

GAME #9DRAKE 84

NEBRASKA 70 LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 6, 2016

Drake Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPWendell* 27 8-23 2-5 6 3 4 5 18Jonas* 24 4-7 0-0 5 1 2 0 9Hittner* 18 3-5 0-0 4 2 2 0 8Bachrodt* 28 3-6 0-0 3 5 3 2 8Ingle* 30 5-8 2-2 3 3 13 3 13Rose 12 4-6 0-0 3 1 0 1 10Greiner 7 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Miller 21 1-2 4-4 3 2 0 1 7Rush 6 0-0 4-4 1 0 0 0 4Mertz 4 0-0 0-2 1 2 0 1 0Rhine 23 3-6 1-2 5 2 1 0 7Team Rebounds 7Totals 200 31-64 13-19 42 21 25 13 84


1st 2nd 3rd 4th FinalDrake 13 19 29 23 84Nebraska 9 24 17 20 70

3FG: Drake 9-24 (Hittner 2-3, Bachrodt 2-3, Rose 2-4, Jonas 1-2, Miller 1-2, Ingle 1-3, Greiner 0-1, Wendell 0-6); Nebraska 6-20 (Simon 2-2, Mitchell 1-1, Shepard 1-3, Cincore 1-3, Cascio Jensen 1-4, Wood 0-1, Eliely 0-2, Ramacieri 0-2, Whitish 0-2). 3FG%: Drake 37.5; Nebraska 30.0. FG%: Drake 48.4; Nebraska 42.2. FT%: Drake 68.4; Nebraska 58.8. Steals: Drake 13 (Wendell 5); Nebraska 7 (Mitchell 2). Blocked Shots: Drake 3 (Bachrodt, Hittner, Rhine 1); Nebraska 8 (Cincore 4). Turnovers: Drake 18; Nebraska 16. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Napier, Zentz, Cross. Attendance: 4,200.

Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard produced her fourth double-double of the season with a game-high 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Drake from running to an 84-70 win. The preseason pick to win the Missouri Valley Conference, Drake trailed 33-32 at halftime before scoring an opponent season-high 52 points in the second half. The Huskers rallied from a 23-16 second-quarter deficit primarily without Shepard on the floor. Grace Mitchell sparked a 15-5 Husker spurt to turn the 23-16 deficit into a 31-28 lead late in the half. Shepard was held without a first-half field goal and managed just one point to go along with 10 rebounds. In the second half, Shepard hit 8-of-14 shots and connected on eight of NU’s total second-half field goals, but the Huskers were outscored 52-37, as Drake hit 16-of-22 two-point field goal attempts in the half.


RYLIE CASCIO JENSEN5-10 Freshman Guard Fremont, Nebraska (Fremont)

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FIVE FACTS ABOUT RYLIE1. Rylie’s grandpa Cascio named a race horse after her called Point Guard Rylie.2. Rylie loves turtles. When she was 5 years old, she snuck a baby turtle home from Florida in her pocket.3. Her favorite color is lime green.4. She was deathly afraid of mascots when she was little.5. Rylie played soccer and volleyball in high school.

HONORS & AWARDS• Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2016)• First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald 2016)• First-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2016)• Second-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2015)• Second-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2015)• First-Team Nebraska Class A (2016)• Second-Team Nebraska Class A (2015)• Honorable-Mention Nebraska Class A (2014)

CASCIO JENSEN’S CAREER BESTSCategory Total GamePoints 6 Omaha (11/22/16)Rebounds 2 Virginia (11/26/16)Assists 3 Virginia (11/26/16) 3 Washington State (11/25/16)Steals 2 Washington State (11/25/16) 2 Omaha (11/22/16)Blocks 0 NoneFGA 4 Three Times, most recent 4 Drake (12/6/16)FGM 2 Omaha (11/22/16)FTA 3 Washington State (11/25/16)FTM 4 Washington State (11/25/16)3-PT FGA 4 Drake (12/6/16) 4 Omaha (11/22/16)3-PT FGM 2 Omaha (11/22/16)

RYLIE CASCIO JENSEN career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2016-17 9-0 114 5-19 .263 5-17 .294 3-4 .750 0-6 6-0.7 5-0 10 10 0 4 18-2.0Career 9-0 114 5-19 .263 5-17 .294 3-4 .750 0-6 6-0.7 5-0 10 10 0 4 18-2.0

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.UTRGV 1-0 11/12 10 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0.0#25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 12 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0Colorado State 3-0 11/17 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Omaha 4-0 11/22 14 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.8 0-0 0 0 0 2 6 1.5vs. Washington State 5-0 11/25 23 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 0 1 1 0.8 3-0 3 2 0 2 3 1.8vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 19 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 0-0 3 2 0 0 3 2.0at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 10 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1.7California 8-0 12/4 8 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0-0 2 1 0 0 3 1.9Drake 9-0 12/6 14 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 1-0 1 0 0 0 3 2.0Totals 9-0 114 5-19 .263 5-17 .294 3-4 .750 0 6 6 0.7 5-0 10 10 0 4 18 2.0

FRESHMAN (2016-17) Nebraska Gatorade High School Player-of-the-Year Rylie Cascio Jensen (pronounced CASH-ee-O) was a late addition to the Husker program after the April hiring of Coach Amy Williams. Cascio Jensen, a 5-10 guard out of Fremont High School, has appeared in all eight games for the Huskers, averaging 2.0 points per game. She produced a career-high six-point performance in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22, when she hit a pair of second-half threes. She also grabbed the first two steals of her career against the Mavs. She scored three points and dished out three assists in each of Nebraska’s games at the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas, Nov. 25-26. She added three points on her only shot attempt, while adding two assists against California on Dec. 4. As a senior at Fremont High School, Cascio Jensen averaged 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals per game. “Rylie is a Nebraska native that understands the pride in wearing a Husker jersey,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “She is a good shooter and a smart basketball player and we are glad to have her on our roster.”

BEFORE NEBRASKA Cascio Jensen earned Gatorade Nebraska High School Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior in 2015-16 after averaging 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals per game for Fremont High School. She led the Tigers to the state tournament as a senior, as Fremont finished with a 21-7 record. Cascio Jensen transferred to Fremont prior to her sophomore season to begin playing with 2013 and 2014 Gatorade Nebraska High School Player of the Year and current Husker Jessica Shepard. Cascio Jensen, who was a club teammate of Shepard’s beginning in fourth grade, spent her freshman season at Bellevue East, while Shepard played for Lincoln Southeast as a freshman and sophomore. Cascio Jensen and Shepard led an instant turnaround in the Tiger program, as Fremont earned a state tournament berth and finished with a 22-4 record in 2013-14. Fremont went 8-16 in 2012-13, before the arrival of Cascio Jensen and Shepard. As a sophomore, Cascio Jensen earned honorable-mention Class A all-state accolades, before adding second-team All-Nebraska and second-team Class A honors as a junior in 2014-15. Cascio Jensen became the focal point of the Fremont attack as a junior in 2014-15, after Shepard was sidelined by an ACL tear in December of 2014. Although Shepard was averaging 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds prior to injury, Cascio Jensen stepped up to lead the Tigers to a 16-7 record, finishing just one game short of a second straight Class A state tournament bid. Cascio Jensen closed the season by averaging 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists.

PERSONAL The daughter of Scott and Robyn Cascio Jensen, Rylie Cascio Jensen was born March 2, 1998. She plans

to be a pre-med major at Nebraska with the ultimate goal of being an orthodontist. She was the Fremont Optimist Club Student of the Year in 2015-16, and she was also named Fremont’s Business Student of the Year. She maintained nearly a 3.9 GPA in high school and was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society. Cascio Jensen came to Nebraska after originally signing with South Dakota. She also was recruited heavily by Wyoming, Wake Forest and Drake among others. “I just think Coach Williams builds great relationships with her players,” Cascio Jensen said. “You know she’s going to fight for you on the floor. I grew up going to Husker games and following the team. With Coach Williams going there, everything just fell into place.”


HANNAH WHITISH5-9 Freshman Guard Barneveld, Wisconsin (Barneveld)

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FIVE FACTS ABOUT HANNAH1. Hannah was born in Arkansas.2. Her favorite animals are turtles.3. Hannah came from a town of about 1,200 people, and there were just 29 people in her high school senior class.4. She loves to travel.5. Hannah wore braces on her teeth for four years.

