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Huskers Shoot for Season Sweep of Cyclones The Nebraska women's basketball team (16-7, 6-6) shoots for a series sweep of Iowa State (12-11, 5-7) on Saturday while trying to snap a six-game losing streak at Hilton Coliseum, when the Huskers clash with the Cyclones in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Huskers battled to a 62-57 win over Iowa State in Lincoln on Jan. 10, snapping a 10-game losing streak to ISU, but Nebraska has not left Ames with a victory since a 76-52 win over the Cyclones on Jan. 30, 1997. Nebraska's rematch with Iowa State will be televised live nationally by Fox Sports Net and can be heard live on the Pinnacle Sports Network on 1400 KLIN in Lincoln and on the internet at Huskers.com with Matt Coatney handling play-by-play and Jeff Griesch adding color commentary. The Huskers will be shooting for their 17th victory overall and seventh Big 12 Conference win against the Cyclones. Each of Nebraska's last three games with Iowa State has been decided by fi ve points, including consecutive 62-57 decisions. NU won by that score in Lincoln earlier this season, while ISU produced that winning margin last season in Ames. Since losing to the Huskers, Iowa State has managed a 5-6 record against a grueling Big 12 schedule, and ISU has produced a pair of wins over top-20 foes in Ames with a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Jan. 14 and an 81-72 win over Baylor on Feb. 14. However, the Cyclones have dropped three games at Hilton Coliseum in league play, including back-to-back setbacks to Kansas State, 61-47, on Feb. 4, and 81-62 to Missouri on Feb. 7. Those losses marked Iowa State's fi rst back-to-back losses at home since 1996-97, when Colorado, 68-66 2OT (Jan. 18) and Nebraska, 76-52 (Jan. 30) produced consecutive wins over the Cyclones. A Nebraska win would give the Huskers their fi rst season sweep of Iowa State since 1994-95, when NU won 67-54 in Lincoln on Jan. 29, before posting a 62-51 win at Ames on Feb. 26.

NU Producing One of Nation's Best Turnarounds With a 16-7 record, Nebraska has already won eight more games than last season when the Huskers fi nished with an 8-20 mark. NU's eight-game swing ranks as one of the biggest turnarounds in school history trailing only 12-game improvements from 1974-75 (9-7) to 1975-76 (21-9) and 1977-78 (11-18) to 1978-79 (23-13). Nebraska's improvement ranks as the fourth-best turnaround in the nation this season, while UNC-Asheville is plus-13 in the win column and Hartford and Idaho State are plus-nine. Last season, only 14 NCAA Division I teams produced eight-game improvements from 2001-02 to 2002-03, led by Rutgers' nation-leading 12-game swing. Only eight teams improved by nine or more wins. Not only have the Huskers produced a solid overall record, Nebraska has had success against some of the nation's top teams. NU owns a 2-6 record against top-16 opponents after playing its eighth top-16 opponent of the year at No. 9 Kansas State on Feb. 14. Six of Nebraska's seven losses this season have come against top-16 teams, with its only other loss coming early in the season to Mississippi at the Lady Tiger Kroger Thanksgiving Classic in Memphis, Tenn. NU has won 12 straight games against unranked foes. Ole Miss owns a 15-10 overall record and a 6-5 mark in Southeastern Conference play. The overall combined record of the six opponents the Huskers have suffered losses to this season is 132-35 (.790).

Game 24 - Nebraska vs. Iowa StateTime: Saturday, Feb. 21, 1 p.m.Location: Hilton Coliseum (14,092) Ames, IowaTelevision: Fox Sports Net Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network (1400 AM-KLIN, Lincoln)Play-by-Play, Matt Coatney; Color, Jeff Griesch

Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-7, 6-6)No. Play er Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG42 Alexa Johnson 6-1 Sr. F 11.7 4.853 Katie Morse 6-4 Sr. C 9.1 6.420 Jina Johansen 5-7 Jr. G 5.1 2.722 Margaret Richards 5-9 Sr. G 9.9 7.244 Keasha Cannon-Johnson 5-10 Sr. G 11.2 8.3 Off the Bench: #21 Kiera Hardy, 5-6, Fr., G, 8.2 ppg, 2.6 rpgHead Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986 - Second Season at NU)

Iowa State Cyclones (12-11, 5-7)No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG31 Megan Ronhovde 6-1 Fr. G/F 7.8 4.851 Brittany Wilkins 6-3 So. F/C 8.7 4.510 Erica Junod 5-7 Sr. G 7.3 3.612 Anne O'Neil 5-11 Jr. G 13.2 4.014 Lyndsey Medders 5-9 Fr. G 8.0 2.6Off the Bench: #45 Lisa Kriener, 6-2, Jr., F/C, 7.9 ppg, 4.8 rpgHead Coach: Bill Fennelly (William Penn, 1979 - Ninth Season)

Date OpponentOpponent Time/Result

Nov. 9 Nebraska-Omaha (exh.) W, 94-47

Nov. 13 Nebraska-Kearney (exh.) W, 99-80

Nov. 21 Wofford W, 104-46

Nov. 23 Princeton W, 75-61

Nov. 28-29 at Lady Tiger Thanksgiving Classic

(Memphis, Tenn.)

Nov. 28 vs. Mississippi L, 66-69

Nov. 29 vs. Eastern Kentucky W, 78-75

Dec. 4 at Washington State W, 64-56

Dec. 6 Texas-Arlington W, 81-59

Dec. 12 #13 Ohio State W, 60-55

Dec. 14 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 61-59

Dec. 21 Creighton W, 70-62

Dec. 30 at Rice W, 59-56

Jan. 3 St. Bonaventure W, 69-62

Jan. 7 at #15 Oklahoma# L, 51-70

Jan. 10 Iowa State# W, 62-57

Jan. 14 at Missouri# W, 74-69

Jan. 17 Texas A&M# W, 65-48

Jan. 21 at #3 Texas Tech# L, 55-68

Jan. 24 #9 Kansas State# (FSN) W, 81-63

Jan. 28 #3 Texas# L, 59-82

Jan. 31 at #16 Baylor# L, 57-67

Feb. 4 at #11 Colorado# L, 63-78

Feb. 7 Kansas# W, 59-48

Feb. 11 Oklahoma State# W, 64-41

Feb. 14 at #9 Kansas State# L, 69-89

Feb. 21 at Iowa State# (FSN) 1 p.m.

Feb. 25 Missouri# 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 28 at Kansas# 2 p.m.

March 3 #13 Colorado# 7:05 p.m.

March 9-13 Big 12 Tournament (Dallas, Texas)

April 4-6 NCAA Final (New Orleans, La.)

Home Games in Bold at the Bob Devaney Sports Center

#–Big 12 Con fer ence game

(FSN)–Fox Sports Net

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Mailing Address

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Women’s Basketball Contact: Jeff Griesch

E-Mail: [email protected]

Phone: 402-472-2263

FAX: 402-472-2005

Nebraska Women’s Bas ket ball2003-04 Game Notes – vs. Iowa State, Feb. 21, 2004

2003-04 Schedule/Results Overall: 16-7 Big 12: 6-6

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Scouting the Iowa State Cyclones (12-11, 5-7) Iowa State heads into Saturday's game on a two-game winning streak after knocking off Kansas in Lawrence, 73-58, on Tuesday. ISU also knocked off No. 18 Baylor, 81-72, in Ames on Feb. 14. The wins pushed the Cyclones' record back over .500 and pulled ISU within one game of Nebraska in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Cyclones continue to rely heavily on their long-range shooting, connecting on 34.8 percent of their three-point attempts on the season. ISU knocked down 12-of-29 three-pointers in the win over Kansas after hitting 13-of-30 trifectas in the win over Baylor. Over the last three games, Iowa State has hit 37-of-89 threes (41.6 percent), knocking down at least 12 three-pointers in all three contests. Before the recent surge, ISU had hit 12 or more three-pointers just once in the fi rst 20 games this year and managed double-fi gures from long range on fi ve occasions. Since the first meeting with Nebraska, ISU Coach Bill Fennelly has shaken up the Cyclone lineup, inserting Lyndsey Medders in place of Mary Fox and Megan Ronhovde in place of Lisa Kriener. Over the past fi ve games as a starter, Ronhovde is averaging 10 points and six rebounds per game, while knocking down 14-of-39 (35.9 percent) from three-point range to push her season averages to 7.8 points and 4.8 rebounds. Medders has averaged just 6.0 points and 2.3 boards in her past three games in the starting lineup, to dip her season averages to 8.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. Over the same three games, Fox has caught fi re, averaging 15.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while hitting 13-of-23 three-pointers (56.5 percent). Anne O'Neil continues to lead the Cyclones with 13.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, while Arlington, Neb., native Brittany Wilkins has added 8.7 points and 4.5 boards per game. Nebraska leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 33-25, including a 62-57 win in Lincoln on Jan. 10. NU has not won at Hilton Coliseum since 1997, and has not swept the season series since 1994-95.

Nebraska Quick FactsInstitution ..................... University of Ne bras kaLocation ........................................ Lincoln, Neb.Population ............................................. 225,581Founded ..................................................... 1869Nickname ........................Cornhuskers, HuskersColors ....................................Scarlet and CreamHome Arena ........... Bob Devaney Sports CenterCapacity .................................................. 13,500Conference ............................................... Big 12Athletic Director.........................Steve Pederson2003-04 Overall Record...............................16-7 2004 Big 12 Regular Season......................6-6 Home Record ..........................................12-1 Away Record .............................................3-5 Neutral Record..........................................1-1Head Coach ..................................... Connie Yori Alma Mater/Year................... Creighton/1986 Record at Nebraska... Second season (24-27) Career Record ..............219-167 (14 seasons) NCAA Div. I Record......194-142 (12 seasons) Home Record ........................................18-11 Big 12 Conference Record.......................7-21 Big 12 Home Record .................................5-9Assistant Coaches.......................... Cindy Fisher, ................. Angela Timmons, LaKale MaloneDirector of Operations .................. Aubrey EblinAdministrative Assistant......... Naciska GilmoreBasketball Offi ce Phone............. (402) 472-6462Basketball Offi ce Fax ................. (402) 472-0849Women’s Basketball SID.................. Jeff GrieschSID Offi ce Phone ....................... (402) 472-2263Griesch’s Direct Line.................. (402) 472-7775Griesch’s Cell Phone .................. (402) 540-0279Griesch’s Home Phone............... (402) 328-8992Griesch’s [email protected] Offi ce Fax............................ (402) 472-2005Best Time to Contact Yori .............. Through SIDStarters Returning/Lost ................................5/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................5/7Returning Starters (5) (2002-03 Stats) .............. .......... Alexa Johnson, Sr., F, 14.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg .............................. Keasha Cannon-Johnson, ......... Sr., G, 12.9 ppg, 8.4 rpg (2001-02 stats) .............. Katie Morse, Sr., F, 12.0 ppg, 7.9 rpg ...Margaret Richards, Sr., G, 11.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg ............. Jina Johansen, Jr., G, 5.7 ppg, 3.1 rpgStarters Lost (2) ................................................. .......Amanda Cleveland, F/C, 8.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg .......... Shahidrah Roberts, G, 6.8 ppg, 3.4 rpgOthers Lost (5) ................................................... .............. Greichaly Cepero, F, 5.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg ..............Laura Pilakowski, F, 5.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg ..................... Jessie Runty, G, 1.5 ppg, 0.7 rpg ...................... Kala Sledge, G, 0.5 ppg, 0.4 rpg ..................Lacey Hanson, G, 0.5 ppg, 0.7 rpg Newcomers (6) ................................................... ................................Chelsea Aubry, 6-2, Fr., F .............................. Jessica Gerhart, 6-2, Fr., F ................................... Kiera Hardy, 5-6, Fr., G ........................... Heather Kephart, 5-8, Fr., G .......................... Andrea Lightfoot, 5-8, Fr., G ............................. LaToya Howell, 5-4, Jr., G* ....................................*redshirting in 2003-04

Nebraska’s 2003-04 Roster in Depth Players 2003-04 StatisticsNo. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG2 Heather Kephart 5-8 Fr. G 10-0 6.4 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.1

5 LaToya Howell 5-4 Jr. G Transfer - Redshirting in 2003-04

20 Jina Johansen 5-7 Jr. G 23-23 5.1 2.7 4.8 0.8 0.1

21 Kiera Hardy 5-6 Fr. G 20-0 8.2 2.6 1.6 1.7 0.1

22 Margaret Richards 5-9 Sr. G 23-23 9.9 7.2 2.9 0.7 0.6

23 Andrea Lightfoot 5-8 Fr. G 23-0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.0

33 Jessica Gerhart 6-2 Fr. F 23-0 3.3 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.0

42 Alexa Johnson 6-1 Sr. F 23-23 11.7 4.8 0.8 0.7 0.3

44 Keasha Cannon-Johnson 5-10 Sr. G 23-23 11.2 8.3 3.3 1.5 0.4

45 Chelsea Aubry 6-2 Fr. F 23-0 6.2 3.6 0.7 0.3 0.3

53 Katie Morse 6-4 Sr. C 23-23 9.1 6.4 1.0 0.6 2.0

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Inside the Numbers Nebraska Iowa StateScoring Avg. 67.2 66.1Opponent Scoring Avg. 62.6 64.0 Scoring Margin +4.6 +2.0Field Goal Pct. 40.8% 42.2%Opponent FG Pct. 38.7% 38.6%3FG Pct. 30.7% 34.8%Opponent 3FG Pct. 31.5% 31.9%Free Throw Pct. 72.5% 76.7%Rebound Margin +6.1 +1.4Assists Per Game 15.8 13.8Turnovers Per Game 17.0 17.2 Blocks Per Game 3.7 3.0Steals Per Game 6.6 8.1

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Nebraska vs. Iowa State - Game One Recap Junior guard Jina Johansen scored 15 points to tie her career high and lead the Nebraska women’s basketball team to a 62-57 win over Iowa State in front of a season-high 5,809 fans at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Jan. 10. Johansen, who set a career high with four three-pointers, added six rebounds, fi ve assists and two steals. The win was Nebraska’s fi rst against Iowa State since a 68-67 victory on Feb. 7, 1999 at the Devaney Center. It was NU’s fi rst league win in Lincoln since a 67-52 triumph over Kansas State Feb. 10, 2002. Like NU’s previous four games at the Devaney Center, the ISU contest went down to the wire. Nebraska led, 57-51, with 3:11 remaining in the second half after going on a 6-0 run to snap a 51-51 tie. Iowa State’s Brittany Wilkins connected on a pair of free throws, and Anne O’Neil scored inside the lane to cut Nebraska’s advantage to 57-55 with 0:31 left in the game. Iowa State fouled Keasha Cannon-Johnson in the open court, and she sank both free throws to increase NU’s lead to four. O’Neil came back with a fi eld goal to bring Iowa State within two. But Margaret Richards converted three of her four free throw attempts in the fi nal four seconds of the game to secure the 62-57 victory. Cannon-Johnson was the only other Husker in double fi gures, as she produced 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for her third double-double of the season and ninth of her career. Freshman guard Kiera Hardy added nine points and led the NU defensive effort by tying her career-Kiera Hardy added nine points and led the NU defensive effort by tying her career-Kiera Hardyhigh with four steals, all of which came in the fi rst half. The Huskers totaled 10 steals and scored 22 points off turnovers. Iowa State was led by O’Neil, who produced 18 points and had three steals. Junior forward Lisa Kriener chipped in 16 points for the Cyclones. The Cyclones jumped to a quick 13-3 lead in the fi rst half, as Kriener recorded eight points in the fi rst fi ve minutes. ISU connected on six of its fi rst nine shots and scored six points in the paint during the stretch. Later with Iowa State leading, 21-9, Cannon-Johnson sparked an 11-0 Husker run with a three-point fi eld goal. Hardy capped the run with a three-pointer to cut ISU’s lead to 21-20 at the 6:46 mark. Iowa State responded and held a 26-21 advantage after Mary Fox scored on an inbounds play and Lyndsey Medders knocked down a three. Trailing by fi ve, the Huskers turned to Johansen, and the Dannebrog, Neb., native scored the Huskers’ next nine points, including two three-point shots. She tied the score at 29 with her third three-point fi eld goal of the half. But Iowa State regained the lead with a jumper by Megan Ronhovde, and the Cyclones never trailed again in the fi rst half. ISU led, 35-30, after a lay-up by O’Neil and two free throws from Kriener. NU’s Jessica Gerhart connected on two straight fi eld goals to bring the Huskers within one at the half. In the second half, it was Nebraska that started quickly. NU scored the fi rst six points of the half – including four from Johnson – to take a 40-35 lead. The Cyclones missed their fi rst seven shots of the second half before Kriener scored with 14:00 remaining. The score was tied two more times before the Huskers produced a 6-0 run that included another three-pointer by Johansen, as NU led, 57-51, with 3:11 left in the game.

Johnson Enjoying Offensive Resurgence Senior Alexa Johnson has cranked up her game on the offensive end over the last seven games and has moved into the team scoring lead at 11.7 points per game, which ranks 20th in the Big 12. Johnson, a 6-1 forward from Hacienda Heights, Calif., struck for a season-high 21-point, six-rebound effort in the Huskers' 64-41 victory over Oklahoma State on Feb. 11. She knocked down a career-high 10 shots from the fi eld on 17 attempts, including 6-of-7 shooting in the second half, to lead all scorers despite

playing just 22 minutes. She added two steals, an assist and a blocked shot in her best all-around effort of the season. It was Johnson's sixth consecutive game in double fi gures, after scoring 17 points against Kansas on Feb. 7, 13 points in three straight games against No. 3 Texas, No. 16 Baylor and No. 11 Colorado, and 12 points to start the streak in NU's win over No. 9 Kansas State on Jan. 24. She added 12 points and eight boards against the Wildcats on Feb. 14. Over the last seven games, she is shooting 48.2 percent (40-83), including 50.8 percent (30-59) over the past fi ve games. after shooting just 39.4 percent through the fi rst 16 games this season. Overall, Johnson has improved her season shooting to 42.4 percent from the fi eld. Through the fi rst seven games, Johnson was averaging 13.7 points per game and hitting 45.5 percent (36-79) of her shots from the fi eld after a 14-point, six-rebound effort in NU's win over No. 13 Ohio State. She had six double-fi gure

scoring efforts in the fi rst seven games. Johnson fell into a nine-game slump, averaging just 7.9 points per game and shooting just 32.9 percent (25-76) from the fi eld. Johnson, who led the Huskers in scoring at 14.8 points per game a year ago, has now produced double fi gures in 15 of 23 games this season, including a pair of 20-point scoring efforts. She has scored in double fi gures in 39 of 51 games over the past two seasons, including eight 20-point performances in her career.

2002-03 StatisticsPlayerPlayer Ht. Ht. Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPGAlexa Johnson 6-1 Sr. F 14.8 6.8K. Cannon-Johnson* 5-10 Sr. G 12.9 8.4Katie Morse# 6-4 Sr. C 12.0 7.9Margaret Richards 5-9 Sr. G 11.4 6.0Jina Johansen 5-7 Jr. G 5.7 3.1*redshirted in 2002-03 (2001-02 stats shown)#missed the fi nal 21 games of the 2002-03 season after suffering a torn ACL in game seven against Cincinnati on Dec. 15.

Newcomers (6)PlayerPlayer Ht. Yr. Pos. Chelsea Aubry 6-2 Fr. FJessica Gerhart 6-2 Fr. FKiera Hardy Kiera Hardy Kiera Hardy 5-6 Fr. GLaToya Howell% 5-4 Jr. GHeather Kephart 5-8 Fr. GAndrea Lightfoot 5-8 Fr. G%redshirting in 2003-04

Players Lost (7) 2002-03 StatisticsPlayerPlayer Ht. Pos. PPG RPGGreichaly Cepero 6-2 F 5.4 5.1Amanda Cleveland 6-2 C 8.0 6.4Laura Pilakowski 6-2 F 5.2 5.4Shahidrah Roberts 5-9 G 6.8 3.4Jessie Runty 5-7 G 1.5 0.7Lacey Hanson 5-10 G 0.5 0.7Kala Sledge 5-6 G 0.5 0.4

Players By ClassSeniors (4)Seniors (4) Pos. HometownK. Cannon-Johnson G Kansas City, Kan.Alexa Johnson F Hacienda Heights, Calif.Katie Morse C Minden, IowaMargaret Richards G Louisville, Ky.

Juniors (2)Juniors (2)LaToya Howell G Chicago, Ill.Jina Johansen G Dannebrog, Neb.

Sophomores (0)Sophomores (0)None

Freshmen (5)Freshmen (5)Chelsea Aubry F Kitchener, OntarioJessica Gerhart F Fenton, IowaKiera Hardy Kiera Hardy Kiera Hardy G Kansas City, Mo.Heather Kephart G Canute, Okla.Andrea Lightfoot G Omaha, Neb.

Academic All-Big 12 Husk ersPlayerPlayer Team,YearTeam,YearJina Johansen First, 2003Alexa Johnson First, 2002; Second, 2003Katie Morse First, 2002

2003-04 NebraskaRoster Breakdown

Returning Players (5)

Alexa Johnson6-1, Senior, Forward

Hacienda Heights, Calif.

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ScoringPlayer (Game, Date)Player (Game, Date) PointsAlexa Johnson (vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02) 27K. Cannon-Johnson (vs. Kansas State, 2/10/02) 27Katie Morse (vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02) 25Margaret Richards (at Oklahoma State, 2/1/03) 25Kiera Hardy (at Missouri, 1/14/04) 17Heather Kephart (vs. Wofford, 11/21/03) 16Jina Johansen (Rice, 2002/Iowa State, 2004) 15Chelsea Aubry (UTA/at Kansas State) 12Jessica Gerhart (vs. Mississippi/Rice) 10Andrea Lightfoot (at Kansas State, 2/14/04) 4

ReboundingPlayer (Game, Date)Player (Game, Date) ReboundsK. Cannon-Johnson (vs. UL-Lafayette, 12/14/03) 17Katie Morse (Wofford, 11/21/03) 15Margaret Richards (Creighton, 12/21/03) 15Alexa Johnson (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 13Chelsea Aubry (vs. UT-Arlington/Texas) 9Kiera Hardy (vs. Kansas, 2/7/04) 9Jessica Gerhart (vs. Wofford/Mississippi) 8Jina Johansen (at Iowa State, 3/1/03) 8Heather Kephart (vs. Princeton/Texas-Arlington) 4Andrea Lightfoot (vs. Texas A&M, 1/17/04) 3

AssistsPlayer (Game, Date)Player (Game, Date) AssistsKeasha Cannon-Johnson (Four Times) 9Jina Johansen (Three Times) 9Margaret Richards (St. Bonaventure, 1/3/04) 6Alexa Johnson (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 4Kiera Hardy (Three Times) 3Katie Morse (Kansas, 2/7/04/Okla. State, 2/11/04) 3Chelsea Aubry (Three Times) 2Jessica Gerhart (vs. Mississippi/Rice) 2Heather Kephart (vs. Princeton, 11/23/03) 2Andrea Lightfoot (Three Times) 2

StealsPlayer (Game, Date)Player (Game, Date) StealsJina Johansen (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 7Kiera Hardy (at Missouri, 1/14/04) 6Keasha Cannon-Johnson (Two Times) 5Margaret Richards (vs. Kansas State, 1/24/04) 5Alexa Johnson (Three Times) 3Katie Morse (vs. Wofford, 11/21/03) 3Chelsea Aubry (at Colorado, 2/4/04) 2Heather Kephart (vs. Wofford, 11/21/03) 2Andrea Lightfoot (vs. Wofford, 11/21/03) 2Jessica Gerhart (Four Times) 1

Blocked ShotsPlayer (Game, Date)Player (Game, Date) BlocksKatie Morse (vs. Texas A&M, 1/17/04) 7Chelsea Aubry (vs. Oklahoma State, 2/11/04) 2Keasha Cannon-Johnson (Five Times) 2Jina Johansen (vs. Wofford, 11/21/03) 2Alexa Johnson (Cal State Fullerton, Kansas State) 2Margaret Richards (Cincinnati, E. Kentucky) 2Kiera Hardy (vs. Princeton, 11/23/03) 1Heather Kephart (vs. Princeton, 11/23/03) 1Jessica Gerhart (None) 0Andrea Lightfoot (None) 0

Minutes PlayedPlayer (Game, Date)Player (Game, Date) MinutesJina Johansen (10 Times) 40Margaret Richards (vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02) 40Katie Morse (Creighton/Drake) 40Alexa Johnson (New Orleans, San Diego) 40Keasha Cannon-Johnson (Three Times) 37Kiera Hardy (at Missouri, 1/14/04) 31Chelsea Aubry (vs. Texas-Arlington, 12/6/03) 27Jessica Gerhart (vs. Mississippi, 11/28/03) 24Heather Kephart (at Washington State, 12/4/03) 22Andrea Lightfoot (vs. Wofford, 11/21/03) 15

Husker Career Highs Cannon-Johnson's Return Powering Husker Turnaround Nebraska senior Keasha Cannon-Johnson has been a major player in the Huskers' dramatic turnaround this season. The 5-10 guard from Kansas City, Kan., who sat out the 2002-03 season as a redshirt, has

returned to the court to rank second on the team in scoring, assists and steals, while leading the team and ranking fourth in the Big 12 in rebounding. Cannon-Johnson is averaging 11.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, despite managing just six points, six rebounds and three assists in the loss at Kansas State on Feb. 14. She has scored in double fi gures in six of her last eight games, including a 16-point, 10-rebound effort in the Huskers' win over Kansas State on Jan. 24. She has produced double fi gures in scoring 14 times this season, while pulling down double-fi gure rebounds on six occasions. She also owns four double-doubles on the season. Cannon-Johnson is averaging 11.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in league play and has increased her scoring average to 12.5 points per game against ranked foes. One of Nebraska's most consistent shooters, Cannon-Johnson has knocked

down 40.5 percent of her three-point attempts on the season. She has hit 15-of-37 three-pointers on the year, including 10-of-22 (45.4 percent) in Big 12 Conference games. Two seasons ago, Cannon-Johnson earned Big 12 Newcomer-of-the-Year honors by leading the Huskers with 12.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game. She also earned a spot on the Kansas City Star's Big 12 All-Defense Team.

