Link: Full Game Notes (Huskers.com)
NCAA TOURNAMENT | FIRST ROUND
WHEN: Friday, March 21 | 5:00 PM (CT)
WHERE: Schollmaier Arena | Fort Worth, Texas
TV: ESPN (Brenda VanLengen, Andrea Lloyd)
RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Matt Coatney, Jeff Griesch)
Nebraska makes its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the past four seasons when the Huskers take on Louisville in the first round Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. Tip-off between the No. 10 seed Huskers (21-11, 10-8 Big Ten) and the No. 7 seed Cardinals (21-10, 13-5 ACC) at Schollmaier Arena is set for 5 p.m. (CT).
Live television coverage will be provided by ESPN with Brenda VanLengen and Andrea Lloyd on the call. Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln, 590 AM in Omaha, Huskers.com and the Huskers App. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the radio call with pregame beginning at 4:30 p.m. (CT). The game marks the 801st called by Coatney and Griesch together -- more than any other broadcast team for any sport in Husker history.
The Huskers earned their 17th all-time NCAA Tournament bid when they heard their name announced in the field of 68 for March Madness on Sunday night. Nebraska will be making its 11th NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007 (19 seasons).
Nebraska earned its third NCAA Tournament bid in the last four years under head coach Amy Williams despite playing the past 20 games without 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts, who suffered a season-ending knee injury against North Alabama on November 19. Potts was averaging team bests of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds through the first four games prior to her injury. The Huskers have also played the last 16 games without fourth-year guard Allison Weidner, who was a starter as a freshman on Nebraska's 2022 NCAA Tournament team in Louisville.
Nebraska will be hunting for its 10th all-time NCAA Tournament victory while trying to advance to the second round for the second straight year after defeating Texas A&M (61-59) last season in Corvallis, Oregon.
The Huskers are led by four-time All-Big Ten center Alexis Markowski, who is surging down the stretch for the Big Red. The Lisa Leslie Award midseason finalist leads Nebraska with 16.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. She recorded her 12th double-double of the season and 52nd of her career with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Rutgers (March 5).
Big Ten All-Freshman Britt Prince averaged 17.0 points and 5.3 assists in three Big Ten Tournament games for the Big Red. Prince has scored in double figures in each of the past four games after missing two games (Oregon, Washington) with a lower leg injury suffered in the closing minutes of a loss at Illinois (Feb. 16). The 5-11 point guard ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (13.4 ppg) while leading the Big Red in assists (3.7 apg) and steals (1.7 spg). She matched her career high with 24 points in Nebraska's Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal loss to eventual champion and NCAA Tournament overall No. 1 seed UCLA in Indianapolis on March 7.
NEBRASKA'S 20-WIN SEASONS
- Nebraska has produced its third 20-win season in the last four years by working its way to a 21-11 record entering the NCAA Tournament.
- The 2024-25 season marks Nebraska's 20th 20-win season in history, including a top victory total of 32 in 2009-10. Nebraska owns nine 20-win campaigns from 2009-10 to 2024-25.
- Nebraska owns four 20-win seasons under Coach Amy Williams, including a 23-12 mark in 2023-24.
HUSKER HOT TAKES
- Nebraska owns six NET Top 50 wins over No. 21 Michigan State, at No. 24 Cockeye, at No. 28 Maryland, over No. 32 Illinois, No. 39 Minnesota and over No. 41 Oregon along with top-100 wins over No. 89 Penn State and No. 95 Southeastern Louisiana.
- Nebraska is 6-11 against the 2025 NCAA Tournament field with wins over No. 4 seed Maryland, No. 6 seed Cockeye, No. 6 seed Michigan State, No. 8 seed Illinois, No. 10 seed Oregon and No. 16 seed Southern.
- All 11 of NU's losses have come against NET Top 50 teams, including six away from home -- at No. 4 UCLA (twice), at No. 6 USC, at No. 29 Georgia Tech, at No. 30 Pickle Smoochers, at No. 32 Illinois, and at No. 35 Indiana -- along with home losses to No. 19 Ohio State, No. 23 Michigan, No. 24 Cockeye, and No. 43 Washington
- Alexis Markowski continues her solid play with team bests of 16.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. The four-time All-Big Ten center ranked second in career points (1,890), rebounds (1,210) and double-doubles (52) among the 10 mid-year finalists for the Lisa Leslie Award, trailing only Kansas State's seventh-year center Ayoka Lee.
- Lisa Leslie Award finalist Alexis Markowski has averaged 20.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks over the last 10 games while hitting 15-of-30 three-pointers (.500). Markowski produced a career-high 35 points and a season-15 rebounds in a win over Oregon (Feb. 19). She added 30 points at Northwestern (March 2), after going for then-career highs of 28 points in NU's 85-80 win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8) and at Illinois (Feb. 16). Markowski owns a school-record 52 double-doubles, which ranks fourth among active NCAA Division I players. Her most recent double-double came with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament first round (March 5).
- Britt Prince claimed a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches and the media when awards were announced by the conference on March 4. Prince ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (13.4 ppg), while leading the Big Red in assists (3.7 apg) and steals (1.7 spg), which ranks 13th in the Big Ten.
- Prince, who was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21), is the most recent of four 2024-25 Huskers to earn Big Ten All-Freshman honors, including Alexis Markowski (2022 Freshman of the Year), Natalie Potts (2024 Freshman of the Year) and Logan Nissley (2024).
- In 15 games away from Pinnacle Bank Arena this season, Husker freshman Britt Prince has averaged 15.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals. All six of her 20-point performances have come on the road, while two of her three career-high eight-rebound efforts and both of her career-best eight-assist performances have been away from PBA.
NUMBERS TO WATCH
- Alexis Markowski (1,890) ranks No. 7 on Nebraska's career scoring list. She needs 10 points to reach 1,900 in her career.
- Markowski (1,210) is the second Husker in history to achieve 1,200 career rebounds. Janet Smith (1,280, 1979-1982) owns the top spot on NU's career rebound chart.
- Markowski (134) will move into a tie for fourth on Nebraska's career games played list with 134 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Markowski (103) produced her 103rd game scoring in double figures with 11 points against No. 4 UCLA in the Big Ten quarterfinals (March 7). She has scored double digits in 27 of 32 games for the Huskers this season, after getting double figures in 32 of 35 games a year ago. She scored 10 or more points 21 times as a freshman and 23 times as a sophomore.
- Markowski (91) needs three blocked shots to match Kelsey Griffin (94) for 10th on Nebraska's career blocked shot list.
- Markowski (52) owns the top spot on Nebraska’s career double-doubles list, 12 more than first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (40, 2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (40, 2011-14).
- Kendall Coley (136) is tied for second on the NU all-time list in games played. Sam Haiby owns the school record with 139.
- Kendall Moriarty (108) played her 108th consecutive game against No. 4 UCLA (March 7).
- Britt Prince (389/117) owns 389 points and 117 rebounds as a true freshman point guard for the Huskers. Nebraska's WNBA first-round draft picks Lindsey Moore and Nicole Kubik did not achieve either 300 points or 100 rebounds as true freshmen starting point guards at Nebraska.
- Prince (107) ranks third on Nebraska's freshman assist list with 107. She dished out 16 assists over three Big Ten Tournament games to pass Rachel Theriot (5th, 101) and Amy Stephens (4th, 105) on NU's freshman assist chart.
- Prince (50) recorded her 50th steal of the season with two steals in the win over Rutgers (March 5). She became the first Husker freshman since Nicole Kubik (1996-97) to record 50 steals. Prince needs eight steals to match Amy Stephens (58) for the fifth-best steals total by a freshman in NU history.
- Callin Hake (99) needs one assist to reach 100 the season.
NEBRASKA-LOUISVILLE CONNECTIONS
- Nebraska head coach Amy Williams played her senior season as a Husker (1997-98) under assistant coach Jeff Walz, who is now the head coach at Louisville. Paul Sanderford led the Big Red to the 1998 NCAA Tournament Second Round.
- Nebraska played the 2022 NCAA First Round at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville. The Huskers lost to Gonzaga. Current seniors Alexis Markowski, Kendall Coley, Kendall Moriarty and redshirt junior Allison Weidner were members of that Nebraska team.
- Nebraska sophomore forward Jessica Petrie was a teammate of Louisville freshman center Isla Juffermans on Australia's U17 and U19 World Cup teams, Australia's U16 and U18 Asia Cup teams, the Lake Ginninderra College National Schools Championship team and at Australia's Centre of Excellence.
- Former Louisville volleyball coach Dani Busboom Kelly, who led the Cardinals to the 2024 NCAA Championship match in Louisville, is a Nebraska native and Husker player who was named the Head Volleyball Coach at Nebraska (Jan. 29), replacing the legendary John Cook after 25 seasons.
SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
- Louisville brings a 21-10 overall record that includes a 13-5 ACC regular-season mark into the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals suffered a 61-48 loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament, after defeating Clemson 70-68 in overtime in their first game in Greensboro, North Carolina on March 6.
- Louisville has dropped three of its last five games overall, but all three losses were to top-10 opponents, including a 72-59 loss at then-No. 3 Notre Dame in South Bend (March 2) and a 79-75 loss to No. 9 North Carolina in Louisville (Feb. 23). The Cardinals' other win during the five-game stretch also came to Clemson (78-52) in Louisville (Feb. 27).
- Louisville has been led by first-team All-ACC guard Jayda Curry, who averages a team-best 13.4 points while ranking second on the team with 3.1 assists per game. Curry, who shares the team lead with 51 three-pointers, missed both of Louisville's ACC Tournament games with a shoulder injury. She averaged 18.7 points and 4.5 rebounds over Louisville's last six regular-season games.
- Graduate guard Merissah Russell also missed Louisville's games in Greensboro with a back injury. Russell has averaged 4.6 points and 2.3 rebounds off the bench this season for the Cardinals.
- Louisville is led inside by 6-3 graduate forward Olivia Cochran, who averages 10.1 points and a team-best 6.7 rebounds. She leads the Cards with six double-doubles on the year, including 11 points and 11 rebounds in the ACC Tournament loss to Duke - her third double-double in the last five games.
- Nyla Harris, a 6-2 power forward, also has been solid inside with 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds while starting 30 of Louisville's 31 games alongside Cochran.
- ACC All-Freshman selection Tajianna Roberts has been an explosive newcomer for the Cards. The 5-10 guard ranks second on the team in scoring (13.1 ppg) while sharing the team lead in three-pointers made (51) with Curry. The second-team All-ACC guard also leads Louisville with 54 steals.
- Fellow 5-10 freshman guard Imari Berry started alongside Roberts at the ACC Tournament, replacing Curry in the lineup. Berry has averaged 5.0 points and 2.4 rebounds this season.
- Senior guard Ja'Leah Williams rounds out Louisville's starting five with 7.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Williams leads Louisville with 3.4 assists per game while ranking second with 49 steals. Williams and Roberts have started all 31 games together in the backcourt this season.
- Two freshmen from California with famous NBA fathers provide regular contributions off the bench for the Cards. Izela Arenas, a 5-9 guard, and Mackenly Randolph, a 6-0 forward, were high school teammates at Sierra Canyon High School before joining the Cardinals. Arenas, the daughter of Gilbert Arenas, has averaged 4.5 points, while Randolph, the daughter of Zach Randolph, has averaged 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds, including a career-high 13 points in the ACC Tournament loss to Duke (March 7).
SERIES HISTORY
- Louisville leads the all-time series with Nebraska 3-1, including an 85-68 win over the Huskers in their most recent meeting in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Louisville on Nov. 29, 2018. That game is the only previous meeting between Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williamls and Louisville Head Coach Jeff Walz at their current schools.
- Walz led Louisville to a 65-51 win over Nebraska in Las Vegas on Dec. 20, 2010.
- Walz was an assistant at Nebraska for the first two meetings between the Huskers and Cardinals, including a 62-61 NU win over Louisville in Hawaii on Nov. 29, 1998. One month later, Louisville avenged the loss with a 77-66 victory over Nebraska at Freedom Hall on Dec. 29, 1998.
- Louisville opened the 2024-25 season with a 66-59 loss to Big Ten Tournament champion and NCAA overall No. 1 seed UCLA (66-59) in Paris, Nov. 4. The only other common opponent between the Cardinals and Huskers this season was Georgia Tech. Louisville defeated the Yellow Jackets 69-60 in Louisville (Jan. 12), three weeks after Nebraska lost to Georgia Tech 72-61 in Atlanta (Dec. 21).
MARKOWSKI MAKES HISTORY AT CONFERENCE LEVEL
- Nebraska All-America candidate Alexis Markowski became the first woman's basketball player in Husker history to earn four first- or second-team all-conference honors in school history when the Big Ten announced its annual awards on March 4.
- The 6-3 center from Lincoln claimed first-team All-Big Ten honors from the conference media for the second straight year, while adding second team accolades from the coaches for the third time. She was a second-team All-Big Ten pick by the media as a freshman (2022) and a sophomore (2023).
- The only other Huskers in history to earn four all-conference awards are: Emily Cady (2012-2015) and Meggan Yedsena (1991-1994).
- Markowski also earned a spot on the 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament Team by averaging 16.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists over four games, including 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in the Big Ten Championship Game.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT | FIRST ROUND
WHEN: Friday, March 21 | 5:00 PM (CT)
WHERE: Schollmaier Arena | Fort Worth, Texas
TV: ESPN (Brenda VanLengen, Andrea Lloyd)
RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Matt Coatney, Jeff Griesch)
Nebraska makes its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the past four seasons when the Huskers take on Louisville in the first round Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. Tip-off between the No. 10 seed Huskers (21-11, 10-8 Big Ten) and the No. 7 seed Cardinals (21-10, 13-5 ACC) at Schollmaier Arena is set for 5 p.m. (CT).
Live television coverage will be provided by ESPN with Brenda VanLengen and Andrea Lloyd on the call. Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln, 590 AM in Omaha, Huskers.com and the Huskers App. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the radio call with pregame beginning at 4:30 p.m. (CT). The game marks the 801st called by Coatney and Griesch together -- more than any other broadcast team for any sport in Husker history.
The Huskers earned their 17th all-time NCAA Tournament bid when they heard their name announced in the field of 68 for March Madness on Sunday night. Nebraska will be making its 11th NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007 (19 seasons).
Nebraska earned its third NCAA Tournament bid in the last four years under head coach Amy Williams despite playing the past 20 games without 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts, who suffered a season-ending knee injury against North Alabama on November 19. Potts was averaging team bests of 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds through the first four games prior to her injury. The Huskers have also played the last 16 games without fourth-year guard Allison Weidner, who was a starter as a freshman on Nebraska's 2022 NCAA Tournament team in Louisville.
Nebraska will be hunting for its 10th all-time NCAA Tournament victory while trying to advance to the second round for the second straight year after defeating Texas A&M (61-59) last season in Corvallis, Oregon.
The Huskers are led by four-time All-Big Ten center Alexis Markowski, who is surging down the stretch for the Big Red. The Lisa Leslie Award midseason finalist leads Nebraska with 16.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. She recorded her 12th double-double of the season and 52nd of her career with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Rutgers (March 5).