HONORS & AWARDS• Wisconsin Miss Basketball (2016)• Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year (2016)• First-Team All-Wisconsin (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)• Two-Time Area Player of the Year (Wisconsin State Journal, 2015, 2016)• Two-Time Six Rivers Conference Player of the Year (2015, 2016)• Four-Time First-Team All-Six Rivers Conference (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)

WHITISH’S CAREER BESTSCategory Total GamePoints 10 Omaha (11/22/16) 10 Colorado State (11/17/16)Rebounds 2 Virginia (11/26/16) 2 Washington State (11/25/16)Assists 5 Omaha (11/22/16)Steals 2 Omaha (11/22/16)Blocks 1 Omaha (11/22/16)FGA 9 Colorado State (11/17/16)FGM 3 Three Times, most recent 3 Washington State (11/25/16)FTA 6 Omaha (11/22/16)FTM 4 Omaha (11/22/16)3-PT FGA 5 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 5 Omaha (11/22/16)3-PT FGM 3 Colorado State (11/17/16)

HANNAH WHITISH career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2016-17 9-0 163 17-51 .333 10-33 .303 6-9 .667 0-8 8-0.9 6-0 15 8 1 5 50-5.6Career 9-0 163 17-51 .333 10-33 .303 6-9 .667 0-8 8-0.9 6-0 15 8 1 5 50-5.6

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.UTRGV 1-0 11/12 17 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 2 0 0 1 7 7.0#25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 12 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0Colorado State 3-0 11/17 26 3-9 .333 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0 1 1 0.7 0-0 2 0 0 0 10 5.7Omaha 4-0 11/22 25 2-7 .286 2-5 .400 4-6 .667 0 1 1 0.8 0-0 5 0 1 2 10 6.8vs .Washington State 5-0 11/25 22 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 0 2 2 1.0 1-0 1 1 0 1 8 7.0vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 20 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.2 3-0 1 0 0 0 3 6.3at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 13 2-6 .333 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0-0 0 2 0 0 5 6.1California 8-0 12/4 12 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0-0 1 2 0 0 3 5.8Drake 9-0 12/6 16 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 1-0 3 2 0 1 4 5.6Totals 9-0 163 17-51 .333 10-33 .303 6-9 .667 0 8 8 0.9 6-0 15 8 1 5 50 5.6

FRESHMAN (2016-17) Hannah Whitish (pronounced WHITE-ish) was a unanimous first-team Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) all-state selection as a junior and senior at Barneveld High School. The WBCA and Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year, Whitish was a four-time first-team Division 5 All-State selection and the 2015 and 2016 Wisconsin State Journal Player of the Year. The 5-9 freshman guard has played key roles in all three of Nebraska’s wins early this season, and is averaging 5.6 points and 1.7 assists while shooting 30.3 percent (10-33) from three-point range. She also owns nearly a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (15-8). Whitish notched her first double-digit scoring effort with 10 points in Nebraska’s win over defending Mountain West Conference champion Colorado State on Nov. 17. She established career highs with 10 points and three three-pointers, including a long triple from the left wing with one on the shot clock with under two minutes left that gave Nebraska a 58-55 lead. She scored NU’s final point at the free throw line to seal the three-point win. Whitish added 10 points and career highs with five assists, two steals and a block in NU’s win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She followed with eight points, two rebounds,

an assist and a steal against Washington State in the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas, nov. 25. She opened her collegiate career with seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field in a win over 2016 WAC runner-up UTRGV in the first game of the Preseason WNIT on Nov. 12. “Hannah had a terrific high school career in Wisconsin and proved herself as a dynamic player,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “She has great basketball instinct and can shoot the ball with consistency, giving her a great opportunity to contribute to our team right away.”

BEFORE NEBRASKA Whitish was a unanimous first-team WBCA all-state selection for the second straight year at Barneveld High School. As a senior, she averaged 24.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.5 steals while leading Barneveld to its fourth consecutive state championship game. Barneveld fell to Assumption in the title game, but finished with a 28-1 record to cap a 110-4 career record for Whitish. Barneveld won state titles in 2014 and 2015 and was the state runner-up to Assumption in 2013. Whitish hit 59 percent of her field goals including 48 percent of her threes for the Golden Eagles as a senior to finish among the top 10 in Wisconsin state history in career scoring with well over 2,000 points. As a junior, Whitish averaged 21.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 4.6 steals to lead the Eagles to their second straight WIAA Division 5 state title. She hit 46 percent of her three-pointers while knocking down nearly 80 percent of her free throws as a junior for Coach Jim Myers. As a sophomore, Whitish pumped in 17.1 points per game while powering Barneveld to the state title. She added 15.0 points per game as a freshman. A four-time WBCA Division 5 All-State honoree, Whitish is also a four-time first-team All-Six Rivers Conference selection. She was the 2015 and 2016 Six Rivers Conference Player of the Year.

Whitish played her club basketball for Wisconsin Academy, earning a spot on the All-Star Team at the U.S. Junior Nationals Midwest Qualifier in the summer of 2015. Whitish is the first Husker women’s basketball player from Wisconsin since 1994 WBCA Player of the Year Anna DeForge from Niagara. A four-year starter at Nebraska, DeForge was an honorable-mention All-American as a senior in 1998. She was also a two-time WNBA All-Star. An outstanding all-around athlete, Whitish competed in track and field as a freshman and played softball as a sophomore in high school.

PERSONAL The daughter of Bob and Sherry Whitish, Hannah was born March 20, 1998, in Little Rock, Ark. She has a younger sister Jordyn, 13. Hannah has not declared a major at Nebraska. Whitish chose Nebraska over Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Arkansas and Florida Gulf Coast.


NICEA ELIELY6-1 Freshman Guard Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rampart)

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FIVE FACTS ABOUT NICEA1. According to Nicea, she is half black and half Chinese.2. She loves scary movies.3. Nicea is truly a gamer (video games).4. She considers herself a dog person (100%).5. Nicea sleeps only with soft blankets.

HONORS & AWARDS• No. 143 Player in the Nation (Blue Star, 2015)• No. 25 Guard in the Nation (ESPN, 2015)• Second-Team Colorado Class 5A (2016)• Third-Team Colorado Class 5A (2015)• First-Team Colorado Class 5A/4A All-Area (2016)• Second-Team Colorado Class 5A/4A All-Area (2014, 2015)• First-Team All-Colorado Springs Metro League (2014, 2015, 2016)

ELIELY’S CAREER BESTSCategory Total GamePoints 19 California (12/4/16)Rebounds 8 Missouri (11/14/16)Assists 6 Colorado State (11/17/16)Steals 4 Omaha (11/22/16)Blocks 1 Four Times, most recent 1 Drake (12/6/16)FGA 13 California (12/4/16)FGM 8 California (12/4/16)FTA 8 UTRGV (11/12/16)FTM 5 UTRGV (11/12/16)3-PT FGA 6 Omaha (11/22/16)3-PT FGM 2 California (12/4/16) 2 Omaha (11/22/16)

NICEA ELIELY career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2016-17 9-9 230 28-59 .475 7-16 .438 13-24 .542 14-19 33-3.7 19-0 23 25 4 15 76-8.4Career 9-9 230 28-59 .475 7-16 .438 13-24 .542 14-19 33-3.7 19-0 23 25 4 15 76-8.4

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.UTRGV 1-1 11/12 23 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 5-8 .625 1 1 2 2.0 0-0 4 3 0 2 9 9.0#25 Missouri 2-2 11/14 25 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 3-4 .750 5 3 8 5.0 1-0 2 0 1 0 8 8.5Colorado State 3-3 11/17 32 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 3 3 6 5.3 2-0 6 1 0 3 6 7.7Omaha 4-4 11/22 29 3-10 .300 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 1 5 6 5.5 4-0 2 3 0 4 9 8.0vs. Washington State 5-5 11/25 18 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1 0 1 4.6 3-0 4 5 1 1 6 7.6vs. Virginia 6-6 11/26 15 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 4.0 1-0 1 3 0 1 4 7.0at Virginia Tech 7-7 12/1 25 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.9 3-0 0 4 1 1 9 7.3California 8-8 12/4 31 8-13 .615 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 1 1 2 3.6 3-0 2 3 0 2 19 8.8Drake 9-9 12/6 32 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 3.7 2-0 2 3 1 1 6 8.4Totals 9-9 230 28-59 .475 7-16 .438 13-24 .542 14 19 33 3.7 19-0 23 25 4 15 76 8.4

FRESHMAN (2016-17) The No. 25 guard in the class of 2016 according to ESPN, Nicea Eliely (pronounced ny-SEE-ah EE-ly-lee) earned second-team Colorado Class 5A all-state honors as a senior at Rampart High School in 2016. Ranked as the No. 143 overall player nationally by Blue Star. Eliely has continued to emerge as a player with loads of potential who creates problems with her length, versatility and athleticism on the perimeter. She has shown her all-around game early in her Husker career by starting each of Nebraska’s first nine games and averaging 8.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game. She leads the Huskers in steals and ranks second on the team in scoring, three-point percentage (.438) and assists. Eliely produced a career-high 19-point effort against California on Dec. 4, when she hit 8-of-13 shots from the field including 2-of-3 three-pointers. In the first game of her career, Eliely scored nine points and led the Huskers with four assists and two steals while helping to slow down reigning Western Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year Shawnte’ Goff in Nebraska’s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Eliely added nine points and a career-high four steals in the win over Omaha. Her third-quarter steal and layup gave Nebraska the lead for good. She matched her career high with nine points in a loss at unbeaten Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. All nine points came in a 23-4 first-half surge that allowed

the Huskers to build a 16-point lead. She produced Nebraska’s best performance in the loss to No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14, scoring eight points to go along with eight rebounds. She hit her first career three and recorded her first career block against the Tigers. In the Big Red’s win over defending Mountain West Conference champion Colorado State on Nov. 17, Eliely had six points, six rebounds and team highs of six assists and three steals while helping to slow down reigning Mountain West Player of the Year Ellen Nystrom. Eliely held Nystrom nine points under her scoring average entering the game and frustrated Nystrom to the point of fouling out before Nebraska prevailed with a 62-59 win. “Nicea has great length and athleticism which will be assets for her at this level,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “As she continues to commit to improve her skills, she will be primed to add depth in the backcourt.”

