The Huskers have faced five high-quality opponents in their past five games, beating three ranked teams in the process. Nebraska has won four of those and lost the fifth by two points. Kate Cain is the reigning Big Ten player of the week.
The Golden Gophers are struggling, to put it mildly. They have a 2-7 record and are 1-6 in the Big Ten. Their lone win in the conference? It was an overtime affair vs Wisconsin, who currently occupies the bottom spot in conference standings. The Huskers cannot let their guard down (pun intended) at all despite seeming to have the edge in this matchup.