2013–14 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team


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, 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 which they defeated Fresno State in the first round before falling to BYU in the second round to end their season.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Penn State133 .813248 .750
No. 20 Michigan State133 .8132310 .697
No. 13 Nebraska124 .750267 .788
No. 17 Purdue115 .688229 .710
No. 19 Iowa115 .688279 .750
Minnesota88 .5002213 .629
Michigan88 .5002014 .588
Indiana511 .3132113 .618
Northwestern511 .3131716 .515
Ohio State511 .3131718 .486
Wisconsin313 .1881019 .345
Illinois214 .125921 .300
2014 Big Ten tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

Roster

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2013–14 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F23Emily Cady6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrSewardSeward, Neb.
F22Allie Havers6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)FrMattawanPaw Paw, Mich.
F35Jordan Hooper6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrAllianceAlliance, Neb.
G13Brandi Jeffery5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrSt. JamesVacherie, La.
G1Tear'a Laudermill5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrCanyon SpringsRiverside, Calif.
G21Sadie Murren5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoWahooColon, Neb.
G11Esther Ramacieri5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrDawson College /Felix LeclercRepentigny, Quebec, Canada
F3Hailie Sample6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrMarcusFlower Mound, Texas
F14Katie Simon6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrRosevilleRoseville, Calif.
G33Rachel Theriot6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoMidparkMiddleburg Heights, Ohio
G10Hannah Tvrdy5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrSewardSeward, 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/27/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 17 Pittsburg StateW 98–47 
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,782)
Lincoln, NE
11/03/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 17 Nebraska-KearneyW 75–34 
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,668)
Lincoln, NE
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
12:00 pm, NET
No. 17 UCLAW 77–49 1–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (9,750)
Lincoln, NE
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 15 AlabamaW 62–48 2–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,924)
Lincoln, NE
11/15/2013*
6:30 pm, P12N
No. 15 at UtahW 75–69 3–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center (949)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Arkansas–Pine BluffW 78–55 4–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,599)
Lincoln, NE
11/24/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 11 SouthernW 87–64 5–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,454)
Lincoln, NE
11/27/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 10 UMass LowellW 75–42 6–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,019)
Lincoln, NE
11/30/2013*
5:00 pm
No. 10 Washington StateL 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 StateW 95–75 7–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,494)
Lincoln, NE
12/14/2013*
11:00 am
No. 19 CreightonW 63–38 8–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,233)
Lincoln, NE
12/21/2013*
2:30 pm
No. 19 South DakotaW 87–53 9–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,358)
Lincoln, NE
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm
No. 18 Oral RobertsW 89–53 10–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,811)
Lincoln, NE
01/02/2014
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 NorthwesternW 66–65 11–2 (1–0)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,089)
Lincoln, NE
01/09/2014
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 at Michigan StateL 57–70 11–3 (1–1)
Breslin Center (5,024)
East Lansing, MI
01/12/2014
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 at IllinoisW 75–56 12–3 (2–1)
State Farm Center (3,306)
Champaign, IL
01/16/2014
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 MinnesotaW 88–85 OT13–3 (3–1)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,922)
Lincoln, NE
01/19/2014
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 No. 22 PurdueL 75–77 13–4 (3–2)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,196)
Lincoln, NE
01/26/2014
4:00 pm
No. 21 at NorthwesternL 59–63 13–5 (3–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,287)
Evanston, IL
01/29/2014
7:00 pm, NET
MichiganW 84–51 14–5 (4–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,297)
Lincoln, NE
02/01/2014
2:00 pm
at IowaW 80–67 15–5 (5–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,021)
Iowa City, IA
02/05/2014
7:00 pm
No. 22 at WisconsinW 71–70 OT16–5 (6–3)
Kohl Center (3,307)
Madison, WI
02/08/2014
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 No. 24 Michigan StateW 76–56 17–5 (7–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,915)
Lincoln, NE
02/13/2014
6:00 pm
No. 21 at MichiganW 76–68 18–5 (8–3)
Crisler Center (1,728)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/16/2014
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 IndianaW 76–61 19–5 (9–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,165)
Lincoln, NE
02/20/2014
6:00 pm
No. 17 at Ohio StateW 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 StateW 94–74 21–5 (11–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,253)
Lincoln, NE
02/27/2014
7:00 pm
No. 16 IllinoisW 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 PurdueL 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

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP171511101519191818161821RV22211716161313
Coaches1210101013161715151416182321191713151212

See also

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2013–14 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

References

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  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.