BEFORE NEBRASKA A slasher on offense and a lock-down defender, Eliely was ranked as the No. 143 overall player in the nation by Blue Star while being ranked as the No. 25 guard in the country by ESPN. As a senior, Eliely averaged 21.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 3.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. She ranked eighth in the state of Colorado across all classes in scoring in 2016. She also ranked 11th in the state in free throws made (115) while shooting 84.6 percent from the line. She helped Eliely, who averaged 16.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.2 blocks for Rampart as a junior in 2015, closed her career with 1,366 points, 455 rebounds, 188 assists, 247 steals and 118 blocks for Coach Ashley Miller. A third-team Colorado Class 5A all-state selection at Rampart as a junior, Eliely earned first-team All-Colorado Springs Metro League honors in 2015. She was also a second-team Gazette Class 5A/4A all-area selection as a junior. As a sophomore for the Lady Rams, Eliely contributed 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.2 blocked shots to help Rampart advance to the Elite Eight of the CHSAA Class 5A state

tournament and finish with a 20-6 record. She earned first-team All-Colorado Springs Metro League honors, while adding a second-team selection to the Gazette Class 5A/4A all-area team as a sophomore. She was also a varsity contributor as a freshman in 2013, averaging 4.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. Eliely played for the Boulder Rockies club team that won the U.S. Junior National Nike Tournament in 2015 and the Blue Star Nationals title in 2014 for Coach Johnnie Bratton. Eliely was also a member of the all-star teams at both the USJN Battle of the Border and the USJN Windy City Classic.

PERSONAL Queen Nicea Tyana Eliely was born July 12, 1998, in Colorado Springs. She is the daughter of Actual Allah and Yee Fong. Her father, Actual Allah, played basketball collegiately at Colorado State-Pueblo. Eliely chose Nebraska over Colorado, Wichita State, Colorado State, Northern Colorado and Denver. Off the court, she was a first-team academic all-state selection and a member of the National Honor Society as a junior in 2015. She is majoring in biological systems engineering at Nebraska.


ESTHER RAMACIERI5-8 Senior Guard Repentigny, Quebec (Leclerc/Dawson)

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FIVE FACTS ABOUT ESTHER1. Esther is half Italian and half Haitian.2. She speaks French.3. Esther says “eh” like there is no tomorrow.4. Esther likes to use her hair as a pillow because it is so fluffy.5. She loves pugs.

HONORS & AWARDS• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2015; Spring 2014)• Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2015)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016)• Four-Time Felix Leclerc High School Athlete of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)• Led Dawson College to Silver at CCAA National Championships (2013)• Led Dawson College to Silver at Quebec Provincial Championships (2012)

RAMACIERI’S CAREER BESTSCategory Total GamePoints 9 Omaha (11/22/16)Rebounds 6 Three Times, most recent 6 California (12/4/16)Assists 8 Virginia Tech (12/1/16)Steals 3 Colorado State (11/17/16)Blocks 0 NoneFGA 5 Missouri (11/14/16)FGM 3 Omaha (11/22/16)FTA 2 Nine Times, most recent Colorado State (11/17/16)FTM 2 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 2 Fresno State (3/22/14)3-PT FGA 5 Missouri (11/14/16)3-PT FGM 3 Omaha (11/22/16)

ESTHER RAMACIERI career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2013-14 17-0 43 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 4-6 .667 2-6 8-0.5 5-0 1 2 0 0 4-0.22014-15 17-1 69 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 2-7 9-0.5 4-0 1 4 0 0 1-0.12015-16 18-3 170 6-12 .500 3-6 .500 2-6 .333 2-27 29-1.6 12-0 16 11 0 6 17-0.92016-17 9-9 184 10-29 .345 7-20 .350 3-5 .600 4-15 19-2.1 15-0 31 17 0 9 30-3.3Career 61-13 466 16-50 .320 10-31 .323 10-19 .526 10-55 65-1.1 36-0 49 34 0 15 52-0.9

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.UTRGV 1-1 11/12 16 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2-0 2 1 0 0 6 6.0#25 Missouri 2-2 11/14 21 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 0 2 2 1.0 1-0 2 0 0 1 4 5.0Colorado State 3-3 11/17 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0 2 2 1.3 1-0 0 1 0 3 1 3.7Omaha 4-4 11/22 25 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0 3 3 1.8 1-0 3 2 0 2 9 5.0vs. Washington State 5-5 11/25 13 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.8 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 4.0vs. Virginia 6-6 11/26 17 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 1 0 1 1.7 3-0 1 2 0 2 3 3.8at Virginia Tech 7-7 12/1 26 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 4-0 8 2 0 0 5 4.0California 8-8 12/4 30 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 2.0 1-0 6 6 0 1 2 3.8Drake 9-9 12/6 21 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.1 2-0 6 2 0 0 0 3.3Totals 9-9 184 10-29 .345 7-20 .350 3-5 .600 4 15 19 2.1 15-0 31 17 0 9 30 3.3

SENIOR (2016-17) Esther Ramacieri (pronounced RAH-muh-Cherry) is playing a key leadership role in a young Husker backcourt as a senior. Ramacieri has started each of Nebraska’s first nine games of 2016-17 and is averaging 3.3 points, 2.1 rebounds, a team-leading 3.4 assists in 20.4 minutes per game. She is averaging 6.7 assists over the last three games. Ramacieri has already outproduced her own previous career totals in points (30-22), assists (31-18) and steals (9-6) this season. Her seven threes this season are more than double her career total (3) in her first three seasons at Nebraska. She produced a career-high nine-point effort in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22, when she set a career high by knocking down 3-of-4 three-pointers. Ramacieri added five points and a career-high eight steals in a loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She opened the season by hitting 2-of-4 threes to finish with six points in a win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Ramacieri struggled through injuries for much of her junior season. She was limited in the summer of 2015 by a knee injury, then missed time with a concussion in December, before missing time with an Achilles injury at the start of Big Ten play in 2015-16. She also missed five Big Ten games with illness in late January and early February.

“Esther is a versatile athlete, hard worker, and a strong defensive player,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “She understands how to communicate on the court and we will lean on her, as a senior, to provide leadership and a sense of urgency.”

NEBRASKA CAREER Ramacieri made the largest contributions of her career by appearing in 18 games with three starts in 2015-16. She contributed 17 points, 29 rebounds, 16 assists and six steals, smashing her previous career totals in all categories. She also hit 3-of-6 three-pointers as a junior. Ramacieri scored a season-high five points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds in a win over Northwestern on Feb. 28, 2016. She matched her career best with six more boards in the WNIT loss to Northern Iowa on March 17. She also played a career-high 35 minutes in a start against UNI. Ramacieri started back-to-back Big Ten wins over Penn State (Jan. 13) and Rutgers (Jan. 16). As a sophomore Ramacieri saw playing time in 17 games in 2014-15, including seven Big Ten contests and both of NU’s conference tournament games. She made her first career start against Penn State Jan. 15. She played a season-high 13 minutes and grabbed a season-best three rebounds in a win over High Point Dec. 20. She added two rebounds against Alcorn State Nov. 16. Ramacieri saw playing time in 17 games, averaging 0.2 points and 0.5 rebounds as a freshman for the Huskers in 2013-14. She played a season-high eight minutes in Nebraska’s non-conference finale against Oral Roberts on Dec. 29, when she pulled down two rebounds. She also scored her first career point and grabbed two rebounds in a victory over South Dakota Dec. 21. She added a point in NU’s win over No. 8 Penn State Feb. 24, while grabbing a pair of rebounds. Ramacieri played in Nebraska’s 2014 Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win over Minnesota and the Huskers’ semifinal victory over No. 19 Michigan State. She pulled down a rebound and dished out the first assist of her career against the Spartans. She saw her first NCAA Tournament action in Nebraska’s win over Fresno State in Los Angeles on March 22. She went 2-for-2 at the free throw line to finish with two points against the Bulldogs.

BEFORE NEBRASKA Ramacieri helped Dawson College to a second-place finish at the 2013 CCAA National Championships. In 2011-12, Dawson won the Quebec

Provincial Championship and claimed a silver medal at the CCAA National Championships. Ramacieri averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, while helping Dawson to an 18-2 record. Ramacieri was Felix Leclerc High School’s athlete of the year four times and the MVP of her Dawson Community Blues club team in both 2009 and 2010. In 2010-11, Ramacieri started all 26 games for the Blues and averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Ramacieri played on bronze medal-winning teams for Quebec at the 2011 Canadian U-17 Championships and the 2008 Canadian U-15 Championships. Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to compete for the Huskers in women’s basketball, following 2012 Canadian Olympian Chelsea Aubry (2004-07), Kaitlyn Burke (2008-12) and Harleen Sidhu (2009-12).

PERSONAL The daughter of Giuseppe Ramacieri and Marie-Herta Celestin Ramacieri, Esther was born March 4, 1994, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Esther is the youngest of four children, with sisters Cynthia (37) and Julia (34) along with one brother, Pascal (31). Esther is majoring in marketing and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2014 and the fall of 2015. Ramacieri is also a standout in the community, claiming a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2015. She is a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016).


