The Nebraska men's basketball team makes its final home appearance on Monday night, as the Huskers host Rutgers at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tipoff between the Huskers and Scarlet Knights is set for shortly after 6 p.m.

Monday's game will be televised on BTN with Kevin Kugler and Shon Morris on the call. The game can also be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices through the Fox Sports app.

Fans can follow all of the action across the state of Nebraska on the Learfield IMG College Husker Sports Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call. The game will also be available on Huskers.com, the Huskers app and TuneIn radio. The pregame show begins one hour prior to tipoff.

GAME 24 vs. RUTGERS
Date: March 1, 2021
Time: 6:01 p.m.
City: Lincoln, Neb.
Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena

NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
2020-21 Record: 6-17 (2-14 Big Ten)
Head Coach: Fred Hoiberg
   Record at Nebraska: 13-42 (2nd year)
   Career NCAA Record: 128-98 (7th year)

RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS
2020-21 Record: 13-9 (9-9 Big Ten)
Head Coach: Steve Pikiell
Record at Rutgers: 77-74 (5th year)
Career Record: 274-248 (17th year)

BROADCAST INFO
Television: BTN
   Play-by-play: Kevin Kugler
   Analyst: Shon Morris
Online Broadcast: Fox Sports app & foxsports.com/live
Radio: Learfield IMG College Husker Sports Network, including 590 AM (Omaha), 1400 AM (Lincoln) and 880 AM (Lexington)
   Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka
   Analyst: Jake Muhleisen
Online Radio: Available on Huskers.com, Huskers App, TuneIn.com/Huskers and TuneIn App.
Sirius: 84 XM: 84   SiriusXM (internet): 84

The Huskers (6-17, 2-14) are coming off a 78-74 win over Minnesota on Saturday night. The Huskers shot 55 percent from the floor and put five players in double figures, led by Dalano Banton's 14 points. Nebraska built a 13-point second-half lead and withstood a frantic comeback from Minnesota, as Marcus Carr finished with 41 points. Minnesota cut the lead to one, but seniors Kobe Webster and Thorir Thorbjarnarson sealed the win by going 4-of-4 from the foul line in the last 14 seconds. Thorbjarnarson and Webster had 10 points apiece, while Derrick Walker had 12 points and nine rebounds, setting career bests in both categories. NU held Minnesota to 34.3 percent shooting, including 8-of-30 from 3-point range.

Monday's game caps a string of four games in seven days for the Big Red, and Nebraska enters the Rutgers game playing some of its best offense of the season. Over the last three games, NU is averaging 77 points per game while shooting over 50 percent from the floor and 40 percent from 3-point range. NU has scored 70 or more points in each of the last three games, the first time that has happed in 2020-21.

Rutgers (13-9, 9-9 Big Ten) comes off a 74-63 win over Indiana last Wednesday. Geo Baker and Ron Harper Jr. had 20 points apiece, while Baker also chipped in 10 assists for a double-double. Baker was one of two Rutgers players with double-doubles against the Hoosiers, as Myles Johnson chipped in 10 points and 10 rebounds. Rutgers trailed by as many as 15 in the first half before taking control. The Scarlet Knights held Indiana to 36 percent shooting, including just 30.3 percent in the second half.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Junior guard Trey McGowens went over 1,000 career points in Saturday's win over Minnesota and is averaging 14.7 points per game on 46 percent shooting and 2.0 steals per game over NU's last three contests.

NUMBERS TO KNOW
.376 - The Huskers have made steady shooting improvement from 3-point range since returning from their pause. NU shot .234 in the first three games after returning from its pause, but is shooting .376 over the last eight games. NU shot a season-best .529 against Minnesota on Saturday.

4 - According to KenPom, the Huskers' strength of schedule ranks fourth nationally as of Feb. 28. In fact, nine of the top-10 toughest schedules on the site are from the Big Ten.

5 - Nebraska has five games with at least 10 steals this season after having just two in 2019-20. NU is third in the Big Ten with 7.2 steals per game.

10 - NU has ten 20-point performances on the season (Teddy Allen-8; Trey McGowens-1; Kobe Webster-1). The Huskers have had 10 players reach double figures at least once this year as Thorir Thorbjarnarson had 10 points in Saturday's win over Minnesota.

19 - Assists against Minnesota, which ties for the second-highest total by the Huskers in a Big Ten game under Fred Hoiberg.

35 - Nebraska is 35th nationally in tempo according to KenPom as of Feb. 28. The Huskers and Illinois (72nd) are the only two Big Ten teams in the top-100 nationally in adjusted tempo.

SCOUTING RUTGERS
Rutgers is closing in on its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1991, as the Scarlet Knights enter the final week of the season with a 13-9 record. Last season under Steve Pikiell, Rutgers went 20-11 and tied for fifth in the Big Ten with an 11-9 mark. A former player at UConn, Pikiell spent the previous 11 seasons at Stony Brook, leading the program to six postseason appearances in seven years, including an NCAA bid in 2016.

Rutgers went 4-0 against a limited non-conference schedule, highlighted by a win over Syracuse, and was 7-1 at the start of January with the only loss coming to Ohio State. The Scarlet Knights then dropped five straight before righting the ship with four straight victories, including road wins at Indiana and Northwestern. Rutgers needs one win in its next two contests to finish .500 in the Big Ten.

The Scarlet Knights are led by Ron Harper Jr., who averages a team-best 15.7 points per game to pace three Scarlet Knights in double figures. Harper, who also averages 6.0 rebounds per game, leads Rutgers with 38 3-points, including four in the win over Indiana. Seniors Jacob Young (14.2 ppg, 3.4 apg) and Geo Baker (10.5 ppg, 3.2 apg) provide scoring punch, while Myles Johnson is one of the Big Ten's interior defenders, averaging 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.

Rutgers is holding opponents to 42 percent shooting, including 33 percent from 3-point range, and lead the Big Ten in blocked shots at 5.3 per game. The Scarlet Knights force 13.1 turnovers per game, while committing just 11.1 per contest.

Series History: Monday's matchup will be the 15th all-time meeting with the Scarlet Knights. Nebraska leads the all-time series 8-6 and has won seven of the 11 meetings since Rutgers joined the Big Ten. The Huskers look to snap a two-game losing streak, as Rutgers won both meetings in 2019-20. Prior to the Scarlet Knights joining the Big Ten, the two teams split a home-and-home series in 2006 and 2007. The only other meeting was a 19-point Rutgers win at the 1999 Hoop and Quill Classic in St. Charles, Mo.

Last Meeting: The Nebraska men's basketball team erased a 14-point second-half deficit at No. 24 Rutgers, but the Scarlet Knights scored the final nine points to rally for a 75-72 victory on Jan. 24, 2020

Nebraska led 72-66 with less than three minutes to play, but Geo Baker hit a pair of 3-pointers down the stretch, including the game-winner with 1.1 seconds remaining. Baker, who was 1-of-13 from 3-point range since returning to action after an injury, hit his only two baskets of the game after Nebraska rallied back from a 14-point second-half deficit into a six-point lead.

Nebraska nearly pulled out the come-from-behind win thanks to a big second half from Cam Mack, who was limited in the first half due to foul trouble. Mack scored 16 of his 19 points in the final period, including four 3-pointers. Thorir Thorbjarnarson tied his career highs with five 3-pointers and 17 points, falling just short of a double-double after grabbing eight rebounds. Jervay Green added 11 points off the bench, while Haanif Cheatham chipped in 10 points, as the Huskers had four players in double figures.

LAST TIME OUT
Nebraska's veterans made the plays down the stretch, as Nebraska snapped a five-game losing streak with a 78-74 victory over Minnesota Saturday night.

Kobe Webster, Thorir Thorbjarnarson and Derrick Walker combined for the Huskers final nine points after Minnesota whittled a 13-point deficit to 69-66 with 2:39 left. Thorbjarnarson found Walker for a pair of baskets, the second making it 73-68 with 1:38 left. Walker finished with career highs of 12 points and nine rebounds.

Minnesota, behind a 41-point effort from Marcus Carr, pulled to with 74-73 with 13.6 seconds left, but Webster sank a pair of free throws to push the lead to four with 8.5 seconds left. After Minnesota pulled to within 76-74, Thorbjarnarson iced the game by sinking a pair of free throws with 4.0 seconds remaining.

Thorbjarnarson and Webster finished with 10 points apiece, as five Huskers finished in double figures in the win. Dalano Banton paced the Huskers with 14 points and seven rebounds, as he had seven points in an 11-2 Husker run that turned a 53-49 lead into a 13-point cushion with 8:17 remaining. Trey McGowens had 11 points and five of the Huskers' 19 assists, as Nebraska shot 55 percent, including 9-of-17 from 3-point range.

