Nebraska Women’s Basketball vs Washington State Game Thread

The women’s basketball team closes out the non-conference portion of their schedule taking on a PAC 12 opponent in Washington State. It looks like freshman Taylor Kissinger (who was the team’s leading scorer until her knee injury) will either be unavailable or limited as she is not listed among the probable starters.

Sophomore guard Nicea Eliely, who has earned most of her playing time because of her defensive abilities, has stepped up to fill some of offensive production lost when Kissinger was injured. Junior forward Maddie Simon has also taken on some of the scoring load. She has made an impressive transition to her new role in the paint after playing guard her first two seasons.

There will be another game thread tonight when the Husker men take on Delaware State (7 p.m.).

If you aren’t a women’s basketball fan, there are also a couple of football games to talk about:

UAB vs Frank Solich’s Ohio Bobcats - 11:30 am CST on ESPN
Central Michigan vs Wyoming - 3 pm CST on ESPN

Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3) vs. Washington State Cougars (6-5)

Friday, Dec. 22, 1 p.m. (CT)

Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Nebraska)

Live Video: BTN Plus

Live Radio: Husker Sports Network; Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst); Lincoln - B107.3 FM; Omaha - ESPN 590 AM

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

Live Stats

Huskers Close Non-Conference Play with Cougars

• Nebraska will shoot for its sixth straight win to close non-conference play, after surging to an 86-69 win over Florida Atlantic in Lincoln on Tuesday night.

• Four Huskers, including Hannah Whitish (18.4 ppg), Kate Cain (14.4 ppg), Maddie Simon (13.2 ppg), and Nicea Eliely (10.2 ppg) have averaged double figures over the past five games.

• Nebraska owns a plus-4.6 turnover margin over the last five contests.

Probable Starters

Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3, 0-0 Big Ten)

24 - Maddie Simon - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 10.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg

31 - Kate Cain - 6-5 - Fr. - C - 11.8 ppg, 8.0 rpg

3 - Hannah Whitish - 5-9 - So. - G - 12.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg

5 - Nicea Eliely - 6-1 - So. - G - 8.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg

34 - Jasmine Cincore - 5-10 - Sr. - F - 7.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg

Washington State Cougars (6-5, 0-0 Pac-12)

4 - Louise Brown - 6-3 - Jr. - F - 8.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg

45 - Borislava Hristova - 6-0 - So. - F - 17.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg

20 - Maria Kostourkova - 6-4 - Jr. - C - 5.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg

1 - Caila Hailey - 5-10 - Sr. - G - 4.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg

22 - Pinelopi Pavlopoulou - 5-8 - Sr. - G - 6.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg