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Women's basketball: Romeo and Shepard lead Huskers to opening win

Natalie Romeo scored 30 points with six three-pointers and Jessica Shepard had 24 points in her first college game to lead the Nebraska women’s basketball team to a 96-46 win against Arkansas Pine Bluff on Saturday.

Romeo was 6-of-9 on three pointers. It’s the first 30-point game in the opening game of the season in school history.

Shepard added a game-high 13 rebounds. She’s the only freshman in program history with a double-double in her first game.

Rachel Theriot added 10 points and four assists for the Huskers.

On back-to-back possessions in the first quarter Shepard scored inside on lob passes from Theriot for a 6-2 lead.