Huskers Open Pacific Northwest Trip at Oregon
The Nebraska women's basketball team makes its final Big Ten road trip of the regular season when the Huskers journey to the Pacific Northwest to face Oregon and Washington this week.
The NCAA NET 29 Huskers (16-10, 5-10 Big Ten) open the five-day road trip by taking on NET 23 Oregon (18-9, 6-8 Big Ten) in Eugene on Thursday night. Tip-off at Matthew Knight Arena is set for 8 p.m. (CT) / 6 p.m. (PT).
Free live audio from the Huskers Radio Network will be available on Huskers.com, the Huskers App, 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 1490 AM/97.3 FM/97.7 HD3 in Omaha with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call for their 25th consecutive season.
A live video stream of the game will be available to B1G+ subscribers.
Nebraska is making a quick turnaround to head West after dropping its fifth straight game with an 80-67 loss to NET 12 Iowa on Monday afternoon in Lincoln. Britt Prince led three Huskers in double figures with 13 points, while fellow sophomore Amiah Hargrove added 10 points. Eliza Maupin rounded out the trio of double-digit scorers with 11 points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block off the bench.
Nebraska continues to hunt for its first February win, as the Huskers have opened the month 0-5 with all five losses to current NET Top 17 teams.
In fact, nine of Nebraska's 10 losses this season have come to current NET top-25 Big Ten teams, including NET 2 UCLA, at NET 6 Michigan, at NET 9 Minnesota, twice to NET 12 Iowa, NET 14 Maryland, at NET 15 Michigan State, at NET 17 Ohio State and NET 21 USC. NU's 10th setback was a one-possession midweek road loss at Wisconsin (63-60, Jan. 21).
While Nebraska has dropped eight of its last 10 games, Oregon has suffered back-to-back setbacks, including a 51-43 loss at NET 30 Washington on Sunday night in Seattle. The Ducks also fell 80-64 to Ohio State in Eugene on Feb. 8. The consecutive losses followed a four-game Big Ten winning streak for Oregon that included a 68-61 road win at Maryland (Jan. 31) and a 76-73 home win over Illinois (Feb. 4) after lopsided wins over Penn State and Rutgers.
Oregon opened the season 10-0 before losing its Big Ten opener at NET 2 UCLA (Dec. 7). The Ducks started conference play 0-2 after an epic double-overtime home loss to NET 6 Michigan (Dec. 29). Like Nebraska, the Ducks suffered a one-possession road loss at Wisconsin (94-92 2OT, Jan. 18).
NET 29 Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-10, 5-10 Big Ten)
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 11.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - So. - F - 12.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 8.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Sr. - G - 7.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - So. - G - 17.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Off the Bench
21 - Eliza Maupin - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 8.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg
4 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - So. - F - 6.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg
5 - Claire Johnson - 5-9 - So. - G - 3.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg
1 - Hailey Weaver - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 2.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg
15 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - RFr. - G - 2.5 ppg, 0.8 rpg
34 - Emily Fisher - 6-0 - Jr. - G/F - 1.9 ppg, 1.5 rpg
00 - Alanna Neale - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 1.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts [Out] - 6-2 - RSo. - F - Redshirt
3 - Allison Weidner [Out] - 5-10 - Gr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
10th Season at Nebraska (174-133); 19th Season Overall (367-242)
NET 23 Oregon Ducks (18-9, 6-8 Big Ten)
1 - Mia Jacobs - 6-2 - Sr. - F - 13.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg
35 - Ehis Etute - 6-0 - So. - F - 10.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg
2 - Katie Fiso - 5-11 - So. - G - 14.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg
3 - Sofia Bell - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 7.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg
14 - Ari Long - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 7.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Off the Bench
23 - Sarah Rambus - 6-3 - Jr. - F - 7.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg
5 - Amina Muhammad - 6-4 - Sr. - F - 4.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg
42 - Avary Cain - 6-1 - So. - G - 4.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg
0 - Astera Tuhina - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 3.9 ppg, 0.9 rpg
32 - Janiyah Williams - 6-1 - Fr. - G - 3.1 ppg, 0.8 rpg
25 - Sara Barhoum - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 1.2 ppg, 0.4 rpg
21 - Filippa Tilliander - 6-1 - Jr. - F - 0.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Head Coach: Kelly Graves (New Mexico, 1988)
12th Season at Oregon (259-132); 29th Season Overall (641-294)
Inside the Husker Lineup
• Britt Prince, who was named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10 on Feb. 2, is one of the nation's most efficient guards. The 5-11 point guard out of Elkhorn North High School in the Omaha metro area, is hitting 55.3 percent (168-304) of her field goals, 47.9 percent (34-71) of her three-point attempts and 92.9 percent (79-85) of her free throws. Prince, who also leads the Huskers in assists (108) and steals (39), ranks third nationally and leads the Big Ten in free throw percentage (.929). She owned a school-record streak (men's or women's basketball) of 56 straight made free throws before missing her first attempt of the Big Ten season (54-54) against Iowa on Monday morning. She made her next five free throws against the Hawkeyes and is 59-of-60 (.983) in league play. Nebraska's leading scorer, Prince ranks ninth in the Big Ten in scoring (17.3 ppg) and 13th in assists (4.2 apg). She owns eight 20-point efforts, including a pair of 30-point games this season. Prince has produced double figures 23 times this season.
