The Nebraska volleyball team will play its 2023 Spring Match presented by FNBO against Wichita State at the new Bison Activity Dome in Central City on Saturday, April 29. The match is set to begin at 2 p.m., with doors opening 90 minutes prior to first serve. The Huskers will sign autographs after the match.
 
Tickets will go on sale to the public in person only at the main entrance of the Central City Performing Arts Center (2815 17th Avenue) at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 10. A select number of reserved courtside seats will be for sale ($27), while most of the tickets for sale will be general admission ($12) and standing room only ($12). You must be 16 or older to purchase tickets, and there will be a maximum of four tickets sold per person. There will be no ticket replacement for lost tickets and you must pay with cash or card.  No tickets will be sold through the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office.
            
For the second consecutive year, the Huskers' spring match will be televised statewide on Nebraska Public Media and streamed online on B1G+. In addition to television and streaming coverage, the match will air on select Huskers Radio Network affiliates and the official Huskers App.
 
The Bison Activity Dome, with a capacity of 2,098, opened in December 2022 and is home to Central City High School athletics. This will be the Huskers' first trip to Central City and will be the eighth different town in Nebraska to host the spring volleyball match.
 
Last year, Nebraska played in Grand Island at the Heartland Events Center, where the Huskers beat Kansas, 3-1, in front of a sold-out crowd of 6,117.

Huskers Begin Three-Game Homestand Sunday vs. Maryland

The Nebraska men's basketball team returns home to begin a three-game homestand on Sunday afternoon, as the Huskers host Maryland on Alumni weekend.

Tipoff at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 4 p.m. and tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets, calling the NU Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED during business hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.) and at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Ticket Office 90 minutes before tipoff.  Sunday's game will be carried on FS1 and the Huskers Radio Network and will also be available online on the Fox Sports app. 

Nebraska (13-14, 6-10 Big Ten) comes into the contest having won three of its last four games following an 82-72 win at Rutgers on Tuesday. Nebraska shot 58 percent at Rutgers, the first opponent to shoot over 50 percent against Rutgers this season, while the 82 points were the most Rutgers allowed at home since 2020. Rutgers came into Tuesday's contest ranked in the top 10 nationally in both field goal defense (.382, sixth) and scoring defense (59.1 ppg, seventh). NU's 82 points marked its highest total in Big Ten play since scoring 93 at Penn State on Feb. 27, 2022. 
  

Keisei Tominaga led four Huskers in double figures at Rutgers with 22 points, while C.J. Wilcher gave NU a boost with 17 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers. In all, Nebraska matched its season high with 12 3-pointers on Tuesday. 

Tominaga has been one of the hottest players in the country over the last two weeks. The 6-foot-2 guard is averaging 24.5 points per game while shooting 59 percent from the field and 47 percent from 3-point range. His 98 points over the last four games are the most by anyone in the Big Ten in their last four contests. He is bidding to become the first Husker to post five straight 20-point games since Tyronn Lue had seven straight games with 20+ points during the 1997-98 season. 

Maryland (18-8, 9-6 Big Ten) comes to Lincoln as winners of six of its last seven games following an impressive 68-54 win over No. 3 Purdue on Thursday. The Terrapins erased an eight-point second-half deficit by shooting 63 percent from the floor in the second half. Jahmir Young had 20 to lead four players in double figures.

Worth Noting
• Nebraska's offensive outburst at Rutgers on Tuesday was impressive considering that Rutgers came into the contest second nationally in adjusted defense by KenPom and in the top 10 nationally in both field goal defense and scoring defense. The 82 points were the most Rutgers allowed at home since 2020, while NU became the first team to shoot 50 percent against the Scarlet Knights this season (.491 by Miami). The Huskers' 69.1 effective field goal percentage was the best against Rutgers since Jan 23, 2010, when the Scarlet Knights were in the Big East. 
 

 
 • Nebraska's offensive outburst at Rutgers on Tuesday continued an improvement which began last month. Over the past seven games, NU is shooting nearly 50 percent from the field (.495) and 39 percent from 3-point range (.388). In that span, NU has played five teams - Rutgers, Illinois, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Maryland - currently in the top 30 nationally in defensive efficiency. 
 

• Keisei Tominaga has been one of the Big Ten's top scorers in recent weeks. Over the past five games, he is averaging 21.8 points per game while shooting 59 percent from the field. Here's how his numbers compare to the top five scorers in the Big Ten entering this weekend. 

Last 5 Contests (Keisei + B1G Scoring Leaders)

 
• Tominaga comes into the Maryland game with four straight 20-point games, including a career high 30-point game against Penn State on Feb. 5. He is just the third Husker in the Big Ten era (2012-present) with four straight 20-point games, joining Bryce McGowens (Jan. 17-Feb. 1, 2022) and James Palmer Jr. (March 5-14, 2019).  Tominaga had just three career 20-point games (1 in 2021-22; 2 in 2022-23) before this current stretch. 

• Nebraska overcame a 17-point second-half deficit in the win over Wisconsin on Feb. 11. It marked the Huskers' largest comeback since 2012-13 and the second-largest comeback in the Big Ten era (2011-12 to present). The Huskers also overcame a 10-point second-half deficit in last year's win over No. 10 Wisconsin in Madison. Prior to the loss to Nebraska, Wisconsin had not lost a game when leading at half since the 2021 Big Ten Tournament. 

• According to BTN research, Nebraska's comeback marked the first time since Dec. 9, 2015, that Wisconsin lost at least a 15-point lead (68-67 vs. UW-Milwaukee). 

• Tominaga became the 10th Husker in the Big Ten era (2011-present) to post a 30-point game with his effort against Penn State on Feb. 5. Tominaga had 30 points on 12-of-18 shooting, as he matched his career high with five 3-pointers. Prior to Feb. 5, no Husker had posted a 25-point game this season. 

• Since the season-ending injuries to Juwan Gary and Emmanuel Bandoumel, a trio of freshmen have earned significant spots in the Husker rotation. Jamarques Lawrence and Denim Dawson moved into the starting lineup while Sam Hoiberg moved into the guard rotation. Here are their numbers heading into the Penn State game where Bandoumel suffered his knee injury and following the injury. 

• Since Jan. 24, Nebraska's freshmen have accounted for 32.9 percent of the team's minutes.

• Nebraska has faced one of the nation's toughest schedules in 2022-23. As of Feb. 16, Nebraska's NET strength of schedule is seventh nationally.  Michigan State (fourth), and Wisconsin (10th) give the Big Ten three teams in the top 10 nationally in strength of schedule in the NET. 

• NU's adjusted strength of schedule is fifth in KenPom as of Feb. 16, which would mark the third time in Fred Hoiberg's four seasons that the Huskers have had a SOS in the top 10 (2019-20, 8th; 2020-21, 4th).

• Nebraska picked up its second current Quad 1 win on Tuesday with the win at Rutgers. NU also beat Creighton,  63-53, in Omaha on Dec. 4. It is still Creighton's only home loss of the season, as the Bluejays are 13th in the NET.

• Nebraska has nine active scholarship players following season-ending injuries to Juwan Gary (shoulder), Emmanuel Bandoumel (knee) and Quaran McPherson (knee). In addition, Ramel Lloyd Jr. will redshirt this season. Nebraska played just 10 games with its full starting lineup this year.

• Entering the Maryland game, NU players have missed a combined 57 games this season: Quaran McPherson (27); Juwan Gary (10); Emmanuel Bandoumel (7); Derrick Walker (5); Blaise Keita (6) and Sam Griesel (2). McPherson had season-ending knee surgery in September.

• Injuries have forced the Huskers to shuffle their lineup for the last month. NU used its ninth different starting lineup - and seventh in the last 11 contests - at Rutgers with C.J. Wilcher moving back into the lineup fro the first time since Jan. 18. 

• Nebraska had started multiple freshmen in five consecutive games (Jan. 25-Feb. 8), including Denim Dawson, Jamarques Lawrence and Sam Hoiberg at Illinois on Jan. 31. That marked the first time NU started three freshmen since the 2015-16 season.

• Since Nebraska joined the Big Ten, the Huskers have had 21 freshmen (true, redshirt or covid year) start at least one game, and Jarmarques Lawrence became just the second Husker to reach double figures in his first start with 12 points against Northwestern. He joined Bryce McGowens (25 vs. Western Illinois, 2021) as the only two freshmen to score double figures in their first career start since 2011-12. 

• Of the 13 players who have seen action for the Huskers this season, 10 have reached double figures at least once in 2022-23. Sam Hoiberg was the most recent member to reach that mark with his 15-point effort at Maryland on Jan. 28. 

• Juwan Gary's injury against Illinois on Jan. 10 has hampered the Huskers' rebounding efforts. In Big Ten play, NU is 5-0 when out-rebounding opponents, but 1-10 in conference play when being out-rebounded.  NU had a +2.5 rebounding margin in the 17 games that Gary was in the lineup and the Huskers were on track for their first positive rebounding margin since the 2016-17 season. Since then, NU has been out-rebounded by 5.6 rebounds per game.

• Derrick Walker is averaging a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game to rank ninth in the Big Ten in rebounding as of Feb. 12. Since 2000, only five Huskers - Ed Morrow Jr. (2016-17), Aleks Maric (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08), Andrew Drevo (2002-03), Kimani Ffriend (1999-2000, 2000-01) - have averaged at least seven rebounds per game.  

• Nebraska's 63-53 win at No. 7 Creighton on Dec. 4 marked the program's fourth-ever road win over a top-10 team and marked the Huskers' first win at Creighton since the 2004 NIT. The No. 7 Bluejays were the highest ranked opponent that NU beat on the road since 1997. As of Feb. 2, it is Creighton's only home loss of the season. 

• Nebraska has been the one team to keep Zach Edey in check in 2022-23, holding the national player of the year frontrunner to just 11.5 points per game in two contests. Edey's two lowest scoring percentages came in the two games against Nebraska. 

• Nebraska's win over Ohio State on Jan. 18 marked the Huskers' first win over the Buckeyes in Lincoln since the 2014 campaign and marked the first time NU had beaten the Buckeyes in consecutive games. 

• Nebraska is now 2-1 in overtime games this year, marking the first time the Huskers have won multiple OT games in the same year since 2014-15. The win at Minnesota on Jan. 7 snapped a six-game losing streak in overtime games dating back to the 2019-20 season and marked NU's first road OT win in conference play since Feb. 17, 2001. 

Number to Know 
99 - Nebraska is looking for its 100th win inside Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday. NU is 99-64 (.607) since moving into the building at the start of the 2013-14 season. 

74.8 - Nebraska is averaging 74.8 points per game during its four games this month. In January, NU averaged 61.3 ppg in nine contests and topped 70 points just once. 

12 - Nebraska matched its season high with 12 3-pointers in the win at Rutgers on Tuesday. It was NU's highest total in a conference game since hitting 13 3-pointers at Penn State on Feb. 27, 2022. The Huskers have shot .350 or better from 3-point range in seven straight games dating back to Jan. 25.

13.7 - Nebraska ranks ninth nationally and second in the Big Ten with 13.7 fouls per game as of Feb. 16. NU matched its season low by committing six fouls against Penn State on Feb. 5. 

Husker Hoops Reunion Set for Sunday
Sunday's game against Maryland is the annual Husker Hoops Reunion. More than 40 former players are expected back for the weekend festivities, including a banquet on Saturday night and Sunday's game. Players from eight decades of Husker basketball (1950s-2020s) are scheduled to be back, including current Charlotte Hornets rookie Bryce McGowens.  The former players will be recognized during halftime ceremonies.

Red Cross Game Set for Sunday
Sunday's game will be Red Cross Day at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Members of the Red Cross and volunteers will be located at the North and South entrances of the arena and throughout the concourse collecting donations on game day.

About Maryland
Kevin Willard is in his first season in charge of the Maryland program after spending the last 12 seasons at Seton Hall. The Pirates posted seven 20-win seasons in Willard's tenure, made five NCAA Tournaments and shared the Big East regular-season title in 2019-20. 

This season Maryland jumped out to an 8-0 record, including wins over Miami (Fla.) and Saint Louis before the Terps went 4-7 in an 11-game stretch. The Terrapins have rebounded from that stretch and have won six of seven since Jan. 25, including wins over Indiana and Purdue. The only loss was a five-point setback at Michigan State. 

Maryland has a balanced attack with four players averaging double figures. Charlotte transfer Jahmir Young has been a catalyst, averaging 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest.  Veterans Donta Scott (11.8 ppg), Hakim Hart (11.7 ppg) and Julian Reese (10.6 ppg) also average double figures, while both Hart and Reese shoot at least 50 percent from the field. As a team, Maryland averages 70.7 points per game and shoots 45 percent from the floor, while holding foes to 43 percent shooting. 

Series History: Sunday's meeting is the 15th between the two teams, all since the Terrapins joined the Big Ten in 2014-15. Maryland leads the series, 11-3, with seven of the 14 meetings decided by five points or less.  Maryland won the first four meetings before Nebraska snapped the string with a win in College Park on Jan. 1, 2017. Maryland has been ranked in seven of the previous 14 meetings, including three times in the top 10. In 2021, the teams played on consecutive days in College Park with Maryland winning both meetings. Nebraska looks to snap a five-game losing streak to Maryland and pick up their first win in Lincoln against the Terrapins since 2018. 

Last meeting:Nebraska shot 53.3 percent from the field, but Maryland was nearly perfect from the free throw line in an 82-63 win over Nebraska on Jan. 28. The Huskers shot 53 percent from the field, its best shooting night since Nov. 30, and got strong performances from Derrick Walker and Sam Hoiberg in a losing effort.  Walker finished with a team-high 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting and eight rebounds, while Hoiberg posted a career-high 15 points, eclipsing his entire season total entering the contest. Hoiberg went 6-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-3 from 3-point range, and kept the Huskers within striking distance until Maryland took control with a 12-2 run after NU pulled to within 59-50 after Wilhelm Breidenbach's 3-pointer with just over nine minutes remaining. Maryland was held to 44 percent shooting but went 24-of-26 from the foul line and turned 15 Nebraska turnovers into 20 points. Jamhir Young led the hosts with 18 points, including 9-of-9 from the charity stripe, while Donald Carey chipped in 16 points, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range.

Last Time Out
Keisei Tominaga had a team-high 22 points to pace four Huskers in double figures as Nebraska put together one of its best offensive performances of the season in a 82-72 win over Rutgers on Feb. 14.

The Huskers shot 58.2 percent from the floor against a Rutgers team which was sixth nationally in field goal percentage defense while NU's 82 points were the most Rutgers allowed at home since December of 2020.

Tominaga scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half, as Nebraska took the lead in the final minute of the first half and never trailed the rest of the way. C.J. Wilcher added 17 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, while
Derrick Walker and Sam Griesel added 16 and 12 points, respectively.  Nebraska matched a season-high with 12 3-pointers and shot 43 percent from beyond the arc against the Big Ten's top 3-point defense.

Nebraska led by seven after a Griesel basket in the opening minute of the second half, before Rutgers ran off six straight points to pull to within 42-41 after a Clifford Omoruyi free throw with 17 minutes left. Rutgers was within 44-43 before 3-pointers from Tominaga and Wilcher helped push the advantage to 50-45 with 14:48 left.

