Britt Prince wasted no time making Nebraska history.
Just 15 seconds into her 64th career game, the junior guard reached 1,000 points for her Huskers, becoming one of only 38 players in program history to hit the milestone. She entered the 2026-27 season needing 25 points to get there, then opened the year with 23 points against San Jose State on 15 shots before crossing the line early in the game against Western Illinois.
That puts Prince in some serious company. Nebraska women’s basketball names like Karen Jennings, Jordan Hooper, Maurtice Ivy, Kelsey Griffin, Amy Stephens, Alexis Markowski, Sam Haiby, and Jaz Shelley all sit on that same list, and Prince now ranks as the fourth-fastest Husker to reach 1,000 points. Only Hooper, Ivy, and Jennings got there quicker.
Her climb through the scoring milestones has been steady from the start. Prince picked up her first career point in her first career start on Nov. 4, 2024, during Nebraska’s 88-48 win over Omaha, finishing with 10 points on six shots.
She hit 250 later in her freshman season against Ohio State, then reached 500 during her sophomore year with a 30-point outing against Oral Roberts. On Jan. 24, 2026, her 20 points not only pushed her to 750 for her career, they also helped Nebraska beat Illinois 81-75.
Prince’s latest numbers only add to the picture. She came into the Western Illinois game averaging 15.8 points per game, and the projection work around her scoring pace points toward just under 2,000 career points in four seasons at 1,959. That would place her sixth on Nebraska’s all-time list, just behind Amy Stephens’ 1,976.
Of course, that number could climb fast if Nebraska plays extra games over the next two seasons or if Prince keeps raising her scoring average. A deep Big Ten Tournament or NCAA Tournament run would give her more chances, and if she comes back for a fifth year, she’d have a real shot at passing Jennings’ program record of 2,405.
This isn’t even Prince’s first 1,000-point milestone. She reached that mark in high school, too, doing it in the final minute of Elkhorn North’s 43-37 win over Norris. She finished her prep career with a Nebraska Class B record 2,491 points, the second-highest total across all classes in Nebraska high school basketball history.
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