Huskers Show Promise in Scrimmage with Mizzou

The Nebraska women's basketball team got its first taste of outside competition by squaring off with Missouri in a closed scrimmage at Johnson County Community College near Kansas City on Saturday afternoon.

Jessica Petrie led the Huskers with a game-high 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field including a trio of three-pointers. The 6-2 junior forward from Gold Coast, Australia, also went 4-for-4 at the free throw line to complete an efficient performance.

Petra Bozan added double figures of her own inside with 18 points including two three-pointers. The 6-3 sophomore forward from Split, Croatia, erupted for eight points including back-to-back threes as part of a 16-2 Big Red surge to open the third quarter.

Bozan led a spirited effort by a talented group of Husker sophomores, including 12 points, six rebounds and five assists from Britt Prince. The 5-11 point guard who earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors a year ago, was matched by newcomer Claire Johnson in the scoring column. A sophomore transfer from Paducah, Ky., the 5-9 Johnson drained four three-pointers on the day, including two threes in the first quarter to help shoot the Huskers to to a fast start.

Sophomore forward Amiah Hargrove also contributed eight points for Nebraska, as the Husker quartet of second-year collegians combined for 50 points.

Graduate transfer Hailey Weaver also made a strong impact at both ends of the court for the Huskers, pumping in nine points, including six in the fourth quarter, while adding a game-high four steals. Fellow transfer Eliza Maupin also filled the stat sheet across the board with six points, while contributing rebounding, assists, steals and blocked shots.

Fellow senior Callin Hake, Nebraska's lone active fourth-year returning player, also made an undeniable impact in the Big Red victory over the Tigers, scoring six points on a pair of three-pointers while dishing out a game-high 12 assists. Hake's decision making helped a Husker offense that recorded 27 assists on the afternoon, while hitting 15-of-26 three-pointers on the way to scoring more than 100 points.

Freshmen Alanna Neale (5 points) and Kennadi Williams (4 points) rounded out the Husker contributions in a strong effort against their former conference rivals.

Illinois State transfer Shannon Dowell led Missouri with 19 points, while Grace Slaughter was the only other Tiger to manage double figures with 11 points.

Nebraska will play host to Mount Marty in its lone exhibition of the season on Friday, Oct. 24. Tip-off between the Huskers and Lancers at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 8 p.m. (CT).