Huskers Battle Baylor in NCAA First Round Friday
Nebraska continues NCAA Tournament play battling an old Big 12 Conference rival when the No. 11 seed Huskers face No. 6 seed Baylor in the NCAA First Round on Friday, March 20 in Durham, N.C.
The NCAA NET 28 Huskers (19-12, 7-11 Big Ten) will face off with the NCAA NET 32 Bears (24-8, 13-5 Big 12) in Friday's second game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on the Duke University campus. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. (CT). The game will be televised live by ESPN with Jenn Hildreth and Kelly Gramlich on the call.
The hosts from Duke tip Friday with Charleston at 11:30 a.m. (CT).
Free live audio from the Huskers Radio Network will be available on Huskers.com, the Huskers App, 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 1490 AM/97.3 FM/97.7 HD3 in Omaha with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call for their 25th consecutive season.
First-team All-Big Ten point guard Britt Prince leads the Huskers into Friday's game after a 22-point, five-assist night in Nebraska's 75-56 NCAA First Four win over fellow No. 11 seed Richmond on Wednesday at Cameron Indoor. The 5-11 sophomore from Omaha, who was one of 10 midseason candidates for the Nancy Lieberman Award, is one of the nation's most efficient guards. The two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year leads the Huskers in scoring (17.6 ppg), assists (4.5 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) on the season. Prince is shooting better than 50 percent (.541) from the field, 40 percent (.459) from three-point range and 90 percent (.906) from the free throw line. Earlier this season, Prince hit a school-record 56 straight free throws, including her first 54 in Big Ten play. Prince owns 11 20-point efforts this season, including a pair of 30-point games, and has produced double figures 28 times.
Fellow sophomore Amiah Hargrove ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (12.9 ppg) while leading Nebraska in rebounding (5.3 rpg). The 6-2 forward from Christopher, Ill., has started Nebraska's last 11 games, including an eight-point effort in the NCAA First Four win over Richmond. She is averaging 14.1 points per game as a starter, including a 23-point performance against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament (March 4). Hargrove opened Big Ten play with a career-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting (4-5 3FG) at Penn State (Dec. 6). Hargrove, who owns 22 double-figure scoring efforts this season including four 20-point games, 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). Hargrove has hit 55 percent of her field goals, including 40.4 percent (23-57) 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).
Junior Jessica Petrie has continued to be one of the most consistent Huskers. The 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia, had eight points, four rebounds and four assists in the NCAA First Four win over Richmond. She also produced a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament. She has put up double figures 19 times and has scored at least seven points in all 29 of her games this season. Petrie is averaging 11.4 points and 4.8 rebounds on the year. She also owns single-season career bests in blocks (31) and steals (30). In her first two seasons combined as a Husker, she totaled just 12 steals. Petrie missed the first games of her Nebraska career with illness in the win over Northwestern (Jan. 28) and a loss at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1).
Petra Bozan has rejoined the starting lineup the past five games and has made 18 starts on the season. The 6-3 sophomore forward from Croatia also started Nebraska's first 13 games this season. She is averaging 6.8 points and 3.5 rebounds on the year after getting eight points on 4-of-5 shooting to go with six rebounds in the NCAA First Four win over Richmond Wednesday.
Junior Logan Nissley, who has made 18 straight starts, has averaged 11.5 points over her last 12 games. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., made two threes and finished with six points in the NCAA First Four win over Richmond Wednesday. For the season, she leads Nebraska with 62 made threes while shooting 43.1 percent from long range. She owns 176 career threes and and moved past All-America point guard Lindsey Moore (173, 2010-13) at No. 6 on NU's career list.
Callin Hake provides veteran leadership and an emotional heartbeat for the Big Red while joining Prince, Petrie and Nissley as returning starters from a year ago. Hake, a 5-8 senior guard from Victoria, Minn., is averaging 7.3 points and 3.7 assists after her 14-point performance on 4-of-5 three-point shooting in the Wednesday's NCAA Tournament win over Richmond. She has added 42 steals and leads the Big Red with a school-record 33 charges drawn this season. Hake has scored double figures nine times, including a season-high 17 vs. Omaha.