Richards Giving the Huskers Solid All-Around Game Margaret Richards has joined Keasha Cannon-Johnson to give the Huskers a dynamic duo in the backcourt in 2003-04. Richards, a 5-9 guard from Louisville, Ky., ranks third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding

with 9.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. In Nebraska's 81-63 win over No. 9 Kansas State on Jan. 24, Richards played one of the best games of her career with 21 points, eight rebounds, fi ve assists and a career-high fi ve steals. For her efforts against the Wildcats, Richards earned the fi rst Big 12 Player-of-the-Week award of her career. Since her scoring eruption against Kansas State and a solid 12-point, fi ve-rebound effort against No. 3 Texas, Richards' has struggled over the last fi ve games for the Huskers. She has hit just 6-of-40 shots from the fi eld. She is 2-for-20 from the fi eld over the last three games and just 3-of-7 (42.9 percent) at the line despite hitting 73.8 percent of her free throws on the year. Despite her recent shooting woes, Richards has produced double-fi gure point totals 12 times this season, including a season-high 23 points in the win over Eastern Kentucky and 21 points against Kansas State. She has added four

double-fi gure rebound performances, including a career-high 15 boards against Creighton.

Hardy Making Strong Case For All-Freshman Honors Kiera Hardy has been the Huskers' most exciting freshman, averaging 8.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and a team-leading 1.7 steals per game. The 5-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., earned the fi rst Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week award of her career

on Jan. 26, after scoring 11 points, grabbing three rebounds and snagging three steals in NU's win over No. 9 Kansas State (Jan. 24). Against the Wildcats, Hardy scored nine points,while adding a steal and a rebound in a 2:13 span in the second half to push a nine-point NU lead to 16 points. A difference-maker who has repeatedly changed the course of games for the Huskers this season, Hardy produced one of the best games of her young career when she struck for career highs with 17 points and six steals in the win at Missouri. With Nebraska clinging to a 69-66 lead with 1:35 left, Hardy snagged her sixth steal against MU and calmly knocked down a pair of free throws. She came through again in the closing seconds, chasing down a defensive rebound with seven seconds left and NU leading 72-69. She was fouled again and hit both free throws to seal the win over the Tigers. Hardy also played a huge role in the win over Kansas on Feb. 7, when she

had 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds. She had 10 points and six rebounds in the second half against the Jayhawks to lead the Huskers back from a nine-point defi cit with 9:42 to play. She scored eight points in the fi nal fi ve minutes to seal an 11-point victory by helping NU close the game on a 27-7 surge.

Margaret Richards5-9, Senior, Guard

Louisville, Ky.

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Keasha Cannon-Johnson5-10, Senior, Guard Kansas City, Kan.

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Kiera Hardy5-6, Freshman, Guard

Kansas City, Mo.

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Against Iowa State, Hardy had eight points, three steals and one assist in a fi ve-minute stretch in the fi rst half that helped trim a 12-point Iowa State lead to just one. Hardy also played a major role in NU's win at Rice, scoring nine straight points on three straight three-pointers in a 1:10 span to turn a tie game into a 46-37 lead midway through the second half. She fi nished with 11 points -- all in a 3:30 span. She scored all nine of her points against St. Bonaventure in the second half, including a pair of three-pointers. She also knocked down 3-of-4 free throws in the fi nal 1:02 to seal the win. She energized NU with 10 points and a trio of three-pointers in the win over No. 13 Ohio State. Hardy has produced seven double-fi gure scoring efforts and 13 games with eight or more points this season. She missed the Mississippi, Eastern Kentucky and Washington State games because of illness.

Huskers Holding Strong in WBCA RPI Rankings Nebraska's amazing turnaround on the court this season has helped the Huskers ascend the ladder in the national Ratings Percentage Index rankings. The Huskers are ranked No. 33 in the WBCA/Summerville RPI rankings released Feb. 16. The Huskers have continued to climb the RPI rankings in recent weeks

after playing fi ve consecutive top-16 teams, before playing host to Kansas on Feb. 7. NU actually peaked in the rankings at No. 32 before playing the Jayhawks and slipped a spot despite a 59-48 victory over KU. The Huskers are the seventh-highest ranked Big 12 team in the ratings. Texas leads the Big 12 Conference with a No. 6 rating in the RPI, while Kansas State has climbed to No. 8 and Colorado comes in at No. 9. Texas Tech is No. 16, while Baylor is not far behind at No. 18 giving the Big 12 fi ve of the nation's top-18 RPI teams. Oklahoma moved in front of the Huskers with a pair of wins last week to jump to No. 28. Nebraska is No. 33, while No. 38 Missouri gives the Big 12 eight teams in the top 40. Iowa State is next at No. 69, while Texas A&M is No. 92, Kansas No. 107 and Oklahoma State No. 115. Nebraska's strength of schedule ranks 61st nationally thanks in part to a strong non-conference schedule that included Mississippi (15-10), Ohio State (15-8), Creighton (14-7),

Rice (14-7), Louisiana-Lafayette (12-10), Texas-Arlington (13-9) and Eastern Kentucky (11-11). Overall, 16 of NU's 23 games have come against teams with .500 or better records.

Kephart Returns After 13-Game Absence with Injury Freshman Heather Kephart returned to the court for the Huskers in their 64-41 win over Oklahoma State on Feb. 11 The 5-8 guard from Canute, Okla., made her return against her homestate school after missing 13 games with a foot injury suffered in practice on Dec. 20. Kephart played the fi nal minutes against the Cowgirls and connected on her only shot attempt, while adding one rebound and one assist. She added three minutes of work at Kansas State on Feb. 14. Before the injury, Kephart was NU's top contributor off the bench, averaging 7.8 points and 2.0 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per game. She is one of the Huskers' top three-point threats, connecting on 17-of-47 (36.2 percent) of her long range attempts. Despite playing in just 10 games, Kephart has already produced one of the top fi ve freshman three-point shooting seasons in school history. Her 17 three-pointers still rank third on the team for the season, trailing only Kiera Hardy's and Jina Johansen's 21 three-pointers. Kephart opened her Husker career with 16 points in the season-opening win over Wofford on Nov. 21, which ranks as the fi fth-best opening performance by a freshman in school history. She added a career-high fi ve three-pointers to shoot Nebraska to victory at Washington State on Dec. 4.

Associated Press Top 2514th Regular-Season Poll (Feb. 16)

1-Texas (33) (23-2) ....................................1,1592-Connecticut (14) (20-2).......................... 1,1393-Tennessee (21-2)..................................... 1,0744-Duke (20-3) ............................................ 1,0215-Purdue (21-2) ......................................... 1,0056-Louisiana Tech (19-2)................................ 8917-Penn State (19-4) ....................................... 8858-Kansas State (19-3) ..................................8689-Texas Tech (21-4) ......................................74410-Stanford (18-5) ........................................ 67311-Minnesota (19-4)..................................... 65012-DePaul (22-2)........................................... 64513-Colorado (19-4) ......................................60614-Auburn (20-5).......................................... 60215-Louisiana State (20-4) ............................. 57516-North Carolina (18-5) .............................. 45917-TCU (20-4)............................................... 36418-Georgia (17-7) ......................................... 30019-Baylor (18-6) ...........................................27720-Michigan State (19-5) .............................. 27221-Houston (21-3) ........................................ 23922-Miami (18-4) ........................................... 15123-Boston College (18-5) .............................. 13624-Oklahoma (16-6) ....................................11025-Utah (19-4) ................................................ 97Others Receiving Votes28-Ohio State (15-8).......................................5740-Nebraska (16-7)...................................1Note: Nebraska 2003-04 opponents in bold.

USA Today/ESPN Top 2514th Regular-Season Poll (Feb. 17)

1-Connecticut (29) (20-2)............................. 9852-Texas (10) (23-2) .......................................9633-Tennessee (21-2)........................................ 9234-Duke (20-3) ............................................... 8715-Purdue (21-2) ............................................ 8506-Louisiana Tech (1) (19-2) .......................... 7787-Penn State (19-4) ....................................... 7418-Kansas State (19-3) ..................................7149-Texas Tech (21-4) ......................................66010-Stanford (18-5) ........................................ 60711-DePaul (22-2)........................................... 56012-Minnesota (19-4)..................................... 54113-Colorado (19-4) ......................................53114-Louisiana State (20-4) ............................. 46715-North Carolina (18-5) .............................. 41816-Auburn (20-5).......................................... 36317-Georgia (17-7) ......................................... 31818-Houston (21-3) ........................................ 26519-TCU (20-4)............................................... 25520-Michigan State (19-5) .............................. 25421-Miami (18-4) ........................................... 20422-Oklahoma (16-6) ....................................16923-Boston College (18-5) .............................. 13924-Baylor (18-6) ...........................................12625-Virginia Tech (17-6)................................... 59Others Receiving Votes29-Ohio State (15-8).......................................2043-Creighton (15-7) .........................................1Note: Nebraska 2003-04 opponents in bold.

NCAA Division I's Top TurnaroundsRk. School Change 2003-04 2002-03 RPI1. UNC-Asheville +13 15-6 2-25 2252. Idaho State +9 15-6 6-20 90

Hartford +9 16-7 7-21 1054. Nebraska +8 16-7 8-20 335. Florida +7 16-7 9-19 12

Idaho +7 17-5 10-17 117 Illinois State +7 14-8 7-21 1548. Houston +6 21-3 15-13 13

Colgate +6 15-8 9-18 178Southern Utah +6 15-7 9-18 186Towson +6 9-13 3-25 236

12. Maryland +5 15-9 10-18 47Loyola-Marymount +5 19-5 14-15 66Arkansas State +5 17-6 12-18 82Iona +5 6-16 1-27 269Stetson +5 11-11 6-21 231Akron +5 7-14 2-26 256

18. Memphis +4 17-8 13-15 39North Carolina St. +4 15-11 11-17 46South Florida +4 11-13 7-20 88Hofstra +4 12-10 8-21 100UL-Lafayette +4 12-10 8-19 177

Unoffi cial list as of Feb. 16, 2004, compiled by Jeff Griesch, SID Nebraska. WBCA/Summerville RPI rankings listed.


Alexa Johnson (8)vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02 27 pointsvs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 24 pointsat Oklahoma State, 2/1/03 23 pointsvs. Rice, 11/24/02 21 pointsvs. New Orleans, 12/22/02 21 pointsat Kansas State, 2/12/03 21 pointsvs. Oklahoma State, 2/11/04 21 pointsvs. Mississippi, 11/28/03 20 points

Keasha Cannon-Johnson (6)vs. Kansas State, 2/10/02 27 pointsat Colorado, 2/6/02 25 pointsvs. Creighton, 12/21/03 23 pointsvs. Iowa State, 1/26/02 22 pointsat New Orleanse, 12/2/01 21 pointsvs. Missouri, 1/15/02 20 points

Margaret Richards (4)at Oklahoma State, 2/1/03 25 pointsvs. Eastern Kentucky, 11/29/03 23 pointsvs. Kansas State, 1/24/04 21 pointsat San Diego, 12/28/02 20 points

Katie Morse (1)vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02 25 points

Husker Career 20-Point Games Morse, Johansen Get It Done in the Classroom Senior Katie Morse and junior Jina Johansen qualifi ed to be CoSIDA Academic All-America nominees for the Huskers with strong performances in the classroom during their Nebraska careers. Morse, a 6-4 center from Minden, Iowa, carries a 3.491 grade-point average as a secondary education/social sciences major. She has started all 23 games for the Huskers this season and ranks fourth on the team with 9.1 points per game and third on the squad with 6.4 rebounds per contest. She also leads the club and ranks among Big 12 leaders with 2.0 blocked shots per game. Johansen, a 5-7 guard from Dannebrog, Neb., owns an impressive 3.673 GPA as a nutritional science and dietetics major. She has started all 23 games for the Huskers at point guard and has added 5.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and a team-leading 4.8 assists per game, which ranks among Big 12 leaders.

Seven Huskers Claim Spots on Big 12 Honor Roll Seven members of the Nebraska women's basketball team, including all fi ve freshmen, earned recognition from the conference for their academic accomplishments by being named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll on Feb. 10. CoSIDA Academic All-America candidates Katie Morse and Jina Johansen led the way for the Huskers in the classroom during the 2003 fall semester. Johansen, a junior nutrition and dietetics major, posted a 3.856 grade-point average during the fall to improve her cumulative GPA to 3.673. Morse, a senior secondary education/social sciences major, produced a 3.785 fall semester GPA to improve her cumulative GPA to 3.491. Along with the strong performances from the two NU upperclass players, all fi ve of the Husker freshmen performed well in the classroom. Jessica Gerhart, a 6-2 forward from Fenton, Iowa, posted a 3.8 GPA as a nutrition and dietetics major in the fall to increase her cumulative GPA to 3.778. Heather Kephart, a 5-8 guard from Canute, Okla., added a 3.715 grade-point average, while Chelsea Aubry, a 6-2 forward from Kitchener, Ontario, produced a 3.585 GPA. Kiera Hardy, a 5-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., contributed a 3.145 GPA, while Andrea Lightfoot,a 5-8 guard from Omaha, Neb., rounded out the list of NU freshmen earning recognition with a 3.203 fall grade-point average to raise her cumulative GPA to 3.103. The Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who earned a 3.0 GPA or higher during the previous semester. Overall, Nebraska had 286 student-athletes named to the fall honor roll, including 26 who produced perfect 4.0 grade-point averages during the fall semester.

Johansen Coming On Strong in Big 12 Action Junior Jina Johansen has improved her numbers in nearly every category since the start of Big 12 Conference play to push her season averages to 5.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. The 5-7 guard from Dannebrog, Neb., is averaging 6.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists in Big 12 games, after fi nishing the non-conference season at just 3.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. Johansen has been even better over the past fi ve games, averaging 8.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists

per game. In Nebraska's win over Kansas on Feb. 7, Johansen produced her second double-fi gure scoring effort of the season with 11 points, four rebounds and four assists. In the Huskers' 64-41 victory over Oklahoma State on Feb. 11, Johansen scored nine points, pulled down two boards and dished out seven assists to help the Huskers run past the Cowgirls. Johansen has gained confi dence in her outside shot during the Big 12 season, connecting on 15-of-40 (37.5 percent) of her three-point attempts, after hitting just 6-of-15 (40 percent) in Nebraska's 11 non-conference games this season. She has hit at least one three-pointer in fi ve consecutive games, including three trifectas against Kansas. Last season, Johansen hit just 9-of-32 (28.1 percent) of her three-point attempts on the year, including 5-of-16 (31.3 percent) in Big 12 Conference action. She nearly matched that total in the Huskers' second game of league

action this season, when she knocked down a career-high four three-pointers on eight attempts to tie a career high with 15 points in a win over Iowa State. A consistent playmaker throughout her career for the Huskers, Johansen dished out four or more assists in each of the fi rst 11 Big 12 games this season, before managing just two assists in the loss at Kansas State on Feb. 14. She had season highs of eight assists against Eastern Kentucky and Texas-Arlington, and has dished out seven assists on four occasions in league play (Texas A&M, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma State). Johansen enters the Iowa State game ranked sixth on Nebraska's all-time list with 343 career assists. Her 111 assists this season already rank as the fi fth-best total by a junior in school history and she needs just seven more assists to match Ami Beiriger's 118 assists as a senior in 1980-81 in fourth place. Nicole Kubik holds the junior single-season mark with 186 assists in 1998-99. Last season, Johansen produced the second-best sophomore total in school history with 153 assists.

Rk. Player (Years) 3FG Made1. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 1552. Kate Galligan (1993-96) 1453. Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 129 Amy Stephens (1986-89) 1295. Amanda Went (1998-01) 966. Brooke Schwartz (1997-00) 817. Margaret Richards (2001-present) 758. Lis Brenden (1993-96) 709. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 6710. Sabrina Brooks (1988-89) 66

NU Career Three-Point Leaders

Rk. Player (Years) Blocks1. Janet Smith (1979-82) 2382. Charlie Rogers (1997-00) 1263. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 1044. Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) 1025. Katie Morse (2001-present) 926. Casey Leonhardt (2000-01) 887. Rissa Taylor (1990-93) 668. Pyra Aarden (1993-96) 63 Karen Jennings (1990-93) 6310. Amanda Cleveland (1998-03) 51

NU Career Blocked Shot Leaders

Rk. Player (Years) Assists1. Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) 6962. Nicole Kubik (1997-00) 5633. Amy Stephens (1986-89) 4444. Stacy Imming (1984-87) 4025. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 3926. Jina Johansen (2002-present) 3437. Ami Beiriger (1979-83) 3428. Kathy Hawkins (1975-77) 326 Lis Brenden (1993-96) 30510. Cathy Owen (1982-85) 302

NU Career Assist Leaders

Jina Johansen5-7, Junior, Guard Dannebrog, Neb.

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Morse Blocking Her Way into Husker Record Book Senior Katie Morse has thrown up a defensive road block for opponents inside this season. The 6-4 center from Minden, Iowa, is tied for third in the Big 12 in blocked shots, averaging 2.0 blocks per game, including 2.3 blocks per contest in Big 12 games, which ranks second in the league.

In Nebraska's win over Texas A&M on Jan. 17, Morse set a school record with seven blocked shots against the Aggies. Her effort against the Aggies surpassed her six-block performance earlier in the season against Eastern Kentucky to tie the school record previously held by Janet Smith (vs. Oklahoma State, Jan. 12, 1979) and Jeanne Boller (vs. Wichita State, Feb. 5, 1977). With 45 blocks on the year, Morse ranks sixth on the Huskers' single-season block chart and needs just six more to catch Casey Leonhart in fi fth place with 51. Morse has an excellent chance to crack the top four on NU's single-season list, which would be signifi cant because all four of Nebraska's top single-season efforts were produced by one player - Janet Smith - who owns NU's career block record with 238, which is 112 more than second-place Charlie Rogers. Morse's 92 career blocked shots rank fi fth on the Huskers' all-time chart, and she needs 12 more rejections to catch Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-83) in fourth and

14 more to reach Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) in third on the NU career list. A solid all-around player, Morse is averaging 9.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game for the Huskers. She has added one assist per game, including career highs with three assists in NU's victories over Kansas (Feb. 7) and Oklahoma State (Feb. 11). Morse missed 21 games for the Huskers a year ago, after suffering a season-ending knee injury in Nebraska's seventh game last season.

Huskers Fall at No. 9 Kansas State, 89-69 The No. 9 Kansas State women’s basketball team used a 23-5 surge over the fi nal three minutes of the fi rst half and the fi rst four minutes of the second half to run to an 89-69 win over Nebraska in front of 10,300 fans at Bramlage Coliseum on Saturday. With the loss, Nebraska slipped to 16-7 overall and 6-6 in Big 12 Conference play, while Kansas State improved to 19-3 overall and 10-1 in league action. The Wildcats also improved to a perfect 11-0 at home. The Huskers, who had closed Kansas State’s lead to seven points at 33-26 after a 7-0 run with 3:50 left in the half, struggled with foul trouble at the end of the half with Alexa Johnson, Katie Morse and Keasha Cannon-Johnson each picking up two fi rst-half fouls. The Wildcats continued to roll at the start of the second half, outscoring the Huskers 15-5 in the fi rst 4:10 to take a 56-31 lead. Nebraska was never able to trim the KSU lead to 20 points again until Andrea Lightfoot knocked down a pair of free throws with three seconds left to make the fi nal margin. Kansas State used an opponent season-high 11 three-pointers to shoot their way to victory, outscoring the Huskers 33-6 from beyond the arc. The Wildcats' 11-for-17 shooting from three-point range allowed them to compensate for being outrebounded 44-34 by the Huskers, who matched their season high with 21 offensive rebounds. Morse led the Huskers with 14 points and fi ve rebounds, while Johnson added 12 points and eight boards and Chelsea Aubry fi nished with 12 points and fi ve rebounds. Chelsea Aubry fi nished with 12 points and fi ve rebounds. Chelsea Aubry Jina Johansen and Kiera Hardy each contributed eight points in the loss. Kendra Wecker led the Wildcats with 18 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals, while Twiggy McIntyre added 13 points off the bench. KSU, which had fi ve players score in double fi gures, also got 12 points off the bench from Claire Coggins and 11 points apiece from Nicole Ohlde and Laurie Koehn. Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said the performance was a nearly identical reversal of fortunes from the Huskers’ 81-63 win over Kansas State in Lincoln. “I told Deb Patterson it was like a mirror image of the game that we played in Lincoln,” Yori said. “The teams in white dominated both games. We shot 34 free throws and we outrebounded them by 10, but we still lost by 20 points. Our effort was there, but it gives you a pretty good idea of what they were able to do on the offensive end of the court.” The Wildcats shot an opponent season-high 53.3 percent from the fi eld, including an opponent season-high 64.7 percent from three-point range. Six different Wildcats hit three-pointers, and only one of the 10 Wildcats who attempted a fi eld goal missed more than half of her shots. Nebraska shot just 35.9 percent from the fi eld, including a 11.8 percent (2-17) from three-point range. The Huskers also struggled at the free throw line, connecting on just 21-of-34 attempts (61.8 percent).

NCAA Division IIISeason School Won Lost Pct.1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .4001991-92 Loras CollegeLoras College 15 10 .600Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500

NCAA Division I1992-93 Creighton 20 8 .7141993-94 Creighton 24 7 .7741994-95 Creighton 18 9 .6671995-96 Creighton 15 13 .5361996-97 Creighton 8 19 .2961997-98 Creighton 16 12 .5711998-99 Creighton 16 14 .5331999-00 Creighton 12 15 .4442000-01 Creighton 17 11 .6072001-02 Creighton 24 7 .7742002-03 Nebraska 8 20 .2862003-04 Nebraska 16 7 .696Div. I Totals 12 seasons 194 142 .577Overall 14 seasons 219 167 .567

Yori in the NCAA Tour na mentYear Final Round 1994 Second W, Bowling Green, 84-73 L, Texas Tech, 65-752002 First L, Fla. International, 58-73Two NCAA Tournaments (Overall Record: 1-2)

Yori in the Postseason WNITYear Final Round 1999 First L, at Kansas State, 60-71One WNIT (Overall Record: 0-1)

Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986) Career Record: 219-167, 14th season Record at Nebraska: 24-27, Second season Record at Creighton: 170-115 (10 seasons) Record at Loras College (Div. III): 25-25 (2 sea sons)Assistant Coaches Cindy Fisher (Arizona State, 1988) Angela Timmons (Creighton, 2001) LaKale Malone (Indiana, 1999)Director of Basketball Operations Aubrey Eblin (Old Dominion, 1999)Administrative Assistant/Video Specialist Naciska Gilmore (Nebraska, 2000)Sports Information Contact: Jeff GrieschAthletic Trainer: Janna CinnamonStrength and Conditioning Coach: Mike Arthur

Yori Year by Year

Nebraska Coaching Staff

Yori TV/Radio Shows The Nebraska Women’s Basketball Show with Coach Connie Yori and host Jeff Griesch, which began its season on Dec. 7, can be seen on NETV2 on Sunday's at 10:30 p.m. Coach Yori’s radio show with host Gary Sharp tipped off on Dec. 11, and can be heard on the Pinnacle Sports Network (1400 KLIN in Lincoln) Thursdays at 7 p.m.

Katie Morse6-4, Senior, Center

Minden, Iowa

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Keasha Cannon-Johnson (10)vs. Kansas State, 1/24/04 16 points, 10 reboundsvs. Iowa State, 1/10/04 12 points, 11 reboundsvs. UL-Lafayette, 12/14/03 13 points, 17 reboundsvs. Texas-Arlington 12/6/03 16 points, 12 reboundsat Kansas, 2/13/02 15 points, 15 reboundsvs. Kansas State, 2/10/02 27 points, 16 reboundsvs. Missouri, 2/2/02 12 points, 11 reboundsvs. TAMUCC, 12/8/01 15 points, 15 reboundsat New Orleans, 12/2/01 21 points, 10 reboundsvs. Texas Southern, 11/29/01 16 points, 11 rebounds

Katie Morse (5)vs. St. Bonaventure, 1/3/04 11 points, 10 reboundsvs. Wofford, 11/21/03 16 points, 15 reboundsvs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 18 points, 10 reboundsvs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02 25 points, 10 reboundsvs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 12 points, 10 rebounds

Margaret Richards (5)vs. Creighton, 12/21/03 11 points, 15 reboundsvs. E. Kentucky, 11/29/03 23 points, 10 reboundsat San Diego, 12/28/02 20 points, 11 reboundsvs. New Orleans, 12/22/02 16 points, 10 reboundsvs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 12 points, 11 rebounds

Alexa Johnson (4)vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 24 points, 13 reboundsvs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02 15 points, 11 reboundsvs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 15 points, 10 reboundsat San Diego, 12/28/02 15 points, 11 rebounds

Husker Double-Dou bles Husker Freshmen Making an Impact in Big 12 Nebraska's freshman class has certainly made a positive impact on the Huskers' turnaround this season. Four of NU's youngsters rank among the top-20 freshmen in the Big 12 Conference in scoring, led by Kiera Hardy. The 5-6 guard from Kansas City, Mo., ranks fi fth among conference freshmen with 8.2 points per game. Heather Kephart, a 5-8 guard from Canute, Okla., ranks right behind Hardy in 10th place among league freshmen with 6.4 points per game. Unfortunately for the Huskers, Kephart missed 13 games with a foot injury, before returning to limited action against Oklahoma State and Kansas State last week. Chelsea Aubry, a 6-2 forward from Kitchener, Ontario, continues to climb the league's scoring ladder among freshmen. Aubry is averaging 6.2 points per game to rank 12th in the league, while fellow forward Jessica Gerhart comes in at 19th with 3.3 points per game. Aubry also ranks seventh among conference freshmen with 3.6 rebounds per game, while Hardy ranks 12th with 2.6 boards per contest, and Gerhart ranks 18th with 2.1 rebounds per game. Hardy ranks second among Big 12 freshmen in steals with 1.7 per game, trailing only Texas' Tiffany Jackson, and seventh in assists with 1.6 per game. Kephart ranks ninth in three-point percentage (17-47, 36.2 percent). Hardy also ranks 15th with her 29.6 three-point fi eld goal percentage (21-71). Gerhart is proving that she is one of the most accurate shooters among the Big 12 newcomers, ranking fourth in the league by hitting 59.3 percent (32-54) of her fi eld goal attempts. Gerhart is the only Big 12 freshman with more than 15 fi eld goal attempts who is shooting better than 55 percent from the fi eld. She is also on pace to establish a Nebraska single-season freshman record for fi eld goal percentage.

Huskers Winning Battle on the Boards Another key ingredient to Nebraska's success has been the Huskers' aggressiveness on the boards. NU ranks second in the Big 12 by averaging 42.8 rebounds per game, while ranking sixth in the league with a plus-6.1 team rebounding margin. The school record for team rebound margin is plus-8.6 boards per game, set in 1997-98. Nebraska outrebounded each of its fi rst 11 opponents, including a plus-34 rebound margin (60-26) in the season-opening win over Wofford. The Huskers owned a double-fi gure rebounding edge in seven of their fi rst 11 non-conference games this season, but were outrebounded in three of their fi rst fi ve Big 12 games, including Texas Tech's 38-28 edge. NU bounced back with a plus-10 advantage on the boards in its win over No. 9 Kansas State on Jan. 24, before being outrebounded in three straight games. NU produced one of its best board efforts of the season by outrebounding Kansas, 52-37, on Feb. 7, and added a plus-10 edge (45-35) in the win over Oklahoma State. Last time out, the Huskers added a plus-10 margin (44-34) in the loss at No. 9 Kansas State. Overall, NU has produced a double-fi gure rebounding margin 11 times this season, and the Huskers have outrebounded 16 of their 23 opponents. The Huskers have been at their best on the offensive glass, where they are averaging 14.4 offensive boards per game to rank fourth in the league. NU has pulled down 15 or more offensive rebounds in 11 of 23 games this season, including a season-high 21 offensive boards against Wofford, St. Bonaventure and Kansas State (Feb. 14). Keasha Cannon-Johnson, who ranks fourth in the Big 12 in rebounding, has been Nebraska's catalyst on the boards. The 5-10 guard is averaging 8.3 rebounds per game. Margaret Richards has added 7.2 rebounds per game to rank 11th in the league. At 5-9, Richards is the shortest player in the conference ranked among the top 20 players in rebounding. She also leads the team with 59 offensive rebounds, an average of 2.6 offensive boards per game, which ranks ninth in the Big 12. Center Katie Morse has added 6.4 rebounds per game to rank 16th in the league in rebounding. Morse ranks second on the club with 49 offensive boards, while Cannon-Johnson ranks third with 48 and Alexa Johnson has added 44 offensive boards. Nebraska joins Colorado, Texas and Kansas State as the only teams in the Big 12 Conference that feature two players who rank among the top 11 in the league in rebounding. The only other teams in the Big 12 with three players who rank among the top 20 individuals in the league in rebounding are Texas and Kansas State.

Nebraska Shooters Laying it on the Line One of the strengths of this year's Nebraska squad has been its ability to score big at the free throw line. Through the fi rst 23 games, the Huskers rank sixth in the Big 12 with a 72.5 free throw percentage. Even more impressively, NU has outscored its opponents 301-239 at the stripe. If the season ended today, Nebraska's percentage would rank as the third-best mark in school history, trailing only the 79.0 free throw percentage by the 1981-82 team and the 74.5 percent accuracy produced by the 1988-89 squad. Nebraska, which has attempted 66 more free throws than the opposition, has committed 18 fewer fouls than its opponents, and only four Huskers (Margaret Richards vs. Wofford; Heather Kephart vs. Mississippi; Alexa Johnson vs. Oklahoma; Keasha Cannon-Johnson vs. Texas A&M) have fouled out. Margaret Richards has led Nebraska at the line this season. The 5-9 guard from Louisville, Ky., is

Rk. Player (Game) Points1. Anna DeForge (Gonzaga, 11/24/95) 222. Deb Powell (Pacifi c Christian, 11/20/87) 193. Karen Jennings (St. Louis, 11/24/89) 18 Angie Miller (South Florida, 11/25/83) 185. Heather Kephart (Wofford, 11/21/03) 16 Stacy Imming (South Florida, 11/25/83) 16

Top Openers by NU Freshmen

Three-Point Field Goals Made PlayerPlayer Season Made1. Anna DeForge 1994-95 462. Nicole Kubik 1996-97 293. Shannon Howell 2000-01 244. Kiera Hardy 2003-04 215. Heather Kephart 2003-04 17

Three-Point Field Goal Percentage PlayerPlayer Season Pct. (3FG-3FGA)Pct. (3FG-3FGA)1. Heather Kephart 2003-04 .370 (17-46)2. Katie Robinette 2001-02 .353 (12-34)4. Shannon Howell 2000-01 .340 (24-78)5. Anna DeForge 1994-95 .333 (46-138)-- Kiera Hardy 2003-04 .296 (21-71)

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Big 12 Standings (as of Feb. 18)

shooting 73.8 percent, while leading the Huskers in both free throws made (76) and attempted (103). The Huskers are outscoring their opponents by an average of 13.1-10.4 (+2.7) per game at the free throw line, compared to a 12.8-12.0 (+0.8) scoring edge at the line last season. Nebraska's excellent free throw shooting percentage has defi nitely been a team effort. Five of the 10 Huskers on the roster are shooting 70 percent or better at the free throw line, including Kiera Hardy (79.3 percent), Alexa Johnson (78.3 percent), Katie Morse (75.7 percent) and Heather Kephart (75 percent). Nine of 10 Huskers are shooting 66 percent or better at the line, including Jessica Gerhart (68.8 percent), Chelsea Aubry (68.3 percent), Chelsea Aubry (68.3 percent), Chelsea Aubry Andrea Lightfoot (66.7 percent) and Keasha Cannon-Johnson (66 percent).

Poise Counts - Huskers Come Through in Clutch Nebraska provided Husker fans with some of the most exciting basketball games in the country early this season. Ten of the Huskers' fi rst 14 games this season were decided by eight points or less, and Nebraska found a way to win nine times, with their only narrow loss coming to Mississippi (69-66) in the third game of the season. Nebraska has certainly given Husker fans their money's worth at the Devaney Center. Five of NU's 13 home games have been decided in the fi nal minute, including an eight-point win over in-state rival Creighton, a seven-point win over St. Bonaventure, a pair of fi ve-point victories over No. 13 Ohio State and Iowa State and a two-point nail-biter against Louisiana-Lafayette. The excitement has followed the Huskers on the road as well, beginning with the three-point loss to Mississippi and a three-point victory over Eastern Kentucky at the Lady Tiger Kroger Thanksgiving Classic. Nebraska continued its string of thrillers with an eight-point win at Washington State, before escaping with a three-point win at Rice. Most recently, the Huskers notched a fi ve-point win at Missouri. The Huskers have found ways to win in almost every way imaginable. They have erased double-digit leads, blown double-fi gure leads, come back in the closing minutes, knocked down game-winning three-pointers, shut out the opponent in the fi nal minutes and staved off countless opponent rallies by hitting free throws in the closing seconds. They also played one stretch of more than 100 minutes in which neither team led by more than two possessions (six points) at any time in a game.

Nebraska's Notable Numbers 4The Huskers rank sixth in the Big 12 with their 72.5 free throw percentage, after shooting 68.8 percent from the free throw line last season. NU's percentage ranks third on the Husker single-season charts, trailing only their 79.0 percent accuracy in 1981-82 and 74.5 percent in 1988-89. Nebraska has outscored the opposition, 301-239, at the line through 23 games this season (13.1-10.4). 4Nebraska's 42.8 rebounds per game rank second in the Big 12 Conference, while the Huskers' +6.1 rebounding margin ranks sixth in the league. NU outrebounded each of its fi rst 11 opponents and 16 of its 23 opponents on the season, including a plus-10 rebound margins in both games against No. 9 Kansas State, a plus-15 margin in the win over Kansas and a plus-10 margin in the win over Oklahoma State. 4NU ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 15.8 assists per game, and seventh in the Big 12 with 4.7 three-pointers made per game. Last season, the Huskers averaged just 12.5 assists and 3.4 three-pointers. 4Nebraska's 10 made three-pointers in the 60-55 win over No. 13 Ohio State tied the school record, set three other times, most recently on Feb. 4, 2001, against Iowa State. The Huskers' 27 three-point attempts against the Buckeyes rank as the third-most attempts in school history. 4Katie Morse set a Nebraska school record with seven blocked shots in the Huskers' 65-48 win over Texas A&M on Jan. 17. Morse had six blocks against Eastern Kentucky earlier this season. 4Margaret Richards tied a Nebraska record with 18 free throw attempts in the Huskers' win over Eastern Kentucky. Richards, who hit 14-of-18 attempts from the line against the Colonels, connected on 11-of-14 attempts the previous night against Mississippi. Richards' 32 free throw attempts in consecutive games are the most in school history.

Huskers Earn First Top 25 Ranking Since 1999 Nebraska entered the Associated Press Top 25 on Jan. 26 for the fi rst time since Nov. 15, 1999, as the Huskers cracked the poll at No. 25. The last time NU was ranked came in the second week of the 1999-2000 season. The Huskers were ranked 24th in the preseason poll and maintained the ranking in the fi rst regular-season ranking on Nov. 15, before beating Georgia Southern and falling to Wisconsin in overtime in the Time Warner Cable Classic. The Huskers fell out of the top 25 after a pair of losses to top-16 teams the following week. Nebraska did receive one vote in the AP poll this week to tie North Carolina State for 40th.

Coaches PollRank, Team (1st Votes)Rank, Team (1st Votes) Total1. Texas (10) 1202. Kansas State (2) 1113. Texas Tech 994. Oklahoma 875. Colorado 816. Baylor 727. Missouri 558. Iowa State 539. Kansas 4010. Oklahoma State 3511. Nebraska 2012. Texas A&M 19

Preseason All-Big 12 Team Player, SchoolPlayer, School Ht. Class Pos.Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State 6-4 Sr. Cen terKendra Wecker, Kansas State 5-11Jr. ForwardStacy Stephens, Texas 6-1 Sr. ForwardHeather Schreiber, Texas 6-2 Jr. ForwardJia Perkins, Texas Tech 5-8 Sr. Guard

Preseason Player of the YearPlayer, SchoolPlayer, School Ht. Class Pos.Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State 6-4 Sr. Center

Preseason Newcomer of the YearPlayer, SchoolPlayer, School Ht. Class Pos.Elizangela Gomes, Okla. St. 6-4 Jr. Center

Preseason Freshman of the YearPlayer, SchoolPlayer, School Ht. Class Pos.Tiffany Jackson, Texas 6-3 Fr. Forward

Team (AP Rank)Team (AP Rank) Conference Overall1. Texas (1) 11-1 23-2 Kansas State (8) 10-1 19-33. Colorado (13) 8-3 19-44. Texas Tech (9) 8-4 22-45. Baylor (19) 6-5 18-6 Oklahoma (24) 6-5 16-67. Nebraska 6-6 6-6 6-6 16-78. Iowa State 5-7 12-119. Missouri 4-8 13-1010. Oklahoma State 3-9 8-1511. Kansas 2-10 9-1412. Texas A&M 1-11 8-15

Year Overall Conference1. 1997-98 16-0 8-02. 1987-88 13-0 7-0-- 2003-04 12-1 5-13. 1995-96 12-1 6-1 1992-93 12-1 6-1 1986-87 12-1 6-16. 1998-99 12-2 6-27. 1988-89 10-2 5-28. 1978-79 14-4 NA9. 1983-84 10-3 4-3 1979-80 10-3 NA

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Rk. Season (Record) Margin1. 1997-98 (23-10) +8.6-- 2003-04 (16-7) +6.12. 1994-95 (13-14) +5.93. 1990-91 (17-11) +5.64. 1993-94 (17-13) +5.05. 1995-96 (19-10) +4.16. 1987-88 (22-7) +3.2 1980-81 (18-13) +3.28. 1991-92 (21-11) +3.19. 1996-97 (19-9) +2.410. 1999-00 (18-13) +1.6

NU Top Season Rebound Margins Huskers Face Solid Regular-Season Schedule The Huskers will face a challenging 2003-04 schedule that features 12 games against nine teams that qualifi ed for postseason play in 2003. Nebraska will play eight games against six teams that advanced to the 2003 NCAA Tournament, and will add four games against three squads that made it to the fi nal eight in the Women's National Invitation Tournament last season. Nebraska's home schedule at the Devaney Center features four NCAA Tournament teams, including No. 13 Ohio State, which NU defeated, 60-55, on Dec. 12, Kansas State (Jan. 24), Texas (Jan. 28) and Colorado (March 3), while adding a pair of WNIT qualifi ers in Creighton (Dec. 21) and Missouri (Feb. 25). The Buckeyes, who advanced to the second round of the 2003 NCAA Tournament after earning a spot in the Big Ten title game, highlighted the Huskers' non-conference schedule. Ohio State fi nished with a 22-10 overall record and 10-6 mark for a fourth-place fi nish in Coach Jim Foster's fi rst season at OSU. Along with Nebraska's 60-55 win over No. 13 Ohio State, the Huskers' home non-conference schedule also featured a 70-62 win over traditional in-state rival Creighton at the Devaney Center. The Bluejays fi nished with a 24-9 overall record and advanced to the WNIT semifi nals in 2003. The Huskers opened regular-season play with wins over Wofford (104-46) on Nov. 21, and Princeton (75-61) on Nov. 23. Nebraska defeated Texas-Arlington (81-59) on Dec. 6, and Louisiana-Lafayette (61-59) on Dec. 14, before closing non-league play with a 69-62 win over St. Bonaventure (Jan. 3). Nebraska faced tough road tests in non-league play at the Memphis Lady Tiger Kroger Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. 28-29), where the Huskers lost to Mississippi and defeated Eastern Kentucky. NU also won at Washington State (Dec. 4) before closing its non-conference road slate with a 59-56 win at Rice (Dec. 30). The Big 12 Conference could feature the toughest fi eld from top to bottom in the eight-year history of the league. NU opened league play with a 70-51 loss at No. 15 Oklahoma on Jan. 7. The Sooners, who qualifi ed for the 2003 NCAA Tournament after advancing to the NCAA title game in 2002, were the fi rst of seven conference opponents who qualifi ed for the 2003 NCAA Tournament. The Huskers opened home conference competition with a 62-57 victory over Iowa State on Jan. 10 to snap a 10-game losing streak to the Cyclones, before traveling to 2003 WNIT quarterfi nalist Missouri and knocking off the Tigers 74-69 in Columbia (Jan. 14). NU returned home to notch a 65-48 win over Texas A&M (Jan. 17), before falling 68-55 at No. 3 Texas Tech (Jan. 21) to begin a treacherous fi ve-game stretch. The Huskers returned to the Devaney Center to post one of the biggest wins in school history with a decisive 81-63 win over then-No. 9 Kansas State (Jan. 24), before falling to 2003 NCAA Final Four participant and No. 3 Texas, 82-59 (Jan. 28). NU fell to 2003 WNIT runner-up, No. 16 Baylor, 67-57, (Jan. 31), before losing at 2003 NCAA Sweet 16 qualifi er, No. 11 Colorado, 78-63 (Feb. 4). Nebraska rebounded with a 59-48 victory over Kansas (Feb. 7) at the Devaney Center, before defeating Oklahoma State 64-41 at home (Feb. 11). NU fell at No. 9 Kansas State 89-69 (Feb. 14), before journeying to Iowa State (Feb. 21). After hosting Missouri (Feb. 25) and traveling to Kansas (Feb. 28), the Huskers close the regular season with Senior Night against Colorado (March 3). The Huskers travel to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, March 9-13, and the NCAA Tournament begins March 20, concluding with the NCAA Women's Final Four at New Orleans Arena, April 4-6.

Huskers Leading Life Skills Team Competition Along with showing gains on the court during the 2003-04 season, members of the Nebraska women's basketball team are also focused on improving themselves in the classroom and in the community. During the 2003-04 academic year, Nebraska has initiated a new Life Skills Award of Excellence Team Competition, which is designed to promote student-athlete involvement in campus-wide programming, community service and leadership, while enhancing student-athletes' preparation for life after sports. The Husker women's basketball team has embraced the new program and made winning the inaugural title one of its goals. As of Feb. 5, the women's basketball team was solidly in fi rst place with 2,082 points to lead the second-place Nebraska women's gymnastics team (1,625) by 457 points. The women's track and fi eld team was in third with 1,374 points, while the softball team was in fourth with 1,295 points and the volleyball team was in fi fth with 1,275 points. All 21 Husker teams are taking part in the program, which assigns points to individual and team efforts in the Life Skills categories of team enhancement, outreach, athletes supporting athletes, personal enhancement, leadership and team GPA. Other points can be earned by going above and beyond the traditional categories and communicating with the Student-Athlete Advisory Board and Husker Outreach Council.

Yori Working to Establish Foundation at Nebraska Second-year Nebraska coach Connie Yori spent her fi rst season at Nebraska trying to lay the cornerstones of a successful basketball program. The Huskers are producing one of the nation's top turnarounds in Yori's second season, running to a 16-7 overall record and a 6-6 Big 12 mark to improve Yori's career record to 219-167 in her 14th season as a collegiate coach. Yori's commitment to building Nebraska on the proper principles is paying off in her second season, as the Huskers have doubled their overall win total from a season ago and have produced fi ve more Big 12 Conference victories than the 2002-03 season.

NU Top Free Throw Pct. SeasonsRk. Season (Record) FT Pct.1. 1981-82 (14-17) 79.02. 1988-89 (14-14) 74.5-- 2003-04 (16-7) 72.53. 1984-85 (10-18) 72.44. 1985-86 (11-17) 72.15. 2001-02 (14-16) 71.06. 1995-96 (19-10) 70.97. 1986-87 (16-13) 70.88. 1999-00 (18-13) 70.19. 1991-92 (21-11) 69.810. 1987-88 (22-7) 69.5

Rk. Opponent Points1. vs. Howard, 12/11/92 1232. vs. InterAmerican, 12/21/93 1223. vs. Michigan, 11/28/80 1184. vs. Georgia Southern, 11/19/99 1135. vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 1/22/75 1126. vs. Oral Roberts, 12/5/89 110 vs. Pacifi c Christian, 11/20/81 1108. vs. Brigham Young, 12/5/87 1099. vs. Troy State, 12/8/98 108 vs. Iowa State, 1/15/83 10811. vs. Nicholls State, 12/10/95 107 at Idaho, 12/4/93 10713. vs. Wofford, 11/21/03 104 vs. Brigham Young, 12/14/85 10415. vs. Creighton, 1/3/90 103 vs. Arizona, 11/23/84 103 vs. Kansas State (OT), 1/18/83 10318. vs. Oklahoma, 3/2/85 102 at Pepperdine, 1/11/84 102 vs. Northwest Missouri State, 2/17/82 10221. at Oklahoma, 2/14/98 101 at Oklahoma State, 2/19/83 10123. vs. Oral Roberts, 11/27/87 100

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Although the Huskers struggled to an 8-20 overall record and a 1-15 Big 12 mark last season, the Huskers accepted the principles of hard work and conditioning and showed major strides throughout the season. Despite carrying a roster of just fi ve or six scholarship players throughout last season, Nebraska returns fi ve experienced starters for 2003-04. The Huskers also features some depth this season, a luxury they lacked a year ago. Nebraska has added fi ve freshmen to its roster this season, and all fi ve have seen signifi cant playing time. Nebraska is also making strides in the classroom and the community. Along with Jina Johansen, Laura Pilakowski, Greichaly Cepero and Alexa Johnson earning academic All-Big 12 honors last season, Margaret Richards earned her degree in August of 2003. The Huskers' cumulative team GPA is also on the rise, with seven of 10 players on the roster carrying cumulative grade-point averages of 3.0 or better. Seven Huskers earned GPAs of better than 3.0 during the fall semester, including all fi ve of the Husker freshmen. Off the court, the women's basketball team is leading the Athletic Department's Life Skills Award of Excellence Team Competition, which is designed to promote athletic excellence, academic support, personal development, career development and community service. Through Feb. 5, the women's basketball team had earned 2,082 points to lead the women's gymnastics team by 457 points. The Husker women's track and fi eld program was in third with 1,374 points, while the softball team (1,295) and volleyball team (1,275) rounded out the top fi ve in the competition. The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Yori led the Bluejays to a 24-7 overall mark and a 16-2 MVC record in 2002-03 to capture the league’s regular-season and tournament titles. Yori’s success at CU in 2002-03 capped a 170-115 career mark at Creighton. Her teams made two trips to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and 2002. Before taking over the top job with the Bluejays, Yori led NCAA Division III Loras College to a 25-25 record in two seasons from 1990 to 1992. She also served as an assistant coach at Creighton from 1986 to 1989. Yori was one of the top players in Creighton history, and she still owns the school record for career scoring average at 20.3 points per game. She ranks as CU’s No. 3 all-time leading scorer with 2,010 points, and she had her No. 25 jersey retired. She was inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. A native of Ankeny, Iowa, the 40-year-old Yori is married to Kirk Helms.

Nebraska’s History of Success at Home Since the Bob Devaney Sports Center opened in 1976-77, the Huskers are 276-97 (.740) in games played in the arena, including 99-61 (.619) in conference games. Nebraska is 12-1 at home in 2003-04, and has doubled its home victory total from 2002-03. The Huskers are 5-1 at home in the Big 12. Attendance is a big part of the Huskers’ success. Over the past fi ve seasons, Nebraska has averaged more than 4,200 fans per game and ranked among the top 25 teams nationally in average home attendance each season. The Huskers were 6-10 at home in 2002-03 and averaged 2,625 fans per game in 16 contests. NU drew a season-high 6,077 fans in the loss to No. 4 Kansas State on Jan. 19. So far in 2003-04 attendance is on the rise and the Huskers are averaging 3,018 fans per game, including a season-high 5,809 fans at their Big 12 Conference opener against Iowa State on Jan. 10 and 5,088 fans who witnessed the Huskers' 81-63 win over No. 9 Kansas State on Jan. 24. In 2001-02, Nebraska averaged 3,473 fans per game over 14 home contests, including a season-high 6,066 fans at the Devaney Center for the Kansas State game on Feb. 10. The Huskers attracted an average of 4,204 fans per game in 2000-01. NU averaged 4,772 fans per game in 1999-2000 to rank 14th nationally, trailing only the 5,000 fans per game (15th nationally) in 1998-99 for the best average attendance in school history. In 1999-2000, Nebraska set a school record with a crowd of 13,226 in the fi nal home game against Kansas State on Feb. 26.

