Huskers Shoot for Sweep of Fighting Illini Monday The Nebraska women’s basketball team completes its regular-season series with Illinois on Monday, when the Huskers (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) travel to Urbana-Champaign to take on the Fighting Illini (2-7, 0-6 Big Ten). Tip-off at the State Farm Center is set for 7 p.m. (CT).
The Big Ten Network will provide a live telecast with Chris Vosters and Meghan McKeown on the call. Live radio will also be available through the Husker Sports Network with Matt Coatney and
Jeff Griesch calling the action across the network stations, the Huskers App and on Huskers.com.
Huskers Ready for Tuesday Matinee with Minnesota The Nebraska women’s basketball team hopes to keep building momentum as the Huskers play host to Minnesota on Tuesday afternoon in Lincoln. Tip-off between the Big Red (7-4, 5-3 Big Ten) and Golden Gophers (2-7, 1-6 Big Ten) at
Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 3 p.m. (CT).
The Big Ten Network will provide a live telecast with Larry Punteney and Brenda VanLengen on the call. Live radio will also be available through the Husker Sports Network with Matt Coatney and
Jeff Griesch calling the action across the network stations, the Huskers App and on Huskers.com.
Frosted Flakes: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Betty White’s Birthday and Password Problems
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America celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a national holiday today. Some of you may have the day off work. Some of you may not (I am one of you). One bit of information about MLK that I did not realize is that his assassination in 1968 was not the first time someone tried to kill him. Ten years earlier, he survived another assassination attempt.
The NBA is celebrating Martin Luther King Day with a full schedule, including the Suns and Grizzlies playing in Memphis where King was assassinated.
Lincoln – Senior center
Kate Cain nearly unleashed a triple-double while tying her career high with 22 points, and Nebraska got a monumental team defensive effort on its way to a 63-55 women’s basketball win over previously unbeaten and No. 15 Ohio State at
Playing without their second-leading scorer and rebounder
Isabelle Bourne who was out with an ankle injury, the Huskers not only got 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine blocked shots from Cain, they also got 11 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds from junior guard
Sam Haiby. While Cain produced the most dominant performance at both ends of the court in her Husker career, Haiby controlled the tempo for the Big Red throughout, as Nebraska held the Buckeyes 35 points below their season scoring average. Nebraska improved to 7-4 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten.