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Huskers Bounce Rose – University of Nebraska
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Huskers Bounce Rose – University of Nebraska

Lincoln – No. No. 25 Nebraska used a strong defensive performance and a balanced attack with five Huskers in double figures as the Big Red rolled to an 84-38 women’s basketball victory over Kansas City at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday night.

Junior guard Callin Hake connected on a career-high five 3-pointers en route to a game-high 16 points and led the five Huskers in double figures. Hake added four rebounds, four assists and two steals in an impressive all-around effort that helped Nebraska improve to 6-1 on the season. De Roos slid to 2-5.

Hake hit a pair of threes in the opening minutes, while fellow defensive back Britt Prince added six points of his own to help Nebraska jump out to a 12-2 lead and never look back. Prince finished with 13 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Alberte Rimdal added another strong performance for the Big Red backcourt with a season-high 15 points, including 3-of-5 three-point shooting. The senior guard from Koge, Denmark scored eight points during a 13-0 Husker run to open the fourth quarter. She added five rebounds and two steals.

All-America candidate Alexis Markowski contributed her 43rd career double-double and her third of the season with 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, while freshman Amiah Hargrove paced the Huskers in double figures with career highs of 10 points and seven rebounds.

All eleven Huskers scored in the game, despite Nebraska shooting a season-low 37.9 percent (25-66). The Big Red hit 12 of 29 threes (.414), recording their third double-digit effort from long range in the first seven games of the season. Nebraska also hit 22 of 28 free throws (.786).

The Huskers defeated Kansas City on the glass 49-40 and won the turnover battle 22-14.

Nebraska held the Roos to just 21.7 percent (13-60) shooting, including just 1-for-14 (.071) from three-point range. Kansas City did connect on 11 of 14 free throws (.786).

Nebraska led 23-12 after one quarter, but pushed the margin to 47-20 at halftime. Both teams struggled in the third, but Nebraska found a way to win the period 15-14 before closing the game with a 22-4 lead in the fourth.

Emani Bennett was the only Roo to reach double figures, finishing with team highs of 11 points and seven rebounds, but she finished 5 of 18 from the field with four turnovers. As a team, Kansas City produced just two assists.

Nebraska returns to action next Tuesday, taking on Lindenwood at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM (CT) and tickets are available now at Huskers.com. The game against the Lions will be streamed live for B1G+ subscribers, with live audio also available on Huskers.com from the Huskers Radio Network.