Nebraska Women’s Basketball

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Sun Feb 11, 2024 2:27 pm

Down 14 in the 4th, wow!

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Feb 11, 2024 8:31 pm

Great win. So glad they won and beat Clark and Iowa. Did anyone hear Iowas coach Bluder yell and cuss during the husker post game interview? Absolutely Iowa and absolutely classless as usual!

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:27 pm

This is pretty funny:

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:53 am

Nebraska WBB bests Number 2 Iowa

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon Feb 12, 2024 2:11 pm

You know what is just a little bit funny? Now that Clark is set to break the scoring record at home later this week, any Iowa fan that is not at the game and wants to see it will have to subscribe to Peacock if not already a subscriber!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:31 am

CINEMATIC RECAP
NEBRASKA WBB UPSETS #2 IOWA

The cinematic recap of all cinematic recaps is here. Relive the sights, sounds and emotions from a Sunday in PBA that took the country by storm.

Nebraska vs. #2 Iowa
. . .
Jaz Shelley scored 10 of her season-high 23 points in the final five minutes to help Nebraska rally from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to an 82-79 win over No. 2 Iowa on Sunday afternoon. Playing in front of a school-record, sellout crowd of 15,042 at Pinnacle Bank Arena and a FOX national television audience, the Huskers trailed 69-55 at the end of three quarters before Shelley, Logan Nissley, Natalie Potts and Kendall Moriarty combined for all of Nebraska's 27 fourth-quarter points to rally Nebraska to its fourth victory over a top-five opponent in school history. The win matched a 103-99 3OT win over No. 2 and eventual national champion Baylor at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Jan. 12, 2005, for the highest-ranked foe Nebraska has ever defeated in women's basketball.

OmahaRedWing · Post by **OmahaRedWing** » Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:58 am

For anyone that missed it (Sunday's Nebraska vs Iowa), BTN is airing it today at 12, 5 and 9. It's the basketball in 60, so the whole game condensed to an hour.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:10 pm

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:43 pm

We are one win away from the Big 10 Championship game. We already beat Maryland once this year too.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:31 pm

We’re in the Big 10 Championship!

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:24 pm

Unfortunately, Nebraska just lost 94-89 in overtime.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Sun Mar 10, 2024 1:29 pm

Nebraska has no one who can just go and get their own shot at any time. They have to run all these sets to get an open or a good shot and that hurt them as the Iowa made their comeback in the 4th and then again in OT when they consistently ran chunks of time off the clock just to get a shot off.

Hopefully a player like Britt Prince can change that dynamic.

mrsticka · Post by **mrsticka** » Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:14 am

Well, I guess they can't hang their heads too much. I mean, they had a pretty good season this year. And there's still a chance for them to make the NCAA Tournament.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:40 pm

mrsticka wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:14 am Well, I guess they can't hang their heads too much. I mean, they had a pretty good season this year. And there's still a chance for them to make the NCAA Tournament.

ESPN has us as an 8 seed against Kansas, with the winner likely playing Cameron Brink and Stanford.

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:48 pm

mrsticka wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:14 am Well, I guess they can't hang their heads too much. I mean, they had a pretty good season this year. And there's still a chance for them to make the NCAA Tournament.

Chance? They are a lock and have been, IMO, after the first win in the conf tourney.

CBJason · Post by **CBJason** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:09 pm

And now the women will play Texas A&M!!! Lol

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:53 am

The Stage is Set.
Women's Basketball NCAA

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:34 am

ESPN Analytics is giving us a 58.5% chance of winning.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:50 pm

Wild win. Logan Nissley was big for us.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:06 pm

Toss loss yesterday but the future is very bright for us. Callin Hake, Logan Nissley, Natalie Potts, Alexis Markowski, and Allison Weidner all coming back, plus adding Britt Prince and Amiah Hargrove. Still have some glaring weaknesses, especially inside, but potential is high.

Louie · Post by **Louie** » Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:03 pm

Wonder if Jaz plans on playing pro ball.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:09 am

Louie wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:03 pm Wonder if Jaz plans on playing pro ball.

I imagine she'll be playing pro ball in Australia. If I remember correctly, she came back to Nebraska this year instead of turning pro there with a some endorsement deals. Two of her brothers play professionally in Australia also.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:05 am

Louie wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:03 pm Wonder if Jaz plans on playing pro ball.

