Huskers Face Lady Demons to Open Regular Season
• Nebraska tips off its 2025-26 women's basketball season by playing host to Northwestern State in the regular-season opener on Monday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
• Tip-off between the Huskers and Lady Demons is set for noon (CT) following Nebraska's Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally, which will feature more than 4,000 middle-grade students and accompanying adults from more than 80 schools across Nebraska. The Sportsmanship Rally begins at 9:30 a.m., and will feature Head Coach Amy Williams and Huskers Jessica Petrie and Logan Nissley, along with Nebraska Softball Head Coach Rhonda Revelle and National Player of the Year Jordyn Bahl. Members of the Nebraska volleyball team, football team and wrestling team, including 2025 NCAA Champion Ridge Lovett, are also scheduled to address the youth at the rally.
• Fans can purchase Starting 5 Mini Plans and single-game tickets now by visiting Huskers.com. Season tickets also are still available by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED during regular business hours Monday through Friday.
• Live audio will be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers App from the Huskers Radio Network with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call together for their 25th consecutive season. Over the air, fans can find the radio broadcast on 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 97.3 FM/1490 AM in Omaha.
• A live video stream of Monday's game will be available to subscribers of B1G+ with a Student U broadcast featuring announcers from the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications.
• Nebraska enters the 2025-26 campaign following back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and 20-win seasons in 2024 and 2025. The Huskers posted a 21-12 overall record that included a 10-8 Big Ten regular-season mark a year ago, tying for eighth in the final 18-team conference standings. NU also advanced to the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals, going 2-1 in the 15-team tournament.
• The Huskers, who must replace four-time All-Big Ten center Alexis Markowski and fellow 2025 seniors Kendall Coley, Kendall Moriarty and Alberte Rimdal, return a young and talented group led by Britt Prince. The 5-11 point guard from Omaha earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors a year ago after averaging 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals. A two-time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year at Elkhorn North High School, Prince is NU's top returner in scoring, assists and steals.
• Prince is rejoined by returning starters Callin Hake, Logan Nissley and Jessica Petrie in the Husker lineup, along with top reserves Petra Bozan and Amiah Hargrove. The Big Red also hope to benefit from the return of 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts later in the season. Potts was Nebraska's leading scorer and rebounder through the first four games of 2024-25, before suffering a season-ending knee injury against North Alabama (Nov. 19).
Nebraska Cornhuskers (21-12, 10-8 Big Ten)
4 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - So. - F - 5.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 6.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg
1 - Hailey Weaver - 6-0 - Gr. - G - Redshirt
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Sr. - G - 6.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - So. - G - 13.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Off the Bench
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 7.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner [Out] - 5-10 - Gr. - G - 3.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg
5 - Claire Johnson - 5-9 - So. - G - 12.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg
15 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - RFr. - G - Redshirt
21 - Eliza Maupin - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 3.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts - 6-2 - RSo. - F - 14.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - So. - F - 4.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg
34 - Emily Fisher - 6-0 - Jr. - G/F - 1.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
10th Season at Nebraska (158-123); 19th Season Overall (351-232)
Northwestern State Lady Demons (16-16, 12-8 Southland)
23 - Dasia Turner - 6-1 - Gr. - F - 14.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg
32 - Vernell Atamah - 6-0 - So. - F - 13.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg
0 - Nya Valentine - 5-3 - Gr. - G - 6.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg
3 - Jeannie "Jay" Scott - 5-5 - Jr. - G - 19.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg
20 - Tiara Abron - 5-8 - Gr. - G - 12.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Off the Bench
2 - Momina Kassim - 5-10 - So. - G - 1.0 ppg, 0.8 rpg
5 - Alexis Calderon - 5-3 - Gr. - G - 7.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg
11 - Mika Jarrett - 5-7 - Jr. - G - 13.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg
12 - Payton Miller - 5-11 - So. - F - 2.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg
13 - Stephie Salumu - 6-0 - So. - F - 11.1 ppg, 9.6 rpg
15 - Clarence Djuela - 6-1 - So. - F - 2.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg
17 - Carla Celaya - 5-11 - Sr. - G - 2.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg
19 - Noelle Lavery - 6-0 - Gr. - F - 17.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg
22 - Joceline Geara - 5-7 - So. - G - 0.2 ppg, 0.6 rpg
24 - Cimiya Rideaux - 6-2 - Fr. - C - High School
Head Coach: Anna Nimz (Pittsburg State, 2008)
Sixth Season at Northwestern State (51-86); Sixth Season Overall (51-86)
Huskers Set for Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally
• Nebraska's Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally will be held at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Monday, Nov. 3 ahead of the Husker women's basketball season opener with Northwestern State. The event promises to be the largest rally associated with the Husker women’s basketball season opener since the event helped open the doors to Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2013.
