2013–14 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

2013–14 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
Big Ten Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, 2nd Round 76–80 to BYU
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #12
AP #13
2013–14 record 26–7 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Connie Yori (12th year)
Assistant coach Sunny Smallwood
Assistant coach Shimmy Gray-Miller
Assistant coach Dayna Finch
Home arena Pinnacle Bank Arena
2013–14 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Penn State 13 – 3   .813     24 – 8   .750
#20 Michigan State 13 – 3   .813     23 – 10   .697
#13 Nebraska † 12 – 4   .750     26 – 7   .788
#17 Purdue 11 – 5   .688     22 – 9   .710
#19 Iowa 11 – 5   .688     27 – 9   .750
Minnesota 8 – 8   .500     22 – 13   .629
Michigan 8 – 8   .500     20 – 14   .588
Indiana 5 – 11   .313     21 – 13   .618
Northwestern 5 – 11   .313     17 – 16   .515
Ohio State 5 – 11   .313     17 – 18   .486
Wisconsin 3 – 13   .188     10 – 19   .345
Illinois 2 – 14   .125     9 – 21   .300
† 2014 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team will represent University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 12th year head coach Connie Yori, play their home games at the newly Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 26–7 overall, 12–4 in Big Ten play for a 3rd place finish. They won the 2014 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament for the first time in school history. They received a automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they defeated Fresno State in the first round before falling to BYU in the second round to end their season.

Roster

2013–14 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 23 Cady, EmilyEmily Cady style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Seward Seward, Neb.
F 22 Havers, AllieAllie Havers style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Mattawan Paw Paw, Mich.
F 35 Hooper, JordanJordan Hooper style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Alliance Alliance, Neb.
G 13 Jeffery, BrandiBrandi Jeffery style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St. James Vacherie, La.
G 1 Laudermill, Tear'aTear'a Laudermill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Canyon Springs Riverside, Calif.
G 21 Murren, SadieSadie Murren style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Wahoo Colon, Neb.
G 11 Ramacieri, EstherEsther Ramacieri style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Dawson College /Felix Leclerc Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
F 3 Sample, HailieHailie Sample style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Marcus Flower Mound, Texas
F 14 Simon, KatieKatie Simon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Roseville Roseville, Calif.
G 33 Theriot, RachelRachel Theriot style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Midpark Middleburg Heights, Ohio
G 10 Tvrdy, HannahHannah Tvrdy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Seward Seward, Neb.
Head coach

Connie Yori

Assistant coach(es)

Sunny Smallwood
Shimmy Gray-Miller
Dayna Finch

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/27/2013* #17 Pittsburg State W 98–47  – Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,782)
11/03/2013* #17 Nebraska-Kearney W 75–34  – Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,668)
Regular Season
11/08/2013* #17 UCLA W 77–49  1–0 Pinnacle Bank Arena (9,750)
11/11/2013* #15 Alabama W 62–48  2–0 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,924)
11/15/2013* #15 at Utah W 75–69  3–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center (949)
11/21/2013* #11 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 78–55  4–0 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,599)
11/24/2013* #11 Southern W 87–64  5–0 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,454)
11/27/2013* #10 UMass Lowell W 75–42  6–0 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,019)
11/30/2013* #10 Washington State L 72–76  6–1 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,933)
12/04/2013* #15 at #18 North Carolina
(ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge)		 L 62–75  6–2 Carmichael Arena (1,534)
12/08/2013* #15 Utah State W 95–75  7–2 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,494)
12/14/2013* #19 Creighton W 63–38  8–2 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,233)
12/21/2013* #19 South Dakota W 87–53  9–2 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,358)
12/29/2013* #18 Oral Roberts W 89–53  10–2 Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,811)
01/02/2014 #18 Northwestern W 66–65  11–2 (1–0) Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,089)
01/09/2014 #16 at Michigan State L 57–70  11–3 (1–1) Breslin Center (5,024)
01/12/2014 #16 at Illinois W 75–56  12–3 (2–1) State Farm Center (3,306)
01/16/2014 #18 Minnesota W 88–85 OT 13–3 (3–1) Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,922)
01/19/2014 #18 #22 Purdue L 75–77  13–4 (3–2) Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,196)
01/26/2014 #21 at Northwestern L 59–63  13–5 (3–3) Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,287)
01/29/2014 Michigan W 84–51  14–5 (4–3) Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,297)
02/01/2014 at Iowa W 80–67  15–5 (5–3) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,021)
02/05/2014 #22 at Wisconsin W 71–70 OT 16–5 (6–3) Kohl Center (3,307)
02/08/2014 #22 #24 Michigan State W 76–56  17–5 (7–3) Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,915)
02/13/2014 #21 at Michigan W 76–68  18–5 (8–3) Crisler Center (1,728)
02/16/2014 #21 Indiana W 76–61  19–5 (9–3) Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,165)
02/20/2014 #17 at Ohio State W 67–59  20–5 (10–3) Value City Arena (4,612)
02/24/2014 #16 #8 Penn State W 94–74  21–5 (11–3) Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,253)
02/27/2014 #16 Illinois W 72–65  22–5 (12–3) Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,480)
03/02/2014 #16 at #19 Purdue L 66–83  22–6 (12–4) Mackey Arena (9,306)
2014 Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/07/2014 #16 vs. Minnesota
(Quarterfinals)		 W 80–67  23–6 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,677)
03/07/2014 #16 vs. #19 Michigan State
(Semifinals)		 W 86–58  24–6 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
03/09/2014 #16 vs. #23 Iowa
(Championship Game)		 W 72–65  25–6 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,743)
2014 NCAA Women's Tournament
03/22/2014* #13 vs. Fresno State
(First Round)		 W 74–55  26–6 Pauley Pavilion (1,941)
03/24/2014* #13 vs. BYU
(Second Round)		 L 76–80  26–7 Pauley Pavilion (973)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP 17 15 11 10 15 19 19 18 18 16 18 21 RV 22 21 17 16 16 13 13
Coaches 12 10 10 10 13 16 17 15 15 14 16 18 23 21 19 17 13 15 12 12

See also

2013–14 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  3. ↑ "2013-14 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball Schedule". Nebraska Cornhuskers Atletics. Retrieved 2013-10-23.