Huskers Face Roos To Open Five-Game Stand
Nov 25, 2024 / NU Athletics
The No. 25/19 Nebraska women’s basketball team returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday to begin a five-game home stand by battling Kansas City.
Tip-off between the Huskers (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten) and the Roos (2-4, 0-0 Summit League) in Lincoln is set for 7 p.m. (CT) on Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night at PBA with tickets available now at Huskers.com and by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED during regular business hours Monday through Friday.
A live video stream of the game will be provided to subscribers of B1G+, and Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM, 1400 AM and 99.3 FM in Lincoln and 590 AM in Omaha, the Huskers App and Huskers.com. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the radio call with pregame beginning at 6:30 p.m. (CT).
The Huskers will be looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season with an 80-74 setback at Creighton on Friday.
Alexis Markowski led the Big Red with one of the best games of her career with 26 points and 12 rebounds. The 6-3 All-America candidate from Lincoln notched her second double-double of the season and school-record 42nd of her career while also becoming just the sixth Husker in history with 1,000 career rebounds. The Naismith, Wooden and Lisa Leslie Award candidate also moved up to No. 15 on Nebraska’s career scoring list with 1,458 points.
Britt Prince pitched in the second 20-point performance of her young career with 20 points and a career-high six rebounds against the Bluejays. The two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (14.4 ppg) while leading the team in assists (4.2 apg) and steals (1.8 spg).
The Huskers played their first game without 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in last Tuesday’s win over North Alabama. Through NU’s first four games, Potts was NU’s leading scorer (17.5 ppg) and rebounder (8.0 rpg). She is scheduled to undergo surgery on Dec. 4 and is expected to regain the season of eligibility.
Sophomore Jessica Petrie made her first career start in place of Potts at Creighton. The 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia, scored nine points at CU after stepping up to score a career-high 14 points in place of Potts against North Alabama, after Potts was injured in the second quarter.
25/19 Nebraska Cornhuskers
at Kansas City Roos
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 7 p.m. (CT)
Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln, Nebraska
Tickets: Huskers.com / 1-800-8-BIG-RED
Special Event: Faculty & Staff Appreciation
Live Video: B1G+ (subscription)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (6:30 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM, 99.3 FM, 1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com (StatBroadcast - Public)
25/19 Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten)
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - So. - F - 4.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg
40 - Alexis Markowski - 6-3 - Sr. - C/F - 15.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - So. - G - 7.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg
5 - Alberte Rimdal - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 9.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - Fr. - G - 14.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Off the Bench
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 5.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg
44 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - Fr. - F/C - 5.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg
15 - Kendall Moriarty - 6-1 - Sr. - G - 5.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner - 5-10 - RJr. - G - 4.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 3.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg
32 - Kendall Coley - 6-2 - Gr. - F/G - 2.8 ppg, 0.5 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts [Out] - 6-2 - So. - F - 14.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg
4 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - Fr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Ninth Season at Nebraska (142-112); 18th Season Overall (335-221)
Kansas City Roos (2-4, 0-0 Summit League)
5 - Tamia Ugass - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 7.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg
0 - Emani Bennett - 5-11 - So. - G - 12.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg
2 - Elauni Bennett - 5-9 - So. - G - 5.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
3 - Alayna Contreras - 5-6 - Jr. - G - 12.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg
21 - Lisa Thomas - 5-5 - Sr. - G - 5.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Off the Bench
24 - Zaire Harrell - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 5.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg
11 - Kelby Bannerman - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 3.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg
22 - Ana Oliveira Dias - 5-6 - So. - G - 3.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg
20 - Chloe Dallas - 6-3 - Jr. - F/C - 3.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg
15 - Kaia Ponder - 6-0 - Jr. - F - 2.0 ppg, 0.3 rpg
12 - Dea Pushkolli - 5-11 - So. - G - 2.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
10 - Funmi Amode - 6-0 - Jr. - F - 1.6 ppg, 0.8 rpg
23 - Alyssa Febres - 5-5 - Fr. - G - 0.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg
44 - Zanaa Cordis - 6-3 - Sr. - F/C - 0.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Head Coach: Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Oklahoma, 2005)
Third Season at Kansas City (23-47); Third Season Overall (23-47)
Scouting the Kansas City Roos
• Coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett brings Kansas City to Lincoln with a 2-4 record after a 67-62 loss to Lindenwood on Friday night. Jackson, who starred at Oklahoma from 2001 to 2005, is in her third season with the Roos. The 2005 first-round WNBA Draft pick led Kasnas City to a 12-20 record that included a 3-13 Summit League mark last season.
• The Roos have been led early this season by Alayna Contreras. The 5-6 junior guard out of Hopkins High School in Minneapolis is averaging 12.5 points and 2.2 rebounds while hitting a team-leading seven three-pointers. She had 12 points but was 0-for-6 from long range in Friday’s loss to Lindenwood. Last season, Contreras led the Roos with 10.2 points and 2.5 assists, while connecting on a team-best 38 threes.
• Emani Bennett, a 6-2 sophomore forward from Lee’s Summit, Mo., has joined Contreras in the starting five for all six games. She averaged 8.4 points and 3.6 rebounds while playing in all 32 games with 22 starts for the Roos a year ago. This season, Bennett is averaging 12.3 points and 5.7 rebounds despite shooting just 35.6 percent from the field, including 0-for-14 from long range. She led the Roos with 20 points on 9-of-17 shooting in the loss to Lindenwood in Kansas City on Friday.
• Elauni Bennett, Emani’s twin sister, has started four of six games and has contributed 5.0 points and 4.3 rebounds. She is hitting a team-leading 60.9 percent of her shots from the floor but is just 2-for-14 from the free throw line. She came off the bench in the loss to Lindenwood, and was held scoreless in 28 minutes while grabbing five rebounds. Elauni Bennett averaged 3.4 points and 2.7 rebounds in 31 games with seven starts in 2023-24.
• Tamia Ugass, a 6-3 senior from St. Paul, Minn., has made five starts, averaging 8.6 points and a team-leading 7.2 rebounds, after getting 12 points and team highs of eight rebounds and three steals in the loss to Lindenwood. She averaged 6.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 28 games with six starts for the Roos a year ago.
• Lisa Thomas, a 5-5 senior, rounds out Kansas City’s probable starting lineup by averaging 5.0 points and 2.6 rebounds. She had two points and two rebounds against Lindenwood. Last season, Thomas averaged 4.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
• Zaire Harrell (5.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg) earned her second start of the year against Lindenwood, but had two points in just four minutes of court time.
• Chloe Dallas (3.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg) came off the bench for six points and six rebounds in just 14 minutes against Lindenwood. She has earned one start for the Roos.
• Alyssa Febres (0.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg) has also earned a start but she did not play against Lindenwood.
• Kelby Bannerman (3.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg), Ana Oliveira Dias (3.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.3 apg, 3.0 spg) and Kaia Ponder (2.0 ppg) are also regular contributors for the Roos. Dias, a 5-6 sophomore guard from Brazil, has hit just 30.8 percent of her shots while committing 5.7 turnovers in 22.3 minutes per game.
• As a team, Kansas City is averaging just 59.8 points per game on 42.3 percent shooting, including just 15 percent (9-60) from three-point range. The Roos have also hit just 59.5 percent of their free throws. UMKC has controlled the glass, 38.8-32.5, but the Roos are committing an average of 22.8 turnovers per game.
Nebraska vs. Kansas City Series History
Tip-off between the Huskers (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten) and the Roos (2-4, 0-0 Summit League) in Lincoln is set for 7 p.m. (CT) on Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night at PBA with tickets available now at Huskers.com and by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED during regular business hours Monday through Friday.
A live video stream of the game will be provided to subscribers of B1G+, and Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM, 1400 AM and 99.3 FM in Lincoln and 590 AM in Omaha, the Huskers App and Huskers.com. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the radio call with pregame beginning at 6:30 p.m. (CT).
The Huskers will be looking to bounce back from their first loss of the season with an 80-74 setback at Creighton on Friday.
Alexis Markowski led the Big Red with one of the best games of her career with 26 points and 12 rebounds. The 6-3 All-America candidate from Lincoln notched her second double-double of the season and school-record 42nd of her career while also becoming just the sixth Husker in history with 1,000 career rebounds. The Naismith, Wooden and Lisa Leslie Award candidate also moved up to No. 15 on Nebraska’s career scoring list with 1,458 points.
Britt Prince pitched in the second 20-point performance of her young career with 20 points and a career-high six rebounds against the Bluejays. The two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (14.4 ppg) while leading the team in assists (4.2 apg) and steals (1.8 spg).
The Huskers played their first game without 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in last Tuesday’s win over North Alabama. Through NU’s first four games, Potts was NU’s leading scorer (17.5 ppg) and rebounder (8.0 rpg). She is scheduled to undergo surgery on Dec. 4 and is expected to regain the season of eligibility.
Sophomore Jessica Petrie made her first career start in place of Potts at Creighton. The 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia, scored nine points at CU after stepping up to score a career-high 14 points in place of Potts against North Alabama, after Potts was injured in the second quarter.
25/19 Nebraska Cornhuskers
at Kansas City Roos
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 7 p.m. (CT)
Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln, Nebraska
Tickets: Huskers.com / 1-800-8-BIG-RED
Special Event: Faculty & Staff Appreciation
Live Video: B1G+ (subscription)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (6:30 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM, 99.3 FM, 1400 AM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com (StatBroadcast - Public)
25/19 Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten)
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - So. - F - 4.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg
40 - Alexis Markowski - 6-3 - Sr. - C/F - 15.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - So. - G - 7.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg
5 - Alberte Rimdal - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 9.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - Fr. - G - 14.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Off the Bench
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 5.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg
44 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - Fr. - F/C - 5.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg
15 - Kendall Moriarty - 6-1 - Sr. - G - 5.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner - 5-10 - RJr. - G - 4.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 3.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg
32 - Kendall Coley - 6-2 - Gr. - F/G - 2.8 ppg, 0.5 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts [Out] - 6-2 - So. - F - 14.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg
4 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - Fr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Ninth Season at Nebraska (142-112); 18th Season Overall (335-221)
Kansas City Roos (2-4, 0-0 Summit League)
5 - Tamia Ugass - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 7.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg
0 - Emani Bennett - 5-11 - So. - G - 12.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg
2 - Elauni Bennett - 5-9 - So. - G - 5.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
3 - Alayna Contreras - 5-6 - Jr. - G - 12.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg
21 - Lisa Thomas - 5-5 - Sr. - G - 5.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Off the Bench
24 - Zaire Harrell - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 5.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg
11 - Kelby Bannerman - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 3.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg
22 - Ana Oliveira Dias - 5-6 - So. - G - 3.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg
20 - Chloe Dallas - 6-3 - Jr. - F/C - 3.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg
15 - Kaia Ponder - 6-0 - Jr. - F - 2.0 ppg, 0.3 rpg
12 - Dea Pushkolli - 5-11 - So. - G - 2.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
10 - Funmi Amode - 6-0 - Jr. - F - 1.6 ppg, 0.8 rpg
23 - Alyssa Febres - 5-5 - Fr. - G - 0.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg
44 - Zanaa Cordis - 6-3 - Sr. - F/C - 0.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Head Coach: Dionnah Jackson-Durrett (Oklahoma, 2005)
Third Season at Kansas City (23-47); Third Season Overall (23-47)
Scouting the Kansas City Roos
• Coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett brings Kansas City to Lincoln with a 2-4 record after a 67-62 loss to Lindenwood on Friday night. Jackson, who starred at Oklahoma from 2001 to 2005, is in her third season with the Roos. The 2005 first-round WNBA Draft pick led Kasnas City to a 12-20 record that included a 3-13 Summit League mark last season.
