After a pair of 20-point efforts, Bryce McGowens was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week Monday afternoon.

McGowens, a 6-foot-7 guard from Pendleton, S.C., averaged 26.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in two games last week. He shot 42 percent from the field, including 43 percent from 3-point range and went 20-of-24 from the line en route to his fourth Big Ten Freshman honor.

Against No. 11 Wisconsin, McGowens had 23 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including a trio of three-pointers before matching his career high with 29 points against Rutgers two days later. McGowens' 29 points, including 14-of-18 from the line, against the Scarlet Knights tied NU's freshman record for a conference game and was one point shy of the school record for points in a game by a freshman.

McGowens enters Tuesday's game at Michigan (8 p.m. CT on BTN and Huskers Radio Network) averaging 16.7 points per game which is second nationally among all true freshmen. He has scored 20-or-more points in each of the last three games, which marks the first time a Husker freshman has done that since Dave Hoppen in 1982-83.

Huskers Travel to Michigan Tuesday

The Nebraska men's basketball team hits the road on Tuesday looking for its first road win of the season, as the Huskers travel to Ann Arbor for a matchup with the Michigan Wolverines. Tipoff is set for shortly after 8 p.m. (central) and the game will be carried on the Big Ten Network and the Huskers Radio Network.

The Huskers (6-15, 0-10 Big Ten) were in position for their first Big Ten win before a late Rutgers comeback allowed the Scarlet Knights to escape with a 63-61 victory Saturday night. NU, which led by as much as 11 in the first half, was up 58-54 with 3:28 remaining, but Rutgers closed the game on a 9-3 run. NU had three shots to regain the lead as well as a chance to send the game into overtime, Kobe Webster was fouled with 0.9 left, but he split the first two and NU committed a lane violation on the intentional miss to allow Rutgers to escape with the triumph.
  

Game 22: Nebraska at Michigan Date: Tuesday, Feb. 1 Tipoff:  8:07 p.m. (CT)  Location: Ann Arbor Michigan Arena: Crisler Center (12,707) Tickets: Huskers.com/Tickets Michigan Wolverines 2021-22 Record: 10-8, 4-4 B1G Head Coach: Juwan Howard Record at Michigan: 52-25 (3th year) Career Record: Same Nebraska Cornhuskers 2021-22 Record: 6-15, 0-10 B1G Head Coach: Fred Hoiberg Record at Nebraska: 20-60 (3rd year) Career Record: 135-115 (8th year) Series Info Series History: Michigan leads, 20-3 Last Matchup: UM 102, Neb 67 (12/7/21) On the Air Radio: Tuesday's game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.  TV/Online: Tuesday's game will be televised on BTN with Kevin Kugler and Stephanie White on the call. It is also available on the web, mobile devices and connected TVs via the Fox Sports App.

The loss overshadowed another strong scoring performance by Bryce McGowens, as the freshmen matched his career high with 29 points, including 14-of-18 from the foul line. His 29-point effort on Saturday matched the highest freshman total ever by a Husker in a conference game and marked his third straight 20-point effort.  Over the last six games, which includes three ranked opponents, the freshman is averaging 19.5 points per game while shooting 44 percent from the field and 42 percent from 3-point range.

The return of junior Trey McGowens has helped stabilize the Husker defense. NU has held its last two opponents (No. 11 Wisconsin and Rutgers) to under 40 percent shooting, and McGowens has played a major role. He held Wisconsin's Johnny Davis to a season-low 13 points on Thursday before helping to limit Ron Harper Jr. to just 1-of-9 shooting on Saturday.

Michigan (10-8, 4-4 Big Ten) saw its three-game win streak snapped in an 83-67 loss to No. 10 Michigan State on Saturday. Hunter Dickinson had 25 points and six rebounds to pace the Wolverines while freshmen Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houston added 11 points apiece. The Wolverines were held to 37 percent shooting while Michigan State shot 55 percent, including 9-of-18 from 3-point range, to pull away in the second half.
 
B1G Numbers
106 - Alonzo Verge's 106 assists as of Jan. 30 leads all Big Ten players and matches the total by Dalano Banton in 2020-21. Verge leads the Big Ten with 5.3 assists per game, including a trio of games with at least 10 assists.

22.4 - Four of Bryce McGowens' 20-point games this season have come with his brother Trey in the lineup. In the five games they have played together, Bryce is averaging 22.4 ppg on 44 percent shooting.

7.8 - Lat Mayen is starting to get healthy and has increased his production in recent games. He is averaging 7.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game over his last five games and is 8-of-15 from 3-point range in that stretch. Mayen had averaged 4.7 ppg and 3.5 rpg in his first 15 games.
 
About Michigan
Michigan enters February with a 10-8 record following an 83-67 loss to No. 10 Michigan State on Saturday. Michigan had won three straight games before the MSU game, including an 80-62 win at Indiana. The Wolverines are 6-2 at home, including 2-1 in Big Ten action.

Michigan is led by third-year head coach Juwan Howard, who took over the Michigan program in May of 2019. Howard, who starred at Michigan during the Fab 5 era, spent 19 seasons in the NBA playing for eight franchises and won two NBA titles with the Miami Heat in 2012-13. He worked in the Miami Heat organization for six seasons, the final five as an assistant coach before returning to his alma mater in 2019. Last year, Michigan went 23-5 and reached the Elite Eight before falling to UCLA.

Sophomore Hunter Dickinson anchors the Wolverine attack, as he averages 17.0 points on 59 percent shooting and 8.2 rebounds per game. Dickinson was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and second-team All-American last season. Fifth-year senior Eli Brooks is chipping in 11.3 points and 2.9 assists per game, while shooting 38 percent from three-point range. Michigan boasts a pair of five-star freshmen in Caleb Houstan (10.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg) and Moussa Diabate (9.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg). Coastal Carolina transfer DeVante Jones (8.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.9 apg) rounds out the lineup.

Series History: Michigan leads the all-time series, 20-3, in a series that goes back to 1949, although the Wolverines' win over the Huskers in the 1992 Rainbow Classic was later vacated. Michigan has won 14 of the 15 meetings since Nebraska joined the Big Ten with the Huskers' only win coming in a 72-52 win in Lincoln during the 2017-18 campaign. One of Nebraska's three wins in the series was a 74-73 win over No. 1 Michigan at the NU Coliseum on Dec. 12, 1964. In that game, Fred Hare's buzzer beater knocked off the Cazzie Russell-led Wolverines. That win is one of three wins over No. 1 ranked teams in Nebraska's history.

Last meeting: Alonzo Verge Jr. had a season-high 31 points, but Michigan took control early and posted a 102-67 victory over Nebraska on Dec. 7, 2021.

The Huskers shot just 31.9 percent on the night, including 35.1 percent in the first half, as Michigan used a 21-5 run in building a 51-32 halftime lead.

Terrance Williams II and Brandon Johns Jr. had 22 and 20 points, respectively, as Michigan put five players in double figures and 51 percent from the floor, including 15-of-32 from long range.

Worth Noting
• Nebraska looks for its first ever win in Ann Arbor on Tuesday. The Huskers are winless in 10 previous attempts at Michigan and Tuesday's game is the first meeting between the two teams in Ann Arbor since March 5, 2020.

• Trey McGowens' return to the lineup has helped the Husker defensive efforts. NU has held its last two opponents to 37.5 percent shooting. In the four full games he has played (McGowens was injured in the first half against Creighton on Nov. 16), the Huskers are holding opponents to 38 percent shooting.

• Nebraska finished the month of January playing five ranked teams, which tied a single-season school record. NU also played five ranked teams four other times (Feb. 2010, Jan. 2002, Feb. 1995 and Feb. 1992). The Huskers would have played a sixth ranked team in January, but the Jan. 22 game at No. 19 Ohio State on Jan. 22 was postponed because of NU's pause.

• Bryce McGowens has scored 20-or-more points in each of NU's last three games. It is the first time any Husker has posted three straight 20-point games since James Palmer Jr. had four straight 20+ games between late in the 2018-19 season (March 5-13). The last time a Husker freshmen had three straight 20-point games was Dave Hoppen during the 1982-82 season. McGowens' seven 20-point games leads all Big Ten freshmen and is tied for fifth among all conference players. 

• Since changing its offense in late December, the Huskers have improved their offensive numbers. NU is shooting 44 percent from the field and nearly 38 percent from 3-point range over the last nine contests.

NU's Improved Shooting

Games	FG Pct	3pt Pct.	3/GM
First 12 Games	.420	.252	6.4
Last 8 Games	.439	.376	7.7

 
• Nebraska has a total of 13 20-point efforts this season (Bryce McGowens-7; Alonzo Verge Jr.-4; Kobe Webster-1; Keisei Tominaga-1) which exceeds NU's season total last year (12). Bryce McGowens' seven 20-point games this season is tied for the second most by a Husker freshman, trailing only Joe McCray, who had a school-record 10 in 2004-05.

• Bryce McGowens ranks second nationally among all true freshmen in scoring at 16.7 points per game as of Jan. 30 after his 29-point effort vs. Rutgers.  McGowens is one of only four true freshmen nationally averaging at least 15 points per game. McGowens, who leads all Big Ten freshmen in scoring and is second in rebounding, is on pace to break NU's freshman single-season scoring mark (15.5, Joe McCray, 2004-05). Only six freshmen in school history with the most recent being Ryan Anderson in 2006-07.
 
NCAA True Freshman Scoring Leaders (As of Jan. 30)

No.	Name, School	PPG
1.	Paolo Banchero, Duke	17.6
2.	Bryce McGowens, Nebraska	16.7
3.	Jabari Smith, Auburn	15.6
4 .	Terquavion Smith, NC State	15.3

 
• Derrick Walker is shooting 68 percent from the floor and is now one of just 11 players nationally shooting 65 percent from the field and 70 percent from the line while averaging at least five points per game. The last Huskers to shoot at least 60 percent and average double figures were Kimani Ffriend and Steffon Bradford in 2000-01.

• Alonzo Verge Jr. reached the 1,000-point plateau following a 19-point effort against Indiana on Jan. 17. Verge became the fourth current Husker to go over 1,000 career points, joining Kobe Webster, Trey McGowens and Trevor Lakes. Verge has averaged 14.1 points per game during his collegiate career, which also included two seasons at Arizona State. He also scored over 1,600 points in his two years at Moberly (Ill.) Junior College.

• Nebraska players have combined for eight double-doubles (Verge-4; Walker-3; B. McGowens-1) this season after just having three in 2020-21. The last time NU had 10 double-doubles as a team in a season was 2007-08 (17). In all, NU has six players who have had at least one double-double in their respective careers (Trevor Lakes-2; Kobe Webster-1; Lat Mayen-1).

• Nebraska's 15 3-pointers against Kennesaw State on Dec. 22, were not only a season high, but marked just the sixth time since 1990 that Nebraska hit at least 15 3-pointers in a game. It was NU's highest total since Nov. 6, 2018.

•-Over the last three games, the Huskers are 52-of-67 (.776) from the foul line. NU is shooting 71.8 percent as a team this year after shooting just 63.9 percent in 2020-21.

• Alonzo Verge Jr.'s 16-point, 12-assist performance against Kennesaw State on Dec. 22 marked the eighth points-assist double-double by a Husker in Fred Hoiberg's two-plus seasons at Nebraska (Cam Mack-4; Dalano Banton-1; Alonzo Verge Jr.-3). Over the previous 30 years (1989-90 to 2018-19), it occurred just five times. Verge is only the second Husker to have multiple points-assists double-doubles in the same season since 1990.

• Alonzo Verge Jr. has become more of a playmaker during his time at NU. He leads the Big Ten with 5.3 assists per game after averaging 2.9 assists per game during his two-year career at Arizona State.  Verge has three games with 10+ assists this season and currently ranks 20th nationally in assists per game as of Jan. 30.

Top-25 Nationally in Assists/Game Under Hoiberg

Year	Player	APG	NCAA Rk.
2010-11	Diante Garrett (ISU)	6.1	11
2013-14	Deandre Kane (ISU)	5.9	18
2019-20	Cam Mack (NEB)	6.4	14
2021-22	Alonzo Verge Jr. (NEB)	5.3	20

• Nebraska added a player over the break as Denim Dawson enrolled for the start of the spring semester. Dawson is a 6-foot-6 wing who attended Southern California Academy as a postgrad. He played at Orange Lutheran in 2020-21, averaging 16 points and five rebounds per game as the school reached the California Division 2AA CIF-SS quarterfinals last spring. Dawson, who started practicing on Dec. 29, is expected to redshirt this season.

• Nebraska's 2021-22 roster features a trio of college graduates in Derrick Walker, Alonzo Verge Jr. and Kobe Webster. Walker became the first member of his family to get a degree when he graduated in May of 2021, while Webster (2020, Western Illinois) and Verge (2021, Arizona State) came to Nebraska as graduate transfers.
 
Last Time Out
Bryce McGowens tied a season-high with 29 points, but the Huskers could not hold on and fell to Rutgers, 63-61 on Jan. 29.

The freshman, whose 29 points matched the most ever by a Husker freshmen in a conference game, kept NU ahead for most of the evening before Trey McGowens' 3-pointer with 3:28 left gave the Huskers a 58-54 lead. Rutgers would have one last run, outscoring the Huskers' 9-3 down the stretch to pull out the victory.

Paul Mulcahy's putback basket with 1:32 left gave the Scarlet Knights their first lead of the game. NU had three chances to regain the lead in the final 1:30 and trailed 63-60 after Ron Harper Jr. hit two free throws with less than 10 seconds remaining. NU had a final chance to send it to overtime as Kobe Webster was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 0.9 seconds left. Webster split the first two to make it a 2-point Rutgers lead, but was called for a lane
violation as he intentionally tried to miss the third free throw, and Rutgers led on.

In addition to Bryce McGowens' 29-point effort, Trey McGowens added a season-high 11 points and seven rebounds as the Huskers had 44-39 advantage on the boards and held Rutgers to 38 percent shooting.
Nebraska shot just 29 percent from the floor, but kept control for most of the night by going 21-of-29 from the line, including 14-of-18 by Bryce McGowens, who posted his seventh 20-point effort of the year.

Geo Baker led Rutgers with 14 points to pace three Rutgers players in double figures. Mawot Mag added 13 off the bench and Mulcahy added 10 points and four steals. NU held Ron Harper Jr., who was leading Rutgers in scoring, to just seven points on 1-of-9 shooting. 
 
"Good things happen when we play through Derrick"
Fred Hoiberg understands the importance of having Derrick Walker on the floor for the Big Red, and Walker's play has been a focal point for the Huskers.

The 6-foot-9 center is enjoying his best year in 2021-22, averaging 9.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals per game while shooting nearly 70 percent from the field.
 
Walker Making Big Jumps

Category	Pre 2021-22*	2021-22
Games	80	21
Scoring/Gm	2.3	9.5
FG Pct.	.588	.683
FT Pct.	.379	.703
Rebounds/Gm	2.3	5.0
Blocks/Gm	0.3	1.0
Double-Figure Games	4	11
Double-Doubles	0	3

*-Includes Tennessee (2017-19) and Nebraska (2020-21)

• Walker has played his best against NU's ranked opponents, averaging 11.6 points on 63 percent shooting, 6.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game in six contests against ranked foes.

• In the Huskers' loss to No. 25 Illinois on Jan. 11, he finished with 14 points and seven rebounds, while helping to limit Kofi Cockburn to 8-of-18 shooting.

• He turned in a strong performance at No. 10 Michigan State on Jan. 5 with 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting to match his career high in points.

• Walker has been in double figures 11 times in NU's last 14 games, and he tied or set a career best in scoring in three straight games, including 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting against Tennessee State on Nov. 23.

• He matched a school record with 15 consecutive made field goals from Nov. 21 to Nov. 27.

• Walker has three double-doubles since Dec. 1 including 12 points and 13 rebounds in a career-high 50 minutes in the four OT loss at NC State. In the loss at No. 18 Auburn, he had 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals. Walker's most recent double-double came against No. 13 Ohio State on Jan. 2 when he had 15 points, 10 rebounds and four steals against the Buckeyes.
 
McGowens Brothers Reunited on Court
After a two-month hiatus, the McGowens brothers were reunited on the court on Jan. 17, and back in the starting lineup for the last two games. Before the first three games of the season, the pair had not played together in a competitive environment since they were kids.

• Bryce is ninth in the Big Ten in scoring at 16.7 ppg while grabbing 5.5 rebounds per game as of Jan. 30. He ranks among the B1G leaders in scoring, free throw percentage and minutes played.

Bryce at a Glance

Category	No.	B1G Rk.
Scoring	16.7	9th
T. Pct.	.829	3rd
Minutes	33.8	8th

• A three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 15, Nov. 29, Dec. 20), he leads all conference rookies in scoring and is second in rebounding.

• He is the only Husker freshmen in either the Big 12 (1996-97 to 2010-11) or Big Ten (2011-12 to present) eras to be a three-time honoree as a freshman.

• McGowens has reached double figures in scoring 16 times, including seven 20-point efforts. He has been in double figures in each of the last three games, capped by a 29-point effort against Rutgers on Jan. 29.

• McGowens leads the Big Ten and ranks eighth nationally in free throws made (107) as of Jan. 30.

• Bryce enters Tuesday's game with Michigan with 351 points, which is fifth on NU's all-time freshmen list. He is closing in on both Eric Piatkowski (372, fourth) and Jerry Fort (376, third).

• He collected his first career double-double on Nov. 21 against Southern with 18 points and 11 rebounds. McGowens also had four assists and two steals in 31 minutes.

• He is just the second Husker freshman to ever put up multiple 25-point games, as he had 25 in the opener against Western Illinois and 29 against both Sam Houston and Rutgers. He joins Dave Hoppen, who accomplished the feat during the 1982-83 season (27 vs. K-State; 25 vs. Iowa State).

• As a high schooler, he totaled 2,341 points, including 285 3-pointers and was selected for the 2021 Iverson Classic. He was also selected to the Jordan Brand Classic, but the event was not held.

• Last season, he was the Gatorade South Carolina Player of the Year, averaging 21.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest for Legacy Early College and Coach BJ Jackson. 

Trey has been a proven performer throughout his career, as he has started 96 of 99 games at the college level for Pittsburgh and Nebraska and scored over 1,000 career points. He has started 32 of the 33 games he has played at Nebraska.  He is averaging 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game in six contests

• After being on a minute restriction in his first two games, McGowens had 11 points and seven rebounds against Rutgers on Saturday.

