| Nebraska Cornhuskers RECORD: 18-13 COACH: Paul Sanderford | SEASON RESULTS | OUTLOOK First round: Lost to Boston College, 93-76
In Lincoln, the storyline has surrounded senior Nicole Kubik all season. The 5-foot-10 junior, recently named as a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman-Cline Award which honors the nation's top point guard, earned first-team All-Big 12 Conference honors and averaging 17.5 points, 5.2 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game in the regular season. She already has come up big in the postseason, dropping in a Big 12 tournament-record 32 points to lead the fifth-seeded Huskers over No. 4 seed Kansas. Key stat: The Huskers have lost their fair share of games, too, and enter the Big Dance with 12 losses, including an 85-48 rout to Iowa State in the Big 12 semifinals.
PROBABLE STARTERS |
F - Charlie Rogers (6-2, Sr., 9.7 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
F - Brooke Schwartz (5-9, Sr., 12.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg)
C - Casey Leonhart (6-5, Jr., 9.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg)
G - Nicole Kubik (5-10, Sr., 17.3 ppg, 5.1 apg)
G - Melody Peterson (5-9, Jr., 7.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg)
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NOTABLE |
NCAA Tournament titles: None
Final Four appearances: None
Best finish: 1993, 1998, advanced to second round
NCAA Tournament appearances: 6
NCAA Tournament Record: 2-5
Last NCAA appearance: 1999, lost to Kentucky, 98-92, first round
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RANKINGS
Final Ratings Percentage Index ranking: No. 46.
NO. PLAYER POS HT CLASS
4 Melody Peterson G 5-9 JR
5 Jennifer Jaracz G 6-0 SO
10 Isha Kelley G 5-9 FR
11 Amanda Buchholz G 5-7 FR
20 Amanda Went G 5-9 JR
21 Brooke Schwartz G 5-9 SR
24 Shamdrah Roberts F 5-9 FR
30 Page Sutton F-C 6-2 FR
32 Nicole Kubik G 5-10 SR
33 Charlie Rogers F-C 6-2 SR
34 Naciska Gilmore F-C 6-0 SR
54 Casey Leonhardt C 6-5 JR
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