By Alex Benzegala Panhandle Post

Hay Springs run to the state title game ended in a one-point loss to undefeated S-E-M in a 21-20 loss to the Mustangs at Foster Field in Kearney on Friday night.

The game came down to the wire with the Hawks scoring a touchdown on 4th and one with just 44 seconds left in the 4th, but S-E-M blocked the extra point to earn the win. Hay Springs star running back Gage Mintken rushed for 193 yards and 3 touchdowns on 29 carries in the loss.

Hay Springs started the season with an 0-3 record but bounced back to end 8-4.

By Alex Benzegala Panhandle Post Hay Springs run to the state title game ended in a one-point loss to undefeated S-E-M in a 21-20 loss to the Mustangs at Foster Field in Kearney on Friday night.The game came down to the wire with the Hawks scoring a touchdown on 4th and one with just 44 seconds left in the 4th, but S-E-M blocked the extra point to earn the win. Hay Springs star running back Gage Mintken rushed for 193 yards and 3 touchdowns on 29 carries in the loss.Hay Springs started the season with an 0-3 record but bounced back to end 8-4.

Hays Springs falls one point short in state title game

By University of Nebraska Communications

Lincoln&nbsp;- The Nebraska women's basketball team will honor 2014 first-team All-American Jordan Hooper by raising a banner with her last name and No. 35 inside Pinnacle Bank Arena on Pack PBA Day when the Huskers play host to Indiana, Jan. 7.

Hooper, one of only three players in Nebraska history to achieve the combined career milestones of 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, will join the other two Husker greats to accomplish the feat - Karen Jennings (No. 51, 2,405 points, 1,000 rebounds) and Kelsey Griffin (No. 23, 2,033 points, 1,019 rebounds) in being permanently honored inside the arena. Hooper, a 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., finished her career with 2,357 points and 1,110 rebounds.

Also like Jennings and Griffin, Hooper was a first-team All-American and a conference player of the year. Hooper captured 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year honors before leading Nebraska to the Big Ten Tournament Championship. She also helped power the 2013 Nebraska team to the 2013 NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Both the 2013 and 2014 teams will be honored on Alumni Day as part of Pack PBA (Jan. 7), providing Hooper with a team full of support on the court when she is recognized. While her No. 35 will be permanently recognized at PBA, it will continue to be available to future Huskers.

In addition to taking a special place in program history alongside Jennings (Persia, Iowa) and Griffin (Eagle River, Alaska), Hooper will join another Nebraska High School legend and 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year Maurtice Ivy (No. 30, Omaha Central) among Huskers with their jerseys recognized inside the arena. Ivy scored 2,131 points during her four-year career at Nebraska (1985-88).

Hooper, who received a call from Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williams and several members of the current Husker team on Friday morning, was shocked by the honor.

"It was incredible. I had no idea it was coming," Hooper said from her home in Alliance. "I am just so honored and so proud. To be able to have my teammates around me when my banner goes up inside PBA will mean so much to me. What a great day today is, and what a great day that will be. I don't like to get emotional about many things, but I got emotional when Coach Williams and the players told me. It was overwhelming."

Williams said it was a significant moment for her and the current Huskers, too.

"It was really special. When Jordan got emotional then I got emotional," Williams said. "For our players to hear how much that moment and this honor meant to Jordan was a once-in-a-lifetime moment and an unforgettable reinforcement of just how special it is to be a Husker."

Hooper's accomplishments were legendary. The two-time Nebraska Gatorade High School School Player of the Year (2008, 2010) at Alliance was a first-team WBCA All-American and a first-team Senior CLASS All-American in 2014. She was also a finalist for the Wade Trophy, Wooden Award and Senior CLASS Award. The three-time first-team All-Big Ten choice (2012, 2013, 2014) was also a two-time honorable-mention All-American by both the WBCA and the Associated Press in 2012 and 2013. She was also a member of the Big Ten All-Tournament Team in 2012 and 2014.

A member of the Big 12 All-Freshman Team in 2011, Hooper started all 131 games of her Husker career, averaging 18.0 points and 8.5 rebounds, including 20.4 points and 9.1 boards as a senior. She also smashed the Nebraska career three-point record by knocking down 295 threes.

She helped Nebraska to the most successful three-year stretch (75-25) in school history, including a 26-7 record as a senior, a 25-9 mark as a junior when Nebraska played for a share of the regular-season Big Ten title on the final day of the season, and a 24-9 record as a sophomore when the Huskers advanced to the Big Ten Tournament Championship game.

Hooper was also a standout in the classroom and community, claiming a trio of Academic All-Big Ten honors and a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2014. She also represented the United States and won a gold medal at the 2013 World University Games.

She went on to be the No. 13 overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Tulsa Shock. The first pick of the second round, Hooper spent two seasons with the Shock before the team became the Dallas Wings in 2016. She split time with Connecticut, Atlanta and Chicago in her final season in the WNBA in 2017.&nbsp;

After earning her bachelor's degree in psychology from Nebraska in May of 2014, Hooper also had an outstanding international pro career, spending nine seasons in Turkey (Besiktas, 13.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2014-15) and Puerto Rico (Atenienses de Manat, 2015), before playing in Australia's WNBL (Southeast Queensland, 18.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2015-16). She went back to Turkey to play for the University of Istanbul Club (12.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2016-17) before heading back to Australia for 2017-18 (Canberra, 11.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg).

She spent four of her last five pro seasons in Israel, including Elitzur Holon (18.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2018-19) and A.S. Ramat Hasharon (13.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 2019-20), Hapoel Petka Tikva (15.7 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2021-22) and Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion (13.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2022-23). Hooper played in the Belarus Premier League for BK Tsmoki-Minsk in 2020-21 (15.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg).

The ceremony honoring Jordan Hooper and the 2013 and 2014 Nebraska teams will be part of Pack PBA Day when the Huskers take on defending Big Ten regular-season champion Indiana on Sunday, Jan. 7. Tickets are on sale now at Huskers.com/Tickets.

Nebraska Retired JerseysNo. 51 - Karen Jennings (1990-93) - 6-2, Forward, Persia, Iowa - 1993 First-Team All-American/Wade Trophy - 1993No. 30 - Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) - 5-9, Forward/Guard, Omaha, Nebraska - 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year - 2011No. 23 - Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) - 6-2, Forward, Eagle River, Alaska - 2010 First-Team All-American/Senior CLASS Award - 2014No. 35 - Jordan Hooper (2011-14) - 6-2, Forward, Alliance, Nebraska - 2014 First-Team All-American - 2024

By University of Nebraska CommunicationsLincoln&nbsp;- The Nebraska women's basketball team will honor 2014 first-team All-American Jordan Hooper by raising a banner with her last name and No. 35 inside Pinnacle Bank Arena on Pack PBA Day when the Huskers play host to Indiana, Jan. 7.Hooper, one of only three players in Nebraska history to achieve the combined career milestones of 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, will join the other two Husker greats to accomplish the feat - Karen Jennings (No. 51, 2,405 points, 1,000 rebounds) and Kelsey Griffin (No. 23, 2,033 points, 1,019 rebounds) in being permanently honored inside the arena. Hooper, a 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., finished her career with 2,357 points and 1,110 rebounds.Also like Jennings and Griffin, Hooper was a first-team All-American and a conference player of the year. Hooper captured 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year honors before leading Nebraska to the Big Ten Tournament Championship. She also helped power the 2013 Nebraska team to the 2013 NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Both the 2013 and 2014 teams will be honored on Alumni Day as part of Pack PBA (Jan. 7), providing Hooper with a team full of support on the court when she is recognized. While her No. 35 will be permanently recognized at PBA, it will continue to be available to future Huskers.In addition to taking a special place in program history alongside Jennings (Persia, Iowa) and Griffin (Eagle River, Alaska), Hooper will join another Nebraska High School legend and 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year Maurtice Ivy (No. 30, Omaha Central) among Huskers with their jerseys recognized inside the arena. Ivy scored 2,131 points during her four-year career at Nebraska (1985-88).Hooper, who received a call from Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williams and several members of the current Husker team on Friday morning, was shocked by the honor."It was incredible. I had no idea it was coming," Hooper said from her home in Alliance. "I am just so honored and so proud. To be able to have my teammates around me when my banner goes up inside PBA will mean so much to me. What a great day today is, and what a great day that will be. I don't like to get emotional about many things, but I got emotional when Coach Williams and the players told me. It was overwhelming."<figure>
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 </figure>Williams said it was a significant moment for her and the current Huskers, too."It was really special. When Jordan got emotional then I got emotional," Williams said. "For our players to hear how much that moment and this honor meant to Jordan was a once-in-a-lifetime moment and an unforgettable reinforcement of just how special it is to be a Husker."Hooper's accomplishments were legendary. The two-time Nebraska Gatorade High School School Player of the Year (2008, 2010) at Alliance was a first-team WBCA All-American and a first-team Senior CLASS All-American in 2014. She was also a finalist for the Wade Trophy, Wooden Award and Senior CLASS Award. The three-time first-team All-Big Ten choice (2012, 2013, 2014) was also a two-time honorable-mention All-American by both the WBCA and the Associated Press in 2012 and 2013. She was also a member of the Big Ten All-Tournament Team in 2012 and 2014.A member of the Big 12 All-Freshman Team in 2011, Hooper started all 131 games of her Husker career, averaging 18.0 points and 8.5 rebounds, including 20.4 points and 9.1 boards as a senior. She also smashed the Nebraska career three-point record by knocking down 295 threes.She helped Nebraska to the most successful three-year stretch (75-25) in school history, including a 26-7 record as a senior, a 25-9 mark as a junior when Nebraska played for a share of the regular-season Big Ten title on the final day of the season, and a 24-9 record as a sophomore when the Huskers advanced to the Big Ten Tournament Championship game.Hooper was also a standout in the classroom and community, claiming a trio of Academic All-Big Ten honors and a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award in 2014. She also represented the United States and won a gold medal at the 2013 World University Games.She went on to be the No. 13 overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft by the Tulsa Shock. The first pick of the second round, Hooper spent two seasons with the Shock before the team became the Dallas Wings in 2016. She split time with Connecticut, Atlanta and Chicago in her final season in the WNBA in 2017.&nbsp;After earning her bachelor's degree in psychology from Nebraska in May of 2014, Hooper also had an outstanding international pro career, spending nine seasons in Turkey (Besiktas, 13.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2014-15) and Puerto Rico (Atenienses de Manat, 2015), before playing in Australia's WNBL (Southeast Queensland, 18.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2015-16). She went back to Turkey to play for the University of Istanbul Club (12.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2016-17) before heading back to Australia for 2017-18 (Canberra, 11.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg).She spent four of her last five pro seasons in Israel, including Elitzur Holon (18.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2018-19) and A.S. Ramat Hasharon (13.0 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 2019-20), Hapoel Petka Tikva (15.7 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2021-22) and Hapoel Rishon Le-Zion (13.4 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2022-23). Hooper played in the Belarus Premier League for BK Tsmoki-Minsk in 2020-21 (15.3 ppg, 8.8 rpg).The ceremony honoring Jordan Hooper and the 2013 and 2014 Nebraska teams will be part of Pack PBA Day when the Huskers take on defending Big Ten regular-season champion Indiana on Sunday, Jan. 7. Tickets are on sale now at Huskers.com/Tickets.Nebraska Retired JerseysNo. 51 - Karen Jennings (1990-93) - 6-2, Forward, Persia, Iowa - 1993 First-Team All-American/Wade Trophy - 1993No. 30 - Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) - 5-9, Forward/Guard, Omaha, Nebraska - 1988 Big Eight Player of the Year - 2011No. 23 - Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) - 6-2, Forward, Eagle River, Alaska - 2010 First-Team All-American/Senior CLASS Award - 2014No. 35 - Jordan Hooper (2011-14) - 6-2, Forward, Alliance, Nebraska - 2014 First-Team All-American - 2024<figure>
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Huskers to raise Alliance's  Hooper's 35 on Pack PBA Day

