Huskers Close Home Stand with Chattanooga Sunday

The AP No. 24 Nebraska women’s basketball team concludes its non-conference home schedule when the Huskers take on Chattanooga Sunday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Tip-off between the Huskers (9-1, 1-0 Big Ten) and the Mocs (4-7, 0-0 SoCon) in Lincoln is set for 12:04 p.m. (CT) with tickets available now at Huskers.com or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 1-800-8-BIG-RED during regular business hours Monday through Friday.

The game will be televised live statewide by Nebraska Public Media with Larry Punteney and Jami Hagedorn on the call. B1G+ subscribers also can watch the live video stream.

Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 105.3 FM in Lincoln and 105.9 FM in Omaha, the Huskers App and Huskers.com. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the radio call with pregame beginning at 11:30 a.m. (CT).

The Huskers improved to 8-0 at PBA this season with a 63-50 victory over Tarleton State on Wednesday. Nebraska used a stingy defense to overcome its worst shooting performance of the young season. NU stretched its overall home winning streak to 11 games despite hitting just 29.8 percent (17-57) of its shots. Nebraska did connect on 22-of-25 free throws against the Texans.

Alexis Markowski finished with 15 points to push past 1,500 in her career. The Naismith, Wooden and Lisa Leslie Award candidate became the fourth Husker in history to achieve the combined career milestones of 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds - joining only first-team All-Americans Karen Jennings, Kelsey Griffin and Jordan Hooper. All three of those Huskers have their jerseys retired and are in Nebraska’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Markowski, a three-time All-Big Ten choice, is averaging team bests of 14.2 points and 8.1 rebounds this season.

Big Ten Freshman of the Year candidate Britt Prince led all scorers with 19 points to go along with five rebounds. Prince, who is averaging 13.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals, has put up double figures in seven of her nine games.

Fellow freshman Amiah Hargrove continued her recent surge with her third double-digit effort in the last four games. Hargrove hit 5-of-6 shots on her way to a career-high 13 points against the Texans. In the five games since the season-ending injury to 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts, Hargove is averaging 21.2 points and 13.9 rebounds per 40 minutes. The 6-1 forward is shooting 54.5 percent from the field, including 75 percent (6-8) from three-point range, while connecting on 83.3 percent (10-12) of her free throws this season.

Natalie Potts, the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, is out for the season after suffering a knee injury in the second quarter of a win over North Alabama (Nov. 19). Through NU’s first four games, Potts was NU’s leading scorer (17.5 ppg) and rebounder (8.0 rpg). She underwent surgery on Dec. 4 and is expected to regain the season of eligibility.

#24 Nebraska Cornhuskers
vs. Chattanooga Mocs
Sunday, December 15, 2024, 12:04 p.m. (CT)
Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln, Nebraska
Tickets: Huskers.com / 1-800-8-BIG-RED
Special Event: Holidays with the Huskers
Live TV/Stream: Nebraska Public Media/B1G+
Larry Punteney (PBP), Jami Hagedorn (Analyst)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (11:30 a.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (105.3 FM), Omaha (105.9 FM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com (StatBroadcast - Public)

24/RV Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-1, 1-0 Big Ten)
32 - Kendall Coley - 6-2 - Gr. - F/G - 3.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg
40 - Alexis Markowski - 6-3 - Sr. - C/F - 14.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - So. - G - 6.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 7.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - Fr. - G - 13.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Off the Bench
5 - Alberte Rimdal - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 8.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg
44 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - Fr. - F/C - 5.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 5.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg
15 - Kendall Moriarty - 6-1 - Sr. - G - 4.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner - 5-10 - RJr. - G - 3.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - So. - F - 3.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts [Out] - 6-2 - So. - F - 14.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg
4 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - Fr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Ninth Season at Nebraska (146-112); 18th Season Overall (339-221)

