Monday Afternoon Sports – More Husker Football Exits from Portal, Red State Confirmed: Huskers Upset Creighton, Nebraska Women’s Hoops Upset Maryland, Nebraska Volleyball Set Into NCAA Regional, Local Sports Schedule

MORE PORTAL EXITS AND DECOMMITMENTS FOR HUSKER FOOTBALL:

More players are exiting stage left on the Nebraska Football program with the new hire of Matt Rhule as Head Coach.

Nebraska reserve offensive lineman Alex Conn has entered the transfer portal, he announced on Monday. 

The 6-foot-6, 310-pound Conn is a native of Derby, Kansas, and did not appear in a game during his three seasons in Lincoln. 

New Orleans running back Arnold Barnes decommitted from Nebraska on Monday morning as well. He gave a verbal to former interim coach Mickey Joseph on Nov. 1.

The Top247 ranks Barnes as the No. 80 running back in the class.

RED STATE! NEBRASKA MEN’S HOOPS DOWNS IN-STATE RIVAL CREIGHTON:

Derrick Walker and Sam Griesel combined for 40 points and 20 rebounds, as Nebraska knocked off No. 7 Creighton, 63-53, Sunday afternoon at the CHI Health Center. 

Walker led three Huskers (6-3) in double figures with a career-high 22 points on 11-of-16 shooting and eight boards, while Griesel added 18 points 12 rebounds and seven assists as Nebraska picked up its third straight road win against a ranked opponent dating back to last year. 

The win was Nebraska’s third straight road win over a ranked team dating back to last season (at No. 22 Ohio State, at No. 10 Wisconsin). It is the first time Nebraska has won three straight road games vs. ranked teams.

Nebraska’s last win against a team ranked as high as No. 7 Creighton came at No. 7 Iowa State on Feb. 22, 1997. Nebraska’s win was its first at Creighton since the 2004 NIT and first regular-season win in Omaha against Creighton since 1995.

The Huskers continue a gauntlet of top-10 teams as they travel to No. 10 Indiana Wednesday evening.

HUSKER VOLLEYBALL ADVANCES TO LOUISVILLE REGIONAL; FACES OREGON:

The seventh-ranked Nebraska volleyball team will face ninth-ranked Oregon on Thursday at 10 a.m. CT in an NCAA regional semifinal at the KFC Center in Louisville, Ky.

The Huskers (26-5) and Ducks (25-5) are the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, respectively, in the Louisville Regional. The No. 1 seed and host Louisville Cardinals (28-2) will face No. 4 seed Baylor (25-6) on Thursday as well.

The Huskers’ 38 trips to an NCAA Regional are the most in NCAA history. 

The Huskers are 6-2 all-time against the Ducks. The teams played in an NCAA regional final in 2018 in Minneapolis. Nebraska won 25-22, 25-23, 25-17, en route to an NCAA runner-up finish. 

HUSKER WOMEN’S HOOPS FINISH OFF MARYLAND:

Jaz Shelley, Isabelle Bourne, Allison Weidner and Alexis Markowski all provided huge performances, as Nebraska snapped No. 20 Maryland’s 15-game series domination in a 90-67 pounding of the Terrapins at the Xfinity Center on Sunday.

Nebraska improved to 6-3 on the season while opening Big Ten Conference play with a huge road win. Maryland slipped to 7-3 and 0-1 in the league.

Shelley went off for the Huskers with 22 points in an 11-minute span that covered the final minute of the first half through the end of the third quarter, turning an 11-point Nebraska deficit into a four-point lead,.

Nebraska returns home after a four-game road swing to continue Big Ten action against Wisconsin on Wednesday. Tip-off against the Badgers at Pinnacle Bank Arena is set for 7 p.m.

STORM’S WERNER BREAKS RECORD IN WIN:

Tri-City Storm forward Evan Werner broke the team’s record for most consecutive games with a goal in Saturday’s 3-2 road victory at Liberty First Credit Union Arena against the Omaha Lancers. 

Werner netted a first period goal to score in his seventh consecutive game since joining the team in a transaction with the Lancers. The previous organizational record for most consecutive games with a goal was six games. Werner scored an additional goal during Saturday’s 2nd period. 

Nick Roukounakis netted the game-winning goal during the 2nd period for the Storm. 

Tri-City now returns home to the Viaero Center to host the Omaha Lancers for the organization’s annual Military Appreciation Night game on Friday, December 9th. Saturday’s game completed a five-game road trip for Tri-City.

LOPER BASKETBALL SPLITS HSC WITH WOMEN WIN & MEN LOSS:

Junior guard Trinity Law scored 15 points and No. 26/29 Nebraska Kearney women’s basketball team held Northeastern State in check, 79-46, Saturday afternoon at the Health & Sports Center.

The Lopers (10-1) start the conference season at 2-0 while the RiverHawks fall to 4-3 (1-2). 

Meanwhile in Men’s action, Grad transfer Tristan Green scored a game-high 20 points and Northeastern State shot 62 percent from the field to pull away from Nebraska Kearney, 85-62.

The RiverHawks improve to 5-2 (2-1) while the Lopers fall to 2-6 (0-2). 

Both teams head to Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State this weekend.