• Considered NU's best defender, McGowens usually is assigned to the opponent's top perimeter scorer.  Against No. 11 Wisconsin, he limited Johnny Davis to a season-low 13 points, including none in the first half and followed up holding Ron Harper Jr. to 1-of-9 shooting on Saturday.

• He helped limit Sam Houston's Demarkus Lampley, a returning first-team all-conference performer, to 2-of-14 shooting on Nov. 12, while McGowens grabbed a season-high nine rebounds.

• Last season, Trey averaged 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while starting all 27 games. He reached double figures 17 times, including a season-high 20 points against No. 17 Michigan State.

• Trey has ranked among the conference leaders in steals in each of his first three seasons in college. He is one of only two active power conference players who ranked in the top five in steals in each of the past three seasons (Jamari Wheeler, PSU/OSU).

• In his final season at Pittsburgh (2019-20), he averaged 11.5 ppg, while ranking in the top 15 of the ACC in steals (fourth), assists (3.6, 10th), assist-to-turnover ratio (15th) and minutes played.

• The McGowens brothers are one of 15 brother combos on the same college roster this season.
 
Zo Takes the Point
Alonzo Verge took over the point guard duties from 2021 NBA Draft pick Dalano Banton, and Verge has provided an immediate impact, averaging 14.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. The 6-foot-4 guard from Chicago ranks among conference leaders in both assists (first) and steals (sixth) as of Jan. 30.

• He has a 1.51-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio after posting a 1.29-to-1 ratio in his two seasons at Arizona State.

• His 5.30 assists per game would rank fifth in school history, while only four players in school history have averaged at least 5.00 assists in a season.

• Verge is ninth in the Big Ten with four double-doubles (vs. W. Illinois, vs. Tennessee State, at NC State and Kennesaw State).

• He nearly collected his fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and nine assists vs. No. 25 Illinois on Jan. 11.

• He posted his fourth double-double of the year with 16 points and a career-high 12 assists in the win over Kennesaw State on Dec. 22.

• He had his fourth 20-point effort of the season with 21 points, five assists, five rebounds and four steals in the loss to Kansas State on Dec. 19.

• Verge posted his second career 30-point game against Michigan on Dec. 7, as he had 31 points and eight boards. It was his first 30-point game since the 2019-20 season when he was at Arizona State.

• Verge nearly had a triple-double in the Huskers' epic game at NC State on Dec. 1 with 25 points, a career-high 11 assists and nine rebounds before fouling out in the fourth OT.

• He led NU with 18 points and 10 assists in the Huskers' win over Tennessee State on Nov. 23.

• He posted his first collegiate double-double in the opener with 26 points - the most points ever in a Husker debut - a career-high 13 rebounds and five assists.

• Verge was a combo guard during his two seasons at Arizona State, where he teamed with current Kansas guard Remy Martin in one of the highest scoring backcourts in the Pac-12.

• He averaged 14.0 points, 3.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game in 2020-21, ranking among the Pac-12 leaders in scoring (15th), assists (seventh), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.55-to-1, sixth), steals (1.2, 13th) and free throw percentage (.809, 13th).

• In his first season at ASU, he was the 2020 Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year and an honorable-mention all-conference pick after averaging 14.6 points per game, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

• A two-time NJCAA All-American at Moberly Area (Ill.) CC, he ranked in the top three nationally in both scoring and assists in 2018-19. He tallied 1,086 points (30.9 ppg in 35 games), but also dished out 8.2 assists per game en route to first-team accolades.
 
Keisei for 3
The addition of Keisei Tominaga has helped the Huskers' 3-point shooting. The 6-foot-2 guard is fifth on the team in scoring at 7.0 points per game while connecting on a team-high 33 3-pointers entering the Michigan game. He has also committed just nine turnovers in 409 minutes this season.

Tominaga started slowly as he had just three points in his first three games, but is averaging 8.1 points per game on 41 percent shooting, including 38 percent from 3-point range in NU's last 18 games dating back to Nov. 19. He has seven double-figure games in that stretch, including a career-high 23 points against South Dakota on Nov. 27 and 18 points in the win over Kennesaw State on Dec. 22.

Last summer, Tominaga represented Japan in 3x3 basketball in the Tokyo Olympics, helping Japan reach the medal round. He finished third among all players in scoring (6.9 ppg), fourth in 1-point shooting (74 percent) and seventh in 2-point shooting (36 percent).  He was one of only two active NCAA players to play in the Olympics, joining Virginia's Francisco Caffaro, who played for Argentina in men's basketball. 
 
Husker Injury Update
The Huskers have a pair of scholarship players currently out with injuries. Trevor Lakes is out indefinitely because of a lingering shoulder injury. Lakes, who underwent surgery on his right shoulder last March, managed the injury throughout the year, but has not played since Jan. 8.

Wilhelm Breidenbach underwent season-ending leg surgery on Dec. 22 for an injury suffered in Nebraska's game against Michigan.  Breidenbach, a 6-foot-10, 227-pound forward from Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., had played in each of Nebraska's first 10 games, averaging 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game.

Markowski Earns Fifth B1G Frosh Award

Nebraska's Alexis Markowski captured her fifth Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award when the conference announced its weekly honors on Monday, Jan. 31.

The 6-3 forward/center out of Lincoln Pius X High School capped another strong week with a game-high 23 points to go along with seven rebounds, a career-high two assists, two steals and a blocked shot in Nebraska's 81-66 victory over Purdue on Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Markowski scored 20 points in the second half alone on 7-of-8 shooting, including a pair of three-pointers. She was a perfect 3-for-3 from long range on the day, pushing her three-point percentage to .800 (12-15) in conference play this season.

She opened the week with team highs of 15 points and eight rebounds in Nebraska's 77-33 run past Wisconsin on Thursday. For the week, she averaged 19.0 points and 7.5 rebounds to push her team-leading average to 16.4 points per game in conference play. She has started Nebraska's last six games and in those six contests she is averaging 19.7 points.

In addition to her freshman award, Markowski was also named to the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll for the first time in her career.

Markowski and the Huskers will be back in action at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday night when they play host to Rutgers. Tip-off between the Big Red and the Scarlet Knights is set for 7 p.m. and tickets are available now on Huskers.com.

Big Ten Freshman of the Week Alexis Markowski
Nov. 29, 2021
Dec. 20, 2021
Jan. 10, 2022 (USBWA National Freshman of the Week)
Jan. 17, 2022
Jan. 31, 2022 

Huskers Continue Stand with Rutgers

Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-4, 4-4 Big Ten)
vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-15, 0-10 Big Ten)
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, 7 p.m. (CT)
Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln, Nebraska
Tickets: Huskers.com / 1-800-8-BIG-RED
Special Event: Rising Coaches DEI Alliance Equality & Inclusion Night
Live TV/Video: Nebraska Public Media/B1G+
Larry Punteney (PBP), Jami Hagedorn (Analyst)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (6:45 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM), Omaha (CD 105.9 FM), Huskers.com, Huskers App

Huskers Ready for Quick Turnaround with Rutgers  
Nebraska makes a quick turnaround to take on Rutgers Tuesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. 

Tip-off between the Huskers (15-4, 4-4 Big Ten) and the Scarlet Knights (7-15, 0-10 Big Ten) is set for 7 p.m. (CT) with live statewide TV coverage provided by Nebraska Public Media with a live video stream for B1G+ subscribers. Larry Punteney and Jami Hagedorn will be on the call for NPM.

Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will provide commentary for the Huskers Radio Network (B107.3 FM, Lincoln; CD 105.9 FM, Omaha), Huskers.com and the Huskers App.

Tuesday's game was squeezed into the schedule after the Jan. 20 contest between Nebraska and Rutgers was postponed because of health and safety protocols within the Husker program.

The game will celebrate the Rising Coaches DEI Equality and Inclusion Night. Men's and women's basketball staffs from around the country will wear all black on the sideline and wear the "equal sign" pin to symbolize equality. Nebraska and Rutgers players will also be wearing special warm-up shirts provided by adidas to recognize the event. The game will tip-off Nebraska's month-long celebration of Black History Month.

Both the Huskers and Scarlet Knights are coming off Sunday afternoon games, with Nebraska rolling to an 81-66 victory over Purdue in Lincoln, while Rutgers suffered a 61-45 defeat at the hands of Michigan State at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway.

Alexis Markowski led Nebraska against Purdue with 23 points and seven rebounds to capture her fifth Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award on Monday. The 6-3 forward/center is averaging 19.3 points and 6.8 rebounds in six games as a starter and leads NU with 16.4 points per game in Big Ten play. She was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 11). 

Returning All-Big Ten guard Sam Haiby has scored in double figures in all seven Big Ten games she has played this season and is averaging 11.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists on the year.

Jaz Shelley is the only Big Ten player to rank in the conference's top 20 in scoring (12.9 ppg), rebounding (7.6 rpg), assists (4.8 apg), blocks (1.3 bpg) and steals (1.9 spg).

Allison Weidner erupted for a career-high 14 points - all in the first half - in Nebraska's win over Purdue Sunday. Weidner powered the Huskers to a 35-23 halftime lead.

Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-4, 4-4 Big Ten)
14 - Bella Cravens - 6-3 - Jr. - F - 7.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg
40 - Alexis Markowski - 6-3 - Fr. - F/C - 12.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg
0 - Ashley Scoggin - 5-7 - RSo. - G - 8.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg
1 - Jaz Shelley - 5-9 - So. - G - 12.9 ppg, 7.6 rpg
4 - Sam Haiby - 5-9 - Jr. - G - 11.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Off the Bench
34 - Isabelle Bourne - 6-2 - So. - F - 10.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg
21 - Annika Stewart - 6-3 - Fr. - F - 6.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg    
3 - Allison Weidner - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 6.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg
32 - Kendall Coley - 6-2 - Fr. - F/G - 3.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg
11 - Ruby Porter - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 2.8 ppg, 0.7 rpg
10 - Whitney Brown - 5-8 - Fr. - G - 2.3 ppg, 0.8 rpg
5 - MiCole Cayton - 5-9 - Gr. - G - 2.0 ppg, 1.1 rpg
15 - Kendall Moriarty - 6-1 - Fr. - G - 1.8 ppg, 0.6 rpg
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Sixth Season at Nebraska (87-79); 15th Season Overall (280-188)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-15, 0-10 Big Ten)
22 - Tyia Singleton - 6-2 - RJr. - F - 5.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg
32 - Osh Brown - 6-1 - Gr. - F - 9.9 ppg, 9.0 rpg
0 - Lasha Petree - 6-0 - Sr. - G - 7.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg
3 - Shug Dickson - 5-10 - Gr. - G - 8.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg
35 - Sayawni Lassiter - 5-10 - Gr. - G - 3.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Off the Bench
12 - Sakima Walker - 6-5 - So. - C - 4.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg
5 - Victoria Morris - 5-8 - Gr. - G - 3.7 ppg, 0.9 rpg
15 - Awa Sidibe - 5-11 - Jr. - G - 3.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg
14 - Jailyn Mason - 5-9 - Gr. - G - 3.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg
1 - Destiny Marshall - 6-0 - RSr. - G - 3.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg
20 - Joiya Maddox - 6-0 - RSo. - G - 2.9 ppg, 1.1 rpg
24 - Kierra Sanderlin - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 2.5 ppg, 0.1 rpg
54 - Chyna Cornwell - 6-3 - So. - F - 2.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg
11 - Stephanie Guihon - 5-6 - RSr. - G - 2.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg
10 - Erica Lafayette - 6-0 - So. - G - 0.6 ppg, 0.7 rpg
Acting Head Coach: Tim Eatman 
7th Season as a Rutgers Coach; 31st Season Overall in College Coaching

Nebraska Numbers to Watch
• Sam Haiby needs one point to match Hannah Whitish (1,228) in 19th on NU's all-time scoring list. Haiby needs 16 points to catch Brooke Schwartz at No. 18 (1,243).

• Bella Cravens is expected to play in her 100th collegiate game on Tuesday, including her 40th as a Husker.

