One of the most prolific passers in Nebraska history, Meggan Yedsena dished out 696 assists during her career for a record 5.8 assists per game. Yedsena owns four of the top 12 season assist totals in the Nebraska record books, including 195 in 1991-92, which stood as a school record until Rachel Theriot's 234 in 2013-14.
Nebraska's all-time leading scorer Karen Jennings and 1,000-point club member Nafeesah Brown were the two major beneficiaries of Yedsena's passing proficiency.
Yedsena's 696 assists stood as an NU career record from 1993-94 until 2012-13, when Lindsey Moore totaled 699.
Yedsena's skill helped her earn Big Eight Newcomer-of-the-Year honors in 1990-91. She was a three-time second-team All-Big Eight pick, after earning honorable-mention all-league accolades as a freshman. Yedsena was also first-team academic All-Big Eight in 1991-92 and 1992-93.
The 5-8 point guard from Mahonoy, Pa., started 120 straight games during her career, averaging 9.3 points per game to finish with 1,116 points to rank 21st on Nebraska's all-time list. Her 297 steals established a Husker career mark until Nicole Kubik (418) surpassed it in 1998-99.
Yedsena set a career best with 12 assists in a 95-67 win over Oklahoma at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Jan. 26, 1991, and tied that mark in an 87-60 win at Arizona State on Jan. 4, 1994. Both totals are tied for sixth all time on the Nebraska single-game charts. Amazingly, Yedsena never scored 20 points in a single game, recording a career high with 19 points in Nebraska's 76-67 win over Kansas State on Feb. 11, 1994. Yedsena helped the Huskers to the first NCAA Tournament victory in school history with six points, seven assists and four rebounds in an 81-58 win over San Diego in Lincoln on March 17, 1993.
Yedsena spent the 2003 season with the Colorado Chill of the NWBL, before signing with the Birmingham Power for 2004. She spent 2001 and 2002 playing for the Schuykill (Pa.) Syrens in the Women's American Basketball Association, leading them to the championship game in the league's inaugural season.
She is a personal trainer and pharmaceutical sales representative in Dallas.
Yedsena's Career Statistics
|
Year |
G-GS |
FG-FGA |
Pct. |
3P-3PA |
Pct. |
FT-FTA |
Pct. |
TRB-Avg. |
Pts-Avg. |
| 1990-91 |
28-28 |
70-183 |
.382 |
15-56 |
.267 |
49-64 |
.765 |
87-3.1 |
204-7.3 |
| 1991-92 |
32-32 |
127-262 |
.484 |
11-44 |
.250 |
88-121 |
.727 |
116-3.6 |
353-11.0 |
| 1992-93 |
30-30 |
83-217 |
.382 |
18-51 |
.352 |
56-83 |
.674 |
93-3.1 |
240-8.0 |
| 1993-94 | 30-30 | 112-256 | .437 | 22-67 | 328 | 73-88 | .829 | 92-3.1 | 319-10.6 |
|
Career |
120-120 |
392-918 |
.427 |
66-218 |
302 |
266-356 |
.747 |
388-3.2 |
1, 116-9.3 |