Chattanooga Mocs (4-7, 0-0 SoCon)
22 - Gianna Corbitt - 6-1 - Fr. - F - 9.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg
32 - Brooke Anya - 6-0 - Gr. - F/C - 7.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg
5 - Sigrun Olafsdottir - 5-9 - Sr. - G/F - 7.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg
33 - Karsen Murphy - 6-0 - Sr. - G/F - 10.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg
21 - Ava Card - 6-0 - Fr. - G/F - 4.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Off the Bench
11 - Caia Elisaldez - 5-5 - So. - G - 10.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg
10 - Izzy McPherson - 5-10 - Fr. - G/F - 7.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
3 - Takia Davis - 6-2 - Sr. - F/C - 3.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg
25 - Kailyn Farrell - 6-1 - Sr. - G/F - 3.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg
15 - Frode Flos Van Der Schans - 6-4 - RSo. - F/C - 2.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg
4 - Masa Buzic - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 1.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
Head Coach: Deandra Schirmer (USC Aiken, 2011)
First Season at Chattanooga (4-7); Sixth Season Overall (118-38)

Scouting the Chattanooga Mocs
• Coach Deandra Schirmer brings her first Chattanooga team to Lincoln after a gut-wrenching 67-66 loss at Bellarmine on Thursday night in Louisville, Ky. The Mocs led 66-61 with 8.3 seconds left but fell on a buzzer-beating three-pointer. Schirmer, who is in her sixth season overall as a head coach after a highly successful stint at NCAA Division II Valdosta State, has the Mocs off to a 4-7 start.

• Schirmer replaced Shawn Poppie after he left Chattanooga to take the top job at Clemson this season. The Mocs went 28-5 and captured Southern Conference regular-season and tournament titles last year. The Mocs lost in the NCAA first round to NC State and former Chattanooga Coach Wes Moore.

• When Poppie left, first-team SoCon starter Raven Thompson (14.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg) also transferred to Clemson, along with young shooter Hannah Kohn (7.6 ppg), who is now a Clemson starter and the Tigers’ top three-point shooter. Another Chattanooga starter from a year ago, Addie Porter (5.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.0 apg), also joined the Tiger squad. That trio has combined to average 17 points per game for Clemson after combining for 27 points per contest last season for the Mocs.

• The Mocs also lost first-team All-SoCon guard Jada Guinn. The grad student averaged 19.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists last year, while also claiming SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors.

• Seniors Karsen Murphy (10.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg) and Sigrun Olafsdottir (7.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg) return to Chattanooga’s starting lineup. Two more seniors, Takia Davis (3.9 ppg) and Kailyn Farrell (2.7 ppg) and more experience for the Mocs, while freshman Gianna Corbitt (9.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg) has been a productive newcomer to Chattanooga’s lineup.

• Sophomore point guard Caia Elisaldez (10.1 ppg) and freshman Izzy McPherson (7.3 ppg) have battled injuries along with several other Mocs early this season.

• Chattanooga’s injuries have forced the Mocs to use six different starting lineups. In recent losses to Kennesaw State and Bellarmine, Chattanooga had only eight available players.

• Lincoln East grad Taylor Searcey followed Schirmer to Chattanooga from Valdosta State. The 5-8 guard was a second-team All-Gulf South player last season at Valdosta State, averaging 9.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.0 steals. Searcey has not played for the Mocs this season.

Nebraska vs. Chattanooga Series History
• Nebraska and Chattanooga have split the all-time series, 1-1, with the Huskers winning, 73-59, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in College Station, Texas on March 23, 2013.

• The 2013 Huskers, who were also ranked No. 24 by the AP at game time against the SoCon champion Mocs, were tied at 32 at halftime. No. 11 seed Chattanooga surged to a 47-38 lead before Jordan Hooper caught fire to help the No. 6 seed Huskers overcome the deficit and pull away down the stretch. All-American Jordan Hooper led the Huskers with 21 points and 12 rebounds, including 18 points in the second half, while 2013 first-round WNBA Draft pick Lindsey Moore added 13 points, five rebounds and seven assists. Rachel Theriot pitched in 12 points, while Emily Cady just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds for Coach Connie Yori’s team.

