San Juan, Puerto Rico - Jaz Shelley scored 14 of her career-high-tying 32 points in overtime, as the Nebraska women's basketball team claimed a 73-65 win over Mississippi State in its final game of the Puerto Rico Clasico at Roberto Clemente Coliseum on Saturday.Shelley, who scored her 14 overtime points on five consecutive…
A proven program builder in college football, Matt Rhule has been hired as Nebraska’s Head Football Coach. Nebraska Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Trev Alberts will introduce Rhule as the 31st permanent head coach in Nebraska history on Monday in Lincoln. The 47-year-old Rhule has built an impressive coaching resume over the past 25 seasons with…
LINCOLN, Neb. - The No. 5 Nebraska volleyball team fell 3-1 (21-25, 25-21, 21-25, 19-25) to No. 3 Wisconsin on Friday night in front of 8,255 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers fell to 24-4 overall and 16-3 in the Big Ten, while Wisconsin improved to 24-3 overall and…
Nebraska volleyball senior defensive specialist Kenzie Knuckles will miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury during practice this week. Knuckles had played in all 27 matches and 90 sets for the Huskers this season, averaging 1.97 digs per set and recording 18 service aces. A native…
San Juan, Puerto Rico - Annika Stewart erupted for a career-high 23 points including three of Nebraska's 11 three-pointers, as the Huskers rolled to a 73-44 women's basketball win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the Puerto Rico Clasico at Roberto Clemente Coliseum on Friday. Stewart, a 6-3 forward from Plymouth, Minn., added a…
Orlando, Fla. -Emmanuel Bandoumel matched his season high with 18 points, while Derrick Walker posted a double-double in his 2022-23 debut, but 13 second-half turnovers proved costly in a 73-61 loss to Memphis Friday evening. Bandoumel led NU (3-3) with 18 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, and five assists, while Walker had…
Iowa City, Iowa - Nebraska jumped to a 24-0 lead and held on for a 24-17 victory over Iowa to reclaim the Heroes Trophy at Kinnick Stadium on Friday. Quarterback Casey Thompson completed 20-of-30 passes for 278 and three touchdowns, including nine connections for 165 yards and two scores to wide receiver Trey Palmer. Marcus…
Juwan Gary had a team-high 16 points, but Nebraska shot just 42 percent from the field in a 69-56 loss to Oklahoma in the first round of the ESPN Events Invitational Thursday afternoon. Gary paced Nebraska (3-2) for the second straight game as he hit 7-of-16 shots from the floor and…
Lincoln - Alexis Markowski and Isabelle Bourne both produced double-doubles, as Nebraska dominated the paint in a 71-53 women's basketball win over Tarleton on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.Markowski powered in 16 of her season-high 24 points in the second half while also pulling down 12 of her career-high 18 rebounds after halftime. The 6-3…
Nebraska senior outside hitter Madi Kubik was named Big Ten Player of the Week by the conference office on Monday. Kubik led Nebraska to sweeps of Iowa and No. 19 Purdue over the weekend with 5.17 kills per set on .347 hitting to go along with 3.33 digs per set. Kubik had a season-high…