• A record 83 schools from around the state are registered to participate with more than 4,000 students and accompanying adults planning to attend the event.
• Last season, the pep rally featured over 3,800 students and accompanying adults from 75 schools around Nebraska. The crowd of 8,106, which included a group from Hemingford (6-hour drive, 385 miles) watched the Huskers roll to an 88-48 win over Omaha. It was the second-largest season-opening crowd in school history.
• In 2023-24, the pep rally welcomed more than 3,300 students and accompanying adults from 62 middle grades schools from across the state of Nebraska.
• The pep rally helped the Huskers attract the third-largest opening-day crowd in program history with 7,065 fans on hand at PBA, trailing only the 9,750 fans on hand for the opening game in the history of the building against UCLA in 2013.
• The event, which is co-sponsored by the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame, features positive messages from Husker student-athletes, coaches and athletic administrators. The 2025 Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally marks the seventh time since 2013 (also 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) the event has been paired with Nebraska’s season-opening women’s basketball game.
• The 2022 Nebraska Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally included 2,200 students and more than 200 accompanying staff members from 42 schools across Nebraska for the opener with Omaha.
• The Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally, which is focused on 4th through 8th grade students across the state of Nebraska, not only includes inspiring messages from current and former Nebraska student-athletes and staff members, it also includes complimentary pizza from Nebraska Athletics through generous support from the Sizemore family and water provided by Pepsi for students and accompanying school staff members.
• The 2025 Pep Rally will begin at 9:30 a.m., and is expected to include messages from Coach Amy Williams, Huskers Jessica Petrie and Logan Nissley, along with volleyball players Taylor Landfair and Teraya Sigler, football players Derek Branch and Aidan Flege, 2025 NCAA Champion Ridge Lovett and All-American Caleb Smith from the Husker wrestling team, and softball Coach Rhonda Revelle and National Player of the Year Jordyn Bahl. The rally will conclude at 10:45 a.m., prior to Nebraska and Northwestern State taking the court for pregame warm-ups ahead of their noon tip-off.
Nebraska Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rallies at Women’s Basketball
2024 - 8,106 (attendance) / 3,800 (students/staff - 75 schools) vs. Omaha
2023 - 7,065 (attendance) / 3,300 (students/staff - 62 schools) vs. Northwestern State
2022 - 6,233 (attendance) / 2,500 (students/staff - 40 schools) vs. Omaha
2021 - 4,476 (attendance) / 1,600 (students/staff - 30 schools) vs. Maine
2019 - 5,250 (attendance) / 2,000 (students/staff - 27 schools) vs. Alabama A&M
2013 - 9,750 (attendance) / 4,000 (students/staff - 45 schools) vs. UCLA
Scouting the Northwestern State Lady Demons
• Coach Anna Nimz leads Northwestern State back to Pinnacle Bank Arena to open the 2025-26 season. Nimz, who played collegiately at Pittsburg State in Kansas, also guided the Lady Demons in the season opener at PBA in 2023-24. She is joined on her coaching staff by 1996 Drake grad Mike Brown and 2020 Missouri State grad Greg Waters.
• Nimz, who enters her sixth season, led Northwestern State to a 16-16 record and a trip to the 2025 WNIT. The Lady Demons, who finished 12-8 in the Southland Conference, return just one starter from last year's team. Vernell Atamah, a 6-0 sophomore forward, averaged 13.9 points and 6.9 rebounds while starting all 32 games as a freshman. She was one of four players to start all 32 games for NWSU a year ago, including the team leader in scoring (18.0 ppg), assists (4.0 apg) and steals (1.8 spg) Mya Blake. Sharna Ayres (10.9 ppg) and Jasmin Dixon (3.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg), who is now a graduate assistant with the Lady Demons, joined Atamah in the starting five for every game. Nia Hardison (5.9 ppg) added 27 starts.
• The revamped Lady Demons will build their foundation around Atamah and fellow returning sophomores Clarence Djuela, Payton Miller, Joceline Geara and Momina Kassim, along with a strong contingent of transfers. Overall, the only returning player on the Lady Demon roster from the 2023-24 team that faced Nebraska is senior Carla Celaya.
• Graduate transfer Dasia Turner hopes to make an immediate impact. The 6-1 forward from Dayton, Ohio averaged 14.9 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game to help Philander Smith to a 20-11 record and a trip to the 2025 NAIA Tournament. Turner also averaged 10.7 points and 7.6 rebounds as a junior for the Panthers. She was a 1,000-point scorer in her four-year career for the Little Rock, Arkansas school.
• While Turner plans to contribute immediately inside, graduate transfer Nya Valentine hopes to boost the Lady Demon backcourt. Valentine averaged 6.1 points and 2.5 assists as a senior at Louisiana-Monroe last season. The 5-3 guard played 31 games for Clemson as a junior in 2023-24, after spending two seasons at Shelton State CC. Valentine was a first-team NJCAA All-American as a sophomore in 2023 after averaging 16.0 points and 5.9 assists over 35 games. She was a second-team NJCAA All-American as a freshman after putting up 14.1 points and 5.7 assists over 31 contests.
• Newcomers Tiara Abron and Mika Jarrett could be in position to contribute to the backcourt. Abron averaged 12.6 points and 3.1 rebounds as a senior at NCAA Division II Mississippi College last year. Jarrett averaged 13.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.2 steals for 25-5 Moorpark College in California last season. An excellent shooter, Jarrett hit 34.3 percent of her threes, including 45.9 percent in conference play, while connecting on 82.5 percent of her free throws.
• Division I transfer Alexis Calderon could be in position to contend for starting time. Calderon averaged 7.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.9 steals over 29 games with 22 starts for NCAA Division I New Orleans last season. She averaged 9.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 steals over 30 games with 23 starts in her first year at UNO in 2023-24.
• Transfer Jeannie "Jay" Scott also could contribute to the backcourt. Scott played 13 games at Division I Barry University in 2022-23 before missing the 2023-24 season. Last year at Moberly Area CC, Scott averaged 19.0 points per game including four games with 30 or more points to earn second-team NJCAA All-America honors. Scott, who is listed as a junior, was a freshman at Indian River CC in 2020-21, playing in 16 games.
Prince Named to Nancy Lieberman Watch List
• Nebraska's Britt Prince was named to the list of 20 women's college basketball players on the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason Watch List on Monday, Oct. 27. The Lieberman Award was the first of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
• Fan voting for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award opens the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 31 at http://www.hoophallawards.
• Prince, a 5-11 sophomore from Omaha, Neb., returns for her second season at Nebraska after averaging 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals as a true freshman.
• Prince, who was a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors while leading the Huskers to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
• In the NCAA Tournament, Prince led the Big Red with 14 points and six assists against Louisville, after powering Nebraska to two wins at the Big Ten Tournament by averaging 17.0 points and 5.3 assists over three games, including a career-high-tying 24 points against Big Ten Tournament champion and NCAA No. 1 seed UCLA.
• Prince was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21) after going for 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals in a road win at Iowa (Jan. 16), when she hit a career-high five three-pointers.
• Prince got her sophomore campaign off to a solid start with a double-double of 14 points and 10 assists to go along with five rebounds in an exhibition victory over Mount Marty (Oct. 24).
Potts Earns Spot on Katrina Mcclain Watch List
• Nebraska's Natalie Potts was included on the list of 20 women's college basketball players named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List on Thursday, Oct. 30. The McClain Award was the fourth of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
• Fan voting for the Katrina McClain Power Forward Award opens Friday, Oct. 31 at http://www.hoophallawards.
• Potts, a 6-2 redshirt sophomore from O'Fallon, Mo., returns for her third season at Nebraska in 2025-26. She was the 2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the fifth game of the 2024-25 campaign. Potts was averaging team bests of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds through the first four games prior to her injury. She was shooting 69.4 percent from the field, including 72.7 percent (8-11) from three-point range to lead the Big Red to a No. 19 national ranking and a 4-0 start.
• In 40-minute production, Potts put up eye-popping numbers of 28.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per 40 to rank among the best players in the Big Ten through the first four games last season.
• In 2023-24, Potts 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, 2023, 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 fellow Nebraska 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.
• After sustaining her knee injury against North Alabama (Nov. 19, 2024), Potts underwent knee surgery on Dec. 4. She continues to rehab with hopes of returning to the court for the Huskers mid-season.
Husker Hot Takes
• Nebraska earned its 17th all-time NCAA Tournament bid in 2025, including its 11th trip since 2007 (19 seasons). The Huskers also recorded their 20th 20-win campaign in program history including the third in the past four seasons under Head Coach Amy Williams.
• Nebraska earned its third NCAA Tournament bid in the last four years despite playing the final 28 games without 2024 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year Natalie Potts, who suffered a season-ending knee injury against North Alabama (Nov. 19). Potts was averaging team bests of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds through the first four games prior to her injury. The Huskers also played the final 17 games without fourth-year guard Allison Weidner, who was a starter as a freshman on Nebraska's 2022 NCAA Tournament team and at the start of her sophomore season in 2022-23.
• Britt Prince claimed a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and honorable-mention All-Big Ten recognition from both the coaches and the media when awards were announced by the conference on March 4. Prince ranked second among the Huskers in scoring (13.4 ppg), while leading the Big Red in assists (3.8 apg) and steals (1.7 spg), which ranked 13th in the Big Ten. All six of her 20-point performances came on the road, while two of her three career-high eight-rebound efforts and both of her career-best eight-assist performances happened away from PBA.
• Prince, who was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21), is the most recent of four 2024-25 Huskers to earn Big Ten All-Freshman honors, including Alexis Markowski (2022 Freshman of the Year), Natalie Potts (2024 Freshman of the Year) and Logan Nissley (2024).
• Nebraska posted six NET Top 50 wins over No. 21 Michigan State, at No. 24 Iowa, at No. 26 Maryland, over No. 29 Illinois, No. 37 Minnesota and over No. 41 Oregon.
• All 12 of NU's losses came to NET Top 50 teams, including seven away from home - at No. 5 UCLA (twice), at No. 6 USC, at No. 29 Illinois, at No. 30 Creighton, at No. 31 Georgia Tech, at No. 34 Indiana and vs. No. 35 Louisville (NCAA) - along with home losses to No. 18 Ohio State, No. 24 Iowa, No. 25 Michigan and No. 44 Washington.
• Alexis Markowski closed her outstanding Nebraska career with team bests of 16.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in 2024-25. The four-time All-Big Ten center set Nebraska's career double-doubles record (53) and finished second in rebounds (1,220) while ranking seventh at NU in career points (1,902).
Nebraska By The Numbers
• Britt Prince (403/120) produced 403 points and 120 rebounds as a true freshman point guard for the Huskers. Nebraska's WNBA first-round draft picks Lindsey Moore and Nicole Kubik did not achieve either 300 points or 100 rebounds as true freshmen starting point guards for the Huskers.
• Prince (113) finished fourth on Nebraska's freshman assist list with 113. She is one of only six freshman point guards in Husker history to distribute 100 or more assists.
• Prince (51) recorded her 51st steal of the season against Louisville in the NCAA Tournament. She became the first Husker freshman since Nicole Kubik (1996-97) to record 50 steals.
• Callin Hake (102) dished out 102 assists on the season, joining Britt Prince as teammates distributing 100 or more assists.
• Hake (98) enters the season with 98 career games played as a Husker. Eliza Maupin also has played 98 career collegiate games.
Prince Captures Big Ten All-Freshman Honors
• Britt Prince produced one of the best freshman seasons in Husker history in 2024-25. The 5-11 point guard from Omaha ranked second among the Huskers with 13.4 points, while adding 4.0 rebounds and team bests of 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals.
• Prince became the fourth Husker in the last four years to earn a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team when she was selected by both the coaches and the media to the five-player team on March 4. Prince also captured honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades.
• She led the Huskers with game highs of 14 points and six assists in the NCAA Tournament first round against Louisville (March 21).
• Prince led Nebraska with 17.0 points and 5.3 assists per game at the Big Ten Tournament, capped by a career-high-tying 24 points to go with six assists against tournament champion and NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed UCLA (March 7).
• She led Nebraska with 17 points and five assists in a second-round Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois (March 6). Prince opened the tournament with 10 points, five assists and two steals in a win over Rutgers (March 5). Prince became the first Husker freshman since Nicole Kubik (1996-97) to record 50 steals in a season.
• Prince was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21) after going for 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals at Iowa (Jan. 16). She also hit a career-high five threes while playing a career-high 41 minutes against the Hawkeyes. The national award followed her first Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week honor (Jan. 20), which she shared with Ohio State freshman Jaloni Cambridge.
• Prince ranked fifth among Big Ten freshmen in scoring (13.4 ppg).
• Prince, a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year, scored double figures 23 times, including a career-high 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting in a road win at Rutgers (Jan. 12). She added six rebounds and three assists. Prince scored 10 points in the decisive fourth quarter.
• Her performance at Rutgers surpassed her 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 also pumped in a game-high 23 points in an important Husker road win at Purdue (Jan. 30).
• She added 20 points and six rebounds at Creighton (Nov. 22).
• Prince produced a 13-point effort in an upset of No. 17 Maryland in College Park (Feb. 13) that included a career-high eight assists. She matched her career best with eight assists while scoring nine points at Illinois (Feb. 16). Prince suffered a right lower leg injury in the closing minutes against the Illini when she was fouled on a three-point attempt in the corner. She missed the next two games (Oregon, Washington) with the injury.
• 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. She led the state in both scoring (27.0 ppg) and assists (6.3 apg) while adding 10.3 rebounds per game as a senior in 2023-24. She finished with a Nebraska Class B record 2,491, surpassing Husker first-team All-American Jordan Hooper's previous mark of 2,078.)
• 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.
• Prince was the 2024 Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year across all sports.
