Five Cornhuskers scored in double digits as Nebraska women’s basketball rolled to a 92-53 win over Bradley Wednesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers moved to 8-0 on the season ahead of their first game in Big Ten play Saturday at Penn State.
Britt Prince led Nebraska in scoring with 17 points on an efficient seven-for-nine shooting. Jessica Petrie turned in a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Amiah Hargrove had a tidy 13 points in 13 minutes, while Petra Bozan narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. Logan Nissley tallied 10 points and a team-leading seven assists. The Braves (4-4) were led by Kaylen Nelson’s 13 points, but no other Bradley player scored in double digits.
The Huskers easily outshot Bradley, 56 percent to 33 percent, outrebounded it 48-25, outscored the Braves in the paint by 30, and converted 17 Bradley turnovers into 25 points.
Nelson got the Braves on the board, and Ellie McDermid followed with a three-pointer to give the Braves a 5-2 lead two minutes into the game. Nebraska then went on a 6-0 run and never trailed again. The run extended to 15-2 as the Huskers built a 17-7 lead midway through the first quarter. Nebraska led at the end of the first quarter, 22-16.
An 11-0 Husker run to start the second quarter opened the NU advantage to 33-16. Nebraska pushed the lead to 21 before taking a 48-28 lead to halftime. The Huskers scored 12 straight points in the third quarter to balloon the lead to 62-30 with 2:37 to go in the third quarter. NU led 65-36 going to the fourth quarter. In the final period, Bradley never got closer than 29 points as the Huskers cruised to victory.
Nebraska now prepares to open Big Ten play Saturday at Penn State at noon. Pregame coverage begins at 11:30 a.m. on KLIN and B-107.3.