Tag: NCAA Tournament 2024

Huskers bounce back in elimination with 7-5 win over Niagara

The Nebraska baseball team entered Saturday afternoon facing elimination in the NCAA Regional. The Huskers clashed against Niagara in Saturday’s showdown and, following a rough start, bounced back to survive, winning 7-5. The Purple Eagles took off …

The Nebraska baseball team entered Saturday afternoon facing elimination in the NCAA Regional. The Huskers clashed against Niagara in Saturday’s showdown and, following a rough start, bounced back to survive, winning 7-5.

The Purple Eagles took off in the first inning, scoring three runs off the opening five pitches before earning another run in the second. But Nebraska responded, outscoring Niagara 7-1 through the following five innings. Mason McConnaughey earned the win on the mound, throwing for 6.0 innings and facing 28 batters.

McConnaughey coughed up five hits and five runs but delivered 10 strikeouts on the day. Jalen Worthley pitched the final three innings and earned the save. Worthley stood against 11 batters and allowed two hits while throwing two strikeouts.

Nebraska delivered eight hits and earned six RBIs and three home runs. Gabe Swansen and Case Sanderson led the way for the Huskers in the batter’s box. Swansen slammed two solo home runs on the afternoon, bringing him up to six total home runs in the postseason. Sanderson drove in four RBIs, the majority coming off a three-run home run in the third.

The Huskers earned their 40th win of the season, their first 40-win season since 2014. Nebraska moves on to the second elimination game and will await the loser between Florida and Oklahoma State on Sunday.

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Nebraska baseball set to face Florida in Stillwater Regional

The Huskers return to the NCAA Tournament after a two-year absence and will travel down to Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The Huskers return to the NCAA Tournament after a two-year absence and will travel down to Stillwater, Oklahoma. Now, Nebraska will look to make its first super regional since 2005.

The Huskers are in the Stillwater Regional along with Florida, No. 11 Oklahoma State, and Niagara. Nebraska punched its ticket to the tournament following its first Big Ten Tournament Championship and is entering with a 39-20 record.

The championship win is the Huskers’ first tournament win as a member of the Big Ten Conference after winning the conference regular season in 2021.

Tournament MVP Josh Caron launched six home runs across the Big Ten Tournament, the most home runs in a single Big Ten Tournament. Caron also set the total bases record in the tournament with 28.

Nebraska even set a Big Ten Tournament record with 17 doubles in six games. The Huskers’ pitching staff recorded 56 strikeouts over six games in the tournament.

Nebraska opens the regional against Florida on Friday. This is the second meeting between the Huskers and Gators on the diamond. The first pitch is set for 3 p.m. The Gators enter the tournament with 28-27 following a first-round knockout in the SEC Tournament.

Niagara is 38-15 on the season and punched its ticket in with a MAAC Championship win. Oklahoma State, which won the Big 12 Championship, plays host in the Regional.

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A closer look at Nebraska’s March Madness coming to an end

Nebraska women’s basketball saw their season come to an end on Sunday afternoon as the Huskers fell to Oregon State 61-51 in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

Nebraska women’s basketball saw their season come to an end on Sunday afternoon as the Huskers fell to Oregon State 61-51 in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Head coach Amy Williams told the press after the game that she was disappointed with how the season ended.

This is not how we wanted today to end, no doubt about it. I think before the game, if you would have told us that we were going to hold Oregon State to 61 points, is we probably would have taken that. I think we had a pretty good defensive game plan and defensive effort today, but just they made things very difficult for us on the other end, and it was not our best offensive showing of the season. That makes it really tough for it to end that way, but I’m so proud of this team. I’ve enjoyed the ride with them so much.

Jaz Shelley led the Huskers in scoring with ten points and six rebounds in her final game at Nebraska. Williams described her admiration for her team following the defeat.

So this is bittersweet. I told myself I will not get emotional in this press conference, so I’m going to try to stick to that. Just the thought of not going back and practicing on Monday, it’s breaking my heart a little bit. Love these girls so much, and just so proud of the mark they’ve made on our program and set the tone and bar for us moving forward.

The Cornhuskers ended the season with a 23-12 overall record, including an 11-7 mark in Big Ten Play. Find photo’s from Nebraska’s loss below.

Huskers fall to No. 3 Oregon State in second round of NCAA Tournament

The Nebraska women’s basketball team entered the second round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday afternoon.

On Sunday afternoon, the Nebraska women’s basketball team entered the second round of the NCAA tournament. The No. 6 Huskers faced off against host No. 3 Oregon State for a chance to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2013. However, this did not come to pass. Nebraska fell to the Beavers 61-51, ending its run and the season.

The Beavers took a 19-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and kept their cushion of a lead for the remainder of the game. The middle quarters resulted in 34 total points combined, with Nebraska outscoring Oregon State 18-16. The Huskers scored 22 points in the fourth, but the Beavers scored 26.

Jaz Shelley scored 10 points, leading Nebraska in the field as its only double-digit scorer. Alexis Markowski and Annika Stewart both scored eight points in the loss. Markowski also hauled in eight rebounds to lead the team. Oregon State meanwhile finished with three players in double-digits for scoring.

Nebraska concluded the season with a final record of 23-12, the second-best record under head coach Amy Williams.

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Nebraska to face Texas A&M in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament

The Nebraska men’s basketball team is going dancing.

The Nebraska men’s basketball team is going dancing. The Huskers were selected as an at-large bid in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

Nebraska, the No. 8 seed, will play No. 9 seed Texas A&M on Friday, March 22, in Memphis, Tennessee.  The matchup is an interesting one, as on Wednesday athletic director Trev Alberts left Nebraska to take the same position at Texas A&M.

Nebraska is looking for its first NCAA Tournament win as a program. The Huskers are 0-7 all-time. Their last appearance was in 2014 when they lost to Baylor in the Round of 64.

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March Madness expert projects Nebraska as nine seed

March madness expert Andy Katz latest projection has the Cornhuskers as a top 10 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament

The Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s basketball team is looking to make its first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2013-14 season and just its second since the turn of the millennium.

At 19-8 overall and 9-7 in Big Ten play, the Huskers have positioned themselves well to go dancing. One March Madness expert is projecting the Huskers to be a 9 seed come March.

In his latest projections, Andy Katz has the Huskers as the No. 9 seed in the South Region, facing the Colorado State Rams in the first round. If the Huskers would end up with the South Region’s No. 9 seed, their first round matchup would be in Memphis, Tennessee.

While the Huskers can practically smell the tournament, they’ll first need to take care of business throughout the rest of the regular season. They have remaining matchups against Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers and Michigan.

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