Nebraska's Record When. . .NU leads at the half 12-0NU trails at the half 3-7NU is tied at the half 1-0

NU attempts more FG than opponent 9-3NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 7-4

NU makes more FG than opponent 9-0NU makes fewer FG than opponent 6-7NU makes same number of FG as opponent 1-0

NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 12-1NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 4-6

NU shoots 50 percent or better from fi eld 3-0NU shoots less than 50 percent from fi eld 13-7

NU shoots 40 percent or better from fi eld 10-2NU shoots less than 40 percent from fi eld 6-5

NU shoots more FT than opponent 13-2NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 3-5

NU makes more FT than opponent 12-2NU makes fewer FT than opponent 3-4NU makes same number of FT as opponent 1-1

NU has more total rebounds than opponent 14-2NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 1-5NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 1-0

NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 10-3NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 4-3NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 2-1

NU has more assists than opponent 13-1NU has fewer assists than opponent 3-6

NU has more turnovers than opponent 6-7NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 8-0NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 2-0

NU has more steals than opponent 7-1NU has fewer steals than opponent 8-6NU has same number of steals as opponent 1-0

NU has more blocked shots than opponent 7-1NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 9-5NU has same number of blocks as opponent 0-1

NU commits more fouls than opponent 5-5NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 9-2NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 2-0

Games are decided by 10 or more points 7-6Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 9-1Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 6-1Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 3-1

Playing on Monday 0-0Playing on Tuesday 1-0Playing on Wednesday 2-4Playing on Thursday 1-0Playing on Friday 2-1Playing on Saturday 7-2Playing on Sunday 3-0

Playing in November 3-1Playing in December 6-0Playing in January Playing in January Playing in January 5-4Playing in February 2-2Playing in March 0-0


Overall: 16-7 Conference: 6-6 Home: 12-1 Away: 3-5 Neu tral: 1-1

Date OpponentOpponent W/L Score Home AwayAway Neutral Total Big 12Big 12 Att. High PointsHigh Points High ReboundsHigh Rebounds High AssistsHigh Assists11/21 Wofford W 104-46 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1,774 (16) Cannon-Johnson (15) Morse (6) Johansen (16) Kephart (16) Morse11/23 Princeton W 75-61 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 2,008 (15) Johnson (9) Cannon-Johnson (4) Johansen (4) Cannon-Johnson11/28 vs. Mississippi% L 66-69 2-0 0-0 0-1 2-1 0-0 802 (20) Johnson (9) Cannon-Johnson (5) Cannon-Johnson (9) Richards11/29 vs. Eastern Kentucky% W 78-75 2-0 0-0 1-1 3-1 0-0 153 (23) Richards (10) Richards (8) Johansen12/4 at Washington State W 64-56 2-0 1-0 1-1 4-1 0-0 539 (15) Kephart (9) Morse (5) Richards 12/6 Texas-Arlington W 81-59 3-0 1-0 1-1 5-1 0-0 1,628 (18) Richards (12) Cannon-Johnson (8) Johansen12/12 #13 Ohio State W 60-55 4-0 1-0 1-1 6-1 0-0 1,726 (14) Johnson (11) Cannon-Johnson (9) Cannon-Johnson12/14 Louisiana-Lafayette W 61-59 5-0 1-0 1-1 7-1 0-0 1,658 (15) Morse (17) Cannon-Johnson (5) Johansen12/21 Creighton W 70-62 6-0 1-0 1-1 8-1 0-0 3,037 (23) Cannon-Johnson (15) Richards (4) Cannon-Johnson (4) Richards12/30 at Rice W 59-56 6-0 2-0 1-1 9-1 0-0 963 (13) Richards (8) Richards (5) Cannon-Johnson1/3 St. Bonaventure W 69-62 7-0 2-0 1-1 10-1 0-0 2,391 (16) Johnson (10) Morse (6) Richards (10) Richards1/7 at #15 Oklahoma* L 51-70 7-0 2-1 1-1 10-2 0-1 4,251 (15) Cannon-Johnson (9) Richards (4) Johansen1/10 Iowa State* W 62-57 8-0 2-1 1-1 11-2 1-1 5,809 (15) Johansen (11) Cannon-Johnson (5) Johansen1/14 at Missouri* W 74-69 8-0 3-1 1-1 12-2 2-1 1,324 (18) Morse (8) Richards (4) Johansen (8) Morse (4) Cannon-Johnson (8) Cannon-Johnson (8) Johnson1/17 Texas A&M* W 65-48 9-0 3-1 1-1 13-2 3-1 3,409 (13) Richards (7) Cannon-Johnson (7) Johansen (7) Aubry1/21 at #3 Texas Tech* L 55-68 9-0 3-2 1-1 13-3 3-2 12,302 (17) Cannon-Johnson (6) Morse (4) Johansen1/24 #9 Kansas State* W 81-63 10-0 3-2 1-1 14-3 4-2 5,088 (21) Richards (10) Cannon-Johnson (6) Johansen1/28 #3 Texas* L 59-82 10-1 3-2 1-1 14-4 4-3 3,542 (18) Cannon-Johnson (9) Aubry (7) Johansen1/31 at #16 Baylor* L 57-67 10-1 3-3 1-1 14-5 4-4 6,046 (16) Johnson (8) Cannon-Johnson (5) Johansen2/4 at #11 Colorado* L 63-78 10-1 3-4 1-1 14-6 4-5 2,505 (13) Johnson (10) Richards (7) Johansen2/7 Kansas* W 59-48 11-1 3-4 1-1 15-6 5-5 3,888 (17) Johnson (11) Cannon-Johnson (6) Cannon-Johnson2/11 Oklahoma State* W 64-41 12-1 3-4 1-1 16-6 6-5 3,276 (21) Johnson (9) Richards (7) Johansen2/14 at #9 Kansas State* L 69-89 12-1 3-5 1-1 16-7 6-6 10,300 (14) Morse (8) Johnson (3) Richards (3) Cannon-Johnson

2003-04 Game-By-Game Re sults

AP Ranking at game time listed before team% denotes Lady Tiger Kroger Thanksgiving Classic game* denotes Big 12 Conference game# denotes Big 12 Tournament game

Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 39,234 (3,018)Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 38,230 (4,779)Neutral Attendance (Avg.) -- 955 (478)Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 78,419 (3,410)


Husker Team Season HighsPoints ................................ 104 .....................vs. Wofford, 11/21/03First Half Points ................ 51 .......................vs. Wofford, 11/21/03Second Half Points............ 53 .......................vs. Wofford, 11/21/03Field Goals Made .............. 37 .......................vs. Wofford, 11/21/03Field Goals Att................... 71 .......................vs. Wofford, 11/21/03Field Goal Pct.................... 53.8 (35-65) .......vs. Kansas State, 1/24/04Three-Pt. FG Made............ 10 .......................vs. Ohio State, 12/12/03Three-Pt. FG Att. ............... 27 .......................vs. Ohio State, 12/12/03Three-Pt. FG Pct................ 62.5 (5-8)...........vs. Kansas State, 1/24/04Free Throws Made ............ 26 .......................vs. Eastern Kentucky, 11/29/03Free Throws Att................. 41 .......................vs. Eastern Kentucky, 11/29/03Free Throw Pct.................. .900 (9-10).........vs. Princeton, 11/29/03Rebounds.......................... 60 .......................vs. Wofford, 11/21/03Assists ............................... 23 .......................vs. Wofford, 11/21/03Steals ................................. 17 .......................vs. Wofford, 11/21/03Blocked Shots ................... 9 .........................vs. Eastern Kentucky, 11/21/03.......................................... 9 .........................vs. Texas A&M, 1/17/04Turnovers .......................... 24 .......................vs. Texas-Arlington, 12/6/03Fouls.................................. 22 .......................vs. Mississippi, 11/21/03.......................................... 22 .......................vs. Texas-Arlington, 12/6/03.......................................... 22 .......................at Colorado, 2/4/04

Opponent Team Season LowsPoints ................................ 41 .......................Oklahoma State, 2/11/04First Half Points ................ 20 .......................Oklahoma State, 2/11/04Second Half Points............ 21 .......................Wofford, 11/21/03.......................................... 21 .......................Oklahoma State, 2/11/04Field Goals Made .............. 16 .......................Oklahoma State, 2/11/04Field Goals Att................... 56 .......................Ohio State, 12/12/03.......................................... 56 .......................Louisiana-Lafayette, 12/14/03.......................................... 56 .......................Iowa State, 1/10/04Field Goal Pct.................... 27.6 (16-58) .......Oklahoma State, 2/11/04Three-Pt. FG Made............ 1 .........................Kansas, 2/7/04Three-Pt. FG Att. ............... 9 .........................Eastern Kentucky, 11/29/03.......................................... 9 .........................Ohio State, 12/12/03.......................................... 9 .........................Texas A&M, 1/17/04.......................................... 9 .........................Kansas, 2/7/04Three-Pt. FG Pct................ 11.1 (1-9)...........Kansas, 2/7/04Free Throws Made ............ 2 .........................Creighton, 12/21/03Free Throws Att................. 5 .........................Creighton, 12/21/03Free Throw Pct.................. .400 (2-5)...........Creighton, 12/21/03Rebounds.......................... 26 .......................Wofford, 11/21/03Assists ............................... 7 .........................Texas A&M, 1/17/04Steals ................................. 5 .........................Louisiana-Lafayette, 12/14/03.......................................... 5 .........................Missouri, 1/14/04Blocked Shots.................... 1 .........................Texas Tech, 1/21/04Turnovers .......................... 9 .........................Mississippi, 11/28/03.......................................... 9 .........................Colorado, 2/4/04.......................................... 9 .........................Kansas, 2/7/04Fouls.................................. 10 .......................Oklahoma State, 2/11/04

Husker Team Season LowsPoints ................................ 51 .......................at Oklahoma, 1/7/04First Half Points ................ 24 .......................vs. Ohio State, 12/12/03.......................................... 24 .......................at Oklahoma, 1/7/04.......................................... 24 .......................vs. Texas A&M, 1/17/04Second Half Points............ 24 .......................vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 12/14/03Field Goals Made .............. 19 .......................vs. Mississippi, 11/28/03.......................................... 19 .......................at Oklahoma, 1/7/04Field Goals Att................... 51 .......................vs. Eastern Kentucky, 11/29/03Field Goal Pct.................... 33.3 (22-66) .......vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 12/14/03

Three-Pt. FG Made............ 2 .........................vs. Creighton, 12/21/03.......................................... 2 .........................vs. Texas A&M, 1/17/04.......................................... 2 .........................at Kansas State, 2/14/04Three-Pt. FG Att. ............... 5 .........................vs. Texas A&M, 1/17/04Three-Pt. FG Pct................ 11.8 (2-17) ........at Kansas State, 2/14/04Free Throws Made ............ 3 .........................at Colorado, 2/4/04Free Throws Att................. 5 .........................at Colorado, 2/4/04Free Throw Pct.................. 54.5 (6-11).........vs. Texas, 1/28/04Rebounds.......................... 28 .......................at Texas Tech, 1/21/04Assists ............................... 6 .........................at Texas Tech, 1/21/04Steals ................................. 2 .........................vs. Texas, 1/28/04Blocked Shots.................... 0 .........................vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 12/14/03.......................................... 0 .........................at Baylor, 1/31/04Turnovers .......................... 11 .......................vs. Creighton, 12/21/03.......................................... 11 .......................vs. St. Bonaventure, 1/3/04Fouls.................................. 10 .......................vs. Princeton, 11/23/03

Opponent Team Season HighsPoints ................................ 89 .......................Kansas State, 2/14/04First Half Points ................ 41 .......................Kansas State, 2/14/04Second Half Points............ 48 .......................Colorado, 2/4/04.......................................... 48 .......................Kansas State, 2/14/04Field Goals Made .............. 32 .......................Kansas State, 2/14/04Field Goals Att................... 72 .......................Missouri, 1/14/04Field Goal Pct.................... 53.3 (32-60) .......Kansas State, 2/14/04Three-Pt. FG Made............ 11 .......................Kansas State, 2/14/04Three-Pt. FG Att. ............... 29 .......................Creighton, 12/21/03Three-Pt. FG Pct................ 64.7 (11-17) .......Kansas State, 2/14/04Free Throws Made ............ 21 .......................Texas, 1/28/04Free Throws Att................. 32 .......................Mississippi, 11/28/03Free Throw Pct.................. .923 (12-13) ......Iowa State, 1/10/04.......................................... .923 (12-13) .......Texas Tech, 1/21/04Rebounds.......................... 44 .......................Princeton, 11/23/03Assists ............................... 26 .......................Kansas State, 2/14/04Steals ................................. 16 .......................Oklahoma, 1/7/04Blocked Shots.................... 11 .......................Rice, 12/30/03Turnovers .......................... 27 .......................Wofford, 11/21/03Fouls.................................. 32 .......................Eastern Kentucky, 11/29/03

Husker 2003-04 Team Su per la tives

Margaret Richards scored a season-high 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in Nebraska's 78-75 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 29.


Husker Game-by-Game LinescoresGame FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TPNebraska 37 71 .521 7 17 .412 23 30 .767 21 39 60 22 23 23 3 17 104Wofford 17 59 .288 5 13 .385 7 15 .467 8 18 26 27 9 27 7 9 46

Nebraska 31 77 .403 4 20 .250 9 10 .900 19 30 49 10 19 15 7 10 75Princeton 24 68 .353 7 11 .636 6 8 .750 16 28 44 11 15 19 3 7 61

Nebraska 19 55 .345 4 16 .250 24 30 800 16 36 52 22 17 21 3 3 66Mississippi 23 67 .343 5 16 .313 18 32 .563 15 23 38 23 9 9 4 10 69

Nebraska 24 51 .471 4 11 .364 26 41 .634 16 28 44 17 20 20 9 4 78Eastern Kentucky 28 68 .412 3 9 .333 16 22 .727 15 19 34 32 18 14 2 7 75

Nebraska 21 57 .368 7 17 .412 15 17 .882 15 27 42 11 13 18 2 8 64Washington State 22 64 .344 8 17 .471 4 8 .500 18 22 40 16 11 18 5 7 56

Nebraska 28 57 .491 4 14 .286 21 26 .808 14 31 45 22 21 24 5 7 81Texas-Arlington 24 64 .375 4 11 .364 7 16 .438 15 20 35 26 9 21 4 10 59

Nebraska 22 61 .361 10 27 .370 6 10 .600 15 27 42 15 18 18 4 3 60#13 Ohio State 24 56 .429 2 9 .222 5 8 .625 7 25 32 11 22 19 3 11 55

Nebraska 22 66 .333 5 16 .313 12 15 .800 17 24 41 13 16 13 0 6 61Louisiana-Lafayette 24 56 .429 5 14 .357 6 10 .600 10 28 38 11 10 16 4 5 59

Nebraska 24 56 .429 2 11 .182 20 28 .714 14 29 43 12 13 11 2 5 70Creighton 25 66 .379 10 29 .345 2 5 .400 14 23 37 22 15 12 7 8 62

Nebraska 23 57 .404 3 7 .429 10 13 .769 11 34 45 14 15 21 2 10 59Rice 22 60 .367 3 11 .273 9 12 .750 7 26 33 14 12 15 11 10 56

Nebraska 24 68 .353 4 19 .211 17 20 .850 21 30 51 16 14 11 4 4 69St. Bonaventure 24 65 .369 4 14 .286 10 17 .588 16 25 41 21 9 11 3 6 62

Nebraska 19 53 .358 4 11 .364 9 12 .750 9 24 33 15 11 23 3 8 51#15 Oklahoma 28 61 .459 3 12 .459 11 14 .786 11 26 37 14 15 16 5 16 70

Nebraska 22 61 .361 7 21 .333 11 19 .579 18 21 39 14 16 14 2 10 62Iowa State 21 56 .375 3 18 .167 12 13 .923 14 27 41 17 10 20 5 8 57

Nebraska 25 58 .431 5 12 .417 19 23 .826 12 29 41 19 13 14 4 9 74Missouri 30 72 .417 2 15 .133 7 13 .538 19 22 41 17 20 12 5 5 69

Nebraska 27 54 .500 2 5 .400 9 16 .563 10 31 41 15 19 18 9 5 65Texas A&M 19 57 .333 3 9 .333 7 12 .583 11 22 33 19 7 17 4 8 48

Nebraska 20 52 .385 3 7 .429 12 15 .800 8 20 28 17 6 15 5 3 55#3 Texas Tech 27 61 .443 2 10 .200 12 13 .923 14 24 38 13 16 13 1 6 68

Nebraska 35 65 .538 5 8 .625 6 10 .600 12 30 42 15 17 16 4 12 81#9 Kansas State 20 60 .333 7 23 .304 16 20 .800 12 20 32 11 10 17 7 9 63

Nebraska 25 59 .424 3 13 .231 6 11 .545 12 21 33 19 12 16 5 2 59#3 Texas 28 61 .459 5 16 .313 21 25 .840 15 25 40 16 17 12 5 4 82

Nebraska 20 58 .345 6 21 .286 11 15 .733 8 29 37 19 15 19 0 6 57#16 Baylor 24 57 .421 2 12 .167 17 25 .680 8 33 41 13 18 13 9 11 67

Nebraska 27 64 .422 6 19 .316 3 5 .600 9 27 36 22 15 15 4 4 63#11 Colorado 29 63 .460 2 11 .182 18 20 .900 8 29 37 12 18 9 5 7 78

Nebraska 23 67 .343 7 22 .318 6 9 .667 19 33 52 13 15 14 4 3 59Kansas 19 61 .311 1 9 .111 9 10 .900 10 27 37 13 11 9 3 8 48

Nebraska 28 63 .444 3 18 .167 5 6 .833 14 31 45 13 22 13 3 5 64Oklahoma State 16 58 .276 4 15 .267 5 10 .500 13 22 35 10 11 16 5 7 41

Nebraska 23 64 .359 2 17 .118 21 34 .618 21 23 44 19 13 18 1 8 69#9 Kansas State 32 60 .533 11 17 .647 14 21 .667 9 25 34 23 26 14 5 7 89

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Game-by-Game Box ScoresGame #1

Nebraska 104Wofford 46

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 21, 2003Wofford Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPMister* 29 2-5 1-2 4 5 0 1 5Paul* 16 1-5 0-0 6 5 1 3 2Harris* 28 3-15 1-3 0 5 1 3 7Correll* 21 0-7 3-5 2 2 1 1 3Bradshaw* 27 4-12 2-3 5 3 0 0 11Yee 22 3-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 8Bonner 4 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Ripberger 15 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0Strong 8 2-4 0-2 0 0 1 0 6Metzker 3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Wuerding 27 2-4 0-0 7 4 2 0 4Team Rebounds 1Totals 200 17-59 7-15 26 27 9 9 46

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohnson* 22 4-9 0-1 11 4 2 2 8Morse* 24 4-6 8-11 15 2 1 3 16Johansen* 24 2-2 2-2 0 3 6 0 7Richards* 23 4-10 2-3 5 5 3 1 10Cannon-Johnson* 17 6-9 3-3 6 0 3 2 16Kephart 18 5-10 2-2 3 1 1 2 16Hardy 23 4-7 0-0 2 2 3 4 9Lightfoot 15 0-3 2-2 1 1 2 2 2Gerhart 15 3-5 3-4 8 3 0 0 9Aubry 19 5-10 1-2 5 1 2 1 11Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 37-71 23-30 60 22 23 17 104

1st 2nd FinalWofford 25 21 46Nebraska 51 53 104

3FG: Wofford 5-13 (Yee 2-2, Strong 2-4, Bradshaw 1-1, Harris 0-6); Nebraska 7-17 (Kephart 4-8, Johansen 1-1, Cannon-Johnson 1-2, Hardy 1-3, Richards 0-1, Lightfoot 0-1). 3FG%: Wofford 38.5; Nebraska 41.2. FG%: Wofford 28.8; Nebraska 52.1. FT%: Wofford 46.7; Nebraska 76.7. Steals: Wofford 9 (Paul 3, Harris 3); Nebraska 17 (Hardy 4). Blocked Shots: Wofford 7 (Wuerding 5); Nebraska 3 (Johansen 2). Turnovers: Wofford 27; Nebraska 23. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Knepp, Caudle, Bonner. Attendance: 1,774.

Game Highlights: Nebraska opened the season with a victory for the 23rd consecutive season by running to a 104-46 win over Wofford at the Devaney Center. Nebraska's 104 points tied for the 13th-highest total in school history, and marked the 23rd time an NU team had scored 100 or more points. Nebraska's 58-point win tied for the seventh-largest margin in school history, while the Huskers' 60 rebounds also tied for the seventh-highest total in the NU record books.

NU guard Heather Kephart scored 16 points in her fi rst career game to tie for the fi fth-best opening-game scoring effort by a freshman in school history. Kephart connected on 4-of-8 three-pointers to shoot the Huskers to victory.

Katie Morse and Keasha Cannon-Johnson enjoyed triumphant returns to the court. Morse, who missed NU's fi nal 21 games with a knee injury in 2002-03, notched her fourth career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds. Cannon-Johnson added 16 points and six boards in her fi rst game back after redshirting in 2002-03.

Game #2Nebraska 75 Princeton 61

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 23, 2003Princeton Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPLockwood* 35 9-16 0-1 8 1 1 2 20Brown* 15 3-10 1-1 2 2 1 1 7Digovich* 36 3-12 4-4 6 2 1 1 12Slemp* 23 1-6 0-0 2 0 2 0 2O'Brien* 35 5-10 0-0 8 1 5 0 13Opila 9 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 1 0Umeda 5 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 1 0McCracken 14 2-7 1-2 3 3 3 1 5Bolster 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Smith 2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2Nestor 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0Hughes 17 0-3 0-0 3 1 0 0 0Team Rebounds 6Totals 200 24-68 6-8 44 11 15 7 61


1st 2nd Final Princeton 26 35 61Nebraska 42 33 75

3FG: Princeton 7-11 (O'Brien 3-5, Digovich 2-2, Lockwood 2-3, Umeda 0-1); Nebraska 4-20 (Kephart 2-7, Morse 1-1, Johansen 1-1, Richards 0-3, Hardy 0-3, Aubry 0-2, Cannon-Johnson 0-2, Lightfoot 0-1). 3FG%: Princeton 63.6; Nebraska 25.0. FG%: Princeton 35.3; Nebraska 40.3. FT%: Princeton 75.0; Nebraska 90.0. Steals: Princeton 7 (Lockwood 2); Nebraska 10 (Hardy 3). Blocked Shots: Princeton 3 (Lockwood, Digovich, McCracken 1); Nebraska 7 (Morse 3). Turnovers: Princeton 19; Nebraska 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Small, Knight, Schlabach. Attendance: 2,008.

Game Highlights: Nebraska started the season with a 2-0 record for the eighth time in the last nine seasons, as the Huskers defeated the Princeton Tigers, 75-61, at the the Devaney Center. Alexa Johnson led the Huskers with 15 points, while Margaret Richards pitched in 12 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Kiera Hardy added 12 points, six rebounds, three steals and three assists.

The Huskers outscored the Tigers 22-6 over the fi nal 10 minutes of the fi rst half, turning a 20-20 tie into a 42-26 halftime lead. Nebraska stretched its lead to 23 points on Andrea Lightfoot's jumper with 8:45 remaining in the game before Tigers rallied to cut the lead to 12 points at 73-61 with 1:42 left in the contest. Keasha Cannon-Johnson, who scored eight points and grabbed nine boards, hit the fi nal shot with 37 seconds left to seal the win.

Game #3Mississippi 69 Nebraska 66

Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 28, 2003Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohnson* 21 6-12 6-8 6 4 0 1 20Morse* 20 0-4 1-2 3 2 1 0 1Johansen* 38 0-3 0-0 4 2 4 1 0Richards* 36 4-10 11-14 9 2 4 0 19Cannon-Johnson* 24 2-8 0-1 9 4 5 1 4Kephart 15 2-7 0-0 0 5 0 0 6Lightfoot 8 0-1 2-2 2 0 1 0 2Gerhart 24 3-7 4-4 8 2 2 0 10Aubry 14 2-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 4Team Rebounds 10Totals 200 19-55 24-30 52 22 17 3 66

MississippiMississippi Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPInmon* 19 1-5 4-6 1 4 0 0 6Watts* 15 3-8 2-3 1 4 0 0 8Brown* 30 1-7 2-2 3 3 3 1 4Terry* 38 4-12 3-6 7 3 2 4 13Price* 32 6-12 6-10 16 2 2 2 18Gist 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Awkward 10 2-5 1-1 0 1 1 0 5Cansdale 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Johnson 14 2-9 0-0 1 0 1 1 5Watson 14 3-5 0-2 2 0 0 1 8Buchanan 20 1-3 0-2 3 4 0 1 2Terrell 5 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 23-67 18-32 38 23 9 10 69

1st 2nd Final Nebraska 34 32 66Mississippi 29 40 69

3FG: Nebraska 4-16 (Johnson 2-3, Kephart 2-6, Johansen 0-2, Morse 0-1, Richards 0-1, Cannon-Johnson 0-1, Lightfoot 0-1, Aubry 0-1); Mississippi 5-16 (Watson 2-2, Terry 2-6, Johnson 1-5, Brown 0-3). 3FG%: Nebraska 25.0; Mississippi 31.3. FG%: Nebraska 34.5; Mississippi 34.3. FT%: Nebraska 80.0; Mississippi 56.3. Steals: Nebraska 3 (Johnson, Johansen, Cannon-Johnson 1); Mississippi 10 (Terry 4). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3 (Johnson, Morse, Richards 1); Mississippi 4 (Buchanan 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 21; Mississippi 9. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Maddock, Baker, Wilson. Attendance: 802.

Game Highlights: The Huskers tasted defeat for the fi rst time in 2003-04, falling to Mississippi, 69-66, in the opening round of the Lady Tiger Kroger Thanksgiving Classic in Memphis, Tenn. Alexa Johnson led the Huskers with a game-high 20 points, but her three-pointer from the corner at the buzzer rattled in and out to preserve the victory for the Rebels, who improved to 3-1 with the win. Margaret Richards added 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists in a standout effort for the Huskers.

Freshman forward Jessica Gerhart gave the Huskers a boost inside by scoring 10 points and pulling down eight rebounds.

Armintie Price led Mississippi with 18 points and a game-high 16 rebounds, while Genice Terry added 13 points, seven rebounds a game-high four steals. Mississippi committed just nine turnovers, while forcing 21 Husker miscues.



Nebraska 78Eastern Kentucky 75

Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 29, 2003Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohnson* 33 6-14 4-6 6 4 2 0 17Morse* 25 2-5 2-2 9 2 0 1 6Johansen* 34 0-2 0-2 2 1 8 0 0Richards* 37 4-10 14-18 10 4 3 1 23Cannon-Johnson* 26 6-10 1-5 9 2 5 2 13Kephart 17 4-6 1-2 1 1 0 0 11Lightfoot 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0Gerhart 11 2-4 2-4 2 2 0 0 6Aubry 10 0-0 2-2 1 1 1 0 2Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 24-51 26-41 44 17 20 4 78

E. KentuckyE. Kentucky Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPEckerle* 13 4-6 2-3 0 5 0 0 10Cook* 33 4-9 0-1 8 4 7 1 8Garrett* 24 2-11 2-4 10 4 0 1 6Shelton* 18 1-3 0-0 2 1 1 0 2Kelly* 31 7-18 6-8 1 3 4 3 22Hala'api'api 15 5-8 4-4 4 5 1 0 14Carr 20 2-6 0-0 2 5 0 1 4McCluney 22 2-3 0-0 0 3 1 1 5Huffman 9 0-1 2-2 1 0 3 0 2Bowers 10 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Hurdle 5 1-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 2Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 28-68 16-22 34 32 18 7 75

1st 2nd FinalNebraska 42 36 78Eastern Kentucky 40 35 75

3FG: Nebraska 4-11 (Kephart 2-4, Johnson 1-4, Richards 1-3); Eastern Kentucky 3-9 (Kelly 2-4, McCluney 1-2, Carr 0-2, Shelton 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 36.4; Eastern Kentucky 33.3. FG%: Nebraska 47.1; Eastern Kentucky 41.2. FT%: Nebraska 63.4; Eastern Kentucky 72.7. Steals: Nebraska 4 (Cannon-Johnson 2); Eastern Kentucky 7 (Kelly 3). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 9 (Morse 6); Eastern Kentucky 2 (Cook, Hala'api'api 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 20; Eastern Kentucky 14. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Baker, Fountain, Wilson. Attendance: 153.

