Huskers Host Bison in Exhibition Match

North Dakota State at Nebraska
Exhibition Game
Saturday, Aug. 13 • 7:05 p.m. (CT)
Lincoln, Neb. • Barbara Hibner Stadium
Live Stats: Huskers.com

The Nebraska soccer team is set to host an exhibition match against North Dakota State on Saturday at Barbara Hibner Stadium, starting at 7:05 p.m. (CT). The game will be the lone tune-up for the Huskers before starting their regular season next weekend.

Live stats for the exhibition match will be available on Huskers.com.

Up Next: The Huskers will host Marquette in their season opener at Hibner Stadium on Friday, Aug. 19, with kickoff set for 7:05 p.m. The first weekend of action for NU concludes on Monday, Aug. 22 at BYU in Provo, Utah, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Scouting the North Dakota State Bison

• Record: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 Summit League)
• Defeated Manitoba, 3-1, in an exhibition game on Thursday

• Last Season: 13-6-1 (7-0-1 Summit League)
• Finished first in the Summit League

• Key Returners (7 returning starters from last season)
• Lauren Miller: 2015 Summit League Offensive Player of the Year, 18 goals in 20 games
• Amy Yang: 2015 First Team All-Summit League, 5 goals and 9 assists in 20 games
• Natalie Fenske: 2015 First Team All-Summit League, started all 20 games
• Britney Monteon: 2015 Summit League Freshman of the Year

• Coached by Mark Cook (5th season)
• Career/North Dakota State Record: 38-34-3

• Assistant Coaches: Jim Robbins, Karli Kopietz

About the Huskers

• Nebraska is two wins away from its 300th in program history, which would mark the same milestone for Head Coach John Walker. Nebraska/Walker hold an all-time record of 298-140-29.

• The Huskers return their leading goal scorer from last season, Caroline Flynn (5), and leading assister, Sydney Miramontez (5).

• The returning Huskers accounted for 15 of the 23 goals the team scored last season (65 percent). Additionally, the returners accounted for 11 of the 16 assists from last season (69 percent).

• Individual Milestones and Records to Watch
• Jaycie Johnson has 31 career goals, which ranks 10th in program history. She is four goals shy of a tie for 8th.
• Johnson has 11 career game-winning goals, which ranks 6th in program history. She is one game-winning goal away from a tie for 5th.
• Johnson has seven career multiple-goal games, which ranks 8th in program history. She is two multiple-goal games away from a tie for 7th.

• The Huskers added eight newcomers to the roster in the offseason, including one transfer and one January enrollee.
• Alexis Rienks, a Lincoln, Neb., native, transferred from New Mexico State
• Aubrei Corder, a Barboursville, W.Va., native, enrolled at Nebraska in January
• Meg Brandt is a freshman from Ankeny, Iowa
• Mayte Corral is a freshman from Los Gatos, Calif.
• Elyse Huber is a freshman from Sioux City, Iowa
• Hannah McKinney is a freshman from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
• Sinclaire Miramontez is a freshman from Lenexa, Kan.
• Brenna Ochoa is a freshman from Omaha, Neb.

• Nebraska will make at least five television appearances this season:
• Monday, Aug. 22 at BYU (6:30 p.m.) - BYUtv
• Friday, Aug. 26 at Oregon (6:30 p.m.) - Pac-12 TV
• Sunday, Aug. 28 at Oregon State (2 p.m.) - Pac-12 TV
• Thursday, Oct. 6 at Wisconsin (7 p.m.) - Big Ten Network
• Sunday, Oct. 9 at Minnesota (1 p.m.) - Big Ten Network
• BTN will broadcast a wildcard game on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. (Matchup TBD)
• Nebraska will make nine BTN Plus (online streaming) appearances this season (six at home, three on the road).
• BTN will broadcast four games of the Big Ten Tournament (Oct. 30-Nov. 6) at campus sites

• Schedule at a Glance:
• 19 regular-season games
• Five of Nebraska’s opponents are ranked in the preseason NSCAA poll, released on Aug. 2: BYU (16), Clemson (14), Ohio State (23), Penn State (2) and Rutgers (10)
• Four of NU’s other opponents are receiving votes in the preseason NSCAA poll: Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Northwestern
• Seven opponents qualified for the NCAA Tournament last season: BYU, Clemson, Penn State, Ohio State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Rutgers
• Two of those teams advanced to the College Cup: Rutgers and eventual national champion Penn State
• Opponents from the Pac-12, Big 12, ACC, Big East, WCC and Atlantic 10
• 10 home games in the second season at Hibner Stadium after the exhibition game