Huskers Battle Huskies in Seattle Sunday

The Nebraska women's basketball team plays its final road game of the regular season when the Huskers complete their trip to the Pacific Northwest by battling Washington Sunday.

The NCAA NET 30 Huskers (16-11, 5-11 Big Ten) will face off with the NET 29 Huskies (19-8, 9-7 Big Ten) at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle with the tip scheduled for 2 p.m. (CT) / Noon (PT).

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

A live television broadcast will be provided by BTN with Krista Blunk and Edona Thaqi on the call.

Nebraska is coming off an 80-76 setback at NET 23 Oregon on Thursday night in Eugene. Britt Prince led five Huskers in double figures with 18 points and five assists, while Logan Nissley added 15 points, five rebounds and five assists despite battling illness. Jessica Petrie pitched in 12 points while sophomores Amiah Hargrove and Petra Bozan each added 11 points despite foul trouble.

Nebraska, which is still hunting its first February win, led the Ducks 63-52 after Hargrove scored on the opening possession of the fourth quarter. The Big Red hit better than 63 percent of its shots through the first 30 minutes, but went 3-for-17 in the final period including 0-for-12 from long range. The Huskers were hindered by an early exit from forward Eliza Maupin (second quarter injury) before Hargrove fouled out for the first time in her 59-game career. Oregon opened the second half with a 10-1 foul advantage, and from the end of the third quarter into the start of the fourth, the Ducks capitalized by hitting 9-of-10 free throws in a five-minute span to account for all their scoring.

The loss was Nebraska's sixth straight to open February against top-25 NET teams.

In fact, 10 of Nebraska's 11 losses this season have come to current NET top-25 Big Ten teams, including NET 2 UCLA, at NET 6 Michigan, at NET 8 Minnesota, twice to NET 12 Iowa, NET 14 Maryland, at NET 15 Michigan State, at NET 17 Ohio State, NET 21 USC and at NET 23 Oregon. NU's 10th setback was a one-possession midweek road loss at Wisconsin (63-60, Jan. 21).

Washington, which defeated Oregon, 51-43 in Seattle last Sunday, is coming off an 82-67 loss at No. 2 UCLA Thursday. The Huskies are 2-4 in February, including back-to-back home losses to Illinois (Feb. 1) and Ohio State (Feb. 5). UW closed January with five straight victories, including big wins over Minnesota (Jan. 18) and at Maryland (Jan. 28). The Huskies opened January with a 64-52 home win over Michigan on New Year's Day in Seattle.

NET 30 Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-11, 5-11 Big Ten)
4 - Petra Bozan - 6-3 - So. - F - 6.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg
33 - Amiah Hargrove - 6-2 - So. - F - 12.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg
2 - Logan Nissley - 6-0 - Jr. - G - 8.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg
14 - Callin Hake - 5-8 - Sr. - G - 7.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg
23 - Britt Prince - 5-11 - So. - G - 17.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Off the Bench
12 - Jessica Petrie - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 11.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg
21 - Eliza Maupin - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 7.9 ppg,  4.4 rpg
5 - Claire Johnson - 5-9 - So. - G - 3.4 ppg, 0.9 rpg
1 - Hailey Weaver - 6-0 - Gr. - G - 2.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg
15 - Kennadi Williams - 5-4 - RFr. - G - 2.5 ppg, 0.8 rpg
34 - Emily Fisher - 6-0 - Jr. - G/F - 1.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg
00 - Alanna Neale - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 1.3 ppg, 0.3 rpg
22 - Natalie Potts [Out] - 6-2 - RSo. - F - Redshirt
3 - Allison Weidner [Out] - 5-10 - Gr. - G - Redshirt
Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998)
10th Season at Nebraska (174-134); 19th Season Overall (367-243)

NET 29 Washington Huskies (19-8, 9-7 Big Ten)
21 - Brynn McGaughy - 6-3 - Fr. - F - 8.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
0 - Sayvia Sellers - 5-7 - Jr. - G - 19.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg
1 - Hannah Stines - 5-11 - Sr. - G - 6.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg
2 - Avery Howell - 6-0 - So. - G - 13.6 ppg, 8.3 rpg
24 - Elle Ladine - 5-11 - Sr. - G - 9.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg
Off the Bench
55 - Yulia Grabovskaia - 6-5 - Sr. - C - 4.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg
35 - Sienna Harvey - 5-10 - Fr. - G - 3.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg
3 - Devin Coppinger - 5-10 - So. - G - 3.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg
11 - Chloe Briggs - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 2.2 ppg, 1.9 rpg
5 - Teagan Brown - 5-10 - Sr. - G  1.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Head Coach: Tina Langley (West Alabama, 1996)
Fifth Season at Washington (80-68); 11th Season Overall (206-129)

