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Date Opponent Time/Result

Nov. 10 West Coast All-Stars (exh.) W, 97-63

Nov. 17 Nebraska-Kearney (exh.) W, 65-52

Nov. 22 Grambling State W, 63-40

Nov. 24 Rice W, 71-56

Dec. 1 at Creighton L, 40-55

Dec. 5 Drake L, 55-63

Dec. 9 Texas Southern W, 71-48

Dec. 11 Cal State Fullerton W, 78-60

Dec. 15 #25 Cincinnati W, 65-55

Dec. 22 New Orleans W, 73-62

Dec. 28-30 at Surf & Slam Hoop Classic

Dec. 28 at San Diego W, 62-61

Dec. 30 vs. #15 Penn State L, 64-83

Jan. 5 Texas-Pan American L, 58-61

Jan. 11 #25 Oklahoma# (FSN) L, 43-57

Jan. 14 at Colorado# L, 54-74

Jan. 19 #4 Kansas State# 2:05 p.m.

Jan. 22 at Missouri# 7 p.m.

Jan. 25 Iowa State# 7:05 p.m.

Jan. 29 at Kansas# 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 1 at Oklahoma State# 2 p.m.

Feb. 5 Baylor# 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 8 Missouri# 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 12 at #4 Kansas State# 7 p.m.

Feb. 15 at Texas A&M# 2 p.m.

Feb. 19 Kansas# 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 22 at #20 Texas# 1 p.m.

Feb. 26 #7 Texas Tech# 7:05 p.m.

March 1 at Iowa State# 2 p.m.

March 5 Colorado# 7:05 p.m.

March 11-15 Big 12 Tournament (Dallas, Texas)

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Women’s Basketball Contact: Jeff Griesch

E-Mail: [email protected]

Phone: 402-472-2263

FAX: 402-472-2005

Huskers Return Home to Host No. 4 Kansas StateThe Nebraska women’s basketball team will try to snap its four-game losing streak when the Huskers

play host to No. 4 Kansas State Sunday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Tip-off is set for 2:05 p.m.The Huskers, who are coming off a 74-54 loss at Colorado on Tuesday night in Boulder, Colo., have

opened Big 12 Conference action with an 0-2 mark but are 7-6 overall.The Wildcats (16-1 overall, 3-0 Big 12)

are one of the hottest teams in the nation,reeling off 11 consecutive victoriesheading into Sunday’s game withNebraska in Lincoln.

The Wildcats have won their last fivegames by an average of 31.8 points pergame, defeating Western Illinois (84-40),Iowa (103-60), Kansas (88-49), No. 24Colorado (61-36) and Iowa State (68-60).

Despite the appearance of a David vs.Goliath matchup for the Huskers,Nebraska actually owns a seven-gamehome winning streak in the series with theWildcats, including a 67-52 victory overthen-No. 11 Kansas State in Lincoln lastseason.

That game marked the starting debutof Husker point guard Jina Johansen, whodished out a career-high nine assists whilepitching in four points. The 5-7sophomore from Dannebrog, Neb., entersSunday’s game averaging 5.9 points, 5.8assists and 3.1 rebounds per game.

Junior Alexa Johnson continues tolead the Huskers offensively, averaging15.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Johnson, a 6-1 forward from Hacienda Heights, Calif., scored ateam-high 15 points in the loss at Colorado for her ninth consecutive double-figure scoring effort.

Senior Amanda Cleveland also broke out of her two-game scoring funk to produce her third double-double of the season with a solid 13-point, 11-rebound effort against Colorado. The 6-2 center fromLancaster, Texas, added one blocked shot, giving her at least one block in 10 straight games. She leads theHuskers with 23 blocks on the year.

Greichaly Cepero and Laura Pilakowski continued to provide solid minutes off the bench in theirthird games. The NU volleyball All-Americans, who joined the basketball team on Jan. 1, each grabbedeight rebounds against Colorado.

Five Husker Starters Making Major ContributionsWith only six scholarship players available for the Kansas State game and only 10 active players on the

roster, Nebraska’s starters have been putting up solid numbers through the first 13 games.Alexa Johnson, 6-1, Jr., F, Hacienda Heights, Calif. – One of the most improved players in the Big

12, Alexa Johnson enters the Kansas State game ranked among the top players in the league in both scoringand rebounding, averaging 15.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Johnson’s total production through13 games this season is almost identical to her output for all 30 games last season. Johnson has scored 203points and grabbed 96 rebounds so far this season, compared to the 204 points and 92 rebounds sheproduced as a sophomore. Last year, Johnson started seven games and averaged 6.8 points and 3.1 reboundsper game.

Johnson produced double figures in points for the ninth straight game with 15 points and four reboundsin the loss at Colorado. She notched her fourth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 reboundsin Nebraska’s win over San Diego (Dec. 28). In NU’s win over then-No. 25 Cincinnati on Dec. 15, Johnsonscored a career-high 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds. It was one of four 20-point efforts for Johnsonon the season, and followed on the heels of a pair of double-doubles in wins over Cal State Fullerton (15

Nebraska Women’s Basketball2002-03 Weekly Notes – Jan. 16, 2003

2002-03 Schedule/ResultsOverall Record: 7-6Big 12 Record: 0-2

Game 14: Probable StartersTimes: Sunday, Jan. 19, 2:05 p.m.Location: Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,500), Lincoln, Neb.Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network, Play-by-Play, Matt CoatneyColor, Jeff GrieschInternet Audio/Live Stats: Huskers.comLive Video Webstream: HuskersNside.com

Nebraska Huskers (7-6/0-2)No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG42 Alexa Johnson 6-1 Jr. F 15.6 7.412 Amanda Cleveland 6-2 Sr. C 9.5 8.320 Jina Johansen 5-7 So. G 5.9 3.122 Margaret Richards 5-9 Sr. G 12.5 6.224 Shahidrah Roberts 5-9 Sr. G 8.8 4.5Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)

#4 Kansas State Wildcats (16-1/3-0)No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG53 Kendra Wecker 5-11 So. F 20.3 8.53 Nicole Ohlde 6-4 Jr. C 17.9 8.610 Laurie Koehn 5-8 So. G 14.5 3.722 Chelsea Domenico 5-6 So. G 3.7 2.534 Megan Mahoney 6-0 So. F/G 13.3 6.2Head Coach: Deb Patterson (Rockford College, 1979)

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points, 10 rebounds) and Texas Southern(15 points, 11 rebounds). For her effortsagainst those three opponents, Johnsonwas named the Big 12 Player of the Weekon Dec. 16.

Johnson’s first double-double of hercareer came in NU’s season-opening winover Grambling State (Nov. 22) when shescored 24 points and pulled down 13rebounds. She added 20-point scoringefforts with 21 points in wins over Rice (Nov.24) and New Orleans (Dec. 22). Johnsonhas scored 15 points or more in nine of NU’s13 games this season.

Margaret Richards, 5-9, Sr., G, Louisville, Ky. – Margaret Richards has been a key element in theHusker offense and defense through the first 13 games. She had scored in double figures in seven consecutivegames, before scoring a season-low five points at Colorado on Tuesday. Her effort at CU followed on theheels of one of her best outings of the season, when she scored a team-high 17 points and tied a career bestwith four steals in the loss to No. 25 Oklahoma.

Richards produced a solid performance in two games at the Surf & Slam Hoop Classic in San Diego,Calif., Dec. 28-30, where she earned a spot on the all-tournament team. Richards scored a career-high 20points, while tying a career high with 11 rebounds in Nebraska’s win over San Diego on Dec. 28. She alsohit the game-winning shot at the buzzer to help Nebraska come back from a 19-point second-half deficit.She added 10 points in the loss to No. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30.

Richards ranks second on the team in scoring with 12.5 points per game, while adding 6.2 reboundsper contest. She leads the team with 1.6 steals per game, while ranking second on the team with 2.4 assistsper game. Richards has been one of the Huskers’ most consistent players, producing double figures in 10of 13 games, with her lowest point production of the season coming with five points at Colorado. She ownsthree double-doubles, including a 16-point, 10-rebound effort against New Orleans (Dec. 22) and a 12-point, 11-rebound performance against Grambling State (Nov. 22). An outstanding defender, Richardsplayed stifling defense on All-America guard Valerie King of Cincinnati, holding her to three points on 0-of-14 shooting from the field.

Amanda Cleveland, 6-2, Sr., F/C, Lancaster, Texas – Amanda Cleveland has played the bestbasketball of her six-year career this season. She enters the Kansas State game as Nebraska’s leadingrebounder averaging 8.3 boards per game, while ranking third among active players with 9.5 points pergame. She is coming off her third double-double of the year, scoring 13 points and pulling down 11rebounds in the loss at Colorado. Before breaking out against the Buffaloes, Cleveland went without a fieldgoal in back-to-back losses to Texas-Pan American and No. 25 Oklahoma, managing just one total pointin the two games.

Cleveland leads the Huskers with 23 blocked shots on the season, including a career-best five blocksin NU’s win over New Orleans. She needs just two more blocks to tie Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) on Nebraska’s

Nebraska Quick FactsInstitution .................... University of NebraskaLocation ...................................... Lincoln, Neb.Population ............................................. 225,581Founded ..................................................... 1869Nickname ...................... Cornhuskers, HuskersColors ................................... Scarlet and CreamHome Arena ........ Bob Devaney Sports CenterCapacity .................................................. 13,500Conference .............................................. Big 12Athletic Director ...................... Steve Pederson2002-03 Overall Record ............................... 7-6

2003 Big 12 Regular Season .................... 0-2Home Record .......................................... 6-3Away Record ........................................... 1-2Neutral Record ........................................ 0-1

2001-02 Overall Record ........................... 14-162002 Big 12 Regular-Season Record ......... 4-12Head Coach ..................................... Connie Yori

Alma Mater/Year ................. Creighton/1986Record at Nebraska ......... First season (7-6)Career Record ............ 202-146 (13 seasons)NCAA Div. I Record .... 177-121 (11 seasons)Home Record .......................................... 6-3Big 12 Conference Record ...................... 0-2Big 12 Home Record ............................... 0-1

Assistant Coaches .................... Amy Stephens,....................... Angela Timmons, John Filar

Director of Operations ................ Micah ParkerAdministrative Assistant ....... Naciska GilmoreBasketball Office Phone ........... (402) 472-6462Basketball Office Fax ................ (402) 472-0849Women’s Basketball SID ................ Jeff GrieschSID Office Phone ....................... (402) 472-2263Griesch’s Direct Line ................ (402) 472-7775Griesch’s Cell Phone ................. (402) 540-0279Griesch’s Home Phone ............. (402) 328-8992Griesch’s E-mail .... [email protected] Office Fax ........................... (402) 472-2005Best Time to Contact Yori .............. Through SIDStarters Returning/Lost ............................... 1/4Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................... 8/5Returning Starters (1) (2001-02 Stats) .............

..... Keasha Cannon, Sr., G, 12.9 ppg, 8.4 rpgOther Returning Letterwinners (7) .................

.......... Alexa Johnson, Jr., F, 6.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg

.. Margaret Richards, Sr., G, 5.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg

.. Shahidrah Roberts, Sr., G, 6.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg

..... Greichaly Cepero, Jr., F, 3.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg

.............. Katie Morse, Jr., C, 3.2 ppg, 2.6 rpgAmanda Cleveland, Sr., F/C, 2.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg......... Jina Johansen, So., G, 1.7 ppg, 1.0 rpg

Starters Lost (4) ............................................................... Katie Robinette, F, 9.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg...... Shannon Howell, Jr., G, 9.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg............. Stephanie Jones, F, 7.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg................... K.C. Cowgill, G, 6.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg

Others Lost (1) ............................................................... Paige Sutton, Sr., F, 3.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg

Newcomers (5) ...................................................................................... Lacey Hanson, Fr., G................................ Laura Pilakowski, Sr., F........................................ Jessie Runty, Fr., G........................................ Kala Sledge, Fr., G................................. Jamie Wendelin, Fr., F

Nebraska’s 2002-03 Roster in DepthPlayers 2002-03 StatisticsNo. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG1 Greichaly Cepero 6-2 Jr. F 3-0 4.3 7.3 1.3 0.7 1.05 Lacey Hanson 5-10 Fr. G 13-0 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.010 Kala Sledge 5-6 Fr. G 9-0 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.011 Jessie Runty 5-7 Fr. G 5-0 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.012 Amanda Cleveland 6-2 Sr. F/C 13-13 9.5 8.3 0.2 1.0 1.820 Jina Johansen 5-7 So. G 13-13 5.9 3.1 5.8 1.5 0.122 Margaret Richards 5-9 Sr. G 13-13 12.5 6.2 2.4 1.6 0.423 Laura Pilakowski 6-2 Sr. F 3-0 2.7 4.7 0.7 1.3 0.724 Shahidrah Roberts 5-9 Sr. G 11-6 8.8 4.5 2.2 1.5 0.442 Alexa Johnson 6-1 Jr. F 13-13 15.6 7.4 0.5 1.0 0.244 Keasha Cannon 5-10 Sr. G Out for Season – Medical Condition52 Jamie Wendelin 5-11 Fr. F Out for Season – Ankle Surgery53 Katie Morse 6-4 Jr. C 7-7 12.0 7.9 1.0 0.9 2.2

Nebraska Media AvailabilityThe Nebraska women’s basketball team will generally practice

from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center duringthe second semester.

Coach Connie Yori and Nebraska players and coaches will beavailable to the media before practice. Select Nebraska playersmay also be available after practice.

To arrange interviews with Nebraska players and coaches,please contact Nebraska Assistant Sports Information DirectorJeff Griesch at (402) 472-7775.

Nebraska’s practices are closed, but arrangements can bemade to shoot video or photos through Griesch. Generally, thefirst 15 minutes of practice will be open to shoot upon request.


senior single-season block list. Cleveland has blocked at least one shot in 10 straight games.Cleveland produced her second double-double of the season with a career-high 18 points and 13

rebounds in a win over San Diego (Dec. 28). She has scored in double figures eight times in 13 games andowns a pair of double-figure rebounding efforts. She pulled down a career-high 15 boards against TexasSouthern on Dec. 9, while recording her first career double-double with 10 points.

Cleveland’s 124 points this season have surpassed her career total of 79 points heading into the season,while her 108 rebounds this year have eclipsed her previous career mark (79) entering the season. Her23 blocked shots are more than double her previous career total (9).

Jina Johansen, 5-7, So., G, Dannebrog, Neb. – Jina Johansen has become Nebraska’s floor generalas a sophomore. Along with averaging 5.9 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game, Johansen leads theHuskers and ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 5.8 assists per game, while ranking second on the team with 1.5steals per contest. In the win over Rice, Johansen scored a career-high 15 points and tied a career best withnine assists while playing all 40 minutes. She set another career high with seven steals against GramblingState to go along with seven assists.

Johansen has played 485 of a possible 520 minutes (93.3 percent) so far this season, and had played 181of 182 minutes through five games (dating back to Cincinnati, Dec. 15) before missing 10 minutes in thesecond half against Texas-Pan American after being hit by an elbow in the mouth, requiring stitches inher upper lip. She suffered the injury with just over 18 minutes left in the game, and did return for the finaleight minutes against the Lady Broncs. Her 30 minutes played against UTPA was a season low.

Despite missing her first significant action of the season, Johansen still managed to score eight points,including the first two three-pointers of her career against Texas-Pan American. In the loss to No. 15 PennState on Dec. 30, she produced a solid all-around game with nine points, eight assists and five steals. Shehas scored in double figures twice this season, including an 11-point effort in the win over New Orleanson Dec. 22.

Johansen played the full 40 minutes in the loss to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan. 11, the sixth time this seasonthat she has not left the floor.

Shahidrah Roberts, 5-9, Sr., G, Overland Park, Kan. – Shahidrah Roberts made her first start inexactly one year in the Huskers’ win over New Orleans on Dec. 22. Replacing the injured Katie Morse inthe starting lineup after Morse was lost for the season with a knee injury in the Cincinnati game (Dec. 15),Roberts scored 11 points, pulled down six rebounds, dished out three assists, grabbed three steals andblocked two shots. It was Roberts’ first start since a Dec. 22, 2001 win over Chicago State. After that game,Roberts suffered a severely sprained ankle and missed the rest of the 2001-02 season.

Roberts is still slowed somewhat by the injury, but enters the Kansas State game averaging 8.8 pointsand 4.5 rebounds per game. She has started six consecutive games. Roberts has scored in double figuresin six of Nebraska’s last eight games. She scored a season-high 15 points, while knocking down a season-best three three-pointers in the loss to No. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30. She recorded the first double-doubleof her career with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Cal State Fullerton.

Off the Bench – To say the Huskers have been thin off the bench is putting it mildly. Nebraska has onlynine players on scholarship this season, but even that is understating NU’s numbers crunch. Senior KeashaCannon and freshman Jamie Wendelin will both redshirt this season for medical reasons, and GreichalyCepero did not join the Huskers until after the completion of her volleyball season, practicing for the firsttime on Jan. 1. Fellow volleyball player Laura Pilakowski also joined the basketball team for the first timeon Jan. 1. The senior from Columbus, Neb., has not competed in basketball since high school.

Cepero and Pilakowski have been the first two Huskers off the bench in Big 12 play, providing significantcontributions in losses to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan. 11 and at Colorado on Jan. 14. Against OU, the paircombined for 51 minutes, scoring 10 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Cepero and Pilakowski combinedfor six points and 16 rebounds in 47 minutes at Colorado.

Walk-ons Lacey Hanson (Ralston, Neb.) and Kala Sledge (Omaha, Neb.) have been available for theHuskers off the bench throughout the season. A third walk-on, Jessie Runty from Omaha, Neb., saw her firstaction of the year in NU’s win over New Orleans after sitting out the first semester because of NCAA transferrules. Runty erupted for a career-high 11 points, including a trio of three-pointers in the loss to Texas-PanAmerican on Jan. 5. Nebraska’s four walk-ons (Hanson, Pilakowski, Runty and Sledge) have combined toplay 296 minutes this season, including 161 minutes (13 games) from Hanson, 49 minutes (nine games)from Sledge, 37 minutes (five games) from Runty and 49 minutes (three games) from Pilakowski.

Junior Katie Morse, one of Nebraska’s hardest workers on and off the court, was lost for the season whenshe suffered a knee injury against Cincinnati. She produced solid numbers inside for the Huskers, averaging12.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Morse followed a career-high 25-point, 10-rebound effort againstTexas Southern with an 18-point, 10-rebound, five-blocked shot night against Cal State Fullerton. It was thethird double-double of her career, and her second straight. Morse notched her first career double-doublewith 12 points and 10 rebounds in the victory over Grambling State, before adding seven points and sevenboards in the win over Rice.

2001-02 StatisticsPlayer Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPGKeasha Cannon 5-10 Sr. G 12.9 8.4Alexa Johnson 6-1 Jr. F 6.8 3.1Shahidrah Roberts 5-9 Sr. G 6.1 3.8Margaret Richards 5-9 Jr. G 5.1 2.0Greichaly Cepero 6-2 So. F 3.2 3.3Katie Morse 6-4 So. C 3.2 2.6Amanda Cleveland 6-2 Sr. F/C 2.5 2.0Jina Johansen 5-7 So. G 1.7 1.0

Newcomers (5)Player Ht. Yr. Pos.Lacey Hanson 5-10 Fr. GLaura Pilakowski 6-2 Sr. FJessie Runty 5-7 Fr. GKala Sledge 5-6 Fr. GJamie Wendelin 5-11 Fr. F

Players Lost (5)2001-02 Statistics

Player Ht. Pos. PPG RPGKatie Robinette 6-2 F 9.7 6.0Shannon Howell 5-9 G 9.0 2.0Stephanie Jones 6-2 F 7.7 3.8K.C. Cowgill 5-8 G 6.0 2.4Paige Sutton 6-2 F 3.1 2.0

Players By ClassSeniors (5) Pos. HometownKeasha Cannon G Kansas City, Kan.Amanda Cleveland F/C Lancaster, TexasLaura Pilakowski F Columbus, Neb.Margaret Richards G Louisville, Ky.Shahidrah Roberts G Overland Park, Kan.

Juniors (3)Greichaly Cepero F Dorado, Puerto RicoAlexa Johnson F Hacienda Heights, Calif.Katie Morse C Minden, Iowa

Sophomore (1)Jina Johansen G Dannebrog, Neb.

Freshmen (4)Lacey Hanson G Omaha, Neb.Jessie Runty G Omaha, Neb.Kala Sledge G Omaha, Neb.Jamie Wendelin F Gretna, Neb.

Academic All-Big 12 HuskersPlayer, Team YearAlexa Johnson, First Team 2002Katie Morse, First Team 2002Greichaly Cepero, First Team 2001Shahidrah Roberts, Second Team 2001

2002-03 NebraskaRoster Breakdown

Returning Players (8)


Huskers Lose at Colorado, 74-54The Nebraska women’s basketball team scored just seven points in the first 14 minutes of the second

half, as the Huskers watched Colorado pull away for a 74-54 win in front of 2,596 fans at the Coors EventsCenter in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday evening.

With the loss, Nebraska fell to 7-6 overall and 0-2 in Big 12 play, while Colorado, which was ranked 23rd

in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, improved to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in league action.Senior center Amanda Cleveland led the Huskers with her third double-double of the season, scoring

13 points and pulling down 11 rebounds, while Alexa Johnson pitched in 15 points and Shahidrah Robertsadded 10 points in a losing effort.

Laura Pilakowski and Greichaly Cepero both provided solid efforts on the glass, as Cepero scored twopoints and grabbed eight rebounds, while Pilakowski added four points and eight boards.

Sabrina Scott led the Buffaloes with 16 points and nine rebounds, while Kate Fagan added 13 points,including a trio of three-pointers. Maria Billingsley pitched in a career-high 11 points to give the Buffsthree players in double figures.

Nebraska coach Connie Yori said foul trouble by senior guard Margaret Richards was a key to the gamefor the Huskers.

“I thought the two key plays in the game were when Margaret Richards picked up her third foul in thefirst half and her fourth foul with one second gone in the second half,” Yori said. “She really sets the tonefor us on both ends, and when she is not on the floor we struggle both offensively and defensively.”

Along with foul trouble, Richards hit just 2-of-13 shots from the field to finish with just five points andfour rebounds in 23 minutes of action.

Colorado received a strong spurt at the end of the first half that carried into the second, racing on a 13-1 run over a seven-minute span to build a 14-point lead at 47-33 with 15:26 left to go in the game.

Johnson ended Nebraska’s eight-minute field-goal drought with a three-pointer to cut the Buff lead to11 points, but the Huskers would get no closer, as CU answered Johnson’s three-pointer with a 12-0 run tobuild a 23-point lead at 59-36.

Nebraska received strong first-half scoring efforts from Cleveland, Johnson and Roberts, who combinedfor 25 of the Huskers’ 32 points in the opening stanza. In the previous two games, those three players hadcombined for just 38 points in back-to-back losses to Texas-Pan American and No. 25 Oklahoma.

“I thought we played one of our best offensive halves this season in terms of ball movement in the firsthalf against Colorado,” Yori said. “We can definitely play smarter than we did both offensively anddefensively, but I like what we did in the first half on the offensive end.”

Cleveland, who scored NU’s first five points, came into the game without hitting a field goal in eitherof Nebraska’s previous two games, but finished the first half with nine points. Roberts led the Huskers with10 first-half points, including a pair of three-pointers, while Johnson pitched in six points.

In a well-played first half, both teams came out firing in a back-and-forth contest, with the Huskersleading by as many as three points on three occasions, and the Buffaloes heading to the locker room withtheir biggest lead at seven points.

The Huskers shot just 31 percent (18-58) from the field for the game, after opening the contest byhitting eight of their first 12 shots. NU hit just 25 percent (4-16) from three-point range, but did connecton 77.8 percent (14-18) of their free throws. The Huskers also outrebounded CU, 42-39, and committed just15 turnovers.

Colorado hit 41.3 percent (26-63) of its field goal attempts, including a blistering 58.3 percent (7-12)from three-point range. CU also hit 15-of-17 free throws (88.2 percent).

Scouting No. 4 Kansas State (16-1, 3-0)Coach Deb Patterson (Rockford College, 1979) and the Kansas State Wildcats enter Sunday’s game

with Nebraska carrying a 16-1 overall record and a perfect 3-0 mark in Big 12 action.The Wildcats are one of the most balanced teams in the Big 12. Sophomore Kendra Wecker enters

Sunday’s game as the leading scorer in the Big 12, averaging 20.3 points per game. The reigning Big 12Player of the Week, Wecker also ranks third in the league in rebounding, averaging 8.5 boards per contest.Voted the MVP of the Preseason WNIT after leading the Wildcats to the tournament title, Wecker ownsseven double-doubles on the season.

Junior center Nicole Ohlde, a first-team All-Big 12 selection a year ago, is also having a strong season.Ohlde ranks fourth in the Big 12 in scoring with 17.9 points per game, while ranking second with 8.6rebounds per contest.

Sophomore Laurie Koehn adds a perfect complement on the perimeter to Wecker and Ohlde’sdominance in the paint. The 5-8 guard is averaging 14.5 points per game while leading the Big 12 with 3.07three-pointers made per game. Koehn is shooting 43.4 percent from three-point range.

Amazingly, Koehn is not shooting the highest percentage from long range for the Wildcats. Wecker hasconnected on 46.8 percent (29-62), while Koehn has hit 46 of her 106 attempts. Sophomore forward/guard

ScoringPlayer (Game, Date) PointsAlexa Johnson (vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02) 27Keasha Cannon (vs. Kansas State, 2/10/02) 27Katie Morse (vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02) 25Shahidrah Roberts (at Texas A&M, 1/7/01) 21Margaret Richards (at San Diego, 12/28/02) 20Amanda Cleveland (at San Diego, 12/28/02) 18Jina Johansen (vs. Rice, 11/24/02) 15Greichaly Cepero (vs. Kansas State, 1/10/01) 14Jessie Runty (vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03) 11Laura Pilakowski (Two Times, OU, CU) 4Lacey Hanson (vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02) 3Kala Sledge (vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02) 3

ReboundingPlayer (Game, Date) ReboundsKeasha Cannon (vs. Kansas State, 2/10/02) 16Amanda Cleveland (vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02) 15Greichaly Cepero (vs. Missouri, 1/27/01) 14Alexa Johnson (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 13Shahidrah Roberts (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 11Margaret Richards (Two Times, GSU, USD) 11Katie Morse (Two Times, GSU, TSU) 10Laura Pilakowski (at Colorado, 1/14/03) 8Jina Johansen (Two Times, CSU, USD) 6Kala Sledge (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 2Lacey Hanson (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 2Jessie Runty (Three Times, PSU, UTPA, CU) 1

AssistsPlayer (Game, Date) AssistsKeasha Cannon (Three Times) 9Jina Johansen (Two Times) 9Greichaly Cepero (vs. Iowa State, 2/4/01) 8Shahidrah Roberts (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 6Margaret Richards (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 5Alexa Johnson (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 4Lacey Hanson (Two Times, USD, PSU) 2Katie Morse (Four Times) 2Kala Sledge (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 2Amanda Cleveland (14 Times) 1Laura Pilakowski (Two Times, OU, CU) 1Jessie Runty (at San Diego, 12/28/02) 1

StealsPlayer (Game, Date) StealsJina Johansen (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 7Keasha Cannon (Two Times) 5Margaret Richards (Four Times) 4Shahidrah Roberts (vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03) 4Greichaly Cepero (vs. Iowa State, 2/4/01) 3Alexa Johnson (vs. Southern Illinois, 11/16/01) 3Laura Pilakowski (vs. Oklahoma, 1/11/03) 3Amanda Cleveland (Two Times, USD, PSU) 2Katie Morse (Two Times) 2Kala Sledge (vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02) 1Lacey Hanson (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 1

Blocked ShotsPlayer (Game, Date) BlocksAmanda Cleveland (vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02) 5Katie Morse (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 5Greichaly Cepero (vs. Baylor, 2/24/01) 4Keasha Cannon (Four Times) 2Alexa Johnson (vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02) 2Laura Pilakowski (vs. Oklahoma, 1/11/03) 2Margaret Richards (vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02) 2Shahidrah Roberts (vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02) 2Jina Johansen (at Creighton, 12/1/02) 1Kala Sledge (vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02) 1

Minutes PlayedPlayer (Game, Date) MinutesJina Johansen (Six Times) 40Margaret Richards (vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02) 40Katie Morse (Two Times, Creighton/Drake) 40Alexa Johnson (Two Times, UNO, USD) 40Greichaly Cepero (at Texas, 1/20/01) 38Keasha Cannon (Three Times) 37Amanda Cleveland (at San Diego, 12/28/02) 36Shahidrah Roberts (Two Times, Cincinnati, UTPA) 32Lacey Hanson (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 27Laura Pilakowski (vs. Oklahoma, 1/11/03) 23Jessie Runty (vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03) 17Kala Sledge (vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02) 16

Husker Career Highs


Megan Mahoney gives KSU three dangerous threats from three-point range. The Sturgis, S.D., native hasconnected on 45.5 percent (30-66) of her long-range attempts, as Wecker, Mahoney and Koehn rank three,four and five in the league in three-point shooting percentage.

As a team, Kansas State is shooting a sizzling 40.8 percent from three-point range, while connecting on7.5 three-pointers per game. Their performance from three-point range has helped the Wildcats rank asthe second-best shooting team in the Big 12, connecting on 49.7 percent of their field-goal attempts. KSUis outscoring the opposition by 22.0 points per game (78.6-56.6), while outrebounding its opponents, 40.8-31.3 (+9.5).

Kansas State leads the overall series with Nebraska, 33-25, but the Huskers have won six of the last sevengames in the series.

Cepero, Pilakowski Give Huskers Boost off BenchNebraska volleyball All-Americans Greichaly Cepero and Laura Pilakowski have provided the

Huskers with big minutes in NU’s first two Big 12 Conference games.Playing in just their second games since joining the Huskers for practice the first time on Jan. 1, the 6-

2 forwards combined for 10 points, 15 rebounds, four blocked shots, four steals and two assists in 51 minutesof action in the loss to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan. 11. They followed with a combined six points and 16rebounds in 47 minutes of work in the loss at Colorado.

Amazingly, Pilakowski had only practiced for 10 days before squaring off with the 2002 NCAA runner-up and three-time defending Big 12 champion Sooners. Before this season, Pilakowski had not playedbasketball at the varsity level since she was a senior at Columbus High School in 1998-99.

Pilakowski and Cepero, who were two of Nebraska’s three Co-Big 12 Players of the Year in volleyball in2002, joined the Husker basketball team during NU’s first practice of 2003.

“Laura is a very good athlete who is competitive and a winner,” Yori said. “Her intelligence, work habitsand athletic ability will allow her to help us immediately. I saw her play in high school, and I felt at the timelike she could have helped us at Creighton.”

Pilakowski, a native of Columbus, Neb., said she wanted the chance to help the Husker basketball teamwhile trying her hand again at a sport in which she thrived in high school.

“I think it is an opportunity that I don’t want to let go,” Pilakowski said. “When I was done with volleyball,it was like, what do I do now? My college volleyball career was over. When I talked to the basketball coachesthey seemed awesome. They were really positive and enthusiastic, and they let me know that they thoughtI could help the team. I guess I just wanted a chance to continue competing.”

Pilakowski, a 6-2 outside hitter for the volleyball team, is widely regarded as one of the most talentedfemale athletes in school history with a Performance Index of 2,394 points. The 2000 Nebraska HuskerPower Female Athlete of the Year has posted a 5.32-second clocking in the 40-yard dash, a 1.79 in the 10-yard dash and a 29-inch vertical leap.

In 2002, she was the most efficient outside hitter in the Big 12 Conference with a .339 hitting percentage.She ranked sixth all-time in career hitting percentage (.319), eighth in career kills (1,183) and eighth incareer attacks (2,661). She is also a three-time Verizon/CoSIDA Volleyball Academic All-American.

Pilakowski was a second-team Lincoln Journal Star Super-State selection in basketball as both a highschool junior and senior. She averaged 17.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game in both seasons forColumbus High School, which advanced to the Class A state tournament in both seasons. She was also theClass A state champion in the long jump as a sophomore for the Discoverers.

NU Makes a Little Noise with Win Over CincinnatiAfter the Huskers’ stunning upset of No. 25 Cincinnati at the Devaney Center on Dec. 15, Nebraska

received its first top-25 votes of the season by earning two points in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Pollreleased on Dec. 17. Despite a win over New Orleans, the Huskers received just one top-25 vote from thecoaches on Dec. 24. After defeating San Diego and losing to No. 15 Penn State, NU did not receive any votesin the Dec. 31 edition of the coaches poll. NU has not received votes in the Associated Press poll yet thisseason.

Although the Big 12 Conference features four teams in the AP top 25 (No. 4 Kansas State, No. 7 TexasTech, No. 20 Texas, No. 23 Oklahoma ), and one other team receiving votes (Colorado), the Huskers are oneof only five Big 12 clubs to post a win over a top-25 opponent during non-conference play, joining KansasState’s 88-66 win over then-No. 14 Penn State on Nov. 24, Oklahoma’s 66-63 win over then-No. 12 NorthCarolina on Nov. 30, Texas’ 63-62 win over No. 4 Tennessee on Dec. 21, and Oklahoma State’s stunning 60-58 win over No. 9 Arkansas on Jan. 2.

Associated Press Top 25(Ninth Poll, Jan. 13, 2003)1-Duke (39) (14-0) ..................................... 1,0942-LSU (3) (14-0) ......................................... 1,0473-Connecticut (2) (14-0) ........................... 1,0264-Kansas State (15-1) .................................. 9475-Tennessee (11-3) ....................................... 9046-Stanford (12-1) .......................................... 8857-Texas Tech (13-1) ...................................... 8498-North Carolina (14-1) ................................ 7549-Purdue (13-2) ............................................ 72810-Arkansas (14-2) ....................................... 70311-Louisiana Tech (10-2) ............................. 63012-Minnesota (14-1) ..................................... 61613-Penn State (13-3) .................................... 57414-South Carolina (13-2) .............................. 52715-Mississippi State (12-3) ........................... 49816-Wisconsin-Green Bay (13-2) .................. 34417-Vanderbilt (10-4) .................................... 32718-UC Santa Barbara (10-2) ......................... 27919-Villanova (12-1) ...................................... 26320-Texas (9-4) ............................................... 26021-Notre Dame (9-4) .................................... 20622-Arizona (10-4) ......................................... 18323-Oklahoma (10-4) .................................... 13824-Boston College (10-3) .............................. 12825-DePaul (12-3) ............................................ 74Others Receiving Votes27-Colorado ................................................... 61Note: Nebraska 2002-03 opponents in bold.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25(Ninth Poll, Jan. 15, 2003)1-Duke (36) (15-0) ........................................ 9932-Connecticut (4) (14-0) .............................. 9483-LSU (1) (14-0) ............................................ 9144-Kansas State (15-1) .................................. 8795-Stanford (12-1) .......................................... 8025-Tennessee (11-3) ....................................... 8027-Texas Tech (13-1) ...................................... 7168-Purdue (13-2) ............................................ 6959-Arkansas (14-2) ......................................... 66510-North Carolina (14-1) .............................. 65411-Minnesota (14-1) ..................................... 54712-Louisiana Tech (10-2) ............................. 50713-South Carolina (13-2) .............................. 47314-Mississippi State (12-3) ........................... 47215-Penn State (13-3) .................................... 45816-Vanderbilt (10-4) .................................... 32617-Wisconsin-Green Bay (13-2) .................. 30118-Texas (9-4) ............................................... 25319-UC Santa Barbara (10-2) ......................... 24520-Notre Dame (9-4) .................................... 22021-Arizona (10-4) ......................................... 18522-Boston College (10-3) .............................. 17523-Oklahoma (10-4) .................................... 16624-DePaul (12-3) .......................................... 12425-Villanova (12-1) ...................................... 104Others Receiving Votes26-Colorado ................................................. 10234-Cincinnati .................................................. 1250-Baylor .......................................................... 1


Huskers Continue to Produce at Free Throw LineNebraska is outscoring the opposition, 201-139, at the free throw line through the first 13 games, an

average of 4.8 points per game (15.5-10.7) better than its opponents at the charity stripe.The Huskers are shooting a solid 71.5 percent from the line, including a 31-for-36 (86.1 percent)

effort in a win over Rice. In Nebraska’s game against New Orleans, the Huskers hit 23-of-30 free throws,including 21-of-28 in the second half alone. NU connected on 18-of-22 free throws in the win over SanDiego and knocked down 11-of-12 free throws (91.7 percent) in the loss to Penn State.

Nebraska has outscored its opponent at the free throw in nine of 13 games so far this season. The onlythree games that opponents have outscored NU at the line came in a loss to Drake on Dec. 5 (11-15), aloss to Texas-Pan American on Jan. 5 (9-14), and a loss at Colorado (14-15). Penn State matched NU atthe line, as both teams hit 11 free throws apiece.

Last season, Nebraska was outscored, 513-394, at the free throw line. The Huskers’ production at theline was nearly four points per game less than their opponents in 2001-02.

Nebraska’s Success Starts with DefenseNebraska has been solid defensively through the first 13 games, surrendering just 59.6 points per

game. Only two Husker opponents (Penn State–83,Colorado–74), have managed more than 63 points,and only six of NU’s 13 opponents have cracked the 60-point plateau.

The Huskers opened the season by holding Grambling State to just 40 points, while Texas Southernmanaged just 48 points on Dec. 9. NU held 2002 NCAA Tournament qualifiers Creighton and Cincinnatito just 55 points each, while 2002 WNIT qualifier Rice put up just 56 points against the Huskers’ stiflingman-to-man defense. Oklahoma, the three-time defending Big 12 champions and 2002 NCAA runner-ups, managed just 57 points against NU’s gritty defense.

No. 15 Penn State scored an opponent season-high 83 points on Dec. 30, but the Lady Lions enteredthe game averaging 87 points per game to rank fifth nationally in scoring offense. Colorado scored 74points on Jan. 14, and Drake scored 63 points on Dec. 5. New Orleans produced 62 points (Dec. 22) andSan Diego managed 61 points on Dec. 28. Texas-Pan American added 61 points on Jan. 5, while Cal StateFullerton is the only other NU opponent to reach the 60-point mark in a 78-60 loss on Dec. 11.

The school record for lowest opponent scoring average in a season is 48.9 points per game in NU’sinaugural season in 1974-75. However, that record was set during a 16-game schedule in which theHuskers only played four games against current NCAA Division I opponents. Only four times in 28previous seasons has Nebraska held its opponents to a season scoring average of less than 60 points. Thelast time came in 1996-97 when NU held the opposition to just 58.7 points per game. Other sub-60seasons include: 1978-79 (59.6 ppg), 1976-77 (58.6 ppg) and 1975-76 (56.0 ppg). In no other seasonhave the Huskers held the opposition to less than 65 points per game.

In the most recent NCAA statistics released Jan. 13, Nebraska ranked 17th nationally in field goalpercentage defense, with opponents hitting just 36.0 percent of their attempts against the Huskers.

Huskers Add Four Walk-Ons to 2002-03 RosterNebraska has added four walk-on players to its roster this season, including three players during the

preseason, and a fourth, two-time volleyball All-American Laura Pilakowski (Columbus), on Jan. 1.The Husker walk-ons were vital in helping the Huskers compensate for a severe lack of numbers

during the non-conference season. Freshman guard Kala Sledge (Omaha Westside) joined the squadearly in fall conditioning, while freshman guard Lacey Hanson (Ralston) was added to the roster nearthe end of fall workouts. Freshman guard Jessie Runty (Millard North), who originally signed a letterof intent to play at Pacific out of high school, joined the club after fall practice began. The 5-7 guard satout the first semester because of NCAA transfer rules but saw the first action of her career by playing thefinal two minutes in NU’s win over New Orleans on Dec. 22. She added four minutes and her first careerassist in the win over San Diego on Dec. 28.

Hanson and Sledge both saw playing time in each of NU’s first six games, but Sledge did not seeaction against Cincinnati. Hanson has played 161 minutes through 13 games, including 27 minutesagainst Grambling State and 19 minutes each against Texas Southern, New Orleans and No. 15 PennState. She scored two points against TSU, while grabbing one rebound and dishing out one assist to helpthe Huskers survive first-half foul trouble by Jina Johansen and Amanda Cleveland. Hanson was alsoon the floor during the entire final 9:25 of the game with Drake, after Alexa Johnson fouled out. WithHanson in the game, the Huskers cut the lead from 25 points to just four points in under nine minutes.She hit the first three-pointer of her career in the Huskers’ win over No. 25 Cincinnati. She dished out acareer-high two assists in NU’s win over San Diego.

Sledge scored the first points of her career against Texas Southern (Dec. 9), draining a three-pointer

Alexa Johnson (4)vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 24 points, 13 reboundsvs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02 15 points, 11 reboundsvs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 15 points, 10 reboundsat San Diego, 12/28/02 15 points, 11 rebounds

Amanda Cleveland (3)vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02 10 points, 15 reboundsat San Diego, 12/28/02 18 points, 13 reboundsat Colorado, 1/14/03 13 points, 11 rebounds

Katie Morse (3)vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 12 points, 10 reboundsvs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02 25 points, 10 reboundsvs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 18 points, 10 rebounds

Margaret Richards (3)vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 12 points, 11 reboundsvs. New Orleans, 12/22/02 16 points, 10 reboundsat San Diego, 12/28/02 20 points, 11 rebounds

Shahidrah Roberts (1)vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02 14 points, 11 rebounds

Husker Double-Doubles

Alexa Johnson (4)vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02 27 pointsvs. Grambling State, 11/22/02 24 pointsvs. Rice, 11/24/02 21 pointsvs. New Orleans, 12/22/02 21 points

Katie Morse (1)vs. Texas Southern, 12/9/02 25 points

Margaret Richards (1)at San Diego, 12/28/02 20 points

NU 20-Point Games

Team 3FG Pct. Defense1. Nebraska, (51-189) 27.0 percent2. Iowa State (78-270) 28.9 percent

Team Field Goal Pct. Defense1. Baylor (267-844) 31.6 percent4. Nebraska (263-740) 35.5 percent

Team Scoring Defense1. Texas (705 points/13 games) 54.2 ppg5. Nebraska (701 points/12 games) 58.4 ppg

Team Free Throw Percentage1. Colorado (194-248) 78.2 percent4. Nebraska (187-263) 71.1 percent

Individual Scoring1. Kendra Wecker, Kansas State 20.5 ppg10. Alexa Johnson, Nebraska 15.7 ppg

Individual Rebounding1. Sophia Young, Baylor 9.4 rpg8. Amanda Cleveland, Nebraska 8.1 rpg11. Alexa Johnson, Nebraska 7.7 rpg

Individual Assists1. Erin Grant, Texas Tech 7.7 apg3. Jina Johansen, Nebraska 5.7 apg

NU in Big 12 Stats


midway through the second half. She added two points against Cal State Fullerton (Dec. 11) and the firstfree throw of her career against New Orleans (Dec. 22). Sledge was also on the floor in the final minutesagainst Drake, as the Huskers finished the game with just three scholarship players on the court. She haspitched in 49 minutes of action, including 16 minutes against Grambling State when she pulled downtwo rebounds and distributed two assists.

Runty has appeared in five games, including a career-high 17 minutes of action against Texas-PanAmerican on Jan. 5. She scored a career-high 11 points against the Lady Broncs, including a trio ofthree-pointers. She enters the Kansas State game averaging 2.6 points and 0.6 rebounds per game. Sheis shooting 50.0 percent (5-10) from the field, including 42.9 percent (3-7) from three-point range.Runty has played 37 minutes on the season.

Pilakowski made the first appearance of her college basketball career in the loss to Texas-PanAmerican, playing seven minutes. After pulling down the first rebound of her career against UTPA,Pilakowski made a major contribution in NU’s loss to No. 25 Oklahoma, scoring four points, while grabbingfive rebounds, snagging three steals and blocking two shots. Pilakowski played a career-high 23 minutesagainst the Sooners. She continued to improve against Colorado, scoring four points and pulling downa career-high eight rebounds in 19 minutes against the Buffaloes.

Yori Working to Establish Foundation at NebraskaFirst-year Nebraska coach Connie Yori has spent her first seven months at Nebraska trying to lay the

cornerstones of a successful basketball program. After accepting the offer to lead the Husker programon June 24, Yori began working feverishly to get a solid coaching staff in place to help make up for losttime on the recruiting trail.

She accomplished her first mission by putting together an outstanding staff, led by former Universityof Nebraska-Kearney head coach Amy Stephens, former Davidson head coach John Filar and formerCreighton assistant coach Angela Timmons.

Along with the remarkable experience on her coaching staff, Yori also applied some excellentcoaching backgrounds to her administrative staff with the hiring of former Concordia head coach MicahParker as director of operations and former Husker Naciska Gilmore as an administrative assistant/video specialist.

Combined, Yori’s first staff has amassed 581 coaching victories over the past 13 seasons. Yori has beenresponsible for collecting 202 of those victories, including a 7-6 mark in her first year at Nebraska and170 wins in 10 seasons at Creighton.

Stephens, who ranks No. 3 on Nebraska’s career scoring list with 1,976 points, had plenty of successof her own as a head coach at Nebraska-Kearney the past eight seasons. Stephens compiled a 197-43record, while leading the Lopers to seven straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances.

Filar added a 102-135 record in 10 seasons at Davidson, after starting its program from scratchbefore the 1991-92 season. Parker posted an 80-41 mark at Concordia and led the Bulldogs to the Sweet16 in the 2002 NAIA Tournament.

The 2002 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, Yori led the Bluejays to a 24-7 overall markand a 16-2 MVC record last season to capture the league’s regular-season and tournament titles. Yori’ssuccess last season capped a 170-115 career mark at Creighton. Her teams made two trips to the NCAATournament in 1994 and 2002. Before taking over the top job with the Bluejays, Yori led NCAA DivisionIII Loras College to a 25-25 record in two seasons from 1990 to 1992. She also served as an assistant coachat Creighton from 1986 to 1989.

Yori was one of the top players in Creighton history, and she still owns the school record for careerscoring average at 20.3 points per game. She ranks as CU’s No. 3 all-time leading scorer with 2,010 points,and she had her No. 25 jersey retired. She was inducted into the Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.

A native of Ankeny, Iowa, the 39-year-old Yori is married to Kirk Helms.

Huskers Face Loaded Schedule in 2002-03Nebraska’s 27-game regular-season schedule is loaded from top to bottom with teams that earned

postseason tournament bids in 2002-03.During their 11-game non-conference schedule, the Huskers faced four 2002 NCAA Tournament

qualifiers, including Creighton, Drake, Cincinnati and Penn State, along with 2002 WNIT qualifier Rice.The road will get even tougher during Big 12 Conference play. The Huskers opened the conference

season by playing host to defending NCAA runner-up Oklahoma on Jan. 11 at the Devaney Center in agame televised live by Fox Sports Net. The game with the Sooners was the first of 10 conference gamesagainst 2002 NCAA Tournament teams during the season.

Nebraska traveled to Boulder, Colo., to take on 2002 NCAA Elite Eight participant Colorado in the firstof two matchups with the Buffaloes, before playing host to 2002 NCAA Sweet 16 participant Kansas Stateon Jan. 19 at the Devaney Center in the first of two matchups with the Wildcats.

NCAA Division IIISeason School Won Lost Pct.1990-91 Loras College 10 15 .4001991-92 Loras College 15 10 .600Totals 2 seasons 25 25 .500

NCAA Division I1992-93 Creighton 20 8 .7141993-94 Creighton 24 7 .7741994-95 Creighton 18 9 .6671995-96 Creighton 15 13 .5361996-97 Creighton 8 19 .2961997-98 Creighton 16 12 .5711998-99 Creighton 16 14 .5331999-00 Creighton 12 15 .4442000-01 Creighton 17 11 .6072001-02 Creighton 24 7 .7742002-03 Nebraska 7 6 .538Totals 11 seasons 177 121 .594Overall 13 seasons 202 146 .580

Yori in the NCAA TournamentYear Final Round1994 Second

W, Bowling Green, 84-73L, Texas Tech, 65-75

2002 FirstL, Fla. International, 58-73

Two NCAA Tournaments (Overall Record: 1-2)

Yori in the Postseason WNITYear Final Round1999 First

L, at Kansas State, 60-71One WNIT (Overall Record: 0-1)

Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)Career Record: 202-146, 13 seasonsRecord at Nebraska: 7-6, First seasonRecord at Creighton: 170-115 (10 seasons)Record at Loras College (Div. III):25-25 (2 seasons)

Assistant CoachesAmy Stephens (Nebraska, 1991)Angela Timmons (Creighton, 2001)John Filar (Westminster College, 1974)

Director of Basketball OperationsMicah Parker (Concordia, 1991)

Administrative Assistant/Video SpecialistNaciska Gilmore (Nebraska, 2000)

Sports Information Contact: Jeff GrieschAthletic Trainer: Janna CinnamonStrength and Conditioning Coach: Rodger DeGarmo

Yori Year by Year

Nebraska Coaching Staff

Yori Radio/TV ShowsThe Nebraska Women’s Basketball Show with Connie

Yori and host Jeff Griesch can be seen on NebraskaEducational Television on NETV2 (Ch. 17, Tuesdays, 8p.m.) and on NETV (Ch. 12, Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m.). CoachYori’s radio show with host Gary Sharp can be heard onthe Pinnacle Sports Network on Thursdays at 7 p.m.


2002-03 Preseason PollRank, Team (1st Votes) Total1. Texas Tech (6) 1142. Kansas State (4) 1133. Texas (2) 1054. Oklahoma 885. Colorado 796. Iowa State 707. Baylor 598. Missouri 559. Oklahoma State 3810. Texas A&M 3211. Kansas 2412. Nebraska 15

Preseason All-Big 12 TeamPlayer, School Ht. Class Pos.Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State 6-4 Jr. CenterStacy Stephens, Texas 6-1 Jr. ForwardJia Perkins, Texas Tech 5-8 Jr. GuardLindsey Wilson, Iowa State 5-9 Sr. GuardCaton Hill, Oklahoma 6-1 Sr. ForwardPlenette Pierson, Texas Tech 6-2 Sr. Forward

Preseason Player of the YearPlayer, School Ht. Class Pos.Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State 6-4 Jr. Center

Preseason Newcomer of the YearPlayer, School Ht. Class Pos.Maria Villarroel, Oklahoma 5-8 Jr. Guard

Preseason Freshman of the YearPlayer, School Ht. Class Pos.Erin Grant, Texas Tech 5-7 Fr. Guard

2002-03 Preseason PollRank, Team (1st Votes) Total1. Texas Tech (9) 1922. Kansas State (7) 1913. Texas (1) 1734. Oklahoma 1515. Iowa State 1296. Colorado 1147. Missouri 948. Baylor 919. Oklahoma State 6710. Texas A&M 4911. Kansas 4412. Nebraska 31

Preseason All-Big 12 TeamPlayer, School Ht. Class Pos.Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State 6-4 Jr. CenterStacy Stephens, Texas 6-1 Jr. ForwardJia Perkins, Texas Tech 5-8 Jr. GuardLindsey Wilson, Iowa State 5-9 Sr. GuardCaton Hill, Oklahoma 6-1 Sr. Forward

Big 12 CoachesPreseason Forecasts

Big 12 MediaPreseason Forecasts

The Huskers will also play NCAA qualifier Iowa State twice during the 2002 season, along with singlegames against Texas Tech, Texas and Baylor, which all won games in the NCAA Tournament last season.

Overall, Nebraska will play 15 of 27 regular-season games against teams that advanced to postseasoncompetition last season, including 14 contests with 2002 NCAA Tournament teams.

Last season, all seven Big 12 Conference teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament earned top-four seeds, which gave them the right to host first- and second-round games in the 64-team field. Allseven teams won their first-round games and five teams advanced to the Sweet 16.

Oklahoma became the first team to represent the Big 12 in the NCAA Women’s Final Four, advancingto the national title game. Colorado advanced to the Elite Eight, losing to the Sooners for the right toadvance to the Final Four. Texas Tech, Texas and Kansas State all advanced to the Sweet 16, while Baylorand Iowa State both fell in the tournament’s second round. Nebraska played 16 of 30 games against 2002NCAA Tournament games a year ago, and Husker opponents combined to post a 20-12 record in the BigDance. NU was 3-13 against NCAA competition with wins over Kansas State, Creighton and Weber State.

Texas Tech Preseason Pick to Win Big 12The Big 12 Conference coaches and media representatives covering the league agreed that Texas

Tech is the favorite to win the Big 12 title this season.The Lady Raiders edged Kansas State by just one point in both the writers’ and coaches’ preseason

polls, setting the stage for what should be a wide open race during the conference season. Texas was thepreseason pick to finish third in both polls, while defending NCAA runner-up Oklahoma was pickedfourth in the preseason by both writers and coaches.

Iowa State, Colorado, Missouri and Baylor filled out the next four spots in the writers’ poll, while thecoaches went with Colorado, Iowa State, Baylor and Missouri, respectively in spots five through eight.Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Kansas and Nebraska completed both polls in the same order.

Kansas State junior center Nicole Ohlde was the preseason player of the year in both preseason polls,while Oklahoma’s Maria Villarroel was the newcomer of the year and Texas Tech’s Erin Grant was thefreshman of the year in both polls.

Nebraska’s History of Success at HomeSince the Bob Devaney Sports Center opened in 1976-77, the Huskers are 264-88 (.750) in games

played in the arena, including 94-53 (.639) in conference games.Attendance is a big part of the Huskers’ success. Over the past five seasons, Nebraska has averaged

more than 4,200 fans per game and ranked among the top 25 teams nationally in average homeattendance each season. The Huskers are 6-3 at home in 2002-03 and have averaged 1,986 fans pergame through nine contests. NU drew a season-high 2,649 fans in the loss to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan.11.

Last season, Nebraska averaged 3,473 fans per game over 14 home contests, including a season-high6,066 fans at the Devaney Center for the Kansas State game on Feb. 10. The Huskers attracted an averageof 4,204 fans per game in 2000-01. NU averaged 4,772 fans per game in 1999-2000 to rank 14th nationally,trailing only the 5,000 fans per game (15th nationally) in 1998-99 for the best average attendance inschool history. In 1999-2000, Nebraska set a school record with a crowd of 13,226 in the final home gameagainst Kansas State on Feb. 26.

Cannon, Wendelin to Redshirt This SeasonKeasha Cannon will take a redshirt season in 2002-03 because of a medical condition not related to

basketball. Cannon emerged as one of the top newcomers in the Big 12 Conference in 2001-02. The 5-10 point guard from Kansas City, Kan., led the Huskers in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals, averaging12.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.1 steals per game.

Cannon’s performance helped her capture Big 12 Conference Newcomer-of-the-Year honors in votingby league coaches. She was also an honorable-mention all-conference selection, while earning a spoton the Kansas City Star’s Big 12 All-Defense Team. Cannon was a three-time conference rookie-of-the-week honoree (Dec. 3, Dec. 17, Feb. 11), claiming her third award after averaging 26.0 points, 11.5rebounds and 3.5 steals in two wins over Kansas State and Kansas.

Cannon will be joined by Nebraska’s only scholarship freshman, Jamie Wendelin, in a redshirt season.Wendelin, a 5-11 forward from Gretna, Neb., underwent surgery on her ankle during the exhibitionseason and is expected to be held out the entire year.


2002-03 Nebraska RosterNumerical RosterNo. Player Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School/Other School)1 Greichaly Cepero** Jr. 6-2 F Dorado, Puerto Rico (McDonogh, Owings Mills, Md.)5 Lacey Hanson Fr. 5-10 G Omaha, Neb. (Ralston)10 Kala Sledge Fr. 5-6 G Omaha, Neb. (Westside)11 Jessie Runty Fr. 5-7 G Elkhorn, Neb. (Millard North)12 Amanda Cleveland*** Sr. 6-2 C Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster)20 Jina Johansen* So. 5-7 G Dannebrog, Neb. (Centura)22 Margaret Richards** Sr. 5-9 G Louisvillle, Ky. (Central)23 Laura Pilakowski Sr. 6-2 F Columbus, Neb. (Columbus)24 Shahidrah Roberts*** Sr. 5-9 G Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley North)42 Alexa Johnson** Jr. 6-1 F Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Los Altos)44 Keasha Cannon* Sr. 5-10 G Kansas City, Kan. (Washington/Penn Valley, Mo., CC)52 Jamie Wendelin Fr. 5-11 F Gretna, Neb. (Gretna)53 Katie Morse** Jr. 6-4 C Minden, Iowa (Tri-Center Community)

Alphabetical RosterPlayer No. Yr. Ht. Pos. Hometown (High School/Other School)Cannon, Keasha* 44 Sr. 5-10 G Kansas City, Kan. (Washington/Penn Valley, Mo., CC)Cepero, Greichaly** 1 Jr. 6-2 F Dorado, Puerto Rico (McDonogh, Owings Mills, Md.)Cleveland, Amanda*** 12 Sr. 6-2 C Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster)Hanson, Lacey 5 Fr. 5-10 G Omaha, Neb. (Ralston)Johansen, Jina* 20 So. 5-7 G Dannebrog, Neb. (Centura)Johnson, Alexa** 42 Jr. 6-1 F Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Los Altos)Morse, Katie** 53 Jr. 6-4 C Minden, Iowa (Tri-Center Community)Pilakowski, Laura 23 Sr. 6-2 F Columbus, Neb. (Columbus)Richards, Margaret** 22 Sr. 5-9 G Louisville, Ky. (Central)Roberts, Shahidrah*** 24 Sr. 5-9 G Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley North)Runty, Jessie 11 Fr. 5-7 G Elkhorn, Neb. (Millard North)Sledge, Kala 10 Fr. 5-6 G Omaha, Neb. (Westside)Wendelin, Jamie 52 Fr. 5-11 F Gretna, Neb. (Gretna)Position Legend: G--Guard; F--Forward; C--Center*--denotes letter earned at Nebraska.

