Huskers Clash with Cardinals in NCAA First Round

Nebraska makes its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the past four seasons when the Huskers take on Louisville in the first round Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.

Tip-off between the No. 10 seed Huskers (21-11, 10-8 Big Ten) and the No. 7 seed Cardinals (21-10, 13-5 ACC) at Schollmaier Arena is set for 5 p.m. (CT).

Live television coverage will be provided by ESPN with Brenda VanLengen and Andrea Lloyd on the call.

Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln, 590 AM in Omaha, Huskers.com and the Huskers App. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the radio call with pregame beginning at 4:30 p.m. (CT). The game marks the 801st called by Coatney and Griesch together - more than any other broadcast team for any sport in Husker history.

The Huskers earned their 17th all-time NCAA Tournament bid when they heard their name announced in the field of 68 for March Madness on Sunday night. Nebraska will be making its 11th NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007 (19 seasons).

Nebraska earned its third NCAA Tournament bid in the last four years under Head Coach Amy Williams despite playing the past 27 games without 2024 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year Natalie Potts, who suffered a season-ending knee injury against North Alabama (Nov. 19). Potts was averaging team bests of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds through the first four games prior to her injury. The Huskers also have played the last 16 games without fourth-year guard Allison Weidner, who was a starter as a freshman on Nebraska's 2022 NCAA Tournament team in Louisville.

Nebraska will be hunting its 10th all-time NCAA Tournament victory while trying to advance to the second round for the second straight year after defeating Texas A&M (61-59) last season in Corvallis, Ore.

The Huskers are led by four-time All-Big Ten center Alexis Markowski, who is surging down the stretch for the Big Red. The Lisa Leslie Award midseason finalist leads Nebraska with 16.5 points and 7.9 boards. She recorded her 12th double-double of the season and 52nd of her career with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Rutgers (March 5).

Big Ten All-Freshman Britt Prince averaged 17.0 points and 5.3 assists in three Big Ten Tournament games for the Big Red. Prince has scored in double figures each of the past four games after missing two games (Oregon, Washington) with a lower leg injury suffered in the closing minutes of a loss at Illinois (Feb. 16). The 5-11 point guard ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (13.4 ppg), while leading the Big Red in assists (3.7 apg) and steals (1.7 spg). She matched her career high with 24 points in Nebraska's Big Ten quarterfinal loss to eventual champion and NCAA Tournament overall No. 1 seed UCLA in Indianapolis (March 7).

Nebraska Cornhuskers 
vs. Louisville Cardinals
2025 NCAA Tournament First Round
Friday, March 21, 2025, 5 p.m. (CT)
Fort Worth, Texas (Schollmaier Arena)
Live Television: ESPN (Brenda VanLengen, Andrea Lloyd)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (4:30 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com (statbroadcast - public)

Nebraska Cornhuskers (21-11, 10-8 Big Ten)
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - So. - F - 6.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg
40 - Alexis Markowski - 6-3 - Sr. - C/F - 16.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - So. - G - 7.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 6.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - Fr. - G - 13.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Off the Bench
5 - Alberte Rimdal - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 8.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg
44 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - Fr. - F/C - 5.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 4.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg
15 - Kendall Moriarty - 6-1 - Sr. - G - 3.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg
32 - Kendall Coley - 6-2 - Gr. - F/G - 2.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts [Out] - 6-2 - So. - F - 14.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner [Out] - 5-10 - RJr. - G - 3.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg
4 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - Fr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Ninth Season at Nebraska (158-122); 18th Season Overall (351-231)

RV/RV Louisville Cardinals (21-10, 13-5 ACC)
2 - Nyla Harris - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 9.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg
44 - Olivia Cochran - 6-3 - Gr. - F - 10.1 ppg, 6.7 rpg
1 - Imari Berry - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 5.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg
12 - Ja'Leah Williams - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 7.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg
22 - Tajianna Roberts - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 13.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Off the Bench
30 - Jayda Curry - 5-6 - Sr. - G - 13.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg
13 - Merissah Russell - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 4.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg
0 - Izela Arenas - 5-9 - Fr. - G - 4.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg
4 - Mackenly Randolph - 6-0 - Fr. - F - 3.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg
11 - Elif Istanbulluoglu - 6-3 - So. - F - 3.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
15 - Isla Juffermans - 6-4 - Fr. - F - 1.6 ppg, 0.8 rpg
Head Coach: Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky, 1995)
18th Season at Louisville (486-145); 18th Season Overall (486-145)

Nebraska’s 20-Win Seasons
• Nebraska has produced its third 20-win season in the last four years by working its way to a 21-11 record entering the NCAA Tournament.