• Through games Jan. 30, the Huskers ranked among the top 25 teams nationally in scoring margin (7th, +19.8), scoring offense (7th, 81.2 ppg), three-point field goal percentage (11th, .370), assists per game (11th, 18.0 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (12th, 1.27), defensive rebounds per game (13th, 29.9 rpg), field goal percentage (15th, .462), rebounds per game (18th, 42.9 rpg), three-point field goals made per game (18th, 8.9 pg), assists (21st, 342), three-point field goals made (23rd, 169) and blocked shots per game (24th, 4.9 bpg).  

• Nebraska leads the Big Ten in scoring margin (+19.8 ppg), total rebounds (42.9 rpg), field goal percentage defense (.364) and three-point field goal percentage defense (.264).

• Alexis Markowski has hit 80 percent (12-15) of her three-point attempts as a starter.

• Nebraska guard Jaz Shelley ranks among the top 20 players in the Big Ten in scoring (16th, 12.9 ppg), rebounding (9th, 7.6 rpg), assists (7th, 4.8 apg), blocked shots (4th, 1.3 bpg), steals (6th, 1.9 spg), three-point field goal percentage (7th, .420), three-pointers made per game (9th, 2.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (5th, 2.0).

• Jaz Shelley is the only Big Ten player to rank among the top 20 in the conference in all five major statistical categories: scoring (16th), rebounding (9th), assists (7th), blocks (4th), steals (6th).

• Huskers Jaz Shelley (9th, 2.3 pg) and Ashley Scoggin (13th, 2.2 pg) rank among the top players in the Big Ten in three-point field goals made per game. 

• Nebraska is the only team in the nation with two shooters (Scoggin, 15th; Shelley, 27th) ranked among the top 30 in three-point field goal percentage.

• Nebraska's backcourt has taken care of the ball while creating opportunities. Jaz Shelley (2.0) and Sam Haiby (1.9) rank No. 5 and No. 9, respectively in the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio based on the NCAA minimum of 3.0 assists per game. Husker reserves Ruby Porter (2.9) and Allison Weidner (2.1), who don't meet the NCAA minimums, own better assist-to-turnover ratios.

• Nebraska ranks seventh nationally in scoring offense with 81.2 points per game. The only time in the last 25 years NU has averaged more than 75 points per game in a season came in 2009-10 (77.4 ppg). That Husker team went unbeaten in the regular season, won the Big 12 regular-season title and advanced to Nebraska's first NCAA Sweet Sixteen as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.    

• Sophomore point guard Jaz Shelley has pulled down 136 total rebounds in 522 minutes this season. In two seasons (971 minutes) at Oregon (2019-20, 2020-21), the 5-9 Shelley totaled 70 rebounds.

• Jaz Shelley leads Nebraska with 23 blocked shots in 18 games. She had six blocks in 55 games over two seasons at Oregon.

• In 19 games in 2021-22, Nebraska has far surpassed its season steals total (120, 26 games) from a year ago. The Huskers own 149 steals this season.

• Nebraska's minus-21 foul disparity (28-7) at Iowa (Jan. 16) marked the largest foul differential in program history (by NU or opponent) in 1,448 games over 48 seasons. It marked the first time in history that a Husker team held a negative foul differential of greater than 17. Prior to the game, NU held a positive foul differential of 2.1 through 16 games this season.

• Nebraska is averaging an impressive 86.7 points per game through 12 games at Pinnacle Bank Arena this season. Rutgers, which is 0-6 in true road games this season, is averaging just 53.5 points in those contests. The Scarlet Knights are holding home teams to just 64.3 points per game. 

Scouting The Rutgers Scarlet Knights
• Rutgers comes to Lincoln Tuesday on an eight-game losing streak after suffering a 61-45 loss to Michigan State on Sunday in Piscataway. It marked the fourth time in the last seven games and ninth time in 22 games this season that Rutgers was held to fewer than 50 points.

• The Scarlet Knights are led by acting head coach Tim Eatman, who has been on Hall of Fame Head Coach C. Vivian Stringer's staff at Rutgers for the past seven seasons. Stringer has taken a leave of absence from coaching this season for personal reasons, and Eatman has led the Scarlet Knights to a 7-15 overall record and an 0-10 Big Ten mark.

• Eatman served as the acting head coach for Rutgers at Pinnacle Bank Arena against the Huskers in a 65-54 loss to NU on Jan. 16, 2016. He also served two stints as an assistant coach at Kansas under Marian Washington (1996-98 and 2002-04). He was the interim head coach at Boston College (2011-12), and was the head coach at Illinois-Chicago (1998-2002).

• First-year Scarlet Knight Osh Brown leads Rutgers in scoring (9.9 ppg) and rebounding (9.0 rpg). The 6-1 graduate transfer from Ball State is the NCAA Division active leader in total rebounds and double-doubles. Brown will be playing her 138th career game on Tuesday. She owns 1,702 points and 1,305 rebounds with 56 career double-doubles, including seven this season. 

• Brown is the only Scarlet Knight to start every game this season.

• Graduate Shug Dickson adds 8.7 points per game in the Rutgers backcourt. Dickson spent two-plus seasons at Tulsa before transferring to Texas Tech. She never played in Lubbock and transferred to Missouri in 2020-21. She has played 15 games with 11 starts this season.

• Another graduate transfer, Sayawni Lassiter, came to Rutgers from Florida State. The 5-10 guard is averaging 3.0 points per game. Lassiter has played in all 22 games with 12 starts.

• Overall, the Scarlet Knights feature eight first-year transfers into the program, including 2019-20 NJCAA National Player of the Year Awa Sidibe, who was a teammate of Nebraska's Ashley Scoggin at Salt Lake City CC. Sidibe (3.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg) has appeared in 21 games with three starts.

• Other transfers include Lasha Petree (First-team All-MVC, Bradley), Victoria Morris (Two-time, second-team All-CUSA, Old Dominion), Jailyn Mason (Arkansas) and Destiny Marshall (Jacksonville). Petree has played in 21 games with 16 starts and led Rutgers with 15 points against Michigan State.

• Tyia Singleton (5.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg) and Sakima Walker (4.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg) are the top two returning players from last year's Rutgers team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament before finishing with a 14-5 overall record that included a 10-3 Big Ten mark. Singleton has played in all 22 games with 20 starts, while Walker has appeared in 17 games with two starts.

• Other returners include Chyna Cornwell (2.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg), Joiya Maddox (2.9 ppg), Stephanie Guihon (2.1 ppg) and Erica Lafayette.