NET 28 Nebraska Cornhuskers (19-12, 7-11 Big Ten)
4 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - So. - F - 6.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - So. - F - 12.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 8.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Sr. - G - 7.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - So. - G - 17.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Off the Bench
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 11.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg
21 - Eliza Maupin - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 7.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg
5 - Claire Johnson - 5-9 - So. - G - 3.6 ppg, 0.9 rpg
1 - Hailey Weaver - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 2.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg
15 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - RFr. - G - 2.5 ppg, 0.8 rpg
34 - Emily Fisher - 6-0 - Jr. - G/F - 1.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg
00 - Alanna Neale - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 1.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts [Out] - 6-2 - RSo. - F - Redshirt
3 - Allison Weidner [Out] - 5-10 - Gr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
10th Season at Nebraska (177-135); 19th Season Overall (370-244)
NET 32 Baylor Bears (24-8, 13-5 Big 12)
2 - Kiersten Johnson - 6-4 - Sr. - F - 5.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg
5 - Darianna Littlepage-Buggs - 6-1 - Sr. - G/F - 10.7 ppg, 10.1 rpg
0 - Taliah Scott - 5-9 - RSo. - G - 20.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg
22 - Bella Fontelroy - 6-0 - Sr. - G/F - 9.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg
4 - Jana Van Gytenbeek - 5-7 - Gr. - G - 7.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Off the Bench
7 - Yuting Deng - 6-2 - So. - G - 6.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg
21 - Marcayla Johnson - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 4.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg
8 - Kayla Nelms - 6-1 - So. - F - 4.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
12 - Kyla Abraham - 6-3 - RJr. - F - 3.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Head Coach: Nikki Collen (Marquette, 1998)
Fifth Season at Baylor (126-44); Fifth Season Overall (126-44)
Huskers In the NCAA Tournament
• Nebraska is making 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 on Wednesday. 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's Big Ten Journey
• The Huskers opened the season 12-0 before suffering a 74-66 loss to No. 17 USC (Dec. 29). A road loss at No. 14 Iowa (86-76) followed on New Year's Day before back-to-back home wins over Purdue and Indiana (78-73, Jan. 8), moved the Big Red to 3-2 in the conference.
• Nebraska's season has included NET top-50 wins at Washington (25), a home win over Illinois (30) and neutral site wins over Virginia (36), Richmond (37) and North Dakota State (47).
• After a home loss to No. 4 UCLA, the Huskers suffered back-to-back one-possession road losses at No. 15 Michigan State and Wisconsin, before rebounding with back-to-back home wins over Illinois and Northwestern to close January.
• Nebraska opened February with six consecutive losses - all to NET top-25 teams, including four on the road. The Huskers bounced back with a road win at Washington (Feb. 22) before closing the season with a home win over Rutgers (Feb. 28) to finish 7-11 in the conference.
• Ten of Nebraska's 12 losses this season have come to current NET top-25 Big Ten teams, including NET 2 UCLA, at NET 6 Michigan, at NET 9 Minnesota, twice to NET 10 Iowa, NET 14 Maryland, at NET 15 Ohio State, NET 17 Michigan State, NET 22 USC and at NET 24 Oregon. NU's other setbacks were a one-possession midweek losses at Wisconsin (63-60, Jan. 21) and to NET 54 Indiana in Indianapolis (72-69, March 4).
• Despite several double-digit final scores, the Huskers have been in nearly every game in the closing minutes. In nine of Nebraska's 12 losses, the Big Red were within two possessions of their opponents in the final six minutes.
• Last season, Nebraska earned a No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a 10-8 Big Ten mark and a No. 40 NET ranking. Nebraska's No. 25 NET ranking this season is better than six Big Ten teams that earned NCAA berths a year ago. Four of those six Big Ten teams won NCAA Tournament games, including NET 28 Maryland, which advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. Illinois (32), Indiana (35) and Oregon (41) also earned wins while Nebraska (40) and Washington (43) both suffered losses by five points or less.
Scouting the Baylor Bears
• Coach Nikki Collen leads her fifth Baylor team to its fifth NCAA Tournament, as the Bears earned a No. 6 seed after finishing the regular season with a 24-8 overall record that included a 13-5 Big 12 mark.
• Taliah Scott, a two-time transfer redshirt sophomore, is one of the nation's most explosive scorers. The 5-9 guard who went to Waco from Auburn after playing her true freshman season at Arkansas, is averaging 20.0 points per game. A high-volume shooter, Scott leads Baylor with 80 three-pointers on 34 percent shooting from long range. She also has earned 210 trips to the line and made 90 percent of her free throws.
