No. 25 Huskers Shut Down Aggies, 76-35
Lincoln - Britt Prince pumped in a game-high 24 points and Amiah Hargrove added her first double-double of the season with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds to power No. 25 Nebraska to a 76-35 women's basketball win over North Carolina A&T Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Nebraska improved to 3-0 with the win, while North Carolina A&T slipped to 1-2 on the young season.
Prince erupted for 14 first-quarter points, including 11 straight capped by three consecutive three-pointers to fuel Nebraska's 15-1 outburst to start the game. She capped the quarter with her fourth triple to give the Big Red a 20-6 edge after the first 10 minutes.
She added two points in the midst of a 10-0 Husker run to open the second period that pushed the margin to 30-6 with six minutes left in the half.
Ashlyn Koupal, a freshman from Wagner, S.D., nearly managed a double-double of her own with 11 points and eight rebounds to give Nebraska three players with double digit points on the night.
The Huskers took a 34-15 lead to halftime before Hargrove caught fire in the third quarter. The 6-2 forward from Christopher, Ill., scored nine points on her first four shots in the period including a three-pointer with 2:52 left to extend Nebraska's lead to 51-24. The three started a 9-0 run to end the period that pushed the margin to 57-24. The final two points of the run were scored by senior Logan Nissley at the free throw line in her first appearance on the court this season for the Big Red.
Nebraska closed out the 41-point win behind eight fourth-quarter points from freshman Maddi Stewart.
Natalie Potts continued her strong play with six points, six rebounds and two assists on the night, while Allison Weidner pitched in six points of her own to go with two rebounds, two assists and two steals. Kennadi Williams did not score while making her third straight start, but she did dish out a career-high seven assists while committing just one turnover.
Nebraska's defense was dominant throughout, forcing 18 turnovers while holding the Aggies to 31.1 percent (14-45) shooting, including 1-of-11 from long range. The Big Red also dominated the glass, 41-18, holding North Carolina A&T to just five offensive rebounds.
The Huskers hit 56.9 percent (29-51) of their shots from the floor, including 7-of-22 threes (.318), while sinking 11-of-12 free throws (.917). Nebraska did commit a season-high 19 turnovers.
Nebraska will take to the road for the first time for a neutral site game against its oldest rival - Kansas - in the Marketbeat Invitational on Saturday at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. Tip-off is set for 3:30 p.m. (CT). The game will be streamed for subscribers of B1G+ and can be heard live on the Huskers Radio Network at Huskers.com and the Huskers App.