EMILY WOOD5-5 Junior Guard Salina, Kansas (Salina Central)

12 Wood produced a career-high eight points at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She scored all eight during a 23-4 first-half surge that helped the Huskers build a 16-point second-quarter lead. She added two rebounds and a assist against the Hokies. She got both of her steals to set a career high in the season-opening win over UTRGV on Nov. 12, while also matching her career best with three boards against the Vaqueros. “Emily is an outstanding young woman who brings great effort and determination to everything she does,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “She has proven that she can be a leader in practice and off the court for us, and she is a tremendous representative for our program.” NEBRASKA CAREER Wood averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds while producing a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover (12-4) as a sophomore. She had the best performance of her career with six points on the first two three-pointers of her career in a win over North Florida on Nov. 16. She added the first assist and steal of her career to go along with two rebounds. She had a strong effort with three points and career highs of three rebounds and five assists with no turnovers in a win over Evansville on Dec. 8, 2015. Wood closed her sophomore season with three points, two rebounds and an assist in 11 minutes against Northern Iowa in the WNIT March 17, 2016. She also had three points, two rebounds, three assists and the first two blocked shots of her career in a career-high 25 minutes against Indiana Feb. 24. She added three points and a rebound in one minute at Indiana Feb. 7. Wood had three points at Minnesota Feb. 11, and two points and a rebound in two minutes at No. 14 Northwestern Jan. 3. Wood played in 10 games as a true freshman for the Huskers. She appeared in five of Nebraska’s non-conference games, three Big Ten regular-season contests and both of NU’s games in the Big Ten Tournament. She saw her most meaningful action in NU’s win over Bakersfield Dec. 13, when she scored her only points of the season on a reverse layup in transition to end an eight-minute scoreless drought in the first half. Wood’s basket preceded an 18-0 Husker run on their way to victory.

BEFORE NEBRASKA Wood scored 1,103 career points while knocking down a school-record 223 three-pointers in her career at Salina Central High School. Her 401 points as a senior in 2013-14 were also a school record, as

JUNIOR (2016-17) Emily Wood brings energy, enthusiasm, toughness and intelligence to the court each day. Originally a walk-on, Wood earned a scholarship and emerged as a leader on and off the court. Wood has been solid through nine games as a junior, contributing 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game. She has hit five threes and both of her free throws on the young season. She has dished out four assists while committing just two turnovers and also owns a pair of steals.

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.UTRGV 1-0 11/12 14 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 2-0 2 0 0 2 3 3.0#25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 17 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 3.0Colorado State 3-0 11/17 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 1.3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 2.7Omaha 4-0 11/22 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0vs. Washington State 5-0 11/25 9 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 14 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2 1 3 1.3 2-0 1 0 0 0 3 2.2at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 19 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.4 3-0 1 1 0 0 8 3.0California 8-0 12/4 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 2.6Drake 9-0 12/6 6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3Totals 9-0 88 7-20 .350 5-17 .294 2-2 1.000 5 6 11 1.2 9-0 4 2 0 2 21 2.3

HONORS & AWARDS• Nebraska Teammate Award (2016)• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2016)• Academic All-Big Ten (2016)• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015, 2016)• Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2016)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016)• Nebraska Athletic Department Service Trip Abroad to Dominican Republic (2016)• NCAA Career in Sports Forum (2015)• First-Team Kansas Class 5A (Sports in Kansas, 2014)• Kansas Class 5A All-Tournament Team (2014)• Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star (2014)• Second-Team Kansas Class 5A (Wichita Eagle, 2012, 2014)• Second-Team Kansas Class 5A (Topeka Capital-Journal, 2014)

WOOD’S CAREER BESTSCategory Total GamePoints 8 Virginia Tech (12/1/16)Rebounds 3 Three Times, most recent 3 Virginia (11/26/16)Assists 5 Evansville (12/8/15)Steals 2 UTRGV (11/12/16)Blocks 2 Indiana (2/24/16)FGA 5 Virginia Tech (12/1/16)FGM 3 Virginia Tech (12/1/15)FTA 2 Three Times, most recent 2 Colorado State (11/17/16)FTM 2 Three Times, most recent 2 Colorado State (11/17/16)3-PT FGA 4 Virginia (11/26/16) 4 Missouri (11/14/16)3-PT FGM 2 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 2 North Florida (11/16/15)FIVE FACTS ABOUT EMILY

1. Emily has several notebooks full of quotes that she has collected since fifth grade.2. A few of Emily’s favorite books she’s read recently are Fearless by Eric Blehm, The Insanity of God by Nik Ripken, and The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens.3. Emily’s favorite adventures in Australia included Scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef and eating kangaroo.4. As part of the No Filter group, Emily spent a week in one of the poorest communities in the Dominican Republic building a basketball court, painting a mural, and building relationships with the locals. She considers it one of the most life-changing weeks she’s ever had.5. In her free time, she loves being active and playing other sports with family and friends.

EMILY WOOD career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2014-15 10-0 29 1-6 .167 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-5 5-0.5 1-0 0 0 0 0 2-0.22015-16 21-0 127 9-20 .450 8-18 .444 4-4 1.000 3-13 16-0.8 14-0 12 4 2 3 30-1.42016-17 9-0 88 7-20 .350 5-17 .294 2-2 1.000 5-6 11-1.2 9-0 4 2 0 2 21-2.3Career 40-0 244 17-46 .370 13-40 .325 6-7 .857 8-24 32-0.8 24-0 16 6 2 5 53-1.3

she averaged 16.0 points per game and hit a school season record 91 threes. She hit 42.1 percent of her threes and 86.2 percent of her free throws., Wood was a first-team Class 5A all-state pick by Sports in Kansas magazine, while KansasPreps chose her as the Class 5A Senior of the Year. She was a second-team choice by both the Wichita Eagle and the Topeka Capital-Journal. She was also a first-team Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League (AVCTL) Division I pick. leading the team to a school-record 23-2 mark and a runner-up finish at the Kansas Class 5A state tournament. Wood earned a spot on the 5A All-Tournament team.

PERSONAL Emily is the daughter of Brian and Julie Wood. She was born in Salina, Kan., Oct. 17, 1995, and has two younger sisters, Lindsey and Lauren. Emily is a management major at Nebraska. She was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and earned academic All-Big Ten accolades in 2016. She is also a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. A two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team, she claimed a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2016. She was also one of 20 student-athletes across all sports to participate in the Nebraska Athletic Department’s Service Trip Abroad to the Dominican Republic in May of 2016.


GRACE MITCHELL6-2 Freshman Forward/Guard Wellington, Kansas (Wellington)

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FIVE FACTS ABOUT GRACE1. Grace loves dogs and has a toy Golden Retriever.2. She likes to watch movies in her free time.3. She can never have too many shoes.4. Grace’s stress reliever is shooting in the gym by herself.5. She knows how to do card tricks.

HONORS & AWARDS• No. 51 Wing in the Nation (ESPN, 2015)• Kansas Player of the Year (USA Today HS Sports, 2016)• Kansas Class 4A Player of the Year (2016)• First-Team Kansas Class 4A All-State (KBCA, 2016)• Second-Team Kansas Class 6A All-State (2015)• Honorable-Mention Kansas Class 6A All-State (2014)• Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League MVP (2016)• First-Team All-Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League (2015, 2016)• Second-Team All-Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League (2014)

MITCHELL’S CAREER BESTSCategory Total GamePoints 7 Drake (12/6/16)Rebounds 4 California (12/1/16)Assists 1 Virginia Tech (12/1/16)Steals 2 Drake (12/6/16)Blocks 1 Missouri (11/14/16)FGA 9 Drake (12/6/16)FGM 3 Drake (12/6/16)FTA 2 California (12/4/16) 2 Washington State (11/25/16)FTM 2 Washington State (11/25/16)3-PT FGA 1 Four Times, most recent 1 Drake (12/6/16)3-PT FGM 1 Drake (12/6/16)

GRACE MITCHELL career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2016-17 9-0 80 7-19 .368 1-4 .250 3-5 .600 5-8 13-1.4 11-0 1 4 1 2 18-2.0Career 9-0 80 7-19 .368 1-4 .250 3-5 .600 5-8 13-1.4 11-0 1 4 1 2 18-2.0

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.UTRGV 1-0 11/12 11 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0#25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1.0Colorado State 3-0 11/17 3 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 2 0 2 1.7 1-0 0 1 0 0 2 1.3Omaha 4-0 11/22 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.8 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0vs. Washington State 5-0 11/25 8 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 1.4 1-0 0 1 0 0 4 1.6vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 7 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.3 0-0 0 2 0 0 2 1.7at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 10 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1.4California 8-0 12/4 11 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 3 4 1.5 1-0 0 0 0 0 1 1.4Drake 9-0 12/6 16 3-9 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 3-0 0 0 0 2 7 2.0Totals 9-0 80 7-19 .368 1-4 .250 3-5 .600 5 8 13 1.4 11-0 1 4 1 2 18 2.0

FRESHMAN (2016-17) The No. 51 ranked wing player in the nation according to ESPN, Grace Mitchell brings a long-range shooting threat and a big frame to the Huskers in 2016-17. The 6-2 forward/guard from Wellington, Kan., was the Kansas Player of the Year by USA Today High School Sports and the Kansas Class 4A Player of the Year in 2016. She earned first-team KBCA Class 4A all-state honors as a senior at Wellington High School in 2016. Mitchell has focused on the forward spot early in the season and has averaged 2.0 points and 1.4 rebounds in 8.9 minutes per game in support of starters Jessica Shepard and Allie Havers. She is coming off a career-high seven-point effort against Drake on Dec. 6, when she hit her first career three-pointer and added her first career steals. She scored five points to spark a 15-5 surge for the Big Red against the Bulldogs to help send the Huskers to halftime with a 33-32 lead. She scored four points with a perfect shooting performance against Washington State at the South Point Shootout on Nov. 25. She notched a career-high four rebounds against California on Dec. 4. Mitchell managed two points and two rebounds in each of Nebraska’s wins over Colorado State (Nov. 17) and UTRGV (Nov. 12). She added the first blocked

shot of her career in the NU’s loss to No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14. “We have been very pleased with Grace’s versatility and willingness to fit in wherever the team needs her,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “She is strong and athletic and has an incredible work ethic, and we are excited about all she brings to our team.”

