Huskers Ready to Meet No. 8 Michigan in Ann Arbor

• The Nebraska women's basketball team makes a short turnaround when the Huskers travel to Michigan to meet the AP No. 8 Wolverines on Wednesday night in Ann Arbor.

• Tip-off between the NCAA NET 24 Huskers (16-6, 5-6 Big Ten) and the NET 6 Wolverines (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten) at the Crisler Center is set for 6 p.m. (CT).

• Free live audio from the Huskers Radio Network will be available on Huskers.com, the Huskers App, 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 1490 AM/97.3 FM/97.7 HD3 in Omaha with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch on the call for their 25th consecutive season.

• A live video stream also will be provided to B1G+ subscribers.

• The Big Red will try to bounce back from a 90-71 overtime loss at No. 11 Ohio State Sunday evening in Columbus. The Huskers trailed by 20 late in the third quarter before chopping 16 points off the Buckeye lead. Nebraska trailed 70-66 with just over six minutes left, but OSU ended the Husker upset hopes with a 14-2 burst over the next three minutes. Ohio State moved up two spots in the AP Poll with the win, climbing to No. 9 right behind the No. 8 Wolverines.

• Michigan returns home after working overtime to defeat No. 13 Michigan State Sunday afternoon in East Lansing, 94-91. The Wolverines have posted four straight wins since losing to a top-10 Vanderbilt team in Newark, N.J. (Jan. 19). Michigan owns eight straight Big Ten wins since losing 64-52 at Washington on New Year's Day, which followed a 92-87 2OT win at Oregon (Dec. 29). Michigan is a perfect 11-0 at home this season.

• Five of Nebraska's six losses this season have come to AP top-25 teams at game time, and all five are currently NET top-20 Big Ten teams (No. 2 UCLA, at No. 8 Michigan State, at No. 12 Iowa, at No. 18 Ohio State and No. 20 USC). The fifth setback was a one-possession midweek road loss at Wisconsin (63-60, Jan. 21), a team the Wolverines handled at home (86-60, Jan. 11).

• Britt Prince, who was named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10 on Monday, is arguably the nation's most efficient guard. The 5-11 point guard out of Elkhorn North High School in the Omaha metro area, is hitting 56.2 percent (150-267) of her field goals, 50 percent (32-64) of her three-point attempts and 93 percent (66-71) of her free throws. She is the only starter regardless of position in the country to hit 50% FG-50% 3FG-90% FT. She also owns nearly a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio (97-51, 1.9) while leading NU in steals (33). She ranks third nationally and leads the Big Ten in free throw percentage (.930), including 100 percent (46-46) in league games. Nebraska's leading scorer, Prince ranks ninth in the Big Ten in scoring (18.1 ppg) and 10th in assists (4.4 apg). She owns eight 20-point efforts, including a pair of 30-point games this season. • Junior Jessica Petrie has provided consistency and leadership at both ends in her second season as a starter. The 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia, ranks third on the team in scoring (11.9 ppg) and second in rebounding (5.0 rpg), but missed the first games of her Nebraska career with illness in the win over Northwestern (Jan. 28) and Sunday's loss at No. 11 Ohio State. Petrie has produced double figures 14 times and scored at least seven points in all 20 of her games this season. She also leads Nebraska with a career-high 21 blocks and owns a career-high 18 steals this season after getting 12 total steals her first two years. Petrie had 15 points and a team-high six rebounds in the win over Illinois, while adding a block and a steal.

• Sophomore Amiah Hargrove is emerging as a star in the conference. A contender for Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, Hargrove ranks second on the team in scoring (12.8 ppg) while leading the team in rebounding (5.9 rpg) after pumping in 24 points and grabbing six rebounds in her second straight start in place of Petrie Sunday at Ohio State. It followed Hargrove's second double-double of the year with 13 points and 11 rebounds in her first start of the season against Northwestern (Jan. 28). The 6-2 forward from Christopher, Ill., produced 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting at No. 15 Michigan State (Jan. 15) and had 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting at Wisconsin (Jan. 21). Hargrove is shooting 54.4 percent from the field, including 40.9 percent from three-point range and 82 percent from the free throw line. She has hit 55.2 percent (16-29) of her threes in league play. She opened Big Ten play with a career-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting (4-5 3FG) at Penn State (Dec. 6). She missed the loss at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1) after suffering a mild concussion late in the loss to No. 17 USC (Dec. 29).

