2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by eighth-year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–12 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Julian Assibey
  • Tandem Mays
  • Jessica Keller
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Ohio State 16 2   .889 26 6   .813
No. 2 Iowa 15 3   .833 34 5   .872
No. 12 Indiana 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
Michigan State 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Nebraska 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Michigan 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Penn State 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Maryland 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Illinois 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Minnesota 5 13   .278 20 16   .556
Purdue 5 13   .278 15 19   .441
Northwestern 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Rutgers 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Cornhuskers finished the 2022–23 season 18–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play, to finish in eighth place.[3] As the #8 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by #9 seed Michigan State in the second round.[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they defeated Missouri State in the first round,[5] and Northern Iowa in the second round,[6] before falling to eventual WNIT champions Kansas in the Super 16.[7]

Roster

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2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Darian White 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Montana State Boise, ID
G 1 Jaz Shelley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Oregon Moe, Australia
G 2 Logan Nissley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bismarck Century High School Bismarck, ND
G 3 Allison Weidner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Humphrey St. Francis High School Humphrey, NE
F 12 Jessica Petrie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lake Ginninderra College Gold Coast, Australia
G 14 Callin Hake 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Chanhassen High School Victoria, MN
G 15 Kendall Moriarty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Benet Academy Wheaton, IL
F/C 21 Annika Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Wayzata High School Plymouth, MN
F 22 Natalie Potts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Incarnate Word Academy O'Fallon, MO
G/F 32 Kendall Coley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr St. Louis Park High School Minneapolis, MN
F/C 40 Alexis Markowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Pius X High School Lincoln, NE
G 42 Maddie Krull 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr South Dakota Omaha, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
Dakota Wesleyan W 83–47 
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
12:00 p.m., BTN
Northwestern State W 90–42  1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,065)
Lincoln, NE
November 10, 2023*
6:30 p.m.
at Wyoming W 71–52  2–0
Arena-Auditorium (3,460)
Laramie, WY
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Alcorn State W 79–32  3–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,917)
Lincoln, NE
November 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., BTN
No. 22 Creighton L 74–79  3–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,604)
Lincoln, NE
November 23, 2023*
2:30 p.m.
vs. Lamar
St. Pete Showcase
W 75–61  4–1
McArthur Center (283)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 25, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
vs. TCU
St. Pete Showcase
L 81–88  4–2
McArthur Center (252)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Florida Atlantic W 77–53  5–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,897)
Lincoln, NE
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., BTN
Georgia Tech W 80–72  6–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,578)
Lincoln, NE
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN
UNC Wilmington W 108–35  7–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,950)
Lincoln, NE
December 9, 2023
1:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan State W 80–74  8–2
(1–0)
Breslin Center (3,194)
East Lansing, MI
December 17, 2023*
12:00 p.m., BTN
Southern W 76–51  9–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,488)
Lincoln, NE
December 20, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN
at Kansas L 52–69  9–3
Allen Fieldhouse (3,194)
Lawrence, KS
December 31, 2023
1:00 p.m., BTN
Maryland W 87–81  10–3
(2–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,795)
Lincoln, NE
January 4, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN
at Wisconsin W 69–57  11–3
(3–0)
Kohl Center (2,852)
Madison, WI
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., BTN
No. 14 Indiana L 69–91  11–4
(3–1)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (9,059)
Lincoln, NE
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN
Illinois W 56–48  12–4
(4–1)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,040)
Lincoln, NE
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota L 58–62  12–5
(4–2)
Williams Arena (5,958)
Minneapolis, MN
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN
Michigan W 62–43  13–5
(5–2)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,398)
Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN
at Penn State L 73–82  13–6
(5–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,608)
State College, PA
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 5 Iowa L 73–92  13–7
(5–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN
Purdue W 68–54  14–7
(6–4)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,408)
Lincoln, NE
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN
Rutgers L 70–71  14–8
(6–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,831)
Lincoln, NE
February 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan W 65–59  15–8
(7–5)
Crisler Center (2,113)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1
No. 2 Iowa W 82–79  16–8
(8–5)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,500)
Lincoln, NE
February 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., Peacock
at No. 2 Ohio State L 47–80  16–9
(8–6)
Value City Arena (7,115)
Columbus, OH
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m., BTN
at Purdue W 77–65  17–9
(9–6)
Mackey Arena (5,205)
West Lafayette, IN
February 20, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN
Northwestern W 75–50  18–9
(10–6)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,238)
Lincoln, NE
February 24, 2024
4:00 p.m., BTN
Minnesota W 70–51  19–9
(11–6)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,101)
Lincoln, NE
March 3, 2024
3:00 p.m., BTN
at Illinois L 73–74  19–10
(11–7)
State Farm Center (4,311)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten women's tournament
March 7, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN
(5) vs. (12) Purdue
Second round
W 64–56  20–10
Target Center (18,392)
Minneapolis, MN
March 8, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN
(5) vs. (4) Michigan State
Quarterfinals
W 73–61  21–10
Target Center (18,481)
Minneapolis, MN
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., BTN
(5) vs. (8) Maryland
Semifinals
W 78–68  22–10
Target Center 
Minneapolis, MN
March 10, 2024
11:00 a.m., CBS
(5) vs. (2) No. 3 Iowa
Championship
L 89–94 OT 22–11
Target Center (18,534)
Minneapolis, MN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024*
9:30 p.m., ESPNU
(6 A1) vs. (11 A1) Texas A&M
First round
W 61–59  23–11
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
March 24, 2024*
3:00 p.m., ESPN
(6 A1) at (3 A1) No. 12 Oregon State
Second round
L 51–61  23–12
Gill Coliseum (7,227)
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A1=Albany 1.
All times are in Central.

Source:[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Just, Amie (October 9, 2023). "Nebraska women's basketball seeks NCAA tournament return with blended roster of old, new". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. ^ McKewon, Sam (October 28, 2023). "McKewon: Nebraska's path back to NCAA tournament starts with more pressure defense". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Huskers Fall to Spartans". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. March 2, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Wheeler, Wyatt D. (March 15, 2023). "MSU Lady Bears' first season under Beth Cunningham ends in WNIT first round at Nebraska". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nebraska Women's Basketball downs UNI 77-57 to advance in WNIT". Corn Nation. March 19, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "KU women down Nebraska, move on to WNIT Great Eight". KWCH. March 24, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball 2023-24". University of Nebraska - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "HUSKERS ANNOUNCE LOADED 2023-24 SCHEDULE". huskers.com. September 21, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.