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 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.
Hake Leads Big Ten as SAIC Chair; NU SAAC President
• Callin Hake has proven herself a leader on and off the court in her four seasons at Nebraska, and the junior from Victoria, Minn., was elected President of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for 2024-25 and will serve in that role again in 2025-26.
• Hake, who was Nebraska's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for women's basketball in 2025, was also the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winner across all Husker women's sports in 2024-25.
• In 2025-26, Hake has taken on additional responsibilities across the conference as the chair of the Big Ten Student-Athlete Issues Commission (SAIC).
• On the court, Hake earned 30 starts in 2024-25, averaging career bests of 6.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals, while scoring in double figures nine times.
• Hake produced her best performance with career highs of 17 points and seven assists, while knocking down back-to-back three-pointers in overtime in a 94-90 OT win over Oregon (Feb. 19).
• Hake established her career high with 17 points to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in a win over North Alabama (Nov. 19).
• Hake was NU's leading scorer with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists in Nebraska's win over Penn State (Jan. 5).
• She followed with 16 points on a career-high five three-pointers to go with four rebounds, four assists and two steals in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26).
• She produced a 12-point effort that included three threes for the second straight game against No. 12 Ohio State (Jan. 26).
• She put up 11 points on 3-of-5 three-point shooting in a Big Ten win over Minnesota (Dec. 8), after a strong 12-point, six-rebound effort that included three assists and a career-high four steals in a win over Lindenwood (Dec. 3).
• Hake added 10 points and four assists in Nebraska's 91-71 victory at No. 17 Maryland (Feb. 13).
• She had 10 points, five rebounds and three assists in a win over Chattanooga (Dec. 15).
• 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.
• Hake was also the Nebraska women’s basketball Lifter of the Year in 2023 and 2025.
• Hake is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection while double-majoring in management and marketing at Nebraska. She is also a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII choice (2024, 2025).
• She earned a prestigious Nebraska Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award in 2024. She is a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
Nissley, Petrie Return to Husker Starting Five
• Juniors Logan Nissley and Jessica Petrie return to Nebraska's starting lineup alongside senior Callin Hake and sophomore Britt Prince in 2025-26.
• Nissley, a 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., averaged 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists while making 26 starts over 32 games as a sophomore. One of the Big Ten's most dangerous three-point threats, Nissley drained 55 threes on 36.2 percent shooting on the year.
• In 2023-24, Nissley helped the Huskers to the NCAA Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game by making 10 starts down the stretch. The Big Ten All-Freshman selection averaged 7.0 points while hitting 39.9 percent (59-148) of her three-point attempts over 35 games.
• Petrie, a 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia, started 23 games a year ago after the injury to Natalie Potts. Petrie averaged 6.4 points and 4.4 rebounds to help the Huskers to a second straight NCAA bid. Petrie, who has appeared in all 68 games for the Big Red the past two seasons, averaged 8.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament while hitting 12-of-19 shots (.632).
• In a closed scrimmage with Missouri in Kansas City (Oct. 18), Petrie led Nebraska with 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting against the Tigers.
Sophomores Ready to Make Major Impact
• Britt Prince was the leader of a talented freshman trio for Nebraska in 2024-25. While Prince earned headlines by starting at point guard and putting up some of the best numbers in history by a Big Red rookie, fellow freshmen Amiah Hargrove and Petra Bozan were dynamic inside.
• In Nebraska's exhibition win over Mount Marty (Oct. 24), the four Husker sophomores combined for 62 points, 27 rebounds and 18 assists in 104-40 victory.
• Bozan, a 6-3 forward from Split, Croatia, is set to replace four-time All-Big Ten center Alexis Markowski inside for the Huskers in 2025-26. She averaged 5.3 points and 2.8 rebounds while playing in all 33 games off the bench for the Big Red last season. Bozan produced six double-digit scoring efforts, including 11 points in Nebraska's second-round Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois (March 6). She tied her career high with 12 points - all in the fourth quarter - at Indiana (Feb. 2). It matched her 12 points in an opening-day win over Omaha (Nov. 4). She also had 11 against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9). She had her first double-digit effort in Big Ten play with 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting in a win over Wisconsin (Jan. 20).
• She closed the regular season with nine points in a win over Northwestern (March 2), before opening the Big Ten Tournament with nine points in a win over Rutgers (March 5). She combined to go 8-for-9 from the field in those two wins, including 4-for-4 in the conference tournament.
• Bozan produced per 40-minute averages of 19.3 points and 10.4 rebounds while hitting 51.8 percent of her shots from the field, including 37.5 percent (9-24) of her threes in 2024-25.
• Hargrove, a 6-2 forward from Christopher, Ill., capped her freshman season with 10 points and nine rebounds in less than 17 minutes of action off the bench in Nebraska's first-round NCAA Tournament game with Louisville (March 21). It was her eighth double-figure scoring effort of the season.
• Hargrove, who averaged 4.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 14 minutes per game on the year, opened the Big Ten Tournament by tying her career high with 13 points to go with four rebounds while tying a career high with two threes in 23 minutes off the bench in a win over Rutgers (March 5).
• She produced her first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a career-high 28 minutes in an overtime win at Iowa (Jan. 16). She hit 3-of-4 shots including 2-of-3 threes and both free throws against the Hawkeyes while adding a career-high two blocks.
• Hargrove added a double-figure scoring effort with 11 points at Indiana (Feb. 2).
• She erupted for a career-high 13 points in a win over Tarleton State (Dec. 11). She hit 5-of-6 shots, including a three-pointer, while adding three rebounds and a steal. She also led Nebraska with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting at No. 1 UCLA (Dec. 29). She had 10 points and eight rebounds in a Big Ten-opening win over previously unbeaten Minnesota (Dec. 8).
• Hargrove added 10 points and seven rebounds in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26). She made back-to-back starts against Chattanooga (Dec. 15) and No. 17 Georgia Tech (Dec. 21). Hargrove also played a major role in NU's win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8) with seven points and six rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench.
• In 2024-25, Hargrove produced per 40-minute averages of 13.6 points and 10.5 rebounds while hitting 48.6 percent of her shots from the field, including 50 percent of her threes (17-34).
Four Transfers Prepare for Instant Impacts
• Head coach Amy Williams upgraded Nebraska's talent and depth with the addition of four NCAA Division I transfers following the 2024-25 season.
• Big Ten Conference transfers Hailey Weaver (Northwestern) and Emily Fisher (Maryland) joined Kansas State transfer Eliza Maupin and Samford transfer Claire Johnson in solidifying an already strong set of returning players for the Huskers for the 2025-26 campaign.
• Weaver, a 6-0 graduate guard from Solon, Ohio, started 14 games as a junior in 2023-24 before taking a redshirt season while attending Northwestern in 2024-25. She averaged 7.9 points and 3.1 rebounds for the Wildcats as a junior. Weaver brings length and defensive pressure to the Husker backcourt, while also supplying proven ability as a three-point shooter by hitting 36 percent (32-89) of her long-range attempts as a junior at Northwestern. Weaver was No. 35 in the ESPN Top 100 player rankings coming out of Solon High School.
• Fisher, a 6-0 guard/forward from Libertyville, Ill., appeared in 52 games over the past two seasons at Maryland. An ESPN Top 100 player out of Libertyville High School, Fisher brings toughness and rebounding ability to the small forward position for the Big Red.
• Maupin adds extreme athleticism to the Husker roster. The 6-3 forward from Webster Groves, Mo., averaged 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds over 98 games at Kansas State the past three seasons, while playing a supporting role to K-State All-American Ayoka Lee. Maupin, who was a two-time Missouri state high jump champion, finished at better than a 62 percent rate from the field during her Wildcat career.
• Although the smallest of the Husker transfers, Johnson may provide the largest long-term impact to the Nebraska roster. The 5-9 guard from Paducah, Ky., earned second-team All-Southern Conference honors as a freshman at Samford in 2024-25. A member of the SoCon All-Tournament Team as well, Johnson averaged 12.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steal for the Bulldogs while starting 14 of the team's 30 games. Johnson demonstrated her explosiveness and high basketball IQ late in the season, erupting for 30 points against UNC Wilmington (Feb. 1). It followed a 26-point effort against Western Carolina (Jan. 30). The performances earned her SoCon Player-of-the-Week honors (Feb. 4) after averaging 28.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the two-game stretch. A knock-down three-point shooter, Johnson hit 40.4 percent (61-151) of her three-point attempts as a freshman.
• In Nebraska's closed scrimmage against Missouri in Kansas City (Oct. 18), Johnson buried four of the Big Red's 15 three-pointers. She finished the day with 12 points. Johnson added 11 points on a trio of three-pointers to go with six assists in an exhibition win over Mount Marty (Oct. 24).
Potts Still Working to Return in 2025-26
• Natalie Potts was off to one of the best starts by any player in the Big Ten through the first two weeks of the 2024-25 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 and 13.1 rebounds per 40 to rank among the best players in the Big Ten.
• Potts underwent surgery on Dec. 4 and and has three seasons of eligibility remaining. The redshirt sophomore is still working in her rehabilitation and hoping to get back on the court with the Huskers midway through the 2025-26 season.
• 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 fellow Nebraska 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.
Weidner Works to Return for Huskers in 2026-27
• Allison Weidner had her third consecutive season come to a premature end when she suffered a right knee injury in practice on Jan. 11. The 5-10 guard from Humphrey, Neb., had played in 15 of NU's first 16 games and was coming off her best performance of the year with 11 points and six assists in Nebraska's 85-80 win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8).
• She underwent her most recent knee surgery on Jan. 28, 2025, and is working to return for a sixth season at Nebraska in 2026-27 while trying to complete her master's degree in educational psychology from Nebraska. Weidner earned her bachelor's degree as a child, youth and family studies major from Nebraska on Dec. 21, 2024.
• In 61 career games with 25 starts, Weidner has averaged 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
• 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 (first left, then right).
• 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.
• She 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.
Huskers Earn Votes in Preseason Polls
• Nebraska earned two votes in the Associated Press (Oct. 14) and USA Today/WBCA (Oct. 23) Preseason Top 25 polls. The Huskers matched Big Ten counterpart Illinois at the equivalent of No. 35 in the AP rankings, while coming in at No. 38 in the USA Today/WBCA poll.
• Nebraska is one of 11 Big Ten teams to receive votes in the AP Preseason Top 25, joining No. 3 UCLA, No. 10 Maryland, No. 13 Michigan, No. 18 USC, No. 21 Iowa, No. 23 Michigan State, No. 26 Washington, No. 27 Ohio State and No. 30 Minnesota.
• The Huskers were ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 for seven consecutive weeks to open the 2024-25 season, before slipping out of the rankings Dec. 23, following a 72-61 road loss at then-No. 17 Georgia Tech (Dec. 21).
• The Huskers received votes in the Dec. 30, Jan. 13 and Jan. 20 AP polls, before returning to the USA Today/WBCA Top 25 (Jan. 21). NU received votes in the Jan. 27/28 polls.
• In 2023-24, Nebraska finished No. 25 in the final NCAA NET rankings.
Husker Roster Filled with State Players of the Year
• The 2025-26 Nebraska women’s basketball roster features three state players of the year in basketball, who won their respective awards from their home states from 2021 to 2024.
• The trio of Natalie Potts (Missouri, 2021, 2023), Logan Nissley (North Dakota, 2021, 2022, 2023) and Britt Prince (Nebraska, 2023, 2024) combined for seven 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) and Weidner (2,282) combined for 4,773 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.
Nebraska’s 20-Win Seasons
• Nebraska produced its third 20-win season in the last four years by working its way to a 21-12 record in 2024-25.
• The 2024-25 season marked Nebraska's 20th 20-win season in history, including a top victory total of 32 in 2009-10. Nebraska owns nine 20-win campaigns from 2009-10 to 2024-25.
• Nebraska owns four 20-win seasons under Amy Williams, including a 23-12 mark in 2023-24.
• The NU men’s basketball team (21-14) added a 20-win season for the second consecutive year in 2024-25, marking just the second time in school history (1997-98, 1998-99) that the men's and women's basketball teams both notched back-to-back 20-win campaigns.
• Nebraska and Michigan State are the only two Big Ten schools to post current back-to-back 20-win seasons for both their men's and women's basketball teams.
• In 2023-24, the Husker men finished 23-11, giving the two teams 20-win seasons in the same year for the first time since 2017-18, when the men finished 22-11, and the women went 21-11.
• The Husker men’s and women’s teams had never achieved 22 wins in the same season before 2023-24. Both teams recorded 23 victories in 2023-24.
Huskers All-Time in the Postseason
• The Huskers made their 25th overall postseason tournament appearance in 2025, including 17 NCAA Tournament appearances (1988, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025).
• Nebraska made its seventh appearance all-time in the Postseason WNIT in 2023. The Huskers also played in the WNIT in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2016 and 2021.
• The Huskers were also WNIT eligible (17-13, 7-11 Big Ten) in 2020, but COVID-19 concerns caused the cancellation of postseason play.
• Since 2004, Nebraska has advanced (or been eligible) for the postseason in 19 of the last 22 seasons (2004 WNIT, 2005 WNIT, 2006 WNIT, 2007 NCAA, 2008 NCAA (2nd), 2009 WNIT, 2010 NCAA (Sweet 16), 2012 NCAA, 2013 NCAA (Sweet 16), 2014 NCAA (2nd), 2015 NCAA, 2016 WNIT, 2018 NCAA, 2020 (canceled), 2021 WNIT, 2022 NCAA, 2023 WNIT, 2024 NCAA (Second), 2025 NCAA.
Huskers In the NCAA Tournament
• Nebraska made its 17th NCAA Tournament appearance and its 11th since 2007 (last 18 tournaments) in 2024-25.
