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Earthquake Exhibit at Now Open at State Capitol
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Earthquake Centennial Exhibit Opens at State Capitol
A year-long exhibit opened this morning at the State Capitol to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake and fire and Sacramento's role in giving aid to the disaster's victims.
Entitled "Rumors of Great Disaster," the exhibit features a 3-D film that looks at the 1906 earthquake and what it must have felt like. The title comes from the telegram President Theodore Roosevelt sent to Gov. George Pardee which is part of the display. "Hear rumors of great disaster through an earthquake in San Francisco but know nothing or the real facts," the message reads. "Call upon me for any assistance I can render."
Thousands of victims of the earthquake evacuated San Francisco and came to Sacramento. Refugee centers were set up at the rail yards which also served as a hub to deliver supplies to the devastated city.
Visitors to the exhibit will see artifacts such as household items and photographs on display and will be able to read new reports and accounts from the disaster's victims.
The exhibit's organizers say their goal is not only to remind people about the disaster but to create a vivid look at what could easily happen again. Experts say there is a 62 percent chance Northern California will experience a 6.7 magnitude or greater quake.
The "Rumors of Great Disaster" exhibit opened at 9 a.m. on the first floor of the Capitol and will run for one year. Admission is free.
(This story was provided by News10 KXTV Sacramento.)


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Huskers Battle No. 8 Penn State Sunday
NR/#23 Nebraska Cornhuskers
(12-4, 2-1 Big Ten)
at #8/#8 Penn State Lady Lions
(12-2, 2-0 Big Ten)
Sunday, Jan. 13, 1 p.m. (Central)
Bryce Jordan Center (University Park, Pa.)
Television: ESPN2
(PBP-Beth Mowins; Analyst-LaChina Robinson)
Radio: 25-Station IMG College Husker Sports Network
(PBP-Matt Coatney; Analyst-Jeff Griesch)
(107.3 FM-KBBK, Lincoln; 93.3 FM-KFFF, Omaha)
Free Internet Audio: Huskers.com
Huskers Battle No. 8 Penn State Sunday in State College on ESPN2
The Nebraska women's basketball team concludes its two-game Big Ten road swing by traveling to University Park, Pa., to clash with No. 8 Penn State on Sunday, Jan. 13.
Tip-off between the Huskers (12-4, 2-1 Big Ten) and the Lady Lions (12-2, 2-0 Big Ten) is set for 1 p.m. (central) with live national television coverage by ESPN2. Beth Mowins and LaChina Robinson will be on the call, as Nebraska plays its third straight nationally televised game.
The Husker Sports Network will provide a live radio broadcast of the game with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call, including flagships B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha. A free live audio stream will be available on Huskers.com.
Nebraska is coming off its most complete game of the season with its 67-38 win at Indiana on Thursday. The Huskers led 62-24 with seven minutes and were able to rest their starters extensively in the second half. Freshman Rachel Theriot played the best game of her young career with a career-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field against the Hoosiers. The 6-0 guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, added six assists while making her 10th straight start.
Sophomore guard Tear'a Laudermill matched her career high with 14 points while leading a suffocating Husker defense that held the Hoosiers to an opponent season-low 38 points.
Starting forwards Jordan Hooper and Emily Cady both added double-doubles for the Huskers, who dominated the glass, 50-27, at Indiana. Hooper (13.3 ppg, 10.3 rpg) and Cady (10.3 ppg, 12.0 rpg) are both averaging double-doubles for the Huskers in Big Ten play. Hooper, a first-team All-Big Ten pick, leads NU with 18.4 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.
Senior point guard Lindsey Moore has added 15.5 points and 5.6 assists while shooting better than 50 percent from the field. She leads Nebraska with 17.7 points per game in conference play.
Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-4, 2-1 Big Ten)
3 - Hailie Sample - 6-1 - So. - F - 5.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg
23 - Emily Cady - 6-2 - So. - F - 9.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg
35 - Jordan Hooper - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 18.4 ppg, 9.1 rpg
00 - Lindsey Moore - 5-9 - Sr. - G - 15.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg
24 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - Fr. - G - 4.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Off the Bench
1 - Tear'a Laudermill - 5-9 - So. - G - 6.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg
13 - Brandi Jeffery - 5-7 - So. - G - 4.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg
14 - Katie Simon - 6-2 - So. - F - 2.8 ppg, 1.0 rpg
10 - Meghin Williams - 6-1 - Sr. - F - 2.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg
21 - Sadie Murren - 5-8 - Fr. - G - 1.8 ppg, 1.1 rpg
22 - Courtney Aitken - 5-9 - Fr. - G - 0.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Head Coach: Connie Yori (Creighton, 1986)
11th Season at NU (202-130); 23rd Season Overall (397-270)
Penn State Lady Lions (12-2, 2-0 Big Ten)
24 - Mia Nickson - 6-2 - Sr. - F - 8.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg
54 - Nikki Greene - 6-4 - Sr. - C - 8.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg
2 - Dara Taylor - 5-8 - Jr. - G - 7.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg
20 - Alex Bentley - 5-7 - Sr. - G - 12.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg
33 - Maggie Lucas - 5-10 - Jr. - G - 20.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Off the Bench
23 - Ariel Edwards - 6-3 - Jr. - G/F - 8.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg
1 - Candice Agee - 6-6 - Fr. - C - 3.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg
44 - Tori Waldner - 6-5 - So. - F - 2.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg
5 - Talia East - 6-3 - Jr. - F/C - 2.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg
25 - Gizelle Studevent - 5-11 - Sr. - G - 2.1 ppg, 0.6 rpg
Head Coach: Coquese Washington (Notre Dame, 1992)
Sixth Season at PSU (104-69); Sixth Season Overall (104-69)
Maurer Announces End to Husker Career
Nebraska junior Adrianna Maurer has decided to end her playing career for the Huskers because of continuing back pain, Coach Connie Yori announced on Monday, Jan. 7.
Maurer, a 6-3 center from Shawnee Mission, Kan., played in nine non-conference games and averaged 2.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 2012-13, after returning to the court following major back surgery in mid-January of 2012. She appeared in 10 non-conference games as a sophomore before her back injury sidelined her from competition.
In 43 career games, Maurer scored 113 points and grabbed 91 rebounds. She was the only center on Nebraska's roster this season.
"Adri put in a tremendous amount of work during the offseason to put herself in a position to get back on the court, but her back pain has returned to the point that it is not in her best interest to continue to play basketball," Yori said. "She has experienced a lot of pain the past two seasons, and hopefully with rest, she can lead a normal life after basketball. Adri is an outstanding student, and we expect her to continue to do a great job as she focuses on academics."
Cady, Sample Set for 50th Straight Starts
Nebraska sophomore forwards Emily Cady and Hailie Sample are expected to make their 50th consecutive starts when the Huskers take on Penn State Sunday afternoon. Cady and Sample have started every game of their NU careers alongside Lindsey Moore (114) and Jordan Hooper (80).
Scouting the No. 8 Penn State Lady Lions
Coach Coquese Washington leads defending Big Ten regular-season champion Penn State into Sunday's game against the Huskers with a 12-2 overall record and a 2-0 Big Ten mark. The Lady Lions are ranked No. 8 nationally in both major boths and enjoyed the midweek off from Big Ten competition heading into their home game at the Bryce Jordan Center against the Huskers.
Penn State rolled to a 76-55 win over Michigan State in East Lansing last Sunday. The Spartans entered the game with a 13-1 mark.
All-America candidates Maggie Lucas and Alex Bentley lead one of the Big Ten's most explosive, balanced and experienced lineups. Lucas, a 5-10 junior guard, is averaging 20.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, while knocking 52.9 percent (46-87) of her three-point attempts. She is also an 87.1 percent free throw shooter. In two games against NU last season, Lucas averaged 21 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest.
Senior guard Alex Bentley, the preseason Big Ten Player of the Year, is averaging 12.2 points and 4.4 rebounds, while adding team bests of 57 assists and 55 steals. She is one of only a handful of Big Ten players in history with more than 1,500 points, 500 assists and 250 steals. In two games against the Huskers last season, Bentley averaged 22.5 points and 6.0 steals per game.
Both Lucas and Bentley join Nebraska's Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore on every major national player-of-the-year watch list.
Senior Nikki Greene, a 6-4 center, adds 8.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Greene joins NU's Moore with one of the longest active starting streaks in the nation. Greene owns 113 straight starts heading into Sunday's game. In two games against NU last season, Greene averaged 10.5 points and 11.5 rebounds.
Senior Mia Nickson, a 6-2 senior forward, also returns to the Penn State starting five. Nickson is averaging 8.5 points and 6.5 boards per contest and started both games against the Huskers last season, including a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in the victory in Lincoln.
Dara Taylor, a 5-8 junior guard who sat out last year after transferring from Maryland, has stepped into the starting lineup recently for the Lady Lions. Taylor is averaging 7.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. She has also shared point guard duties with Bentley, and ranks second on the team with 45 assists. In Big Ten games, Taylor is PSU's second-leading scorer with 13.5 points and a team-best 5.0 steals per contest.
Taylor has split starting duties with the much taller Ariel Edwards. The 6-3 junior guard/forward is averaging 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds. The Lady Lions bring significant size off the bench with 6-6 freshman center Candice Agee (3.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg), 6-5 sophomore forward Tori Waldner (2.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg) and 6-3 junior forward/center Talia East (2.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg).
Penn State possesses the Big Ten's most explosive offense, averaging 74.4 points, while allowing just 57.4 points per game. PSU is shooting 41.9 percent from the field, including 40.2 percent from three-point range, which ranks second in the Big Ten. The Lady Lions also own the league's second-best field goal percentage defense (.344). Penn State leads the Big Ten in both turnover margin (+4.3) and steals per game (11.7 spg).
Nebraska vs. Penn State Series History
Nebraska trails the all-time series with Penn State 3-1, including a 1-1 mark as Big Ten opponents. The Huskers notched a 71-63 win over the Lady Lions at the Bryce Jordan Center on Dec. 30, 2011, in NU's first-ever Big Ten game. Jordan Hooper led the Huskers with 31 points and 12 rebounds in the win.
Penn State salvaged a season split in the series with a 93-73 victory over the Huskers at the Devaney Center on Jan. 15, 2012. It was PSU's first-ever game in Lincoln.
The two teams met for the first time on Jan. 2, 1993, when Penn State posted a 102-66 victory at State College. The Lady Lions added an 83-64 win over NU on Dec. 30, 2002 in the championship game at the Surf-N-Slam in San Diego, Calif., in Coach Connie Yori's first season at Nebraska.
Moore, Hooper Rank High in Big Ten Stats
Lindsey Moore leads the Big Ten in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.5-to-1) with 89 assists and just 35 turnovers through 16 games. It is one of eight categories in which Moore ranks among the top 15 in the Big Ten.
The senior point guard from Covington, Wash., ranks second in three-point field goal percentage (.491), while ranking fourth in assists (5.6 apg). She also ranks fifth in overall field goal percentage (.503), and 10th in the Big Ten in scoring (15.5 ppg). Moore ranks 11th in three-pointers made (1.7), 12th in free throw percentage (.808) and 14th in steals (1.9 spg).
Hooper ranks among the top 10 in the Big Ten in six categories. She is No. 3 in the league with her 9.1 rebounds per game, while ranking sixth in the conference in scoring at 18.4 points per contest. She is fifth in the Big Ten in three-pointers made per game with 2.6, while ranking 10th in free throw percentage (.815). She ranks fourth in defensive (6.1) and fifth in offensive (3.0) rebounding.
Big Three Leading Huskers in Big Ten Play
Senior point guard Lindsey Moore leads Nebraska with 17.7 points, 5.7 assists and 2.0 steals in Big Ten action. In conference play-only, Moore ranks sixth in the league in scoring and is third in assists. She also carries a 2.8-assist-to-turnover ratio in conference play (17-to-6).
Jordan Hooper and Emily Cady have averaged double-doubles in Big Ten play. Hooper, a junior forward, has produced 13.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals per contest in conference action.
Cady, a 6-2 sophomore forward, has added 10.3 points and a team-best 12.0 rebounds per game in the league. Cady's rebounding average ranks second in the Big Ten in conference play, while Hooper ranks third. Purdue's Sam Ostarello (15.5 rpg) and Iowa's Morgan Johnson (10.0 rpg) are the only other players in the conference averaging double-digit rebounds in league play.
Moore Closing in on 600 Career Assists
Lindsey Moore has climbed to No. 2 on the Husker all-time assist chart with 593, trailing only school record holder and Mahoney, Pa., native Meggan Yedsena (696, 1991-94). Moore needs just seven assists to become the eighth player in Big Ten Conference history to reach 600 career steals. Moore and Penn State senior Alex Bentley are two of only 25 players in Big Ten history with 500 or more assists.
Moore, a Nancy Lieberman Award candidate, needs 103 assists to catch Yedsena at the top of the Husker assist list. Moore is averaging 5.6 assists in 2012-13.
Last season, Moore dished out 167 assists in 33 games, while distributing 183 assists as a sophomore in 2010-11. She opened her career with 154 assists as a freshman in 2009-10.
Moore has produced a career-high 11 assists on four occasions (at Iowa, Jan. 8, 2012; Mississippi Valley State, Nov. 15, 2011; Florida A&M, Jan. 2, 2011; vs. UCLA, March 23, 2010). She has a season-high nine assists (Northern Arizona, Nov. 16) in 2012-13 and five games with eight or more assists this season.
Moore's Starting Streak Among Nation's Longest
Lindsey Moore's streak of 114 consecutive starts for the Huskers is the second-longest active starting streak in the nation. Moore's streak trails only Texas Tech's Monique Smalls, who owns 117 straight starts (102, plus 15 in 2012-13). Moore stepped ahead of Penn State's Nikki Greene on Thursday. Greene has started 113 consecutive starts (99, plus 14 in 2012-13).
Hooper Producing at Higher Level in Last Seven Games
Jordan Hooper has turned up her production over the last seven games, averaging 21.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per contest.
Against No. 24 Florida State and Oral Roberts, Hooper produced the two highest point totals of her career, including a career-best 36 points and 12 rebounds against FSU, before adding 33 points and nine boards against Oral Roberts. In those two contests, Hooper went a combined 11-of-21 (52.3 percent) from three-point range and 25-of-43 (58.1 percent) from the field.
In between the wins over FSU and ORU, Hooper added a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds at previously unbeaten South Florida Dec. 16.
Hooper heads to Penn State after producing back-to-back Big Ten double-doubles with 15 points and 14 boards against No. 14 Purdue Jan. 5, and 11 points and 11 rebounds at Indiana Jan. 10.
Huskers Cruise Past Hoosiers, 67-38
Rachel Theriot scored a career-high 14 points and dished out six assists, while Jordan Hooper and Emily Cady added double-doubles to lead Nebraska to a 67-38 win at Indiana on Thursday night.
Theriot, a 6-0 guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, hit 7-of-9 shots from the field, including 5-of-5 in the first half to produce the best game of her career.
Hooper, a 6-2 junior forward from Alliance, Neb., added 11 points and 11 rebounds in just 23 minutes for her seventh double-double of the season and 24th of her career. Cady, a 6-2 sophomore forward from Seward, Neb., pitched in 11 points and 10 boards for her second double-double of the year.
Sophomore guard Tear'a Laudermill also came off the bench to ignite a suffocating Husker defense. Laudermill repeatedly prevented the Hoosiers from initiating their offense during a 24-3 surge for the Huskers that spanned the halves. Laudermill also matched her career high with 14 points to go along with two steals.
Fellow sophomore Katie Simon added eight points off the bench for the Huskers in Nebraska's most complete game of the season, building a 62-24 lead with more than seven minutes left.
Nebraska hit 42.9 percent (27-63) of its shots from the field, including 4-of-15 threes, while hitting 9-of-11 free throws. The Huskers outworked the Hoosiers from end to end, dominating the boards, 50-27. NU also grabbed 17 offensive boards.
The Huskers held Indiana to just 15-of-53 shooting from the field, including 3-of-15 from long range. The Hoosiers also hit just 5-of-10 free throws. Aulani Sinclair led Indiana with 15 points and nine rebounds, while Simone Deloach added 14 points off the bench. Jasmine McGhee (7) and Andrea Newbauer (2) were the only other Hoosiers to score in the game.
Nebraska worked its way to a 9-1 lead out of the gate by holding the home-standing Hoosiers without a field goal for the game's first 8:25. The Huskers maintained a nine-point lead with 2:30 left in the half, before erupting on an 11-0 run to close the period.
Laudermill scored five points during the closing run, including a three-pointer, while Theriot capped the first-half scoring with a backdoor layup with three seconds left. The shot wrapped up a 5-for-5 shooting half for Theriot, who finished with 10 first-half points to go along with four assists and a steal.
The Huskers opened the game just 5-of-14 from the field, but hit 10-of-13 shots to end the half. Nebraska put the game away with a 17-3 surge to open the second half and never looked back.
Cady Doing Double Duty in Big Ten Play
Sophomore Emily Cady has her second Big Ten campaign off to a strong start by averaging 10.3 points and 12.0 rebounds through three conference games. Cady, who owns a pair of Big Ten double-doubles, is one of only four players averaging a double-double in league play. She joins teammate Jordan Hooper, Purdue's Sam Ostarello and Iowa's Morgan Johnson in that class.
The 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., opened with 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in Nebraska's 70-52 win over Wisconsin Jan. 2. Cady hit 6-of-9 shots from the field, including 3-of-4 three-pointers to tie another career best. She also dished out three assists, snagged two steals and blocked a shot against the Badgers. The performance marked Cady's first double-double of the season.
She notched her second Big Ten double with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Indiana Jan. 10. Cady hit 3-of-4 shots from the field, including her lone three-point attempt, and went 4-for-4 at the line. She added two steals and an assist against the Hoosiers. Cady added seven points and 12 rebounds in the loss to No. 14 Purdue Jan. 5.
In Big Ten games, Cady is shooting 47.4 percent (9-19) from the field, including 57.1 percent (4-7) from long range. She has also connected on 9-of-10 free throws.
The increased production in conference play is nothing new for Cady, who averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in conference action last season. She earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, after averaging 7.3 points and 5.8 boards in regular-season non-conference play. Overall, Cady averaged 9.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game to go along with a team-best 28 blocked shots in 2011-12.
Four of Cady's five career double-doubles have come against Big Ten competition and the fifth came against Kansas in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. She notched her first career double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in NU's triple-overtime win at Purdue on Feb. 2, 2012.
Cady, who has started 49 straight games, is averaging 9.5 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals overall. She owns seven double-figure scoring efforts and five double-digit rebounding games as a sophomore to push her career total to 12.
Theriot Claims First Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week Award
Rachel Theriot captured the first Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award of her career, when the conference office named its weekly honors on Monday, Dec. 31.
Theriot, a 6-0 point guard from Middleburg Heights, Ohio, scored a then-career-high 12 points in just 23 minutes of action to help Nebraska roll to an 84-39 win over Grambling State on Dec. 29.
Theriot, who has made 10 consecutive starts in the Husker lineup, hit 5-of-9 shots from the field, including back-to-back three-pointers during NU's 15-0 run late in the first half. She added three rebounds, three assists and three steals in an outstanding all-around effort.
Theriot has played in all 16 games for the Huskers despite being limited by a foot injury. She is averaging 4.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steal per game. She became just the second Husker in history to win a Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week award, joining current NU sophomore Emily Cady, who earned the honor on Jan. 23, 2012.
With a strong performance against Penn State, Theriot could be a contender for the Big Ten award again next week. She opened the week with a career-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field to go along with six assists and a steal in Nebraska's run past Indiana Jan. 10.
Over her last four games, Theriot is averaging 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists, including 7.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in Big Ten play.
Laudermill Igniting Huskers at Both Ends off Bench
Tear'a Laudermill is showing growth and maturity in her game over the past two months. The 5-9 sophomore guard from Riverside, Calif., has developed into a consistent offensive threat off the bench while providing pesky defense as Nebraska's defensive hound.
Laudermill matched her career high with 14 points in NU's win at Indiana Jan. 10, and made it nearly impossible for the Hoosier guards to initiate Indiana's offense. She played a major role in holding the Hoosiers to just 24 points in the game's first 33 minutes.
After scoring only six total points in Nebraska's first four games this season, Laudermill has scored at least four points in each of NU's last 12 contests. She is averaging 7.0 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game.
Laudermill has been even better in Big Ten play, averaging 8.3 points, 1.0 assist and 2.0 steals while shooting 50 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from three-point range.
Yori First Husker Coach with 200 Wins
Connie Yori became the first women's basketball coach in Nebraska history to reach the 200-win milestone at the school with NU's 84-39 win over Grambling State on Dec. 29, 2012. Yori also recorded her first win as Nebraska's coach against Grambling State on Nov. 22, 2002.
Yori, who was the 2010 National Coach of the Year, has improved her Husker career mark to 202-130 (.608). Earlier this season, Yori became the winningest women's basketball coach in NU history with a win over Temple on Nov. 11, 2012. The victory over the Owls increased Yori's win total to 192 at the start of her 11th season at Nebraska. She moved past former Husker Coach Angela Beck (1986-97) atop Nebraska's all-time win list. Beck posted a 191-128 record (.599) in 11 seasons at the helm of the Huskers.
On the men's side, only Danny Nee and Joe Cipriano have produced 200 basketball victories at Nebraska. Nee won 254 games in 14 seasons coaching the Huskers from 1987 to 2000. Cipriano earned 253 wins in 17 seasons from 1964 to 1980.
Moore, Hooper Fourth NU Teammates Across 1,300 Points
Lindsey Moore (1,408) and Jordan Hooper (1,372) are just the fourth set of active teammates in Nebraska history with more than 1,300 points apiece. With 22 points against No. 14 Purdue, Moore became just the 12th Husker in history with 1,400 points. She needs 25 points to catch Diane DelVigna (1,433, 1979-80) at No. 11 on Nebraska's all-time scoring list.
Hooper, a 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., crossed the 1,300-point mark with her 33-point effort against Oral Roberts Dec. 20, and has closed within six points of Cory Montgomery (1,378, 2007-10) in 13th on the NU scoring list. Hooper has scored just 36 fewer points than Moore in 34 fewer career games.
Most recently, All-American Kelsey Griffin (2,033) and fellow first-team All-Big 12 forward Cory Montgomery (1,378) finished the 2009-10 season with well over 1,300 points apiece. In 1987-88, Maurtice Ivy closed her storied career with 2,131 points, while Alliance, Neb., native Amy Stephens finished her junior year with 1,364 points. The previous season, Angie Miller closed her career with 1,541 points, while Ivy ended her junior year with 1,578 points in 1986-87. Miller and Ivy are the only pair of Huskers to compete in the same season as active 1,400-point scorers, and no Husker teammates have ever reached 1,600 career points in the same year.
Moore Seven Assists from 1,400 Points, 600 Assists
Lindsey Moore is just 12 assists away from becoming the first Husker in history to score 1,400 and dish out 600 assists in a career. In fact, no other Husker has ever scored 1,200 points and dished out 600 assists. Moore enters the Penn State game with 1,408 points and 593 assists. She also has 179 career steals.
Hooper Ninth Husker with 1,300 Points, 600 Rebounds
Jordan Hooper used a 33-point effort against Oral Roberts to become the ninth Husker in history with 1,300 points and 600 career rebounds. She has pushed her career totals to 1,372 points and 656 rebounds.
Hooper reached the 1,300/600 mark in her 76th career game at Nebraska. No other member of NU's 1,300/600 list played fewer than 107 games, and four of them played more than 125 in their careers.
Nebraska's distinguished 1,300/600 list includes first-team All-Americans Karen Jennings (2,405 points/1,000 rebounds) and Kelsey Griffin (2,033/1,019), along with 1988 Big Eight Player-of-the-Year Maurtice Ivy (2,131/778). Two-time WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge (1,859/804), Debra Powell (1,843/750), Kathy Hagerstrom (1,778/874), Angie Miller (1,541/661) and Cory Montgomery (1,378/627) are the only other Huskers in that elite group. Hooper has climbed to No. 11 on NU's all-time rebounding list and is just three rebounds away from the Huskers' career top 10.
Hooper is just three rebounds away from Charlie Rogers (659, 1997-00) at No. 10 and just five boards away from Angie Miller (661, 1984-87) in No. 9 on NU's all-time list. Hooper needs 25 more rebounds to catch Jan Crouch (681, 1976-79) at No. 8.
Moore To Move Ahead of DeForge with 115th Straight Start
Senior All-America candidate Lindsey Moore will move ahead of Anna DeForge into No. 6 on the Nebraska career list for most starts by making her 115th consecutive start against Penn State on Friday. The 5-9 point guard from Covington, Wash., has started every game of her career since leading the Huskers to a perfect 29-0 regular-season record and the Big 12 title as a freshman in 2009-10. Moore owns an 81-33 record as Nebraska's starting point guard and has guided the Huskers to a pair of NCAA Tournaments.
Meggan Yedsena (1991-94) owns the Nebraska record for consecutive career starts, after she started all 120 games in her outstanding four-year career from 1990-91 through 1993-94. Yedsena is the only Husker in history to start every game of a four-year career. Kelsey Griffin, a 2010 first-team All-American and a teammate of Moore's in 2009-10, owns the NU career record with 127 starts.
Moore's Minutes Could Be Unmatched in Husker History
In addition to challenging the Nebraska record for most consecutive starts and career starts in Husker history this season, Lindsey Moore is on pace to shatter the NU record for minutes played.
The 5-9 point guard from Covington, Wash., ranks fourth on the NU career list with 3,685 minutes played. Moore is just 310 minutes from the Nebraska record.
Meggan Yedsena owns the NU record for minutes played with 3,995. Nicole Kubik ranks second in NU history with 3,798, while Amy Stephens ranks third with 3,742.
Moore Nearing Nebraska Top 10 in Career Steals
Lindsey Moore enters the Penn State game with 179 career steals, needing 11 more takeaways to join Lis Brenden (190, 1993-96) at No. 10 on Nebraska's all-time list.
Moore, who set a career-best with 72 steals as a junior in 2011-12, owns 31 steals in 2012-13, including four in the Big Ten-opening win over Wisconsin.
Nebraska Celebrates Final Basketball Season at Devaney Center
The Nebraska men's and women's basketball teams will celebrate their final season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center throughout the 2012-13 campaign. The Huskers will move into the new Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln in October of 2013. The arena, which is set for completion next fall, will become the new home of Husker men's and women's basketball in 2013-14.
As part of the festivities at the Devaney Center during 2012-13, the Huskers plan to highlight the greatest moments and greatest players in the 37-year history of the Devaney Center At each men's and women's basketball home game during the season, HuskerVision will produce a big screen feature showcasing one of the most memorable moments in men's and women's basketball history.
On the women's side, long-time Husker Sports Network basketball broadcasters Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch compiled the list along with Mike Babcock, who researched and wrote a detailed history of Husker women's basketball in 2000. The women's basketball moments range from Jan Crouch's 27-point performance on opening night on Nov. 12, 1976 to Lindsey Moore's triple-double on Jan. 2, 2011. They include championship celebrations in 1988 and 2010 and historic victories throughout the decades, while recognizing Husker legends such as Karen Jennings, Maurtice Ivy, Kelsey Griffin, Anna DeForge, Amy Stephens and more.
During the season, fans also will be able to join the discussion through social media, offering their most memorable moments at the Devaney Center.
The Nebraska Athletic Department has created a special "Devaney Center Final Season" logo that will be displayed on giant banners draped outside above the north and south entrances of the Devaney Center.
Hooper, Moore Earn Spots on Wade, Naismith, Wooden Lists
Junior Jordan Hooper and senior Lindsey Moore are being mentioned among the top players in the nation in 2012-13, and are candidates for the Wade, Naismith and Wooden awards.
Hooper and Moore were among 25 college players named to the 2012-13 preseason Wade Watch List, announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Sept. 18. They joined each other on the Preseason Wooden Award Top 30 on Nov. 9. They appeared on their first national player-of-the-year watch list together last season, when they were both included in the Naismith Midseason 32 and they earned spots on the 2013 Naismith Trophy Preseason Top 50 on Nov. 15.
Hooper and Moore are the first Husker teammates in history named to any of the three major national player-of-the-year watch lists at the same time.
In 2011-12, Hooper was an Associated Press Honorable-Mention All-American, while earning WBCA All-Region 6 honors. The 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., was also one of five first-team All-Big Ten selections, and a member of the Big Ten All-Tournament team after averaging 18.9 points and a Big Ten-best 9.3 rebounds per game.
Moore, a 5-9 point guard from Covington, Wash., was one of eight finalists for the 2012 Nancy Lieberman Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top point guard. Moore joined Hooper on the Big Ten All-Tournment Team and was a second-team All-Big Ten choice. Moore ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten in assists (5.1 apg), No. 5 in steals (2.2 spg) and No. 7 in scoring (15.7 ppg).
Former Nebraska All-American Karen Jennings won the Wade Trophy in 1993, while All-American Kelsey Griffin was a finalist for the Wade, Naismith and Wooden awards in 2010.
Hooper, Moore Earn Preseason All-Big Ten Honors
Nebraska's Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore captured All-Big Ten honors while the Huskers were picked to finish second in the conference, when preseason polls were announced by the Big Ten Oct. 25.
Hooper, a 6-2 junior forward from Alliance, Neb., was named to the preseason All-Big Ten team by both the conference coaches and media. In 2011-12, Hooper was one of five first-team All-Big Ten selections, while also earning Big Ten All-Tournament honors. She ranked third in the Big Ten in scoring (18.3 ppg), while leading the Big Ten in both rebounding (9.3 rpg) and double-doubles (14) last season.
Moore, a 5-9 senior point guard from Covington, Wash., was one of five preseason All-Big Ten picks by the conference media. Moore ranked No. 7 in the Big Ten in scoring (15.7 ppg), No. 2 in assists (5.1 apg) and No. 5 in steals (2.2 spg) in 2011-12. Moore earned second-team All-Big Ten honors as a junior, while joining Hooper on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.
Defending regular-season champion Penn State was the choice of the coaches and the media to win the 2013 Big Ten title. The Huskers were picked second in both polls, while Purdue was the coaches' selection to finish third. Ohio State was the media's choice to finish third.
Huskers Load Up 2012-13 Schedule
Nebraska's 31-game regular-season schedule features 19 games against 2012 postseason squads. NU's schedule is highlighted by 13 games against 2012 NCAA Tourament teams, including a matchup with Elite Eight qualifier Maryland and two games with NCAA Sweet 16 Penn State. The Huskers play three games against 2012 WNIT teams and three contests against WBI participants.
The Huskers also play seven games against six teams that won conference titles in 2012. Maryland headlines the list of conference champs after claiming the 2012 ACC Tournament title. The Terps finished with a 31-5 record at No. 6 in the AP poll. NU also faces Big Ten regular-season champ Penn State twice and Big Ten Tournament champ Purdue once. In non-conference play, the Huskers tangle with Big Sky Conference champ Idaho State, Missouri Valley Conference champ Creighton and Summit League Conference champ South Dakota State.
Husker Non-Conference Schedule Offers Quality, Depth
Nebraska expects to face one of the toughest regular-season schedules in school history in 2012-13. NU's Strength of Schedule has ranked among the top 30 nationally in four of the past five seasons, and the Huskers could face a top-20 schedule in 2012-13. Six of Nebraska's non-conference opponents won 20 or more games last season, led by Maryland's 31.
Perhaps an even stronger indicator of the depth of Nebraska's schedule is that the Huskers will play 20 games against teams that won 18 or more games, while 12 of the Huskers' 13 non-conference opponents won at least 14 games a year ago.
Injuries Slow Down Huskers in Offseason
Nebraska's offseason featured a laundry list of injuries. NU's entire starting five played injured in the Huskers' NCAA Tournament loss to Kansas to end the 2011-12 season.
Emily Cady underwent offseason knee surgery, while Jordan Hooper and Hailie Sample each took extended rest to recover from stress reactions in their legs following NU's four games in four days at the Big Ten Tournament. Cady entered the season as one of the healthiest Huskers, while Hooper and Sample were limited by injuries. Lindsey Moore was slowed by a reoccurring injury, while NU's lone center Adrianna Maurer tried to recover from major back surgery in January of 2012. Maurer announced the end of her basketball career at Nebraska on Jan. 7, 2013, because of continuing pain. Senior forward Meghin Williams has been limited in practice throughout her four-year career by foot injuries.