• Darianna Littlepage-Buggs is the only other Bear averaging in double figures, putting up 10.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. The 6-1 senior is the only Big 12 player to average a double-double on the season. She is hitting 52.7 percent of her field goals, but just 60.6 percent of her free throws.
• Fellow senior Bella Fontelroy has added 9.1 points and 5.7 rebounds to rank third on the team in scoring and second rebounding. She also ranks second on the team in three-point attempts (154) but is hitting just 26.6 percent of her shots from long range. Fontelroy leads the Bears with 48 steals on the season, while adding 40 blocks.
• Graduate point guard Jana Van Gytenbeek (7.4 ppg) and senior Kiersten Johnson (5.0 ppg) round out Baylor's probable starting five. Van Gytenbeek, a sixth-year graduate transfer, leads the Bears with 6.1 assists per game and ranks second on the squad with 46 made threes on 36.2 percent shooting. Johnson leads BU with 58 blocks and is also a capable three-point shooter (.424) but has hit just 13 threes.
• The Bears have played with a regular nine-player rotation for much of the season, with sophomore Yuting Deng contributing 6.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, while freshman Marcayla Johnson has pitched in 4.4 points per contest. Sophomore Kayla Nelms (4.0 ppg) and redshirt junior Kyla Abraham (3.9 ppg) provide regular ocntributions off the bench.
• Baylor is averaging 71.4 points while allowing 60 points per game. The Bears are shooting 42.4 percent from the field, including 32.3 percent from beyond the arc. BU is also hitting 74.6 percent of its free throws. Baylor owns a plus-4.6 rebound margin and a plus-1.0 turnover margin. The Bears are the Big 12's best shot-blocking team with six blocks per game.
Nebraska vs. Baylor Series History
• Baylor leads the all-time series with Nebraska 10-6, but the former Big 12 Conference foes have not faced each other since the Huskers left the league after the 2010-11 season.
• The Bears won the last meeting between the two schools, 80-57, at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln on Feb. 9, 2011. No. 1 Baylor was led that season by sophomore center Brittney Griner. The following season, the Bears won their second of three national championships under former head coach Kim Mulkey.
• The win marked the eighth consecutive season that Baylor was ranked in the Associated Press top 16 at game time against the Huskers.
• The 2011 win by Baylor avenged a 65-56 Nebraska victory in Waco on Jan. 17, 2010. The unbeaten and then-No. 11 Huskers went on to win the Big 12 regular-season title and earn a No. 1 seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament before advancing to their first NCAA Sweet Sixteen after handing Griner the only home loss of her career at the Ferrell Center. The Bears were ranked No. 9 at game time.
• No. 22 Nebraska knocked off No. 13 Baylor, 76-67, in Lincoln on Feb. 3, 2007, in a game that former Husker Coach Connie Yori moved future All-American Kelsey Griffin from power forward to small forward. The move left Baylor befuddled, and sparked a then-school-record nine blocked shots from future Olympic medalist Danielle Page. Nebraska went on to earn its first NCAA Tournament appearance under Yori. The 2007 Huskers advanced to the NCAA Tournament in Raleigh, losing a narrow decision to Temple and Head Coach Dawn Staley.
• Nebraska pulled off the biggest upset in school history with a 103-99 triple-overtime victory over then-No. 2 and eventual national champion Baylor on Jan. 12, 2005. Three-time All-Big 12 guard Kiera Hardy scored a career-high 37 points to overcome a 29-point performance by All-American Sophia Young and 26 points from Steffanie Blackmon. Nebraska was missing starter and future Canadian Olympic Team captain Chelsea Aubry that night against the Bears.
• The 2005 Husker win snapped a four-game Baylor winning streak in the series with all four Husker losses by double digits.
• Nebraska won the first game in series history with a 91-73 victory over the Bears on Feb. 19, 1997 in Lincoln. The Bears won back-to-back games, including a 76-71 upset of the No. 21 Huskers on Jan. 21, 1998. Both the 1997 and 1998 games included current Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williams on the Big Red roster.
• The 2000 season featured the only time that Nebraska played Baylor twice, including an 82-71 win in Waco on Feb. 19, 2000. Two weeks later the Huskers beat the Bears 82-61 at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City in Baylor Coach Sonja Hogg's final game leading the Bears.
