Lincoln - Danielle Page led four Husker post players in double figures with game highs of 20 points, nine rebounds and four blocks to lead the <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Nebraska women's basketball team to a 78-50 victory over Nebraska-Omaha in the Huskers' exhibition finale at the BobDevaneySportsCenter on Monday night.
Page, a 6-2 senior forward from Monument, Colo., led a strong inside game for the Huskers that included 11 points and four rebounds from junior All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin, who left the game early in the second half with an injury.
Griffin, who suffered an injury to her side while scrambling for a loose ball, was take to a local hospital for evaluation as a precautionary measure. After sustaining the injury, Griffin played several possessions and actually completed a three-point play.
Freshman center Catheryn Redmon provided the Huskers with a third post player in double figures with 10 points and six rebounds, while sophomore forward Cory Montgomery added 10 points and four boards.
Along with the strong production inside, sophomore guard Yvonne Turner led Nebraska's backcourt with seven points, four steals and four assists, while fellow sophomore Kala Kuhlmann added six points and six rebounds. Both Turner and Kuhlmann connected on three-pointers for the Big Red.
"I thought we were much better tonight than we were in our opener against UNK," Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. "I thought we were more comfortable and we didn't act nervous. I thought we played hard and gave a great effort. I do think we gave up too many easy baskets tonight, but overall we improved from the first game."
While Nebraska's offense showed improvement from its exhibition-opening victory over Nebraska-Kearney on Nov. 1, the Huskers continued to show a stifling defense.
NU forced 31 turnovers by the Mavericks, while holding their second straight opponent below 30 percent shooting. The Huskers held UNO to just 29.6 percent (16-54) accuracy from the field, while managing to hit 39.1 percent (25-64) of their offensive attempts.
Nebraska also hit 76.5 percent (26-34) of its free throws, but knocked down just 2-of-14 three-pointers. UNO hit 4-of-11 long range attempts while connecting on 14-of-18 free throws.
The Huskers outrebounded the Mavs, 43-41, while adding eight blocked shots and 17 steals on the night.
Cayla Hargrove led the Mavs with 18 points, eight rebounds and three steals in 21 minutes of action off the bench, while Alyssa Green added 10 points and eight boards in just 14 minutes while being strapped with foul trouble throughout the night.
Nebraska opens regular-season play on Friday by taking on UTEP at the Devaney Center. The Miners won 20 games last season and are the preseason pick to finish second in Conference USA. Tip-off is set for 7:05 p.m. with live radio coverage provided by the Husker Sports Network on 98.1 FM-KFGE in Lincoln, along with a free audio broadcast on Huskers.com.
Official Basketball Box Score Official Basketball Box Score UNOWBB vs Nebraska 11/05/07 7:05 p.m. at Bob Devaney Sports Center - Lincoln, NE
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: UNOWBB TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 43 BRODSACK, Amanda.... f 2-11 1-2 0-0 2 5 7 5 5 1 8 1 3 34 44 RINEHART, Kylee..... c 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 3 2 1 3 0 1 14 20 GREEN, Alyssa....... g 3-9 1-2 3-4 2 6 8 5 10 0 1 0 0 14 21 KLUG, Lindsey....... g 0-1 0-0 4-4 0 0 0 4 4 3 8 0 1 26 24 WRIGHT, LaToya...... g 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 4 0 1 0 1 18 05 SISKA, Cassi........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 28 15 MAJEWSKI, Ellen..... 1-6 1-4 1-2 2 1 3 0 4 1 2 0 0 11 23 BROWN, Mary......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 32 HARGROVE, Cayla..... 7-17 1-3 3-4 4 4 8 2 18 0 3 0 3 21 42 NELSON, Ashley...... 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 9 54 WOLF, Jill.......... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 13 TEAM................ 2 2 4 2 Totals.............. 16-54 4-11 14-18 14 27 41 27 50 9 31 1 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-22 27.3% 2nd Half: 10-32 31.3% Game: 29.6% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 36.4% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 8-8 100 % 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 77.8% 3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Nebraska TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 23 GRIFFIN, Kelsey..... f 5-9 0-0 1-2 3 1 4 3 11 1 3 2 0 14 52 PAGE, Danielle...... c 7-13 0-0 6-8 4 5 9 2 20 2 0 4 2 23 11 NEALS, Nicole....... g 1-7 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 21 24 KELLEY, Dominique... g 1-4 0-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 3 21 32 HESTER, Tay......... g 0-4 0-3 0-2 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 05 BURKE, Kaitlyn...... 1-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 17 13 KUHLMANN, Kala...... 2-4 1-2 1-2 1 5 6 1 6 0 1 0 2 18 15 WHITTAKER, Monique.. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 22 TURNER, Yvonne...... 1-3 1-3 4-4 0 0 0 2 7 4 2 0 4 20 35 PERIAGO, Jessica.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 40 MONTGOMERY, Cory.... 3-8 0-0 4-4 1 3 4 0 10 2 3 0 1 16 42 BOBER, Nikki........ 0-0 0-0 5-6 1 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 2 13 44 REDMON, Catheryn.... 4-7 0-0 2-2 3 3 6 1 10 0 3 2 1 14 TEAM................ 2 3 5 Totals.............. 25-64 2-14 26-34 18 25 43 17 78 17 17 8 17 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-31 38.7% 2nd Half: 13-33 39.4% Game: 39.1% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-7 28.6% 2nd Half: 0-7 0.0% Game: 14.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 13-19 68.4% 2nd Half: 13-15 86.7% Game: 76.5% 2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Doug Miller, Nick Marshall, Ann Schroeder Technical fouls: UNOWBB-None. Nebraska-None. Attendance: 1182 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UNOWBB........................ 21 29 - 50 Nebraska...................... 39 39 - 78