Game Highlights: Margaret Richards played one of the best games of her career to lead Nebraska to a 78-75 win over Eastern Kentucky in the third-place game of the Lady Tiger Kroger Thanksgiving Classic in Memphis, Tenn. Richards scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for her fourth career double-double to lead four Huskers in double fi gures.

Richards tied a school record with 18 free throw attempts, and set the school record for free throws in a two-game span by hitting 25-of-32 in the two-game tournament. Richards averaged 21.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. She helped force 32 team fouls on the Colonels, as Nebraska hit 26-of-41 free throw attempts.

Alexa Johnson added 17 points and six rebounds, while Keasha Cannon-Johnson just missed a double-double by scoring 13 points and grabbing nine boards along with distributing fi ve assists.

Game #5Nebraska 64

Washington State 56 Pullman, Wash., Dec. 4, 2003

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohnson* 28 4-14 3-3 4 2 1 1 11Morse* 25 1-4 3-4 9 1 0 1 5Johansen* 23 0-3 4-4 3 1 2 1 4Richards* 35 5-12 3-4 6 1 2 2 9Cannon-Johnson* 27 4-11 0-0 7 1 2 2 9Kephart 22 5-8 0-0 1 1 1 0 15Lightfoot 13 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 3Gerhart 16 1-2 0-0 3 1 0 1 2Aubry 11 0-1 2-2 0 3 1 0 2Team Rebounds 8Totals 200 21-57 15-17 42 11 13 8 64

Wash. St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPBenz* 31 2-10 0-0 5 4 3 2 4Fields* 38 4-7 0-0 8 2 1 1 8Perry* 37 5-19 1-2 3 2 3 2 14Egeland* 26 3-8 0-0 1 3 1 0 8Dugan* 14 1-1 2-2 2 1 0 2 5Stratton 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Singer 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Joneby 12 1-3 0-2 1 1 1 0 2Jones 12 3-5 1-2 1 3 0 0 9Ferguson 26 3-9 0-0 8 0 2 0 6Team Rebounds 11Totals 200 22-67 4-8 40 16 11 7 56

1st 2nd FinalNebraska 28 36 64Washington State 30 26 56

3FG: Nebraska 7-17 (Kephart 5-7, Cannon-Johnson 1-3, Lightfoot 1-2, Johnson 0-1, Johansen 0-2, Richards 0-2); Washington State 8-17 (Perry 3-8, Jones 2-2, Egeland 2-3, Dugan 1-1, Benz 0-1, Ferguson 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 41.2; Washington State 47.1. FG%: Nebraska 36.8; Washington State 34.4. FT%: Nebraska 88.2; Washington State 50.0. Steals: Nebraska 8 (Cannon-Johnson, Richard 2); Washington State 7 (Benz, Perry, Dugan 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Cannon-Johnson, Richards 1); Washington State 5 (Perry 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 18; Washington State 18. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Barlow, Scofi eld, Davis. Attendance: 539.

Game Highlights: Heather Kephart connected on fi ve three-pointers, including four in the second half, to lead Nebraska back from a seven-point defi cit for a 64-56 victory at the Friel Center in Pullman, Wash. Kephart, who hit four consecutive three-pointers to turn a four-point NU defi cit into a fi ve-point Husker lead midway through the second half, fi nished with 15 points by hitting 5-of-7 three-pointers on the night.

Kephart's three-point barrage tied for the 10th-best single-game effort in school history, while she moved into a tie for fi fth place on NU's freshman single-season three-point chart with 15 trifectas through just fi ve games.

Margaret Richards added another solid effort with 13 points, six rebounds and a career-high tying fi ve assists despite battling illness. Alexa Johnson pitched in 11 points, while Keasha Cannon-Johnson contributed nine points and seven rebounds to help the Huskers improve to 4-1 on the season.

Game #6Nebraska 81

Texas-Arlington 59 Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 6, 2003

UTA Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPLane* 16 1-6 0-0 4 2 0 2 2Thompson* 15 4-7 0-0 1 4 0 0 9Ogunoye* 29 3-16 3-4 6 3 2 3 9Buchanan* 32 5-11 1-4 4 1 3 2 14Lewis* 23 1-5 0-0 5 1 0 0 2Yoakum 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0Graves 8 2-3 0-1 1 1 0 1 4Johnson 20 4-6 3-5 3 2 2 2 11Wallace 26 2-6 0-0 3 3 0 1 4Rumph 15 1-2 0-2 3 3 0 1 2Kilgore 2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0Brown 12 1-2 0-0 1 4 1 0 2Team Rebounds 1Totals 200 24-64 7-16 35 26 9 10 59


1st 2nd FinalTexas-Arlington 33 26 59Nebraska 45 36 81

3FG: Texas-Arlington 4-11 (Buchanan 3-6, Thompson 1-1, Wallace 0-2, Lewis 0-1, Graves 0-1); Nebraska 4-14 (Hardy 2-2, Richards 2-5, Kephart 0-3, Johansen 0-2, Morse 0-1). 3FG%: Texas-Arlington 36.4; Nebraska 28.6. FG%: Texas-Arlington 37.5; Nebraska 49.1. FT%: Texas-Arlington 43.8; Nebraska 80.8. Steals: Texas-Arlington 10 (Ogunoye 3); Nebraska 7 (Cannon-Johnson 3). Blocked Shots: Texas-Arlington 4 (Lane, Ogunoye 2); Nebraska 5 (Cannon-Johnson 2). Turnovers: Texas-Arlington 21; Nebraska 24. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Streit, Jump, Bradley. Attendance: 1,628.

Game Highlights: Margaret Richards led six Huskers in double figures with a game-high 18 points, and Keasha Cannon-Johnson added her fi rst double-double of the year with 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead Nebraska to an 81-59 triumph over Texas-Arlington.

Freshman Chelsea Aubry provided her best effort of the season with 12 points and nine rebounds, while fellow freshman Kiera Hardy returned after missing three games with illness to score 10 points and dish out three assists in just nine minutes of action.

Nebraska used a 10-0 run in the fi nal two minutes of the fi rst half to take a 45-33 halftime lead, then stretched the lead to 18 points early in the second half. UTA managed a 13-0 run to cut the lead to 53-48, before the Huskers responded by outscoring UTA, 28-11, over the fi nal 12 minutes.



Nebraska 60#13 Ohio State 55

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 12, 2003Ohio State Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPDavenport* 32 5-15 0-1 6 1 1 0 10Turner* 27 7-9 2-3 3 3 0 1 16Hoskins* 30 1-6 2-2 3 0 6 2 4Wilburn* 40 4-7 0-0 5 4 9 5 8Matter* 37 6-10 0-0 3 1 2 0 14Allen 15 1-7 0-0 1 1 2 1 2Munoz 6 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 2 0Blanton 13 0-1 1-2 4 0 2 0 1Team Rebounds 6Totals 200 24-56 5-8 32 11 22 11 55


1st 2nd Final#13 Ohio State 23 32 55Nebraska 24 36 60

3FG: Ohio State 2-9 (Matter 2-4, Hoskins 0-2, Allen 0-2, Munoz 0-1); Nebraska 10-27 (Hardy 3-5, Johansen 2-3, Johnson 2-4, Cannon-Johnson 1-1, Richards 1-5, Kephart 1-7, Aubry 0-2). 3FG%: Ohio State 22.2; Nebraska 37.0. FG%: Ohio State 42.9; Nebraska 36.1. FT%: Ohio State 62.5; Nebraska 60.0. Steals: Ohio State 11 (Wilburn 5); Nebraska 3 (Hardy 2). Blocked Shots: Ohio State 3 (Davenport 2); Nebraska 4 (Morse 3). Turnovers: Ohio State 19; Nebraska 18. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Morris, Inouye, Dickerson. Attendance: 1,726.

Game Highlights: Nebraska ran its record to 6-1 on the season and improved to a perfect 4-0 at the Devaney Center with a 60-55 victory over No. 13 Ohio State. Nebraska tied a school record by connecting on 10 three-pointers, as six Huskers hit from long range. Freshman Kiera Hardy knocked down 3-of-5 three-pointers to fi nish with 10 points, while Alexa Johnson hit 2-of-4 three-pointers to fi nish with a team-high 14 points. Jina Johansen added a pair of trifectas, while Keasha Cannon-Johnson, Margaret Richards and Heather Kephart each hit single three-pointers.

The Huskers outgunned the nation's top shooting team, as the Buckeyes entered the game averaging 80 points per game by shooting 55.7 percent from the fi eld, including 52.9 percent from three-point range. NU held OSU to a season-low two three-pointers, well below the 9.5 made three-pointers the Buckeyes averaged coming into the contest.

Nebraska used a 6-0 run in the fi nal 2:32 of the game to come back from a 55-54 defi cit. The Huskers also held Ohio State scoreless for the fi nal 3:43 of the fi rst half to turn a 23-18 defi cit into a 24-23 halftime lead.

Game #8Nebraska 61

Louisiana-Lafayette 59Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 14, 2003

UL-LafayetteUL-Lafayette Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPWashington* 40 4-11 0-0 5 3 0 1 9Tolston* 40 4-10 0-0 5 2 3 1 11Petrakova* 40 10-16 3-4 14 4 1 2 23Blanche* 32 3-7 0-0 3 0 3 1 6Glenn* 40 2-8 2-4 4 1 2 0 7Edwards 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Mayon 6 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 0 3Johnson 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Scott 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Team Rebounds 7Totals 200 24-56 6-10 38 11 10 5 59


1st 2nd Final Louisiana-Lafayette 30 29 59Nebraska 37 24 61

3FG: UL-Lafayette 5-14 (Tolston 3-7, Glenn 1-2, Washington 1-2, Mayon 0-1, Petrakova 0-1); Nebraska 5-16 (Morse 1-1, Cannon-Johnson 1-3, Kephart 1-4, Richards 1-4, Aubry 0-1, Hardy 0-1, Lightfoot 0-1). 3FG%: UL-Lafayette 35.7; Nebraska 31.3. FG%: UL-Lafayette 42.9; Nebraska 33.3. FT%: UL-Lafayette 60.0; Nebraska 80.0. Steals: UL-Lafayette 5 (Petrakova 2); Nebraska 6 (Hardy 2). Blocked Shots: UL-Lafayette 4 (Petrakova 4); Nebraska 0. Turnovers: UL-Lafayette 16; Nebraska 13. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Roberts, Copeland, Johnson. Attendance: 1,658.

Game Highlights: Margaret Richards scored the game's fi nal six points, including the game-winning three-pointer with 54 seconds left to help the Huskers come back for a 61-59 win over Louisiana-Lafayette. Richards' heroics helped Nebraska stretch its winning streak to fi ve games and improve to 7-1.

Nebraska used an 18-1 run early in the fi rst half to build a 26-11 lead, but the Ragin' Cajuns cut the lead to seven points at halftime. The Huskers held off ULL for most of the second half until Bernette Tolston hit a jumper with 6:00 left to give the Ragin' Cajuns their fi rst lead since Tiffany Washington's game-opening three-pointer. Tolston gave ULL its biggest lead at 59-55 on a three-pointer with 3:20 left.

The Huskers shut out the Ragin' Cajuns the rest of the way, and Richards scored the game's fi nal points to preserve the victory. Keasha Cannon-Johnson added an outstanding all-around effort with 13 points and a career-high 17 rebounds. Katie Morse led the Huskers with 15 points.

Anna Petrakova led ULL with a game-high 23 points to go along with 14 rebounds and four blocked shots.

Game #9Nebraska 70 Creighton 62

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 21, 2003CreightonCreighton Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJanis* 32 6-19 0-0 11 5 2 0 13Spanheimer* 40 4-14 0-0 9 3 2 4 10Neneman* 11 3-5 0-0 2 1 2 0 6Finch* 38 5-10 0-0 6 2 4 2 14Walker* 26 3-10 1-3 1 5 4 1 7Woodard 29 2-4 0-0 2 2 0 0 6Erickson 16 2-4 1-2 2 3 1 0 6Bush 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Hoffman 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Hildebrand 7 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 25-66 2-5 37 22 15 8 62

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohnson* 25 4-6 0-0 4 3 0 0 8Morse* 30 2-5 7-9 6 2 0 1 11Johansen* 20 1-4 0-2 0 0 2 0 2Richards* 39 3-9 5-6 15 1 4 0 11Cannon-Johnson* 34 10-16 2-2 8 1 4 4 23Hardy 21 2-8 0-1 3 3 1 0 5Lightfoot 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0Gerhart 4 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 2Aubry 22 1-6 6-8 4 2 0 0 8Team Rebounds 1Totals 200 24-56 20-28 43 12 13 5 70

1st 2nd Final Creighton 31 31 62Nebraska 31 39 70

3FG: Creighton 10-29 (Finch 4-7, Woodard 2-3, Spanheimer 2-8, Erickson 1-2, Janis 1-6, Neneman 0-2); Nebraska 2-11 (Cannon-Johnson 1-2, Hardy 1-3, Richards 0-4, Aubry 0-1, Johansen 0-1). 3FG%: Creighton 34.5; Nebraska 18.2. FG%: Creighton 37.9; Nebraska 42.9. FT%: Creighton 40.0; Nebraska 71.4. Steals: Creighton 8 (Spanheimer 4); Nebraska 5 (Cannon-Johnson 4). Blocked Shots: Creighton 7 (Janis 4); Nebraska 2 (Morse, Johnson 1). Turnovers: Creighton 12; Nebraska 11. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Stevens, Grinter, Williams. Attendance: 3,037.

Game Highlights: Nebraska matched its victory total from 2002-03 by improving to 8-1 on the year with a 70-62 come-from-behind win over in-state rival Creighton in Lincoln. The Huskers, who notched their sixth straight win, improved to 6-0 at the Devaney Center to match their home win total for the entire 2002-03 season.

Keasha Cannon-Johnson scored 23 points, grabbed eight rebounds, dished out four assists and snagged four steals to lead the Huskers. Margaret Richards added her second double-double of the season with 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds. She actually tied her previous career high with 11 boards in the fi rst half alone.

Richards came up big in the clutch, scoring four of Nebraska's fi nal seven points in the last 38 seconds to help NU outscore the Bluejays 13-1 during the fi nal 3:30. Nebraska trailed by nine points early in the fi rst half and by seven points at 50-43 with 13:37 left in the game, but NU held CU to just two fi eld goals in the fi nal 8:26 for the win. Connie Yori recorded her fi rst career win over her former team.



Nebraska 59Rice 56

Houston, Texas, Dec. 30, 2003Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohnson* 20 1-6 3-5 6 4 2 2 5Morse* 24 4-9 0-0 6 2 1 1 8Johansen* 27 1-4 0-0 6 1 4 1 2Richards* 34 5-11 3-4 8 1 0 2 13Cannon-Johnson* 34 3-7 0-0 6 3 5 2 6Hardy 19 3-7 2-2 1 2 1 1 11Lightfoot 6 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Gerhart 16 5-6 0-0 4 1 2 1 10Aubry 20 1-5 2-2 3 0 0 0 4Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 23-57 10-13 45 14 15 10 59

Rice Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPWoods* 22 2-6 1-2 7 3 0 1 5Peck* 17 1-8 0-0 2 2 1 1 2Maynard* 35 5-8 0-0 3 0 3 1 12Frazier* 19 2-6 1-1 0 1 1 2 5Cunningham* 29 5-12 2-4 5 1 2 2 12Singleton 14 0-2 0-0 4 2 2 2 0Neaves 25 5-10 1-1 6 2 0 0 11Beckler 8 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Jeffries 15 0-3 2-2 0 1 2 1 2Inman 16 2-4 2-2 3 2 1 0 7Team Rebounds 2Totals 200 22-60 9-12 33 14 12 10 56

1st 2nd FinalNebraska 27 32 59Rice 28 28 56

3FG: Nebraska 3-7 (Hardy 3-4, Richards 0-2, Lightfoot 0-1); Rice 3-11 (Maynard 2-3, Inman 1-1, Frazier 0-2, Cunningham 0-2, Woods 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 42.9; Rice 27.3. FG%: Nebraska 40.4; Rice 36.7. FT%: Nebraska 76.9; Rice 75.0. Steals: Nebraska 10 (Johnson, Richards, Cannon-Johnson 2); Rice 10 (Frazier, Cunningham, Singleton 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Aubry, Richards 1); Rice 11 (Woods 4). Turnovers: Nebraska 21; Rice 15. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Williams, Ramsey, Brow. Attendance: 963.

Game Highlights: Margaret Richards hit a pair of free throws in a one-and-one situation with 8.6 seconds left in the game to seal the Huskers' win at Aubry Court in Houston. Richards, who fi nished with game highs of 13 points and eight rebounds, helped the Huskers overcome a nine-point fi rst-half defi cit to stretch their winning streak to seven games. Nebraska's ninth win of the season also surpassed its season total from 2002-03, when the Huskers fi nished 8-20.

Along with Richards' clutch performance, Nebraska got a huge second half from freshman guard Kiera Hardy, who scored all 11 of her points in a 3:30 span in the second half, including three consecutive three-pointers to turn a tie game into a 46-37 lead. NU led by as many as 11 points in the second half, before Rice used a late 10-0 run in the fi nal fi ve minutes to cut the lead to 57-56 with 47 seconds left.

Nebraska also received a big first-half effort from freshman forward Jessica Gerhart, who scored all 10 of her career-high points in the fi rst half. Gerhart scored eight consecutive points for NU to help cut the Owl lead to just one points at halftime.

Game #11Nebraska 69

St. Bonaventure 62 Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 3, 2004

St. Bonaventure Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPVyborny* 31 8-11 0-0 7 1 0 0 16Latendresse* 11 1-4 0-0 2 3 1 0 2Crist* 31 3-6 2-4 7 2 2 1 8Collins* 36 7-17 4-4 2 2 1 2 20Bodamer* 20 1-3 0-0 3 2 0 1 2Humble 21 0-3 2-4 6 2 3 0 2Valenti 11 0-5 0-0 1 1 0 0 0Merlo 17 2-6 0-0 3 4 1 1 6Maurer 16 2-8 2-4 3 2 1 1 6Cable 6 0-2 0-1 3 2 0 0 0Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 24-65 10-17 41 21 9 6 62


1st 2nd FinalSt. Bonaventure 26 36 62Nebraska 29 40 69

3FG: St. Bonaventure 4-14 (Merlo 2-3, Collins 2-8, Bodamer 0-1, Valenti 0-1, Mauer 0-1); Nebraska 4-19 (Hardy 2-7, Aubry 1-2, Johansen 1-2, Johnson 0-1, Lightfoot 0-2, Richards 0-5). 3FG%: St. Bonaventure 28.6; Nebraska 21.1. FG%: St. Bonaventure 36.9; Nebraska 35.3. FT%: St. Bonaventure 58.8; Nebraska 85.0. Steals: St. Bonaventure 6 (Collins 2); Nebraska 4 (Morse, Johansen, Richards, Cannon-Johnson 1). Blocked Shots: St. Bonaventure 3 (Vyborny, Collins, Merlo 1); Nebraska 4 (Morse 2). Turnovers: St. Bonaventure 11;Nebraska 11. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Hermann, Davis, Twardowski. Attendance: 2,391.

Game Highlights: Nebraska matched its best 11-game start in school history by improving to 10-1 with a 69-62 win over St. Bonaventure at the Devaney Center. The Huskers, who stretched their winning streak to eight games, went down to the wire for the fi fth consecutive game, hitting 7-of-8 free throws in the closing minutes to seal the victory.

Alexa Johnson led the Huskers with 16 points, while Katie Morse added her second double-double of the season and fi fth of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Chelsea Aubry also enjoyed a strong game inside for the Huskers, scoring 10 points, while pulling down fi ve boards and dishing out two assists off the bench.

Kiera Hardy scored all nine of her points in the second half, including a pair of three-pointers. She also hit 3-of-4 free throws in the fi nal 1:02 to help the Huskers.

For the game, Nebraska was 17-of-20 from the free throw line and outrebounded the Bonnies 51-41, to help overcome a dismal 11-for-40 shooting effort in the fi rst half.

Game #12#15 Oklahoma 70

Nebraska 51 Norman, Okla., Jan. 7, 2004


Oklahoma Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPHill* 24 4-10 2-3 5 3 2 0 10Preston* 33 5-8 0-0 4 3 1 3 10Villarroel* 24 7-11 4-4 5 2 2 4 19Higgins* 13 1-3 0-0 4 0 2 1 2Jackson* 30 4-8 3-4 7 3 6 6 11Andrews 22 2-4 0-0 4 2 2 0 6Shoush 21 3-5 1-1 3 0 0 2 7Moore 6 1-4 0-0 1 1 0 0 2Rush 16 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 0 2Wadsworth 5 0-1 1-2 1 0 0 0 1Sanchez 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Brown 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 28-61 11-14 37 14 15 16 70

1st 2nd FinalNebraska 24 27 51#15 Oklahoma 32 38 70

3FG: Nebraska 4-11 (Cannon-Johnson 2-2, Hardy 1-2, Morse 1-2, Richards 0-3, Johansen 0-1, Aubry 0-1); Oklahoma 3-12 (Andrews 2-3, Villarroel 1-1, Hill 0-2, Moore 0-2, Higgins 0-2, Shoush 0-1, Rush 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 36.4; Oklahoma 25.0. FG%: Nebraska 35.8; Oklahoma 45.9. FT%: Nebraska 75.0; Oklahoma 78.6. Steals: Nebraska 8 (Johansen 4); Oklahoma 16 (Jackson 6). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3 (Morse 2); Oklahoma 5 (Jackson 3). Turnovers: Nebraska 23; Oklahoma 16. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Yarbrough, Williams, Porter. Attendance: 4,251.

Game Highlights: Keasha Cannon-Johnson scored a team-high 15 points and Katie Morse added 13 points but it wasn't enough to prevent No. 15 Oklahoma from running to a 70-51 win at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. The loss snapped Nebraska's eight-game winning streak and dropped NU to 10-2 on the season, while the Sooners improved to 11-1.

The Huskers got off to a solid start in a game dominated by the defenses. NU opened with an 8-4 lead and carried an 11-10 edge with 12:47 remaining the fi rst half, but OU used an 8-0 run to take control of the game. NU trailed 32-24 at the half, despite committing a season-high 16 fi rst-half turnovers, and remained within striking for most of the second half.

NU trailed 53-43 with 7:35 left, but OU sealed the victory with an 11-3 surge to put the game out of reach.

Maria Villarroel led all scorers with 19 points for the Sooners, while Dionnah Jackson added 11 points, seven rebounds, six assists, six steals and three blocked shots.


Game #13Nebraska 62Iowa State 57

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 10, 2004Iowa State Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPKriener* 35 5-8 6-6 5 3 1 1 16Wilkins* 33 3-5 4-4 12 5 0 1 10Junod* 27 0-7 0-0 0 2 3 1 0Fox* 30 2-7 0-0 12 2 1 0 5O'Neil* 39 8-20 2-3 4 3 4 3 18Medders 14 1-3 0-0 3 0 1 0 3Robinette 9 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 1 0Paustian 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Ronhovde 11 2-4 0-0 1 2 0 1 5Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 21-56 12-13 41 17 10 8 57


1st 2nd FinalIowa State 35 22 57Nebraska 34 28 62

3FG: Iowa State 3-18 (Medders 1-2, Ronhovde 1-3, Fox 1-6, Kriener 0-1, O'Neil 0-1, Robinette 0-1, Junod 0-4); Nebraska 7-21 (Johansen 4-8, Hardy 2-5, Cannon-Johnson 1-2, Morse 0-1, Johnson 0-2). 3FG%: Iowa State 16.7; Nebraska 33.3. FG%: Iowa State 37.5; Nebraska 36.1. FT%: Iowa State 92.3; Nebraska 57.9. Steals: Iowa State 8 (O'Neil 3); Nebraska 10 (Hardy 4). Blocked Shots: Iowa State 5 (Wilkins 4); Nebraska 2 (Morse, Cannon-Johnson 1). Turnovers: Iowa State 20;Nebraska 14. Technical Fouls: Nebraska Bench. Offi cials: Roberts, Bredemeier, Alvarez. Attendance: 5,809.

Game Highlights: Jina Johansen tied a career high with 15 points, including a career-high four three-pointers, to lead Nebraska to 62-57 win over Iowa State in front of a season-high 5,809 fans at the Devaney Center. Johansen, who connected on 4-of-8 three-pointers, helped the Huskers snap a 10-game losing streak to the Cyclones, while improving to a perfect 8-0 at the Devaney Center on the year. It was also Nebraska's fi rst home Big 12 Conference victory since defeating Kansas State 67-52 on Feb. 10, 2002.

Keasha Cannon-Johnson added her third double-double of the year with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Kiera Hardy helped the Huskers fi ght back from a 12-point fi rst-half defi cit with nine points, four steals and two assists. During a crucial fi rst-half NU surge, Hardy scored eight points, notched three steals and dished out one assist to help bring Nebraska back from a 20-9 defi cit with an 11-0 run to cut the lead to just one point at 21-20.

After a technical foul on the NU bench helped ISU tie the score at 51 with 5:28 left in the game, the Huskers answered with a 6-0 run, holding the Cyclones scoreless the next 4:30.


