Lincoln - Alexa Johnson scored a career-high 27 points, as Nebraska provided Head Coach Connie Yori with her 200th win by toppling No. 25 Cincinnati, 66-55, in front of 1,966 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Sunday afternoon.
Johnson, a 6-1 junior forward connected on 9-of-18 shots from the floor, including a pair of three-pointers, and grabbed nine rebounds in 36 minutes of action, leading Nebraska to its first win over a ranked opponent since a 67-52 victory over No. 11 Kansas State on Feb.10, 2002. Her previous career high was 24 points against Grambling in the season opener, as Johnson missed her third straight double-double by one rebound.
"I knew she (Johnson) was good," UC Coach Laurie Pirtle said. "The only surprise was we didn