Seventeen straight missed shots. And 28 rim-outs, bricks and whiffs out of 37 3-point attempts. The No. 13 Nebraska women's basketball team couldn't throw it in several oceans in a 63-52 loss to Michigan Thursday night. But NU coach Connie Yori wants her Huskers to take those shots again. And again. And again. That's what the Wolverines' man-to-man defense — a regiment packed so tightly in the paint it resembled a 2-3 zone from the cheap seats — offered.

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Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.The 7,642 fans at the Devaney Center on Thursday night outdrew the attendance for the Nebraska-Michigan men's game on Wednesday by 623. And unlike the early-exiting crowd Wednesday, Husker fans stayed loud and active even when NU trailed by 27 early in the second half.

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Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.So you thought Nebraska women's basketball had its 15 minutes of fame? Thought Connie Yori and the ladies would fall back to earth and never be heard from again? Think again. Two years after that season of seasons — 32-2, Big 12 championship, No. 1 seed, NCAA Sweet 16 — the Huskers are 19-3 and half a game out of first place in the Big Ten.

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Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.At the beginning of her career, Nebraska women's basketball coach Connie Yori might have used the shot at a conference title to prod her team. Not now. Even as the Huskers are in the thick of a heated Big Ten race — a half-game back of Purdue, tied with Ohio State and a half-game ahead of Penn State — Yori talked tunnel vision Wednesday, most engaged when the questions turned to Thurday's 7:05 p.m. tilt with experienced, patient Michigan.

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Nebraska is already making its mark in the Huskers' inaugural Big Ten season. They pulled out a thrilling triple-overtime victory over Purdue on Thursday night, leaving them in a tie for first place in the conference. Lindsey Moore scored eight of her 26 points in the third overtime session, including two 3-pointers, and No. 16 Nebraska beat 15th-ranked Purdue 93-89.

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Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.How does the No. 16 Nebraska women's basketball team view its chance to beat No. 15 Purdue for a share of the Big Ten lead? Depends on who you ask. Coach Connie Yori: "We have nothing to lose going in there. ... I don't think we have a lot of pressure on us to win this game, frankly. And that could be a really good thing."

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Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.Purdue guard KK Houser had heard horror stories about ACL injuries. Months of rehabilitation, maybe a loss of speed or a tendency to baby the injured leg. She wasn't having any of it. "Everyone said it would be a struggle, but it wasn't all that difficult for me," she said. "I had a really positive attitude, so it went really quick for me."

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A 67-47 Sunday win against one of the Big Ten's worst squads, Illinois, sets up the No. 19 Nebraska women's basketball team for a shot at the league lead Thursday night. The Huskers — now 18-3 overall and 7-2 in the conference — will play at Purdue, league leader at 8-1. “It's great,” junior point guard Lindsey Moore said during a radio interview after the win. “I love this time of year when you see things start to fall into place. There's always an upset or...

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Scrums seem to suit the No. 19 Nebraska women's basketball team. You don't win seven games shooting less than 40 percent unless grinding is part of your DNA. The Huskers certainly got their slugfest Thursday night against budding rival Iowa, as the Huskers defeated the Hawkeyes 60-53 thanks to a handful of down-the-stretch plays from players other than sophomore Jordan Hooper, who starred most of the game and finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds.

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Premium ContentClick on Premium Content on the Featured navigation bar for information.Iowa center Morgan Johnson expects a big cheering section Thursday when the Hawkeyes visit the No. 19 Nebraska women's basketball team. At least 15 friends and family members, she said. Maybe more. And she'd prefer that none wears Husker red, like a few did when her sister Taylor — a freshman on Creighton's team — played in the Devaney Center on Dec 8.

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Nebraska's Emily Cady captured the first Big Ten freshman of the week award in Nebraska women's basketball history Tuesday. The 6-2 forward from Seward, Neb., averaged 18.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game against Ohio State and Minnesota, including a career-high 24 points against the Buckeyes. Cady is averaging to 9.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game and lead the Huskers in blocks with 15.

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