The Nebraska men's basketball team looks for its second straight win Tuesday evening, as the Huskers welcome Creighton to Pinnacle Bank Arena as part of the 2021 Gavitt Tipoff Games. Tipoff between the Huskers and Bluejays is set for 6 p.m.  A limited number of 300 Level tickets for Tuesday's game are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets, calling the NU Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8BIGRED during business hours or at the PBA Box Office beginning Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. 
  

Game 3: Nebraska vs. Creighton Date: Nov. 16 Tipoff:  6:01 p.m. Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,000) Tickets: Huskers.com/Tickets Creighton Bluejays 2021-22 Record: 2-0 (0-0 Big East) Head Coach:  Greg McDermott Record at Creighton: 255-125 (12th year) Career Record: 355-320 (28th year) Nebraska 2021-22 Record: 1-1 (0-0 Big Ten) Head Coach: Fred Hoiberg Record at Nebraska: 15-46 (3rd year) Career Record: 130-102 (8th year) TV: FS1 Play-by-Play:    Kevin Kugler Analyst:    Nick Bahe Also available on Fox Sports App  Huskers Radio Network Play-by-Play: Kent Pavelka Analyst:  Jake Muhleisen   On the air: Tuesday's game with Creighton will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.  Tuesday's game will be televised on FS1 with Kevin Kugler and Nick Bahe on the call. It is also available on the web, mobile devices and connected TVs via the Fox Sports app.

Tuesday's matchup is part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games, a series of games between the Big Ten and the Big East conferences. The series is named in honor of Hall of Famer Dave Gavitt, founder of the Big East and a basketball visionary. He had profound and lasting influence on the sport of basketball at the collegiate, professional and Olympic levels. Tuesday's game also marks Creighton's first trip to Pinnacle Bank Arena since 2018, as the last two contests were played in Omaha. 

The Huskers (1-1) overcame a slow start to post a 74-65 win over Sam Houston on Friday night. Nebraska shot just 32 percent and trailed 32-27 at the break but turned the tables in the second half. NU shot 50 percent from the field in the second half and went 19-of-23 from the foul line in the final 20 minutes to pull away in the final five minutes. Freshman Bryce McGowens scored a season-high 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting to place three Huskers in double figures. He became just the second Husker freshmen to post multiple 25-point performances in a season, joining Dave Hoppen, the program's all-time scoring leader. 

NU got a strong boost from Eduardo Andre, who posted career highs in both points (11) and rebounds (seven) in 15 minutes. The 6-foot-11 forward keyed runs in both halves, including five points in an 11-1 run which turned a five-point deficit into a 51-46 advantage. Creighton comes into Tuesday's matchup with a 2-0 record following a 51-44 win over Kennesaw State on Thursday. Alex O'Connell's 13 points paced three Bluejays in double figures, while Ryan Nembhard and Ryan Kalkbrenner added 11 and 10 points, respectively. CU held Kennesaw State to 26 percent shooting, including 3-19 from 3-point range. 

About Creighton
Creighton is 2-0 on the season following wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (90-77) and Kennesaw State (51-44). The Bluejays replaced all five starters from a team that 22-9 and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2021. Creighton has been strong defensively, holding its two opponents to 32 percent shooting, including just 24 percent from 3-point range. Greg McDermott is in his 12th year at CU after coaching at Iowa State, Northern Iowa, North Dakota State and Wayne State. McDermott has led the Bluejays to top-three finishes in the Big East in each of the past five years.

Offensively, Duke transfer Alex O'Connell leads Creighton in scoring at 16.5 points per game while also pulling in 7.5 rebounds per contest. Freshman Ryan Nembhard is averaging 13.0 points and 6.0 assists per game while Northwest Missouri State transfer Ryan Hawkins has grabbed a team-high 10.5 rebounds per game while chipping in 11.0 ppg. Sophomore Ryan Kalkbrenner (8.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg) and freshman Arthur Kaluma (9.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg) anchor the interior.

Series History: Nebraska and Creighton are meeting for the 55th time in series history on Tuesday night, as Creighton holds a 28-26 lead. The Bluejays have won nine of the past 10 meetings, with the only Husker win coming in the last meeting in Lincoln in 2018. Nebraska is looking for consecutive home wins in the series for the first time since winning three straight times under Doc Sadler (2006-08-10). Tuesday's game will be the fourth head coaching matchup between Nebraska's Fred Hoiberg and Creighton's Greg McDermott. Besides the last two seasons, Iowa State beat Creighton, 91-88, at the Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge in Des Moines, Iowa on Nov. 21, 2010.

Last Season:  Teddy Allen had 26 points and nine rebounds, but Nebraska was unable to withstand No. 8 Creighton's second-half run in falling 98-74. Nebraska battled toe-to-toe with Creighton for 25 minutes and was within 55-51 after Trey McGowens' 3-pointer with 14:42 remaining, but the Bluejays seized control with a 23-2 spurt, hitting 9-of-11 shots from the floor, including four 3-pointers.

Marcus Zegarowski's 22 points led five Bluejays in double figures, as Creighton improved to 4-1 on the season. Creighton shot 52 percent from the field, including 61 percent in the second half, and turned 25 Nebraska turnovers into 38 points.  For Nebraska, McGowens had 15 points, while Dalano Banton added 12 points and seven boards, as the Huskers shot 44 percent, including 11-of-26 from 3-point range.

Last TIme Out
Bryce McGowens' 29 points led three Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to post a 74-65 win over Sam Houston on Nov. 12. McGowens totaled 29 points – tying the second-highest total by a freshman in school history – on 9-of-13 shooting, including four 3-pointers and five rebounds for Nebraska. NU also got 13 points, seven assists and four steals from Alonzo Verge Jr., while Eduardo Andre provided a big spark off the bench with 11 points and seven boards – both career bests - in 15 minutes.

Nebraska trailed 37-27 in the opening minutes of the second half before using runs of 6-0 and 10-1 to take a 51-45 lead with 10:30 left after Andre scored five straight Husker points. Nebraska took control with a 14-5 second-half run, holding Sam Houston State to one field goal in a six-minute stretch to build a 67-57 with 2:26 left.

Savion Flagg led Sam Houston (1-1) with 31 points, but was the only Bearkat in double figures. NU held Demarkus Lampley – a returning all-conference performer - to just seven points on 2-of-14 shooting, as Sam Houston shot just 37.5 percent from the field.

Worth Noting
•-NU's roster features four players, including a pair of starters, from last season's game in Omaha (Trey McGowens, Lat Mayen, Kobe Webster and Jace Piatkowski). Webster faced Creighton last year, and also when he was at Western Illinois in 2018-19, a game he posted his only career double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds. In addition, transfers Alonzo Verge (ASU), C.J. Wilcher (Xavier) and Keon Edwards (DePaul) all faced the Bluejays at their previous schools.

•-Bryce McGowens joined rare company on Friday against Sam Houston with his 29-point effort. It tied for the second-highest performance by a freshman in school history and was the most since Shavon Shields also had 29 at Penn State in 2013. McGowens, whose 25-point effort against WIU set a record for a Husker freshman in his debut, became just the ninth freshman to post multiple 20-point efforts. Only Joe McCray (10, 2004-05), Jerry Fort (6, 1972-73) and Dave Hoppen (5, 1982-83) have more 20-point performances than McGowens.

•-Tuesday's game against Western Illinois featured two of the highest-scoring debuts by any Husker in the last 50 years. Alonzo Verge Jr. (26) and Bryce McGowens (25) became just the third and fourth Huskers in the last five decades to score 20+ points in a Husker debut.

•-Alonzo Verge Jr. posted his first career double-double in Nebraska's opener with 26 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and five assists against Western Illinois. Last year, only two Big Ten players had a game with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists - Illinois Ayo Dosunmu (vs. North Carolina A&T) and Purdue's Trevion Williams (vs. Ohio State).

•-Prior to Tuesday. the last Husker to have at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a game was Lance Jeter (27 points, 10 rebounds, five assists) in an overtime loss to Iowa State on Feb. 26, 2011.

•-The season opener against WIU marked only the third time since 2007 that Nebraska had two players score 25-or-more points in a game. It also marked the fourth time that NU had multiple 20-point scorers in a game in Fred Hoiberg's tenure.

 

Opponent (Year)	Result	25+ Points Players
Wisconsin (2013-14)	W, 77-68	Terran Petteway (26); Shavon Shields (26)
at Michigan State (2018-19)	L, 76-91	James Palmer Jr. (30); Glynn Watson Jr. (25)
Western Illinois (2021-22)	L, 74-75	Alonzo Verge Jr. (26); Bryce McGowens (25)

Huskers in the Gavitt Tipoff Games
For this season, the Huskers' annual in-state matchup with Creighton is part of the Gavitt Tipoff games. The 2021-22 season marks the sixth time the event has been held with the Big Ten posting a 2-0-3 record in the conference challenge, posting 5-3 wins in both 2018 and 2019 and splitting matchups in 2015, 2016, 2017.  Last year, the conferences mutually agreed to cancel the 2020 series after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the start of the 2020-21 NCAA basketball season and presented scheduling and timing issues.

Nebraska is 1-2 all-time in Gavitt Tipoff Games and have not played in the event since an 80-57 win over Seton Hall in 2018. That is the only other time NU has hosted a Gavitt Tipoff Games contest, as the Huskers traveled to Villanova (2015) and St. John's (2017).

Throughout the eight-year series, each Big Ten program is slated to take part a minimum of four times, while each Big East team is scheduled to participate a minimum of six times.

Huskers Look to Take Advantage of Experience
Nebraska's 2021-22 roster has plenty of college experience, as Derrick Walker, Kobe Webster, Alonzo Verge, Lat Mayen and Trevor Lakes all begin their fifth season of college eligibility. Lakes and Webster are "Super Seniors" who took advantage of their free year of eligibility.  Nebraska returns three players who have scored at least 1,000 points at the college level. Walker, who turned 24 on Tuesday, and third-year walk-on Jace Piatkowski are the only players remaining from Fred Hoiberg's first team at Nebraska.

The Huskers' starting lineup on Friday against Sam Houston was older than the lineup the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder started the same evening against Sacramento.

Starting Lineups (Nov. 12, 2021)

Nebraska	Age	Oklahoma City	Age
Derrick Walker	24	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	23
Alonzo Verge Jr.	23	Luguentz Dort	22
Lat Mayen	23	Darius Bazley	21
Trey McGowens	22	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	21
Bryce McGowens	19	Josh Giddey	19

A Look at the Huskers
Head Coach Fred Hoiberg begins his third season at the helm of the Husker program with a strong returning corps back for the first time in his tenure. The Huskers return three starters and seven letterwinners while welcoming a consensus top-20 recruiting class which features five-star recruit Bryce McGowens.

The backourt returnees are led by fourth-year junior Trey McGowens, who averaged 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 2020-21. The combo guard is averaging 8.5 points, 6.0 rebound and 1.5 steals per game this season while typically guarding the opponent's top defender. Arizona State transfer Alonzo Verge Jr. has provided an immediate impact in the Husker backcourt, ranking sixth in the Big Ten in scoring (19.5 ppg) and third in assists (6.0 apg). McGowens has lived up to his five-star label early on, as he leads the Big Ten in scoring at 27.0 ppg, while grabbing 5.5 rebounds per game. NU has relied on newcomers C.J. Wilcher and Keisei Tominaga to provide depth, as Kobe Webster (8.1 ppg, 38 percent from 3-point range) works his way back from an injury. NU went with a four-guard lineup in the opener, as Wilcher made the start.

The Huskers' frontcourt got a boost back on Friday, as Lat Mayen returned to action after missing the opener because of an injury suffered in the Colorado exhibition.  Mayen, who averaged 8.6 ppg and 4.5 rpg last season, played 18 minutes in his return. Derrick Walker has been steady inside, leading NU in rebounding at 8.0 per game, while averaging 5.5 points on 60 percent shooting per contest. Eduardo Andre, who had 11 points and seven boards against Sam Houston, Top-100 recruit Wilhelm Breidenbach, DePaul transfer Keon Edwards and Trevor Lakes have also seen action in the Husker frontcourt.

Super McGowens Brothers

Trey and Bryce McGowens are on the court together for the same team for the first time since they were kids, and provided early highlights for the Big Red. The McGowens brothers are one of 14 brother combos on the same college roster this season and are combining for 35.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.

