Des Moines, Iowa – Alexis Markowskiย scored a game-high 21 points, but Nebraska fell behind early and was unable to recover in an 80-62 women’s basketball loss to Drake at the Knapp Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Huskers slipped to 2-2 while the Bulldogs improved to 2-1 on the year.
Isabelle Bourne contributed nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds inside for the Big Red, while Jaz Shelley pitched in nine points and six assists. Annika Stewart also put up nine points and six rebounds off the bench for the Huskers.
Sophomore guard Kate Dinnebierย led three Bulldogs in double figures with 18 points and six assists, while Maggie Bair pitched in 17 points and nine rebounds. Bair scored 10 of her points in the second quarter to help thwart a strong Nebraska rally and send Drake to halftime with a 38-26 lead.
Sarah Beth Gueldnerย poured in 16 points, including four three-pointers, to round out the Drake trio in double figures. Gueldner scored 14 points in the first half, including 11 in the first quarter to help shoot the Bulldogs to a 21-12 edge after the opening 10 minutes.
As a team, Nebraska hit just 31 percent (22-71) of its shots from the field, including just 5-of-24 (.208) three-pointers. NU went 13-of-15 from the free throw line and won the turnover battle, 20-14, but allowed Drake to hit 55.4 percent (31-56) of its shots, including 9-of-21 (.429) threes. Drake hit just 9-of-15 free throws, but out-rebounded, NU 42-36.
Nebraska opened the game with a 1-0 lead after a Shelley free throw that resulted from an administrative technical because of shot clock problem…
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