2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁season . ▁The ▁Corn hus k ers ▁were ▁co ached ▁by ▁Con nie ▁Y ori . ▁The ▁Corn hus k ers ▁are ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁Conference ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁NCAA ▁tournament . ▁Those ▁hopes ▁were ▁temper ed ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁two - time ▁first - team ▁All - Big ▁ 1 2 ▁forward ▁K else y ▁Griff in ▁to ▁a ▁season - ending ▁an k le ▁injury ▁in ▁late - August . ▁Despite ▁playing ▁without ▁Griff in , ▁the ▁H usk ers ▁fought ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁ 9 - 3 ▁record ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁dram atic ▁come - from - be hind ▁win ▁over ▁No . ▁ 2 4 ▁Arizona ▁State ▁on ▁Dec . ▁ 2 8 . ▁Neb r aska , ▁which ▁had ▁received ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁USA ▁Today / ES PN ▁Co aches ▁Top ▁ 2 5 ▁for ▁five ▁weeks , ▁knock ed ▁off ▁a ▁Sun ▁Dev il ▁squad ▁that ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁NCAA ▁El ite ▁E ight . ▁However , ▁just ▁days ▁after ▁defe ating ▁AS U , ▁the ▁H usk ers ▁took ▁another ▁hit ▁inside ▁with ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁junior ▁center ▁Nik ki ▁Bo ber ▁to ▁a ▁season - ending ▁kne e ▁injury . ▁Without ▁two ▁of ▁their ▁most ▁experienced ▁post ▁players ▁for ▁a ▁final ▁non - con ference ▁game ▁at ▁five