Nebraska 74 Missouri 69

Columbia, Mo., Jan. 14, 2004Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohnson* 27 4-10 2-4 8 2 0 0 11Morse* 30 6-11 4-5 8 4 1 1 18Johansen* 31 1-3 0-0 1 1 4 0 2Richards* 23 1-3 4-4 8 4 2 0 6Cannon-Johnson* 34 4-11 3-4 8 3 4 2 12Hardy 31 6-16 4-4 2 3 1 6 17Lightfoot 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Gerhart 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Aubry 20 3-4 2-2 3 1 1 0 8Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 25-58 19-23 41 19 13 9 74

Missouri Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPUnrau* 40 6-14 3-4 10 1 5 0 15James* 33 10-23 0-1 10 4 3 1 20Savant* 34 4-12 1-2 5 2 4 1 9Fisher* 21 1-5 1-1 3 3 3 0 3Lozier* 40 4-12 2-2 2 3 5 3 12Hardiek 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Roney Roney Roney 15 3-3 0-1 1 2 0 0 6Mack 9 2-3 0-0 2 0 0 0 4Riddle 7 0-0 0-2 3 2 0 0 0Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 30-72 7-13 41 17 20 5 69

1st 2nd Final Nebraska 35 39 74Missouri 28 41 69

3FG: Nebraska 5-12 (Morse 2-4, Johnson 1-1, Cannon-Johnson 1-1, Hardy 1-5, Johansen 0-1); Missouri 7-13 (Lozier 2-8, Savant 0-5, Unrau 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 41.7; Missouri 13.3. FG%: Nebraska 43.1; Missouri 41.7. FT%: Nebraska 82.6; Missouri 53.8. Steals: Nebraska 9 (Hardy 6); Missouri 5 (Lozier 3). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 4 (Morse 3); Missouri 5 (Unrau 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 14; Missouri 12. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Weeks, Morris, Day. Attendance: 1,324.

Game Highlights: Katie Morse scored a season-high 18 points and Kiera Hardy added career highs with 17 points and six steals to lead Nebraska to a 74-69 win over Missouri in Columbia. With the win, the Huskers improved to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12, while snapping a six-game losing streak to the Tigers.

Nebraska also improved to 9-1 on the season in games decided by eight points or less. Although the fi nal margin was close, the Huskers threatened to blow the Tigers out of the game early in the second half.

Morse scored 13 of her team-high 18 points in the fi rst half to send Nebraska to locker room with a 35-28 lead at halftime. The Huskers opened the second half with a 10-2 surge to take a 15-point lead, before building the lead to 18 points with 10:47 left. But Missouri stormed back, trimming the lead to just one point at 67-66 with 1:53 left in the game.

The Huskers refused to relinquish the lead and hit 7-of-8 free throws in the fi nal two minutes to seal the victory.

Keasha Cannon-Johnson added 12 points and eight rebounds, while Alexa Johnson contributed 11 points and eight boards in a winning effort for the Huskers.

Game #15Nebraska 65

Texas A&M 48Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 17, 2004

Texas A&M Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPDerrick* 27 6-9 0-1 4 2 0 1 12Classen* 16 1-4 0-0 1 4 0 0 2Williams* 40 5-17 2-4 6 0 5 2 12Roy* 27 3-9 0-0 4 3 0 2 6Romero* 14 1-5 0-0 3 1 0 0 3Castile 12 0-3 0-0 1 3 0 1 0Garrison 22 2-5 3-3 2 0 1 1 9Blankstein 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0Ganter 4 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 2Wilks 9 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1Scales 19 0-2 1-2 2 5 0 1 1Chinweze 8 0-1 0-0 3 1 0 0 0Team Rebounds 6Totals 200 19-57 7-12 33 19 7 8 48


1st 2nd Final Texas A&M 23 25 48Nebraska 24 41 65

3FG: Texas A&M 3-9 (Garrison 2-4, Romero 1-2, Roy 0-1, Castile 0-2); Nebraska 2-5 (Morse 1-1, Johansen 1-1, Hardy 0-1, Richards 0-2). 3FG%: Texas A&M 33.3; Nebraska 40.0. FG%: Texas A&M 33.3; Nebraska 50.0. FT%: Texas A&M 58.3; Nebraska 56.3. Steals: Texas A&M 8 (Williams, Roy 2); Nebraska 5 (Cannon-Johnson, Hardy 2). Blocked Shots: Texas A&M 4 (Derrick, Classen, Castile, Garrison 1); Nebraska 9 (Morse 7). Turnovers: Texas A&M 17; Nebraska 18. Technical Fouls: Texas A&M-Bench. Offi cials: Alvarez, Davis, Dickerson. Attendance: 3,409.

Game Highlights: The Huskers improved to 3-1 in Big 12 Conference action for the fi rst time since the league's inaugural season in 1996-97, with a 65-48 win over Texas A&M. Nebraska, which improved to 13-2 overall, shot 50 percent from the fi eld for just the second time this season, including a sizzling 66.7 percent (18-27) in the second half.

Margaret Richards led three Huskers in double fi gures with 13 points, while Chelsea Aubry added 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench.

Katie Morse pitched in 10 points, six rebounds and a school-record seven blocked shots to snap a 27-year-old NU mark.

With Nebraska leading 31-27 with 16:41 to play, Morse's layup ignited a 14-0 run over the next fi ve minutes, capped by Jina Johansen's three-pointer with 11:37 left to give NU a 45-27 lead. The Huskers increased their lead to as many as 23 points, before cruising to their ninth straight home victory.


Game #16#3 Texas Tech 68

Nebraska 55Lubbock, Texas, Jan. 21, 2004

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohnson* 25 2-5 2-2 3 3 0 1 8Morse* 27 3-10 1-2 6 2 0 0 7Johansen* 34 0-3 0-0 1 0 4 0 0Richards* 34 5-11 3-3 4 1 0 0 13Cannon-Johnson* 35 6-12 5-6 4 4 1 1 17Hardy 17 0-2 0-0 1 4 1 1 0Lightfoot 0+ 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Gerhart 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Aubry 27 4-9 1-2 4 3 0 0 10Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 20-52 12-15 28 17 6 3 55

Texas Tech Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPDabbs* 19 0-3 0-0 3 1 1 0 0Jackson* 35 4-6 4-4 8 1 1 4 12Ayers-Curry* 12 1-3 0-0 1 0 2 0 2Grant* 31 3-9 3-3 3 2 9 0 9Ritchie* 32 1-8 0-0 5 1 2 0 2Baughman 11 1-3 0-0 1 1 1 0 2Greenwalt 21 8-11 0-0 8 5 0 0 16Davis 14 3-4 0-0 3 1 0 0 6Robertson 25 6-14 5-6 1 1 0 2 19Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 27-61 12-13 38 13 16 6 68

1st 2nd FinalNebraska 26 29 55#3 Texas Tech 30 38 68

3FG: Nebraska 3-7 (Johnson 2-2, Aubry 1-2, Morse 0-1, Johansen 0-2); Texas Tech 2-10 (Robertson 2-5, Ritchie 0-3, Grant 0-1, Baughman 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 42.9; Texas Tech 20.0. FG%: Nebraska 38.5; Texas Tech 44.3. FT%: Nebraska 80.0; Texas Tech 92.3. Steals: Nebraska 3 (Johnson, Cannon-Johnson, Hardy 1); Texas Tech 6 (Jackson 4). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 5 (Morse 3); Texas Tech 1 (Greenwalt 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 15; Texas Tech 13. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Caudle, Contreras, Herke. Attendance: 12,302.

Game Highlights: No. 3 Texas Tech used an 18-4 run over a seven-minute span from the end of the fi rst half through the start of the second half to battle its way to a 68-55 win over Nebraska. NU slipped to 13-3 overall and 3-2 in the Big 12, while Texas Tech improved to 17-1 and 3-1.

The Huskers were in control for much of the fi rst half, using a 16-2 surge over a four-and-a-half minute span to take a 20-13 lead, before Texas Tech responded. Nebraska led 26-24 with just over two minutes left in the fi rst half, before the Lady Raiders closed the half on a 6-0 run.

Texas Tech carried the momentum through the start of the second half, outscoring NU 12-4 to take a 12-point lead. The Lady Raiders pushed the lead to 15 points after 10 straight points from reserve center Cisti Greenwalt, before taking their largest lead of the game at 60-43 with 4:20 left.

Nebraska made one last push by scoring six straight points on a three-point play by Margaret Richards and a three-pointer by Chelsea Aubry to cut the lead back to 11 with 3:22 left, but Texas Tech closed the door down the stretch.

Keasha Cannon-Johnson led the Huskers with 17 points, while Richards added 13 points and Aubry 10 points.


Nebraska 81#9 Kansas State 63

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 24, 2004Kansas State Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPMahoney* 37 2-5 4-7 5 1 1 2 9Wecker* 37 8-19 3-4 7 3 3 1 21Ohlde* 34 5-16 4-4 4 3 1 2 14Koehn* 39 2-9 5-5 4 0 4 2 10Domenico* 7 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0Coggins 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0McIntyre 18 2-7 0-0 0 1 1 0 6Murdoch 11 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0Madden 6 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0Dutmer 10 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 1 3Team Rebounds 7Totals 200 20-60 16-20 32 11 10 9 63


1st 2nd Final#9 Kansas State 31 32 63Nebraska 34 47 81

3FG: Kansas State 7-23 (McIntyre 2-6, Wecker 2-6, Dutmer 1-2, Mahoney 1-3, Koehn 1-6); Nebraska 5-8 (Johansen 2-3, Richards 1-1, Morse 1-1, Hardy 1-2, Aubry 0-1). 3FG%: Kansas State 30.4; Nebraska 62.5. FG%: Kansas State 33.3; Nebraska 53.8. FT%: Kansas State 80.0; Nebraska 60.0. Steals: Kansas State 9 (Mahoney, Ohlde, Koehn 2); Nebraska 12 (Richards 5). Blocked Shots: Kansas State 7 (Wecker 3); Nebraska 4 (Morse 3). Turnovers: Kansas State 17; Nebraska 16. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Small, Jones, Stromgren. Attendance: 5,088.

Game Highlights: Nebraska notched a win over the highest-ranked opponent in school history by racing to an 81-63 win over No. 9 Kansas State at the Devaney Center. The win over the No. 9 Wildcats matched the Huskers' 73-67 win over No. 9 Iowa on Dec. 8, 1996, for the highest-ranked team ever defeated by the Huskers. KSU was also the highest-ranked team NU has ever beaten in the Devaney Center, surpassing a 78-68 win over then-No. 10 Texas on Dec. 5, 1982.

Margaret Richards led the Huskers with one of the best efforts of her career with 21 points, eight rebounds, fi ve assists and a career-high fi ve steals. Keasha Cannon-Johnson added her fourth double-double of the season and 10th of her career with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Alexa Johnson added 12 points, while Kiera Hardy sparked the Huskers with 11 points off the bench, including nine points in a decisive 2:13 span in the second half.

The Huskers shot a season-high 53.8 percent from the fi eld, including a season-best 62.5 percent from three-point range. NU also outrebounded KSU, 42-32.

Game #18#3 Texas 82

#25 Nebraska 59 Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 28, 2004

Texas Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPBowers* 34 7-15 3-4 7 2 2 1 19Schreiber* 30 5-8 4-4 1 3 1 0 17Stephens* 32 8-12 1-2 9 2 0 0 17Norman* 30 1-5 2-2 1 3 4 1 4Jackson* 37 6-12 10-11 11 3 5 1 22Cobbins 0+ 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Carey 18 0-5 1-2 3 3 4 0 1Reed 8 1-4 0-0 3 0 0 0 2Williams 11 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 28-61 21-25 40 16 17 4 82


1st 2nd Final#3 Texas 35 47 82#25 Nebraska 28 31 59

3FG: Texas 5-16 (Schreiber 3-5, Bowers 2-6, Norman 0-1, Carey 0-4); Nebraska 3-13 (Cannon-Johnson 2-3, Richards 1-4, Hardy 0-6). 3FG%: Texas 31.3; Nebraska 23.1. FG%: Texas 45.9; Nebraska 42.4. FT%: Texas 84.0; Nebraska 54.5. Steals: Texas 4 (Bowers, Norman, Jackson, Williams 1); Nebraska 2 (Morse 2). Blocked Shots: Texas 5 (Stephens, Jackson 2); Nebraska 5 (Morse 4). Turnovers: Texas 12;Nebraska 16. Technical Fouls: Nebraska-Bench. Offi cials: Weeks, Maddock, Dickerson. Attendance: 3,542.

Game Highlights: The Huskers played their fi rst game as an AP Top 25 team since November of 1999, but had their entry into the national rankings spoiled by No. 3 Texas in an 82-59 loss at the Devaney Center. The Longhorn victory also snapped Nebraska's 10-game home winning streak.

Keasha Cannon-Johnson led the Huskers with 18 points, while Alexa Johnson pitched in 13 points. Margaret Richards contributed 12 points, and Chelsea Aubry boosted the Huskers with six points and nine rebounds off the bench.

The Longhorns used big runs to open both halves to take control of the game early. UT opened the game with a 16-4 burst in the fi rst half, before going on a 15-3 surge to open the second half. Nebraska trimmed the Texas lead to just four points in the fi rst half, but could not overcome UT's high-powered offense in the second half.

Freshman forward/center Tiffany Jackson led the Longhorns with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Kala Bowers added 19 points. National player-of-the-year candidates Stacy Stephens and Heather Schreiber each added 17 points.


Game #19#16 Baylor 67

#25 Nebraska 57Waco, Texas, Jan. 31, 2004


BaylorBaylor Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPYoung* 28 4-11 5-6 2 4 5 4 13Blackmon* 25 4-8 3-5 8 3 1 0 11Whitaker* 13 0-3 1-2 1 0 0 1 1Stratton* 40 4-8 7-10 7 1 9 2 15Scott* 40 6-11 0-0 9 2 2 3 13Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Hamerly 9 2-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 4Wabara 2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1Brown 16 2-5 0-0 3 2 0 0 4Niemann 26 2-9 0-0 5 1 1 1 5Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 24-57 17-25 41 13 18 11 67

1st 2nd Final#25 Nebraska 28 29 57#16 Baylor 33 34 67

3FG: Nebraska 6-21 (Johansen 2-6, Johnson 1-2, Richards 1-3, Cannon-Johnson 1-5, Hardy 1-5); Baylor 2-12 (Niemann 1-5, Scott 1-5; Whitaker 0-1, Stratton 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 28.6; Baylor 16.7. FG%: Nebraska 34.5; Baylor 42.1. FT%: Nebraska 73.3; Baylor 68.0. Steals: Nebraska 6 (Johansen, Richards, Cannon-Johnson, Hardy, Gerhart, Aubry 13); Baylor 10 (Young 4). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 0; Baylor 9 (Scott, Hamerly 3). Turnovers: Nebraska 19; Baylor 13. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Small, Gonzales, Scott. Attendance: 6,046.

Game Highlights: Baylor used a 10-0 run late in the second half to turn a two-point game with seven minutes left into a 10-point win, as the No. 16 Lady Bears survived a scare from the No. 25 Huskers at the Ferrell Center.

The Huskers, who trailed 33-28 at the half, fell behind by 12 points early in the second half after Baylor opened with a 9-2 surge to take a 42-30 lead. The lead grew to 13 points at 50-37, before Nebraska vaulted back into the game with a 10-0 run on the strength of fi ve points from Margaret Richards and fi ve more points from Alexa Johnson. The Huskers trimmed the lead to two points on two occasions, the last time coming after a pair of Katie Morse free throws cut the lead to 53-51 with just over seven minutes left in the game.

After that, it was all Lady Bears, as Nebraska managed just a pair of late three-pointers from Jina Johansen and Kiera Hardy to keep the Huskers close.

Johnson led the Huskers with 13 points, while Keasha Cannon-Johnson added 11 points and nine boards in a losing effort.

Game-by-Game Box ScoresGame #20Colorado 78 Nebraska 63

Boulder, Neb., Feb. 4, 2004Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohnson* 30 6-9 0-0 4 3 2 0 13Morse* 23 5-7 0-0 5 3 0 0 10Johansen* 39 3-8 0-0 4 3 7 0 7Richards* 31 2-12 1-2 10 3 3 0 5Cannon-Johnson* 27 4-11 2-3 7 4 1 2 11Hardy 18 4-9 0-0 2 3 0 0 9Lightfoot 6 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Gerhart 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Aubry 21 3-5 0-0 3 3 2 2 8Team Rebounds 1Totals 200 27-64 3-5 36 22 15 4 63

Colorado Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohns-Rich.* 17 3-9 2-2 1 1 1 1 8Wirt* 31 4-8 0-1 6 4 6 4 8Bjorklund* 37 11-18 10-11 9 0 1 0 32Fagan* 35 3-7 2-2 3 1 2 0 10Billingsley* 29 2-5 4-4 8 1 4 1 8Metoyer 25 5-11 0-0 8 1 3 0 10Waner 15 0-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 0Nedovic 15 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 1 2Howard 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Team Rebounds 0Totals 200 29-63 18-20 37 12 18 7 78

1st 2nd Final Nebraska 28 35 63#11 Colorado 30 48 78

3FG: Nebraska 6-19 (Aubry 2-4, Johnson 1-1, Cannon-Johnson 1-1, Johansen 1-3, Hardy 1-5, Morse 0-1, Richards 0-2, Lightfoot 0-2); Colorado 2-11 (Fagan 2-5, Nedovic 0-1, Johns-Richardson 0-2, Billingsley 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 31.6; Colorado 18.2. FG%: Nebraska 42.2; Colorado 46.0. FT%: Nebraska 60.0; Colorado 90.0. Steals: Nebraska 4 (Cannon-Johnson, Aubry 2); Colorado 7 (Wirt 4). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 4 (Morse 2); Colorado 5 (Bjorklund, Fagan, Billingsley, Metoyer, Waner 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 15;Colorado 9. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Hermann, Pardue, Copeland. Attendance: 2,505.

Game Highlights: The Huskers owned a 56-55 lead with just over seven minutes to play, but No. 11 Colorado fi nished strong to claim a 78-63 win at the Coors Events Center in Boulder. With the loss, Nebraska slipped to 14-6 overall and 4-5 in the Big 12, while CU improved to 18-2 and 7-1 in the league.

Alexa Johnson led the Huskers with 13 points, while Keasha Cannon-Johnson added 11 points and seven rebounds despite being riddled with foul trouble in the fi rst half. Katie Morse pitched in 10 points.

Tera Bjorklund led Colorado with 32 points to give CU its 20th straight win over NU in Boulder.

Nebraska led most of the fi rst half, including its biggest lead at 21-14 after a Chelsea Aubry three-pointer with just over six minutes left in the half. NU led 28-27 with 15 seconds left in the half before Bjorklund's three-point play to send CU to the locker room with a two-point lead.

Jina Johansen gave NU its last lead of the game on a three-pointer with 7:10 left, before CU closed the game with a 22-7 surge.

Game #21Nebraska 59 Kansas 48

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 7, 2004Kansas Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPRansburg* 38 4-11 4-4 13 2 1 3 12Kemp* 24 4-10 2-2 3 4 0 1 10Waltz* 20 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0Burras* 34 2-11 0-0 5 2 3 2 5Graves* 36 7-18 3-4 5 1 1 1 17Brown 2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0Menguc 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Hallman 27 2-7 0-0 2 2 3 0 4Roberts 8 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0Bonner 9 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 1 0Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 19-61 9-10 37 13 11 8 48


1st 2nd Final Kansas 24 24 48Nebraska 27 32 59

3FG: Kansas 1-9 (Burras 1-3, Brown 0-1, Kemp 0-2, Hallman 0-3); Nebraska 7-22 (Johansen 3-7, Hardy 2-6, Cannon-Johnson 1-3, Johnson 1-3, Morse 0-1, Richards 0-1, Aubry 0-1). 3FG%: Kansas 11.1; Nebraska 31.8. FG%: Kansas 31.1; Nebraska 34.3. FT%: Kansas 90.0; Nebraska 66.7. Steals: Kansas 8 (Ransburg 3); Nebraska 3 (Cannon-Johnson, Hardy, Johansen 1). Blocked Shots: Kansas 3 (Ransburg 2); Nebraska 4 (Morse, Cannon-Johnson 2). Turnovers: Kansas 9; Nebraska 14. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Roberts, Contreras, Adams. Attendance: 3,888.

Game Highlights: Alexa Johnson scored a team-high 17 points and pulled down six rebounds to lead Nebraska to a thrilling 59-48 come-from-behind victory over Kansas.

Trailing 41-32 with 9:42 left in the game, the Huskers outscored the Jayhawks 24-2 in a furious eight-minute rally to improve to 15-6 overall and 5-5 in Big 12 play.

Jina Johansen added 11 points, including a trio of three-pointers, to go along with four assists, while Kiera Hardy pitched in 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds. Keasha Cannon-Johnson added seven points to go along with team highs of 11 rebounds, six assists, two blocks and a steal.

The Huskers, who led 27-24 at the half, lost momentum in the opening minutes of the second half by missing 14 straight shots after Johnson opened the half by knocking down a jumper. KU used an 11-0 run to gain control and took its largest lead of the game at 41-32. Cannon-Johnson hit a layup to end NU's 10-minute fi eld goal drought and start NU's 11-0 run to regain the lead at 43-41. Hardy did the rest, scoring eight points in the fi nal fi ve minutes.


Game #22Nebraska 64

Oklahoma State 41Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 11, 2004

Okla. State Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPSykes* 29 2-7 0-2 3 1 4 3 4Gomes* 25 4-10 0-0 4 2 2 1 8Skibbe* 36 5-13 2-2 9 1 0 2 14Stone* 30 1-5 0-0 3 3 1 0 3Johnson* 31 1-7 0-0 3 0 3 1 2Allen 7 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0Dietz 11 1-6 0-0 1 0 0 0 2Cole 13 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 3Hood 18 1-7 3-6 7 1 1 0 5Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 16-58 5-10 35 10 11 7 41


1st 2nd FinalOklahoma State 20 21 41Nebraska 27 37 64

3FG: Oklahoma State 4-15 (Skibbe 2-4, Cole 1-1, Stone 1-2, Gomes 0-2, Johnson 0-2, Dietz 0-4); Nebraska 3-18 (Cannon-Johnson 1-1, Aubry 1-2, Johansen 1-6, Morse 0-1, Richards 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Hardy 0-5). 3FG%: Oklahoma State 26.7; Nebraska 16.7. FG%: Oklahoma State 27.6; Nebraska 44.4. FT%: Oklahoma State 50.0; Nebraska 83.3. Steals: Oklahoma State 7 (Sykes 3); Nebraska 5 (Johnson, Johansen 2). Blocked Shots: Oklahoma State 5 (Skibbe 3); Nebraska 3 (Aubry 2). Turnovers: Oklahoma State 16; Nebraska 13. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Gonzalez, Price, Tillman. Attendance: 3,276.

Game Highlights: Alexa Johnson scored a season-high 21 points while knocking down a career-high 10 fi eld goals to shoot the Huskers past Oklahoma State, 64-41, at the Devaney Center. Johnson added six rebounds, two steals and one assist in one of her best games of the season to help the Huskers improve to 16-6 overall and 6-5 in Big 12 action. Keasha Cannon-Johnson added 11 points, eight rebounds and fi ve assists for the Huskers, who improved to 12-1 at home.

Jina Johansen contributed a strong effort with nine points, seven assists and two steals, while Chelsea Aubry sparked NU off the bench with nine points and six rebounds.

The Huskers led 27-20 at the half, before Oklahoma State cut the lead to just three points by scoring the fi rst four points of the second half. But NU's defense stiffened, holding OSU to an opponent season-low 41 points on an opponent season-low 27.6 percent shooting from the fi eld. Johnson added the offense by hitting 6-of-7 shots from the fi eld in the second half for her sixth straight double-fi gure scoring effort.


#9 Kansas State 89Nebraska 69

Manhattan, Kan., Feb. 14, 2004Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohnson* 32 3-12 5-6 8 4 2 1 12Morse* 23 5-7 4-4 5 4 1 1 14Johansen* 34 2-7 3-4 3 1 2 1 8Richards* 28 2-11 1-5 4 1 3 0 5Cannon-Johnson* 24 2-11 2-3 6 4 3 1 6Hardy 20 4-7 0-0 2 2 1 3 8Lightfoot 9 0-0 4-5 1 1 1 0 4Gerhart 8 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 0Aubry 19 5-8 2-7 5 1 0 0 12Team Rebounds 8Totals 200 23-64 21-34 44 19 13 8 69

Kansas State Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPMahoney* 24 2-2 1-2 6 5 6 0 6Dutmer* 10 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 5Wecker* 28 8-15 1-1 4 3 6 3 18Ohlde* 27 4-7 3-7 7 2 5 0 11Koehn* 31 4-8 0-0 3 0 2 0 11Newsom 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Coggins 21 4-8 2-2 3 3 1 3 12McIntyre 14 3-6 4-4 0 1 0 0 13Domenico 9 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Smith 6 1-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 2Murdoch 15 0-2 2-3 2 1 5 1 2Madden 10 4-8 1-2 4 3 0 0 9McFarland 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 32-60 14-21 34 23 26 7 89

1st 2nd FinalNebraska 26 43 69#9 Kansas State 41 48 89

3FG: Nebraska 2-17 (Johansen 1-2, Johnson 1-4, Kephart 0-1, Hardy 0-1, Aubry 0-2, Richards 0-3, Cannon-Johnson 0-4); Kansas State 11-17 (Koehn 3-5, McIntyre 3-5, Coggins 2-3, Mahoney 1-1, Dutmer 1-1, Wecker 1-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 11.8; Kansas State 64.7. FG%: Nebraska 35.9; Kansas State 53.3. FT%: Nebraska 61.8; Kansas State 66.7. Steals:Nebraska 8 (Hardy 3); Kansas State 7 (Wecker, Coggins 3). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Johnson 1); Kansas State 5 (Ohlde 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 18; Kansas State 14. Technical Fouls: None. Offi cials: Weeks, Porter, Scott. Attendance: 10,300.

Game Highlights: No. 9 Kansas State used a 23-5 surge over the fi nal three minutes of the fi rst half and the fi rst four minutes of the second half to run to an 89-69 win over Nebraska in front of 10,300 fans at Bramlage Coliseum. Nebraska slipped to 16-7 overall and 6-6 in the Big 12, while KSU improved to 19-3 overall and 10-1 in the league. The Huskers, who closed Kansas State’s lead to 33-26 after a 7-0 run with 3:50 left in the half, struggled with foul trouble, as Alexa Johnson, Katie Morse and Keasha Cannon-Johnson each picked up two fi rst-half fouls. The Wildcats continued to roll at the start of the second half, outscoring NU 15-5 in the fi rst 4:10 to take a 56-31 lead. Nebraska was never able to trim the KSU lead to 20 points again until Andrea Lightfoot knocked down a pair of free throws with three seconds left to make the fi nal margin.


Keasha

Cannon-Johnson

#44

5-10, Senior, GuardKan sas City, Kan.

Washington/Penn Valley CC

Can non-Johnson's Hon ors4Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 15, 2003)4Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (2002)4Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (2002)4Kansas City Star Big 12 All-Defense Team (2002)4Three-Time Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 3, 2001; Dec. 17, 2001; Feb. 11, 2002)4Two-Time NJCAA Di vi sion II All-Amer i can (2000, 2001)4NJCAA Region XVI Play er of the Year (2001)4USA To day Hon or able-Men tion All-Amer i can (1999)4Kansas City Metro Player of the Year (1999)4First-Team All-Kan sas (1999)

The Per son al SideNickname: KeashMajor: Criminal Justice Family: Husband, Nate Johnson; Son, Nate Jr. Sisters, Barbara Hall, 22, Latisha Heggie, 19Hometown: Kansas City, Kan.High School: Wash ing tonDate of Birth: Feb. 25, 1980Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kan.

2003-04 (Senior) Keasha Cannon-Johnson has been a leader of Nebraska's turnaround this season, leading the team and ranking fourth in the Big 12 with 8.3 rebounds per game, while ranking second on the team with 11.2 points, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. She is coming off a six-point, six-rebound effort at No. 9 Kansas State, which followed an 11-point, eight-rebound, fi ve-assist effort against Oklahoma State. She scored a personal Big 12 season-best 18 points against No. 3 Texas (Jan. 28). She produced her fourth double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in a win over No. 9 Kansas State (Jan. 24), and added 17 points at No. 3 Texas Tech (Jan. 21). Cannon-Johnson earned Big 12 Player-of-the-Week honors after producing 13 points and a career-high 17 rebounds in NU's win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Dec. 14. She added six points, including the game-winning three-pointer, a game-high 11 rebounds, and a career-high tying nine assists in the Huskers' win over No. 13 Ohio State on Dec. 12. She followed with a season-high 23 points, four steals, eight rebounds and four assists in the win over Creighton. She scored 15 points at No. 15 Oklahoma, before producing her third double-double with 12 points and 11 boards in a win over Iowa State. She owns 10 double-doubles in 50 career games at NU. She ranks 22nd in the Big 12 in scoring. The 2002 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, Cannon-Johnson earned honorable-mention All-Big 12

accolades as a junior. She led NU in scoring (12.9 ppg), rebounding (8.4 rpg), assists (4.0 apg) and steals (2.1 spg) after transferring from Penn Valley Community College. She ranked 17th in the Big 12 in scoring, fourth in rebounding, 11th in assists and eighth in steals. She scored a career-high 27 points in a win over No. 11 Kansas State on Feb. 10, 2002, while adding a season-best 16 boards against KSU as one of six double-doubles in 2001-02.

Cannon-Johnson's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2001-02 27-26 818 138-302 .457 17-56 .304 56-74 .757 84-143 227-8.4 75-2 108 101 17 56 349-12.92002-03 Redshirted 2003-04 23-23 667 106-238 .433 15-37 .405 31-47 .660 48-143 191-8.3 54-1 77 73 9 34 258-11.2Career 50-49 1,485 244-540 .452 32-93 .344 87-121 .719 132-286 418-8.4 129-3 185 184 26 90 607-12.1

Cannon-Johnson’s 2003-04 Game-by-Game StatisticsOpponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA ORB DRB TRB PF A TO BLK ST PTSWofford* 17 6-9 1-2 3-3 1 5 6 0 3 3 0 2 16Princeton* 27 4-12 0-2 0-0 2 7 9 0 4 3 0 1 8Mississippi* 24 2-8 0-1 0-0 0 9 9 4 5 5 0 1 4E. Kentucky* 26 6-10 0-0 1-5 3 6 9 2 5 3 1 2 13Wash. State* 27 4-11 1-3 0-0 3 4 7 1 2 2 1 2 9UT-Arlington* 30 8-15 0-1 0-0 4 8 12 2 3 2 2 3 16Ohio State* 31 1-7 1-1 3-4 2 9 11 2 9 4 0 0 6UL-Lafayette* 33 4-11 1-3 4-6 3 14 17 2 3 4 0 1 13Creighton* 34 10-16 1-2 2-2 3 5 8 1 4 3 0 4 23Rice* 34 3-7 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 3 5 2 0 2 6St. Bonaventure*24 2-7 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 4 2 3 1 1 4Oklahoma* 32 6-10 2-2 1-2 1 4 5 1 0 5 0 2 15Iowa State* 30 4-10 1-2 3-5 6 5 11 2 2 1 1 0 12Missouri* 34 4-11 1-1 3-4 2 6 8 3 4 3 0 2 12Texas A&M* 23 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 5 3 1 0 2 4Texas Tech* 35 6-12 0-0 5-6 0 4 4 4 1 4 1 1 17Kansas State* 31 7-10 0-0 2-2 1 9 10 1 4 6 0 2 16Texas* 28 8-14 2-3 0-1 1 3 4 4 0 3 0 0 18Baylor* 32 5-14 1-5 0-1 1 8 9 3 3 5 0 1 11Colorado* 27 4-11 1-1 2-3 3 4 7 4 1 2 0 2 11Kansas* 34 3-13 1-3 0-0 4 7 11 1 6 2 2 1 7Okla. State* 30 5-11 1-1 0-0 1 7 8 1 5 2 0 1 11Kansas State* 24 2-11 0-4 2-3 2 4 6 4 3 5 0 1 6Totals 667 106-245 15-37 31-47 48 143 191 54 77 73 9 34 258

Cannon-Johnson’s Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 27 Kansas State (2/10/02)Rebounds 17 UL-Lafayette (12/14/03)Assists 9 Four Times Last, Ohio State (12/12/03)Steals 5 Kansas State (2/10/02) 5 Northern Iowa (11/24/01) Blocks 2 Six Times Last, Colorado (2/4/04)FGA 19 Iowa State (1/26/02)FGM 11 Colorado (2/6/02)FTA 8 Northern Iowa (11/24/01)FTM 5 Four Times Last, Texas Tech (1/21/04)3-PT FGA 6 Baylor (1/30/02)3-PT FGM 3 Kansas State (2/10/02)


Jina Johansen

#20

5-7, Junior, GuardDannebrog, Neb.

Centura4Academic All-America Nominee (2004)4First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2003)4Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2001, 2002, 2003; Spring 2002, 2003)4Two-Time First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2000, 2001) 4First-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2001) 4Honorary Captain Class C-1 All-State Team (2001)4Second-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2000)4First-Team Class C-2 All-State (1999, 2000)4Second-Team Class C-2 All-State (1998)4Daubert-Pinnacle Bank All-Star (1999, 2000)

The Personal SideMajor: Nutritional Science/Dietetics (3.673 GPA)Family: Parents, Russ and Marcia Johansen Sisters, Jaci, 32, Jill, 30, Jessica, 23 Brother, Jerrid, 24 Hometown: Dannebrog, Neb.High School: CenturaDate of Birth: Aug. 2, 1982Place of Birth: Grand Island, Neb.

2003-04 (Junior) Jina Johansen has stepped up in all phases during Big 12 play. After scoring eight points and dishing our two assists in NU's loss at No. 9 KansasState, Johansen is averaging 6.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists in Big 12 games only. Over the last fi ve games, Johansen is averaging 8.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game to push her season averages to 5.1 points, 2.7 boards and 4.8 assists per contest. In Big 12 games, Johansen has hit 15 of her 40 three-pointers, while shooting 37.5 percent. In the win over Iowa State on Jan. 10, she tied a career high with 15 points, including a career-best four three-pointers, to go along with a season-high six rebounds. She hit a trio of three-pointers against Kansas to fi nish with 11 points, four rebounds and four assists. She added another strong effort with eight points, including two three-pointers, six assists and four rebounds in NU's win over No. 9 Kansas State on Jan. 24. Johansen added a season-best six boards in the win at Rice and owns season highs of eight assists against Texas-Arlington and Eastern Kentucky. She ranks fi fth in the Big 12 with 4.8 assists per game. A steady playmaker, Johansen had dished out four or more assists in the fi rst 11 Big 12 games this season before managing just two assists at Kansas State on Feb. 14. She had seven assists against Texas A&M, Texas, Colorado and Oklahoma State. Johansen ranks sixth on Nebraska's career assist chart with 343. Her 111 assists this season already rank as the fi fth-best mark by a junior in school history. Last season, Johansen set a school record by playing 36.7 minutes per game, surpassing the previous school

mark of 35.6 minutes per contest established by Amy Stephens in 1988-89. Johansen’s 1,028 minutes ranked as the fi fth-highest total in school history and one of seven 1,000-minute seasons in NU history. Johansen played 40 minutes 10 times, while playing nearly 92 percent of NU’s possible minutes. Johansen tied for second in the Big 12 with 5.5 assists per game, while averaging 5.7 points and 3.1 rebounds in 2002-03. Her 153 assists also ranked as the second-best single-season total by a sophomore in school history, while ranking eighth overall on NU’s season assist chart. She scored a career-high 15 points and tied a career best with nine assists in the win over Rice. She set another career high with seven steals against Grambling State. She grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at Iowa State on March 1.

Johansen's Career Sta tis tics - Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2001-02 30-6 453 19-52 .365 0-4 .000 13-14 .929 6-23 29-1.0 25-1 79 46 0 13 51-1.72002-03 28-27 1,028 54-146 .370 9-32 .281 43-61 .705 17-71 88-3.1 60-0 153 113 3 33 160-5.72003-04 23-23 707 42-110 .382 21-55 .382 12-21 .571 9-54 63-2.7 27-0 111 54 2 19 117-5.1Career 81-56 2,188 115-308 .373 30-91 .330 68-96 .708 32-148 180-2.2 112-1 343 213 5 65 328-4.0

Johansen's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 15 Rice (11/24/02)

15 Iowa State (1/10/04)Rebounds 8 Iowa State (3/1/03)Assists 9 Three TimesSteals 7 Grambling State (11/22/02) Blocks 2 Wofford (11/21/03)FGA 12 Iowa State (1/10/04)FGM 5 Iowa State (1/10/04)FTA 12 New Orleans (12/22/02)FTM 9 New Orleans (12/22/02)3-PT FGA 8 Iowa State (1/10/04)3-PT FGM 4 Iowa State (1/10/04)

Johansen’s 2003-04 Game-by-Game StatisticsOpponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA ORB DRB TRB PF A TO BLK ST PTSWofford* 24 2-2 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 3 6 5 2 0 7Princeton* 25 3-4 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 7Mississippi* 38 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 2 4 3 0 1 0E. Kentucky* 34 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 1 8 4 0 0 0Wash. State* 23 0-3 0-2 4-4 0 3 3 1 2 1 0 1 4UT-Arlington* 30 1-3 0-2 0-1 0 2 2 2 8 5 0 1 2Ohio State* 22 2-4 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 6UL-Lafayette* 25 1-4 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 2 5 0 0 1 3Creighton* 20 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 1 4 3 0 1 2Rice* 27 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 1 4 3 0 1 2St. Bonaventure*23 2-4 1-2 2-2 1 3 4 1 2 1 0 1 7Oklahoma* 31 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 1 4 2 0 4 2Iowa State* 35 5-12 4-8 1-3 1 5 6 2 5 0 0 2 15Missouri* 31 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 2Texas A&M* 32 3-5 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 7 2 0 1 7Texas Tech* 34 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0Kansas State* 35 3-5 2-3 0-0 0 4 4 2 6 2 0 0 8Texas* 37 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 1 7 4 0 0 2Baylor* 37 2-10 2-6 0-0 0 3 3 1 5 2 0 1 6Colorado* 39 3-8 1-3 0-0 0 4 4 3 7 4 0 0 7Kansas* 37 4-8 3-7 0-1 1 3 4 1 4 5 0 1 11Okla. State* 34 4-9 1-6 0-0 1 1 2 1 7 2 0 2 9Kansas State* 34 2-7 1-2 3-4 2 1 3 1 2 3 0 1 8Totals 707 42-110 21-55 12-21 9 54 63 27 111 54 2 19 117


Alexa Johnson

#42

6-1, Senior, ForwardHacienda Heights, Calif.

Los Altos

Johnson's Honors4Honorable-Mention All-Big 12 (2003)4Big 12 All-Star Team Selection and played for Team USA at 2003 World University Games4Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 16, 2002)4Academic All-Big 12 (First-Team, 2002; Second-Team, 2003)4Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Hon or Roll (Fall 2000, 2001; Spring 2001, 2002)41999 Nike All-American Camp Participant4Street & Smith's All-American (Honorable-Mention, 2000)4California High School Sports Fourth-Team All-American (2000)4Three-Time All-California Interscholastic Federation (1998, 1999, 2000)

The Personal SideNickname: LexMajor: Economics Family: Parents, Rossie and Stephany JohnsonHometown: Hacienda Heights, Calif.High School: Los AltosDate of Birth: Feb. 2, 1982Place of Birth: Whittier, Calif.

2003-04 (Senior) Alexa Johnson enters the Iowa State game on a roll with seven consecutive double-fi gure scoring efforts after a season-high 21-point performance in the win over Oklahoma State on Feb. 11 and a 12-point, eight rebound effort at Kansas State on Feb. 14. Over the past seven games, Johnson is averaging 14.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while shooting 48.2 percent (40-83) from the fi eld. Johnson has taken over the team scoring lead at 11.7 points per game for the season to rank 20th in the Big 12. She has added 4.8 rebounds per game. She began her recent scoring binge with 12 points in the win over No. 9 Kansas State, before striking for 13 points each against No. 3 Texas, No. 16 Baylor and No. 11 Colorado. She added 17 points in the win over Kansas. NU's top returning scorer from a year ago, Johnson has produced double fi gures in 15 of the Huskers' 23 games. She played well in two games at the Lady Tiger Kroger Thanksgiving Classic, Nov. 28-29, scoring 20 points in just 21 minutes, while pulling down six rebounds in NU's opening-round loss to Mississippi. She came back for 17 points, including 15 points in the fi rst half, in NU's win over Eastern Kentucky. Last season, she earned honorable-mention All-Big 12 honors by ranking among the top players in the league

Johnson's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2000-01 20-1 116 12-27 .444 0-0 .000 9-12 .750 2-12 14-0.7 18-0 4 10 0 1 33-1.72001-02 30-7 473 77-170 .453 2-6 .333 48-58 .828 32-61 93-3.1 66-1 13 37 3 20 204-6.82002-03 28-27 945 154-390 .395 15-42 .357 92-119 .773 58-131 189-6.8 76-2 14 70 6 30 415-14.82003-04 23-23 589 101-238 .424 12-30 .400 54-69 .783 44-66 110-4.8 71-1 18 42 6 16 268-11.7Career 101-58 2,123 344-826 .416 29-78 .372 203-258 .787 136-270 406-4.0 231-4 49 159 15 67 920-9.1

Johnson's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 27 Cincinnati (12/15/02)Rebounds 13 Grambling State (11/22/02)Assists 4 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)Steals 3 Three Times Last, Kansas (2/19/03)Blocks 3 Kansas (2/19/03)FGA 20 Oklahoma (3/11/03)FGM 10 Oklahoma State (2/11/04)FTA 9 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02) 9 Grambling State (11/22/02)FTM 8 Grambling State (11/22/02)3-PT FGA 4 Three Times Last, Kansas State (2/14/04)3-PT FGM 2 Six Times Last, Texas Tech (1/21/04)

in scoring and rebounding, averaging 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Johnson produced 24 double-fi gure scoring efforts as a junior, including six games with 20 or more points. In NU’s win over then-No. 25 Cincinnati on Dec. 15, she scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Johnson’s 2003-04 Game-by-Game StatisticsOpponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA ORB DRB TRB PF A TO BLK ST PTSWofford* 22 4-9 0-0 0-1 6 5 11 4 2 3 0 2 8Princeton* 19 7-12 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 3 0 2 1 1 15Mississippi* 21 6-12 2-3 6-8 4 2 6 4 0 5 1 1 20E. Kentucky* 33 6-14 1-4 4-6 1 5 6 4 2 2 0 0 17Wash. State* 28 4-14 0-1 3-3 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 1 11UT-Arlington* 21 3-5 0-0 5-5 1 1 2 4 1 3 0 0 11Ohio State* 29 6-13 2-4 0-0 4 2 6 2 0 2 0 0 14UL-Lafayette* 25 1-8 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4Creighton* 25 4-6 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 3 1 1 1 0 8Rice* 20 1-6 0-0 3-5 2 4 6 4 2 2 0 2 5St. Bonaventure*27 6-13 0-1 4-4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 16Oklahoma* 21 2-12 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 6Iowa State* 25 1-10 0-2 2-2 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 2 4Missouri* 27 4-10 1-1 2-4 3 5 8 2 0 0 0 0 11Texas A&M* 20 4-6 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 3 1 4 0 0 9Texas Tech* 25 2-5 2-2 2-2 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 8Kansas State* 31 6-13 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 4 0 2 0 1 12Texas* 26 4-11 0-0 5-7 5 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 13Baylor* 30 3-5 1-2 6-6 1 4 5 3 0 2 0 0 13Colorado* 30 6-9 1-1 0-0 0 4 4 3 2 3 1 0 13Kansas* 30 8-16 1-3 0-0 3 3 6 3 0 1 0 0 17Okla. State* 22 10-17 0-2 1-2 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 2 21Kansas State* 32 3-12 1-4 5-6 1 7 8 4 2 3 1 1 12Totals 589 101-238 12-30 54-69 44 66 110 71 18 42 6 16 268


Katie Morse

#53

6-4, Senior, CenterMinden, Iowa

Tri-Center Community

Morse's Honors4Academic All-America Nominee (2004)4First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2002)4Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) (Spring 2001, 2002, 2003)4Two-Time Husker Power Lifter of the Year for Women's Basketball (2001-02; 2002-03)4First-Team All-State, Des Moines Register (2000)4MVP Southwest Iowa All-Star Game (2000)4First-Team All-Southwest Iowa Omaha World-Herald (2000)4Four-Time Tri-Center High School Team MVP

The Personal SideMajor: Secondary Education (3.491 GPA)Family: Parents, Darrell and Roberta Morse Sister, Amy, 26 Brothers, Jim, 27, Andy, 19Hometown: Minden, IowaHigh School: Tri-Center CommunityDate of Birth: Feb. 24, 1982Place of Birth: Council Bluffs, Iowa

2003-04 (Senior) After missing Nebraska's fi nal 21 games with a knee injury in 2002-03, Katie Morse has returned to provide a solid offensive and defensive presence inside for the Huskers. Morse hit for a season-high 18 points at Missouri, where she added eight boards and three blocked shots, before producing 10 points, six boards and a school-record seven blocks in the win over Texas A&M. She is coming off a 14-point, fi ve-rebound effort at No. 9 Kansas State to push her season averages to 9.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. Morse, who has helped the Huskers to a 30-12 career record as a starter, produced her second double-double of the season and fi fth of her career with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the win over St. Bonaventure, before adding 13 points, four rebounds and a pair of blocks in the loss at No. 15 Oklahoma. She opened the season by scoring 16 points and grabbing a career-high 15 rebounds in the win over Wofford. She added a pair of double-fi gure scoring efforts with a 15-point, six-rebound performance in the win over Louisiana-Lafayette, and an 11-point, six-board effort in the win over Creighton. Morse ranks third in the Big 12 with 2.0 blocks per game and ranks second in the league with 2.3 blocks per contest in Big 12 games. With 45 blocks on the year, Morse has already produced the sixth-highest single-season block total in school history. She ranks fi fth on NU's career list with 92 blocked shots. Over the past two seasons, the Huskers are a

Morse's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds --- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2000-01 22-0 92 6-20 .300 0-0 .000 5-9 .556 8-18 26-1.2 14-0 1 16 4 1 17-0.82001-02 29-12 389 37-103 .359 2-4 .500 16-24 .667 29-45 74-2.6 50-0 15 34 28 8 92-3.22002-03 7-7 239 28-73 .384 2-7 .286 26-33 .788 20-35 55-7.9 16-1 7 22 15 6 84-12.02003-04 23-23 612 75-172 .436 7-18 .389 53-70 .757 49-99 148-6.4 61-0 22 46 45 14 210-9.1Career 81-42 1,332 146-368 .397 11-29 .379 100-136 .735 106-197 303-3.7 141-1 45 118 92 29 403-5.0

Morse's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 25 Texas Southern (12/9/02)Re bounds 15 Wofford (11/21/03)Assists 3 Kansas (2/7/04) 3 Oklahoma State (2/11/04)Steals 3 Wofford (11/21/03) Blocks 7 Texas A&M (1/17/04)FGA 19 Texas Southern (12/9/02)FGM 9 Texas Southern (12/9/02)FTA 11 Wofford (11/21/03)FTM 8 Wofford (11/21/03)3-PT FGA 4 Missouri (1/14/04)3-PT FGM 2 Missouri (1/14/04)

combined 21-9 with Morse in the lineup, including a 5-2 record last season and a 16-7 mark in 2003-04. Morse had a promising junior season come to an end with a knee injury suffered in the second half of Nebraska’s 65-55 win over No. 25 Cincinnati on Dec. 15, 2002. Morse, who started NU’s first seven games, was averaging 12.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots per game before the injury. Against Texas Southern on Dec. 9, 2002, Morse erupted for a career-high 25 points to go along with 10 rebounds and three blocked shots.

Morse’s 2003-04 Game-by-Game StatisticsOpponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA ORB DRB TRB PF A TO BLK ST PTSWofford* 24 4-6 0-1 8-11 3 12 15 2 1 2 1 3 16Princeton* 28 3-10 1-1 2-2 5 1 6 2 1 0 3 0 9Mississippi* 20 0-4 0-1 1-2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 1E. Kentucky* 25 2-5 0-0 2-2 3 6 9 2 0 3 6 1 6Wash. State* 25 1-4 0-0 3-4 4 5 9 1 0 1 0 1 5UT-Arlington* 24 4-5 0-1 2-5 0 6 6 3 2 4 1 0 10Ohio State* 31 2-6 0-0 2-4 3 4 7 3 1 2 3 1 6UL-Lafayette* 28 6-12 1-1 2-2 2 4 6 2 2 2 0 0 15Creighton* 30 2-5 0-0 7-9 2 4 6 2 0 2 1 1 11Rice* 24 4-9 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 2 1 2 0 1 8St. Bonaventure*22 3-11 0-0 5-5 8 2 10 3 0 1 2 1 11Oklahoma* 29 5-10 1-2 2-2 1 3 4 2 1 3 2 0 13Iowa State* 30 3-8 0-1 0-0 2 4 6 1 1 5 1 1 6Missouri* 30 6-11 2-4 4-5 0 8 8 4 1 1 3 1 18Texas A&M* 28 4-9 1-1 1-3 0 6 6 3 1 2 7 0 10Texas Tech* 27 3-10 0-1 1-2 2 4 6 2 0 4 3 0 7Kansas State* 24 3-5 1-1 2-2 2 3 5 4 0 2 3 0 9Texas* 27 2-7 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 1 4 2 4Baylor* 31 3-6 0-0 2-2 0 3 3 4 2 4 0 0 8Colorado* 23 5-7 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 3 0 0 2 0 10Kansas* 29 2-7 0-1 3-4 3 6 9 2 3 1 2 0 7Okla. State* 30 3-8 0-1 0-0 4 3 7 4 3 3 0 0 6Kansas State* 23 5-7 0-0 4-4 2 3 5 4 1 0 0 1 14Totals 612 75-172 7-18 53-70 49 99 148 61 22 46 45 14 210


Margaret Richards

#22

5-9, Senior, GuardLouisville, Ky.

Central

Richards’ Honors4Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 26, 2004)4Lady Tiger Kroger Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team (2003)4Surf & Slam All-Tournament Team (2002)4Time Warner Cable Classic MVP (2000)4No. 2 All-Time Performance Index Score Among Nebraska Female Athletes (2,294 points)4Team Record Holder in 40-Yard Dash (5.17)4First-Team All-Kentucky (1999)4Kentucky AAU All-Star Team Member (1998)4AAU Junior National Tournament MVP (1998)4Second-Leading Scorer in the State of Kentucky 35.5 Points Per Game (1998-99)

The Personal SideNickname: BGMajor: Communication Studies (earned bachelor's degree in August 2003; undeclared graduate student)Family: Parents, Darlene Richards and Ronald Moore Brothers, Levelle, 27, Ronnie, 26Hometown: Louisville, Ky.High School: Louisville CentralDate of Birth: Sept. 13, 1981Place of Birth: Louisville, Ky.

