2008–09 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2008–09 Nebraska Cornhuskers Big Twelve Big-12 15–16 6–10 Connie Yori Sunny Smallwood Kellie Lewis-Jay Tony Verdi Devaney Center 2009 Women's National Invitation Tournament Second round The 2008–09 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers were coached by Connie Yori. The Cornhuskers are a member of the Big 12 Conference and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament. Those hopes were tempered with the loss of two-time first-team All-Big 12 forward Kelsey Griffin to a season-ending ankle injury in late-August. Despite playing without Griffin, the Huskers fought their way to a 9-3 record early in the season that included a dramatic come-from-behind win over No. 24 Arizona State on Dec. 28. Nebraska, which had received votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 for five weeks, knocked off a Sun Devil squad that went on to advance to the 2009 NCAA Elite Eight. However, just days after defeating ASU, the Huskers took another hit inside with the loss of junior center Nikki Bober to a season-ending knee injury. Without two of their most experienced post players for a final non-conference game at five-time NCAA Final Four participant LSU, the Huskers closed non-conference play at 9-4 with all four setbacks coming to 2008 NCAA Tournament teams, including three on the road. Roster Number Name Height Position Class 5 BurkeKaitlyn Burke1.7 0 Guard 3Sophomore 11 NealsNicole Neals1.68 0 Guard 5Junior 13 KuhlmannKala Kuhlmann1.73 0 Guard 5Junior 21 SidhuHarleen Sidhu1.85 0 Forward 1Freshman 22 TurnerYvonne Turner1.73 0 Guard 5Junior 23 GriffinKelsey Griffin1.88 0 Forward 5Junior 24 KelleyDominique Kelley1.7 0 Guard 3Sophomore 35 PeriagoJessica Periago1.93 0 Center 3Sophomore 40 MontgomeryCory Montgomery1.88 0 Forward 5Junior 42 BoberNikki Bober1.93 0 Center 5Junior 44 RedmonCatheryn Redmon1.91 0 Center 3Sophomore Schedule Women's Basketball https://huskers.com/sports/womens-basketball 2021-05-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln en Exhibitions Date Location Opponent Score Record Oct. 31 Devaney Center Chadron State 102-30 1-0 Nov. 5 Nebraska-Kearney Grand Island, NE (Heartland Events Center) 80-69 2-0 Regular season The Huskers participated in the Holiday Inn & Suites Express Midtown Thanksgiving Tournament from November 28–29. Date Location Opponent Score Record Nov. 14 Devaney Center Weber State 96-47 1-0 Nov. 17 Omaha, NE Creighton 72-67 2-0 Nov. 22 Devaney Center Southern Utah 65-57 3-0 Nov. 24 Denver, CO Denver 76-55 4-0 Nov. 28 Albuquerque, NM Butler 67-54 5-0 Nov. 29 Albuquerque, NM New Mexico 51-62 5-1 Dec. 2 Devaney Center Oral Roberts 70-51 6-1 Dec. 6 Devaney Center #18 Ohio State 65-69 6-2 Dec. 9 Devaney Center Cal State Bakersfield 70-57 7-2 Dec. 12 Devaney Center Long Beach State 76-44 8-2 Dec. 20 El Paso, TX UTEP 53-63 8-3 Dec. 28 Devaney Center #24 Arizona State 62-58 9-3 Jan. 1 Baton Rouge, LA LSU 50-64 9-4Big 12 Conference schedule Jan. 10 Devaney Center #4 Oklahoma 56-77 9-5 (0–1) Jan. 14 Austin, TX #16 Texas 60-74 9-6 (0–2) Jan. 17 Columbia, MO Missouri 66-67 9-7 (0–3) Jan. 21 Devaney Center Kansas 67-58 10-7 (1–3) Jan. 24 Devaney Center Iowa State 48-62 10-8 (1–4) Jan. 27 Manhattan, KS #14 Kansas State 40-51 10-9 (1–5) Jan. 31 Boulder, CO Colorado 73-75 10-10 (1–6) Feb. 4 Devaney Center #8 Baylor 71-76 10-11 (1–7) Feb. 8 College Station, TX #10 Texas A&M 43-86 10-12 (1–8) Feb. 14 Devaney Center Texas Tech 62-56 11-12 (2–8) Feb. 18 Ames, IA #21 Iowa State 38-61 11-13 (2–9) Feb. 21 Devaney Center Missouri 65-52 12-13 (3–9) Feb. 25 Devaney Center #20 Kansas State 52-47 13-13 (4–9) Feb. 28 Lawrence, KS Kansas 57-70 13-14 (4–10) Mar. 3 Devaney Center Colorado 75-64 14-14 (5–10) Mar. 7 Stillwater, OK Oklahoma State 82-74 15-14 (6–10) Postseason Big 12 Tournament March 12: Kansas 61, Nebraska 56 National Invitation Tournament March 25: New Mexico 54, Nebraska 43 Player stats Player Games played Minutes Field goals Three pointers Free throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points Cory Montgomery 31 990 176 23 95 241 33 8 19470 Yvonne Turner 31 869 119 57 69 106 57 867 364 Dominique Kelly 31 814 96 22 87 101 76 125 301 Tay Hester 31 627 70 1 37 129 40 323 178 Catheryn Redmon 31 719 70 0 38 172 9 6720 178 Monique Whittaker 9 74 8 5 16 13 1 0 237 Kaitlyn Burke 31 638 48 23 4 39 45 0 16123 Nicole Neals 31 467 35 25 3 28 42 0 10 98 Kala Kuhlmann 31 426 34 8 10 46 32 0 1486 Jessica Periago 24 228 19 5 6 38 5 6 349 Nikki Bober 12 134 8 0 7 34 8 8 123 Harleen Sidhu 25 214 9 2 0 41 0 1 8 20Archived copy https://huskers.com/ dead 2007-11-03 https://www.webcitation.org/5ghdVXN4P?url=http://www.huskers.com//pdf7/134543.pdf 2009-05-12 Highlights Team School-record sixth consecutive postseason tournament appearance One of five Big 12 Conference teams to post winning record in second half of Big 12 season One of nine Big 12 Conference teams to advance to postseason Top 25 Strength of Schedule according to CollegeRPI.com One of 16 postseason teams honored by NCAA for Academic Progress Rate (APR) 2008-09 Women's Basketball Season Review https://huskers.com/news/2009/04/23/2008-09-womens-basketball-season-review 2021-05-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln en Individual Kaitlyn Burke scored in double figures three times during the season. She had a season-high 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field versus Missouri on Jan. 17.Huskers Lose 67-66 to Tigers https://huskers.com/news/2009/01/18/huskers-lose-67-66-to-tigers 2021-05-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln en She opened the season with 12 points, three rebounds, four assists and a career-high three steals in a win over Weber State in her first career start on Nov. 14.Huskers Maul Wildcats https://huskers.com/news/2008/11/14/huskers-maul-wildcats 2021-05-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln en The last double digit game was on Dec. 28 against the Arizona State Sun Devils. She scored 12 points, three rebounds and a career-high matching three. Her career high in assists was set in the Huskers win over Long Beach State on Dec. 12.Huskers Blow Past Beach https://huskers.com/news/2008/12/12/huskers-blow-past-beach 2021-05-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln en Cory Montgomery averaged 15.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. She ranked among the top-eight scorers and rebounders in the league in 2008-09. In sixteen Big 12 regular-season games, she averaged 16.2 points and 7.8 boards per game. In the final seven games of the year, Montgomery averaged 19.6 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.https://huskers.com/news/2009/04/20/montgomery-earns-husker-offensive-mvp-award Montgomery Earns Husker Offensive MVP Award 2009-04-20 2016-03-12 Nebraska Cornhuskers On January 10, All-American Courtney Paris led the Sooners with her 106th consecutive double-double, finishing with 18 points and 20 rebounds, including 10 points and 15 boards in the first half.Huskers Fall to No. 4 Oklahoma https://huskers.com/news/2009/01/10/huskers-fall-to-no-4-oklahoma 2021-05-22 University of Nebraska en Freshman Harleen Sidhu opened the season with four points, five rebounds, a blocked shot and a steal in NU's season-opening win over Weber State on Nov. 14.Harleen Sidhu - 2011-12 - Women's Basketball https://huskers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/season/2011-12/player/harleen-sidhu 2021-05-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln en Yvonne Turner, led the Huskers with 67 steals on the season, which ranked among the top five players in the Big 12. She was also named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team for the second straight season. Offensively, Turner ranked second on the team in scoring with 11.7 points per game. Awards and honors Eight Nebraska women's basketball players claimed spots on the Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll. Nikki Bober, Kala Kuhlmann and Harleen Sidhu posted perfect 4.0 GPAs. Bober, Kuhlmann and Sidhu were joined on the spring honor roll by teammates Kaitlyn Burke, Kelsey Griffin, Cory Montgomery, Nicole Neals and Jessica Periago.Eight Huskers Claim Honor Roll Spots https://huskers.com/news/2009/06/15/eight-huskers-claim-honor-roll-spots 2021-05-22 University of Nebraska–Lincoln en Nikki Bober, Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll Kaitlyn Burke, Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll Kaitlyn Burke, Nebraska’s Husker Award Kelsey Griffin, Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll Kala Kuhlmann, Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll Kala Kuhlmann, Nebraska's Teammate Award Cory Montgomery, Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll Cory Montgomery, honorable-mention All-Big 12 Conference selection Cory Montgomery, Nebraska's Offensive Player of the Year Nicole Neals, Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll Jessica Periago, Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll Harleen Sidhu, Two-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2008, Spring 2009) Yvonne Turner, All Big-12 Honors Yvonne Turner, Big 12 All-Defensive Team (second straight season) Yvonne Turner, Nebraska's Defensive Player of the Year (Second straight season) Team players drafted into the WNBA No one from the Huskers was selected in the 2009 WNBA draft.http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html WNBA.com: 2009 WNBA Draft Board 2009-08-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090825071441/http://www.wnba.com/draft2009/draft_board.html 2009-08-25 References Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball seasons Nebraska Cornhusk Cornhusk