The No. 6 Nebraska Rifle team will travel to Fairbanks, Alaska, on Feb. 4-5 to compete in the Patriot Rifle Conference (PRC) Championships. The air rifle event will take place on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. (10 am) at the E.F. Horton Rifle Range and the smallbore event will take place on Sunday starting at 1 p.m. (central) at the Patty Gym Range.
 
Results for both days can be found at http://results.megalink.no/#!/ and a livestream for Sunday's smallbore event can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jZIUVzLlrE. 
 
The PRC field includes five of the top 11 teams in the nation, including No. 1 TCU, No. 2 Alaska-Fairbanks, No. 7 Air Force, No. 11 Ohio State and UTEP, all of which the Huskers have faced this season.
 
"PRCs should be a great match for the team," said Head Coach Mindy Miles. "The format is exactly like NCAAs and it will give them a good preview to come. We are returning to Fairbanks, where the team had competed already this year and posted a season-high. I do believe this team can be strong competitors at this match."
 
During the regular season, NU has set various team and individual records. Freshmen Emma Rhode and Vittoria Watts both shot a 598 in the air rifle, which is a new school record in the event. Junior All-American Cecelia Ossi shot a 592 in the smallbore – the second-best score in Husker history. 
 
As a team, Nebraska has shot its five highest team aggregate scores this season. Those aggregate scores are 4,726 (at Alaska-Fairbanks, 11/13/22), 4,719 (at Morehead State, 1/14/23), 4,717 (Air Force, 10/22/22), 4,715 (Ohio State, 1/28/23) and 4,714 (at Alaska-Fairbanks, 11/12/22). NU also shot a record 2,381 in the air rifle against Alaska-Fairbanks and a record 2,351 in the smallbore against Morehead State. 
 
NU faced the Buckeyes last weekend at the Nebraska Rifle Range and posted a 4,715-4,651 victory. In that match, Huskers took four of the top five spots in all three events. Rhode placed first overall with a score of 1,181 and was followed by Ossi (second, 1,179), sophomore Mackenzie Strauch (third, 1,179) and Watts (fifth, 1,177). In the air rifle, Rhode was first (595), Ossi was second (595), Watts was fourth (593) and Strauch was fifth (592). Strauch took first in the smallbore with a score of 857, which was her personal best. Rhode placed second (586), Ossi placed third (584) and Watts placed fourth (584).
 
Following the conference championships, the Huskers will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for the NCAA Qualifiers on Feb. 18 to face No. 11 Ohio State and No. 10 Akron at 8 a.m. (central). 

Huskers Open Spring with Big Ten Match Play

The Nebraska men's golf team heads south to begin their spring season in Palm Coast, Fla. for Big Ten Match Play Feb. 3-4. The two-day tournament will be played on the Hammock Beach Resort and its Par-72, 6,981-yard layout. Alongside Nebraska, the two-day tournament includes host Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, and Rutgers. 

First round pairings are based on GolfStat rankings as of Nov. 15, 2022. Nebraska, with their ranking of 73rd, will be the four seed and will play two seed Michigan State (55) in their Friday morning practice round, which tees off with a shotgun start at 7 a.m. (CT). In the afternoon, they will play five seed Minnesota (82) at 12 p.m. (CT) for their first match. Saturday's opponents will be based off Friday's results.

Jeremy Sisson leads the Big Red lineup, which features a strong group of veteran leaders and impact newcomers. Sisson, the junior from Skaneateles, N.Y., was one Nebraska's top performers in the fall, producing a 72.73 stroke average and setting career-highs in multiple categories, including a 68 (-4) and a sixth-place finish at the White Sands Invitational on October 30, 2022. He capped off his year with a win at the Dixie Amateur in Coral Gables, Fla. on December 17, where he led wire-to-wire and finished four rounds under par to secure the victory. Additionally, in the second round of the New Year's Invitational in St. Petersburg, Fla., he also tied his career-best, notching a 68 (-4) to help him place 14th.  

Will Marshall (Elburn, Ill.) and Caleb Badura (Aurora, Neb.) are two seniors who will also be competing in Big Ten Match Play. Marshall competed in every round in the fall for Nebraska, where he achieved a 73.45 stroke average in 11 rounds. Meanwhile, Badura will make his 2022-23 debut after missing the fall. His presence and leadership will no doubt provide a boost for the Husker lineup, as the sixth-year senior has been one of Nebraska's most steady performers in his career, with a 75.50 stroke average over three seasons.  

Reed Malleck, who also missed time in the fall, returned from injury at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational and played some of the best golf of his career. On the first day of the tournament, Malleck (York, Neb.) recorded a 69 (-3), a new career best. He also achieved his best 54-hole score in his career, notching a 219 (+3). Malleck will look to build on his success and momentum at Big Ten Match Play, where he went 3-0 last year on the same course. 

The Huskers will have to replace arguably their top performer from the fall. Harry Crockett, the native of Oxted, England, will be away from the team this spring. Crockett, the former NJCAA All-American, accumulated a 71.82 stroke average in 11 rounds in the fall, which included a third-place finish at the Purdue Fall Invite on October 11. "I know we have some guys ready to step up and I can't wait to have Harry back next fall," head coach Judd Cornell said.

Two guys that will be expected to step up in his place will be Evan McDermott (Spring Lake, Mich.) and Quinn Yost (Farmington, N.M.), both true freshmen. Both have established themselves in the Husker lineup and will look to take big steps forward in their first spring action. McDermott carded a career-best 67 (-5) in the final round of the fall at the White Sands Bahamas Invitational on October 30, 2022, capping off his fall season with a 74.00 stroke average in eight rounds. Yost also competed in eight rounds, with a 74.50 stroke average. 

Big Ten Match Play
Friday, Feb. 3 - Saturday, Feb. 4
Location: Palm Coast, Florida
Course: Hammock Beach Ocean Course (Par 72, 6,981 Yards)
Host: Indiana

*Seedings Based on GolfStat.com Rankings
Participating Teams 
1. Northwestern (38)
2. Michigan State (55)
3. Indiana (66)
4. Nebraska (73)
5. Minnesota (82)
6. Rutgers (92)
7. Penn State (97)
8. Michigan (109)
9. Maryland (189)

Friday, Feb. 3rd
Morning Matches
#2 Michigan State vs #4 Nebraska *Practice Round
(1) #7 Penn State vs  #8 Michigan
#1 Northwestern vs  #6 Rutgers
#3 Indiana vs #5 Minnesota 
Maryland -- Practice

Afternoon Matches
(2) #1 Northwestern vs. #9 Maryland
(3) #4 Nebraska vs. #5 Minnesota
(4) #3 Indiana vs. #6 Rutgers
(5) #2 Michigan State vs. Northwestern/Maryland Winner
Loser of Penn State vs. Michigan Sits Out

Saturday, Feb. 4th
Morning Matches
(6) Match 2 Winner vs Match 3 Winner
(7) Match 4 Winner vs Match 5 Winner
(8) Match 1 Loser vs Match 2 Loser
(9) Match 3 Loser vs Match 4 Loser
Match 5 Loser Sits Out

Afternoon Matches
Championship: (10) Match 6 Winner vs Match 7 Winner 
3rd Place: (11) Match 6 Loser vs Match 7 Loser
(12) Match 8 Winner vs Match 9 Winner
(13) Match 5 loser vs Match 8 Loser
Match 9 Loser sits out

Live Scoring: GolfStat.com

Nebraska Golfers
Jeremy Sisson
Will Marshall
Reed Malleck
Evan McDermott
Quinn Yost
Caleb Badura 

Huskers Set Multiple Records to Close Fall
Harry Crockett fired a final round 67 (-5) and Jeremy Sisson were among the multiple Huskers who set career-highs to lead the Nebraska men's golf team to a season-best 13 strokes under par and a new fall season stroke average at the White Sands Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 30. 

Nebraska opened the tournament by matching its best round of the fall season with a 280 (-8). After a second round 288 (E), a final-round 283 (-3) was not enough for the Huskers, but their three-round score of 851 (-13) set a new record for fall season stroke average. Nebraska's mark of 289.64 beat the previous record average of 290.67, which was set in Fall 2021.

Despite the records being set, Nebraska was unable to keep up with tournament champions Duke. The nationally ranked Blue Devils finished with an astonishing three-round aggregate score of 823 (-41). However, there was only a four-stroke difference between third place Arkansas State (-17) and Nebraska (-13). 

Moving Forward
The Huskers will head west, traveling to Palm Springs, Calif. for two weeks, beginning with two practice rounds Feb. 11-12 on the PGA West Golf Course before heading to the Greg Norman Course for The Prestige, hosted by Stanford and running through Feb. 20-22. Then, the Huskers will head to Arizona, compete in the Desert Mountain Collegiate in Scottsdale March 4-5 before a Husker alumni event on March 14-18, also in Scottsdale.

Huskers Honor Military Hero Daegan Page

The Nebraska women's golf team will honor Marine Corporal Daegan Page from Omaha as part of the Folds of Honor Military Tribute Program during the spring of 2023.

Page, who was one of 13 service men and women killed in action while helping to evacuate people from the Kabul Airport in Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021, will have his name, rank and branch of service displayed on a Husker women's golf bag throughout the season.

Megan Whittaker, a graduate student from Elkhorn, Neb., will proudly carry the bag in Page's honor in the Huskers' first tournament of the spring as part of a nationwide program sponsored by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

Folds of Honor is a preferred charitable partner of the WGCA and the GCAA, and the groups work together to ensure that no family is left behind in the fight to preserve American freedom. Through scholarships and other assistance, they give back to the spouses and children of soldiers killed or disabled in service to our country.

Daegan William-Tyeler Page would have celebrated his 25th birthday on Feb. 6, 2023, when the Husker women's golf team opens its spring season at the FAU Paradise Invitational in Boca Raton, Fla., on Monday. He was born in Red Oak, Iowa and moved to Omaha at age 5. He was an avid hockey player, competing for the state champion Westside Warriors, before graduating from Millard South High School in 2016. Page also loved skateboarding, the outdoors and animals.

Cpl. Page was a rifleman in 1st Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment.

To learn more about Daegan Page, or to help others "Live the Dae Way" visit the Cpl. Daegan Page Foundation website at daeganpage.org.

Huskers Set for 47th Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational

The nationally ranked Nebraska track and field team hosts the 47th Annual Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Indoor Track this weekend. The No. 6 Husker men and No. 20 Husker women will compete against athletes representing 24 other schools from around the country. 

Action gets underway with the heptathlon and pentathlon at Noon on Friday, followed by field events at 4 p.m. and running events at 6 p.m. On Saturday, the heptathlon starts things off at 9:30 a.m., with running events at 11 a.m. and field events at Noon. 

Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Meet Information
Date: Friday-Saturday, Feb. 3-4
Location: Lincoln, Neb. (Bob Devaney Sports Center Indoor Track)
Start Times: Friday - Combined Events: Noon / Field Events: 4 p.m. / Running Events: 6 p.m. 
                     Saturday - Combined Events: 9:30 a.m. / Running Events: 11 a.m. / Field Events: Noon 
Participating Schools: Nebraska, Drake, Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas State, North Carolina (men), Northern Iowa, Omaha (women), South Dakota State, UT-Arlington (women), Washington, Wichita State, Azusa Pacific, Nebraska-Kearney, Wayne State, Gustavus Adolphus, Nebraska Wesleyan (men), Bellevue (men), Concordia, Doane, Dordt, Mount Marty, Butler CC, Cloud County, Iowa Central CC

Meet Schedule (PDF)
Live Video
Live Results

NCAA Leaders
Athletes who rank in the top 16 nationally at the end of the regular season will qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships, which will be held March 10-11 in Albuquerque, N.M. The following Huskers currently rank in the top 16 in their respective events: 
 

All-Time Top-10 Performances
The following Huskers have either improved their marks or cracked the all-time top-10 indoor charts at Nebraska this season: 

Taylor Latimer, Women's Weight Throw - 72-7 1/4 (22.13m), No. 1
Maxwell Otterdahl, Men's Weight Throw - 73-2 1/2 (22.31m), No. 2
Darius Luff, Men's 60m Hurdles - 7.66A, No. 3
Jonah Wilson, Men's Shot Put - 67-0 (20.42m), No. 3
Lishanna Ilves, Women's Long Jump - 21-3 1/4 (6.48m), No. 4
Garrett Kaalund, Men's 200m - 20.96A, No. 4
Maxwell Otterdahl, Men's Shot Put - 65-10 1/4 (20.07m), No. 4
Jenna Rogers, Women's High Jump - 6-1 1/4 (1.86m), No. 5
Axelina Johansson, Women's Weight Throw - 64-10 1/2 (19.77m), No. 7
Nick Bryant, Men's 600m - 1:18.05, No. 8
Bailey Timmons, Men's 3000m - 8:12.01, No. 8
Brithton Senior, Men's 60m Hurdles - 7.78, No. 8
Taylor Latimer, Women's Shot Put - 53-10 1/2 (16.42m), No. 9
Kalynn Meyer, Women's Shot Put - 53-3 3/4 (16.25m), No. 10

Huskers Move Up in National Rankings
The Nebraska men's track and field team continued its climb up the national rankings as it moved up four spots to No. 6 in the USTFCCCA National Track & Field Rankings released on Monday. 

The last time the Husker men were ranked as high as sixth was in the 2015 preseason poll, and the NU men are on the verge of their first top-five ranking since 2013. Washington, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Tennessee and Georgia make up the top five teams. 

Meanwhile, the Nebraska women entered the USTFCCCA Rankings at No. 20 on Monday. The Huskers are the highest ranked Big Ten program in both the men's and women's national rankings this week. 

In the weekly USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings, the Husker men are No. 1 in the shot put, No.3 in the 60-meter hurdles, No. 4 in the high jump and No. 9 in the weight throw. 

The Husker women rank No. 2 in the shot put, No. 2 in the triple jump, No. 3 in the weight throw and No. 5 in the high jump. 

Huskers Sweep B1G Field Athletes of the Week
The Nebraska track and field program swept the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honors on Jan. 25. Maxwell Otterdahl was named Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row, while Jenna Rogers picked up Big Ten Women's Field Athlete of the Week honors. 

Otterdahl won both the shot put and weight throw titles at the Mark Colligan Memorial, including a new indoor personal best of 64-11 1/4 (19.79m) in the shot put. That mark moved him up to No. 6 in Nebraska indoor history. The junior from Rosemount, Minn., ranks first in the Big Ten in the weight throw and second in the shot put. He is third nationally in the weight throw and fourth in the shot put. 

Rogers won the high jump at the Mark Colligan Memorial, clearing a new indoor personal best of 6-1 1/4 (1.86m), which put her in a tie for fifth in school history. Rogers is tied for the Big Ten lead in the event and tied for second in the nation. The sophomore from Rutherford, N.J. collected her fourth career Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week honor.

Otterdahl Named Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week
Nebraska junior Maxwell Otterdahl was named Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 18. Otterdahl won the Graduate Classic men's weight throw with a throw of 73-2 1/2 (22.31m). It was a personal best that was just one inch shy of Alex Talley's school record set last year. The Rosemount, Minn., native was the Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Outdoor Championships last year after sweeping the shot put and discus titles. 

2023 Indoor Season Meet Recaps
K-State Winter Invitational (Dec. 10)
Graduate Classic (Day 1 - Jan. 13)
Graduate Classic (Day 2 - Jan. 14)
Mark Colligan Memorial (Jan. 21)
Texas Tech Open (Day 1 - Jan. 27)
Texas Tech Open (Day 2 - Jan. 28)

2023 Season Preview
The 2023 season is the Huskers' first under interim head coach Justin St. Clair, who took over after legendary coach Gary Pepin retired in August after 42 years leading the Husker program. St. Clair came to Nebraska in 2021-22 as an associate head coach and coached 10 NCAA qualifiers, including a pair of NCAA medalists, in his debut season on the Husker coaching staff to earn his 10th USTFCCCA Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year honor since 2016.

