Huskers Clash with Creighton in Omaha

The No. 21/19 Nebraska women’s basketball team makes the short drive down I-80 on Friday to collide with Creighton at D.J. Sokol Arena on Friday afternoon.

Tip-off between the Huskers (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten) and the Bluejays (1-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) in Omaha is set for 4 p.m. (CT).

A live video stream of the game will be provided to subscribers of FloHoops, and Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln, the Huskers App and Huskers.com. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the radio call with pregame beginning at 3:30 p.m. (CT).

The game will be a “Blue Out” for Creighton fans in the 2,950-seat Sokol Arena ahead of the Nebraska at Creighton men’s game, which will tip down the street at the 17,352-seat CHI Health Center Omaha.

Creighton, which is 1-2 on the young season, enters the game with seven days off from competition after an 86-68 loss at No. 10 Kansas State on Thursday, Nov. 14. Nebraska will be playing its third game during that span, including a 113-70 win over South Dakota in Sioux Falls and an 85-48 victory over North Alabama at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday night.

Callin Hake scored a career-high 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting and a career-best 6-for-6 effort at the free throw line to lead five Huskers in double figures in the win over North Alabama.

Jessica Petrie added a career-high 14 points to go with five rebounds and two blocks. Petrie was one of seven Huskers to grab five or more boards, as Nebraska dominated the glass, 48-32.

Britt Prince contributed 13 points and a career-high six assists against North Alabama. The two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North is averaging 13.0 points and team bests of 4.8 assists and 2.3 steals.

Alberte Rimdal continued her strong play with 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals while hitting 3-of-4 three-pointers. The Florida transfer from Koge, Denmark has hit 58.3 percent (7-12) of her threes as one of eight Huskers shooting better than 40 percent from long range through five games this season.

Naismith, Wooden and Lisa Leslie Award candidate Alexis Markowski added 10 points and a team-high six rebounds against North Alabama. Markowski, the 2021 Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Lincoln Pius X, needs 11 rebounds to become the sixth Husker in history to reach 1,000 boards in her career.

Nebraska had five players score in double figures against North Alabama, marking the second straight game and third time in five games this season that five or more Huskers produced double digits. Amazingly, 11 Huskers have scored in double figures during those three games (Omaha, South Dakota, North Alabama) with only Markowski and Prince producing double digits in all three games. The only Husker who has not scored in double figures this season is freshman Amiah Hargrove.

Natalie Potts, the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, suffered a knee injury midway through the second quarter against North Alabama and is out for the season. Through four games, Potts was Nebraska’s leading scorer (17.5 ppg) and rebounder (8.0 rpg) with per-40-minute production of 28.6 pp40 and 13.1 rp40. Potts was shooting 69.4 percent from the field, including 72.7 percent (8-11) from three-point range while knocking down 80 percent (12-15) of her free throws.

Through five games, Nebraska’s offensive efficiency has been excellent. The Huskers are averaging 89.6 points per game while shooting 54.3 percent from the field, including 46 percent (52-113) from three-point range. Indiana led the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.509) and three-point percentage (.398) a year ago.

The Huskers, who carry a plus-13.4 team rebound margin, have recorded assists on 110 of 159 made baskets (69.1 percent), including 33 of 41 (80.5 percent) field goals in South Dakota. NU has 110 assists and just 74 turnovers (1.49) in 2024-25.

Last season, Nebraska advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament while shooting 42 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from long range with a school-record 292 threes. The Big Red was the best rebounding team in the Big Ten with a plus-7.8 margin, and the Huskers assisted on 64.5 percent (580-of-899) of their made baskets. The Huskers had 580 assists and 498 turnovers (1.16), which was the fifth-best ratio in the league. Michigan State led the Big Ten at 1.58.

