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Husker Women Play in Round Two of NCAA Tournament Monday Night
By John Nixon
Copyright: Many Signals Communications
03/25/2013

No. 24 Nebraska battles a familiar foe in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, when the Huskers take on No. 9 Texas A&M on Monday in College Station, Texas.

Tip-off between the No. 6 seed Huskers (24-8, 12-4 Big Ten) and No. 3 seed Aggies (25-9, 11-5 SEC) at Reed Arena is set for 8:30 p.m., with Carter Blackburn and Maria Taylor on the call for ESPN2.

The Huskers, who have won 12 of their last 14 games, advanced to the second round for the third time in the last six years with a 73-59 victory over No. 11 seed Chattanooga on Saturday. Two-time first-team All-Big Ten forward Jordan Hooper led the Huskers with 21 points and 12 rebounds in the victory. The 6-2 forward from Alliance, Neb., notched her ninth double-double of the year, scoring 18 points and grabbing six rebounds in the second half. Two-time All-Big Ten point guard Lindsey Moore added 13 points and seven assists, as NU overcame a nine-point deficit (47-38) midway through the second half.

Texas A&M registered its fourth straight win with a 71-45 run past Wichita State. The Aggies trailed the Shockers 20-19 late in the first half before taking a double-digit lead to the locker room at halftime and running to a comfortable win. Kristi Bellock led three Aggies in double figures with 18 points, while Courtney Williams and Kelsey Bone each contributed double figures.

The Huskers own a 14-9 edge in the all-time series with Texas A&M, including a 10-8 mark as Big 12 Conference foes (1996-97-2010-11). A&M won the last meeting, 84-49, in NU’s last Big 12 regular-season game on March 3, 2011 at Reed Arena. That Aggie team went on to win the 2011 NCAA title.

You can hear the Husker live on both SUNNY 101.3 and on A-M 1230, KTNC tonight.


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