Huskers Set for Monday Night Battle with Badgers

The Nebraska women’s basketball team returns home hoping to continue its winning ways when the Huskers clash with Wisconsin on Monday night.

Tip-off between Nebraska (14-4, 5-2 Big Ten) and the Badgers (10-8, 1-6 Big Ten) at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 7 p.m. (CT).

Live television coverage will be provided by the Big Ten Network and the Fox Sports App with Sloane Martin and Shimmy Miller on the call.

Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln, 590 AM in Omaha, the Huskers App and Huskers.com. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the radio call with pregame beginning at 6:30 p.m. (CT).

The Huskers return home riding a four-game winning streak after a thrilling 87-84 overtime win at Iowa on Thursday night.

Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year candidate Britt Prince led five Huskers in double figures with 22 points on a career-high five three-pointers, while adding seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals in a tremendous all-around effort.

Three-time All-Big Ten center Alexis Markowski added 19 points and seven boards, while sophomores Jessica Petrie and Logan Nissley each added 13 points to help the Huskers overcome a 64-53 fourth-quarter deficit to earn their first win in Iowa City since 2018.

True freshman Amiah Hargrove added a huge night with her first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for the Big Red.

Monday's game with Wisconsin will feature several significant streaks. Nebraska puts the Big Ten's longest home winning streak (14) on the line, along with an eight-game winning streak in the series with Wisconsin. The Huskers have won nine straight in Lincoln against the Badgers, who have never won inside Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Wisconsin, which is trying to snap a six-game overall losing streak, brings its best team to Lincoln since Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011-12. All six losses during UW's streak have come against NET top-50 Big Ten teams, including Thursday's 80-69 loss to AP No. 9 and unbeaten Ohio State.

Nebraska Cornhuskers (14-4, 5-2 Big Ten / NET - 31)
vs. Wisconsin Badgers (10-8, 1-6 Big Ten / NET - 96)
Monday, January 20, 2025, 7 p.m. (CT)
Pinnacle Bank Arena - Lincoln, Nebraska
Special Event: Dream Night
Live TV: BTN / Fox Sports App
(Sloane Martin, Shimmy Miller)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (6:30 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Live Stats: Huskers.com (statbroadcast - public)

RV/RV Nebraska Cornhuskers (14-4, 5-2 Big Ten)
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - So. - F - 5.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg
40 - Alexis Markowski - 6-3 - Sr. - C/F - 14.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - So. - G - 7.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 6.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - Fr. - G - 13.5 ppg,  4.4 rpg
Off the Bench
5 - Alberte Rimdal - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 6.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg
44 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - Fr. - F/C - 5.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 4.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg
15 - Kendall Moriarty - 6-1 - Sr. - G - 3.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg
32 - Kendall Coley - 6-2 - Gr. - F/G - 2.4 ppg, 1.1 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts [Out] - 6-2 - So. - F - 14.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg
3 - Allison Weidner [Out] - 5-10 - RJr. - G - 3.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg
4 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - Fr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
Ninth Season at Nebraska (151-115); 18th Season Overall (344-224)

Wisconsin Badgers (10-8, 1-6 Big Ten)
25 - Serah Williams - 6-4 - Jr. - F - 18.6 ppg, 11.6 rpg
1 - Carter McCray - 6-1 - So. - C - 9.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg
13 - Ronnie Porter - 5-4 - Jr. - G - 9.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg
3 - Tess Myers - 5-9 - Gr. - G - 7.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg
24 - Natalie Leuzinger - 5-8 - Gr. - G - 8.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Off the Bench
10 - Halle Douglass - 6-2 - Gr. - G - 4.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg
4 - Lily Krahn - 5-10 - Jr. - G - 4.8 ppg, 0.7 rpg
23 - D'Yanis Jimenez - 5-8 - So. - G - 2.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg
11 - Jovana Spasovski - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 2.0 ppg, 0.9 rpg
Head Coach: Marisa Moseley (Boston U, 2004)
Fourth Season at Wisconsin (44-66); Seventh Season Overall (89-95)

Husker Hot Takes
• Husker freshman Britt Prince led Nebraska to its first road wins at Rutgers (Jan. 12) and at Iowa (Jan. 16) since 2018 by averaging 23.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals. The 5-11 guard's road swing included a career-high 24 points at Rutgers, and career highs of five three-pointers and six steals at Iowa. Prince has increased her season averages to 13.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and team bests of 3.2 assists and 1.9 steals. Prince, who has produced double figures in five straight games, owns 13 double-digit efforts this season, including four 20-point performances.

• Lisa Leslie Award candidate Alexis Markowski averaged 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in getting her first career wins at Iowa and Rutgers. The only Husker to start all 18 games this year, the 6-3 center from Lincoln owns team-best averages of 14.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. She has scored in double figures in all four games of Nebraska's current winning streak, including a career-high 28 points in NU's last home game in an 85-80 win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8). Markowski owns a school-record 47 career double-doubles, which ranks fourth among active NCAA Division I players. Her most recent double-double came with 14 points and 14 rebounds at Rutgers.

• Sophomore Jessica Petrie contributed the two best games of her career in NU's back-to-back road wins, stepping up in place of injured 2024 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year Natalie Potts. Petrie, a 6-2 power forward from Gold Coast, Australia, averaged 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds at Rutgers and Iowa. Petrie is averaging 8.7 points and 4.2 rebounds in starting six straight Big Ten games.

• Freshmen Amiah Hargrove and Petra Bozan also have stepped up to fill the void left by the loss of Potts to a season-ending knee injury (Nov. 19). Hargrove has scored in double figures five times in the last 12 games, including her first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the win at Iowa. In Big Ten play, Hargrove is averaging 6.6 points and 5.0 rebounds.

• Bozan has played a major role in support behind Markowski at center while adding flexibility. The 6-5 center is averaging 5.4 points and 3.5 rebounds, including significant contributions in Big Ten wins over Minnesota (9 points, 5 rebounds), Penn State (8 points, 6 rebounds) and Rutgers (8 points, 4 rebounds).

• Nebraska's success on its recent Big Ten road trip was more significant because the Huskers had to overcome the loss of fourth-year guard Allison Weidner to a season-ending right leg injury in practice on Jan. 11 before traveling to Rutgers. It is the third serious injury for Weidner, ending her third straight season prematurely. Weidner, a 5-10 guard from Humphrey, Neb., was coming off her best game of the season with 11 points and six assists in Nebraska's 85-80 win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8). The Huskers dedicated their performance at Rutgers to Weidner and have now dedicated their efforts this season to both Weidner and Potts.

Husker Numbers to Watch
• Markowski (1,105) needs five rebounds to catch Jordan Hooper at No. 3 (1,110, 2011-14) and just nine rebounds to match Emily Cady (1,114, 2012-15) at No. 2 on Nebraska's all-time rebounding list. Janet Smith (1,280, 1979-82) owns the top spot on NU’s career rebound chart.

• With seven rebounds at Iowa, Markowski joined Hooper (2,357 points) as just the second Husker in history to reach the combined career milestones of 1,600 points and 1,100 rebounds.

• Alexis Markowski (47) owns the top spot on Nebraska’s career double-doubles list, seven more than first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (40, 2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (40, 2011-14).

• Markowski (1,627) ranks No. 12 on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list. She needs 46 points to match first-round WNBA Draft pick Lindsey Moore (2010-13) at No. 11 on the NU all-time scoring list with 1,673 points.

Nebraska Notables

• Over the past two seasons combined (2022-23 & 2023-24), Nebraska center Alexis Markowski had more total rebounds (691) than any other Big Ten player. Fifth-year forward Kendall Bostic (686) from Illinois was right behind Markowski. The only other Big Ten player to collect as many as 550 total rebounds over the previous two seasons was Iowa’s Caitlin Clark (557). Indiana All-America center Mackenzie Holmes had 442 - nearly 250 fewer rebounds than Markowski.

• Nebraska has claimed two of the past three Big Ten Freshman of the Year awards, following the 2024 honor earned by Natalie Potts. Alexis Markowski was the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

• Since Nebraska joined the Big Ten for the 2011-12 season, no other school has won more Big Ten Conference Freshman-of-the-Year awards than the Huskers - Nebraska (3), Maryland (3), Minnesota (3), Ohio State (2), Michigan (1), Iowa (1), Northwestern (1).

Scouting the Wisconsin Badgers

• Marisa Moseley brings her most talented Wisconsin team to Lincoln in her fourth season at the helm of the Badgers. Wisconsin, which is coming off a 15-17 season that included a trip to the Great Eight in the WNIT for its first postseason appearance since 2010-11.

