Nebraska Women’s Basketball vs Creighton Game Thread

Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0) vs. Creighton Bluejays (1-1)

Sunday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m. (CT)

Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Nebraska)

BTN Plus Live Video

Live Radio: Husker Sports Network; Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst); Lincoln - 107.3 FM; Omaha - ESPN 590 AM

Free Live Audio: Huskers.com/Huskers App/TuneIn App

Live Stats

-Nebraska is coming off an 80-69 win over Arkansas at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday night to improve to 3-0 on the season. The win over the Razorbacks followed an 80-60 win over UMKC on Tuesday, giving Nebraska back-to-back 80-point offensive performances for the first time since games No. 9 (at Cal, Dec. 12, 2015 - 80-87) and No. 10 (Northern Arizona, Dec. 19, 2015 - 90-67) of 2015-16.

-Freshman guard Taylor Kissinger (Minden, Neb.) led the Big Red in scoring for the second straight game, pouring in a career-high 25 points to go along with career highs of eight rebounds and four assists in the win over Arkansas. Kissinger, who had 18 points in Tuesday’s win over UMKC, is averaging a team-high 16.0 points per game, while adding 4.7 rebounds per game.

-Kissinger will face her older sister Brooke, who is a junior guard for Creighton. Brooke Kissinger is in her second season at Creighton but her first year on the court for the Jays. The older Kissinger redshirted at CU last season after transferring from Illinois, where she spent the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

-Nebraska freshman Kate Cain produced her first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Arkansas. She added a career-high four blocked shots to increase her season averages to 12.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. Cain and Kissinger combined for 37 points and 18 rebounds against the Razorbacks. Cain is the reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Week.

-Senior Jasmine Cincore added one of the best all-around games of her career with 14 points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block against Arkansas. Cincore leads Nebraska with 38 career starts, including 37 straight.

-Creighton is 1-1 on the young season with a 66-61 win over Wichita State (Nov. 10) and a 73-68 loss at South Dakota (Nov. 14). • Nebraska is 10-2 against Creighton in the last 12 meetings and 30-12 all-time against the Jays.

Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten)

24 - Maddie Simon - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 6.7 ppg, 9.3 rpg
31 - Kate Cain - 6-5 - Fr. - C - 12.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg
3 - Hannah Whitish - 5-9 - So. - G - 6.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg
33 - Taylor Kissinger - 6-1 - Fr. - G - 16.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg
34 - Jasmine Cincore - 5-10 - Sr. - G - 8.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg

Off the Bench

13 - Bria Stallworth - 5-6 - So. - G - 11.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg
14 - Grace Mitchell - 6-2 - So. - F - 4.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg
12 - Emily Wood - 5-5 - Sr. - G - 4.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
43 - Rachel Blackburn - 6-3 - So. - F - 2.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg
50 - Darrien Washington - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 1.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg

Injured

5 - Nicea Eliely - 6-1 - So. - G - 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
13 - Janay Morton - 5-10 - Sr. - G - 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg

Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998); Second Season at Nebraska (10-22); 11th Season Overall (203-131)

Creighton Bluejays (1-1, 0-0 BIG EAST)

33 - Kylie Brown - 6-3 - Sr. - F - 1.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg
45 - Audrey Faber - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 15.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg
2 - Myah Mellman - 5-7 - Sr. - G - 6.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
5 - Jaylyn Agnew - 5-11 - So. - G - 7.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg
14 - Sydney Lamberty - 5-10 - Sr. - G - 12.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg

Off the Bench

21 - Olivia Elger - 5-7 - So. - G - 12.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
24 - Temi Carda - 5-7 - Fr. - G - 11.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg
15 - Tatum Rembao - 5-9 - Fr. - G - 4.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
11 - Bailey Norby - 6-2 - Sr. - F - 1.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg
40 - Ali Greene - 6-1 - So. - F - 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg
22 - Brooke Kissinger - 5-7 - Jr. - G - 0.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg

Head Coach: Jim Flanery (Creighton, 1987); 16th Season at CU (293-192); 16th Season Overall (293-192)