From there, the Huskers kept expanding the lead, using an 8-2 run to stretch the lead to 66-54 after a Sam Hoiberg 3-pointer with just under eight minutes left and led by as much as 13 before cruising to the 10-point win.
Griesel posted his third double-double of the season with 12 points, 12 rebounds and five assists as Nebraska had 16 assists en route to its third win in the last four games.
  

Defensive Improvement
Nebraska has made significant improvement on the defensive end this season, which is a big reason why the Huskers have already surpassed their 2021-22 win total. 

• Nebraska has climbed from No. 178 to No. 63 nationally in defensive efficiency in KenPom. NU was 35th in defensive efficiency on Jan. 21 when Emmanuel Bandoumel suffered his season-ending injury.
• The jump is more impressive when you consider that Nebraska has played 11 games against teams currently in the top 50 nationally in offensive efficiency as of Feb. 17.
• NU's 9.3 points per game decrease from last season is sixth nationally.
• Nebraska has held 13 opponents to 1.0 point per possession or less. 
• In the overtime loss to No. 4 Purdue on Dec. 10, Nebraska held the Boilermakers to 0.99 points per possession. Purdue is No. 10 nationally in offensive efficiency as of Feb. 12.
• Nebraska held Iowa, which is currently third in offensive efficiency, to 0.76 per possession and just 26 percent shooting on Dec. 29.
• In NU's win at No. 7 Creighton on Dec. 4, the Huskers limited the Bluejays to 0.73 points per possession, the Huskers' best performance in a road game in over a decade. 

Hometown Kid Making Good
Sam Griesel has enjoyed quite the homecoming, averaging 11.4 points, 4.0 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game from his point guard spot. Griesel spent the last four seasons at North Dakota State, earning All-Summit League honors in 2021 and 2022 before returning to Lincoln for his senior year. 

• Griesel comes off his third double-double of the year with 12 points, 11 rebounds and five assists at Rutgers.
• He ranks eighth in the Big Ten in assists and in the top 15 in steals, minutes and assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Griesel had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 40 minutes in the Feb. 11 win over Wisconsin
• He has 14 double-figure games this season, including seven straight games from Dec. 20 to Jan. 21.
• Griesel had 21 points at Illinois on Jan. 31, his second 20-point game of 2022-23.
• The senior came up big in the win at Minnesota with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists, while going 6-of-6 from the foul line.
• Griesel collected his second double-double in the win over Iowa with 12 points and team highs in rebounds (10) and assists (five).
• The Huskers' first scholarship recruit from Lincoln since Jake Muhleisen in the early 2000s, Griesel keyed NU's win at No. 7 Creighton with 18 points, a season-high 12 rebounds and seven assists. 
•  Against Maine, Griesel scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds while also chipping in 18 points in the win over Omaha. 

Walker Puts Together Strong Senior Season
Derrick Walker has made the most of his super senior season. The 6-foot-9 forward has been a force, averaging 13.5 points on 59 percent shooting, 7.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. The 6-foot-9 senior forward was NU's only returning starter entering 2022-23 and has 15 double-figure efforts following his 16-point game at Rutgers on Tuesday. 

• He is one of just 16 players nationally averaging at least 13 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as of Feb. 17. Of those players, Walker and Gonzaga's Drew Timme are the only ones shooting at least 60 percent from the field.
• Walker is second in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.600), a total which ranks 27th nationally as of Feb. 16. 
• His playmaking ability has been evident in recent weeks. He has five or more assists on six occasions, including a career-high eight assists at Michigan on Feb. 8.
• Walker has a team-high three double-doubles (Memphis, Florida State and No. 4 Purdue) and six for his career.
• He had his fourth career 20-point game at Penn State on Jan. 21 with 20 points on 9-of-14 shooting, six rebounds and six assists.
• Walker had a strong performance at No. 3 Purdue with 19 points, six rebounds and four assists, while helping limit Zach Edey to 12 points on seven shots.
• Walker had one of the finest games of his career in NU's OT win at Minnesota on Jan. 7 with 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. He set or tied personal bests in both points and assists.
• His most recent double-double was a 14-point, 10-rebound effort against No. 4 Purdue on Dec. 10.  He also helped limit Zach Edey to a season-low 11 points.
• He keyed NU's win over No. 7 Creighton with a career-high 22 points on 11-of-16 shooting and eight rebounds against Ryan Kalkbrenner, the reigning Big East Defensive Player of the Year. Walker's efforts helped NU enjoy a 46-16 advantage in points in the paint. 
• Walker posted his first career 20-point game in a win over Florida State on Nov. 27, with 20 points on 10-of-12 shooting and matched his career high with 13 rebounds. 
• Walker averaged 9.5 ppg and 6.0 rpg in 2022, breaking NU's single-season field goal percentage mark by shooting 68.3 percent from the field.

Tominaga Moves into Starting Role
Whether starting or off the bench, Keisei Tominaga has been a spark for the Huskers' attack this season.  The 6-foot-2 guard is second on the team in scoring at 12.4 points per game while averaging 23 minutes per contest. 