• The 2024-25 season marks Nebraska's 20th 20-win season in history, including a top victory total of 32 in 2009-10. Nebraska owns nine 20-win campaigns from 2009-10 to 2024-25.

• Nebraska owns four 20-win seasons under Coach Amy Williams, including a 23-12 record in 2023-24.

• The Nebraska men’s basketball team (23-11) also notched a 20-win season in 2023-24, giving the two teams 20-win seasons in the same year for the first time since 2017-18, when the men finished 22-11, and the women went 21-11.

• The Husker men’s and women’s teams had never achieved 22 wins in the same season before 2023-24. Both teams recorded 23 victories a year ago.

Husker Hot Takes
• Nebraska owns six NET Top 50 wins over No. 21 Michigan State, at No. 24 Iowa, at No. 28 Maryland, over No. 32 Illinois, No. 39 Minnesota and over No. 41 Oregon along with top-100 wins over No. 89 Penn State and No. 95 Southeastern Louisiana.

• Nebraska is 6-11 against the 2025 NCAA Tournament field with wins over No. 4 seed Maryland, No. 6 seed Iowa, No. 6 seed Michigan State, No. 8 seed Illinois, No. 10 seed Oregon and No. 16 seed Southern.

• All 11 of NU's losses have come to NET Top 50 teams, including six away from home - at No. 4 UCLA (twice), at No. 6 USC, at No. 29 Georgia Tech, at No. 30 Creighton, at No. 32 Illinois and at No. 35 Indiana - along with home losses to No. 19 Ohio State, No. 23 Michigan, No. 24 Iowa and No. 43 Washington.

• Alexis Markowski continues her solid play with team bests of 16.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. The four-time All-Big Ten center ranked second in career points (1,890), rebounds (1,210) and double-doubles (52) among the 10 mid-year finalists for the Lisa Leslie Award, trailing only Kansas State's seventh-year center Ayoka Lee.

• Lisa Leslie Award finalist Alexis Markowski has averaged 20.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks over the last 10 games while hitting 15-of-30 three-pointers (.500). Markowski produced a career-high 35 points and a season-15 rebounds in a win over Oregon (Feb. 19). She added 30 points at Northwestern (March 2), after going for then-career highs of 28 points in NU's 85-80 win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8) and at Illinois (Feb. 16). Markowski owns a school-record 52 double-doubles, which ranks fourth among active NCAA Division I players. Her most recent double-double came with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament first round (March 5).

• Britt Prince claimed a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches and the media when awards were announced by the conference on March 4. Prince ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (13.4 ppg), while leading the Big Red in assists (3.7 apg) and steals (1.7 spg), which ranks 13th in the Big Ten.

• Prince, who was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21), is the most recent of four 2024-25 Huskers to earn Big Ten All-Freshman honors, including Alexis Markowski (2022 Freshman of the Year), Natalie Potts (2024 Freshman of the Year) and Logan Nissley (2024).

• In 15 games away from Pinnacle Bank Arena this season, Husker freshman Britt Prince has averaged 15.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals. All six of her 20-point performances have come on the road, while two of her three career-high eight-rebound efforts and both of her career-best eight-assist performances have been away from PBA.

Huskers Dedicate Season to Injured Teammates

• The Huskers have dedicated their performances the rest of this season to injured teammates Allison Weidner and Natalie Potts, who suffered season-ending knee injuries.

• Nebraska's five-game winning streak (Jan. 5-20) was made more significant after fourth-year guard Allison Weidner suffered a season-ending right leg injury in practice on Jan. 11. It was her third season-ending injury. Weidner, a 5-10 guard from Humphrey, Neb., was coming off her best game of the year with 11 points and six assists in NU's 85-80 win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8). Despite the injury occurring just hours before the Huskers traveled to Rutgers, the Big Red responded with its first win in Piscataway since 2018. The Huskers added their first win in Iowa City since 2018 and a 31-point home win over Wisconsin (Jan. 20).

• Sophomore Jessica Petrie has provided the most production in place of Natalie Potts, starting 22 games since the injury to the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, which occurred in the second quarter against North Alabama (Nov. 19). Petrie ranked second on the team in Big Ten rebounding (5.4 rpg) and fourth in scoring (7.4 ppg). Petrie produced her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Washington (Feb. 23), before going for 11 points, eight rebounds and a career-high seven assists in a win at Northwestern (March 2). She added 11 points, five rebounds and two blocks in Nebraska's second-round Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois (March 6), when she led a Husker comeback with nine fourth-quarter points.

• Freshmen Amiah Hargrove and Petra Bozan also have stepped up to honor Potts. Hargrove has scored in double figures seven times since the injury to Potts, including her first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the win at Iowa, and 11 points at Indiana (Feb. 2). She also tied her career high with 13 points in Nebraska's Big Ten Tournament win over Rutgers (March 5).

• Bozan, a 6-5 center, averaged 5.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in conference play, including Big Ten double-figure scoring efforts at Indiana (12) and in a win over Wisconsin (10). She also provided significant contributions in Big Ten wins over Northwestern (9 points, 6 rebounds), Minnesota (9 points, 5 rebounds), Rutgers (9 points, 3 rebounds/8 points, 4 rebounds) and Penn State (8 points, 6 rebounds). She added her sixth double-figure scoring effort of the season with 11 points in a Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois (March 6), after getting nine points on 4-of-4 shooting in an opening-round win over Rutgers (March 5).

Husker Numbers to Watch
• Alexis Markowski (1,890) ranks No. 7 on Nebraska's career scoring list. She needs 10 points to reach 1,900 in her career.

• Markowski (1,210) is the second Husker in history to achieve 1,200 career rebounds. Janet Smith (1,280, 1979-82) owns the top spot on NU’s career rebound chart.

• Markowski (134) will move into a tie for fourth on Nebraska's career games played list with 134 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

• Markowski (103) produced her 103rd game scoring in double figures with 11 points against No. 4 UCLA in the Big Ten quarterfinals (March 7). She has scored double digits in 27 of 32 games for the Huskers this season, after getting double figures in 32 of 35 games a year ago. She scored 10 or more points 21 times as a freshman and 23 times as a sophomore.

• Markowski (91) needs three blocked shots to match Kelsey Griffin (94) for 10th on Nebraska's career blocked shot list.

• Markowski (52) owns the top spot on Nebraska’s career double-doubles list, 12 more than first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (40, 2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (40, 2011-14).

• Kendall Coley (136) is tied for second on the NU all-time list in games played. Sam Haiby owns the school record with 139.

• Kendall Moriarty (108) played her 108th consecutive game against No. 4 UCLA (March 7).

• Britt Prince (389/117) owns 389 points and 117 rebounds as a true freshman point guard for the Huskers. Nebraska's WNBA first-round draft picks Lindsey Moore and Nicole Kubik did not achieve either 300 points or 100 rebounds as true freshmen starting point guards at Nebraska.

• Prince (107) ranks third on Nebraska's freshman assist list with 107. She dished out 16 assists over three Big Ten Tournament games to pass Rachel Theriot (5th, 101) and Amy Stephens (4th, 105) on NU's freshman assist chart.

• Prince (50) recorded her 50th steal of the season with two steals in the win over Rutgers (March 5). She became the first Husker freshman since Nicole Kubik (1996-97) to record 50 steals. Prince needs eight steals to match Amy Stephens (58) for the fifth-best steals total by a freshman in NU history.

• Callin Hake (99) needs one assist to reach 100 on the season.

Nebraska-Louisville Connections

• Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williams played her senior season as a Husker (1997-98) under assistant coach Jeff Walz. Paul Sanderford led the Big Red to the 1998 NCAA Tournament second round.

• Nebraska played the 2022 NCAA First Round at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville. The Huskers lost to Gonzaga. Current seniors Alexis Markowski, Kendall Coley, Kendall Moriarty and redshirt junior Allison Weidner were members of that Nebraska team.

• Nebraska sophomore forward Jessica Petrie was a teammate of Louisville freshman center Isla Juffermans on Australian's U17 and U19 World Cup teams, Australia's U16 and U18 Asia Cup teams, the Lake Ginninderra College National Schools Championship team, and at Australia's Centre of Excellence.

• Former Louisville volleyball coach Dani Busboom Kelly, who led the Cardinals to the 2024 NCAA Championship match in Louisville, is a Nebraska native and Husker player who was named the Head Volleyball Coach at Nebraska (Jan. 29), replacing the legendary John Cook after 25 seasons.

Scouting the Louisville Cardinals
• Louisville brings a 21-10 overall record that included a 13-5 ACC regular-season mark into the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals suffered a 61-48 loss to Duke at the ACC Tournament, after defeating Clemson, 70-68 in overtime in their first game in Greensboro, N.C. (March 6).

• Louisville has dropped three of its last five games overall, but all three losses were to top-10 opponents, including a 72-59 loss at then-No. 3 Notre Dame in South Bend (March 2) and a 79-75 loss to No. 9 North Carolina in Louisville (Feb. 23). The Cardinals' other win during the five-game stretch also came to Clemson (78-52) in Louisville (Feb. 27).

• Louisville has been led by first-team All-ACC guard Jayda Curry, who averages a team-best 13.4 points while ranking second on the team with 3.1 assists per game. Curry, who shares the team lead with 51 three-pointers, missed both of Louisville's ACC Tournament games with a shoulder injury. She averaged 18.7 points and 4.5 rebounds over Louisville's last six regular-season games.

• Graduate guard Merissah Russell also missed Louisville's games in Greensboro with a back injury. Russell has averaged 4.6 points and 2.3 rebounds off the bench this season for the Cardinals.

• Louisville is led inside by 6-3 graduate forward Olivia Cochran, who averages 10.1 points and a team-best 6.7 rebounds. She leads the Cards with six double-doubles on the year, including 11 points and 11 rebounds in the ACC Tournament loss to Duke - her third double-double in the last five games.

• Nyla Harris, a 6-2 power forward, also has been solid inside with 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds while starting 30 of Louisville's 31 games alongside Cochran.

• ACC All-Freshman selection Tajianna Roberts has been an explosive newcomer for the Cards. The 5-10 guard ranks second on the team in scoring (13.1 ppg) while sharing the team lead in three-pointers made (51) with Curry. The second-team All-ACC guard also leads Louisville with 54 steals.

• Fellow 5-10 freshman guard Imari Berry started alongside Roberts at the ACC Tournament, replacing Curry in the lineup. Berry has averaged 5.0 points and 2.4 rebounds this season.

• Senior guard Ja'Leah Williams rounds out Louisville's starting five with 7.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Williams leads Louisville with 3.4 assists per game while ranking second with 49 steals. Williams and Roberts have started all 31 games together in the backcourt this season.

• Two freshmen from California with famous NBA fathers provide regular contributions off the bench for the Cards. Izela Arenas, a 5-9 guard, and Mackenly Randolph, a 6-0 forward, were high school teammates at Sierra Canyon High School before joining the Cardinals. Arenas, the daughter of Gilbert Arenas, has averaged 4.5 points, while Randolph, the daughter of Zach Randolph, has averaged 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds, including a career-high 13 points in the ACC Tournament loss to Duke (March 7).

• Elif Istanbulluoglu, a 6-3 sophomore from Turkey (3.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg) and Isla Juffermans, a 6-4 freshman from Australia (1.6 ppg) who has been a teammate of Husker sophomore Jessica Petrie several times in her career, round out the list of regular contributors for the Cardinals.

Nebraska vs. Louisville Series History
• Louisville leads the all-time series with Nebraska 3-1, including an 85-68 win over the Huskers in the most recent meeting in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Louisville on Nov. 29, 2018. That game is the only previous meeting between Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williams and Louisville Head Coach Jeff Walz at their current schools.

