One of the best pure shooters in Nebraska history, Kate Galligan ranks seventh on the Husker all-time list with 145 made three-pointers in her four-year career, trailing only Kiera Hardy, Jordan Hooper, Yvonne Turner, Lindsey Moore, Amy Stephens and Tear'a Laudermill. Galligan also ranks 28th all time at Nebraska with 1,069 points. Galligan's 377 career three-point attempts rank ninth on the NU charts, while her .385 career three-point percentage is tied for fifth. Her six made three-pointers in a 94-85 loss at Kansas on Feb. 11, 1996, is tied for the ninth-best single-game total in school history.
Not surprisingly, the 5-8 guard from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is also one of the best free throw shooters in school history, connecting on 77.6 percent (242-312) of her attempts. Her 12-for-12 shooting performance from the free throw line against Missouri on Feb. 18, 1996, and her 10-for-10 effort at the line against Iowa State on Feb. 27, 1994, rank as two of only 13 perfect free throw performances in NU history. She also ranks 14th at Nebraska with 299 career assists. She earned honorable-mention All-Big Eight recognition as a senior in 1995-96. Along with being a standout shooter, Galligan was an outstanding student, becoming a four-time first-team academic all-conference selection.
Galligan helped the Huskers to the third NCAA Tournament bid in school history during her senior season, where she scored a team-high 12 points, while adding four assists and three rebounds in a 66-62 loss to Colorado State at Stanford, Calif., on March 17, 1996. Galligan scored a career-high 26 points in an 84-71 win at Iowa State on Feb. 27, 1994.
After graduating from Nebraska, Galligan served as a graduate assistant with the Huskers before taking assistant coaching positions at Pittsburgh, Texas-Pan American and the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She served as an assistant coach at Kansas in 2003-04. Galligan works in the insurance industry and makes her home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Galligan's Career Statistics
|
Year |
G-GS |
FG-FGA |
Pct. |
3P-3PA |
Pct. |
FT-FTA |
Pct. |
TRB-Avg. |
Pts-Avg. |
| 1992-93 |
17-14 |
34-86 |
.395 |
4-22 |
.181 |
40-56 |
.714 |
37-2.2 |
112-6.6 |
| 1993-94 |
30-20 |
100-243 |
.411 |
50-123 |
.406 |
73-90 |
.811 |
91-3.0 |
323-10.8 |
| 1994-95 |
27-20 |
99-262 |
.377 |
39-118 |
.330 |
53-72 |
.736 |
84-3.1 |
390-10.7 |
| 1995-96 | 29-25 | 108-233 | .463 | 52-114 | .456 | 76-94 | .808 | 113-3.9 | 344-11.9 |
|
Career |
103-79 |
341-824 |
.413 |
145-377 |
.384 |
242-312 |
.775 |
325-3.2 |
1, 069-9.5 |