Huskers to Play in Big 12/Big Ten Challenge

Nebraska will play a home-and-home series with Indiana as part of the Big 12/Big Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge in 2010-11 and 2011-12 announced by the conferences on Wednesday afternoon.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

“We are looking forward to our challenge with the Big Ten Conference,” said Dru Hancock, Big 12 senior associate commissioner. “This provides a unique scheduling opportunity for our women’s basketball programs against quality opponents. It will also feature exciting matchups for fans to follow over the next two seasons.”

 

The 2010 Challenge will be played Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4 and 5, with the exception of the Kansas at Wisconsin game, which will be played on Nov. 21. The Big Ten will have seven home games during the 2010 Challenge, which will be referred to as the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge. In 2011, the Big 12 will have seven home games, and the series will be referred to as the Big 12/Big Ten Challenge.

 

This will mark the Big 12’s first series against another conference in which all institutions will participate. The Big Ten also participates in an annual challenge with the ACC.

 

Dates, times and television information will be released at a later date.

 

2010 Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge

Minnesota at Baylor

Illinois at Colorado

Michigan at Iowa State

Kansas at Wisconsin 

Kansas State at Iowa

Missouri at Northwestern

Nebraska at Indiana

Oklahoma at Ohio State

Wisconsin at Oklahoma State

Texas at Michigan State

Purdue at Texas A&M

Texas Tech at Penn State

 

2011 Big 12/Big Ten Challenge

Baylor at Minnesota                           

Colorado at Illinois

Iowa State at Michigan

Wisconsin at Kansas

Iowa at Kansas State

Northwestern at Missouri

Indiana at Nebraska

Ohio State at Oklahoma

Oklahoma State at Wisconsin

Michigan State at Texas