• Overall, 13 Scarlet Knights have started at least one game. Rutgers is shooting 39.9 percent from the field, including 27.4 percent from three-point range. The Scarlet Knights are averaging just 3.9 threes per game, while hitting just 65.3 percent of their free throws. Rutgers has managed just 56.1 points per game, but has held the opposition to just 59.0 points per contest. The Scarlet Knights have out-rebounded opponents (36.5-30.5, +6.0 rpg) but carry a minus-3.1 turnover margin.

Nebraska vs. Rutgers Series History
• Rutgers leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 6-4, including a 78-62 win over the Huskers at Jersey Mike's Arena (the RAC) in Piscataway Feb. 7, 2021 in the last meeting between the two teams.

• Nebraska defeated Rutgers in the last meeting at Pinnacle Bank Arena (53-50, Jan. 3, 2021). The Huskers are 3-1 all-time against Rutgers at Pinnacle Bank Arena, and 1-4 in Piscataway, dating back to the first meeting between the two teams (Feb. 5, 2015). The No. 21 Scarlet Knights earned a hard-fought 46-43 victory over the No. 19 Huskers. 

• Rutgers eliminated Nebraska from the 2016 Big Ten Tournament with a 66-63 win in Indianapolis (March 3, 2016). 

• The largest margin of victory in the 10 games in the series is 16 points (78-62 Rutgers win, Feb. 7, 2021, Piscataway). Six of the 10 meetings have been decided by two possessions (6 points) or less. Rutgers also became the first team in the series to reach 70 points in a game.

Nebraska Streaks
• Sam Haiby has produced double figures in her last 12 Big Ten games, including all seven contests she has played in this season.

• Alexis Markowski has produced double figures in seven straight games.

• Ashley Scoggin has started a team-best 45 consecutive games.

• The Huskers have knocked down at least one three in 417 straight games dating back to a loss at UTEP on Dec. 20, 2008. Nebraska has hit at least two three-pointers in 296 consecutive games.

Deep Bench Boosts Big Red
• The Husker bench has outscored opponent reserves 551-270 (+14.8 ppg) through 19 games, including a 410-206 edge (+17.0 ppg) in 12 games at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

• A total of 10 Huskers are averaging better than 10.0 points per 40 minutes, including two Huskers (Alexis Markowski, 28.3 pp40, 15.3 rp40 and Annika Stewart, 23.9 pp40; 9.7 rp40) who are averaging better than 20 points per 40 minutes. 

• No Husker ranks among the top 25 players in the conference in minutes per game. Jaz Shelley leads Nebraska with 29.0 minutes per game, while Ashley Owusu from Maryland ranks 25th in the conference (30.6 mpg).

Remaining Four Duals To Be Televised

Lincoln, Neb. – The four remaining Husker wrestling duals will be televised nationally, as Nebraska faces Michigan (Feb. 4), Penn State (Feb. 6), Illinois (Feb. 13) and Iowa (Feb. 20) all on BTN.

In addition, BTN will also air the first, second and fourth sessions of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships from Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. The consolation and seventh-place matches in session two and three will be aired on B1G+.
 

Date	Opponent	Time (CT)	TV
Fri., Feb. 4	Michigan*	8:00 p.m.	BTN
Sun., Feb. 6	Penn State*	11:00 a.m	BTN
Sun., Feb. 13	Illinois*	11:00 a.m.	BTN
Sun., Feb. 20	Iowa*	6:00 p.m.	BTN
Sat., March 5	B1G Championships	10:00 a.m./5:30 p.m./7:30 p.m.	BTN/B1G+/BTN
Sun., March 6	B1G Championships	11:00 a.m./3:30 p.m.	B1G+/BTN

* denotes Big Ten Conference duals 
All home duals are in bold at the Devaney Center

Huskers Remain No. 12 in USTFCCCA Poll

The Nebraska track and field team remained at No. 12 in the men's rankings of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association's (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index on Monday.

The Huskers stayed at No. 12 in the rankings, but improved their point total in the Track & Field Rating Index (TFRI) to 64.44. In last week's poll, Nebraska had a total of 55.08.

Nine Huskers have performances in 11 combined events contributing to Nebraska's score in the TFRI.

Darius Luff is fifth in the country in the 60m hurdles (7.70), followed by a fifth-place ranking by Mayson Conner in the high jump (7-2 1/2, 2.20m).

Michael Hoffer is currently 30th in the high jump with a clearance of 7-0 1/4 (2.14m).

Alex Talley leads the group of NU throwers, sitting fifth in the shot put (65-7, 19.99m) and sixth in the weight throw (73-3 1/2, 22.34m). Burger Lambrechts Jr. is sixth in the shot put with a launch of 64-9 1/4 (19.75m), while Henry Zimmerman is 22nd in the weight throw with a toss of 68-5 3/4 (20.87m).

Maxwell Otterdahl is the second NU thrower contributing in two events, ranking 23rd in the weight throw (68-5 1/4, 20.86m) and 26th in the shot put (61-7, 18.77m). Kevin Shubert is 28th in the shot put with a mark of 61-4 3/4 (18.71m).

After last weekend's score of 5,582, Till Steinforth ranks 16th nationally in the heptathlon.

Nebraska remains at home this weekend, hosting the 46th annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 4-5 at the Devaney Center Indoor Track.

Chris Hiser Collects Big Ten Freshman of the Week Honors

Nebraska men's gymnast Chris Hiser earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors announced the Big Ten Conference Monday afternoon for his performance against Michigan on Saturday, Jan. 29.

Hiser competed on floor this past weekend in the Big Ten matchup against the Wolverines, notching a 13.45, a career-high for the Husker. The freshman landed a seventh overall finish in the meet against Michigan.

The Longmeadow, Massachusetts native competed as the only freshman in the Saturday lineup for his second debut of the season.

"I'm just so proud of Chris and the work and dedication that he has every day in the gym. I'm so happy for him and the success that he's having on the competition floor," said head coach Chmelka.

Michigan's sophomore Evan Siminiuc earned the honor of the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week.

The Huskers return back to Lincoln for their home opener to battle against Penn State this Saturday, Feb. 5 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center at 6:00 p.m. CT.