Prince Captures All-Big Ten Honors
• Nebraska's Britt Prince earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the media and second-team accolades from the coaches when the conference announced its annual awards March 3.
• Through 31 games as a sophomore, the 5-11 point guard from Omaha is averaging a team-best 17.6 points per game while hitting 54.1 percent (205-379) of her shots from the field, including 39-of-85 threes (.459).
• Prince, who advanced to the list of 10 players on the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Midseason Top 10 (Feb. 2), was also a member of the Lieberman Award Preseason Top 20.
• She owns two 30-point performances, 11 20-point efforts and 28 double-figure scoring games this season. She is coming of a 22-point, five-assist effort in an NCAA First Four win over Richmond (March 18). It followed a 20-point, eight-assist effort against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament (March 4), which came after her first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds while matching her career highs with eight assists and two blocks in a win over Rutgers (Feb. 28).
• Prince was the MVP of the Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket (Nov. 24-25) after leading the Huskers to a tournament title with 30 points on 12-of-17 shooting in a 91-82 win over NET 36 Virginia. She averaged 24.0 points and 6.5 assists in the tournament, including 18 points and a season-high seven assists in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne.
• She established her career high with 30 points on 13-of-18 shooting in a win over ORU (Nov. 19).
• Prince produced a 28-point, six-rebound, six-assist effort in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). She hit 10-of-15 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 threes and all six of her free throws.
• She put up 27 points at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1), when she added five rebounds and four steals.
• Prince had 23 points, two assists and two steals in a win over Samford (Nov. 8).
• She accounted for 22 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals while committing just one turnover in Nebraska's win at Washington (Feb. 22). Her performance included a game-winning three-pointer with seven seconds left to shoot the Huskers to a 66-65 victory. It was her fifth 20-point effort in Big Ten Conference play.
• Prince opened Big Ten play with 20 points in a win at Penn State (Dec. 6), before adding 20 points in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24). She had 20 points and seven assists in a win over Indiana (Jan. 8).
• Prince, a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors while leading the Huskers to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
• In the NCAA Tournament, Prince led the Big Red with 14 points and six assists against Louisville. She averaged 17.0 points and 5.3 assists over three Big Ten Tournament games, including a season-high-tying 24 points against tourney champion and NCAA No. 1 seed UCLA.
• Prince was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21, 2025) after going for 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals in a win at Iowa (Jan. 16, 2025), when she hit a career-high five three-pointers.
• Prince averaged 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals as a true freshman.
Nebraska Excels in NCAA Stat Rankings
• Through 31 games, Nebraska ranks among the top 25 teams in 8 NCAA categories.
• Assists Per Game - 18.4 ranks 8th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• FT% - .788 ranks 9th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• FG% - .479 ranks 11th nationally and 4th in the Big Ten.
• Average Home Attendance - 5,701 ranks 15th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• Assist-to-Turnover - 1.33 ranks 17th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• Scoring - 79.2 ppg ranks 19th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• Bench Scoring - 25.6 ppg ranks 21st nationally and 1st in the Big Ten.
• 3FG% - .355 ranks 24th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
Big Red Triple Threats
• Nebraska is hitting 35.5 percent of its shots from three-point range and averaging 7.8 made threes per game with shooters up and down the lineup.
• Five Huskers are shooting 34.4 percent or better from long range: Britt Prince (.459), Logan Nissley (.431), Amiah Hargrove (.404), Hailey Weaver (.414) and Callin Hake (.344).
• In Big Ten play, the Huskers knocked down 35.5 percent of their threes while averaging 7.7 makes per game.
Huskers Make Opponents Pay at Free Throw Line
• Nebraska is challenging the school record for best team free throw percentage in Husker history. Through 31 games, the Huskers are shooting 78.8 percent (394-500) from the line. In 2013-14, the Big Ten Tournament champion Huskers hit a school-record 79.6 percent (507-635) of their free throws.
• The top six Huskers in minutes played are all shooting 75 percent or better at the line, including Britt Prince (.906), Callin Hake (.875), Logan Nissley (.857), Amiah Hargrove (.812), Eliza Maupin (.782) and Jessica Petrie (.763).
• Britt Prince has been Nebraska's leader at the line. The sophomore point guard ranks second in the Big Ten by hitting 90.6 percent (96-106) of her free throw attempts. She set a school record (men's or women's basketball) by hitting 56 consecutive makes, which was snapped on her first free throw attempt against Iowa. She made 66-of-71 (.934) in Big Ten play.
• Cathy Owen owns the Nebraska season free throw percentage record (.950, 57-60) with a minimum of 50 made free throws required. Former Husker point guard Rachel Theriot, an Ohio native and long-time European professional, hit 92.6 percent (63-68) of her free throws in 2014-15. Prince, Theriot and Owen currently own five of the top-six season free throw shooting percentages in Nebraska history, including Prince's 87.2 percent (68-78) as a freshman last season.
Husker Forwards Producing Career Years
• Sophomore Amiah Hargrove is proving herself as one of the Big Ten's most improved players in 2025-26. Hargrove's 387 total points are 231 more than the 156 she scored for the Huskers over 33 games as freshman. The 6-2 forward also has more than tripled her total steals this season (19) compared to last season (6). She put up 24 points at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1), and closed the season with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament. She notched her second double-double of the year with 13 points and a career-high-tying 11 rebounds in her first start of the season against Northwestern (Jan. 28). She averaged 13.7 points in Big Ten play.
• Junior Jessica Petrie has totaled 330 points through 29 games, surpassing her previous season-best total of 210 points (2024-25) in similar minutes. Petrie's 31 blocked shots and 30 steals are also career bests, exceeding her previous career total of 12 steals through her first two seasons combined as a Husker. She had 20 blocks a year ago.
• Senior Eliza Maupin has scored 190 points for the Huskers through her 25 games this season, surpassing her previous career-best season total of 146 points as a freshman at Kansas State (2022-23). Maupin's seven three-pointers this season have far exceeded the one triple she hit in her first three seasons at K-State. Her 70 made field goals and 43 free throws made are also the most in a season during her career, while her 18 blocks also have exceeded her previous career season high.
Hake Leads Big Ten as SAIC Chair; NU SAAC President
• Callin Hake has proven herself a leader on and off the court in her four seasons at Nebraska, and the senior from Victoria, Minn., was elected President of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for 2024-25 and will serve in that role again in 2025-26.
• Hake, who was Nebraska's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for women's basketball in 2025 and 2026, was the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winner across all NU women's sports in 2024-25.
• In 2025-26, Hake has taken on additional responsibilities across the conference as the chair of the Big Ten Student-Athlete Issues Commission (SAIC).
• Through 31 games this season, Hake is averaging 7.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists while ranking second on the team with 1.4 steals. She also leads the Big Red with a school-record 33 offensive fouls drawn. She also carryies a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranks among the best in the Big Ten.
• Hake tied career highs with 17 points and five three-pointers while dishing out six assists with no turnovers in a win over Omaha (Dec. 9). She has produced nine double-figure scoring efforts this season - Richmond (14), Northwestern (13), Creighton (13), Northwestern State (13), Purdue (11), Virginia (11), UCLA (10) and Cal Baptist (10), while distributing a career-high eight assists in a Big Ten-opening win over Penn State.
• Hake was recently added to the watch list for the Celsius 3-Point Championship set for April 3 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as part of the State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships.
• Last season, Hake earned 30 starts and averaged 6.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals, while scoring in double figures nine times.
• Hake produced her best performance with a career-high 17 points and a then-career-best seven assists, while knocking down back-to-back threes in OT in a 94-90 win over Oregon (Feb. 19).
• She established her career high with 17 points to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals in a win over North Alabama (Nov. 19).
• Hake was NU's leading scorer with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists in Nebraska's win over Penn State (Jan. 5, 2025).
• She had 16 points on a career-high five three-pointers to go with four rebounds, four assists and two steals in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26, 2024).
• The 5-8 guard averaged 6.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists while competing in all 35 games with five starts to help the Huskers advance to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
• Hake was also the Nebraska women’s basketball Lifter of the Year in 2023 and 2025.
• Hake is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection while double-majoring in management and marketing at Nebraska. She is also a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District VII choice (2024, 2025).
• She earned a prestigious Nebraska Sam Foltz 27 Hero Leadership Award in 2024. She is a three-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.
Petrie, Nissley Returning Starters for Big Red
• Juniors Jessica Petrie and Logan Nissley return to Nebraska's lineup after serving as starters alongside fellow returners Callin Hake and Britt Prince in 2024-25.