• The Roos have been led early this season by Alayna Contreras. The 5-6 junior guard out of Hopkins High School in Minneapolis is averaging 12.5 points and 2.2 rebounds while hitting a team-leading seven three-pointers. She had 12 points but was 0-for-6 from long range in Friday’s loss to Lindenwood. Last season, Contreras led the Roos with 10.2 points and 2.5 assists, while connecting on a team-best 38 threes.
• Emani Bennett, a 6-2 sophomore forward from Lee’s Summit, Mo., has joined Contreras in the starting five for all six games. She averaged 8.4 points and 3.6 rebounds while playing in all 32 games with 22 starts for the Roos a year ago. This season, Bennett is averaging 12.3 points and 5.7 rebounds despite shooting just 35.6 percent from the field, including 0-for-14 from long range. She led the Roos with 20 points on 9-of-17 shooting in the loss to Lindenwood in Kansas City on Friday.
• Elauni Bennett, Emani’s twin sister, has started four of six games and has contributed 5.0 points and 4.3 rebounds. She is hitting a team-leading 60.9 percent of her shots from the floor but is just 2-for-14 from the free throw line. She came off the bench in the loss to Lindenwood, and was held scoreless in 28 minutes while grabbing five rebounds. Elauni Bennett averaged 3.4 points and 2.7 rebounds in 31 games with seven starts in 2023-24.
• Tamia Ugass, a 6-3 senior from St. Paul, Minn., has made five starts, averaging 8.6 points and a team-leading 7.2 rebounds, after getting 12 points and team highs of eight rebounds and three steals in the loss to Lindenwood. She averaged 6.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 28 games with six starts for the Roos a year ago.
• Lisa Thomas, a 5-5 senior, rounds out Kansas City’s probable starting lineup by averaging 5.0 points and 2.6 rebounds. She had two points and two rebounds against Lindenwood. Last season, Thomas averaged 4.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
• Zaire Harrell (5.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg) earned her second start of the year against Lindenwood, but had two points in just four minutes of court time.
• Chloe Dallas (3.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg) came off the bench for six points and six rebounds in just 14 minutes against Lindenwood. She has earned one start for the Roos.
• Alyssa Febres (0.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg) has also earned a start but she did not play against Lindenwood.
• Kelby Bannerman (3.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg), Ana Oliveira Dias (3.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.3 apg, 3.0 spg) and Kaia Ponder (2.0 ppg) are also regular contributors for the Roos. Dias, a 5-6 sophomore guard from Brazil, has hit just 30.8 percent of her shots while committing 5.7 turnovers in 22.3 minutes per game.
• As a team, Kansas City is averaging just 59.8 points per game on 42.3 percent shooting, including just 15 percent (9-60) from three-point range. The Roos have also hit just 59.5 percent of their free throws. UMKC has controlled the glass, 38.8-32.5, but the Roos are committing an average of 22.8 turnovers per game.
Nebraska vs. Kansas City Series History
• Nebraska leads the all-time series with Kansas City, 5-1, but the two schools have met only once in women’s basketball in the past 35 years.
• The Huskers defeated Kansas City, 80-60, on Nov. 14, 2017, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in the most recent meeting during Coach Amy Williams’ second season at Nebraska.
• Prior to the game in 2017-18, the Huskers notched four victories while playing the Roos from 1985-86 through 1988-89. Nebraska defeated Kansas City twice in 1987-88, including a 96-79 win in Kansas City (Nov. 30, 1987) before defeating the Roos, 93-82, at the Devaney Center (Jan. 11, 1988).
• The Huskers also recorded an 85-84 win at Kansas City on Dec. 3, 1985, to begin the current five-game Nebraska winning streak in the series.
• Kansas City was victorious in the first-ever meeting, escaping from the Devaney Center with an 81-79 win over the Huskers on Dec. 7, 1983.
Markowski Joins Elite Rebounders in NU History
• Nebraska All-America candidate Alexis Markowski joined one of the most elite groups in Husker history by pulling down her 1,000th career rebound in the fourth quarter on Friday at Creighton.
• The 6-3 center from Lincoln became just the sixth Husker women’s basketball player and just the eighth Nebraska men’s or women’s player to reach the 1,000 milestone on the boards.
• Markowski finished the game with 1,001 career boards to push past 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings into the No. 5 spot on the Husker women’s basketball career chart.
• Markowski, who owns 1,458 career points, needs just 42 points to become the fourth Husker with 1,500 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. The other three Huskers to achieve those levels were first-team All-Americans (Jordan Hooper, 2011-14; Kelsey Griffin, 2006-10; Karen Jennings, 1990-93). All three of those Huskers reached 2,000 career points in their careers.
• On the men’s side of Nebraska basketball, Venson Hamilton (1996-99) owns the all-time record with 1,080 rebounds while Aleks Maric (2005-08) ranks second with 1,015.
Husker History of Home-Opening Success
• Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers’ home court. NU improved to 48-3 in home season openers with its 88-48 win over Omaha on Nov. 4, 2024.
• NU is 11-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in season openers, including a 100-36 victory over Omaha (Nov. 7, 2022). Nebraska’s lone loss came on Nov. 7, 2018, with an 83-77 setback to Drake. In the first regular-season game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska powered its way to a 77-49 win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013, in front of a Husker opening-day record crowd of 9,750 in the first Nebraska Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally associated with women’s basketball.
• Nebraska’s only season-opening home losses have come to Drake (2018), South Dakota State (Nov. 19, 2005) and Kansas (Nov. 21, 1980).
• Nebraska is 178-26 (.873) over 51 seasons in its first four home contests, including 44-7 in Game No. 2, 41-10 in Game No. 3 and 45-6 in Game No. 4.
Markowski Named to Naismith, Wooden Watch Lists
• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski was among the 50 women’s college basketball players named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List, announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club (Oct. 28) and the Wooden Award Watch List by the Los Angeles Athletic Club (Nov. 7).
• Markowski, a 6-3 center out of Lincoln Pius X High School, earned her third consecutive appearance on the Naismith Trophy preseason list.
• A three-time preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection, Markowski earned first-team All-Big Ten honors a year ago after averaging 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds in 2023-24. She also earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after powering the Big Red to the Big Ten Championship Game.
• A three-time Lisa Leslie Center-of-the-Year Award candidate, Markowski was a second-team All-Big Ten choice as a freshman and sophomore. She was also the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
Markowski Earns Preseason All-Big Ten Honors
• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski captured Preseason All-Big Ten honors for the third consecutive season when the conference announced its annual awards on Sept. 26.
• The 6-3 center from Lincoln, Neb., was one of 10 players across the conference’s 18 teams to earn preseason recognition from both the Big Ten coaches and media. She also earned preseason All-Big Ten honors as a junior in 2023-24 and as a sophomore in 2022-23, after being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year following the 2021-22 season.
• A three-time Lisa Leslie Award candidate, Markowski claimed first-team All-Big Ten honors at the conclusion of a 2023-24 season when she led Nebraska to an appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Markowski, who led Nebraska with team-best averages of 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds while starting all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers in 2023-24, produced 19 double-doubles a year ago.
• She earned a spot on the 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament Team by averaging 16.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists over four games, including 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in the Big Ten Championship Game.
• Markowski enters the Kansas City game with 1,001 career rebounds. She is 279 rebounds away from Janet Smith’s more than 40-year-old Nebraska career rebound record (1,280). Markowski, who had 369 rebounds last season, is also within striking distance of one of the top-five rebounding totals in Big Ten Conference history.
• Markowski, who earned second-team All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore in 2022-23, owns 1,458 career points to rank 15th all-time in scoring at Nebraska.
• USC’s JuJu Watkins was the only unanimous choice of the coaches and media to earn preseason All-Big Ten honors. The sophomore was the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year by both.
• The coaches and media were also in agreement on the top five teams in preseason voting, beginning with No. 1 USC, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Maryland and No. 5 Indiana.
Huskers Remain in Top 25 in National Rankings
• Despite suffering its first loss of the season, Nebraska remained among the top 25 in the Associated Press Poll on Nov. 25, coming in at No. 25. The Huskers were No. 19 in the USA Today/WBCA Top 25 (Nov. 19) Nebraska was No. 23 in both preseason polls.
• The 2024-25 season marked the second time in the past three years that Nebraska has opened in the AP Top 25. In 2022-23, the Huskers began the season at No. 22 in the AP Poll.
• The Huskers are one of eight Big Ten teams ranked in the national polls, led by new No. 1 UCLA. USC slipped to No. 6 in the AP Poll after losing its first game to current No. 3 Notre Dame, as those two long-time rivals flipped spots from last week’s poll. Maryland moved into the top 10 this week, while Ohio State also climbed one spot to No. 11. Illinois put five Big Ten teams in the AP top 20 by coming in at No. 19, while No. 21 Oregon, No. 22 Iowa and No. 25 Nebraska round out the Big Ten schools in the AP Top 25.
• Michigan (26th), Michigan State (27th) and Indiana (31st) put 11 Big Ten schools among the top 35 receiving votes in the AP Poll.
• Last season, Nebraska finished No. 25 in the final NCAA NET rankings.; T37-Minnesota (1)
Huskers Win Women’s Four-Sport Attendance
• Nebraska was the top draw in NCAA Division I women’s team sports in 2023-24, attracting a nation-leading 418,198 total fans to women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer and softball home games.
• Nebraska’s four-sport total was 19,090 more than South Carolina’s 399,108, while LSU finished third with 328,380 fans across the same four sports.
• Iowa finished fourth with 280,773 to rank second in the Big Ten - nearly 138,000 fans behind the Huskers, while Texas ranked fifth nationally with 270,757.
• Nebraska was the only school in the country to rank in the top 15 nationally in average home attendance in all four major women’s team sports in 2023-24, including No. 1 in volleyball (264,665), No. 10 in softball (38,919), No. 15 in women’s basketball (97,411) and No. 15 in soccer (17,203).
• Overall, Nebraska ranked third nationally in seven-sport attendance (football, men’s basketball, baseball) with a school-record 1.49 million fans attending Husker home events in 2023-24. Only LSU and Tennessee attracted more fans than the Big Red.
• The Huskers defeated Kansas City, 80-60, on Nov. 14, 2017, at Pinnacle Bank Arena in the most recent meeting during Coach Amy Williams’ second season at Nebraska.
