Tuesday Morning Sports – Husker Women Upset Hoosiers, Williams Postgame Comments, McGowens Another Big Ten Freshman Honor, Eighmey Earns Career Win 200, Stars Win in C1-10 Subdistrict, Local Sports Schedule

HUSKER WOMEN UPSET HOOSIERS:

Sam Haiby scored 10 of her team-high 14 points in the fourth quarter to lead five Huskers in double figures as the Nebraska women’s basketball team handed No. 5 Indiana a 72-55 loss at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Monday night.

Jaz Shelley matched Haiby for the team scoring lead with 14 points of her own, including a huge fourth-quarter three-pointer that gave Indiana its largest deficit of the season at 65-48 with 3:53 left.

The Huskers (19-6, 8-6 Big Ten) held Indiana without a field goal for the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter and used a 17-0 run capped by Haiby’s layup to put the Big Ten-leading Hoosiers away. Indiana slipped to 18-4 and 10-2 in the Big Ten with the loss. Nebraska entered the game at No. 20 in the NCAA’s NET rankings, while Indiana began the day at No. 15 in the NET.

Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year candidate Alexis Markowski continued her powerful play inside with her fifth double-double of the season, contributing 10 points and a career-high-tying 15 rebounds.

Nebraska returns to Big Ten road action on Thursday when the Huskers travel to University Park to take on Penn State. Tip-off between the Big Red and the Lady Lions is set for 6 p.m.

NEBRASKA WOMENS BASKETBALL POSTGAME v. INDIANA:

WILLIAMS – HUSKERS STAYED FRESH TO WIN THE GAME

Head Coach Amy Williams of the Nebraska Women’s Basketball team celebrated a monumental upset over No. 5 Indiana on Monday night. In her postgame comment, Williams shared that enthusiasm… 

The Huskers had five Huskers score in double figures and forced the Hoosiers into their worst deficit defeat on the season. 

WILLIAMS – EVERYONE CONTRIBUTING IN WIN OVER HOOSIERS

Head Coach Amy Williams was proud of her team’s efforts in the upset win over Indiana on Monday night, and said in her postgame comments that it was the epitome of a team win… 

The Huskers are now 8-6 in the Big Ten and sit at sixth in the conference. 

WILLIAMS – DEFENSIVE EFFORT MADE THE DIFFERENCE

Amy Williams’ Huskers flexed their defensive muscles in the fourth quarter to power past No. 5 Indiana on Monday night for the upset win at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Williams spoke in her postgame that the defensive effort was even more impressive with how talented the Hoosiers are… 

The Huskers now await Penn State and a matchup in State College on Thursday. 

McGOWENS EARNS ANOTHER BIG TEN HONOR:

Nebraska’s Bryce McGowens picked up his third consecutive Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award Monday, as he was honored by the conference. 

McGowens averaged 13.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in helping the Huskers to a 1-1 week. In NU’s win over Minnesota, McGowens had 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting and four rebounds in the 78-65 victory. He posted his seventh consecutive double-figure effort against Iowa with 11 points and four rebounds in the loss to the Hawkeyes.

It is the sixth time McGowens has received the honor, as he becomes the eighth Big Ten Freshman to receive at least six honors in a season since the freshman weekly award started in 2010-11.

UNK’S EIGHMEY EARNS CAREER WIN 200:

With a win over Rogers State on Saturday afternoon, ​​UNK gave head coach Carrie Eighmey her 200th career win (200-97). 

She is in her seventh season at UNK (132-66) after beginning her career at Hastings College (68-31; three years).

NEBRASKA MENS & WOMENS T&F RANKED IN TOP 25:

The Nebraska track and field team is the only Big Ten program to appear in both men’s and women’s rankings of the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association’s NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index.

The Husker men are ranked for the fourth consecutive week, checking in at No. 15 with a total of 56.63. The Women appeared in the national poll for the second straight week and improved four spots to No. 18 with a score of 35.90.

The Nebraska track and field team hosts the Nebraska Tune-Up on Friday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. at the Devaney Center Indoor Track.

NEBRASKA SOFTBALL’S SQUIER NAMED CO-BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

Sophomore outfielder Abbie Squier was named the first Big Ten Player of the Week for the 2022 season the conference announced on Monday, as she shared the honor with Northwestern’s Rachel Lewis.

Squier was recognized for an outstanding opening weekend at the UNI Dome Classic in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Squier hit .500 in five games with one double, two homers and four RBIs. Her two home runs were the first of her career.

It is the Lincoln native’s first Big Ten weekly award of her career. 

LOPER MEN’S TRACK SET MORE RECORDS:

The Nebraska-Kearney track and field team set four new school-records this weekend at the Indoor Gorilla Classic and Ichabod Invite.

Late Friday, the foursome of Hastings junior Seth Simonson, Wallace sophomore Micah Swedberg, Fremont redshirt freshman Wes Ferguson and McCool Junction junior Luke Stuckey finished fourth (9:41.05) out of 27 teams in the distance medley relay. This time currently ranks fifth on the national list and ninth in D2 history.

On Saturday, it was time for UNK to set a new mark in the 4×4 relay. Swedburg, Ferguson, Willis and Ravenna freshman Jack Drahota turned in a 3:14.41. That broke a 21-year old UNK record (3:16.61) and was good for 10th in a tough field of 48.

TUESDAY SPORTS NIGHTLY SCHEDULE:

Tonight Greg Sharp and Jessica Coody will preview another busy week of Husker Athletics while also chatting with Head Coach of the Nebraska Women’s Basketball program Amy Williams. 

Local Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:

MONDAY:

• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • GIRLS BASKETBALL: C1-10 SUB DISTRICTS @ Broken Bow – 6 PM
    • #4 KCHS v. #5 Cozad
      • #4 KCHS 59-43

TUESDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • GIRLS BASKETBALL: C1-10 SUB DISTRICTS @ Broken Bow – 5:30 PM
    • #1 Broken Bow v. #4 KCHS
• UNK:
  • N/a
• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • N/a

WEDNESDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• UNK:
  • N/a
• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • WOMENS BASKETBALL: v. Midland U. @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 6 PM
  • MENS BASKETBALL: v. Midland U. @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 7:45 PM

THURSDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • WRESTLING: BOYS STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • WRESTLING: BOYS STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
  • GIRLS BASKETBALL: C1-10 SUB DISTRICTS @ Broken Bow
    • Championship TBA
• UNK:
  • WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ Central Missouri – 5: 30 PM
  • MENS BASKETBALL: @ Central Missouri – 7:30 PM
• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • N/a

FRIDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • WRESTLING: BOYS STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
  • GIRLS BASKETBALL: v. Millard North – 6 PM @ Kearney High School
    • Pregame on KGFW at 5:45 PM
  • BOYS BASKETBALL: v. Millard North – 7:45 PM @ Kearney High School
    • Pregame on KGFW at 7:30 PM
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • WRESTLING: BOYS STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
  • BOYS BASKETBALL: @ Adams Central – 5:30 PM
• UNK:
  • SOFTBALL: @ Oklahoma City, OK (Central Oklahoma)
    • v. Harding – 10:30 AM
    • v. Oklahoma Christian – 5:15 PM
  • MENS/WOMENS TRACK @ Nebraska Tune Up @ Lincoln, NE
  • MENS/WOMENS TRACK @ Loper Tune Up @ Kearney, NE
  • WOMENS TENNIS: @ Augustana
• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • SOFTBALL: @ Lindsborg, KS
    • v. Bethany College (Doubleheader)
  • M/W T&F: GPAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

SATURDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • WRESTLING: BOYS STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • WRESTLING: BOYS STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
• UNK:
  • SOFTBALL: @ Bethany, OK
    • v. Arkansas Tech – 12:45 PM
    • v. Southern Nazarene – 3 PM
  • WOMENS BASKETBALL: @ Lincoln U. – 1:30 PM
  • MENS BASKETBALL: @ Lincoln U. – 3:30 PM
• HASTINGS COLLEGE:
  • SOFTBALL: @ Salina, KS
    • v. Kansas Wesleyan U. (Doubleheader)
  • BASEBALL: @ Joplin, MOv. University of St. Mary
    • v. Evangel University
  • M/W T&F: GPAC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • WOMENS BASKETBALL: v. No. 16 Northwestern College @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 2 PM
  • MENS BASKETBALL: v. Northwestern College @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 3:45 PM