LINCOLN – Here’s an update from the hardwood in Huskerland:
Women’s Basketball
Nebraska went cold late in the second half and Minnesota connected on a season-high 15 three-pointers as the Husker women’s basketball team dropped a 76-71 decision to the visiting Golden Gophers on Tuesday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Sam Haiby led Nebraska with her third consecutive double-double by scoring a game-high 25 points to go along with a career-high-tying 12 rebounds, but it was not enough to prevent the Huskers from suffering their first home loss of the season. NU dropped to 7-5 overall and 5-4 in the Big Ten, while Minnesota improved to 3-7 and 2-6 in the conference.
Nebraska returns to Big Ten road action next week when the Huskers take on Illinois on Monday, Jan. 25. Tip-off in Champaign is set for 7 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
Currently, a total of 12 individuals in the MBB program, including seven players and Head Coach Fred Hoiberg, are in isolation or quarantine due to positive test results per CDC, Big Ten and Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department guidelines. Based on testing results through the latest round of testing, at least 30 percent of Tier 1 personnel has been confirmed positive in the last seven days.
The MBB program is paused through at least Sunday, January 24th. A determination about the possibility of play against Penn State on January 30th will depend on the results of further COVID testing.