• Junior Logan Nissley has made nine straight starts. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., has averaged 13.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists on 59.1 percent (13-22) shooting over the last three games, including 50 percent (8-16) from long range. She had a season-high 15 points in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24), before striking for 14 points while tying her season high with four three-pointers in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). Nissley, who had 11 points at No. 11 Ohio State, also ranks high on the efficiency scale, hitting 48.6 percent (51-105) from the field, including 46.9 percent (38-81) from three-point range and 85.7 percent (18-21) of her free throws. Nissley is averaging 7.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists with a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio. Nissley also recently joined Nebraska's career top 10 in three-pointers made (152).

• Callin Hake provides veteran leadership and an emotional heartbeat for the Big Red while joining Prince, Petrie and Nissley as returning starters from a year ago. Hake, a 5-8 senior guard from Victoria, Minn., is averaging 8.2 points and 3.8 assists while hitting 38.9 percent (35-90) of her threes. Hake, who has added 31 steals, also leads the Big Red with 25 charges drawn through 22 games. She has scored double figures eight times, including a season-high 17 points in a win over Omaha.

• Senior transfer Eliza Maupin rounds out Nebraska's projected starting five. The 6-3 forward from Webster Groves, Mo., is averaging 8.7 points and 4.6 rebounds over 19 games with nine straight starts. She notched her second double-double of the season with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Wisconsin (Jan. 21). She posted her first Husker double-double with 12 points and 11 boards at Iowa (Jan. 1).

NET 24 Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-6, 5-6 Big Ten)
21 - Eliza Maupin - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 8.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - So. - F - 12.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 7.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Sr. - G - 8.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - So. - G - 18.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Off the Bench
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 11.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg
4 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - So. - F - 6.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg
5 - Claire Johnson - 5-9 - So. - G - 4.0 ppg, 1.1 rpg
1 - Hailey Weaver - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 3.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg
15 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - RFr. - G - 2.6 ppg, 0.7 rpg
34 - Emily Fisher - 6-0 - Jr. - G/F - 1.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg
00 - Alanna Neale - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 1.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts [Out] - 6-2 - RSo. - F - Redshirt
3 - Allison Weidner [Out] - 5-10 - Gr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
10th Season at Nebraska (174-129); 19th Season Overall (367-238)

NET 6 Michigan Wolverines (19-3, 10-1 Big Ten)
1 - Olivia Olson - 6-1 - So. - G - 18.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg
3 - Mila Holloway - 5-10 - So. - G - 13.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg
15 - Ashley Sofilkanich - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 8.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg
5 - Brooke Quarles Daniels - 5-7 - Sr. - G - 6.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg
12 - Syla Swords - 6-0 - So. - G - 13.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Off the Bench
33 - Te'Yala Delfosse - 6-3 - So. - G/F - 10.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg
22 - Kendall Dudley - 6-2 - So. - G - 6.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg
25 - McKenzie Mathurin - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 4.7 ppg, 1.1 rpg
20 - Alyssa Crockett - 6-2 - Sr. - F - 3.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg
2 - Macy Brown - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 2.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg
23 - Ciara Byars - 6-2 - Fr. - F - 2.1 ppg, 1.2 rpg
21 - Ally VanTimmeren - 6-2 - Gr. - F - 1.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg
Head Coach: Kim Barnes Arico (Montclair State, 1993)
14th Season at Michigan (285-144); 30th Season Overall (555-350)

Scouting the Michigan Wolverines
• Coach Kim Barnes Arico brings her No. 8 Wolverines into Wednesday's game hunting for Michigan's 20th win of the season. The Wolverines carry a four-game winning streak after a 94-91 overtime win at No. 13 Michigan State on Sunday.

• The win marked the third time in the past four games that Michigan has put up 90 points and the fifth time in conference play that the Wolverines have surpassed 90, including a 105-65 win at Penn State (Jan. 8).

• The Wolverines, who are 10-1 in the Big Ten, are averaging 87.8 points on the season while shooting 47.9 percent from the field, including 33.8 percent from three-point range. Michigan, which has struggled at the free throw line (.662), more than makes up for it by dominating the possession game. The Wolverines carry a plus-10.2 rebound margin and a plus-9.0 turnover margin on the year. Defensively, they hold opponents to just 61.9 points per game on 38.9 percent shooting, including 30.8 percent from beyond the three-point arc.

• Three true sophomores lead Michigan. Olivia Olson, a 6-1 sophomore guard, is the top-scoring Wolverine at 18.7 points, while adding a team-best 5.6 rebounds per game. Olson has added nearly two steals per game. She had 23 points, including four three-pointers, to go with six rebounds, three assists and three steals before fouling out early in the overtime in the win over Michigan.

• Syla Swords has added 13.6 points and 4.0 rebounds while hitting a team-best 50 three-pointers on the year. The 6-0 Swords is shooting 35.5 percent from long range. She had 15 points and hit three three-pointers but committed seven turnovers in the win over the Spartans.

• Mila Holloway, a 5-10 guard, puts three Wolverine starters in double figures with 13.3 points and 4.1 rebounds. The sophomore point guard has added a team-best 4.6 assists per game while hitting 35.7 percent (30-84) of her three-pointers. Holloway led four Wolverines in double figures with 26 points to go with six rebounds and five assists in the overtime win at Michigan State.

  • A fourth sophomore, 6-3 wing Te'Yala Delfosse, puts four Wolverines in double figures with 10.5 points and 5.1 rebounds off the bench. She just missed double figures with nine points at MSU.

• Seniors Ashley Sofilkanich (8.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg) and Brooke Quarles Daniels (6.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg) round out Michigan's starting five. Sofilkanich, a 6-3 forward, had 10 points and eight rebounds in the win at Michigan State, while Quarles Daniels had four points, four boards and six assists.

• Michigan has a reliable bench. In addition to Delfosse, UCLA transfer Kendall Dudley has contributed 6.2 points and 4.3 rebounds, including seven points, seven rebounds and three steals in the win at MSU. Freshman McKenzie Mathurin (4.7 ppg), senior Alyssa Crockett (3.5 ppg) and junior Macy Brown (2.5 ppg) all have seen significant playing time.

Nebraska vs. Michigan Series History
• Nebraska owns an 18-10 edge in the all-time series, but the Wolverines rolled to a 78-60 win over the Huskers last season in Lincoln (Feb. 6, 2025).

• The Big Red defeated Michigan, 65-59 (Feb. 6, 2024) in its last trip to Ann Arbor. Nebraska owns a 7-4 edge in the series at the Crisler Center.

• The Huskers also carry a 9-5 edge in the series in Lincoln, including a 62-43 win over the Wolverines at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Jan. 17, 2024).

• Nebraska owns a 2-1 series lead against the Wolverines on neutral courts, including a 76-73 win over Michigan at the Big Ten Tournament (March 4, 2022).

• The series has been evenly matched as Big Ten foes, with Nebraska owning a 12-10 edge since joining the conference in 2011-12.

• The series between the Huskers and Wolverines dates back to the first meeting in Lincoln on Nov. 28, 1980, a 118-92 Nebraska win in the highest scoring games in school history. Nebraska was 6-0 against Michigan as non-conference foes

• Nebraska owns a pair of wins over top-10 Michigan teams in history, both in 2022, when the Huskers beat No. 8 Michigan, 79-58, at Pinnacle Bank Arena (Jan. 4, 2022), before knocking off the No. 10 Wolverines, 76-73, in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (March 4, 2022).

Prince Advances to Lieberman Midseason Top 10
  • Nebraska's Britt Prince advanced to the list of 10 women's college basketball players on the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Midseason Top 10 on Monday, Feb. 2. The Lieberman Award was the first of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Oct. 27.

• Fan voting for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award will open at http://www.hoophallawards.com on Friday, Feb. 6.

• Prince, a 5-11 sophomore from Omaha, Neb., returns for her second season at Nebraska after averaging 13.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.7 steals as a true freshman.

• Through 22 games this season, she is averaging a team-best 18.1 points per game while hitting 56.2 percent (150-267) of her shots from the field, including 32-of-64 threes (.500).

• Prince is the only Division I starter in the country hitting 50 percent of her field goals (.562), 50 percent of her threes (.500) and 90 percent of her free throws (.930).

• She owns two 30-point performances, eight 20-point efforts and 20 double-figure scoring games this season.

• Prince was the MVP of the Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket (Nov. 24-25) after leading the Huskers to a tournament title with 30 points on 12-of-17 shooting in a 91-82 win over Virginia. She averaged 24.0 points and 6.5 assists in the tournament, including 18 points and a season-high seven assists in a win over Purdue Fort Wayne.

• She established her career high with 30 points on 13-of-18 shooting in a win over Oral Roberts (Nov. 19).

