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The Nebraska women’s basketball team embarks on its first Big Ten Conference road trip of 2024-25 by battling unbeaten and No. 1 UCLA in Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec. 29.
Tip-off between the Huskers (10-2, 1-0 Big Ten) and the Bruins (12-0, 1-0 Big Ten) at historic Pauley Pavilion is set for 4 p.m. (CT).
A live video stream of the game will be available to B1G+ subscribers.
Nebraska fans can listen across the Huskers Radio Network, including 107.3 FM in Lincoln and 590 AM in Omaha, the Huskers App and Huskers.com. Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch will be on the radio call with pregame beginning at 3:30 p.m. (CT).
Nebraska’s Big Ten road opener at No. 1 UCLA will be its second straight road game against an unbeaten opponent, after suffering a 72-61 setback at then-No. 17 Georgia Tech (Dec. 21) before heading home for the holiday break. The Yellow Jackets improved to 13-0 and jumped to No. 13 in the AP rankings after beating the Big Red.
All-America candidate Alexis Markowski led the Huskers at Georgia Tech with 20 points and 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season and school-record 45th of her career. She also pushed her career totals to 1,543 points and 1,055 rebounds. The Naismith, Wooden and Lisa Leslie Award candidate is one of just four Huskers in history to achieve the combined career milestones of 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds – joining only first-team All-Americans Karen Jennings (1993), Kelsey Griffin (2010) and Jordan Hooper (2014). All three of those Huskers have their jerseys retired and are in Nebraska’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Markowski, a three-time All-Big Ten choice, is averaging team bests of 15.0 points and 8.3 rebounds this season.
Big Ten Freshman of the Year candidate Britt Prince is off to a strong start, ranking second among the Huskers in scoring (13.1 ppg), assists (3.1 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) while adding 3.9 rebounds. The two-time Nebraska High School Player of the Year has put up double figures in eight of her 11 games and has scored no fewer than six points in any contest.
Fellow freshman Amiah Hargrove made her first career start in the win over Chattanooga (Dec. 15) before getting her second start at Georgia Tech. She has produced double figures three times and is averaging 4.4 points and 3.3 rebounds while trying to help the Huskers overcome the loss of 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts to a season-ending knee injury against North Alabama (Nov. 19). Potts was Nebraska’s leading scorer (17.5 ppg) and rebounder (8.0 rpg) through four games. She underwent surgery on Dec. 4 and is expected to regain the season of eligibility.