• Tominaga leads the Huskers in both 3-pointers (56) and 3-point percentage (.406), as he ranks eighth in the Big Ten in 3-pointers per game
• Since moving into the starting lineup on Jan. 18, he is averaging 17.6 points per game on 53 percent shooting, including 42 percent from 3-point range. Tominaga has five 20-point games in that span, including a 30-point effort against Penn State on Feb. 5.
• He has a team-high 17 double figure games and was among the Big Ten's leaders in bench scoring before he was inserted in the lineup on Jan. 18. 
• He comes off a 22-point effort in the win over Rutgers on Tuesday night, as Nebraska posted 82 points against a Rutgers defense which led the Big Ten in scoring defense. 
• Tominaga scored 17 of his game-high 22 points against Wisconsin after halftime, including 12 points in Nebraska's 20-2 spurt to erase a 17-point second half deficit.
• Tominaga kept the Huskers in the game at Michigan with 24 points, including four 3-pointers, while hitting 10 of-16 shots from the field. 
• He starred in Nebraska's win over Penn State on Feb. 5, scoring a career-high 30 points on 12-of-18 shooting. He also matched his career high in 3-pointers with five in the 72-63 win.
• He enjoyed one of his best efforts of the year in NU's 65-62 loss to No. 4 Purdue on Dec. 10 with 19 points, including four 3-pointers. He sent the game to OT with a 3-pointer with 9.1 seconds left in regulation. 
• Of Tominaga's 23 career double-figure games at Nebraska, 12 have come off the bench, including 23-point efforts against Boston College on Nov. 29 and against South Dakota last season.
• Over the summer, Tominaga was with the Japanese National Team, making his debut in the FIBA World Cup Asia qualifier in early July and then starred for Japan in the 2022 Asia Cup. In seven games with the Senior National Team, Tominaga averaged 15.9 points per game while shooting 39.3 percent from the 3-point line. His best performance came against Australia in the Asia Cup quarterfinals, when he poured in 33 points on 12-of-20 shooting, including 8-of-15 from 3-point range. 

A Change of Pace
One typical trait of a Fred Hoiberg team is to play at a fast pace. The Huskers led the Big Ten in pace in each of the last three seasons according to KenPom, including top-20 rankings in 2019-20 (16th) and 2021-22 (19th). NU has been the only Big Ten team to rank in the top 50 in any of the past three seasons. 

• • The 2022-23 team has been completely different, as NU is 227th nationally in pace as of Feb. 17. NU has had just 10 games with 70+ possessions this season and only two of those opponents (at Indiana, at Michigan) averaged 1.0 points per possession in those games.

Playing with Pace (Adjusted Tempo per KenPom)

Gary, Bandoumel to Miss Remainder of 2022-23 season
January was tough on the injury front, as NU lost two starters to season-ending injuries. 

• On Jan. 25, Juwan Gary had season-ending surgery on his left shoulder. He is expected to return to action in 5-6 months.  Gary had started NU's first 17 games before suffering the injury against Illinois on Jan. 10. He was averaging 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and a team-high 1.4 steals per game.  He ranked in the top 15 in the Big Ten in steals (seventh) and rebounding (15th) at the time of his injury and totaled nine double-figure games. He had a season-high 18 points in Nebraska's win at Minnesota on Jan. 7.
• Senior guard Emmanuel Bandoumel joined Gary on the sideline, as he suffered a knee injury in the first half of Nebraska's game at Penn State on Jan. 21 and had surgery on Jan. 26th.  Bandoumel started NU's first 20 games and averaged 8.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game. He was second on the team in minutes per game (31.1) and ranked third on the team in both assists and steals. He totaled nine double figure games, including 18 points apiece against Memphis and Omaha.

NU Hosts Arizona State for Regular Season Finale

The No. 5 Nebraska wrestling team will take on the No. 18 Arizona State Sun Devils on Sunday at the Devaney Center. Action is slated to begin at 1:30 p.m. and will be televised on BTN.

A celebration honoring the Huskers' seven seniors, Liam Cronin, Cale Davidson, Boo Dryden, Austin Emerson, Mikey Labriola, Daniel Monahan and Alex Thomsen, will take place at the conclusion of competition. Also, Christian Miller, former Husker wrestler who was killed in a car accident two years ago, will be recognized with the seniors as this would have also been his final season as a Husker.

Arizona State (7-4, 4-1 Big Ten) enters Sunday's dual with a five-match winning streak with a recent 23-16 victory over No. 20 Oregon State and a 42-0 win over CSU Bakersfield. Against OSU, the Sun Devils were victorious in six of the 10 bouts, recording bonus point victories in two matches. ASU's lineup features four wrestlers in the Top 10 of their weight class: No. 4 Michael McGee (133), No. 5 Cohlton Schultz (HWT), No. 5 Kyle Parco (149) and No. 8 Brandon Courtney (125).

Six Huskers (11-3, 7-1 Big Ten) enter the weekend ranked in the Top 25, including undefeated No. 1 Peyton Robb (157) and No. 2 Labriola (174). Also in the rankings is No. 4 Liam Cronin (125), No. 4 Brock Hardy (141), No. 10 Silas Allred and No. 15 Lenny Pinto (184).

History: Nebraska and Arizona State meet for the 19th time in series history on Sunday dating back to 1968. The Huskers lead the all-time series 12-5-1 and have won the last six meetings between the teams. Most recently, NU defeated ASU 18-12 in Lincoln during the 2012-13 season.

