Huskers Clash with Creighton Wednesday at PBA

Nebraska closes its three-game season-opening home stand when it collides with Creighton on Wednesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off between the Huskers (2-0) and the Bluejays (1-1) is set for 8 p.m. (CT) with Starting 5 Pack Mini Plans and single-game tickets available now at Huskers.com.

Live audio will be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers App from the Huskers Radio Network with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call together for their 25th consecutive season. Over the air, fans can find the radio broadcast on 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 97.3 FM/1490 AM.

The game will be televised live by FS1 with Kylen Mills and Meghan McKeown on the call.

Nebraska improved to 2-0 with an 80-46 victory over Samford on Saturday in Lincoln. Britt Prince led the Huskers with a game-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting. Through two games, the Nancy Lieberman Award candidate out of Elkhorn North High School is averaging a team-best 21 points on 68 percent shooting from the floor. The 5-11 sophomore point guard from Omaha has hit 4-of-6 threes early in the season to lead the Big Red in that category.

Junior Jessica Petrie added a career-high 20 points to go along with five rebounds in the win over the Bulldogs. The 6-2 power forward from Gold Coast, Australia is averaging 15.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in her second season as a starter for the Huskers.

Sophomore Petra Bozan also contributed a career high with 13 points in the win over Samford. The 6-3 forward from Split, Croatia averaged 12.0 points and 4.5 rebounds last week in the first two starts of her career, replacing four-time All-Big Ten center Alexis Markowski.

Fellow sophomore Amiah Hargrove added more punch in the post by recording her second career double-double with 12 points and a career-high-tying 11 rebounds against the Bulldogs. The 6-2 forward from Christopher, Ill., added a career-best three steals in a career-high 29 minutes off the bench in the victory. She is averaging 8.0 points and 8.0 rebounds through two games.

Petrie and Hargrove have solidified Nebraska's power forward spot while Katrina McClain Award candidate Natalie Potts continues her recovery from last year's season-ending knee injury. Potts, who was the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, averaged 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds on 70 percent shooting through Nebraska's first four games a year ago, before suffering a knee injury against North Alabama (Nov. 19) and taking a medical redshirt for the 2024-25 season.

Senior guard Callin Hake and graduate guard Hailey Weaver led a strong defensive effort against Samford that featured 17 steals. Hake and Weaver eached snagged four steals, as the Huskers forced 27 Bulldog turnovers in holding their second consecutive opponent to just 46 points. Hake is averaging 9.0 points, 1.5 rebounds and team bests of 5.0 assists and 3.5 steals. Weaver has added 4.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.0 steals in her first two games as a Husker after transferring from Northwestern.

Nebraska Cornhuskers (RV/RV) (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
4 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - So. - F - 12.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 15.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg
1 - Hailey Weaver - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 4.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Sr. - G - 9.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - So. - G - 21.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Off the Bench
5 - Claire Johnson - 5-9 - So. - G - 10.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg
34 - Emily Fisher - 6-0 - Jr. - G/F - 9.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - So. - F - 8.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 8.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
15 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - RFr. - G - 2.5 ppg, 0.5 rpg
00 - Alanna Neale - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 0.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
21 - Eliza Maupin - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts - 6-2 - RSo. - F - 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner [Out] - 5-10 - Gr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
10th Season at Nebraska (160-123); 19th Season Overall (353-232)

Creighton Bluejays (1-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)
42  - Grace Boffeli - 6-1 - Gr. - F - 8.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg
35 - Elizabeth Gentry - 6-3 - So. - C - 2.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
2 - Kennedy Townsend - 5-10 - Sr. - G - 12.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
11 - Kiani Lockett - 5-8 - Sr. - G - 17.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
13 - Allison Heathcock - 5-11 - So. - G - 8.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Off the Bench
24 - Ava Zediker - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 12.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg
23 - Neleigh Gessert - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 8.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg
1 - Kendall McGee - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 2.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
30 - Norah Gessert - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 1.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg
9 - Tara Dacic - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 0.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
22 - Avery Cooper - 6-1 - Fr. - F - 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
Head Coach: Jim Flanery (Creighton, 1987)
24th Season at Creighton (454-276); 24th Season Overall (454-276)

Scouting The Creighton Bluejays
• Coach Jim Flanery brings his 24th Creighton team to Lincoln with a 1-1 record after splitting games last week with 2024 NCAA Tournament qualifiers South Dakota State (L, 62-78) and at Drake (W, 83-74).

• Flanery led the Bluejays to a 26-7 record that included a 16-2 BIG EAST mark last season that culminated with a 66-57 NCAA first-round loss to Illinois. It was CU's fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. All seven of Creighton's losses came at the hands of 2025 NCAA Tournament teams, including three to national champion UConn, and a fourth to NCAA Final Four participant UCLA.

• A new-look Creighton team comes to Lincoln after losing a lot to graduation, including its top three scorers in Lauren Jensen (17.8 ppg), Morgan Maly (17.3 ppg) and Molly Mogenson (9.1 ppg) who all started all 33 games for the Jays last season. Mallory Brake is also gone after starting all 33 games a year ago. She averaged 5.0 points, 4.3 rebounds.

• That starting quartet combined for 1,624 points, 627 rebounds, 375 assists and 148 steals. They also combined for 187 three-pointers (.395).

• While the Bluejays lost a lot of scoring, rebounding and experience from last year's squad, they return senior guards Kiani Lockett and Kennedy Townsend. Lockett, who started 30 games a year ago, comes to Lincoln averaging 17.0 points and 6.5 assists after pouring in 25 points in Sunday's win at Drake. Townsend, who came off the bench in all 33 games last season, has added 12.0 points and 4.0 rebounds while draining a team-best six three-pointers.

• Graduate transfer Grace Boffeli has joined the Jays to solidify Creighton's inside game. She is averaging 8.5 points and a team-leading 7.5 rebounds through two contests. Boffeli had 10 points and nine rebounds as a starter for UNI in a 77-57 loss to Nebraska at PBA in the 2023 WNIT.

• Elizabeth Gentry, a 6-3 sophomore center, has added 2.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in her first games as a starter. Gentry played just 69 total minutes, but managed 23 points in 19 games last season.

• Fellow sophomore Allison Heathcock has contributed 8.5 points and 3.0 rebounds as a first-time starter. The 5-11 guard played 30 games a year and hit 7-of-30 three-pointers.

• Five freshmen have provided support off the CU bench led by 5-10 guard Ava Zedicker, who ranks second on the team with 12.5 points per game. Zedicker has played starter's minutes (28.3 mpg) while hitting 54.5 percent (6-11) of her shots from the field, 60 percent (3-5) of her threes and 90.9 percent (10-11) of her free throws.

• Omaha twins Neleigh (8.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg) and Norah Gessert (1.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg) along with Kendall McGee (2.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg) and Serbian Tara Dacic round Creighton's freshmen contributors.

• Through two games, Creighton has averaged a solid 72.5 points per game but surrendered 76.0 per contest. The Jays are shooting just 38.3 percent from the field, but a strong 33.9 percent (20-59) from long range and 85.2 percent (23-27) from the free throw line. CU has been out-rebounded (38.5-36.5), but owns a plus-2.5 turnover margin, committing just 8.0 turnovers per game.

Nebraska vs. Creighton Series History
• Nebraska leads the all-time series with Creighton 31-19, but the Jays have won the last three meetings, including an 80-74 setback for the No. 21 Huskers at CU last season (Nov. 22, 2024).

• The Huskers led 55-52 after three quarters, and the game was tied at 66 after an Alexis Markowski putback, but Creighton outscored NU 14-8 over the final 3:54. Markowski recorded her 42nd career double-double with 26 points and 12 rebounds while becoming just the sixth Husker to reach 1,000 career rebounds. Britt Prince added 20 points and six boards.

• Lauren Jensen led Creighton with 31 points while playing the full 40 minutes, while Morgan Maly (18) and Molly Mogenson (12) combined for 30 more points. Mallory Brake contributed 11 points, six rebounds, three assists and four steals, as that quartet combined for 11 three-pointers.

• Creighton won in its last trip to PBA (Nov. 19, 2023), as the No. 22 Jays fought to a 79-74 win.

• The No. 22 Huskers dropped a 77-51 decision at No. 20 Creighton (Nov. 15, 2022), in the only meeting in school history where both teams were ranked in the top 25. It marked the first time Creighton was ranked in the history of the series.

• Nebraska’s last win in the series came with a 67-62 victory at PBA on Nov. 17, 2021.

• During the last nine games in the series, the Jays are 96-of-256 (.375) from three-point range, while Nebraska is just 34-of-152 (.224). CU is averaging 10.7 made threes per game during the stretch, while NU is averaging 3.8.

• Nebraska has not made more than five threes in a game against Creighton since a 75-67 Husker win in Omaha on Nov. 17, 2008 when the Big Red went 9-for-21. On the flip side, Creighton has made at least five threes every game against Nebraska since going 4-for-13 at the Civic Auditorium in Omaha on Dec. 3, 2000. Creighton won that game, 66-57. NU went 5-for-10.

• In the last 30 meetings combined, Nebraska has hit 101-of-377 (.268) for an average of just 3.4 made threes per game. Creighton has hit 231-of-688 (.336) for an average of 7.7 made threes in the same 30 games. Nebraska owns an 18-12 series edge during that span.

Huskers Celebrated Alumni Weekend
• Nebraska honored its women's basketball alumni at halftime of Saturday's game with Samford.

• More than 40 former players from across all decades of Husker women's basketball are expected to attended the festivities.

• The attendees included 10 of Nebraska's 1,000-point scorers, including Nebraska Athletic Hall of Famers and conference players of the year Karen Jennings and Maurtice Ivy, former WNBA draft picks Nicole Kubik and Kiera Hardy, Amy Stephens, Nafeesah Brown-Morrow, Cory (Montgomery) Barrett, Dominique Kelley-Johnson, Kate Galligan and Nebraska's first 1,000-point scorer Jan Crouch.

Nebraska By The Numbers
• Callin Hake (101) played the 101st game of her Nebraska career in the Huskers' win over Samford. Hake tied career highs with seven assists and four steals against the Bulldogs.

• Hake (197) needs three assists to reach 200 in her Husker career.

• Petra Bozan (199) needs one point to reach 200 in her Husker career.

• Eliza Maupin (98) hopes to make her Husker debut against Creighton in her 99th career collegiate game. Maupin needs 10 points to reach 400 in her career. Maupin had three rebounds and a block in eight minutes off the bench in Kansas State's 86-68 win over Creighton last season in Manhattan (Nov. 14).

• Kennadi Williams (67) scored the first points of her Nebraska career with her layup midway through the third quarter of Monday's win over Northwestern State. The Husker crowd, which included nearly 4,000 junior high students for the Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally, erupted as the Huskers went to a timeout with 67 on the scoreboard. The celebration for 67 lasted two solid minutes through a timeout, before Williams sank a free throw to complete the and-1.

• Kennadi Williams (10) added another highlight in her second game. She entered the game for the first time midway through the first quarter and immediately forced a turnover with a 10-second backcourt violation with one-on-one man defensive pressure in the backcourt.

• Kennadi Williams (8) has eight assists through two games to rank second among the Huskers with 4.0 assists per game. Williams ranks 10th in the nation and third in the Big Ten with an 8-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio through two games.

Bricken for Chicken Back for 2025-26
• Starting at last Saturday's men's and women's basketball games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the popular Bricken for Chicken from Lincoln's local Chick-fil-A restaurants is back for the 2025-26 season.

• If a Husker basketball opposing shooter misses back-to-back free throws in a trip to the line in the second half of a home game, fans attending the game can win a free chicken sandwich, courtesy of the North Star Crossing, SouthPointe Pavilions and 48th & O Street Chick-Fil-A restaurants in Lincoln.

• In order to take advantage of the promotion, fans must download the Chick-fil-A app before attending the game, cheer loud during opponent free throws, celebrate when the opponent misses back-to-back free throws, and claim the free Original Chicken Sandwich in the "Rewards" tab on the Chick-fil-A app.

• The free sandwich must be claimed from the participating Lincoln Chick-fil-A restaurants within three business days of the game date.

Prince Named to Nancy Lieberman Watch List 
• Nebraska's Britt Prince was named to the list of 20 women's college basketball players on the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason Watch List on Monday, Oct. 27. The Lieberman Award was the first of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

• Fan voting for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award is open at http://www.hoophallawards.com.

• Prince, a 5-11 sophomore from Omaha, Neb., returns for her second season at Nebraska after averaging 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals as a true freshman.

• Through two games this season, she is averaging a team-best 21.0 points per game while hitting 68 percent (17-25) of her shots from the field. 

• She opened 2025-26 with 19 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal in a win over Northwestern State (Nov. 3).

• Prince followed with a season-high 23 points, two assists and two steals in a win over Samford (Nov. 8).

• In an exhibition win over Mount Marty (Oct. 24), Prince notched a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists to go along with five rebounds.

• Prince, who was a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors while leading the Huskers to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

• In the NCAA Tournament, Prince led the Big Red with 14 points and six assists against Louisville, after powering Nebraska to two wins at the Big Ten Tournament by averaging 17.0 points and 5.3 assists over three games, including a career-high-tying 24 points against Big Ten Tournament champion and NCAA No. 1 seed UCLA.

• 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 in a road win at Iowa (Jan. 16), when she hit a career-high five three-pointers.

Potts Earns Spot on Katrina McClain Watch List
• Nebraska's Natalie Potts was included on the list of 20 women's college basketball players named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List on Thursday, Oct. 30. The McClain Award was the fourth of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

• Fan voting for the Katrina McClain Power Forward Award is open at http://www.hoophallawards.com.

• Potts, a 6-2 redshirt sophomore from O'Fallon, Mo., returns for her third season at Nebraska in 2025-26. She was the 2023-24 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the fifth game of the 2024-25 campaign. Potts was averaging team bests of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds through the first four games prior to her injury. She was shooting 69.4 percent from the field, including 72.7 percent (8-11) from three-point range to lead the Big Red to a No. 19 national ranking and a 4-0 start.

• In 40-minute production, Potts put up eye-popping numbers of 28.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per 40 to rank among the best players in the Big Ten through the first four games last season.

• In 2023-24, Potts led all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.489), while ranking second among league freshmen in scoring (10.2 ppg) and free throw percentage (.829) in 2023-24. She started all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers, who advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

• Potts, who won 8-of-15 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards during the regular season, was the most consistent freshman in the conference from start to finish. She won the inaugural weekly honor on Nov. 13, 2023, before claiming the final two freshman awards on Feb. 26 and March 4. She won at least one weekly honor during all five months of the season. Her eight weekly awards matched the total of fellow Nebraska Big Ten Freshman of the Year Alexis Markowski in 2022.

• Potts, who also claimed an honorable-mention All-Big Ten award from the conference media, was a unanimous choice on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team by the conference coaches.

• After sustaining her knee injury against North Alabama (Nov. 19, 2024), Potts underwent knee surgery on Dec. 4. She continues to rehab with hopes of returning to the court for the Huskers mid-season.

Husker Hot Takes
• Nebraska earned its 17th all-time NCAA Tournament bid in 2025, including its 11th trip since 2007 (19 seasons). The Huskers also recorded their 20th 20-win campaign in program history including the third in the past four seasons under Head Coach Amy Williams.

• Nebraska earned its third NCAA Tournament bid in the last four years despite playing the final 28 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 played the final 17 games without fourth-year guard Allison Weidner, who was a starter as a freshman on Nebraska's 2022 NCAA Tournament team and at the start of her sophomore season in 2022-23.

• Britt Prince claimed a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and honorable-mention All-Big Ten recognition from both the coaches and the media when awards were announced by the conference on March 4. Prince ranked second among the Huskers in scoring (13.4 ppg), while leading the Big Red in assists (3.8 apg) and steals (1.7 spg), which ranked 13th in the Big Ten. All six of her 20-point performances came on the road, while two of her three career-high eight-rebound efforts and both of her career-best eight-assist performances happened away from PBA.

• 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).

• Nebraska posted six NET Top 50 wins over No. 21 Michigan State, at No. 24 Iowa, at No. 26 Maryland, over No. 29 Illinois, No. 37 Minnesota and over No. 41 Oregon.

• All 12 of NU's losses came to NET Top 50 teams, including seven away from home - at No. 5 UCLA (twice), at No. 6 USC, at No. 29 Illinois, at No. 30 Creighton, at No. 31 Georgia Tech, at No. 34 Indiana and vs. No. 35 Louisville (NCAA) - along with home losses to No. 18 Ohio State, No. 24 Iowa, No. 25 Michigan and No. 44 Washington.

• Alexis Markowski closed her outstanding Nebraska career with team bests of 16.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in 2024-25. The four-time All-Big Ten center set Nebraska's career double-doubles record (53) and finished second in rebounds (1,220) while ranking seventh at NU in career points (1,902).