• Fellow sophomore Amiah Hargrove is emerging as a star in the conference. A contender for Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, Hargrove ranks second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg) while leading the Huskers in rebounding (5.7 rpg). She had 24 points and six rebounds in her second start in place of Jessica Petrie (illness) at Ohio State (Feb. 1). It followed Hargrove's second double-double of the year with 13 points and 11 rebounds in her first start of the year in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). The 6-2 forward from Christopher, Ill., opened Big Ten play with a career-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting (4-5 3FG) at Penn State (Dec. 6). She added 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting at No. 15 Michigan State (Jan. 15). Hargrove is shooting 53.9 percent from the field, including 41.2 percent from long range and 80 percent from the free throw line. She has hit 52.8 percent (19-36) of her threes in league play. She missed the loss at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1) after suffering a mild concussion late in the loss to No. 17 USC (Dec. 29). She has produced double figures 18 times this season.
• Junior Jessica Petrie has provided consistency and leadership at both ends in her second season as a starter. The 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia, ranks third on the team in scoring (11.4 ppg) and second in rebounding (4.8 rpg), but missed the first games of her Nebraska career with illness in the win over Northwestern (Jan. 28) and a loss at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1). She returned in a somewhat limited role off the bench at No. 8 Michigan (Feb. 4). Petrie, who has produced double figures 15 times, has scored at least seven points in all 24 games this season. She also leads Nebraska with a career-high 24 blocks and owns a career-high 24 steals this season after getting 12 total steals her first two years.
• Junior Logan Nissley has made 13 straight starts. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., has averaged 12.6 points on 49.2 percent (30-61) shooting over the last seven games. She erupted for a career-high 22 points and a career-best 6-of-12 three-point shooting in her last appearance at PBA against Maryland (Feb. 7). She opened the seven-game stretch with 15 points in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24), before striking for 14 points on four threes in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). Nissley, who had 11 points at No. 11 Ohio State and pitched in 12 points and four assists at Minnesota (Feb. 12), also ranks high on the efficiency scale. She has hit 47.2 percent (68-144) from the field, including 44.6 percent (50-112) from three-point range and 87 percent (20-23) of her free throws. Nissley is averaging 8.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists with a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio. She ranks No. 7 in Nebraska history in three-pointers made (164).
• Callin Hake provides veteran leadership and an emotional heartbeat for the Big Red while joining Prince, Petrie and Nissley as returning starters from a year ago. Hake, a 5-8 senior guard from Victoria, Minn., is averaging 7.6 points and 3.8 assists while hitting 35.6 percent (37-104) of her threes. Hake, who has added 33 steals, also leads the Big Red with 27 charges drawn through 26 games. She has scored double figures eight times, including a season-high 17 in a win over Omaha.
• Senior transfer Eliza Maupin provides another starting option for the Huskers. The 6-3 forward from Webster Groves, Mo., is averaging 8.2 points and 4.5 rebounds over 23 games with 10 starts. She notched her second double-double of the year with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Wisconsin (Jan. 21). She had her first Husker double-double with 12 points and 11 boards at Iowa, before getting 11 points, six boards, three assists, two steals and a block in the second meeting with the Hawkeyes on Monday in Lincoln.