Last Time Out: The Nebraska wrestling team tallied seven bout victories in route to the Huskers' 27-10 victory over Rutgers in front of 1,545 fans at the Devaney Center. 

Up Next: Nebraska will begin post-season competition as it travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., for the Big Ten Championships, March 4-5.

Nebraska's Projected Lineup*:

*InterMat rankings used     
 
Arizona State's Projected Lineup*: 

*InterMat rankings used    

Scouting the Sun Devils:

• Arizona State extended its winning streak after defeating CSU Bakersfield on Thursday. Brandon Courtney (125) collected his 101st career win and Michael McGee (133) earned his 126-career victory.
• Last season, the Sun Devils went 9-4 and 5-0 in conference competition. The team placed fourth at the 2022 NCAA Championships with five wrestlers earning All-American status.
• Coached by Zeke Jones (10th season at Arizona State); Record at ASU: 84-39-0

Top Matchup to Watch:

• 125: #4 Liam Cronin (NEB) vs. #8 Brandon Courtney (ASU); lone Top 10 match

Back Points

• Nebraska won its fifth Cliff Keen Invitational team title in program history on December 3.
• Three Huskers were named Wrestlers of the Week this season as Labriola, Cronin and Allred all garnered the honor due to their impressive performances.
• If Labriola and Robb both win on Sunday against ASU, it will be the first time since 1961 that two Husker wrestlers finished the regular season undefeated. 
• Nebraska has outscored its dual opponents by a combined score of 321-189.
• With this season's win over Wisconsin on Jan. 29, Coach Manning picked up his 300th career victory.
• Team leaders by category among starters:
  • Dual Record: Peyton Robb/Mikey Labriola (13-0)
  • Dual Points: Peyton Robb (50)
  • Dual Takedowns: Mikey Labriola (45)
  • Pins: Brock Hardy (6)
  • Technical Falls: Peyton Robb (5)
  • Major Decisions: Lenny Pinto (8)
  • Quickest Pin: Liam Cronin (0:30)

Huskers Overpower Cougars in Thrilling Victory

Lincoln, Neb. - The Nebraska women's tennis team (6-1, 0-0 Big Ten) grabbed a thrilling win over Washington State (4-4, 0-0 Pac-12) 5-2 at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center on Friday afternoon. 
 
The action kicked off with doubles play. In the No. 3 position, the duo of Lucy Loy and Ana Carmen Zamburek swept Stefaniia Mikhailova and Tiffany Phout, 6-0. On Court 1, Samantha Alicea and Raphaëlle Lacasse paired up to clinch the doubles point against No. 111 Maxine Murphy and Yura Nakagawa, 6-3.
 
The teams decided to conclude doubles play with NU leading 1-0 overall and Isabel Adrover Gallego and Anfisa Danilchenko trailing 5-4 against Washington State's Elyse Tse and Eva Alvarez Sande on Court 2. 
 
Singles play began with intensity on Court 5 with Lacasse defeating Hania Abouelsaad, 6-0, 6-2. In the No. 1 position, Carmen Zamburek dropped the match against No. 111 Murphy, 7-5, 6-1. Adrover Gallego matched up against Washington State's Eva Alvarez Sande, winning the match 6-2, 7-6 (1). Up next, Danilchenko battled on Court 4, but fell to Tse in three sets, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3. Loy versed Mikhailova on Court 6 to clinch the overall win and won the match 7-5, 7-6 (4). The teams decided to play out the last match on Court 3 with Alicea besting Nakagawa in three sets 5-6, 6-1, 6-4. 

Up next, the Huskers host Minnesota on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. CT at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center. 

Singles competition
1. No. 111 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Ana C. Zamburek (NEB) 7-5, 6-1
2. Isabel A. Gallego (NEB) def. Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)
3. Samantha Alicea (NEB) def. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
4. Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Anfisa Danilchenko (NEB) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
5. Raphaëlle Lacasse (NEB) def. Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Lucy Loy (NEB) def. Stefaniia Mikhailova (WSU) 7-5 (7-4), 7-6

Doubles competition
1. Samantha Alicea/Raphaëlle Lacasse (NEB) def. No.111 Maxine Murphy/Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 6-3
2. Isabel A. Gallego/Anfisa Danilchenko (NEB) vs. Elyse Tse/Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) 4-5, unfinished
3. Lucy Loy/Ana C. Zamburek (NEB) def. Stefaniia Mikhailova/Tiffany Phout (WSU) 6-0

Match Notes:
Washington State 4-4
Nebraska 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5,1,2,4,6,3)
A - 42

No. 8 Hokies Score Late to Top Huskers

The Nebraska softball team (4-4) was tied with No. 8 Virginia Tech after four innings on Friday, but solo home runs in the fifth and the seventh powered the Hokies to a 6-4 victory at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational in Clearwater, Fla.  

Trailing by two, the Huskers rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning by getting the tying runs on base and bringing the game-winning run to the plate. NU strung together two consecutive two-out singles, putting runners on first and second before Virginia Tech closed out the victory to move to 6-1 on the season.

In the circle, Courtney Wallace (3-2) recorded the loss. Wallace pitched 4.0 innings, giving up eight hits and five runs, although only two of her runs were earned. Kaylin Kinney finished the game, pitching the final three innings and holding the Hokies to two hits and one run. 