Inside the Husker Lineup
• Britt Prince, who was named to the Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10 on Feb. 2, is one of the nation's most efficient guards. The 5-11 point guard out of Elkhorn North High School in the Omaha metro area, is hitting 55.5 percent (176-317) of her field goals, 46.6 percent (34-73) of her three-point attempts and 93.1 percent (81-87) of her free throws. Prince, who also leads the Huskers in assists (113) and steals (40), leads the Big Ten and the nation the Big Ten in free throw percentage (.931). She owned a school-record streak (men's or women's basketball) of 56 straight made free throws before missing her first attempt of the Big Ten season (54-54) against Iowa on Monday (Feb. 16). She has made seven straight since the miss and is 61-of-62 (.984) in league play. Nebraska's leading scorer, Prince ranks 10th in the Big Ten in scoring (17.3 ppg) and 13th in assists (4.2 apg). She owns eight 20-point efforts, including a pair of 30-point games this season. Prince has produced double figures 24 times this season.

• Fellow sophomore Amiah Hargrove is emerging as a star in the conference. A contender for Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, Hargrove ranks second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg) while leading the Huskers in rebounding (5.6 rpg). She had 24 points and six rebounds in her second start in place of Jessica Petrie (illness) at Ohio State (Feb. 1). It followed Hargrove's second double-double of the year with 13 points and 11 rebounds in her first start of the year in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). The 6-2 forward from Christopher, Ill., opened Big Ten play with a career-high 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting (4-5 3FG) at Penn State (Dec. 6). She added 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting at No. 15 Michigan State (Jan. 15). Hargrove is shooting 53.8 percent from the field, including 41.2 percent from long range and 79 percent from the free throw line. She has hit 52.8 percent (19-36) of her threes in league play.  She missed the loss at No. 14 Iowa (Jan. 1) after suffering a mild concussion late in the loss to No. 17 USC (Dec. 29). She has produced double figures 19 times this season.

• Junior Jessica Petrie has provided consistency and leadership. The 6-2 forward from Gold Coast, Australia, ranks third on the team in scoring (11.4 ppg) and second in rebounding (4.6 rpg), but missed the first games of her Nebraska career with illness in the win over Northwestern (Jan. 28) and a loss at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1). She returned in a somewhat limited role off the bench at No. 8 Michigan (Feb. 4). Petrie, who has produced double figures 16 times, has scored at least seven points in all 25 of her games this season. She also leads Nebraska with a career-high 26 blocks and owns a career-high 26 steals this season after getting 12 total steals her first two years.

• Junior Logan Nissley has made 14 straight starts. The 6-0 guard from Bismarck, N.D., has averaged 12.9 points on 47.9 percent (34-71) shooting over the last eight games. She erupted for a career-high 22 points and a career-best 6-of-12 three-point shooting against Maryland (Feb. 7). She opened the seven-game stretch with 15 points in a win over Illinois (Jan. 24) and struck for 15 more along with five rebounds and five assists at Oregon (Feb. 19). She hit for 14 points on four threes in a win over Northwestern (Jan. 28). Nissley, who had 11 points at No. 11 Ohio State and pitched in 12 points and four assists at Minnesota (Feb. 12), also ranks high on the efficiency scale. She has hit 46.8 percent (72-154) from the field, including 43.8 percent (53-121) from three-point range and 89 percent (24-27) of her free throws. Nissley is averaging 8.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists with a 1.8 assist-to-turnover ratio. She ranks No. 7 in Nebraska history in three-pointers made (167).

• Callin Hake provides veteran leadership and an emotional heartbeat for the Big Red while joining Prince, Petrie and Nissley as returning starters from a year ago. Hake, a 5-8 senior guard from Victoria, Minn., is averaging 7.5 points and 3.9 assists while hitting 34.8 percent (39-112) of her threes. Hake, who has added 37 steals, also leads the Big Red with 28 charges drawn through 27 games. She has scored double figures eight times, including a season-high 17 in a win over Omaha.

• Senior transfer Eliza Maupin provides another starting option for the Huskers. The 6-3 forward from Webster Groves, Mo., is averaging 7.9 points and 4.4 rebounds over 24 games with 10 starts. She notched her second double-double of the year with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Wisconsin (Jan. 21). She had her first Husker double-double with 12 points and 11 boards at Iowa, before getting 11 points, six boards, three assists, two steals and a block against Iowa (Feb. 16).

• Nebraska plays a deep rotation that includes 6-3 sophomore Petra Bozan (14 starts, 6.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg), 6-0 graduate guard Hailey Weaver (13 starts, 2.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg), 5-8 sophomore Claire Johnson (3.4 ppg), 5-4 redshirt freshman Kennadi Williams (2.5 ppg, 2.4 apg) and 6-0 junior Emily Fisher (1.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg).

Scouting the Washington Huskies
• Washington enters Sunday's game searching for its 20th win overall and 10th in Big Ten play. Fifth-year head coach Tina Langley is trying to secure Washington's second straight NCAA Tournament bid after taking the Huskies to the 2025 First Four. UW went 19-14 and 9-9 in the Big Ten, including an 83-62 win at Nebraska (Feb. 23, 2025).

•Midseason Naismith National Player-of-the-Year candidate Sayvia Sellers leads the Huskies with 19.1 points and 1.6 steals per game. The 5-7 junior guard from Anchorage, Alaska, has hit 37.1 percent of her threes and 49.2 percent of her field goals overall.

• Senior guard Elle Ladine, who led Washington with 28 points and four threes in last year's win over the Huskers in Lincoln, is averaging 9.7 points and 4.8 rebounds but has hit less than half the total threes compared to last season despite shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc.

• Newcomer Avery Howell, a 6-0 sophomore transfer from USC, has solidified the UW backcourt by averaging 13.6 points and a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game. Howell is shooting a scorching 42.1 percent from three-point range with a team-best 67 triples.

• Hannah Stines, a 5-11 junior guard, returns to the UW lineup averaging 6.6 points and 4.3 rebounds while ranking second on the team with 2.4 assists.

• Brynn McGaughy moved into Washington's starting five for four games before coming off the bench Thursday at UCLA. The 6-3 freshman forward from Colfax, Wash., is averging 8.8 points and 4.3 rebounds while leading the Huskers with 32 blocks on the year.

• Yulia Grabovskaia, a 6-5 senior center who transferred to Washington after stops at Middle Tennessee and Michigan, started UW's first 22 games and earned a start against UCLA's Lauren Betts Thursday. The Russian is averaging 4.6 points and 4.8 rebounds.

• Chloe Briggs, a 5-11 junior guard, gives Washington an experienced reserve after serving as a part-time starter last season. She is averaging 2.2 points and 1.9 rebounds.

• Devon Coppinger, a 5-10 sophomore guard, is one of six Huskies to play in all 27 games. She is averaging 3.9 points and 2.2 boards.

• Teagan Brown, another 5-10 sophomore guard, has appeared in 24 games with eight starts, averaging 1.8 points and 1.7 rebounds, while 5-10 freshman Sienna Harvey (3.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg) rounds out UW's regular contributors.

• Washington is averaging 72.3 points while allowing 61.2 points per game on the season. The Huskies are shooting 44.9 percent from the field, including 35.1 percent from beyond the arc. UW also has hit 73.5 percent of its free throws.The Huskies have been strong on the glass with a plus-7.7 rebound margin, including plus-3.6 in the Big Ten. Washington carries a minus-1.0 turnover margin, including a minus-3.0 margin in league play.

Nebraska vs. Washington Series History

• Washington leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 3-2, including an 83-62 win over the Huskers in Lincoln on Feb. 23, 2025. Returning guard Elle Ladine led the Huskies with 28 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including four three-pointers, while Dalayah Daniels added 21 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals. Alexis Markowski (19 points, 12 rebounds) and Jessica Petrie (10 points, 10 rebounds) both produced double-doubles for the Huskers. Britt Prince did not play after suffering an ankle sprain late in a loss at Illinois.