• Bryce leads the Big Ten and is tied for fifth nationally in scoring at 27.0 ppg as of Nov. 14. Currently, he is one of seven freshmen nationally averaging 20.0 ppg during the first week of the season. McGowens is shooting 52 percent from the floor, 39 percent from 3-point range and 81 percent from the line.

• He is just the second Husker freshman to ever put up multiple 25-point games, as he had 25 in the opener against Western Illinois and 25 in the win over Sam Houston. He joins Dave Hoppen, who accomplished the feat during the 1982-83 season (27 vs. K-State; 25 vs. Iowa State).

• As a high schooler, he totaled 2,341 points, including 285 3-pointers and was selected for the 2021 Iverson Classic. He was also selected to the Jordan Brand Classic, but the event was not held

•Last season, he was the Gatorade South Carolina Player of the Year, averaging 21.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest for Legacy Early College and Coach BJ Jackson. 

• Trey has been a proven performer throughout his career, has he has started 93 of 95 games at the college level for Pittsburgh and Nebraska and scored over 1,000 career points. He is also ranks 26th nationally among Division I players with 168 steals.

• The elder McGowens is averaging 8.5 points, 6.0 rebound and 1.5 steals per game, while drawing the opposition's top scoring threat. In Friday's win, he helped limit Sam Houston's Demarkus Lampley, a returning first-team all-conference performer, to 2-of-14 shooting.

• Last season, Trey averaged 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assist per game, while starting all 27 games. He reached double figures 17 times in 2020-21, including a season-high 20 points against No. 17 Michigan State.

McGowens, Verge Among Top Impact Newcomers
Nebraska guards Bryce McGowens and Alonzo Verge Jr. were listed among the top impact newcomers by ESPN's Jeff Borzello. The list featured the top 91 players -- and a handful of other notables -- whose wearing of new jerseys in the 2021-22 college basketball season will have the most substantive impact on their teams. McGowens, a five-star recruit and consensus top-25 recruit, was ranked No. 25 overall, including 11th among all freshman nationally. Verge, who came to Nebraska after playing two seasons at Arizona State, was No. 33 overall and 21st among all transfers entering 2021-22.

Zo Takes the Point
Alonzo Verge took over the point guard duties from 2021 NBA Draft pick Dalano Banton, and Verge has provided an immediate impact, averaging 19.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game. The 6-foot-4 guard from Chicago enters the week ranked sixth in the Big Ten in scoring, third in assists and eighth in steals.

• He posted his first collegiate double-double in the opener with 26 points - the most points ever in a Husker debut - a career-high 13 rebounds and five assists.

• Verge was a combo guard during his two seasons at Arizona State, where he teamed with current Kansas guard Remy Martin in one of the highest scoring backcourts in the Pac-12.

• He averaged 14.0 points, 3.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game in 2020-21, ranking among the Pac-12 leaders in scoring (15th), assists (seventh), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.55-to-1, sixth), steals (1.2, 13th) and free throw percentage (.809, 13th).

• In his first season at ASU, he was the 2020 Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year and an honorable-mention all-conference pick after averaging 14.6 points per game, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

• A two-time NJCAA All-American at Moberly Area (Ill.) CC, he ranked in the top three nationally in both scoring and assists in 2018-19. He tallied 1,086 points (30.9 ppg in 35 games), but also dished out 8.2 assists per game en route to first-team accolades.

Husker Recruiting Class Seeing Stars
The Huskers brought one of the nation's top recruiting classes to campus this fall. The class is ranked as high as 13th by ESPN as well as 18th by 247Sports and 21st by Rivals and is the third-highest ranked class in the Big Ten.

 Nebraska's five signees are headlined by five-star Bryce McGowens and four-star recruit Wilheim Breidenbach, both of whom were top-100 recruits. McGowens was a consensus top-25 recruit who played in the Iverson Classic and was selected to the Jordan Brand team. NU rounded out the class with junior college All-American Keisei Tominaga and freshmen Oleg Kojenets and Quaran McPherson.

The Huskers three incoming transfers, who do not count in recruiting rankings included a pair of former top-100 recruits in C.J. Wilcher (Xavier) and Keon Edwards (DePaul), while Alonzo Verge spent the last two seasons at Arizona State, where he was the Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year in 2020.

McGowens Earns Big Ten Freshman Honor

Lincoln – Nebraska freshman Bryce McGowens was honored Monday, as he was chosen Big Ten Freshman of the Week.

McGowens, a 6-foot-7 guard from Pendleton, S.C., averaged a Big Ten best 27.0 points per game on 52 percent shooting along with 5.5 rebounds per game in two games last week. He became the second Husker freshman in school history to post multiple 25-point games, joining Dave Hoppen in 1982-83.

 In the season opener against Western Illinois, he totaled 25 points – the most ever by a Husker in a debut – and six rebounds. McGowens keyed the win over Sam Houston with 29 points, one shy of Nebraska's single-game freshman record, on 9-of-13 shooting in NU's 74-65 win.  

McGowens becomes the first Husker freshman honored by the Big Ten since Glynn Watson Jr.  on Feb. 15, 2016.

McGowens and the Huskers will host Creighton Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. and will be carried on FS1 and on the Huskers Radio Network.

NU Faces No. 13 North Carolina on BTN

No. 13 North Carolina (2-1, 0-0 ACC) at No. 10 Nebraska (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Wednesday, November 17 • 8:00 p.m. (CT)
Devaney Center
Lincoln, Neb.
 
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The No. 10 Nebraska wrestling team looks to continue its early-season success this week when No. 13 North Carolina visits the Devaney Center on Wednesday. The dual, which will be live on BTN, marks the 15th time the teams have squared off against one another on the mat. This series dates back to the 1988-89 season, where the Huskers dropped the first matchup, but won the next 12.

November 5th marked the one-year anniversary of Christian Miller's passing. On Wednesday night, he will be honored with a moment of silence and a tribute video.

The matchup with the Tar Heels will feature Pepsi Pack the House Night. Fans will receive $1 admission and $1 Pepsi products.

Last Time Out: Fourteen Huskers traveled to Pleasant Hill, Iowa, last weekend to compete in the Grand View Open. NU had seven top-five finishers, including two individual champions in Boo Dryden (133) and Nathan Haas (184).

Up Next: This weekend, NU heads to Brookings, S.D. for the Daktronics Open.

No. 10 Nebraska's Projected Lineup*:
125: #17 Liam Cronin Sr. • Orange, Calif. (0-0) -OR- Jeremiah Reno Fr. • Kansas City, Mo. (1-1)
133: #30 Alex Thomsen So. • Neola, Iowa (1-0)  
141: #5 Chad Red Jr. Sr. • Indianapolis, Ind. (1-0) 
149: #14 Ridge Lovett So. • Post Falls, Idaho. (2-0) -OR- Jevon Parrish So. • Olathe, Kan. (1-0)
157: #16 Peyton Robb So. • Owatonna, Minn. (1-0)
165: Bubba Wilson RFr. • Manhattan, Kan. (1-1) 
174: Tahjae Jenkins-Harris Fr. • Las Vegas, Nev. -OR- #3 Mikey Labriola So. • Easton, Pa. (0-0) 
184: #10 Taylor Venz Sr. • Farmington, Minn. (2-0)  
197: #12 Eric Schultz Sr. • Tinley Park, Ill. (1-0) 
HWT: #13 Christian Lance Sr. • Nixa, Mo. (1-0)
*InterMat rankings used 
   
No. 13 North Carolina's Projected Lineup*: 
125:  Spencer Moore Fr. • Crittenden, Ky.  
133:  No. 10 Jaime Hernandez RSr. • Aurora, Ill.
141:  No. 13 Kizhan Clarke Gr. • Tampa, Fla.
149:  No. 6 Zach Sherman RSr. • Islamorada, Fla.  
157:  No. 2 Austin O'Connor RSr. • Lockport, Ill.
165:  Sonny Santiago RFr. • Downey, Calif. 
174:  No. 22 Gavin Kane RFr. • Milton, Ga. -OR- No. 22 Clay Lautt Gr. • Olathe, Kan.**
184:  Mark Chaid RJr. • San Jose, Calif. -OR- Hunter Queen RSr. • Cary, N.C.
197:  No. 27 Max Shaw RSo. • Pittsburgh, Pa.
HWT: Brandon Whitman Sr. • Dundee, Mich.
*InterMat rankings used 
**Denotes ranking at 184

Scouting the Tar Heels: 

• North Carolina opened up its 2021-22 dual season on Nov. 1, claiming a 29-6 victory over Life University in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels won the first eight bouts and nine of 10 overall. Most recently, they lost to No. 10 Ohio State, 23-12, in Columbus.
• The Tar Heels are looking to build on their 2020-21 season, where they went 5-2, defeating two ranked opponents in Virginia and Pittsburgh, and placed 16th at the NCAA Tournament. They were ranked No. 14 in the final NWCA poll of the season.
• North Carolina's Austin O'Connor, the 2021 ACC Wrestler of the Year, won the ACC tournament title at 149 pounds for the second year in a row and led the team to a third-place finish at the 2021 ACC Wrestling Championship. At the NCAA tournament, O'Connor became UNC's sixth national champion as he took the title at 149.
• Coached by Coleman Scott (seventh season at North Carolina); Record at UNC: 61-34

Nebraska to Face Difficult Dual Schedule

• NU's 2021-22 slate features eight of the top-25 team finishers from last year's NCAA Championships, including three teams that finished inside the top five. The home schedule is highlighted by the Big Ten dual against 2021 national title winner and border-rival Iowa (Feb. 20). The Huskers will also play host to fifth-place finisher Michigan on Feb. 4.
• Nebraska faces a challenging road schedule with notable trips to Minnesota (Jan. 14), Northwestern (Jan. 23) and Penn State (Feb. 6). The Gophers are coming off a seventh-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships while the Wildcats placed 10th. The Nittany Lions were runner-up to the Hawkeyes.
• As for tournament action, NU opened the season with two wins at the Nebraska Duals on Nov. 11. The Big Red will also compete in the Daktronics Open on Sunday, Nov. 21, in Brookings, S.D. The Huskers will host their first-ever Big Ten Championships on March 5-6 in Lincoln, Neb., where the Huskers looks to improve on a third-place finish in 2021. The NCAA Championships are set for March 17-19 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich.

Manning Begins 22nd Season as Head Coach

• The Huskers will have a familiar face at the helm this season. The 2021-22 campaign will be Mark Manning's 22nd season leading the NU wrestling program. Manning is the all-time winningest coach in program history with a mark of 264-97-3. During his decorated coaching career, Manning has coached 61 of Nebraska's 116 All-Americans and five of Nebraska's 11 national champions. The Huskers have nine top-10 NCAA finishes overall during his tenure. Manning has also been instrumental in helping former Huskers Jordan Burroughs and James Green enjoy international success, as Burroughs won the Olympic Gold in 2012 and World Championship Gold five times, while Green earned World Championship Silver in 2017.

Veteran Group Returns to Lead NU

• The Huskers qualified nine roster spots for the 2021 NCAA Championships and all nine were in the top 30 of their weight class and eight will return for this year's campaign. At 174, Labriola returns after finishing third at the 2021 NCAA Championships, while Red Jr. (141) placed sixth after coming in as the No. 8 seed. Four-time NCAA qualifier and All-American Venz (184) returns after finishing second at the Big Ten Championships and tallying a 9-5 season record along with fellow senior All-American Schultz (197), who finished second at the Big Ten Championships and has 86 career wins. Rounding out the group of participating seniors at the NCAA Championships is Cronin (125) and Lance (285), who are looking to build upon their previous success.

Dual Experience an Asset for NU

• Nebraska returns 17 wrestlers with dual experience, including All-Americans Labriola, Lovett, Red Jr., Robb, Schultz and Venz. Cronin and Lance also return as two starters with significant dual experience and combined for a 12-4 record last season.
• Tucker Sjomeling (133), Thomsen (133), Brock Hardy (149), Parrish (149), Kevon Davenport (157), Nathan Haas (184), Colton Wolfe (184), Silas Allred (197) and Landon Brown (285) all return this season with dual experience. As a team, NU won seven of its eight duals overall.

Nebraska To Host Big Tens

• The Big Ten Championships will take place at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., March 5-6. It will be the first time the Huskers host the Big Ten Championships since joining the conference in 2011-12. Seeding for the tournament is determined by pre-seeds and finalized at the coaches' meeting ahead of the tournament. A double-elimination tournament will be held at each weight, with the top team finisher being determined by tournament scoring. The first rounds, quarterfinals and consolation rounds will be held in Session I on March 5, while the quarterfinals, consolation second rounds and semifinals will be held in Session II on that same day. Session III will consist of the consolation semifinals and seventh-place matches on March 6, with the finals, third-place and fifth-place matches being contested in Session IV. The 2022 NCAA Championships will be held in Detroit, Mich. on March 17-19.

NU Welcomes Highly Touted Newcomers

• Eight wrestlers will don the Scarlet and Cream for the first time this season, including one transfer and seven freshmen.
• Redshirt junior Boo Dryden competed at Minnesota before transferring to NU, compiling 13 career victories and placing eighth at the 2021 Big Ten Championships and qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
• Nebraska natives Quinton Chavez, a two-time state champion, Blake Cushing, a state and district champion, and Joshua Licking, a state runner-up with a 31-1 record his senior year, look to make immediate impacts for the Huskers. After compiling a 141-26 high school record and capturing a Pennsylvania state title, Jagger Condomitti joins the Huskers for the 2021-22 campaign. Fellow Pennsylvania native Lenny Pinto also was a state champion and totaled a school record of 44 wins in the 2020 season. Jenkins-Harris and Adam Thebeau add to the impressive group of newcomers with Jenkins-Harris earning an undefeated season his senior year and Thebeau being named an all-state wrestler.

Game Week: at Wisconsin

NEBRASKA at WISCONSIN
NOV. 20, 2021 | CAMP RANDALL STADIUM
MADISON, WIS.| 2:30 PM (CT)
 
BROADCAST INFO
TV – ABC
RADIO NETWORK – HUSKERS RADIO NETWORK (Greg Sharpe, Matt Davison, Jeremiah Sirles)
INTERNET RADIO – Huskers.com
APP AUDIO – Official Huskers App
 
HUSKERS
3-7, 1-6 Big Ten
Last Game: Ohio State (L, 26-17)
Rankings: NR
Coach: Scott Frost
Career/NU Record: 34-34 (6th Year)/15-27 (4th Year)
vs. Wisconsin: 0-2
 
SERIES HISTORY
All-Time Series: Wisconsin leads, 10-4
In Madison: Wisconsin leads, 5-1
Last Game: Wisconsin 37-21 (Nov. 16, 2019 in Madison)
Win Streak: Wisconsin, 7 games
 
The Matchup
Nebraska makes its final road trip of the season on Saturday afternoon when the Huskers take on 19th-ranked Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium. Game time in Madison is set for shortly after 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will be televised by ABC and can also be heard on the Huskers Radio Network.
 
Nebraska is coming off a bye week and stands at 3-7 overall and 1-6 in Big Ten Conference play. In the Huskers' most recent game, Nebraska fought hard against sixth-ranked Ohio State before falling 26-17, suffering its fourth setback this season against a ranked opponent. Nebraska held the powerful Buckeye offense in check, allowing a season-low point total against the nation's top-ranked scoring offense. Despite its disappointing record, Nebraska continues to remain competitive each week with its seven losses coming by a total of 42 points.
 
Wisconsin comes into its home finale full of momentum. After a 1-3 start, the Badgers have reeled off six consecutive wins to get to 7-3 overall and 5-2 in Big Ten Conference play. Wisconsin's most recent victory was a 35-7 rout of Northwestern on Saturday in Madison, with the Badger defense holding Northwestern scoreless for the first three quarters. Wisconsin needs two victories to secure a trip to the Big Ten Championship Gmae for the seventh time in the 11-year history of the title game.
 
The Badgers' success this season has been built on the strength of one of the nation's top defenses. Wisconsin ranks in the top two nationally in all four major defensive statistical categories, including leading the nation in total defense (216.3 ypg) and rushing defense (60.6 ypg). During their six-game win streak the Badgers have allowed just 7.3 points per game.
 
Series History: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin
Nebraska and Wisconsin meet each year as Big Ten West opponents and will once again compete for the Freedom Trophy, which was first created before the 2014 matchup. The schools have met 14 times overall, with nine of those meetings coming since Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011.
 
• Wisconsin owns a 10-4 advantage in the all-time series between the schools, including an 8-1 edge since 2011.
 
• Nebraska has won just once in six trips to Madison and not since joining the Big Ten Conference in 2011.
 
• Nebraska's lone trip to the Big Ten Championship Game came in 2012 as the Legends Division champ. The Huskers were defeated by Wisconsin in Indianapolis in that game.
 
• Saturday's game will mark the fourth consecutive meeting in which an unranked Nebraska team has faced off against a ranked Badger squad. 

This Week's Numbers
5 –  Wisconsin enters Saturday's game ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press Poll, which marks Nebraska's fifth game in 2021 against a ranked opponent. Next week's season finale comes against No. 18 Iowa.
 
100 –  Nebraska linebackers Luke Reimer (96) and Nick Henrich (87) are both closing in on 100-tackle seasons. If they were to both reach 100 tackles, Reimer and Henrich would be the first Blackshirt duo to accomplish that feat since 2003 when Barrett Ruud had 149 tackles and Demorrio Williams had 128 stops.
 
273 – Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez enters the game against Wisconsin needing 273 yards to become Nebraska's all-time leader in total offense. Martinez has 10,418 yards in his career, trailing only Tommy Armstrong Jr. (10,690). Martinez averages 274.2 yards of total offense per game in his four-year career.

Meet the Media: Wisconsin

Head Coach Scott Frost and Nebraska football players met with members of the media Monday to preview this Saturday's Big Ten clash at No. 19 Wisconsin in Madison. The Huskers and Badgers meet at Camp Randall Stadium for a 2:30 p.m. (CT) kick-off, with live television coverage from ABC. The game can also be heard across the Huskers Radio Network.
 
Nebraska enters the weekend at 3-7 on the season and 1-6 in the Big Ten Conference following a bye week. All seven of Nebraska's losses have come by a single digits, including four to top-20 opponents. 

Wisconsin carries a 7-3 overall record including a 5-2 Big Ten mark. The Badgers opened the season with three losses to top 20 opponents in their first four games but have answer with six consecutive victories. Wisconsin has won each of its last four games by at least 17 points, including a 35-7 win over Northwestern in Madison on Saturday. UW has outscored the last four foes by a combined 144-30 and has not allowed more than 14 points in any of the past six games.

Transcripts from Coach Frost and select players can be found below:

Nebraska Head Coach Scott Frost

Quarterback Adrian Martinez
Tight End Austin Allen
Defensive Lineman Casey Rogers
Linebacker Luke Reimer

Chinander Prepares Defense for the Badgers

Nebraska defensive coordinator Erik Chinander met with members of the media following Tuesday's practice. Chinander talked about why Wisconsin's run game is difficult to stop ahead of the game on Saturday.
 
"As long as I can remember they have been really good at running the football," Chinander said. "They have an identity and they know what they are going to do. They have some really interesting gap schemes and they are really good at blocking those. The other thing is that I think their running backs and this young guy Braelon Allen he is coming into his own a little bit and he has done a really nice job as the year progresses of being able to read what they want him to read put his foot on the ground and go get what he can. I think that they are patient in the run game. Their offensive line is physical. Their running back is physical. They do a good job with different looks."
 
Chinander discussed why Nebraska's run defense has improved.
 
"What you want to do on defense is you want to play fast," he said. "You want to play physical and you want to play violent. The physicalness is willing to put your face on somebody and use your hands. Be physical on the line of scrimmage and be physical on the perimeter. Then the violence part is when you get a chance to be sudden. Whether you are blitzing whether you are moving in your gap whether you are going to make a tackle but let's be violent. Let's explode. Let's be sudden about things."
 
It was announced yesterday that Chinander was nominated for the Frank Broyles award which is awarded to the Nation's best Assistant Coach. He was asked his thoughts on the nomination.
 
"I actually received some texts last night as we were watching film and all those kinds of things," Chinander said. "Obviously I feel very honored to be mentioned with the other group of coaches and to be considered by the Broyles Foundation and the Broyles family. With that being said usually when things happen in a bad way on defense that falls directly on me. These types of good things that happen on defense or awards or those types of things that is a direct reflection of the assistant coaches and the players that we have. I know that and I know that I would not be under consideration for any type of thing if we did not have the type of kids that we have and the men we have coaching those positions so I am thankful for them as well."
 
The Huskers are set to play Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 2:30 p.m. in Madison, Wis. at Camp Randall Stadium. Radio coverage will be provided by Huskers Radio Network. 

Huskers Battle Bluejays Wednesday

Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0)
vs. Creighton Bluejays (1-1)
Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, 7 p.m. (CT)
Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln, Nebraska
Tickets: Huskers.com / 800-8-BIG-RED
Live Video: B1G+ (subscription required)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (6:45 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (B107.3 FM), Omaha (ESPN 590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App

Unbeaten Huskers Battle BlueJays Wednesday in Lincoln
The Nebraska women's basketball team plays its biggest game of its five-game season-opening home stand when the Huskers collide with Creighton on Wednesday in Lincoln.

Tip-off between the Huskers (3-0) and the Bluejays (1-1) is set for 7 p.m. (CT), with live video provided for B1G+ subscribers. The Huskers Radio Network audio of Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will accompany the video and can be heard across statewide affiliates, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and ESPN 590 AM in Omaha. The free audio can be heard on Huskers.com and the Huskers App. 

Nebraska has opened its home stand with a 3-0 record that has included the most prolific three-game offensive stretch in school history. The Huskers totaled 298 points through the first three games and produced a combined scoring margin of 168 points - more than 30 points greater than any other three-game span in NU history. 

Nebraska's production came against three NCAA Division I opponents that combined for a 30-23 overall record a year ago, including defending America East Conference regular-season champion Maine. The Big Red beat Maine 108-50, before the Black Bears returned home to battle Creighton's BIG EAST counterpart Providence on Nov. 13. Maine lost to the Friars in overtime (66-61) after the Black Bears led 17-3 at the end of the first quarter.

In NCAA statistics (Nov. 15), Nebraska ranked fifth nationally in scoring margin (56.0 ppg, sixth in scoring (99.3 ppg) and fourth in field goal percentage (.553). The Huskers also ranked in the top 10 in assist-to-turnover ratio (6th, 2.09) and assists (8th, 24.3 apg). On the other end, the Big Red ranked in the top 10 in defensive rebounds (5th, 36.3 rpg), rebound margin (9th, +22.7 rpg), while also ranking 18th in field goal percentage defense (.276) and 19th in scoring defense (43.3 ppg).

Isabelle Bourne led the Huskers during their opening barrage by averaging a team-best 17.7 points per game. The 6-2 forward from Canberra, Australia was the only Husker to produce double figures more than once last week, capped by her career-high 23-point performance in Sunday's victory over Alabama A&M. Bourne hit a scorching 71.9 percent of her field goal attempts, including 3-of-7 three-pointers.

Fellow Australian Jaz Shelley was the only other Husker to average in double figures last week, putting up 12.7 points and team bests of 8.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 3.0 steals and 2.5 blocks.

Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
14 - Bella Cravens - 6-3 - Jr. - F - 8.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg
34 - Isabelle Bourne - 6-2 - So. - F - 17.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg
0 - Ashley Scoggin - 5-7 - RSo. - G - 9.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg
1 - Jaz Shelley - 5-9 - So. - G - 12.7 ppg, 8.0 rpg
4 - Sam Haiby - 5-9 - Jr. - G - 8.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Off the Bench
40 - Alexis Markowski - 6-3 - Fr. - F/C - 9.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 7.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg
32 - Kendall Coley - 6-2 - Fr. - F/G - 6.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg 
21 - Annika Stewart - 6-3 - Fr. - F - 7.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg    
11 - Ruby Porter - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 5.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
10 - Whitney Brown - 5-8 - Fr. - G - 4.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg
15 - Kendall Moriarty - 6-1 - Fr. - G - 3.7 ppg, 0.7 rpg
5 - MiCole Cayton - 5-9 - Gr. - G - 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Sixth Season at Nebraska (75-75); 15th Season Overall (268-184)