• Nebraska plays a deep rotation that includes 6-3 sophomore Petra Bozan (13 starts, 6.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg), 6-0 graduate guard Hailey Weaver (13 starts, 2.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg), 5-8 sophomore Claire Johnson (3.5 ppg), 5-4 redshirt freshman Kennadi Williams (2.5 ppg, 2.5 apg) and 6-0 junior Emily Fisher (1.9 ppg, 1.5 rpg).
Scouting the Oregon Ducks
• Veteran head coach Kelly Graves leads his 12th Oregon team in his 29th season as a head coach. Graves produced long-term success at Gonzaga before taking over the Duck program. He led Oregon to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and a 20-win season in 2025.
• Sophomore Katie Fiso leads Oregon on the court with 14.2 points per game. The 5-11 point guard also leads the Ducks with 6.8 assists but has turned the ball over 3.8 times per game and is shooting just 24.2 percent from three-point range.
• Mia Jacobs, a 6-2 senior forward, has joined Fiso in the starting five for all 27 games this season. Jacobs is averaging 13.7 points and 5.5 rebounds, while knocking down 55 three-pointers (.369). Jacobs is also an 83.2 percent free throw shooter and leads Oregon with 107 attempts at the line.
• Ehis Etute puts three Ducks in double figures with 10.7 points per game, while leading Oregon with 8.3 rebounds. The 6-0 sophomore forward from Luxembourg is hitting 54.2 percent of her shots from the field and 72.9 percent of her free throws.
• Sofia Bell and Ari Long, a pair of 6-0 junior guards, round out the Oregon probable starting five. Bell has joined Fiso and Jacobs in the starting lineup for all 27 games and is averaging 7.4 points and 2.6 rebounds. She is shooting a solid 37.5 percent (48-128) from three-point range and has contributed 1.7 steals per contest. Long is averaging 7.0 points and 3.8 rebounds while leading the Ducks with 2.0 steals per game. She has hit 32.6 percent of her threes on the year, including 6-of-13 over the last three games.
• The Ducks play a deep rotation that includes part-time starter Sarah Rambus. The 6-3 junior forward is averaging 7.3 points and 2.9 rebounds while splitting time with Etute in the lineup.
• Amina Muhammad (4.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg), a 6-4 senior forward, and Avary Cain (4.0 ppg), a 6-1 sophomore guard, have both played in all 27 games off the bench, while Astera Tuhina (3.9 ppg) has played in 25 games. Cain (.356) and Tuhina (.359) are both dangerous three-point threats, while 6-1 freshman Janiyah Williams (3.1 ppg) also provides a capable three-point option (.348).
Nebraska vs. Oregon Series History
• The all-time series between Nebraska and Oregon is tied at one game apiece after the Huskers outlasted the Ducks, 94-90 in overtime exactly one year ago in Lincoln (Feb. 19, 2025). It was Oregon's first-ever trip to Lincoln.
• Alexis Markowski led Nebraska with 35 points and 15 rebounds. The 6-2 center went 6-for-9 from three-point range.
• Callin Hake and Logan Nissley added two of the best games of their careers as well. Hake hit 3-of-7 threes on her way to 17 points, four rebounds and seven assists. Nissley went 5-for-9 from long range to finish with 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
• Alberte Rimdal put four Huskers in double figures with 15 points and five assists off the bench.
• The only returning starter for the Ducks, Sofia Bell, was scoreless in the game. Deja Kelly led Oregon with 22 points, while Nani Falatea added 20.
• In Nebraska's only previous trip to Eugene, Oregon defeated the Huskers, 73-67 (Jan. 3, 1985).
Prince Advances to Lieberman Midseason Top 10
• Nebraska's Britt Prince advanced to the list of 10 women's college basketball players on the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Midseason Top 10 on Monday, Feb. 2. The Lieberman Award was the first of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Oct. 27.
• Fan voting for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award opened at http://www.hoophallawards.com on Friday, Feb. 6.
• Prince, a 5-11 sophomore from Omaha, Neb., returns for her second season at Nebraska after averaging 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals as a true freshman.
• Through 26 games this season, she is averaging a team-best 17.3 points per game while hitting 55.3 percent (168-304) of her shots from the field, including 34-of-71 threes (.479).
• Through 22 games, Prince was the only Division I starter in the country hitting 50 percent of her field goals (.562), 50 percent of her threes (.500) and 90 percent of her free throws (.930), before dipping below the 50 percent 3FG line by going 1-for-3 at No. 8 Michigan (Feb. 4).
• She owns two 30-point performances, eight 20-point efforts and 20 double-figure scoring games this season.
• Prince was the MVP of the Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket (Nov. 24-25) after leading the Huskers to a tournament title with 30 points on 12-of-17 shooting in a 91-82 win over Virginia. She averaged 24.0 points and 6.5 assists in the tournament, including 18 points and a season-high seven assists in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne.
• She established her career high with 30 points on 13-of-18 shooting in a win over Oral Roberts (Nov. 19).
• Prince produced a 28-point, six-rebound, six-assist effort in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). She hit 10-of-15 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 threes and all six of her free throws.
• She produced a 27-point performance at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1), when she also recorded five rebounds and four steals, before getting a game-high 17 points to go with a team-high four rebounds in the win over Purdue (Jan. 4).
• She had 23 points, two assists and two steals in a win over Samford (Nov. 8).
• Prince opened Big Ten play with 20 points in a win at Penn State (Dec. 6) and produced her fourth 20-point effort in conference play this season with 20 points and four assists in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24). She added 20 points and seven assists in a win over Indiana (Jan. 8).
• She tipped 2025-26 with 19 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal in a win over Northwestern State (Nov. 3).
• Prince led all players with 18 points and seven assists against No. 17 USC (Dec. 29). She also had 18 points and a season-high seven rebounds in a win over Creighton (Nov. 12).
• Prince had 17 points, four rebounds and five assists in a 92-53 win over Bradley (Dec. 3).
• She had 16 points and three assists in a win over North Dakota State in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Nov. 16).
• Prince also had 16 points, four rebounds and four assists at No. 15 Michigan State (Jan. 15).
• Prince, a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors while leading the Huskers to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
• In the NCAA Tournament, Prince led the Big Red with 14 points and six assists against Louisville. She averaged 17.0 points and 5.3 assists over three Big Ten Tournament games, including a season-high-tying 24 points against tourney champion and NCAA No. 1 seed UCLA.
• Prince was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21, 2025) after going for 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals in a win at Iowa (Jan. 16, 2025), when she hit a career-high five three-pointers.
Potts Announces Plan to Redshirt, Return in 2026-27
• Nebraska redshirt sophomore Natalie Potts will not return to the court in competition this season as she continues her rehabilitation from injury.
• Potts, who made the announcement on Thursday, Jan. 29, plans to return for her fourth year at Nebraska in 2026-27 with up to three years of eligibility remaining.
• “I am making slow but steady progress, and I appreciate the thoughts and encouragement of Husker fans everywhere,” Potts said. “I love my teammates and coaches and will give them my full support as we push for the postseason. I really want to be out there fighting to win with them, but I am just not in position to do that yet.”
• Potts, who was the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, suffered a knee injury in the fifth game of the 2024-25 season against North Alabama (Nov. 19). The 6-2 forward from O’Fallon, Mo., underwent surgery Dec. 4, 2024, and was eligible for a medical redshirt last season.
• She hoped to return to practice midway through the 2025-26 season, but her participation has been limited while she regains strength. Potts has recently returned to active participation in Nebraska game-day shoot-arounds, but she will not return to competition this season.
• Potts, who earned a spot on the preseason top 20 list for the Katrina McClain Award, will be eligible to take a redshirt this season.
• “Natalie is working diligently and progressing with her rehabilitation,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “At this time, we believe that it is in the best interest of her long-term health to give her more time to continue to progress and gain confidence with her return to full participation.”
• In 2023-24, Potts was a unanimous choice to the Big Ten All-Freshman team from the conference coaches and was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection by the league media. Potts started all 35 games for a Nebraska team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after working its way to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. She averaged 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game on the season.