• Walz led Louisville to a 65-51 win over Nebraska in Las Vegas on Dec. 20, 2010.

• Walz was an assistant at Nebraska for the first two meetings between the Huskers and Cardinals, including a 62-61 NU win over Louisville in Hawaii on Nov. 29, 1998. One month later, Louisville avenged the loss with a 77-66 victory over Nebraska at Freedom Hall on Dec. 29, 1998.

• Louisville opened the 2024-25 season with a 66-59 loss to Big Ten Tournament champion and NCAA overall No. 1 seed UCLA (66-59) in Paris, Nov. 4. The only other common opponent between the Cardinals and Huskers this season was Georgia Tech. Louisville defeated the Yellow Jackets 69-60 in Louisville (Jan. 12), three weeks after Nebraska lost to Georgia Tech 72-61 in Atlanta (Dec. 21).

Markowski Makes History at Conference Level

• Nebraska All-America candidate Alexis Markowski became the first women's basketball player in Husker history to earn four first- or second-team all-conference honors in school history when the Big Ten announced its annual awards on March 4.

• The 6-3 center from Lincoln claimed first-team All-Big Ten honors from the conference media for the second straight year, while adding second-team accolades from the coaches for the third time. She was a second-team All-Big Ten pick by the media as a freshman (2022) and a sophomore (2023).

• The only other Huskers in history to earn four all-conference awards are Emily Cady (Big Ten HM, 2011-12; HM, 2012-13; 2nd, 2013-14; 2nd, 2014-15) and Meggan Yedsena (Big Eight HM, 1990-91; 2nd, 1991-92; 2nd, 1992-93; 2nd, 1993-94).

• Markowski also earned a spot on the 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament Team by averaging 16.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists over four games, including 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in the Big Ten Championship Game.

Markowski In NU's 1,800-Point/1,200-Rebound Club

• Alexis Markowski has increased her career totals to 1,890 points and 1,210 rebounds to become the first Husker in history to achieve the combined career milestones of 1,800 points and 1,200 rebounds.

• Jordan Hooper (2,357 points/1,110 rebounds, 2011-14) was a first-team All-American, the 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year and the first pick of the second round in the 2014 WNBA Draft.

• The only other players in Husker history with 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds are Karen Jennings (2,405 points/1,000 rebounds, 1990-93) and Kelsey Griffin (2,033 points/1,019 rebounds, 2006-10).

• Jennings won the 1993 Wade Trophy, was a first-team All-American and the 1993 Big Eight Player of the Year. Griffin won the 2010 Senior CLASS Award, was a first-round WNBA Draft pick, a first-team All-American and the 2010 Big 12 Player of the Year.

Prince Claims Big Ten All-Freshman Honors
• Britt Prince is in the midst of one of the best freshman seasons in history by a Husker in 2024-25. The 5-11 point guard from Omaha ranks second among the Huskers with 13.4 points, while adding 4.0 rebounds and team bests with 3.7 assists and 1.7 steals.

• Prince became the fourth Husker in the last four years to earn a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team when she was selected by both the coaches and the media to the five-player team on March 4. Prince also captured honorable-mention All-Big Ten accolades.

• Prince led Nebraska with 17.0 points and 5.3 assists per game at the Big Ten Tournament, capped by a career-high-tying 24 points to go with six assists against tournament champion and NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed UCLA (March 7).

• She led Nebraska with 17 points and five assists in a second-round Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois (March 6) when she reached 100 assists on the season. Prince opened the tournament with 10 points, five assists and two steals in a win over Rutgers (March 5). Prince became the first Husker freshman since Nicole Kubik (1996-97) to record 50 steals in a season.

• Prince was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21) after going for 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals at Iowa (Jan. 16). She also hit a career-high five three-pointers while playing a career-high 41 minutes against the Hawkeyes.

• The national award followed her first Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week honor (Jan. 20), which she shared with Ohio State freshman Jaloni Cambridge.

• Prince ranks fifth among Big Ten freshmen in scoring (13.4 ppg).

• Prince, a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year, has scored double figures 22 times, including a career-high 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting in a road win at Rutgers (Jan. 12). She added six rebounds and three assists. Prince scored 10 points in the decisive fourth quarter.

• Her performance at Rutgers surpassed her 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting in Nebraska’s record-setting 113-70 win over South Dakota (Nov. 16). She added four assists and two steals in front of a sellout crowd at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

• She also pumped in a game-high 23 points in an important Husker road win at Purdue (Jan. 30).

• She added 20 points and six rebounds at Creighton (Nov. 22).

• Prince produced a 13-point effort in an upset of No. 17 Maryland in College Park (Feb. 13) that included a career-high eight assists.

• She matched her career best with eight assists while scoring nine points at Illinois (Feb. 16). Prince suffered a right lower leg injury in the closing minutes against the Illini when she was fouled on a three-point attempt in the corner. She earned three free throws but was unable to continue and Kendall Coley converted 2-of-3 in her place.

• Prince missed the next two games (Oregon, Washington, Feb. 19-23) before returning with 15 points and six assists in a road win at Northwestern (March 2).

• Prince had a game-high 19 points to go with five rebounds in a low-scoring win over Tarleton State (Dec. 11). She hit three threes against the Texans and went 6-for-6 at the line.

• Prince contributed 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26), before notching her fifth straight double-digit performance with a game-high 14 points in a win over Lindenwood (Dec. 3). She also had 13 points and a six assists against North Alabama (Nov. 19) during the five-game stretch. Prince added a career-high two blocks against the Lions.

• Prince had 10 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in NU's win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8). It was her third straight double-digit effort, joining 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals in a win over Penn State (Jan. 5) and 10 points, a career-high-tying eight rebounds and four assists at No. 4 USC (Jan. 1).

• She became the first Husker freshman point guard to reach 100 points in her first eight games, when she put up seven points and seven boards in a win over Minnesota (Dec. 8). The only other Husker point guard to score 100 points in 10 or fewer games is Nicole Kubik (10 games, 1996-97).

• Prince, who won four consecutive Nebraska Class B state high school championships at PBA while playing for her mother, Ann Prince at Elkhorn North (2021-22-23-24), was the No. 16 recruit in the country according to Prospects Nation and No. 28 according to ESPN.

• An honorable-mention high school All-American last year by the Naismith award and MaxPreps, Prince produced one of the best senior seasons in Nebraska high school history in 2023-24. She averaged 27.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.9 steals. She led the state in both scoring and assists as a senior on her way to finishing with a Class B record 2,491 points, surpassing Husker All-American Jordan Hooper’s previous mark of 2,078.

• Prince also matched Hooper for No. 2 in state tournament history with 271 career points.

• In addition to being a four-time Super-State selection in basketball, Prince was a six-time gold medalist and two-time silver medalist at the Nebraska State Track & Field Championships.

• She was the 2024 Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year across all sports.

• Prince missed Nebraska’s win over Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9) with a lower leg injury, but returned for six points, four assists and three steals as a starter in a win over Southern (Nov. 12).

Husker Freshmen Featuring Efficiency
• Britt Prince is the leader of a talented freshman trio for Nebraska. While Prince has earned headlines by starting at point guard and putting up some of the best numbers in history by a Big Red rookie, fellow freshmen Amiah Hargrove and Petra Bozan have been dynamic inside.

• Hargrove opened the Big Ten Tournament by tying her career high with 13 points in 23 minutes off the bench in a win over Rutgers (March 5). It was her seventh double-figure scoring effort of the season. She added four rebounds and tied her career high with a pair of three-pointers.

• She produced her first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a career-high 28 minutes in an overtime win at Iowa (Jan. 16). She hit 3-of-4 shots including 2-of-3 threes and both free throws against the Hawkeyes while adding a career-high two blocks.

• Hargrove added a double-figure scoring effort with 11 points at Indiana (Feb. 2).

• She erupted for a career-high 13 points in a win over Tarleton State (Dec. 11). She hit 5-of-6 shots, including a three-pointer, while adding three rebounds and a steal. She also led Nebraska with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting at No. 1 UCLA (Dec. 29). She had 10 points and eight rebounds in a Big Ten-opening win over previously unbeaten Minnesota (Dec. 8).