Lincoln -&nbsp;The fifth-seeded Nebraska soccer team scored late in both halves to defeat Tennessee 2-1 in a thrilling second-round NCAA Tournament match Friday night in front of the second-largest crowd (2,318) at Barbara Hibner Stadium.

Sarah Weber gave Nebraska a 1-0 lead heading into the locker room when she scored her 15th goal of the season with only 20 seconds remaining in the first half. Tennessee tied the score less than four minutes into the second half, and the match appeared headed for overtime before Ella Guyott scored the game-winner with 1:01 remaining for the first goal of her career.

With the win, Nebraska (16-3-3) advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004. The Huskers will take on UC Irvine Sunday at Hibner Stadium at 1 p.m. The Anteaters advanced with a pair of upset victories over No. 1 seed UCLA (1-0) and No. 8 seed Gonzaga (2-1).

Nebraska enjoyed a 12-8 advantage in shots over Tennessee and a 5-2 edge in shots on goal. Jordan Zade had the game-winning assist on Guyott's goal, while goalkeeper Sami Hauk made one save.

Tennessee ended its season with a 9-7-4 record.

The potent Husker offense – ranked in the top 10 nationally in goals, shots and shots on goals per game – did not record its first shot until the 21st minute when Eleanor Dale sent a volley over the net. Thirteen minutes later, a shot off the foot of Gwen Lane in the 34th minute sailed just high.

Nebraska gained momentum toward the end of the first half, keeping possession and earning two corner kicks in the final seven minutes. The increased pressure paid off in the closing seconds when Tennessee goalkeeper Ally Zazzara had an unfortunate slip while taking a goal kick. Due to the slip, the kick did not make it out of the box and Weber won a footrace to the loose ball and slid a shot into the bottom of the net to give Nebraska a 1-0 lead with only 20 seconds remaining in the first half.

The Huskers outshot the Lady Vols 4-2 in the opening half, with each team placing one shot on goal.

The second half started out much more offensive-minded, as Tennessee had a shot just 35 seconds into the period, and Nebraska’s Lauryn Anglim forced a save with her shot just 1:25 into the half. The Lady Vols then took advantage of a missed Husker clearance when Macaira Midgley found the ball at her feet inside the box and sent a shot into the net for the equalizer at 48:11.

The Huskers nearly answered three minutes later. Weber sent a cross into the box that was deflected by Tennessee and Dale just missed connecting on the deflection at the back post. Nebraska continued to pressure, earning a pair of corner kicks less than a minute apart in the 56th and 57th minutes.

In the 62nd minute, Zade sent in a perfect cross into the box and Dale rose to get her header on frame, but the shot was saved by Zazzara. Dale used a phenomenal effort to get her head on another cross in the 81st minute, but the shot sailed high as Dale left the match and did not return after colliding head with Tennessee’s Sheridan Michel.

In the 82nd minute, Florence Belzile worked her way through the Lady Vol defense and sent a shot just wide. Nebraska kept the pressure on and it culminated with Guyott's game-winning goal with 1:01 remaining. Zade sent in a cross that found its way to the back post where Guyott calmly put it home to give Nebraska a 2-1 advantage.

Tennessee stormed back, earning a corner kick just 32 seconds later. In a last-gap effort, the Lady Vols got off a final shot with seven seconds left but it was blocked and cleared by the Husker defense.

Lincoln -&nbsp;The fifth-seeded Nebraska soccer team scored late in both halves to defeat Tennessee 2-1 in a thrilling second-round NCAA Tournament match Friday night in front of the second-largest crowd (2,318) at Barbara Hibner Stadium.<figure>
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 </figure>Sarah Weber gave Nebraska a 1-0 lead heading into the locker room when she scored her 15th goal of the season with only 20 seconds remaining in the first half. Tennessee tied the score less than four minutes into the second half, and the match appeared headed for overtime before Ella Guyott scored the game-winner with 1:01 remaining for the first goal of her career.With the win, Nebraska (16-3-3) advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004. The Huskers will take on UC Irvine Sunday at Hibner Stadium at 1 p.m. The Anteaters advanced with a pair of upset victories over No. 1 seed UCLA (1-0) and No. 8 seed Gonzaga (2-1).Nebraska enjoyed a 12-8 advantage in shots over Tennessee and a 5-2 edge in shots on goal. Jordan Zade had the game-winning assist on Guyott's goal, while goalkeeper Sami Hauk made one save.Tennessee ended its season with a 9-7-4 record.The potent Husker offense – ranked in the top 10 nationally in goals, shots and shots on goals per game – did not record its first shot until the 21st minute when Eleanor Dale sent a volley over the net. Thirteen minutes later, a shot off the foot of Gwen Lane in the 34th minute sailed just high.Nebraska gained momentum toward the end of the first half, keeping possession and earning two corner kicks in the final seven minutes. The increased pressure paid off in the closing seconds when Tennessee goalkeeper Ally Zazzara had an unfortunate slip while taking a goal kick. Due to the slip, the kick did not make it out of the box and Weber won a footrace to the loose ball and slid a shot into the bottom of the net to give Nebraska a 1-0 lead with only 20 seconds remaining in the first half.The Huskers outshot the Lady Vols 4-2 in the opening half, with each team placing one shot on goal.The second half started out much more offensive-minded, as Tennessee had a shot just 35 seconds into the period, and Nebraska’s Lauryn Anglim forced a save with her shot just 1:25 into the half. The Lady Vols then took advantage of a missed Husker clearance when Macaira Midgley found the ball at her feet inside the box and sent a shot into the net for the equalizer at 48:11.The Huskers nearly answered three minutes later. Weber sent a cross into the box that was deflected by Tennessee and Dale just missed connecting on the deflection at the back post. Nebraska continued to pressure, earning a pair of corner kicks less than a minute apart in the 56th and 57th minutes.In the 62nd minute, Zade sent in a perfect cross into the box and Dale rose to get her header on frame, but the shot was saved by Zazzara. Dale used a phenomenal effort to get her head on another cross in the 81st minute, but the shot sailed high as Dale left the match and did not return after colliding head with Tennessee’s Sheridan Michel.In the 82nd minute, Florence Belzile worked her way through the Lady Vol defense and sent a shot just wide. Nebraska kept the pressure on and it culminated with Guyott's game-winning goal with 1:01 remaining. Zade sent in a cross that found its way to the back post where Guyott calmly put it home to give Nebraska a 2-1 advantage.Tennessee stormed back, earning a corner kick just 32 seconds later. In a last-gap effort, the Lady Vols got off a final shot with seven seconds left but it was blocked and cleared by the Husker defense.

Last-Minute Goal Lifts Nebraska to Sweet 16

Kearney, Neb. –&nbsp;Outside hitters&nbsp;Asha Regier&nbsp;and&nbsp;Emersen Cyza&nbsp;combined for 21 kills and libero&nbsp;Lauren Taubenheim&nbsp;had 19 digs to help 12th-ranked Nebraska Kearney sweep Missouri Southern State (<a href="https://lopers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023/missouri-southern/boxscore/7811" target="_blank">-15, -19, -23</a>) Friday night in a MIAA Tournament semifinal match in St. Joseph, Mo.

The third-seeded Lopers (28-4) reach the MIAA finals for the seventh time since joining the league in 2012. UNK won this event in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2012 as well as the “non-countable” 2021 MIAA Spring Invite.

Top-seed and 18th-ranked Central Missouri (23-7) downed Missouri Western State in four sets on the other side of the bracket. The Jennies have won 11 in a row including a sweep of the Lopers last weekend in Warrensburg. The title match is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.&nbsp;

Seventh-seed MSSU (16-15) upset 15th-ranked Central Oklahoma on Thursday but led UNK just in the second set tonight. The Blue &amp; Gold out hit the Lions by 104 points, had 10 more digs, six more blocks and took advantage of six service errors.

“You get to this point and time and both teams are playing their hearts out. Missouri Southern wasn’t going to give us the match and they made it really difficult especially with some adversity down the stretch (losing one of their setters).&nbsp; They had to play half a rotation across the front row with a small setter,” said UNK head coach&nbsp;Rick Squiers&nbsp;on the KRVN Radio post-game show. “We took advantage of that a little bit but couldn’t get to the finish line. She then went to the back row and I thought uh-oh.”

Coming off a 17-kill effort in a sweep of Northwest Missouri, Regier (Newton, Kan.) had a team-high 11 kills while hitting .242. She had five kills in the first set and three in both the second and third with Cyza (Alliance) having 10 kills overall. She also was one of five Lopers with at least two blocks. The leaders there were sophomore middle&nbsp;Abby Rose&nbsp;(Lindsborg, Kan.) with a season-best eight and sophomore setter&nbsp;Peyton Neff&nbsp;(North Platte) at five.

