NU Opens Big 12 Play at 17th-Ranked Baylor

The Nebraska softball team looks to rebound from two straight losses and open the Big 12 Conference season on a high note when the Huskers travel to Waco, Texas, this weekend for a league-opening, two-game series at 17th-ranked Baylor.

For the third consecutive season the Huskers have received a tough draw to open conference play. In 2005, NU traveled College Station, Texas, for a top-25 showdown with No. 12 Texas A&M. The Aggies swept the series from the Huskers en route to winning the regular-season league crown. Last year, Nebraska again traveled to Texas to face the third-ranked Texas Longhorns, who handed NU two of its four league losses before going on to win the Big 12 and advance to the Women’s College World Series.

A similar challenge faces the Huskers this weekend, as they hope for better success while making their third consecutive league-opening trip to the state of Texas, where a ranked foe awaits.

Nebraska has not won a Big 12 opener since 2004, which is also the last year the Huskers captured a league title. NU is 7-4 all-time in Big 12 openers, but has lost three of its last four.

Despite losing two straight this season prior to the start of conference action, the Huskers are accustomed to entering the Big 12 portion of their schedule on a high note. Only three times in the 12-year history of the conference has Nebraska opened league play following a loss. Opening Big 12 action following the current two-game losing streak marks only the second time since 1998 that NU will open its Big 12 Conference slate following a loss.

Even with the two straight setbacks, Nebraska has still won 12 of its last 14 contests and the Huskers can also take comfort in the fact that they are 4-1 against ranked teams this season.

Senior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr, who has seen limited action over the past week while nursing an ankle injury, has been particularly stellar against ranked competition.

DeBuhr is expected to start Saturday’s opener and she will enter that game with a 3-1 record against top-25 foes this year. DeBuhr has allowed only two earned runs in 31.1 innings against ranked competition in four starts. She has not allowed an earned run in the first seven innings, allowing her only two earned runs in extra innings.

Baylor will be the highest ranked opponent the Huskers have faced this season.

Scouting Baylor
Baylor is 26-9 this season entering a Thursday doubleheader with Oklahoma Baptist. The Lady Bears have posted the outstanding record against a tough schedule that has included 12 games against top-25 teams. Not counting the doubleheader with Oklahoma Baptist, seven of Baylor’s last nine games have been against ranked opponents with each game away from home.

Baylor won two of three at then-No. 2 Arizona the weekend of March 9 before traveling to Hawaii last weekend, where the Lady Bears split a pair of games against then-No.23 Hawaii and then-No. 25 California. BU is 6-6 this season against ranked opponents.

Baylor and Nebraska share three common opponents this season in Hawaii, Cal and DePaul, all of which are ranked in this week’s top 25. The Huskers own a 2-3 record against the group, falling twice at Hawaii, splitting a pair of games with DePaul and winning a lone contest with Cal. Baylor owns a 3-2 record against the same opponents, splitting with Hawaii and Cal and adding a win over DePaul.

Baylor has been solid offensively and defensively, but the Lady Bears boast one of the most powerful offenses in the nation. BU is hitting .324 as a team and is averaging five runs per game. The Lady Bears have also blasted 30 home runs and boast plenty of speed as they are 84-of-93 (90 percent) in stolen bases this season.

Ashley Monceaux leads the team with a .438 average, nine home runs, nine doubles and 37 RBIs. Returning All-Americans Brette Reagan (.337, 3 HR, 18 RBIs) and Chelsi Lake (.289, 5 HR, 25 RBIs) are again having outstanding years for Baylor. Alex Colyer has also emerged for the Lady Bears, as she is hitting .333 with five homers and 10 RBIs and was named the USA Softball National Player of the Week on March 13.

Colyer wasn’t the only Lady Bear to earn a national honor that week, as senior pitcher Lisa Ferguson took home the NFCA National Player-of-the-Week award on March 14. Ferguson has been Baylor’s top pitcher, compiling a 12-4 record with a team-low 1.76 ERA in a team-high 99.2 innings. Last year’s National High School Player of the Year Kirsten Shortridge has performed well, posting an 8-3 record with a 2.10 ERA while also hitting .357.

Last Year vs. the Lady Bears
Nebraska and Baylor met three times in 2006, twice in the regular season and once at the Big 12 Championship. The regular-season series took place at Bowlin Stadium, where a red-hot Baylor offense hit six home runs in two games to give the 19th-ranked Lady Bears a split with the 16th-ranked Huskers.

In game one, Baylor handed Nebraska its only home loss in 21 games last season, earning a 7-2 victory. The Lady Bears pounded out 11 hits and tagged starter Ashley DeBuhr with a career-high-tying six earned runs. Eight different Lady Bears had a hit, while five produced at least one RBI.

The next day, Nebraska responded with a 7-4 victory. Molly Hill went the distance to earn the win, allowing four runs on 10 hits. After losing to Baylor ace Lisa Ferguson the day before, Ferguson took a relief loss in game two, allowing four runs (three earned) in only 1.1 innings. Seven different Huskers produced at least one hit as the NU offense was also aided by three Baylor errors that led to three unearned runs.

DeBuhr shut down the Lady Bears’ bats at the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City. DeBuhr was brilliant, tossing a complete-game, two-hitter, allowing just one unearned run while striking out 12 and walking none. She also provided the offense, finishing 2-for-3 with a career-high four RBIs, including her first career home run.

Nebraska leads the all-time series with Baylor, 29-7, including owning a 10-4 advantage in Waco. The Huskers have won nine of the last 11 meetings and NU had a nine-game winning streak in Waco before Baylor pulled out a 10-inning victory in the team’s last meeting at Getterman Stadium.

Husker Offense Becoming More Opportunistic
After struggling with missed opportunities through the first three weekends, the Nebraska offense has been much more productive over the last two weeks despite fewer opportunities. The Huskers have produced 45 runs in their last 12 games after scoring just 45 runs in their first 17 games.

As the numbers show, despite a significant drop in average and on-base percentage and fewer at bats, hit, doubles and walks, Nebraska has been able to produce more than one run more per game. Even with fewer base runners and fewer scoring chances, the addition of a few timely hits made all the difference for a Husker offense that had been on the verge of big performances all season.

NU had been leaving an average of nearly eight runners on base through the first three tournaments, but in the last two weeks, NU has stranded just 70 runners in 12 games for an average of less than six per game.

In addition to timely hitting, Nebraska has shown a slight increase in power. NU has hit four homers in its last 12 games despite not recording a home run in six games before the surge. Two of the Huskers’ last four home runs have come with runners on base. Prior to those blasts, Nebraska had homered just three times in its first 17 games and each homer had been a solo shot.

Another factor that has helped NU get more production out of its lineup has been the drop in strikeouts. Nebraska has struck out only 43 times in its last 12 games after striking out 105 times through its first 17 contests.

Errors Proving Costly
Nebraska’s defense has again been solid in 2007, compiling a .964 fielding percentage while featuring new starters at five positions. Despite the respectable fielding percentage - NU has the fourth-lowest error total in the Big 12 Conference - the errors the Huskers have committed have come back to haunt them.

Unearned runs have been the difference in four of NU’s eight losses and are the difference between the Huskers’ current 20-9 record and a possible 24-5 record that would rank third in the Big 12 Conference. Unearned runs have also cost Nebraska five potential shutouts, including three for sophomore Molly Hill and two for senior Ashley DeBuhr.

Nebraska has already allowed more unearned runs through the first 29 games of 2007 than it did in 56 games last season. In fact, the Huskers’ 22 unearned runs this season are already more than they had surrendered in three of the last five years.

While these numbers may seem astounding, the Huskers have not been a poor defensive team; opponents have just been able to capitalize frequently on NU miscues so far this season. The Huskers have a .964 fielding percentage this season, but 38 percent of the runs they have allowed have been unearned. Since 2000, an average of only 19 percent of Nebraska’s runs have been unearned when the Huskers fielding at a .960 clip or better.

Double Trouble
Despite the high number of unearned runs, the Nebraska defense has still been solid this season. In addition to their respectable fielding percentage, the Huskers have already turned 13 double plays this season, their highest total since the 2004 season.

Nebraska has turned nearly twice as many double plays as its opponents and the Huskers are averaging 0.45 double plays per game, more than double their average from the past two seasons.

A Look at the Expected Lineup
1. Meghan Mullin, RF (29 starts, .330, 0 HR, 7 RBIs)
Mullin saw limited action as a freshman in 2006, but showed good patience and bat control in the box. As a regular starter this season, Mullin has already surpassed her freshman totals in nearly every category and she leads the team with 30 hits, a .330 average, nine stolen bases and four game-winning RBIs.

2. Haley Long, LF (25 starts, .280, 0 HR, 10 RBIs)
Long was a late find for the Huskers as she was brought in this past summer to add depth to the outfield. Long has appeared in 26 of NU’s 29 games and ranks fourth on the team with a .280 average. She has also recorded four doubles and 10 RBIs, while striking out only twice, drawing six walks and being hit by two pitches.

3. Devin Porter, SS (29 starts, .295, 2 HRs, 9 RBIs)
Porter has made great progress as a player through her first three seasons in the Husker program. She has been named the Huskers’ Most Improved Player in each of the last two years and enjoyed her best season in 2006, when she earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after leading the Huskers with a .360 average in league play.

4. Crystal Carwile, 1B (29 starts, .283, 1 HR, 15 RBIs)
Carwile burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2006, homering three times in her first weekend en route to finishing with 12 home runs, one shy of the NU freshman record. Carwile began the 2007 season slowly after missing the offseason with shoulder surgery, but has emerged recently and has 11 RBIs in her last 12 games.

5. Jamie Waldecker, DP (11 starts, .226, 1 HR, 2 RBIs)
A clutch hitter with power, Waldecker is also one of the best defensive catchers in the Big 12 Conference. A broken hand forced her to miss 18 games, but she returned last Sunday and is 2-for-6 with an RBI in two games since her return. She was re-fitted for a cast on Monday that is designed to allow her to have more bat control.

6. Brittany Pascale, C (27 starts, .273, 0 HR, 4 RBIs)
Pascale showed continued improvement throughout 2006 and emerged as one of NU’s most clutch hitters. Pascale had three seventh-inning, pinch-hit at bats that resulted in the game-tying run. In 2007, she has drawn a team-high 15 walks and has filled in at catcher for the injured Jamie Waldecker.

7. Carmen Kier, 3B (29 starts, .172, 0 HR, 7 RBIs)
Kier is in her second season as the everyday starter at third after belting a career-high five homers and driving in a career-high 19 in 2006. Known as a patient hitter, Kier has drawn 46 career walks, including eight this season to rank second on the team. She also boasts power as nearly 30 percent of her career hits have gone for extra bases.

8. Ashley DeBuhr, RHP (12 starts, 9-4, 1.53 ERA, 115 Ks, 91.2 IP; 10 starts, .200, 1 HR, 4 RBIs)
DeBuhr continued to be more dominant in the circle, following her second-team All-Big 12 and All-Midwest honors from 2005 with first-team selections in 2006. One of 50 players named to the 2007 USA Softball Preseason Player of the Year Watch List, she has two shutouts and has four starts against ranked teams (3-1 record).

9. Kimberly Fuller, 2B (16 starts, .146, 1 HR, 7 RBIs)
In limited action in 2006, Fuller went 2-for-11, but drew three walks to post a .357 on-base percentage. She is currently engaged in an ongoing battle with Whitney Barrett for the starting job at second, although Fuller has started 13 straight games at second, partly due to an injury to Barrett.

10. Crystal Gonzalez, CF (19 starts, .229, 0 HR, 0 RBIs)
Labeled as "probably the best defensive prospect in Southern California" by the Los Angeles Times, Gonzalez is perfect in the field this season and has shown great range and a strong arm. Her speed has also paid off on the basepaths, as she has scored five runs and is a perfect 5-of-5 on stolen bases.

Whitney Barrett, INF (13 starts, .115, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
Barrett earned 13 starts at second base through the first 22 games of the season. Barrett is now dealing with an arm injury that has relegated her to only pinch-running duties the last 13 games.

Jaime Borg, OF (1 start, .000, 0 HR, 0 RBIs)
Borg moved back to the outfield after being the Huskers’ No. 3 pitcher in each of the past two seasons. She recorded her first career hit and stolen base last season and added a career-high 10 runs and two walks.

Alex Hupp, RHP/DP (4 starts, 2-0, 1.98 ERA, 12 Ks, 17.2 IP; 15 starts, .116, 1 HR, 4 RBIs)
A two-time NFCA High School All-American, Hupp is a solid pitcher who can also hit. She tossed a one-hit shutout in her first career start and boasts an ERA under 2.00, and has hit two doubles, a home run and driven in four.

Darcy Rutherford, OF (218 starts, .265, 0 HR, 2 RBIs)
Rutherford is arguably the Huskers’ most improved player. Primarily a pinch runner in 2006 when she appeared in 25 games and scored four runs, Rutherford went 2-for-4 in the first weekend to post her first career hits.

Molly Hill, RHP (13 starts, 9-5, 1.08 ERA, 105 Ks, 97.0 IP)
Hill is the Huskers’ No. 2 pitcher, but has the credentials to be the ace of nearly any staff. As a freshman, Hill went 18-2 to establish a school-record .900 winning percentage. She is 9-5 this year with a team-low 1.08 ERA.

Fielding Their Position
Nebraska’s three-pitcher staff has not only combined to post a collective 1.36 ERA - the lowest in the Big 12 Conference - but the staff has also done an excellent job of fielding its position.

Senior Ashley DeBuhr, sophomore Molly Hill and freshman Alex Hupp are perfect in the field in a combined 47 chances. In 2006, the staff had a .935 fielding percentage, committing five errors in 77 chances. Hill has shown great improvement, as she is perfect in 28 chances this year after committing four errors in 28 chances in 2006.

Nebraska in Big 12 Conference Openers
Nebraska is 7-4 all-time in Big 12 Conference opening games, including a 4-4 mark on the road and a 1-4 record against ranked teams. The Huskers have not won a league opener since 2004, which is also the last time NU claimed a conference championship.

NU has been swept in each of the last two years on the opening weekend of league play, falling at 12th-ranked Texas A&M in 2005 and at No. 3 Texas last season. While the league opener is only one game, history shows that the first conference game of the season could provide a glimpse of how Nebraska will finish in the final league standings.

When winning their first Big 12 game, the Huskers have never finished lower than fourth and have gone on to win three league titles, while winning an average of 13 games. When Nebraska has lost its conference opener, the Huskers have only finished higher than fourth once - last season - while winning an average of only 10 games.

Nebraska vs. Ranked Teams
Nebraska has played a challenging schedule in 2007 and the Huskers have responded against the best competition, posting a 4-1 record against ranked teams, while going just 16-8 against foes outside of the top 25. Four of the five games - and three of the four wins - have been decided by one run, with the game coming down to the winning teams’ last at bat.

Three of the five contests have gone extra-innings, including a 2-1 nine-inning loss to No. 20 Florida State that stands as NU’s lone loss to a ranked foe. Nebraska has had a lead in each of the five games and the Huskers have produced the game-winning run in the seventh inning once and in the eighth inning twice.

The Huskers have outscored their top-25 opponents 10-5 in the five games after defeating No. 18 California, 5-2 in eight innings on March 4 in the final game of the UNLV Invitational.

Offensively, NU has been better than its ranked counterparts, but runners-left-on-base has kept each of the games close.

Husker Hurlers Excelling Against Ranked Teams
While Nebraska is 4-1 against ranked teams, the pitching staff has been especially stellar against ranked competition, compiling a 0.37 ERA. Senior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr and sophomore right-hander Molly Hill have combined to allow just two earned runs in 38.1 innings, as they have thrown two shutouts in five games, while not allowing an earned run in two other contests. In fact, the staff has not surrendered an earned run to a ranked team through the first seven innings in any of the five games this season and no ranked team has recorded more than four hits in a game, despite receiving additional at bats with three extra-inning affairs.

In the lone loss to the No. 24 Florida State, DeBuhr was two outs away from tossing her third straight two-hit shutout against a ranked foe. Before giving up back-to-back ninth-inning homers to FSU, DeBuhr had thrown 23.1 scoreless innings against top-25 opponents, including two international tie-breaker frames where a runner was placed on second to begin the inning. She had also allowed just six hits in those 23 innings. DeBuhr is now 3-1 with a 0.45 ERA against ranked teams this season. A native of Beatrice, Neb., DeBuhr has stymied opposing hitters, holding them to a meager .122 average while striking out 38.