Creighton Bluejays (1-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)
22 - Carly Bachelor - 6-0 - Jr. - G/F - 9.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg
31 - Emma Ronsiek - 6-1 - So. - F - 12.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
2 - Tatum Rembao - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 10.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
15 - Lauren Jensen - 5-10 - So. - G - 12.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
33 - Payton Brotzki - 5-11 - Sr. - G - 5.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Off the Bench
30 - Morgan Maly - 6-1 - So. - G/F - 11.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg
14 - Mallory Brake - 6-0 - So. - F - 8.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg
21 - Molly Mogensen - 5-7 - So. - G - 4.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg
12 - Jayme Horan - 5-10 - So. - G - 4.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg
13 - Rachael Saunders - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 2.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg
24 - Chloe Dworak - 5-6 - Sr. - G - 1.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg
Head Coach: Jim Flanery (Creighton, 1987)
20th Season at Creighton (357-244); 20th Season Overall (357-244) 

Scouting The Creighton Bluejays
• Coach Jim Flanery brings his 20th Creighton team into Wednesday's game at Nebraska with a 1-1 record after battling to a 71-51 win over Omaha at Sokol Arena on Saturday afternoon. Creighton opened with an 82-79 loss at Drake (Nov. 10). 

• The Jays finished with a 10-12 overall record lat season, including a sixth-place BIG EAST finish with a 6-7 conference mark.

• Lauren Jensen, a 5-10 sophomore from Lakeville, Minn., and an Iowa transfer, has scored a team-best 24 total points through two games. Jensen scored a game-high 16 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists in Saturday's win over Omaha. She is averaging 12.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals through two games.

• Emma Ronsiek, a 6-1 sophomore forward from Sioux Falls, S.D., has added 12.0 points per game but did not play in the win over the Mavs because of a shoulder injury. Ronsiek added four rebounds and four blocked shots in the loss at Drake. Ronsiek was the South Dakota Gatorade High School Player of the Year at Sioux Falls O'Gorman in 2019-20.

• Morgan Maly stepped into the starting five in place of Ronsiek against the Mavs. The 6-1 wing out of Crete High School managed eight points against Omaha after leading the Jays with 15 points on 5-of-9 three-point shooting in just 17 minutes off the bench at Drake. Maly was 2-for-7 from long range against the Mavs.

• Super-senior Tatum Rembao is the elder stateswoman of the Creighton lineup. The 5-9 guard is averaging 10.0 points, a team-leading 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and a team-best 2.0 steals in a team-leading 31 minutes per game early this season. Rembao owns 562 career points in 85 career games with 47 career starts. She played just 11 of CU's 22 games a year ago.

• Senior Payton Brotzki out of Platteview High School has played 81 games in a Creighton uniform. She has started both games this season and has managed 5.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. She has scored 304 points in her CU career.

• Junior Carly Bachelor rounds out an experienced CU starting five. The 6-0 wing has averaged 9.0 points and 4.5 rebounds and has been the most efficient Jay, hitting 7-of-8 field goals, including both of her three-point attempts. She is also 2-for-2 at the free throw line and has not committed a turnover. She will be playing her 50th career game and is expected to make her 18th career start.

• Creighton is bolstered by seniors Rachael Saunders and Chloe Dworak off the bench. The duo has combined for 133 games played at Creighton, including 30 starts between them. Dworak is a Lincoln Christian High School graduate.

• Sophomores Mallory Brake (8.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg), Molly Mogensen (4.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 6.0 apg) and Jayme Horan (4.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg) provide Creighton with reliable depth and the framework for the future.

• As a team, Creighton is averaging 75.0 points through two games while hitting 41.8 percent from the field and 35.5 percent (22-62) of its three-pointers. The Jays have also knocked down 80 percent (16-20) of their free throws. They own a plus-3.0 rebound margin and a plus-3.0 turnover margin.

• In the loss at Drake, CU hit 14-of-39 (.359) threes and 17-of-38 (.447) two-point field goals. Drake hit 32-of-65 field goals, including 8-of-18 threes, while outscoring CU at the free throw line, 10-3. Creighton outscored Drake 47-36 in the second half, after trailing 46-32 at the half.

Nebraska vs. Creighton Series History
• Nebraska leads the all-time series with Creighton 30-16, but the Jays have won the last five meetings against the Huskers. Nebraska is 20-3 all-time against CU in Lincoln.

• Last season, Creighton posted a 78-62 win over the Huskers in Omaha (Dec. 14) in the fourth game of the season for NU. The Huskers, who entered the game 3-0, played without starter Trinity Brady who went down with an ankle injury in game No. 2. NU also lost guard Ruby Porter early in the first half to an ankle injury and finished the game with just six scholarship players. CU led 42-21 at the half and played 14 Jays in the game.

• Sam Haiby led the Huskers with 18 points and eight rebounds while Annika Stewart contributed 10 points and six boards off the bench. Creighton hit 13-of-38 threes, including 7-of-15 in the second quarter. Temi Carda and Tatum Rembao led CU with 18 apiece while Rachael Saunders added 13 points. That trio combined to go 8-of-18 from long range.

• In 2019-20 in Lincoln, Creighton hit 14-of-32 three-pointers in a 79-74 win. Jaylyn Agnew led CU with 26, while Carda and Olivia Elger each added 18 points. That trio combined to hit 12-of-23 threes-point attempts. Sam Haiby had 17 points and seven rebounds while Kate Cain led the Big Red with 18 points and seven boards.

• During Creighton's five-game winning streak in the series, the Jays are 58-of-156 (.372) from three-point range, while Nebraska is just 16-of-76 (.211). CU is averaging 11.6 made threes per game during the streak, while NU is averaging 3.2.

• Creighton has connected on double-digit threes against Nebraska in five of the last seven meetings, including a 15-of-38 effort on Dec. 18, 2016.

• However, Nebraska's lack of success from long range against Creighton is not limited to the last five games. In fact, Nebraska has not made more than five threes in a game against Creighton since a 75-67 Husker win in Omaha on Nov. 17, 2008 when the Big Red went 9-for-21. On the flip side, Creighton has made at least five threes every game against Nebraska since going 4-for-13 at the Civic Auditorium in Omaha on Dec. 3, 2000. Creighton won that game, 66-57. NU went 5-for-10.