“I thought we played good defense for the most part all night long. We made it hard for them to score, took away a few things, block touched a lot of balls,” said Squiers. “We also didn’t let them have a giant service run and they have a couple of really dangerous servers.”

UNK broke a 10-10 tie in the second set with a 9-5 spurt that featured two kills from both Cyza and right side&nbsp;Jaden Ferguson&nbsp;(Lincoln SW). The Lions didn’t get closer than three points the rest of the way and then never led in the third. UNK, up 24-23, finished the match thanks to a kill from freshman middle&nbsp;Mia Berg&nbsp;(Eureka, Mo.).

“Credit Peyton for getting us hittable balls especially as those rallies wore one. It’s easy when you get int one of those back-and-forth rallies to set a low ball, double a ball or a hitter just gets too tired and makes an error,” said Squiers. “We didn’t do that and it was a good thing because they are comfortable playing out of system.”

Taubenheim (Lincoln Pius) is up to 962 career digs and also had one of UNK’s three aces tonight. Next, veteran DS&nbsp;Jensen Rowse&nbsp;(Minden) was 17 for 17 in serve receive with Neff, besides her stuff total, at 30 assists, nine digs, five kills, two aces and a .500 efficiency.

Kearney, Neb. –&nbsp;Outside hitters&nbsp;Asha Regier&nbsp;and&nbsp;Emersen Cyza&nbsp;combined for 21 kills and libero&nbsp;Lauren Taubenheim&nbsp;had 19 digs to help 12th-ranked Nebraska Kearney sweep Missouri Southern State (<a href="https://lopers.com/sports/womens-volleyball/stats/2023/missouri-southern/boxscore/7811" target="_blank">-15, -19, -23</a>) Friday night in a MIAA Tournament semifinal match in St. Joseph, Mo.The third-seeded Lopers (28-4) reach the MIAA finals for the seventh time since joining the league in 2012. UNK won this event in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2012 as well as the “non-countable” 2021 MIAA Spring Invite.Top-seed and 18th-ranked Central Missouri (23-7) downed Missouri Western State in four sets on the other side of the bracket. The Jennies have won 11 in a row including a sweep of the Lopers last weekend in Warrensburg. The title match is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.&nbsp;Seventh-seed MSSU (16-15) upset 15th-ranked Central Oklahoma on Thursday but led UNK just in the second set tonight. The Blue &amp; Gold out hit the Lions by 104 points, had 10 more digs, six more blocks and took advantage of six service errors.“You get to this point and time and both teams are playing their hearts out. Missouri Southern wasn’t going to give us the match and they made it really difficult especially with some adversity down the stretch (losing one of their setters).&nbsp; They had to play half a rotation across the front row with a small setter,” said UNK head coach&nbsp;Rick Squiers&nbsp;on the KRVN Radio post-game show. “We took advantage of that a little bit but couldn’t get to the finish line. She then went to the back row and I thought uh-oh.”Coming off a 17-kill effort in a sweep of Northwest Missouri, Regier (Newton, Kan.) had a team-high 11 kills while hitting .242. She had five kills in the first set and three in both the second and third with Cyza (Alliance) having 10 kills overall. She also was one of five Lopers with at least two blocks. The leaders there were sophomore middle&nbsp;Abby Rose&nbsp;(Lindsborg, Kan.) with a season-best eight and sophomore setter&nbsp;Peyton Neff&nbsp;(North Platte) at five.“I thought we played good defense for the most part all night long. We made it hard for them to score, took away a few things, block touched a lot of balls,” said Squiers. “We also didn’t let them have a giant service run and they have a couple of really dangerous servers.”UNK broke a 10-10 tie in the second set with a 9-5 spurt that featured two kills from both Cyza and right side&nbsp;Jaden Ferguson&nbsp;(Lincoln SW). The Lions didn’t get closer than three points the rest of the way and then never led in the third. UNK, up 24-23, finished the match thanks to a kill from freshman middle&nbsp;Mia Berg&nbsp;(Eureka, Mo.).“Credit Peyton for getting us hittable balls especially as those rallies wore one. It’s easy when you get int one of those back-and-forth rallies to set a low ball, double a ball or a hitter just gets too tired and makes an error,” said Squiers. “We didn’t do that and it was a good thing because they are comfortable playing out of system.”Taubenheim (Lincoln Pius) is up to 962 career digs and also had one of UNK’s three aces tonight. Next, veteran DS&nbsp;Jensen Rowse&nbsp;(Minden) was 17 for 17 in serve receive with Neff, besides her stuff total, at 30 assists, nine digs, five kills, two aces and a .500 efficiency.

Lopers Face #18 Central Missouri for Auto Bid to the NCAA’s

LINCOLN, Neb. - The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team swept Michigan 25-15, 25-12, 25-20 on Friday night in front of 8,815 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The Huskers improved to 26-0 and 17-0 in Big Ten play. With three matches to play, the Huskers need one more win to claim the outright Big Ten Championship. Nebraska's first opportunity to do so will be at Iowa on Sunday at 2 p.m.&nbsp;

The Huskers wrapped up the home portion of their regular season schedule with a perfect 17-0 record. The last time the Huskers went undefeated at home during the regular season was 2017.&nbsp;

Nebraska hit .368 in the match and held Michigan to .047. The Huskers had a 41-27 advantage in kills, 8-5 edge in blocks and 45-34 advantage in digs.&nbsp;

Andi Jackson had nine kills and hit .727 with three blocks, while Harper Murray had nine kills and five digs. Bekka Allick contributed seven kills on .700 hitting with five blocks, while Merritt Beason added seven kills and nine digs. Ally Batenhorst tallied five kills and four blocks.

Lexi Rodriguez finished the sweep with 15 digs and four set assists. Bergen Reilly had 28 assists, six digs and four kills.&nbsp;

Set 1: The Huskers scored the first three points and led 6-2 with Allick posting three kills early on. Another three-point run by the Huskers made it 12-7 with Murray posting back-to-back kills around an ace by Reilly. A kill by Beason and a block by Jackson and Batenhorst put the Big Red up 15-9. Five different Huskers contributed kills, and a block by Beason and Allick made it 23-13 Huskers. Nebraska went on to win 25-15, hitting .333 and holding Michigan to .026.&nbsp;

Set 2: The Huskers used a 6-0 run to turn a 5-3 lead into an 11-3 lead. Reilly had a kill before Jackson put down three in a row. Allick had two kills and a block with Reilly, and Murray recorded a kill as the Huskers increased the margin to nine at 19-10. Jackson added another kill as the Big Red went up 22-12, and Murray added a kill before a block with Jackson to finish off the set at 25-12. Nebraska hit .474 in set two, while Michigan hit -.067.&nbsp;

Set 3: Nebraska trailed 7-5 before going on a 6-1 run to take an 11-8 lead. Beason recorded two kills, and Batenhorst and Allick had back-to-back blocks. Batenhorst, Murray and Jackson notched kills to push the lead to four, 16-12. Michigan cut the lead in half before Murray terminated for the ninth time. The Wolverines crept within one, 19-18, but Allick had an answer, and Michigan committed a blocking error for a 21-19 Husker lead. Beason put down a kill before a block by Batenhorst and Jackson. Batenhorst then added a kill for a 24-19 match point, and the Huskers sealed the deal on a Michigan service error.&nbsp;

Up Next: Nebraska will travel to Iowa City to play Iowa on Sunday at 2 p.m.&nbsp;

LINCOLN, Neb. - The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team swept Michigan 25-15, 25-12, 25-20 on Friday night in front of 8,815 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.The Huskers improved to 26-0 and 17-0 in Big Ten play. With three matches to play, the Huskers need one more win to claim the outright Big Ten Championship. Nebraska's first opportunity to do so will be at Iowa on Sunday at 2 p.m.&nbsp;<figure>
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 </figure>The Huskers wrapped up the home portion of their regular season schedule with a perfect 17-0 record. The last time the Huskers went undefeated at home during the regular season was 2017.&nbsp;Nebraska hit .368 in the match and held Michigan to .047. The Huskers had a 41-27 advantage in kills, 8-5 edge in blocks and 45-34 advantage in digs.&nbsp;Andi Jackson had nine kills and hit .727 with three blocks, while Harper Murray had nine kills and five digs. Bekka Allick contributed seven kills on .700 hitting with five blocks, while Merritt Beason added seven kills and nine digs. Ally Batenhorst tallied five kills and four blocks.Lexi Rodriguez finished the sweep with 15 digs and four set assists. Bergen Reilly had 28 assists, six digs and four kills.&nbsp;Set 1: The Huskers scored the first three points and led 6-2 with Allick posting three kills early on. Another three-point run by the Huskers made it 12-7 with Murray posting back-to-back kills around an ace by Reilly. A kill by Beason and a block by Jackson and Batenhorst put the Big Red up 15-9. Five different Huskers contributed kills, and a block by Beason and Allick made it 23-13 Huskers. Nebraska went on to win 25-15, hitting .333 and holding Michigan to .026.&nbsp;Set 2: The Huskers used a 6-0 run to turn a 5-3 lead into an 11-3 lead. Reilly had a kill before Jackson put down three in a row. Allick had two kills and a block with Reilly, and Murray recorded a kill as the Huskers increased the margin to nine at 19-10. Jackson added another kill as the Big Red went up 22-12, and Murray added a kill before a block with Jackson to finish off the set at 25-12. Nebraska hit .474 in set two, while Michigan hit -.067.&nbsp;Set 3: Nebraska trailed 7-5 before going on a 6-1 run to take an 11-8 lead. Beason recorded two kills, and Batenhorst and Allick had back-to-back blocks. Batenhorst, Murray and Jackson notched kills to push the lead to four, 16-12. Michigan cut the lead in half before Murray terminated for the ninth time. The Wolverines crept within one, 19-18, but Allick had an answer, and Michigan committed a blocking error for a 21-19 Husker lead. Beason put down a kill before a block by Batenhorst and Jackson. Batenhorst then added a kill for a 24-19 match point, and the Huskers sealed the deal on a Michigan service error.&nbsp;Up Next: Nebraska will travel to Iowa City to play Iowa on Sunday at 2 p.m.&nbsp;

Huskers Sweep Wolverines in Regular-Season Home Finale

DENVER (AP) — Joel Kiviranta and Andrew Cogliano scored 21 seconds apart in a five-goal third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks 8-2 on Wednesday night.