Hill matched DeBuhr in her lone start against a top-25 team, tossing a three-hitter and not allowing an earned run against 18th-ranked Georgia. She was tagged for just one unearned run while striking out six.

Streaks Snapped
With a 5-4 loss to Arkansas on the final day of the Big Red Tournament last weekend, the Huskers saw a pair of impressive streaks come to an end. The loss not only snapped a 12-game winning streak for Nebraska, but also marked NU’s first loss at Bowlin Stadium in 12 games.

Even though those streaks have been snapped, Nebraska has still won 16 of its last 19 games overall and 26 of its last 28 at home.

Pencil Me In
Nebraska has used a different batting lineup in each of the first 29 games of the season after having a fairly set lineup for most of 2006. Most of the starters have been set, with the exception of second base and designated player.

Even with the majority of the position starters settled upon, head coach Rhonda Revelle has done a lot of shifting in an attempt to maximize the strengths of the lineup. After beginning the year with senior Devin Porter leading off, the Huskers appear to have returned to their proven pattern of having a slapper lead off.

Mirroring 2004?
Through the first 29 games of 2007, comparisons can be made between this year’s Huskers and the 2004 squad. That year, Nebraska was led by a dominant pitching staff, was challenged by a tough early-season schedule and got hot in the month of March, similar characteristics of this year’s team.

Through the first 15 games of the season, NU had an 8-7 record in both 2004 and 2007. This season, the Huskers used a 12-game winning streak from March 4-18 to post a 20-8 record through 28 games. In 2004, Nebraska was 17-11 at the 28-game mark and lost once more before building a 12-game winning streak.

In 2004, Nebraska had already played in five extra-inning contests through the first 29 games, while this year’s Huskers have also gone to extra frames five times in 29 contests.

So far this season, Nebraska has played 10 of its 29 games against teams that have appeared in the national rankings at some point during the year. In 2004, 10 of the Huskers’ first 29 contests came against ranked foes.

While this may all be coincidence and the 2007 Huskers desire to make their own mark, they wouldn’t mind following in the 2004 team’s footsteps in at least one way - in 2004, the Huskers captured both the Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles.

Oh, So Close
While Nebraska has posted a solid 20-9 record against a tough schedule that has featured 10 games against opponents that have appeared in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll at least once this season, the Huskers have come very close to posting an even more outstanding record.

NU has lost five one-run games and the Huskers have dropped four contests when they led after the third inning, matching the entire 2006 total. NU has led in 24 of its 29 games this season, although the Huskers have not led in each of their last two losses.

Sophomores Stepping Up
While it’s not unusual for players to show great improvement from their freshmen to sophomore seasons, the statistical improvement of this year’s sophomore class has been remarkable, especially considering where they rank on the team and how little the majority of the class played as freshmen.

Meghan Mullin leads the team with a .330 batting average and sophomores claim five of the top six batting averages on the team.

In addition to Mullin, Crystal Carwile (.283), Haley Long (.280), Brittany Pascale (.273) and Darcy Rutherford (.265) have all posted totals higher than the team’s collective .245 batting average. Those five are hitting a combined .297 while the entire sophomore class has posted an impressive .274 average.

To put these totals in perspective, the sophomore class is hitting 117-for-427 in 29 games this season after going a combined 72-for-284 (.254) as freshmen in 2006.

The impact of the sophomore class is also felt in the circle, where Molly Hill is 9-5 with a 1.08 ERA.

Let’s Play Extras
After going to extra innings just five times in 56 games a year ago, Nebraska had already played five extra-inning contests through the first 29 games of the 2007 season. The Huskers were a perfect 5-0 in extra innings last season and are 4-1 this season after defeating North Dakota State, 2-1, in eight innings on March 17.

Nebraska had won eight consecutive extra-inning affairs before falling to No. 20 Florida State on Feb. 23 and has won three straight since that setback.

A big part of the reason for Nebraska’s success in extra-innings - especially this season - has been the work of the pitching staff. The Husker hurlers have thrown a total of seven extra frames this season, with each inning subject to the international tie-breaker rule, where a runner is automatically placed on second to start the inning. In those seven innings, the NU staff has allowed the runner placed on second to score only once.

