Prince Named Nebraska Female Freshman of the Year

Britt Prince claimed one of Nebraska's top athletic honors when she was named the Female Freshman Athlete of the Year across all sports at the 35th annual "A Night at the Lied" awards ceremony on Sunday, April 27 in downtown Lincoln.

Prince, a 5-11 point guard on the Nebraska women's basketball team in 2024-25, earned the honor after being named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team. The Omaha, Neb., native who was a two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year after leading Elkhorn North to four consecutive state championships, averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and team bests of 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals for the Huskers.

Prince started 30 games while helping the Big Red to the NCAA Tournament with a 21-12 overall record. Nebraska women's basketball's co-Most Valuable Player alongside four-time All-Big Ten selection Alexis Markowski, Prince was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week after leading the Huskers to an 87-84 overtime victory at Iowa (Jan. 16) by scoring a game-high 22 points to go along with seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals.

It was one of six 20-point performances for Prince on the season, including a career-high 24 points to go with six assists against No. 4 UCLA in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on March 7. Prince also led the Huskers with 14 points and six assists in the NCAA Tournament against Louisville on March 21.

Prince, an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection, earned Nebraska's top female freshman honor over finalists Olivia Mauch (volleyball), Kayla Starr (bowling) and Maddy Moyer (rifle).

Two other Husker women's basketball players were honored at "A Night at the Lied" for their overall commitment to Nebraska's Life Skills program. Kendall Coley (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Allison Weidner (Humphrey, Neb.) were named Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership award winners.