Jaz Shelley closes her career with the Nebraska women's basketball team.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:31 pm

12 of the top 30 recruits (ESPN rankings) in the 2024 class will be joining a Big 10 program.

USC
6 - Kenendy Smith
23 - Avery Howell
28 - Kayleigh Heckel

UCLA
14 - Kendall Dudley
24 - Avery Cain
27 - Zania Socka-Nguemen

Ohio State
3 - Jaloni Cambridge

Michigan
11 - Syla Swords

Michigan
15 - Olivia Olson

Illinois
20 - Berry Wallace

Rutgers
22 - Kiyomi McMiller

Nebraska
29 - Britt Prince (was top 10)

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:45 am

Jaz Shelley drafted by Phoenix Mercury in WNBA Draft

Shelley is the first Husker to be drafted straight from Nebraska since Jordan Hooper in 2014.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:54 pm

Nebraska's Jaz Shelley selected 29th overall in WNBA Draft

KINGS COUNTY, N.Y. — Nebraska women's basketball guard Jaz Shelley was selected by the Phoenix Mercury in Monday night's WNBA Draft. The Mercury picked Shelley in the second round with the 29th overall pick. She averaged 13.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game for the Huskers this season.

The WNBA regular season begins on May 14th.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:01 pm

Husker Women’s Basketball
Jaz Shelley WNBA Draft Night

OmahaRedWing · Post by **OmahaRedWing** » Tue Nov 05, 2024 10:00 am

Husker women a little more impressive. With Alexis Markowski gaining national attention, 2024 Big 10 Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts and the arrival of Britt Prince we could be headed to the team shattering attendance records:

Lincoln - Alexis Markowski set the school career record with her 41st double-double to lead six Huskers scoring in double figures, as the No. 23 Nebraska women's basketball team rolled to an 88-48 season-opening win over Omaha on Monday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Playing in front of 8,106 fans in a noon tip-off at PBA on opening day of the college basketball season, the Huskers got team highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds in just 21 minutes from the three-time All-Big Ten center Markowski. The Lisa Leslie and Naismith Trophy candidate hit 7-of-8 shots from the floor while adding two assists and a block for the Big Red.

Markowski's 10th rebound to secure the record-setting double-double came on a hustle play when she dove to the floor near the three-point line and passed the ball ahead while lying on her back to create an uncontested transition layup for teammate Natalie Potts with 6:45 left in the game.

Markowski added an offensive rebound and a putback 45 seconds later to end her day with six minutes left and Nebraska leading 75-36.

Potts, the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, matched Markowski with 14 points while hitting 6-of-8 shots including a buzzer-beating three-pointer to end the first half. The 6-2 sophomore added six rebounds while helping set the tone for the Huskers with stifling defense in the opening 20 minutes. Potts' three-pointer to close the half gave Nebraska a 47-15 lead at the break and put her in double figures with 10 first-half points.

Logan Nissley added 12 points in just 11 minutes off the bench, scoring on four three-point possessions despite hitting just one three-pointer while going 3-for-3 from the field and 5-for-5 from the free throw line. The sophomore guard, who was a member of the Big Ten All-Freshman team a year ago, added three assists, two steals and a block.

Freshman Petra Bozan contributed 12 points of her own in just 12 minutes. The 6-3 forward/center from Croatia went 5-for-7 from the field, including 2-for-2 from three-point range, while grabbing four rebounds for the Big Red.

Allison Weidner pitched in 11 points, three rebounds and two steals in her return to the starting lineup after a 55-game absence following a pair of season-ending knee injuries. Weidner hit 4-of-7 shots from the field while joining Potts and freshman guard Britt Prince in suffocating the Mavs with pressure defense.

Prince put six Huskers in double figures with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in her regular-season collegiate debut. The 5-11 guard out of Elkhorn North High School also dished out a game-high five assists and added two steals.

As a team, Nebraska hit 57.6 percent (34-59) of its shots from the field, including 5-of-15 (.333) three-pointers. The Big Red also knocked down 15-of-20 free throws. The Huskers won the rebounding battle, 38-30, and claimed the turnover war, 24-20.

The Huskers jumped out to an 18-2 lead, before the Mavs cut the margin to 21-11 at the end of the first quarter. Nebraska then posted a dominant 26-4 margin in the second quarter to take a 47-15 lead to halftime. The Big Red won the third quarter 17-15, before closing out the win with a 24-18 edge in the final period.

Omaha's Alana Powell led all scorers with 15 points off the bench on 6-of-9 shooting, while Grace Cave put two Mavs in double figures with 11 points.

Nebraska returns to home action on Saturday, when the Huskers take on Southeastern Louisiana. Tip-off with the Lady Lions is set for 1 p.m. (CT) with tickets available now at Huskers.com. The game will be available to subscribers of B1G+ and can be heard on the Huskers Radio Network. SLU features three returning All-Southland Conference players and have averaged 20 wins over the last two years, including a trip to the 2023 NCAA Tournament under conference coach-of-the-year Ayla Guzzardo.

Game Notes

Nebraska's game with Omaha followed the annual Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally, which included more than 3,800 middle grade students and accompanying adults from 75 schools across the state.
The 75 schools were a record for the event, which is in its sixth year being associated with a women's basketball game. A group of 15 came from Hemingford, Neb., which is a 385-mile drive to Lincoln.
Nebraska's attendance of 8,106 marked the second-largest season-opening crowd in school history, trailing only a crowd of 9,750 against UCLA to open Pinnacle Bank Arena on Nov. 8, 2013. That game included the first Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally associated with women's basketball.
Nebraska put six players in double figures for the first time since a 108-35 win over UNC Wilmington at PBA on Dec. 5, 2023 (Jaz Shelley-19, Alexis Markowski-18, Logan Nissley-18, Jessica Petrie-11, Natalie Potts-11, Darian White-11, Callin Hake-11).
Nebraska improved to 48-3 all-time in its home season opener, including six consecutive victories.

https://huskers.com/news/2024/11/4/husk ... -past-mavs

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Sat Nov 09, 2024 3:51 pm

Why didn’t Britt Prince play today?

Uffda · Post by **Uffda** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:00 pm

Nebraska Women ranked #21 this week.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:48 am

Sounds like Natalie Potts suffered a non-contact knee injury and did not return. Non-contact injuries tend to be major injuries. Hope she has a quick recovery, she was playing really well.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 8:00 pm

Natalie Potts out for the season with a torn ACL. Major loss for Nebraska. She was a good offensive rebounder and had some versatile three level scoring.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Thu Nov 21, 2024 7:28 am

Doctor Fate wrote: Wed Nov 20, 2024 8:00 pm Natalie Potts out for the season with a torn ACL. Major loss for Nebraska. She was a good offensive rebounder and had some versatile three level scoring.

Yeah that's a big hit. She was Big 10 Freshman of the Year last year.

Greg

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Tue Nov 26, 2024 12:38 pm

Tough loss to Creighton. Natalie Potts was definitely missed, especially on defense. Tough to replace her versatility on both ends. Britt Prince will get more touches and shots, which could help accelerate her development.

OmahaRedWing · Post by **OmahaRedWing** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 10:24 am

Doctor Fate wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 12:38 pm Tough loss to Creighton. Natalie Potts was definitely missed, especially on defense. Tough to replace her versatility on both ends. Britt Prince will get more touches and shots, which could help accelerate her development.

Yeah losing Natalie was a big blow. I agree on it accelerating Britt's development. Will definitely help her in her career. Not sure the ceiling this year on the team is as high without Natalie.

Greg

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 11:11 am

OmahaRedWing wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 10:24 am Yeah losing Natalie was a big blow. I agree on it accelerating Britt's development. Will definitely help her in her career. Not sure the ceiling this year on the team is as high without Natalie.

Greg

I agree. Ceiling isn't as high without Natalie. Though the odds of us winning the Big 10 even with her were very small, I do think we could have made a decent run with her in March depending on seeding. We have depth so I have hope they'll figure out how to make adjustments.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:09 pm

Should be two relatively easy wins here before a tough three game road trip against the #25, #1, and #5 teams in the nation. I don't see us standing a chance against UCLA and USC, as I think Lauren Betts and JuJu Watkins/Kiki Iriafen will be too much.

Doctor Fate · Post by **Doctor Fate** » Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:21 am

Blowout win in the first round of the Big 10 tournament. Tough season with some major injuries, but probably need a win in round two to lock in a trip to the big dance.