21/19 Nebraska Cornhuskers
at Creighton Bluejays
Friday, November 22, 2024, 4 p.m. (CT)
D.J. Sokol Arena - Omaha, Nebraska
Live Video: FloHoops
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (3:30 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com (StatBroadcast - Public)

21/19 Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
40 - Alexis Markowski - 6-3 - Sr. - C/F - 13.8 ppg, 6.6 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - So. - G - 8.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg
5 - Alberte Rimdal - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 10.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 6.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - Fr. - G - 13.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Off the Bench
44 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - Fr. - F/C - 6.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg
15 - Kendall Moriarty - 6-1 - Sr. - G - 6.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner - 5-10 - RJr. - G - 4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - So. - F - 3.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 3.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg
32 - Kendall Coley - 6-2 - Gr. - F/G - 3.0 ppg, 0.4 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts [Out] - 6-2 - So. - F - 14.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg
4 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - Fr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Ninth Season at Nebraska (142-111); 18th Season Overall (335-220)

Creighton BlueJays (1-2, 0-0 Big East)
30 - Morgan Maly - 6-1 - Sr. - G/F - 15.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg
11 - Kiani Lockett - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 11.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
14 - Mallory Brake - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 2.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg
15 - Lauren Jensen - 5-10 - Sr. - G - 21.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg
21 - Molly Mogensen - 5-7 - Gr. - G - 6.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Off the Bench
2 - Kennedy Townsend - 5-10 - Jr. - G - 8.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg
33 - Brooke Littrell - 6-2 - Gr. - G/F - 4.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg
13 - Allison Heathcock - 6-1 - Fr. - G - 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
35 - Elizabeth Gentry - 6-3 - Fr. - C - 1.0 ppg, 0.5 rpg
12 - Jayme Horan - 5-10 - Gr. - G - 1.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
3 - Sydney Golladay - 5-8 - Gr. - G - 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
Head Coach: Jim Flanery (Creighton, 1987)
23rd Season at Creighton (428-270); 23rd Season Overall (428-270)

Scouting the Creighton Bluejays
• Creighton may be the most experienced team the Huskers face all season, as the Bluejay playing rotation includes five graduate students, two seniors and two juniors.

• Senior Lauren Jensen leads the way for the Jays, averaging 21.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals. The 5-10 guard who is a candidate for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award as the nation’s top shooting guard, also leads CU with eight three-pointers while playing 34.3 minutes per game. Jensen erupted for 32 points in Creighton’s 80-72 win over Drake, after opening the season with 23 points in a 76-71 road loss at South Dakota State.

• Morgan Maly adds another potent weapon. The 6-1 senior from Crete, Neb., is averaging 15.3 points and 4.3 rebounds while connecting on six threes. She is a candidate for the Katrina McClain Award presented to the nation’s best power forward.

• Graduate guards Molly Mogenson (6.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.3 apg) and Mallory Brake (2.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg) join junior guard Kiani Lockett in the starting five. Lockett (11.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.0 apg) gives Creighton a trio of starters averaging in double figures.

• Graduate guard Jayme Horan out of Millard South gives CU more experience off the bench, along with graduate transfers Brooke Littrell (Central Missouri) and Sydney Golladay (Fort Hays State).

• Junior guard Kennedy Townsend has been Creighton’s most productive player off the bench, contributing 8.7 points and 3.3 rebounds, while connecting on 5-of-9 three-point attempts. Townsend led the Jays with 16 points against K-State.

• Freshmen Elizabeth Gentry and Allison Heathcock also have seen playing time in two of CU’s first three contests.

• The Jays are shooting a solid 35.5 percent (27-76) from three-point range while making 9.0 threes per game. CU has hit 43.8 percent from the field and 72.7 percent at the line, while averaging 8.0 made free throws per game.

• CU has been dominated on the boards, 41.7-30.0, while carrying a plus-4.7 turnover margin and committing just 9.0 turnovers per game.

Nebraska vs. Creighton Series History

• Nebraska leads the all-time series with Creighton 31-18, but the Jays have won the last two meetings, including NU’s 79-74 loss to No. 22 CU at PBA (Nov. 19, 2023). The No. 22 Huskers also dropped a 77-51 decision to No. 20 Creighton in Sokol Arena (Nov. 15, 2022). Those were the first two meetings in history the Jays were ranked in the top 25.