Kiviranta, signed to a two-way contract earlier this week, added two assists. Valeri Nichushkin had two goals, Samuel Girard and Devon Toews had a goal and an assist each and Fredrik Olofsson and Ross Colton also scored for Colorado. Alexandar Georgiev had 15 saves.

Kiviranta was in Avalanche training camp on a professional tryout contract and had been playing with the Colorado Eagles on an AHL deal before being signed Sunday.

He played 163 career games with Dallas and was on the Stars team that went to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2020. He eliminated the Avalanche when he scored the overtime goal in Game 7 of the second round that postseason.

“He’s an NHL player, he’s a worker, he’s got a good skill level,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said of Kiviranta. “He kind of fits the mold of our bottom six (forwards).”

Max Jones and Sam Carrick scored and Lukas Dostal stopped 30 shots for Anaheim, which was playing the second game of a back-to-back. It was the Ducks’ sixth game in 11 days.

“You don’t want to use that (as an excuse),” Anaheim coach Greg Cronin said. “They were humming. We just made some really poor decisions.”

Colorado led 3-1 after two but put it away when Colton and Nichushkin struck 1:58 apart early in the third to go ahead 5-1.

Jones scored to make it 5-2 but Kiviranta and Cogliano scored quickly and Toews capped the big third period with his second of the season at 15:18.

Girard got Colorado on the board early 6:40 into the game with his first goal of the season. Nichushkin made it 2-0 at 12:40 when he deflected a shot by Toews but Carrick deflected Radko Gudas’ shot at 19:27 of the first to make it 2-1. It was just the second shot on goal for Anaheim.

“It was a great point shot from Gudas,” Carrick said. “We know he can shoot the puck and I got my stick on it.”

Colorado was without defenseman Josh Manson for the second straight game due to an upper-body injury but Cogliano, who missed two straight games with an upper-body injury, returned and scored his first of the season.

“A lot of goals, a lot of guys got on the board tonight,” Cogliano said. “Defensively we did a good job.”

Cale Makar had three assists and Nathan MacKinnon and Jack Johnson had two assist each for the Avalanche. Colorado was shutout in three straight road games before winning 5-1 at Seattle on Monday night. That came after getting blown out 8-2 at home to St. Louis on Saturday night. The Avalanche

“I don’t know if I’ve been on a team where we don’t score three road games in a row,” Makar said.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/11/1700144579048.jpeg" alt="Colorado Avalanche center Ross Colton, left, drives to the net with the puck as Anaheim Ducks left wing Alex Killorn pursues in the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)" />
 <figcaption>Colorado Avalanche center Ross Colton, left, drives to the net with the puck as Anaheim Ducks left wing Alex Killorn pursues in the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)</figcaption>
 </figure>By MICHAEL KELLY Associated PressDENVER (AP) — Joel Kiviranta and Andrew Cogliano scored 21 seconds apart in a five-goal third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks 8-2 on Wednesday night.Kiviranta, signed to a two-way contract earlier this week, added two assists. Valeri Nichushkin had two goals, Samuel Girard and Devon Toews had a goal and an assist each and Fredrik Olofsson and Ross Colton also scored for Colorado. Alexandar Georgiev had 15 saves.Kiviranta was in Avalanche training camp on a professional tryout contract and had been playing with the Colorado Eagles on an AHL deal before being signed Sunday.He played 163 career games with Dallas and was on the Stars team that went to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2020. He eliminated the Avalanche when he scored the overtime goal in Game 7 of the second round that postseason.“He’s an NHL player, he’s a worker, he’s got a good skill level,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said of Kiviranta. “He kind of fits the mold of our bottom six (forwards).”Max Jones and Sam Carrick scored and Lukas Dostal stopped 30 shots for Anaheim, which was playing the second game of a back-to-back. It was the Ducks’ sixth game in 11 days.“You don’t want to use that (as an excuse),” Anaheim coach Greg Cronin said. “They were humming. We just made some really poor decisions.”Colorado led 3-1 after two but put it away when Colton and Nichushkin struck 1:58 apart early in the third to go ahead 5-1.Jones scored to make it 5-2 but Kiviranta and Cogliano scored quickly and Toews capped the big third period with his second of the season at 15:18.Girard got Colorado on the board early 6:40 into the game with his first goal of the season. Nichushkin made it 2-0 at 12:40 when he deflected a shot by Toews but Carrick deflected Radko Gudas’ shot at 19:27 of the first to make it 2-1. It was just the second shot on goal for Anaheim.“It was a great point shot from Gudas,” Carrick said. “We know he can shoot the puck and I got my stick on it.”Colorado was without defenseman Josh Manson for the second straight game due to an upper-body injury but Cogliano, who missed two straight games with an upper-body injury, returned and scored his first of the season.“A lot of goals, a lot of guys got on the board tonight,” Cogliano said. “Defensively we did a good job.”Cale Makar had three assists and Nathan MacKinnon and Jack Johnson had two assist each for the Avalanche. Colorado was shutout in three straight road games before winning 5-1 at Seattle on Monday night. That came after getting blown out 8-2 at home to St. Louis on Saturday night. The Avalanche“I don’t know if I’ve been on a team where we don’t score three road games in a row,” Makar said.UP NEXTDucks: Host Florida on Friday night.Avalanche: At Dallas on Saturday night.

Kirivanta, Cogliano score 21 seconds apart, Avalanche beat Ducks 8-2

Story by NU Athletic Communications

*-Nebraska improves to 4-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season.*-Juwan Gary led Nebraska with 19 points, matching his collegiate career high. He also had 19 points against Houston (12/11/21) and at Florida (1/5/22) when he was at Alabama. Gary’s previous high at Nebraska was 18 at Minnesota (1/7/22), his final full game before his season-ending shoulder injury.

*-Gary becomes the fourth different Husker to lead NU in scoring this year.

*-With Gary and Keisei Tominaga (16 points) tonight, NU has had eight players reach double figures in the first four contests.*-Rienk Mast reached double figures with 14 points and tied his career high with five assists. He had five assists three previous times at Bradley). His five assists are the most for any Husker in 2023-24. As a team, NU tied its season high with 19 assists.

*-Brice Williams posted season bests in points (17), rebounds (nine) and assists (four), as his four assists tied a career high.*-Nebraska shot a season-high 55 percent, including 65.5 percent in the second half. It is the first time NU shot 50 percent or better this season.*-Nebraska held Stony Brook to 37.9 percent shooting, the fourth straight opponent under 40 percent.*-Nebraska out-rebounded Stony Brook, 45-28, and had three straight games with at least 10 more rebounds than its opponent.

“It’s great to have Juwan Gary back on the floor. He just brings so much. He has every intangible you can bring to a team when he goes on the floor. You saw I think how much he has been working on his shot. Even the two&nbsp;(3-point attempts)&nbsp;that he missed were right there. It was good to see him make those couple. It really helped us extend the lead. But he did what he always does. Extra possessions, rebounding all well. Defended at a high level. He can play multiple positions. He can play one through five. Just showed his versatility on that end of the floor. It’s great to have him back. Got a full roster pretty much right now with the exception of a couple guys right now. Juwan back on the court makes a big difference for our team.”

On Juwan Gary’s energy spreading throughout the team

“It really does. When you have a group of guys out there like we have with Josiah (Allick), Rienk (Mast) with Juwan (Gary) with Jamarques (Lawrence) with Sam (Hoiberg). There is a lot of guys that go out there with a ton of energy. Keisei (Tominaga). C.J. (Wilcher). It’s a fun team to coach because they bring it every day. It’s not just these 40 minutes between the lines on game night. These guys bring it in practice every day. For Juwan to go out there in his first opportunity this year and really not skip a beat and not really having a lot of rust it was great to see. He had a good little flash there that got us a couple baskets against the zone which slowed us down a little bit, but I really liked our offense in the second half. First half I thought he executed well. Took some good open shots but I really liked our pace in the half court in the second half. Love Brice’s (Williams) aggressiveness. It was good to see him really get it going. I think he had 16 of 17 in the second half and also led us in rebounding tonight. So that was a great sign. To see Brice get off like that and then Jamarques I think was terrific all night as well. It really set the table for our guys. It was good to see a lot of guys contribute and have good nights for us.”

On when the switch flipped in the second half

“I thought we were trading baskets, obviously, in the first seven minutes or so, and I think I called a timeout with about 12 minutes left and we went on a nice little run. I think we got it up to 14 or 15, then they cut it back to seven. They hit some tough shots, I give them credit for continuing to play. They had some bombs out there, contested ones. We just kept going, especially after that timeout. I think they were 4-for-13 after that timeout at the 12-minute mark&nbsp;(until the under-4 media timeout). I think our guys continued to play well offensively. I thought we shared it really well in the second half. Our second halves for whatever reason, offensively, haven’t been very good up to this point, but it was fun to see that movement. We had some really good reads, curled the big when they were chasing. Reink hit Brice for the dunk, and it’s something we can build off on the offensive end. I thought we were much better tonight overall.”&nbsp;

“The last three teams we’ve played, we’ve outrebounded them by 20, 13 and 17. If we can continue to rebound at a high clip like that we’re going to have the chance to win a lot of games. It was Josiah, Rienk and Juwan out there for a stretch, and then you throw Brice out there with that group, you got a great size across the board and four guys who can go out and help get extra possessions. Josiah’s energy, even though he didn’t make a shot tonight, obviously Jo still has a big impact on the game.”

Nebraska Guard&nbsp;Brice Williams

On what’s holding them back from putting two halves together

“We haven’t really been all healthy this year, Keisei (Tominaga), Juwan (Gary), Reink (Mast), Josiah (Allick), so with all of these new pieces we’re learning something new. We’re learning how to execute in a new facet. It’s early, so this is where you have those little miscues, and then, when we get into the conference, that’s when it’ll start clicking, and you’ll start seeing us at our full form.”