BEFORE NEBRASKA Mitchell was the No. 51 wing in the nation as a high school senior, according to ESPN. As a senior at Wellington High School, Mitchell set a school single-season scoring record with 533 points on her way to Kansas Class 4A Player-of-the-Year honors. She averaged 21.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in her only season at Wellington. She helped the Lady Crusaders to a 24-1 record and a third-place finish at the Class 4A state tournament. As a senior, she hit 48 percent of her three-pointers. A first-team All-Kansas selection, she was the MVP of the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League in 2016. A three-time AVCTL Division I pick, earning first-team honors as a junior and senior and a second-team award as a sophomore, Mitchell was a second-team Kansas Class 6A all-state selection at Derby High School in 2015 by both the KBCA and the Wichita Eagle. She was a KBCA honorable-mention all-state choice as a sophomore in 2014. She led the AVCTL in scoring with 17.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a junior at Derby High School in 2014-15. She played for Coach Gayla Soyez

at Next Level Hoops Academy in Wichita. As a junior, Mitchell was a second-team KBCA Class 6A all-state selection at Derby High School. An emerging talent, Mitchell did not not compete in summer club until 2014-15.

PERSONAL The daughter of Jud Mitchell and Cathy Mitchell, Grace was born April 2, 1998, in Wichita, Kan. Grace has two older sisters, Sarah Jeanne (24), and Elizabeth (21). Grace is majoring in pre-health at Nebraska. She is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Grace chose Nebraska over 12 other Division I scholarship offers.


ALLIE HAVERS6-5 Senior Center Mattawan, Michigan (Mattawan)

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FIVE FACTS ABOUT ALLIE1. Allie is deathly afraid of spiders.2. She likes elderly people.3. Pizza rolls are her favorite snack.4. The refrigerator is her best friend.5. She likes to play beach volleyball in her free time.

HONORS & AWARDS• Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016)• Nebraska Kathy Branchaud Most Improved Rebounder Award (2016)• Nebraska Teammate Award (2014)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016)• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013, 2014; Spring 2014, 2015)• No. 76 Player in the Nation (BlueStar, 2012) • Finalist for Michigan Miss Basketball (2013)• First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Basketball, 2012, 2013)• Four-Time First-Team All-South Michigan Athletic Conference (Basketball, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)• Under Armour Honorable-Mention All-American (Volleyball, 2012)• First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Volleyball, 2012)• First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Softball, 2012, 2013)

HAVERS’ CAREER BESTSCategory Total GamePoints 18 California (12/12/15)Rebounds 14 Wisconsin (1/27/16)Assists 5 Colorado State (11/17/16) 5 Michigan (1/24/16)Steals 2 Northern Arizona (12/19/15)Blocks 3 Three Times, most recent 3 Indiana (2/7/16)FGA 16 Minnesota (2/24/15)FGM 9 California (12/12/15)FTA 7 Three Times, most recent Wisconsin (1/27/16)FTM 6 UCLA (11/8/13)3-PT FGA 3 UTRGV (11/12/16)3-PT FGM 1 California (12/4/16) 1 UTRGV (11/12/16)

ALLIE HAVERS career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2013-14 33-0 347 40-90 .444 0-3 .000 26-34 .765 17-68 85-2.6 45-0 11 34 9 8 106-3.22014-15 32-0 472 64-154 .416 0-3 .000 28-38 .737 31-66 97-3.0 51-0 10 34 12 9 156-4.92015-16 31-21 764 112-223 .502 0-0 .000 33-46 .717 29-176 205-6.6 79-2 34 52 32 11 257-8.32016-17 9-9 254 21-60 .350 2-10 .200 11-15 .611 15-36 51-5.7 21-0 11 11 8 6 55-6.1Career 105-30 1,837 237-527 .450 2-16 .125 98-136 .721 92-346 438-4.2 196-2 66 131 61 34 574-5.5

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.UTRGV 1-1 11/12 27 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 3-5 .600 4 3 7 7.0 1-0 0 1 0 1 10 10.0#25 Missouri 2-2 11/14 32 0-8 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 6.5 3-0 0 1 2 1 0 5.0Colorado State 3-3 11/17 31 1-8 .125 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 6 8 7.0 3-0 5 1 0 0 2 4.0Omaha 4-4 11/22 30 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 2 9 11 8.0 2-0 1 3 2 1 9 5.3vs. Washington State 5-5 11/25 28 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 7.2 4-0 0 1 1 1 2 4.6vs. Virginia 6-6 11/26 24 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 2 3 6.5 1-0 1 0 1 1 5 4.7at Virginia Tech 7-7 12/1 25 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 8 10 7.0 2-0 2 1 0 0 4 4.6California 8-8 12/4 30 4-11 .364 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 6.3 2-0 1 1 2 0 9 5.1Drake 9-9 12/6 27 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 1 0 1 5.7 3-0 1 2 0 1 14 6.1Totals 9-9 254 21-60 .350 2-10 .200 11-18 .611 15 36 51 5.7 21-0 11 11 8 6 55 6.1

SENIOR (2016-17) Allie Havers (pronounced HAY-vers) is a leader inside for the Huskers as a senior in 2016-17. Through nine games, Havers is averaging 6.1 points and 5.7 rebounds in 28.2 minutes per game, despite opening the season 11-for-40 from the field (.275) through the first seven games. The last two games, Havers has hit 10-of-20 shots and is averaging 11.5 points per game. Havers also hit 3-of-5 shots in a win over Omaha, finishing with nine points and a season-high 11 rebounds. She tied a career high with five assists in the win over Colorado State on Nov. 17.

NEBRASKA CAREER Havers moved into a starting role for the Huskers midway through her junior season. She started 21 of Nebraska’s final 22 games after playing as NU’s first post off the bench for the first 74 games of her career. She averaged 8.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 block in 24.6 minutes per game.

Havers finished with four double-doubles on the year, including 13 points and 10 rebounds in the regular-season finale victory over Northwestern on Feb. 28. She added 16 points and 10 boards in a loss to Rutgers in the Big Ten Touranment on March 3. She also had 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting off the bench against Indiana on Feb. 24. She closed her junior season with 10 points, seven rebounds and two assists against Northern Iowa in the WNIT March 17. Havers finished with 11 double-figure scoring efforts, including each of the last five games, when she averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 boards. She had 15 points, eight rebounds and a career-high five assists at Michigan Jan. 24, before adding a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against Wisconsin Jan. 27. She had 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists at Penn State Jan. 13. She added eight points, four rebounds a block, a steal and a key deflection on the game’s final play to help secure a 62-61 win at Purdue Jan. 20. Havers had her first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds against Evansville Dec. 8. She added a career-high 18 points at No. 22 California Dec. 12. As a sophomore in 2014-15, Havers averaged 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds while playing all 32 games. She had five double-figure scoring efforts, including a season-high 13 points in 20 minutes in NU’s second-round win over Illinois at the 2015 Big Ten Tournament on March 5. Havers added 11 points and five rebounds in a win over Penn State Jan. 15. She pitched in 10 points in a win over Minnesota Feb. 24. She pumped in 10 points in a win over Illinois Jan. 29, and scored 10 points to open Big Ten play at Minnesota Dec. 29, 2014. As a freshman in 2013-14, Havers averaged 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds while playing in all 33 games for the Big Ten champion Huskers. She had her best game in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over No. 19 Michigan State on March 8. With All-American Jordan Hooper strapped with early foul trouble, the third-seeded Huskers held a 16-13 lead over the Big Ten regular-season co-champion Spartans. Havers helped ignite a first-half surge to a 50-27 halftime lead. She finished with a season-high 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and a 5-for-5 effort at the free throw line. She dished out a season-best three assists while blocking a career-high three shots in 19 minutes. Havers had eight points and 10 rebounds at Northwestern Jan. 26, 2014. She opened her career

with 14 points and three rebounds in 15 minutes in NU’s 77-49 win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013.

BEFORE NEBRASKA Havers was two-time first-team Michigan Class A center at Mattawan High School. She averaged 19.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.5 assists as a senior. She closed her career with 1,561 points, 1,015 rebounds, a school-record 348 blocks and 178 steals. She was rated the No. 76 player in the nation by Blue Star. Havers was a first-team Class A Michigan all-stater in volleyball as a senior in 2012, when she was also an honorable-mention Under Armour All-American. She was a first-team all-state shortstop/pitcher as a junior and senior in softball, leading Mattawan to the 2013 state title.