Waldecker Playing Through Pain
Nebraska suffered a big blow at the NFCA Leadoff Classic when senior catcher Jamie Waldecker went down with an injury. In the second game of the day on Feb. 23 against Florida State, Waldecker suffered a broken hand while tagging out a runner. Although she attempted to play the next day, she was only able to catch for one inning.

Waldecker made her return last Sunday against Arkansas, but was able to only swing with one hand. She did go 1-for-3 with an RBI, however. Waldecker’s cast was removed on Monday and she was fitted with a new cast on Tuesday that allows her to use her hand more when batting. Waldecker debuted the new cast by going 1-for-3 against Creighton with much better swings to extend her career-high hitting streak to five games.

Waldecker is scheduled to remain in the cast for another few weeks. She is not expected to be back to 100 percent and able to catch until some time in April.

Huskers Look for 13th Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearance in 2007
Nebraska softball is in an elite class when it comes to postseason play. The Huskers are one of nine teams to appear in the past 12 NCAA Tournaments and they look to make it 13 straight in 2007. NU also has a history of earning high seeds in the tournament. In the eight seasons prior to the format switch in 2005, Nebraska earned a No. 2 seed or higher in the NCAA Regional every season. The only other teams that accomplished that feat were Arizona, Michigan, Oklahoma and Washington.

Overall, NU has earned 17 NCAA Tournament bids, tying Texas A&M for the most NCAA berths of any Big 12 school. The Huskers have advanced to the College World Series seven times, the most of any school in the league.

Nebraska also has a strong history of hosting regionals at Bowlin Stadium. The Huskers have been awarded an NCAA Regional in three of the last four years.

Huskers Well Represented on Big 12 Honor Roll
The Nebraska softball team was well represented on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall 2006 Honor Roll, with a total of 10 current and former players earning a spot on the list.

Sophomore pitcher Molly Hill and former Husker KoKo Tacha highlighted the list by posting a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. To be eligible for the honor roll, student-athletes must have maintained a GPA of 3.0 or higher. In all, 270 Nebraska student-athletes were honored, including 33 with a 4.0 GPA.

Tacha made the list for a ninth time, as she has been named to the honor roll every semester. Senior Jaime Borg earned a spot on the list for the seventh time in seven semesters, while Hill and fellow sophomore Meghan Mullin each made it a perfect 3-for-3. Other repeat selections included senior Ashley DeBuhr (fourth honor) and former Husker Jessica Yoachim (eighth selection), who is in her fifth year at Nebraska after earning an undergraduate degree in Communication Studies in May of 2006.

Newcomers to the honor roll were freshmen Alex Hupp, sophomores Brittany Pascale and Darcy Rutherford and senior Jamie Waldecker.

DeBuhr Taken in First Round of 2007 NPF College Draft
Senior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr was selected by the Philadelphia Force in the first round of the 2007 National Pro Fastpitch College Draft, held on Feb. 14 in Denver, Colo.

DeBuhr was the eighth overall pick and the third pitcher selected. A native of Beatrice, Neb., DeBuhr was one of eight Big 12 players drafted among the 27 total picks.

Players selected in the NPF draft will be permitted to pursue any available roster spot on their assigned team after completing their college season. To be eligible for the draft, each player had to be a senior however being does not affect a player’s remaining collegiate eligibility.

Tough Schedule
Nebraska has grown accustomed to playing one of the toughest schedules in the nation, and 2007 will be no exception. NU will play at least 18 games against teams that earned 2006 NCAA Tournament bids.

The Huskers will also play at least four regular-season contests against teams that advanced to Super Regionals, including a pair against Women's College World Series participant Texas.

Nebraska is also scheduled to play at least 13 regular-season games against eight teams ranked in the USA Today/NFCA preseason top 25 poll. Through the first 17 games this season, Nebraska played a total of 10 contests against teams that made an appearance in the top 25 at some point this year.

Revelle Nears 600th Wins
Head Coach Rhonda Revelle boasts a career record of 581-299, including a 573-283 mark at Nebraska. Already the first women’s coach of any sport in school history with 500 career wins, Revelle ranks third all-time among all coaches in NU history with her 573 wins at Nebraska.

Revelle is approaching another milestone this season, as she needs just 19 victories to reach the 600-win milestone and 27 victories to record her 600th win at Nebraska.