• Petrie, a 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia, started 23 games a year ago after the injury to Natalie Potts. Petrie averaged 6.4 points and 4.4 rebounds to help the Huskers to a second straight NCAA bid. Petrie, who appeared in all 68 games for the Big Red in her first two seasons, averaged 8.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament while hitting 12-of-19 shots (.632).
• Petrie produced a career-high 20 points to go with five boards in a win over Samford (Nov. 8).
• She put up the second-best scoring total of her career with 18 points to go with a team-high seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks in a Big Ten win over Indiana (Jan. 8).
• She owns 19 double-figure scoring efforts on the season, including 15 points in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24).
• She had 17 points on a career-high three three-pointers at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1).
• Petrie also scored 17 points in a win over Cal Baptist (Dec. 21), which followed a 14-point, seven-rebound effort in a win over Omaha (Dec. 9).
• She closed the regular season with 16 points and six rebounds in a win over Rutgers (Feb. 28), before notching her second double-double of the season and third of her career with 10 points and a career-high-tying 10 rebounds against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament (March 4).
• Petrie produced her first double-double of the season with 15 points and a career-high-tying 10 rebounds in a win over Bradley (Dec. 3).
• She missed the first game of her Husker career (illness) in the win over Northwestern (Jan. 28), snapping a streak of 88 straight games played and 41 consecutive starts. Petrie did not travel to Nebraska's loss at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1) because of the illness, but returned in limited duty off the bench for seven points and three rebounds in a loss at No. 8 Michigan (Feb. 4).
• Petrie brought 11 big points off the bench in a win at Washington (Feb. 22).
• Petrie put up 14 points on a career-high four threes to go with a career-high three steals at Minnesota (Feb. 12).
• Nissley, a 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., averaged 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists while making 26 starts over 32 games as a sophomore. One of the Big Ten's most dangerous three-point threats, Nissley drained 55 threes on 36.2 percent shooting on the year.
• She 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 and has moved up to No. 6 on Nebraska's career three-point list with 176.
• 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 owns 13 double-figure scoring efforts this season, including seven in the past 12 games, capped by her 12-point effort against Indiana at the Big Ten Tournament (March 4).
• Nissley had 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-6 three-pointers, in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). She also tied a season high with five rebounds against the Wildcats.
• She posted her third straight double-figure effort with 11 points at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1).
• Nissley added 14 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting, while pitching in a team-high five rebounds to go with four assists in a Big Ten road win at Penn State (Dec. 6).
• She contributed 12 points and four assists at Minnesota (Feb. 12).
• She added 11 points in a Big Ten win over Indiana (Jan. 8), before putting up 11 more points against No. 4 UCLA (Jan. 11). She also had 11 points on 3-of-4 three-point shooting in just 15 minutes in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne in the first game of the Emerald Coast Classic in Florida (Nov. 24).
• Nissley followed with 10 points, five rebounds, a career-high seven assists with no turnovers, and two steals in a win over Bradley (Dec. 3).
• She also scored 10 points against No. 17 USC (Dec. 29), before earning her first start of the season at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1).
• Nissley, who missed Nebraska's closed scrimmage against Missouri and an exhibition win over Mount Marty (Oct. 24) with a lower leg injury, came off the bench to produce eight points, three rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes in the season-opening win over Northwestern State (Nov. 3).
• She missed NU's wins over Samford (Nov. 8) and Creighton (Nov. 12) before returning to the court for three points, two rebounds and an assist in a win over North Dakota State (Nov. 16). Nissley added seven points, two rebounds and three assists in 13 minutes in a win over ORU (Nov. 19).
• 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.
Sophomores Making Major Impact
• Britt Prince was the leader of a talented freshman trio for Nebraska in 2024-25. While Prince earned headlines by starting at point guard and putting up some of the best numbers in history by a Big Red rookie, fellow freshmen Amiah Hargrove and Petra Bozan were dynamic inside.
• Claire Johnson, an All-SoCon selection as a freshman at Samford, was added to a talented group of four Husker sophomores in 2025-26.
• Through 31 games, NU's four sophomores have combined for 1,250 of Nebraska's 2,455 points (50.9 percent) while hitting 53.4 percent (485-909) of their shots from the field.