Carr led Minnesota with 41 points, matching the most in a Big Ten game this season. NU made him work for his points, as he went 11-of-27 from the field and 13-of-16 from the line. Jamal Mashburn Jr. added 12 points, but the Gophers were held to 34 percent shooting, including 8-of-30 from long range.

STORYLINES
• Nebraska will play three games this week and will face a trio of opponents for the first time this season. Following Monday's game with Rutgers, the Huskers will travel to Iowa (Thursday) and Northwestern (Sunday). Entering next week's Big Ten Tournament, the Huskers will have played 14 games in 30 days since returning to action on Feb. 6 following its COVID-19 pause. Nebraska played 11 games in 22 days in February, marking the first time since the 1919-20 season that the program has played double-figure games in February.

• Nebraska will look to record consecutive Big Ten home wins since downing Iowa on March 10, 2019 and beating Purdue on Dec. 15, 2019.

• Nebraska's two seniors have stepped up in recent weeks. Kobe Webster is averaging 8.3 points per game and shooting 42 percent from 3-point range over the last seven contests. He has reached double figures in Big Ten play in each of the last two games. Thorir Thorbjarnarson is is averaging 6.8 points on 53 percent shooting along with 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game in NU's last four contests.

• Nebraska has gotten improved production from its posts in recent games. Derrick Walker is averaging 9.3 ppg on 68 percent shooting and 6.3 rebounds per game over the past three contests, while freshman Eduardo Andre is chipping in 5.3 points and 70 percent shooting and 3.3 rebounds per game in that same span. Both Walker (nine) and Andre (six) posted career-high rebound totals in Saturday's win over Minnesota.

• Nebraska's strength of schedule is now fourth nationally by KenPom entering Sunday's action. The 2020-21 season marks the second straight season NU has had a strength of schedule in the top 10 in KenPom. NU's schedule was eighth in 2019-20. The Huskers are one of only two teams nationally (also Minnesota) to have top-10 strength of schedules by KenPom in each of the last two years.

• The Big Ten had eight teams in the top 40 of the NET rankings on Feb. 28, including four of the top eight spots. This season, 12 of the Huskers' 17 losses have been Quad 1 losses.

• Nebraska has been much better defensively since returning from its pause last month. Over the last 11 games, NU has held six of its 11 opponents to 40 percent shooting, while only Illinois has shot over 48 percent in that span. NU has allowed 7.5 fewer points per game over the past 11 games, while holding teams to 41 percent shooting, including 30 percent from 3-point range.

• Nebraska is on track for one of its most prolific 3-point shooting seasons in school history. NU enters the Rutgers game with 8.0 3-pointers per game which is on pace to rank second in school history. It is not surprising that Nebraska has relied on its 3-point shooting in Hoiberg's tenure, as his Iowa State teams led the Big 12 in 3-pointers in four of his five seasons at the school.

Most 3-Pointers/Game in School History

No.	School	Games	3-Pointers/Game
1.	2001-02	28	9.54
-	2019-20	22	8.04
2.	2019-20	32	7.90
3.	2006-07	31	7.87
4.	2018-19	36	7.50

• The biggest beneficiary of Derrick Walker's insertion into the Husker attack has been Lat Mayen, who moved to his natural stretch four spot after playing in the post for the first half of the season. In the 12 games since Walker returned, Mayen is averaging 8.9 points per game on 42 percent shooting and 3.9 rebounds per game. In NU's first four conference games, he averaged just 5.5 ppg on 31 percent shooting.

• Teddy Allen and his younger brother Timmy are one of the highest scoring duos in college basketball. The pair combines for more than 32 points a game, a total which ranks second nationally among brother duos.

2020-21 Highest Scoring Brother Duos (as of Feb. 28)

No.	Total	Player-School (PPG)
1.	38.8	Julian Champagnie-St. John's (20.0) and Justin Champagnie-Pitt (18.8)
2.	32.3	Teddy Allen-Nebraska (15.6) and Timmy Allen-Utah (16.7)
3.	31.4	Michael Weathers-Texas Southern (15.3) and Marcus Weathers, Duquesne (16.1)

• Teddy Allen is one of just eight newcomers at power conference schools averaging at least 16.0 points per game. Allen is currently sixth in the Big Ten in scoring and the only newcomer in the top 10 of the Big Ten in scoring as of Feb. 27. His scoring average is on pace to be one of the highest scoring averages by a first-year Husker.

