(Lincoln, NE) – Nebraska was down 32-22 at the half and rolled out in the third quarter to score over double with 33 points alone as they ended up winning 80-72 in the second half. Nebraska went 13-15 in the third quarter and took a 55-54 lead in the fourth quarter. That was one of the largest comebacks for the Huskers in program history.

Nebraska was led in the game by Jaz Shelly with 22 points and eight assists. Shelly scored her 1,000 career points in the game against the Yellow Jackets as she now is in the top five in Husker history with three-pointers made. She also has moved up to the top ten in Nebraska in career assists. Alexis Markowski earned a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds as she was followed up by Natalie Potts with 13 points and four rebounds. Logan Nissley followed up in scoring with a total of 11 points to finish off the Huskers in double-digits.

Nebraska’s 58 second-half points were tied for the 10th most in the second half in school history. The Golden Jackets were led by Kara Dunn with 22 points while Tonie Morgan also added 20 points and five rebounds. Noguero threw down 11 points to finish off double-digit scoring.

Georgia Tech would have been able to stay in the game if they hit the threes, but shot just 30% from the three-point line. Nebraska went 67% in the second half from the field while shooting 39% from the perimeter in the game.

Nebraska hosts UNC Wilmington this upcoming Tuesday, December 5th at 7:00 p.m.

(Iowa City, IA) – The Hawkeyes rolled on over the Bowling Green Falcons on Saturday 99-65. Iowa is now 14-6 over teams in the MAC and 1-0 against Bowling Green.

Looking at the stats for the Hawkeyes, Caitlin Clark led the team with 24 points and dished out 11 assists for a double-double while also pulling down seven rebounds. Clark is just two double-doubles away from reaching the Big Ten’s list for the most double-doubles in a career with 46. Behind Clark was Kate Martin with 17 points and five rebounds while Sydney Affolter had 14 points and four rebounds. Sharon Goodman scored 12 points on Saturday and 11 rebounds for her to earn a double-double. She has now played in 133 games in her career. Iowa shot more than well as they shot 67% from the field while outrebounding Bowling Green 44-27.

Bowling Green was led in the game by Lexi Fleming as she knocked in 24 points and seven rebounds. Amy Velasco scored 11 points while pulling down three rebounds. Morgan Sharps and Sophie Dziekan each scored nine points and three rebounds each. Bowling Green could not get past the Iowa defense as they shot just 34.3% from the field.

Iowa will move on to Iowa State to take on the Cyclones as a part of the Cy-Hawk series this upcoming Wednesday, December 6th at 6:00 p.m. in Ames.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa swimming and diving concluded the Hawkeye Invitational on Saturday. The Hawkeyes finished second with 712 points following Nebraska with 784.

Iowa defeated Colorado State (528), Iowa State (518), Rutgers (363), and New Mexico State (348).

“Overall, I was really impressed by our team effort, top to bottom. We have learned so much about our team at this midway point of the season,” Iowa head coach Nathan Mundt said. “We saw the growth between the prelims and the finals that is important to see at this point in the season. It’s really critical to see our team to come together and bond over the expectation to perform and take the next step forward. We have some excellent, all-time caliber performances for our program. This is another step in the right direction and where you want to be at an elite level, not only in our record books but against Big Ten competition and regional competition.”

Iowa posted five additional Iowa top 10 all-time rankings on day three, tallying 15 on the weekend. Freshman Jenna Kerr swam the preliminary 100 free with a time of 50.26, tying the sixth all-time ranking. Sophomore Scarlet Martin followed with a 1:58.67 in the preliminary 200 fly, tying the fourth all-time mark and posting a NCAA “B” cut time. In the 200-breaststroke finals, freshman Olivia Swalley bettered her top-10 preliminary race mark with the fourth-best performance in program history )2:12.92) — her second NCAA “B” cut time of the weekend.

Kerr posted Iowa’s tenth all-time 1650 free with a time of 16:46.86. The Hawkeyes then closed out the night with the 400-free relay as sophomore Sabina Kupcova, Kerr, Swalley and Martin combined for a time of 3:20.47 to post the ninth-fastest time in program history.

Over three days, the Hawkeyes combined for 15 of Iowa’s top-10 all-time ranks. Swalley contributed to eight of these rankings between individual and relay events. Martin also registered multiple top-performances, contributing to six.

Iowa freshman diver Simone Beinlich placed third in platform diving with a score of 202.20, while sophomore Geneva Pauly competed in the CAMO International Invitational in Montreal, Canada, placing ninth in the platform dive with a score of 191.35.

“We are super excited for our team going into our Cy-Hawk week, coming up on Friday,” Mundt said. “We’d love to stay focused and be positive for what will be a very competitive meet.”

The Hawkeyes return to action on Friday, Dec. 8 for the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk dual against in-state rival Iowa State. The meet will begin at 6 p.m. (CT) at Beyer Hall Pool in Ames, Iowa.