Freshman guard Rachel Theriot missed nearly three weeks of practice with a stress reaction in her foot, bringing the list of Huskers severely limited in practice to seven on a daily basis.
Nebraska's other freshmen, Courtney Aitken and Sadie Murren, and sophomores Brandi Jeffery, Tear'a Laudermill and Katie Simon were healthy throughout fall practice. However, Aitken has been wearing a walking boot on her foot since mid-December and has not played since Dec. 5.
NU's Four Returning Starters Solid for 49 Straight Games
After starting 33 consecutive games together in 2011-12, Nebraska's four returning starters Lindsey Moore (114), Jordan Hooper (80) and sophomores Emily Cady (49) and Hailie Sample (49) have started all 16 games together in 2012-13.
However, Nebraska's fifth starting spot has changed in 2012-13 with sophomore guard Brandi Jeffery starting NU's first six games and freshman Rachel Theriot starting the Huskers' last 10 contests.
In 2011-12, fifth-year senior guard Kaitlyn Burke joined Moore, Hooper, Cady and Sample in NU's starting lineup for every game.
Consistent starting lineups are nothing new for the Huskers under Coach Connie Yori. In fact, three times in Yori's 11 seasons Nebraska has used the same starting five for every game in a season, including all 33 games in 2011-12. The 2006-07 Huskers featured the same starting five for 32 games on their way to a 22-10 season and the NCAA Tournament. Yori's 2003-04 Huskers also used the same starting five for 30 games on their way to an 18-12 season and a WNIT bid.
A full year with the same starting five is rare in women's college basketball. In fact, Nebraska was the only Big Ten team to feature the same starting five throughout 2011-12, and was one of only three teams in the 2012 NCAA Tournament to start the same five every game. Kansas State and BYU were the others.
Over the past eight seasons (including 2012-13), Nebraska has used only 20 different starting lineups in 242 games.
Moore, Hooper Climbing Nebraska Career Scoring List
Lindsey Moore and Jordan Hooper have flown up the Nebraska career scoring chart during their time as Huskers. Moore, a 5-9 senior guard from Covington, Wash., ranks No. 12 at Nebraska with 1,408 points, and needs 25 points to catch Diane DelVigna (1,433, 1979-80) in 11th place.
Hooper, a 6-2 junior forward from Alliance, Neb., ranks 14th all-time on the Husker scoring list with 1,372 points and needs just six points to catch Montgomery while trailing Moore by 36 points despite playing 34 fewer games. In 2011-12, Hooper became NU's first sophomore to reach 1,000 career points, achieving the mark in her 60th game.
Huskers Expect More Experience in 2012-13
Despite a 12-player roster that features five sophomores and three freshmen, Nebraska is still expected to showcase one of the Big Ten's most experienced starting lineups in 2012-13.
While featuring just one returning senior starter (Lindsey Moore) and one returning junior starter (Jordan Hooper), the Huskers expect to match Iowa for the third most returning starts with 228.
Only Penn State (303) and Northwestern (249) are expected to return more starts than Nebraska. While Nebraska will be more experienced, the Huskers match Northwestern and Michigan as the only schools in the Big Ten with just four players who have ever started a collegiate game. The other nine Big Ten schools all return at least five players with starting experience.
As a whole, the Big Ten is expected to be a more senior-dominated conference in 2012-13. The conference lost only seven seniors who earned all-conference honors in 2011-12, while returning 13 all-conference honorees. A total of 10 2011-12 juniors earned all-conference honors, and all five members of the Big Ten All-Defensive Team were drawn from the junior class.
Big Ten Returning Starts By School (Entering 2012-13)
1. Penn State (303) - Greene (98), Bentley (96), Nickson (59), Lucas (33), Edwards (9), Wolfe (8)
2. Northwestern (249) - Orban (99), Hackney (83), Diamant (38), Roser (29)
T3. Iowa (228) - Johnson (94), Printy (88), Logic (30), Taylor (8), Dixon (7), Nesbitt (1)
T3. Nebraska (228) - Moore (98), Hooper (64), Cady (33), Sample (33)
5. Illinois (203) - Penn (95), Moore (42), Magrum (32), Crawford (23), GodBold (11)
6. Michigan (202) - Ryan (96), Sheffer (62), Jordan (29), Elmblad (15)
7. Purdue (200) - Moses (64), Ostarello (38), Houser (37), Poston (24), Mingo (24), Williams (13)
8. Ohio State (185) - Hill (101), Adams (48), Stokes (33), Moore (2), Ferguson (1)
9. Indiana (162) - Sinclair (50), Chaplin (40), Newbauer (27), McGhee (23), Deloach (7), Rubene (7), McCurty (5)
10. Minnesota (149) - Loberg (53), Banham (34), Kellogg (30), Cotton (18), Noga (9), Riche (5)
11. Wisconsin (103) - Wurtz (59), Paige (36), Rochel (3), Smith (2), Stephen (2), Gulczynski (1)
12. Michigan State (99) - Thomas (34), Johnson (28), Schiffauer (17), Bell (11), Mills (9)
Hooper Building Off Super Sophomore Campaign
Jordan Hooper became the first sophomore in school history to produce 600 points and 300 rebounds in the same season, finishing the 2011-12 campaign with 624 points and 306 boards. The 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., became just the fourth Husker ever to accomplish the feat.
Hooper, an honorable-mention AP All-American and a first-team All-Big Ten pick, set the Nebraska sophomore single-season scoring record with 624 points. She eclipsed the 609 points scored by Kiera Hardy in 2004-05. Hooper's 306 rebounds marked the third-highest total in school history by a sophomore, trailing only 372 by Janet Smith in 40 games in 1979-80) and 314 by Carol Garey in 36 games in 1978-79. Hooper's 9.3 rebounds per game matched Smith's sophomore record. Only one other sophomore in NU history - Kathy Hagerstrom (1980-81) scored 500 points and grabbed 250 boards.
Hooper's sophomore production was on a similar level to the two most productive seasons in school history. Karen Jennings, the 1993 Wade Trophy winner and a first-team All-American, produced 810 points and 319 rebounds in 32 games as a junior in 1991-92. Kelsey Griffin, a finalist for every national player-of-the-year award in 2010 and a first-team All-American, produced 685 points and 354 rebounds in 34 games as a senior.
Fastbreakers Announce Backboard Event Schedule
The Fastbreakers Booster Club set the dates for three Backboard Events during the 2012-13 season. The events, which are held in the northwest corner of the upper concourse at the Devaney Center, tipped off on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 5:30 p.m., 90 minutes before Nebraska's game against Maryland in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The second Backboard Event was held prior to Nebraska's Big Ten clash with Purdue on Saturday, Jan. 5. Tip time was 1 p.m., while the banquet began at 11:30 a.m.
This season's Backboard Events conclude with a luncheon prior to Nebraska's Big Ten regular-season finale with Penn State on March 3. The start times of the luncheon and game will be announced at a later date, after the Big Ten Network makes its television picks for the final two games of the season across the conference.
Each event is scheduled to begin 90 minutes prior to tip-off of each game and will feature a speaker from the women's basketball staff. The cost of each event is $15 per person, and spots must be reserved no later than one week in advance of the event, either on-line at www.Huskers.com/donate (online registration available for current Fastbreakers Club members only), by calling the Huskers Athletic Fund at (402) 472-2367.
Fastbreakers Announce Plans for Three Bus Trips
Fastbreakers followed the Huskers to their first road game of the season, when Nebraska took on South Dakota State in Brookings, S.D., on Sunday, Nov. 18. The Fastbreakers also took a bus to Omaha for Nebraska's annual clash with Creighton on Wednesday, Dec. 5.
The final road trip of the season is set for Nebraska's appearance at the Big Ten Tournament March 7-10 in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The Fastbreakers will leave Lincoln for the Chicago area on Wednesday, March 6 and will return following the Huskers' appearance at the tournament. The cost of bus ride is $170, and does not include game tickets. Beverages on the bus are included in the price, but no meals are included.
For more details on the 2012-13 Fastbreaker Bus Trips, contact Doug Fry at email@example.com or call (402) 617-7039. All trips must be booked and paid for two weeks prior to departure.
Hooper Puts Up Double-Doubles at Record Rate
Jordan Hooper has climbed into a tie for third on Nebraska's career double-double list after producing her seventhof the 2012-13 season with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Indiana Jan. 10. It was Hooper's second straight double-double following a 15-point, 14-rebound effort against No. 14 Purdue Jan. 5. Hooper owns 24 career double-doubles, matching Nafeesah Brown on the NU career chart.
In non-conference play, Hooper notched 24 points and 14 rebounds in NU's win at South Florida on Dec. 16. It was Hooper's second straight double-double, after producing 36 points and 12 boards in a win over No. 24 Florida State on Dec. 8.
Hooper became just the seventh Husker in history to produce at least 20 career double-doubles, when she registered 29 points and 10 boards in NU's win over Idaho State on Dec. 1. Hooper added a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Sam Houston State Nov. 20, after notching her first double-double of the year with 12 points and 14 boards against Temple Nov. 11.
Hooper led the Big Ten and ranked among the top 25 players nationally with 14 double-doubles in 2011-12. Hooper, who produced double figures in 32 of Nebraska's 33 games, recorded 14 double-figure rebounding performances as a sophomore. Hooper's 14 double-doubles ranked as the third-highest single-season total in school history, trailing only first-team All-American Kelsey Griffin's 20 in 2009-10, and Nafeesah Brown's 16 in 1993-94. Griffin and Brown were both seniors when they produced their impressive double-figure totals.
Hooper became just the fifth player in Nebraska history to post double-figure double-doubles in a season, joining Griffin (10, 2006-07, 20, 2009-10), Brown (16, 1993-94), Karen Jennings (13, 1990-91, 13, 1991-92), Maurtice Ivy (10, 1985-86) and Carol Garey (10, 1978-79).
Hooper, a 6-2 junior forward from Alliance, Neb., had 25 points and 10 rebounds in the Big Ten Championship Game loss to No. 21 Purdue on March 4. She added 21 points and 10 rebounds against No. 14 Ohio State in the Big Ten semifinals March 3, and 15 points and 10 boards in little more than a half against Iowa in the Big Ten quarterfinals on March 2.
Hooper produced arguably her most eye-popping double-double with 19 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in NU's win over Wisconsin Feb. 19, 2012. Her 18 boards tied for the 12th-highest total in school history and were the most by a Husker since Charlie Rogers grabbed 20 against Drake on Dec. 2, 1999.
Hooper added back-to-back double-doubles with 22 points and 15 rebounds against Iowa Jan. 26, and 12 points and 16 rebounds at Illinois Jan. 29. She notched double-doubles in a personal-best four straight games from Dec. 18, 2011 to Jan. 5, 2012.
Huskers Earn Poll Position for 24th Consecutive Week
Nebraska slipped out of the Associated Press Poll on Jan. 7, falling from No. 25 to the team receiving the most points outside of the poll, following an overtime loss to No. 14 Purdue on Jan. 5.