• The Huskers own nine all-time NCAA Tournament wins with their last coming in the first round over Texas A&M in Corvallis, Ore., in 2024.
• The Huskers advanced to NCAA Sweet Sixteens in 2010 and 2013.
• Nebraska has advanced to the NCAA Second Round on seven occasions.
• Nebraska earned a No. 1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament after going 29-0 in the regular season. The Huskers were the first Big 12 Conference team in history to go through an unbeaten conference regular season (16-0). NU defeated No. 16 Northern Iowa, before knocking off No. 8 UCLA in Minneapolis in the NCAA Tournament.
• The Big Red earned a No. 4 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament after winning the Big Ten Tournament title. Nebraska defeated No. 13 Fresno State in Los Angeles, before falling to No. 5 BYU at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus in the second round.
• The Huskers advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen as a No. 6 seed in 2013, defeating No. 3 seed Texas A&M in College Station after defeating No. 11 seed Chattanooga.
• Nebraska also earned a No. 6 seed in 2024 in Corvallis, defeating No. 11 Texas A&M before falling to No. 3 Oregon State.
• The Huskers won their first and only NCAA Tournament home game as a No. 6 seed by beating San Diego at the Devaney Center in 1993.
Husker Professionals Around the World
• Nebraska women's basketball continues to have a strong contingent of current professionals playing around the globe during the 2025-26.
• Overall, 11 former Huskers are on pro rosters with some of the world's top teams in 2025-26.
Kelsey Griffin (16th pro season) - Bendigo Spirit (Australian WNBL), 5-Time WNBL Champion, 3-Time WNBL Grand Final MVP
Yvonne Turner (16th pro season) - Nesibe Aydin Ankara (Turkish KBSL)
Rachel Theriot (10th pro season) - Beroe Stara Zagora (Bulgarian NBL)
Jessica Shepard (7th pro season) - Minnesota Lynx/Beretta Familia Schio (Italian Serie A1)
Isabelle Bourne (3rd pro season) - Southside Flyers (Australian WNBL)
Leigha Brown (3rd pro season) - Explosivos de Moca (Puerto Rican BSNF)
Makenzie Helms (3rd pro season) - Abbey Seals Dublin (Ireland Division 1)
Jaz Shelley (2nd pro season) - Geelong United (Australian WNBL) - 2025 NBL1 South MVP
Sam Haiby (2nd pro season) - Killester (Ireland Superleague)
Alberte Rimdal (1st pro season) - Csata Diaksport Egyesulet (Hungarian A Division)
Ruby Porter (1st pro season) - Adelaide Lightning (Australian WNBL) - 2025 NBL1 West Grand Final MVP
Nebraska Graduates in the WNBA Draft
2024 - Jaz Shelley, 3rd Round (No. 29 Overall), Phoenix Mercury
2014 - Jordan Hooper, 2nd Round (No. 13 Overall), Tulsa Shock
2013 - Lindsey Moore, 1st Round (No. 12 Overall), Minnesota Lynx
2010 - Kelsey Griffin, 1st Round (No. 3 Overall), Minnesota Lynx
2010 - Cory Montgomery, 3rd Round (No. 25 Overall), New York Liberty
2007 - Kiera Hardy, 3rd Round (No. 39 Overall), Connecticut Sun
2000 - Nicole Kubik, 1st Round (No. 15 Overall), LA Sparks
Husker Women Drive Four-Sport Attendance
• Nebraska continued as one of the top draws across all women's sports in 2024-25, ranking second nationally in NCAA four-sport attendance with 337,348 total fans to women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer and softball home games.
• In 2023-24, Nebraska led the nation in four-sport women's attendance with a record 418,198 total fans across the same four sports, a total of 19,090 fans more than South Carolina's 399,108.
• Over the past three seasons, Nebraska has joined South Carolina as the only collegiate women's programs to draw more than 1 million fans in four-sport attendance. South Carolina leads with 1,096,561 while the Huskers have attracted 1,035,226. LSU is a distant third with 870,822 dating back to the start of the 2022-23 campaign.
• Nebraska was the only school in the country to rank in the top 16 nationally in average home attendance in all four major women’s team sports in 2024-25, including No. 1 in volleyball (8,713), No. 4 in softball (2,306), No. 11 in soccer (1,437) and No. 16 in women’s basketball (5,638).
• Overall, Nebraska ranked seventh nationally in seven-sport attendance (football, men’s basketball, baseball) with 1.3 million fans attending Husker home events in 2024-25. Only Ohio State ranked ahead of the Huskers in the Big Ten with 1.35 million fans.
• Nebraska was the only school in the nation to rank among the top 16 in the nation in average home attendance in each of the seven sports, including football (12th, 86,900), men's basketball (13th, 14,964) and baseball (14th, 4,913).