• It was the first win for UW in Lincoln after falling 89-86 to the Big Red at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Dec. 6, 1999. The Huskers also defeated Washington, 98-81, in the first-ever meeting between the two teams at the Devaney Center in Lincoln on Dec. 4, 1982.

• In the only previous meeting between the teams in Seattle, the Huskies held off Nebraska, 69-57, on Dec. 6, 2000.

• Washington also owns a 1-0 edge on neutral courts with a 101-70 win over the Huskers at the Michigan Domino Classic in Ann Arbor, Dec. 30, 1984.

Prince Advances to Lieberman Midseason Top 10

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

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

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

• Through 27 games this season, she is averaging a team-best 17.3 points per game while hitting 55.5 percent (176-317) of her shots from the field, including 34-of-73 threes (.466).

• Through 22 games, Prince was the only Division I starter in the country hitting 50 percent of her field goals (.562), 50 percent of her threes (.500) and 90 percent of her free throws (.930), before dipping below the 50 percent 3FG line by going 1-for-3 at No. 8 Michigan (Feb. 4).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Prince led all players with 18 points and seven assists against No. 17 USC (Dec. 29). She also had  18 points and a season-high seven rebounds in a win over Creighton (Nov. 12). Most recently, she led Nebraska with 18 points and five assists at Oregon (Feb. 19).

• 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 27 games, Nebraska ranks among the top 25 teams in 7 NCAA categories.
• FT% - .790 ranks 10th nationally and 2nd in the Big Ten.
• Assists Per Game - 18.4 ranks 10th nationally and 3rd in the Big Ten.
• FG% - .480 ranks 13th nationally and 4th in the Big Ten.
• Average Home Attendance - 5,691 ranks 15th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.
• Bench Scoring - 26.5 ppg ranks 19th nationally and 1st in the Big Ten.
• Assist-to-Turnover - 1.28 ranks 19th nationally and 7th in the Big Ten.
• Scoring - 79.7 ppg ranks 19th nationally and 6th in the Big Ten.

Big Red Triple Threats
• Nebraska is hitting 35.5 percent of its shots from three-point range and averaging 7.9 made threes per game with shooters up and down the lineup.

• Five Huskers are shooting better than 34 percent from long range: Britt Prince (.466), Logan Nissley (.438), Amiah Hargrove (.420), Hailey Weaver (.414) and Callin Hake (.345). Additionally, Emily Fisher is 1-for-2 (.500) from long range on the season.

• In Big Ten play, the Huskers have knocked down 35.7 percent of their threes while averaging 7.8 makes per game.

Huskers Make Opponents Pay at Free Throw Line
• Nebraska is challenging the school record for best team free throw percentage in Husker history. Through 27 games, the Huskers are shooting 79 percent (354-448) 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 75 percent or better at the line, including Britt Prince (.931), Logan Nissley (.889), Callin Hake (.875), Amiah Hargrove (.789), Eliza Maupin (.782) and Jessica Petrie (.755).

• Britt Prince has been Nebraska's leader at the line. The sophomore point guard leads the Big Ten and the nation by hitting 93.1 percent (81-87) of her free throw attempts. She set a school record (men's or women's basketball) by hitting 56 consecutive makes, which was snapped on her first free throw attempt against Iowa. She has made her next seven and is 61-of-62 (.984) 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 324 total points are 168 more than the 156 she scored for the Huskers over 33 games as freshman. The 6-2 forward also has more than doubled her total steals this season (16) compared to last season (6). She put up 24 points at No. 11 Ohio State (Feb. 1), which followed her second double-double of the year with 13 points and a career-high-tying 11 rebounds in her first start of the season against Northwestern (Jan. 28). She added 16 points and a team-high rebounds at No. 8 Michigan (Feb. 4).

• Junior Jessica Petrie has totaled 285 points through 25 games, surpassing her previous season-best total of 210 points (2024-25) in 90 fewer minutes. Petrie's 26 blocked shots and 26 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 190 points for the Huskers through her 24 games this season, already surpassing her previous career-best season total of 146 points as a freshman at Kansas State (2022-23). Maupin's seven three-pointers this season have far exceeded the one triple she hit in her first three seasons at K-State. Her 70 made field goals and 43 free throws made are also the most in a season during her career, while her 18 blocks also have exceeded her previous career season high.