2008 Woodie Awards
Huskers' record falls with loss to OSU
Nick Filipowski
Issue date: 2/11/08 Section: Sports
The Nebraska women's basketball team's streak of 50 consecutive wins when scoring 80 points or more was snapped Sunday afternoon with a 92-81 loss to No. 17 Oklahoma State.
OSU improved to 19-3 (7-2 Big 12 Conference) with another strong performance from guard Andrea Riley, who scored a game-high 24 points on 8-of-21 shooting. Nebraska fell to 17-7, including 6-4 in league play.
OSU Coach Kurt Budke said he knew his team was going to have to be aggressive on the offensive side of the ball to come out of Lincoln with a victory.
"I thought our effort was tremendous," Budke said. "We knew we would have to put up some offensive numbers to win."
They did.
Five other Cowgirls joined Riley by scoring in double figures, including forward Shaunte' Smith, who scored 20 points, and guard Taylor Hardeman, who added 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the 3-point arc.
Both teams came out the gate firing on all cylinders, but it was the Cornhuskers who jumped out to a 9-4 lead with a bucket from Nebraska sophomore Cory Montgomery. But Riley and Co. countered with a 9-0 run to go ahead 13-9 with 13:43 left to play.
NU would make a 12-2 run over the next five minutes to retake the lead, 21-18.
The Huskers and Cowgirls would trade buckets until the six-minute mark of the first half, when OSU took a one-point 26-25 lead and extended that advantage to 42-32 with 1:49 remaining.
Nebraska was able to cut the lead to 43-36 heading into the half.
The second half of the game was as wild as they come.
Oklahoma State held Nebraska to one field goal and six free throws in the first 9:22 and began the half on a 33-9 run to open up a 31-point lead.
Budke said the stretch run was the best basketball he's seen his team play all season.
NU forward Cory Montgomery said her squad obviously let the lead get out of hand.
"Any game on any given night is a tough game for us," Montgomery said. "We're battling until the end of the game. Unfortunately, we didn't get it done (Sunday)."
OSU improved to 19-3 (7-2 Big 12 Conference) with another strong performance from guard Andrea Riley, who scored a game-high 24 points on 8-of-21 shooting. Nebraska fell to 17-7, including 6-4 in league play.
OSU Coach Kurt Budke said he knew his team was going to have to be aggressive on the offensive side of the ball to come out of Lincoln with a victory.
"I thought our effort was tremendous," Budke said. "We knew we would have to put up some offensive numbers to win."
They did.
Five other Cowgirls joined Riley by scoring in double figures, including forward Shaunte' Smith, who scored 20 points, and guard Taylor Hardeman, who added 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the 3-point arc.
Both teams came out the gate firing on all cylinders, but it was the Cornhuskers who jumped out to a 9-4 lead with a bucket from Nebraska sophomore Cory Montgomery. But Riley and Co. countered with a 9-0 run to go ahead 13-9 with 13:43 left to play.
NU would make a 12-2 run over the next five minutes to retake the lead, 21-18.
The Huskers and Cowgirls would trade buckets until the six-minute mark of the first half, when OSU took a one-point 26-25 lead and extended that advantage to 42-32 with 1:49 remaining.
Nebraska was able to cut the lead to 43-36 heading into the half.
The second half of the game was as wild as they come.
Oklahoma State held Nebraska to one field goal and six free throws in the first 9:22 and began the half on a 33-9 run to open up a 31-point lead.
Budke said the stretch run was the best basketball he's seen his team play all season.
NU forward Cory Montgomery said her squad obviously let the lead get out of hand.
"Any game on any given night is a tough game for us," Montgomery said. "We're battling until the end of the game. Unfortunately, we didn't get it done (Sunday)."
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