2003-04 (Senior) Margaret Richards has been one of Nebraska's leaders through 23 games, averaging 9.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. She produced one of the best games of her career with 21 points, eight rebounds, fi ve assists and a career-high fi ve steals in the Huskers' 81-63 win over No. 9 Kansas State on Jan. 24. She added 13 points earlier in the week at No. 3 Texas Tech and earned the fi rst Big 12 Player-of-the-Week award of her career on Jan. 26. Richards ranks 27th in the Big 12 in scoring and 11th in the league in rebounding. She is the shortest Big 12 player among the top 20 players in the league in rebounding. She also ranks second on the team with 14 blocks. She produced the second double-double of the year with 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds against Creighton. She has scored in double fi gures in 11 of NU's 23 games, while adding four double-fi gure rebounding efforts. Richards produced a pair of strong performances in two games at the Lady Tiger Kroger Thanksgiving Classic in Memphis, Tenn., where she averaged 21 points and 9.5 rebounds per game to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. In NU's 78-75 win over Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 29, Richards scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 10 boards for her fourth career double-double. She also tied a school record with 18 free throw attempts against EKU and set the NU record for the most free throw attempts in back-to-back games by hitting 25-of-32 shots at the line against Mississippi and

EKU. She added a game-high 18 points in Nebraska's win over Texas-Arlington. Richards has moved into sole possession of seventh on the NU charts with her 75 career three-pointers and needs six more to catch Brooke Schwartz in sixth place (81). Richards is also playing her senior season with her degree in hand after earning a bachelor's degree in communication studies in August of 2003.

Richards' Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2000-01 29-10 394 53-143 .371 17-56 .304 31-50 .620 39-55 94-3.2 43-1 37 49 0 24 154-5.32001-02 30-3 373 50-136 .368 18-66 .273 35-50 .700 26-34 60-2.0 42-1 21 26 4 34 153-5.12002-03 28-26 956 110-322 .342 32-120 .267 66-93 .710 56-112 168-6.0 62-0 75 96 9 38 318-11.42003-04 23-23 720 72-212 .340 8-58 .138 76-103 .738 59-106 165-7.2 46-1 66 65 14 16 228-9.9Career 110-62 2,443 285-813 .351 75-300 .250 208-296 .703 180-307 487-4.4 193-3 199 236 27 112 853-7.8

Richards’ 2003-04 Game-by-Game StatisticsOpponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA ORB DRB TRB PF A TO BLK ST PTSWofford* 23 4-10 0-1 2-3 1 4 5 5 3 2 0 1 10Princeton* 29 4-11 0-3 4-4 4 3 7 1 3 1 1 2 12Mississippi* 36 4-10 0-1 11-14 4 5 9 2 4 4 1 0 19E. Kentucky* 37 4-10 1-3 14-18 4 6 10 4 3 4 2 1 23Wash. State* 35 5-12 0-2 3-4 1 5 6 1 5 4 1 2 13UT-Arlington* 29 4-9 2-5 8-8 2 3 5 2 3 2 1 0 18Ohio State* 34 1-7 1-5 0-0 4 3 7 3 2 3 0 0 3UL-Lafayette* 31 3-10 1-4 1-2 2 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 8Creighton* 39 3-9 0-4 5-6 4 11 15 1 4 2 0 0 11Rice* 34 5-11 0-2 3-4 3 5 8 1 0 8 1 2 13St. Bonaventure*38 1-10 0-5 2-2 2 8 10 0 6 2 1 1 4Oklahoma* 35 2-10 0-3 2-2 3 6 9 1 1 3 1 0 6Iowa State* 24 1-5 0-3 4-6 4 4 8 3 3 1 0 1 6Missouri* 23 1-3 0-0 4-4 3 5 8 4 2 4 1 0 6Texas A&M* 33 5-8 0-2 3-5 1 5 6 1 4 3 1 0 13Texas Tech* 34 5-11 0-0 3-3 1 3 4 1 0 4 1 0 13Kansas State* 35 9-16 1-1 2-6 5 3 8 1 5 2 1 5 21Texas* 36 5-10 1-4 1-3 1 4 5 1 2 3 1 0 12Baylor* 29 2-8 1-3 0-0 2 5 7 4 3 2 0 1 5Colorado* 31 2-12 0-2 1-2 4 6 10 3 3 2 0 0 5Kansas* 23 0-6 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 0Okla. State* 24 0-3 0-1 2-2 2 7 9 1 3 1 0 0 2Kansas State* 28 2-11 0-3 1-5 2 2 4 1 3 2 0 0 5Totals 720 72-212 8-58 76-103 59 106 165 46 66 65 14 16 228

Richards' Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 25 Oklahoma State (2/1/03)Re bounds 15 Creighton (12/21/03)Assists 6 St. Bonaventure (1/3/04)Steals 5 Kansas State (1/24/04) Blocks 2 Cincinnati (12/15/02) 2 E. Kentucky (11/29/03)FGA 20 Drake (12/5/02)FGM 9 Oklahoma State (2/1/03) 9 Kansas State (1/24/04)FTA 18 E. Kentucky (11/29/03)FTM 14 E. Kentucky (11/29/03)3-PT FGA 8 Iowa State (1/25/03)3-PT FGM 4 Oklahoma State (2/1/03)


Chelsea Aubry

#45

6-2, Freshman, ForwardKitchener, Ontario, Canada

Grand River Collegiate Institute

Aubry's Honors4Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2003) 4Canadian World University Games Team (2003)4Canadian Under-20 National Team4Nike All-Canada Camp Selection4Ontario Top-Five Player

The Personal SideMajor: Undeclared (3.585 GPA)Family: Parents, Rick and Shelley Aubry Brother, Alex, 17 Sister, Shauna, 22Hometown: Kitchener, OntarioHigh School: Grand River Collegiate InstituteDate of Birth: June 27, 1984Place of Birth: Oshawa, Ontario

2003-04 (Freshman) Nebraska's fi rst-ever Canadian women's basketball player, Chelsea Aubry has been a solid contributor both offensively and defensively for the Huskers in her fi rst season. She enters the Iowa State game averaging 6.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game after a strong 12-point, five-rebound effort at Kansas State last Saturday. Aubry produced back-to-back double-figure efforts against Texas A&M and No. 3 Texas Tech. She scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the win over the Aggies, before adding 10 points and four boards against the Lady Raiders. She added six points and a career-high matching nine rebounds against No. 3 Texas. Aubry owns six double-fi gure scoring efforts on the season. She added eight points at No. 11 Colorado, including a career-best two three-pointers. The 6-2 forward from Kitchener, Ontario, fi nished the non-conference season on a strong note, averaging 8.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game over the last six games, including a near double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds in a career-high 27 minutes in the win over Texas-Arlington. In the win over No. 13 Ohio State, Aubry added eight points and three rebounds, including a crucial stretch where she scored six of

Aubry’s 2003-04 Game-by-Game StatisticsOpponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA ORB DRB TRB PF A TO BLK ST PTSWofford 19 5-10 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 1 2 2 0 1 11Princeton 22 0-3 0-2 0-0 3 1 4 2 1 4 0 1 0Mississippi 14 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4E. Kentucky 10 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2Wash. State 11 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2UT-Arlington 27 4-8 0-0 4-5 6 3 9 1 0 4 1 1 12Ohio State 17 4-8 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 8UL-Lafayette 15 2-5 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 6Creighton 22 1-6 0-1 6-8 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 8Rice 20 1-5 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 4St. Bonaventure 19 4-7 1-2 1-2 1 4 5 1 2 1 0 0 10Oklahoma 20 1-4 0-1 1-2 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 3Iowa State 15 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Missouri 20 3-4 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 8Texas A&M 21 5-7 0-0 0-0 5 2 7 1 1 1 1 0 10Texas Tech 27 4-9 1-2 1-2 3 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 10Kansas State 23 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 2Texas 25 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 7 9 1 1 2 0 0 6Baylor 14 3-4 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 6Colorado 21 3-5 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 8Kansas 16 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0Okla. State 19 3-6 1-2 2-2 2 4 6 2 0 3 2 0 9Kansas State 19 5-8 0-2 2-7 3 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 12Totals 436 55-118 5-22 28-41 36 47 83 34 16 35 7 8 143

Aubry's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2003-04 23-0 436 55-118 .466 5-22 .227 28-41 .683 36-47 83-3.6 34-0 16 35 7 8 143-6.2Career 23-0 436 55-118 .466 5-22 .227 28-41 .683 36-47 83-3.6 34-0 16 35 7 8 143-6.2

Aubry's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 12 Texas-Arlington (12/6/03)

12 Kansas State (2/14/04)Re bounds 9 Texas-Arlington (12/6/03) 9 Texas (1/28/04)Assists 2 Three Times Last, Colorado (2/4/04)Steals 2 Colorado (2/4/04) Blocks 2 Oklahoma State (2/11/04)FGA 10 Wofford (11/21/03)FGM 5 Three Times Last, Kansas State (2/14/04)FTA 8 Creighton (12/21/03)FTM 6 Creighton (12/21/03)3-PT FGA 4 Colorado (2/4/04)3-PT FGM 2 Colorado (2/4/04)

Nebraska's eight points to close the fi rst half. She has scored eight or more points on 11 occasions. Aubry, who opened the season with 11 points and fi ve rebounds in the win over Wofford, scored just eight points and pulled down six rebounds combined over the next four games.


Jessica Gerhart

#33

6-2, Freshman, ForwardFenton, Iowa

Sentral

Gerhart's Honors4Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2003) 4Street & Smith's Midwest Honorable-Mention All-American4Three-Time All-State Selection (Iowa Girls Coaches Association and Des Moines Register)

The Personal SideNickname: JessMajor: Nutrition and Dietetics (3.778 GPA)Family: Parents, Wayne and Debra Gerhart Brothers, Travis, 21, Shane, 14 Sister, Kelsey, 9Hometown: Fenton, IowaHigh School: SentralDate of Birth: May 18, 1985Place of Birth: Emmetsburg, Iowa

2003-04 (Freshman) Jessica Gerhart has provided Nebraska with an offensive spark inside off the bench in her fi rst season. In NU's win over Iowa State, Gerhart scored eight points in just nine minutes on 4-of-5 shooting from the fi eld to help the Huskers gain control of the game in the second half. She had a similar effort in the Huskers' come-from-behind victory at Rice. Gerhart tied her career high with 10 points, all in the fi rst half, to help the Huskers trim a nine-point defi cit to just one point at the half against the Owls. Gerhart scored eight straight points for NU to spark the offense, fi nishing the game by hitting 5-of-6 shots from the fi eld. Gerhart nearly notched a double-double in her debut by scoring nine points and grabbing eight rebounds in the Huskers' win over Wofford. She got even closer with a career-high 10 points and nine boards against Mississippi. The 6-2 forward from Fenton, Iowa, added six second-half points on 3-of-5 shooting in the win over St. Bonaventure. Gerhart enters the Iowa State game averaging 3.3 points and 2.1 rebounds in just 8.8 minutes per game. Gerhart's 59.3 fi eld goal percentage leads the Huskers and would rank third in the Big 12, but Gerhart has not met the minimum requirement of 3.0 made fi eld goals per game. Gerhart is averaging 1.4 fi eld goals per contest.

Gerhart’s 2003-04 Game-by-Game StatisticsOpponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA ORB DRB TRB PF A TO BLK ST PTSWofford 15 3-5 0-0 3-4 2 6 8 3 0 1 0 0 9Princeton 11 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4Mississippi 24 3-7 0-0 4-4 2 6 8 2 2 1 0 0 10E. Kentucky 11 2-4 0-0 2-4 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 6Wash. State 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 2UT-Arlington 10 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 2Ohio State 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2UL-Lafayette 12 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4Creighton 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2Rice 16 5-6 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 1 2 2 0 1 10St. Bonaventure 12 3-5 0-0 0-1 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 6Oklahoma 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0Iowa State 9 4-5 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 8Missouri 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0Texas A&M 10 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4Texas Tech 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kansas State 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2Texas 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Baylor 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Colorado 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kansas 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2Okla. State 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2Kansas State 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0Totals 203 32-54 0-0 11-16 15 34 49 20 4 11 0 5 75

Gerhart's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2003-04 23-0 203 32-54 .593 0-0 .000 11-16 .688 15-34 49-2.1 20-0 4 11 0 5 75-3.3Career 23-0 203 32-54 .593 0-0 .000 11-16 .688 15-34 49-2.1 20-0 4 11 0 5 75-3.3

Gerhart's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 10 Mississippi (11/28/03)

10 Rice (12/30/03)Re bounds 8 Wofford (11/21/03) 8 Mississippi (11/28/03)Assists 2 Mississippi (11/28/03) 2 Rice (12/30/03)Steals 1 Four Times Last, Baylor (1/31/04) Blocks 0 NoneFGA 7 Mississippi (11/28/03)FGM 5 Rice (12/30/03)FTA 4 Wofford (11/21/03) 4 Mississippi (11/28/03) 4 E. Kentucky (11/29/03)FTM 4 Mississippi (11/28/03)3-PT FGA 0 None3-PT FGM 0 None

Gerhart is on pace to break the Husker freshman single-season record for fi eld goal percentage set by Charlie Rogers at 58.2 percent (78-134) in 1996-97. Over the last 14 games, Gerhart is shooting a sizzling 68.0 percent (17-25) from the fi eld.


Kiera Hardy

#21

5-6, Freshman, GuardKansas City, Mo.

O'Hara

Hardy's Honors4Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 26) 4Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2003) 4Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game Participant4Three-Time Missouri All-State4Four-Time First-Team All-Conference

The Personal SideNickname: KiwiMajor: Undeclared (3.145 GPA)Family: Mother, Karen Hardy Brothers, Cameron, 21 Sisters, L'Cletia, 20; Kristen, 16Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.High School: O'HaraDate of Birth: June, 22, 1985Place of Birth: Kansas City, Mo.

2003-04 (Freshman) Kiera Hardy has been the Huskers' most exciting freshman, averaging 8.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and a team-leading 1.7 steals per game, which ranks 13th in the Big 12. She earned the fi rst Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week award of her career on Jan. 26, after scoring 11 points, grabbing three rebounds and snagging three steals in NU's win over No. 9 Kansas State. Hardy had one of the best games of her career with 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds in the win over Kansas on Feb. 7. She had 10 points and six rebounds in the second half against the Jayhawks to lead the Huskers back from a nine-point defi cit with 9:42 to play. She scored eight points in the fi nal fi ve minutes to seal an 11-point victory and help NU close the game on a 27-7 surge. Hardy has been a difference-maker for the Huskers, and she has proven repeatedly that she can change the fl ow of a game. She struck for career highs with 17 points and six steals in the win at Missouri. With Nebraska clinging to a 69-66 lead with 1:35 left, Hardy snagged her sixth steal against MU and calmly knocked down a pair of free throws. She came through again in the closing seconds, chasing down a defensive rebound with seven seconds left and NU leading 72-69. She was fouled again and hit both free throws to seal the win over the Tigers. In the win over No. 9 Kansas State on Jan. 24, Hardy scored nine points,while adding a steal and a rebound in a 2:13 span in the second half to push a nine-point NU lead to 16 points. She had eight points, three steals and one assist in a fi ve-minute stretch in the fi rst half that helped trim a 12-point Iowa State lead to just one. Hardy also played a major role in NU's win at Rice, scoring nine straight points on three straight three-pointers in a 1:10

span to turn a tie game into a 46-37 lead midway through the second half. She fi nished with 11 points -- all in a 3:30 span. She scored all nine of her points against St. Bonaventure in the second half, including a pair of three-pointers. She also knocked down 3-of-4 free throws in the fi nal 1:02 to seal the win. She energized NU with 10 points and a trio of three-pointers in the win over No. 13 Ohio State. Hardy has produced seven double-fi gure scoring efforts and 13 games with eight or more points this season. She missed the Mississippi, Eastern Kentucky and Washington State games because of illness. Hardy has become a dangerous weapon from long range, connecting on 21-of-71 three-pointers on the season for 29.6 percent accuracy from beyond the arc. Her 21 three-pointers lead the team and rank fourth on the Husker freshman single-season list.

Hardy’s 2003-04 Game-by-Game StatisticsOpponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA ORB DRB TRB PF A TO BLK ST PTSWofford 23 4-7 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 3 2 0 4 9Princeton 17 5-12 0-3 2-2 2 4 6 1 3 3 1 3 12Mississippi Did Not Play - IllnessE. Kentucky Did Not Play - IllnessWash. State Did Not Play - IllnessUT-Arlington 9 4-7 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 2 0 0 10Ohio State 18 3-7 3-5 1-2 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 2 10UL-Lafayette 17 2-5 0-1 1-1 3 2 5 1 1 1 0 2 5Creighton 21 2-8 1-3 0-1 0 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 5Rice 19 3-7 3-4 2-2 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 11St. Bonaventure 26 2-8 2-7 3-4 1 3 4 3 2 1 0 0 9Oklahoma 17 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 6 0 1 5Iowa State 26 3-8 2-5 1-2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 4 9Missouri 31 6-16 1-5 4-4 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 6 17Texas A&M 23 1-9 0-1 4-4 0 3 3 2 2 3 0 2 6Texas Tech 17 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 0Kansas State 17 5-9 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 11Texas 15 2-9 0-6 0-0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 4Baylor 19 2-10 1-5 3-5 0 1 1 4 2 2 0 1 8Colorado 18 4-9 1-5 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 9Kansas 25 5-14 2-6 2-2 3 6 9 1 0 1 0 1 14Okla. State 23 1-6 0-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2Kansas State 20 4-7 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 1 3 0 3 8Totals 401 60-164 21-71 23-29 11 40 51 46 31 36 1 34 164

Hardy's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2003-04 20-0 401 60-164 .366 21-71 .296 23-29 .793 11-40 51-2.6 46-0 31 36 1 34 164-8.2Career 20-0 401 60-164 .366 21-71 .296 23-29 .793 11-40 51-2.6 46-0 31 36 1 34 164-8.2

Hardy's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 17 Missouri (1/14/04)Re bounds 9 Kansas (2/7/04)Assists 3 Wofford (11/21/03) 3 Princeton (11/23/03) 3 Texas-Arlington (12/6/03)Steals 6 Missouri (1/14/04) Blocks 1 Princeton (11/23/03)FGA 16 Missouri (1/14/04)FGM 6 Missouri (1/14/04)FTA 5 Baylor (1/31/04)FTM 4 Missouri (1/14/04) 4 Texas A&M (1/17/04)3-PT FGA 7 St. Bonaventure (1/3/04)3-PT FGM 3 Ohio State (12/12/03) 3 Rice (12/30/03)


Heather Kephart

#2

5-8, Freshman, GuardCanute, Okla.

Canute

Kephart's Honors4Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2003) 4Oklahoma High School Girls All-Time Scoring Leader with 2,747 Career Points4AAU All-American (2002)4Oklahoma High School Girls Tournament Single-Game Scoring Record (41 points)

The Personal SideNickname: KepMajor: Undeclared (3.715 GPA)Family: Parents, Dean and Cecilia Kephart Sisters, Jenny, 23, Amber, 20Hometown: Canute, Okla.High School: CanuteDate of Birth: Jan. 15, 1985Place of Birth: Clinton, Okla.

2003-04 (Freshman) Heather Kephart provided a major contribution through eight games, but missed nearly eight weeks with a foot injury suffered in practice on Dec. 20. She missed 13 games with the injury before returning to the court in the closing minutes of Nebraska's 64-41 victory over Oklahoma State on Wednesday. Kephart picked up right where she left off, connecting on an 18-foot jumper from the right wing in the opening minutes of her return. She added an assist and a rebound in just fi ve minutes of action against the Cowgirls. The 5-8 guard from Canute, Okla., added three minutes against Kansas State and is averaging 6.4 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, while ranking third on the team with 17 three-pointers. Kephart, who is shooting 36.2 percent (17-47) from long range, erupted for 16 points in just 18 minutes in the season-opening win over Wofford. She hit 4-of-8 three-pointers against the Lady Terriers, to help the Huskers hit 7-of-17 long-range attempts. Her 16-point outburst against Wofford tied for the fifth-highest total by a freshman in a career-opening game in Husker history. Every other former Husker freshman who scored 16 or more points in a career-opening performance went on to score 1,000 or more points in their careers. Kephart added a sizzling 15-point outburst off the bench in the win over Washington State, including a career-high five three-pointers with four straight

Kephart’s 2003-04 Game-by-Game StatisticsOpponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA ORB DRB TRB PF A TO BLK ST PTSWofford 18 5-10 4-8 2-2 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 16Princeton 17 2-7 2-7 0-0 0 4 4 1 2 0 1 1 6Mississippi 15 2-7 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 6E. Kentucky 17 4-6 2-4 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11Wash. State 22 5-8 5-7 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 15UT-Arlington 13 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 0 0Ohio State 10 2-8 1-7 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 5UL-Lafayette 11 1-6 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Creighton Did Not Play - Foot InjuryRice Did Not Play - Foot InjurySt. Bonaventure Did Not Play - Foot InjuryOklahoma Did Not Play - Foot InjuryIowa State Did Not Play - Foot InjuryMissouri Did Not Play - Foot InjuryTexas A&M Did Not Play - Foot InjuryTexas Tech Did Not Play - Foot InjuryKansas State Did Not Play - Foot InjuryTexas Did Not Play - Foot InjuryBaylor Did Not Play - Foot InjuryColorado Did Not Play - Foot InjuryKansas Did Not Play - Foot InjuryOkla. State 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2Kansas State 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 131 22-57 17-47 3-4 5 12 17 12 5 8 1 3 64

Kephart's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2003-04 10-0 131 22-57 .386 17-47 .362 3-4 .750 5-12 17-1.7 12-1 5 8 1 3 64-6.4Career 10-0 131 22-57 .386 17-47 .362 3-4 .750 5-12 17-1.7 12-1 5 8 1 3 64-6.4

Kephart's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 16 Wofford (11/21/03)Re bounds 4 Princeton (11/23/03) 4 Texas-Arlington (12/6/03)Assists 2 Princeton (11/23/03)Steals 2 Wofford (11/21/03) Blocks 1 Princeton (11/23/03)FGA 10 Wofford (11/21/03)FGM 5 Wofford (11/21/03) 5 Washington State (12/4/03)FTA 2 Wofford (11/21/03) 2 E. Kentucky (11/29/03)FTM 2 Wofford (11/21/03)3-PT FGA 8 Wofford (11/21/03)3-PT FGM 5 Washington State (12/4/03)

trifectas in the second half to turn a four-point NU defi cit into a fi ve-point Husker lead. With 17 three-pointers in her fi rst eight games, Kephart ranks third on the team and fi fth on the Nebraska freshman single-season list. Kephart, who hit at least one three-pointer in seven of the Huskers' fi rst eight games, has produced double fi gures in scoring three times despite averaging just 13.1 minutes per contest.

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Andrea Lightfoot

#23

5-8, Freshman, GuardOmaha, Neb.

Marian

Lightfoot's Honors4Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2003) 4Two-Time First-Team Nebraska Class A All-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2002, 2003)4Second-Team Super-State (2003)4Marian High School Career Scoring Leader

The Personal SideNickname: DreaMajor: Undeclared (3.103 GPA)Family: Parents, Perry and Denise Lightfoot Brother, Anthony, 12Hometown: Omaha, Neb.High School: MarianDate of Birth: Sept. 9, 1985Place of Birth: Omaha, Neb.

2003-04 (Freshman) Omaha Marian graduate Andrea Lightfoot has continued to improve in all phases of the game in her fi rst season with the Huskers. The 5-8 guard is averaging 0.8 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.6 assists while playing 5.8 minutes per contest. Lightfoot is coming off a career-high four-point effort at No. 9 Kansas State, when she hit a career-best four free throws against the Wildcats. Lightfoot connected on her fourth career fi eld goal while setting her career high with three rebounds in the win over Texas A&M. An excellent ball-handler and decision-maker, she owns a 1.4-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio with 13 assists and just nine turnovers on the season. She has committed just one turnover in the last 10 games. Lightfoot has played in all 23 games for the Huskers this season and is 10-for-15 from the free throw line. She hit her fi rst career three-pointer to set a career best with three points in NU's win over Washington State. She played a career-high 15 minutes in the Huskers' season-opening victory over Wofford.

Lightfoot’s 2003-04 Game-by-Game StatisticsOpponent Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA ORB DRB TRB PF A TO BLK ST PTSWofford 15 0-3 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 2Princeton 5 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2Mississippi 8 0-1 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2E. Kentucky 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Wash. State 13 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 3UT-Arlington 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0Ohio State 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0UL-Lafayette 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Creighton 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0Rice 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0St. Bonaventure 9 1-3 0-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2Oklahoma 6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1Iowa State 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0Missouri 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Texas A&M 10 1-3 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2Texas Tech 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kansas State 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Texas 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Baylor 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Colorado 6 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kansas 1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Okla. State 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Kansas State 9 0-0 0-0 4-5 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4Totals 134 4-24 1-11 10-15 7 8 15 3 13 9 0 3 19

Lightfoot's Career Sta tis tics -- Rebounds -- Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2003-04 23-0 134 4-24 .167 1-11 .091 10-15 .667 7-8 15-0.7 3-0 13 9 0 3 19-0.8Career 23-0 134 4-24 .167 1-11 .091 10-15 .667 7-8 15-0.7 3-0 13 9 0 3 19-0.8

Lightfoot's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 4 Kansas State (2/14/04)Re bounds 3 Texas A&M (1/17/04)Assists 2 Wofford (11/21/03) 2 UL-Lafayette (12/14/03) 2 Iowa State (1/10/04)Steals 2 Wofford (11/21/03) Blocks 0 NoneFGA 3 Five Times Last, Colorado (2/4/04)FGM 1 Four Times Last, Texas A&M (1/17/04)FTA 5 Kansas State (2/14/04)FTM 4 Kansas State (2/14/04)3-PT FGA 2 Washington State (12/4/03) 2 St. Bonaventure (1/3/04 2 Colorado (2/4/04)3-PT FGM 1 Washington State (12/4/03)

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