Category Archives: Husker Women’s Basketball
Huskers go cold, Fall to Minnesota at home
Over a solid stretch of the past five games, Nebraska (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) stayed fresh by controlling tempo. Tuesday afternoon saw the game get sped up at times, leading to a shorthanded group getting ...
Jan 19, 2021
Shorthanded Huskers hand No. 15 Ohio State first loss of season
Nebraska coach Amy Williams continues to do more with less. Down to eight players for much of the season due to injuries, the Huskers (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten) won three out of four games, including wins ove...
Jan 16, 2021
Nebraska uses big fourth quarter to upset No. 23 Michigan State
Another Big Ten game, another upset for the Huskers. Nebraska (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten) got their third upset and second top-25 win of the last couple weeks Sunday at No. 23 Michigan State (8-2, 3-2 Big Ten)...
Jan 10, 2021
Upset Bid at No. 15 Michigan Falls Short
A third upset in a row for Nebraska came up just short Thursday. Dominated in the third quarter and trailing 60-49 with just over four minutes left in the game, the Huskers put on a furious comeback. ...
Jan 07, 2021
Nebraska holds off Rutgers to begin 2021 with win
Husker women’s basketball has been all smiles through the holiday weekend. After Sam Haiby beat the buzzer to propel Nebraska (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) over No. 15 Northwestern on New Year’s Eve,...
Jan 03, 2021
Nebraska Blue after Fifth Straight Series Loss to Creighton
The previous four meetings between Nebraska and Creighton had been all Bluejays. Monday made it five. Creighton jumped out to a 9-0 lead. Nebraska got on the board at the 5:29 mark with a layup but tu...
Dec 14, 2020
Haiby Earns Big Ten Honor
Sam Haiby has been playing some good basketball to start the season. The 5-foot-9 junior guard was just named to the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll Monday for her effort against Il...
Dec 14, 2020
Huskers Outlast Illini as Big Ten Play Begins
In a game of runs, it helps to make the last one. The Huskers (3-0) trailed Illinois (2-2) 67-63 with 3:34 to go in the game, then ran off the next 13 points. Nebraska shot 2-of-3 over the stretch, wh...
Dec 10, 2020
Helms Leaves Husker Women's Basketball Team
Less than a week into the season and Nebraska women’s basketball is down a player. Sophomore guard Makenzie Helms is no longer on the team, having left the program “for personal reasons...
Dec 09, 2020
Strong Second Half Pushes Huskers to 2-0
For the second consecutive game this season, Nebraska was tested in the early parts of the game. Just like the first time around, the Huskers took over as the game went on. Nebraska (2-0) shot just 27...
Dec 06, 2020