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
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
Record26–7 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sunny Smallwood
  • Shimmy Gray-Miller
  • Dayna Finch
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Penn State 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
No. 20 Michigan State 13 3   .813 23 10   .697
No. 13 Nebraska 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 17 Purdue 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
No. 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 represented 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, played 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, 12–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They won the Big Ten women's tournament for the first time in school history. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where 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 Previous school Hometown
F 23 Emily Cady 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Seward Seward, Neb.
F 22 Allie Havers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Mattawan Paw Paw, Mich.
F 35 Jordan Hooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Alliance Alliance, Neb.
G 13 Brandi Jeffery 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St. James Vacherie, La.
G 1 Tear'a Laudermill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Canyon Springs Riverside, Calif.
G 21 Sadie Murren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Wahoo Colon, Neb.
G 11 Esther Ramacieri 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Dawson College /Felix Leclerc Repentigny, Quebec, Canada
F 3 Hailie Sample 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Marcus Flower Mound, Texas
F 14 Katie Simon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Roseville Roseville, Calif.
G 33 Rachel Theriot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Midpark Middleburg Heights, Ohio
G 10 Hannah Tvrdy 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
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/27/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 17 Pittsburg State W 98–47 
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,782)
Lincoln, NE
11/03/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 17 Nebraska-Kearney W 75–34 
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,668)
Lincoln, NE
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
12:00 pm, NET
No. 17 UCLA W 77–49  1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (9,750)
Lincoln, NE
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 15 Alabama W 62–48  2–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,924)
Lincoln, NE
11/15/2013*
6:30 pm, P12N
No. 15 at Utah W 75–69  3–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (949)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 78–55  4–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,599)
Lincoln, NE
11/24/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 11 Southern W 87–64  5–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,454)
Lincoln, NE
11/27/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 10 UMass Lowell W 75–42  6–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,019)
Lincoln, NE
11/30/2013*
5:00 pm
No. 10 Washington State L 72–76  6–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,933)
Lincoln, NE
12/04/2013*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 15 at No. 18 North Carolina
ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 62–75  6–2
Carmichael Arena (1,534)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/08/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 15 Utah State W 95–75  7–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,494)
Lincoln, NE
12/14/2013*
11:00 am
No. 19 Creighton W 63–38  8–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,233)
Lincoln, NE
12/21/2013*
2:30 pm
No. 19 South Dakota W 87–53  9–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,358)
Lincoln, NE
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 18 Oral Roberts W 89–53  10–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,811)
Lincoln, NE
01/02/2014
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 Northwestern W 66–65  11–2 (1–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,089)
Lincoln, NE
01/09/2014
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 at Michigan State L 57–70  11–3 (1–1)
Breslin Center (5,024)
East Lansing, MI
01/12/2014
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 at Illinois W 75–56  12–3 (2–1)
State Farm Center (3,306)
Champaign, IL
01/16/2014
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 Minnesota W 88–85 OT 13–3 (3–1)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,922)
Lincoln, NE
01/19/2014
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 No. 22 Purdue L 75–77  13–4 (3–2)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,196)
Lincoln, NE
01/26/2014
4:00 pm
No. 21 at Northwestern L 59–63  13–5 (3–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,287)
Evanston, IL
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, NET
Michigan W 84–51  14–5 (4–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,297)
Lincoln, NE
02/01/2014
2:00 pm
at Iowa W 80–67  15–5 (5–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,021)
Iowa City, IA
02/05/2014
7:00 pm
No. 22 at Wisconsin W 71–70 OT 16–5 (6–3)
Kohl Center (3,307)
Madison, WI
02/08/2014
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 No. 24 Michigan State W 76–56  17–5 (7–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,915)
Lincoln, NE
02/13/2014
6:00 pm
No. 21 at Michigan W 76–68  18–5 (8–3)
Crisler Center (1,728)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/16/2014
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 Indiana W 76–61  19–5 (9–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,165)
Lincoln, NE
02/20/2014
6:00 pm
No. 17 at Ohio State W 67–59  20–5 (10–3)
Value City Arena (4,612)
Columbus, OH
02/24/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 No. 8 Penn State W 94–74  21–5 (11–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,253)
Lincoln, NE
02/27/2014
7:00 pm
No. 16 Illinois W 72–65  22–5 (12–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,480)
Lincoln, NE
03/02/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 at No. 19 Purdue L 66–83  22–6 (12–4)
Mackey Arena (9,306)
West Lafayette, IN
2014 Big Ten women's tournament
03/07/2014
1:30 pm, BTN
No. 16 vs. Minnesota
Quarterfinals
W 80–67  23–6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,677)
Indianapolis, IN
03/07/2014
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 vs. No. 19 Michigan State
Semifinals
W 86–58  24–6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
03/09/2014
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 16 vs. No. 23 Iowa
Championship Game
W 72–65  25–6
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,743)
Indianapolis, IN
2014 NCAA women's tournament
03/22/2014*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 vs. Fresno State
First Round
W 74–55  26–6
Pauley Pavilion (1,941)
Los Angeles, CA
03/24/2014*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 vs. BYU
Second Round
L 76–80  26–7
Pauley Pavilion (973)
Los Angeles, CA
*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 April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013-14 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball Schedule". Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2013.