Big Ten All-Freshman Britt Prince averaged 17.0 points and 5.3 assists in three Big Ten Tournament games for the Big Red. Prince has scored in double figures in each of the past four games after missing two games (Oregon, Washington) with a lower leg injury suffered in the closing minutes of a loss at Illinois (Feb. 16). The 5-11 point guard ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (13.4 ppg) while leading the Big Red in assists (3.7 apg) and steals (1.7 spg). She matched her career high with 24 points in Nebraska's Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal loss to eventual champion and NCAA Tournament overall No. 1 seed UCLA in Indianapolis on March 7.
NEBRASKA'S 20-WIN SEASONS
- Nebraska has produced its third 20-win season in the last four years by working its way to a 21-11 record entering the NCAA Tournament.
- The 2024-25 season marks Nebraska's 20th 20-win season in history, including a top victory total of 32 in 2009-10. Nebraska owns nine 20-win campaigns from 2009-10 to 2024-25.
- Nebraska owns four 20-win seasons under Coach Amy Williams, including a 23-12 mark in 2023-24.
HUSKER HOT TAKES
- Nebraska owns six NET Top 50 wins over No. 21 Michigan State, at No. 24 Cockeye, at No. 28 Maryland, over No. 32 Illinois, No. 39 Minnesota and over No. 41 Oregon along with top-100 wins over No. 89 Penn State and No. 95 Southeastern Louisiana.
- Nebraska is 6-11 against the 2025 NCAA Tournament field with wins over No. 4 seed Maryland, No. 6 seed Cockeye, No. 6 seed Michigan State, No. 8 seed Illinois, No. 10 seed Oregon and No. 16 seed Southern.
- All 11 of NU's losses have come against NET Top 50 teams, including six away from home -- at No. 4 UCLA (twice), at No. 6 USC, at No. 29 Georgia Tech, at No. 30 Pickle Smoochers, at No. 32 Illinois, and at No. 35 Indiana -- along with home losses to No. 19 Ohio State, No. 23 Michigan, No. 24 Cockeye, and No. 43 Washington
- Alexis Markowski continues her solid play with team bests of 16.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. The four-time All-Big Ten center ranked second in career points (1,890), rebounds (1,210) and double-doubles (52) among the 10 mid-year finalists for the Lisa Leslie Award, trailing only Kansas State's seventh-year center Ayoka Lee.
- Lisa Leslie Award finalist Alexis Markowski has averaged 20.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks over the last 10 games while hitting 15-of-30 three-pointers (.500). Markowski produced a career-high 35 points and a season-15 rebounds in a win over Oregon (Feb. 19). She added 30 points at Northwestern (March 2), after going for then-career highs of 28 points in NU's 85-80 win over No. 20 Michigan State (Jan. 8) and at Illinois (Feb. 16). Markowski owns a school-record 52 double-doubles, which ranks fourth among active NCAA Division I players. Her most recent double-double came with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament first round (March 5).
- Britt Prince claimed a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches and the media when awards were announced by the conference on March 4. Prince ranks second among the Huskers in scoring (13.4 ppg), while leading the Big Red in assists (3.7 apg) and steals (1.7 spg), which ranks 13th in the Big Ten.
- Prince, who was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21), is the most recent of four 2024-25 Huskers to earn Big Ten All-Freshman honors, including Alexis Markowski (2022 Freshman of the Year), Natalie Potts (2024 Freshman of the Year) and Logan Nissley (2024).
- In 15 games away from Pinnacle Bank Arena this season, Husker freshman Britt Prince has averaged 15.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals. All six of her 20-point performances have come on the road, while two of her three career-high eight-rebound efforts and both of her career-best eight-assist performances have been away from PBA.
NUMBERS TO WATCH
- Alexis Markowski (1,890) ranks No. 7 on Nebraska's career scoring list. She needs 10 points to reach 1,900 in her career.
- Markowski (1,210) is the second Husker in history to achieve 1,200 career rebounds. Janet Smith (1,280, 1979-1982) owns the top spot on NU's career rebound chart.
- Markowski (134) will move into a tie for fourth on Nebraska's career games played list with 134 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Markowski (103) produced her 103rd game scoring in double figures with 11 points against No. 4 UCLA in the Big Ten quarterfinals (March 7). She has scored double digits in 27 of 32 games for the Huskers this season, after getting double figures in 32 of 35 games a year ago. She scored 10 or more points 21 times as a freshman and 23 times as a sophomore.
- Markowski (91) needs three blocked shots to match Kelsey Griffin (94) for 10th on Nebraska's career blocked shot list.
- Markowski (52) owns the top spot on Nebraska’s career double-doubles list, 12 more than first-team All-Americans Kelsey Griffin (40, 2006-10) and Jordan Hooper (40, 2011-14).
- Kendall Coley (136) is tied for second on the NU all-time list in games played. Sam Haiby owns the school record with 139.
- Kendall Moriarty (108) played her 108th consecutive game against No. 4 UCLA (March 7).
- Britt Prince (389/117) owns 389 points and 117 rebounds as a true freshman point guard for the Huskers. Nebraska's WNBA first-round draft picks Lindsey Moore and Nicole Kubik did not achieve either 300 points or 100 rebounds as true freshmen starting point guards at Nebraska.
- Prince (107) ranks third on Nebraska's freshman assist list with 107. She dished out 16 assists over three Big Ten Tournament games to pass Rachel Theriot (5th, 101) and Amy Stephens (4th, 105) on NU's freshman assist chart.
- Prince (50) recorded her 50th steal of the season with two steals in the win over Rutgers (March 5). She became the first Husker freshman since Nicole Kubik (1996-97) to record 50 steals. Prince needs eight steals to match Amy Stephens (58) for the fifth-best steals total by a freshman in NU history.
- Callin Hake (99) needs one assist to reach 100 the season.
NEBRASKA-LOUISVILLE CONNECTIONS
- Nebraska head coach Amy Williams played her senior season as a Husker (1997-98) under assistant coach Jeff Walz, who is now the head coach at Louisville. Paul Sanderford led the Big Red to the 1998 NCAA Tournament Second Round.
- Nebraska played the 2022 NCAA First Round at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville. The Huskers lost to Gonzaga. Current seniors Alexis Markowski, Kendall Coley, Kendall Moriarty and redshirt junior Allison Weidner were members of that Nebraska team.
- Nebraska sophomore forward Jessica Petrie was a teammate of Louisville freshman center Isla Juffermans on Australia's U17 and U19 World Cup teams, Australia's U16 and U18 Asia Cup teams, the Lake Ginninderra College National Schools Championship team and at Australia's Centre of Excellence.
- Former Louisville volleyball coach Dani Busboom Kelly, who led the Cardinals to the 2024 NCAA Championship match in Louisville, is a Nebraska native and Husker player who was named the Head Volleyball Coach at Nebraska (Jan. 29), replacing the legendary John Cook after 25 seasons.
SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
- Louisville brings a 21-10 overall record that includes a 13-5 ACC regular-season mark into the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals suffered a 61-48 loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament, after defeating Clemson 70-68 in overtime in their first game in Greensboro, North Carolina on March 6.
- Louisville has dropped three of its last five games overall, but all three losses were to top-10 opponents, including a 72-59 loss at then-No. 3 Notre Dame in South Bend (March 2) and a 79-75 loss to No. 9 North Carolina in Louisville (Feb. 23). The Cardinals' other win during the five-game stretch also came to Clemson (78-52) in Louisville (Feb. 27).
- Louisville has been led by first-team All-ACC guard Jayda Curry, who averages a team-best 13.4 points while ranking second on the team with 3.1 assists per game. Curry, who shares the team lead with 51 three-pointers, missed both of Louisville's ACC Tournament games with a shoulder injury. She averaged 18.7 points and 4.5 rebounds over Louisville's last six regular-season games.
- Graduate guard Merissah Russell also missed Louisville's games in Greensboro with a back injury. Russell has averaged 4.6 points and 2.3 rebounds off the bench this season for the Cardinals.
- Louisville is led inside by 6-3 graduate forward Olivia Cochran, who averages 10.1 points and a team-best 6.7 rebounds. She leads the Cards with six double-doubles on the year, including 11 points and 11 rebounds in the ACC Tournament loss to Duke - her third double-double in the last five games.
- Nyla Harris, a 6-2 power forward, also has been solid inside with 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds while starting 30 of Louisville's 31 games alongside Cochran.
- ACC All-Freshman selection Tajianna Roberts has been an explosive newcomer for the Cards. The 5-10 guard ranks second on the team in scoring (13.1 ppg) while sharing the team lead in three-pointers made (51) with Curry. The second-team All-ACC guard also leads Louisville with 54 steals.
- Fellow 5-10 freshman guard Imari Berry started alongside Roberts at the ACC Tournament, replacing Curry in the lineup. Berry has averaged 5.0 points and 2.4 rebounds this season.
- Senior guard Ja'Leah Williams rounds out Louisville's starting five with 7.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Williams leads Louisville with 3.4 assists per game while ranking second with 49 steals. Williams and Roberts have started all 31 games together in the backcourt this season.
- Two freshmen from California with famous NBA fathers provide regular contributions off the bench for the Cards. Izela Arenas, a 5-9 guard, and Mackenly Randolph, a 6-0 forward, were high school teammates at Sierra Canyon High School before joining the Cardinals. Arenas, the daughter of Gilbert Arenas, has averaged 4.5 points, while Randolph, the daughter of Zach Randolph, has averaged 3.7 points and 2.1 rebounds, including a career-high 13 points in the ACC Tournament loss to Duke (March 7).
SERIES HISTORY
- Louisville leads the all-time series with Nebraska 3-1, including an 85-68 win over the Huskers in their most recent meeting in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Louisville on Nov. 29, 2018. That game is the only previous meeting between Nebraska Head Coach Amy Williamls and Louisville Head Coach Jeff Walz at their current schools.
- Walz led Louisville to a 65-51 win over Nebraska in Las Vegas on Dec. 20, 2010.
- Walz was an assistant at Nebraska for the first two meetings between the Huskers and Cardinals, including a 62-61 NU win over Louisville in Hawaii on Nov. 29, 1998. One month later, Louisville avenged the loss with a 77-66 victory over Nebraska at Freedom Hall on Dec. 29, 1998.
- Louisville opened the 2024-25 season with a 66-59 loss to Big Ten Tournament champion and NCAA overall No. 1 seed UCLA (66-59) in Paris, Nov. 4. The only other common opponent between the Cardinals and Huskers this season was Georgia Tech. Louisville defeated the Yellow Jackets 69-60 in Louisville (Jan. 12), three weeks after Nebraska lost to Georgia Tech 72-61 in Atlanta (Dec. 21).
MARKOWSKI MAKES HISTORY AT CONFERENCE LEVEL
- Nebraska All-America candidate Alexis Markowski became the first woman's basketball player in Husker history to earn four first- or second-team all-conference honors in school history when the Big Ten announced its annual awards on March 4.
- The 6-3 center from Lincoln claimed first-team All-Big Ten honors from the conference media for the second straight year, while adding second team accolades from the coaches for the third time. She was a second-team All-Big Ten pick by the media as a freshman (2022) and a sophomore (2023).
- The only other Huskers in history to earn four all-conference awards are: Emily Cady (2012-2015) and Meggan Yedsena (1991-1994).
- Markowski also earned a spot on the 2024 Big Ten All-Tournament Team by averaging 16.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists over four games, including 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in the Big Ten Championship Game.