Nebraska Coaching StaffHead Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)Assistant Coaches: Amy Stephens (Nebraska, 1991), Angela Timmons (Creighton, 2001), John Filar (Westminster College, 1974)Director of Basketball Operations: Micah Parker (Concordia, 1991)Administrative Assistant: Naciska Gilmore (Nebraska, 2000)

California (1): Alexa Johnson

Kansas (2): Keasha Cannon, Shahidrah Roberts

Kentucky (1): Margaret Richards

Nebraska (6): Lacey Hanson, Jina Johansen, Laura Pilakowski, Jessie Runty,Kala Sledge, Jamie Wendelin

Iowa (1): Katie Morse

Puerto Rico (1): Greichaly Cepero

Texas (1): Amanda Cleveland

Husker HomesThe 13 members of the 2002-03 Husker women's basketball team come to Nebraskafrom six states across America and Puerto Rico.

Husker Pronunciation GuideGreichaly Cepero ....................................................... GRAY-shuh-Lee Suh-PAIR-oJina Johansen ..................................................................... JEE-na joe-HAN-sonLaura Pilakowski .................................................................... PILL-uh-cow-skeeShahidrah Roberts ................................................................... Shuh-HEE-druhKala Sledge ............................................................................................. KAY-luhJamie Wendelin ............................................................................. WEN-duh-lin

Huskers By ClassSenior (5): Keasha Cannon, Amanda Cleveland, Laura Pilakowski, MargaretRichards, Shahidrah Roberts

Juniors (3): Greichaly Cepero, Alexa Johnson, Katie Morse

Sophomore (1): Jina Johansen

Freshmen (4): Lacey Hanson, Jessie Runty, Kala Sledge, Jamie Wendelin


2002-03 (Junior)Greichaly Cepero (pronounced GRAY-shuh-lee

suh-PAIR-oh) returned to the Nebraska women’sbasketball team to practice for the first time on Jan. 1,2003, after leading the Big 12 champion Nebraskavolleyball ball team back to the Elite Eight in the NCAATournament for the third consecutive season.

Despite just four practices, Cepero contributedquality minutes in her season debut in the loss toTexas-Pan American on Jan. 5. In 14 minutes ofaction, Cepero scored five points, grabbed fourrebounds, dished out two assists, blocked one shotand notched one steal. She also tied a career high byconnecting on three of her four free throw attempts.

With another week of practice under her belt,Cepero provided an even greater contribution in theloss to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan. 11. The 6-2 forwardscored six points and grabbed a game-high 10rebounds, while adding two blocked shots, one assistand one steal in 28 minutes of action. She addedanother 28 minutes at Colorado on Tuesday, pullingdown eight rebounds, while scoring two points.

Through three games, Cepero is averaging 4.3points and 7.3 rebounds in 23.3 minutes per game.

Cepero will be hoping for a similar game againstKansas State on Sunday, as she produced in her rookieseason against the Wildcats. Playing in just the secondBig 12 game of her career, Cepero erupted for 14 pointsand eight rebounds to lead NU to a 67-58 win over theWildcats in Lincoln on Jan. 10, 2001. In just her secondcareer start, Cepero connected on a career-high sevenfield goals against Kansas State.

Cepero has been successful in each of her first twoseasons with the Huskers, owning the best careerscoring and rebounding averages of any of the activeNebraska players coming into the 2002-03 season.

Cepero played in Nebraska's final 16 games in2001-02, averaging 3.2 points and 3.3 rebounds pergame in a reserve role. Last season, Cepero saw her

Cepero’s 2002-03 Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl PtsGrambling State Did Not Play -- VolleyballRice Did Not Play -- VolleyballCreighton Did Not Play -- VolleyballDrake Did Not Play -- VolleyballTexas Southern Did Not Play -- VolleyballCal State Fullerton Did Not Play -- VolleyballCincinnati Did Not Play -- VolleyballNew Orleans Did Not Play -- VolleyballSan Diego Did Not Play -- VolleyballPenn State Did Not Play -- VolleyballTexas-Pan American 14 1 2 0 0 3 4 3 1 4 0 2 2 1 1 5Oklahoma 28 2 6 0 1 2 4 3 7 10 3 1 5 2 1 6Colorado 28 1 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 8 1 1 3 0 0 2Totals 70 4 12 0 2 5 8 9 13 22 4 4 10 3 2 13Games Played: 3 PPG: 4.3 FG%: 33.3 3FG%: 0.0 FT%: 62.5RPG: 7.3 APG: 1.3 A/TO Ratio: 0.4 SPG: 0.7 BPG: 1.0

Cepero's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 14 Kansas State (1/10/01)Rebounds 14 Missouri (1/27/01)Assists 8 Iowa State (2/4/01)Steals 3 Iowa State (2/4/01)Blocks 4 Baylor (2/24/01)FGA 11 Kansas State (1/10/01)FGM 7 Kansas State (1/10/01)FTA 7 BYU (1/2/01)FTM 3 Five times3-PT FGA 2 Iowa State (1/13/01)

2 Kansas (2/17/01)3-PT FGM 1 Five times

Greichaly

Cepero

#16-2, Junior

ForwardDorado, Puerto Rico

McDonogh, Owings Mills, Md.

Cepero's HonorsAVCA National Player of the Year (2000)Honda Award Winner for Volleyball (2000)AVCA First-Team Volleyball All-American (2000,2002)Big 12 Volleyball Player of the Year (2000, 2002)Big 12 Volleyball Newcomer of Year (1999)AVCA Second-Team Volleyball All-American(2001)First-Team Academic All-Big 12 Conference(Basketball, 2001; Volleyball, 2000, 2001, 2002)First-Team All-Big 12 Volleyball (1999, 2000,2001, 2002)Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll(Fall 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002; Spring 2000, 2001, 2002)

The Personal SideMajor: Business Administration (3.406 GPA)Family: Parents, Pedro Cepero and Maria Juan Febres

Sister, Veronica, 30Brothers, P.J., 29, David, 26, Leonardo, 25

Hometown: Dorado, Puerto RicoHigh School: McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.)Date of Birth: June 11, 1981Place of Birth: Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

Cepero's Career Statistics -- Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2000-01 21-16 538 52-118 .441 4-12 .333 20-39 .513 34-77 111-5.3 64-4 38 61 20 18 128-6.12001-02 16-1 203 18-40 .450 1-2 .500 14-22 .636 22-31 53-3.3 27-0 8 29 4 5 51-3.22002-03 3-0 70 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 5-8 .625 9-13 22-7.3 4-0 4 10 3 2 13-4.3Career 40-17 811 74-170 .435 5-16 .313 39-69 .565 65-121 186-4.7 95-4 50 100 27 25 192-4.8

minutes per game cut nearly in half as the coachingstaff tried to give her a season to work on her ball-handling and shooting skills.

As a basketball freshman, Cepero averaged 25.6minutes per game, while playing just 12.7 minutesper game as a sophomore last season. She could seeher playing time increase this season because ofNebraska's decreased depth inside.

As a senior setter on the volleyball team, Ceperowas one of three Huskers to earn Big 12 Co-Player-of-the-Year honors, joining Amber Holmquist andLaura Pilakowski.

While Cepero is playing her third season with theHuskers, Pilakowski decided to join the basketballsquad for the first time and also practiced for the firsttime on Jan. 1.

Cepero, a three-time All-American in volleyball,has helped the Huskers immediately at her forwardposition, helping replace junior center Katie Morse,who suffered a season-ending knee injury againstCincinnati on Dec. 15.


2002-03 (Senior)Amanda Cleveland waited a long time for the

kind of season she is having in 2002-03. Through13 games, the sixth-year senior from Lancaster,Texas, ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 9.5points per game, while leading the club and rankingsixth in the Big 12 with 8.3 rebounds per game. Shealso leads the team and ranks seventh in theconference with 1.8 blocked shots per game.

The 6-2 forward/center has scored 124 pointsand grabbed 108 rebounds through 13 games thisseason, far surpassing the 79 points and 79 rebounds(52 games) she produced in her five previousseasons. Her 23 blocked shots are more than doubleher career total (9) entering the season.

In fact, Cleveland has posted at least one blockedshots in 10 straight games, including a career-bestfive blocks in the win over New Orleans on Dec. 22.She needs just two more blocks to tie Nafeesah Brown(1993-94) for fifth on NU’s senior season block list.

Cleveland has scored in double figures eighttimes, including a 13-point, 11-rebound effort in herlast outing at Colorado for her third double-doubleof the season. She posted her second double-doublewith a career-high 18-point, 13-reboundperformance in Nebraska’s win over San Diego onDec. 28. Cleveland scored 12 of her 18 points in thesecond half to lead NU back from a 19-point second-half deficit at USD. She also set a career high withtwo steals in a career-best 36 minutes played.

Cleveland produced the first double-double ofher career with 10 points and a career-best 15rebounds in NU’s win over Texas Southern on Dec. 9.She scored 15 points against Rice on Nov. 24.

An amazingly talented athlete with gooddefensive skills, Cleveland shut down Drake All-

Cleveland's Career Statistics -- Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.1997-98 7-0 50 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 7-12 19-2.7 4-0 0 12 0 1 7-1.01998-99 Did Not Play -- Illness -- Redshirt1999-00 Did Not Play -- Illness2000-01 22-0 115 1-9 .111 0-0 .000 12-21 .571 4-10 14-0.6 24-0 3 14 1 7 14-0.62001-02 23-1 164 17-56 .304 0-0 .000 24-38 .632 17-29 46-2.0 35-0 8 19 8 3 58-2.52002-03 13-13 358 41-91 .451 0-0 .000 42-66 .636 35-73 108-8.3 42-1 3 32 23 13 124-9.5Career 65-14 687 61-164 .372 0-0 .000 81-131 .618 63-124 187-2.9 95-1 14 77 32 24 203-3.1

Amanda

Cleveland

#12

6-2, SeniorForward/CenterLancaster, Texas

Lancaster

Cleveland's HonorsNike/WBCA High School All-American (1997)First-Team Texas Class 4-A All-StateFirst-Team All-Dallas Metro Area

The Personal SideNickname: A.C.Major: SociologyFamily: Parents, Sidney and Doris Cleveland

Sisters, Denise, 29, Yolonda, 27, Dionne, 25Hometown: Lancaster, TexasHigh School: LancasterDate of Birth: March 26, 1979Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas

Cleveland’s 2002-03 Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl PtsGrambling State* 24 4 6 0 0 3 5 1 6 7 4 1 4 1 0 11Rice* 35 3 6 0 0 9 11 1 8 9 2 1 3 2 1 15Creighton* 29 2 7 0 0 3 6 2 4 6 4 0 3 0 1 7Drake* 30 4 7 0 0 4 6 2 7 9 3 1 4 2 0 12Texas Southern* 26 5 9 0 0 0 2 7 8 15 2 0 1 2 1 10Cal State Fullerton* 16 4 6 0 0 1 3 3 2 5 4 0 2 1 0 9Cincinnati* 23 2 7 0 0 2 2 1 4 5 3 0 0 1 1 6New Orleans* 29 3 4 0 0 5 6 2 3 5 4 0 2 5 1 11San Diego* 36 7 12 0 0 4 6 5 8 13 5 0 6 2 2 18Penn State* 32 4 11 0 0 3 4 2 4 6 4 0 3 2 2 11Texas-Pan American* 28 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 6 8 2 0 2 2 2 0Oklahoma* 22 0 4 0 0 1 3 3 6 9 4 0 0 2 1 1Colorado* 28 3 8 0 0 7 10 4 7 11 1 0 2 1 1 13Totals 358 41 91 0 0 42 66 35 73 108 42 3 32 23 13 124Games Played: 13 PPG: 9.5 FG%: 45.1 3FG%: 0.0 FT%: 63.6RPG: 8.3 APG: 0.2 A/TO Ratio: 0.1 SPG: 1.0 BPG: 1.8

Cleveland's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 18 San Diego (12/28/02)Rebounds 15 Texas Southern (12/9/02)Assists 1 14 timesSteals 2 Three timesBlocks 5 New Orleans (12/30/02)FGA 12 San Diego (12/30/02)FGM 7 San Diego (12/30/02)FTA 11 Rice (11/24/02)FTM 9 Rice (11/24/02)3-PT FGA 0 None3-PT FGM 0 None

America candidate Carla Bennett, holding her tojust four points, while posting two blocked shots.Offensively, Cleveland just missed a double-doublewith 12 points and nine boards against the Bulldogs.

After three years on the sideline, Clevelandmade one of the most miraculous comebacks incollege basketball in 2000-01 and continued herimprovement as a fifth-year senior in 2001-02.Cleveland fought her way back onto the court aftera near-fatal battle with aplastic anemia as afreshman in 1997-98, after missing nearly three fullseasons with the rare blood disorder that preventsbone marrow from producing new blood cells andcauses extreme fatigue.

In her first five years in Lincoln, Clevelandaveraged just 6.3 minutes per game while averaging1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds. Before this season,Cleveland had never played more than 15 minutes ina single game in her NU career. Through 13 games in2002-03, Cleveland is averaging 27.5 minutes percontest.


Jina

Johansen

#20

5-7, SophomoreGuard

Dannebrog, Neb.Centura

Johansen's HonorsBig 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll(Fall 2001; Spring 2002)Two-Time First-Team All-Nebraska(Omaha World-Herald, 2000, 2001)First-Team Super-State(Lincoln Journal Star, 2001)Honorary Captain Class C-1 All-State Team (2001)Second-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2000)First-Team Class C-2 All-State (1999, 2000)Second-Team Class C-2 All-State (1998)Daubert-Pinnacle Bank All-Star (1999, 2000)

The Personal SideMajor: Nutrition/Dietetics (3.744 GPA)Family: Parents, Russ and Marcia Johansen

Sisters, Jaci, 31, Jill, 29, Jessica, 22Brother, Jerrid, 23

Hometown: Dannebrog, Neb.High School: CenturaDate of Birth: Aug. 2, 1982Place of Birth: Grand Island, Neb.

2002-03 (Sophomore)One of the top passing point guards in the Big 12

Conference, Jina Johansen enters the Kansas Stategame ranked fourth in the league averaging 5.8assists per game.

Johansen enters the game with the Wildcatsaveraging 5.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game,while ranking second on the club with 1.5 steals percontest.

With Nebraska’s limited depth, Johansen hasshouldered the ball-handling load almostexclusively for the Huskers this season, averaging37.3 minutes played per game. She produced hersixth 40-minute performance of the season againstOklahoma.

Johansen played a season-low 30 minutes in theloss to Texas-Pan American on Jan. 5, missing 10minutes in the second half after receiving an elbowin the mouth that required stitches in her upper lip.Despite her limited playing time, Johansen hit thefirst two three-pointers of her career against the LadyBroncs, while finishing with eight points.

The 5-7 point guard from Dannebrog, Neb., hasplayed the full 40 minutes in six of Nebraska’s 13games, and 485 of a possible 520 minutes on theseason (93.3 percent).

Johansen played the best all-around game of heryoung Husker career in Nebraska’s 71-56 win overRice on Nov. 24. She scored a career-high 15 pointsand tied a career-best with nine assists just missingher first career double-double in the win over theOwls. She also played 40 minutes against Rice’s full-court press and committed just three turnovers.

Johansen provided her second double-figurescoring effort of the season with 11 points and fiveassists in NU’s 73-62 win over New Orleans on Dec.22. She scored just four points, but tied a career highwith six rebounds while dishing out seven assists inNU’s win over San Diego on Dec. 28.

Johansen provided a strong showing in NU’s lossto No. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30, when she scored nine

Johansen’s 2002-03 Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl PtsGrambling State* 37 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 7 2Rice* 40 4 7 0 0 7 9 0 3 3 2 9 3 0 1 15Creighton* 39 3 7 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 2 1 10 1 1 6Drake* 40 2 4 0 1 2 4 0 4 4 4 6 2 0 1 6Texas Southern* 29 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 4 7 5 0 1 2Cal State Fullerton* 34 2 7 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 5 3 0 2 6Cincinnati* 40 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 5 5 3 6 2 0 0 2New Orleans* 39 1 2 0 0 9 12 0 2 2 3 5 5 0 0 11San Diego* 40 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 6 6 2 7 7 0 0 4Penn State* 40 4 9 0 3 1 1 0 2 2 3 8 4 0 5 9Texas-Pan American* 30 3 9 2 4 0 0 2 1 3 2 3 3 0 1 8Oklahoma* 40 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 3 3 2 4 6 0 0 1Colorado* 37 1 6 0 1 3 4 0 2 2 3 8 4 0 0 5Totals 485 23 67 2 14 29 41 5 35 40 32 76 60 1 19 77Games Played: 13 PPG: 5.9 FG%: 34.3 3FG%: 14.3 FT%: 70.7RPG: 3.1 APG: 5.8 A/TO Ratio: 1.3 SPG: 1.5 BPG: 0.1

Johansen's Career Statistics -- Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2001-02 30-6 453 19-52 .365 0-4 .000 13-14 .929 6-23 29-1.0 25-1 79 46 0 13 51-1.72002-03 13-13 485 23-67 .343 2-14 .143 29-41 .707 5-35 40-3.1 32-0 76 60 1 19 77-5.9Career 43-19 938 42-119 .353 2-18 .111 42-55 .764 11-58 69-1.6 57-1 155 106 1 32 128-3.0

Johansen's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 15 Rice (11/24/02)Rebounds 6 San Diego (12/28/02)

6 Chicago State (12/22/01)Assists 9 Rice (11/24/02)

9 Kansas State (2/10/02)Steals 7 Grambling State (11/22/02)Blocks 1 Creighton (12/1/02)FGA 9 UT-Pan American (1/5/03)

9 Penn State (12/30/02)FGM 4 Penn State (12/30/02)

4 Rice (11/24/02)FTA 12 New Orleans (12/22/02)FTM 9 New Orleans (12/22/02)3-PT FGA 4 UT-Pan American (1/5/03)3-PT FGM 2 UT-Pan American (1/5/03)

points, dished out eight assists and had five steals.In the season-opening win over Grambling State,

Johansen scored just two points, but she notched acareer high with seven steals, while adding sevenassists to help the Huskers. She recorded seven assistsand four rebounds in the Huskers’ 71-48 win overTexas Southern. NU’s floor general added six pointsand five assists against Cal State Fullerton and sixmore assists against No. 25 Cincinnati.