Emma Lemley, the reigning ACC Freshman of the Year, earned the win and moved to 3-0 on the season after pitching the complete game for Virginia Tech. Lemley, who entered the game with 12.0 scoreless innings to start her season, recorded five strikeouts while giving up four runs and 10 hits. 

On offense, Mya Felder and Ava Bredwell led NU, each recording two hits while Billie Andrews and Caitlynn Neal each added a home run and two RBIs. 

Cameron Fagan led the Hokies offensively. The junior finished 3-for-4 on the night with two runs. 

Virginia Tech took an early 2-0 lead after the first inning. A one-out single preceded a pair of Husker miscues. The single was followed by a throwing error on a ground ball back to the pitcher, which plated the game's first run and left a Hokie on third base. Two batters later, another error led to Virginia Tech's second run.

Billie Andrews responded in the bottom of the first inning with a solo homer to left field. After one out, Mya Felder and Ava Bredwell each recorded singles, but NU was unable to add more. Virginia Tech held a 2-1 lead after one inning of play.

The Hokies added another run in the top of the third after a solo shot from Bre Peck to extend the lead to 3-1. 

In the top of the fourth with two outs, Virginia Tech produced three consecutive singles to tack on another run and make it 4-1.

The Huskers tied it up in the bottom of the frame, scoring three times. Bredwell led off the inning with a single to center field and Caitlynn Neal followed the single with a two-run home run to right. With one out, Abbie Squier singled to left field and Katelyn Caneda singled to right field. Billie Andrews came through with sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Squier, and tying the game at 4-4. 

Kelsey Bennett helped the Hokies regain the lead with a solo homer in the top of the fifth. Kinney entered the game for the Huskers following the leadoff home run and kept the Virginia Tech offense at bay until Madison Hanson's seventh-inning solo home run, which gave the Hokies a 7-5 lead.

The Huskers had a chance to win with a two-out rally in the bottom of the seventh. After the firs two batters were retired, singles from Wallace and Mya Felder put the tying runners on base. With the winning run at the plate, Bredwell was unable to produce her third hit of the day as Virginia Tech held on for the win.

Bredwell finished 2-for-4, producing the lone multi-hit game for a Husker attack that saw eight players record a hit. Neal and Billie Andrews each homered and finished with two RBIs.

The Huskers return to action Saturday, Feb. 18, against Texas A&M. The game is set for 12:30 p.m. (CT) and will be streamed live on ESPN+ (subscription required). Fans can listen to the action live on Huskers Radio Network and Huskers.com with the call from Nate Rohr. 

Game Notes

• Billie Andrews recorded her 30th career homer during the bottom of the first inning. 
• Andrews' home run marked the third time in eight games this season that she has homered in Nebraska's first at bat of the game.
• Caitlynn Neal smashed her first home run of the season with a two-run shot in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Latimer Sets New Weight Throw School Record

The Nebraska track and field team closed out the home portion of its indoor season by winning 13 titles at the Nebraska Tune-Up on Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Indoor Track.

Taylor Latimer broke the weight throw school record for the third time this season, winning the competition with a new personal best of 72-11 3/4 (22.24m). Latimer moved up to No. 10 in the nation and No. 3 in the Big Ten this season. Latimer also claimed the women's shot put crown with an indoor personal record of 55-10 1/2 (17.03m) on her last attempt. It was the No. 5 throw in school history and led a group of five Huskers atop the women's shot put standings. Amelia Flynt was the runner-up after an indoor PR of 51-2 1/4 (15.60m).

Brithton Senior got the Huskers off to a strong start on the day with a win in the 60-meter hurdles. Senior's time of 7.69 was a personal best and put him at No. 5 in school history, No. 2 in the Big Ten and tied for eighth nationally this season. 

Lorenzo Paissan won the 60 meters after a new lifetime best of 6.72, which moved him into a tie for ninth in school history. Andrew Bond was the runner-up in the event after also running a personal best, 6.78. Paissan also won the 200 meters with another personal best, 21.36. Johanna Ilves was the champion of the women's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.48, while Kerrigan Myers took second at 8.57. 

Nick Bryant captured the 400 meters in a personal-best 47.53. Ramonia Clarke won the women's 400 meters in 56.76, while Karlie Moore was second after a PR 57.03.

Tyus Wilson won the high jump for the NU men after clearing a personal-best height of 7-1 (2.16m). Reid Nelson was the runner-up with an indoor PR of 6-9 3/4 (2.08m). 

Maxwell Otterdahl took the weight throw title at 72-3 1/2 (22.03m), while Josh Marcy was the runner-up with a throw of 64-2 1/4 (19.56m). Terrol Wilson was crowned champion of the triple jump with a mark of 48-10 3/4 (14.90m). 

Rhianna Phipps led a 1-2-3-4 Husker finish in the women's triple jump by winning with a jump of 41-9 1/4 (12.73m). Peace Omonzane was the silver medalist at 41-3 (12.57m). 

Niko Schultz led the Huskers in second place in the 600 meters with a time of 1:17.83, which is tied for sixth in school history. Lindsey Blehm took runner-up honors in the 600m with a personal-best time of 1:34.16. 

Till Steinforth was the runner-up in both the pole vault and 60-meter hurdles. His pole vault mark of 17-1 1/2 (5.22m) was another personal best in the event. Kevin Shubert (60-7 3/4, 18.48m) took second in the men's shot put. Clayton Keys and Favour Wanjoku were the runners-up in the long jump. Keys leaped 22-5 1/4 (6.84m), while Wanjoku recorded a jump of 19-0 3/4 (5.81m). 

The Nebraska women's 4x400m relay team of Marie Pfannenstiel, Lotavia Brown, Lindsey Blehm and Nieve Walsh won with a time of 3:43.42. 

The Huskers will head to the Big Ten Indoor Championships at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio next Friday and Saturday. 

Randby Shatters 27-Year-Old Record

The Nebraska swimming and diving team closed Friday at the 2023 Big Ten Championships with the second broken school record of the meet, a pair of A-finalists and five swimmers climbing the All-Time list.

JoJo Randby highlighted the day for the Huskers, breaking the 27-year-old 100 breaststroke school record with an outstanding 1:00.10 in the prelims. Penny Heyns, who went on to win the gold medal in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the 1996 Olympic Games held the previous record. Randby's record didn't last long, as she re-broke it during the finals to finish seventh with a 1:00.07.

Maia Hall earned a spot in the B-final and swam a career-best 1:00.76 to get an NCAA B-Standard Cut and move up to fourth in school history. In the C-final, Sydney McCracken represented the Big Red and placed 21st with a 1:02.66.

A day after breaking the 500 freestyle school record, Shannon Stott pitched in another top performance to qualify for the 200 freestyle A-final with the No. 2 time swam in school history, 1:46.46. That gives the senior from St. Albans, Great Britain another NCAA B-Standard Cut. In the final, Stott placed eighth with a 1:46.54.

Three Huskers qualified for the 400 IM finals, led by Berkeley Livingston swimming her second-fastest time ever (4:15.41) to get the NCAA B-Standard Cut. She went on to finish 16th. 

Sarah Barton and Gena Jorgenson both swam career-best times in the finals to climb the All-Time list and earn NCAA B-Standard Cuts. In the B-final, Barton clocked a 4:15.60, the fourth-fastest in Nebraska history, to finish 16th overall. Jorgenson cut almost an entire two seconds off her prelims time to win the C-final with a 4:15.95. That puts the freshman at fifth on the All-Time list.

After earning spots in the 100 butterfly C-final, Lexi Kucera placed 22nd overall with a 54.60 and Caitlin Cairns finished 23rd with a 54.85.

Gabby Donahue swam a career-best 100 backstroke time in the prelims and was on the cusp of qualifying for finals, finishing 25th with a 54.49.

The divers took on three-meter on Friday, where Kelsey Clairmont provided the top finish for NU, taking 25th with a score of 257.25. 

Entering the final day of competition, Nebraska is in 10th in the team race with 299 points.

Nebraska will return to the Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor, Mich. for the final day of the conference meet tomorrow at 9 a.m. (CT).

2023 Big Ten Championships
Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
February 15-18, 2023
Prelims at 9 a.m. (CT), Finals at 4 p.m. (CT)

Order of Events
Saturday
1,650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
Platform Diving
400 Freestyle Relay

Huskers Grab Four Wins on Day One in Arkansas

Jonesboro, Ark. - The Nebraska bowling team went 4-1 on day one in Jonesboro, Ark., and currently sit in seventh place at the 2023 Mid-Winter Invitational with a total pinfall of 5,184 and an average of 207.4.  

The Big Red started the day off with a loss against No. 1 McKendree (1,102-862). NU then bounced back with wins against Jackson State (1,021-964), Alabama State (1,102-1,014) and No. 21 Lincoln Memorial (1,061-1,011). NU then sealed a fourth victory against host No. 4 Arkansas State (1,138-1,085), which included a season-high baker game of 299. 

The Huskers will resume play tomorrow at 9:25 a.m. (CT) in a position round against No. 8 Maryville in a traditional match, followed by matches against No. 9 Sam Houston, No. 12 Louisiana Tech, No. 7 Youngstown State and Grambling 

The combined results will seed each team for the championship bracket to conclude the tournament beginning Sunday morning. Each team will compete in three matches of best 4-of-7 baker games for final placements and awards.       

Stay up to date with the action by following the Nebraska Women's Bowling Twitter (@NEBowling), Instagram (@huskerbowling) and Facebook.  

Mid-Winter Invitational Day One Standings (Total Pinfall):

No. 1 McKendree: 5,367 
No. 12 Louisiana Tech: 5,306 
No. 9 Sam Houston: 5,305 
No. 4 Arkansas State: 5,282    
No. 8 Maryville: 5,274 
No. 7 Youngstown State: 5,202  
No. 3 Nebraska: 5,184  
No. 21 Lincoln Memorial: 5,053 
No. 5 Stephen F. Austin: 4,984 
No. 20 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: 4,949 
No. 17 University of Central Missouri: 4,882 
Kentucky Wesleyan: 4,808     
Tusculum: 4,536 
Alabama State: 4,534  
Jackson State: 4,440  
Alabama A&M: 4,308 
Grambling: 3,563