Huskers Finish Strong to Claim Big Ten Win

The Nebraska women's gymnastics team claimed a Big Ten win at home, outscoring Illinois, 195.500-195.375. The Huskers came from behind in the final rotation for the Big Ten win. 

Seniors Kynsee Roby and Makayla Curtis led NU in the win. Roby claimed the balance beam title while Curtis earned the floor exercise title. 

Rotation One
The Huskers started on vault, earning a team score of 48.725. Kaitlyn Higgins started the night off with a 9.725. Emma Spence followed with a 9.675 while Ayzhia Hall notched a season-high 9.800. Kinsey Davis earned a 9.775. Makayla Curtis tallied a 9.725 while Katie Kuenemann made her collegiate debut on the event with a 9.700. 

The Illini started on uneven bars and earned a team score of 49.150. Mia Takekawa led Illinois with a 9.900, claiming the event title.

Rotation Two
Nebraska had a strong second rotation, posting a team 48.950. Kathryn Thaler started the Huskers off with a 9.725 while Genesis Gibson followed with a 9.700. Clara Colombo earned a 9.275. Spence matched her season-high with a 9.850. Kynsee Roby followed with a 9.800. Davis finished NU off on bars with a 9.875. 

Illinois competed on vault earning a 48.925. Takekawa earned a 9.850, claiming the event title. 

Rotation Three
On beam, the Huskers earned a team score of 48.900. Spence started NU off strong with a 9.800. Hall followed with a 9.725. Higgins earned an 8.825. Davis notched a 9.750 while Thaler earned a season-high score of 9.775. Roby rounded out the rotation with a season-high 9.850, claiming the event title. 

On floor, the Illini earned a team score of 48.900. Illinois was led by Amelia Knight who earned a 9.825. 

Rotation Four
The Huskers finished on floor with a season-best team score of 48.925. Spence led the Huskers off with a 9.825, a season-high. Kuenemann followed with a 9.650. Hall earned a season-high 9.825. Curtis added her season-best, finishing with a 9.850, and claiming the event title. Higgins followed with a 9.775 while Halle Rourke finished the night with 9.350.

The Illini finished the night on beam, earning a team score of 48.400. Takekawa led Illinois with a 9.800. 

All-Around Competition 
Illinois gymnast, Takekawa, claimed the all-around title with a 39.250. Spence finished in second in the all-around, earning a 39.150. 

Up Next
Nebraska returns to competition next Monday, Feb. 7, against Ohio State. The meet is set to start at 7 p.m. CT at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, and will be  live on the Big Ten Network.

Huskers’ Friday Match Against ISU Postponed

Lincoln, Neb. – The Nebraska women tennis team's away match with Iowa State scheduled for Friday, Feb. 4 has been postponed due to COVID related illnesses within the Cyclone program.

The Huskers will return to action on Sunday, Feb. 6 to face Wichita State at home.

Whittaker 3-0 at B1G Match Play

Megan Whittaker posted a perfect 3-0 record to lead the Nebraska women's golf team at the Big Ten Match Play on Monday and Tuesday on the Island Golf Course at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla.

Whittaker, a junior from Elkhorn, Neb., wrapped up Nebraska's opening competition of the spring with a 2&1 victory over Minnesota's Leah Herzog, a former teammate of Whittaker's at NU. Whittaker opened match play competition on Monday with a 4&2 win over Wisconsin's Tracy Lee, before adding a dominant up 4 thru 14 win over Iowa's Manuela Lizarazu on Monday afternoon.

"Megan has worked as hard as anyone, both in her physical and mental games, and it really showed in her scoring this week," Nebraska Head Coach Lisa Johnson said. "Her competitive spirit and steadiness in her demeanor is well-suited for match play."

Whittaker's win against Iowa helped the Huskers roll to a 4-0-2 team win over the Hawkeyes. Husker senior Kirsten Baete added a pair of victories at the Big Ten Match Play, including a 1 up thru 14 win over Iowa Klara Wildhaber. Baete opened the tournament with a 2&1 win over Wisconsin's Mackenzie Hahn. 

Despite the wins from Whittaker and Baete, the Huskers dropped a narrow 3-2-1 decision to the Badgers in the opening match, before rebounding with the 4-0-2 win over Iowa.

In Tuesday's final match of the tournament for the Huskers, freshman Miu Takahashi added a 3&2 victory over Minnesota's Alexis McMurray, but Nebraska dropped the team match to the Golden Gophers, 4-2. Vanessa Bouvet and Baete both dropped narrow 1UP decisions to their Minnesota counterparts in matches that went down to the wire to decide the team outcome.

The Huskers open the stroke play portion of their spring schedule when they travel to New Orleans for the Tulane Classic (Feb. 13-15).

Minnesota 4-2-0 Nebraska (Tuesday AM)
Grace Curran, MINN 1UP Vanessa Bouvet, NEB
Geraldine Wong, MINN 3&1 Lindsey Thiele, NEB
Joanne Free, MINN 1UP Kirsten Baete, NEB
Megan Whittaker, NEB 2&1 Leah Herzog, MINN
Emma Carpenter, MINN 2UP Michaela Vavrova, NEB
Miu Takahashi, NEB 3&2 Alexis McMurray, MINN

Nebraska 4-0-2 Iowa (Monday PM)
Vanessa Bouvet, NEB 6&5 Paula Miranda, IOWA
Lindsey Thiele, NEB up 2 thru 14 Morgan Goldstein, IOWA
Kirsten Baete, NEB, up 1 thru 14 Klara Wildhaber, IOWA
Megan Whittaker, NEB up 4 thru 14 Manuela Lizarazu, IOWA
Michaela Vavrova, NEB Tie thru 13 Dana Lerner, IOWA
Miu Takahashi, NEB Tie thru 13 Lea Zeitler, IOWA

Wisconsin 3-2-1 Nebraska (Monday AM)
Emily Lauterbach, WIS 1UP Vanessa Bouvet, NEB
Vanessa Ho, WIS 1UP Miu Takahashi, NEB
Kirsten Baete, NEB 2&1 Mackenzie Hahn, WIS
Megan Whittaker, NEB 4&2 Tracy Lee, WIS
Michaela Vavrova, NEB Tie Chloe Chan, WIS
Gia Feliciano, WIS 3&2 Lindsey Thiele, NEB