It was a grind of a game, but Nebraska’s freshman stars came through and carried the team over the finish line. Alexis Markowski and Alison Weidner scored 18 of Nebraska’s final 20 points in a 76-61 win over Penn State. The game was much closer then the final score indicated as the Lady Lions were within one point early in the fourth quarter but the Husker defense held Penn State without a field goal in the final seven minutes to come away with the win.
First Quarter
Penn State scored first, but Nebraska got off to a solid start, jumping to a 9-4 edge, before the Lady Lions answered with an 8-2 surge to take a brief 12-11 lead with 4:03 left in the first quarter.