Overall, the Huskers claimed eight first-team All-Americans and eight second-team All-Americans in 2022. The Huskers also crowned 12 Big Ten champions, and nine of the 12 are back to defend titles this year. Maddie Harris brought home the NCAA silver medal in the javelin last year, while Axelina Johansson was the NCAA bronze medalist in the outdoor shot put and was the Big Ten Women's Outdoor Freshman of the Year. 

The Nebraska men were third at last year's Big Ten Indoor Championships and fourth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. They tied for 24th at the NCAA Indoor Championships, their best finish since 2015, and 59th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. 

The Husker women tied for seventh at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and were fifth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. They tied for 47th at the NCAA Indoor Championships and were 14th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, their best finish since 2006. 

Nebraska's Returning 2022 All-Americans and Big Ten Champions
Mayson Conner won the Big Ten indoor and outdoor high jump titles in 2022, giving him four career Big Ten gold medals. Conner, a senior, is a five-time All-American in the high jump, including second-team honors both indoors and outdoors last year. The McCool Junction, Neb., native enters the season at No. 9 on Nebraska's all-time indoor chart (7-3 3/4, 2.23m) and No. 5 outdoors (7-3 3/4, 2.23m). 

Maddie Harris was the silver medalist in the javelin at last year's NCAA Outdoor Championships and won her second straight Big Ten javelin title with a school-record throw of 189-11 (57.90m). The first-team All-American from Lee's Summit, Mo., is the first Husker woman to repeat as a conference javelin champion since Kayla Wilkinson in the Big 12 in 2005 and 2006. 

Axelina Johansson took home the bronze medal in the shot put at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships as a true freshman, and she was named the Big Ten Women's Outdoor Freshman of the Year. She was the Big Ten outdoor runner-up and indoor bronze medalist and collected All-America honors at both NCAA meets. Following the outdoor season, the Hok, Sweden native finished 12th in the shot put at the World Athletics Championships with a new personal best of 60-11 1/4 (18.57m), the No. 2 throw in Nebraska outdoor history. Johansson was the only collegiate student-athlete to reach the final 12 in the shot put at the World Championships. She also enters the season ranked No. 2 in school history in the indoor shot put (59-9 3/4, 18.23m).

Mirta Kulisic finished 14th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the javelin to earn second-team All-America honors. The junior from Split, Croatia was the runner-up in the javelin at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships and ranks No. 8 in school history with a PR of 175-1 (53.37m).  

Darius Luff earned first-team All-America honors in the 60m hurdles by finishing seventh at the NCAA Indoor Championships last year. Luff's PR of 7.67 ranks No. 3 in school history. The junior Lincoln High grad also finished 17th in the 110m hurdles at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships and ranks No. 7 all-time at NU (13.59). 

Maxwell Otterdahl won both the shot put and discus gold medals at the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Championships and was named the Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Championships. The junior from Rosemount, Minn., became the first Husker male to win both the shot put and discus titles at the same conference meet since 2004. Otterdahl went on to finish 18th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the shot put and earn USTFCCCA Honorable Mention. He enters the season ranked fifth in school history in the outdoor shot put (65-6 3/4, 19.98m) and seventh in the indoor weight throw (68-5 1/4, 20.86m). 

Jenna Rogers won the Big Ten indoor and outdoor high jump titles as a true freshman last year, becoming the first Husker woman to sweep the conference indoor and outdoor high jump titles since 2004. She was also a two-time first-team All-American by finishing seventh at the NCAA Indoor Championships and tying for sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The Rutherford, N.J., native enters the season tied for eighth in NU indoor history (6-0 3/4, 1.85m) and fourth in outdoor history (6-1 1/4, 1.86m). 

LaQwasia Stepney placed 13th in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last year to earn second-team All-America honors. The junior from Belleville, Ill., was the runner-up in the long jump at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. 

