Lincoln - Jessica Shepard scored 20 points, Natalie Romeo added 19 and Anya Kalenta pitched in her first career double-double off the bench as Nebraska ran to an 87-69 women's basketball win over Penn State on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Nebraska notched its seventh win in the last eight games to improve to 16-6 overall and 7-4 in the Big Ten, while Penn State slipped to 8-14 and 3-8 in the conference.
The Huskers, who trailed 17-15 after the first quarter, took control with a huge 23-10 edge in the second period to take a 38-27 lead to the locker room at the half.