PERSONAL The daughter of Mike and Jullie Havers, Allie was born Nov. 16, 1994. She has two sisters, Caralee and Reilly, and a brother, Ty. Allie is majoring in psychology and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015 and 2016. Havers is also a four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, and she is a three-time selection to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Havers chose Nebraska over Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Green Bay and Iowa State.


MADDIE SIMON6-2 Sophomore Guard Lincoln, Nebraska (Pius X)

24 Simon earned starts in four straight games late in the season in place of injured senior Kyndal Clark. She averaged 7.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and and 2.0 assists in those four starts. Simon had a career game with 16 points and seven rebounds in a win over Northwestern on Feb. 28. She added nine points, four rebounds and two assists against Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament March 3. Simon was a significant contributor for the Huskers through the first seven games, before breaking her left arm in a non-basketball fall on Dec. 7. She returned to action at No. 8 Maryland Jan. 7, scoring nine points off the bench. Simon produced a strong 10-point, three-assist effort in NU’s run past NC State on Dec. 3. That followed 11 points against Southern Nov. 23. She scored eight points in NU’s win over North Carolina Central Nov. 21. Simon added seven points in seven minutes on her birthday at Indiana on Feb. 7. She had five points, three rebounds, a career-high four assists and her first steal against North Florida Nov. 16. She tied her career high with four assists against Indiana on Feb. 24.

BEFORE NEBRASKA A two-time first-team All-Nebraska and Super-State selection, Simon capped her high school basketball career as the Gatorade Player of the Year. She averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists while leading Lincoln Pius X to the Class B state championship as a senior for Coach Bill Rice. Simon’s senior season followed a junior season in which she averaged 19.8 points and seven rebounds per game to help Pius X to a Class B runner-up finish. Her top game came with 35 points and 13 rebounds against Omaha Gross. Simon was a second-team Class A all-stater as a sophomore, averaging 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 2012-13. She hit 48 percent of her shots from the field and 74 percent of her free throws. Simon played her club basketball for the Nebraska Lasers and Coach Allen Simpson. She averaged 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists for the club. A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon was not only a four-year letterwinner on the track, but captured gold medals in the 100- and 300-meter hurdles at the 2015 Nebraska State Track and Field

SOPHOMORE (2016-17) After being challenged by injuries as a freshman, Maddie Simon is looking to emerge in the Nebraska backcourt as a sophomore. The 6-2 guard from Lincoln has opened her second season by averaging 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game. She scored a season-high 11 points to go along with four rebounds and two steals against California Dec. 4. Simon had six points and tied her career high with seven rebounds in the season-opening win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She followed with six more points and three boards against No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14. She scored eight points and snagged a career-high three steals against Virginia at the South Point Shootout on Nov. 26. She had six points, three rebounds, two assists and a block in just 11 minutes against Drake on Dec. 6.

NEBRASKA CAREER Simon averaged 5.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist while playing in 21 games with five starts as a freshman in 2015-16. Simon, who suffered a broken arm in a non-basketball fall in early December, also missed Nebraska’s Postseason WNIT game against Northern Iowa with an ankle sprain.

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.UTRGV 1-0 11/12 18 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 0 7 7 7.0 3-0 1 3 0 0 6 6.0#25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 11 2-9 .222 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1 2 3 5.0 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 6.0Colorado State 3-0 11/17 11 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 1 1 2 4.0 2-0 0 1 0 0 4 5.3Omaha 4-0 11/22 6 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 4.0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 4.0vs. Washington State 5-0 11/25 13 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000 0 0 0 3.2 0-0 1 4 0 0 7 4.6vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 18 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 3-4 .750 0 2 2 3.0 3-0 0 4 0 3 8 5.2at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.7 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 4.4California 8-0 12/4 19 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 3-5 .600 3 1 4 2.9 0-0 0 3 0 2 11 5.3Drake 9-0 12/6 11 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.9 1-0 2 2 1 0 6 5.3Totals 9-0 109 15-45 .333 9-21 .429 9-17 .529 6 20 26 2.9 9-0 4 21 1 6 48 5.3

HONORS & AWARDS• Husker Award (2016)• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2016)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016)• Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2015)• Two-Time First-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2014, 2015)• Two-Time First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2014, 2015)• Two-Time First-Team Nebraska Class B (2014, 2015)• Second-Team Nebraska Class A (2013)• No. 149 Player in Nation (Blue Star, 2015)• No. 22 Guard in Nation (ESPN, 2015)

SIMON’S CAREER BESTSCategory Total GamePoints 16 Northwestern (2/28/16)Rebounds 7 UTRGV (11/12/16) 7 Northwestern (2/28/16)Assists 4 Indiana (2/24/16) 4 North Florida (11/16/15)Steals 3 Virginia (11/26/16)Blocks 1 Five Times, most recent 1 Drake (12/6/16)FGA 9 Four Times, most recent 9 Missouri (11/14/16)FGM 5 Northwestern (2/28/16)FTA 5 California (12/4/16)FTM 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)3-PT FGA 6 Northwestern (2/28/16)3-PT FGM 3 Northwestern (2/28/16)

FIVE FACTS ABOUT MADDIE1. Maddie was born and raised in Lincoln, Neb.2. She always wanted to play for Nebraska.3. Maddie’s favorite color is yellow.4. She considers herself to be a terrible dancer and singer.5. Maddie’s favorite food/snack is Swedish Fish.

MADDIE SIMON career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2015-16 21-5 299 37-90 .411 12-35 .343 19-26 .731 6-23 29-1.4 17-0 22 26 4 1 105-5.02016-17 9-0 109 15-45 .333 7-19 .368 9-17 .529 6-20 26-2.9 9-0 4 21 1 6 48-5.3Career 30-5 408 52-135 .382 19-54 .385 28-43 .651 12-43 55-1.8 26-0 26 47 5 7 153-5.1

Championships. She was the Class A runner-up in both events as a junior in 2014. She also finished third in the 100, while adding a runner-up finish in the 300 in 2013. She was also a member of Pius X’s All-Class gold medal-winning 4x400 relay in 2013. A three-time letterwinner in golf, Simon qualified for the state tournament in 2013. Simon was also an honor roll student all four years at Lincoln Pius X.

PERSONAL The daughter of Doug and Nicole (Ali) Simon, Maddie was born Feb. 7, 1997, in Lincoln, Neb. Maddie has two older brothers, Bennett and Zach, who both graduated from the University of Nebraska. Maddie’s mother was a hurdler for Coach Gary Pepin’s 1983 and 1984 national championship track and field teams at Nebraska. Nicole also owns the distinction of being the first female track and field CoSIDA Academic All-American at Nebraska. Maddie is a pre-health major and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2016. She was also a member of the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. Maddie is the niece of University of Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon. Simon said she chose Nebraska over Iowa, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Creighton, because she has grown up close to the Husker program.


JESSICA SHEPARD6-4 Sophomore Forward Fremont, Nebraska (Fremont)

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SOPHOMORE (2016-17) Jessica Shepard is carrying more responsibility on and off the court in 2016-17. The 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and the first Husker in history to earn first-team all-conference honors as a freshman, Shepard averaged team bests of 18.5 and

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.UTRGV 1-1 11/12 23 6-15 .400 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000 2 13 15 15.0 3-0 3 5 0 1 17 17.0#25 Missouri 2-2 11/14 29 4-17 .235 1-4 .250 3-7 .429 5 4 9 12.0 4-0 1 4 1 1 12 14.5Colorado State 3-3 11/17 32 9-22 .409 2-3 .667 4-11 .364 4 9 13 12.3 1-0 1 3 0 1 24 17.7Omaha 4-4 11/22 29 6-12 .500 2-4 .500 3-5 .600 5 4 9 11.5 5-1 1 3 0 0 17 17.5vs. Washington State 5-5 11/25 30 11-17 .647 1-2 .500 2-8 .250 3 6 9 11.0 2-0 0 4 0 0 25 19.0vs. Virginia 6-6 11/26 26 4-13 .308 1-3 .333 3-4 .750 0 4 4 9.8 0-0 3 0 0 0 12 17.8at Virginia Tech 7-7 12/1 29 12-17 .706 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000 1 13 14 10.4 2-0 1 8 0 0 25 18.9California 8-8 12/4 26 3-14 .214 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 3 5 8 10.1 5-2 3 3 0 0 8 17.5Drake 9-9 12/6 32 8-18 .444 1-3 .333 6-10 .600 5 11 16 10.8 4-0 3 4 2 1 23 18.1Totals 9-9 256 63-145 .434 12-25 .480 25-52 .481 28 69 97 10.8 26-2 16 34 3 4 163 18.1

HONORS & AWARDS• Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 (1 of 30, 2016)• First-Team All-Big Ten (2016)• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2016)• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2016)• USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 22, 2015; Jan. 26, 2016)• NCAA.com Starting Five (Dec. 23, 2015; Jan. 27, 2016)• espnW National Player of the Week (Jan. 25)• College Sports Madness National Player of the Week (Jan. 25)• Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 21, 2015; Jan. 25, 2016)• 10-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Big Ten record) (Nov. 16, Nov. 23, Dec. 7, Dec. 21, Dec. 28, 2015; Jan. 11, Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 8, Feb. 15, 2016)• Nebraska Athletics Female Co-Newcomer of the Year (All Sports, 2016)• Nebraska Offensive Player of the Year (2016)• First 30-Point, 20-Rebound Game in Nebraska History (at Michigan, Jan. 24, 2016 - 35 points, 20 rebounds)• Nebraska Freshman Record 35 Points (vs. Northern Arizona, Dec. 19, 2015) (at Michigan, Jan. 24, 2016)• Nebraska Freshman Double-Doubles Record (10, 2016)• Nebraska Freshman Points Record (574, 2016)• No. 2 Nebraska Freshman Rebounds (266, 2016)• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016)• No. 1 High School Post Player in Nation (ESPN, 2014-15)• No. 3 High School Player in Nation (ESPN, 2014-15)• USA Basketball U18 National Team (2014)• Parade All-American (First Team, 2015)• Naismith High School All-American (HM, 2015)• Two-Time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014)• Four-Time First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)