• Prince produced a 28-point, six-rebound, six-assist effort in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). She hit 10-of-15 shots from the field, including 2-of-3 threes and all six of her free throws.

• She produced a 27-point performance at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1), when she also recorded five rebounds and four steals, before getting a game-high 17 points to go with a team-high four rebounds in the win over Purdue (Jan. 4).

• She had 23 points, two assists and two steals in a win over Samford (Nov. 8).

• Prince opened Big Ten play with 20 points in a win at Penn State (Dec. 6) and produced her fourth 20-point effort in conference play this season with 20 points and four assists in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24). She added 20 points and seven assists in a win over Indiana (Jan. 8).

• She tipped 2025-26 with 19 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal in a win over Northwestern State (Nov. 3).

• Prince led all players with 18 points and seven assists against No. 17 USC (Dec. 29). She also had  18 points and a season-high seven rebounds in a win over Creighton (Nov. 12).

• Prince had 17 points, four rebounds and five assists in a 92-53 win over Bradley (Dec. 3).

• She had 16 points and three assists in a win over North Dakota State in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Nov. 16).

• Prince also had 16 points, four rebounds and four assists at No. 15 Michigan State (Jan. 15).

• Prince, a two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors while leading the Huskers to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

• In the NCAA Tournament, Prince led the Big Red with 14 points and six assists against Louisville. She averaged 17.0 points and 5.3 assists over three Big Ten Tournament games, including a season-high-tying 24 points against tourney champion and NCAA No. 1 seed UCLA.

• Prince was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Jan. 21, 2025) after going for 22 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a career-high six steals in a win at Iowa (Jan. 16, 2025), when she hit a career-high five three-pointers.

Potts Announces Plan To Redshirt, Return in 2026-27
• Nebraska redshirt sophomore Natalie Potts will not return to the court in competition this season as she continues her rehabilitation from injury.

• Potts, who made the announcement on Thursday, Jan. 29, plans to return for her fourth year at Nebraska in 2026-27 with up to three years of eligibility remaining.

• “I am making slow but steady progress, and I appreciate the thoughts and encouragement of Husker fans everywhere,” Potts said. “I love my teammates and coaches and will give them my full support as we push for the postseason. I really want to be out there fighting to win with them, but I am just not in position to do that yet.”

• Potts, who was the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, suffered a knee injury in the fifth game of the 2024-25 season against North Alabama (Nov. 19). The 6-2 forward from O’Fallon, Mo., underwent surgery Dec. 4, 2024, and was eligible for a medical redshirt last season.

• She hoped to return to practice midway through the 2025-26 season, but her participation has been limited while she regains strength.  Potts has recently returned to active participation in Nebraska game-day shoot-arounds, but she will not return to competition this season.

• Potts, who earned a spot on the preseason top 20 list for the Katrina McClain Award, will be eligible to take a redshirt this season.

• “Natalie is working diligently and progressing with her rehabilitation,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “At this time, we believe that it is in the best interest of her long-term health to give her more time to continue to progress and gain confidence with her return to full participation.”

• In 2023-24, Potts was a unanimous choice to the Big Ten All-Freshman team from the conference coaches and was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection by the league media. Potts started all 35 games for a Nebraska team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after working its way to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. She averaged 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game on the season.

• Through the first four games of her sophomore season, Potts averaged 17.5 points and 8.0 rebounds, before suffering her injury 10 minutes into the game with North Alabama at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

• In 2023-24, Potts led all Big Ten freshmen in rebounding (5.2 rpg) and field goal percentage (.489), while ranking second among league freshmen in scoring (10.2 ppg) and free throw percentage (.829) in 2023-24. She started all 35 games for the 23-12 Huskers, who advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game and the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Nebraska Excels in NCAA Stat Rankings
Through 22 games, Nebraska ranks among the top 25 teams in 9 NCAA categories.
• FG% - .491 ranks 8th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• Assists Per Game - 18.8 ranks 9th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• FT% - .786 ranks 10th nationally and 2nd in the Big Ten.
• Bench Scoring - 28.4 ppg ranks 11th nationally and 1st in the Big Ten.
• Assist-to-Turnover - 1.37 ranks 14th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• Average Home Attendance - 5,584 ranks 15th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• Scoring - 82.1 ppg ranks 17th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• 3FG% - .364 - ranks 19th nationally and 4th in the Big Ten.
• NCAA NET - Nebraska ranks 24th nationally and 10th in the Big Ten.

