HUSKER MEN EARN FIRST CONFERENCE WIN IN NEARLY A YEAR:
Alonzo Verge Jr. netted 20 of his 22 points in the second half, as Nebraska put together one of its best performances of the season in a 78-65 win over Minnesota Wednesday evening. The conference win is the first in 11 months for the Huskers.
Nebraska won the game on the defensive end, holding Minnesota to 39 percent shooting and forcing 18 turnovers against a Gopher team which entered the contest averaging fewer than 10 turnovers per game. NU converted those miscues into 25 points.
Up next, the Huskers will hit the road to face Iowa on Sunday at 1 p.m. (CT).
HUSKER MEN’S BASKETBALL MINNESOTA POSTGAME COMMENTS:
HOIBERG – FEELS GREAT TO WIN AFTER NORTHWESTERN LOSS
The Nebraska Men’s Basketball are winless in the conference no more. After Wednesday’s win over Minnesota, Head Coach Fred Hoiberg started his press conference off with high praise for his defense for setting the tone…
Hoiberg also heavily credited the defense played by Trey McGowens, holding one of Minnesota’s top scorers nearly scoreless in the first half.
HOIBERG – OFFENSE IN SECOND HALF KEPT PRESSURE ON MINNESOTA
The Huskers Men’s Basketball team won a conference game for the first time in nearly a year as Nebraska downed Minnesota on Wednesday night. Head Coach Fred Hoiberg added that the second half offense came out gunning to close out the contest…
The Huskers kept the pressure on Minnesota defensively as well, converting 18 turnovers into 25 points.
HOIBERG – EVERYONE CONTRIBUTED TO WIN
Plenty of praise to go around for the Husker Men’s first conference win of the season as Head Coach Fred Hoiberg heaped on applause for his team in his postgame comments…
Nebraska takes their short winning streak to Iowa for another conference clash on Sunday.
HOIBERG – ALONZO’S BEST GAME HELPED GET WIN
Nebraska Men’s Basketball Head Coach Fred Hoiberg celebrated a win over Minnesota on Wednesday with his team in his postgame interview, also adding that it may have been Alonzo Verge’s best game of the year…
Verge had 2 points entering halftime but scored his next 20 in the second half to lead the Huskers to the 78-65 win over the Golden Gophers.
HUSKER WOMEN TRAVEL TO TOP 25 OHIO STATE:
Nebraska continues a challenging three-game road swing by tangling with No. 21 Ohio State on Thursday evening in Columbus.
Tip-off between the Huskers (17-5, 6-5 Big Ten) and the Buckeyes (17-4, 9-3 Big Ten) is set for 6 p.m. (CT) at the Schottenstein Center
The Huskers go hunting for a marquee road win against an Ohio State squad that has won eight of its last nine games, including wins over top-25 Maryland and Iowa teams in its last five contests.
Ohio State ranks in the top five nationally in scoring offense (5th, 82.1 ppg) and field goal percentage (3rd, .473) while featuring Division I’s best three-point offense (.400, 9.1 3FG pg).
STARS’ PETRI NAMED STATE AWARD FINALIST:
Kearney Catholic’s Rick Petri has been named as Nebraska’s state finalist for the NHSACA’s National Coach of the Year for girls basketball as reported first by NTV.
Petri will serve as one of 11 coaches from around the Cornhusker State to represent Nebraska for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s annual awards, which are set to be announced in June. Nebraska has had at least one coach win a national coach of the year award in five of the last six award ceremonies.
The Stars are currently 11-9 on the season.
KEARNEY HIGH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR 2022:
The Kearney High Football team knows who they will be competing with come September this year as schedules for the Fall 2022 football season were released by the NSAA today.
The Bearcats will kick off their year by traveling to Lincoln East, with trips to Lincoln North Star, Bellevue West, Omaha Westside, and Norfolk as well. Kearney will face Fremont, North Platte, Grand Island, and Lincoln Northeast at home.
FULL SCHEDULE:
Week 1 – @ Lincoln East
Week 2 – v. Fremont
Week 3 – @ Lincoln North Star
Week 4 – @ Bellevue West
Week 5 – v. North Platte
Week 6 – v. Grand Island
Week 7 – @ Westside
Week 8 – v. Lincoln Northeast
Week 9 – @ Norfolk
Find more details at the NSAA website here.
KEARNEY CATHOLIC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR 2022:
The Kearney Catholic High School Football team knows who they will be competing with come September this year as schedules for the Fall 2022 football season were released by the NSAA today.
The Stars will travel to Doniphan-Trumbull to start their season, while also hitting the road to take on Minden, Hastings St. Cecilia, and closing out their season with back-to-back road games at Centura and Gibbon.
FULL SCHEDULE:
Week 1 – @ Doniphan-Trumbull
Week 2- v. Hershey
Week 3 – @ Minden
Week 4 – v. Milford
Week 5 – v. Amherst
Week 6 – @ Hastings St. Cecilia
Week 7 – v. Ord
Week 8 – @ Centura
Week 9 – @ Gibbon
Find more details at the NSAA website here.
NEBRASKA FOOTBALL ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO RUTGERS CONTEST:
Nebraska and Rutgers will meet on Friday, Oct. 7 in Piscataway, N.J., as the Big Ten Conference and its television partners have designated weeknight games for the 2022 season. The matchup was originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8.
Game time and television information for the contest will be determined this spring. The trip to Rutgers will be one of two Friday road games for Nebraska in 2022. The Huskers take on Iowa in their traditional Black Friday contest on Friday, Nov. 25 in Iowa City.
The Huskers also played on a Friday evening at Rutgers in 2020, when Nebraska defeated the Scarlet Knights, 28-21 on Dec. 18 as part of the conference’s Champions Weekend. Nebraska previously played a Friday night game at Illinois during the 2017 season.
SEASON TICKETS SOLD OUT FOR NEBRASKA BASEBALL:
Nebraska Athletics announced Wednesday that reserved season tickets for the upcoming 2022 baseball season have been sold out. The defending Big Ten champions open their home season with a three-game series vs. Long Beach State on March 11-13, and Husker fans still have an opportunity to secure a spot at Haymarket Park through other ticket options.
UNK SWIMMING’S NASH BREAKS 30 YEAR OLD RECORD:
The Nebraska-Kearney Aqualopers started a long week by setting three new school-records Wednesday at the 2022 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Championships in Grand Junction, Colo.
Senior Claire Nash (Overland Park, Kan.) made a big splash in the morning prelims when she turned in a 24.20 in the 50 freestyle to place sixth out of 43. The time put her in the evening “A” final and bested a 31-year old school-record (24.36/Yohara Salinas; March 1991). One of the top sprinters in school history, Nash has been knocking on the door of the record, having a 24.49 in November. She went on to have a 24.24 in the finals, good for eighth place and 11 team points. Previously, she set the 100 (53.08) and 200 free (1:55.38) school marks.
NEBRASKA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AMY WILLIAMS SPORTS NIGHTLY COMMENTS:
WILLIAMS – GOOD COMPETITION WITH PRACTICE
Amy Williams joined Sports Nightly on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming week for the Nebraska Women’s Basketball team, and added this week provides some opportunities for improvement through much needed practice competition…
The Huskers travel to Ohio State on Thursday for another Top 25 matchup on the road.
WILLIAMS – SHORT PREP LED TO MARYLAND LOSS
Head Coach for Nebraska Women’s Basketball Amy Williams joined Sports Nightly on Tuesday night and spoke about the loss to Maryland on Sunday, stating that sometimes a shorter time to prepare for a team as talented as the Terrapins can lead to mistakes…
Williams continued in saying that her Huskers will need to overcome those mistakes in future matchups and in postseason play.
WILLIAMS – HUSKERS COULD NOT MAKE QUICK ADJUSTMENTS AGAINST MARYLAND
Head Coach for Nebraska Women’s Basketball Amy Williams spoke on Sports Nightly Tuesday night regarding the loss on the road to Maryland, saying that the Terrapins fast defense prevented Nebraska from making the winning adjustments…
The Huskers travel to Ohio State on Thursday to battle another Top 25 team.
SERGEEV NAMED GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK:
Tri-City Storm goaltender Arsenii Sergeev has been named the USHL’s Goaltender of the Week for the fourth time in the 2021-2022 season following the Storm’s back-to-back road games against the Chicago Steel last weekend.
Sergeev posted his league-leading sixth shutout of the season in the Storm’s 5-0 shutout over the Steel on Saturday night. Sergeev leads the USHL in every major goaltending statistic and has been named the league’s Goaltender of the Week more than any other goaltender this season.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: HAC Championships @ Lincoln Southeast – 9:45 AM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: HAC Championships @ Lincoln Southeast – 9:45 AM
- UNK:
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: v. Northeastern State @ Health & Sports Center – 5:30 PM
- MENS BASKETBALL: v. Northeastern State @ Health & Sports Center – 7:30 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
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- N/a
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: HAC Championships @ Fremont – 11 AM
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: v. Lincoln North Star – 6 PM @ Kearney High School
- Pregame on KGFW at 5:45 PM
- BOYS BASKETBALL: v. Lincoln North Star – 7:45 PM @ Kearney High School
- Pregame on KGFW at 7:30 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- WRESTLING: DISTRICTS @ O’Neill
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: @ Lincoln Christian – 5 PM
- BOYS BASKETBALL: @ Lincoln Christian – 7 PM
- UNK:
- SOFTBALL: @ Lubbock Texas
- v. Colorado Mines – 10 AM
- v. Lubbock Christian – 2 PM
- MENS TRACK: @ Indoor Gorillas Classic @ Pittsburg, KS
- WRESTLING: @ Fort Hays State – 7 PM
- SOFTBALL: @ Lubbock Texas
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
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- SOFTBALL: @ Cottey College (Nevada, MO) – 1 PM (Doubleheader)
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ Briar Cliff University – 6 PM
- MENS BASKETBALL: @ Briar Cliff University – 7:45 PM
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- WRESTLING: DISTRICT WRESTLING @ Kearney High School – 9:30 AM
- SWIMMING & DIVING: HAC Championships @ Fremont – 2 PM
- BOYS BASKETBALL: @ Fremont – 4 PM
- Pregame on KGFW at 3:45 PM
- GIRLS BASKETBALL: @ Fremont – 5:45 PM
- Pregame on KGFW at 5:30 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- SWIMMING & DIVING: Kearney Invite – 9:30 AM @ Kearney High School
- WRESTLING: DISTRICTS @ O’Neill
- UNK:
- MENS TRACK: @ Indoor Gorillas Classic @ Pittsburg, KS
- MENS TRACK: @ Ichabod Invite @ Wichita, KS
- WOMENS TRACK: @ Washburn Invite
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: v. Rogers State @ Health & Sports Center – 2 PM
- MENS BASKETBALL: v. Rogers State @ Health & Sports Center – 4 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
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- WOMENS WRESTLING: @ Warrior Open – Fremont
- M/W T&F: @ Concordia Invite – 10 AM
- SOFTBALL: @ Cottey College Round Robin
- WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ No. 8 Morningside – 2 PM
- MENS BASKETBALL: @ Morningside – 3:45 PM
