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How to Watch Nebraska Women’s Basketball vs. Louisville in the NCAA Tournament: Preview, Breakdown, TV Channel

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12 months ago

March 21, 2025

How to Watch Nebraska Women’s Basketball vs. Louisville in the NCAA Tournament: Preview, Breakdown, TV Channel

March Madness is here for the Nebraska women’s basketball team.

In the NCAA Tournament for the third time in four seasons, the Huskers look to repeat last year’s postseason performance by reaching the Round of 32. After a quarterfinal loss to eventual Big Ten champion UCLA in the conference tournament, NU was locked in as the No. 10 seed in the Birmingham 3 bracket against No. 7 Louisville. That sent Nebraska to Forth Worth for the first two rounds, despite travel issues that caused a delay in NU’s arrival.

A first-round win would be a welcome result in a season that’s capped Nebraska’s true potential with season-ending injuries to reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Natalite Potts and point guard Allison Weidner. A victory would likely pit the Huskers against host site team TCU, who’s the No. 2 seed in the regional.

Here’s all you need to know as Nebraska takes on Louisville in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night in Texas.

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Louisville head coach Jeff Walz instructs his team against Notre Dame during their game at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Feb. 2, 2025. / Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Louisville Scout

Head Coach: Jeff Walz | 18th Season | 485-145 (.770) Louisville & Career HC Record | 16x NCAA Tournament Appearances, 2x NCAA Runner Up, 4x Final Four, 4x Elite Eights, 4x Sweet 16 | 4x ACC Regular season championships, 1x ACC tournament title | Winningest head coach in Louisville WBB history.

All-Time Series: Louisville leads 3-1 (Nov. 29, 2018 last meeting, 85-68 Louisville).

ACC Regular Season Finish: 13-5, T-4th

ACC Tournament: L, 61-48 to No. 3 seed Duke in ACC quarterfinal.

All-ACC Selections: Jayda Curry, Sr., G, (First Team) | Tajianna Roberts, Fr., G (Second, Freshman Teams)

Notable Wins: #11 Duke (70-62), #13 Georgia Tech (69-60), #14 Clemson (70-68, OT), #21 Cal (70-63), #21 Florida State (83-69).

Projected Lineup: Nyla Harris (9.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG) | Olivia Cochran (10.1 PPG, 6.7 RPG) | Imari Berry (5.0 PPG, 2.4 RPG) | Ja’Leah Williams (7.0 PPG, 4.1 RPG) | Tajianna Roberts (13.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG).

Outlook: In the midst of historical struggles for the men’s basketball team – which is king in Louisville – Jeff Walz on the women’s side has created one of the most successful and consistent programs in women’s basketball. Four appearances in the Final Four and two national runner-up finishes will create that reputation. Plus, 16 NCAA tournament appearances in his 18 seasons alongside four ACC regular season titles shows how constant the success has flowed through the Cardinals.

Dec 7, 2024; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Jayda Curry (30) is defended by Connecticut Huskies guard Kaitlyn Chen (20) during the second half at Barclays Center. / Lucas Boland / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

This year hasn’t been any different with a fourth place finish in the ACC. First-team All-ACC guard Jayda Curry leads the team with 13.4 points per game while ranking second on the team with 3.1 assists per contest. She’ll be one to watch for since she missed both of the Cardinal’s ACC tournament games with a shoulder injury. A dominant post, 6-foot-3 forward Olivia Cochran pours in 10.1 points per game and a team-best 6.7 rebounds. Another tall forward at 6-foot-2, Nyla Harris averages nine points and 5.5 rebounds per contest in 31 games. Tajianna Roberts is an example of the bright future for Louisville as the ACC All-Freshman pick averages 13.1 PPG while tying Curry with a team-leading 51 three-pointers. She was also named to the All-ACC second team.

Louisville doesn’t necessarily come into the tournament red hot having lost three of its last five games, but that’s due in part to tough matchups with two defeats coming to ranked foes (No. 3 Notre Dame & No. 9 North Carolina).

Alexis Markowski will be tested down low with her post defense, but will also have a touch matchup on the other side of the floor. Her ability to put up numbers will be the key for Nebraska who looks to win an NCAA Tournament game for the second-consecutive season.

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Cale Jacobsen scores 15 and No. 9 Nebraska beats Iowa 84-75 in overtime after blowing late lead

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6 hours ago

March 9, 2026

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Cale Jacobsen scores 15 and No. 9 Nebraska beats Iowa 84-75 in overtime after blowing late lead

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Cale Jacobsen came off the bench to score 13 of his 15 points after halftime and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in overtime, and ninth-ranked Nebraska matched its program record for wins in a season with an 84-75 victory over Iowa on Sunday.

Sam Hoiberg, who scored 15 points and had five steals on his senior day, hugged teammate Pryce Sandfort near halfcourt as time ran out and then heaved the ball high into the stands. He and his father, coach Fred Hoiberg, embraced and a short time later the rest of the Huskers came out of the tunnel to salute the sellout crowd at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Nebraska (26-5, 15-5 Big Ten) led by 10 points with five minutes left in regulation but missed five of its next seven shots and a couple of late free throws to let the Hawkeyes back in it. Kael Combs scored Iowa’s last eight points of regulation, including a second-chance 3-pointer that tied it 70-all with 2.7 seconds left.

After Cooper Koch tied it at 75-all in overtime, Jacobsen made a 3 from the corner and the Huskers went on to score the final nine points. The Huskers beat Iowa (20-11, 10-10) for the first time in five meetings and split the season series.

Sandfort, who transferred from Iowa after last season, scored 15 points and Rienk Mast added 14 for the Huskers.

Combs and Koch had 18 points apiece for the Hawkeyes, who committed 19 turnovers.

Up next

Iowa: The Hawkeyes are the No. 9 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and play Oregon or Maryland on Wednesday.

Nebraska: The Huskers are the No. 2 seed and play Friday.

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Carey’s Two Home Runs Help Nebraska Baseball Stomp Michigan State, Sweep Weekend Series

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18 hours ago

March 8, 2026

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Carey’s Two Home Runs Help Nebraska Baseball Stomp Michigan State, Sweep Weekend Series

The first Big Ten Conference series of the year for NU ends in a sweep.

Nebraska baseball pounded Michigan State in Sunday’s series finale at Haymarket Park, 12-2, in seven innings. The Huskers improved to 10-5, while the Spartans fell to 3-11.

With Sunday’s victory, NU moves to 3-0 in the league.

The Game
The Stats
What’s Next
Nebraska Baseball’s 2026 Schedule

The Game

Down 2-0 in the series, Michigan State needed a spark early to try to salvage at least one win in Lincoln. In the top of the first inning, first baseman Randy Seymour took a 3-1 pitch from Gavin Blachowicz to right center and over the fence.

But, for the Spartans, that spark was quickly extinguished.

Nebraska loaded the bases with no outs on a walk, a single, and a single. Case Sanderson then doubled to score them all. He would cross home plate two batters later when Preston Freeman smacked a 1-0 pitch down the left field line for a two-run homer.

Case Sanderson gloves the ball for an out at first base. | Amarillo Mullen

Already up 5-1, Dylan Carey lifted a two-run home run in the second inning. The Huskers would tack on one run in the third, one in the fourth, two in the fifth, and one more in the sixth. At the end of the game, Nebraska scored in every inning in which it went to the plate.

Blachowicz sat down 11 batters from the second through fifth innings. A leadoff double in the sixth inning helped Michigan State add one more run to its tally.

In the top of the seventh inning, with a 10-run rule waiting to be enacted, the Spartans got a one-out single before being put down via a fly out and a fielder’s choice to end the game.

The Stats

Blachowicz pitched the entire 7.0 innings Sunday afternoon. He allowed two earned runs on three hits, walking one and striking out 11.

The Huskers, who rattled off 11 hits, were aided by five Spartan errors. That helped bring home extra runs, with four of the 12 runs scored being unearned.

The Nebraska baseball dugout looks on against Michigan State at Haymarket Park. | Kenny Larabee, KLIn

Carey led the way at the plate for the Big Red. The shortstop went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two home runs, and three runs scored.

Nebraska left seven runners on base, while Michigan State stranded just two.

What’s Next

Nebraska’s nine-game homestand continues with a midweek contest against North Dakota State.

The Bison are 1-14 on the year and coming off a sweep at Vanderbilt. The lone victory was 5-1 over Monmouth at the Stetson Tournament on Feb. 21.

First pitch from Haymarket Park on Wednesday is slated for 6 p.m. CDT. The game will be streamed on B1G+.

Have a question or comment for Kaleb? Send an email to kalebhenry.huskermax@gmail.com.

Nebraska Baseball’s 2026 Schedule

Feb. 13 Nebraska 12, UConn 2 [7 inn.] (MLB Desert Invitational)
Feb. 14 Nebraska 7, Northeastern 4 (MLB Desert Invitational)
Feb. 15 Nebraska 9, Grand Canyon 1 (MLB Desert Invitational)
Feb. 16 Stanford 11, Nebraska 6 (MLB Desert Invitational)
Feb. 20 Louisville 4, Nebraska 2 (Amegy Bank College Baseball Series)
Feb. 21 Kansas State 3, Nebraska 3 FloCollege (Amegy Bank College Baseball Series)
Feb. 22 Nebraska 10, Florida State 1 (Amegy Bank College Baseball Series)
Feb. 27 Nebraska 9, Auburn 8 [10 inn.]
Feb. 28 Auburn 15, Nebraska 4 [7 inn.]
Mar. 1 Auburn 12, Nebraska 3
Mar. 3 Nebraska 8, Omaha 5
Mar. 4 Nebraska 5, South Dakota State 4
Mar. 6 Nebraska 5, Michigan State 4 [10 inn.]
Mar. 7 Nebraska 3, Michigan State 1
Mar. 8 Nebraska 12, Michigan State 2 [7 inn.]
Mar. 11 vs. North Dakota State 6 p.m.
Mar. 13 vs. Maine 6 p.m.
Mar. 14 vs. Maine 2 p.m.
Mar. 15 vs. Maine 12 p.m.
Mar. 17 at Wichita State 6 p.m.
Mar. 18 at Wichita State 2 p.m.
Mar. 20 at Michigan 3 p.m.
Mar. 21 at Michigan 1 p.m.
Mar. 22 at Michigan 12 p.m.
Mar. 24 at Kansas State 6 p.m.
Mar. 27 vs. Indiana 6 p.m.
Mar. 28 vs. Indiana 2 p.m.
Mar. 29 vs. Indiana 12 p.m.
Mar. 31 at Creighton 6 p.m.
Apr. 3 vs. Penn State 6 p.m.
Apr. 4 vs. Penn State 2 p.m.
Apr. 5 vs. Penn State 12 p.m.
Apr. 7 vs. Kansas 6 p.m.
Apr. 10 at Oregon 7 p.m.
Apr. 11 at Oregon 4 p.m.
Apr. 12 at Oregon 2 p.m.
Apr 14 vs. Creighton 6 p.m.
Apr. 17 vs. USC 6 p.m.
Apr. 18 vs. USC 2 p.m.
Apr. 19 vs. USC 12 p.m.
Apr. 21 at Kansas 6 p.m.
Apr. 24 at Illinois 6 p.m.
Apr. 25 at Illinois 3 p.m.
Apr. 26 at Illinois 1 p.m.
Apr. 28 vs. Kansas State 6 p.m.
May 1 at Ohio State 5 p.m.
May 2 at Ohio State 2 p.m.
May 3 at Ohio State 12 p.m.
May 8 vs. Iowa 6 p.m.
May 9 vs. Iowa 2 p.m.
May 10 vs. Iowa 1 p.m.
May 12 at Creighton 6 p.m.
May 14 at Minnesota 6 p.m.
May 15 at Minnesota 6 p.m.
May 16 at Minnesota 1 p.m.
May 19-24 Big Ten Tournament

Home games are bolded. All times central.

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Nebraska Secures a ‘Grand’ Sweep in Front of Sold Out Crowd

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1 day ago

March 8, 2026

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Nebraska Secures a ‘Grand’ Sweep in Front of Sold Out Crowd

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Press release courtesy of LOVB Nebraska:

The state of Nebraska once again proved why it’s the Volleyball Capital of the U.S. as a sold-out Heartland Events Center played host to a LOVB Nebraska sweep of LOVB Salt Lake (29-27, 25-16, 25-22) on Saturday night in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Outside hitter Jordan Larson shined once again for Nebraska (5-7), recording her third-straight match with 15+ points. The Hooper, Nebraska, native tallied 14 kills on a season-high .385 hitting efficiency, tacking on 13 digs for her second double-double in three matches.

“I think I’ve always kind of played like this,” said Larson. “You never know when the last could be, and so to me it’s just like how can I continue to leave it all out there. How do I continue to show up and let my body do it? I’m really trying to enjoy this as much as I can.”

The other half of Nebraska’s dominant outside hitting tandem, Anne Buijs, was close behind Larson, securing 13 points on 13 kills. Opposite hitter Kimberly Drewniok rounded out a trio of Nebraska athletes in the double figures for points and kills, also scoring 13 points on 13 kills.

The true highlight of the match were the fans that filled the Heartland Events Center. Central Nebraska showed up and made it known, creating a tough environment for Salt Lake while continuously energizing the home bench.

“We’re thrilled to be in Grand Island. That’s the best crowd we’ve had all season,” said Nebraska head coach Suzie Fritz.

“You could feel the energy. I think they helped us with a couple points. They really do make a difference and it’s really impactful for us to hear that and be a part of it,” said Larson.

“When Jordan got announced in the starting lineup, I told her I got goosebumps because the fans were just so amazing,” said Drewniok.

Salt Lake (8-6) continues having midseason struggles, extending its losing streak to five matches and now falling one game back of first place. Outside hitter Claire Hoffman led all athletes on the floor tonight with a match-high 16 points and 15 kills.

“Unfortunately, really frustrated after the match,” said Salt Lake head coach Tama Miyashiro. “We gotta look forward and no one’s feeling sorry for us. We’re going to try to get back to work and fix a couple things.”

LOVB Nebraska will look to continue its hot streak next Thursday, March 12, against LOVB Madison for a 7 p.m. Central first serve at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The contest will stream on ESPN+.

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