SHEPARD’S CAREER BESTSCategory Total GamePoints 35 Michigan (1/24/16) Northern Arizona (12/19/15)Rebounds 20 Michigan (1/24/16)Assists 6 Wisconsin (1/27/16)Steals 4 Northern Arizona (12/19/15)Blocks 3 NC State (12/3/15)FGA 22 Three Times, most recent 22 Michigan State (2/14/16)FGM 13 Michigan (1/24/16) 13 North Florida (11/16/15)FTA 20 Northern Arizona (12/19/15)FTM 11 Northern Arizona (12/19/15)3-PT FGA 4 Missouri (11/14/16)3-PT FGM 2 Three Times, most recent 2 Omaha (11/22/16)

FIVE FACTS ABOUT JESSICA1. Jessica’s favorite color is red.2. She is a huge collector of socks.3. Jessica’s favorite foods are burritos and egg rolls.4. She likes to wakeboard. 5. Jessica enjoys watching Criminal Minds.

JESSICA SHEPARD career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2015-16 31-29 884 228-447 .510 0-2 .000 118-203 .581 96-203 266-8.6 65-1 59 111 20 19 574-18.52016-17 9-9 256 63-145 .434 12-25 .480 25-52 .481 28-69 97-10.8 26-2 16 34 3 4 163-18.1Career 40-38 1,140 291-592 .492 12-27 .444 143-255 .561 124-272 363-9.1 91-3 75 145 23 23 737-18.4

8.6 rebounds per game. A preseason first-team All-Big Ten choice in 2016-17, Shepard is averaging 18.1 points and 10.8 boards for the Huskers. She produced her 14th career double-double with 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake on Dec. 6. It was her fourth double-double of the season. She tied her season high with 25 points and 14 boards at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She had 24 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. Shepard hit a pair of threes against the defending Mountain West champs, including a game-clinching three with a minute left. Shepard scored a season-high 25 points against Washington State to earn a spot on the all-tournament team at the South Point Shootout, Nov. 25-26. In the season-opening win over UTRGV on Nov. 12, Shepard hit her first career three in the first quarter, before adding a 60-footer at the first-half buzzer. She finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds.

NEBRASKA CAREER Shepard earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. She led the Huskers with freshman school-record averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, despite her numbers suffering in the postseason while playing limited minutes with a stress reaction in her foot. The 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., shattered the Nebraska freshman scoring record with 574 points, and finished second in school history among freshman with 266 rebounds. She also set an NU freshman mark record with 10 double-doubles. Shepard claimed a conference record 10 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards. She was the conference player of the week on Dec. 21 and Jan. 25. She was the espnW and College Sports Madness National Player of the Week, Jan. 25, and one of five NCAA.com “Starting Five” honorees (Dec. 23, Jan. 27). She added USBWA National Freshman-of-the-Week honors on Dec. 22 and Jan. 26. Shepard produced one of the best efforts in school history with a freshman-record-tying 35 points and a career-high 20 rebounds at Michigan Jan. 24. It was the first 30-point, 20-rebound game in Nebraska history. She scored 20 or more points 16 times. She scored a Nebraska freshman record 35 points and set a school record with 20 free throw attempts against Northern Arizona Dec. 19. She had 29 points and 19 rebounds against Illinois Jan. 10, and 29 points and 10 boards at Penn State Jan. 13. She had 28 points and eight rebounds in her Big Ten debut against Iowa Dec. 31. She had 26 points to help the Huskers knock off No. 17 Michigan State Feb. 14. She opened her Husker career with 24 points and 13 rebounds against UAPB to become the first Husker to produce 20 points and 10 rebounds in an opener.

BEFORE NEBRASKA As a member of the USA Basketball U18 Team at the FIBA Americas Championship, Shepard averaged 12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while helping the team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal in the summer of 2014. She hit 66.7 percent of her shots from the field in the tournament. Shepard played just nine games as a senior at Fremont High School before suffering a torn ACL on Dec. 29, 2014. She averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds per game, including 132 points in four games at the 2014 Nike Tournament of Champions. She had 36 points against Long Beach Poly. Despite missing most of her senior year, Shepard finished fourth in Nebraska high school history with 2,227 career points, which was the Class A (largest) record. She finished No. 15 in state history with 1,031 rebounds, just 16 shy of the Nebraska Class A record. Shepard averaged a Class A state record 30.4 points to go along with 15.6 rebounds in 2013-14. She had four 40-point games, including a career-high 46.

PERSONAL The daughter of Mark and Kim Shepard, Jessica was born Sept. 11, 1996, in Fremont, Neb. She has one older brother, Clayton, and four sisters, Taylor, Samantha, Emma and Sarah. Jessica comes from a basketball family. Her older sister, Taylor, and older brother, Clayton, have been college basketball players at Midland University in Fremont. Jessica is a marketing major at Nebraska. She earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2015. She was also a member of the 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.


JASMINE CINCORE5-10 Junior Guard Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian)

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FIVE FACTS ABOUT JASMINE1. Jasmine was born in New Orleans.2. Going to the movies is one of her hobbies.3. Her favorite food is shrimp.4. Jasmine has always wanted a dachshund.5. Her favorite color is purple.

HONORS & AWARDS• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015)• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016)• Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014)• First-Team All-Tennessee (USA Today, 2014)• Tennessee Class 2-AA All-State (2013, 2014)• Tennessee Class 2-AA West Region Player of the Year (2013, 2014)

CINCORE’S CAREER BESTSCategory Total GamePoints 16 Indiana (2/24/16)Rebounds 5 Virginia (11/26/16)Assists 6 Rutgers (3/3/16)Steals 4 Purdue (2/21/16) 4 North Florida (11/16/15)Blocks 4 Drake (12/6/16)FGA 9 Indiana (2/24/16)FGM 6 Indiana (2/24/16)FTA 6 Southern (11/23/15) 6 Wisconsin (1/22/15)FTM 6 Southern (11/23/15)3-PT FGA 5 Missouri (11/14/16)3-PT FGM 2 Five Times, most recent 2 California (12/4/16)

JASMINE CINCORE career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2014-15 20-0 97 8-30 .267 0-11 .000 9-17 .529 1-3 4-0.2 13-0 10 4 0 7 25-1.32015-16 31-6 556 39-111 .351 11-28 .393 45-55 .818 17-38 55-1.8 47-0 44 40 4 26 134-4.32016-17 9-9 213 21-64 .328 9-28 .321 9-15 .600 7-15 22-2.4 17-0 21 14 4 10 60-6.7Career 60-15 866 68-205 .332 20-67 .299 63-87 .724 25-56 81-1.4 77-0 75 58 8 43 219-3.7

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.UTRGV 1-1 11/12 21 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 0-0 4 1 0 0 9 9.0#25 Missouri 2-2 11/14 22 0-7 .000 0-5 .000 2-4 .500 1 0 1 1.5 4-0 1 1 0 1 2 5.5Colorado State 3-3 11/17 30 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0-0 1 1 0 1 9 6.7Omaha 4-4 11/22 24 1-7 .143 1-4 .250 3-4 .750 1 2 3 1.5 0-0 3 0 0 1 6 6.5vs. Washington State 5-5 11/25 24 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0 4 4 2.0 2-0 2 2 0 2 5 6.2vs. Virginia 6-6 11/26 21 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 5 5 2.5 2-0 1 3 0 0 6 6.2at Virginia Tech 7-7 12/1 26 3-8 .375 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 3 1 4 2.7 4-0 4 2 0 2 9 6.6California 8-8 12/4 23 2-8 .250 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 2 1 3 2.8 3-0 3 3 0 2 7 6.6Drake 9-9 12/6 22 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 2.4 2-0 2 1 4 1 7 6.7Totals 9-9 213 21-64 .328 9-28 .321 9-15 .600 7 15 22 2.4 17-0 21 14 4 10 60 6.7

JUNIOR (2016-17) Jasmine Cincore has solidified her place in Nebraska’s starting lineup early in her junior season by averaging 6.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists through Nebraska’s first nine games. The 5-10 guard from Arlington, Tenn., opened the season with nine points, two rebounds and four assists in the win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added nine points on 4-of-5 shooting including a three-pointer in the Huskers’ win over defending Mountain West Conference champion Colorado State on Nov. 17. She pitched in nine points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals at Virginia Tech, Dec. 1. Cincore added seven points, two assists, a steal and a career-high four blocks against Drake on Dec. 6. It matched her career total from her first 59 games as a Husker. “Jas is a strong, athletic guard who is a solid defender and has experience playing Big Ten basketball,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “We are going to need Jasmine to be productive in multiple areas on the court this year, while also providing us with good leadership on the court, in the classroom and the community.”

