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No. 25 Nebraska women take early control, defeating Kansas City 84-38
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No. 25 Nebraska women take early control, defeating Kansas City 84-38

Associated press

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Callin Hake scored 10 of 16 points in the first half as No. 25 Nebraska took early control, Alexis Markowski added a double-double and the Cornhuskers defeated Kansas City 84-38. Tuesday.

Hake finished with 16 points and hit 5 of 9 three-point attempts. Markowski had 10 points and 10 rebounds for her 43rd double-double. Alberte Rimdal scored 15 points and had three three-pointers. Britt Prince scored 13 points and Amiah Hargrove added 10 points.

Emani Bennett was the only Roo to score in double figures with 11 points.

Nebraska (6-1) shot just 38%, but that was still well ahead of Kansas City’s 22%. The Cornhuskers shot better from the arc at 12 of 29 for 41%, while the Roos (2-5) were just 1 of 14 and had 22 turnovers. Nebraska’s bench defeated Kansas City 40-8.

Nebraska outscored the Roos 24-8 in the second quarter and led 47-20 at halftime. The Cornhuskers closed the game with a 22-4 fourth quarter.

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