Johansen became a leader for the Huskers latein the 2001-02 season, guiding Nebraska to back-to-back wins in her first two career starts. She dishedout a career-high nine assists, while scoring fourpoints in Nebraska’s 67-52 upset of No. 11 KansasState on Feb. 10. Johansen improved to 2-0 as NU’sstarting point guard by guiding the Huskers to a 77-70 win over Kansas on Feb. 13, for Nebraska’s firstroad win during league play. She finished the seasonaveraging 1.7 points, 1.0 rebounds and 2.6 assistsper game. She played in all 30 contests, includingsix straight starts to end the regular season. Sheaveraged 15.1 minutes per game on the year.


Alexa

Johnson

#42

6-1, JuniorForward

Hacienda Heights, Calif.Los Altos

Johnson's HonorsBig 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 16, 2002)First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2002)Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll(Fall 2000, 2001; Spring 2001, 2002)1999 Nike All-American Camp ParticipantStreet & Smith's All-American(Honorable-Mention, 2000)California High School Sports Fourth-TeamAll-American (2000)Three-Time All-California InterscholasticFederation (1998, 1999, 2000)First-Team All-California (2000)Two-Time San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year(1999, 2000)

The Personal SideNickname: LexMajor: Economics (3.255 GPA)Family: Parents, Rossie and Stephany JohnsonHometown: Hacienda Heights, Calif.High School: Los AltosDate of Birth: Feb. 2, 1982Place of Birth: Whittier, Calif.

2002-03 (Junior)Alexa Johnson has been Nebraska’s most

productive offensive player through 13 games,leading the Huskers in scoring with 15.6 points pergame, while ranking second on the team with 7.4rebounds per contest.

The 6-1 forward from Hacienda Heights, Calif.,enters the Kansas State game ranked among the topplayers in the Big 12 in scoring and rebounding. Sheis coming off a 15-point, four-rebound effort in theloss at Colorado, marking her ninth consecutivegame scoring in double figures.

One of Nebraska’s most improved players in eachof the last two seasons, Johnson’s numbers through13 games are almost identical to her total statisticsfrom 30 games last season. This season, she hasscored 203 points and grabbed 96 rebounds. Lastseason, she scored 204 points and managed 93rebounds last season, while averaging 6.8 points and3.1 rebounds per game.

Johnson produced a career high with 27 pointsin the Huskers’ 65-55 win over No. 25 Cincinnati onDec. 15, one of four 20-point outings this season. Sheopened the season with 24 points and 13 reboundsfor her first career double-double in the win overGrambling State on Nov. 22. She followed with 21points and six rebounds in a win over Rice on Nov.24. She added a 21-point outburst in NU’s win overNew Orleans on Dec. 22.

Johnson scored 17 points in Nebraska’s loss toNo. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30. Her performanceagainst the Lady Lions was one of her nine outingsof 15 or more points this season.

Along with her scoring exploits, Johnson alsoowns four double-doubles on the season, with hermost recent one coming with a 15-point, 11-reboundeffort in a win over San Diego on Dec. 28. Sheproduced back-to-back double-doubles with 15points and 11 rebounds in the win over Texas

Johnson's Career Statistics -- Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2000-01 20-1 116 12-27 .444 0-0 .000 9-12 .750 2-12 14-0.7 18-0 4 10 0 1 33-1.72001-02 30-7 473 77-170 .453 2-6 .333 48-58 .828 32-61 93-3.1 66-1 13 37 3 20 204-6.82002-03 13-13 442 70-170 .412 6-14 .429 57-70 .814 31-65 96-7.4 38-1 7 28 3 13 203-15.6Career 63-21 1,031 159-367 .433 8-20 .400 114-140 .814 65-138 203-3.2 122-2 24 75 6 34 440-7.0

Johnson’s 2002-03 Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl PtsGrambling State* 30 8 15 0 2 8 9 3 10 13 2 1 2 0 1 24Rice* 39 8 13 0 1 5 5 2 4 6 0 0 1 0 1 21Creighton* 35 2 6 0 0 1 1 1 6 7 4 0 3 0 2 5Drake* 24 3 9 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 0 1 0 0 6Texas Southern* 27 4 9 0 0 7 8 4 7 11 2 0 3 0 1 15Cal State Fullerton* 34 5 16 0 0 5 9 5 5 10 2 4 3 2 1 15Cincinnati* 36 9 18 2 3 7 8 3 6 9 4 0 1 0 1 27New Orleans* 40 7 11 1 1 6 8 0 4 4 4 1 3 1 1 21San Diego* 40 5 13 0 1 5 6 4 7 11 4 0 2 0 1 15Penn State* 39 6 16 0 0 5 5 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 1 17Texas-Pan American* 31 3 12 1 1 3 5 3 4 7 3 0 0 0 1 10Oklahoma* 34 4 18 1 2 3 4 2 4 6 3 1 6 0 2 12Colorado* 33 6 14 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 15Totals 442 70 170 6 14 57 70 31 65 96 38 7 28 3 13 203Games Played: 13 PPG: 15.6 FG%: 41.2 3FG%: 42.9 FT%: 81.4RPG: 7.4 APG: 0.5 A/TO Ratio: 0.3 SPG: 1.0 BPG: 0.2

Johnson's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 27 Cincinnati (12/15/02)Rebounds 13 Grambling State (11/22/02)Assists 4 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)Steals 3 S. Illinois (11/16/01)Blocks 2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)FGA 18 Cincinnati (12/15/02)FGM 9 Cincinnati (12/15/02)FTA 9 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)FTM 8 Grambling State (11/22/02)3-PT FGA 3 Cincinnati (12/15/02)

3 Texas (1/2/02)3-PT FGM 2 Cincinnati (12/15/02)

Southern on Dec. 9, and 15 points and 10 boards inthe win over Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 11.

For her efforts against Texas Southern, Cal StateFullerton and Cincinnati, Johnson was honored withBig 12 Player-of-the-Week honors on Dec. 16, thefirst award of her career.

Nebraska’s most improved player a year ago,Johnson has already eclipsed her career highs inpoints (27 vs. Cincinnati), rebounds (13 vs.Grambling State), field goals attempted (18 vs.Cincinnati), field goals made (9 vs. Cincinnati), freethrows attempted (9 vs. Rice/Cal State Fullerton),free throws made (8 vs. Rice) and minutes played(40 vs. New Orleans and San Diego) this season.

Johnson was a first-team academic All-Big 12award winner last season and is a Verizon/CoSIDAAcademic All-America nominee this season.


Katie

Morse

#53

6-4, JuniorCenter

Minden, IowaTri-Center Community

Morse's HonorsFirst-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2002)Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll(Fall 2000, 2001; Spring 2001, 2002)Husker Power Lifter of the Yearfor Women's Basketball (2001-02)First-Team All-State, Des Moines Register (2000)MVP Southwest Iowa All-Star Game (2000)First-Team All-Southwest IowaOmaha World-Herald (2000)Four-Time Tri-Center High School Team MVP

The Personal SideMajor: Secondary Education (3.371 GPA)Family: Parents, Darrell and Roberta Morse

Sister, Amy, 25Brothers, Jim, 26, Andy, 18

Hometown: Minden, IowaHigh School: Tri-Center CommunityDate of Birth: Feb. 24, 1982Place of Birth: Council Bluffs, Iowa

2002-03 (Junior)The Huskers lost junior Katie Morse for the

season with a knee injury suffered midway throughthe second half of the Huskers’ 65-55 win over No. 25Cincinnati on Dec. 15.

Nebraska’s tallest, most physical and hardestworking player, Morse’s absence knocked the Huskerroster down to five active scholarship players forgames against New Orleans, San Diego and No. 15Penn State.

The timing of Morse’s injury was especiallydamaging because the game against Cincinnatimarked the Huskers’ seventh game of the season andsurpassed the NCAA minimum of 20 percent gamesplayed to receive a medical hardship. Sheunderwent surgery on Jan. 6, 2003, and will try toreturn next season.

Before the injury againt the Bearcats, Morse wascoming off the best two games of her collegiatecareer. She poured in a career-high 25 points, whiletying her career high with 10 rebounds in a 71-48Husker win over Texas Southern on Dec. 9. Shefollowed that game with an 18-point, 10-reboundand career-high five-blocked shot effort in a 78-60win over Cal State Fullerton. It was her thirddouble-double of the season.

Morse was averaging 12.0 points and 7.9rebounds per game, while leading the team with 15blocked shots. She was ranked among the top 10players in the Big 12 in both rebounding andblocked shots through seven games before theinjury.

Morse provided an excellent season-openingperformance in the win over Grambling State onNov. 22. She scored 12 points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds, while posting her first careerdouble-double.

The 6-4 center from Minden, Iowa, added herthird double-figure scoring effort of the season with

Morse's Career Statistics -- Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2000-01 22-0 92 6-20 .300 0-0 .000 5-9 .556 8-18 26-1.2 14-0 1 16 4 1 17-0.82001-02 29-12 389 37-103 .359 2-4 .500 16-24 .667 29-45 74-2.6 50-0 15 34 28 8 92-3.22002-03 7-7 239 28-73 .384 2-7 .286 26-33 .788 20-35 55-7.9 16-1 7 22 15 6 84-12.0Career 58-19 720 71-196 .362 4-11 .364 47-66 .712 57-98 155-2.7 80-1 23 72 47 15 193-3.3

Morse’s 2002-03 Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl PtsGrambling State* 31 4 10 0 2 4 5 0 10 10 3 1 3 1 1 12Rice* 34 1 7 0 0 5 6 1 6 7 5 1 6 0 1 7Creighton* 40 3 8 0 2 5 6 2 4 6 1 1 2 2 1 11Drake* 40 2 10 1 2 2 2 5 1 6 3 1 2 2 1 7Texas Southern* 36 9 19 1 1 6 6 7 3 10 1 2 5 3 0 25Cal State Fullerton* 35 7 13 0 0 4 6 3 7 10 1 1 2 5 2 18Cincinnati* 23 2 6 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 2 0 2 2 0 4New Orleans Did Not Play -- Knee InjurySan Diego Did Not Play -- Knee InjuryPenn State Did Not Play -- Knee InjuryTexas-Pan American Did Not Play -- Knee InjuryOklahoma Did Not Play -- Knee InjuryColorado Did Not Play -- Knee InjuryTotals 239 28 73 2 7 26 33 20 35 55 16 7 22 15 6 84Games Played: 7 PPG: 12.0 FG%: 38.4 3FG%: 28.6 FT%: 78.8RPG: 7.9 APG: 1.0 A/TO Ratio: 0.3 SPG: 0.9 BPG: 2.1

Morse's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 25 Texas Southern (12/9/02)Rebounds 10 Three timesAssists 2 Four timesSteals 2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)

2 Iowa State (1/26/02)Blocks 5 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)FGA 19 Texas Southern (12/9/02)FGM 9 Texas Southern (12/9/02)FTA 7 S. Illinois (11/16/01)FTM 6 Texas Southern (12/9/02)3-PT FGA 2 Three times3-PT FGM 1 Four times

11 points and six rebounds to go along with twoblocked shots in the loss at Creighton.

Those numbers are in stark contrast to the2.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game careeraverages for Morse entering the season. Shehad played just 9.4 minutes per game enteringher junior season, but averaged 34.1 minutesper game, while playing all 40 minutes againstCreighton and Drake this season.

One of the Huskers’ hardest-working playerson the court, in the weight room and in theclassroom in her career at Nebraska, Morseplayed in 29 games, including 12 early seasonstarts a year ago, and averaged 3.2 points and 2.6rebounds per game. She also ranks among thetop 15 players in the Big 12 with 28 blocked shots.The 2001-02 Nebraska women’s basketball team’sHusker Power Lifter of the Year, Morse was as anacademic All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore.


Margaret

Richards

#22

5-9, SeniorGuard

Louisville, Ky.Central

Richards' HonorsSurf & Slam All-Tournament Team (2002)Time Warner Cable Classic MVP (2000)No. 2 All-Time Performance Index ScoreAmong Nebraska Female Athletes (2,294 points)Team Record Holder in 40-Yard Dash (5.17)First-Team All-Kentucky (1999)Kentucky AAU All-Star Team Member (1998)AAU Junior National Tournament MVP (1998)Second-Leading Scorer in the State of Kentucky35.5 Points Per Game (1998-99)

The Personal SideNickname: BGMajor: Communication StudiesFamily: Parents, Darlene Richards

and Ronald MooreBrothers, Lavelle, 26, Ronnie, 25

Hometown: Louisville, Ky.High School: Louisville CentralDate of Birth: Sept. 13, 1981Place of Birth: Louisville, Ky.

2002-03 (Senior)Margaret Richards has been solid both

offensively and defensively through the first 13games. She ranks second on the team in scoring with12.5 points per game, while ranking fourth on thesquad in rebounding with 6.2 boards per contest.She leads the team with 1.6 steals per game, whileranking second with 2.4 assists per game.

Unfortunately, the 5-9 guard from Louisville, Ky.,is coming off her worst outing of the season with afive-point, four-rebound effort in the loss atColorado. Richards played a season-low 23 minutesagainst the Buffs, picking up three fouls in the firsthalf and her fourth in the opening second of thesecond half.

Her struggles against CU followed one of her bestgames of the season against No. 25 Oklahoma, whenshe scored 17 points and tied a career best with foursteals.

Richards earned Surf & Slam All-Tournamenthonors in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 28-30. She claimeda spot on the team by scoring a career-high 20 pointsand tying her career-high with 11 rebounds in a winover San Diego on Dec. 28. She also hit the game-winning shot as time expired against the Toreros,capping Nebraska’s miraculous comeback from 19points down with less than 10 minutes to play in thegame. She added 10 points and two rebounds in theloss to No. 15 Penn State in the tournamentchampionship game.

Richards owns three double-doubles on theseason, including the 20-point, 11-rebound effort atSan Diego, 16 points and 10 rebounds against NewOrleans on Dec. 22 and 12 points and 11 boards inthe win over Grambling State on Nov. 22.

Along with her offensive production, Richardshas been Nebraska’s top defender. She showed herlock-down abilities by holding Cincinnati All-America guard Valerie King to just three points inNebraska’s 65-55 upset of the No. 25 Bearcats. King

Richards' Career Statistics -- Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2000-01 29-10 394 53-143 .371 17-56 .304 31-50 .620 39-55 94-3.2 43-1 37 49 0 24 154-5.32001-02 30-3 373 50-136 .368 18-66 .273 35-50 .700 26-34 60-2.0 42-1 21 26 4 34 153-5.12002-03 13-13 442 59-154 .383 14-48 .292 31-42 .738 25-56 81-6.2 29-0 31 40 5 21 163-12.5Career 72-26 1,209 162-433 .374 49-170 .288 97-142 .683 90-145 235-3.3 114-2 89 115 9 79 470-6.5

Richards’ 2002-03 Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl PtsGrambling State* 35 5 12 0 3 2 6 3 8 11 0 3 6 1 1 12Rice* 35 4 10 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 4 1 2 0 2 13Creighton* 38 3 13 0 2 3 4 1 7 8 3 1 5 0 1 9Drake* 38 7 20 3 7 1 1 3 4 7 2 3 2 0 2 18Texas Southern* 25 3 9 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 8Cal State Fullerton* 31 5 12 2 5 0 0 1 5 6 3 5 3 0 3 12Cincinnati* 40 5 12 1 2 1 2 4 5 9 2 4 4 2 0 12New Orleans* 38 7 10 0 2 2 2 2 8 10 3 4 5 0 3 16San Diego* 38 7 19 0 3 6 6 4 7 11 1 1 4 0 1 20Penn State* 29 3 4 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 0 1 10Texas-Pan American* 38 3 8 2 5 3 6 2 2 4 3 2 2 0 2 11Oklahoma* 34 5 12 1 4 6 8 1 3 4 1 1 2 1 4 17Colorado* 23 2 13 1 6 0 0 3 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 5Totals 442 59 154 14 48 31 42 25 56 81 29 31 40 5 21 163Games Played: 13 PPG: 12.5 FG%: 38.3 3FG%: 29.2 FT%: 73.8RPG: 6.2 APG: 2.4 A/TO Ratio: 0.8 SPG: 1.6 BPG: 0.4

Richards' Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 20 San Diego (12/28/02)Rebounds 11 San Diego (12/28/02)

11 Grambling State (11/22/02)Assists 5 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)Steals 4 Four timesBlocks 2 Cincinnati (12/15/02)FGA 20 Drake (12/5/02)FGM 7 Three timesFTA 9 Texas Tech (1/17/01)

9 S. Illinois (11/16/01)FTM 7 Texas Tech (1/17/01)3-PT FGA 7 Drake (12/5/02)3-PT FGM 3 Three times

entered the game averaging 24.8 points per game,while shooting better than 50 percent from three-point range. Richards did not allow King to hit afield goal the entire game (0-14), while limiting Kingto 0-for-7 shooting from three-point range.

Richards also held 2002 Missouri ValleyConference Player-of-the-Year Christy Neneman tojust nine points in a loss at Creighton.

Richards has scored in double figures in 10 ofNU’s 13 games, producing a season-low five pointsagainst Colorado, which snapped a streak of sevenstraight double-figure scoring efforts.

Richards scored 18 points in the loss to Drake onDec. 5. She scored 14 points, grabbed two boardsand had one steal in the final nine minutes of thegame to lead Nebraska back from a 25-point deficitto within four points in the final 30 seconds. She hitthree second-half three-pointers to tie a career high.

Richards poured in 12 points while dishing outa career-high five assists in a 78-60 win over Cal StateFullerton and added 11 points against Texas-PanAmerican.


2002-03 (Senior)Shahidrah Roberts stepped into the starting

lineup for the Huskers for the first time this seasonagainst New Orleans, after junior center Katie Morsewas lost for the season with a knee injury suffered inthe win over No. 25 Cincinnati.

The 5-9 senior guard from Overland Park, Kan.,has overcome a series of ankle injuries to producedouble figures in six of Nebraska’s last eight games,including a 10-point performance in the loss atColorado on Jan. 14.

Roberts scored a season-high 15 points,including a season-high three three-pointers in theloss to No. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30. She followed with13 points and a career-high four steals in the loss toTexas-Pan American on Jan. 5.

For the season, Roberts is averaging 8.8 points,4.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game,while playing in 11 of Nebraska’s 13 contests. Shemissed the Huskers’ season-opening wins overGrambling State (Nov. 22) and Rice (Nov. 24)because of an ankle injury.

Roberts stepped into Nebraska’s starting lineupfor the first time in exactly one year in NU’s 73-62win over New Orleans on Dec. 22. She scored 11points, pulled down six rebounds, dished out threeassists, snagged three steals and set a career highwith two blocked shots in the win over the Privateers.

Roberts replaced injured starter Katie Morse,who was lost for the season with a knee injurysuffered in the second half in the win over No. 25Cincinnati on Dec. 15.

The New Orleans game marked Roberts’ first startsince Dec. 22, 2001, in a win over Chicago State. Afterthat game, Roberts suffered a season-ending ankleinjury that required off-season surgery. The injuryforced her to miss Nebraska’s final 18 games of the2001-02 season.