NEBRASKA CAREER Cincore emerged throughout the season and started in place of injured senior Rachel Theriot the final five games and six times overall in 2015-16. Cincore averaged 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and

1.4 assists in 17.9 minutes per game on the year. She had a career-high 16 points against Indiana Feb. 24. She capped her season with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists against Northern Iowa in the first round of the WNIT. Over the final 10 games, Cincore averaged 6.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 29.7 minutes per game. Cincore made her first career start in Nebraska’s win at Michigan Jan. 24. She had eight points, three assists, a block and a steal in 32 minutes. Cincore had nine points and knocked down a pair of threes at No. 5 Ohio State Feb. 18, before making her second career start in place of Theriot in a loss to Purdue Feb. 21. She tied a career high with four steals. Cincore contributed seven points, two rebounds, an assist and three steals at Minnesota Feb. 7. She had five points and a career-high-tying four rebounds in a win over Penn State Feb. 2. Cincore had nine points at No. 8 Maryland Jan. 7. She scored eight points in a win over Southern on Nov. 23, when she went a career-best 6-for-6 at the free throw line. She opened the season with six points, four rebounds, three assists and a block against Arkansas Pine Bluff. She had seven points and a career-high four steals against North Florida. She hit 27 straight free throws from Dec. 8 to Feb. 14. Cincore played in 20 games as a freshman for the Huskers in 2014-15, despite missing more than a month with an ankle injury. Cincore finished with 25 points, four rebounds, 10 assists and seven steals in 97 total minutes on the season. She appeared in seven of Nebraska’s first eight games, before being sidelined by an ankle injury following Nebraska’s game at Alabama Dec. 7, when she dished out a season-high three assists. Cincore missed more than a month before returning to action against Penn State Jan. 15. She played in 13 of Nebraska’s final 17 games. She scored a season-high six points in just four minutes in a win at Wisconsin Jan. 22. Cincore added five points

against Alcorn State Nov. 16, after opening the season with four points against Pepperdine Nov. 15.

BEFORE NEBRASKA As a senior, Cincore led Briarcrest Christian to a 28-1 record under Coach Lee Smith and a berth in the Class 2-AA state tournament, averaging 15.2 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game. She was named Miss Basketball in Tennessee Class 2-AA in both 2013 and 2014.

PERSONAL The daughter of Wesley and Monique Cincore, Jasmine was born April 26, 1996, in New Orleans, La. Jasmine has a younger brother, Jalen. Jasmine is majoring in advertising and public relations and has earned three spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She is a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She chose Nebraska over Michigan, Marquette, Memphis, Tennessee Tech, Kansas State, Auburn and Georgia State.


DARRIEN WASHINGTON6-2 Sophomore Forward Oakland, California (Skyline)

50Northern Arizona on Dec. 19. Washington did not play in NU’s next three games, before making her Big Ten debut with three points and two rebounds in five minutes at No. 8 Maryland on Jan. 7. She battled a nagging knee injury for several games, but returned at near full strength in the win over Penn State Feb. 2. She scored five points while adding a rebound and a block in six minutes in the win over the Lady Lions For the season, Washington scored 20 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in just 39 total minutes. Washington redshirted in her first season at Nebraska in 2014-15. Off the court, she earned a spot on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2015.

BEFORE NEBRASKA Washington wrapped up her career at Oakland Skyline High School with an outstanding senior season, earning first-team All-Oakland honors after averaging 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game for 21-9 Skyline in 2013-14. Washington’s abilities were featured in a 77-40 victory over San Leandro KIPP King, when she erupted for 32 points and pulled down 23 rebounds while blocking six shots. Washington finished her high school career with 1,181 points over 101 career games to average 11.7 points per game. She also averaged 9.8 rebounds per contest, coming up just short of 1,000 career rebounds despite playing sparingly as a freshman. Washington was a first-team All-Oakland selection in the Bay Area League in 2012-13. She averaged 16.4 points, 12.6 rebounds and 4.9 blocks for Oakland Skyline as a junior in 2012-13. One of her top performances came on Nov. 28, 2012, against Washington-San Francisco, when she had 27 points, 17 rebounds and six blocked shots in a 50-47 win. She helped Skyline to a 17-10 record as a junior and was

SOPHOMORE (2016-17) Darrien Washington is seeing increased playing time inside for the Huskers as a third-year sophomore. She is averaging 1.4 points and 3.7 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game. She scored a season-high three points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds in Nebraska’s loss to Washington State at the South Point Shootout on Nov. 26. She opened the season with two points and tied her then-career high with five rebounds in a career-high 20 minutes in NU’s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added two points and four boards in 12 minutes of work in NU’s win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. She has already played nearly triple the minutes (109) that she did as a redshirt freshman (39) in 2015-16. “Darrien is gaining confidence and comfort as she enters her third year at Nebraska,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “Her size and strength put her in a great position to be a physical presence for us in the post.”

NEBRASKA CAREER Washington competed for time in a deep and talented Nebraska post rotation as a redshirt freshman in 2015-16. She enjoyed an impressive debut with six points, five rebounds and an assist in just eight minutes in NU’s victory over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. She added three points, five rebounds and her first career steal in the win over North Florida on Nov. 16. She missed Nebraska’s next seven games before returning for one minute of first half action against

2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--|Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg.UTRGV 1-0 11/12 20 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0 5 5 5.0 4-0 0 3 0 1 2 2.0#25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 12 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 4.5 3-0 0 2 0 0 0 1.0Colorado State 3-0 11/17 12 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 4.3 1-0 0 1 0 1 2 1.3Omaha 4-0 11/22 7 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 3.3 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 1.0vs. Washington State 5-0 11/25 12 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 5 6 3.8 1-0 0 2 0 0 3 1.4vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 19 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 4.0 2-0 0 3 0 1 2 1.5at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 15 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 4.1 3-0 0 2 0 0 2 1.6California 8-0 12/4 9 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3.9 1-0 0 1 0 0 2 1.6Drake 9-0 12/6 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 3.7 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4Totals 9-0 109 6-20 .300 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 8 25 33 3.7 19-0 0 15 1 3 13 1.4

HONORS & AWARDS• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016)• First-Team All-Oakland (2013, 2014)• Second-Team All-OAL (ContraCosta Times, 2012)

WASHINGTON’S CAREER BESTSCategory Total GamePoints 6 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)Rebounds 6 Washington State (11/25/16)Assists 1 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)Steals 1 Four Times, most recent 1 Virginia (11/26/16)Blocks 1 Omaha (11/22/16) 1 Penn State (2/2/16)FGA 5 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FGM 3 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15)FTA 4 Minnesota (2/11/16)FTM 1 Five Times, most recent 1 Washington State (11/25/16)3-PT FGA 0 None3-PT FGM 0 None

FIVE FACTS ABOUT DARRIEN1. Darrien likes to sing.2. Her best friend is Rachel Blackburn.3. Darrien dislikes strawberries, bananas and hot dogs.4. Her favorite animal in the world is the lion.5. She really likes French fries.

DARRIEN WASHINGTON career statistics Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2014-15 Did Not Play - Redshirt2015-16 10-0 39 8-15 .533 0-0 .000 4-13 .308 10-9 19-1.9 7-0 1 5 1 1 20-2.02016-17 9-0 109 6-20 .300 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 8-25 33-3.7 19-0 0 15 1 3 13-1.4Career 19-0 148 14-35 .400 0-0 .000 5-17 .294 18-34 52-2.7 26-0 1 20 2 4 33-1.7

an all-state candidate out of the CIF San Francisco/Oakland section. As a sophomore, Washington earned second-team All-OAL honors from the ContraCosta Times in 2011-12. She averaged 9.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per contest for a Skyline team that went 21-6. Washington also played on the Cal Stars Elite team that finished as the national runner-up in the summer of 2013.

PERSONAL Darrien is the daughter of BJ Washington. Darrien was born April 11, 1996. She has a younger sister. Darrien is an animal science major at Nebraska. She earned spots on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2015 and 2016. She chose Nebraska over Utah, Oregon, Oregon State and UC Santa Barbara.


Jasmine Cincore5-10, Junior, Guard

Arlington, Tennessee

Rylie Cascio Jensen5-10, Freshman, Guard

Fremont, Nebraska

Rachel Blackburn6-3, Sophomore, Forward

Leavenworth, Kansas

Allie Havers6-5, Senior, Center

Mattawan, Michigan

Nicea Eliely6-1, Freshman, Guard

Colorado Springs, Colorado

NEBRASKA RADIO & TV ROSTER

Esther Ramacieri5-8, Senior, Guard

Repentigny, Quebec, Canada

Janay Morton5-10, Senior, Guard

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Grace Mitchell6-2, Freshman, Forward/Guard

Wellington, Kansas

Maddie Simon6-2, Sophomore, Guard

Lincoln, Nebraska

Jessica Shepard6-4, Sophomore, Forward

Fremont, Nebraska

Hannah Whitish5-9, Freshman, GuardBarneveld, Wisconsin

Darrien Washington6-2, Sophomore, Forward

Oakland, California

Bria Stallworth5-6, Sophomore, Guard

Chicago, Illinois

Katie AdamsVideo Coordinator

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Emily Wood5-5, Junior, Guard

Salina, Kansas

Chuck LoveAssistant Coach

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Tom GoehleAssistant Coach

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Amanda HartDirector of Operations

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