NEBRASKA MEN BATTLE MARYLAND ON SATURDAY:
The Nebraska men’s basketball team begins a two-game road trip this Saturday, as the Huskers travel to College Park for a matchup with the Maryland Terrapins. Tipoff from the Xfinity Center is set for 3:30 p.m.
The Huskers (10-11, 3-7 Big Ten) are coming off a 78-63 loss to Northwestern on Wednesday evening.
Maryland (13-7, 4-5 Big Ten) comes off a 73-55 home win over Wisconsin on Wednesday night.
A win on Saturday at Maryland would allow the Huskers to exceed their win total from last season and match Nebraska’s number of Big Ten wins from a year ago.
HUSKER WOMEN SET FOR TOP TEN MATCHUP AT IOWA:
The Nebraska women’s basketball team takes on its ninth top-20 opponent of the season when the Huskers open their season series at No. 10 Iowa on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City.
Tip-off between the Big Red (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten) and the Hawkeyes (16-4, 8-1 Big Ten) is set for Noon (CT) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Saturday’s game will not only be Nebraska’s ninth this season against an Associated Press Top 25 foe at game time, it will also be NU’s sixth against a top-15 foe and fourth against an AP Top 10 opponent.
According to the NCAA NET rankings, Northwestern’s opponent success ranks No. 1 in the nation, while Nebraska’s comes in at No. 6, Iowa’s at No. 9 and Maryland’s at No. 10
Iowa is riding a five-game winning streak to improve to 16-4 overall and 8-1 in the Big Ten after handing No. 2 Ohio State its first loss of the season (83-72) on Monday in Columbus.
KEARNEY BASKETBALL SPLITS WITH NORTH STAR; HEAD TO BENSON:
The Kearney basketball squads split with North Star on Friday night as the girls fell 55-52 while the boys gritted out a 55-51 victory in the capital city. Full recaps from the contests can be found at KGFW.com.
The loss dropped the Bearcat girls to 9-8 while the boys improved to 12-4. Both teams return to action Saturday afternoon taking on Omaha Benson on Saturday afternoon in the metro. Pregame on KGFW begins at 12:45 PM with tip-off of the girls contest at 1 PM.
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STORM DROP FINAL GAME OF FROSTY CUP:
The Tri-City Storm dropped the final game of the 2023 USHL Frosty Cup Friday night at the Comerica Center by a final score of 6-3 to the Fargo Force.
Jacob Jeannette, Sebastian Törnqvist, and Cameron O’Neill scored for the Storm in the loss.
Tri-City returns to action next weekend with three consecutive road games.
LOPER WRESTLING DROPS TO GRAND VIEW IN DES MOINES:
The third-ranked Nebraska Kearney wrestling team fell to NAIA defending national champion Grand View, 34-3, Friday night in Des Moines.
The banged-up Lopers drop to 9-6 while the Vikings improve to 4-1.
UNK closes out the home slate next weekend when Fort Hays State (Friday) and Central Missouri (Saturday) come to down.
HUSKER ASSISTANT STAFF COACHING CONTRACTS RELEASED:
Nebraska released contracts for four full-time assistants and strength coach Corey Campbell on Thursday afternoon. The University had previously released salary information for seven of Nebraska’s full-time assistants.
A pair of new contracts and salaries released Thursday included linebackers coach Rob Dvoracek and wide receivers coach Garret McGuire, who will both be on three-year contracts that will pay them $285,000 annually.
Secondary coach Evan Cooper, who also holds the title of defensive pass game coordinator, will be on a two-year contract and earn an annual salary of $670,000.
Strength coach Corey Campbell will be paid $450,000 and has a three-year contract that runs through Dec. 2025.
Defensive line coach Terrance Knighton, who previously served as an assistant position coach with the Carolina Panthers, will be on a two-year deal that runs through Dec. 2024 that will pay him $400,000 annually.
The Nebraska athletic department has now released salary information for nine of 10 full-time assistant coaches. The University has yet to release contract information for tight ends coach Bob Wager.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Girls Basketball: @ Lincoln North Star
- LNS 55-52 KHS
- Boys Basketball: @ Lincoln North Star
- KHS 55-51 LNS
- UNK:Wrestling: @ Grand View, Des Moines IA
- Grand View 34-3 UNK
- Girls Basketball: @ Lincoln North Star
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Swimming & Diving: @ Westside Invite – 8 AM
- Wrestling: @ Garden City Invite, Garden City, KS
- Girls Basketball: @ Omaha Benson – 1 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 12:45 PM
- Boys Basketball: @ Omaha Benson – 2:45 PM
- KGFW Pregame after KHS GBB
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Swimming & Diving: @ Westside Invite
- Wrestling: @ Doniphan-Trumbull Invite – 9:30 AM
- Girls Basketball: CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
- #8 KCHS v. TBD (Finals)
- UNK:
- Women’s Basketball: v. Missouri Western State @ Health & Sports Center – 2 PM
- Men’s Basketball: v. Missouri Western State @ Health & Sports Center – 4 PM
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- M/W Bowling: @ Bronco Baker Bash, Hastings, NE – 10 AM
- Men’s Wrestling: @ GPAC Duals: v. Morningside – 11 AM
- M/W Tennis: v. Tabor – 12 PM
- Men’s Wrestling: @ GPAC Duals: v. Northwestern – 12:30 PM
- Women’s Basketball: v. Dordt @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 2 PM
- Men’s Wrestling: @ GPAC Duals: v. Briar Cliff – 3:30 PM
- Men’s Basketball: v. Dordt @ Lynn Farrell Arena – 3:45 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney Girls Basketball @ Omaha Benson (12:45 PM – 2:45 PM)
- Kearney Boys Basketball: @ Omaha Benson (2:45 PM – 4:45 PM)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