• The Badgers (10-8, 1-6 Big Ten) are led by junior forward Serah Williams, who is battling for All-Big Ten honors while averaging team bests of 18.6 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, including 20 points and 17 rebounds in an 80-69 loss at AP No. 9 Ohio State in Madison on Thursday night.

• Sophomore Carter McCray, a 6-1 center, has solidified Wisconsin's play inside by averaging 9.5 points and 6.8 rebounds as a starter alongside Williams.

• Ronnie Porter provides the motor on both offense and defense for the Badger backcourt. The 5-4 junior is averaging 9.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and team bests of 4.6 assists and 1.8 steals. However, Ohio State held Porter and McCray to a combined six points in UW's loss Thursday.

• Graduate guard Natalie Leuzinger has added solid play with 8.1 points and 2.3 rebounds while hitting 40.4 percent of her three-point attempts.

• Graduate transfer Tess Myers has added consistency for the Badgers by averaging 7.0 points, 1.9 rebounds, while hitting a team-high 38 three-pointers (.345), including six triples to finish with 18 points in Thursday's loss to Ohio State.

• The Badgers also have been bolstered off the bench by the return of 6-2 graduate guard Halle Douglass, who is averaging 4.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 21 minutes per game.

• Junior Lily Krahn (4.8 ppg), who erupted for 16 points on 4-of-8 three-point shooting against Ohio State, sophomore D'Yanis Jimeniz (2.1 ppg) and freshman Jovana Spasovski (2.0 ppg) have been regulars off the bench for the Badgers.

• Wisconsin has been outscored by an average of 66.1-65.9 on the season. The Badgers are hitting 43.4 percent of their field goal attempts, including 33 percent of their threes. UW carries a plus-3.3 rebound margin but a minus-3.1 team turnover margin.

Nebraska vs. Wisconsin Series History
• Nebraska leads the all-time series with Wisconsin 16-7, including an eight-game winning streak.

• The Huskers battled their way to a 69-57 road win over Wisconsin at the Kohl Center in Madison (Jan. 4, 2024) in the only meeting between the teams last season.

• Nebraska improved to a perfect 9-0 in Lincoln as Big Ten foes with an 82-54 victory over the Badgers in the last meeting at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Dec. 7, 2022).

• The Huskers are 16-2 against the Badgers since joining the Big Ten (2011-12), with the only losses coming in back-to-back road games at the Kohl Center in 2017 and 2018.

• Nebraska's nine-game home winning streak against the Badgers began at the Bob Devaney Sports Center with a 68-59 win on Feb. 19, 2012.

• Wisconsin has never defeated Nebraska in Lincoln in regulation, as the Badgers knocked off the Huskers 80-74 in overtime (Dec. 7, 1990) and 92-85 in OT (Nov. 21, 1999) in the first two meetings between the schools at the Devaney Center.

• Wisconsin earned its last series win with a 70-69 victory on a controversial buzzer-beater at the Kohl Center (Jan. 27, 2018). Nebraska leads the series 7-5 in Madison, including 7-2 as Big Ten foes.

• Wisconsin won the first five meetings in series history, dating back to a 79-74 win over the Huskers in Madison, Wis., on Jan. 5, 1979. NU’s first win came with a 75-69 victory at Madison (Jan. 12, 2012).

Markowski In NU's 1,500-Point/1,000-Rebound Club

• Alexis Markowski has increased her career totals to 1,627 points and 1,105 rebounds. She is just the fourth Nebraska player to achieve the combined career milestones of 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds.

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

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

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

• Markowski and Hooper are the only players in Nebraska history to reach the combined career milestones of 1,600 points and 1,100 rebounds.

Markowski Joins Elite Rebounders in NU History

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

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

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

• Markowski has pushed her career rebound total to 1,105, passing first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin at No. 4 on Nebraska’s career rebound list. Markowski enters the Wisconsin game just five rebounds behind first-team All-American and 2014 Big Ten Player of the Year Jordan Hooper (1,110) at No. 3 on the Nebraska all-time rebound list. Hooper grabbed her rebounds in 4,030 career minutes (11.0 rp40), while Markowski’s boards have come in just 3,066 minutes (14.4 rp40).