Big Red Triple Threats
• Nebraska is hitting 36.4 percent of its shots from three-point range and averaging 8.0 made threes per game with shooters up and down the lineup.

• Five Huskers are shooting better than 35 percent from long range: Britt Prince (.500), Logan Nissley (.469), Amiah Hargrove (.409), Callin Hake (.389) and Hailey Weaver (.360).

• In Big Ten play, the Huskers have knocked down 37.7 percent of their threes while averaging 7.9 makes per game.

• Hargrove (.552) leads the Huskers from beyond the arc in league play, while Prince (.515), Nissley (.453) and Hake (.357) give Nebraska four players hitting 35 percent or better from long range through 11 Big Ten contests.

Huskers Make Opponents Pay at Free Throw Line
• Nebraska is challenging the school record for best team free throw percentage in school history. Through 22 games, the Huskers are shooting 78.6 percent (301-383) from the line. In 2013-14, the Big Ten Tournament champion Huskers hit a school-record 79.6 percent (507-635) of their free throws.

• The top six Huskers in minutes played are all shooting 70 percent or better at the line, including Britt Prince (.930), Callin Hake (.870), Logan Nissley (.857), Amiah Hargrove (.820), Eliza Maupin (.776) and Jessica Petrie (.700).

• Britt Prince has been Nebraska's leader at the line. The sophomore point guard leads the Big Ten and ranks third nationally by hitting 93.0 percent (66-71) of her free throw attempts. She owns a school-record (men's or women's basketball) streak of 48 consecutive makes and is a perfect 46-for-46 at the line in Big Ten play.

• Cathy Owen owns the Nebraska season free throw percentage record (.950, 57-60) with a minimum of 50 made free throws required. Former Husker point guard Rachel Theriot, an Ohio native and long-time European professional, hit 92.6 percent (63-68) of her free throws in 2014-15. Prince, Theriot and Owen currently own five of the top-six season free throw shooting percentages in Nebraska history, including Prince's 87.2 percent (68-78) as a freshman last season.

Husker Forwards Producing Career Years
• Sophomore Amiah Hargrove is proving herself as one of the Big Ten's most improved players in 2025-26. Hargrove's 269 total points are 113 more than the 156 she scored for the Huskers over 33 games as freshman. The 6-2 forward also has more than double her total steals this season (15) compared to last season (6). She is coming off a 24-point performance at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1), which followed her second double-double of the year with 13 points and a career-high-tying 11 rebounds in her first start of the season against Northwestern (Jan. 28).

• Junior Jessica Petrie has totaled 237 points through 20 games, surpassing her previous season-best total of 210 points (2024-25) in 202 fewer minutes. Petrie's 21 blocked shots and 18 steals are also career bests, exceeding her previous career total of 12 steals through her first two seasons combined as a Husker. She had 20 blocks a year ago.

• Senior Eliza Maupin has scored 166 points for the Huskers through her 19 games this season, already surpassing her previous career-best season total of 146 points as a freshman at Kansas State (2022-23). Maupin's six three-pointers this season have far exceeded the one triple she hit in her first three seasons at K-State. Her 38 free throws made are also the most in a season during her career.

Koupal Named McDonald's High School All-American
• Nebraska signee Ashlyn Koupal earned one 24 roster spots for the McDonald's High School All-American Game ahead of the NCAA Women's Final Four in Phoenix. The final rosters for the McDonald's boys and girls All-American games were announced on Monday, Feb. 2.

• Koupal, a 6-3 senior from Wagner, S.D., becomes the first McDonald's All-American in school history, claiming one of 12 spots on the West Team. Through games Jan. 30, Koupal was averaging 30.0 points and 15.5 rebounds per game for Wagner Community High School. She has totaled 2,308 points, 1,508 rebounds, 417 assists, 223 steals and 348 blocked shots in her career.

• She set the Wagner High School single-game scoring record with a 42-point performance earlier this season and recently broke the school's career scoring record previously held by her aunt, Mandy Koupal, who was a two-time NCAA Division II Player of the Year (2003, 2004) at South Dakota.

• Ashlyn Koupal is one six high school players who signed with Big Ten schools during the early period in November to earn spots in the McDonald's All-American Game.

• The McDonald's All-American Games will be held at Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix, March 31. The NCAA Women's Final Four will be held at PHX Arena, April 3-5.