• In Nebraska's NCAA First Four win over Richmond, Prince led the Big Red with 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting, while Hargrove and Bozan each contributed eight points. Johnson came off the bench with six points on a pair of three-pointers as the sophomores combined for 44 points in a 75-56 win.
• In NU's Big Ten-opening win at Penn State, Hargrove erupted for a career-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting with a career-best 4-of-5 threes, while Prince added 20 points (6-12) and Bozan contributed a career-high 17 on 8-of-12 shooting to combine for 63 points. The sophomore trio teamed for 44 of NU's record-setting 67 points in the second half alone.
• The sophomores combined for 53 of Nebraska's 93 points in the regular-season final against Rutgers. Hargrove led the way with 18 points, while Prince added her first career double-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Bozan contributed 12 points and six rebounds, while Johnson pitched in nine points off the bench.
• In the Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket (Nov. 24-25), Prince was named the tournament MVP while Hargrove joined her on the all-tournament team. In the title game win over Virginia, Prince finished with 30 points and six assists, while Hargrove added 17 points and a game-high eight rebounds, as the four sophomores combined for 50 of NU's 91 points while hitting 19-of-30 shots.
• In the win over Northwestern (Jan. 28), Prince scored a game-high 28, while Hargrove added a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Bozan and Johnson each contributed six points as the sophomores accounted for 53 of NU's 89 points.
• In Nebraska's win at Washington (Feb. 22), the sophomores combined for 43 of NU's 66 points, including Prince (22), Hargrove (14), Bozan (5) and Johnson (2).
• In the setback at Oregon (Feb. 19), Prince (18), Hargrove (11) and Bozan (11) combined for 40 of NU's 76 points while hitting 18-of-29 shots (.621).
• In the loss at No. 8 Michigan (Feb. 4), Prince and Hargrove led the Huskers with 16 points apiece while Bozan was the only other Husker in double figures with 12 points. The sophomores combined for 45 of Nebraska's 76 points.
• In the victory over Bradley, the sophomores combined for 44 points on 19-of-26 shooting (.731) while adding 20 rebounds, as Prince (17), Hargrove (13) and Bozan (12) all finished in double figures.
• The trio was back in double figures again in the win over Illinois State (Dec. 14), as Bozan (14), Prince (13) and Hargrove (11) reached double digits while Johnson added seven points.
• In the win over Oral Roberts (Nov. 19), the quartet combined for 48 points and 23 rebounds in a 103-58 win, fueled by a career-high 30 points from Prince and a career-high 10 boards from Bozan.
• In an 82-70 win over North Dakota State (Nov. 16), the sophomores combined for 48 points and 12 rebounds, while going 20-of-27 (.741) from the field, including 3-of-7 from three-point range (.429).
• NU's 84-50 win over Creighton (Nov. 12), included Prince's 18 points, followed by 11 from Johnson, nine from Bozan and six from Hargrove, as the class combined for 44 points and 17 rebounds.
• The sophomores produced big numbers in a win over Samford (Nov. 8), including 23 points from Prince, a career-high 13 points and six rebounds from Bozan, and the second career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds for Hargrove.
• In the regular-season opening victory over Northwestern State (Nov. 3), the sophomore quartet combined for 55 points, 16 rebounds and five assists, led by 21 points from Johnson, 19 from Prince and 11 from Bozan.
• Bozan, a 6-3 forward from Split, Croatia, replaces four-time All-Big Ten center Alexis Markowski inside for the Huskers in 2025-26. She averaged 5.3 points and 2.8 rebounds while playing in all 33 games off the bench for the Big Red last season. Bozan produced six double-digit scoring efforts, including 11 points in Nebraska's second-round Big Ten Tournament win over Illinois (March 6, 2025). She tied her season high with 12 points - all in the fourth quarter - at Indiana (Feb. 2, 2025). It matched her 12 points in an opening-day win over Omaha (Nov. 4). She also had 11 against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9, 2024). She had her first double-digit effort in Big Ten play with 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting in a win over Wisconsin (Jan. 20, 2025).
• She closed the 2024-25 regular season with nine points in a win over Northwestern (March 2, 2025), before opening the Big Ten Tournament with nine points in a win over Rutgers (March 5, 2025). She combined to go 8-for-9 from the field in those two wins, including 4-for-4 in the tournament.