“Juwan’s just all-around aggressive. He’s a big force out there. He’s going to be relentless on the glass. His energy is really contagious, and I didn’t really know that, but I learn more and more in practice and every game, but his energy out there really lifted us up. He showed us what we were missing when he was out.”

On hitting two threes early in the second half&nbsp;after NU went 3-of-17 from 3-point range in the first half

“It was big. I hadn’t really been seeing the ball go through, which is fine. I’m fine facilitating and letting my team succeed, but it was really big for my confidence at that point in the game. In the second half, we came out and jumped on them.”

On defending Nebraska from behind the arc in the first half

“It was the same thing that we were trying to focus on in the second half, and we didn’t do it very well there. You always get a little lucky when somebody shoots 3-for-17 from three, you’re going to miss some open ones, and I thought they did miss some open ones. They run good stuff, obviously he’s (Fred Hoiberg) a great coach. He’s got an offensive background, and he’s still the best player in the gym. You got to give them credit where it’s due. I thought we did a good job in the first half defensively, but on offense, we were horrible. Now it’s just been the theme of our year, and we’ve done this three times now. Then we came out in the second half, and we kind of solved the offensive issues, but defensively we can’t stop anybody. Our team has got to get better at that and got to learn from these games and they’ve got guys that I thought their size bothered us. They drove us to six feet and just jumped over us and made little bank shots. There was a clear difference in size and strength and athleticism when they were driving the ball, and I know they’re a good Big Ten team and that’s probably what it’s supposed to do, but it didn’t look good to me I can tell you that.”

“Luckily we were able to get him to stay aggressive. He started 1-for-7, but we just need him to stay aggressive and shoot. He’s an elite shooter. He had some really good looks in the first half that he missed. Then he made some really hard shots in the second half. He’s a freshman. He’s going to get better and better. He’s a good kid. He works hard, and we need him to continue to improve because it’s a long year, and we’re going to need him when we get to conference play.”

On how the team handled the Power 5 environment

“The student section was great. They were behind the bench, and they were into the game and yelling and all kinds of stuff, and that’s great. But that’s what it is supposed to be, right? This is clearly a community where they live and die with football, spring football, football recruiting, basketball, and volleyball too, so it’s a great sports community, but the crowd was great.”

On expectations for the upcoming season

“We feel like we’ve got a better team than what we had last year, and we like our group a lot. We are a little guard heavy, so we take a lot of perimeter jumpers. We aren’t really blessed with a lot of slashers so we’ve got to make threes. I think we’ll get better offensively in terms of rhythm, and understanding and timing, but right now, it’s hard for me to think about anything other than our defense.”

Story by NU Athletic Communications<div><iframe src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/mOtAUk1e-Qhb3tgnY.html" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" title="Hoiberg Prsr 11-15" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Game Notes:*-Nebraska improves to 4-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season.*-Juwan Gary led Nebraska with 19 points, matching his collegiate career high. He also had 19 points against Houston (12/11/21) and at Florida (1/5/22) when he was at Alabama. Gary’s previous high at Nebraska was 18 at Minnesota (1/7/22), his final full game before his season-ending shoulder injury.*-Gary becomes the fourth different Husker to lead NU in scoring this year.*-With Gary and Keisei Tominaga (16 points) tonight, NU has had eight players reach double figures in the first four contests.*-Rienk Mast reached double figures with 14 points and tied his career high with five assists. He had five assists three previous times at Bradley). His five assists are the most for any Husker in 2023-24. As a team, NU tied its season high with 19 assists.*-Brice Williams posted season bests in points (17), rebounds (nine) and assists (four), as his four assists tied a career high.*-Nebraska shot a season-high 55 percent, including 65.5 percent in the second half. It is the first time NU shot 50 percent or better this season.*-Nebraska held Stony Brook to 37.9 percent shooting, the fourth straight opponent under 40 percent.*-Nebraska out-rebounded Stony Brook, 45-28, and had three straight games with at least 10 more rebounds than its opponent.Nebraska Coach Fred HoibergOn having Juwan Gary back“It’s great to have Juwan Gary back on the floor. He just brings so much. He has every intangible you can bring to a team when he goes on the floor. You saw I think how much he has been working on his shot. Even the two&nbsp;(3-point attempts)&nbsp;that he missed were right there. It was good to see him make those couple. It really helped us extend the lead. But he did what he always does. Extra possessions, rebounding all well. Defended at a high level. He can play multiple positions. He can play one through five. Just showed his versatility on that end of the floor. It’s great to have him back. Got a full roster pretty much right now with the exception of a couple guys right now. Juwan back on the court makes a big difference for our team.”On Juwan Gary’s energy spreading throughout the team“It really does. When you have a group of guys out there like we have with Josiah (Allick), Rienk (Mast) with Juwan (Gary) with Jamarques (Lawrence) with Sam (Hoiberg). There is a lot of guys that go out there with a ton of energy. Keisei (Tominaga). C.J. (Wilcher). It’s a fun team to coach because they bring it every day. It’s not just these 40 minutes between the lines on game night. These guys bring it in practice every day. For Juwan to go out there in his first opportunity this year and really not skip a beat and not really having a lot of rust it was great to see. He had a good little flash there that got us a couple baskets against the zone which slowed us down a little bit, but I really liked our offense in the second half. First half I thought he executed well. Took some good open shots but I really liked our pace in the half court in the second half. Love Brice’s (Williams) aggressiveness. It was good to see him really get it going. I think he had 16 of 17 in the second half and also led us in rebounding tonight. So that was a great sign. To see Brice get off like that and then Jamarques I think was terrific all night as well. It really set the table for our guys. It was good to see a lot of guys contribute and have good nights for us.”On when the switch flipped in the second half“I thought we were trading baskets, obviously, in the first seven minutes or so, and I think I called a timeout with about 12 minutes left and we went on a nice little run. I think we got it up to 14 or 15, then they cut it back to seven. They hit some tough shots, I give them credit for continuing to play. They had some bombs out there, contested ones. We just kept going, especially after that timeout. I think they were 4-for-13 after that timeout at the 12-minute mark&nbsp;(until the under-4 media timeout). I think our guys continued to play well offensively. I thought we shared it really well in the second half. Our second halves for whatever reason, offensively, haven’t been very good up to this point, but it was fun to see that movement. We had some really good reads, curled the big when they were chasing. Reink hit Brice for the dunk, and it’s something we can build off on the offensive end. I thought we were much better tonight overall.”&nbsp;On rebounding“The last three teams we’ve played, we’ve outrebounded them by 20, 13 and 17. If we can continue to rebound at a high clip like that we’re going to have the chance to win a lot of games. It was Josiah, Rienk and Juwan out there for a stretch, and then you throw Brice out there with that group, you got a great size across the board and four guys who can go out and help get extra possessions. Josiah’s energy, even though he didn’t make a shot tonight, obviously Jo still has a big impact on the game.”Nebraska Guard&nbsp;Brice WilliamsOn what’s holding them back from putting two halves together“We haven’t really been all healthy this year, Keisei (Tominaga), Juwan (Gary), Reink (Mast), Josiah (Allick), so with all of these new pieces we’re learning something new. We’re learning how to execute in a new facet. It’s early, so this is where you have those little miscues, and then, when we get into the conference, that’s when it’ll start clicking, and you’ll start seeing us at our full form.”On Juwan Gary’s impact“Juwan’s just all-around aggressive. He’s a big force out there. He’s going to be relentless on the glass. His energy is really contagious, and I didn’t really know that, but I learn more and more in practice and every game, but his energy out there really lifted us up. He showed us what we were missing when he was out.”On hitting two threes early in the second half&nbsp;after NU went 3-of-17 from 3-point range in the first half“It was big. I hadn’t really been seeing the ball go through, which is fine. I’m fine facilitating and letting my team succeed, but it was really big for my confidence at that point in the game. In the second half, we came out and jumped on them.”Stony Brook Coach Geno FordOn defending Nebraska from behind the arc in the first half“It was the same thing that we were trying to focus on in the second half, and we didn’t do it very well there. You always get a little lucky when somebody shoots 3-for-17 from three, you’re going to miss some open ones, and I thought they did miss some open ones. They run good stuff, obviously he’s (Fred Hoiberg) a great coach. He’s got an offensive background, and he’s still the best player in the gym. You got to give them credit where it’s due. I thought we did a good job in the first half defensively, but on offense, we were horrible. Now it’s just been the theme of our year, and we’ve done this three times now. Then we came out in the second half, and we kind of solved the offensive issues, but defensively we can’t stop anybody. Our team has got to get better at that and got to learn from these games and they’ve got guys that I thought their size bothered us. They drove us to six feet and just jumped over us and made little bank shots. There was a clear difference in size and strength and athleticism when they were driving the ball, and I know they’re a good Big Ten team and that’s probably what it’s supposed to do, but it didn’t look good to me I can tell you that.”On what Jared Frey did well“Luckily we were able to get him to stay aggressive. He started 1-for-7, but we just need him to stay aggressive and shoot. He’s an elite shooter. He had some really good looks in the first half that he missed. Then he made some really hard shots in the second half. He’s a freshman. He’s going to get better and better. He’s a good kid. He works hard, and we need him to continue to improve because it’s a long year, and we’re going to need him when we get to conference play.”On how the team handled the Power 5 environment“The student section was great. They were behind the bench, and they were into the game and yelling and all kinds of stuff, and that’s great. But that’s what it is supposed to be, right? This is clearly a community where they live and die with football, spring football, football recruiting, basketball, and volleyball too, so it’s a great sports community, but the crowd was great.”On expectations for the upcoming season“We feel like we’ve got a better team than what we had last year, and we like our group a lot. We are a little guard heavy, so we take a lot of perimeter jumpers. We aren’t really blessed with a lot of slashers so we’ve got to make threes. I think we’ll get better offensively in terms of rhythm, and understanding and timing, but right now, it’s hard for me to think about anything other than our defense.”

