Box Score Lincoln – Sam Haiby erupted for a season-high 25 points, while Isabelle Bourne added a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead Nebraska to a 74-65 women’s basketball win over Missouri State in the first round of the Postseason WNIT on Wednesday night.
Playing in front of an energized crowd of 4,116, Haiby hit 7-of-11 shots from the floor and knocked down 11-of-13 free throws to lead the Huskers. She added four rebounds, three assists, a steal and no turnovers in 33 minutes of work to help Nebraska improve to 17-14 overall while earning its first postseason home win inside Pinnacle Bank Arena. Missouri State closed its first season under Head Coach Beth Cunningham with a 20-12 record.
Bourne was nearly as efficient as Haiby, connecting on 6-of-10 field goals, including 1-of-2 threes, while knocking down 3-of-4 free throws. Her 12 rebounds were just one shy of a season high, as she notched her fourth double-double of the year and ninth of her career.
Jaz Shelley put three Huskers in double figures with 11 points on 3-of-6 three-point shooting, while adding six assists, three steals and two blocks. Shelley’s night included a buzzer-beating half-court shot that sent the crowd into a frenze and the Big Red to halftime with a 38-32 lead.
Alexis Markowski contributed seven points, seven rebounds and three blocks, while Annika Stewart added seven points and three boards off the bench to help the Big Red. Maddie Krull also pitched in six points, while Kendall Moriarty rounded out the scoring for the Huskers with her first-half layup.
As a team, Nebraska hit 46.3 percent (25-54) of its shots from the floor, but just 5-of-19 three-pointers (.263). However, the Huskers made up for their slow night from long range by connecting on 19-of-26 free throws (.731). The Huskers lost the battle of the boards, 47-36, to one of the nation’s best rebounding teams, but won the turnover battle, 14-10, and outscored the Lady Bears, 14-9 in points off turnovers.
The Huskers held Missouri State to just 30.4 percent (21-69) shooting, while the Lady Bears hit 7-of-24 threes (.292). Missouri State also hit 16-of-20 free throws (.800). Kennedy Taylor led the Lady Bears with 21 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, including nine offensive boards, while Aniya Thomas added 17 points and five assists. Sydney Wilson put three Lady Bears…
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