• Prior to the game in 2017-18, the Huskers notched four victories while playing the Roos from 1985-86 through 1988-89. Nebraska defeated Kansas City twice in 1987-88, including a 96-79 win in Kansas City (Nov. 30, 1987) before defeating the Roos, 93-82, at the Devaney Center (Jan. 11, 1988).
• The Huskers also recorded an 85-84 win at Kansas City on Dec. 3, 1985, to begin the current five-game Nebraska winning streak in the series.
• Kansas City was victorious in the first-ever meeting, escaping from the Devaney Center with an 81-79 win over the Huskers on Dec. 7, 1983.
Markowski Joins Elite Rebounders in NU History
• Nebraska All-America candidate Alexis Markowski joined one of the most elite groups in Husker history by pulling down her 1,000th career rebound in the fourth quarter on Friday at Creighton.
• The 6-3 center from Lincoln became just the sixth Husker women’s basketball player and just the eighth Nebraska men’s or women’s player to reach the 1,000 milestone on the boards.
• Markowski finished the game with 1,001 career boards to push past 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings into the No. 5 spot on the Husker women’s basketball career chart.
• Markowski, who owns 1,458 career points, needs just 42 points to become the fourth Husker with 1,500 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. The other three Huskers to achieve those levels were first-team All-Americans (Jordan Hooper, 2011-14; Kelsey Griffin, 2006-10; Karen Jennings, 1990-93). All three of those Huskers reached 2,000 career points in their careers.
• On the men’s side of Nebraska basketball, Venson Hamilton (1996-99) owns the all-time record with 1,080 rebounds while Aleks Maric (2005-08) ranks second with 1,015.
Husker History of Home-Opening Success
• Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers’ home court. NU improved to 48-3 in home season openers with its 88-48 win over Omaha on Nov. 4, 2024.
• NU is 11-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in season openers, including a 100-36 victory over Omaha (Nov. 7, 2022). Nebraska’s lone loss came on Nov. 7, 2018, with an 83-77 setback to Drake. In the first regular-season game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska powered its way to a 77-49 win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013, in front of a Husker opening-day record crowd of 9,750 in the first Nebraska Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally associated with women’s basketball.
• Nebraska’s only season-opening home losses have come to Drake (2018), South Dakota State (Nov. 19, 2005) and Kansas (Nov. 21, 1980).
• Nebraska is 178-26 (.873) over 51 seasons in its first four home contests, including 44-7 in Game No. 2, 41-10 in Game No. 3 and 45-6 in Game No. 4.
Markowski Named to Naismith, Wooden Watch Lists
• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski was among the 50 women’s college basketball players named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List, announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club (Oct. 28) and the Wooden Award Watch List by the Los Angeles Athletic Club (Nov. 7).
• Markowski, a 6-3 center out of Lincoln Pius X High School, earned her third consecutive appearance on the Naismith Trophy preseason list.
• A three-time preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection, Markowski earned first-team All-Big Ten honors a year ago after averaging 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds in 2023-24. She also earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after powering the Big Red to the Big Ten Championship Game.
• A three-time Lisa Leslie Center-of-the-Year Award candidate, Markowski was a second-team All-Big Ten choice as a freshman and sophomore. She was also the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
Markowski Earns Preseason All-Big Ten Honors
• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski captured Preseason All-Big Ten honors for the third consecutive season when the conference announced its annual awards on Sept. 26.
• The 6-3 center from Lincoln, Neb., was one of 10 players across the conference’s 18 teams to earn preseason recognition from both the Big Ten coaches and media. She also earned preseason All-Big Ten honors as a junior in 2023-24 and as a sophomore in 2022-23, after being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year following the 2021-22 season.
• A three-time Lisa Leslie Award candidate, Markowski claimed first-team All-Big Ten honors at the conclusion of a 2023-24 season when she led Nebraska to an appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Markowski, who led Nebraska with team-best averages of 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds while starting all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers in 2023-24, produced 19 double-doubles a year ago.
• She earned a spot on the 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament Team by averaging 16.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists over four games, including 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in the Big Ten Championship Game.
• Markowski enters the Kansas City game with 1,001 career rebounds. She is 279 rebounds away from Janet Smith’s more than 40-year-old Nebraska career rebound record (1,280). Markowski, who had 369 rebounds last season, is also within striking distance of one of the top-five rebounding totals in Big Ten Conference history.
• Markowski, who earned second-team All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore in 2022-23, owns 1,458 career points to rank 15th all-time in scoring at Nebraska.
• USC’s JuJu Watkins was the only unanimous choice of the coaches and media to earn preseason All-Big Ten honors. The sophomore was the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year by both.
• The coaches and media were also in agreement on the top five teams in preseason voting, beginning with No. 1 USC, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Maryland and No. 5 Indiana.
Huskers Remain in Top 25 in National Rankings
• Despite suffering its first loss of the season, Nebraska remained among the top 25 in the Associated Press Poll on Nov. 25, coming in at No. 25. The Huskers were No. 19 in the USA Today/WBCA Top 25 (Nov. 19) Nebraska was No. 23 in both preseason polls.
• The 2024-25 season marked the second time in the past three years that Nebraska has opened in the AP Top 25. In 2022-23, the Huskers began the season at No. 22 in the AP Poll.