Nebraska MBB: Postgame notes/quotes vs. Stony Brook

After a thrilling victory over South Dakota State last Friday in the NCAA First Round, the five-seeded Nebraska soccer team (15-3-3, 7-1-2 Big Ten) will host Tennessee in NCAA Second Round action on Friday at 7 p.m. (CT). The weekend regional begins with eighth-seeded Gonzaga battling UC Irvine at 3:30 p.m. (CT) on Friday at Hibner Stadium.&nbsp;

The matches will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats will be available on Huskers.com.&nbsp;Last Time OutSadie Waite and Sarah Weber netted two goals in the Huskers’ 5-2 win against South Dakota State in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament in front of 2,044 fans on Friday night, which is the second-largest crowd to ever see a match at Barbara Hibner Stadium.

Up NextThe winner of the second round matches will square off on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. (CT) in the third-round match at Hibner Stadium.

Individual Milestones and Records to Watch

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsAfter a thrilling victory over South Dakota State last Friday in the NCAA First Round, the five-seeded Nebraska soccer team (15-3-3, 7-1-2 Big Ten) will host Tennessee in NCAA Second Round action on Friday at 7 p.m. (CT). The weekend regional begins with eighth-seeded Gonzaga battling UC Irvine at 3:30 p.m. (CT) on Friday at Hibner Stadium.&nbsp;The matches will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats will be available on Huskers.com.&nbsp;Last Time OutSadie Waite and Sarah Weber netted two goals in the Huskers’ 5-2 win against South Dakota State in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament in front of 2,044 fans on Friday night, which is the second-largest crowd to ever see a match at Barbara Hibner Stadium.Up NextThe winner of the second round matches will square off on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. (CT) in the third-round match at Hibner Stadium.Nebraska’s NCAA Tournament History<ul>
 <li>Nebraska is making its 13th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, and first since 2016 when the Huskers also hosted SDSU in the first round.</li><li>Nebraska holds a 18-12 record all-time in the NCAA Tournament.</li><li>NU has made it to the Sweet 16 on eight occasions and twice advanced to the Elite Eight.</li><li>Nebraska made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1996, which began a span of 10 consecutive appearances through the 2005 season. NU’s 12th appearance was in 2016.&nbsp;</li>
 </ul>Individual Milestones and Records to Watch<ul>
 <li>Senior Eleanor Dale earned four Big Ten Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors this season (second-most in Big Ten history), and she became the first Nebraska women’s soccer player to claim Big Ten Forward-of-the-Year honors. She leads the country in total goals (26), game-winning goals (8), goals per game (1.24) and shots per game (5.86), while also leading the conference in shots (123), shots on goal (63) and points (57). Dale’s total goals are tied for third in Big Ten history only behind 32 in 2005 and 31 in 2011.</li><li>Dale, who has tallied 10 braces this season, is second on Nebraska’s season goal scored list. She trails only Kim Engesser, who scored 27 goals in 1998. Additionally, she is tied for first in the Huskers record books in game-winning goals and her total shots this season place her at the top of the list. &nbsp;</li><li>Gretna’s Weber joins Dale as a first-team All-Big Ten honoree as Weber captured her second-straight first-team All-Big Ten status. She ranks second in the conference in shots (90), points (34), shots on goal (38) and goals (14). Nationally, Weber is seventh in shots per game (4.50), tied for ninth in total points and 10th in goals.</li><li>Junior midfielder Florence Belzile, a three-time member of the Top Drawer Soccer team, has a team-high 17 assists on the season, good for first in the conference and second nationally. In Big Ten history, she is currently tied for second-most in history only behind Jennifer Walek, Minnesota (1995) and Christie Walsh, Penn State (2001) who both had 18. In the Husker record books, her assists on the season place her tied for second with Husker great Jenny Benson (1999) and is four out of first (Brittany Timko, 2005).&nbsp;</li>
 </ul>

Huskers welcome Tennessee in NCAA Second Round

Juwan Gary matched his career high with 19 points as Nebraska shot 66 percent in the second half en route to an 84-53 win over Stony Brook Wednesday night.&nbsp;

Gary, who missed NU’s first four contests, hit 8-of-11 shots from the floor and added seven rebounds, as the Huskers improved to 4-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season.&nbsp;

Brice Williams scored 16 of his 17 points in the second half and added a game-high nine rebounds, as Nebraska enjoyed a 45-28 advantage on the glass. Williams scored six of his points in a 13-2 Husker spurt after Stony Brook pulled to within 64-54 with 8:30 remaining.&nbsp;

Keisei Tominaga and Rienk Mast added 16 and 14 points, respectively, as the Huskers cracked the 80-point plateau for the third time in four games.&nbsp;

Leading 36-28 at the break, the Huskers hit eight of its first 10 shots from the field in the second half to pushed the margin to 53-51 after a C.J. Wilcher basket. The Seawolves responded with a 7-0 run of its own to get within 56-49 and forced a Husker timeout.

The Seawolves were within 59-52, but the Huskers took control with a 13-2 spurt to build a 72-54 lead after a Jamarques Lawrence basket with 6:37 left. &nbsp;

After a back-and-forth opening few minutes, Keisei Tominaga scored eight points in a row for the Huskers to take a 13-9 lead with 13:12 to go in the first half. The teams were then tied at 21 with a little over six minutes to go before NU went on a 6-1 scoring run powered by a pair of layups by Mast, who had 11 points and seven rebounds in the first half.&nbsp;

Nebraska led 31-28 with under a minute left in the half before Mast closed the half on a personal 5-0 run to close the half, hitting a 3-pointer with three seconds remaining to send NU to the locker room with its largest lead of the half at 36-28.

The Huskers hit the road for the first time this season as they travel to Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday, Nov. 18 to take on Oregon State. The game is set for 3 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on Peacock. To subscribe, visit Huskers.com/watch&nbsp;&nbsp;

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsJuwan Gary matched his career high with 19 points as Nebraska shot 66 percent in the second half en route to an 84-53 win over Stony Brook Wednesday night.&nbsp;Gary, who missed NU’s first four contests, hit 8-of-11 shots from the floor and added seven rebounds, as the Huskers improved to 4-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season.&nbsp;Brice Williams scored 16 of his 17 points in the second half and added a game-high nine rebounds, as Nebraska enjoyed a 45-28 advantage on the glass. Williams scored six of his points in a 13-2 Husker spurt after Stony Brook pulled to within 64-54 with 8:30 remaining.&nbsp;Keisei Tominaga and Rienk Mast added 16 and 14 points, respectively, as the Huskers cracked the 80-point plateau for the third time in four games.&nbsp;Leading 36-28 at the break, the Huskers hit eight of its first 10 shots from the field in the second half to pushed the margin to 53-51 after a C.J. Wilcher basket. The Seawolves responded with a 7-0 run of its own to get within 56-49 and forced a Husker timeout.The Seawolves were within 59-52, but the Huskers took control with a 13-2 spurt to build a 72-54 lead after a Jamarques Lawrence basket with 6:37 left. &nbsp;After a back-and-forth opening few minutes, Keisei Tominaga scored eight points in a row for the Huskers to take a 13-9 lead with 13:12 to go in the first half. The teams were then tied at 21 with a little over six minutes to go before NU went on a 6-1 scoring run powered by a pair of layups by Mast, who had 11 points and seven rebounds in the first half.&nbsp;Nebraska led 31-28 with under a minute left in the half before Mast closed the half on a personal 5-0 run to close the half, hitting a 3-pointer with three seconds remaining to send NU to the locker room with its largest lead of the half at 36-28.The Huskers hit the road for the first time this season as they travel to Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday, Nov. 18 to take on Oregon State. The game is set for 3 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed on Peacock. To subscribe, visit Huskers.com/watch&nbsp;&nbsp;

Nebraska MBB: Huskers shoot past Seawolves

By: Con Marshall CSC Sports Information

Powered by exceptional defense, the Regis Rangers ended Chadron State’s volleyball season Tuesday night by sweeping past the Eagles during the first round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s playoffs in Denver. The scores were 25-13, 25-19, 25-18.

With 6-foot-5 Amelia Davis and 6-2 Natalie Burbrink stationed up front as middle hitters for Regis, the Eagles had trouble operating their offense.&nbsp; Both of the rangy Rangers were credited with seven blocks, and they also combined for 19 kills, just one shy of Chadron State’s total.

All told, Regis had 39 kills and 14 attack errors in 87 hits for a .287 percentage.&nbsp; The Eagles actually had 10 more attacks than the Rangers, but only 20 of them netted points while 25 of them went into the error column.&nbsp; That means CSC had a minus .052 attack figure.

Burbrink, a graduate student from Germany, had 11 kills and no hitting errors in 19 swats for a .579 percentage, to go with her seven assisted blocks.&nbsp; Davis had eight kills and a .313 hitting figure, and was credited with the match’s only solo block along with six assisted stops.

The Rangers, ranked No. 11 nationally entering the playoffs, also got lots of productivity from another grad student, 5-9 Mara LeGrand, a native of Omaha. She’s the team’s setter and handed out 30 assists and also came up with 12 digs, both match-high numbers, to go with six assisted blocks.

Junior Aiyana Fujiyama, a native of Hawaii, paced the Eagles with seven kills and five assisted blocks.&nbsp; Freshman Kally Kirkwood added three blocks. Libero Alondra Hernandez had the team-high eight digs.

Although the Eagles’ season has ended, it was a good one in many ways.&nbsp; Their 15 total victories are the most in 20 years and this was the first time the team has qualified for the RMAC playoffs since 2003. In addition, their 8-6 regular-season conference record is the first with more wins than losses since 2002.

Regis is now 21-6 overall and 12-2 in the RMAC.&nbsp; The Rangers will meet Colorado Mesa in the playoff semifinals on Friday after the Mavericks defeated Colorado Christian 25-21, 25-23, 25-23 Tuesday night.

On the other side of the bracket, top-seeded Metro State swept Westminster 25-17, 25-23 25-12, and South Dakota Mines in five sets downed CSU-Pueblo 25-23, 13-25, 32-30, 15-25, 15-12.&nbsp;

The Metro Roadrunners, who are seventh in the latest NCAA II rankings after ending the regular season with a 21-5 record, including a 13-1 RMAC log, will host the remainder of the playoffs, which will conclude Saturday with the championship match.