• Nebraska went on to upset No. 3 seed and AP No. 9 Texas A&M two days later, 74-63, as the Huskers advanced to their second NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

• The 2013 season marked Wes Moore’s final season as the head coach at Chattanooga. The six-time SoCon Coach of the Year led the Mocs to 20 wins in 13 of his 15 seasons before taking the top job at North Carolina State.

• The Huskers dropped a 79-64 decision at Chattanooga on Nov. 21, 1979.

Markowski Enters 1,500-Point/1,000-Rebound Club
• With 15 points in Wednesday’s win over Tarleton State, Alexis Markowski pushed past the 1,500-point mark in her Nebraska career. Not only did she become just the 14th Husker in history to reach 1,500 points, she became just the fourth Nebraska player to achieve the combined career milestones of 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds.

• The quality of that short list is undeniable. Karen Jennings (2,405 points/1,000 rebounds, 1990-93) won the 1993 Wade Trophy, was a first-team All-American and the 1993 Big Eight Player of the Year.

• Kelsey Griffin (2,033 points/1,019 rebounds, 2006-10) won the 2010 Senior CLASS Award, was a first-round WNBA Draft pick, a first-team All-American and the 2010 Big 12 Player of the Year.

• Jordan Hooper (2,357 points/1,110 rebounds, 2011-14) was a first-team All-American, the 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year and the first pick of the second round in the 2014 WNBA Draft.

Markowski Joins Elite Rebounders in NU History
• Nebraska All-America candidate Alexis Markowski joined one of the most elite groups in Husker history by pulling down her 1,000th career rebound in the fourth quarter at Creighton (Nov. 22).

• The 6-3 center from Lincoln became just the sixth Husker women’s basketball player and just the eighth Nebraska men’s or women’s player to reach the 1,000 milestone on the boards.

• Markowski finished the game with 1,001 career boards to push past 1993 Wade Trophy winner Karen Jennings into the No. 5 spot on the Husker women’s basketball career chart.

• Markowski has added 47 points and 36 rebounds over the past four games to push her career rebound total to 1,037, passing first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin at No. 4 on Nebraska’s career rebound list. Markowski enters the Chattanooga game 73 rebounds behind first-team All-American and 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year Jordan Hooper (1,110) at No. 3 on the Nebraska all-time rebound list. Hooper grabbed her rebounds in 4,030 career minutes (11.0 rp40), while Markowski’s boards have come in just 2,857 minutes (14.5 rp40).

• On the men’s side of Nebraska basketball, Venson Hamilton (1996-99) owns the all-time record with 1,080 rebounds while Aleks Maric (1,015, 2005-08) is the only other player with 1,000 boards.

Prince Battling for Big Ten All-Freshman Honors
• Britt Prince is off to one of the best starts by a freshman in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25. The 5-11 point guard from Omaha ranks second among the Huskers with 13.9 points, while adding 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals over her first nine games.

• The two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year has produced double-figure points seven times, including a career-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting in Nebraska’s record-setting 113-70 win over South Dakota (Nov. 16). She added four assists and two steals in front of a sellout crowd at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

• She added the second 20-point effort of her career with 20 points and six rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes in the loss at Creighton (Nov. 22).

• Prince is coming off a game-high 19 points to go with five rebounds in a low-scoring win over Tarleton State (Dec. 11). She hit a career-high three threes against the Texans while also going a career-best 6-for-6 at the free throw line.

• Prince contributed 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26), before notching her fifth straight double-digit performance with a game-high 14 points in a win over Lindenwood (Dec. 3). She also had 13 points and a career-high six assists against North Alabama (Nov. 19) during the five-game stretch. Prince added a career-high two blocks against the Lions.

• She became the first Husker freshman point guard in history to reach 100 points through her first eight games, when she put up seven points and a career-high seven rebounds in a win over Minnesota (Dec. 8). The only other Husker point guard to score 100 points in 10 or fewer games was Nicole Kubik (10 games, 1996-97).

• One of Nebraska’s most efficient players, Prince is shooting 57 percent from the field, including 46.2 percent (12-26) from three-point range, and 88.5 percent (23-26) at the free throw line.

• Prince, who won four consecutive Nebraska Class B state high school championships at PBA while playing for her mother, Ann Prince at Elkhorn North (2021-22-23-24), was the No. 16 recruit in the country according to Prospects Nation and No. 28 according to ESPN.

• An honorable-mention high school All-American last year by the Naismith award and MaxPreps, Prince produced one of the best senior seasons in Nebraska high school history in 2023-24. She averaged 27.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.9 steals. She led the state in both scoring and assists as a senior on her way to finishing with a Class B record 2,491 points, surpassing Husker All-American Jordan Hooper’s previous mark of 2,078.

• Prince also matched Hooper for No. 2 in state tournament history with 271 career points.

• In addition to being a four-time Super-State selection in basketball, Prince was a six-time gold medalist and two-time silver medalist at the Nebraska State Track & Field Championships.

• She was the 2024 Nebraska Girls Athlete of the Year across all sports.

• Prince missed Nebraska’s win over Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9) with a lower leg injury, but returned for six points, four assists and three steals as a starter in a win over Southern (Nov. 12).

Husker Freshmen Featuring Efficiency

• Britt Prince is the leader of a talented freshman trio for Nebraska. While Prince has 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 have been dynamic inside.

• Hargrove is coming off a career-high 13-point effort in a career-high 21 minutes in the win over Tarleton State (Dec. 11). Hargrove hit 5-of-6 shots from the floor, including a three-pointer, while adding three rebounds and a steal. It was Hargrove’s third double-digit scoring effort in the past four games, including a 10-point performance that included a career-high eight rebounds in a Big Ten-opening win over previously unbeaten Minnesota (Dec. 8). The 6-1 forward from Christopher, Ill., added 10 points and seven rebounds in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26).

• Over the past five games, Hargrove has produced per 40 minute averages of 21.2 points and 13.9 rebounds while hitting 56.5 percent of her shots from the field, including 60 percent (3-5) of her three-pointers. She has committed just two turnovers during the five-game stretch.

• Bozan, a 6-5 center from Croatia, also owns three-double digit scoring efforts early this season, including 12 in an opening-day win over Omaha and 11 against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9). She went a combined 9-for-11 from the field, including 4-for-4 from three-point range in those two games. Bozan added 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a win over Lindenwood (Dec. 3), before getting nine points and five rebounds in her Big Ten debut against Minnesota (Dec. 8).

• On the season, Bozan has produced per 40 minute averages of 18.5 points and 12.6 rebounds while hitting 57.9 percent of her shots from the field, including 45.5 percent (5-11) of her threes.

• Prince, Hargrove and Bozan have combined for per 40 minute averages of 57.0 points, 24.6 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 4.8 steals while shooting 56.7 percent from the field, including 51.1 percent from three-point range and 83.3 percent from the free throw line.

Huskers Spread Scoring Through 10 Games
• Nebraska has shown a consistent, efficient and explosive offense through the first 10 games, averaging 82.2 points per game on 48.5 percent shooting, including 40.7 percent from long range.

• The Huskers have put at least five players in double figures in four of the first 10 contests. In three other games, Nebraska has put four players in double figures with the fifth-highest scorer adding nine points.

• Perhaps the most amazing part of the double-figure scoring performances for the Big Red through 10 games, is that all four games have featured a different group of scorers that have ultimately included all 12 players on the active roster at the start of the season.

• In the opener with Omaha (Nov. 4), six Huskers produced double-digit points, including Alexis Markowski-14, Natalie Potts-14, Petra Bozan-12, Logan Nissley-12, Allison Weidner-11 and Britt Prince-10.

• In a win over South Dakota in Sioux Falls (Nov. 16), five Huskers finished in double figures, including Britt Prince-23, Natalie Potts-22, Alexis Markowski-14, Kendall Moriarty-13 and Kendall Coley-12.

• In a victory over North Alabama (Nov. 19), five Huskers scored in double figures, including Callin Hake-17, Jessica Petrie-14, Britt Prince-13, Alberte Rimdal-13 and Alexis Markowski-10.

• Nebraska put five players in double figures in its second straight home game in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 22), including Callin Hake-16, Alberte Rimdal-15, Britt Prince-13, Alexis Markowski-10 and Amiah Hargrove-10.

• The only Huskers to score in double figures in each of the four games with at least five players in double figures were Alexis Markowski and Britt Prince.

Markowski Named to Naismith, Wooden Watch Lists
• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski was among the 50 women’s college basketball players named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List, announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club (Oct. 28) and the Wooden Award Watch List by the Los Angeles Athletic Club (Nov. 7).

• Markowski, a 6-3 center out of Lincoln Pius X High School, earned her third consecutive appearance on the Naismith Trophy preseason list.

• A three-time preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection, Markowski earned first-team All-Big Ten honors a year ago after averaging 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds in 2023-24. She also earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after powering the Big Red to the Big Ten Championship Game.

• A three-time Lisa Leslie Center-of-the-Year Award candidate, Markowski was a second-team All-Big Ten choice as a freshman and sophomore. She was also the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Markowski Earns Preseason All-Big Ten Honors
• Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski captured Preseason All-Big Ten honors for the third consecutive season when the conference announced its annual awards on Sept. 26.

• The 6-3 center from Lincoln, Neb., was one of 10 players across the conference’s 18 teams to earn preseason recognition from both the Big Ten coaches and media. She also earned preseason All-Big Ten honors as a junior in 2023-24 and as a sophomore in 2022-23, after being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year following the 2021-22 season.

• A three-time Lisa Leslie Award candidate, Markowski claimed first-team All-Big Ten honors at the conclusion of a 2023-24 season when she led Nebraska to an appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

• Markowski, who led Nebraska with team-best averages of 15.7 points and 10.5 rebounds while starting all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers in 2023-24, produced 19 double-doubles a year ago.

• She earned a spot on the 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament Team by averaging 16.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists over four games, including 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in the Big Ten Championship Game.

• Markowski enters the Chattanooga game with 1,037 career rebounds. She is 243 rebounds away from Janet Smith’s more than 40-year-old Nebraska career rebound record (1,280). Markowski, who had 369 rebounds last season, is also within striking distance of one of the top-five rebounding totals in Big Ten Conference history.

• Markowski, who earned second-team All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore in 2022-23, owns 1,505 career points to rank 14th all-time in scoring at Nebraska.

• USC’s JuJu Watkins was the only unanimous choice of the coaches and media to earn preseason All-Big Ten honors. The sophomore was the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year by both.

• The coaches and media were also in agreement on the top five teams in preseason voting, beginning with No. 1 USC, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Maryland and No. 5 Indiana.

Huskers Remain in Top 25 in National Rankings
•  Nebraska remained among the top 25 in the Associated Press rankings (Dec. 9), moving up one spot following a convincing 84-65 win over previously unbeaten Minnesota (Dec. 8).

•  The 2024-25 season marked the second time in the past three years that Nebraska has opened in the AP Top 25 (No. 23). In 2022-23, the Huskers began the season at No. 22 in the AP Poll.

•  The Huskers are one of eight Big Ten teams ranked in the AP Top 25, led by No. 1 UCLA, No. 5 USC and No. 7 Maryland among the AP Top 10. No. 11 Ohio State, No. 17 Michigan State, No. 20 Michigan, No. 21 Iowa and No. 24 Nebraska round out the Big Ten teams in the AP Top 25 (Dec. 9), while previously ranked Illinois is one of the top teams receiving votes (27th).

•  Nebraska non-conference opponent Georgia Tech climbed into the top 25 (Dec. 9). The Huskers travel to Atlanta (Dec. 21). Creighton (35th) also continues to receive votes from