HUSKER WRESTLING WINS THIRD STRAIGHT CLIFF KEEN TITLE:

Three Huskers claimed individual titles and the Nebraska wrestling team won its third-straight and fifth overall Cliff Keen title on Saturday night at the Las Vegas Convention Center. 

Brock Hardy (141), Peyton Robb (157) and Mikey Labriola (174) all finished atop their weight classes as NU amassed 137.5 team points, the most among the 33 schools competing. 

Up next, NU will travel to Brookings, S.D. on Sunday, Dec. 18 to take on the SDSU Jackrabbits. The action is set to begin at 2 p.m. (CT).

NFL SCORES/SCHEDULES:

SUNDAY:

Green Bay Packers 28-19 Chicago Bears

Pittsburgh Steelers 19-16 Atlanta Falcons

Minnesota Vikings 27-22 New York Jets

Detroit Lions 40-14 Jacksonville Jaguars

Philadelphia Eagles 35-10 Tennessee Titans

Cleveland Browns 27-14 Houston Texans

Washington Commanders 20-20 New York Giants

Baltimore Ravens 10-9 Denver Broncos

San Francisco 49ers 33-17 Miami Dolphins

Seattle Seahawks 27-23 Los Angeles Rams

Las Vegas Raiders 27-20 Los Angeles Chargers

Cincinnati Bengals 27-24 Kansas City Chiefs

Dallas Cowboys / Colts

MONDAY:

New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 7:15 PM

Local Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:

SATURDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Swimming & Diving: @ Hastings Invite
    • Boys & Girls  = Champs
  • Girls Basketball: Early Bird Tournament v. Millard South
    • MS 74-41 KHS
  • Boys Basketball: Early Bird Tournament – v. Millard South 
    • KHS 63-62
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Swimming & Diving: @ Hastings Invite
    • Boys & Girls  = Champs
  • Girls Basketball: v. Holdrege
    • KCHS 35-22 Holdrege
  • Boys Basketball: v. Holdrege
    • Holdrege 44-32 (OT)
• UNK:
  • Wrestling: @ Doane Open @ Crete, NE
    • 13 placers (No team score)
  • Wrestling: @ Cliff Keen Invite @ Las Vegas, NV
    • 27th (8 Points)
  • Women’s Basketball: v. Northeastern State @ Health & Sports Center
    • UNK 79-46 NE State
  • Men’s Basketball: v. Northeastern State @ Health & Sports Center
    • NE State 85-62

MONDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Unified Bowling: State Tournament
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM- 8 PM)

TUESDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Girls Basketball: @ North Platte St. Pats – 5:30 PM
  • Boys Basketball: @ North Platte St. Pats – 7:30 PM
• UNK:
  • N/a
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM- 8 PM)

WEDNESDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• UNK:
  • N/a
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 6:30 PM)
  • Nebraska Men’s Basketball @ Indiana (6:30 PM – 10:15 PM)

THURSDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Wrestling: Triangular v. GICC & North Platte St. Pats – 6 PM
• UNK:
  • Women’s Basketball: @ Missouri Western, St. Joe, MO – 5:30 PM
  • Men’s Basketball: @ Missouri Western, St. Joe, MO – 7:30 PM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • NCAA TOURNAMENT – Nebraska Volleyball v. Oregon (9:30 AM – 1:15 PM)
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM- 8 PM)

FRIDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Wrestling: @ Council Bluffs Wrestling CLassic Tournament @ Mid-America Center
  • Wrestling: Lincoln Northeast Tournament – 2 PM
  • Girls Basketball: v. Lincoln High – 5:15 PM @ Kearney High School
    • KGFW Pregame at 5 PM
  • Boys Basketball: v. Lincoln High – 7 PM @ Kearney High School
    • KGFW Pregame after GBB contest
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Wrestling: @ Wood River – 10 AM
  • Girls Basketball: v. Ord – 5:30 PM
  • Boys Basketball: v. Ord – 7:30 PM
• UNK:
  • M/W T&F: v. UNK Pre-Holiday Classic @ Cope Coliseum
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Kearney High Girls Basketball v. Lincoln High (5 PM – 7 PM)
  • Kearney High Boys Basketball v. Lincoln High (7 PM – 9 PM)

SATURDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Wrestling: @ Council Bluffs Wrestling CLassic Tournament @ Mid-America Center
  • Girls Basketball: @ Omaha Northwest – 1 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 12:45 PM
  • Boys Basketball: @ Omaha Northwest – 2:45 PM
    • KGFW Pregame after GBB contest
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• UNK:
  • Women’s Basketball: @ Northwest Missouri State @ Maryville, MO – 1:30 PM
  • Men’s Basketball: @ Northwest Missouri State @ Maryville, MO – 3:30 PM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Kearney High Girls Basketball @ Omaha Northwest (12:45 PM – 2:45 PM)
  • Kearney High Boys Basketball @ Omaha Northwest (2:45 PM – 4:45 PM)
  • NCAA TOURNAMENT – Nebraska Volleyball v. TBA (Join in progress – TBD)

SUNDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• UNK:
  • Wrestling: @ Fort Hays State Open @ Hays, KS – 9 AM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • N/a