Highest Scoring NU Newcomers

No.	Player	PPG	Year
1.	Terran Petteway	18.1	2013-14
2.	James Palmer Jr.	17.2	2017-18
3.	Andrew White III	16.6	2015-16
-	Teddy Allen	16.5	2020-21

• Seven members of the Nebraska basketball team were honored on Feb. 19 with spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. The Huskers on the list include Teddy Allen, Lat Mayen, Chris McGraw, Jace Piatkowski, Bret Porter, Thorir Thorbjarnarson, Derrick Walker and Kobe Webster. All Husker student-athletes combined for a school-record fall GPA of 3.325.

Wallace Pitches Huskers Past Buckeyes

Junior right-hander Courtney Wallace was outstanding in a complete-game effort and the Husker offense tacked on a critical insurance run in the top of the seventh inning, as the Nebraska softball team held on for a 2-1 victory over Ohio State Sunday, splitting their doubleheader with the Buckeyes.

Wallace, who was one out away from her first career shutout, moved to 2-0 on the season. She fired a seven-hitter and struck out six.

Nebraska led 1-0 entering the final inning before senior Cam Ybarra delivered a key insurance run with an RBI double. With a runner on second and down to its last out, Ohio State strung together three straight two-out singles, cutting the lead in half before Wallace wrapped up the win by coaxing a ground out with the bases loaded.

With the win, Nebraska split a Big Ten Conference doubleheader for the third straight day to even its record at 3-3. Allison Smith (0-2) took the loss for Ohio State, which also finished the opening weekend with a 3-3 record. Smith allowed two runs (none earned) on four hits in 6.1 innings.

Offensively for Nebraska, Ybarra finished 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI and freshman Billie Andrews was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Seniors Tristen Edwards (1-for-3), Ally Riley (1-for-3) and freshman Kaylin Kinney (1-for-3) also had a hit for the Big Red.

Nebraska jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. Unzicker ended up on second base after a leadoff error and scored on an RBI single from Billie Andrews. Andrews moved up to second on the throw home but was stranded there after the next three Huskers were retired.

Unzicker also reached base to lead off the top of the fifth, drawing an eight-pitch walk. Senior Tristen Edwards then reached on a one-out infield single and senior Cam Ybarra walked to load the bases. But the Buckeyes turned an inning-ending double play to keep it a 1-0 game.

After Nebraska stranded a runner at second base with one out in the top of the sixth, Ohio State missed a big opportunity in the bottom of the sixth. A leadoff single, a Husker error and a sacrifice bunt put Buckeyes on second and third with one out. A squeeze bunt attempt was then popped up back to Wallace. She saw the ball pop out of her glove but alertly tagged out the runner heading home. A ground out to second then ended the threat.

In the top of the seventh, an error and a walk gave Nebraska runners at first and second with one out. Courtney Buresch then entered the game to pitch for Ohio State, and Ybarra greeted her with an RBI double to the fence in right to score Billie Andrews and double the Huskers lead at 2-0. The Huskers had a chance to tack on an insurance run or two with runners at second and third with one out but were unable to push another run across.

In the bottom of the seventh, Taylor Pack led off with a double. After Wallace retired the next two batters, a two-out single kept the game alive with Buckeyes on first and third. A bloop single then scored Ohio State's first run of the game and another single loaded the bases with Buckeyes. Clinging to a 2-1 lead, Wallace jumped ahead of Mariah Rodriguez before getting her to ground out to third to end the game.

Nebraska is off next weekend before returning to Florida in two weeks for a pair of three-game series against No. 17 Michigan and Purdue.

Huskers Come Up Short In Iowa City

The Nebraska men's tennis team (0-3, 0-3 Big Ten) lost on the road to the Iowa Hawkeyes (3-2, 3-0 Big Ten) on Sunday afternoon in Iowa City.

Freshman Nic Wiedenhorn and sophomore Shunya Maruyama scored Nebraska's two overall points, both in commanding fashion. In the No. 5 position, Wiedenhorn matched up against Iowa's Jason Kerst, winning in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 (4). In the final spot, Maruyama defeated Iowa's Peter Alam for his third victory of the season, giving him the most wins on the team.

The Huskers began the day facing off against the Hawkeyes in doubles competition. At the No. 1 spot, the #17 duo in the country of Oliver Okonkwo and Will Davies defeated Albert Sprlak-Puk and Brandon Perez, 1-6. At the No. 2 spot, William Gleason and Victor Moreno Lozano fell short to Kareem Allaf and Nikita Snezhko, 2-6.

