HUSKER MEN TAKE ON MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY:
The Nebraska men’s basketball team wraps up a short two-game homestand on Wednesday night, as the Minnesota Golden Gophers visit Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.
The Huskers (6-17, 0-12 Big Ten) look to bounce back following a disappointing 87-63 loss to Northwestern on Saturday.
Minnesota (11-9, 2-9 Big Ten) comes off a 71-59 loss at Iowa Sunday afternoon.
Wednesday’s game is the only regular-season meeting of the 2021-22 season between the Huskers and Golden Gophers.
HUSKER WOMEN TRAVEL TO TOP 25 OHIO STATE THURSDAY:
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).
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.
STORM ANNOUNCE MULTIPLE TRADES/TRANSACTIONS:
The Tri-City Storm have announced multiple transactions following Sunday’s USA Hockey Trade/Drop deadline. Tri-City has completed a transaction with the Eastern Conference’s Muskegon Lumberjacks. The Storm has acquired a 5th Round Draft Pick in the 2022 USHL Phase II Draft, and a conditional Draft Pick in the 2023 USHL Phase II Draft in exchange for goaltender Chase Clark. Also, Tri-City has completed a transaction with the Western Conference’s Omaha Lancers.
The Storm have acquired affiliate-list forward Daimon Gardner, a 9th Round Draft Pick in the 2022 USHL Phase I Draft, and an 8th Round Draft Pick in the 2023 USHL Phase II Draft, in exchange for a 3rd Round Draft Pick in the 2022 USHL Phase I Draft, and a 5th Round Draft Pick in the 2022 USHL Phase II Draft.
HUSKER BOWLING MAKES BTN DEBUT AT END OF FEBRUARY:
One of Nebraska’s most successful programs will make its Big Ten Network debut later this month, as the network will televise Nebraska bowling’s final match of the 2022 Big Red Invitational.
The network will carry the final match of the Big Red Invitational from Hollywood Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 27, beginning at 11 a.m. Former Husker Coach Bill Straub and veteran broadcaster Larry Punteney will call the action, as the Huskers will wrap up the three-day event with a best-of-seven Baker format match that day.
The Big Red Invitational is a three-day event scheduled from Feb. 25-27 at Hollywood Bowl in Lincoln.
NEBRASKA SOFTBALL NAMES CAPTAINS FOR UPCOMING SEASON:
The Nebraska softball team named its captains for the 2022 season, Head Coach Rhonda Revelle announced on Tuesday. Senior pitchers Olivia Ferrell, Karlee Seevers and Courtney Wallace will all serve as captains for the upcoming season.
Members of the team participated in a voluntary Zoom series over the summer to actively learn about different leadership topics. Ferrell, Seevers and Wallace emerged as captains through this. The three Nebraska natives have high expectations for the season and are motivated heading into the spring season.
All three are Nebraska natives: Ferrell from Elkhorn, Seevers from York, and Wallace from Omaha.
TUESDAY SPORTS NIGHTLY SCHEDULE:
Hall of Famer Darin Erstad will guest on Sports Nightly and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Amy Williams joins the show from 7-8 PM with Matt Coatney for the Women’s Basketball show. Tune in to Sports Nightly on KGFW starting at 6 PM tonight.
MONDAY SPORTS NIGHTLY – FRED HOIBERG COMMENTS:
HOIBERG – DISAPPOINTING TO SEE EFFORT AGAINST NORTHWESTERN
Nebraska Men’s Basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg spoke on Sports Nightly on Monday after a blowout loss to Northwestern at home, saying it
Hoiberg reiterated he believes he is the man for the job to turn around the Huskers despite his 20-62 record with the Big Red.
HOIBERG – HUSKERS HAVE NOT MADE PROGRESS AS EXPECTED
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg was asked on Sports Nightly by a fan to justify his employment as Nebraska’s Head Coach, and Hoiberg answered by saying he is still waiting for his team to show the progress of improvement…
Hoiberg added that key injuries and the COVID shutdown really dampened any improvements for the program over the past two seasons.
HOIBERG – LOOKING TO TURN IT AROUND
Fred Hoiberg appeared on Sports Nightly last night and took a call from a fan asking him directly if he still deserved to be the head coach for Nebraska Men’s Basketball with a 6-20 overall record. Hoiberg responded with empathy towards the dissatisfaction…
Nebraska will face Minnesota at home on Wednesday followed by a road tilt with Iowa on Sunday. The Huskers are currently 6-17 overall.
UNK WRESTLING SHUTS OUT NEWMAN:
The third-ranked Nebraska-Kearney wrestling team shut out 24th-ranked Newman, 49-0, Monday night at the Health & Sports Center.
This was a makeup of a dual that was postponed in mid-January due to COVID issues within the Jets program. UNK (10-4) improves to 12-0 all-time vs. NU (4-4, 0-3) and has taken the last two meetings by a combined score of 91-0.
UNK heads to Fort Hays State (4-6, 1-1) Friday night to finish up the dual season.
VINCE GUINTA ADDED TO NEBRASKA’S STAFF:
Vince Guinta has taken the Senior Director of Player Personnel and recruiting position at Nebraska. He spent the last two years at Baylor as the Associate AD of Player Personnel.
A veteran of this industry dating back 1997 where his career started at Utah, Guinta has worked at several programs including a prior stint at Nebraska from 2004-2008 where he started as a operation intern which blossomed into assistant director of football operations and director of recruiting.
The 43-year-old Guinta is expected to oversee Nebraska’s recruiting infrastructure moving forward. Guinta was part of some outstanding recruiting classes in his career including the No. 1 haul in the country back in 2005 for the Huskers and was part of efforts to recruit the likes Ndamukong Suh and Zac Taylor.
McGOWENS RECEIVES ANOTHER BIG TEN HONOR:
Nebraska’s Bryce McGowens was honored Monday afternoon, as he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the fifth time this season.
McGowens, a 6-foot-7 guard, averaged 17.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game at Michigan and against Northwestern.
In Wednesday’s loss at Michigan, McGowens finished with a team-high 24 points, marking his fourth consecutive 20-point outing while also posting team highs in both rebounds (six) and steals (three). The four consecutive 20-point outings set a school record for a Husker freshman.
MARKOWSKI EARNS ANOTHER BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK AWARD:
Nebraska’s Alexis Markowski captured her fourth Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week honor in the past five weeks, when the conference announced its award winners on Monday afternoon.
The forward/center averaged 14.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals over three games for the Huskers last week. Markowski opened the week with 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to notch her third double-double of the season in a low-scoring 50-38 win over Rutgers (Feb. 1).
Two days later, Markowski led the Huskers with 18 points in a 76-61 win over Penn State (Feb. 3) at Pinnacle Bank Arena. With Nebraska clinging to a two-point lead early in the fourth quarter, Markowski joined forces with fellow freshman Allison Weidner to score 18 of NU’s final 20 points to close out the victory.
Markowski, who has taken over the team scoring lead on the season (12.3 ppg) and ranks second among the Huskers in rebounding (7.0 rpg), is averaging 17.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.7 steals over the past nine games as a starter.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
MONDAY:
- UNK:
- WRESTLING: v. Newman @ Health & Sports CenterUNK 49-0
TUESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
WEDNESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- WOMENS SWIMMING: RMAC Championships @ Grand Junction, CO
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- N/a
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:
- 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, K
- SWRESTLING: @ Fort Hays State – 7 PM
- SOFTBALL: @ Lubbock Texas
- HASTINGS COLLEGE:
- 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 SchoolWRESTLING: 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:
- 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
