The Nebraska women’s basketball team continues its three-game home stand by taking on Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon in Lincoln.
Tip-off between the Huskers (5-2) and the Yellow Jackets (5-2) at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 2 p.m., with tickets available now at Huskers.com. Saturday’s game will feature Nebraska’s annual U.S. Marines Toys for Tots collection. Fans are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy or a cash donation to be collected by Marine volunteers at the arena entrances.
The game also will include a “You Betcha” roller banner giveaway to lucky fans who arrive early to pick up one of the banners (limited supply).
Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 590 AM in Omaha, the Huskers App and Huskers.com, as Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch team up for their 23rd season together calling the action. Pregame starts at 1:30 p.m. (CT).
B1G+ subscribers can also follow the game on the live video stream produced by Big Ten Student U with Matt McMaster and Camden Cohn on the call.
Nebraska hopes to build off momentum gained from a 77-53 win over Florida Atlantic on Wednesday. Alexis Markowski (18 points, 10 rebounds) and Natalie Potts (12 points, 12 rebounds) both produced double-doubles to power the Big Red to victory over the Owls.
Potts, who has won two of the first three Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards, is averaging 12.6 points and 5.3 rebounds after notching her first career double-double. The 6-2 forward from O’Fallon, Mo., erupted for a career-high 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field in a win over Lamar (Nov. 23) in NU’s first game at the St. Pete Showcase. The two-time Missouri High School Player of the Year has hit 30-of-38 two-point field goals (.789) and 16-of-20 free throws (.800).
Lisa Leslie Award candidate Alexis Markowski is leading the Huskers in scoring (17.4 ppg) and rebounding (9.1 rpg) while hitting 62.5 percent (40-64) of her two-point attempts. Markowski, who leads the Big Ten in rebounding, owns three double-doubles on the year and 24 in her career.
Two-time Ann Meyers-Drysdale Award candidate Jaz Shelley adds 12.1 points, 3.0 and a team-best 2.0 steals while leading Nebraska with 11 three-pointers.
Darian White, a four-year starter and three-time All-Big Sky performer at Montana State before transferring to Nebraska as a graduate student, rounds out four Huskers averaging in double figures. The 5-6 point guard is averaging 10.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and a team-best 3.7 assists.
Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten)
vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-2, 0-0 ACC)
Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, 2 p.m. (CT)
Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln, Nebraska
Tickets: Huskers.com / 1-800-8-BIG-RED
Live Video: B1G+ (subscription)
Live Stats: Huskers.com
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (1:30 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Special Event: U.S. Marines Toys for Tots Collection
Giveaway: "You Betcha" Roller Banners (limited quantity)
Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten)
22 - Natalie Potts - 6-2 - Fr. - F/G - 12.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg
40 - Alexis Markowski - 6-3 - Jr. - C/F - 17.4 ppg, 9.1 rpg
0 - Darian White - 5-6 - Gr. - G - 10.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg
1 - Jaz Shelley - 5-9 - Gr. - G - 12.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg
42 - Maddie Krull - 5-9 - Gr. - G - 2.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Off the Bench
21 - Annika Stewart - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 9.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-9 - So. - G - 7.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 5.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 4.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg
15 - Kendall Moriarty - 6-1 - Jr. - G - 2.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg
32 - Kendall Coley - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 2.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Eighth Season at Nebraska (119-101); 17th Season Overall (312-210)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-2, 0-0 ACC)
11 - Aixa Wone Aranaz - 6-3 - 5th - F - 1.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg
13 - Kayla Blackshear - 6-1 - Jr. - F - 15.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg
5 - Tonie Morgan - 5-9 - So. - G - 15.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg
22 - Ines Noguero - 5-9 - So. - G - 7.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg
23 - Rusne Augustinaite - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 13.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Off the Bench
32 - D’Asia Thomas-Harris - 6-2 - Fr. - G/F - 6.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg
25 - Kara Dunn - 5-11 - So. - G - 5.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
15 - Avyonce Carter - 5-10 - Sr. - G - 3.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg
21 - Sydney Johnson - 5-9 - 5th - G - 2.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg
20 - Ariadna Termis - 6-6 - Fr. - C - 2.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg
1 - Caitlyn Wilson - 5-10 - 5th - G - 1.0 ppg, 0.7 rpg
12 - Jada Bediako - 6-3 - Fr. - F/C - 0.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg
Head Coach: Nell Fortner (Texas, 1982)
Fifth Season at Georgia Tech (76-50); 14th Season Overall (238-167)
Husker Nuggets
• Saturday’s game is Nebraska’s annual U.S. Marines Toys for Tots collection at women’s basketball. Fans are encouraged to bring a new unwrapped toy (or cash donation), which will be collected by volunteers at the entrances of Pinnacle Bank Arena.
• Natalie Potts earned her second Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award (Nov. 27). She won the inaugural weekly honor (Nov. 13).
• Alexis Markowski was named to the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll each of the first two weeks of the 2023-24 season. She also earned a spot on the St. Pete Showcase All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.0 points and 9.5 rebounds over two games in Florida.
• Markowski leads the Big Ten in rebounding (9.1 rpg) while ranking sixth in the league in scoring (17.4 ppg), 11th in free throw percentage (.825) and 12th in field goal percentage (.518).
• The Huskers had six players produce double figures in points against Northwestern State, marking the first time Nebraska accomplished that feat since a 90-61 season-opening win over Oral Roberts on Dec. 4, 2020.
• The Huskers have hit at least one three in 471 straight games dating back to a loss at UTEP on Dec. 20, 2008. Nebraska has hit at least two threes in 350 consecutive games.
• Nebraska has hit 10 or more threes 29 times in the last 79 games, including twice in 2023-24. The Huskers opened 2023-24 with 10 three-pointers in a win over Northwestern State (Nov. 6), before adding 10 threes in a win over Florida Atlantic (Nov. 29). Nebraska knocked down a 2022-23 season-high 14 threes in a season-opening win over Omaha (Nov. 7, 2022).
• Through the first 20 seasons with the three-point shot in women’s basketball (1988-2007), Nebraska hit 10 threes in a game just six times (591 games).