• Friday’s meeting marks the 10th time in the series that the Huskers have been ranked.

• Nebraska’s last win in the series came with a 67-62 victory at PBA on Nov. 17, 2021.

• Creighton has won seven of the last eight meetings with the Huskers.

• Nebraska’s last win at Sokol Arena came with a 60-57 victory for the No. 12 Huskers over the Jays on Dec. 11, 2014.

• During the last eight games in the series, the Jays are 83-of-227 (.366) from three-point range, while Nebraska is just 29-of-135 (.215). CU is averaging 10.4 made threes per game during the stretch, while NU is averaging 3.6.

• Nebraska has not made more than five threes in a game against Creighton since a 75-67 Husker win in Omaha on Nov. 17, 2008 when the Big Red went 9-for-21. On the flip side, Creighton has made at least five threes every game against Nebraska since going 4-for-13 at the Civic Auditorium in Omaha on Dec. 3, 2000. Creighton won that game, 66-57. NU went 5-for-10.

• In the last 29 meetings combined, Nebraska has hit 96-of-360 (.267) for an average of just 3.3 made threes per game. Creighton has hit 218-of-659 (.331) for an average of 7.5 made threes in the same 29 games. Nebraska owns an 18-11 series edge during that span.

Husker History of Home-Opening Success
• Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers’ home court. NU improved to 48-3 in home season openers with its 88-48 win over Omaha on Nov. 4, 2024.

• NU is 11-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in season openers, including a 100-36 victory over Omaha (Nov. 7, 2022). Nebraska’s lone loss came on Nov. 7, 2018, with an 83-77 setback to Drake. In the first regular-season game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska powered its way to a 77-49 win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013, in front of a Husker opening-day record crowd of 9,750 in the first Nebraska Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally associated with women’s basketball.

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

• Nebraska has been strong in its first four home games every season. In fact, NU is 178-26 (.873) over 51 seasons in its first four home contests, including 44-7 in Game No. 2, 41-10 in Game No. 3 and 45-6 in Game No. 4.

Markowski Named to Naismith, Wooden Watch Lists
• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski was among the 50 women’s college basketball players named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List, announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club (Oct. 28) and the Wooden Award Watch List by the Los Angeles Athletic Club (Nov. 7).

• Markowski, a 6-3 center out of Lincoln Pius X High School, earned her third consecutive appearance on the Naismith Trophy preseason list.

• A three-time preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection, Markowski earned first-team All-Big Ten honors a year ago after averaging 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds in 2023-24. She also earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after powering the Big Red to the Big Ten Championship Game.

• A three-time Lisa Leslie Center-of-the-Year Award candidate, Markowski was a second-team All-Big Ten choice as a freshman and sophomore. She was also the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Markowski Earns Preseason All-Big Ten Honors

• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski captured Preseason All-Big Ten honors for the third consecutive season when the conference announced its annual awards on Sept. 26.

• The 6-3 center from Lincoln, Neb., was one of 10 players across the conference’s 18 teams to earn preseason recognition from both the Big Ten coaches and media. She also earned preseason All-Big Ten honors as a junior in 2023-24 and as a sophomore in 2022-23, after being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year following the 2021-22 season.

• A three-time Lisa Leslie Award candidate, Markowski claimed first-team All-Big Ten honors at the conclusion of a 2023-24 season when she led Nebraska to an appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

• Markowski, who led Nebraska with team-best averages of 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds while starting all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers in 2023-24, produced 19 double-doubles a year ago.

• She earned a spot on the 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament Team by averaging 16.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists over four games, including 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in the Big Ten Championship Game.

• Markowski enters the Creighton game just 11 rebounds away from becoming the sixth player in school history with 1,000 career rebounds. She is 291 rebounds away from Janet Smith’s more than 40-year-old Nebraska career rebound record (1,280). Markowski, who had 369 rebounds last season, is also within striking distance of one of the top-five rebounding totals in Big Ten Conference history.

• Markowski, who earned second-team All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore in 2022-23, owns 1,432 career points to rank 16th all-time in scoring at Nebraska.

• USC’s JuJu Watkins was the only unanimous choice of the coaches and media to earn preseason All-Big Ten honors. The sophomore was the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year by both.

• The coaches and media were also in agreement on the top five teams in preseason voting, beginning with No. 1 USC, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Maryland and No. 5 Indiana.

Huskers Climb to No. 21/19 in National Rankings

•  With wins over Southern and South Dakota, Nebraska gained 39 ranking points (164) and remained No. 21 in the second regular-season Associated Press Poll (Nov. 18). The Huskers moved up one spot to No. 19 in the USA Today/WBCA Top 25 (Nov. 19), gaining 25 ranking points despite one voter not participating this week. Nebraska was No. 23 in both preseason polls.

•  The No. 21/19 rankings are the highest for the Huskers in the national polls since coming in at No. 21 in the AP on Feb. 16, 2015. The last time the Big Red was ranked higher than 20th came with a No. 19 AP ranking on Feb. 2, 2015.

•  The 2024-25 season marked the second time in the past three years that Nebraska has opened in the AP Top 25. In 2022-23, the Huskers began the season at No. 22 in the AP Poll.

•  The Huskers are one of seven Big Ten teams ranked in the national polls, joining No. 3/3 USC, No. 5/6 UCLA, No. 11/13 Maryland, No. 12/11 Ohio State, No. 22/23 Illinois and No. 23/25 Oregon. Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State and Penn State give the Big Ten 11 teams receiving votes among the top 40 in at least one of the polls.

•  Last season, Nebraska finished No. 25 in the final NCAA NET rankings.

 

• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski has made her mark as the top double-double producer in the history of Husker basketball.

• Markowski’s 14 points and 11 rebounds in the season-opening win over Omaha (Nov. 4) gave her 41 career double-doubles, pushing her past first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (2011-14) atop Nebraska’s all-time double-double list.

• Markowski notched 19 double-doubles in 35 games as a junior to join Griffin and Hooper at 40 career double-doubles. Griffin and Hooper both produced their school records in four full seasons of starting every game for the Big Red, while Markowski achieved 40 in just three seasons.

•  A first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2024, Markowski notched her final double-double of 2023-24 with 23 points and 13 rebounds in Nebraska’s Big Ten Championship Game OT loss to No. 3 Iowa in Minneapolis (March 10).

• The 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament choice also posted a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win over Michigan State (March 8).

• She produced the biggest double-double of her career with 20 points and 21 rebounds in a 77-65 road win at Purdue (Feb. 17). It was just the fifth 20-point, 20-rebound performance in Husker history. She added 12 points and 10 boards in a win over Northwestern (Feb. 20), before contributing 10 points and 12 boards in a win over Minnesota (Feb. 24).

• Markowski scored in double figures 32 times in 35 games last season, including eight 20-point performances. She was held to nine points and 16 rebounds at No. 2 Ohio State (Feb. 14) and had nine points and 13 rebounds in a Big Ten semifinal win over Maryland (March 9). She had eight points and eight rebounds in a second-round NCAA Tournament loss at No. 12 Oregon State (March 24).

• She produced double-figure rebounds on 21 occasions in 2023-24.

Potts Made Major Strides in Start of Second Season
• Natalie Potts was off to one of the best starts by any player in the Big Ten through the first two weeks of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury midway through the second quarter of a win over North Alabama (Nov. 19). The 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year carried team-leading averages of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while hitting 69.4 percent of her shots from the field, including a sizzling 72.7 percent (8-11) from three-point range to lead the Big Ten while helping the No. 21/19 Huskers to a 4-0 start.

• In 40-minute production, Potts put up eye-popping numbers of 28.6 points per 40 and 13.1 rebounds per 40 to rank among the best players in the Big Ten.

• Potts is expected to undergo surgery on Dec. 4 and return to Nebraska as a junior in 2025-26 with three years of eligibility remaining.

• The 6-2 forward from O’Fallon, Mo., led all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.489), while ranking second among league freshmen in scoring (10.2 ppg) and free throw percentage (.829) in 2023-24. She started all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers, who advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

• Potts, who won 8-of-15 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards during the regular season, was the most consistent freshman in the conference from start to finish. She won the inaugural weekly honor on Nov. 13, before claiming the final two freshman awards on Feb. 26 and March 4. She won at least one weekly honor during all five months of the season. Her eight weekly awards matched the total of Nebraska’s last Big Ten Freshman of the Year Alexis Markowski in 2022.

• Potts, who also claimed an honorable-mention All-Big Ten award from the conference media, was a unanimous choice on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by the conference coaches.

• Logan Nissley joined Potts on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., came on strong late in the season to start Nebraska’s final 10 games. Nissley averaged 7.0 points and 2.1 rebounds on the season, while her 59 three-pointers were the second-highest total by a freshman in school history trailing only Jordan Hooper’s 67 (2010-11).

• Nebraska, which featured one of the youngest regular rotations in the Big Ten in 2023-24, was the only team with two players named to all-freshman teams by both the conference coaches and media. Freshman teammate Jessica Petrie also had a strong first season for the Big Red, joining Potts and Nissley in playing in all 35 games. The 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia averaged 3.8 points and 2.0 rebounds.

• Mary Ashley Stevenson was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the league media after averaging 9.7 points and 5.1 rebounds on the year. The forward from Purdue transferred to Stanford after the season.

Prince Off to Impressive Start for Huskers

• One of the most highly regarded players in the history of the state of Nebraska, two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year Britt Prince made her collegiate regular-season debut with 10 points and a game-high five assists as a starter in a win over Omaha at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Nov. 4).

• Prince produced the best performance of her young career with a team-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting in Nebraska’s record-setting 113-70 win over South Dakota (Nov. 16). She added four assists and two steals in front of a sellout crowd at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

• She followed with 13 points and a career-high six assists in Nebraska’s win over North Alabama (Nov. 19). Prince added three rebounds, two steals and a career-high two blocks against the Lions.

• Prince, who won four consecutive Nebraska Class B state high school championships at PBA while playing for her mother, Ann Prince at Elkhorn North (2021-22-23-24), was the No. 16 recruit in the country according to Prospects Nation and No. 28 according to ESPN.

• An honorable-mention high school All-American last year by the Naismith award and MaxPreps, Prince produced one of the best senior seasons in Nebraska high school history in 2023-24. She averaged 27.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.9 steals. She led the state in both scoring and assists as a senior on her way to finishing with a Class B record 2,491 points, surpassing Husker All-American Jordan Hooper’s previous mark of 2,078.

• Prince also matched Hooper for No. 2 in state tournament history with 271 career points.

• In addition to being a four-time Super-State selection in basketball, Prince was a six-time gold medalist and two-time silver medalist at the Nebraska State Track & Field Championships.

• She was the 2024 Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year across all sports.

• Prince missed Nebraska’s win over Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9) with a lower leg injury, but returned for six points, four assists and three steals as a starter in a win over Southern (Nov. 12).

Weidner Returns After 55-Game Absence
• Allison Weidner returned to the court as a starter in Nebraska’s season-opening victory over Omaha (Nov. 4) in front of the Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd after missing 55 consecutive regular-season games over the past two seasons because of leg injuries.

• Weidner made her triumphant and hard-fought return with 11 points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist in 24 minutes of Nebraska’s 88-48 win over the Mavericks.

• The 5-10 redshirt junior guard from Humphrey, Neb., averaged 10.2 points and 6.2 rebounds through 13 games as a starter for the Huskers as a sophomore in 2022-23, before suffering a left leg injury early in the fourth quarter of Nebraska’s triple-overtime victory over Kansas (Dec. 21).

• Weidner had started 21 consecutive games before missing the first game of her career in the loss to No. 14 Michigan (Dec. 28). She underwent successful surgery on her left leg on Jan. 10, 2023.

• She was on track to return for the Huskers ahead of the 2023-24 season before suffering a right leg injury in practice on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. She underwent successful surgery on Oct. 25.

• In 50 career games with 25 starts, Weidner has averaged 7.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists.

Husker Roster Filled with State Players of the Year
• The 2024-25 Nebraska women’s basketball roster features four state players of the year in basketball, who won their respective awards from their home states from 2021 to 2024.

• The quartet of Alexis Markowski (Nebraska, 2021), Natalie Potts (Missouri, 2021, 2023), Logan Nissley (North Dakota, 2021, 2022, 2023) and Britt Prince (Nebraska, 2023, 2024) combined for eight total state basketball player-of-the-year honors, while adding a pair of state volleyball player-of-the-year awards (Nissley, North Dakota, 2021, 2022). 

• In addition, Allison Weidner was the Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year across all sports in 2021, while Britt Prince added a Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year award over all sports in 2024.

• Prince (2,491), Weidner (2,282) and Markowski (1,485) combined for 6,258 points during their Nebraska High School careers. 

• While freshman Amiah Hargrove was not the overall Illinois state player of the year, she was the Illinois Class 1A Player of the Year in 2023 and was named the Southern Illinois Player of the Year three times (2022, 2023, 2024).

• Hargrove (2,774), Potts (2,108) and Nissley (1,664) combined for 6,546 points in their high school careers, while Hargrove and Potts each added more than 1,000 career rebounds.

Hake Heads Huskers as SAAC President
• Callin Hake has proven herself a leader both on and off the court during her three seasons at Nebraska, and the junior from Victoria, Minn., was elected President of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for 2024-25.

• On the court, the 5-8 guard averaged 6.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists while competing in all 35 games with five starts to help the Huskers advance to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

• She has earned three starts to open 2024-25 for the Huskers and is averaging 6.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists to go along with 1.6 steals. Hake is coming off a career-high 17 points to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in a win over North Alabama (Nov. 19).

• Hake was also the Nebraska women’s basketball Lifter of the Year in 2023.

• Hake was an Academic All-Big Ten selection while double-majoring in management and marketing at Nebraska. She was also a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII choice in 2024. 

• She also earned a prestigious Nebraska Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award in 2024 and was a two-time Tom Osborne Citizenship Team member.

Husker Numbers to Watch
• Alexis Markowski (41) owns the top spot on Nebraska’s career double-doubles list, one more than first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (40, 2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (40, 2011-14).

• Alexis Markowski (1,432) ranks No. 16 on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list. She is one point away from No. 15 Diane DelVigna (1979-80) with 1,433 points, and 29 points away from one of her childhood heroes, Emily Cady (2012-15), who finished with 1,461 points at No. 14.

• Alexis Markowski (989) needs 11 rebounds to become the sixth player in Nebraska women’s basketball history to reach 1,000 career boards. Janet Smith (1,280, 1979-82), Emily Cady (1,114, 2012-15), Jordan Hooper (1,110, 2011-14), Kelsey Griffin (1,019, 2006-10) and Karen Jennings (1,000, 1990-93) own the top five rebounding marks in school history. Only two Husker men’s basketball players have achieved 1,000 rebounds, led by Venson Hamilton’s 1,080 (1996-99) and Aleks Maric’s 1,015 (2005-08).

• Natalie Potts (28.6 pp40, 13.1 rp40) and Alexis Markowski (26.2 pp40, 12.0 rp40) provided Nebraska with arguably the most productive inside duo in the Big Ten through four games, as the pair combined for 54.8 points and 25.1 rebounds per 40 minutes prior to Potts being injured in the second quarter of Nebraska’s win over North Alabama (Nov. 19).

• Kendall Moriarty (295) is five points away from reaching 300 in her Husker career.

• Allison Weidner (390) is 10 points away from achieving 400 in her Husker career.

• Logan Nissley (284) is 16 points away from totaling 300 in her Husker career.

• Callin Hake (377) is 23 points away from amassing 400 in her Husker career.