2009–10 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2009-10
Prev Year:	2008-09
Next Year:	2010-11
Team:	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Conference:	Big 12
Division:	North
Short Conf:	Big-12
Coachrank:	4
Aprank:	4
Record:	32–2
Conf Record:	16–0
Asst Coach1:	Sunny Smallwood
Asst Coach2:	Kellie Lewis-Jay
Asst Coach3:	Tony Verdi
Stadium:	Devaney Sports Center
Champion:	Saint Mary's Hilton Tournament champions Big 12 Conference regular-season champion
Bowl Result:	Sweet Sixteen

The 2009–10 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, a member of the Big 12 Conference, were coached by Connie Yori, and completed the regular season unbeaten at 29–0. However, they lost in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Texas A&M. Their season ended in the semifinals of the Kansas City Regional of the NCAA tournament, where they lost 76–67 to Kentucky.

Offseason

The Huskers will welcome three incoming freshmen to the program. The rookies will be led by 2009 Washington High School Player-of-the-Year Lindsey Moore. The 5-9 point guard from Kentwood High School in Covington, Washington. She earned third-team All-America honors from Parade Magazine after leading the Conquerors to the Class 4A state title and a final No. 2 national ranking in the USA Today Super 25 poll. California forward Meghin Williams and Minnesota forward Katya Leick are the other freshmen.^[1]
May 7: Nebraska incoming freshman Lindsey Moore will be one of the nation's top 19-and-under players invited to the USA Basketball Women's U19 National Team Trials next week.^[2]
Senior Kelsey Griffin was chosen as a preseason All-Big 12 selection by the league coaches for the third consecutive season.^[3]
Nebraska was picked to finish sixth in the powerful Big 12 Conference in voting by the league's coaches announced on Thursday, Oct. 15, by the conference office in Irving, Texas.^[4]
Nebraska's Kelsey Griffin was officially named one of 30 candidates for the prestigious Lowe's Senior CLASS award on Wednesday, Nov. 4, honoring women's basketball players across the nation who excel both on and off the court.^[5]

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class	Hometown
5	Burke	5-07	Guard	3Junior	North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
00	MooreLindsey Moore	5-09	Guard	1Freshman	Covington, Washington
10	WilliamsMeghin Williams	6-01	Forward	1Freshman	Rancho Cucamonga, California
11	NealsNicole Neals	5-06	Guard	4Senior	Chandler, Arizona
12	Reeves Layne Reeves	5-11	Guard	1Redshirt Freshman	Lubbock, Texas
13	KuhlmannKala Kuhlmann	5-08	Guard	4Senior	Charter Oak, Iowa
20	LeickKatya Leick	6-01	Forward	1Freshman	Grey Cloud Township, Minnesota
21	SidhuHarleen Sidhu	6-01	Forward	2Sophomore	Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
22	TurnerYvonne Turner	5-08	Guard	4Senior	Omaha, Nebraska
23	Griffin	6-02	Forward	4Senior	Eagle River, Alaska
24	KelleyDominique Kelley	5-07	Guard	3Junior	Lincoln, Nebraska
35	PeriagoJessica Periago	6-04	Center	3Junior	Toulon, France
40	MontgomeryCory Montgomery	6-02	Forward	4Senior	Cannon Falls, Minnesota
42	BoberNikki Bober	6-04	Center	4Senior	Murdock, Nebraska
44	RedmonCatheryn Redmon	6-03	Center	3Junior	Grand Prairie, Texas

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Schedule

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Preseason exhibitions

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Record
Nov. 3	Devaney Ctr.	Pittsburg State	68-54	1-0
Nov. 8	Devaney Ctr.	Nebraska-Kearney	89-47	2-0

Regular season

Date	Location	Rank	Opponent	Score	Record
Nov. 13	Devaney Center	NR	Davidson	86-62	1-0
Nov. 15		NR	UNLV	73-51	2-0
Nov. 19	Devaney Center	NR	Idaho State	88-41	3-0
Nov. 22	Devaney Center	NR	Washington State	107-54	4-0
Nov. 27	Moraga, CA.	NR	UALR	62-45	5-0
Nov. 29	Moraga, CA.	NR	Saint Mary's College	84-73	6-0
Dec. 3	Devaney Center	NR	South Dakota	77-38	7-0
Dec. 5	Coral Gables, FL	NR	Miami	76-71	8-0
Dec. 9	Devaney Center	24	Creighton	69-56	9-0
Dec. 13	Devaney Center	24	Northern Illinois	69-44	10-0
Dec. 20	Devaney Center	20	5 LSU	77-63	11-0
Dec. 30	Devaney Center	13	Albany	88-41	12-0
Jan. 4	Burlington, VT.	12	Vermont	94-50	13-0
Jan. 9	Ames, Iowa	12	Iowa State	57-49	14-0 (1-0)
Jan. 12	Devaney Center	11	19 Texas	91-79	15-0 (2-0)
Jan. 17	Waco, Texas	11	9 Baylor	65-56	16-0 (3-0)
Jan. 23	Devaney Center	7	Kansas State	71-56	17-0 (4-0)
Jan. 27	Lubbock, Texas	6	Texas tech	89-47	18-0 (5-0)
Jan. 30	Boulder, Colorado	6	Colorado	80-64	19-0 (6-0)
Feb. 3	Devaney Center	4	10 Oklahoma State	88-67	20-0 (7-0)
Feb. 6	Devaney Center	4	12 Texas A&M	71-60	21-0 (8-0)
Feb. 10	Lawrence, Kansas	3	Kansas	67-60	22-0 (9-0)
Feb. 13	Columbia, Missouri	3	Missouri	82-78	23-0 (10-0)
Feb. 17	Devaney Center	3	13 Iowa State	60-50	24-0 (11-0)
Feb. 20	Devaney Center	3	Colorado	89-73	25-0 (12-0)
Feb. 24	Norman, Oklahoma	3	11 Oklahoma	80-64	26-0 (13-0)
Feb. 27	Devaney Center	3	Missouri	67-51	27-0 (14-0)
March 3	Devaney Center	3	Kansas	77-52	28-0 (15-0)
March 6	Manhattan, Kansas	3	Kansas State	82-72	29-0 (16-0)

