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Nebraska Women's Basketball Snaps Losing Skid, Holds Off Penn State

The Huskers needed a run at the end to fend off the Lions but got the job done Sunday afternoon.

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska guard Callin Hake celebrates during a game against Penn State.
Nebraska guard Callin Hake celebrates during a game against Penn State. / Nebraska Athletics
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Nebraska women's basketball got a big start and a strong finish to end the losing skid.

The Huskers topped the Penn State Nittany Lions 72-61 Sunday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU improves to 11-4 on the year and 2-2 in the Big Ten Conference, while PSU falls to 9-6 overall and remains winless in league play.

The victory for the Big Red ends a three-game losing streak.

Nebraska started hot on both ends of the floor, racing out to a 10-0 lead. But the Huskers only made one shot over the next 10:45 of game time. That allowed Penn State to not only stay in it but to briefly take the lead.

NU led 30-25 at the break, and stretched the lead to as many as 17 points in the third quarter, seemingly putting the game away. But the Lions used a 13-0 run to put the pressure on the home side.

Nebraska women's basketball forward Jessica Petrie shoots against Penn State.
Nebraska women's basketball forward Jessica Petrie shoots against Penn State. / Nebraska Athletics

With 4:13 to play, the teams were tied 59-59. Nebraska then locked down on both ends, closing the game on a 13-2 run to grab the victory.

Nebraska shot 35.3% overall and made 8-of-30 3s. Penn State shot 39.3% for the game, including 4-of-16 triples.

At the free throw line, the Huskers made 16-of-19 while the Lions tallied 9-of-15.

Callin Hake scored a team-high 16 points, adding six rebounds, four assists, and a pair of steals. Britt Prince and Alexis Markowski scored 13 points each, with Markowski grabbing 10 rebounds for the double-double.

Nebraska stays home Wednesday to host Michigan State. That game is set for a 7 p.m. tip on Nebraska Public Media with streaming on B1G+.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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