Nebraska women’s basketball earned their biggest win of the year on Sunday afternoon when the Huskers upset the No. 2 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes 82-79. The Cornhuskers played Sunday’s game in front of a school-record sellout crowd of 15,042 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Jaz Shelley led the way for Nebraska, scoring a season-high 23 points. Iowa star Caitlin Clark finished with 31 points, ten assists, and eight rebounds but went scoreless in the fourth quarter.
She is now eight points away from passing Kelsey Plum as women’s college basketball’s all-time leading scorer. After winning on Sunday, head coach Amy Williams said days like this make her proud to be a Cornhusker.
“On days like today, I’m just so proud to be the head coach at Nebraska and proud of this team and the way they showed great response all the way through the fourth quarter and found a way to win.”
With the win, the Huskers improve to 16-8 overall and 8-5 in the Big Ten. They’ll next take the floor on Wednesday when they travel to Columbus to take on No. 5 Ohio State.
You can find the social media reactions to the upset of Caitlin Clark and No. 2 Iowa below.
Biggest of the Williams era
Clark misses. Martin misses. Nebraska wins 82-79.
Biggest win of the Amy Williams era. Stunning comeback.
Clark scoreless in 4th. 0-6. A rare collapse from her.
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) February 11, 2024
Clark scoreless in the fourth
Nebraska outscores No. 2 Iowa 27-10 in the fourth quarter and Caitlin Clark goes scoreless in the quarter. Wow.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) February 11, 2024
Coach congratulates coach
Nebraska Football head coach Matt Rhule and his family are amongst those greeting a Amy Williams and a pretty pumped up group of #Huskers as they leave the court. pic.twitter.com/RqRFs94ecq
— Jacob Bigelow (@JacobABigelow) February 11, 2024
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