Darby Thomas won the Big Ten indoor long jump crown last year and earned second-team All-America honors after a 12th place finish at nationals. Thomas' breakout season included a PR of 21-5 1/2 (6.54m), the No. 3 indoor mark in school history. 

Jacob Hyde, Cory Berg and Nick Bryant were part of the Nebraska men's 4x400m relay team that pulled off an upset win at the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Championships. Racing in the first of two sections with the ninth-fastest seed time entering the meet, the Huskers got a strong anchor leg from Bryant to win section one in 3:09.51. That time held up against section two, despite Iowa and Ohio State possessing two of the fastest 4x400-meter squads in the country. It was the Huskers' first 4x400-meter relay conference title since 2016. 

New Transfers to Watch in 2023
Kavian Kerr (Kansas State) finished fourth in the long jump and 200m at the 2022 Big 12 Indoor Championships. His 200m PR of 20.99 would be the fourth-fastest time in Nebraska school history. 

Tanessa Morris (Montana) was a two-time Big Sky champion in the hammer throw and her PR of 210-4 (64.14m) at Montana would rank as the second-best throw in Husker history. 

Rhema Otabor (Florida International) placed fourth in the javelin at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships to earn first-team All-America honors. Her personal best of 184-6 (56.25m) would rank second in Nebraska school history. 

Arthur Petersen (UT Arlington) was a two-time All-American and Sun Belt champion in the javelin. Petersen was sixth at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships and 11th in 2021. His personal best of 262-2 (79.90m) would be a Nebraska school record. 

Rhianna Phipps (Kansas State) finished 12th in the triple jump at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships and 17th at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Her PR of 44-4 1/4 (13.52m) would rank fifth on the all-time top-10 chart at NU. 

Omar Rodgers (Southern Illinois) was the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles champion at the 2022 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships. 

Brithton Senior (South Dakota) was an All-American in the 60m hurdles in 2021 after finishing 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships. His personal best of 7.74 would be tied for sixth in school history. 

Velecia Williams (Kansas State) finished 17th in the long jump at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships as a freshman. Her outdoor long jump personal best of 21-0 3/4 (6.42m) would put her on Nebraska's all-time top-10 chart at No. 10. 

Jonah Wilson (Washington) was a three-time All-American in the shot put for the Huskies. Wilson was eighth at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships, ninth at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships and 16th at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships. His indoor (64-2 1/4, 19.56m) and outdoor (64-7 1/4, 19.69m) personal bests would both rank No. 7 all-time at Nebraska. 

2023 Nebraska Track & Field Captains
Mayson Conner, Senior, High Jump
Michael Hoffer, Senior, Jumps
Lishanna Ilves, Junior, Jumps
Johanna Ilves, Junior, Sprints/Hurdles
Micaylon Moore, Junior, Jumps
Jenna Rogers, Sophomore, High Jump
Bailey Timmons, Senior, Distance
Madison Yerigan, Senior, High Jump

Bandoumel, Gary Undergo Surgery

Lincoln – A pair of Nebraska men's basketball players underwent successful surgeries late last week after suffering season-ending injuries in January.

Juwan Gary underwent left shoulder surgery on Jan. 25, and Athletic Trainer R.J. Pietig said that the recovery time should be between five and six months. Pietig said that Gary should be close to 100 percent by the end of summer workouts. Gary started NU's first 17 games in 2022-23 and averaged 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and a team-high 1.4 steals per game. He had a season-high 18 points in Nebraska's win at Minnesota on Jan. 7.

Senior guard Emmanuel Bandoumel underwent left knee surgery on Jan. 26, and the timetable on his recovery is between eight and nine months. Bandoumel started the first 20 games for the Huskers in 2022-23, averaging 8.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game. At the time of his injury, he was the only player to start all 20 games for the Huskers and helped Nebraska rank in the top 35 nationally in defensive efficiency at the time of his injury.

The Huskers are back at home this weekend, as they take on Penn State Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are available for the matchup by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or calling the NU Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED.