(KMAland) — Nebraska claimed the Large Ten Match title whereas Omaha superior to the Summit League remaining in Saturday’s regional faculty softball motion.
Nebraska (40-14): Nebraska gained the Large Ten Match with a 3-1 win over Michigan in eight innings. Cam Ybarra had a double, a house run, two RBI and scored twice whereas Sydney Grey drove in a run. Courtney Wallace earned the win whereas Olivia Ferrell tossed six innings with three hits, 4 walks and two strikeouts.
Omaha (31-13): Omaha superior to the finals of the Summit League Match after wins over South Dakota (3-1) and North Dakota State (3-2). Jamie White doubled, and Izzy Eltze tripled whereas Lexi Burkhardt had two RBI within the win over South Dakota. Eltze had two hits and scored one run whereas White and Lynsey Tucker additionally plated runs. Sydney Nuismer was the profitable pitcher.
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Within the North Dakota State win, White’s three-RBI homer within the third inning was all of the Mavericks wanted. Kamryn Meyer received the win after placing out 4 on three hits in seven innings.
Northern Iowa (32-13): Missouri State was a 10-4 winner over Northern Iowa within the MVC Match finals on Saturday. Taylor Hogan had two hits whereas Mya Dodge, Madison Parks and Kylee Sanders drove in runs, and Moss doubled within the defeat. Kailyn Packard struck out six, and Samantha Heyer fanned 4.
Missouri (36-20): Missouri’s SEC Match ended with a 4-0 loss to Arkansas within the finals. Jenna Laird had each of Missouri’s hits within the defeat.
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Nebraska LB commit Christian Jones details his final visit ahead of early signing day in December.
Nebraska had many talented recruits on campus this past weekend, including some that are already committed to the Huskers. One of the commits to make it to campus to watch the Nebraska Cornhuskers clinch a bowl game was Christian Jones.
Jones is a 2025 linebacker commit for the Huskers who plays at Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska. He is rated as a four-star and is one of the highest-rated commits in this class for the Cornhuskers.
Jones caught up with HuskerMax following his visit.
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“It was a great visit, especially with the win of being bowl eligible it was a great atmosphere to be in and I’m very happy for the players and coaches,” Jones said. “I talked to Coach Rob (Dvoracek) and (Defensive Coordinator Tony) White and just talked about the game and they are fired up and ready to go.”
Jones was able to catch up with another commit as well as a top target for Nebraska.
“I talked to Dawson Merritt and Breck Kolojay and we were just chatting it up,” Jones said. ”Me and Dawson recreated the Remember the Titans meme we both saw on Twitter.”
Jones committed to NU back in September and has felt the same attention from the staff as before his commitment.
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“It’s been great, nothing has changed from when I wasn’t committed and I really appreciate that about Nebraska recruiting staff and coaching staff,” Jones said.
Jones played in the Nebraska Class A state championship earlier this week at Memorial Stadium. He had five tackles and an interception in the loss to Millard South.
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Nebraska men’s basketball followed up the domination in Omaha with a dominant showing at home.
NU topped South Dakota 96-79 Wednesday evening at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers improve to 5-1 as the Coyotes fall to 6-3.
“It’s been a good week for us obviously with the Creighton win,” Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said. “Last year, we had a game that we won on the road at Kansas State, and we followed that up against North Dakota and they were up 16 on us in the first half. We talked a lot about that the last couple days, so I really did like our start. I thought we had the right mentality going into it, I thought we did a good job going out there and playing with energy, and playing with physicality.”
For the second consecutive game, the Huskers did not trail for a second over the 40 minutes of game time. Nebraska built the lead to 19 points at halftime and up to 23 early in the second half, but the Coyotes put together some runs to close the gap to close as 12. Unfortunately for the visitors, the home side answered the call each time and held off any chances of a full comeback.
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“Unfortunately, we couldn’t put them away, again we have to keep that edge for 40 minutes,” Hoiberg said. “That being said, there were a lot of positives in this game tonight. We’re going to enjoy tomorrow, a lot of them will be over at my house for Thanksgiving, and then we’ll get back to work on Friday and have a two day prep for an early game on Sunday. We have a lot of work ahead of us for a really good basketball team.”
Nov 27, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers guard Brice Williams (3) drives against South Dakota Coyotes guard Dre Bullock (11) during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
Nebraska got the shooting going from deep, finally. The Huskers shot 48.5% overall and finished 13-of-33 from deep. NU was 9-of-16 at one point on 3s, but the pace fell off in the second half.
“It’s a confidence builder,” Hoiberg said. “You see what happens when the first couple go down, it’s the domino effect that goes on to the rest of the team. It’s just a confidence builder. And Connor (Essegian), I thought our guys did a good job finding him.
South Dakota shot 43.3% for the game, including 8-of-28 on 3s.
Connor Essegian scored a game-high 29 points on 10-of-22 shooting, including six made 3s. That mark is a new career-high for the Wisconsin transfer.
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“It definitely doesn’t hurt to have a night like this for the team,” Essegian said. “To be able to score 96 points as a team is pretty good. It definitely boosts a lot of guys, the energy is going into it with that. We really have got to lock in on the defensive side of things. If we can score but we can’t defend, it usually doesn’t end very well.”
Nov 27, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers center Braxton Meah (34) dunks the ball against the South Dakota Coyotes during the first half at Pinnacle Bank Arena. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
Brice Williams added 21 points. Braxton Meah had his best night as a Husker, scoring 12 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting.
“It took a minute trying to understand everything,” Meah said. “There’s a lot Coach Hoiberg puts into his system, so it just took me a little while to figure it out. We’re getting there.”
Juwan Gary and Berke Buyuktuncel both left the game early with injuries. Gary took an elbow to the face while Buyuktuncel left with a hip injury.
“We’ll know a lot more about those two in the next 24 hours,” Hoiberg said.
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Nov 27, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Juwan Gary (4) walks off the court after an injury during the first half against the South Dakota Coyotes at Pinnacle Bank Arena. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
Nebraska stays home Sunday to host North Florida. Tip is set for 3 p.m. CST on the Big Ten Network.
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