Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-14, 8-10 Big Ten)
vs. Northern Iowa Panthers (23-9, 16-4 Missouri Valley)
Postseason WNIT Second Round
Sunday, March 19, 2023, 2 p.m. (CT)
Pinnacle Bank Arena – Lincoln, Nebraska
Tickets: Huskers.com / 1-800-8-BIG-RED
Live Video: B1G+ (Jessica Coody, Jami Hagedorn)
Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (1:45 p.m.)
Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)
Lincoln (107.3 FM), Omaha (590 AM), Huskers.com, Huskers App
Huskers Tangle with Panthers in WNIT Second Round
The Nebraska women’s basketball team continues 2023 postseason play when the Huskers play host to Northern Iowa in the WNIT second round on Sunday in Lincoln.
Tip-off between the Huskers (17-14, 8-10 Big Ten) and the Panthers (23-9, 16-4 Missouri Valley) is set for 2 p.m. (CT) at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
A live stream of the game will be provided to subscribers of B1G+ with Jessica Coody and Jami Hagedorn on the call. Fans also can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 590 AM in Omaha, the Huskers App and Huskers.com, as Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch call the action.
Nebraska is making its 23rd overall postseason tournament appearance, including its seventh in the Postseason WNIT, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2023.
The Huskers earned their third straight postseason bid, including a trip to the 2022 NCAA Tournament and an appearance in the 2021 WNIT. Nebraska was also postseason eligible in 2020 before COVID-19 led to the cancellation of all postseason play.
Over the past 20 seasons dating back to 2003-04, Nebraska has made 16 postseason appearances and has been postseason eligible 17 times, including nine NCAA bids and seven trips to the WNIT.
The Huskers advanced to the WNIT second round with a 74-65 victory over Missouri State on Wednesday, March 15, in front of 4,116 fans in Lincoln. It marked Nebraska’s first home postseason win inside Pinnacle Bank Arena. The only other home postseason game the Huskers had played at PBA came with a 64-62 loss to Northern Iowa on March 17, 2016.
Graduate guard Sam Haiby led the Huskers with a season-high 25 points, while fourth-year forward Isabelle Bourne added a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds against the Lady Bears. Both Haiby and Bourne are three-time All-Big Ten honorees, while 2023 first-team All-Big Ten guard Jaz…
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