Shahidrah

Roberts

#24

5-9, SeniorGuard

Overland Park, Kan.Blue Valley North

Roberts' HonorsSecond-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2001)Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll(Fall 1999, 2000; Spring 2000, 2001)Student-Athlete Advisory Board Member (2001-02)Miss Kansas Basketball (1999)Kansas City Metro Area Player of the Year (1998)USA Today Honorable-MentionKansas Player of the YearEastern Kansas League Player of the Year

The Personal SideNickname: ShaqMajor: PsychologyFamily: Mother, Beulah

Sisters, Krystal, 32, Rashaun, 30, Sharmaynne, 25Brother, Sydney, 30

Hometown: Overland Park, Kan.High School: Blue Valley NorthDate of Birth: June 2, 1981Place of Birth: Berkeley, Calif.

Roberts' Career Statistics -- Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.1999-00 23-0 244 28-81 .346 12-37 .324 8-11 .727 15-23 38-1.7 21-0 16 21 1 11 76-3.32000-01 29-12 442 71-195 .364 20-60 .333 12-26 .462 49-47 96-3.3 54-1 30 52 2 23 174-6.02001-02 12-1 186 30-69 .435 7-23 .304 6-11 .545 14-31 45-3.8 27-0 20 13 0 13 73-6.12002-03 11-6 268 41-111 .369 11-37 .297 4-6 .667 20-29 49-4.5 27-0 24 17 4 17 97-8.8Career 75-19 1,140 170-456 .373 50-157 .318 30-54 .556 98-130 228-3.0 129-1 90 103 7 64 422-5.6

Roberts’ 2002-03 Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl PtsGrambling State Did Not Play -- Ankle InuryRice Did Not Play -- Ankle InjuryCreighton 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2Drake 17 2 10 0 3 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 0 3 6Texas Southern 26 4 10 0 3 0 0 5 4 9 0 4 1 0 0 8Cal State Fullerton 23 6 15 2 4 0 0 4 7 11 2 6 1 0 2 14Cincinnati 32 4 11 2 3 1 2 4 3 7 2 1 2 0 2 11New Orleans* 31 5 9 1 2 0 0 0 6 6 3 3 5 2 3 11San Diego* 27 2 6 0 2 1 2 1 3 4 3 3 3 1 0 5Penn State* 26 6 15 3 9 0 0 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 0 15Texas-Pan American* 32 6 17 1 7 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 4 13Oklahoma* 18 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 1 1 0 3 2Colorado* 23 4 10 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 10Totals 268 41 111 11 37 4 6 20 29 49 27 24 17 4 17 97Games Played: 11 PPG: 8.8 FG%: 36.9 3FG%: 29.7 FT%: 66.7RPG: 4.5 APG: 2.2 A/TO Ratio: 1.4 SPG: 1.5 BPG: 0.4

Roberts' Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 21 Texas A&M (1/7/01)Rebounds 11 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)Assists 6 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)Steals 4 UT-Pan American (1/5/03)Blocks 2 New Orleans (12/22/02)FGA 17 UT-Pan American (1/5/03)FGM 9 Texas A&M (1/7/01)FTA 5 Oakland (11/17/00)FTM 3 Iowa State (3/9/00)3-PT FGA 9 Penn State (12/30/02)3-PT FGM 4 Kansas State (2/17/01)

The ankle continued to slow Roberts throughoutfall conditioning, and a reinjury in practice onMonday, Nov. 18, forced her to miss NU’s season-opening win over Grambling State and a win overRice on Nov. 24.

After returning to the court in a limited roleagainst Creighton (Dec. 1) and Drake (Dec. 5),Roberts has played a major role over the last eightgames.

Roberts struck for the first double-double of hercareer with 14 points and a career-high 11 reboundsin Nebraska’s win over Cal State Fullerton (Dec. 11).She added a career-high six assists against the Titansin 23 minutes of work. She played a career-high 32minutes in NU’s upset of No. 25 Cincinnati (Dec. 15),contributing 11 points and seven rebounds.

She matched her career best with 32 minutesplayed against Texas-Pan American.

A solid three-point shooter, Roberts ranks eighthin career three-point percentage at Nebraska,knocking down 31.8 percent of her long-rangeattempts. She needs 13 more trifectas to crack NU’sall-time top 10 list in made three-pointers.


2002-03 (Freshman)One of four walk-ons to the Nebraska roster this

season, Lacey Hanson has seen the most action of theHusker newcomers through the first 13 games.

Hanson enters the Kansas State game averaging0.7 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game whileplaying an average of 12.4 minutes per game.

The 5-10 guard from Omaha, Neb., who is asophomore academically, is a perfect 2-for-2 from thefree throw line and has knocked down 1-of-4 three-point attempts. She is shooting 21.4 percent (3-14)from the field overall.

Hanson knocked down the first three-pointer ofher young career in Nebraska’s 65-55 win over No. 25Cincinnati on Dec. 15. Her three points against theBearcats marked her career high. She grabbed tworebounds to tie her career best in the Huskers’ loss toNo. 15 Penn State on Dec. 30. She tied another careerhigh with two assists against the Lady Lions.

Hanson played a career-high 27 minutes inNebraska’s season-opening victory over GramblingState on Nov. 22. She also hit the first field goal of hercareer against the Lady Tigers, while adding onerebound and one assist.

The Ralston High School graduate enrolled atNebraska in the fall of 2001 but did not compete or tryout for the basketball team.

This fall Hanson was the second walk-on to earna spot on Nebraska’s roster, following fellow Omahanative Kala Sledge.

Lacey

Hanson

#5

5-10, FreshmanGuard

Omaha, Neb.Ralston

Hanson's HonorsNU College of Business Administration Dean’s List(2002)Earned 12 High School Letters (Five Sports)

The Personal SideMajor: Psychology (3.3 GPA)Family: Parents, Keith and Kristie Hanson

Sister, Brittany, 15Hometown: Omaha, Neb.High School: RalstonDate of Birth: April 5, 1983Place of Birth: Omaha, Neb.

Hanson's Career Statistics -- Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2002-03 13-0 161 3-14 .214 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 5-6 11-0.8 2-0 7 11 0 2 9-0.7Career 13-0 161 3-14 .214 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 5-6 11-0.8 2-0 7 11 0 2 9-0.7

Hanson’s 2002-03 Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl PtsGrambling State 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2Rice 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Creighton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0Drake 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0Texas Southern 19 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0Cal State Fullerton 16 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 2Cincinnati 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3New Orleans 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2San Diego 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0Penn State 19 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0Texas-Pan American 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Oklahoma 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Colorado 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Totals 161 3 14 1 4 2 2 5 6 11 2 7 11 0 2 9Games Played: 13 PPG: 0.7 FG%: 21.4 3FG%: 25.0 FT%: 100.0RPG: 0.8 APG: 0.5 A/TO Ratio: 0.6 SPG: 0.2 BPG: 0.0

Hanson's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 3 Cincinnati (12/15/02)Rebounds 2 Penn State (12/30/02)

2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)Assists 2 Penn State (12/30/02)

2 San Diego (12/28/02)Steals 1 San Diego (12/28/02)

1 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)Blocks 0 NoneFGA 3 Penn State (12/30/02)

3 New Orleans (12/22/02)FGM 1 Three timesFTA 2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)FTM 2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)3-PT FGA 1 Four times3-PT FGM 1 Cincinnati (12/30/02)


2002-03 (Senior)Two-time AVCA volleyball All-American Laura

Pilakowski made her decision to join the Nebraskawomen’s basketball team on Dec. 22, just days aftercompleting a spectacular career on the volleyballcourt for the Huskers.

Pilakowski joined the basketball team for practicefor the first time with fellow NU volleyball playerGreichaly Cepero on Jan. 1, and saw the first action ofher career by playing seven minutes against Texas-Pan American on Jan. 5. Pilakowski pulled down oneoffensive rebound against the Lady Broncs.

With another week of practice under her belt,Pilakowski made the first major contributions of hercareer in NU’s Big 12-opening loss to No. 25 Oklahomaon Jan. 11. The 6-2 forward from Columbus, Neb.,scored four points, grabbed five rebounds, snaggedthree steals, posted two blocked shots and added oneassist in 23 minutes of action against the 2002 NCAArunner-up Sooners. She scored four more points andpulled down a career-high eight rebounds atColorado on Jan. 14.

Although Pilakowski has participated inintramural basketball throughout her college career,she had not competed at the varsity level since highschool. Pilakowski was a second-team super-stateselection in basketball as both a high school juniorand senior. She averaged 17.7 points and 10.4rebounds per game in both seasons for ColumbusHigh School, which advanced to the Class A statetournament in both seasons. She was also the Class Astate champion in the long jump as a sophomore forthe Discoverers.

One of the best all-around female athletes in thehistory of Nebraska athletics, Pilakowski owns aschool-record Performance Index of 2,394 points.The 2000 Nebraska Husker Power Female Athlete ofthe Year has posted a 5.32-second clocking in the 40-

Laura

Pilakowski

#23

6-2, SeniorForward

Columbus, Neb.Columbus

Pilakowski's HonorsTwo-Time AVCA Volleyball All-American(First-Team, 2000; Second-Team, 2002)Three-Time Verizon/CoSIDAAcademic All-American for Volleyball(First-Team, 2002; Second-Team, 2000, 2001)Three-Time First-Team All-Big 12(Volleyball, 2000, 2001, 2002)Three-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12(Volleyball, 2000, 2001, 2002)Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll(Fall, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)(Spring, 2000, 2001, 2002)

The Personal SideMajor: Marketing (3.949 GPA)Family: Parents, Larry and Anne PilakowskiHometown: Columbus, Neb.High School: ColumbusDate of Birth: Oct. 11, 1980Place of Birth: Columbus, Neb.

Pilakowski's Career Statistics -- Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2002-03 3-0 49 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 6-8 14-4.7 2-0 2 6 2 4 8-2.7Career 3-0 49 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 6-8 14-4.7 2-0 2 6 2 4 8-2.7

Pilakowski’s 2002-03 Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl PtsGrambling State Did Not Play -- VolleyballRice Did Not Play -- VolleyballCreighton Did Not Play -- VolleyballDrake Did Not Play -- VolleyballTexas Southern Did Not Play -- VolleyballCal State Fullerton Did Not Play -- VolleyballCincinnati Did Not Play -- VolleyballNew Orleans Did Not Play -- VolleyballSan Diego Did Not Play -- VolleyballPenn State Did Not Play -- VolleyballTexas-Pan American 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0Oklahoma 23 1 5 0 0 2 6 3 2 5 1 1 4 2 3 4Colorado 19 1 2 0 0 2 2 2 6 8 1 1 1 0 1 4Totals 49 2 7 0 0 4 8 6 8 14 2 2 6 2 4 8Games Played: 3 PPG: 2.7 FG%: 28.6 3FG%: 0.0 FT%: 50.0RPG: 4.7 APG: 0.7 A/TO Ratio: 0.3 SPG: 1.3 BPG: 0.7

Pilakowski's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 4 Colorado (1/14/03)

4 Oklahoma (1/11/03)Rebounds 8 Colorado (1/14/03)Assists 1 Colorado (1/14/03)

1 Oklahoma (1/11/03)Steals 3 Oklahoma (1/11/03)Blocks 2 Oklahoma (1/11/03)FGA 5 Oklahoma (1/11/03)FGM 1 Colorado (1/14/03)

1 Oklahoma (1/11/03)FTA 6 Oklahoma (1/11/03)FTM 2 Colorado (1/14/03)

2 Oklahoma (1/11/03)3-PT FGA 0 None3-PT FGM 0 None

yard dash, a 1.79 in the 10-yard dash and a 29-inchvertical leap.

Pilakowski joined Cepero as one of three Nebraskavolleyball players to earn Co-Big 12 Player-of-the-Year honors in 2003. Unlike Cepero, who has playedthe past two seasons for the Husker basketball team atthe conclusion of volleyball season, Pilakowski ismaking her first appearance on the hardwood at theDevaney Center.

In 2002, Pilakowski was the most efficient outsidehitter in the Big 12 with a .339 hitting percentage. Shefinished her career ranked sixth in hitting percentage(.319), eighth in career kills (1,183) and eighth incareer attacks (2,661).

Pilakowski was also a standout in the classroomfor the Huskers as a three-time Verizon/CoSIDAAcademic All-American.

The three-time first-team All-Big 12 selection wasalso a three-time academic all-conference pick.


2002-03 (Freshman)Jessie Runty joined the Nebraska women’s

basketball team in mid-October after the start of fallpractice.

A 5-7 guard from Elkhorn, Neb., Runty originallysigned a national letter of intent to play basketball atPacific but did not attend the Stockton, Calif., school.The Millard North High School graduate enrolled atNebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln last season but she didnot compete in basketball.

Runty sat out the first semester of competition thisseason but saw action in Nebraska’s final four non-conference games. She did not play in the Huskers’loss to No. 25 Oklahoma on Jan. 11 in Lincoln, but didsee two minutes of action at Colorado.

Runty erupted for a career-high 11 points byhitting 4-of-6 shots from the field, including 3-of-5three-point attempts in NU’s loss to Texas-PanAmerican on Jan. 5. She played a career-high 17minutes against UTPA. She enters the Kansas Stategame averaging 2.6 points and 0.6 boards per game.

Before breaking out against Texas-Pan American,Runty played the first two minutes of her career inthe Huskers’ win over New Orleans on Dec. 22, andplayed four minutes in NU’s win over San Diego at theSurf & Slam Hoop Classic on Dec. 28. She notched herfirst career assist against the Toreros.

Runty played 12 minutes and scored the first twopoints of her career, while grabbing the first reboundof her career in Nebraska’s loss to No. 15 Penn State inSan Diego on Dec. 30.

Runty joins freshmen Lacey Hanson and KalaSledge and senior Laura Pilakowski as walk-ons tothe Nebraska women’s basketball program thisseason.

High SchoolRunty helped Millard North to the state semifinals

in the Nebraska Class A (largest) Tournament in 2001.

Jessie

Runty

#11

5-7, FreshmanGuard

Elkhorn, Neb.Millard North

Runty's HonorsDaubert-Pinnacle Bank All-Star Team (1999, 2000)Senior All-Star Game Participant (2001)

The Personal SideNickname: JessMajor: Elementary EducationFamily: Parents, Steve and Jeannie Runty

Sister, JillBrother, Jay

Hometown: Elkhorn, Neb.High School: Millard NorthDate of Birth: July 30, 1982Place of Birth: Elkhorn, Neb.

Runty's Career Statistics -- Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2002-03 5-0 37 5-10 .500 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 1-2 3-.0.6 5-0 1 0 0 0 13-2.6Career 5-0 37 5-10 .500 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 1-2 3-0.6 5-0 1 0 0 0 13-2.6

Runty’s 2002-03 Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl PtsGrambling State Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer RulesRice Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer RulesCreighton Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer RulesDrake Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer RulesTexas Southern Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer RulesCal State Fullerton Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer RulesCincinnati Did Not Play -- Ineligible Because of NCAA Transfer RulesNew Orleans 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0San Diego 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0Penn State 12 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2Texas-Pan American 17 4 6 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 11Oklahoma Did Not PlayColorado 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 37 5 10 3 7 0 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 0 0 13Games Played: 5 PPG: 2.6 FG%: 50.0 3FG%: 42.9 FT%: 0.0RPG: 0.6 APG: 0.2 A/TO Ratio: 99.9 SPG: 0.0 BPG: 0.0

Runty's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 11 UT-Pan American (1/5/03)Rebounds 1 UT-Pan American (1/5/03)

1 Penn State (12/30/02)Assists 1 San Diego (12/30/02)Steals 0 NoneBlocks 0 NoneFGA 6 UT-Pan American (1/5/03)FGM 4 UT-Pan American (1/5/03)FTA 0 NoneFTM 0 None3-PT FGA 5 UT-Pan American (1/5/03)3-PT FGM 3 UT-Pan American (1/5/03)

She averaged 13 points and six assists per gamefor Coach Jeff Ritz. She was a two-time member ofthe Daubert-Pinnacle Bank All-Star team andplayed in the Nebraska Senior All-Star game afterher senior season. She lettered four years inbasketball and three years in track and field.

Runty was also a strong student and very activein the community during high school. She was anhonor roll student, a Bible school teacher, amember of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes,and she coached a YMCA third-grade basketballteam.

PersonalThe daughter of Steve and Jeannie Runty,

Jessie was born July 30, 1982, in Elkhorn, Neb. Herfather Steve lettered in football at Nebraska in 1972and 1973, and her brother, Jay, was also aquarterback for the Huskers until transferring toNebraska-Omaha. Runty is majoring inelementary education at Nebraska.


2002-03 (Freshman)The first of four walk-ons to join the Nebraska

women’s basketball team this season, Kala Sledge wasa major contributor in practice and games duringthe non-conference season.

The 5-6 freshman guard from Omaha, Neb., triedout for the team during fall conditioning and earneda spot on the team with her work ethic and solidfundamentals.

Sledge has appeared in nine games for theHuskers and is averaging 0.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and0.2 assists while averaging 5.4 minutes per game.

The Omaha Westside High School graduateplayed a career-high 16 minutes in Nebraska’sseason-opening victory over Grambling State on Nov.22. She pulled down a career-high two rebounds anddistributed a career-best two assists in the win overthe Lady Tigers.

Sledge scored a career-high three points whileplaying 12 minutes in NU’s win over Texas Southernon Dec. 9. Against the Lady Tigers, Sledge knockeddown her first career three-pointer. She added thefirst steal of her career against TSU.

Sledge added two points in 11 minutes of actionagainst Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 11, and made herfirst career free throw in the Huskers’ win over NewOrleans on Dec. 22.

Sledge did not see action against Cincinnati, SanDiego, Texas-Pan American or Oklahoma.

Kala

Sledge

#10

5-6, FreshmanGuard

Omaha, Neb.Westside

Sledge's HonorsHonorable-Mention All-State (2002)

The Personal SideMajor: General StudiesFamily: Parents, Ted and Mary Sledge

Brothers, Joe, 25, Bret, 19Hometown: Omaha, Neb.High School: Omaha WestsideDate of Birth: Dec. 17, 1983Place of Birth: Omaha, Neb.

Sledge's Career Statistics -- Rebounds --Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg.2002-03 9-0 49 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 1-5 .200 2-1 3-0.3 4-0 2 2 0 1 6-0.7Career 9-0 49 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 1-5 .200 2-1 3-0.3 4-0 2 2 0 1 6-0.7

Sledge’s 2002-03 Game-by-GameOpponent Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OR DR TR PF A TO Blk Stl PtsGrambling State 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0Rice 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Creighton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Drake 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Texas Southern 12 1 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3Cal State Fullerton 11 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2Cincinnati Did Not PlayNew Orleans 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1San Diego Did Not PlayPenn State 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Texas-Pan American Did Not PlayOklahoma Did Not PlayColorado 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Totals 49 2 8 1 3 1 5 2 1 3 4 2 2 0 1 6Games Played: 9 PPG: 0.7 FG%: 25.0 3FG%: 33.3 FT%: 20.0RPG: 0.3 APG: 0.2 A/TO Ratio: 1.0 SPG: 0.1 BPG: 0.0

Sledge's Career HighsCategory Total GamePoints 3 Texas Southern (12/9/02)Rebounds 2 Grambling State (11/22/02)Assists 2 Grambling State (11/22/02)Steals 1 Texas Southern (12/9/02)Blocks 0 NoneFGA 6 Texas Southern (12/9/02)FGM 1 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)

1 Texas Southern (12/9/02)FTA 2 New Orleans (12/22/02)

2 Cal State Fullerton (12/11/02)FTM 1 New Orleans (12/22/02)3-PT FGA 3 Texas Southern (12/9/02)3-PT FGM 1 Texas Southern (12/9/02)


Overall: 7-6 Conference: 0-2 Home: 6-3 Away: 1-2 Neutral: 0-1

Date Opponent W/L Score Home Away Neutral Total Big 12 Att. High Points High Rebounds High Assists11/22 Grambling State W 63-40 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1,999 (24) Johnson (13) Johnson (7) Johansen11/24 Rice W 71-56 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 1,777 (21) Johnson (9) Cleveland (9) Johansen12/1 at Creighton L 40-55 2-0 0-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 3,618 (11) Morse (8) Richards (1) Morse

(1) Richards(1) Johansen

12/5 Drake L 55-63 2-1 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 1,724 (18) Richards (9) Cleveland (6) Johansen12/9 Texas Southern W 71-48 3-1 0-1 0-0 3-2 0-0 1,468 (25) Morse (15) Cleveland (7) Johansen12/11 Cal State Fullerton W 78-60 4-1 0-1 0-0 4-2 0-0 1,621 (18) Morse (11) Roberts (6) Roberts12/15 #25 Cincinnati W 65-55 5-1 0-1 0-0 5-2 0-0 1,966 (27) Johnson (9) Johnson (6) Johansen

(9) Richards12/22 New Orleans W 73-62 6-1 0-1 0-0 6-2 0-0 2,034 (21) Johnson (10) Richards (5) Johansen12/28 at San Diego W 62-61 6-1 1-1 0-0 7-2 0-0 983 (20) Richards (13) Cleveland (7) Johansen12/30 vs. #15 Penn State L 64-83 6-1 1-1 0-1 7-3 0-0 458 (17) Johnson (6) Cleveland (8) Johansen1/5 Texas-Pan American L 58-61 6-2 1-1 0-1 7-4 0-0 2,632 (13) Roberts (8) Cleveland (3) Johansen1/11 #25 Oklahoma L 43-57 6-3 1-1 0-1 7-5 0-1 2,649 (17) Richards (10) Cepero (4) Johansen1/14 at Colorado L 54-74 6-3 1-2 0-1 7-6 0-2 2,596 (15) Johnson (11) Cleveland (8) Johansen

2002-03 Game-By-Game Results

AP Ranking at game time listed before team* denotes Big 12 Conference gameHome Attendance (Avg.) -- 17,870 (1,986)Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 7,197 (2,399)Neutral Attendance (Avg.) -- 458 (458)Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 25,525 (1,964)

ReboundsPlayer G-GS Min-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot/Avg. PF-D A TO BK ST TP/Avg.Alexa Johnson 13-13 442-34.0 70-170 .412 6-14 .429 57-70 .814 31-65 96/7.4 38-1 7 28 3 13 203/15.6Margaret Richards 13-13 442-34.0 59-154 .383 14-48 .292 31-42 .738 25-56 81/6.2 29-0 31 40 5 21 163/12.5Katie Morse 7-7 239-34.1 28-73 .384 2-7 .286 26-33 .788 20-35 55/7.9 16-1 7 22 15 6 84/12.0Amanda Cleveland 13-13 358-27.5 41-91 .451 0-0 .000 42-66 .636 35-73 108/8.3 42-1 3 32 23 13 124/9.5Shahidrah Roberts 11-6 268-24.4 41-111 .369 11-37 .297 4-6 .667 20-29 49/4.5 27-1 24 17 4 17 97/8.8Jina Johansen 13-13 485-37.3 23-67 .343 2-14 .143 29-41 .707 5-35 40/3.1 32-0 76 60 1 19 77/5.9Greichaly Cepero 3-0 70-23.3 4-12 .333 0-2 .000 5-8 .625 9-13 22/7.3 4-0 4 10 3 2 13/4.3Laura Pilakowski 3-0 49-16.3 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 6-8 14/4.7 2-0 2 6 2 4 8/2.7Jessie Runty 5-0 37-7.4 5-10 .500 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 1-2 3/0.6 5-0 1 0 0 0 13/2.6Lacey Hanson 13-0 161-12.4 3-14 .214 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 5-6 11/0.8 2-0 7 11 0 2 9/0.7Kala Sledge 9-0 49-5.4 2-8 .250 1-3 .333 1-5 .200 2-1 3/0.4 4-0 2 2 0 1 6/0.7Team Rebounds 12-22 34/2.6 1 2Huskers 13 2,600 278-717 .388 40-136 .294 201-281 .715 171-345 516/39.7 202-4 164 231 56 98 797/61.3Opponents 13 2,600 289-803 .360 58-201 .289 139-192 .724 202-316 518/39.8 242- 161 220 38 132 775/59.6

Score by Periods 1 2 1OT 2OT Total Deadball ReboundsNebraska 377 420 0 0 797 33Opponents 377 398 0 0 775 21

Overall 2002-03 StatisticsOverall Record: 7-6 Home: 6-3 Away: 1-2 Neutral: 0-1


Husker Team Season HighsPoints ............................... 78 ...................... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02First Half Points ............... 42 ...................... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02Second Half Points .......... 39 ...................... vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02.......................................... 39 ...................... vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02Field Goals Made ............ 30 ...................... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/29/02Field Goals Att. ................ 71 ...................... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/29/02Field Goal Pct. ................. 61.5 (24-39) ...... vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02Three-Pt. FG Made .......... 9 ........................ vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03Three-Pt. FG Att. .............. 23 ...................... vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03Three-Pt. FG Pct. ............. 66.7 (6-9) .......... vs. Cincinnati, 12/15/02Free Throws Made ........... 31 ...................... vs. Rice, 11/24/02Free Throws Att. .............. 36 ...................... vs. Rice, 11/24/02Free Throw Pct. ............... .917 (11-12) ...... vs. Penn State, 12/30/02Rebounds ........................ 52 ...................... at San Diego, 12/28/02Assists ............................... 21 ...................... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02Steals ................................ 11 ...................... vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03.......................................... 11 ...................... vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02Blocked Shots ................... 8 ........................ vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02.......................................... 8 ........................ vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02Turnovers ......................... 26 ...................... at Creighton, 12/1/02Fouls ................................ 20 ...................... vs. Drake, 12/5/02

Opponent Team Season LowsPoints ............................... 40 ...................... Grambling State, 11/22/02First Half Points ............... 19 ...................... Grambling State, 11/22/02Second Half Points .......... 27 ...................... Creighton, 12/1/02Field Goals Made ............ 16 ...................... Grambling State, 11/22/02Field Goals Att. ................ 47 ...................... Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03Field Goal Pct. ................. 21.1 (16-76) ...... Grambling State, 11/22/02Three-Pt. FG Made .......... 1 ........................ Cincinnati, 12/15/02Three-Pt. FG Att. .............. 11 ...................... New Orleans, 12/22/02Three-Pt. FG Pct. ............. 5.9 (1-17) .......... Cincinnati, 12/15/02Free Throws Made ........... 4 ........................ Texas Southern, 12/9/02Free Throws Att. .............. 8 ........................ Texas Southern, 12/9/02.......................................... 8 ........................ Rice, 11/24/02.......................................... 8 ........................ Grambling State, 11/22/02Free Throw Pct. ............... .500 (4-8) .......... Texas Southern, 12/9/02Rebounds ........................ 33 ...................... Texas Southern, 12/9/02.......................................... 33 ...................... San Diego, 12/28/02Assists ............................... 7 ........................ New Orleans, 12/22/02Steals ................................ 6 ........................ Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03.......................................... 6 ........................ Texas Southern, 12/9/02Blocked Shots ................... 0 ........................ Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03Turnovers ......................... 8 ........................ Cincinnati, 12/15/02Fouls ................................ 13 ...................... Colorado, 1/14/03

Husker Team Season LowsPoints ............................... 40 ...................... at Creighton, 12/1/02First Half Points ............... 17 ...................... at Creighton, 12/1/02Second Half Points .......... 22 ...................... Colorado, 1/14/03.......................................... 22 ...................... Oklahoma, 1/11/03Field Goals Made ............ 13 ...................... Oklahoma, 1/11/03Field Goals Att. ................ 39 ...................... vs. New Orleans, 12/22/02Field Goal Pct. ................. 24.1 (13-54) ...... Oklahoma, 1/11/03Three-Pt. FG Made .......... 0 ........................ Four timesThree-Pt. FG Att. .............. 1 ........................ vs. Rice, 11/24/02Three-Pt. FG Pct. ............. 0.0 (0-9) ............ vs. Grambling State, 11/22/02.......................................... 0.0 (0-6) ............ at San Diego, 12/28/02.......................................... 0.0 (0-4) ............ at Creighton, 12/1/02.......................................... 0.0 (0-1) ............ vs. Rice, 11/24/02Free Throws Made ........... 9 ........................ vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03

Free Throws Att. .............. 12 ...................... vs. Penn State, 12/30/02Free Throw Pct. ............... 52.9 (9-17) ........ vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03Rebounds ........................ 25 ...................... vs. Penn State, 12/30/02Assists ............................... 3 ........................ at Creighton, 12/1/02Steals ................................ 3 ........................ at Colorado, 1/14/03Blocked Shots ................... 1 ........................ at Colorado, 1/4/03Turnovers ......................... 10 ...................... vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03Fouls ................................ 11 ...................... vs. Grambling State, 11/24/02

Opponent Team Season HighsPoints ............................... 83 ...................... Penn State, 12/30/02First Half Points ............... 48 ...................... Penn State, 12/30/02Second Half Points .......... 36 ...................... Oklahoma, 1/11/03Field Goals Made ............ 32 ...................... Penn State, 12/30/02Field Goals Att. ................ 76 ...................... Grambling State, 11/22/02Field Goal Pct. ................. 56.1 (32-57) ...... Penn State, 12/30/02Three-Pt. FG Made .......... 9 ........................ Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03Three-Pt. FG Att. .............. 22 ...................... Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03Three-Pt. FG Pct. ............. 58.3 (7-12) ........ Colorado, 1/14/03Free Throws Made ........... 15 ...................... Colorado, 1/14/03.......................................... 15 ...................... Drake, 12/5/02Free Throws Att. .............. 22 ...................... San Diego, 12/28/02Free Throw Pct. ............... 1.000 (14-14) ... Texas-Pan American, 1/5/03.......................................... 1.000 (8-8) ........ Rice, 11/24/02Rebounds ........................ 48 ...................... Grambling State, 11/22/02Assists ............................... 21 ...................... Penn State, 12/30/02Steals ................................ 16 ...................... Creighton, 12/1/02.......................................... 16 ...................... San Diego, 12/28/02Blocked Shots ................... 9 ........................ Colorado, 1/14/03Turnovers ......................... 24 ...................... Cal State Fullerton, 12/11/02Fouls ................................ 25 ...................... Rice, 11/24/02

Husker 2002-03 Team Superlatives

Alexa Johnson provided the Huskers with their best individual scoring effortwith 27 points in Nebraska’s 65-55 win over No. 25 Cincinnati on Dec. 15.


Husker Game-by-Game LinescoresGame FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT O R DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TPNebraska 23 49 .469 0 9 .000 17 26 .654 10 37 47 11 16 23 3 10 63Grambling State 16 76 .211 3 21 .143 5 8 .625 25 23 48 23 9 21 1 14 40

Nebraska 20 43 .465 0 1 .000 31 36 .861 5 27 32 13 12 15 2 6 71Rice 23 64 .359 2 12 .167 8 8 1.000 14 21 35 25 13 17 5 9 56

Nebraska 14 45 .311 0 4 .000 12 18 .667 8 30 38 15 3 26 3 6 40Creighton 22 67 .328 5 21 .238 6 9 .667 17 26 43 20 12 16 1 16 55

Nebraska 20 60 .333 4 13 .308 11 15 .733 13 23 36 20 12 13 4 7 55Drake 21 53 .396 6 17 .353 15 21 .714 13 31 44 14 8 18 3 8 63

Nebraska 27 66 .409 4 15 .267 13 16 .813 24 27 51 12 17 17 6 4 71Texas Southern 19 60 .317 6 19 .316 4 8 .500 16 17 33 18 9 19 2 6 48

Nebraska 30 71 .423 4 11 .364 14 26 .538 18 29 47 14 21 16 8 11 78Cal State Fullerton 25 66 .379 2 12 .167 8 12 .667 14 28 42 19 19 24 4 8 60

Nebraska 23 57 .404 6 9 .667 13 18 .722 14 29 43 16 11 11 5 4 65#25 Cincinnati 21 68 .309 1 17 .059 12 20 .600 20 25 45 16 11 8 3 7 55

Nebraska 24 39 .615 2 5 .400 23 30 .767 5 24 29 19 14 21 8 8 73New Orleans 22 64 .344 4 11 .364 14 20 .700 23 11 34 23 7 21 1 9 62

Nebraska 22 56 .393 0 6 .000 18 22 .818 17 35 52 19 14 25 3 5 62San Diego 23 62 .371 2 12 .167 13 22 .591 12 21 33 18 17 19 2 16 61

Nebraska 24 60 .400 5 17 .294 11 12 .917 8 17 25 13 14 14 3 9 64#15 Penn State 32 57 .561 8 18 .444 11 13 .846 9 29 38 14 21 16 4 12 83

Nebraska 20 59 .339 9 23 .391 9 17 .529 15 15 30 15 9 10 3 11 58Texas-Pan American 19 47 .404 9 22 .409 14 14 1.000 13 29 42 18 11 19 0 6 61

Nebraska 13 54 .241 2 7 .286 15 27 .556 18 26 44 19 9 25 7 14 43#25 Oklahoma 20 56 .357 3 7 .429 14 20 .700 13 30 43 21 9 23 3 13 57

Nebraska 18 58 .310 4 16 .250 14 18 .778 16 26 42 16 12 15 1 3 54Colorado 26 63 .413 7 12 .583 15 17 .882 13 26 39 13 15 9 9 8 74


Game-by-Game Box ScoresGame #1

Nebraska 63Grambling State 40

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 22, 2002

Grambling Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJohnson* 11 0-4 0-0 2 2 1 0 0Kibble* 27 5-15 1-2 7 4 1 0 11Davis* 20 1-4 1-2 2 2 0 1 3Mark* 35 3-11 3-4 4 3 2 4 11Boston* 21 3-11 0-0 4 1 1 1 7Raney 11 1-6 0-0 4 1 0 1 2Ross 5 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 2 2Moore 19 2-8 0-0 3 1 0 0 4Evans 29 0-11 0-0 4 2 2 4 0Lindsey 14 0-2 0-0 7 3 0 1 0Adams 3 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0Baker 5 0-3 0-0 2 2 0 0 0Team Rebounds 8Totals 200 16-76 5-8 48 23 9 14 40

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPCleveland* 24 4-6 3-5 7 4 1 0 11Johnson* 30 8-15 8-9 13 2 1 1 24Morse* 31 4-10 4-5 10 3 1 1 12Johansen* 37 1-4 0-0 0 1 7 7 2Richards* 35 5-12 2-6 11 0 3 1 12Hanson 27 1-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 2Sledge 16 0-1 0-1 2 0 2 0 0Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 23-49 17-26 47 11 16 10 63

1st 2nd FinalGrambling State 19 21 40Nebraska 40 23 63

3FG: Grambling State 3-21 (Mark 2-8, Boston 1-3, Evans 0-10); Nebraska 0-9 (Johnson 0-2, Morse 0-2, Johansen 0-2,Richards 0-3). 3FG%: Grambling State 14.3; Nebraska 0.0.FG%: Grambling State 21.1; Nebraska 46.9. FT%: GramblingState 62.5; Nebraska 65.4. Steals: Grambling State 14 (Mark4, Evans 4); Nebraska 10 (Johansen 7). Blocked Shots:Grambling State 1 (Lindsey 1); Nebraska 3 (Cleveland,Morse, Richards 1). Turnovers: Grambling State 21;Nebraska 23. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Pence,Stromgren, Bonner. Attendance: 1,999.

Game #2Nebraska 71

Rice 56Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 24, 2002

Rice Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPJames* 37 5-8 2-2 8 3 0 3 13Inman* 29 3-10 0-0 2 4 1 0 6Hayes* 26 3-10 0-0 9 5 0 0 6Maynard* 25 1-8 4-4 2 2 2 1 6Lawson* 33 1-6 0-0 3 4 6 1 3Peck 22 7-12 0-0 5 4 0 2 14Beckler 12 1-4 0-0 4 3 0 2 2Jeffries 7 1-5 2-2 1 0 2 0 4Liggett 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 2Florus 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Team Rebounds 1Totals 200 23-64 2-12 35 25 13 9 56

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPCleveland* 35 3-6 9-11 9 2 1 1 15Johnson* 39 8-13 5-5 6 0 0 1 21Morse* 34 1-7 5-6 7 5 1 1 7Johansen* 40 4-7 7-9 3 2 9 1 15Richards* 35 4-10 5-5 5 4 1 2 13Hanson 15 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Sledge 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Team Rebounds 1Totals 200 20-43 31-36 32 13 12 6 71

1st 2nd FinalRice 29 27 56Nebraska 29 42 71

3FG: Rice 2-12 (James 1-3, Hayes 0-1, Maynard 0-2, Lawson1-4, Beckler 0-2); Nebraska 0-1 (Johnson 0-1). 3FG%: Rice16.7; Nebraska 0.0. FG%: Rice 35.9; Nebraska 46.5. FT%:Rice 100.0; Nebraska 86.1. Steals: Rice 9 (James 3);Nebraska 6 (Richards 2). Blocked Shots: Rice 5 (Hayes3); Nebraska 2 (Cleveland 2). Turnovers: Rice 17;Nebraska 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Gonzales,Copeland, Solis. Attendance: 1,777.

Game #3Creighton 55Nebraska 40

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 1, 2002

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPCleveland* 29 2-7 3-6 6 4 0 1 7Johnson* 35 2-6 1-1 7 4 0 2 5Morse* 40 3-8 5-6 6 1 1 1 11Johansen* 39 3-7 0-1 5 2 1 1 6Richards* 38 3-13 3-4 8 3 1 1 9Hanson 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Sledge 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Roberts 13 1-4 0-0 1 1 0 0 2Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 14-45 12-18 38 15 3 6 40

Creighton Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPWessling* 16 2-5 2-3 6 4 1 1 6Burns* 29 2-6 0-0 1 2 1 0 5Woodard* 28 3-9 0-0 5 1 2 4 6Spanheimer*38 5-12 0-0 3 2 1 8 14Neneman* 33 4-15 1-2 8 3 4 3 9Rochelle 1 0-1 2-2 1 1 0 0 2Vrbicky 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Erickson 5 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Campa 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Bush 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Ferguson 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Walker 16 2-6 0-0 2 3 3 0 3Janis 17 4-10 1-2 10 3 0 0 9Hoffman 5 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0Hildrebrand 6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 22-67 6-9 43 20 12 16 55

1st 2nd FinalNebraska 17 23 40Creighton 28 27 55

3FG: Nebraska 0-4 (Morse 0-2, Richards 0-2); Creighton 5-21 (Spanheimer 4-7, Burns 1-5, Woodard 0-2, Neneman 0-4, Rochelle 0-1, Walker 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 0.0; Creighton23.8. FG%: Nebraska 31.1; Creighton 32.8. FT%: Nebraska66.7; Creighton 66.7. Steals: Nebraska 6 (Johnson 2);Creighton 16 (Spanheimer 8). Blocked Shots: Nebraska3 (Morse 2); Creighton 1 (Wessling 1). Turnovers:Nebraska 26; Creighton 16. Technical Fouls: None.Officials: Small, Caudle, Stromgren. Attendance: 3,618.


