Stanford, Calif. - The No. 15 Nebraska soccer team saw one of the best seasons in Husker history come to an end as NU fell to No. 3 Stanford in the NCAA Quarterfinals 2-1 on Friday afternoon. 

The Cardinal, who advance to meet the winner of one-seed BYU/three-seed North Carolina next Friday in the NCAA Women’s College Cup semifinals, move to 19-0-4 on the year, while the Huskers finish the season with a 17-4-3 mark.

Junior forward Sarah Weber tied the match in regulation with about three minutes remaining and the teams went into overtime, tied 1-1. Less than five minutes into the first overtime, Stanford regained the lead as Maya Doms scored past NU keeper Sami Hauk. The Cardinal defense held steady in the remaining minutes of the match and held on for the 2-1 victory.

Today’s match, played in front of 1,949 fans at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium, started quickly for the Cardinal as Joelle Jung scored her fifth goal of the season, 11 minutes into the match to take a 1-0 lead. 

The Huskers, making their third NCAA quarterfinal appearance in school history, had chances to score the equalizer but were unable to find the back of the net, and Stanford held the 1-0 advantage at the half. 

In the second half, both teams were scoreless until late in the 86th minute when Weber evened the score for her 16th finish of the season. Lauryn Anglim passed a free kick to Jordan Zade who sent the ball into the box, which was met by Weber with a header that found the back of the net.

Weber’s goal broke Stanford’s four-match shutout streak, and she is now tied for first in the Husker record books with four finishes in the NCAA Tournament. 

The Huskers finish the 2023 season with 17 wins, their most since the 2013 season. 

POTTS PUSHES HUSKERS PAST LAMAR

St. Petersburg, Fla. - Natalie Potts scored a game and career-high 22 points to lead three Huskers in double figures as the Nebraska women's basketball team worked its way to a 75-61 win over Lamar on Thanksgiving Day at the St. Pete Showcase.

With the victory, Nebraska improved to 4-1 while the Cardinals slipped to 4-2 on the young season.

Potts got her 22 points with remarkable efficiency, going 9-of-10 from the field, including 1-of-2 from three-point range, while also going 3-for-3 at the free throw line. All of Potts' free throws came as "and-ones" after made baskets, including two in the fourth quarter to help seal Nebraska's 14-point win.

Potts was also huge in the second quarter, scoring nine big points in the period to help Nebraska flip a 25-14 deficit into a 37-31 halftime lead.  She and Jaz Shelley combined for the first 12 points of a 21-3 second-quarter surge for the Big Red. The duo also combined for 10 straight points in the third quarter to help the Huskers withstand a Lamar surge that trimmed the margin to 49-46 with just over two minutes left. Shelley scored the final five points of the period to send NU to the fourth with a 54-46 lead.

Shelley finished with a season-high 17 points, including 3-of-6 three-pointers while sinking all six of her free throw attempts, and Alexis Markowski pitched in 16 points and five rebounds.

Graduate guard Darian White also played a major role in Nebraska's success by scoring eight points to go along with a game-high nine rebounds and five assists.

Potts, Shelley and Markowski all scored in double figures despite being shackled with foul trouble throughout the game.

For the contest, Nebraska hit 51 percent of its shots (26-51), including 7-of-23 three-pointers, while sinking 16-of-17 free throws (.941). The Huskers outworked the Cardinals on the glass, 38-23, to overcome a 15-10 deficit in the turnover department.

NU held Lamar to 43.4 percent (23-53) shooting, despite the Cardinals starting the game 11-for-13. LU went 5-for-22 from long range and just 10-of-17 from the free throw line.

Sabria Dean led Lamar with 19 points, while Akasha Davis and T'Aliyah Miner each added 11 points for the Cardinals.

The Huskers return to action Saturday at the St. Pete Showcase when they take on unbeaten TCU. Tip-off between Nebraska and the Horned Frogs is set for noon (CT) with free live audio coverage from the Huskers Radio Network.

HUSKERS REMAIN PERFECT WITH 89-79 WIN

Juwan Gary had nine of his career-high 20 points in 13-0 second-half run as Nebraska improved to 6-0 for the first time since 2008-09 with an 89-79 win over Duquesne Wednesday night.

The Huskers led 55-54 with 13:35 left before the Huskers took control behind Gary. The junior forward had nine points in the spurt including five straight points to give NU a 68-54 lead. NU held the Dukes (4-2) scoreless for nearly four minutes to finally get some breathing room in the second half.

Gary topped his previous high of 19 set three other times, hitting 7-of-10 shots from the floor, including a pair of 3-poitners, and went 4-of-4 from the line. He also added five boards in the win. 

Keisei Tominaga led NU with 23 points as the Huskers put five players in double figures and went 28-of-31 from the foul line, including 21-of-22 in the second half. Josiah Allick had 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists while Brice Williams and Rienk Mast added 11 and 10 points respectively. 

Nebraska’s 89 points were its highest total since the 2021-22 season, as the Huskers had 18 assists and just two turnovers, matching a school record. 

Nebraska eventually pushed the lead to 17, at 77-60, just under seven minutes remaining but were forced to withstand one last run. 

The Dukes used a 10-0 scoring run of their own to bring the game within seven with 4:31 left in the game and eventually pulled to within 78-72 with 3:55 left. That would be as close as the visitors would get as a Williams jumper and a Tominaga 3-pointer with 3:06 left pushed the lead to 83-72. 

After a back-and-forth opening few minutes, Duquesne took an early 16-11 with 14:21 remaining before Juwan Gary scored seven-straight points and Jarron Coleman added a layup to help the Huskers take their first lead of the game, 20-19, with 10:31 to go in the first half. 

The teams then traded baskets for the next several minutes until Duquesne stretched its lead to 31-27 with a Kareem Rozier layup. NU then tied the game with a Jamarques Lawrence 3-pointer at 35-35 and a C.J. Wilcher layup before Duquesne scored the last basket of the half and took a 39-27 lead into the locker room. 

The Huskers return to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday, Nov. 26 to take on Cal State Fullerton at 1 p.m. (CT). The game will streamed on B1G+ and heard across the Huskers Radio Network. Tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or calling the NU Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED.