Lincoln - Kate Cain posted her third consecutive double-double with season highs of 19 points and 15 rebounds to go along with six blocked shots, as Nebraska powered past No. 24 Minnesota in front of a season-high crowd of 5,940 and a Big Ten Network TV audience on Saturday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
With the victory, Nebraska improved to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten, while the 24th-ranked Golden Gophers slipped to 11-3 and 1-2 in the conference.
Cain, a 6-5 center from Middletown, N.Y., who is on the Lisa Leslie Award watch list, hit 9-of-13 shots from the field and was huge on the defensive end as well with six blocks and 11 defensive rebounds.