• The Huskers are one of eight Big Ten teams ranked in the national polls, led by new No. 1 UCLA. USC slipped to No. 6 in the AP Poll after losing its first game to current No. 3 Notre Dame, as those two long-time rivals flipped spots from last week’s poll. Maryland moved into the top 10 this week, while Ohio State also climbed one spot to No. 11. Illinois put five Big Ten teams in the AP top 20 by coming in at No. 19, while No. 21 Oregon, No. 22 Iowa and No. 25 Nebraska round out the Big Ten schools in the AP Top 25.
• Michigan (26th), Michigan State (27th) and Indiana (31st) put 11 Big Ten schools among the top 35 receiving votes in the AP Poll.
• Last season, Nebraska finished No. 25 in the final NCAA NET rankings.; T37-Minnesota (1)
Huskers Win Women’s Four-Sport Attendance
• Nebraska was the top draw in NCAA Division I women’s team sports in 2023-24, attracting a nation-leading 418,198 total fans to women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer and softball home games.
• Nebraska’s four-sport total was 19,090 more than South Carolina’s 399,108, while LSU finished third with 328,380 fans across the same four sports.
• Iowa finished fourth with 280,773 to rank second in the Big Ten - nearly 138,000 fans behind the Huskers, while Texas ranked fifth nationally with 270,757.
• Nebraska was the only school in the country to rank in the top 15 nationally in average home attendance in all four major women’s team sports in 2023-24, including No. 1 in volleyball (264,665), No. 10 in softball (38,919), No. 15 in women’s basketball (97,411) and No. 15 in soccer (17,203).
• Overall, Nebraska ranked third nationally in seven-sport attendance (football, men’s basketball, baseball) with a school-record 1.49 million fans attending Husker home events in 2023-24. Only LSU and Tennessee attracted more fans than the Big Red.
Markowski Owns Husker Double-Double Record
• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski has made her mark as the top double-double producer in the history of Husker basketball.
• Markowski’s 14 points and 11 rebounds in the season-opening win over Omaha (Nov. 4) gave her 41 career double-doubles, pushing her past first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (2011-14) atop Nebraska’s all-time double-double list.
• Markowski notched 19 double-doubles in 35 games as a junior to join Griffin and Hooper at 40 career double-doubles. Griffin and Hooper both produced their school records in four full seasons of starting every game for the Big Red, while Markowski achieved 40 in just three seasons.
• A first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2024, Markowski notched her final double-double of 2023-24 with 23 points and 13 rebounds in Nebraska’s Big Ten Championship Game OT loss to No. 3 Iowa in Minneapolis (March 10).
• The 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament choice also posted a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win over Michigan State (March 8).
• She produced the biggest double-double of her career with 20 points and 21 rebounds in a 77-65 road win at Purdue (Feb. 17). It was just the fifth 20-point, 20-rebound performance in Husker history. She added 12 points and 10 boards in a win over Northwestern (Feb. 20), before contributing 10 points and 12 boards in a win over Minnesota (Feb. 24).
• Markowski scored in double figures 32 times in 35 games last season, including eight 20-point performances. She was held to nine points and 16 rebounds at No. 2 Ohio State (Feb. 14) and had nine points and 13 rebounds in a Big Ten semifinal win over Maryland (March 9). She had eight points and eight rebounds in a second-round NCAA Tournament loss at No. 12 Oregon State (March 24).
• She produced double-figure rebounds on 21 occasions in 2023-24.
Potts Made Major Strides in Start of Second Season
• Natalie Potts was off to one of the best starts by any player in the Big Ten through the first two weeks of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury midway through the second quarter of a win over North Alabama (Nov. 19). The 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year carried team-leading averages of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while hitting 69.4 percent of her shots from the field, including a sizzling 72.7 percent (8-11) from three-point range to lead the Big Ten while helping the No. 21/19 Huskers to a 4-0 start.
• In 40-minute production, Potts put up eye-popping numbers of 28.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per 40 to rank among the best players in the Big Ten.
• Potts is expected to undergo surgery on Dec. 4 and return to Nebraska as a junior in 2025-26 with three years of eligibility remaining.
• The 6-2 forward from O’Fallon, Mo., led all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.489), while ranking second among league freshmen in scoring (10.2 ppg) and free throw percentage (.829) in 2023-24. She started all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers, who advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Potts, who won 8-of-15 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards during the regular season, was the most consistent freshman in the conference from start to finish. She won the inaugural weekly honor on Nov. 13, before claiming the final two freshman awards on Feb. 26 and March 4. She won at least one weekly honor during all five months of the season. Her eight weekly awards matched the total of Nebraska’s last Big Ten Freshman of the Year Alexis Markowski in 2022.
• Potts, who also claimed an honorable-mention All-Big Ten award from the conference media, was a unanimous choice on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by the conference coaches.
• Logan Nissley joined Potts on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., came on strong late in the season to start Nebraska’s final 10 games. Nissley averaged 7.0 points and 2.1 rebounds on the season, while her 59 three-pointers were the second-highest total by a freshman in school history trailing only Jordan Hooper’s 67 (2010-11).
• Nebraska, which featured one of the youngest regular rotations in the Big Ten in 2023-24, was the only team with two players named to all-freshman teams by both the conference coaches and media. Freshman teammate Jessica Petrie also had a strong first season for the Big Red, joining Potts and Nissley in playing in all 35 games. The 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia averaged 3.8 points and 2.0 rebounds.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the league media after averaging 9.7 points and 5.1 rebounds on the year. The forward from Purdue transferred to Stanford after the season.
Prince Off to Impressive Start for Huskers
• One of the most highly regarded players in the history of the state of Nebraska, two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year Britt Prince made her collegiate regular-season debut with 10 points and a game-high five assists as a starter in a win over Omaha at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Nov. 4).
• Prince produced the best performance of her young career with a team-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting in Nebraska’s record-setting 113-70 win over South Dakota (Nov. 16). She added four assists and two steals in front of a sellout crowd at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.
• She added the second 20-point effort of her career with 20 points and a career-high six rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes in the loss at Creighton (Nov. 22). Prince ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (14.4 ppg), while adding team bests of 4.2 assists and 1.8 steals. She is shooting 59.6 percent from the field, including 41.7 percent (5-12) from three-point range, and 84.6 percent (11-13) at the free throw line. She also owns an impressive 2.6-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (21-8).
• She had 13 points and a career-high six assists in Nebraska’s win over North Alabama (Nov. 19). Prince added three rebounds, two steals and a career-high two blocks against the Lions.
• Prince, who won four consecutive Nebraska Class B state high school championships at PBA while playing for her mother, Ann Prince at Elkhorn North (2021-22-23-24), was the No. 16 recruit in the country according to Prospects Nation and No. 28 according to ESPN.
• An honorable-mention high school All-American last year by the Naismith award and MaxPreps, Prince produced one of the best senior seasons in Nebraska high school history in 2023-24. She averaged 27.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.9 steals. She led the state in both scoring and assists as a senior on her way to finishing with a Class B record 2,491 points, surpassing Husker All-American Jordan Hooper’s previous mark of 2,078.
• Prince also matched Hooper for No. 2 in state tournament history with 271 career points.
• In addition to being a four-time Super-State selection in basketball, Prince was a six-time gold medalist and two-time silver medalist at the Nebraska State Track & Field Championships.
• She was the 2024 Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year across all sports.
• Prince missed Nebraska’s win over Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9) with a lower leg injury, but returned for six points, four assists and three steals as a starter in a win over Southern (Nov. 12).
Husker Numbers to Watch
• Alexis Markowski (42) owns the top spot on Nebraska’s career double-doubles list, two more than first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (40, 2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (40, 2011-14).
• Alexis Markowski (1,458) ranks No. 15 on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list. She is just three points away from one of her childhood heroes, Emily Cady (2012-15), who ranks 14th with 1,461 points.
• Alexis Markowski (1,001) needs 18 rebounds to catch Kelsey Griffin (1,019, 2006-10) at No. 4 on Nebraska’s career rebound list. Markowski became the sixth player in Nebraska women’s basketball history to reach 1,000 career boards with her 12 rebounds at Creighton (Nov. 22). Markowski’s 12th rebound at Creighton moved her past 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings (1,000, 1990-93) into the No. 5 spot on the Husker career list. Janet Smith (1,280, 1979-82), Emily Cady (1,114, 2012-15), and Jordan Hooper (1,110, 2011-14) own the top three spots on Nebraska’s career rebound chart. Only two Husker men’s basketball players have achieved 1,000 rebounds, led by Venson Hamilton’s 1,080 (1996-99) and Aleks Maric’s 1,015 (2005-08).
• Natalie Potts (28.6 pp40, 13.1 rp40) and Alexis Markowski (26.2 pp40, 12.0 rp40) provided Nebraska with arguably the most productive inside duo in the Big Ten through four games, as the pair combined for 54.8 points and 25.1 rebounds per 40 minutes prior to Potts being injured in the second quarter of Nebraska’s win over North Alabama (Nov. 19).
• Kendall Moriarty (295) is five points away from reaching 300 in her Husker career.
• Allison Weidner (395) is five points away from achieving 400 in her Husker career.
• Logan Nissley (287) is 13 points away from totaling 300 in her Husker career.
• Callin Hake (382) is 18 points away from amassing 400 in her Husker career.
• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski has made her mark as the top double-double producer in the history of Husker basketball.
• Markowski’s 14 points and 11 rebounds in the season-opening win over Omaha (Nov. 4) gave her 41 career double-doubles, pushing her past first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (2011-14) atop Nebraska’s all-time double-double list.
• Markowski notched 19 double-doubles in 35 games as a junior to join Griffin and Hooper at 40 career double-doubles. Griffin and Hooper both produced their school records in four full seasons of starting every game for the Big Red, while Markowski achieved 40 in just three seasons.
• A first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2024, Markowski notched her final double-double of 2023-24 with 23 points and 13 rebounds in Nebraska’s Big Ten Championship Game OT loss to No. 3 Iowa in Minneapolis (March 10).
• The 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament choice also posted a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win over Michigan State (March 8).
• She produced the biggest double-double of her career with 20 points and 21 rebounds in a 77-65 road win at Purdue (Feb. 17). It was just the fifth 20-point, 20-rebound performance in Husker history. She added 12 points and 10 boards in a win over Northwestern (Feb. 20), before contributing 10 points and 12 boards in a win over Minnesota (Feb. 24).
• Markowski scored in double figures 32 times in 35 games last season, including eight 20-point performances. She was held to nine points and 16 rebounds at No. 2 Ohio State (Feb. 14) and had nine points and 13 rebounds in a Big Ten semifinal win over Maryland (March 9). She had eight points and eight rebounds in a second-round NCAA Tournament loss at No. 12 Oregon State (March 24).
• She produced double-figure rebounds on 21 occasions in 2023-24.
Potts Made Major Strides in Start of Second Season
• Natalie Potts was off to one of the best starts by any player in the Big Ten through the first two weeks of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury midway through the second quarter of a win over North Alabama (Nov. 19). The 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year carried team-leading averages of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, while hitting 69.4 percent of her shots from the field, including a sizzling 72.7 percent (8-11) from three-point range to lead the Big Ten while helping the No. 21/19 Huskers to a 4-0 start.