Postseason

Big 12 Tournament
Date	Location	Rank	Opponent	Score	Record
March 12	Kansas City, Missouri	1	9 Kansas State	63-46	30-0
March 13	Kansas City, Missouri	1	4 Texas A&M	70-80	30-1
NCAA Tournament
Date	Location	Seed	Opponent	Score	Record
March 21	Minneapolis	1	16 Northern Iowa	83-44	31-1
March 23	Minneapolis	1	8 UCLA	83-70	32-1
March 28	Kansas City, Missouri	1		67–76	32–2

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Minutes	Field Goals	Three Pointers	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
Bober, Nikki	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Burke, Kaitlyn	6	5.7	.286	.200	1.000	0.5	3	--	--	1.2
Griffin, Kelsey	32	27.4	.607	.250	.762	10.3	58	22	58	20.4
Kelley, Dominique	32	24.1	.427	.408	.778	3.9	59	1	26	12.0
Kuhlmann, Kala	32	16.8	.340	.313	.806	1.6	27	1	10	3.4
Leick, Katya	10	5.8	.222	.000	.833	1.4	2	0	2	1.8
Montgomery, Cory	32	27.6	.503	.380	.792	5.2	33	7	17	12.8
Moore, Lindsey	32	27.4	.349	.266	.690	2.2	141	6	43	5.8
Neals, Nicole	32	15.0	.324	.284	.364	1.0	46	2	20	3.0
Periago, Jessica	28	8.4	.302	.238	.286	1.7	13	10	6	1.2
Redmon, Catheryn	32	15.9	.620	--	.275	4.6	6	63	13	4.3
Reeves, Layne	23	6.7	.385	.533	.333	0.7	7	3	5	1.3
Sidhu, Harleen	12	5.2	.385	.286	.500	1.7	3	1	1	2.2
Turner, Yvonne	32	26.9	.406	.368	.694	3.6	51	4	62	11.8
Williams, Meghin	13	2.9	.222	.000	.667	0.7	0	0	0	0.9

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Awards and honors

Players

Big 12 Player of the Year — Kelsey Griffin^[9]
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year — Yvonne Turner (with Brittney Griner of Baylor)^[9]
First-team All-Big 12 — Griffin (unanimous selection), Cory Montgomery, and Turner^[9]
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award — Kelsey Griffin

Coach

All of the following were awarded to head coach Connie Yori:

Naismith College Coach of the Year
Big 12 Coach of the Year^[9]
WBCA National Coach of the Year^[10]
Kay Yow National Coach of the Year Award

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre- season	Nov 16	Nov 23	Nov 30	Dec 7	Dec 14	Dec 21	Dec 28	Jan 4	Jan 11	Jan 18	Jan 25	Feb 1	Feb 8	Jan 15	Jan 22	March 1	March 8	March 15
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll^[11]	NR	NR	NR	NR	23	18	14	14	13	9	6	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Associated Press^[12]	NR	NR	NR	NR	24	20	14	13	12	11	7	6	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
NR = Not Ranked

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club
1	3		Minnesota Lynx (traded to Connecticut Sun)
3	25	Cory Montgomery	New York Liberty

External links

Official Site

Notes and References

Web site: Montgomery Earns Husker Offensive MVP Award . 2009-04-20 . Huskers.com . 2009-12-23.
Web site: Moore Earns USA Basketball U19 Invite . 2009-05-07 . Huskers.com . 2009-12-23.
Web site: Griffin Earns Preseason All-Big 12 Honor . 2009-10-07 . Huskers.com . 2009-12-23.
Web site: Huskers Sixth in Big 12 Preseason Poll . 2009-10-15 . Huskers.com . 2009-12-23.
Web site: Griffin Among 30 Candidates for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award . 2009-11-04 . Huskers.com . 2009-12-23.
Web site: Women's Basketball 2009-10 Roster . Huskers.com . 2009-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20091230083535/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?spid=25&spsid=32&db_oem_id=100. 30 December 2009 . live.
Web site: 2009-10 Schedule/Results . Huskers.com . 2009-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229053934/http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?spid=25&spsid=31&db_oem_id=100. 29 December 2009 . live.
Web site: 2009-10 Season Statistics . Huskers.com . 2009-12-21.
2009-10 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Awards Announced . Big 12 Conference . 2010-03-08 . 2010-03-08.
Yori Named WBCA National Coach of the Year. Huskers.com . 2010-03-22 . 2010-03-03.
Web site: USA Today/ESPN . Rivals.com from Yahoo! Sports . 2009-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20091205202647/http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/womens-basketball/polls?poll=3. 5 December 2009 . live.
Web site: AP 2010 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings . ESPN . 2009-12-23.