In addition to the two singles wins, Lozano took a set from #39 Allaf in the No. 1 spot, but couldn't close the match out, ending 4-6, 6-3, 1-6. Also in singles play, Gleason fell to Iowa's Joe Tyler in the No. 3 spot, 3-6, 1-6. In the No. 2 spot, Perez made his Big Ten season debut with a 4-6, 3-6 loss to Iowa's Okonkwo. Closing out the singles matches was Sprlak-Puk battling Davies in a close three-set loss, 2-6, 6-4, 4-6.

The Huskers look to rebound as they travel to Evanston for a Big Ten matchup against Northwestern, Friday, March 5 at 5:30 p.m. CT.

Tennis Match Results
Nebraska vs Iowa
Feb 28, 2021 at Iowa City, Iowa (Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex)
Iowa 5, Nebraska 2

Singles competition
1. #39 Kareem Allaf (UI) def. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
2. Oliver Okonkwo (UI) def. Brandon Perez (NEB) 6-4, 6-3
3. Joe Tyler (UI) def. William Gleason (NEB) 6-3, 6-1
4. Will Davies (UI) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk (NEB) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
5. Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) def. Jason Kerst (UI) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
6. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) def. Peter Alam (UI) 7-5, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. #17 Oliver Okonkwo/Will Davies (UI) def. Albert Sprlak-Puk/Brandon Perez (NEB) 6-1
2. Kareem Allaf/Nikita Snezhko (UI) def. William Gleason/Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB) 6-2
3. Joe Tyler/Peter Alam (UI) vs. Shunya Maruyama/Nic Wiedenhorn (NEB) 5-3, unfinished

Match Notes:
Nebraska 0-3, 0-3
Iowa 3-2, 3-0
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (3,2,6,1,5,4)

Huskers Finish Eighth at GARC

The Nebraska rifle team rebounded after a disappointing first day of competition to finish eighth at the Great American Rifle Conference Championship over the weekend.

West Virginia won the two-day competition with an aggregate score of 4,724, topping runner-up Kentucky (4,700) and Army West Point (4,692). Nebraska finished the two-day meet with a score of 4,661.

Nebraska, which was in last place following the smallbore competition on Saturday, rebounded with a team mark of 2,364 in air rifle on Sunday. The score was not only NU's best mark in over a month, but marked the third-best score among the nine-team field.

Freshman Cecelia Ossi and All-American Elena Flake led the Huskers, finishing 12^th and 13^th with scores of 594. Freshman Madelynn Erickson placed 32nd with a score of 589, while Macey Way was 39th with a score of 587, as she returned to the scoring squad on the event for the first time since the season opener in January.

"Saturday's smallbore match put us in last place in the conference, which is exactly where we deserved to be after that performance," Nebraska rifle coach Rachel Martin said. "Our athletes knew coming into the range on Sunday what was expected of them as Division I athletes at Nebraska. They dug their heels in and came out with a good performance, especially Elena and Cecelia."

Nebraska struggled in the smallbore on the first day, as Way led the Huskers with a 17^th place score of 582, her best score of the season by 17 points. Ossi (574, 47th), Erickson (571, 58th) and Flake (570, 61^st) rounded out the lineup, as the Huskers' total of 2,297 was its lowest total of the year.

The Huskers were short-handed during this weekend's meet, as Emily Cheramie did not compete because of injury. Cheramie had been the Huskers' top shooter on both events during the season, and Martin is optimistic that the senior will be back in time for the NCAA Championship.

"Emily sat this match out due to an injury," Martin said. "We decided it was best for her to save her strength for the NCAA Championships in a couple of weeks."

The Huskers will return to action in two weeks, as they compete at the 2021 NCAA Championships in Columbus, Ohio, on March 12-13.

Huskers Finish Third at Big Red Invite

Lincoln – Behind a pair of all-tournament selections, the fourth-ranked Nebraska bowling team placed third at the Big Red Invitational with a final record of 8-4.

Redshirt freshman Kayla Verstraete led the Huskers in the individual standings, finishing third with an average of 233.50, while sophomore Crystal Elliott placed fourth with an average of 231.00. Both made the All-Tournament Team. The Huskers had four of the top-20 finishers, including Cassidy Ray, who finished seventh (226.75) and Michelle Guarro placed 18th (211.25).

"I am proud of how the team performed all weekend- especially after the slow start in the first two matches on Friday," Head Coach Paul Klempa said. "We went on to win eight consecutive matches in a grueling field over the course of the rest of the event. The team is maturing well and the future is certainly bright for Husker Bowling. Crystal and Kayla have only just joined our lineup this season and both finished in the top five in average this weekend. I am excited to see how this team performs the rest of the way as we march towards the postseason."

