Lincoln – Nebraska claimed the No. 6 seed in the Albany 1 Regional and will face No. 11 seed Texas A&M in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in Corvallis, Ore.
The Huskers (22-11, 11-7 Big Ten) learned their seeding, opponent and location during the NCAA Selection Show that was televised live on ESPN on Sunday, March 17. Nebraska players and staff were joined by hundreds of fans during a public watch party at Pinnacle Bank Arena, as they celebrated their second NCAA appearance in the past three seasons and third under Head Coach Coach Amy Williams since 2018.
Nebraska, which will be making its 16th NCAA appearance since 1988, enters March Madness after fighting to a runner-up finish in the Big Ten Tournament at the Target Center in Minneapolis, March 7-10.
Nebraska will face a Texas A&M squad that went 19-12 overall and 6-10 in the SEC on the season. Head Coach Joni Taylor’s team is led by Aicha Coulibaly (13.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.4 spg), Endyia Rogers (12.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.9 apg) and Janiah Barker (12.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg).
The Aggies also feature 6-5 redshirt junior forward Lauren Ware, who averages 9.1 points and a team bests of 7.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. Ware, who has started 30 of 31 games for A&M, is from the same high school as Nebraska Big Ten All-Freshman Team guard Logan Nissley. The Husker 6-0 guard has started the last eight games for the Big Red and is averaging 6.7 points and 2.0 rebounds on the year.
Nebraska and Texas A&M spent the 1996-97 through 2010-11 seasons together in the Big 12 conferences before the Huskers joined the Big Ten and the Aggies shifted to the SEC. The Aggies defeated the Huskers in their last regular-season Big 12 Conference game in College Station on March 5, 2011.
If Nebraska can advance past Texas A&M, the Huskers will face the hosts from No. 3 Oregon State or No. 14 Eastern Washington at Gill Coliseum.
