Huskers Shoot for Fifth Straight Win

Nebraska returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena Wednesday night hunting for its fifth consecutive win to open the season when the Huskers play host to Oral Roberts.

Tip-off between the Huskers (4-0) and the Golden Eagles (2-3) is set for 7 p.m. (CT) with Starting 5 Mini-Plan 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 1490 AM/97.3 FM/97.7 HD3 in Omaha.

A live video stream will be provided to subscribers of B1G+.

Nebraska improved to 4-0 with an 82-70 win over North Dakota State at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Sunday. Sophomore Amiah Hargrove scored a career-high 17 points to lead four Huskers in double figures against the Bison, who were the preseason pick to finish second in the Summit League in 2026. The 6-2 forward added a team-high seven rebounds while enjoying a perfect shooting night (7-7 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT) in the victory. Hargrove is averaging 9.8 points and a team-best 7.0 rebounds off the bench early this season for the unbeaten Big Red.

Nancy Lieberman Award candidate Britt Prince continued her strong play to open her sophomore season with 16 points and three assists against NDSU. Prince has scored at least 15 points in each of NU's first four games while averaging a team-best 19.0 points per contest. The 5-11 point guard out of Elkhorn North High School has added 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists on the year. She is also shooting a team-best 61.2 percent from the field, including 50 percent from three-point range.

Junior Jessica Petrie has joined Prince as the only Huskers to put up double figures in all four victories this season. The 6-2 power forward from Gold Coast, Australia produced 12 points, three rebounds and season highs of four assists and two blocks against the Bison. She erupted for a career-high 20 points in a win over Samford (Nov. 8), while scoring 11 points against both Northwestern State (Nov. 3) and Creighton (Nov. 12). Her effort in the win over the Bluejays included a 70-foot buzzer-beating three-pointer to end the first quarter that made ESPN SportsCenter's No. 3 Top Play. Through four games, Petrie is averaging 13.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.

Sophomore Claire Johnson contributed 10 points off the bench for her third game in double figures as a Husker, including 21 points in a season-opening win over Northwestern State (Nov. 3) and 11 points in the win over Creighton (Nov. 12). The 5-9 guard is one of three Huskers averaging in double figures on the season (10.5 ppg).

While three Huskers - Britt Prince (19.0 ppg), Jessica Petrie (13.5 ppg) and Claire Johnson (10.5 ppg) - are averaging double figures, three more are averaging 9.0 or more points per contest, including Amiah Hargrove (9.8 ppg), Petra Bozan (9.5 ppg) and Callin Hake (9.0 ppg).

Nebraska has scored 80 or more points in each of its first four games this season and is averaging 87.3 points per contest. In Sunday's win over North Dakota State, 10 different Huskers hit the scoring column. It marked the first time since the first four games of 2015-16 that Nebraska has produced 80 or more points in four consecutive contests. The 2015-16 Huskers scored 88 or more in each of the first five games before losing 88-46 at No. 1 UConn in Hartford (Nov. 28, 2015).

Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
4 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - So. - F - 9.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 13.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg
1 - Hailey Weaver - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 4.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Sr. - G - 9.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - So. - G - 19.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Off the Bench
5 - Claire Johnson - 5-9 - So. - G - 10.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - So. - F - 9.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg
21 - Eliza Maupin - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 6.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 5.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg
34 - Emily Fisher - 6-0 - Jr. - G/F - 4.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg
15 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - RFr. - G - 2.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg
00 - Alanna Neale - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 1.0 ppg, 0.7 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 (162-123); 19th Season Overall (355-232)

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (2-3, 0-0 Summit League)
22 - A'Maya Holton - 6-0 - Fr. - F - 10.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg
30 - Kayten Donley - 6-1 - Fr. - F - 7.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg
2 - Gentry Baldwin - 5-5 - Jr. - G - 8.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg
3 - Anna Trusty - 6-0 - So. - G - 13.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
11 - Jalei Oglesby - 5-8 - RSr. - G - 17.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Off the Bench
0 - Ari Gordon - 5-11 - RJr. - G - 5.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
10 - Preslee Hartsock - 5-8 - Fr. - G - 4.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg
1 - Azailah Funches - 6-1 - So. - G - 3.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg
15 - Alana Shetlar - 6-3 - RFr. - G/F - 2.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg
14 - Hannah Coons - 6-1 - RFr. - F - 2.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg
33 - Taylor Jackson - 6-3 - Gr. - C/F - 1.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg
20 - Bella Edwards - 5-11 - Fr. - G - 1.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg
Head Coach: Cophie Anderson (Fresno State, 2005)
First Season at ORU (2-3); First Season Overall (2-3)

Scouting The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
• Oral Roberts comes to Lincoln with a 2-3 record following a Monday night home loss to Tulsa (78-69 OT). The Golden Eagles opened the season with home wins over Friends (97-65) and Haskell (92-50) before a 112-62 loss at No. 22 Oklahoma State. ORU also suffered a 76-65 setback at Lindenwood in St. Charles, Mo., before facing the Golden Hurricane.

• Cophie Anderson is in her first season officially as ORU's head coach, but she served as the acting head coach for three seasons. She helped the Golden Eagles to the postseason three straight years, including the 2023 WNIT and the 2024 and 2025 WBIT. In 2024-25, Oral Roberts finished with a 24-9 record that included a 12-4 Summit League mark. ORU fell to No. 25 South Dakota State, 84-68, in the Summit League title game before suffering a WNIT loss at Missouri State.

• ORU is replacing all five starters from last year's team, including four who averaged double figures. First-team All-Summit Taleyah Jones (18.1 ppg), Ruthie Udoumoh (12.1 ppg), Makyra Tramble (10.6 ppg) and Emily Robinson (10.0 ppg) are all gone, along with fellow starter Meghan Weinrich (6.1 ppg).

• Udoumah, ORU's top rebounder (8.2 rpg), Tramble, who led the Summit League in assist-to-turnover ratio and steals per game while leading the Golden Eagles with 64 threes, and Weinrich completed their eligibility. Jones and Robinson, who combined for 107 threes, both transferred to Arkansas to play for former ORU head coach Kelsi Musick.

• Redshirt senior Jalei Oglesby and sophomore Anna Trusty have been reliable threats for ORU early this season. Oglesby, a 5-8 guard from Howe, Okla., scored at least 18 points in each of the first four games, including 24 in the loss at Oklahoma State. However, she was limited to four points on 2-of-12 shooting against Tulsa. Oglesby is averaging 17.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals while shooting 47.3 percent from the field and 85.7 percent from the free throw line. She has not hit a three-pointer and was just 1-for-7 last season. Oglesby was first-team All-Summit League and won her second straight Summit League Sixth Woman of the Year award in 2025.

• Trusty, a 6-0 guard from Greenwood, Ark., also put up double figures in the first four games, including 14 points against both Oklahoma State and Lindenwood, before being held to eight by Tulsa. She has hit just 2-of-10 three-pointers. She was the MIAA Freshman of the Year at Arkansas-Fort Smith in 2024-25 after being named the Gatorade Arkansas High School Player of the Year in 2023-24.

• Ogelsby and Trusty both fouled out in the overtime loss to Tulsa, as did fellow starters Gentry Baldwin and A'Maya Holton while ORU's fifth starter, Kayten Donley, committed four fouls in a game with 65 total fouls. ORU was whistled for 37 fouls.

• Holton, a true freshman, has started all five games and ranks third on the team in scoring (10.6 ppg) while leading ORU in rebounding (5.6 rpg). The 6-0 forward from San Antonio opener her career with 26 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Friends, but totaled just two points combined in losses to Lindenwood and OSU. She bounced back with 14 points against Tulsa.

• Donley (7.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg), a 6-0 freshman forward from Bethany, Okla., and Baldwin (8.6 ppg) from Bixby, Okla., have rounded out the starting five for all five games. Donley produced double figures with 10 points and five assists against Tulsa, while Baldwin erupted for 21 points, including 3-of-7 threes, against the Golden Hurricane. Baldwin had produced just 22 total points through the first four games. Baldwin has hit a team-best 7-of-20 (.350) threes.

• As a team, ORU is shooting 43.1 percent but just 24.4 percent (20-82) from three-point range. The Golden Eagles have hit 70.9 percent of their free throws. ORU carries a minus-5.0 team turnover margin and a minus-2.8 rebound margin, including an 11-board deficit in the loss to Tulsa.

Nebraska vs. ORU Series History
• Nebraska leads the all-time series with Oral Roberts 8-0, including a 90-61 win over the Golden Eagles in the most recent meeting on Dec. 4, 2020 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. All eight games in series history have been played in Lincoln.

• ORU battled Nebraska until late in the fourth quarter in a 77-67 loss to the Huskers on Dec. 14, 2019 - the closest game in the series.

• In the first meeting at PBA in Nebraska's opening year in the arena, the No. 18 Huskers rolled to an 89-53 win on Dec. 29, 2013. It is the only meeting either team has been ranked at game time.

• The previous year in the final meeting between the two teams in the Devaney Center, Nebraska battled to an 80-67 victory on Dec. 20, 2012.

• The first-ever meeting between the teams came with a 100-87 Nebraska victory at the Devaney Center on Nov. 27, 1987. Every other game between the teams has been played in December, prior to Wednesday's matchup.

• The Huskers put up 100 points again on ORU with a 110-61 win in the second meeting (Dec. 5, 1989), before a 95-62 win over the Golden Eagles (Dec. 31, 1990). The teams did not meet again until a 70-51 Husker win on Dec. 2, 2008.

Husker Defense Doing Damage Early
• Nebraska is allowing opponents just 53.0 points per game through four contests, despite surrendering 70 points in a win over North Dakota State (Nov. 16).

• Through four games, Nebraska is forcing 24.0 turnovers per game while committing just 14.5 for a plus-9.5 turnover margin.

• The Huskers forced 25 Creighton turnovers - the most by the Jays since committing 26 turnovers against Minnesota, Dec. 30, 2012.

• The Huskers have forced at least 20 turnovers in each of their first four games against Northwestern State (24), Samford (27), Creighton (25) and North Dakota State (20). The last time NU forced 20-plus turnovers in four straight games came in 2011-12 when they produced seven straight 20-turnover games from Nov. 27 to Dec. 21, 2011 - at Florida State (21), at Georgia Tech (26), Texas-Pan American (22), Creighton (21), at Northern Arizona (23), Vermont (22) and South Dakota State (20).

• Nebraska notched 17 steals in the win over Samford (Nov. 8) - the most by a Husker team since getting 19 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Jan. 2, 2008.

Nebraska By The Numbers 

• Eliza Maupin (100) played in her 100th collegiate game on Sunday against North Dakota State. Maupin played 98 games in three seasons at Kansas State.

• Jessica Petrie (397) needs three points to reach 400 in her college career.

• Amiah Hargrove (195) needs five points to reach 200 in her college career.

• Callin Hake (593) needs seven points to reach 600 in her college career.

• Britt Prince (479) needs 21 points to reach 500 in her college career.

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 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 four games this season, she is averaging a team-best 19.0 points per game while hitting 61.2 percent (30-49) of her shots from the field, including 4-of-8 threes (.500).

• 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), before getting 18 points and a season-high seven rebounds in a win over Creighton (Nov. 12).

• She added 16 points, two rebounds and three assists in a win over North Dakota State in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Nov. 16).

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

• Prince, 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 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 (Dec. 4). She continues to rehab with hopes of returning to the court mid-season.

Huskers Sign Three Top 100 High School Recruits

• Nebraska signed a trio of top-100 high school seniors from the Midwest on the opening day of the national signing period on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

• Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Girls National High School Player of the Year candidate Ashlyn Koupal (South Dakota), Ava Miles (Missouri) and Maddi Stewart (Oklahoma) plan to join Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williams and the Huskers as true freshmen for the 2026-27 campaign.

• "We are thrilled that these three talented, hard-working, driven young women have chosen to join our Husker family," Williams said. "Ashlyn, Ava and Maddi each bring the skills, intelligence, character and work ethic to thrive as Huskers and will be instrumental in helping us continue to raise the bar in our program."

• One of the highest ranked recruits in Husker history, Koupal (pronounced - KO-pull) is the No. 22 player in the current ESPN Top 100. The 6-3 forward from Wagner, S.D., was also ranked as a five-star recruit as the No. 10 player in the current 247 Sports rankings (No. 13 composite), as the No. 3 power forward in the nation. Koupal was the Gatorade South Dakota High School Player of the Year as a junior after averaging 22.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.3 steals and 3.5 blocks in leading Wagner to the state tournament. It was her third straight season averaging better than 20 points per game. She also produced one quadruple-double, two triple-doubles and 10 double-doubles as a junior. A three-time all-state selection, Koupal helped Wagner to a Class A state runner-up finish as a sophomore in 2023. Koupal is also an outstanding student, carrying a 4.0 GPA.

• Koupal, who chose Nebraska over Duke, Kansas, Michigan State and TCU, was one of 45 high school players from across the country invited to the 2025 USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamp during the NCAA Women's Final Four. Entering her senior season, Koupal has amassed 1,939 points, 860 rebounds, 364 assists, 189 steals and 287 blocks.

• An outstanding all-around athlete, Koupal won her fifth consecutive South Dakota Class A state high jump championship as a junior in 2025. She also notched 12 kills to help the Red Raider volleyball team clinch a berth in the 2025 South Dakota Class A state tournament on Tuesday night.

• "Ashlyn has great versatility, which makes her a dangerous threat to score both inside and out," Williams said. "She makes those around her better with her ability to pass and defend at a high level. She has a strong desire to be great, and the work ethic to match. She is going to have a tremendous career as a Husker."

• A four-star recruit who was ranked No. 69 nationally by ESPN and No. 70 by 247 Sports, Miles was ranked as the No. 14 shooting guard in the country by 247 Sports. The No. 3 ranked recruit in the state of Missouri, Miles, who committed to Nebraska in July of 2025, led Staley to a Class 6 runner-up finish with a 29-2 record by averaging 14.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.8 steals per game as a junior. She also hit 50.1 percent of her shots from the floor, including 33.3 percent of her three-point attempts for the Falcons.

• A three-time adidas All-American, Miles is a two-time all-state pick and a three-time all-district and all-conference choice. She was the 2025 Greater Kansas City Conference Player of the Year.

• "Ava is an outstanding all-around player who is going to bring energy to the court and the locker room every day," Williams said. "She is a high-level communicator with the ability to create in transition and score at all three levels. She is willing to do all the little things to help her team win. Husker fans are going to love watching her energy and enthusiasm on the court."

• Miles said she chose Nebraska over Maryland and Michigan State.

• "It truly is the only place that felt like home," Miles said. "I knew that no matter how my day was, that I would find peace and joy with this program. God told me this is where I needed to go, and I know this program is very, very special."

• Stewart, a 5-9 guard from Claremore, Okla., is the No. 80 recruit in the country and the No. 16 shooting guard according to 247 Sports. She is also No. 100 nationally by ESPN. Stewart averaged 14.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.2 steals while leading Lincoln Christian High School to the 2025 Class 4A state championship. She shot 46 percent from the field and 82 percent at the free line for the Bulldogs, while eclipsing 1,000 career points early in her junior season.

• Stewart, who committed to Nebraska in mid-August, was the unanimous MVP of the Oklahoma Class 4A state tournament after getting 20 points and 12 rebounds in the state championship game. The two-time first-team all-stater was named the MVP of the Pinnacle Conference while playing for her coach and mother, Melody, who was named the state high school coach of the year by the Tulsa World. It was Lincoln Christian's third straight trip to the state finals, but its first state championship.

• "We are so excited about what Maddi brings to the Husker program," Williams said. "She is a winner! She is also a tough, gritty player who can shoot from outside and create off the dribble. As the daughter of a coach, she brings a high basketball IQ with her and a real desire to grow as a player and person to help her team win championships."

• Stewart, who chose Nebraska over Oklahoma, Missouri and Oklahoma State, said the Husker program provided a strong sense of belonging.

• "Nebraska feels the most like home to me," Stewart said. "I believe in what Coach Williams has built and in her vision for integrating me in the program as well. The fan base is unmatched and it is clearly Nebraska vs. everyone. Go Big Red!"