Nebraska opened the day against No. 22 Central Missouri and extended its winning streak with a 1,150-959 win. Every Husker bowled a 200 plus pin game in the first matchup, as Ray led the team with a score of 267. Guarro came in second with 235 followed by Elliott (232), Amara Smith Speights (215) and Verstraete (201). NU stood strong in third place at the end of traditional play, 472 pins behind No. 3 Arkansas State.

Moving into bracket play, NU was seeded against top-ranked McKendree, where it suffered its first loss of the day, 1,055-1,067. Verstraete tallied 10 strikes on her way to a weekend-high 275 score. Her performance propelled her all the way to the top of the individual standings with a score of 1,634. Elliott (212) and Guarro (206) both had games over 200 as Ray (189) and Smith Speights (173) rounded out the lineup.

The final matchup of the day for the bowlers was No. 3 Arkansas State, where NU fell 1,171-1,189. Coach Klempa made the decision to replace Smith Speights with Kendyl Hofmeister before the match. Elliot led the team, collecting nine strikes on her way to a score of 279 with Ray right behind her with 247. Verstraete bowled a 234 followed by Hofmeister (223) and Guarro (188).

The Huskers return to bowling March 5-7 in Smyrna, Tenn. at the Smyrna Bowling Center.

Big Red Invitational Results

1. No. 3 Arkansas State
2. No. 1 McKendree
3. No. 4 Nebraska
4. No. 2 Vanderbilt
5. No. 8 Youngstown State
6. No. 9 Maryville
7. No. 11 Lincoln Memorial
8. No. 22 Central Missouri
9. No. 19 Valparaiso
10. Upper Iowa
11. Quincy

Huskers Beat Hoosiers 5-2

Lincoln, Neb.- The Nebraska women's tennis team took down Indiana on Sunday, improving their record to 5-1. The Huskers managed the doubles point before securing 4 singles to bring the final score to 5-2. The Hoosiers fall to 1-5 on the season following today's match.

Doubles
The Huskers earned the doubles point for the fifth match in a row as duo of Maja Makoric and Kristina Novak took down Anabelle Andrinopoulos and Jelly Bozovic 6-1, 6-2. Hayley Haakenstad and partner Chloe Kuckelman were also victorious, securing the doubles point for the Huskers with their 6-2 win over Indiana's Alexandra Staiculescu and Michelle McKamey. Isabel Adrover Gallego and Claire Reifeis led Laura Masic and Caitlin Bernard 4-2 at the conclusion of doubles play.

Singles
In the fist singles match of the day Vivien Sandberg fell to Mila Mejic by a score of 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6. Chloe Kuckelman rebounded for the Huskers, defeating Jelly Bozovic 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 4 spot. At No. 3, Makoric dropped her match to Indiana's Alexandra Staiculescu before Hayley Haakenstad defeated Michelle McKamey by a score of 6-2, 7-5 at the No. 5 spot.

Novak clinched the win for the Huskers with a 7-6(12-10), 6-3 win over Laura Masic at No. 1. Novak improves to 6-0 in singles play during the regular season.

Adrover Gallego closed out the match with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 triumph over Indiana's Anabelle Andrinopoulo at the No. 2 spot.

Up Next
The Huskers are back at home on March 5th to host Ohio State at 4:00 pm(CST) and Penn State 10:00 am (CST.)

Results

Singles
1. Kristina Novak (NEB) def. Laura Masic (IND) 7-6 (12-10), 6-3
2. Isa Adrover Gallego (NEB) def. Annabelle Andrinopoulos (IND) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
3. Alexandra Staiculescu (IND) def. Maja Makoric (NEB) 6-3, 6-3
4. Chloe Kuckelman (NEB) def. Jelly Bozovic (IND) 6-1, 6-2
5. Hayley Haakenstad (NEB) def. Michelle McKamey (IND) 6-2, 7-5
6. Mila Mejic (IND) def. Vivien Sandberg (NEB) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. Kristina Novak/Maja Makoric (NEB) def. Annabelle Andrinopoulos/Jelly Bozovic (IND) 6-0
2. Isa Adrover Gallego/Claire Reifeis (NEB) vs. Laura Masic/Caitlin Bernard (IND) 4-2, unfinished
3. Hayley Haakenstad/Chloe Kuckelman (NEB) def. AlexandraStaiculescu/Michelle McKamey (IND) 6-2

Match Notes:
Indiana 1-5
Nebraska 5-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6,4,3,5,1,2)