Game-by-Game Box ScoresGame #4Drake 63

Nebraska 55Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 5, 2002

Drake Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPHead* 33 1-4 2-2 7 2 1 1 4Bennett* 34 2-10 0-0 13 2 2 0 4Burchill* 32 4-7 4-6 7 3 0 0 16Denmon* 14 1-3 2-2 1 1 0 1 4Mosley* 31 5-11 4-6 6 2 3 3 15Kappel 9 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Sayavongchanh 31 6-12 3-5 3 1 1 2 16Franklin 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Funk 11 2-2 0-0 1 2 1 1 4Meggers 3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 21-53 15-21 44 14 8 8 63


1st 2nd FinalDrake 34 29 63Nebraska 18 37 55

3FG: Drake 6-17 (Burchill 4-5, Mosley 1-4, Sayavongchanh1-3, Kappel 0-4, Denmon 0-1); Nebraska 4-13 (Richards 3-7, Morse 1-2, Roberts 0-3, Johansen 0-1). 3FG%: Drake 35.3;Nebraska 30.8. FG%: Drake 39.6; Nebraska 33.3. FT%:Drake 71.4; Nebraska 73.3. Steals: Drake 8 (Mosley 3);Nebraska 7 (Roberts 3). Blocked Shots: Drake 3 (Bennett2); Nebraska 4 (Cleveland 2, Morse 2). Turnovers: Drake18; Nebraska 13. Technical Fouls: None. Officials:Contreras, Solis, Scroggins. Attendance: 1,724.

Game #5Nebraska 71

Texas Southern 48Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 9, 2002

TSU Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPOkolo* 20 2-5 1-2 5 2 0 0 5Bradley* 20 1-3 0-0 1 2 0 0 3Arbor* 30 3-8 1-2 7 2 1 3 7Hickmon* 27 5-14 0-0 2 3 2 1 12Davis* 28 2-8 0-0 8 2 1 1 6West 9 0-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 0Turner 18 0-2 1-2 0 0 2 0 1Hunter 19 2-7 0-0 0 1 0 1 5Printers 13 2-5 0-0 1 2 0 0 4Moore 4 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Jones 9 2-3 1-2 2 3 1 0 5Scales 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 19-60 4-8 33 18 9 6 48


1st 2nd FinalTexas Southern 18 30 48Nebraska 33 38 71

3FG: Texas Southern 6-19 (Hickmon 2-5, Davis 2-7, Bradley1-1, Hunter 1-4, Okolo 0-1, Turner 0-1); Nebraska 4-15(Richards 2-6, Morse 1-1, Sledge 1-3, Johansen 0-1, Hanson0-1, Roberts 0-3). 3FG%: Texas Southern 31.6; Nebraska26.7. FG%: Texas Southern 31.7; Nebraska 40.9. FT%: TexasSouthern 50.0; Nebraska 81.3. Steals: Texas Southern 6(Arbor 3); Nebraska 4 (Cleveland, Johnson, Johansen, Sledge1). Blocked Shots: Texas Southern 2 (Okolo, Arbor 1);Nebraska 6 (Morse 3). Turnovers: Texas Southern 19;Nebraska 17. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Porter,Tillman, Miller. Attendance: 1,468.

Game #6Nebraska 78

Cal State Fullerton 60Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 11, 2002

CS Fullerton Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPAlhadeff* 13 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 5Hansen* 32 7-13 3-4 6 3 1 0 17Ortega* 23 3-7 0-0 6 2 0 0 6Keathley* 24 2-6 0-0 2 1 4 0 4Quinn* 19 2-8 0-0 3 0 3 3 5Pruitt 5 2-5 0-0 3 2 0 0 4Adams 14 1-6 0-0 1 3 4 1 2Taylor 6 1-3 0-0 1 0 0 1 2Holman 11 1-2 0-0 3 2 0 0 2Lee 11 0-2 1-2 3 0 2 1 1Moon 4 1-2 0-0 2 1 2 0 2Wagner 2 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2Mosley 11 1-3 4-6 2 3 0 0 6Greslie 25 1-3 0-0 4 1 2 0 2Team Rebounds 6Totals 200 25-66 8-12 42 19 19 8 60


1st 2nd FinalCal State Fullerton 32 28 60Nebraska 42 36 78

3FG: Cal State Fullerton 2-12 (Alhadeff 1-1, Quinn 1-3,Keathley 0-2, Adams 0-2, Greslie 0-2, Pruitt 0-1, Moon 0-1);Nebraska 4-11 (Roberts 2-4, Richards 2-5, Johansen 0-2).3FG%: Cal State Fullerton 16.7; Nebraska 36.4. FG%: CalState Fullerton 37.9; Nebraska 36.4. FT%: Cal State Fullerton66.7; Nebraska 53.8. Steals: Cal State Fullerton 8 (Quinn 3)Nebraska 11 (Richards 3). Blocked Shots: Cal StateFullerton 4 (Ortega 2); Nebraska 8 (Morse 5). Turnovers:Cal State Fullerton 24; Nebraska 16. Technical Fouls: None.Officials: Karp, Van Nest, Dickerson. Attendance: 1,621.



Nebraska 65#25 Cincinnati 55

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 15, 2002

Cincinnati Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPSharp* 40 8-20 4-4 11 2 8 1 20Young* 29 2-5 1-2 5 2 0 1 5King* 34 0-14 3-4 2 1 2 0 3Alexander* 40 2-7 2-2 10 4 0 1 6Merrill* 29 8-16 2-8 7 4 0 3 18Dozier 6 1-4 0-0 0 0 1 0 3Harvey 11 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0Stephens 11 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 1 0Team Rebounds 6Totals 200 21-68 12-20 45 16 11 7 55

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPCleveland* 23 2-7 2-2 5 3 0 1 6Johnson* 36 9-18 7-8 9 4 0 1 27Morse* 23 2-6 0-2 6 2 0 0 4Johansen* 40 0-2 2-2 5 3 6 0 2Richards* 40 5-12 1-2 9 2 4 0 12Hanson 6 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3Roberts 32 4-11 1-2 7 2 1 2 11Team Rebounds 2Totals 200 23-57 13-18 43 16 11 4 65

1st 2nd Final#25 Cincinnati 23 32 55Nebraska 26 39 65

3FG: Cincinnati 1-17 (Dozier 1-4, King 0-7, Sharp 0-3,Alexander 0-1, Merrill 0-1, Harvey 0-1); Nebraska 6-9(Roberts 2-3, Johnson 2-3, Hanson 1-1, Richards 1-2). 3FG%:Cincinnati 5.9; Nebraska 66.7. FG%: Cincinnati 30.9;Nebraska 40.4. FT%: Cincinnati 60.0; Nebraska 72.2. Steals:Cincinnati 7 (Merrill 3); Nebraska 4 (Roberts 2). BlockedShots: Cincinnati 3 (Stephens 2); Nebraska 5 (Richards 2,Morse 2). Turnovers: Cincinnati 8; Nebraska 11. TechnicalFouls: None. Officials: Larson, Copeland, Stromgren.Attendance: 1,966.

Game #8Nebraska 73

New Orleans 62Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 22, 2002

UNO Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPRuddy* 28 3-12 2-2 10 4 0 5 8Markey* 27 3-11 2-4 5 3 0 0 8Simmons* 23 1-4 1-2 3 5 3 2 3Core* 32 1-5 1-2 3 2 1 1 4Taylor* 34 9-12 5-5 5 3 2 1 24Smiri 17 2-9 2-2 0 0 0 0 8Clark 4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Johnson 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0Adams 11 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Varney 4 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0Jimenez 16 3-5 1-3 1 4 0 0 7Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 22-64 14-20 34 23 7 9 62

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPCleveland* 29 3-4 5-6 5 4 0 1 11Johnson* 40 7-11 6-8 4 4 1 1 21Johansen* 39 1-2 9-12 2 3 5 0 11Richards* 38 7-10 2-2 10 3 4 3 16Roberts* 31 5-9 0-0 6 3 3 3 11Hanson 19 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 2Sledge 2 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 0 1Runty 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Team Rebounds 1Totals 200 24-39 23-30 29 19 14 8 73

1st 2nd FinalNew Orleans 27 35 62Nebraska 34 39 73

3FG: New Orleans 4-11 (Smiri 2-5, Taylor 1-2, Core 1-3,Simmons 0-1); Nebraska 2-5 (Johnson 1-1, Roberts 1-2,Richards 0-2). 3FG%: New Orleans 36.4; Nebraska 40.0.FG%: New Orleans 34.4; Nebraska 61.5. FT%: New Orleans70.0; Nebraska 76.7. Steals: New Orleans 9 (Ruddy 5);Nebraska 8 (Richards 3, Roberts 3). Blocked Shots: NewOrleans 1 (Markey 1); Nebraska 8 (Cleveland 5). Turnovers:New Orleans 21; Nebraska 21. Technical Fouls: None.Officials: Caudle, Streit, Knight. Attendance: 2,034.

Game #9Nebraska 62San Diego 61

Surf & Slam Hoop ClassicSan Diego, Calif., Dec. 29, 2002

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPRoberts* 27 2-6 1-2 4 3 3 0 5Johnson* 40 5-13 5-6 11 4 0 1 15Cleveland* 36 7-12 4-6 13 5 0 2 18Johansen* 40 1-3 2-2 6 2 7 0 4Richards* 38 7-19 6-6 11 1 1 1 20Hanson 15 0-2 0-0 1 0 2 0 0Runty 4 0-1 0-0 0 3 1 0 0Team Rebounds 6 1Totals 200 22-56 18-22 52 19 14 5 62

San Diego Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPPlocher* 25 2-9 0-1 5 3 3 3 4Malich* 30 7-15 4-7 7 2 2 2 18Menuez* 32 6-12 2-4 7 3 1 1 14Nakamoto* 37 1-8 5-6 1 4 4 6 7Dong* 24 2-6 1-2 3 2 3 3 6Harris 34 4-8 1-2 2 3 3 0 10Corwin 18 1-4 0-0 5 1 1 1 2Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 23-62 13-22 33 18 17 16 61

1st 2nd FinalNebraska 25 37 62San Diego 30 31 61

3FG: Nebraska 0-6 (Richards 0-3, Roberts 0-2, Johnson 0-1); San Diego 2-12 (Dong 1-3, Harris 1-2, Nakamoto 0-4,Plocher 0-2, Corwin 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 0.0; San Diego16.7. FG%: Nebraska 39.3; San Diego 37.1. FT%: Nebraska81.8; San Diego 59.1. Steals: Nebraska 5 (Cleveland 2); SanDiego 16 (Nakamoto 6). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 3(Cleveland 2); San Diego 2 (Malich 2). Turnovers:Nebraska 25; San Diego 19. Technical Fouls: Nebraska(Bench). Officials: Gonzalez, Fujimoto, Osborne.Attendance: 983.



#15 Penn State 83Nebraska 64

Surf & Slam Hoop ClassicSan Diego, Calif., Dec. 30, 2002

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPRoberts* 26 6-15 0-0 4 1 2 0 15Johnson* 39 6-16 5-5 4 2 0 1 17Cleveland* 32 4-11 3-4 6 4 0 2 11Johansen* 40 4-9 1-1 2 3 8 5 9Richards* 29 3-4 2-2 2 2 2 1 10Hanson 19 0-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 0Sledge 3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0Runty 12 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 2Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 24-60 11-12 25 13 14 9 64

Penn State Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPBrungo* 35 2-3 0-0 7 2 7 2 5Wright* 35 8-13 0-0 4 1 2 2 16Schwab* 30 4-7 2-2 7 2 0 0 10Mazzante* 31 10-17 2-3 7 3 3 3 24Strom* 36 6-11 4-4 0 1 7 4 20Brenden 23 2-6 2-2 2 0 2 1 7Joseph 4 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 0 1Tomlinson 6 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 0 0Team Rebounds 8Totals 200 32-57 11-13 38 14 21 12 83

1st 2nd FinalNebraska 31 33 64#15 Penn State 48 35 83

3FG: Nebraska 5-17 (Roberts 3-9, Richards 2-3, Johansen0-3, Hanson 0-1, Runty 0-1); Penn State 8-18 (Strom 4-5,Mazzante 2-7, Brungo 1-2, Brenden 1-4). 3FG%: Nebraska29.4; Penn State 44.4. FG%: Nebraska 40.0; Penn State 56.1.FT%: Nebraska 91.7; Penn State 84.6. Steals: Nebraska 9(Johansen 5); Penn State 12 (Strom 4). Blocked Shots:Nebraska 3 (Cleveland 2); Penn State 4 (Schwab 3).Turnovers: Nebraska 14; Penn State 16. Technical Fouls:None. Officials: Nakasone, Thompson, Pence. Attendance:458.

Game #11Texas-Pan American 61

Nebraska 58Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 5, 2003

UTPA Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPWilliams* 32 1-4 6-6 9 5 1 2 8Porter* 22 1-2 0-0 5 3 0 1 2Gravel* 32 7-15 2-2 5 1 0 1 22Piwonka* 28 2-6 4-4 2 2 5 0 8Carlow* 26 4-6 0-0 6 1 3 1 10DeCock 26 3-8 0-0 5 0 1 0 7Smith 7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0Adair 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Arriola 23 1-5 2-2 5 3 0 1 4Gooden 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 19-47 14-14 42 18 11 6 61

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPCleveland* 28 0-4 0-2 8 2 0 2 0Johnson* 31 3-12 3-5 7 3 0 1 10Johansen* 30 3-9 0-0 3 2 3 1 8Richards* 38 3-8 3-6 4 3 2 2 11Roberts* 32 6-17 0-0 1 4 2 4 13Cepero 14 1-2 3-4 4 0 2 1 5Hanson 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Runty 17 4-6 0-0 1 1 0 0 11Pilakowski 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Team Rebounds 1Totals 200 20-59 9-17 30 15 9 11 58

1st 2nd FinalTexas-Pan American 29 32 61Nebraska 29 29 58

3FG: Texas-Pan American 9-22 (Gravel 6-12, Carlow 2-3,DeCock 1-3, Piwonka 0-3, Smith 0-1); Nebraska 9-23(Runty 3-5, Richards 2-5, Johansen 2-4, Roberts 1-7, Johnson1-1, Hanson 0-1). 3FG%: Texas-Pan American 40.9;Nebraska 39.1. FG%: Texas-Pan American 40.4; Nebraska33.9. FT%: Texas-Pan American 100.0; Nebraska 52.9.Steals: Texas-Pan American 6 (Williams 2); Nebraska 11(Roberts 4). Blocked Shots: Texas-Pan American 0;Nebraska 3 (Cleveland 2). Turnovers: Texas-Pan American19; Nebraska 9. Technical Fouls: None. Officials:Contreras, Streit, Erdman. Attendance: 2,632.

Game #12#25 Oklahoma 57

Nebraska 43Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 11, 2003

Oklahoma Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPAndrews* 32 1-4 0-0 7 2 2 1 2Schuknecht* 24 2-7 4-6 7 4 0 1 8Welch* 35 7-16 0-0 3 3 1 2 17Villarroel* 31 5-12 7-10 4 2 2 4 17Jackson* 33 3-9 3-4 8 3 2 2 9Luce 8 1-1 0-0 1 1 1 2 2Shoush 12 0-4 0-0 4 0 1 1 0Preston 14 0-2 0-0 2 4 0 0 0Wadsworth 6 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0Scott 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2Team Rebounds 5Totals 200 20-56 14-20 43 21 9 13 57

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPCleveland* 22 0-4 1-3 9 4 0 1 1Johnson* 34 4-18 3-4 6 3 1 2 12Johansen* 40 0-5 1-2 3 2 4 0 1Richards* 34 5-12 6-8 4 1 1 4 17Roberts* 18 1-4 0-0 3 5 1 3 2Cepero 28 2-6 2-4 10 3 1 3 6Hanson 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Pilakowski 23 1-5 2-6 5 1 1 3 4Team Rebounds 3Totals 200 13-54 15-27 44 19 9 14 43

1st 2nd Final#25 Oklahoma 21 36 57Nebraska 21 22 43

3FG: Oklahoma 3-7 (Welch 3-4, Villarroel 0-2, Jackson 0-1);Nebraska 2-7 (Johnson 1-2, Richards 1-4, Cepero 0-1).3FG%: Oklahoma 42.9; Nebraska 28.6. FG%: Oklahoma35.7; Nebraska 24.1. FT%: Oklahoma 70.0; Nebraska 55.6.Steals: Oklahoma 13 (Villarroel 4); Nebraska 14 (Richards4). Blocked Shots: Oklahoma 3 (Villarroel, Luce, Preston1); Nebraska 7 (Cleveland, Cepero, Pilakowski 2).Turnovers: Oklahoma 23; Nebraska 25. Technical Fouls:None. Officials: Weeks, Karp, Knepp. Attendance: 2,649.



Colorado 74Nebraska 54

Boulder, Colo., Jan. 14, 2003

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPRoberts* 23 4-10 0-0 0 3 1 0 10Johnson* 33 6-14 2-2 4 3 0 0 15Cleveland* 28 3-8 7-10 11 1 0 1 13Johansen* 37 1-6 3-4 2 3 8 0 5Richards* 23 2-13 0-0 4 4 1 1 4Cepero 28 1-4 0-0 8 1 1 0 2Hanson 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Sledge 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Runty 2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0Pilakowski 19 1-2 2-2 8 1 1 1 4Team Rebounds 4Totals 200 18-58 14-18 42 16 12 3 54

Colorado Min FG FT RB PF A ST TPScott* 38 6-15 2-2 9 1 2 1 16Wirt* 33 3-6 1-2 6 0 1 1 7Bjorklund* 24 2-12 2-2 6 5 3 0 6Fagan* 28 4-9 2-2 1 0 3 0 13Stafford* 4 2-2 0-0 2 0 1 1 4Metoyer 25 4-9 0-0 8 3 1 2 8Billingsley 16 2-3 6-7 0 2 1 1 11Lappe 25 2-4 2-2 5 2 2 2 7Hobbs 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 0 2Team Rebounds 2Totals 200 26-63 15-17 39 13 15 8 74

1st 2nd FinalNebraska 32 22 54Colorado 39 35 74

3FG: Nebraska 4-16 (Roberts 2-4, Johnson 1-3, Richards 1-6, Johansen 0-1, Cepero 0-1, Runty 0-1); Colorado 7-12(Fagan 3-7, Scott 2-2, Billingsley 1-2, Lappe 1-1). 3FG%:Nebraska 25.0; Colorado 58.3. FG%: Nebraska 31.0;Colorado 41.3. FT%: Nebraska 77.8; Colorado 88.2. Steals:Nebraska 3 (Cleveland, Richards, Pilakowski 1); Colorado8 (Metoyer, Lappe 2). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 1 (Cleveland1); Colorado 9 (Wirt, Bjorklund 2). Turnovers: Nebraska15; Colorado 9. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Pence,Price, Bredemeier. Attendance: 2,596.

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