• In the last 26 meetings combined, Nebraska has hit 83-of-301 (.276) for an average of just 3.2 made threes per game. Creighton has hit 193-of-588 (.328) for an average of 7.4 made threes in the same 26 games. Nebraska owns a 17-9 series edge during that span.

Husker History of Home-Opening Success
• Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers' home court. NU improved to 45-3 in home season openers with a 108-50 victory over defending America East Conference regular-season champion Maine on Nov. 9, 2021. 

• NU is 8-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in season openers, including a win over Alabama A&M (Nov. 6, 2019). The lone loss came on Nov. 7, 2018, with an 83-77 setback to Drake. In the first regular-season game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska powered its way to a 77-49 win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013.

• Nebraska's only season-opening home losses have come to Drake (2018), South Dakota State (Nov. 19, 2005) and Kansas (Nov. 21, 1980).

• Nebraska has been strong in its first four home games every season. In fact, NU is 166-25 (.869) over 48 seasons in its first four home contests, including 41-7 in Game No. 2. 

• Nebraska is 39-9 in Game No. 3 and 41-6 in Game No. 4.

Nebraska Streaks
• Sam Haiby has scored in 87 of 89 games in her Husker career. She has scored at least two points in 52 consecutive games for Nebraska, dating back to being held scoreless by USC at the South Point Shootout on Nov. 29, 2019. The Huskers won that game 67-54. She was also held scoreless in a 70-69 loss at Wisconsin on Jan. 27, 2018.

• The Huskers have knocked down at least one three in 401 straight games dating back to a loss at UTEP on Dec. 20, 2008. Nebraska has hit at least two three-pointers in 280 consecutive games.
• Nebraska has hit seven or more three-pointers in 11 consecutive games, including four games with double-digit threes made during that stretch. 

• The Huskers have scored 70 or more points in eight consecutive games dating back to a 73-63 loss at Minnesota on Feb. 24, 2021.

Nebraska Numbers to Watch
• The largest combined four-game scoring margin in school history came in the first four games of the 2015-16 season, when the Huskers outscored Arkansas-Pine Bluff (96-46), North Florida (91-46), NC Central (88-47) and Southern (89-38) by a total of 187 points to open the season.

• Nebraska enters the Creighton game with a combined three-game margin of 168 points - the largest of any three-game stretch in school history.

• Jaz Shelley needs one blocked shot to match her previous career total (6) in two seasons (55 games, 12 starts) at Oregon. Shelley also needs nine rebounds to match the 33-game total from her freshman season at Oregon in 2019-20.

Husker Nuggets
• Nebraska's 58-point margin of victory over Maine matched the largest margin ever by the Huskers in a season opener, tying a 58-point win (104-46) over Wofford (Nov. 21, 2003).

• NU's 55-point margin in the win over Prairie View A&M gave the Huskers a 113-point combined spread in the first two games - the largest in a pair of season-opening contests in NU history.

• Nebraska's 55-point margin in the win over Alabama A&M marked the first time in school history that NU had produced a 50-plus point spread in three consecutive games.

• The Huskers have scored 30 or more third-quarter points in four consecutive regular-season home games. Prior to the streak Nebraska had never scored 30 points in the third quarter.

• Nine different Huskers have scored in double figures through the season's first three games. Isabelle Bourne is the only Husker to score in double digits in more than one contest.

• Nebraska leads the Big Ten in scoring (99.3 ppg), scoring margin (56.0 ppg),  field goal percentage (.553), field goal percentage defense (.276), three-point field goal percentage (.474), total rebounds (50.7 rpg), rebound margin (22.7 rpg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.09).

• NU's 33 points allowed tied for for the ninth fewest by an opponent in Husker history and just the second time since 1977 that an opponent scored less than 35 points.

• Sam Haiby is the 35th 1,000-point scorer in Husker history and has increased her career total to 1,063 to rank No. 31 all time at NU. She needs just six points to match Kate Galligan at No. 30 and 11 points to catch Tina McClain at No. 29. Haiby will be presented a commemorative 1,000-point ball by Coach Amy Williams prior to Wednesday's tip-off with Creighton.

Rodriguez Tabbed Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

Lexi Rodriguez has been honored as Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
 
Rodriguez's Defensive Player of the Week distinction is the second of her career. She has collected five weekly awards from the conference this season, having been tabbed Defensive Player of the Week twice and Freshman of the Week three times.

The Sterling, Ill., native averaged 6.29 digs, 1.57 assists and 0.57 aces per set last week as No. 11 Nebraska picked up a home sweep of Maryland a 3-1 road win over Indiana. On Friday against the Terps, Rodriguez finished with a match-high 22 digs, five assists and an ace. The Huskers set a school record for digs in a three-set match in the rally-scoring era (78).

On Sunday at IU, Rodriguez added a match-best 22 digs, six assists and a season-high three aces.
 
NU has counted 11 Big Ten weekly award winners this season.
 
NEBRASKA'S 2021 BIG TEN WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Aug. 30 -- Lexi Rodriguez - Freshman of the Week
Sept. 6 -- Kayla Caffey - Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 27 -- Lindsay Krause - Freshman of the Week
Oct. 11 -- Madi Kubik - Player of the Week
Oct. 11 -- Nicklin Hames - Setter of the Week
Oct. 11 -- Lexi Rodriguez - Freshman of the Week
Oct. 18 -- Madi Kubik - Player of the Week
Oct. 25 -- Nicklin Hames - Co-Setter of the Week
Oct. 25 -- Lexi Rodriguez - Defensive Player of the Week
Oct. 25 -- Lexi Rodriguez - Freshman of the Week
Nov. 15 -- Lexi Rodriguez - Defensive Player of the Week

Time Announced for Nov. 27 Purdue Match

The Nebraska volleyball team's Saturday, Nov. 27 match at Purdue has been set for an 8 p.m. CT start time.
 
The contest will be televised on BTN from Holloway Gymnasium in West Lafayette, Ind., and heard on the Huskers Radio Network.
 
The 11th-ranked Huskers, who are tied for first in the Big Ten standings, have two home matches this weekend. NU faces No. 15 Penn State on Friday, Nov. 19 and Rutgers for a Senior Night matchup on Saturday, Nov. 20.