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The Nebraska women's basketball team opens its 2026-27 season by battling the San Jose State Spartans on Monday, Nov. 2 at noon (CT) at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Season tickets, mini-plans and single-game tickets for the entire Husker women's basketball schedule are available now at Huskers.com or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED.
Nebraska's game with the Spartans will follow the annual Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally, which begins at 9:30 a.m. and will feature inspiring messages from current and former Nebraska student-athletes, along with a message from Husker Head Coach Amy Williams. A record 4,016 students and accompanying adults from 70 schools across the state and beyond are scheduled to attend.
The game will be televised live statewide by Nebraska Public Media with Bill Doleman and Kara Graham on the call to also provide a live video stream for B1G+ subscribers.
Free live audio from the Huskers Radio Network will be available on Huskers.com, the Huskers App, 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 590 AM in Omaha with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call as they begin their 26th consecutive season together.
Nebraska closed a successful 2025-26 season by earning its third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and its fourth in the past five years.
The NCAA NET 28 Huskers (19-13, 7-11 Big Ten) notched their second NCAA Tournament victory in the past three seasons and their 10th in school history with a 75-56 run past Richmond in the NCAA First Four in Durham, N.C. (March 18).
The No. 11 seed Huskers had their season come to an end against No. 6 seed and AP No. 21 Baylor, 67-62, in the first round at Cameron Indoor Stadium on the Duke campus (March 20).
Nebraska closed its 10th season under Head Coach Amy Williams with its fifth consecutive NCAA NET Top 45 ranking, closing the year at NET No. 28. Nebraska is one of only five current Big Ten schools (18) that have finished in the top five in the NET in each of the last five seasons, joining 2026 national champion UCLA, Maryland, Iowa and Ohio State in that esteemed group.
The Huskers hit the court for the first time in 2026-27 at PBA on Oct. 23, running to a 90-41 win over Wayne State College in exhibition action. The exhibition win followed an 89-87 victory over Kansas State in a closed scrimmage in Manhattan (Oct. 16).
Nebraska Cornhuskers
vs. San Jose State Spartans
Monday, November 2, 2026
Lincoln, Nebraska (Pinnacle Bank Arena)
Tickets: Huskers.com / 1-800-8-BIG-RED
Doors Open: 11 a.m. (60 minutes prior to tip)
Special Event: Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally
Halftime: Spyros Bros
Live Television/B1G+: Nebraska Public Media
Bill Doleman (PBP), Kara Graham (Analyst)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (11:30 a.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com
Nebraska Cornhuskers (19-13, 7-11 Big Ten)
22 - Natalie Potts - 6-2 - Sr. - F - Redshirt
24 - Ashlyn Koupal - 6-3 - Fr. - F - High School
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 12.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - Jr. - G - 17.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner - 5-10 - Gr. - G - Redshirt
Off the Bench
00 - Arek Angui - 6-9 - Jr. - C - 1.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg
1 - Ava Miles - 6-0 - Fr. - G - High School
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Sr. - G - 8.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg
8 - Edessa Noyan - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 5.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg
10 - Maddi Stewart - 5-9 - Fr. - G - High School
15 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - Jr. - G - 2.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg
34 - Emily Fisher - 6-0 - Sr. - G/F - 1.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
11th Season at Nebraska (177-136); 20th Season Overall (370-245)
San Jose State Spartans (4-28, 2-18 Mountain West)
5 - Maleyni Tolliver - 6-3 - Jr. - F - JUCO
7 - Cristina Sanchez Cerqueira - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 1.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg
17 - Erika Mace - 5-9 - Fr. - G - High School
23 - Adlee Blacklock - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 2.5 ppg, 1.2 rpg
24 - Sydney Rodriguez - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 6.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Off the Bench
2 - Kayla Lorenz - 6-1 - Jr. - G - 5.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg
3 - Natalija Grizelj - 5-9 - Gr. - G - DNP
4 - Rylei Waugh - 5-6 - RJr. - G - 9.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg
6 - Tamar Bargal - 6-1 - Sr. - F - Israel
10 - Amelie Sitterud - 6-0 - Sr. - G/F - 2.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg
11 - Carla Fuster - 5-10 - So. - G - 3.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg
20 - Isa Hamalainen - 6-1 - So. - G - 0.4 ppg, 0.2 rpg
21 - Alyssa Rudd - 5-8 - Fr. - G - High School
32 - Gabriela Pato - 6-4 - So. - F - 4.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg
77 - Eve Blagrove - 6-0 - Fr. - G - High School
Head Coach: Jonas Chatterton (Utah, 2000)
Second Season at San Jose State (4-28); Second Season Overall (4-28)
Scouting the San Jose State Spartans
• San Jose State brings a new look to Lincoln this season under second-year head coach Jonas Chatterton, who took on his first Division I head coaching job after spending the 2024-25 season as the associate head coach at Oklahoma. Chatterton previously spent a decade as an assistant at Oregon State, helping the Beavers to the 2016 NCAA Final Four, multiple Elite Eight appearances and three Pac-12 regular-season titles. He was on staff at Oregon State when the Beavers defeated the Huskers in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament in Corvallis.
• The Spartans struggled to a 4-28 record that included a 2-18 mark in the Mountain West in 2025-26, but have undergone a significant roster overhaul for 2026-27. San Jose State has added 10 newcomers to its 15-player roster, including five D-I transfers, one international senior, two international freshmen, one California junior college transfer and one California freshman.
• Rylei Waugh is the top returning player for the Spartans but she did not play in a 76-74 OT exhibition loss to Cal State East Bay (Oct. 28). The 5-6 redshirt junior guard averaged 9.9 points and 5.2 rebounds through nine games with five starts last year before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
• Freshman Erika Mace could supply leadership at point guard if Waugh is not 100 percent. Mace, the first of many players the Huskers will face this season from Espoo, Finland, was a member of Finland's U18 National Team. She had 11 points, five rebounds, eight assists and five steals in her Spartan debut against the Pioneers, playing a team-high 34 minutes.
• Maleyni Tolliver, one of the top California junior college players last year, could provide an instant impact. The 6-3 junior averaged 16.6 points and 7.3 rebounds while hitting 57.8 percent of her shots as the Western State Conference Most Outstanding Player at Moorpark College. She had 14 points and four rebounds in an exhibition start vs. NCAA Division II CS East Bay, playing 33 minutes.
• Experienced Division I shooting guards Kayla Lorenz (UTRGV) and Adlee Blacklock (Texas Tech/Oregon State) could provide much needed accuracy from long range. Blacklock, who led the Spartans with 29 points (6-11 3FG) off the bench against Cal State East Bay, hit 40.5 percent of her threes for the Lady Raiders in her second season in Lubbock. Blacklock was also a two-year contributor under Chatterton at Oregon State. Lorenz started in the exhibition loss to the Pioneers after hitting 40.5 percent of her threes in her second season at UTRGV in 2025-26. She finished with six points in her San Jose State debut after averaging 5.8 points per game a year ago.
• Seattle transfer Sydnie Rodriguez also could help solidify the Spartan backcourt. The 6-0 junior was a two-year starter for the Redhawks and averaged 6.1 points and 4.9 rebounds a year ago. She managed five points and seven rebounds in an exhibition start against Cal State East Bay.
• Gabriela Pato, a 6-4 sophomore from Spain, could help inside after averaging 4.3 points and 3.3 rebounds along with a team-leading 1.3 blocks over 32 games with 11 starts as a freshman last season. Fellow Spaniard Cristina Sanchez Cerqueira also could play a significant role. The senior managed three points and eight rebounds in an exhibition start against the Pioneers.
•International freshman Eve Blagrove (Netherlands) could add important depth after playing 20 minutes in the exhibition against CS East Bay.
• Carla Fuster, a 5-10 sophomore guard, added 3.6 points and 1.1 rebounds while appearing in 31 games with seven starts for the Spartans last year, while 6-0 senior guard/forward Amelie Sitterud also returns with starting experience for San Jose State.
• Last season, San Jose struggled mightily from the field, hitting just 33.6 percent of its field goals, including just 27.4 percent of its threes. The Spartans averaged just 55.8 points per game, while surrendering 72.0 points per contest. They also were outworked on the boards by 8.8 rebounds per game and lost the turnover battle by 4.1 per contest.
Nebraska vs. San Jose State Series History
• Nebraska is 3-0 all-time against San Jose State, including a 96-63 win over the Spartans in the most recent meeting at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Dec. 8, 2018.
• The Huskers are 2-0 against San Jose State in Lincoln, including an 83-61 victory on Dec. 9, 2016, which was Amy Williams' fourth victory in her first season as Nebraska's head coach.
• The Big Red also owns an 81-55 win at San Jose State on Dec. 17, 2017.
• San Jose State assistant coach Jordan Moser is in her second season with the Spartans. Moser, who played at Oklahoma from 2021 to 2024, was a student coach with the Sooners in 2024-25 when Jonas Chatterton was at OU. Moser is the daughter of Oklahoma men's basketball coach Porter Moser.
Husker History of Home-Opening Success
• Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers’ home court. NU improved to 49-3 in home season openers with its 103-46 win over Northwestern State on Nov. 3, 2025.
• NU is 12-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in season openers with its lone loss coming on Nov. 7, 2018, with an 83-77 setback to Drake. In the first regular-season game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska powered its way to a 77-49 win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013, in front of a Husker opening-day record crowd of 9,750.
• Nebraska’s only season-opening home losses have come to Drake (2018), South Dakota State (Nov. 19, 2005) and Kansas (Nov. 21, 1980).
• Nebraska is 182-26 (.875) over 52 seasons in its first four home contests, including 45-7 in Game No. 2, 42-10 in Game No. 3 and 46-6 in Game 4.
Huskers Set for Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally
• Nebraska's Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally will be held at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Monday, Nov. 2 ahead of the Husker women's basketball season-opening game with San Jose State.
• A record 4,016 students (3,602) and accompanying adults (414) from 70 schools across the state of Nebraska and beyond are scheduled to attend the annual event.
• Among the record-setting group will be more than 20 from Wagner, S.D., who will make the nearly four-hour drive (233 miles) to watch the regular-season collegiate debut of McDonald's All-American Ashlyn Koupal.
• Hemingford sets the standard again for distance with a group of 15 making the six-hour, 385-mile trek to Lincoln for the rally.
• The largest contingent will come from Plattsmouth with a massive group of more than 450 students and accompanying adults. Raymond Central (182) supplies the second-largest group, followed closely by Freeman (175), Fort Calhoun (138), Seward (128), College View (116), Centennial (110), Dorchester (105) and Millard Central (102), while DC West just missed the century mark with 99.
• Last season, a record 83 schools from around the state registered to participate with more than 3,900 students and accompanying adults attending the event. The overall attendance of 8,004 for a 103-46 win over Northwestern State marked the third-largest opening crowd in NU history.
• In 2024-25, the pep rally featured over 3,800 students and accompanying adults from 75 schools around Nebraska. The crowd of 8,106, which included a group from Hemingford (6-hour drive, 385 miles) watched the Huskers roll to an 88-48 win over Omaha. It was the second-largest season-opening crowd in school history.
• The first Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally at women's basketball featured nearly 4,000 students/staff who helped generate a Nebraska opening-day record crowd of 9,750 fans against UCLA in 2013.
• The event, which is co-sponsored by the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame, features positive messages from Husker student-athletes, coaches and athletic administrators.
• The 2026 Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally marks the eighth time since 2013 (also 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) the event was paired with NU’s season-opening women’s basketball game.
• The Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally, which is focused on 4th through 8th grade students across the state of Nebraska, not only includes inspiring messages from current and former Nebraska student-athletes and staff members, it also includes complimentary pizza from Nebraska Athletics through generous support from the Sizemore family and water provided by Pepsi for students and accompanying school staff members.
• The 2026 Pep Rally, which will be hosted by Jessica Coody from the Huskers Radio Network, will begin at 9:30 a.m., and include messages from Coach Amy Williams, Huskers Natalie Potts and Logan Nissley, along with Nebraska volleyball players Andi Jackson and Teraya Sigler, football players Jacory Barney Jr. and Danny Kaelin and track and field athletes Cade Moran and Axelina Johansson. The rally will conclude at 10:45 a.m., prior to Nebraska and San Jose State taking the court for pregame warm-ups ahead of their noon tip-off.
Nebraska Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rallies at Women’s Basketball
Season tickets, mini-plans and single-game tickets for the entire Husker women's basketball schedule are available now at Huskers.com or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED.
Nebraska's game with the Spartans will follow the annual Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally, which begins at 9:30 a.m. and will feature inspiring messages from current and former Nebraska student-athletes, along with a message from Husker Head Coach Amy Williams. A record 4,016 students and accompanying adults from 70 schools across the state and beyond are scheduled to attend.
The game will be televised live statewide by Nebraska Public Media with Bill Doleman and Kara Graham on the call to also provide a live video stream for B1G+ subscribers.
Free live audio from the Huskers Radio Network will be available on Huskers.com, the Huskers App, 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 590 AM in Omaha with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call as they begin their 26th consecutive season together.
Nebraska closed a successful 2025-26 season by earning its third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and its fourth in the past five years.
The NCAA NET 28 Huskers (19-13, 7-11 Big Ten) notched their second NCAA Tournament victory in the past three seasons and their 10th in school history with a 75-56 run past Richmond in the NCAA First Four in Durham, N.C. (March 18).
The No. 11 seed Huskers had their season come to an end against No. 6 seed and AP No. 21 Baylor, 67-62, in the first round at Cameron Indoor Stadium on the Duke campus (March 20).
Nebraska closed its 10th season under Head Coach Amy Williams with its fifth consecutive NCAA NET Top 45 ranking, closing the year at NET No. 28. Nebraska is one of only five current Big Ten schools (18) that have finished in the top five in the NET in each of the last five seasons, joining 2026 national champion UCLA, Maryland, Iowa and Ohio State in that esteemed group.
The Huskers hit the court for the first time in 2026-27 at PBA on Oct. 23, running to a 90-41 win over Wayne State College in exhibition action. The exhibition win followed an 89-87 victory over Kansas State in a closed scrimmage in Manhattan (Oct. 16).
Nebraska Cornhuskers
vs. San Jose State Spartans
Monday, November 2, 2026
Lincoln, Nebraska (Pinnacle Bank Arena)
Tickets: Huskers.com / 1-800-8-BIG-RED
Doors Open: 11 a.m. (60 minutes prior to tip)
Special Event: Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally
Halftime: Spyros Bros
Live Television/B1G+: Nebraska Public Media
Bill Doleman (PBP), Kara Graham (Analyst)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (11:30 a.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com
Nebraska Cornhuskers (19-13, 7-11 Big Ten)
22 - Natalie Potts - 6-2 - Sr. - F - Redshirt
24 - Ashlyn Koupal - 6-3 - Fr. - F - High School
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 12.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - Jr. - G - 17.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner - 5-10 - Gr. - G - Redshirt
Off the Bench
00 - Arek Angui - 6-9 - Jr. - C - 1.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg
1 - Ava Miles - 6-0 - Fr. - G - High School
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Sr. - G - 8.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg
8 - Edessa Noyan - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 5.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg
10 - Maddi Stewart - 5-9 - Fr. - G - High School
15 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - Jr. - G - 2.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg
34 - Emily Fisher - 6-0 - Sr. - G/F - 1.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
11th Season at Nebraska (177-136); 20th Season Overall (370-245)
San Jose State Spartans (4-28, 2-18 Mountain West)
5 - Maleyni Tolliver - 6-3 - Jr. - F - JUCO
7 - Cristina Sanchez Cerqueira - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 1.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg
17 - Erika Mace - 5-9 - Fr. - G - High School
23 - Adlee Blacklock - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 2.5 ppg, 1.2 rpg
24 - Sydney Rodriguez - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 6.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Off the Bench
2 - Kayla Lorenz - 6-1 - Jr. - G - 5.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg
3 - Natalija Grizelj - 5-9 - Gr. - G - DNP
4 - Rylei Waugh - 5-6 - RJr. - G - 9.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg
6 - Tamar Bargal - 6-1 - Sr. - F - Israel
10 - Amelie Sitterud - 6-0 - Sr. - G/F - 2.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg
11 - Carla Fuster - 5-10 - So. - G - 3.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg
20 - Isa Hamalainen - 6-1 - So. - G - 0.4 ppg, 0.2 rpg
21 - Alyssa Rudd - 5-8 - Fr. - G - High School
32 - Gabriela Pato - 6-4 - So. - F - 4.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg
77 - Eve Blagrove - 6-0 - Fr. - G - High School
Head Coach: Jonas Chatterton (Utah, 2000)
Second Season at San Jose State (4-28); Second Season Overall (4-28)
Scouting the San Jose State Spartans
• San Jose State brings a new look to Lincoln this season under second-year head coach Jonas Chatterton, who took on his first Division I head coaching job after spending the 2024-25 season as the associate head coach at Oklahoma. Chatterton previously spent a decade as an assistant at Oregon State, helping the Beavers to the 2016 NCAA Final Four, multiple Elite Eight appearances and three Pac-12 regular-season titles. He was on staff at Oregon State when the Beavers defeated the Huskers in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament in Corvallis.
• The Spartans struggled to a 4-28 record that included a 2-18 mark in the Mountain West in 2025-26, but have undergone a significant roster overhaul for 2026-27. San Jose State has added 10 newcomers to its 15-player roster, including five D-I transfers, one international senior, two international freshmen, one California junior college transfer and one California freshman.
• Rylei Waugh is the top returning player for the Spartans but she did not play in a 76-74 OT exhibition loss to Cal State East Bay (Oct. 28). The 5-6 redshirt junior guard averaged 9.9 points and 5.2 rebounds through nine games with five starts last year before suffering a season-ending knee injury.
• Freshman Erika Mace could supply leadership at point guard if Waugh is not 100 percent. Mace, the first of many players the Huskers will face this season from Espoo, Finland, was a member of Finland's U18 National Team. She had 11 points, five rebounds, eight assists and five steals in her Spartan debut against the Pioneers, playing a team-high 34 minutes.
• Maleyni Tolliver, one of the top California junior college players last year, could provide an instant impact. The 6-3 junior averaged 16.6 points and 7.3 rebounds while hitting 57.8 percent of her shots as the Western State Conference Most Outstanding Player at Moorpark College. She had 14 points and four rebounds in an exhibition start vs. NCAA Division II CS East Bay, playing 33 minutes.
• Experienced Division I shooting guards Kayla Lorenz (UTRGV) and Adlee Blacklock (Texas Tech/Oregon State) could provide much needed accuracy from long range. Blacklock, who led the Spartans with 29 points (6-11 3FG) off the bench against Cal State East Bay, hit 40.5 percent of her threes for the Lady Raiders in her second season in Lubbock. Blacklock was also a two-year contributor under Chatterton at Oregon State. Lorenz started in the exhibition loss to the Pioneers after hitting 40.5 percent of her threes in her second season at UTRGV in 2025-26. She finished with six points in her San Jose State debut after averaging 5.8 points per game a year ago.
• Seattle transfer Sydnie Rodriguez also could help solidify the Spartan backcourt. The 6-0 junior was a two-year starter for the Redhawks and averaged 6.1 points and 4.9 rebounds a year ago. She managed five points and seven rebounds in an exhibition start against Cal State East Bay.
• Gabriela Pato, a 6-4 sophomore from Spain, could help inside after averaging 4.3 points and 3.3 rebounds along with a team-leading 1.3 blocks over 32 games with 11 starts as a freshman last season. Fellow Spaniard Cristina Sanchez Cerqueira also could play a significant role. The senior managed three points and eight rebounds in an exhibition start against the Pioneers.
•International freshman Eve Blagrove (Netherlands) could add important depth after playing 20 minutes in the exhibition against CS East Bay.
• Carla Fuster, a 5-10 sophomore guard, added 3.6 points and 1.1 rebounds while appearing in 31 games with seven starts for the Spartans last year, while 6-0 senior guard/forward Amelie Sitterud also returns with starting experience for San Jose State.
• Last season, San Jose struggled mightily from the field, hitting just 33.6 percent of its field goals, including just 27.4 percent of its threes. The Spartans averaged just 55.8 points per game, while surrendering 72.0 points per contest. They also were outworked on the boards by 8.8 rebounds per game and lost the turnover battle by 4.1 per contest.
Nebraska vs. San Jose State Series History
• Nebraska is 3-0 all-time against San Jose State, including a 96-63 win over the Spartans in the most recent meeting at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Dec. 8, 2018.
• The Huskers are 2-0 against San Jose State in Lincoln, including an 83-61 victory on Dec. 9, 2016, which was Amy Williams' fourth victory in her first season as Nebraska's head coach.
• The Big Red also owns an 81-55 win at San Jose State on Dec. 17, 2017.
• San Jose State assistant coach Jordan Moser is in her second season with the Spartans. Moser, who played at Oklahoma from 2021 to 2024, was a student coach with the Sooners in 2024-25 when Jonas Chatterton was at OU. Moser is the daughter of Oklahoma men's basketball coach Porter Moser.
Husker History of Home-Opening Success
• Nebraska owns a history of season-opening success on the Huskers’ home court. NU improved to 49-3 in home season openers with its 103-46 win over Northwestern State on Nov. 3, 2025.
• NU is 12-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in season openers with its lone loss coming on Nov. 7, 2018, with an 83-77 setback to Drake. In the first regular-season game in the history of Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska powered its way to a 77-49 win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013, in front of a Husker opening-day record crowd of 9,750.
• Nebraska’s only season-opening home losses have come to Drake (2018), South Dakota State (Nov. 19, 2005) and Kansas (Nov. 21, 1980).
• Nebraska is 182-26 (.875) over 52 seasons in its first four home contests, including 45-7 in Game No. 2, 42-10 in Game No. 3 and 46-6 in Game 4.
Huskers Set for Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally
• Nebraska's Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally will be held at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Monday, Nov. 2 ahead of the Husker women's basketball season-opening game with San Jose State.
• A record 4,016 students (3,602) and accompanying adults (414) from 70 schools across the state of Nebraska and beyond are scheduled to attend the annual event.
• Among the record-setting group will be more than 20 from Wagner, S.D., who will make the nearly four-hour drive (233 miles) to watch the regular-season collegiate debut of McDonald's All-American Ashlyn Koupal.
• Hemingford sets the standard again for distance with a group of 15 making the six-hour, 385-mile trek to Lincoln for the rally.
• The largest contingent will come from Plattsmouth with a massive group of more than 450 students and accompanying adults. Raymond Central (182) supplies the second-largest group, followed closely by Freeman (175), Fort Calhoun (138), Seward (128), College View (116), Centennial (110), Dorchester (105) and Millard Central (102), while DC West just missed the century mark with 99.
• Last season, a record 83 schools from around the state registered to participate with more than 3,900 students and accompanying adults attending the event. The overall attendance of 8,004 for a 103-46 win over Northwestern State marked the third-largest opening crowd in NU history.
• In 2024-25, the pep rally featured over 3,800 students and accompanying adults from 75 schools around Nebraska. The crowd of 8,106, which included a group from Hemingford (6-hour drive, 385 miles) watched the Huskers roll to an 88-48 win over Omaha. It was the second-largest season-opening crowd in school history.
• The first Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally at women's basketball featured nearly 4,000 students/staff who helped generate a Nebraska opening-day record crowd of 9,750 fans against UCLA in 2013.
• The event, which is co-sponsored by the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame, features positive messages from Husker student-athletes, coaches and athletic administrators.
• The 2026 Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally marks the eighth time since 2013 (also 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) the event was paired with NU’s season-opening women’s basketball game.
• The Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rally, which is focused on 4th through 8th grade students across the state of Nebraska, not only includes inspiring messages from current and former Nebraska student-athletes and staff members, it also includes complimentary pizza from Nebraska Athletics through generous support from the Sizemore family and water provided by Pepsi for students and accompanying school staff members.
• The 2026 Pep Rally, which will be hosted by Jessica Coody from the Huskers Radio Network, will begin at 9:30 a.m., and include messages from Coach Amy Williams, Huskers Natalie Potts and Logan Nissley, along with Nebraska volleyball players Andi Jackson and Teraya Sigler, football players Jacory Barney Jr. and Danny Kaelin and track and field athletes Cade Moran and Axelina Johansson. The rally will conclude at 10:45 a.m., prior to Nebraska and San Jose State taking the court for pregame warm-ups ahead of their noon tip-off.
Nebraska Life Skills Sportsmanship Pep Rallies at Women’s Basketball
2026 - TBA (attendance) / 4,016 (students/staff) - 70 schools) vs. San Jose State
2025 - 8,004 (attendance) / 3,900 (students/staff) - 83 schools) vs. Northwestern State
2024 - 8,106 (attendance) / 3,800 (students/staff - 75 schools) vs. Omaha
2023 - 7,065 (attendance) / 3,300 (students/staff - 62 schools) vs. Northwestern State
2022 - 6,233 (attendance) / 2,500 (students/staff - 40 schools) vs. Omaha
2021 - 4,476 (attendance) / 1,600 (students/staff - 30 schools) vs. Maine
2019 - 5,250 (attendance) / 2,000 (students/staff - 27 schools) vs. Alabama A&M
2013 - 9,750 (attendance) / 4,000 (students/staff - 45 schools) vs. UCLA
Prince Named to Naismith/Lieberman Watch Lists
• Nebraska's Britt Prince was one of 50 players named to the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Watch List announced on Thursday, Oct. 29. Prince's first appearance on a National Player of the Year Watch List came after she was named to Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason Top 20 on Monday, Oct. 26. The Lieberman Award was the first of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in partnership with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
• Prince, a 5-11 junior from Omaha, Neb., returns for her third season at Nebraska after advancing to the 2026 Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10. Prince earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the league media after leading the Huskers in scoring (17.9 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) while adding 4.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore.
• A two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, Prince was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team by both the conference coaches and media ahead of the 2026-27 season.
• A 2025 Big Ten All-Freshman selection, Prince has guided Nebraska to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2025 and 2026.
• In two games in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, Prince averaged 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 blocks while hitting 18-of-33 shots (.545), 4-of-8 threes (.500) and all nine of her free throws (1.000). Her 27 points against No. 21 Baylor marked the second-highest scoring total by a Husker in NCAA Tournament history.
• Prince, who hit 53.5 percent of her field goals, 45.7 percent of her threes and a Big Ten-best 91.2 percent of her free throws last season, opener her junior campaign with 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting to go with six rebounds, five assists and three steals in a closed scrimmage at Kansas State (Oct. 16).
• Now in its 28th year, the Nancy Lieberman Award recognizes the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Naismith Basketball Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.
• Fan voting for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award opens the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 30 at http://www.hoophallawards.com. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the Lieberman Award will be narrowed to 10, before trimming the list to just five players in late February. The five finalists will be presented to the Hall of Fame's selection committee, which will be composed of women's college basketball personnel, media members, head coaches and Hall of Famers.
• The 2026 winner of the Lieberman Award was Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo.
Prince Earns Preseason All-Big Ten Honors
• Nebraska's Britt Prince captured one of 10 spots on the Preseason All-Big Ten Women's Basketball Team announced by the conference on Thursday, Oct. 1.
• Prince, a 5-11 junior guard out of Elkhorn North High School, returns for her third season in Lincoln after leading Nebraska in scoring (17.9 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) a year ago. She was a first-team All-Big Ten choice by the media and added second-team all-conference honors from the coaches as a sophomore in 2025-26.
• One of the nation's elite shooters, Prince led the Big Ten in free throw percentage (.912), while also ranking fifth in field goal percentage (.535) from her point guard position. She also owns the highest three-point field goal percentage (.457) among all returning power conference guards who attempted at least two threes per game a year ago.
• She produced two 30-point performances, 12 20-point efforts and 29 double-figure scoring games in 2025-26. She closed with 27 points against No. 21 Baylor in the NCAA First Round in Durham, N.C. (March 20). It was the second-highest scoring total by a Husker in NCAA Tournament history.
• Prince's effort against Baylor followed a 22-point, five-assist performance in an NCAA First Four win over Richmond (March 18). It came after a 20-point, eight-assist effort against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament (March 4), which trailed her first career double-double with 14 points and career highs of 11 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks in a win over Rutgers (Feb. 28).
• Over the last five games of 2025-26, Prince averaged 21.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.4 steals, including 22 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals while hitting the game-winning three-pointer in a 66-65 win at Washington (Feb. 22). It was her fifth 20-point scoring effort in regular-season Big Ten play.
• A 2026 Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10 choice, Prince was one of 10 selections to the preseason all-conference team by both the league coaches and media.
• USC's JuJu Watkins, who returns to the court after sitting out the 2025-26 season with a knee injury, was the preseason pick by both coaches and media as the Big Ten Player of the Year.
• Watkins was one of only two seniors on the preseason all-conference team, joining Maryland guard Oluchi Okananwa.
• Prince was one of seven juniors on the squad, including Jaloni Cambridge (Ohio State), Ava Heiden (Iowa), Olivia Olson and Syla Swords (Michigan), Sayvia Sellers (Washington) and Berry Wallace (Illinois), while USC sophomore Jazzy Davidson rounded out the 10-player teams with identical representatives by both coaches and media.
• All 10 players on the 2026-27 Preseason All-Big Ten teams have previously earned first-team All-Big Ten accolades from either the league coaches or media, including Watkins who was the 2025 National Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden, AP, USBWA), the Big Ten Player of the Year and the Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year across all sports.
Prince Poised to Join Nebraska's 1,000-Point Club
• Britt Prince enters her junior season with 975 points, 251 rebounds, 255 assists and 98 steals over 62 games with 62 starts in her Husker career. She is poised to become the 39th 1,000-point scorer in school history.
• Exhibition game statistics do not count in career totals, so Prince's pursuit of 1,000 points will begin again in Nebraska's regular-season opener with San Jose State (Nov. 2).
• It takes 1,100 points to become one of the top 30 scorers in school history, while 1,134 points would push Prince into the top 25. A total of 1,285 points would move Prince into Nebraska's all-time top 20.
• In order to join the top 10, Prince would need 1,844, while the school record is held by 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings with 2,405 points. Only four players in Nebraska history have totaled 2,000 or more points, including Jordan Hooper (2,357), Maurtice Ivy (2,131) and Kelsey Griffin (2,033).
• Prince earned first-team All-Big Ten honors by averaging 17.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.5 steals as a sophomore. A member of the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, Prince averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals in 2024-25.
• In Nebraska's closed scrimmage against Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan on Friday, Oct. 16, Prince pumped in 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting while adding six rebounds, five assists and three steals in an 89-87 win over the Wildcats.
Potts Claims Spot on Cheryl Miller Award Watch List
• Nebraska's Natalie Potts was named to the list of 20 women's college basketball players on the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The Miller Award was the third of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in partnership with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
• Potts, the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year for the Huskers, suffered a season-ending leg injury in the fifth game of her sophomore season in 2024-25. After receiving a medical redshirt in 2024-25, Potts was expected to return and earned 1 of 20 spots on the Katrina McClain Award Preseason Watch List ahead of the 2025-26 season.
• However, a stalled recovery forced Potts out for the entire 2025-26 as part of a second straight redshirt season.
• Now the fourth-year Husker is at full strength and has been fully participating in practices and workouts since mid-summer.
• In Nebraska's closed scrimmage with Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan on Friday, Oct. 16, Potts produced 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in 24 minutes of action in an 89-87 win over the Wildcats.
• In an exhibition win over Wayne State College (Oct. 23), Potts added 12 points, three rebounds and a game-high four steals in just 17 minutes of work, displaying the tenacity that separates her from so many other players.
• In 2023-24, Potts was a unanimous choice to the Big Ten All-Freshman team from the conference coaches and was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection by the league media. Potts started all 35 games for a Nebraska team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after working its way to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. She averaged 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game on the 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.
• Through the first four games of her sophomore season, Potts averaged 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds, before suffering a leg injury 10 minutes into the game with North Alabama (Nov. 19, 2024) at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. She underwent surgery Dec. 4, 2024.
Weidner Back For Season 6 After 3 Knee Injuries
• One of the best all-around athletes in Nebraska high school history, Allison Weidner has proven that her tremendous talents might be overshadowed by her amazing resilience, world-class determination and her remarkable love for her teammates, the game of basketball and the University of Nebraska.
• Weidner, who was a starting guard for Nebraska as a freshman (2021-22) and sophomore (2022-23) had her third consecutive season come to a premature end when she suffered a right knee injury in practice on Jan. 11, 2025.
• The 5-10 guard from Humphrey, Neb., had played in 15 of NU's first 16 games and was coming off her best performance of the year with 11 points and six assists in Nebraska's 85-80 win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8, 2025).
• She underwent her most recent knee surgery on Jan. 28, 2025. The timing of that injury not only ended her 2024-25 campaign, it also eliminated her 2025-26 season.
• Weidner went through summer workouts and has been at full participation for the Huskers this fall as she prepares for her sixth season at Nebraska. She is also working to complete her master's degree in educational psychology from Nebraska. Weidner earned her bachelor's degree as a child, youth and family studies major from Nebraska on Dec. 21, 2024.
• In 61 career games with 25 starts, Weidner has averaged 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
• She returned to competition for the Huskers in a closed scrimmage with Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan on Friday, Oct. 16. Weidner hit the game-winning floater from the free throw line at the buzzer to lift the Huskers to an 89-87 win. Although it was her only bucket of the game, she added four assists and two steals in 16 minutes of work for the Huskers.
• Weidner added six points, five rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block in 18 minutes of action in Nebraska's exhibition win over Wayne State (Oct. 23).
• Weidner returned to the court as a starter in Nebraska’s season-opening victory over Omaha (Nov. 4, 2024) in front of the Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd after missing 55 consecutive regular-season games over two seasons (2022-23, 2023-24) because of leg injuries (first left, then right).
• Weidner made her triumphant and hard-fought return with 11 points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist in 24 minutes of Nebraska’s 88-48 win over the Mavericks.
• She averaged 10.2 points and 6.2 rebounds through 13 games as a starter for the Huskers as a sophomore in 2022-23, before suffering a left leg injury early in the fourth quarter of Nebraska’s triple-overtime victory over Kansas (Dec. 21).
• Weidner had started 21 consecutive games before missing the first game of her career following the injury vs. KU. She underwent successful surgery on her left leg on Jan. 10, 2023.
• She was on track to return for the Huskers ahead of the 2023-24 season before suffering a right leg injury in practice on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. She underwent successful surgery on Oct. 25, 2023.
• Weidner, who was a member of Nebraska NCAA Tournament qualifiers in 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026, is bidding to become the first Husker in history to be part of five NCAA Tournament teams.
Hargrove Continues to Grow for Huskers
• Junior Amiah Hargrove proved herself as one of the Big Ten's most improved players in 2025-26. The 6-2 forward from Christopher, Ill., ranked second among the Huskers in scoring (12.7 ppg) and led the Big Red in rebounding (5.5 rpg) while starting Nebraska's final 12 games of the season.
• Hargrove's 393 total points were 237 more than the 156 she scored for the Huskers over 33 games as freshman. She also more than tripled her total steals in 2025-26 (21) compared to 2024-25 (6). She put up 24 points at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1), and entered the NCAA Tournament after scoring 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament.
• Hargrove averaged 13.7 points in Big Ten games-only in 2025-26.
• She pumped in 20 points while adding four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 26 minutes of action in an 89-87 win over Kansas State in a closed scrimmage at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan on Friday, Oct. 16. Hargrove hit 8-of-11 shots from the field including 3-of-5 three-pointers.
• Hargrove, who opened Big Ten regular-season play with a career-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting (4-5 3FG) at Penn State (Dec. 6, 2025), produced 22 double-figure scoring efforts on the season, including four 20-point games. She had 24 points and six rebounds in her second start in place of Jessica Petrie (illness) at Ohio State (Feb. 1). Hargrove also had 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting at No. 15 Michigan State (Jan. 15). She followed with her second double-double of the year with 13 points and 11 rebounds in her first start of the season in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28).
• A high efficiency player, Hargrove hit 53.2 percent of her field goals, including 40.7 percent (24-59) of her threes. She missed the loss at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1) after suffering a mild concussion late in the loss to No. 17 USC (Dec. 29).
• Over 64 games with 14 starts, Hargrove has totaled 549 points and 292 rebounds as a Husker, while hitting 52 percent of her shots including 44.1 percent (41-93) of her threes and 80.7 percent of her free throws.
Noyan Plans to Provide Physical Presence Inside
• Senior Edessa Noyan plans to provide a physical presence inside in her first season as a Husker in 2026-27. The 6-3 transfer from Indiana who spent her first two college seasons at Virginia averaged 5.8 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Hoosiers a year ago but was much stronger late in the season.
• In the Big Ten Tournament, Noyan followed a double-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in a win over Nebraska with six points and 11 rebounds against Ohio State. She also had six points and 15 rebounds in a win over Rutgers (Feb. 25) after getting 18 points and eight boards in a win over Oregon (Feb. 22).
• Noyan averaged 9.4 points and 9.6 rebounds over Indiana's last five games a year ago, and opened her Nebraska career with eight points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes of an 89-87 win over Kansas State in a closed scrimmage at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan (Oct. 16).
• She was even better in Nebraska's exhibition win over Wayne State (Oct. 23), pumping in 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting while adding nine rebounds in 17 minutes of work against the Wildcats.
• Noyan, who is a member of the Swedish National Program, joined fellow transfer Arek Angui (Auburn) in solidifying Nebraska's post game after the departures of Petra Bozan (Penn State) and Jessica Petrie (Indiana) following last season. At 6-9, Angui is the tallest female athlete in the history of Nebraska Athletics.
Koupal Becomes First Husker McDonald's All-American
• Nebraska freshman Ashlyn Koupal became the first Husker named to the 24-player McDonald's High School All-American Game following her senior season.
• The 6-3 forward from Wagner, S.D., averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals while shooting 63.8 percent from the field, including 46.4 percent from three-point range for Wagner Community High School. She totaled 2,610 points, 1,210 rebounds, 463 assists, 253 steals and 383 blocked shots in her career.
• Koupal, who simultaneously became the first girls McDonald's High School All-American in South Dakota history, was a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps South Dakota Player of the Year.
• She set the Wagner High School single-game scoring record with a 42-point performance as a senior and broke the school's career scoring record previously held by her aunt, Mandy Koupal, who was a two-time NCAA Division II Player of the Year (2003, 2004) at South Dakota.
• Ashlyn Koupal was one six high school players who signed with Big Ten schools during the early period in November to earn spots in the McDonald's All-American Game, which was held at Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix (March 31) ahead of the NCAA Women's Final Four.
• Koupal also became Nebraska's first-ever Jordan Brand All-America selection.
• In Nebraska's closed scrimmage at Kansas State (Oct. 16), Koupal managed eight points, five rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes during the Big Red's 89-87 win over the Wildcats at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
• She added seven points, five rebounds, two assists and three steals in Nebraska's exhibition win over Wayne State (Oct. 23).
Koupal Leads Trio of Top 100 Husker Freshmen
• McDonald's and Jordan Brand All-American Ashlyn Koupal joins Ava Miles and Maddi Stewart in an impressive trio of Husker freshmen in 2026-27.
• One of the highest ranked recruits in Husker history, Koupal was the No. 22 player in the 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 247 Sports rankings, as the No. 3 power forward in the nation. A two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps South Dakota High School Player of the Year (2025, 2026), Koupal averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals as a senior in leading Wagner Community High School to the Class A state tournament in 2025-26.
• Koupal, who totaled 2,610 points, 1,210 rebounds, 463 assists, 383 blocks and 253 steals in her high school career, produced a quadruple-double and multiple triple-doubles during her high school career to go along with dozens of double-doubles.
• A four-time all-state selection, Koupal helped Wagner to a Class A state runner-up finish as a sophomore in 2023. She also became the first athlete in South Dakota state history to win six consecutive high school gold medals in the same track and field event (high jump).
• 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.
• 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 back-to-back Class 6 runner-up finishes, falling to national power Incarnate Word Academy in both championship games. She helped Staley to a 29-3 record as a senior, after powering the Falcons to a 29-2 mark as a junior when she averaged 14.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.8 steals per game. She also hit 50.1 percent of her shots from the floor, including 33.3 percent of her three-point attempts as a junior.
• A three-time adidas All-American, Miles was a three-time all-state pick and a four-time all-district and all-conference choice. She was the 2025 Greater Kansas City Conference Player of the Year.
• Miles said she chose Nebraska over Maryland and Michigan State.
• 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.
• She averaged 14.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists while leading Lincoln Christian High School in Tulsa to its second straight Class 4A state championship. The 2026 MaxPreps Oklahoma High School Player of the Year, she was also the MVP of the 2025 Class 4A state tournament. She averaged 14.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.2 steals as a junior while shooting 46 percent from the field and 82 percent at the free line for the Bulldogs.
• Stewart finished her career with a Lincoln Christian school-record 1,735 points.
• A three-time first-team all-stater, Stewart was a two-time Pinnacle Conference MVP while playing for her coach and mother, Melody. The Stewarts led Lincoln Christian to four consecutive trips to the state championship game and the first two state titles in school history. Melody, who was a member of an NCAA Final Four team at Missouri State, was named the Oklahoma High School Coach of the Year by the Tulsa World in 2025.
Nissley Joins Prince, Hargrove as Returning Starters
• Senior Logan Nissley joins juniors Britt Prince and Amiah Hargrove in giving the Huskers a solid returning trio to build around for the 2026-27 campaign. Nissley, who started 19 straight games to close the season, was one of the most lethal long-range shooters in the nation. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., finished 12th nationally with her 43.3 three-point field goal percentage, which ranked third in the Big Ten. She led Nebraska with 65 threes on the year to push her career total to 179, which ranks sixth in Nebraska history. Nissley closed her season with 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds in a season-high 31 minutes against No. 21 Baylor in the NCAA Tournament. She averaged 11.4 points over her last 13 games, including a career-high 22 points on a career-best 6-of-12 three-point shooting against then-No. 22 Maryland (Feb. 7). She averaged 8.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists despite battling nagging injuries throughout the season.
• She is recovering from an injury and may be limited early in the season for the Huskers.
• Nissley erupted for her best game of the 2025-26 season with a career-high 22 points on a career-high six three-pointers against No. 22 Maryland (Feb. 7). Nissley hit 6-of-12 threes against the Terps.
• The effort surpassed her previous season-high 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting (2-of-4 3FG) while adding three assists in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24). She also hit for 15 points, five rebounds and five assists despite battling illness at Oregon (Feb. 19).
• She finished with 14 double-figure scoring efforts in 2025-26, including eight over the final 13 games. Nissley capped her year with 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds against No. 21 Baylor in the NCAA Tournament first round in Durham, N.C. (March 20). She hit 3-of-6 three against the Bears.
• She had 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-6 three-pointers, in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). Nissley added 14 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting, while grabbing a team-high five rebounds to go with four assists in a Big Ten win at Penn State (Dec. 6).
• She earned her first start of the season at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1).
• Last season, Nissley missed Nebraska's closed scrimmage against Missouri and an exhibition win over Mount Marty (Oct. 24) with a lower leg injury, but came off the bench for eight points, three rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes in a season-opening win over Northwestern State (Nov. 3).
• She missed NU's wins over Samford (Nov. 8) and Creighton (Nov. 12).
• She averaged 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists while making 26 starts over 32 games as a sophomore in 2024-25. One of the Big Ten's most dangerous three-point threats, Nissley drained 55 threes on 36.2 percent shooting on the year.
• In 2023-24, Nissley helped the Huskers to the NCAA Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game by making 10 starts down the stretch. The Big Ten All-Freshman selection averaged 7.0 points while hitting 39.9 percent (59-148) of her three-point attempts over 35 games.
• Nissley could join an extremely short list of Huskers to play in four consecutive NCAA Tournaments (Emily Cady, Hailie Sample, Tear'a Laudermill, Brandi Jeffery) who advanced to four straight tournaments from 2012 to 2015. The only other Husker player to be part of four Nebraska NCAA Tournament teams is current Husker graduate student Allison Weidner (2022, 2024, 2025, 2026).
Huskers Could Feature Top-Tier Offense in 2027
Prince Named to Naismith/Lieberman Watch Lists
• Nebraska's Britt Prince was one of 50 players named to the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Watch List announced on Thursday, Oct. 29. Prince's first appearance on a National Player of the Year Watch List came after she was named to Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason Top 20 on Monday, Oct. 26. The Lieberman Award was the first of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in partnership with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
• Prince, a 5-11 junior from Omaha, Neb., returns for her third season at Nebraska after advancing to the 2026 Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10. Prince earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the league media after leading the Huskers in scoring (17.9 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) while adding 4.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore.
• A two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, Prince was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team by both the conference coaches and media ahead of the 2026-27 season.
• A 2025 Big Ten All-Freshman selection, Prince has guided Nebraska to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2025 and 2026.
• In two games in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, Prince averaged 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 blocks while hitting 18-of-33 shots (.545), 4-of-8 threes (.500) and all nine of her free throws (1.000). Her 27 points against No. 21 Baylor marked the second-highest scoring total by a Husker in NCAA Tournament history.
• Prince, who hit 53.5 percent of her field goals, 45.7 percent of her threes and a Big Ten-best 91.2 percent of her free throws last season, opener her junior campaign with 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting to go with six rebounds, five assists and three steals in a closed scrimmage at Kansas State (Oct. 16).
• Now in its 28th year, the Nancy Lieberman Award recognizes the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Naismith Basketball Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.
• Fan voting for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award opens the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 30 at http://www.hoophallawards.com. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the Lieberman Award will be narrowed to 10, before trimming the list to just five players in late February. The five finalists will be presented to the Hall of Fame's selection committee, which will be composed of women's college basketball personnel, media members, head coaches and Hall of Famers.
• The 2026 winner of the Lieberman Award was Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo.
Prince Earns Preseason All-Big Ten Honors
• Nebraska's Britt Prince captured one of 10 spots on the Preseason All-Big Ten Women's Basketball Team announced by the conference on Thursday, Oct. 1.
• Prince, a 5-11 junior guard out of Elkhorn North High School, returns for her third season in Lincoln after leading Nebraska in scoring (17.9 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) a year ago. She was a first-team All-Big Ten choice by the media and added second-team all-conference honors from the coaches as a sophomore in 2025-26.
• One of the nation's elite shooters, Prince led the Big Ten in free throw percentage (.912), while also ranking fifth in field goal percentage (.535) from her point guard position. She also owns the highest three-point field goal percentage (.457) among all returning power conference guards who attempted at least two threes per game a year ago.
• She produced two 30-point performances, 12 20-point efforts and 29 double-figure scoring games in 2025-26. She closed with 27 points against No. 21 Baylor in the NCAA First Round in Durham, N.C. (March 20). It was the second-highest scoring total by a Husker in NCAA Tournament history.
• Prince's effort against Baylor followed a 22-point, five-assist performance in an NCAA First Four win over Richmond (March 18). It came after a 20-point, eight-assist effort against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament (March 4), which trailed her first career double-double with 14 points and career highs of 11 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks in a win over Rutgers (Feb. 28).
• Over the last five games of 2025-26, Prince averaged 21.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.6 blocks and 1.4 steals, including 22 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals while hitting the game-winning three-pointer in a 66-65 win at Washington (Feb. 22). It was her fifth 20-point scoring effort in regular-season Big Ten play.
• A 2026 Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10 choice, Prince was one of 10 selections to the preseason all-conference team by both the league coaches and media.
• USC's JuJu Watkins, who returns to the court after sitting out the 2025-26 season with a knee injury, was the preseason pick by both coaches and media as the Big Ten Player of the Year.
• Watkins was one of only two seniors on the preseason all-conference team, joining Maryland guard Oluchi Okananwa.
• Prince was one of seven juniors on the squad, including Jaloni Cambridge (Ohio State), Ava Heiden (Iowa), Olivia Olson and Syla Swords (Michigan), Sayvia Sellers (Washington) and Berry Wallace (Illinois), while USC sophomore Jazzy Davidson rounded out the 10-player teams with identical representatives by both coaches and media.
• All 10 players on the 2026-27 Preseason All-Big Ten teams have previously earned first-team All-Big Ten accolades from either the league coaches or media, including Watkins who was the 2025 National Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden, AP, USBWA), the Big Ten Player of the Year and the Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year across all sports.
Prince Poised to Join Nebraska's 1,000-Point Club
• Britt Prince enters her junior season with 975 points, 251 rebounds, 255 assists and 98 steals over 62 games with 62 starts in her Husker career. She is poised to become the 39th 1,000-point scorer in school history.
• Exhibition game statistics do not count in career totals, so Prince's pursuit of 1,000 points will begin again in Nebraska's regular-season opener with San Jose State (Nov. 2).
• It takes 1,100 points to become one of the top 30 scorers in school history, while 1,134 points would push Prince into the top 25. A total of 1,285 points would move Prince into Nebraska's all-time top 20.
• In order to join the top 10, Prince would need 1,844, while the school record is held by 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings with 2,405 points. Only four players in Nebraska history have totaled 2,000 or more points, including Jordan Hooper (2,357), Maurtice Ivy (2,131) and Kelsey Griffin (2,033).
• Prince earned first-team All-Big Ten honors by averaging 17.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.5 steals as a sophomore. A member of the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, Prince averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals in 2024-25.
• In Nebraska's closed scrimmage against Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan on Friday, Oct. 16, Prince pumped in 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting while adding six rebounds, five assists and three steals in an 89-87 win over the Wildcats.
Potts Claims Spot on Cheryl Miller Award Watch List
• Nebraska's Natalie Potts was named to the list of 20 women's college basketball players on the Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The Miller Award was the third of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in partnership with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
• Potts, the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year for the Huskers, suffered a season-ending leg injury in the fifth game of her sophomore season in 2024-25. After receiving a medical redshirt in 2024-25, Potts was expected to return and earned 1 of 20 spots on the Katrina McClain Award Preseason Watch List ahead of the 2025-26 season.
• However, a stalled recovery forced Potts out for the entire 2025-26 as part of a second straight redshirt season.
• Now the fourth-year Husker is at full strength and has been fully participating in practices and workouts since mid-summer.
• In Nebraska's closed scrimmage with Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan on Friday, Oct. 16, Potts produced 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in 24 minutes of action in an 89-87 win over the Wildcats.
• In an exhibition win over Wayne State College (Oct. 23), Potts added 12 points, three rebounds and a game-high four steals in just 17 minutes of work, displaying the tenacity that separates her from so many other players.
• In 2023-24, Potts was a unanimous choice to the Big Ten All-Freshman team from the conference coaches and was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection by the league media. Potts started all 35 games for a Nebraska team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after working its way to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. She averaged 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game on the 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.
• Through the first four games of her sophomore season, Potts averaged 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds, before suffering a leg injury 10 minutes into the game with North Alabama (Nov. 19, 2024) at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. She underwent surgery Dec. 4, 2024.
Weidner Back For Season 6 After 3 Knee Injuries
• One of the best all-around athletes in Nebraska high school history, Allison Weidner has proven that her tremendous talents might be overshadowed by her amazing resilience, world-class determination and her remarkable love for her teammates, the game of basketball and the University of Nebraska.
• Weidner, who was a starting guard for Nebraska as a freshman (2021-22) and sophomore (2022-23) had her third consecutive season come to a premature end when she suffered a right knee injury in practice on Jan. 11, 2025.
• The 5-10 guard from Humphrey, Neb., had played in 15 of NU's first 16 games and was coming off her best performance of the year with 11 points and six assists in Nebraska's 85-80 win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8, 2025).
• She underwent her most recent knee surgery on Jan. 28, 2025. The timing of that injury not only ended her 2024-25 campaign, it also eliminated her 2025-26 season.
• Weidner went through summer workouts and has been at full participation for the Huskers this fall as she prepares for her sixth season at Nebraska. She is also working to complete her master's degree in educational psychology from Nebraska. Weidner earned her bachelor's degree as a child, youth and family studies major from Nebraska on Dec. 21, 2024.
• In 61 career games with 25 starts, Weidner has averaged 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
• She returned to competition for the Huskers in a closed scrimmage with Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan on Friday, Oct. 16. Weidner hit the game-winning floater from the free throw line at the buzzer to lift the Huskers to an 89-87 win. Although it was her only bucket of the game, she added four assists and two steals in 16 minutes of work for the Huskers.
• Weidner added six points, five rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block in 18 minutes of action in Nebraska's exhibition win over Wayne State (Oct. 23).
• Weidner returned to the court as a starter in Nebraska’s season-opening victory over Omaha (Nov. 4, 2024) in front of the Pinnacle Bank Arena crowd after missing 55 consecutive regular-season games over two seasons (2022-23, 2023-24) because of leg injuries (first left, then right).
• Weidner made her triumphant and hard-fought return with 11 points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist in 24 minutes of Nebraska’s 88-48 win over the Mavericks.
• She averaged 10.2 points and 6.2 rebounds through 13 games as a starter for the Huskers as a sophomore in 2022-23, before suffering a left leg injury early in the fourth quarter of Nebraska’s triple-overtime victory over Kansas (Dec. 21).
• Weidner had started 21 consecutive games before missing the first game of her career following the injury vs. KU. She underwent successful surgery on her left leg on Jan. 10, 2023.
• She was on track to return for the Huskers ahead of the 2023-24 season before suffering a right leg injury in practice on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. She underwent successful surgery on Oct. 25, 2023.
• Weidner, who was a member of Nebraska NCAA Tournament qualifiers in 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026, is bidding to become the first Husker in history to be part of five NCAA Tournament teams.
Hargrove Continues to Grow for Huskers
• Junior Amiah Hargrove proved herself as one of the Big Ten's most improved players in 2025-26. The 6-2 forward from Christopher, Ill., ranked second among the Huskers in scoring (12.7 ppg) and led the Big Red in rebounding (5.5 rpg) while starting Nebraska's final 12 games of the season.
• Hargrove's 393 total points were 237 more than the 156 she scored for the Huskers over 33 games as freshman. She also more than tripled her total steals in 2025-26 (21) compared to 2024-25 (6). She put up 24 points at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1), and entered the NCAA Tournament after scoring 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament.
• Hargrove averaged 13.7 points in Big Ten games-only in 2025-26.
• She pumped in 20 points while adding four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 26 minutes of action in an 89-87 win over Kansas State in a closed scrimmage at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan on Friday, Oct. 16. Hargrove hit 8-of-11 shots from the field including 3-of-5 three-pointers.
• Hargrove, who opened Big Ten regular-season play with a career-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting (4-5 3FG) at Penn State (Dec. 6, 2025), produced 22 double-figure scoring efforts on the season, including four 20-point games. She had 24 points and six rebounds in her second start in place of Jessica Petrie (illness) at Ohio State (Feb. 1). Hargrove also had 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting at No. 15 Michigan State (Jan. 15). She followed with her second double-double of the year with 13 points and 11 rebounds in her first start of the season in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28).
• A high efficiency player, Hargrove hit 53.2 percent of her field goals, including 40.7 percent (24-59) of her threes. She missed the loss at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1) after suffering a mild concussion late in the loss to No. 17 USC (Dec. 29).
• Over 64 games with 14 starts, Hargrove has totaled 549 points and 292 rebounds as a Husker, while hitting 52 percent of her shots including 44.1 percent (41-93) of her threes and 80.7 percent of her free throws.
Noyan Plans to Provide Physical Presence Inside
• Senior Edessa Noyan plans to provide a physical presence inside in her first season as a Husker in 2026-27. The 6-3 transfer from Indiana who spent her first two college seasons at Virginia averaged 5.8 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Hoosiers a year ago but was much stronger late in the season.
• In the Big Ten Tournament, Noyan followed a double-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in a win over Nebraska with six points and 11 rebounds against Ohio State. She also had six points and 15 rebounds in a win over Rutgers (Feb. 25) after getting 18 points and eight boards in a win over Oregon (Feb. 22).
• Noyan averaged 9.4 points and 9.6 rebounds over Indiana's last five games a year ago, and opened her Nebraska career with eight points and nine rebounds in 23 minutes of an 89-87 win over Kansas State in a closed scrimmage at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan (Oct. 16).
• She was even better in Nebraska's exhibition win over Wayne State (Oct. 23), pumping in 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting while adding nine rebounds in 17 minutes of work against the Wildcats.
• Noyan, who is a member of the Swedish National Program, joined fellow transfer Arek Angui (Auburn) in solidifying Nebraska's post game after the departures of Petra Bozan (Penn State) and Jessica Petrie (Indiana) following last season. At 6-9, Angui is the tallest female athlete in the history of Nebraska Athletics.
Koupal Becomes First Husker McDonald's All-American
• Nebraska freshman Ashlyn Koupal became the first Husker named to the 24-player McDonald's High School All-American Game following her senior season.
• The 6-3 forward from Wagner, S.D., averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals while shooting 63.8 percent from the field, including 46.4 percent from three-point range for Wagner Community High School. She totaled 2,610 points, 1,210 rebounds, 463 assists, 253 steals and 383 blocked shots in her career.
• Koupal, who simultaneously became the first girls McDonald's High School All-American in South Dakota history, was a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps South Dakota Player of the Year.
• She set the Wagner High School single-game scoring record with a 42-point performance as a senior and broke the school's career scoring record previously held by her aunt, Mandy Koupal, who was a two-time NCAA Division II Player of the Year (2003, 2004) at South Dakota.
• Ashlyn Koupal was one six high school players who signed with Big Ten schools during the early period in November to earn spots in the McDonald's All-American Game, which was held at Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix (March 31) ahead of the NCAA Women's Final Four.
• Koupal also became Nebraska's first-ever Jordan Brand All-America selection.
• In Nebraska's closed scrimmage at Kansas State (Oct. 16), Koupal managed eight points, five rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes during the Big Red's 89-87 win over the Wildcats at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
• She added seven points, five rebounds, two assists and three steals in Nebraska's exhibition win over Wayne State (Oct. 23).
Koupal Leads Trio of Top 100 Husker Freshmen
• McDonald's and Jordan Brand All-American Ashlyn Koupal joins Ava Miles and Maddi Stewart in an impressive trio of Husker freshmen in 2026-27.
• One of the highest ranked recruits in Husker history, Koupal was the No. 22 player in the 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 247 Sports rankings, as the No. 3 power forward in the nation. A two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps South Dakota High School Player of the Year (2025, 2026), Koupal averaged 28.0 points, 14.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 4.0 blocks and 2.7 steals as a senior in leading Wagner Community High School to the Class A state tournament in 2025-26.
• Koupal, who totaled 2,610 points, 1,210 rebounds, 463 assists, 383 blocks and 253 steals in her high school career, produced a quadruple-double and multiple triple-doubles during her high school career to go along with dozens of double-doubles.
• A four-time all-state selection, Koupal helped Wagner to a Class A state runner-up finish as a sophomore in 2023. She also became the first athlete in South Dakota state history to win six consecutive high school gold medals in the same track and field event (high jump).
• 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.
• 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 back-to-back Class 6 runner-up finishes, falling to national power Incarnate Word Academy in both championship games. She helped Staley to a 29-3 record as a senior, after powering the Falcons to a 29-2 mark as a junior when she averaged 14.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.8 steals per game. She also hit 50.1 percent of her shots from the floor, including 33.3 percent of her three-point attempts as a junior.
• A three-time adidas All-American, Miles was a three-time all-state pick and a four-time all-district and all-conference choice. She was the 2025 Greater Kansas City Conference Player of the Year.
• Miles said she chose Nebraska over Maryland and Michigan State.
• 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.
• She averaged 14.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists while leading Lincoln Christian High School in Tulsa to its second straight Class 4A state championship. The 2026 MaxPreps Oklahoma High School Player of the Year, she was also the MVP of the 2025 Class 4A state tournament. She averaged 14.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.2 steals as a junior while shooting 46 percent from the field and 82 percent at the free line for the Bulldogs.
• Stewart finished her career with a Lincoln Christian school-record 1,735 points.
• A three-time first-team all-stater, Stewart was a two-time Pinnacle Conference MVP while playing for her coach and mother, Melody. The Stewarts led Lincoln Christian to four consecutive trips to the state championship game and the first two state titles in school history. Melody, who was a member of an NCAA Final Four team at Missouri State, was named the Oklahoma High School Coach of the Year by the Tulsa World in 2025.
Nissley Joins Prince, Hargrove as Returning Starters
• Senior Logan Nissley joins juniors Britt Prince and Amiah Hargrove in giving the Huskers a solid returning trio to build around for the 2026-27 campaign. Nissley, who started 19 straight games to close the season, was one of the most lethal long-range shooters in the nation. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., finished 12th nationally with her 43.3 three-point field goal percentage, which ranked third in the Big Ten. She led Nebraska with 65 threes on the year to push her career total to 179, which ranks sixth in Nebraska history. Nissley closed her season with 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds in a season-high 31 minutes against No. 21 Baylor in the NCAA Tournament. She averaged 11.4 points over her last 13 games, including a career-high 22 points on a career-best 6-of-12 three-point shooting against then-No. 22 Maryland (Feb. 7). She averaged 8.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists despite battling nagging injuries throughout the season.
• She is recovering from an injury and may be limited early in the season for the Huskers.
• Nissley erupted for her best game of the 2025-26 season with a career-high 22 points on a career-high six three-pointers against No. 22 Maryland (Feb. 7). Nissley hit 6-of-12 threes against the Terps.
• The effort surpassed her previous season-high 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting (2-of-4 3FG) while adding three assists in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24). She also hit for 15 points, five rebounds and five assists despite battling illness at Oregon (Feb. 19).
• She finished with 14 double-figure scoring efforts in 2025-26, including eight over the final 13 games. Nissley capped her year with 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds against No. 21 Baylor in the NCAA Tournament first round in Durham, N.C. (March 20). She hit 3-of-6 three against the Bears.
• She had 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-6 three-pointers, in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). Nissley added 14 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting, while grabbing a team-high five rebounds to go with four assists in a Big Ten win at Penn State (Dec. 6).
• She earned her first start of the season at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1).
• Last season, Nissley missed Nebraska's closed scrimmage against Missouri and an exhibition win over Mount Marty (Oct. 24) with a lower leg injury, but came off the bench for eight points, three rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes in a season-opening win over Northwestern State (Nov. 3).
• She missed NU's wins over Samford (Nov. 8) and Creighton (Nov. 12).
• She averaged 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists while making 26 starts over 32 games as a sophomore in 2024-25. One of the Big Ten's most dangerous three-point threats, Nissley drained 55 threes on 36.2 percent shooting on the year.
• In 2023-24, Nissley helped the Huskers to the NCAA Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game by making 10 starts down the stretch. The Big Ten All-Freshman selection averaged 7.0 points while hitting 39.9 percent (59-148) of her three-point attempts over 35 games.
• Nissley could join an extremely short list of Huskers to play in four consecutive NCAA Tournaments (Emily Cady, Hailie Sample, Tear'a Laudermill, Brandi Jeffery) who advanced to four straight tournaments from 2012 to 2015. The only other Husker player to be part of four Nebraska NCAA Tournament teams is current Husker graduate student Allison Weidner (2022, 2024, 2025, 2026).
Huskers Could Feature Top-Tier Offense in 2027
• Nebraska was one of the nation's elite offensive teams in 2025-26, ranking 19th in scoring (78.7 ppg), while finishing among the top 25 teams in all three major shooting categories, including field goal percentage (12th,.474), three-point field goal percentage (18th, .357) and free throw percentage (9th, .790).
• Nebraska was also one of the nation's most unselfish teams, ranking eighth in assists per game (18.2 apg) and 14th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.31). The Big Red also led the Big Ten and ranked 25th nationally in bench points (25.1 ppg).
• First-team All-Big Ten point guard Britt Prince led the Huskers throughout the season as one of the nation's most efficient players. The 5-11 guard was at her best in March Madness, averaging 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steal in two games. In the final game against Baylor, Prince put up the second-best scoring performance ever by a Husker in an NCAA Tournament game with 27 points. Her effort followed a 22-point, five-assist performance in the win over Richmond. She hit 18-of-33 shots (.545), including 4-of-8 threes (.500) and all nine of her free throws (1.000) in the NCAA Tournament.
• Prince, who started all 32 games for the Huskers, was a Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10 selection. She led the Huskers in scoring (17.9 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) while adding 4.1 rebounds per contest. She finished with 12 20-point efforts on the year, including a pair of 30-point games. She scored double figures 29 times. She hit 53.5 percent of her field goals, including 45.7 percent of her threes and a spectacular 91.2 percent of her free throws.
• Midway through the season, Prince drained a school-record 56 straight free throws, including her first 54 in Big Ten play.
Huskers Shoot for Fourth Straight NCAA Berth
• Nebraska made its 18th NCAA Tournament appearance and its 12th since 2007 (last 19 tournaments) in 2025-26.
• The Huskers own 10 all-time NCAA Tournament wins after their 75-56 First Four win over fellow No. 11 seed Richmond (March 18, 2026). The No. 6 seed Huskers defeated No. 11 seed Texas A&M in the first round in Corvallis, Ore., in 2024.
• The Huskers advanced to NCAA Sweet Sixteens in 2010 and 2013.
• Nebraska has advanced to the NCAA Second Round on seven occasions.
• Nebraska earned a No. 1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament after going 29-0 in the regular season. The Huskers were the first Big 12 Conference team in history to go through an unbeaten conference regular season (16-0). NU defeated No. 16 Northern Iowa, before knocking off No. 8 UCLA in Minneapolis in the NCAA Tournament.
• The Big Red earned a No. 4 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament after winning the Big Ten Tournament title. Nebraska defeated No. 13 Fresno State in Los Angeles, before falling to No. 5 BYU at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus in the second round.
• The Huskers advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen as a No. 6 seed in 2013, defeating No. 3 seed Texas A&M in College Station after defeating No. 11 seed Chattanooga.
• Nebraska also earned a No. 6 seed in 2024 in Corvallis, defeating No. 11 Texas A&M before falling to No. 3 Oregon State.
• The Huskers won their first and only NCAA Tournament home game as a No. 6 seed by beating San Diego at the Devaney Center in 1993.
• Nebraska was also one of the nation's most unselfish teams, ranking eighth in assists per game (18.2 apg) and 14th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.31). The Big Red also led the Big Ten and ranked 25th nationally in bench points (25.1 ppg).
• First-team All-Big Ten point guard Britt Prince led the Huskers throughout the season as one of the nation's most efficient players. The 5-11 guard was at her best in March Madness, averaging 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steal in two games. In the final game against Baylor, Prince put up the second-best scoring performance ever by a Husker in an NCAA Tournament game with 27 points. Her effort followed a 22-point, five-assist performance in the win over Richmond. She hit 18-of-33 shots (.545), including 4-of-8 threes (.500) and all nine of her free throws (1.000) in the NCAA Tournament.
• Prince, who started all 32 games for the Huskers, was a Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10 selection. She led the Huskers in scoring (17.9 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) while adding 4.1 rebounds per contest. She finished with 12 20-point efforts on the year, including a pair of 30-point games. She scored double figures 29 times. She hit 53.5 percent of her field goals, including 45.7 percent of her threes and a spectacular 91.2 percent of her free throws.
• Midway through the season, Prince drained a school-record 56 straight free throws, including her first 54 in Big Ten play.
Huskers Shoot for Fourth Straight NCAA Berth
• Nebraska made its 18th NCAA Tournament appearance and its 12th since 2007 (last 19 tournaments) in 2025-26.
• The Huskers own 10 all-time NCAA Tournament wins after their 75-56 First Four win over fellow No. 11 seed Richmond (March 18, 2026). The No. 6 seed Huskers defeated No. 11 seed Texas A&M in the first round in Corvallis, Ore., in 2024.
• The Huskers advanced to NCAA Sweet Sixteens in 2010 and 2013.
• Nebraska has advanced to the NCAA Second Round on seven occasions.
• Nebraska earned a No. 1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament after going 29-0 in the regular season. The Huskers were the first Big 12 Conference team in history to go through an unbeaten conference regular season (16-0). NU defeated No. 16 Northern Iowa, before knocking off No. 8 UCLA in Minneapolis in the NCAA Tournament.
• The Big Red earned a No. 4 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament after winning the Big Ten Tournament title. Nebraska defeated No. 13 Fresno State in Los Angeles, before falling to No. 5 BYU at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus in the second round.
• The Huskers advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen as a No. 6 seed in 2013, defeating No. 3 seed Texas A&M in College Station after defeating No. 11 seed Chattanooga.
• Nebraska also earned a No. 6 seed in 2024 in Corvallis, defeating No. 11 Texas A&M before falling to No. 3 Oregon State.
• The Huskers won their first and only NCAA Tournament home game as a No. 6 seed by beating San Diego at the Devaney Center in 1993.