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.
