%20--%3e%3csvg%20version='1.1'%20id='Nebraska_N'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink'%20x='0px'%20y='0px'%20viewBox='0%200%20163%20152'%20style='enable-background:new%200%200%20163%20152;'%20xml:space='preserve'%3e%3cstyle%20type='text/css'%3e%20.st0{fill:%23FFFFFF;}%20%3c/style%3e%3cg%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M159.1,144c-2.3,0-4.1,1.8-4.1,4s1.8,4,4,4s4-1.8,4-4S161.2,144,159.1,144z%20M159,151.2c-1.8,0-3.2-1.4-3.2-3.2%20s1.4-3.2,3.2-3.2c1.7,0,3.2,1.5,3.2,3.2C162.2,149.8,160.8,151.2,159,151.2z'/%3e%3cg%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M157.4,145.6h1.4c0.6,0,0.8,0,1.1,0.2c0.4,0.2,0.6,0.6,0.6,1.1c0,0.4-0.1,0.7-0.3,1c-0.1,0.2-0.3,0.2-0.6,0.4%20h-0.1l1.1,2.1h-0.8l-1-2h-0.6v2h-0.8L157.4,145.6L157.4,145.6z%20M158.6,147.7c0,0,0.3,0,0.4,0c0.4-0.1,0.6-0.3,0.6-0.8%20c0-0.3-0.1-0.5-0.4-0.6c-0.1,0-0.1,0-0.6,0h-0.4v1.4L158.6,147.7L158.6,147.7z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3cg%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M147,0H93h-5v5v35v5h5h5v24.8L55.2,2.3L53.7,0H51H5H0v5v35v5h5h5v62H5H0v5v35v5h5h54h5v-5v-35v-5h-5h-5V82.2%20l42.8,67.5l1.5,2.3h2.7h46h5v-5v-35v-5h-5h-5V45h5h5v-5V5V0H147z%20M150,5v35v3h-3h-7v66h7h3v3v35v3h-3h-46h-1.6l-0.9-1.4L52,75.3%20V109h7h3v3v35v3h-3H5H2v-3v-35v-3h3h7V43H5H2v-3V5V2h3h46h1.7l0.9,1.4L100,76.7V43h-7h-3v-3V5V2h3h54h3V5z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M103,87L103,87L51,5H5v35c0,0,7.8,0,10,0c0,3.3,0,68.7,0,72l0,0c-2.2,0-10,0-10,0v35h54v-35c0,0-7.8,0-10,0l0,0%20c0-2.6,0-47,0-47l52,82h46v-35c0,0-7.8,0-10,0l0,0c0-3.3,0-68.7,0-72c2.2,0,10,0,10,0V5H93v35c0,0,7.8,0,10,0%20C103,42.6,103,87,103,87z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
#15 Nebraska 75, Michigan 60
Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015
Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.)
Nebraska Coach Connie Yori
On guarding the Wolverines' Cyesha Goree
“I love her game. She is one of my favorite players in the Big Ten, so we have a lot of
respect for her. Our focus was to make it hard for her to catch it. Emily (Cady) and Allie
(Havers) guarded a lot. We did what we could to make it hard for her to get catches by
helping where we could. She didn’t get as many touches as she does in a lot of games,
so I thought that’s where you start.”
On team defense
“We have different ways we can help on the post before it goes in. We do some
sagging. Our defense is not pressure other than pressure shooters and we help where
we can help. Rachel (Theriot) and Hailie (Sample) helped before it went in, and we did a
good job of playing smart basketball and not letting the ball get inside. We did a good
job of playing 50/50 at times and doubling at times.”
On the impact of the Nebraska bench players
“You can see Natalie (Romeo) and Chandler (Smith) getting more comfortable playing
with those guys. It’s really great seeing that they are able to contribute and give us
something. I think they will continue to grow in their minutes as they get more
comfortable out on the floor and playing at this level. It would be great to be deeper than
eight, but at least we are now eight deep, which is obviously a lot better than we were at
the start of the Big Ten season.”
On Michigan’s press
“We figured that they would probably try and take Rachel (Theriot) away in their
presses, which is what they did. Rachel is able to see over defense, which is what
happens when you have a big guard. The front of their press is not real big and that
helps. Mostly we just allowed other people to handle the ball so it wouldn’t wear Rachel
out.”
On another big day from Hailie Sample
“She has figured out ways to score. She has become really good at moving without the
ball. She isn’t necessarily going to space the floor, but she is a good cutter and does a
good job of moving without the ball. She is a good enough passer that she can make
plays for others, too. That is why she is shooting such a high percentage, because
a majority of her shots are close to the basket.”