However, the Huskers remained among the top 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, slipping to No. 23 on Jan. 8.
The Huskers have continued their school-record streak of 24 straight weeks in at least one of the two major polls.
Nebraska's 2012-13 schedule is littered with top competition in the AP/Coaches polls. The Huskers suffered a 90-71 loss to current No. 10/10 Maryland on Nov. 28. The Huskers played their second AP top 25 opponent from the ACC when they defeated previously unbeaten Florida State, 78-77, at the Devaney Center on Dec. 8. The Seminoles were ranked No. 24 in both polls at game time. They have risen to No. 19 in the AP and No. 22 in USA Today. They rank among the top 15 teams nationally in the RPI.
Preseason Big Ten favorite Penn State, which the Huskers play twice (Jan. 13, March 3) is No. 8/8 in the polls, while Purdue is No. 12/11. Ohio State, which the Huskers play two times (Jan. 31, Feb. 14) was ranked through the first eight polls.
In addition to those eight games against top-25 foes, the Huskers also faced a South Florida team that was receiving votes at game time. Upcoming Big Ten foes Illinois (Jan. 17), Michigan State (Jan. 24), Iowa (Feb. 11, Feb. 24) and Michigan (Feb. 21) continue to receive votes in at least one of the polls.
Yori's Huskers Own Success Against Top 25 Foes
Nebraska has made a habit of knocking off top-25 opponents during Connie Yori's 11 seasons at the helm. In fact, the Huskers' win over No. 24 Florida State on Dec. 8, 2012, marked NU's 26th win over an AP Top 25 foe under Yori
The Huskers defeated No. 14 Ohio State (March 3, 2012), after knocking off the No. 8 Buckeyes (Feb. 26). The first win over OSU marked NU's sixth victory over a top-10 foe under Yori. Prior to Yori's arrival at Nebraska in 2002-03, the Huskers owned just one win over a top 10 opponent in school history.
NU produced five wins over AP Top 25 teams (at game time) in 2011-12, including a 93-89 triple overtime win at No. 15 Purdue (Feb. 2). The Huskers also knocked off No. 16 Penn State (Dec. 30) on the road in their first-ever Big Ten Conference game, while defeating No. 23 USC (Nov. 18) at the Devaney Center.
In 2009-10, the Huskers set the school single-season mark with eight wins over top-25 teams. NU's top-25 wins that season came against No. 5 LSU, No. 9 Baylor, No. 10 Oklahoma State, No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 12 Texas A&M, No. 13 Iowa State, No. 16 Iowa State, No. 22 UCLA. The win over No. 9 Baylor and freshman Brittney Griner, was Nebraska's first-ever road win over a top-10 team. The Huskers' three wins over top-10 foes in 2009-10, matched Nebraska's previous total from the previous 35 seasons.
The highest-ranked team Nebraska has ever defeated was the 2004-05 Baylor team that went on to win the national title. NU outlasted No. 2 BU, 103-99 in triple overtime on Jan. 12, 2005. The Huskers' 21-point win over No. 10 OSU on Feb. 3, 2010, marked NU's largest victory margin ever over a top-10 team. Nebraska's 29-point win over No. 14 Iowa State in 2005 was NU's largest victory margin in history over a top-25 foe. Nebraska's 56-45 win over No. 15 Texas at the Devaney Center in 2008 also marked the lowest point total ever allowed by the Huskers against a ranked opponent.
Before Yori's arrival at Nebraska in 2002-03, the Huskers had not defeated a top-10 team since a 73-67 win over No. 9 Iowa on Dec. 8, 1996, and had never beaten a top-five opponent.
Nebraska's History of Success at Home
The Huskers produced a 13-3 record at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in 2011-12. Since the Devaney Center opened in 1976-77, the Huskers are 384-128 (.750) in games played in the arena, including 142-86 (.623) in conference games. Since 2003-04, NU is 120-32 (.789) at the Devaney Center.
NU has posted double-figure home victory totals in nine consecutive seasons, including a perfect 16-0 mark in 2009-10. NU was 11-4 at home in 2010-11. The Huskers are 9-2 at the Devaney Center in 2012-13.
Big Ten Network Providing Major Exposure for Huskers
For the second consecutive season, Nebraska expects to have every regular-season and postseason game available in video form for Husker fans to follow all the action.
For the first time in school history in 2011-12, all 33 games played by the Huskers were delivered by national television or live video streams to Husker fans. In 2012-13, Nebraska expects its highest level of national TV exposure in school history, while adding two outstanding alternative video streaming sources.
Overall, the Huskers expect to have a minimum of 10 regular-season games televised nationally, including seven by the Big Ten Network and BTN2Go.com. Nebraska's battle with Purdue will be televised nationally by CBS on Jan. 5, while the Huskers' clash with Penn State on Jan. 13 will be carried live on ESPN2. NU's non-conference road game at USC (Nov. 23) was televised by the Pac-12 Network. Nebraska's final two games of the year at Wisconsin and at home against Penn State could be carried by the Big Ten Network.
The Big Ten Network will also distribute at least nine other Nebraska women's basketball games through live video streams on BTN.com. For complete television and live-stream listings, visit Huskers.com. Fans can subscribe to BTN.com by visiting http://video.btn.com/allaccess. A yearly subscription for all Nebraska events on BTN.com is just $79.95. Fans can gain access to every Big Ten event stream for just $119.95 per year. Monthly subscriptions are also available. Two of NU's BTN.com games (Michigan State, Jan. 24; Minnesota, Feb. 3) will also be televised live statewide in Nebraska by NET.
HuskersNside also provides Husker fans more video streaming opportunities on the Internet. Nebraska's premium site on Huskers.com streamed NU's exhibition finale against Nebraska-Kearney (Nov. 4), before streaming the season opener against North Carolina A&T (Nov. 9). Non-conference home games against Northern Arizona (Nov. 16), Idaho State (Dec. 1), Florida State (Dec. 8) and Grambling State (Dec. 29) also will be streamed through HuskersNside.
Nebraska's road games at South Dakota State (Nov. 18), Creighton (Dec. 5) and at South Florida (Dec. 16) all shared streams to HuskersNside subscribers. All three schools share NeuLion as an Internet partner. Monthly packages are available on HuskersNside for $12.95. Four-month passes are on sale for $39.95, while year-long passes are just $54.95.
Huskers Smashed School Three-Point Record Again in 2011-12
The 2011-12 Huskers produced another record-setting three-point season, connecting on 230 threes on a record 759 attempts. Nebraska led the Big Ten with 7.0 made threes per game, matching the school-record the Huskers set in 2010-11.
Nebraska's 230 threes surpassed the 225 the 2009-10 Huskers hit. NU's 759 attempts shattered the previous school recored of 661 also set in 2009-10.
The Huskers hit seven or more threes in 17 of 33 games in 2011-12 (UAPB-9, MVSU-14, at Florida State-9, UTPA-7, Northern Arizona-10, Vermont-8, South Dakota State-8, at Iowa-10, Penn State-7, at Ohio State-7, Minnesota-8; at Purdue-13; Michigan-9; Minnesota-8; Northwestern (Big Ten)-9; Iowa (Big Ten)-7; Ohio State (Big Ten)-9).
NU hit a season-best 14 three-pointers on 26 attempts against Mississippi Valley State, which marked the second-highest total in school history. It trailed only the 17 threes the Huskers hit against Vermont (17-33) to open the 2010-11 season. They added the third-best mark by draining 13-of-34 threes on the road in an epic 93-89 triple-overtime victory at No. 15 Purdue on Feb. 2. Nebraska also connected on 10-of-19 threes in a win at Iowa on Jan. 8, after hitting 10-of-22 threes at Northern Arizona on Dec. 10. Nebraska attempted a school-record 37 threes in the loss to Michigan Feb. 9, while connecting on 9. NU went 8-for-22 in the second half against the Wolverines.
Prior to 2009-10, the school-record for three-pointers made in a season was 173. Coach Connie Yori's Husker teams own the top nine three-point shooting seasons in school history. Before Yori's arrival, no Husker team had hit more than 132 threes in a season, or attempted more than 437.
Hooper Leads Assault on Husker Three-Point Records
In addition to her impressive scoring and rebounding numbers, Jordan Hooper has hit three-pointers at a record-breaking rate since her arrival at Nebraska. The 6-2 forward shattered the NU single-season freshman record with 67 threes (67-184, 36.4 percent) in 2010-11, and drained 67 more threes in 2011-12, which is the second-best total by a sophomore in Nebraska history. Hooper's 2011-12 season total trailed only Kiera Hardy's school-record total of 85 set as a sophomore in 2004-05.
In 80 career games, Hooper has hit 176 three-pointers to rank third on the Nebraska career list. She recently passed two-time WNBA All-Star Anna DeForge (155 3FG, 1995-98) on the Husker career chart. Hooper needs seven more threes to catch Yvonne Turner (183 3FG, 2007-10) in second place on the NU career list. Kiera Hardy (267 3FG, 2004-07) owns the Nebraska record.
In 2010-11, Hooper tied the Nebraska single-game record with seven three-pointers at Missouri on Feb. 2, 2011. She scored 31 points against the Tigers, including 28 on six threes in the second half alone.
Hooper Plays Beast on Boards
Jordan Hooper led the Big Ten and ranked among the nation's top rebounders with 9.3 boards per game as a sophomore in 2011-12.
Her 18-rebound effort in a win over Wisconsin on Feb. 19 put her in rare company in the Nebraska record books, tying for the 12th-highest single-game total in school history. It also marked the best rebound total by a player in Coach Connie Yori's first 11 seasons at Nebraska. It was also the highest total by a Husker since Charlie Rogers grabbed 20 rebounds against Drake on Dec. 2, 1999.
Hooper's 18-board performance represented her third time in seven games with 15 or more rebounds. She became just the seventh player in Husker history to grab 15 or more rebounds three times in a career. and just the sixth Husker to pull down 15 or more boards three times in a season, joining Janet Smith, Carol Garey, Nafeesah Brown, Pyra Aarden and most recently, Keasha Cannon-Johnson (2001-02).
In back-to-back games last season, Hooper grabbed 15 rebounds in a win over Iowa (Jan. 26), before ripping down 16 boards in a victory at Illinois (Jan. 29). She joined Smith and Aarden as the only Huskers to pull down 15 or more boards in back-to-back games.
Huskers Worked Overtime for Wins in 2011-12
Nebraska went 2-1 in overtime in 2011-12, and the three extra-long games went a combined seven overtimes. The seven overtimes were the most the Huskers played in a single season in school history, and marked the first time that NU played multiple multi-overtime games in the same season.
The Huskers' 93-89 3OT win at No. 15 Purdue on Feb. 2, was the first road triple-overtime game in school history and marked the second overall 3OT game (NU 103, Baylor 99 3OT, Jan. 12, 2005). Nebraska added a 74-70 double-overtime loss against the Boilermakers in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament on March 4 in Indianapolis, Ind.
Nebraska notched a 97-88 double-overtime win at Northern Arizona on Dec. 10. The wins at NAU and Purdue marked the first time Nebraska won two true road overtime games in the same season.
The Huskers have played 35 overtime games in school history, but just six multi-overtime games, with three of those coming in 2011-12. NU is 5-1 all-time in multi-overtime games, and 18-17 overall in OT. The Huskers are 5-3 in OT in Coach Connie Yori's 10 seasons at NU. The last time Nebraska won two overtime games in the same season was 1995-96, when the Huskers went 2-1, including a double-overtime win against Colorado. NU went 3-0 in overtime games in 1975-76, with all three of those games coming against non-Division I teams on neutral courts.
Pinnacle Bank Arena to Provide New Home to Huskers in 2013-14
Nebraska continues preparations to move into its new home for men's and women's basketball - Pinnacle Bank Arena - next season. Construction on the $179 million arena has marched ahead of schedule with favorable building conditions for more than a year.
The Huskers will continue to call the new Hendricks Training Complex home for practice, while the Nebraska volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics team will call the Devaney Center home for competition.
The arena project was approved by voters in May 2010. Pinnacle Bank Arena is expected to open in the fall of 2013. Nebraska men's and women's basketball teams will be the primary tenants of the 470,400-square-foot facility, which can hold nearly 15,000 fans for Husker hoops.
As the exclusive sponsor of the arena and arena site, the new arena website will be PinnacleBankArena.com. The agreement also calls for Pinnacle Bank to receive: three exterior signs; the Pinnacle Bank Arena logo on the center-hung scoreboard, public exterior doors and adjacent light pole banners; signs on the main and upper concourses; use of a center court suite and use of the arena for two days per year; and three locations for ATM machines in the arena.
Huskers Made New Home at Hendricks Complex in 2011-12
The Nebraska men's and women's basketball and wrestling programs moved into their new homes at the Hendricks Training Complex in October of 2011.
The 80,000-square foot facility adjacent to the Bob Devaney Sports Center includes separate practice courts for the men's and women's basketball programs, as well as expanded locker rooms, player lounges, team rooms and offices. The $18.7 million facility includes a 5,000-square foot weight room, a completely renovated athletic training area that tripled the size of the previous area at the Devaney Center, and a nutrition station similar to the one in the Osborne Complex.
The building is named for Tom and Mary Hendricks of Pipe Creek, Texas, and their children, Jennifer and Brandon, as they provided the lead gift in this project to benefit Husker student-athletes for years to come.
Throughout the facility, efforts have been made to give student-athletes the best training environment to succeed. Both the men's and women's basketball practice gyms are a court-and-a-half with six baskets, allowing additional work while the main floor is being used. The courts themselves are made with premium maple flooring with sleeper cushions that absorb shock to minimize injury. Both gyms have advanced acoustics as well as 103-inch plasma screens.
The amenities inside the facility are top-of-the-line, as the main entrance features a two-story abstract net sculpture, as well as a granite fountain imported from China. The facility also features two video walls and 63 TVs. The women's lounge features three 65-inch televisions and a unique LED bubble wall. The Huskers have a custom locker room with iPads built into the lockers, as well as custom back-lit displays.
The Hendricks Training Complex is the first project completed in the Expand Their Experience Campaign. For more information on the other facility projects, visit www.ExpandTheirExperience.com.
Husker Sports Network, Huskers.com Carries NU World-Wide
The Husker Sports Network and Nebraska women's basketball have teamed up for well over a decade to take every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com.
In addition to carrying every women's basketball free on Huskers.com, the Husker Sports Network flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and The Wolf 93.3 FM-KFFF (Omaha) provide strong FM signals for Husker women's basketball and volleyball. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations have joined the Husker Sports Network's women's basketball coverage across the state.
The Husker Sports Network is in its 18th season of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of Nebraska women's basketball in 2011-12. Women's basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color commentator Jeff Griesch are in their 12th year together as the Huskers' broadcast team.
Catch Coach Yori's Radio Show on the Husker Sports Network
Nebraska Coach Connie Yori will appear on the Husker Sports Network regularly throughout the season with host Matt Coatney for the Connie Yori Radio Show. The show will begin with a regular, one-hour segment on the popular Sports Nightly Radio Show in December. The show will air regularly on either Monday or Tuesday nights at 8 p.m., depending on conflicts with other live events on the network. A tentative schedule for the show can be found below.
Date - Upcoming Opponents - Time
Monday, Dec. 17 - Oral Roberts (Dec. 20) - 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 24 - Grambling State (Dec. 29) - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 8 - at Indiana (Jan. 10) / at Penn State (Jan. 13) - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 15 - Illinois (Jan. 17) / at Minnesota (Jan. 20) - 8 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 23 - Michigan State (Jan. 24) - 8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 28 - at Ohio State (Jan. 31) / Minnesota (Feb. 3) - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 5 - at Northwestern (Feb. 7) / at Iowa (Feb. 11) - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 12 - Ohio State (Feb. 14) - 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 19 - at Michigan (Feb. 21) / Iowa (Feb. 24) - 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 25 - at Wisconsin (Feb. 28) / Penn State (March 3) - 8 p.m.
March 4 or March 5 - at Big Ten Tournament (March 7-10) - 8 p.m.
March 11 or March 12 - Season Review/Postseason Preview - 8 p.m.
Monday, March 18 - Postseason Preview (NCAA Selection 6 p.m.) - 8 p.m.
Bank of the West Coach Connie Yori Show
The Bank of the West Coach Connie Yori Show is back for its 11th season in 2012-13, providing in-depth analysis and outstanding features in the year-long coverage of Nebraska women's basketball. Coach Yori and host Jeff Griesch will discuss the highlights, which begins in November and continues throughout the season. The show will be available on Time Warner Cable On-Demand this season, and also will be available free world-wide on Huskers.com.
My TV (10.2/11.2) will distribute the show in Lincoln and Grand Island, while Huskers.com will have new shows available on Tuesdays during the season.
Spencer Municipal Utilities in Spencer, Iowa, will also carry the show on SMU-3, each Thursday at 10 a.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 10 p.m. each week. The first Connie Yori Show will be available on Huskers.com on Thursday, Nov. 8. Shows throughout the season will be available on Huskers.com on Nov. 27, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, Dec. 25, Jan. 8, Jan. 15, Jan. 22, Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 19, Feb. 26, March 5 and either March 12 or March 19. There will be no show on Dec. 18, Jan. 1 or Feb. 12.
Havers, Tvrdy, Ramacieri Feel at Home as Huskers
Nebraska women's basketball coach Connie Yori announced the signing of three talented prep stars to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Nov. 14, to join the Huskers for the 2013-14 season.
Allie Havers, Hannah Tvrdy and Esther Ramacieri will join the Huskers in 2013-14 hoping to continue Nebraska's tradition of postseason play. Havers, a 6-5 senior forward from Mattawan High School in Michigan, will bring outstanding height, length and athleticism to the Huskers. Tvrdy, one of the winningest players in Nebraska High School history from prep power Seward, adds another player with a point guard's mentality to the Husker backcourt. Ramacieri adds international flavor to the Husker class, as the fourth Canadian to sign with Nebraska in 11 seasons under Yori.
"We're excited about the addition of Hannah, Allie, and Esther to our Husker family," Yori said. "They all are hard-working kids who fit in our system both on and off the court."
Allie Havers
6-5, Forward, Paw Paw, Mich. (Mattawan)
Ranked as the No. 76 overall player in the nation, Allie Havers earned first-team Michigan Class A honors from the Associated Press and Detroit Free Press in 2012. A first-team All-South Michigan Athletic Conference selection each of her first three seasons at Mattawan High School for Coach Troy Wright, the 6-5 Havers was also the Kalamazoo Area Player of the Year in 2012.
As a junior at Mattawan, Havers averaged 17.9 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.3 blocks, 1.6 steals and 1.3 assists for the 16-7 Wildcats. She shot 50 percent from the field, including 31 percent from three-point range, while knocking down 77 percent of her free throws.
An excellent all-around athlete who has shown guard skills on the court to go along with her 6-5 frame, Havers competed for the Michigan Crossover club team coached by Emez Oliver. Havers was also a four-year letterwinner as a middle blocker/hitter on the Mattawan volleyball team, earning honorable-mention Under Armour All-America accolades as a senior. The first-team Class A all-state selection, was a nominee for Miss Volleyball in the state of Michigan. She also earned three letters as a pitcher and shortstop for the softball team, earning first-team Class A all-state recognition as a shortstop.
"We like versatile and athletic players in our program and Allie Havers fits that mold perfectly," Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. "She can do multiple things for our basketball team with her ability to run the floor, score in the paint or face up away from the basket. She will be one of the more athletic players on our roster. Her upside is tremendous, and with our strength and conditioning program and the opportunity to focus on just one sport, we think she will thrive at Nebraska. Her future is very bright here."
Havers said she chose Nebraska over Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Green Bay and Iowa State.
"I really like the facilities, but what I really got attached to was the people," Havers said. "All of the girls are hilarious and really nice. I also loved the coaches. They were great. So it was really the people for me."
Hannah Tvrdy
5-9, Guard, Seward, Neb. (Seward)
A four-year starting guard for Nebraska prep power Seward High School, Hannah Tvrdy committed to Nebraska before her junior season for the Bluejays in 2011-12. Hannah's father, Tom, is the head coach at Seward, while her mother, Shelly (Block) was a letterwinner for the Huskers (1984-87). Shelly and Hannah will be the first mother-daughter combination in the history of Nebraska women's basketball.
As a junior in 2011-12, Tvrdy was named the honorary captain of the Class B first-team all-state squad after leading Seward to its fourth consecutive Nebraska Class B state championship with its third straight unbeaten season. The second-team Lincoln Journal Star Super-Stater averaged 15.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a junior. Tvrdy earned second-team Class B all-state honors as a sophomore after averaging 12.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in 2010-11. She earned honorable-mention Class B all-state accolades as a freshman starter in 2009-10. She helped the Bluejays' winning streak reach 104 games games before it was snapped early in her senior season. The Jays are pursuing their fifth straight Class B state title. She played her first two seasons alongside current Husker Emily Cady at Seward.
Tvrdy, who was rated by ESPN as the No. 28 point guard in the nation in the class of 2013, was a teammate of Cady's and current Husker guard Sadie Murren on the Cornhusker Shooting Stars club team coached by Dan Lesoing. Hannah's father Tom was also an assistant coach for the Shooting Stars.
"Hannah is an unselfish guard with size. She can rebound and shoot and she has that 'Nebraska' blue-collar work ethic and toughness that we like," Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. "She has been well-coached and is accustomed to competing for and winning championships. She is former teammates with some of our current Huskers, and that will help ease her transition to the Division I level."
Tvrdy said she chose Nebraska because it felt like home.
"When I visited I instantly fell in love with the program," Tvrdy said. "The coaches are wonderful, and I know they will push me every day to become a better player. When I met the team I knew I could fit in and have a great time playing with them. It just felt right, and I knew it was my future home."
Esther Ramacieri
5-8, Guard, Repentigny, Canada
(Felix Leclerc/Dawson College)
Esther Ramacieri was the final commit to the Huskers' three-player recruiting class, choosing Nebraska in September after her official visit. Ramacieri is entering her second season of CEGEP at Dawson College. She will have four years of eligibility at Nebraska. Ramacieri helped Dawson to a first-place finish at Quebec's Provincial Championships in 2011-12 and a silver medal finish at the CCAA National Championships. She averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, while helping Dawson to an 18-2 record.
Ramacieri was chosen as Felix Leclerc High School's athlete of the year four times. She was also selected as the most valuable player of her Dawson Community Blues club team in both 2009 and 2010. In 2010-11, Ramacieri started all 26 games for the Blues and averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game for Coach Terri Neill. Ramacieri played on bronze medal-winning teams for Quebec at the 2011 Canadian U-17 Championships and the 2008 Canadian U-15 Championships. She also helped her Lanaudiere club team to a silver medal at the 2007 Quebec Games. She served as the official flag bearer for Lanaudiere at the 2010 Quebec Games in Gatineau.
"On offense we like to play fast and Esther is an up-tempo type of guard," Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. "Esther is a good on-ball defender and excels at pushing the ball in transition, which makes her a great fit for our system. She is athletic, competitive, an excellent ball-handler, and a hard worker. She can score off the dribble or shoot the three. She will help provide immediate depth in our backcourt."
Ramacieri will become the fourth Canadian to compete for the Huskers in women's basketball, following 2012 Canadian Olympian Chelsea Aubry (2004-07), Kaitlyn Burke (2008-12) and Harleen Sidhu (2009-12).
"I chose Nebraska because it was the best fit for me, as far as the school, academics, coaches and players," Ramacieri said. "Once I came on the visit, I knew there was no other place that could compare to Nebraska. It felt like I was a part of a family. I've wanted to play basketball in the states ever since I was six years old, so finding a perfect fit for me was a dream come true. Nebraska was the only place that felt like home."

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Yale Outshoots RPI 46-18 But Drops 2-1 Game
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Pelting the opposing goalie with shots just wasn't enough for a Yale men's hockey team desperate for goals and a victory during a weekend power shortage. The Bulldogs attempted 90 shots and put 46 on the net but still fell 2-1 to a stingy Rensselaer team before 3,324 at Ingalls Rink.
The problem for the Elis (8-9-2, 5-6-1 ECAC), in addition to going 0-for-5 on the power play (0-9 on the weekend), was running into a hot Engineer goalie, Bryce Merriam, who stopped 45 of those shots on target.
RPI (6-17-1, 3-8-1) only attempted 36 shots, finishing off its four-point road trip through New England. Sixteen of those were stopped by Yale goalie Jeff Malcolm, but two off the stick of junior center Marty O'Grady hit the back of the net.
"I was real proud of the way we played. Not just the third period. We had a great start and we dominated the second and third periods. The only way we are going to win is to play like that. I thought we deserved to win tonight," said Keith Allain '80, Yale's Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach.
Merriam, who knocked aside all 36 Brown shots the night before in a 3-0 win, was the busier goalie in the first period, making eight saves and stopping both Yale power-play chances.
Malcolm made some amazing stops in the second including picking a point-blank snap shot out of the air from Zach Schroeder with just over six minutes left.
Yale had the buzz (19-7 in shots) around the RPI net for a good portion of the middle frame, but the Engineer goalie came up big. He made a great leg save on Anthony Day's mini-breakaway with 4:19 left and was jumping on everything else coming his way.
Merriam swiped a Kenny Agostino shot headed for the upper corner from the air early in the third. It was the only save he needed on a Yale advantage that never really got set up.
A third-period Yale turnover on a breakout from its own end was the difference. CJ Lee picked off a lead pass and wheeled back in the other direction over the blueline. He got the puck across to Marty O'Grady, who quickly snapped off a blistering low shot from the high slot at 8:59.
A little more than three minutes later, O'Grady and Lee were at it again. Lee's shot was stopped by Malcolm but the rebound was just out of the goalie's reach. O'Grady got a stick on it and flicked it over the fallen Bulldog.
The desperation for a goal grew on the ice and in the stands as Yale blueliner Nick Jaskowiak hit the cross bar with a sizzler. A minute later Agostino hit Andrew Miller with a perfect lead pass and his re-direction attempt from the low slot settled into Merriam's stomach at 6:22. There were plenty of other chances during a second straight period of the home team having 19 of the 26 shots on goal.
The Bulldogs called a timeout and pulled Malcolm with under two minutes left. The plan worked as Kevin Limbert took a pass from Miller in the corner. Limbert, in the middle of the slot, wound up and partially fanned on the shot. He got just enough to send it to the right spot, and it was just enough of a changeup to throw off the hot goalie and cross the goal line at 18:18 for his second tally of the year.
After the ensuing draw, Malcolm came off again with 67 seconds left and his teammates kept the puck in the RPI end the rest of the way. Merriam survived eight more shots, stopping three headed for the net, while his teammates froze and cleared pucks to run out the clock.
"He [Merriam] stole the game," said Allain.
BULLDOG BITES: Jeff Malcolm got the start in net, a night after Nick Maricic started against Union… The other change in the Yale lineup from last night was freshman Anthony Day (Buffalo, NY) in for sophomore forward Brad Peltz (Mount Kisko, NY)… Neither team scored with the advantage… The Elis are at Harvard (NBC Sports Network) and Dartmouth next Friday and Saturday nights.
Filed by Steve Conn, Yale Sports Publicity Director


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Minnesota Lawmakers Ease Off Constitutional Changes
ST. PAUL (AP) — Democrats are taking over the Minnesota Legislature, but leaders are cool to any move to change the state constitution.
That has something to do with voters' rejecting two constitutional amendments earlier this month — one to ban gay marriage and one to require photo ID to vote. Republicans put those on the ballot, and they are blamed for costing the GOP their majorities.
Sen. Tom Bakk and Rep. Erin Murphy, who will lead Democrats in their respective chambers, say amendments aren't a priority for now.
One factor may be that their party also holds the governorship. Republicans passed amendments in part to work around Gov. Mark Dayton, who opposed them on both issues but had no power to block the amendments from a citizen vote.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.


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Glendale isn't normally considered the center of modern electronic music, but for one of the genre's legendary acts, the Crystal Method, the area has been home for nearly two decades.
When Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan, two Vegas-based DJs, moved to Los Angeles in the early '90s to be central to the thriving rave scene, they rented a house in La Crescenta that housed an abandoned bomb shelter on its front lawn. In honor of the Cold War relic, the duo built their first studio on the property, which they dubbed the Bomb Shelter.
"It was right on the 210 Freeway. You could stay up all night and play music. Nothing was louder than an 18-wheeler driving past at 2 a.m.," says Kirkland. "No air conditioning, a makeshift dry wall, no natural light. You could be working on this big beefy track, walk out in the morning to this very suburban, family-oriented neighborhood with kids playing and neighbors walking their dogs. It was the most ridiculous thing, but we made three albums there."
The studio was their creative home until 2006, recording such landmark dance-electronic albums as "Vegas" and "Tweekend," before moving on to build their state-of-the-art studio, Crystalwerks, in North Hollywood.
While Jordan moved to Encino, Kirkland has remained in Glendale, where he has lived since 1996. "I guess System of the Down are famously from Glendale, but I don't think people consider this a hotbed of music," says Kirkland, who has a son, 6, and a daughter, 3. "But this is a great place to raise a family."
While the Crystal Method are still an in-demand act touring the world, these days Kirkland would rather be home sipping margaritas with his wife at local favorite La Cabanita or watching movies plush-style in the nearby IPIC (formerly Gold Class) cinema in Pasadena. "I had many years of doing the crazy rave Hollywood thing, so I like being away from that," he says.
Earning their place in the forefront of American electronic music, the Crystal Method were one of the first artists called on to participate in "Re:Generation Music Project," a documentary directed by Amir Bar-Lev ("The Tillman Story" and "My Kid Could Paint That") and produced in association with the Grammys.
The idea for the project, as documented by the film, is to marry different genres with electronic music producers and DJs. Some of the most interesting collaborations include 24-year-old Californian hot-shot de jour Skrillex collaborating with Doors members Ray Manzarek, John Densmore and Robby Krieger. English producer Mark Ronson teams with New Orleans music legends Trombone Shorty and Zigaboo Modeliste, and rapper Mos Def and singer Erykah Badu.
With influences of R&B and funk in their own music, the Crystal Method teamed with Motown legend Martha Reeves in her hometown of Detroit.
"We've worked with many different people over the years, from hip-hop to rock, so we have always liked collaborating with musicians who wouldn't normally be associated with our sound," says Kirkland.
The film portrays an honest behind-the-curtain view of the collaborative creative process that can often be a pressure cooker of tension and clashing egos.
Kirkland and Jordan traveled to Detroit for two days to meet and record with Reeves. The first day was spent touring the once-thriving neighborhoods of the singer's past. One poignant scene shows Reeves, who for four years served on the Detroit City Council, witnessing the demolition of the historic Ford Theater, where she once performed with her group the Vandellas.
"We shot for an entire day, but by the end of it Martha was saying, 'This is depressing. Let's go and get a drink.' We had oysters and Guinness and talked about some of the amazing people she knew, like Elvis and Marvin Gaye. She was like this encyclopedia of musical history," Kirkland recalls.
It was this experience with the R&B icon that formed the basis of the track they would set out to record the next day, with Reeves and the Funk Brothers, the longtime Motown house band, a song called "I'm Not Leaving."
"We already had the structure for the track — a funky, aggressive beat, and we wanted the lyrics to not only reflect her life story but what was going on in Detroit," says Kirkland.
But once Reeves was in the studio, tensions mounted as her old-school style of recording married warily with their intense techno approach.
"You could see she was clearly uncomfortable. She was very particular about the lyrics, and I was having trouble conveying to her what we wanted. I don't think I am very good at delegating; that's probably why we are two guys in a band that do everything ourselves," admits Kirkland. "But there was no coming back. We had that one day to do it. She had her reputation and wanted to make sure we got it right, and we wanted to make it right as well."
Despite the artistic differences, "I'm Not Leaving" is a big, ballsy funk hybrid with Reeves' bluesy vocals soaring above the manic backbeats. "It was a leap of faith we took, but all said and done, it turned out to be a great experience," says Kirkland.
The five resulting collaborative tracks from "Re:Generation Music Project" are available for free download, and the movie will have one-off event screenings this month in 170 theaters nationwide.
"I think it will give people a new appreciation of where we are coming from. I don't think electronic artists get an appreciation as being musicians, which is still at the heart of what we do," says Kirkland. "It's not like I was infused with a Nintendo when I was young and now I make electronic music. I love music from all genres."
KATHERINE TULICH writes about film and pop culture for Marquee. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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WHEREAS, the Governor of Delaware is authorized by its statutes to set aside one day annually as Arbor and Bird Day; and
WHEREAS, he may request on that observance that all public schools, private schools, colleges and other institutions, plant trees and adorn the school and public grounds, and hold suitable exercises to stress the advancement of the study of arbor culture and promotion of the spirit of protecting birds; and
WHEREAS, this is the eighty-sixth year that Arbor Day will have been observed in the United States, having been founded in Nebraska in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton, who was born just 126 years ago on April 22, 1832, and
WHEREAS, Arbor Day is important to all of us who want to see our natural resources preserved and have the added beauty of trees and flowers on our premises and in our parks, now,
THEREFORE, I, J. CALEB BOGGS, Governor of the State of Delaware, do hereby proclaim, Saturday, April 12, 1958, as
and I urge that our schools do make such plans to plant trees and to hold such exercises which will recognize the need for mass consciousness of the aesthetic, physical and economic value of plant life.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, J. Caleb Boggs, Governor of the State of Delaware, have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the said State to be hereunto affixed at Dover this fourteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight and of the Independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and eighty-second.
J. CALEB BOGGS, Governor
JOHN N. McDOWELL, Secretary of State


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A MMORPG with a fantastic background of ancient Oriental Legend.
Fierce fights and free PvP between two opposite realms: Fairy Land and Demon Land.
Five different class properties, various inherences, skills and different weapons will customize your character.
Seeking for mysterious souljewels and these rainbow colored souljewels will help you to get powerful soultreasures. Soultreasure of Fire, Thunder, Demon, Dragon, Lotus and Shadow, they are gorgeous and powerful.


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Sunday, December 09, 2007
Almost No-Knead Bread
Remember last year about this time when Mark Bittman's No-Knead Bread swept the country? It was easy to make, it made a beautiful loaf with a fabulously crispy crust, and it was endlessly adaptable? Then, after the initial enthusiasm, remember the nay-sayers, who pointed out that, with all its virtues, the no-knead bread was not the tastiest bread on the block?
Even if you don't remember this, J. Kenji Alt, does, and in this month's Cook's Illustrated, Alt set out to discover if he could make a better-tasting no-knead bread. Cook's Illustrated, as you probably know, is the magazine from America's Test Kitchen, where the food testers helpfully (some might say obsessively) work on a particular recipe, going through dozens of variations until they believe they have come up with the best possible result. This is a magazine that appeals to the kind of person who, say, decides to bake all the breads in a certain cookbook in one year or, say, writes a novel in a month. As soon as I saw the article entitled "No-Knead Bread 2.0," I knew what this week's bread would be.
Alt's theory is that the lack of kneading in no-knead bread kept the proteins in a "semi balled-up state," thus making the bread "overly chewy." He was aiming for a more flavorful bread with a more airy texture. He decided to add a brief period (15 seconds) of hand kneading after the first long rise, which he decided was crucial for both shape and taste. He made a few other variations as well.
He wanted the complexity of flavor that you get from a sourdough starter, but he didn't want to use one because, after all, that would kind of defeat the purpose of the simplicity of the no-knead bread. So he added a tablespoon of vinegar. I had my doubts about this because, as the bread was baking, the vinegar smell was very pronounced, and I was afraid I'd end up biting into a piece of bread that tasted like salad dressing. Fortunately, I couldn't taste it in the bread. Since I have a starter, however, the next time I make this bread, I'll omit the vinegar and add a dollop or two of starter.
He added another flavor enhancer, as well--beer, and in a side note, he explains why beer improves bread's flavor, and why the beer should be a light lager and not a darker, richer beer. All you need is three ounces of lager for a loaf of bread, which leaves most of a bottle of beer for some other purpose. I personally don't care much for beer, but Jim was happy to drink the rest of it.
Alt's other modifications involved slightly less hydration, to make the bread easier to handle and easier to shape, and a much simpler method of transferring the dough into a very hot Dutch oven. He suggests doing the second rise in a ten-inch skillet which has first been lined with a big piece of parchment paper. When the bread is ready to go in the Dutch oven, you just pick up the parchment by its edges and transfer the dough, along with the parchment, into the preheated Dutch oven.
Jim was entranced by this bread, which he pronounced the best-looking one I'd ever turned out, and took dozens of pictures. When we cut into the bread, we were also very pleased with the texture, the crust, and, most importantly, the taste.
We were going to eat it with some cheese, but decided that we really didn't want to mask the flavor with anything. The article includes several variations, including an olive, rosemary and parmesan loaf, a cranberry-pecan loaf, as well as rye and whole wheat variations. I'll probably end up trying them all.
If you're looking for a basic, easy loaf of bread, this is probably it. It is tastier than the original no-knead version, and prettier too. It's not the absolutely most delicious bread I've ever eaten, but when I woke up this morning and remembered that I could have a piece for breakfast, I felt happy. You can't get a much better review than that.
Almost No-Knead Bread
3 c. (15 oz.) unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 t. instant yeast
1 1/2 t. table salt
3/4 c. plus 2 T. (7 oz.) room-temperature water
1/4 c. plus 2 T. (3 oz.) mild-flavored lager
1 T. white vinegar
1. Whisk flour, yeast, and salt in large bowl. Add water, beer, and vinegar. Fold mixture until shaggy ball forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 8 to 18 hours.
2. Transfer dough to lightly floured work surface and knead 10 to 15 times. Shape dough into ball. Transfer dough, seam-side down, to parchment-lined 10-inch skillet. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise until dough has doubled in size, about 2 hours.
3. About 30 minutes before baking, place 6- to 8-quart heavy-bottomed Dutch oven on lowest rack, and preheat oven to 500 degrees. Make one slash along top of dough. Take preheated pot out of oven and remove lid. Pick up dough by the edges of the parchment and ease into pot. Put lid back on and place in oven. Reduce temerature to 425 and bake, covered, for 30 minutes. Remove lid and turn pan 180 around for more even browning. Bake another 20 to 30 minutes, until loaf is deep brown. Transfer to wire rack and cool.
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It turned out lovely! Glad to hear that the taste is improved.
Now, don't get your knickers in a twist, but would you send the recipe to me by email? (For heaven's sake don't lose your post this time!)
I don't have access to ATK recipes.
Thank you, Marie. Mmwa, Mmwa
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
I loved that no knead because it sang to me! And I was really wild for the crust. The taste was underwhelming but ok.
I do really enjoy CI and test recipes from time to time. I stopped subscribing to the magazine and just get it on line now but I kind of miss the paper in this case.
Your bread is beautiful and yes that's a great review.
- jpsam said...
I have been baking Jim Lahey's NK Bread at least once a week for the last year. I use RL Beranbaum's protocol for feeding a stiff starter. I feed my starter at least every week. If I don't have other plans for, it I use the 75g. of starter in Rose's Baby NK recipe and it is just right! In addition to added flavor, I think it increases "shelf life." It's just so easy!
- breadbasketcase said...
I meant to add the recipe, but I forgot. I'm so glad I didn't lose the post this time, or I would have to give up blogging entirely.
I'd forgotten about the singing! This loaf didn't sing. There's probably a scientific explanation for it, but I have no idea what it is. Also, this crust may have been a little less crispy than the original no-knead bread, but I think you'd like the flavor better. If you give it a try, let me know what you think.
Wow--that is really faithful bread-baking. I really had forgotten how easy the NK bread is until I tried this variation. You probably get about the same result with the starter.
- TNelson said...
We baked a loaf of this yesterday and I have to say it's much improved over the original recipe. We cut into it too soon so it was a bit gummy but that's our fault not the bread's. We will be making this in other forms as well.
- Greenie Gardens said...
I gotta give this a try. It is a beautiful loaf of bread!
- evil cake lady said...
BBC, that's a beautiful looking loaf of bread, and I'm glad to hear it turned out so well!
Please pass on to Jim that the first photo in this post is really lovely too--the lighting, the detail, excellent!
- breadbasketcase said...
I'm glad to hear that you tried it too--the recipe says to wait for two hours before eating, but who can wait that long?
Yes, do give it a try, and let me know how you like it. I think I'm going to try another version of it next week.
So glad you said that about his photo--he loved the top crust, especially the razor slash, and took many pictures of it. He will be happy to know that someone appreciates his art!
- Doughadear said...
Thank you for posting the recipe! I made up a half recipe last night using 40 gr. of old sourdough starter instead of the vinegar and I must say that the taste is superior to that of the original NKB. Because of the smaller loaf (I only have a 5qt. dutch oven, hence the smaller loaf) I shortened the baking time. Next time I will leave it in longer as it was still somewhat moist on the inside even though it reach 209 F. Nevertheless a good tasting loaf. Yours looks wonderful inside and out as usual!
- pinknest said...
how very interesting! i personally thought the original no-knead bread recipe was mighty fine indeed. but i'll have to try these variations now! your bread looks bouncy and lovely.
- breadbasketcase said...
The vinegar is a clever idea to give bread a hint of tanginess without starter, but I'm sure starter is better. I think I'm going to try the cranberry pecan loaf this weekend, but I'll use my starter this time.
I love all the scientific explanations for why things work the way they do, even though I can never remember them two minutes after I read them. I don't believe anyone has ever called my bread bouncy before--thanks. (You have such an excellent vocabulary).
Here is a comparison of the NYT/Lahey/Bittman bread and the Cook's Illustrated from a side-by-side cookoff.
- breadbasketcase said...
Thanks for the link--very interesting. A side-by-side testing is probably the only fair way to compare. I've adapted the no-knead 2.0 by adding starter instead of vinegar, and I prefer that. Adding the starter to the original no-knead would probably give that one a flavor boost too.
A link to an article about a new no knead book "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day".
They keep the dough up to 14 days and lop off a piece as needed. I think the cool storage may add to the flavor, which I found lacking in the NY Times recipe. The CI improvements sound good. Marty
- breadbasketcase said...
Jim was going to get me that cookbook for Christmas, but it's been such a big hit that all the local bookstores were out. I know a couple of people who have tried it, and they've been very enthusiastic about it.
- Greenie Gardens said...
Tried this and I like the way it turned out. How would you add sourdough starter to this? What adjustments would you make to the recipe to allow for the additional flour and moisture of the sourdough? Did you find that it baked quicker than the time on the recipe showed? I semi-burnt the bottom of mine and I still had time to go on the timer!
- breadbasketcase said...
Greenie gardens,
I usually measure very precisely with bread recipes, but I literally did just add a few dollops of sourdough starter--maybe about 1/4 cup. My starter is somewhere in between liquid and firm, and the substitution of that much starter for the vinegar was just right. Since you knead this bread a little bit, it's easy to correct if it doesn't seem quite right.
Mine didn't burn, but when I use the convection oven, I find that it often takes less time than the recipe specifies, so I check it early.
I'm curious as to why numerous sites recommend a "mild lager", I've substituted all of the water for a full bottle of Guinness Stout which made oh, so yummy bread!


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