• The 6-1 forward from Christopher, Ill., added 10 points and seven rebounds in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26). She made back-to-back starts against Chattanooga (Dec. 15) and No. 17 Georgia Tech (Dec. 21). Hargrove also played a major role in NU's win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8) with seven points and six rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench.

• On the season, Hargrove has produced per 40 minute averages of 13.2 points and 10.1 rebounds while hitting 48.1 percent of her shots from the field, including 48.5 percent of her threes (16-33).

• Bozan, a 6-5 center from Croatia, owns six-double digit scoring efforts, including 11 points in Nebraska's second-round Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois (March 6). She tied her career high with 12 points - all in the fourth quarter - at Indiana (Feb. 2). It matched her 12 points in an opening-day win over Omaha (Nov. 4). She also had 11 against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9). She went a combined 9-for-11 from the field, including 4-for-4 from three-point range in those two games. Bozan added 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a win over Lindenwood (Dec. 3), before getting her first double-digit effort in Big Ten play with 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting in a win over Wisconsin (Jan. 20). She also had nine points and five rebounds in her Big Ten debut against Minnesota (Dec. 8).She had seven points at UCLA (Dec. 29), as the Husker freshmen provided three of NU's top four scorers against the top-ranked Bruins. Bozan pitched in eight points and six rebounds in just 11 minutes to help the Huskers push past Penn State (Jan. 5). She added another big effort with eight points and four boards in 12 minutes off the bench in Nebraska's Big Ten road win at Rutgers (Jan. 12).

• She closed the regular season with nine points in a win over Northwestern (March 2), before opening the Big Ten Tournament with nine points in a win over Rutgers (March 5). She combined to go 8-for-9 from the field in those two wins, including 4-for-4 in the conference tournament.

• On the season, Bozan has produced per 40 minute averages of 19.4 points and 10.4 rebounds while hitting 51.4 percent of her shots from the field, including 37.5 percent (9-24) of her threes.

Big Red Spreads Scoring

• Nebraska has put at least five players in double figures in seven of its 32 games this season, including six Huskers in double digits in a 91-71 victory at No. 17 Maryland (Feb. 13). The Huskers put five in double figures in back-to-back Big Ten wins at Iowa (87-84 OT, Jan. 16) and over Wisconsin (91-60, Jan. 20). In five other games, NU has put four players in double figures with the fifth-highest scorer adding nine points.

• Perhaps the most amazing part of the double-figure scoring performances for the Big Red through 32 games is that all seven games have featured a different group of scorers that have ultimately included all 12 players on the active roster at the start of the season.

• In a win at No. 17 Maryland (Feb. 13), six Huskers scored double figures, including Alexis Markowski-20, Alberte Rimdal-15, Britt Prince-13, Logan Nissley-11, Jessica Petrie-11 and Callin Hake-10.

• In the win over Wisconsin (Jan. 20), five Huskers put up double figures, including Kendall Moriarty-17, Jessica Petrie-15, Britt Prince-14, Alexis Markowski-12 and Petra Bozan-10.

• In the win at Iowa (Jan. 16), five Huskers put up double figures, including Britt Prince-22, Alexis Markowski-19, Logan Nissley-13, Jessica Petrie-13 and Amiah Hargrove-10.

• In the opener with Omaha (Nov. 4), six Huskers produced double-digit points, including Alexis Markowski-14, Natalie Potts-14, Petra Bozan-12, Logan Nissley-12, Allison Weidner-11 and Britt Prince-10.

• In a win over South Dakota in Sioux Falls (Nov. 16), five Huskers finished in double figures, including Britt Prince-23, Natalie Potts-22, Alexis Markowski-14, Kendall Moriarty-13 and Kendall Coley-12.

• In a victory over North Alabama (Nov. 19), five Huskers scored in double figures, including Callin Hake-17, Jessica Petrie-14, Britt Prince-13, Alberte Rimdal-13 and Alexis Markowski-10.

• Nebraska put five players in double figures in its second straight home game in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 22), including Callin Hake-16, Alberte Rimdal-15, Britt Prince-13, Alexis Markowski-10 and Amiah Hargrove-10.

• The only Huskers to score in double figures in each of the seven games with at least five players in double figures were Alexis Markowski and Britt Prince.