• Through the first four games of her sophomore season, Potts averaged 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds, before suffering her injury 10 minutes into the game with North Alabama at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.
• In 2023-24, Potts led all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.489), while ranking second among league freshmen in scoring (10.2 ppg) and free throw percentage (.829) in 2023-24. She started all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers, who advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Nebraska Excels in NCAA Stat Rankings
• Through 26 games, Nebraska ranks among the top 25 teams in 8 NCAA categories.
• Assists Per Game - 18.4 ranks 10th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• FG% - .482 ranks 11th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• FT% - .786 ranks 12th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• Average Home Attendance - 5,691 ranks 15th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten
• Bench Scoring - 26.9 ppg ranks 16th nationally and 1st in the Big Ten.
• Assist-to-Turnover - 1.29 ranks 19th nationally and 7th in the Big Ten.
• Scoring - 79.8 ppg ranks 19th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• 3FG% - .360 - ranks 23rd nationally and 5th in the Big Ten.
Big Red Triple Threats
• Nebraska is hitting 36.5 percent of its shots from three-point range and averaging 8.1 made threes per game with shooters up and down the lineup.
• Five Huskers are shooting better than 35 percent from long range: Britt Prince (.486), Logan Nissley (.449), Amiah Hargrove (.420), Hailey Weaver (.385) and Callin Hake (.366). Additionally, Emily Fisher is 1-for-2 (.500) from long range on the season.
• In Big Ten play, the Huskers have knocked down 37.6 percent of their threes while averaging 8.1 makes per game.
Huskers Make Opponents Pay at Free Throw Line
• Nebraska is challenging the school record for best team free throw percentage in Husker history. Through 26 games, the Huskers are shooting 78.6 percent (342-435) from the line. In 2013-14, the Big Ten Tournament champion Huskers hit a school-record 79.6 percent (507-635) of their free throws.
• The top six Huskers in minutes played are all shooting 70 percent or better at the line, including Britt Prince (.929), Callin Hake (.875), Logan Nissley (.870), Amiah Hargrove (.800), Eliza Maupin (.782) and Jessica Petrie (.727).
• Britt Prince has been Nebraska's leader at the line. The sophomore point guard leads the Big Ten and ranks third nationally by hitting 92.9 percent (79-85) of her free throw attempts. She set a school record (men's or women's basketball) by hitting 56 consecutive makes, which was snapped on her first free throw attempt against Iowa. She made her next five and is 59-of-60 (.983) in Big Ten play.
• Cathy Owen owns the Nebraska season free throw percentage record (.950, 57-60) with a minimum of 50 made free throws required. Former Husker point guard Rachel Theriot, an Ohio native and long-time European professional, hit 92.6 percent (63-68) of her free throws in 2014-15. Prince, Theriot and Owen currently own five of the top-six season free throw shooting percentages in Nebraska history, including Prince's 87.2 percent (68-78) as a freshman last season.
Husker Forwards Producing Career Years
• Sophomore Amiah Hargrove is proving herself as one of the Big Ten's most improved players in 2025-26. Hargrove's 313 total points are 157 more than the 156 she scored for the Huskers over 33 games as freshman. The 6-2 forward also has more than doubled her total steals this season (15) compared to last season (6). She put up 24 points at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1), which followed her second double-double of the year with 13 points and a career-high-tying 11 rebounds in her first start of the season against Northwestern (Jan. 28). She added 16 points and a team-high rebounds at No. 8 Michigan (Feb. 4).
• Junior Jessica Petrie has totaled 273 points through 24 games, surpassing her previous season-best total of 210 points (2024-25) in 119 fewer minutes. Petrie's 24 blocked shots and 24 steals are also career bests, exceeding her previous career total of 12 steals through her first two seasons combined as a Husker. She had 20 blocks a year ago.
• Senior Eliza Maupin has scored 188 points for the Huskers through her 23 games this season, already surpassing her previous career-best season total of 146 points as a freshman at Kansas State (2022-23). Maupin's seven three-pointers this season have far exceeded the one triple she hit in her first three seasons at K-State. Her 69 made field goals and 43 free throws made are also the most in a season during her career, while her 18 blocks also have exceeded her previous career season high.