By: Con Marshall CSC Sports InformationPowered by exceptional defense, the Regis Rangers ended Chadron State’s volleyball season Tuesday night by sweeping past the Eagles during the first round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s playoffs in Denver. The scores were 25-13, 25-19, 25-18.With 6-foot-5 Amelia Davis and 6-2 Natalie Burbrink stationed up front as middle hitters for Regis, the Eagles had trouble operating their offense.&nbsp; Both of the rangy Rangers were credited with seven blocks, and they also combined for 19 kills, just one shy of Chadron State’s total.All told, Regis had 39 kills and 14 attack errors in 87 hits for a .287 percentage.&nbsp; The Eagles actually had 10 more attacks than the Rangers, but only 20 of them netted points while 25 of them went into the error column.&nbsp; That means CSC had a minus .052 attack figure.Burbrink, a graduate student from Germany, had 11 kills and no hitting errors in 19 swats for a .579 percentage, to go with her seven assisted blocks.&nbsp; Davis had eight kills and a .313 hitting figure, and was credited with the match’s only solo block along with six assisted stops.The Rangers, ranked No. 11 nationally entering the playoffs, also got lots of productivity from another grad student, 5-9 Mara LeGrand, a native of Omaha. She’s the team’s setter and handed out 30 assists and also came up with 12 digs, both match-high numbers, to go with six assisted blocks.Junior Aiyana Fujiyama, a native of Hawaii, paced the Eagles with seven kills and five assisted blocks.&nbsp; Freshman Kally Kirkwood added three blocks. Libero Alondra Hernandez had the team-high eight digs.Although the Eagles’ season has ended, it was a good one in many ways.&nbsp; Their 15 total victories are the most in 20 years and this was the first time the team has qualified for the RMAC playoffs since 2003. In addition, their 8-6 regular-season conference record is the first with more wins than losses since 2002.Regis is now 21-6 overall and 12-2 in the RMAC.&nbsp; The Rangers will meet Colorado Mesa in the playoff semifinals on Friday after the Mavericks defeated Colorado Christian 25-21, 25-23, 25-23 Tuesday night.On the other side of the bracket, top-seeded Metro State swept Westminster 25-17, 25-23 25-12, and South Dakota Mines in five sets downed CSU-Pueblo 25-23, 13-25, 32-30, 15-25, 15-12.&nbsp;The Metro Roadrunners, who are seventh in the latest NCAA II rankings after ending the regular season with a 21-5 record, including a 13-1 RMAC log, will host the remainder of the playoffs, which will conclude Saturday with the championship match.

Chadron State finishes best volleyball season in decades

Fall sports concludes at the RMAC postseason volleyball tournament, football takes the Eagle-Rock Trophy back and begins to look ahead at 2024, men's wrestling getting ready for match-ups with an old rival!

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🎙 CSC Sports Journal - 11/15/23

By Alex Benzegala Panhandle Post

The Western Conference All-Conference Selections were announced for the 2023-2024 fall sports season on Tuesday. Here are the selections.

Alliance Ciara Hudson Diane DuBray Hannah Schneider

Chadron Kinley Richardson Maci Rutledge

Honorable Mention Sarah LeBere Cali Hendrickson

Sarah Wiese Gabby Moreno Jacelyn Brown Denae Sabala

Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Wiese MaKayla Michaelson

SCOTTSBLUFF Tatum Heimerman Marly Laucomer Aleigh Portenier

Honorable Mention: Jenna Spengler Zoey Paez

ALLIANCE Jaelynne Clarke Haylie Winter

Honorable Mention: Jacey Cochran

Honorable Mention: Addy Bowlin Aimee Morales

SCOTTSBLUFF Ella Foote Paige Horne Taylor Hafeman

Honorable Mention Allie Darnell Emma Hergenreder

SIDNEY Karsyn Leeling Carli Black Kierra Schrader

Honorable Mention: Payton Schrotberger Deanna Horst

Honorable Mention| Matt Moomey Jonah Amill Jett Herian Luke Weems

Quinn Bailey	 Caden Buskirk Broc Berry	 Gage Wild

Honorable Mention &nbsp;Owen Wesson &nbsp;Jon Fintel &nbsp; Braden Wright &nbsp;Blake Rhembrandt

Tanner Gartner &nbsp;Grady Robbins	 &nbsp;Mitchell Cael Peters Santiago Castillo Desmonde Smith Jackson Jenkins Jeremiah Coley Ace Hobbs

Honorable Mention: Landon Murphy Wyatt Sauer Bennett Lebruska Lukah Schwerey

Sebastien Boyle Jhett Webb Nate Kelley Frankie Trevino

By Alex Benzegala Panhandle PostThe Western Conference All-Conference Selections were announced for the 2023-2024 fall sports season on Tuesday. Here are the selections.SoftballAlliance Ciara Hudson Diane DuBray Hannah SchneiderHonorable MentionHallie Schneider Kaiya HudsonChadron Kinley Richardson Maci RutledgeHonorable Mention Sarah LeBere Cali HendricksonGERINGSarah Wiese Gabby Moreno Jacelyn Brown Denae SabalaHonorable Mention: Elizabeth Wiese MaKayla MichaelsonSCOTTSBLUFF Tatum Heimerman Marly Laucomer Aleigh Portenier Honorable Mention: Jenna Spengler Zoey PaezVolleyballALLIANCE Jaelynne Clarke Haylie WinterHonorable MentionRegan Braun Kinley PfeiferCHADRONDemi FergusonHonorable Mention:Jaleigh McCartneyTaverra SayalouneGERINGAlex Gonzalez-Orozco Jaxi JohnHonorable Mention: Jacey CochranMITCHELL Emma RobbinsHonorable Mention: Addy Bowlin Aimee Morales SCOTTSBLUFF Ella Foote Paige Horne Taylor Hafeman Honorable Mention Allie Darnell Emma HergenrederSIDNEY Karsyn Leeling Carli Black Kierra Schrader Honorable Mention: Payton Schrotberger Deanna HorstFootballALLIANCELandon Crowe	 Tristen Timbers Honorable Mention| Matt Moomey Jonah Amill Jett Herian Luke WeemsCHADRONQuinn Bailey	 Caden Buskirk Broc Berry	 Gage Wild	 Honorable Mention &nbsp;Owen Wesson &nbsp;Jon Fintel &nbsp; Braden Wright &nbsp;Blake RhembrandtGering	Tanner Gartner &nbsp;Grady Robbins	 &nbsp;Mitchell Cael Peters Santiago Castillo Desmonde Smith Jackson Jenkins Jeremiah Coley Ace HobbsHonorable Mention: Landon Murphy Wyatt Sauer Bennett Lebruska Lukah SchwereySCOTTSBLUFFSebastien Boyle Jhett Webb Nate Kelley Frankie Trevino Honorable MentionApolo CamachoCord SymonsRyan HinmanTallon McDonaldSidneyIsak DotyMcGuire RollsLuke HollyLandon RiddlePatrick McCartneyReid FiscusHonorable Mention:Keian KaiserCole HanleyAlek DotyOwen Gillham

Western Conference selections for fall season announced

Lincoln&nbsp;- Alexis Markowski scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Nebraska to a 79-32 women's basketball win over Alcorn State on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Markowski hit 6-of-11 shots from the field and 8-of-10 free throws to post Nebraska's first individual 20-point performance of the season. Her strong play inside helped the Big Red improve to 3-0, while Alcorn State slipped to 0-2.

Callin Hake added a strong offensive performance with a season-high 14 points to go along with a career-high seven rebounds, while pitching in three steals and two assists. Hake stepped up early in the game after starting guard Jaz Shelley left with a lower leg injury less than three minutes into the contest.&nbsp;

Freshman guard Logan Nissley added the first double-figure scoring effort of her college career with 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers to bolster the Big Red backcourt.

All nine Huskers who played in the game scored at least three points.&nbsp;

While Nebraska's offense was fairly efficient, its defense was suffocating from start to finish. The Huskers used back-to-back 16-0 runs in the first half to build a 49-15 first-half lead. In fact, the Huskers held the Lady Braves without a field goal for nearly 17 minutes from 7:26 left in the first quarter to 33 seconds left in the half, when Arene Iyekekpolor hit a three-pointer.

Nebraska continued to play solid defense in the second half, holding the Lady Braves to 17 points in the final 20 minutes. The 32 points allowed tied for the eighth fewest surrendered in Husker history and the lowest total in Amy Williams' eight seasons as NU's head coach.

The Huskers finished at 49 percent (24-49) from the field and 31.6 percent (6-19) from long range while hitting 25-of-36 free throw attempts and forcing 31 personal fouls on Alcorn State. Nebraska out-rebounded ASU, 52-31. Alcorn State closed at 19.7 percent (12-61), including 2-of-15 from beyond the arc (.133), while hitting just 6-of-8 free throws against a Husker team that committed just 10 fouls.

Reigning Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week Natalie Potts finished with seven points and career highs of 11 rebounds and three blocked shots, while fellow freshman forward Jessica Petrie added career highs of eight points and six rebounds.&nbsp;

Kendall Coley added five points and tied a career high with seven rebounds, while adding three assists, a block and a steal. Kendall Moriarty contributed six points and three assists, while Darian White added six points, five rebounds and three assists.

The Huskers separated themselves early, closing the first quarter by outscoring the Lady Braves, 22-2. Markowski and White each pitched in six points in the big spurt. NU forced six turnovers in the first 10 minutes and put up 11 points off turnovers, ending the quarter with a 29-8 lead.

Nebraska continued its scoring streak in the second quarter, starting the period with an 18-2 surge. Markowski put up 12 first-half points, followed by Hake's seven. At the half, the Huskers had hit 55.6 percent (15-27) of its shots from the field, including 3-of-7 threes (.429) and 16-of-20 free throws, while holding ASU to just 17.2 percent (5-29), including 1-of-9 (.111) from long range. The Huskers won the first-half rebounding battle, 27-14, and were plus-three in turnovers, 10-7.

Destiny Brown led Alcorn State in scoring with nine points, while Nakia Cheatham grabbed nine rebounds.&nbsp;

Nebraska returns home on Sunday, Nov. 19 to battle Creighton at 1 p.m (CT). Tickets are on sale now at Huskers.com. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network and radio coverage will be provided by the Huskers Radio Network.

Story by NU Athletic CommunicationsLincoln&nbsp;- Alexis Markowski scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Nebraska to a 79-32 women's basketball win over Alcorn State on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.Markowski hit 6-of-11 shots from the field and 8-of-10 free throws to post Nebraska's first individual 20-point performance of the season. Her strong play inside helped the Big Red improve to 3-0, while Alcorn State slipped to 0-2.Callin Hake added a strong offensive performance with a season-high 14 points to go along with a career-high seven rebounds, while pitching in three steals and two assists. Hake stepped up early in the game after starting guard Jaz Shelley left with a lower leg injury less than three minutes into the contest.&nbsp;Freshman guard Logan Nissley added the first double-figure scoring effort of her college career with 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers to bolster the Big Red backcourt.All nine Huskers who played in the game scored at least three points.&nbsp;While Nebraska's offense was fairly efficient, its defense was suffocating from start to finish. The Huskers used back-to-back 16-0 runs in the first half to build a 49-15 first-half lead. In fact, the Huskers held the Lady Braves without a field goal for nearly 17 minutes from 7:26 left in the first quarter to 33 seconds left in the half, when Arene Iyekekpolor hit a three-pointer.Nebraska continued to play solid defense in the second half, holding the Lady Braves to 17 points in the final 20 minutes. The 32 points allowed tied for the eighth fewest surrendered in Husker history and the lowest total in Amy Williams' eight seasons as NU's head coach.The Huskers finished at 49 percent (24-49) from the field and 31.6 percent (6-19) from long range while hitting 25-of-36 free throw attempts and forcing 31 personal fouls on Alcorn State. Nebraska out-rebounded ASU, 52-31. Alcorn State closed at 19.7 percent (12-61), including 2-of-15 from beyond the arc (.133), while hitting just 6-of-8 free throws against a Husker team that committed just 10 fouls.Reigning Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week Natalie Potts finished with seven points and career highs of 11 rebounds and three blocked shots, while fellow freshman forward Jessica Petrie added career highs of eight points and six rebounds.&nbsp;Kendall Coley added five points and tied a career high with seven rebounds, while adding three assists, a block and a steal. Kendall Moriarty contributed six points and three assists, while Darian White added six points, five rebounds and three assists.The Huskers separated themselves early, closing the first quarter by outscoring the Lady Braves, 22-2. Markowski and White each pitched in six points in the big spurt. NU forced six turnovers in the first 10 minutes and put up 11 points off turnovers, ending the quarter with a 29-8 lead.Nebraska continued its scoring streak in the second quarter, starting the period with an 18-2 surge. Markowski put up 12 first-half points, followed by Hake's seven. At the half, the Huskers had hit 55.6 percent (15-27) of its shots from the field, including 3-of-7 threes (.429) and 16-of-20 free throws, while holding ASU to just 17.2 percent (5-29), including 1-of-9 (.111) from long range. The Huskers won the first-half rebounding battle, 27-14, and were plus-three in turnovers, 10-7.Destiny Brown led Alcorn State in scoring with nine points, while Nakia Cheatham grabbed nine rebounds.&nbsp;Nebraska returns home on Sunday, Nov. 19 to battle Creighton at 1 p.m (CT). Tickets are on sale now at Huskers.com. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network and radio coverage will be provided by the Huskers Radio Network.

Markowski powers Huskers past Alcorn State

Football Head Coach Jay Long and Voice of the Eagles Dave Collins break down the Eagle-Rocky Trophy rivalry game win over SD Mines and discuss what lies ahead as the team goes into the offseason.

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🎙 Jay Long Show - 11/14/23

University of Nebraska President Ted Carter announced Tuesday that he has granted Athletic Director Trev Alberts a new contract that will keep the Huskers’ leader in Nebraska through at least 2031.

Carter pointed to a number of major achievements in Husker Athletics since Alberts took the helm in 2021, including the historic Volleyball Day in Nebraska that broke the world record for attendance at a women’s sporting event, the hiring of head football coach Matt Rhule, and a new 15-year, $300 million multimedia rights agreement with Playfly Sports that is one of the most comprehensive in the country.

Alberts is also leading the Huskers through the rapidly evolving Name, Image and Likeness landscape, is bringing the transformational Go Big project to completion, and has laid out an ambitious vision for renovation of the 100-year-old Memorial Stadium. Ten Husker teams had top-20 national finishes last year, and this year, the undefeated women’s volleyball team is currently ranked No. 1 in the country while women’s soccer will host the second and third rounds of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship. Nebraska student-athletes also have earned a record 95 percent graduation rate for the second straight year.

“Today’s college athletics landscape is complex and ever-changing,” Carter said. “We need exactly the right person leading Husker Athletics forward. In Trev Alberts, we have found that leader.

“Trev is a lifelong Husker and a Nebraskan in every sense – hardworking, accountable and a man of his word. He makes every decision with our fans and student-athletes at the forefront. There is no one I would trust more to lead athletics at the University of Nebraska than Trev Alberts. I have no doubt that someone of Trev’s caliber and character would be an attractive candidate anywhere, but I am thrilled to tell Husker Nation that Trev is here to stay.”

Alberts said: “My family and I are humbled by the confidence that President Carter and the Board of Regents have placed in me. It is an incredible honor and privilege to serve as the Director of Athletics at Nebraska and it is a role I don’t take for granted. Our student-athletes, coaches and staff have accomplished so much in the past two years. We have great momentum in Husker Athletics and we are excited for what is ahead. Go Big Red!”

Carter said he structured Alberts’ new contract based on a thorough review of compensation packages for other Big Ten athletic directors, with a goal of keeping Nebraska highly competitive in the market and retaining Alberts for the long term. The new contract includes:

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An annual base salary of $1.7 million, increasing to $2.1 million in 2026.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Retention incentives, including an existing contractual $500,000 retention bonus if Alberts stays through September 2025, with an annual $300,000 retention bonus for every year he stays thereafter.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A $3 million completion bonus if he completes the entire eight-year agreement.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liquidation damage buyouts that will be paid to the university if Alberts were to leave for another opportunity.

Alberts’ new contract, like his existing one, will be funded entirely with Athletic Department funds. No taxpayer or tuition dollars will be used. Nebraska’s is one of few athletic departments in the country to operate without a university subsidy.

Board of Regents Chairman Tim Clare of Lincoln applauded the new contract, saying: “Trev Alberts has spent the past two years rebuilding a culture of excellence and accountability at Nebraska Athletics. That’s why I’m so excited about this new contract. This ensures that Trev will be here for the long term, instilling excellence and accountability across the entire Athletic Department.

“Leadership matters, plain and simple. Trev is competitive, he wants to win and he bleeds Husker Red. We appreciate his loyalty to Nebraska and we want him to be a Husker for life.”

Board of Regents Vice Chairman Rob Schafer of Beatrice added: “The leader of Husker Athletics has to be someone we trust to steward major resources, navigate complex challenges, and guide the young women and men who wear the red N. We are so fortunate to have Trev Alberts at the helm. College athletics is undergoing a sea change right now, but Nebraska is in good hands.”

By University of NebraskaUniversity of Nebraska President Ted Carter announced Tuesday that he has granted Athletic Director Trev Alberts a new contract that will keep the Huskers’ leader in Nebraska through at least 2031.Carter pointed to a number of major achievements in Husker Athletics since Alberts took the helm in 2021, including the historic Volleyball Day in Nebraska that broke the world record for attendance at a women’s sporting event, the hiring of head football coach Matt Rhule, and a new 15-year, $300 million multimedia rights agreement with Playfly Sports that is one of the most comprehensive in the country.Alberts is also leading the Huskers through the rapidly evolving Name, Image and Likeness landscape, is bringing the transformational Go Big project to completion, and has laid out an ambitious vision for renovation of the 100-year-old Memorial Stadium. Ten Husker teams had top-20 national finishes last year, and this year, the undefeated women’s volleyball team is currently ranked No. 1 in the country while women’s soccer will host the second and third rounds of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship. Nebraska student-athletes also have earned a record 95 percent graduation rate for the second straight year.“Today’s college athletics landscape is complex and ever-changing,” Carter said. “We need exactly the right person leading Husker Athletics forward. In Trev Alberts, we have found that leader.“Trev is a lifelong Husker and a Nebraskan in every sense – hardworking, accountable and a man of his word. He makes every decision with our fans and student-athletes at the forefront. There is no one I would trust more to lead athletics at the University of Nebraska than Trev Alberts. I have no doubt that someone of Trev’s caliber and character would be an attractive candidate anywhere, but I am thrilled to tell Husker Nation that Trev is here to stay.”Alberts said: “My family and I are humbled by the confidence that President Carter and the Board of Regents have placed in me. It is an incredible honor and privilege to serve as the Director of Athletics at Nebraska and it is a role I don’t take for granted. Our student-athletes, coaches and staff have accomplished so much in the past two years. We have great momentum in Husker Athletics and we are excited for what is ahead. Go Big Red!”Carter said he structured Alberts’ new contract based on a thorough review of compensation packages for other Big Ten athletic directors, with a goal of keeping Nebraska highly competitive in the market and retaining Alberts for the long term. The new contract includes:·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An annual base salary of $1.7 million, increasing to $2.1 million in 2026.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Retention incentives, including an existing contractual $500,000 retention bonus if Alberts stays through September 2025, with an annual $300,000 retention bonus for every year he stays thereafter.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A $3 million completion bonus if he completes the entire eight-year agreement.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Liquidation damage buyouts that will be paid to the university if Alberts were to leave for another opportunity.Alberts’ new contract, like his existing one, will be funded entirely with Athletic Department funds. No taxpayer or tuition dollars will be used. Nebraska’s is one of few athletic departments in the country to operate without a university subsidy.Board of Regents Chairman Tim Clare of Lincoln applauded the new contract, saying: “Trev Alberts has spent the past two years rebuilding a culture of excellence and accountability at Nebraska Athletics. That’s why I’m so excited about this new contract. This ensures that Trev will be here for the long term, instilling excellence and accountability across the entire Athletic Department.“Leadership matters, plain and simple. Trev is competitive, he wants to win and he bleeds Husker Red. We appreciate his loyalty to Nebraska and we want him to be a Husker for life.”Board of Regents Vice Chairman Rob Schafer of Beatrice added: “The leader of Husker Athletics has to be someone we trust to steward major resources, navigate complex challenges, and guide the young women and men who wear the red N. We are so fortunate to have Trev Alberts at the helm. College athletics is undergoing a sea change right now, but Nebraska is in good hands.”