Nebraska women’s basketball didn’t waste any time proving it was in control Monday night.
The No. 25 Huskers jumped on North Carolina A&T right away and never gave the Aggies a real opening, rolling to a 76-35 win in Lincoln. Nebraska moved to 3-0, while A&T dropped to 1-2.
The tone was set early by Natalie Potts and Britt Prince, who helped Nebraska race out to a 15-1 lead. Prince knocked down three 3-pointers during that opening burst, and she kept piling up points from there.
By the end of the first quarter, she had outscored the Aggies herself, 14-6. At halftime, Prince had 16 points and Nebraska had stretched the margin to 34.
Prince finished with a game-high 24 points and is now averaging 22.0 points per game. She also added three rebounds, two assists, one blocked shot and three steals.
Amiah Hargrove and Ashlyn Koupal joined her in double figures, with Hargrove scoring 13 and Koupal adding 11. Hargrove also pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds for a double-double. Kennadi Williams dished out a game-high seven assists, the best total of her career.
Nebraska shot 56.9% for the game and went 7-for-22 from 3-point range. A&T struggled to find much of anything offensively, shooting 31.1% overall and just 1-for-11 from deep.
That gap on the perimeter helped Nebraska take control of the boards, where the Huskers finished with a 41-18 edge. Nebraska also turned 10 offensive rebounds into 15 second-chance points.
Still, the Huskers had to work through some pressure. A&T used a zone trap that caused problems, especially when Prince was off the floor.
The Aggies sped Nebraska up with full-court pressure and trapping once the ball crossed into the frontcourt, and the Huskers finished with 19 turnovers. A&T had 17.
“That was a good test for us,” Prince said. “A different kind of team that pressures a lot.”
Logan Nissley also made her season debut and gave Nebraska 15 minutes off the bench. She finished with two points, one rebound, three assists and a steal.
“Logan’s such a glue player for us,” Hargove said. “Just so happy to see, from all the work she’s put in in the offseason. She means so much to this team.”
Nebraska now turns to a Saturday matchup with Kansas at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. CT, and the game will be streamed on B1G+.
“(Jaliya Davis and S’Mya Nichols) are very, very strong players that finish a lot of points in the paint and a lot of points at the free throw line,” Nebraska coach Amy Williams said. “Our ability to have some depth there, have a lot of people contributing, and trying to do a good job of defending in that paint area is going to be critical in Saturday’s ball game.”
The Huskers’ next home game is Tuesday, Nov. 17 against Mount St. Mary’s.
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