• In 40-minute production, Potts put up eye-popping numbers of 28.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per 40 to rank among the best players in the Big Ten.
• Potts is expected to undergo surgery on Dec. 4 and return to Nebraska as a junior in 2025-26 with three years of eligibility remaining.
• The 6-2 forward from O’Fallon, Mo., led all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.489), while ranking second among league freshmen in scoring (10.2 ppg) and free throw percentage (.829) in 2023-24. She started all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers, who advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Potts, who won 8-of-15 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards during the regular season, was the most consistent freshman in the conference from start to finish. She won the inaugural weekly honor on Nov. 13, before claiming the final two freshman awards on Feb. 26 and March 4. She won at least one weekly honor during all five months of the season. Her eight weekly awards matched the total of Nebraska’s last Big Ten Freshman of the Year Alexis Markowski in 2022.
• Potts, who also claimed an honorable-mention All-Big Ten award from the conference media, was a unanimous choice on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by the conference coaches.
• Logan Nissley joined Potts on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., came on strong late in the season to start Nebraska’s final 10 games. Nissley averaged 7.0 points and 2.1 rebounds on the season, while her 59 three-pointers were the second-highest total by a freshman in school history trailing only Jordan Hooper’s 67 (2010-11).
• Nebraska, which featured one of the youngest regular rotations in the Big Ten in 2023-24, was the only team with two players named to all-freshman teams by both the conference coaches and media. Freshman teammate Jessica Petrie also had a strong first season for the Big Red, joining Potts and Nissley in playing in all 35 games. The 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia averaged 3.8 points and 2.0 rebounds.
• Mary Ashley Stevenson was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the league media after averaging 9.7 points and 5.1 rebounds on the year. The forward from Purdue transferred to Stanford after the season.
Prince Off to Impressive Start for Huskers
• One of the most highly regarded players in the history of the state of Nebraska, two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year Britt Prince made her collegiate regular-season debut with 10 points and a game-high five assists as a starter in a win over Omaha at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Nov. 4).
• Prince produced the best performance of her young career with a team-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting in Nebraska’s record-setting 113-70 win over South Dakota (Nov. 16). She added four assists and two steals in front of a sellout crowd at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.
• She added the second 20-point effort of her career with 20 points and a career-high six rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes in the loss at Creighton (Nov. 22). Prince ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (14.4 ppg), while adding team bests of 4.2 assists and 1.8 steals. She is shooting 59.6 percent from the field, including 41.7 percent (5-12) from three-point range, and 84.6 percent (11-13) at the free throw line. She also owns an impressive 2.6-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (21-8).
• She had 13 points and a career-high six assists in Nebraska’s win over North Alabama (Nov. 19). Prince added three rebounds, two steals and a career-high two blocks against the Lions.
• Prince, who won four consecutive Nebraska Class B state high school championships at PBA while playing for her mother, Ann Prince at Elkhorn North (2021-22-23-24), was the No. 16 recruit in the country according to Prospects Nation and No. 28 according to ESPN.
• An honorable-mention high school All-American last year by the Naismith award and MaxPreps, Prince produced one of the best senior seasons in Nebraska high school history in 2023-24. She averaged 27.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.9 steals. She led the state in both scoring and assists as a senior on her way to finishing with a Class B record 2,491 points, surpassing Husker All-American Jordan Hooper’s previous mark of 2,078.
• Prince also matched Hooper for No. 2 in state tournament history with 271 career points.
• In addition to being a four-time Super-State selection in basketball, Prince was a six-time gold medalist and two-time silver medalist at the Nebraska State Track & Field Championships.
• She was the 2024 Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year across all sports.
• Prince missed Nebraska’s win over Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9) with a lower leg injury, but returned for six points, four assists and three steals as a starter in a win over Southern (Nov. 12).
Husker Numbers to Watch
• Alexis Markowski (42) owns the top spot on Nebraska’s career double-doubles list, two more than first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (40, 2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (40, 2011-14).
• Alexis Markowski (1,458) ranks No. 15 on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list. She is just three points away from one of her childhood heroes, Emily Cady (2012-15), who ranks 14th with 1,461 points.
• Alexis Markowski (1,001) needs 18 rebounds to catch Kelsey Griffin (1,019, 2006-10) at No. 4 on Nebraska’s career rebound list. Markowski became the sixth player in Nebraska women’s basketball history to reach 1,000 career boards with her 12 rebounds at Creighton (Nov. 22). Markowski’s 12th rebound at Creighton moved her past 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings (1,000, 1990-93) into the No. 5 spot on the Husker career list. Janet Smith (1,280, 1979-82), Emily Cady (1,114, 2012-15), and Jordan Hooper (1,110, 2011-14) own the top three spots on Nebraska’s career rebound chart. Only two Husker men’s basketball players have achieved 1,000 rebounds, led by Venson Hamilton’s 1,080 (1996-99) and Aleks Maric’s 1,015 (2005-08).
• Natalie Potts (28.6 pp40, 13.1 rp40) and Alexis Markowski (26.2 pp40, 12.0 rp40) provided Nebraska with arguably the most productive inside duo in the Big Ten through four games, as the pair combined for 54.8 points and 25.1 rebounds per 40 minutes prior to Potts being injured in the second quarter of Nebraska’s win over North Alabama (Nov. 19).
• Kendall Moriarty (295) is five points away from reaching 300 in her Husker career.
• Allison Weidner (395) is five points away from achieving 400 in her Husker career.
• Logan Nissley (287) is 13 points away from totaling 300 in her Husker career.
• Callin Hake (382) is 18 points away from amassing 400 in her Husker career.