Prince Battling for Big Ten All-Freshman Honors

• Britt Prince is off to one of the best starts by a freshman in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25. The 5-11 point guard from Omaha ranks second among the Huskers with 13.5 points, while adding 4.4 rebounds and team bests with 3.2 assists and 1.9 steals, after her 22-point, seven-rebound, five-assist, career-high six steal effort that included a career-high five three-pointers at Iowa (Jan. 16). She also played a career-high 41 minutes in Iowa City.

• The two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year has scored in double figures 13 times, including a career-high 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting in a Big Ten road win at Rutgers (Jan. 12). She added six rebounds and three assists against the Scarlet Knights. Prince scored 10 points in the decisive fourth quarter.

• Her performance at Rutgers surpassed her previous career-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting in Nebraska’s record-setting 113-70 win over South Dakota (Nov. 16). She added four assists and two steals in front of a sellout crowd at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.

• She added 20 points and six rebounds in a loss at Creighton (Nov. 22).

• Prince had a game-high 19 points to go with five rebounds in a low-scoring win over Tarleton State (Dec. 11). She hit three threes against the Texans and went 6-for-6 at the line.

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

• Prince had 10 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in NU's win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8). It was her third straight double-digit effort, joining 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals in a win over Penn State (Jan. 5) and 10 points, a career-high-tying eight rebounds and four assists at No. 4 USC (Jan. 1).

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

• One of Nebraska’s most efficient players, Prince is shooting 45.5 percent from the field, including 39.4 percent (26-66) from three-point range, and 85.7 percent (42-49) at the free throw line.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Husker Freshmen Featuring Efficiency

• Britt Prince is the leader of a talented freshman trio for Nebraska. While Prince has earned headlines by starting at point guard and putting up some of the best numbers in history by a Big Red rookie, fellow freshmen Amiah Hargrove and Petra Bozan have been dynamic inside.

• Hargrove is coming off her first career double-double and fifth double-figure scoring effort of the season with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a career-high 28 minutes in an overtime win at Iowa (Jan. 16). She hit 3-of-4 shots including 2-of-3 threes and both free throws against the Hawkeyes while adding a career-high two blocks.

• Hargrove erupted for a career-high 13 points in a win over Tarleton State (Dec. 11). She hit 5-of-6 shots, including a three-pointer, while adding three rebounds and a steal. She also led Nebraska with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting at No. 1 UCLA (Dec. 29). She also had 10 points and eight rebounds in a Big Ten-opening win over previously unbeaten Minnesota (Dec. 8).

• The 6-1 forward from Christopher, Ill., added 10 points and seven rebounds in a win over Kansas City (Nov. 26). She made back-to-back starts against Chattanooga (Dec. 15) and No. 17 Georgia Tech (Dec. 21). Hargrove also played a major role in NU's win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8) with seven points and six rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench.

• On the season, Hargrove has produced per 40 minute averages of 14.8 points and 11.0 rebounds while hitting 50 percent of her shots from the field, including 50 percent of her threes (9-18).

• Bozan, a 6-5 center from Croatia, also owns three-double digit scoring efforts early this season, including 12 in an opening-day win over Omaha and 11 against Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 9). She went a combined 9-for-11 from the field, including 4-for-4 from three-point range in those two games. Bozan added 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a win over Lindenwood (Dec. 3), before getting nine points and five rebounds in her Big Ten debut against Minnesota (Dec. 8). She added seven points at UCLA (Dec. 29), as the Husker freshmen provided three of NU's top four scorers against the top-ranked Bruins. Bozan pitched in eight points and six rebounds in just 11 minutes to help the Huskers push past Penn State (Jan. 5). She added another big effort with eight points and four boards in 12 minutes off the bench in Nebraska's Big Ten road win at Rutgers (Jan. 12).

• On the season, Bozan has produced per 40 minute averages of 18.2 points and 11.7 rebounds while hitting 47.6 percent of her shots from the field.

Big Red Spreads Scoring
• Nebraska has put at least five players in double figures in five of its 18 games this season, including Thursday's 87-84 OT win at Iowa. In three other games, NU has put four players in double figures with the fifth-highest scorer adding nine points.

• Perhaps the most amazing part of the double-figure scoring performances for the Big Red through 18 games is that all five games have featured a different group of scorers that have ultimately included all 12 players on the active roster at the start of the season.

• In the win at Iowa (Jan. 16), five Huskers put up double figures, including Britt Prince-22, Alexis Markowski-19, Logan Nissley-13, Jessica Petrie-13 and Amiah Hargrove-10.

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

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

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

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

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